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The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1910-03-17
Supt. Lowell Initiates Plan of
Stirring Up Interest in
Corn Culture.
School Children Asked to Com.
pete for Cash Prizes to
Be Offered.
0akes Commercial Club Has
Taken Hold and $500
Already Subscribed.

A corn contest will be held at Oakes
1 in October in which school children will
be the contestants. Those may partic
ipate who have attended any school
within the past year, are under 20
years of age, and who grow the corn in
Dlckey county.
Seed obtained of the Agricultural
college at Fargo will be supplied by
the county superintendent and this
must be planted and grown in accord
ance with directions from the Agricul-
tural college, all work being done by
the contestant except the blowing.
This contest was inaugurated by the
county superintendent through the per-
sonal offer of Hon. E. F. Stevens of
James River Valley to give prizes fo,
the three best displays of corn. The
matter was then presented to the Com
mercial club of Oakes, who heartily
favored the movement and who guar
anteed $400 to be given the contestants
in prizes, and possibly = more. The
awards and exercises connected there
with will be held at Oakes, and the ex-
hibit will subsequently be shown at Ell
lendale, Monango, or any .other place in
the county where the people desire it
on condition of sufficient sum being
contributed by those places to warrant
it. >,
This movement is for the benefit of
the whole county, and we would like to
have farmers manifest their interest
financially and by encouraging the chill
dren to grow corn. Glendale and Mo-
mango botn want the exhibit.
sNo exhibit to be awarded more than
one prize. No single ear entered for
sweepstake prize to be part Of an ex-
hihit Of 10 ears.
All prize winning corn to become the
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1910-03-17
Accident on Skyscraper.

Last Thursday while employed on
Jut Bush's garage building, Jack
Murray did spectacular tumbling
stunt that MT every carpenter can get
away with and live to joke about. He
was standing on the overhead floor
joists assisting in setting rafters when
over he went backwards between the
joists, striking his left arm a cruel
blow across one Of them as he went,
landing square on the top of his head
on the ground floor, of which only the
first or rough boards had been laid.
The contact was awful and something
had to "bust," either bone or board,
and the bone must have been the
thicker, for the board broke. 1t is
lucky that lumber now is not so thick
or so strong as when grandfather used
to hew the stuff for the new barn out
Of white oak logs. Jacks arm was
pretty sore and kept him from work
about q week. The damaged board
was replaced but the farms" Jut
keeps in stock could not be substituted
for Jacks pie conveyor.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1910-03-17
TOWNSHIP ELECTIONS.

Clement.
Supervisors-H. M. Blazer, one year,
Sever johnson three years.
Clerk-Iver Olson.
Treasurer-Andrew johnson.
Assessor-Iver Olson.
Justice of Peace-Math Pfeifer.
Overseers of Highways-District No.
l, G. H. Broker; No. 2, A. Larson; No.
3, j. w. Lillibridge; No. 4, Swan John
son; No. 5, VIM. Vaupel; No. 6, L, E.
Johnson.
Pound master-Math Pfeifer.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1910-03-17
Range For Sale.

I have taken in on "a collection one
almost new :'Faultless Malleable" g.
hole range, with warming oven and
reservoir, which will sell cheap. In
quire at my office over Oakes National
bank. "A. P. Guy, Lawyer.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1910-03-17
Bare Creek.

Bare Creek.
supervisors-John Nelson, three years
Clerk-A. T. johnson.
Treasurer-Ole Savold.
Assessor-J. N. Chamberlain.
Justices of Peace-Ole Savold, two
years; W. B. Wrangham, one year.
Constables-E. Eaton. two years; C.
E. Knox, one year.
Overseers of Highways-District No.
1, Olaf Anderson; No. 2, G. R. Cook;
No. 8, Henry Poppins.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1910-03-17

D. D. Sullivan, Optical Specialist, Of
Fargo, will visit Cakes personally
Monday. March %. All persons having
defective eyesight or who need their
glasses changed or reviewed should
call and see him. Office at the Home
hotel.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1910-03-17
Merricourt.

