Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1912-09-26
IS IT "FAIR?'
by Frank S.rss.sy

dernna.ion. the proposed street FAIR
q, this point being the cause CT The
TRADE. While the article succeeded
in causing no small amount Of com
mens among the Linton business
men, il did rot succeed in stirring
10 the amount at ill-feellng against
Hazelson people as s whole that the
writer Of the article no snut, intsrd
al when he launched forth such a
bel.icose paragraph
Linton people in general are net
inclined TO s.esii; the people of Ha-
zel,on With the sentiments Displayed
in the sr,icle in the Republican en-
titled Aren't the County Fair.
They realize tina, because news
paper bursts forth with such wrath
fulness the people Of the town in
which the paper is printed are not
TO be charged with the same. II.
nearly every instance where we have
heard the article discussed the opirl-
ion seemed general ,ha,i. was Moth
ing but an uncalled-ios. childish
! display Of temper on the part of a
newspaper whose editor IS having a
few more trials and ,ribula,ions OF
a various order than contributes
greatly to his good nature.
AS to the merits or dement's IF
the proposition Of holding a fair in
Linton. the people Of this Village
are not disposed TO go 10 the editor
Of the Hazelton Republican for
judgment. 1t is simply case Of lo-
cal business men getting together.
donating money and prizes fer a
small fair to be held in Linton two
days. and to which every person in
| the county is invited 10 come. They
| may enter their exhibits free. and
/ the entertainments which Will tie
provided will be in all cases rec.
/ 1t is county fair simply in the fast
tina, all residents Of the county are
! invited TO attend and participate.
The entire expense Of tire fair Is be-
I ing borne BY Linton business men,
and it seems hardly necessary that
4 the editor Of the Hazeltor Repuull-
can should be called in TO Judge
/ whether or rot Cur business mer
/ should be allowed to sperd their
/ money in that way The Republican
I states that i, is TIE intention Of the
business men up Hazelton way to
hold market day. They VIII no
/ doubt stand the expense Of it. ard.
b. virtue Of tina. fact. Will not
/ deem it necessary to ASK permission
of Linton people TO carry it through.
Should they hold such a market day.
! it is not SO improbable that SOM
| Linton people may be among their
visitors on that day. Stranger
things have happened.
In fact, as we look back few
years. we can ind at least one In
stance where the people of Linton
chartered special train and attend
ed 10 large numbers 4. P. annual
dance at Hazelton. Only a shor,
tine ago harvest dance was held
at Hazelton. As near as We can re.
member. there we're seven or eigh,
auto cars Of Linton people in attend.
ance. There are many other in
stances when Linton was we'll rep.
resented a. Hazetlon entertain.
ments. On the other hand, there
have been many occasions when a
goodly number Of Hazeton folks
helped us to celebrate some occasion
or other here or participated with u:
in local dance. This would leac
| US to believe that all Linton people
are not SO black as painted by ths
Republican, and would, at the sanle
| time. lead US to admit that there are
/ persons even in Hazelton who coulc
hardly be credited with being
| cloven -hoofed and wearing horns.
/ As to some Of the charge con.
tanned in the Republican article. sse
have this to offer. Linton is charged
mot necessarily by all the people q
Hazelton. but by Thurstonl witt
taking the exhibits which were dis.
| played in Bismarck. j H. Reamer
Of Linton, who collected and pre-
pared most of the exhibits. brought
home with him only such as he nad
personally secured and prepared
1t is generally known nereahouts
that for weeks before the fair he
worked into the small hours nigh,
/ after night shelling out the kerrels
| by hand and arranging them so tina,
they would be most presentable.
Mr.. Reamer, under the circum.
stances. felt justified in personally
claiming such exhibits as he had thus
prepared. He has them yet, and
does not seem disposed to grant that
Linton or any one but himself has q
right to them. As 10 the Bismarel;
Exposition priZs-noHev Of last yeaf
1.-TWO hundred dollars, ult,. ses.8
twelve dollars Of interest it i a
time deposit at the First Bark q
Linton, and is subject te he rde.
of the association treasurer. Il Wa@
turned over by sIr tseaner, ilr i
dent Of the Emmons CaunsH lag4s-
trial Association. 10 tt. seo1et:.s. !,
i Of that association. Mr. ~. 81 III.
These gentlemen did ~, e@s.t.sl
that the placing Of j. III an. pa tea
lar bank was Of sucn ;.ea3es.fi 5i.s
importance that il would eql..i { hi
advertising for sea.ed bids tfAii4 the
various banks Of the count. 10 do
! eide what bank should have t,le- De.
post. In fact. had the president and
secretary sent the mones 10 Hazel
| ton, II would not, very iikely. have
been placed in both banks tnsre. and
I IN that case one Of them would have
had q chance to condemn the entire
annexation as much as the Reotilsli.