Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1913-07-31

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three or four acres of what was for
merly the site of the post. Extern
sive preparations had been made to
commemorate the transfer and many
prominent men were present, as well
as a number of old soldiers who had
done duty at the fort in the days of
Indian warfare.
A letter to the Record from AL.
Seymour. of the Dale country, con-
veys the welcome news that he is the
proud father of a brand-new hoy.
as he Euts it. another Repub lican
v ter at my place" He reports
good crops of grain in his Immediate
neighborhood.
VIM. Heyermnn. whose home was
for many years in the Wcstfield
country, was in Linton one day last
week ON his way home for visit.
Mr.. Heyerman has been taking up
the jewelry business in the east and
incidentally took wife. too. Mrs.
Heyerman was with him on his re-
turn.
Considerable excitement was
caused about $3.50 Tuesday night
when people down town heard a
crashing of glass and thud as
though some one had broken out a
window. A searching party was or
ganIzed to locate what was supposed
to be burglar at work. So far as
we have been able to find out neither
the burglar nor the broken window
have yet been located.
A letter from the editor of the
Record to Linton business man
conveys the intelligence that OH July
22d he was in Philadelphia and stat.
ed that from there he would 90 to
Chicago for weeks visit and then
south to other Illinois and to Mis-
souri, points. He had completed a
trip from Washington to New York
down the Patomac and up the coast.
G. A. Jackman, one of the pros,
porous farmers of the Braddock
country. and his sister. Miss Flor
ence, were in Linton one day last
week to meet Mcssrs. Charles Suse-
mill and Frank Seek. of Andover, S.
d. The latter gentlemen were forced
to seek employment elsewhere than
at home because of the poor crops
around Andover. They will work
on Mr.. Jackman's farm during har-
vest.
Hal Tracy and George Acheson, of
the Dale country, were Linton visit
ors Thursday of last week. This is
the first trip George has made 10
Linton in over year. He was for
merly employed in the Britts tonsor-
ial parlors and was for several years
the main stay of the Linton ball fans
as catcher for the team. His many
friends here were glad to see him
and suggest he might drop around
little oftener. MIR. Tracy visited
with Linton relatives.
Reports from iceland yesterday
are to the effect that early yesterday
morning disastrous fire visited
the town, completely destroying
the two iceland banks, the Bach
meier store, the postoffice. vacant
building and n couple of barns. No
one seems TO know the cause of the
fire and it was not discovered until
most of the block was in flames.
Some chickens and pigs were burned
to death. No injuries were report
ed.
In view of the fact TINT several
Linton people are the owners of
Hupmobiles, we print the following
letter from the Hupp Motor Car
Company, dealing with the
Annual Glidden tour, the greatest
annual event in autnmObjI touring:
1.-TWO Hupmobils got perfect scores
in this years Glidden Tour from
Minneapolis to Glacier Park, Mont,
a distance of l ,2A3 miles. The cars
were entered by X. W. Munzer &
Sons. Minneapolis, dealers. and both
cars brought home the bacon. Each
was awarded prize at the compile
ton of the run. Hupmobile No. Is
received.the Anderson Trophy. No. Ia
|iretains permanent possession of the
Minneapolis Daily News Cup, it hay-
ling been won By n Hupmobile last
#Iyear in the Minneapolis to Winnepeg