Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1916-06-29
Hague Happening

Correspondence Of the Record, June 2G
Mr.. Joe Weber has been with us for
some days last week. Mr.. Weber is
taking his well-earned vacation after
another years hard studious labor at
the university.
The show of last Monday, 1.-THE Call
of the Soul" was we'll attended in
spite of the exorbitant admission
charges.
The Hague Brass Band has prom
ised us an open-nir concert once n
week.
Last Thursday the remains of
Frank Friesan were carried to their
last resting place. Mr.. Friesan was
lingering for some time, and was only
thirty-five years old His parents,
two brothers and three sisters remain
to mourn the departed.
A. Schwartzmann, optical specialist
from Sioux City, Iowa, will be sta
toned at the Hotel Hague, June 9th,
to administer to those that are in need
of having their eyes treated or glasses
fitted.
Agnes Fischer, who departs today
for st. Louis, has been visiting friends
in iceland and Strasburg this week.
Mrs. Valeria Jahner went to Man
dan Friday to visit her son, and at the
same time take in the festivities of
the gathering at the Katholicken-Tag
that takes place there the coming
week.
The Hague State Bank, with their
ever-increasing amount of work and
business, have found it necessary to
install one of the latest Burrough
Bookkeeping Machines in their ac-
counting department. The machine
has already arrived and will be put to
work as soon as the required posting
ledgers arrive.
Conrad Erck has taken q trip to
Duluth and through the state of Mich
gan. Mr.. Erck is interested in real
estate in that territory.
Ludwig Erck arrived from Stras-
burg Wednesday to assist in his faith
ar's implement business during the
summer.
Annie Amundsen is spending her
vacation with her mother, and help
ing her with the work in the hotel.
Annie attended the sisters school at
Strasburg.
The John Volk daughters who have
been under the care of DR.. Gerdes, of
Eureka, returned Friday.
Commissioner R. M. Volk was in
Linton during the week to be present
at the opening of the bids for county
bridges.
John Erck, Sam Schmidt, John
Schatz, Ed. Miller, Tony and Marcus
.Schweitzer were in Strasburg between
trains on Thursday.
Decorator Aug. Scherr has contract
ed to paint the Catholic parsonage.
Margaret Wolf, her sister Eva, An
ma Jundt and Mary Sahli left today
for st. Joseph, MINI. They will en-
ter the st. Benedict's Academy there.
Margaret is to take the veil for the
sisterhood, July 10th.
The c. M. & St. P. R. R. has con-
ceived the same idea of filling in the
low places around the depot. For
years the depot has been surrounded
by stagnant water through which all
the draying had to be done. A stencil
was emitted by this mire that was a
detriment to sanitation for the whole
town.
Roy HUM came in from Lake City
Saturday where he had been for a
year as agent for the Crown Elevator
people. AS these people receive no
grain during these months of the year
Roy is at leisure for the time.
Andrew Fischer returned from Rha-
me for few days stay. He states
that crops in that part of the country
are somewhat further advanced, as
they had less rain and more warm
weather.
Vetter & Bosch, butchers, shipped
car Of hogs to the cities Saturday.
About $525 worth of cream was
shipped from Hague station Saturday.
The Frank Sahli cream station aver
ages 25 cans and over daily.
Eugene Wolf received the moving
trucks from Eureka Saturday taking
them home at once. He wishes to
move his dwelling this week.