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The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1915-02-18
500 BRAKEMAN IS
INSTANTLY KILLED

A fatal accident occurred yesterday
morning to George Jansen, q brake
man on the 500 freight. The p.ssen-
ger train became fast in the snow
drifts about mile and a half this
side of Ransom. -..~ freight train fol-
lowing caught up, and while the
freight engine was engaged in pulling
the passenger coaches out of the
snow, the unfortunate man got be
tween two coaches and was crushed
by the bumpers, dying instantly.
The body was brought as FAR as
Forman and prepared for shipment on
that evenings train to Minneapolis,
where deceased has a wife and two
children. He was an extra man on
the north end Of the Bismarck divis-
ion and was not very we'll known in
Oakes.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1915-02-18
SHERIFF BISHOP GETS
ON EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Bismarck, Feb. 1.-THE State Sher-
ifs Association met here today.
Most of the members are new and de-
sire to get acquainted. Most of the
time was devoted t. the consideration
of bills pretaining to the sheriff office,
but the members refused to state
what decision was made on any par
ticular measure. The Association will
meet next year at Valley City at the
call Of the president or secretary. Fol-
lowing are the officers elected.
President, ]. P. French of Bur'eigh;
vice president, Frank Budack Of Rich
land; secretary and treasurer, ]. N
Kunkle Of Wells. The executive com.
mittee is composed Of Chas. Nc
Donald, Morton; Dada Wright, Stuts-
man; A. Morgan, Foster, and w. r
Bishop. Dickey.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1915-02-18
ONE DOLLAR DAY IN oAKEs

March 6, 1915, is to be Dollar
(sl.O0) Day in Oakes. when all the
merchants will put on a special sale
nj some Of their merchandise which
they will sell at bargain for Dol
lar ($1.00.) You will find bigger bar
gains in Oakes on the above date than
you can find in any other town in the
Northwest.
Jenkins The Auctioneer will hold a
commission sale on the same date,
Parties having anything they would
like to have sold should see him and
list it on or before Feb. 9th, so it
can be properly advertised as nothing
will be sold at the auction that has
not been advertised. Watch for paper
advertisements, large bills and ;.ost-
ers.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1915-02-18

A Farmefs' Short course will be
he'd in Oakes next Monday, Tuesday
and Wednesday, Feb. 22, %, and q.
under the direction Of the Better
Farming Agent Of the county. This
is the first Of the kind to be held f.
Oakes and It will be the greatest op-
portunity the farmers Of this vicinity
have had to get information on the
farming business. The work for ths
most part will be carried on moro
like . school and every subject
thoroughly discussed from every an
ele. Live stock will be used for DEM
onstration purposes wherever this
IL possible.
Those who will assist with the lee
lures include ]. n. Humphrey, Better
Farming Agent Of LaMoure county,
o. o. Uhlhorn, Better Farming Agent
Of Ransom county and DR.. L. Van Es,
head Of the Veterinary Department
Of the Agricultural College, who will
discuss the single and double treat
ment Of hog cholera. There will be
others present who will talk with
authority on the vaccination Of hogl
as . preventative for hog cholera.
In fact hog cholera will bt
thoroughly discussed in order to set
II some means can not be devised Il
prevent its spread in this localit,
next season.
/ An effort is also being made to se
cure Thomas Cooper, Director Of tn
North Dakota Agricultural Station
and Better Farming work Of the state
to come and deliver an address durinl
one Of the three days Of the course.
The morning sessions will begin q
10 o'clock and the afternoon 1T 1:3(
The meetings will be held in the oper
house.
Everyone should aim to attend .
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1915-02-18

Concluded on Page Four
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1915-02-18

incubation was a failure in several
cases however.
(b) Corn: Five farmers grew
small seed plots Of corn under my inn
mediate direction and five others in
directly. Varieties adapted to this 10.
cality were used on these plots.
estimate that 1900 acres of corn was
planted this season with field select
ed seed corn due to my influence and
fifty tested their seed for termination.
l estimate there were 1000 bush
els Of seed corn seleced this fall in
directly due to my influence and 1000
bushels due to direct influence. The
urgency Of the hog cholera control
work during seed corn selection time
reduced the results accomplished in
seed corn selection. There was suf-
ficient seed corn selected in the county
last fall in my estimation to pant all
the acreage that will be planted in the
county next spring unless the acreage
is abnormally increased. The acre
age planted to corn was increased at
least so per cent this season but it is
difficult to estimate how much the in
crease was due to the county agents
influence
(c) Sweet Clover and Bronze
Grass: Considerable effort was made
to encourage the growth OF sweet
clover and bronze grass. Both crops
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1915-02-18
N E C r 0L 0G1C Al
WILLIAM B. wRANCHAM

