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Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1905-07-14
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VIM Colville, com. sally and mileage sls.2o
chus Coventry. service on bd Of health oo
On motion slfS51' the bill " Of i: 4. Jacobe ia %
son as deputy sheriff of Steele Co. for
service in the case of State VS. John
and Byron Mcdonnell was laid over
until the next meeting.
On motion the board adjourned un-
til l 80 o'clock p. III.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The board met at 80 o'clock p. iii.
pursuant to adjournment. Present:
VIM Cleveringa, chairman, and Com
missioners Volk, Kurtz and Sher-
wood. This session was devoted to
the work of equalization.
On motion the board adjourned un-
! til $50 o'clock p. m.
EVENING SESSION.
The board met at 7:3O o'clock p. m.
pursuant to adjournment. Present:
VIM. Cleveringa, chairman and Volk,
| Kurtz and Sherwood, commissioners.
This session was devoted to the work
of equalization.
On motion the board adjourned to
meet at o'clock a. m. July 8, 1905.
July 5, 1906.
The board met ats o'clock a. M.
pursuant to adjournment. Present:
VIM. Cleveringa, chairman and Volk,
Kurtz and Sherwood, commissioners.
On motion the bill of Frank Loutz-
enhizer for $77.O0 for boiler fixtures
&C., furnished the custodian of the
custodian of the Winona dipping
plant, was allowed and ordered paid
by warrant, and in connection the
state's attorney is directed to demand
from the manager of the Winona dip
ping plant, an accounting of the re-
ceipts and expenditures thereof.
The following bills were audited
and ordered paid by warrants:
Peter shicr, quarters SALARY. jatlor SIS 90
Expense, Van dc Vorse case 80 Is
Summonlng jury and court
Serving s"bpanas, Van dc ~ , -
Mrs. Peter shier, meals for prisoners...... 50 50
! ID MaStcl uduuuR 'uHlUcE UEluses u W
G w Kenskers. witness Van de Vorste case 16 81
On motion the board adjourned un-
til 80 o'clock p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The board met at 80 o'clock p. m.
pursuant to adjournment. Present;
VIM. Cleveringa, chairman, and
Kurtz and Sherwood, commissioners
This session was devoted to the con.
sideration of bills.
On motion the board adjourned te
meet at 4 o'clock p. m. Monday, July
10. 1905.
Continued next week.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1905-07-14
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
OF the hoard Of County Commits.
sioners, Of Emmons County,
N. Oak.

Linton, N. D. July 3rd, 1905.
The board met in regular session
pursuant to law. Present: VIM.
Baxter, chairman, and the county
auditor. There being no quorum
present the board adjourned until 10
a. m. July 9Th, 1905.
WEDNESDAY,.
July 5th, 1905.
The board met at 10 a. m. pursuant
to adjournment. Present: VIM.
Baxter chairman, VIM. Cleveringa
and VIM. Colviile commissioners.
The minutes of the meeting held
April 8, and 9th were read and on
motion approved,
On motion the board adjourned
until 80 p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The board met at l 80 p. m. pursu-
ant to adjournment. Present: VIM.
Baxter chairman, VIM. Cleveringa,
VIM. Colville and Raymond Volk,
commissioners.
The following bills for wolf bounty
having been audited, We're ordered
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Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1905-07-14

The auditor was directed to cancel
the personal property taxes of Ignatz
Grosz, in Winona district, for the
year 1908 Of 1881 for the reason of
dual assessment.
The board devoted a portion of this
session to the examination of the as
SCISSORS returns.
A petition, signed by Peter Muller
and twenty-five others, was present
ed, praying for q highway to be estab-
lished beginning at the southeast cor
ner Of section Il, T. 1870 N. of r. ",
thence due north on the township
line between ranges 76 ahd " two
miles, thence due east along the
township line between townships l9t
and l81 four miles, thence due north
.en section line between sections 5.
sad IS, T. 181 N. OF r. 76 w. one mile
thence due east one and one-hal
miles along the section line.
On motion the board adjourned un
!.l6il 7:a0 o. clock p. m.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1905-07-14
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
Of the County Board of Review and
Equalization of EmMons C0un.
", North Dak 0ta, for the Year
1905.

