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Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1916-11-09
NOTES FROM THE COUNTY sU.
pERINTENDENT.

Prof. Rudolph Acher, Of the Valley.
City Normal School, has been appoint
ed by State Superintendent f. J. Tay-
lor to conduct institute beginning Nov.
goth. Prof. Acher occupies the chair
of Psychology of the Department
cf Education at the Normal School
and is recommended as an institute
conductor of wide experience. We an
ticira.c a very profitable week.
Dr. w. Franklin Jonca, of the Uni
versity of South Dakota, will be with
us for two or three days during insti-
tute and will have as one lecture sub
jcct, Measuring the Physical and
Mental Condition of Students" He
does actual demonstration work with
instruments and spends considerable
time in testing teachers and students.
DR.. Jones is at the head of the De-
partment of Education at Vermillion,
S. Oak. He has national reputa-
ton as lecturer and is especially
known through his research work.
He speaks on such subjects as Meas
uring the Nervous State of Human
Beings" Measuring the Available
Energy Supply of Teachers and Stu
dents" Measuring Examination
Strain" Measurement of Worry
Measurement of Will,' etc.
Thu {na nj %,,lD Be-
district are moving into their new
building this week. The building is
modern in every respect and is a
credit to the village.
The superintendent visited eigh-
teen schools in Baker, Glanavon and
Winona districts last week.
Teachers examinations are being
held at the court house this week.
Quite fc teachers of the county
have siEriiici their intention of at
tending the State Teachers Associa.
ton at Fargo next week. The ex-
pensc will be very little more than at
tending here and the benefits ia,
greater as the best talent available
has been secured for the meetings
at Fargo. Our institute is necessarily
elementary as we have so many un.
trained teachers.
The following received certificate!
for three months attendance: Emma
Schatz, Martha Graf, Dorothy Fehl
haber and Alva Burlingame, of Nc
Culley district No. %; Clarence Lar
son, Of Highland No. 21; Elizabeth
Detlein, Theodore Larson, Edith Lar
son, Paul Larson ard Merrie Deitlein
of Kintyre No. rs; Willie Gilman, EN-
ma Sites, Weldon Burbage, Irene Ba
kcr, Alice Lane, Vivian Burbagc an,
Mabel Sites of Burr Gal, No. 81.
y certificate for nine months per
feet attendance was sent to Mnbe
Sites Of Burr Oak No. L.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1916-11-09
NOTICE OF REAL ESTATE FORE
CLOSURE SALE.

Default having occurred in the condi-
ditions of the mortgage hereinafter de-
that certain mortgage. executed and de-
livorci by Newton L. Dale and Maud
pale. MS wife. mortsngors- to First
Bank OF Linton. mortEagee. dated the
9th day of october. 1909. and filed for
record in the office of the Register of
Deeds in and for Emnons County, state
OF North Dakota. on the 2sth day Of
recorded in book % OF mortgages on
page 10. was subsequently assigned by
by said mortgnEee TO Harry KATE. by
of November 1903. recorded in said
County and state. on the 10th day of
November 1903; in book s2. of mort,
to Elizabeth y. Clybourne. by said as
signce. by Deed OF Assignment, dated
the nth day Of December. 1914. and re-
the 10th day OF September. 1916 in book
AZ of mortgages on page 1U9.
Will be foreclosed by n sale of the
premises in such mortgage and herein
after described. ut the front door of the
- at ltnnsc in the CITY of Linton. C"un-
~ Of Emmons and state Of North Da-
kota: ut the hour of two o'clock 7. A..
on the lth day of November. 1915. to
satisfy the amount due on said mort
gage at date OF sale.
The premises described in said mort
gage and which will be sold to satisfy
the same, are described as follows:
East half of the North West Quarter
and North Half Of the North East Quar-
ter of Section Thirty t301. Township
One Hundred Thirty-Four l34) north.
Range seventy Eight (7S). west Of the
5th 7. NJ. in Emmors County. state OF
North Dakota.
There will lie due on said mortgage
ut the date of sale the sum of Seven
teen Hundred Sixty and 64-1eO Dollars.
together with the costs of this fore
closure.
Dated ut Linton. y. d.. this attn day
of September. 1916.
ELIZABETH n. CLYEDETsNE..
Assignee Of MOrtgaEcc.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1916-11-09

