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The Labor enquirer., 1885-03-14
Bosten.
TBy Associated Labor Press, I

10y xAcoNSSAns<SeA A<~sS< = ASHSssl
BosroE, March 9.-F. 0. Somers is q
fashionable tailor on Park street, this
city. Some time ago the members Of
the Journeymen Tailors' Protective
Union went out from there on strike.
Since then, for more than five weeks,
the union has kept number of their
men marching up and down the street
in front of the store, doing all they can
to prevent others from going to work
there. This has caused quite sensation.
and large crowds have daily gathered.
especially as Mr.. Somers had hired
colored men to dog their footsteps, as a
sort of side show. Three Of the strik-
ing tailors have been arrested, and on
March 4, were tried and fined $50 and
costs. for obstructing the public highway.
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Albany.
TBy Associated Labor Press.

ALBANY. March 9.-No less than eleven
bills now languish in the possession of
the assembly standing committee on
state prisons. n
Assemblyman Steber's child labor bill
will surely pass the assembly, but will
meet with bitter opposition in The sem
ate. 7 IT,. I/
Assemblyman Sherman, of Oneida, is
hard worker in the interests of all
labor measures. =
The twelve-hour street car conduct tors
and drivers bill passed the assembly by
an almost unanimous vote.
The following IS a full text of the bill :
aOn and after the passage of this act,
it shall be unlawful for any railroad cor
poration, officer or agent of any such
corporation which has, or may or here
after obtain its franchise under the laws
Of this state, to exact from any of its
employees, or to permit, except in cases
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Legislative Report.

The new charter for this city has
passed both houses of the legislature
and is now awaiting the signature of the
governor. The present city government
is legislated out of ,effice. and general
election for city officers will take place
on the first Tuesday in April. Some of
the aldermen who are turned loose"
knowing that their occupation is gone,
arein bad frame of mind.
Senate bill Ndsl17, the Stout peniten-
tiary bill. has received several black
eyes during the last week. 1t has been
so amended that its parents could not
recognize it now. Senators Tilford, Cor
nisn and Hall have worked hard for its
defeat. 1t may pass the senate; but will
have hard time to go through the
house. The legislative committee of the
Trades Assembly have finally aroused
the stone cutters, harness makers. boot
makers and many other tradesmen of
the city to the fact that 1t is absolutely
necessary for their welfare to defeat this
bill. The senate lobby for the last two
days contained many who appreciate
the efforts of the Trades Assembly, and
who showed their feelings for the manly
utterances of Senators Tilford, Cornish
and Hall by applause which the SER
geant-at- arms sometimes did not check.
House bill No. 20S was reported favor
able to the committee of the whole of
the senate with some slight amendment.
The committee on state affairs of the
house has not yet met to consider bills
Nos. 279 to create board of arbitration,
934 relating to cooperative associations,
and 1866 to establish bureau of labor
statistics. The notorious house bill No.
164, is in the hands of the same commit
tee and for some reason or other that
has not been considered by them yet.
The Trades Assembly men have been
invited to meet with the committee on
these bills; they were on hand, but the
gentlemen of this committee were not.
The Jumbo" of the session, Rollins
railroad bill No. 2l7, passed the house
by vote of more than two to one. This
bill creates board of com missioners
with powers to regulate freight and pas
senger rates and proven discrimination
such as is now practiced by railroads. =
House bill No. 10, is another bill to
compel railroads to connect with each
other, also passed the house by large
vote.
House bill No. Al, which compels rail-
road companies to put safety couplings
on freight cars is to be again reported
favorably to the house.
There are aslarge number of bills yet
to be acted on in the several committees
which will not receive the consideration
they deserve for want of time, as the
end of the session is near at hand.
Twenty-three days more will make the
full limit of ninety days.
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:, .m,,e,.,cy: q, ;1ii i . + twsave houn'
labor out q t !. y y. 0us hours con
.I; at;tnt,ns ! day. ~ !ln such working
E.s..s--s...ss ~. ss1s;' i ~ shall not be
Fconstrued, howevss applying TO cor
Eporations operating ilrcads Of more
than ton continues 1|fies In length and
using steam - ! mol h power for draw
ing OF propellin9 dir cars. nor shall
this act apply d t6{ Olesn. New York,
street railroad. Findand imprisonment
is provided for violsa on 81 the bill.
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KausnS ,Citv,

by Associated Labor Press.]
KANSAS CITY, March 10.-The demand for
building mechanics is slowly increasing,
although the home supply is far in excess Of
the demand.
Wages are the same as at the close of last
season.
Our Wichita correspondent says: 81 wish
you would state that our city is filed with
men out of work. and little prospect OF them
getting any. Throughout this severe winter
men have been forced to seek shelter in
barns, haystacksi and even worse places"
A visit to Topeka last week shows almost as
bad state of affairs among the toilers.
The Missouri Pacific men at this point are
expected to strike to-day. ]. G. G..
The Labor enquirer., 1885-03-14
ADMINIsTRATOR'S NOTICE.

