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The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1916-01-22
How Germany Gets Rid Of Rats.

German system has been carried out
so far that in most cases it has ceased
to be a matter for remark. But how
many people know all it's ramifications
say, to the determination Of rats,
for instance? Yet, thanks to this self
same system. there are practically no
rats in Germany, while here in the
United States they do $100,000,000
damage annually.
AS soon as rats appear in building
or other place. If ordinary methods fail
the police are notified of their exist.
ence and at once an official is detailed
to exterminate the rodents. So closely
is the matter followed until the effort
is successful that rats are seldom seen
No charge is made for the services OF
the official rat catcher. AS a conse
quence, there is little CT no market for
rat exterminators or traps in Ger
many.
The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1916-01-22
China's Cheap Nobility.

After the re-establishment OF the
monarchy, Chinese emperors will re-
ceive $4,000 gold, as an annual allow
ance granted because Of their rank.
This decision has just been reached
by the government, and a mandate
setting IL forth is to be issued in few
days. Princes will each receive $4,000
gold, annually. The allowance for q
duke will be $4,000. Marquises Of the
first, second and third classes will re-
ceive $4,000, $4,000, s2,400, respective
ly. The allowance to a first-class earl
will be s2,400. An earl of the second
class will receive $500 and one oi
the third will be paid only $1,000 and
so on through the lower ranks. Yuar
Shi-kai has issued a mandate address
ing the son of the murdered Admira
Tseng Ju-cheng as marquis, and has
ordered the young man to report tC
Peking for service on the bodyguard
The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1916-01-22

and training OF girls as grocery assist
ants. Up to the present the classes
have been we'll attended, and they will
be continued as long as not fewer than
25 students wish to take the course.
Practically every student who has
passed through the course has secured
a situation in the grocery trade at
very satisfactory wages. 1t is hoped
that six courses per year will be con-
Quoted, and in future every student
will be required to pay registration
fee of Is. on joining the classes, which
have hitherto been free. 1t is reported
that among the girls who attend there
is, on the whole, low standard Of gen.
eral education, especially in spelling,
grammar and punctuation. A recon-
mendation has, therefore, been made
to the council that test in English
should be imposed in the case Of girls
who do not possess certain qualifica'
tions.
The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1916-01-22
AND "MR. FROHMAN' MARCHED
super's Time Of Joy Cut Short When
His "star" Appeared on
the Scene.

E. II. Sothern tells an amusing story
Of super who was once in his en-
ploy.
Having parted with one OF the
members of the company in Chi
cago," said Mr.. Sothern, Il took
into the fold a man who was act
ing a sort of leader of supers.
used to hear the people address him
as Doc, and one day | asked him
why he was entitled to this distinc-
tion. He said that he had at one
time worked in a bicycle repair shop.
Shortly after. l asked him one
evening, while | was dressing after
the play, to take my little dog out
for a walk. He did not return, and
as | passed a barroom on my way
home, | saw my dog sitting on a
chair. | entered and found the dog
was contemplating the actor who
was leaning on the bar with his
back to me- He was surrounded by
a dozen men who seemed to be treat
ing.
"As = stood watching the picture,
one of the treaters said, addressing
my friend: Really, Mr.. Frohman,
so you think you will not bring Mr..
Sothern TO Chicago again. No, sir.
said the supposed Mr.. Frohman, this
town doesn't suit me. 1t amt no
good! My star can't play to more
than twenty or twenty-five thousand
a week here, and that don't do US no
good
While his listeners stood open
mouthed at this idea of poor busi-
ness, l called out: 'Smythe!' The
glass fell from his hand, the dog
jumped of the chair, and Mr.. Froh-
man, the great manager, followed me
into the street."
The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1916-01-22
LEARNED THE LORDS PRAYER
"Old Charley" Tells How as a Child
He Didn't Want To, But His Pappy
Persuaded" Him.