Now that election is over, so that
these words cannot be taken as politi-
cal dope, it seems only right that men,
ton should be made of this business
of allowing the local schools to be-
come SO closely aligned with the polit-
zeal conditions which exist. AS is
well known, the principal of the local
schools was candidate for county su-
pcrintendent of schools. 1t is also
known that he was great friend of
the Lynn organization until that we'll
known crowd attempted to ditch him
and to back "Heinie" Hanson. Mr..
Shefoe showed that he wasn't to be
led about by the apron strings, that's
true. And the respect in which he is
held by many was greatly increased.
However, without considering the case
as personal matter at all, it is about
time that the local school board was
giving its employees to understand
that they were being hired to handle
the local schools and not OF devote
their time to political affairs.
A principal of school cannot do
justice to his work and at the same
time have his head filed with political
plans and operations. 1t is all very
we'll for a man to take time off from
school work to devote to campaigning
But it isn't ito the best interests OF
the children and patrons of the schools
| In other towns and cities, the mix.
ing up in politics by school employees
is taboo. What is good for such other
lplaces, is good for us, too.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1916-11-09

finally came to the farm Of an old
German, who needed another hired
man. His house stood in Il little dent
in the hills about eighteen miles back
from the river, and his farm strutchcd
below to the bottom lands. | didn't
wonder that he called it his garden,
for it certainly grew wonderful crops
of flax. grain and winter vegetables
My pay was to be thirty dollars Il
month; but when asked him for my
first months wages he said ! would
have to get along on very little until
the freeze came and he could haul his
vegetables, his flaxsecd and his grain
to the river, and ship them Dy boat TO
Bismarck
This sounded strange to me; but !
found on, later that he told the truth.
and that he couldn't haul anything
near the main channel Of the river un-
til there was freeze and Il fall of
snow. In time learned something
about the tcrrors Of mud flats and
bottom lands. The work was hard
and there was no lct-up from sunrise
until dark. The Old Man kept right
along with us, setting stiff pace, for
he was strong and wonderfully pre-
served for his years. He fed Us well
so far as beef, saucrkraut, bread and
potatoes were concerned; but he sim
l. ply wouldn'. kill chicken. Instead
he tried to keep them through the
winter. and most Of them froZc to
death.
thought | had known what cold
was in the East as a boy; bat hadn't
the rcmotcst idea of it. 1t was said
that the mercury in our locality wen,
down to fifty below | can't answer
for that, but ] do know that we hac
young stock freeze stiff in the barn
Since then I've wondered how ! cvel
got through that winter without losing
hands, feet, nose or ears.
One day ] heard the Old Man ant
the other hand talking about how tn,
whole country would be flooded Il!
soon as the spring thaw started. ant
that it would be impossible to get t.
Bismarck or even to the railroad fo
months. That settled it for me. Tn,
thoagnt Of being imprisoned there in
definitely was ,ntolcrublc. ! kept a
the old German for my pay until h
finally handed out thirty dollars, abou
Il fifth of what had coming
The twicc-a-wcek mixed train ha,
just left when | reached town Tina
was the last train for almost Il month
as it began to snow and kept at
dag after day until that town was q
completely cut off from the world a
if it had been in the middle Of tn
Pacific Ocean. When it wasn't snow
ing it was blowing; and it's the blow
ing that makes the billiards. BLOWN,
up the loose snow, and drifting an
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1916-11-09

