Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1912-05-02
ExMONS COUNTY RECORD
Linton, $3.50. North Dakota.
BY D. r. STReHTER Z SON.
D. X. sTREETER. r. B. STREE
p,oxsEs PAPER OF -Miss Libbie
s. .. rs yesterday on . visit

esowsEa PAPER or ~Miss Libbie
yesterday on . visit
1870
!. N. Roop was = visitor in the
Capital City last week. (Mr. Roop
died several yars ago.
Miss Franklin came down from
the Capital City yesterday. and Is
:.,; a. horne o..-hSr claim.
DR.. Petit arrived in Williamsport
yesterday (Dr. Petit was q Bis
marcker. but had claim near Bills
port)
w. T. Jagd has returned to Min.
nesota to be absent until fall. wv.
T. still is still travelling for seed
house).
The Record is informed that the
rain of last Friday washed out the
bridge over Long Lake creek at
Beaudry's and also the one farther
up.
Frank Hart has filed contest on
the McGillis claim, southeast OF
town. Crank Hart now lives in
Leola, S. d., and is leader Of the
Leola band.)
Vernon county, Mo-. and the coun-
ty near Little Rock, Ark. were Wis.,
tied by terrific cyclones last week.
(This to show Emmons county people
that no region was paradise as to
weather.)
VIM. Pagel, of Winchester, was in
town Saturday after seed wheat,
which he obtained fom Mr.. Conner.
civilian now lives in Linton, and
seems to be about as young as ever. }
Miss Ida Roop is much better OF
late, and her friends believe that
the improvement in her health is
of permanent character. (She
was afterward Mrs. E. +. Savage,
and died many years ago.
Several residents Of this neighbor-
hood have agreed to meet at Uncle
Dan Longs place on Saturday, May
9TH, to give the old gentleman a
days blowing. 1t is hoped and be.
lieved that quite large number
will take part in this worthy under
taking. (Uncle Dan Long was about
the only real old person" there
was in the Williamsport country in
those days. He was considerably
more than seventy years of age, but
jolly and optimistic at all times
Everybody liked him.
Mr.. Rhude had an unfortunate ex.
perience with the birds last week
He sowed several acres of wheat in
the forenoon. In the afternoon
there was heavy rain, which kept
him from his work. Next morning
there was too much frost in the
ground for narrowing. BY noon
scarcely grain was left. The birds
had made clean sweep. III. C.
Rhud then lived on his homestead
about mile and half north Of
Williamsport. He afterward moved
to Bismarck, and has made success
of it there as a contractor and 8
dealer in lumber.)
Everybody is talking railroad. :"
Uncle Dudley (Walker) was in towr
yesterday. and sclemnly AYERS
lNaL ne saw locomotive running al
full speed along the A.. B. & N. w
survey. out near his place. the 9th
er day. (The road survey referred
to was the present 500 Bismarck
Hankinson branch, running through
northern Emmons. The name 81
the independent company that bull
it was the Aberdeen, Bismarck &
Northwestern. The road survey wa.
made in 1887 between Aberdeen and
Bismarck. The part Of it between
Ashley and Aberdeen has not We,
been,ironed. 1t was sometimes re
ferred to as "Ordway Johnson's
Diagonal, from the fact that it
ran kattercornered" across prac-
tlcally all of the sections along it.
route. 1t was afterward sold to the
500 con pany. MIR. Johnson. o.
Ordway. in that part of the Terri
tory now known as South Dakota
was noted politician and promoter
of those days. What Uncle Dude,