Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-07-15

- S>ieeilee OF DANIEL AOf
m the Waona neighborhood. wa
| burned sunday evening while tn,
family was away from home. Tn,
building and contents were a tota
loss. :
y q, Clayton,who has been on tn,
invalid hist for some time. returned
Tuesday from visit of ten day:
Win John Schlangcn, at the ole
Douglas ranch, near Winona. Mr.
Clayton Is improving right along.
Miss Hattie LEM. of Hawkeve
iowa, who had been visiting relatives
IN New Salem, arrived in Linton
Friday on her way home. She
stopped over for brief visit with
the Rev. j. II. Bunge and family
old friends of hers.
Frank Sweet was arrested and
brought TO Linton Monday. charged
with violating the prohibition law
by running a blind pig on a tlat-boat
on the Missouri river. within the
boundaries OF the free and independ-
ent shire Of Emmons.
If a little grading or Killing would
abolish that chronic mud hole in
frolt of the postoiiice, it would be
money we'll spent, and would make
our pretty, wide, main street more
slightly after rains, and particularly
during the spring thaw.
Luther Pierce, VINO in We olden
time Was farmer in historic Horse
mead Valley, this county, but who
now iiNes in Mobridge, s. D., was in
town Thursday of last week. He
was Iirlving his l5-horsepower Win
ton, and was on his way home from
Bismarck, where he went to visit
relatives.
j. / loop returned Saturday by
the Milwaukee from his trip to the
Twin Cities. and his son Norman
came with the auto to meet him.
While absent he procured twelve
horsepower gasoline engine with
which to do the coming heavy work
at the elevator when the present
crop shall have been harvested.
The LutheraEs of the Emmons-
burg nelghborhood have purchased
the frame Methodist church in that
vicinity and have moved it to the
locality where the Lutheran sod
church stands, for which later it
will be substituted. The transport
ed church is 2oN30 feet in dimen-
sions. 1t was moved two miles, the
motive power being traction en-
CINE
Mrs Ed McConville, who had
been in Bismarck receiving medical
treatment, was passenger on last
Thursday S N. p. train, en- route to
her home in southern Emmons. Miss
Katie Walden, formerly of this
county came with her to Linton to
visit friends Saturday Miss Wal
don returned home. accompanied by
Mrs. T. A. Evans, who went to the
Capita City on a visit.
Edward Braddock is having the
two small frame buildings removed
from bis lots on Broadway next to
the l5ritts barber-shop. In their
place will be erected a one-story
stone llisiidlng which will be occu-
pied ~ The German American bank.
The bank will do business in one of
the buildings in the street until the
new bailding is finished. The old
BUILDINGS will be moved to outside
lots and converted into residences.
Did anybody ever hear of a year
in which lie boy and-girl crop was
a failure oreyen seriously damaged
IN F.mmons county, Hot winds
may come, but they only cause
better yield Cactus and wild mus
tard may flourish on many farms,
and bah may tear through the fields;
but tla best0f all crops is always at
the lnaNimunl of WELD in these parts.
However. what we want to say is
that last "Wednesday there was born
to Mr.. and Mrs J j shepersky, of
the Linton country, q SON. All we'll,
including the dad Last year, on
Juy LIST. a son was born to Mr.. and
Mrs shepelskA
The preliminary arrangements
have been made for the organiza-
tionot' the I'enpelton State Bank,
Laryik postofiice The board of
directors are 4. Tempel, of Tempel
ton; \ Wolfer. of Linton; Jacob
Trautlnan, Of Iceland, Andreas
Mucncll, Of iceland, and Phillip
Berreth, of Artas b. Tempel has
been elected president, but as yet
cashier has not been
secured \ Wolfe Franz Tempel
and ". a. Gross were appointed as
a building committee, with instruc-
tiuns to have the building fully COM