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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-04-20
Another Stutsman County
Pioneer Passes Away

jamestown, April 1.-THE family of
George Severn learned today of the
death of VIM. r. Melvin, father Of Mrs
Severn. Mr.. Melvin was one Of the
pioneer residents of Stutsman county
and lived for many years on a farm
southwest Of the city in the Sharlow
neighborhood. He came to Stutsman
county direct from England in 1881,
taking up homestead and tree claim
now known as the Lenton farm. His
wife still survives him at their home
in Everett, Wash, where Mr.. Melvin
died Sunday, April 16. There are also
ten children surviving, one Of whom is
Joseph Melvin, the youngest, born In
Jamestown. Melvin township was
named after the deceased. The funeral
was announced for Tuesday with bur.
ial at Everett, Wash.
Mr.. Melvin and wife left James.
town in 1893 and had resided near
number of their children who are
now living on the Pacific coast in
Guiding Mrs. Oldfeld and Mrs. Mary
Robinson, Mrs. Frank Trubshaw, Mrs.
Maggie Keith and Miss Belle Melvin.
Of the ten children there were four
sons and six daughters. Three of the
sons are living in New York at pres
ent and one in California. The Melvin
family were we'll and widely known in
Stutsman county. The deceased was
rs years Of age.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-04-20

ject OF scientific and economic diet"
he said that several years ago when
the Harvard football team was being
beaten in every game it played he
wrote to the coach, advising him to
provide each player with a dozen
Jumps of sugar and instruct each man
to keep lump in his mouth through
out the play. This was done and as q
result, he said, Harvard has been ex-
tremely successful on the football
field ever since.
John Haugen and Joe Riveness
were Kathryn business visitors last
Tuesday.
Ole w. Thoreson and Sidney Greger-
son were busy couple of days last
week cleaning seed wheat.
Jens Rensby was in Kathryn last
Tuesday and bought new drill of
John C. Thoreson & Co.
John F. Henrikson was hauling Mar
quis seed wheat from Martin Thore-
sons last Monday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar E. Aas were
Valley City shoppers last Wednesday
and they said the roads were bad.
Jens Henrikson started in the field
last Tuesday with the blowing.
MAIDS and Jens Rensby were busy
last Wednesday breaking colts to the
spring work.
Miss Marie Henrikson visited with
Mrs. Jens Henrikson last Wednesday.
Henry G. Aas has hired out to e.
ling Sebby for the spring work.
Arthur Thoreson was Git trying his
motorcycle last Thursday and took a
trip over to MAIDS Hagen's place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Allan were
Valley City shoppers last Thursday.
John F. Henrikson was visitor
with Alfred Anderson last Wednesday
evening.
Mandius Monson started in the field
last Wednesday with the narrowing.
James G. Thoreson was in Fingal
last Tuesday after load of coal.
Mrs. Johanna Henrikson and daugh.
ter Nina, were visited by Mrs. Maria
Johnson, one day last week.
Adam Schneider was a business Wis
itor in Kathryn last Tuesday.
Hedge Olson and Alfred Anderson
started in the field last Thursday har-
rowing.
Mrs. Martin Thoreson and Mrs.
James G.. Thoreson were Kathryn
shoppers last Monday.
Magnus Monsoon was out trying his
motorcycle last Thursday and took
a trip to Valley City.
Martin Thoreson went to Fargo one
day last week to consult doctor.
A peddler was seen in this neigh.
borhood couple of days last week.
Among those who were Daily visit
ors last Tuesday were Elmer Eckern,
Even Evenson and Ben Johnson.
Gust Collins was business visitor
in Kathryn last Monday.
Dick Wrede and Clarence Hanson
were busy last Tuesday hauling home
hay.
School meeting was held at the Mel.
son school house in Dist. % last Tues.
day evening.
John F. Henrikson was busy one
day last week hauling home hay.
1t was raining some last Saturday
afternoon. How did you like it?
Jens Rensby started seeding last
Friday.
Misses Lima and Sarah Hagen visit.
ed school Dist. 80 last Wednesday
afternoon.
G. o. Aas lost valuable horse last
week.
Jens Henrikson was in Fingal last
Saturday with a load Of wheat
Mrs. Oscar e. Aas went to Valley
City last Saturday to see a doctor and
dentist and returning home Sunday.
Mrs. Herman Luddika was a Valley
City shopper last Saturday.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-04-20
ANDERSON

