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The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1912-04-04
NEWS NOTES FROM THE STATE
SCHOOL OF SCIENCE

This is vacation and news
items are about as plentiful as
huckleberries in April.
Hubert Warren, our band
leader, has gone to his home at
Herman, MINI. He will he
back next week to start the
band off for the spring tern.
This organization has number.
ed forty members in the winter
term and in spite of so many
having to go home to work,
there will be more than the
usual number for a braes band
The buildings are in the
hands of the janitors and sto, II,
windows are disappearing and
everything is receiving a gen
eral polishing.
The bulletin board was nm.
usually bare last week. Moth.
ing left but the whistle sched.
ule and notice of postponed
literary society.
The blacksmith shop CLOSED
it's work last week, as the boys
who remain for the spring term
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1912-04-04
Passed AWAY,

Mrs. e. NJ. Anden died at he,
home in Wahpeton Tuesday
morning after a brief illness Of
brights disease.
Funeral services will be con
Quoted at the house by Rev
Broen at 3 p: m., Wednesday
The remains will be taken te
Waking, Mimi. for burial. Mrs
Anden's father of Waking and
Mr.. Anden's father and mother
of Dawson, Mimi, are here to
attend the funeral.
Mr.. and Mrs. Auden had both
made many friends during the
short time they have lived ia
Wahpeton.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1912-04-04
Potatoes by Prof. W. c. Palmer.


Potatoes are of the best mon.
ev CROPS that can be grown in
North Dakota. There will be
years when the price will be
low, but the years with good
prices will more than make up
for this. The local market will
not demand many potatoes, 90
outside markets must be had
in mind. This requires that a
standard potato known on the
market be grown, for instance
the Early Ohio-that they be
grown in car load lots. If sev.
era! in the community will
grow the same variety it will
greatly facilitate marketing,
and If need be some one can
make it is special business to
locate a market to investigate
potato ware bouses etc.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1912-04-04
High School to Have Good Team

The base ball season was
started last Wednesday at the
High School when Coach K. K,
King called a mass meeting of
boys and discussed the pros
poets for team, this spring.
With seven men of last years
squad, Putnam, Kramer, Meyer
Lauder, Assad, Vachon and
Tribke back in school the out
look is good. The last years
battery, GILES and Rustad both
graduated last June. These 20
sitions will be we'll filled by
Putnam and Assad at catcher
and Chasefirst and Taner, the
Indians who enrolled i'm school
last fall at pitcher.
Kramer will play first base,
Meyer second, Lauder short.
stop, " h / E Chasefirst and
Ianer will alternate at third
aud pitcher.
Vachon, Tribke and Davis of
last years out.field are still in
school, while Paterson, Hide.
brant and Simonson are new
men of promise.
The schedule will include
games with Fargo, Lisbon,
Valley City, Jamestown, Cas-.
selton, Fergus Falls and Moor.
head.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1912-04-04
CURIOUS BITS
OF HISTORY
LINcolN's FIRST VISIT TO
CHICAGO.
BY A. W. MACY.

At the great river and harbor
convention held at Chicago In
1s47 "Hon. A. Lincoln" was on.
rolled az one Of the three dele
gates from sangamon county, III.
inois. In tho official proceed.
in9s Of the convention, publish.
90 shortly afterward, It 10 stated
In one place that "Abraham Lin
coin Of Illinois being called
upon addressed the convention
briefly" The secretary did not
think his speech important
enough to quote, but there was
one man among tho delegates
who appreciated It. Horace
Greeley wrote to his paper, the
New York Tribune: "In the aft
ernoon Hon. Abraham Lincoln, a
tall specimen Of an IIIinoisan,
just elected to congress from
tho only Whig district in the
state, was called on and spoke
briefly and happily" And the
next day the Chicago Journal
gave the young politician this
send-off: "Abraham Lincoln, the
only Whig representative to
congress from this state, we are
happy to see Is In attendance
upon the convention. This 10 hIs
first visit to the commercial en-
porIum Of tho state, and we have
no doubt hls visit will impress
him more deeply, II possible,
with its importance, and inspire
q higher zeal for the great In.
terest Of river and harbor I'm.
provements. We expect much Of
him a. q representative in con.
sress and we have no doubt our
expectations will be moro than
realized, for never was reliance
placed In nobIer heart and q
sounder judgment. We know the
banner he bears will never be
soiIed."
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1912-04-04
Congregational Items.

