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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-03-06
BY WILLIAM PHILLIP sIMMs.

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FLANDERS, Feb. 15.-(By Mail
to New York. )-Nieuport, the pretty
little city to the west OF ostend on
the Belgian coast, has gone 10 join
the long list OF cities that were but
are no more. Only the name re-
mains.
Like Pervyse. Louvain, Sermalze
and so many smiling towns OF Bel.
GUM and France, nothing is left OF
Nleuport but the shells of what used
TO be habitatlons, churches, schools.
places OF business, theaters and such
Daily the crack Of German shells
echo through the debris strewn val
leys that used TO be called streets
and nightly the clatter OF collapsing
walls and tile roofs, weakened or un-
dermined by the days shelling are
the only sounds TO be heard outside
the tramp OF sentinels or the meow Of
cats.
Cats? The place seems swarmlng
with them, poor, lean, starving rea-
lures who hide in brick-and-stone lit
tered cellars by day and come out to
prowl and beg for food at night.
Their eyes shine out in the darkness
with an almost supernatural luster
and in their voices is quality
smacHng Of ghostly, haunt frequent
ed places. They scamper out Of
sight among the ruins II one but says
HRonf1 huf a. Won Gland otgu opa of-
fer encouragement the drove Of cats
Will approach and rub their arched.
though bony. backs against your legs.
mewing up at you in the most pitiful.
beseeching Of ways II you have
food with you the appeal cannot be
resisted and you share your sliced
ham. sausages, potted meat or what
ever you carry with the famlshed
pets.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-03-06
CHARGES AGAINST ].
{. ELLIOTT AIRED AT
HEARING N SALEM
STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
TAKES THE CASE UNDER
AMUSEMENT.

Newport Land and Construction
Company Wants Elliott Removed
Latter FILES Suit for $4,000 DAM
ages Against Newport Company as
Result OF Alleged Assault.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-03-06

Cats, II is said, attach themselves
to places instead of to persons.
Nieuport proves the saying. When
the population evacuated the seaside
resort and called their kitties TO fol-
low, the ktties remained, deaf to the
call. Each kitty had her cosy-corner.
her favorite basking place in ner own
particular dwelling. She came when
called and appeared to care for this
or that member of the household.
| She let herself be stroked and she
purred back in thankfulness but way
down deep in her heart she liked the
house more than she did the people
inhabiting II. SO when the Germans
advanced and started to lombard the
city, the citizens fled, group by
group, until all had gone but three
old maid sisters who were evacuated
only this week by force. They were
found in a cellar with their three
cats, the sisters as lean as the cats,
the cats as thin as matches.
I'VE thought the old maid sisters
were spies" a British officer told
the correspondent. For after all. ii
did seem queer to us they should
remain behind in Nieuport after ev-
cry other single soul had made tracks
for France. We placed them under
arrest and started to march them off
to prison when the cats came out or
hiding and mewed and rubbed
against the sisters and showed that
they knew and liked them. This was
a fact in the sisters favor so we took
them to the hospital, fed them and
found out who they were. They were
all right and we sent them to the
rear. They insisted on taking the
cats along and we sent back to get
them. carrying a large covered bas-
ket for the purpose. After time
the women succeeded in catching the
critters and got them in the basket,
Then, all of sudden, the lid flew
up like you've seen Jack k-in-the Box.
es do and out bounded the cats and
off through the ruins of the town.
The poor old girls cried as though
the cats were wayward children and
Nut NltAlultH AllNlT oNhs hhN Aut MI
ties never anne back, at least for
day or So
"Are they back now?"
"Sure they are back. l feed them
every night with scraps from the Of
ficers' mess"
"And dogs?"
"Oh, there are no dogs around
here, save two which the men
brought with them as mascots, The
dogs invariably followed their mas
ters unless deserted and purpesely
left behind. Even then the dogs
found new masters by attaching
themselves, whether or no. to out
bound strangers, Dogs like people
better than they do places?"
so if YOU wish to have the sensa-
ton Of walking through a haunted
city, come to Nieuport some night
and watch the twin balls of fire,
which are cats eyes, staring out of
sashless windows or tumbled down
houses, or out OF half filled cellars.
or tottering. crumbling doors-the
ruins. or rather the corpse of city
that has been killed.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-03-06
Sample Each Free by Mail

With sep. Skin Book on request. Ad-
dress postcard "Cutieura. Dept. T. Bos-
ton" Sold throughout the world
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-03-06
NEWPORT IS CITY N
NAME ONLY SINCE THE
GERMANS SHELLED It
ONCE PRETTY TOWN on THE
BELGIAN COAST is But
HEAP OF RUINS.

