Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-12-16

A large number Of settlers in the
neighborhood Of cid Fort Rice, ac-
cording to the Mandan Pioneer are
circulating a petition asking that
the name of the postoffice. which
has been changed to Gwyther. be
changed back to Fort Rice. Their
petition states that this famous fort
was built by General Sully. and it
was from there he started with his
soldiers to fight the Indians in the
bad lands and on the Little Knife
river. in the northern part of the
state. 1t was at this fort that the
early pioneers of Morton county
and all of the country surrounding
found protection against the savage
men OF the plains. Many of the old
pioneers are still living, and it is
their desire that this name, so ia
nous in the early history Of the ter
ritory, shall be retained as the name
of the postotfice. in order that it
may be preserved and perpetuated
for all time.
1t is said that there is a small
amount of wheat and flax in En-
mons county to be thrashed. If so,
it should be done during the winter,
while the snow that has blown into
the stacks is dry. The farmers of
this county had an expensive object
lesson in the matter Of spring
thrashing with the 1891 crop.
Thousands of bushels could not be
reached by the thrashers in the
| fall of that wear because Of the
scarcity of machines and the coming
of an early snow that laid ON the
ground all winter 1t was thought
that the work could be done the
next spring. But it was found that
| the snow had sifted into the stacks,
most of which were of headed grain.
to such an extent that after thaw-
| ing weather came the grain was
| thoroughly soaked, and the product
of many large fields was an entire
loss, except as it could be fed before
| it rotted. We notice in the Pollock
Progress that some unthrashed flax
has recently been hauled from a
| farm to the town named and there
| thrashed If any one in this county
has wheat or flax i'm the stack he
should have it thrashed just as soon
as he can get a machine to do the
work.
B. Meenderinck, a pioneer of the
Holland settlement, was in Linton
Monday and made the Record editor
a welcome visit. Mr.. and Mrs.
Meenderinck were on their way
home to Linden, state of Washing
ton. to which they moved from En-
mons county about five years ago.
This worthy couple have had quite a
vacation. The 18th of last August
they left home for visit to Holland
not Holland. Nebraska" as the
Record had it in recent issue, but
the real old Netherlands across the
water. After pleasant visit with
relatives and friends at the old
home, Mr.. and Mrs. M. left on their
return to America on the 18th of
November, and, despite the unlucky
date on which they started. they ar
rived safely on this side of the big
pond, although the west bound
passage was rough, as Atlantic
Ocean travel usually is in the win
ter-time. After returning they
visited awhile with old friends and
neighbors in the Hull and the West
field neighborhoods. They brought
back with them bright young man,
Lorenz Honkoop by name, who will
make his home with the family and
work for MIR. Meenderinck. Gerrit
Van Diest, whose wife is a'daughter
Of the Meenderincks, and his family,
left Linton Saturday for Washing
ton state. They were to stop at
Manhattan, Montana. until Mrs.
Van Diest's parents arrive there,
and then the Van Diests were to join
them and journey with them to Lin
den. where they will make their
home The Van Diests have lived
in Emmons county many years. Mr..
| Meenderinck is we'll satisfied with
the part of Washington where he
resides. which is less than twenty
miles from Bellingham. where sew
eral former Missouri Slope people
are living. among them the Bis
marck pioneer, l.. N. Griffin.
| A SERIOUS LOSS BY FIRE.