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Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1895-05-24

SoME one has sent us by G. N. express
copy of Byren-non name, no directions.
Who was 1t, and what for, please7-
Forum.
Perhaps 1t was sent by some Forum
subscriber with good memory whose
thoughts 20 back to the time when the
shafts of the Majors wit and sarcasm
were directed against the appetite law.
If the Forum editor will examine the
volume carefully he will probably find
the following stanza--and things like that
marked.
"Thou art not false, but thou art tickle.
To those thyself 90 fondly sought,
The tears that thou hast forced to tricklo'
Arc doubly bitter from that thought;
'Tis this which breaks the heart thou grievest; !;
Too well thou lov'st--too soon thou leAvest."
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1895-05-24

IN this state. where there Is such q
large foreign-born population, any plan
that will impress upon the minds of the
children the greatness of their country.
and the respect in which its emblem
should be held, should be adopted. The
law requiring the display of the flag
during school hours is good one, and,
as there are penalties for the nom
enforcement of its provisions, it is prob.
able that all school boards will see that
Old Glory floats upon the breeze. supt.
Campbell, of Foster county. says'
''By law enacted at the last session Of
the legislature, school boards are required
to provide each school with flag, which
shal! be displayed on the school build.
ings OF on staff on the school grounds
during the school hours Of each day.
Teachers, let one point In yonr work
this term be to teach your pupils to sa-
Lutte the flag, and be stire that they COM
prehsnd the meaning OF the act. 1 know
81 Id number uf the schools the
!sils have already been taught how to
uts The nagi hut II othefs they have
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1895-05-24

THE Record believes that Marshal
Cronan and his deputies did their duty,
and nothing more, in the recent Turtle
Mountain Indian troubles, During the
Bismarck term of court, the writer made
the acquaintance of the marshal and his
deputies, and more intelligent and
gentlemanly lot of officials would be hard
to find. The marshals represent the
dignity aud power of our common
country in the same way that the volun-
teer soldier did during the war, and their
duties frequently lead them into very
dangerous places. They showed the
truest kind of courage in the recent
troubles.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1895-05-24
Will Soft Maple. crow Hereq

Mr.. W. E. Wineburg, of Richmond, Ind,
who has property interests in this county,
sends to the Record some soft.maple seeds,
and in his letter says:
Enclosed find some maple seeds. I send
them to you in the hope that you will
plant them, and that they will grow. 1 do
not know that they will live in your eli.
mate but there is nothing like trial.
Allow me to suggest that you plant them
with the seed end down, and merely deep
enough to cover the feather, which should
stand perpendicularly. Give them little
water until they sprout. Should they grow,
perhaps it would be well 10 cover them
with straw for the first winter. They are
soft-maple seeds. If you desire, will send
you some seeds of the Norway maple in
about two weeks, as they will be matured by
that time -
The soft.maple seed have been daily plant
ed, and the young trees--if trees there shall
be--will be carefully attended to. But we
fear that soft naples will need fur overcoats
in this climate.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1895-05-24

A GREAT many fish have been caught
in Emmons county this year. Owing to
the protection gwen by the stringent
anti-dshing law passed by the legislature
last winter, the wall-eyed pike, blind
surgeons and channel cats have increased
so rapidly that their natural food has
run short, and they have been compelled
to climb up on the banks and sand-bars
to Craze. They are very tame, and large
numbers have been killed with sticks
and stones, against the use of which
there is no provision in the law. They
are getting to be nuisance along the
Missouri river, as the catfish frequently
visit and rob the settlers hen-roosts of
young chicks.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1895-05-24
The COle.Dons Case.


