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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1908
Page
2
Up to date official returns are not yet received from all counties in the state. The piece discusses railroad commissioner races and the Taft versus Bryan presidential contest. It questions Bryan's stance on silver and government ownership of railways, arguing voters favor stable property rights over free silver and political manipulation of railroads.
The county commissioners tackle road openings this week amid widespread demand for new routes. Farmers and towns push for timely improvements, especially around Linton, arguing that better roads are essential for market access and affordable grain hauling. Officials seek a broad policy to satisfy taxpayers and keep land costs lower now than in coming years.
The piece catalogs dangerous sea creatures including the devilfish a large Texas Aransas Pass catch weighing 3000 pounds and 25 feet long the green Moray of Bermuda the aggressive swordfish and an English officer’s fear in a Bermuda encounter. It notes their lines and attacks on boats and harsh bites. London Answers cites these warnings.
A Bohemian Magazine item describes a brutal assault where a man seizes a woman and strikes her repeatedly until her head flies off. The account notes she was only a match in the scene.
Abstract of Republican votes from Emmons County North Dakota for the June 24 1908 primary election. Certified by the county canvassers with witness and seal dated July 5 1908. Includes precinct by precinct tallies and official seals.
A San Francisco Call piece recounts two Democratic campaigners Ole Bi Foote and Ole Bill Ash traveling through southern California during a busy election period. Sleep eludes them as dawn breaks and they encounter a farmer tending his barn and cow who reveals beds were prepared for their expected but absent fellow orators. The anecdote portrays the politicians’ rustic journey and missed hospitality.
The document certifies the Republican and Democratic votes cast in Emmons county North Dakota at the June 24 1908 primary for Precinct Committeemen and the Scattering Vote. It states the abstract is a true copy made by the County Canvassers and witnessed with a seal on July 6 148.
A lengthy roll of Republican precinct committeemen includes multiple towns and districts such as Oak, Grasheal, Cherry Grove, Massa tion, and Verona. Names listed span numerous individuals with varied vote counts and multiple wards, reflecting a comprehensive party organizational slate.
A long OCR list shows numerous names and titles for county offices including governor sheriff clerk of court register state's attorney coroner assessor and various district commissioners and peace officers. The fragment highlights many individuals like Arend Hasper Louis Dornbush John Van Vugt Kirst District and Anton Dorner among others seeking local posts.
The fragment lists officials and candidates for county and state roles including Senat or Representatives in Congres, Justice of Supreme Court, Far Judge District Countw, Sheriff, Auditor, County Treasurer, Register of Deeds, State's Attorneys, Coroner, Assessors, Justices of the Peace, Constable, and Members of the House of Representatives. It cites names such as Gronna, Ben Whitnes, L. A. Weatherly Jase Jr, P. Winn Hage, Covent Whitey, A. Armstrong, Kys J. Veater, and Dave Leonard Christiansen among others with district allocations and titles indicated.
A mountain county blacksmith famed for honest work and pious Sundays sparks a tale about Tom Bradley the mountaineer. At camp meeting he recounts a Biblical joke where he misinterprets Noah and the raven, claiming the first raven got lost and the old raven rested on five eggs, explaining ravens’ origin.
A dense OCR string lists numerous names, places, and initials such as Denhiem Roy Yeater Wool Schneider Lansford Clark Zeller Me hing Bradeek FOU Kred Junge Vravk Zeller Grove Clark Fritz Suelte Hazelton Snyder Veater Cole Alabunde Logan Manson Mutter Nanton Hanson Rosch Bosch Kraft Ket wrens Hague Schmartz Christ Marquart Gross Glatt Van Vugta Kuchan Hitning Rohue Zanders Mahaney Watterson Rosch Klein Baumgart Fischer Mosset Poste Andreas Richter Freeman McConville Sherwood and other scattered entries. The fragment appears to catalog voters or participants with associated locales in a messy, fielded list rather than a cohesive article.
A concise muse on the unchanging nature of man across races climates and regions. It contrasts the mortal and intellectual man from the Nile to the Ganges and from the Eurotas to the Arno, noting a singular identity of aspiration and belief.
Chicago Tribune account describes an anxious late night in the McKinley White House during the Spanish American War. President McKinley and Senator Hanna studied military needs, with McKinley briefly leaving to pace the outer room. Hanna and aides felt deep concern over supply shortages as they pressed for action.
A playful OCR excerpt invites readers to spell unusual phrases in a sentence about two harassed soldiers gauging the merriment of peeled pears. The digressive prompt notes readers’ friends and puzzlers as it continues with commentary from a 5 book.
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