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The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-03-25
WHO HAS LIVED
!. HERE LONGEST
:, AAANAA ASVASNAAN
Ftbe Subscriptions to Times Of.
.ssfefsd 70 Three Persons Who
NHBD LONGEST IN COUNTY
Letter Requested from Each Of
Our Pioneer Citizens In
Riohiand

Who has lived longest in Rich
land county? An answer to this
question would be interesting to
all Times readers, and this paper
will undertake to ascertain who
he. or she is. The contest for the
Oldest citizen of county can be
made whole lot more interesting
il each contestant will write or
dictate us a letter naming Incl
dents OF early life in the county,
and describe some of the Difficult
tiesan dangers of pioneer life
here. What we want is early ex-
pei.ences, which we hope will
;st&rt a friendly discussion and
settle disputes of pioneer history.
To the person showing the
longest continuous residence in
the county (absence of less than
one year, OF service in the army
or navy not counted against the
-picneer,) we will send the Times
for the remainder of his or her
life. To the second oldest pioneer
we will send the paper for five
years free Of charge, and to the
third oldest pioneer one year free.
Send in your letters and claims
and they will all be published. We
hope in this way to start an inter-
esting discussion of early times
in Richland county.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-03-25
BILLY SUNDAY IN !.
BREAKS RECORD!
sy Getting 41,7e4 Converts !,
Philadelphia and $61, 13e In
ABOUT $4,000 SEE RIH.,9Pi
When He Goes to Raliroaa station
and Sing tymns While He

Philadelphia, Pa, March %. -
Billy Sunday ended his religious
campaign here yesterday in a
blaze of glory. Four times during
the day the evangelist preached to
audiences that overflowed the
tabernacle. Four times he called
for converts and got an aggregate
of 1858 for the day. &
The number Of converts, eleven
weeks of the campaign, is s4f,Tsi.
1t not only beats Billy Sundays
record, but probably surpasses the
record of every modern evange.-
list.
At the four services the aud.
fences placed about $4,000 int,
the collection plates. The com
mittee had announced that the
days offering would go to Billy
Sunday personally. But the evan
gelist would not have it SO. s.
Every cent you give today he
said, "goes to the poor Of Phila-
delphia."
The committee acquiesced. Be
fore he left the city, however. the
committee turned over to the
evangelist a draft for $51,i36, the
result Of the free will Offering
which Philadelphia :gaye to him.
1t is the largest Offering The has
received in any city.
Each of the four audiences
went wild today at his first as.
pearance, and stubbornly refused
to leave the tabernacle until the
evangelist himself left the plat
form.
Men and women pulled down
signs from the tabernacle posts
and carried them away. They
scooped up big handfuls of saw
dust from the shadow of the pull
pit, filed their pockets and their
handkerchiefs with it and carried
il home.
They took the tin pans which
have gathered the tabernacle Of
ferings. They tore the bunting
and flags from the rostrum, the
flowers from the pulpit; they. car
ried away everything loose that
could serve as mementoes of thu
meeting. -s.,as.a .ss
F. They came at might to bid hin,
farewell; representatives of 400
churches of the city, and repre-
sentative of the city itself, ia
thank him.
Cyrus d. Foss, Jr., secretary OF
Mayor Blankenberg, spoke for Of
fetal Philadelphia:
philadelphia is today differ
ent city from the Philadelphia of
last December he told the evan
gelist.
There was a great demonstra-
ton when Billy Sunday left town
tonight. About twenty-five thou
sand persons went to the railroad
station and sang hymns until the
evangelist departed.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-03-25
FRANK supAok
Elected President OF tho Rlohland
County Fair Association

At meeting of the directors of
the Fair association, held at their
office, Mar. Goth, considerable
work was disposed of, and every
thing is in fine working order.
R. j. Hughes who was elected
President of the Association, stat
ed at the time, that he would only
serve until some permanent one
was elected to that position. Pres
ident Hughes having rendered his
resignation, Frank Budack was
unanimously elected to the Presi-
dency of the Association. Every
effort will be made to make the
coming Fair the most attractive
from every view point, ever before
attempted. We have every reason
to believe that the year of 1915
will be banner crop year, and
that the farmers will realize a
good price for every thing grown
on the farm.
More liberal premiums will be
offered for those products which
give added value to our farms. To
that end, the Board of Directors
would call upon the farming COM
munity to cooperate with our ef-
forts, that the coming Fair, with
its bountiful supply of choice ex-
hibits, will place Old Richland
County as first among the Coun-
ties of the State, where she right
fully belongs. With little effort
cn the part of the whole commun-
ity, each one doing their little part
benefits of untold value are bound
TO follow.
We would ask the farmers of
Richland County to think, talk,
and work as a unit in the interest
of the best Agricultural Fair in
the broad state of North Dakota,
namely-THE HIGHLAND COUN-
TY FAIR.
B, LOUNSBURY. Sec'y
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-03-25

