Local residents and visitors chronicle a busy week in Linton
A rush of visits and travel fills Linton and nearby towns as residents from Emmons County and beyond drop in. Many attend the school lands sale in town, meet at the county seat, or plan events such as a February 14 masquerade dance. Local officials and families report trips to Bismarck, Fargo, and Camp Dodge while welcoming new residents and noting health updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Nieuwsma
Hull
Linton
Revival Meetings at Methodist Church This Fall
Special revival services at the Methodist Church begin at 7:30 each evening. Mr. Fred E. Lind of Rockford Illinois will conduct the music. Rev S M Swaney will deliver each service by message with songs as listed for Monday Tuesday and Wednesday. The gospel is for you.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Ch Church
Fred E. Lind
Rockford, Ill
S. M. Swaney
City School Notes Highlight Measles and Activity
Fred Kist of aera A is another measles victim while Dorothy Brits and several primary pupils were absent with illness. Fourth graders miss classes due to measles though most are learning to knit and some pledge to knit for Red Cross. Perfect spellers include Esther Klaudt Johanna Lipp Roy Rudy and Arthur Juchs as third graders read Baldwin Readers and start Book Three. Eva Heisler Stewart Coventry and Kert Chestown remain on the sick list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Kist
Aera
Dorothy Brits
Esther Klaudt
Johanna Lipp
Roy Rudy
Arthur Juchs
Eva Heisler
Stewart Coventry
Kert Chestown
Defective Eyes Cause Surgeries Rejections
The report shows about 22 percent of final rejections linked to defective eyesight. Other causes include tuberculosis at 5.37 percent and illnesses around 7.473 per cent in the noted medical surgical context.
Facts Worth Knowing From The People s Home Journal
A compact compilation notes shrapnel tests in England and American wartime support. It lists U S logistics with 1 000 000 horses and 500 000 mules shipped since 1914, park land in 150 cities, sheep as lawn mowers, Japan rice fields feeding 50 000 000, 674 728 postal depositors with 4131 954 696 in credits, and a claim that the U S now manufactures most chemicals domestically after prior dependence on Germany and France tools of war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
People's Home Journal
England
United States
E . Wa
Japan
United States Postal Service
United Pone
Germany
France
Insurance for Every Fighter Ends Soon
The Treasury Department urges all American service members to secure full government life and disability protection before February 12, 1918. Current coverage maxes at 10,000 and provides benefits to wives, children, and widowed mothers, with eligibility expanding to other relatives under the full plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury Department
America
Seavenc Ve
Aoe
Istomobie Nzame
Calvary's Cross Was Red Says German Priest in Minnesota
A German Catholic priest from Austin Minnesota urges support for the Red Cross and the U S government. He recalls coming to the United States as a youth and emphasizes loyalty and sacrifice by Americans and immigrants alike. He notes some Germans prospered in the United States and calls for action to back national efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Minn
Red Cross
United States
Germany
Calvary’s Cross
Long distance voice heard across canyon record
A historic note claims the longest voice transmission 18 miles across the Grand Canyon of the Colorado where a shout of the name Bob was heard at the far end. It also records Gibraltar hearing a human voice at ten miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Canyon
Colorado
Bob
Gibraltar
For Sale Hay Auction in North Dakota
200 tons of good baled hay offered for sale at 10 and 12 dollars per load on the track in Roscoe North Dakota. Auction beginning January 31 and running through February 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ak. Roscoe
Dak
Northern Produce Co Handles Poultry and Cream in Bismarck
Farmers urged to ship live and dressed poultry and cream to the Northern Produce Co in Bismarck North Dakota for reliable service. Write tax prices tags and coops to ensure proper handling and pricing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern Produce Co
Bismarck
N. D
Reliable House
Taken Up Yellowish Cow Branded O EL or C L
One yellowish cow branded O EL or C L on right hip taken up at two and a half miles west of Westfield in section 21. Owner listed Peter V. Wolf with R. R. Strasburg and N. Ou. First publication January 17. Paid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westfield
Peter V. Wolf
R. R. Strasburg
N. Ou
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Lester Briggle
Fred Kelsch
John Furness
Kintyre
John Volk
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Camp Dodge
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Bae Permet Ak Mom In
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J. van. Bates
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Stras
Mike Baumgartner
Strasburg Teasday
Method Senet
Alex. Bosch
Joe Volk
Linton House
Wm. Beseler
Cuny Sets
Geo. Biechler
Christian Bauer
B. Biechler
Zeeland
E.E. Clarke
Stee Eee
A. N. Junge
Fargo
Implement Dealers
Mr. Junge
Wm. Raven
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Twin Cities
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Earl Mewing
Earl
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Herrend
Brokofsky
Coventry
Anthony
W. P.eed
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Sam
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Greenleaf
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Maurer
J. E. Holsti
Emmons County
Louie Lambert
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City School
Rollin Johnson
Theodore Meinhover
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Don L. Tracy
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Actus
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Oscar H. Will & CO
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