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Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1915-09-23

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Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1915-09-23
Pollock Piek-Ups.
tProgress. Sept. III

Carl Winterberg arrived from
Missouri last week and will assist
his brother John IN operating the
threshing rig this fall.
Messrs. H. Bloom. Joda Stout,
Oscar Peterson and j.. D. Solmon.
son. accompanied by their wives.
and Pete Peterson and his mother.
formed a party who attended the
carnival at Mobridge Wednesday
They came home disappointed. re-
porting small crowd and nothing
doing.
Numerous hunting parties have
been atieId the past week but we
don't believe there is q good hunts
man among them. We have not
seen or partak an of q chicken this
year SO of course are led to believe
none have been killed. See the
point?
The several threshing rigs that ex-
pected to commence work Monday.
but were delayed by the rains,
pulled out yesterday. We certainly
hope the weather man will do his
prettiest during the next two
months for bright, sunny days are
needed to garner the golden grain.
Monday was very busy day in
Pollock. The rain of Saturday and
Sunday put stop to all threshing
and farming operations and every
body from boss to chore boy. m lady
and the cook, came to town to make
necessary purchases or just TO pass
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1915-09-23

the day Our merchants report the
largest amount of business Of any
day this season. and The way new
corn binders. wagons and buegies
went totaling out of town, we
| should judge the implement dealers
had all they could take care of. too.
&. W. Woodward, of st. Cloud,
Florida. arrived Monday evening to
look after his land interests in the
Gale neighborhond. We are pleased
to note that Mr.. W. appears just as
spry aud active as he was fifteen
years ago. and verify believe he has
discovered the fountain of youth in
his Florida home.
Mrs. G. W. Renskers, of West.
field, was thrown from the buggy
and considerably bruised up when
the horse she WAS driving ran away
Wedn' lay. The horse was sup
posed to be trustworthy and per-
fectly safe for lady to handle, hut
the sound Of a threshing engine
whistle long distance away scared
him and seemingly made him crazy.
Mrs. Renskers was not seriously
hurt, but the buggy. we under
stand. was demolished
Last week the Stacy Fruit Co.. of
Bismarck, consigned mixed car of
fruit direct from the coast to G. W.
Tracy, our live market man. and
told him to "hop to it," The car
contained 100 boxes of pears. SO
crates of plums and 900 crates of
peaches. and it vas something of an
undertaking to retail that amount
of fruit in small community, and
especially when about one-half q car
load had been disposed of just few
days before. But Tracy knows his
business and he believed the special
low prices he could make on ac-
count of the direct shipment would
appeal to the consumers and induce
each one to make liberal purchases.
Good use was made of the rural
phone lines and soon every house
wife within a radius of twenty-five
miles of Pollock knew Tracy was
making special prices on fruit. Since
then every day has been fruit day,
and wagons. buRgies and auto
mobiles have left Pollock loaded to
the gunwale with the best of
peaches. pears and plums.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1915-09-23

The amount apportioned each
child in Emmons county for the
month of August, 1915, is as fol-
lows:
Income Fines state County Total
S.sl . .03 8 .si 5 10 s94
The number of boys enumerated
for the year 1915.1916 was 1887,
the number of girls. 1912; total,
3349.
Number of school libraries in the
district. AZ.
Number of volumes in the libra
ries. 1868.
Number of volumes added to the
libraries during the year, 178.
Amount paid for library books
during the year, $109.52.
Number of planted trees growing
on all school grounds in the dis.
trict. 215.
Number of school houses having
wells. A.
Number of school houses having
individual drinking cups, 2l.
Number of pupils transported by
parents, 1893.
Total cost of transporting chill
dren to school during the year, So
5SO.S2.
Number of visits by county su-
perintendent. 187.
Number Of visits by directors,
173.
Number of visits by patrons, 3S7.
Number Of boys enrolled in the
schools of the district during the
year, l,45l; number Of girls en-
rolled in the schools of the district
during the year, 1869. Total en-
rolled in the schools of the district
during the year, 1890.
Average daily attendance. 11.9.
Per cent of attendance, 85.7..
Total number of schools report
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1915-09-23
$500.

