Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-01-04
Marie Musings

Correspondence Of the Record, Jan. 2.
Schools Nos. 2 and 3 have each two
weeks vacation.
Mr.. Wolf and family were New
Years visitors At the Roerich farm
home.
Mr.. Brasseth was. the first man to
make the trip to town after the Christ
mas snow fall.
George Roerich drove to Napoleon
on Sunday, the last day of the year,
returning Tuesday.
The roads, which have been all but
impossible since the great holiday
storm, are now so well broke as to
make fair sleighing.
The Christmas trees at St. Mich
ael's and the Omio Stone church were
both successful and the occasions at
tended by good congregations.
Frank Roerich chartered double
bob-sleigh and chaperoned party Of
i've to the city Tuesday, returning
with u load of goods for his store.
Mr.. John W. Shaw, teacher of
school No. 3, took the train on the
Milwaukee road Monday, Christmas
Day, for points in South Dakota. He
will spend few days on his claim.
Messrs p. Malone and VIM. Nc
CURE were among those who made the
trip via sleigh to Linton, Saturday.
The writer is under obligations to the
former for seat in his sleigh and
an eight-mile sleigh ride.
Mail Carrier Blore started out
Thursday after the storm on his reg
ular trip and was obliged to break
The roads most of the way and re-
quired two days to get through. The
first day he made A. Hanson's place
where he was obliged to put up for
the night. Monday, of this week, he
succeeded in making the round trip.
MIR. Doolittle and L. Mccullough
came to the city Saturday with four
horse team and brought out two ton
of coal. They had one breakdown
but got home with their load OK.
A party of three young men had q
rather unusual experience making
New Years calls. They drove to five
different farm homes and did not sue.
coed in gaining admission to single
house. The people of the first place
visited were not at home so, OF
course, the callers were not disap.
pointed, but. though the people of the
other four places were at home, no re-
Spouse was made to the greetings Of
the serenaders though at one of thu
houses one party fired u salute of foul
blank cartridges. The only audibl,
answer to their greetings was grun
from an occupant of one house. TIL,
boys drove home declaring, "Ncvel
again, never again."
One of Marie's snow-bound belatet
teachers, trying to return to his pos
of duty after the Christmas storm
had a rather strenuous experience
Saturday evening. Having been s.
fortunate as to secure Gift" of abou
9 miles out of Linton from gener
ous-hcarted farmer, without any mis-
hap, that gentleman suggested that n
he had yet about four miles of hi
trip to make. he had better put VI
for the night ut the nearest house,
few rods from the road Thinking
this the wise thing to do, he hied him
self to the said house and knocked a
the door, but met with no response
though he repeated the knocking sey
eral times. Finally, being very cole
he laid aside propriety and turned tn
door knob which opened and the chill
ed traveller found himself by the sid
of a good farm stove, but the onl
living occupant of the room was CT
snugly located under the stove Sea
ing himself by the cheerful fine, Il
guest realized that his feet were mum
and on removing his foot gear four
that the toes of both feet were slight