Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1914-10-08

didates who are not regular NOM
inees for an office. as is often the
case in regard to district officers.
Frank McConville, the genial COM
missioner from the fifth district, ar
rived in Linton Tuesday morning
for the October meeting of the com
! missioners He had understood that
they woul1 meet on Tuesday, but al
ready considerable amount of work
had been taken up on Monday.
There isn't much gets by him, how
ever.
Campbell township was we'll re-
presented in Linton Saturday Of
last week. Messrs. G. Larson, Chas.
Lila. VIM. Schultz. Fred Olson,
Aug. Carlson and Geo. Hanson were
the visitors. Messrs. Olson and
Lila were here to obtain full natur-
alization papers and the other gen.
tlemen we're the necessary witnesses
A terrific prairie fire ragged for
hours west OF the river from the
vicinity Of Fort Yates to point
some twenty-five miles north. Tho
fire started Friday night. H. F.
Witzleben. effort Yates, suffered a
broken arm while on his way to the
fire by being thrown from buggy.
He was taken to Bismarck for treat
ment.
A bad prairie fire Thursday of
last week cleaned up about all the
pasture and hay along strip
couple of mile wide from the Postle
ranch to the mouth Of Beaver Creek.
Casper Burgad lost two and w. b.
Lee one stack of hay. There were
other losses Of which the Record
did not obtain particulars. The
origin of the fire ia unknown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dick Coonen. for
mer residents of Linton, and now
engaged in the restaurant business
at Bismarck, were visiting in Linton
the first of the week. They had
been to Hot Springs, S. D., for a
visit with MIR. CooneD's father and
had made the trip by automobile.
While in Linton they were the
guests Of DR.. and Mrs. C. o. Smith,
VIM. hammers. the genial young
school teacher from the Holland
Settlement, and one-time candidate
for political honors, spent Monday
night in Linton transacting business
and calling on his many friends.
"Bill" doesn't seem to have been
cast down any by the verdict of the
voters last spring when he was one
of five aspirants for the nomination
as register of deeds on the rerubli-
can ticket.
The thirty days allowed by law for
candidates receiving nominations on
the various party ballots at the June
primary to Withdraw their names
expired, the first of the week. Only
two of those receiving nominations
by scattering votes Withdrew, A. N.
Britts, who received the progressive
vote for clerk of court, and Fred
Reemts. the socialist nominee for
register of deeds. The Record will
give the list next week of the c.andi.
dates at the coming general cleo zion.
A number of marriage licenses
have been issued by Judge Carley
the past week. Freddie j. johnson
and Miss Mallie Adams, and Ohm
stead Adams and Miss Ida Mason
we're Braddock young people who
will participate in a double wedding.
Another double wedding for which
licenses we're granted had Frank
Holzer and Lizzie Goldade and Jo-
seph Goldade ard Regina Holzer az
principals. The Goldades are from
Strasburg and the Hozers from
Hague. Frank Buechler and Mari
anna Zahn, both of Hague, also Sc
cured a marriage license. Judge
Carley seems to have taken a new
lease on life as business picks up af-
ter months Of comparative mac.
tivity.
4 Only still night and plenty OF
help prevented a serious fire Tues.
day night when a pile Of straw ii
the Record back yard destined te
cover strawberry plants caught fire
lin some manner unknown. Water
| from the Record water tank and thu
/ w. j. Bechtie water works ant tn,
help of the city chemical engines
tprevented any loss. However, tk,
!. danger from fire to which any town
is liable was more than ever demon
strated. A very small amount o,
rubbish and straw will often do tn,
business, Only one load Of straw