Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1894-03-09


mitted to retain the great wealth this tax
denotes, The enormous incomes which
congress- proposes to- tax are derived
from the industry Of the laboring people
of this country. diverted from legitimate
channels by laws that foster nonopolies
and trusts. There is probably not man
In this state who will be subject to the
tax.-Jamestown Alert.
A good and true point made by the sill
yer men, says the Jamestown Alert, is
this' Admitting that there is but SO cents
worth of silver in a dollar, did we ever
have paper dollar with as much coin
behind it9 National bank notes are res
deemable in greenbacks land the amount
behind the greenback in gold is not quite
80 cents on the dollar. The gold reserve
to redeem $348, 900, 900 worth of green,
backs, known as treasury notes, is lese
than S100, 0,000,0 ,000 Which has the most
metallic wealth behind 1.-THE silver dol,
lar or the paper greenback?
On fourth page will be found an offer
to furnish e1.15 worth of garden seeds
and the Emmons County Record and
the Northwestern Agriculturist one year
all for 81. The seeds are John A..
Salzer's best. The Agriculturist is tho
leading farm paper of the Northwest. II
has recently become twice. a month
publication, instead of monthly, and it
has q larger circulation than any other
farm journal this side of Chicago. The
premium Is offered to those who will pay
for the Record year in advance, and the
otfer will remain open for only month
or two.
P. ]. Lyons received notice from tho
Bismarck land Office Tuesday that w. F.
Steelc's entry had heen Cancelled, and
that all that remained for P. ]. to do to
perfect title was to appear before the
land office and file on the claim. The
ownership of this land has been under
dispute for over two years, and the final
outcome of the matter is pleasing to Pat
and his many friends Mr.. Lyons attrib.
utes his success and q fair and impartial
trial in the case TO the efforts of Hon. H.
c.. Hansbrough, who has so often demon
strated his ability in securing justice and
recognition for bis constituents.-0z
Being published 4n Saturday this week,
the Record con chronicle the narrow es-
cape of the Waldrotf House, Saturday
morning, from destruction by fire. About
8 q. m. the roof caught fire from a stove
pipe. Luckily, however, the fire was at
once discovered, and it was put out with
no further damage than that caused by
tearing hole in the roof to get at the
fire. Many who saw the landlord sitting
on the comb of the roof after the fire was
out thought that he had Joined the Mill.
critics, that the end of the world was at
hand, and that he had sought his lofty
perch TO await tie toot of the last trum-
pet.
Col. Ingersoll, in an off hand speech
made at banquet of the Army of the
: Potomac in Chicago last Thursday even
ing, had this to say: Another thing
might as we'll right now say few words
} for next fall. Many men have theories
! as to why the south failed in the re-,
bcllion. I'll tell you why sue failed.
Luckily for the north the south had
always been in favor Of free trade. She
i sold and raised raw material, and when
the war came she had nothing for her
factories. She was Naked and she had
3 to obtain what she wanted by running a
blockade. We of the north had all the
curious wheels of genius, and we Didn't
need anything from any other country
Suppose the whole country raised raw
material and shipped itl We want this
+ nation to be independent of the whole
world. SO long as there is war every ma
ton owes it TO itself to he absolutely in.
dependent. want to see the looms fed,
smoke in the chimneys, and the wheels
all running-evcry man to have plenty to
do and be happy. am for the independ-
ence and growth of America In every
way. The time will come when all mas
tions combined can't take that flag out
of the sky.
The Record being a couple of days late
this week enables us to state that the Old
Settlers Ball was success in every way.
There were fifty-eight numbers sold, and
there were more people present than have
: attended an entertainment of similar
character since the country was settled
> A number were present from other sec.
tions, and few from Rurlelgh county,
The violinists were Frank Smith and G..
+. j. Higbee, and. as an old settler res
t marked, 1T seemed like old times, sure
e enough, to see the boys saving away as
e in days of yore." Will and Howard
Packer took turns at the organ. The
: orchestra made good music, tho people
: were all jolly and good.natured, and
e nothing occurred to mar the happiness
\ OF the occasion. At an appropriate hour
hountiful supper was served, and day,
1 light was beginning to show when the
G merry.makers began to depart. The
t Record should not forget to state that a,
; one time those who danced in Emmons
). county ten years ago" were requested ia
Q secure partners for an '84 dance, and the
: more or less venerable gentlemen, regard,
e less of former attacks of rheumatic, u
8 contracted hoof, etc., glided .fairy-like
! through the figures with all the vigor Of
old. The young men who formed the
committee that got up the entertainments
were Messrs. Harper Simcoke, G. ]. Al
t len, Fred. Shearer. w. C.~Packer, D. II,
Yeater. and John !. Roop, and they do.