Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-06-18

will probably be no state line road
anywhere until the South Dakota
folk agree TO furnish half the real ss-
tate for the improvement.
Mine Host Henry Tatley of tho
Grand Pacific hotel, Bismarck, has re-
| turned from an extended sojourn at
the Hot Springs. His numerous
friends over the state will be pleased
TO know that he is ON the road to
| recovery now.
The l.arimore Pioneer man is kiek-
in. because the boys of the town, in
order to relieve their excessive pa.
trio,isln. indulge in firing tirecrackers
in the early hours of the morning.
just when the Pioneer man is trying
TO gct some sleep after II night out
Edselcy is getting a good deal OF
attention just now owing to the fact
hat the new electric light plans will
he run by power that costs the city
practically nothing The reputation
| of Edsccy's artesian wcll is we'll
known on account of the fact that Il
few Years ago it caught fire and the
people We're then aware for the first
time that it contained vast quantities
oi natural gas OF first class quality
This gas will now be used to rum the
big engine which will generate the
electricity for the electric plant.
Grafton Record: 1t has long been
an established custom to favor the
state officials with more than one
term where their records have been
acceptable, and there is little doubt
but What Alfred l,laisdell will BE- re:
nominated and reelected as secretary
OF state. 1t is becoming more and
more apparent that this office should
be held by trained attorney, one
| governing corporations. In this re
spect especially Mr.. Blaisdcll has been
successful by his prompt and correct
solving of many and varied matters
OF deep Importance to the state.
Wahpcton Globe-Gazctte: The big
green toad that makes its home i'm our
cellar every summer reached here
from his winter quarters this week
and has taken up his abode in his
customary corner near the cellar
steps. Every year at about this time
he makes his arrival known by ut.
cellar door. All summer long he en-.
joys life like all jovial old toads. In
the day time he sits way down cellar
and catches flies that happen to gel
too close to him and in the evening
he sits on the steps and talks to hin.s
self, or coming up to the top oil the
stairs. sings to the rest of the family
How do we know it's the same old
toad9 Why, by the tone OF his croak
OF course
Walhala Mountainccr: When the
insurgent faction organized two wear:
) ago, their war cry was REFORM al'
it took with IL great many people
honest people, who believed that re
form was needed and that here was :
chance to accomplish a good for the
state Reform was needed in our sys
tenn, and that there are many errors
still existing no one with an ounce
; of sense will deny ,nt the first move
! of the rcformers. who since style
} themselves progrcssiycs, was ono
! to show that they We're not reform.
ers i'm truth. but officp-scekers. pure
and simple. Contrary To the spin
J and intent OF the aW-the primary
law which they insisted was demand
| ed by the people and worked over
; time to secIlre--they called convcn
tion of the party in Grand Forks. |
was not a representative body OF til'
, people-far from it. 1t was u gath
erine of those who would be true t.
: 4 IIlh men WHO Woillu wv I'ias'3i VII ~
ticket there TO be named. and the in
yitations 10 those admitted TO lis DC
, liberatiOns were sent olt by men wii'
, | intended 10 be nominatcd. The peG
pie were ignored in the choice boz
OF delegates to this convention AM
L in the candidates named to hold IN
, Offices, If this Is reform, why, Civ
MS rather the old order OF things
where the people had at least sen
blencc of chance 10 say solnathln
about the matter. On the contraf
:, The leaders OF The platform movemen
were 10 a man andidatcs for some p'
sition The result has been disa'
trous 10 the reform movement an
the people who were hopeful that
change for better conditions would y
made have returned 10 the regu!a
ore anization and will be found wit
them at the polls.