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•p .rr. I*^'4 rr I s-i •i. .1 5 *4 "•'•./•.. •1''jT *. .i'^/. .' »Vw:r.» .- 'iv.^ ,ii vri'".'-' -G i* *"'#/. v» ,f*£»2 -v S $ ft vi. Volume XXXIX I £f WONDERFUL STAND OF SMALL GRAIN Richland County's Crop For This Year Will Be Enormou* And of First Qrade BARLEY IS NOV BEING COT Most of the Rye in the Shock And Wheat and Oats is Progressing Good ]n aggregate volume the small grain crop of Richland Co., has never been so promising for rec ord yields. Willi the exception of a portion of the Red River valley which has suffered some impair ment from excessive moisture the reports speak ii^ nothing but glowing terms of the wonderful stand of grain. The crop has been maturing slowly because of tiie cool temperatures and the har vest is later this season-than us ual, but rye and barley is beinsj cut and oats and wheat in some of the southern sections may be ready next week. The wheat crop is maturing with considerable irregularity, which will tend to delay general harvesting in areas where by the first of August cutting should be general. This peculiar condition may cause more than the usual' worry over the possibility of black rust damage owing to the discov-' eries of two or three sporadic cases of the infection in the fields of South Dakota and Minnesota.' These we have every year, but on-' ly twice in 14 years has the im-' pairment ever been serious. Were it not that the crop is late this season the danger would now be passed. Climatic conditions the. next 10 days will determine whe ther this to be a real menace or merely the usual speculative scare. The present stand of wheat promises to fulfill that rather vague volume of measure called bumper. In this, at least, Richland County is safeguarded by a very large margin for shrinkage be fore possible adverse develop ments can cut the crop even to ail average production. The samples of the grain that have been brought in from the fields the last week to this office, show a very vigorous growth, heavy in straw of excellent color, wilii large heads and filling well, but, of course, not yet beyond the touch of harm. But it would be a year most peculiar that did not bring its "period of temporary worry and this has been such a strange spring and summer cli matically that the wheat pit is likely to be more than unusually sensitive to intimations of rust damage, could easily exaggerate ^-A* A Vf* it *. *»f fcv JL SAVE 1914 Farmers! During the busy season that is coming pretty soon now, when you harvest that crop of yours, remember that Banking by Mail with us can be done very satis factory, and that for all round service and [absolute safety you will find the best at THE CITIZENS NATIONAL BANK OF WAHPETON' CAPITAL SURPLUS $75000 E A Pt E E E ASHILR A S N if ,a v- the facts and expand into specu lative activity. Of greater substance to the market, however, than fears of crop damage, is the broadening of the export demand for the great domestic surplus. The position of the international market in re lation to our wheat is more clear now than it was at the beginning of the new crop season. Until the harvests of the Southern Hemis phere, Argentine and Australia, are available, which will be next winter, the North American sur plus will be, as it was last year, the chief dependable source of supply for the importing coun tries. SEED CORN Crop Specialists Advise Immed iate Action on Part of Corn Growers WEATHER UNFAVORABLE Prospects Do Not Warrant Rely ing On This Year's Crop For Seed Corn The prospects for a good corn crop in Richland county are no worse or no better than in the re maining counties of the north central group of states and a movement has been inaugurated by G. P. Bull, crop specialist at the University farm and Secre tary of the Minnesota Crop Im provement association, warning the farmers to make their selec tion of seed corn from the 1914 crop. Prof. Bull believes that the out look, for corn this season, owing to unfavorable conditions of the past several weeks, is such as to threaten the value of the matured kernel for germination purposes. Therefore he advises safeguard, ing what is left of the 1914 crop for use next spring. He endorses a statement being sent out by H. M. Cottrell, agri cultural commissioner of the Rock Island lines, to this effect: "Most of the corn through the en tire northern corn belt is at least a month behind in its growth. Tens of thousands of acres of corn that should be in tassel are only two or three feet high. Willi the rest of the season favorable, this corn will produce large crops for feed. "There is considerable danger that the corn will not reach full maturity necessary for strong germination in seed. "Every corn grower should se lect for next year's planting from corn raised in 1914." VEICL 6 MURRAYA 2^ .ST ***,$ *4 j» •S -*'i Two members of the Stat^ Board of Regents, Hon. Lewis F. Crawford of Sentinel Butte, wh is president, and Hon. Emil Scow of Bowman, were lien Tuesday to inspect the State School ol' Sci ence. They were accompanied Secretary Brewer. The object of Hie visit at tl.is time was to look over the proper ty of the school and gather some data regarding the methods of keeping the business and ac counts of the institution. The board is required to establish a uniform system of accounts in the various institutions and the information secured here will he helpful. Committees were .nam ed at the last meeting to Visit the different institutions and at the next session in Bismarck, Aug. 9 these committees will report the results of their trips. After the data from all the in stitutions has been assembled the board will formulate a system that will attempt to get compre hensive reports each month from all the institutions and at the same time interefere as little as possible with the local conduct of affairs. The board appears very anxious to get everything established on .business principles and seems anxious to give the people of the state a 100 cents on the dollar for money spent for educational purposes. On this trip nothing was done along educational lines. The members of the faculty wex*e se lected by the old boards and these contracts will be observed by the regents. A little later a commis sioner of education will be chosen who will