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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-14

| first OF next week. Select your paper
now and secure this early date.
Everists.
strayed-Black mare: blind in right
feye white spot on hind Foot. Weight
about 1000. Finder notify phone 9S3.
Morris Gervich.
Mrs. ]. M. Thornton and Mrs. w. F.
Bales, Of Colo, were in the city We'd
| nesday visiting Mrs. Thornton's broth
er, ]. N. Bales.
Mrs. Belle Hobbs, cf Boone, arrived
in the city Wednesday evening from
Sheffield for q visit with her sister,
Mrs. John Hobbs.
Mrs. r. ]. Wiley and daughter Edna,
Of Muscatine. returned home Thurs
day after q visit with Mr.. and Mrs.
When looking for the best, fresh
est, and biggest assortment of fresh
fruits or vegetables see me first. Culley;
the grocer, South First avenue.
Rev Wing and WEIGH grape Juice in
four size bottles, also Rose lime juice
in two sizes bottles and Acradian gin.
ger ale. Culley's, South First avenue.
st. Paurs Guild will hold "a rummage
sale in the basement Of the church,
corner Of chuch and Second avenue,
Friday and Saturday OF this week.
COMMITTEES.
Kodak films developed 10 cents per
roll Of six. Prints 2, 3, and 1 cents
each, at the Kodakery. Mail orders to
ius. Bowen Bros. corner Of First and
| Main streets
Saturday we place on sale mems
open mesh and ecru and white ribbed
union suits, 50 and 75-cent values,
special 80 cents. One Cent to 99-Cent
Variety. Store
Picnic time is here and you will want
potato chips, bulk or bottled olives,
sweet pickles in bulk, those fancy cakes
by the pound. you can And al these at
my store. Culley's store.
For tomorrow and Sunday this con-
fectfonery will have vanilla, strawberry
and chocolate ice creams, also pineap-
pie and orange sherbet. II you phone
475 white. deliveries will be made.
Wachter's confectionery.
Mrs. L. G. Black, Of Chicago. left
Thursday for home after having been
called to Gearing by the serious illness
Of her brother, William Lightfoot Mr..
Lightfoot Is suffering from Brights
disease. and his condition 10 serious.
Members Of the aid society Of the
Elm Lutheran church were entertained
Thursday afternoon In the church par
lors by Mesdames Chris and Carl john
| son. In serving refreshments the host
esses were assisted by Mesdames A.
Cory and Minnie Hazen.
Owing to the death Of Mrs. Emma
Smelling Bentley, Of Urbana, H., the
regular meeting Of the Witena genote
Club, which was to have been held with
Mrs. J. A. Anderson, 103 North Second
avenue, Thursday afternoon, was post
poned. Mrs. Bentley's mother. Mrs
Anna r. Smelling, u q member Of the
club.
Robert Hendershot, drummer with
the Miller carnival that allowed here
last week. was arrested in Clinton
Thursday after Russell Smith, OF this
city, had ileds an information In the
mayors court charging Hendershot
with the larceny OF q snare drum.
Sheriff Edgar communicated with the
Clinton Sheriff. TIN drum was turned
EogeT to-thssS 4i11eG 63tesr Whipped
[T6ee. ma If1n lot swssxSs n bee
cause smith did not want to prosecute
f AZ SS,sr. - 11SsssssSS.sSss.cs classned that
JQsuith loaned him the drum, !.
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-14

Mr.. and Mrs. W. +. Dudderar. Of New
Windsor. Nd. left Cor home Wednesday
after visit with their cousins Eu-
gene Lindsey and Mrs. I. p. Mcdonald.
at Eldora.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-14

Miss Louise Townsend Of Minneapo-
lis. who has been visiting week with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. III.
Townsend, returned to Minneapolis to-
daX
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-14

Mrs. C.. Hilleman, of State Center,
was Wednesday visitor In the city.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-14

Rev Wing and WEIGH grape juice in
four size bottles. also Rose lime juice
in two sizes bottles and Acradian gin.
ger ale. Culley's, South First avenue.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-14

