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Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1901-01-18

~ 1QS 0IlSIlU6u llUUn6@6Uu WulCu ILL.,
quisitive .grangers from Emmons
county may at some time have seen in
Opefatssn-. was the storm-center Of
tho contention, and many technical
mysteries regarding the black.and-
white game were made more or less
clear to the numerous rural editors
and other visiting country-jakes who
attended the sittiags of !, the court.
The case ended In dismissal, as no eyi.
dence was educed to controvert the
mayors claim that he did not own the
wheel, and a deed from Patterson to a
man named Sanderson - said deed
bearing a date. in, October last, and on
which the ink bore An extremely
fresh appearance-was submitted in
evidence. Mr.. Sandcrson, ~ owner Of
the wheel and building, was then ar
rested; whereupon the. defense made
the claim that a. jolly Dickinson chap
named Berry-he. Of the rotund frame,
angelic smile and massive diamond
was the owner Of the wheel. An Or
der for the destruction of the tub
Was made, the date set being Jan. 25th
and fire the medium. The wheel is
said to have cost between a thousand
and eleven hundred dollars. /.
Public sentiment In the city and
among visitors last -weelk seemed to
be strong in favor Of the ssssnping out
Of opeNlnd notorious gambling at the
CapisskG City, although many Of "the
boys" were not backward ia express
ing their sympathy with Mayor Pat
terson, who has manifested great
public spirit by expending a large sum
in furnishing the best hotel that the
city has ever.had. But among busi~
ness men the general; feeling seemed
to be that the eityxhad,. reached d
point In its career where a halt must
be called and some respect paid to
public opinion in the state-an opin-
ion which has done much In the way
of state patronage for Bismarck, and
to which the city must look for the
same in the future. Whether Patter-
son Or Sanderson or Berry owns the
wheel, one thing seems to be certain
there wiffbe no more public gambling
establishments in the Slope metropo-
lis. True, residents and visitors will
continue to gather in sequestered
sneeks and; ;seekto penetrate the mys-
teries of.the great American game;
but the frce-for-all, g,-as-you-please
style Of gambling is undoubtedly at
an end. No more shall the ansophis-
ttcated youth looking for the clerk
ship that never comes, or the innocent
visiting hayseed statesman with no
thought Of guile, have standing en-
ticemsnt to drop his roll and ride out
OF town on the bumpers or the blind
baggage. No more shall the; thirsty
prohibitionist from the valley of the
Red, while seeking the stomachic con-
solatfen of the sore-eyed swine, have
his moral feelings shocked by blunder-
ing into an apartment where the
wheel Of misfortune is revolving. No
more shall the sleek aud well-fed in.
dividual whose motto is, II toll not,
neither do. / spin'-anything except
the wheel-be. as much in evidence az
heretofore. s.No more shall, the happy
and hilarlousi legislator gambol on the
public green. .4..!
A whole lot Of people have been
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1901-01-18
EhN0NS COUNTY RECOAD.
BYD. Z. sTREETER.

Pioneer Journalof the County.
The Record is entered at the Linton Post
offlce as second-class natter, =: .,
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1901-01-18

A whole lot of people have been
rudely awakened to another fact. It
has been chroRlc habit with some
folks to roast the judge IL i district
for al the shortcomings Of anybody
and everybody In the matter Of en-
forcing the prohibition law, the stat
ute against gam bling -. and things
like that. But this wheel incidept,ip
Bismarck has been an. object lesson
for showing that there 10 : vast and
yawning legal abyss between the bc-
lievinR = man guilty and the proving
him 80. In this case, the fact was
clearly demonstrated. For years, had
any one asked, "Who runs the gam
bling layout ut the Sheridan?" the
reply would have been promptly given,
why, Mayor Patterson, of course."
And yet, when the matter Of responsi.
bility Is brought into court and IN
undoubtedly earnest effort made to
convict, 1t Is shown by sufficient legal
evidence that the mayor is as In
nocent Of guile as youthful Shrop-
shire buck, and thats al . matter Of
fact, 1t isSa debatable question as to
Eds ability to differentiate values
between stack ofreds and stack of
whites, or give trustworthy informa-
tion as to whether four aces and the
joker are capable Of overwhelming a
robert-tailed flush.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1901-01-18

