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The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-07-30
PLAYING HoBsoN AT srEELE

Editor Fyles of the Minor Tel
ler has been playing Hob (son) at
Steele. In an account of recent
trip published in last weeks is
sue he says:
THE departure at Steele fur
nished us and the by-standers
some real reproduction of history.
We never sank Merrimac. but
we played the role of Hobson Just
the same. Let's see: there were
six women and girls to say good
bye to at this stage of our de-
parture and while the conductor
grew louder and louder in his ac-
customed "All Aboard we were
busy kissing the family. Well, you
know the rest in the books you
have read"
Now if Editor Fyles were not a
minister as we'll as an editor. we
might be led to wonder what he
did to make himself such a hero
to those Steele girls and wome1..
But probably they were all his
sisters. or his wife's sisters. and
SO much Hobsonizing under the
circumstances may have been per-
missibile. At any rate. he makes
a frank confession and his wife
has not applied for a divorce.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-07-30
WEDDING BELLS
RING ON SIXTH ST.
And Miss Ethel lucretia Purdon
Becomes tho Wife Of Mr..
George ManikoWske
SEVENTY INVITED GUESTS
Listen to the Simple Ceremony
That unites This Popular
Young Couple For Life

1t was an informal, yet a very
pretty wedding that occurred at
the home of Mrs. Belle Hanson
Purdon on Sixth ST., Tuesday af-
ternoon at $3.50 O'Clock. when her
daughter. Miss Ethel Lucretia
Purdon was united in marriage to
Mr.. George ManikoWske. OF
Mooreton. Rev. w. A. Baker in
the presence of seventy wi illnesses
and invited guests spoke the
words that united the happy
young couple for life.
The decorations were OF sweet
peas, in pink and white. The bride
was very charming in her white
dress of crepe de chine. and car
rying a wreath of cream colored
bridal roses. The groom was at
tired in the regulation black. and
both were unattended. After the
ceremony and congratulations
were over. light refreshments
were served and the happy young
couple departed for Camp Mr.
yana, Clitheral, Minn., where they
will spend the honeymoon in the
Stillmore cottage by the lakeside.
After September 4, they will be
cat Home" to their many friends
at No. 6i5, N. Sixth st. this city.
Those in attendance from a
distance were Mrs. W.. q. and
Clarence Crocker. of Lisbon: MIS-.
AZ. J. Breasted and daughter Mary.
Of Ft. Screvon. Ga: Mr. Andrew
Purdon of Alexandria. Minn.:: MISS
Bess Walker of Lidgerwood; Dr.
and Mrs. Cleve Purdon of Lisbon.
and Mr.. James Purdon Of Clitber-
= The bride is the beautiful and
ACCOMPLISHED daughter OF the
hate Major and Mrs. w. r. Purdon
Of this city and the groom is the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Manikowske Of Mooreton, and is
widely and favorably known as me
inventor of farm electric l!gnts H
and power by means Of Windmiits.
The Times joins with tnelr
hundreds OF friends in extending
congratulations and in Wlsnlng
for them long. happy and pros
porous life.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-07-30
HANKINSON WIN
The FIRST Gil I ] /
And Now Has Two ,ohano6 g ~ N
Wahpeton's One TO Win ssss
Tho Series
The SCORE WAS s 70 i
But wahpeten Bays Il yylll VI
Next Sundays 0amo, sas

