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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1886
Page
1
In Williamsport a schoolhouse was vandalized during a period with no classes. Lamps damaged and broken, desks disturbed, and dirt scattered, prompting calls for residents to consider the harm to education. The writer condemns the act and urges respect for the school as a public trust.
A letter to the Reocopp editor argues innocence in a crime charge. The writer claims no events within the past year justify the accusation and notes that children visited his home, sometimes alone, while he denies insulting Hattie Cronk and Lilly and Lewella offer conflicting testimony. He cites witnesses including Mr Cronk and Mr Wescott and questions parental trust.
Correspondence notes residents spending Thanksgiving Eve at home and plans to move a thrashing machine to Beaver Creek Valley if snow had abated. Report mentions Mr. Thomas Barks driving fourteen miles through the storm on the 22d ult, Indians crossing the river, a six-week puppy value, and shortages on the Northern Pacific freight cars due to a grain blockade at Duluth. Also includes local gossip about a bachelor and his supposed house guest, a New Jersey legislature vote, editor feuds, and printing delays from Bismarck to Livons.
The Saura Dagora canvassing board awarded the certificate of election to the candidate who received fewer votes. Ballots for the opponent read For County Attorney instead of For District Attorney. This action, in our view, exceeds statutory authority and overrides voter intent.
The elderly Mr. East of Guyton is identified as the oldest registered voter in Emmons County. The report notes his age and status among local residents, highlighting longevity and civic participation.
A report recalls voters at Gayton precinct with one man casting the first vote for the Republican ticket. East, born in Kentucky seventy seven years ago, knew men connected to Daniel Boone and lived near his fort. Hast family moved to Indiana then Illinois, where they were early settlers. East visited East’s Prairie to see his son, while Kaat’s recollections sparked talk of early Indiana Illinois days.
A veteran journalist Orange Judd promotes The Prairie FARMER and Recoup as essential agricultural papers. Prices listed: Prairie FARMER $1.50 and Recoup $2.00, with a combined yearly offer of $2.75, inviting farmers to subscribe.
A five month old dark iron-gray mare colt with a small white on its right hind foot is missing. Any one knowing its whereabouts is asked to address D. I. Patterson, Hoop, Emmons County, Dak.
The Bismarck Tribune reports a Thanksgiving service at the penitentiary with Warden Williams directing prayer and inmate choirs singing Nearer My God to Thee after a well prepared dinner. Convicts joined in a moving display of gratitude.
The Place to Stop in Bismarck is the Third Street Restaurant where patrons find the market's best fare and rooms that are neat and comfortable. Proprietor T. J. Porrger directs the establishment.
Mrs. E. Ham at Main street near Banner House in Bismarck Dak promises a good fit with the latest fashions. Cuts by a French system if desired. She expresses gratitude for past favors and notes a change of location.
Wm D Smith & Co on Main Street in Bis marck invites Emmons County residents to inspect the finest furniture stock in the city. Undertaking is a specialty with prompt attention to all orders.
A quirked historical note recalls a fall 1884 Minneapolis based farmer paper, 16 pages, 64 columns, priced at 80 cents yearly. It boasted fearless farmer advocacy, educated readers, and rising support, marketing access to Northwestern Farmer Fargo monthly and Recomp with county seat news, urging subscribers to pay in advance and act soon.
Emmons County shoppers are urged to visit K Brady & Co on Main Street in Bismarck for a large stock of millinery and sewing machines offered at coat and bedrock prices for the next thirty days. Hats for ladies and misses start at 50 cents, with first class sewing machines also sold at low prices.
Among the well known business houses in Bismarck and one Emmons County residents should visit, the F. E. Stone & Co. meat market at Fifth and Main streets sells for cash at the very lowest margin of profit.
Farmers in the northwest report brisk demand for thorough breeding stock. Brock and others express concern that supply may not meet the demand, noting active inquiry and rising interest. The overall outlook shows signs of robust buyer activity and cautious supply constraints.
In Bismarck the Banner House offers rooms at $1 daily with praised meals. George Jennings runs a large grocery and Emmons County visitors shop at Parker’s Books and J W Parker’s Holiday Goods. Local traders advertise seeds, fruit, hardware, and grocery stock as a brisk enterprise alongside county news and weather notes.
The past week brought stormy, snowy weather and road conditions deteriorated. Farmers prepared to haul fuel as snow depths exceed any winter since settlement, while Williamsport mail lines resume regular service and are expected to return to normal with fair weather.
Mr. George T. Angell editor of Our Dumb Animals returns from the Northwest and extols North Dakota. He lauds its broad prairies and river valleys suitable for the plow with few stones or bowlders, calling the soil perhaps the richest in the world and ready for cultivation.
Mr Will Campbell hosted a Thanksgiving dinner at Prof Keim's on Thanksgiving day. The turkey was praised while the guests joked about the preacher’s disappearance. Few attendees could attend due to heavy snow hindering travel, yet those present reported a pleasant time.
Axel Jacobson of Goose Lake reports four head of cattle strayed to his place last week. The four, two cows and two heifers, bear brand R on the right hip. He cannot capture them due to lack of space. Jacobson also notes three pigs missing, a sow, a boar, and a barrow, each about 75 pounds.
Hash Faulk county now has four no license commissioners out of five. The article notes misadventures and quotes varied anecdotes from local life including a jail transfer of A L Raynolds from Beaver Creek and a move of town buildings in Menango Dickey county where a railroad left Keystone. The tone mirrors a late 19th or early 20th century local column with brief vignettes and humor.
Devil's Lake Inter Ocean reports that H P Hall the St Paul patent inside printer sent plates to publish foreclosures. One mortgagor secured an injunction against the sale for lack of proper publication and for attorneys not being of record. The piece notes Hall’s scheme faces a setback and warns against patent foreclosures spreading in Dakota. Also mentions a storm near Vulley and a man whose feet froze while traveling to Thomas Tighe.
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