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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1902
Page
2
A collage of quips and observations from Emmons Co. features remarks on insanity examples, smoking and civility, Chinamen and South American habits, curved ball pioneers, whisky aging, aging jokes, John D. Rockefeller Jr., Cromwell, a Wisconsin kiss price, postage stamp portraits, Cecil Rhodes, jail betting by handbook men, Russia Manchuria exit, Hartford mayor race, and a Kentuckian shooting incident.
A retold anecdote that Wanamaker burned through a stack of his business cards in front of the Kaiser is likely a misheard or exaggerated claim. The report casts doubt on the claim, noting no corroborating evidence.
San Francisco sustains a high saloon density with one bar for every twenty two adults. The city’s drinking spots likely require overtime hours to stay open amid busy demand.
Russia scaled back its numerous assertions about Manchuria while maintaining enough concessions to concede over half of its demands yet preserve essential objectives. The move follows diplomatic pressure and signals a strategic compromise in the disputed region.
The New York Sun reports an expected great revival in bicycling this season based on advance statistics from across the country. A satire note remarks that King Leopold forced his automobile through a socialist crowd, asserting crowned heads should travel by car after this incident.
Bishop Fowler says there is no life conducive to laziness as ministers try. Yet most ministers manage fatigue enough to write books between duties.
The state enforces a 20 mile per hour limit for automobiles on country roads in New York. The Astors and Vanderbilts contrast this rule with era of stagecoaches, viewing it as a return to older travel speeds.
The two senators meet and glare before passing, asserting personal courage without compromising senatorial dignity in a cautious exchange.
The notice notes Mr Stee King Schwab has "gone into copper" puzzling readers. Scarcity of steeple climbers slows Chicago post office work, revealing only fourteen teen "human files" in the United States and hinting at opportunities for young men with lofty ambitions.
A Chicago professor threatening to abolish death emerges as a candidate alongside a noted young scientist who has long predicted perpetual motion, placing both in a hopeful class of forward thinkers.
A promoter who claims to have discovered Noah's Ark embedded in perpetual snow on Mount Ararat asks Mark Hanna to provide funds for bringing the find to the St Louis exposition. The note warns that any financial backing could alarm his friends about his condition.
The report suggests President Diaz may take a six month absence from office to visit Europe, with speculation on the impact this would have on stability and governance. No official confirmation yet.
Senator Hansbrough investigated assertions of discrimination in medals for North Dakotans who served in Young's scouts in the Philippines. Records show six men crossed the Cabon river under heavy fire and were awarded medals of honor, while nine received certificates of merit. Hansbrough argues the nine were unjustly overlooked and seeks congressional action to honor them.
The Big Stone Brick Company purchases Charles Bechtel’s stake and expands territory to supply brick for life. A new corporation formed with $100,600 capital will install a 60,000 bricks per day machine, replace the old 40,000 brick rate, add drying sheds and kilns, and hire forty to fifty workers by fall. The firm buys timberland in northern Minnesota to self furnish winter cord wood, planning 2,000 cords next season. Clay tests deem material superior to regional bricks.
Dairy Commissioner McConnell of Minnesota approves South Dakota plan requiring dairy license exams for creamery operators. He condemns cooperative creameries hiring inexperienced buttermakers as damaging to the dairy system and urges extended training and dairy school for those managing creameries.
Several spring essay contests at the state agricultural college offered seven cash prizes totaling 165 and machinery. Winners include William Porter Crystal for harvesting machinery, Herman Creenburg Benzoin for threshing machinery, W C Perry for farm wagons, John Kennedy Fargo for good roads, William Anderson Hampel for first Thresherman prize, Roy Porter Gilby second, T J Kristjanson Gardner for Gang Plows, and A J Dakin Page for Seeding Machinery. No student won more than one prize. printers plan to circulate first and second essays.
Fargo officials adopted a free text book plan to gauge public sentiment but enrollment and levy timing hinder immediate use. The plan requires two thirds petitioned support, which was not evident in the recent vote, leaving adoption uncertain despite upcoming elections.
