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The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1910-01-27

OR HIGH PRICES?
A Business Mans's Reflections On
the Cause Of High Prices.

A Business Mans's Reflections On
the Cause Of High Prices.
I see in different papers
about high prices of different
kinds of Farm Products, also
other necessary's which aver
age laborers has to buy and
that wages are not raised in
proportion.
Now those that talk that, are
greatly mistaken in most cases
the trouble comes mostly from
people who live to high, so to
say, n d dress to lavishly,
both of these items can be
averted very easily. remember
when we gave IL pounds of
sugar fer $I.0O, 4 pounds of cof-
fee for $1.00 and calico I sod at
1919 and Is cents per yard,
gingham at Is cents when to.
day sugar is from 16 to 18
pounds for $1.0o, s pounds of
No. 1 coffee for $1.OO, calico
from 5 to 8 cents per yard,
gingham from 6 to 10 cents a
yard. Meats of course are high
er because everybody e a q
meat, years ago we was fed on
bacon, very seldom beef and
that was a 5 cent soupbone
where some people boiled it for
p or 3 days, of course nowdays
it must be meat at every meal,
and it any isleft itcan't be eat
again, it would spoil the stom-
ach. When I was a boy we got
meat 2 at the most 3 times a
week and that was a very small
piece at that.
People years ago bought very
little sugar had it on the table
only when they had strangers
eating with them, coffee was
drank only or special occasions
used to roast barley and peas
and drank it for coffee. cakes
and pies we didn't know any
thing about. Of course people
say things have changed we
can't live that way today, but l
think time will come when we
will have to live cheaper and
dress cheaper. Hired men used
to work for $1,000 to $500 a
month even clerks if they got
$500 a month they thought
they were getting big wages. 1
myself e k e d for $500 a
month but of course bought
shoes for $3.50 suit of clothes
for $500. Hired girls worked
for $1.00 a week, when today
they get all the wav from 3 to
6 dollars a week. and then thev
buy shoes for $500, hat forS ~.
dress has to be not less then
75c to $3.50 per yard, when
cheaper things would do as
we'll, but of course they would
not be up to date. So it is not
the amount you earn that puts
people back but the amount
they spend lavishly now as for
meat they are even going to
boycott the packers, bu if
everybody looks at it in the
right light, meat has to be
higher then years ago. Look
and see what the feed costs,
corn I remember sold at 1917
cents a bushel, oats at l5 cents
and potatoes at 10 cents, barley
at 20 cents and wheat at 45
cents a bushel, of course the
beef was sold on foot those
days at and 112 hogs at $500
to $3.50 dressed where now
days the beef is 31a and 4 cents
on foot, hogs dressed 9 to 10
cents pound. Then again the
tariff has a lot to do with high
prices on good many things
and that the working man is
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1910-01-27
i. N, EDBLBR0CK
!: DIES SUDDENLY
Old Resident and Prominent Mer-
chant ofWahpeton, Dies Sud-
denly at His Home With
out Slightest Warning

! Last Thursday night the
whole community was startled
by the announcement of the
sad death of E. NJ. Edelbrock,
His many friends knew that
he had not been feeling we'll
for some time, but he had been
in his store day after. day at
tending to business and last
Thursday:she was in the store
as usual and attended lola
Theater in the evening return
ing home in apparently good
spirits, and after talking to the
family for a few minutes he
started to retire for the night.
He had been in the bed room
but a few minutes when his lit
(, tie daughter Thelma told her
mother that her papa would
not answer: her, Mrs. Edelbrock
found that he had be en- sitting
on chair ihyy the side of the
I'D and had fallen toward the
.ed and was unconcious. DR..
Meckstroth was Immediately
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1910-01-27
RESOLUTIONS
of B. A. Y.

Whereas, The Almighty in
his intimate wisdom has taken
our brother, E. NJ. Edelbrock,
from his beloved family and
from our midst, and, Whereas,
we believe that all things are
for the best and we submit to
His will, Therefore be it resolv-
ed that we extend to the bereav.
ed wife and orphan children
our heartfelt sympathy and
cause this resolution to be
spread on the minutes of our
order published in the papers
and a copy given to Mrs. Edel'
brock. s. S. Cameron, Mich
Klein, H. ]. Korf. Committee
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1910-01-27
COMMITTEE
APPOINTED
Will Hold First Meeting Tomor.
row Evening for Purpose of
Planning New City Hall

