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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-04-13
HENRY RINES FILES FOR
STATE TREASURER

Henry Rines, of Mora, Kama
bee county, has filed for State
Treasurer on the Republican
ticket.
Mr.. Rines was candidate in
the primaries two years ago for
the state authorship, and was
beaten by a narrow margin only
because of the remarkable popu-
larity of the successful candi-
date, J. A. O. Preus. Mr.. Rines
is regarded as one of the strong
est men in the state. He was
speaker of the 1913 legislature
and made a record in that office
which established new mark
and which it is believed will be
hard one for his successors to
beat for years. That house, chief
ly, it is admitted, through the
good judgment shown by Mr..
Rines in making committee ap-
pointments and by his urging of
expedition, left a record of being
the most progressive body in the
history of the state, and with the
most accomplished of any that
the state has had. He held the
respect of the members and to
him was attributed freely the
chief credit of it's success. Ex.
The Zephrs, P. J. Hughes d.
rector, gave their first spring
concert and farce in the town
hall, last Friday evening. On
account of the bad roads and
weather they had a small audi
ence but nevertheless the even
ing's entertainment was a very
fine one. The selections that
were rendered showed careful
drilling and the band gave good
response to their leader. The
farce was also exceptionally
good, especially fitted for the oc-
casion. Their next concert will
be better than this and a larger
audience is expected. Brook
park Banner.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-04-13
NOTICE OF SPECIAL
ELECTION

To the Legal Voters of the
County of Pine, Minnesota:
Notice is hereby given that a
Special Election will be held in
the several election districts in
said County, on the second day
of May, A. D. 1916, between the
hour of 8 o'clock A. M. and the
hour of 5 o'clock P. M, for the
purpose of voting upon the ques'
tion of changing the county seat
of said County to Hinckley.
w. H. Hamlin,
County Auditor of Pine County
Minnesota.
(Auditor's SeaD 31-21
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-04-13
TALKS ON
THRIFT

This article is part of a series
prepared by the Savings Bank Sec
ton of the American Bankers Asso-
citation, No. S Nassau Street, New
York City, in connection with the
celebration in 1916 of the one hun
dreth anniversary of Savings Bank
ing in the United States.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-04-13
General

Ienerai
The state examinations will be
given next month beginning
May 26.
The three vans from the east
failed to make their routes two
days last week on account of the
ice.
Only two weeks of school left.
The boys will then clear land and
pick up stones and the girls will
clean house, it Is said.
The Sunday School was a little
better attended last Sunday.
Sixty-three children were pres
ent and brot ninety-three cents.
There will be no Sunday School
Easter Sunday.
The recently elected school
board met at the school house las,
Saturday and We're duly sworr
and organized with Martin Sor'
ensen as president, l.. P. Jacob
sen as clerk and r. Petersen a.
treasurer. All the pupils hope tx
find a new school house waiting
for them to enter next September
The scouts took a jolly traml
thru the woods last Sunday. They
studied the differences between
the different trees belonging t.
the Pine family and tried som,
signaling, a thing in which som,
of the scouts are quite proficient
Scoutmaster Nielsen and Assis
tant Scoutmaster Petersen accom-
panied them.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-04-13

If you have anything to sell or
you wish to purchase anything
advertise in the American at
cents per line, and thereby make
your wants known all over north
ern Pine County.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-04-13

A little for sale notice in the
American will save many steps,
and it nearly always gives
results.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-04-13

Esther Dixen brot the brain
and eyes of a young porker to
school last week for use in the
physiology class. Mr.. Nielsen
dissected both in the presence of
the class, explaining each part as
he went along. We learned a
little more about these wonder
full organs of our body.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-06

