The Wahpeton times. [volume], December 19, 1918, Image 2

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PA«E TWO
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1 SAVINGS BAKE BOOK
CHBI8TMA8 GIFT
Something new for your Ford to
Avoid Burning out your Light
Globes, Giving a Steady Bright
Light at any Speed.
Ask About These at
CHRISTIAN'S
Garage
OR. J. P. SGHWIN6HAMER
DENTIST
Office in Stern Building
Phone 76
OKAS FORMAN
SIGN PAINTER
WAHPETON, North Oakota
When in Need of
Groceries, Crockery
Dry Goods
Geat's FnnisiiBgs
ICall Phone 217W
M. PESCHEL
Free Delivery
18 A
"Oh. thank you, Just what I wanted
and wished for." /That's what you'll
hear if your Christmas Gift is in the
aliape of a Savings Bank Book.
Exchanging presents Is a practice
that will live as long as the spirit of
Christmas lives. It\s a worthy prac
tice. But let's plan, particularly this
year, on giving a gift that Is more
useful than ornamental.
After all. cash is always an ac
ceptable gift But when given in the
form of a bank book it is doubly ac
ceptable.
An account can be opened for as
low as one dollar.
THE NATIONAL BANK
Wahpeton, N. Dak.
We Have a Few Used Cars for Sale
at Bargain Prices
One nearly new Buick
One nearly new Dodge
One Ford Roadster
One Flanders
These cars are all good buys
I- o. J. Wild
Physician ft Surgeon
Offioe: Brlggs Bldg.
Wahpeton Phmbiiig &
Heating Co.
A. W. HOPPERT, Proprietor
Plumbing, Heating and Farm
Lighting Systems
Office 80J
PHONES
Res. 344W
w. B. niROlU
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Practice in all the courts or the stats.
WAHFKTON, NORTH DAKOTA.
aiMTAV SORUUm
Lawyir
PRACTICES IN ALL COURTS
Probate
PNNUM
Specialty
COUNTY AGENTS COBKBS
thi^g*ploobing towards ab«ttor4tirl:
culture. This Is' but a start. Some
things have already bean accom
plished. There is no end of poeaiblli
ties In Richland County. This, article
Is an Invitation to you to do what you
can to help promote the agriculture
in our county. These Farmers' clubs
are for the purpose of bringing some
of these projects to a head. This
Farmers' Clubs are the active body in
the community. They are the. me
dium which Is to bring about action
In every township, in the same way
we need an organisation which will
bring county-wide rc^ralto. For
this reason we are planning to hold
a ''Farmers' Week." It.is oalyfitting
that this should be held at the County
seat Thin year it will be held dur
ing the week of January 6th. The
following. Is a tentative program:
MEETINGS*—
County Fair Association.
Home Mutual Fire Insurance com
pany of Richland County.
Stock breeders' Association'.
.Federal Farm Loan Association.
Farm Bureau Meeting.
DEMONSTRATIONS:—Dr. McMahan,
Agricultural College.
1. Farm surgery, Castration, etc.
)2. The Horse, Colic, Care of the
Teeth, etc.
3. Cow, Bloat, Scours in Calves,
etc.
TALKS*—
A few talks by leading Agricultural
authorities.
BANQUETS t—
Shorthorn Men.
Holstein Men.
Potato Men.
Angus and Hereford Men.
Duroc Men.
ENTERTAINMENTS
Commercial .Club.
Science School.
Conservatory. of Music.
Dances and Theatres.
It is hoped that these ^rieetings can
be made an
1
Vam WAHPBTON TtMBS
annual event These
meetings are of county-wide interest
They are business matters that ought
to .be taken .cat? of by our farmers,
I* our farmers are really interested
in promoting their own affairs thcta
it is necessary to attend gatherings
of this' kind. If on the- other hand
they would rather "chew the rag," to
groups of two or three and let others
do what they- please with the .farmers'
own business, then it would be best
not to have a Farmertr' Week. As
your County Agent, I extend to every
farmer and every business man of the
county a cordial invitation to attend
.part or all of .the above program^ it
is tor the best interest of all of tfs^nd
we want your help.
