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Newspaper
The State Line Herald
Location
North Lemmon, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1908
Page
4
A fragmentary note indicates a weekly publication published every Friday at North Lemmon in Adams County North Dakota opposite Lemmon, with a mention of the Pacific Extension of the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Railway. The text preserves historical place names and a reference to railroad alignment.
Friday August 21 1908 administrative list includes Auditor Hurt Treasurer Beverenth Hayiater County Judge Jacob Sanderall Superintendent Feeds werlek Havin County Surveyor debo Vtate Joridces poostattion and County Commissioners Abert Totty Wachter Conner-Dry Johns Connny Cononer-Dry Johns Board of Health Ur Jotti details names and titles in a fragmented archival entry.
The piece lists Republican ticket candidates for North Dakota including Thomas F. Marshall M. N. Johnson and A. J. Gronna with other state offices. It then argues against paying per diem to witnesses in final proof cases, urging government responsibility and integrity, followed by Missouri Township notes on local social events, roads, crops, and a Fargo Republican readers meeting aiming to unite the party.
A plan calls for holding ten district conventions, one in each judicial district, to select delegates from county organizations and district candidates. Delegates include state central committeemen and Republican newspaper publishers within the district, aiming to boost the party's success at the polls.
Lemmon public school district organized its new board on Wednesday with P. J. Tscharner as President and D. D. Gettman as Vice President. E. T. Vallin was named clerk at 48 dollars yearly with a 500 dollar bond. treasurer H. H. Aldrich bond set at 2500 dollars. Tuition for non residents 32 cents monthly. Clerk took a census of 74 school age children, about 60 expected to attend across ten grades except 7th and 9th. Site for the school remains undecided.
Judge Winchester presides as state cases wrap up with guilty pleas for blind pigging and rape. Dismissals and settlements occur in liquor and civil matters. Rendahl heirs awarded estate and $600 judgment against Mikkel Rendahl. Tony Streit jailed with fines. prisoners to be sentenced Saturday. Republican central committee set for September 2 at Bismarck to elect officers and plan campaign. Social notes include visits from Mrs. DeVeney and Mrs. Ballats after Yellowstone trip.
Mary Arden argues that popular opinion should educate itself to merit art. She rails against American critics and aristocratic gatekeepers, saying masses determine a work’s fate in Europe, while in America prices and access limit broad audience engagement. She laments high opera prices and scarce representations, preventing common people from supporting and shaping art.
Sir John Herschel inspired the concept in 1825 after dinner when he asked how to show both sides of a shilling at once. Charles Babbage refined the idea, leading to early devices like the phenakistoscope and zoetrope, and Muybridge produced the first sequential photographs of humans and animals in 1877.
A fragment discusses ancient knowledge of petroleum used in construction and heating, noting that preparations of oily substances date back to Nineveh and Babylon. It references Persian, Chinese, and Babylonian sources, suggesting early recognition of natural petroleum springs and their trade across western regions.
A bank strong room door due to a time lock trapped a caper, but a safecracker kept air by opening a manhole and slept beside a pillow of dollar bills until the door released next morning. The Strand Magazine recounts the incident.
A citizen with a rich purse buys vegetables without regard to quantity or quality. He just tells the butcher what meat he wants, pays the price, and goes home satisfied. The piece notes casual, informal market behavior and a lack of strict weighing.
A Washington Star excerpt presents a humorous exchange about money, noting Mr Meeks' son who says he does not need to ask his wife about finances because she plays bridge whist. The quip highlights a light domestic joke with a situational punchline.
A fragment presents a witty remark about choosing to sleep late, attributed to It Fingal. The line contrasts deliberate rest with unintended slumber, implying self direction in a casual, ironic tone.
A grim, fragmentary reminiscence describes a man’s life marked by severe injuries from childhood to early adulthood. He lost toes, joints, fingers, an eye, and a forearm in accidents and war, with frost and wounds shaping his residence and character.
A chaotic scene formed around two stylish girls as an apparent clash prompted urgent separation. A bystander explains a failed warning and a shared misgiving about a gift tied to months in Europe, while the pair debate the true cause of the disturbance.
The fragment reflects on women’s literary effort and age, noting that much good work is attributed to women before they reach their thirties. It references a figure called Oldgirine and recalls a memorable man the speaker met. The text reads as a personal aside on gender and writing norms of the era.
A farmer quips about Congress in session, saying he knows how it works only by what a combined man can do to keep him busy, reflecting a rural sense of political wit from the Louisville Courier-Journal.
Kansas City independent reports a dialogue on courtship and marriage with cautious tone. The attorney asks when the husband first showed signs of imminity while the wife recalls discovering his earnings, describing a gentle yet surprising exchange about handing in marriage.
A fragment from the York Telegraph describes optical illusions seen while traveling by train. It explains how the eye perceives objects differently along the moving rail, noting apparent upward twining of a lamp and the misperceived rotation of objects. It cites observers describing perspective effects and the difficulty of judging motion from a train window.
Fragmentary dialogue reflects skepticism about male reliability and virtue with stray phrases misquoted from the Chicago Record-Herald. It hints at social commentary about men and deceit without a clear narrative or full attribution.
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