Linton, N. D., July 5th, 1905.
Pursuant to Section 1922 of the Re-
vised Codes of 1899, the county COM
missloners constituting a board of
review and equalization met for the
purpose of equalizing the assessments
made within the county of Emmons
for the year 1905. Present VIM.
Baxter, chairman, VIM. Cleveringa,
VIM. Colville and Raymond Volk,
commissioners.
On motion the board adjourned to
meet at $3.50 o'clock a. m. July 6,
1905.
THURSDAY.
July 9Th, 1906.
The board met pursuant to adjourn
ment. Present: VIM. Cleveringa,
chairman, VIM. Colville, Raymond
Volk and S. e. Kurtz, vice VIM.
Baxter, resigned, commissioners.
On motion, duly seconded and
carried the following resolution was
adopted.
That for the purpose of equalizing
the assessed valuation of stocks of
hereby fixed on the several stocks as
follows:
Linton Bazar, Linton. raised 5000 5000 % 90
Chris Wolfor, :" :. ......... 25OO 90
Linton Leader, :. :. :. ......... 25o0 s0 % %
Phoenix Lumber Co." 6 IS ........ 800 90
Stiles. Winona, :. :. :. Icy Icy GO GO
Phenix Lmbr Co., Strasburg, reduced to 5000 90
On motion, duly seconded and car
ried, the assessed valuation of lands,
exclusive of structures and improve
ments thereon, were equalized as
lfOllOWS:
First D'strict--eft az returned by the assessor.
second Dstrct--decrease eight per cent.
odessa School Dist. increase ten per cent.
| selz =. ten .. . per cent.
Dakem decrease 8" {" !,
Winchester School District left as returned
Baker School District increased ten pc. cent s.
Fifth D;strict-all increased twenty .avo per cent
On motion the board adjourned tC
meet at 8 O. clock m. July Z, 1905.
July 7th, 1905
The board met pursuant to ad
journment. Present: VIM. Clever
: inga. chairman, and VOlk. Kurt.
and Sherwood, commissioners.
On motion the following resolution
. was adopted.
THAT for the purpose of equalizin,
I the assessed valuation of stations
!. the value be and is hereby fixed o
7 stations owned by the followin
: named:
: Wes'ne!d Horse Co.; .educcd to-, ssoO
Hefo,: a.h Bros, raised .. e ,sS ,S
2 ;afsS 5Sss'ns.rtnes, raised .e s. S.
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Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1905-07-14

A delegation of nineteen citizens
with VIM. Maxwell as spokesman,
residing in Dakem district, appeared
defore the board and presented a
petition signed by Peter Horner and
twenty-nine others, praying that a
highway be laid out and established
on section lines as follows:
Commencing at the southeast COR
ner of section 81 Twp. 1873 N. of r. IS
W., thence west on the township
line between townships 1872 and 1873
to the northeast corner of section 4,
T. l32 N. r. 76, thence south on the
line between sections and 4 T. 1872
N. r. 78 W., thence west on the line
between sections and 8 and and 8
T. 1872 N. r. 76 w. to tile northwest
corner of said section 8, Il. 1872 N. r.
78 W., thence south along the section
line to the town of Linton, N. D.
A petition signed by DIR. r. r.
Hogue and twenty-one others, was
presented, praying for a highway to
be laid out and established'on section
lines east from the town of Linton,
N. D. as follows;
Commencing at q point $50 feet
east of the corner stone on the south
west corner of section T. 1872 N. of
r. 78 w. at the intersection of the
present highway and running east on
said section line of sections 8, 8, 10,
| IL and l2 T. 1872 N. of r. 76 w. and
continuing eastward in Twp. 1872 N.
of r. 75 along the south, line of sec
tions Z, 8, Q, 10, II and IL to the inter
section Of the present highway be-
tween the ranges of "a and Is Twp.
1872.
The following court certificates fol
jurors fees at May term of court, 1905
were audited and ordered paid by
i warrants.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-22
RUST REPORTS
ARE PREMATURE
NORTH DAKOTA POINTS DENY
REPORTS OF BLACK VARIETY.
Great Days for Calamity Takers -
Good Crops in the Northwest Re
ports Of Black Rust in Manitoba Are
Denied by Authorities in That Sec
tion.

