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Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1922-02-16

themselves more or less informally.
Most Of the present county officials
will no doubt be candidates to succeed
themselves. In addition, it appears
certain that the woods will be full of
additional contenders. The hard times
will make many view the salary of
a county officer with great favor. We
are told that Commissioner T. P.
Lee is one of the first to indicate his
intentions to enter the game on a
countrywide scale. He is said to be a
candidate for Judge Tracy's job. 9th
er candidates are rumored, with less
definite assurance from the parties
concerned, however.
1t is evident that the various coun-
ty jobs, at least, will not go begging
during the campaigns of 1922.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1922-02-16
Foreign Advertising Representative
THE AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION

Co. Auditor Brant informs the Rec
ord that he has received letters from
twenty-three bond houses who wish
to know if Emmons county shas any
bond issues to place on the market.
At the same time, these bond houses
and similar financial institutions are
getting out of the farm-loan and SIM
liar lines, which yield a higher rate
of interest than do the bonds of pub
lie corporations. Naturally, there
must be a reason, and it does not
seem hard to find. The income tax
-es and other similar taxes, are the
explanation. 4 g,
Revenue derived from interest on
bonds of public corporations are in
many cases tax exempt, under the
provisions of the income tax. The
revenue from the income tax increas-
es by leaps and bounds as the volume
of annual revenue increases. Hence,
in concerns of large business dealings
and unusual annual profit, the tax
exempt bond becomes highly desir-
able means Of revenue.
It would seem that we would be
ahead of the game if these tax-ex-
empt features were eliminated, and
all kinds of revenue were caused to
bear their share of the tax burden.
1t is better to pay little higher rate
Of interest, if necessary, to borrow
money for public uses than it is to
allow big corporations to dodge in
come taxes through the dealing in
tax exempt securities. And the d.
versions of the loan business from the
old channels also tends to work a
hardship on many private borrowers.
Auditor Brant cites a fine example
Of the present situation. Until late
~. a certain financial institution in
Minnesota held q mortgage on GER
tain land owned by Mr.. Brant in
South Dakota. When the loan was
about to fall due, Mr.. Brant wrote
for an extension. The bond house re-
fused, and requested payment of the
loan upon the date it became due.
And here's the interesting part of
It: The same Minnesota financial in
stitution that no longer wanted Mr..
Brant's farm loan was included in
the list of twenty-three applicants
10 buy Emmons county bonds at q
lower rate of interest than Mr..
Brant's farm loan brought.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1922-02-16

There is some interesting reading
being found in the files of the Bank
of North Dakota. Copies of letters
are coming to light which indicate
definitely that the so-called campaign
to sell bonds last year was often used
to assist financially various noted
radical newspapers of the east. Our
old friend, Spurpeon O'Dell, seems to
have been one of the active go-be-
tweens according to his own letters.
Here is an example:
"Dear Mr.. Paddock:
II am enclosing an order on the
Pearson account. went in there the
other day and found them in panic.
A trusted bookkeeper had Heatoned
the ranch and stole them blind.
came to the rescue with check on
my own account, therefore this order
signed by Mr.. Harris.
Kindly protect me for $400. We
got in $1,000 today but too late to
remit and answer correspondence.
All close down at o'clock. I feel
greatly encouraged. Sincerely,
49,. sO'Dell."
Mr.. Paddock was secretary to the
Industrial Commission under Frazier.
Lemke and Hagan. Odell was Bank
of North Dakota bond salesman.
Other similar transactions are thus
recorded, and other similar radical
newspapers are listed as needing
help. "The Nation" was listed as
needing $4,000 to keep it alive.
One letter of this sort written by
Odell with a pen instead of a type
writer bears this comment: 49,
writing with a pen is laborious,
and L do not care to trust it to a
public stenographer."
Other letters indicate that speech
es given by Ex-Gov. Frazier and by
Sen. Ladd were written by Walter
Liggett and other prominent leaguers.
Walter Liggett was a former league
employee who was placed on the pay
roll of John Worst's immigration de-
,partment, and stationed in Washing
ton, D. G.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1922-02-16

