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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1908
Page
3
Emmons county items recount town gossip, church services, elections, and local visits. Streetlight plans, a wrestling match, a fire scare, and a St Patrick's Day concert are noted alongside a sheriff candidate and marriage notices.
The Kulm Messenger reports a deaf mute from Iowa touring North Dakota offering a special edition of a newspaper. He previously duped business men with a cheap jest and delivered papers on completion, using a stereotyped form for each town.
For proofs Giings etc apply to L A Weatherby United States Commissioner Linton as the designated official for handling proof submissions and related administrative actions in the district.
A mixed lot of about seventy head of horses and mares offered by J. M. Carignan of Fort Yates North Dakota. The notice lists the seller and location with a rough range of ages.
Auction style notice lists a south east quarter land parcel in Sec 12 Twp 133 Age 76 with a black mare 12 years old 1200 pounds a bay gelding 9 years old 1100 pounds a yearling mare colt a milch cow fresh next May a De Laval cream separator a new five foot McCormick mower a ten foot Deering hayrake and a farm wagon. Terms cash or secured notes payable after Nov 1 1908. Also offers standard bred Hambletonian stallion livestock or land in exchange and inquiries to G E Pring at Bazar store Linton. Also ads for grain cleaner Hero feed corn and 230 bushels Argentine seed flax at $125 per bushel with contact W Muench Emmonsburg.
Several fine teams of working and driving horses are offered at Carmicheal's livery barn. The listing notes Calat in and invites interested buyers to inquire at the barn.
A Columbus man with a fine retriever lent the bird dog to a novice hunter. The dog returned home mid forenoon, later helped retrieve birds. The next day the owner found the dog refusing to cooperate after a failed quail covey shoot, implying the dog blamed poor shooting for the lack of results.
An elderly usher in a church stands in the aisle to guide worshippers, sparking imitation by neighborhood boys. When a boy misleads a policeman into the church, the officer and an old gentleman are escorted out to the aisle and the officer declares no charge because all seats were free.
A noted critic recites an Omar the Persian poet shrug to a Shah and mocks lofty verses, warning of reprisals, while the Shah respects judgment but flogs the poet. The tale ends with Omar predicting another flogging as he leaves for the stables. The second item asks which man with ten thousand dollars will regret his choice, a house and small business or a motor car boosting future wealth and status.
A humorous quarrel over thrift in which Towne teases about preaching money saving while Browne notes Towne himself borrows when others save. The exchange is framed as a witty remark from the Chicago Journal.
A speaker mocks informal language and reveals years spent learning slang terms. The brief fragment hints at linguistic struggle and regional speech without detailing a full event.
A brief readable notice notes a man linked to a hidden crime in Detroit. The report mentions an investigation into a dangerous secret and seeks public help identifying the suspect. No other names or dates are provided in the accessible text.
The First Bank of Linton North Dakota offers real estate loans on good farm lands for three to five years to qualified borrowers. The bank advertises available mortgage funds and invites inquiries from farmers seeking investment credit locally.
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