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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1922
Page
6
Official county newspaper for Emmons County published in Linton North Dakota walking the line between official notices and community news since 1854. The Record prints county and city notices, legal filings, and local interests reflecting its role as official city paper.
The Record lists pricing at 25 cents per column inch for single insertions and 20 cents for contract space plus ten cents per inch for composition and ten cents per line for Lecala. It circulates mainly in the south half of the county and broadly in the north half, with ads due in the printer’s hands by Tuesday noon each week.
The state farm bureau meeting in Fargo is discussed with Emmons county delegates Alex Macdonald and Cloyd Kurtz. The piece argues the bureau should act as a non political business group to unite farmers, compare ideas, and meet members needs. It urges a live wire secretary and stronger local leadership to boost Emmons county’s bureau.
The county sells to Sec Moe of Valley City Commercial Club and the paper will run on an independent policy. The Devils Lake league newspaper is up for sale with bids due at a Jan 3 stockholders meeting. Wing league ladies urge President Harding for release of political prisoners and disarmament support. The state auditor warns fire departments their aid will be paid around Jan 15 after delays since last year June.
A year after a report showed Drake mill losses from failed hedging, a league audit for 1921 finds ongoing monthly losses of several thousand dollars and recommends closing or selling the mill. The Free Press disputes duplication with last year and notes unpaid flour from Consumers Stores, which is now bankrupt. Eugene Debs is released from prison by President Harding, who cites public pressure and voters. Debs’ citizenship rights remain restricted.
The writer criticizes Eugene V Debs and radical agitators after his release. He warns Debs plans to pressure citizens to refuse government service and urges strong government action to protect the nation. The piece laments Debs freedom and mocks political leadership for not resisting propaganda.
A Bank of North Dakota appraiser report lands in the historical files, signed by Marie Townsend. The note praises a loan applicant who allegedly paid 1100 for land and claims the land is worth 2500, hinting political alignment influenced the loan. Prior coverage noted Emmons county farmers with state loans also favored by nonpartisans.
Premier Lloyd George issued a London statement saying the government has gone to the utmost limit in the Irish treaty and cannot reopen the discussion. The Irish ratification delay is delaying the cabinet committee on evacuating British forces, amnesty terms, and transfer of executive responsibility to the Irish provisional government.
Paris report on the Allied Reparations Commission session where former German Minister of Reconstruction Rathenau and Dr. Rischer presented Germany’s financial status. Roland W. Boyden attended as the American unofficial representative. meeting limited to five principal members and two secretaries.
Army intelligence disclosed an alleged organized theft of over $1,000,000 from a Brooklyn army base after three civilian employees were arrested. Articles including 3,000,000 safety razor blades were said to be smuggled out in trucks over a period. Bandits Seize Distillery in Kentucky
A crowd in Calcutta welcomed Prince amid a display mirroring the warm reception accorded to his father. The event highlighted ongoing ties between the royal family and local supporters, signaling continued ceremonial diplomacy.
The Marmarth tennis courts are flooded and turned into a skating rink. Reports from Mandan, Bismarck, Fargo and other North Dakota towns cover fires, city budgets, rail passes, grain markets, farm talks, and police matters. Notable items include an $18,000 fire loss in Streeter, a $7,000 fire truck purchase in Mandan, and grain grower speeches in Saskatoon.
North Dakota will grade 2 722.9 miles and surface 1 018 miles of state highways by 1924, at an estimated total cost of $16.5 million. W H Robinson, chief construction engineer, notes projects include Missouri River bridge and federal project No 100. Projections show 1922 604.9 grading 299.9 surfacing cost 3.75 million, 1923 and 1924 totals pending federal aid scenarios.
Directory lists Emmons County officers and officials including Auditor Treasurer County Judge Clerk of Court Supt of Schools State's Attorney with names T. P. Lee chairman Second Dist Frank Goughnour First Dist F. J. McConville Jacob Schall Third Dist L du Heaume Fourth Dist row Dist.
Juvenile Court proceedings note officers and stenographers including M McKenna Newcomb Emons Logan and McIntosh Counties as part of county court record.
A fragmented notice lists candidates or officials for wards including First Ward and Third Ward. Names appear inconsistently such as Frank Sternhagen, Frank Meier, Martin Reichinwer, and Chas. Paulson, with no clear positions or dates readable.
A garbled OCR snippet mentions a man’s umbrella and a white child. references a black lady’s relic and other items, with stray phrases about a London street hallway and an advertisement in the rycoma.
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