The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-07-15

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Cox NAV be wet now but he will be
high and dry after November.
Hiram johnson comes out rs ms
friends claimed he would for Harding
and Coolidge. Those who were un-
kind enough to doubt the republican,
ism Of Hiram during the pre-conven-
ton campaign should now say the
things to put themselves right.
We are being given whole lot or
advice about putting in our coal early.
OF what use is all this advice II you
cannot yet the coal. We have been
irving to yet our coal bin filled for the
past two or three months and cannot
get It. Advice Is darned sight
cheaper than the coal.
The third party will probably put
presidential ticket in the field with
IaFollette as the candidate. The,::pro-
hibitionists will put another candidate
in the field and the single takers VIII
probably put another, SO that the vot-
err this fall will have an opportunity
to vote about to suit their own taste.
Townley and his cabinet have de-
cided to place an Independent ticket
in the field in Minnesota in the fall
with DR.. Shipstead, who was defeated
bv Jacob Prcus in the primaries, for
governor. Minnesota will stand pat
against socialism, we are gong to pre-
dict.
The anti-sutfragists have enJolned
the United States secretary OF state
from declaring the prohibition amend
ment carried in cases one more state
ratifes. The ants will have fat
chance Of getting any satisfaction out
of the supreme court of the United
States if past decisions on this ques-
ton are to be taken as a criterion TO
90 by. The ants die hard--just like
the whiskey peddler.
One million for campaign purposes
is the modest sum set by Mr.. Town
ley as the amount needed to put
over another Minnesota campaign.
Wonder IL Townley is trying to get
the North Dakota Farmers to finance
the campaign He is holding SER
les Of shakedown meetings in the
county to get money. Probably wants
to furnish his henchmcn with an aero
plane apiece.
The Couricr-News this morning
comes out with a statement to the et-
feet that l.. B. Hanna is to be brought
out either against Laid for the senate
or against Frazier for governor. 1t
is also stated by the same most rell-
able authority that Mr.. O'Connor. of
Grand Forks, nominated for governor
on the democratic ticket, is to be
ditched. The Courier News editor GER
tainly has acquired very serious at
tack Of the tidgets.
We wonder if the shortage Of cars
is 50 very serious as we are told they
are or whether or not it is propaganda
to get the people accustomed to the
fact that they are going to be assessed
much higher freight rates than they
have in the past and they are being
educated up to this by the various
railroad companies. Looking at it
from purely unbiased standpoint we
cannot see just why there should be
such a great shortage Of cars right
now. The railroads could be hauling
in coal now If they wanted to it seems
to us.
Now that the smelling committee
bill has been nicely laid away by the
votes Of the people Of the state, it
might be a good scheme to turn that
fund that the legislature voted for
this committee to spend nosing around
into a fund to provide seed and feed
for the farmers in the western part
Of the state. That would be doing
some real service on the part of the
league leaders instead Of blowing this
money in for spite purposes. If the
league would do something worth
while instead Of spending money reck-
lessly and foolishly, it might create
a better feeling right here at home
and abroad.
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The road makers have some parts
Of the road badly disfgured between
here and Rogers but when they get
through the green trail is going to be
a dandy road. They have completed
the road excepting one culvert for ten
miles out as far as the Wylie Nelson
farm. In some townships, especially
between Rogers and Darcy, not on the
green trail, the township officials have
graded up the roads only wide enough
Tor q single track. This is all wrong.
rhe road should be at least wide
enough for the passage with comfort
4 two cars or teams on = grade. In
l,ese days Of big travel narrow
trades are out Of date and nuisance.
IN 4 statement made by James n.
,ox. democratic canAidete for the
Presidency, in The New York Times onI