The Wahpeton times. [volume], May 23, 1918, Image 1

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On June 4 the Richland Coun
ty Stock fereeders' Association
will hold its first annual meeting.
This meeting will consist of a
business meeting, followed by a
picnic and a stock judging con?
test.
The stock breeders are plan-1
ning to get together and ship in
some carloads of pure bred:
stock to sell to farmers interest
ed in getting a start. Stock will
be sold to our farmers at cost
and will be selected by experts.
In this way the breeders have
solved the method of getting our
farmers a cheap and safe start
MORE HELP NEEDED ON
MCHUUUBJSOONTY FARMS
County Agent Wolf Says We
Have Wonderful Land, But
Insufficient Man Power
According to George P. Wolf,
county agricultural agent, the
trip need of North Dakota and of
Ridriand county more men
and women on the farms. We
have wonderful land, but we do
not have the man power to farm
it in such away that it will pro
duce as much as it ought to.
During the past month, C. C.
Ponnolly of Devils Lake, a pio
neer fanner, has conducted im
migration meetings in the various
villages of the county. He per
fected an organisation which will
bring more people to the State.
But as Mr. Connolly says: "We
must get busy if we want people
here we must show then} what
we are here for. We must get
them here ourselves. We must
sell them land at what it is worth
and in such away that they can
be successful." In other words
this is our job. Further we must
use our new neighbors honestly
and well. We must help get
them started rather than fleece
them when we can. It is the
hope of this office that the Rich
land County Immigration Bureau
will be given the backing of ev
ery citizen, both farmer and vil
lager. The price of your land,
the value of your business de^
pends entirely on the number of
successful faipers we have in
the county^
SERVICE FUG DEDICATED
DY METHODISTS SUNDAY
A service flag was dedicated
at the Foss Methodist church on
Sunday evening with appropri
ate^ services. Hon. W. E. Purcell
delivered an eloquent address.
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Breeders Plan to Get Together and Ship
in Some Carloads of Pure Bred Stock
MEET1N& Wia BE FOLLOWED BY STOCK JUDGIN6
EVery Member of Association Should
Make It His Business to Attend
with pure bred stock. The loca
tion of the meeting has not been
definitely decided upon. It will
be at some, farm suitably arrang
ed for the purpose.
It is to be hoped that this will
be a big meeting. Every member
of the association must make it
his business to be there. Every
man in the county who owns one
pure bred animal, horse, cow,
hog or sheep, ought to become a
member of the association. Ev
ery one else interested in the
welfare of the county and a
booster for better stock is in
vited.
FOXY FOX SUCCESSFULLY
ESCAPESJJEA6BE OFFICIAL
Makes Good His Escape On
Board Train But Leaves
Booze For Finwall
When C. W. finwall, assistant
superintendent of. the state
forcement league arrested Mr.
Fox on the tram between Ardoch
and Minto the aforesaid Mr. Fox
decided that he did not like the
conipanyofthe officer andjump
ed from the train and made his
escape. Fox is said to have been
in an intoxicated condition and
was drinking from a bottle at the
the time of his arrest. Finwall
arrested the man and then on a
search of his grip discovered a
large quantity of liquor. It was
soon aiter this that Fox made his
sensational escape.
MINNEAPOLIS MAN WAHPETON
SEEKIN6JCAPITAL STOCK
Has Patent on Autoloading
Shock and Hay Delivery
Contrivance
B. J. Young of Minneapolis
was calling on Wahpeton bank
ers and other folks Monday and
incidentally, stepped into the
Times office for a friendly chat.
He. was at one tinie in the en-
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raving business in the Mill city,
sold his interests a short time
ago. Mr. Young was interesting
local capitalists in an autoloading
shock and hay delivery machine
which he is manufacturing and
gave some interesting demonstr
tions In Breckenridge.
Opponents of "Me, Too" Gron
na, U. S. senator from North Da
kota, suggest Lewis F. Crawford
of Sentinel Butte as a strong man
to make the race next time.
