Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1914-11-26

ora Will have the pleasure Of a let
ter from the former editor of this
paper in which more comprehen-
sive story of the sunny south" will
be given.
Although but little has been heard
locally of the terrible foot and
mouth disease" that is playing hav-
oc with cattle. swine and the like,
throughout the Northwest the meet
raising industry has been seriously
threatened Last week the stock
yards in south Chicago were closed
for the first time in many years and
no cattle were received except for
immediate slaughter. Little is
known of the nature of the disease,
although it spreads rapidly and is
even claimed to he dangerous to hu-
mars.
The commissioners finished up
their special session Thursday of last
week after completing VIVA, business
there was on hand One Of the
items which drew their attention
was the turning down, at the re-
quest of the states attorney, of the
bills OF the three newspapers of the
county for the printing of the alb
stract of votes of the June pri-
maries The abstract of the general
election appears this week so our
readers can have some idea OF the
size af the job it is for the printer
to handle same. When j. is remem.
bered that separate abstracts were
necessary for the spring election it
is easily apparent that the printing
was really same joo" Through
n little bubble in the vague
manner in which the law gov
erning printing Of same is word
ed the states attorney, who has re-
Gently since the June primaries. in
fact-bec0me so unusually suspicious
of the newspapers. took advantage
of the situation TO prevail upon the
commissioners to refuse tn pay for
the work done. That it has been
customary year after year and that,
as usual. the auditor ordered the
work done, and that an expensive
piece of work was handled in good
faith by the papers of the county
seemed tn "cut no ice" The states
attorney at the regular October
meeting took the stand that the
law did not require the printing of
the abstract and secured what pur.
ported to be an opinion from the at
torney general supporting his con.
tention. The strange thing of it all
is that the states attorney found fit
to submit section "a of the primary
law to the states authority when it
is section 90 that orders the work
done. OF course. the attorney gen.
eraI answered with the laconic re-
ply. No. to the question as to
whether or not section "a required
the said printing. |; is common
talk how JEALOUS Friend Lynn has
become Of the county's interests in
sofar as the legal printing bills are
concerned since June 2ith when said
Friend Lynn was retired from pub.
lie life, chiefly through the efforts
If the newspapers He believes he
strikes a popular chord when he
saves money for the taxpayers
from those robbers Of newspaper"
but il is a significant fact that even
to date the bills are allowed just as
they are presented. with the excep-
ton Of the work in question for
which absolutely nothing was al
lowed. That is the very best evil
dence that the bills are lawful and
just or Mr.. Lynn. ESQ.,. would have
gladly jumped on them ere this.
"The laborer is worthy Of his hire"
and when the newspapers are asked
to handle large quantities of legal
county printing it is only fair and
square that they require their law
full. legal pay for same. For in
stance, Lynn grabs off some hundred
dollars month as states attorney
The Lord only knows he falls far
short of earning il But he doesn't
order 1T held up on that account.
The newspapers have to show 10
black and white their work. The
manner in which blind piggers are
running rampant in every section Of
the county is the best evidence that
the states attorney hasn't. doesn't
and will not attempt to earn his sal.
airy. However. the courts at an
early date will have a chance to pass
upon the legality Of the claims of
the publishers in the matter of the
primary abstract. Until that time
we will not enter further into the
details of the case. However, it
isn't likely that the spleen of a de-
feated candidate for political honors
will be enabled to use the power Of
the Office which he still holds to beat
his opponents out of the payment
for work honestly and conscientious.
ly done. Those who have been re.
fused payment for their work are
+. b. Streeter, of the Record; r. C.
Colburn. of the Hazelton Republi.
lean; and Mrs Mamie Mccormick
formerly of the Rraddock News.
All Of these paners declared 70,
Lynn's opponent in the primar,
detection. The result is easily under.
gtnod.
Lost Bird Dog,
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