: " a
/. One Of the novel features Of Bis
'marck is the little railroad that
makes jerkwaters trips between the
city and the north country, bringing
the best Of Ignite coal 10 town; and
at rates which allow Of It's being
placed in the sheds and cellars Of the
population at about two, dollars ton.
Although the road is such = little at.
fair, It gives east Main street decid-
edly metropolitan air, and Its one;lo-
conotive does more footing aud makes
more noise that all the trains through
Bismarck Of the big east-and- -west line
which it kindly allows to connect
with It.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-02-22
The HAT IN PARLIAMENT.
Code of Ethics Concerning 1t Which
New Members Must Learn.

Code of Ethics Concerning 1t Which
New Members Must Learn.
The new member must learn the use
of his hat. He must take it off when he
enters the House, and he must keep it
off so long as he remains standing at
the bar of the House. and. indeed, until
he reaches his seat. lie must also. of
course, take off his hat when he rises to
speak. II he wishes to attain to the
courtliness of the old politician he must
also take off his hat when lie leans for
ward to speak to another member. II
used to be the custom for every mem.
bcr to take off his hat whenever any
other member alluded to him.
II do not agree with the opinion just
expressed by the honorable member
for Ballyburg." says the member Of
Blankshire. The member for Bally.
burg. if he wish to be old-fashioned
and to adhere to the strict letter of the
law. will Immediately take off his hat
There are other uses of the hat tc
which the new member cannot attain
until he has been some time in the
House. For instance. if he have mo
tion on the paper announcing his desire
to have return of the number of Off
GERS who are at once in receipt of pen.
sions and members of the House, or il
he desire to learn the number of trees
which have been barked by nursery
maids in Kensington Gardens. or If lie
he in search of any other form of Off
cial knowledge by notice of motion, he
proposes his motion by the simple ex
pedient of raising his hat. The mem-
Der raises his hat: the Speaker does the
rest.
BY and by. when the young member
is minister. he will raise his hat when
he proposes big bill on its second
reading, having set forth its main de
tails on the first reading. But that lie
for the future-T. P. O'Connor. in Lon
don NJ. A. p.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-02-22
FORGE TO BE A PARK.

All of the young students of American
history will be glad to know that the
house in which Gen. Washington had his
headquarters at Valley Forge is to be
preserved if possible as historical mon
ument of the Revolutionary days. The
building, which has fallen into decay, is
to be thoroughly repaired, care being
taken not to change any of it's features
or destroy it's venerable look. Some of
the rooms will be fitted up as a museum
for Revolutionary and colonial relics.
If the plans are fully carried out the
land around the house known as the Val
ley Forge estate will be constituted ma
tional park. to which all children can
go and renew their memories of the early
history of their land. 1t was Valley
Forge that witnessed the hardest times
of our struggle for liberty. Here Wash
ington underwent his severest trials;
here the American troops passed that
terrible winter. half starved and poorly
clad. many without shoes. and their
movements about camp could be traced
by blood-marked footprints. while the
British troops in Philadelphia were en-
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-02-22
CHAPTER v.

On the next morning the British ap-
peared on Chestnut Hill, about three
miles from Washington's camp. 1t was
scarce daylight when Il picket came hy-
ing into the Continental camp and was
hurried to Washington's headouarters.
The crunching of his feet upon the. snow
aroused the commander before the ran
was given at his door.
He received the information with his
accustomed GOODNESS and ordered the
Pennsylvania militia. who were fairly
we'll clad. to deploy in skirmish line and
attack the enemy. The brave Pennsyl-
vanians We're soon hurrying ovr the hill
covered with crustcd snow.
From his Headquarters the commander
in-chief could see their maneuvers
through the field glass. The light puffs
Of smoke and distant cracking of musket-
ry indicated that both sides We're warmly
engaged, and the virgin snow in places
was crimson with blood.
Maurice had drawn up his troopers to
await the order to charge. BY the side
OF the young chief was big Sam Moulton.
giant trooper, mounted on giant horse.
Sam was devoted to his young captain
and had saved his life at the risk Of his
own on more than one bloody field.
Sam was a dread to the Britons. His
powerful arm welded heavy sword, n
single blow from which was known to
cleave Briton's head from skull to jaw.
He was dead shot with Holster, and
particularly delighted in charging the en-
emy.
On the next day the enemy changed
ground and approached to within mile
Of the American lines. where they remain
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-02-22
His Care for RELATIVES.

