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The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-05-11

LOT %! stock ar raised the produce
er t;nds himself at the mercy If
his limited local market. Co-op-
erative marketing permits the ga
thering Of full cars from all far
mers of a section and naturally
means better prices. Within the
past few weeks two of these mar
keting Associations have been Or
ganized in Grand Forks County,
the last at Thompson and the
results obtained are very salts :
factory to the Association mem
bers. Any section or Commercial
Club. or Farmers Club. interested
in having details of organization,
plans of operation, market, etc.,
of such organizations will be plac
ed in touch with the proper par
ties if they will address the North
Dakota Development League Press
Bureau at Grand Forks.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-05-11
tors Wednesday,.

tors Wednesday.
Miss Clara Friskop returned to
|DeLamere Saturday evening after
being here with her sister, Mrs.
Berg for a few days.
F. Lieb and family accompanied
by Mrs. Nagel went to Wahpeton
Thursday to see 1.-The Birth of A
Nation"
Miss Ida Springer of Wyndmere
is with Mrs. Herb Meyer since
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Becker and Mrs.
Bushing were Wahpeton visitors
Tuesday.
Geo. jerks left on Thursday to
spend a few days with his father
in Pelican Rapids, Mimi.
Mrs. Riemann and Christina
Zuick took in the show while in
Wahpeton Thursday.
Mrs. Henry Kressin and Miss
Amanda Pompe went to Iowa the
first of the week for visit with
friends and relatives.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-05-11
SWEET CLOVER EN-.
RICHES the Boil

The interest in Sweet Glover is
very lively all over North Dakota.
The Free booklet upon it's Gull
ture which is being sent out by
the North Dakota Development
League Press Bureau at Grand
Forks is being requested by far
mers not only in the state but
owners of North Dakota farm
lands in other parts of the coun-
try want to know about the crop
which will. grow upon their waste
lands.
Professor Hopkins reports an
investigation of the value of
Sweet Glover for green manure
in Illinois. The crop was practi-
!cally mature, having been sown
the year previous. The total dry
matter in the crop, including the
roots to a depth Of 20 inches, was
"a tons per acre, Of which 10
tons were roots. The sweet clover
contains practically 40 pounds of
nitrogen per ton, or in other
words, this crop of Ga tons, of
sweet clover, when plowed under
on the land, would furnish as
much nitrogen as humus forming
material as 25 tons Of average
farm manure.
A German investigation of
sweet clover for green manure re
ports the yield of potatoes on
land where sweet clover was plow-
ed under at 2ii bushels; when
eight tons of manure were plowed
under 2Ol bushels; and I15 when
neither sweet clover nor manure
were used.
Why not use sweet clover to
build up the land that is to be
summer fallowed? There is no
weed that can make much head
way among sweet clover, and it
could be plowed under during the
summer, before the seed of any
weeds were ripe. The sweet clover
could be clipped once to destroy
any wild oats or other weeds that
might be starting. 1t is probable
that sweet clover or any other
green manure crops should be
plowed under before harvest, or
not later than the middle of Aug
ust, so that the growth plowed
under would have time to rot be-
fore cold weather. If the land is
dry at the time Of blowing, hea-
Wy packer should be used on the
pillow to insure all the growth be-
ing turned under, and the land
packed to hasten the rotting.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-05-11
GREAT NORTHERN ASKS
FOR POTATO EXPERT

Realizing the great Importance
to North Dakota of the increasing
potato acreage and knowing the
many sections of the state are
having difficulty in getting the
proper start with potatoes and
that marketing conditions are
not yet right, the Great Northern
Division headquarters at Grand
Forks and the Grand Forks Com
mercial Club have petitioned the
department of Agriculture at
Washington to station potato
expert for North Dakota in Grand
Forks. Potatoes are bound to be-
come very important crop in
This state and it is felt that Gov
tinmental advice and direction
would be Of great use to us now.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-05-11
LAYING DOWN PASTURE LAND

