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Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1899-08-18
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A correspondent asks us regarding
the measures necessary to raise the
number Of county commissioners from
three to five. We will publish the
law regarding the matter next week.
We must disagree with the correspond
ent as to the charge that the districts
were unfairly laid out when the county
was organized. At that time (l8S3)
there were very few people in the in
terror of the southern part of the
county, while there were considerable
settlements around Glencoe and Will
Transport. The districts were laid out
as nearly as possible according to the
population. But, at present, Commits
sioners Baxter and Mcdonald repre-
sent only about third Of the inhabi-
tants Of the county, and, Mr.. Fischer
the other two-thirds. If they stand to-
gether ON any proposition, the two
frst-named commissioners can leave
two-thirds of the people without repre-
sentation--a condition that may be
corrected at the next election by voting
to raise the number of commissioners
to five, and thus secure fair and
equitable redistricting of the county.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1899-08-18
Tho Major ana ais Exchanges.

Does every editor find it so? One
tells us-"I get a half-dozen daily ex-
changes on Friday and Saturday-an
100 or more eweeklies-and a lot on Mon
day. l so carefully over the pile-some
are singles-somc come open. There
are some papers I'd miss awfully-a
dozen or more I lay carefully by to pc
ruse at leisure-another dozen read
quickly. There is another lott am
glad have patent insides-as l can scan
the home pages outside quickly and be
done with 'em. An editor gets to
know the paper before he sees the IT,
tie. There are some papers fresh,
ideal, clean printed and fctchy-we
never fail to read with avidity. How
would it do for each editor in the
state to tell his experience among his
ks? There are lots Of papers we read
carefully. There's The Mandan Pio-
neer, Emmons County Record, Dickcy
County Leader, all the Wahpcton pa
pers, Pembina Pioneer, Cavalier County
papers, the Valley City ks, Casselton
Reporter and others. These papers usu-
ally have thought expressed. 1t may
not be new one OR one we agree
Without it is thought--any how.
Yes, and there is the St. Thomas
Times, Grafton papers, Sheldon Prog
ress, Devils Lake, Darlington, Eddy
County and the Oberon Reporter-for
a circumscribed envionment-Voight
gets out nice, readable, local paper.
Here and there is an exchange SO poor
ly printed-and SO carelessly wrapped
it is Chilly" to look upon. Some pub
fishers have an idea-any old mussed
up thing-will do for an x. On the
other hand, publishers send only the
neatest and incest printed papers out
Of the office, and that is good idea. {"
Fargo Forum.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1899-08-18
STOLEN--$125 REV ARD.
Tuesday Night, August Is, 1899,


o
and
The
under
LINTON, D.,
7sae- ..9.s-ss@se.s p. G.. ROCKS,
Sheriff Of Emmons County,
HULL, N, E,
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1899-08-18
want. a Court Germ Rixh.; Away

Wants Court Term Right Away.
Attorney Stevens wants to have our
next term Of court held in September.
So we are informed by a gentleman
who recently visited the Capital City.
What reason is there for 1t? Our terms
OF court have, almost without excep-
tion, been held In May or June and
October, and not early in October,
either. Why should the farmers Of
this county be called from their work
in September just to suit the ,conve-
nience of the Honorable Mr.. Stevens?
Besides, it would crowd two terms
close together only two or three
months apart--and then allow six or
seven months to pass before the next
term. Furthermore, number Of per-
sons who are interested in cases to come
up at the next term, believing that
the fall term of court would be held
at about the usual time, made arrange
ments for a vacation that will cause
them to be absent from Emmons coun-
ty during most Of September. The
convenience Of the people Of this coun-
by should have some consideration,
even if it should cause inconvenience
to asimportant a parsonage as Mr.. Ste
yens. Sss.l,.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1899-08-18
Tho weed men.

The Woodmen's order seems to be
growing the most rapidly Of any of the
fraternal societies Of the state. In
many places they are erecting or have
recently erected halls. In Monango
they have built two-story hall % by
80 feet, wltha basement. The lower
story and basement are rented to a
business house, producing nice liz
come. IS.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1899-08-18
Team and Harness stolen.


