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Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-01-06
COUNTY STILL UNABLE TO GET
MONEY
Bank of North Dakota Turning Down
Our County Checks BY Wholesale.
Salary Checks for December Are
Coming Back Unpaid.

Last week the Record reported the
fact that the Bank Of North Dakota
has Emmons county's tax money on
deposit and will not honor checks
drawn for any purpose by our coun-
ty treasurer. The Bank Of North
Dakota might as well be defunct and
closed as far as Emmons county funds
are concerned. The authorities, ar
bitrarily and without any authority
whatsoever, are refusing to let 60 a
cent.
One of the latest checks to be re-
turned unpaid is check for 500
given Miss Frances Cameron in pay
ment of her salary as deputy county
auditor for December. She cashed
the check at the City National Ban:,,
to whom the check has been returned.
No doubt all other salary checks have
been treated in the same way.
1t would seem that we are rapidly
approaching a state of anarchy in
this state. It seems incredible that
any political gang could get a law
through requiring this county to de-
pcsit with a certain bank, and then,
when things go wrong, simply refuse
to honor checks on the checking ac-
count. Local banks will likely re-
fuse to cash county cheeks drawn on
the Rank of North dakota in tho f,,
ture, and we will then be in bad
way financially.
Should the salary checks of our
school teachers be turned down; there
will be no means of keeping the
schools open. And it appears likely
that such will be the next step on
the part of the autocrats of the Bank
of North Dakota.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-01-06
MATTHEWS TRIES TO HOLD JOB
Refuses to Quit When No Longer
Qualified To Hold Office. New
Commissioner to Be Appointed
..Eliday at 2 P. NJ.

The newly elected county officials
took Office Tuesday, and considerable
excitement developed before the day
was over. Matthews, who was elect
ed to represent the First District, has
been holding his office illegally since
last summer. However, Lynn, for,
mer states attorney, Brant, Matthews
and other leaguers have made hard
fight to hold him the job. Uron
qualifying for the Offices to which they
were elected, Commissioners du
Heaume and Schall served notice that
they would not sit with an illegally.
acting commissioner. States Attor.
ney Coventry advised that the law re-
quired each commissioner to be res
ident of the district he represents
Matthews lives in the Second, end pre-
tends to represent the First. States
Attorney Coventry advised that the
commissioners declare the otfice in the
First district vacant, and appoint q
successor. The resolution was put
to vote and carried, Matthews at
tempting to vote in the negative, but
his vote being ignored.
Friday of this week at 2 p. m. was
set as the time for the appointment
of the new commissioner, at the re-
quest of Geo. w. Lynn, who led the
fight in the leagues interests. The
fireworks will be fast and furious
then, no doubt.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-01-06
COUNTY SCHOOL NOTES

Nine Month Diplomas of Honor
were issued to Josephine Dykstra, Bak-
ker, and to Frank Saville, Cherry
Grove, this. week.
The following pupils received Pune
tuality Pins this week: Josephine
Dykstra, Anna Van Vugt, Maggie Int
veldt, Margaret Borr, Gilbertha Van
Beck, Harris and Preston Eorr, Ange-
lima and Eddie Van Vugt, Baker;
Rose Weikum, Liberty; Lillis Early
wine, Lawrence Earlywine and Robert
Skinner, Burr Oak; Ellen and Marga-
ret Smith and Verl Mausehund, Gay
ton; Curtis, Lois, Robert, Reba and
Edgar Brooks, Sand Creek; Frank and
Ray Saville, Cherry Grove; Mary See
man, Viena Laine, Eddie Nyberg and
Dorothy Seeman, Wilson.
Notices have been sent to twenty
four uncertifcated teachers to be pre-
pared to close their schools to make
way for teachers who are qualified
The reason for this is that we are re-
ceiving number of applications now
and in case we get these teachers to
take our. schools, at the salary Of
fered, we are going to take them.
The receipts so far for Christmas
schools total about $4,000. A mum.
ber of teachers have not yet reported
We hope all will do so at once as we
wish to- make our report.
All those interested in getting q
county nurse should urge their school
directors to sign the petition at once
as we want to present it to the coun.
ty commissioners at this meeting.
The South Prairie schools have OF
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-01-06
INDEPENDENTS ORGANIZE
HOUSE
Leaguers Have One Majority in the
Upper House. Independents
Elect Twichell by Five Votes

