Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-03-05
give satisfaction to the people Of En-.

give satisfaction to the people Of Fin.
mons county.
- For proofs, filings, ETC., apply to
Z. A. weatherby, United States Com
missioner. Linton.
eli you want tue or coarse sand
for plasterinR, or gravel for concrete
work, call on f. W. Chase. He will
deliver in large or small quantities at
reasonable rates.
Anton MAIDEN and Peter Rasmussen
were up from the Wtnona country last
week. Peter came to talk Gaelic with
his fellow.countryman, Billy Colville.
Messra Maiden and Rasmussen have
rented the Colville place, in Glanavon
district.
Will Pagel has again been called up.
on to mourn the death Of . near rela-
tive. His sister, Mrs. Minnie Clark,
aged forty-two years, died Feb. 9th
ut Baraboo, Wis. She had been sui.
fertng for about six months. Mr..
esgePs mother died just . month be-
fore-on Jan. 9th.
In letter asking to have his copy
OF the Record changed from Corona to
Monrovia, CAL, Fred Petrie says
''Thts town Is near the coast, and
right 1t the foot Of the mountains.
The weather Is beautiful. Vegetables
are very cheap. Cabbages are only
dve dollars ton ct the car. Oranges
are selling at one dollar per case"
Sylvester Hurst, of Glencoe sends to
the Record the following notice:
"Please keep of my land-lots 2, 4 and
5, Sec. ID. Twp. 1875, Rye. 70, and lot 5,
Ia Sec. ls-136-79, On account of steal
Ing. This means everybody. Keep
the stage road as far Is cultivated,
le} foot. II they want more, prose-
cute the county and leave me alone.'
Henry Nieuwendorp was up from the
West8eld country Friday. Mr.. N. Is
one Of those settlers who are certain
there will be big increase Ia land
values In this country in very few
years. He formerly resided In South
Dakota, and hassee land where he re-
sided 60 up from practically nothing
to about double what It can be bought
for in Emmons county.
Gems Of the campaign from the pa
per adown Broadway: "And the lying
cur who has attempted to pull the
wool over the eyes Of the electors Of
Emmons county" "That
Streeter, better known as old Grease
Neck, would resort to such lying tao.
tics is no surprise to the old-timers
and those who know him best" This
ought to settle Streeter's hash in a
political way.
Last Friday night George Brooks,
the blind violinist, met with an acct
dent that might have been much
more serious than 1t was. He was rid
tng home; his nephew, Eddie Brooks,
driving. While going down the hill
near the courthouse the horses ran
to one side, upsetting the buggy and
throwing George Brooks out, He was
considerably bruised, but is getting
along oil right.
Nothing better denotes the growth
Of population and the satisfactory
financial condition Of the people Of EN-.
mons county than the increased de-
p0sits Of all the banks. This is true
Of every bank In the county-at Lin
ton, Hazelton, Braddock, Strasburg
and Hague. Assistant Cashier Allen,
Of the Braddock bank, sends = card on
which, among other statistics, It is
shown that the bank named has In.
creased It's deposits OF 7,s79.3O on
Dec. 81. 1900. to S64, 662. 30 on Dec. 81,
1908.
An enjoyable card party wasgiven by
Mrs. L. A. Weatherby Thursday even.
ing Of last week to a number Of mar.
rled ladies. Progressive cinch was the
leading fracture. Those present were:
Mesdames Mendelowilz, A. II. Irvine,
C. o. Smith, Turner, Owens, Death,
Seeman, Wolverton, Lang, Atha,
Stember. Mrs. Turner and Mrs. See
man drew for the first prize, which
vas won by Mrs. Turner. Mrs. Owens.
won the "booby" prize. Refresh
ments we're served. The ladies say
the party was "the best ever.
| 1t Is reported that new town will
be begun in the spring ut the crossing
Of the Milwaukee and the 500 rail-
roads, near Greenway. It Is said that
what little there is Of Greenway will
be moved to the new town. This,
with proper connections, would mean
that . letter or paper sent from Lin
ton by the afternoon train would
reach Pollock the same day, also maxi
ing Communication between the coun-
ty seat and Dale much quicker. More
expeditions service between Linton
and Pollock would be Of great convent
eace to the many Emmons county
patrons Of Pollock postoffice.
Pollock items from Progress Of Feb.
2sth: George N. Fiddler left for Min
neapolis, Tuesday, where he expects
to make arrangements to enter the
employ of . thrashing- machine COM
pany Col. John Powers was down
from Glanavon, Monday. He Informed