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Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-02-08

the Becklund home the last part of
the week.
The debating society met at the
Fnglund school house Friday night.
The question debated was: ere
solved, that gunpowder has done more
harm than good to mankind"
The speakers on the affirmative side
were Carrie Peterson, Edward John
son and the speakers on the negative
were, Victor Sjoblom, Fred Person
and John Johnson. After the discus
sion it was voted on which side was
the victorious one, the negative car
rying off the colors with a big MAORI
ty.
At the business meeting the follow
ing officers were elected: Pres, Vic
tor Sjoblom; vice president, Fred
Johnson; secretary, Sophie Torger-
son; editor of newspaper, Esther De-
german; associate editor, Fred Per-
son.
The next debate was ordered to be
held Feb. 18th. The question to be de-
bated then is: "Reselved that Lin
coin has done more for this country
than Washington" Fred Person was
appointed leader on the affirmative
side and Annie Benson on the mega
tive. The following were appointed
to deliver stump speeches. Eddy Ben
son, Esther Degerman There will
be song by the choir and an instru-
mental solo by Erick Nelson.
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sTRANDQUIsT

Feb. Erik Janson is spending a
few weeks here visiting relatives. Jle
used to live here until four years ago
when he moved to Washington We
understand he is planning. on moving
back to StrandQuist, as he has not
found the West to come up to his ex-
pectations.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. ]. Oistad gave q
party on the 18th of January in honor
of their brother who was about 10
leave for the southern part of the
state. About a score of young folks
were entertained and a jolly good
time was had.
j. E. Strandquist has bought an or
gan for his daughter, Dolpha, and all
the young folks in town assembled at
his home Friday evening, the 10Th
ult., to inspect it. Violins and man
dolins were brought to accompany the
organ. The visitors filled the house
with music and Mrs. Strandquist fill
ed the visitors with good things to
eat.
A leap year dance was given by the
young ladies at the Lundstrom hall
two weeks ago.
Carl Ness, the enterprising young
salesman, who has clerked for j. e.
Strandquist since early last fall re-
turned to his home at Erskine two
weeks ago, as business did not war
rant Mr.. Strandquist in keeping so
many clerks. Ottine Rookie was al
SO laid off for the time being and has
returned to her home in West VALLEY.
!, The Farmers and Merchants State
Bank was opened for business on Jan.
uary %. This bank is a home insti.
tuition, the stock being held by resi-
dent parties. It is Incorporated for
$4,000 with a surplus Of 81 900 fully
paid up. The following officers are
in charge: r. G. Tweeton, president;
J. ]. Oistad, vice president; and Q. II
Ligaard, cashier. Mr.. Oistad runs a
large farm two miles south Of town
He is also in charge Of the elevator
and the lumber yard and during the
or 8 years he has resided here, he
has earned an excellent reputation
Messrs. Ligaard and Tweeton are as
ISOLATED with the bank at Halms
where they also enjoy an enviable Re
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Andrew Gunderson visited at\ G. +.
Johnson's Sunday.
ALI. Stromlund took a load Of coal
from Karlstad Tuesday for the Eng
lund school.
Peter Fernstrom went to Karlstad
on business Tuesday.
The basket social held at the par
sonage Friday night, was we'll attend
ed twenty-seven baskets were sold,
which brought the nice sum Of $28.
Edward Johnson bought a yoke Of
oxen from F. Peters the other day.
Mrs. Ole Erickson returned home
Wednesday, after a / few days visit
with her sister, Mrs. Ole Thompson,
Of the town Of Lincoln.
Rev. Rosenthal, Of Kennedy, visit
ed with Rev. "a. g. Gronberg over Fri
day and Saturday.
Miss Emma Erickson visited at
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VIKING

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The telephone company had meet
ing here in the hall a week ago last
Monday to act upon the question of
having the line extended to Thief
River Falls.
/ The young peoples society was
held at I. Peterson's last Wednesday
and big crowd attended.
No spring chickens are to be seen
yet; well, suppose the weather is
too cold.
This is the time when good words
do not help in starting your gasoline
engine; no matter how warm your
words are, they won't heat the engine
cylinder.
Leap year dance at Viking soon.
Thure Styrlund and George Znerold
have been busy saving wood lately
with their gasoline outfit and are now
at hay hauling again.
Charlie Peterson has been a busy
man in the woods now for some time.
Misses Esther Lindquist and Mable
ELindquist who have been staying at
Warren for some months, are now at
their respective homes again
4, Miss Freda Westberg visited rela-
lives at I. Peterson's over Sunday and
Monday last week, and also relatives
and friends here at Viking
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INGALLS,

