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Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1899-04-14
wednosday.

WednesaaY.
LINTON, N. D., April S, $780,
The board met pursuant to adjourn
ment. All members present.
In the matter of the petition Of the
citizens Of Braddock, praying for the
establishment of a highway from
Mitchell street, in said town, to the
south line Of section q, township 136,
range Is, the prayer was granted,
and I. H. Robinson, Fred H. Cotton
and Joseph A. Walker were appointed
viewers to view said road.
Report of d. r. Streeter, clerk of
the district court, of fees received
during the months of January, Feb
ruary and March, 1899, amounting to
s28.50, was received and filed.
The following bills were presented,
audited and allowed;
D. r. streeter-
Clerk of courts salary, one
qu8rtef ................ $1,000
Less fees received ............... a8.5014 II 80
q. 81. Hammond, one day, Judge Of elec-
e 90
Il =
ing ........ $50
Brown, Trecy & Co., stationery .......... q Is
Bismarck Tribune, four copies "Popu.
lar Edition" Of the laws..... ........ 500
Petrie & johnson, oil and express. 8 50
9. A. Herolz. twenty-five days,services
rs deputy tceasuFef..s..rs...... 50 90
Douglas & Mead. goods furnished w.
3. Buckner, INDECENT. ............ So 92
| Bill of Nick Graham for @4.OO, for
!! mileage, securing attorning for de-
fendant, case Of State VS.. Stefile, was
rejected.
| On motion the personal taxes Of o.
FL. Hammond for the years 1890, 1891,
1892 and 1894, were Cancelled, for the
reason that they have once been paid.
On motion the auditor was directed
to issue refunding order for s11.22 to
Jerry Conley, for dual assessment for
the year 1898; and that $4,000 be de-
Quoted from the assessed valuation of
Jerry Conley for the year 1898, for the
reason that the same property was
assessed twice.
On motion the following places were
designated as market places for the
sale Of chattel-mortgage property, viz:
Glencoe,
Braddock,
Williamsport,
Hampton,
Winona,
Linton,
Westfeld,
Selz.
On motion H. A. Armstrong and DR..
F, w. Dechmann, were appointed as
commissioners Of insanity for the en-
suing two years. -
On motion DR.. F. w. Dechmann
and w. e. Petrie were appointed a.
members of the board OF health for
the ensuing year.
The application Of n. ]. Shields for
abatement Of penalty and interest on
his real-estate taxes was rejected.
tContinued on Fourth Pagc.]
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1899-04-14

Monday.

Monday.
LINTON, N. D., April 3, 1889.
: Board metin regular session. Pres
ent: Alex. Macd donald, chairman; VIM.
Baxter and Jakob Fischer, commits
SionerS.
The minutes of the meetings held
on March 8, Z and 8, 1899, were read
and on motion corrected as follows:
Johannes Baumgartner, attending
court ia Bismarck, county seat case,
41Qee. Amount allowed. ...............3 10 o.
Ferdinand wildemann, attending
court iu Bismarck, county seat case,
a $780, Amount allowed ......... -...... II %
Jakob Gefroh, attending court at Bis
marck, county seat case. 5000.
Amount allowed ...,.................... 10 90
On motion the minutes were ap-
proved as corrected ];
On motion the board adjourned to
meet on Tuesday, April 4, 1899, at 8
O'Clock a. m.
Tuesday.
LINTON, N. d., April, 4, 1890.
The board met pursuant to adjourn
ment. All members present.
Oficial oath Of Isaac Allen, road
supervisor of district No. Is, was re-
ceived and fled.
s The following bills were presented,
audited and allowed:
VIM. Baxter, bounty ON one xolf-......e 90
Arthur Wescott, bounty on two wolves 0o
DR.. F. w. Dechmann, examination Of
John Meendarinck. -. .............. %
John Kuiper-
Ono quarters salary superinten.
dent Of SCHOOLS. 80. !. ;. ........o o11S.W
One quarters postage e.......... 800
Mileage visiting schools, and
to Bismarck, on county seat
case, 6o1 miles. .............. ak07 - q
Peter Rooks- ~ 81 h
Ono quarters salary .as jailer 5000 +
Board Of prisoners and supplies
70 prisoner. ....... !. j. !. 10 q n
George N. Register, one quarters sala-
~ and expenses ~ states attorney. !. 1tO I;
H. A. Armstrong, services as commis-
sioner insanity, care OF John Aaen-
darinck. k.............. .......,. SO
C. Rowerdink-
One quarters salary % county
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1899-04-14

