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Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-10-20

Ayr-Good sweet potatoes were rails
ed by local farmer.
Devils Laks-A four-year-old boy
was kidnapped here.
Minor Two buildings were recently
burned with $50, 600 loss. 4
universltyA journalistic depart
sment is now being conducted.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-10-20

the fleeing men. whose coat tails the
dog had seized, was yelling for help.
The minister rescued him and the dog
went on roaring after the others.
When the New Salemites got to the
edge Of the grove they could hear a
number of regulators climbing into
the treetops. Samson had a man in
each hand; Abe had another, while
Harry Needles and Alexander Fergu-
son were in possession Of the man
whom the dog had captured. The
minister was out in the grove with
his bloodhound that was barking and
growing under tree. Jack Kelso
arrived with lantern. One of Sam
sons captives began swearing and
struggling to get away. Samson gave
him little shake and babe him be
quiet. The man uttered cry Of fear
and pain and offered no more resist
ance. Stephen .Nuckles came out Of
the grove.
1.-THE rest o that ar party done gone
upstairs to roost,'' said the minister.
II reckon my dog'll keep 'em thar. We
better Jest tote these men inter the
house an have prayin' bee. I've got
a right smart good ,chanct, now, to
whop Of Satan"
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-10-20

OF the wrestlers they felt fear Of
broken bones. Each had torn a rent
In the coat of the other. II they kept
on there was danger that both would
be stripped. The children had begun
to cry. Sarah begged the struggling
men to stop and they obeyed her.
III any Of you fellers think that's
fun you can have my place." said Abe.
"Sams n. l declare you elected the
strongest man in this county. You've
got the muscle Of grizzly bear. I'm
glad to be quit o. ye"
ut amt fair election, Abe" Sam
son laughed. IF you were rasslipg
for the right you could flop me. This
little brush was nothing. Your hear.
wasn't In 1t, and by thunder, Abe,
when it comes to havin' fun l rather
guess we'd both do better to let each
other alone"
"Tain't exactly good amusement,
not for u.s." Abe agreed.
1t was growing dark. Ann Rutledge
arrived on her pony, and called Abe
aside and told him that the raiders
were In the village and were breaking
the windows of Radford's store be-
cause he had refused to sell them liquor.
Don't say anything about It," Abe
cautioned her. "Just go into the house
with Sarah Traylor and sit down and
have good visit. Well look after
the raiders"
Then Abe told Samson what was
up. The men concealed themselves in
some bushes by the roadside while the
minister sat close against an end of
the house With his bloodhound beside
him. Before they were settled In
their places they heard the regulators
coming. There were eight men in the
party according to Abe's count as
they passed. The men, in conceal
ment, hurried to the cabin and sur
rounded it, crouched against the
walls. In moment they could see a
big spot blacSer than the darkness,
moving toward them. 1t was the
massed raiders. They came on with
the stealth Of a cat nearing its prey.
A lionlike roar broke the silence. The
preachers bloodhound leaped forward.
The waiting men sprang to their feet
and charged. The raiders turned and
ran, pell nell, in panic toward their
horses. Suddenly the darkness seemed
to fill with moving figures. One Of
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-10-20

II CANT rassle like used to could,
but be willin' to give ye try, Abe"
said the minister.
you'd better save your strength
for Oh Satan," said Abe.
"Go on, Abe" the others urged.
"Give him try"
Abe modestly stepped forward. In
the last year he had grown less in
clined to that kind of fun. The men
took hold Of each other collar and
elbow. They parted with their feet
for an instant. Suddenly Abe's long
right leg caught itself behind the left
knee Of the minister. 1t was the hip
lock as they called 1t those days. Once
secured the stronger man was almost
sure to prevail and quickly. The
sturdy circuit rider stood against it
for second until Abe sprang his bow.
Then the heels Of the former flew up
ward and his body came down to the
grass. back first.
THAT ar done popped my wind
bag" said the minister as he got up.
"Call in" said John Mcneil and the
4. others ecnOed 1T.
II call in Samson Traylor." said the
minister.
At last the thing which had long
been subject Of talk and argument
in the stores and houses of New Sa-
lem was about to come to pass-a
trial Of strength and agility between
the two great lions of Sangamon coun-
ty. Either Of them would have given
months work to avoid 1t.
Now we shall see which Is the son
mon," Kelso shouted.
"How shall we rassle?" Samson
asked.
Il don't care" said Abe.
Trough and tumble Ferguson pro-
posed.
Both men agreed. They bent low
intently watching each other, their
great hands outreaching. They stood
braced for second and suddenly both
sprnng forward. Their shoulders
came together with thud. It was
like two big bison bulls hurting their
weight in the first shock of battle.
For a breath each bore with all his
strength and then closed with his ad-
versary. Each had an under hold
with one arm, the other hooked
around shoulder. Samson lifted Abe
from his feet but the latter with ire
mendous efforts loosened the hold of
the vermonter, and regained the turf.
They struggled across the dooryard,
the ground trembling beneath their
feet. They went against the side of
the house. shaking 1t with the force
of their impact. Samson had broken
the grip Of one Of Abe's hands and
now had his feet in the air again but
the young. giant chung to hip and
shoulder and wriggled back to his
foothold. Those lesser men were
thrilled and a little frightened by the
nighty struggle. Knowing the strength
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-10-20
SYNOPSIS,


