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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1919
Page
4
The Record of Linton Emmons County outlines display and class rates for ads and lines for inserts. It notes circulation in the county and calls for timely advertising and a homes policy under the Home-Builders Act amid labor capital tensions.
National unrest spreads as race riots flare in major centers while capital and organized labor tug the economy. Jones bears the burden amid mounting tension and disruption.
Custodians learn provisions of the act creating the Bank of North Dakota as funds are called in across the state Local banks are pressured to buy Bank of North Dakota bonds and maintain balances to access public funds.
The Record calls for action against packers raising prices for unfinished products and against workers striking for higher wages. It warns against government ownership tied to a corrupt political machine and urges voters and farmers to resist Townley’s influence while supporting genuine reform and independent presses in local districts.
Burleigh county hosts the Farmers Press run under league sanction. Organizers keep voting control through common stock while farmers supply preferred stock funding. They have not produced a single farmer stockholder despite public challenge, a situation framed by enduring league rhetoric.
Ex Army veterans lament postwar chaos in North Dakota amid bank and socialist influence. They accuse state leaders and Bank of North Dakota of entangling farmers with new loan procedures, fees, and middlemen. They contemplate moving west for a fresh start while urging reform to restore liberty and prosperity.
The report notes a new loan by the Bank of North Dakota at under 6 percent, with extra fees. It contrasts this with Townley’s promised 4 percent rate and the longstanding 5 percent school money loan. Townley reportedly missed about 2 percent and did not account for intermediary costs.
Trades and Labor assembly plans a Labor Day parade. Threshers in Ward County meet to set threshing rates. William D. Safford, 86, former postmaster and Civil War veteran, dies. Improvements up to 10000 planned for a local telephone system. Caqualler County fair draws 10000. A barn fire cremates a large chamber of horses near Kingsley. Lutherans campaign for 10000 for Bible school. War relic exhibit shown for army recruiting. Haylands leased for hay to be shipped home. High school crowd exceeds capacity needs new addition. Over 10000 attend a soldier celebration with a parade of 400 veterans. Vehicle owners receive 78000 nuts licenses and $450000 distributed to counties. Five-city health officer proposal considered. Workmen’s compensation law contested in Supreme Court. Wool growers use cooperatives achieving 52 cents per pound. An Erickson fires confessed. allegations of others. Rolands Palmer and Frank Bushman arrested for alleged Pettibone Lodge robbery. taken to Minnesota. General Hugh L. Scott to visit Fort Yates, hosted by Colonel McLaughlin. Over 200 motor trucks parade in Inter-State fair. tour planned to Ellendale, LaMoure, Jamestown and others over three weeks.
A 1918 household scene shows Jessie and John debating wartime food rules. He demands plain meals with meat while she adapts to conserving supplies. A Hoover lecture blasts complacency, urging sacrifice and true “doing your bit” from home.
The piece compares the size of the Boy Scouts movement to cities like Newark Indianapolis Kansas City and Philadelphia arguing Scout City would be a large metropolis with up to 10 000 000 potential scouts and 2 000 000 registered as leaders after a nationwide campaign The organized boyhood of America is framed as a major national force
Nationwide observance spans February 8 to 12 marking the eighth anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America. At 8 15 p m on February 8, 295,000 scouts paused to salute renew allegiance, with greetings shared to service members and efforts to aid hospitals and war work agencies.
Fragmentary note lists names L Nuessle 00 6 and Judge Co Wattam as court reporter.
Aldermen for Second Ward P G Rooks and Frank Sternhagen. Third Ward seats held by Harry Hinton and Chas Paulson as reported in local government records.
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