Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1915-07-08

very decided Improvement.
Mrs. Matte McVey and children
are spending the week at the Fay
Harding home in the Temvik coun-
try.
Chris. Albrecht. the Temvik
merchant. was in Linton yesterday
on his way to Pollock for a visit
with relatives.
Carl Vorlander went to Bismarck
yesterday after his automobile
which he left there recently because
of rainy weather. Bert Irvine and
one of his little girls also made the
trip.
The commissioners yesterday ar
ranged for the grading of the Ha-
zelton-Moffit road so that within
twenty days there will be first
class road clear through to Bis
marck.
Ira Burge arrived Wednesday
night from Montana after a carload
of cattle that he bought last winter
but was unable to ship until now on
account of quarantine. He left
Saturday.
The Misses Clara Beckman and
Florence Gillespie left today for an
extended visit in Minnesota and
Iowa. They will visit at Miss Beck
mans home in Perham. Mimi. be-
sore going farther.
George Acheson was up from
Dale Tuesday for short visit with
friends. George was at one time a
barber in the Britts barber shop
and backstop on the ball team and
he has many friends here.
Cromwell Owens, of the Vorlan-
der drug store. left Thursday by
automobile for Mcintosh where he
went to play in the band the Fourth.
He accompanied his father who had
been here for short visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Cnlbertson
and Master William are visiting
Linton friends this week. Mrs. Gull
bertson and the baby came on the
! Milwaukee Saturday and Milton ar
rived here with his automobile next
day.
Attrn Coventry ard family
spent Monday at Dale where the
Dale people enjDveh picnic to oh
serve the Fourth of july which
really took place m the fifth this
year. Mr.. Coventry made the ad-
dress.
Monday evening the Linton Boys
Band PLAYED a street concert which
was enjoyed by large crowd. The
boys have heen praciiclng regularly
for months past and the brand of
music they furnish is excellent as a
result.
The last few weeks have been
strenuous ones for the people Of this
county in the amusement line. The
five-day chautauqua ended recently.
There we're two days of baseball at
Hazelton and big celebration at
Westfield.
Lester Brigple. county superin-
tendent of schools. and Mrs. Briggle
returned from Valley City Thursday
night. They had been in atten-
dance at the meeting of the state as
ISOLATION of school superintendent.
They made the trip by automobile
and, while he return was pleasant
enough, they had considerable
trouble on the way there on account
of muddy roads.
| A letter to the Record from Ear
Mewing brings the information thai
he has recovered from his attack Of
pneumonia and that he is back at hi
school work. He finishes course
at telegraphy school in shor
time and will then go to Angus
Mimi, where he will be first tricl
operator. Mrs. Mewing. hi
mother. is with him and will remain
in Minneapolis for a couple o
months visiting her sister, Mrs. j
H. Fischer, formerly of Mound City
The commissioners have receives
word from A. N. Drake, owner o
the land through which the roa
northeast of town runs. to the effec
that he will agree to any arrange
ments which can be made satisfact
Dry to the people here without ir
juring the property value of tn
I land through which the road runs
The commissioners expect to max
some final disposition of that roa
matter at this meeting.
H. Van Beck. who is making hi
home in Aberdeen, was a Linton vii
itor Tuesday for short time. H