17 Mar 1886
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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1886
Page
1
The Emmons County RECORD extols its wide county reach and urges Bismarck merchants to advertise to local residents. It highlights prairie grazing costs, low cattle and horse raising costs, and notes settlers from Wisconsin and Montana finding harsh winters manageable with shelter and hay. It urges eastern farmers to visit and consider Dakota benefits.
The House Committee on Pacific Railroads orders Mr Crisp of Georgia to push a bill taxing Union Pacific grant lands. Hawley sponsored a Senate version in tandem with Gifford in the House, also covering Northern Pacific lands, a move seen as vital for North Dakota to secure favorable legislation amid broader Union Pacific benefits.
Seed corn of all best varieties priced from 2 to 38 per bushel. Grass and Clover seeds Saakatchewan Wheat Scotch Fife Wheat White Hessian Oats White Australian Oats Field peas and beans Garden and flower seeds described as the best in the world offered at the Bismarck Greenhouse in Bismarck Oak.
The circular from Smutty Wheat by the Chicago and Northwestern Railway urges farmers to treat seed with blue vitriol to combat smut. Instructions vary little, soaking 4 bushels per gallon mix for 5 to 10 minutes, then draining. Also includes weather forecasting rules from Nebraska Farmer.
The Legislature created territorial and county health boards with two county appointees plus the county district attorney as president. One appointee per county must be a licensed physician. District Attorney Herrick, Dr. Pettit and Mr. John McEniry lead the county board. The board can set rules to prevent contagious diseases, isolate infected animals, and remove dead or putrid matter. Attorney Herrick says the board will soon begin countywide inspections.
The Recoup defends responsible editorial conduct after a columnist using an alias attacks public officers and residents. It criticizes Beaverton’s Winchester associate for inciting feuds and malice and reiterates commitment to measured comment and accountability.
Public notice reports Territorial Superintendent A Sheridan Jones dated Feb 20 1886. It lists 3279 schools 87568 children 4145 teachers and property value 2187850 with total receipts 2141756.79. Territory supports two universities two normal schools an agricultural college a school of mines and a deaf mute school. Saskatchewan Fife wheat seed priced 1.25 to 1.50 per unit available from Dr William A Bentley in Bismarck.
Oats and wheat for sale by Driggs and Shelly. Cull on the undersigned two and a half miles southwest of Williamsport who holds shares of the same. Kurtz, Agent.
Ohio March 13 notes contribute from Beaver Creek with updates on water well progress by Mr Brown and shallow water signs. Purchases by A L Haynalds of Will Frace’s stock and buggy prompt anticipation of supplies for local girls in Buckskin. John Hudson site improvements by Frace and Clark, plus activity between Clark and Brown. Mrs W E Clark injures foot snow shoveling. four inch long, two inch deep wound heals steadily.
Senator Van Wyck from the committee on public lands submits a proposal stating no lands granted to railroads are exempt from local taxation by states or municipalities due to U S costs for surveying and conveying. Lands sold for taxes remain subject to these costs, to be paid as directed by the interior secretary. If railroads fail to pay within thirty days after demand, the attorney general must begin collection proceedings.
A Montana editor, exhausted by town errands and failed subscriptions, shoots a man who used the paper as fire fuel by enveloping it and burning it in his stove. Estelline Bell writes in Subscribe for the Record defending the editor's drastic action as justified heat for the neglected paper.
The piece covers St Patrick's Day in New York, warm weather and lingering snow, local visits among residents such as Mr. Yeater and Mr. Parker, drugstores and suppliers in Bismarck, land and schoolhouse bids in Emmons County, railroad land purchases near Williamsport, and community events including births and twin boys for Wesley Baker.
A dialect filled glimpse from the Ellendale Commercial features Uncle Ezekiel musing on rural wisdom. The piece uses humorous proverbs about deer, railroads, and reputation to lampoon local attitudes and common sense.
Indications show all county teachers will operate this spring for six to eight months. Public examinations at Williamsport begin April 6 at 10 a m with a $1 fee per the law. Private exams require a $3 fee and no contracts with boards can be made without a certificate.
Washington dispatch quotes a private authoritative source saying Secretary Lambr reversed Commissioner Sparks and allowed homesteaders to commute their homesteads into a Wahl entry after proving pre emption. The report aims to spur spring immigration to the Northwest as belief grows.
The directorate of the Northern Pacific Railway rejects a proposal from an eastern syndicate to buy 2,400,000 acres in Dakota as insufficiently priced. Northern Pacific aims to hold Western land value and ensure fair compensation before any sale. The region reacts to the news with mixed sentiment.
On Tuesday April 6 a public examination will be held in Williamsport as required by law. All teachers seeking summer teaching engagement must pay one dollar and arrive by 10 o clock at the law office of H A Armstrong for the examination. No certificate will be issued without the usual written or oral exam conducted by J H Wotie.
A misdeed defendant previously sentenced to seven years in Michigan was pardoned after serving the term. The witness testimony aided by the convict hinted at self-inflicted shooting during the trial, with details reflecting the case’s twists and outcomes.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention a person or event at a Smith shop in Wilson with unclear details about date or attendees. The readable items include location Wilson and shop name Smith.
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