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The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-10-01

Old John Barleycorn, recipient
of many stiff blows in the recent
past. got another hard bump last
week, when Virginia voted for
statewide prohibition by a major
ity of 10000. The victory of the
''drys'' in the Old Dominion must
have a marked moral effect on
other states where similar con-
tests are pending. The emphatic
reputation of booze by Virginia
is remarkable in view of the fact
that the liquor interests poured
hundreds Of thousands Of dollars
into the campaign and managed
to enlist many prominent citizens
on their. side. The decisive out
come against such great odds is
another link in the chain of evil
dence pointing to the eventful and
inevitable destruction of the Ii
auor traffic in this country.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-10-01
FRED BARTHOLOMEW WRITES

Col. Fred Bartholomew of
Grand Forks. Democratic candi-
date for Congressman from this
district. writes the Times that his
campaign has opened most favor
ably. and that he has campaigned
in Grand Forks. Cass. Richland,
Nelson, Ramsey. Cavalier and
Walsh counties. He speaks most
encouraginglv of the prospect for
his election. He says he finds an
overwhelming sentiment that
President Wilson is entitled to
announcement and support from
the Congressional delegation from
this state.
This week he has been cam
paigning in this county AGAIN, and
is attending the Richland county
Fair. He is stopping at the Mer-
chants hotel. where he will be
pleased to meet and talk with as
manv of his trends as possible,
when not at the Fair. A vote for
Bartholomew is a vote in support
of President Wilson and his poll
cies.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-10-01

sometimes thousands If tner.
Derishing in the Lwinkl;ny of an
eye. Even the armies themselves
are organized and moved as huge
fighting machines, and the arlny
that has the best machinery us
ually wins the battle.
Hence it is, that war is no long
er test of strength or individual
bravery, for each man is only q
part of a great machine that
works almost automatically, and
human slaughter is carried on by
machinery that operates big siege
guns. mortar guns and machine
guns capable IF destroying thou
sands of human beings in a mo-
ment's time. By machinery the
aeroDlane and the big dirigibles
are enabled to drop bombs which
fall upon combatants and nom
combatants alike. All we have to
do to fight a battle now is to press
the button and machinery does
the. rest.
Fresh from every battlefield of
Europe flows rivers of human
gore and the odor of a human
slaughter house operated by ma
chinery. This is modern warfare.
the result of too much prepared
ness. Is it any wonder that people
clothed and in their right minds
and uninflamed by passion regard
war with such horror? is it any
wonder that the people love Pres
ident Wilson and Secretary Brv-
an for their noble efforts to avoid
war and to cultivate only thoughts
OF peace?
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-10-01
H,an SCHOOL NOTES

We are starting the fourth week
Ida DeForest, from Paramount.
Also Amelia Nelson, one of our
old students is back.
Our first program came off sue
cetssfully last Friday. There was
a large number of visitors and
everyone seemed to enjoy the pro-
gram.
This week being fair week, we
will be relieved of our studies on
Wednesday. Thursday and Friday
afternoons. 1t seems rather hard
for the people on the west side
of the room to keep their minds
on their books with all the COM
motion about a block away.
We are all glad to see Miss
Morden back at her work as US.
ual.
The Senior Glass had a meet
ing and elected the ofllowing Of
hcers: President. Herman Reeder:
Vice President: Leslie PurdOn,
sec.-Treas.. and Donald MacGre-
gOr.
A high school dance was given
last Friday evening at the Science
School gymnasium. There was a
large number present and ali re-
ported a fine time.
New suits have arrived for the
lighting football team. Last
Thursday they had a practice
game at the Science School and
made two touchdownss
Some of the Junior and Senior
girls held club meeting for the
fdlscussion OF future high school
events. There are wonderful plans
mace concerning the social do
lngs OF this coming season.
Daniel Rasmussen specializes
in the Lame Duck" (dance) at
the high schol dances at present.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-10-01

The time may yet come when
the United States will have to do
up Villa down in Mexico. but not
vet. 1t is not the business of Uncle
Sam to make itself Carranza's
sponsor. The United States has
not taken it upon itself to find a
ruler for Mexico. What it has said,
and will continue to say is, that
men VIGOROUSLY unfit as Huerta
was shall not cut their wav to
mower by the assassin route.
Should Villa make himself Presi-
dent by any such means he would
be treated exactlv as Huerta was.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-10-01
The Old Dominion has voted to
take the gin out of Virginia.
NAMES ENDORSEMENT

