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Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-04-08

WatertoWn Retains Present Form
By Total Vote Of al 70 48O

Waterown majority comparatively light
following exceedingly brief has decided o retain the
form Of largely the ground that the
tenn has not been sufficiently tested determine with exaetnes its
usefulness
The result anticipated by the Saturday News But having
question chose shrk What II
garded duty The Saturday News made plain that It
waging upon upon of the
with the
people Of WatertoWn have dereed that they will
at least for the
present. the Saturday News will be found wanting "a its
The city has made marked strides the few 1T
would have done under the old charter form with the
ent Of valuations for the Of The
advanced for the change the old form abandoned
lated to the limitations and restrictions contained IN fhe
The city Of Watertown will continue bound to
do It has everything its favor Among the things Whe
combine what it today of which 1T
other city in the state and il others Of which y stands
peer any municipality South Dakota, be
ated--
Unsurpassed railroad facilities. DIE
Fine public schools well equipped.
Numerous and fourishing churches
farming lands all roundabout it, 8
Adequate public uilihes-gas water, and eleefrlciy
based gravity cheapest
supply to be found here elsewhere
1 the continuance Of industrial activities.
institutions that meet the needs
community managed absolutely sound
ciples
all population that imbued with the spirit of
B modern progress.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-04-08
CREDIT plLlNe uP.
Growing Financial Strength Of Y. s..
Shown III Loans.

financial writer in the Chicago
Tribune says that though the Febru-
ary trade balance of the United
States was $1733 .000, 900, and that,
while it exceeded by $780, 900, 900 the
balance of any previous February,
the balance for March will be much
larger. 1t Will be conservative to
estimate that for the two months, the
trade balance will be over one-third
|of q billion for the two months of
February and March, and we'll up to
round half billion for the first three
months of the present year The
estimate of d balance of a billion dol
lars for the Year 1915 seems we'll
within the TRUTH
q 1t is only question of q short
time, says tnig writer until the
foreign trade and financial boom Will
produce count wide prospeTi
that is, unless We are unfortunate en-
ough to become inv lived ia the war.
That does not seem likely
There are many evidences of cur
growing financial strength Fifteen
million dollars was loaned last week
to South Americ France is now iii
the American market for loan of
sgN0, 900 000s Erlg1and fpr q loan Of
$250, 900, 900, and Germany for d large:
loan Eonsid cradle short time loans
have already been mad fo Russia.
with this since the Tide III gold turn
ed this week $40. has been
added to oilr gold supp ss1
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-02-25
CONSERVATORY N0TE0

The Conservatory orchestra
under the direction of Mrs. Ho.
bart, is progressing very nicely
and in due time will appear in
concert. 1t is expected that this
will be the best program of or
chestra music ever presented in
Wahpeton by local talent.
Some of Miss Bakers students
appeared in recital at the studio
in Breckenridge on Tuesday even
ing.
The pianos in all the studios in
both Wahpeton and Breckenridge
were tuned and regulated by our
local tuner last week.
The hoard of directors of the
conservatory will meet with the
faculty some time during the lat
ter part of the week.
A small solo class was con-
Quoted by Mrs. Nelson Tuesday
evening. The following students
appeared: Loreene Early, Pearl
Douglas, Lulu Smith, Rosa -Voll-
rath. Louise Raitor, Hazel Burn
son, Catherine McCarty and Glad
Us Lohr. &:
Music, the theme of the soul,
refreshes both young and old"
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-02-25
HANDS OFF THE PRESIDENT
minneapolis Tribunel


The ominOus replies vouchsaf-
ed to the American notes by both
Germany and England must bring
home to every thinking American
the extreme gravity of the pres
ent crisis. The United States is
now threatened with international
complications which are perhaps
the most momentous within our
history. To the south of us Mex
leo is ablaze with civil war. To
the east of us that far mightier
conilagration known as the Euro
pean War has been steadily creep
ing up more and more closely.
What may happen if random
spark should strike combustible
matter in this country no prophet
can foretell. Under the circum-
stances it becomes the duty of ev-
cry American to stand steadfast-
ly by the chief who is fighting so
earnestly to keep all danger from
our door. The hour has arrived
when the voice of judgment
should be suspended and the hand
OF censure should be stayed.
Upon the bowed shoulders of
that lone man in the White House
rests an appalling mountain of
responsibility. His every act rem
ders him answerable to a hundred
million living Americans and to
hundreds of millions as yet un-
born. 1t has been his fate to take
the helm of the ship of State dur
ing one of the most stressful per-
iods in history. The hearts of the
American people should go out Ia.
sympathy towards their courag-
eous pilot, who, with eyes strain
ing ahead upon the troubled wat
ers, is endeavoring to prevent his
craft from coming to grief either
on the shadows Of Mexican con-
troversy or the rocks of European
War. Any censure or ridicule of
his efforts forthcoming at a mo-
ment of such solemn gravity must
be put down as indicative either
of an extraordinary obtuseness to
the appropriate or of a particular
Partially for the small.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-02-25
BACK TO the SENATE

