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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1918
Page
3
Cited notes describe a Red Cross lunch planned for Thursday September 12 at Mrs. Dave Calquhoun's. The item also mentions Temvik shipments of cattle, Mr and Mrs Dodd visiting from Town for crop work and friends, and Mrs Rudolph Gau returning from Bis Tarek hospital after a three week stay feeling better.
Government appeals to American children to collect fruit pits and nut shells to make carbon for gas respirators. List of contact names included. notes that two hundred peach pits or seven pounds of nuts yield enough carbon for one respirator.
Hazelton society notes say Mrs H C Batzer hosted about 25 ladies for cards. County officials A L Geil and E H Brant visited Hazelton. Lt Edwin Casselman Smith returned for a 30 day furlough from San Antonio Texas. Wm Carmichael wins Bismarck Hartford mail route contract. A Braddock farewell party for G E Saethers precedes Camp Grant.
Ed Brundage visited on a Sunday. Mr and Mrs Philipp Dockter of Artas were in town on business Monday. Lt C A Merkel is home on ten days furlough arriving. Miss Mathilde Isaak returned from Aberdeen last Thursday. Mrs Vorlanders and son Norson from a month at Battle Creek sanitarium. Emmons county boys passed through town en route to camp. Miss Martha Hehats White in Twin Cities three weeks for millinery work.
Braddock notes Mrs D H McElroy and daughter Lucil visit Dawson while G H Lasther travels east. J D McGusker goes to Bismarck. W W Mandigo visits his father from Bismarck. Albert Staak, Braddock soldier, wounded in France. Nora and Frances Melander depart for Bismarck.
In Pollock progress reports for September 5 residents note first frost on Tuesday. H C Gosling and family occupy a new cottage on North Main. J Don Tracy moves into rooms over the meat market. Joe Van der Vorste brings a Fordson tractor from Strasburg to Dr Shockey. The First National Bank buys 12 feet of ground from A Boschker and a 25 foot lot from Mr Spencer for a new full width frontage building. Construction to begin soon with brick front and walls of brick or cement blocks.
Sept 11 Hartford items report P Nieuwsma suffered a shoulder fracture while riding a fractious horse. Otto Schaap takes a new job at First State Bank and started duties Thursday. Anna Amundson left for St Joseph Minn to attend a seminary for the new school year. Polly Weisenberger sold his dragline to Keller Bros and now works in the elevator for his uncle. Joseph M and Mrs Schatz attend the Minnesota State Fair and bought winter stock. Wheat harvest shows 9 to 15 bushels per acre. Lizzie Fischer left for Bismarck to complete a nursing course interrupted by family duties. Ferdinand Fischer returned from Rhame N D where he aided his sons harvest and reports a good crop.
Temvik residents report weekend activity with Mrs H Sedig in town on Saturday. Mr and Mrs Fay Harding traveled to Linton on Friday. Mrs Dodd visited the Art Muckler home on Monday. Mr S F Rudd and daughter Jennie moved to Linton. Mr Zankel and daughter Gladys went to Maurer's on Tuesday. Miss Gladys Zunkel stayed with the Sedig home for a few days.
The Os Church invites all to Sunday School at 4 15 30 a m and evening worship at 8 00. Epworth League meets at 7 15 p m with young people leading discussions of lessons. Prayer meeting is held Wednesdays at 8 00. The pastor Swaney says the church offers friendship and uplift to newcomers and strangers.
Nine years ago at Fort Meyer Virginia the world witnessed the first man carrying airplane flown by Wilbur Wright. The piece recalls early skepticism and rapid progress since then and envisions future transatlantic travel with huge airplanes carrying many passengers.
The article notes a short European railway linked to Nurenburg described as Germany’s smallest line. Conceived by John Byes Scharrer, the plan gained early support from King Ludwig and was named accordingly. The operation employs about 90 workers and handles around 4,000,000 in annual fond transfers.
Mrs Brown weighs over 250 and a sales girl is described as chasing a moment of mischief. A speaking tube delivers a clipped chat that includes a direct address to Bay Maizie and a request to send down one jumbo. The tone suggests a humorous or domestic incident in a newspaper-voiced vignette.
A quotation from Woodrow Wilson urging American citizens to donate more money for war efforts. The White House appeal frames lending as a patriotic investment to fund the war for American rights and global liberation. It argues delaying payments harms victory and stresses the dedication of American lives and fortunes to the nation’s principles.
The Boston Transcript quotes a mother consoling a child asking which boy caused the injury. The boy explains it was the one with the black eye, implying a fault attribution among peers.
Fattening poultry should be confined in small pens to avoid exercise. Feed finely ground corn and oats with water or milk in a mixed ration to speed fattening. Limit fattening to two weeks to preserve vigor. cull poor layers and fatten remaining roosters.
A gospel motorwagon was constructed in 1896 for a New York pastor, enabling him to preach with room for ten singers and a folding organ.
Corn adapts to its locality making local seed saving essential. Select seed in the field early and hang it to partially dry before freezing weather, which can kill germ in moist kernels. Extension Division North Dakota Agricultural College.
The article explains hardening and tempering of drills. Heat the drill evenly, remove scale, touch the tip to quicksaver, then quench in water. This makes the drill cut hardest steel. For small tools, heat red hot and plunge into a potsto, then draw to proper temper to remove brittleness.
A note highlighting punctuality and efficiency in work ethic. It contrasts the horse drawn doctor with a buggy to the modern physician using an automobile to reach patients on time, stressing the value of timely and superior effort in professional success.
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