The Wahpeton times. [volume], December 20, 1917, Image 1

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VOL. XLII
To Be Hera February 4th
James Coffey of Aberdeen, S. D.
Collector of Internal Revenue for
the district of North Dakota an
nounces that an income tax officer
will arrive in Wahpeton, Feb. 4th
in the morning and may be found
by all persons of this vicinity who
seek information in regard to mak
ing out their government individ
ual and corporation income tax re
turns, in the Court House in the
Evening, Feb. 16th.
The sole purpose of the Govern
ment, in sending this man, is to be
helpful to all persons who are re
quired to make a return of their
income. He will welcome the op
ortunity to give you all the inform
ation at his disposal, and to actu
ally help to make the return with
out any expense to you.
The War Revenue Law passed
by the Congress Oct. 3, 1917, re
quires every married person liv
ing with wife or husband to pay a
tax to the Government on that por
tion of that person's net income
that exceeds $2,000 and every un
married person, not the head of a
family to pay a tax on that por
tion of that person's net income
that exceeds $1000 so that if yon
are married and your income is
over $2000 or more you must make
a return and if you are not mar
ried, and your income is $1000 or
more you make a return for the
year 1917.
You have 60 'lays from the close
of the year 1917 within which to
nfaJte this return, which meaus
that you must have the returns
in the hands of the Collector by
March 1st, 1918.
The Government is under no ob
ligation to help you make this re
turn. Neither is the Government
Wider any obligation to v*a'i upon
you personally and advis- you
about this law. The Government
howver, realizes that a great many
thousands of people, especially
farmers, who will be subject to this
law, may not be advised at this
time that there isn any such law.
For that reason everything possible
is being done to help the taxpayer
«omply with the law in order that
it may be put into effect with the
least possible inconvenience to the
people.
The penalty for failure to make
this return as required by law is
a fine ranging from $20 to $200 or
a jail sentence, or both. The in
come tax officer will be provided
with a supply of blanks upon which
to make returns.
A Good Move
As it will be seen in an adver
tisement in this paper the groc
eries of the two cities are adopt
ing a cash and carry system of
telling groceries. The old system
•f deliveries has been a very ex
pensive one.
In many homes there are a nuin
ber of deliveries every day.
I have known more than ten
deliveries at one home in one day.
This new system will eliminate
much of that. When each consu
mer pays for his own deliveries,
he will be more careful of the de
liveries. He will undoubtedly buy
in larger quantities, thereby get
ting a quantity price on his purch
ases which will make a larger per
•ent in saving.
Congregational Churofi Notee
Services next Sunday.
10:30 A. M.. Morning Worship.
12:00 M.,Sunday School.
3:00 P. M. Junior C- E
6:30 P. M- Young People*' So
ciety.
1:30 P. M. Evening Service.
Mid-week meeting even* Thurs
day at 7:3C P- M.
Everybody co a! 1 invited.
F. S. 8til well, Pastor,
Pkene 28U.
Jurore Drawn
State of North Dakota, County
of Richland,ss.
In District Court, Fourth Judi
ci.il District.
The following names were drawn
to serve as Petit Jurors at the Reg
ular January. 1918, Term. Com
mencing on the 8th day of Jan
uary. Jurors to report for duty
on the 9th day of January, 1918.
at 10 o'clock in the forenoon.
1. N. M. Berseth, Eagle Tup.
2. G. R. Propp, Fairmount
Village.
3. E. A. Edgerton, Danton
Twp.
4. Christ Lovdokken. Garborg.
5. L. O. V'angsness, Ilelendalo
6. Anton Moll. Wahpeton.
7. Carl Strege, Lidgerwood''.
8. Geo. Sellner, Liberty Grove
9. Henry C. Gulland. Sheveniie
10. A. J. Connolly, Wahpeton.
11. Fred Worner, Ilankinson.
12. E. E. Blilie, Wa,lcott.
13. Frank Peitz, Ilankinson.
14. N. C. Jenson, West End.
15. Walter Pelham, Fairmount
16. Frank Hn.vlina. Dexter.
17. Herman Kloehn, Grant.
18. John Richard, Sr., Wahpe
ton.
