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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1901
Page
1
Linton North Dakota Pioneer Journal notes Emmons county post offices serve as public gathering spots. Rumors of closing post offices lack confirmation as papers weigh in on a dispute between Judge Lauder and the state supreme court, deeming both sides essentially equal.
A Fargo Forum dispatch notes a harsh insult labeling Sampson as “The Man with a Strong Name and a Graft- is Very Weak” while doctors fear his death near. The piece follows after Pan-American trials where promoters found a large cash deficit and medals for exhibitors must be paid for by the winners or left unissued.
The Steele Ozone lauds J. J. Hill and his railroad amid shifting views on corporations. It notes a Fargo district court ruling siding with a taxpayer avoiding tax collection due to missing owner names in tax rolls, raising questions about delinquent lists and legality. Emmons County continues its double-column delinquent list, listing owners to avoid legal doubts, at the expense of extra printing.
New York dispatch reports Albany and Troy inventors Calhoun and partners claim a firebox that achieves perfect combustion of bituminous coal. The device, tested by chemists and railroad and coal firms, would allow half of U S stove production to burn soft coal cleanly, reduce costs, curb locomotive smoke, and open vast lignite resources in the Dakotas and Northwest.
London reports indicate government and public favor swift peace terms with the Boers. The mood signals a rapid settlement, easing terms and aiming to close the conflict quickly. The shift follows intensified diplomacy and growing weariness with war.
The Minneapolis Tribune notes a shift in British mood as cables report openness to negotiations with any responsible Boer commander on self government. War fatigue grows across classes, spurred by Boer endurance, altering demands from unconditional surrender to autonomy within British oversight.
A former Minnesota resident recounts Edmonton and Strathcona in the Saskatchewan district. He describes soil, crops, climate, and stock losses from harsh winters, notes shortages of prairie land, water quality, river transport, and local markets. He laments costs, machinery prices, and river flooding impacts while praising Minnesota as superior.
A Walsh county letter faults outsiders seeking public deeds records and cites dangers of unsafe access. The item mentions a Bennett of Brooklyn and a Grafton office visit, then reports the death of Mrs. Corbin in Glencoe aged sixty seven, a former Emmons County pioneer married forty years. Her son J A Corbin and Arthur Wescott attended the funeral.
One red steer two years old branded K on left shoulder noted in a December sale listing from Kraft in Tirsbul North Dakota with details trimmed and unclear.
A dark red heifer aged about eighteen months branded S on the left hip is offered. Also listed is a sale notice for five full-blood Durban short horn bulls roan in color, ages four years and seven to eight months. Contact Peter Leonard in Dale North Dakota and Jomann Stumbach in Dakem, Nevada. An insurance ad promotes New York Life policies at seven cents daily for $1,000 at age 30 via C. D. Epicx in Bismarck, North Dakota.
The Pioneer Press’ women’s page features a dedicated corps of women writers and editors in touch with Northwest readers. It covers clubs civic improvement societies and town topics with expert authority on events of interest to women, plus separate fashion and society sections.
An 1901 advertisement warns of catarrh and consumption and touts H. W. Barker's Cough Catarrh ConsumptionKenedy as a cure sold at Wolfer's store in Linton. It also notes a court week item and offers a reward for a missing black shepherd pup named Mage. The text urges Remember A. W. Barker's remedy for throat and lung troubles.
A seven man practical mining force operates at the Dick Pine in the Gurr Oak District with more to be hired as needed. Arrangements ensure coal for the entire county. Dick Coal has long been used locally and reputed superior to outside coal. Sleeping facilities and meals are available at the mine for those bringing food. Frank Sweetman offers boarding and horse provisions at his first-rate establishment.
The notice urges buyers to plan ahead for months and place orders under favorable conditions. It highlights enterprise capital and experience, and the influence of the seller to secure the best values from top manufacturers, insisting customers should not pass by the sale.
Men's winter under wear advertised with fancy striped heavy wool fleece at sixty cents, camel hair and merino natural wool at one dollar, plush wool at one dollar and twenty five cents, plus extra heavy seal lined natural wool at sixty cents.
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