For many years in the past the
early elections in Maine have
been the index of how the whole
country would 20.
This year Maine went demo
cratic by good plurality. This
in the face of the fact that large
per cent of the prOgressives evil
IDENTIFY went back to the 1rpubli-
cans.
The Old Pine Tree state. the
state of Hannibal Hamlin, of
James G. Blaine and of Senator
Hale. the stalwart fathers of the
standpat regime have elected a
democratic governor and a ma
iOrity of the members of the leg
islature.
It did this as an endorsement of
the administration of President
Wilson.
It did this, knowing that the
nation was looking to it to indi-
cate the trend of public sentiment
and it set the pace for the Novem-
Der elections.
To make this emphatic. it en-
dorsed the good faith shown by
the democratic administration in
piling up a vote much larger than
that cast in the presidential cleo
ton two years ago. This is very
gratifying to patriotic and fair
minded people of all parties. It
simply suggests a decision on the
part of every unbiased voter to
cast his --nte in November for the
candidates whose election will
sustain and not onrors the presi-
dent or his policies.
1t means the election of Frank
O Hellstrom for governor of
North Dakota and a sweeping VIC
tory for candidates in harmony
with him.
It means the rebuke Of stand
pat reaction.
of president and par-
ty which has been true to every
prediction pledge.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-10-01

That poverty story that certain
interested Republicans are circu-
latino in the supposed interests
OF Auditor Burton's candidacy is
truly affecting. but is calculated
TO 90 him more harm than good.
II their story is true. Deonle- will
naturally conclude that il after a
long service in the county audi
tors office q prudent man re-
mains too DOOR to live without it,
then he ought in all justice to
himself let somebody alse run it
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-10-01

And President Wilson has fool
friends. too. Down in New Jersey
they wanted to nominate him for
another term already. and he had
his secretary write them to stop
it. While the President may accept
q denomination when the proper
time comes he is not seeking
a denomination at this time and
such as resolution as was pro-
posed in New Jersey would only
embarass him and do more harm
than good.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-10-01
WAR " MACHINERY

This is an age Of mach:ncry.
By machinery we pillow, SOW and
reap, and by machinery we Lhrcsh
The grain we raise and convey If
to market. BY machinery we ira
vel3on land and water and throu2 h
the air. and bv machinery we now
make almost everything that is
made.
~ A.. .jein war,;re is carried IN
largely by machinery. BY macl.i,.
cry, forts are destroyed, bast;cs
are fought and victories arc won,
By machinery men are nluwn
down like grass. hundreds and
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-10-01

The Hankinson News makes a
long plea with tears in it's eyes
for the reelection of John C. Pol
fuss for county commissioner. It
is not its love for John that brings
the plea. but it's fear of the loss
of the lOaves and fishes that have
been falling into it's lap from the
Commissioners table. that eau
ses ALL this interest in another
districts affairs.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-10-01

The House has finally passed
the Senate bill which prohibits the
use of dwelling houses in Wash
from date. Thus is fulflll"d Mrs.
Woodrow Wilson's dying wish
that Congress abolish the alley
slums in the national capital. Mrs.
Wilson lived to see the bill
enacted by the Senate but its pas
sage in the House was delayed.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-10-01
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

Estate of Peter G.. Peterson de-
ceased to Peter M. Langseth. NV
IA 3-f33-5O. $500.
T: T. Bye to Ingval johnson, ct
al: p ~ of Sc 1-4-19: E ~ of
NE 1-4-3O-134-48 81.
State Of N. d. to Edwin Stub
son. n 1-2 of N1-2 of NE IA So
1860.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-10-01

If the party who mailed us a
coinmupnication on the water
works question last week and
signed it Citizen" will kindly
send us his name the article will
be published. This paper. like all
others must know the author of a
communication before publishing
it's contents.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-10-01
DEMOCRATIC TICKET
For United States Senator
w. f. Purcell

