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A GOOD MAN GOES TO HIS REWARD John William Field, of Stephen, De parts This Life, Mourned By The Entire Com- munity. John William Field, ijho passed to a higher life on Monday mocning, July 15, 1918, was born Sept. 15, J83S, at Princeton, Ind. At the age fcf sistsftn years he moved with his parents to Windsor, Illinois. On, Feb. 28, 1878,to he was married to Martha A. Wilhite, who died Dec. 19, 1881, leaving two sons, Clarence and Chester Carl, born to that union. Clarence died in in fancy an Chester Carl is now in the France, serving in theField, as a volunteer. Mr. arried October 2, wk and to this sons, Fred, John This second wife, r^-tfho ha^&W^to him a good and faith till helpinatJ&nd shared with him the |oy* add sorrows of life, survives the fcusb&nd and now together with the stand mourning at his grave. In John William Field the spring of 1907 the Field family moved from Illinois to Minnesota and settledjan^aJtom-Wbifh^hftv^Riir^hasedJihe dad, AUej* itoame in Warren, and near Stephen, in the town of Sinnott, Where they have since made their home. When about twenty-five years of age, John William Field was baptized and later joined the Christian church of 'which he was a faithful follower until ixis dedth He took great' interest in Sunday school work, -M&achW' an#' Illinois to mljke his home once more liable assistance to the Farmers Club movement and a!lrrothetf activities for the upbuilding and bett&meti&of the -community where- he had hiss home. H&was a man noted for his sterling "tiofcesty and noble Christian character and was highly r^pectetf by all whotary had the pleasure ot-his acquaintance. The death of such, a man is a loss not only to his immediate family but tohere the entire community*in which he has lived and labofed. He will be missed in the homes, where he has been a Wel come guest, and at church and social gatherings where he was always a prominent figure. He was devoted and loyal to his family always teaching his children to form high ideals. Mr. Field has been a sufferer for years from gall stones and he was operated on for this trouble at' theRed Drayton, N hospital on July 12 But his days were numbered and heMission die there on the morning of July 15 Besides his wife and sons, deceased leaves to mourn him two sisters, Mrs Cordelia Rawlings, of Windsor, 111, and Mrs. J. W. Fling, Garwood, Texas, and also two brothers, K. H. Field, of jSS#or, Mont., and B. S. Field, of Eagle Lake, Texas He also leaves three grand children The funeral services were held from the Presbyterian church in Stephen "Wednesday afternoon, July 17, Rev. T. Bucton officiating, and the remains laid to rest in the Stephen cemetery Mr. Field served as the Sheaf cor respondent from Happy Corner for a number of years and in this relation the editor of this paper learned to know him and to value his friendship AS well as his valuable contributions to our news columns. He was a true man in every sense of the word. With sad heart we join the bereaved family in mourning his demise. Peace to his memory! Bryan to Speak in State This Fall. Minneapolis, July 24.William Jen nings Bryan will return to Minnesota during the latter part of September or arly part of October, to assist in mak ing the state dry, and in the election a dry legislature, according to Sen ator Richard Jones, campaign manager for the Minnesota Dry Federation Mr. Bryan i3 president of the Na tional Dry Federation and, it is said, xticularly interested in the campaign here owing to the fact that the Minne sota constitution is difficult to amend, requiring a majority of all votes cast s.t the election. 1 &r wte. Additional Local I News Andy M. Olson, of Argyle, transacted business in the city Monday. Banker J. Oistad, of Strandquist, is attending to business in Warren to day. Arnold:Lettish left Wednesday even ing for EddUL where he- will visit a few days. Mr. and Mrs Aug, A Johnson re 'turned last week from theh\a.uto trip t^twin cities. MR. and Mrs. Rasmus Hage and- Mr. and Mrs. Charley Johnson autoed to Maple Lake Sunday. 