Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1910-02-10

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Enlistment Of a new town. Tina,
be that 0rlie. in his dreams. hear
the conductor shout. Rurgeyine =
The n F. folks were IN sore
trouble this week. Old Scrap Iron
Bill started out Monday morning
with his tail IN the air and a serie.
of snorts that seemed to announce
To the passengers that thev could
depend on him But. AS his front
hoofs were So crippled from age
that he could not domurh at paving
the snow. he weakened when he
struck the cut a few miles from
town. SO. after leaning forward
IN the traces and straining until he
nearly ruptured a Blood vessel IN
an effort To start the wagons. the
poor old fellow grew discouraged
and became ballSN Finding that M,
could not he made to 90 ahead. The
driver pulled on the lines and backed
him to Linton. Then. after he had
been given a good feed and some
drink, rubbed down. and has SPAWN.
rlngbone. swecnv and stringhalt
attended to, he WAS AGAIN pounded
| OIL toward the north. TINS time
without wagons But still ii was
no go. As soon rs he got INTO the
cut the old creatures srvcntv-iive
years of service began To tell on
nun. So he was Embarrassed and
led back To Linton and To the stable.
| Thus matters rested until the next
day IN the afternoon. when. Il dis
tant and MISUNDERSTANDING rela-
ticv of BINS : Nowplow lbs name
arrived III l.lnon. and. mtinp young.
vigorous and athletic. he picked
up the wagons and towcd them away
IN great shape toward tliat cclebral-
ed point at or near Mandan And
the passengers You ask The
passengers. who had To wait "A lay
and half" Ugh Durn the pas
sengers'
The ladies comprising the Roval
| Neighbors' lodge were holding their
meeting Monday evening. as usual.
i They had disposed of the routine
matters and were discussing the
possibilities of the future as To the
coor they would each prefer for the
ballot to be used by them when they
should be entitled 10 vote whether
il should be trimmed with lace. cut
bias, hemstitched, etc. or lust plain
pink and whether they preferred
candidates with or without a mus
tache when they were startled to
see coming through the door bunch
of mere men those creatures who
had SO long deprived them of having
a whack at the making of laws. rum
ming for office, and 50 forth. The
bunch consisted of husbands of the
matrOns and those who intended Ia
be husbands of the madcns if ii was
within the bounds of human en-
deavor AT first it was the idea OF
the ladies to scornfully scorn the
interlopers and direct the Grand
Chief superintendent of Millinery
to have them put out But the adj.
vice of the Exalted Worthy Keeper
of the Chocolate Caramcls who had
a beau she wasn't quite sure of in
the crowd prevailed, and they were
admitted. Knowing the weak spot
OF their company, the matrons sug-
gested that they at once he fed, and
this was done, the refreshments he
ling served by Mesdames X j Grain,
A. N. Junge and Will f'ulmer
Then the ladies KINDLY allowed then
unlimited guests To play cards with
them, and. after the visitors found
that they were really not in immedi-
ate danger. they llnbcnt and be
came quite sociable and a very very
pleasant evening cnsucd
Three young Indians were over
from the reservation Monday They
were I. r. Ashley. Edward yellow
Hammer and Charley Brings Plenty.
Mr.. Ashley is a well-educated man,
apparently Of pure Indian blood II
would astOnish those eastern people
whose idea of the members Of the
Sioux tribe is that they are all
wearing blankets. and that the sum
total Of their knowledge Ut English
is an ability To say How could
such eastern people have AN oppor-
4 tunity to converse awhile with some
of the younger members Of the
great and formerly warlikc tribe.
They would find that many Of them
not only speak grammatical English,
but that they are interesting takers
as well. Mr. Ashley IS q reservation
i game warden, and he left an order
with the Record for the publication
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