School Board Lets Construction Contract for New Building
The Minnesota firm Claus Johnson of Deer River won the bid for a brick school building to be 176 by 114 feet with a gym and rooms. Initial bid $21,700, later reduced to $21,080 after changes. Completion expected by December 18 with use possible after year start. Location is East Linton near Hickory Avenue. work begins immediately.
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Linton
Claus Johnson
Deer’ River
Minn
A. J. Weinberger
Federal Const. Co
Bismarck Const., Co
Paul Marshall
Frank Grambs
B.K
Sheela
R. W. Sanders
Bismarck
East
Hickory
Carpenter “Lumber Co
Pageant to depict Great Plains history in Bis marck area
A massive historical pageant portraying 2000 years of Great Plains occupation along the northern Missouri River valley will be staged in Bis marck and Mandan September 18 to 20. The show, featuring 1000 actors, commemorates the new $2,000,000 Missouri River bridge linking Mandan and Bismarck and highlights exploration, conquest, transportation development, and early westward expansion.
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Great Plains
Missouri River Valley
North Dakota
Bismarck
Mandan
Lewig
Clark
Custer
Dakota
Develo
New
Great American’ Desert
Missouri
Missouri River
Missouri Valley
Hutt
Maridan
Ellendale Normal promotes industrial courses and local support
Dunphy the former Ellendale Normal professor now a hardware dealer and G Ens ming er visit Ellendale to back the school. The Commercial Club, local business leaders, and Emmons county residents travel to boost the N I 7 industrial department. The school offers domestic science, farm engineering, construction, and teaching preparation, attracting families to Ellendale. Mrs Streeter of the Record is among its students.
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Dunphy
N. I
Em‘mons
Ellendale
Streeter
Record Force
County engineer cost question in tax levy
The Free Press notes that the county tax levy shows $2400 for Mr Tong’s salary and $3600 for his assistants and expenses, totaling $6000 for a year. The piece questions whether the engineer and his staff are costing the county that much and why the levy is set at that amount.
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Tong
Plans for grain donations to aid starving Russians relief
Northwest Relief Committee announces a drive from 307 Lincoln Bank Building Minneapolis to collect grain donations of wheat rye or barley. Elevator managers receive and issue receipts, shipping instructions follow carloads, clothing in clean sanitary condition also requested for needy workers in famine areas.
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Northwest Ton Relief Committee
Lincoln Bank
Minniapolis
Minn
N. W
Emmons County crude attack on local politics and candidates
A pamphlet labeled a statement of fact denounces a Free Press article about Streeter opening a campaign as false. It accuses editor George W. Lynn of partisan motives, defends Dr. R. R. Hogue and L. D. Seeman, criticizes county officials for squandered funds, and argues Governor can remove officials for cause. It attacks H. C. Lynn and his firm and urges voters to favor Coventry over Lynn’s preferred candidate.
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Emmons County
Free Press
Streeter
George W. Lynn
Lynn
R. R. Hogue
L. D. Seeman
Seeman
du Heaume
Coventry
H.C. ‘Lynn
Third Grade Opens With Brenner Start at Linton
Milbert Brenner began third grade at Linton School this morning while the third grade language class works on animals and has begun a circus poster project.
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Milbert Brenner
Elmer Brenner
Freshman English Begins Vision of Sir Launfal Study
The Freshman English class started studying The Vision of Sir Launfal by James Russell Lowell and The Sir Roger De Coverley Papers. Annanese enrolled in the Sophomore class while Ignatz Wald entered the Freshman class. Otto Voasier joined 8th grade Monday morning.
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Sir Launfal
James Russell Lowell
Sir Roger. DeCoverley
Annanese
Clas ‘Ignatz’ ‘Wald Tered
Otto Voasier
Fifth Grade Moves to Methodist Church Quarters
The Fifth Grade has been moved to new quarters in the Methodist church but space constraints due to large enrollment require further arrangements. Aiming for a satisfactory third move, the school notes good first week turnout for Sth grade. First Grade reports 28 boys and 16 girls enrolled, total 44, with 43 perfect days. Five days absent, percent perfect not fully clear.