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VOLUME XUII WAHPETON, RICHLAND COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA, THURSDAY, MAY 23,1918
in the State of Montana
Most Excellent
F. E. Dickinson, fieldman for
the E. J. Lander Co. of Grand
Forks was in the city Monday on
his way home and to a represen
tative of the Times he stated he
had been out in Montana and
was agreeably surprised to find
the conditions there the finest
ever known. Plenty of moisture
and favorable weather conditions
this season have given Montan
ans an opportunity to seed the
largest acreage in their history
and there is still a great deal of
breaking being done. At one
place agirl of 17 was operating a
gas tractor with a degree of skill
that would do credit to an engine
DENSER FDR ROSY READERS
Happening in the Flickertail
State—Former Lidgerwood
Doctor Faces Charge
And now the list of hopefuls
for state and county office! Life
is just one campaign after an-!
other.
Yes, raising chickens will help,
lick the kaiser—if you keep the!
critters out of your neighbor's!
garden.
Two partnerships have been!
dissolved since the war began,!
Ich and Gott and Ham &
Eggs."
Dr.C. J. Maercklin, formerly!
of Lidgerwood, who went from
Gackle to Bowman last fall and
engaged in the practice of medi
I cine, is out on a $2,000 bond for
his appearance at the next term
of the district court on a charge
of adultery, preferred by a busi
ness man of Bowman.
The state publicity pamphlet is
being printed this year by the
Globe Gazette Printing Co. of
this city for $1500. Figuring the
postage on the 128,000 copies to
be issued, the expense will run
up to $2,913. This is mighty poor
political advertising and the
money might much better be giv-1
ent to the Red Cross. The next
legislature ought to put a ban on
the publishing of this pamphlet.
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PAVING NOTICE £i
•HE CITY COUNCIL on o'n a evening
opened bids for paving Eighth Street, Wisconsin,
Pembina, Michigan, Delaware and Ohio Avenues,
which said bids are published in the official paper this
week. Under our laws the owners of the property
which is to be specially assessed to pay for such im
provements has aright to designate the kind of pave
ment to be installed.* Believing that the best results
Can and will be obtained by "getting together" and
talking the matter over, the Council have called a
a meeting of the citizens affected by the aforesaid
pavement, to be held at the City Hall on Wednesday
evening, May 29. Property owners affected are urg
ently requested to be present.
By Order of the City Council.
HELD mm FOR WED HAS NEARLT THRU
MS mil: WITH SPDM6 WORK
Report Crop Conditions Ou The Farmers Are Optimistic
And Quite Sure to Make
'Killing" This Year
The farmers have nearly com
pleted their spring plowing, with
the exception of a few fields of
oats and barley, which will be
sown on weedy land up until the
15th of June'with comparative
safety. The writer has noticed
that the farmers have done ex
ceptionally careful work this year
and the. crops are showing it.
The spring has been cool and
the horses have stood the work
exceptionally well. Despite the
fact that the farmers went into
winter with a serious shortage of
feed, they pulled their stock thru
in excellent shape under the cir
cumstances and conditions are
far better thai anyone imagined
they could be. The farmers are
optimistic and quite confident
feV.thejr are going to make a
killing this year.
The peeve of the North Dakota
firemen against the man selected
for deputy state fire marshal by
Governor Frazier became so pro
nounced that a shift has been
made and Olson will now have
more time to devote to other
things.
Inquisitive North Dakotans are
endeavoring to learn how much,
if any, money was paid to the
Townley machine by United
States Senator McCumber for the
league support two years ago,
and if he paid anything, an in
quiry will be made as to who got
the money.
'"Thrift and Clothes" is the
title of a new advertisement of
the Stern Clothing Co. elsewhere
in this issue. Be sure to clip the
adv. and take the advice to heart.
Now does the festive candidate
With camouflage intense,
Discussing campaign issues, put
Himself on the fence.
The Hunparty editor over at
Lidgerwood makes fun of the
Times editor for a typographical
error which happened in the
first 50 papers off the press and
then corrected about a school
professor dying over at Barney.
We didn't notice the article in
the Broadaxe at all and Jawn is
only jealous because the Times
scooped him. The Times is too
busy these days to boost the Hun
party League and class prejudice
as per Hun editor over at Lidger
wood.