= = =
April 18.-Mr. and Mrs. M. s. STEM
son visited at Anton Vandrovec's last
Sunday. -. ....
Mrs. John Woodcock and sister, Mrs.
w. T. Smith, visited at Valley City
last Saturday. (
Mr.. and Mrs. M. S. Stinson and Miss
Rose Lawry were at Rogers last Fri
day.
Mr.. Snyder is hauling seed grain
from the Anderson and Sealander
farm.
Work has started on new building
lat Rogers which they say will be oc-
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-04-20

Mrs. Robert Joos and little son came
down from Wimbledon to attend the
funeral of Mrs. John Goven. She was
the guest of Miss Mary G.. Deem while
in the city.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-04-20

Mrs. Lee Combs entertained a few
ladies Saturday afternoon at two
tables of bridge. Light refreshments
were served later A very pleasant
time is reported.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-04-20

DR.. A. A. Lang, who has been in the
hospital for couple of weeks suffer-
ing with blood-poisoning returned to
his home in Sanborn Saturday night.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-04-20

Aaron Dennstedt, the real estate
dealer of Wimbledon, who was brought
to local hospital last week for treat
ment, was able to leave it Sunday.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-04-20

Mr.. and Mrs. Hans Peterson, living
on First street, are the proud parents
of baby girl, who came to make her
home with them Saturday morning.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-04-20

Miss Josie Isenhood, of Fargo, is
visiting relatives and friends in the
city for week.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-04-20

The Frank TrubshaW mentioned
above is brother Of P. R. Trubshaw,
of the Courier.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-04-20
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I hereby announce myself candi-
date for the Republican nomination for
state senator from the Fifteenth legis-
lative district, Barnes county, at the
primaries to be held June %, 1916, and
respectfully solicit your support.
FRANK E. PLOYHAR.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-22
Every year strips us of at least one
vain expectation, and teaches us to reckon
some solid good in its stead.-George Eliot.
ABSURD AND VICIOUS MEASURE.

The senate has passed bill restricting immi-
grafton, under which neither Carl Schurz nor
Franz lSiegel nor Kossuth nor Garibaldi could
get into our country. The bill Insults the Hin
dus. and will arouse the justiiable indignation
of the Japanese. Under it an American girl,
native born of native parents, who might marry
foreigner domiciled in this country would lose
her American citizenship and if she got across
the border into Canada or Mexico OF went to
any other foreign country she might be pro-
hibited from coming back.
The bill also contains the ridiculous literacy
test so often vetoed; and yet there is in it pro-
vision under which an illiterate Jew from
Russia may be admitted, whereas illiterate
Jews from any other country cannot come in,
neither can ilterate Christians come here
from Russia or anywhere else. All together it
is an absurd and vicious measure which re-
verses the traditional policy Of this nation and
all but closes its gates to people seeking asylum
here. 1t is an even more rcprehcnslble bill
than the one which President wilson vetoed
because, as he said, ''It excludes those to
whom the opportunities Of elementary educa-
ton have been denied without regard to their
character their purposes their natural
pacity.''
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-22
The

. HAMILTON, Ill, Dec. 22-The can.
tata given under the auspices OF
Bethel choir, Sunday afternoon was
enjoyed by crowded house. Ae
singers had been drilled by Mrs.
Roger Gordon who is to be congratu-
lated on the success Of the entertain
ment. Visitors were present from
Keokuk, Warsaw. Carthage and Ell
vaston. A collection OF over SIT was
received which will be used to pur-
chase new music.
Rev. and Mrs. w. M. Evans were
given a Christmas party Monday
evening by the members Of their con-
gregation. Many useful gifts were
given and a social hour enjoyed.
The junior class was entertained
Friday evening at the home OF Els
worth Barnes An indoor track meet,
charades and other games were en-
joyed and fine. refreshments served.
The merchants are enjoying fine
Christmas trade. The window deco
rations along Broadway are especially
pretty.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-22
GOLD IN THE ARCTIC.

