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VOLUME xxxvn BOW ABOUT A BASE BALL TEAM? •lost Every Burg In State Hae a Team—Wahpeton Should•'• Get In the Game. Wahpeton needs a baseball team. Can it be that there is not sufficient good live sporting blood coursing 'through the veins of our prominent) "cits" to make a ball team possible. Now is the time to get busy. While other little "burgs" in our vicinity are preparing to put their respective towns on the map by organizing nines to swat the cov er off the ball, we are basking in the sunshine scanning the Sox scores from distant cities and are preparing to swat the lly. Oh, for a magnate to start the ball rolling! What a splendid opportunity is going by the boards because of the neglect of some enterprising merchant to adver tise his wares by supplying nine healthy chaps with baseball uni forms and bats. Think of it! Here is a city of 3,000 inhabitants without the semblance of an organization to demonstrate the great national pastime. We had a chance to grab Hans Wagner for our team and we told him he would have to stay in Kensal, N. D., because we couldn't find eight other fellows who uld form a playing com bination. The other day a letter was re ceived containing a challenge from a cycling supply house in Fargo. The self addressed en velope still awaits an acceptance because everybody is too busy making money from Monday to Saturday lo think of organizing a ball team. Unless something is done pret ty soon it may be necessary to plow up tiie diamond on the is land in order to put it to some use. Land is pretty valuable around here and it ought not lo stand idle. Isn't it possible for all factions to get together just once and pull for a real ball team? We need the e'citement of a Ninth inning rally to allow us to give vent lo our American enthusiasm for conquering somebody or some thing. Play Ball. Batter Up. NOTICE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC It is lobe understood that after this date any person that is caught throwing paper in the back yards that is not protected from the wind blowing it away, will be punished to the full ex tent of the law. Kitchen refuse, vegetables, apples, potatoes, etc., must be kept in covered tin cans from this date on. Health offi cers, with the police, will inspect every alley, yard and street and anyone found violating this or dinance will he punished to the full extent of the law. BOARD OF HEALTH. PASTURE FOR STOCK If you want to put your stock in a pasture that is well fenced, plenty of grass and water, call on RICHARDSON & KAIX, Breckenridge, Minn. Houses for Sale Do you want tojbuy a home? If so, call at my office and get a list of the pro perties I have for sale. Low prices mid easy payments that, will interest you. I will also buy, sell or rent your house for you. V. B. Asiinvall, Wahpeton, North Dak. SOIENCE SCHOOL NOTES Mrs. P. S. Larson of Abercrom bie was a visitor at Burch Hall on Monday, the guest of her daugh ter, Grace. President and Mrs. Smith were in Minneapolis last week to at tend grand opera. Olga Nypen was a visitor to Minneapolis and St. Paul from Saturday to Thursday of last week. Professor Black was at Bis marck last Friday and Saturday attending a meeting of the state board of examiners. The first out-door band concert for the term is announced for Wednesday evening of this w^t The band will play on Main St. Fifteen students have entered for the declamation contest of commencement week. The boys and girls will be in separate classes this year with a prize for each class. The class play, "The Toastmas ter," has been selected, the ten parts assigned and the work be gun to furnish another good sen ior play. In the practice game last Fri day the second baseman, Alvin Meyer, had his wrist broken. This will retire one of our active ath letes for this term. The recital of the junior pupils of the Conservatory of Music was given last Friday evening at the recital hall. The pupils in piano and violin furnished the program. The assembly speaker last week was Attorney J. G. Forbes of Wahpeton. His subject was "The Recall," and his able handling of the subject showed him to be, a thorough student of this modern topic. While opposed to the re call he gave his arguments for both sides and left his audience well informed on the merits of the question. On Monday the first game of baseball was played with the Park Region College at Fergus Falls. .We-lost the game but can promise that the score is to be no measure of our playing for the season The next game will be played at Wahpeton on the league schedule The Y. W. C. A. girls announce a little play, "Our Aunt from Cal ifornia," for May 9, at the asem bly hall. It promises a pleasing entertainment and the proceeds go to the Geneva fund. The state oratorical contest Was held at Fargo last Friday evening. Mr. Chatwood was the representative of the S. S. S. and made a very creditable showing. Mr. Cliafwood's delivery showed great improvement, and we are proud of a new man who mus ters up courage to try in such a contest, and Jamestown had to work for the honors she won. RICHLAND COUNTY'S BILL In the ease, Remington vs. Geisler, transferred from Mcin tosh to Richland county for trial last January, and which occupied the attention of the court for six days, cost that county .