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Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-09-09
4 WONDERFUL WINCHESTER
VICTORY AT CHICAGO.

At the Grand American Handicap
Tournament held in Chicago June
2l-26, and participated in by nearly
500 trap-shooters d. A. Epson, Of
Cleveland, Ohio, won the Amateur
Championship of America; Fred
Gilbert, of Spirit Lake. Iowa, the
Professional Championship of Amer
lea; Frank Fischer, of Eagle Grove,
Iowa. the Preliminary Handicap;
Fred Gilbert. High Average for All
Targets Trapped; and John X. Tay-
Tor, of Newark. Ohio, High Average
for Double Targets. The Grand
American Handicap resulted in tie
between John r. Livingston, of
Springvale, Ala; William Wetleaf,
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-09-09
One Of Edi.on's jokes.

Edison was always great Joke play
er Those ones he seemed to enjoy
most were like the one he worked on
one of the LATEST operators in the Of
flee where he was once employed. One
night, when this fellow thought his
days work was over and was getting
ready to so home. Edison slipped
around to the Office switchboard, made
a connection with the lazy fellows
telegraph key, called him down to the
table and. supplied with an old news
paper, proceeded to send Mr.. Lazy
long lot Of presumably Associated
Press stuff from New York. Edison
was a lightning sender (as well as re-
ccivep from almost the beginning Of
his career, and the way he made that
fellow work for two solid hours was
Joy. After wearing him completely
out. making him receive and copy the
equivalent of about three or four
newspaper columns. Edison suddenly
came from behind the switchboard, cx-
posed the joke to the poor fellow and
wound up by pelting him on the nose
with the newspaper he had been send
ing from.-Pearson's.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-09-09

Ittle y - ~. ,.Av u,rulng
enu ~ lie found the aasnre the pump
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-09-09
The PROHIBITION FARCE.
As Is the Case Every Year, North Da-
kota Is Again Flooded With Retail
Liquor Dealers Licenses.

The Grand Forks correspondent of
the Fargo Forum informs US, says
the Bismarck Palladium, that there
are at the present time l,79l blind
pigs in North Dakota assuming,
doubtless, that the assumption of
our law, that the possession of a
government tax-receipt for the retail
sale of Intoxicating liquor is prima-
facie evidence that such liquor is
being sold, iscorrect. The statement
is also made that this number of
places for the dispensation of liquor
would figure out at the rate of one
for every 244 inhabitants in the
state. This is hardly fair to the
state, bad as it undoubtedly is. for
the calculation is evidently made on
the basis of population as taken in
1905, at the last state census. Con-
IHservative statisticians now place the
population of the state at over 600, :
900, whereas in 1905 the census only
found few over 437 900. So, on
the more accurate enumeration, law
| violation is not quite as bad as stat
ed. 1t will be difficult. however, for
Mr.. Miller, attorney general of the
state, to reconcile even these figures
with his expressed opinion in an in
terview with the editor of DEVILS
Lake paper, when he says that the
lid is down tight in Bismarck, Minot,
Jamestown. Mandan, Dickinson, and
practically all the other cities of the
state. The fact of the matter is
that conditions in North Dakota
were never more satisfactory to the
| liquor dealers outside of the state
than they are now, and this also APP
plies to the majority of those who
are engaged in the illegal sale Of
liquor in the state itself. Cost OF
collections for whiskey dealers have
shrunk in North Dakota, since the
more rigid attempts to enforce the
prohibition law, from Is per cent ia
less than 5 per cent, and in malt
liquors from 20 per cent to about
per cent, and many houses who deal
in these commodities do not con-
slider these as items incident to their
business at all, so nearly do they
carry on cash business with their
North Dakota customers. and there
is no complaint heard from the Sc
outside harpies that there is any
falling off in their trade. On the
contrary, North Dakota accounts are
the very best that many Minnesota
and Illinois wholesale rot-gut ped
dler has on his books. And SO the
farce goes merrily on, and one of
the most important social questions
of the day, and one which is calling
more urgently than any other for
sensible treatment, is made the me-
dium fer personal and political ex-
ploitation by cowardly politicians,
who are often themselves hopeless
victims of the drink habit, and who
care nothing about the moral aspect
of the question, so that they can con-
tinue themselves in the lime-light of
personal notoriety.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-09-09
Had Sure Chance.