Duluth Herald: The ship pur-
chase bill has passed the house
and now goes back to the senate.
where it has hardly fortnight in
which to be adopted or defeated.
AS the house concluded it's &C
ton, majority leaders in the SEN
ate were expressing their belief
that the bill could be passed at
this session. The country at large
will sincerely hope that is true.
OF course the republicans will
continue their fight. They are not
satisfied with having gone on re-
cord as opposing the bill. That
isn't what they want, for they
seem to realize that once the mea-
sure has gone into, operation,
and once the people have seen how
it works.. it will be to the disad-
vantage OF any individual or of
any party to be on record as hav-
ing opposed it. So they must now
keep up the fight, or yield to the
necessity of seeing their policies
discredited once more-and they
have. stood about all of that kind
of things they can.
1t may be necessary for the
majority in the senate to adopt
some form of limitation on de-
bate in order to pass the bill.
Some of the leaders have declared
IN favor of that action, and the
president is said to look approx
ingly on some such plan. One
thing is certain-that as long as
republican lungs and tongues
hold out it would be next to inn
possible to do anything.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-02-25

Juniors
Hiram Bagg, Vergil Escher,
Morgan Falley, Rosa Fligelman.
Geraldine Mehl, Harold MikkeI-
son, Amelia Nelson, LYDIA Nunns,
Viola Parsons, Jean Ritenhouse,
Arthur Snyder.
Sophomores-
Muriel Babcock, Ellen Beatty,
Frank Bernard, Enid Brown,
Frederick Haberman, Henrietta
Fligelman. Anna Chester, Helen
Hess, Catherine McCarty, Bern
ard MeCusker, Clara O'Brien,
Vesta Parsons.
Freshman
Sykea Assad, Ariel Bassett, Ha-
eel Broderick, Rushby Divet, Sid
mey Kinds, Theodore Kohlhof.
Gladys Lohr, Ethel Morris, Mary
Shambow, Louise Zeyher, Eleanor
Ellis, Anna Forman, Viola Her.
dina, Joy Holcombe, Florence
Peterson Myran Weis, Ruth
Smith, Erdine Ross, Cecile Pow
RE.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-02-25
SCIENCE SCHOOL NOTES
Pres. Smith returned from Ri

Pres. Smith returned from Bis
marck last week, very we'll salts
fled with the consideration that
the Science School is receiving in
the legislature.
The past week was marked by
two victories for the S. S. S. bas-
ket ball team. The vanquished
were Moorhead Normal and Ell
lendale. The second team also de-
feated the Indian seconds.
The entire student body was in
vited to a Washington Birthday
party held in the Science School
gym, Saturday evening. Refresh
ments were served at $3.50, fol-
lowed by a pleasant social hour.
Miss Litzel spent several days
of the past week at her home near
Paramount.
The Misses Lillian Knutson and
Lula Gender spent the week end
at their homes.
The Y. w. C. A. held an inter-
esting meeting last Monday ev-
ening. The opening song service
was followed by the business SEES
sion. After this Miss Mordan sang
a very pleasing solo, and Mrs.
Onstad spoke entertainingly on
Immigration at Ellis Island"
Prof. N. O. Prather has been
using a cane for the past week as
result of a fall in the gymnas-
ium.
The last basket ball game OF
fthe season to be. played on the
Science floor is scheduled for
Monday night, March list with the
N. D. university team. This will
be the biggest game of the sea-
SON as we'll as the last. Let us,
every student, and as many city
folks as possible come out to see
the big show. A grand prize is
offered to each Science man who
shoots ten or more baskets.
Four weeks of the winter term
remain. az ~.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-02-25
THE USUAL END

Cargo Courier-News)
1t is an old saying that "hell is
paved with good Intentions and
presumably there is no Legislative
body but has laid a few squares OF
that macadam. The pork bills
OF congress are always matchable
by various lesser deals in legisla-
lures and city councils and even
village boards.
The North Dakota Legislature
started out to economic on hired
help and in several other way.
and received much credit for the
same. 1t is NOW apparent that the
number of employees and the a.
mount OF expense does not differ
materially from previous SEES
sions.
But the solons are determined
to economize-so they prepare
appropriations cutting down the
expenses of the next legislature
This bill will be passed and all
will go home with the glow OF
good feeling naturally resulting
from meritorius deed perform
ed on the other fellow. Candi-
dates for the legislature next
time will need to be very, very
careful how they promise jobs to
hungry constituents.
But every legislature can pass
a deficiency appropriation bill, so
the next one may be able to es-
cape the things prepared for it
by the present, after all.
The legislature is a we'll mean
ing body of serious minded men,
but the established customs and
the pressure of constituents for
place and pap are very difficult
to overcome. 1t is not easy to or
eanize a legislature without a
number of ''dickers' and trades
involving petty positions.
And we will see if the Lathrop
committees report causes any
perceptible increase in industry
and decrease in the number OF
employees in the state offices
Fact is, the influences hold pro-
sressive reformers i'm about the
same grooves in these matters
that the Mckenzie machine ran
in? NIGHT Wahr?
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-02-25
MONTHLY MEETING OF
MEMS BROTHERHOOD