At a mass meeting March IL,
1909 the Mayor was instructed
to appoint a committee of Z on
City Hall consisting of the
mayor as chairman, three to be
members of the City Council
aud 3 to be citizens not hold.
ing a city Office all of the mem
bers have been appointed,
Mayor Eberly. chairman, w. L,
Forkner, w. J. Robinson, VIM,
Hess, Math Braun, Theo. Hint.
tgen, Sam Christensen. The
first meeting of the committee
will be at the City Office, Fri.
day evening, Jan. 2S at s
o'clock to take up the matter
Of building a City hall this
spring I hope to see all mem.
bers present. Respectfully,
Frank Eberly, mayor.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1910-01-27

called. but nothing could be
done and he died without re-
gaining conciousness. Mr.. and
Mrs. Edelbrock came to Wah-
peton from Fergus Falls about
fourteen years ago. He and
Mr.. Massoth started grocery
store about ten years ago and
has been in the business be-
coming sole proprietor several
years ago at the same place
since with the exception of a
few months spent in Jackson
willie, Ill. BY his honest deal
ings and courteous treatment
he built up and held a good
patronage in his business. The
burial took place at st. Cloud.
The Times JONES the many
friends in extending sympathy
to the tereaved wife and child
rem.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1910-01-27

may be telling the working
man that he will be out of a
job if the right man don't get
into Office bat instead of the
right one the wrong one gets
in and keeps up tariff on every
thing we eat and wear. Vote
right and a good many neces-
saries of life will be cheaper.
The trusts are keeping every
thing at as high a price as they
can to keep the other fellow
out of thi 8 market and the
trusts get richer and US labor
ers get poorer. Take for in
stance a harvesting binder it is
made here and shipped to Rus
sia and sold there at from $75
to 300 freight included, and
here you can't buy it for less
than $l45 to $l60. Singer sew
ing machines you can buy in
Canada for $25 made in this
country but here you have to
pay .$45 to $65 for the same ma
chine good all wool suit of
gents clothes you. can buy in
Canada for $40 to SIS here you
have to pay from $25 to $40.
Lets open our eyes and see if
we can not better the condi-
tions l am sure we can If we
look the matter in the right
light.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1910-01-27
SENATOR IS
HAVING TROUBIB E
P. ]. McCumber is Having Hard
Time Securing Copies Of Ad-
dress Delivered in This City.

United States Senator p. !.
McCumber is having a difficult
time securing printed copies
of the address that he made
sometime ago before the Civics
club of the North Dakota uni
versity on the tariff bill. In his
address the senator explained
the part he took in the matter
and how the law was made,
and believing that it would be
good campaign material, he Or
dered copies of it printed at the
Globe-Gazette office in Wahpe-
ton.
There was some little delay
but the order was finally ship
ed but the switchmen's strike
had been declared in the mean
time. Tracers were finally sent
out after the shipment and it
was finally located at the Wash
ington depot last Monday. The
freight office at the capital no.
titled the senator that, that day
the bill of lading was given to
a draymau in the afternoon but
too late for delivery that day.
Monday night the freight and
ten cars were burned, and the
senator's consignment consti-
tuted q portion of the freight
destroyed.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1910-01-27
THE RECORD PRICE FOR HOGS

w. NJ. Heley got what he be-
lieved to be the highest. price
ever paid in this city for two /
year old hogs, on January 9th
last. The two animals weighed
within 10 lbs. of half ton-ko
be exact. 800 lbs. They were
monsters and had been fed bar
ley and finished off on corn, till
their sides fairly budged and
shone vi t h prosperity. The
price paid for these two ami
mails was $72.75 Heley selling
them to Jahoda & Ercink at
this figure. The animals were
shipped east and sold as the
local butchers had no way of
handling them, for there is no
scalding tank in the town big
enough to hold either of the
hogs. If any farmer can beat
this re cor d-the Broadaxe
wants to print it.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1910-01-27
|C ARRINGT0N SEEN IN
GRAND MIRAGE