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Feb. Still pretty colo and some
snow fell yesterday. Roads are a
little drifted in places
On Jan. 81, the people Of Spruce
Valley met at the town hall and or
ganized a telephone company, elected
z. L. ingalls,, president, Peter Ander-
son, treasurer; and Ole Moen, secre-
tary. There will be another meeting
Feb. z. It is expected that there will
be some thirty members in the COM
pany, and it is also expected that this
company will consolidate with the
Newfolden company, whose line is
built and in running order some two
or three miles into this township. At
the next meeting the lines will he
divided up and each member will fur
nish and set his share of the distance.
The two companies will reach about
every farmer in the township and
also some in New Maine and Newfol-
den, and go from Middle River to
Newfolden.
n We hope the editor will excuse this
short letter as we are just recovering
from an attack Of the grippe and also
have the rheumatism pretty badly in
our back.
Henry Anderson made us a pleas
ant visit yesterday Come often, Hen.
n. W. II. ingalls,.
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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-09
REDUCED FARE
TO MERIDIAN
N. o. G. N. e. to Sell Tickets, Round
Trip, $3.45, Account Opening
Game.

The N. o. & N. E. railroad an
nounces fare Of $3.45 to Meridian
and return, Thursday of this week,
account of the opening day of the
Cotton States League, when Hatties-
burg meets Meridian. Tickets will be
good on both trains Numbers four and
six and to be used on the return trip
the same day. .-. q.
This announcement will doubtless in
crease the number of Hattiesburg
fans who had decided to be on hand
for the great opening. Already a
large number of local fans have made
known their intention to go to Meri-
dian and see Cap'n and Company re-
peat the drubbing administered the
Meridianites last season.
Cap'n Smith is in Jackson today at
tending a meeting of the league of
ticers and managers of the several
clubs. This is the final meeting be-
fore the league opens and was called
for the purpose of having all details
and rules fully explained, so there
would be no misunderstanding after
the game starts in earnest.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-09
DEMONSTRATION TRAIN
ITINERARY IS CHANGED

T. @. Munce, who is the advance
man for the Friscos big demonstra-
tion train, has written Secretary
Stockman that it will be impossible
to have the train come to this point
at the present time. The weather
conditions have compelled the Off
cials of the road to change the timer
ary of the train, and it has been trans
ferred to Dallas, Texas and points in
that section, and will not come east
of the Mississippi again until after
the Mississippi river and contribute
ing streams are back in their normal
condition.
Mr.. Munce states that he is anxious
to have the train get on the N. o. &
N. E. and just as soon as conditions
will permit the train will come to
Hattiesburg.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-09
Progressive Union Denies
Reports Concerning Flood

New Orleans, April 9.--Principally
FOR the purpose of influencing cotton,
grain and stock markets, it is said,
alarmists and INSCRIPTIONS or misin.
formed correspondents have spread
sensational and utterly absurd reports
concerning the flood situation in this
city and the Progressive Union has is
sued a statement appealing to the
press of the country to investigate
carefully all alarming reports before
giving them publicity.
The statement follows:
The New Orleans Progressive Un-
ION asks the cooperation of all Amer.
lean newspapers in preventing as far
as possible the use in inaccurate and
misleading reports of flood conditions
in this section. We want not a SUP
preston but a stateemnt of facts. The
hood conditions in the Mississippi val
ley are unquestionably had and as the
crest approaches the gulf all except
the people living in New Orleans are
apt to believe that this city is in i'm.
minent danger. AS matter of fact
81. There is no danger to New Or.
leans.
% The levees here have never
broken.
"3 The levees here will never
break.
-. The levees are constructed vel
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-09
DONATION FROM
A HIGH SOURCE
Rt. Hon. Arthur Balfour Contributes
to the Building Fund of Epis-
copal Church.

