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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1909
Page
3
Linton residents hear updates on speed limits, court notices, and upcoming services. Community notes include illnesses, travel, sales ads, church events, a baseball game result, and a request for mail service improvements between Winoa, Emmonsburg, and Linton with a reply from Congressman Hanna.
Ad copy touts fast clean service and quick access to desired items. Emphasizes hunger as nature signaling tasty goods and urges customers to visit Turner’s for gratifying options.
The Yankee Robinson circus returns to Linton on the first day of June. Last year’s show satisfied attendees and boasted an extensive menagerie and strong ring performances. The company runs on the square and contrasts with the Van Amburg circus, long remembered for graft and robbery. Do not miss the lion, elephant, giraffe, and kangaroo on opening day.
Emmons county North Dakota invites bids by 2 pm June 8 1909 for two reinforced concrete abutments under the Winchester bridge. Abutments measure 15 feet long wings two feet height nine feet thickness two feet base tapering to one foot. Also seeks bids for reinforced concrete culverts of 12 18 and 24 inch diameters. Board may reject any or all bids. County Auditor J G Pritts.
The grand jury finds jail quarters poorly ventilated and heated with exposed wood near the furnace. Wooden bars stored with prohibited items pose a fire risk. It urges fire proofing and a separate jail. It also condemns April to September 1908 county commissioners as incompetent and seeks removal under Section 424. S. Hana, Foreman. J. R. Snyder, Clerk.
The district court adjourned May 19 covering May 13 to 19 with pleas of guilty in the Kremer Schill and Morford cases, fines of 100 plus costs, and a 75 fine in a cow-kill case. Postle won a horse with no damages, Young won 400, and Burdick 250 for stock damage. A mortgage suit Keller Miller ended in principal plus 6 percent interest. Prairie-fire suits against Beard start modest sums. Molt awarded 42.50 for oats and hay, grass damages excluded. Berg won 44 plus cents on a note offset. Sale of teams advertised at Carmichael’s livery.
Receiver's certificates and warranty deeds record transfers and quitrents including John H. Schaefer, Ida Rush, F Schmier er, Alice Wilson, J A Lemery, William Hoerr, Peter Kraft, Stephen Kraft, H F Hunter, C W Chase, B P Furness, David H Yeater, Isadore Weinstein, Karl Schreiner, T Atha, William McCulley, Otto Didszunelt, E A Crain, Linton State Bank, Fred Oberg, H O Batzer, Wilbur M Matthews, Johannes Txchosik and others in multiple tracts and lots across Hunter's First Addition, Braddock, and surrounding parcels with varied lot numbers and acreages.
The regular teachers examination will be held in the Linton high school building on Friday and Saturday May 28 and 29, starting at 4 30 p.m. Henry H. Hanson, County Superintendent.
Two year old bay and gray geldings stray from the owner eleven miles northeast of Linton North Dakota. Bay has wire cut on knee. Notify Gronor Nieuwmilller in Linton North Dakota. May 13th.
Seeding except flax and feed is nearly done in the district. Arm strong post office near Braddock has been discontinued since R F D No 2 started. Wm Perry was thrown from a horse suffering a fractured collar bone. Dr Campbell treated him and he will miss work for weeks. Dr Campbell arrives to open a Braddock office at Central Hotel until June 1 then at his home. Mrs Campbell will join him in June while she holds a Ward county claim.
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