The Wahpeton times. [volume], December 13, 1917, Image 1

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VOL. XLII
Service fo Food Administration
The United States Pood Admin
istration has asked the libraries of
the United States to cooperate in
placing before the people intellig
ent reasons for, and methods of
food conservation.
The Pood Administration move
ment fills the minds of all today
our allies must have more food than
they can raise and we must send
them more than we can readily
spare- To do this requires a few
definite changes in our daily hab
its, and they can easily be made.
"We can accomplish the change by
cooperation and it must begin in
tHe home. We must reduce our
own consumption.
Remember those boys in France
are your boys. Do you bit in sav
ing food and they will get'1 their
bite.''
We parade and wave the Flay
we come through gloriously will
the Liberty Loan, and we, contri
buted gladly to the Red Cross and
to the funds of all kinds for the
soldiers.
Can it be that all shoulders will
not. come promptly to the wheel
when we are asked to change our
eating habits for a while. We
have on file in our library recipes
which ought to be in the hands o!'
every housekeeper in Wahpeton.
Numerous plamphlets are at hand,
such as—Department of Household
Science, War Bread Recipes, Tea
Lessons in Food Conservation.
Some of the recipes for corn meal
griddle cakes, corn meal muffins.
Indian pudding, oatmeal muffins
and rice yeast bread, just makes
one hungry.
Apart from the patriotism in
volved in joining this national
movement of conserving food,
you must not forget the excellent
argument that the universal reg
ulation of food supplies and prices
•stituted, under the food adminis
tration will inevitabely keep the
present price from climbing high
er and may reduce to normal the
swollen prices of the common nec
essities
of life which are now
burdening the community.
You will find that the Wahpeton
Public Library can givet a great
deal of assistance in solving your
problem of food economy. The
librarian will gladly give you all
the needed assistance in finding
the material for your household
problems.
Children Must bo Vaccinated
Rumors to the effect that rule
requiring school children to be
vaccinated has been suspended
have been so generally circulated
as to justify the uncertainty, now
prevailing, as to whetehr such a
rule is still in force. However,
wish
to say that communications
received at this office from memb
ers of the State Board of Health
definitely state that the rule is still
in force and that its suspension is
not being considered- The latest
©f these communications is a tele
gram from the Attorney General,
dated December
7th.
It is, therefore, the duty of
school officers, teachers and pat
rons, as well as of the county sup
erintendent, to encourage, and, if
necessary, to enforce compliance
with the rule- Accordingly, ail
are hereby requested to see that
children who attend school are
vaccinated or can furnish eccept
able evidence that they are entitl
ed to exemption from vaccination.
Chas- Hanson.
CouiS^. Supt. of Schools
Luthern Church Notes
Services at the Wild Rice church
next Sunday forenoon at 10:45.
Services at Mooreton next Sun
day afternoon at 3- Services will
be conducted in the Xorweigan
language.
The program that should have
been given by the Young Peoples'
Society'of the Wild Rice church
last Sunday evening, but was post
poned on account of the storm will
be given next Sunday evening at
7:30.
The confirmation class of the
Wahpeton Norweigan Lutheran
•hurch will meet Saturday this
week at 1:30 P- M.
Mrs-
at
Pahl returned to her home
Lidgerwood on Wednesday af
ter several
daughters.
days visit with her
Mrs. Eckes and Miss
Katie Pahl.
Rod Croos Transportation
As a result of congestion and
various wa/r conditions affecting
the shipment Of goods across the
ocean and on the railroad? of? Eu
rope, the American Ret}. has
organized a special t»' jjP/tation
service to handle quanti
ties olf medical ar jfr&f supplies
consigned almr to France,
Belgium, It*
A.
--rbia and other
belligeren* j$rT!rries. This new
branch a Cross activity has
been made possible through the co
operation of the French, British
and Italian governments, United
States Shipping Board and the
leading steamship and railroad
companies. President Wilson has
taken a personal interest in the es
tablishment of the service.
As a result of the cooperated ef
fort for the shipment of the essen
tial Red Cross supp'ies abroad lias
been placed at the dispjs of the
War Council- The Re! s- will
have space on every steamer dinrt
eivd by the United Sl.it-s Shipping
!vi am? its supplies also will be
carried on army transports- Ship
ments will be distributed among as
many steamers as possible so as to
afford the minimum chance of loss
es at sea.