1t is a comparatively easy mat
ter to put land into pasture in
North Dakota, and in the state
generally good pasture is bccon-
ing more important.
Bronze grass is the pasture
plant par excellence for North Da
kota, and as stand of bronze can
nearly always be obtained when
seeded with nurse crop it is
seen that the method is very SIM
pie. 1t is recommended that the
land intended for pasture shall
have been plowed to a good depth
and it is we'll to have had the land
in corn before seeding to small
grain. In sowing bronze with
wheat, for example. two methods
may be followed. The small grain
may be drilled first and then the
bronze grass is seeded broadcast
and narrowed in. A wheelbarrow
seeder made purposely to SOW
bronze is very handy continuance
and not expensive. costing $1,000
or $1,000. Another method of
sowing the bronze is to mix the
grass seed directly with the wheat
in the drill at the rate of about
is pounds OF bronze to one bushel
of seed wheat. The drill should
be open sufficiently to SOW this
amount upon one acre. A pound
or two Of alfalfa seed. preferably
Grimm, should be mixed with the
bronze grass.
The first year after seeding
this grass it is quite likely that
one will desire to remove the
grass as a hay crop. After the
hay is removed the field will fur
nish considerable pasture during
he rest Of the season, Particular
ly if rains are favorable.
There is no particular trouble
in getting rid of bronze grass if
the right methods are followed.
The grass should be plowed soon
after the hay crop has been re-
moved and if this is done there
will be little trouble in killing it
out.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-05-11
LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION
lNOREA8ES IN STATE

All over North Dakota, interest
is being shown IN the very "a
ial increase in livestock which
stock show is beginning to be a
North Dakota shows. The live
stock which North Dakota shows.
The livestock show is beginning
to be feature of many we'll de-
veloped counties. The latest is
Esmond. The United Live Stock
Breeders Association and the Es-
lmond Commercial Club are COOP
ierating in a move to put on a big
stock show in Esmond on or about
July 10Th. From present indica-
tions the show will he a great sue
cess for the reason that the as
sociation members and this vicin-
lily in general arc very proud Of
their Shorthorn stock and the
outside world is very anxious to
take look at these animals. and
this is the first opportunity af-
fordcd.
The men in charge expect to
put these fine shorthorns in a
big parade so everyone can have
a look at them and then to let the
people know of the excellent quail
itv give them a taste of prime
shorthorn steer at big barbecue.
Several Of the most prominent
speakers i'm the Northwest have
promised to be there for the oc-
casion. and good program will
be arranged.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-05-11
BARNEY sEAMInos

4. Folsom was a Wahpeton
visitor Saturday.
Arthur Kressin and Arnold Hen
KEEL autocd to Wyndmere Sunday
evening.
Miss Martha kressin is working
at the Wesley Oliver home in
Wahpeton.
Henry Will took in the Birth
of A Nation in Wahpeton Thurs
day.
Miss Bertha Hengel and Frank
Hoenstein of near HankinsOn
spent Tuesday with friends here
Martha Nagel and Ethelyn Reh-
met were Monday morning pass
engers to Wahpeton.
Frank Dunbar and wife spent
Sunday at the H. Murdoch home
A. E. Rieman transacted bust
ness at the County Capitol on
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herb Meyer are
the proud parents of baby girl
who arrived on Monday, May iS
f. f. Bailey was in Mooreton
on business Wednesday evening
Mrs. Bailey accompanied him
there to attend the meeting of the
Royal NrighbOrs.
O. ID. Sheetz and family were
among the crowd who saw 'Tht
Birth of A Nation" in WahpetoI
on Friday night.
The improvement Society hell
their usual program and debate a
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. C. E
Harris on Saturday evening.
Mrs. John Mcleod died at he
home in Antelope Monday after
noon, May 9Th, after severa
years of suffering from rheuma
tism. The funeral will be hell
from the Antelope Congregations
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-05-11
church on Thursday.


c. j. Pelzl and wife autoed ia
MOoreton on Sunday.
Carl Zuick autoed to Wyndmere
/, in his new Ford Friday evening.
George Mackie and jim Nelson
were in Wahpeton between trains
Wednesday.
Claude Crofoot and family of
Colfax were in town Friday.
C. E. Harris and family also A.
Matthias and family autoed to
Wahpeton to attend the show on
/ Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Helmuth Minder-
mann north of town entertained
several of the young people from
town on Saturday evening.
Carpenter Brosowske and crew
are working on the new town hall
Mrs. C.. e. Moffet, Alverda Moi
fet. Viola Bailey. Mrs. A. C. Kres-
sin and Esther were in Wahpeton
Friday.
| Mr.. and Mrs. A. Matthias and
children were with relatives in
Colfax Sunday.
E. G. Riemann was in Wahpe-
ton Saturday afternoon.
DR.. HoXie ID. II. Olson, j. L.
Rehmet and wife and Mrs. A. f
Adams autoed to- Wahpeton on
Friday to attend the show.
Rev. Hyink Of Great Bend, Pau
Meyer of Wahpeton and Rev. Pla-
ter of l.idgerwoOd were visitors or
THURSDAY at the A. C. Kressir
home.
J; Mrs. F. Gramenz and Miss
Dickey were in Wahpeton Tues.
day.
! N. H. Berg accompanied by sew.
eral friends autoed to Lidgerwoot
on "Wednesday bringing home al
Overland for \. E. Adams.
Miss Alma kressin and Mrs
Carl Pclzl were Wahpeton visi.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-05-11
COOPERATIVE SHIPPING Asso.
CITATION