$81.00.
Number of unexpired county GER
tificates at end Of year. 156-First
grade, 33; second grade, 1913; pei
.mits. 0
Number of teachers in the coun
ty holding state certificates or vaild
Normal diplomas. 25.
Number of teachers enrolled as
members of the State Reading
Circle. 25.
Number of teachers Of the county
who attend the meeting of the State
Educational Association, go.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1915-09-23
Former wi.,l.ton Auditor Held

Williston.-Charged with defrauding
North Dakota real estate dealers and
loan men out Of thousands of dollars,
William T. Poe. formerly city auditor
of Williston. who has served three
years of ten-year- sentence in the
North Dakota penitentiary for embez.
cement. is again under arrest at Nal.
IA. Mont. Poe is being held by the
entana authorities under $4,000 bond
nd is said to have confessed to secur.
ng more than $1,000 from real estate
uuniers In Willlston alone
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1915-09-23
Haze|ton Happenings.
lRcpublicnn, Sept. 10,


Now that the harvest is over the
building operations are resuming
briskly again.
Mrs. Andy Better. of Regent, was
the guest Of Mrs. fl. O. Better the
latter part of last week.
Sol Jampolsky will leave for
Wishek. N D. tomorrow, return
ing the first of next week.
Chas. Fadke had finger taken
off in corn biLder Tuesday while
at work on the Kurtz farm.
Attorney Scott Cameron was a
business visitor from the county
seat Thursday afternoon of last
week.
Mrs. G. A. Lenhart left Monday
on a short trip to Fargo. called
there by the serious illness of q
brother.
Albert Chapman has been in a
very critical condition the past few
days and it is believed that the end
is not very far off.
Peter Farrell, who has been in
very poor health for the past year. is
reported to be in very critical con-
dition the past few days.
F. Rocker has just completed a
barn and to properly dedicate the
structure will give a dance therein
next Saturday evening. Sept. 18th.
E. E. Weiser. of Granger, Iowa,
arrived here the latter part of last
week and as soon as his threshing
outfit arrives will begin operations.
Mrs. j. E. Shaw returned to Haz-
elton last Saturday from her sum-
mer vacation trip and has again
taken up her duties as teacher of the
intermediate room nf the loca
school
The lncal branch If the Farmers
Union is holding biz rallv in tn. ir
hall this afternoon and have for the
principal speaker. Hon A. G Davis,
of Gravette, Ark. national secre.
ItHry-treasurer of the organization
X. E Sherman left Tuesday
morning for Judson. N. D.. where
he will take charge of a new Far.
mers' elevator which is just being
completed. The Hazelton friend.
of MIR. Sherman wish him every
success in his new field of labor.
Rain Saturday, Sunday and Mon
day again put damper on thresh
ing operations in this vicinity ant
over half the week will be lest OF
account of it. Monday evening {
very heavy shower soaked the grair
so that it was impossible to thresf
until this morning when few o!
the outfits started up.
Undertaken A. Fl. Irvine wns W
from Linton yesterday for the pur
posn of disinterring the remains D,
Mrs. j. B. Brock from the lrca
cemetery. The body was shipped II
Boston this morning where it viii
be permanently inferred. Mrs
Brock died three years ago whiI'
here on visit.
! Judging from the interest tha
has been manifested in the grea
lprize voting contest SO far there i
Igoing to be a great scramble for th'
$40 in gold to be given to the con
Itestant having the largest numbe
of votes ON October 6th The spe
4 eial prize is worth winning and th
contestants realize the fact.
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Fl. Yates Facts
s'ou. County Pioneer. sep, II