Mrs. r. ]. Wiley and daughter Edna,
Of Muscatine. returned home Thurs
day after q visit with Mr.. and Mrs.
William Thompson.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-14

ton, OF Union, were visitors In the city
Thursday.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-14

Saturday we place on sale mems
open mesh and ecru and white ribbed
union suits 50 and 75-cent values,
special 80 cents. One Cent to 90 Gent
Variety Store
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-14

For tomorrow and Sunday this con-
fectionery will have vanilla, strawberry
and chocolate ice creams, also pineap-
pie and orange sherbet. II you phone
ATS white. deliveries will be made.
Wachter's confectionery.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-14

Picnic time is here and you will want
potato chips, bulk or bottled olives,
sweet pickles in bulk, those fancy cakes
by the pound, you can And al these at
my store. Culley's store.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-14

Eye, ear. nose and throat Specialist:
glasses fitted. DR.. F. r. Lerle.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-14

Mrs. Claude Smith, Of Eldora, re-
turned home Thursday after q visit
with Mrs, Cora Lawrence.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-14

George r. Norris. fire, lightning. and
tornado insurance. Over IS West Main
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-08-05
OUR OWN LITTLE TOWN

Ii you meet a man who is down
in the mouth, who thinks that his
towl{ is all wrong; just take him
aside or give him a ride and hand
him this quaint little song !:
There ara fancier towns than
our own little town, there are
towns that are bigger than this /:
and the people who live in the
timer towns all the city excite
ment will miss. There are things
you can see in the weather. town
that you can't in the town that is
small; and yet up and down there
is no other town like our little
town after all. 1t may be that the
street through the heart of our
town isn't long, isn't wide, isn't
straight; but the neighbors you
know in our little town with a
welcome your coming will wait.
In the glittering streets of the
glittering town with it's palace
and pavement and thrall; in the
midst of the throng you'll fire.
quently long for our own little
town after all. If you live and
work and trade in our town in
spite Of the fact that it's small,
you'll find that the town. our
own little towns the best kind
of town after all.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-08-05
CONSCIOUS GOODNESS

when we become conscious
that what we do or say or are is
we'll done, or we'll said or good,
we begin to go back: Self-criti-
cism is good. Self-enthusiasm is
a weakness. A bad little boy is
one whose self esteem teaches
him that he is smarter than his
playmates-and he tries to show
off. Habitual criminality is ego
tism-a distorted view of the
criminara cleverness. If God
could realize his perfection. He
would not be God. He would be
imperfect. Many reformers are
reformers. through their con-
scious goodness. Admitting their
own correct lives, they would
force others by law to live as
they do. No artist is truly great
who is satisfied with his work
No woman is beautiful who is
conscious of her beauty. Heaven
would not be heaven if the saints
and angels realized the degrees
of their goodness. Conscious
goodness is the beginning of ar
evil end. 1t worships itself at the
front of the temple. 1t is the &c.
lipse over the sun of growth. .
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-08-05
perty values immensely.


They oppose Improvements,
and thereby become destroyers,
placing the tremendous weight of
their hostile influence in opposi-
ton to the advancement. of the
community.
Then there is certain class OF
men who carry around a load of
crouch, which they let loose upon
every possible occasion and with
out regard for their victims.
They damn the town, and the
people, and everything and every
body but themselves.
To mention civic improvement
to them is like shaking a red rag
at a mad bull.
They rave at all times and at
everybody,and their rawlings ira
vel on wings, and grow, and pene-
trate every section of the coun-
try.
And then there is still another
class that comes along with their
contributions to the downfall of
their community. They are the
patrons of the mail order man
the worlds greatest enemy of the
small town community.
Many of these people utilize the
local stores when they want some
thing in hurry or on credit, and
then send the bulk of their cash
away to the great cities. They give
the mail order man the ripe ear
of corn and toss the husks to the
local merchant.
They, to, are destroyers, and
are daily throttling the commun-
ity which shelters them-the
community which they should
foster and encourage in every way
for without the close proximity
Of the local store and the mar
ket place their farms and other
property would be worth far less
than its present value.
These are just few of the
many ways in which commun-
ity may be destroyed-in which
THIS community is being Destroy
ed every day.
The builder creates and is en-
riched by his labors.
The destroyer kills and gains
nothing but his own ultimate de-
struction.
These few lines have been pen
ned in the hope that you will
pause and think, for thinking
breeds healthy action, and action
is the birthplace of building, and
creation, and riches.
Every man is possible build
er, if he will but emerge from
the shadows and took upon the
bright side of life.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-08-05
BE a BUILDER, AND NOT a De.
STR0YER
Are you a builder, or a destroy

