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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1900
Page
1
Pioneer Journal reports little news from the South African war with Ladysmith’s relief by Gen Buller and Roberts’ looming advance. Cronje and captured troops reach Cape Town amid public cheers for Cronje’s noted courage. The censor again blocks Roberts dispatches, delaying battlefield details.
Letter writers in Hull and Emmons County express fear and anger over Martin Van Soest returning home. Residents warn of property loss and arson risk, urging officials to keep him away for safety. Separate notes defend the youth’s character, citing past punishment and church affiliations. Also reported: Stark County sheep scab linked to migrating bands and calls for stricter inspectors amid costly impacts on local sheepmen.
A roundup of visitors and locals in Linton including Johnny Stiles from a ranch, J B Schlangen from Glencoe, Judge Rowerdink on official business, Arthur McGinness from Braddock, and various farm and business trips. Mentions seed wheat talk, land filings by Thomas Ryckman, and recent trips by Gerrit Van Beek and Nico Van de Klashorst. Also recalls a mail contract ruling, Westfield settlers, and weather/municipal notes.
An examination of new USDA figures cited by the Jamestown Alert shows a decade long decline in U S cattle numbers excluding milch cows from 26 849 024 in 1889 to 25 800 000 in 1896 about a 30 percent drop while population grew about 30 percent. A European drought shifted beef demand to the United States raising prices though mainly for first class beef from Shorthorn or Hereford stock, encouraging breeders to focus on that grade for several years.
A regional verse contrasts Kentucky’s guns, feuds, and “revolver stew” with Indiana. It mocks violence as commonplace in Kentucky while noting Indiana’s supposedly calmer society. The piece mentions shootings, feuds, medicine by bullets, and dancers using revolvers, wrapping in humorous caution about staying in Indiana.
A. E. Haserick, a Plum mer force officer and prisoner at Pretoria, writes from Cape Town describing confinement in the model school with a gymnasium, formed classes, Sandow exercises in the morning, rounders in the afternoon, and prisoners developing strong muscles. He notes up to date dungeons, electricity, toothpicks, and library books.
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