CHAPTER 1.-samson and Sarah Tray
!or. with their two children. Josiah and
betSey. travel BY wagon from their home
N m n Mersennes s. w. to the West, the land
try of the Sangamon, in Illinois.
CHAPTER II.-At Niagara Falls they
meet party OF immigrants. among them
decides to go to the Sangamon country.
All OF the party suffer from fever and
s$ue. sarah's ministrauons save the life
OF youth. Harry Needles. in the last
stages OF fever. and he accompanies the
Traylors. They reach New Salem, Illinois,
and are welcomed by young Abe Lin.
coin.
CHAPTER 1Il.-Among the Traylors'
first acquaintances are Lincoln's friends.
Jack Kelso and his pretty daughter BIN,
is years Of age,
CHAPTER Iv.-Samson decides to To-
cate at New Salem, and begins building
MS house e; Led by Jack Armstrong.
ings Lincoln thrashes Armstrong. Young
Harry Needles strikes Bap McNoll. OF
the Armstrong crowd. and McNoll threat
CHAPTER VA few days later Harry,
alone. Is attacked by McNoll and hi
gang. AND would have been roughly used
aas R dg 9Ss %nN hs ,Sa with
Niagara Falls acquaintance, is markedly
attentive to Ann Rutledge. Lincoln 10 In
love with Ann, but has never had enough
courage to tell her so.
CHAPTER vi. Traylor helps two
slaves. who had run away from st. Louis,
to escape. Eliphalet Biggs, owner Of the
slaves. following them. attempts to beat
up Traylor and in a fight has his arm
broken.
CHAPTER VII.-Waiting for his arm
TO- heal Bggs meets BIN kelso, with
whom Harry Needles has fallen in love
Biggs asks for BINS hand, but her
father refuse his consent. Biggs re-
turns to St. Louis
Harry that she loves Biggs. and the
youth is aisconsolate. Lincoln decides to
seek a seat in the legislature. He and
Harry volunteer for the Black Hawk war,
and leave New Salem.
CHAPTER 1X.-Biggs comes back to
the the village !. and lie and BIN elope. Harry
war: Lincoln's advice and philosophy
sustain him in his grief.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-10-20