SPRING AND SUMMER SUITS
ar.e Serges, Poplins, Vel
suits formerly sold as
00.
While they last
STORE, WAHPETON, NORTH DAKOTA
BISHOP II. J. GOOKE FILLS
WAHPETOypOINTMENT
A Splendid Opportunity For Lovers of
Good Music to Hear Good Program
Bishop Richard J. Cooke of
the Methodist church of Am
erica, of Helena, Mont., arriv
ed in Wahpeton from Fargo
Tuesday, accompanied by
James Anderson, presiding
elder of the Fargo district,
and that evening spoke to a
fair sized audience. On the
platform with the Bishop
were the Revs. James Ander
son and E. L. Hobbs, and our
former and popular United
States Senator W. E. Purcell,
who is chairman of the\ Rich
land County Chapter of the
American Red Cross. Rev.
Hobbs presented Rev. Ander
son, who in turn introduced
the speaker of the evening.
Senator Purcell made an im
portant announcement The
Bishop explained the causes
of the present War and Ger
many's plans from 40 years
ago, and the duties of this
country in the present con
flict, -besides many other
issues in the present struggle
and for nearly two hours held
his audience. It was the best
and most informing' lecture
for patriotic and educational
conditions ever delivered in
this city and this sentiment
was voiced by nearly every
one. The Bishop has dined
with Kings, Ambassadors,
members of Parliament and
Presidents. He has studied
in Berlin and other foreign
cities and countries and is a
world authority on the war.
Patriotic Wahpeton was sure
ly honored by his presence.
KLECTJilCAL KHOWKIl
I liAST TIILlfcSDAV HVli.MNU
Last Thursday ni«ht at about
o'clock lightning struck the flag
pole on to pof the city hall, reduc
ing it to .splinters. Fortunately no
other damage was done to the build
ing. People in the opera house at
tending the commencement exercises
that evening were slightly shocked or
scared, thinking for a moment that
the playhouse had been struck. That
evening a great electrical storm was
I taking place, mingled with rain, and
a couple of times during the even
ing the lights were knocked com
pletely out, leaving the audience in
utter darkness.
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ID GIVE REJTCROSS BENEHl
A Concert of Unusual Merit by Wahpe
ton's Foremost Pianist, Assisted by
Favorite Singer of Fargo
II THE Mini HOUSE JUNE 7,19111
NUMBER 4
A Red Cross benefit will
be given June 7 in the Wah
peton opera house by Mrs.
Irving J. Cross, an accom
plished artist who held an ac
complished position among
pianists of the Pacific Coast
country before coming to
Wahpeton. She has appear
ed in many cities abroad and
on the coast, including
Seattle, Tacoma and Burling
ton, and music lovers of
Wahpeton and vicinity should
welcome the coming concert.
Appearing with Mrs. Cross
on the program will be a
favorite singer of Fargo.
Mrs. Cross, who is the wife
of Dr. Irving J. Cross, was
born in Ann Arbor, Mich.,
where her association with
good music gave her that
comprehension of art which
enabled her to appear in con
cot at an early age, and after
graduating from the Conser
vatory of Music of the Uni
versity of Michigan, she was
appointed a teacher in the
same school. Later she con
tinued her study with the fa
mous Leschetizky of Vienna,
Austria.
The entire proceeds of this
entertainment will be given
over to the Red Cross organ
ization and a big attendance
is desired.
RESERVE COMPANY HELD
ITS FIRST CHURCH PARADE
The Reserve company held
its fiist church paiaae last
Sunday morning to the Con
gregational church. The pa
triotic service arranged in
cluded splendid music in
charge of Mrs, Irving J. Cross
with a quartette and solos by
Mrs. Morehart and ProL
Prather. The sermon by
Rev. F. E. Stillwell, who is a
member of the company, was
biased upon the account of
Paul's shipwreck and set forth,
the duty and privilege to all
to "stay by the ship," with
unity and enthusiasm, devot
lng'"hand, head and heart,"
to their nation in this hour'of
need.
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