Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1912-01-18

~ esanS plidIilldceutlcal course at
the agricultural college at Fargo.
The sun-dogs which have been 50
conspicuous of late are real pretty
brutes. but their bite is not so
pleasant.
Miss Matte kurtz returned to
Fargo, Monday to resume her work
at the agricultural college, after
two-weeks visit With home folks.
Mark Brindle and Don Macdonald
returned the first of the week to the
agricultural college at Fargo, after
two-weeks' holiday vacation at
their respective homes IN this
vicinity.
Mrs. l.. 5. Chapman leaves to
morrow for Bismarck. After re-
naming few days in the Capital
City she will proceed to Pasco,
Wash, to join her husband, where
they intend making their future
home.
There is some little consolation
that North Dakota is not the only
spot on earth where the coal baron
Is wearing big. broad smile. The
cold snap of the past three weeks
has extended throughout the north
4 ern states and Canada
In letter to their children, MIR.
and Mrs. j. j. kalberer, who are
now sojourning with relatives in
Switzerland. accompanied by Mr..
and Mrs. John Schnider, the parents
tell of thrilling experiences on the
ocean trip, and of their safe arrival
IN port. The letter was written in
Rotterdam, Holland, where the par
| ty landed from the English steamer
'Campanelo,' on the 10Th lay of
December, after long and perllous
voyage, lasting twelve days. Six of
the twelve days the liner encoun-
tered very stormy weather, and for
a time the pas engers had little hope
of again setting foot upon terra
tirma unless by some chance life
saving crew might render them some
lservice. But it seems their fears
were groundless, and all We're happy
when they finally landed. Mr.. and
Mrs kalSerer were sea-sick all dur
ing the storm, but Mr. and Mrs.
Schnider were the real old salts, =
and kept their sea legs" all through
the voyage. Mr. kalberer's most
severe grief during his illness was
the fact that for one solid week he
was unable to smoke his beloved pipe
and enjoy the fragrant fumes of to-
bacco or cigar. Aside from these
unpleasant experiences, they report
that they are enjoying their trip
4 hugely. The party expected to reach
their destination on Friday, Deem
ber 2lst, or just three weeks from
the day they left Hazelton. More
news of their vacation trip is expect
ed later.
| HazeIton was practically alone in
a world of its own from Thursday of
last week until Monday morning. no
train having gone through between
those dates The train left Mcken-
zie south-bound last Thursday after
noon, and when within about eight
miles of Hazeton hit drift of hard
snow, deralling the snow pillow and
engine and breaking the frosty rails
into small pieces. ranging from a
foot to forty-eight inches i'm length.
The accident happened just south of
the Dana switch, where there is a
large fill, and when the snow-ploW
went off the rails ii broke loose from
the locomotive and went over the
embankment, landing bottom side up
about thirty or forty feet from the
track The engine, although derallel,
did not go beyond the end of the ties.
Had the train been gong at slight
ly increased speed. it is probable
that it would have followed the
SNOW. pillow down the embankment
and resulted fatally for passengers
and crew. As it was, the train was
; moving only at the rate of about
five miles an hour. and luckily no
one was hurt. There was quite
number of passengers on the tram,
and for time it looked as though
they were doomed % spend the night
in the stranded coaches. but A. q.
Schott. who lives near the scene of
the wreck. came TO the rescue and
hauled them into town with teams.
The Wrecking-crew were called and
arrived on the scene at noon the next
day, and spent several hours getting
the wreck picked up and the track
repaired 1t was then necessary to
wait until rotary snow wpioW could
open up the track to Linton before
the train could proceed. 1t was Sun
day afternoon before this could be
accomplished, and midnight when
the train arrived at Hazelton.