There is an old saying that "The thir1
time bears a charm" It turned out thai
way IN the petty assault case of The State
of North Dakota VS.. August Bens, which
came to head and broke at Winona, be"
tore Justice Southwick, last week.
This is the case in which Counselor
Parker has made "the greatest effort of
his life," and in which two counties were
canvassed to secure evidence for the pros.
ecution.
On Thursday afternoon the constable
started out /, to round up victims for the
jury, and on Friday afternoon the case
began, there beng, by agreement of
counsel. but eleven Jurors, as follows,
Jones, Roy Carloy, j. w. Henderson,
Geo. Burge, Ohas. Starr, John Bartu, N.
F. johnson, Rufus Dean, L. Gray.
The witnesses for the state were Mrs.
Cole, Jacob Raymond, j. NJ. Tramel, CAL
Wilson and o. j. WARNER Of Burleigh
county. The witnesses for the defense
were August Benz, Valentine Benz A.
McGlnness, and Geo. Gut5ahr. The jury
went out about 11;30 a. m. Saturday, and
came in about clock p. m. with yer
dict Of guilty. Whereupon Justice
South wick sentenced Benz to pny fine
of s25 and all the costs In the case, which
are said to mount up Into the hundreds.
The case has been appealed to the dis.
trlct court, where 1t will lie tried on its
merits, and Mr. ParKer's usual scheme Of
abusing, ''buIlyragglng" and bulldosing
witnesses viii avail him nothing,
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1895-05-24

THE Canadian prohibition investiga.
ton committee which made tour Of
Kansas. about year and half ago, has
reported that prohibition does not pro.
hibit in the Sunflower State, and de.
clates that the system could not be en-
forced in Canada any more than in
Kaneaa
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1895-05-24

The newspapers are publishing dates
for the visits of the railroad commits.
sioners to the various stations. But we
look IN vain for the date Of their visit to
Merriam on-the.Seo. Yet there are many
complaints thereof Muscovlte thistles
growing on the grade. The railroad
commissioners should come down at once
and pull 'em.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1895-05-24

9I Also, proprietor Of Steele.W illiams.
port mail line. Passengers arriving at
Steele on Tuesdays, Thursdays or Satur-
days can take stage same day to Williams.
port.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1895-05-24
See Those Prices. ;,

The following, are prices on some Of
the staple articles of consumption at
Gussner.s:
Fresh pork, chops and steaks, per
pound. SIC, ,or........8 pounds for csc
Boiling beef, per pound. .......8} to SC
Beef, roast, per pound. ...........e to 10c
Shoulder >or chuck steak, per
Pouuu.. ....... ..................6t % TO &c
Round steak, per pound. ........7 to 10c
Veal, per ponni... g to 1910
Mutton, per pound. d..............5t s. to 10c
Corned beef, per pound. .......a} t.
Pickles. pint bottles. es................
Pickles. quart bottles.
Chow.Chow, pint bottles. ..........
Chow. Chow. quart bottles ........
Pickles, half.gallon bottles.
AL goods guaranteed first-class.
buy for cash, and can sell as cheapA b
you can buy below. =
GEORGE GussNER.
Bismarck, N. D.
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Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1895-05-24

will pay = cents per DOZEN fDt eggs
]. T.. Boutillier, Williamsport, n. b,
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1895-05-24

Fat stock wanted.
Farmers, bring in yeur fat stock. W.
pay the highest market price. n
GEoRaE GussN1R NJ
Biamarck. III. ID. 81 ::
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-11-10
WILD MAN OF Utah
How a SpOiler Of the Dead Was Pun
iShed Under Mormon Rule.
THE OLD MAN OF THE ISLAND
Branded on the Forehead and
Abandoned Without Food or
CIothIng-He Lives Like
Beast.
Copyrlght. 1895.

