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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1901
Page
1
The article ponders Latinizing stations while recounting a Linton man accused of annexing a dog from a sawbones. It notes Napoleon origins, a St Louis fair temple plan, and praises Col. Thompson in Dakota territory. It also memorializes John A. Stovell of Bismarck, a prominent lawyer and early political figure.
The Missouri Slope area pivots from prairie hay to corn fodder production. Farmers plant dent corn varieties such as White Flint and Campbell County Dent, finding fodder yields high with new corn-bindings. Despite a poor June start, corn looks set for a robust season, reinforcing the region’s shift toward corn farming.
The piece discusses corn growing in the Missouri Slope and argues it may pay more to raise corn and hogs than to ship fifty-cent wheat. It notes absence of hog cholera, critiques Iowa prohibition politics, references Cummins’ stance, and cites market prices with wheat around parity to other grains along with rising oats, barley, and rye prices. It also mentions a death notice for Bert Petrie.
A humorous wall note from four and a half miles from Linton lists meals for a hay crew with absurd dishes like Grasshopper fry a la Lintonia and dessert: One stick of dynamite. It jokes that boarders must provide coffee and their own toothpicks, satirizing frontier dining.
A six year old boy Frankie Baumgartner died after being dragged by two horses while riding one horse to a well. The skittish horse kicked and dragged him across a meadow, injuring him fatally with a broken skull and severe wounds. Funeral held Tuesday at Sts Peter and Paul church with Catholic rites. Frankie was the baby of a large family and related to Register Schweitzer's wife.
May for sale hay up to 250 tons stored in sections 19 and 20 township 134 range 77. Describes a good nearby feed place with water rights and ample range. Interested buyers to contact Jas. B. Baker Williamsport North Dakota or F. H. Dunbar Hampton North Carolina.
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