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Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1898-09-09
Editor s.rsss er's Letter.

Knowing the interest that is generally felt
over "the coming Of the 500" have thoughtit
rest 10 write you tho facts as to the present
s,atus of construction matters on tho new line.
Loft Williamsport Tuesday evening. re.
ma,ned over night at Napoleon. and started out
Wednesday morning, early. to ind "the end
Of tho track. About II miles from Napoleon
overlook . teamster who had hauled part of .
grading outfit 70 point about 10 miles south.
east Of Napoleon, and who was on his way back
70 tho end 6f tho track. II was my intention
whom loft wifliamsport TO drive TO the end OF
the track, wherever II might be. leave my rig
with some farmer near by, and ride Into Kuhn
ON tho construction train. Bat 1t aftervard
occurred to mo that the return drive would be
shorter II left my horse and bugg1 several
miles this side Of the end Of the track. ~
would bo nearer 70 them on my return. The
driver Of tho team mentioned sAid hs would
give me ride TO the place Of meeting with Tho
work train. 90 made . deal IS to the horss's
BOARD, with German farmer about quarter
of mile from tho old grade, and went forward
in the wagon. For three or four miles bsfote
tho grade was reached culvsre builders and
grade Jewelers. were mot. and at one point
pile.drvsr Ess rapidly putting down piles
After reaching the point where with t,ia3ss
Ne
tho new grade sweeps down into the Wiley and
intersects the old grade. Soon we began to
meet more workmen Of all sorts. and the hill
sides were dotted here AID there with tho tents
Of the different gangs, and then came the men
who were digging holes for the telegraph poles
Only few miles further. when. on reaching
| the top Of hill saw the smoke of the 500
engino that ''by nts and starts' Is working ~
way into Emnohs County. A mile moro and
| tho train that ID Carrying % much sstisfActtaa
and happiness to the settlers Of Emmons and
nsighboring counties came into view. The
iron horse with nat cars ahead and dat cars
behind, was puning and blowing up heavy
grade. snortine and growing in its labor y
though Il know the responsibility Of the work
| placed upon It, and the anxiety Of the Emnaons
.me,' sh.s T1.s srans ta nns rso T. 4nd
s
,oa .sosia not e.. p g
necessary, 70 SO tho 500 constfcetion train
when II resches Emmons coanty:l 1t was 49, 9
Handling .6a .iss and rails ii front q th: ti1n.
This derrick Che first Of lis kind and the ia.
the construction train and the man 10 charge of
with man at each end to steady IT. lays y in
place on the ties Then came the rail cars, then
s ~ %
vss very Kind and accommodating, ezpl.ini.E
/ stephen West, tho engineer and Edwafd Gay,
the fireman, wers also very courteous. and.savs
many POINTS % a. % to 81 .
where spent most Of the afternoon, and yhs.s
the evening, thus having 4 good location from,
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1898-09-09

II the;hood dfchatee and .countercbarge
over the details Of the war continues tn
swell. the people, Of this-coultry will have
reason to doubt the wisdom Of going to
war fora'humdne principle; when the ua
tions of the earth will ask with open.
eyed wonder how could we possibly hope
to carry on campaign against any
other power than helpless. bankrup,
Srain
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1898-09-09

REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET.
For.Representative In Congress
b.. F. SPALDING, OF Csss.
For Governor
F.B FANCHER, Of stutsmsn.
For Lieutenant Governor
]. NJ. DEvINE, Of LaMoure
For Secretary Of State
FRED FALLEY, of Richland.
4. M. cARLBLoM, of Sargent.
For Treasurer
DIV. DRIsCoLL, OF Walsh.
For Attorney General-
JOHN CoWAr1, Of Ramsey.
For Superfnlendent Of Public Instruction.
JOHN g. HALLAND, of Traill,
For Commlssioner Of agriculture and Labor
H. q. THOMAS, Of Benson.
For Commissioner of insurance
GEO. w. HARRISON, of Ransom.
For Judge of the Supreme Court
N. c. YOUNG, Of Pembina.
For Commissioners of Railroads.
l.. L. WALTON, Of Wells.
HENRY ERICKSON, of McHenry.
JOHN SlMONS. OF Barnes.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-10-07
The Opening of tho Cam palgn


