Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-01-16


OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
entertainments" Popular prices: 35c
tor adults, 25c for children.
John Haee returned Friday last
from two.weeks' collecting tour for
the Phoenix Lumber Company. He
started out by way Of Pollock, then
went through southern Mcintosh
county and into South Dakota, coming
home by way Of the N. P.-Soo cross
ing.
Commissioner Cleveringa was In
town yesterday. He was accompanied
BY his brother, John Coverings, OF
Gsand Rapids, Mich, who is out on a
visit to his Emmons county relatives.
Mr.. Cleveringa has made several trips
out here. On one Of theln-in 1886
he walked from Ipswich, the end Of
the railroad, to Westfield.
George Naramore-who 1T times has
been in charge Of, the Braddock and
the Hazelton banks-was in Linton q
day or two this week. Many of Mr..
Naramore's Misunderstanding him ia
be competent and Trustworthy, and
believing that the strong republican
precincts that vote the party ticket
whether or not they have candidates
on the ticket-are entitled to some
consideration, are asking him to be-
come candidate for treasurer ct the
coming primary election.
The Rev. Jones preached last Fri
day evening In the Episcopal church
to q large congregation. He handled
without gloves that class of busybody
preachers who, while protesting to be
followers Of the meek and lowly Naza-
rine, 90 about the state splitting NAL.
ice and hatred 1t those who disagree
with them on certain social questions,
and to attend whose services is fire.
quently to invite insult, unless one ad-
mits that what they say is the Law
and the gospel, to be swallowed with
out evidence or inquiry.
They say that old ''Stub'' Smith
Smith No. 4-1l-44 who went from this
county to Idaho some time ago, has
been hunting "ba'ar." Recently he
went with Dave Roderick, also former
~ Of this county, to pursue the festive
Bruin. and somebody writes back that
when he met Bruin he said to David,
1.-TWO is company: three is q crowd, /"
and lit out for 2 tree with It's first
limb not too high up. 1t is also re-
ported that, when the venerable civil
conflict warrior was joshed about fee
Ing from the enemy, he excused him
self by saying he thought 1t was the
old lady that was chasin' him.
Mrs. John Sterling, about thirty
i've years old, residing four miles west
OF Hazelton, died last Friday Of heart
failure. She leaves q husband and
children. The Record could not as.
certain the number of little ones, but
there are interesting twins just be.
ginning to talk, who, while their
mcther's remains we're being EN-.
balmed for sending to the family's
old home, cried and asked for "Mam
ma! Mammal The remains of Mrs
Sterling will leave Linton tomorrow
BY Milwaukee train for Worthwhile, S.
D., where the interment will take
place.
The State Dairymen's Convention
will meet at Bismarck on Jan. 81, %
followed by a Farmers Institute on
the % and %. Among those to be
present and who will address the
meetings will be Gov. Johnson. Com.
missioner of Agriculture Gilbreath,
Prof. Halvorstad Of Fargo and E. K
Slater, Minnesota state dairy commits
si0ner. A premium Is to be offered
for the best butter exhibited. Every
farmer and every butter maker ID
most cordially invited to attend these
meetings. An instructive and enter.
tanning series Of meetings will be held
and you cannot afford to miss them.
Following is an extract from . let
ter received by the editor from Fred.
Petrie, such letter being dated "Cor.
ena, CAL, Jan. 9th: "Will you please
forward the Record to me at Corona:
This is the land OF sunshine and flow.
ers. Have garden vegetables here the
year around. Saw men digging and
planting potatoes the same day.
Plenty Of green peas, strawberries and
ripe tomatoes. This lisa great coun-
try for oranges. In town the front
and back yards are set with orange
and lemon trees. and in some places
the ground is yellow with fruit that
has fallen from the trees. 1t will be Z
month yet before they are In theiI
prime. There are six packing -houses
here that are packing . carload Of
fruit each day. Later, they will
double this amount.
An unusual happening took place ia
Linton last Sunday morning. While
three or four people we're breakfastina
at August Obermeier's bakery and
restaurant, "biff" came something
against the big front window, and the
biz was repeated second or two 10.