Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1913-07-03
BRADDOCK BREVITIES.
News. June Iy.)


week.
Mrs. H. W. Allen and daughter
Lucille. were visitors over Sunday al
Bismarck.
Mrs. O. E. Stevenson, who has
been visiting with relatives and
friends in the Hazelton neighbor.
hood, returned Friday.
The poles for the Persian Lake
telephone line arrived Saturday and
those interested have been busy This
week putting them up.
Mrs. Noble Nelson left Wednes.
day for Bismarck where she entered
st. Alexius hospital. Mr.. Nelson,
I1vho accomanied her, returned Fri
day. .-..
Thos. Long and l.. H. Sisco, two
of the boys of '61. left Thursday
morning for Fargo where they will
join the special train for Gettys-
burg.
Sam Moen returned Friday from
trip to the. twin cities and his home
in South Dakota. Sam reports a
pleasant trip. but was glad to get
back. O. you g-a-r-y-l-u-s.
Mr.. Dexter. Of the Linton neigh
borhoo1, accompanied by Mr.. Nc
Bride, of Fandreau. S. d., were Wis
itors here Saturday MIR. Mcbride
owns quarter section in the Hazel
ton neighborhood.
Another telephone line will be run
into Braddock. The farmers living
on the west are yeand doing and
have instructBM Vie of the firm
of Vie and Long to order the ma
terial for the line.
Mrs. Kate Savage returned on
Tuesday from attending the W. C.
7. U. convention held at Dale on
June l4th and 18th. Mrs. Savage
was successful in carrying off the
gold medal in the oratorial contest
held at the convention on Saturday
evening.
Charley Gillespie, of Linton, repre-
senting the Rumley Products, was
here last Thursday, looking after
the interests Of his company. Char
ley had q dream Wednesday night
that he was wanted at Burnstad.
He called up the party and sure
enough he was wanted. Some
dream, eh?
The Braddock and Napoleon base
ball teams staged one Of the best
ball games ever seen here, Sunday
afternoon. that met with the ap-
proval of tine fans who like to see
clean game. 1t looked like any
body's game until the last Nap was
out in the ninth, but when it was all
over, the score read 4 to 2 in favor
of the Brads.
A gentleman from Napoleon. who
is editor of paper. plays ball and
is manager of telephone line, felt
so elated over the fact that he
pitched a few innings and was
allowed to mingle with the select of
Braddock that he forgot his street
clothes Sunday afternoon and drove
his chucu car home attired in his
uniform. Frank may be thankful
for the uniform some of US haven't
got that
An item of interest occurred Mon
day forenoon when O. E. Stevenson
sold his interest in the hardware
firm of Staak & Stevenson to A. C.
Staak. senior member of the firm.
The firm was organized about five
years ago. having bought out Fred
Cotton, when that gentleman moved
to Iowa. The firm has prospered
and built up fine trade, until it
stands as one one of the largest re-
tail hardware stores in the county.
MIR. ,Staak will continue the business
and asks the patronage Of the old
customers and fair trial of all.
MIR. Stevenson has not decided as to
his future, but his many friends will
wish him success in any venture he
may undertake.
The electrical storm Of WEDNESDAY
of last week played d freak game at
the home of 4eoyEe Dixon. While
Mrs. Dixon whsin the kitchen maxi
| ing breakfast, the lightning came
down the stove pipe and shocked
Mrs. Dixon who lay unconscious for
about half an hour, blew all the
lidsW the stove, wrecked the pans
and Kettles; left the kitchen and
went into a bedroom where two
small children were sleeping. went
through bed clothes, mattress. floor
and into the ground. leaving hole
of about an inch in circumference,
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