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EMMONS COUNTY RECORD
Linton, North Dakota
BV D. R.STREBTBR* SON.
D. K. BTREETRK. F. B. BTREKTKK.
PIONEER PAPER OF THE COUNTY
7Ttae
Record la entered at Linton PoetoBIca
as second-class matter
The Fargo Searchlight has a very
sensible editorial article in which it
calls attention to the fact that the
North Dakota legislature has too
many members, and Bays that it
ought to be reduced by half. The
writer at the last two sessions was
the oldest member of the lower body
of the assembly, and from his exper
iance he iB prepared to indorse every
word said in the Searchlight article.
Not only is the matter of expense to
be considered there are other rea
sons, and weighty ones, why a small
er number of members in both
houses would be better for the peo
ple of the state.
To insure good legislation every
member should at all times during
the session have a thorough knowl
edge of what is being done. That can
not be done at all under present
conditions. It is impossible for a
member of or a visitor to a House
session to understand why it was
that a chamber ideal in most of its
arrangements should have been built
without the least regard to its
acoustic properties. It is a fact,
however, that with the present large
membership those members who
draw seats on the distant sides of
the room know practically nothing of
what is transpiring. Unless a mem
ber has a powerful voice and a dis
tinct enunciation, scarcely a word of
his remarks can bee heard by every
one. The same is true of the read
ings by the clerks. Unless the read
ing clerks have a strong and clear
voice, a third of the membership
cannot understand them.
During the last days of the ses
sions—and particularly the final
night session—there is such a tur
moil and business is so rapidly
rushed that only those not far re
moved from the clerk's desk have a
knowledge of just what legislation
is being enacted. This is all wrong,
and it is extremely dangerous to
proper legislation. It iB a fact that
many a member who has drawn a
seat distant from the speaker's ros
trum goes heme at the end of the
session with scarcely any knowledge
of what measures really became laws
—especially those rushed through at
the final all-night sitting—and he is
not wiser until the session laws are
published.
What an opportunity is thus
created for the passage of "wood
chucks" that would not become laws
were there time and opportunity for
the members to understand and
properly consider the measures be
fore them.
At the first session held in the new
House-chamber, 1905, a resolution
was passed asking the board of
trustees of public property to con
sult with some one having a scien
tific knowledge of acoustics and
ascertain whether it would be possi
ble to improve the deplorable condi
tion existing in the chamber in the
matter of sound. In response sev
eral small wires were strung across
the room about on a level with the
gallery. This hepled a little, but
not much, and the trouble sti!!
exists, and it is said cannot be reme
died.
The constitution provides that the
minimum number of Senators shall
be thirty and of the House members
Bixty. With the House membership
reduced from its present number,
which is one hundred and eleven, to
sixty, the members could all be
seated within hearing distance of
the presiding officer and the clerks
and of one another, and business
could then proceed with a knowledge
on the part of everybody as to what
was taking place. The railing that
fences off the part of the room which
is given over to occupation by the
public could then be brought for
ward, giving considerably more
space to the people of the state who
attend a session to view the machin
ery by which laws are made for their
government. As it iB at present,
there are occasions at every session,
and especially toward the close, when
the parts of the chamber devoted to
public use are uncomfortably
*.
With the reduction of membership
to the minimum allowed by the con
stitution, there would follow a sav
ing in the two houses of at least
twenty-five thousand dollars. Now,
the writer does not believe in a
cheeae-paring policy where broad
gaqged methods bring a valuable
Consideration to the taxpayers. But
what is the use of the large member
ship when a smaller membership
would answer tbe purpose as well—
or better? The.preeent big crowd in
the House js Jtot only an uncalled
for expense, but is a serious draw­
iML
back in the matter of carcful legis
lation. '.
Within the writer's knowledge
there is no precedent for the mem
bership of a legislative body to re
duce its own total. It is probable
that such action will never volun
tarily be taken by a North Dakota
legislature. However, if the Initia
tive and Referendum with the provi
sion for amending the constitution
should be adopted by the voters at
the next general election, a refo/m
of this nature could then be initiated
by petition and vote of the people,
if they saw fit to do so.