$752.50. The bill as made out by County Auditor Burton is as follows: 32 jurors six days at $3 Per day §576.00 1 court stenographer.... 60.00 1 clerk of court... 38.40 1 deputy clerk of court. 19.62 1 sheriff 24 .00 2 bailiffs .... 21 00 I extra janitor 5.00 1 meal for jurors 4.20 1 extra bailiff .70 While there were only twelve men on the jury there were thirty two jurors in the panel drawing salary. $752.50 for six days,or 8125. 41 per day, was the cost of conduct ing district court, and this does not include the judge's salary, laweyr retainers, witness fees, etc., etc. BULBS We have just received a lot of fine bulbs. Amon$ them are Begonias. Cannas. Cinnamon Vine. Dahlias. Gladiolus. Gloxinias. Tuberoses. HENRY MILLER A CO. *f A COMIC OPERA' COMING MAY 9th Amarican-Japantte Opera "Little Tycoon" to be Staged at the Loeai Opera Houee. WAHPETON, RICHLAND COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA, THURSDAY, MAY 1, 1913 The long expected appearance of the "Little Tycoon" is at last announced after many rehearsals Wahpeton and Breckenridge are at last afforded the privilege of seeing Sham, Great Tycoon of Japan, with his suite of followers, all in royal Japanese costume here in Wahpeton. "Never was there such a craze for eveyrthing that's Japanese." General Knick erbocker, the typical old Knicker bocker of one hundred years ago and his beautiful daughter will be here. And her friends, Miss Hurricane and Dolly Dimple, and young ladies will also be pres ent and Lord Dalphin, the fop pish English Lord will be here with his valet Teddy. That isn't all, Alvin Barry, the rich Walk street broker, with his friends, Rufus, and a number of Kalama zoo college students, are sure to be at hand for the great occas- ion May 9th. Funny? A side splitter from first to last. And such music! Sparkling and bright! Clings to you for weeks after you have heard it. Don't miss hearing the "Little Tycoon." "A word to the WISE will suf fice." NORTH DAKOTA BQYS WILL RAISE CORN A number of North Dakota boys entered the State Acre Yield Corn Contest, held under the direction of the Better Farming Associa tion in 1912, and succeeded in. producing higher yields than I ,'1 old boy in Ransom county. The total of cash prizes won 011 hi: corn and the money obtained remodeled and a complete domes through the sale of his seed coin amounted to $170 for the acre. Sveeral boys in other count it's won from $25 to $50. The con test will be renewed* this year with even more liberal prizes, and the entries will be limited to boys between the ages of 10 and lh years. In all, $700 in gold is of fered to the hoys producing the highest acre yields of mature corn in the state. The state is divided into two sections, a northern and a southern. The first prize in each section is $75. Fourteen minor prizes are offered, the low est being $10. A sweep sl.a.\e-i prize of $100 is offered to the boy producing the highest yield for the slate. This means that I In* boy producing the highest yield between 10 and 18 years of age to show what they can do in llie way of corn production. The re- quireinents are simple: at least of mature corn in North Dakota the early snow fall made it im will receive $175 in prizes. In ad- possible to cut the crop until-now. dition to the prizes offered in llie So Mr. Brown proceeded to en slate contest many counties are carrying on local contests in which considerable prize money js ,.,.porled that the (lax is to be awarded. This is a splen js hi much better condition than did opportunity for the farm boy that which was cut last fall and laid over the winter, and is yield Entries may be made through "TV the field agents of the better X^cUl/jr X-/Llll.CXx farming association or by semi ing names direct to the secretary of the better farming association j^unell Slfni KnU-.es must be madc,.,.