In Which Abe, Elected to the Legisia.
ture, Gives What Comfort He Can to
Ann RutIedge in the Beginning Of
Her Sorrows-AIso He Goes to
Springfield for New Clothes.
Radford's grocery had been so
wrecked by the raiders that its owner
was dfsheartened. Reinforced by John
Cameron and James Rutledge he had
succeeded in drawing them away be-
fore they could steal whisky enough to
get drunk. But they had thrown
much Of his goods into the street.
Radford mended his windows and Of
fered his stock for sale. After time
Berry and Lincoln bought it, giving
notes in payment and applied for a
license to sell the liquors they had
thus acquired.
Late that autumn boy baby ar
rived in the Traylor home. Mrs. On
stott, Mrs. Waddell and Mrs. Kelso
came to help and one or the other
of them did the nursing and cooking
while Sarah was in bed and for a
little time thereafter. The coming
Of the baby was comfort to this lone
~ mother of the prairies.
There is letter from Sarah to her
brother dated May, 10, 1888, in which
she sums up some months of history
in the words that follow:
''The Lord has given us new son.
have lived through the ordeal
thanks to His goodness-and am strong
again. The coming of the baby has
reconciled us to the loss of our old
friends as much as anything could.
It has made this little home dear to
us and proved the quality of our new
friends. Nothing is too much for them
to do. don't wonder that Abe Lin
coin has so much confidence in the
people Of this country. They are
sound at heart, both the northerners
and the southerners. Harry Needles
is getting over his disappointment. He
goes down to the store often to sit
with Abe. and Jack Kelso and hear
them talk. He and Samson are get
ting deeply interested in politics. Abe
lets Harry read the books that he bor-
rows from Major Stuart of Springfield.
The boy is bent on being a lawyer and
improving his mind. BIN Kelso writes
to her mother that she is very hap
py in her new home but there is some
thing between the lines which seems
to indicate that she is trying to put
a good face on bad matter. Abe
has been appointed postmaster. Ev-
cry time he leaves the store he takes
the letters in his hat and delivers them
as he gets chance. We have named
the new baby Samuel"
One evening, Of that summer. Abe
came out to the Traylors' with let
ter in his hat for Sarah.
''How's business?" Samson asked.
"Going to peter out, reckon" Abe
answered with a sorrowful look. at
will leave me badly in debt. want
ed something that would give me a
chance for study and I got it.. BY
jung! 1t looks as If was going to
have years Of study trying to get ever
1t. Have you got any work to gtvo
me? You know can split rails abo0t
as fast as the next man and I'll take
my pay in wheat or corn"
''You may give me all the time you
can spend outside the store" said
Samson. .l
That evening they had talk about
the whisky business and Its relation to
the character, Of Eliphalet Biggs and
to sundry infractions of law and order
in their community. Samson had de
clared that 1t was wrong to sell
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-10-20
CHAPTER xI.

In Which Abe, Elected to the Leeisla-
ture, Gives What Comfort He Can to
Ann RutIedse in the Beginning Of
Her Sorrows-Also He Goes to
Springfield for New Clothes,
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-10-20

CHAPTER I.-Samson and Sarah Tray
lor. with their two children. Josiah and
Be.sey. travel by wagon from their home
IN Vereennes. VI. to the West, the land
OF plenty. Their destination is the Coun-
Try OF the Sangamon. in Illinois.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-10-20

II you want results and want them
quick take HOLSTERS GOLDEN
NUGGET TABLETs-simply great
1or. Constipation and headaches. @
STONE DRUG co.
Wanted men and women,
young or old, with pimples, head
acnes, sour storschs, bad breath.
consumption, cross, mean disposition
to take HOLLISTER'S GOLDEN.
teed. -.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-10-20

F
when he turned far down the road
and waved his hand to her.
"Oh, my pretty lass! Do you not
hear the birds singing in the mead
ows?" said Jack Kelso. Think of
the happiness all around you and Of
the greater happiness that is coming
when he returns. Shame on you!"
''1'm afraid he'1l. never come back, I"
Ann sObbed.
Nonsense! Don't get maggot in
your brain and let the crows 20 walk
ing over your face. Come, well take
a ride In the meadows and If don't
bring you back laughing you may call
me no prophet"
So the event passed.
Harry Travelled about with Abe q
good deal that summer, "4elecuoneer-
ing" as they called 1t, from farm to
farm. Abe used to 60 into the fields,
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-10-20
White People Live Longest /

White People live Lonuest IA &
!. a student who has been devoting his
ume TO the study Of longevity says
.nat ne has found that white people:
nver longer than black ones. He
bases mis- statement upon data OBJ
mined from the various insurancs CONF ID,
panies Of this country.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-10-20
Continued Next week)
WAR FINANCE LOAN
:l2. FOR DAiRYlNe FIRST

"The War Finance corporation wants
farmers to buy stock and it will back
banks which back all farmers who
want to buy, provided those farmers
have feed and shelter for the animals
to take care of them"
That is the statement made by E. J..
Weiser, Fargo banker, who is one Of
the directors of the War Finance cor
poratiOn for this district.
my understanding Of this Sic, OOO.-
600 which the corporation is adyanc.
ing for farm credits is that it is to be
used to promote better farming and
to permanently improve the condition
of the farmers If possible" he con-
tinued. "One of the best ways of do
ing that is to get the farmers Of this
state into dairying with a good grade
OF cattle. That is the word I want to
get to the farmers and bankers Of
North Dakota. I can't write to them
all. But want the word, to go out
that the corporation directors want
this money to be loaned. They want
the banks to take it and they want
the banks to reloan 1t to farmers who
will put 1t into good CATTLE
The Monmouth inquirer., 1921-06-23