Judge Fiske of Grand Forks grants Col Stith the divorce after six years of marriage with custody of the child awarded to the mother. Mrs Stith, a Virginian, contests the ruling amid reported racketeering evidence from a detective and emphatic Southern depositions. An appeal to the supreme court is anticipated.
Five Montana horses belonging to a ranchman drowned north of Jamestown in the James River after the rider misjudged depth. The ranchman escaped, but the loss is estimated at $1,000. Also noted is a libel suit in Jamestown and a court appearance for George Weir in a separate case.
Movement of homeseekers into the state gains pace as government land filings for the first half of the month equal last month’s total. About 100 homeseekers arrived Tuesday and Wednesday nights and many are surveying land while more travel toward the Pierre region.
Outlook is good for a big summer crop in the Black Hills valleys as soil moisture is high for fifteen years and conditions are favorable for working. Spring seeding is nearly complete, vegetables are being planted, fall-sown seed is growing well, and meadows will yield fair feed in two weeks. Farmers report cattle fed over winter are in good condition and turned out to summer ranges with ample feed remaining.
Fort Meade will receive $2320 of a $35000 appropriation for road machinery and repairs and the rest for a new barracks with bids to open May 15 in St Paul. The Sturgis power plant will light Fort Meade by electricity, with wires from its power house being strung immediately.
Judge Clarke in Missouri convicting grocers for selling alum based baking powders. New York Health Department seized adulterated baking powder made from alum and rock and discarded it in the river. Officials warn home users can detect alum by price and inducements.
Lieutenant Colonel Frank D Baldwin reports that Sultan Pualos fort capture has led to datto surrender and reduced resistance. Mindanao forces prepare for limited operations, while Gen George W Davis foresees a largely bloodless result and many dattos becoming friendly. A court martial in Samar and a separate panel for Gen Jacob H Smith are advancing on related cases.
The Indiana Republican convention in Indianapolis named Daniel E. Storms as secretary of state David Sherrick as auditor N Y Bill as treasurer Charles W Miller as attorney general Willis Blatchley as state geologist Benjamin F Johnson as state statistician John H Gillette as judge of the supreme court W D Robinson William J Henley James B Black Daniel W Comstock Ulric Z Wiley Frank S Roby as clerk of the supreme court and F A Cotton as superintendent of public instruction The secretary of state state geologist state statistician judge of the supreme court and appellate judges were acclaimed The remaining positions on the ticket faced partisan fights.
Gen Jacob H. Smith faces a court martial in Manila for conduct prejudicial to good order. Defense counsel Charles Woodruff seeks to simplify proceedings and implies Smith instructed Maj Waller to kill and burn in Samar. Witnesses David Porter and John Day test in. Maj Littleton Waller to testify next. attorney general Wilfley sparks a courtroom sensation. Demurrers deferred to May 32 as counsel disqualified by Filipino standards.
A government parliamentary paper from London April 27 details Boer farm destruction across twenty one Cape Colony and Natal districts since last June. Lord Kitchener’s dispatch from Pretoria in March reviews operations since February 13, noting Dewet's breakthrough on February 23 and 58 casualties among Garratt's New Zealand corps. It lists ninety officers and 153 NCOs and men cited for gallantry. many of the latter are dead.
Vermont Missouri April 28. J S Tillery testifies in support of Dodd's Kidney Pills claiming dramatic kidney and liver health recovery after years of ailment. He states continued use left him entirely better and praises the remedy as the greatest medicine seen, offering to help promote it.
Butter fell seven cents as the large butter stores held by the packers’ six giants were dumped on the market. Prices slid from 33 to 26 cents, closing at 26 with retailers hopeful of further declines. Beef prices were steadier but unchanged overall.
Archbishop Michael Augustine Corrigan aged 63 is gravely ill at the Archbishop’s palace on Madison Avenue. Dr. Francis Delafield reports a high fever of 102 and extreme pneumonia, with Dr. Edward L. Keyes also attending. The case is serious though not labeled as dangerous.
Stratton's Independence Mining Company filed suit in district court against Strong Mining Company alleging extraction of gold and other ores from the Maggielode claim adjoining Strong property and seeks damages of 1.75 million dollars. George Gardner defeated Joe Walcott in a twenty round decision at the Yosemite Athletic Club in San Francisco.
