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Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1912-09-05

ana lJ6N WIitlaNlS, MI. WIlisAiuS
being the manager Of the townsite
property. The Board Of County
Commissioners who purchased the
block for the county building were
Messrs. William L. Yeater. James
3. Gayton and r. w. Child. the lat
ter being well-known sheep-raiser
of Winona. The conditions that sur
rounded the purchase of the prop
erty were these: The Territorial
grand jury. in session at Bismarck.
had in their report called attention
to the fact that Emmons county had
no Jail, and that one was necessary.
The syndicate refused to sell the
block to anybody at less than two
thousand dollars, on warrant basis,
and had short time before sold a
lot to neil. aboring farmer for Sl2o
or $50, mostly in cash. and there
were twenty-four Of these lots In the
block sold to the county. which ad-
Joined or cornered I've are not
certain which, the block in which
the lot was sold for the price above
stated. II should also be remem-
bered that at the time the block was
bought county warrants were worth
about seventy-five cents on the dol
lar, making fifteen hundred dollars
for the block, instead OF three
thousand dollars, as claimed by
Thurston's straw man. The assertion
that therewas graft in the deal would
necessarily imply that the commits
sloners had entered into collision
with the members of the syndicate.
The Record editor did not then be-
lieve, and he does not now believe.
that Messrs. Gayton, Yeater and
| Child were dishonest in their pur-
chase of the property; or that, with
the fact in mind that Williamsport
! was the county seat. with great ex-
pectations at that time on the part
Of everybody that it would soon have
a railroad, and the further fact that
county warrants were only seventy
| five cents-the members Of the syn
dictate received more than they were
entitled to for their property. As
! showing the stand the Record took
at the time regarding the matter
We reprint below an item from this
paper Of September 80, 1885. It was
an answer to correspondent who
wrote regarding the purchase Of the
block:
The correspondent is right wher
ne refers to $1,000 as the amour,
asked for the block of lots: but he
makes the mistake often made in
speaking of county expenses that
of placing the price on cash instead
Of county warrant basis. He
states that the syndicate would re
ceive at the rate of $50. 80 apiece fol
the twenty-four lots. Let US see
! Taking the s., OO0-dollar warrant te
| be worth % cents on the dollar IA
cent or two more might be OBJ.
tained), would give $500 as the
price Of the block. Now. divide
the 81 500 by the number of lots (24)
and we have an average of s62. so as
the amount received per lot. Let US
now see how the price corresponds
with that Of similar lots. One lot
we know was purchased by Prof.
keim. who has farm mile or so
from town, and he paid for it either
$125 or Sl50-we cannot name the
exact sum and most of the pay.
ment was made in cash. At the
present time no lot anywhere near
the locality of the block referred to
can be bought for sixty-two dollars
and fifty cents II a county seat is
worth fighting over. the property
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1912-09-05
Summons.
state Of Mort h Dakota,

State OF Mort b Dakota
County OF Emmons.
In District Court: Sixth judicial District.
Linton Bazaar. . cor poration. plaintiff. W. E.
" Chase, defendant. Summons.
The State OF North Dakota to the above
You are hereby summoned to answer the
complaint in this action, which Is nled With
the Clerk Of the District Court in Emwons
County, North Dakota. aud 70 serve copy
thirty days after the serviceof this summons
upon you. exclusive Of the day OF service;
and 10 case OF your failure to appear or an
default for the relief deman in the COM
plant.
Dated July 9Th, 1913.
Chas. Coventry.
(sepS-octlO) Attorney for Plaintiff,
once and postomce address Linton. Emmons
County. North Dakota.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1912-09-05

(serial No. olooOll tAug B-sept. 49,
Notice for Publication.
Department Of the Interior,
IT, g. Land Once IT Bismarck ". d.,
July IS 1912.
Notice is hereby given that
ADOLPh BERRETH.
OF Hague. North Dakota. who, on July 81.
Lots and 9, section 81. Township 40 north,
Range "a weat Of the Fifth Principal Merid
ian. has died notice Of Intention to make
fish claim 70 the land above described he
fore charles B. Carley. Judge aud Ex-Onicio
Clerk Of the County Court. IT Linton. North
Dakota, ON the olst day OF Septe mber. 1917.
Claimant names q witnesses:
John Schneider, q Hague. n; d.
Fred Wohi, 81 Hague. n. b.
John Pudwell, OF Hague. N. u.
r. N. STEVENS, Register
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1912-09-05
tserial No. olls,a) aug. l5-sept ls1
Notice for Publication.
Department Of the Interior,
u. 9. Land Once At bismarck. n. D.,