w. Nj. Bnwden went out to Stiles
d Carlgnan's pasture Wednesday to
help during the beef roundup, and
Will return Saturday.
County Treasurer Endres has re-
cei"ed 1869 from the state tuition
fund for the September apportion-
meni among the school districts Of
the county.
Mrs. j j. Huse and daughter,
Gertrude, returned home to Vino
ma Wedn' sday after spending the
greater part of 'he summer on the
Joe Huse ranch near SeIfr,dge.
{. +. Turner. of Beaver Creek,
Emmons county. was here Tuesday
looking over half section of land
northwest Of Fort Yates on which
he will make homestead filing. He
was located by benjamin White.
Levine Peterson, John Baine, MIR.
and Mrs. +. W. Heger and D. Bah
bitt. are among others from here
who went to Mobridge the first of
the week to witness the airship
flight held Tuesday and Wednesday.
Samuel Soimonson, one of the
prosperous and enterprising En-
mons county farmers. who lives east
of WlnoEa. was Fort Yates bus
mess visitor the first of the week.
He says that nearly all the farmers
in his neighborhodd have taken
stock in the grain warehouse to be
built on the river this fall.
A train of 30 cars of cattle are
being loaded at Chadwick today for
shipment over the Milwaukee rail-
road to Chicago. Half of the ship.
ment is being made by Carignan &
Stiles, and the remainder Of the
train is being made up by other
parties having range on the reserva-
tion in Sioux county.
Frank Fiske left Wednesday for
Bismarck where he will pilot the
Boston Packet Company's river
steamer Washburn on the Missouri
river to points north of Washburn
until navigation closes this fall. A
number of boats are kept in opera
tion in the fall on the upper Mis-
souri, carrying grain to the elevators
at Washburn.
Secretary White, of the Standing
Rock Fair Association. is a busy
man these days winding up the af-
fairs of the fair held last week.
The fair was the most successful in
the history of the association and
after all the expenses and premi-
ums are paid there will be surplus
of over $700 left to the treasury.
The list of premium winners is he.
ing made this week, and as soon as
completed will be published in the
Pioneer.
WANTED-Men who desire to
earn over $l25.00 per month write us
today for position as salesman;
every opportunity for advancement.
| cEkITphI pEvNp0I EIIM COM
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1915-09-23
COUNTY SCHOOL NOTES.
Notes From the County superintend-
ent OF Schools.

There is now a supply Of courses
of study In the Office of the county
superintendent.
Merrie Dietlein and Theodore
Larson received three.months' GER
tificates of attendance.
The amount apportioned each
child enrolled in Emmons county
for the year 1914-1915 based on the
census of 3216. was as follows:
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1915-09-23

INDIAN CHIEF SHIPS WHEAT :

Devils Lakc.-A carload of =
wheat containing LOO bushels of .
Of No. hard was shipped by Chief +"
LittleHsh, head Of the Sioux tribe .
Of the Devils Lake reservation, to i"
market. This is the first record OF "
an indian raising and shipping .
wheat on any such scale.
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Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1915-09-23
400 Autoists to ATTEND Fair.

Lidgerwood.-An automobile party
In which at least 400 Lideerwood citi.
Gems will participate. Is being made UP
to attend the annual Richland county
fair at Wahpcton
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1915-09-23
Railway Survey Beqine.

MISUNDERSTANDING for the new
D. II. & S. railroad has begun out of
this point. A party Of IL engineers is
making their headquarters in the Ma
aonic building.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1915-09-23
|. w. WIS reap Rich I;arvest.

Carrington.-Organizers of the i. w.
W. are reaping rich harvest among
the harvest hands by collecting $3.50
for each card distributed to workmen.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1915-09-23

WANTED-Men who desire to
earn over SIZE. 90 per month write us
today for position as salesman;
every opportunity for advancement.
CENTRAL PETROLEUM CON-
PANY. Cleveland, Ohio.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1915-09-23

ing, $50.
Total number of pupils in high
school, SO.
Average cost of tuition for each
pupil enrolled in the public schools.
s4.92.
Amount paid men teachers
during the year. .S1S.9S4. .16
Amount paid women teach
ers during the year. 49,. 40.22s. 70
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1915-09-23

Amount paid men teachers
during the year. $18, 1884. 16
Amount paid women teach
ers during the year. .... 40.228. 70
Amount paid all teachers
ers during the year y. /. .$59, ,208. .95
Amount paid clerks for SER
vices and expenses dur.
ing the year 1866 81
Amount paid treasurers for
services and expenses dur.
ing the year. 684 .55
Amount paid directors for
services and expenses dur
ing the year. 859. "a
Total amount paid school
officers for services and
expenses. ..............$2 .$251l. .O6
Entire cost of maintaining the
schools for the year was $l42. l5B. 10.
Total amount of bonds outstand-
ing June 30. 1916. was SAG. $1,000.
Total receipts for the year from
all sources was 1914 .626. 10.
Total amount of cash in the hands
of the county and district treasur-
ers belonging to the districts June
80. 1915. $50, ,9O7.67.
Total valuation of school houses,
sites and furniture, Sis, ,182.68.
Total value of the assessable pro-
perty of the school districts as re-
turned by state equalization board,
$,613. 3.223.OO.
Total amount of tax levied this
year for school purposes by the
district school boards, S62. 2.375.0O
Number of unexpired county GER
tiiicates July /. 1914, was ]25.
Number of first grade certificates
issued during the year, 10.
Number Of second grade certif-
icates issued during the year. 48.
Number of first grade certificates
renewed during the year, 2.
Number Of county permits issued
during the year, 100
Number of applicants for county
certificates during the year. 10s.
Number Of applicants for county
certificates rejected. n.
Amount of county institute fund
received from applicants for ele-
mentary certificates. permits and
renewals during the year. 1922. 90.
Amount paid to county treasurer.
Sal 90.
Amount paid to state department,
Evening journal., 1915-03-10
The Western Rate Case
CFrom the New York Tribune)