William B. Wrangham passed away
on Tuesday night. Feb. 1s. 1915. At
his home in this city. Mr.. Wrangham
has not been we'll in ses,e years, but
about the second Of this month suf-
fcred 4 stroke Of paralysis and since
then has been in = very feeble con-
dition. In the past two weeks he
made 4 brave fight for life, but 1t
$40 on Tuesday night gave up the
struggle.
william B. Wrangham was born in
Northern New York on Feb. "a, 1S42,
q son of Mr.. and Mrs. William Wrang-
ham. The Wranghams moved to Min
nesota in 1858. Deceased was q vet
e. an Of the rebellion, enlisting with
Company e, First Minnesota Volun-
teers on March II, 1865, and serving
until July IA, 1865. He returned to
Minnesota after his discharge and re-
mained there until 1883, when he
came to North Dakota and filed on q
quarter section of land in Bear Creek
township, which he owned at the time
Of his death and which has for some
years has been farmed by his sons.
In February, 1889, he was united ir
marriage to Mrs. Olive NJ. Doane. tt
this union were born two sons, Thorn
as and Charles, ard one daughter
Annie, who are all at home to mourn
with the mother the loss Of kin,
husband and father. Two brother
and two sisters Of his own famil,
survive him.
Deceased was united with the M. F
church Of Oakcs about % years age
He was a good old man and highl
respected. His incomings ana out
goings among the people Of Oake
will be missed.
!. The funeral will be held this after
: noon at two o'clock from the Metht
: dist church, the service being j
charge Of Rev. F. S. Hollett. the pa.
. tor. The remains will be laid ava
in Oakes cemetery.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1915-02-18
FRANK H. DILLINGHAM;

After lingering illness Of about
three years, Frank Dillingham; passed
away at the home Of his mother in
this city at 1910 o'clock on Tuesday
forenoon, Feb. 10th. He was taken
to his bed about two weeks ago. All
that could be done for him was done,
but to no avail.
Frank H. Dillingham; was born in
Todd county, Minnesota, 80 years ago
last October. He was the son Of Mrs.
NJ. Boardman, and is known to every
one in Oakes. He followed the bar
bering business here and at other
places. Two years ago he was
obliged to give up work on account Of
failing health. He went south to see
il the climate would not help, but he
came back not much better.
Deceased was married to Miss An.
na Wolfe Of Glendale about fourteen
=, years ago and they have two sons,
Raymond and Charles. The latter IN
here with the mother in Oskes, and
Raymond stays with his grandparents
in Glendale. He came over Tuesday
to attend the funeral.
Funeral services were held from the
residence yesterday afternoon at three
o'clock by Rev. Hollett. The remains
were shipped thi morning to Wadena,
Minn., where burial will take place
alongside of the father. Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ. Boardman and E. Naylor &C.
companisd the remains.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1915-02-18
F armers Short Course
i'm Oakes Next Week

the sessions. morning Is we'll as A.
ternoon. II you don't you will miss
something. Farmers living 1t . dis
tance should plan to come to town
and stay for the full three days.
The program given below will be
followed as closely as possible during
the three days:
Monday Feb. 22-Horse and Beef
Cattle and Silo Day
1. Breeding and grading up our
horses.
2. Caring for the brood marc and
colt.
3. Feeding work horses.
4. Breeding and grading up the
beef herd.
S. Feeding and marketing beef
cattle.
6. Kind Of si'o.
Z. Feeding value Of silage.
8. How to fill the silo.
Tuesday, Feb. 23-Dairy Cattle and
| Alfalfa Day
I. Breeding and grading up oul
dairy cattle.
2. Feeding dairy cattle.
3. She,tering dairy cattle.
a. Feeding value Of alfalfa.
s. How to grow alfalfa.
Wednesday, Feb. 24.-Hog Produc
ton and Hog Cholera
y ]. Breeds Of hogs.
II 2. Feeding the brood sows.
!, 3. Growing the pig crop.
}. q. Hog pastures.
S. Shelter for hogs.
. 6. How to avoid hog cholera.
z. How to recognize hog choler.
8. The advantages and disadvar
tages Of the single and double treat
ment.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1915-02-18
BETTER FARMING SECTION FOR 1874
Report Made by W. Richards County to Thomas Cope
Director of Better Farmin January 1st 1915
February LIST. 1914 ts Work in North D.kot.

