State News Roundup From North Dakota Rural Life
Reports from across North Dakota note a Taylor Stark County potato exhibit a four pound specimen, McCumber campaign extended west, Johnson estate valued at about 50000 mainly farm lands, and 30 Bismarck notaries averaging 80 dollars for three weeks. Also, Northwestern rail plans extend to Knife river, Belfield duck tale, and rising teacher quality in rural schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sennator McCumber
Johnson
Bismarck
Mandan
Knife River
F. S. Kneeland
Representative Kneeland
Jamestown
Grand Forks Times
Burke
United States Senate
Wm. Hurley
Forman Independent
Hazelton
Thurston
Belfield
Forum
W. J Sheard
Neche
Grand Forks
Idaho
Puget Sound
San Diego
Cal
North Dakota
Fargo
The
Agricultural College
Dickinson
Worst
Billings
Mont
Elliott
Northern Pacific Railway
Braddock Briefs Highlight Local Roads and Farewell Moves
Braddock district sees the county board declare the main west road open near the Soo line. G B Torrison sells his farm five miles west to Bibelheimer and son Henry for a good price as he plans winter on the coast. Hog raising on the Missouri Slope yields 574 pounds from two hogs in 17 days, sold at 7.25 per hundredweight after feeding on skim milk and corn. Golden Valley yields earn flax and wheat bumper crops near Beach, with 20 to 30 bushels per acre. land lottery costs reach two to five million dollars in rail fares. Edgeley Mail notes Taft gains friends by opposing tariff demagoguery as campaign time nears. Washburn Leader reports local farmers with telephones engaging in new communications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Braddock
Linton
G. Bk. Torrison
Bibelheimer
Henry
Mrs. Torrison
Braddock District
M. Jepson
Missouri
Taft
Edgeley Mail
Washburn
Farmer Grievances and Bradstreet Prices Then and Now
The piece recalls a Dakota farmer’s loss on his Dale homestead and notes a burial. It critiques chronic grumbling, cites Bradstreet data on rising farm costs since 1896, and observes smaller price increases for trust controlled goods and machinery. It urges cautious optimism and warns against distorted criticism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dakota Fariner
Bradstreet
Great Harvester Combine
Hazelton Happenings Prom Republican Report
Thomas Kelly returned from a ten day trip through Iowa Missouri and Kansas. G W Gillman paints the new school house. A E Klabunde’s auto, burned last summer, is repaired. Fred Kaiser sold his Pleasant Valley farm for 18 dollars per acre to an Illinois buyer and will move to North Dakota. Aberdeen land drawing placed Grenz No 5 and Gustav Hanson No 1213 among winners. Oscar Pearson of Braddock received No 2086. Hazelton creamery directors praised the plant as flawless and well run. operation start date not announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Kaiser
Pleasant Valley
Illinois
Fred
Mikalson Place
North Dakota
Aberdeen
Phillip Grenz
Gust. Hanson
Hazelton Manufacuring
Oscar Pearson
Braddock
Pollock Items: Parrs to Spend Year in California
Mr and Mrs V E Parr plan to leave about December 1 for a year in California to scout the country and possibly settle there permanently. Merchant David Hinds of Burnstad NC, formerly of Linton, arrived in Pollock last evening and will stay a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
V. E. Parr
California
David Hinds
Burnstad
N. C
Linton
Pollock
Fragmented quotes mix in theater talk and jokes
A collage of overheard lines and humorous quips from 19th century papers. The excerpts mention Miss Filavilla, tickets, and fear of harm, plus a joking misquote about a double eye and a half truth.
An Exception Quote From The Boston Transcript
A brief dialogue snippet questions truth in romance with lines about a man kissing a woman and a jokey reference to Adam and Eve, attributed to the Boston Transcript.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adam
Eve
Boston Transcript
Also Mentioned on This Page
W. M. Matthews
Frank Cheskown
C. Vorlander
J Pit
Ion Mel Roney
Ludwigs
Linton State Bank
Linton, North Dakota
Epward Braddock
Reuel J. Crain
Phoenix Lumber CO
Linton, WN
First Bank OF
Galloway and
Angus Bulls
C. Johnson
Jakob Jangula
General Merchandise
Taylor
Stark County
George Hill
Ardoch
Miller
United States Supreme Court
Prom News, Oct. Ltd
Golden Valley
Beach
Thomas Kelly
Iowa
Kansas
G. W. Gillman
A. E. Klabunde
Hazelton Creamery
A.gault
Chicago
Iecord Herald
Detroit Free Press
Linton Bakery
Confectionery
Frronith
Hazelton Land Gcompany
Haselton
St? la
L. du Heaume
Linton, N. D
WM. Carmichlal
Props
Winter
Goodridge-Cali, Lumber Company
DACOT@H LUMBER COMPANY
Alents
McKibbin
Anacopes
Kibbin
W. E. Petrie
E. D. Fogle
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