Special Correspondents of The Journal.
Fargo, N. D., July 22.--Some people see ca
lamity in everything that happens; others do
some worrying for fear that calamity may
come, and still others try to bring calamity for
the capital they can make out of it. It would
not do to say that the alarmist reports sent out
from North Dakota are for the sole purpose OF
boosting the game of the grain Spectator, for
some Of them come from people who see calam-
ity in everything and must talk about it.
| have made it a point since Tuesday morn,
ing while passing thru Larimore Lakota, Mich
igan City, Devils Lake, Leeds Brismaid, Pin
gree. Darlington, jamestown and Fargo. to talk
with farmers who are watching carefully every
day, and have not yet found a single one
who does not deny most empha tically that there
Is any sign as yet OF black rust
Former Senator Treadwell IWitchell a man
of conservative views and thoroly reliable, said
to me today: , .E
81 have 10000 acres in crop this year l
have been over all Of it and can find no sign
Of black rust.'
James Holes, Of North Dakota's largest
and richest farmers states that he has no black
| rust upon any of his farm property Further
that he has never stated that there black
rust on any OF his farms. Still further, he
| states that he exects to have crop of from
| fifteen to twenty-five bushels per acre on his
| farm north Of Fargo. Mr.. Holes lives upon thi.
aforementioned farm and Is perfectly familiar
with conditions. g. q. Redmon, another large
farmer here in Cass county, says that he has
seen no signs whatever of black rust R. S
| Lewis another large farmer and president o.
| the Fargo Commercial club, has travelled up ant
| down the Red River valley and could find nj
trace OF black rust. Judge Lauder returned THU
morning from Hankinson and N1ahpeton and re
! ports that everything was in frst-class condi
tion down there, and that there was no blacl
! rust. ~
There is certainly no occasion for gettin,
scared over black rust as yet. Two weeks nor
Of favorable weather and North Dakota vii
| produce fine crop Of wheat. w. A. Otis.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-22
MINNESoT
Her HUSBAND FLED
Probable Reason Why MRS. Laurely
Committed Suicide.

LONG PRAIRIE, MINN.-Mrs. Raymond
.Laurely, who with her husband lately moved
here from ST. Cloud. committed suicide BY tax I:
supposed SUP to be the cause. Day before yester
day her husband, who was at work on the rail
road here, was paid off, and Immediately left
town with the money together with other money
she had saved. In her distraction she tool
POISON.
While the "old Arkansaw'' company were
playing in the Arcade operahouse last evening, q
silk gauze curtain, which they We're using
caught fire from the contact with an electric
light globe. Fortunately II was discovered b. BY
curtain was rung down and the fire extinguishet
before. the audience realized what had happened
While Mr. Caspar. and his son. who live east
Of here, were crossing at the old Perkins fort
of the Swan river, the horses got beyond theil
depth. the wagonbox foated of and the two
men We're carried on down stream. The father
could not swim. and it was with great diff
Guilty that his son succeeded in getting him t.
shore
Sneak thieves broke into the Great Northern
depot at Bertha the other night and made of
with the cash drawer, and also small uan
tity OF fruit and other merchandise In store.
The census returns for Todd county have beer
tabulated, and P. q. Hanson, superintendent fo
the county ties that the increase for til,
county will be over two thousand.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-22
|DIICHING IN
SOUTH DAKOTA
JOINT MEETING OF CLAY AND
YANKToN COUNTY BOARDS.
The New Ditching Law Passed Last
Winter Likely to Be Taken Advan-
tage Of-Three bitches Heading in
Yankton County to Be Built at an
Expense of Half Million.

Yankton. s. D., July 22.-The boards Of
county commissioners Of Clay and Dankton cosn-
ties held at yermillion most important joint
session this week. The new ditch law gov
erned the proceedings The meeting was on q
joint ditch petitioned for In Clay and Yankton
counties. The forces which secured the passage
Of the law last winter are the same as those
interested in the proposed ditch, and in fact 1t
was principally for the purpose Of draining this
particular locality that the movement was set
on foot.
heading in Yankton county and running in a
southeasterly direction into Clay county. They
will be known as the Clay creek, the Meckling
and the Gayville bitches. The first is the long
est and largest of the three, being fourteen
miles in length and having a width of forty
to sixty feet and depth Of from six to ten
feet. This ditch will be supplemented by lat
erals which will be constructed later. The
other two bitches will not be SO long nor SO
large, but the smallest of them will be a
gigantic undertaking, and the whole will prob
ably represent an outlay Of half million dol
While the expense in construction is enor-
nous, yet the benefits to be derived therefron,
will much more than cover the cost. Millions
Of acres of fine farm lands which suffer yearly
or periodically from floods arising from the
waters of Clay creek. which heads in Turner
county and is twenty miles long, will be given
ample protection from inundation. Crops will
be certainty. Land which has been used fol
hay alone for years will be cultivated. Values
will than double and the counties and the
state at large will be benefited 49,
The next step in the proceedings will be the
viewing of the proposed bitches by the two
boards Of county commissioners This will be
done on Tuesday, July 25. The boards will ther
| meet at Vermillion Aug. 1 to decide whether
! or not they will employ surveyor to make the
| necessary plays. 1t is thought that there vii
be no hitch in the proceedings to that end
| w. NJ. Vincent of Union county has been re
| tanned by the board to do all the surveying ant
engineer work. The proposed route is the ONT
| recommended by the government expert. wht
made detailed Typographical survey of tin
entire Missouri river bottom from the James t,
the Vermillion river and from bluff to thu
waters edge. The future proceedings in thi
undertaking will be closely watched by all II
| the southeastern part Of the state.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-22
THE VALUE OF CHARCOAL,