Republicans in the various congress
sional districts should remember that
the committees have arranged for the
formal opening Of the campaign in most
of the districts with grand rallies to be
held on next Saturday, Oct. 8.
For these meetings the committees
have arranged list of speakers which
should attract every Republican who
can possibly be in attendance. Such
men as Iowa's able governor who is
considered the strongest exponent Of
the sound money idea in the west, and
who has already this campaign been
called Is Illinois 10 oansw6s u Vie fallassous
arguments Of Altgeld, Carter Harrison
and others, will be one Of the speakers.
Then there will be Secretary Of State
Dobson who has been called to other
states to help spread the gospel of true
Republicanism; Senators Allison and
Gear, Hon. A. B. Cummins, Ben Sal
linger, j. U. Sammis, H. W. Byers,
John N. Baldwin, Sid Foster, former
Governor jackson and host Of other
able Iowans. In addition the Republi-
can candidates for congress will address
the people. These meetings will be
true Republican love feasts and will
undoubtedly be the occasions Of the
gathering together Of hosts of Republi-
cans who realize the immense respon-
sibility resting upon their shoulders
this campaign.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-10-07
SUSTAIN REPUBLICAN,
ADMINISTRATION.

The Republicans of Iowa and ma
tions. 1t is incumbent upon us as
American citizens who believe in the
progress and advancement of Am
erican industries and American la
Dor, to Sustain the present admins
tration in every particular, let us re
turn to our national congress large
republican majority also elect all
the republican state legislature and
State ticket which will add strength
to the administration. We must
also remember that the coming con-
gress will have to deal with some
very important questions in the
peace settlement, disposition of ter
ritory, the formation and establish
ment of government in our new &C
QUESTION and settleing other perple ex-
ing and diplomatic questions that
will or atleast may arise in our pend
ing peace negotiation furthermore
the continuation of the present ad-
ministration means a continued pros
perity and general advancement in
all branches of trade and business.
As the years roll by we under the re-
publican management will advance
further from that hard time era so
recently passed by known as the
period of business stagnation tinan-
cial ruin when even the common
laborer were tramping over this
country asking for work and bread
to feed their hunger. We think
that the Americans do not wish to
20 backward to those conditions OF
times again then let us do our full
duty by simply going to the polls
and vote the Republican ticke:
straight.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-10-07
OsKALOOsA NEWS.

William Burgus, the popular Evans
landlord transacted business in Oksal0oss
Friday.
The society people are al anxious for
the Ne.Plus-Ultra society 70 begin IL
meetings before winter. III
Mrs. Fields departed Wednesday to A.
tend King Seui-Om-Sed at Dee Moinss.
Mrs. Commodore Lee left Saturday for
athree weeks visit in Missouri with rela-
tives. She will visit with her brother,
Walter Herand At Moberly . short time
and from ther TO Kansas City foy : few
days.
James Puritt had hard fall Sunday.
He was leaning against . second story
railing, which gave away throwing him
backward to the ground, striking his
head. He was unconscious for several
minuets, but prompt medical attention
soon restored him.
William Ransom Of Evans was pleas
ant Oskaloosa visitor Friday week. (
The Epworth Lsague had an interest
ing debate at Wesley Chapel last Friday
evening. 1t was ladies' contest. Sub
jeet: Resolved-That . man will 70
further for the love of woman then the
love Of money. The debate was warm
and furious, but was finally decided in
favor Of love Of woman. A good size
crowd listened to the arguments and all
found it impossible to keep ,heir Fingers
out of the pc.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-10-07
KNOXVILLE NOTES.


Mr.. N. Tomlin is taking the sights or
Omaha this week. 3D.
Mis- Myrtle Coopes has sgain taken up
her school work after long and severe
sickness caused by an absoess in heE
head.
Mrs. Noah Battle aud children arc N
the city visiting her husband. .....;..
Mr.. Robt Tomlin Of Moberly No., 3
visiting in the city.
Mrs. Jones and Smith also Mr.. Smith
and Burgess of Evans wese in attendance
at the show Tuesday.
Mr.. Patrick Of Mo-, is visiting his sister
Mrs. Tom LETTERS.
Miss Halle Byrd is slowly recovering
from long illness Of malaria fever.
In looking over the high school list We
notice three colored scholars enrolled,
Miss Cooper, Jetfers and Byrd. .1@4
Mrs. Byrd contemplates visiting in Des
Moines this week.
Mr.. Anderson Of Des Mones is in tie
city. .. .ll~,N
Mr.. Sim Jcffers contemplate visiting
the exposition soon.
Mrs. Battle is visiting in Oskaloosa thi1
week.
Miss Halle Byrd is no better at TIM
writing the illness taking another coura
in rheumatism.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-10-07
ABLE COLORED MIN At
THE HEAD.