Only a day or two ago, in a New
York dispatch in relation to the
monument to be erected in memory
of the Titantic victims, the assertion
was again made that the disaster to
the big Atlantic liner ciiuscd the
"greatest loss of life upon the water
known in the world's history." Two
weeks ago the Record contained an
article disputing this idea and call
ing attention to the fact that the
loss of Union soldiers on the trans
port Sultana, in April, 18Gii, was the
greatest disaster on the water ever
known. As stated i,n the article, the
writer at that time was a member of
the crew of a naval vessel on the
Mississippi scouting between Mem
phis and the mouth of the St. Fran
cis river (which should have read
between Memphis anri the mouth of
White river), and had personal
knowledge of the unusual manner in
which the transport was loaded with
human beings. Recently we pur
chased the volumes of the "The Pho
tographic History of the Civil
War," and were pleased to find in
one of the volumes a photographic
reprint of the vessel, taken the day
before she was lost. One can scarce
ly stick a pin in the picture without
touching a standing passenger. The
loss on the Titanic, it will be remem
bered, was about fifteen hundred.
The following article, taken from
the book above referred to, will give
a comparison of the loss of the two
vessels, and shows beyond dispute
that the lives lost on the Sultana
were in number several hundred
more than on the Titanic. Follow
ing is the account of the explosion
of the Sultana:
"At the close of tho war Camp
Fisk was established near Vicksburg
for the general exchange of prison
ers captured during the operations
of the armies in the west. The fed
eral transport Sultana was busily en
gaged during the spring of 186.r in
carryingthe released federal sul.liers
from Vicksburg to the north, on
their way to their homes. In the
picture we see her at Helena (Ark.)
wharf, loaded with the last shipment
of paroled Union soldiers, to the
number of 2,134. The same day,
April 27, 1865, she arrived at Mem
phis. While steaming along, some
ninety miles above that point, her
boilers suddenly exploded and she
sank almost immedi itely. During
the war the levees on both sides of
the river had been so demolished
that all the bottom lands were in
undated, and at this point were
covered with water to a width of
fifty miles. But few of the ill-fated
Union soldiers managed to save their
lives. About 1,900 of them perished.
At Memphis the federal authorities
gathered all the floating bodies they
could. Many were found as far be
low the scene of the disaster as Hel
ena."
Another (Jood Sire-Morse.
Langford (S.D.) News: The best
Belgian stallion in South Dakota was
sold last Friday by H.O. Wickreand
shipped to Peter Bor at Hague,
N. D. Mr. Bor is an experienced
horseman, and when he saw the
horse he said he did not need any
further recommendation, and pur
chased him on the spot. During ail
the years this staLlion has been in
service here he has yet the first poor
colt to show. All his get have proven
well turned and trim built, and give
promise of being serviceable animals.
It is to be regretted that so fine
a sire as Major should leave Day
county. The horse goes to service in
Campbell county, S. D., and Emmons
county, N. D. Mr. Bor, the pur
chaser, residing near the state line.
BASE-BALL GAMES.
Following is a
be played by the
as arranged:
list of the games to
Linton club, so far
May 11, 1913.
lock, at Linton.
May 18, 1913.--Linton
ton, at Linton.
June 15,1913.
ton, at Hazelton
June 22, 1913.
ton, at Linton.
Mi
Linton vs. Pol-
vs. Hazel-
May 25, 1913.--Linton
ton, at Hazelton.
May 30, 1913.--Linton
ton, at Linton.
vs. Hazel-
vs. Hazel-
June 1». 1913.—
at Pollock.
June 8, 1913.--Linton
burg, at Linton
Linton vs. Pollock,
vs. Stras-
—Linton vs. Hazel-
Lint jii vs. Hazel-
FOR SALE-STALLION.
I have for sale a stallion. The ani
mal is about six years old and brown
in color. He is of tbe draft type.