In the center of the great Salt lake
in Utah is a large body of land known
as Church Island. This. Iand consists
OF mountains and valleys, with trees
and vegetation and has always been
used as a herding ground for cattle
belonging TO the Mormon church. Sew
eral years ago the water on the east
side OF abe island was shallow, and
cattle could be driven across easily;
but now the water is deep and every
thing must be conveyed TO and from
The land in boats. A distance of about
five miles covered with salt water
must be gone over by canoes to get 20
or from the island on this famous
spot. amid millions OF pelicans, sea
gulls and other fowls, wanders Wild,
lonely old man, without clothing ana
devoid of language or any of the TN
stincts of humanity. He was oanlsaed
years ago by the Mormon church. on
the charge of robbing the dead.
Jean Baptlste was a Frenchman who
came to Salt Lake City young man
nearly 40 years ago. He grew up
among the Saints, and, after marrying
was made SEXTON OF the small ceme-
terry. His duties were light and his re-
Enumeration correspondingly small. He
resided in a little cabin on the noun
tain side overlooking the city. and
spent his time, when not employed in
the cemetery. in collecting junk ana
trading and 'braffictng with Few Jew
ish secondhand clothing dealers, who
had the hardihood to engage in busi-
ness among the Mormons. A regiment
OF United States troops was then camp
ed near the City, and the Gentlles en-
gagged in business were assured pro-
lection.
The little Frenchman was an avar-
cious man, and was noticeable because
of his picking up every cast away art.
icle and carrying II to his home. oia
dry goods boxes, barrels. tin cans and
other packing articles cast away by
the soldiers, were especially well cared
for by Jean Baptiste, the sexton. lie
dressed as a scavenger ana resempleu
the modern saloon loafer. who Is al
ways searching the slums for barrels
and boxes of garbage and caSt-on gar
ments. The actions OF the sexton ere
ated some comment, and not nu1ie
curiosity was aroused among people
who had occasion to visit his residence
on the mountain side overlooking the
city.
one day Jean appeared on the streets
dressed in an elegant suit OF broad
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entirely won the affections of the Bre-
men police and actually convinced the
authorities of the town that De Vile
Boggs was his sure-enough name and
that they had misread the filled-in po-
lice blank that had caused him so much
trouble. In fact, he made them believe
that he was the innocent victim of his
own clerical error. The American con-
sui ait Bremen helped HIM to straighten
out matters generally and thus. in less
than a week, he was released with
reprimand.
The reprimand was in German.
He has promised to behave himself
On the future, and he is certainly max
ing a desperate effort in that laudable
direction. I'd hate to be under such
a strain myself, and 1 do hope he'll
bose that martyred look in time.
The first that heard from him after
his eScapade in Bremen was on the last
day of my stay in Potsdam. He wrote
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be seen by any of the inhabitants OF
the Mormon land Of Zion. He was
forced to seek food and shelter amid
the wild animals. the birds and reptiles.
The island was soon known as the
land OF banlshment. People Stunned
its shores as 1hey would a haunted
house. Many persons were lost upon
the lake while rowing in canoes against
heavy winds. The general supposislon
OF all was that those unfOrtunates
drinted TO the island and were devoured
by the Wild man. Even the fearless
upon the home land Of the exile. Wild
canyons. rugged cliffs and grassy
meadows. The sea gulls and other
birds find a home undisturbed on the
deserted shores. All the natives, in
Guiding Indians. warn new corners OF
the fated Island. The craggy bluffs,
dark caverns and lonely canyons warn
every boatnan nearing the shore 10
keep away from the hidden dangers.
In a dark cave about half a mile
from the shore lives the Wild man.
His home Is strewn with the wrecks OF
boats. bones OF victims and other can
nabahstlc indication. Away back IN
the deep darkness OF the cavern Is his
sleeping place. made OF clothing arp
ped from unfortunate victims ship
wrecked on the fatal shore. A collec-
ton OF leaves. grasses and branches
from the trees Of the Island forms the
foundation for the bed. in which this
human monster spends most OF his
time. Several hunters and explorers
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Dash that pipe" I exclaimed In
wardly Another of Boggs' tricks, /
presume. Very likely he's put gutta
percha clippings In the tobacco to COM
plete the blend" i hurled VI from me
and 1t shattered on the washstand, the
pipe bowl falling into the wash basin
in which luckily there happened to be
some water. The pipes fire was
quenched with spuutering, Kissing
sound.
But the smoke nuisance continued
but why prOtraot the mystery? A
glance at my sketch furnishes the solu-
zion. 1 had mistaken the odor of burnt
feathers for Boggs' blend. Again the