This year perhaps more then any
other since emancipation has the
republican party and especially the
colored people become to realize
that the best material in the colored
race should be put up as candidates
for various places of honor and trust
the time has come when our race
must recognize as their leader the
colored men who are able, true,
honest and have an unblemish char
acter as their leaders regardless of
their personal desires. This fact
has been clearly demonstrated this
fall by the able colored men that
party have selected to lead the
grand old party to victory Nov, Sth
Hon. Cornelious I. Jones was re.
Gently nominated by acclimation of
the 3rd., Miss, Dis, for congress.
He was one of the contestants for his
seat in which he was counted out.
He is a successful lawyer. Hon. ].
e. Napier was nominated from the
6th., Tennessee district. Mr.. Dan
iel Butler an active young man has
been nominated for congress in the
9th, district of Virginia. T, L.
Jones was recently nominated for
congress from the 3rd., Virginia dis
trict, Hon. G.. w. White was renom
mated by acclimation for his second
term in congress from N. c., DR.. D.
W. Scott Of the 2th., district of
Missouri, Hon. G. w. Murry of
South Carolina an ex-member of
congress was nominated. Hon.
w. P. Threet Of the 4th., district of
Alabama. Hon. w. S. Wheaton
of Minneapolis was no minated for
the legislature. Hon. V. B. Walker
an attorney was nominated by the
Omaha republicans for seat in the
lower house of the legislature, Mr..
Joe Cuney of Galveston, Taxas who
is brother to the late N. Wright
Cuney was nominated for the legis-
lature of the Galveston district and
a long list Of candidates for various
county offices throughout the United
STATES This speaks well for the sd. & /.
vancement Of the race every one OF
those gentleman above mention are
educated, able and progressive men.
We in Iowa are proud of the record
other states around US are making,
yet we in Iowa are sorry that we are
little behind in this respect of just
recognition, yet they have reasons
to believe it will not always be so,
Iowa republicans are to loyal to be
always behind about recognizing
colored ability and merit.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-10-07
A WORD TO OUR
READERS,

THE Iowa STATE BYsTANDER be-
ing the only colored republican news
paper printed in Iowa and the only
journal of any kind now being
printed, owned and controlled by
colored people in Iowa wishes to
extend its circulation into every
county in Iowa. befsse Xmas. 1t is
true that we already circulate in &c
of the 90 counties in Iowa.but know
ing every colored man should read
the BYsTANDER and that it should 20
into the homes of each family in Iowa
with this view in mind, therefore we
will send the BysTANDER free to each
family until Nov. the 18TH. So if
you receive the BysTANDER do not
feel as though you will have to pay
for it, because it is sent to you, for
you to read it and consider its merits
and make up your mind to subscribe
for it before the 15th., of Nov.
We have more solid columns of
original reading matter then any
other paper of similar kind publish
ed in the West except two others.
We bring to your homo each week
news about the progress of our race
that you cannot get elsewhere. We
formalize you with the leading race
men and women of America. We
also give you good social and poll
tical news. We hope to receive
your order for the BYsTANDER.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-10-07
SOLDLER or THE EIGHTH
WRITES a LETTR.

Below We give very interesting lsttsD
to the public writtsn by Harry Q. Tayhs
Of The 8sh., Ill. Vol. Inf. U. s. 4. Of Saa~
Aago Cubs. II was written to bis brothse
Georgs Of this oity and through kindness
he permits Us to print II. u a. follows:
San LUIS. Do Cuba Sept, 16..-Dsas
brother ;At my first opportunity sinss
landing in Cuba take pleasure 10 wris-
ing you from this place, 20 many miles
from home and amid 20 much fsvsr and
sickness to say am well.
Since leaving my room In Chicago, T
have went up sRainst the real thing,
soldiers life" and found it not at au
easy but every thing TAT ls rough I have
sto meat since lefl Springfield that +
never thought I would ever come TO bus
anything is good enough for : soldier %
uncle Sam seems 10 think.
We are down here cut off from almost
civilization, the boys are getting sick By
the hundreds. am clerk ot the Field
Hospital. this morning have 27O on the
sick books, 225 yesterday and The same
the the day before. Malaria and typhon
fever are Tho most causes. The 9Ak.,
Louisians has 500 men siek at Santiago.
We buried one man Yesterday and one
this aftesuoou. It is 90 light Up il those
mountains thats man with poor lungs
has . very poor chance Of getting back -
the states. I may bs numbered with
those who do not return but I am taking
care Of myself, . man may b. fesling well
and in m hour bs unconcious and IL TAX
es the larger men off As quick as 1t dess
the little ones. do not like Cuba very
we'll there is no sxoitement here for csu.
not understand their language Of the
natives and do not care 10 learn 20 NE
people are 30 distant that do not have
anything to say to them unless very i'm
portant
We never had an opportunity 10 fight
in any battle, but were called out one
night for practice and some of the boys
were scared and commence firing into
each others companies, only one was
killed aud several injured. have sssu
the ruins Of Moro and the half sunken
ships of the Spaniards also the BATHS
field of Santiago and nun,berous other in
teresting things that cannot mention b.
cause the scarcity Of paper to write on 90
We are cut off from Santiago about 20
miles from that town called San LuisI
Yours traIy.
HARRY E. TAYLOR.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-10-07
SENI-0M-SED

