Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1916-09-28

waiter Ilbbets was down from Ha-
zelton Friday,
Oscar Mohn went to Bismarck yes
ter day to visit his mother.
VIM Anderson was here Friday
night. the guest of his brother, Elmer
Mrs. Charles B. Carlcy has gone to
one of the Bismarck hospitals for med
ical treatment
Judge A. NJ. Weller, the Hartford
country pioneer, spent day or two at
the county seat this week.
Big dance, big time. Friday. October
9Th. Everybody come and have good
time.-Smith & Turner.-Adv.
Roy Tenant and Miss Irene High
were Glanavon young people who Wis
tied in Linton Friday of last week.
S. j. Holiness, prominent farmer and
stockman of the Braddock country.
spentthc first of the week at the coun-
ty seat on business
Capt. f. f. Honstain left Tuesday
for Knapp, Wis, after short visit
with relatives and his many friends
at Linton, his old home.
Mcssrs. Jake Rott and Adolph Stalk
were Braddock people in Linton Fri
afternoon Of last week They were
out on hunting trip and wound up at
the county seat.
Miss Marie Beckman narrowly &C.
capped serious injury while cleaning
clothes with gasoline when her dress
caught fire She ran out doors and
succeeded in cxtnguishing the flames
without assistance.
| LOST-Bird dog. White. witt,
large yellow spots. months old. Es-
trayed in the Miller school section,
lear Hague. $500 reward for return
of dog to Valentine Weisenburger,
Hague, n. Dak.-Adv.
Adam Bcrrcth. living northwest of
Linton, was in town Saturday and re-
ports that his apple trees bore fruit
this year for the first time, despite
the fact that they have been planted
nine years He attributes their ne
culiar backwardncss to lack of water
and mulch.
The "Old Timer" dance at the opera
house Friday night proved to be a
great drawing attraction. The house
was crowded and dancing kept up until
u late hour. Ben Corbin and Matt
INiesen as violinists and Emil Hardt at
the piano furnished the music, which
was in keeping with the nature of the
dance. All those present report an en-
joyable evening.
;. Mckenzie Gazette: Old Scrap Iron
; Bill started prairie fire east of the
Linton track that burned over about
300 acres of hay land belonging to w
G. Hocrr and other parties the first
of the week. The conditions for prai-
rie fires are becoming about right and
with the rank growth that the weeds
and grass have made this year all pos
sible precaution in preventing such
fires should be taken, for if given a
good start it would be almost impos-
sible to control.
A party of Linton folks bound for
Fort Yates to attend the Indian Fair
had a disagrceable experience Friday
They went to Cannon Ball, where a
ferry is operated However, the fer
ny was stuck on sand-bar and nc
passage could be made After spend
ing several hours in waiting in hopes
the party returned to Linton. The trip
was made successfully the next day
however. Those in the party were
the Misses Otlla Hauge and Grace
Baker and Mcssrs John Meier and Ell
mcr Anderson.
U. S. Treasurer John Burke is ex.
pccted to visit Emmons county on his
speaking tour the first week in Octo
Der. Plans are being madeto have hin
come to Braddock by train on Monday
!. October I'd. After speaking at tina
point, he will go to Hazclton by au
to for campaign speech, from ther,
to Strasburg and back to Linton for ;
,, speech in the evening. MIR. Burk,
was three time elected governor O.
, North Dakota on the democratic tick
, ct and he is now a candidate agains
Porter j. McCumber for the United
States senate, and is again candidat,
E lon the democratic ticket
l Some weeks ago u representative Of
r the Midland Lyceum Bureau of De-
f MOines, Iowa, was in Linton and signe,
: up the local people for series of fiv'
: entertainments. The first of thes
1 numbers will be Ash Davis, prominen
s cart0Onist and illustrated lecturer
He will be at the opera house Tuesda,
Y night, October Sd, and all should b,
s on hand to hear him. Some hundred
/ season tickets were signed up for be
1 fore the course was booked. How
r ever, this will not clear the guarantee
j and there is therefore a double ren
: son why the patronage should be liber
3 al. The numbers will be very simila
: to those heard on the chautauqua plat
form last summer.-Ady.
r Business associates of George P
;, Thompson, president of Thompson