Pioneer merchant Wallace E. Petrie dies at 54
Wallace E. Petrie of Linton, an Emmons county pioneer merchant and banker, died November 25 1916 after a long battle with pernicious anemia. Born December 27 1862 in Fulton New York he homesteaded near Dry Lake and built Linton’s landmark two story stone Petrie building before entering mercantile and banking roles. He left seven children wife Eva Kyes Petrie and relatives in Dakota and Michigan. Funeral services drew hundreds and he was remembered for strength of mind fair play and community leadership.
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Linton
Wallace E. Petrie
Quain
Bismarck
Los Angeles
Cal
California
L. M. Doerschlag
Braddock
Mr. Petrie
Hiself
McCulley
Fulton
Oswego County
New York
Michigan
Emmons County
Dry Lake
Strasburg Country
Eva Kyes
Elwell
Mich
Dakota
Spring Creek
Freeman
Eureka
Petrie
West Linton
W. E. Petrie
Mammoth
First Bank of
Pioneer Banking Institution
New Town
Harry
Emmons
van Horne
M. E. Church
Timmcke
Linton Cemetery
Messrs. E. A. Crain
John McCrory
William Macnnder
William McCulley
S. E. Brindle
Frances
Fred
Hazel
Laura
Florence
Pasadena
Anna Petrie
John Irvine
Palos
Ill
Dorothy June
Bessie
Harness Shop Opens in Former Jack Mitchell Site
A. C. Seeley advertises the opening of a harness shop in the building just south of the barber shop. He states the business repairs and oils specialty gear and has acquired tools and material formerly owned by Jack Mitchell.
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Jack Mitchell
A. C. Seeley
Emmons County Teachers Institute Song and Praise
The poem and chorus celebrate the Emmons County Teachers Institute with John W Shaw and H S Kiefer as lead figures. Teachers from many states praise the instructional meeting and Supt L Briggle for organizing a successful program that united educators and residents in a shared effort.
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John W Shaw
Shaw
H. S. Kiefer
Emmons County
Teachers’ Institute
Supt. L. Briggle
Changed Owners Warranty Deeds in Local Transfers
Property transfers list numerous deeds across town with buyers and sellers including Schuluckebier Robers Ochsner Wingenbach Gerber Kin tire Vollmer Um na Prankhauser Zacher Page Steiner Tye Baumpgartner Knoll Spencer Boynton Vorderer Opp Burlingame Keller Fiddler Brokofsky Loebs and others. Amounts range from $1 to several thousand dollars for various lots and quarters in 74 to 79 townships and additions.
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White Beal
Emma Gerber
Linton
Devon HH. Gordon
Bailey Page
Patterson Land Co
Adam Schwiahn
William EF. Steiner
E. W. Steiner
A. FE. Tye
Russel F. Tye
Milwaukee Land Co
M. J.baumpgartner
Strasburg
Henry Knoll
Milwaukee Land Company
Hugug
Horace M. Spencer
Harriet I. Spencer
Carlos N. Boynton
Franz Vorderer
Simon Opp, Jr
A.C. Burlingame
Russell Burlingame
Valentine Keller
M. T. Nicholas
George N. Fiddler
Christina J. Fiddler
Hammond Investment
J. J. Brokofsky
R. R. Hogue
Christina Loebs
Rural school gains two cars in local deal
The rural mail car carried returning teachers home on Saturday while Director Kuntz and Treasurer Wolf installed blackboards in new schoolhouses. Andrew Kelsch and Mr Verlander of Linton completed a deal making the former owner of two automobiles.
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Maine
Ross
Payne
Mesers
Shaw
Brown
Anton Wolfe
Frank Roerich
Emma Roerich
Jacob Kuntz
Doolittle
International Harvester Co
John Shaw
Marie
Marie Sanger
Fulton Kelsch
Linton
Acher
Jones
Kuntz
Wolf
Andrew Kelsch
Verlander
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E. Petrie
John H. Blore
N. D
Schenkenberger & Shier
Hague Happening
Peter Bosch
Henry Schultz
Hague
A. J. Fischer
Gladys Page
Laurence Malsam
Hillsview
John Brossart
Tumbridge
Barbara Hulm
Casper Knoll
Joe Holzer
Lemmon, S. D
Conrad Erck
Joe Hulm
Napoleon
F. J. Sinner
George Lemere
Val. Weisenburger
Katy Lefztske
G. J. Zenk
H. B. Zenk
Momlay
Zenk
Institute
Ludwig
Barbara
Joe Marquat
A. Frisson
Geo. Heier
George
Walter Isaak
Frank Sahli
Plymouth Rocks
Andrew Fischer
Barbara Mitzel
Zeeland
Ferdinand Fischer
Lizzie
J. Hoffart
John Kocher
P. M. Carl Fischer
Sam Schmidt
A. J. Schall
Joe Schatz
John Sahli
Geo. Lemere
Valentine Weisenburger
Aug. Scherr
Martin Schall
Henry Volk
John Erck
Mike
Karl Fischer
Pius Volk
Ludwig Erck
Julius Schatz
Grace
Pete Wolf
Frank Suhli
Seph
H. B. Kiefer
Paul
Frank Volk
Ter
Roerich
J. J. Roerich
Paul Roerich
the Institute
Institute Song
Pastures Green
Golden Sands
North Dakota
If. A. Schuluckebier
Thomas S. Robers
John Volk, Jr
Jonani Ochsner
Gustaf Ochsner
Johannes Wingenbach
State Bank of
Rachel
J. A. Mach
G. A. Flerolz
Gottlieb Bechtle & Sons
Ito
Winona Store
J. J. Huse
Christ
Santa Claus
Imi
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Fiat
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