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The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-04-30
RETrlG-oLsoN
County Register Of Deeds Becomes
a Benedict

There was a pretty wedding
celebrated at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Rettig. 36 Pembina
ave-. yesterday afternoon at 3
O'Clock when our genial Register
of Deeds led to the marriage altar
their charming daughter, Miss
linotype operator for lhe Globe
Gazette. Rev. Arnold Ridder. pas
tor of st. Johns Catholic church
performed the ceremony that
united the happy young couple foI
life. Only a few intimate friends
of the contracting parties wer.
present, and the newlyweds Wen
Immediately to housekeeping a
40 Wisconsin ave.
The Times tenders congratula.
tions to the happy couple and it,
best wishes for the future pros.
perity and happiness of both.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-04-30
ODD FELLovs CELEBRATE
vhe s5th Anniversary Of Their
E@ Order

Wahpeton Odd Fellows cele-
brated the 95th anniversary of the
Rounding of their order Tuesday
night and the hall was comfort
ably filled with an enthusiastic
audience.
The program was opened with
ta selection by the S. S. S. orches-
.tfa and an invocation by Rev. E.
rDpden. A. H. Burnson entertained
with his victrola. and President F.
q. Smith made some introductory
remarks and was followed by
Prof. Prather. who read the his
tory of the order and it's objects.
Grandmaster Elkin favored the
audience with a talk on Odd Eel
iowsllip and Miss Bardwell rem
dered vocal solo. and was fol-
lowed with another by Arthur Sny
der: After another selection by the
orchestra refreshments were
served. These consisted of sand
Wichcs. coffee and ice cream. The
floor was then cleared and those
who enjoy the light fantastic, re-
mained several hours longer.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-04-30
FEDERATION OF
WOMBN'S CLUBS
Holds an Interesting Annual SEES
sion In This Oity
Last Friday
WITH A LARGE ATTENDANCE
o. Delegates And Waiting Mem
boro-17 Of tho 70 Clubs
REPRESENTED

the f Fourth SGtS'i5 District tat North Da- a..
Clubs was held in this city last
Friday. the day sessions in the
Congregational church and the
evening session in the court
house. There was large attend
ance. Thirty-five delegates regis
tered and there were many visiting
members present.
Seventeen Of the 10 clubs in the
district had reports. The music.
and addresses were excellent. The
program as published in these
columns last week was carried out
with very few changes or omis-
sions.
The domestic science depart
ment of the Wahpeton high school
served the MONDAY luncheon. COW
ers being laid for IS delegates and
visiting club women. The domestic
science department of the S. S. S.
banduetted the delegates and Wis
iting members in the evening.
covers being laid for one hundred
The auto club conveyed the ladies
out to the school and back again
for the evening session.
The evening session was great
ly enjoyed by the large crowd pres.
ent. as we'll as by the delegates
andsclub members.
The piano solo by Miss Alvina
Fckes and the vocal solos by Mrs
Meckstroth and Mr.. Rudolph Gill
les, and the address by Miss AM
idon of Valley City. on 'The De-
velopment of the opera made a
very high class evenings enter
tainment.
A new constitution was adopted
at the afternoon session. and Mrs
Kinney was reelected vice-presi-
dent of the State Federation. The
reports by the various clubs show
ed that all are doing excellent
work along their various lines.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-04-30
SCIENCE SCHOOL NOTES

