The Washburn leader. [volume], May 31, 1918, Image 8

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Dr. Boleh will go to Fargo Tuesday
en nr«ent business.
Ralph Pence has been in Minneapo
lis the last week on special businesa.
Mrs. Orowell went to Velva Thurs
day to visit Mrs. McConias and hear
the lecture given there.
Mr. md Mrs. Glenn Theyer return
ed Saturday from a four weeks plea
sant trip through the east.
The' basement of the Pence bank is
giving a lot of trouble with water
running in after each rain.
Myrtle Peterson came home from
Voltaii to visit at the home of Cas
per Peterson over Sunday, returning
Monday
It is said that Delbert Ireland will
3eave here about June 1st. Dell has
many friends who will miss him
%vhen he is gone.
There was®a hail storm south of
5'fre Friday. The groung was cover
ed three inches in places, but very
little damage was done as it came
down gently.
Our postmaster, Wm. Stewart, very
Uindly donated the use of pafrt of the
postoffice for the Red Cross chapter
lo serve warm lunches during the
week. The receipts amounted to
.$ 24.00.
Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Pendroy went
tri Balfour to watch the Red Cross
War Drive. They report having a
fine time. The net receipts at Bal
four as a result of the drive was
$] 400.
Ed Brown donated a team of ponies
to be auctioned off for the benefit of
the' Red Cross. The sum realized
was 519. Owing to the high price
of hay and grain many are ^afraid to
buy ponies. They were wfeil worth
$100.00.
The farewell party given for Nick
Desblevie Thursday night at the
home of Myron Dishlevie was a party
to be long remembered by about fifty
of the young people. Nick started
for the front Friday feeling except
ionally happy when he bid his many
friehds farewell.
For Sale—3 h. p. "Z" type Fairbanks
Morris gas engine and complete elect
ric light outfit. F. A. Gallahan.—Ad7.
FALKIRK
(Last Week)
Mies Nettie Slagg accompanied Am
.inda Eichhorst home Saturday from
Washburn to spend Sunday.
JWisp Mabel Sampson left last week
-r her home at Wyndmere, having
or.-,plct.ed a term of school here.
Oliver Erickson was in Underwood
several days last week helping at the
Dodge elevator install a new engine.
The Swanson twins went to Under
wood to be entertained at the John
Johqson home while their mother was
away.
Miss Marie Anderson completed her
term of school last Friday and left
the following morning for Minot to
visit at the home of her sister before
going to her home in Minnesota. Mrs.
Get Your Shoes
FIXED
before it is too late
We \fcill fix them
jr.st like new
Save a dollar or two
Buy Wear-U-Well Shoes
Shoe Hospital
FRED HAAG, Owner
Wafihburn, No. Dak.
News From Our County
Papers and Correspondents
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"Every one
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is happy over the big
Geo. Swanson
Minot.
accompanied her to
(This Week)
The rainfall the past week has
made everyone happy and makes
everything look promising for a big
"win the war'' crop.
Mesdames Erickson and Ellis were
Washburn visitors last Tuesday. The
Poes took them home that evening
via the Overland route.
The work of A. R. Ellis and Albert
Sheldon in the Red Cross drive was
very successful. This township go
ing away above their allotment,
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Several in this community attend
ed the exercises at Washburn Sat
urday in spite of the bad weather.
The Red Cross met at the Jertson
home last week.
Albert Sheldon, the Oliver Ericlc
son family and Mrs. Ellis left Wed
nesday morning for Towner in the
former's car to be present at the Mem
orial day exercises and visit with re
latives and friends.
CONKLING
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(Last Week.)
Miss Gear was a week end visitor
at the Grantham home.
Mesdames Beisterfeld and Thomp
son called on Mrs. Dahl (Wednesday.
Miss Ollie Grantham and Mrs. Aug.
Nelson spent Sunday at the Beister
feld home.
There was a Red Cross meeting at
the school house Sunday. Mr. Wack
er of Washburn gave a splendid talk
on the great work of the Red Cross.
Mrs. Nelson entertained the neigh
bors? and friends Friday evening in
honor of Carl Grantham, who goes
.with the boys on Saturday. Refresh
ments of icecream and cake was
served. Carl is anxious to go and has
been waiting this opportunity for
some time.
Almost the whole of Conkling turn
ed out Monday night to hear Major
Prown talk in Washburn. The en
tire program was splendid. Those
who have not heard the Washburn
band very lately can see a great im
provement under the leadership of
Leslie Burgum. They have a band
they can well afford to be proud of.