Darlington. Jan. 23.-A mir
age extending over most of the
forenoon Tuesday gave t he
people of Melville and vicinity
a chance to 9 e e Darlington
closer to heaven than the most
enthusiastic boomer has yet
ventured to claim for central
North Dakota's best town. Mir
ages are more or less frequent
in this section but it is seldom
that it is possible to recognize
the places mirrowed in the sky.
]. P. Kidder stated d y
that this is the first time in a
dozen years that Darlington
has appeared in this manner
to the people of that section
aud that the mirage of Tues.
day lasted longer than any he
has ever seen.
The phenomena reached it's
greatest distinctuess a b O u
noon-a time several hours
later than m o 8 t mirages are
visible practically the entire
forenoon and was not inverted.
T h e. elevators, standpipe.
churches ETC., were especially
distinct in the heavens, al
though t h e entire town ap.
peared and was easily recog.
nized. 1t was not sufficiently
distinct. however, that people
on the streets could be seen
or recognized.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1910-01-27
Congregational Church Notes

The perfect winter weather,
little or no sickness in our
town, it would seem that peo-
pie should get out to church if
they ever expect to do so, and
they have been coming. The
attendance has b n at the
higE water mark at the morn
ing services and the evening
audience much larger than at
other times.
Aside from the good music
by the chorus we had two extra
numbers last Sunday evening
and have promise of more each
Sunday evening in the future.
The Midweek services to-
night at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Murray Brown. Theme
for the morning sermon Sun
day Jan. 30th. The Christian
Home" At 7:3O a sermon ON
the subject. Religion Of The
Firet Mile and Of The Second.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1910-01-27
WENT AGAINST FORUM

Wahpeton, Nd. Jan. 25.-
George Goolsby was granted
damages by a jury in Judge
Aliens court late yesterday
afternoon in the sum of $500 in
his suit against the Fargo
Forum for libel. Attorneys H.
f. Miller and v. r. Lowell will
move for stay of proceedings,
it is said.
The case grew out of All
article published in the Forum
in July, 1908, and many legal
questions of interest to news
paper men were brought out
during the trial. which was
started last Friday. Attorney
Charles Wolfe appeared for the
plaintiff.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1910-01-27
MARRIED

A very pretty wedding took
place Jan. 5th, at home of Mr..
aud Mrs. Joe Kovnick of Breck-
enridge at 8p. m. when Miss
Nellie Brist of Black River
Falls, Wis.,, was united in mar.
rige by Judge Wells to John B.
Left, of Wahpeton. The room
was beautifully decorated in
Pink and White roses the arch.
way being in deep satin ribbon
of white and yellow. The bride
was attired in a dress of rich
Champagne messeline silk
and was attended by Anna Left
as bridesmaid she being attired
in Lavendar chiffon panama.
The groom was attended by
his brother Mart Left. After
the marriage ceremony supper
was served, the table being de-
corated with Pink and White
roses. Reception in the even
ing, the bride was presented
with many beautiful presents.
The bride is a well accomplish.
ed and respected lady and has
numerous worthy friends in
the vicinity. The groom is q
we'll respected aud wide awake
gentleman having a large
acquaintance in and around the
city residing in this vicinity for
the last is years and is holding
down a responsible position
being connected with the we'll
known Hatcher Bros, Insur-
ance corporation of Fargo, after
a brief visit the couple will
make their home at the Com
mercial hotel.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1910-01-27
TRIED TO KILL HIS LIFE
MATE.

Qgswell, n. d., Jan. 23.-
Arne Arntson, living in Mar
Doe township, assaulted h 9
knife with a knife and cut her
about the head and shoulders.
She escaped from him to a
neighbor's house and DR.. Hoag-
land of Veblen was called and
attended to her injuries.
The<township c on 9 t a b l e
placed him unt:er arrest and
he is held for hearing which
will be held this week on the
charge of assault with intent
to murder.
About five years ago Arntson
was sent to the state prison
from Sargent county on the
charge of incest, his daughter
being the victim and he was
but recently released having
served that sentence. It is sup
posed that he blamed his wife
for his having been arrested
and held in pri on on the
charge mentioned.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1910-01-27
SCIENCE SCHOOL
VICTORIOUS
Science School Takes Scalps Of
Concordia Coll.ege-Toney
Gets Excited and Throws
Basket for Opponents

