Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1913-05-08

greater help on the farm az the
years go by. 1t is such families of
newcomers as this one that are of
great value to new country.
The weather mas been very cool
for a week or so, with several freez-
7, ing nights. However, the wind has
changed from north to southeast,
and it is warming up a bit. Some
rain to start the late-sown crops
would be good thing. Early-sown
wheat is away up and looking we'll.
| Herreid Picayune: We see from
the Emmons County Record that
Walter Mewing is in the hospital
at Bismarck, suffering from pleu-
risy; also, that he had experienced
! the symptoms of appendicitis. Wal
ter's many friends hereabouts will
regretto hear of his misfortune and
hope for a speedy recovery.
Frank Streeter left last Thursday
on business and pleasure trip to
the Twin Cities. He expected to be
absent a week or ten days. The
principal object Of the trip was to
attend the meeting of northwestern
print-shop proprietors in Minneapo-
lis last week. at which the Twin City
newspapers say thousand Of them
were present.
| The Linton Lodge of knights of
Pythias will give dance in the op-
era-house tomorrow (Friday) ever
ing. The local lodge of this we'll
known and popular order is strong
in Linton. Its members are noted
as good entertainers, and those who
attend the dance may rest assured
| that they will not be sorry they
went. Good music will be fur.
| nished. Adv.
Roy Carley, A. M. Britts, Sheriff
Kyes. Wilhelm Bjones. Teddy Bren-
ner, A. Fl. Irvine, Will Bechtla, Chris
the Christian, Walter Moving, Tom
| Coon, VIM. Carmichael and Ear
LeSuer went on fishing expedition
to the mouth ofltheBeaver, the front
end Of the week They did fairly
we'll, but lett several fish uncaught
in the river and creek. They prob
ably didn't spit on the bait or they
would have done better.
For several weeks the Record ma
chinery has been run by kerosene
three-horsepower engine. So far
it is doing good work, running as
steadily as an electric motor. 1t uses
hardly as much in bulk of kerosene
as the gasoline engine of the same
horsepower. With gasoline twenty
five cents gallon and kerosene
thirteen cents gallon. this is quite
a favor to the pocket-book. The en-
CINE was purchased from the Linton
Bazaar.
Our young correspondents in the
Holland Settlement have been sc
much taken up with the poetic muse
Of late that they neglected to give
the news that the prosperous anc
well-preserved old-fime settler, Ger
rit Haak, was married few week:
} ago down in Illinois, as we are in
: formed. Our informant says tha
Mrs. Haak is a good woman. and j!
making friends IF all whom She
meets in her new home at Hull. The
Record hopes that Mr.. and Mrs
Haak may have many happy ant
comfortable years before them.
Adam Kraft, one of Strasburg'.
old-timers and public-spirited bust
ness men, was visitor in Linton
Tuesday. Mr.. Kraft is a baseball
fan of the first magnitude. He is
at Strasburg, in the class with Lang
at Linton and Geii at Hazelton
He'd rather see baseball gam,
J, than eat; and. like the old RECORD
, chap, Adams body looks as though
he'd consumed quite a few tons O
feed in his day. Mr.. Kraft wa
much pleased at the outlook for bias,
ball in the county and vicinity. thi
season, ard particularly pleased a
the way ball matters are shaping VI
, at his home town. A canvass Of tn
. Village secured 1925 for the bal
club. The club will be composed o
, home talent. except that a pitche
will be hired. Matt Lipp will be tn
catcher. He has strong arm, an
Adam says he will use it to head OF
: the Linton stealers at second. TIL
boys now have first-class damon
at Strasburg, and willstrive to max
. it pleasant for visiting clubs.
The Gwyther Fort Rice postoffice
Advocate says: Toall appearances
Fort Rice is to lose her ferry. MI
Helange and a partner Of Big Ben
have closed negotiations with Car
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