13 Dec 1895
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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1895
Page
1
Fargo prepares for a major immigration convention next Tuesday and Wednesday with large crowds expected. The state event aims to promote migration to North Dakota with railroads offering half fare round trips. All residents may attend and enjoy full floor privileges, not limited to delegates.
Local notices report visits by Hampton resident L. E. Pierce and Beaver Creek traveler Otto Didstridt. W. L. Yeater and Co. advertise buckwheat flour at 4c per pound while J. L. Boutillier seeks butter at 15c per pound. Community updates include school terms, a suspended Sabbath school, a county court case involving Wiley Wilson, and a turkey shoot at Nate Sherman's.
Obituaries note the deaths of W. B. Watson and John Nichols in Bismarck. Tributes reflect on F. J. Brown’s 65 years and Civil War service. Updates mention legal testimony in the Wordsworth case and local business moves, including a new stationery store and dentist Dr. Rawlings.
The piece contrasts Hayward’s behavior with Kent’s, who faces a hanging sentence amid debate over juries and media influence. It urges Governor Allin to commute Kent to imprisonment, arguing against executions based on flawed verdicts and sensational press coverage.
The Record mocks blanket curfew laws by asking if police should provide chewing gum worm medicine soup towels and handkerchiefs to children in charge of the corporation. It suggests expanding state aid and policing duties to include wipes for earthy ears and nasal flow as part of curfew enforcement.
An old advertisement touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup as a fifty year remedy for teething pain wind colic and diarrhea with a pleasant taste and twenty five cents a bottle. It follows with a leather footwear sale at DeGrasfs offering twenty percent off prior to a price advance.
A session of the County Court of Emmons county will be held at Williamsport on the first Monday of each month. Josefh Kalberer, County Judge. For Rent My house for rent furnished with good barn to April 1. Apply at gallery or store of W. H. De Graff.
A shop window display at DeGraff highlights Chippewa made Moose and Buckskin moccasins and Pacs. The items are advertised as serviceable, comfortable, and visually appealing for customers browsing footwear.
N L Suorman announces Christmas Day events including a turkey shoot and raffle, an evening dance with a prize for the nicest lady waltzer, and judges chosen at the dance. He notes an enlarged barn with ample room for horses and invites attendees.
The Menoken Elevator announces full operation inviting farmers to bring wheat for sale. It offers the highest market price and is prepared to buy a few hundred bushels of oats.
On the last term court, Flynn was acquitted and Patterson’s other cases were dropped. The clerk issued certificates to state witnesses at a $2 rate instead of $1, creating an overpayment of about 28 dollars. The clerk attempted to recoup losses, but Patterson’s witnesses voluntarily repaid 76 percent of the overpaid amount, leaving a small deficit for the clerk.
A letter from Winona dated December 10, 1895 recounts Deputy Marshal Livermore's return from Bismarck with an Indian named Louie Sitting Bull, also known as Kne-ie-ae. The piece traces Louie’s past, including a 1875 murder motive by Kaec-ie-ac, his time with Sitting Bull’s camp, and a note that Louie may be under arrest for a criminal assault on a schoolteacher at the agency.
A new through Tourist Car Service by the Northern Pacific in cooperation with the Southern Pacific on the Shasta route links East and California via Portland. Cars depart from St. Paul and Minneapolis each Wednesday afternoon on the Overland and reach Sacramento and San Francisco the next Monday morning. Berth rate is $6. Reservations via NP R R ticket agent Sterling ND.
The notice offers to settle debts for 83 Worth of Papers for 82. Anyone paying overdue Record plus 2 will receive a year of Chicago Weekly Inter Ocean and Farm Stock and Home and the Record at bundled rates. New subscribers paying 2 get the same package. others pay reduced rates of 1.50 for the Record.
The Northern Pacific offers a through tourist car service between St. Paul Minneapolis and Sacramento and San Francisco via Portland and the Shasta route. Overland train from St. Paul leaves every Wednesday carrying these cars. Reservations and information via N. P. R. R. ticket agent Sterling North Dakota.
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