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The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1911-08-10
NORTH pAK0TA'S INDUSTRIAL SHOW
win Open In sIsmark Sept 2s, and Continue for 20 Days

People generally do not real
ize the importance or grasp the
magnitude of North Dakota's
first Industrial Exposi o n .
which is scheduled to occur at
Bismarck September Goth to
October 10Th.
Heretofore the Department
of Agriculture, under direction
of commissioner Gilbreath, has
each year carefully selected an
extensive exhibit IF the states
industries and resources; this
exhibit has been displayed at
land and industrial shows and
state fairs in all parts of the
country.
While the results of these
yearly exhibits abroad have
been highly satisfactory, Mr..
Gilbreath conceived the idea of
holding an Industrial show in
North Dakota, in an endeavor
to have an absolutely complete
display and exhibit of all re.
sources-industrial and other
wise-of the state, 40 that the
outside world may have an op.
portunity to see and know why
North Dakota has developed
into one of the greatest agricul-
tural states in the Union.
In order that the reader may
CLEAN some idea of the size and
scope of this exposition, atten-
ton is directed to the fact that
more than $4,000 will be ex-
pended in premiums and the
general expense of conducting
the exposition. Every branch
of the farming industry will be
recognized and every resource
of the state will be portrayed.
In addition to the extensive ex-
hibits there will be demonstra-
tions of the very latest improv.
ed machinery; there will be in.
teresting and instructive lee
lures and several days of farm
institute work; there will be a
wide range of entertainment
for the visitors at the exposition
building. and lin, addition to
this ~the city Of Bism arck;
through ito commercially club, 10
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1911-08-10

preparing to entertain exten.
sively during the entire twenty
days of the exposition. A great
white way of electrical illumin.
alton will be installed; there
will be civic and industrial par.
ades, free street acts and carni-
val features, ball games, auto
mobile races and minor sports.
The railroads of the state,
realizing the benefits to be de-
rived from an exposition such
as planned for North Dakota,
have offered to transport, free
of charge, all exhibits n d
premiums, and will do much
toward giving publicity to the
event and making the exposi-
tion a thorough success. Lead.
ing manufacturers, wholesalers
and jobbers of the Northwest
have been liberal indeed in
premium donations; in addition
to the vast array of manufact.
ured articles and machinery
which will be given away to
the successful exhibitors, hun.
dreds of dollars in cash preni-
ums will be awarded.
It is up to the people of North
Dakota as a whole to cooperate
in making thie exposition the
biggest show along industrial
lines ever attempted in the
Northwest. 1t is the first big
show of the kind ever held in
the state and it's success is as
sured.
Every county should have a
complete display of its e :
sources and industries; busi-
ness men and commercial
bodies are urged to take an in
terest in the coming exposition,
and see that their local district
is represented with a good ex-
hibit. This exposition will do
much to improve land values
and to advance the industrial
and agricultural conditions of
North Dakota, and to stimuate
state pride. Every good citizen
should make it . point to boost
for the exposition, September
F26th:to October; 10Th. >,a ~; -
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1911-08-10

Immediately after the mer-
ger the International Harvester
Co., the trust, acquired BY pur-
chase four of ito principal com.
petitors-D. N. Osborne &:Co.,
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1911-08-10
Population

G.. S. Dow of Montana writes
his father, Judge Dow, that a
few fields of oats have been
threshed in his locality the
yield was so bushels to the
acre and there was straw
enough for 100 bushels an acre
the quality was good.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1911-08-10
How We Stand.

Friendly rivalry among the
leading cities of a state is to be
looked for anywhere, and in
deed may be considered ei gn
of vigor and healthy progress.
North Dakota is no exception
to this rule, and, now that the
publication of the last federal
census has given us the most
authoritative information o n
the subject, it will be interest
ing to many of our readers to
note how the leaders in this
race for supremacy in numbers
start out on the new decade
1911-192O. Ten years seems but
a little space of time-looking
backwards; many changes in
the order of the subjoined list
have taken place during the
past decennial period. Who
can say how this same list will
appear ten years from this time?
Here is how the census enum.
orators have arranged it for US
80 far as the first twelve incor-
porated places in North Dako-
ia are concerned:
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1911-08-10
|. 0. 0. F. PICNIC
AT ISLAND PARK
Results Of the Contest. Married
Men Prove Too Much For
Single Boys.