Sheriff Rocks and Andrew Boschker
were in town Wednesday evening.
The night before, horse-thief got in
his work at Mr.. Boschker's place, about
a mile and a quarter west of Westfield.
It seems that a couple of men, appa-
rently strangers to one another, had
been prowling about the Hull and
Westdeld neighborhood for two or
three days. One OF them claimed that
he had just come up from Mound City;
but, after the sheriff and Mr.. Bosch
ker came here, it was found that the
same man was in Linton Sunday even
ing, and that he inquired the way to
Mound City. At any rate, on Wednes-
day morning, the. man and a team Of
mares belonging to Isaac Dornbush,
as we'll as new Concord team harness,
were missing. The horses swere at Mr..
Boschker's place, where harvest was
in progress. That gentleman and the
sheriff = after getting some postal
cards printed regarding the stealing,
which they sent TO sheriffs and post
masters throughout the state went OH
toward Williamsport and Braddock.
Elsewhere will be found d ll0tice such
as was sent out on the postal.card. 1t
would be we'll for people in this and
other counties near by to keep their
eyes open, as the state gives a reward
of Sl00 for the arrest and conviction OF
horse-thief, and Mr.. Boschker adds
025 to it.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1899-08-18

To SET right the gentlemen in Bis
marck who have been informed that
the friends of "Judge" Allen in this
county will control the next county
convention and send delegates in his
interest to the next district conven-
tion, we will state a few facts: The
six precincts that voted against reno
val will have Is delegates in the
county convention. The eleven re-
moyal precincts will have 45 delegates
An that convention. The figures on
which this rsse1tation IS based are
the votes for Con9 gresham Spalding.
The anti-remoyal precincts cast 127 re-
publican votes last fall; the removal
precincts cast 237 republican votes at
that election. The anti-removal pre-
cincts have 8 members of the county
committee; the removal precincts, IL
members, one of them being the chair
man. Furthermore, we doubt whether
Allen could get the support Of third
Of the delegates In the anti-removal
precincts, because the taxpayers gem
orally do not like the trouble and ex-
pense that Allen & Stevens have put
upon the people through their rotten
county seat contest. 1t will thus be
seen that the folks who have been
telling "Judge" Allen that he could
count on his clients and their friends
controlling the next republican coun-
ty convention in this county have been
tooling him. The next county conven-
tion in Emmons county will have an
overwhelming majority Of delegat.s
who have no use for Stevens and AL
len or their methods. And any one,
from delegate o:constable, who is un-
derstood to stand in politically with
those two WORTHLESS will be thorough
" and sartisticaAy skinned in the free
and independent borough Of Emmons
In the last, year of the century.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1899-08-18
TAKEN UP.

BY the undersigned, two horses, de-
scribed as follows:
One mare brown in color; black
name and tail: weight about $50
pounds; dimly branded with a half
circle, with the open part down, and a
figure I over it, on left shoulder.
One bay gelding; gray hairs inter
mixed with the bay between eyes and
nose, and in some places between eyes
and nose spots entirely gray; branded
with an indistinct brand on left shonl-
der, such brand appearing to be an 81
Dr a X; weight about 900 pounds; ap-
pears to be past 5 years old.
Owner please call, pay charges and
take the animals away. w. G. EAST,
ju2lau4] Hampton. N. ID.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1899-08-18
Kza1t aa1 rIaerimo mony.

An fkansas printer, in making up
the QtMs ,ns hurry the other day, got
mafrisee notice and a grocer's adver-
tisement mixed up so that it read as
foliow: John Brown and Ida Gray
were united In the holy sauer kraut
~ the quart or barrel. Mr.. Brown
u WeFl.known young Goldfish 1Oc per
'poen while the bride, Miss Gray,
~ spgaeS nice pigs feet which will be
! Cheaper than at any store in
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1899-08-18

AGENTS wANTED-FOR 1.-THE LIFE
tAand Achievements Of Admiral Dewey, the
stead, tic lifelong Z friend len and admirer Of
the nations idol. Biggest and best book;
oyer 500 pages 8x10 inches; nearly 100 pages
demand. Big commissions. Outfit free.
Chance OF q life-time. Writo quick. The
Dominion Company. 3rd Floor Caxton Bldg,
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Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1899-08-18
N0].Tl[.IClEI,