Few People Know How Useful It Is in
Preserving Health and Beauty.
Nearly everybody knows that char
coal is the safest and most efficient
disinfectant and purifier in nature, but
few realize it's value when taken into
ing purpose.
Charcoal is remedy that the more
you take Of it the better; it is not a
drug at all, but simply absorbs the
gases and impurities always present in
the stomach and intestines and carries
them out of the system.
Charcoal sweetens the. breath after
ions and other odorous yegetables.
Charcoal efectually clears and i'm
proves the complexion, it whitens the
teeth and further acts as a natural and
emine emily safe cathartic.
It absorbs the injurious gases which
collect in the stomach anu bowels; it
disinfects the mouth and throat from
All druggists sell charcoal in one
form or another, but probably the best
charcoal and the most for the money
lis in Stuart IS Charcoal Lozenges; they
are composed of the finest powdered
Willow charcoal and other harmless an
tiseptics in tablet form or, rather. in
the form Of large, pleasant tasting loz-
enges, the charcoal beng mixed with
honey. u . s..
The daily use, Of these lozenges will
soon tell in a much improved condition
of the general health, better complex
ion, sweeter breath and purer blood
and the beauty Of it is that no possible
harm can result from their continued
A Buffalo physician, in speaking Of
the benefits Of charcoal, says: adj
wise Stuart s Charcoal Lozenges to all
patients suffering from gas IN stomach
and bowels and to 3clear. the complexion
and purify the breath, +. mouth and
throat; I also believeth the liver is great
the ye cost utss, Ven cents boz
at drugstores, and, although in some
sense patent preparation, yet I be
lieve I get more and better charcoa
in Stuart,s Charcoal Lozenges than II
any Of the ordinary charcoal tablets. &
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-22
GLENWOOD'S BLAZE
A $4,000 Fire Checked by Help from
Outside.

GLENWOOD MINN.-Fire broke out Thurs
day night at 1880 o'clock in H., G. Andrews
blaze under control when the water gave out
The Sedan chemical engine and Lowry steam
hre engine were sent for, but before they ar
store, A Eiasons cigar factory John Ames
furniture store, NJ A. Krapes' bakery and res
burned. The chemical engine arrived FIRST JUS
IN time to save the building occupied by the
building was occupied by L. NJ Landings con
fectionery and restaurant on the first floor. B
drug store and DR.. E. A. Eberlin's office wa
upstairs, The aggregate loss is $4,000. An
drew's loss is $500 with no Insurance; al
other losses partly covered by insurance. Blu
for the fact that there was no wind the fir
would have been much more disastrous. s.
the roof Of the drug store and was fatally in
jured. -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-22
+. THE IMMIGRATION MEN N
They Hold a Successful Meeting at
Devils Lake This Week. -.