Services are we'll supported
this week. The Lords Supper
will be celebrated this Thurs.
day. evening and new members
received.
We invite all our friends to
share the glories of Easter Day
with US. Special music is be.
ing prepared. Both choirs will
sing and the orchestra will give
one or two selections. Subject
for the sermon, "The Things
Above"
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1912-04-04

the grammar grades will be ex
pected to complete a heavier
topical history in four periods
a week.
Civics for the grammar
grades will be advanced one
year. 80 as to call for completed
by the March finals in the
eighth grade
Spelling will be made more
a part of the days other work
and grow out of it's activities, >,
especially in the pri m ary
grades. From the fourth grade
on it will require two periods
weekly.
In schools containing four or
five grades, this course can be
operated without overcrowding
by dici ious alternations.
Wherever six to eight grades
are made, any one room school
will prove defective. as they
always have been. In such
schools something has to be
neglected from lack of time in
recitation periods for any drill
worth the name.
The course as planned will
provide for five periods daily
for each and every grade. with
six in the sixth grade and six
about half the time in the
grammar grades. In too many
one.room schools the tendency
has been to let the primary
grades get along with three
recitations daily.
The new course will doubt
less suit no one entirely, but it
is hoped confidently that it will
at least prove as practicable in
this age and day of the world.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1912-04-04
printing 500 cards
Improvement Bulletin,

printing 500 cards 8 %
Improvement Bulletin,
printing bids for side
walks 3 80
w. L. Fricke, fuel Z Is
McMicheal Bros, black.
smithing 5 80
Nick Holman, killing
5 dogs 2 so
Nick Frederichs, in.
spector of election 8 90
Frank Pe,erka, judge
of election 6 90
Geo. Englehardt, judge
of election 4 90
Continued next week.)
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1912-04-04
official news paper.

official news paper.
Motion carried finance com
mittee be instructed to recon-
mend to Richland county com
mlssioners the abatement of
taxes assessed against G. w.
Horton to the amount of $64.OO.
Motion carried that city coun-
Gil proceed to open bids for
building side walks, crossings,
curbing end cutters.
Bids were opened and found
as follows:
Bid of ]. ]. Hull.
Sidewalk Oak. Ave. per
sq. ft. .16
Sidewalks other than Oak.
Ave. SO. #. .l4A
Street crossings per so. #. "A
Street curbs per lineal #. 40
Bid of w. J. Robinson.
Sidewalks per so. #. rs
Crossings per eq. #. ~
Curbs lineal #. so
Circular curbs per lineal
foot rs
City to furnish all water used.
Bid of John Rischard & Son.
Sidewalks per so. ft. 1872
Crossings per so. #. "a
Curbings per lineal #. 80
Motion carried where as bid
of John Rischard & Son being
the lowest bidders were award
ed the contract for building all
sidewalks, crossings, curbs and
cutters.
Motion carried that finance
committee be instructed to
make a call of $4,000 on out
standing warrants.
Motion carried that the fol-
lowing bills be allowed and
ordered paid out of their re-
spective funds.
GENERAL FUND.
Frank Eberley, 6 mos.
salary Mayor $3.50 90
VIM. J. Dietz, sal. Mar. 60 90
]. w. Donovan, sal. Mar. so 90
VIM. Junge, so 90
Chas. Youngquist," 25 90
c. ]. Kachelhoffer, 20 SO
Clark NJ. Olson, salary
March, $l.33 adv. 26 SO
Nick Frederichs, sal. aid. 8 90
Math Gillen, {" 8 90
w. F. Eckes, 100
n. Braun, 8 90
N. p. Simonson, 90
]. 3. Morris, 6 90
John Tribke, {" 8 90
John Maresh, labor 20 l3
Jos. Vodova, 4 80
IF. N. Forman, 200
Robt. T. Barber, prem
ium on Ins. policy IL 80
E. S. c lmeron, city ptg. 40 80
The Wileon Printery,
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1912-04-04

FOR SALE.-One black high
lifed driving horse, weight 1IOO
lbs, also one buggy. Inquire
of Mrs. Anna Braun,
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1912-04-04