n Iun6 oSsce Al 81 Bi .ne III b..
July Is, 1872
Notice is hereby given that
ADAM PAUL,
OF Winona. North Dakota. who, ON June "a.
west half Of northwest quarter Of Section %.
Township l3l north. Range a. west OF tho
Fifth Principal Meridian. has hled notice Of
stead proof. TO establish claim to the land
above described, before Charles b. Carley,
Judge and Ex -O@cio Clerk of the County
Court, at Linton, North Dakota, on the 18th
day OF September. l0ls.
Claimant names - Witnesses:
Gabriel Richter, of Linton. n. D.
Stanislaus Masset, Of Linton. n. ID.
Karl Bachmeies. Of strAsburg, N. ID.
Lorenx Masset, OF Linton. N. ID.
r. N STEVENS. Register.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1912-09-05
in it is certainly of value Besides.
lots in a county seat in the midst of
a good agricultural country are
good property"

And that is all there is TO Mr.
Thurston's intimation regarding the
purchase of the block for the county
building at old Wllliamsport We
will also call his attention to the fact
that on March 80 of that same year
1885 there was desperate fight in
Emmons over the division of the
county. 1t was understood that the
Williamsport syndicate (of which
MIR. Mckenzie was member, and
the Winona toWnsite company (of
which Messrs. II +. Douglas, John
McCrory and Major Mclaughlin
were prominent members) had
united to bring about the division
of the county through a bill TO lie in
troduced in the legislature at first
the bill. as we remember it, did not
provide for vote by the people of
the county; but work by those OPP
posed to division caused Governor
Pierce to intimate that he would
veto it unless it allowed the people
to vote. Any way, it passed with
provision for vote. And the vote
was tie. there being two polling
places. one at Williamsport and one
at Winona. One more vote for divis-
ion would have divided the county.
creating Winona county south of the
first township line north Of the pres
ent town of Linton, and would have
left the few people then in Emmons
county with two county governments
instead OF one to support. and with
two dinky little counties instead of
one Of fair size. We call Mr..
Thurstons attention TO the fact that
he can ascertain from his old-time
neiRhbors that the editor of the Rec
| ord never in his twenty mine wears
in this county made harder fight
for or against proposition than he
made against the splitting of this
county.
In conclusion we would suggest
that. now that the editor of the Re
publican has delved into ancient his
tory to the depth of twenty seven
years, he also investigate some
thirg only about half as old, and
tell US why it was that his friends
Macdonald and Baxter, with Jakoh
Fischer in opposition. the three con-
stituting the board Of commissioners
OF this county with the Record
fighting its best against the deal.
with every taxpayer in the county
backing the fight. with an attorney
hired to defend the county's inter
ests-an attorney noted as the best
tax-lawyer in the United States
(Fred A. Baker. of Detroit) with
no evidence on which to change their
minds except that given to them by
Mr.. swartz. the deputy tax com
missioner of the Northern Pacific
Railroad Company the majority of
the county board above named com
promised with the N. p. company
for fifty per cent Of their taxes.
beating the county out of many thou
sands of dollars, and then refused to
pay their lawyer his fee, which he
only received after he had entered
suit. There are three times as MANY
people in the county now as there
wer'' then, and some of this ancient
history may prove interesting to
those who have made their homes
here since the happenings referred
| to.
And finally. Br'er Thurston, in the
n =
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1912-09-05

