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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1908
Page
4
The August 1 1205 meeting of the Listons North Dakota board of trustees was adjourned due to lack of a quorum. Clerk EW. Srve notes the session convened later at the president's hall.
The Linton North Dakota village board met on August 24 with all members present. They approved former minutes and authorized payments for street, sidewalk, and planking work, set assessments against properties, and scheduled August 25 adjournment to continue business and notices per village ordinances.
Linton North Dakota August 25 1908 the board met with all members present and established the sidewalk grade along blocks 6 and 9 of Broadway setting grades and adjourned after business.
A partial scrap shows a whispered love exchange with phrases about lasting devotion and jealousy. The fragment hints at a woman responding and references a man named Wade, suggesting emotional tension without full context.
A garbled tale reports Sir George Souart arranging a choral program for a royal pageant in 1S1 with a gala performance of Gel Ssse the King. The King and Queen approve as courtiers applaud while Sir George struggles to identify performers and genre amid an unexpected encore by the singers.
A lawyer recalls reading aloud to a wealthy elderly client, then to a neighbor named Stamford. The misread lecture on tongue governance nearly costs a rich client, but the tale ends with a sly nod to Stamford in a humorous twist.
A jumble of anecdotes and passages covers an undertaker meeting joking about light, a lamp maker, and a baker asking who will supply the dough. Also includes notes on the swift road runner, Twain’s honorary degree anecdote, a Beatrice tale of French lineage, and a note on the wrist and forearm mechanics.
The text discusses upper arm musculature enabling outward forearm twist, linking anatomical strength to tool use such as screwdrivers. It notes rightward screw rotation as a consequence of this anatomy. A recipe for carrot pudding follows with precise ingredient lists and steaming instructions.
Description explains how heat expands air in wood pores causing crackling. Green wood snaps less as sap and moisture fill pores reducing air for combustion, while dry wood pores are air filled and crackle louder.
The piece catalogs festive beliefs from several nations. It notes luck following stirring liquids east to west, Scottish oat cake rites to appease evil spirits, a nine knob birthday cake ritual, and customs about mince pies including uncut pies and eating at multiple houses to secure wealth and long life. It also mentions preserving a mince pie in silver paper until July.
A fragmentary historical anecdote notes that Louis VII shaved his whiskers to appease bishops and Eleanor of Aquitaine, provoking ridicule and a divorce. Eleanor later wed the Count of Anjou, who became King Henry II and gained Poitou and Galicia, sparking centuries of conflict and millions of French casualties.
In the Fighting Fifth regimental journal a 1860 incident recalls Captain FitzRoy, then a possessor of an air gun, shooting at an adjutant bird. The bird dies. a court of inquiry notes the bird died of sunstroke, with FitzRoy presiding as president.
A man in love sends a long romantic verse to his beloved. She replies by hinting at an acrostic from the initial letters, humorously turning his effort into a critique. A thief in the dark closet joke and a gas meter quip follow, underscoring the era’s sly humor.
Notice is given that Northern Pacific Railway Company of St Paul Minnesota filed August 24 1904 in North Dakota to select under the Homestead Act land comprising Lot 1 and 5 of section 4 township 131 north range 7 west containing 72 acres. Adverse claimants or objections based on mineral character or other reasons must file affidavits by October 1, 1904 with M H Jewell Register.
Charles B Car Tesige administrator of Jedediah W West’s estate in Emmons County North Dakota will sell at private sale to the highest bidder for cash the real estate lot described as part of Hadder’s first addition to the village of Linton. Sale after September 1 court confirmation required. Written bids to Chas Coventry in Lis, Lakota, or delivered in person to the judge. Dated August 14 A D 146.
Notice is given that Marie Petrie formerly Marie Speak of Winona North Dakota has filed for commutation final proof for Homestead Entry No 5317 dated March 12 19m for the south half of the southeast quarter and west half of the northwest quarter of section percent township 151 north range 7 west fifth principal meridian. Proof will be made before Charles H B Carney county judge at Linton North Dakota on September 12 1l. Witnesses: Carl Bender Postie A Putnam Sears McCrory all of Winona North Dakota and M H Jewell beainter.
A writer in S. James budget recounts a playful dialogue about a poem praising a beauty with nearly golden hair. The poet explains his choice of a single word as an original device and ties it to the adage silence is golden, turning the listener to laughter as the exchange ends with both men amused.
The author recalls Indian burial practice of tying a corpse to cross sticks on ground or treetop platforms. Wind and weather slowly erase the remains over a year, leaving scattered bone fragments. The vivid scene evokes pitiful, grisly imagery of decayed rites amid rustling trees and burial rags.
This excerpt details the pelican as a regular feeder with distinctive throat pouches that hold multiple fish for young. It notes the pouch’s size and elasticity, the odor from decaying matter, and the pelican’s short legs and large webbed feet. It ends with the bird’s awkward land movements.
A garbled note reports experiments reviving insects frozen in snow with rapid warming. A moth revived in twenty seconds near a stove. other specimens briefly revived after thaw. The passage mentions cold tolerance differences but is largely unclear and fragmented.
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