Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1915-02-11

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thing they have undertaken The
Of the commissioners
for instance, as they have
been recently printed. is worse than
useless. No financial statement of
any kind can be read intelligently
unless it is printed in tabular form.
The time lost by taxpayers in hunt
ing for items in which they are par
ticularly Interested totals a great
deal more than the extra cost of the
tabuated print"
The Commercial Club meeting
Wednesday night of last week was
fairly we'll attended and it was ar
ranged to have banquet and smok-,
er next month at which time the
annual election of officers will take
place. After this event it is the in
ten.ion to get a little better feeling
into the work and to make the club
worth something to the town.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Pagel enter
tanned at their home two evenings
this week. Tuesday night some
sixteen families were guests at an
evening at cards and the next night
a number of the local bachelors were
treated in like manner. The Pagel
home is paclous one and conditions
for entertaing most excellent The
evenings were most pleasant ones
for those present.
Marie. the daughter of Peter Mas.
set, of Little Beaver, Saturday even
ing slipped on some ice on the porch
at her home. falling backwards to
the ground. The back of her head
struck the head of an ak, Infiicting
bad scalp wound. and cutting out
a piece of the skull. She was
brought to the local hospital Sunday
morning, where DR.. Wolverton re-
moved the loose bone and dressed
the wound.
Strasburp has been well repre-
sented during the past fortnight in
Linton. many from there having
some to Linton either as witnesses
or onIookers in the trial of the Sc
curity State Bank VS.. S. A. Fischer.
Mr.. Nj Raumgartner, in charge Of
the destinjes Of the Security State
Bank, and Mr.. Fischer of the First
State Bank, are the leading contest
ants for honors in financial circles
in Strasburg and the case is attract
ing considerable attention.
H. N. Turner has kept his NOV
ing. picture business on the go all
the past week. Shows have been
put on every night and the at
tendance has been most gratifying
Saturday night of last week was a
record breaker for the Electric
Threatre. 1t was the largest at
tendance at any moving picture
show ever gwen in the city. The
"MilIion Dollar Mystery" was the
attraction. At all the ether shows
the house has been we'll filled. how.
ever.
Some years ago an attempt was
made to raise funds in North Dako,
ia for the purchase Of a fine silver
service to be presented to the gov.
eminent for use on the battleshiL
North Dakota. The thing went
along fine for while. the service
was ordered and then the financial
end of the thing didn't "come
through" Now, Governor Hanna
is attempting to secure the rest Of
the money by contribution. A hos
is on display at the German-Amer
lean Bank in this city for such con
| tributions.
n The county commissioners finished
:. up a short session Thursday of las
| week. the most important matter al
which was the designation Of Of
fetal county papers for the yea
1915. Thursday morning the write!
was asked 10 appear at the meeting
and go over the matter of pubIica
ton of proceedings with the idea o
getting the minutes printed in
readable shape. The board appear
to be anxious to get right down t
business, and to give the people 0
! the county good and efficient ser
vice. /
!. O. Naumann, Tom Martinson an
81 Steve Sullivan we're Temvikites j
tlLinton Tuesday for short visil