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The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-06-24

construction of school houses and
in paying the teachers. When
one of your neighbors meets with
misfortune, often that dollar is
contributed to assist him in re-
gaining his feet.
If at any time you are short of
ready money, it is the local mer-
chant who extends credit to you,
and credit is word unknown in
the lexicon of the mail order
concern. If you wish any financial
assistance for the promotion Of
projects for the benefit of any,
thing of local nature, it is not
to the mail order house that you
carry your subscription list-ra-
Their, to the local merchant. 1t is
the contribution of the local mer-
chant which has made possible
many little church editice.
Home Trade Increase your Wealth
Buying at home increase your
own wealth directly by increasing
the value of your land, or Of your
house. or of your business.
1t is an indisputable fact that
farm land in close proximity to a
good sized, prosperous business
center, is Of much greater value
in the market than when the land
is not so located. If you do not
believe this statement, ask any
man who is engaged in selling
farm lands. He will tell you that
this difference in price often
amounts to as much as s25.OO|
per acre. To make a comparison,
which will be plain, let us say
that the City Of Wahpeton is
worth $1,000 an acre to the own
er OF All improved farm of 100
acres five miles from town. This
means that if you wipe out the
city the price of your own prop
erty would Immediately decrease
$l,6OO.OO.
This is not mere assertion. It'll
is cold fact.
10 the owner Of a residence in
live town like Wahpeton, the diff
ference is just as great in pro-
portion.
If the City of Wahpeton should
double in population, it would be
to the financial advantage Of ev-
cry man owing real estate within
a radius Of twenty miles.
So, why not join the Get To-
gether' movement and after we
have become members. why not
keep together.
Become better acquainted with
your neighbor, both in the village
and in the country. You will not
only find it profitable in a finan-
cial sense, but in the additional
Joy which you will find. in life.
You will find that the neighbor
whom you had little use for, is
not sucha bad fellow, after all.
The moral is plain:
TRADE AT HOME.
KNOW YOUR NEIGHBOR.
GET TOGETHER.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-06-24
THAT Can

He owned handsome touring cal
10 ride in it was heaven,
He ran across a piece Of glass
Bill-Si4.97.
He took his friends out for ride
Twas good to be alive,
The carburetor sprung a leak.
Bill-$lO.95.
He started on little tour,
The finest sort of fun,
He stopped too quick and stripped
his gears,
Bill-$9O.5i.
He took his wife down town IT,
shop,
10 save car fare was great,
He TANNED into hitching post,
Bill-$278.
He spent his little pile of cash,
And then in anguish cried,
I'll put mortgage on the house
And take just one more ride.
-Exchange
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-06-24

ride of mosquitoes. He tells you
simply to rub alum ON your face
and hands. When the mosquito
takes a bite it Fuckers his gazo-
opie SO it can't sting. Then it
sits down in a damp place, tries
to dig the quicker loose, catches
its death of cold and dies of pneu-
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-06-24
1T CAN'T STING

The editor of North Dakota
exchange is a public henefactor
and when he dies he people of his
county ought to erect a monument
to the honor Of his memory. He
has discovered a new way to get
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-06-24
ATTACH LETTERS TO PARCELS

Under new ruling of the post
al department communications in
closed in an envelope having post
age prepaid thereon at the first
class rate, may be attached to the
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-06-24
"MoNEY''

The mint makes 1t and under
the terms of the Continental
Mortgage Company you can Sc
cure it at 6 per cent for any legal
purpose on approved real estate.
Terms easy, tell us your wants
and we will cooperate with you.
PETTY & COMPANY
1419 Lytton Bldg, Chicago.
ADV. SO 3m
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-06-24

See me before you contract
for a new we'll. 1 make a
speciality of repairing old
wells.
c. c. keeney,
3i5 3rd st. s. Wahpeton
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-11
IMPROVEMENTS
At CITY HALL
NEARLY DONE
FiREMEN AND OFFICERS OONNEO
OVERALLS WHEN FUNDS TO DO
WORK WERE FOUND TO BE
EXHAUSTED.