west FargoFires have been draw n
at the Equity packing plant and the
institution definitely closed down.
6athgate-A Ford for President
club has been organized in one town.
ship In Pembina county.
srassburs-The explosion Of coal
stove in a farm hone caused $500
damage by fire. lila.
Minot- Rotary sponsored the fourth
annual father and son banquet here
recently. Is. =. n a
OnivsrsityA motion picture, &C.
,onpanied by a lecturer, on the man
1factnre of lace, is available tor high
schools throughout the state.
Bowman Produce, livestock, and
grain to the value Of more than q
million dollars were shipped out of
Bowman county In 1921.
jamestown Public health work
among pupils Of Stutsman county for
he past two years and a half cost 70
cents per pupil per year.
eismarek North Dakota ranks fiftl,
among states In the percentage OF
,enchers belonging to state and ma
:ional associations.
MinetA carload Of 20 grade
3uernseys has been received and &
oeing distributed to various Ward
county farmers. ,TlS7
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1922-02-16

The Bismarck Tribune is still urg-
ing that the state administration
SCRAP" the state-owned mill at Grand
Forks, despite the fact that million
or so is already tied up in the in
completed venture.
We are fully satisfied that the
state-owned venture will never be
profitable or satisfactory. Neverthe-
less, q prediction promise ought to
have some weight even in the realm
Of practical politics. A majority of
the people Of this state have consist
emily indicated that they want the
experiment tried, and the present ad-
aninistration definitely promised to
complete the experiment. Until that
pledge is released, It should stand.
There is only one honorable way to
shed the Grand Forks white ele-
phant: At every statewide election,
let the opponents Of state ownership
submit a proposed initiated law do
ing away with the venture. When a
majority of the electors approve the
Law, then all present and existing
pledges will have been released.
The Nonrartisan League was foist-
ed upon US by too much Of this BUSH
ness of pretending to promise some
ching definite, and, after election, re-
pudiating such promise because those
n control doubted the advisability Of
the promised action. The mill and
elevator project should be abandoned
when. majority Of the electors Of
this state 50 order.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1922-02-16

Display Rates, rs cents per column
inch for single insertion. 20 cents for
contract space. Ten cents per inch
for composition.
Locals, Ten cents per line for one
insertion.
The Record circulates thoroughly In
the south half of the county. and quite
generally throughout the Morth half.
Advertising copy should be in the
hands of the printer not later than
Tuesday noon Of each week.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1922-02-16
THE TRUTH ABOUT THE COUNTY
HIGHWAY

We had hoped, when the Emmons
County Record began its series Of an
ticles on the taxes that we would OBJ
tain lot of useful information, but
in this we have been sadly disap-
pointed. It is very evident from the
installments published so far that the
Record mans main purpose is not to
give the tax-paying public. informa-
tion, but to put the Commissioners in
q bad light before the Taxpayers. Of
the County. He sttempts to assume
the role Of a prosecuting attorney and
uses material available for the pur-
pose Of showing that the commission
ters are incompetent, inefficient and
wastefM. az
In the issue Of February End the
Record man states that Eve paid at
least 81, 900 too much" for the road;
and in the issue Of February 9th he
gives = list Of several counties whose
contract price was less than ours.
He also calls attention to Campbell
and McIntosh Counties. ~.
The 'prosecuting attorney" does not
not no state the date q the lsttinss,
which i very important, a. W shall
show later. from the letter Of Feb
ruary 4th, written b HI. Robinson,
the Chief Engineer he does not
mention the several counties that are
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1922-02-16

During these trying days for our
people, and especially our farmers,
it is not uncommon to hear someone
say, "They have no one but them
selves to blame, they squandered
their money when it was plentiful
and now they are up against it."
While it is true that the American
people generally have never been
taught the art of conservation, yet
we do not believe that such state
ments as the above are entirely fair.
It is often said that "our hindsight
is better than our foresight" Back
in the days when farm products were
plentiful, and when prices were high,
the farming communities were pros
porous. It was no uncommon thing
to have surplus Of funds, and to
have a feeling that we were through
with hard times. Then, suddenly
things changed. Many things helped
to bring about the present deplorable
conditions. Locally, an almost total
failure Of crops and feed was the most
serious blow. Past high prices for
grain and livestock had caused many
to go deeply in debt to produce such
things. Farmers purchased Land and
paid part down. Large crops were
.sown. Stock:raising was carried on
extensively. Credit was plentiful,
and money easy to secure. Suddenly
the change came. The end Of the war
.brouhgt reaction. European countries
were practically financially PROSTATE.
Their buying powers were exhausted.
Our exports suffered. q financial
condition closely akin to panic de-
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1922-02-16

