Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-10-07

Raining heavily this ,Thrusday)
afternoon in Linton.
Call on Charles 8. Carley, county
judge, for final proofs and filings.
Carl Vorlander returned Tuesday
from a visit of several DAYS in the
Twin Cities.
For proofs, filings. etc, apply to
L.. A. Weatherby, United States
Commissioner. Linton. a.
The Mobiles played to full houses
Monday, Tuesday and "Wednesday
nights at Linton opera house
For Sale Several good teams of
working and driving horses. Call
at VIM. Carmicheal's livery barn.
The Rev. Danford. presiding elder.
preached in the Linton Methodist
church last Monday. He has almost
recovered from the severe injuries.
he received in an automobile ac-
cident in Mclean county. some time
ago; but he is somewhat troubled
with the nose-bleed. resulting from
=, the shaking up at the time of the
mishap
| What looked like a train ON a new
railroad came into town Tuesday
evening. Closer investigation
showed that it.was a string of sever
al wagons hitched TO. George Burgess
new traction enigne. and the wag
ons containing some $40 bushels of
wheat. The grain was hauled from
George Burgess farm. about ten
miles distant from Linton. The
grain belonged to MIR. Burge and
his son Ira, and it was tugged right
along over roads by NO means first
class.
+. q. Levin and Oscar Fransen
We're down from kintyre Monday.
They are very we'll satisfied with
farm conditions this year. MIR. Lee
vim, who was one Of the first in the
county to pillow by steam, has no
reason to be dissatisfied with the
work of his traction engine and
gang of plows the present season.
He has plowed S35 acres with them
this season, for himself and for hire
besides using the machine for seed
ing, harvesting. etc. Mr. Fransen
took out his second papers while
here.
In printing some auction bills for
Michael Mahaney, Sr., in the English
and the South Prairie languages,
the name of M. h. Morford as auc
tioneer was put i'm 10y mistake, and
said bills bearing said wrong name
are now dottlng the landscape or
words to that effect of Emmons
county. j. c. Morford, the we'll
known 'goin -goin gone" man of
the up-rlver country, was, of course
| the person meant, as he makes auc-
pioneering his business. while M. b.
does not. But, then, everybody or
practically everybody in these
parts. knew who was meant, as
Jess" is the only one of the En-
mons county Morfords in that line
of business; and they say that he is
a good one. too.
| There was a good-sized audience.
at the opera-house last Thursday
evening to listen to a very interest
ing and instructive talk from State
| School Supt. StockWell The good
looking foreman of the educational
system of the state made very
practical talk, and the teachers and
other friends of education present
were attentive from the beginning
to the end of his remarks Mr..
Stockwell advocated more attractive
environments for children while at
school, and suggested some reforms
that would cost the taxpayers little,
and would do much good for the
children. Mr.. Stockwell has certain
| ly done a great deal to advance the
interests of the school system of the
state. AS usual, whenever passen-
ger is more than ordinarily anxious
to make quick trip, the N. r. train
bearing the superintendent was sew
eral hours late, which caused de-
lay in the opening of his address un-
TIL about 8 o'clock.
II you want Auction Bills printed