Waning County Press Story of Early North Dakota Paper
A look back at the 1880s North Dakota press scene recounts the launch and evolution of local papers in the region from Linton to Williamsport, noting changes in titles, editors, and publishing moves. It mentions mail routes, buffalo sightings, and a veteran Civil War officer nearing retirement as the era's backdrop.
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Esveral Pears
Washington
Winces
S Mee
Shegard
Willis
Tom
Emaves County Republicee
Ib Bledes
Abe
Linton
Bradnock
Bert Thurston
Hazelton
Reegaeger Wes
Bend No Mal See
Biemarck
Williamsgort
Gisacoe
Bismarck
Semevedy
Williamsport
Ellendale
McIntosh County
Keystops
Merricourt
Dickey County
Busghenan Valley
Mcintosh
Dickey
North Dakota
Con. Sweet
Fort Snelling
Local Woman in Emens County Featured in Odd Description
A fragment notes a woman named Tusa in Emens County weighing over 300 pounds. It then jests that Kipling could not have imagined her when writing a line about a sea and a bank of hair, blending local color with distorted literary reference.
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Tusa
Emens
Kipling
Venice a Wheeless City
A brief query on a historical heading asks what "whee" signifies in the phrase Venice a Wheeless City and whether it denotes an eneikeranes class.
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Tas
Bismarck Tribune
Venice
New Railroad Project from Mandan Southward
Construction on two feeder lines from Mandan to Riverside Gwyther Wells Fort Yates and to Mott continues under Porter Bros Welsh of Spokane. The 162 mile road-bed aims to link with the Northern Pacific with town sites planned and side-tracks provided along Riverside Fort Yates Wells and Fort Yates.
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Mandan
Porter Bros. & Welsh
Spokane
Northern Pacific Railway
Missouri River
Fort Yates
Riverside
Gwyther
Wells
Cannon Ball
Mott
Hettinger County
Flasher
Moit
The New Seed Law Issued By State College Expert
Professor Bolley proclaims a new seed law requiring labels on seed sales and the seed supplier’s name. It bans sales of seeds with quack grass and other weeds and sets up a seed tasting lab at the state agricultural college. The act aims to improve seed purity and educate farmers and merchants about quality standards.
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Bolley
State Agricultural College At
Fargo
Frm
Agricultural College
Signaling Autos Law Now Widely Noted For Drivers
A recent legislative session enacted a signaling rule for motor vehicles on public roads outside town limits. It requires drivers to stop when signaled by horse-drawn vehicles and to yield space for passing before resuming, with fines from 10 to 50 dollars for violations.
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Ihs
Linton Market Report and Odd Dialogue Snippet
Market notes show wheat prices across several grades with No. 1 Northern at 81.14 and Durum No. 1 at 1.02, alongside flax and barley quotes and dairy and egg prices. A stray humorous exchange about mistletoe and courtesies appears, followed by a regional speech fragment involving a widow and a speaker.
State notes and oddities spread across arou nd the state
A roundup of brief items from Fargo to Bathgate covers law enforcement, politics, farming changes, a zoo of oddities, and curious local tales. Topics include game wardens pursuing traps, a demand for a democratic dearth, clerical feuds, a Dan Patch horse arrival in Cando, rail and farm news, a Northern Pacific baseball league idea, a life sentence inmate at Jamestown, artesian flow at Grafton, and a hen and rat-hole hatchery mishap in Bathgate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valley City
Jamestown
Bismarck
Mandap
New Salem
Dickinson
John Heary
Grand Forks
Institute
Grafton
Nsighbors
Grand Forks Herald
Fessenden
Welle-cousty
Abraham Lincoln
Illinois
Valley City Times-Record
Winkler
Bathgate
Willard Hodgers
Sud
Land in Emmocs county seeks buyers at $20 per acre
Public notice offers the southwest quarter of Section 28, Township 134, Range 75 in Emmocs county North Dakota at twenty dollars per acre with one thousand dollars cash and the balance on time at six percent. Address Box 22 White Rock North Dakota.
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Township 134
Range 75
Emmocs County
N. D
White Rock
Lap Orvice
Biswanck
Simon John Fatiterley
North Dakota
Charles B. Cardoar
Linton
Changed Owners Receiver's Certificates and Deeds
Historic real estate list shows United States transfers to multiple individuals for parcels in 38-134-74 28-132-76 32-136-78 36-135-79 2-133-75 3-135-78 31-136-78 6-135-78 29-129-76 30-129-76 7-135-78 18-135-78 16 blocks Hunter addition Lin see details. Warrants and deeds record transfers among Lynn Coventry Lovelace Burlingame Schmaltz Leibel Bestrom Duncan and heirs with sale notice for farm teams offered at Carmichael's livery barn.
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United States
William H. Gabel
Henry H. Hanson
Nels P. B. Nelson
Lara Bell
Stener Stenerson
John Wilde
Ole Gottormsom
Annie Suter
James Burbage
Werranty
Ges. W. Lynn
Chas. Coventry
Hunter
Lucius A. Lovelace
Atlee P. Burlingame
Kunikunda Schmaltz
Mechtilda Schmaltz
Kunikunda Schmalltz
Wen- Gelin Leibel
Geo. W. Lynn
Emil O. Bestrom
Etree
Henry Wischstadt
E. C. Duncan
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