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Warren sheaf., 1915-05-19
SMALL COMMUNITIES
LIKE BEST IN MUSIC

.'There is no truth in the idea that
the small Minnesota communities do
not appreciate the best in music"
says w. 0. Smith, manager of the
Chicago Male Quartet which recent
" completed a three weeks tour in
Minnesota under the auspices Of the
General Division, University of Min
nesota. "Many so-called musicians,
with inadequate training, think that
they can go through the state and
that the small towns will stand for
anything" adds Mr.. Smith. ''They,
therefore, perpetrate cheap and
trashy performances in the name of
music. Such a procedure is an in
suit to the intelligence and to the mu-
sical appreciation of Minnesota peo-
pie. We have found in our concerts
that we can give these audiences clas-
sical music and that they will appre-
ciate such music thoroly. Perhaps
this is the reason why so many towns
are turning more and more to the
University through it's extension SER
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Mr.. and Mrs. Iver Lodoen, Misses
Wahluhd and Mortenson, Mrs Henry
Backstrom,: Garfield Anderson, Simon
Hanson, James, Esther and Ollie Por-
ten autoed to Grand Forks and took
lin the Schuman-Heink concert.
Martha Mortenson spent. Saturday
and Sunday in Warren.
Ralph Powell of Warren, was a
business caller here Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Iver Lodoen autoed
to Warren Sunday afternoon.
Rev. Lundgren of Wheaton, Mimi,
preached in the Swedish Lutheran
church here Sunday evenings: Rev.
Isaacson preached here Tuesday eve
ming, ~.- -:,
Anna Peterson of Warren, spent
Saturday and Sunday here =, ~
Mrs. Matthias Peterson of Warren,
spentzsa couple of days, this week at
the Henry Backstrom home. *
The graduation exercises of the
;Alvarado schools will be held on We'd
nesday,'Mays 26. Z Prof. H. B. John
son Of North Star College, will give
the commencement address. 77z~=
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The population of South Comstock
is increasing rapidly. @On Wednes-
day, May IL, a bouncing baby boy
was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Aug. Swan
son and on Saturday baby girl ar
rived at Frank Tatro's. *.a.-.
Miss Gertrude Hill pleasantly en-
tertained the following guests at her
home last Thursday evening. Misses
Gertrude and Emma Olson, Clarice
Ericsson and Bessie Sedlacek, Messrs.
John, William and Hans Rud.
Mr. and Mrs. Gabriel Kehl and
daughter Freda, spent Sunday at the
Schultz home. -
The following were guests at Swan
sons Sunday: Mr.. and Mrs. Carl
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Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Dahlin called at
August Swanson's, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Lull and Mr..
and Mrs. Chas. Turnlund called at
John Potucek's, Sunday afternoon.
Miss Helma Hegstrom called at Ar
chic, Carlson's, Friday evening.
The following were entertained at
Turnlund's, Sunday afternoon: Mr..
and Mrs. Joe McGregor and children,
Henry Jurs, Mr.. and Mrs. Archie
Carlson and children and Elna Erick-
son.
Sunday school was held at Skon-
oyd's, Sunday.
Mrs. P. Fagerstron and son Elmer
were in Warren, Monday. '>%.
Only one week Of school left!
Frank Potrcelz planted corn Thurs
Warren sheaf., 1915-05-19
CHRIsTYs INDOOR CIRCUS THE WARREN OPERA HOUSE
MONDAY MAY path.

Dahlin and baby and Miss Ida Dahlin
and Miss Louise Kehl.
Mrs. G. Kehl called at Swanson's
Friday afternoon,
Charley and Harry Sedlacek called
on their sister in. South Comstock on
Sunday.
Mr.. VIM. Mcmahon made business
trip to the Kehl farm last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kehl We're at Warren
one day last week.
VIM. Kehl is visiting relatives at
Morris, Minnesota.
Miss Cora Hill called at Swanson's
last Friday morning.
The pupils of the Meadow Lawn
school are preparing for a short pro-
gram which will be given at the bas-
ket& social May 22nd
Warren sheaf., 1915-05-19
Card of Thanks.