A patient with malignant disease
Of the throat consulted London spe-
cialist. The surgeon recommended the
removal Of the larynx The patient
expressed a fear that the operation
was dangerous.
"oh. nor said the surgeon. You
are sure to recover"
But" said the patient, Il under.
stood that the operation was serious
indeed"
WELL" said the surgeon, my rea-
son for saying that you are sure to re-
cover IL this: The mortality is nine
teen out Of twenty. and I've had nine
teen deaths already"
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-09-09
Durun, Day.

In order that the attention of the
public may be directed to the fact j.
fact verified by numberless public
demonstrations by cooks in all parts
of the country Gov. Burke has is
sued the following proclamation
naming day upon which he asks
the people of North Dakota to
take united action for the purpose
of ascertaining and making public
the many good qualities of durum
flour. Below is the governors proc
lamation:
Whereas. The grain growers of
the states of North Dakota, South
Dakota, and Minnesota, in conven-
ton assembled in the city of Fargo,
N. D., on the eleventh day of June,
1909, passed resolution requesting
the governors of said states to name
by proclamation one day each year as
'Durum Day." for the purpose of
advertising and popularizing durum
wheat; and
Whereas, The state of North Da-
kota is a great wheat producing
state, and durum wheat has proven
best adapted to our soil. our climate
and our conditions; yielding more
wheat per acre, more -four per
bushel, and more palatable, more
nutritious and more numerous dishes
than can be made from any other
kind of wheat; and.
Whereas, There is a uniform and
apparently unjust discrimination be-
tween the price of durum wheat and
other wheat. resulting in loss of
many millions of dollars to the far
mers of this state each year;
Therefore, In Difference to the
grain-growers of said states land for
the purpose of advertising the SUI
periority of durum -four. and to en-
courage its production and consump-
ton, increasing its market value
and adding wealth and prosperity to
our state. |, John Burke, governor
of the state of North Dakota, under
and by virtue of the power vested in
me by the laws of the state, do here
by nominate and proclaim Thursday,
the seventh day of October. 1909,
Durum Day
And l urgently request the patri-
otto people of this state to observe
this day by the use of durum -four
to the exclusion of other flour. On
this day let the people, mindful of
our agricultural interests and de-
pendence ON the products of the soil,
meet at social or "harvest-home
festival and exhibit in friendly CON
test, and for suitable prizes, the
many edibles that can be made from
durum flour.
Cortland (ohio) Herald: The
merchant who uses free stationery
decorated with gargling-oil, axle
greese or other cheap advertising
matter is to the home printer what
the mall-order house is to the mer-
chant. But some of them never
think of that fact.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-09-09

of Nichols, Iowa; George E. Burns,
of Cleveland, Ohio, and Fred Shat
tuck, of Columbus. Ohio In the
shoot-off of the tie Mr.. Shattuck
won, scoring 20 targets; Mr.Living-
ston, who shot from the l9-yard
mark, breaking l9. All of the win
ners except Mr.. Shattuck shot Win
chester "Leader" shells; and Messrs.
Livingston and Burns also shot Win
chester Repeating Shotguns. Such
a sweeping victory again proves
that Red w. goods are the ones
that help shooters successfully.
For Sale Ice in large and small
quantities. The ice-wagon is now
running. Call up Phone No. 1872
and leave your orders. (jn3)
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-09-09

to swaying and rubbing one another.
that do the damage. In towns the
many buildings give the needed pro-
lection by breaking the direct force
of the wind. On the farms, if one
plants his ind-break trees when he
sets out his apple and other large
fruit trees, he will have the best
kind of protection by the time the
fruit trees come into bearing. The
writer has seen apple trees in Bis
marck loaded with fruit; and at the
state agricultural college at Fargo
we have seen trees chock full of lus-
cious apples; and Concord grapes
so thick with clusters of fruit that
one could hardly see the vine. And
yet, at the college, until their wind
break trees furnished the protec-
ton, Embarrassing with them was a
failure. The Compass cherry. also
cross between the Miner plum
and the native sandcherry is per-
fectIy hardy here. 1t is a delicious
fruit and a heavy yielder.
Planted as an object lesson, in the
Records back yard are eight apple
and crab trees = divided between
Duchess and Wealthy apple trees
and Transcendant and Whitney No.
20 crabs. One of the young Trans
cendants is in bearing this year, and
1--WE trust the Linton boys will skip
this paragraph) there are dozen
and a half of bright red apples on it.
All of the trees are vigorous and
thrifty, and all will undoubtedly be
in bearing next year. One of the
trees, Duchess. is fully four
inches in diameter at the thickest
part of the trunk.
We have made this article Longer
than we intended it should be wher
we began it, for the reason that we
know that hardy apple-trees will dc
we'll here; and that any information
which may be given as to where the
right varieties may be obtained is
something greatly to be desired.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-09-09
rhouaht II Was a PROPOSAL.