On Wednesday evening, the
18th of this month, the Mems
Brotherhood of Wahpeton gath
cred themselves together for their
regular monthly meeting in the
parlors of the Congregational
Church. AS is customary, the
meeting was preceded by the US
ual supper furnished by the La
dies Aid Society of the church. II
might better be said the UNUSUAL
supper as their suppers are un-
usual, both in quantity and quail
ity, and the men of the Brother
hood feel very grateful to the la
dies for them.
The program was opened by
selections on the piano by Miss
Marion Potter, which was great
ly enjoyed by the men. Prof. Eu-
gene Todd of the Science School
gave an illustrated lecture on the
Bad Lands of South Dakota. This
was rare opportunity to the
Brotherhood to get an intimate
knowledge of the wonderful, nat
ural formation of that country.
The views were taken by Prof,
Todd himself, so that the lecture
contained a personal note which
made it doubly interesting. AS the
meeting was held this month
within few days from the ami
versary of Washington's Birth
day, it was considered appronri-
ate that a portion of the program
should consist Of talk on our
first president. This was given by
Mr.. w. A. Baker, under the title
of Washington, the Man. Mr..
Baker brought out the personal
side of Washington, which is Of
ten lost sight Of. All of his hear
ers felt that they had become bet
ter acquainted with the Father of
his Country than they had ever
been before.
For the next four weeks the
Brotherhood will be torn by pre-
election campaigning, as the an
nual election will be held at next
monthly meeting. If, therefore.
any of the members are seen to
have worried look, it will be be-
cause they see signs in the hori-
ION which may cloud their sue
cess at the election.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-02-25
METHODIST CHURCH
Sunday School, 10 M.
Epworth League. $3.50 .. m.
Evening SerVica 7.30 n m

ENclllllS ScfNlCc, .0U %. IN.
Prayer meeting, Thursday, 1880
D. m.
At the services last Sunday,
both morning and evening, the
hymns were chosen from those of
Fannie Crosby, who, in hers. life
time, wrote about 5000 hymns,
many of which are familiar to
church goers. In addition to these
the choir rendered several fine
selections, and the solo by Mrs.
Wight at the morning service was
very pleasing and we'll rendered.
This feature of the services was
we'll cared for.
Mr.. c. H. Gotham, a missionary
of the Sunday School Union. was
present and addressed the Sun
day School, touching on his work
and closing with an exhortation to
study the Bible more faithfully.
The Kappa Sigma Pi Sunday
School class Of boys was enter
tanned by Dennis Keeney at. the
home Of S. H. Miner on Saturday
evening. The evening was spent
in games and friendly contests,
and closed with an appetizing
lunch served by the hostesses.
The entertainment was planned in
honor of Washington's birthday,
in which the Ratchet and the cher
ry tree played the important
parts.
The Social Club will meet at
the home of I. D. Royce on 9Th
Street, North, Friday evening,
February 26, at 8 O'Clock. The
program committee has prepared
good program. The meetings OF
the Club have been very interest
ing this winter, and you will en-
JOY this meeting. All attendants
of the church are invited. ivo :.
The pastor and wife expect to
start next Monday for a trip to
the coast, to be away during the
months of March and April. Com
petent supplies have been secur-
ed for the pulpit during that time,
the prayer meetings will be con-
Quoted as usual, and all interests
of the church will be we'll cared
for. The cooperation of the entire
constituency is asked to sustain
every interest. Be present at ev-
cry service, giving help and en-
couragement to those who come
into our midst, and make these
two months count for the church.
Unless there is reason for a
change, the following will be the
list of speakers, with the dates OF
their appearances:
March &c. A. Mcnamara,
Fargo.
March IL, A. L. Shute. Lisbon.
March Fl, E. A. Mirick, Wahpe-
ton.
March 2s-w. c. Sage, Fair
mount.
April I, w. J. Hutcheson, Far
go.
April II, C. A. Mcnamara.
April 18, w. A. E. Maddox.
Wyndmere. 8
April rs, E. A. Mirick.
The thanks of the pastor and
wife are due to all those who so
kindly offered their help. and
have consented to assume extra
duties during their absence.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-02-25
Hlan SCHOOL NOTES