The legislative grind is under way
The house and senate organized at
noon Tuesday. L. L. Twichell, OF
Cass county, was elected speaker of
the house, the vot. being So to So
Mr.. Twichell was one of the three
independent floor leaders in the house
two years ago, and during the special
session. Walter Msadock contested
with Mr.. Twichell for the place
There are 81 league votes in the house
and SO Independents, Messrs. Twich-
ell and Maddox not voting on the
speakership.
FDad" Dawson, of Beach, forme,
state commander of the American Le-
gion, was chosen chief clerk Of the
house. Prater, of Bismarck, was
made secretary Of the senate by the
league majority of one vote.
There was a marked difference in
Bismarck this year over past sessions.
The leaguers were not as chesty as
heretofore. They know that the
house majority can hold up all appro.
priations, thus letting .leaguers GO
hungry if they like. They know
that the house majority can choose in
vestigating committees and furnish
the wherewithal to pay for the same
In addition, Townley is keeping away
from Bismarck. He is drumming up
more coin from the farmers down in
Kansas, where he is having a battle
with the American Legion forces
Lemke, the new attorney general, can
be found parading back and forth,
however, in the rear of the, chamber,
and he is the "man behind the gum
this session..
Messrs. Harding and Yeater, OF
Emmons county, members Of this ses-
sion by grace Of Kidder county, are
on the job in the house. However,
there are not enough Of them to do
harm. Sen. Ward is q little better
off for his bunch can count on vote
of Is to "a on most propositions.
There was considerable sparring
among the Independents over the or
ganizatoin Of the house. Victor An
derson Of Burleigh county, was can
didate for speaker against Mr.. Twich-
ell, but was defeated by the Fargo
man in the independent caucus. Theo
Nelson, of the I. v. As, and some
of his side-kickers are on the ground
at Bismarck, but the sentiment is gen.
eral among the independents that Mel
son isn't going to be any sort of a
second Tcwnley, but will be invited to
keep hands OF. ~
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-01-06
NOTICE

In compliance with a city ordinance,
and by order of the City Council, no
tice is hereby given that, beginning
Thursday night, Jan. 9Th, nine strokes
of the Fire Bell will be sounded, and
all persons under 16 years of age
must be of the streets, unless accom-.
panied by their parents or guardians
between the hours of 9 p. m. and
q. m.
C. A. WOLVERTON,
Jan6- Mayor
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-01-06
FRAZIER ADVISES SELLING
GRAIN

Gov. Frazier has mailed the Record
circular letter which he is scatter
ing broadcast throughout the state
advising farmers to sell at least ten
per cent Of their grain in order to
pay their debts. Only a few months
ago Prof. Ladd was after the farmers
to hold their grain for So bushel
1t would have been nice thing if
our farmers could have secured So
but it would have been pretty nice
too, if more of them had taken ad-
vantage of the more than 81 that was
offered for some time after the pres
sent crop was harvested. If this
nonpartisan league was able to do
all the many good things for, the far
mer claimed for it, one would think
that results should be apparent by
now, nearly five years after it came
into power. Instead, practically ev-
cry move made by the Townleyites
has turned out wrong. Any way
read Gov. Frazier's advice. 1t is
different than Prof Ladd's:
To the Citizens of North Dakota:
The present conditions are serious
enough to deserve the thoughtful con-
sideration of all people. The deplor-
ably low prices of farm products for
the past three or four months, and
which still exist, have caused the far
mers to withhold a large portion of
their crops from the market. This
action is justly comme1idable, for no
fair-minded individual can blame the
farmer for endeavcring to get for his
product at least the cost of produc-
ton. Nevertheless ID has brought
about results that are we'll nigh dis
astrous in every agricultural section
of our nation.
Every other line of business is prac-
tically marking time waiting for the
farmers to sell their products. This
demonstrates more convincingly than
ever before that every other industry
depends on the tillers of the soil and
that farming is the basic industry Of
all industries. rs
But present conditions are bad, and
we must face them as they are. Ths
friendly cds6Tsratstn of afi our citi-
zens is needed This is no time for
prejudice ~ spite work, but rather a
time for charity and brotherly love.
No foreclosures should be made un-
less absolutely necessary to protect the
property, and On the other hand OBJ
legations should be met if possible,
and past due paper renewed or equit-
able adjustments made. In localities
where there is a surplus of farm pro-
ducts, some portion should be put on
the market to relieve,gthe financial
situation. l would suggest that, the
county agents lend their assistance
by ascertaining just what products
could be most advantageously dis
posed of from time to time in the va
rious communities.
By calm and thoughtful judgment
and friendly cooperation, I am con-
fident that what might be serious
panic can be averted. North DE- ',ota
is in great deal better circumstances
than many other states, and her fu-
ture welfare can be assured by all
placing our shoulder to the wheel
and trusting in an all wise Providence.
Respectfully,
(Signed) LYNN ]. FRAZIER,
Governor.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-01-06

