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Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-07
THE THING. MOST NEEDED.

There is no subject to which the
state legislature and state administra-
ton can more worthily and usefully
give their attention than that of de-
vising and applying plans for the in
crease Of sour population by the set
tlement on our farms of actual resi-
dent farmers and their families, men
ideas to apply to the cultivation of the
soil the methods which experience and
investigation have shown to be wise,
and who are practical enough to un-
dertake rather the intense cultivation
of small area rather than the slip
shod methods which rob the soil of its
fertility without yielding even the
present possessor adequate returns for
his labor
To this policy the republican party
of this state is committed by the dec
larations Of its platform. Moreover
the state mas in its present governor
an official who, both from a sense Of
public duty and from personal in
iect. Governor Hanna knows some
thing about the resources of our state
and he believes that these resources
should be developed to the fullest ex-
tent. And he realizes that the most
important step toward full and effec.
tive development is to get more of the
right sort of farmers on the farms.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-07

hereditary hates, all the ideas that
sever man from his fellow man, all the
sophisticated arguments of statesmen
about the need of war-how false they
must seem to him as he lies in the
shadow of Deaths majestic wing, alone
with himself and the peaceful night
and the memories of home!
All the fierce lust Of battle, all the
desires of victory, all the will to slay
and be slain, IL need be, must seem
like story told to charm and frighten
children--a tale made up of strange,
impossible things, an echo of NOR
bid dream, in the deep peace that
comes over him beneath the sky and
stars.
Love of home, family, fatherland-
patriotism-yes! But these sacred
ideas, we fancy, no longer seem to
imply that the homes and families and
fatherlands of other men should be
devastated. They demand that they
also be respected. They mean love
that embraces all homes and families,
a patriotism too high for hate, too
broad for war and conquest
Truly, the dying are wise. Truly,
the sorely wounded, after the frenzy
has died away, must see things that
are greatly dark to men too much con-
fused with life and action.
Assuredly many Of them must feel
in their inmost souls that all argu-
ments that set men against their
brothers have been answered in that
deep moment when the land grows
dark and sleep seems strangely sweet.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-07

siegers to lose $4,000 men. Lately
from German sources we have heard
that the British troops have been
"annihilated" In companies and squad
rons, besides tens of thousands wound
ed and captured. An anti-climax to
these reports was furnished by the
British official list of casualties sus-
tanned by the cavalry brigade and
three divisions, minus one brigade, OF
the whole English force in France,
amounting to SO officers and 127 men
killed, 81 officers and 629 men wound
ed ,and 95 officers and 4,1s3 men miss
ing. The missing are chiefly, OF
course, wounded or captured men and
stragglers.
These lists are reliable, since they
are accompanied or soon followed by
the names. which are published for
the information OF relatives and
friends. There will doubtless be fur
ther reports of British casualties, as
military operations were in progress
when the first lists were sent in, but
1t is pretty, safe to reckon on unoffi-
cia1 reports of losses, especially il
coming from hostile sources, as gross
ly exaggerated. OF this sort, certainly,
Is that of $4,000 Russians slain and
10000 taken prisoners in one engage
ment near Allenstein That would be
more men killed than the English,
French and Russians combined lost by
death in the Crimean war-120,O 900
In all, and Of these the majority died
OF disease, but 51,945 being killed
in the Crinean battles.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-07
CHICKEN SEASON
IS: Opened TODAY
Nimrods of County Fair
Forth in Large Numbers
This Morning.

This Is a bad day for the prairie
chickens of North Dakota.
Judging by the record in Grand
Forks county, nearly half of the able
bodied male population of the state is
hot on their trail,
Latest reports from the office of
County Auditor Hans Anderson show
that a, total of 93o hunting. licenses
have been issued in the county.
Ever since Saturday evening there
has been a. steady exodus Of Nimrods
from the city some tof the more en-
thusiastic going on long trips to the
wilder country in the western part of
the state. - .. --.-.-..
The number of hunters departing
for the front" on the. opening day OF
the season has been greatly swelled
this year by the fact that the shooting
opens on Labor day, and that a large
number of business houses are closed
on that account
Reports indicate that the, chickens
are unusually plentifYl this year, and
that they area: copapk krativeiy tame
Large covies hayexbe& reported dur
ing the last fewsdayssWithin less than
a mile of the city limits.
The state laws passed at the last
session of the legislature, prohibiting
spring shooting, andssthe early train
ing Of hunting dogs have undoubte
ly had good effect in making the
birds more plentiful:fo the present
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-07
BALLOT ABSURDITIES.