Don't be surprised if you
have an attack of rheumatism
this spring. Just rub the af-
fected parts freely with Cham.
berlain's Liniment and it will
soon disappear. Sold by all
dealers.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1912-04-04
DIRECTORS
HOLD MEETING
Commercial Club Directors Mold
Meeting Friday Evening.
FINANCIAL CONDITION GOOD
Many important Subjects Die.
cussed for Years Work,

cussed for Years Work,
The board of directors of the
'lCom mercial Club held it's last
annual meeting on Friday even.
ing last week, in order to wind
up business preparatory to the
annual meeting held April 3rd.
Messrs. Aspinwall, Babcock,
Barnes, H. T. Connolly, Eber-
ley, Farnsworth, Forbes, Kid.
der. Reeder ard Seifert were
present. The secretary's re-
cord shows that the board had
met 19 times during the club
year, and that the star members
from point of attendance were
Mr.. Connolly, who had missed
only one meeting, Mr.. Barnes
and Mr.. Eberley who had miss.
ed twice and Mr.. Forbes and
Mr.. Reeder who had been alb.
sent three times.
The clubs income for the
past IL months has amounted
to about 81 $50, as follows: An.
nual duee, $1,12O. membershin
fees, $lS5, hall rent $50, profit
lon cigar sales through cigar.
vending ma chine $l0O, net in
come from club land 500. The
fixed expenses ran over 500 a
month, somewhat as follows:
Rent $500, fuel $2l5, lights 1925,
janitor service $3.50, services of
secretary $24o,- tele p h o
charges $40, postage $50, print
ing $50. To these items must
be added miscellaneous ex-
penses amounting to about
$3.50. Items in the nature of
public spirited donations in
crease the total by about $3.50
as follows: Free farming
school $75. prizes to city school
scholars on advantages of Wah.
peton as a place for residence
and business $40, rental of
opera house on Memorial Day
$25, donation to expense of
Weis Land Cos. land pamphlets
$50, prizes on school boys corn
growing contest $25, donation
to expense of Governors special
train last fall $50, aud miscel.
laneous donations SIS.
Some of the expense has been
unusual on account of remodel.
ing and securing more furni-
ture for the club rooms. In
order to sustain these costs,
the clubs certificates of deposit
amounting to about $3.50 have
had to be cashed, and all of the
cost will not be met ir that
way, but some drain will be
made on the new installment of
membership dues, which fell
due the first day of this month.
Mr.. ]. H. Mccoy, the agent
at the Milwaukee station, was
voted into membership by the
directors.
A meeting was ordered, to
occur about the middle of April,
the aim of which will be to in
crease information and interest
regarding the practical advant-
ages of having the Red River
navigable in fact from Wahpes
ton north, and as evidence that
people in this vicinity want
their representatives in Con.
gress to make sure that bill
now introduced is passed ap.
propriat,ng $4,000 for the sur.
vey of the river to discover
whether or not navigation is
feasible. Representative citi-
zens of towns down the river,
including Winnipeg, will be in.
vited to attend. The Meridian
Continued on last page)
.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1912-04-04
COUNTY SCHOOL
SUBJECTS
Supt. E. r. Barnes confers Wit,
Other SupsFlntendents.
NEW METHOD OF TEACHING
VIII Submit Plan for Approva|
By State Superintendent.

VIII SuueIlIt Pl0n I0S Appfoval
BY State Superlntendents.
Supt. F. r. Barnes spent one
day last week as one of a com.
mitee of five county superiu.
tendents appointed by the state
superintendent to confer with
Prof. b. A. Wallace of the Val.
ley City Normal who is assem-.
bling and getting into proper.
ton the course of study in var
ious subjects to be taught in
the country schools of the state.
Various ones of this commit
tee as we'll az Prof. Wallace
and come members of the state
institutions of higher learning,
have been at work on this re
vision for a year or two. 1t is
proposed to submit it for ap
proval at a state meeting of
the county superintendents at
Bismarck about the last of
April, and to have it printed
prior to the beginning of any
of the summer training schools
for teachers this summer.
AS planned, about one third
of a pupils time will be given,
under the new course, from the
beginning of the first grade to
the end of the eighth, all told,
to reading. Lack of good train
ing and ability in this has been
fundamental drawback to
good work in the one roo m
country b ools in other
branches, such as geography,
history and physiology. The
intention is to give children a
better chance to form an ability
to take a newspaper or book
and to develop sound opinions
from reading them. More time
will also be given to language
work, to the end that children
may secure greater power to
express themselves in good,
vigorous English, both written
and spoken. Much less time
will be taken up with technical
grammar. Less time will be
allowed for number work, and
topics of arithmetic for which
no practical use is found by
most men in later life will be
omitted or made optional. The
first grade will have practical.
ly no number work.
Nature study will have a
place in the first six grades,
with about two periods a week.
Geography will probably be
confined to three recitations
per week after the third year,
with one oral period weekly
prior to that. Elementary agri.
culture will find place about
twice a week in the grammar
grades. Provision is made for
occasional lessons in manual
training. if desired, domestic
science and music. Physiology
will be required orally in the
first three grades as now, and
from the fourth to seventh
grades at least 40 recitations
during each school year. 1t
will be c o m p e e d in the
seventh grade by the time of
the March final examinations
for pupils.
A new departure in the state
is an attempt to introduce so.
cial study orally in the early
grades, and direct ethical train.
ing, as leading up to the usual
history study. These probably
will modify the entire subject
of history. The fourth and fifth
grades will have three periods
week in historical stories and
biographies; t b sixth is to
l.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-02-08