Judge ............... ...-.....-....S $500
Services on insanity board.... 800
Making case for blanks.......... 55o-s s3 50
Quarterly report of G. HI. Edick,
justice of the peace, for the quarter
ending March 81, 1899, was received.
Fees allowed as follows:
State vc r oxuic CtoAao.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-03-09
Tho A.nsnt of Woman.

In an article In The Young Woman
for February on THE Ascent OF Won
an" we are told that whereas the CEN
sus taken six years before Queen Vic
toria came to the throne contained no
occupations for women except domestic
service there were at the date OF the
last census 61 900 women dressmakers.
1000 employed In the public houses,
1900 in printing establishments and
4,72l in mines. Even the postofiice.
edged about with red-tapism as 1t is,
has nearly 10000 women as clerks. tel
egraphists, sorters. etc. and there are
included in these figures no fewer than
100 head postmistresses and 5.25O sub
postmistresses. Where there was one
lady clerk in 1871 there arc now four
and-to take two industries only
there are nov 121 women per 100 men
in the tobacco industry. as against "
per 100 in 1871. while In hemp and jute
the women workers have increased
from 67 per 100 men to 1876 per 100.
There are throughout the kingdom
nearly 100000 women engaged
in teaching. almost three times the
number of men; and 200 women have
worked their way into government de-
partments as typists. II Is significant
of the part that woman now plays In
British commercial life that In re-
cent year there were 75s women bank
rupts. whose aggregate liabilities
amounted to 1916. 900.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-03-09
WAR BALLOONS.
Not Easily brought Down by Fire OF
tho Enemy.

Not Easily Brought Down by Fire OF
the Enemy.
Many imagine that it is easy to
shoot down war balloon. This is not
true. shot was fired from Lebel
rifle at balloon at an altitude of 500
feet. 1t only penetrated the fabric be-
low the equator. and no apprecfable
result ensued. After this many shots
were fired. several penetrating the bal
loon and passing out near the upper
valve. After a lapse of six hours the
balloon descended quietly to the ground
by reason OF the loss of gas through
the bullet holes. But 1t appeared that.
whatever the number Of shots. the loss
of gas was never sufficient to cause the
balloon to fall rapidly. On another
occasion a shrapnel shell was fred
from a seven-pounder Armstrong gun
at balloon having an altitude OF 1.500
feet, but this being above the limit of
elevation of the gun it was impossible
to hit It. In any case, had 1t been
possible to do SO, the shell would have
penetrated the balloon below the
equator and passed out again SO low
down as to cause no serious loss of
gas. Once gore was split up to
within a few feet Of the upper valve.
At first the balloon fell rapidly; then
the wind filled out the tapping fabric
and 1t sailed quietly to the earth.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-03-09
MERIT ALWAYS WINS.
A SUCCESSFUL ENTERPRISE Is
BASED ON MERIT.
The Importance of Informing the
Public of the value of an Article
Through tho Leading
Newspapers