Miss Evans was business visi-
One ne and five vssf k9adredtGy sadreduyi inches
OF rainfall in a day was the reg
ls1Ty OF our. RAIN guage Monday. -,
Pearl kimball, q, student of
1872, was the guest of Miss New
by al the school last week.
Miss Fannie Mayors, of Memo
monte, Wis, is the ugest of Miss
lZuill and Miss Oistad at Burch
Hall this week.
President Smith, of the school,
entertained about ninety-tive del
egales of the Federation of WO-
men : Clubs at banquet at Burch
Hall Friday.
I We believe two errors crept in
to our notes last week. The ban
Guet was this week" at that time.
and the teacher of the lower room
at The Sheyenne Consolidated is
Clara Solhiem.
AT the assembly last week Prof.
Mcmahon gave a short talk on the
meaning of the OratOrical AssO-
cialinn and President Smith pre-
sentcd the orators of the local
contest. Mr.. Schmidt, Miss Hill
and Mr.. Zeyher with gold pins
T. u ~ lily engraved as an apprecia-
tiOn Of their endeavor in public
speaking. Mr.. Otto Oien gave a
trombone solo and responded with
an encore as the closing part of
the program.
Mr.. Peter Schmidt was presi-
dent of the State Oratorical As
sociation which held it's annual
contest at Grand Forks last Fri
day evening. Prof. Mcmahon also
attended and Mr.. Zeyhcr was the
:. S. S. orator. While our man did
not win. we congratulate him ON
he good showing made against
80 strong a field.
We had special assembly last
week as Dr. Martin. "The Man
from Mexico," was at the school
Thursday and spoke on Cuba
and incidents of life on the island.
II" Is an interesting speaker and
he students We're glad of the op-
portunity to hear him.
| The first baseball game of the
season was played on the home
grounds last Friday with the a.
&. team. They took our scalp to
The score of 10 to O. but that is
no indication of our scores. II
takes time to develop team and
get them placed to the best ad-
vantage and some Of the coming
games will not show so lop-sided
Q score.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-04-30
METHODIST CHURCH

Sunday school. II NJ.
Epworth League. Z P. n.
Evening service. 8 p. NJ.
Prayer Meeting. Thursday. 8
P. M.
The services of Sunday were
we'll attended considering the in
clemency of the weather. In the
Epworth League meeting the tenn
perance topic drew out a very pro-
titahle discussion on the question
of the saloon, a discussion III
which many of the young people
Last Friday evening after choir
practice in the church. the Foss
Tennis Club was reOrganiZed foI
the season. with H. w. Rife a.
president and Elmer Anderson. as
secretary and treasurer. So fal
nineteen members have Joined
On Saturday evening a number o1
the men met at the court and tool
preliminary steps toward getting
it ready for use.
Next Friday evening the Ep-
wotrh League will give basket
social i'm the parlors of the churcl
to which all are invited.
At it's last business meeting tho
Epwortl League made plans fol
the observance of the twenty fiftl
anniversary of the founding of the
League. This service will takt
place on Sunday evening. May II
at s o'clock, taking the place o+
the regular evening service. ant
will be Of special interest to young
people.
The third quarterly conference
will be held in the church on
Thursday evening. May 7th. Rev
G.. A. MacNamara will be here ant
perhaps preach at that time.
A cordial invitation to these
services.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-04-30
Resolutions Of the Fourth District
Women's Clubs, Wahpeton, n.

RESOLVED, That the Women's
clubs make special effort toward
the extension of club work, dur
ing the coming year.
RESOLVED. That we urge cen
sorship of moving picture shows.
RESOLVED, That we encourage
vocational education.
RESOLVED, That we sanction
and support the work being, done
to develop an intelligent interest
in our bird population and that
we shall actively champion the
cause of bird protection.
RESOLVED, That we encourage
the native talent and creative abil-
ity, within North Dakota.
RESOLVED, That we commend
the establishment of consolidat-
ed schools and cooperate with the
state educational institutions i'm
extending their influence to rural
districts.
RESOLVED, That, we commend
uniform marriage and divorce
laws in the several states.
RESOLVED. That we heartily re-
commend the beautifying of our
towns and villages.
RESOLVED, Tho we express
active interest in Juvenile works,
by endeavoring to secure more ef-
fective legislation.
RESOLVED, That the state
campaign against house flies be
still further stimulated.
RESOLVED, That wa recon-
mend continuation of Pure
Food Inspection.
RESOLVED, That we extend to
the people of Wahpeton hearty
thanks for the hospitality extend
ed to the District Federation.
Signed:
Mrs. Martha Lorrell,
Miss Anna Iverson.
Mrs. James Ntzhugh,.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-04-30
EMPLOYS AN EXPERT

At a special meeting of the city
council held Tuesday evening of
this week. Edwin j. Bishop. GER
lifted public accountant and mu-
niciDal expert Of st. Paul was en-
ployed to audit the city records
for the past year. ending with
March /. 1914.
The principal object of his en-
ployment is to ascertain the ex-
act condition and earnings of the
city water works. with a view to
improving the methods. The work
will probably require about two
weeks.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-04-30
A NATIONWIDE DEMONSTRA
TON