Single Boys.
One of those very pleasant
events for which the Odd Eel
low order is noted was held on
lslaud Park Tuesday afternoon
by the members of Wahpeton
lodge. Breckenridge lodge
participated in the exercises
and materially assisted in max
ing the day one of real pleasure,
not ouly to the members of this
splendid order. but more parti~
cularly to the wives and child,
rem of the members and the Wis.,
itors in attendance.
The program of the afternoon
was started at 4 o'clock when
numerous races, tugs of W
and other amusments were had,
all of which were EN- joy e d.
Prizes in these races were
warded to the following Girls
race, Miss Dunn; boys ra e,
Master Fraze; married mems
race Mr.. Lester; single mems
race, Joe Voves Jr. 81 in gle
ladies race, Miss Rickert; tug
of war single ladies'; tug of war
MARRIED MEN; base bali
game, MARRIED MEN.
The leading feature of t he
afternoon was the tug of war
between the married and sim
gle men, but in this, age a n d
experience seemed to be of va
lue and the married men Sc
cured the honors, Of course,
the Real Event, that to which
every one looked forward with
eager expectancy was the base
ball game. In this it was ex-
pected that very even match
of skill would be exhibited
however, the betting was strong
for the younger element, based.
upon the proposition h a {
youth and activity would count
strong in their favor, but alas
MANS hopes a n d prospects.
are b lasted" and VIII n the
smoke of battle had cleared a
way the score board showed IL
to sin favor of the married men.
In this game as in the tug of
war, full maturity, age and rea-
son played an important part
feature, this together with the
| fact that the married men have
had years of experience in be-
ing batted around in the home.
| by ma )caused the w Il II
slaughter of the inexperience
kids and the result could not
have been otherwise. The line
up of the players was: Married
men, Butts, Wilson, Ranger,
Meng, Lester, Cohen, W e i g,
Yates, Voves Sr., with Vachon
ION the bench); Wilson a n d
Butts, pitchers, Rangsr catcher
Young men; Olson, Boil, Gil
son, Miller, Voves Jr., Hughes,
Johnson, Schultz, Haas; Olson
and Miller, pitchers; Boil CATCH
er. All in all it was a splendid
game and much enjoyed.
Following the ball game sup
per was served to the guests
present, this with refreshments
fruit etc. made it an agreeable
part of the program-and all
departed voting the Odd Eel
lows good fellows.
Thus an other eve mt has
passed into history and this
great fraternal order has again
demonstrated the fact that true
fraternity j exemplified by
bringing happiness to others
and this having been accompli.
shed the Odd Fellows are we'll
repaid for their time and effort.
for surely it was a day pleas.
/ ASak1~, 80.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1911-08-10
TRUTH ABOUT :.
HARVESTER TRUST
1t Forces Farmer to Throw Away
His Good Maohin.
cry.


His Good Maohin-
cry.
(The following is from the
Philadelphia North American,
a newspaper which is in the
forefront of the battle which
the common people of this
country are waging against the
aggressions of privilege.-Edi-
tor.)
One thing we thing must
have impressed. during the
past 10 years, even that rare
character, the unobservant
farmer. That is the disappear.
ance from the market of his
favorite old makes of farm ma
chinery-the mowers and the
reapers, the trademarks of
which he learned by long use
to trust.
Many a farmer first learned
that change was in progress
when he needed some small
part to replace one broken in
his well.preserved Champion
or Osborne or Buckeye or Adri-
ance or Milwaukee or Walter
A. Wood reaper or mower and
found that the parts no longer
were on sale. Why is it that be
finds now only two makes to
choose between in the majority
of cummunities-the McCor-
mick and the Deering?
We shall let the New York
World tell him the story. 1t is
a story that was told in full to
Pres. Taft by the head of the
governments bureau of corpor.
ations as long ago as July 8,
1909. But the farmers heard
nothing of it until this week,
and then not from their presi-
dent. Only at the discretion of
the president can any part of it
be made public, and it did not
accord with Mr.. Taft's ideas of
executive discretion to make
these matters public prior to
the Worlds disclosures.
A GOOD WITNESS.
The New York World is an
especially good witness because
it is an extoller of Pres. Taft
aud on such terms of amity
with his administration that it's
statements that follow can be
depended upon as authenticat-
ed by reconds hitherto pigeon
holed in the departments of
Justice and commerce and la.
Dor:
In 1902 there was keen COM
petition among the various
manufacturers, the most pow
erful being the Mccormick
Harvester Machine Co., control.
led by John D. Rockefeller,
whose daughter married a Nc
Cormick.
George w. Perkins, then part
ner of ]. p. Morgan. enlisted
the interest of Cyrus ]. McCor-
mick, who obtained a 81, 100000
option on the plant of the Mil
waukee Harvester Co. Then
he and Perkins held a confer
ence with the other big makers,
the Deerings, the Joneses and
the Glessners, and after nego-
tiations covering several weeks,
the International Harvester Co.,
a New Jersey corporation, was
formed.
The capital was $4,000, 600
about $15,00O,O0O in excess Of
the very generous valuations
put upon the various plants by
their owners, 100000 being q
bonus for ]. p. Morgan & Co.
BOUGHT OUT COMPETITORS.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1911-08-10