Estate of Leander Fillmore Carpenter, de-
ceased.
The undersigned having been Administrtor
of the Estate of Leander Fillmore Carpenter,
late of the County of Arapahoe and State of
Colorado, deceased, hereby gives notice that
he will appear before the County Court of
Arapahoe County, at the Court House in
Denver, at the April Term, on the third Mon
day in April next, at which time all persons
having claims against said Estate are notified
and requested to attend for the purpose Of
having the same adjusted. All persons in
debted to said Estate are requested to make
immediate payment to the undersigned.
Dated this 18th day of March, A. ID. 1875.
CECIL. a. DEANE. Administrator.
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rulIa.na.I
[By Associates, Labor Prsss.l

LoHpoN, Kna., February q. The labor
market seems 70 be gradually improving,
although 1t viii tske sone considerable time
to attain . prosperous condition. In the
northern industries the revival Is very appar-
emit Is orders for new ships are steadily
coming N, and men are being taken ON in
good numbers. One striking fact that work
Is getting more plentiful Is proved BY the cir
cnmstance that at West Hartlepool the relief
committee have been able, through the re-
duction in the number Of unemployed, to re.
lax their efforts in providing assistance, and
work at the Temporary stone yard has been
stopped.
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YouSa MEN.-REAp THIS

TIE Vo TAIc Bet Co., of Marshall,
EIECTRO-VoTAIc BELT and other ELEC-
TRIO APPLIANCES on trial for thirty days,
tomen (young or old afflicted with nervous
debility, loss of vitality and manhood, and
all kindred troubles. Also for rheumatism,
neuralgia, paralysis, and many other dis
eases. Complete restoration to health, Ygor
and MANHOOD guaranteed. No risk Is incur
red as thirty days trial is allowed. Write,
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Special Meeting

OF Denver Trades Assembly will be held
at request of the Legislative Committee
on Sunday next at 2 p, M, at Police
court room. o. L. SMITH, President.
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usbI1p.
. II

The resders Of THl ExouIRzR desiring
copies of "Socialisu" BY Starkweather
and Wilson. can NV be supplied by
applying at this Of]pe. In order to ac-
commodate all We hkve secured several
hundred copies.
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:: !; =: &; !:

goods of large value, that will start you In
work that wlll at once bring you in money
faster than anything else In America. All
ab0ut the S2O0, coo in presents with eacn box:
Agents wanted everywhere, OF either sex, OF
All ages, for all the time, or spare time only,
to work for us at their own homes. Fortunes
for ali workers absolutely assured. Don't
DELAY. 81. HALLETT & Co, Portland, Maine.
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n.sse4 TAis.

M. A. Hirsh. the Vest Side dry goods
merchant, offers special inducements to
laborers and mechanics Read his ad-
vertisement in thid issue of TIE En-
QUIRER.
The Labor enquirer., 1885-03-14
Coal

Buy Garfield Coal at the Genera
Office, 81 Sixteenth street, opposite the
Opera house.
j. ]. THOMAS 4 Co., Agents.
The Labor enquirer., 1885-03-14

Mems hats from so cents up-Boys'
hats from 25 cents up-at Clayton's, 2S5
and 2S53 Fifteenteenth street.
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l
Send Is cts. for my 40 page pamph-
tlet; $3.50 Year; or, How Manage
Poultry" Tells how to make an In
..ubator costing less than So; how to
build cheap poultry houses, cure
cholera, make hens lay. DC, &C., &C.
C.G. BEssEY, Abilene, Kas.. Breeder
P. r. Fowls and P. c. Swine. Swine
handbook and catalogue free.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1885-10-07
Winchester.

