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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1916
Page
1
A severe Christmas blizzard of 1916 crippled rail travel across the region. Trains stalled in deep snow, crews walked miles through wind and drifts to reach towns, and passengers faced marooning with scarce fuel and water. Broadway streets buried to window tops and service remained unreliable through Tuesday.
Poem by John W. Shaw from Maine teacher notes a Dakota region rise as a “mighty young giant” changing plains into fields of wheat. The passage depicts Dakotas forging states, driving out buffalo and Native peoples, and bringing health and song to settlers.
The piece recounts a tumultuous week in which newly elected members of the State Supreme Court rushed for seats upon December 1, causing a dramatic disruption in court circles. It notes provisions for state office admission and the challenge of timing with the upcoming first legislature, signaling a constitutional dispute over seating.
The article discusses a contested seating of new supreme court members after a wave of Nonpartisan wins, with assertions that they began work earlier than tradition allowed. It questions legal authority, calls for adherence to state provisions, and notes public distrust of the current leadership and potential constitutional remedies. It also includes local notes from December 9, 1892.
Hazelton notes list multiple residents traveling to Minnesota and South Dakota for Christmas and New Year holidays. Local weddings, injuries, hospital stays, and a fire at Hazelton Drug Co. are reported, along with school vacation closures and staff travel plans.
M P Kaiser traveled to Bismarck on Tuesday while Harry Reamann visited Aberdeen for business and pleasure. Gust Frederickson baled flax straw near Brad dock. M B Fallgetter of Kintyre returned from Toledo. Sterslee family members were under the weather. Miss Hattie Sempel left for Kulm after serving as operator since September. H W Allen visited Bis marck and attended the grand opera. Mrs Grover Liversage learned of her mother Mrs Caldwell’s serious illness and left for her bedside. Goose Lake ice spoiled by recent snow affecting skating. Mr and Mrs A C Staak and Marjorie travel to Wisconsin for holidays. Mrs Mikesell and Mrs E E Clark rode the N P to Bismarck. late train left them in McKenzie for the day. Fire destroyed Fred Focklers barn, killing five horses. two others died later. J D McCusker learned of a son born at St Alexius hospital, then headed to Bismarck to meet him. Master Wilfred accompanied his father. Mrs Mead and the little…
Emil Bogart traveled from Bis marck to the Capital City on Monday and returned after noon for medical treatment. A fire razed the small building occupied by J Green last Friday afternoon, leaving the structure owned by F M Long and leaving Frank without a home for Leap Year.
The column reports on visits to Westfield and nearby towns, a death notice for Katie Van Heukelem at age 18, funeral plans, and a Modern Woodmen lodge gathering. It also includes a long Washington dispatch on President Wilson's peace efforts, Secretary Lansing's remarks, and calls for universal military training, with the note signed by c. o. Smith, dentist.
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