Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1911-04-20
IN TOWN AND OUT.


age of chance for good crop.
This is the season to freshen M
the furniture, make the floors glossy
and the woodwork fresh and
clean. Perma-lac will do ii best
Sold by Linton Bazaar. Linton n. ID.
The Rev. Carr of Pembina has
been the guest of the Rev. Wiley ia
Linton this week. Mr.. Carr
preached in the NJ. f. church sun
day, and will address the local En-
worth League Society this evenins.
Presto Light tanks exchanged
a plentiful supply on hand Ras
terles, all sizes. at reduced rates
Good, substantial tires and ta.sSS.
the best yet turned out, al lowest
prices. Two good experts for rcparr
work. Call at Linton Machine shop
A. l.. Briddell. Manager.
Alfred j. Dickson, who It tic
Braddock country about twu wears
ago for Bryant, $. D., an ed in.
Linton yesterday and will aglin re-
side on his farm. A leading cause
for Mr.. Dickson's return is the poor
water in the Bryant country and the
good water in Emmons equity. Mr..
Dickson's family will join him early
in May.
A baseball game between the
Lean Men and the Fat Men has been
suggested. shucks, Whats the
use of talking Look at the way
the Fat Men are handicapped. Au-
gust o Beermeyer pitching for Ar
mour and John Reamer suffering
with SPAWN. The Fat Men cannot
be expected to stand up and face J
Bull Spindleshanks curves and can
nonballs with disorganized team.
j. A Stember. of the Record,
went to Aberdeen last Thursday to
meet and bring home Mrs. SLENDER
and the children, who came from
South Dakota, where Mrs. SLENDER
had been visiting relatives several
months, and whore the first boy Of
the family was born few weeks
ago. The family reached home
Friday in good health, except that
the young man was suffering from
a cold, and hence was not in the
best of form for a peaceable get
acquainted seance with his dad Joe
thinks the little newcomer is just
about the finest ever.
Last Monday there was birthday
party in honor of John McCrory at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. McCrory
at Winona. The evening was spent
in card-playing, social conversation,
and listening to music, and at a sea-
sonable hour bountiful repast was
served one of those meals for which
the hospitable pioneer home has long
been famous. All who were present
enjoyed themselves thoroughly, and
when the guests took their depart
ure it was with the heartfelt hope
that the kind hearted old-timer and
his estimabls wife might live to en-
JOY many more birthday anniversa-
ries.
j. A. Cordner of Bismarck, whose
mother. Mrs. A. u. Cordner. was
with her father and mother (Mr
and Mrs. Joseph Tape) one of the
pioneers in the Willlamsport neigh
borhood of Emmons county, is now
employed at the Briddell machine
shop. Mr.. and Mrs. Tape. who re
turned to their old home at Provi-
dence, Rhode Island, after remain
ing in this county a year or two.
are still residing in the Rhode Island
city, we'll along in years. They We're
beyond middle life when they lived
at WilIiamsport, and the writer re-
members hearing Mr.. Tape give as
a reason for returning to the east:
Mrs. Tape and ! are too old 70
transplant from New England to
the western frontier.
Sunday forenoon the Record ed
itor was called up by sen.lor Allen,
from the Grand Pacific Hotel, Bis
marck. and informed that Mrs Van
Houten, of Montana, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Abel Complain, pia-
neers of the Westfield country. was
at the hotel, and was anxious p
reach the bedside of her sick moth
er, Mrs. Complain. As Clerk Of
Court Rocks formerly lived down
that way and is we'll acquainted
there, before replying to MIR. Alien
Mr.. Rocks residence was called up.
Mr.. Il. II onca engaged i
to 60 to the Capital City with his
auto and take Mrs. Van Houton %
the Complain home. Senator Alien
was SO informed Mr.. Chase pulled
out of Linton before noon. Apout
l o'clock the next morning he re-