In number of sections Of the
state, Cooperative Organizations
Of farmers are being formed to
market livestock. Marketing is a
big problem on many farms he
cause where less than a car LOAF
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-06-07

To be accurate, there are no ROADS In
Asia Minor; they are only mule tracks or
goat tracks. That is to say, the ROADS
of Asia Minor, such as they are and what
there are of them, are the worst IN the
world. They are not even paved with
good intentions. They are m~acaaainlZea
with the wrecks of ages and rutted with
the profanity of Babel. This condition.
however, is Turkeys best defense just at
present against invasion, for 1t prevents
the Russians, whose transportation is
none of the best, from moving on Con-
stantinople. The Russians have, indeed,
been able to capture Trebizond, but 1t
was by the sea front, from Batum. and
not 10y advance from Erzeruln. There
can be no rapid advance upon Constino-
pie as long as the roads, mere noun
tain trails or GRASS in places, remain
clogged with ice and mud.
All travellers in the country from the
time OF Nenophon describe the roads as
atrocious, though Asia Minor has been
the worlds highway from east to west
since men first began their journeyings.
Capt. Frederick Burnaby, famous for his
''ride to Khiva in the winter of 1896.
quotes Miner in his history of the Turk
ish empire in describing the mountain
| districts of Armenia: ''Throughout this
high region no one thinks. except under
the most urgent necessity, of travelling
for sight months in the year owing to
| the snow, ice and intense cold" Tourne-
fort, the French botanist, wrote that he
found the wells In Erzerum frozen over in
July. And Erzerum is on the latitude of
New York.
Some of Burnaby's experiences will
serve to illustrate the difficulties which
any large body of men would find inten-
sified in traversing this region. He
started from Ismid. the ancient Nicome-
dia, at the eastern extremity of the Sea
4 g 49,, tl@ o,~ x,o ,, ,rA.l TO VA
cora, now the terminus OF the Anatolian
railway, and was scarcely out of sight of
what had once been the metropolis of the
Byzantine empire when he notes: 1.-THE
track now became much worse than any
thing l had previously seen. In many
places there were quite four feet of mud.
1t reached our horses girths, and with
the greatest difficulty we We're able to
force a passage. Presently we came to
n hollow in the path. Here a cart drawn
by four oxen was at a standstill. The
bullocks, with only head and shoulders
out of the mud. gazed p%laintively before
them. The two drivers had taken off
their trousers and their underclothes;
their shirts were tucked up to their arm
pits; they waded through the black slime
and goaded the bullocks onward. A
creaking noise vas heard. The four
bullocks put forth all their strength; it
was a useless effort, one of them pulled
the cart a little to one side. the next in
slant it vas upset and half buried in the
mire."
But the worst was yet to come. At An
CORA the hey insisted on offering his own
carriage to Captain Burnaby. 1t was a
broken down four wheeler with no springs,
but was about the only carriage in An
CORA.
When he reached Sivas due east Of An
CORA 200 miles) the governor called upon
him with the only carriage In town and
expressed his establishment that the Eng.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-06-07

And l would think: when 1 grow tall
l will fare forth and see them all.
And l will see the spires that rise
From city churches to tie skies,
And when I have grown rall and old
I'll win my both hands full Of gold."
And I nave seen the spires uprise
And hold their crosses 'gainst the skies.
And / a felt the rush and jar.
And seen the lights where cities are:
And I have seen the city's slums.
And seen where orphans begged for
crumbs:
I have seen mothers ch:l3ren die.
Because the mothers could not buy
The needed things to make them strong
And 30 I want the catbird'y song,
And the spring. and tho which
CLEANS:
And I want youths untarnished dreamA
Judd Mortimer Lewis in the Houstop
Post
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-06-07