The editor Of our steamed cotem-
porary UP the line seems to have
been madden last week than he had
teen before since he broke his gun.
A. usual, he makes no direct charges
himself This time. however. he
goes so far as to put his words in
the mouth Of an imaginary odd
subscriber. This old subscriber"
wha by the way. may be "Diction-
AIRY Hank" says. among other
things. You never heard of him
knocking his friend Wittmayer when
he pu, one over on the county
conlmissi oners: or his friend Nc
kep1ie when be held the county up
for SO 600 for a block in the Will
Transport townsite. That $1,000.
wlth compound interest to date.
ala help some" in the taxes that
he says 50 much about. Seems as
though he would give US the straight
Of ii about the Lynn oskins deal,
if Aa thinks so much of the dear
PEOPLE"
far as Mr.. Thurston's intima-
Tons regarding Wittmayer and | ynn
are concerned. we have this to say !:
Lam and Wittmayer are candidates
fag Office They are legitimate OBJ
-jects II criticism as to their fitness
FIR office. t the editor of the Re-
publican knows the details Of the
instances Of evil-doing he refers to,
he IS a coward if he does not make
them public Another thing, where
man n Office. or seeking an Office,
is charged publicly with wrong do
lng he should take the public intu
his confidence and explain il he can.
+ lie does not do so, he is not worthy
70 ho!d Or obtain an Office. II Mr..
LYNN and Mr.. Wittmayer are pull.
ing of stunts as the Republican
editor puts it and Thurston will as.
sert that those stunts are evil. both
Lynn and Wittmayer should explain.
lftbey 30 not do so. the public has a
right 10 assume that any charges
tina, may he made against them by
lnurston are true
If Lynn and Wittmayer have held
up the county in deals, they should
90 into the same class with the mer
who allowed the Northern Pacific t.
skin f.rnmons county out of eighteen
or twenty thousands of dollars in
taxes. Of the county officer who got
a reward Of several hundreds Of dol.
lars for helping the Hackney Boyn-
ton Land Company in its dealings
with the county, and the man who
used the tax penalty and interest of
he county for electioneering pur-
poses.
And, as to the purchase of the Jail
block at old Williamsport, the Rec
ord viii say that Mr.. Thurston' 3
strap man makes the sum paid for
the jailoluck in 1885 three thousand
dollars. when, in fact. i. was two
thousand dollars Furthermore.
that the syndicate who owned the
Niiliamsport townsite were not Nc
kenzle alone, but Messrs. Mellon
Bros, Mckenzie, Coffin, Thompson
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1912-09-05

And finally. Br'er Thurston, in the
Name of Noah Webster, the Great
Horn Spoon and the Continental
Congress, what are you charging US
with when you say, in your last
weeks article. The asiminity' Of
our old friend (streeter) is truly
surprising" We were never before
accused Of such an awful crime.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1912-09-05

vHsF Fap6R or THE COUNTY
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-04-18
SIDNA ALLEN ESCAPES
FROM CARROLL COUNTY.
Newspaper Men, Just From Hillsville, Say Detec
tives Have Lost Trail.-Allen Supposed
To Have Gone Out West.

Sidna and Wesley Gf captured) and
Claude and Victor Allen will receive
the death penalty, and thatFreel and
Byrd Marion, retainer of the fam
lily, will perhaps get ten years in the
penitentiary.
Carroll county wants to have the
trial in Hillsville, so that in the spot
where the Allen clan perpetrated
their slaughter may be the same spot
which will see the end Of their law
less rule. The trial probably will be
held there too, although with a jury
drawn from some other county.
THE Hillsville people are hospita-
BILE, sensible, and eager to rid their
section of the blot which these ty-
ranical domineering Aliens have cast
upon it. They run things their own
way for 20 years, and it's about time
their sway was ended. 1t would also
be a good time, in the opinion of a
northerner, to put a stop to the
"guntotin" which is general in the
Carroll section. That and the moon
shine liquor combined causes most of
the trouble up there. .'-Spartanburg
Journal.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-04-18
Yeggmen Loot Bank.

Hillsboro, April 12.-One Of the
boldest bank robberies that has oc-
Cured in North Carolina in many a
day was enacted here some time last
night or early this morning when
yeggmen slipped into town, forced an
entrance to the bank of Orange, blew
open the vault with nitro-glycerine
and took from the institution between
$4,000 and $4,000 in gold and cur
rency. The bank vault was swept
practically clean, the robbers leaving
behind only a few $40 bills and some
small silver. Bank papers were not
disturbed.
The robbery was discovered by the
janitor of the building this morn
ing.
There is said to be no clue to the
robbery. 1t is belieyed that the yegg'
men came into town this morning
about 1880 o'clock from the direction
of Greensboro.
A considerable noise was heard III
the direction of the bank at O'Clock
this morning. No attention was giver
the sound at the time, but it is now
believed that the noise was due te
the explosion.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-04-18
Hitchcock Signs Beach's Bond.