Things begin to look brighter about
the city hall and it is wonderful to
note what a difference little paint
and wall paper will make.
Owing to the fact that there were
no funds in the city treasury to pay
for doing this work, likewise cleaning
the parks of the city, and repairing
the Carnegie library, the work is
being done by the tiremen, police
men, mayor, city clerk, bookkeeper,
in fact every employe is lending a
helping hand, and doing his share of
the work of Frightening up the prop
erty of the city, and giving the city
a good, healthy cleaning.
This work would ordinarily have
been done by contractors but, as
there were no funds with which to
pay them, the city dads and their
assistants We're compelled to do a
little heavy work themselves.
The council chamber and all the Of
fees have been repapered and var
nished, and the furniture through
out has been given new dressing.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-11
PRESS BOYS
ENTERTAINED
At GUTHRIE
CITIZENS OF THAT TOWN AS ONE
BIG FAMILY, WED WITH EACH
OTHER IN EXTENDING HOSPl-
TACITY.

The city of Guthrie was host to the
Oklahoma Press Association the past
week, and the men of the profession
were never given more royal recep-
| tion anywhere. The home folks seem
ed to vie with each other to see who
| could do most for the visitors. The
| city was decorated with United States
flags, and the flags stretched in a
| long line from the depot to the main
business portion of the city. Many of
the editors were accompanied by their
wives and daughters. A number of
the ladies'. SO many arrangements
were made to entertain the editors,
that President Buck Campbell had a
hard time keeping them in session.
The meeting was harmonious through
out, and when the association is ready
to convene in session again, it will
have $4,000 home built at Medicine
Park near Lawton. While the next
meeting will go to Tulsa by unani-
nous vote, it is planned that all sub
sequent meetings following it will be
held at the home.
While in Guthrie, the editors were
given tickets to shows, to the bath
house, street car tickets were fur
nished, and hundreds of automobiles
were at the service of the visitors.
Saturday lunch was taken in the city
mineral water park where the school
OF officers of the militia was being
held There were in camp about 100
officers of the Home Guards. Federal
officers were there training them. At
ter lunching with the men, the Wis
itors saw a demonstration of digging
war trenches and building wire entan-
clements, such are are being built in
real warfare now in Europe. The fed
eral government is conducting the
school and paying the expenses.
Receptions and balls were plentiful
and the younger set were given a
most enjoyable time. No town in
Oklahoma could have done more than
did Guthrie for the press boys of the
state, and that city will for all time to
come hold a pleasant place in the
memories of the men of the press of
Oklahoma
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-11
ANOTHERFAKE
RUM0R QUICK
LY NAILED
REPORTED YESTERDAY THAT
PRESIDENT WILSON HAD BEEN
ASSASSINATEO MANU- FAC
TURED NEWS"

Yesterday a rumor spread over
the state and nation that President
Wilson had been assassinated, and
it was soon the topic of converse
tion among all classes.
The Associated Press agency at
Washington, as soon as advised sent
out telegram all over the country,
asserting that there was nothing in
the report and that the president
was even then in Philadelphia, where
he addressed a large gathering of
naturalized citizens last night.
No one seems to know where the
report started Whether 1t was the
work of some practical joker, or
manufactured by some small yellow
news agency was not determined.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-11
America to Act independently

Washington, ID. c., May 1.-THE
at the state department late Monday
to express their horror and sympa-
thy" over the destruction of the Lusi-
tania. Both showed deep interest in
public feeling over the catastrophe,
and it was made apparent that they
had nothing to suggest as to action OF
the United States.
That America must settle herself di-
rectly with Germany, was the sub
stance of opinion among the diplomat
ic representatives of the allied pow
ers. Chevalier van Rappard, minister
from the Netherlands, also called at
the department. ana made 1t clear
that the situation of his government is
identical with that of the United
States in relation to the Lusitania
What will be the policy of the Unit
ed States still is giving rise to a wide
range of speculation, in official and
semi-offcial circles. President Wilson
continues to give the matter his con-
slant thought, mindful of his declara-
ton of appreciation that the Ameri-
can people wish him to act with firm
ness" Before leaving for Philadel
phia where he addressed an assem-
blage of naturalized Americans to-
night, the president locked himself in
his study and gave orders not to be
disturbed. He consulted no one, and
is believed to have been considering
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-11

IN COUNTY FAIR
PROPOSITION
FARMERS THROUGHOUT COUNTY
WHO ARE PROGRESSIVE WANT
TO HAVE AN ASSOCIATION ES.
TABllSHEO.

