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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1908
Page
3
The Record lists names of visitors and events in Linton and nearby towns. Residents return from Hague Ipswich Aberdeen Braddock and Minneapolis while others host guests and plan fairs and school activity at the Franklin School.
A farewell surprise organized by about eighteen Linton residents honored Floyd Atha at his home Friday night. The event featured music, games, socializing, and refreshments while guests expressed best wishes for his health and future after leaving for Ortonville. The piece also notes Linton’s growth, sandstone buildings, and that Emmons county’s county seat may become a key Milwaukee extension town.
Public notice from Burleigh County Sheriff describes Fannie Riggs who left home August 24 with four children, possibly using the name Fannie Bacon. She is 30, 5 foot 7, 140 pounds, light brown hair, blue eyes, with a mark near the inner left eye, wearing a black skirt white blouse long black coat a brown hat and veil. A liberal reward is offered for information on her location.
Linton State Bank advertises real estate loans on good farm land with five year terms and annual interest. Loans allow prepayment of $100 or multiples on any interest date without penalty.
A business manager condemns substitution in ads as educating readers to demand only what they ask for. A traveler recalls dust storms, a dusty village store, and a drowsy clerk offering a feather duster after others fail to supply linen. The piece also lightly mocks social behavior and storytelling norms.
A British Watcr and Clock Makers' guild meeting debated whether watches should be kept lying down or hanging at night. The vice president noted it depends on the watch type and argued that hanging reduces wear by placing movement on end bearings, extending durability.
A writer argues in an English magazine that fat men enjoy the best dining tables, theater corner seats, and easy access to money, suggesting a life of privilege and indulgence.
A traveling man in a smoking car asked for whisky. A man from the next car rushed in and produced many flasks. He selected the largest, drank it with a remark about enjoying it as a reaction to seeing a woman faint. Kansas City Independent.
In a London Fun item, Jonnie and pals riff on a dime bet about commandments and Eden. The dialogue mocks moral lessons as Algy notes lease terms of 6 000 and 89 years, while Paney fears eviction from his house at ninety one.
A Baltimore American note quotes a practical horticulturist and a pragmatic politician debating graft and plenty of plains, with ironical emphasis on bread at Turner's and wartime calls.
A public notice lists claims and deadlines for the town of Linton. It names residents Carl Lindberg Mare Toulon and Marvin Wooler along with others and mentions court actions regarding taxed lands and property. The document appears to set April deadlines and references an administrator and county records official.
Notice is given that Pred Alert of Linton begins the five year proof to support his homestead entry No 2007. The hearing will occur before the county clerk Emmons County on September 2. Witnesses named for proof and cultivation of the land include Samuel G Hasby David Jobb Martin Teer and Fakol Krjemele all of Linton North Dakota.
Notice of sheriff sale issued by the Sixth Judicial District Court of North Dakota. Jewett Drug Company defendants levied on property in Kinn toons County to satisfy a judgment of two hundred five dollars and costs. Sale at the front door of the court house in Linton on September 5, 1904, listing Lots and blocks as described in the county records. Officer William Jants Shori of Kid Nanee County and attorney Lynn Mialutt are named in the filing.
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