The Wahpeton Ball Club wen.
to Hankinson last Sunday to pl4ss
ball and in the evening it cam,
home again. In short. it was d.
feated by score of seven to stS
and thus Hankinson is give
two chances to our one Is
win that three hundred dollas'
bet and the honors. But the boy
think they are going to win TIM
next game of the series here oai
the Island next Sunday, and thel
are going to try for it, anyway.
Selke had that widely heralesl
bunch of hard hitting Hankinsoa,
players at his mercy all the wal
until the fifth inning, when thaS3
heat got the best of him. and Till
asked Mgr. Christianson to reliey1i
him. Leon Elk was sent in ana
he should have come through witt
flying colors. had it not been To-
the bone that he pulled off. which
not only gave HankinsOn the gam
but also the great advantage liz
winning the first one of the series
first. the batter hit the ball q.
Leon Elk, who tried to catch tn
forced runner at third. when h,S
saw there was no earthly chance
to get him. There was on
already out. and this would haW.
made two .and the next mar
drove out a long sacrifice fly
which would have been the thirts
out. Toomy Reed at. second ant1
Birdsbill also were off color and3
though Root GILES and Gardy Boil
played one of their best gamefE
of the season. they couldn't meet
the handicap. ass ssI
Don't forget that Mgr. Chris
tiansen. will have his colts oui
next Sunday afternoon on IslanG
Park to play a return game with;
Hankinson. If we are any Judge OF
baseball. Hankinson is in for the
worst trimming she ever got this:
year. Don't think that the defeat
Sunday has put a damper in ths;
boys work: it has resulted in the
right way. The boys are practice
ing with vengeance and all is
needed to put us even with Hank
inson in the series. is little help
ing with vengeance and all that
is needed to Dut us even With
Hankinson in the series. is a little
helping hand in the bleachers and
grand stand. 8
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-07-30
PROF. r. N. BLACK

Prof. r. M. Black is preparing
to leave Wahpeton tomorrow for
Ellendale, where he will assume
his new and broader duties Aug
ust 4. as president of the State
Normal and Industriak School.
By the going OF, Prof. Black,
Wahpeton loses not only an emi-
nent educator but q model citizen
as we'll. While rejoicing in his
promotion almost everybody here
regrets that it calls him away
from us to another field of activ-
lty. For many years he has been
very prominent in educational cir
cles. first. as superintendent of
the city schools. then as county
superintendent and a prominent
professor in Red River University
and the State School of Science,
where in every position he. made u
place that is hard to fill.
Tried in almost every depart
ment of educational work he has
always acquitted himself with
honor and distinction. and yet he
is as unassuming as a child. AS
an educator he has few. if any,
superiors in the state. His pop
ularity as an Instructor is attest
ed by the hundreds and thousands
of students who have listened at
his feet. That he will also make
good in the still broader field to
which he has been called there
can be no doubt.
No matter whether it is church
work or school work he has al
ways been plain and unassuming
yet leader of the people and his
influence has always been on the
side of good morals and the high
est possible attainments in the
educational world. His wife. too,
has always been help meet for
her husband in all his arduous
labors.
In common with hundreds of
friends throughout the city and
county, the Times deeply regrets
the going away of this excellent
family and wishes for them the
greatest possible success and
pleasure in their new field. Ellen
dale will find them citizens worth
while in any community and Pres
ident Black man competent and
worthy of the position to which it
has called him.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-07-30

Later: Austria has actually d.
clared war against Servia and the
whole civilized world is excited
over the event. Europe is threat
ened by a war which may alter the
map of the entire continent. The
eyes of the world are now turned
to St. Petersburg. which holds
the key to the extent the present
conflict may assume. If Russia
comes to the aid of Servia all the
big powers Of the continent will
undoubtedly be involved.
AS a result of this condition in
Europe the markets of the world
have suddenly become demoraliz
ed and a panic prevails in the New
York Stock Exchange.
Wheat took a big jump on the
Chicago board Of trade in con-,
sequence Of the big war scare
TUESDAY.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-07-30
seENDs %. .ooo, 900 ON noAn.

. . nouyanoga county. Ohio. will add
oO mlles OF rural brick road this
year to its 400 miles of Similar
pavement already, according tn
the 1914 road Improvement nlans
announced by County Enrineer
Stlnchcomb, thus strengtheninr
It's distinction of being the hest
paved rural district of anv sim;iar
area in the world. N'"i
a minimum width Of s;vfoo,
1eet has been adopted for road.
70 De laid during the coming sum-
mer and the entire expenditure
including fills. bridges. etc. will
De something in excess of 5000
The adaptability of brick to ru-
raj roads was first proved in Cuy-
anoga county and the policy of
Dulldlng for permanence was adj
opted here even before autom0-
bile traffic drove other localities
~ copy similar construction. Cuy-
ahOga county has expended more
than $8,000,0OO in this type of
road and the repair bills have
amounted to practically nothing,
A perfect system of radiating
highways now extends to the
county line in every direction, and
the task which Engineer Stinch-
comb has outlined is that of con-
Meeting these main arteries with
suitable crossroads.
In spite of the cost. the county
is money ahead, according To-
county officials. for the increase
in taxable rural land values has
yielded more than the total cost in
revenue. Cleveland. with 900
miles of brick paved city streets,
will pave about 80 miles of streets
this year. including the repaving
of some of it's main highways.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-07-30
MONEY TO MOVE CROPS

