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The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-04-09
County Correspondence


4 An error appeared in last week:
Barney items in The Times. il
stating that repairing was bein:
done for DR.. HoXie's office. which
should have read for "a doctors
Office" DR.. Langsdell will prob.
ably arrive for business in a few
days.
Arthur Kressin reports a much
, heavier fall of snow farther north
Sunday night than here. 1t was
a moonlight evening SO Arthur
could surely see.
Mrs. Ethel kramer Mertz OF
Wahpeton was in town in the in.
terestS of her candidacy for coun-
ty superintendent. Her Barney
friends hope she will win the po
sition as she is we'll qualified and
Is no politician.
| Mrs. j. G. Boatman and her
daughter. Mrs. Gustavson. OF
Minor. spent Wednesday of last
week with Mrs. Sheetz.
Frank Mitchell and family OF
Nantador are visiting with their
cousins. Mr.. and Mrs. O. +.
NamSley.
| Miss Alma kressin returned
from Mankato Friday. where she
has been attending school.
Gust Whitkopp made his usual
Sunday trip north of town.
ChaS. Fritz was in Barney the
first Of last week.
A. Friskop of DeLamere was a
visitor at the home Of his daush-
ter. Mrs. y. H. Berg. last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Elliott and
daughter We're visitors at the E.
E: Bailey home in Mooreton last
! "Wednesday.
Mrs. Bayes of Wahpeton spent
the first Of last week with her
sisters. Mrs. farup and Mrs. Lii
lestol.
a baby girl came the first Of
last week to the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. F. W. Becker.
Many Of our farmers are very
busy breaking colts.
! Dan Bradow arrived Thursday
evening from Duluth to work for
L. E. Moffet.
F. o. Whipple's young son is
suffering from blood poisoning
in his arm.
Claude Crofoot and family of
ColfaS We're over Sunday visitors
at the A. Meyer home.
Carl Whithop took young
daughter to the hospital at Breck-
enridse Monday for an operation
for adenoids. Miss Lena accom-
panied them for a few days.
Miss Selma kressin was in
Wahpeton between trains Monday.
Albert TorgeSon moved his
family into the Grover Thompson
residence last week.
Rev. and Mrs. Maddox and
Walter. also Grandma Maddox
attended the aid society here last
Thursday. The next meeting will
be with Mrs. E. E. Bailey in More
ton.
The township officials have
lately had large bulletin boards
placed ON or near each Of the
township school houses.
a large crowd attended the NJ.
f. services at the school house
Sunday. four persons being taken
into membership.
Miss Ethlvn Rehnet entertain
ed several Of her young friends at
a party in honor Of her birthday
April ist. Delicious refreshments
were served by Mrs. Rehmet and
Miss Dorothy and most enjoy
able time is reported.
Rev. Hilsendorf officiated at the
confirmation services at the Ger
man Lutheran church Sunday at
which time the following were
confirmed: Ada Thiel. Chas.
pompa, Willie Simdorn. Irvie
kressin. Edna Duenow. Henry
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-04-09
NORTH sRAnDEMsuRo

W. J: kopelman spent Thurs
day at Hankinson.
a number Of the relatives and
friends Of Theo. Bohn. gathered
at their home Sunday.
Alfred koppelman made bust
ness trip to Hankinson Saturday.
Rev. I. Hinck confirmed a class
Of fourteen Sunday.
Robert sedler made a business
trip to Hankinson Wednesday.
The Hoefts young folks visited
at the home of F. Cook SUNDAY.
Miss Lilly Ehlers went home
Friday. after spending a few
weeks at w. j. koppelman's.
Alma Sedlar. who has been Wis
lting at Henry's arrived home on
Sunday.
VIM. Neitzel was county seat
visitor "Wednesday.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-04-09

Ainderman and Henry Gramenz.
Frank krodel and Frank Hem
merlein of Haysville. Ind, and
VIM. Mulkey of Iva. Ind, arrived
recently to work here this season.
The former is working for 4.
Meyer at the livery barn. the lat
ter for D. w. Moffet and the other
for Grover Thompson.
\. c. jerks and Herb jerks and
family left for Iowa the first Of
the week to make their future
home. Their friends here wish
them success and prosperity.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-04-09
Wings Of the Bat.