Thought Il Was Proposal.
Scene-Cab stand near London Lady
distributing tracts, hands one to cab
BY, who glances at 1t, hands 1t back
and says politely, THANK you, lady,
but I'm q married man." Lady nerv-
ously looks at the title and, reading
"Abide with me-" hurriedly departs, to
the great amusement of cabby.-Lon.
don Spare Moments.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-09-09

Heard la the Barber Shop.
"Our charges are the lowest In town."
observed the barber
'Cut rates, eh7" said the customer as
be looked ut his lacerated chin In TIE
glass.-Judge.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-09-09
Undecided.

sIf he has proposed, why don't you
give him an answer"
II can't make up my mind whether
I would like him when I got him
home."-Brooklyn Life.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-09-09
But He ola.

what do you mean by kissing my
daughter, sir?'
"I'm sorry. but couldn't help my
self"
Couldn't help yourself! That's just
what you did dol"
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-09-09

Notice is hereby given that . petition hss
been tiled with the clerk OF this village f0f
the vacation Of the alley in block eight ~.
in Hunters first addition to Linton. ana tne
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-09-07

That war IS better than peace is the
latest argument Of the American" par
~ organ with a flourish Of rhetoric
il announces the following discovery
That since, according 10 the ancient
Greeks. strife is the father " I'll
things therefore peace would be ca
lamity 10 Utah. since Il would reterd
progress and would hinder everything
that goes TO make a great city
II is fine philosophy. but il is true
only In ~ Ear ss IL Is correctly applied.
namely that opposition NJ some sort
r. the necessary condition OF human
progress.
But when hiding under this maxim
thief steals from his neighbor. and
brought before the bar ~ Justice, ex-
plains how necessary IL is that his
neighhor should he rubbed In order 10
develop the finer traits Of patience ana
long suffering In his neighbor's char
acter. when a Benedict Arnold less no.
bic than the original one, betrays
trust and then alleges that the betrayal
Will not inquire inc ufAlhefh hNNoA'' a.
viii give him a chance 20 add 10 his
heroism; when a Judas betrays Christ
in order that he may force Him To set
up His kingdom straightway; when
newspaper attempts the characier-as-
sassination of those who are morally
intellectually. and patriotically the su-
periors Of the scrihes Who engage IN
such work and then blsndIy explains
that the strife aroused and perpetuated
by SANDER is the condition OF this eity's
progress what does the plea amount To
except a sheer admission that the
American" party Is Of criminal intent
and lives only on strife?
But Is IL true that strife Il the father
u all things?" that the civil War vas
q blessing to this nation? that the mas
sacres Of the Huguenots and the
tragedies Of the lnquisition we're really
the expressions OF beautiful inner
harmony Of progress, while to the vic
Tins they appeared TO be the incarna-
ton Of evilg n the Tribune philosophy
is true. then war is not he'll as Gen
sherman declared it 10 be, hut heaven.
as viewed by the writer Of the Trlbune's
Sunday editorials
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-09-07

speaker mentioned the people OF this
.ity have watched with great approval
his consistent course IN the city coun-
uil. and his efforts 10 keep down ex-
tra,agance and 10 supplani favurltism
with efficiency have made favorable
Impression even upon HE political OF
poncnts A. highly honorcd and
efficient member OF the Board Of hi
rcctors OF one Of the leading GENTLE
churches OF Utah. ne humbly suppose
that IL Us Inappropriate 20 style him
prlcsty Mormon plotter" lie was
one OF the original movers 81 the old
time Liberal party Of this city
A. 20 Attorney stephens a prom
mont y A. c. A worker, and In sew
crll ways a pubncist of note. besides
being leading member Of the bar OF
this state we unhesilatingly venture
the opinion that an who know him VII
laugh 10 hear AFR stephens desoribed
as tool NJ the hierarchy
This leaves Neph L. Morris the only
Mormon" among these leaders and
sponsors OF the new movement 90 an
swer the accusation u being a priest
IN plottor" who is cogltating the down
ram of the pure and unblemshed ''poll-
tics" represented by the so-called
American" party Hut since he is
amply able 10 speak FOR himself we
need be AZ no pains 10 demonstrate. as
we easily could that ne Is froer from
political dictation than the very
writer's on the American sheet who
thus impudcntly and insultingly seek
TO brand him 49, 'priestly pluttcr.'
Taken altogether then. the "priestly
plotters" described BE- the Tribune re-
quire no certificate from that sheet as
"a their fitness 70 participate with
any other citizens In an attempt g.
purify the practical politics Of this
fftN
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-09-07
THE OPTIMIST'S CORNER