Are you a builder, or Destroy
err?
Are you seeking to advance the
interests Of the community in
which you live, Or are you di-
verting your efforts to its ulti-
mate destruction?
1t is one or the other, for there
is no happy medium.
You are either benefit to the
town, or you are detriment.
You are either a builder, or
you are a destroyer, and the re-
sponsibility rests with you.
Others know you as you are,
but do you know yourself?
Every town has within its Dor
ders many excellent people who
want to see their community adj
vance and keep pace with the
rest of the world.
They want a larger and better
town, a more prosperous FARM
ing community, more gold in the
pockets of every citizen, and they
labor increasingly to this end.
They are good citizens, and the
great mass of the populace rates
them as good citizens.
They are Builders!
But often the most persistent
efforts of the builders are more
than overshadowed by the other
class-the destrOyers.
A destroyer can undo in a day
what it takes a builder a year to
accomplish.
And destroyers are legion.
They travel in all walks of life
and are exceedingly active.
You find them among the rich
property owners, the landed pro-
prietors, the business and pro-
fessional man, the mechanic and
the farmer. You find them every
where.
They do not realize that they
ara destroyers-but they are.
Many rich men and landed pro-
prietors are opposed to all forms
of public improvement, because
they fear it will increase the
amount of their taxes.
AS their eyes are firmly fixed
upon that tax list, they lose sight
Of the fact that public improve
ments that increase the tax roll
slightly, likewise increase pro-
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-08-05

dairy never showed more net profit for
year than does this crop Of thirty.
five acres of alfalfa.
All along the limestone soils in CEN
trail New York alfalfa is working farm
miracles. Wherever its culture be-
comes general all crops improve, land
values rise, incomes increase and pros
perity attends the farm. One-half
pound more Of butter and one pound
more of beef for each household In the
middle west Is possibility IL only
three-tenths Of the land now in grass
were given over to alfalfa. The pro-
tein in alfalfa hay is substantially as
great as that from bran in feeding ra.
ton. Alfalfa ranges In price from SIS
to $25 ton, but after all it pays to
feed it up as closely as possible to
dairy and beef cattle on the farm.
Whether sent to market or consumed
at home, it has become established as
one Of the greatest of the money max
ing products and in many cases is solv-
ing the whole problem of farm finances.
The yield Of four to six tons per acre
Is a common experience all over the
country where modern methods are en-
ployed in raising the crop. At minimum
market prices this means a money val
ue above that Of corn. when, compared
acre for acre.
The first step to insure success of al.
falfa u to provide a good seed bed.
For this purpose 1t is well to choose
land on which corn, sugar beets, pota-
toes or other cultivated crops have
been grown. Through the cultivation
Of these crops the land is clean from
weeds and usually works down to
mellow seed bed. The field should be
plowed deeply in the fall, SO that the
soil may be exposed to frost and thaws
during winter, and eight or ten tons of
manure per acre should be used. In
the spring the land is to be disked and
narrowed. Then there should be OBJ
tanned quantity of soil where alfalfa
or sweet clover has been grown. This
soil contains suitable bacteria. In 9TH
er words, it is inoculated. This in
oculated soil should be scattered over
the surface in quantities of about 500
pounds per acre. 1t must be narrowed
in at once, as sunlight Is deadly to bac-
terial life. The field is then ready for
seeding, and it will pay to drill in with
the seed 400 pounds per acre Of fer.
tilizer analyzing 2 per cent ammonia,
II per cent available phosphoric acid
and 2 per ceent potash. Twenty
pounds Of seed is a liberal supply.
Less may do. and the farmer, II salts.
fed with his soil, may cut out the com.
mercial fertilizer. It Is assumed that
the land has been lined or Is sweet
enough for leguminous crops. If there
Is sourness apply 1000 pounds Of lime.
Spring seeding Of alfalfa is generally
favored. Cut the crop when blooming
begins. In order to save the leaves
the hay should be raked up soon after
cutting and cured in cocks. In starting
out with alfalfa look for the seed Of
hardy varieties. and do not use soggy
land.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-08-05
slower than his out of town COM