been brought, that makes possible ths
use Of the instrument for the highest
degree Of musical expression and the re-
production Of music-rolls recorded By the
greatest living pianists Of the concert
stage.
30 It is that the electric" In both
the grand and the upright form. is be-
ing purchased IN increasing numbers by
the smart folk of Americas greatest
centers Of culture and refinement
The electric with its INFINITE capacity
for tonal wealth. ranging through the
entire gamut OF classic music and re-
flecting the individual expression Of the
worlds foremost virtuosi. IL . ft sym-
Dol Of enlightenment In the modern
home.
Alike in the grand and the upright. Il
is cast In q mold which enables Il 70
grace the most magnificent salon or the
most unpretentious parlor or hvtng-room.
It's versatility Is its supreme faculty, IN
that, for the owner who II q disciple Of
Beethoven or Chopin or Lat, Il VIII pro
vide the most brilliant interpretation Of
those masters, while for the guest or
chance visitor, who leans to the rollick-
Ing measures Of the popular song and
dance hit" II will give forth the Say
accents OF the latest Broadway operetta
or musical comedy, and absolutely with
out effort upon the part Of the performsr.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-06

There is nothing about electricity that
is hard to understand, except its source.
OF course. it is difficult to comprehend
that q force strong enough to move pom
derous machinery and yet gentle enough
to warm the baby's bottle Is carried
along on a tiny wire. We say kilowatts,
amperes, volts in electricity like we
speak Of capacity. rate of fiow and speed
of current in water works. Many more
homes would be comfortable and efiicient
IL people stopped thinking that electricity
is a mystery or that 1t Is too dear,
when. as a mater of fact. 1t IL the least
expensive commodity in the house.
For instance. let's take few terms
about which much confusion exists and
see IL they are not easy to understand.
Electric generators are machines to
transform mechanical power into cleo
trical power In other words, they gem
crate electric current when driven by
mechanical power. They are run by
steam engines, turbines. gas engines or
some other form Of mechanical power
called prime movers" The generator
Is constructed to transform mechanical
power supplied by the prime mover"
A generator run by Q ten horse power
engine, Will transform ten horse power
Of energy. less Q small percentage (aboui
10 per cent? lost In the process. Electrical
The Washington herald., 1916-12-06

men don't say that generator trans
forms ten horse power. They say that
the generator has a capacity Of seven
and a half kilowatts, which is the equiva-
lent Of ten horse power. Why should this
change in nomenclature be any more con-
fusing than to say that one inch IL equal
to two and a half centimeters?
Briefly, electrical terms most frequently
used, may be defined as follows:
The ampere (a) designates the current
flow Of electricity.
Volts (v) designates electrical pressure
or potential, as one would use the term
pounds per square inch pressure in water
service. Lighting circuits in buildings
are commonly of 11o volts.
Watts Cw) designates electrical energy
as Horsepower CH. P) expresses ener-
gy In mechanics. Watt Is the product Of
volts Cpressure) times amperes (rate Of
now). One thousand watts equal one
kilowratt Qk W. 746 watts are equal to
1000 feet pounds or one H. p. One kilo-
watt Ok, W. Is equal to Is H. p.
Reduced to incandescent electric light
ing usage one carbon lamp Of sixteen
candlepower consumes about half am
pere at ITO volts Cs.1 watts per candle
power) or about ffty watts, or approx
mately twenty lamps to the kilowatt, or
fifteen lamps TO the horsepower.
Tungsten Cdazda) lamps given an aver
The Washington herald., 1916-12-06
Is Q poor grade" Anyhow. we never
know till we try it. .

Is poor grade" Anyhow. we never
know tin We try 1t.
Did It ever occur to you that, for all the
supposed mystery of electricity, 1t is q
whole lot easier to understand than the
workings Of the heat you buy via the
coal bin?
You see the scuttles full OF coal going
into the furnace and the kitchen stove,
but there's no way to tell how much
money you waste and lose in coal con-
sumption, except that everybody knows
that at least 80 per cent of the heat and
energy from coal Is lost.
Few people realize that the electrical
range. grill, probationary electrical
machine-wastes far less energy and that
your meter measures exactly what heat
or energy you may need, which Is all you
pay for.
You pile on coal until you get heat
enough to warm the house or to cook q
meal. Then you waste as much again
cooling or the stove. By the electrical
way, you turn OF the energy when you
have enough and save the waste In cool
Ing on" Yet, despite these savings and
advantages In efficiency and sanitation.
there are people who actually say: 'Oh.
electricity is good enough for lights ]
guess, but I don't know much about Il
for cooking. washing, sewing. cleaning
and so on!'
The Washington herald., 1916-12-06
ELECTRIC PIANOS 81"
AND PHONOGRAPHS
IDEAL XMAS GIFTS
BY ALEXANDER H. kobe.