"AnCn0BtoTS
Correspondence of the RECORD.
WINCHESTER, Oct. 4.
Avery fine new heater was placed in the
school-house Saturday.
Mr.. J. A. Rickert and family are visit.
ing friends at Rochester, MINI.
1t seems like old times to see the face
of John McLaney among US once more.
Charles Parker and family arrived yes
terday from.astwo weeks visit to friends
In Burleigh county.
The new postofficc of Harlem has been
established III Baker school township,
with ]. Van Putten as postmaster.
Next Sunday, Oct. II, will he obser we'd
by our Sunday school as children's dav.
It is hoped there will be good attend
ance.
huch-needed repairs have been made
td'the Sully trail and horschead routes 10
Bismarck. A little more of this work
and it will bs pleasure to'ride over the
country.
Aessrs. David w. johnson and John
Gaddis, of Warner, OAK, were in town
Saturday, each taking 100 acres of soil IN
this vicinity, add will move here in about
three weeks 50
hessri. Albert and Richard Herlloiz ar
rived, Saturday, with carload of farm,
ing utensils, from ST. Clair, Mich They
have very fine pair Of Clydesdale mares,
and will erecta 6ne house on their claims,
22-132-77, aud commence farming at once,
MAX.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1885-10-07
How He Got Pure Seed.

The editor Of the North Dakota Democrat, after
a visit to the fine farm of Dr.. Coe, Of Valley
City, gives the following account Of how the
doctor produced his famous Saskatchewan Fife
wheat:
Last fall he had already a very fine field of
superior Scotch Fife wheat, which he determined
this year to improve Accordingly, while the
wheat was in the field, he selacted from It thirty
dozen sheavos which he carefully housed until
tl,e fall farm work was done. He then built 4
12xl2 house, furnished It with q stove, table and
chairs, where from one to three men worked all
winter picking over this thirty dozen sheaves Of
wheat, selecting only the most perfect heads Of
'Sas:atehewan Scotch Fife. This was done with
the utmost eare It was then thrashed with 4
fail, famed, and this spring sown on 20 acres Of
clean land No sooner was the wheat up than
vile weeds appeared, and five times during the
growth Of this wheat has the field been zone
through by course, every wired and alien head
Of wheat and bad weed removed, and At cutting
only two rounds were made each morning and
evening. the standing grain thoroughly inspected
ten or twelve feet from the cut before the reaper
came again, and, as a result. the doctor has first
last and all tho time the finest 6eld OF Fife wheat
1t las been our pleasure to inspect. It has been
really the subject ofthe years work. Now, when
we say this, we do not mean that this is ali that
has been accomplished, by any means. The
doctor has other fine fields Of wheat, but this is
the particular one in which he takes q justifablc
pride. He has also some ten varieties of wheat
sown in drills and cultivated with a view to test
their comparative merits.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1885-10-07
The Jail.

At last Emmons county is to have a
Jail. The County Board, at Monday 8
session, purchased block of lots from
the Wil1iamsport Townsite Company, and
in this issue will be found an advertise
meut asking proposals for the work of
erecting jail The price paid for the
lots was $4,000. and the Jail building it
il intended to erect will likely cost some
thing near $2,5O0. The structure is to be
built of stone
Early Tuesday forenoon the Board
of County Commissioners, Sheriff Wade,
Attorney Herrick and Judge Dougherty
went out to visit the sandstone auarries q
couple of miles from town. In many
places they found the best of building
stone, and whoever obtains the contract
will have no trouble in procuring material
near at hand
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1885-10-07

~~y SVhs
Correspondence of the RECORD.
GA1roE, Oct. 5.
I have never seen the river lower than
at present, and boats have to look sharp
in some places for water enough to make
a passage.
The thrashing machine has just visited
Horsehead Bottom for the first time. The
hessrs. Triplett, Smith and Mcdonald
accompany it.
Oats were very good crop in this To-
cality this year, and many people will
SOW oats next spring who have never
done 80 before.
Mrs. John McCrory and Mrs. Charles
Lock and Master Charlie Lock, of Wi
mona. have been spending few days
with friends here.
Peter Schier has moved the building
used as stage station last winter to his
place, and now has lots of room and a
fne-looking house.
Prairie-chickens have focked to the
river bottoms since the prairie fires, and it
is not uncommon to see flocks containing
as many as so or rs birds. l have seen
the boys killing them with sticks, stones,
aud pitchforks.
MI. Childs, commissioner of the Third
Qlstrlct, ana Master Iom MeCrOry, came
up from Winona Sunday evening. The
former will 60 to Williamsport and the
latter will stop with friends here and
hunt prairie chickens for u few days.
Tom is getting to be quite hunter.
Your correspondent attended the party
given at the house of Peter Schier. Friday
evening. Dancing commenced early, and
at 1e o'clock splendid supper was
served After supper there was more
dancing, and also singing-by Mr. Will
| iams, Mr. Woodwork, and several Others.
| MIR. Beautry, of Long Lake Greek, showed
US = few steps We had never seen before.
We all waited for daybreak before start
ing for home. Among those present were
Mr.. and Mrs. Shermer, Mr. and Mrs. Wes-
ley Baker, Mr.. and Mrs. William Gardner
and Miss Lottic Gardner, Commissioner
Clayton AID Miss Abbie Clayton, Mr.. and
Mrs. Mcintyre, Mr.. VIM. Badger, Mr..
Fred Whittier, Mr.. Woodwork, Mr..
Frank Parks, Mr.. Harry Briggs, Mr.. VIM.
McCroly, Mr.. Louis Kniffen, and many
others. The music was furnished by
Fred Whittier and VIM. Badger. The af-
fair was one long to be remembered by
those present. RIVERSIDE.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1885-10-07
From Harlem.

