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Emmons County record., 1921-05-05
COMMISSIONERS IN SESSION

The county dads met in adjourned
session from the regular April meet
ing Monday to check in the county
treasurer, former Judge Carley, and
to check out the retiring treasurer,
Mr.. Atha, as we'll as to take road
matters in general.
Monday was devoted to routine
business, and Tuesday the officials
made a trip through the Winona and
Westfield country viewing road condi-
tions. In the evening they returned
just in time to meet large delega-
tion from the Holland Settlement who
were on the trail of some road i'm
provements. AS one of them put it,
1--WE are not looking for boulevards
such as have been built north of Lin
ton, but we want some passable
roads," Among those here from the
Westfield country were Messrs and
Mesdames R. Lantenga, Martin Ryp-
kema, Messrs. Peter Wolf, Martin
Winterberg, Wm., Fred and John
Cleveringa, Johannes and Gerrit Van
der Vorste, John Van Beck, Jr., G..
w. Renskers, Henry Borr and Egbert
Complain. They seemed to be satis-
fled when they went home.
Petitions for county nurse have
been in circulation, bat up to yester-
day forenoon had not been presented
to the board so it is not known wheth-
er or not there are the required num-
ber of signatures. (.
|. No other business Of Importance
was transacted outside Of routine mat
ters. Il
Emmons County record., 1921-05-05
VOTE TO ABOLISH SLAVERY

E. 4
Friend:
The Cars of Finance are in the
Saddle, for a selfish reason they are
-prolonging this Financial Depression
Kings of Finance rule America.
They have greater power than any
king ever had in any of the Foreign
Countries. They are the greatest
slave drivers of all time. They can
ruin business and starve the people
at will. Their subtle methods make
this worse than the African Slavery
that Americans shed their blood to
abolish. i q ssa3
Slavery to the financial interest can
be abolished in our fair and glorious
land by sacrifice and cooperation by
all people. The restricting of credits
is the cause Of this business depres-,
sion and unemployment. All other
apparent causes, such as employment,
strikes, high rentals, profiteering and.
Gambling, are only effects Of the un-.
Just dehation Of credits by set Of
non-producers that are enriching
Themselves thereby. It cost each in
dividual in the United States many
Emmons County record., 1921-05-05

dollars and we lost thousands of our
brave men to abolish African Slavery.
Will you vote to abolish this Financial
Slavery?
Producers and consumers are suf-
fering more from this financial slav-
cry than the Americans did. I, for
one, will not submit to these Kings
and Lords of Finance. l will do ev-
erything in my power to abolish the
slavery now existing in this country.
This slavery can be abolished with
out bloodshed if enough people regis
ter their vote with me and send their
senator's a printed letter just like
the one illclosed herein, marked
Copy" all asking for the same law
so as to have greater influence. If
you want this slavery abolished, you
will need to register your vote So
can use it in the Senate and give your
order for two letters for you to sign
and mail to the United States Sena-
tors from your state and spend your
spare time getting as many of your
neighbors and friends as you can to
order two letters. Every man and
woman should be willing to do that
much now in order to avoid revo-
luton and bloodshed in later years,
similar to what Russia is experience
ing. Let us cooperate together now
and gain our freedom by peaceful
means. If most Of the people act at
once, and demand the passage of this
just law, the Senators may be able to
pass it at this session of Congress.
Think of it, 10c and a little time
given by each one will give us free
dom and abolish the most merciless
type of slavery in existence.
Hundreds of letters, as inclosed
herein, are being mailed by the pc
pie Of the United States. Read all
of the inclosed literature. Then
know you will join us, register your
vote, do your part to lift the people
out of the clutches of the Big In
terests, the most cruel and merciless
slave drivers the world has ever
known. Revolution and bloodshed
are sure to come if these Kings of
finance are not overthrown by this
method of cooperation. Revolution
is knocking at your door. The Rus
sian agents are even now in our
Country Advocating the overthrowing
Of our Government.
Friend, cooperate with us, act at
once, and avoid repetition of the
Russian Revolution.
Yours truly,
F. j.. Walling.
Emmons County record., 1921-05-05
IN EARLY DAYS

