27 Jan 1886
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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1886
Page
1
H William Williamson dentist in Bismarck advertises dental services including extracting filling artificial teeth and sets priced from one dollar to twenty dollars. Office located over Raymanas Bank opposite the post office at 49 North.
The Williamsport Dramatic Club postpones the Dick Turpin production to Thursday February 11 at the Williamsport school-house with doors at 6 and curtain at 7 30. The program includes music and a cast listing headed by Armstrong and King with local performers and a note of admission 25 cents for adults and 1 dime for children.
Livona and surrounding areas report sparse items with horse trade activity and visits. Anovi Glencor notes sleighing and reactions to Missouri travel. Roop and Walker City correspondents mention dances, hunts, mail runs, and local gossip amid harsh winter.
Taxpayers' Alliance of Winchester held a meeting on Saturday January 9 1896 at 7 p m chaired by Robert Maxwell. Minutes of prior meeting approved a petition requested making town 132 a civil township. John Parker reported on a Williamsport trip to meet County Commissioners. report approved. New members listed and committees appointed. Meeting scheduled for weekly Saturdays. ADELBERT POTTER secretary. The Birthday Party section notes a Blizzard reduced attendance but guests enjoyed music dancing and a supper at Emmons House with birthday wishes.
A collage of 1886 Dakota notices and commercials featuring Frank Frisby druggists and shopkeepers in Bismarck. Promotions for paints, tonics, and dry goods mingle with mining, farming, and road conditions as locals from Williamsport to Sterling discuss wells, cattle, and school bonds amid bustling commerce.
Burngehue's Month- LY announces a February reward of 20 dollars to the person naming the longest verse in the Old Testament not the revised edition, to be paid February 15, 1886 if correct. Entries must include 20 cents in silver or postal notes and the March Monthly will publish the winner and answer with further rewards.
The article argues against bid ding for county printing and urges wide circulation to inform taxpayers. It notes the Northwestern Farmer and Breeder of Fargo offers a reduced price and free seed samples to new subscribers, promoting its enlargement and illustrated format for farmers. Edward A. Webb, publisher, Fargo, Dakota, invites readers to sample copies.
Deacon Doolittle argues that Emmons County must keep citizen oversight of public offices to ensure honest administration. He defines surveillance as informed watching, not spying, and urges voters to insist on accountability to prevent abuse and preserve prosperity. He concludes with a call to discuss voters' right to supervise officials and to foster harmonious, transparent governance. Religious notes follow about a Sunday service and a local endorsement of Frisby's Corn-Killer.
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