We hereby wish to express our sin
.cere thanks to our relatives and
friends for their kind assistance and
sympathy during the illness, and at
the funeral Of our beloved wife utand
for the decorating Of the
chugcl, and for the beautiful oral tri-
Frank G. johnson and family;
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. ]. Anderson; Mr..
and Mrs. John Abrahamson.
Warren sheaf., 1915-05-19

day. Frank has entered the one acre
corn contest.
Joe and Jim McGregor were War
rem visitors Saturday.
Marshall Gehrke called at McGreg-
or's, Monday evening.
Oscar, Emil and Ida Dahlin autoed
to Warren, Thursday evening.
Warren sheaf., 1915-05-19
Basket Social.

A basket social will be held at the
Meadow Lawn school in South Com
stock Saturday, May 22nd. A533short
program will also be rendered. Every
body welcome. Ladies kindly bring
baskets. Miss Bessie Sedlacek,
Teacher Dist. 131.
Warren sheaf., 1915-05-19
Baptist Church of Vega.

The Swedish Baptist church of We
ga, will have a big meeting,.at Lars
Hallin's new house in55Alvarado next
.sunday,sth ,23ras Of May, at 5 p. M.
The reason !. for. this meeting is the
consecrat ation: Of the new house. The
chorus will give some songs and a
special: service will be held. Every
body is welcome to attend.
The Young Peoples Society will
have an open air meeting lat Pastor
Boberg's home on Wednesday evening
the 26th Of May at 8 p. M. The
place will be nicely decorated and a
short program will be held. After the
program coffee and ice cream will be
served to everybody that will come.
Gl0m icke denna fast i det gr0na, i
en- stilla majaftop~ ALA stora och
sna aro valkomna att kommo med
till delta mote ute Guds fria natur.
0. J. Boberg. Pastor.
Warren sheaf., 1915-05-19
SWEDISH LUTHERAN CHURCH
f. ~ Anderaon 0aa<or

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Mission meeting Thursday, May 20
8 r. m. and all day Friday, May 21.
District Luther League convention
Saturday, May % at college, and Sun
day, May %.
Luther League service 10 a. m.
Luther League program 2:30 p. m.
Baccalaureate sermon, DR.. J. Tel
leen, s p. m.
:. Monday, May "a, and Tuesday, May
25, lat the college.
Vega: Thursday, May Goth, SER
vice 1920 a. m.
Discussion, Rom. 1:16, 2:30 p. m.
No service Sunday, May %, but
Sunday, May 80, Sunday school and
services at usual time.
Warren sheaf., 1915-05-19
SWEDISH MISSION CHURCH
]. g. Wilson, Pastor.

The Pentecost Sunday, May 23:
Morning services 1880 a. m. Sunday
school 11:45 a. m. Evening services
8 p. m. All cordially invited.
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The Churches.
UNITED NOR. LUTH. CHURCH
N. 6. W.. knudtsen. Pastor,

Pentecost Sunday, May 23rd: War
rem, Holy Communion II a. m. Melo
$3.50 p. m. and Warren p. m. All
are welcome.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1915-04-15
The two California
Expositions

VIII direct most excursionists and vacationlsts
to the Pacific Coast during 1915. Many of US
are not in position to take an extended trip
every year, and it should therefore be to our in
terests and advantage to make the most of
general coast tour when low rates are available
and conditions favorable. At these times, low
circle tour rates are in effect which permit of 60
ing via one route and returning via another at a
very much lower expense than if separate trips
were made.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-09
TAX COLLECTOR IS SHORT $I,8OO IN HIS ACCOUNTS Bedding Auditors Report to Selectmen That Almost
 $2,OO0 is Missing. CITIZENS CHECKS
 BELIEVED CACHED Former Official Now in State
 Hospital Following
 Nervous, Attack.
Especial to the Farmer.) )

