The Wahpeton times. [volume], January 22, 1914, Image 4

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K. W. SPKNOtR
Editor and Publisher.
OFFICIAL CITY PAPER
Terms: $1.50 per year in advance.
Entered at the postoffice at Wahpeton,
•N. D. as second class mail matter.
Notice—All legitimate news matter
published free of charge and such matter
is cordially solicited. But for the pub
lisher's protection, the writer or sender
must sign his name—not for publication
-but for reference.
Church, school and society news is cor
•dially solicited for free publication, also.
But advance notices of all meetings
where an admission fee is charged, and
all cards of thanks will be charged for at
25 cents for each 10 lines or less.
Advertising rates 15 cents per column
inch for any amount less than page.
THE COUNTRY EDITOR
A tow critics of President Wil
son attempt to ridicule his ap
pointment of •». many country
editors to important diplomatic
post?. Un l-:r Presi
clt ts tlie c• unt.y editor was ui
•i *?!v reward:: I Ins I'ard work
•for his party by an appointment
•as postmaster of his town, and
resident W. lm. ocne sone
that, alsi. i'xit. Ir sjally gives
the compet ut country printer
something iiM titer than
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Piesidei.1. '.V'.son te'itves the
c.v.ntry pri t. is good enough
io po to Panama. 1' aossia find
io various «!Ii_*i' toui tries avl
Siohiu'b wiln the t-I:illed dip
tomats. An why not-
Do you remember back in Mc
Kinley's administration that he
selected as a man to head his
cabinet, a country lawyer? He
was a man unknown to fame, and
had had no particular diplomatic
•experience. Ho was just plain
Judge Day of a small city. But
McKinley knew him, and knew he
had the qualifications for premier
of his cabinet, and he selected
-him.
It was this same Judge Day,
who shortly afterwards, when he
met the world commission in Par
is, as peace commissioner from
the United States, shamed them
-all with his brilliant mind and
added new laurels to Amcrcan
diplomacy. That same country
lawyer is now an honored mem
ber of the U. S. Supreme Court of
the United States. In every po
sition to which he^waa appointed
Jie has been a decided success.
If a country lawyer can succeed
as did Judge Day why cannot a
country editor? Is mere any m^n
who keeps himself better posted
in the history of the past or the
happenings of the present than
the country editor? Is there any
man who is a closer student of
'human nature, or who keepa his
linger more constantly upon the
public pulse, or who can read it
any better than the country edi
tor7 Who knows American sen
timent any better than he, or is
better fitted to represent or ex
press that sentiment?
There is none better fitted and
President Wilson knows it. Let
the country editor have the rec
ognition that is his due, and the
man who gives him that recogni
tion will not have cause to regret
lit.
MEXICO'S CHEERFUL LIAR
All war news from Mexico is
•censored, and we never get the
^rtiole truth from there, and us-
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ually none of it is correct. The
truth itself is usually suppressed,
and falsehoods substituted. For
emample:
On the 19th of this month a bit
of Mexican war news was smug
gled across the border into this
country that is undoubtedly true.
It seems that some time in De
cember General Carranza's sold
iers attacked Tampieo. The reg
ular telegraph report from Mexi
co City, censored by Huerta. tells
of the "terrible losses" sustained
by Carranza's soldiers. It sta
ted that dead men were piled a
bout the scene of carnage in
"piles of fifty" and that the buz
zards floated over the battlefields
in numbers so great that they pre
sented the apeparance of low
lying clouds. It further gave the
number of. rebel wounded as 1,
500. Now for the facts:
This smuggled account of the
battle, which escaped Huerta's
censorship,and which comes from
a disinterested person with a de
cent regard for the truth, states
that instead of losing men in
'piles of fifty," and having 1,500
wounded, General Caranza had
only 500 men with whom to make
his attack, and their total loss
was 7 killed and 43 wounded.
Thus it appears that Huerta's
"low-lying" was all true hut ev
erything else in his story is punk.
The truth of the engagement
has probably been known to our
state department all the time, and
it has known many other things
unknown to the rest of us, and it
has based its action all along on
what it knew that we didn't know.
For we know only what Huerta
has permitted to get into our
American papers, and the lesson
is plain. It is best for us to be
lieve none of these Mexican stor
ies until we learn the truth from
our own state department.
Huerta's newspaper censor is
certainly a cheerful liar.
THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
The President's message on the
trust question read to Congress
on Tuesday, is a clean and concise
statement of his views and recom
mendations, written in his hap
piest vein. He recommends leg
islation against interlocking di
rectorates and that the interstate
commerce commission be given
authority to regulate bond and
stock issues—both excellent and
statesman-like suggestions.
He also suggests that private
individuals be given the right to
found suits for redress upon facts
developed by the government, and
that is equally sane and sensible.
President Wilson is proving him
self to be a great constructive
statesman, and the country will
welcome the legislation he secures
along these lines with confidence
that conditions will be improved
without the slightest disturbance
of business.
AS CLABAUQH SEES IT
Last week's Fairmount News
publishes on its front page, "at
the top of the column and next to
pure reading matter," the follow
ing mention:
"W. J. Robinson, the board of
county commissioners, passed a
resolution last Monday charging
the county sherifT $25 a month
for the use of his residence after
the first of next January. Let us
whisper that thai man Robinson
is some county board. But then
we have to give him credit for for
seeing that Budack will be re-el
ected. Pretty smooth guy at that,
if he does use the other commis
si- ners as catspaw
We
W. F. ECKES
desire
For the first time in all history
the Kindred Tribune has been
made one of the official papers of
Cass county an honor too
long delayed, but better late than
not at all.