From the Eureka Blade of Twenty
Years ago: Messrs. Boettcher and
Mix, of Eureka, will be in Linton
Wednesday night. Mr.. Boettcher
says that the plan of the 500 is as
follows: The grade between Wishek
and Aberdeen to be ironed. Ashley,
the county seat of Mcintosh county, is
located on the grade. A branch line
will be built from Ashley to Mound
city, and thence to Evarts, the end
of the Milwaukee extension, on the
Missouri river. The 500 and the Mil
waukee will unite in building bridge
at that point to cost $2,O00,OOO.
Emmons County record., 1921-05-05

or in their personal affairs; one hun
,dred thirty-nine Isl per cent? said
"No;" some went farther and said
"emphatically no.. They are all
normal graduates and have from one
to thirty-two years experience.
Quite number of the business
men of the county have signified their
willingness to donate for prizes for
the County Play-Day in June. There
will also be a prize for the eighth
grade graduate with the best average
marks. We have not yet decided
but it is likely that we will have one
prize for the town graduate and one
for the graduate from the rural
schools. Get busy and see who can
win.
Diplomas of Honor for Nine Months
Perfect Attendance were awarded to
the following pupils this week: Ag-
mes Pearson, Logan; Alma Huber,
Sand Creek; Arne Dahl and Dorothy
Parsons, Buchanan; and Bertha
Schnaible, Emmonsburg.
The following pupils received
Punctuality Buttons for three months
perfect attendance: Gustaf, Lulu and
Annie Hirvela, Viene Laine and Ar
mas Nyberg, Wilson; Peter Thinner,
Clarence Rodenberg and Winnie
Nieuwsma, Baker; Annie Mitzel,
Winchester; Verl Maushund, Gayton;
Walter Beseler, Gladys Beseler and
Maelb Bier, Lincoln; Alice Mauk,
James Everts,> Frank Mauk and Re-
becca Benz, Dana; Vernon, Simon,
Twylah Savig, Harry Beal, George
Urevig, Mabel sundahl and Raymond
Day, Kintyre; Fred Sjerslee, Logan;
Francis Jenkins, Merle Basart, Clinton
Wig, Gerald Goughnour, Howard and
George Smith, Anita and Donald
Ginter, Robert Gcughnour, Martha
Jenkins and Daniel Parsons, Buchan-
an; Ethel Field, Danbury; Emil Web
er, Theodore Schnaible and Albert
Heer, Emmonsburg.
1t might be interesting to compare
the cost per month per pupil enrolled
in the schools since the organization
of the county. The growth of school
libraries is also of interest:
Emmons County record., 1921-05-05
TOWNLEY MUST
SERVE SENTENCE,
Conviction for Dsoyay During the War Upheld by Minnesota
Supreme Court Gilbert Also Gets
Ninety Days.

ST. Paul. April 29-Convction of A. Towney president
National Nonpartan League and Joserh Gilbert
Manager for
during the war upheld by the supreme court today.
Townley and Gilbert found guilty July H. 1919 by
jackson county jail Execution of sentence delayed by appeal
Charges Townley Gilbert
delivered in behalf of the Nonprn
Minnesota counties They convicted
Jackson, Minnesota.
Appeal for trial denied by Judge July
the appealed to the state August
Townley Nebraska
would be the next of the convicted
Gilbert
Wng Minnesota
ference with enstments statutes
Emmons County record., 1921-05-05
COUNCILS TO PUBLISH PRO-
CEEDINGS

Under a new law passed at the last
session of the legislature it becomes
the duty of the city councils to pub
lish the proceedings of their meetings
in the city official newspaper, just as
the county commissioners publish
their proceedings. The object of
the law is to give the taxpayers of
the city chance to keep in touch
with city expenditures, without the
necessity of going individually to the
city auditor after each meeting. The
Emmons County Record is the official
city newspaper, so such proceedings
will be published in this paper. The
law reads as follows:
CHAPTER 35
S. B. 1O3 { Ployhar)
AN ACT
To Compel City Councils to Publish
Proceedings of all Meetings in
Official Paper to be Designated
by. Them.
BE 1T ENACTED BY THE LEGIS-
LATIVE ASSEMBLY OF THE
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA
Section 1. PUBLICATIONS of Proceed
ings. Hereafter it shall be the duty
of City Councils to cause to be pub
lished in an official paper designated
by them, a complete record of all
proceedings of said councils.
Section q. REPEAL. All Acts
or parts of Acts, insofar as they con-
flict with the provisions of this Act,
are hereby repealed.
Approved 2:5O P. M, Mar. 1s,
1921.
Emmons County record., 1921-05-05
A Wise Duck, down at Lomax, III. !,
Has Decided to Break the Money
Trust" Calls on the .'Prole-
tariat" for Ten Cents Each.