The few remedies which have at
tained to Worldwide fame, as truly
beneficial In effect and giving satisfac-
tion to millions of people everywhere,
are the products OF the knowledge OF
tho most eminent physicians. and pre-
sented in the form most acceptable to
the human system by the skill OF the
worlds great chemists; and one OF the
most successful examples is the Syrup
OF Figs manufactured by the Califor-
MIA Fig Syrup Co. Unlike a host OF
limitations and cheap substitutes. Syrup
OF Figs is permanently beneficial In its
effects, and therefore lives and pro-
notes good health. while inferior prep
arations are being cast aside and for
gotten. In olden times II a remedy
gave temporary relief to individuals
here and there. II was thought good:
but now-a-days laxative remedy
must give satisfaction to all. II you
have never used Syrup OF Figs. give II
a trial. and you will be pleased with 1t,
and will recommend IL TO your friends
or to any who suffer from constipation.
or from overlooking, or from colds.
headaches, 'billousness. or other Ills re-
sulting from an inactive condition OF
the kidneys. liver and bowels.
in the process of manufacturing the
pleasant family laxative made by tho
California Fig Syrup Co. and named
Syrup Of Figs. figs are used. as they are
pleasant to the taste: but the medicinal
properties OF the remedy are obtained
from an excellent combination of
plants known to be incidentally laxa-
tive and to act most beEeicially. As
the true and original remedy. named
Syrup OF Figs. is manufactured by the
California Fig Syrun Co, only n knowl-
edge Of that fact will assist in avoid
ing the worthless limitations manufac-
tured by other parties. The company
has selected for years past the lead
ing publications of the United States
through which to inform the public OF
the merits of its remedy. and among
them this paper is included. as Will be
seen by reference to Its advertising col
umng
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-03-09
A Bravo Woman.

A beautiful Canadian who Joined the
China Inland mission as the wife OF
the Rev. Riquhart, a Belgian mission
ary. has Just reached Tachieulu with
terrible story of cruelty and suffering
among the fierce mountain tribesmen
of Thibet. Her husband was brutally
murdered, and her son died from ex-
haustion. Their bodies were taken
away and mutilated. She was chased
through the mountains on the border
of China and Thibet, and was shot at
time and again. Passing through
countless dangers, and without the aid
of a single native servant. she Travelled
on for two months. and finally reached
a mission. Her clothes were almost
torn away. her shoes had given out
her feet were bleeding from the sharp
rocks. She was nothing but pitia5le
wreck. She writes to friend In Shang-
hal of her bereavement and the cruelty
of the Thibetans to her husband, ana
says she is preparing to go back to the
wild men OF the snowy China noun
tains.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-03-09
woNosRruL rnlnoo.
About Insect. rA-s wo.,a na'. :

@'ont Insects That wosid Rule the
World n mig Eaoush.
IL ants were large enough they
would rule the earth. As II is thay
predominatc the politics OF their Owl
sphere. and have many human char
acteristics. !.
Inc longest time for which an ant
sleeps Is three aud half hours. On
awakening they stretch their legs.
ya~n. and then carefully clean them
seNes by applying their legs to their
mouths and rubbing them over their
bodies. very much In the style OF n
cat washing her face; after which they
comb and brush their heads and bodies
with the natural comb whlch mature
gives them.
Inc most remarkable thing about
this Is that almost every necessity for
which we are Obliged In our case to
employ more or less complicated me-
chanical contrivances Is provided for
ny the physical structure OF tho ants.
Ants clean themselves both before
and after sleep. and also after eating.
frequently one ant will HEX and brush
another all over. limb by limb. the ant
operated on sprawiins on her back. re-
laxing her muscIes and abandoning
herself to the enjoyment OF the opera
| tion.
| They are great hunters. attacking
snakes. lizards. rats. mice. eentipcdes
and beetles. s. '+---'----
They even kill the great African py-
thon. 1t Is said that II python has
killed an animal. he dare not gorge
himself with It TIL he has made Wide
eircuit and satisfied himself that there
ere no driver ants IN the neishbor-,
hood. II. however. he meets with any
he absndons his prey to them, and dts,
creetly retires. A certain species ac-l
tunlly keep cows: in other words.
plant lice. When the ants arefhungry'
they actually milk the aphides by tap
ping them briskiy on the sides OF the
abdomen with their antennae TIL tho
fluid exudes, when 1t is at once sucked
up by the ants. q
They shut them mp In COW houses
and use them for days. -
Ants act ms soldiers in very real
way. and It is no stretch OF language TO
call them pitched battles between ants
OF the same species. and raids OF one
species upon the nests OF another.
sometimes to carry OF the larvae and
pupae us food "a modified form OF can
nibalism). nnd sometimes to supply
thelr ""e.nests with slaves.
Certain ants ai~ -sriculturists, and
allow ant-rice to grow up %. circle
round their nests. while every other,
plant is carefully cut down as fast
as II appears. They SOW the crop reg
ularly. tend 1t, and harvest II. When
the seeds fall they are carried Into the
nest and the stubble Is cleared away.
When the grain In the nest gets
damped by rain these ants carry It out
into the open TO dry.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-03-09
A GAME WITH DEATH.

