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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1910
Page
2
A Civil War era reminiscence contrasts the Gettysburg fight with a later era. The piece recalls a father’s sacrifice on Little Round Top and a son’s tribute, alongside anecdotes from veterans, memorial day reflections, and a note on the white pine’s northern distribution and growth regions. The tone is reflective, historic, and local.
Rebel cavalry under Jeb Stuart struck Pope's rear at Catletts Station during a stormy night. A Federal tent camp was overrun, papers seized, and a pistol-topped raid reported, with Major Clary and Marshall escaping drenched as tales of toddy misadventure emerged from Willard's hotel.
Fort Yates report notes Major Belden and Inspector Davis touring the reservation. Local chatter mentions Turkeytrack Bill and town arrivals including Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Patterson with a new Buick, Peter Little as agency stenographer, and Mrs. Wiley visiting Europe plans with her husband. Railroad talk centers on reversing direction or moving the north end south, while a steam shovel crew near Yates employs seventy men in a four mile cut, loading cars daily and hosting a ride for the ladies.
In December 1805 a boy nicknamed Little Mae Junior joined the Twenty-first Missouri at Fort Morgan Alabama. He quickly earned regimental respect, learned rough language from Chaplain Jenkins, and rose to sergeant before being honorably discharged near war’s end.
A Washington newspaper recounts Sumner Elliott of Company I, a sixteen year old from New Hampshire, who was taunted as a coward at Spottsylvania. He led with a waved musket, was shot in the knee, and amid grapeshot and heavy fire, cried out for his sergeant "am I a coward." His sergeant comforted him, declaring New Hampshire never bred a coward, as Elliott faintly whispered his final defiant plea. The item also includes a public land notice for August Ehrmann of Linton, N D, seeking final five year proof for land in Section 4, Township 132, Range 75.
Notice of mortgage foreclosure in Emmons county North Dakota for a mortgage dated October 18 filed October 6 recorded in Book 19. Sale at the front door of the court house in Linton on June 10 at 2 p m to satisfy the principal and interest due. The description covers multiple parcels in sections 25 29 28 22 township 131 range 72 west. Mortgagee HUG for RIAS and interest with attorneys Lyon and Coventry Linton North Dakota.
A notice invites visitors to the Record Office to view current styles of visiting cards. It highlights up-to-date designs, urging patrons to explore the options available and consider modern formats for professional use.
The unreadable text shows a municipal bidding fragment discussing a project with bidders and proposals for fuel and water services. It mentions an elevated structure and a county or city budget context with unclear names and dates.
The Board of County Commissioners invites bids for concrete work in Emmons County. Specifications outline dimensions and materials, with mandatory bid markings and bidder addresses. Submissions must comply with the project plan and be received by the stated deadline.
Court here by writ issued in a pending case against defendants authorized sale of real estate in Emmons County North Dakota to satisfy a judgment. Property described as a single tract including all estate rights and interest, to be sold at the courthouse on the first Saturday in August at 1 o'clock by Emmons County officials to satisfy the amount due plus costs.
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