Messrs. Aart Schipper, Jacob Van Puttel,, and
Rinse sinnema, ofthe new settlement of Holland
ers located some eighteen miles south of Win
chester, were in town Monday oa final al-proof
business. Mr.. Schipper goes back to Michigan
to spend the winter at his old home, and will re-
turn with his family ia the spring. The gentle
men say that there is not dissatisfied person in
their settlement. The people have raised good
sod crops this year; they have built comfortable
houses, and will begin extensive farming opera
tions in the spring. The people of Holland, ut
home or abroad, are noted for their thrift aud
industry. They are good farmers and hard
workers, and their settlement in Emmons will be
of great belly In the struggle to convert the wild
prairie into fertile farms Harlem is the name OF
their now postoffice.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1885-10-07
Attack on an officer.

The other night Sheriff Wade was awakened
from his peaceful sutnber by commotion at
his castle gate. Without stopping to array him
self in his outer habiliments, he went FORTH only
to discover the family dog in deadly conflict with
a polecat Selling club, the sheriff hit the
skunk. Then the skunk hit the sheriff, and the
officer retired to bind up his cruel wounds. Then
there was a cold-water bath, hurriedly prepared
then a rapid search of the Wade mansion for
'that other shirt" Then quarantine was estab-
lished, a messenger started to Bismarck for gall
lon of cologne. and the neighbors were called in.
And they did tenderly bear forth the sufferer OH
shovel and bury him in deep hole, and they
did fill it up will, chloride of lime. And at the
end of the second day they dug him up, and they
besprinkled him with cologne and laid him away
to dry. And at eventide of the tihh day the
quarantine was removed, and the convalescent
was permitted to again mnele in the society OF
his fellow-men. The skunk got Oh much easier
than the sherin-the former was killed.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1885-10-07

spent, in writing them we publish the fol-
LOWING 4s1a<-
CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL RAILWAY,
PASSENGER AND TICKET DEPARTMENT.,
MILWAUKEE, Wis, Sept. 26, 1885.
To the Editor of the EHMoNs COUNTY RECORD:
We send you to-day, for perusal, a copy Of or
new pamphlet entitled "Plain Facts About Da-
kota." Thousands of these pamphlets, printed
entirely at this oompany's sxpsnse are now be-
ing distributed by our travelling passenger agents.
and by mail, among tho farmers and business
men Of the United States and Canada.
The letters from farmern and Others printed in
this pamphlet, we consider of the utmost value
for the purpose Of inducing immigration to Da-
kota and we desire to thank particularly the ed
itors Of those Dakota newspapers who exerted
themselves to secure the lstters for publication.
We have printed nearly all We received up to
Sept. Is, and would have been pleased to have
printed as many more if they had been forwarded
to us before they had to go to press
We have no doubt each one of the letters printed
in this pamphlet will be the means of encouraging
at least ons hundred families to locate in Dakota
within the next year, and we trust that your
subscription list will increase in the San,s ratio
To such editors as have not taken any particu-
lar interest in responding to our request of Aug
T. for letters from the people. We would say that
it 10 not our fault it, in Rlancing over the pages of
our pamphlet, you do not A,id your own county
or neighborhood as well advertised - It might
otherwise have been.
Yours truly,
A. v. II. CAsPExTEB,
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1885-10-07
Peculiar SUBSCRIPTIONS,

Every local newspaper receives sub
scriptions from large cities which puzzle
the publisher, but which were explained by
the New York Times, lately, as follows (:
A Wholesale merchant of this city who has
become rich at the business says when he
sells bill of goods on credit he immc-
diateiy subscribes for the local paper of
his debtor. So long as he advertised
literally and vigorously he reststl, but as
soon as he began to contract his advcrtis-
ing space he took the fact as evidence
that there was trouble ahead, and in
variably went for the debtor. He said,
The man who is too poor to make his
business Known is too poor to do business.
The withdrawal of an advertisement is
an evidence of weakness business men are
not slow to act upon"
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1885-10-07
The Printer Earns His Pay.