The wings of bats are merely hands.
The fingers Ire very Icing and Joined
by q membrane similar to that of q
ducks foot, only thinner. This mem.
brane is extended up the arm, along
the body and down to the legs and
tail. The thumb is very short and its
nail is extended to form a hook or
"laW.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-04-09
TREAT STOCK RIGHT

Kind treatment makes sleek ami
mails.
Some horses have more sense than
their owner.
A good dairy COW is the most pro-
ita5le manufacturing plant on the
farm.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-04-09

ouits %.
Here's girl says college students
should b ueatsd - II they were
weak minded"
There goes the Old mistake Of judS-
Ing . man bY his clothes."-
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-04-09

reason is that the formaldehyde may
have some influence in checking some
Of the other plant diseases which are
known to affect grain crops.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-05-14
THE BUSINESS OUTLOOK.

| The impression steadily gains that
some concessions will be made to the
railroads in the matter OF rates at an
early date" says Henry Clews in his
weekly New York letter. Current
railroad earnings are still unsatis-
factory, though much less so than in
! February and March A few roads
report fairly encouraging gross re.
suits; other showing heavy declines,
not only in gross. but particularly in
net results. While the roads will un-
doubtedly be assisted by a moderate
advance in rates, is is possible that
they Will continue to show the effect
OF smaller volume of spring traffic
for some time to come. Nevertheless
there are reasons for believing that
the worst of the depression in this
respect has already been passed Per.
haps the most, encouraging news is
that of the expected adjournment OF
congress before the middle OF July
This Is earlier than anticipated. Need
less to say the country will welcome
such highly desirable event. Bust
mss men and all upon whom the re-
sponsibility for initiative depends
have been harassed and perplexed by
government interference and an ex-
cess of new legislation that has I'M
questionably been the main cause for
the present depression In business.
This policy has not only produced a
discouraged state OF public mind, bur
has made II practically impossible to
make plans for the future, without In
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-05-14
SEVENTY YEARS AGO.

OskalOOSa had an anniversary on
Monday. 1t was May II, 1874, seven.
ty years ago that the election of the
county seat of Mahaska was made.
while the name of Oskaloosa, for the
seat of government was chosen on
May II. The name was suggested by
the late Micajah 7. Williams. whose
daughter, Mrs. Alice Bennett, recent
Forest cemetery.
Horace Brdsall in writing the history
of first things in Mahaska county, has
the following concerning the choice Of
the site now called Oskaloosa by the
special commission appointed for the
purpose.
Three sites were pressed for choice
of location, Auburn at the head of
Six Mile Prairie" the geological
geographical center of the county, a
spot about two and half miles north
of Oskaloosa and The Narrows."
The place known as the narrows"
the final choice of the commission
was a point on the water shed be.
tween the South Skunk and the Des
Moines Rivers, where the timber land
bordering the streams or it's tribu-
taries, approached almost to joining.
Before the country was settled this
point could be seen for twenty miles
as the pioneer approached it from the
southeast. The ridge, lined on either
side by the timber skirting the bOrd
Gring streams looked like one long
vista of green with a narrow gateway
at the limit of vision. This gateway
was called the narrOWs" by the first
corners. This shed was the one great
highway of travel between points on
the Mississippi and the Missouri riv-
ers or the far west. These condi-
tons induced the commissioners to
favor the narrows" as the location
of the county seat"
The name of the county seat was
originally spelled TUSCALOOSA. The
name is associated in Indian history
with Creek princess. The SeminOles
had made war upon the Creeks, des-
troyed their entire body of warriors
and taken captive their families
Among the prisoners was a beautiful
princess who finally became the wife
of OsCeOla, a chief of the SeminOles
and he gave her the name of Ouska-
lOosa, meaning The Last of the
Beautiful"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-05-14
w. c. T, U. Officers.

Election of officers for the Ninth
District of the w. c. r. u. featured
the closing session of the annual con
vention Friday evening at the Friends
church. The following officers were
chosen to serve for the ensuing year:
President-Mrs. c. f. Barnard, Os
kaloosa.
e-President-Mrs. Robert Lin
coin, Grinnell.
Secretary Mrs. Emma Norris
Buckeye.
Treasurer - Mrs. Mary Reiner
Buckeye.
Superintendent of departments for
the year were elected as follows:
Approximate Giving-Mrs. f. Z.
Bond, New Sharon.
Literature - Mrs. Mary Sopher,
Grinnell.
Y. p. B.-Mrs. e. o. Kent, Oska-
lOOsa.
Franchise-Mrs. F. d. Reid. Oska-
loOsa
Medal CONTESTANTS. Jessie B. vii.
liams, Oskaloosa.
Sabbath Observance-Mrs. Hannah
ConOver Oskaloosa.
Chautauqua-Mrs. Jessie Bailey,
Grinnell.
Press Miss Helen Jordan, Oska-
loosa.
Purity-Mrs, Frank Lewis, Oska-
loosa. @''
Mothers Meeting - Mrs. Eleanor
Kent, Oskaloosa.
Scientific Temperance-Mrs. Effie
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-05-14
THE RIGHTS OF CITIZENS.