kannosa. an Indian boy of the
Coeur d'Alenes. was sitting one even
ing with Aakioo. his little sister. at
tne edge OF the forest on the shore of
Occur d'Alene lake. and was telling
her favorite story. whom at one OF
ner Interruptions he laughed and
leaned carelessly back and looked
straight into the eyes of a cougar.
II ] were drowning, you would
swim out into a great lake. too, like
Grandfather Grey Beaver did. wouldn't
your the girl asked. She spoke IN
dignantly. for that day she had heard
an old man say that boys like Kan
noga, who went TO school In the res
ervation instead of into the forest,
could never be brave Indians. and she
was sure that her brother was very
brave.
1t was her show OF Indignation and
her eager confidence that caused him
10 laugh now and lean back
She waited. but he did not answer.
With both hands clasped over his
copper-colored shin. and one bare foot
raised slightly above the log on which
he was sitting. he stared into the great
restless eyes that looked down at him
from the nearest limb. He was with
out o weapon OF any kind and the
cougar was full grown. with a body
dry-looking and gaunt with hunger.
Although its glance was for the mo-
ment fixed on him. he could see that
it had been watching Aakloo. and that
Its interest was still centered on her.
as II 1t had chosen her for its victim.
He was seized with a sudden fear that
she might move Unexpectedly and thus
cause the creature to spring upon her:
yet he sat there seemingly unable to
speak or to think what ought to be
done.
You would. wouldn't your" asked
the girl. Her voice broke the fascinat-
ing spell of those terrible eyes. Kan
noga knew that she would turn in a
swered. and in order not TO direct her
attention to the panther he lowered
his glance and met hers.
But there was something IN his face
that made her afraid, and he looked
with startling intentness far beyond
her, down the long. darkening stretch
OF deserted shore. toward the skin
covered tepee by tho spring. where
Mar-ta!a. their mother, and Sis-sos-ka,
their father, lived during the hot sum-
mer.
Stand stilli" said Kannoga. MS calm
ly as he could. 1t cost him o great ef-
fort to remain quietly there. without
looking up. when he knew what was
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-03-09
COMFORTABLE TEDDY.
And tho Two Private Secretaries Who
Msintain Dignity for Him.

New York Times.)
81 happened to be Ia Albany on
Friday. when Governor Roosevelt ieft
there for this city" said one OF the
gossipers In the Waldorf-Astoria- II
had never happened to meet him. but
as | strolled down the station platform
while waiting for the belated 2:s6
York. recognized him from the pho
tographs and caricatures I had seen.
l was prepared TO see pretty free
xnd-easy, democratic sort OF chap. but
what did see rather shocked my SEN
sibiiities and Ideas OF what a Governor
of the Empire State should be-. Up
where the baggage for the incoming
train was piled was the Governor OF
New York. half reclining on the top
most trunk of the bunch and absorbed
In reading one of the current numbers
Of popular magazine. He apparently
iidn't know or care whether there was
anybody else in Albany. and had com
pletely shaken on the cares Of state.
He was the most completely comforfa-
Bile person I saw in your capital city.
strolling on the platform, and seem
ingly with all the dignity of the once
that Governor Roosevelt had shaken
on. were his two private, secretaries.
Mr.. Youngs and Colonel Treadwell.
And they maintained all the dignity
that was necessary. for they were real
ly an impressive pair" ..
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-03-09