Signed— too. P. Wolf,
County Agricultural Agent
Andrew Arntson, a well known for.
mer Barrie boy, died at the Mayo hos
pital in Rochester last Saturday. The
shocking news was not received hera
until Tuesday. He had been oper
ated upon five weeks ago for an ul
cerated stomach and contracted the
Flu., followed by pneumonia before
he had sufficiently recovered to stand
mother, he leaves a wife and five
children and four sisters. The fami
ly have the sympathy of the neigh
borhood in their bereavement.—Wal
cott Reporter.
Mr. Arntson will be remembered
as a former deputy sheriff, under G.
E. Moody, when the latter was sheriff.
For a number of years past. Mr.
Arntson has been engaged in the
banking business at Sheldon.
Bread From Moss.
The Indians along the Columbia
river make a kind of bread from a
moss that grows on the spruce fir
tree. This moss is prepared by plac
ing it in heaps, sprinkling it with war
ter and permitting It to ferment Tfien
It is rolled into balls as big as a man's
head, and these are baked in pits.
Suez Canal.
Although the Suez canal is only 90
miles long it reduces the distance from
England to India by sea nearly four
thousand miles.
The Dream and the Business
"The Germans thought war was ro
mantic and glorious," said Brand
Whltlock in a Toledo address. "They're
finding it a very sordid and disappoint
ing business.
"The Germans are in the position of
the young lady who was asked if her
seaside love affair had been very ro
mantic,
'Romautlc?' she replied. 'No. Real
istic, rafher. Hubert and I each
thought the other was an Immensely
rich swell, and it turns out that he
collects the monthly Installments on
our near-silk parlor curtains."*
The Ignorant Lady.
"Military Ignorance is bound .. to
show itself," said Representative
Woedyard in a trenchant criticism of
the German offensive. "All ignorance
shows itself, for that matter.
"I heard lady talking to a mission
ary th« other day about a Turk.
"'Did the scoundrel wear a fell*
the missionary asked.
"'No.' said the lady, "he was
shaved.'"
HEINZ'S GREAT COLLECTION
&.
"tvery Carvings OwwedlTWlii—miWr
Are Declared te Is Almost
Priceless.
During many years H. J. Betas of
Pittsburgh has gathered together one
of the finest collections of ivory carv
ings In America. There are probably
a dosen notable collections of this
sort in the country, and among than
the Helns group of 1300 pieces holds
distinguished rank, says a writer ID
Scribner'a.
Aa a rich and fascinating field for a
discriminating collector,, ivory cwr
ings are perhapa without a peer. Exe
cuted in a material that has always
been costly, too rare. °a* a rale, to -to
subjected V» poor or mediocre work
manship, they may well be considered
as typical of the artistic development
of the time In which they were pro
duced. They represent the art, more
over, not of one people* of one period,
bat, It Is scarcely an exaggeration to
say, of all peoples and all periods.
From prehistoric ages down through
the civilisations of Egypt and Assyria
and of classic Greece and Rome have
come priceless examples of sculptured
Ivories. The dark ages of Europe, so
meager in artistic treasures, have be
queathed ns an unbroken chain of
ivory carvings. Much of the most In
teresting of such work must be accred
ited to the centuries of the Gothic re
vival, the thirteenth, fourteenth and
fifteenth. The Renaissance and the
centuries succeeding bave yielded a
wealth of carved ivories of great rich*
ness and beauty. From India, China
and Japan come Ivories of deep his*
toric Interest and 'especially In the
work of Japan, of genuine artlstio
achievement
Periods of exceptional turbulence^
such as the fall of Constantinople, the
reformation In England and the French
revolution, have caused the destruction
of Incomparable treasures. That so
much has survived seems cause, for
wonder. The explanation lies In the
very nature of the carvings.
TOOK FLING AT BOOSTERS
Visitor's Suggestion Probably
Tend to Make Him PoptJ
In Los Angeles..