can hardly comprehend the mag
nitude of it all. We made our
headquarters largely at the beau
tiful North Dakota building, where
we were made at home by the gem
ial secretary.
We saw most of the points Of
interest, though our time was
limited. In the typewriter section,
we saw the great steel typewriter
constructede by the. Underwood
Typewriter Company, weighing
fourteen tons, and built at great
expense. 1t was run. by a motor
and operated from an ordinary
typewriter some distance /, away.
We saw the old battleship 'sOre-l
gon," the airship in which Fowler
first crossed the Isthmus of PAN
anna, and many other interesting
sights.
But perhaps what made the
deepest impression were the two
aeroplane flights by Lincoln
-Beachey on last Tuesday. In try
ing to find a place where I could
see over to the ground where the
machine would start l found my
self within forty or fifty feet of
the machine itself.I was looking
for the aviator, and was surprised
when an unassuming young man
stepped up to the machine and
strapped himself in the seat as
calmly as though he were sitting
down to eat. He turned over three
times while in the air, sailed some
distance upside down, went
through a cloud and disappeared
behind it for some time, and then
alighted on grass plot as graceful
ly as a bird. You can imagine our
surprise when, on emerging from
the First Methodist in Los Ange-
les Sunday evening, we heard the
news boys announcing his death.
There were some scenes we
witnessed outside the Exposition
no less interesting than those
within. We visited the famous
Cliff House and saw the seals
playing upon the rocks. There
were twelve of them, the largest
said to weigh over one thousand
pounds. Then we visited the Gold
en- Gate Park, where we saw os-
triches, kangaroos, and various
other animals both strange and
interesting, besides the fine land
scape gardening for which this
park is famous.
What was of special interest to
us was our visit to the Govern
ment Immigrant Station on Angel
Island. We crossed the bay on the
government boat, "Angel Island"
and were, shown about by a gov
eminent official. We saw the Sc
gregati0n. cages where immi-
grants are examined, saw the
Japanese, Chinese, and Hindus
who are being held, and a number
who are4to- be depprted. twas not
a cheerful sight. IN one of the
cages were fourteen young Japan
ese girls, dressed in their native
costumes, undergoing the custo-
mary examination. Outside were
waiting fourteen anxious Japan
ese young men waiting to claim
the young women as brides. The
majority were picture brides, the
match having been made by the
parents, and the principals never
having seen each other before.
The examination over, they came
filing out of the cage where, with
many bushes and eyes down cast,
they were claimed by the waiting
grooms. They went over to the
Continued on page g.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-03-25
PRZEMYSL FALLS
RUSSIANS REJOICE
Greatest Blow Struck for tho a..
lies Since Last
September
SIEGE OF MONTHS ENDS
With Capture Of $4,000 AustrIans
and Release Of Many
RusslanS

Petrogard, March 22.-Przemy-
81 has fallen, the Russian War Of
flee announced this afternoon. The
Austrian garrison has surrender
ed to the Russian besiegers.
Capture of the Austrian fort
ress came at the end of several
months siege. 1t automatically
releases a Russian army of near
ly 100000 for action in Poland
and along the Carpathian front
and constitutes perhaps the
greatest victory for Russian arms
since the beginning of the war.
The Austrian garrison that sur
rendered to General Dimitrieff is
reported to number about 1i7.-
OOo.
Przemysl has been under al
most continuous siege since Sept.
20, 1914, when the Russians first
began shelling the Galician outer
forts. A month later an Austro-
German force advanced north
ward through the Carpathians, re-
lieved the besieged city and drove
tne russians Dack TO the north.
Siege is Resumed
Within a fortnight new Rus
sian force appeared before Pre-
mysl and resumed the siege. Since
that time four Russian Army
Corps, the Seventh, the Ninth,
Tenth and Eleventh, under Gen.
Radko Dimitrieff, former Bull
garian army Officer, have been
battering at defenses to the fort
ress itself. The news of the fall of
the fortress evoked the widest
scenes in Petrogard since the be-
ginning of the war. Crowds mass
ed in the street and before the
Government buildings, cheering
wildly.
Continued on page l)
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-03-25
EPISCOPAL CHURCH