Il want to see the agricultural
agent of this county and the Ard
more Chamber OF Commerce get busy
and do something about the free
county fair that the act of the re-
cent legislature has made possible, -
said a prominent citizen of Hewitt
township last night.
Commenting further, he stated
that he thought this the best thing
the legislature did during its recent
session and hoped the people in every
county in the state would take ad.
vantage of it and hold annual county
fairs. There is no questioning the
value of county jair," he con-
tinned. 'It stimulates the farmer
and stock grower to greater effort
and adds materially to values
throughout the county and section
where the fair is held. There is an
incentive for stock raisers to breed
a better grade of stock, and when
they enter into competition with one
stock in the county grades much
higher"
Mr. Scott stated that he was max.
ing arrangements to hold meetings
in every township in the county be-
tween now and the time the county
commissioners meet again. in order
to have the matter ready to place
before them. that they may authorize
the excise board to make the legal
levy for the fair.
District Agent Ferguson was here
last week, and stated that he would
return, if necessary, and assist Mr..
Scott in this work. If the taxpayers
in the various townships of this
county want a free county fair asso-
citation formed that will be perpetual,
now is their opportunity, and Mr..
Scott stated that when the matter
was explained to the people he an
ticipated that they would all assist
him to the best of their ability in
bringing this condition about. At any
rate the movement has been launched
and it is now up to the people to
decide for themselves.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-11
MAN,
AN EVANGELIST,
IN ARDMORE
REV. A. o. DUNCAN WILL CON-
DUCT AN OlD-TlME REVIVAL
ON THE LOCAL Y. M. c. A.
GROUNDS.

Rev. A. o. Duncan is here from
Kingston and has begun a series
of meetings in a tent on the Y. NJ.
c. A. lot on West Broadway. AS
sisting him are Rev. C. G. Evans
and r. +. Mccain. The latter will
have charge of the music.
Rev. Mr. Duncan is a merchant at
Kingston. He has oil mill and cot
ton gin interests, as well as mercan-
tile interests. For twelve years he
has been an evangelist, and for a
time was pastor of the church of his
faith in Oklahoma City. He is a
Nazarene, and says of his church that
it is more nearly like old-time John
Wesley Methodism than anything
else. The meetings use the mourn
ers' bench and their revivals are
like those we used to see in our
youth.
Rev. Mr.. Duncan owns his tent,
and has placed a piano in it for the
services here. He invites men and
women of all religious faiths to
come and worship with him. His
father resides in this city, at 416
North Washington, and Roy Duston
of this city is his brother-in-law
Services will be held each day at
1890 and each evening at s.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-11

Paris, May lit is rumored per.
sistently today that Germany and Aus
tria have already decided to declare
war on Italy, before Italy can declare
war against them. There is no con-
firmation, however, of these rumors.
II is rumored on the bourse here
that Italy has signed an agreement
with the allies to participate in the
war not later than May 26.
It is reliably reported that former
Italian premier Giolatti, leader of ita-
ly's principal peace party, agreed yes
terday to withdraw all opposition to
ltaly's entrance into the war.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-11
Twelve Killed by Big Guns

Paris, May 11.-Twelve Persons
were killed and eleven others wound.
ed when the Germans last night with
their big gun in Belgium shelIed the
town Of Bruses, near Dunkirk.
A French official report claims the
repulse Of the Germans in Belgium
and several small successes along the
north French front.
The Germans yesterday brought
British got two German aviators.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-11
GERMANY AND AUSTRAMAY
DECLARE WAR ON |TALYF|RST
PERSISTENTLY RUMORED IN PARIS THAT GER
MANS AND AUSTRIANS HAVE DECIDED TO
BEAT THE ITALIANS TO THE POINT OF DE-
CLARING WAR