1* Mrs. J. W. Field and son, Abraham are attending to business nat ters in *Warren today. Miss Ruby Sanderson, of Stephen, ar, rived in the city today to visit Sylvia Hilleboe and other friends. Kenneth Wattam, Hunter Quistgard, Alvin Nyland and Sidney Anderson were at Maple Lake Sunday. Miss Mable Erickson, who has been visiting friends here the past week, re turned to her home at Hallock on Mon day. Chas. Wittensten returned this morn ing from Panyesville, Minn., where he has been employed with the Soo Rail way company. Olaf Halvorson went up to Argyle on this morning's local, where he will work on the Melgaard farm until the public schools open this fall. Misses Ella and Cas3ie Nieswanger, of Peoria, Illinois, have been here look ing after their farming interests in towns of Fork and Big Wood3. J. H. Baugh, civil engineer, returned home yesterday from Norman and Mahnomen counties, where he has charge of considerable'ditch work this summer. Marriage licenses have been issued ?at the Clerk of Court's office to Frank Wenjei and Stella Millington Hans ohanspn Da$& and Selma Josephine enning. ?.*& Mr4Jand Mrs, Albert Eckblad, of -Argylef and Mr. and Mrs. Flaherty,' of Minneapolis, were guests at the home of Mr. and :Mrs. Gust Eckblad, of this city, on Tuesday. Mrs. Iver Allen and children, of Churches Ferry, N. D., are visiting at with other relative^ arid friends in Warren and vicinity. _" Judge Grindeland is holding a special term of court at Hallock today for the naturalization of citizens. A special term for the same purpose-will be held at Warren tomorrow. back from Gus.' Flake has moved day. Oh Friday afternoon, July 26, an^i otfier contingent of Marshall county metf Will entrain ou,the Graft Nortfiern local for Camp WadsworlEn? 'spartan* burg, S. C, where they will ,enter mili training. Mr. Bjorklund and family, of Alvar ado, and Mrs. P. Bjorklund, left fcfom Tuesday morning for Warroaa* to enjoy an outing at the lake and visit friends. They also may go to Baudette before returning home. Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Swanson and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bakke returned Tuesday evening from a trip to Itasca State Park. They started for the park on Saturday, the trip being made in Mr. Swanson's car. A Sunday school convention for the River District will be held at Thief River Falls on July 24th The Board of the Red River Valley Conference also meets there at the same time. The building of the Thomas Machine Shop is nearing completion. The old building is being torn down and the machinery moved into the new build ing Some delay in the construction work has been caused by the difficulty in securing material. Andrew Sathre, deputy U. S mar shal for Montana, arrived yesterday for a visit with his father and Warren friends. His official duties brought him to Fargo and being so near he could not resist coming to Warren. He will leave for Helena, Mont, tonight. Nels Malm, Hans A. Larson and W. N Powell, viewers in ditch proceedings, spent nearly all of last week in the eastern part of the county examining matters in connection with the pro posed ditches, and this week they are at the Court House making out their report The Happy Hikers were entertained last Sunday by Miss Hilma Hegstrom at the Turnlund home near Radium. The girls started "to hike" out there in the morning, about 14 mile3, and had traveled several miles on the way when they were met by automobiles and given a ride the rest of the way, much to their delight and satisfaction. Among those from Warren and vi cinity who spent Sunday last at Maple Lake were Mrs. Quistgard, Jean and Cameron Quistgard, W. O. Braggans and family, Leonard Winberg, C. A. Carlson and wife and mother, p. H. Hopwood, Mr. and Mrs. B. Knutson, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Knutson, John An derson, Elsie Anderson and Beda Skog. %A BOYS 18 Td 21 MAKE THE BEST SOLDIERS, The Dashing Victory of American Sol diers Has stirred the Youth at Home to Get in the Ser vice Now. Events of the past few days Western battle-front il?/iSht'e^on th!irCrSn tZ^Z K under the age of 18 years from getting ,into the service. Hundreds of fcoys have been turned down during^the pwt week because of their immaturi#. The same condition exists in all *LI!II!itln Tohn K'J,'x 7 proven that American youth, wnwb^Sfete Telephone & Telegraph Corn^ be stopped. A new page was wr in American history, in the, pas""riffwjij^te and deeds accomplished which send a thrill of pride along the keel of every red-blooded American, whenever* deeds of valor srfe mentioned. The dashing victory of American" troops has so stirred the youth at home that extra precautionst.hav_ th D. Yost, recruiting officer ftr ,,Minnesota District, is anxious to enlist as msriry men under the^traff age as possible but all must present satisfactory Evidence of their age. NO COAL TO BE SHIPPED _\ TOBELTRAMI COUNTY. Beltrami c6un(y will have to along wtthou|t coal^next winter, on get the order is no^aumrlse, ^for_ if W flay