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i'v VOLUME 88. No. 17 Buy & Gas Stove and cooking wi/r be a delight The fortrtli annual chautauqua season in our city closed Friday evening after a very successful five (Jray program. Many have pronounced it the best one we have had. Others would have changed some features but on the whole, the course was generally satisfactory. In last week's issue we men tioned the various numbers up to the time of going to press. Two big days were left and four strong programs were given. Thursday afternoon Lew Sarett. a real orator, occupied the plat form. His subject, "The Children God Forgot" Avas handled from two angles. The Canadian In dian, as he is known by one who has lived and traveled in the great out-doors of' that wild and beautiful country which he inhab its, comprised the first part of his theme -and the second part re ferred to the foreign born immi grant who comes to our country and is forced to live in the squal id, dirty, crime-infested districts of onir big cities. Prof. Sarett has known both lives from per sonal experience and was able to portray them vividly. lie grew from one to the other and the out door life enabled him to^ rise above his surroundings. He is now teae'hing public speaking in the University of Illinois. It is seldom the people of the smaller cities of this state have an opportunity to see a produc tion of the high standard offered in "The Melting Pot," The story itself is a big thing but when presented by a cast of sup erior talent such as presented it Thursday evening, few can help but appreciate it. It came almost as a sequel to the lecture of the afternoon. EVERY WOMAN DREADS A HOT KITCHEN. IT SAPS HER STRENGTH AND RUINS HER COMPLEXION. SHE WON'T HAVE TO WORK IN A HOT KITCHEN IF YOU WILL ONLY COME IN AND BUY HER ANEW GASOLINE OR OIL STOVE. THEY ARE SAFE. EASY TO OPER ATE AND COOKING WILL BE A DELIGHT FOR HER INSTEAD OF MISERY. COME IN AND OUR LINE OF STOVES. THEY DONT TAKE UP MUCH ROOM AND THE PRICE IS VERY REA SONABLE. BRING YOUR WIFE ALONG WITH YOU. USE OUR HARDWARE IT STANDS HARD WEAR. CHAUTAUQUA J. H. McCollom The program on the last after noon opened by a short concert by the orchestra after which Pres. V. E. Shirley gave his address "The Palace of the King." He is one of the mosff popular lecturers on the platform today and his message was well received by the patrons of Chautauqua. In the evening he took a portion of the time to give our people a message from our government, first hand. Mr. Shirley has made a study of the present activities relating to the war at the request of these in authority and therefore his in 1'orination was right from head quarters. The concluding number of the course was given by Witcpskie's orchestra, every member of which was a trained musician. Their program brought the course to a close with a climax. A special attraction in connec tion with the course was the Kids Circus and parade put on by the local juniors under the direction of Miss Alta Gallagher, play sup ervisor. From all reports the youngsters had a big time and the oldsters enjoyed it too.. The matter of holding the course in 1919 was taken up the last day and sentiment was greatly in favor of continuing the contract with the Kedpatli-Vaw ter System. The contract was drawn up and fifty signers signi fied their willingness to assist in carrying 011 the work. Mrs. S. L. Ingison Died The community was shocked Tuesday morning to learn that Mrs. S. L. Ingison had passed away during the night. Monday afternoon she had been feeling as well as could be and was busy with her work about the home. In the evening she complained about feeling dizzy and retired to her room. Her sons, Fred and Ross were with her and as she seemed to grow wor.se Dr. James was summoned. She had suffered from a stroke of paralysis a number of years ago and it was soon evident that she was suffering from a similar stroke. In spite of all that could be done her condition grew worse and shoi-tly after one o'clock a. m., she breathed her last. Her sudden death was a shock to the community but more so to the family. Mr. Ingison and daughter, Lottie, and son, Lloyd, were away at this time having left several weeks ago to visit •relatives in the east. Funeral ar rangements will be made after their return. I. W. Standley returned Tues day morning from a short busi ness trip into Missouri. He was accompanied on his return by his mother who will visit here for a time. K[T1-Ttrrnr^ Everybody Turn out Monday and Give the BOYS a Big Time in Hope to Remember. More Letters From Soldiers Following are two letters from soldier boys, one in France and one in this country, as yet. Both are interesting as showing the impressions made by the sights the boys have been seeing: Somewhere in France. Dear Folks at Home: Have a little time this p. m. so will write and tell you I am well and enjoying the sights. 