Supervisors-C. A. Glenn, George
Chambers.
Clerk--C. w. Sullivan.
Treasurer-C. D. Hathaway.
Assessor Charles Tomlin.
Justice of Peace-Peter Gramitta.
Constable Olson.
Road overseers---First, Jos. Fregen;
second, A. Manned; third, Charles Sui
livan; fourth, Phillip Gall; fifth, John
Miller; sixth, Gott Goehring.
At the village election the following
officers were elected:
Councilm n from first ward-U. Welch.
Councilman second ward-J. w. Crab.
tree.
Councilman third ward-L. w. Sulli.
van.
Assessor-F. T. Stevens.
Marshall. Malloy.
Treasurer-Mark Lampson.
Justice Of the Peace. o. Glenn.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1910-03-17

property Of the Oakes Commercial
Club. All other corn exhibited to be
sold at auction, the money to be used
to pay the incidental expenses.
The corn will be judged by professors
from the Agricultural college as will
also the essays of the pupils on "How
I Raised My Corn
In addition to the cash prizes it is the
plan of the county superintendent of
schools, if it can be successfully worked
out, to give scholarships at the Agri-
cultural college to as many winners as
possible. These scholarships would
entitle them to two weeks instruction
in corn culture, at the Agricultural
college. We believe this is the first
time that this has been attempted in
North Dakota and it ought to rebound
to permanent good to Dickey county.
We offer seed of three kinds. namely,
Northwestern dent, Yellow dent, and
White dent. Contestants shall indicate
when they send in their names, which
variety they prefer. In case they do
not, they will be supplied with North
western dent.
Every boy is urged to plant this hum
dred hill tract of corn, and girls are
not barred if they wish to compete.
Those who wish to contest must send
their names, addresses, and variety of
corn desired (through the teacher if
possible) to the county superintendent,
who will mail corn and instructions as
soon as they are received from the
Agricultural college. Teachers and
parents are urged to enlist the boys in
this corn contest.
One hundred and six prizes as follows: !:
Sweepstake. -
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1910-03-17
Forbes.

Trustees-First district, L. F. Has
kins; second district, j. H. Nagel, third
district; Ole Dalager; clerk, j. H.
Wurst.
Treasurer-G. Frank Ladd.
Assessor-Gott Wirch.
Justice of Peace-J. C. j. Charter.
Marshal-A. C. Berry.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-06
Daekaeho Means
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and ChorouGhly,

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nor less than kidneys that do not hitter
the poison from the blood; that dropsy.
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Once they arc made to work prop
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This is done by tho new treatment.
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sold at ali drug as,ores.-so piil:-lo
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-06

roads. But you DON'T know what .
railroad n. do your
..Nebbe him rich % Mr.. Narsh. chr
"A thousand time Richer. Mr.. Narsh
works for him the way yUu work Tor
me-"
"shs moro han'somer than you be"
10 added With reluctant candor.
"Hebbs that's ue bout Mr.. Marsh. en-
White men all work for Mr.. Aarsh.
He no work for nobody"
mo: Il II true. Mr.. Marsh knows
how rich she II. and that - Why ne
wants to marry her."
The breed wheeled swiftly. hls SOFT
ooles crunching the gravel.
MIR. Marsh want marry herT' he re-
peated, as II doubling his ears.
"Yes. That in why he has fought
Mr.. Emerson. They both want to mar,
~ her. That is why Marsh broke
Mr.. Emerson's machinery and hired
his men away from him and cut bis
nets. They hate each other. Do you
understands"
ME savvyv' said Constantine short
y, then strobe on beside the girl. "Me
think all the time Mr.. Emerson gotn'
marry you"
Cherry gasped. mo. no: Why. he
u In love with Miss Wayland."
"S'pose he dom marry herr"
"rhen Mr.. Marsh will get her. dare
say"
After q moment Constantine an
nouaeed With conviction. II guess
Mr.. Marsh is bad man."
"I'm glad you have discovered that.
He has even tried to kill Mr.. Emerson
That shows the sort Of man he Is.
ITS good thing-get marry! said
Constantine vaguely. 1.-THE father say
IL woman dom marry she go to hell"
"l'd hate to think that" laughed the
girl
"Thas. true" the other affirmed
stoutly. The prizes be say 50. and
prizes don lie. He say man takes {
woman and dor get marry they both
70 to hell and burn forever. Btmeby
little baby come, and he 60 to he'll
too"
"Oh, understand. The father
wants to make sure Of bis people. and
he Is quite right. You natives haven,
observed the law very carefully"
"He say Indian woman stop with
white man. she never see Jesus house
no more. She 60 to hell sure. and
baby go too. You s'pose that's true?"
II dare say 1t is. in a way"
"By gosh: That's tough on little
hohvis exclaimed ConsfantinA for
vently.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-06
HARPER q saornsRs