The Forty-ninerS braved the hardShlps OIL
Journey across wild country, around the
horn and over the Panama route in order to
reach the California gold fields In more re-
cent years the chill of the Alaskan winter has
not suffced to cool the gold fever. From time
immemorial men have risked their lives
against every peril in quest OF the yellow metal
Who would undertake to say, that the Arctic
continent will not be conquered by this search
Christian Leden, Norwegian explorer and
ethno1ogist, has returned from the far north
with a story, which he had from natives, Of a
from which gold drops off in chunks He him
self saw a harpoon tipped with gold said to
have come from this lode And he heard of an
Eskimo hunter who had hammered out from it
bullets that were literally worth their weight
in gold -
IF this lode. exists the fact that 1T would
have taken Leden two years to reach it from
his furthest point north will not deter gold
hunters who will surely follow sooner or later
in his footsteps and press beyond. There are
Adventures in plenty who 'would charge hell
with bucket of water much more dare Arc
tic ice, to stake such claim And Leden' S
story Of Arctic petroleum suggests that, as in
other countries which have been conquered for
Alaska's shipments of salmon are in some
years more valuable than her shipments Of
gold.
There is not likely to be any stampede across
the Arctic circle on the hearsay evidence OF one
explorer However. few may take the "big
chance"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-22
TWO MILLION
IN AUTO FEES
This is What state Received for Last
Year-More Cars in
State.

DES MONIES, Iowa, Dec 22-The
state automobile department Thursday
began registration of automobiles for
1917
December 20 is the date for the close
Of the 1916 registration and the begin
ming of the 1917 season. When the
registration for 1916 closed Wednes-
day night, the department had issued
number plates for 19S,050 automobiles
and had taken in fees amounting to
S1.S54,5 sol.
The year 1916 shows an increase of
52,942 cars over 1915 and an increase
of $3&1, 44S in fees. The increase in
revenue would have been much great
er were it not for the fact that maAy
of the machines are entitled to regis
tration at half rate-as having been
in use more than four years.
The increase in number of cars in
use in Iowa has been rapid. In 1911
there were 27.99s cars registered and
the fees collected by the State amount
ed to $259,736.
The number of cars registered and
the fees collected each year since then
follow: 1912, 44.1s8 cars, $4S5,300 fees:
1913, 7O,06S cars. s646.46S fees; 1914
10s.0s7 cars, s1.533,053 fees
The department registered 69o1
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-22
BRITIAN'S WISE COURSE.

The press of Great Britain is rapidly becom-
ing unanimous in asserting that Germany's
proposal regarding a discussion of peace condi-
tons must not be ignored. British statesman
ship is too we'll seasoned with experience and
sound sense to fail to see the logic of Gernany's
action at this time or to be betrayed into posi-
ton that mi ght in the future be a cause for dis
union OF opinion among Britan's own people
Whether credit for sincerity be given Germany
IN the matter or not. it is plain that the German
government is doing the logical thing in max
ing this proposal at this particular time Ger
many entered the war with the declaration
that her national integrity and well-being were
threatened; to this declaration she won the
practically unanimous assent of her whole sDeo-
pie; by belief in this declaration she has held
their loyalty. The process of the war has NOT
proved her case; her foes were not prcnared for
a great conflict and the argument of intondod
aggression is not borne out by what has han
pened. Germany's territory is not invaded. on
the contrary, she has pushed offensive widely
into the territories of her opponents.
Continued offensive fighting puts Germany,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-22

life worth living. The corn is all pick
ed, the apps and potatoes are in the
cellar and the stock is fast getting
ready for market Along about 1920
in the morning you rise to feast OF
buckwheat cakes Drowned Just right
and then step forth. to your daily
tasks, ready to whip your weight in
wild cats. The glorious orb of day sa-
Iutes you. men greet you with happy
faces and your own should reflect the
rosy tints fthe sun over there in the
east. Great weather, great country,
great men and women.
Coon River Enterprise: Colonel
Bryan will never get entirely away
from freak notions. Her latest Is that
the government carry all newspapers
free through the mails in return for
which the government receive GER
tain amount Of politicA' advertising
free. Why not pay the newspapers
for all the governments publicity the
same as the government pays for all
its steel for battleships or its paper
for all it's public documents? The
newspaper is private business insti-
tution~the same as a bank. or store
or hotel or firm from which no gifts
should be expected except as are do
mated by other business men.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-22
To Keep Skin Healthy,
Youthful, WTinkIeLess