Secretary McAdoo has announc-
ed that he will put out approxi-
mately $34.OOO,0OO and that he
stood ready to increase the
amount to any extent necessary to
meet the country's needs. The
money from the. Federal treasury
will be deposited in National
banks throughout the country
again this fall to facilitate the
movement of crops and promote
business generally.
Last. year the Department in
,augurated the custom of distri-
buting funds in the crop handling
centers, depositing about $685..
600, 900 of the $5O,OO0,O00 that
the Secretary had decided to use
for the purpose.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-07-30
DENIES HIS GUILT.

j. w. McPeek of Minot pleaded
not guilty when arranged on "A
charge of wife murder. He filed
a motion for change of venue,
maintaing that he could not be
assured of fair and impartial
trial there because of public
opinion. McPeek is accused of
numbering Bertha McPeek in a
local rooming house on March 90
and his Z year old daughter was
an eyewitness to the tragedy.
In the coroner's inquest she test
flied she saw her father slay her
mother. Mrs. McPeek on her
deathbed charged her husband
with the shooting.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-07-30
THE EplIoR,s pREAM

1t was hot night and the edi-1
tor slept lightly and dreamed. In,
his visions he saw Richland Coun-a;
ty fifty years hence and was ainaz-a
ed at what he beheld. s
One of the first sights that att
tracted his attention was snb-S
urban railroad connecting Wah.a
peton. Great Bend and Hankinsonsss
with passenger car running each
way every hour of the day and
freight cars as often as the need
required. He next observed that
all the flat land near the Reds
River had been ditched and tilesl
until there was not a wet SPOT tGf
be found in the valley, and as
result the crops were all fine. II
The roads everywhere were all
nicely rounded up by King dragss
and so thoroughly hammereej
down by travel that the rains SFs
| they fell ran off like water from
a goose's back, and radiating Quit
/, from all the principal towns ots
the county the roads were paved,
with cement and brick.
The farms were all neatly fencIjj
cd and fields of alfalfa. clover;
: IlIllOtIly anu tOiLl. anu CdLCiC, nOtSssfs
and horses. fat t-smOOth and SLEEK
enough to win premiums at anx
state fair in the Union. The farm
houses were all large. commoda
ious and we'll painted, and there
were silos everywhere. On inQuirg:
| ing the price of these farms the
dreamer was told that it. varieds
from 1925 to 5000 per acre.
Instead of bonanza farms THO
average farm consisted of oni5
about 80 acres. and there VI
a family on every farm. Irsteada
small country sch l,,.nOuScS. taaS
iwns one fine tMn- story hEt
schoolhouse in every TOWNSHIP
,, and the country boys and Ris
enjoyed the same ADVANTAGES
graded schools that the city 1ss
and girls do. a'sSs
Wahpeton had grown to q til
of $4,000 people, Hankinson ~
about $4,000. Lidgerwood, yn
mere and Abercrombie had
10000 each. Walcott and Gt
Bend had 5000 each, ChriSft
Mooreton. and BaEneY had LII
each, Colfax. Galchutt New
tador and Homestead 4 .0O0s
Thousands of automobiles.
" improved. were trav0in&
hard. smooth roads and AiHJA
were sailing the <.slky.s
1t was only dreamy hut aEee
sometimes como true. Who klS
but this one wills
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-07-30
COAL sY MAIL

The man who shipped the brick
house-one brick at time-by
parcel post has been fairly out
done at Los Angeles by the Union
Hardware and Metal Co.. who
have commenced shipping black
smith coal by parcel post and
probably the parcel post carrier
who gets the job for delivering 1T
will believe that the possibilities
of his job will never be exhausted.
The coal is to be shipped in
small sacks by mail to the Harris
burg Mines company. at Harris
burg CAL. via Ballyrat. Postage
on the entire ton will amount to
5S2i go, which is cheaper than it
could be sent by freiRht or ex-
press.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-07-30
CHURCH NOTICE

