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The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1914-02-27
INVENTORY YOURSELF

Some boys in an eastern uni
versity have drawn up "the col
lege students ten command
ments," nine of which aren't
important, but the tenth has
class 1t directs the student to
takesah inventory of himself at
least once q month.
Take an inventory of your
self" 1t is easily said. What
does it mean?
OF course you know what the
merchants inventory is at the
close of the year detailed list
of goods IN stock with reckon
ing IF values, So many yards
Of this, SO many yards OF that,
at X cents a ward There are no
subtieties in such an account
ing. By Just takl e pains, the
storekeeper can learn where he
is, TO the decimal of cent.
The task ismore difficult when
the thing to be measured is a
human soul. You can't lay it
on a yard stick or compute its
constituent parts in terms of
dollars.
Still, you can do this: You
can pause from time to tiue
and ask yourself: III we l
gained in wisdom or in kindli-
ness or in patience since the last
review! Am lneater and sweet
er and more Iiveable w it h!
Have / done something worth
while9 If not, why not and, if
so. how can | improve on my
achievements in the months to
come.
Inasmuch as you are the one
who has to live with yourself IT
might not be a bad idea to form
this habit as frequent inspection
and self analysis, with a view
to making the association better
worth Whiln
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1914-02-27
THE REAL PROBLEM

The farmer and his wifi t
watched their dog as he chased
madIy down the track after the
4 O'clock train He did it every
day and always returned wind
ed.
Il wonder why he chases that
train,' remarked the wife with
her eyes on q little cloud of dust
chat showd whore Rover was.
That's not what's botheiing
me-" answered her husband.
I'm wondering what he'd dc
with it if he caught it. House
keeper.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1914-02-27
THE NEW DANCES.

IF we are going to stand for
our wcmen folks wearing slit
and shadow skirts, aad our
younger ladies learning to dance
the boil weevil wiggle, Texas
Tommy, tango. the bunny hug,
the bear dance, the half-canter.
the buzzard flop, and so on down
the line, the men folks might
just as well keep on smoking,
drinking, chewing, snoozing,
swearing and doing every thing
else that's bad, and then t h e
whole push can go to hell to-
gether," says the level headed
editor of the Pineville, Georgia,
Herald.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1914-02-27

good old stogie is more popular
than an important celebrity.
Some men are all right in the
showcase, on display, but are
great disappointments when you
get them home, matter how
fine a man is, eventually he
meets his match. A two-for
often puts on as many airs as a
50-center, some mei never get
to the front at all except during
campaigns. Some are very
fancy outside and are selected
for presents, Others have a
rough exterior. but spread cheer
and comfort about them be-
cause of what is inside But all
men, as all cigars, good or bad
two-fors, stogies, rich or poor,
come to ashes at last.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1914-02-27

a current newspaper item is
as follows: THE wife of a
Methodist minister in west Vir-
giuia has been married three
times Her maiden name was
Partridge, her first husband was
named Robins, her second Spar
row, and the present is named
Quale. There are now wo
young robing one sparrow and
three little quales in the family.
One grandfather was a Swan,
and another a Jay, but he's dead
now and q bird of Paradise.
They live on Hawk a venue,
Eagleville, Canary Islend, and
the fellow who wrote this is a
Lyre bird and relative of the
family" "
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1914-02-27
MEN AND CIGARS,

Because of the solemn garb a
cigar salesman was mistaken
for a man Of The cloth and invit-
ed TO make a few remarks. He
aceeded to the request and as
cending the platform said:a
"Men are like cigars. Often
You can not tell by the wrapper
,.,l a. RlIo,,:. Co.,. H.:
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1914-02-27
SCRAP BASKET.

A number Of mon have found
ont to their sorrow that it is
easier to mortgage The home to
buy an automobile than it is to
mortgage an automobile to buy
q home.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1914-02-27

If you will subscribe to The
Record or renew your subscript-
ion, we viii include 70 nr
STANDARD magazines, all ONE
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1914-02-27
Events Of Interest from the Seat Of
Government,
BY J E. JONES.
Territorial Expansion and
Development.