qoanj in $e#ate that! w|^aWrig^^pn|:coal.And not sjjfc, ^convenience to those whcTare ^quipped r"* *.W undoubtedly be much wtth hard qoal burners, bitf there wHl be no^ complaint. Qwtig to] the lack of hibor the "pro duction of coal will be short, and from what i^ere Is the war industries must be first supplied, and then the big cities and the prairie country where there is no wood available.The Bemidji Sen tinel, WORTH A TON QFIPQN CROSSES'. TELEPHONE LINES OP i COUNTY INSPECTED Reports Will Form Basis For Making an. Appraisal of Physical Value p Long Distance Telephone ,A'$r Lines in Minnesota thie^ AllAhee lonn distance telephona o inventory obtained by a crew of Wei Expert.telephone men, under the direc tion of -the Minnesota Railroad and Warehouse Commission. The crew which. wa at work in Marshall county charge of Mr. Charles E. Hoy,ages *o* Minneapolispoles, and covere,dcrossarms,t every foo of note in the county, making a com- JSFiwU |uch as wires to be taken _ Pl 0 6 of the country, so muchoin f*et, tfcat^ wjuibrn*&e basis for making special orders in regard to accepting meij below the registration age of 21 yea^s have been issued from the office of tjae Adjutant Gene*.*: JZ& Washing ton. Misstatement of age in enlisting con stitutors fraudulent enlistment, and hundreds of boys have been discharged from tW army recently upon applica tion of vtheir parents who present proof of the jfact that they are under 18 years. ,The consent of parents or guardiaii is not necessary if a boy is over 18 iVears of age and wishes to en list in th& army. It is necessary, how ever, thatlhe furnish documentary evi dence to %e recruiting officer that he is above thfe age of 18 years Hereafter young men \under the registration age, upon application for enlistment must prove to the satisfaction of the recruit ing officer that he has reached the age. A birth certificate, certificate of baptism, or school certificate showing exact age will be^ accepted., If the fore going are not available, affidavit of parent or guardian' 3vlth legal evidence, of guardianship must be presented. All previous wark in which this countrv engaged proved that men from '21 years of a$ make the best fife and best all-around soldiers. Ma. lines ffWbe inspected, SSle coS Franc Marshall Gown?^ o^ratJd by tte record of the condition of each anenoil and pins. Tnele reports will be forwarded to lib* oft^e 0f Mr. D. F. Jurgensen, Chief Engln^r t)f the Railroad and Ware ouse Commission, for compilation, and a an ap pnttsil of the physical value -of the long distance telephone lines in Minne sota. The records also will become a part IK the permanent archives of the lJngin|ering Department. The valua tion desired by the Railroad and WareMouse Commission at this time mainly for the purpose of enabling it to deteri|ine the reasonableness of the telephone toll rates in the state, against which there have been more or less criticiim. If competent telephone men will available, Mr. Jurgensen hopes to complete the field work this year, but t% task is an immense one, entail ing aslit'does the inventorying of fully ten thousand miles of pole lines Thejinventorying the toll line pro perties of the Northwestern Telephone Exchange Company will be done a lit tle Jat^r *in the summer. CORNER STONE LAYING. The corner stone for the new Zion Lutheran church building will be laid on Sunday afternoon, July 28th The program will take place on the church property east of the High School build ing and will commence at three o'clock The services and program will be held th English language by Rev. F. Seltz/of Thief River Falls, with a snort addjress in German by ^Rev. E. SchnjUtfof Jrookston The local pas- toiJ, .Rey. Martin Hauser, anticipates a la*ge gathering, including many visit ers from neighboring congregations. CROPS AND THE WEATHER. The haryeit season is approaching rapidly. Many wheat fields are begin ning to turn yellow and before man 'days the cut1|hi| of grain will 1egi in earnest. Mucjr'rye has already- been* harvested R^in is reported *_^^wL^r'r*. 