Epitaph on a Noisy Polemic
Burns writes a single stanza poem titled Epitaph on a Noisy Polemic. The piece serves as a descriptive tribute to the editor of the local contemporary, naming the public figure and setting a reflective tone.
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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1906
Page
4
Burns writes a single stanza poem titled Epitaph on a Noisy Polemic. The piece serves as a descriptive tribute to the editor of the local contemporary, naming the public figure and setting a reflective tone.
The Mandan Pioneer notes that many fortunes come from focusing on one’s own business and avoiding involvement in others’ disputes. It questions Gil's competency to offer valuable advice.
A Linton based reform journal accuses the Grand Forks political leadership and pledged officers of misgovernance under the current Republican organization. The writer urges Brer Winship and the Grand Forks Herald to quote Linton’s anti establishment stance in future discussions.
The Devils Lake Journal editor Epitor Bloom was arrested under libel law but should not have been. The county official’s minutes were mistaken and Bloom was acquitted by a jury after a brief five minute deliberation. The piece warns of future retaliation against persistent malcontents in the press.
In a message to congress President Roosevelt scolds magazine and newspaper writers who charged mistreatment in the Panama Canal Zone. Poultney Bigelow faced the Senate committee and refused to substantiate his charges, ultimately dismissed without compelled testimony as the panel condemned his conduct as contemptible.
North Dakota Congressman Tom Marshall introduces a measure to relieve denaturized alcohol from internal revenue taxes and promote its use as small engine fuel. The column defends capitol commission members, rebuts critic Patterson, and cites unanimous legislative support for the bill.
The Record notes the Rockefeller monopoly opposes the measure at each legislative stage and expresses hope that Representative Marshall will see success in the effort.
The Linton Advocate editor C A Patterson is praised as the sole publisher on the Missouri Slope joining the hue and cry against Alexander McKenzie. The piece claims McKenzie has done more for North Dakota and this region than anyone else. Patterson is portrayed as proud of the distinction.
Newspaper anecdote recounts lawyer Williamson trapped in a Brown County auditor vault in Aberdeen after an office mishap. G N. hails from North Dakota Sixth Judicial District and delivers a fervent defense before emerging from confinement.
Bay in color with a long narrow white strip on each side and a cut wire wound between the right knee and right shoulder. It has a glass eye and weighs about 600 to 1000 pounds. Found in hills northeast of Linton. Please leave at Carmichael's stable, Tevelle store, or Franklin Bowers, Edmunds House, Boscos, 8 D.
A reader asks Editor Emmons County Record who the individuals are backing a new Lin ton bank planned for the area. The inquiry seeks the names of interested parties and the post office box of the correspondent is listed in New York City.
The piece defends a Mandan state officer once labeled by critics, noting his past roles as insurance commissioner and his enduring grooming of political factions. It suggests he should be spared from continued denunciations due to longstanding loyalty and a history of providing insurance statements in Emmons county.
Descriptions from the Fargo Forum detail Streeter in southwestern Stuteman County near Lean Kidder and neighboring townships. Since the dirt train's December entry, land remains available, early sales occurred on November 23, and the town now hosts over 100 residents with two general stores, two grain elevators, two lumber yards, a hotel, an implement depot, a livery stable and a bank. New buildings rise and faster growth is expected in spring.
A fragmentary collage of quips and garbled notes from a Batcave column cataloging misprints slang and local banter. It references Armstrong absence Rex Lampman and Emmons county politics with a playful jab at editing and language precision.
Former Sheriff Wade reports James McGee an Emmons County pioneer and early county shifter died in Sturgis about six weeks ago. He came with the Tih Cavalry in 1873 and lived near Grand River for about fifteen years. Born in Virginia he was nearly eighty and earlier owned a ranch near Iron Bridge at Beaver Creek.
The First Bank of Linton North Dakota offers real estate money to found on good farm lands for three to five years.
In the Grand Forks Times tribute, President Wort is praised as a public servant whose work extends beyond the Agricultural College. He is lauded for advancing farming interests, shaping grain growers’ conventions, and guiding state agricultural development with sincerity and citizen leadership. His efforts, seen as essential to farmers, are described as uplifting not only college pursuits but the broader industry.
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