The democratic primary election
ballot in Chicago is nearly four feet
long by about fifteen inches wide.
How many names it contains we have
not seen stated, but it is full of them.
Possibly no one had time to count
hem. The republican ballot is a sim
liar monstrosity, and the ballots of
other parties are about as bad. The
plain citizen, business man, clerk, la
horer, mechanic or what not the man
who does not regard politics as very
much of his business, and who spends
most Of his time attending to the
things which he believes are his bus
mess is expected to take one of those
enormous sheets Of paper into the
booth with him. and, in tn very short
time allowed hin, to mark his ballot,
to signify his preference for all the
offices to which those scores of can
didates aspire.
Most of tho men whose names con-
front him are not merely total strang-
ers to him. He never even knew
are honest and capable or corrupt and
incompetent he has no knowledge,
and no means of finding out other
than by making an investigation for
which he has neither the time nor the
inclination,
Moreover, he is in entire ignorance
concerning most of the offices--what
they are. what they are for. what is
the character Of the word involved,
and what sort Of man would be hest
fitted for the position
The consequence is that he goes to
the polls---if he goes at all---in state
of dense ignorance and perfect indif-
ference concerning at least ninety per
cent of the things which he is expect
ed to decide. He will vote with some
degree of intelligence for candidates
for the few Offices SO conspicuous as
to have attracted his attention. and
as to the rest he will either leave his
ballot blank or vote as blindly as if he
had shut his eyes.
Beautiful system. isn't it, And we
have something of the same sort right
here
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-07
1NDIANA'S NEW JAIL POLICY.

Portland (0re.) Evening Telegram:
Indiana is about to abolish the county
Jail to all practical intents and pur-
poses. The manner proposed is this:
| The state authorities are to establish
new kind Of penal institution at
Greencastle. The institution is to be
an immense, up-to-date farm of L.
500 acres, To this farm all minor
offenders, sentenced to Jail term of
fifteen days or more will be sent. The
counties will maintain jails only for
the most temporary detention of those
waiting trial and the like.
There are manifest advantages of
this arrangement. First, there is the
lessening of expense that will he cut
off by the discontinuance of county
lails as they are now conducted and.
further, from the fact that the state
farm will undoubtedly be made self
supporting.
The greater advantage. however,
will be the more intelligent method
of dealing with minor offenders which
ford There will he healthful and
productive employment for every in
mate-employment that will be Of far
better effect than breaking rock, and
vastly better in every instance than
the "idleness SO often imposed by Jail
sentences.
Another fact to be considered is the
large percentage of isil prisoners who
are amateur criminals. and the better
chance this percentage will have for
getting out of the ways Of iniquity
than exists under the dlscouraging
and unwholesore Jail environment
that has been the result of public
thoughtlessness and indifference rathz
er than anything else.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-07
TO VISIT THE BIG STATE FAIR
Paul Goodman and Clarence Ferguson
Will Secure Pointers for Use
Here Next Year.

Paul Goodman and Clarence Fergu-
son left last evening for Isl. Paul.
where they will spend two days as the
guests of the Minnesota state fair
management. They will meet Don ".
Moore, secretary Of the Grand Forks
Fair association. The three men ex-
pect to get some pointers regarding
the management of the big Minnesota
fair. Mr.. Goodman and Mr.. Fergu-
son assisted Mr.. Moore here for the
past two years.
Paul Goodman will 30 from st. Paul
to enter the Wharton School Of FL
nance in Pennsylvania. Mr.. Ferguson
will attend the University Of Chicago
again this year, whereshe will COM
plete his course in architecture and
Landscape, ~
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-07
LABOR HOLIDAY.
IN GRAND FORKS
Public Offices i and Banks
Closed Today in Honor
of the Occasion.
MONSTER PICNIC
AT CENTRAL PARK
Annual Ball Will be Held
This Evening at the
Auditorium.