'i. rr ""^SViTnto mmu* U.J O^ +A ~\Zt ^^uiL*Udditiona^40ur on heretofore.' better than ty&^xpeQted1 3n fact, expert grain -men believe that farmers wfllj be agreeably surprised ^ehen the threshing machines begin to hum. The Vega Farmers Club meets Sat urday evening, July 27th. A good pro gram will he rendered Everybody is invited to attend. Week's Food Fact I During the warm weather the house wife will encounter trouble with insects in cereals, which if not properly at tended to will mean a serious waste of food and make it difficult once the in sects become numerous to keep them out of food products the house there after. The only safe method of preventing insects, worms or bugs, from develop ing in your cereals is to heat the cereal as soon as it is brought into the house, the foodr administration states, By cereal is intended all whea)t flour substitutes and all meal and. breakfast foods. Goods bought in sealed pack have been sterilized during manu facture and need not be sterilized again if the package has not been.broken or punctured The heating should be done with the assistance of a testing wax that has been prepared at the request of the food administration and which can beplace secured at grocery stores at 5 cents per package, containing enough for about 20 tests. Heating is done in the oven at a temperature of 185 degrees F. and should continue for 45 minutes, full di rections being obtainable from the local food administrator or on printed slips with each box of wax Approximately 4,500 bushels of wheat held by 100 farmers of Brown county in violation of the order of the food administration that all wheat be placed upon the market not later than May 15, was turned in this week under orders of Vidian Vye, special agent of the administration, spending his time seeking wheat and flour hoarders in the state. The offenders made con tributions to the Amerioatt' Red Cross amounting to $f,500 and purchased War Savings Stamps in the amount of $2000 in lieu of punishment by the food administration for hoarding "I making an investigation of a report to the office that an individual in Brown county near Sleepy Eye, had a quantity of wheat stored, it was found that the farmers of the whole section were generally in possession of wheat that should have been marketed in May" says Mr. Vye "Those who were thus openly opposing the govern ment repented when the first two or three men were ordered to bring the wheat in, and it became evident the food administration meant what it^ald. Penitent individuals voluntarily brought their wheat from all sections, and asked what they should do to show that their misdeeds were regretted The investigation will continue until the entire county has been cleaned up," he said, *attd will be transferred to 'Other sections after that." ^r'H^is:t. fffom scattered itoeklities At ^Stephen' ttiere Was a heavy ,rain( last night. weathec is /favorable for,un%tuJ'ingThe the drop and- whiax is filliife nicely a^pbrd* foo atone time. Tn states $1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE, *a? Men( and ^pmen working long dayf 4uring haying ^nd harvest maf securil an increased'wheat ration during "this season, if they feel they need it andequaly wislL^make appl^cation.to the cotinty adWmistfatfotP^order "In order to niipimize the effort that mu3t be put upon the preparation of m^als for men doing the heavy work of haying and harvest upon the farm, the state food administration believes that it is proper to raise the 6 pound per month flour limit to farm workers during this season. "County food administrators are therefore authorized to grant permis sion to farmers employing extra labor and working long days to purchase up to 12 pounds per capita per month of wheat flour, provided they purchase this on the 50-50 basis just as they have in the past "The question of labor isja very ser ious one and in view of the crop pros pects it would appear to justifiable to relieve as much as possible the extra labor that is forced upon the housewife in the preparation of foods that must be substituted for wheat flour in satis fying the appetites of men and women doing the strenuous work of haying and harvest." NEWS ITEMS ABOUT OUR SOLDIER BOYS The W. H. Grange family have re ceived a card stating that their son, Leslie, had safely arrived overseas Mr. and Mrs. Mathias Peterson, of this city, received word that their son, Russell, has arrived safely overseas. Mr. and Mrs. John B. Erickson, of this city, on Monday received a card from their son, Hilmer, stating that he has safely arrived across the sea. Elmer Olson, who was at Camp Stuart, Newport News, has been trans ferred to the Sanitary Corps, and isinterested now located at Detroit, Mich. Ivan Peterson, who in company with thirteen other Marshall county boys, left for Carnegie Instituter of Technol ogy, at Pittsburgh, Pa., is now located at the Motor Ambulance Experiment station at Washington, D. JThe work of this station is the testing of the different litter carriers, trucks, ambulances and motor patents before the