^ before May 20th. .. RICHLAND PROPERTY ESOAPED TAXATION The county auditor's office has lately discovered that there is nearly 170 1 acres of land in the northeast corner of Center town ship, along the river and adjoin ing the city of Wahpeton. that has been overlooked by the asses sor and consequently escaped taxation for sixteen years. It no\^ becomes the auditor's duty to re-assess the properly for all of that time. The 1913 tax list will contain the taxes for all of the skipped years and will amour:' to nearly $0.00 per acre. cJr HIGH SCHOOL NOTES 0 Mrs. Wencome of' Bismarck gave a very able address before t^e high school assembly Monday afternoon on the three require ments of success—sound mind, sound body and sound morals. Mrs. Bailey of Wahpeton and Mrs. Welch of Clinton, Minn., visited high school Monday after noon. Madella Quick is pianist this week. Mr. Sweet made a short visit Ho Minneapolis last Saturday and Sunday.' The date of the class play has been fixed for Tuesday, May 6th. Remember the date—be sure and come everyone. Practices have been held every evening atid the play promises to be very inter esting. Show your loyalty and support by being at the opera house Tuesday night at eight o'clock. Among the Seniors are several musicians who are thinking very seriously of organizing a Senior band. The high school piano was luned last Saturday. Utiner Manchester is in school again after a week's absence to the cities. The first baseball'game of* the reason was played at Island park last Saturday'afternoon with the Indians. Although not victorious r«ur team made a fair showing for the first game. Dean George F. James of the college of education at the Uni versity of Minnesota has been se cured as the speaker for com mencement night, May 29th. Seats for the class play to be given Tuesday, May 0th, will be 111 sale at the usual place Satur day morning. Prices 25, 35 and 50 cents. Our baseball team will play Fergus Falls at that place this next Saturday. farmers of the state. The first A few changes wdrlliy of note prize was won by- a twelve yea:* w'" be made in the work of an- other year. During the summer the present sewing room will be tic science course offered next fall. The manual training room will also be remodeled so that the manual training teacher will take that work and mechanical drawing. The music and draw ing supervision will have writing in the grades with the chorus work and free hand drawing in the grades. FLAX CUT NOW YIELDS WELL New Rock ford, X. I)., April L'H. —Wade Brown, a thrifty farmer, living ahout twelve miles east of Shcyenne on llie old reservation, has been engaged this week in a somewhat unusual business for this time of the year. It appears that Mr. Brown was unable to cut all his flax crop last fall before gage a threshing machine and cut and thresh it at the same ing about ten bushels lo the acre. But it certainly looks funny lo Sfte one acre of corn must be grown chines running at this time under field conditions: the corn the year, when plows, seeders am must be a variety which will ma--drills are usually running. ture, and must be so handled as to produce the best possible yield. harvesters and threshing "ma- Th(J |aril of the Dai js i(R reasj t, most arljcillar. ,e a„. 1 taking their ineals there. All kinds of vegetalbes are lo I be served in their season, and of their one of tlieir regular articles ot diet served this week is green corn 011 the cob. A business man's lunch is served every day at noon for 25c. Serloin and porter house steaks are 25c and up. Strawberries and cream and strawberry shortcake are on tin regular bill of fare. Among the specials are chicken for Sunday and fresh fish on Fridays. A clean, attractive and econom ical place to take your meals. DONALDSON'S DAIRY LUNCH 'A\V ,V7 s\Av «, W 'limes NEED PRESIDENT FOR FAIR ASS'N. Directors Scouting Around For a "Live Wire" to Head That Organisation. WANTED—A President for the Richland County Fair Association. Must be en ergetic, enterprising, have original ideas, be willing to carry them out if adopted, and must share the burden of financing the 1913 Rich land County Fair and assist in diminishing the present $10,000 indebtedness, The directors of the Richland County Fair Association have not authorized the publication of an "ad" to the above effect, but judging from the difficulty they are having in making a selection they may have to adopt this scheme to get a president for that organization. In the past it has been consid ered a great honor to be selected lo head the Richland County Fair Association. Not so at present. One man has already declined to accept the office and several who have been suggested for the place have refused to be considered as candidates. At a recent meeting of the di rectors George VanArnam, pro bate judge, was elected president. He was absent at the time. When notified of his election he very courteously declined. "Pressure of other business" was the sub stance of his written resignation. R. J. Hughes, first vice presi dent, also declines to accede to the throne. He served as secre tary of the association for seven years and feels that he is entitled to- a rest. According to the by-laws of the association, any vacancy in the office of