Des Moines like all other progress
sive American cities will keep pace
with the requirement of the times,
other large cities have been giving
city festivities for the entertaining
of their people. New Orleans has
her destruction of ''Pompeii'', St.
Louis "The Veil Prophet, Chicago
"The Fall Of Manil.', and Omaha
her .sAk-sar. Ben So Des Moin'es
has her "Seni-O On -Sed'' this week
which was the first time in the history
that she has attempted purely city
festivities for one week all alone and
the results has been highly crafty
ing to her enterprising citizens as
we'll as to the public, in general as
being so we'll entertained. Some
of our city streets are so nicely dec
Grated as to resemble some of the
Oriental cities, the various streets
and pavilion shows are interesting
and the different bands are making
excellent music for the entertaining
of the people the "Fall of Manila"
and fire works are the finest ever seen
in the state, the floral parade We'd
nesday was unique and very beauti.
full 1t was oyer an hour passing
given place everything was success
except there was not SO large crowd
as was expected owing probably to
the threatening weather the first of
the week, yet all things considered
the citizens sheaid feel proud of
their success.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-10-07

Mr.. Robert Good, one of the substan-
tial colored citizens of Leon, Ia, spent
few days in our city on business.
Mr.. Good was a veteran of the Civil
war, in Company A, U. s., 18th regi-
ment, He was made ffer during
the larter part OF the service and is an
excellent fifer not, as he plays at all
reunions. He ordered the BYsTANDER
sent to his only child, Mrs. Lucy White
in Garden Grove. He said that they
could not we'll do without the BYsTAN-
DER.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-10-07
An Old Fable MOdernized.

The Second and Third congressional
districts are not especially inviting
fields for the. PRONUNCIATION of the Is to
l propaganda. The majority Of the
Democratic voters of these districts are
believers in sound money, they do not
endorse the Chicago platform and very
many of them have severed their rela-
tions with the Democratic party as rep
resented by the elements now in con-
troll. To win back these sound money
Democrats has given the leaders of the
fusion party much anxiety. This year
in these districts the Democratic con-
gressional conventions adopted what
are called conservative platforms. In
neither Of the two districts is 16 to /
mentioned in the platform, but in the
Third district it is referred to by an en-
dorsement of the Chicago platform. On
the strength of these masked plat
forms" the sound money Democrats Of
those districts are invited and urged to
vote for the Democratic nominees.
There is fable somewhere in the
books of the starving fox and the over
trusting chicken. 1t was first told in
those days when animals could talk and
it may well serve to point moral at
this time. A fox who was starving
came along one day and sat down under
tree in whose branches a spring
chicken was roosting out Of harm S way.
The fox looked up and saw that the
chicken was plump and well favored
bird and realized that it would fill a
long felt want in his interior depart
ment.
"Come down and let us take counsel
together said the fox.
"Not much" replied the chicken. II
am very comfortable where l am, and
besides I can see the shadow Of your
ribs on the grass as you walk, and I
judge by that circumstance, and also
by the fact that it is about the hour for
luncheon, that you are hungry. There
fore I will remain in my arboreal Sc
clusion until you have departed" +
ooh, pshaw," snarled the fox
"Whatever put it in your head that I
wanted to eat you? It's true that am
hungry, but want of provender has
made by stomach so weak that it rebels
against spring chicken, and besides
chicken feathers tickle my nose and
make me sneeze. I'm conservative
beast and if you will come down we viii
join our fortunes and 60 out upon the
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-10-07

A full republican vote in Novem-
Der, is far more necessary to the la
Dor and business of this country,
than the capture of the Spanish fleet,
to the American government. A
defeat to the republican party this
fall means a disfranchisement of
every colored voters in the South, a
defeat to the republican means that
a color line will be drawn in our pub
lie school system. Illinois has at
tempted it already.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-10-07
A New Political Dictator.