Getting supplies across sea does
not. however, end the problem of
transportation. The French rail
roads are overtaxed and have all
they can do in taking care of the
military needs of the army. I a
consequence tilie American Red
Cross has gone about the develop
ment of its own motor transport
service. At present, this service
embraces some four hundred inot
or vehicles, with a capacity to
handle about 350 tons of supplies
daily. The establishment of this
important service has necessitated
appropriations to date approximal
ing $1,500,000-
How to Soouro Pure Bred Stook
Hsv. Buy it myself.
i-nd. the monee from
the hanks and buy the stock.
3rd. Get the banks to buy the
stock for me and take half the in
crease for my own.
4th. Borrow pure bred stock
from the owners and take half the
increase for my own.
How many hogs are you going
to raise next year?
Now is the time to decide- The
government- has guaranteed a good
price. It will pay to raise hogs
next year. It is your duty to
raise more than usual. Get your
brood sows now. Help yourself
and Uncle Sam.
January 15th. 11)18, Grain
Growers' Convention.
Richland County is well able to
make a good showing at the Grain
Grower's Convention. Every
•farmer ought, to send at least one
sample- Send something that
you have raised something that is
as good or better than anyone else
has raised. If you will do this,
we will be able to put Richland
County first in Xortfi Dakota.
That is where it ought, to be- Tje1
start now to put it there.
The Directors of Richiand Coun
ty Registered Live Stock Breeders
Association met in the office of the
County Agent on December 10!h.
Each one gave an enthusiastic re
port of new members secured yi
his locality. All arrangements for
a combination registered live stock
in the spring have been made-
Bookkeeping is a necessity in ali
farm operations. It keeps one
informed as 1o where the cash is
coming from. It also tells one
where it is coming. It would be
a good plan for fanners to start
a system of bookkeeping at the be
gining of the New Year. The
government has worked out a
simple system for farm use. The
costs are practically nothing.
Farmers wishing to start in on
January 1st. may write to the
Countv Agent.
GEO. P- WOLF.
County Agricultural Agent
The members of the Ladies Aid
society of the Congregational
church are asked to bring in the
work given them by the committee.
This work will be sold at the regu
lar meeting on Wednesday. Dec.
19th. Each member is requested
to meet all her financial obliga
tions
as
this is the last meeting of
the year.
THE WAHPETON TIMES
From coast to coast that will be
the slogan for Red Cross workers
during December.
The Christmas membership drive
will close on Christmas Eve. The
result will be announced on Christ
mas morning. The cables will
carry the message to Europe ami
then the wires will flash it to the
Army headquarters in France, and
from there it will be bulletined to
the troops in the trenches-
The object is 15,000,000 Red
Cross members in the United
States. That 'means that 10,000.
000 new members must be secured
during the drive- It is up !.
you. If each does his part and
her part the goal will be reached.
If each does his part and her par:
when the soldier in the trenches on
Christmas night looks up at the
Christmas stars—the same Christ
mas star that von can look up to
here in America.—he will know
that you and all America are be
hind him. He will know that 15.
000,000 Americans stand pledged
to help bind up the wounds
bears for them.
It is the best Christmas greeting
you can send him.
Plans for a Chrislmas member
ship drive, has been worked out. In
a special committee, named lor
that purpose- Twenty-five Wall
peton ladies are ap|H)inted to make
a house to house canvass for new
Red Cross members. Even th»
children will be given an opportu
nity- to join. The campaign will
begin today, and continue until ev
ery house has been visited- The
minimum requirement for each
Solonoo School Notes
Dr Samuel Clark of Missouri
addressed the Assembly Tuesday
P- M- in the old chapel. Dr.
Clark gave an interesting and in
structive lecture on the subject of
Industrial Problems. His address
was pleasing and well received-
The enrollment was increased
this week by eight new students
Another increase is due December
15t)h when the remainder of the
drafted men who are to take up
telegraphy at Science, enroll.
Mr- John Keleskey of the Twin
Cities spent Saturday and Sunday
with his sister Martha at Burch
Ilall. Mr. Koleskey has enlisted
in the IJ S- service a.s a mechanic,
and will sail for the front within
sixty days He is enthusiastic and
very anxious to get his hand in.