The work in Dickey county was
started under my direction on Febru-
ary LIST. This date also designates
the Inauguration of the Better Farm
ing work or County Agent system in
Dickey County.
Much time for the first two or three
months was devoted to organizing the
work and becoming acquainted with
the conditions Of the country. The
work accomplished during the period
Of this report in addition to the pre-
liminary work done will be discussed
under the heads of the different types
of work undertaken.
Demonstrations With Field Crops
(a) Alfalfa: There were q far.
mers who sowed this season from one
to twenty acres under my immediate
direction and l estimate that at least
from fifty to seventy-five farmers
sowed some due to my influence, in.
cluding an area of 500 acres. There
was at least 200 per cent increase
in the acreage sown this season. The
greater portion of the amount sowr
was sown with seed furnished through
the Better Farming Section. 1t is
evident from the figures that there
was but small acreage Of a'falf:
grown in the county prior to this sea
son.
Good stands were obtained wher.
it was grown under my immediate
direction in practically every case
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1915-02-18
Previous Administrations

The first four years, under the
Boardman and McCulley administra-
tions, averaged $14,625 per year;
while the past four years under Ma
lander, the average annual levy would
amount to $l0,662, nearly $4,000 per
year less.
It was not expected that the taxes
would be as high this year as former
years when higher levy was made.
While the personal property assess
ment Of the city was raised Is per
cent by the local board of equaliz-
alton, there were heavy boosts made
by the county and state. We are not
informed just where the raises were
made.
The present administration has
solved the water problem for Oakes
at an expense Of about $2,40O for
pump and connections, $1,500 has
been used in wiring to light the city
with electricity; $500 worth Of out
standing warrants have been paid; /;
$500 have been paid toward the grade
between Oakes and the Jim River
bridge;$200 has been spent for new
set Of books, and the city books have
never been in better shape than now.
There are other improvements that
have been made. Never before has
Oakes paid so much to keep up her
schools, and never before has Oakes
had such good schools as right now
under Supt. B!ume. Oakcs people
should not be too severe-and the ma
jority are not-when good returns are
made for money spent. Taxes are
bound to be lower in years to come.
] In another year the special sewer tax
will have been paid, that is for the
general sewer, and there can be q
curtailment in several other instances.
1t is figured this city can be run an
! $500 to $1,000 per annum, and that
should be enough.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1915-02-18
PRESENT ADMINISTRATION
PROUD OF ITS RECORD

Nov that there is SO much fuss
about high taxes, it would be well
perhaps to 90 back and compare the
past four years Of the city admins
tration with the four years previous
Mayor Malander is not ashamed OF
his record rs mayor, and is anxious
that the citizens Of Oakes take note
Of q few things. Note this statement
on tax levies:
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1915-02-18
BABY HUNTER

A son was born to MIR. and Mrs.
James Hunter on Monday, but the ba-
by only lived short time. Inter-
mcnt was made in the Oakes GENET
cry.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-09-24

The Sioux Falls Business
College, Sioux Falls. S. d., is
one of the best schools. Their
graduates are in demand all over
the Northwest.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-09-24
Clark Man Hangs Self.

Clark Clarence j. White, as
years of age and unmarried, took
his life at the home of his brother
A. A. White, a farmer residing
i'm the northern part of Garfield
township. No motive for the
crime has yet been discovered.
The suicide was not discover
ed until late i'm the evening when
the brother returned from his
work i'm the field and went up
into the hay NOW to throw down
some hay for the horses. There
hanging to a rafter, was the
body of his brother. Investiga-
tion showed that the man had
been dead several hours previous
to the finding of the remains.
The body will be taken to Mer,
rill, Wis, the old home of the
deceased.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-09-24
State Irvine Plant makes Good Profit

The total profit to the state of
the twlne plant at the penltcn-
tluty siny ii was established in
1909 is 81 10 262 % as shown by
the report Of Warden O. :
Swenson of the penitentiary To
the state board of charities and
corrections in session yesterday
and the profits for the last year,
ending July list. 1919, were SAG ,
96S n. The board parolcd five
prisoners at this session. 70
day the members leave for
l'lankinton where they will have
Il meeting at the state training
school
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-09-24
Three Years For Stealing From Dad

Clark Three years i'm the
states prison at Sioux Fails for
stealing his own fathers horses.
was the punishment melted ont
by ,)udeg Carl G.. Sherwood here
to CIaud jerks, who was found
guilty of stealing a team of
horses from his father, IL L.
jerks of Willow Lake.
An effort was made to prove
the young man insane, but this
failed and the criminal charge
was pressed against him. He
had been giving his parents Il
great deal OF trouble in many
ways for the past coupleof years
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-09-24
What Good is a Band?:

