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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1908
Page
1
State items report on candidates for governor and state offices, county developments, and local incidents. Topics include dairy, school appraisals, posters on vacant lots, a Wahpeton circus storm, and pension bills for Civil War widows, with multiple towns and newspapers cited.
The Hazelton column notes warm weather aiding preparations for Fourth of July street races. Hotel Veater reopens after a two week shutdown while most oil rigs are idle for repairs. Snyder's drugstore interior gains a new look and an expected winter institute may return with Prof. Shaw. A farmers institute draws a large turnout with Prof. Shaw opening the program and discussions on local topics conclude after four o'clock.
F H Cotton moved office fixtures to a new building. Aug Benz opened a dipping plant for cattle scab control. Wm Lattimer, known as Redz, returned from Wishek to work in Seo. Contractor Mike Anderson set a derrick and windmill on Sanford Lee property. Braddock mill lease confusion ends with sale or lease. Mrs Binnicker owns deed. county Republican convention at Linton reports strong victory for the conservative wing and endorsement of Tuttle and Streeter.
The article notes attendance by Chambers, Moell, Benson, Gross, and Schenkenburger in Hazelton and nearby towns. It reports the Farmers' Institute meeting with a proposed dairy organization, election of TP Mincover as president and Francis Steadman as secretary, and a July meeting to draft by laws. BR Flint, assistant dairy commissioner, gave a practical talk.
Wanted sealed bids to furnish material and build ten foot wide sidewalks on lots 1 2 3 4 and 5 in block 13 Hunter's first addition Linton. Sidewalks use 2x6 planks dressed on one side spaced quarter inch apart on four stringers with outer stringers within two inches of the walk edge. Each plank nailed to each stringer with two nails. Bids due to village clerk by May 30 19. Contract may be awarded for all or part of the lots.
Taken up at my place two miles west of Linton on section 2 township 153 range Rye around May 16 a buckskin pony mare with white face and legs branded CM on left flank and Slow on right flank with a yearling colt cinnamon brown still nursing. Owner must call pay charges and remove the animals Rubert A Brepisna Linton N D.
Taken up near Linton at the Anna Petrie ranch four miles west of town around May 10. Described horses include a bay stallion colt two years old with white on both hind feet and one front foot, about 700 pounds. a black mare two years old about 650 pounds. a buckskin yearling colt with one ear shortened likely from freezing. and a two year old gray horse colt branded EF on the left shoulder with WALLACE eyes.
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