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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1922
Page
6
The Emmons County Record lists rates at 25 cents per column inch for single insertions and 20 cents for contract space, with ten cents per line for locals and ten cents per inch for composition. It circulates mainly in the county's south half and broadly in the north half, with advertising copy due to printers by Tuesday noon each week.
The piece follows Bidney Smith, originator of Andy Gump, as readers recall his schemes from the Widow Zander and Uncle Bim settlement to a possible congressional run funded by a dubious campaign committee. It contrasts his luck with the Wheat Growers Association and critiques the Nonpartisan League while urging practical business approaches to grain farming.
They plan to join the Chamber of Commerce and proceed with selling wheat, aiming to secure farmers the value of their product. The note expresses hope that these actions will deliver substantial gains for growers.
A local paper declares the Free Press has misfired ahead of elections, outlining debts and failed promises. The Record pledges to intensify campaigning until election day and asserts it can widen its lead beyond the two hundred vote margin from two years ago.
The piece notes that crops may help individuals address debt but unlikely to fully pay off loans. Financial conditions are too tangled, with unpaid interest and taxes. A fall collections surge is expected, urging fair practices to limit losses and keep farmer morale high for future prospects.
The text notes a Federal law requiring newspapers to publish a sworn statement listing all actual owners holding one or more percent of stock. It explains this allows the public to see if any special interests control a newspaper.
Mr. Fogle appears as the ostensible head and general manager of the enterprise. If law forced disclosure of the remaining company names, it could shed light on others who do not openly admit links to the bridge concern.
Fargo reports a $820,000 budget proposal for city operations next year. Kenmare considers ballot changes in lines and ward boundaries in Ward, Renville, and Burke counties for the fall election. Hettinger recalls hazards from rattlesnakes and grain handling. Sherwood offers $50 for liquor convictions and $25 for gambling evidence in a clean-up drive. Continuous wind, hail, and a tornado impact several towns including Taylor and Williston, causing crop and property damage.
The report names Frank P. Allen as presiding judge and Fred A. Oliver as judge with officers for Emo and McIn tosh Counties. It lists officials including G. Woolverton and A. M. Britta among police magistrate and ward figures, with scattered procedural notes on first ward interactions and a plea from the second ward.
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