Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1914-02-19

will give out small amounts of it to
farmers desiring to experiment
with the new seed.
Atlantic Seaboard in the Grip OF
the Worst Blizzard Since 1883" is
the heading of articles in the daily
papers of this week. Guess they'll
all have to move to North Dakota il
they would find a land of peace
plenty and contentment where
fierce billiards. are unknown. Guess
spring is here already.
Sheriff Wallace Kyes and Deputy
VIM. Jones took W. S. Ferry to Bis
marck Monday to begin his sentence
in the penitentiary. They report
that his nerve did not give way any
more when the prison doors Changed
behind him than it has at any
time since his arrest. The officers
returned Tuesday night. Mrs. Kyes
accompanied her husband.
| Mrs. A. H. Irvine entertained a
number of the Linton matrons at a
Japanese party at her home yester-
day afternoon. Those who attended
report that the preparations were
most extensive and that an enjoy
able treat was their experience. The
young ladies of town were the
guests in the evening.
A letter from j. H. Reamer, who
is in Milwaukee, conveys the intelli-
gence that he and his son, Fred,
have formed partnership and have
! the distributing agency for some
sanitary arrangement just the nature
of which it was impossible to deter
mine from the nature Of the letter.
MIR. r. states that Fred will have
the active charge Of the new venture.
The real genuine article of spring
chicken is rather an uncommon
thing for this locality in February.
However, D. R. Streeter, has
couple of the little mites that
ratheroverzealous hen Matched out
the first of the week. They seem to
take as kindly to their existence as
if it had been in the middle of sum-
mer.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. (Dad) Hunt
ington left Friday morning for a
short visit at Jamestown after which
they will go on to Minneapolis where
they will attend the wedding of
their niece, Miss Rasbeck. The
young lady will be remembered to
Linton people as having been guest
for some time at the Huntington
home here.
With the approach of spring the
automobile fever is again abroad in
the land. F. B. Streeter is the latest
local agent to receive a consignment
Of cars for the spring trade. car
load of Hupmobiles arriving Mon
day of this week. H. H. Hanson,
the Ford agent, is amply supplied
for the spring demand and the
Northwestern Motor Company have
plenty of Maxwells on hand.
The Braddock News and the Bis
marck Tribune have carried news
items to the effect that Tom O'Brien
has been appointed postmaster at
the Linton Office. We know that
Tom was pussyfooting pretty lively
for the appointment but did not
know that he had the plum secure.
IF such an appointment is an az
complished fact. Mr.. O'Brien has
not as yet made public the infor-
nation.
An important item of news which
has just come to the writer's atten-
tion this week was the birth Of Il
girl to Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Yonker,
who are living at Leeds. this state.
Mrs. Yonkers and the little one are
at q Devils Lake hospital and are do
ing nicely. The young lady was
born on Saturday. February 7th. Mrs.
Yonker was formerly Miss Alena
Tough and Mr.. Yonker was at one
time in the lumber business here
and at Strasburg.
Owing to the fact that we have
been unable to get as prompt action
as was expected in securing copies
Iof commercial club bylaws to be
used in framing bylaws for our
club here, it will be a little longer
until we will be ready to complete
our commercial club organization.
However, the secretary has been
keeping up correspondence relative
Ito matters in which the club will be
interested. We are getting lined
up with possible financiers Of local