Misses Miles ami Xuill entertain
ed at Burch Hall last Monday af
ternoon ill honor of Miss Oistad.
who has resigned from the faculty,
the resignation to take effect at
Ihe Holidays- Tin* members of
the faculty and the students of Ihe
school are sorry to have Miss Ooi
stad leave the school- She has
been a faithful and competent in
structor, a pleasant friend, ami an
ardent worker for the welfare of
the student. Our best wishes ira
with her-
The girls of Burch Ilall were
very pleasantly entertained Mon
day night by Misses Mile. '/•''I'
and Oistad- All report a line
time.
An excellent Orchestra was on
duty Tuesday at -\s-,• ,!!* and
rendered two evcr-le-nt mneliers
By spring v.'" ouuii' t-o "^the
!'(st Orchestra that we h-tve ever
had. The ineuib' rs are. I In klsiiec
brothers. Hueleit. Rieland l-ni k.
Murray. Van Tassel nd ti'• dir
ector. Warren-
School will close for tin* \:iias
Holidays Friday night. Dee- Jlsl.
Thursday of this week i- ^eieiic"
Calendar Day- Beaut if:11 souven
ir calendars will be sold for a few
cents apiece. These ••alembirs
have been made at he School and
have scenes of the school and
about the campus for their chief
camouflage features- They will
make the most ideal Chrislmas
presents tha* will be available iu
either of the two cities. Get a
couple.
NOTICE
The Commercial Club expects to
ship a large supply of magazines
and books to the War Cantonrner,'
at Fort Dodge. Iowa in the near
future. Any one desiring to con
tribute books should leave them
with Cith C. J. Kachelhoffer. Sec
retary of the Club.
WAHPETON, RICHLAND COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13 15)17
Make It A Red Cross Christmas1
Red Cross Chapter is 15 per cent
of the population of the county.
Let us see that our branch gets its
quota.
On Chirstmas Eve. as the night
that precedes the great holiday
settles down over city homes and
farm homes, the telegraph wires
will be carrying the story of the
drive to Washington and to the
trenches and the Christmas candles
will be telling it localy.
Hang the Red Cross Service
Flags in the windows of homes and
stores that are entitled to them.
Put them in the windows NOW and
keep them there. Let people
know who is helping.
At 7:30 o'clock on Christmas
Eve a candle is to be placed back
of these flags- From coast to coast
1 he candles will be lighted at the
same hour. Chapters are request
ed to arrange with the local
churches to have the church bells
ring at that hour and to continue
the chiming at half our intervals
until f) p. m.
As a further means of lending
beauty and significance to this
I ceremony it is hoped that in every
'community where the plan can be
carried out. Red Cross workers will
be organized into groups to pro
ceed through every neighborhood
singing Christinas carols. The
chiming of the church bells, the
voices of the singers, ami. more
than all, the rays of the candle
shining through the service flags
I and the crosses that are upon them
I are to tell to all passers-by the
story of who is helping.
High School Notes
Miss Fulton received instruc
tions from the State Department
that two-thirds ot the time of sew
ing and manual training classes
shgll be devoted to Red Cross work
lie sewing classes, under the dir.
eci'ion of Miss Engle, arc alreadv
making various garment^. Manual
raining pupils will soon begin
making splints-
The program oif the Literary
Societies scheduled for December
21, has been postponed until after
the holidays- In its place, there
will be a patriotic program and
the dedication of the Service Flag.
Miss Moorman has resigned and
left for her home RusliviJI, India
na- Her classes have been taken
by Miss Fulton. Mr- Blumc. .Miss
Lindslcy and Miss .Greene. The
one who succeedes Miss Moorman
wiH be here after the holidays
1 he boys are busy practicing
Basket Ball and hope to win a
smashing victory at the game hen
with Park Region, Dec. 14th-
The l1 reshman party, given to
the Sophomores Friday evening,
was one of |:|,e brilliant affairs of
the W. II- S- social season The
J1 reshman are very adept in sculp
ture work Louise Carter molded *i
cat from gum- Roman Forman
merited second honor by molding a
lurtle. Lorctta McCusker showed
her genius by moulding a goat,
thus receiving third prize. The
Honorable guests were .Miss Ful
lon, Miss Moorman and M.