Iowa Democracy has q new dictator.
He lives in Dubuque and his name is
J. S. Murphy. Incidentally he is the
editor of the Dubuque Telegraph, the
most rampant free silver sheet in the
state. But it is not with the paper that
this article has to do, but with the act
by which its editor landed, booted and
spurred, in the saddle and now drives
Iowa Democracy in the political hurdle
race.
Mr.. Murphy was one of the first on
the ground at the Marshalltown conver-
tion. He was there for purpose. He
had heard that there would be an at
tempt on the part of some of the cooler
heads, men who had become discour-
aged with the annual custom of Iowa
Democrats Of starting for the graveyard
the day after the convention to frame a
conservative" or "masked platform,
one that wLile out of Difference to the
pace that has been set, should ''re.
affirm" the Chicago platform, but leave
out all mention of 16 to or any other
ratio. He was there for the purpose of
heading of, if possible, any such action
and to compel the convention to put il
16 to and "spell it out in letters and
figures"
Now, Mr.. Murphy is well aware that
the district in which he lives is sound
money district and so it was given out
that if he was put on the committee on
resolutions he would act in a ''conserva.
tive" manner and not try to force more
than a recognition of the Chicago plat
form into the platform to be adopted by
the convention. But somehow the
conservatism" was left at the door of
the committee room and when the plat
form was brought out with the endorse
ment of Mr.. Murphy, it was the most
radically free silver declaration of any
that has been adopted this year, or any
other year for that matter. Later on in
the convention when Committeeman
Healy of Fort Dodge and Mr.. Bashor
md Mr.. Carr were makirg fight for
resolution in favor Of ter ritorial expon-
sion, Mr.. Murphy stood behind the chair
man and instructed him not to acceed to
Mr.. Bashor's demand fo' division of the
house on the question OF the adoption of
the resolution, but to declare the COM
promise resolution Of Colonel Mackey
carried and put the potion to adjourn.
The recent resignation Of Mr.. Healy
from the Democratic state central com.
mittee is in revolt front the Murphy die
tatorship. Mr.. Healy characterizes the
present management ef the Democratic
party of Iowa as ''int ,lerant" and il is
the Murphy brand Of in tolerance against
which he has taken up arms.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-10-07

Mr.. w. A. Mclaughlin (white), also
John Mclaughlin, candidate for county
attorney and John l.. Thompson will
open the Republican campaign in Four
Mile Township next Thursday the 18th
at Youngstown. Everybody are invit-
ed to come.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-10-07

Miss Mae E. Owens one Of Ottumwa's
popular young ladies is spending few
days in our city during the Semi Om-Sed
Carnival the guest of Mrs. Fields on
Sth., and Grand Avenue, she will re.
turn Saturday. .
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-10-07

highway, and while make bluff You
can gather in the spoils, not forgetting,
Of course, to make divy, and we will
fare like kings"
The unwary bird was deceived by the
the plausible declarations Of tho fox end
came down from the tree. But the
promise Of the starving fox didn't save
the chicken, and the masked plat
forms" of the Democrats viii not save
the gold Democrats if they are deceived
thereby.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-10-07

Again Des Aoines IS tooloose ono Of
her yonng ladiea. Miss ::Beatrice Hisklin
will soon leave for st, Joseph, Mo-, to
live with her mother. Miss Hicklin
left Missouri several years ago to finish
her education in Des Moines. She has
been living with her sister, Mrs. Geo.
I. Holt. Her presence will be missed
by society.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-10-07
How to Prevent Group;

We have two children who are sub
iect to attacks of Group. Whenever an
attack is coming on my wife gives them
Chamberlain's Cough remedy and it al
ways prevents the attack. 1t is
household necessity in this county and
no matter what else we run out OF, it
would not do to be with out Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy. More of it sold
here than of all other cough medicines
combined.-J. NJ. NICKLE, of Nickle
Bros, merchants, Nicklevills, Pa. For
sale by all Druggists.