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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1900
Page
4
The Pith Ineditative assembly of North Dakota agrees to amend the state constitution and to submit the amendment to voters at the next general election.
The document outlines a constitutional amendment for North Dakota. It provides that property except as specified shall be taxed where located, while railroad and express company properties including rails rolling stock and telegraph lines shall be assessed by the state board of equalization at actual value and apportioned to jurisdictions based on mileage and usage. It includes provisions for property portions used for non-rail purposes to be taxed as road property.
Local items report visitors and residents in Linton last week including Blanchard from Mound City, Chase from Dale, McConville from Dale, and Autinger from St Paul. Birth announced for Vin Carmichael’s daughter. Naturalization witnesses, timber proofs, and court mentions appear with names like Knudtson, Jansen, DeMots, Rowerdink, Van Beck, Brummel, and Baker. Serious injury to John Stewart from a horse kick noted.
The Record notes serious illness of Comrade W L Bales of Glanavon after a recent trip to Linton. Though his health had not been strong for some time, he appeared in his usual health at first, and Bright's disease of the kidney is reported. Oliver Bales and Tone Sleasing visited town Monday and report a slight improvement.
After a survey mislocated Hawes’s house between Williamsport and Linton, public pressure favored Hawes. A crowd of 35 to 40 with teams marched to the Martin claim, and by evening Hawes’s house stood on Hawes land amid strong words. Also notices for a November 9 grand ball in Bismarck and ads for Parkhurst Hotel in Eureka, with agents sought for a South America book.
In a biting political column the author questions the value of the sixteen to one silver plan and mocks Democrats for their stance. The piece ridicules the party and their followers, asking what the public gains from backing the silver policy and leadership.
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