Merle Sldener, local advertising
man, recently returned from a
West­
ern trip in which he visited the city
of Los Angeles. He was impressed
with the boosting of the Los Angeles
citizens and said be learned th»t In
Oregon colonel from Portland was the
guest of bonor at a banquet in Los
Angeles. The nsual after-dinner
speeches were made, all boosting the
city of Los Angeles, but each speaker
regretted that Los Angeles had not
been founded on the coast The speak
ers all said' that had the city been on
the coast instead of ten miles or so
from it the city would-be the garden
spot of the world. The visiting colo
nel was called on to speak and said:
"Gentlemen, I am impressed with
your city as much as you are and be
lieve that I can suggest a way In
which you can accomplish your wish."
All of the citizens present leaned
forward eagerly, for this was no doubt
the solution that had long been wait
ing for. The colonel continued:
"This is what you should do. Ob
tain a large pipe, run it from the cen
ter of your city into the ocean and if
you can suck as hard as you can blow
the ocean will soon be in your city."—
Indianapolis News.
On That East Tenth Line.
They were standing around boast
ing about how bad their individual
street car service was. Central said
bis was "rottener" than College.
Pennsylvania said Illinois got the best
of the cars, and the best of service. A
South side man declared the South
side service was the limit. Aftet they
had all bad their rounds a little man
who lives on the East Tenth line
sighed and said:
"Of course, we don't speak of It as
Skip-stop any longer—we say dklp
entirely. But that Isn't the worst.
The other morning one of my neigh
bors and I were standing on the back
platform of qn East Tenth street car.
Well, at Tenth and Sterling streets
the car swayed and bumped so vio
lently that it Jolted a lead pencil out
of the pocket of my neighbor and—"
But the others were gone.—Indian
apolis News.
Appropriate Name.
As he polished his customer's boots
the bootblack puffed at the end of a
cigar. Thinking to have a little fan
at the youth's expense, the customer
asked him If he always smoked cigars.
"Oh, yes, pretty often," declared the
youth.
"What brand do you generally
smoke?" was the next question.
"Robinson Crusoe, sir," came the re
ply.
The customer pondered awhile.
"I never heard of that brand," he
said.
"It's a name I've given 'em myself."
said the youth. "You see, gnv'nor, eld
Crusoe was a castaway 1"
Mud Speclaliet
Several officers from the front :peak
of a famous bootblack In Paris who la
known as the "mad specialist" The
individual can tell every soldier client
what section of the trenches he hails
from merely by examining the mad on
bis feet It Is said that he rarely
makes a mistake, and can spot a man's
battle station anywhere between
Ypres and Verdun with marvellous ac
curacy, apparently each aectlon of the
loaf lias having its characteristic
brand of
V?- /v.
Donnelley Points Out the Urg«n|
Neoessity for Conservation
of Paper.
"Mr. Hoover" means to mHlioM
•Have food "Mr. McAdoo" mean
"save, transportation"Mr. Garfield"
•MIS
"save fuel,'
Hr. Donnelley" has
COSM
to
•Have paper."
The writer had occasion to talk over
the paper sltnstlon wtth Mr. Donnel
ley, and many Interesting sidelights In
paper economy were opened up.
When ssked regarding the conserve
tlon of paper on the part of atate print
ers, city printers and other aeml-ofll
dal organisations, Mr. Donnelley sug
gested thst steps would probably be
taken In the near future to curtail the
printing of city manuals until after (he
war. Mr. Donnelley also suggested
thst eventually Liberty loan commit*
teee, fuel commissioners, Bed Cross,
department managers and such organi
sations as the Y. M. C. A., Y. W. C.
An and K. of C. wonld be called upon
to observe certain rales for conserving
paper. When asked the scope of the
curtailment necessary he replied that
"In nearly every case, cheaper grades
of paper can be used when the litera
ture was absolutely necessary, and the
circulation should be boiled down and
requisition made for only the number
of prints required." He added that
"in nearly every case newsprint paper
was advisable, except when halftones
were used."
The greatest waste of paper today,"
said Mr. Donnelley, "Is 6n the part of
various organisations and commissions,
and in view of the present paper condi
tions^ all purchasing agents should
keep constantly In mind that a redac
tion In paper consumption Is necessary,
and advice should be sought regarding
the most economical method of manu
facture, in order to secure the needed
attention."
DOES NOT WORRY
Her Husband and Nine Brothers Are
In the War.