Carl Grantham received notice to
appear at Greenfield, Ind., on May 25,
to report for military duty. Clyde
Grantham is also in class one and will
be called in June. Both boys en
listed a year or more, ago, Clyde in
the navy and Carl in the army, both
were rejected at that time but came
under the draft age last June.
Mrs. Max Dahl and two children
departed for an extended visit with
relatives at Presho, S. D. Mr. Dahl
left for Washington some two weeks
ago to look for work and a new loca
tion. He is now in Seattle working
in the shipyards getting good wages.
Mrs. Dahl expects to join him in the
near future. A farewell party was
given for them before their depart
ure. We wish them well in their new
home.
RAUB NEWS ITEMS
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Leo Frank is on the sick list, hi3
many friends hope he will speedily
recover.
Rev. and Mrs. C- E. Van Horne of
Turtle Lake, are guests of their son
DeWitt Van Horne.
Mrs. J. A. Turnquist and children
arrived Thursday evening from T^vo
Harbors, Minn., to spend the summer
on their farm here. Mr. Turnquist
has been here for several weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Gage accompan
ied by the Misses Miller and Mae
Frank were Ryder and Makoti visit
ors Saturday. They were selling tick
ets for the Red Cross dance at^ Raub
A business transfer was made last
Saturday at Raub whereby E. F.
Kothe became the owner of the Raub
Pool Room and Restaurant. Mr. Lle
bel, the former owner, is drafted and
'expects to be called to the colors.
It is encouraging ti note the in
creasing interest manifested in, the
Red Cross. At the meeting this week
Mrs. J. Moll and Miss Angela Void
were the hostesses and at the conclu-
siori of the business meeting, they
served the ladies with a dafhty luncb.
Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Doten and Miss
Rose Anderson spent Saturday in
Parshall.
(This Week)
Miss Kathrine Abbot was the gueest
of Miss Orinna Miller the first part
of hte week.
Mrs. Roy Shuler and chldren have
been spending the past week at Mako
ti, the guests of friends.
J. R. Jones and Mr. Lafferty return
ed to the home of the former Friday
from Canada where they have spent
the past month.
Messrs Jahkne and Strehmel of Par
shall, who were former homesteaders
in this vicinity, went to Minot to en
list Friday morning.
Owen Baker and Barron Gage en
listed at Minot last Monday and will
go to Jefferson Barracks on May 27th
to enter training there.
Mrs. F. L. Burch and daughter,
Beatrice, left Wednesday morning for
'their home in Wilton afte rspending
several days at the home of Melvin.
The local chairman of the overseas
drive, Jacob Raub, announces that we
liave gone over the top. Our quota
alloted was $200. $300 was collected.
Wm. Theobold of Manila, Iowa, is
spending a few days here visiting his
sister, Miss Margaret, and his bro
thers F. M. and H. A. Theobold. Mr.
Theobold plans to enlist at Omaha
when he leaves here.
Geo. Willis, Otto Papenfuss, Leo
Tibbs and a young man whose name
we could not learn, left here to join
the McLean county quota at Wash
burn Friday. A number of our local
people accompanied them as far as
Garrison, but were unable to go fur
ther on account of the bad roads.
COLEHARBOR
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(Last Week.)
Valborg Peterson spent Sunday at
the W. O. Hultberg home.
A baby boy was born to Mr.
Mrs. A. I. Peterson recently.
and
Rev. O. Okerlund went to Wilton
the last part of the week.
Messrs Kennedy and Davis are do
ing some breaking for M. Fuglie.
Alice Linder of Malcolm visited her
sister, Mrs. Walter Wilkins recently.
Henry Boer of Stanton was an ov
er Sunday guest at the P. Ankerberg
home.
Mrs. Welling and Infant baby re
turned from Bismarck the first of
the week.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Wacholtz left
for Zell, S. D., last Tuesday where
Mr. Wacholtz will enter into the hard
ware business.
The home guard of Coleharbor
vent to Underwood afid practiced
drill with the home guard last Thurs
day evening.
(This Week.)
Verna Cedergren spent Sunday with
her parents.
Carl Fuglie transacted business at
Underwood on Tuesday.
Valborg Peterson entertained the
Birthday Club last Sunday.
Alvah Miller is again able to be
around after his seige of illness.
The boys of the Home Guard receiv
ed their suits or uniforms last week
and look pretty nifty.