ter refusing the Eastern increase,
yielded TO public opinion and revers-
cd itself. II is on the right road now
in admitting that the unjust balance
against the carriers must be righted.
not alone in their interest, bat in the
interest OF the country rs whole.
The decision in the Western case
will be fair test of the commission S
more enlightened attitude. IL the gov
ernmonts policy Is 10 become con-
structiye. il will lend a hand all along
the line TO the hard pressed carriers.
Il viii help to put new courage into
railroad investors, TO broaden employ
ment and lift the present ban. on rail-
road expenditure for maintenance and
equipment. II will restore normal
conditions in basic industry whose
prosperity or depression is felt inn
mediately in many dependent indus
tries.
Five years ago, when the commits
sion turned down a request of the
Western roads for higher rates. it
made them definite promise of re-
consideration. II said that IL the con-
ditions of which the carriers then
complained should become ageravat-
ed. reasonable increases In rates
/ would be granted. The commission
VIII show not only good faith but
the broadest economic wisdom in re-
deeming that pledge.
Evening journal., 1915-03-10
Still "Agin" The Railroads
From the New York Tribune.

theory was ridden to death by the In
terstate Commerce Commission! But
that body finally discovered that
batting tho railroads no longer anus
ed the public, which had begun TO
realize that when a great basic indus
try like transportation was depressed
many other industries also suffered.
The commission changed front. But
Judge Moon stands pat. Hard times
have not shaken his conviction that
the railroad business ought to be con-
Quoted on the basis of a no-dlvidend
philanthropy.
Fortunately the Senate disagreed
with him and killed the postofice ap-
preparation bill. He now threatens
TO renew his war on railway pay next
winter But with signs multiplying
on every side of disposition TO treat
the railroads fairly even the most
rooted of the starvation stand-pat-
ters may relent At the next session
Judge Moon may hnd himself about
the only old-fasnioned railroad scalp-
er left on the Congressional reserva-
tion.
Evening journal., 1915-03-10
WEDNESDAY MAR. 10. 1915
YIcroRY rOR rHE RAmROADs.

a MERiCAN railroads have in the United States
"A supreme Court important victory in the matter
q, regulation by the States In which they operate
mat court has decided that it is beyond the power OF
any State 10 require a railroad to carry commodity
class OF traaic at loss at only nominal profit,
matter what profit the railroad derives upon its
tire business Il also is held by the court that when
State selects commodity class OF trac reg
ulation must apporton to It proper part OF all
cral expenses and then allow substantial compensa-
ton for the transportation OF that commodity OF class
- traffic Only OF the Supreme Court Justices dis
scented from that opinion. which viii have inn
pu-tznt bearing upon railroad rates.
gprire Hughes who read the opinion, said a state
estimate the Of carrying coal by throwing
h expense incident to the maintenance OF the roadhed
inf general expenses upon the carriage OF wheat
me cost OF carrying wheat by throwing the burden
i ne upkeep Of the property upon coal and other
ulfics Tho court therefore, snnnlled tho North na-
tota Ignite coal rate law affecting the Northern Pa
cifc and the Minneapolis ST. Paul and saut Ste Marie
railroads
In disposins ihs West vrSiaia law which required
the carrying cf passengers AZ the rate % cents
mile a-1 fs H71liartrn sr ifs Nc-Fclk and Western
rarrunl ltl, nuuu saal vr1lz 1ratar 90 Re outside
f iat rraanll1i nttpsusnl mat the state should
urnnt li, airuirHr st IssssngErs al rsie so low
lat a. uniit iH nHuni Er1E tE placing UPON shippers
auuai burunn rT flnazsTr charges in order TO sup
p nuu-Har -farru Tor the entire service Nor could
auut rIlf be suised Justice Hughes said as a docar
aru put-,e policy 10 develop infant industry or
10 uste ono commodity independent OF another COM
roogrY
While local interests serve motive for enforc-
ing reasonable rates." the continued lit would
be very different matter say that the State may
compel the carrier to maintain rate less than rea-
sonable 10 build up local enterprise That would be
10 go outside the carriers undertaking and would be
equivalent appropriation Of s property to public
upon terms 70 which the carrier had in no way
agreed Il does not aid the argument urge that the
may permit the carrier TO make good its loss by
charges for other transportation. II other rates arc
c1orbiisnt they may be reduced"
Such decision contains many elements OF fair
that II should be received with pleasure by rail-
road officials passengers and shippers II is plain
cnunciaon OF the principle that railroad is entitled
70 fair return far fair service; that passengers shall
not enjoy Improbable transportation rates at tho OK
ponso of shippers Of freight and that shippers Of
freight shall not enjoy Improbable rates expense
OF passengers II is bounded all three sides by equ
able considerations
Evening journal., 1915-03-10
uNprRLrING cAusE or ILL.rEELINe.