Of all the sickening attempts at
making II story out of North Dakota
conditions the worst we have ever run
across is the alleged description of
North Dakota in the eyes OF the farm
hand published in the October 18th is
sue of the Saturday Evening Post. 1t
most grossly represents conditions in
North Dakota, and that point is made
the palmer by the fact that this very
part of the state is named as the loca-
ton.
One or two points in the story are
worthy of notice. The pen picture is
supposed to be the description OF u
farm hand who experienced the things
he mentions. In two places he de-
scribcs crooked deals that he pulled
off to extort money from his employ
crs. If any actual farm hand ever
told the yarn pictured by Mr.. Forrest
Crissey, the author, then his confess
sion Of crookedness should have been
enough to make such noted publ
cation as the Saturday Evening Post
charry of his fairy tales. But the
newspaper men at least are having n
fine chance to get line on the pub
fishers of the Saturday Evening Post
as it is now conducted. While they
are picturing the horrors of life in
North Dakota, as told by Il crooked
Grm-hand of the transient variety
OF hobo-they are also trying to slip
over advertising schemes on the coun-
try publishers Of the nation that are
insults to the intelligence of the pco-
pie engaged in that line of business.
Emf we will quote some of the pas
saecs from the Post story. They are
so fantastic and so far from the ac-
tunl conditions that they will be read
with interest by the people who live
here and who are in position to under
stand the nature of the poison being
poured into the minds of the people
Of the nation as to North Dakota. its
climate and it's conditions of living
The story reads in part as follows:
Naturally ! was sore and bitter al
this sort of treatment | wanted Il
20 West, and also wanted to get ever
with the whole crooked, plundcrin.
outfit; 50 ! asked them to send me t,
their tract on the Coast Thi.
couldn't be done, but they did buy m,
Il ticket up into the new North Dako
tn country. where man couldn't hcl,
getting rich in the course of ii few
years. -
When the train reached Bismarci
walked off and took good care not I,
report to the land company for work
Its men had treated me outrageous,
and | considered the fare as just 81
much recovered of what had bccl
stolen from me by one of their men.
! struck out south of Mandan int
the new country along the river AM
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1916-11-09
MRS. MOHN SUCCUMBS.
Second Operation More Than Weak.
ened Body Would Stand.

One of the most noble women finish
ed her losing fight with death at the
Bismarck hospital last Thursday morn
ing shortly after o'clock when Mrs.
John Mohn passed away shortly after
a second operation for golte,.
For weeks Mrs. Mohn has been fight
ing for life in the hospital where she
was taken in serious condition and
where the preliminary operation was
performed to remove goitcr. The
necessary arteries had been cut and
tied and that operation left her still
in fair condition although ice-packs
over her heart had been necessary at
jail times. Wednesday of last week
the physicians decided the time had
come for the second and final opera
ton. 1t proved more than her con-
stitution would stand, weakened as it
had been by the flow Of poison to her
heart. She passed away in the pres
eice Of her husband and her son, Os-
Icar, who had been hastily summoned
to her bedside
Lessie Fell was Do,4, near Odessa,
Russia, forty-two years ago last Feb
ruary 22d. At the age of twelve years
she accompanied her parents to Amer
|ica, and, for a time they made their
home at Ipswich, later moving to Nc
Pherson county. There she met John
l.. Mohn and on May 14th, 1892, they
were married. There are five children
left to mourn her loss, as well as her
husband, two sisters, three borthers
and her father The children are Mrs.
Myrtle Hart, of Temvik, Mrs. Edna
Mahaney, of Great Falls, Mont, Nah
Ion, who is attending school at the
University of Minnesota, and Oscar
and Walter, of Linton. Her father
lives at Medicine Hat, Canada. All of
the children were here for the funeral
except Mrs. Mahaney.
In 1902 Mr.. and Mrs. Mohn moved
to the Boettcher ranch east of Linton
and two years later came to Linton To
make their home. Since that time
Mrs. Mohn has been n hard worker
and has had the greatest share in keep
ing her children together and giving
them an education. She has taken in
washing with the exception of the last
few months when she was not strong
enough to do so. From her earnings
she has helped the children along and
made payments on home which she
owned at the time of her death.
The funeral was held in Linton Sat-
urday afternoon at 2:30, at the Ger
man Lutheran church, Rev. Timmckc
officiating. The. pail bearers were E.
I. Atha, Scott Cameron, Peter Shicr.
G. A. Herolz.
Since the death of Mrs. Mohn the
remark is heard on all sides that it
seems pity that this good woman
had to be taken away just when her
children were reaching the age where
they could help her as she had helped
them and when she could enjoy some
of the pleasures of life which had been
denied her. She did her duty faith
fully and her worth was appreciated
lby all.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1916-11-09