by A%EAANDhh H. hOLbE-
Electrically-driven player-pianos have
come into an amazing demand upon the
part Of fashionable shoppers In the prin-
cipal cities Of the United States for holi-
day gifts. Not before in the history of
the young industry of the electric player
have the retailers of these marvellous re-
producing pianofortes found themselves
30 hard put to It to supply stock for their
trade a. on the eve Of the Christmas Of
1915
The complaint that 10 heard on New
Yorks Fifth avenue Is reflected from
Chicago's Wabash avenue, Boston's Boyi-
ston street, and Philadelphia's Chestnut
street, and the shopping thoroughfares OF
other cities. The demand even for the
costly art models in circassian walnut
and mahogany and In art finishes Of
Louis XIV and Louis XVI pattern has
reached It's climax with the near ep-
proach Of the holidays
II is the extraordinary state Of electro
mechanical efficiency, TO which the mod
ern electrically-driven player-piano has
The Washington herald., 1916-12-06
EASY WAY TO REMEMBER
ELECTRIC TERMS

Ask the average man about electricity
and he refers you to a scientist or some
body at the lighting plant. in the same
mood one would refer a question Of RI
Parian rights to a lawyer. Or, he will
sagefy observe that the allies will tri-
umph or that the Giants, with any kind
OF luck, would have won the pennant
Speak to him about kilowatts, amperes
or volts and he Is likely to mention
spark plugs. carburetters-even tires
The fact that you can't go to the corner
store. buy q pound Of electricity and wrap
It up In brown paper, or that you can't
take quart of electricity and stick
your finger into It to taste II 1t is sweet
or sour, Ii, IN q way, responsible for
much mystery and misunderstanding
about . very simple and obliging friend.
Today electric current Is a household
conmodity-necessity Ii really the suita-
BILE word-Just as much as the coal or
water that We buy. We know what Is
hard and soft coal, what Is chestnut, pea
and stove coal and We know how many
tons our bin holds. II It freely produces
heat, 1t Il good COAL" II 1t doesn't, It
The Washington herald., 1916-12-06
This Table Stove Prepares Meal.

A new table stove provided with two
shallow pans. over one deep vessel with
drip for broiling and an egg poacher
with four egg cups, II designed to pre-
pare breakfast or luncheon quickly. The
shallow pans are used as griddles, also
as covers for the deep vessel and as heat
renectors. Toasting Is done in q wire
door between the two heat elements. 90
that both sides Of the bread are toasted
at the same time. The drip vessel used
above the heat chamber, broils, peaches.
steams and creams, just as q stew pan
over Q coal or gas fire. Thus, eggs can
be fried IN the griddle on top, toast pre-
pared and bacon or chops broiled all At
the same time.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-06
THE WASHINGTON HERALD. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1916.

age Of nearly one candlepower per watt.
or three times as much illumination for
the same expenditure of current as the
carbon filament lamp.
Electrical energy is generally charged
for at q given rate per liiowatt-hour-
one hlowatt for period Of one hour.
Example, 100 volts-ten ampere-one hour
equals one kilowatt hour.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-06

A new bath tub seat can be hung in
side q tub to assist a person bathing or
outside for use In dressing.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1916-07-21
Teachers Examination.

Notice is given by County Snperin.
tendent r. G, Egbers that teachers
examination will be conducted with
In and for the county of Kootenai, at
Occur d'Alene, beginning Thursday,
July 27, 1916, at 8 o'clock, a. m at
the high school building.
Applicants for third grade certif-
Gates must be pr, sent the morning OF
the first day. Those applying for
first aud second grade certificates and
for state or state life certificates must
be present Friday morning, July 2S,
Those apIlying for state or safe life
diplomas by endorsement must b'
present Saturday, July goth.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1916-07-21
Idaho State News Items.