Now that the social season Is mere ,i,s,
be especially careful to Keep your sS ri
In fine condition. You know how con-
spicuous complexion defects appear un-
der the bright light OF the drawins, "a "a
ball room. Also how very evident al
some makeups when similarly illuminat sr.
have myself discarded cosmetics enr
tirely, using a process which gives a O.
better results, and which leaves no ti TAI
on the skin. At night smear on NM u
coat Of ordinary mercolized wax, washlhhs
1t on next morning. This gradually ~, ~
Serbs the devitalized particles OF s maantS.
skin; Just as gradually the more you.n
fui skin beneath comes forth, providing ri.
complexion as clear. smooth anG a1 an
cately tinted as q young girls. Sss g.
ounce OF mercolized wax at your drus-
gi;t.s and try this rsmarkabls eSen the
finer lines. are not easily concealed In =.
brilliantly lighted room; You can r. auh,e esh.
inr YOUR face in a solution of powders,
saxoIite, one ounce, dissolved In WIZ l.S'l
hazel, one-half pint. And your race won
look sticky, as after using pastes.-A
EolSv IN Womns's Re0Jps.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-22

more conclusively in the attitude Of the mil
tary aggressor Of the war and there is every
reason to believe that Gerrnany's people would
never have united in the great effort they have
made with such intention openly avowed. Al a
stage in the war when Germany claims with
some outward show Of fact that she has the ad-
vantage her government proposes discussion
of a lasting peace. To her own people Germany
may declare that she has proved her ability to
defend her interests and desires now to arrive
at an amicable settlement The sincerity OF
this declaration may be doubted in England,
but it's logical force as a state policy cannot be
ignored by that country The allies are under
no compulsion to do more than to restate clear
ly their purposes and their peace requisites, but
this is demanded by the situation. Britain ap-
pears as the natural leader of Germany foes,
and in this circumstance she should show her
generalship.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-22
n The II
HAMILTON GATE e WY
/. n i HAMILToN ~. DEC e q
HAMILTON, ILL.,, DEC. %,

Mrs. Frank Medley left Monday to
spend the holidays with relatives IN
Memphis. Mo.
Mrs. Mittie Hibbard OF TT. Madi.
son, Iowa. was week end visitor In
the home OF Mrs. Milton Waggoner,
DR.. and Mrs. Roderick spent sun
day with his parents in LaHarpe.
Among those home from college fof
the holidays are: Misses Harriet
Dadant, Fay Crerden, Dulcie Crowder.
Messrs. Robert Reed. Asaph and
Leonard Hammond from the Illinois
university. James Yeast from ODER
lin. Ohio. Harlow Hosford from kno1
college, Jessie Reed from Chicago.
Dayton Reed, Perry Fulton and =,
B. Marshall arc IN Kansas City this
week buying cattle
Miss Augusta Cress will arrive SAT.
urday from Oklahoma City and spend
Christmas with her sister Mrs. EAR
Rayburn.
Mrs. Alice c, mer, Mr.. and Mrs
Albert Hazen will leave SATURDAY
spend the holidays with Mr.. and MIS-
Frank Conner in Burlington.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-22
TODAY,S BIT OF VERSE
THE STRENGTH OF THE STRONG.

THE STRENGTH OF THE STRONG
Oh, yes. the strong shall inherit the earth;
Strong of heart, strong of hand;
Strong to help the weak to be strong,
So that they in their share may Gods land.
man does not I've with :. deed frcna above,
To keep forever and crowd out his brother
The landess one, without standing room
They shall use for their need and for another.
Competitions the hog mans creed
Like the cat with bird or dog with bone.
Competition the soul of greed,
Would leave one the earth, one strong and alone.
Hear Oh my masters, your race is done.
OF your reign of extortion few years are left.
Gods children will leave when the hog is gone
With his crafty thrift half brother to theft.
Oh yes the strong shall inherit the earth,
And help the weak to fight for their right
While the hog man sinks to eternal night
And the world laughs in its good birth
Will HEREFORD
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-22
motorcycles this year.

motorcycles this year.
The state will not issue new num-
Der plates for 1917 to cars which are
re-registered. Each person register
ing a car will receive card with the
following certificate:
This IS TO certify that the person
named on the reverse side OF this Ger.
tIficate has registered motor vehicle
described in application on file in this
department and has paid tie fee re
CURED by law, for the period ending
Dec. 81, 1917"
All new cars registered will receive
number plates. The first new car to
be registered for 1917 will receive No.
19S,052
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-22
Third Grade.


