Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1916-09-21

cSL atteIiueu III the history Oh tiie cry
and the floral offerings of friends
wcr beautiful adm in great profuson.
The Writer joins the host of friends in
extending sympathy to the members
Of the family in their great bercavc
| mcnt
The Record understands that Henry
Schmidt, of Hague, who published II
letter in the Record last week relative |
to his cream station being entered |
twice and his property destroyed, now |
reports that upon his return to Hague
he was seized and beaten up by some |
of those who were mixed up i'll the at
fair. So far as we have learned no
official action has been taken, how
ever, to clean up such rowdyism.
Chris. Bosch is installing II pressure
tank i'll his East Linton residence, as
we'll as adding a fine porch and Il COM
modious barn to his property. Chris.
is one Of those who proiitcd by the Eu
ropcan war. He had sold his property
and was ready to return to Russia
when the war broke out. He couldn't
think of going then, so he invested
here again. One quarter that he pur
chased more than paid for itself with
the first flax crop.
Word from Thinner is to the effect
that Dewey Cell suffered serious in
jury Tuesday forenoon when he was
M IN itp,t ,.r IN n al ~ n
in which he was working Dewey was
injured about the skull and was un-
conscious for several hours Mrs
Cell left yesterday morning for his
bedside. A telephone message from
his brother, Charlie. yesterday stated
that it was not believed that Dcwcy's
condition was dangerous.
The United States Civil Scrvic"
Commission has announced an exam
nation for the county of Emmons
to be held at IIaZclton on October l3,
1916. to fill the position OF rural car
ricr at Hague and vacancies that may
later occur on rural routes from other
post Offices in the above mentioned
county The examination Will be OPP
: en- only to male citizens who are ac
tually domicilcd in the territory of
lpost Office in the county and who al
so meet the other requirements.
After battling for its life practical
" ever since its birth, Little Edwin
Gottlicb, the infant son Of Mr.. and
,b,, nj al, h..
, struggle Monday and was released
!, from all its pain and suffering in it's
last long sleep The funeral was held
, Tuesday at the Lutheran church, Rev.
t Timmckc conducting the services.
The many friends Of Mr.. and Mrs.
e Shenkcnbcrgcr sympathize with them
in the loss of their first ard only child
: Everything possible had been done to
y improve the little ones health, but
i there seemed to be nothing that could
4 help it.
= Sheriff kyes made a trip to the
Hartford country last week to get Il
!, horse which was stolen some time ago
in the south end of the county from a
man named johnson. The Indian who
stole the horse came to the johnson
home and asked to stay over night.
In the morning Indian and a good horse
> were missing. The Indian went north
: and sold the stolen animal to Bert
Greer, from whom it was recovered
/ by the officers. The Indians address
> is still unknown. However, the
II Agnecy authorities are also looking
'e for him, as he pulled off a couple OF
: similar stunts across the river.
. The largest prize that has ever beer
= given for the ten best ears of corn il
to be given this fall by Thompson
u Yards, Inc A $4,000 Wcycrhacusci
y STAYED Silo will be given away to thu
." person residing in North Dakota or il
p, the northern part Of South Daokta
~ There are absolutely no condition
IL imposed upon the corn raiscrs by TIL
'e Thompson Yards. All that is neccs
sary for the contestant to do is to sc
cd cal Manager of Thompson Yards
r where they will be properly labclc
p and sent to the contestant withou
ne any expense whatever. The silo wi
ne be erected on the winners farm. Thl
~ prize, in connection with other prize
y that are being offered by different in
m tcrests in the State, certainly shout
ey create decided interest in corn rails
tie ing and silo feeding.
:. Eureka Blade: The bankers of fix
. counties held business meeting ;
nc the iceland State Bank last Thursda
ue afternoon. The purpose OF the gait
re ering was to get together on bushes
affairs to become better acquaintc
en- with each other The following banl
De- were represented: l.. p. johnson {
its Ashley, the First State Bank of AsI
led ley; John ]. Gicdt Of Lchr, the Fa
al. mcrs' {; Merchants State Bank; Jol
ue' Bischof of iceland, the iceland Sta
DOL Bank;N. S. Schirber of Artas, the A
zen tas State Bank; Arthur Stieneckcr
~ Ventura, the Ventura State Ban
w. L. ohnson of Ashley, the Ashl'
r0- State Bank and German State Ban