outline the courses of the various institutions and make recommendations for the election of members of the faculty for the following year. No changes are contemplated for the coming scholastic year. The trip this week was strictly a business affair and informal. At some later date all the members of the board will come here in a body, and go over the institution more .in detail. GETTING MEN TO FIELD IS HARVEST PROBLEM Farmers in Canada will not have much trouble, but those of the Northwest in the United States are due for bushels of it, accord ing to land men in sizing up the prospects for harvest hands. Most of the men are in the cities, where most of the work offered during the winter concentrated them. Canadian railroads can give passes, but roads in the United States cannot. General misunderstanding am ong employers in this section of the country and probably through out the United States of the scope of the Federal labor distribution service is all that stands in the way of this branch of the govern ment becoming a national clearing house for all kinds of labor, skill ed and unskilled. Report To Washington This possibility for Hie solu tion of the labor problem in this country is contained in a report covering the first five months' work of the newly established Federal free employment bureau mailed to Washington yesterday by Charles W. Seamon, in charge of the Minneapolis immigration office. The labor distribution of fice, which is a branch of the im migration service, covers the en tire country. Mr, Seaman has charge of the work for Minnesota and the Dakotas. "City employers seem to have misunderstood what free employ ment department of the govern ment is for," said Mr. Seaman. "The idea has become general that it for farm laborers only. (Continued on page 8) I' I 2, i11 .& "*A 0s Jw?j»Akv& ¥*H «fc»y ,t,-,-f.. l«l J, ?$ -1- '.'Jf^v'-- ,•»»»': •.-*..• -. ^*5* I "f-SL" -4.<p></p>WAHPETON THE TIMES WAHPETON, RICHLAND COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA, THURSDAY, JULY 29th, 1815 INSPECTED THE S. S. S TUESDAY Two Members of the State Board of Regents, Were Here Tuesday SEC. BREWER HERE ALSO The Trip This Week was Strictly A Business Affair and Informal A CHANGE im „««H' ifr THE FAIR PREMIUM BOOKS Which are aiow on the press Will be ready for mailing the first week in August. In addition to our Tegular mailing list, the various banks throughout the county will be supplied so that those failing to receive a copy can obtain one by calling at their local bank. In ^tiese may be found a complete program of events which are bound to interest you. Also a Rail road time table for all special trains. Don't fail to look it over carefully. FOR PRIZES For North Dakota Agricultural ists at the International Soil Products Exposition DENVER SEPT. 26-0ct 10 Let Us Participate and Make This State the Supreme Exhibitor The International Dry Farming Congress, in connection with which will be held the Interna tional Soil-Products Exposition, Denver, Colo., Sept. 26-Oct.ober 10, offers the farmers of North Dakota and Richland county, es pecially, a wonderful opportunity to display their products and win ample reward for their trouble. This will be the greatest agri cultural event of the year, and it will be participated in by the Un ited States Government, every state West of the Mississippi Riv er, the provinces of Canada, the Canadian Government, and gov ernments of foreign countries. The United States Department (Continued on page 4) PiilfiliiiP a 'r*^v^4' \41 To Make Merry and to Qet Better Acquainted by a Hand to Hand And Mouth to Mouth Talk ,.'t'v'-s^'^vJ/-': oVtf '"•**•.:••~:-jZ-! Tuesday evening at about live P. m. die City Hand started inarching from the city hall, their headquarters, to the Great Nor thern depot, where already a large crowd of sightseers had already gathered 'o be witnesses to the arrival of the special Irain carry ing about loo St. Paul Retailers and Manufacturers, boosting the "Old Home Town". Upon the ar rival of the City Band, the train just having pulled in and its occu pants were already alighting from the train, the band played a march and then the parade formed, the city band in the lead. The parade stalled from sixth street and went as far down as i'nd street and turning back made the route back and then back to the mer chants hotel. Here the city band also played a few more marches and dispersed for the day. The First Minnesota State Band whose fame has spread all over he .northwest was seen in action just behind the City Band and their music was much enjoyed in deed. In the evening the First Minne sota State Band gave a free open air concert just east of the Mer chants hotel which was greeted by an audience of 3,000 people. At about nine o'clock the open (Continued on page I 11 SATURDAY ONLY 50 PIECES of Selected Goods in our window •i: ur ApDmwl our Ambition .•»» :v --. .. ., ¥&*&?•*•"--»s:^ BIG CROVD GREET SPECIAL TRAIN 100 Strong Arrived at Five O'clock Tuesday Evening and Helped WAHPETON AND VICINITY THE COMING FAIR The management of the Rich land County Fair have been very busy since early Spring work ing out the many details neces sary for a growing institution of this kind. The coming Fair without ques tion, will out do anything hereto fore attempted. With LIBERAL PREMIUMS, a Program of enter tainment, UNEXCELLED, aided by the promise of a profitable har vest. We predict the largest ga thering ever assembled on the Fair grounds. Keep a look out for particulars. SPEED FIENDS TO FARGO Next Saturday to Witness The "First Big League" Races Ever Scheduled IN THE DAKOTA METROPOLIS Geo. N. Woods, Promoter is Well Known Here And Was In This City Last Week Speed fiends and motor enthus iasts of Wahpeton and vicinity are expected to llock to Fargo next Saturday to witness the au tomobile races which will wind up the Inter-State fair. As the "Bat tle Creek" man used to say: "There's A Reason." In this case, however, there are two reasons. One is that the driv ers include some of the greatest race pilots in the country, such as Louis Disbrow, track champion Eddie Hearne, the Chicago mil lionaire Johnny Rainey, for two years world's light car champion "Wild Bill" Endicott, Tommy (Continued on page 4) ^tV v& &K*.& »tf .VA.. Number 22 'Mi 4 iW-ij: 'I kl &!•