19. Oscar.Rosendahi. Barrie.
20. M. A. Worcester, Lidger
wood
21. Otto Morehl, Duerr.
22. II. J. Becker. Wahpeton.
23. Odin S. Flaa, Garborg.
24. F. E. Kaeknuji. Bright
wood.
25. T. O. Domhold. West End.
26. II. B. Durkee. Fairmount.
2~- I®. P. Ilagcn, Colfax.
28. Henry Osten, Duerr.
29. Louis Filgelman. Wahpeton.
30. II. M. Christ ianson. Wah
peton
31. Will Xagel. Ibsen.
32. Herman Manske. Great
Bend.
AFOrST BERGMAN*.
Clerk.
National Wide Prohibition
Nation-wide prohibition won in
the House and only the adjustment
of a slight difference in resolutions
between the House and tho Senate
now stands in the way of submit
ting to state legislatures an amen
dment to the Federal Constitution
forbidding the manufacture, sale
or importation of intoxicating liq
uor for beverage purposes in the
United States or its territories- It
must be ratified in thirtysix states.
Every attempt today to put on
amendments to except light wines
and beer w'.is beaten and 141 Dem
ocrats stood alinged with 137 Rep
ublicans and four independents to
w'in
the final victory for the pro
hibitionists forces. Following is the
resolution adopted:
Resolved, by the Senate and
House of Representatives, that the
following amendment to the G'on
sitution be. and hereby is propos
ed to the states, to become valid as
a part of the Constitution when
ratified by the Legislatures of the
several states as provided by the
Constitution:
'Article—,section 1. After one
year from the latification of this
article the manifacture, sale or
transportation of intoxicating liq
uors within, the importation there
of into, or the exportation thereof
from the United States and all ter
ritory subject to the jurisdiction
thereof for beverage purpose is
hereby prohibited.
'Section 2. The Congress and
the several states shall have con
in-.Tent power «o enforce this nrti
icle by appr .oiv.Ve legislrlion.
'Section 3. This article shall be
inoperative unless it shbll have
been ratified as an amendment to
the Constitution by the Legislatures
of the several states, as provided:
in the Constitution within seven
years from the date of the «ub-J
mission hereof to the states by the
Congrats.'
THE WAHPETON TIMES
It will be the policy of tIn
oujity Agent to give a series of
Short courses along agricultural
lines during the months of Jan.
uary, February and March. These
courses will be along lines in
which the apparent need is great
est They will be held in every
community and every Farmer's
Club. In every case a specialist on
the partciular subject in hand will
handle the bruut .1 the wcrk. 'i'he
cis1 will be ve-y -.mall becaus- llie
specialist will work successive days
in neighboring towns. This plan
will reduce railroad expenses to a
minimum, leaving only hall rent,
heat aiul light. In many places ihe
scliooll house will be available. The
house is the naturaL community
center. It is the best place for this
work. Both your state and county
superintendents sanction the use of
school house for community gather
ings of this kind.
The short course work for this
winter will be on the Potato. This
subject was selected for the follow
ing reasons:
1. There is a world food short
age at the present time. By
March 5th Walcott.
March 6th Colfax.
March 7th Galchutt.
March 11th, Antelope.
March 12th, Great Bend.
March 13th, Greendale.
March 14th, LaMars.
Many of these meetings are go
ing to be successful. Some are
not. It will depend almost entire
ly upon eaca individual i-miinuni
tv. Every community lias an
opportunity to get the best on
potatoes, at p:aetically no cost. It
is to be hoped that the County as
a whole, will take advantage of
these curses.
WAHPETON, RICHLAND COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA, THURSDAY", DECEMBER 20, 1917.