wash bowl, reinforced by the water
pitcher, did duty as "a fire eNtinguisher.
The next morning, at my instance,
Boggs and / started out to look for a
hotel where they had spning beds and
electric lights and other nineteenth
century trimmings. We found one in
Unter den Linden. Boggs went back to
the other hotel and explained that the
American ambassador wanted one
nearer TO the embassy and that / was
changing for no other reason.
The hotel we decided on is much fire.
quented by Americans and Brltishers
because the hotel dis new, is compare
lively modern in ITS appointments, fur
niSnes ice water, is a congregati1g
place for German noblemen and Off
GERS. and because most of the employees
speak English. All the walters in the
hotel restaurant, an automatically
managed affair with high prices, pos
sess a smattering of English, but not
the slightest idea OF the smooth easy
MANNER assumed by waters in Amer
lea. They rush around like June bugs
and pretty near fret themselves TO
death every day. And yet these fell
lows are supposed to be trained wait
ers who have done nothing else all
their lives and never expect to do any
thing else. The manager or director
has little authority at this hotel, but
has to submit to a control" whatever
that Is.
Many of the Berlin walters can speak
more or less Englisih-gen orally less.
London has thousands of young Ger
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have recently viewed the man. He In
described as old. STOPPING, destitute OF
clothing. incapable Of speech, and COW
cred with long hair. Upon the appear
Shrek and rushes to the cavern. from
which he cannot be Induced or forced
to return. Many daring explorers of
Church Island have attempted TO cap
ture the wild man, but all efforts have
thus far proved frultless: for the island
contains numerous deep and unexplor-
ed caverns. and in them are many dark
recesses. No man has dared TO pene-
trate any OF the hidden passages except
for a very short distance.
The wild man finds the fresh water
springs at the base OF the crags. and
so quenches his .uhirst whne his food
must evidently consist OF such birds
and animals as he can catch. Thous-
ands OF gulis. pelicans and other sea-
fowls make nests in the cliffs. and the
old man subslsts PANTY on their eggs.
Many stories are told by cowboys who
have camped on the Island OF the mid
night yells and antics OF the famished
creature. He has crept up TO the camps
and carried away almost everything.
food. guns. pack saddles and other
camp equipage. The burrOs hover
around the camp fire at night, as
though afraid 10 leave the protection OF
man.
The Indians VINO visit the lake never
remain after shutdown near the island
because of fear OF evil spirits. The
Mormons also look upon the Island as
a haunted spot. and keep away from Il
as much as possible. Several supposed
relies OF the banlshed man have been
discovered recently. and the old story
OF his ghoulish practices revived. In
a window OF one OF the leading busi-
ness houses of salt Lake city there Is
on exhibition a human bone containing
a chain and ball. which was found on
the lake shore. This relic IS labeled as
the remains OF Jean Baptisie. but men
who have recently explored the Island
report getting a glimpse OF the aged
form of the wild man as he disappeared
in an lmpenetrable cavern. and his wild
shrieks and almost inhuman yells can
be heard almost any night issuing from
the lonely crags.
John Shoemaker.
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After a pause he remarked: You
needn't count any further I'm glad
you've cooled down so quick. You are
merely ungraiteful again, but guess IT
runs in your family, and you can't help
ii. You see / told them a little fairy
story about your being governor OF
Goose Island so they would treat you
with more respect. 1 have been in Ber-
lin long enough to know tina. no rEe
amounts tc a row of shucks here unless
he has title or wears an officers upi-
form. / tried to find a uniform around
town that would fit you. II had sue
ceeded i should have skipped it on to
Potsdam for you. 1 couldn't find any
thing that was big enough in waist
measure and would at the same time
fit your abbreviated limbs"
Boggs' intentions were good, and in
further justice to him l must say, that
/ believe he came very near within
speaking Distance of the truth when he
said a title or an officers uniform was
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pented having been 50 brusque with
him.
We drove to the hotel. a queer-look-
ing. seedy affair, and found the pro-
prietor and the porter and the ober-
kellner and three small boys in buttons
awaiting our arrival The proprietor
made quite a speech. the porter bowed
to the ground almost, while the boys
grabbed the small luggage. held open
doors and made themselves generally
obsequious and useful. The oberkell-
ner could speak English with great
fiuency and he greeted me with: VIII
your exceliency be pleased to go to
your rooms at once?"
Yes" answered shortly. And
you," still addressing the headwaiter-
the oberkellner-"wdn be good enough
to follow"
1 found myself in a large parlor with
