Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1895-07-05

This lady is philosopher, She just
went out of doors, gathered pa.lful of
hallstones from the ground and made iGe
cream.
Squire Weller, e. r. slvalia and
Clarence Turner were over from Horse
head last Monday. Mr.. sivalla claims
to have found path along tho bank Of
the Missouri that was made by the Lewis
and Clarke expedition, towing their boats.
in the first decade of the prerent century.
H. s. Brumble. of Winona, who
| assisted as deputy assessor in the Third
district. was in town Monday. The Third
| district requires as much work on the
| part Of assessors as the other two dis.
tricts, there being about twice as many
settlers therein.
Maud Coover, 13 years old. walks
nearly mile, from Mr.. Greer's (tle
Connor homestead), and then rides with
her brother (Alfred Coover) and Frank
Streeter from the Record ranch to
| school, About twelve miles day for
the purpose Of getting an education !!
There's enterprise for you.
A peculiar accident happened.down on
Sand creek last Friday. A large band of
sheep was being driven across the. creek
where tue bed is dry and there is q
sharp incline to the banks. Those In the
rear piled on top of those in advance,
and over two hundred sheep were
smothered. The animals belonged to
John MeCrory, Peter Ferguson and John
Holsne.
The county board was in session Monday
and Tuesday, Chairman McLain and Com
missioners Margach and Wolf being
present. The board will meet next
Monday for tax-equalizatlon purposes.
Taxpayer, if you have any kick to make,
appear at that time and make it. Make
| it good and strong, if necessary. But,
failing to appear, forever after hold
your peace
4 Alert: The Seventh Day Adventists of
North Dakota are arriving in the city to
begin Wednesday, July 8. the usual
annual local conference of that denomi-
nation. 1t is expected that there will he
between 200 and 300 present in the grove
near the Sixth avenue bridge, that loca-
ton having been chosen as camping
ground 1t is quiet spot, more so than
Elllotts grove. and is easily reached.
Judge Winchester is out IN Billings
county, where the Wadsworth murder
case is being tried. Billings has but few
inhabitants, and 1t is doubtful whether a
roundup of all the citizens will furnish
material for a Jury. AS the murder was
a sensational one, it Is hard to find a
man who can not be thrown of the Jury
for cause: and the defense has twenty
peremptory challenges and the state
three, besides.
i 1t is the poorest kind of economy to
cut down the wages of teachers below
a fair basis. Teachers with second grade
certificates, many of whom are as good
as filst.graders for primary work. get $50
a month in Wllliamsport district. Board
and washing must cost them at least $15
per month. Discount on $50 warrant at
least So, for few of them are able to keep
their warrants for years. Total to come
out of their monthly wages of $50. $1s,
leaving $12 per month and 'board and
Washing" How can teacher be cx.
pected to have any ambition with such
pay? A competent teacher stands in the
same relation to the public as q skilled
mechanic. The latter Is given more pay
than the unskllled worker for the reason
that the mechanic must necessarily serve
an apprenticeship without income for
several years, and the payment of higher
wages takes such loss of income into
consideration. Competent teachers put
in several years attending school, and the
men and women who have the moral and
mental welfare of our children IN charge
during the larger proportion of their
waking hours ought to be paid at least
as much, if not more, than those who arc
employed to do unskllled labor. They
ought to have enough to enable them to
live comfortably, and to have dollar or
two to spend for book, or the subscrlp-
ton price of a magazine, once In while.
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