There will be no services at the
1mmanuels German Evangelical
Lutheran Church. Cor. 5th st. and
Pembina Ave-, next Sunday on ac-
count of the invitation of Fergus
Falls congregation to their Mis-
sion Festival on that day.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-07-30
T8E aTATE FAlR

Last weeks State Far ls prO-
.nounced the best ever held in the
atate. and it was the most largely
attanded one. Approximately iOOl-
900 persons attended and the EN-
hibits ia livestock far excelled
those Of any other year. 1t was too
early in the season for many 0tn-
er farm Oxhibits.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-07-30
meridian Road Organization

Persons interested in that part
of the Meridian Road lying in this
county held a meeting in the Mer-
chants hotel Tuesday afternoon
and organized for more effective
work by electing j. j. Keen of this
city president and Ole j. Friswold
of Dwight. director.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-07-30
fRlsED At FAIRMounr

rdIrillOunt news tells us
is Oslund was.down in that
me other day. and the town
busy and so full of people
wanted to know what was
on there that there was
jam of people in town.
told that it was an everyday
ence. Nels wouldn't believe
Clabaugh until his own son
sho has been there so much
}. told his father it was a
can always tell a good town
King at the columns of it's
hpers. Every business man
rmount advertises. and ad-
Is regularly in home news
Even the lumber dealers,
nent men and jewellers are
yertising down there, while
hpeton. and many other
many of the business men
wrapped their cloak about
and have lain down to
nt dreams. content with
yer business happens along
'e really best pleased when
calls to disturb them.
mt Fairmount's ''four rail
that makes it a hustling
else why isn't Wahpeton
lso? No. its Fairmount's 3
business men that make
eount a live town. What
|ould YOU expect of a town
even it's jewelers. advertise
hlole year round. and adver-
berally, too?
at Wahpeton needs to wake
is Is a live lumber and imple-
urn or two who are, not in
ust-lndependent firms. with
|Rers who have their fortunes
make and who are wiling
o9t and hustle for business.
y oslund himself is some
oi a hustler. He sets q
taDle. runs a clean moral
Z, I; ana 11l he is the only land
m WahpetOn who ever aG-
I,is gs IN the newspapers. As
Ias s... ne does the largest hotel
ess e IN the city. But with.
|any other business men in
y not ADVERTISING. no wond-
o, was surprised on going 70,
Eunt :" to see what q difference
y. a. Wnere w everybody Is an ad-.
er and a hustler,
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-07-30
ED
BY LIGHTNING [; /
bhlan o. Llberty Grove
y Quits Life while
hacking Hay.
IAN BADLY DAZBD
hders or Home And
kolves the Alarm 70
llrs. kotohlan

id BrOadax-
eveing this commun-
hooked to hear Of the
Alfred Kotchian caused
Ike of lightning.
And the hired man were
hay with Alfred on the
Eat about 5 o'clock a
las approaching acom-
" lightning. Though
been no sharp lihtning
bolt of lightning struck
d stunned the hired man.
Est anyone knew about
Ter was when the team
in came up to the house
hrently no driver. Mrs.
went out to the team
Ee found the hired man
ID condition. When Mrs.
asked him where AL
he was unable to give
fmation. Mrs. Kotchian
/ that something w a S
lave the alarm. and when
! stack was reached. AL
] found lying on the hay,
bn examination it was
hat life was gone. The
ian has fully recovered
) shock he received.
kotchian was the son
ind Mrs. Joseph Kotchian
j born on the old home
arried Mrs. Anton Bortos
rs ago last September,
first husband was killed
lg off a load of hay, Just
s ago last Saturday.
ear relatives who survive
sides his widow. are his
four brothers. Frank and
Lidgerwod. Walter and
of Kermit, N. D., four
Mrs. G. C. Miesen and
d. Herring of Cayuga,l
E. Jackson Of this city,
}. F. E. Nichols of Mimi
also Christine Bartos a
r of Mrs. Kotchian by her
;band. q-'s, @ -. -. ! Il, :s.ss ~
L~4aL:
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-07-30

d Kotchian was a young
ho was we'll known about
Id on every hand we hear
but good words for him
an Industrious farmer, a
husband. kind neighbor
good citizen.
many friends and acquain-
deeply sympathize with
burning relatives in their
borrow.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-07-30
Photo. BY American Press As.oc,.t,ap:,

