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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-07-29
Notice of Letting Bridge Contracts.

NoCLcS Oh Letting bridge contracts.
First published July I, 1850
County or Ellis,
State of Kanaas
Office of the County Clerk.
Public notice is pereby given that
sealed bids will be received at the Of
fee of the County Clerk of Ellis Coun-
ty Kansas, at Hays, Kansas, up to II
o'clock noon on the 31st day of July,
1916, for the furnishing of all labor
and material for the construction of
the following described bridges and
parts of bridges in said county, towit:
One bridge across the Saline river at
Lowe crossing between section Is and
Is, Twp, II, r 10. Said bridge to be
one-plate steel girder type, having 80
fit. IN. spans, two concrete piers with
steel tube foundations, two concrete
abutements; and reinforced concrete
floor.
One bridge across the Saline river at
Reed crossing, in section PILLS.
| Said bridge to be one-plate steel girder
type, having two 80 foot spans, one
concrete pier with steel tube founda-
tons, two concrete abutements and re-
| inforced concrete floor.
Two new fifty foot spans to Schoen-
/ chen bridge across the Smoky river, IN
/ sec. 28-15-18. These new spans to be
Truss type and conform to the present
/ two new spans of said bridge. There
1 is to be new reinforced concrete pier
| for, and reinforced concrete floor on,
these two new spans.
/ Said bridges and parts of bridges to
| be constructed and all work to be per-
formed and material furnished accord
ing to this notice and the plans and
specifications on file in the Office of the
! County Clerk. A certified check equal
III amount to at least two per cent of
bid, and payable to the County Treas
urer of Ellis County, to guarantee
] good faith IN bidding must accompany
each bid Bonds as required by sec
tons 20S1 and $3.50 of Gen. St. of 1903
and Chap 20 of the Session Laws OF
| 1913 must be given by successful bidder.
/ Bids must state unit prices for extras.
Each bidder must submit separate
\ bid for each structure and also submit
/ entire bid for all. Payment for part of
said bridges viii be made by time order
/ issued under authority of Chap. 68.
/ Laws of 1911, and each bidder must
state for how much of his bid or for
what bridges he is willing to accept
such time orders IN payment and fol
what length of time.
4 This notice shall be considered part
Of contract of successful bidder. The
County Commissioners reserve the
right to accept separate bids for any
one or more structures or one bid fol
all and also the right TO reject any and
ali bids and award the contracts te
the best interests OF the County.
By order OF the Board OF County
Commissioners.
4 K 81 Gse.H. Brown.
1esnt7 Clerk.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-07-29
First published July Is, 1851
Read Notfce.
State of Kansas, ,

S SfI;s S Of Kansas. IS.
To WHOM It MAY CONCERN:
Take Notice, That a legal petition
signed by R. F. Joy and other house
holders of Buckeye Township, in said
County, has been presented to the
Board of County Commissioners, pray
ing for the Attenuation and Relocation
of a road, as follows. viz: To alter
course of road No. los, by establishing
and locating new piece of road as
follows; Beginning at the Northwest
corner OF section 1-12-19 thence south
IS degrees, E 81 min. 6.43 chs. thence
south degrees s. min, west 1920 chs,
thence south Il degrees 10 min, west
8 chs, and terminating at a point on
the section line between sections / and
2-12-19 and 25.S7 chs, south OF the
Northwest corner Of section 1-12-19,
said portion of road to be 40 feet wide
and to thus alter course Of road No.
los in order to avoid Hill and
Greek Bottom on said road No los as
originally located
And that said Board has appointed
William Grabbe, Eli Cole and Isaac
Zeigler, viewers, who viii meet At the
point of beginning Of said road. as Pc
titioned for, on the 9th, day OF August,
1916, and proceed TO view said road, as
the law directs, at which time and
place all persons interested may at
tend and have hearing. In case said
viewers fail to meet on the day desig-
mated, they may meet on the following
day, as provided by law without fur
Their notice,
Witness my hand and the official seal
of said County, this 14th, day of July,
1916 Geo. H Brown,
County Clerk.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-07-29
(Firgt published July IS. 1916
Road Notice
State Sat- S Of Kansas, lss.