ther release its grasp In order to rnf
firm footing, and when he raised np
for air discovered Its dripping hea6 lit
tie more than an arms length from
hts own.
Then he took deep breath and lay
down upon the bottom. hoping that
the panther would leave him.
1t stood there. however. watching
over him and waiting
He started to crawl out from shore.
but It seemed to him that he had
hardly moved when the heavy claws
sunk into his leg and dragged him
back. Then. without letting go Its
hold. the panther Immediately, shifted
its position and began to drag him
out into shallower water.
He made desperate efforts to hold
fast to the lake bed. for he knew what
the end would be II he reached the
shore. but his fingers only piowed
through the sand.
The sharp point of rock that tore
him as he was dragged over It gave
him hope. He grasped II with both
hands and clung with all his strength.
but In an instant his fingers were dig
ging vainiy in the sand again.
At last he raised his head for air.
The panther at once let go OF his
leg and came at him with open mouth:
but 1t moved slowly In the water. and
Kannoga, by a great effort. stood up
Then the beast sprang upon him.
The boy had nervcd himself. how
I fa11 ue utA
as he could.
When the feeling OF dizziness that
followed the shock had past he found
that the panther held his arm In it's
mouth and was swimming-that Its
feet did not touch bottom.
Then, in spite Of the terrible pain
II caused him he pulled his arm down
until the cougars head was submerged.
Very soon 1t released its hold
Then the Indian boy stood up again.
and this time he became the aggres-
| sor
Grasping the sleek. wet head with
both hands. he forced 1t deep into the
water. The panther's feet touched
bottom and its violent struggles threw
him down. but he got up again and
held the glaring eyes and red mouth
| with Its white teeth more carefully
Just under the surface of the lake.
Kannoga became very weak. and
his legs trembled feebly under him.
but he was thankful that they wero
long. for he could stand with his
head In the cool evening breeze while
the cougar was drowning.
At first the panther made fearful
sounds as the water filled It's lungs.
but these presently ceased. and at last
It hung dead weight in the boys
hands. He let 1t sink and then loos-
ened stone from the lake bed to roll
upon his head.
His wounds were slight, but painful.
and the terrible battle had 80 weak
ened him that when he reached shore
he fell exhausted. with his face toward
the tepee.
He could not see Aakloo now. nor
even the canoe that came in a moment
to where he lay.
Gray Beaver and an old friend. pad
ding out from camp. had called to the
girl as she ran on the shore. and had
laughed when she told them why she
could not turn-her head to look after
them.
They had seen the boy and the cou-
gar in the edge OF the lake. and their
paddles had swung faster and with
stronger strokes than they had used
for many a year.
When Kannoga opened his eyes
Gray Beaver leaned over him and spoke
gently:
"Aakioo will understand that game
better when she Is older" he said.
And across a narrowing stretch oil
water the boy saw her waiting with
Mar-tala
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-03-09
Jeweicd Eyeglasses.

