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%i~r' POLITICAL I ANNOUNCEMENTS All advertisements under this head are paid political advertise ments. All candidates of whatever party will be used alike in this column and will be charged the uniform price of five cents per lhi( FOR SHERIFF I hereby- announce myself as candidate for reelection to the of fice of sheriff of Richland County, subject to the will of the Demo cratic voters at the primary elec tion, June 24th. b* FRANK BUDACK. Sheriff, For County Supt. of Schools Last April I was apopinted to All a vacancy in the Superintend ency of the Richland County Schools. During my one year's service my policy has been, econ omy in the office and a close sup ervision of the schools. With this object in view I visited the schools constantly and have taken an ex pert primary teacher with me. I believe this will better the schools. The work is only fairly be^un. If you want me to continue it give me your support at the primacies in June. I want your opinion. JOHN W. THORNTON. Meat Market For Servlos Call PHONE 65 Loick & McKee a Joy Fomer to the Wearer are these HIGH CLASS AND UP-TO-DATE I SHOES FOR LADIES AND GENTLEMEN CALL IN AND INSPECT OUR STOCK. WE HAVE A LOT OF NEW STYLES IN SHOES THAT WILL FIT YOUR FEET, AT PRICES THAT WILL FIT YOUR PURSE •a« «a« FOR SALE BY! JOHN CURRAN The New Proprietor of the Rinderman Shoe Store FOR STATE'S ATTORNEY I am a candidate for reelection to the office of Slate's Attorney for Richland County, subject to the will ol' the Democratic voters at the primary election. C. J. KACHELHOFFER. FOR COUNTY AUDITOR I am a candidate for Auditor of Richland county subject to the will of the Democratic voters at the June Primaries. \V. B. ASPINWALL. FOR REGISTER OF DEEDS I am a Democratic candi date for Register of Deeds of Richland county, and if nominated and elected, will give the duties of the office iny best attention. O. E. OLSON. FOR CLERK OF COURT I am a candidate for re-election to the office of Clerk of Court sub ject to the will of the Democratic voters at the June primary elec tion. AUGUST BERGMAN. FOR STATE SENATOR (12th Dist.) Subject to the will of the Dem ocratic voters at next month's primary elections I will be a can didate for State Senator from the 12th District. FRANK EBERLEY FOP County Treasurer I hereby announce myself as a Republican candidate for re-elec tion to the office of county treas urer subject to the Republican voters at the June primaries. WALTER G. WOKNFR. FOP County Commissioner— 3rd Distpiot. I hereby announce myself a Democratic candidate for county commissioner for the 3rd district of Richland county, subject to the will of the-voters at the primary election. W. J. KOPPELMAN. FOP County Superintendent To the People of Richland Coun ty:— I am a candidate for county superintendent of schools and respectfully ask for your support at the primary election. I am fa miliar with canditions in rural and graded schools and am in po sition to meet intelligently the questions that confront the coun ty suoerintendent. I can appre ciate the view points of school of ficers, teachers and patrons, and if nominated and elected my aims and efforts shall be to advance the educational interest- the county. In economy, in attention to de tails, in meeting situations squarely, in active supervision my record while in the superintend ent's office will bear the closest inspection. Look it up. CHAS HANSON. BBBBBBI lillBIBi!! FOR COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS I hereby announce myself a candidate for the office of County Superintendent, of Schools, sub ject to the will of the voters at the Primary election in June. FOP State Senator I am a candidate for the office of State Senator for the 12th dis-l trict, subject to the will of the Republican voters of the same, and I respectfully solicit the sup port of all my friends at the June primaries. THIWAHPETON TIMES iimaHiiiaiiiHimaiiiaiiiaiiaiiiBuiHiiii I Mrs. Ethel Kramer Merlz. ALBERT WEIS. FOR REPRESENTATIVE I hereby announce myself as a candidate for Representative for the 37th Legislative Dist. on the Democratic ticket, subject to the will of the Democratic voters, and solicit the support of my friends at the June oramaries. JOHN R. JOHNSON. FOR SHERIFF I am a candidate for