Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-12-20
ROUTE ONE
Cor. of the Record, Dec. IT.

Cor. of the Record, Dec. II.
Through letter from Mr.. Kinney
to his successor we learn that he is
yet far from being in good health.
Joe Feist, Jr., received notice
few days ago that he may be. called
into the service the next contingent.
Martin Sahpcll, of Logan county,
visited with Mr.. Hornner, his brother
in-law, last week, returning home Fri
day.
1t is reported that the schools will
be suspended through couple of
the coolest months to conserve fuel.
to conserve fuel.
Some of the cntcrprising young
men of Marie District are trying to
enlist their friends in securing an
evening school under the new law.
Ignatz Kuhn, late parochial teacher
at St. Anthony's church, moved
Thursday last onto the half section
Of land he recently purchased of Mr..
Schools in this neighborhood will
generally remain in session through
the holiday season excepting of
course Christmas and New Years
Days.
Rev. FIR. Mennishofer, the faith
full shepard of St. Michael's church,
braved the storm of Sunday, the Sd
in Advent, to meet his semi-monthly
appointment.
The congregation of St. Michael's
expect to have services at the church
on the second day of Christmas. They
will have Christmas tree, if they can
get one large enough.
Clements Roehrich, who has been
engaged in buying and shipping stock,
has quit for time, at least. Owing
to the restrictions now placed on the
business, there is little or no profit
in it.
The really blue days of the Route
are the days when the mail carrier
can't make it and We have nothing to
fGhu. way ne WIZ LSilpcIS LuC
wind to the shorn lamb" help Carrier
Blore to make his dates.
The matter of building phone line
through Marie township is being ag-
itated, and it is certainly "a consum-
miaton much to be desired" It has
become, with the automobile, an in
tlispensable to the progressive far
mer.
O. A. Fodness, teacher at the Geo.
Roehrich school, lost . his bearings
among the Marie hills one hazy even
ing last week, but finally, through the
aid of friendly fence, pulled up at
Mr.. Schuck's where he put up for the
night.
Merchant Roehrich is experiencing
some difficulty in getting goods
through. He has managed to secure
quite stock of confectionery for the
kid holiday trade, and dozen kegs OF
more of S., not schnaaps, gentle
reader, but sauer kraut.
The following pupils of Daken
School No. 3 were not absent during
the month ending December 18th
Anton Moch, Joseph Moch, Katherine
Moch, Wendolin Moch, Caroline Moch
Lutzie Moch, Katherine Moch, Josepf
Moch and Caroline Moch misspelled M
words during the month.
Mr.. W. c.. Stryher, teacher of Da
KEN School No. 2. will go home t.
spend Christmas week with his par
ents and brothers and sisters in tn
beautiful and picturesque Turtle
mountain region
where the stately poplar waves
Her green and leafy banner,
Above the Red mans grave"
There was an all but general exodus
of farmers along the route on Frida!
to meet the county commissioners a
the county seat who it had been an
nounced were to take up end discus
the matter of road improvement. TIL
following attended: John and Martil
Dockter, John Schneider, Jacob Rau
Math. Ell. Jos. Faterer, Philip an
Andrew Miller. -.
Jacob Moch came within an ace o
losing $400 worth of horses last week
The animals went on the ice at tn
creek which broke and immerse
them. up to their necks in the col
water. A hurry up phone call 10
help brought the neighbors to the res
cue, and the poor chilled brutes wer
pulled out with a team and ropes
. An hour longer and they would hav
succumbed.
Where the virgin snow falls gent
like leaves in Val Ambrosia, an
where billiards. are unknown. Will
we; who must stay and grin an
shear the ills we have" envy him, "