Nobody in Alaska likes him. Do
your
"You zee, am not an Alaskan"
"Do you know that Mr.. Marsh il to
blame for all Of Boyd's misfortunes? p
"Boyd's?"
Eyes. Boyd's, Of course. Oh, let ID
not pretend. call him BY his Arst
name. think you ought to know the
truth about this business. even II Boyd
Is too chivalrous to tell you"
III Mr.. Emerson blames any one but
himself for his failure am sure he
would have told me-"
'"Then you don't know him"
II never knew him to ask another to
defend him."
"He never asked me to defend him.
/ merely thought that II you knew the
truth you might help him."
II? Howl
1T is for you to ind a way. He has
met with opposition and treachery ut
every step. I think it is time some one
came to his aid
HE has had your assistance at all
times, has he not?'
II have tried to help wherever I
could. butt haven't your power"
Mildred shrugged her shoulders.
| "You even went to Seattle to help him.
did you not?"
Il went there on my own business"
"Why do you take such an interest
in Mr.. Emerson's affairs, may ask"
"It was I who induced him to take
up this venture" said Cherry proudly.
II found him discouraged. ready to
give up. helped to put new heart
into him. I have something at stake
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-06
CHAPTER Xxx.

IL that night Boyd stayed at
Ia his post. while the cavernous
I'M building shuddered and Kissed
yS0y to the straininc toll of the ma
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-06

In the enterprise. too-buf that's
nothing. hate to SEQ good man
driven to the wall BY q scoundrel like
Marsh"
"Wait! There is something to DO
said on both sides. Mr.. Marsh was
magnaaimous enough to overlook that
attempt upon his life."
what attempt?"
"You must have heard. He was
wounded In the shoulder"
Didn't Boyd tell you the truth about
that?'
He told me everything" said MIL
dred coldly. This woman's attitude
was unbealable. 1t would seem that
she even dared to criticise her. MIL
dred Wayland, for her treatment Of
Boyd.
II shall ask him about it again this
evening"" she continued. III there
has really been persecution. a. you
suggest, shall tell my father"
You won't see Boyd this evening"
said Cherry.
"Oh, yes, shall"
He Is very busy. and-I don't think
he can see you.
you don't understand. told him
to como out to the yachtr Mildred
temper rose at tho light she saw In the
other woman's face.
But If he should disappoint you7"
Cherry insisted. Remember that the
nsh are running. and you have no time
to lose II you are going to help"
A1{16AoH tnaRAA hop hA0A S0TSA hA
frank with you. never liked this en-
terprise Of Boyd's. Now that have
seen the place and the people-well. I
can't say that like 1t better"
1.-The country II bit different, but
the people are much the same in Kali
vik and in Chicago. You will fnd un-
ocrupulous men and unsel6sh women
everywhere"
Mildred gave her q cool glance that
took her In from head to foot.
"And vice versa. dare say. You
speak from q wider experience than
l." With careless nod she picked
her way toward the launch, where
her friends were already assembling.
She was angry and suspicious. Her
pride was hurt because she had not
been able to feel superior to the other
woman. Instead she had descended
to the weak resource Of innuendo.
while Cherry had been simple and
direct She had expected to recog-
nize instantly the type OF person with
whom she had to deal. but she found
herself banned. Who was this wo-
man1 What was she doing here:
Why had Boyd never told her OF this
extraordinary intimacy? Boyd must
either give up Cherry or
During the talk between the two
young women Constantine bad kept
at . respectful distance. but when
Mildred had gone he came up to Cher
~ with the question:
'Who Il thit!'
THAT 10 Miss Wayland. That ID
the richest girl in the world, Constan-
tine"
"Humphv' /.
.And the pity Of Il 10 she doesn't
understand how vsry rich she =. Her
fathss eWns III theee eannefses ana
Any mess beo.1ee e1A len Of faa'-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-06
(To Be Continued.)
You Must Read This if You Want the
RonefIt

