Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1912-04-25
ng since last fall. Jimmie will

Wulh. usVollnS some OF MS time to
public readings, but his many friends
hope that he may also take up news
paper work again. in which field ne
has always been successful.
Nebraska had a big blizzard the
other day. Had that occurred in
North Dakota the press of the entire
country would have been telling of
the severity Of the flickertai Climate
ard things like that.
Forum: Is there any political sig
nlilcance to the promptness with
which the plan to keep the republ-
cans and the democrats apart at the
primaries is called unconstitutional
by Attorney General Miller!
Numerous potato shipments are
beng made by North Dakota farm
ers this spring. and, as the price is
around 81 bushel, the farmer who
harvested his crop safely and stored
1T securely has good thing now.
Editor Hall. of the Petersburg
Record. is said to carry a sur
veyor's chain when he goes goose
hunting in the spring, to measure
off the distance SO he won't be with
IN half-mile of permanent water.
Congressman Hanna's efforts in
behalf of he homesteaders to get
the term of residence lowered from
llve to three years, and his bill to
prevent monopolies on patents, Sc
cured lot of favorable press com.
ment.
One of the western papers. noting
the trend of the modern movement
to make farm life so pleasant that
the boy will stay on the farm. thinks
that something should be done to en-
courage dad to stay on the farm,
himself.
In society paragraph, the Beach
Advance made mention of an act
OF generosity not common with
gentleman named. and there was
trouble until the editor demonstrated
that he had written it uncommon.
and the printer had lost the prefix
A number of farmers near Burkey.
IN Billings county. have refused to
pay their 1911 tax on the ground
that the assessment was unequal and
Illegal, and the matter will undoubt-
edly make an interesting case when
court convenes at Medora next June
The assessors are busy gathering
In political pedigrees of the voters.
The information must he turned in
some time in May. Give up your
political belief cheerfully, as it isn't
the assessors fault that he is com
PEELED to ask the questions. Hazel
ton Republican.
Grafton Record: This (the recent
surpeme court decision) will remove
the only valid objection that has
been seriously urged against the
primary. and viii make it impossible
for any one not member of party
to participate in the primary of
that party unless he is willing to run
the risk of being arrested and tried
for perjury. As a sincere advocate
OF and believer i'm the primary law,
we are glad that the court has sus-
tanned the law, and thus has removed
the possibility Of allowing the men,
bers of the minority party in this
state to help nominate weak candi-
dates for the majority party.
Napoleon Homestead: Roy Lee,
son of those we'll known and popular
old-timers, Mr. and Mrs. I. P. Lee,
of Braddock, and Miss Mollie Isaac
son, who is one of Emmons county's
well-known and charming young ia.
dies, were united i'm marriage at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs b. G.. Nc
Flroy, in this city, Monday after
noon, County Judge Bryant ofticiat-
ling. AS the ledge" was taken by
surprise he did not have time to don
his longtailed coat. so csnpplement-
ed his short" form Of ceremony.
The young couple at once left for
Braddock, where they will reside.
The Homestead extends best wishes
to Mr.. Lee and his bride for long
and happy life.
Wahpeton Globe-Gazette: From
returns now in it appears that Sen
ator McCumber received the in
dorsement of the Republicans of
this state for the office Of vice presi-
dent at the recent primaries. There
was no candidate for the office in
this state, and no name appeared on
the ballot, but enough of the sena-
tors friends voted for him to give
him respectable Endorsement. In
this county he received l41 votes.
and there was none against him.
Whether or not there is any possibil-