I am prepared to pay the highest
market price for all kinds of grain, at
Braddock. j.. H CoTTDN.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-02

THE death OF Rudysrd Kipling would
be an international calamity. Kip
ling's work has been uneven. Some of
it is not remarkable. But large part
of it is worthy to rank high among the
masterpieces of literature. Kipling
has endeared himself to millions
through his realistic, kindly, human
of the common man.
His strong points are originality, force,
breadth, rather than fneness or deli
cacy. It is that fact that has made
him particularly the poet of the peo-
Pile.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-02

ONE way in which we shall come
more and more to depend on ourselves
is in the matter of amusements. The
given the most ample encouragement,
because it is almost the first local
amusement organization that possesses
the elements of real worth and of per-
menency. Most of US would far rather
pay to see the plays presented by this
very meritorious organization than
those which are inflicted upon US far
too often blythe opera house manage
ment.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-02
THE LAW DEFIED.

THE disappearance of the registra-
ton petition from the county court
room after it had been presented to
the court and discussed by them is one
of the little deals with which our peo-
pie are familiar. Nobody, it seems.
knows who stole the document. Ev-
erybody denies that he did it, although
the crime has been fastened definitely
on something over one hundred diff
ferent individuals, more or less pro-
minent politicians of democratic ten
denotes. Any discussion of the man
ner or means Of it's disappearance
would be worse than fruitless, for the
responsible persons have taken good
care to cover up their tracks. How
ever. it will not be out of place to
speak of the conditions once more in
detail, for record and future use, if for
no other purpose.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-02
Editorial From This Mornings Times.]
What The "KiCkinq" Is About.

Anent the exceedingly interesting
and, at present, mysterious disap-
pesrance couple of days since from
the possession of the county COM
missioners' court of the petit.
ton of some six hun
dred citizens who desired the registra-
ton of voters at the ensuing city cleo
an interview in an afternoon paper
with County Judge Harper, the presid-
ing officer of the commissioners court,
are pertinent:
II was under the impression that Demo-
Gratis did not want registration, and am not
in favor of it myself. do not see
what this kicking is about"
Judge Harper is probably right when
he says he Is, or was, under the impress
sion that Democrats did not want re-
gistration, meaning, of course. those
Democrats who have all the
s Tonk day. DO do Most 1n evf 6smo slss.
who have had any experience with the
workings of the present registration
and balloting system know that it is
little better than that prevailing be-
fore the law was put on the statute
books. But when Judge Harper says,
II don't see what this 'kickfng' is
about he is willing, perhaps I'M
ae1f ignoysnt to tea him
akin to contempt for those individuals,
placed in executive and administrative
positions by the community, who
ignore their official duty and
proceed to carry out individual desire
and will rs against that of the lawful
and unanimously expressed wish of a
large number of citizens. The "kick-
ing" is against the manifest unwilling
ness of officials to perform their duties
as public servants, making technicali-
ties an excuse, and exercising no effort
to produce the thief who stole public
record which had been given into the
custody of the court and the loss of
which was not discovered until it was
too late.t duplicate it. Party and in
dividual aspi rations and rivalries have
their legitimate sphere wherein to
fight their battles, but let the aspira-
tions and r'valries get no farther lest
and disgust, and attendent
wrath, bring its reward.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-02

The failure of the commissioners
court to recognize the petition for re-
gistrstion of voters was direct insult
offered to each and every one of the
citizens who signed it. Resentment
should take the very tangible form of a
vote against the continuance of gang
rule
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-02

COUNTY JUDGE HARPER knows that
he and his friends are deliberately
violating the laws of the state of Texas
in not ordering registration. How can
he honorably reconcile his action with
his official oath?
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-02

EVEN the Times condemns the at
titude of County Judge Harper in the
registration matter. We heartily con-
graduate our morning contemporary
upon the stand it has taken upon that
phase of the case
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-02

There can hardly sbe any question
that the scheme to delay action by the
court on the petition was all fixed up
beforehand. There is every indication
that everything was arranged so that
no time would be left to advertise the
registration according to law. The
law requires that advertisement shall
be made in the daily papers for five
consecutive days before the first Tues
day of the month preceding the cleo
ton. That being so, the notice would
have to appear for the first time to-
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-02