Blume- Dainty refreshment were
served and enjoyed by all I'otru
nate enough to be present.
One ol our lornier High School
students. Clarence Dietz. has been
transferred from Co- I to Ihe Med
ical Heparlmciit-
Proicssor \\o!le the Science
School has consented to teach .Miss
Moorman class in Chemistry, un
til next semester.
Recently Helen Martin's home
at Galchutt was a scene of much
amusement, owing to (he presence
of the Ess'n Lottc Clu'b- A hounti
fill feast was enjoyed by all pre
sent. They were ably chaperon
ed bv the teacher. Geneveive Ear
ly.
The program of Wednesday,
November 28th was a competition
between the Alpha Zetta and Thal
ian societies- The Alpha Zetta
won three points and the Tbalian
two- Recitation was won by Doris
Barber. Debate by Louise Raitor
and Donald Rice. Essay by Ele
anor Ellis
Bernard Cleary of Fairmount
has joined the Freshmen class-
H. Goltz of Favanj. wns a bi.si
iies« visitor in -lir citv the fore
part of the week-
Commercial Club Moots
Meeting called to order by tin
president.
Minutes of the last regular meet
ing were read and on motion ap
proved.
Communication from the North
ern Pacific Railway Company with
reference to reversing its train lo
run east in the evening ami west
in the morning was read.
Moved and secondedthat peti
tions be circulated in Wahpeton
and all towns west of Wahpeton
in Richland County protesting
against such change and that such
petitions, when signed, to be sent
to the Railway Company.
Motion carried.
The chair ap]Kititcd as such com
mittee: W. VV. Thomas, Chairman,
F. A- Burton and George P. Wolf.
A report of the committee ap
pointed last spring to arrange for
a loyalty day in Wahpeton was
read, showing a ballancc on hand
in the fund raised to defray the ex
1 tense oif said loyalty day- Moved
and seconded that tint report be ac
cepted ami that the balance on
ban be turned ill to the treasurv
of the Commercial Club.
Motion'carried.
Mr. McMahan, chairman ol lie.
Membership Committee, made au
oral report of the progress of hi.s
com in it tee towards securing new
members and suggested that a
list of the present membership and
an application blank be sent to
each member, and that each mem
ber then endeavor to procure one
new member, and further suggest
ed that the time within which to
procure new members without tli-i
payment of the usual membership
fee be extended to Janury 1st.
1!18.
Moved and seconded that tho
suggestions of Mr. MaMachon bu
adopted that the secretary pro
vide the members with a list of the
membership and application blanks
Motion carried.
Motion carried.
Mr. Forbes gave a short address
with reference to the needs of a
commercial club, in every city, re
ferring to some of the tilings Wah
peton's Club has accomplished,
ami pointing out the duties of husi
ncss ami professional men to a com
mcrcial clubs.
President Smith talked along
the same lines.
Mr- W- W. Thomas, mentioned
that we have a new business man
in the ctiy viz: W. I. Adams,
proprietor of the Merchant's hotel,
and suggested that the business
men of Wahpeton use their influ
ence to make the hotel a sine,ess.
reminding the club members that
a first class hotel is a valuable as
set, to every city. Mr. Thomas'
suggestion was applauded.
Mr. Ward moved that, all Ihe old
to Ihe Red Cross to be shipped
magazines on hand be turned over
'some of the army contonments
The matter was discussed and it
was learned Hint the Red Cross does
not handle 1 his matter
then moved that all sue
the matter,
mittee were requested to procure
the names of all Commercial Trav
elers residing in the city, to get
here with the names of the institu
tions with which they are emplov
ed.
There being no further business,
a motion to adjourn carried.
Secretary.