War Not Later May SishFormer
a Leader of tays Yesterday
Withdraw All
Despite
Desperate RestanceTurks'
Five Thousand, and ConsantnopIe
Wounded-Geman Aeropane To-
day. Damaging Buildings Woundins
Sunday Night Their eayonets Annhlatna
Three Bataions o
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-11
Italy Awaits Reply

Paris, May 1.-THE government of
Italy Monday awaited the final reply
OF Austria" says Rome dispatch to
La Liberte, last night.
"ln the interim the publication OF
important DEGREES which were signed
at the last meeting OF the cabinet has
been withheld. | learn from an ex-
cellent source that unless the Aus
trian answer arrived before midnight
tonight, or if the reply is unfavorable.
Italy will consider the negotiations
terminated"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-11
.HERO|SN Of AMERICAN MANHOOD
SHOWN IN SINKING Of LUS|TAN|A
TESTIMONY AT QUEENSTOWN TODAY WAS
THAT NO AMERICAN MEN GOT INTO LIFE
BOATS UNTIL AFTER THEY HAD BEEN
THROWN INTO WATER.

Wilson Today Denies that His Speech at Last Night Was De
Policy Regarding the az Lusana-Prest
Last Nigh 9t Thinking of
of
Raisecoroners Jury
Guilty Wholesale Murder
%
No on Note
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-11
All Italy Expects War

On the italian Frontier, May IL
An Associated Press corresponds nt
who has been from end to end of the
Italian line, finds that the people on
the frontier today believe that Italy
vii join in the war in a few hours. The
general opinion elsewhere is that Italy
will join in a few days.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-11
EXCURSION
lists SADDENED
BY ACCIDENT
w o M EN- HYSTERlCAL, WHILE
MEN WEPT ABOUT BODIES OF
TWO OLD PEOPLE SLAIN BY
TRAIN.

While the newspaper eXcursionists
were returning from Saltwater to
Guthrie last Sunday afternoon and
while the people of Saltwater were
on the train serving hot coffee and
boxes of good things to eat TO the
editors, who had been their guests
for the day, the train ran into a
buggy in which George f. Tietz and
his wife were riding. Both occu-
pants of the buggy were killed. The
horse was also killed The animal
was left on the west side of the
track and the bodies of the man
and woman on the other side. The
train was just pulling out of the
little town of Mahan and was running
slowly. The occupants of the buggy
were driving toward the west. There
was very slight curve at that point
and a small stock pen to some extent
obstructed the view. The sun was
SNt'lhS INV anu was III Iue ldCeS
of Mr. and Mrs. Tetz They were
getting old-he 70 and she 72 and
they were perhaps somewhat deaf
from age. At any rate them seem
not to have heard the whistle of the
train, and drove in front of the en-
gine.
Just ahead of the aged couple
younger man and his wife rode in
single buggy. They crossed the track
ahead of the engine, and the man
jumped from his buggy to warn the
old people, but they were probably
blinded by the sun and did not hear
him. They were dragged down the
track for distance of about $50 feet.
Their bodies We're not badly man
gled. The woman died at once and
the man lived for probably thirty
minutes. Passengers rendered every
possible. The engine was
released and made the run to Ripley
where two physicians were picked up
and brought to the scene. The aged
man passed away within a few min
utes after medical aid arrived. He
never was conscious after the acci-
dent
Many of the women became hys-
terical and wept bitterly. and men
stood about the scene with tears
coursing down their cheeks.
The aged couple had been visit.
ing with their married daughter and
were returning home when the ac-
cident occurred. The excursionists |
were saddened. There was no more !
laughing, there was no more story
telling on that trip. Almost the sole
-opic of conversation while en- route
back to Guthrie was devoted to
discussion of the accident and in
expressions of regret. Before the
rain, with its excursion party left.
relatives and friends of the dead
arrived and took charge of the bodies.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-11


