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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1913
Page
4
The Fargo Searchlight editorial urges reducing both houses to sixty members to cut costs, improve acoustics, and enhance understanding of laws. It argues smaller chambers would keep members within hearing, free public seating, and save at least twenty five thousand dollars per session, noting constitutional minimums and potential reforms via initiative and referendum.
Langford South Dakota notes the sale of the best Belgian stallion Major last Friday by H O Wickie. The horse was shipped to Peter Bor at Hague North Dakota who bought on the spot after seeing him. The sire produced sound, well built offspring and good service prospects. The horse will serve in Campbell County South Dakota and Emmons County North Dakota near the state line.
The Linton club lists eight scheduled games starting May 11 1913 with Pollock at Linton and Hazelton games at Linton and Hazelton. Remaining fixtures include Pollock at Pollock June 1 and Strasburg at Linton June 8 plus hazelton matchups on May 18, May 25, May 30, and June 15 and 22.
For sale is a six year old brown draft stallion with certificate No. 2072. His get can be seen nearby. Asking price is $250 cash or trade for costs. Interested parties may address Jacob Green Hague North Dakota residence Section 28 Township 129 Range 75. Subscribe for the Record.
A sequence of property transfers includes Oliver Flindt and husband to H O Batz for lots 16 17 18 in block 5 Hazelton at 1200 dollars, Bernard A Lane to Mrs A J Erlacher for lots 17 18 in Kintyre at 175 dollars, James G Campbell to Kraft Realty Company for multiple lots and parcels at 19796.40 dollars, and several other deeds. Additional transfers list John G Albrecht and wife to Fred Snyder, Edward M Larvick and others to Fred Snyder for 53 acres, A E Klabunde to J J Kalberer for three lots in Roop's Addition at 250 dollars, R H Sanders to G A McCready for multiple quarters at 5000 dollars, Flora M Ford to E A Holsti for 31 135 74 at 3200 dollars, Melissa A Billingsley to John Bader for four lots at 1100 dollars, Solomon Johnson to William McAllister, Joseph Eberle to Andreas Keisch for block 19 at Hunter's Addition in Linton at 1 dollar, Fred Snyder to Johan G Albrecht for 5 acres at 1600 dollars, Henry Winkel to Joseph Lauinger for two lots in Strasburg at 2500 dollars, and several United States patent transfers to Edith E Johnson, Jonathan W Cabbage, and Anna M Hendrickson.
The Grand Forks Times extols urban gardening as spring revives interest in soil. City workers trade shop and office cares for fresh air, earth fragrance, and growing plants. While market cash value may not justify hours, the mental and physical payoffs of gardening are highlighted.
James Boyle argues in a pamphlet that the Republican Party will rebound based on election data. He notes Roosevelt’s higher national votes but few progressive wins, and shows Republicans gaining governorships and city wins while progressives faltered. Boyle asserts broad GOP unity beyond Taft and Roosevelt.
Al Calkins of Blaisdell sold out after a Florida experience that disgusted him. He wired his wife not to come, shipped his goods back, and plans to return to farming in North Dakota. The venture cost him over a thousand dollars.
Friends of Mr and Mrs August Obermeier surprised the couple at the Obermeier hotel on their tenth anniversary. About thirty guests gathered for cards singing and dancing after learning the couple were at a moving picture show. The hosts received tinware articles and were praised for a happy prosperous life in Armour.
Agricultural editor W C Palmer notes alfalfa yields two tons per acre, equal to 120 bushels of oats, far surpassing typical oat yields. He praises alfalfa as premier dairy and beef feed, good for hogs and horses in small amounts, and even hens nibble the dried leaves. He warns it is bulky and not a grain substitute, but stresses lower labor and higher food value, recommending a few acres on every farm as stock feed insurance.
C O Churchill of North Dakota Agricultural College describes brome grass also known as bro mus inermis and Austrian brome. It starts early in spring and lasts late into fall, drought resistant, a fine pasture, suitable for hay, hard to kill, with deep roots and leafy growth. It yields seed moderately and grows on poor or rich soils, but after several years hay quantity declines and breaking up becomes harder. PMID: beware seed may carry quack grass contamination.
L R Waldron discusses why clover and Timothy fail in North Dakota winters and drought. He notes Red River valley success and suggests seeking substitutes for these standard hay crops due to cold hardiness and drought resistance challenges.
A dark stall harms a horse or cow by impairing usefulness and eyesight, shortening its prime service by several years and also affecting the keeper who tends to the animals in a modified form.
Hayne May 4 Mrs Montroe repots a fern and finds a live light colored snake about a foot long in the pot. It had tunnels through the soil but never surfaced. The fern was purchased last summer and disturbed now. snake likely small when inserted with soil. North Dakota pork output expected to rise with 284 contest entries, many school boys, adults involved. South St Paul stockyards logged 66,000 hogs sold last fall. projection this year to 90,000. Found auto lamp. owner may claim at Record office for fifty cents.
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