A large number of schools have
been closed in the vicinity jf
Haiikinson and Lidgerwood'owing
"spread of small pox in that
Sustaining French Moral
Plans to extend America Red
Cross relief to the all-ne^iy fami
lies of French soldiers have been
perfected, in cooperation with the
commanding generals of boil: the
the American and Freeh armies. A
double purpose is involved—the re
lieving of want and the care
the sick for humanity's sake and
the preservation and strengthening
of the morale ot lint French people
and the French army. Anything
that tends to preserve the moral*
of tile Ally tn whose territory Am
erican forces are to do their an
nual fighting will be of vital im
portance to our soldiers, inasmuch
as it will shorten the war and.
therefore lessen the possible casu
alties to be suffered by our boys
in khaki
ln a general way, the plan em
braces such measures of relief as
will bring assurance lo every
French soldier, wintering in the lv
lief through human agency- Every
need.v family is lo be suppli
ed with awr clothing and
fuel, as well a.s food lo sustain the
body. Special attention will be
to the care of children and
sick.
given
of tin
Red Cross Packets
Persons who have prepared
Christmas packages lor soldiers or
sailors should send them to their
local Red Cros Chapter in Wash
ington. as many have done through
apparent misunderstanding- Christ
mas packages are assembled by lo
cal Chapters and Auxiliary, pack
ed in cases and forwarded direct
ly to Division warehouses for dis
tribution to cantonments or for
shipment, abroad. The National
Headquarters in Washington is
devoted exclusively to executive
work.
Congregational Clippings
The service last Sunday cvcnn.g
was entirely in charge of laymen
of the community, parls being
Mr. Dan R. Jones, chairman of taken by Messrs D- R- Jones, Bur
tile Permanent Committee appoint field, Osman, Prat her and Hull,
ed at the last meeting for the pur- besides a chorus of boys and a
pose of soliciting funds for the male quartette- Professor Prather
benefit of the Red Cross, War Y.' dealt with the nature ami needs
M. C. A. and other purposes bene-' of the boy. Mr. J. J. Hull spokt
ficial to the Government in prosccu
ting tile war made an oral report,
of the war fund of his committee,
stating that Wahpeton's quota of
the War Y- C. A. had been
raised. Moved and seconded tin.)
the report, lit' accepted.
impressively upon the boy's home
training.
The evcry-member canvass an
nounced for last Sunday was post
poned because of the storm to nexl
Sunday afternoon, when the vari
ous families will wait upon our
families for the 1!I1K pledges-
The Fireside meeting, 7 :'!0 p.
in., Thursday, is al tin Luick
home this week.
The sermon of ii"\1 Sunday is
"Our Mother ''hutch."'
In the evening we will have an
old-time ser.i Everyon is in
\i'ed to enjoy an inspiring li tur
wi ll the best ioved hymns and
tunes. Rev- -f E. Cadwcl! of
Dwight is expected as a guest for
this service.
Draft Rules Must be Obeyed
Legal advisory board of which
Mr. Forbes is chairman will assist
drafted men.
!n order to assist dr.il'i-d men ef
Richland Coui.ly in complying'
villi the new draft rule. «li attor
neys of this countv have forme-i
a legal advisory board
Forln is ehairman, W.
and W. JO. I'ureell are
of this hoard. Resist rani
privilege of asking any
lor assistance in answe
Mr- Ward .(uestionaries
magazines! |.J(K.,.,| |,0ards wil'
1
he shipped to Camp Dodge. Iowa'out. quest ionaries rH! Dec
by 1he secretary, adding any books
These
that the people of Wahpeton general points out .must lie ret urn
misrht want to contribute.
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lo(
Motion carried. I days from the time they leave th
Mi. I liomas suggested that I »f the registrant will lose ali
forts should be made to have ali caims. to doffered classification.
Commercial Travelers residing in j,
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Lauder
members
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,,Uestionaries the jninui
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CASE
of
Wahpeton become member? of the interpretation of anv nest ion on
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H.MV
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Club. After some discussion of the quesl ionaries the aid r.t'an
the
Membership Com-' attorney who will give flee coun
sel on mailers pertaining to the
draft.
doubt ,s ill.-
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Boy's Savings to Red Cross
A thirteen-year old boy of
rus, Minn., has serd his entire sav
ings to the Red Cross with a letter
which said in part:
heard that little boys could
give their dimes and nickels to tin*
Red Cross. I have savel up dimes
and nickels for seme years and I
am sending all that
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.IIU1I1K
an
the county. jjj jQ
}lll lHSU Iiav(%
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have, $r».2-'5-
g|arj ^at I saved them so they
the soldiers
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