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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1908
Page
3
Readable items report arrivals and sales in Linton with updates on farms, businesses, and residents. Entries cover grain, oats, millinery plans, photography studio openings, pneumonia cases, transport, weather, and local politics plus a safety note on a homegrown automobile effort and a sheriff controversy.
Subjects for next Sunday morning and evening sessions are Isaiah's Vision and The Cup of Righteousness. One week from Sunday, April 6, will see the baptism of children and reception of members. Work on the new M E church ten miles northeast of Linton is progressing well.
Temple Brothers lay out the townsite of Brofy and mark lots for sale along. Several business houses will rise this spring and a number of residences will follow. Investors are urged to come at once for good bargains. Tener Bros. call on Charles B. Carley, county judge, for trial proofs and filings.
Franz Puetterich, German editor of the Record's German edition, narrowly escaped being run over as he stepped between train cars at a Mitchell crossing. He suffered facial bruises but no serious injuries and was taken to St Luke's and then Samaritan Hospital where doctors expect a quick departure. Reports say he has shown signs of mental distress and spoke of hearing voices, with a letter found at his South Second Street residence hinting at hypnotic influence and instructions to send remains to a medical college.
Mixed lot about seventy horses and mares offered by J M Carignan Fort Yates NC. Also a notice seeking daytime hire April 1 with vang plow and four horses with harness for plowing on section 7 two. 134 Rye price requests and address Geo L Flaherty Fort Dodge Iowa. Also mentions job printing in English and German at the Record office and lunch served at all times.
In a Tennessee mountain county a respected blacksmith and Sunday exhorter faces a skeptic Tom Bradley who taunts him with biblical puzzles. At a camp meeting he defends Noahs raven mystery by claiming the old raven and the she raven were set on eggs in a nest.
The review summarizes The Opera by Streatfeild, tracing opera’s origins in Florence around 1600 with Euridice and the Florentine reformers. It notes recital driven arias, early instruments, and attempts to fuse music with speech, highlighting Monteverdi and later composers’ efforts and the evolving nature of opera beyond 1900.
A fool, a barber and a baldh ead man travel and sleep rough. The barber shaves the sleeping fool, who wakes and laments mistaking the baldheaded man for himself. In another note a waiter recalls a once modest earnings rise from a $1,000 yearly to $10,000, highlighting changing tipping habits.
A fragment from Fiegende Blatter notes a joke about a man writing a cookbook for his wife by listing each dish and the best restaurant to obtain it. The text contrasts with aphorisms about patience and prudence, including a remark on gas meters and a Washington Times line.
Emmons County Republicans announce Nexty He Anson for County Superintendent of Schools in the primary. The candidate, a North Dakota native and graduate of district and normal schools, pledges economy and personal service without a deputy. He cites four years teaching in public schools and experience at Mayville State Normal School.
A series of candidate announcements spans Emmons and Binions counties. Nominees seek Republican primaries for district judge, county judge, clerk of court, register of deeds, county auditor, treasurer, and other local posts. Candidates pledge dedication and personal attention if elected.
A letter announces a candidacy for Auditor in Rieasons County to be decided at the June 21 primary, signed by Linton. It also seeks re election for the Register of Deeds in Pomnons County, subject to the Republican primary. The text is a damaged OCR with several typographical errors and unclear date details.
Dauwis Lintox announces candidacy for Representative from the Twenty fifth senatorial district comprising Brymons and Kidder counties. Candidacy is subject to Republican voters at the upcoming June primary. March 10.
The notice directs all proofs and filings to be submitted to L A Weatherby, United States Commissioner, located in Linton for official handling.
Fragmentary notice from a school district in North Dakota about a bid or contract related to building or furnishing envelopes and house structures. Mentions clerk, board of directors, and a set date near Friday May 8 1908. Details are garbled and partially unreadable.
Official notice announces a five year final proof submission at Martinsburg Court. It lists claimant Joseph Cent and witnesses Joseph Eberle Merdt Jaeger Thomas Vetter and Sadreas Wolf with residence details. The hearing occurs in Linton Noe on May th, presided by Judge Carley.
Notice of final proof for VHRANZ SULMIPICEE of Strasburg North Dakota and OSWALE MVUEMANSN of Linton North Carolina to establish ownership and continuous residence on lands in their respective counties. The hearings will be before Judges Carley and M Jeweel. Witnesses listed include August Flegel John Vian Soest Martio Van Soest Anton Larson Karl Lindburg Aitalto and Hiorge Dexter.
Notice of five year final proof filings for land claims in Emmons County at Linton and Adams County at Strasburg. Witness lists include residents Jakob Huber Andreas Schweitzer Michael Goldade and others, confirming continuous residence and intent to perfect homestead entries. Proceedings held before county clerks with dates in May and June 1004.
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