Hit certificate is No. 2072. His get
can be *een in this neighborhood.
Goto reasons for selling. The price
is $250 cash, or will trade for colts.
If interested, address
—Jacob Groen,
(my8-15) Hague. N. D.
Residence,_:Section 28, Township
123, Range 75.
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CHA.NGED OWNERS.
List of Emmons County Real Estate
Transferred Since the Record'*
Last Published Report.
—Warranty Deeds
Oliver Flindt and husband to H.
O. Batz^, lots 16,17 and 18 in block
5 of Hazelton. $1200.00.
Bernard A. Lane to Mrs. A. J.
Erlacher, lots 17 and 18 of Kintyre.
$175.00.
James G. Campbell to Kraft Realty
Company, lots 1 to 9 inclusive and
se qr of ne qr of 1, lot 7 of 3
and lots 1 and 2 of 4-136-79 lots 1
and 2 and hf of nw qr of 7-136-78.
$19,796.40.
John G. Albrecht and wife to Fred
Snyder hf of ne qr, sw qr of ne qr
and ne qr of qr of 30-133-77.
$2560.00.
Edward M. Larvick and wife and
Olaf M. Larvick and wife to Fred
Snyder, acres in the nw qr of 5
133-76. $192 50.
A. E. Klabunde and wife to J. J.
Kalberer, lots 1. 2 and 3 in block 3
of Roop's First. Addition to Hazel
ton. $250.00.
R. H. Sanders to G. A. McCready,
hf of nw qr, sw qr of ne qr, nw qr
of se qr, ne qr of se qr and hf ot
sw qr of 4-136-78. $5000.00.
Flora M. Ford and husband to E.
A. Holsti, se qr of 31-135-74.
$3200.00.
Melissa A. Billingsley and hus
band to John Bader, lots 1, 2, 3 and
4 of 3-129-78. $1100.00.
Solomon Johnson to William Mc
Allister, hf of hf of 28-135-74.
$3200*.00.
Joseph Eberle to Andreas Keisch,
lots 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 in block 19 of
Hunter's First Addition to Linton.
$1.00.
Fred Snyder to Johan G. Albrecht,
5 acres in 5-133-76. $1600.00.
Henry Winkel and wife to Joseph
Lauinger, lots 15 and 16 in block 7
of Strasburg. $2500.00.
-Patents-
United States to Edith E. Johnson,
hf of sw qr of 6-136-74.
United States to Jonathan W.
Cabbage, nw qr of 12-135-78.
United States to Anna M. Ilen
drickson, nw qr of 22-134-74.
Indeed, It Pays.
Now comes the time to get busy
with the garden, says the Grand
Forks Times. The winter has gone,
and with the return of the warmth
of spring comes a return of man's
primeval desire to delve into the
earth. The farmer drives his team
a field, and with him the field crop
and garden are alike matters of
routine and of business. But the
city or village man is not so em
ployed. His activities during busi
ness hours are in the shop, the store,
the office, and, while he knows that
on the broad fields near by prepara
tions are being made for a crop, this
does not touch him individually.
But the city or viliage man gets
back to the'soil. The little back lot,
which would.bea joke to the man on
the farm, contains unlimited possibil
itiesfor the man who owns it. Damp
and chilly at first, as the snow leaves
it it warms and mellows in the sun
shine, and presently it is in condition
to be worked. It crumbles nicely,
and as the warm air strikes it there
arises a fragrance which is possessed
by nothing in the world but fresh
earth.
Eagerly the man bends to his task.
Muscies softened by lack of exercise
are urged to their unaccustomed
task. There are aching joints and
stiffened backs but custom adjusts
these things, and soon skill comes
with practice and the man prides
himself on being able to work
smoothly and rapidly. The surface
is smoothed, th* rows are made, the
seed is dropped and covered, and na
ture sets herself to work on the de
velpoment of the little germ of life
into a growing plant.
Presently the anixous watcher de
tects little cracks in the ground
above where he knows his seed lies.
