15 Dec 1893
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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1893
Page
1
The Williamsport Record notes subscriber growth after a favorable bill. readers in Winona Times and Emmons County Record share thanks for steady readership as the Thanksgiving season appears brighter due to improved finances.
In a peculiar scene, Grangerius Agriculturus pleads for rescue while confessing imminent drowning. Goldbuggins Twelve percentillé dismisses the calamity, calling the outcry a nuisance and declines to intervene.
Autumn arrivals swell the Holland and Norwegian settlements near the South Dakota border. Russo German settlers eyed Eureka with plans to move fifty families to Emmons county, betting on railroads boosting land values. The piece urges welcoming all practical farmers regardless of race or creed, citing American communities built from diverse origins.
A promotional note announces discounts from twenty to two percent off on all footwear at Da Graff the Shoettian located on Fourth Street in Bismarck North Dakota. The terse notice highlights a storewide sale and urges customers to visit for bargains.
Weather turns chilly as Palmer county folk read about Brunsman glass and Pacific Hotel deals. Local trade items include groceries from George Jennings and poultry tips, with Benton carpentry updates, De Graff Shoes relocation, and a fatality for Mrs Young. Fertile farm movement includes Borgman and Van Voorst timber claims, Dunkard migration north, and Wescott’s stock reports. A stolen roll of 870 dollars shocks St Paul traveler. Politically, silver purchase act debates linger as parties clash over policy. The North western Agriculturist expands to twice monthly with higher pages and same 60 cent yearly price.
A fishing party along the Ohio River is joined by an eccentric amateur named Barefooted Sam. He proves useful as cook and guide, but disappears after a tale of a large perch. Sam’s cryptic remark about a “Feel reg larness” confounds the group as the perch’s true weight remains unclear.
Newspaper editorials split over Senator Hillsbrough as some papers push to read him out of the Republican party for differing on the silver issue. They warn such expulsions would weaken the party and may push papers toward populist alignment in the next campaign.
In a note from I C De Graff The Bridemat states current location in Bismarck North Dakota at the store once occupied by W.8 De Graff The Clothier inviting customers and friends to visit. The message also mentions Brinch Store Dickinson ND as a related reference point.
George Jennie engages in purchasing butter eggs poultry and hides and sells meat products at cash prices, operating a pan meat business.
Agents to win out choice and hardy nursery stocks advertise many new special offerings in fruits and ornamentals. Terms and commissions apply, with secure choice of territory. Write May Co Nurserymen Rochester New York for details.
For teachers on permits in the German districts the next regular examination will be held at Michael Benger school in Selz district on Friday January 18 1894. If more teachers are to be examined they will be notified and examined at Winona the following Tuesday. The next examination will not be held until the second Friday in March. Teachers supply stationery. W B ANplus County Superintendent December 13 1898.
Prospective buyers in Ohio and North Dakota may contact J W Wxscors within two weeks to purchase yearling or two-year-old shorthorn or polled Angus bulls at reasonable prices.
The Northern Pacific Railroad offers limited time California tickets valid to April 30, 1894 with stopover options. Destinations include St Paul Minneapolis Duluth to North Pacific Coast points at 65.50, San Francisco via Missouri River at 60.50, and Los Angeles via Missouri River at 90.00. These fares encourage winter stays in Southern California and attendance at the San Francisco midwinter fair.
County officials praise Edick & Worst mine lignite from 14 miles west of Fillies nport as the best in the neighborhood with a price of 2.50 per job at the mine.
The undersigned announces settlement at the old Wily Wilson place near Glencoe and offers care for people and horses at reasonable rates. Beng. Cousin, Sn.
At Brincburnt farm a fine lot of thoroughbred Berkshire pigs is available for inspection. Agent D. H. Yearton invites interested buyers to view and start a stock with quality breeding pigs.
A Livona column from the Arcona correspondent praises Lamborn Hospital in Bismarck as a clean, well run institution with attentive Sisters. Readers learn of area activities including travel, school terms, births, weather, and local concerns from Emmonsburg to Hampton, with anecdotes on mail delivery, revival meetings, and regional hardships.
The Record condemns President Cleveland’s financial policy as favoring eastern money centers over western needs. It decries unemployment, farmer hardship, and declining farm prices while accusing Cleveland of anti labor bias and using government patronage to advance creditors over debtors. It contrasts thirty years of prosperity under a different policy with today’s decline.
One roan pony mare seven years old weighing about seven hundred pounds branded on left shoulder. Owner please call, pay charges, and take her away. Rosent McTavisn Williamsport North Dakota.
Just received a large line of ladies and gents slippers for the holiday season at savings of 20 to 25 percent. C DeGraff the Shoeman invites shoppers to view the new stock and take advantage of the discount before stocks run low.
A 1609 English regal ascument noted in a Palmyra Michigan paper mill. Miscellaneous brief items include Tacoma laws on tramp baths, owl and crow events in Flint, a long lived shoemaker and pie habit, a Chichester bishop’s long charge, Banff officer Stronach’s death at ninety eight, and Mrs. Rowe of Bangor as Maine’s oldest camp meeting attendee at ninety one.
Weather dates recap from Nov 29 to Dec 31 showing daily max and min readings with conditions such as cloudy clear and part cloudy. Notable period end shows 0.06 inch of precipitation for week ending Dec 18 and 0.49 inch melted snow in. No snowfall measurement given. Roy Yeater, observer.
Notice from C N Hampton, N D that a mare strayed into his inclosure on Tuesday November 14 1893. The mare has a white stripe on the face white hind feet and a brand g on the left shoulder weighing between 1900 and 1800 pounds. Owners are asked to call pay charges and reclaim the horse.
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