Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1901-04-26
EhNoBS COUNTY RECORD.
BY r. STREETER.

GflrlOlyO NOOA AGNOnU.
BY D. r. STREETER.
Linton, North Dakota.
Pioneer Journal of the County.
The Record is entered at the Linton Post
Office as second-claSs matter.
THE new paper, the Advocate, pub
lished its initial number last week. 1t
is quite neat geographically and has
a newsy local page. Mr.. Mcfarland,
one Of the publishers, made the Rec
ord Office pleasant call. He is gen.
tleman Of pleasing address, and people
from Campbell county say his actions
do not belle his manner. He seems
to be one Of the Bort Thurston sort Of
boys, with whom it is a pleasure to do
business. even IL, that business be Of a
partially competitive nature. The
other publisher, Mr.. Cranston, has
not, however, had the honor Of maxi
ing our acquaintance. We have only
been able to take sly peeps at him
from afaE After such inspection as
could be made from a distance, we are
constrained to admit that for all
round points he is prettier than
''we," and he plays a lovely game Of
base ball. But, after a careful obser-
vation Of the young editor, and then
Of ourself In the looking-glass. we feel
that we are not immodest or egotis-
eel in dignity Of mien and majesty of
physique. In fact, when it comes to
dignity, nlajesty-and things like that
AN editor with a bay-windoW of am
pie proportions Is 4 serious and eX:lS-
perating proposition to tackle.
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Seriously, the boys are all right per.
sonally, and under different condi-
tiOns we would hasten to extend the
glad hand Of welcome. But, when We
contemplate the truth that Mound
City, with q population more than
twice that OF Linton, and in county
having q considerably larger popula-
one paper, we recognize the fact that
two papers cannot exist here, and that
it is to be a struggle for the survival
Of the fiJteSt. Why, only recently, at
Park River, in Walsh county, a town
of a thousand inhabitants, Editor Wy
ard relinqujShed the field to his rival,
giving as a reason that the field was
too limited for two newspapers. With
knowledge Of these facts, a publisher
who would profess to be Joyful that a
new paper had entered the field must
possess the characteristics Of an angel
or u hypocrite.
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Rnt. nm the othar hand even to .
ccm nrt Tive hi nuh1isher the atten,nt ] ~ If =
vnnno man nr vnnn,, man ~ ast.h.
Iish a naner ~ in \ s]nar1e,v.settled ] @ 1nnn.
tv tyr mnst, nrovolte y feeling % akin tn % svn-
nathv' for even with thetieid :" Sna;s
self The snhscrintion iisI ] m,,st " no % cir :
cum clmscrihed. and the h,,siness I | men nm I'M.
able to furnish adj adverIisin@ in % larre
volume. frhe pnhIisher Of t.he Recnsd
founded his nnner when he wns y
Young man. and knows that.synnat,,v
Tor the beginner il nat misplacedp a s =
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seemed to think that 1T was their duty
in their first issue to get in few licks
at the Record: Our friends the enemy
assert that its reference to ''mud-
Singing articles referred to this pa
per, and 1t is reported that The Boss
was SO tlckled about it that he
stralghtWay went to store and treat
ed hlnsell 10 q nlckelS worth OF pea
nuts Wlthout demanding that the
toOthsome provender be furnished at
cost price. we Will state that tlle
RECORD man mas his own Ideas OK such
matters. The people that support a
county newspaper have right to
know Wnat Is going on, ana an honest
editor Will tell them OF It. The editor
o. 1a tne Mec3ra 3aai nas7sometimes som al con;
Or. rather. nrinfer's inkMat schnni- n %
district robbers railroad and individ-
mi tax.tivhters' dishonest candidates
and nfiiciais If anv Marty and in facr
nrettv ~ mnch aveyvfhiS,' We thnnn't
Was opposed to the interests Of The
nennla ~ rhie conntv. and Shonid W.
casion arise, we shall do $50 So again. At
the same time we have advocated all
measures Whlcn we believed to be
right. And we have never made any
charges that could not be prOyed-in
the courts II necessary. And the Rec
ord has always had good word for a
lalth1ul plblic oi11clal, regardless OF
previous politlcal friendships or enmi.
Ties: we did not know what real
mud-sllnging was until we read
the Courler-an Aguinaido-P Pettigrew
paper published at Mound City by the
ounS S;t tien mio naye COME h, W L.nLOn
astrida the nnlitic'i fenca % 'rhais
I-ahlise and rnisrenresentation of their
cannIrv,s wu WY nras;danf enGIo sn% tbo;r M 'nrl nrn
nouncsd friendshin for the. nattmn;s
enemies evidently rlispnsted tho ner.
Die uf CamDbeli comfy and hrnuy't.
about the papers death.