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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1922
Page
4
Local notes show Tony Volk visiting from Winona and various Hazelton and Strasburg residents in Linton for business and social calls. Frontier Days planning with agricultural exhibits slated for September 14 and 15 draws attention, along with public auction notices and upcoming court and school movements.
Thirteen year old Mark Winchester of Toledo Ohio won first prize of 15 for his patriotic essay When we salute the flag in an American Legion post contest. He writes the salute expresses reverence for the flag and what it represents the red white and blue. A Russian girl won second prize stating she admired their country for fewer pogroms and starving children.
Fargo Iowa and Minnesota fair champions, a Jersey cow, placed third against North Dakota stock at the Fargo state fair. Minto council denies farm fanfare transfer request to adjacent townships. Tuttie inmate slides into home base, breaking catcher James Barber’s leg in a recent game. Granville dairy market shifts: over 16,000 pounds cream sold in June through Cooperative Creamery patrons receive checks totaling 5844.76. Minot bids called for 7x67% wing addition to normal school, cost estimated at 80000 Agricultural College backs Great Lakes St. Lawrence waterway with support from state college president. Hettinger county commissioners assist county agent work. A.C. called upon for expertise.
In a second of six Shipping Board essays, Lasker argues the postwar American merchant fleet, built for wartime tonnage, is shiftlessly structured. He likens ships to railroad equipment, noting passenger and specialized craft are underbuilt while freight capacity dominates, harming peacetime efficiency.
H. H. Rufus known as Harding's messenger boy completes a 2300 mile journey to Danville, walking from Washington, D. C. He endured Kentucky mountains and rail trestle hangs, reaching Clarksburg and meeting his "only girl." A 44 year old ex soldier, Rufus started last November with four sealed messages for the Danville chamber of commerce and carried a 14 pound pack including a cigar for Uncle Joe Cannon.
Taken up at my farm in Section 27-131-74 is a brown gelding about four years old with a small star on the forehead and branded H B. Owner must call, prove property, and pay charges. Joseph M. Fischer Hague North Dakota June 29.
A Ketchikan American Legion historian answers sympathy letters with humorous, bird’s eye views of Alaska life. He notes no gold miners, mild winters, scant snow, frequent rain gear, and that car travel and hot dog dog sleds prevail, countering northern lights and midnight sun clichés.
A one mile north of Hull, around May 10, a three year old horse with a star on its forehead is missing. Advertisement by Arie Van Vugt appears in Hull North Dakota records from July 22 to 29.
Notice states a dark red yearling calf without brand or marks has lingered since April near Hague. Owner urged to claim by paying charges and removing the animal. Contact Jos. Weisbeck, Hague, Nebraska, three miles west and one mile north. Also mentions a white fer with black tail named ermine from mountain vessel and a Liberia Senuasi club ban on smoking drinking and dancing.
A study shows common house flies can travel as much as six miles in a single day. Researchers tracked dispersal patterns and found wide mobility affecting environments and pest control strategies.
A newborn English baby was extracted of a tooth at the age of three weeks. The unusual case highlights early dental development and medical attention given to infants.
Winchester School District No 5 calls for sealed bids by August 26 for a fourty by twenty by twelve frame school building with outside toilets, located NE corner of section 23 182 76. Bids must include a 5 percent certified check. Old School House No 1 will be auctioned to the high bidder at opening. Plans available via county superintendent. Clerk P P Wickenheiser signs for the board. Linton North Dakota.
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