, The S. S. S. Basket Ball team
jouneved to Moorhead Saturday
where they captured a h o l y
contested game from Concor-
dia College of that place.
The Gym was 9 m a 1 aud
it was very hsrd f o r the Wah-
peton. boys to get in good team
work, consequently !; t took all
the. first half to get acquainted
with these draw backs, and the
first half ended with c. c. in
the lead 1l-I2. The con d
half however things were re-
versed and the S L etce boys
went after the g a m e to win,
and did 80 securing 16 points to
Concordia's 1 field basket.
The game was rather rough,
at times, but 40 icjuries, except
afew burnt arms caused by the
steampipes. The Sc e II e
School showed b ette e r team
work throuout aud was N o r e
cure Of baskets.
Concordia plays the S. S. s.
again in Feb. and will no doubt
try to regain what they |, a v e
lost. Chezick did 9 o m e fine
basket shooting, securing 6
goals from field. All the other
meabers played their u 8 u a l
good game from start to finish.
The line up was as follows S,
S. S. Score, %
zeiglemann, f.-2. 20, 2 (capt.)
Hacket, f.-2. 2. 1, 1. I.
Voves, g.
Chezick, g.-2. 2. 2. 2 2.2.
Toney, g.
oOTudIi, Z.
Concordia, score IL
Peterson, f.2, 1.
Kroshus, f. 2. %.
Hanson c. 2. 2. 1. 1. I. 1.
Bridston, &. (capt.)
Brathoode, &.
Time 1870. Refree; Darner,
Umpire: frost.
The S. S. S. team will battle
with the strong Valley Cito Nor.
NAL bunch next Monday on the
local floor and a hotly contest.
ed & a m e is expected az Valley
won from our team last Winter
City Everyone should see this
game as it will be the best
of the season. :: -
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1910-01-27
PURCELL DEMOCRATIC CAN.
DIDATE FOR US. SENATE

Dear Sir
After mature consideration,
I have concluded to become a
candidate for the democratic
nomination for United States
Senator. for the long term, at
the coming primary election. I
present myself to the people of
the state. and ask their support
as a Democrat who has worked
in harmony with the Party,
and believe that I can do much
to serve the interest of the peo.
pie OF the state. The fact that
the Democratic Party has been
very largely in the minority
has induced it to become nae.
tive concerning national poll
tics, but l believe the time has
come when t h a inactivity
should cease. The present ad-
ministration falls far short of
administering the government
in conformity to the wishes of
the people, and particularly the
people of h e northwestern
states.
The tariff law, passed by the
Republican Party at the last
session of Congress, has met
with strong opposition within
said Party, and many republi-
cane, who are progressive, now
demand that the tariff laws be
80 changed as to meet the
needs of Government econom.
ically administered and Incl.
dentally give protection to in
fant industries. THIS has al.
ways been the policy of the
Democratic Party, and was
forcibly announced by Demo.
cratic President m ore than
twenty years ago.
propose to actively make a
campaign with view of bring.
ing about the election of a suf-
ficient number of Democratic
members of the Legislature to
make possible the election of a
Democratic U. S. Senator. I be-
speak your active cooperation
and friendly assistance.
Very Respectfully.
w. E.. Purcell.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1910-01-27
NEW DEVILS LAKE LIBRARY
Is OPENED

Lakes new public library has
been formally opened. There
were no public ceremonies con-
nected with the event. The
doors were simply opened and
the public admitted to the ele.
gent structure.
Crowds of interested people
have visited the library this
afternoon, admired it beauty
availed themselves of it's privi.
leges.
The privileges of the library
are all free and residents are
permitted to take out books
and read them at their homes.
The building cost $4,000 the
money having been donated
for t b e purpose by Andrew
Carnegie. 1t is of the latest
and most approved architecture
al designs, modern in all it's
appointments, neat, comfort
able and complete.
Nels Nelson an old time
Wahpeton merchant 10 visiting
at the Magnussen home.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-24

George M. Cohan sailed for the
south OF France recently.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-24
UTASHIN CTOM
w THEATER ~

HIGH CLASS VAUDEVILLE
Week Commencing SUI iday Matinee
April a, 1910
Special and Exclusive Vaudeville
Tour
The Worlds Greatest Juggler
KAR "A
Direct from the London Hippodrome
THE Piquant Artistic"
BETSY BACON
And Company In
"Deborah's wedding Day"
Acrobatic Humorists
LOHO q PAYNE
SLEEPY Sam and That Man"
The Race Track Favorites
Tom HAvEEtEY b WELLS Corinne
"Ar. Piker W. Miss Xidder"
The Celebrated Australian Baritone
SoloiSt'
HAMILTON HILL
In Distinctly Delightful Ditties
The European Cartoonist Who Puts
Smile in Every Stroke"
ROLF RATAELAY
Karkiturtst
wAsH1HaToNscopE
Matinee daily at 2:30.
Two shows every evening at I
and 3; prices l5c and 25c.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-24
Play of West,
the Round UD.
Here Tonight