Rev. Simpson-Atmore, rector of the
Episcopal church in this city, is in re
ceipt of a liberal donation from Hon
James Arthur Balfour. ax-Prime Min
lister of England. and leader of the
Unionist party. to the building fund
of the new Episcopal church, now in
course of erection. The donation from
such a long distance and from such
an eminent source is cause for graft
fication not only to Mr.. Atmore but
the entire congregation. 1t likewise
reflects the esteem in which DR.. A
more is held in the mother coun
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-09
Demonstration Farm Will
Be Conducted as Business

Mr.. Willis S. Thompson spent yes
terday on his farm near Breland. He
states that he has planted 20 acres in
Irish potatoes, 60 acres in sweet pota-
toes and about IL acres in early sweet
corn; besides large amount of velvet
beans and other things. He will later
plant cow-peas in the corn.
He has gone into farming in a most
practical way, and will keep books on
the venture just as any business man
would in conducting other lines Of
business. In this way Mr.. Thompson
will prove to himself and the world
exactly what can and is being done on
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-09
TAFT & TEDDY
IN ILLINOIS
STATEWIDE PRIMARIES IN PROG.
RESS TODAY WILL HAVE BIG
BEARING ON RESULT.
NOMINATION FOR STATE
OFFICES ALSO BE MADE
Vote Expected to Be Close and II
Rough Rider Falls to Get Majority
He May as Well Come Down--CIark
Apparently Has Best Chance.

Chicago, April 9.-With a state pres
idential preference primary In prog
ress, in addition to the state and
county primaries of all parties for
naming candidates from governor
down, and woman's suffrage propos-
al before the Chicago voters, today is
about the busiest day in the political
annals of Illinois.
Both Roosevelt and Taft adherents
are claiming victory in the presiden-
tial primary of the Republicans, with
the indications apparently favoring
Col. Roosevelt. Today's test is con-
sidered a crucial one for the Roose-
welt boom, and it is admitted by his
supporters that if he should fail to
CARRY Illinois the Colonel will get
a black eye from which he can hardly
recover. For this reason the friends
of the former President have been liv-
ing the strenuous life since the emer-
gency primary act was passed ten days
ago, and they are now resting ON their
oars, confident that Col. Roosevelt will
win out.
President Taft's friends stole a
march on the insurgents by filing their
petition first, with the result that the
Presidents name heads all the rest on
the separate ballot which will deter
mine Illinois Republicans choice for
the presidency. The fear of the Roose-
welt men is that Senator LaFollette
will have enough friends among the
Republican progressives of Illinois to
so split the insurgent vote as to en-
able Taft to win out. The progress
sives are admittedly far more numer.
GUS in Illinois than the Lorimer-Lin-
coin league followers.
On the Democratic side, the follow.
ers of Champ Clark are apparently
most confident, although it is expected
that the vote will be close. Gov. De
neen is candidate for denomination
on the Republican ticket The Dem.
ocratic primary ballot contains the
names of three candidates for the
gubernatorial nomination, former May.
or Edward F. Dunno, Samuel Alschul.
or and Ben F. Caldwell. Altogether
the fight among the candidates of both
parties has been merry one, charac.
terized by much vituperation. The op.
ponents of Gov. Deneen have repeated.
ly declared that he is the enemy OF
Lorimer only during campaigns. There
I are more than half a hundred names
on the ballots of each party and the
voters are having busy time of it
CONTINUED on Page Eighty
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-09

missioners is four years under the
provisions of the bill, has no recall as
far as they are concerned and the
people cannot have an anti-commis-
sion election for a period of six years.
The advocates of the commission
plan are stumping the city declaring
that the recall of the commissioners
is unnecessary as the people have the
right to recall the men the commits
sioners appoint to the subordinate po-
sitions and are otherwise pouring out
their praises of the plan.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-09
Railroad Official Well
Pleased With Hatt1esburg

sissippi and Louisiana | believe to be
greater than any other two states in
the United States. was one of four,
including Mr.. Edward Wisner, now
chairman of the Reclamation Con-
gress, that undertook to reclaim the
alluvial soils of Louisiana. Our the
ories we're laughed at by the natives.
This was II years ago, and you can
imagine the pleasure it gives me now
to see how much attention is being
given the proposition and what great
strides it has made within the past
few years"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-09
Meridian To Vote For
Good Government Mdu 9

