Emmons County record., 1900-11-16
In TOWN AND OUT.

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A little snow fell yesterday.
Tone sleasing was up from Dale
Tuesday.
Win Mahaney was down from Burr
Oak Saturday.
Mrs. streeter made trip to Bis
marck this week.
Mrs. +. III. Dunbar was over from
Hampton valley Monday, y
Hugh Treanor was down from his
Burr Oak ranch Monday.
Judge Winchester is reelected by a
majority of between 700 and 800.
e. NJ. Gray, Of Livona, was visitor
in'Lfnton Friday aud Saturday.
Mr.. p. L. Prichard is at home for
q while on his ranch southwest of Lin
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Wolf and Mrs.
John Bartu, of Hampton, were in town
last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brock, Of Williamsport
district, were visiting friends in Lin
ton last Friday.
/ Fred Junge, the Braddock lumber
and machinery dealer, was in Linton
Friday and Saturday.
Jack Flynn is visiting frsends in
Linton. Jack is in poor health, his
old wound again giving him trouble.
Rev. G. s. Lane departed Monday
for Grand Forks, where he will attend
the university law school this winter.
Hans Hanson, of Tell, made final
proof at Linton Saturday on his home
stead, with N. p. Olson and John Han.
son as his witnesses.
Young Will Morris, of Dale, reached
Linton last Tuesday, looking for work,
which he secured with G. a. Patter-
son.
The Record, in the hurly-burly of
election week, neglected to state that
eastern trip. Willis looking well, and
the trip seems to have been an enjoy.
able one.
On af1idavitof interested parties that
the Stlte'S attorney Of EmmonS cOuu-
ty was not in the county, Judge VIM
chester appointed H. A. Armstrong
case OF The State of North Dakota VS..
John Bartu.
Say! who found thatgreat, big, fat,
warm mitten that the writer lost q
couple of weeks ago between BraddOck
lby way Of Williamsport) and Linton?
1t was just as good as neW-although
bought three years ago from Uncle
Bill, at BillspOrt-and there seems to
be no wear out to 'em.
The BraddOck rOller-mill is in pro.
cess of construction. The dimensions
of the mill will be % by Sc feet and
two stories and "A basement in height.
An addition 1GF by;2 % feet will be used
as an engine-rOom. The mill will
have q maximum capacity of sixty bar
rels day.
The stories circulated among the
Russian Germans of Mcintosh county
Ito the effect that Mckinley, II re-
elected, would make the country an
empire-does not seem to have worked.
as well there as here. The entire re-
publican national, county and legisla-
tive ticket carried the county. The
majority is more than 500.
A case of severe cruelty to dumb
brute is reported to the Record. Last
week people travelling the Braddock.
Linton road saw achorse lying In the
road, unable to arise, and buggy near
by. Next day the buggy was missing,
but the horse, with his head down hill
was still alive. A day later the horse
was dead. The animal had starved to
death. II any one is positive as to the
identity Of the owner Of the horse, the
Record will be pleased to make the
name public, unless there are exteuu.
ating circumstances. The action Of
the owner seems extremely cruel when
it is considered that pistol-shot or
two would have put the poor beast out
Of its misery.
No defeated candidate should feel
sore at those who voted against him,
and make no growl so long as there is
an honest b0llOt and q fair count. All
a candidate can fairly and honestly do
is to go into a campaign and seek to
convince the voters that he is the best
man for the position. He has no more
right to lie about the man opposing
him than he has to lie in business mat
ters or the ordinary affairs of private
life. But, il he can't convince the vo-
ters that they need him, all he can do
is to take his political medicine as best
he can, not forg ,tting for a moment
that the foundation Of American lib
erty is the right Of every voter to cast
MS ballot as ne thinks best, and with
out any question of his motives.
Several theories have been advanced
to the writer as to why his majority of
256 two years ago was changed to 2O5
majority the other way. Our theory
is the old one-failed to get the most
votes. But, seriously, In the present
divided factiOnal condition of the re
publican party in this cOunty-with
men Of honorable action in private
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