Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1913-05-15

the enjoyment and went home we'll
satisfied. Supper was served at Turn
er's hotel. The local lodge of the
order is in furnishing condition and
any entertainment which they under
take is certain to be a decided sue
cess.
Miss Essie Fischer was entertained
at the Fogle home in Linton last Fri
day night, the affair being in the
nature of a surprise party. A large
number of her young friends we're
present and all of them had fine
time.
Manager Turner has been provid-
ing plenty of moving-picture enter
tainment the past ten days for
the crowds in Linton attending
court. He has been running his show
every night. He is getting a good
attendance, too.
A number of those who have been
in Linton the past fortnight doing
jury duty spent Sunday at their
homes. Practically all those called
for duty have been here all the time,
although il is rather an unhandy
time for the farmers to be away
from their work.
Don Tracy and john McCrory spent
Sunday visiting in the Dale neigh
borhood. They accompanied Mr..
and Mrs Thor MAIDEN to the Tracy
home, near Dale, Mrs. MAIDEN hav-
ing lived there previous to her mar
1iage, which occurred on May 9th at
Livingston, Mont.
Miss Alice Henderson will leave on
M onday of next week for Aberdeen,
where she will make her home with
her sister, Mrs. Guilt. Miss Alice
has grown to womanhood in this To-
cality and her many friends are sorry
To see her leave. but wish her success
in her new home.
Mrs. Herman Marshall, whose
home was a few miles from Linton,
died Saturday of last week after a
two weeks illness with typhoid
fever. The funeral was held at the
German Lutheran church in Linton
Monday and interment took place in
the Backhaus cemetery.
The weather man has been making
strenuous efforts the past week to
provide this locality with rain.
Monday night there was light
shower. and Tuesday night a reason
ably heavy downpour was expert.
enced. 1t was just what was needed
and crop prospects here are excel
lent.
Mrs. G. Nickel, eighty-seven years
of age, arrived in Linton Friday Of
last week from Aredale, Iowa, for E
visit with her son. E. 0. Nickel, anC
daughter, Mrs. S. G. Norman. AL
though so old in years. the lady is
still very active. and experienced nc
difficulty in making the long trip.
Although somewhat late in an.
nouncing it, the Record wishes al
this time to inform its readers of the
death OF Mrs. B. F. Burge. widow Of
the late 3. F. Burge, of Linton. He,
death occurred April Oath at Des
Moines, Iowa, where the lady haG
spent most of her life. She was near
ly eighty years of age.
John Millenaar, of the Westfield
country. has a very severe attack Of
appendicitis. 1t developed a serious
stage quite suddenly; and last Sun
day. as there was no train running
out of Pollock or on the Milwaukee
from the junction, DR.. Shockey ant
Louis Dornbush took the sufferer
to Selby by auto, and there he tool
the train for Aberdeen to enter ;
hospital for an operation.
People up from Westfield all hav,
a good word for Will hammers. thu
young benedict and former he school
marin who has recently gone tt
farming. and who is attempting 1T
make two blades Of grass to grow
where one has grown BEFORE" Of
words to that effect. A neiglibor O
Willis informed the Record tn
other day that the young man is get
ting into the dairy business. Recent.
he bought a lady swine and her sew
en- infants from G. w. Renskers. 4
majority of said infants are heifers
1t is said that Willyum intends t.
start milk-route when the heifer
"come in"
Henry Gravink, one of the West
fields country's old-timer settlers
was in Linton on business last Thurs
day. Mr.. and Mrs. Gravink are hav
ing more than their share Of sick
ness at present and in the recent past
Hank" has as an unwelcome com
panion case of rheumatism tina
he so far has been unable to shak
off. Mrs. Gravink has recovere,
from an attack of smallpox. and
now suffering from pleurisy. TIL
Gravinks have been Woodworking
faithful pioneers, and their man.
old friends up this way hope tina
4 both may soon be in good health t
| enjoy the comforts and convenience
| that did not exist in this part of tn
world in the early days.
4 The writer returned saturda
!. evening from a fortnight's bushes
| visit to the Twin Cities. He drov
five-passenger Hupmobile back
coming by way Of Aberdeen and SCI
I by. The South Dakota roads wer
in excellent shape. but the sam
J. hardly held good as to the Minnesot
4 roads. The state to the east of u
has been enjoying" almost a stead
rainy season for couple of week
past and the roads are consequent