BOneflt.
j. w. Greer. Greenwood. La. suffered
with a severe case OF lumbago. The
pains were SO intense l was forced
to hypodcrmic injections for relief
These attacks started with a pain IL
the small OF my back which gradual,
became fairly paralyzinG. My atten-
ton was attracted to Foley's kidne,
Remedy and I am glad to say after
using this wonderful medicine l an
no longer bothered In any way by ms
old enemy lumbago." Mcbride & WI!
Drug Company.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-06
e.. o,n,r,ot In LHa

In novels the virtuous hero always
watts twenty years for tho equally vir>
tuous heroine; In real life neither
waits for tho other more than 20 min
utes, and sometimes not even that. II
there IL anything more exciting going
on."-"Dlana Of Dreams." by q. b.
BurE1n.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-06
psI,uc,d Ena,ish.

A sign in . tailor shop attracts
'Longfellow'S" eye. and he sends In
q copy thereof - follows: Notice !!
Work that 10 made here when altered
after ninety days 10 got to be paid"
Newark News.
Newark post., 1910-11-02

midnight approaches an apparition
being an exact resemblance OF the
sweetheart in question will turn the
sleeve in order to dry the other side.
The three dishes is more often re-
peated prank Clean water is placed
in the first, foul water i'll the second
and nothing in the third. A blindiold-
ed person is led to the hearth where
the tisi,es have been arranged. Inc
scarcher dips in the left hand. Ii the
clean water is touched the husband or
wife will come, having never before
we'd: if foul widow OF widoweT Is
predicted, while the empty dish surely
implies single blessedness 10 the ENG.
The test must be repeated three times,
alter a many arrano cinehtS "t tEe
dishes.
Our Halloween festivities seem to
tend more and more toward masque-
rade and practical jokes, wh'ch are
thrusting all thoughts OF the old hre-
place ideas aside.
Newark post., 1910-11-02
The Old F ashioned Halloween


"Yes! Let the rich dcride, the proud
disdar,
The simple pleasures OF the loWly
tram
To me more dear, congeniai to my
heart,
One native charm, than all the glass
gloss OF art
The celebration OF Halloween, or
the eve OF All Hallows, is custom
brought to America by the immigrants
from the British Isles,
In England and Scotland this even
ing has long been given to ilreside
gatherings with many ceremonies by
which to discover future sweethearts.
Burns prciaced his poem Elallowe en-
from which we gather SO many of the
charms and spells Of that night SO big
with prophecy to the peasantry i'll the
west OF Scotland" as follows:
'The passion of prying into futArity
makes a striking part OF the history
of human nature, III its rude state. III
all ages and nations. and 1t may be
some entertainment to phllosoph1c
mind il any such should honor the au-
thor with a perusal to see the remains
OF it, among the more enlightened OF
our own
And to us, later generaticn in a
new land. d repetition OF some OF these
odd fancies. as taken from the men
toned poem, may be OF interest.
All Saints or All Hailows day comes
on November Ist, this making the
famous eve fall on October 3Ist. The
night was regarded by the peasant
folk as a time when witches, devils
and other mischief makers walked
abroad Particularly fairies were
thought to hold an anniversary on ,niS
night.
The first ceremony OF all Old fashion
ed Halloween is the pulling Of stock
of kali. The persons Must go ou
hand in hand, with eyes closed. ant
pull with the first one whom they On
counter. Whether that which the.
hold IS big or little, straight or crook
ed foretells the size and shape OF the
object OF all the search-their lie
partner. II any earth sticks TO thu
root, that is fortune and the taste Q
the heart oi the stem, ioretels the dis
POSITION Oh tit SUBJECT VI tltii Ahi ''S
ity.
Burning nuts is one OF The mos
widely practiced of these old charms
The name OF lad and lass is givel
each particular nut when it is laid Il
the fire, and as they burn quietly to
gether or repeatedly jump apart, tn
result OF any courtship is shown.
Another Of the customs is to stea
out alone to a kiln and throw INTO tn
pit ball OF yarn. Wind the old int
new one Toward the end something
will hold the thread. This calls fort
the question who holds?' The kiln
pot will name the Christian and sur
name oi your future spouse.
Then the candle test With th1
light you must go alone to lookin
glass. Eat an apple before it, all tn
while combing your hair-and 500
your future life companion will be see
peering over your shoulder.
Another way OF making the wonder
ful discovery is to go to south-rur
ming stream where three airds land
meet" and dip your left shirt sleeve
Go TO bed within sight of a fire befor
which the wet sleeve has been hun
to dry. Lie awake and as the hour {
Newark post., 1910-11-02
Merchant 7 ailor