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son WIS equally responsible with the
commissioners in letting the exhorbi-.
stant contract. Is itSthen surprising
that he would come to Mr.. Du
Heaume's rescue with an opinion that
t48 cents was an acceptable figure at
the time. It is case of one res
'snonsible party embarrassing the 9TH.
er equally responsible party.
Mr.. DuHeaume tacitly admits that
Emmcns county paid more than it.
should in 1921, and explains that it
was because the bid was let early.
The Record has quoted the prices paid
in nineteen counties that did work in.
both 1920 and 1921. Mr.. DuHeaume
does not deny the figures, but coun-
tiers with three counties that paid
more, but who did not work in both
years. Our figures only include
counties doing work for both years as
we were seeking to show comparisons.
We cannot determine at this time
whether or not his figures are correct.
However, our tabulation, from state
highway commission figures. shows
the 62-cent Foster county price to be
the 1920 letting. Mr.. DuHeaume
shows it as Of 1921. We have shown
what neighboring counties paid, and
we have shown that we, like Abou Ben
Adhem, led all the rest. .,
Mr.. DuHeaume takes us to task for
not mentioning Emmons county's
heavy topography. Mr.. Tong, his
engineer, is authority for the state
ment that the said ttheavy topogra-
ply" is better pay to the contractor
than flat work.
"The attorney for the defense" says
that Eve all get fooled more or less
during this readjustment period after
the war = To which we answer that,
if Mr.. DuHeaume refers to several re-;
cent county expenditures, "we'll say
we did" A private individual, who
consistently "got fooled" on adjust
ment prices, would probably find him
self broke, In the affairs of a coun-
ty, however, it simly means more
taxes.
The attorney for defense" is silent
on the expense account Of the county
engineer. Az
Mr.. DuHeaume says he doesn't
have to "guess" how much too high
the price of our highway was last
year. He says he, "has the figures. !"
Our suggestion is that he add these
facts to his figures: Prices in North
Dakota for 1921 averaged from thirty
to fifty per cent less than in 1920.
In 1920 Emmcns paid 40 cents, and
in 1921 we paid 4S cents-hardly a
thirty or fifty per cent drop. In the
entire 10 North Dakota counties doing
work both years, Emmons county paid
the highest rate. We paid far more
than our ,neighboring counties. The
Y 3 n n - : ~ +
contract was let April 9Th, 1921. The
work was started soon thereafter.
Doesn't Mr.. DuHeaume assume that
the taxpayers whose money he spends
are pretty thick-headed if he expects
them to believe that at that time no
knowledge could be had that, "prices
would come down." The contractors
were hiring their men and buying their
feed right then. They were paying
fifty per cent less for help and far
less for feed than in 1920. And
still, Mr.. DuHeaume says 1--WE did not
foresee that prices were going down.
Maybe he didn't. If so, why doesn't
he resign and let some one else on the
job who can foresee just little bit in
money matters?
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1922-02-16
EMMoNs COUNTY
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
third JUDICIAL DISTRICT

Frank P. Allen, Presiding Judge
Fred A. Oliver, Stenographer M
Geo. NJ: McKenna, Associate Judge
C. II. Olsen, Stenographer
Rev: c. r. Newcomb, Juvenile Court
Ohcer for Emons, Logan and McIn-
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1922-02-16
ALDERMEN
CHURCHES

GERMAN EVANGELICAL FRIED
Ems Ems CHURCH. Services at 1890 and
SUNDAY sun school at 1890 every third Sun
Ing services at 1880.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1922-02-16
MODERN wOoDMEN OF AMEnrc. !.
Linton Lodge No. 1920. -..s.S =, : = =
]. A. LANG, Consul
- =. H. SMITH, Clerk