MASS almost entirely wiped out BY flames
rebuild
interest although Rawthones birthplace was
saved The loss Sl5O00O00 photos show
the flames
their homes: refugees
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-07-30

..Not Guilty. says the Paris
jury OF Mme CaillaUx.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1914-07-17

ton of 10 per cent penalty.
Exemption from taxation of $500
on improvements upon occupied
homes.
Taxation of producing mines at
full market value.
That patents be Immediately
issued for timber lands and that sur
veys be Immediately completed.
Repeal of automobile tax law.
Revision of court and jury sys-
tenn to provide economy.
Restitution of funds illegally paid
and punishment of offenders proven
guilty Of fraud in state affairs.
Rigid CONTROL of Idaho railroads.
Employers liability law modelled
after Washington law but without
creating any new offices.
Requiring men in hazardous en-
payments to read and speak English
language.
Iowa injunction and abatement
law
Mandatory instruction in element
airy agriculture and domestic science
in publics schools.
'Torrens' system of land and
water titles
Guaranty of bank deposits.
Restitution to Carey act settlers
from fraudulent promoters.
Make maximum interest rates 10
per cent under contract, to cover all
commissions.
Loan of state funds to farmers.
Law aiding farmers cooperative
marketing and producing associa-
tions.
Minimum wage scale for women.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1914-07-17
Methodist Services

Preaching at Kendrick 1st and 3rd
Sunday mornings and End and 4th
Sunday evenings. Preaching at
American ridge LIST and 3rd Sunday
evenings and End and 4th Sunday
mornings of each month. Preach
ing at Fairfield every Sunday after
noon at 3 p. m. Sunday school at 10
o'clock a. m. Epworth league at 7
p. m. Sunday evening and prayer
meeting at 8 p. I'm. Wednesday.
j. X. Craig, pastor.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1914-07-17
Surprising Cure of Stomach Trouble

when you have trouble with your
stomach or chronic constipation,
don't imagine that your case is be-
yond help just because your doctor
fails to give you relief. Mrs. G.
Stengle, Plainfield, N. j., writes,
For over a month past l have been
troubled with my stomach. Every
thing l ate upset it terrible. One
of Chamberlain's advertising book
lets came to me. After readinga
few of the letters from people who
had been cured by Chamberlain
Tablets, l decided to try them.
have taken nearly three-fourths of a
package of them and can now eat al
most everything that | want" For
sale by all dealers. adv.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1914-07-17

Several from here attended the
in Moscow last week.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1914-07-17

Grandpa Byrne and Miss May de-
parted for Vancouver, B. c. Wednes-
day where they will remain during
the summer.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1914-07-17
Presbyterian Services.

Preaching LIST. 3rd and 5th Sum-
days at HOO a. m.
Preaching End and 4th Sundays
at 7:3O p. m.
Sunday School every Sunday at
1000 a. m.
Mid-week meeting as per announce
ment from Sunday to Sunday.
Rev. Smith.
c. F. Fonberg, of Cedar Creek,
was transacting business in this city
Saturday.
c. H. Keller and son Elmer
were business visitors in this city
Tuesday.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-02
The Wierdest Funeral.

The worlds wierdest funeral was
that held in Vienna when the nine
Austrian officers and men killed in
aerial military maneuvers were bur-
led. For the first time in history a
flying guard of honor attended the
motor hearses along the streets and
roadways leading to the military
cemetery.
Twenty military aeroplanes, black
draped, crape-swathed and flying
mournful pennants, circled aloft over
the hearses. While the dead aviators
were being placed in the earth, the
drumming of the air crafts sweeping
back and forth over the cemetery
mingled with the words of the burial
service When the last body had
been inferred the funeral aeroplanes
drew together in a somber flock and
flew off in company.
A burial at sea by night is regard
ed as most impressive thing. The
engines are quieted, the service is
read and the shrOuded thing that
was man plunges shot-weighted to
the depths. The burial of it's dead
at nightfall by defeated army is a
never-to-be-forgottcn spectacle be-
side which the spectacular funerals
of Kings and Presidents pale by COM
parison.
But for sheer impressiveness and
appeal to the Imagination and for
glimpses at future vistas of the race,
the wheeling aeroplanes circling like
mourning winged things over the vic
tins of the air make these others
seem commonplace.