| 1t is easy to criticise in times OF
war or other great public emotions
and it is the part of honor to be a
patriot under all circumstances. 1t is
hard to keep still. however, when an
administration makes one blunder
after another, and finally practically
| refuses to give the citizens of this
country that protection which they
are guaranteed under the stars and
stripes. People of the United States
were invited and urged to go into
Mexico, and now that they are there
they should not be abandoned ITO
their fate or left to the protection OF
the representatives of other counties
When a delegation of refugees from
the oil properties at Tampico. headed
by w. L. Lucas, called on Secretary
of the Navy Daniels to protest against
the withdrawal of American war YES
sells under Rear Admiral Henry T.
Mayo from that port, leaving the re-
fugees TO be brought out on German
and British war vessels the secretary
told the refugees they should be glad
that they escaped with their lives. He
informed them that Admiral Mayo
withdrew his vessels at the suggest
ion. of the commanding officers of the
British and German vessels, who
advised him not to enter the city of
TampicO b cause of the strong anti
American sentiment there.
There is little wonder that the ref
ugees replied that if this was the
view of the Washington administra-
ton they were ashamed of their
American citizenship.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-05-14
THE GREEN STONE.

| Though ireland is known as the
| Emerald Isle, history fails to record
the finding of any of these gems, on
the home rule" ridden, but beautiful
island. But history does recite that
emeralds flashed on the shield of Aa.
ron: the Ptolomies of Egypt treasur.
ed them, and their lauidaries knew
the art of engraving on their hard sur
faces the mystic symbols of their an
cient faith; the Theban tombs reveal
ed choice emeralds among their long
buried treasures. while Herculaneum
and Pompeii have added their quote
to the greed of modern eXcavators.
Nero that half-mad monster who once
ruled the destinies of Rome, used an
enormous emerald for a mOnOCle; and
in the tilmy fabric OF the gowns of
Cleopatra emeralds shone in verdant
lustTe.
Mount Zabarah, in Upper Egypt,
is said to have been the source OF
many OF these ancient gems. but cen
turtles have passed since these prOli'
tic mines were exhausted and modern
jewellers must now depend upon the
western hemisphere for their supply.
In the spoils Pizarro sent to Spain, so
goes the story in the Spanish edition
for May of the Monthly Bulletin of
the Pan American Union, were found
the first fine specimens of American
emeralds, and thus was revealed an
other source of the manifold wealth
of the new world. Perhaps the most
valuable single emerald found in mod
ern times is the one in that famous
collection of gems owned by the Duke
nf OF m hn
feet bexagonal crystal. weighing 8
ounces and IS pennyweights. and two
inches in length. 1t came from the
South American republic that fur
niShes the greatest supply of fine
emeraldS known to the world today.
Not that Colombia is the only coun.
try that has emerald mines Ecuador
and Peru have contributed their
share to the worlds supply, and in
the former country the city of Es-
meraldas Spanish for emeralds)
takes its name from the precious
stones found in its vicinity. Among
the Aztec treasures of Mexico were
found emeralds as fine as those of the
Peruvian InCas, and il Is reported that
Cortez was offered 10000 ducats for
one of the gems he gathered from
the hoard of MonteZuma. The Next !
can gems were exquisitely cut, and
il is from this source that the magni- !
ficent emeralds now forming part OF
the royal collection of Spain were |
supposed to have come. In certain /,
parts or Siberia, India, Salzburg in |
Australia, Norway, Brazil, Ireland !!
and In some areas of the United !
States limited quantities of the pre- |
cious stones are found, but the gems |
of greatest beauty and value are to |
be had from the MuzO and Cosquez |
deposits near Bosota, the capital OF
Colombia.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-05-14
DELTA A BUSY TOWN
LITTLE GIRL WRITES STORY OF
A MULE - CEMENT WORKERS
FINISH CULVERT WORK IN THE
VICINITY OF DELTA.