CATHOLIC SEWING CIRCLE. H..t.
efxely second and fourth Thursday az
Mrs: Glass. Pres.
hrs. anton HOrner, Vice Pres
Mrs. a. r. Corwine. Sec.
Mrs. NJ T. BarEer, Treas.
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ths "; m g; Z; y. meets tn. frss Fr,a.y !.
Pres Mrs. Thrudas Heyerman
vice Pres snd Treas. MIS-. ray
Harding ri M, /
Cor. Sec. Mrs. Ellyn Parel
Nec sec. Mrs.. Nellie Freeman
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1922-02-16
80. MAcCABEE LODGE
Augusta Ppmerance
Eta Junge .,4s.
Pietx
AMERICAN LEGION

pan r. Richardson Post No. 50. SAm.-
days L 81 each Meets Meets first and thiri
1D2a a Visiting Sailors. soidiers 1 anfe
Marines N Zines. alwavs Welcome. 1'el1 an ano
Fed fsdef ps sfGhiianEsn. Commander
A. H. Irvine. Adjutant anus
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1922-02-16
Omcial County Newspaper
Omclal City Paper 7
The Pioneer Paper of Emmons County
saA E.tabll.hed 1889

The Record is entered at the Linton,
North Dakota Postoffice as second
class matter.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1922-02-16

METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
ff ,eneass ssc ets 1890 a, m: Epworth
M ;; F 7rs3y Meeting, Wednesday even
NATHAN L. ROCKWELL. Pastor
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1922-02-16

CHURCH OF srp /. sn,7.,
services in Holland at 1890 a. m,
services In English at 900 d. m.
+. DUIKER, Pastor
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1922-02-16

Subscribe : for the Reeers- !.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1922-02-16

:, LINTON CHAPTER 81. ORDER OF
and MSf tfird r snAR. Meets every first
always welcome. ~--e -'Aeoel"
FRANCES HANSON. W. n
ETA JUNGE! Ser.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1922-02-16

EVANGELICAL CHURCH ch,,,a.
at II O'clock every fourth sHndava
Gtveanni ne services at 1880. Sunday school,
Ut Io:oo a. m. every Sunday. 80.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1922-02-16

GERMAN BAPTIST CHURCH. SER
VI every second Sunday at 11:30 a.
da,, and IN evening at $500 p. M. Sun
Jay school every Sunday at 1890 a, m.
REV. RUDOLPH LUCHS
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1922-02-16

not question the Records published
figures He stresses just two main
points in extenuation Of tie. unreasfn-
able prices paid for our highway last
year. One point is that Emmons
county let the bid too early and thus
missed lower prices generally pre-
vailing throughout the state The
other Is that Nj. Robinson has said
that '.4s cents was perfectly; accept
able figure - that time !
AZ g the first point ism il strange
that the break Of luck always seems
to 90 against Emmcns county where
our county board is concerned !? For
instance, the engineer mil age, which
iDuHeaume doesn't seem to be willing
70 hack up, the 5000 noving-ricture
foolishness, the grasshopper mess. Il
might be that Nc onville and Dui
Heaume were often 80 busy calling
'eaeh other names scross the table III
the auditors caiice that II was 5nl ~
impossible 70 devote ordinary business
horse sense /. to county bushes
Az 20 the second point, Mr.. Robin.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1922-02-16

ROYAL NEIGHBORs. linton 80.
No. $3.50. -1"so" Loose
LILLIAN LANG. orac,. IA
ETA JUNGE, Recorder
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1922-02-16

LADIES GUILD. Meets .v.,.s = y. GO.
Wednesday afternoon. every otAer,s
Eta Iunge. Pres.
Il mary Lynn, v. p ssI.l as
n irene Irvine Sec. AZ
SElera Carley. Cor. Sec 4
stella Fogle Treas. ";
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1922-02-16

Y. = u I. = : eets every
S Sss: H E!!s fs Ssslns v';s.p i f... j
mrs. Hulda Hageman. fTrAaa ,ass i, 55..S}ss
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ter moon CLUE. Meets every Friday az
Theresa streeter. Pres. II a
lean Smith. Vice Pres. ii III I.
Soith Brant. Sec -Treas. 800. Is ,ls IL:
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.EnMOAS COUNTY RECORD
LINTON. NORTH DAKOTA

