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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1900
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR shows a party ticket with names for President William Fee Ohio and Vice President Theodore Roosevelt New York, plus numerous positions including Supreme Judge Organ Ramsey and Railroad Commissioners. Missing clear context and party labels. text garbled and inconsistent.
County commissioners rejected the lone bid for a courthouse and ordered new specifications and bids. Officials say the Campbell county model cost 42,900 when material was cheap, but a duplicate now could be 50 percent higher. A northern resident urges spending enough for proper public accommodations and safe records, warning against winter construction. Deputy Marshal Donnelly returns from Standing Rock with Louis Primeau, jailed in $1,000 bail after a stabbing in the back during a dispute on the reservation. The Mandan area reports extreme drought, little hay, and potential cattle liquidations as winter approaches. The post notes a quiet garrison, with soldiers heading west to China.
A rural editorial urges respecting open season rules to protect prairie chickens and ducks. It notes favorable weather and multiple broods, argues violators merit fines, and stresses game wardens should enforce laws to preserve local game populations amid hunting by outsiders. It also contains a humorous local farmers’ note about strawberries and pumpkins.
A letter from I M Green praising a Canadian frontier region appears in the Record, mentioning July 30 1900 and High yields for wheat oats barley and rye haying under way. The writer warns against premature booms and cites northern Canada myths and Alberta as not appealing to the editor and locals.
State residents can now converse by telephone between Bismarck and Wilton as communication expands. Across the state a demand grows for four additional harvest workers, a shift from 1896. A Wahpeton man James Snodgrass died after a gunshot injury with head trauma. At Abercrombie John Mae fell 25 feet from a Red River bridge plank, suffering a dislocated vertebra and severe internal injuries. A northern-area circus allegedly drew shell game swindlers who fleeced Willow City and Bottineau for about 1400 dollars each. The Bismarck weather station, in operation 26 years, records last Wednesday as the hottest day since opening.
An old advertisement extols Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup used by mothers for teething children. It says the remedy soothes, relieves gums, stops wind colic, and is endorsed by registered pharmacists worldwide. Priced at twenty five cents a bottle. Eureka Aug 2. Thirty two Indian teams transported 66000 pounds of sugar to the reservation depots. more goods en route. It notes it’s nice to be an Indian.
The James town Capital notes that critics who claim Bryan’s election is harmless due to the gold standard act with similar reasoning to supporters who advocate immediate pardons after conviction.
T J Harvey born 1810 recalls voting for presidents and expresses eagerness to cast another ballot for William McKinley. He notes ongoing political involvement and hopes for future participation in elections.
The article extols Washington as the Evergreen State with vast forests and timber exports. It notes dry eastern climates for irrigation independent farming and abundant rainfall west of the Cascades, plus profitable grain hops alfalfa beet sugar, fruit, and g1 fuels. It highlights railways schools churches and a rising labor market with remunerative wages and invites contact for rates through Northern Pacific Railway.
Notice invites all interested to attend a public road locating meeting at Burge school-house on Wednesday Aug 15 1900 at 6 o'clock p.m. Also selling old newspapers at the Record office through F. B. Srexeter.
Notice announces a regular examination for county certificates at the school-house in Linton Emmons county North Dakota on Friday August 31 1900. Applicants must arrive by 9 o clock 4 p m. Writing materials provided. Dated Westfield North Dakota August 6 1900. Joan Kuiper County Superintendent of Schools.
A Winchester repeating shotgun latest model offered for $15 cash. Apply at the record office.
Stray bay mare branded U on left shoulder weight 11200 pounds. two-year-old bay gelding with white face branded U on left shoulder or thigh. brown riding pony small facial stripe branded WP on left shoulder or thigh and indistinct brand. Reward offered. Contact Lynn W Sterry in Bismarck, N D. Aug 3 17.
Corrow advertises the Record subscription offer at Braddock FH, declaring readiness to pay the highest market price for all kinds of grain.
Fashion Notes describe a chamois pen wiper with a silver gilt wishbone and a large imitation amethyst, a scarf pin showing a green enamel serpent around a pink pearl with diamond eyes, and a gold bee drop with sapphire back. Cloak clasps and lavallieres feature large stones, topazes, amethyst, and emeralds. an invisible joint belt buckle and gold scroll buckles gain popularity.
A collection of brief notes on aristocracy and notable figures. The czarina writes with gilded type and pearls. the maharajah of Benares gifts Lady Curzon a pearl coronet. British peers without sons, Kingly heirs, and royal staff roles are mentioned, including Lord Roberts, Lord Kitchener, and Lord Wolseley. Sir Henry White serves the royal family as private solicitor. Also noted: the 90-year-old Earl of Tankerville, his American daughter-in-law, and a traveling evangelist with the Chillingham herd. The German empress is praised, but the emperor oversees domestic staff.
The people of Hampton and vicinity are invited to a public meeting at the Hampton school-house on Saturday August 11 at 4 PM. The meeting will organize a fire district elect a fire warden and devise ways to prevent and arrest prairie fires.
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