1 like this country fully as well as England, a little hotter if any thing. We got our gas masks and went thru the gas houses to test them. Some contraption I say. The weather is fine and warm .all day. The sun shines fully as much and is daylight just as long here as in North Dakota. The grain is about to head out here and stands up most to my hips and the country side is full of flowers and looks so pretty as you go along. Twenty of my company and my self to another company and I like them all first rate. They treat us nice and that helps a whole lot to make things pleasaijl for us. "We took a seven mile hike yes terday afternoon and it was mighty warm too but we stood the trip O. Iv. I hif^e sweat more since I landed in this country then I would in old N. D. all sum mer. But today is much cooler and one feels better. How are the folks over there? It is somewhat like U. S. here. The people are real nice and my only wish is that 1 could talk French so could visit with, them They try their best to make us understand as we do with them but it is hard at that. We can buy milk, butter and eggs from them. 1 got my mess cup full of milk for two pence and one-half, that is the same as 5 cents in our money and the cup holds one pint. Sunday is rather a day of cele bration in this country as tliey were drinking and dancing all day in one of the halls here. Two of the boys who came wilh lis can talk French but are not in my company so don't see them very often. Ole Thorsland was down to see he is in the supply company me now. I went up to his quarters, but could not find him. Guess he was working. We are about as far from the trenches as eight or nine times the distance between our farm and town so you know how far we are from the front. The boys are receiving letters from home some dated the 2fth April. Had a holiday Decoration Day. About the only sport we have is playing horseshoe. The baseball equipment was shipped over, but got lost some way so don't have much to do with. Were on a hike last week and saw Gen. Pershing. He looks the same as you see him in the pap ers. We see aeroplanes by the doz ens hei*e both day and night, all sizes and descriptions. The Belgians are having a dance tonight. Remember me to everybody. L. H. KBRSTING, Camp Dix, July 7, 1918 Dear Folks: Sunday evening and will an swer Ethel's letter which I re ceived Friday. I'll tell you about my trip to New York on the 4th of July. Thirty of us got 36 hours passes from six o'clock Wednesday evening, until six o'clock Friday morning, but three of us got off right after dinner, Wednesday and took the 1 o'clock ^rain for New York. So we got a six hour start 011 our passes. We arrived in Jersey City at 3:45 and took the Hudson tubes, •—j jl'i ~j of i' linii'i iiiii'-^'i riiiihi'lii i' I TP! They had a parade 011 the 4th. The largest ever had in vieAv soAve AVC pioneer HOPE, STEELE COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA, JULY 18, 1918 year, 5 Cts. per copy which go under the Hudson river to New York City. Near the depot on the N. Y. side is the Woolworth building said to be the highest in the world (GO stories). We went up to the top of the tower and got our first view of the city. We were up nearly 800 feet and the people below looked like midgets. You sure get a good view of the city from up there. The riverside as far as you can see is covered with docks, and ware houses. We saw the statue of Liberty, it is a fine sight at night when all lit up. Leaving the Woolworth building we Avalked around until supper time, found a dairy lunch and got some eats. After supper Ave took in the sights 011 BroadAvay. Say folks Broadway is some place. We've all heard a lot about the great white Avay, but you have to see it, to realize Avhat it is. It Avas as bright as day as far as you could see, and all kinds of places of amusements you could think of and a feAV you can't. We walked around until two o'clock, found a hotel and Avent to bed. Was up at 6 o'clock, had breakfast and started out to see some more of the city. NCAV York. It started at 8 o'clock on 5th avenue. It took all morning and half of the afternoon to pass the revicAving stand. 110,000 people took part in it. Talk about a mob of people. The side Avalks were packed on both sides of the Avalks. We Avatc.hed for a couple of hours until our eyes Avere tired, and then Avcnt out 1o Coney Island. You have heard of it, another great place to spend your money. You remember the "white city" in Chicago, its just like that only larger. We Avent doAvn to the beach and got our first of the Atlantic, ocean. It sure looked great. Got some bathing suits and Avent in SAvim ming. Say, but, the Avatcr Avas cold, and sure is salty. The beach Avas packed Avith bathers, men, Avoinen and children rolling around in the sand. We saAV sev eral big steamers and also one of those big sausage shaped bal loons out over the ocean doing patrol duty were told. I suppose I better tell you that