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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1901
Page
1
A fragmentary report describes one two year old heifer, likely a muley, with a cut in the right ear, a straight mark on the left ribs, and uncertain origin. The note mentions ownership and location hints but remains unclear in details.
The patronage of the general public is respectfully solicited. Traveling men are invited to give me a call.
North Dakota notes report the death of Albert D. Shaw former national G A R commander and territorial governor Bainbridge Piercer in Chicago. A bill to fund elocutionary poll tests stalls in the legislature while a senate draft allows county commissioners to hire others to recover escaped taxes. A local Steele Ozone item mocks westward movers who seek easy feeding without labor.
A Mandan newspaper excerpt critiques lower-house tactics and praises Packard's Times editorials while noting Mare Edwards's growing comfort in Bis marck politics. It marks Washington and Lincoln birthdays, discusses Proposals on age of consent, contract systems for government, and irrigation funding, and ends with thanks from the Bismarck Typographical Union to Editor Jewell for a successful ball.
Jewell and Les encouraged newspaper beginnings in the new county and callers often asked for tax lists and job stock on stand‑off terms. The piece argues for state newspapers to receive copies of bills to publish clear synopses for readers. It notes the teachers’ examination law shifts control to state officials and relieves county superintendents from political pressure in issuing certificates.
The apportionment bill reassigns McIntosh and Logan into one Emmons and Kidder into another, each with a senator and two representatives, preserving Emmons Kidder as district 26. Emmons County reports 4,349 residents and Kidder 4,818, totaling the 26th district. The 36th district includes McIntosh and Logan counties with population counts noted for the reapportioned map.
A Dakota family tale follows Ansel Fremont, once lost after running away to read Injun literature, as decades of correspondence fade then resume with news of his life in Oklahoma. He now owns land in The Strip, married a widow with children, and prospers, while the writer reflects on what might have been.
An Armstrong correspondent reports snow limits, hay feeding, and a letter from residents on immigrant voting. A Fargo senator is criticized for barring votes by readers of languages other than English, while calls to support immigrants who live and work locally persist. Also noted are Ben Corsin’s letters, local officials, and a tragedy of a Joliette boy who drowned after falling into a snow-filled well.
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