30 May 1902
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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1902
Page
1
A fragment from The Record notes an entry about the Linton post office as second class mail, but essential details such as dates, actions, or responsible officials are absent.
The pages note persistent rumors of peace between the Boers and the British, while critiquing editorials and political maneuvers in the Republican party. It highlights a Pollock Progress list naming a player Parkin and mentions Walter's copper-colored descendants on the reservation. Reports from Guatemala describe Quezaltenango's destruction with 20000 to 25000 deaths as tremors wreck the city.
A witty young Progress associate scolds Linton editors for calling each other Colonel Bughouse and Corporal Bughouse, claiming the terms were coined during the youth's visit while posing as a Republican editor.
The Agricultural College at Fargo issued a pamphlet on corn culture detailing the best corn varieties for yield and maturity in North Dakota. The experiment station has kept careful records of cultivation methods and corn knowledge. Those who plan to plant corn this year should send their address to the Agricultural College with a request for the book.
The Grand Forks Herald notes the Bismarck Tribune’s objections to editorials aimed at toppling current Republican leaders. A referenced reader claims to feel compelled to act with drastic measures, while the Herald suggests such sentiments echo wider GOP anger at party figures and a political machine.
A North Dakota farmer who moved to Kansas writes friends about his varied agricultural plan for 1901. He lists crops including baked potatoes, dried peaches, parched corn, roast peanuts, and possibly melons, noting a pest problem with chinch bugs grasshoppers and jackrabbits.
Germantown California resident Josh Edgar suffered sciatic rheumatism for fourteen years yet found relief and cure after using Chamberlains Pain Balm. He reports immediate relief and no return. W B Petrig, general merchant, supplies the liniment.
Bismarck insurer C. H. Edick visits town as Judge Southwick of Herreid is seriously ill. Post office invites mail‑carrying bids for Winona to Pollock route via Dale Ashgrove Vanderbilt due July 1. James Pollock Republican nominee for county commissioner, likely to win. Ferry misreport corrected. boat capsized but righted and operating. Jess Lampman recovers from intestinal illness after Dr Shockey’s successful treatment.
The Palladium notes the death of Mrs William born in Florida on December 28 1629. She moved from Missouri to North Dakota then settled near Livons. She was a faithful wife enduring illness with courage and hope for the future.
In a brief notice, a wife who sought peace and eternal reward before death is described as dying in the faith of Jesus. Her husband and one daughter survive, with sadness in their bereavement. Mr Wisley thanks friends and mentions kindness shown during her illness in a Palladium letter.
A mother recalls three children contracting whooping cough last summer with a three month old baby. She credits Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for keeping them plump and healthy, noting the oldest daughter asked for cough syrup between fits. Remedy sold by W J Perrum, General Merchant.
Correspondence reports a horse death near Hull by unknown cause, visits by residents to Pollock, and a Milwaukee grading camp two miles east. A baby girl arrives at Postmaster Schaap's, with family joy. Notices advertise land leasing, a wagon smithing sale, and church services. Final homestead proofs and commutation notices list names and dates for Emmons County filings.
J W Wescott as guardian announces private sale of a two thirds interest in parcels in Emmons County North Dakota. The property includes the northwest quarter of section ten township 129 range 7 and the southwest quarter of section nineteen township 129 range 75. Sale after June 18 1902 with cash payment terms and bids in writing at the county court in Linton.
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