Like other Former Beauty Spots I'm
Now Ruined Country, Nieuport Is
Wrecked Materially and CONNER
cIalIy-Ruins Are Haunted by
Hundreds Of Hungry Cats.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-03-06
Major Bowlby Tcstifies.

'Mr. Newport told me in Decem-
Der he believed Mr.. Elliott eompe-
tent" continued the engineer. How
ever, he asked me to remove Mr'
Elliott because he would not favor
the contractor"
Mr. Newport denied that he made
the statement.
The Dickinson press., 1915-02-27

In the current number of The Re-
Hector, published at the penitentiary,
is a good picture of J. w. Jackson of
Williston, a member of the state
board of control. 1t may be of on
siderable interest to many of u
readers to know that Mr.. Jackson
was formerly engaged in the cattle
business and rode the range west of
the Missouri river during the eighties
with o. R. Meyer and other old tim
ers of Dickinson. He was a first
class rider and is now proving him
self to be a frst-class business man.
R. S. Lewis of Fargo and F. O.
Brewster of Harvey are the other
members of the board, who are so
successfully conducting the affairs of
the state coming within their juris-
diction.
The Dickinson press., 1915-02-27
MEDORA HERALD SOLD

Geo. w. Clemens has sold the Bill
lings County Herald to R. R. Herring
and E. Earl Mccullough. The new
owners are comparatively new people
to Billings county people, the former
being a relative of States Attorney
J.. X. Swihart, while the latter is
superintendent of schools. Mr.. Glenn
ems has made a success of the Herald
which was considered a worthless
property at the time he purchased of
Geo. L. Nelson six years ago. Mr..
Clemens has a peculiar style of writ
ing which has attracted wide atten-
ton over the state. In his farewell"
article last week he said among other
things:
"Medora regarded us with ox-eyed
complacency when W. came, and
left us pretty much alone; later Me-
dora looked upon us with tolerance
as an unavoidable irritation; still
later Medora was good to us, and ac-
copied the printer as one of the town,
even in the face of prejudice of cattle
men against the complacently asser
tive newcomer"
What the future plans of G. W.
Clemens are is not known. 1t is hoped
that he will find newspaper or some
other work to his liking in this part
of the state.
The new owners of the Herald ex-
pect to. enlarge the news service of
the paper. They have a good field at
The Dickinson press., 1915-02-27
DAGLUM

Joe Geiser comes to Daglum only
when the weather is nice.
Helmer VOLTA bought a lot Of pigs
from Jens Jacobson Monday.
Mrs. A. B. Johnson and son, Frank,
were in Dickinson last Saturday.
Rokus, Flora and Rafeld Wolf were
in Dickinson. Saturday and Sunday.
Ole Burwick and family called on
Mr.. and Mrs. E. M. Eagon Sunday.
Valentine Grave of Villa came last
Saturday to visit his sister, Mrs. D.
Wander.
Emma Donielson spent last Sunday
with Anna Reddington at the Tow
herman home.
Merle Buckley, who is attending
high school in Dickinson, spent Sun
day at home.
Ed. Erickson and several others
took in the show, "The Spoilers," in
Dickinson Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sornson from neal
Zenith spent last Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. Eagon.
Twenty-seven teams were lined up
at the Daglum postoffice when the
The Dickinson press., 1915-02-27
THE PASSING OF THE BLIZZARD

THE PASSING OF THE BLIZZARD
The climate in the Dakotas has
shown a remarkable change since the
days of the first settlements. In
those days the winters were invari-
ably filled with billiards. that lasted
from one to three days. The snow
drifted in the most unbelievable fash
ion and the thermometer zigzaged
around in the ne%ighborhood of so be-
low most all winter. The january
thaw" was a most welcome and anxi-
ously expected event. If it failed to
come, the snowed-in settlers lamented
grievously. 1t was about the only
climatic relief that Dakota winters
knew. People crawled out of their
dug-outs and breathed easy for a few
days or weeks and then crawled back
again to endure the interrupted reign
of King Blizzard for a few weeks
longer. Spring found every one
frantic for it's coming and fall always
witnessed the sad signing of the in
habitants as they saw the "Indian
summer" fade into the first blustry
days of winter. Now, apparently a
complete change has come over the
scene. Open winters are the rule and
not the exception. January. list, fire.
quently sees bare ground, sunshiny
days and shallow freezing. February
and March are often reached without
anything in the nature of a bad
storm as the early settlers knew them.
A real old fashioned winter "twister,"
with the fine foury ice particles fill
ing the air until all cattle whether on
two legs or four, lost, blinded and
frozen succumbed to the storms fury,
has not been known in many years.
Sunshine and balmy winter weather
are the rule. Stock, especially in
these western parts, run out all whit
We have moved into the "banana
belt" and only ask the storm stressed
fastener, or the flood washed west
erner to come, see and be convinced
Spring Valley Times.
The Dickinson press., 1915-02-27