4 Services will be held in Trinity
Church next Sunday,
March 28th) as follows:
Morning prayer and sermon,
10:3O a. m.
Sunday School II 80 a. m.
Litany will be said on Friday al
1:s0 p. m.
All are cordially invited.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-03-25

The Sidway Long-Leaf Suspen-
sion spring makes the Sidway the
only bumpless, jarless, jogless baby
carriage made. As baby grows this
suspension spring can be regulated
in its tension, to correspond with
the baby's weight.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-03-25
LATE WAR NEWS

The Russians have captured
Przemysl at last and they claim
$4,000 Austrian prisoners along
with it.
The Russians have been forced
to abandon Memel in East Prus-
sia.
Zeppelin airships made raid
on Paris last Sunday morning
Damage slight.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-03-25
Rev. Mr.. Dudsn Writes Most In
terestingly Of Far Western
Scenes
IN LAND OF SUNSHINE NOW
Mormon Temple, The Exposition,
1eaohey and Other Things
Discussed
East San Diego, Cal.
March IS, 1915.

Editor Times.
Wahpeton, N. D.. $
Dear SIR
We arrived here in East San
Diego last evening, and are now in
the land of sunshine. The sun is
shining as it does with us in July
or August, and flowers are to be
seen everywhere. This is quite a
contrast to the weather we left in
North Dakota, and which we saw
for two or three days after leav-
ing; for we did not get away from
the snow till we had left Salt Lake
City.
After leaving Salt Lake City we
went direct to San Francisco over
the Western Pacific through some
of the finest of scenery, arriving
at 1880 on Saturday evening. We
went to church on Sunday morn
ing and in the evening, at the in
vitation of the pastor, l preached
at Asbury church. On Monday we
began the serious work of doing
the Exposition and taking in the
points of interest in and about
the city, leaving San Francisco on
Saturday morning for Los Ange-
les, and thence yesterday to San
Diego.
Perhaps the results of our trip
thus far can best be summed up
in a resume of the most i'm
portant scenes and events which
we witnessed. Our time has been
fully occupied, and a complete
enumeration would be both i'm
possible and tedious if possible.
But we did see some things which
were very interesting.
First, there were the temple
grounds at Salt Lake City. A guido
was furnished us, and we were Ia
ken through the assembly hall,
the. tabernacle, and about the
grounds, admission to the Temple
being denied to all visitors. There
we saw the $12o,O00 pipe organzin
the massive, egg-shaped building,
$50 by $50 feet in size, in which
the acoustic properties are about
as nearly perfect as they can be.
There we saw the great salt
beds of Utah, where, for miles the
ground was level and bare of all
vegetation. 1t resembled a con-
crete floor more than anything
else I could think of.
The Exposition itself is inn
mense, but one can hardly realize
it. because he loses all sense of
distances and measurements. For
instance, the tower of jewels, is
over 400 feet in height, and the
palace of machinery is 972 feet
long and 40 feet in height. One
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-03-25
CIVIC IMPROVEMENT TEAS

Next week being Holy Week, no
civic teas will be given. The week
after Easter the Civic Improve
ment Committee will entertain att
the Merchants Hotel, full infor-
nation of which will be given i'm
next weeks paper.
The hostesses for this week
are:
Mrs. S. T. Stanley, 1st st. So.
Mrs. Frank Kimel, 2nd st. No.
Mrs. H. Lundquist, 3rd st. No.
Mrs. j. A. Bailey, 4th St. No.
Mrs A. G.. Divet, and
Mrs. A. C. Lacy, 5th St. No.
Mrs. G. d. Rittenhouse, 9th st.
No.
Mrs. Joseph G. Forbes, 9th St..
No.
Mrs. w. C. Probert, 7th st. No.
Mrs. H. E. Rice, or
Mrs. w. A. Baker, 9Th St. No.
Mrs. P. A. Goettleman, 9th St.
No.
MRS. H. PERKINS, Sec.
The Ladies Aid Society of the
Congregational church will be en-|
tertained next Wednesday, march,
81, by Mrs. Clipfell, Mrs. Prather,
and Mrs. Hines.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1915-04-08
Me.hedi.t Church Notes.

