Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-02-18

George Mcbride, was up from Dal,
to-day.
*Call on Charles b. Carley, county
judge for final proofs and filings.
i Ben Johnson OF Hague was bust.
ness visitor in Linton Wednesday.
John Burkhardt, OF Emmonsburg,
was in town yesterday after load OF
groceries
Herman Backhaus departed Mon
day on business trip of several DAYS
at the twin Cities.
Orval and John SchalIer, of the
Hartford country, were in Linton the
fore part Of this week.
There will be basket social and
dance at the Maxwell farm east OF
town, next Saturday evening.
Judge Carlcy and Superintendent
Hanson were at Bismarck the latter
part of last week on business matters.
Miss Margaret Burkhalter, who has
been staying at John Postle's near
| Winona, is spending afew days in Lin
tOn
| Ellis Phillip, one of the prosperous
young farmers OF the Hartford coun-
try was in town last Friday and Sat-
erday.
Mrs. Wm. Lee aud Mrs. Josh Tuttle,
OF Emmonsburg, will give a dance In
the Emmonsburg hall, Friday evening,
Feb. 10Th.
Fred HOmeyer, who recently pur-
chased the Eureka Roller Mills was a
caller in Linton several days OF this
week in the interest of his new busi-
ness.
William Rasmus, clerk at the Linton
Leader Department Store, left Tues
day for Casperson, Mimi, being SUM
moned there ON account of the Illness
of a brother.
Ed. Palmquist, of Hague, n. d., an
experienced engineer, arrived In Eure
.ka last Thursday to accept a position
as engineer at the Eureka Roller Mill.
Mrs. j. II. Coonen returned Satur
day, from q short visit at Hague,
where she was called by the illness OF
some OF her relatives. Eureka Blade.
The dance at the opera house last
Friday evening, given by the knights
of Pythias lodge, was a success in eve
ry particular. The ball was ar.istically
decorated with the National colors
aud lodge banners. The music was
grand and the sociability and good
will surpassed any previous function
of its kind given in Linton.
Word comes from Bismarck that
there was an exciting time In the hall
of the house of representatives Mon
day afternoon. During the debate on
the Fargo stale-far bill, Skulason Of
Grand Forks, said something which
angered Price of Fargo. Whereupon
Price arose and said that III SkulasOn
did not apologize he price would
smite said Skulason on the jaw. Sku-
lason did not apologize. Whereupon,
after adjournment, the Fargo gent
Smote the Grand Forks gent on afOre
said jaw, according TO promise. All
of which was contempt of "the peace
and dignity Of the state of North Da
kota,' as the lawyers would say.
Both gentlemen belong to the PRO
gressivei wing of the q. .. y. 1t is
said that the House will at once sub
stitute the Marquis of tlueensbury
rules for the Reed rules, under which
1T Is now working.
Base ballsports and friends of Sib'
Flanagan in Linton and vicinity will
will be pleased To learn that that
young gentleman will this year appear
with the Chicago White Sox. A pho
To of Mr.. Flanagan appeared in the
Sunday Chicago Record Herald, and
the paper OF the same day gives a full
report of the spring training journey
Comiskey's team will make starting
next Saturday from the Windy City,
of which the 'IrishmaD, who two
years ago pitched for the Linton team,
will be one of the party. Mr.. Flana-
gan, shortly after he left Linton, was
engaged by Vancouver, b. G., in the
coast league, where he played in the
field the entire season and made
good, at the end Of the season being
stop of the batting list OF
the league. lie was later in the fall
drafted by ComIskey of the White
Sox. The Linton boys join in wishing
the young fellow we'll
An editor in a neighboring city re-
cenly turned down a request for adver-
tising space in his paper from an east
ern catalogue house and yet that same
editor was not carrying half the adyer-
tising that he could take care Of and
we doubt il he had enough tn pay ex-
penses. Had he accepted the advertis-
ment Of the catalogue house and run
II in his paper he would have incurred
the enmity OF every merchant in town
and been called all sorts Of a traitor,
or something worse, and yet not one
of those same merchants are using one
| inch OF advertising space in his paper.
Then again if he or his family should
send out OF town for ever 50 small an
order Of goods the merchants are again
up in arms and demanding why he
has done so. perhaps some merchants
think that the printer is in business
for the purpose Of defending them
against these catalogue houses, but
We have yet failed t. find the one who
was in business for any purpose other
than making money and we haven't
1 heard OF any OF them making money
1 in this Wav If tho ,parchart ,n..ntc