Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1888-08-31

heL tlle!r gram. DeSlucS, LHclI RECORD Oh
the division question is good. A solid
vote against it was cast here in 1885. And
this county cannot, under the law, be di-
vided.
2, Wade says "the company will give
bonds to remove safe, records, ETC.. pro-
vlded the people will relocate the county
seat at Winchester. Such bonds are Of
no legal binding force, and are easily
evaded.
8. Wade says he will give the county
free rent of his building for offices for,
two years. If he does, il will be the first
time he ever gave the county something
for nothing.
4. Wade SAID, in answer to a question
as to whether the county could afford to
abandon one Jail and build another, "The
Williamsport jail's no account, any way;
it's dangerous to be inside of it," This
is also mistake. The Jail Is in the same
condition now that it was two years ago,
when the sheriff and his wife lived in
it, We never heard him express any fear
OF destruction on the contrary, he used
to take visitors through it and point out
its numerous ATTRACTIONS" with great
pride. Besides. Deputy Sheriff Waldroff.
who now has charge of the Jail, says it is
as good as ever, and doesn't need ten
dollars worth of repairs. Furthermore,
the sheriff was the man most intensely In
terested in hurrying the building of a
Jail. 1t was he who procured plans and
specifications and urged the board to
haste Bill Wade cannot 60 back on the
| Jail. He and it are twins--Siamese twins
united by llgament that time cannot
sunder.
5. "The center of the county," Rail.
roads and not geographical position set.
tie county seats. Ii it must 20 to the OK.
act center, railroad or no railroad, why
not put it good deal further up Beaver
Greek?
6. Distance to travel from remote
parts to the county seat Nine, tenths of
the taxes from Il distance come by mail
or arc sent III by some county officer. All
our court duties must be performed in
Bismarck any way, no matter where the
county seat is situated. Probably one
| u"ti VI VIZ SltiAcuS lIOlu u ulSLduC6 lldVC
never had occasion to visit Willlamsport
in the five Years since the county was or
ganized. Besides, Mr.. Wade, this town
is on the same section 1t was during al
the years you thought it the proper place
until a railroad should come.
The RECORD and the people of Will
iamsport have little hope that the county
seat will remain here permanently. 1t
certainly will not unless we get a rail
road, and it is said there are engineering
difficulties in the way. What good ha,
the county seat done our farmers7 Tt
them, as with their fellow-settlers in 9th
cr parts of the county. the removal il
simply matter of expense in the way o.
Il new building. And they will vot'
against it solidly-not because it is Win
chester-but because our sister non
, railroad town has no surety of keeping it
Il If a railroad town springs up. the count,
seat must again take up its bed and walk
Eand another Jail be built
We will now pass from this silly ant
absurd scheme by calling the attention o
its champions to the fate that we are con
tident will meet them next November
THE EFFORT.
Jack and Bill
Went up the hill
, To get pail of water.
THE RESULT.
Jack fell down
: And broke his crown,
II And Bill came tumbling after.