Bedding, June 9-The selectmen held 8 special meeting today to con- sider the report of the town auditors regarding the conditions they have found in the accounts of Tax Collec- tor Jesse H. Duncan. who was re- gently adjUdged insane and commit ted to the state hospital at Middle town. Seven days were spent by the auditors in examination. Their report Showed 9 shortage of about $1,300, all arising in the period since the first of last September when Dun can began his collections on the rate book representing the previous grand list
 It was Duncan's practice to deposit funds paid him in the Bethel bank and transfer them monthly by check to Town Treasurer Hill by the time he had an 1temized report of his col Iections for the month preceding. These monthly statements and cor responding cheeks were found to be in exact accord with the payments credited him on the treasurer's book. They failed. however, to show the amount actually collected, by approN- mateIy $1,sO0. It was found by the some $1,50O, Whici were recorded in the carbon copy receipt books, were not entered on the rate books as they should have been. Besides this, vouchers in the form of checks can- celIed and returned to their makers, were produced, which had no record of acknowledgement whatever. This makes up the shortage so far discov- cred.
 While most of the payments made since last September 1. were on the 1918 list, there were others for pre- vious years extending back to 1897. Not until all those. against whom un- paid taxes are recorded, have been communicated with, can it be abso- luteIy determined whether the discrep- anctes so far ascertained, represent the full amount of actual shortage as some of these persons may hold vouchers establishing payment of which there is no record on any of the books.
 During the last four years, embrac- ing Duncan's successive. terms as col lector, his accounts were audited yearly and found to be correct It is now apparent that things began to be wrong in eI1is financial relations with the town at about the time his ner- vous ailnent manifest -tself in a near 1y total loss of eyseight. It was not then generally realized that any men tai alterations accompanied this af- diction- Tn October, however, First Select1nan Read observed indications of qpeerness, which made him appre- hensive and he then discussed with his friends the advfsability of making, by way of precaution, change in the incumbency of tH1e collectors office To everybody's regret, nothing was done in this direction, and consequent- 1y the seIectmen are regarded as in a measure b1ameab1e for the existing conditions of affairs.
 As Duncan was bonded with sure ty company for s1o,Ooo against any actual loss by the town the town will try to collect from the company The company doubtless will seek to in demnify itself. Duncan had no real estate but early last autumn he per
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-09

My reason for resigning is clearly stated in my letter of resignation, namely, that I may employ as a pri- vate citizen the means which the President does not feel at liberty to employ. I honor him for doing what he believes to be right and I am sure that he desires, as I do, to find a peaceful solution of the problem which has been created by the action of the submarines.
 1.-TWO of the points on which we differed, each conscious in his con viction, are:
 ''First-As to the suggestion of in vestigation by an international conn mission and
 ''Second-As to warning Americans against travelling on 'belligerent ves- sels or with cargoes of ammunition.
 ttI believe that this nation should frankly state to Germany that we are willing to apply. in this case, the prin- ciple which we are bound by treaty to apply to disputes between the United States and thirty countries with which we have made treaties putes of every character and nature.
 These treaties, negotiated under this administration, make war prac- tica11y impossible between this coun- try and these thirty governments rep resenting nearly three-fourths of all the people or the WOrlO.
 Among the nations with which we have these treaties are Great Britain, France and Russia. No mat ter what disputes may arise between us and these treaty nations, we agree that there shall be no declaration and no commencement of hostilitfes until the matters in dispute have been in vestigated by an international com mission and "a years time is allowed for investigation and report This plan was offered to all the nations without any exceptions whatever and C&ernoarF was one of the nations that accepted the principle, being the 18th, actually entered into with Germany but I cannot see that that should stand in the way when both nations endorsed the principle. do not know whether Germany would &C., cept the offer but our country should, in my Judgment, make the offer.
 Such an offer, if accepted, would s~H ~a7ie@e the tension and si- lence all the jingoes who are demand
 Germany has always been a friendly nation and a great many of our our people are of German ancestry. Why should we not deal with Ger many according to this plan to which $he nation has pledged it's support? 'fThe second point of difference is 1 as to the course which should be pur- | sued in regard to Americans travel ing on bel1igerent ships or with car l goes of ammunition.
 | 'fWhy should an American citizen be permitted to involve this country l in war by travelling on a be11igerent ship when he knows that the ship will pass through a danger zone? The question is not whether an American | citizen has a right, under interna- | tional law to travel on a belligerent ship; the question is whether he ought not, ol1t of consideration for
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-09

