Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1912-02-01

that TINS IS leap year. Neil Mcclure
assisted him in doing the honors.
After few hours ride the young
folks ended the evening by lunch
at Turner's restaurant.
\ party to celebrate the eleventh
birthday of Master Wendelin Bosch
was given by Miss Teichner at the
| Linton House. Monday afternoon
Girls and boys to the number of
fourteen. who attended. had mer-
ry time and did ample justice to the
nice dinner Miss Ieichert served.
The ladies of the Clio Club spent
a Very pleasant and instructive af-
ternoon a the home of Mrs. c. $
ane, Friday January 26th. The
subject for the occasion was Mu-
sic. " Afer the program the mem
bers partook of a dainty lunch which
had been prepared by their hostess.
! Miss Aena Tough was hostess.
Sunday, to a number of her friends
at a seven-course dinner served at
Turner restaurant. The guests
present We're MIR. and Mrs. +. III.
Smith, MIR. and Mrs Henry H. Han
son, Mr.. Albert Tough and Mr..
Amos Yonker. the latter gentleman
of Strasburg.
| An vld-fashioned German dance
WAS given IN the opera house Friday
at which there was good-sized at
tendance, consisting of young people
of American as we'll as of German
descent. The music was aviolin and
an accordion, ard most of the dance
numbers We're the "Deutsch' polka
and the fast waltz. All present de-
clared themselves we'll pleased with
the evenings entertainment
The Misses Mcneil and Baker,
| teachers inthe Linton public-schools,
who are residing at the ii. H. Han
son home in West Linton, had i,
rather exciting time Monday night
!! with a kerosene lamp that got to
acting up. The Young ladies,
with the aid of neighbor. Mrs
Heggeman, succeeded in getting the
lamp out of the house, although it
was filling the kitchen with a mass
of flame.
A ear-blizzard Tuesday night
caused the railroad authorities d
little trouble yesterday morning.
The rails We're so slippery on the N
p. that the train out IF Linton
only succeeded inmaking the trip aft
err getting stalled couple of times
Yesterdays Milwaukee train from
| the south was three hours late out
of Roscoe and several hours late into
Linton, being hindered by the snow
which had blown into the cuts.
The quarterly meeting Of the Lin
ton Circuit of the Methodist church
will be held in the Methodist church
in Linton Sunday. Feb. 4th. Rev.
S. A. Danford, District Supt., will
preach at III a. m. and 1870 p. m.
The morning service will be fol
lowed by the sacrament of The Lords
supper. The people of Linton and
the surrounding country are cordial
ly invited to attend these services.
A. M. Wiley, Pastor
This week the Record carries
new display ads for several Linton
business men. The large all at the
top of the second page voices the in
tentions of /. F O'Brien, the local
seed-clealer. Mr.. O'Brien is going
into tine seed-husiness on a large
scale. He has arranged to handle
the seeds of the most reputable seed
\ houses and is entitled to a large pat
ironage from Emmons county farm
ers, especially those located in the
4 Linton neighborhocd.
Last week the Record printed a
| short it EN- relative to the lack OF
proper accommodations for passen-
gers travelling over the milwaukee,
| from Roscoe to Linton, such as UNI
necessary delays and lack of heat in
!, the coaches. This week Conductor
Smith called up the Record office to
state that the conditions complained
of had been changed and to further
/ explain that the train crew them
selves had not been to blame. The
employees at Roscoe, whose work it
was TO prepare the cars, had been
Hate in their duty, he said.
a letter from Lincoln Gray, dated
/ at Medford, Ore, shows that he has
returned safely from his visit with
l.mmons county people whom he
formerly knew when he lived here.
He SAYS: II want to let my E.tnmons
county friends know that we have
| arrived home all O. X, after having
travelled over five thousand miles.
/ 1T seems good to get back home
once more, and we found everything
i lovely here. The weather is nice
and warm and the grass is green.