Lineman Survives 2,300 Volt Electric Shock at Pole
Bill Frank, lineman for Emmons County Light and Power Co., escaped death after 2,300 volts passed through his body for nearly ten minutes while repairing live lines. Assisted by Lester Mills, Frank fell when the circuit finally opened and was rushed to Dr. Wolverton’s hospital. He suffered burns to his right hand and left forearm, with back injuries but is recovering without permanent harm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Frank
Emmons County Light and Power Co
W. E. Petrie Co
Frank
Lester Mills
Mills
Dr. Wolverton
Harry Lynn
Petrie
Wolverton
Poppies as a Tribute to War Dead Across Nations
A fragmented remembrance ties the poppy to memorial symbolism in World War I. It notes Lieut John D McCrae of Montreal who wrote In Flanders Fields during the second battle of Ypres in 1915 and later died in action January 28 1918.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flanders
Flanders Fields
Lieut
John D. McCrea
American Legion
John D. McCrae
Flanders Felds
Lieut. McCrae
Montreal
Canada
Ypres
Poppy Day Observed In Linton On May 30
May 30 is set aside in Linton as Poppy Day to honor fallen heroes. Poppy booths will be stationed at city corners run by young ladies to encourage wearing a poppy. Profits fund the day's expenses and support the American Legion. Memorial Day wear a poppy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linton
American Legion
Elevated Uintah Railroad Over Ateheo Mountains
The Uintah railroad from Mack to Watson in Utah covers sixty two miles and climbs over the Ateheo Mountains exceeding 9 000 feet in height with 75 percent curves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uintah
Mack, Goto
Watson
Utah
Ateheo Mountains
County School Notes Honor Nine Month Diplomas and Prizes
Nine Month Diplomas of Honor awarded to Nancy Strong Alice Strong Eleanor Tye Buchanan Lylia Currier Burr Oak Ida Swanson El sie Bier Selmer Fransen Lincoln Elbert Larvick Alfred Larvick Highland Anthony Droog Bakker. Pu nctuality buttons given to numerous students. Leonard Langeliers of Glanavon School No. 1 has not been absent or tardy in three years. Prize play day prizes listed with donors and amounts. date to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy
Alice Strong
Eleanor Tye
Buchanan
Lylia Currier
Burr Oak
Ida Swanson
Elsie Bier
Selmer Fransen
Lincoln
Elbert
Alfred Larvick
Highland
Anthony Droog
Bakker
Nellie Goughnour
Edward Goughnour
Lester Briggs
Cora Jenkins
Frank Briggs
John Hasper
Anna
Nieuwsma
Peter
Cornelius
Elizabeth Droog
Johnny Norby
Logan
Clayton Stevens
Alvin Fritz
Madge King
Glanavon
Mina
Henrietta
Ela
Wilbur Boschker
Union
Esther Larson
Beulah Buck
Marie
Harold Larvick
Ethel Gregory
Reinhold
Alvina
Christina
Edmund Lautermilch
Dana
Leonard Langeliers
Linton Hardware
Pocket Knife and Scissors
Schall
Hague
Radiolite
Thompson Yards
Fallgatter & Co
Kintyre
Gentz
Temvik
Templeton State Bank
A. W. Quast
Northwestern Motor Co
Hazelton -Spotlight
Carpenter Lumber Co
Linton
Coppendyk
Strasburz
Free Press
Free
Stone Drug Store
DeBoer & van Soest
Strasburg
First State Bank
City National Bank
New Legal Rates Set by Legislature for Public Notices
The last legislature enacted higher charges for legal notices with an emergency clause signed by the governor. Rates rise two cents per line, replacing the former seven cents for first publication and four cents for subsequent insertions, now set at six cents. The law, effective March 4, applies to all legal publications including the Record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
House
Local Foreclosure Publishing Law Raises Notice Requirements
A new law outlines requirements for publishing foreclosures bank statements and estate notices. The measure governs county proceedings ensuring public access to filings and timelines for notices.
North Dakota Bill Sets Newsprint Fees for Legal Notices
An act amends section 3540 of the 1913 compiled laws to set newspaper publication fees for legal notices. It provides nine cents per line for first insertions, six cents for subsequent, with brevier type rates and multipliers for tabulated matter. It establishes an emergency clause taking effect after passage and approval, approved March 4, 1921.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Dakota
Legislative Assembly
State of
Maryland Congressman Opens Attack on Volstead Act
Rep Hill of Baltimore introduces a bill to repeal the Volstead Act as wets and drys prepare for a climax in Congress. Hill, a World War I veteran and former U S district attorney, argues repeal would restore state discretion for beer and light wines while criticizing Prohibition as overly restrictive and undermining respect for laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Drys
Maryland
Representative Hill
Baltimore
Representative Volstead
Hill
Judiciary Committee
Verdun
Meuse- Argonne
United States
Grandmother Caroline Snyder Dies After Illness
Caroline Buckner Snyder, a former Linton resident who lived in Villa Ridge Missouri, died May 7 following a long illness. Born October 18 1841 in Hart County Kentucky she married F P Snyder in 1873 and had three children. Her obituary, written by her own hand, records a life spanning Kentucky Illinois Missouri and North Dakota with final burial in Wheeling Missouri.
