Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1914-01-01

VINO were aware OF the apparent
affinity of local young couple. We
may be able to announce the mar
riage of the principals by next week.
| A. L. Briddell is now in charge Of
taking care of the local street-light-
ing system-a system by the way
which is highly inadequate and un-
satisfactory, but which is the best we
can have until we get the electric
light plant which we need.
John Green. an old-timer Of the
Strasburg country and former
Strasburg elevator man. died at his
home Monday of last week. The IA
tai disease was consumption and the
funeral and interment took place at
iceland.
Berthold Reidlinger, who UNDER
went an operation three weeks ago
for ruptured appendix, developed
a case of intestinal obstruction as a
result and Friday of last week was
forced to submit to another. He is
now on the road to recovery.
DR.. Wolverton was called to the
home of John Rowerdink, Tuesday.
in consultation with DR.. Shockey, of
Pollock. in an attempt to save the
life of Mrs. Rowerdink, who re-
Gently gave birth to daughter.
The lady is recovering, although her
life was despaired of for awhile.
| Up at Hazelton the Ladies Aid
Society has decided upon a unique
method of raising funds. They have
compiled q cookbook and are hav-
ling it published. They expect to
sell enough copies to pay for the ex-
pense of getting it out and to have
la neat balance left for their
treasury.
Early Emmons county residents
will be aorry to learn of the death
of a young lady who was raised in
the Williamsport country, who be-
! fore her marriage was Miss Minnie
Mittelstedter. She (Mrs. Homer
Raymond) died at West Plains, Mo-,
on November 23d. Her brother, Ed
ward, died less than six months pre-
vieusly.
/ Mrs. Thomas Renkers, of the
Westfield neighborhood. has been
quite i'll the past week. While on
his way TO the Renskers home recent
ly to attend the lady, DR.. Wolverton
met with a disagreeabla mishap.
One wheel Of his automobile dropped
into hole and the rear-axle hous-
ing broke, He had to cave the car
| with Mr.. Renskers and find other
means Of getting home.
Chris. Christianson and John Bartu
left yesterday on considerable
jaupt up Canada-way. They propose
to go to the neighborhood of Paisley
brook, Sask., Canada, where John
intends to file and where Chris. may
decide to do likewise. In the mean
time the gentlemen will be enabled
to see just what the so.called Cana.
dian Northwest ''land of promise
looks like.
G. E. Coover, a former Emmons
county resident. now located a,
Sweetgrass, Mont. writes the Rec.
ord that he is having good success ir
his new home. and is working a farm
of $40 acres and raising plenty Of
hogs and cattle. His brother, Osca,
F., who is well known to early resi-.
dents of the county, was married al
Lethbridge. Canada, on Novembe,
18th. Mr.. Coover still owns LAND
in Emmons county.
Earl I. Atha had narrow escape
from trouble when he filled The
hard-coal heater with coal that ha6
kerosine in it. The coal had beer
, near an oil-canin the shed and hac
; become saturated. Earl emptied il
into the cylinder Of the heater ane
the minute 1t touched the live coal.
there was something doing. A ter
/, rife fash Of fame greeted him
! Persons passing the building at Thu
+ time were startled by hereporta ant
e the accompanying flames which shc,
from the chimney. No damage wa,
!, done, except to Earl's nerves.
Recently the university autbori
] ties at Grand Forks requested Post
' master Jones to submit them sam
! pies of we'll water from three we'll
in the town of Linton. The we'll
from which samples were taken wer'
Z located in various parts Of tine tow
7 and were of various depths. Tn
!, VIM. Pagel we'll in the east part o
= town was the. deepest! This G. o
: Smith well was shallow and the c
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