Idaho is coming to the front with
her boys and girls club work. Start
Ing several years ago with the lncen
tive OF $4,000 bonus for leadership,
the gift of Senator Brady, these clubs
have forged steadily ahead until, not
counting the mother-daughter can.
ming clubs. there are GAL club mem
bers now enrolled in one or more of
the following work subjects: corn,
potato, home garden and marketing,
garden and back yard, canning, poul-
try, pork and crop production, sewing,
cooking, handicraft, apple and sugar
beet culture.
Written appreciations in large num-
bers have been received by Boise
women from members of the Second
Idaho, thanking them for the baskets
Of food sent with the men. Some OF
the responses of the men show
originality and cleverness. One OF
the prize acknowledgements was re-
ceived by Miss Louise Johnson
Many of the responses refer to the
fact that the basket lunches were al
the men bad over Saturday and Sun
day, and also to the fact that few
failed to get baskets and had to share
with their comrades.
Heber @. Hale late Friday after
noon resigned as register of the state
land department, to become effective
August Is. r. f. Kercheyal o
Occur d'Aiene was appointed to sue
caed him.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1916-07-21
Going After Recruits.

Recruiting of men for the Second
Idaho regiment was started anew
July Is by Captain G. w. Spoerry,
Captain Walter Cupp and Lieutenant
Hal Shadduck. The men will work
upon the task of recruiting an adj
dltional 600 men to bring the regi-
meut up to war strength in conforma-
tion with federal orders.
Recruiting In the state stopped al
most two weeks ago, when the adult.
ant general called In all recruiting
officers. State funds for the work
were unavailable, and the war depart
ment had notified that federal officers
would supervise the work in the fu
tnre.
The regiment at war strength will
number $50 men. The orders re
ceived from the war department Oh
Friday, ordering recruiting to be
again taken up, were indehnite as to
the time the work will be continued
Boise Statesman.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1916-07-21
SPIRIT LAKE

The Spirit Lake tennis committee
has received a communication from
Rathdrum Tennis club asking that
arrangements be made for tourna-
ment between the two villages. A
local tournament has been scheduled.
the winners OF which will arrange 10
meet the Rathdrum leaders.
Miss Lily Rankin has resigned as
teacher 10 the Spirit Lake schools.
1t is estimated the completion of
four miles Of road between Spirit
Lake and Blanchard will cost $500.
The man who was accidentally
killed while working In well al
Natvig's Spur. near Clagstone, was
Herman Becker. He was 81 years
old.
Chas. Armantrout has proved vi
on his homestead near Blanchard.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1916-07-21
Mexico.
youths Companion


After five years of discord and
turbulence in the neighboring repub-
lie of Mexico the United States tlnds
itself drawn farther and farther into
the vortex that it has sincerely tried
to escape. War has not been declared,
but for several weeks condition of
affairs that does not widely differ
from war has existed along our Mexi'
can border. At the moment of writ.
ing we may reasonably hope that the
two governments will find a peaceful
way out of their differences, that
General Carranzl will admit our
grievance and take steps to remove IL,
and that President Wilson will with
draw the United States troops, whose
nres1 nee in Mexico offends the pride
of the Mexican people. We are all
anxious that the peaceful settlement,
If it comes, may be permanent a;
we'll: but of that we should be more
honeful If we were sure that General
Carranza has the power to res raif
his fellow citizens from intolerahll
hostile acts.
The situation is especially dep.oraoa
hecause the United States has beer
sincerely sympathetic with the deslr'
of the Mexican people for create
freedom. and because the presen
Government of Mexico owes its exist
ance and its recognition among Id
nations of the world to the beneVolen
assistance If the government d
Washington. When, iu 1911, Fran
cisco Madero overthrow the dictator
chin that Diaz had maintained unde
constitutional forms for thirty years
.lmost all Americans were glao
Tnev knew that Daz had kept orde
and encouraged the industrial pros
re,s of Mexico, but they knew, als'
, hat he had kept the people OF Mex
co ignorant and politically backward
and they hop that the time ha
oama for Mexico to move for"ar
intellectually and socially as wen
: materially.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1916-07-21
ITEMS OF COUNTY TOWNS
What NeighbOTins People Are
Doing.
FROM THE EXCHANGE TABLE
Brevities of Kootenai County Com
munities.
POST FALLS