iered the necessary equipment to be-
come \, standardized. The teachers
are all high school graduates, and all
that now remains is to have term
Of at least eight months.
Last year a billion dollars was spent
for candy, and $3.50, 100000 for soft
drinks, which brings these two items
up to nearly twice as much as for
education. For automobiles we spent
twice as much as for education also;
three times as much for tobacco; and
for all luxuries together we spent
nearly thirty times as much as for
education.
We have enough school laws now so
that every director and school clerk
may have one. If you have not yet
received yours let US know.
Every school is required by law to
have a Webster's International Die
sionary. Please see to it that yours
has.
If any teacher, has more than one
Course of Study E,e wish he would
send the extra copy to US. We do
not have even a copy for the Office.
We expect the new Course soon.
Taxpayers Of the various districts
should see to it that their directors
build those storm sheds over the doors
Of the closets. The districts can re-
ceive no state aid until this is done.
We expect to get the money within
the next month or two, and unless
we know that this work has been done
we will hold the warrant until it is
done. We have mentioned this mat
ter several times, and there is no rea-
son why the work should not be COM
pleted. Following is a list of schools
standardized and their rank:
Name and No. of Dist. Tax rate
Cherry Grove (Braddock, I'd
consolidated 500. ........ Sc. rs
Buchanan, Sd consolidated. 80. 500
Sand Creek No. 2, 1st rural. $3.50
Sand Creek No. l, I'd rural.v $50
Danbury No. 4, 1st rural 49,. 7.2o
Danbury No. /, I'd rural. 80. 7.2O
Lincoln No. 1, I'd rural ...... $40
Lincoln No. 2, I'd rural. -. $40
Lincoln No. 8, I'd rural 800. $40
Highland No. 3, I'd rural 80. $50
Kintyre, No. 8, I'd rural. -. $50
Kintyre No. 4, I'd rural. go
Liberty No. a, I'd rural ...... IL. 20
Liberty No. 2, Sd rural ....... II. 30
Union No. 2, Sd rural ........ 4.5O
Union No. 1, Sd rural ....... 4.5O
Baker No. 1, Sd rural ...... 900
Emmonsburg No. S, Sd rura:.. 6.7o
Dana No. 2, Sd rural ........ 500
Logan No. 8, Sd rural ....... $40
Winona No. 6, Sd rural $3.50. 500
McCulley No. 8, 3d/rural ..... 100
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-01-06
Really an Az.

Really an Art
y To be bored and not show It, 10 one
Of the secrets Of social success.-Boe,
ton Post.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-01-06
PYTH1AN SERVICES

There will be Pythian Services in
the Episcopal church on Sunday eve
ming, January 9th. Everybody we!-
come.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-01-06
METHODIST SERVICES

Communion Service will be held ut
the Methodist church next Sunday
evening.
If there are any who wish to Le
:i,'i'zed they should commun cat 2
with the pastor before Sunday.
NATHAN L. ROCKWELL.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-01-06
AMERICAN LEGION NOTES

There is one thing that has not
been brought before the Legion mem.
bers lately, which is, your dues fol
the year 1921 are due, and if not paid
at cnce, you will be dropped from the
Legion, and will miss your copy OF
the Legion Weekly, which you know
is worth the price of all the dues. Sc
as to make it easy for you to do this
below is list of parties who will &C.
cept your dues and forward them to
the Finance Officer, Otto Becker, Of
this Post, or to the Finance Officer o1
the Hazelton Post, or to any Post Of
which you are a member. Call ir
and see any of the following, who will
take care of this for you:
Jos. Fischer or Mike Baumgartner
Strasburg.
J. j. Jaeger, Hague
Adolph Quasi, Temvik
Ben Schneider or T. B. Mccarthy
Hazelton
S. j. Moen, Braddock
G. N. Turner, A. H. Irvine, Otto
Becker, Linton, N. D.
C C. Bader received the Victory
Medal last week. It took about ter
days after he sent in his papers
Send in, or preferably bring in your
discharge paper and get your papers
on the way, as the medal is really
worth having, and will be better ap-
preciated in the coming years, and can
be gotten now very easily; while, if
you wait several years and should die,
it would be rather hard for your fa-
mily to get everything Strengthened
out.
For your information, below is Civ
en- a list of operations classed as Major
operations. for which separate battle
clasp is given. Defensive clasps are
Continued on Page Five)
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-01-06
X. p. NOTES