slower than his out Of town COM
petitor.
But if the merchant is alive to
his opportunities, if he uses the
advertising columns Of the paper
to bring his goods to the favor
able attention of the buyer, then
he is meeting competition, is
making an effective bid for the
home trade, and invariably
achieves prosperity.
Men of brains realize that it is
to their own individual interests
to foster their own community by
trading with their home institu-
tions.
But the seeker-the buyer
never goes to a haystack for q
needle.
He follows the lure of the well
written advertisement, and if thu,
advertisement happens to be ar
out of town concern using anoth-
er paper, then it is generally tho
out of town retailer who gets the
business.
But the REMEDY SHOULD BE
APPLIED.
The two ends and the middle
should get closer together for the
common good of the community
The local retailer and the con-
sumner are the two ends, with thi:
paper as the middle, and if al
will unite in the common cause
there will be but one verdict
PROSPERITY.
This paper stands willing to dt
its part.
The consumer is willing to dc
his parts waiting for the mes
sage from the retailer.
Our advertising column will
carry the message.
But what of the retailer?
Will he send that message fol-
which the consumer is waiting?
Or will he remain passive alC
let stagnation become the COM
mon lot because the message is
never told, because the commun-
ity cash floats out to other points
He will render the final verdict.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-08-05
METHODIST CHURCH

Regular services next Sunday al
the usual hours. Preaching ser
vices at 1880 A. M. and 8 P. M.
The subject of the morning SER
mon will be: 1.-THE Grown of Mar
tyrdom." Sunday School at 10 NJ,
and Epworth League at Z P. M
Topic for discussion: my Fav-
orite Bible Character and Why"
Mid-week prayer meeting will
be held on Thursday at 1880 p.
M. A cordial invitation is extend
ed to all these services.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-08-05
Making the Little
Farm Pay
By c. c. BowsflELD

In the dairy section Of Illinois and
in a number of other localities through
out the country the corn crop is below
normal, and many farmers would be
in a serious predicament but for the
amazing success Of alfalfa.
At corn planting time last year the
weather in Illinois was cold and wet
delaying work and giving the crop
poor start, but in the fine weather OF
April. three or four weeks before any
body would dare put in corn, alfalfa
was growing vigorously. It came
through the winter In good condition,
and the yield Of hay has been far the
heaviest ever obtained from the alfalfa
fields of the northwest.
In hundreds Of individual cases al
falfa makes up for the deficiency in
corn, so that farmers will be able to
feed their cattle to advantage. Itgoes
without saying that alfalfa has come
into high favor all over the north, and
farmers are learning all they can about
the crop. This legume ought to net
$50 to SIS an acre where it is cut three
times in a season. The return is SIS
to 500 an acre in southern ATTITUDES,
where the crop is cut five or six times.
Most Of the arguments for growing
alfalfa are based on the plan Of feed
ing the crop to dairy cows at home.
There Is another side to this. Hamlet
Worker of Onondaga county, N. Y,
sells the hay and cuts out the work Of
running a dairy. He has sold his
cows. His thirty-tive acres of alfalfa
this year gave FIVE tons Of hay per
acre, for which he has received an av.
erage Of SIC ton. Perhaps his work
on the hay represents two months Of
actual labor, whereas when he fed his
crop to dairy cattle he worked from
daylight till dark the year round, and
seven days in the week. He claims the
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-08-05
FELL INTO RAIN
BARREL DROWNED
(Cnntinued from maze ~

Besides the wife there were
eight children born to this happy
couple, 6 of which are still living
to mourn their loss. There names
are George and William B., OF
this city; Mrs. E.Smith, of Fargo;
James Edward Of Pillsbury, N. D.;
Mrs. Frances Emeline of WASH
ington and Mrs. N. j. Draper of
Canada.
This family moved to Wahpe-
ton a year ago last 14th of April
and while here have made host
of friends, whose sympathy goes
out to them for the untimely loss
of kind husband and father to
this fmily.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-08-05
The City.