Continued OH last page J
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-02-16
Making Money.

Last year ]. P. Morris sold
from one acre of ground 1910
worth of garden produce besides
what was used in his home. He
kept record from April % to
November last year. He raised
cabbage, onions, radishes, let
tuce, beets, beans, peas, etc
Liberal News.
Mr.. Morris irrigated with an
ordinary well. He is we'll up in
years, owns considerable prop
erty in Liberal and raises gar
den to have something to keep
him busy. He finds ready mar
ket at good prices for all he can
produce. Several acres in gar
den truck would bring good re-
turns as a business proposition.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-02-16

un.irrigated in an ordinary year.
One man at Plainview has a
lot 50x166 feet which he planted
to vegetables and besides having
all he wanted for home use sold
S76 worth. This is less than a
fifth of an acre, and at the same
rate an acre would have paid
him $3.50.
What is being done at Plain
view, Texas, can be done right
here in Meade county. We have
the land and a plentiful supply
of good water. The cost of in
stalling the system is quite an
item, it is true, butlwe know of
no investment that will bring
better returns.
We should like to see the sys-
tenn given trial here. Perhaps
the Commercial Club could ar
range to take the matter up and
give it test.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-02-16

is proven. His judgment has
been generously backed up by
mother nature. The quaking
knees of the knocker have ceased
their trembling and his enthusi-
asm is as evident as in the more
optimistic person.
Every year this program is re-
peated. Every repetition spells
greater gains for the southwest.
No country under the shining
sun is more favored. With a
climate surprising California,
with fertile lands at such ex-
tremely low prices, with the best
water on earth in unexhaustible
quantity, and free hearted law
abiding citizens, where can you
find place more conducive to
health, happiness and prosperity?
Just as well give it up-it can
not be found. Meade county in
vites those looking for an ideal
home to come. There is room
for more. The land is here wait
ing for energetic, wide-awake
farmers to make It yield its por-
ton of golden grain, and the peo-
pie of the town and country will
bid you hearty welcome.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-02-16
The News Special.

With every new subscription
taken on Farmers Sale Day,
Saturday, February rs, we will
give 50 envelopes with name and
address printed. Best quality
envelopes only furnished and
print anything desired on them.
No strings on this offer. Call
and leave your name and your
dollar and we will do the rest.
All subscribers paying up ar
rearages will be counted same as
new subscribers and given the
benefit of this offer.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-02-16

To lay the pipe IN rows Zo
feet apart will require
LOCO feet per acre, at 2
cents per foot ......... ......-..$32.0C
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-02-16
Wehrle & WehrIe in Charge.

The firm of Wehrle & Wehrle
has taken charge of the real
estate business of Hulburt &
Black, and call attention to the
change in an ad in this issue.
The new firm start out with
bright prospects, and with en-
ergy and determination in plenty
they are bound to succeed. The
News heartily recommends them
to anyone desiring to transact
business with wide-awake people
who are strictly on the square,
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-02-16
M. E. Conference.