School Attendance and Enrollment by Grade
Enrollment by grade shows six levels with totals from 29 to 28 students. Tardies range from 1 to 2 days, with absences varying. perfect attendance percentages are given from 50 to 99. A few OCR errors appear, but the data outlines counts of boys and girls, totals, tardies, absences, and percent perfect per grade.
Obituary of Maria A Nela Born in Chazey New York
Maria A Nela born July 21 1845 at Chazey New York later moved to Wisconsin with her parents in 1860 She married Washburn Baker Oct 22 1868 with two sons and one daughter Fannie Maria who died Feb 8 1901 Washburn Baker died Sept 1 1871 She later married E W Robinson Nov 22 1911 She died after a paralysis illness at the home of E W Baker June 6th last Funeral held in the Highland country Pallbearers named W F Waddell E R Purintan and F B Strester
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Maria A. Nela
Chazey
N.Y
Wisconsin
Washburn Baker
E. W. Baker
Braddock
N. D
M. H. Baker
Cherhill
Alta
Can
Fannie Maria
E. W. ‘Robinson
Markeson
Wis
Canada
E.W. Baker
George. Bweet
Aberdeen
Alster
H.N. Turer
Wm. Firs Oo Waddell
E. R. Purintan
F. B. Strester
County auditor reports 1922 county expenses including roads
The 1922 fiscal summary shows the county road 8531.05, county bridge 21187.35, road districts 34173.30, motor vehicle 7444.83, co supt highways and expenses 5797.73 totaling 154434.26. It notes high spending during a drought when farmers shipped in feed for livestock.
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Drouth
Emmons-Logan League clash ends in rout at McIntosh
In a Sunday game, Linton was routed by Ashley 26 to 3 after nine innings. Ashley pitcher Joe Fairchild, formerly of Linton, started for Linton and gave way to Lehr as the locals piled up runs. The lopsided contest left spectators with little to cheer.
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McIntosh County
Linton
Ashley
Woods
Joe Fairchild
Lehr
Joe
Picnic Plans Ready For Old Settlers Picnic
Bill Jones and his carpenters have spent the past week at Seeman Park preparing for the Old Settlers Picnic to be held tomorrow. Tables for sixty four are ready and more can be provided if needed. The event draws many eligibility minded old-timers who settled in 1895 or earlier or who were born before January 1, 1896, and aims to become an annual affair.
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Bill Jones
Seeman Park
Rescue Crew All Heroes Near Argonaut Miners
Jackson California reports waning hope for rescuers and miners trapped in the Argonaut mine as additional explosions rattle lower levels. Four men break through with debris from the 2,700-foot level and dynamite walls to halt the blase and aid progress of rescue efforts.
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Jackson
Cal
Argonaut
Pooled Wheat Pooling Expands Amid August Activity
North Dakota Wheat Growers Association reports 100000 bushels handled in the last week of August with 70 percent of local market price advanced. The pool grows as financing from a 5 million dollar War Finance loan remains unavailable until September 16. Banks finance the rest, accepting storage tickets as security while additional volumes await storage receipts through September 1.
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North Dakota Wheat Growers’ Association
A. J. Beott
U.S S. War ‘Finance Corporation
North Dakota
Lemke to Run for Governor in Bismarck Meeting
League Republican state central committee selected candidates to run against Nes tos Shhaefer and Kitchen. Wm. Lemke of Fargo is the nominee for governor, Bert F. Baker of Glenburn for commissioner of agriculture, Ed. Sinkler of Minot for attorney general who will refuse to run. The meeting also nominated five state officials, Lynn J. Frazier for U S senator and others for supreme court and state superintendent, with some positions still undecided.
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Bismarck
League
Republican State Central Committee
Nestos Shhaefer
Kitchen
Wm. Lemke
Fargo
Bert F. Baker
Glenburn
Agriculture
Ed. Sinkler
Minot
Atorney General
Insurance
Lynn J. Frazier
United States
Supreme Court
Sinkler
Lemke
Townley
Baker
Independent
Frazier
Brazil Hosts Fourteen Thousand Butterfly and Moth Species
Brazil sustains about fourteen thousand species of butterflies and moths. The note references taxonomic richness and regional diversity within Lepidoptera.
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Brazil
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School Board
Minnesota
Wren
Linton School
League State Central Committee
Hornblower
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