Men connected with local financial
Institutions tell us that conditions are
good financially in this country des-
pitc the failure of the wheat crop. Flax
around $3.50 and rye at 81 .22, as well
as big prices for feed, has taken the
place of the lack Of wheat. Then, too,
dairying and stock-rasing is not be-
ing neglected. OF course. there is a
chance for the diversified farming
missionaries yet to accomplish good
results, but the same is being extern
sively practiced, anyway. And it
helped lot this year.
If Woodrow Wilson is reelected,
The plea that che kept us out of war"
is just what did it. Wilson men have
been prone to avoid all other issues.
The letter that appeared in the st.
Paul Daily News just before election
from The farmer to Wilson in which
he went on to picture his thankfulness
at cven-tide when he returned from
work to find his wife and family safe
at home for which he thanked Wilson,
is fair sample
OF course, none of us want to 20 to
war. But, to hear these fellows talk,
one would think there was no condi
ton under which we ever ought to
fight. When we read the history of
this country, we find that Uncle Sam
has been one to declare war on nearly
all oar contests. But, in other days,
instead of being too proud to fight or
instead of being willing to Thank God
for some one keeping us out of war,
t was the custom to call that man
coward who failed to do his fair share
of the fighting that was to be done.
No one ever disparaged Lincoln,
though he wasn't too proud to fight
There were the ''too proud to fight
kind" then. But in the SOS they did
not predominant. Washington wasn't
tee proud to fight. Neither was many
ether of our greatest men.
The political side of the mascer is
settled now. But there is another side
TO look into. Is it possible that the
American people are reaching that
stage in which they would not fight
under any condition? Is it come to
pass that president that will refrain
from war-like measures, no matter
What the provocation, is to be looked
up to and admired? II such is the
case. the American nation will not be
long in finding cts place in the sum-
and that place will be that of the cow
ard among nations.
We repeat it, we are mighty glad to
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1916-11-09
What Did
The Journal Say?

Well part of what it had to say is this:
Hal Reid has taken difficult SUBJ
ject IN SIS Any Girl Safe?" now show
ing at the Shubert, but he has handled
it with discretion and without offensc,
so that the film can be viewed by ev
eryone. White slavery is the theme,
the climax coming when one of the
traffiickers discovers his sister to be n
victim of one of his pals. "The picture
WIS produced by the Anti-Vice Motion
Picture company and has been the
subject Of wide discussion. 1t is be-
ing shown all this week at daily per-
formances afternoon and evening"
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1916-11-09
:: CATHOLIC CHURCH !.

LINTON: Saint Anthony,
Residence $40 Broadway.
High mass on first and third Sun.
day ut 10 A. NJ. yespers and
benediction at 300 P. Nj.
Week Day Mass at Eight A. M.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Heart.
Mission attended from Linton
every second and fourth Sunday;
high mass and sermon at 10 A..
NJ.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1916-11-09
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
IN THE MATTER OF THE EsTATl

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE
of Heinrich Volk, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given. by the I'M
dersigned, Elizabetha Vo1k, adminis-
tratrix of the Estate of Heinrich
Volk, late Of the district of Strasburg,
in the County Of Emmons and State of
North Dakota, deceased, to the credit
ors of and all persons having claims
against said deceased, to exhibit them
with the necessary vouchers, within six
months after the first publication of
this notice, to said Administrative, at
Strasburg, in the County Of Emmons
in the State Of North Dakota.
Dated this LIST day of November,
1916.
ELIZABETH vOLK,
Administrative.
First publication on the I'd day Of
November, A. d. 1916.
.dti
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1916-11-09

One thing is certain in this years
The defeated ones cannot
complain that the weather man was
against them. The roads have been
open and the weather fine all the way.
And campaigning has been pretty
much in order, too.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1916-11-09

avoid being made food for cannon.
But, there are conditions in peace
times that can become even more I'M
satisfactory and humiliating. If we
but let this sort of thing carry us too
far, we viii soon see Germans proud
of their Germany, Englishmen proud
of their Britain, Frenchmen proud Of
their Francc--;:nd Americans ashamed
of their United States.
We simply can't afford to be too
proud TO light.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1916-11-09

''Wanted-Men who desire to earn
over S125.00 per month write US today
for position as salesman; every OPP
portunity for advancement. CEN
TRIAL PETROLEUM CO., Cleveland,
Adv.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1916-11-09
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ANNOUNCEMENT

have opened barber shop at
Strasburg and am prepared to do
first class work. When you are
in town call and see me.
ED. RAMPS,
The Snowflake herald., 1916-04-14
Our Increasing Population

Census bureau experts esti-
mate that the population of the
United States on January was
1O1, 2O8, 315, and that by July l
next will be 102,017, 3O2. On
July 1 last year they figured the
population at 100, 399, 318.
On the basis of the rate of i'll
crease between the 1900 and
the 1910 censuses the bureau
estimates that there is an in
crease of 8O8,997 in the popula-
ton of the United States every
six months. or an annual in
crease of 1,617, 994. The census
estimate is that the population
of the country is increasing at
the rate. of 4,433 a day-184
every hour and 3 1-15 persons
every minute. .-Ex.
The Snowflake herald., 1916-04-14
Call for Republican County
Convention