each of us got a girl on the beach. They Avere good girls and Avere sure full of mischief. We left the beach and went to the Sol dier's and Sailor's club and had supper. The girls lived over in Brooklyn and had to be home by nine o'clock so at 7:30 AVC took the eleVated and started for their home. After seeing'them home started doAvn toAvn to find our Irain. They run a special from Jersey City to Dix. Of course AVC didn't. knoAV the Avay and most of the traveling is done in the sub Avay underground. It Avas a good thing Ave had three hours to get our train, as I guess AVC traveled under most of must of NCAV York City. Most of the guards 011 the subway trains are women and about every one Ave would ask would tell us to take a different train. We got more rides for a nickle thau Ave ever got before. We got tired riding underground sq Ave Avent "on top" and ask a policeman and Ave finally got over on the Jersey side and to the de pot. About ten minutes before train time. Got back to camp at 4 o'clock so Ave sure had some time. Saturday afternoon one of the sergeants and myself took our tent and blankets and Avent to BroAvn's mill. About five miles out camped over night went boat riding and swimming. Took our grub along and did our OAVII cooking. It rained hard last night, but had our tent up good, so did not get Avet autho the ground Avas pretty hard to sleep on, but had a good time. Tt is rumored that the camp is going to be put in quarantine the 12th I of July, nobody go out or nobody ices The following men report for roll-oall at Sherbrooke, at 10, A. M., on July 22nd and go to Hope where they will be banqueted and entrained the same day. Elmer F. Wendlick, Blabon. Olaf Forsberg, Little Falls, Minn. Joseph A. Cyrus. Hope. Edward G. Gunkel, Hope. Axel B. Knudson, Portland. Carl A. Olson, Hat.ton. EmilOdden, Finle.v. Aron 8. Anderson, Finley. Otto Lyste, Sharon. Edwin Hanson, Sharon, John T. Beok, Hatton. Carl J. Okland, Finley. Garfield Fjeld, Hatton. Henry J. Sohomberg, Sharon. Bernt Gullickson, Portland. John S. Carlson, Finley. Carl C. Ostino, North wood. Henry Vareberg, Finley. Oliver N. Enger, Hatton. Chas. A. Pederson, Hope. Johaii F. M. Sorensonj Luverne. George Wenaas, Portland. Alfr-:"1. PJadsoa, Hatton. Bernhard J. Bjerke, Hatton. Elmer J. Eide, Portland. come in, so we think they are get ting our division ready to go over. IlaAe not, got any more new men yet. Well I'm about run out for noAV hoping you are all well. With love to all, Leave your subscription for The St.. Paul Dispatch or any other daily paper at the Pioneer office. It Avill save you the trouble of writing a letter. Fifty-one Steele County Men Leave For Camp Custor, Michigan C. A. Pollock to Give Address FRANK SMALLEY Several farms Avest of Hope were damaged by hail last week. On several fields the loss was tot al and on others the damage Avas slight. A"*? v? Oscar J. Staupe, Hatton. Lars Brekke, Finley. Theodore Berg, Hotton. Ed. H. Joachim, Frazee, Ninn, Jorgen J. Holmen, Sharon. Rinerth J. Thompson, Ettrick, Wis. Knut Eken, Hatton. Helmer Wang, Finley. Ludvig Thoreson, St, Paul, Minn. Lars E. Salander, Hope. Ole D. Norura, Hatton. Peter O. Walden, Sharon. Ed vein T. Ham re, North wood. Oscar 0. Ostenson, Sharon. William G. Horming, Clifford. Nels Eyertz, Blabon. Marshal Tuntland, Blabon. Edwin N. Pearson, Portland. Howard W. Stansbury, Finley. Martin Bekke, Finley. Hjalmav Peterson, Hope. Helbert G. Hammerstad, Hatton. Ohas. A. Howard, Hope. Clarence Callen, Fioley.- .• Transferred from other Boards. Martin Odden, Portland. John .^oratad/Finley., Mathew J. Binder, Finley. Adam Beringer, Blabon. K. W. Haviland returned Tues day morning from Minneapolis where lie had spent the week with his family. Heavy showers Avere quite gen eral throughout the state last Friday afternoon and evening. Altho not a great amount of moisture fell here it has improv ed the appearance of the crops and gardens. On Thursday of last Aveek Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Cockle and family entertained visitors Avho come from Illinois by automobile and airrived unexpectedly. They Avere Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Salzer, of Joliet. They Avere accompanied by Airs. Goedel and son, of War- Shoot Him! What would you do If this hideous burglar of the night stood by your window peermg in, wait* ing to snatch your loved ones from you. SHOOT HIM? Of course you would. That's why Amer ica and Civilization must rid the world of this overbearing, autocratic, fiendish murderer of humanity. him TheBeasfofBerfin Bftki —tha Moody bout who m«Iu to imIm (ho world German—who M*lf» to' destroy all that blocks Ut "THE KAISER—Tho Bout roal Amariaan—t'wiM iiuana purpoMM. Go of Borlin." It will make you make your blood bolL Bijou Theater, One Show Each Evening 8:30 25c & 50c & War Tax July 24-25 I rlfl K' 'ft W j3&|r. it P': -a •i wS .j. "'1:^ .-v •m •(?& l)U •$ I .0 \"V.' •-1 *4 .•-A 3 1