"There shall, upon the petition of
five hundred citizens''-no one will
deny that over five hundred citizens
had, by affixing their signatures to the
petition circulated by D. S. Farrell.
made known their desire that q regis
tration of voters be held. There Is no
discretion vested in the court. The
registration must be ordered If de-
manded. No one will deny that the
petition, as provided for in the law,
was presented. The best lawyers in
this city declare that unless the fact of
its presentation to the court be dis
proved, the demand is valid and the
court is compelled toorder registration,
no matter whether the petition has
ever been entered on the minutes or
not-po matter whether the petition is
now in existence or not,
This being true, the absence of an
order for registration of voters must
be laid not to accident, not to any
delinquence on the part of any decent
citizen who sees in the registration law
the only safeguard of the ballot box
that is provided under existing law;
but it must be laid to deliberate design
on the part Of the "gang" leaders, and
to wilful violation Of law by the COM
missioners' court.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-02
TO-
ADVERTISERS,
THE DAILY HERALD

Reaches % per cent more
residences in Ell Paso than
any other newspaper.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-02

The refusal of the county commits
sioners' court to grant registration,
although by this high handed action
they are deliberately violating the
laws of the state of Texas, means that
the election will be wide open, that
votes will be bought and sold indis-
criminately, that the slush fund will
be unlimited, and that this city will
be sunk little deeper into the politi-
cal sewer.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-02

The best Mexican and Havana cigars
are made by the Ell Paso Cigar Mfg
Co.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-02

PLATING finish photos $500 a dozen;
miniature photo, jewelry, free with
every dozen Goodloe's gallery, Myrtle
Ave-, Stanton street.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-02

day. The petition, containing six hum
dred names, is lost. Even If there were
time to get up another the attitude OF
the worthy county Judge and the com
missioners' court is such that 1t would
probably require legal proceedings to
compel the court to take action. The
time is very opportune for such dis
reputable proceeding.
From the actions and statements OF
County Judge Harper, both at this time
and at the last election, it will be seen
that as gang" democrat he is oppos-
ed to registration because he is Oppos-
ed to fair elections, and moreover that
he is working in complete harmony
with the democratic boss. Harper
probably knows q whole lot more about
the disgraceful transaction, whereby
no registration will take place in this
city for the coming city elections, than
he cares to tell to any but his most in
innate political friends. The HERALD
is glad to say that it does not come un-
der that head.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-02
II. Il p. Excursions.

St. Louts:-Account Meeting of the Inter-
state Merchants Association: Fare and one
third on certificate plan. February, 18th. to
23rd. March End. to 14th March 1St h to 30th.
April 9Th. to 18th. For further information
write to or call on:
To Chicago: For the meeting of the Ma
tional Association of Merchants and TT avel-
ers; Tickets on sale February 4th to 10th
Inclusive. and February 18th to oath inclu-
sive. One and one fifth fare for the round
trip. Certificate plan.
To Columbus, o. Meeting of depart ment
OF superintendence National Education al as
ISOLATION, February 21st to I'D One an one
third fare for the round trip. Cert fcate
plan.
Il. r. Darbysbire.
s. w. +. & u. A. III Ell Paso st.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-02
Article 1857 of the Texas revised
statutes reads as follows:

statutes reads as fOII0Ws:
In all cities in this state having q
population of ten thousand inhabitants
or'more, to be determined by the last
United States decennial census or by q
census provided for by the commission
ers' court of the county where said
election is TO be held, there shall, upon
the petition of five hundred citizens of
such city, sbe prior to each general
election. either state, county or munic-
ipal, had registration of all voters in
said city, in the manner hereinafter
provided.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-07
NC 90 NEVIS.


