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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1902
Page
1
The notice states the record is entered at the Linton Post Office as second class matter. It records mailing status and the intended handling under postal regulations for a time-sensitive item. The entry confirms location and classification, indicating how mail should be treated and routed.
ADMIRAL SAMPSON died Wednesday of last week, noted as one of the Civil War era’s bravest naval officers. The Republican state central committee met in Grand Forks and set July 23 as the county convention date. Fargo is the location. the county council is entitled to ten delegates. Corporal Buanouse, accused of betrayal in county politics, is said to seek the date for the county convention while signaling a shift from Republicans to Democrats. The report hints at party realignment and muttered plans to recant.
The paper hints the editor of the Record remains sore after losing the clerk of court race to a nominee who split from his party. A veteran likens his anger to being kicked by a donkey, and notes voters once swayed by McKinley fears now see through the corporal.
A week after mounting warning signs the Mount Pelee eruption in Martinique devastates St Pierre and surrounding areas. Estimates place fatalities well over 30 000 with many vessels wrecked in the harbor. Scientists blame a sudden magma steam explosion from a sea bed fault. Civilized nations mobilize relief and recovery efforts.
Merchant Backhaus notes a new carn-binder is being made and White Flint corn will likely dominate the area. Dent varieties falter due to low ears, while Flint ears lie close to the ground and are easier to bind. The White Flint is an improved Squaw corn with uniform white kernels and larger ears. Ijah Boley of Mandan is praised for selective breeding that boosted Missouri Slope plant quality. The White Flint yields well and supports close-spaced planting, with a low cutting harvester aiding its operation.
A New York weight loss circular targets prominent local figures like W. G. Carley and Asa Britts, promising rapid fat reduction and facial slimness while keeping the effort secret. The piece also reports on Methodist leaders pushing for looser rules on theatre, cards, and dancing, arguing individual judgment should guide right and wrong actions.
Report from May 9 notes Judge Rowerdink visiting from Westfield, W O Irwin of Linton in Pollock, and Mrs R A Evans moving from Pollock to a ranch near Winona. A Winona Fort Yates ferry capsized, sinking with cattle transporters escaping by swimming. one boat remained at bottom of the Missouri River. Grant Brothers eye bids from Bis marck to Linton for N P line expansion, with Milwaukee and N P links planned by Sept 1.
Postmaster Schaap has leased land six miles north of Hull and will move there in fall. Ex Judge Rowerdink acts as notary public swearing in right of way agreements for St Paul Railway. Arbor Day observed with cottonwood trees planted on school grounds and the fire-break subdivided into garden plots. Charles Reuskers ill with pneumonia. Dr Shockey reports slight improvement. Supt Kuiper met Commandant Liebenpork in Harveid. Lieben is praised as sociable and a strong leader and reputed dead shot with past victories and a gold cup. Liebenpork to speak at Westfield today. locals plan to attend. OxolI X L.
A mother recounts using Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to guard three children from complications after whooping cough last summer. She notes her three month old baby remained healthy and plump, unlike others whose parents did not use the remedy. Jessie Pinkey Hatt of Springville, Alabama endorses it for relief. Manufactured by W. E. Pere, General Merchant.
Sunday May 18 excursion trains will run from pints in South Dakota Iowa and Minnesota. The day’s program includes balloon ascension grand concert and musical program and a baseball game between Algona and Minneapolis thrashers. The Santee Indian Band will present a special program. A. L. Lorr, Agent.
An advertisement lists stock and household items for sale including 100 head of cattle 40 steers and dairy cows, work horses colts and a mule, hogs sheep tools and goods with option to buy as a lot. Also notices of final homestead proof for Henry P Tracy and other Westfield Linton and BisManck area settlers with dates May 16 to June 20 1902 and witnesses named.
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