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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1908
Page
1
The bank promotes steady business growth as a natural outcome of policy and confidence in its service. It highlights accessible departments designed to meet customers needs and invites careful investigation of its methods and how it can render service.
Election inspects and clerks may earn salaries if ticket split counts hold. Frank Crawford was kicked by a young horse and walks with a limp. Aldo West plans a small house and spring residence. A new furnace installation caused a one day lay off. Residents debate municipal incorporation and utilities. Pioneer Dugald Campbell ships stock to Eugene Oregon. Linton defeats Eureka in basketball with 8-8 halftime and final scores 1 to 7, with Shier and Guhin stars and detailed basket and free throw tallies.
To the voters of Emmons County I thank you for electing me to the office of county superintendent I pledge to carry out all promises made before the election I especially appreciate the support of the county ladies Yours sincerely Henry H Hanson Supt Elect.
Items note Braddock Rural Route 1 daily after Nov. 1 and L M Doerschlag expanding stock. Martin Walker returns from Bismarck hospital after leg injuries from two falls. Ballot boxes for elections arrive amid criticism of county spending. J M Wirth seeks warrant for Johnnie Cole over past disputes and fence cutting. road encounter led to threat with a shotgun. peace bond sought.
Jennie Talbot and Win Saueressig wed at the bride’s parents home in Hazelton this morning with sister Anna as bridesmaid and Alfred Saueressig as best man. Ceremony by Rev. N Wood. Guests included close relatives and friends. They will reside in Drake North Dakota after a wedding dinner and gifts described.
An anecdote from London Graphic recalls John Hawtrey the whipping schoolmaster at Eton, catching a pupil F. cheating by roasting chestnuts. Hawtrey, unaware of the boy’s identity, delivered a powerful stroke before recognizing his mistake and apologizing to the surprised student.
The Westminster Gazette recalls Danton defending Barbary organ grinders during the revolutionary era. He urged citizens to preserve the liberty to listen to their tunes and songs amid political turmoil. He was later guillotined for reasons unrelated to that speech.
The author criticizes Indian hotels for poor comfort and feeding despite high prices. Reports bad meals, dirty tableware, and neglected bedrooms, arguing prices in hot and cold seasons are excessive for the service. The piece contrasts with English boarding houses and urges better standards in Calcutta.
Residents urge the county commissioners to fix a defective summer road to Livona. Complaints cite narrow passing lanes steep grades and a neglected culvert near Chris Pauls place causing a muddy hole and potential health hazards. Neighbor Mr Paul may sue for damages if not corrected before Nov 10. Hazelton trade routes rely on safer highway access.
Plodding Pete reads a Sunday school paper fragment asking about meaning of bein between the devil and de deep seat. Meandering Mike explains it is like choosing between going to work and taking a bath, in a humorous street dialogue.
An Anell Hatten poem in the Westphalia Kansas Times contrasts past woes with modern cures and manners. It recalls old remedies for throat and stomach ache and jokes at shifts from hard cash politics to government seed aid. The piece mocks fashion and meals while celebrating change over time.
A London note describes surprising plant and fungus lifting effects such as a pumpkin lifting two and a half tons of weight and a mushroom raising an eighty three pound paving stone. It also notes wine rising to a cellar ceiling via vine fungus and cites witty remarks from the Washington Star.
Fragmentary account describes snow events in Busia Gecurre and Scotland with long continuous falls. Notable periods include January to May snow cover and depths reportedly reaching feet, plus a 1762 event with feet of snow in places.
The fragment notes meteors dating to 204 B C in Phrygia worship as a divine messenger carried to Rome amid alarm and a nine day festival. It also mentions Mecca’s meteorite fall of 690 A D still venerated by the faithful.
Notice is hereby given that JOSEPH LIP of Strasburg North Dakota filed a homestead entry for the NW quarter and SW quarter of Section 16 Township 150 Range 82, with a notice of intention to take final proof to establish title. The move to the land described will take place before L A Wenathee Ely United States Commissioner at Linton North Dakota on November 1, 1. Witnesses Anton Scherr Jacob Zecher Leopold Baungartoer Michaelorgad all of Strasburg and M. Jewell Register.
Gayton School District No 6 invites bids of 108 dollars for erecting a school house on the southeast quarter of section 29 and two coal houses with four privies on the northeast corner of the northwest quarter of section 26. Bids due Thursday at 1 pm with bond equal to double the bid. Specifications at the district office in Emmons county North Dakota. The board may reject any or all bids.
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