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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1916
Page
1
The Braddock community hosts dedication services for the Braddock Union Church on Sunday afternoon July 30. A welcome event Saturday night plus morning Union Sunday School and a farewell service conclude a weekend with Rev. F B Sapp of Minot delivering the sermon and special music by the choir and soloists.
Braddock residents report Vic and Long are installing a new gasoline tank. O M Vie traveled to Bismarck to visit his wife in the hospital. George Naramore visited Linton. Margaret Engleman returned from a Bismarck trip. Mrs W F Brown lost the end of a finger in a cow chain incident. Local attendance at a Bismarck Hazelton ball game. Ira Scroggin and family visited from Bismarck. J W McCaffery from Omaha arrived for a Braddock visit. recalled for last year's Braddock ball season.
Lynn J. Frazier will close his mid summer campaign for the Non Partisan League with rallies at Linton on August 11 and Wishek on August 12. He has completed a four week state covering trip reaching 40 towns with speaker James Manahan. Remaining dates are in southern North Dakota including Hettinger Flasher Judson and Fort Rice. The publication notes its disagreement with N P schemes but will publish items and host Frazier’s talks.
Correspondent reports in town Monday visits by Dr. Wolverton and families from Minneapolis and Strasburg, local carpentry and road work progress, renewed business ties with H B Zenk and Columbia Elevator, and a July 18 1916 wedding near Pollock. The piece notes road grading, new barn and house construction, and regional travel by residents, with reflections on the Picayune tournament and local industry.
The district anticipates approval of consolidation by a large majority on July 28. Hickland school district advertises for bids on a new building. Teachers are renewing certificates via Reading Circle work with exams possible before Nov 1, 1916. Some boards seek depository designations per school law section 14738. Esther Olson earned nine months perfect attendance. John Baker, Hubert Baker, Ruby Selby, and Byron Lundquist earned three months.
Mrs Welker of Dale visited her parents the Bales last week. Wheat rust reports rise with fields damaged. Rev Menning of Westfield church hosted a reception. A Boschker family attended from Pollock. Old Settlers Picnic at Selby saw Herreid and Mobridge beat Eureka Pollock. Herreid 22 runs. opponents zero. Bert Sturtevant rents Dale farm to Mr Corbin for five years. Corbin to move in spring with livestock. Dick Wilkinson.
Hazelton residents will vote on incorporation on July 31 after July 20 notices. Rev Lovelace, formerly of Linton, visited Hazelton yesterday. Emmons county’s team defeated Hazelton 9 to 1 in a baseball game. Ray Little arrived from Temnvik with seven hogs weighing 1935 pounds sold to Joe Wohlmann.
Cameron Charley attended the circus in Aberdeen last week. Next Sunday the new Braddock church will be dedicated. Charley Buck Jr returned from Ellendale where he attended summer school. Mr and Mrs Longwell visited the Esch home last Sunday. Esch has a newly finished comfortable house. The Clarks, visiting Mrs Clark's sister Ida Buck, will leave for South Dakota at week’s end. The weather cooled recently. Rye is ready to harvest and farmers will be busy with grain for some time.
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