The Hague April 26 bulletin reports Queen Wilhelmina had a quiet night and satisfactory temperature but a 3 PM bulletin notes a recurrence of high temperature. Doctors say every care is requisite and anxiety remains over the illness.
Maj. Waller and Lieut. Day of the marine corps were tried for executing natives on Samar without trial and have been acquitted. The Manila court martial result clears the two officers of the charges.
The Evening News reports ongoing negotiations in which J P Morgan & Co. shows interest to unite with Scottish coal companies with a capital of 3 000 000 pounds.
Manila records 487 cholera cases and 885 deaths while the province reports 1,217 cases and 847 deaths as of April 26.
In Bear Grove, Dallas County, a barn fire last evening killed three year old twin children of Mr Mrs Shields. The flames started in rubbish and spread to the barn. The death was not discovered until charred remains were found later. No rescue efforts were made as parents were unaware the children had entered the building.
Milwaukee reports a marriage from a Chicago matrimonial bureau between Kenosha county farmer James R Minor and Carrie Hansen. On Monday they wed near Waukegan after meeting Sunday, but Tuesday brought dissatisfaction and a return of the ring. Minor filed for divorce on Wednesday on grounds of Jestation and incompatibility.
Washington reports a public buildings bill offered by Representative Mercer includes 15.8 million dollars for federal construction in the Northwest. Minnesota receives 318 thousand, Wisconsin 474 thousand, South Dakota 280 thousand, North Dakota 125 thousand, with allocations for cities such as Minneapolis Stillwater Fergus Falls Superior Green Bay Fond du Lac Eau Claire and Deadwood among others.
April 27 Washburn. The Northern Pacific directory has made an offer for the Washburn Bayfield and Iron River railroad property and Receiver A C Frost is expected to accept. The line has been idle amid prolonged litigation in state and federal courts, including contempt fines against local officials. The proposed sale could end the lengthy disputes and benefit the city.
Spirit Lake Iowa April 27 William Parker William Inman and James Hurd all from Okoboji were arrested by Sheriff Jones charged with burglary. They broke into about eighteen summer cottages on Dixon's Beach West Okoboji and stole bedding silverware and in some cases wearing apparel.
Brainerd Minnesota April 27 There was no change yesterday in the Northern Pacific strike at Brainerd. The committee appointed by the strikers is still working for a settlement that will oppose the use of "handy" men. Vice President Wilson of the international Machinists union remains in Brainerd.
Sioux Faire April 27. Judge Carland in United States court imposed a $600 fine on Edward M. Starcher Gregory county judge after he pleaded guilty to transmitting forged final proof papers for a quarter section of government land.
During the Tuesday blizzard a farmer named Root, two miles from Claremont, lost his home to fire caused by the storm. The family sought refuge in a barn and later stayed with a neighbor for the night.
Thomas Costello thirty years old died in his jail bunk at the Eau Claire county jail after being discovered by the turnkey at about 6 AM. Congestion of the brain listed as the cause. He had no relatives in the area.
Morgen Minnesota April 27. Unkto minxeha also known as White Spider half brother of Great Chief Little Brow dies at the old Redwood county agency. He was seventy five years old and a son of the chief of the Rapoje band Wakingatanka Big Thunder.
Treasurer Schember awarded a $150,000 state revenue warrants issue in equal shares to the First National Bank of Deadwood and the First National Bank of Lead. Each bank agreed to take warrants at 4 percent.
Two hoboes discover a man dead in an unused barn between Baldwin and Woodville. Authorities notified. The man had been dead about two months and likely froze to death.
A corn crib of J. A. Whitaker in Rolfe Iowa containing over a thousand bushels of corn burned last evening. A large adjoining barn was also destroyed in the blaze.
A tornado near Johnner's Creek Wisconsin yesterday afternoon demolished a barn and caused significant damage. Fifteen year old Mary Pertisch suffered serious injuries but survived.
La Crosse Wisconsin reports a forest fire near Mabel Minnesota burned the farmhouse and barns of John McMillan causing about 12000 dollars in loss. Authorities say a child started the blaze by rubbing two cornstalks together.
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