Mary Washington, mother of George,
lived until she was SO years old, and
died only ten years before her son. Shs(
is chiefly remembered from her proud
title of "Mother of Washington" Her
influence upon the development of his
character in youth and early manhood
seems to have been slight, for he was not
ut home much after he was IA years old.
He never claimed his share of his faith.
er's estate, which was in her possession,
and he gave her direct support during
much of her life. Washington was hurt
deeply by proposition made in the vir-
ginia Assembly to give his mother pen
sion, and at his earnest request the pro-
cecdings were stopped. He was devoted
ly attached to his stepchildren, and treat
ed them with the greatest kindness. He
carefully educated his nephews, and one,
Bushrod Washington, achieved promi-
nence as lawyer during the administra.
tions of Adams and jefferson.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-02-22
"pEY SAY HE COULDN'T TELL A LIE"

Now, thar's dat tale a. Washin' ton--de
biggest man at all
Dey say he couldn't tell lie dat cans
about to falD,
No matter how he tried.
DE biggest kind o. fool knows how-you
Much less a man as smart as him ldat
meats about to burn),
DE his'try simply lied.
Thar amt no man what's got de sense to
be president.
An manage dis big country, an mind de
government,
But what could tell lie.
1t makes me tired to see sich things writ
down for folks to read,
An Washin'ton would say SO, too u Won
der wars dat bread),
If he was standin' by.
"All men can lie, an not half try; It's part
o. human natur;
An IL It isn't in 'em born it comes a little
(say. Kill dat blasted dogy
One thing is shore-it's bound to be-if
Washin'ton was great
He could ha lied as easy told pard, take OF
dat meaD
AS falln' off log.'
Chronicle.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-02-22
CHAPTER Y.


1t was a gloomy winter day There
had not been known colder winter in
years than that of 1777 and ITS. those
long. dreary months when the brave sol
diers were freezing and dying at Valley
Forge. The people of New Jersey lived
in continual state of alarm: neverthe-
less the Industrious farmer and house
wife did not neglect their duties. The
stock were sheltered. fed and watered,
the fires made. the wheels hummed and
looms thundered all winter long. though
the dread monster, War, had only folded
his black wings to repose until spring
should smile upon the land again.
The loyal Wings passed and repassed
gloomy old Harcourt Hall, and gave it
suspicious glances, as if they felt that it
bred treason. Beneath it's dark portals
and within its somber walls no man loyal
to America was ever seen to pass, while
often the hated redcoat could be seen be-
meath the roof.
Seated at her window Amelia Harcourt
gazed out on the wintry day. Snow
flakes were flying thick and fast, and the
wind moaning among the great chestnut
trees in the yard. Her pretty face was
very pale, careworu and anxious, and her
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-02-22
debt of gratitude to those who bequeath-
ed to us our heritage of liberty.
WASHINGTON USED AS A NAME.
Hundreds of Cities, Towns and Counties
Called After Him.

Called After Him.
No man was ever honored so much in
having States, cities, counties, towns. ISL
ands and various other things named Of
ter him as Washington has been. Coun-
ties in twenty-nine States are known as
Washington" and 1GG places to which
mail is addressed are named in his honor.
There is generally ut least one Wash
ington' in every State, and there are
Wasllingtonvillc, Washington Plains,
Washington Court House and various
other derivatives of the same name. Sta
tistics are obtained not easily in regard
to the number of streets named after the
Father OF His Country, but there is not
a town of any size which does not have
Washington street or Washington ave-
nue.. There are numberless Washington
parks. by States, in the naming of
counties and towns, Washington has been
InNnv.,l fnl1nvS.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-02-22

joying every comfort large city could
afford. Valley Forge is the dark buck
ground against which is silhouettcd the
noble figure of Washington, and it is well
to have Valley Forge to remind us Of our
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-02-22
Story of Washington.


