07 Oct 1892
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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1892
Page
1
A New York Sun account describes peccary hunting in Texas with climber techniques. It notes the animal’s tenacity, crowd behavior, and the hunter’s risk as drove members wait beneath trees and retaliate. The piece adds random agricultural notes and a tip for sore throat remedies.
A monumental flume carrying water from mountains to the San Diego reservoir spans 35 miles. Built of redwood, it crosses 315 streams on trestles up to 1,700 feet long and 85 feet high, with eight tunnels the longest 2,100 feet. Each mile used about 250,000 feet of lumber in a colossal, meticulously raised project.
J. Lewis Browne as Assignee of Western Farm Mortgage Company appears in proceedings with attorney W. Vnes in La Moure North Dakota. The filing indicates an ongoing formal creditor arrangement and legal action related to the mortgage in this jurisdiction.
First publication dates and details announce that settler Frep L. Warritzr plans final proof for his claim in Enapee area before the land office. Proof set for November 19 before the register at the U.S. Reserver in Bismarck ND. witnesses listed include William Badger James B. Gayton Silas Rider Leonard E. Brickley.
Illmansport North Dakota October 4 1892 By order of the Board of Health A OC Jouy MD Superintendent warns Emmons County residents to clean and bank open wells and prevent contamination f rom melted snow and runoff urging adherence to state health circulars as cholera may return next year and prevention is easier than cure
The Royal Sovereign, built and equipped for sea in under three years, costs about £1,000,000 with supplies. Trials show 17–18 knots at high horsepower, surpassing Trafalgar and Lepanto in speed. Armed with four 67 ton guns, ten six inch guns, torpedo tubes, and full standard equipment.
Three work horses two colts coming three years old three milch cows three calves and farming utensils with wood lots in area to suit purchasers cheap for cash or on good security Address or call on A. C. Jenny Near Dale P. D. Emmons Co ND.
The Board of Commissioners of Emmons county will meet in special session on October 15, 1892 at 1 p m to adjust election inspectors and handle other regular business. Dated Williamsport, North Dakota October 5, 1892. H A Armstrong Auditor.
An invitation to a dance at the Williams Port schoolhouse on Friday evening October 14 with good music. Ladies are asked to bring refreshments and everyone is invited. Committee notes cordial attendance.
To Emmons County farmers a car load of Jackson Favor ite and LaBelle wagons with wide tires and large beds will be sold in two fall selling times. Inquire of agents E Kurtz and M E Waldroff at Williamsport for prices and details. Lyons & WoomansE.
The document lists Presidential Electors J R Clark E L Yager J J Wamnberg and state leaders including Governor Andrew H Burke Lieutenant Governor C A M Spencer Secretary of State O M Dahl Auditor O B Walker Treasurer L B Booker Superintendent J M Devine Insurance Commissioner F B Fancher Railroad Commissioners W G Lockhart and N C Lawrence Attorney General P H Rourke Agriculture and Labor D H McMillan Supreme Court Judge Guy O H Corliss.
Three teachers to teach in Exeter school district starting October 1 1882. Various ads list George Jennings Geo nnings and C M Dahl Bismarck for butter eggs groceries hats and clothing. Also hotel and store promotions plus cattle for sale and a general invitation to shop in Emmons county terms.
A collection of curiosities notes Belgium using Greenwich time and a 17 minute shift from Father Time. It claims weaving originated in China over a millennium ago and mentions a South American cat race that learns to meow later. It also lists UK child insurance, Red Sea color, and canals begun by Peter the Great with lengths of 4472 and 1434 miles.
An exhibit titled Magic Maze of Mirrors draws crowds in London with a crowd of images at many angles. A trained terrier runs underground to lay electric wires between man holes, aiding rapid wiring. London venues including concert halls town halls and schools have a combined value of 1135000 dollars and seat 117000 nightly. City streets are cleaned from eight p.m. to eight a.m. with daily washing of carriage ways and alleys serving the poor.
The piece notes English literary circles rename themselves from Literary Ladies to Literary Women. It mentions Mane Coretti Marion Mackey as a pen name praised by Queen Victoria and identifies her as daughter of the late Dr. Charles Mackey. It also cites a Norwegian professor defending Mary Queen of Scots against undue blame. It adds high profile dates for Tennyson’s birth with Somersby parish records suggesting 1809.
An English note remarks 6000 women work around coal mines yet none below surface. Sheffield cutlery relies on pure Swedish iron. Arizona reports a 143½ pound gold nugget in Sonora, largest on record with 87 pure gold. Treadwell mine in Alaska, bought by Mr. Treadwell, spent $800,000 on improvements and yielded $3,109,164 in gold. Fry Freeborn Will and Senator Jones form equal partners.
Open doors quietly without a bang and shut them on the doorstep. Live sociably with family and peacefully with neighbors. Improve at home beyond abroad. Be as agreeable to your spouse as to others. Let kindness win the last word. Beware the family cat’s claws when roused.
A London expert notes rising diamond demand and shifting global buyers. He cites the United States as top judges and predicts fifteen million dollars of American purchases this year, with India Russia China Japan emerging as major markets.
An 1614 claim credits Queen Anne with introducing side saddles for English women, while Mariana Victoria of Portugal still rode astride in 1772. The piece notes cross saddle use in Rotten Row by 1890 and Icelandic side saddles, then shifts to U S maritime data for 1890 detailing fleet totals, vessel types, tonnage, value, freight movement, and crew wages.
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