incest thingS the Lord ever made.
Most cf 'em are mighty selfish crit
ters, take 'ems as they run; and man
that's never had real great love in
his life doesn't know what life ss.-
"That's quite true,s Donald respond
ed, with such warmth that Mrs. Burke
glanced at him suspiciously, and
changed her tune, as she continued:
Seems to me parson, or any 9th
er man. is very foolish to marry be-
fore he can support wife comforta-
bly, and lay by something for rainy
day, though. The last rector had five
babies and seventeen cents to feed
'em with. Yes, there were little oil
i've branches on all four sides of the
table, and under the table too. The
Whittimores seemed to have their
quiver full of 'em, as the psalmist
says. Mrs. Whittimore used to say
to me, The Lord will provide, just
to keep her courage up, poor thing!
Well, suppose the Lord did provide:
but l had to do lot of hustlin', just
the same. No, sir, If a parson marries,
he better find woman who has out
grown her short skirts. Young things
dyin' to be martyrs with good look
in young parson, are a drug in the
market. Better go SLOW" And Hepsey
looked up at him significantly.
"Then you think it would be mad
visable to propose to Miss Virginia
Immediately, do your Donald asked,
as If humbly seeking guidance.
"Well, there doesn't seem to be
any immediate hurry about it. Now
if you'll open the gate to Thunder
Cliff, I'll be much obliged to you. If
/ don't get my mind on something less
romantic than Virginia, we shall have
to dine off airy fancies-and that
wont suit Mickey, for one."
The Monmouth inquirer., 1921-06-23

CHAPTER III!
The Senior Warden

'It's a fine morning, Mr.. MAXWELL
Mrs. Burke remarked at breakfast
next day, "and I'm goin' to drive down
to the village to do some shopping.
Don't you want to go with me and
pay your respects to the Senior War
den? You'll find him in his office.
Then I'll meet you later and bring
YOU home dead or alive!"
Maxwell laughed. THAT sounds
cheerful, but should be glad to co.
II guess you better. and have it ov'
er with. He'll expect it. He's like roy
alty: he never calls first; and when
he's at home he always has flag on
a pole in the front yard If he's out OF
town for the day, his man lowers
The flag. | generally call when the
flae's down. 1 wish everybody had a
flag: it's mighty convenient"
The center of Durford's social. COM
mercial and ecclesiastical life was the
village green. a plot Of ground on
which the boys played ball, and in the
middle OF which was the liberty pole
and the band stand. On one side OF
The Monmouth inquirer., 1921-06-23

"Next 10 an old friend, a
bright wood fires the best thing
I know to keep one from getting
lonesome.
every woman under ninety
eight has expectations. While
/ there's life, there's hope that
some man will make fool OF
Z himself"
"a rolling stone gathers no
moss. That's one of the advar
tages of bein' rolling stone.'
/ "The next thing to religion is
a cup of strong tea and frosted
cake. to make us country folks
!. friends"
'Day nurseries without ba-
bies are as incomplete as an
incubator without eggs"
/ ''Weli, the fact is Jonathan,-
polite lyin's the real foundation
of all good manners. What Wen
ever do when we get to heaven,
where wen have to tell the
truth, whether we want to or
; not, sure / don't know
Missionaries and their fam
lilies have no business havin'
feelin's that can't be satisfied
with secondhand clothes"
''When you've lived in the
country as long as have. you'll
know that the one unfailin' sub
ject of interest is symptoms
mostly dyspepsy and liver COM
plaint.''
Country folks are more wor-
ried bout potato bugs than
doubts"
The Monmouth inquirer., 1921-06-23

"The next thing to religion is
a cup of strong tea and frosted
cake, to make us country folks
friends"
The Monmouth inquirer., 1921-06-23

'Day nurseries without ba-
bies are as incomplete as an
incubator without eggs"
The Monmouth inquirer., 1921-06-23

Country folks are more wor-
ried bout potato bugs-than
doubts"
The Monmouth inquirer., 1921-06-23
Some Sayings Of
Hepsey Burke

aNext 10 an old friend. a
bright wood fires the best thing
know to keep one from getting
lonesome. .
The Monmouth inquirer., 1921-06-23

"a rolling stone gathers no
moss. That's one of the advar
tages of bein' a rolling stone.'
The Monmouth inquirer., 1921-06-23

Missionaries and their fam
ilies have no business havin'
feelin's that can't be satisfied
with secondhand clothes"
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-05-09
FORTUNE SPENT ON
 OLD MINERS LUNCH

