Linton Local Notes Highlight Field Work and Visits
Linton residents report a busy week with many visitors from Hazelton and Bismarck. Local crops show promise despite smut issues in nearby fields. a creamery project progresses with McPherson County Creamery representatives. A youth rape case leads to district court inquest. social events include ice cream socials and a basket social to fund a church organ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dornsife
Seney
Linton
Franz Schumacher, Jr
Juliana Wold
Justice Britts
John Edick
Eureka
Hazelton
John
Billsport
What Editor Thurston Thinks of It
The editor argues the libel bill protects truthful reporting and targets chronic libel by cowardly publishers. He says it serves the public and press by punishing those who lie weekly, suggesting punishment for persistent, malicious cruelty.
State association backs libel-law shield for publishers
In Grand Forks last week the state association passed a resolution to support any publisher who falls under its protection. Many publishers say the measure is wise and that authors of clean, non malicious articles have nothing to fear. The action does not deprive a jury of its power any more than other laws on the books.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thurston
Neche
Edi Jo
Per
State Association
Grand Forks
Streeter
Postoffice Installs New Box Furnishings
Postmaster Jones has received and installed his new postoffice boxes. They are a big improvement over the old ones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones
Nose repaired after break at Hogue Hospital
A man named Lauinger from Hogue was brought in last night for nose repair by Dr. Hogue. The record does not reveal how the injury occurred. A note about Robert Mack cigars at the R. R. Restaurant and a line about the Linton State Bank offering loans on a farm are also included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Marchant
Aberdeen Hospital
Geing
Bismarck
Fromismarck
Linton
Lauinger
Hogue
Dr. Hogue
Laws About Line Fences Water Rights And Damage
A county correspondent asks four questions. The replies cover line fences between adjoining lands under Section 3379, public common land and payment of fence costs, ownership of a well on government land and rights to use it, rights to hay cut on sovereign land, and limitations on dam removal actions.
Gambling and the Australian boom a historical note
The Sydney Bulletin quotes a 19th century view that gold discoveries sparked a rapid population surge and a national gambling impulse. It notes convict origins, a small 1851 population of 403 88, then a ten year jump to 1 153 973, and the widespread hope to make a quick fortune amid new immigrants and pastoral life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Commonwealth
Sydney Bulletin
The Surgeon's Nightmare
Two callers report a noted surgeon in pain over his right forefinger. The surgeon fears possible blood poisoning as a worst case, worrying that surgery may be endangered. A tense exchange follows about his condition and its impact on his practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott
Dorter
Philadelphia
Carried It Vs Him On a Solemn Sea Tragedy
A late 19th century London Tattler style note describes a sea incident where a crew faced a burial at sea. A sailor named Pat laughs, claiming he has never seen someone take coal with him below, implying a grim joke amid the solemn scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat
London Tattler
Love and Tragedy in Tome Massacre Story of Beatriz and Cuerveno Verde
Historical Tome New Mexico was wiped by a Rio Grande flood. About 600 residents fled to hills after the town’s main street became the river. A legendary massacre linked to Comanche chief Cuerveno Verde follows a feigned grave deception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tome
N. M
Rilo Grande
Kansas City Times
Mexico
Don Ignacio Bacca
New Mexico
Baccas
Castiles
Oteros
Chaves
Cuerveno Verde
Beatriz Bacca
Bacca
Beatriz
Albuquerque
Bailerre
Little boy breaks slang lesson at Decoration Day
A five year old boy named Robert, kept close by his mother, delighted a stenographer with praise on Decoration Day. He wore a Buster Brown suit and, amid admiring remarks, bluntly interrupted with a sharp retort about getting his hat. The moment underscored the boy’s blunt humor and family pride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert
Buster Brown
Bobby
Chicago Record-Herald
Senator Blackbun Rumored to Drink Two Cocktails Daily
The Kentucky senator allegedly jokes that two pre breakfast cocktails justify his liberal stance. The tale mirrors a line from Richard Brinsley Sheridan about toasting with port and reward, framed as a lighthearted fabrication in this clipping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Blackbun
Kentucky
Richard Brinsley
Three months ago vow to burn letters and photo
A tall brunette recalls vowing to burn a man's picture and letters. Her companion gasps. She admits she kept the vow but reveals there was no fire in the furnace.
Liberia Palm Oil Exports Reach Fifty Million Gallons
Liberia ships about 50 million gallons of palm oil annually drawn from the outer flesh of the fruit. The export trade highlights cultivation and processing patterns in the region.
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Liberia
Towers Arcis 1 and Modern Sice-Fel Construction
The text compares modern skyscraper design to medieval Italian towers. It likens erecting a 600 foot tower to building a 300 foot one in the past and imagines replacing bell-ringers with a village of cubical offices along a dizzy shaft. It notes loss of small windows and beauty in exchange for vertical height.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Somnambulist steals ring tale ends in well
A hushed tale recalls a man who hid a $260 diamond ring with his second wife. During a sleepwalking episode she unlocked the desk, lifted the ring, and tossed it into a well. The well was later filled, ending the couple’s nocturnal theft saga.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice
Rtairs
Alele T
Relther
Sam Jones Cartooned Reporters In Bible Jest
A Tennessee representative recalls evangelist Sam Jones chiding newspaper reporters during a large meeting. Jones warned them not to splice Bible verses out of context, joking that misquoting scripture would mislead readers and urging proper interpretation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Jones
Tennessee
Camels Prove Valuable for Army Transport in Africa
Germany’s campaign in southwest Africa reports camel use for army transport. Camels from Fuerta Ventura Cross the shifting forty mile desert coast to interior, carry 600 pounds each, endure heat and long separations from water, fed on alfalfa chaff and barley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Africa
Fuertura Ventura
Canaries
Boomerang Life Gaver Aims to Save Seafarers
Article describes a life saving device using a boomerang with a tethered line. When thrown from a ship, it can reach 150 to 200 feet and float, carrying the line to a person on the water so they can grip and be drawn to land or stay afloat. The device requires little skill to throw and aids rescue at sea.
