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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1918
Page
3
Local column records social visits in Modh and nearby towns. Notable items include Horner and Dockster guests, Dakem School District officials visiting No. 3, and a district clerk sending a late warrant. Funeral attendance for John Bosch draws regional interest along with farm labor market talk and railway project rumors.
Earl Noyes visited his parents Sunday. Lyle and Donny Noyes were absent from school last week. Mr. Sheffield helps at Mr. Weller's. Jess Morford and wife will work for Godfrey Grenz this summer. Ralph and Rena Jarvis return to school after a brief absence. Mr. and Mrs. Longwell and Ralph visited Mr. and Mrs. Weller Sunday. T E Lawler and wife returned from a western winter trip. Winter returns with snow. stock affected. Godfrey Gren t had a narrow escape while helping build a shed. he hung by a 2x4, shoulder lame but unhurt otherwise.
Mr Péter Hulm spent the past week in Aberdeen attending to business. Joe Volk took the train for Linton Thursday and returned the following day. Mr J P Muenz took the train for Bismarck Thursday to attend to business matters there. Mr Michel Schmide and family returned from Bismarck Friday and will make his home here again.
County Superintendent notes announce third and fourth grade teaching certificates for several educators, Red Cross designation for Emmonsburg school, and eighth grade diplomas mailed to students in multiple districts. Dr. Carl Mathie will lecture in German at Braddock Hazelton Linton Strasburg, promoting patriotic education as North Dakotans of German ancestry support defense efforts.
Linton residents contribute to the National War Work Fund of the Y M C A now up to 60 million dollars. Y M C A huts in cantonments prove popular in cold weather aiding soldiers with letters, books, fires, and music as thousands train at Camp Dodge and other western posts.
In England priority is given to wartime boot production with government work taking precedence. Boots must use approved leather and bear the director of raw materials stamp along with the manufacturer’s registered number and the sale price with the words war time. Examples list styles and prices per pair across 39 wartime boot types and cap heels on women’s shoes at no more than 1 1/2 inches.
The United States Food Administration in Washington D C says housewives will have ample sugar for canning this season. North Dakota Food Administrator E Ladd reports manufacturers will obtain full sugar for essential food production, including fruity condensed milk and preservation needs, with Cuba shipments increasing and relief expected after a vehicle car shortage ends.
Public auction set for Friday March 22 1918 on G E Grogan farm 12 miles northeast of Linton and 19 miles southeast of Temvik. Property includes three horses a bay gelding 1300 pounds a bay mare 11 years old 1400 pounds and a black gelding 7 years old 1400 pounds to the highest bidder.
At U S cantonments a school teaches officers and soldiers gas defense with the American mask. The training includes rapid mask fitting in six seconds, simulated gas attacks in trenches, and air tests before removing masks.
Airplane motors are now tested in a Bureau of Standards laboratory in Washington where high altitude and low temperature conditions are simulated. An airtight concrete room with refrigerator coils and a large pump lowers air pressure to mimic different altitudes, allowing observation without flying.
The ME Church invites all to Sunday School at 10:30 a.m. and an Easter training meeting at 3:00 p.m. Epworth League gathers at 6:45 p.m. with Evening Worship at 7:30 p.m. Christ the Good Shepherd is the sermon topic. Everyone is welcome.
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