Ed Korty is again able to be with
his .many friends, he ^recently under
went an operation at Bismarck hospi
tal for goither.
Rudolph Stohl who has been home
on a furlough from Camp Leewis, was
summoned to report at Camp before
May 31st, and left last Monday.
Mrs. M. Ahlberg and three children
autoed up from Alexandria,/Minn., last
week and have been visiting with rel
atives at Underwood and Coleharbor.
Those from here who autoed to
Washburn laBt Saturday to take in
the program for departing soldiers
had a hard time to come back home
on account of the bad roads, some did
not return until Sunday p. m.
Production of Salt.
About 51 per cent of the salt pro
duced in Russia Is from lakes. 23 per
cent being obtained by evaporating
brine pumped up from bore-holes, and
2(? per cent by mining beds of rock
salt.
HISTORY
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DEFENSE BOARD
Idle Acres Conscripted, Idle
Men Eliminated, Soldiers'
Homes Protected.
PLANS TRACTOR SHOW
Big Demonstration to Be Held at MU
not June 10 and 11-^-Fuel Cor
poration to Be Organized
for State.
Bismarck, N. D„ May 29.—History
wns made In the ajl-week session1of
the Nortlr- Dakota Council of Defense
which came to a close Friday evening.
The week saw the enactment of legis
lation more drastic and far-reaching:
In its effect than any statutes which
have even been passed by the gen
eral assembly of this state, and the
council ,proved its, efficiency in the
enforcement as well as the enactment
of law by interpreting rigidly the pro
visions of the moratorium act passed
by the last session o¥ legislature.
Briefly enumerated, the acts of the
Council of Defense were ns follows:
l'assed resolution providing for con
scription of idle acres.
Passed resolution' making Idleness a
Crime in North Dakota.
Passed resolution calling upon de
partment of interior to reduce grazing
fees on Indian lands and to reimburse
lessees for improvements.
Passed resolution directing gam«
and fish commission to provide for
taking in unrestricted quantities of
Buckets, bull-heads and other game
fish from lakes and river of North Da
kota, to furnish a good resource for
next winter.
Secured two soldiers' wives In their
rights and reimbursed for losses sus
tained through foreclosure of mort
gage.
Directed the seeding of 20,000 acres
of land in one tract, 040 in another and
820 in a third, which otherwise would
not be doing their bit by raising a
5rop.
Arranged for state-wide denVmstra
Hon of farm tractors to be held at Mi
not on-.Tone 10 and 11.
Memorialized Director General Mo
Adoo of the United States railways re
questing that he exercise his authority
to provide reduced freight rates which
Trill permit South Dakota and Minne
sota to buy eur lignite at a reasonable
price.
Took preliminary steps to provide
for. a Nor til Dakota fuel corporation
which will attend to the distribution
of lignite and seek to insure a supply
adequate to tide North Dakota and
sister States over the winter.
Investigated one charge of sedition
took steps to prevent the spread of
propaganda tending to incite religious
warfare within the state, and directed
the' careful investigation of charges
that alien-landholders are refusing to
crop their soil.
NORTH DAKOTA LIGNITE
MUST WARM NORTHWEST
Bismarck, N. D., May 29.—It becom
ing increasingly evident that not only
North Dakota but her sister states
must rely largely, If not altogether/-up
on our great native lignite supply next
winter, the North Dakota Council of
Defense has passed a resolution re
questing Director General McAdoo of
the United States railways fo take
proper steps to so reduce freight rates
to Minnesota and South Dakota points
that consumers in these states may
purchase lignite on the same heat
basis as bituminous coal. The coun
cil has also taken preliminary steps
for the organization of a fuel corpora
tion to handle the distribntion of our
lignite. North Dakota has 700 billion
tons of this valuable fuel—enough to
supply the entire nation for 500 years
to come. Lignite will burn in any.
stove or furnace, even a baseburner,
and it is cheap apd efficient. Dorr H.:
Carroll of Minot Is in Washington this
week, personally presenting the peti
tion of the Defense Council that some
thing be done to encourage the storing
of lignite now and to enable our mines
to continue production at full capacity
throughout the summer.