Lincoln = Carriers great syecfseuiar
production, The tfeaT Of f'bicsgn" etlI
close Ito engagement ~ the Th'rf Avenue
thssfer this evening. There Will 10 the
customary ms'lnee this afternoon ~ AIS
O'Clock,
Mr. Herbert r. Flint. who comes a. ina
Third Avenue nert week with hb msfvei-
ous snfertsinDsnf. 10 a srfenfiss ~ hfTn de-
gree. ue begins HE work each svsnsr r
with a ten n'nufer talk on hvpnofl srn II
II well worth syary ones time 90 attend
these dIscnursss n for no ofher reason than
20 get a scientific outline ~ what nvpnc-
item N and how n sets ~ r. w~sI known
that sors ~ l's msrveIs ara beyond ire
reach ~ u~f'cst srfere~ 81 esrtsin Mr
Easy 70 eonprehend ard ssllsh,fu, :. ,ist~s
~. lie H. accompanied ty the only lafy
hypno'ir, Grace Marion flint. who sctive-
" assists in all shs woft
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-07
SCHOOL yoa DETEcTsvE yoCvs.
0evessss's nssssss sss mskssG Late
0e0Wvoos.

Special pispasch IN the Pc~t-Infeiligsnesr.
OLYMPIA Oct. S-The fact that sbDus
the last ofvIciai act NJ uov Rogers before
Nc LETT the sfste was the removal ~ two
Of ths trustees Of the HcbooI fT Defective
Youth, and the accSossnce ~ the reslg-
nations at two others. male u dlfBcglt 10
gain from him an expression on tho sub
jsrs, But fhsrs ara some things IN con
nection with fhs fbrbuIsnt state tasfsfu-
ton tnst are pretty well known about tho
stats BUILDING.
One of these. snd perhaps the moss I'm
p0vtant. II the fact thar Superintendent
Watson VII - allowed - rrnsle un1rr
the pswIy a}s,pnfsd board unfil the es-
vrafion ~ the pfesens scFpoi fesm. tuus.
1893. The governor IL said 70 have dessrs
mined on This course.
Regarding the reasons for the removal
NJ the two trustees, II n asserted ~ the
fovsrnnrs friends inat she ramovs9 vas
due principally IN financial irregularities
on the psrt of tho depos~A oHS~iais
Ths published statement ~ Ts~v Hash
Lamont, IN vhioh h~ handles tho sovefnoY
without gloves. viii proye q boomerang
on the Gv~fnrv's rstvSb from California,
according n those IN the conndenee ~ the
executive.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-07

been IN operation about tweivs yssr, all
of which time Superintendent James Wat.
ron has been In charge. TIE IocstiOp,
foundation and organization 81 the school
WE'RE largely due Ia the earnest and enoys
Fstic work Of REV John r. THOMPSON,
isss chaplain ~ the FIRST Washington vol.
uufesfs. Superintendent Watson organ.
issd shs school and MANAGED ~ well for a
ruut~f Of years in the old buildings ON
Burnt Bridge creek. four miles from Van
cogser. Later the school was transferred
20 large and cornnsodious bsiilfing sbovs
the city overlooking the Columbia
NO complaint was ever made REGARDING
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-07
NORTHERN ROUTE PROVEN THE BEST.
Three Hundred Animals Lost Between San
Francisco and Mani1a-Only Seven
Prom Seattle Die.

n ~ Associated PresU dispatch
from WAahingt0a received BY
tho observation-disclosures last
night tells 81 the Ioss Of over 50 val
liable muiso on the tsansp0rt Nam.
smiling from San Francisco. August
3, for Manila. The Siam encounter
- . terrible syphoon. after having
been out over forty dAyul
The Dispatch. which II followed by
m Associated Press cable from Ma
20 prominence the fact that the
Of storms and that the government
shipments Of animals from this port
have bean attended with great sue
csau.
The dispatches from Washington
and Manila follow:
Washington. Oct. "a cable mes
sage from Gen. Otis To the war DO
partmsnt bringD word Of the loss Of
several hundred horses and mules on
The transport Siam. Tho mewags
follows:
''Aenila-Dtsamsr Siam. which left
San Francisco August : with forty
nvc horses and ~ mules cncoun-
north Of Luson. in which ali but
sixteen mules we're Lost. The AMI
mails were killed by the pitching At
the vessel and lack OF air from nec-
eaDaSy closing of the hatches There
were no casualtisa among the pas
seneers. II 10 stated ut the quarter
masters department that the mules
trained pack mules. which were con-
of0NrAd Tho r0rnf valuable NJ any vet