Then the first wee leaves push them
selves forth, the tiny stalks begin to
lengthen above the ground, and the
garden stuff is actually beginning
to grow.
Does it pay? If one were to
charge at market: rates the price of
every hour of labor expended on the
garden and compute the cash value
of the product, probably it does not
pay. But it does pay to get out into
the open air? Does it pay to forget
for a time the store and the office,
with their cares and perplexities?
Does it pay to get right back, occa
sionally, to the earth from which we
sprang, and to objerve again the
marvels which she works? If all
these things pay, then it pays for
the city or village man to have a
garden.
Me Didn't Like Florida:
Al Calkins of Blaisdell sold out and
went to Florida, He waB disgusted
with what he found there, wired his
wife not to come, shipped his goods
back, and will return to farming in
North Dakota better contented with
his lot. His experience cost him
•oyer a thousand dollars.
THE G. O. P.'S FUTURE
A Political Prognosttcator Thinks
The Return of the Elephant Is
Among the Probabilities.
James Boyle, secretary to William
McKinley when he was governor of
Ohio, Bays the Minneapolis Journal,
has discussed recently in newspaper
articles, now gathered in a pamphlet,
the question, "Will the Republican
Party Come Back?"
Mr. Boyle argues from the fact of
the impermanency of the progres
sive movement that it will. His
statement bristles with statistics
showing that the vote of last No
vember encourages the republicans
to hold on to what they have, while
the figures of later elections should
inspire them to greater effort.
Roosevelt got more votes than Taft
in the national election. But the
progressives elected few members
of congress, few members of the leg
islatures. The election left the re
publican party with fifteen govern
ors. The progressives have but
three, and two of these were elected
before the progressive party was
formed.
It may be said in answer to this
that the progressives were so late in
the field that they lacked organiza
tion for the minor campaigns. Well
and good. This should be admitted.
But they began organizing immedi
ately after the election, and assured
the country they were now ready to
go it alone. What happened when
they tried it?
Last fall Roosevelt beat Taft two
to one in Chicago. This spring the
republicans beat the progressives
there three to one.
St. Louis had a spring election,
also. Colonel Roosevelt called on
his twenty-fivQ thousand followers
to rally around the progressive can
didate for mayor. Only four thou
sand two hundred responded. The
republican ticket swept the city.
These were, it is true, only city
elections but Michigan had a spring
election. This was a state which
Roosevelt carried by sixty-two
thousand over Taft. There was a
regular campaign among three part
ies for the minor Btate offices.
Michigan Bwung back into the reg
ular republican column. Notwith
standing the lively and confident
campaign carried on by the progres
sives, led by Beveridge, assisted by
Roosevelt himself, they came in a
bad third.
From these indications Boyle
draws the conclusion that the repub
lican party will come back, because,
the personalities of Taft and Roose
velt being out of the question, all
shades of republicans have more
points of agreement than disagree
ment, and they all love the party
and its traditions.
If it's right why change it?
A multiplicity of models is
evidence that the maker is
still experimenting. There is
but one Ford model. And for
five years our rapidly growing
factories haven't been able
to make all we could sell—
because it is right.
More than quarter of million Fords now in
scrvice—convincing evidence of their wonder
ful merit. Runabout', $525 Touring Car, 8000
Town Car.$800—f. o. b. Detroit, withail equip
ment. Get interesting "Ford Times"
from Dept.
F,Detroit Ford Motor Company. H.H.Hanson,
Agent, Linton, N. D.
Surprise Party for the Obermelers.
Armour (S. D.) Chronicle-Tribune:
A number of the friends of Mr. and
Mrs. August Obermeier, of the
Obermeier hotel, surprised that
worthy couple Saturday evening by
calling at the hotel some thirty
strong and taking charge of same
for the evening. It was the tenth
anniversary, or tin wedding, of
Mine Host and wife, and their friendB
decided to spend the evening with
them unannounced. They went pre
pared with scads of good things to
eat, and found that Mr. and Mrs.
