Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-01-24
Haze|ton Happenings.

Mrs. r. o. Benson went up to the
Capital City yesterday.
Julius Gimbel went to Linton last
evening on business mission.
Mrs. Leroy Irvine went to Bis
marck Monday for short stay.
L. S. Chapman left Tuesday morn
ing for Bismarck and other points.
R. c. Burlingame was up from
Temvik Wednesday on business
mission.
States Attorne~ Scott Cameron
was a business visitor up from Linton
last Friday.
Mrs. II. II Hanson will entertain
the members of the Red Cross next
Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. S. A. Mikalson is spending
the week in Mandan and Bismarck.
She went up last Friday.
Mrs. G. A. Lcnhart, Miss Haas
and Miss Capclle went up to Bis
mnrck Yesterday for short stay.
d. D. Bidwell returned to Hazel
ton last week after an absence Of
several monhs in South Dakota and
other states.
County Superintendent Lester Brig
gle was up in this part of the coun-
ty Monday and Tuesday looking after
b. nd pnl
Sheriff T. B. Meinhover was up
from Linton Monday to serve sub
poena upon A. A. Simmer, who is to
be witness on n criminal case out
at Beach. He will leave for Beach
Monday morning.
G. A. Lenhart. Of the Farmers
State Bank, returned last Friday
from trip to Flasher where he at
tended the annual meeting of the Sc
curity State Bank, in which he is also
q stakeholder.
The first real blizzard of the season
hit this section during Tuesday night.
and although the weather is not cold.
It is very disagreeable. The snow is
blowing around promiscuously and
being of damp variety makes it
nasty underfoot.
George G.. Zirbes. wife and two
youngest children will leave tomorrow
on a we'll earned vacation trip, to be
absent about month. They will Wis.,
it relatives in South Dakota, Minneso-
tn and other points. During their
absence Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Marquett
will take up their residence in the
Zirbes home and look after the three
boys left at home.
Rural Route No. out Of Hazelton
has been extended six miles upon or
ders of the posoffice department., the
extension going into effect yesterday
mornin-.. The six miles were added
to accommodate a number Of new m.
irons to the north Of the old route,
and while it adds several new ones.
II also brings many of the families
who were patrons of TIE route nearer
and give them a great deal better
service.
Four Of the sweaters shipped to
Red Cross headquarters Tuesday by
the Hazelton branch were made in
California. They were made by Ha-
zelton people, however, and from vorn
furnished by the Hazelon branch
Mesdames l.. C. Malchert and H. A 4.
Armstrong. who with their respective
"worser" halves, are rusticatinr in
sunny California this winter, have
been improving their time by manu-
facturin~ sweaters for the Red Cross
and their finished products were re.
ceivcd last week Mrs. c. A
Ward and son. Herbert, who with Mr.
Ward are also visiting in California
have e"ch knitted a sweater and the
garments were received in time fol-
this shipment
The first business meeting of the
local Home Guard for the new veal
was held in Klabunde's hall last Mon.
day evening, at which time much bus.
mess of Importance was transacted
It being the first meeting of the year
officers were elected as follows: Cap
tain, r. A. Yeater: first lieutenant
f. L. Semling; second Lieutenant, E
j. Babcock; chaplain. S. A. Mikal
son; surgeon, DR.. Geo. Monteith
Members Of the governing board, G.
H. Hanawalt, H. o. Batter. R. c.
Colburn. A resolution was adopted
by the guard in which it expressed it!
best wishes to DR.. Geo. Monteith
surgeon of the company, who is tn
first man from the ranks to join tn,
national army, and wishing him Go,
speed.
DR.. Geo. Monteith left Tuesday o
this week for Fort Riley, Kansas, t,
join the great army of surgeons an,
soldiers now training at that Camp
Sometime ago he received notice t.
be ready to leave by the 10Th. and ha,
gotten his affairs here in shape t.
leave by that date, but early thi
week he received definite orders to re
port at Fort Riley on the 10th. an,
this causd him to leave Hazelton
few days before he had expected. /
large crowd of friends was at tn
derot Tuesday morning to bid fare
we'll and God speed to the popula
doctor and he was a yer,, b,,e,, ~, n,