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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1922
Page
6
The Record announces display rates: 25 cents per column for single insertion 20 cents for contract space Ten cents per inch for composition Locals ten cents per line per insertion Circulation covers south half of the county and much of the north half Ad copy due Tuesday noon each week.
The first general use of the new Missouri river bridge linking Bismarck and Mandan last Sunday marks a milestone for the region. The paved approaches and continuous traffic promise to unite the Twin Cities and enable civic undertakings long out of reach. A formal opening celebration is being planned by both towns.
The event now runs September 19 and 20 instead of September 18 and 14 to avoid clashing with celebrations in Linton and nearby Slope towns. Local residents are advised to note the new dates.
Morton county commissioners propose to abate penalty and reduce interest on delinquent real estate taxes from 12 17 percent to seven percent for lands not privately bid upon. Taxpayers would pay back taxes with seven percent interest. private bidders retain standard payments. The county attorney confirms legal authority for the abatement plan.
The county engineer’s force of assistants and near-assistants has not reached payroll representation from a majority of county voters. Yet some hope remains for critics of this apparent foolishness.
President Harding faced a flaw in his bid to end the railroad strike by urging a return to prestrike seniority. Rail officials argued they could not restore old seniority as they had promised both staying workers and newcomers that rights would be preserved in any settlement.
The piece argues against breaching pledges during a rail strike and criticizes bank pressure on voters. It cites a Wells County Farmer editorial endorsing broader reform and blames Fargo Forum for Senator McCumber's primary defeat, praising his state and national service in contrast to the Forum's role.
The Record recounts an alleged coercive campaign by F J Pietz president of the Templeton State Bank to force an independent committeeman to back a specific side in the Republican county central committee contest. Records show the committeeman owed Pietz's bank 2950 dollars secured by livestock and crops. The piece quotes a threatening warning that the man should stay home if he would not vote as directed.
Inmates at the penitentiary raised 250 to hire help for Barber after his injury. The piece notes a mix of derelicts and charity within prison walls, contrasting with past state practices of hail adjusters and inspectors in county politics. It observes modern county politics rely on many assistants to the county engineer.
North Dakota brief items from Mandan to Fargo cover state rail commission naming, crop labor estimates, new radio installations, school or college actions, legislation, local incidents, and county developments. Notable notes include new offices, award of degrees, business openings, and public works plans across North Dakota communities.
Fragmentary listing shows Frank P. Allen as presiding judge with Fred A. Oliver and stenographers Gee MacKenne and Rev C Newcomb. Juvenile court for Emons Logan and McIntosh Counties references appear with Frank Sternhagen and Ike Heisle in partial form.
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