nomination sheriff of Richland county, sub ject to the will of tbe Republican voters at the June primaries. HARRY F. STONE TEDDY REACHES HOME Theodore Roosevelt reached New York Tuesday night, follow ing a visit of several months in South America. He reaffirmed the verity of the "river of doubt," curtly denied having expressed himself regarding presidential possibilities in 1916, said he will "ot run for Governor of New York and made some warm remarks about his critics. The Colonel looked thinner and used a cane, but his face had a healthy hue pnd he apparently hasn't lost an ounce of his vim and vigor. He said not a word about the political situation, ex cept that he hadn't seen a^news .paper and didn't know anything about it. THE MEXICAN SITUATION There is nothing new in the Mexican situation, except that Huerta is reported to have agreed that he will step down and out, if necessary, and that his throne is now tottering, ready to fall. The mediation conference lias opened at Niagara Falls, Can., and the situation is hopeful for an early settlement. BOISE PENROSE AGAIN The Republicans of Pennsylva nia. have renominated Boise Pen rose for U. S. Senator and the Democrats of that state have nominated Congressman Palmer for that office. The Progressives nominated Gilford Pinchot. ADDITIONAL LOCALS J. J. Hull made a business trip to the Cities Tuesday night. Sheriff Budack was executing orders at Fairmount Tuesday. Mrs. Dan Jones entertained the Magazine Club last Saturday night. Charley Krause, -a prominent farmer of Belford twp., was in town Tuesday. May 25th is the last day for (11 "y? petitions for a county office. 1 hat next Monday. August Hoefs came over from Hankinson Tuesday to chat with his Wahpeton friends. D. Swank has constructed for his use a Rusk auto house, the first of its kind in the city. M. Paulson of Wyndmere re cently hied himself to the Cities and bought a Herf-Brooks auto mobile. Miss Maud Hausken, accompa nied by Mrs. J. Holtz, of Fargo, spent Sunday at the Hausken home mi Eighth St. Carl Syverson of Homestead re cently drew a $10 check from the stale as bounty on four wolves which he siiot last winter. J. I.. Mathews came up from Minneapolis, the other day to transact business connected with l!»i l\c y-ione and Adams far-ins. Willy Billy Stevenson of Gar borjMwp. announces his candid acy iup the Republican nomina tion fur sheriff against Harry Stone. Karl L. Mikkelson had his arm badly sprained while crankipT his autu. the other day, and lie now carries the injured member in a sling. Then. Sidler has resumed his dutie in the S. S. S., after being coniined to his home at Ureal Bend with an attack of the mumps. Excavations are completed for John lialdaufs new residence east of the court house square, and the work of construction is alrea dy begun. Mrs. Melvin Leavitt of LaMars was a patient at a local hospital this week, where she had an op eralimi for cancer. Her husband was present also. E. .P Stubson of the Walcotl country is another Riehland sounlain who has cone to the land of He midnight sun to spend low months cf the sum. r. Supt. Smith and Miss Royce of the Hankinson schools chaperon ed a party of students who at tended the high school declama tory contest at Fargo, recently. The new vacuum cleaner at the court house has commenced its work for the county, and the boys say its suction power is so great that it is really dangerous to stand aro.und when it gets busy. It makes them think of Jonah fate. 58.88 Cedar £.50 Chests for 511.48 Cedar chests for 512.00 Cedar Chests for 512.35 Cedar Chests for 514.85 Cedar Chests for A large delegation from the lo cal Relief Corps and G. A. R. or ganization went to Fargo last Monday evening, where they at tended the State Encampment on Tuesday and Wednesday. G. L. Harris and family, even to the third generation, accompa nied by the Misses Hattie Stokes and Mabel Ellis, autoed to the gra vel pits near Hereford, Minn., last Sunday and spent the day picnick ing. The stork is said to have left a pair of twin babies, a boy and a girl, at the home of Henry Kop pelman, the other Sunday night. That means two more Democratic voters for the county, as by the time these twins grow up the wo men will vote as well as men. A citizen of the city met with quite a serious accident