The following is taken from AN
exchange "Once i'm while we
hear a follow careleS.,ly say,
what good is IL band in town,
anyway?'
"Well. first take inventory of
the fellow who made the remark.
1ou have reason to allow the
silly question to go unanswered.
But regarding the remark moro
seriously let us say that Il good
up to date oand is one of the
most useful things that Il town
or community can possess. 1T
is ore of the best advertisements
a town can have. a good oand
has marked the location ON the
map for many Il town. Emerson
says something about The world
making a beaten path Well. Il
good band will make all the
roads leading to the town beaten
paths even though the town $
other attractions are not numer-
Gus. Every merchant is bene-
fitted by IA good band. especially
a concert band. Hundreds of
people come to town to attend
the delightful entertainments,
and they combine shopping with
this pleasure. The promoters
of business and municipal enter
prise always have the satSfac-
tion of knowing that their civic
demonstration from time to
time will be successful, because
they have first class band to
/ lead the way and attract the
i crowd. The social functions of a
community are more salts factory
and decidedly more pleasing be-
cause musicians, equal to amy
occasion are just close by. A
band composed of able players
like many bands in the state
lis a tower of strength to any
town or section of country. II
cultivates the public ear to high.
class music, and does it right at
your door, too. Every enter
prising citizen will boost for ;
band in his own town wherever
he goes
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-09-24

lla, all public buildings and other
places displayed the stars and
stripes of America and the red,
white and black of germany, but
in every instance, the American
flag was above. and the German
colorS below.
At the opening of the conven
ton, the audience of upward of
one thousand rose and sang four
verses of "My Country Ills of
Thee" without the words before
them considered by educators
difficult for an Americans born
audience to do
Thursday morning the conven-
tion opened with the annual ad
dress of President Damuth, in
which he set forth the strides
made by the state alliance during
the year, the work before it and
other matters of business.
Rev George G.. Paul, OF st.
| Paul, delivered the principal ad
dress of the convention, his theme
| being German culture, which he
stated the German soldiers We're
fighting to preserve iE thcil
home and family life
The speaker closed his address
With the statements:
Germany is not going to viii
this great war, but she was al
ready practically won it"
This seemed to be the Senti
ment of the thousand and NOR,
leading German American citi
zens of the state present at tn,
gathering.
The convention who housed il
hl''iiiiioOil lc11 llllii w "'
packed to capacity by the i'm
mense throng. The miry con
dition of the roads in this par
of the state prevented severa
hundred more delegates bein!
present from the immediate
vicinity, the large majority o
those present being from variou
parts of the state.
AS the convention adjourned
the belief and anticipated desir,
was expressed that the mex
F meeting at Bridgewater mex
June would bea peace festival.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-09-24
Farm For Sale or Rent.

own and offer for sale the
nw1 4 Sec. 49,, Hart township,
ten miles northeast Of Sisseton,
125 acres cultivated. Will take
$500 down, balance, cash pay
ments or crop contract Would
consider auto or Minneapolis
property in exchange. Farm
for rent if not sold. Write H.
M. Orheld 5l5 Security Build
ing, Minneapolis, Minn.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-09-24
General Business Revival.

Every Indication now points to
the fact that a general business
revival is opening up. This is
due to a number Of causes. Pri-
marily the big crops are respon-
sible to a certain extent, but in
addition to the crops, the grea t
increase i'm export trade made
possible because of the Euro
pean war is being felt in all lines.
The United States is accumulate
ing great wealth at the expense
iof foreign countries. The steel
industry, which is an important
one, is in very prosperous con
dition here, railways are finding
it necessary to make very ma
terial increase in their working
| forces With a large number of
men who have been idle finding
employment industries begin
ming their activities, and rail-
ways busy there are better times
ahead
For our state these conditions
mean much. Greater buying
power the country over cannot
help but benefit us. This fall
is also seeing large movement
of farmers into this state, and
industries are beginning to in
vestigate South Dakota cities
with view of locating here.
The year 191519l6 promises
to be one that will long be re-
membered as the beginning of
industrial development in our
state.
Every indication points to large
crowds at the county fair at
Browns Valley next Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept.
81, % and 30. A large delegation
is going from here, and of course
we expect to bring home the
Ford Touring Car which is to bt
given away by the fair associa
ton.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-09-24

Mr.. and Mrs. John Mccoy were
visitors i'll Milbank, Monday.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-09-24
Many New School Houses.

Roberts County has experienced
a remarkable building boom in the
wav of new school houses during
the past twelve months. We have
seen manv of the new buildings
and i'll every instance they are a
credit to the district. The build
ings are all strictly modern in re-
gard to light heat and ventilation.
Some OF them are equipped with
new single desks, new maps and
much new apparatus. 1t means
that there is new spirit taking
hold OF the people i'll regard to the
rural school work. People III the
country have begun to realize that
the rural problem is for rural peo-
pie to solve and cannot be left to
the people i'll town Rural people
must understand rural conditions
if we are to wreSt ourselves from
the rapidly increasing urban trend.
The country has many advantages
over the town and when the rural
population awakens to the tact
that it has right TO every oppor-
tu;i;ty and privilege that the city
population has we will see our
country life increased immensely
as to social, educational and re
ligious advantages
The following districts have
built or are building new school
houses:
, Garfield No. 4, Garfield No. 5,
Victor No. 8, Hart No 2 (twc
rooms with teachers cottage)
Harmon No. (two school houses
Bossko No. | Goodwill No. . tre-
modelled.