Next Saturday afternoon at five
p. M. in every state of the Union
from Maine to California. from
Canada to the Gulf. the women ni
our country who believe that wo-
men should receive the ballot, will
bold demonstrations, and the
"Notes for Women League which
was recently organized i'm Wallpe-
ton will have speakers. both men
and women, who will speak from
the balcony of the Merchants Ho-
tel at that hour.
There has been much enthus-
iasm shown throughout the coun-
try as the idea of a National Suf-
frage Day has spread, and from
different states come reports. of
the plans being made for great
rallies
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-04-30

LIST OF TEACHERS
Employed for the vvahpston Pub.
lto Sohols Next Year

The full list of teachers em-
ploYed to teach the WahpetOn
public schools next year is. as
follows:
Nigh Schools
Martha T. Fulton. Superinten-
dent.
Harriet Austin. Principal. =
Tillie Snyder.
Ida v. Fennell.
Margllerite Rowan.
Bernice X. Claxton.
Lillian D. Rockefeller.
E. B. AustfOrd.
Lillian Morden.
Grade School
C. G.. GRADER. Principal.
Bertha Bauer.
Edda Albrecht.
Eleanor M. WeisseEt.
Ethel X. Mertz.
Ella. Odell.
Nome Dahlquist.
May Murray.
Helen Campion.
Josephine Bye.
The above teachers. with the
exception of E. B. Austford and
C. G. GRADER. have been re-em-
plOyed. Mr.. Austford will teach
athletics in the High School next
year. and Mr.. Graber, principal
of the grade schools is a new
man. also.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-04-30
A CLEANUP ORDER 1

The city board Of health, sew
eral days ago served notice that
on or before the first day of May
tomorrow all owners and occu-
pants of lots are expected to have
their yards, lots and alleys clear
Of all rubbish and filth.
!, 1t is hoped that the order has
been fully complied with, as the
new board of health means bust
ness and will not tolerate any fur
ther delay. ADV.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-04-30
FlsHED ILLEGALLY

The chief game warden for
this district arrested Charley and
Axel Christopherson at Ulnes.
last Thursday. on the charge of
ILLEGAL fishing in the Sheyenne
river. They were taken before
Justice Jersin. at WalcOtt. and
given 20 days each in the coun-
tv iail
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-04-30

Band concerts by Sousa's band,
Pryor's band. Piano solo (Chop-
inl by Paderewski. any time,, at
the Victor store. adv.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-04-30
FIRST BALL GAME

The s. S. S. base ball club was
goose-egged in it's game with Far
go college last Friday afternoon,
the score being 10 to in favor
of Fargo. Battery for Fargo: Gu
lickson and Whiting: Wahpeton's g
battery was Ulsaker. Sewrey and
Anderson. Following is the score
by innings:
Score
Fargo -. 20 1131 TO
S. s.. S. 10000 0 0 o 0 o. 0
The lineup was as follows:
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-06-25
TWO YOUNG MEN GROUNDED
BENEATH ENGINE WHEELS

several brothers and sisters. and had
teen employed at the dairy since the
close OF school. He was just recently
promoted to the high school and was
fall.
John Elphringham was about TWEEN
ty-one years of age and was a resident
OF Butler. Pa, but has lived in this
vicinity for several years. he having
a brother residing near the scene of
The accident. He has made a number
OF friends since accepting employment
az the dairy. At a tate nour last eve
ring funeral arrangements had not
been completed for either victim.
In the last few years a number OF
accidents have occurred at the cross
ing which ~ considered one OF the
most dangerous In the up-the-riyer
district, anG several accidents IN
which persons lost their lives have
occurred there. Two years ago a wa
Ion driven by Oscar Wright. was
wrecked at the place, but the driver
vas not injured The residents OF
the up-the-river district are making an
effort to have the railroad company
place bells or lights at the crossing
iu order TO avoid further accidents
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-06-25
Everybody Admires a
GOC1-LOOking Woman