Aiken, April 11.-This morning
bail was arranged for Frederick O..
Beach, against whom warrant is
now outstanding, charging him with
cutting his wife's throat. Mr.. Thom-
as Hitchcock, the prominent million
aire who has been making his home
in Aiken for many winters past, is
the bondsman, and the sum is ST.
600. Beach is now in Paris, and the
fixing of his bond in his absence is
the result of a number of cablegrams
between Beach and his attorneys
here, in which he named the firm of
Hendersons as his attorneys in fact,
and they signed his name in his ab-
sence.
1t is stated that Beach was arrang-
ing to return to America this month,
but these arrangements will enable
him to continue his stay in France,
and not return for his preliminary or
to sign his bond.
The fixing of his bond conveys with
it the waving of his preliminary, but
it is stated that he still reserves this
right by consent of the State officers.
The signing of this bond practi-
cally closes this case as far as the
officers of the State are concerned.
The case will be presented to the
grand jury at the June term of court,
but in case a true bill is brought
against the defendant the case will
hardly be called for trial before the
September term, as the county jail is
now we'll filled with prisoners, and
the summer term is considered to
be for the purpose of clearing the
1ail. The prisoners now in jail have
the right of trial first.
However, a number of witnesses
will be brought from a distance to
testify before the grand jury in June
Most of the material witnesses are
the help of the people most interest
ed in this case, and will be at theil
summer homes in June. 1t is stated
to-day that two more law firms OF
this city have been engaged to defend
Mr.. Beach, and with unlimited none!
behind him the case will be hare
fought one.
Mrs. Beach will be one of the prin'
pal witnesses for the prosecution
She has not given her bond for ap'
pearance, and it is question in the
minds of some whether she will eve:
return to go on the witness stand.
In the meantime, the detective anc
officers of the State are perfectine
their case against Beach.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-04-18
A Dubious Compliment.

Judge Orrin n. Carter, chief JUS
tice Of the Illinois supreme court, told
the following story at the fifth annu-
al banquet of the Traffic club of Chi
cago, which is recorded in the Chi
cago Tribune:
Down in Missouri few years age
a man who was about to declare him
self as candidate for judge asked
a colored constituent to vote for him
'You'se my second choice, judge,
answered the colored man.
"'Who's your first choice, Uncle
Tom?' asked the prospective candi'
date.
ANYBODY who can beat you,' was
the unexpected reply.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-04-18
MAY STAY IN JAIL.
Must Apologize to Court to Secure
Release.

Greenwood, April 12.-In the mat
ter of Miss Belle Yoe, adjudged in
contempt of court and sentenced to
80 days in jail here Wednesday, the
following formal order was issued by
Judge Sease this morning:
"A rule to show cause in the above
stated case was issued and person
ally served upon Miss Belle Yoe, why
she should not be punished for con-
tempt of court in the said case, to
which she appeared in open court
and by way of return and answer
stated in open court that she had not
obeyed the orders and did not intend
to obey them.
1T is therefore ordered that Miss
Belle Yoe be and hereby is, adjudged
in contempt of court and the SEN
tence of the court is that she be
taken in custody by the sheriff of
Greenwood county and confined in
the county jail for period of 80
days or until she has purged herself
of contempt by filing in writing with
the clerk Of this court a statement to
TIE effect that she is sorry for having
disobeyed the orders of this court
and that she will obey and observe
the same and will not further inter-
fere with the subject matter of this
action.
1T is further ordered that the
sheriff of Greenwood county be and
he is hereby ordered forthwith to
carry out and execute the formal Or
ders of this court and remove from
the premises the personal property
and effects of the said Miss Belle
Yoe and put the town of Greenwood
in possession of the real estate, the
subject of this action.
The order was at once served upon
Miss Belle Yoe, who is in Jail, and
she stated to the, sheriff that as she
had done nothing for which to apollo
gize, she would not apologize. This,
of course, was an informal state
ment, and one that the court will
not take judicial notice of.
To we'll known citizen who call
ed and urged her to obey, Miss Yoe
stated that she would remain the 80
days and then go back and that she
supposed she would be arrested again
at the next term of court. The order
of Judge Sease, however, means now
that she can not be released from jail
until she gives an apology in writing
and agrees to vacate the property.
She will be allowed to visit the
place tomorrow by the sheriff in or
der to obtain clothing.
After that the length of her i'm
prisonment rests entirely with her
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-04-18
SPECIAL NOTICE.

All parties are hereby warned not
to plow into the public roads of the
county. This offense is punishable
by fine or Imprisonment, and viola
tors of the law will be prosecuted.
J. B. KEARSE,
County Supervisor.
Bamberg, S. c., April l, 1912.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-04-18
Teachers Slayer Given 1S Years.