5a#g DEVILS LAKE, N. D.-A regular meeting OF
the North Dakota Immigrant association was
held at the ChautauQua grounds III th1s eclty
Tuesday and proved to be one Of the most ehthu-
siastic. --..-- >, ~, ~, -
President Williamson. as well as Secretary Try
Wheeloek discussed the benefits of the association
for its members. showing up the help to every
member Of cooperation. the necessity CT every
one working along similar lines for the beneht
Of general state immigration, and advocated
very urgently the breaking away from each mem mem
cross purpose effort to the detriment Of all.
F. p Root discussed the general outlook for
n0 A. M 81
took severe fall out of recent article In
Bonds and Mortgages characterizing the bank nix.
,as sfo as @ushroom Mr. Powell said the
article was a libel on the banking and business
". D. Gillespie of Ray gave en- interesting
address on the western part of the state and
Messrs. Russell Of jamestown. Lar'more of
Larirnore and. Judge Cowan Of Devils Lake: pfo-
neers Of North Dakota went into e the the history
responded to the subject. 1.-The Scandinavian
as Factor in the Development Of North Da-
kota'' He stated that this strong factor in the
state was strong because of his ability to adapt
RS. Adams Of Lisbon read paper on 1.-THE
Soil He thought that there was no state
in the union more favored for the production
ettsaa h IS thar van North TO te ne tho toe
cultivation. 4 Farmers have been known to raise
the same crop, for twenty, wears on one piece
& OF !anu he also urseu upon the ianu interests
of the state the necessity Of familiarzing them
selves with the land so as to be able to tell
I the newcomer just what class of products he
could raise most successfully.
WINNIPEG, MAN.-Premer Robin opened the
winnipeg Industrial exhibition Yesterday before
a distinguished conYpany. He said many nice
things about the fair and its directors. after.
m parfeuiar All AVAILABLE
space is taken up by the local exhibitors and the
exhibits exceed those of former. years in mum.
Z Der and quality. The track was in such bad con.
dition that races We're postponed. a large mum
4 Der Of Americans pouring in.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-22
IOWA COLLEGE LOSSES
The President and the Professor OF
English Are to Leave.

GRINNELL, IOWA.-The rumor of President
D. F. Bradley's resignation Of the presidency. of
Iowa college is confirmed by the announcement
of his receiving call to the Plymouth Con-
EDUCATIONAL church of Cleveland, Ohio.
President Bradley has been president Of Iowa
college for three years. He came from Grand
'Rapids Mich. During his administration the
college has been very prosperous. 1t was due
to him that the college received the fine Car
negie library building which was dedicated last
have heen secured to insure a new chapel and
y NJ G. A. building, the ground for which will
be broken this summer
of the resignation Of Professor S. L. Whit
comb, professor of English. and his election tc
the chair Of English in the Kansas state uni
yerSity.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-22
A NEW TELEPHONE FACTOR
It Is Seeking Foothold of the Mn
Waukee Council.

MILWAUKEE, WIS.-The West Shore Tele-
graph & Telephone company, seeking a telephone
franchise In Milwaukee. has submitted its APP.
pllcat1onto the judiciary committee OF the
common council.
Back Of the company are Farnsworth Bill
u Co. of Chicago. directors in the Nassau Bond
company of New York $50
The aim of the new company will be to con-
meet with the independent exchanges Of the
state for long distance service. reduction
for telephones is is promised and n no charge Viii
be made until the new system has 5000 sub
scrlbers An underground system will be put in
Tor $4,000 instruments as d starter. Jules ST.
mon says that there is So, 100000 back Of the
Undertaking. The company may decide to put
Ill an automatic exchange If franchise is
| granted
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-22
NEW ELECTRIC LINE
It Is Moving Southeast from Brook
= ings Towards Flandreau.

sFLANDREAU, S. D.-The business men OF
F1andreau held meeting at which they consid-
cred the proposed electric line to be built from
Bookings. Attorney Stewart of Brookings. one
of the projectors. stated the plan Of the parties
who are to finance the road. He stated that they
were Des Moines men. A committee was selected
consisting of prominent business men, who are
considering. the matter. They expect to make
proposition to the parties interested The
surveying party, consisting of six men, have
reached point about three miles west of Elan
dreau They started from Bookings. = =
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-22

CRooKsToN. M1NN.-Rev T. H. sole1n. SEN
fenced to fifteen months Imprisonment at Still
water from Ada for indecent assault, received
the day of his departure for prison the grand
prize from the ST. Louis worlds fair for the
pest exhibit and display Of blue-stem wheat
shown at the big exposition. The reverend gem
tieman was a great agr1culturist and his large
farm near Ada some time ago was made an
partment of experiment work. Some three hun
bred different varieties of fruit trees were put
on his place and have been taken care of sue
cessfully by him.-Walter Chapman, an employee
OF OF tn the Crookston Lumber company. broke both
OF his legs while working on the slip above this
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-22
THE MONTANA RAILROADS
Their Assessment Likely to Be In
creased This Year,

HELENA, M0NT.-All the railroads of Mon
tana have reported their mileage to the state
board OF equalization. Practically no change
is found when compared with last year, save
| sixteen miles, an extension of the Bitter Root
branch of the Northern Pacific, and seventeen
miles occasioned by the building of the White
fish cutoff of the Great Northern. The total