Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-02-27

to the Netherlands .....A good many
persons in these parts are still suffer
ing from the grip. An apparent
case OF spontaneous combustion oc-
Cured recently in schoolteacher
pocket. The pupils were distracted
Tor some time. Ask the teacher Of
No. ?, Union district. about It. Mr..
and Mrs. II. Van Beck are visiting
relatives in Sioux county, Iowa. 800.
We expect to hear wedding bells in the
near future down this way.
An entertainment unique in
its character at least in these parts
will be given at the opera-Aouse on
the evening Of Friday, March 9Th. 1t
is announced as "A Hard Times
Dance" Now, as real, sure.e enough
hard times are an unknown quantity
In the Laad OF the Dacotahs, the
young people have thought it we'll to
get together and give an imitation of
such condition. It is expected
though not absolutely requircd-that
the linen folks will be clad in over
alls and the 'wimmen folks" in calico
or other plain raiment or course.
when we say the men will be s'clad in
overaIls," we don't mean that oyeralls
will be the only garment worn, but
that fl,o IN rnnnrt no,,,o<1 ,.,su 10 az,
chief feature. Arrangements have
been perfected for making this the
chief event OF the winter-if what we
have had for the last few months may
properly be called winter" Don't
fail toattend the party. And don't
forget the date-Friday, March 9th.
Capt. John Smith, formerly of this
county, writes from San Antonio,
Texas, to Linton friend that he had
been very sick in Fort Sam Houston
Hospital, near the city named.
Among other things, he says: II
have been in the military hospital al
most since the day arrived, aud
have been too sick to write any one,
but am out now and gradually con-
valescing. came near to coughing
my life away; but, after l had been
here q few days, the cough suddenly
left me. Still, am not we'll. No
snow here. The thermometer runs up
to 62 degrees; SO you will see that we
are not bothered with cold weather.
This is beautiful place-much i'm.
proved since I first saw 1t when sol.
dier twenty-five years ago. There is
a regiment Of infantry 1.-THE Ninth
here, also two troops Of the first cav.
airy and four batteries of field artil.
lery. Buildings are going up to &C
commodate more men, as it Is to be
made q brigade pest, with about -four
thousand soldiers. There are q
great many retired soldiers here, some
Of whom l knew in days of yore."
A most delightful surprise party
was given to the members of the K
P. lodge, last Thursday evening, al
their hall in the Hogue building, b,
their wives and other lady friends
The evening was spent in progressive
cinch. An elaborate lunch was served
a feature being blue, red and yellow
the official colors of the lodge. Th.
"boys" and 'girls' put up . good
natured job on Lawyer Armstrong
He is q member of Hazelton lodge
but he was specially invited to take
part in these ''doin's," just the same
was rather slow about appearing:
and SO, after the crowd was as
sembled, messenger was sent fol
him, who told him what a fine Assem-.
blage especially Of ladies-was pres
ent. That caught him, and he start
ed for the hall. On the way he met
Mr.. Grain, who informed him tina,
his "a. A. 81 better half had arrived
from Hazelton on the N. p. train
Scarcely believing, he asked the con
ductor, who said he hadn't seen the
lady on his train. Then Armstrong
was sure that Grain had been string
ing'' him. So he put on his sweetest
smile and entered the hall, to be mel
by-Mrs. Armstrong and an uproriou.
reception from sail hands" Every
one who attended the party says it wa.
''the best ever
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the main road four miles north o.
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