According to Dunn's Review, some
further progress is noted in the di-
rection of increased trade, although
conditions are very irregular and do
not apply with equal accuracy to all
sections and all branches of business.
The West, owing to the great demand
and high prices for wheat, is more
prosperous than other parts of the
country. Conditions in the South
have been improved by the larger ex-
ports of cotton, but that section still
feels the effects Of recent depression
and there are many reports of de-
layed collections and small embarrass-
ments being received.
The Dickinson press., 1915-02-27

Last week the First National Bank
of Sentinel Butte, with capital of
$25, 900, was authorized to do bust
ness. E. j.. Curtin is president; w.
A. Hart, vice president; w. C. Stuhr,
cashier; A.. o. maitland, assistant
cashier. The Interstate Bank of Bill
lings County has been recognized for
many years as one of the strong fl
nancial institutions of western North
The Dickinson press., 1915-02-27

mail came last Saturday afternoon.
Anton Wander Of Schefeld visited
at the home of his son, Doneric
Wander, near Daglum last Sunday.
T. H. Olson has ordered a 6-herse
power gasoline engine and feed mill.
which will be installed at his place
soon.
T. H. Olson hauled out a heavy load
of sand from South Heart SATURDAY.
to be used for the chimney at the
church.
Left Eide returned home from
Bryant, S. D., last Saturday, where
he spent two months visiting rela-
tives and friends.
Arthur Rowland and Tom Sunde re-
ceived a Red Poll male calf from the
east lately. It came with a pedigree
a yard long.
Mrs. VIM. Gardner went to Senti-
mel Butte last Saturday, where she
will spend a week or ten days with
her brother and sister, VIM. and Jane
Merrifeld.
Cancellation in the Daglum post
office has more than doubled since the
parcel post service commenced. This
is due to misfts and unsatisfactory
goods going back to the mail order
houses.
Mr.. Hanson from the Bad Lands
came through here Monday with four
young stations en- route to Dickinson.
1t is claimed here by good authority
that the Milwaukee will not extend
it's road from New England this COM
ing summer. If they wait another
year to decide on it Daglum will be
the first station on the extension.
The Dickinson press., 1915-02-27

Halliday and they all agree that the
Kildeer people are excellent enter
tainers.-Halliday Promoter.
A notice posted in the temporary
p~ostoffice at Reeds store this week 70
the effect that all mail addressed TO
Kildeer would be delivered here WIN
out an order from the parties az
dressed to the postmaster at wan
ming. This is certainly good news 10
the patrons and relieves the accom-
modating postmistress at Ma1h!ns,
Mrs. Isham, of considerable w9ih anu asl
tablished here as yet, all mail ad-
dressed to Kildeer was held at Man
ming until orders were sent to have
it delivered here by the star route
carrier to Brooks. The p%ostoffice is
to be established here at an early date
we are informed.-Kildeer Tribune.
The Dickinson press., 1915-02-27

At Mott a number of citizens are
planning on chartering a Pullman car
and making a trip to the Exposition
in June. The trip would include
stops at Spokane, Seattle, Portland,
San Francisco, Los Angeles and San
Diego and returning the route is
planned through the Grand Canyon
and Salt Lake City. This is a novel
way of touring Pacific Coast points
and why should not Dickinson travel
ers arrange a similar trip?
The Dickinson press., 1915-02-27
DUNN COUNTY