a bed room and a small dressing room
en- suite. An air Of dilapdidated ele-
gance and mustiness pervaded the
place.
Closing the door and turning to the
head waiter / asked. who do you
think / amp"
II trust there is nothing amiss." he
answered, you are his gracious ex-
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business and palace center. The num-
oers OF the Inter den Linden thor
oughfare. as Is in the case in all streets
In Berlin. startat one end and come back
on the other side. Numbers Of houses
give no idea OF their distances from
each other. II there Is only one build
ing on the block. that will be, we will
say four houses. they will be respec-
lively Nos. 6. Z. s and 3 whether they
nave frontage OF 20 or 200 feet. When
by chance a big house in its old age Is
divided into several fronts, supposing
the original building TO have been No.
81, the old shanty. becomes No. ga.
No. 62b. No. SIC. and so on. And the
Berhners are satisfied.
The first impression that one forms
of this fiat old town is that 1t is a ire
mendous city and full OF interest. There
are such vast numbers OF fine buildings
devoted to imperial. to municipal, to in
dustrial. to educational. to art and pal
ace-like residential purposes, that the
visitor feels that he is indeed in a great
metropolis. Here are. too. innumerable
parks. public squares. and places OF
public and private amusement. but this
first impression is by no means lasting.
The facade OF nearly every building
in Berlin Is bedecked with an elabor-
ate, not to say huge and cumbrous. dec
grafton composed mostly of stucco
of apparently great permanence. One
sees but few buildings with such abso-
lutely plain fronts as one finds by the
thousands in every American city.
There are comparatively few tall build
ings, nor are there many places of resi-
dence less than five stories high. Yet
withal, despite the frontal elaboration.
with the sense Of solidity added, there
Is an awful tiresome element in the
general construction. One feels a lack
of individualism, a lack that seems an
inherent quality OF the social and poltt-
deal conditions of Germany. Only an
infinite sinai proportion of the people
of Berlin live in what we call private
houses. There is congestion every
where and even the rich hive together.
In the poorer localities it Is like the
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cloth. A few days before wealthy
stranger had died and was buried In
the cemetery. The suit in which the
body was dressed resembled that worn
by the sexton. An examination was
ordered, and the corpse was found 10
have been robbed of its clothing. A
Committee waited upon the sexton and
made a most startling discovery. The
grave clothes OF over 200 persons were
found in the baskets and boxes slowed
away In this ghoulish cabin. Excite
ment ran high IN Salt Lake City. The
boxes OF clothing were emptied and the
conf e'nts taken 10 the osty hall. where
many a fond mother identified the bur
ial robes OF her child. Elegant silk
dresses. at that time a luxury even 10
the rlch, were found In the various
bundles The man was arrested and
cast into sail. pursued by an Infatuated
mob who sought his life.
Brigham Young. then governor and
general dictator in Utah. ordered the
man 20 be branded with hot iron
and banlsghed 20 Church island. Dur
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that he was here in Berlin and stop
ping at a very pleasant homelike hotel.
and would / like ITO have him secure
quarters for me in the same hosiery!
1 gracefully accepted his friendly prof.
fer When / arrived ait this town 1
found him waiting for me. He assumed
the responsibility of transferring me
and my belongings to our hotel. he
had secured three droSchkes. Droschke
is a fitting name for the Berlin CAP.
The droschke is something like our VIC
foras of the earliest pattern, and, at
a pinch, seats fve people oesloes mre
driver One droSchke was for Mr.. Boggs
and myself, the second was for my lug
gage. and in the third that he had
chartered he had planted brass band
OF five pieces. The band was silent.
felt annoyed-not because the band
WAS not playing.
! as this part of another foolish prank
of yours?" I inquired sternly. and.
without waiting for an answer added,
more in sorrow than in anger, And
YOU wrote me that the Bremen aHaIr
had taught you lesson, and that you
were through with such robustness.
s.Now. nv dear fellow, don't go and be
beastly ungrateful and unreasonable
into the bargain. You happened 10 con-
fide to me once that 1T was the amol-
tion of your life to be met at a railway
station by a brass band. You've been
awfully good and kind to me. mostly
in the way of good. unwholesome ad-
vice. to be sure, even IL you did basely
desert me at Bremen. You really dld,
old fellow. bust I'm a grateful cuss. so
/ uhought I'D do~the very thing you d
nike. 1t isn't much of band, in num-
bers, III admit. but it's as good for our
purpose as If II had been the Royal
Grenadiers band.
You see. the authorities don't allow
street bands to play tndiscriminately or
even nv note. here in Berlin. / couldn't