In critical times there are always
plenty of Get Rich-Quick Walingfords
ready to take advantage of condi-
tions and try to make a little easy
change off some of the easy suckers
that it is said are born every minute.
A duck by the name of Walling, at
Lomax, ILL.,, has hit on new scheme.
1t is patterned much on Townley's
scheme, except perhaps simpler, and
while not likely to bring in much cash,
what does come should be mostly
velvet.
Just as Townltey set out to make
money by bowling about the Money
Trust, Big Interests, Money Hunds,
etc., cur Illinois friend sings the
same tune. He includes request
for ten cents each from twenty of the
friends Of the person receiving the
letter. The copy which we have was
sent to party at Kintyre, but it
didn't work as well in the Kintyre
neighborhood as the Townley method
did, despite the fact that Mr.. Walling
is willing to let his victims off for
only ten cents, when Townley had to
have as much as $18. Accompanying
the request for funds is form letter
to be sent to Pres. Harding by the
victim, two letters telling us how
much worse off we are than the Afri.
cans and form for listing the twen-
ty sucker friends Of the party receive
ing the appeal.
Following is the chief appeal, and
the one undoubtedly intended to bring
in the coin. One can almost close
his eyes and imagine listening to a
Townley speech, except for the con,
siderable difference in the size Of
the remittance desired. The letter:
Emmons County record., 1921-05-05
tary draws $4,000.

tary draws $4,000.
The above salaries were fixed when
the state organization was perfected
at Fargo last year. Sam Busby was
one of the Is farmers who met to
perfect the organization and set the
salaries.
Pres. j. R. Howard, of the nation
al organization, draws $4,000 per
year. He is college graduate and
an extensive Iowa farmer. Hence,
he would not be willing to devote all
his time for smaller salary. Sec.
Coverdale draws $4,000 per year.
We have no figures on the remun-
Grafton of special attorneys, account
ants, ETC., employed by the organi-
zation.
Emmons County record., 1921-05-05
Darkness Makes Goldfish Blind.

Ognef kept goldfishes for three
years in absolute darkness. taking care
to give them plenty Of room and
plenty of food. The result was total
blindness; even the rods and cones of
the retina disapDeared.-New York
Herald
Emmons County record., 1921-05-05
TAFT HITS NONPARTY WAR
STAND
Farmers Organization Denounced as
Unpatriotic-Socia
Termed Agitators

New York, May 2.-Respect for
representative government is lower
today than it was century ago any
where in the world, William Howard
Taft told an audience in Town hall
last night, in the Opening lecture of
the James Stokes lectureship on Pol
itics Of New York university.
"One hundred years ago." he said,
"a representative form of>government
was looked upon as means of es-
Gaping form of an absolute monarchy
with all it's ills and from an oligarchy
with its defects. The great goal then
was personal liberty and equality be-
fore the law, and these it was thought
representative government would Sc
cure.
"Now," !" the former president added,
"there has come into the minds of
many a desire not for liberty and
equality Of opportunity, but demand
for equality of condition"
Mr.. Taft asserted the socialist par
ty is seeking to create a class war
and he denounced the dangerous dis
position manifested within recent
years in organized labor to threaten
general strike.
He said the Nonpartisan league, a
combination Of farmers originating
in North Dakota, is not a patriotic
American party and declared that the
types Of immigrants arriving today
I form the nucleus Of the socialist par.
ty sand strengthen the anarch histic
group.
Emmons County record., 1921-05-05
NAPOLEON THE FIRST

May 9Th is the hundredth anniver-
sary Of the death of Napoleon I, which
took place on the island of St. Helena
when the English had banished Ma
poleon after his defeat at Waterloo.
Napoleon at one time, 1904 to 1914,
ruled nearly all Europe.
Emmons County record., 1921-05-05
EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Sunday, NAV 7th