- - u AAS----~ST 7
Ellis County,
To WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
Take Notice. That a legal petition
signed by R. F. JOY and other house
holders of Buckeye Township. in said
County, has been presented to the
Board of County Commissioners, pray
ing for the alteration and relocation Of
a road, and to alter course of Road No.
219 by establishing and locating new
portion of road as follows: Beginning
at a point on the section line between
sections and 3-I2-1S and IS chs. north
of the southeast corner OF section 3-I2-
Is, thence north d degrees, q min.
west SIS chs, thence north degrees,
p min. east eos, thence north 50 de-
grees, so min. east 2.21 chs, and ter
minating at a point on the section line
between said sections and 8, and II
chs south of the northeast corner of
section 3-12-1S. all of said tract of land
above described to be used for road
purpose for purpose of thus altering
course of Road No. 219 in order to avoid
impossible hill on said Road No. 219 as
originally located
And that said Board has appointed
William Grabbe, Eli Cole and Isaac
Zeigler, viewers, who will meet at the
point of beginning of said road, as peti-
toned for, on the 9Th day OF August,
1916, and proceed to view said road, as
the law directs, at which time and place
all persons interested may attend and
have hearing. In case said viewers
fail to meet on the day designated, they
may meet on the following day, as pro-
vided by law, without further notice
Witness my hand and the official
seal of said County, this 14th day of
July, 1916. Geo. H. Brown,
County Clerk.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-07-29
Chalmers Cars
Length of Life is a Scientific Certainty il
the $500 rpm. Chalmers---$109O

The essence of this its ngth life
Longevity always
turbine
while
hours around 1000 r.p m
pistons, and bearings.
The ability energetic revolutions
driving capacity eternal
Thus, 10 miles
At 20 miles,
only per of
readiness for spirited pickup and hard hil-work
The might delivered
arO
ing gallon riding will
get so miles hour win hibing ability
81 900
You gear-shifing reduced 0 al amazing
and
the
other Of her class
Any Chalmers dealer will through
buying protect yourself against probability of
delivery deliver
Immediately, model or style desired
Touring car Detroit.
passenger touring
Color options: Touring
F. R. Oshant, Agent
HAYS KANSAS
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1916-04-22
Mayor Emery Proclaims
Next Week to Be Cleanup
Week in City Of Fargo

The opening gun Of a great battle
that will be made against the allied
enemy-filth and flies has been fired
by Mayor H. F. Emery by the issuance
of a cleanup proclamation. This
proclamation is a signal for the be-
ginning of war that it is hoped will
be carried on until all Of the enemy
has been banished and which it Is
hoped still further will be continued
throughout the summer.
The Mayors Proclamation.
Mayor Emery's proclamation Is as
follows:
To the Citizens Of Fargo: 1t has
been our custom annually to unite in a
community effort to remove unsightly
debris and to put our city in present
able shape for the beautiful out OF door
life which the summer brings. The
passing of cold weather makes pos
sible tho breeding of vermin and Of
all kinds of microbes in accumulattons
which were harmless while frost pre-
vented termination, but become dan
gerous as warm weather approaches.
The laws of the state sensibly make
it the duty of citizens and officers Of
the law to take sanitary measures for
the public and private welfare.
The citizens Of Fargo are planning
a week of festivities at the Shakes
peare anniversary at which we will
have many guests and 1t is desirable
that our town should give them a
favorable impression such as its worth
and general excellence entities it to
make.
Therefore, /. H. F. Emery, president
of the city commission of Fargo, do
hereby proclaim the week beginning
April "a, Monday next, and contiSaing
until Saturday, April 20, including it,
as Clean Up Week. and I call upon
all citizens to remove any unsightly
accumulations of the winter months,
and all refuse and debris. Haul off
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1916-04-22
NATIONAL
BODY WILL
join PLAN
National Highways Associa-
tion Will Be Fostering
In Big Run.
SMITH LOOKS FOR SUCCESS
Anticipates That Fully
so Cars Will Depart For
Western Playground.

