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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1903
Page
3
Gov. White says an investigation into state institutions shows a relief need and he may call a special legislative session within a week to ten days after consulting lawmakers. He cites about 300000 dollars needed, to be funded over the next year and a half if approved, while seeking bipartisan cooperation to avert blocking liquor or other measures.
Col. Lounsberry is sent to Buford to probe desert entries amid clashes between home steaders and Indians across Turtle Mountain and Rolla areas. Indians have farmed lands for years, threatening to burn hay as crops are harvested. Carl Lee, 1897 North Dakota AG college graduate and former football star, becomes assistant dairyman at Illinois college after leading a major creamery elsewhere.
An effort to push government grain inspection gains traction as farmers grow wary of current grading. Senator McCumber plans to reintroduce the bill next session amid calls to involve Minnesota and South Dakota growers. Buyers in Minnesota and Wisconsin fix grades, leaving farmers powerless over price.
J H Shepperd of the North Dakota Experiment Station urges farmers to avoid mixing macaroni wheat with common bread wheats such as fife and blue stem. He notes mechanical mixing during handling as the main risk and advises separate seed bins and clean changeovers to prevent inferior flour and price penalties.
Fergus Falls saloon men presented a petition asking the council to stop liquor sales in drug stores and bottling houses. They offer to furnish evidence and demand drug stores shut the sales or pay $1000 licenses. The issue was referred to the license committee for investigation.
Daniel Donahue was found unconscious beside the Minneapolis and St. Louis track at Twin Lake near Albert Lea. He was likely thrown from a freight train hours earlier, with both legs badly broken and a shattered shin. He lay in shock and blood loss, recovery uncertain, and witnesses noted he had been intoxicated when he left town.
A dozen twenty five dollar hunting permits issued in Grand Forks county this year. So far 87 resident permits and 12 non resident permits issued. Prominent buyers include L. W. Hill and George T. Slade of the Great Northern, H. H. Parkhouse, Sam F. Fullerton and others from St Paul and Illinois.
Sioux Falls Aug 29 Before harvest Degare August Stegman a Beadle county farmer bet that if his wheat yield exceeded ten bushels per acre he would eat his shoes He threshing shows an average of over seventeen bushels per acre Now the bettor demands the shoes served as dessert at a future dinner Stegman remains set to honor the wager with friends as guests.
Louisville detectives say a fake directory swindle has defrauded merchants bankers and others across the country of more than 1 million dollars. They report the arrest of Jacob W Geist on the grounds of this widely practiced fraud.
In St. Louis on December 29, Dr. Emanuel Urban and Dr. T F Knapp, physicians at the poor house, have been charged with stealing drugs from the poorhouse drug store.
North Dakota column reports wide crops from Ward to Sargent counties, fruitfully praised artesian wells, rising hay prices, and growing livestock. It notes flax and barley yields, horse and road incidents, and growing immigration, with local tales from Langdon to Minot and Park River.
A weary family resents a deaf caller who visits often. The father erupts in a loud fit to drive her away, but the visitor remains unshaken and reassures the wife that she will return more often.
A cook travels from the country to warn Mary that her father is gravely ill. She presents a letter from her cousin with urgent details and a postscript joking about bringing the undertaker along in a wagon. The scene echoes a New York Sun homage to a softer news style.
Staunton Arkansas reports that T E Reeves justice of the peace and E B Cox agree on Dodd's Kidney Pills for kidney trouble. Cox says after three boxes he was cured and shared remaining boxes with friends who likewise praise the remedy. The verdict is unanimous.
Biggs announces the decision to rewrite the primer in five syllable words for Boston children. Wiggs asks for details, and Biggs confirms the educational item.
The advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only positive cure for catarrh, a constitutional disease requiring internal treatment. It offers a $100 reward for any case it cannot cure and invites testimonials, with F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo as the makers and includes Hall's Family Pills as a recommended product.
A brief excerpt shows Miss Goode chiding a boy to stop swearing while he questions the effort spent learning the habit. Jimmy’s reply highlights a humorous clash over instruction and habit in a playful scene from a comic page.
An advertisement promotes a 500 pound steel range bought for $1.00 with a three month free trial. It urges readers to mail to Seana, Rosance & Co. in Chicago to receive a free image and other stoves, claiming a nationwide affordable offer for all families. It also includes unrelated lines about Piso's Cure and a Trinity Springs name with a date in 1900.
An advertisement features testimonials from James M. Powell of Kansas City and Cyrus Hershman of Sheridan praising Peruna as a cure for catarrh affecting the bladder kidneys liver and pelvic organs. It claims Peruna cures catarrh wherever located and urges readers to write to Dr Hartman in Columbus Ohio for free advice if results are not prompt.
List of patents issued to Northwestern inventors includes William Baker of Minneapolis for treating coffee, Martin Burke of Fergus Falls for a fire escape, William Dynes of Owatonna for a double disk drill, John Junkin of Grafton for a piston, James Pierce of Owatonna for a single disk drill, William Spillane of Red Lake Falls for a car door, and Frank Waldby of Pine City for a washing machine. Patent lawyers Lothrop and Johnson, in St. Paul, are noted.
A fragment from Chicago News shows Mrs Jaggsby tearfully accusing Jaggsby of breaking a promise. Jaggsby responds with a rambling, drunken threat. The brief dialogue hints at a domestic quarrel and public city paper style reporting.
In a Scottish American tone, two boys discuss their takings after the Perth walk editions sell out. Jimmy protests being a halfpenny short while Dick crunches a nut and townsfolk debate who took the missing coin.
An 19th century ad fragment touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup claiming gum softening and pain relief for teething children with a caution that many waves, including a pretty girl's handkerchief, carry danger.
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