A sinister destiny seems 10 nave Sc
lected Verdun as one of the rocks of his
tory around which the storms of battle
between France and Germany shall rage
repeatedly.
1t was in this city, for the possession
of which the greatest battle in the annals
of civilized man has been waged for
weeks that the treaty was signed which
divided the empire of Charlemagne and
established the nucleus of Germany as a
nation separate from France. The treaty
of Verdun was executed in the Ninth
century by the three grandsons of the
great emperor. BY its provisions the
Carolingian domains We're partitioned,
never again to be united under one ruler.
That territory lying east of the Rhine
and including Bavaria, Franconia, Thur
ingia, Saxony and the districts around
Spires, Worms and Mainz fell to the lot
of Louis, who very properly is known to
history as Louis the German, for he may
be considered the real founder of the
German empire.
Lothian, the eldest son of Louis he
Pious, Charlemagne's successor, as
suIned the title of emperor and secured
the kingdom of Italy, together with Lor-
raine, Provence and Lyonnais.
To Charles Bald. half brother of Louis
and Lothair. were allotted Aquitania,
Neustria and that part Of Spain which
had been wrested from the Moors. To
Charles fell the distinction of founding
the French dynasty.
Was ar Old Roman Camp.
But long before this treaty of S43, YER
dun was assured a place or history's
mage. The basin on the banks Of the
Meuse was known in the days of the Ro-
man empire as the camp of V%irodunum.
1t was destroyed in the barbarian in
vasions which occurred during the de-
cadence of the Caesars. and did not re-
cover until the Fifth century.
In 500 it was seized by Clovis, who, ac-
tuated by religious zeal inculcated by his
wife, the Burgundian Princess Clotilda,
endeavored to subjugate all the non
Christian Frankish princes.
In the 18th century Nerdun, having be-
come a German city, was the scene Of a
bitter struggle between the burghers and
the bishops Of that see. the former
finally winning important concessions.
After the city had risen to the dignity
of a free imperial town, it was captured
by the French in 1862. and 100 years
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-06-07
Verdun's Place in History.
National Geoar aphio Society.

later was formally given to France. in
whose possession it has remained. with
the exception Of the two occasions when
it was besieged and conquered by the
Teutons.
During the war of 1892 Verdun fell be-
fore the Germans after a battle lasting
only a few hours. When the conquerors
entered the town they were Hospitality
received. the city fathers having sent a
group of beautiful young girls to greet
the strangers and to offer them dragees,
the CONNECTION for which the place was
and still is famous. The inhabitants paid
dearly for this remarkably cordial re-
ception of the enemies of France, for
when the revolutionists regained the city,
after the battle of Valmy, history tells
us, three of these young girls were put
to death On the scaffold.
Germans Take 1t Second Time.
Far different was the resistance which
Verdun offered to the Prussians in the
war of 1870. For three weeks the invad-
ers raincd a hail of lead and iron upon
the city nesting among the vine clad
hills, the high ground being utilized by
the Germans as points of vantage from
which to operate their artillery. The be-
%leagured town finally surrendered, but
France had learned a valuable lesson and
almost Immediately after peace was de-
clared the construction of Notifications
began. soon raising the city to a fortress
of the first class, With q 3O-ntle ring OF
16 large forts and 20 smaller works. On
the northern heights the intervals be-
tween forts In some places are not more
than 200 yards.
When hostilities began in August, 1914,
Verdun was q town of about 20. 1000 in
h%abitanss. more than a third OF whom
We're soldiers.
The city lies in the valley of the Meuse.
It's miles from Paris, by rail, and only
AZ miles from the strongly fortified Ger
man city Of Metz. Before the war the
chief articles of manufacture were hard
ware, CONNECTIONS, leather goods and
liqueurs.
Among verdun's proudest possessions
are four cannon occupying a place of
honor in the gardens OF the Hotel De
Vile. They were presented to the citi-
zens by the government of France in
1870. 1t is interesting to surmise what
the French republic will give Verdun In
token of her unparalleled resistance in
! 1916.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-06-07
II . Could Go.

