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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1921
Page
6
The Record newspaper from Linton, Emmons County, North Dakota, published by B. Streeter, established 1884, is entered at the Linton Post Office as second class matter.
The Record lists advertising rates: 25 cents per column inch for single insertions, 20 cents for contract space, and ten cents per inch for composition. Locals are ten cents per line for one insertion, with wide county circulation. copy due by Tuesday noon each week.
The text alleges recall election costs amounting to several hundred thousand dollars, while Gov. Frazier says about $2,000 per county. It argues total state costs would be far less than the amount spent by the league on the Scandinavian Bank case.
The speaker from Denmark cites Rec ord statements from nearly eight years earlier about J H Worst and contrasts them with present opinion. Miller is told that men once honest on January 29 1914 may have become crooks and face murder charges by now. The Record is accused of flipping stance after Worst's political looting incident following his expulsion from the agricultural college. No concern shown for the critic from Denmark.
A Danish gentleman lambasts a recent issue of the local league sheet claiming Dr. Worst aids the administration. The remark prompts a call to better translate the English in Miller’s upcoming edition.
A speaker asks whether others have learned English and notes concerns about citizenship papers, framing a discussion on language, identity, and legal status. The remark touches on immigration, assimilation, and naturalization processes without endorsing any policy.
The Free Press reports that the Record has altered its view of John Worst in the past eight years. Miller questions how a man could change his mind in such a period.
The Nonpartisan League’s recall drives North Dakota into a heated political moment. Eighty thousand voters signed petitions, placing the recall on the ballot. Voters must choose for Frazier or against him or abstain. Nestos is urged if Frazier remains in office, framing the election as a cost decision.
A paragraph argues the Leaguers funded a recall campaign with bond sales, depositing money in friendly banks such as the Scandinavian Bank. It suggests loans were made to sustain the campaign, noting a lack of donor support yet continued costly activity.
An editorial urges independent voters to ensure women vote tomorrow, arguing women align with men on pro positions and that their votes matter greatly. It defends a recent investigation’s findings against claims of misuse in the Irvine office, criticizes opponents Brant McConville and DuHeaume, and rejects the Free Press’s scrutiny as unfounded.
A half column item in the league sheet supports one accused fire bug while opposing hiring a detective to pursue the case. The fragment hints at internal conflict and withheld details about the investigation and the involved man.
Town residents clash over whether the Miller case should be fully investigated. Critics claim property owners push to hide the truth while Miller faces questions about a prior article on the fire bug case and possible involvement by an adviser to a suspect.
A German farmer in Ohio country received a form letter suggesting a state loan from the Bank of North Dakota. The piece argues the letter is a campaign dodge, noting bond proceeds are insufficient for real estate loans and alleging prior bank failures and misused funds.
State board of equalization fixed average farm land valuations by county led by LaMoure at 83.95 and Towner at 381.14 with many counties listed. The report also notes University Rough hazing ban and various local items from Grand Forks Legion team formation to a fatal dairy show takeaway and a burglary explosion incident in Willow City.
Bowbells municipal light plant agitation. Marmarth plans a bathing beach next season. Dunn Center reports the death of Clifford Davis, 4. Oberon stores robbed of over 2000. Bordulac warehouse destroyed by fire with 30000 loss. Jamestown to host hog sale and corn potato show on November 17. Agricultural College homecoming celebration. Elbowoods Gros Ventre Ree Indians form American Legion post. Bismarck chicken season closes October 16. Duck geese brant season ends December 2. Dickinson crash injures two. New Rockford slogan Normal school normals prices adopted by Town Criers. Fargo one cent fare for Legion delegates to Kansas City. Minor employment office reports 5000 to 6000 placed since April. Beulah lawyer guilty of extortion. Wisconsin Holsteins shipped to North Dakota. Velva teachers course proves popular. Glen Allin Peter Renner shot by IWW at Baker Montana. Fargo Attilio Baggiore to sing in London, possible Caruso successor. Minot many men carry I W W red cards in state. Williston and Mandan max state high school title contenders. Williston farmers kill over 100 rattlesnakes on farm. Minnewaukan bucket brigades fight fire at Ells hotel. Embden grain grading law suit reaches U.S. Supreme Court. Rogers M O Grangaard moves to Minneapolis to become ag loan agency secretary. Steele deer open season limits set bucks only. females prohibited. Hope ND Implement Dealers president R A Lathrop. Carrington government 'clean up' aids Whited case. Williston dairy plant fire causes 22000 loss. Bismarck 1921 state levy set at 8.38 plus. total funds proposed about 4656930.
Directory fragment lists Emmons County officials including County Judge, Clerk of Court, Courier, Superintendent of Schools H. H. Hanson, State's Attorney Chas. Coventry, T. P. Lee as Chairman, and Frank Goughnour F. J. McConville with Schall L du Heaume noted.
Frank P. Allen presiding judge with Fred A. Oliver and Co Isen associate judges, stenographers Geo. M. McKenna and Rev. C Newcomb, plus Juvenile Court Officer for Emons Logan and McIntosh counties named.
The Emmons County Record prints a full slate of local offices with Mayor C. A. Woolverton Auditor Earl H. Smith Treasurer EG Graft Police Magistrate A M Britts Justice of the Peace A M Britts Guy Attorney H C Lynn Chief of Police Henry Wiermayer Assessor A M Britts Engineer E D Fogle Fire Chief Fred Petrie Health Officer C Wolverton Official Newspaper Emmons Co Record
Quotation from a medical journal mockingly notes doctors being sick, cited by a child named Elizabeth. Publication promotes a subscription to The Record at two dollars.
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