A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Martin Wike near Fayette, February
18th.
Clara Ella Travis, the three-months-
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Claud
Travis, passed away Thursday, Feb
ruary 18th, 1915. Cause of the death
of the little n being pneumonia.
Prchal & Dolezol, the blacksmiths,
are moving their shop from Manning
this week. Their building is COM
pleted and they are now installing
their machinery and getting in shape
for business.
Robert Monroe returned this week
from Montreal, Canada, where he was
summoned a short time ago on &C
count of the serious illness of his
brother, William. Robert did not ar
rive in Montreal in time to see his
brother alive.
A baby daughter was born to Mr..
and Mrs. T. Carl Jones at the home
of Mrs. Jones' parents, Mr.. and Mrs
T. M. Davis, northwest of town,
February 18th. Mrs. Jones came here
a few weeks ago from her home in
Piqua, Ohio, for a visit with her par
ents.
Conductor C. C. Atkinson brought
Mrs. Atkinson up from Mandan Tues
day and were guests at Agent Els
worth's home. Mr.. Atkinson was in
charge of the Kildeer special to Hal
liday in the evening and Mrs. Atkin-
SON made the trip with the Kildeer
party.
The county board of health has
quarantined several families south of
Kildeer and Emerson the past week
on account of an epidemic of whoop-
ing cough. The infant child of Mr..
and Mrs. P. j. Minahan of near EN-
erson, died last week and several
other children are reported to be in a
very serious condition.
Tuesday evening the people of Kill
deer and vicinity chartered a special
train to take them to Halliday to at
tend the hard times dance at that
place. The train left Kildeer at $50
that evening with nearly 100 passen-
gers. The Kildeer six piece orchestra
furnished the music. The special re-
turned to Kildeer at $50 the follow
ing morning. Several from Manning,
who were fortunate in attending, re-
port a fine time.-News.
The new water tank is nearing
completion and at the present time
the work is being done on the pump
ing station. The tank is $4,000 gal
Ions capacity and the spouts are To-
Gated so that the engine tank may be
filled from two tracks just the same
as the tanks in the larger towns
along the main line. The railroad
men say that the well here is the larg-
est and best on the north branch, be-
ing % feet in diameter and more than
| 80 feet deep, with an average depth
Of about 10 feet of water.-Kildee1
Tribune.
Among those that attended the
dance at Kildeer Wednesday night
were: Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman Sumpter,
MI. and Mrs. Geo. Landwehr, Doc,
LeClar, Katie Feigel, Mike McMullen,
Lula Forse, County Hermanstad
Hazel Reimer, C. III. Murphy, Monica
Stolz, Ivan Swanson, Nellie Collins,
Earl Halverson, Myrtle Collins, Ross
Doolittle, Eugene Beagle, John Rel
mer, Oscar Halverson, Harry Burkett
Harry Rowe, Charley Dullum and
John Nordahl. They all wore blue
badges to show that they were from
The Dickinson press., 1915-02-27

Readers of the PRESS who have
taken their copy of the paper at
Rainy Butte, arc now getting mail at
Hume. Paul Muhly and Sid DeSart
are two changing their address this
week. The Rainy Butte p%ostoffice
was discontinued a few weeks ago and
now the people of that locality are
sorry.
The Dickinson press., 1915-02-27

grades completed their Washington
pictures last Friday.
Anna Metzger, who has recovered
from her illness with mumps, returned
to school again Monday.
Miss Marian Dundas visited with
friends in Glendive Sunday, return
ing to Gladstone Monday morning.
Andrew Herold has left school,, to
assist with the spring work at his
home, 10 miles south of Gladstone.
On Friday afternoon an interesting
program was given by the pupils OF
the Gladstone school in honor OF
Washington's birthday.
The Dickinson press., 1915-02-27

Dakota. It is hard for those who
knew Sentinel Butte a few years ago
as a flag station, to realize that the
place is nov an important village, re-
Gently incorporated, 'and having a
business for two strong banks.
The Dickinson press., 1915-02-27

The North Dakota Odd Fellow is a
new publication issued the past week
at Rugby, N. D., by Messrs. Page and
Holbrook. So far as known there is
no other Odd Fellow publication in the
state and Messrs. Page and Hol-
brook should receive a large patron
age. The yearly subscription is SOC.
The Dickinson press., 1915-02-27
This issue of the PRESS COM
Volume XXXIII Number I.

Following the Chicago Tribune the
Chicago Herald has announced that it
will hereafter refuse Pastor Russell's
advertisements. The pastors wife, by
uncovering the old frauds hypocrisy,
"douced his glim."-New England
Herald.
The Dickinson press., 1915-02-27
Growing Children
frequently need afood tonic and tissue
builder for their good health.
SaxnM Olive Oil
w. Emulsion i
containing Hypophasphiss
10 the prescription for this. ~
WeIton Mcdonald e. Co.

the old historic town of Medora and
no doubt will do we'll. Here is hoping
that they do.
The Dickinson press., 1915-02-27
FOR SALE

FOR SALE
Three months-old registered Hol-
stein bull calf. Fine individual, both
parents can be seen at farm. Dam
site farm.-adv. 2-27-1t
The Dickinson press., 1915-02-27

A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Martin Wike near Fayette, February
18th,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-22