The village has $6l42 on hand.
The strawberry season is practically
over. The crop was very light due to
the late frosts.
Chas. Fee!y and wife returned last
week from 500-mlle auto trip into
Washington and Oregon.
The tax levy for Post Falls has
been certified to County Auditor
D. e. Dandy. The levy is for 81
mills. The rolls for 1915 showed a
valuation of $745,1S
Potato bugs have made their ap.
pearance In Post Falls, according to
L. F. Stone, agricultural instructor.
He recommends spray OF arsenate
of lead or Paris Green; the former 2
pounds OF paste to so gallons of water
or pound of powder to so gallons.
and the latter as follows: mix air
slaked lime 2 pounds. Paris Green
pound, water so gallons.
J, w. Settle is registrar of election
and voters are Informed that in order
to vote at the primary Sept. 8, they
must register by August S.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1916-07-21
Chinese TypeWriters.

A Chinese typewriter is wonderful
contrivance. 1t has 4,200 characters.
1t hes only three keys. 1t can make
10000 letters or characters by combi-
nations OF the basic 4,200. To write
letter you turn cylinder upon which
are the 4,200 characters until the right
one comes opposite the keyboard OF
the guide on another cylinder After
striking the printing key, just as on an
American machine. you begin a still
hunt for the next character which you
are to print. and SO on while reason
Iasts.-ChristiGn Herald.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1916-07-21
HARRISON

Business men and farmers are
boosting for a creamery at Harrison
to be started next spring.
The bank has total deposits of sos, :,
900.
A Farmers Union picnic was held
at Rockford bay July 4.
Lieutenant Governor II. II. Taylor
of Standpoint, candidate for the re
publican nomination for governor.
was in Harrison last week
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1916-07-21

When Madero proved inadequate to
his task and was ousted ana perhaps
murdered by his own general, Huerta,
most Americans sympathized with
President Wilson's unwilllngness TO
recognize a claim TO office founded on
treachery and violence. Not all, in
deed, did so, for there have always
been those who hold that In Huerta
lay the last hope for order and stabili.
ty in Mexico. But this country is
incurab,y liberal and democratic; 1t
sympathlzes instinctively with the
party that contends for liberty and
for justice to the oppressed. That
was why President Wilson found 1t
possible to denounce Huerta and, al
most unopposed, to throw the in
fluence of the United States to the
support of Carranza and the Consti.
tutonalsts. Even without that
support they might have won; but
with it their success was certaln-and
Huerta died In exile.
For moment the future Of Mexico
seemed hopeful. Then came the
quarrel between Carranza and Villa.
and fresh disorders arose on every
hand. Our gov, rnment recognized
Carranza and once more assured his
victory. Villa, smarting under de
| feat, reused the border against us,
aud succession of raids and out
RACES began that no self-respecting
country could endure. 1t was the
helplessness OF the Carranza govern
ment 10 the face of those outrages, or
its unwill1ngness to perform its plain
duty lest it offend the banditti OF the
north, ttat Obliged the United States
to send its own troops across the
border in pursuit of Villa. To what
pass that has brought us we
all see.
1t IS of no use to discuss now
whether this or that change in the
policy of our government toward
Mexico would have aVerted or delayed
the crisis. No one can tell what
would have happened If we had
recognized Huerta, for example, or
what course events would have taken
after Huerta's death, If he had died
not an exile but a president. 1t Is
unfortunately true that the MeXicans
dislike and distrust the United States,
and that they believe We covet theiI
country-a belief that was fostered
by the great influx of American capi'
tai and business enterprise into Mex
leo under the Diaz regime. Moreover
there is reason to suspect that foreign
influences have been at work to en-
broil US 10 Mexico. That some men
with or without the authorization o.
their governments, have tried Il
! foment trouble is pretty certain; how
: much, II any, of the illfeeling i
S chargeable to their activity we can
0 not at present tell.
] If war should come, the United
States will not wage it with ligh
( heart. We have nut wished to 6gh
r Mexico, and we should do so only a
/. we fought Spain In Cuba, because W
). cannot tolerate lnisgoyernment, dis
e order aud insult at our very door:
Il And we shall hope--eveu against ou
i reason-that the war may end
II quickly as the war with Spain endet
l., and that it will leave in its train
= more bitterness and as much socli
Sc and political improvement.