Washington, D. c., May 11.-Presi-
dent Wilson said today that his speech
in Philadelphia last night was not a
declaration of his policy regarding the
lusitana.
This mornings American papers
generally Interpreted it to mean that
he would use argument and not force
Pin the lusitania case.
Wilson said tnat in last nights
speech he was not thinking Of any
special matter, but Of the newly natur-
allied citizens. He said he was think
ing also Of the Gain" some people are
trying to raise.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-11

what to submit to the cabinet tomor
row
There is continued discussion here
of the suggestion that the United
States sever diplomatic relations with
Germany without declaration of war
In this connection, however, it has
been pointed out, that such a course
would have serious effect upon hu.
manitarian work the United States
has been conducting throughout the
war. Whatever is done. it is believed.
probably will be prefaced by an ex.
change of notes with the German gov
ernment.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-11
Say, German Story False

London, May 1.-THE British of
fetal press bureau announces an al
legged official German story that a
few days ago the British North Sea
fleet vessels by mistake in the night
fred upon each other, striking the
battleship Superb, and other vessels.
The bureau says, the story is fake
TO influence neutrals.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-11
Turks Claim Success

Constantinople, May 1.-THE Turks
Sunday night with bayonets repulsed
four desperate attacks by the allies
infantry, annihilating three of the
enemy's battallions near Sebdul Bahr.
but the allies failed again.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-11
Ambassador Presents Regrets

Washington, ID. c., May 1.-THE
German ambassador today presented
Germanys note of regret at the loss
of American lives on the Lusitania to
Secretary Bryan. The latter made no
comment.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-11
EXPRESS confidence in Wilson

Austin. Texas, May 1.-THE house
today adopted a resolution expressing
confidence in President Wilson. The
Gibson insurance bill was made the
special order for the house Wednesday
morning.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-11
Drop Bombs Near Paris

Paris, May IA German aeroplane
flew over the Paris suburb of st. Denis
today and dropped two bombs. One of
the bombs wounded five persons. The
other damaged buildings.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-11
Allies Get Three Positions

London, May 1.-THE allies at Oar
daneIles Saturday occupied three i'm
portant positions, despite the Turks
desperate resistance. The Turks to-
tai losses are estimated at forty-five
thousand The Constantinople hos
pitfalls are over-crowded with wound
ed.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-11
Mauretania Cancels Sailing

London, May 1.-THE sailing of the
Mauretania, the sister ship OF the Lu-
stania, from Liverpool, May 29th has
been cancelled.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-11
Russians Winnina Aaain

Petrosrsd, May t1.-offieiaI Claims
are made Of Russian victory in several
engagements along the carpathian
front. II is reported unoffeialIy that
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-11
Notice-Reading Circle Examination.

NOt'ce-HeduTHy OTTCTt EHdWThdtIOn'
The Reading Circle examination
will be given in the county superin-
tendent's office June 5, 1915. The
questions will be taken from the three
books used in the Reading Circle
work this year: Better Rural
schools" Brief Course in the Teach
ing Process" and "Elwood's Sociol.
ogy." This examination is necessary
to all teachers who desire to have
their certificates renewed in the flu
ture. L. NJ. THURSTON,
County Supt.
Ardmore, Okla, May 10. 1915.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-11

Queenstown, May 1.-THE prepon-
derance of the testimony here today
was that no American man, whatever,
aboard the Lusitania, got into life
boat until after he had been thrown
into the water.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-11

Hill fighting in the Carpathians
could hardly be more deadly if it
were devoted to a feud adjustment
in the mountains of West Virginia.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-11

Rome, May 11.-MiIitary prepara-
tons, pointing to Austria as an op-
ponent, are so thorough and vigorous
that war seems inevitable.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-11
WEATHER FORECAST

New Orleans, La. May II.
The weather forecast for Ok
lahoma for tonight and We'd
nesday is fair.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-11
VILLA CLAIMS VICTORY

Washington, D. c., May IL
General Villa claims that he
has destroyed the left wing of
Obregon's army.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-11

Ardmoreite Want Ads bring results
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-11
Attention EIks.

Regular meeting tonight at SSI
O'Clock. II. T. HARRELD.
Secretary.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-11

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-10

she got Gran mothers voluminous
skirt once over her head!-NELL
BRINKLEY.