With preliminary details for staging
the sociability automobile tour to
Yellowstone park in JULY settled, new
interest was injected into the move
ment yesterday by the announcement
that the National Highways associa-
ton, with Washington, D. c., head
quarters, will be a fostering spirit.
That body hopes, by this method, to
induce greater interest in road better
ment work throughout the northwest.
With sanction applied for to the Am
erican Automobile association, the
interests of automobile tourists, as we'll
as good roads advocates, are being
welded to insure its success. There
will be at last fifty cars to depart for
the western playground on July 20,
according to w. w. Smith of Fargo, Of
the North Dakota State Automobile
association. under whose auspices the
tour will be run.
Many clubs throughout the north
west have also asked for entry blanks,
indicating that members Of their re-
spective organizations intend to
participate. st, Cloud will be repre-
sented; Detroit, Mimi, will have at
least one car; Little Falls motorists
expect to send an automobile repre-
senting that city, and clubs In North
Dakota have assured the promoters
that from three to six cars will repre-
sent the larger North Dakota cities
along the route.
Pathfindns Car.
1t is planned to send a pathfinding
car over the route to Gardiner, Mont,
leaving the twin cities about Nav IS.
While the directors are already well
marked on the National Parks high
way, the purpose OF the pathfinding
trip will be to take notes on places
where road Improvement work may be
required. Three automobile manufac-
turers have made application to
furnish the pathfnding car. This
indicates that the large motor car pro-
ducers are evincing much greater
enthusiasm than had been expected.
Meantime, preparations for the
dedication ceremonies at Medora, N. D.
are going on. The function, opening for
traffic the new automobile bridge
across the Little Missouri river. will
be one of the principal attractions Of
fered the tourists before they reach
the Gardiner entrance to Yellowstone
park.
Roosevelt May Attend.
Theodore Roosevelt, in a letter to J.
P. Hardy, at Fargo, has tentatively
promised to be present at this celebra-
ton. Medora was for several years
Colonel Roosevelt's home and the flood
of letters and kilograms from his old
time cowboy friends, Mr.. Hardy, de-
Clared, has proved too great an appeal
to be resisted.
A committee to have charge of the
tour, which will be purely sociability.
in nature, will be named during the
coming week.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1916-04-22

the ashes, old cans, rake the yard, and
let us clean up in harmony with the
adorning which nature will put on, and
clothe our city with the beauty Of
cleanliness and thus promote also the
hygienic welfare of Fargo.
Let us all cooperate and let us do
1t thoroughly and promptly.
H. F. EMERY.
It is not only desire to have the
city cleaned up and looking her best
for the Shakespearean festival that will
be held here during the week of May
to 13, inclusive, but the intention Of
Mayor Emery, the health officers and
the women OF the clubs of the city to
continue the campaign, thereby not
only making the city clean and health
full but keeping 1t that way.
DIR. Paul Sorkness, city health officer
has sent out his warning that those
who have not cleaned up and have
been notified to do so will be prosecut-
ed to the full extent Of the law and in
this he Is receiving the backing of ev-
cry citizen who is interested in keeping
the town clean.
But the intention is to make the
movement popular one in order that
lasting results may be obtained. It is
the idea of the club ladies of the com.
munity to divide the city into districts
and clean it UP of all rubbish and trash
in that way. The matter of carrying
information through a campaign of
education is also among the things
that will be done. 1t is intended to
have the residents of the town in
spect their garbage cans and see that
they are in good condition and to
point out to the citizen who does not
know, that an open garbage can is
dangerous even II it is not filled with
refuse. All garbage cans should be
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1916-04-22
Fargo High School
Will Graduate Class
Of Sixty This Spring
First Details Given


Preliminary details for commence
ment week exercises of the graduating
class of the Fargo high school, have
been completed. The exact details of
the various features of the week have
not as yet been completed, the same
being in the hands of a committee of
the high school faculty.
The graduating class this year
numbers about sixty, and while the
class is not the largest in the history
OF the school, it is rated as one of the
best in a scholastic way.
The honor roll. which takes in the
five highest averages, has been an
nounced. Miss Agnes Nelson is first
and will be valedictorian Of the class.
Miss Virginia Lowell is second and
will be salutatorian of the class. The
other three students on the honor roll
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1916-04-22
RIVER HERE UP 2
FEET IN z DAYS