For United States Senator
w. Z. Purcell
Representative in COngress-tst District
Fred Bartholomew
For Governor
Frank oscar HellStrOm
For Lieutenant Governor
James f. Hall
For Secretary Of State
W. Z. Byerly
For State auditor
Frank Stanley
For State Treasurer
Marthlnus F. Hcgge
For Attorney General
Scott Cameron
For Commissioner OF Insurance
Charles S. Whittlesey
For Commissioner of Agriculture and Labor
E. A. Lillbridge
For Commissioners OF Railroads
B. F. Brockhofr
Sam A. Hall
WIN. LOukulUllu
For Senator t2th District
Frank Eberley
For Representatives IL District
o. n. Hattie
John J. Zentgraf
For Representative 37th District
John n. Johnson
Andrew Ercinck
For Auditor
w. B. Aspinwall
For Treasurer
L. S. Braun
For Sheriff
Frank Budack
For Clerk OF Court
August Bergman
For States Attorney
C. ]. kachelhofrer
For Register of Deeds
O. E. Olson
f For County Judge
FOR coroner
C. H. Mcdonnell
For Justices OF the Peace
F. p. Nelson
J. N. Jurgensen
liver ArnesOn
John kuchera
For Constables
Chas. w. Crawford
Walter Pelham
P. A. GOettleman
Earl A. Blackburn
For County Commissioner 2nd Dist
Andrew ). Bakken
For County Commissioner 3rd Dist
w. J. Koppelman
For County Commissioner 4th Dist.
August HOefs
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-10-01

Terms: $3.50 per year In advance
Entered at the postOfrice at WahpetOn,
N. D., Is second class mail matter.
NOTICE-All legitimate news matter pub
lished free of charge and such matter is
cordially solicited. But for the publisher 5
protection. the writer or sender must sign
his name-not for publication but for ref
erence.
Church, school and society news Is cord
Tally solicited for free publication, also.
But advance notices Of all meetings where
an admission fee Is charged. and all cards
OF thanks will be charged for at p cents
for each 10 lines or less.
Advertising rates IS cents per column
inch for any amount less than IA page.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-10-01

for awhile. Every man has Fight
to lay up few dollars for rainy
day, and he shouldn't be kept for
ever in a position where he is un-
able to do so. Auditor Burton is a
gentleman and shouldn't be sacri-
feed just to benefit his political
friends.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-10-01

We hope to see the House fall
in line with the Senate with re-.
gard to the rivers and harborss
appropriation bill. After much
backing and filling, debating and
ai5 1sssed Without hs upper d hoay n
vote a bill depleted Of all pork
barrel'' provisions and appropria-
thong lump sum of $2O,0OO,000
to be apportioned among the var
ious improvement projects at the
discretion of the army engineers.
Thus. if the House concurs, $685.
100000 is saved the treasury of
the sum originally provided by
the pork barrel'' bill, nor is it
likely that any real national in
terest will seriously suffer by the
elimination of that amount.
In view of the necessity for
special taxation to meet the rev.
enue deficit due to the European
war tile country is in no mood to
countenance Congressional ex-
travagance. Those Democrats
who oppose reformed appropria-
tons ma Ike grave mistake from
the standpoint of either principle
or policy. Economy in public ex-
penditures is cardinal Demo-
cratic doctrine and of especial ap-
plication at this particular time.
The humble citizen whose me-
cessities and circumstances keep
him out of the tourist class" can
be forgiven a rising gorge against
certain snecimens of fellow citi-
zens coming under that head who
have lately been conspicuous IN
the newspaper The humble citi-
zen. forced to stay at home and
dig" has contributed his mite to-
ward the fun appropriated by
Congress for the relief of Ameri-
cans stranded in Europe and he
has a rioht to protest when snobs
insist on S25 a day hotel ROOM
and first class steamer accomo-
dations AZ his and his fellow stay
at-homes' expense. Uncle Sam
should refuse absolutely to PAM
Der such ingratitude and hoggish-
ness no matter what it's sex or
social station. The stranded tour
lists should be grateful for plain
comforts and decent transporta-
ton. and it NAV be said to their
credit that most of them are. The
exceptional cases are the ones.
that get into the newspapers.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-10-01

The search for popular tax
was foreclosed. There amt no
SIGH things.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-10-01

their less fortunate allies. Winter !
is rapidly approaching. If the ma
tons at war suffer acutely now,
what will their condition be by
spring?
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-10-01

For Commissioner OF Insurance
Charles S. Whittlesey
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-10-01