With great trouble small body of men
We're busy hoisting a heavy log to the
top of a blockhouse that was being re-
paired. after an assault in one Of the
campaigns of the War of American In.
dependence.
AS the log swung to and fro the voice
of little man was heard encouraging
the workers with "Heave away! There
she goes! Heave ho!'
By and by there rode past an officer in
plain clothes, who asked the little man
why he did not help the others.
Sir" was the pompous reply. II am a
corporal!"
Indeed" said the other. II did not
know that; ask your pardon, Mr.. Cor
poral.''
Dismounting without further ado, the
officer lent willing hand till the job was
done. Then wiping the honest sweat off
his brow, he turned to the little man and
remarked: "The next time, Mr.. Corporal,
you have bit of work like that in hand,
and too few men to do it, send for the
commander-in-chief. and I'll come again
and assist you."
With which offer and rebuke Gen.
Washington left the astonished corporal
to his own reflections.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-02-22
Grief ON a Good Basis.

do so out and see what Tommy Is
crying about"
"Oh, he says he happened to think
that peaches are pretty near gone, and
we haven't had peach-cobbler yeti
Indianapolis Journal.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-02-22

Temperance is corporeal piety; n 10
the preservation Of divine order in the
body.--Theodore Parker.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1901-07-13
DE LAMAR,s NEVADA MINES.

Salt Lake Herald, July 8: George
Wright, a well known resident of De
Lamar, passed through the city yester-
day on his way to Cardinal, Ontario.
Canada, where he has been called on
business. He expressed the opinion
that the time was not distant when
the De Lamar mine and mill would
close down for good. No new timbers
or other mine supplies are going in,
and the mill, he declares, has seer its
best days. The secret OF the whole
business. Mr.. Wright believes, lies in
the alleged fact that the vein in that
property is nothing more than a break
over from the big ledge in the April
Fool, and that it has been pretty
nearly mined out.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1901-07-13
The PHILADELPHIA Press is auth

The Philadelphia Press is authority
for the statement that over 81, 00O, 900
was spent in corrupting members Of
the last Pennsylvania Legislature
which is distinguished as the most
venal and interruptions over known in
that State, and hence in the Union.
Votes IN behalf Of q Quay organiza-
ton of the Legislature, and then for
the various "ripper" and franchise
grab bills, are said to have command
ed as high as $35 900 each in cases,
and 10000 and PC 1000 were common
payments. Many of the legislators
return home with independent for
tunes as a result of the sessions work
The gang which bought them at such
handsome prices will reimburse itself
from the franchise and other steals i'm.
posed OF the State and people thereof.
1t is an amazing situation which yet,
however, promises to stir the people
into revolt.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1901-07-13
DISCRIMINATION i. Alleged.

San Francisco Chronicle P. L. Elan
nigan, a prominent sheep raiser of Ne
vads, brought suit in the United
States Circuit Court yesterday against
Sierra county and Aug. G. Busch as its
License Collector for a restraining or
der to prevent the collection of $4,000
in license tax on sheep pastured by
him in that county. He alleges that
100 900 acres OF land in Sierra county
have been leased by him on which to
pasture 100, 900 sheep, and that by an
ordinance passed by its Supervisors on
May 80, 1900, the county seeks to tax
him at the rate of 10 cents a head for
the sheep. 1t is claimed to be special
legislation, as no grazing tax is as
sessed on horses or cattle and none on
the sheep owned in the county. The
complaint alleges that this is a dis
elimination against sheepmen outside
the county, and an order has been
issued for the defendants to appear on
August 5 and show cause why an in
junction should not issue.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1901-07-13

The Santa Fe Railroad Company
has served on competing roads formal
notice that Q 40 per cent reduction on
freight rates between Chicago and the
Missouri river will go into effect on the
18th of the present month. The
reason given for this reduction is that
other parties to the agreement have
not kept faith. The Santa Fe will re-
quire as a condition of entering upon a
new agreement a deposit OF money
as q guarantee that the rates agreed
upon shall be maintained. The
freight manager Of the Santa Fe says
that the business of the road has for
some time been gradually decreasing,
and at present its share OF freight bust
ness is only about 5 per cent of the
whole. Such q condition of affairs, be
contends. could only be caused by
secret rate cutting by the Santa Fe's
competitors.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1901-07-13

