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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1918
Page
7
Winona School District No 3 invites sealed proposals by July 29 1918 for erection of a one room schoolhouse and two outbuildings at specified township locations. Plans available at the county superior Schools office. Bid must include a 16 percent certified check. Completion by October 1 1918. The board may reject any bid. J A Dyer clerk.
Senator Tillman is reported seriously ill in South Carolina after a stroke. The notice notes his status as a convicted felon and describes the health emergency without sensational detail.
Veteran South Carolina senator Benjamin Tillman, chairman of the naval affairs committee, lies gravely ill in his Washington home. His physician doubts a full recovery as he endures severe recurrent cerebral hemorrhages that have left his left side largely paralyzed. Ten years ago a similar attack partially paralyzed him but he recovered considerably.
A federal commission reports rampant profiteering in basic commodities, singling out flour millers and meat packers for price padding and inflated margins. It cites Armour, Swift, Morris, Wilson, and Cudahy as wielding monopolistic control and inflating profits through practices during 1916 1917. The document details asset valuations and banking figures, noting large cash holdings and corporate wealth amid wartime pressure.
London July 1 Grand Duke Michael brother of former Czar Nicholas and czar for a day is said to issue a manifesto declaring it his duty to restore and regenerate the Russian people. He calls upon the people to overthrow the Bolsheviks as German troops occupy Tiflis in the Caucasus.
Lieutenant General Bridges of the British war mission issued an appeal to British subjects in the United States to enlist in Britain’s army before they become liable to the US draft. The appeal notes only twelve weeks remain in which British subjects in this country can volunteer for service under their own colors.
Notice to creditors and all claimants in the estate of Elise L Perras, deceased, Hazelton Emmons County North Dakota. Exhibit claims with vouchers within four months after first publication to Anita Daughtery at her Hazelton area residence. Also included is a bank report for First State Bank Hague North Dakota dated 1918.
Rear Admiral Aaron S. Ward of the United States Navy, retired, died at his Roslyn New York home after a three day illness from heart trouble. Born in Philadelphia October 10 1851 he served in the Spanish American War and commanded the Wasp in 1898. He was promoted to rear admiral in 1910 and served as second in command in the Atlantic Fleet in 1911 and 1912 aboard the Minnesota and the Florida. He retired in 1913.
Secretary of Labor Wilson secured an indefinite postponement of the Western Union operators strike after talks with T. J. Konenkamp in Chicago and appeals from Samuel Gompers of the AFL. The move comes as Congress considers a resolution to let the President take over wartime communications systems.
Italian forces drive Austrians from the riverside area near Grisolera to the sea and across the Piave new bed. In hard fighting the enemy resistance collapsed, about five miles of ground won, four hundred prisoners taken. Vienna confirms loss of ground and retreat of the advance guard.
Mohammed VI was proclaimed Sultan of Turkey in the throne room of the Top Kapu palace. The burial of Mohammed V followed, with the coffin moved by motorboat to the Ejub mosque as the sultan's steam yacht led the burial party. Balloon Service Seeks Enlistees at Fort Omaha. Authorities seek qualified men for a limited balloon service in the U S Army Balloon School. Applications accepted by mail telegraph or in person.
Braehm notes in Thierleben that monkeys express anger by pounding the ground with fists. He compares them to a man hammering a table, but the monkeys seek a stone or stick to crack a rival's skull. Advertise in the Record.
Dublin reports a committee survey of Ireland mineral wealth hints at near term gold mining. It notes ancient Ballinvally deposits mined in the late 18th century and first discovered in 1796 may yield commercially with modern methods.
The Board of Emmonsburg School District No 27 invites sealed proposals by August 3 1918 at 2 pm for a 20 by 32 by 12 foot one room schoolhouse. Plans are available in Linton North Dakota. Each bid requires a 15 percent certified check payable to Anton Zahn. Building must be finished by September 1 1918. The district reserves the right to reject any or all bids.
Johanna Bosch as administratrix of John Bosch late of Linton Emmons County North Dakota invites creditors and claimants to present their claims with vouchers within six months after first publication at her home in Linton. Publication dated June 4 1918. First published June 6 1918.
In district court Emmons County North Dakota a suit seeks to bar defendants named as Bunge and others from any interest lien or encumbrance in a described real estate two sections in township 132 north range 77 west St. P M. The plaintiff seeks judgment excluding all defendants from any claim to the property with service by summons and a 30 day response period.
In Emmons county North Dakota County Court Judge Charles B Carley presides as Eleanor H Caldwell estate petition seeks letters of administration be granted to Frank Simon hearing on July 26 1918 in Lincoln court house Emmons County Service by publication in Emmons County Record for three weeks to named respondents and all interested parties.
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