When Secretary William H.
Seward purchased Alaska for
this county, he carried his prop
-osition through Congress with
the aid of Charles Sumner, the
kgreat Massachusetts statesman,
: who fcretold with exact nicely
in a prophetic speech, OF the
material riches of Alaska. A
long its frozen trails the wealth
of an ell pire has already been
tots d into civilization, L h e
United States owns the great
coal folds of Ala ka, and to de-
veIop and protect what is per-
haps the greatest deposit Ill the
world, the government w IL /
build u Thousand miles of rail
road at an expense of $50, 600
900 A privately constructed
railroad in Alaska would be
worthless without coal leases
from the government; and since
no administration would dare
make these leases there is
nothing left to do except for the
United States to Iun the double
d,roposition Of railroad, and
.scoal mining, on It's own account,
1t is a feasible business PROPOSE
ltion which any set Of large
business men would he only too
glad to take out of the hands of
the government. There has
been storm of protest against
expansion in Alaska, which is
nos strai.gr since territorial eX-
pansion and development has al
ways had a rough road.
The Honor able Josiah Quincy
of Massachusetts warned Con-
gress of the danger of the Louis
lana purchase, and told his col
leagues that they had no au-
thority or right to throw the
rights and liberties and property
of this people into hotch pot
with the wild men of Missouri,
nor with the mixed, t h o u 6 n
more respectable race OF the
-SAnglo- -Hispano-Ga allo-Amercans
who bask ON the sands at the
mouth of the M S ! S s ip p l..
"When it came to the Oregon
purchase, the Senate of the
United States was t,ld by an IL
lustrious Senator that he would
not give "a pinch of snuff for
the whole territory" which he
proceeded to describe as a wild
gambling venture F" Another
Senator who happened 10 be
from New Jersey said t h a +
Oregon can never be one of the
United States. If we extend
our laws to it we must consider
it as colony" He declared
that "the Union is already too
extensive" Later on came the
renowned Daniel Webster, hor-
iified by the proposition to at
tach Texas, California and New
Mexico to the United States.
"I have never hoard Cf any
thing, l cannot conceive of any
thing that is more absurd or
more affrontive to all o b +
= judgment. New Mexico and
California are not worth one
dollar
The Alaska railroad is not a
newly discovered proposition.
Secretary of the Interior Fisher
of tht, Taft. administration used
h;u haot afforta tO secure tr1nly
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1914-02-27

line from the ocean to the great
interior valleys of the Yukon
and Tenaha, which he declared
to be necessaryIin order to "open
the couutry so that its future
development may be made pos
sible,D
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-02-05
NEW DIRECTORS
WERE ELECTED
For the RichIand County Fair
Association on Last
Monday.
OFFICERS TO Be ELECTED
On Thursday Of Next Week, TO
Complete the organlza-
tiok.

The stockholders of the Rich
land County Fair association held
their annual meeting last Monday
and B. F. Lounsbury acted as the
temporary chairman and R. j.
Hughes as temporary secretary.
Various matters were discussed
from different angles of vision,
but the chief business was the
election of a board of directors to
serve for the ensuing year, and
the following We're chosen: w.
B. Aspinwall, J. Tripke, Magnus
Olson, O. A. Leach, A. Koppin,
w. F. Eckes, B. F. Lounsbury,
r. j. Hughes, Olaf Bjorke and
Henry Chick.
The election o f officers was
postponed until Feb. 18th.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-02-05
OLE STANDY
BECOMES INSANE
Clad Only in His Night Clothes He
Escapes from N. w. Hospital
at Moorhead.
AND TRAVELS THREE MILES
In Below Zero Weather Before He
Is Rescued by Brother, knute,
Of Barrie Township.