Roanoke, Va, April 11.-Joshua
Raines, slayer of Miss Eva Cham
bers, the county school teacher, was
found guilty of murder in the Sec
ond degree in the circuit court of
Roanoke county to-day and sentenced
to Is years in the penitentiary.
So much infuriated were the peo-
pie of the community as a result of
the verdict that the authorities deem
ed it advisable to remove Raines
from the county jail and he was
driven to Cloverdale and taken to
Buchanan, thence to Richmond.
There was no direct effort made to-
wards lynching, but feeling was so
intense that it was thought best to
move the prisoner.
The direct cause leading to the
tragedy was the suit instituted by
Miss Chambers against Mrs. Raines
for $4,000 for slander. This follow
ed an investigation brought about by
Mrs. Raines, who made various
charges against Miss Chambers's
character. The school teacher was
exonerated.
Following the killing Raines ad-
mitted the murder, saying he did it
because the teacher would not with
draw the damage suit. He pleaded
insanity and the verdict calling for
second degree murder came as sur
prise and gave cause for bitter feel
inpS
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-04-18

The Ford is the simplest and most
reliable car on the market. Write
the Ford Sales Co., Bamberg, S. c.
for catalogue and prices. Stock of
cars on hand.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-04-18
Jailed at Lynchburg.

Lynchburg, Va, April 11.-Joseph
Raines was brought here tonight and
placed in Jail. He was taken in a
closed carriage to Bonsack, Va, a
small station on the Norfolk & West
ern, and the fast memphis Special
was ordered to stop there. BY some
mistake the train stopped at Salem,
and went by Bonsack, so that the
officers with their prisoner had to
wait for a later and local train.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-12
SAYS LINCOLN WAS CHRISTIAN
Dr.. Smith, of st. Paul, Touches on Re-
ligious Side of Emancipstor.

81 the Fifth Avenue Baptist Church last
evening the Rev. DR. {. 6. Smith. Of tn"
University Of Minnesota and pastor Of the
Peoples Church, of St Paul delivered an
address on Lincoln before large con-
gregafion. which included many members
Of New York Commandery Of tn LOYAL
Legion Or, Smith said IN part
Was Alr. Lincoln q Christian Nam
words ana some bitterness have attended
the discussion Of the question judged by
merely dogmatic or even conventional
-tshdards, nc certainly never was. But 81,
20 he a Christian, a man must believe win
! al mis- soul that there is a God who made
Ind rules the world; that d sense Of duC.
is the suprenest law for every human
=. soul; that only in Obedience 10 that law
can an cause finally succeed; that sacri-
nee and selt-sacrifCc are not too dear a
nice 10 pay for truth and righteousness.
then 10 tho depths # his great soul was
Mr. Lincoln 2 Christian man
Aud what think YOU? When tho bulls-
Q. q halfcraZed assassin, in abiect foll",
struck down this man. think you that he
IeTisHea forever from Gods universe .
Think you that life developed ly such
iauOrs 3nd SORROWS was Of no more worth
Than 10 mugle with the unthinking dus'
ron whence II. sprang? l cannot believe
it | cannot believe that nature, so diff
cult IN her processes. and SO parsinOnious
Of her materials. should end az last IN the
obstruction Of . soul which most amply
fuihls her nCblcSt aims How abject a
dtnOuement which would rob tn" drama
20 lfg of ali unity ana purpose,
New-York tribune., 1912-02-12
RIFLEMEN APPEAL FOR FUNDS
National Association Plans to Send
Teams to Sweden and Argentina.

Washington. Feb. 1.-THE National Rlhe
Association Of America has issued an ap'
neal for funds 20 assist I'm having the
United states represented by rife teams al
the OLYMPIC games in Stockholm, Sweden
and the Pan-American rife shooting tour
lament 10 be held a Buenos Ayres, Argen-
tine Republic during the coming spring
The association now holds the Olympan
rife shooting team championship win INC
military rife. having been the Vi"tors Al t''
last Olvmpiad, held in England I'm 1875
The final tryouta to determine the mem
hership Of both international teams VIII
no held on tho United States Marine Corps
range Al winthrop, Md. The final tryoHt
for places on the Argentine team VIII 'ake
nIace on April 10 and II, as the team VIII
be compelled 10 leave this country April
N Tho final trvout for the Olympic team
will be held May %, when ten men will he
selected from among the twenty-five VINO
have previously been chosen IN the pre-
uroinarv tests Of the states, army, navy
and marine corps
The executive committee OF inc asso'
citation emphasizes the Importance of send
ing a team 10 Argentina declaring that It
would do much toward effectng closer
commercial relations between the United
states and the South American republics