Many Of us arc victims OF prosperity
and competition IN business and so
ciety. We live az high pressure; let
tiers and kilograms keep US constantly
alert Express trains OF automobiles
hurry ms miles away from home In the
morning and back again In the even
ING. and the pressure OF competition
IL 80 great that few men think that
they can AFFORD to take their work
easily or to modify the constant strain
of n by breaks of a day or two AZ
time Add 70 this excess IN eating and
Is n any wonder that your apprehen-
sion is no longer acute. your power OF
concentration diminished ard that YOU
are peevish and lrritah bic; that you are
rnels ncholy and troubled with sleepless-
ness or an abnormal tendency 10 drow-
siness that you are constpated ana
have a bad taste IN the mouth In the
morning and feel the need of stimu-
lants 10 cheer and hrace YOU un2 Many
people suffer from too much business
or society and not enough health. When
such W the case. they should cut our
business and society for a time ard
come down 20 mush and milk and first
principles. There Is little escape Tor
one who drugs himself into business or
society. when the T. string ~ your
system Ia screwed up too tight you
must bring the rest OF the instrument
down 10 a lower key or get out OF the
orchestra for a while. Take a rest and
change. Get plenty Of sleep; eat less.
relax.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-09-07

the army In various shows" The as
sirnment OF troops 10 public functions
which have the character ~ local
CELEBRATION IN justified In many In
stances. such az that which ocurs a.
Albany In the Hudson Fulton celebra b
tion hut there appears 10 be no reason
why the army should be made side
show for various tournaments. such az
have taken place. or are 70 take place
this year al Dallas Tex. Des Moines.
Ia, and Omaha. Neb. Some % these
events are money making schemes and
The presence OF the regular military
force lends oflcial dignity CD the occa-
sion. Just as u proves valuable asset
FOR the managers OF these affairs. Last
year. az st Joseph. Mo. the regular
troops were placed M an Enclosure, 20
which admission was charged alto
eether an unnecessary and uniustiia-
bic proceeding % which the war de-
partmcut should not have lent Its aid
and sanction for a moment. The ASST su-
meat Of troops OF the army 10 places
where there are celebrations OF any
sort should be regulated by the Inn
portance Of the work and the justhca-
ton OF q representation Of the national
ent.-Wsshington Herald
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-09-07
THOSE PRlEsrLY pLorrEns.

IT takes a great deal of cheek. c1-
claims the anu-"Mormon" fanatic
called the America" organ. for the
hierarchy put forth t political tools
with a demand that au political parties
shall SET on the course ana leave the
pricstly piotters clear neld Boa the
coming municipal oleeii1n.
The "priostiy ploiter thus fsr Boo
evidence, however arc Geo. ~ Law
renee. who acted 40 chairman of mo
citizens mass meeting. and Council
man Hall FRANK q stephens and
Nephi H. Morris. who were the other
speakers.
We suppose that not even me rab.d
sheet from which we have quoted
would maintain that Mr Lawrence.
who. we believe, is Inclined towards
Freedom in poltlca theory could hy
any possible stretch Of even an Amer
lean" Imagination be viewed as "A
"priestly plotter' or m even the re-
hottest degree as one under me innu-
snce Of the Hierarchy"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-09-07
WHY CANALS ARE ABANDONED