GEO. P. WOLF,
County Agricultural Agent.
Help Our Soldiers
The Catholic order of Knights
of Columbus of America are rais
ing the sum of $3,000,000.00 to be
expended in erecting and furnish
ing recreation centers for all sol'
diers regardless of creed to be
kept open all the time and to be
free to all.
is also solicited.
Non" Catholie financial assistance
bnte substantially to this fund,
soliciter and requested to contri-
All Catholics a.e earnes'ly
All funds can be paid to John
P. Reeder of Wahpeton, North
Dakota and should be in his hands
by December 30, 1917.
December 19, 1917
J. P. REEDER,
W. E. PURCELL,
W. F. fiCKSS.
-9
Serlee of Short Courees Respnning to Cry of Relief
means
of the potato we can raise a
large
amount of good food in a short
time.
2. There is a great deal of good
potato soil in Richland County.
3. There is very much mote to'
learn about growing and market
ing of potatoes.
4. The worth of the potato is
not fully appreciated.
In order to- give everyone in the
county an opportunity to
get
sound potato information,
good
the
fol­
lowing seehedule has been arrang
ed
Jan. 9th, Fairmount.
Jan. 10th, Sonora.
Jan. 11th, Ilankinson.
Jan. 12th Lidgerwood.
Feb. 25th, Dwight.
Feb. 11th, Mooreton.
Feb. 12, Barney.
Feb. 14th. Wyndmere.
Feb. 14th, Mailtador.
Feb. 26th, Abercrombie.
Feb. 27th, Christine.
Feb. 28
th, Wall pel on.
March.4th llelendale, P. M.,
Scheyenne, Evening.
The American Red Cross is at
tempting to respond to the most
beseeching and farreaching appeal
ever made for mercy and relief.
The American people are today
the richest in resources, richest in
obligations and in opportunities
The Red Cross aims to mobilize the
hearts and souls of America to
ward binding up the wounds of a
bleeding world.
Up to date approximately $88.
000,000 in cash has been collected
lor the war fund. The demands,
however, in Europe, are increas
ing with great rapidity and on the
present basis of expenditure the
*100,000,000 war fund cannot last
much beyond spring.
Forty-nine base hospital units
and five for the navy have been
recruited, organized and equipped
by the Red Cross. More than 12
of the army units and two of the
navy units have been mustered in
to their respective medical corps
and are seeing serive. These units
can care for a 500-bed hospital each
and some of them have been rein
forced to enable them to take over
larger hospitals.
The Red Cross has also organiz
ed 45 ambulance companies, with
a total personnel of 5,5580, all of
which have been taken into the
army medical corps, some for ser
vice abroad, others for the camps
and cantonments. A general hos
pital, for the use of the navy, has
oeeo established at Philadelphia.
Convalescent homes have been buil'
at Fort Ogelthrope and Fort Mc
Pherson. Georgia, and mobile lab
oratory ears are to I provided for
us in case of emergencies at ttlie
camps.
Large Memberehlp Expected
Officials of the American Red
Cross at Washington expect 111"
far exceed tin original quota set.
Christmas membership drive to
Indeed returns from some of Ihe
most northern counties in the coun
try, where the drive has been
started early, that results mav be
accomplished before snow puts a
stop lo the adlvity, has been so
diefring as to indicate that the
i,ii ijial quota will be almost
doubled.
Originally the campaign was
planned to produce 10,000,000 new
members for the organization.
Leaders of the work at Washing
ton declare, according to a message
received at Northern Division
headquarters, that they will not be
suprised if 25,000,000 new memb
ers are obtaine d."Make Red Cross
membership as universal as citiz
enship." is the new slogan adopted
for the drive and learn of the inov
ment expect that results will sus
t'.iin the motto- While the Christmas
'drive is primarily a campaign for
members, not money, half of all
membership fees collected will be
retained by the oca I chapters and
the financial pun will therefore be
considerable.