Representative in Congress-tst District
Fred Bartholomew
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-10-01

For Commissioner of Agriculture and Labor
E. A. Lillbrdge
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-20
EVERY BELGIAN,
SEEMS TO BE. BRAVE
Two Telephone Girls Stuck TO Their
post While City Of Louvain
Burned.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.l
ANTWERP, Sept. 10.-(By mail to
New York.)-Out of the horror, the
terror and suffering in the burning
Of Louvain by the Germans, has II.
nally come a story of the heroism of
two young girls. which will go down
in history along with the gallant de-
tense OF Liege by the men OF the ma
ton.
Valerie Di Martinalli and Leonie
Won Lik were merely telephone oper-
ators before the Germans entered
Belgium and then destroyed the city
of Louvain. Now they are national
heroines, for, with shells bursting
around them and flames cracking
on every side, they remained at their
switchboards until the telephone wires
had been cut, torn down by shells, or
carried away by the falling walls OF
buildings. They knew that over the
long lines which they controlled, the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-20

orders of Belgian staff officers were
being communicated to retreating
troops. To desert the switchboard
meant the orders would not be re-
ceived and confusion and disaster
might follow. They remained at their
posts. The two young women were
on duty when Louvain's day Of destruc-
ton began. Gradually the sound OF
German guns came nearer Shells be-
gan to burst in the town and then
shrapnel rained against the building
In which they were working. Flames
sprang up from buildings about them.
Still the wires held and still the two
young women sat at their switchboard
making connections for the hurried
orders OF the Belgian officers. Every
body had long since fled from the
town when the last wire snapped
and the two girls knew they could do
nothing more. Then they crept from
the building. Bullets spattered in the
street about them and they sought
every possible means of shelter as
they hurried from the scene of death
and destruction. They escaped with
out injury, Joined the fleeing refugees
and the story OF their bravery is told
by Belgians with as much pride as
that shown in the daring Of the Bel
I gian soldiers. 3
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-20
mrs. W,SM|TH DIED
AT KANSAS CITY
She Was Miss Bertha o'HrIen. Before
Marriage, and Was Born
and Reared In
keekuk.
!AD MANY my FRIENDS FRI
The Funeral and Burial Will be Held
Monday Morning From the
Residence at Kansas
City.

Friends and relatives in the city
have received the sad announcement
OF the death at Kansas City of Mrs.
w. T. Smith at 1870 o'clock Saturday
morning, which brought sadness to
many people OF Keokuk where she
was reared and married.
Mrs. Smith was born in Keokuk
March %. 1875, the daughter of MIR.
and Mrs. David O'Brien, old and re-
spected citizens of the city. AS Miss
Bertha O'Brien she had a large circle
OF young friends among whom she
was popular favorite. She was adu-
Gated at st. vincent's convent school.
She was always an apt and indus
trious student, SO that her attendance
at school was of pleasure and profit
to her. She grew into a woman OF
grace and culture and was married
a number of years ago to Mr.. w. T..
Smith and they continued to reside
here until the wholesale millinery
house Of Frankel & Frank removed
its business to Kansas City, Mo-, and
Mr.. Smith, being a favored employe
OI IAdL cSNSAAAH~eANS~N
the business to that city, remaining
with the house there for number OF
years.
Mrs. Smith, during her residence
in Keokuk, was an earnest. consist
ent and active member OF st. Peters
Catholic church, the membership OF
which will be grieved to hear of her
death.
She is survived by her husband and
two small sons, Edmund B. and Jo-
seph W. Smith. She is also sur
vived by three sisters, Mrs. Joseph
shulz OF Kansas City; Miss Adaline
O'Brien and Miss Corinne O'Brien and
one brother, German M. O'Brien, and
two sisters, members Of the order OF
charity, Sister M. Isadore Of Rich.
mond, Va, and Sister Margaret OF St.
Louis. Mo.
The funeral and burial will be held
at Kansas city Monday morning
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-20
DEATH YESTERDAY
OF COLORED MAN
Clifton Rollins Brown Died at tine
Advanced Age Of Eighty
one Years.