Altering, cleaning and pressing
neatly done. Clothes bought and ex-
changed Some clothing for sale now
at reasonable prices. :.
Notify me by postal and | will call
for work. Address,
JOHN II. tlERBENER.
Newark, Del.
Near Squire Chambers.
Newark post., 1910-11-02

Mr. John S. Afford, and Miss Edna
l.. Fenerty both of Kenblevil!e, were
married i'll Wilmington on October
20, by Rev. N. {. LaSsl'er.
Newark post., 1910-11-02

"Yes! Let the rich deride, the proud
dsdain,
The simple pleasures OF the lowly
train.
To me more dear. congenlai To my
heart
One native charm, than all the glass
gloss OF art
Newark post., 1910-11-02

Near Squire Chamb
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-01-26
THROWN OUT AS SUGGESTION
Young Man Had Exhausted Many
Possibilities, But There Was
One Thing Left.

Il don't know what the worlds com
ing to-" growled the young man seat
ed in the corner of the compartment
He somehow thought it looked big to
be continually finding fault with things
generally. Talk about individual
rights, where are they?"
The other passengers were appar
emily content to listen, so the youth
continued:
If l walk on the footpath, 1 get
damned between couple of perambu
lators; If l attempt to cross the street,
some idiot of cyclist is bound to i'm.
peril his worthless neck and my limbs
by arranging a collision; if travel by
tram or bus. can't choose my com
pany; If l took to swimming to and
from the office, some idiot in a boat
would brain me with an oar; if could
dy-but what's the good of talking? j
wonder If there's one single, solitary
thing l could do without fear of mo.
sestation?"
Eyes," replied a burly navy oppo
site; you might die. young 'un!"-
Sunday Magazine Of Los Angeles Her
aid
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-01-26
PIRACY IN ANCIENT CALLING
In Vogue Since the First Days Men
Learned to Sail the Seas
In Ships.

Only the other day there came the
story of an alleged pirate ship cap
tured in the Gulf of Mexico and the in
cldent suggests that at one time or
another nearly every body of salt wa.
ter on the globe has suffered from the
ancient calling. Even the Thames
river was once a favorite haunt Of
pirates. In the fourteenth century the
danger was so great that, according
to historian, John Philipot offered
to build at his own cost stone tower
80 kings feet in height, near RatclHf,
provided the corporation of London
would levy sixpence in the pound on
the rental Of the city and build cor
responding tower on the opposite side
OF the river, SO that an iron chain
might be stretched from one tower
to the other to protect the shipping Of
the river from night attack"
The watch was kept in the following
order: "On Tuesday, the diapers and
the tailors; on Wednesday, the mer
GERS and the apothecaries on Thurs
da~ the fishmongers and the butch
ers; on Friday, the pewterers and the
winners: in Saturday. the goldsmiths
and the saddlers; on Sunday, the iron
mongers, the armorers. and the cut
lers; on Monday. the tawers. the spur
riers, the bowyers and the girdlers.
Even in 1916 pirate vessels were
captured off the Kentish coast. be-
tween Broadstairs and Margate,
The danger was so imminent that
the common council agreed to the pro-
posal. but. as the alarm died away,
this scheme of defence was laid
aside" In 1870 report was circulated
that certain galleys, with multitude
OF armed men therein. were lying off
the foreland of Thanet," and an order
was at once issued that every night
watch shall be kept between the tower
OF London and Billingsgate with 40
men-at-arms and go archers."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-01-26
One Wonan's wav.

Let women with artistic aspirations
who worry about their simple house
hold cares read what Nine. Schumann-
Heink has to say of the way in which
she learned her parts. II memorized
my parts" she writes in the Deunea-
tor. while standing at the oil stove
cooking our simple meals. or while
busy at the washtub-with my liAle
ones always around me. Singing.
learning, studying. | was always hap
Ply because they were with me- II I
had to hurry to the theater would
give my children their supper at FIVE
O'Clock and put them to bed. When |
returned at 10 or IL O'Clock | would
be treated with merry bird twitter
Nom each little nest and | would di.
vide my sandwiches with them. Then
we would sleep as only the happy and
healthy may"