The business men of Gooding
through their Commercial Club,
have joined with the Farmers AS
soclation in an earnest request to
the Idaho Irrigation Co. that all
differences between the company
and the farmers be settled on a
compromise basis, one of the condi-
tions being that upon the payment
of the interest annually, all pay
ments on the principal to be extend
ed until 1916. 1t has been conten-
ded by the farmers that on account
of the financial stringency, the de
mand for payments this spring is
going to work a hardship upon them.
but with the extension granted as
asked, this money could be profita-
bly, used in further improving the
land, and thus making the district
more inviting to prospective buy
ers. We understand that the com
pany is not adverse to this arrange
ment providing some other matters
are satisfactorily adjusted. We are
pleased, however, to see the business
men of Gooding take Il stand with
the farmers, as they evidently real
ize that their prosperity depends en-
tirely upon the success of the man
on the land. y
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-02-08

BY specializing on certain crop
a community of farmers can Good
crate, thus greatly reducing the
cost of machinery, labor and mar
ketlng. Certain crops demand spe-
clal machines to plant, spray, cult
vate, harvest and prepare for ship
ment, depending of course on the
crop and its treatment up to the
time OF shipment.
Under these conditions COM
munities can own and operate ex-
penslve machinery. Thus the cost
OF production can be lowered by
the Use of a fewer number Of high
priced machines and fam laborers.
1t IS cheaper to maintain few out
hts operating ON a large scale than
great number of smaller ones op-
Grating individually. Uniform pro-
ducts can be loaded for shipment at
a much lower cost than mixed
product. A fewer number of cars
are required and the treatment in
transit is correspondingly less, as
the cars are treated uniformly
throughout" I"
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-02-08
DESERT CLAIM AND HOMESTEAD

Confusion arising over the neces-
sary requirements made by the gov
ernment before final proof can be
offered by the settler on public
lands has led Rowland c. TAYLOR.
special agent at Salt Lake, to call
attention to the difference between
a homestead and a desert claim.
| have had number of inuuir-
les from persons, asking if water
right was necessary for homestead
1t Is pleasure to answer these peo-
pie, and to assure them that such a
thing IS not necessary, but some
people are very excited over the
least thing, and do not realize that
only can they loose their claims
after a formal hearing. A desert
land entry and a homestead entry
are two different things. A desert
land entry requires reclamation,
and the homestead requires resi-
dence upon the land
Mr.. Taylor is well known in Ida
no but is now making his headquar-
ters at Salt Lake. A desert claim
that is reclaimed from the desert,
he says, is admissible to final proof
when the required amount of work
and money has been spent upon it.
Whether this reclamation is accom-
plished by water supply or by dry
farming makes no difference as far
as that part of the law is concerned.
In a homestead application it is
necessary to state the source of the
water supply. The applicant must
also spend five years as a resident
on the land.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-02-08
Fools Name Lives.

The last struggle OF the -Moors
against the power OF the Catholic
kings has been the topic OF many a
romance and poem. and Boabdil, the
miserable rebel. the tool of women.
the traitor. has become a hero at the
expense OF his brave father and still
Drawer uncle. merely because II was
he who surrendered the keys OF Ora
NADIA TO Ferdinand and Isabella. and
because as he looked for the last time
upon the towers Of the Alhambra, he
stood crying like a woman for the
kingdom he could not defend like a
man"
What piriful successor to the
great Abdur Rahman Almanzor, or
even Al Ahmar. the founder OF Boab.
dis house! Yet the average reader.
II he knows OF the Moors at all. knows
of Boabdil. The great names OF Moor
ish history have been forgotten that
the name of the rebel and traitor may
lfye--H G. Chstfield Taylors THE
Land of the Csstanets'
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-02-08
81. 90 Per Year
VACCINATE AGAINST BLACkLE0
moscow i.xpert Tells Why This is
Necessary to Guard Against
Disease.