Bumble Bee Ballade and Uncertain Asset List
A fragmented text mix includes a playful poem about a bumble bee and strings of cattle brands with farm and horse notes. The long list names many individuals and locations such as Winona Hazelton and Williamsport, interwoven with printing shop notices and branding descriptions.
Brand Descriptions for Stock Including Braddock and Williamsport Merchants
A list of stock brands and owners such as N. W. Allen Braddock Johann Arnold J. W. Casey Abel Compnan and many others across Braddock Westfield Williamsport and Livona. It details cattle and horse brands with location tied to specific body parts like left hip right shoulder and left ear and notes marks such as notches and letters or numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mittlestedter
Williamsport
Morford
M. B
Hampton
Tench
Emmonsburg
Orch
Frurphy
Leonard
Linton
Naaden
Winona
Piarne
Jef
Potzer
G. M
Paulson
Ole O
Larvik
P. Petrie
A. L
L. C
Winchester
Rathbun
J.—Linton
Renskers
G. W
Wesatfield
Rush
Smith
F. D
Hazelton
H. D
Livona
Stewart
John—Dale
Luverly
Geo. A
Gayton
Svenson
Tell
Tracy
Tough
J. C
van Heukdlom
J. B
Westfield
van Soest
H.—Hull
van Socat
M.—Hull
Walker
F. C
Meller
A. M
Weller
E. C
Attic
Wescott
J. W
Wilde
John
Liyona
Polmane
Jacob
Wray
John—Hazelton
Yeater
D. H
Allen
N. W
Braddock
Joseph
Arnold
J. W.-Braddock
Backhaus
Hermuan
Baker
Pakker
Anne—flull
Baumgartner
John — Trisbal
Baxter
Benz
Brooks & Burkley
Burbage
James
Burge
O. E
Emmonaburg
Brummel
Weatfield
Clark
Dale
Casey
D. W
Compnan
Abel
Coover
C. E
Glencoe
Doersellag
Lewis—Braddock
Dornbush
Louis
Fischer, Jakob
Exeter
Gravink
H.—Westfield
Gray
T. M
P. Hauser
Hawer
B.J
Cate
L H
Haggard
Ben—Emmonsburg
Horuts
G. A
Herolz
K—Linton
Hall
Jerry
Cplie
Horsee
Iluse
Winonu
A.westfeld
Kaven
Wii
Williamaport
Kinbuide
B.A
Pav Geyeeten
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Fred Junge
Gerrit Brummel
Westfield Bachelors’ Club
A. BR. Young
Des Moines
Iowa
T. J. Thompson
Logan
South Dakota
Fred Pfister
Dell Rapids
John Tagg
Wm. McCulley
Snyder
Severine Mikalson
Stevens
N. P
Edna Armstrong
Mabel Roop
Frank Jaszkowiak
Frank
Buchanan
Jacob Allen
Ilague
P. G. Rooks
Inspector Cochrum
J. A. Lang
C. H. Mewing
Merreid
August Obermeier
John Hag
Andy Boschiker
Charley Rathbun
Benedicts
W. H. Dwight
E. E. Martin
M. E. Church
Ladies’ Guild
Obermeier’s Hall
Opera House
J. W. Davis
Madison, Wis
J. R
Beaver Creek Ranch
Master Dudley
Elmer Foyle
Mr. Fogle
Underwood
The
Milwaukee
Gottlieb Bechtle
I. Seitzick
McPherson County Creamery
Pompany
L. W. Crandell
Ligona
B.C. Talbot
Danbury
Aberdeen
Ben Corbin
W. Beseler
Wisconsin
Jed Snyder
Michigan
Mrs. Henry Barty
Bert
Andy Betzer
Wilton
M. Rush
Katie
Forsyth
Minnesota
Emma Long
Pirnock School
Shepard
Samuel
John Otterson
McLeod, N. D
Wesley Baker
Billyum
Wesley
Livona Young
E. Wilson
Appleton, Minn
Joe Healy
Senator Macdonald
Mike Kaiser
Mac
Mike
Mr. H
Dick Coonen
Robert Mack
R. R
Sam
C. L. Parkhurst
Corn Gamblers
Judas
Friend
Portland
Great Northwest
Oregon
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Omaha
Ogden
Denver
Rocky Mountain
Kansas City
F. A. Miller
Chicago
Anné
ENVOL
R. K. Munkittrick
Missouri
Tien Seamonsberg
Raceroot
Armstrong
Vollock, R. ¥. & Sons
la Grace
Police
Putnam
C. O
Vredericke
Jas
Goughnour
Catttle Wave Tran
Ky Selemice 'Nal
Munn & Co
Gulbeccéen Creditey Hew Fort Mice
Miennis Haddin
Bon Batons
Sewing Machine Company Change
Mass
Rome
Cily
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