F. b. sTREErER, Publisher
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CLUBS

!, a kNIGHTs OF PYTH1As. Linton
eV UaGe no: vi q: Meets every Thursday
welcome. -" az '"@yS
H: H. HANSON, g, G.
OSCAR BERTHEAU, X. r, S.
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Other lsTs haI.aA.x CLUE. Meets svsry;s
4, k lers = e SAITH ssa.s i; Trsss
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-24

her clenched hand, registered hardly
contained resentment
He went on into the house, and up to
Nanine's and his room. His wife was
reclining on a couch. Since she had
grown so fat she found it necessary to
rest great deal. That fatness had
come upon her so overwhelmingly that
any vestige of struggle had been doomed
from the first. She had simply expanded
until she resembled an inflated carl
cature of Eldreda.
There you are" she said languidly.
Eyes, here l am" he agreed, "I
thought, maybe, Nanine, the evening was
so fine we'd all take little ride after
"it blows my hair" she answered,
without interest; "and that back seat
is too short: To say nothing Of FL
dreda's complexion"
Now look here" he cried, "I've heard
enough about that back seat and FL
dreda's complexion and your hair. There's
nice little limousine fixed up and the
owner can't pay for. Well, l can get it
right and I'm going to buy it for you
girls. Hows that, hey?"
1T might be good and then it
mightn't," she told him; at depends if
it roars inside. If it does it will hurt
my head"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-24

"I'd hate to think over the times my
heads been hurt through roaring" he
retorted, with a display Of spirit, "and
there is another thing got to speak Of
that's Eldreda. I'm not going to give
her $4,000 to 20 to California with, and
she might as web stop posing and pos
turing. / amt a camera, amt a di-
rector, and it'll get her nowhere.
"Sooner or later" Nanine asserted.
"What do you mean?" he demanded
heatedly.
Genius will be justified" she added
emphatically.
"Genius!" he was practically shouting,
"if either Of you think rolling your eyes
is genius you're fooled before you go
mile. It's the capacity for pains; and
that, on the other hand, is what you give
me-pains."
"You will keep on getting them, too"
her voice and manner were placid.
Suddenly he felt absolutely helpless;
nothing he could say would move, affect
his wife, nothing touch his daughter. It
might be wiser to give Eldreda the
money at once to speed her into the
West to the acclaim and fortune so
surely-in her estimation and her
Misunderstanding for her.
"Now if I was West I could get about
more," Nanine asserted. "The weather
there, they say, is elegant" This was q
new phase of the Western project and
he was startled at the possibilities it
opened. Did she mean that she would
go out with Eldreda, he asked. Nanine
did. He could spend the winters with
them.
"Who would run the business to pay
for so much?" This question very 81
lently he answered for himself, Miss
Conifee She could, very nearly, almost,
do just that But not quite; it was the
combination of Miss Conifee and himself
that was so potent.
THE memory of the weariness he had
l. discerned in his secretary came back
to trouble him. She had grown visibly
older in the last year. The day had
stayed warm into evening, and they,
Nanine and Eldreda and he, were seated
on the porch. There was an illusory
glimmer of moonlight, at intervals there
was faint stir in the locust trees along
the sidewalk, and the ingratating sub
dued ripple of a piano. At irregular
| intervals Eldreda sighed explosively,
agonized with the tragedy of everything
and though she was yelled from Lewis
Betleman by the dark, he knew exactly
to which emotions she was giving form
and body.
Perhaps, with his slight assistance
she might mount in a dazzling arc to
stardom in the sky. He wasn't, he felt
mean but, aside from the already com.
paratively large cost of his family, there
was the greatest need now to turn every
thing possible back into his business
it could be counted on to make
when all was considered, tremendous re-
turns. In three years, it might be, they
could easily send Eldreda to the South
Seas, and he said so aloud.
~ suppose" her voice answered out OF
the gloom, "you chose the South Seas
SOS you wouldn't have to buy me any
| clothes"
"On the contrary" he replied OK.
plicity, ~ was trying TO think Of the
farthest and most expensive place