Olaf Standy, unmarried and a.
bout 36 years of age, was ad-
Judged insane last week and talk
en- to Jamestown asylum. His
case is a sad one.
Earlier last month he became
Ill and was taken by his brother
10 the Northwestern hospital at
Moorhead. A night or two later
he escaped from that institution
and clad only in his night clothes,
and bare-headed he tried fo
find his way home. It was
a cold night, but he had wan
dered three miles. or more, when
nc was overtaken and rescued by
his brother, Knute Standy, and
brought back to ihs home in this
county. Last week his condition
became such that he was taken
before a lunacy board with the
above result.
After being adjudged insane,
Olaf Standy was vaccinated, as is
now required by law, and that de-
laycd his removal until last Fri
day, when Deputy Sheriff Olson
accompanied him to the state in
stltution at Jamestown.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-02-05
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS

Regular meeting Of the Wah-
peton City Council held February
2nd, 1913, at 1880 p. m., with
Mayor Eberley presiding.
Meeting called to order by
Mayor Eberley.
Aldermen present: Gillen,
Morris, Braun, simonsen, Hodnl,
Mahan, Fricke, and Harris. Alb
sent: None.
Minutes of the last regular
meeting read and approved as
read.
Mayor Eberley appointed Ma
thias kraker as City Assessor for
the coming two years.
Motion made and carried that
the appointment of Matthias Kra-
ker as City Assessor be confirm
ed.
Motion made and carried that
the monthly report of w. +.
Eckes City Treasurer, be accep-
ted and placed on file.
Motion made and carried that
the monthly report of B. F.
Schneider, Police Magistrate, be
accepted and placed on file.
Motion made and carried that
the monthly renort NJ w r.
Forkner, Superintendent Of the
Waterworks, be accepted and
placed on file.
Motion made and carried that
the resignation Of John w. Don
ovan, night watchman, be accep-
ted.
Motion made and carried that
a vote of thanks be extended Mr.
Donovan for his faithful services
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-02-05
MISSIONARY TALKS

Miss Sutton, a Singapore, Ma
laysia missionary, who was form
erly a Fargo teacher, gave very
interesting and instructive ad-
dress at the M. E. church Sunday
evening, at the close of which she
raised about 500 to be used in
helping to build a new church
and school in that far away hea-
then country.
The young lady graphically de-
scribed her call to the missionary
work and the conditions that ex-
ist in her field, and although she
talked for more than an hour and
a half everybody who heard her
wished her to talk still longer.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-02-05
MORE "MOYIES"
FOR WAHPETON
Manager Lounsbury Sub-Lets the
Wahpeton Opera House for
OF Nights to
McMICHAEL 4 SCHWEITZER
Moving Pictures and Vaudeville
to Supply a Popular Demand
In the City.

Ned Lounsbury, who has ach-
ieved such success as manager of
the Wahpeton opera house, has
decided not only to continue the
high class attractions he has been
supplying his patrons with this
fall and winter, but also to enable
those who demand a cheaper and
more popular class of entertain
ments to be supplied with them
also: In short, Ned wants to
please everybody with entertain
ments, and to this end he has
sub-let the opera house for part
of the time to Messrs. R. V. Nc
Michael and H. Sweitzer, who will
supply a popular class of vaude-
Vile and moving picture shows for
all nights when more expensive
entertainments are not holding
down the boards at this popular
theatre.
This new arrangement is GER
tain to. prove very popular, as
we'll as profitable departure, as
it will give Wahpeton people a
choice of amusements every night
Of the week, except Sundays, when
people are expected to attend
some church. Braun's Theatre
already furnishes popular amuse-
mcnts six nights out of the sew
en-, and now the Wahpeton opera
house is to do likewise.
The gretter size of the opera
house will accommodate many
more people at a time than the
city has been accustomed to, and
no doubt Mr.. Lounsbury had this
in mind when he concluded II 9
arrange for additional moving
picture space in the city. 1t is
understood that none but the best
vaudeville attractions will be ad-
mitted.
Gradually Wahpeton becomes
more and more city, and some
of these days it will be a real live
show city, as we'll as a city in
size and volume of its business.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-02-05
O'RRlEk-nlE1Z

The marriage Of Mr.. Joseph o.
Brien and Miss Theresa o. Dietz
took place at St. Johns Catholic
church yesterday morning, Rev.
Fr. Ridder officiating,
The bride is one of our best
known and most popular young
ladies and the groom is a we'll
known and highly respec-
ted real estate dealer of the city.
A large number of friends wit
messed the impressive ceremony.
After brief wedding trip the
happy young couple will he at
home to their friends in this city.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-02-05
MINISTERIAL ASSOCIATION
Holds an Interesting Session at
the Baptist Church.