Meridian, Miss, April 9.-Thrusday,
May 9, is the date fixed for the cleo
ton to be held in this city to deter
mine whether Meridian shall abolish
its present method of councilmanic
government for the commission form
as drafted by the recent Legislature
AS a consequence of the coming cleo
tion Meridian is in the throes of one
of the most heated campaigns in the
history of the city, with both sides
claiming to be confident Of victory
when the votes are counted. The
advocates of continuing the method Of
government which it is claimed has
been the means of building this city
into one of the best cities of its pop
ulation in the country; the method of
government that has built Meridian
into the metropolis of the state, are
making their fight under the slogan
of representative government" while
the opposition has adopted the slogan
of good government" The fighting
blood of the city-the men foremost
in promoting movements considered
for the very best interests of the city
are about equally divided in the war
that is being waged and the contest
while warm now, is expected to grow
warmer and warmer until the election
is over
The term of office of the three com
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-09

above the highest known flood stage
in anticipation of just such an occur
renee.
IS. The people here are not panic
stricken.
They are not going to be.
What we particularly request in
event you receive apparently alarming
reports from New Orleans is that you
wire the Progressive Union for confir-
nation and we will see that you receive
exact and authoritative information
from the Associated Press, the State
Board of Engineers, the United States
Weather Bureau, the United States
Engineers or other known sources of
reliable and official information.
I'VE go further and ask that the
same consideration be show other
communities in the Mississippi valley.
We have no desire, nor would we at
tempt to suppress the truth, but we
feel we have right to ask your aid in
seeing that conditions are not exag-
gerated. The fact and the damage of
the flood itself is sufficiently bad with.
out having added to it irresponsible
statements.
New Orleans is about as much in
danger from the Mississippi river as
Boston and is just about as apprehen
sive "
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-09

the cut-over pine lands of this section.
While the farm is a demonstration
farm, the owner has added no extra
fiourishes or spent any money for
show" He intends to farm on the
same plan as hundreds of others, with
the difference, however, of keeping an
accurate report on all expenditures
and finding out at the end of the har-
vesting time just how much money he
has made on the venture.
He has purchased 10000 grape vine
cuttings and this fall will devote 20
acres of his place to this industry,
buying the early California variety.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-09

w. w. Jones, with the development
department of the Queen & Crescent,
is in the city today. He states that
while he has passed through Hatties-
burg hundreds of times this is the first
time he has ever stopped off and in
vestigated the town and surroundings
thoroughly. Mr.. Jones said: This
is beautiful place, thoroughly mod
ern and one of the cleanest places |
have visited for many weeks. l am
much interested in all of South Mis-
sissippi, as is the company which |
represent. The future to all of Mis-
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-09
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: WIckERSHAM TO RETIRE L:
:: FROM CABINET NEXT MARCH. :
(By Associated PreSS.)

> (By ASS0ctdted- PreSS.) I:
! Washington April 9.-It is stat !.
: ed by an unquestionable authori- :
: ty today that in the event the re :
: election of President Taft, Attor- :
!. ney General Wickersham will not !:
: serve in the Cabinet after March :
= 4th next. 1t is also said that :
: Wickersham, when he entered :
: the Cabinet, declared he would :
i not serve more than four years. :
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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-09
Wall
Street Controls
Money Inquiry
(By Associated PresS.)

Washington, D. c., April 9.-The
charge that Wall Street and big cor
porations are controlling the House
Money Trust" inquiry was made to-
day by Representative Lindbergh, of
Minnesota, in resolution which would
compel every member to disclose his
business and corporate affiliation
Pujo, of Louisiana, Chairman of the
Banking and Currency Committee, TO-
day announced an indefinite postpone
ment of the inquiry, saying he de
sired to go over the ground with the
committee statistician.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-09
new AUTO REPAIR co.
"opens FOR BUSINESS

