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| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Owner | Joseph L. Mullen |
| Founder | Darwin R. Streeter |
| Publisher | Kelsey Majeske |
| Founded | June 10, 1884 |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | Emmons County, North Dakota, USA |
| Circulation | 4,000 |
| Website | ecrecord |
The Emmons County Record is a weekly newspaper based in Linton, North Dakota.[1][2]
History
[edit]On June 10, 1884, Darwin R. Streeter published the first edition of the Emmons County Record in Williamsport, North Dakota.[3] In 1889, the Record relocated to Linton.[4] In 1914, D.R. Streeter retired and sold the paper to his son, Frank B. Streeter,[5] and in 1918 died at age 69.[6] In 1927, Lester E. Koeppen and C.C. Lowe leased the paper from F.B. Streeter,[7] and bought it six months later.[8]
In 1931, Ralph E. Hubbard bought out Lowe. Later that year, he and Koeppen bought the Emmons County Free Press, a rival paper which the Record bitterly feuded with for decades, from J.M. Stewart and absorbed it into the Record.[9][10][11] In 1946, Koeppen became sole owner.[12] In 1949, William "Bill" Fischer became editor and in 1964 bought out Koeppen.[13] In 1972, Cecil D. Jahraus became editor.[14] In 1975, former owner Koeppen died at age 80.[15] In 1976, Jahraus bought out Fischer after he retired.[16][17]
In 1983, Jahraus issued a public apology after writing an column congratulating North Dakota University's football team for beating a "black team" from Ohio to win a national title.[18] In 1988, DAK Publishing, Inc. acquired the Record.[19][20] In 1992, the company entered receivership.[21] In 1993, a court approved the sale of DAK's 13 publications to Dickson Media Inc. for $1.97 million.[22][23] Two months later husband-and-wife Allen and Leah Burke bought the Record.[24] In 2020, Joseph L. Mullen acquired the Record and the Pollock Prairie Pioneer from the Burkes.[25]
References
[edit]- ↑ "About Us". ecrecord.com. Emmons County Record. 2014. Retrieved December 18, 2016.
- ↑ Peter G. Beidler (October 17, 2013). Murdering Indians: A Documentary History of the 1897 Killings That Inspired Louise Erdrich's The Plague of Doves. McFarland. pp. 197–. ISBN 978-1-4766-1427-4.
- ↑ "How!". Emmons County Record. Linton, North Dakota. June 10, 1884. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "In Town And Out". Emmons County Record. Linton, North Dakota. February 24, 1899. p. 4.
- ↑ "Hon. D.R. Streeter, for Thirty Years North Dakota Newspaper Publisher, Quits the Business". Grand Forks Herald. January 2, 1914. p. 1.
- ↑ "D.R. Streeter Passed Away". Emmons County Record. Linton, North Dakota. June 13, 1918. p. 1.
- ↑ "Lowe, Koeppen Lease Emmons County Record". The Forum. Fargo, North Dakota. April 10, 1927. p. 6.
- ↑ "F.B. Streeter Sells Paper His Dad Founded". Morning Pioneer. Mandan, North Dakota. September 10, 1927. p. 6.
- ↑ "Ralph E. Hubbard Figure in Newspaper Merger in Dakota". The Courier. Waterloo, Iowa. November 1, 1931. p. 7.
- ↑ "Two Newspapers at Linton Consolidated". The Bismarck Tribune. November 2, 1931. p. 2.
- ↑ "Newspaper Feud Begun With Birth of Linton Is at End". The Forum. Fargo, North Dakota. December 20, 1931. p. 10.
- ↑ "Linton Paper Observes 72nd Anniversery". The Bismarck Tribune. June 9, 1956. p. 11.
- ↑ "Bill Fischer Purchases Emmons County Record". The Bismarck Tribune. January 17, 1964. p. 1.
- ↑ "Ellendale Paper Changes Hands". The Bismarck Tribune. Associated Press. June 19, 1972. p. 24.
- ↑ "Area Deaths | Lester Koeppen, Retired Publisher". The Bismarck Tribune. December 15, 1975. p. 9.
- ↑ Schmidt, Bob (July 7, 1976). "Linton Published Undecided | Will Newsman Really Retire?". The Bismarck Tribune. p. 3.
- ↑ "Linton newspaper publisher retires". The Forum. Fargo, North Dakota. July 24, 1976. p. 6.
- ↑ "Publisher apologizes for column". The Bismarck Tribune. Associated Press. December 23, 1983. p. 16.
- ↑ "Bowman firm buys Linton paper". The Bismarck Tribune. December 25, 1988. p. 24.
- ↑ "Paper sold". The Forum. Fargo, North Dakota. January 7, 1989. p. 8.
- ↑ "DAK Publishing Goes Into Receivership". Fallon County Times. Baker, Montana. July 23, 1992. pp. A1.
- ↑ "Judge approves sale of publishing company's assets". The Forum. Fargo, North Dakota. Associated Press. June 8, 1993. p. 7.
- ↑ "12 area newspapers purchased". The Bismarck Tribune. August 15, 1993. p. 19.
- ↑ "Linton newspaper sold". Fallon County Times. Baker, Montana. October 7, 1993. pp. A10.
- ↑ "Allan and Leah Burke retire after 30+ years in newspapers". NorDak Publishing. July 9, 2020. Archived from the original on July 6, 2026. Retrieved July 6, 2026.