Klaw & Changers massive pro-
-duction of The Round Up" with
Maclyn Arbuckle, which created
such a sensational success in New
Yory and Chicago, will be pre-
scented at the Auditorium tonight
for an engagement of four per-
formanCes.
This powerful spectacular melo-
drama of life in southwestern Ari-
IONA when General Cook was chas
ing Conchise, the famous Apache
marauder and his band of truant
redskins back to their reservation,
has made most remarkable ap-
peal to theater goers. 1t touches
with singular force the romantic
spirit inherit in everyone. Its
story is true to the heart and to
nature. It's characters are striking.
we'll drawn and cleverly contrast
ed and the entire performance
teens with fascinating dash and
spirit from start to finish 1t is
so real in the personalities who tell
the story, its Indians, cowboys,
scouts and cavalrymen, it's buck
ing bronchos and it's thrilling bat
tie spectacle that one is translated
to the locale of the scene for the
time and becomes actually parti-
cipant in these stirring events in
the great southwest.
The scene of witnessing stage
mimicry seems entirely lost in the
auditor of"The Round Up" This
is the secret of the really marvel
Gus success of the play. THE
Round Up" is a play with the big.
ness of all outdoors. So adroitly
is it handled that 1t Is about as
untheatric as a dramatic product.
ion can be. With it's stirring scenes
before him, the spectator loses
sight Of the fact that he is inside
the four walls of a theater. The
great west is magically transferred
to the city doors and the blood Is
set tingling with all one sees and
hears.
The plains, the mountains and
canyons have an irresistible fas
cination for everyone, but there
are comparatively few with time
enough to enjoy their wonders and
delights. In The Round Up" the
bracing, vigorous atmosphere of
life In the open is preserved with
startling fidelity and truth.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-24
All Eastern
Standard Acts
at Pantage.

For the week commencing with
the matinee today Manager Walk
er of the Pantages, announces a
show composed of all eastern
standard acts.
The Three Flying Valentines,
composed of two men and a woman,
use black background and do
some of the most sensational cast
ing acrobatic work in vaudeville
today. They made a big hit re-
Gently in the east and they come to
Spokane with the best of RECON-
mendations from New York agents.
The Four Musical Gates, a big
feature act on the bill, do not ex-
aggerate when they claim to have
the honor of having Americas best
and most mertious musical act.
This act has the distinction of hay
ing the largest saxaphone. using the
largest Xylophone and the worlds
best xylophone and cornet soloists.
No other musical act of this kind
has ever disputed this claim. They
certainly make good in every per-
torrance.
Thomas J. Keogh and Ruth Fran
els in THE Ward Heller" in which
Mr. keogh. who appears in two
roles, as Dennis O'Brien, Irish
politician; as Jack Watson, a
young lawyer, has an excellent op-
portunity for some good character
work, Miss Francis contributes
much to the pleasure of the skit by
rendering couple of songs.
The Harper Smith Trio, a great
bunch of fun makers, without re-
sorting to the slap stick, keep
the audience in an uproar of laugh
ter during the entire act. They
usually have a hard time to get
away at the end of the act, so
insistent is the applause
Hurley and Hurley, comedy talk
ing acrobats, open with some clas-
sy chats and go into some extra
ordinarily good hand balancing.
This act comes direct from the
American music hall. Chicago,
where they made it big hit.
VIM. ID, Gibson, the popular bari
tone, will render one of his favo-
rite selectionsf and as usual the
Pantagescope will close the show.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-24
to the
Hoorah" at
the Spokane

A play brim full of the we'll
known western spirit" is 1.-The
Heir to the Hoorah," which will be
presented by the Lawrence players
at the Spokane theater this week
following "Old Heidelberg"
A gold mine that made its own.
er power in the realms of finance,
and a baby, are the basic elements
in the construction OF this play,
and the manner in which comedy
and pathos are blended throughout
the makeup has stamped it one OF
the typical plays of Paul Arm
strong, the author.
Kirke La Shelle was the first to
discover the value of The Heir to
the Hoorah" as an offering to the
discriminating theatergoers. and
with Guy Bates Post in the role Of
Joe Lacy, the chief owner in the
Hoorah mine, he sent the play for
several tours of the west, where II
STOOD the test and covered author
and player with no small amount
of glory as applied to stage achieve
ment.
Lawrence and Sandusky promise
a clever cast and beautiful pro-
duction. The types which pre-
dominate in the play will be care
fully depicted by the members OF
the Lawrence company.