The Wahpeton Odd Fellows
went over to Breckenridge, Mon
day night, and assisted the east
side brethren in initiating some
additional members. Odd Fellows
were there from several neghborw
ing towns and the boys say they,
had the time of their lives. At
the banquet which followed they
had their choice of five kinds of
pie, and they do say that O. C.
Farnsworth, E. B. Oliver and Joe
Voves sampled every one of them.
If Editor Hughes of the Globe
Gazette had known there would
have been so much pie there he
would have let all work drop to be
there, too.
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$35.00 Coats at
The Milnor Teller and the
Cogswell Enterprise have been
made official papers of Sargent
county, succeeding the Prairie
Press and the Cayuga Citizen.
The Teller has recently become a
rank Socialist paper, but that
seems to make no difference with
the Republican board over there.
Even golden weddngs are rare,
but Mr. and Mrs. Hans Peterson
of Milnor have just celebrated
their diamond wedding. The bride
is 82 and the groom 94.
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All Suits,
On Friday a social evening was
held in the church to which the
entire constituency of the church
was invited, nearly of whom a
vailed themselves of the privilege.
After a geographical test which
served to do away with formality,
a program was rendered, consist
ing of readings and music, after
which refreshments were served.
Then followed a very enjoyable
social hour.
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT
On Thursday evening after
prayer meeting was held the an
nual meeting of the Sunday school
board for the purpose of elect
ing officers and teachers for the
year 1914. The reports of the
officers show the school to be in
excellent condition. The school
is out of debt, supplies paid for a
quarter in advance, and money in
the general fund. A committee
was appointed to purchase addi­
to call your attention to the feet that we do all kinds of repair
work in the Furniture Line in tirst class manner, also picture framing a big
line jof picture frame mouldings—your orders will receive our prompt at
tention. Satisfaction guaranteed. Send in your orders now.
Your Approval is our Ambition
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Only One Week Left
OF OUR
January Clean Up Sale
Exceptional values for your money is what
you get here now.
Our policy demands clean stock at the beginning of each season.
Our Fall and Winter Goods must go. A genuine reduction sale on the
class of goods we sell, is of great importance to those who buy, for it
means high class merchandise of the highest character at prices far
below ordinary.
LOOK WHAT YOU CAN SAVE NOW ON
SUITS AND COATS
$25.00 Coats at
Tax Commissioner Geo. E.
Wallace spent several days of the
past week here on court business.
METHODIS1 UHUROH
Elmer Duden, Pastor.
Morning worship, 10:30.
Sunday School, 12 m.
Epworth League, 6:30 p. m.
Evening Service, 7:30 p. m.
Prayer Meeting, Thursday eve
There was a large attendance
at the semces last Sunday, both
morning and evening, and the
spirit of devotion and fellowship
was very marked.
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$14.50
this Seasons' latest style, at just
All former season Coats and Suits, sold as high as $35.00, we have
put these garments on one rack and you C1 AA iA (C AA
can take your pick for I •UU 10 $9UUb
BOSTON STORE
tional books for the library. The
attendance has increased over
sixty per cent in the last three
months, and the attendance last
Sunday was the largest of any
Sunday for over a year.
Mrs. J. W. Worner will enter
tain her Sunday school class on
next Friday evening.
A hearty invitation is extend
ed to all the services of this
church. You will be cordially wel
comed. The music is inspiring.
We are trying to make the servi
ces helpful spiritually, and call
upon all to make the attendance
as regular as possible.
NORWEGIAN LUTHERAN
CHURCH NOTES
Services at the Wild Rice chur
ch, Dwight, next Sunday afternoon
at 11.
Services at Wahpeton next
Sunday afternoon at 3. Service
will be held at the usual place
and will be in the Norwegian lan
guage.
The confirmation class of the
Wild Rice church will meet next
Tuesday afternoon at 1:30.
$18.00 Coats at
1-2 Price
W. B. DAHL,
Pastor.
SCIENCE SCHOOL NOTES
Mr. Sherarts, the representative
of the Columbian Lyceum Bur
eau, was a business caller at the
school last Friday.
The official photographer has
been taking some new pictures
w&.
$10.50
of the buildings and the work
done by the students.
A new ash carrier has been in
stalled at the heating plant, so the
ash pile will be in the back yard
after this.
A consignment of new chairs
was received last week to afford
seating for the large classes of
the present winter term.
Tuesday was the first rough
day of the term and breaking, in
on such Florida weather it took
many by surprise, but brought no
serious frost bites.
In the wood shop, Paul Sim
onson has made an oak bookcase
for the school, doing a very neat
and commendable piece of work.
Jake Haas of Lidgerwood en
rolled for the business course
last Tuesday and the number of
his card was 2 )5.
Rev. Mr. Sevvrey was the assem
bly speaker last week. His sub
ject was "Courtesy as a Great
AsseU" He showed that while true
courtesy may cost even highly, it
pays to be courtous, and clos
ed with the words of St I'aul:
"Let your speech always be with
grate seasoned \,th salt."
The basket ball team played its
first intercollegiate game with the
University team at Grand Forks,
finishing with a score of 13 to 40
for the "U." The team plays the
Industrial team at Ellendale this
week, Friday.
J. W. WORNER
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The Orotoria Society of tba
Conservatory had their annual
ball in the gymnasium last Friday
night.
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