Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1905-01-27
and its eastern suburb, and not u
sirgle wagon in Fargo would have
gone out Of commission.

Several days ago l learned that,
while the figures as to the number Of
the retail liquor dealers licenses is
sued last year in the Dakotas could
not be obtained direct from the Office
Of the collector Of internal revenues
at Aberdeen. who has charge Of rev.
enue collections in both states, yet
the collector would allow any trust
worthy person to examine his records.
1 tl,ereupon requested Attorney WILL
hanson, Of Aberdeen, b secure the
figures for me. He promptly did so.
But the measure in the house Of rep
resentatives was acted upon before
MIR. Williamson's letter, which is as
follows, arrived:
''ABERDEEN, S. D., Jan. 81, 1906. -
Hon. d. Il. Streeter, Bismarck, N d.:
In reply to yours Of the 10Th inst. l
will say that visited the internal
revenue c0Iiect0r's Office and obtained
the official figures as TO the number Of
retail liquor-dealers' licenses issued
for North and South Dakota for the
year ending June 30, 1904. They are
as follows:
South Dakota. .................. 1889
North Dakota. .............:.... 1,Oll
1 was informed by Collector Ehller.
man that the number varies from year
to year. Sometimes SOuth Dakota
having more and sometimes North
Dakota having more. Three years ago
North Dakota had sixty-Six more than
South Dakota. And So it runs. The
number is about the same each year
in each state.
"Yours, truly, G. N. WILLIAMSON"
A reference to the United States
census report for 1900 shows popula-
tion of 4Ol $50 In South Dakota, and
population of 3l9, ,146 in North Dakota.
Dividing the number Of people in each
state by the number OF retail liquor
licenses in each state, and we have a
retail liquor dealer to every 31S and u
fraction OF people in South Dakota
a retail liquor dealer to every 3l5 and
a fraction Of people III North Dakota.
In other words, the prohibition state
Of North Dakota has more saloons and
liquor-dispensing drug stores in pro.
portion to population than has It's Ii.
cense sister Of the sOuths This is an
anomalous condition Of affairs; but it
is u fact. In truth, then, every person
who is advocating continuance of
the prohibition law In this state is ia
v0ring a measure that stands for more
saloons than there would be under Ii.
cense. -
The general, sentiment among resub-
missionists here is that the agitation
for Il vote should be kept up; that all
attempt to pass resubn,ission in every
state platform Of the majority party,
and that an attempt To pass a resub-
mission bill through the Legislature
should be made al every session.
Senator Macdonald intends To intro.
duce in the senate House Bill No. Q,
recently defeated In the lower h,dy.
But, as Lieut.. Gov. Bartlett appoint.
ed a committee OH temperance solidly
against the measure, it would be pt,s-
sible, should the committee pigeon-
hole the till, to bring it up only by a
maturity vote Of the senate. Senator
Macdonald hopes to be able to do this
and thus obtain roll-call ON the
proposition.
House bill No. S, introduced by Rep
resentative Stevens. Of Burleigh, is
having hard shedding III tile house. 1t
raises the salary OF district judges
from $500 to s4,50O year. There
was quite "time" over it at last Fri.
days session. Seeing that there was
a majority against it, Mr.. Stevens
wanted it recommitted to the judici-
ary committee. This wauld have CIV
ell more time to work up asupport for
1t, aud ptSsibly to have cut the $1,000
down to $500. The attempt TO recom-
init it was defeated-56 to 38-nOt car.
ried by SO to IS, as by mistake printed
in last Saturdays Bismarck Tribune.
I do not believe the bill will pass.
There is no call for it-at least with
the tax valuation the state has at
present. With the agricultural col
lege being compelled TO refuse admis-
sion to 25O farmers boys aud girls be-
cause Of lack Of room, it would be bet
ter to expend all that can be spared
on that school and the other educa-
tional institutions of the state. There
are eight judicial districts. and the
proposed Increase would mean s32, 900
increased expenditures every judicial
term OF four years.
I The bill introduced by me, proyid.
ing for stated terms Of court III Elm.
mons and Mclean counties, has been
favOrably reported by the house com
mittee on state affairs.
A house bill introduced by me seek.
to raise the fees Of witnesses from o.
to S2 per day. surely, II a juror get
% day; a witness ought tOreceive al
least two.thirds as much. a. witnes,
generally has his appetite with hin
when lie goes to court-just the SAM
+, as u juror. The bill has an emerxenc,
clause, which would make 1t 60 Int.
effect when signed by the governor
and would give the e. . day to tn
witnesses In the Van de VOrste cas-
who must come here again Ia May.
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