Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1912-02-01
WHAT ABOUT
AMUSeMtNTS?.
DO Linton People Want Something
to Relieve the Monotony OF
These Winter Nights
When a Wholesome Form OF Inter
tainment is Provided Reasonably
Doesn't 1t Merit support?
by f. b. sTREhTER

by f. b. STREETER
p9sng the past week the writer
has heard many favorable comments
from q number of those Who are reg
ular patrons Of the weekly moving.
picture shows in the opera house. of
the show which was given last Thurs
day evening. Although the attend
ance was small, the pictures shown
that night We're as good as those
which are SO popular in the large
cities. The first film illustrated the
story of skirmish between Spanish
and American soldiers in a country
village in Cuba during the Spanish
American war, and showed the deep
mental struggle through which a
young Spanish subject wen, when
called upon to decide between his
country and the girl he loved, the
girl home having been fired upon
by the Spanish. The other film de-
picted common phase of New York
life that of some of the members
of the poorer class, and the deeds of
heroism which they daily perform IN
caring for those who are dependent
upon them, and closing Nth plot To
blackmail broken by small orphan
child
In the first film the Spanish sub
Ject is shown as finally choosing in
favor of his sweetheart az against
his country. He tries to protect her
home. is captured, and later his es-
cape is made possible by the efforts
of the girl. For this. the Spanish
officer in charge DEGREES that, unless
the escaped prisoner is recovered,
the aged father of the Girl shall bear
the others sentence: to be shot at
sunrise. In the meantime, the girl s
lover has ridden all night to bring
a party of troops to rescue those
left behind. Just as the old man is
facing squad of soldiers and the
command to fire upon him is about
to be given. a company of United
States cavalry led by the condemned
|Spaniared appear and the old man is
! saved. The waving of the American
flag in the midst of the group of
soldiers adds the finishing touch to
the notwithstanding tale
The other film shows acharwomans
a victim of consumption clean
ling an artists studio Later. the
artist is shown at work, and his re
|pulse of the advances of his model
depicted. In the meantime, the char
woman has succumbed to the dread
disease from which she suffered, and
her small daughter and infant child
are thrown out of their home. Brave
ly carrying the baby, the little girl
goes to the artist and asks to do her.
mother work. While she was be-
hind curtain the scorned model ar
rives. makes believe She has tainted
and falls into the arms of the artist
and then screams for help An.
accompiice and policeman appear
at once and the artist is taken to
Jail Then the little girl. carrying
| the baby with her, follows the party
to the police station and there her
story sets the artist free
In addition to these two intensely
interesting films, an illustrated song
was added to the entertainment,
making it all that could be asked for
| by the most eAactlng
MIR. III. N. Turner, who, for long
time past, has been attempting to
furnish some form Of amusement
for the people of Linton, is tied
to losing proposition When tine
hall, which was built by stock sub
scribed by Linton business men,
threatened to pass into the hands Of
private parties to satisfy debts
which had accumulated against it,
Mr. Turner agreed to rent the hall,
and since that time it has been one
continuous struggle To try 70 play
even on the proposition.
In a town the size If Linton there
is little enough TO break the monot
ony, and were it not for Mr. Turner 5
efforts, Linton would be with
out public amusements Of any kind
whatever. One of the things which
he has tried to establish is a weekly
moving picture show He has been
giving all that is possible in that
kind of an entertainment and has
done everything to make it accept
able to those who desired to see
something of the KIND. Neverthe-
less, he has been absolutely unable
to secure patronage enough to make
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