All of. the public Offices. and large
number of the private places of busi-
ness in Grand Forks are closed today
in honor of Labor Day.
The banks have been closed during
the entire day. Many of the store will
close at o'clock this afternoon, al
though some will remain open during
the entire day. a;
The annual Labor Day ball will be
held at the auditorium this evening.
A large crowd is expected, and every
effort will be exerted to make the af-
fair one of the most successful ever
held in this city.
The annual picnic of the Grand
Forks Trade and Labor Assembly will
hold Its annual picnic this afternoon
at Central Park. DIR. c. E. Coles, pas
or of Mendenhall Presbyterian church
OF East Grand Forks will deliver the
chief address. his subject being 1.-THE
Dignity Of Labor,
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-07
WHEN WISDOM COMES.

| Chicago Herald: The slaughter
along the German and Franco-Eng-
fish battle line is appalling. Thousands
are shot down and thousands advance
to take their places in the lines Of at
tack and defense. And then the aw-
full process is repeated.
Those soldiers who press forward in
the heat of combat, full of patriotism,
zeal and courage-we know what they
think. But the wounded, perhaps dy-
ing soldier. under the open sky and
peaceful stars, when the tide Of battle
has surged over and beyond him
how does he feel about it
We fancy him, as he feels himself
on the brink Of another world, filled
with great peace and great forgive
ness, How strange 1t must seem to
him. all at once, that men should
actually go forth to slay their brother
men! How unimportant the things
that little while before seemed of
such tremendous moment!
Queer, he must find it, that men
can look up into that vast, benignant
sky and not feel its peace and calm en-
ter into their souls! Strange that men
who have watched the same bright,
high, mysterious stars should think
their small affairs worth slaughtering
each other for!
Incredible that men should not real
ize that all men are brothers, after
all; that all of them have fathers,
mothers. wives, sweethearts, children;
that in almost every little village there
Is whitespired church, beloved from
childhood, where mon go. as their
fathers went before them, to worship
the same God and to learn the same
lesson Of peace and forgiveness!
All the foolish pride. all the foolish,
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-07
"STARVE THE WAR 'SSL0GAN
Meeting Of Protest 10 Be Held Tues
day Night at City Hail.. Arth-
UT Williams Speaker.

"A meeting to protest against the
European war and toSurge the United
States government to bring about its
cessation by cutting off supplies Of
food and credit, will be held Tuesday
night at the city hall of Grand Forks.
J. Arthur Williams of this city, So
cialist candidate for governor, will be
the chief speaker.
"Starve the War and Feed Ameri-
ca" will be the slogan of the meet
ing, and resolutions will be passed de-
manding that the government should
seize the food supply, sources of cred
it, railroads, etc., on this side of the
ocean to prevent the warring nations
from obtaining money or food, and at
the same time prevent the arbitrary
advance of prices in this country.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-07
POSTPONE DIRECTORS MEETING
Commercial Club Members Will Hear
Edward F.. Trefez Speak Tues
day Noon.

The regular meeting Of the directors
Of the local Commercial club, sched-
uled for this noon, has been postpon-
ed until Tuesday. Edward r. Trefes,
field secretary for the United States
chamber of commerce, will deliver an
address at the COMMERCIAL club Tues
day noon. Dinner will be served at
immediately afterwards. The direc-
tors will meet after the, address. Mr..
Trefez will leave the city on No. to-
morrow.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-07
CASUALTIES BOILED DOWN,

The facts have altered through the
London censorship that 1,iege was not
attacked by nearly so many men as
three army corps comprise. and that
1t was literally impossible for the be-
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-07

Otto Hart, NoticeY Your parents
are greatly worried about your whore
abouts, II you need money or are in
any difficulties. advise us-your home
Is open to you and money will be sent
you II needed. Write your mother at
once. Signed, Miles Hart. Thompson,
N. D.-Adv.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-10

known " either the husband sor the
physician, both Of whom knew. how.
ever. that Z heart seizure caused the
end.
Mrs. Buffet has been suffering for
several years with palpitation OF the
heart. On Tuesday evening. about
o'clock, 1t was learned from ono Of the
children after the mothers death,
Mrs. Buffet was startled by the shrek
Of locomotive whistle on the Chicago
& Northwestern. The engine Of a fast
train, running several hours late, let
out a scheech as it neared the station,
and the suddenness of the noise fright
ened Mrs. Buffet terribly. She almost
collapsed, and became very Ill. As soon
as a doctor could be secured from this
city the patient was practically pulse
less, and never rallied. Acute dilaticn
of the heart, due to fright. is believed
responsible for her death.
Funeral services for Mrs. Bunet
were held Friday afternoon at o'clock
from the Lamoilie Congregational
church., in charge Of Rev. George La
Bounty A quartet composed Of Miss
Marjorie Mclean, Mrs. Emma Wood
ard, Elmer Pyle, and S. w. Myers. sang.
The seating capacity Of the church was
taxed by the friends who were In at
tendance Included among the numer-
Gus flowers were pieces from the La.
noble school. and the Yeomen ana
Electric Rebekahs Of this city. Tho
pail bearers were James B. Mayo,
Luther L. Lane. G. A. Johnson. 8. c.
West, ]. O. Bissett, and I. B. Lively.
Burial was in the Lamoille cemetery.
Representing the Yeoman homestead
Of this city at the funeral were Mes
danes Will Hawkins, John Humphrey,
and C. H. Chechter, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
Wikle, and NJ. NJ. O'Brien.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-10
Court WIN Not
Hs1p I,,sbyiats