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Elmer Anderson
Villa Ridge
Caroline Snyder
Linton
Snyder
Missouri
Caroline Buckner
Hart County
Kentucky
Meridosia
Ill
F. P. Snyder
Mount Sterling
J. F. Snyder
Hazelton
Louise Baker
John R. Snyder
Emmons County
Wheeling
Livingston County
Auggust
North Dakota
John
John R
Naturalization Petitions and Witness Names List
List shows naturalization petitions and witnesses across Strasburg Linton Temvik Braddock Napoleon Braddock Hazelton with names like Sister Innocentia Schuller Conrad Kraft and John J Baumgartner. It notes discharges and denials with remarks Petition premature and cases continued for learning about government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Innocentia Schuller
Strasburg
Conrad Kraft
John J. Baumgartner
Thekla Hohne
Witneses
Mike Opsi
Linton
E. D. Fogle
Peter Shier
John Scherr
Adam Thomas
Frank J. Meier, Jr
Lutse K. Wolvendyk
Pollock
Gerrit Brummel
Thomas Jackson
Edward E. Hughes
Aberdeen
Don L. Tracy
Z. Norman
Joseph Senkirk
A. H. Irvine
Andrew Koley
Soren Strand
Temvik
Anton Larson
Ray Jackman
Adolph Quast
John Bohn
M. J. Baumgartner
John M. Klein
Linus Persson
Braddock
Gustave Pearson
Fred Nelson
Peter Stoller
Hazelton
Andrew Weikum
Andrew Weikum, Jr
Karl Reich
Johan G. Seaquist
Zacheas Braun
John Schaffner
Anton Dolinski
Heilke Bouma
Hull
N. Dak
Farmers Seek $2.50 Wheat and Pork Price Promise
Mitchell South Carolina May 16 500 farmers from the Nonpartisan League announce plans for a June 7 8 convention to press Congress to fix wheat at 2.50 and pork near wartime levels. Editor Tom Ayers notes war prices shaped debts from 1916 1919 and deflation now hurts repayment.
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Mitchell
S. C
Congress
Nonpartisan League
Tom Ayers
League
United States
Ayers
School Arrests Continue as Authorities Penalties Rise
Authorities report a surge in fines for school law violations, focusing on minors under fifteen. Notable cases include Jacob Kramer of Linton fined 18.40 for keeping a 14-year-old from school, with other youths aged 10 to 13 facing fines ranging from 9.05 to 12.35 in nearby districts.
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Jacob Kramer
Linton
Kramer
Wittmayer
Henry Selz
Sand Creek
Ben Baumgartner
McCulley
John Hoegele
Selz
Memorial Day Celebration at Linton
Memorial Day plans are underway in Linton with committees arranging suitable exercises and a full program to be announced next week. The American Legion will offer Poppies at booths at the main city corners as part of the remembrance effort continued from the G. A. R. tradition.
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American Legion
Legion
Court Adjou rned After Spring Term Ends
The spring term of court closed as Judge McKenna left for the train. Most cases were continued to the fall term for jury trials. Harold Briddell pleaded guilty to grand larceny and received a one year suspended sentence. The court annulled the marriage of John V. Jochim and Philomena Jochim.
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McKenna
Olson
Aberdeen
Harold Briddell
Briddell
John V. Jochim
Philomena Jochim
Soldier Aid Plan Urged For Immediate Action
Washington President Harding backs a consolidation of all veterans affairs under one head and seeks urgent action in Congress. A conference with the joint government reorganization committee signaled the bill should move without waiting for the full plan. Minneapolis federal agents seized cocaine and morphine valued at 100000 from Ike Weare, the largest narcotics haul in the city, tied to a larger contraband network reaching Chicago and Kansas City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Harding
Congress
Joint
Congressional Government Reorganization Committee
Minneapolis
Ike Weare
Chicago
Kansas City
Twin Cities
Linton to celebrate Fourth of July at Seeman Park
Park Board and City Council plan a big Fourth of July celebration at Seeman Park in Linton with picnics swimming athletics and a full program. The Finance Committee includes M. T. Barger O. Becker and H. C. Lynn and Advertising and Program Committee includes F. B. Streter H. O. Sauer and H. H. Hanson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park Board
Linton
M. T. Barger
O. Becker
H. C. Lynn
F. B. Streter
H. O. Sauer
H. H. Hanson
Seeman Park
American Legion Memorial Day Parade Notice At Linton
The Local Post urges all ex service members to join a Memorial Day program in Linton. Automobiles will be provided for G A R and others unable to march. Wear uniforms or Victory Medals if possible and bring a poppy for the official Memorial Day flower.
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American Legion
Linton
O. D
The
Legion
Strasburg Pollock A Tie In Season Opener
The season opener between Pollock and Strasburg ended in an eleven inning tie with both teams scoring thirteen runs. The game was called at 6 p m due to state law.
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Pollock
Strasburg
Experts to Build Ideal Section on Lincoln Highway
The Lincoln Highway Association names experts for the final detailed design of the Ideal Section funded by the United States Rubber Company. Lockwood Greene & Co. of Boston will handle construction contracting while W. G. Thompson, former New Jersey highway chief, leads the design team with Jens Jensen of Chicago engaged for landscape beautification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln Highway Association
United States Rubber Company
Lockwood, Greene & Co., Engineers
Boston
Mass
W. G. Thompson
New Jersey
General Goethals
Jens Jensen
Chicago
America
Linton Cemetery Cleanup Notice May 20 1921
To the lot owners and interested persons of Linton Cemetery a cleanup day is scheduled for Friday May 20 1921 at 2 pm. Bring rake spade hoe or shovel to beautify the grounds as requested by the Linton Cemetery Association secretary C F Wagher.
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Linton Cemetery
C. F. Wagher
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Lineman
Electric Light Company
E. Beck
Farmers Store
Christ Albrecht
Andrus Hotel
Hazelton Leader
First National Bank
J. Bl. Biegler
S. B. No
Russia
Baruch Cristal
Lehr
Bolzer
Frison
Anton Heilman
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