Delta, May 1.-THE following the
the production of little girl of Del
ia, aged 8, and at the request for a
paper of what she knew of a mule.
The result is: "Mewle-He has long
ears and Ciks (kicks) and breathes
and has long tale and don't like to
work. He eats hes reglly. He has
reglly mouth, most mewles are gray
A mewle is derty, he lives"
Dwight Beman and wife, of OskalOo-
sa, autoed to Delta Sunday afternoon
Lee Upton just had to have fast
ter way of travel so bought an cleo
trio starter. He Is now in the swim.
The county cement workers have
finished their work in this vicinity
for this spring. The men are working
under Ed Boland and all culverts are
being put in according to plans fur
nished by the Board and their engIn-
GERS.
The Delta Tile Works will start up
for the season just as soon as the
new smoke stack arrives.
The Turner Art Exhibit at the high
school building Friday and Saturday
was well patronized and proceeds will
assist in getting pictures for high
school room.
Corn planting is on in full vogue
in these parts this week. Small grain
and grass needs rain.
l.. }. Augustine who is employed at
Fairfield, was at home over Sunday.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-05-14
GOOD ROADS pAY JUNE I,

At the instance of the Iowa Automo
| bile Association, Governor George w
Clarke has issued a proclamation call
ing upon the people of the state oil
Iowa to devote June 18th wholly to
roads
Mr.. Nissen, of the State Automobile
Association, states that they expect
to assist in organizing each county to
hold meetings, dragging contests. etc,
to arouse the greatest possible inter,
est in better roads.
The Road Maker suggests that
every community arrange to take this
day off from all regular duties and
spend it, if not in actual road work,
at least in discussing the subject and
in listening to men who have given
it special study.
If the weather is reasonably favor.
able, every road in Iowa ought to be
dragged for this day. Incidentally we
might suggest that every road in
Iowa must" be dragged when it
needs it, but that does not mean by
any possibility that they are being
so cared for.
Great interest has been manifested
in good roads days in other states and
Iowa certainly ought not to be an ex-
ception to the rule. Road Drag day
last year was quite generally observ.
ed in spite of the fact that it was ex-
tremely dry and therefore unpleasant
to drag Let us make every arrange.
ment to take full advantage of the
opportunity to work together at this
time and make a splendid showing
the state.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-05-14
NEWS FROM NEARBY
ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST
GATHERED BY WipE.AWAkE
HERALD CORRESPONDENTS IN
TOWNS AND COMMUNITIES,
NORTH eleventh STREET.

Mrs. Mattie Lamm, of Pleasantville,
Is visiting Mrs. u. c. Parker this
week.
Mrs. Jefferson, OF Winterset, is Wis
iting her daughter, Mrs. Fred Fehd.
Mrs. Elizabeth Cook, who has been
visiting Mrs. Anna Cook returned to
her home near Cedar Monday.
John Sherman and family, Of Bar
mes City, visited the parental S. i.
Sherman home Sunday. Mr., Sher'
man returned home with them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Paulson visited
at L. B. PearSon's Sunday.
Miss Mary Sherman goes tomorrow
to Eddyville for a week end visit with
friends.
Earl Henness is eXCavating. getting
ready to move the barn out from town
and have a basement barn.
Mrs. Emma Mangerson is having
a new cave made and intends having
her house torn down and rebuilt into
five room cottage.
May 8. G.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-05-14
NINE ARE kILLAD IN BLAST
ANOTHER MISSING FROM ExpLo.
SION ON LINER JEFFERSON.
Many Are Badly scaIded and Arc
Taken to Hospital When Ship
Puts in at Norfolk, Va.

Norfolk, Va. May 13.-Nine men
were killed in an explosion on board
the Old Dominion liner Jefferson of
Cape Henry. Another man is missing.
The Jefferson came into Norfolk with
the bodies of the dead The explosion
was due to the bursting OF tubes In
the main boiler, while the jefferson
was on her way from Norfolk to New
York
The dead are: r. Brooks, fireman;
L. Brown, fireman; r. Coulbery, fire.
man; r. Uxton, fireman; L. King, coal
passer; J. Lopez, coal passer; Henry
Miller, oiler.
X. Mitchell, a fireman, Is the miss
ing man. He was seen just after the
explosion running about the deck, and
1t is believed that he jumped over
board and was drowned.
The injured, all Of whom were badly
scalded, we're taken to the Sarah Leigh
hospital In this city. Little hope is
held out for the recovery OF two of
them. ..-... -....
Among most seriously scalded are
Chief Engineer w. l.. Portlock. First
Assistant II. Smith and Angus Olsen,
water tender.
Olsen died later In the hospital
The fate Of Mitchell was cleared up
when his dead body, terribly scalded.
was found in corner of the engine
rom 1t was supposed that he had
leaped overheard In his agony. sH III
b After the Jefferson had left her dead
at Norfolk she again set sail for, New
York .t+s5ytt - -.s4ss
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-05-14

