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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1913
Page
4
The North Dakota General Assembly passes Chapter 207 Senate Bill No. 45 regulating marriage and licenses. It bans unions of carriers of certain conditions and sets age, consent, and physician affidavit requirements with penalties for violations. Supporters argue for improved “uncontaminated” bloodlines and healthier offspring.
A brief report notes unusually warm weather in Washington City recently. Residents and officials monitor effects on daily life and upcoming events as temperatures rise.
Delegations of manufacturers and workingmen from various groups press congress to block Wilsons free-trade plan feared to expose occupations to European competition. Farmers oppose removal of most farm duties while lobbyist influence stirs Democratic resistance. A separate incident recalls a cable car accident injuring Johnson with suspected jaw fracture and leg injuries.
Writer talks with many farmers about cut-worm pest in corn. Last season caused damage, but this year none reported. Maurits Van Soest from Hague says plowing fall or early spring prevents worm damage. North Dakota corn is vital and editors invite farmers to share plowing timing experiences.
Travelers across North Dakota report crops in absolutely perfect condition in every section. The optimistic survey notes uniform health and vigor during the growing season.
In Bismarck a passenger elevator of the Hotel McKenzie plummeted from near the top to the basement after 9 pm. G. J. Johnson, 23, and Adam Pelkey, 19, the operator, were badly injured and rushed to hospital. Johnson suffered the worse injuries but is expected to recover, along with Pelkey. The car had paused on the sixth floor to drop J. C. Hennessey before continuing.
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