Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1919-06-12

the mountain won't come to Ma.
Cnout, then it's up to Mahamout te
VITO. the mountain.
Wand that's what Gov. Frazier hat
DIDO Saturday afternoon in an ut.
Hnpt to get crowd to hear his poll.
Bal speech.
Frazier. Howard R. Wood. lieuten.
Z governor, and Organizer Fritz
gast were billed for league pow.
Ivy in Strasburg Saturday after.
ON. People who were there esti.
hted the crowd, including towns.
'ople, at $50 to 200. They spouted
ERE a while to that crowd, and ther
,t-footed it over to the Anton Hor-
ar grove, in Dakem, where Agent
lauer had community picnic going
!. The regular picnic program was
,eeded up, and then the Frazier dele
alton took over the meeting.
Hence, it was that if the crowd
ouldn't come to Frazier, nothing
revented Frazier from going to the
rowd.
The Dakem neighborhood, where
tise picnic was held, is said to be one
( the strongest league territories
mong the German-speaking people
Il the county. There, even the Stras-
,urg Consumers Store scheme hasn't
completely awakened the people to
The confidence game being put over
n North Dakota.
There is every indication that the
Townleyites are becoming alarmed
over conditions in Emmons county
Fritz Argast, notorious league or
ganizer, who is working with the
gang of organizers now in this coun-
ty, is authority for the statemen
that Emmons county is considered by
tfs league to BE one OF their danger
OF counties.
When the governor of the state,
and others, as well as the great
Vonwley himself, and Senator Cahill,
of Grant, and such other league stars,
will HE themselves clear down into a
county that has been generally pretty
much overlooked, it seems they in
tend to leave no stone unturned to
keep the county from dropping out
Of the fax-king's column.
And there is trouble here, and
plenty of it, for Mr.. Townley's doc
trines. Some of the most effective
opposition work that is being done
here is by farmers themselves among
their neighbors. There are many
farmers here who feel the farce has
been played about long enough.
Saturday, German farmer was in
the Record Office and said: II left
Russia to get away from Gear, and
l don't want another one here" And
others who joined the league are open
~ stating that they have come to the
parting of the ways, that they are
taking their coats off and setting to
work with will to stay the storm
before it is too late.
Kositzky's four talks in the county
have had their effect. A jump in the
state payroll from approximately
$4,000 per month when the league
took hold to $38, 1000 now, and guar
aptee of at least $4,000 when the
new jobs are all effective July LIST, is
a condition that must perculate into
the head of the most thick headed
taxpayer.
And the hail law: OF all the COM
motion any one thing has ever raised
in this county, it is that hail law. The
auditors office has been unable to
get sufficient supply of blanks and
had to have local print shop turn
out batch to supply the demand.
And an impartial observer will read
lily declare that the hail law is the
least venomous of them all.
If that $3.50 quarter will raise
SO much commotion already, what
will the harvest be when the new
taxes. are paid? Whsw! Old Man
Townley will not be making any
speeches in Emmons county then.
Let ',the dance go on; let mirth be
fnconfineds In the. morning we are
going to wake up with a headache;
and the fiddlers' bills to pay.
People from Westfeld precinct re-
port that league votes will be as
scarce as hens teeth on June 26th in
that precinct. And the south end,
with possibly the exception Of two
precincts, will vote them down. Tenn.
rik will hit 'esn hard. And it remains
or the "WeTl stickers" of Kintyre,
sraddock and the river to come to
he front IL Emmons is to stick by
40 Gear. . !