The M. E. Quarterly Confer
ence was. held at the parsonage
Monday morning. W. V. Burns,
district superintendent was pres
ent. The reports showed pro
fitable and satisfactory years
work, and everything in good
shape. A motion was carried
unanimously asking that Rev
w. G. Baker be returned for an.
other year, and the salary was
increased to one hundred dollars
per month.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-02-16
A GLORIOUS DOWNPOUR
Meade County and Western Kansas Abundanty Watered
Bright Prospects for All Kinds of Crops.

For a time Saturday after
noon it gave promise of good
rain, but has not materialized as
yet. One of these days there
will come good fall of moisture
and then the calamity howlers
will follow the example of the
ground hog."-Last weeks
News.
The prophecy has been full
filed. The good fall of moisture
has descended and as we write
this great puddles of water every
where greet our eyes. The rain
began falling at five o'clock Mon
day morning and continued until
evening. The streets were small
rivers and the low places we're
miniature lakes.
The spirits of the people we're
very much livened by the rain.
For some time the more timid
and pessimistic have been pre-
dieting drouth and failure, while
the old timer, schooled in the
ways of the country, insisted
that rain would come in time to
prevent serious damage to the
crop. The wisdom of the latter
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-02-16
Irrigation.

Most people will readily con-
cede that irrigation is the only
solution of the problem of farm
ing in semi-arid regions, and just
why more interest is not taken
in the system is difficult to un-
derstand.
There are two systems of
applying water to the land
irrigation and sub . irrigation
The former applies the water
through flooding or by means
of bitches. The latter through
porus or perforated tile buried
beneath the surface of the
ground. The last named sys-
tenn requires less water, and
is proving very satisfactory.
From an article in the last
issue of the Plainview, Texas,
Herald we take the following:
"Mr. Alnutt says the total cost
per acre to install his system,
less the cost of the well and
windmill or pump will be as fol.
lows:
To lay the pipe in rows rs
feet apart will require
LOCO feet per acre, at 2
cents per foot ............ $50. .0C
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-02-16
Rio E1ondo ark
New Pleasure Park of the Rio Grande Valley

The only point in the Valley with salt frontage,
railroad service and ample for irrigation and do
mesc purposes This proposition is absolutely unique
It cannot be duplicated in the Lower Rio Grande Valley.
The time to get in is now, and pay two three
prices on a resale purchase year hence
We have 1000 acres divided into townsite lots,
frontage lots and small acreage blocks for fruit farms and
gardens.
The climate is perfect; below 80 in the winter
and never above 95 in the summer Where you can put
in three crops on the same land in one year Where
you raise anything that California will produce and
are 1900 miles nearer the market
San Beno land will produce from SIS $500 The following
will the Carload cabbage carload
bale and half of
rs bushel of
This o
wide 20 feet deep and 81 miles long There 100 miles of era which
from 20 40 wide We have the
ietn the eMorld
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-02-16

The News is interested i n
the town of Meade and county.
The town must perish without
the support of the county. Thus
we are particularly interested in
the county.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-02-16

We fail to see how a newspa-
per can ask for the patronage of
the merchants and stand for the
things against which they are
fighting.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-02-16
200 feet of mains at 2 cents
Total cost Der acre. .$48.6C

Total cost per acre....$4o.6O 6O
The article goes on to say that
with this system an ordinary
well and windmill will furnish
water to irrigate twenty acres.
Twenty acres of irrigated land
will produce as much as 100 acres
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-02-16
What Others Have Done, You Can Do
San Benito, Texas, Nov. Is, 1910

San Benio,T TexasNo
Mr. j.. A.. Graham,
Dear Sir-I November rromC CenuaEa, Washing
tona and bought 10 IA of land.
pao andm onero hean
one-h half of cabbage which cleared $1,000.
had beansn o including
cabbage and cleared S. 400 IN the whole
worked the o. Washington and have
Washington
10
have built residence this 49,
did for the land bought think the the best and
famis health There malaria,
all berries do well here. Yours
G. W. B. Mcdonald
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-02-16
Never Was Guaranteed