The WahpetOn Breckenridge
Ministerial association met in the
Baptist church, Breckenridge, on
Monday, Feb. End, at p. M, and
spent a profitable two hours in
fellowship and discussion. Two
papers were presented, the first
by C. P. Keast of breckenridge.
This was a discussion of the range
of usefulness of a Ministerial as
sociation, with reference espec-
tally to the work of the Iron Range
Association of Northern Mime
sofa. w. A. Baker followed with
a paper on ".Some of Natures
Steps During the Process of Con-
structing an Immortal Soul"
This paper drew out a spirited
discussion from nearly every one
present. The subject is Of vital
interest-an interest which was
shared by every member of the
association.
D. T. Grey presented the report
Of the program committee, out
lining the work for the next three
months. The question of recre-
alton will be the subject for dis
cussion, dealing with the subject
as related to boys and girls,
young men and women, end mar
ired men and women, respective
ly. 1t was recommended that for
the March meeting each member
of the association study condi-
tions in his own locality and re-
port at the meeting. In this way
free and open discussion will be
induced.
The next meeting will be held
at the Episcopal rectory, on 4th
street NJ, Wahpeton, on March g.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-02-05
MRs. RILEY RELEASED

Several Months ago Mrs. Nellie
Riley, who lives near the Richland
county line in Sargent county, was
found guilty by the district court
of violating the prohibition law.
She appealed to the supreme court
and the decision by the lower
+ court was sustained. Mrs. Riley
was thereupon ordered placed in
the Sargent county Jail to serve
her sentence, but a day or two
later the presiding judge sus-
pended the sentence during good
behavior, and she is again at lib
erty.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-02-05
DIES FROM INJURIES

David Liedal,a we'll l-to-do farm
ier Of Helendale township, died
last week of injuries received
while he was alone with a team
of horses. AS he was alone at
the time nobody knows just what
happened, but his injuries were in
the head and he never regained
consciousness. He was about 70
years Of age.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-02-05
BROKE HIS WRIST

AS Urban Lenoue, whose par
ents have charge of the Farmers
Restaurant, at the corner of Da-
kota avenue and Second street,
was returning from school last
Thursday noon, he fell on the
icy pavement and fractured his
wrist. The accident will keep. him
from school for few weeks.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-02-05
WANT $4,000 CHURCH

Edgeley Methodists are discus
sing the advisability of building Il
new church and are starting the
raising of funds to start. work OH
the edi:ice this spring. The pla,
to bui!'l this year seemed to strife
a popular chord and in short
time it was seen that large a.
mount of money could be raised
If the matter was taken up sys-
tematically. AT the meeting it
was decided to build this year on
the site Of the old church which
will be moved of. The plan is
now to build church that will
cost in the neighborhood of $780,
600 to be constructed of brick.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-02-05

checks unless the parties pres
enting them were identified by
someone known to the bank or to
the employees in the subtreasury.
If any bank should pay a check
without such precaution, it de-
serves to lose the amount. If it
takes the precaution, it is itself
guaranteed from loss by the per-
sons identifying the payee of the
check.
Up to Congress
''The representatives of the
treasury endeavored to present
the condition of the Office to the
committee on appropriations, so
that the committee might under
stand the exact condition and also
know why the treasurer was ask
ing for an increased appropria-
ton. Fearing that we did not
make it clear, we invite a per-
sonal inspection by the committee
into the condition of the United
States treasury, and so far as con
gressional investigation is con-
cerned, we invite it. We did not
put this new system in; it is a
condition under which we have
labored since the beginning of the
administration; it is a system that
we believe facilitates public busi-
ness. If it is to be retained, we
want a sufficient number of en-
ployes to keep the work current.
The employees have, during the
summer months, worked over
time and after hours, and some Of
them have been denied the vaca-
ton to which they were entitled.
If the system meets with the ap-
proval of congress, congress will.
OF course, supply whatever NUM-
Der of employees are necessary; if
the system does not meet with the
Of congress, we'll ard
good"
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-02-05
SENATOR cuLLom PASSES

