Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1907-03-21

500, is reported dcranged in his
mind, For some time past he has
been acting queerly. but nothing de
veloped until Friday of last week,
when he procured revolver and be
gan to lombard the elevators, after
which he barricaded the doors OF
the depot and threatened every one
seeking admittance An attempt
will be made to arrest and have him
up before the insanity board He is
a Young man and single. and il As
thought that the blockade on the
line has had something to do With
unbalancing. his mind
With practically no warning what
ever, Mrs. j. A. Chesley, wife OF one
of Fargo's most prominent business
men. and herself one of the most
highly thought of ladies in the city
was taken with stroke of apoplcxy
and died. The shock was nearly IN
Simultaneous, coming at O'Clock on
Monday night The sad news will
cause the deepest regret among an
EXCEPTIONALLY wide circle of friends
who are left with the family to
mourn her sudden taking Oft Fnrth-
er announcement will be made as to
the funeral arrangements. Forum.
When one comes to think about ii ),
what substantial reason is there that a
!i'lroad ticket or mileage book
should not be as transferable as "A
postage stamp or a barrel of flour?
:. he railroad company sells the right
10 ride certain distance for Il Ger
tain price. What difference does il
Ii AXE to the road who uses the trans
portationo Does ii make any moro
difference than il makes 10 the grocer
as TO who uses tho dollars worth OF
sugar which he sells? " there is a,
difference it would take Il micro
scope to detect Grand Forks
Herald
1t is a much mistaken idea that "a
new man can be sent to the Legislature
and step at once into a position of
prominence and influence There are
some exceptions To this theory whore
men have been i'm public life and
have devoted time and attention to
the consideration of public affairs
But the average legislator is con
fronted with two propositions one
tc bde his time and learn the ways
and means of doing things. and the
other is to rush i'm where he knows
nothing and make laughing stock
of himself and the constituents who
elected him Grand Forks Times.
Buford Tribune: Several car
loads of local freight were delivered
at Buford on "Wednesday the first
to amount to anything since the
freight blockade three months ago
Some of our merchants have goods
that have been en- route from Grand
Forks and Minot for more than 60
days this is nearly AS good as the
old time bullwhackcr could do. II
is expected that if spring rains do
not wash the Great Northern track
and road bed into the Missouri river
there will be another local freight
train come along before firecracker time.
These be strenuous times for the peO-
pile i'm this western country.
The great outcry which was made
over the libel law and the repeal of
which was demanded in the demo
cratic state platform has not re
suited in any repeal of The measure
Members who thought the law IA vic
ious piece of legislation, without
looking into it, and who came with
the determination to repeal the stat
ute, changed their minds. The law
is not objected to by responsible pub
fishers of papers who do not intend
to libel any one, but it does hold
club over the fiy-by-night party, who
would like to bulldoze, misrcpresent
or blackn.ail some candidate or pub
lie man without having the truth to
sustain the attack jamestown Alert
Under postal ruling which went
into effect on the firstof March. every re-
striction upsn the issuance OF postal
cards existing up to that time was
removed Post cards may now be
made at home and il is also perInis-
sible To paste photographs, news
paper clippings and other imprints
ON thin paper upon the cards. The
left half of the address side of the
card is available for message or pic
lures, and it will not be necessary
to print the words post card or
postal card upon the card. The
/ only remaining restriction is that the
card must be of standard weight
pasteboard and not more than 2 ~
lG by 81 inches in dimension
Leather and other freak materials are
/ barred
Commenting on the I.aMoure
Progress article on the conservatism
of the state senate, the jamestown
4 Alert SAYS: 1T can also be said
with truth that the house was a fair
average body OF men, with The ma
jOity striving to give the people 4
square deal Much was expected of