Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-12-02
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be seen.
CHRISTMAS PHoTos.-You can
not make present on Christina
Day to those near and dear to 70,
that will be more appreciated b,
them than good portrait Of your
self. Why worry? One dozen pic
lures will take care of one dozer
friends and relatives that much of
Of your mind. Smiths Photo Studio
Contractor Fogle returned yester
day from Wells school district, cas-
of here. where he has just completed
new school house and turned i,
over to the board Of directors Of the
district. 1t doesn't often happier
these days that at any certain time
there are not one or more school.
houses in process of erection in EN-
mons county.
The fore part Of the week the
bright sunshine melted all the snow
Yesterday it showed pretty nearl,
all day. but the snow melted almos,
as fast as it fell. But to-day there
is a fresh dose. The weather has
been remarkably warm for this sea
son of the year during several weeks
In fact, with the exception Of two
or three days in October. there was
no cold weather during the fall.
Edward McConville, of the Winons
neighborhood, accompanied by his
son James, went to Bismarck last
Thursday to visit Mrs. McConville
who for two or three weeks has beer
in the Capital City receiving medical
treatment. Mr.. McConville was tc
return home in day or two, bu,
James was to remain there all win.
ter as company for his mother and
to attend school.
The Battery Company. of Milwau.
kee, Wis, have their representatives
here, and are giving public demon.
strations in the building just north
of the Carmichael livery barn. They
will establish a store at this point to
handle the company's products, and
it is a proposition which will appeal
to every home in the entire region,
as it is the only system Of the kind
in existence to-day which is a COM
mercial possibility.
Friedrich Wudtke. about fifty
years old, died last Saturday, and
was buried Monday from the Linton
Lutheran church, the services being
conducted by the Rev. j. G. Bunge.
Mr.. Wudtke resided a few miles
south Of town with his brother,
Gustave Wudke. He had been an
invalid for a long time. having suf-
fered from a paralytic stroke. The
immediate cause of his death was
Inflammation Of the bowels. The re-
mains were inferred in the Lutheran
cemetery, south of town.
Albert Peterson of Gayton, met
with a severe accident Monday. He
and his son were in Linton and had
just started for home. A depression
in the highway caused the wagon to
lurch and Mr.. Peterson was thrown
out. One Of the wheels passed over
him. DR.. Hogue found that two Of
his ribs were broken. and he re-
manned in town until yesterday,
when it was found that the injury
was getting along all right. and he
went home. The wagon was not
carrying much of load or there
might have been much worse in
jury.
If you want to see something
which seems to be in the nature Of
a revolution in the matter of light
and power, you should call at the
Maloney building, next door north
of Will Carmicheal's barn, where q
couple of gentlemen representing
the manufacturers are giving daily
demonstrations of the apparatus
Briefly, it consists of storage bat
terry that can be charged at home
from a wet battery, and will rur
electric lights and machinery of any
kind. 1t is said to be one of the
great inventions of the age, as il
enables any isolated farmhouse t.
have a complete light and power
plant, which can be run very cheap
|ly. Don't neglect to call and see the
plant in operation.
Albert Haak arrived in Linton
yesterday evening, and will leave to
day for his home at Hull. He is re
turning from visit of about five
weeks at Big Timber and other Mon
tana points. He spent some tim'
at Big Timber with his wife's pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. Sinnema. wh'
formerly lived in Emmons county
but who went to Montana to reside
about five years ago. Mr.. HAL
says the dry farming system j
proving great boon to those farm
ers in Montana who are so situated