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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1919
Page
4
The Record notes Emmons County residents have taken to Montana gold mine stock with investments ranging from 500 to 5000 dollars amid a wave of gold fever in Linton. The paper lists rates for advertising and notes distribution across the county.
The state payroll under the Nonpartisan administration has increased about 35 000 dollars per month with new positions created weekly. The rise surpasses the original league payroll when the "New Day" program began.
A plea for community reporting stresses local items for the newspaper and calls for better mail and railway service in Emmons County. The writer suggests Uncle Sammy could help by injecting common sense to fix mail and train service.
The piece accuses lawmakers and league backers of interfering with state education and offices. It notes a $3,000 annual post created for Neil Macdonald and reports the state general fund being empty with August payrolls unpaid. Bank of North Dakota funds a temporary loan while auditors resist warrants. The county notes contrast with rural scenes of farm homes and silos.
An editorial urges farmers in Emmons County and North Dakota to diversify from wheat to hogs corn and cows. It argues silos boost profits and praises Salvation Army drives, while warning private mills risk money unlike state backing. It cites Courier News support for a state mill and elevator program as a safeguard for farmers.
The piece contrasts private funding for a Fargo packing plant with a state backed program urged by the Nonpartisan league. It argues individuals may own stock in private projects, while ballot driven state schemes could force property owners to back investments many disagree with. It warns governments failing could hurt even those who did not opt in.
A black New York soldier recounts a woods encounter with a stray German soldier armed with knife. He disarms rival, draws a razor, and a brutal knife duel ensues resulting in the German's head severed from his trunk in a close combat kill.
The 86 meter Kpelberg hill at Hoog-Buurle near Apeldoorn was chosen for a wireless station linking the Netherlands with the Dutch East Indies. A new Kantwijk line will connect, with four towers each 210 meters high and a large power house for staff. The India station will be near Bandung in the Preanger to span about 11,000 kilometers.
The Mansfield Collection donated by Mrs. Richard Mansfield is arranged in eight cases at the National Museum in Washington. It displays his stage costumes and armor used in roles from Brutus to Cyrano, with emphasis on historical accuracy and fabric quality.
Oscar A. Price of the treasury writes the Boy Scouts of America that their executive board approved cooperation in raising 2 billion dollars through War Savings stamps. He praises Scouts for Liberty Loan successes and urges help in advertising and local committee support with a primer of suggestions for members.
Congressman R W Austin offered West Point and Annapolis appointments as prizes for selling Liberty Loan bonds in Knox County Tennessee and beyond. Scout J Pat Roddy of Knoxville Troop 5, age fourteen, sold 162 bonds and wins West Point. Scout John Garriger Jr of Morristown Troop 4 sold 369 bonds to 195 individuals and wins the Navy appointment.
The text notes General Byng as a leading English Scoutmaster who helped shape scouting. It mentions his role cracking the Hindenburg line and nine years earlier guiding James A Wilder, noted American scout leader, in elements of the scout movement.
Scouts returning from a Euclid avenue parade in Cleveland observed smoke from a clothing store. They held the crowd back, aided by rope lines, until firefighters arrived and kept duty until 1:30 in the morning. Reports from Des Moines and other cities note scouts aiding in coat and glove collection, transporting election returns, and aiding in local incidents.
Dan R Richardson Post American Legion holds meetings on the first and third Friday of each month in Linton North Dakota visiting soldiers sailors and marines welcome to attend the sessions.
Auditor Brant Treasure registers deeds with Atha in office. Sheriff Gell and State's Attorney Meinhover alongside George W. Lynn, Superintendent of Schools, County Judge Hanson. Clerk Tracy Don L Wagher and County Commissioners Fr. McConville, Ben Matthews, T. P. Lee Ludwig Weber and L. DuHeaume listed by district.
A brief roster lists Aldermen from the Second and Third Wards and the court reporter for Nueasle district. Names include P. G. Rooks Frank Sternhagen Harry Hinton and Chas Pauleot with the clerk from W. Ly, Nueasle.55.
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