ipal water plant at Cedar Rapids and
the installation of additional pumping
service at this end to furnish ade
quate fire pressure.
Extensions of mains will also be
required in numerous sections OF
town for the proper development OF
the property and making possible
the supplying of service to addition
al customers that would increase the
revenues and income of the proper
ty.
Statement is made that the water
revenue outside of what the levy OF
five mills gives, is sufficient for meet
ing all expenses of interest, operat.
ion. maintenance and development
The item of interest at the start alone
would be $l7,500.
With the levy of five mills. made
annually by the council the sum OF
little less than ten thousand dol.
lars is provided for. Using this as
the basis for the bond payments the
city would pay for. the property in
thirty-five years, priced at 5000, 900 as
named in the offer made by the
water company.
Water plants are owned and oper
ated by other cities of Iowa and the
records made in these places" will
now be thoughtfully reviewed by Os.
kalooSa people.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-05-14
POST FORTUNE IS
LEFT TO DAUGHTER2
Wife Believed to Have Been
Given Settlement.
WILL TO BE READ NEXT WEEK
Employees Of MuIti.MIIIionalre Expect
to Be Remembered by Late EN-.
pIoyer-Aoed Parents Given
Sum Before Sons Death.

Battle Creek, Mich, May 12.-Not
until next week will it be known how
! the vast fortune of Charles w. Post,
estimated anywhere from $50,000,000
! to 500, 200, 900, will be distributed. AS
! Washington, d. c.. was the legal resi-
dence Of Mr.. Post, the reading OF the
will will take place there, and the rel
atives now gathering here for the fu-
neral Friday will not reach Washing
ton before Sunday. This is the gist
OF an authoritative statement made by
Attorney A. B.. Williams, chief Of Mr.
Posts counsel.
1t seems to be the general impress
sion here that Mr.. Post, either at the
time of his second marriage ito Miss
Leila Young, his stenographer) or
soon afterward made a settlement on
his bride by which she waived her
dover rightR
Would Leave Most to Daughter.
If Mrs. Post Is thus provided for,
II ia safe to say that the only daugh'
ter of Mr.. Post, Mrs. Marjorie Post
Close, wife OF Edward B. Close of New
York city and Greenwich, Conn. will
be the largest individual legatee.
Mrs. Close, 1t is generally under
stood has received an income Of
$4,000 a year from her father for
some time which is indicative of what
he would do for her. Several millions
probably will fall to her share in the
estate, as well as additional millions
to her two children, both girls, of
whom Grandpa" Post was very fond.
The attitude of the will toward Mr..
and Mrs. Rollin Post aged parents OF
the deceased manufacturer, Is profile
NAUTICAL, but as he wrote a check for
$4,000 for them shortly before he
took his life, many believe that he in
tended this to represent what he
would have them receive.
Brothers viii Share.
There are two brothers, Carroll L.,
of Battle Creek, and Orrie of Fort
Worth, Tex, and these will, of course,
be handsomely remembered. Carol
l.. Is vice-chairman OF a number of
c. w. Posts industrial institutions. in
CluulnS IHe UlS fOBlum CeT6dl plduJ,
the Central National bank, Post
Theater company, etc.
In the Battle Greek Paper company.
a 100000 corporation, C. l.. Post is
secretary. 1t is interesting to note
that where C. w. Post has held $50
or some odd shares in corporations, C:
L. Post has usually held only one
share. In none Of these concerns does
the name Of Mrs. c. W. Post appear
as either stakeholder or director. II.
c. Hawk NJ K Howe and A. b. Will
liams Mrs Posts attorney, are, in
most cases, the holders Of similar lone
shares Of stock. The will undoubtedly
will enlarge their holdings and make
them something besides members of
Mr. Posts famous cabinet"
Scarcely a man around the Postum
Cereal company whose appointment
was made by Mr. Post personally will
admit that he would be surprised II
his name were included in the list OF
legatees.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-05-14
MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP

In the event of the development
of the offer made by the Baltimore
directors of the Peoples Water Co
to the city OF Oskaloosa being rati
fed by the stock holders of the com
pany. numerous formalities remain
TO be canyassed before the matter
can easily be brought by the city
council OF Oskaloosa for the consid
Grafton of the voters.
Some blocks OF the stock of the
company are isolated. The gentlemen
from Baltimore are of the opinion
that they may be able to assemble
these holdings but in case, lney are
not able TO reach all 1t may become
necessary for an official call to be
issued for the purposes Of taking up
this stock.
II the negotiations that have been
inaugurated are carried TO further
contamination, facts and figures pre-.
scented by the books and records of
the Company will be placed before
the people who will have the privilege
OF voting on the proposition.
improvements contemplated in the
deal are the construction OF modern
alter beds on this plan of those now
IN successful operation al the munic-