Sunday, May 7th
There will be Sunday School at IL
a. m.
No evening service at Linton.
Evening service at the Union church
at Braddock, at 8 p. m.
Emmons County record., 1921-05-05

Daily Tlsougar&
It is t., hope. though hope were lost.
Mrs. Rarbauld.
Emmons County record., 1921-05-05

N. P. LEAGUE OF HIS OWN
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1921-03-25
MONTEVIDEO: CITY OF
THE HAPPY MEDIUM

Montevideo, capital of the republic
of Uruguay, was the second stopping
place of Secretary of State Colby in
his recent official visit to South Amer
lea.
Physically situated so that it is one
of the healthiest cities in the world,
with an equable climate which makes
it delightful place to live in. and pos
sessing an atmosphere free from the
hustle and noise of the more modern
and commercial Buenos Aires and the
more metropolitan Rio, Montevideo has
become the resort city of South Amer
icas Atlantic coast. Thousands of
wealthy South Americans are TO be
found there at nearly all seasons of
the year. participating in the carnivals,
gambling in the great government
owned casinos that may be compared
TO those of Monte Carlo, or merely en-
loving the restful life of this city
which still clings TO the Spanish habit
of looking to 'manana.'
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1921-03-25
RIO DE JANEIRO: CITY
OF LURE

Rio de Janeiro, first of the three
South America capitals to be visited
by Secretary Colby on his recent jour-
ney of courtesy to or neighboring
continent. is described as follows in a
communication from Harriet Chalmers
Adams to the National Geographic So
ciety:
"This city of lure terraces up from
a glorious bay-the Bay of Guanabara,
mountain encircled, isle bejewcled.
From the shore, where parks and bou-
levards are fast crowding out the old
Rio of narrow streets, rise the forested
hills on whose slopes the lOvelier pOr-
ton of the city lies. Place your hands
on the table, fingers spread, wrists up
raised. Each finger represents one OF
Rios hills; each space between, can
yon up which the city climbs.
MANY of the new homes cling to the
hillside below the streets and are en-
tered from the roof. Others of these
cliff dwellings perch high above the
thoroughfare and are reached by a
long flight of steps or by elevator or
an inclined plane. Some bear the
name of the lady of the manor over
the front dOOr-'Villa ROsita,' villa
Lucia'-and the dark-eyed lady herself
is often seen leaning from the window.
"Can any other city offer such en-
trancing vistas as those from the
mountain heights back of Rio? | have
travelled far and have yet to find 1T.
Turning hayward, we look down
through a frame of tangled vines and
branches, onto the tree-tops of the
sloping virgin forest. A scarlet-winged
bird fits to nearby tree-fern; a big
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1921-03-25

Sugar Loaf, the Sentinel of Rio Bay.
blue butterfly zigzags lazily by. There
are purple orchids within reach and
waxen begonias at our feet. Far be-
low, set in verdure, CLEANS the kaleido-
scopic city, with it's crescent shores.
1.-THE bay, set in it's amphitheater of
hills, sparkles like sapphire. To and
fro among the ships at anchor ply the
busy paddle-wheel ferry boats to the
islands and to Nictheroy, the little sis
ter city across the way. In the distance
tower the blue spires of the lofty Or
gan mountains. Today we can see the
sharp crag called the Finger of God.
Often it is yelled in mist.
"Avenida Rio Branco, Rios finest
thoroughfare, is more than a mile in
length and so wide that 1T consists of
two distinct boulevards separated by
row of shade trees. 1t is thrOnged day
and night with automobiles. The side
walks, the widest / have ever seen,
are black-and-white stones laid in mo-
sale design, like those in vogue in Lis
bon. Both stones and workmen were
brought from Portugal, but similar
pavements, constructed later in other
parts of the city, are homemade
"At the cinema theaters, the people
of Rio de Janeiro know real comfort
Unlike most of our moving picture
houses, those in Rio have spacious
waiting rooms where you sit, listening
to excellent music until the hour for
the first reel comes round.
"Rios climate is often maligned, but
it suits those who like spring and sum-
mer weather. 1t is never as warm as
summer in many of our Eastern and
Middle-West cities, and the nights on
the hills are nearly always cool.
"Now and then on the wide world
trail we find a scene which dominates.
Such is Rio de Janeiro, City of Lure.
So long as glory of form and color
gladden. the eye, Rio will stand pre-
eminent in beauty among the habita-
tons of man."
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1921-03-25
Since Montevideo is in the southern