The Knights of Pythias held very
we'll attended convention Dec. 3Oth,
at which time class of fifteen had
the Rank of the Knight conferred.
After the work of this rank lunch
was served, and it was the wee small
hours of morning before the weary
Knights wended their way home.
Thursday evening, Jan. 9th, the
new officers will be installed for the
coming year, after which there will be
presentation of Certificates of
Honor" to those Knights who served
in the World War. The presentation
address will be made by Knight NAL
pass.
On next Sunday evening, Jan. 9th,
at 7:45, will be held what is known in
Pythian circles as "Church Parade" {"
All the members will meet at the
Lodge hall and march in a body to the
Episcopal church, where Knight NAL
pass will deliver a special sermon for
the occasion. Everybody is invited.
The expectations of good-sized
class of candidates for January is we'll
founded as present indications are
that those who didn't get their appli-
cations in for the December class are
awaiting eagerly for the next class
to start.
The class of material which the X.
2. lodge is getting as members shows
that the Supreme Lodge was right
when they changed the age restric-
tions so that men of eighteen were
eligible. Have you ever stopped to
think what has ever been done in this
city to give good clean entertainment
or social pleasure to our young men :?
y is really too bad that there is no4
an organization that will come forth
and do something in this line for both
the, boys and girls of the towns where
they can meet and have sociable times
amidst good surroundings. 1t GER
tainly is crying need in this city.
Have you, the fathers and mothers of
boys and girls of the age of ten and
up, ever given this matter serious
thought? Wouldn't it be good in
vestment to start something of this
kind? Every fraternal order in Lin
ton would go in for it without doubt.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-01-06
. White People Live Longest.

: 'R'-" = White People 1--we Longest. -
A student who has been devoting his
time to the study of longevity says
that he has found that white people
liver longer than black ones. He
bases his statement upon data OBJ
.ained from the various insurance com.
Epanies of this country.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-01-06
No Snap.

"Life is not merely TRANQUILITY draw.
ing ones BREATH" says the London
Telegraph. Bet your boots it isn't!
It's hustling like the iickenx sof;tnat
one can draw few dollars at the
end of the week to meet ones expense
Boston Transcript.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-01-06
NEW FACES IN COURT HOUSE
Newly-Elected officials Take Office
This Week. League Forces Have
One Lone Representative in Per-
son of Auditor Brant..

How thoroughly and how complete
ly wrecked politically was the local
county nonpartisan league machine
is being brought, home to all this
week, as the newly-elected county Of
ficaffs assume their positions. Here
tofore, the league could boast Of con-
trolling the offices of the county au-
ditor, sheriff and states attorney. In
addition, several Others of the old
county officials were not pining for a
political scrap with the leaguers.
And-by appointment-they had a
monopoly of the legal printing. Blu.
now, all is changed. Sheriff Mein-
hover, nonrartisan Lacquer, gives way
to Ed. Miller, returned soldier and
independent. Volk, the league en-.
trant lost oht. Attorney Coventry
unseats Geo. W. Lynn, nonpartisan
Lacquer defeated for reelection. and a
former political power in the county.
The league newspaper has given way
in response to the majority demand
of the people-to the Record as Of
fetal newspaper. Messrs. Tracy, as
county judge, and Wagner, as clerk
of court, were reelected in the face
If the leagues opposition. Wagher
had about double the vote of his
league opponent, and the league s
candidate against Tracy dropped out
of the fight before the June pri-
mary.
A. H. Irvine, a veteran of both
the Spanish war and the World War,
defeated Steiner, Lacquer, by several
hundred, and takes the place of A.
L. Cell as register Of deeds.
C. B. Carley, former county Judge,
won in close race over the leagues
candidate for county treasurer, Mr..
Carley having to face a hard fight
because Of his opposition to Germany
during the war, in some quarters, in
addition to the league scrap. Mr..
Atha's term does not expire until
May 1st. Auditor Brant, Lacquer,
succeeded in .weathering the storm
because Of the weak campaign put UP
by John Snyder, his opponent.
With the exception of Mr.. Carley,
all the new officials have taken over
their duties. Even the board, Of
county commissioners retains a ma
jority of one for the Independents.
DeHeaume, Independent, was re-
elected in the face of league fight
over Horner, Lacquer. Schall, inde-
pendent, defeated Steve Kraft,
Lacquer, although that district went
league on state Offices. Matthews
and McConville are thus the only
leaguers on the board. And Mat
thews is holding his position illegally,
with probability that he will soon
be replaced by a man who lives in the
First District, which Matthews is at
tempting to represent.
The chances are very good that in
the next campaign the league will
not attempt to formally endorse any
county ticket, but will resort to a
gum-shoe campaign to elect men IA
vorable to their cause. Emmons
county has definitely and determined
ly demonstrated that it cannot longer
be considered a league county.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-20
2 COURT ACTIONS
AGAINST DEMPSEY
Movie Promoter Sues Cham.
pion for 100000 in
Each Case.

