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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1914
Page
1
In April about one hundred thousand gopher tails were presented to county officials for a two cent bounty each. The affidavit claimed the tails came from gophers killed in the county. A massive desk pile near the auditor’s desk shows the volume, with merchants cashing tails in bulk.
County officials aided in eliminating gophers during April, a move captured by local photographer Don Tracy. The effort reduced potential losses as grain grew, with the bounty system spurring a new pastime. The Record published a photo from the event.
F B Streeter of Linton advertises placing orders now for a 1914 Hup automobile to ensure inclusion in the next car-load, reducing shipping costs and accelerating delivery.
Larimore reports Parker Birden two years scalded to death after a storm door blew into his tub. In Bismarck Police Commissioner Patterson found guilty of wrong way driving but fines remitted. deputy sheriff Roop also cited. Bowman notes F P Young’s suicide in jail after sentencing for liquor violation. Fargo details car theft and arson near Vance. Sentinel Butte aims to build electric railroad with $5000 pledge. Burleigh County seeks $450 in unremitted sheriff fees. Minot covers cave-in death of children and a drowning in a cave. Devils Lake to stock 600,000 perch eggs and monitor hatchery program. Mandan records a lightning injury to James Chorley at a storm-impacted shop. Also an Emmons county land sale notice and sale terms from Kan & Clarey.
List of Emmons County real estate transfers since the last report includes patents to Frei H Free man and William F May, transfers from Milwaukee Land Company to Mauritz Van Soest, and deeds involving Oscar W Pearson, Herman Crimins, Julia Crimins, G Chamley, Olen Johnson, Hague State Bank, Leander Briggle, Joan B Sayler, Angie R May, and others. Also appears an advertisement for Nurses Wanted at Washington Boulevard Hospital Chicago with training details.
Pollock residents report travel and calls to Strasburg and Linton. Will Lammers seeks Emmons county deed registry seat. boosters push to relocate county seat via a petition needing a majority or three fifths for railroad town relocation. Mrs. Joy Bales and Mrs. Peter Leonard plan a two month Pacific Coast trip with strawberry feasts. Community notes cover farming, piglets, corn, barley, and alfalfa plans.
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