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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1908
Page
4
A school report lists student names and judges for a debate, notes attendance issues, and urges higher graduation standards. The letter from Superintendent Rockwell emphasizes early fall classification and the need for community involvement to improve schooling. It calls for eighth graders to enter Linton High School next year and stresses the value of education over immediate earnings.
Grammar seventh and eighth grade geog classes tested on The European States with three perfects Dorothy Kile Cornel Redberg Henry Sims. Reading class reads Courtship of Miles Standish. Seventh grade arithmetic begins Percentage after Domestic Numbers review. Attendance for month 95 percent. Perfect spellers Mary Kayen from sixth grade and Marc Seilangen Norman Daffinrud from fifth. Junior prize from Minneapolis Journal awarded Glen Behlangen for winning story. Girls edged boys 12 to 5 in spelling contest. List of pupils with perfect attendance: Zelda Hageman Irene Raven May Kaven Theodore Lane Myrtle Mohn Jane Martin Lesh Mendelowitz Will McCulley Donald Paul George Kowerdink Ethel Seeley Cornell Bredhberg Dorothy Kile Alter Colville Mildred Lynas Gertrude Wencott Glenn Sechlangen Marc Sehlangen Edna Mohn Norman Daffinrud Floyd Logue and Glen Turner visited by Mrs. Marchant who showed views of teaver dam east of Linton. A recent music recital saw twenty-five children volunteer for sight-reading.
The first and second grades are studying music with dramatizations of The Three Bears and The Three Wishes. Students visited Miss Stuart's room to observe a moth hatch and witnessed all life stages. A Friday morning tour of Miss Stuart's music class impressed with curious, engaged pupils.
A list shows Emmons County parcels transferring ownership this week. Names include Jas. Gegiessog, Beatrice Gruen, Lovelle, and Ottos. Trades cover multiple tracts, with several titled to United States territories and various individuals, plus a note on receivers and warranty deeds.
Witty exchanges parade in this reader snippet with speakers Artless Daughter and Indignant Mother. The dialogue humor turns on misheard refusals and learned housekeeping, featuring quips about a wife learning to stay away from the kitchen and a playful take on romance’s miscommunications.
Uncle John teases Tom about his appetite as the exchange shows humor and a family moment. The dialogue hints at a rural or small town setting with a boy called Tom and a relative named Uncle John. The text reads like a playful snippet with light dialect and domestic tone.
Howell, identified as a relative by marriage, faces a dispute over a checkbook belonging to a father-in-law. The fragmentary text suggests a family financial matter discussed or reported in the source. No clear outcome or additional parties are readable.
The Gayton School District No. 2 invites sealed bids by February 29 1908 for erecting a schoolhouse. Bids marked Bids for Schoolhouse or addressed to Theo Yetter Clerk Hartford ND. Plans and specs available at clerk's residence. Successful bidder must furnish a faithful performance bond. board may reject all bids.
Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway presents pamphlets detailing opportunities on new lines in the Dakotas Montana Idaho and Washington. Titles include Montana Folder In the Dakotas and Montana Many Acres Open to Settlers Business Opportunities and A Trip Along the Pacific Coast Extension of the St Paul Road.
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