BATAVIA, N. Y. Jan. 1s.-Papers
were filed today in the Genesee
County clerks ONCE in two sepa-
rate actions against Jack Dempsey,
world champion pugilist, and Jack
Kearns, hIs manager, for an ag-
gregate sum of 100000 by Frank
P. Spellman, of Batavia, former
Snowman and the movie promoter
who received credit for placing
Dempsey in the movies after his
fght with willard. Speilman claims
100000 as his share of the re-
ceipts of the serial Dare Devil
Jack" in which Dempsey was
starred, and which Spellman says
totaled over $1,0O0,0o0. SpeIlman
alleged the picture cost s475,000 to
produce, and he was to receive Is
per cent of the protits, allotted to
Dempsey and Kearns. The case will
be tried in Supreme Court at Ba-
Iavia on January 81.
Spellman in another action de-
mands s10O, 900 for services in get
ting evidence of a blackmail plot
against the champion at Wells. New,
a year ago, and in protecting Demp-
sey from the draft-dodging charge
preferred against him in Los An
geles, Cal. Spellman claims he had
verbal contract for his services
for one year at 100000.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-20
New Orleans Results.

First Race-Flying Beauty lls
(Stack), IL to 5, even. to 2; Evelyn
White, lis (Buxton). to 5, ! to 2;
Margaret Gilmore, lis Gardener
to /. Time: :36 2-5. Mala F., Last
Effort, Scandal, Prunella, httie
Warmer. Dada, Rosa Lee Carrie
Baker also ran.
second Race-Ina Kay, los (Ponce)
to 2, 1 to 2, l to S; Rainbow Girl,
los CMcAtee), Z to 10. / to 3; Cobalt
Lass, G1Os (HeupeD, TO 2. Time;
1:I3 2-5. Plain Bill. Donna Roma
Tarascon, KuItur. Msgikon. Old Sin
ner. Liberator, Kirah, Poultney and
Sabretash also ran.
Third Race-TDay Lilly. 106 (Wood-
stock), 9 to 2. 2 to 1, to 5; Ran
cocas, 121 (Robinson), 6to. 5, 8 to 5;
RoIo. Io4 (Jarvis), 70 5. Time:
1:13 is. Gilt Fringe, Tennite, Miss
Rankin, ocean Swell, Doric, Bit of
Green, Old Faithful and Wedgewood
also ran.
Fourth Race-Captain Mac, III
(Barrett). to /. 1 to 2, out; Tippity
witchet, 13o CRowan), to S. out;
Capt. Hershler, ia (Ponce), \ to S.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-20
FIVE
PLAYSC.U. TONIGHT
Fast West Virginians Are
Expected to Put Up
Great Battle.

Catholic University tossers are
scheduled to battle the fast Davis
and Elkins basketers tonight in
what should be one of the best
games of the local cage season, pro-
vided the Brooklanders have enough
drive and pep to show their, real
class after that strenuous affair last
night.
The Davis and Elkins cagemen
come here touted as one Of the best
tossing aggregations in this neck
Of the basketball woods. The team,
while light, has all the speed in
the world and boasts a passing Of
fense which II is believed the
Brooklanders will find plenty Of
trouble in stopping.
In addition to the cage requisites
already enumerated, this West Vir-
ginia gang has a pair Of never
miss" forwards who can ring EN-
with their eyes shut II one is TO
believe their hometown dope sheet
In any event, the Brooklanders
are sure to have their collective
hands full to overfowing, and
should consider themselves proteges
of the gods IL they succeed in stop
ping the fast-going Mountaineers.
The Hilltoppers hook up with this
same gang of West Virginians to-
morrow night, and II c. U. fails the
Blue and Gray tossers still have a
chance to step in and stop the in
vaders. Incidentally, fans who wit
messed the G. U.-G. w. U. game
declare that the Mountaineers will
have to be at least as good as they
are advertised" IL they hope to
stop Messrs. Flavin, ZaZalli & Co.