Meade has not for one day
been under quarantine, and the
article in the last issue of the
Fowler Gazette was not only
misleading but absolutely un-
true. The stories circulated by
Fowler to the effect that it was
dangerous to come to Meade and
that the town was under quaran-
tine have injured business to
some extent, but if Fowler is
willing to make campaign for
business on those lines she is
welcome to it. There have been
restrictions in regard to public
gatherings but these were made
that it might be safe for people
on the outside to come to Meade,
and It seems that it is very poor
policy for other towns to adver-
tise the town as under quaran-
tine when they know absolutely
that it is not true. The restric-
tions expire Saturday and school
will resume. The disease is so
far eradicated that there is no
danger and the towns which have
sought to injure us will likely
not profit as much as they hoped
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-02-16

Jacob Kolb attended the Insti-
tute meeting Saturday and made
a pleasant call at this Office. Mr..
Kolb has been a resident OF the
county from the beginning, has
an elegant farm home and all the
land he can use. He witnessed
all the ups and dows of the coun-
try but has never felt the call to
other parts. He is an energetic
worker, the kind it takes to make
a country, and has been success
full.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-20
Real Estate Transfers.

transfers of real estate for the past
month. Compiled by Madison County
Abstract q Guarantee Co., Office with
Mapes & Hazen:
William II. Moore to Christian
Beieler, w. d., $4,000, VIZ e1a and
e1a swh 2-24-3.
NJ. q. WolcOtt to August f. w.
Braasch, w. d., $4,000, WIZ nwA II.
23l.
Fred l.. Wanser to A. G. Silberts
W. d., $1,000, lots II and ~, block 80
Western Town Lot Co.'S addition, Bat
tie Creek
Richard Ballard and wife to Sarah
Il. Meusch, W. d., $500, lots 3 and
q, block II, +. W. Barnes addition.
Madison.
Marion B. Foster to Mary NJ. Wells.
w. d., $l,O25, lot 8, block As. Clark's
addition, Madison.
Carrie b. Olin to Bertha A. Low
man, w. d., 5000, lot and north 1e
feet of lot 4, block /, Park addition.
Madison.
T. o. Ringer to William e. Crane.
w. d., $500, lots IA and 10. Ringers
Out Lots, Tilden
Andreas Schwartz to T. X. Hansen
w. d., $3.50, lot 3, block 10. Madi.
son.
John W. Warrick to Arthur c. Ap-
fel, w. d., $500, nw4 1-24-4.
A. ID. Warner to f. c. Asmus. w d..
$500, part lot |, block /, Haase's
suburban lots, Norfolk.
Henry f. Owen to Nellie Ryel w.
d., $4,000, part lots l and 2. block 3,
Hasse's suburban lots. Norfolk.
Ellsworth Ball to ]. T. Funk, w.
d., $4,000, nwA 1922.
Amalie Thurman to Clara e.
Setback, w. d., 81. neA 26-21.l.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-01-20
Madison Gets Scolded.

Madison Post: You Madison men
who have been laughing up your
sleeve, as it were, over the idea that
railroad west of Madison to Clois-
ter through the heart of Madison
county, may be in tears before the
thing is over, and you will probably
live to see the day, and not very far
distant, either, when a railroad will
traverse the center of Madison county
pulling thousands of pounds of corn,
live stock and innumerable farm pro-
ducts and taking the farmers to town
to Norfolk not to Madison. If such
thing does come to pass. and il is
more probable than improbable, that
this road goes to Norfolk instead of
Madison, it will simply be because of
indifference of Madison people and
not because they can't have the road
If they want 1t.
WHATS new" you say and then
smile, Well, We'll tell you something
The very man who has just completed
thirty-eight-mile railroad out of
Atlantic, Ia, and president of this
ern, II. S. Rattenberg. is interested in
the project here as we'll as several
other gentlemen associated with him
and they are now going over the plans
OF the Norfolk project and, better still
they are coming out TO look II over
with view of building. Mr.. Ratten.
berg is well acquainted with the engi.
neer on the Norfolk project and has
the utmost faith in him. The engineer
has reported favorably so that means
II Is ten to one that the Iowa men
Will say its ripe" and go ahead.
Here's what is going to happen, bust
ness men of Madison. If this road is
built from Norfolk you can put your
stores and banks and a score of 9TH
err business enterprises in your grin
and seek greener pastures, for as Ger.
tain as a line like this materializes,
of goes the big slice of Madison's
territory and ker funk goes your bust |
ness This calm, self.satisfied, Lknow !