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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1910
Page
3
Local notes from Linton and nearby counties include visitors from Logan and Li vena areas, circuses in Aberdeen, and county officials in town. Reports cover births deaths and marriages, sidewalk work, a fire at Wolfers store, and a stray phenomenon of falling liquid objects. Crop prospects vary with some potential near term rain.
East Emmons and nearby areas report visits and moves of residents, farm updates, a visible procession of changes in properties and buildings, plus local social notices. Mr Anton Beekala and Henry Halverson are mentioned with farm and stallion matters, and hedgerow comments hint at crops and optimism for flax and wheat. A California-bound letter from J B Brock details a North Dakota to California relocation with farming details and invitations.
Emmons county observes Independence Day with widespread community gatherings despite heat and dust storms. Shier's Grove at Gayton hosts about a thousand attendees with speeches and baseball while Napoleon draws many from Hazelton and eastern areas for baseball games and a large picnic. Two accidents mar events: a buggy tip injures a Ohthauser son. broncho riding injures Sylvanus Johnson, with uncertain recovery.
The Linton team is still absent after three Valley City games with one win and two losses. A Pollock Hazelton Eureka tournament saw Pollock win first prize and Hazelton second, with close scores including Hazelton over Eureka 3 to 2 and 1 to 0 losses to Pollock. Fort Yates will visit Hazelton next weekend. A hand satchel containing money was found and turned in to the Emmons County Record by Joe Eberle, for advertisement. Meals are available at Linton Bakery. One black yearling bull, no brand, taken in by W T McGuire of Ohio North Dakota. owner to claim. The Pennypacker Army note mentions descendants of Henry Pontebecke Dutch surveyor, with Civil War and Confederate service counts.
In Valdes Alaska a crowd gathers as AV Powell recounts a perilous rescue on a glacier. A sick husband and wife are aided by two dog teams and volunteer help, racing nine miles to safety through a brutal night and steep descent, with townsfolk cheering the timely aid and the rescued pair overwhelmed by relief.
A gambler once offered a thousand to one that six would not be rolled in ten straight throws. An opponent rolled six nine times, then the gambler raised to 170 dollars to void the bet. The challenger declined, and the tenth throw failed to produce six. A mathematician cited odds of 60 466 175 to 1 against ten consecutive sixes, suggesting the bet would be about 600 000 to 1 for such an outcome. A Washington luncheon riffed on fame with Kipling and a hotel dining room overheard exchange referencing a humorous Wipperin line.
A reader describes how a mother must recall each family member's breakfast preferences to avoid chaos. Father enjoys plain breakfast foods, John wants both cream and sugar, Susie dislikes most food and needs a tutor, Mary and the others prefer apples or oranges. The piece questions how a mother manages such demands without losing composure.
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