Delicate eyes are now considered an
opportunity for using jeweled eye
glasses. A fashionable jeweler has
contrived fancy spectacles heavily
mounted in elaborately chased Roman
gold. To them is attached a long,
equally elaborate gold handle. They
are then held TO the eyes precisely
after the fashion OF lorgnette. Sin
gle eyeglasses are daintily set In all
manner OF pretty styles. the rims
studded with Jewels. the glasses them
selves being oval, square or round.
according to the preference OF the
owner. Lorgnettes are massive with
gold and brilliant with gems. This
fad is taking immensely with elderly
women who wish to avoid the appear
ance Of age There are to be no more
slender gold bows resting upon old la
dies ears. These will be only for the
superaunuated fat
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-03-09
o...lI-.l or M,.,.a-

:. uns wheel q q ear in "a Chicago 8 Alton
frc,<nt train broke near Prentice Illinois
tuu tho cwr was thown from tho track
.rto the uttch. nearly fifteen feet frum
ihc couplings AT both ends OF the car
we're automatic, and the car slipped out
Nftnout brrnking those on she two ears
next to the dcrnilcd car. The two rar-
lions OF the disunited trnln soon came
,necthcr again and coupled automatically.
ihe air connection was broken. out al
though TIC train stopped nd the alt WAS
connected. the trsinmfn aid not misN the
car ana " was not ntsacd until the con-
ductcr looked over the train at Rood
house The ear was found In the ditch
next morning by the ronfmaater Railway
mon say the accident ~ tho most me
nomennl on rccord.-St Louis GLOBE
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-03-09


den 10 myself. waa troubled with
sn'otherinE spells, also paipsta,iou of
the hcnrt and that bearing down feel
ing. and could tot be on my feet much.
II was growing worse all the time.
until took your medicine.
after taking three boxes OF Lydic
r. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
Lczenres, the tumor passed from me.
MY health has been better ever
since, can now walk quite c distance
and am troubled no more with paipita-
tion of the heart or bloatinR. i rec
ommcnd your medicine TO all sufferers
from female troubles"
1t is hardly reasonable TO suppose
that any one can doubt tho efficiency
OF Mrs. rinkham's methods and medl-
cine in the face OF the tremendous vol
ume OF testimony.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-03-09

parker. second vice-president
p =. poek island road. was yesterday
tns tn,sd "a general manager OF the road
POW a Truesdaie. who has been >
g J" resident OF the Lackawanna;
fe'sa vter will have charge OF All
i.,a,,ou matters, but reports and
'nsprn,catIons relative to the ireignt
.ssenger departments Will be
Nv the heads of those depart
as,s instead of by the general man
The position OF first yice-presi-
Is left open for the present Inc
na.ine promotions were also an
oS al effective March I: II.
General freight agent. to be as
~, f,elrht traffic manager. with Of
an. rhicago: Z. B. Boyd. general
cent lines west OF the Missouri
sA, - No general freight agent lines
w, ~ ,be river. vice II. Cover. pro-
n H. Embry. commercial
|o'ea, Ruffaio. to be general freight
=, ~ lines west OF the Missouri river
= os1ce at Topeka, vice L. y. Boya,
taroted. 1t will be seen that all
y. rromotions have come to officials
- s n the service OF the company.
,u ,musnagemeit preferring to stand
4 ,,vil-seryice principles rather than
sr,s,de for new men.
n Parker has been in the contin-
:. - service Of the Rock island road
1886. with the exception Of one
[.,od of less than two years. He was
~ A. pu Plessis, N. Y, in 1S4l and
~, his railroad career as chairman
N sse Rock Island in 1866. Two years
H. he was appointed a divisional en-
ss.r During part of 1868 and 1863
| was resident engineer OF the Fort
..re Jackson & Saginaw rail-
H. Int speedily returned to the Rock
Esad road. with which he has since
[-.,ined. From 1863 until 1873 Mr..
Tier was engaged as extension and
Ir,topal engineer and from 1878 to
II n vas chief engineer OF the Oska-
y, 4 Knoxville division. For the
4 nine years he was divisional en-
{resr OF the Illinois division and from
Il to 1889 vice-president and chief
Irueer 81 the Chicago. Kansas &
[braska railway. part of the Rock Is
I n system. In 1889 he became assist
4 to the president and a little later
4, elected third vice-president OF the
tupauy. Two years ago he became
ktond yice-president.