Song-"Santa Claus" School.
Observation-Disclosures Haggard.
christmas crostic'-Kenneth Mil
born, Virgil Dickerson, Harry Fisher,
Philip Calhoun. Raymond Brown, Gil
bert Wright. Raymond Byers. Carlos
Owen, Safer Main.
"a Question Harbur.
Observation-Disclosures Meals, Mary
Palmer, Louise Boston.
Violin solo-Billy Helfrich.
Recita tion-Charles Galloway.
Christmas Fairies" Dorothea
Blender. Beulah Munson, Alice Edi-
son, Mildred McCready.
Song-"There's Song in the AIR. .
school
'The Girls and the Stars"-Bertha
James, Verna Long, Louise Emmett,
Dorothy Levitt, Eunice> Shepherd,
Dorothea BENDER Lucille Dunsworth.
Virginia Cherrill, Viola Rohrbough.
Recitation-Edith Edgecomb.
Song-Dorothy Levitt
Northumberland Hawkins.
six Little Candles marie Kelly,
Margaret McCarty, Marguerite Jacks,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-22

AS general manager OF the Londen
& Southwestern railway. Sir Herbert
Walker has directed the movement OF
$1,000 troop trains and several thous-
and Red Cross trains carrying the
wounded since the beginning OF the
war.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-22

Improbable as it may seem, there are house
keepers in this country who market Intelligent
ly and thrifty and prepare excellent meals
economically
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-22
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

Burlington Hawk-Eye: Professor
Hugo Muensterberg was German.
tie stated that fact clearly and dis
tinctly SO that none were, deceived.
He was, however. always wording to-
ward better understanding between
! the United States and Germany, and
! he was enlisted in the work for bet
t ter understanding among all nations
and peace upon earth. He was exact
lly what he he claimed to be. Whether
all of the men who were most bitterly
opposed to him were what they claim
ed to- be or should have been-gen-
uinely neutral-that is another ques-
ton.
! Council Bluffs Nonnareil: A big
bunch of 1916 Christ mas prayers Of
fered by European kings will find
hard shedding in transit this year.
Their motors will most likely be
found short circuited.
Cedar Rapids Gazette: A shortage
OF five tubs of butter at Elgin. as com
pared with sales of the previous week,
boosted United States prices for
creamery grades ~ cents the pound
Consumers could afford to form a
POOL and donate ten tubs of butter for
the Elgin sale each Saturday forenoon
for the purpose of breaking the mar
ket Fifteen tubs appearing suddenly
from ambush might utterly wreck quo
tations.
Marshalltown Times Republican:
The Fleming trial in Des Moines has
advertised to the world that thirty
second degree Mason is required to
make a will. This should suggest to
men everywhere that what is good
enough to be required in Masonry is
good enough to be practiced by every
one .......-..-
Sioux City Journal: The Iowa dis
trict judges hate to mention, the mat
ter, but they feel under obligation to
let you know that there has been a
steady series of increases in the cost
of living since their salaries were re-
adjusted in 1902.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-22
CAN RUN THEIR OWN BUSINESS.

The government bureau of education is com
piling a lot of data about the various plans
which are being tried out by universities and
high schools in an effort to arrive at salts
factory course in business education and voca~
tional training. This information is published
in the form of bulletins which make interesting
reading and present comprehensive notion OF
the viewpoint from which businessmen are OBJ
serving the schoolmen's procedures. 1t is evil
dent on reading the many addresses and shorter
opinions stated by businessmen that there is
comparatively little sympathy with the appar-
ent desire of school authorities to make the
work of business and vocational education
widely comprehensive of details the business
men in effect say: 'Give us boys and girls,
young men and women trained in the funda-
mentas and prepared to attack new work in
telligently and we can use them Immediately;
the details of our business we can best supply
ourselves This is sensible and is in direct
accord with the idea that it is best to put en-
phasis on the pupils ability to think clearly
and work independently.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-22

The umbrella makers threatened strike does
not cause alarm among those persons who con-
slider it cheaper to swipe than to buy the pro
tectors-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-22

The tabled stream from sight, and emerged
far away, flowing is image OF the course OF a,
The argument which establishes the reason and
reform, does not therefore at once
st less complete it. There distractions delays
ssanpe but flows, or unseen
still sveIs reappearins far beyond where van
lshed trimming the sea-George William curtis.