Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1916-09-07

They were highly pleased with what
they saw of the west, especially the
city of Denver, Colorado. Mr.. C. was
formerly Q county commissioner of
Emmons county.
Messrs, w. C. Wolverton, o. l. Shelf
loe, A. N. Junge and w. o. Irwin were
members of an auto party to Bismarck
Monday morning, returning to Linton
the same evening.
Wesley Baker, Jr., was over from
the Clayton country Saturday of last
week. Wesley is planning to move
across the river to secure better graz
ing land for his cattle.
Mrs. H. H. Hanson and the children
arrived in Linton Saturday to join Mr..
Hanson. They will make their home
in Strasburg this winter, where Mr..
H. will be principal of the schools.
Mrs. Van Horn will entertain the
M. E. Ladies' Aid Society at the par
sonage Wednesday afternoon of next
week. Lunch will be served at p.
m. and all are invited, men included
The rainy weather rather played the
mischief with some Of the plans Of the
Nimrods. DR.. Smith appeared to be
the most disappointed man in the
bunch, for he wanted to break in the
red hunting cap.
Hunting licenses have not been in
as great demand this year as former
ly at this time. Up to yesterday the
auditor has issued 297 licenses In
1914 there were Alb and in 1915 the
sum total Of 449.
Thos. Darland, who has been work
ing in this neighborhood for some time
past, and Miss Christine Pudwill were
married one day last week and left at
once for Herreid, S. D. The affair
came as surprise to Linton people.
The Record understands that P. J.
Wittmayer, who is working in Mon
tana, is under bonds at present await
ing trial for shooting man with
whom he had trouble relative to tres
passing. We have heard but meager
details of the affair.
Chris. Beber of Temvik, democrat
ic candidate for county treasurer,
spent Tuesday at the county seat on
business. Mr.. Bieber is member of
the non-partisan league and expects
to make thorough canvass of the
county during the coming campaign.
Miss Lessie Baker, who lives eigh-
teen miles northeast of Linton, was
a passenger Monday to Aberdeen to
visit relatives for few days She
was accompanied by Mr.. Prichard,
! who has been visiting at the Baker
home and who was on his way to his
! home in Iowa.
The Winona school house, a two
: story affair and an old land mark, was
: burned to the ground one night last
, week. The superintendent of schools
the states attorney and the sheriff
, were summoned to investigate the
; matter. So far as we have learned
, the cause of the fire iE unknown. ~
Oliver Bales, who is doing carpenter
work down at Hague, spent Friday
and Saturday at the county seat or
business. Oliver says the bad CROP
prospects have stopped considerable
building operations in southwestern
Emmons where he had expected to be
kept busy during the rest of the sea
: [son.
5 Several carloads of people left OF
hunting trips yesterday, despite thu
bad weather. Part Of them went tt
. lBraddock, to await the opening of tn
y fseason which they intended to spen'
9 lat Goose Lake. Several other load
went up to the sloughs in northwest
Tern Emmons and to Long Lake, nea
s Moffit.
A number of Linton people spen
1Sunday at the Baker farm eighteen
Imiles northeast of Linton and partoo
Iof mighty fine dinner about p. n
y Those who went from Linton were MI
d and Mrs. H. N. Turner, Mr.. and Mrs
VI F. B. Streeter, Mrs. E. D. Fogle
l. Misses Grace Dawson, Jennie Meier
l. Ethel and Hazel Fogle.
Owing to the threatened railroa
q strike last week the local Standar
is Oil agent received orders to take on n
a new patrons and to allow but the usu
e al quantity t. those already on the lis
a AS result there was considerabl
:, scurrying to get supply laid in b
those who would be made to suffe
Igreatly in case of an oil famine.
Il The band concert and dance Frida
u night at the onera house was fairly