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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1917
Page
8
Dickinson & Company Store reported a burglary with $200 in merchandise stolen. North Dakota items note long road trips, farm yields, Red Cross funds, schoolhouse construction, and business expansions across multiple towns.
R U Brown announces an October 17 1917 auction at his Temvik area farm 2 miles east and 2 miles north of Temvik selling mule spans horses cattle autos farm machinery and farm implements with terms cash for under 10 and 10 plus on bankable paper until November 1 1918 at 10 percent interest 5 percent cash discount and free lunch.
An auction announces sale of 1 cook stove 1 kerosene stove and household furniture with terms under $10 payable in cash. Sums over $10 require note drawing 10 percent interest and payment due by November 1, 1918. Free lunch at noon. Andrew Fischer owner. Mike Baumgartner auctioneer. Joe Fischer clerk.
On Saturday October 20 1917 the owner will sell at public auction on the Strasburg farm the entire stock and gear listed. including 5 geldings 1400 pounds 8 mares 1450 to 1500 pounds 5 two year old colts 8 milch cows 1 two year old calf 4 young calves 1 full blooded bull 10 pigs 10 sows 30 turkeys 12 geese 5 ducks 100 full blood bufcoatchion chickens 1 Reo car 3 wagons multiple buggies sleighs harnesses headers binders plows etc including Deering McCormick Delaval cream separator engines mowers grinders pumps and related farm implements.
John P Wohl owner with auctioneer R A Brown. Sale on Oct 15 1917 at 90 miles northeast of Linton and 6 miles east of Temvik detailing livestock including geldings mares a pony and calves, plus farm equipment such as mowers and wagons. Terms cash under $10. tax terms on bankable paper drawing 10 percent interest. 5 percent cash discount. Clerk F J Pietz.
On Wednesday October 17 1917 at 10 A M seven miles Southwest of Strasburg a public sale will offer farm implements including Avery Separator and multiple gang plows, wagons, cattle, pigs, hay, hay mower, household goods, sewing machine, blacksmith tools, and all farm equipment. Cash under ten dollars, credit on larger sums with paper at 10 percent interest, 5 percent cash discount on sums over ten. Removal after terms agreed. Joe Bollinger owner. John Haan clerk Frank Volk auctioneer.
Unsprayed orchards are unprofitable. clean bright fruit keeps disease away and sells well. Store apples in a cool cellar wrapped in paper, away from potatoes to avoid flavor loss. Mulch blackberries with moist hay or straw to retain moisture and suppress weeds. Check strawberry beds in fall to ensure a healthy next spring crop. Cabbages keep best wrapped and hung. avoid thick stacking to prevent rot. Consider windbreaks now to protect stock during winter. Le Roy Cady, University Farm horticulturist, St Paul, Minnesota.
County notes detail the Teachers Institute to run October 16 to 19 with a joint session for teachers and officers. Worf leads, Burns assists, speakers include Dr. Winship and State Supt. Macdonald. Miss Poole arrives October 15 to supervise Home Demonstration work in nearby counties. The state examiner checked books. nine months attendance to Earle Irvine is noted. standardization lists and state aid details for Emmons county schools are provided.
A boatload of German Seeadler sailors surrendered to an unarmed steamer near Wakaya island Fiji area. The captor ship reported the encounter and the German crew reacted with anger upon realizing their captor lacked weaponry.
Farmers face a frost damaged corn crop with silos the best保存 option to save nearly all nutrients. For others without silos, four methods exist including cut and shock and feeding stover, maturing corn then feeding, large shocks later stacked after freezing, or turning stock into the field to consume stalks and ears under careful management. An article by Andrew Boss of the Minnesota Experiment Station.
The article notes seed corn is scarce due to early frosts. It cites damage across North Dakota Minnesota Wisconsin Iowa and eastern states. It explains seed corn must be dough stage and properly dried to avoid mold, recommending air circulation and hanging ears away from floors and heat sources.
The article notes President Wilson favors highly seasoned foods and sweets, with dietary changes advised by Cary T. Grayson after entering office. It covers a Rainbow division farewell review by Minnesota troops before Camp Mills, plus Seattle shipyard strike resolution. Approximately 1,500 workers return to work and 10,000 metal trades workers discuss a wage increase proposal.
Ferdinand A. Teigen of Montevideo, a Nonpartisan league organizer and son of a Minnesota legislator, was indicted by a federal grand jury for aiding enemies of the United States through seditious utterances at meetings in McLeod county. He allegedly offered help to drafted men seeking draft exemption. Four witnesses of German descent testified as part of the case, including a Glencoe meeting where Mayor Thomas Van Lear spoke.
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