N. Z. Linsley, a mining engineer
writes a letter to the Mining and Sci
entiic Press in which he proposes the
establishment of a pioneer prospect
ors' home, to be located in California
not far from the place where the first
gold was found. He believes that the
hearts of the wealthy mining men are
not so hard that they would not be
touched by an appeal for the old pros
pector and that they would contribute
enough to establish an institution that
would keep in comfort several hun
bred Of the old men who are now with
out meal of support, although in
their time they have been instrumental
in the production of millions-yes,
billions-of dollars worth OF gold and
silver.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1901-07-13

At the informal meeting OF the Coun.
ty Commissioners with Controller
Davis and Lieutenant Governor Judge
in Eureka last Tuesday evening,
q discussion of revenue matters gen.
orally was indulged in, during which
Mr.. Davis made the statement
that while Governor Sadler was
in San Francisco recently he was ap-
preached by an official Of the Pullman
Palace Car Company, who asked him
why the statement was being made
that the Pullman Company paid no
taxes in Nevada. To the Governors
smiling inquiry as to whom the COM
pany had been paying it's taxes, the
official replied, "To the Central Pacific
Railroad Company" This official fur
Their stated that the Pullman Company
had never failed to pay its taxes each
year in Nevada in this manner. MI.
Davis added that the State Revenue
Board vas considering the best
mode of procedure for the recovery OF
the back taxes due this State from
the Pullman Palace Car Company.
which, it is now claimed, have been
paid into the hands of the Central Pa
cifc Railroad Company.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1901-07-13

An evidence Of the consolidating
and concentration tendency of the
times is given by the new develop
ments in the butter making business
in Nebraska. All the creamery COM
panies operating north Of the Platte
river have consolidated and will aban-
don their present plants and establish
q mammoth one in Omaha, to be sup
piled with cream brought in from
the skimming stations maintained
throughout the territory occupied. The
Omaha creamery win have q capacity
of 100000 pounds Of butter annu,
ally, valued at $780, 900.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1901-07-13
GENERAL VIEWS

A Canton, o., dispatch says that
Mrs. McKinley's condition shows con-
tinued improvement.
Pierre Lorillard, a multi-millionaire
and patron of the turf, died in New
York on the 9TH instant.
The long dry, hot spell has caused 9
loss estimated at one hundred million
dollars to the farmers OF Kansas.
Prof. Joseph lie Conte Of the Uni
versity Of California died in the Yo,
semitic Valley on July 6. He was 7c
years of age.
San Francisco's Mayor is in receipt
OF a letter from Andrew Carnegie offer.
ing to give $4,000 to that city for 9
library building, providing the city
furnishes a suitable site and appro.
pirates SIS, 900 a year for maintenance
No arrests have been made in con.
nection with the shortage of 100000 in
the San Francisco mint and specula'
ton as to the real culprit is OF a varied
sort. So far the Government officials
who are working on the Ease have moi
divulged their theories.
The double handed rock drilling con
test at Grass Valley, CAL, July A, wa'
won by Joseph Larkin and Walter
Humphrey, who sunk a hole twenty
four inches in fifteen minutes witt
five-eighths inch steel drills. Thomas
Ahern won the single-hand contest
sinking thirteen and one-half inches
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1901-07-13
Teachers for she Philippines.


The Virginia Chronicle says: Father
Tubman has been authorized by
Judge Taft, civil governor of the Phil
ippines, to send the names of appli-
cants for positions as teachers in those
islands. The names of the applicants
so far are Misses Alice Comeford, Eliz-
abeth and Maggie Fitzgerald, Louis
Hinch, Gertie Pyne, Minnie Pettinger
and Messrs. T. j. Mccarthy and
Harry James.
The applicants must send through
Father Tubman their certificates
signed by ex-oficio Superintendent
of Schools, George D. Pyne, and when
accepted must sign a contract to re-
main on the islands three years. The
salaries range from $500 to $1,000 pei
year paid by the government. Free
transportation by rail to San Francisco
and passage on troop transports to the
islands is furnished. The signers Of
the contracts will be required to pay
one dollar per day for their board on
the transports, which will be refunded
to them on arriving at their destina.
ton,