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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1922
Page
5
Correspondence notes Ninette M. Lowater’s poem and spring imagery. Local items report Vida Swoverland moving to Bismarck for a hotel job, visits among Hague residents, bank staff changes, church Ladies' Aid events, and social travel to Minnesota, with livestock and grain crop observations and several town gossip updates.
A string of Sunday and Monday visits reports Carl Larvick at Frank Swanson's and Oscar Larvick with family visiting Snortland's near Temnvik. Several couples and children appear at Fields and Purintan homes while others travel from Minnesota to visit relatives. Football note recalls ancient times and Chinese ball inflation.
Pollock Progress reports visitors from Dale and Linton in the city midweek. Westfield Sluggers set to play Pollock’s second team on July 6. Amelia Schaffer returns to work at the Pollock Restaurant after vacation. Frank Fritz ends his four year route run to Dale and Winona. J W James set to start first trip tomorrow.
The Stone Church Sunday School picnic was a success with all attendees enjoying a good time. Pal Alex finished at Dobson's last week, and Mr. Dobson took him to town Sunday. The stock show note was corrected. Miss Green did not bring chickens. The Omie Friday ball game between the Boys and Married Men ended 23 to 4 in favor of the Married Men. Mrs. Dobson spent Sunday at Capt Vanderburg's. Miss Lild Dobson of Carthage visiting her brother Albert Dobson at Omio.
Southwest Hazelton reports Temvik beating Gayton 9 to 6 with batteries Albrecht and Hendrix for Temvik and Reich and Gimbel for Gayton. The item also notes Sunday visits by Miss Adeline Reich and Henry Opp to Simon Opp, plus multiple Reich and Opp family gatherings around July Fourth at various homes with cake ice cream and cheering.
Washington officials said both bituminous and anthracite operators and all responding union leaders accepted President Harding’s invitation for a joint White House meeting. John L. Lewis signed for the United Mine Workers, signaling formal discussions to seek settlement ways and means without reigniting past strikes. The administration aims to pursue a preliminary plan centered on settlement efforts, avoiding reopened disputes since April 1.
Secret second marriage of Alex McKenzie, North Dakota pioneer and political leader, exposed when his will was filed in Ramsey county probate court. Second wife and two sons and daughter kept hidden for decades. wife died in Yonkers, New York a month before his death in St. Paul on June 22. Discovery of the will brought the concealed family to light and even then friends learned of the second wife’s death only after learning of the father’s illness.
The joint congressional commission on agricultural inquiry urges United States producers to form cooperative associations to standardize products, streamline distribution, and cut costs. It notes federal limits have been removed but calls for state and federal legislation to protect co-ops against unfair discrimination.
TEMVIK Carpenters and painters work on repairs as crews prepare to handle spring business. Thompson Yards plans more lumber for the fall trade. Town reports include new potatoes and the push for strawberries. A busy Saturday saw a Telephone Co meeting with attendees from Gayton and Hazelton including John and Fred Schierms and Mr Briggle.
Washington reports rebels from the Tampico region released 40 American employees of Cortes Oil Company after seizing the Aguada camp and demanding 7500 in ransom. The government calls the dispatch baseless, describing it as one of many malicious acts fueling anti US tensions.
Reports from Carson detail the first annual picnic of the Great County Cow Testing Association this week. Hunter high school team challenges for the state high school championship amid a Diamond era spirit. Ward county fair grounds to see $35000 worth of improvements bid. University notes 33 students attend reserve officers training camp at Port Snelling Minnesota. Mind Retail Merchants of the state hold 1923 meeting in Grand Forks city.
North Dakota faces heavy harvest labor demand due to a rye crop ripening statewide. U S employment office and Farm Bureau officials say 3000 to 4000 workers are needed in the northwest between July 5 and 20. Ronald Nelson of Minot's employment service reports rising difficulty filling orders and offers wages from 35 to 69 dollars monthly with board until freezing weather.
J A O Preus of Minnesota spoke at a provincial farm bureau celebration noting voter concerns and praising agricultural progress during the decennial observance.
Alfred reports the Travelers club engaged in rapid losses during a fast baccarat session. Wagering fell at a rate of 83 dollars per second, illustrating a prodigious and unsustainable outlay amid the theatre’s famed reputation. The piece notes a dramatic downturn and financial strain tied to these high stakes.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions an individual Arthur Roeder Prete and a 9120 corporation number with a new price of 1200 milligram. Details are garbled and unclear, making precise event, date, or location determination impossible from the readable fragments.
Carl art Jenna, 31, was bitten by a tarantula while cutting bagbanas from a bouquet in a local Sioux Falls store. He suffered no apparent ill effects according to initial report, with details about the animal and location only briefly noted.
The notice lists live poultry prices per pound and advisories on shipment weights. Turkeys under seven pounds are not advised for shipping, with various prices shown for hens, ducks, geese, turkeys of different weights, and other birds like guineas and roosters.
About 870 travelers known as pie's pilgrims endured seven hours trapped by tall blue Nevada foothills during a California summer day. The ordeal drew attention to the rugged terrain and the endurance of the group as they awaited rescue.
In Victoria B C fifteen small Japanese fishing boats have been seized for fishing without permits according to word received here. The move reflects enforcement actions during wartime.
A reflection on how people judge themselves and others, noting many are lenient with their own faults yet harsh on themselves. The piece urges balanced self judgment, avoiding extremes of strictness or mercy. It advocates giving oneself simple justice and avoiding bias in self-criticism.
Quote by J A Froude on learning from errors and waste of time. Errors teach and instruction cannot prevent all mistakes.
A well known author is titled by a New York paragrapher as having submitted an ar in a disputed exchange. The remark touches on literary circles and editor relations, signaling a playful jab in a high profile debate.
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