Former U. S. Senator Shelby NJ.
Cullom Of Illinois died Jan. %.
His last words were wish that
he might have lived to see the
completion of the national me-
mortal to his personal friend, Alb
raham Lincoln.
Senator Cullom was the oldest
member of the U. s. Senate in
years and one Of its veterans in
the point Of service. He was first
elected to the senate in 1883 and
served continuously for . quarter
Of century. He was born at
Monticello, Ky, in November,
1929. and died at the ago Of s5
years.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-02-05
COMMISSIONER CANDIDATES

The rumor is afloat in the coun
ty that Albert Bohn of Great Bend
will be a Democratic candidate
for commissioners in district No.
3, that August Hoefs is a candi-
date for commissioner in Dist. 1
and that VIM. Thiel will be q can
didate in Dist. No. 2. Charley
Pinckney Of Fairmount is also
mentioned.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-02-05

An exchange SAYS that all Am
!erican girls are horn with voices.
|It is not probable that anyone will
contradict the statement.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-02-05
during the time he has been in the
employ of the CITY.

during the time he has been in the
employ Of the city.
Ordinance No. 18 was read for
the second time and a motion was
made and seconded that the or
dinance be approved and adopted
as read. Motion carried by the
following vote: Ayes: Gillen,
Morris, Mahan, Harris, Braun.
Simonsen, Fricke and Hodel.
Nos: None.
Motion made and carried that
the request of Thomas Dundon,
asking the city to lay water mains
up to his property on Third street
be referred to the Waterworks
Committee for report at the next
regular meeting.
Motion made and carried that
the request of Geo. II. Douglass
asking for reduction of part of
the 1913 taxes on his pop corn
wagon, be referred to the Finan-
ce Committee for report at the
next regular meeting.
Motion made and carried that
The Finance Committee investi-
gate and report TO the Council at
their next regular meeting what
it will cost the city to give a clear
title to the different pieces of
property which have reverted to
the city on account of the taxes
not having been paid.
Motion made and carried that
the report of the Finance Com
mittee regarding rebate of taxes
to o. A. Leach, be accepted and
that the committee recommend to
the County Commissioners that
the taxes be rebated.
Motion made and carried that
the bill of Math kanera. for the
rebate of 1913 School and Poll
tax, he referred to the Finance
Committee with power to act.
Motion made and carried that
the bill of John +. Whyle be re-
fcred to the Street Committee
with power to act.
Motion made and carried that
the following bills be allowed and
paid out of their respective
funds:
GENERAL. FUND
Marcus Peschel, Mdse.
for poor, Mrs. Wal
leen ..S D.
II. NJ. Christensen. fuel
for poor, Mrs. Walleen $40
John Eischard, material
and supplies ........ 1905
w. L. Fricke, feed. ..... 1910
Union Transfer Com
pany, man and team
u day on street. ..... $50
Reliance Hose Company,
fire service ........ 1850
Germana Hose Com
pany, fire service. AZ 90
Martin Peterson, two
hose carts to fire. ..... 400
Northern Light Electric
Co., street lights for
January ............. AO4 81
VIM. H. White and Nc
Culloch Lbr. Co., labor
and material ........ $40
Wahpeton Times, for city
printing ........... $50
Joseph G. Forbes, Janu-
ary salary ......... 20. .S3
w. F. Eckes, January
salary 25 .O6
Otto Bebbler, January SAL
ary oU .Uu
F. B. Schneider, January
salary .............. oO .Oo
S. H. Murray, January
salary 20 .Uo
VIM. j. Dietz, January
salary 90
John Donovan, January
salary go 90
VIM. Junge, January
salary 60. 90
WATERWORKS FUND
H. Channon Company,
repairs. and supplies. .si96. 20
Zenith Furnace Company,
coal 40 40
Garlock Packing Com
pany, supplies ...... $50
Matt Hamerlik, labor. -. 800
VIM. H. White & Nc
Culloch Lbr. Co., ma
terial and labor ...... 4.i5
John Rischard, material
and tabor ........... 26.95
Frank Kimel, labor ..... 10. 90
Northern Light Elec. Co.,
power for month of
January ............. 206. 26
w. L.. Forkner, January
salary .............. 1900
VIyr~ cn~oI, Yn~,,nu~, col
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-02-05

You hear many sharp criticisms
of music produced by a flat piano.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-02-05

criticise not. lest 70 be crit-
eised.