his country, if not for his own safety, avoid danger when &cvoidance is pos sible.
 t.It is a very one-sided citizenship that compels a government to go to war over citizens rights and yet relieves the citizen of all obligations to consider his nations welfare. l do not know just how far the Presi- dent can legally go in actually pre- venting Americans from traveling on beI1igerent ships but I believe the government should go as far as it can and that in case of doubt it should give the benefit of the doubt to the government. -1
 ttBut even if the government could not legally prevent citizens from travelling on be1ligerent ships it could and, in my judgment, should earnest 1y advise American citizens not to risk themselves or the peace of their coun- try and hasten to doubt these warn ings would be needed.
 President Taft advised Americans to leave Mexico when instruction broke out there and President Will son has repeated the advice. This advice, in my judgment, was ernin- ent1y wise and I think the same course should be followed in regard to warning Americans to keep off ves- seIs subject to attack.
 q think, too, that American passen- ger ships should be prohibited from carrying ammunition. The lives of passengers ought not to be endangered by cargoes of ammunition whether that danger comes from possible eX- plosions within or from possible at tacks from without Passengers. and ammunition should not travel to- getf1er. The attempt to prevent Amer ican citizens from incurring these risks is entirely consistent with the effort which our government is mak- ing to prevent attacks from subma- rines.
 t'The use of one remedy does not exclude the use of the other. The most familiar illustration is to be found in the action taken by the municipal auth critics during a riot. It is the duty of the mayor to sup press the mob and to prevent vio- 1ence but he does not hesitate to warn citizens to keep off the streets during the riots He does not ques- but for their own protection and in the interest of order he warns them not to incur the risks involved in go- ing upon the streets when men are shooting at each-other.
 'HThe President does not feel justi- fed in taking the action above stat ed. That is, he does not feel jus tffed, first, in suggesting the submis- sion of the controversy to investiga- ton. or, second, in warning the people not to incur the extra hazard in trav- cling on belligerent ships or on ships carrying ammunition. And he may be right in the position he has talk en, but, as a private citizen, am free to urge both of these propositions and to call public attention to these remedies in the hope of securing such an expression of public sentiment as will support the President in employ ing these remedies if, in the future, he finds it consistent with his sense of duty to favor them.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-09
BRIDGEPORT GIRL
 QUALITIES TO DO DEN NTISTRY WORK
Dr. Charlotte H. Dorlkin is First Woman of City To
 Get Certificate.

DE. Charlotte Fl. Dorhn, daughter of. NIT. and Mrs. Henry Dorkfn. of 398 Shelton street, is the first woman in Bridgeport to have acquired a certifi- cate entitling her to practice dent1s- try as a full hedged dental surgeon
 Dr. Dork1n, who has just been graduated from the College of Dental and Oral Surgery, New York, with high honors, returned to .her home fn this city today. She plans to rest for the summer and to open an office in this city in the fall.
 The young woman entered the col- fege two years ago last October and to the regular term she added a sum mef course committing to the metrop- o1is daily last summer for her lee lures.
 Dr. Dorkin has spent most of her life in this city, having received her grammar school education in Lincoln school and having been graduated from the Bridgeport High school with the class of 1912. She is petite and dainty and there is little doubt but that her charming personality com binede with her efficiency will make her unusually successful in her chos- en work. She is to greet her un- usually large number of friends at a reception which her parents are planning to hold for her in the near future.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-09
AND INSPECTOR FALL
 AT ALMSHOUSE
Skinner and Hornberger in Bridgeport Hospital,
 Painfully Hurt.