If 1 could do down to the spring
Near where the catbi-d used to sing.
Where alders grow thick all around,
And could kneel there upon h ground
AS careless as l used to be.
And. fore I drinked. look in and see
The laughin' kid l used to know
Way back there in the long ago,
And hen could bend down to the pool
n drink the water clear and cool.
I would be glad. I do not think
There ever was quite such a drink.
Sometimes I would reach In my hand
And ketch II full OF silver sand
AS It boiled up In the clear stream.
And then I would sit there and dream
The dreams Of auth: and look afar
To whore the w. ids great cities are:
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-06-07

A sinister destiny seems to have Sc
lected Verdun as one of the rocks of his
tory around which the storms of battle
between France and Germany shall rage
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-06-22
FAMILY AVOIDS
SERIOUS SICKNESS
By Being Constantly Supplied Will
Thedford's Black Draught.

McDuff, Va.-"I suffered for severn
gears" says Mrs. B. Whitaker, q.
his place, with sick headache. and
stomach trouble.
Ten years ago friend told me to try
thediord's Black-Draught, which Gid,
ind found it to be the best family medi.'
line for young and Old.
| keep Black Draught on hand all the
ime now, and when my Children feel Z
little bad, they ask me for dose. and i.
does them rore good than any medicine
they ever tried.
We never have long spell OF s;c':>
less in our family. since We commenced
.sing Black Draught."
Thedford's Black-Draught is pu:e..'
:ecetable, and has been found to regn'
ate weak stomachs, aid digestion, re.
ieve indigestion. collie, wind, nausea,
headache, sick stomach. and SIMILAR
;ymptoms.
II has been in constant use for more
nan 70 years, and has benefited more
han & million people.
Your druggist sells and recommends
3lack-Draught. Price only 25c. tiht :"
ackage today. N e ia
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-06-22
EXPLOSION KILLS FIVE
Many Are Injured at Disaster il
Canadian Shrapnel PLAN
Searching Ruins

Parry Sound, Ont, June 22-At
least 5 workmen were killed and 20
seriously injured here yesterday in an
explosion, followed by fire, in the
plant of the Canadian Explosives,
Limited.
The explosion occurred in a shrap-
mel factory, housed in a large build
ing, which was destroyed. The cause
of the explosion was unknown. About
70 men were at work in the building
at the time.
The majority Of the workmen
escaped in time, but others were
either killed or injured by the eX-
plosion or burned by the flames be-
fore they were rescued. Every doc
tor in town was rushed to the scene.
Two of those who lost their lives
died in hospitals. 1t was feared that
others might be in the smoldering
ruins which firemen were searching
late this afternoon.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-06-22
Washington Southern Ry.

Schedule in effect May %, 1876
For Washington and points north
daily sos, S:23, 1888 a m 1901, 1916
1898, $50, Through train for New
York, via P. r.. R) GIG, 1858, 1888
p. m.
For Fredericksburg, Richmond and
points south at 4:37, 1853, Oocal) and
9:47, a. m. 1916, 1922, 1882, SIT
QocaD 6:57, 9:47, p. m. daily.
Accommodation for Fredericksburg
at 2:23, p. M. Saturdays ard ills &.
m. other days of week.
Local from Richmond arrives GOT
p. m. week days and 8:07 p. m.
Sundays.
NOTE-Times of arrival and de-
parture and connections not guaran-
teed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-06-22
NOTICE

Pursuant to a resolution of the
Board of Directors, a special meeting
of the Stockholders of the Seminole
Land and Investment Cmpany will
be held at its principal Office, III
South Fairfax St., Alexandria, Vir-
GINA on Wednesday, July 5th, at II
o'clock A. NJ. for the purpose of con-
sidering an offer for the sale Of the
real and personal property of the Co..
and for the transaction of any other
business that may properly come be-
fore said meeting.
l.. V. FRENCH. Secretary.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-06-22
70 THE OWNERS OF DOCS.

Notice is given to all persons own
ing or harboring dogs within the cor.
porate limits of Alexandria that the
license tax of S1.50 on each dog is
due and payable to the City Auditor
before July 1st., next. The police
force will be instructed to report all
delinquents after that date to the
Police Court where they can be fined
in addition to being required to take
out the license.
THOMAS A. FISHER.
17-Gt. Mayor.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-06-22

the woods. After the negro had been
captured he was taken to Mr..
Cairns home, close by, and while
there the negro asked to be allowed
to go to a well to. get a drink Of
water: which request was granted.
After he had gotten his drink of
water, the negro ran off at rapid
gait. Mr.. Cairns ordered him to halt,
to which command the negro paid no
attention. Mr.. Cairns then fred at
him twice, both shots taking effect
in the back. The negro is seriously
injured.