WATCH FOR BARBERRY BUSHES
Bismarck, N. D.*, May'29.—John Ha
gan, commissioner of agriculture and'
labor, has again declared war on the
common barberry bush, "First-aid to
the Kaiser." It has been thoroughly
demonstrated that the barberry bush
Is largely responsible for te rust which
cost North Dakota its'wheat £rop. In
1916. A campaign' of Eradication car/
rled on in the spring of 1917 succeeded
In reducing the menace a minimum,
but Mr Hagan urges that a careful
survey- for barberry bushes again be
madev and that the pest be rooted out
wherever discovered. "DESTROY ALL
THE BUSHES YOU HAVE TELL
TOUR NEIGHBOR TO DESTROY
UlSi IF HE DOESN'T WANT TO,
NOTIFY THE DEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTURE AND LABOR, BIS
MARCK, N. D. IF IN DOURT AS TO
WHETHER OR NOT YOU HAVE
THE COMMON BARBERRY, SEND
A SPECIMEN TO H. L. BOLLEY, A&
RICULTURAL COLLEGE, N. D., OR
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE,
BISMARCKi Nl p., FOR iDENTIF*
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CONSCRIPTION OF IDLE
ACRES WILL BOOST CROP
Bismarck, N. D„ May 29.—There
shall be no slacker acres in North
Dakota if the Council of Defense Can
prevent it. The Council by formal
resolution, which has all the effect of
law, has decreed that idle lands owned
by non-residents who cannot or will
not seed their holdings may be taken
over by farmers in the community who
can seed them, under authority from
the North Dakota Council of Defense,
and that the owner shall accept as his
share of the crop ten per cent in the
case of new breaking and 25 per cent
If the land has previously been culti
vated.
North Dakota needs a big flax crop.
Most of this flax must go in on new
breaking. Any person capable of
handling more land who knows of a
tract in his vicinity not under cultl-,
vation should communicate with the
North Dakota Council of Defense and
procure permission to break it up im
mediately and sow it to flax, 'there
Is no red tape the process is very sim
ple, and the emergency tenant will be
fully protected in his rights.
THE MELTING POT AT
AMERICAN DRAMA OF CITIZENSHIP
Israel'ZangwilPs Immortal Play to Be Put On Here by a Strong Cast
of Ten Actors—A Big City Attraction Brought to the
Very Doors of the People at Price
Within Reiach of All.
The people of this community are going to have a .chail'ce to hear "The
Melting Pot." It is coming to Chautauqua'and will be one of the regular fea
tures of the program this year. ,,
It is a matter of surprise to many that the' Chautauqua can handle a big
production like this. But it is coming and the management assures us that it
will be staged just as it was played in the big cities.
As is well known, "The Melting Pot" l3-a drama in four acta wlucli por
trays American citizenship in the making, that is, the fluxing and fusing of
the numerous races and nationalities that make up our population.
This is a company of ten players, and the great American drama will be
presented by actors of reputation, who can make the great moral lessons of
the play stand out in aU^their power. r.
This is a most opportune time for bringing this great play to the Chautau
qua platform. This is a year when we Americans should renew our patriotism
and be proud of our country, and cultivate the spirit of true Americanism aa
we have not done before.
Well-Known Actors.
Every man and woman appearing in "The Melting Pot'.' is ft wetl-known
Broadway player. If you were to see this drama in New York with ,?,wh a
cast, you would expect to pay $2.00 for a seat. The fact that the ..Chautauqua
Is able to deliver the same thing at a very nominal cost speaks volumes for'
the Chautauqua management.
Everybody will enjoy "The Melting'Pot." The action is lively and there
Is an abundance of wholesome humor. There is not a dry, line in the play,
and the interest of the first act is fully sustained throughout.
In addition to being a great entertainment, "The Melting "carries alsq
a strong patriotic motive. It strengthens faifli in Uncle Sam and established
American determination to perpetuate democracy in the world.
One does not need to be a student of dramatic literature to erijoy "Th
Melting Pot." It is so purely American that our people very readily undert
stand the plot and easily follow the lines. It is a wonderful performance afuj
deserves a great audience when It comes to Chautauqua.
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FARM LABOR RESERVE.
Bismarck, N. D., May 29.—Through
Its county councils, the North Dnkota
Council of Defense is now engaged in
working out the organisation of a farm
labor reserve which will include every
able-bodied man and woman in the
state, and which should have- a mem
bership of at least 50,000. A farm la
bor reserve board will be named in
each county, with branches in every
city, and the enrollment of members
will begin soon. *The plan Is endorsed
by John N. Hagan, commissioner of
agriculture, and labor, who, with the
prospects of a bumper crop, sees the
probability of a great emergency de
mand for farm help at harvest time.
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