At a large commercial school in Chi
cago, studying office work so as to do
her part In the war, la a Frenchwoman
who has nine brothers and a husband
in the fighting forces of the allies.
She Is Mrs. Alice Carter, whose hus
band, W. J. Carter, although consider
ably over the draft age and a veteran
of the Boer war. Is now In the United
States aviation service In Texas. He
is an expert machinist and" was for
merly in the automobile repair busi
ness In Chicago.
Carter, who is of English birtb, mar
ried Alice Latour in Paris eight years
ago and then came to America, where
he was naturalized. He also has three
brothers fighting on the western front.
"Unless one of my brothers Is killed
I will know nothing about them, .ex
cept Indirectly," said Mrs. Carter.
"Wounds are so—what do you say?—
the common thing that we do not fuss
over them any more. When a French
soldier 1 mounded it is merely part of
he dayV «rork and he only mentions It
casually."
BEAT AMERICAN PRISONER
Days
Germans Also Kept Him for
Without Food, He Says.
The Stars and Stripes, the official
newspaper of the American expedition
ary force, identifies the first American
private soldier to escape from prison
in Germany as Frank Savicki, and de
votes a three-column article ta his. ex
periences. Savicki, whose home was
in Bhenandoah, Pa., is a Russian Pole
by birth and has taken out his first
naturalization papers.
Whiles prisoner in the hands of the
Germans Savicki spent ten weeks be
beind the German lines, where he
worked 14 hours daily on military
work. He then was sent to a farm.
He often went days without food and
water, atid was clubbed by his guards
for picking grass along a roadside to
eat Finally he was sent to the prison
camp at Rastatt where he received
American Red Cross parcels from
Switzerland.
After several weeks in the prison
camp Savicki escaped and got through
the mountains into western Alsace,
where he has rejoined his regiment
MORE FATAL THAN AUTO
Animal-Drawn Vehicles Cause Many
Deatha in Massachusetts.
Animal-drawn vehicles caused more
deaths In Massachusetts during the
past year than did automobiles.
The annual report of the state in
dustrial accident board, just issued,
states that there were 43 fatal acci
dents, of which 23 were caused by ve
sicles drawn by horses and 20 by tbose
self prdpelled.
Flirting Not Patriotic.
The flirt is not a patriot in these
ttnies, according to Doctor Crossdale,
who addressed a gathering of the Se
attle Women's Business club recently,
"lonng women should be taught," said
Doctor Crossdale, "that the most val
uable thing they can give to men In
acrvice is wholesome comradery."
New Dollars-Year Man.
Knoxvllle city schools now have the
proud distinction of having a "dollar*
•-year" man In the person of A. W.
Usher, physical director of the local
Y. M. C. A. He had agreed to serve
ss physical director for 14000 ponds
•tHwtasisifr
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WabprtM, IT. B.
Beftte lfomj'i
Phone
OR. T. PMfeUI
Office and Residenceon eth St.
3*4 house north of
Galls in the oounly promptly
attended to
Funeral Dlfoetar Ml Llee
In charge of 8ebmitt ft Ol
son's Undertaking Dept.
Day and Night Onlls Anavrar
ed Promptly
Lady Assistant
Day and night call 135J or 206W
DR. C. H. JOHNSON
Veterinary Surgeon
Office—Stern Block
Phone 1844
Res.—710 5th St Phone S46J
Calls Promptly Attended to
Day or Sight
REFINED GOOD TASTE
is apparent the new wall pa*
pers shown here exclusively.
There is an entire albsenoe of.
gaudiness or glaring color. Tha
papers produce an atmosphere
of ridh luxuriousness without
overstepping the bounds
good taste. We know you'll ay*
preciate these papers when yov
see them.
H. MILLER A Co., DruBfllsts
Wahpeton, N. D.
Every monument that leaves our
shop is a true example of eonsun*
uiate skill and designing and solid
excellence in QUALITY GRAN
ITE or MARBLE.
This establslhment has an excel
lent stock of finished monuments
for your examination, can show
you many of
ita
monumenta
te
prices, etc.
erected
hereabouts, and. of course, has a
full complete line of superb
samples
select from.
Grant
the favor of
quoting
WAHPETON
liMLEud GRANITE W0IU