Cities are made, not born. No two
cities are alike. The sum Of one city is
never equal to all the parts of another.
Once a city, not always a city; some
times only dust heap. A city is made
up Of part Of the country filled with
inhabitants. 1t consists of houses,
streets and debts. No city is complete
without a hospital and franchise
plant. The hospital is used to shelter
its victims and to provide its surgeons
with plenty Of working material. The
franchise plant enables it to support
politicians. A city without politicians
would be like steam laundry without
any steam.
Cities are an antidote for farms. Up
to date. however, no cure has been
found for the antidote.-Life.
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BOTH ENDS AND the MIDDLE

The Retailer-the Newspaper
the Consumer.
There you have it-both ends
and the miGdte-and the three
working in harmony should make
any community prosperous.
The one cannot prosper with
out the other, and neither can
meet with success without the Co
operation of the other two.
Therefore. to achieve prosper
ity for this community ii becomes
the paramount duty of all con-
cerned to work in harlmony-to
labor to one common end-to
protect the homes that give us
shelter and to conserve the inter-
ests of the people who constitute
the community.
We may make of this commun-
ity a hive of industry and realm
of peace, prosperity and happi-
ness-or we may just drift along
with the tide, pick up the crumbs
that are thrown our way, and
grumble because the Lord pro-
vides for others and apparently
forgets our existence.
1t will be as we make it-no
other way.
The Lord has provided us with
intelligence, and health and en-
ergy, and the power to accom-
plish things.
With that, His work is done,
and the rest is up to us.
If we make the best of that
which He has given us, we will
soon become prosperous, and
contented-a people enjoying to
the fullest of life's blessings.
But if we neglect the gifts with
which He has endowed us, the
penalty of failure will fall upon
our own shnulders-the respon-
sibility will be ours alone-the
commercial stagnation of our
common community will be but
the natural sequence of our own
short sightedness.
No community will prosper
without the presence of a variety
Of stores, shops and other marts
of commerce and trade. They are
as necessary as the ground that
we till and the sun and rain that
produce our crops.
NO store or shop can survive
without the loyal support of the
communicative WHOLE COM
.munity.
The interests of the retailer
and the consumer are one in COM
mon-the success of the one de-
ponds upon the cooperation of the
other.
But these two interests that
should be working in harmony,
are often too wide apart-sepa-
rated by yawning gulf of indif-
ference and neglect.
And the body poltic-the COM
munity as a Wholesalers, and
stagnates, and withers, and dies.
But there is A REMEDY.
And herein comes the province
ct the middlemaG-this newspa-
per.
From a commercial standpoint
the local newspaper is simply a
''go between''-it is the medium
of carrying the message from the
merchant to the consumer.
The consumer reads the paper,
and if he sees nothing in its adj
vertising columns of which he
stands in need, it is but natural
that in many cases he should
drift to other points for his
wares.
The local business man is for
gotten simply because he does
not advertise-because he is
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-08-05
Certainly Foolish.

We never heard Of man who tried
to free himself Of manslauehter
charge by pleading guilty to murder,
but an up state man tried to prove he
wasn't crazy the other day by claim
ing he was in love.-Milwaukee Jour-
nal.
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M4e Mal.pftn>, Tintra
e. s. CAMERON
Editor and Publisher.
Terms: $3.50 per year IN advance.

Terms: $3.50 per year IN advance.
Entered at the postofrice at Wahpct0n,
N. d., as. second class mail matter.
NOrlCE-An legitimate news matter pub.
lished free of charge and such matter 10
cordially solicited. But for the publishers
protection, the writer or sender must sign
his name-not for publication but for ref.
erence.
Church. school and society news Is cord
tally solicited for free publication, also.
But advance notices of all meetings where
an admission fee Is charged, and all cards
OF thanks will be charged for at Is cents
for each 10 lines or less.
Advertising rates Is cents per column
Inch for any amount less than ~ pare.