Emmons County record., 1917-08-30

Miss Irene Johnstone, of Ashley,
visited with her relatives here last
week
Mr.. j. C. Noble and Miss Blanch.
Stevenson, Of Jamestown, are guests
at the PortZ home TINS week. MISS
| Stevenson is u sister of Mrs. Portz.
John Portz arrived from Billings,
Mont, Monday night 10 make ms
home here with his brother, "A. l..
| fortZ. He Will ASSIST III TIE lulni-
ture store.
| Mrs. Scott Cameron gave party
for Master Neil tuesday Afternoon,
, in honor of hs sixth birthday. There
were twenty little boys prescht, ana
all seemed TO have glorious time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Heinzman, of Bis
marck, spent Sunday with Mrs. Heinz
mans parents, Mr.. and Mrs. jacob
Jangula, of Linton. They returned
to Bismarck the same evening in their
car.
All the men accepted from Emmons
county for the officers training camp
left the latter part of the week with
the exception of II. Mayer Oakcs, who
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of the illness of his wife.
| Miss Anna Norman returned from
her visit with relatives at Ardale,
Iowa, Monday noon. Her cousin,
Geo. Williamson, who has been called
for the first draft here, returned home
with her.
Miss Crystal Elliott, of Lennon, S.
d., arrived in Linton Saturday to be
the guest of Miss Laura Petrie for a
few days. Miss Elliott's parents for
merly lived in Linton and had hard
ware store here.
The party consisting of Mrs. Harry
Petrie, Misses Laura Pctrie, Crystal
Elliott, Josephine Baker and Grace
Dawson, Little Frances Leuwer and
Emmons Petrie had Sunday dinner out
at the Petrie farm, east of town.
The Omio Farmers Union held an
interesting meeting last Saturday
evening. At the next meeting, next
Saturday, Sept. 1st, a large number
of candidates will be initiated and all
members are asked to be present.
Lunch will be served.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. B. Streeter went
to Bismarck Friday where Mr..
Streeter left the same evenig for Ft.
Smelling to enter the officers training
camp for the next three months. Mrs.
Minot, accompanied Harry Petr.e home
in the evening.
Professor Shefoe went up to Bis
marck Friday to spend couple of
lays with Mrs. Shefloe who is in the
hospital there. John Blore accom-
panied him and left the same evening
for the officers training camp at Ft.
Smelling.
The county commissioners are in
session this week. The petition for
the dividing of the Danbury and Hague
school districts were presented and
the Danbury petition was accepted,
but the Hague petition was turred
down. They also attended to some
road work and allowed bills.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Steiner and two
children and Mr.. and Mrs. w. C.
| Scott and son of the Hazelton coun-
try, spent Monday in Linton on bus
mess. The ladies', in company with
Mrs. Armstrong, spent the after
noon at the Briggle home, guests of
Mrs. Pierce, Mrs. Briggle's mother
P. ]. Dawson, father of Mrs.
Streeter, Grace and Herbert Dawson.
arrived from Montreal and Quebec,
.-anada, where he has been spending
5he past three months with relatives.
He states they are very much dissat-
isfied with effort that is being made
to pass the conscription law up there
Adam Knoekfle came up from Artas
Friday to take his sisters, Mrs. Peter
Schott and Mrs. Jacob Sautter, to
Bismarck to see their brother, John
Knoekhe, who was very sick at the
hospital. Later in the day the
brother died. They returned with the
remains Saturday The funeral was
held at Artas Tuesday afternoon.
Earl Smith, Ward Norman, August