GRASS VALLEY, Cal, May g. Positive statements by old miners of this section that 50,000 tons of gold quartz, running $10 per ton, was in sight in the old Allison Ranch nine near here were not con- irmed when the management of the mine, acting on the statements of the miners, spent approximately S500,000 working the property.
 After four years of operating, the management announced recently that no such ore exists and that the only hope of rejuvenating the mine is to seek new ore bodies by long cross-cuts into virgin ground.
 A peculiar feature is that several veteran miners purchased stock in the company on the strength of their recollections of ore
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-05-09
RELIEF WORK FOR WAR
 VETERANS INCREASING

SAN FRANCISCO, May 9.-Cdlls for help from veterans of the World War and their families to the Red Cross are increasing constantly, says a statement issued by the Pa cifc Division of the Red Sross here The peak of the relief work has not Eeen reached.
 Reviewing the work of the 160 Red Cross chapters in California, Ne yada and Arizona during the last twelve months, the statement said 6S,733 soldier cases were handled, During the period $341, 1,0164S was expended for relief work
 Work of aiding the former soldiers is handled by Red Cross home serv- ice committees. These same com mittees started their work during the war and have continued it since
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-05-09
LATOUCi1E SAILED WESTWARD
 SUNDAY WITH MANY ABOARD

Having been transferred from an ocean going freighter to a coast wise passenger steamer, the La touche sailed for the westward at ? o'clock Sunday morning with 32 first class passengers and six steer age The Latouche will call at Cor dova, Valdez, Latouche, Seward and Anchorage, having a large tonnage of construction material for the lat ter port for the Alaskan Engineer ing Commission.
 Among the passengers from Jul neau for the westward were the fol lowing named: For Cordova-R. E. Elsner, Mrs. S. M. Bedding, J. H. Mur- ray, G. c. Chamberlain, Alex Vie hor, L. Williams, Sam Rapwicke, Fred McMichael and Mrs s. J. Me Nelson For Valdez-M. s. Pratt md F. J. Turner. For Latouche- J. L. Fozard For Seward H, H. Ross, E. E. Chamberlin, Allen Crane, c. F. Wagner, John Taylor, Dan Corcoran. Joe Wilson. Walter Boyner, Olaf Wald. Ralph Clarkson, James Driscoll, B. Mondarck and Anton Cubelic. For Anchorage-Capt, A. E. Lathrop, P. J. Rickert, Miss Marie Goodrich, Mrs G. Morgan, E A. Rapp, and o. Larson.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-05-09
National Forrest Timber for Sale


 Sealed bids will be received by the Forest Supervisor, Ketehikan, Alaska, up to and including June !. 1921. for all the merchantable dead timber standing or down. and all the live timber marked or designated for cutting on an area embracing about 20 acres one-half mile east or False Island, Peril Straits. Tongass National Forest, Alaska, estimated to be 100000 feet B. M.. more or less, of spruce and hemlock saw timber. No bid of less than $l.50 per M feet for spruce, and $1.OO per M feet for hemlock, will be con sidered. $5OO.00 must be deposited with each bid to be applied on the purchase price. refunded, or retain ed as liquidated damages, according to conditions of sale. The right to reject any and all bids reserved. Be- fore bids are submitted. full infor- nation concerning the timber, the conditions of sale, and the submis- sion of bids should be obtained from the Forest Supervisor, Ket- chikan, Alaska.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-05-09
DRINKING A GLASS
 OF HOT WATER IS A SPLENDID HABIT
Cleanse and Sweeten the System , each morning and wash away
 poisonous, stagnant matter.


 Those of us who are accustomed to feel dull and heavy when we arise; splitting headache, stuffy from a cold, foul tongue, nasty breath, acid stomach, lame back, can, instead, both look and feel as fresh as daisy always by washing the poisons and toxins from the body with phosphated hot water each morning.
 We should drink, before break fast, a glass of hot water with a teaspoonful of limestone phosphate in it to flush from the stomach, liver, kidneys and bowels the prev ious days indigestible waste, sour bile and poisonous toxins; thus cleansing. .sw eetening and purifying the entire .alimentary tract before eating more food.
 } The action of limestone phos- phate and hot water on an empty stomach is wonderfully invigorat- ing. It cleans out all the sour fer inentations, gases, waste and acid ity and gives one a splendid appe- tite for breakfast. A quarter pound of limestone phosphate costs very little at the drug store, but is enough to make anyone who is both- cred with biliousness, constipation stomach trouble or rheumatism an enthusiast on internal sanitation.
 -adyertiSemen ent,