The Red river here has started on it's
second rampage or L.jiq season and
since yesterday rnornlus &nen 4+hs
government gauge at the South bridge
registered 1877 feet, the lowest point
since the high water Of two weeks ago,
the water level has risen slightly over
two feet.
AT noon today the gauge showed 21.S
feet, and the level was rising rapidly
during the afternoon. In the past
twenty-four hours rise of over a foot
was noticed.
The heavy rains Of the past few days
are believed to be the cause of the
sudden swelling. At Wahpeton the
river is reported to have risen a little
over three feet in the last thirty-six
hours.
1t is not believed the water will
reach the stage it did two weeks ago.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1916-04-22

are Bernhard Rubel, third Miss Mabel
Scoudenberg fourth, and Gene Nc
Kenzie fifth.
The baccalaureate sermon will be
preached on Sunday evening, June ~.
By whom and where the sermon will
be preached has not as yet been def
nitely decided upon.
The annual class play will be given
on the evening of June IA, and the
class day exercises on Thursday, June
Is. The details for both these days are
now in the hands of q committee of
the faculty, and announcements for
the day will be given out later.
The commencement exercises will
take place, at the Masonic temple on
June 16. The program and details for
this day are also in the hands OF the
faculty committee.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1916-04-22

Sale Of the Hancock interests in the
e. A. Kicker Co. of Fargo took place
yesterday afternoon, Messrs. George
and Walter Hancock disposing of their
stock holdings in the company to Dan
Burns OF Darlington, N. D.; Robert
Clendenning, of Wimbledon, N. D., and
Oscar Zimmerman, OF Jamestown.
The sale will; result in bringing Mr..
Burns, a most competent dry goods
man, to Fargo, to become active with
Mr.. Kicker in the management of this
rapidly growing Fargo concern.
The new stock owners are all busi-
ness men of high standing in the state,
and each has had broad experience in
the retail industry, operating. at the
present time, a number Of stores in
the state.
In becoming identified with the e. A.
Kicker Co. the several purchasers have
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1916-04-22
Hancock Interests
In Kicker Company
Have Changed Hands
Sale of Big Block of Stock In Fargo Concern Is Made To
Dan Burns of Darlington, Robert Clendening of
Wimbledon, and Oscar Zimmerman of Hankinson.

signified their confidence in the future
of Fargo, and in the future of the COM
pany with which they have become
associated.
Mr.. Kicker retains his holdings in
the company, and will continue active
in the management of the concern
With Mr.. Burns Joining hands with
him in the conduct of the big industry,
however, 1t is expected that the COM
pany will show new strides.
The Kicker company, since its es-
tablishment two years ago, has been
very successful, and with the three
new stockholders-each with such
thorough experience in the business
the outlook is certainly promising
With its big stock, the company is one
of the leading drygoods concerns OF
the state.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1916-04-22
new CABINET
FOR CHINA

Peking. China, April 22.-Following
a mandate issued yesterday by Prest-
dent Yuan Shi Kai authorizing the
secretary of state to organize a re-
sponsible cabinet. it was announced
today that a new cabinet was being
constructed. Tuan Chi Jul, former
minister of war, has accepted the
premiership and the war portfolio.
The action of the president is due
to dissatisfac action due to his full con-
troll of the administration.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1916-04-22
RESERVOIR AT
HETTINGER OUT

Hettinger, N. D., April %. - Heavy
rains in this district caused the
Milwaukee railroad reservoir to rise
to such a height as to break the dam
which holds back the large amount of
water used for railroad purposes. The
break occurred Wednesday evening,
the water rushed down the valley over
running a small creek, carrying
bridges with it and leaving devastation
in its course. Work will be started
soon on reconstruction, railroad Off
Gals already being on the ground,
considering a stronger break water.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1916-04-22
Preliminaries for the Com
ing Statewide Primary
Are Now Arranged.
DEMOCRATS SET The STAGE
Candidates Brought For
ward at Central Commit
tee Meeting Here.
The Candidates.