The new school months opened
with a holiday in honor of the
birthday of Washington.
Friday is our regular rhetorical
day. 1t is four weeks since the last
one, as our patriotic program gil
ven in honor of Lincoln took the
place of one.
After an extended absence, An
ma Harles is back to her classes
again.
English ii are writing inter-
esting letters, with the hopes of
meeting with satisfaction the de-
mands of even the most eXacting
business man.
A group of our high school
people were sleigh riding recently
and found that it is hard to turn
a corner at pace exceeding the
speed limit and keep the sled
fright side up.
| Miss Rowan enjoyed week end
Visit from her father and sister.
Eloise, of Fargo.
Great interest was shown i'm
the series of games between
Breckenridge and Wahpeton. Both
teams were loyalty supported and
good work was the result. At
tendance and spirit are great aids
to the players and is the part the
school can play in keeping up a
good team.
Last Friday night the Wahpe-
ton High School basket ball team
journeyed across the frozen Red
and took the Breckenridge team
in camp, but were defeated 20 to
so. The girls also were beaten to
the tune Of? Monday evening
proved to be one of the best games
ever witnessed by the basket ball
fans. Breckenridge. had in mind of
repeating Fridays score, but were
pretty lucky to carry off the score
of IL to 9 in their favor. The
girls also lost, 10 to 9.
Rushby Divet and Max Snyder
went up to Fargo Monday and
had such a good time they could
not get back to school until
Tuesday.
T. Helen Shea is around with her
arm in a sling. She hurt it in the
game Monday against Brecken-
ridge.
G. S. lost her way going to the
game last night and somebody
rescued her.
Alvina Geister is sporting a
new hair ribbon. Everybody take
notice.
Report cards were handed out
today. Some pupils think their
teachers were generous, others
think they were not. Wonder what
the teachers think of us!
The alumni have challenged the
H. S. ball team for game to be
played at an early date.
Nearly all the girls have in
vested in dog collars made of
black velvet to adorn their necks.
Hiram Bagg is very studiousa
member of the Botany division.
Everybody in that class knows the
origin Of this burst Of knowledge.
Honor Roll
Seniors
Myrtle Bratseth, Aogath Fos-
mark, Herbert Hingtgen, Herman
Reed, Emily Rezac, Ernest Wei.
ing, Florence. Wright.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-02-25
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The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-02-25

The Minneapolis Tribune has
seen the light long enough to
write sensible and timely arti-
Gle, entitled Hands OF the Pres
ident." It is reproduced on this
page and our Republican friends
should all read it.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-02-25

The steel industry, which is US
ually regarded as the barometer
of business, has increased the
number of its employees more
than 25 per cent since the first of
January.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-02-25

Some of those war trenches are
said to have had concrete floors
and walls put in them. That looks
as if their occupants expect to
make them permanent home.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-02-25

Having been forewarned by
both England and Germany of the
dangers in the North Sea and
English channel, travellers from
the neutral countries who ven
ture there run the risk of getting
killed and bringing on a bloody
war. Better stay at home, where
you are safe.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-02-25

The State Senate got cold feet
after passing a woman suffrage
bill and recalled it from the
House. Woman suffrage, there
fore, seems to be dead in North
Dakota.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-02-25

The National Association of
Merchant Tailors officially an
nounces that it is possible for a
man to dress respectfully on ST.
500 year. But where is the ST.
500 to come from?
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-02-25

Representative Ness bill ap-
propriating $500 for Fl. Aber-
crombie Park has been recon.
mended for passage.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-02-25

The Ness bill requiring auc-
tioneers to give sheriffs four days
notice of auction sales to enable
them to collect taxes, was killed
in the Senate.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-02-25

The General Assembly will
please bear in mind that what we
need is not more laws, but fewer
and better ones.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-02-25

Arizona's supreme court up
holds prohibition. A state that has
a whole desert of its own wants
its people to be dry, too.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-02-25

There is wonderful amount of
kissing and making up going on
in Republican ranks at Bismarck.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-02-25

The weather has become so UNI
settled that the Minneapolis Tri-
bune last week quit predicting any
weather at all.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-02-25

And now Jack Johnson has ar
rived in Mexico to add to it's
troubles.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-02-25

The trouble with Mexico's pro-
vlsional governments is that they
never provide anything.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-02-25

Russian soldiers can't be ac-
cused of being in the war for the
money. Their pay is six cents a
day.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-02-25

The countries at war are elimi-
mating each others armies instead
of their own.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-02-25

There is now only St. Patrick s
Day between us and the lilac
blossoms.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-02-25

Billy Sunday has been Saving
Philadelphia. Next he will save
New York and then Minneapolis.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-02-25

Be as good as you can be, but
don't be SO good that you are good
for nothing.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-02-25

The most successful and con-
venient wireless ever discovered
is prayer.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-02-25

Every time you boost for your
town you also boost for yourself