Lutheran Church Notee
Services will be held as follows:
At the Wahpeton Lutheran
church, corner of 8th street and
Michigan Ave. next Sunday fore
noon at 10:30.
At the Wild Rice church Dwight
Christmas day at 10:45 a. in.
At the Wahpeton Norweigan
Lutheran church Chiretmas day at
3 p. m.
At Mooreton Dec. 26th, atll a.
m. services will be conducted in
the Norweigan language.
Chiretmas tree and program at
the Wild Rice church next Sun
day evening at 7.
W. B. Dahl, Pastor-
Marrioge Lisenees was issued
to Victor Nelson and Miss Lilian
A. Kohloff both of Wahpeton.
Red Cross Notes
Recent callers at the Red Cross
rooms are Mr. and Sirs. Lcnzen
of Mooreton, Mrs. Olson of Aber
crombie and Miss DeWolfe and
Mrs. Clipfell of Wyndmere.
Another shipment was made to
Headquarters on Dec. 14, contain
ing the following articles: 20
scarfs, 31 sweaters, 15 helmets, 35
pairs of socks, 32 wristlets, 51
comfort kits (filled), average val
ue $1.50 each, 5 comfort pillows.
10 tray cloths, 165 towels, 50 wash
cloths, 15 napkins, 60 pillow cases,
3 rolls old linen and muslin, 10
pair operating socks, 15 suits paj
amas, 15 hospital shirts, 50 (ab
dominal bandages, 10 many :il rt
bandages, 5 triangular bandages,
18 dusters, 36 substitute handker
chiefs.
Supplies have been received from
the following branches:
Barney: 6 towels, 10 pillow
cases, 4 suits pajamas, 5 pair of
wristlets, 13 pair of socks, 6 hand
kerchiefs, 4 scarfs.
Barrie: 2 suits of pajamas, 5
pair of socks, 2 sweaters, 1 scarf, 1.
helmet.
Great Bend: 49 towels, 20 pillow
cases, 10 sustitutcs handkerchiefs,
3 pair of socks, 4 comfort pillows,
3 table cloths, 1 pair of pajamas,
2 hot water bottle covers, 2 hel
mets, 6 sweaters, 6 pair of wrist
lets, 2 pair socks.
Helendale: 44 operating towels,
20 bath towels, 14 wash hs.
scarfs, 1 sweater, 2 knit wash
cloths, 1 pair of wristlets, 4 pair
of socks, 3 suits of pajamas, 1 knit
bottle cover, 9 wash cloths, 18
sub. handkerchiefs, 6 tray cloths,
3 napkins, 1 bed shirt, 2 pair of
bed socks.
Walcott: 11 pair of s^-ks, 9
scarfs, 4 pair of wristlet«, 5 hel
mets. 8 sweater
Wahpeton: 55 abdominal band
ages, 10 many tailed bandages, 10
pair operating socks, 21 operating
towels. 20 bath lowels, 40 pillow
eases, 1 suits of pajamas. 5 bed
shirts- 15 sweaters, le-lmcls.
scarfs. 7 pairs of wristlets, 4 pair
of socks.
The committee has arranged to
close the room during Christmas
week but much work can be done
al home.
The Red Cross Xeuls are selling
so fast we can hardly supply the
demand. More have been ordered.
The wiie will far exceed any
vious year.
Mrs. Sarah R. Falley
pre­
It
been
appointed chairman of Surgical
Dressings for Ihe Chapter, lo have
charge of all surgical supplies in
the county. If she accepts. Hint
line of work will be in vei gori
hands.
The big Christmas drive for
membership lias been very success
ful. A detailed report, will be giv
en at the close of the campaign.
Kxtrsicls from a lecture given
Mrs. Mortimer Forrest at Wad
ena. Minn-, recently will be of in
terest. especially during the memb
ership campaign. Mrs. Forrest r»
turned from France last August,
{and brought a soul-stirring mes
sage. as only an eye-witness can.