Since Montevideo is In the southern
hemisphere its seasons are the reverse
of those in the United States. Visitors
are specially numerous for the bath
ing season. which begins in October.
corresponding to the northern May.
and is at its height at Christmas.
Detached impressions of Montevideo
will bring to mind many SMILES and
contrasts with better known cities.
Like New York, it covers a narrow
peninsula from shore to shore; but in
architecture it is the antithesis of the
North American metropolis, being
made up of a seemingly vast number
of low stone buildings. a few two or
three stories in height, the great ma
jority of them but one story. The prin-
cipal thoroughfare, the Avenue of the
Eighteenth of July, extending along
the ridge of the peninsula, with its
colonnades and sidewalk cafes, gives
touch of Paris. AS great packing
center for the live stock produced on
the unsurpassed pastures of Uruguay,
Montevideo is comparable to Chicago
or Kansas City. Evidence of this fact
is sometimes waited on the winds
when they blow to the city from the
seat of the gigantic industry across the
bay.
In physical equipment Montevideo is
modern. 1t is well lighted, well wa
tered, adequately supplied with trans
portation facilities. and most admira-
bly, drained Socially it clings to the
past, following more faithfully than
any other large city outside of Spain
and the Orient the old SpanishMOOr-
ish traditions of sOciety's proper atti-
tude toward women.
AS in other large South American
cities, moving picture theaters are
omnipresent. Most of the films they
show are imported from the United
States.
Montevideo is famed for its port,
which is one of the best on the Attain
tic coast of the Americas. The city
has population exceeding 100000,
more than a quarter of the population
of the entire 10000 square miles of the
republic In 1900 Montevideo was the
largest and most important city in
South America. 1t is now surpassed
by Buenos Aires, Rio and Santiago de
Chile, while it's rank as fourth city is
closely contested by Sac Paulo, Brazil.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1921-03-25
COMENIUS: A PICTURE
TEACHING PIONEER

The United States commissioner OF
education has asked that the birthday
of John Amos Comenius be observed
in American public schools on March
%, in conjunction with its commem-
grafton in Czecho-SlOvakia. The Ma
tional Geographic society has issued
the following bulletin concerning the
famous Moravian educator, author OF
the first picture textbook and the first
advocate of teaching science in the
schools:
1.-The births of new nations usually
mean the creation of new national
heroes. Among the new countries of
Europe not only will the men who
played parts in their liberation be hon
Ored in years to come; but the new ma
tiOnalities already are planning to pay
belated tribute to the outstanding fig
ures of the period of their oppression.
Take Czecho-S lOvakia, a country
which holds a particular interest for
Americans, since it's declaration of
ingtOn, ID. c., hotel, and condensed so
1t might be printed In full in BOs-
ton newspaper, and its constitution
embOdies many features of our form
of government.
at may augur well for the future
peace of Europe that Czecho-Slovakia
has chosen to commemorate as one
of it's major holidays the birthday,
not of a warrior, Or even a political
leader, but of a school teacher.
I'm reading about him there also
will be much about pansophic schools,
and the intuitive method, and natural
istic conceptions of education. But
if you would get more vivid picture
of the pioneer service of this fOrerun-
ner of Rousseau, Frobel, Pestalozzi,
and MontessOri, try to imagine your
school today as a place where:
Pupils devoted nearly all their time
TO memOrizing page after page of
cSaary texts.
"All teaching had to be done through
a foreign language Uatin).
"No objects were studied and only
abstract words were used.
was Stuulcu w HlSlI ICIdlCu ~
the physical world, the child's envi-
ronment, or his daily experience.
Nor was there any teaching of sci
ence, even geography. nature study,
animal and bird life.
None of the words, dealing largely
with things the pupils never saw, were
illustrated with pictures.
"And kindergarten. physical exer-
else, play periods. attention to hygiene
were virtually unknown.
IF you can imagine that kind of
school you will gain some conception
of the schools In the time of Comenius,
which he tried to improve in nearly
all of the particulars mentioned.
"Most widely known, perhaps, of
Comenius' books is the 'Orbis Pictus,
thought by some to have been the first
children's picture book, and certainly
the first application of pictures for
school teaching of visual instruction.