The Auto Repair & Brazing Co., has
begun business at 304 East Pine
street, and are prepared to handle all
brazing on short notice.
B. F. Letson, an experienced auto
mobile man from Pensacola, Fla, is
manager of the new concern and has
associated with him two experts in
this line Of work. He states there is
a good field here for this kind of bust
ness and that he viii commence an
active campaign to get L.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-09
OUT-DF, TOWN COUPLE
MARRIED HERE SUNDAY

Everett Lott of Sumrall and Miss
Lois Avery of Tallequah, were mar
ried here Sunday at the residence OF
Rev. A. L. O'Briant. The young cou-
pie arrived in an automobile and
wanted Mr. O'Briant to marry them
while they sat in the machine. 1t
was pouring down rain and they were
prevailed upon at length to come into
the house where the ceremony was
performed as quietly as possible for
the anxious folks.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-09
LEVEE GOES
down IN ARK.
BREAK COMES NEAR GOLDEN
LAKE, ARK.-sEvERAL TOWNS
WILL BE INUNDATED.
SEVENTEEN HUNDRED SQUARE
Miles IN FLOODED AREA
MOT Known If Any Lives Lost-crest
OF Flood Near ereenvlIIe, Where
Thousands Strengthen Levees-Fiftv
Marooned in ReeIfoot Lake Basin.
fBs Associated Prcss,)

Memphis, Tenn, April 9.-Advices
received here this morning state that
the main levee had broken one mile
and a half north of Golden Lake, Ark,
and the water was spreading over a
wide area. Several towns will proba-
bly, be inundated The area affected is
stated to be seventeen hundred square
miles. 1t is unascertainable whether
lives have been lost Phones are
used to notify the inhabitants in the
district affected.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-09
OKLAHOMA TRAP SHOOT

Perry. Okla, April 9.-Okli
trap shooters are here in force
to compete in the annual state
ment, which will continue thre
The Perry Gun Cub is acting
to the visitors who have con
all over the state.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-09
slioht Overflow Causes Excitement.

Vicksburg, Miss, April "a slight
overflow of the levee at Miller's Bend
caused excitement at noon, but there
was no crevasse and the overflow
checked with no significant erosion of
the embankment. Thousands of state
conyicts, plantation hands and citizens
are working, strengthening the levees
in the Greenville district.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-09
REGI]LAR MEETING
Of commercial CLUB

There will be regular meeting OF
tbe Commercial Club tonight Busi-
ness of considerable importance VIII
come up for discussion.
report from the committee sent
to Washington on the freight rate
,n,onosition will be heard, and other
matters of interest brought up
"A full attendance is urged
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-09
JURORS DRAWN For
SPRING COURT

Jurors for the seven weeks
of Circuit court that convene,
on the fourth Monday of this l
were drawn yesterday. From pl
indications there will be much
ness disposed of at the sprine te
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-09
POSTPONE AUTO MEETING.

New York, April 9.-Owing to a de-
lay in the auction upon the compro-
mise report, the annual meeting of
the Automobile Club of America, set
for today, has beein postponed, and
will probably be held on April %.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-09
Dykes Hold Firm, But People Ready
For Flight,

Vicksburg, Miss April 9.-The
dykes guarding thousands of fertile
acres in Arkansas and Mississippi
against floods, held firm today, but
breaches seemed imminent where with
tremendous force the river torrent was
hurled against embankments at bends
in the river. Thousands of workmen
labored all night strengthening levees
against the oncoming flood. Hundreds
of persons in North Mississippi and
Arkansas are ready for instant flight.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-09
$4,000 IN PURSES.

Kalamazoo, Mich, April 9.-Entries
close today for stakes and purses for
the Grand Circuit harness meeting to
be held here July is to 90 The early
closing events amount in value to $29 :
900, which, with the late closing
races, will bring the total for the
meeting up to $4,000.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-09
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. SEVERE FIGHT REPORTED :
PROGRESSING TODAY ::
tBv Associated Press')

. Mexico City, April 9.--Jo Ju'la' '.
!. in the Maralos, has been taken , W ;. :.
:. " thousand rebels under zapata, :
:. according to a report recelssa ,,5an . ;.
!. here. The federals are making ns1. : :.
!. counter attack and a severe Hs"' :
:, is proceeding .AAAs
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