Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1911-08-17


Gilt. Putnam was up from south
efh Emmons over Sunday
John Biddlecomb was Glanavon.
lite IN Linton last Thursday
Peter Keller was strasbureer
doing business in Linton YESTERDAY.
Station Agent c. F. Mapes was a
visitor in the Twin Cities over Sun
day. $50 ~ ~
Fred HIM was up from Pollok
Monday to attend to matter of
business.
Joseph Glass and Conrad Wingcr-
ter were up from Winona on bust
ness yesterday.
\. A. Ludwigs. formerly of Lin.
ton, came up from Artas to attend
the Muench funeral.
Alexander Seiben came up from
hague Yesterday. on his way to
northern harvest-felds.
John Hagg came over from Me-
LauRhlin, SD. to attend the fune-
raj OF his old friend. DR.. Muench.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Brindle, pi-
oneers of the Hazelton country ac-
companied by their daughter Fav.
were IN Linton yesterday To pay
their respects to the memory of Dr.
Muench.
The Miss Cora and Clara Van
Beck were here from Westfield last
Thursday and Friday. attending the
teachers examination, and while
here we're guests at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Rocks.
Editor Thurston, Tom Kelly, All.
Mlkalson, John Ray, A. f. KIabun-
de. Or. Snyder, Herman Batter. DR.,
Monteith and the Rev. Mckenzie
were down from Hazelton to attend
the Muench funeral
Billy Irwin and John Reamer are
having satisfactory success in round
ing up grain and other farm pro.
ducts for the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. a,
Bismarck The other day they went
down into the southern part of the
county. They were much gratified
to see that the belated rains had
helped the corn and other late
crops, as we'll as the grass, very
much. Especially is this true of the
Hull and Westtield neighborhoods,
where considerable corn is raised
every year.
On August IA. 1911, at the home
of Jesse Payne, there was a dinner
given by Mr.. and Mrs. Payne in
honor of their son Arthur twenty
first birthday Arthur has grown
from child to a man here in the
Glanavon neighborhood He is a
young man of good habits and fine
fellow. That he is we'll liked was
proven by the crowd of friends that
we're present. there being fifty-two
in all. And the dinner was some
thing grand, as Mrs. Payne is a
SPLENDID cook, and there were no
pains spared in the preparation of
the affair. After dinner there were
games of ball, quoits and swinging.
Then, at 6 p M. ice cream and cake
were served. All wished Arthur
many happy returns of the day and
departed. Communicated.
Wallace Petrie is the first in these
parts, so far as we know, to use gas
oline power in elevating creek wall
ter on to the growing crops. He
some time ago put in pump and a
gasoline engine,with a two-inch pipe
from Spring creek. with which he
has pumped water to his large gar
den. He also loaned the outfit to
Comrade Frankhauser, neighbor,
who used it on his big market-gar-
den. The plan has been a success in.
every way There is many an acre
i'm the Beaver valley and in lesser
degree along Spring creek that
could be irrigated in the same man
ner. and at little expense. 1t should
be remembered in this connection
that. for irrigation purposes. a two
inch pipe will provide water for a
considerable area; and for a few
acres the plant does not have to be
worked continuously. as three or
four good soakings, even in dry
season, are sufficient.
Mr.. VIM. Hamilton of the Hart
ford neighborhood, has been open
ing the eyes of folks in these parts
by bringing to town every time he
comes garden truck of different
kinds that is some better than has
been raised in most gardens here
abouts this year. The first home
grown potatoes brought to Linton
two on three weeks ago were from
! his garden, and Monday he had in
town some potatoes that were most
y as big as your fist, and, for pur-
poses of comparison, your fist does
mt have to be of fairy-like proper
tions either. The first green peas
\ we have heard of were brought to
4 town by him, and he has 'slathers
of everything in the vegetable line.
| Mr.. Hamilton has a low place for
his garden, in a sort of dry creek
bed, and the water seeping in from
higher ground adjoining. is the
owner believes, the cause of the suf-
4 ficient moisture in his garden soil,
even in dry year
John Reamer, who is busy every
j day securing samples for Gilbreath's
coming big state exposition at Bis
marck. showed the Record force the
other day anew kind of wheat-at
least, new for this section. 1t is
known as Japanese wheat. 1t was
raised by Peter Schatz, of Linton.
He secured pound Of the seed from