Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1912-04-25

the doctor returned Saturday and
Mr.. Carley came home Tuesday. The
little fellow is still at the hospital.
but is doing fairly well.
Mrs. Nellie Corcoran and her sis
ter, Miss Katie Walden, were in
Linton couple of days this week,
the guests of Mrs. X. A. Evans. The
ladies were returning to their home
in Bismarck after visit at points
west Of the river.
Conductor Fergus. of the N. r.,
has recently purchased himself a
new buggy and a driving horse, and.
whenever he feels that he hasn't
had enough of a ride behind old
Scrap-lron Bill, he is prepared for
faster(?) mode of travel.
Mr.. and Mrs. n. N. Wood have
gone to Jamestown, where Mr.. w.
will be employed as fireman ON the
N. P. For the past three years
Mr.. Wood has had charge of the
round-house here. Jake Steensland
will have the position left vacant
by Mr.. Wood.
An event whichthe Record failed
to mention last week was the arri-
val at the Linton home Of MIR. and
Mrs. w. A. Rodgers of a bouncing
baby-girl. The little miss was born
Friday morning, April 10Th. Mr..
Rodgers mother, who resides near
Mckenzie, visited at the home of
her son for several days.
Two new automobiles made their
appearance in Linton this week. DR..
4. r. Hogue purchased touring
car and H. H. Hanson torpedo
body runabout. The owners of the
cars drove them from Fargo across
country to Linton. Mrs. Hanson
went to Napoleon Saturday morn
ing, where she met her husband and
completed the trip with him.
Governor Burke has designated
Friday, April 26th as Arbor and Bird
Day. The day will be celebrated in.
a BETTING manner in our public
schools. A general cleaning-up of
the grounds will take place. In the
afternoon three programs will be
rendered-in Miss Bakers room at
AS and in Miss Stoecker's and Miss
McNeil's rooms at 2::45. All are well
come.
With the coming of good weather
numerous automobile parties from
Linton make Sunday trips to nearby
towns. Last Sunday, Messrs. Carl
Vorlander, Emil Hardt and the
Misses Myrtle Mohn, Rosie keim
and Marie Fritz drove to strasburg
and took dinner with MIR. and Mrs.
Amos Yorker. A. N. Junge and
family drove over there in the even
ing, as did Frank Streeter and Will
Rasmus.
The following second grade pupils
are invited to be guests of Manager
Turner at the moving picture show
Wednesday. May LIST: Clara Bechtle,.
Emily Rechtle, Franklin Bertheau,
Joseph Mitzel, Anna Breckel, Gil
bert Public. Gladys Briddell, Verda
Fogel. Katy Bosch, Violet I'ogel,
Nick Bosch, Lydia Wiegand, Phil
pima Bosch. Alvina Wittmeyer,
Howard Carley. Nick Heisler. Mar
paret Coon, Olive Rudy, Johnnie
Krieg. Edna Prjtchard, Helen Eber-
lie, Lydia Schmidt. Alice Gillepsic.
Bonnie Haggard, Elizabeth Homer,
George Horner, Ernestine Irvine,
Helene kelsch, Scott Lovelace.
A. E. Klabunde, the HazeltonI
merchant, was in Linton Tuesday
on his way to Groton, S. d.. called
there by telegram announcing
that relatives OF his had burned to
death in a kerosene-oil explosion.
The victims of the explosion were
MIR. and Mrs. Fred krahn and their
small child. Mr.. x. was filling d
burning lamp when the oil in the
can caught fire and exploded. The
three dead and Charles Robertson.
a hired man who was standing near
by. were covered with burning oil.
Mr.. and Mrs. Krahn died shortly
after the explosion and Robertson
is in serious condition in one of
the Aberdeen hospitals.
1t is generally reported around
town that Linton's tooth-carpenter,
DIR. Smith, is experimenting with a
new brand of anti-fat. 1t is said
that the new treatment requires you
to have the ability TO imagine
when in a neighboring town that
you have heard the train whistle its
approach. This imagination will
lend strength to your legs, and you
will negotiate the distance from
where you happen to be to tie depot
in less time than would otherwise be
the case This exercise and exer-.
ton will be followed by a half hours