Walter Skinner, 27 Drew place, the well known architect, and Fred Horn berger, 1,4T7 Iranistan avenue, a civil engineer, and city inspector of work at the new almshouse, were severely injured in an accident at Lakeview home this morning when they fell two stories from the tiIting of a plank Both are in the Bridgeport hospital
 Skinner, of the firm of Skinner 6. Walker, architects of the new build ing, with Hornberger, was engaged in inspecting the work from the second story framework this morning when occasion demanded that they cross a There was no chance to grasp any projecting part of the structure and obth men were picked up by workmen from the basement below. Walker had sustained a severe blow upon the head. Hornberger compaIined of se- were pains in his right leg Dr. Can avan was summoned from the emer- gency hospital and Dr. J. J. MaeDon- aid from the Lakeview home nearby Under the belief that Walker may have sustained internal injury he was at once taken to tie Bridgeport hos pita1, where evidence of severe shock were noted. Horn bergers big toe was broken. X-ray pictures of upper DOT tions of his leg will be taken to ascer- tain if further injury has been sus- tained.
 According to witnesses present at the time Skinner was first to reach the end of the plank, which overbal- anced. Skinner dropped t~e full two stories and into the basement, a dis tance of about 30 feet A moment lat CT ornberger, who had graSped the plank, fell as his hold relaxed and he landed directly upon Skinner, who re- ceived tho full force of the impact
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-09
DIRT(1IBLE
 TAKES FIRE IN AIR

Rome, June s-An Italian daz1gibae which made an attack on the Aus traan port of F7Hne yesterday caught fire and was lost The crew is be- Heved to have been saved and cap tured by the AEzsraans-
 ofacsal announcement to this effect was made here today as follows
 .-Yesterday at Efuxne one of our dirig1baes dropped g number of bombs on quarters being used for military purposes Returning from thaS radds the dsr4gfb1e was observed, as the re- suit of an accident, to como down 1n the sea in HEae vicinity of Lusafn Island ana N caught fire E
 s~The crew of tho d1rfEb1s Is re- ported to have been saved-'
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-09
CITY'S HEALTH IMPERILLED
 BY NON-COLLECTION OF ITS GARBAGE, SAYS MCCLELLAN
Republican Boss Who Has Contract For Collection Has His Teams Working At Lakeview Home Con struction Work.

While Bridgeport residents are clam bring for relief from the gar bage nuisance and the city's health officer goes so far as to protest open ly to the board of health that the garbage collecting should be taken from the private contractors, John T. Kings horses are earning the high revenue that is being paid owners of teams, by carting dirt for building contractors.
 While residents of all but the bus mess districts are complaining that their garbage isn't collected, Bridge ports G. o. P. boss. who is supposed to collect the waste matter has his teams employed at the almshouse excavation work, instead of on the streets in the districts where the complaints have been made.
 Health Officer B. A. Mcclellan, to whom the health situation in Bridge port is disclosed by his daily visits to houses in all parts of the city, flat ly asserted last night at the meeting of the board of health commissioners that omething will have to be done because of the menace caused by non collected garbage.
 Because of the many complaints ard the failure of the persons in
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-09
ITALIANS PREPARING
 FOR SHARP CONFLICTS

London, June S.-From Caporetta to the head of the Gulf of Triest the forces of Italy are consolidating their positions along the river Isonzo and week or perhaps sooner the first serious battle along this front should be fought.
 The clashes up to the present time have been of a preliminary character but now that the Italians not only command the river crossings from the western bank but at several points have thrown troops to the eastern bank of the Isonzo, a conflict Of first rate tactical importance, is in the opinion of British observers, in evitable.
 In the eastern arena the Russians are fighting desperately to stem the Austro-German advance in the direc- tions of the British press maintain petus, the general feeling is that un- ing a counter offensive on a. colossal scale the entire Galician situation will remain unfavorabIe to Russian arms and more than likely the aban- donment of Lenberg, capital of the crownIand of Galicia.
 In the western theatre, the slow but steady French gains predominate the situation.
 The news of the resignation of Sec retary of State Bryan was received too late for editorial comment in the morning newspapers in London but the first editions of the afternoon journals present the news most prom inently.