Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1910-03-10

has occupied a greater length of
time that any similar case in the law
history Of the United States.
That littlc suggestion of the Pal
ladlum. to the effect that possibly
the lnsurgent wing of the republican
party might be hoisted with their
own petard at the approaching fall
election. seems to have touched a
raN spot on the insurgent cuticle.
Tit-for-tat salve now seems TO be "A
harsh remedy. and the howl for par
Y unity, with Buchanan as the chief
howler IS gathering into porten-
tous wall Bismarck Palladium.
Attorney General Miller has re-
turned from Washington. where he
argued the North Dakota coal-rat
case before the United States Su-
preme court. He met the North
Dakota delegation and number of
other North Dakotans in Washing
ton. and took look-in on the Bal
llnger Pinchot INVESTIGATION, where
he met Senator Purcell. The latter
seems to be satisfied with his Job,
and So far shows no signs Of i'll
health
The tests recently undertaken at
Minot Of the new city water works,
which have just been completed at
a cost Of Sl6O,00O. proved highly
satisfactory. notwithstanding that
in some places the pressure is l25
pounds to the square inch, there
Was only one Joint in the entire eight
miles Of piping which showed leak.
The plant was constructed under
contract by James Kennedy, the
well-lSnown contractor of Fargo, and
the test speaks volumes for the ex-
cellencc of the work.
There is being installed at the
agricultural college at Fargo gas
producer engine. which bids fair to
furnish the long-sought-for medium
for the use of Ignite coal. The
new apparatus is so designed that
any fuel can be used; but, in this
state, lis main value will depend
upon its ectiiency with the native
fuel. The Fargo Forum has the fol
lowing to say on the subject: The
purpose of installing this plant is
to tram the engineers i'm the method
of operating this form of power
producing machinery. Among other
fuels, Ignite coal viii be used. The
senior thesis this year will be on the
utilization of lignitein the producer
gas plannt.
Shortly before the east bound
Oriental Limited arrived Monday
evening, says the DEVILS Lake
journal, Special Officer Hurst re-
lcelved a message requesting him to
be in sight when The train arrived.
The tram carried a number of Unit
ed States men-of-wars-men who were
being transported from the Pacific
coast to the Atlanlc shore. They
had reported to the train crew that
the sum onf S432 in gold had beer
stolen from them Two Italian!
who We're on the train were suspect
ed of having stolen the money, anC
when the train arrived here Officer
Hurst placed them under arrest ant
made a search for the money The
search had not progressed very fal
when Slo5 Of the gold was found
and as the time for continuing the
search was limited, the officer placed
the prisoners in charge of the naval
officer in command of the sailors
with instructions to turn them ovel
to the chief special agent of the
Great Northern at st. Paul. Moth
ing further has so far been heard OF
the case.
Reuben ii. Whitney, well-to-dt
farmer living eight miles east o,
Almont, says the (,lenullin News
was brought to that place and ar
raigned before Judge Templeton las
Thursday on the charge of neglect
ing to send his children to school. az
required by law. Assistant State
Attorney Sullivan conducted the
prosecution. The testimony in the
case disclosed that the family live
within the proper distance of thu
school-house, and that. out of tn,
.ight months that school was taugh
in that district last year, Mr.. Whit
ney children attended less thar
one-third Of the time. At the dat,
supt l.orin made the complaint thi
particular school had been in session
five months for the present year. ant
the children had been present bu
one week during that time Mr.
Whitney was found guilty. and tn
minimum fine FIVE dollars wa
imposed, which, with the costs
amounted to $685.. This is anothe
of a series Of cases Of this natur
that have been tried this winter. s.