Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1913-08-28

shows to what limit Mr.. Turner
was forced to go in order to over
haul the passenger train. The round
trip. incluing stop at Hague to
take on gasoline. was made in just a
little over two hours. distance Of
forty-eight miles.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Carstens, of
Bismarck, arrived in Linton Satur-
day by auto. bringing with them
Mr.. Cooper, adjuster for the Home
Insurance Co., who settled losses
sustained by hail in localities east of
here.
| Mr.. E. r. Purintun and family, of
the Temvik country. were Linton
visitors Tuesday for few hours.
While in town MIR. Purintum
brought the children over to the Rec
ord ranch to see the apples growing.
1t was the first time they had seen
apples on tree.
Fl. P. Tracy, Miss Mabel Tracy
and Mrs. Thor MAIDEN came up
from Dale Tuesday to visit with Don
Tracy for several days. Mrs. Naa-
den leaves today for Elliston,
Mont. to Join her husband. Don
spent Sunday at the Tracy home and
came back with them Tuesday.
| Messrs. Bruce & Bruce, musical
specialists, will appear at the opera
house tonight (Thursday). One of
the gentlemen. the well.known In
dian baritone and trombone soIoist
from Fort Yate, has been heard in
Linton before. at which time he
proved to be very popular with the
audience.-Adv.
The Record is in receipt of
wedding invitation which conveys
the intelligence that the marriage
of Miss Frances Emma Brooks will
take place in Mondak. Mont, on
September I'd, the groom being Mr..
Benjamin Charles Hermann, of that
town. Miss Brooks is we'll known
in Linton, where she has lived for
several years. Her many friends
wish her happiness.
DR.. Smith, leader of the Boys
Band, has received letter from
w. G. Gilbreath. who has charge of
the Industrial Exhibition at Bis
marck in October, asking the local
band to put in q bid for playing at
the Exposition Elks' Day, October
10th, and bid of some sort will be
submitted. Our band is gradually
securing recognition in other parts
of the state to which it is entitled.
The sportsmen of this town are
meeting daily to test their skill at
bringing down clay pigeons. The
last shoot was very successful, we un-
derstand. We did not hear of all the
scores. but DR.. Fuller got one bird in
twenty-five shots; so, if the others
are doing as well, it can be readily
seen that our marksmen are coming
right to the front. The doctor thinks
he'll be able to double his record the
next time.
A benefit moving-picture perfor-
nance was given at the opera
house Monday night under the
supervision of Manager Turner, the
proceeds Of which were turned over
to the band. In the afternoon a
little Dutch" band covered the city
to bring out crowd and they were
pretty successful. the hall being
packed. The pictures were high
class and the affair perfect success
in every way.
Carl Vorlander had a few anxious
moments Saturday noon when driv-
ing his automobile. A large guam
tity of gasoline had been spilled on
and around the magnetic while the
car was being filled land when it was
started up the front part OF the car
was suddenly enveloped in flames.
However. the fact that there ia no
wood in the construction of that
part of the car saved the day and
the flames soon burned themselves
out.
Tuesday the patrons of the local
p0stofiice ne well as those Of the
towns between here and Eureka on
the Milwauke--narrowly missed be-
ing without any eastern mail. 1t
seems the mail clerk found some
sort of pressing busine.s up town
while the train was in Eureka and
that he was still up town when the
train continuednnrth. He attempt
ed to catch the train at Greenway
by auto. hut the pesky thing broke
down. Asa result. the mai was
all jnmb.ed together when il
reached here and Postmaster Thorn
as Jones was called upnn to pick out
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