Wherever you 90 YOU hear pcople
comment upon this or that pretty wo-
man. and 70 is really her beautiful hair
more than perfect features that gives
the appearance Of charm, youth and
beauty
Any woman can merit this praise
for beautiful hair is only q matter Of
care. Just az plant needs attention
and nourishment. 20 must the hair
have care and nutrimont 10 make ~
grow long. thick. soft. fluffy and lua.
uous Tho scalp must be- free from
dandruf and tho hair roots uroperlv
nOurished. az nature intended
Partisan Sage. which o. dolicafcIv
periumed and easily applied. fs ust
what is needed n tones M and ir.
viEoratcs the roots Of tho hair and
furnishes the necessary clements 10
make b. grow long. soft. abundant and
fun Of life
ono application Of this scientific
tonic removes every trace 81 dandruf
and clranscs the hair Of dust and rt.
cezsivo oil
Why not start now fo bo4ufifv tho
hair bv using Partisan Sage. tho great
tonic treatment ~ ia inpvuaneIyo
and easily applied Of homo DO can
Do had from drug and toilet rounterr
cverywhrre. and will surely do won.
dcrs for your hair
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-06-25
OIL AND GAS


Few competitions are reported from
either West Virginia OF Southeastern
Ohio fields. All indications show that
there is a letting up in development
work in nearly all districts. During
the latter part of last year there was
scarcely district that did not have
ri least little new work Now there
are many that report no new work
atarting
On Pickcnpaugh run. Grant district
Wctzel county. snyder a Pentz have
drilled their test on the J. +. Stephens
farm through the Gordon sand. and
nave natural producer good for 20
barrels a day Both the size and loca.
tlon OF the well is important II has
been many months since Wetzel coun.
~ presented a 5O-barrel well and the
location OF the new strike Is 5000 feet
IN advance of production and looks
like an extension
In Washington district. Peasants
county. the BCoChwOod OIL Company
mas drilled q second test on the r r
Wagner farm through the Cow Run
sAnd. ana has show for q light pump
.I IN mat formation. In the Eureka
district Frank Shrier has completed
ms No. 3 on the liammett heirs farm
has producer good for 20 barrels a
DAY. In The same district VI. & Mar.
I'm completed a test on the W n
halsh farm. and has a very light pump.
Gassers in Ooddridqe.
IN mon district. Doddridge county
me Hope Natural Gas company has
a. lied its tests on the ". KEYS and
X. J.. Finley farms through the Cor.
cor sand and have n brace OF light
faesers. The same company has driII.
"a tests on the y. T. Kevs. I.avina
laws and Frank Smith farms through
no Zig lnjun sand and all are gassers
ln That formation. The same company
q. drilled its test on fhc a O. Davis
farm through the Gordon sand and
las q lustcr
Near Greenwood. Central district
in Doddridgo county. the Hope Nat.
utal Gas company has drilled a test
on tho % VI. ODOnncll farm through
the Big iniun sand and has q fair gass-
~. on Long run. ContCrvillo district
Tyler county. the Carnegie Natural
Gas company has drilled n second test
on the Samuel Darncll farm through
tho Big fniun sand and has a light
a7scr on Big run Of NcElroy creek.
NrElroy district. the Tri State Gas
company has completed a second test
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-06-25
FRIENDS OF COY.
COX ARE FEWER
PETITIONS FOR THE GOVERNOR
ARE NOT SIGNED BY
DEMOCRATS.
Hannibal and Sardls Residents Are
Anxious 70 See a Change In the
Adn1inistration

A striking instance OF how the Dem
cratic friends of Governor Cox apprc-
ciete his work and how they will siay
behind him. Is manifested in the FOL
lowing Item from J. r NiChswander.
well known business man OF Hannibal
Ohio. Mr.. Nichswauder has been n
merchant there for thirty years and
is the authority for the statement that
County Committeeman Dir. Mckelvcy
circulated petition for Governor Cox
and sent IL back without name upon
~ Not even his own. and yet Nc
Kelvey IL a Democratic commitprs.
man.
The country In and around Hanni.
bal and Sardis is first class cheese
producing colony, the best cheese IN
the country being manufactured
there. The men who do this work
state that the present administration
has so far crippled their business as
tc make II impossible for them 10
realize over II cents per pound whole
sale. on their product. This time last
year. or shortly before. they claim
they we're receiving % cents per
pound
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-06-25
POLICE CHIEFS
FINISH WORK
SECOND ANNUAL CONVENTION
BROUGHT 10 CLOSE YEsTeR.
DAY At NOON
chief Thomas Ieyisnd 81 This City
Eieeteo presider--Nisit Mace
20 Prsitentiary.

