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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1917
Page
7
Workmen report a blaze at a major German munitions plant as flames spread through factory halls. Eyewitnesses describe dense smoke and urgent firefighting efforts, with guards evacuating workers and delaying production until the fire is controlled.
Emmons County Board met December 14 1917 to hear Simon Horner and others petition for a new road and to dismiss others. After hearing, one road was laid out and established while several others were rejected. The board adjourned to December 16 1917 and later approved numerous road district bills and county salaries while designating state road recommendations and approving tax refunds and clerk salaries.
Default on a 1914 mortgage by James Lo Allen and Martha M. Allen to Paul C. Remington prompts foreclosure of SE 1/4 and NW 1/4 plus NE 1/4 of the SW 1/4 and lots 3 and 4 in section 13 township 134 range 79 west. Sale at 10 a.m. January 16 1918 at the Emmons County courthouse in Linton ND. Sale subject to a prior mortgage of 1600 and includes 437.28 owed plus taxes and costs. Dated December 1 1917 in Bismarck ND.
Notice of foreclosure on a mortgage executed by Vetter and wife to State Bank of Hazelton. Sale set for February 1 in Linton, North Dakota, at 9 oclock, with the property described as NE quarter Section 14, Township 136 North Range 78 West, Benmons County, North Dakota containing 160 acres. Mortgage amount $830.97 plus costs. Filed March 8, 1616 and recorded April 1, 1276. Armstrong Cameron, Linton, ND, for Hazelton Bank.
A decisive street battle is reported in Petrograd as four Russian army corps refuse to leave the city. Bolshevik forces clash with the troops sent against them, and fighting continues. The report comes amid other war updates from Europe and Rotterdam.
Authorities say extensive written communications with Germany Austria and northern neutrals were stopped by customs in recent weeks. The scheme used invisible ink and coded messages carried largely by Swedish ship and marine men. Dozens under surveillance and likely arrests, with evidence the channel remained open after U S entry in the war.
A compact meditation on cooking as a cultural art, citing Elizabeth Cady Stanton and an ancient Egyptian maxim. It links taste, skill, and national refinement to culinary culture and tradition.
A magistrate deprecates New York state law saying a man with a glass eye wooden leg and an artificial arm can run an automobile if the vehicle belongs to him. The remark reflects concerns over legal interpretations of ownership and operation of motor vehicles by individuals with artificial limbs.
Emmons County North Dakota invites sealed proposals for depositing the County Sinking Fund for a two year term beginning January 1, 1918. Proposals must state the monthly interest rate and include bidder qualifications. deposits to be made with designated banks in Linton. Bid opening details and contact by County Auditor F. H. Brant.
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