government makes contracts for the manufacture of same. feL^ wwl tifti* GREAT RESULTS ON PEAT AREAS Experiments in Golden Valley Town ship Prove Land Jtfay Be Re claimed.Finest of Hay and Grain. That the vast peat areas of this sec tion at no very distant day be conver ted into the most valuable and produc tive farms in the state is a strong pos sibility. Experiments carried on by the University of Minnesota on the Berg farm in Golden Valley township of Marshall County prove that with proper treatment this claps of soil can be made tc- bear crop3 that will put those in the shade raised on what Is now considered the most favored soils Delegation composed of Daniel Shaw, Robert McGinn, A.L. Lambert and Hie Times editor autoed out to the Dafcl on Saturday afternoon for the purpose of finding out just what had been accomplished on these lands under the states supervision. What they found astounded them More Than 300 Plots The Golden Valley station is one of the three authourized by the last legis lature. If the others are showing the results of intelligent administration in the same degree a3 the one in the Thief River Falls territory, the investment will prove one of the best ever made by the state There are more than 300 small plots in the experimental area, these being divided into series receiving different forms of treatment Instead of giving one entire plot a certain kind of treatment the superin tentent has employed, different systems on the same plot. For perhaps 20 feet of the distance from the lower end the crop has been placed in the peat practically as it was tnrned over by the plow Following this for a similiar dis tance exactly the same crop has been put in after the peat had heen given a heavy coating of barnyard manure Still further along phosphate has been used alone ,while on the strip phos phate and manure had been combined. This permits of results being very accu rately gauged Neither the grains, grasses nor veg etables are doing well on the-peat alone. Manure helps to a great extent, but the best results were obtained where phos phate alonfr was used. Here the grain is so heavy that it is lodging many places,barly seeming to thrive parti ularly well. The hay was easily the finestf seen on the entire trip although some very good timothy was seen on the peat lands which had never received any attention whatever Gr^n is Wonderful. m-fltoi, the entire Dafcl farnjrghe grain *stand.ris wonderful. The wheat* oate barley and ^eeii^p hexdoing about well Mr.Dah&gs resided on the place for, many, yeAtra jand has made a studyo peat He haj3jfcoj|eiattjimmen se amount of burning,?thus^^ providing ail excellent fertilizer ip the shapVof ashes, and has carried on Experiments on his own hoofc in a highly intelligent manner. The results are sdeh as to hold forth the greatest encouragement to owners of land of this character A full report of the result of this ex periment will be published by Prof. Alway later on in the season and it is safe to say that no document ever iss ued by the state will be received with greater interest in sections where peat forms any considerable part of the soil formation Thief River Falls Times WAR EXHIBIT AT MINNESOTA STATE FAIR State Fair, September 2 to 7, Is To Be a "War Exposition," As Far As Every Department is Concerned. Its greatest aid will lie in encourage ment of food raising and food saving Stupendous exhibits of live stock, farm products, children's contest work, women's work, and machinery, will feature this part of the fair Nothing of the kind, as planned, has ever been staged anywhere in America. But the greatest thing of interest to all the people of the northwest will be the gigantic exhibit of -war relics, great guns, and every kind of instrument used in the waging of war in "Europe. Combat planes, and all kinds of para phernalia used by the ayiation"depart ment, will also be exhibited. The Fed eral Government, for the first time in history, is coming to the State Pair with a wonderful exhibit, demonstrat ing the work of practically all the lead ing departments at Washington hi the prosecution of the war. It is believed that the northwest is so in the War for Democracy, which the fair is assisting to such a degree, that the-attendance record of 400,000 established last year will be shattered by a wid^ margin. ANNUAL SCHOOL ELECTION. At the annual sCnool election for the Warren Independent School District held last Saturday'evening, Lamber son and Ed. Quistgard were elected as members of the school board, each for the term of three^yeass. P-E r--4