The state-line herald. (North Lemmon, Adams County, N.D.) 1907-1912, 1911-10-06
State-Line Echoes

Nj. M, Metland Spanish war vet
eran, living near Haley is among those
remembered recently wit h bronze
medal of honor for service performed
in the Philippines n tn e campaign
against the lnsurgentos. Hetland, to-
gether with nearly all his company,
Co. G, North Dakota continued in
service on the firing line, when under
the terms Of enlistment they could have
withdrawn.
Gascoyne had fire in which Cady
B r IS. general store burned to h e
ground.
Editor Schoensigel, of New Leipzig,
in his new dignity as justice of peace
was recently surprised into his first
marrying job. Bride and groom both
being Finlanders with especially diff
ficult names, it was fortunate that the
scribe is not only gentlemen but also
a scholar with philologic attainments
ceremonell in the printerv passed off
with fitting eclat and fervor. In only
one point Frederick failed to come up
to the demands OF the occasion, and
that W a h i S shamefaced failure 20
osculate the bride. But h n. he 5
young, and will learn with added op.
portunity.
Those ninety eleven sink holes which
the Milwaukee had bored at Hettinger
iE the frantic hope of getting o m e
water fromthe bottom of "Hiddenwood
reservoir" have petered o ut. And
these are the very holes from which
Hettinger read its destiny as the com
ing division point of the railroad.
Daniel Nichols, a little three year
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. +. s. Nichols,
residing south OF Hettinger in Perkins
county. receiv we'd burns from which hH
died after few hours, while his mother
accompanied a daughter to a neigh
bor's 5 house, so she could go to school
with children there, t h little fellow
was left alone at home. His romping
caused some matches to fall from
shelf, which he picked up, starting
fire in the stove with paper. The flames
We're communicated to his garments,
with the result that his legs were ter
ribly burned, causing his death before
medical relief could be administered.
The teachers of Adams county re
sitting in annual teachers institute a t
Hettinger this week. + he work i 5 n
able hands. and much genuine profit
may be expected from contact with the
fine corps of specialists i n ch arge.
Mrs. Matte Nj. Davis, one of the fore
most educators of North Dakota, who
fer II years has been superintendent
Of schools of Cass county. n. D., has
charge of the institute, and Prof. +.
f.. Smith. ofthe Wahpeton state science
school. and heretofore supt of schools
at rargo n d WanpeLon, delivered
lectures.
The regular falI term of district court
for Adams county has been postponed
by Judge Crawford. upon petition of a
consensus Of attorneys AS yet new
date has not been settled upon
Dr. Crewe, the North Dakota state
veterinarian, of Devils Lake, was al
Hettinger last week. He examined a
number OF horses for glanders, con
demning three belonging to MIR. Fred
Ellis.
Editor Martin j. Connolly. of New
Eng land had moments mental aber-
ration, and fell into the matrimonial
trap. 1t is the usual custom to only
| felicitate the bride but in this case we
very properly congratulate her upon
| the achievement of capturing so rare
a prize. The bride is Miss Delta Rice.
an accomplished and winsome young
lady OF he N ew England environs.
AS to the groom, We doubt not, hut
what his soul outpourings through the
columns of the N. r. Herald, will hence
forth have an even loftier tone than
| heretofore.