Although the climatic conditions
prevent much in the way of animal
diseases, John f. Nicholson, bacte-
riologist at the Idaho experiment
station at Moscow, utters a warning
note to the stock raiser against
blackleg, = that fatal epedemic
among the fattest and most valuable
cattle on the ranch.
Vaccination of the unaffected cat
tie Is the only thing that will pre-
vent the infection of the entire
stock, the expert declares. The
disease strikes through herd of
cattle in short time and leaves a
trail of death in its wake. The COW
attacked is dead within a few hours
and nothing can be done to prevent
the loss of the animal. ALWAYS the
latest and most valuable stock are
hit by the disease, immunity COM
ing only to those above the three
year olds.
Idaho and the United States gov
eminent prepares most of the vac
cine in use by drying the flesh of
the animals dead from the disease.
grinding it to powder and subject
ing 1t to heat for several hours in
order to weaken the power of the
germs left in the flesh. By inject
ing this into the animal, mild
form of blackleg results, leaving the
COW immune to the real article.
The bacteriologist calls upon the
farmer and cattle raiser of the state
to examine their cattle thoroughly
IN order to prevent the beginning of
such an epedemic. He points out
that millions of dollars are lost in
the United States every year because
the cattle are not vaccinated in
time. The disease is particularly
range trouble, the cattle contracting
it during the season that they are
on pasture. All animals dead from
this disease should be buried un-
usually deep, or their carcasses
burned in order to prevent the dogs
from uncovering the bodies and
spreading the infection.
Idaho farmers can secure this
vaccine without cost by addressing
the experiment station at Moscow,
and they should lose no time in OBJ
quantity sufficient to in
noculate what cattle they have, as
IN ounce of preventative is worth a
pound of cure. The only expense
The farmer need be to is the pur-
,hase of the small syringe with
which to inject the poison into the
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-02-08
JEROME, IDAHO, FEBRUARY 8. 1912
hat this reputation might be main

That tins reputation might be main
taned.
lrof. Olln spoke at some length
on Our Soils and Seed Bedsn and
endeavored to impress upon all the
necessity OF feeding their soil as
well az their stock. Our soil being
deficient in nitrate he advocated
vetch as the quickest method of
putting humus in the soil, which
would produce the nitrate, the vetch
being plowed under as a green fer
tlllzer. lie strongly urged crop ro-
tatlon. Supt. Welch of Good
ing was present and gave the details
Of experimenting with vetch on the
experimental farm.
To- day Prof. Olin is discussing
seeds and the growing of feed crops
and other matters along this line.
Tomorrow will be water day.
when Don. Ii. Bark will discuss the
fundamentals in irrigating practice,
the duty and measurement of water.
In the evening lecture will be
delivered by Atty. Earl. c. Arnold,
OF Boise, who has recently been ad-
ded to the corps of instructors. His
subject will be Getting to Market"
and will deal more particularly with
the question of good roads, of which
we are all interested in.
Saturday will he devoted entirely
TO the orchard and State Horticul-
tural Inspector j. L. Mcpherson
will be ON hand to tell you about
the planting, pruning and care of
the orchard and untangle any knot
ty problems you may be confronted
with.
All the sessions thus far have been
well attended, the hall being well
filled on each occasion, and much
interest being manifested. There
is a great demand for these schools
from all sections of the state, and
this community can consider itself
fortunate in securing session here
this winter a. it cannot help but re-
suit in much good to the tract in
general.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-02-08

1t was recently given out that ex-
governor Brady had purchased the
property of the defunct Great Wes-
tern Beet Sugar Co. in the Noun
tainhome district. Confirmation of
this is manifested by the first pay
ment being made ON the purchase
price. The tract embraces several
thousand acres and water rights
will be sold for 500 per acre.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-02-08

Editor Murphy, of the Hepburn
Review, announces himself as a
candidate for representative from
Lincoln county this fall, and if
neither party endorses him he will
run on an Independent ticket. As
to his reasons for seeking the nomi-
nation or what his qualifications are
for drawing votes, the editor sayeth
not.