Notice is hereby given that a
mass convention of the Republi-
can electors of Navajo Co., Ari-
zona, will be held at Holbrook,
the county seat of said county,
on the 22nd day of April, 1916,
for the purpose of selecting
eight delegates and eight alter
mates to represent Navajo County
at the Republican State Con-
vention to be held at the city of
Tucson on the 9Th day of May,
1916, and for the transaction of
such other business as may
properly come before the con-
vention.
All Republican electors and
especially every member of the
County Central Committee are
urged to be present.
J. E. KLEINDIENST,
Chairman Republican County
Central Committee.
E. P. CoNWELL,
Secretary.
The Snowflake herald., 1916-04-14
Well Known Mexican
Killed in Auto Accident

A fatal auto accident occurred
near Concho last Sunday morn
ing. Theodore Lopez, a we'll
known citizen of Apache county,
was killed outright, and j. S.
Barlow, an engineer, suffered a
broken shoulder blade. Harris
Greer, driver of the auto, es-
capped without injury. While
the driver, it is said, was having
some trouble with the machine
a wheel gave way and the car
tipped over. A corners jury
exonerated Greer from all blame.
The man killed formerly held
several positions of trust in
: Apache county. He was SON.
in-law of Attorney Alfred Ruiz
of Gallup, N. M.
The Snowflake herald., 1916-04-14
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

The Snowflake public school
will close a week from today.
Mrs. Della F. Smith visited
relatives in Woodruff and Hol-
brook the first of the week.
Wetzler Supply Co. at Hol-
brook now carry a full line of
steel tanks, pipe, pipe fittings, etc.
Sheriff R. L. Newman was
over from Holbrook short time
Monday on business connected
with his office.
For SALE-Four choice lots.
with improvements, three blocks
south of Academy. For particu-
lars, see Walter F. Smith.
R. w. Fish was at Woodruff
over Sunday to visit with his
parents who were on the eve of
their departure for Utah.
Frank Campbell received a
shipment of several young Here
ford bulls Monday and will place
them on his cattle range east of
town.
The Senior Class of the Acad-
emy will give a concert in Tay-
lor tonight. The admission is
free. They will give a similar
concert at Snowflake one week
from tonight.
Taylor Hunt and family, who
left here a few months ago for
California to reside, have re-
turned to Snowflake. Taylor
had charge of a big ranch out
there, but the long hours he had
to put in and other disagreed
blenesses he had to contend with
were not conducive to good
health, wealth and happiness,
so he decided to move from the
Golden State.
1t is reported on good au-
thority that the county attorney
proposes the establishment of
job printing plant at the county
jail to be run with convict labor.
The old discarded presses at the
Holbrook News office still be-
longing to Judge Sidney Sapp
will probably be purchased by
the supervisors for the purpose
and the time of the Jail birds
utilized in getting out job work
for the county. With the aid of
the law library recently pur-
chased by the board from Judge
Sapp, the convicts will also be
able to write and print the legal
briefs for the county attorney.
The Snowflake herald., 1916-04-14
Wherin a Key Caused
Some Mighty Trouble

Our genial friend, Contractor
E. F. Chaffee, had occasion to
drive his Overland to Pinedale
Tuesday, and not wanting to
expose his inexperience as a
chauffeur on account of some
lady companions. called in the
experienced Wat Smith, who
saveys most all about these crit
ters. Everyone being ready to
start, Mr.. Chaffee, thinking to
show his agility, endeavored to
crank up-but nothing doing.
Wat says, "You don't know
how it's done-let me-" Poor
Wat, he cranked and cranked,
then sweated and puffed and
cranked some more-nearly an
hour altold. Deciding the bat
teries were dead, he chased over
town looking for help in the way
of real live batteries, but as his
legs are somewhat short and
doubtless stiff from over crank
ing, Wat was longer returning
with help" than Mr.. Chaffee
though he should be, so he pro-
cured the services of M. r. Tan
ner and his car for the trip.
When Mr.. C. returned home the
smiling face of Harry Graves
greeted him with: Your car is
alright. You and Wat don't
know nothing about a car. You
ought to know a car won't run
without a key" This is the
key to the situation: Neither
Mr.. c. nor Wat had every thot
of the key which was lying
snugly in a drawer in the house.
1t is said that not even afford
will run without a key.