Obermeier were attending the mov
ing-picture show, and detailed one
of their number to request their ap
pearance at the hotel. The evening
was spent playing cards, singing and
dancing until about midnight, when
the company dispersed for their sev
eral homes, having spent a most en
joyable evening. Landlord Ober
meier and wife were recipients of
many useful articles in the tinware
line._ (The Record is pleased to hear
that the Obermeiers are leading a
happy and prosperous life at Ar-,
mour. They were well liked In Lin-'
ton, and they will be well liked!
wherever their lot in life may be cast.
m.
FEEDING VALUE OF ALFALFA
One of Very Beat Foods for Dairy
.Cow and Excellent for 8tock—
Most Dependable Crop.
(By W. C. PALMER, Agricultural Editor,
North Dakota Agricultural College.)
A ton of alfalfa has the same feed
ing value as sixty bushels of oats.
Alfalfa will average two tons per
acre. This Is the equivalent of 120
bushels of oats. No land will average
120 bushels of oats per acre and the
conditions have to bo very favorable
to average sixty bushelB. This gives
some Idea of the amount of food that
can be produced from an acre with
alfalfa.
Alfalfa Is one of the very best
foods for the dairy cow. It Is excel
lent for beef cattle. Hogs thrive on
both alfalfa hay and alfalfa pasture.
It has been fed to horses with splen
did results, when given in small
amounts. Even the hens will eat the
dried green leaves. It must be kept
in mind that alfalfa Is a roughage
that It Is bulky, which means that It
cannot always take the place of
grain.
Alfalfa Is one of the most depend
able crops. It requires less labor and
expense to produce than grain cropeu
This In connection with the fact that
it produces more food value than a
grain crop emphasizes tbe value of
alfalfa. At least a few acres should
be kept In alfalfa on every farm.
These acres will prove the most
profitable and will be the best Insur
ance that a supply of food for the
stock will be on hand whatever th6
season.
QUALITIES OF BROME GRASS
Starts Early In 8prln(j, Grows Late In
Fall, 8tands Drought Well and
Makes Good Pasture.
(By O. O. CHURCHILL, North Dakota
Agricultural College.)
This grass Is sometimes called bro
mus lnermls, Austrian brome or bro
mus. Its strong points are: It starts
early In the spring and grows late In
the fall, stands drought well, makes
an exceedingly fine pasture, It may be
used for hay, hard to kill out, roots
deeply, Is very leafy, produces a fair
amount of seed, is good on poor soil,
as well as rich soil. The chief ob
jection to growing brome grass is
that after growing it a few years, it
does not produce a large quantity of
hay and it is rather difficult to break
up. Large quantities of quack grass
have been introduced in brome seed
hence great caution should be used
in buying this in the future, whether
from a farmer or a seed company.
GRASSES AND FORAGE CROPS
Clover and Timothy Lack Hardiness
Necessary to Withstand 8evere
Dakota Weather.
'y It. WALDRON, Superintendent,
Dickinson Sub-Station.)
A very large portion of the settlers'
NorthUakota came from the Btates
the east and south. With the re
itrlction of the native prairie, the
iers almost instinctively turned
(wards clover and timothy to use In
lelr pastures and hay lands. While
these crops were generally successful
their home state, the same success
'as not met with in North Dakota.
The reason for this was two-fold
fclover and timothy have not the
pardlness necessary to withstand tho
Severe winters of North Dakota, often
jtlmeB but more especially, clover and
timothy are not able to resist the dry
jweather of this state, and at the same
time make paying crops. In one
[word, clover and timothy are not suffi
ciently cold and drouth-resistant to bo
crops of the first Importance in the
state.
There are, of course, certain re
stricted areas In the state where this
statement doos. not hold true. Aside
from the Red River valley one would
find timothy having the wider range
of adaption.
These two plants, june clover and
timothy, are recognized as standard,
though not necessarily superior, hay
and forage crops. The hay and forage
producing power of a state in large
part is measured by its ability to pro
duce these two crops, or something
equally as good. If clover and tim
othy cannot be grown satisfactorily in
North Dakota, what havo we to sub
stitute for them?
