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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1910
Page
2
The Emmons County Record by D R Streeter surveys state tax changes and land-office moves that force settlers toward Fargo and away from Bismarck. It recalls Thomas C Platt and Roscoe Conkling’s NY politics, their resignations, and Platt’s later comeback before noting Platt’s death.
Postmasters ordered to tell stamp clerks to give stamps to patrons with the gummed side facing down for sanitary reasons. This instruction directs clerks at stamp windows to avoid presenting the sticky face to customers.
The office of the First Assistant Post Master General issues a rule about touching stamp basins and a Tribune suggestion to lick the corner of envelopes to avoid finger contact. The Bismarck Tribune notes the tongue method is cleaner and may cost nothing in places with low prices or free supplies.
The article recalls ten grandsons linked to Major Jered Preips and their roles in the Civil War, including letters from Albert Phelps home and his death after a furlough. It also notes community tribute to Rev Nathan Wood in Milner Teller, with a surprise gathering at the Fyles home and a fund gift.
Pollock carriers report shipments to the St Paul market and a ranch departure with two tugheads of machinery and ponies for months. Local residents Jack Suk and Britt Payne endure misfortunes. McAllister returns from Ottawa. Readers note subscriptions, photography visits, and farm travel details amid community updates.
A jury in the Midland Continental Railroad Company versus W. H. Kadell at LaMogre awarded Kadell damages of 2 760 for the remainder of his farm if the railroad crosses it and a land value of 544 50 for the land taken. The railroad seeks just over twelve acres at more than 275 per acre, with Kadell already hosting the Northern Pacific Railroad nearby. The verdict cites potential severe farm disruption as the reason for the high damages. Bulletin 86 on Ready Mixed Paints by Ladd and Abbott argues eastern paints are lower grade than western. it suggests eastern states may enact paint legislation. Contact Prof. E. F. Ladd, Fargo, to receive the bulletin. Try the Emmons County Record for a printing job.
An article discusses striped bass feeding on skimmer clams and shedder crabs, noting the advantages of skimmers as bait and the hazards surf fishers face. It blends observations on Barnegat beaches, predator interactions, and regional fishing lore with a tangential anecdote from Toursville Times.
Auction set for Tuesday March 15 at 1 a m on the Palmer farm eight miles east and three north of Linton. Catalog lists fourteen head of horses two mares three-year-old colts several geldings and dairy cattle plus two registered cattle and a Poland China boar. Also harnesses buggies wagons hay and farm tools with about thirty tons of hay and household goods. Terms cash under ten dollars and credit until November 1 1810 with interest and a small cash discount for larger sums. Lunch provided.
Receiver's receipts show transfers to Victor Pekkola Edward Braddock Peter Lemer and others with lot and block descriptions across multiple townships. Patent transfers list Conklin Cochran Kampke Grogan Neumiller Baumstarck Petersen Kabusreiter Gilbert and others with lot, quarter and section details and dollar amounts. Also noted are land sales including Kintyre Townsite Company to Christian Bertsch and Tempelton properties with prices and parcel descriptions.
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