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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1918
Page
3
The Sept correspondence notes Mrs. Fred Richardson on the tick list as colder weather arrives after heavy showers. Frost on Monday night froze trough water while neighbors celebrate Mrs. Quinn Noyes's 59th birthday with Ralph Longwell. various locals travel to fairs and visits occur. Reports mention military service near Camp Lewis, overseas Marines, and wounded in action, with farm work and threshing machines joining the war effort.
Mrs G G Werre visits Hague while Edwin Shenkenberger enlists in the U S Army. P R Shenkenberger ships livestock to St Paul. Adeline Quast returns from Aberdeen S Oak after Normal School. A Quast family and Emma Quast visit Gottfried Quast. Mrs Pietz of Linton accompanies. Bechtle improves after surgery in Bismerk. O H Gerdes and daughters Irene Miaud Cliss Mmuthica 4544K drive to Aberdeen. Mathilda Isaak plans to stay. Reagan of Aberdeen joins Roundup Montana visitors George Knickerbocker family. Eureka business man with daughters born locally.
Tom Matticson visits Temvik as a frost damages gardens. Mrs. Rutolph Gau remains ill while many neighbors attend to threshing and farm work. Christ Borstad yields 24 bushels rye per acre though a late frost hurts potatoes and corn. visits, travel, and small town routine fill the week.
Sept 2 correspondence notes less rain and less rest. Mrs and Rena Rowerdink visited Bismarck last Thursday. Ed Kruger from Linton visited town one evening last week. A few youngsters spent a day outing at the river Monday. Miss Elizabeth Volk returned from a visit to the Twin Cities. Buy War Savings Stamps.
J W Yocum spent the week attending to business matters in St Paul. Bert Sturtevant and Byron Olmsted families visited relatives west of the river Sunday. Ed Langeliers and wife plan a Canada visit soon. W L Bales and daughter Charity left for HuRon to visit Willard family. Ruth Tracy left for Havre Montana to visit sister Mrs Prouty. W D Fenelon harvested rye near town averaging 18 bushels per acre. Herreld Picayune casualty note.
Miss Hallie Scroggins left Monday for Bismarck. Oscar Nordstrom motored to Bismarck last Friday. Mrs. Leon Cantor returned from Menango. G. H. Saether and F. M. Long visited Bismarck Friday. Miss Esther Junge traveled east last Friday. Mr. and Mrs. R. K. Batzer came from Hazelton last Thursday. Hans J. Larson bought a new Chevrolet last week. Mrs. E. F. Savage was seriously ill and hospitalized in Bismarck. Mrs. R. Aaring had a surprise party with a souvenir spoon. Miss Emily Sempel left hospital in Bismarck for Chicago with her father. Dave Higgins welcomed a nine-pound two-ounce baby boy last Friday. Reports say the infant is a genuine U.S. soldier.
Homar Lamm leaves to defend the country while Herman hopes to meet in old Berlin. The writer vows to go to Berlin to be Johnny on the spot and join the Kaiser's 30. The note urges readers to settle debts before departure, with a promise to be away a couple of weeks.
Community notices recount births visits and local travel. Names include Kaiser family newborn son. C O Smith on county visits. Paradise guests Roach and children from Wibaux Montana. Mrs John Bolger visiting Sta tion Agent Whitford’s family. jury list selection upcoming by village board. Ward’s land and cattle matters. W N Rohrer from Fresno California visiting Yeater family. Rush and Siverson guests from Delamere visiting Joseph Rush. Cabbage family from Bradyville Iowa visiting relatives. Ellithorpe moves from tire shop to prepare for move to Linton. local activities and upcoming Sunday September
The column notes a new chief engineer at the Linton Electric light and power plant and the family plans to move this Saturday to be on site promptly. It also touches on environmental concerns from coal regions, fish life impacted by mine water, sawmills’ harm to forests and waterways, and a humorous wartime verse by Edmund Vance Cook.
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