Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1914-12-31

the Hull and Westfield neighbor
mood. All we want is more of tn,
same. Hague and Strasburg shoult
each contain some loyal citizen witt
enough spare time to get up ,
creditable list of items for the home
!, town. 1t benefits the town in thu
{ way of advertising and is a COCO
thing all around.
All the local churches observed
Christmas Eve in the customary
manner and all the little folks, AZ
well as big ones, too. we're remem.
hered with candy and the like. The
entertainment provided at the Epis.
copal church proved to be exception.
ally good considering this was about
their first attempt. The other
churches also had good programs.
A wedding which occurred in Lin.
ton Christmas Eve of two Emmons
county young people was that of
Emmett G. Perry and Miss Gladys
Nickel. both of Clayton. The we'd
ding took place at the Linton House.
Rev. Otto G. Ponath, officiating.
From here Mr.. and Mrs. Perry went
TO Redfield. S. D., for short visit
with Mr.. Perry's parents. They re-
turned to Linton Tuesday and to
their home the next day.
i The next regular winter term of
district court will be held in Linton
on Tuesday, February Cd. In the
time intervening jury list will be
drawn and the jurymen SO picked
for jury duty notified. Every year
the farmers of the county have occa-
sion to give thanks for the arrange.
ment whereby jury duty is required
during the winter months instead OF
the early spring when seeding is &C.
cupying the undivided attention.
Lester Briggle returned recently
from visit to Iowa and South Da-
kota and is now ready to take up his
duties as county superintendent of
schools after the first of the year.
Mr.. B. visited at his former home in
Iowa and states that many farmers
there are paying as much as six dol
lars per acre rent. One farmer
there contracted land at $4,000 for
FIVE years. The same amount of
money would have put him in DOS
session of pretty nice farm in this
county.
In the list of items sent in by one
of our correspondents this week an
pears several items relative to GER
tain digraceful conditions existing
in the northwestern part of the
county where the booze business is
said to flourish. Incidentally, we
might state that these items are no
fiy-by-night affair but are prepared
by q competent. efficient writer VINO
is ready and willing to back up
statements therein contained. The
name of the writer is known to the
Record and full confidence is placed
in the statements made.
Mike Meier and Margaret Bosch
were two Linton young people who
we're united in marriage early Mon
day morning and who will make
their home in Linton. The groom is
janitor at the court house and is
SON of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Meier.
He was the Young man injured a
year or so ago on the N. p. between
here and Temvik when hand-car
jumped the track. At that time he
| spent several months in the railroad
hospital at Brainerd, MINI. The
bride is daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
JOS. Bosch and has been living with
/ her parents in North Linton.
/ Delinquent Record subscribers
who have received letters from our
collection agency and who have not
yet RENTED are now getting their
second notice. Should any Of those
who have paid within the last few
days receive this second letter they
should know that their payments
had not yet been reported to the
agency and should disregard the
letter. Those who had made no
provision. however. for payment Of
the money due should get busy.
These agencies only send out a
couple of notices before starting
Illegal action.
4 The past week was banner one
to Manager Turner, the Electric
Theatre and the show patrons. Fri
.Iday night of last week special
I Christmas performance was given at
which all present received presents
iof candy. The grown folks drew
neat little boxesuf chocolates con-
! tanning the card of the donor and