Dark 8tall Hurts Eyes.
The usefulness, good health, and
especially the eyesight, of a horse or
a cow In a close, dark stall -will be
BO affected that their period of prlmo
service will be cut short several
years, likewise the keeper who at
tends to them, though in a somewhat
podlfled form.
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Stormill Farm Buildings, Horses,
Cattle and Gfrriain. Store buildings
and Merchandise. Dwellings and
Household Furniture and Barns.
Hail Insurance. Automobile Ins.
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LlntOQ, North Dakota
KELSOH MARKET
Fresh Meats and Fish
Hresb Groceries Carried in Stock
Apples for Sale Cheap—Closing Them Out
LIVERY, FEED AND
STABLE
BEN HAGGARD, PROP'R.
Good Horses and Comfortable Rigs for Hire
Prices Reasonable
are appreciated at THIS bank. It
being to our interest to assist the
owners to build up in a financial way
these small accounts get the same
careful attention we give to larger
ones. Banking your money meanB
that you are placing it out of way
of the "small purchase" tempta
tion yet keeping it where you can
use it at any time.
Start right, start now by opening
an account with the
The first National BanK of LintoQ
Not the Posy She Wanted.
Hayne, May 4.—Mrs. Mont Mon
roe had a rather unusual experience
when she undertook to repot a fern
she had, and l^hich she thought was
not growing as well aa it should.
When she emptied the flower-pot,
much to'her astonishment she found
a live snake, about a foot long and
of a very light color. There were
roads all through the bottom of the
dirt, evidently made by the snake,
but it had never come to the top of
the soil. The plant had been pur
chased last summer, and came ready
potted, this being the first time it
had been disturbed since Mrs. Mon
roe has had it, and it is presumed
that the reptile was taken up when
very small with the dirt'in which
the fern was set.
More Pork In North Dakota.
It is certain that North Dakota will
raise and sell a wfyole lot more pork
this year than before, according to
the opinion of Secretary Cooper, of
the Better Farming Association.
There are 284 entries in the pork
contests inaugurated in the slate
under the auspices of the association.
These are mostly among the school
boys but there is a large direct
interest among the adult farmers.
Corn contests have been the vogue
for two years, and sow the question
of something to eat the corn is being
taken up. At the South St.'Paul
stock-yards last fall 66,000 hogs were
sold from North Dakota. Tbis year
Secretary Cooper is confident the
number will be 90,000.
CAPITAL, $25,000 SURPLUS, $10,000
Found.—-An auto lamp. Owner
can obtain same by applying at Rec
ord office and digging up for this
ad hfty cents-four bits-hulf a dol* high. 10 cents
lar.-Adv. ter first ofMay.-
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Attorneya-iit-Law
I.INTON NOR. DAK.
H. C. LYNN
r- tinted Slates Uommlssloiier
Final I'roofa Taken at Linton and Uuioltou
IlU. J. U. KULLEK
Physician and Surgeon
Office Just North of Hazar store
ftSTPhtfoe Connections Night or n«
Furine'i' Line. Oalla Pfom'gtly An»w&,l°Uv
Goo. W. Lynn », ,,
Btatc-s Attorney Com "l8»io^r°
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Lawyers
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_^_Laupdry Basket Leaveg on Monday
Linton LodjcTNoToB
A. F. & A. M.
Meets second and fourth
^uesday In each month ai
ball ovj-Stone drug sw™
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Linton Lodge, No. ?i
Pythias.1
Meetings every first and thi»i
of each month, at 8:80 p. Viiitw
ere In good stand I nit invited
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A. b. TOUQH. K.
»'Tre n,fop Sale.—Cotti
Box Elders. Cotton
three to Bix feet
BoSt Elders, from
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|woods and
'ds, from
cents each,
to four feet
taken af
'orbin.—Adv, &
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Kfders