All those who were fortunate enough
to hear Mrs. Vayhinger last Saturday
afternoon are greatly strengthened to
go forward in the battle for votes
for women" She said the two great
est enemies we have to face are the
Liquor lobby" and the indifference Of
women, through lack of knowledge or
appreciation of what comprises wom-
ans true sphere" She said when she
had her little children gaining all
their instruction from her, she was
content to call the four walls of the
house in which they lived home"
But when she found, later on, that
her little son had for his teacher a
man of bad morals, she felt that her
sphere had widened and she must
protest. God created man and woman
to be co-workers in the home and
everywhere else when laboring for
the uplift of humanity. When women
get the ballot universally, the peace"
question, the liquor evil the white
slave traffic, the child-labor problem
all will find speedy solution.
Much of the success of this meet
ing must be attributed to the music
ians, both instrumental and vocal, es-
pecially the splendid sentiment in the
two suffrage songs, also to Miss Whit
acre for the well-chosen words intro
ducing Mrs. Vayhinger, to Mrs. James
for the appropriate decorations, to the
presidents and all others who assist
ed in the arrangements. The large
boquet of yellow carnations donated
by Mrs. Joe HILL and the beautiful
bunch of pink rosebuds presented to
Mrs. Vayhinger by Miss Martha Hor-
ney, were greatly appreciated
Mrs. Vayhinger gave short talks at
the Second English Lutheran and the
the effects Of alcohol and nicotine
poisoning At the First Christian
Sunday school she spoke of the tenn
perance work which can be done by
Sunday schools To illustrate, she told
about a father whose tiny children
were in the Sunday school parade in
the dry campaign at Muncie. Seem g
his little daughter trudging along led
by little brother, he forsook his
wet" comrades, placed the little girl
on his shoulder, marched in the parade
and became a great dry" worker. In
her sermon at the First English Luth-
eran church, Mrs. Vayhinger empha-
sized our responsibility to use Alright
whatever we possess. Everyone has
influence and we all should be so out
spoken in the cause of right, that
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-22

Despite his age of rs years, Grant
Mendenha1l believes he is spry enough
to ride a bicycle and is surprising his
friends here by his skill.
Called to Daleville by the serious
Illness Of his mother. the Rev Mr..
Polhemus has returned to his home
here
The Rev. M. v. Bartlett and family
Of Muncie, visited Mr.. and Mrs. Mrs
Charles Bartlett Tuesday.
The convention of the Green town
ship Sunday schools will be held at
Morgan's chapel next Sunday.
Prayer meeting was held with Mrs.
Martha Atkinson. Tuesday.
The M. E. Brotherhood meets Fri
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rufus Williams, Mr..
and Mrs. Lester Williams and Mr. and
Mrs Samuel Piatt visited with Mr.
and Mrs. Stephen Piatt, Tuesday.
Miss Dora Pierce received a letter
from Mrs. G. w Martin, whose hus-
band formerly was pastor here that
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-22
HENRY MORGAN,

CAMBRIDGE C1TY-Henry Morgan
died Wednesday morning at o'clock
from complication of diseases, at the
the age of g.. The funeral will be
held Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock at
the home on Third street. Burial at
Germantown.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-22
STUDENTS EXPRESS
ORIGINAL OPINIONS
ON TOBACCO HABIT

Some original expressions Of what
Wayne township Seventh and Eighth
grade school children think OF the
tobacco habit were made in the d.
ploma examinations held last week.
Some OF the answers on intemperance
and tobacco using follow:
I'VE should not use tobacco because
1t is injurious to the body. One who
chews tobacco cannot get a good
position In work. 1t cause what Is
known as tobacco heart and it causes
heart trouble. 1t is an expensive
habit and it dulls the mind" said
Seventh grade girl.
1--WE should not use tobacco because
1t is an unhealthful habit. Tobacco
sometimes leads us in a lower class
OF people. When young boys and
man apply in an office or other de-
partment, the manager doesn't want
one of these people which uses to-
bacco."
!. Drink Weakens Body.
/. Alcohol is to be avoided because
it preserves the food in the stomach
and prevents the food from digest
ing and affects all parts Of the body
! IT does more harm than good and
! weakens the muscles"
"Intemperance in eating or drink
ing is doing 1t without regularity. 1t
/ tires the stomach and causes indigest-
Y ion"
+ Tobacco makes the brain so a
person will be nervous. At first it
4 makes him strong and then he is
weak. 1t eats the stomach and other
& internal organs so they cannot do
their work"
d "Intemperance in drinking is in
furious because the body is not made
{ to do its work at different times and
j cannot take too much at time"
! The cause of r-sightedness is
/ by looking at one thing a long time
1t may be corrected by wearing
6 glasses or by not looking at anything
long time