to his car while returning from Brecken ridge, the other evening. He was not injured himself, but the car looked something like a last year's birdsnest after colliding with the bridge. The annual school election will take place in this city on Tuesday, June 2nd. Mr. Paul Meyer's term will expire, but it is not yet known whether he will be a candidate for re-election, as he is away from home. Only one member of the board is to be elected this year. LaMars Siding on the new Fair mount & Yeblen railway is likely to become a village trie near future. The site is not yet plat ted, but it. is said that several per sons with a sufficient amount of capital to build and stock a store there are willing to make the in vestment, as soon as the site lias been surveyed. Oppie's Toggery Wahpeton Dry Cleaning Phone 345 A Mr. Lippett of Root's Addition was quite seriously injured in the Brec-kenridge yards Sunday after noon. lie was underneath a car on the sidetrack and doing some re pair work. Tlies witch engine but ted into the car and he was drag ged a short distance. No bones were broken, but he received pain ful internal injuries that may prove more or less serious. Prof. Hanson says he did not state that by the Superintendent and deputy traveling together the cost, to the county is "doubled" as that is too strong and experience will not sustain the assertion. What he did say is. that "by the superintendent and his deputy traveling separately they can serve the schools better and at less cost to the county." Cedar Chests For Saturday ONLY—One Day At The Following Prices: 9 .50 9 I'll mi HIIWII mil I .65 9 .70 10 .85 Shirt Waist Box for Shirt Waist Box for Shirt Waist Box for Shirt Waist Box for Remember this is for Saturday only and for SPOT CASH. See us before you buy. 0NSTAD & SCHMITT Furniture and Undertaking Wast End at Car Urn WAHPETON, N.D. In the Balance. "Give me two seats In the balance," said a man. stepping up to the box of* flee window the other afternoon. "In the what?" asked the ticket seller, fearing that she had misunder stood. "I said I wanted two seats In the bal ance." said the man. The ticket seller racked iter brain trying to solve the puzzle, and. Anally giving it up, she asked the man to ex plain Just what be wanted. "On this sign out here it says bal cony 25 cents for the first three rows. It says, balance 15 cents. I want two in the balance." Then the ticket seller understood.— Exchange. Not a Pear. Those who love to study human na ture often derive as much pleasure from watching the people who visit picture galleries as tbey receive from the pictures themselves. Two young women were looking at a picture iu one of the art galleries en titled "His Only Pair." The artist has depicted a poor boy sitting up in bed while his hard working mother mends his only pair of trousers. The boy. al though obliged to remain in bed while the repairs are in progress, is content edly eating an orange. One of the visitors evinced a special interest iu the picture and gazed long and earnestly at it. Then, turning to her companion, remarked: 'Ills Only I'air!' I don't call that a pear at all. It's an orange that he is eating."—Detroit l-'ree L'rcss. Funerals In Peru. According to social usage, women in reru cannot attend funerals, and they do not appear at weddings unless they are very intimate friends. When a funeral procession passes through the streets the cofllii is carried upon the shoulders of the pallbearers, who are followed by an empty hearse drawn by two, four or sis horses, according to the means of the mourners and their desire for display. All the male mem bers of the family and friends of the deceased follow on foot, with a line of empty carriages behind them. As long as they are in the presence of the dead it is considered a proper and necessary evidence of respect to walk. After the body has been committed to the grave those who attend the funeral are brought home iu the carriages. Never Again. A man, who had been sick, told a friend that be was being treated by a certain physician. "Don't you know," said the friend, "that that doctor allows all bis patients to die on his hands?" "Well, if he lets me die on his hands, I'll never patronize him again!" replied the other indignantly.—Indianapolis News. $1 .85 2 .50 .95 3 .25 1