a large attendance marked Easter
Sunday at all services The beautiful
decorations IN flowers, tho splendid
music ard the general good cheer of
this "day Of days were greatly en-
joyed, The pastor preached thanks
Offering sermon in the morning for the
benefit of the Woman's Missionary So
ciety. He spoke of the lace given to
women in the Christian dispensation
and told Of the work they 40 doing for
humanity.
Next Sabbath will be the annual OBJ
servance of Sabbath Rest day. The
morning sermon and the m;d-week
prayer service win be given to the sub
ject Of Sabbath Observance All the
regular services of the day viii be held.
The Woman's Missionary society held
its regular monthly meeting OF the home
Of Mrs. G. G. Hubeuthal Tuesday after
noon with a good attendance. and all
enjoyed splendid program The study
was led by MRS. A. F, Bishop, the sub
jet being, The Child at Worship.
The president, Miss Matilda Hutchison,
went to Chicago Tuesday morning to
attend quarterly meeting Of "the
Branch" and great banquet Of mis-
sionaries and other workers.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1915-04-08
Life Journey of Sc Years.

Joseph Branger, ST., for many years
respected resident of this city, died
at his home here Easter Sunday. April
4, 1915, after a lingering illness at the
venerable of Sc years, month and II
days. Mr.. Branger was born IN Ger.
many, Feb. %, 1929, and was united in
marriage to Miss Fredda Pitzmeyers in
1860. Eight children were born to this
union, six are living, namely: Mrs. w.
w. Huxtable and Mrs. Frank Molloy OF
Mason City, Iowa, Mrs. Clara Williams
of Savannah, H.. Joseph Branger, Jr.
Of Milwaukee. Mrs. George PrideauS
and MIR. Fred Branger Of this city
The funeral took place at half past ,W,
Tuesday afternoon with services at th,
home, Rev. w. J. C. Bond Of the Con
gregational church officiating. The re-
mains were laid beside those Of his
wife in Graceland cemetery.
Mr.. Branger was Of u very indus
trious, cheerful disposition, good
father and sincere in his friendship.
His children who will ever cherish his
memory have the sympathy Of many
friends in their sorrow.
Out of town people present at the
funeral were: Mrs. Hays and son Ed
ward, Mrs. Frank Williams and Mr.,
Orville Mullen, all Of Savannah, i'll.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1915-04-08
Entered Into Rest.

Eastertide was one of much sorrow
at the home of MIR. and Mrs. Nicholas
Gerlach in this city. when death came
there Thursday, April /, 1915, and took
from them their beloved sister, Miss
Margarst Y. kim She had been i'll
only two weeks and her untimely de-
mise caused much sorrow to all her
relatives and many friends.
Miss kim was born in this city Oct.
Is, 1854, and was twin daughter Of
Mr.. ard Mrs. John Kim, Sr. Hers
was pure unselfish life. In church
work her help could always be relied
upon. Socially she was very pleasant
and genial and was loved by all who
knew her The funeral took place
on Saturday afternoon at half past two
with services ut st. Mary's church and
sermon by Rev N. Weyer The large
concourse of people in the funeral
cortege showed the universal esteem in
which Margaret was held. There were
many beautiful floral tributes. The
young ladies' sodaiity Of which she
was a faithful member attended in a
body. Her cousins and classmates
served as pallbearers. namely: Henry
Ketter, Jacob Ketter, Max Demuth,
win Miller, Bert Jeuck and viii Nor
man. Interment in st. Mary's Gene
terry. She is survived by her mother
and father, three brothers, John and
Harry Of Elm Grove and Matt Of Mil
waukee, three sisters, Anna, her twin
sister Of Milwaukee, and Elizabeth and
Mrs. Nicholas Gerlach Of this city who
have the sympathy Of the community
in their bereavement.
Out-of-town relatives who attended
the funeral were: Mrs. Peter Kim Of
Chicago, Mr.. and Mrs. Mieheal De-
muth, Nicholas Demuth and Mrs.
Josephine Parks Of Holandale.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1915-04-08
NUMBER Ia
Easter at Trinity Church.