United States senator-John
Burke and F. o. Hellstrom.
Governor-Halvor l.. Halvorson,
Minot: L. S. Platou. Valley City,
and D. H. Macarthur, Fargo.
Congress, First district-Melvin
Hildreth. Fargo.
Congress, Second district-Wes-
ley c. Mcdowell, Marion, and
John B. Fried, Jamestown.
Congress, Third district-George
Moellering, Ray. and John Sulli-
van. Mandan.
Lieutenant governor-M. J. Kitz-
man, Willow City.
Secretary of state-WilIiam Oh
son, Valley City.
Auditor-G. /. Solum. Mandan.
State treasurer-P. NJ. Casey,
Lisbon.
Attorney-general--G. S. WOOL
edge, Minot. ....
Railroad commissioners-Martin
Murphy, Bordulac; Charles
Helms, Hankinson; Joe Mann,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1916-04-22
PLAN TO
HURRY THE
ARMY BILL

Washington, April 22.-Chairman
Hay Of the house military committee
today met republican Leader Mann's
parliamentary distractions to letting
the army bill proceed to the adjust
ment of points disputed between the
senate and the house by introducing
a resolution for a special rule for i'm
mediate conference. The rules COM
mittee probably will report favorably
upon it next week and the result will
be to hurry perfections of the army
bill which democrats say the repub-
Iicans are delaying generally.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1916-04-22
FIRST TO
SAILFROM
SUPERIOR

Superior, Wis, April %. - The
steamer ]. G. Colgate, with a cargo of
wheat for Buffalo, left the local har-
Dor today. The Colgate is the first
vessel to leave the head of the lakes
for lower lake points this season. At
the Great Northern ore docks loading
operations were started today,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1916-04-22
CUMMLNS HAS
SLIGHT LEAD
OVER FORD

Omaha, April Ex-senator Albert B..
Cummins of Iowa is leading Henry
Ford of Detroit for the republican
presidential nomination, held Tuesday.
Complete returns, representing 900
precincts out of 1900 in the state, give
Cummins the slight lead Of 200 votes.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1916-04-22
New York Postmaster Named.

Washington, April 22.-Robert F.
Wagner was nominated by President
Wilson today for the postmastership
of New York. Dixon C. Williams was
nominated as postmaster of Chicago
and b. F. Lent was nominated post
master at Ithaca, N. Y.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1916-04-22
American Troops Can
Withdraw or Continue
Villa Pursuit With
Equal Promptness

Paso April 22-Rrgadier Pershns
his
equally ready today proceed with all dispatch pursuit Fran
Villa withdraw Mexico
retired from Mexico in ten days, according officers Fort
Bliss officials
quiet throughout Mexico
April 22-(Via FL
and his of Villa bandits
military commander Durango City
amnesty General Trevno has informed local agtators against the
advance Of American that
them places in the army they could
bandits.
San Antonio April PA report from Major General Hugh L.
Scott chief staff that the deciding
whether to Withdraw the American send them further
should Baker
Scott and Funston have history
tive expedition operations In Mexico.
Washington, April Aedondo ambassador
informed at
following clues which Washington
that definite of
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1916-04-22
Central Powers Regret
Sinking Of Red Cross
Ship by the Turks

teegaphed the
Austria sinking hopa
on
with
of the Portugal
a Petrograd
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1916-04-22
Latest German Attack
at Verdun Repulsed

Paris, April
Verdun between the Meue and Fort vaux followed
night by The
pulsed artillery nHictns heavy according
to wars office
BRITISH 1000, TURKS CLAIM.
April 22-The British loss the
right (Mesopotamia) April II
official
the office today
TURKISH AERoPLANTES ATTACK.
April British
Turkish
dropped bombs and returned successfully
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1916-04-22
British Reported
to Be Planning to
Close Mediterranean
to Neutral Shipping

Berlin April 22-"Accordng Geneva"
News Britain offered Spain the
will Spanish
ports will the of the straits Gibraltar
all neutral ships those flying the Spanish
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1916-04-22
Representatives Of
Railroads and Me-
Will Meet to Disc S.
Demands on AplS' II

Cleveland April Misrepresentation Of the railroads in the
United States the railroad employees brthehoods will
hoods for eghthour Announcement this effect made
here today by w. president Of the Trainmens brotherhood
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1916-04-22
German Answer to
American Note May
Be Delayed Several
Days, German Belief

KAISER NOTE
Berlin April 22-The s of
William, Chancellor
chief of the headquarters
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1916-04-22

Berlin, April 22-Germanys the American
note likely to be delayed Pays and requests for fur
ther according Lokal Anzger
which it learns that the note decidedly and
that it will be examined with German thoroughness.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1916-04-22
WILSON AND STONE TO col

Washington, April 22-chanan appointment
the
Monday When
they ply
beginning would immediate
At probably
plans that chairman
inform the
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