president is to be filled by the directors from among one of their number. This leaves the choice among the following per sons: George VanArnam, L. L. Bruslelten, John Tribke, Of llie remaining direclors not one of them is a candidati This deficiency is due entirely to the bad weather which pre-, vailed duirng (lie last fair lime. It is generally conceded that llie Itieliland County Fair has been a model for other fairs to follow. No one can justly attribute the debts lo poor management. ft appears, therefore, that there is a crisis lo be met this year. The merchant's know what the fair means lo them. They want to keep it alive. They are willing to do their share, but il wlil re quire an active set of officers of the fair association to direct the way. For this reason, too much care cannol be exercised in the selection of a president. No one should be "railroaded" into office against his will: 110 one should be induced to accept the posi tion on the suppsition that it is largely honorary no on.j should seek the office for political gain. The man for the "job" must conform substantially to the quali fications outlined in the above! advertisement. If il is necessary' ^iii mm- ^aw*- shaTlvbe Composed of R. J. Hughes, W. B. Aspinwall, Benj. Schneller, Henry Chezik, Alfred Koppen, Olaf Bjorke, Allen Tay lor and CSeo. W. Woods. Judge VanArnam and Mr. Hughes are not to be considered, for the reasons mentioned. Mr. Woods also, is not a candidate, as his position as secretary of the association makes liini the vir tual manager of the fair. The manner in which lie has taken hold of the work during the few weeks that he lias been here in dicates that I he directors made no mistake when they secured him. reason is plain: No one wants l.o I lilai was discovered to be on fire, shoulder, the burden because of the firemen responded promptly the present financial condition of in ||K. ,.a|| but the house was too the association. It is rumored on good authority that the associa tion owes at least $10,000. Of this sum about one-half repre sents money thai was obtained two years in advance from the county. The balance consists of bills payable. •M W *YJW $k if S 4/ NUMBER 10 to go outside of the list of direc* tors to obtain such a person, some way should be devised tt do so. A meeting of the directors of the association will be held short ly to decide the matter. AOOIDENT WILL BE PLEA OF DEFENSE That Frank E. Funk of Wash- That Frank E. Funk of Wash burn was kilyled by a stray bul let and not by the hand of an assassian, will be the plea of the defense in the trail of W. T. An derson on a charge of murder. This fact was Announced by Tracy Bangs, attorney lor the defendant yesterday. Lack of motive on the part of Anderson for killing Funk will be one of the strong points in the defense. Officials of the bank have made statements to the ef fect that their relations in a busi ness and social way were pleas ant. The bullet that killed Funk was fired in broad daylight, it being about seven o'clock in the even ing. The theory that anyone had laid in wait for Funk is chal lenged on that point. The charge that the bullet was fired from the home of W. T. An derson, through a window about 35 or 40 feet from the place where Funk was standing, is contended to be absurd because Anderson would have had to stand in a po sition where Funk could easily have seen him as he emerged from his kitchen door lo pick up his little girl, who had stumbled and fallen to the ground. It was while he was stooping down that Funk Deceived the fatal wound. SEVENTEENTH AMENDMENT The amendment to tlie consti tution for the popular election of United Stales senators, is the sev enth to be adopted. It reads: ,if_ "The senate.o the U11 iled Slates two sena tors from each slate, elected by the people thereof, for six years,, and each senator shall have ono vote. The electors in each state shall have the qualifications re quisite for electors of the most numerous branches of the s.tate legislatures. "When vacancies happen in the representation of any slate in the senate, the executive au thority of such stale shall issue writ of election to fill such va cancies, provided that the legis lature of any state may empower the executive thereof to make temporary appointments until the people fill the vacancies by elec tion as the legislature may di rect." JOHN MEUER RESIDENCE DESTROYED BY FIRE Last Thursday night shortly after midnight .John Meuer's resi dence, just north of the Bohemian far gone to save the building. BRAUN'S THEATRE Thursday, Friday, Saturday May 1-2-3 FENNER & FOX 'Musical Comedy Favor ites" Mon., Tues., May 5-6 "The Stolen Symphony" A story of a poor young composer. In two parts. 3—REELS—3 Of high grade photoplays Illustrated Songs Two Shows, 8 and 9 p. m. Admission 10 and 15o