Because John Harris. Of Le0rand, .
selfaccused habitual 1nebriate. refused
to tote" square with Judge B. =. Cum
mings this forenoon. tho Judge refused
to send Harris to the 1nebriate hospi-
tai at Knoxville for treatment. Harris
filed q charge of inebriacy against him
self.
When he came before Judge Cum
mings, Harris admitted having spent
$32 in this city during the last few
days for whisky and liquor. But when
the Judge attempted to find out where
Harris got the liquors Harris refused
to give the court the information.
Judge Cummings told Harris that
unless the latter gave up the informa-
ton the court wanted the court would
not send him to Knoxville to be kept
at the county's expense. He discharged
Harris.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-10
ASSISTANT COUNTY ENGINEER
ADVANCED TO HEAD OF DE-
pARrMENr eY SUPERVISORS.
ASH TO REMAIN AS
TEMPORARY ASSISTANT
Supervisors Prepare to Get Plans For
Four Bridges to Be Built by Contract
Next season-Locations Of Proposed
Bridses-Aope to Be Ready to Let
Contract in February.

w. w. Moorehouse. who has been as
sistant county engineer for few
weeks, was appointed county engineer
by the board Of supervisors this fore
noon. His salary was fixed at 1925 per
month, and his appointment dates from
Jan. 1, but it Is for no fixed length Of
time. Wesley ]. Ash, who has been
county engineer, will continue as as
sistant county engineer until he COM
pletes certain reports and other work
ne has under way.
Because the appointment Of Ash was
for one year, which does not end until
Feb. Is, and also because he declined
to resign before that time, he will be
retained as assistant at the same salary
he has been drawing.
BY this arrangement the board OF
supervisors got rid of the friction that
has existed between members of the
board and County Engineer Ash. 1t is
probable that the supervisors will en-
ploy one or more assistants to help
Moorehouse. If so the appointment will
be made later on.
Build Four Contract Bridges.
With the appointment of Moorehouse
to be county engineer the supervisors
instructed him to prepare plans for
four bridges which the supervisors will
build by contract next season. The
bridges selected for this contract are as
follows:
One across Clear creek. about mile
west of Rhodes; one over Skunk creek,
two miles east of Rhodes
One across South Timber creek, two
miles west of Ferguson.
One across small creek, three
quarters of mile west of Ferguson.
The size Of none of these bridges has
been determined, neither has the type
of bridge been determined. But it is
thought that most of the bridges will
probably be forty-fve feet long, or 1t
is possible that perhaps one may be
sixty feet in length.
The supervisors expect to be able to
ask for bids early in February.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-10
COLD WEATHER HELPS ICE.
Ice Now Seven Inches Thiek-company
Wants Twelve to Start Cutting.

Ice Now Seven Inches Thick-company
Wants Twelve to Start Cutting.
The colder weather was welcomed
by the Marshall Ice Company. which
is anxious to begin cutting the crop for
next season. At present. 1t was said
at the ice company's office today, the
ice is about seven inches thick. and the
company wants the thickness at least
eleven or twelve inches before cutting
begins.
The company had hoped to start cut
ting about the 18th inst. week from
next Monday. but whether it will be
able to begin then depends entirely on
the weather. The damp, foggy weather
of a few days ago proved harmful to
the crop already started. and VIII
necessitate more planning of the hnisheo
cut
Last winter cutting began on Jan. ID,
with the ice fourteen inches thick. Two
wears ago. at the present time, the
company had completed its pack, with
ice between twenty-five and twenty
four inches thick.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-10
AT THE CHURCHES