Notwithstanding inelement weather,
me services at Trinity church on Easter
Sunday were well attended. Nearly a
hundred made their communion at the
six O'Clock morning service The church
was very beautiful with It's profusion
of Easter lilies and other cut flowers,
and lovely ported plants.
The church was filed at the 1890
service and the vested choir of thirty
voices sang Shippers communion service
and the Easter music in a most capable
manner. The solos Of Master Everett
Wiesen and Miss Marion Jones were
especially pleasing
The concluding service WAS held at
6;30 and consisted OF a special Easter
carol program for the Sunday school
Tie chidrens Offering at this service
was giveG to missions and the general
Easter offering of the parish was the
largest for several years.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1915-04-08

Go to ]. J. Mauger for watch and
jewelry repairing. All work guaran-
teed.
The "whitewash season is APP
preaching and a receipt to make white
wash that will not erumbe off may be
of use to someone who reads this. 1t
is the formula used by Uncle Sam at
various government works. Ten parts
fresh Stacked lime and one part hy-
draulic cement. Mix well with salt
water and apply thin.
Have floor to brighten up? If so
use Pitcairn's Sole Proof Varnish. II
wears longest. --Ivey's Pharmacy, l3tf
The grade teachers OF Mineral
Point visited the city schools here on
Thursday The teachers OF the north
ward entertained them al an elegant
six O'Clock dinner in the main room Of
the Brick school. 1t was most en-
ioyable affair. Platteville Journal
j. w. Boase arrived here last Thurs
day from San Francisco, where he had
been visiting his aunt, Mrs. L. A. Mar
tin and took advantage of the opportu-
nifty to view the wonders of the great
exposition Some three years ago John
left here for Canada where he was en-
ployed for considerable time at rail-
road Office work. Thereafter he made
a trip to Alaska, thence to California.
John can relate many interesting sights
and experiences.
MIR. and Mrs Ira Kitto Of Hawar-
den, Iowa, have been the guests OF
Mineral Point relatives this week. This
city is the birthplace of both these peo-
pie. Here they grew to splendid, up
right man and womanhood, and here
they fnd many friends with warm
greetings. 1t is ten years since theiI
last visit with US, but it Is hopad they
will come oftener hereafter.
The Women's Civic Club will NEE
on Saturday, April 10, at three O'Clock
at the high school. The meeting vii
be devoted to plans for "a cleanup
weel, and fly campaign. Let every
one come prepared to discuss thes'
subjects thoroughly.
The Mineral Point Zinc CompanI
has recently installed an experiments
apparatus to take care Of sulphur case
at their Separating Plant. Mr. P. Z
: Lamolt Of the Research Corporation o
$ New York has charge Of tho expert
ments. II they are successful a per
2 manent plant viii be installed and n
: doubt vii lend to the establishment Q
Iother plants ID southwest Wisconsin.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1915-04-08
A Noble Women Suddenly Called.

The joys Of Easter were enshroudod
with sorrow in Mineral Point through
the sudden death of that excellent
woman. Mrs. John Temby.
Mr.. and Mrs. Temby were at the
home Of their daughter Mrs. A. L..
Vivian. spending the afternoon and
evening. At the supper table Mrs
Temhy was in her usual pleasant mood
and apparently fair in health for one
Of her years and partook OF the meal
with relish. Shortly after she was taken
seriously i'll and about z o'clock the
grim reaper accomplished hls work.
1t was rich harvest for the realms
beyond. Mrs Temby was true,
noble woman in every sense, and verify,
the world is better for her having lived.
Grace Bennett was born in Cornwall,
England, about 10 years ago. in 1857,
she was married to MIR. John Temby.
To them were born six children, and,
as the Tribune understands, two sons
and three daughters survive, all of
whom have proved great blessing to
the devoted parents.
Sorrows blow falls with crushing
effect on the bereavcd husband for
whom 3Inlpatly is unreasonable.
We scope to publish an extended
oDitusIs next week.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1915-04-08
Easter at St. Mary's Church.

Easter Sunday dawned with threat
ening rain and cold but was celebrated
with grandeur and special services in
all the churches of our city. The
christian man was in evidence every
where. At ST. Mary's church first
mass was held at 1880, with music by
the children's choir. Rev. Weyer de-
livercd two sermons at high mass at
ten O'Clock. The following music was
rendered By the choir: Violin prelude
by John Gray, Jr., Soprano solo by
Miss Helen Mess, Contralto solo by
Miss Evelyn Fielder, Duet by Mr.. Alex
Metz and George Stude and duet by
Chris. Whitford ara Peter May The
church was decorated with beautiful
flowers and the attendance large at
every service.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1915-04-08

Chase Bridges has been visiting
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Judson
Bridges Wednesday of this week he
graduated from the Chicago Veterinary
College with one hundred classmates.
Livingston is now lighted from SER
vice from Galena. When permanent
connections were made with Livingston
it was necessary to shut off power
from the Coker and Ellsworth mines.
A loss Of 40 minutes at the Ellsworth
for which the Interstate Light and
Power Company paid $40 for loss and
like amount at the Coker.