Clifton Rollins Brown, an old and
respected resident of the city, died at
the home of his step-daughter, Mrs.
Charles Coins, at 1923 Franklin street,
at 11:40 o'clock yesterday forenoon.
He was born in Louisville. KY, Octob.
err Is, 1888.
When a small boy he moved to
Columbia, Mo-, with his parents. In
that place he married his first wife,
Carrie Stricken. He then moved to
Hamilton, H., in 1865, at which place
his wife died in 1882. He was then
married to Mary Alexander. who sur
wives him. To this union six sons
and two daughters were born, Of whom
two sons. and one daughter, survive,
Thomas and Wilbert Brown, of Keo-
kuk. and Mrs. Eliza Webster of Ka-
hoka, Mo-, and one step-daughter, Mrs.
Charles Coins, Of Keokuk. at whose
home he died.
He was q man Of exemplary habits,
and an Industrious and frugal citizen,
irving" as q friend who knew him
we'll expressed 1t yesterday, ito do to
others as he would have them do unto
him" In slavery days he became
member Of the white Christian church,
which faith he always kept He mao
a Iarp, number of friends in the city
who will deeply regret to hear OF his
death.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-20
Il 10 Said That Jefferson Davis, Sta
toned at Montrose, Wooed and
Won Sarah Taylor at
Fort Edwards.
BUT HISTORY sPo1Ls IT
Davis Didn't Get 4 Commission Until
1928 and Old Fort Edwards
Was Abandoned in
1924.

A pretty romance Of this vicinity,
and especially timely with all the in
terest attending the dedication Of the
Fort Edwards monument at Warsaw
next week, has been brought to light.
1t is said that dashing Jefferson
Davis, president of the Confederate
States Of America, was stationed at
old Fort Des Moinas at Montrose on
his graduation from West Point and
while there wooed and won Sarah
Knox Taylor, daughter Of Zachary
Taylor, who established Fort Edwards
The story has it that Lieutenant
Davis OF the dragons, used to pad
die canoe or small boat down the
river from Montrose to Warsaw where
lived the lady Of his fancy. Some.
times he encountered adventures in
the shape of hostile Indians in their
war canoes, but at other times it was
merely the excitement of running the
gauntlet of sentinels when perhaps
permission had not been granted him
At any rate history winds up this
little romance in 1885 by telling us
that jefferson Davis resigned his
army career after clipping from Louis
vile with Sarah Knox Taylor. This
elopement cost him the friendship Of
his fatherin-law, as one biographer OF
Taylor asserts, because he was of the
opinion Davis had not acted fairly
towards him. and that his action was
not gentlemanly.
10 Spoiled by Dates.
All this makes a pretty romance as
long as one looks only to the story
part Of the affair, and the eagerness
OF history and biography where Zach
airy Taylor is concerned, might help
But once gather all the dates avail
able, and the little bubble of romance
Iis bursted with a. crash.
Jefferson Davis was born in 1903
In 1923 he graduated from West Point
and was given his rank as lieutenant
and probably was transferred at once
to Fort Des Moines or shortly after
as we hear OF him in connection with
the Black Hawk war. and the Indian
fights.
According to the dates on. the
bronze tablets Of the newly erected
Fort Edwards monument, that post
was abandoned in 1924, In the month
of July. 1t is true that Davis clipped
with Taylor's daughter and that he
resigned from the RAINY, but the 70
nance of the wooing is shattered
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-20
rs VICE PRESIDENT
FOR THIS TOWNSHIP
J, r. Dausherty Of This City 10 Hon
ored at Old Settlers Meeting
by Election Thursday.

AS announced in Fridays Gate Cit,
the president of the Old Settlers al
sociation for next year is ] P. Cruik
shank. Capt. J. F. Daugherty Of thi
city is the vice president from JacR
son township. The following othe
officers were chosen:
Treasurer-W. R., Timpe.
Secretary-Miss Emma G. Potts.
Vice presidents
Cedar-James Kennedy.
Charleston-Geo. H. Pickard.
Des Moines-Isaac Shafer.
Franklin-George w. Mattern.
Green George E Rogers.
Harrison-Martin Schueman.
Madison-B. B. Hesse.
Denmark-Samuel .Overton.
Marion-John Overton.
Pleasant RIDGE. E. Newton.
Montrose-J. B. Kiel.
Van Buren-Robert Anthony.
Misunderstanding Buck
West Point-John E. Jarrett.
Jefferson-Thomas Skyles.