Sunday services and pastors sermon
subjects have been announced for to-
morrow as follows: :.
Congregational Rev. b. F. Martin
1.-THE Place and Power OF
Faith in Modern Religion" the first OF
series on Faith, Hope, and Love;
vespers, Are We Nearing Hard Times
and If So, the Remedy
and If So, the Remedy
Swedish Lutheran, Rev. c. A. Carl
SOM crning, "One is Your Master.
Even the Christ; evening. There ls
God" 81
Elm Norwegian Lutheran. Rev. O.
Ingvoldstad-M Morning, service in Ncr-
wegian; evening, in English, Jesus
Revealed From Heaven as the DIVINE
Messiah. the first of series of seven
sermc MS in the Epiphany cycle.
ST. Pauls Episcopal, Rev. H. NJ
Babin-Morning, Epiphany. the Fell
lowship in the Uns aarchable Riches OF
Christ; evening, 1.-The Sages, the
Star, and the Babe
Bethany United Brethren, Rev. c. E.
Notwithstanding, sacramental ser
vice, eNSuiilS, duui SoS W AoA"SI 49,
noX.
Central Church of Christ, Rev. c. III
Notwithstanding. ''Glorfying Christ
evening, Keeping the Heart"
First Christ of Christ. Scientist
Subject for morning service, "Sacra-
ment."
Methodist, Rev. r. Hu.rlburt-
Morning, communion service; evening
The Gospel Feast Of Salvation"
State Street United Evangelical, Rev
G. E. Albright-Edward Erickson Will
preach both morning and evening.
Friends. Rev. l. n. Rich-Morning.
a peace sermon; evening, service also
in charge of the pastor.
Presbyterian. Rev. S. c. Wadding, OF
Albion, will preach morning and even
ing. Morning subject. Christian FL
deity; evening, The Life Of Christ
Baptist, Rev. A. F. Colver-Morning
is Man or Money Master?" evening
"A Little Man and q Big Crowd"
Iowa Soldiers home, Rev. Fl. O.
Pratt. 3 o'clock, "a Jail Delivery"
First United Evangelical, Rev. c. G.
Zeigler-Mo rning, Is the World Grow
ing Better or Worse?' evening, Sow
ing and Reaping.
Second Baptist, Rev. ]. r. Roman
Morning, Keep Out Of the Way;
evening, They Could No Longer Stay
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-10
eAcHELLER lNTERPRETs NOVEL.
Tells Of "His Keeping Up With Lizzie"
Before Twentieth Century Club.

Irving Bachelor, Of Riverside. Conn,
the we'll known author, editor, and lee
turer, appeared before the Twentieth
Century Club Friday evening at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. T. I. WATSON, 402
North Fifth street. There was an I'M
usually large attendance, and the pro-
gram proved to be one Of the most de-
lightful and entertaining the club has
ever had. 'ss
Mr.. Bachelor gave his splendid pro-
gram tn two parts, the first being a
lecture in which he protrayed the Diff
ference in the old time ways of living
and the present: the methods Of train
ing children in the olden times and
those Of today. A feature Of the Leo
ture was a reading of the diary of an
old fashioned girl. who lived before the
civil war, and a gin Of today. Many
! interesting points were brought out
time. MIR. Bachelor spoke of the
of the simplicity-of the oiden days.
The second part of the program was
devoted to the reading Of Mr.. Bachel-
ler's book. Keeping UP With Lizzie"
This was especially good as Mr..
Bachelor. naturally gave his own in
depreciation of the book, and it was
thoroughly enjoyed.
During the social hour refreshments
We're served by Misses Ella Adams.
Gertrude Kerr, Alice Lincoln. Marie
Bohen. Anna Maude Kimberly, and
Mabel Drum. The rooms were dec
GRATED with pink roses.
Guests from out Of the city We're Mr..
and Mrs. James F.. Hardin, Of Eldora:
Mr. and Mrs. c. Fl. Seager. Of San An
tonic: Miss Marjorie Mcintosh Of
Ames; and Miss Eda Haskell, Of Oska-
| loosa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-10
! LOCAL COMMENT

The demand of the Iowa Railway and
Light Company that the new viaduct
when built shall be heavy enough to
carry interurban cars is not to be
passed by as joke. Anyone who sees
that high powered electric line run
ming from Marshalltown to Cedar Rap
IDS and following the natural grade
so far as it can will see more than
vision in the suggestion of an in
terurban from MarshaIitown to Cedar
Rapids and from Marshalltown to
Boone and thence to Des Moines. Il
will be the logical development of a
company which already owns interur-
bans at Cedars Rapids and now owns
the electric power plants and street
car lines at every important town from
Cedar Rapids to Boone including both
those cities.
The citizens of Rhodes and vicinity
who will subscribe $1,000 toward the
expense of cutting down an exceptional
hill on the county road near that town
have simply beat other communities to
it in getting their roads improved. NO
board of supervisors can refuse to To-