Herbert Knox smith Of the Depart
mcnt OF Commerce and Labor 10 cred
tied with the statement that the gov
eminent has a. one time or another
built some 4. SOC miles ~ canals in this
country, OF which more than onc-halt
are now abandoned That property
worth $40 600. 900 should thus 90 To
waste grieVes the hearts of opponents
Of deep water WAYS. who use the do
cadence Of old canals a. an argument
against new ones.
A. a matter % fact. Boa many in-
stances railroads have purchased con-
troll OF canals and closest them in or
der 10 remove competition. ln other
cases rivers which WoV formerly
Joined Boy canals have been allowed %
hll up until navigation was impossi-
Bile M am cases railroads have stopped
al nothing 10 destroy existing water
ways and prevent new ones
A striking instance of this exists not
Ear from Chicago. For many wears
pretty Uttlr river had been nav gated
regularly fur many miles. Finally an
electric road was constructed parallel
tn lhg river No sooner was II in com
mission than the railroad purchased
thc steamboat and had it ASHORE. Then.
90 make sure competition hv water
would mot he possible logs were driven
into shallow spots in The river 'n order
t0 0hstruct the channel
when "a railroad win take such uber-
ueH with "a natural naWgable stream
tho abandonment Of ARTIFICIAL canals
need Furnish no mystery incapable Of
explanation hy the little patient re-
search .-thicago Journal
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-09-07
ARGUING FOR BATrLEsHlPs.

The international contest In the
building OF more and greater batde-
ships by every nation is sustained by
arguments that are not always easy TO
answer For example, the statement
Of Commander Sims In 1905 seemed to
prove that the way Of economy lies in
the building Of larger ships He said
A feet ~ ton 90 oO ton ships. each
having a hroadside hre NJ eight i2-inch
guns cor eighty On alD, would cost
about 500 00o. 600 O. a fleet OF twenty
smaller vessels, each having a broad
side OF four l2-inch guns cor eighty in
AID and the usual intermediate guns,
would cost about 100000 900 .. u re-
quires less men 10 man the main bat
terry guns of an an big gun ship than
" a mixed battery ship. For example
II requires less men 10 serve the r.
inch guns ~ the DreadnouEht than the
four i2-inch and tho sixteen 6-inch
guns Of the Missouri
No doubt. n the only item ~ ex-
pense were me guns II would b. cheap
er 90 build larger ships But the poo
pie can zee that the appropriations for
navy are rapidly increasing SO that
there must be- something wrong IN the
argument that the larger the ship the
less the cost
According 10 the old story, an irish
man about 90 buy a stove was shown
one which the dealer said would save
half the coal. 90 which the customer
said he would buy two OF them then
and thus save AN Of H. And so with
The battleships IL might be relatively
cheaper 90 build a few large thar
many smaller ones but the only alb
soIute choapness win be- realized wher
/ they ave not built al an
Tho report is that the wyoming ant
/ the Arkansas win be $4,000 ton battle
ships These monster nghtns ma
chimes VIII 10 promises are fulnned. o
completed n little moro than half M
time IL used 20 take Tor construction
OF tho Older type that ranged IN slz
from 1900 10 1900 tons The latte
ships somctmes took hNe years q
complete and some critics said tho
we've obsolete before they wor
launched
Ana this we think b. the trouhl
with all of them Every stroke ~ thoi
engines lowers their efficiency ever
ueN Invention discounts their yariou
scientific devices They represent ina
much money thtown into the sea- an
except boz so Gar as thes may he ueces
saIy lo tho national defense, they 40
loss ana waste 90 their entire extent
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-09-07

II il gratifying to observe that the
local striking plumbers have promptly
disavowed the acts OF violence In the
form Of destruction OF plumbing work
recently perpetrated by unknown per
sons in several parts Of the city. We
Eel. sure that the Union as such knew
nothing o. these outrages. and we con-
gratulate the local leaders upon their
prompt disavowal NJ them II is great
pity. moreover. that the guilty parties
have not vet been discovered uniil
they are. popular suspicion will in
evnably rest upon the striking plumb
srs who are thurs placed IN a most un-
fortunate situation.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-09-07
BOSTON IN 1857.

Boston is just like other places OF
its size. only perhaps considering its
excellent FISH market. paid fire depart
mont superior monthly publications
ana correct habit OF spelling the Eng
ilsh language IL has some right Ia
look down on the mob OF cities
That was in 1857. Since then the hsh
markets and fire departments and
monthly magazines Of other cities have
improved. and nobody prctends ans
longer 10 know what Is the correct way
Of spelling the English language All
the offensive Bostonlan claims to su-
pcriority have passed away.-s' NJ.
rrothcrs In the August Atlantic.