The American women have en
dd.ivored Ihemselves to the hearts
of the French soliders and thou
sands of touching messages of gra
titude have been given by the
wounded as I labored among them
Everywhere the American women
are reverenced and worshipped.
Every where the motors bearing
Red Cross nurses and supplies
have been surrounded by admir
ing and appreciative towns-peo
ples who have gathered to express
their heartfelt appreciation of the
-good work done for a father, son,
brother or relative, who has writ
ten home from the hospital of their
kindly ministrations.
The need of Red Cross supplies
is far greater than the supply and
to those who are entrusted with
tfo distribution in the war none,
the duty is rendered doubly hard
because of the pitiable and heart
rending conditions to be found on
hll sides. Supplies of all kinds
are needed, and 1 appealed to llu?
women to lay aside some ^/)f the
less urgent work and assist the lo
cal Red Cross.
1 want to ask you for pink paj
amtt.s. for Ihe French soldiers likc.s
pink best of all and -his joy is
complete when lie can find some
sweet-smelling thing like sachet
powder in the pocket.
I fouqd at a hospital one day
that used lo be an old blacksmith
shop, and there kay wounded men
laid on their layers of straw witli
two nurses tanl a physician ton
old for service al the front in
charge. The supply of bandages
had loiig ago been exhausted and
they had resorted to the use of un
ravelled rope. We were received
with tears of jov and the nurse
ran from man to man patting them
on the cheek, conveying the glad
tidings to them. I was in Paris
when 1200 nit-ji were brought in
with frozen feet simply bemuse of
the lack of woolen socks.
Mr. and Mrs. Streeter Hostess
Mrs. Irvin L. Streeter was host
ess on Monday at a five o'clock
luncheon given in honor of Miss
Alice Oistad. There were eighteen
guests present. The Blue llird of
Happiness was everywhere in evi
dence and the dining room especial
ly presented a picture »f
Blue Birds again appeared on
the Japanese bag. which was pre
sented to the guest of honor. It
was fiUed with all manner of dainty
gifls of linen, which each guest had
contributed.
Altogether it was one of the
most delightful affairs of the sea
son
High School Notes.
The first basket, ball game of
the season with Park Region was
held last Friday evening- The
score was 10 to 9 in our favor. Wo
are justly proud of our team.
The next basket ball game will
be held Friday. December 21, with
Fairmount, in which game we hop.}
our Iwys will again be successful.
The German classes will have a
program in German. Thursday ev
ening, which will be followed by
a social evening.
Mr. Teritiy has assigned each
member of the Psychology class a
habit which in characteristic of
that person. This habit is lo be
broken by the end of
two weeks.
The process is quite amusing
ially such habits as biting
ff
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unusual
attractiveness. Blue l.inis in pro
fusion were swiiitfinm from rib'
bon streamers, which led from th•
(loipci irlI In 1!!.• cornel's of 1
1
I
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'i
1
he
table. The color scheme was carri
ed out in all the table decorat ion.
After the luncheon. Hearts were
Ihe game of the evening. Mrs.
.Morehart and Mrs. -lace'is were
fortunate enough to be the prize
winners.
espec­
the
fing­
er nails, using slang, etc.
It is been reported that Bernard
McCusker, Robert Bertram. Mar
ion McCarty and others who were
privates in Co. I has been promot
ed to corporals.
Rae Lauder and Hubert Wolf
entertained the foot ball team at
dinner at the Lauder home Mo~
day evening.
Where were.D. S. and II. M..
after the game, Friday night?
The teachers are all leaving
Wjahpeton for their Christmas vac
ation Miss Fulton will go to Wash
ta, Iowa Miss Lindsley to Apple
ton, Wisconsin Miss Green to
Manchester, Iowa Miss Walpole to
Thompson Miss Engle to Ender
line Mr. Tenny to Valley City
and Mr. Blume to Oakes.
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