Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1912-11-28

Thanksgiving Any number Of the
birds change hands every evening.
Skating is again good on the creek
and ponds in the Linton neiRhbor-
hood. and numerous skating parties
have en- joyed themselves this week
DON wait too long. Ii takes time
to make pictures. and Christina:
will soon be here. Have your pic.
lures taken early at Smiths Studio
Adv.
Frank Streeter left yesterday
morning for Hazelton to attend the
dance there last evening and &c
spend Thanksgiving with Hazeltor
friends.
S. G. Busby and family have
moved in from their farm west Of
town and will remain here during
the winter so that the children may
attend school.
Manager Kicker, of the Kicker &
Pfeifer butcher shop, has been
across the river several days look.
ing after some thrashing which he is
having done
Or. r. r. Hogue and Miss Winnie
Bates returned Saturday night via
the Northern Pacific from Mime
apolis. where they had been for a
visit of several days.
Mr. and Mrs. w. A. Rodgers have
gone to Mckenzie. where Mr.. Rod
gers will have charge Of his fathers
farm during the winter. while the
latter is in the west.
This is about the latest that auto
mobile navel has been possible for
some years past. A number Of cars
are still in active service and several
long trips have been made this week.
Earl Richmond drove the Rich.
mond automobile overland to their
new home in Minnesota. Ed. Hal
sey. Fred Petrie and Albert Shier
accompanied him as far as Aberdeen.
Frank Jaszkowiak, Of Bismarck.
the pioneer well.driller of Emmons
county, was in Linton Monday night
and Tuesday forenoon while on his
way to Aberdeen on short business
trip.
Fogle and Chesrown, who have
the contract for the building of the
German Evangelical church, have
about completed their work. The
new church sets off the north part
OF town in great shape.
Miss Baker. of the Linton public
schools, has been released from
smallpox quarantine and is again.
teaching Mrs. Earle Smith took
her place while she was unable to
attend to her school duties.
Auditor Snyder went to Steele
Saturday to join the auditor Of Kid
der. the senior county. in canvass.
ing the votes cast for representa-
tives in the Twenty sixth Senatorial
District. He returned Monday.
This fall has been good season
for the country newspapers of the
state in the way of increased sub
scription-lists. The Record has add
ed forty-two subscribers to its list
within the six weeks just passed.
During his recent trip visiting
schools Supt. Hanson found several
nicely-decorated school-rooms, which
bore testimony to the progressive
ness Of the teachers. A number Of
schoo-rooms with four bare walls
were also observed.
The state school superintendent
fund for Emmons county has been
received. 1t totals $780, or q
cents per capita. The November
apportionment is always the small.
est. There are now in the county
290s children of school age.
A letter from Comrade G. w. Nc
Allister. formerly of the Dale neigh
borhood, who is at the Soldiers
Home at Quincy, H.. is to the effect
that he is in good health. He says
in part: II get the Record each
week not later than Tuesday. and it
is like a letter from. home"
Joseph Eberle went to Bismarck
Thursday of last week to secure
medical treatment for his eyes. 1t
is said that he is nearly blind and
that it is feared that he may not re.
cover his sight. Some years ago he
was troubled by a similar attack,
which left him partly blind for a
long time.
Peter Schmaltz. formerly of the
Hague neighborhood. but now To-
Gated in Saskatchewan. Canada. was
in Linton with his family Monday
night on mis- way to Hague to visit
with relatives. He reports that
crops are good in Canada, that they
have no snow as yet. and that thrash.
ing is about completed.
May Ringus. of Washington state.
arrived in Linton last week and has
accepted a position in the Petrie
store. She formerly resided in EN-
mnns county. and When = ANAL