Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1894-11-09
ELECTION NOTES.
1t was not an Appomattox for Lee.

1t was not an Appomattox for Lee.
Jacob Fischer, of Exeter, brought up
the returns from that precinct. #
Treasurer Lee CARRIED his old home,
Winona. and Williamsport, the home of
his opponent.
4 The worthiness of both Shier and
Rocks is shown by the almost unani
nous vote each obtained where he was
best known.
Y Five Indies voted at the Williamsport
poll fpr2state. superintendent. They were
Mesdames Boutillier, Worst, Armstrong
Brock and Streeter. The five votes were
for Miss Bates;
The writer hereby bays his respects to
Uncle Mac and Young Charley. and
thanks them for their assistance during
the campaign--more particularly for the
aid given by the supplement they issued
just before election.
The Record also desires to thank Henry
Van Beck for his hard work for Streeter
in the Holland scttement.) 1t had been
reported thrt"van was inclined to be un-
friendly; but. as his home precinct gave
us Al to 80 and there was but two major.
ty against us in Union, the report that
Van was opposing US must have been a
mistake.
We are Informed that ]. d. Flynn and
other friends of Lee and Streeter in
Winona celebrated the big majorities of
the two in that town, Tuesday evening,
by bonfire. Furthermore, that next
ffrurufng two flags were elevated, one
| above the other. The lower or half.mas
flag was black and bore the legend "Wi.
mona Times" Above the black flag was
white one with the inscription, EN-
mons County Record"
"a funny thing happened in Winona
last week. I, p. Lee and the writer
reached that town Tuesday evening, and
intended to leave Friday morning. But,
learning that the Winona Times, printed
on Thursday, was being held back until
they should leave town, the two candi.
dates thought they would try to obtain
copy, believing that, if they were
roasted in the paper. they ought in all
fairness to have an opportunity TO reply
Several subscribers went to the office and
demanded copies of the paper, but with.
out avail. Finally Mr.. W. A. Patterson
hearing of the matter and denouncing tn.
contemplate attempt to stab political op
ponents in the back, went to his SON
Office, opened bundle of the Times anc
took therefrom copy OF the paper
which he, gave to Lee and Streeter.
was the intention Of those individuals
if there had been anything in the pape
that was worth noticing to go to Mount
City AID get out a circular But ther,
was nothing of consequence in the paper
With the exception of Mr.. Edward
Braddock, who couldn't tell the truth i
he tried, which he is. not liable to do, til,
writer has no complaint to make of any
of the candidates, who were WORKING
against him and his frends., But Brad
dock stopped at nothing. AS an example
down in the Russian settlement Braddocl
4 told the people that Streeter receive,
ST. 600 year from the county as clerk o
court salary which ie was not entitled
to. But the yarn cat very little figure, "a
many of the Germans kf few better, and 81
| informed the others. The clerk of cour
gets po1saIary, and Ills chief income i
from final proofs, which are not so plent
,biful as they used t'$be. The only fees III
tgets from the ounty are in crimina
cases. Last year these were as follows
June term, $57 05; October term, SIS. 81
| Total for year, $132.6s. This year: jun
term (the longest yet held), $I07 So; ;'Octo
Der term (biiFnot yet presented), about $40
Total for yedH81F. 55. All fees of th
clerk are governed by law. and he is re
quired to keep list Of such fees hanging
in his Office, which the writer has always
done, Such yarns, like curses and chick
ems, come home to roost.