Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1910-04-14

Yesterday, while Samuel Roberts
who works for Haggard 4 Malopey
was tying horse in the livery barn
one OF his fingers was caught in
loop or knot in the rope, and the
niger was broken The injury wa:
attended to by DR.. Hogue.
Inc merchant tailor who recently
opened shop in the Linton House
lolded his tent, figuratively speak.
ing, last week. and vanished into
the whatness of the wherefore. And
yet this town would be good place
tor tailor who would attend Il
business just the same.
Friday last Mr.. and Mrs. Lincoln
Gray, among the earliest settlers in
the Wlnona country. left for the
Pacific coast. Everybody who knows
these straightforward Emnons
county pioneers of more than a
quarter-century wishes them well in
Their new home off toward the set.
ting sun.
Miss Marie Berger, who has re-
Gently completed a term of school
at the j. w. James school-house a
few mules east of Linton. has re-
turned to her home at Mania. this
state, leaving here the first Of the
week The lady is spoken of highly
by the patrons of the school. but
especially by wouldn't you ike TO
know his name. young man of
Gayton.
Jack Perry, one of the eatlies, of
the early settlers in the Williamsport
country. was in Linton Monday. He
was on his way to the northern part
OF the county first, to visit that
head center of old-timers. Hazelton.
and then his son Will,near Braddock
ana his daughter and grand-chil-
dren. who recently came from Eng
land, and who are the guests of Will
at his farm.
1t looked yesterday afternoon as
though Old Billsport had come to
life. when Colonel Campbell Major
Cell and Deacon Roop drew up and
allghted from the Roop auto in front
of the Record office. Mrs. Roop and
little Miss Hazel. her daughter.
came along to see that the party re.
turned home the same evening. But
even with this precaution, one of
EN- got away and didn't go home till
next mornings N. p. phleigher
phleugh away toward Hazel's Town.
a man and woman connected with
the Salvation Army were in Linton
the fore part of the week and held
services on the streets. Thirty years
ago the members of this order could
hardly appear in public without
meeting insults and interruption.
But now. because of the great prac-
tIcal good they have done, especial
ly in the cities, everybody respects
them, and they seem to have no enc
mics, even those who are not inhu-
enced by their teachings appreciat-
ing their evident earnestness in the
work they have chosen.
Attorney Lynn has joined the
ranks of the smoke-wagon owners,
having purchased Ford auto from
Frank Irvine. the agent. Georges
many friend have done little rea-
sonlng with themselves, and they
have come to the conclusion that he
will now stay here. where he be-
longs. Cause why! Well. In the
first place, he's spent all his money
for the auto, and can't go by rail.
Secondly, he can't climb the Rocky
mountains with his goodwill. Third
ly should he be able to cross the
mountains, he would get stuck in
the mud. Ergo, he can't get away,
and ii have to stay at home here
after.
In a recent letter to the editor of
the Record, dated Superior. Wis,
April 10, John Haley, who grew up
in the Livona neighborhood, writes:
II have been working on the Supe-
rior Telegram and the Duluth News
Tribune. In the meantime | have
rented my homestead each season
and endeavored to make enough
money otherwise to improve the
place gradually and make comfort
able home for myself in the future.
Let those who prefer northern Min
nesota and northern Wisconsin live
in those sections Of Uncle Sam S do
main For my part. my heart al
ways has been and is now with
North Dakota, and you will find me
living in Emmons county within
the year
The sheriff and his deputies have
for some time been having consider
able trouble with Gust. Frederick
sen. an old-t time settler who lives