Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-11-18

other day because he hadn't done
any Of the hitchin' recently. There
is undoubtedly sufficient cause for
this falling of in requests for his
services. He should read and profit
by that pathetic poem beginning,
The monkey courted the baboon 5
sister. He kissed her so hard that
he raised blister" The average
groom has no particular objection to
sort Of platonic kiss being imposed
upon the bride by the hitch officer;
but he certainly does not like to be
compelled to make his first expendi-
ture as a family man in buying the
bride a box of lip salve. However.
we came near forgetting the list.
which is as follows: Mr.. Kaspar
Hobart and Miss Jennie Meier, both
of Strasbuag; Mr.. Baldasar Mattern
of Strasburg and Miss Rosalie Valid
of Iceland: MIR. Nicholas Scherr
of Strasburg andf Miss Karolina
Glatt of Hague; Mr.. Martin Miller
and Miss Elizabeth Janer, both of
Strasburg; MIR. Anton Scherr of
Linton and Miss Marie Eva Essen
thinner Of Brazil. this state.
The funeral Of the late Hermann
Backhaus took place last Friday af-
ternoon at the home of the family
and afterward at the Lutheran
church. There was an immense
crowd in attendance, all the seats
in the church, and the aisles and the
space Immediately in front of the
building. being occupied. many of
those present having come long dis
tances to do honor to the memory of
an honest and upright pioneer and a
good citizen in every sphere of life.
The services were conducted by the
Rev. j. G. Bunge, who preached a
sermon in English and one i'm Ger
man. There were two quartets. one
singing in English and the other in
German. The former was COM
posed of Mesdames P. G. Rocks and
C. O. Smith and Messrs. w. O. Ir-
win and Carl Vorlander, and the lat
ter by Mrs. j. G. Bunge, Miss Eva
Schaefer and Messrs. H. j. Fischer
and Carl Vorlander. The pall-bearers
were Messrs. John Hagg, John Hof-
ner. G. A. Broman, VIM. Wilder
muth. w. E. Petrie and C. Capper
The interment took place in the Lu-
theran cemetery. southeast of Lin
ton.
J. C. Morford was the auctioneer
at Marchant's big sale yesterday BY
the way, Jess" is making a mighty
good reputation in the auctioneer
line. He is an old hand at the bust
ness, having held license in three
or four states to cry sales. There is
vast difference between auction
GERS, and the owner sometimes loses
a good many dollars by having a
man to do the work who does not I'M
derstand it. One might almost say
with truth that auctioneers ARE
born, not made" Certain it is that
auctioneering is a profession that is
not fitted for a day-dreamer or a
man who hasn't 'git-up-and-git'
about him. That seems to be the
secret Of success on the part of an
auctioneer. He should have had ex-
perience in the business, and he
ought to be man who keeps ever
lastingly awake from the time he
makes his first "holler' at a sale un-
til the last piece of rag carpet is dis
posed Of. Any one in Emmons
county or in neighboring counties,
for that matter-who is to have
an auction sale, will find that ii
will pay him to have Mr.. Morford
ION the stump" at such sale. He is
! a real, sure-enough auctioneer, and
not one of those who simply make
noise like they were auctioneers.