With a whiriwind finish the second
annual convention OF the Police
Chiefs Association OF West Virginia
came 70 close yesterday. insofar a.
convention work wa- concerned. al
noon. although a large number OF the
officers remained In town over night
and made the trip 10 Moundsville yes
tsrday afternoon. 81 the morning
business session the election OF on
GERS was made and Charleston select
I'd as the next meeting place. the
meeting TO be held IN October. 1915.
Chief Leyland was named as president
OF the association.
The officers elected follow:
President - Thomas Leyland OF
Wheeling
Vice president-H. l. Brooks. OF
Clarksburg.
Secretary .treasurer-A. r. Hunt. of
Huntington.
Assistant secretary Walter WORKS.
of Wheeling
Executive committee-Sam Davis.
OF Huntington; =. NJ. Hollis. OF Mar
tinsburg, &. G. Clingenpeel. OF Hunt
ington. ID. Il. Crockett. OF Charleston .
W. r. Games. OF Moundsville. and
Thomas Feltz. OF Bluefield
Several new visitors were in the
city yesterday morning when the con
vention opened. The first business
done VAS voting the secretary. A. n.
Hunt. S25 for his services and a vote
OF thanks. Retiring President Sam
Davis then nominated the new presi-
dent
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-06-25
ANNUAL OUTING
Members Of ST. Paul's German Evan.
seNeal Church and Sunday School
Picnic az Blayneys Grove

Special cars over the West virginia
traction and Electric company lines
Yesterday carried the members and
friends Of tho ST. p4uls German I'm
dependent Evangelical protcstan,
church. 10 EiayuCys Grove. near
Roncys Point whore they enioved
their annual outing and picnic. Five
special cars were required fu carry
those in attendance 90 tho grounds
- noon a luncheon was served follow.
irc which various athletic events were
staged One ~ the most iutorcsfiug
events ~ the afternoon was the base.
ban same played hy two picked teams
from the members az fha church Tho
party returned to the city last owe.
nInE after hay.nE enjoyed one of the
most pleasant DAYS of the season
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-06-25

on the EsIrstine heirs farm and has
a fair gasser in the Gordon sand. In
Grant district, Doddridge county. the
Carnegie Natural Gas company com
pieted No. II on the Lehman Maxwell
farm and has a very light gasser in
the Gordon sand.
In Boone county, the Boone Royal
~ company has completed a test GA
the J. G. Williams farm and has
pa.ser In the Berca grit In the same
district the Columbia Gas a. Electric
company has completed a test on the
4. Watts farm and has gasser in the
same formation. In Sardis district.
Harrison county, the South Penn on
Sprout farm is holding up to ESQ bar.
Tels a day.
Southeastern Ohio.
In the deep sand territory in south
eastern ohio. Jackson township. Perry
county. tho Lupher OIL company mas
drilled It's test on the Joseph Folk
farm through the Clinton sand and
has a custer. In the same district the
Junction City oil company Is due in
The sand at q second test on the Ed
ward Polling farm. w. o. PerriRo &
company are down 1000 feet al their
second test on the A. ID. Gordon farm
AMI are fishing for a string OF tools
I'm The shallow sand territory in Union
township Morgan county. J. & Jones
has completed a second test on the
San Toy Coal company's property and
has very light pumper.
In the Warner district. Sale town
ship, Washington county. Minch 4
company have completed No 5. on the
Peter Pan farm and have a duster I'm
the first Cow Run sand In Aurelius
township VIM. H Wickens has COM
pleted No. "a on his own farm and
has show for q 20-bbl producer m
tho Macksburg 500-foot sand
In Washington township Belmont
county the Natural Gas Company OF
West Virginia has drilled is No. on
the S l. Mooney farm through the
Berea grit and has n buster In Smith
township. the same company has the
rig completed FOR test on the r J.
Jarrett farm. In Meade township the
company Is drilling q test on the
Samuel McKelvcy farm
Iu the McMurray DEVELOPMENT ir
Washington county. Pa. the Marie oil
company has completed q second test
on the McMurrav-C CROUCH farm and
has n r. barrel pumpor In the same
districts Heisler a. Dun have com.
pletcd a test on part OF the same
form and have n SHARED pumper The
Bonedum-Treos oil company has com
pIoted No 3 on the NcMurray-C rouct
farm and has n duster
Boys Suits al Reduced Prices.
N'FADDENse