The service which = Newspaper performs in tho
interests Of a new county are not alyays appre-
ciated by those who derive the largest benefit
therefrom. The publication Of newspaper in a
thinly populated section, where tho people ar0
engaged In the work of development; and
struggling to get foothold, is not . promising
or profitable undertaking. The merchant or the
banker opens his store or his office and the peonle
enter to pay him literally for all that they receive
He may pay the publisher a triaing sum in tho
way of subscription or advertising, and it is to
be re9rstted that there are many who look ,,pon
the sum thus paid more in the nature Of Rrstuity
than necessity. He overiooks the fact that the
paper with the imprint of his town upon Il p
scattered in all directions; that there arc many
who experience their first impulse to Gee the
town by something they may zee in or coming
name and place OF business become known. Xu
editors work consists almost entirely Of adyer.
tising the place in which lie lives, but the advsI,
tages he derives are far less commensurate with
hts hts labor than those enjoyed by men in commer-
cial pursuits. To the press more than to any
Of ofprogress-[Watertown News
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1885-10-07
A Projected Mail Route.
[Sterling Farmer,

There has recently been considerable
talk regarding new mail route between
this place and Winona, in Emmons
county. The need of such I, route is
becoming more apparent as business
Increases between this point and Williams.
port and other points southwark. There
are many settlements now remote from
postoffices that would be supplied from
such route, while the saving of time in
making mail connections for the east and
south would be an item of much local
importance and benefit. Altogether, we
do not know of more needed mail SER
vice or one that would aid more in the
development Of the country.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1885-10-07
Livona.
Correspondence OF the RECORD

~
ILvOSA, Oct. 2.
w. G. Badger, Wesley Baker and Mr..
Shier visited the Capital City last week.
Messrs. H. W. and w. H. Bringhurst
visited w. @. Badgers ranch the past
week.
A party came of at Mr.. Peter Shier's
last night. It was we'll attended and a
very enjoyable affair.
A thrashing machine is coming up the
river next week. SO that they who have
grain to thrash will be busy during the
coming week.
Marricd--Sept. s5. by Justice Hare, of
Bismarck. Mr.. John Shermer, of Livona
to Miss Aunie Roberts, of Green Top,
Mo. Mr.. Schermer is an old-timer in
Emmons county. The young couple are
to reside at W. G. Badgers ranch this
winter. In the spring Mr.. Shermer will
30 on his own claim, which is about FIVE
miles up the river from Livona. We
wish them much joy and prosperity.
ANOVII
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1885-10-07
The Price Of wheat.

Allowing for freight and elevator charges
there should be about 21 cents difference
between the price of wheat in Duluth and
the price at Bismarck. When there is q
less difference than this the farmer is not
getting his share. There may be local
reasons for greater fluctuations, but, con-
sidsring the above as the general rule, the
telegraphic quotations published daily
will be sufficient guide to the wheat
seller.--[Tribune.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1885-10-07
Try Frisby's Corn-Killer.
The souther. ..Bleody Shirt,

The Southern 'sBloody Shtrt.o
Democrats who are horror-stricken at
Senator Sherman canvass in Ohio, and
recoi] at the thought of the "bloody shirt"
in politics, must feel their flesh quiver
when the saddle, bride and war accoutre-
msnts of the great soldier, Robert E. Lee,
are resurrectcd and peddlcd about to fire
the Southern heart in the Virginia cam
paign.. With Lees sou candidate for
governor, the Bourbon element are call
ing up to his MD the old confederate
love for his father, by painting lurid
pictures of Virginia's fields of battle,
and arc making such satisfactory progress
in this line that Wise, the Republican
candidate, is TIN eatencd with his life at
several places if he puts in an appearance.
And yet, to tell the truth about it, in the
North Democrats will say, ooh, there 8
the bloody shirt again. ."--[Barncs
County Record.