Complex sentence: The site was named Linton; the plat was filed with the register of deeds on December 30,1998; was incorporated as a village on April 26,1906; and incorporated as a city on April 6,1914.
Split into simpler sentences: The site was named Linton, and the plat was filed with the register of deeds on December 30,1898. Linton was incorporated as a village on April 26,1906; and incorporated as a city on April 6,1914.