Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1896-05-22

judging by his breath when in Fargo ct
the convention, his continual violation
Of the principles of the prohibition stat.
utes makes him unfit to give an lntelli.
gent and sober opinlon.-Bottinssu Cou.
rant
The reripatetic old journalistic hobo
who is hanging out in Bottineau long
enough to raise money to take him to the
next town doesn't like the biographical
sketch the Record gave HIM few wesks
since. The truth always hurts, and "Poor
Old Britton," % he was called in Steele
q dozen years ago, knows we told the
truth. The old bag Of wind was looked
upon a. nuisance out here. No wonder
he dossu't like the Missouri Slope, and
never misses an opportunity to say an
unkind word Of it's people. He published
. paper at Steele. having monopoly. 4
democratic paper was started and hs was
starved out Of county two to one rspub.
lican. Then he extracted some Of the
wheels from bis head, put 'sm under his
print.shop and took 10 the road. While in
Steele he got into racket with Treasurer
Fridley over certain printing, went fnts
court, and came out at the little end of
the horn. He was next heard Of at Wash
U0.1' - AASAoou SV9utys "A0Ie Ae W.
loaded his outfit and proceeded to take
and downs he was 6nally starved out of
Mclean. On the Slope he was chiefly
noted, as . writer, fer the exuberance Of
his gratitude when seme charitably in.
clined person presented him with bunch
of onlens or head Of cabbage. From
Washburn-whsn he could no Longer
stand the torturss Of the vacuum in his
stomach-he took up his line Of march
for Edgelsy. like Nebuchadnezzare eating
grass by the waYside. There he pursued
his usual course, with the usual result
the toe of the boot of Public Opinion was
inserted under his coat tails, and once
more he emiKrated. This time he brought
up in Bottineau. where he alss seems to
be playing out with his usual rapidity,
judging by the fact that he was at the
Fargo convention shouting for Traitor
LaMoure's combine, against which the
nlns votes Of Bottineau county were
cast 90 unit. He has habit Of going
to state conventions, sitting on the plat
form with the prominent citizens" and
locking wise. A stranger would think
he represented the New York Tribune Or
the Chicago Inter Ocean, instead Of a
backwoods newspaper published in the
interest Of the mortgage. Within the
memory of the Oldest inhabitsnt he has
never gone to . convention in repre-.
sentative capacity. At the beginning Of
sion guy him BY mentioning him for
land. and speaks United States with q
Confederate accent. He shrieks loudly fol
"honnus MUMMY" but it 10 difficult to zee
wherein publisher 10 interested IN this o,
that coinage basis whose paper circulatsi
on basis of free garden sass" He
hates Senator Hansbrough because every
body else 10 his district likes the senator
aud Britton imaRines that contranness il
mark of ability. His suited and labored
diatribes against Hansbrough have about
as much eject as q louse would have ir
tho name Of lion. The old Bottineay
Fslsta6 errs about the Record mans ae
tions at Fargo--that he ate onions, and
thlngs like that; but Brltton Is not by any
means teetotaler himself. Just try him
once. Get the old hypocrite in corner
where mono of his fellow.hypocrites Car
see him. Pull bottle of prohibit,or
cactus juice and intimate that he may
partake thereof. Be careful to remove
the stopper or suction will carry it int
the editorial nav. II the flask be valu
able, grab it. or it. too. will disappear
Be careful or you will be scalded by th,
escaping steam. See the cat6sh-l,k,
mouth 90 over the neck. Watch th,
beatific expression 10 the google eyes
Note the ecstatic flepping of the jackas
ears. Harken to the gurgling thanks o
the gin.and-sugar voice. You will hea
| no more--whlle the flask remains damp
about the non.enforcement Of one par
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