Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1912-04-25

MoIN n, USNutiIlS SOulc " his time Il
public readings, but his many friends
hope that he may also take up news
paper work again, in which field hs
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 o!
the severity Of the flickertail climate
and things like that.
Forum: Is there any political sig.
nliicance to the promptness with
which the plan to keep the republi.
cans and the democrats apart at the
primaries is called unconstitutional
by Attorney General Miller
Numerous potato shipments are
being 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
Oft the distance SO he won't be with
in a half-mile Of permanent water.
Congressman Hanna's efforts in
behalf of the homesteaders to get
the term Of residence lowered from
five to three years, and his bill to
prevent monopolies on patents. Sc
cured a 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,
Ina society paragraph, the Beach
Advance made mention of an act
of generosity not common" with a
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.
eddy 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 be turned in
some time i'm May. Give up you,
political belief cheerfully, as it ism,
the assessors fault that he is com.
PEELED to ask the questions. Hazel.
ton Republican.
Grafton Record: This (the recen,
supreme court decision) will remove
the only valid objection that ,ha.
been seriously urged against the
primary, and will make it impossible
for any one not member of a part,
to participate in the primary Of
that party unless he is willing to rur
the risk of being arrested and tried
for perjury. AS a sincere advocate
of and believer in 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 well-known and popular
old-timers, Mr.. and Mrs. T. p. Lee
OF Braddock, and Miss Mollie Isaac.
son. who is one of Emmons county's
well-known and charming young la.
dies. we're united in marriage at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. B. G. Nc
Elrey, in this city. Monday after
noon, County Judge Bryant ofticiat.
ing. As the ledge" was taken by
he did not have time to dor
his longtailed coat. so he supplement.
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 a 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 141 votes
and there was none against him.
Whether or not there is any possibil-