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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1920
Page
9
Hazelton town news highlights a span of social visits and illness. Notables include Mrs. Ed Crimmins and Jake Kiefer near death, with many locals—Torkelson, Glines, Sabraws, DeFrance, Yahr, Leek, Laverly, Briggles—travelling or staying for work, church, or school. A special Presbyterian trustees meeting, Easter break returns, and local movements to Fargo, Bismarck, and Toledo mark the week.
The Record critiques Tom Shea of Kazelton for alleging county spending on grasshopper poison and high taxes. Shea admits misstatement of figures, claiming $60,000 was spent, while the paper notes possible deception. It questions tax figures, notes Shea’s past as a teacher, and contrasts with legislators Ward Harding and Yeater.
A district delegate spent Monday in Hazelton after coming from Linton where he attended the April board meeting. He surveyed potential candidates to fill the First District vacancy left by Commissioner Matthews. The J P Droitcorn household is moving from Drake North Dakota to the Weaver place as D B Weaver rents Hazelton property and plans to relocate near Milaca Minnesota on a forty acre tract. Bachman’s Million Dollar Band will be featured in a summer concert contracted by the Legion likely in June with a big ball game the same day. The group, veterans from the war, largely remains together under Bachman’s leadership.
Paris reports French forces reinforcing Frankfort and other German cities after clashes with German crowds. German casualties rise as French troops say Berlin ordered disturbances to justify occupation. General Dequette cites Reichswehr actions fueling the unrest and denying a Bolshevik threat in the Ruhr.
Seeding is general across slope country with favorable prospects. A $10,000 school house in Crazy is burned and insured by the state. Local business leaders in Hannaford donate $900 for a fast baseball team. Devils Lake plans a public playground with $450 from fraternal groups. Major B F Boyd of Grand Forks receives the Legion of Honor. Kindred reports a serious injury to Tollef Grant from a sweater caught in a flywheel. In Bismarck supplies go to school districts for June school board elections. Beach appoints Harry E Emery as superintendent. The Missouri Slope fair dates set for mid September. Parks will mark trails and battlegrounds in North Dakota. About a quarter million acres of former government homesteads become taxable from March 1, 1920. A 40 acre corn club forms in Morton county with 42 signups toward 100. prizes $25-$100. State auditor notifies counties of inmate support costs totaling $12,676.50.
Admiral Rodman testified before the Senate committee defending the Navy’s 1917 readiness and plans amid Sims Daniels criticism. He denied claims of lack of preparation or policy absence and praised the fleet’s wartime work, stating the service has never been in better condition in his 40 years.
Returns from over 300 precincts across about half the state show delegates at large to the national Republican convention favoring Senator Robert M. La Follette. Complete returns indicate Republican delegates backed by Glebn Barrie lead those backed by Philipp by a small margin, with a tight race in the Eleventh district.
The Braddock area and northern county residents learn Lee May has joined the state payroll. He previously sold league memberships and collected Consumer's Store notes, now appraising loans for the Bank of North Dakota. The Townleyite era is cited as a factor. Fritz Argast may follow.
A compact reflection notes that people rarely treat partners as better or worse than circumstances warrant, highlighting a cynic view of lasting commitment and mutual evaluation. It contrasts idealized vows with practical reality in human bonds.
Francis M. Mick of Gayton North Dakota filed intention to make final three year proof to establish his claim on SW% NW% and Lots 6 3 Section 32 Township 135 North Range 78 West 5th Principal Meridian. The hearing before the Register and Receiver at Bismarck North Dakota is set for May 11 1920. Witnesses named Emmett Perry Archie Corbin Henry Hemrick Wilbur Mickle and P E Byrne all of North Dakota.
In 1856 on December 2 the first patent for a sleeping car was issued to Theodore Woodruff the inventor. The idea was developed by Webster Wagner two years later and by George Pullman in 18%. Subscribe for the Record $200.
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