ERoM Mrs. Mary e. Dickey. secretary of Pomona
Il Grange, this county. VIC have received a copy Of
resolution adopted by that body at its meeting last
week II doplores the fact that certain editorials
have appeared in connection with the Wilmington
Street Market bill, pending in Dover which tend
to create feeling between the farmers and the people
OF tho city Of Wilmington regards conditions pre-
yailing IN street markets
1--WE have always ondeavored to draw the county
and the city In closer ties believing that interests
mutual" the resolution concludes
II IS pleasing 10 know that is the attitude OF
Pomona Grange, which is Of the most representa-
tive bodies OF the of Delaware There
is newspaper in the State that has done for
the Crangers than has THE EVENING JOURNAL nor
is there any newspaper in Delaware that has done
promote friendly feeling not only between
people Of Wilmington and the rural sections Of New
Castle county but also between wilmingtonans and
the people of the sections of the entire Demarva
Peninsula.
when, however an assault is made upon tho princi-
pie of home rule for the people OF Wilmington with
respect to the control of their street markets and
when that assault is persisted in the face of tho op-
position Of city officials and OF the people at large
there only proper course for any newspaper 10
pursue and that is oppose the enactment of such
LEGISLATION The feeling complained Of has been caused
not by the editorials i'm any newspaper but by thu,
fact that bill has been TO Dover that is oheu-
sve TO the people OF city and that Il emanatcs
from certain marketmen who have enjoyed for years
the dement's OF street market system and received
at the hands Of the people Of Wilmington liberal treat
ment and patronage
AS We have said before, the streets in which those
markets held belong to the people of the city Of
Wilmington; they have been paved and are maintained
at the expense OF the people OF Wilmington; tn,
markets kept alive by the trade OF the people
the city Of Wilmington; the right to stand in those
markets is privilege conferred by the people Of the
city Of Wilmington. It is vitality essential that
the control Of those markets be vested in the
chosen representatives OF the people Of the city
Evening journal., 1915-03-10

Our docks and railway terminals at
our Atlantic and gulf ports arc block
ed with freights ready for export.
Three thousands cars of wheat at
Jersey City terminals alone are watt
ing cargo space upon the ocean.
Millions of dollars worth of our
agricultural products, millions Of
dollars worth OF outputs of our shops
and factories, millions Of dollars
worth OF the products of our mills,
our furnaces. and our mines. block
AIDED. omhargoed. for lack of ocean
vessels.
What an object lesson to the busi-
ness men of the United Statesl
What an object lesson 10 the farm
ers. TO the merchants, to the manu-
facturers, TO the wOrkingmen, 10 the
entire population of this supposedly
free and independent nationl
What rehuhe to the Republican
and Democratic parties. which have
promised the country its own mer-
chant marine for the past 40 years,
and both of them failed 10 provide H..
We are told that no mail may go
10 Europe for the nfXt seven days.
We arc told that no steamships will
be available for a week to transport
our shipments destined 20 western
Europe.
We are waiting for vessels owned
by our commercial competitors to
move our commodities TO foreign mar
kots.
What a deplorable situation for the
most powerful republic of tho globe.
And our legislators listen 20 the
siren song OF foreign shipping COM