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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1907
Page
3
A neighbor town drugstore has run dry on a well known patent medicine. A woman asked for a bottle of sarsaparilla but the clerk said they were out. A bystander questioned why no sale was made, the clerk replying the remedy would require her to buy another bottle elsewhere.
A multi day baseball tournament is planned in Linton starting Thursday and ending Sunday August 11. Clubs expressing interest include several from the Missouri Slope region. Program details will be printed in pill form and distributed to post offices.
Linton residents await St. Alois church work begin and ice sales while locals trade services and goods. Hazelton visits, fairs, and auctions mix with school and medical notices, furniture and hardware sales, and a shooting gallery openings.
Prof. Smith, a long time musician and band leader, died at Hogue hospital yesterday after a heart condition worsened since the Fourth of July parade. Born in Cincinnati, he moved to North Dakota in 1807 and later settled in Linton where he ran a photo gallery and led the town band. He leaves a wife and one surviving son Dr. C. O. Smith. two sons are deceased. Funeral at 2 PM this afternoon. Knights of Pythias in charge.
A combined tournament and old settlers picnic in Pollock drew strong attendance and warm sentiment. Neighbors met after years to renew friendships while pioneers and newcomers swapped introductions. Baseball games pleased attendees and Pollock residents proudly led regional interest in the sport.
Ethel Margaret Rae daughter of Mr and Mrs A M Rae of Linton died Saturday July 27 1907 aged four months two days from cholera infantum. She was a twin with her sister dying at birth. The funeral was held Sunday at the Methodist church conducted by Rev S W Hover and burial followed in Linton Cemetery. The bereaved parents and friends extend sympathy and thank neighbors for kindnesses. Mr and Mrs A M Beitts
A list of final proofs before Judge Carley enumerates claimants and witnesses for added acreage. Names include Frances Tuttle James King W.B. Lee Mac Dornsife Theodore Olson Joe Biets George W. McAllister Fred Andrus Peter Knudsen Georg Goldade Bernhard Jaeger Joseph Eberle Ludwig Beilespacker Christian Weber Jacob Schlichenmeier H P Tracy John Edinger Jacob Sauter Alexander Walther Joseph Goldade Ma thias Betsch John Lovell Pat Malone John T. McGough Wm. L. Bales A. M. Sleaseng Klemens Klein Franz Grosz Valentin Keller Peter Munsch Vincens Hoffart Hans O. Wikse Herman Mattison Jos. Bosch Frederick Kelsch Harold Nelson Hans O. Wikse Christof Krug John Wenning George Huber W. M. Johnson Karl Roman Edward Pitcher Henry Nieuwendorp Barrend Looyenga Nicholas Van de Klashorst Roy C. Bales Alice L. Seymour plus a noted tale of Barnato Barnato’s literary wager and a £100 prize.
Notice in Emmons County North Dakota that Chas Coventry as administrator of Elizabeth Webster deceased seeks court authority to sell estate real property in section 18 129N 77W. Hearing set for August 23 1907 at 10 am in Linton court. All interested persons must appear to show cause.
Auctioneers note a car load of horses to be sold Tuesday August 20 1907 at Lin ton stock yards for cash or bankable paper. Highlights include heavy draft horses 1500 pound mares drivers and a pair of young mules. sale to the highest bidder with a guarantee of shipment south. C B Ingham conducts sale and urges bargains for bidders.
Taken up is a red cow with dehorns and no visible brand reported by a Rye County resident. Various local notices follow including a girl wanted at the Hotel Dakota, availability of barb wire and nails at Wolfer's store, a Bank of Linton loan notice for farm lands, auto supplies at F B Irvine, and agents for threshing machines Mendelowitz and Wittmayer with repairs on hand.
A banker's footman reports his master’s house on fire by telephone. The master worries about his wife and daughters who escape safely. The footman then says the mother-in-law is asleep on the third story back, and he wonders whether to disturb her.
A businessman notes the shortest hour in the day is 2 to 8 PM the fleetest period for many people. He fills that time with unavoidable chores like meetings with a bore or a dentist to shorten the perceived duration.
An anecdote recalls Eugene Field in a dinner duel of wits with a New York woman. In evening dress she taunts him over literary merit, Field concedes but lightly retorts that she cannot laugh at him in her sleeve, preserving his dignity.
A Latin sixteenth century poem tells of Ianthis a Diana nymph who catches Apollo's eye and flees. Diana grants her request to destroy the beauty, turning her face dull purple. Grieving, Ianthis is transformed into a violet that hides from the sun.
Miss Matilda Owens clings to the Laneville Bugle editor as they stroll at regular rates, urging him to notice the moon. The editor quips he will be glad to look at the sky, while an office boy’s mother questions why her son was discharged for breaking rules and furniture in a single day.
A fragmentary dialogue contrasts human endurance with poetic labor and faith. The judge contemplates longevity, while Jack questions the limits of life without divine aid, hinting at creative persistence through years of writing.
The LA Times quotes life as a crafted outcome. The saying shifts to emphasize personal agency in shaping experience and circumstance.
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