"Yas, praise de Lord, Abs a good
Christian" remarked old Charley to
an assemblage of negro children who
had gathered around him on the steps
of the little shingled country church.
"Ah kin say de Lords Prayer, All kin,
clean through. an All been able to
say it eber since All wan no bigger'n
a grasshopper."
Homes, Uncle Charley, was you
eber as lii ez a grasshopper?" queried
fat little youngster.
"Ah sho was, chile, an den's when
nah pappy larn me de Lords Prayer.
All wuz a sho nun hard-headed chile
an All had pos tive distas'e TO pray
in. De preacher, he lay me out from
de pulpit one day, cause he done hear
dat All des natcherally wouldn' larn
de Lords Prayer. Gosh ter mighty,
how nah pappy done lick me after dat
meetin'! He say he gwine larn me
dat prayer ef it took de hide off'n me.
"He might near done at. too. He
go an git an oil piece OBJ trunk strap
an he take me out on the kitchen
steps an he say de first line er dat
holy prayer, 'Ouah Father who art in
heaben.' Den he say, Charley, say
dem words All amt open nah mouf.
All toll you All waz hard-headed.
Whack-whew, an he lay on dat trunk
strap! Now say it, he say, and All
say, right smart like, 'Ouah Father
who art in heaben.'
Den he try me on de mex line, but
All ain goin' say dat neider twelI All
see de strap comm at me. Den All
says it real fas', 'Hallowed be thy
name We goes through de whole
prayer dataway, he sayin' line, me
refusin', den he lickin an me sayin'
wat he done tole me to.
Mex day All play possum an hide
in de woods twell nigh on bout time
for supper. Den All get pow'ful hun
CRY an come home hopin pappy dis
remember bout dat prayin'. But no,
siree-dere he sit on de kitchen steps
with dat strap. He done larn me dat
night an de mex an de mex twell
finly All could say dat prayer fom
start to finish. Den he rarn me once
a week after dat, des to keep me recol'
lectin' and his arm in practice.
Now All ain never start prayin
without All feels dat strap on nah
back, but All sho is glad Abs a Chris
tian wild de promise OBJ heaben. -
New York Evening Post.
The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1916-01-22
SHOT MEANT LIFE OR DEATH
Salvation OF Arctic Exploring Party
Depended on Accurate Aim Of
One Man.

After they had existed on the bar.
rem ice.bound Wrangel island for six
months, the dozen survivors Of the i'll.
fated Karluk of Vilhialmur Stefans-
sons arctic expedition, were rescued.
A small amount OF seal oil and a few
fox carcasses were all that remained
OF their food supply, writes Mr.. Burt
M. Mcconnell in Harper's Magazine.
Munro had only twelve cartridges left
with which to sustain himself and his
companions.
"On one occasion" said Munro,
"after our food supply had become ex-
hausted and we were wondering where
the next meal was coming from, saw
q seal out on the ice. | crept to
within a hundred yards Of him be-
fore | had to stop to steady my nerves.
Ny heart beat so loudly that thought
the seal must surely hear 1t.
while l was resting the thought
came to me, If you miss him, you will
starve'-for seals were very scarce,
and we had seen no other game in
seven days.
Il crept to an advantageous posi-
tion, set the hair trigger Of my rife,
and took deliberate aim. think |
held the gun sights on the head of
that seal for at least two minutes, but
my hand was too unsteady to make
my aim certain. l lay down on the
ice to regain my composure, but the
thought that II / waited too long the
seal might disappear would not allow
me to rest.
81 aimed again, but my nervousness
again frustrated my aim. kept say
ing to myself through clenched teeth,
I'll get you!' and calling the seal all
sorts OF names. / was a cave man
for a few moments. When l had be-
come calmer,, L fired. The seal gave
one shudder and lay still.
II saw and killed only just one seal
after that; so the rescue party came
in the nick Of time
The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1916-01-22
"GlrIs" at Ace of Thirty.Five,

Cheer up, spinsters. You are still
young even II you're thirty-five and
melancholy. Shake the latter feeling
and laugh youthfully, for the members
OF the Brick Presbyterian church have
solved the age problem for girls.
Yes, it's true, says a New York cor.
respondent Of the Pittsburgh Dispatch
You are still girl at thirty-flve. This
is the age limit they set for admis.
sion of boarders to the new William A
Barbour Memorial dormitory for self
supporting young (notice the young
women. The age limit to the member
ship is one OF the new laws laid down
for the management of the new home
The building will be seven stories
high and will accommodate 120 young
women as regular boarders.
The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1916-01-22
Winter Morning GIorles.

II you wish to make your dining
room more cheerful on winter days,
put five or six morning glory seeds in
small flower pot lone a nice size
for the table, and when they come up
make a small rack for them. With a
little care in watering and twining
them around the rack you soon have
a pretty little plant. There will be
from one to five blossoms on it every
morning, which will look wonderfully
bright and cheerful on the breakfast
table on cold winter mornings. When
the sun is not too bright they some
times stay out all day. They seem
to stand the cold well, as they are not
easily frozen.
The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1916-01-22

The electromagnet has long been
used by surgeons to extract splinters
from the eye. 1t has not proved so
serviceable when its use has been ex-
tended to other parts of the body. In
the present war surgeons found that
deep-lying fragments of shrapnel are
literally torn out by the magnet, with
the result that gaping wounds are
produced which are difficult to handle.
For that reason army surgeons, in Ger
many, at least, prefer to restrict the
use OF the electromagnet to those
cases in which the steel splinters lie
very near the surface.-Popular Sci
ence Monthly.
The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1916-01-22
Gets Wife for Dollar,

Dollar day here drew many shoppers
from about the state, but probably the
shopper who received the most for his
money was Frank Wombacher Of Wini.
fred, forty years old, who bought a
marriage license for 81 to wed Miss
Jennie Nelson, twenty-six years old
Of Brooklyn, n. Y.
They were married by Rev. G. D
Brown of the Methodist Episcopal
church, who had reduced his Official
services to 81 for that day, and after
the ceremony started on a shopping
expedition TO pick up dollar bargains
for their new home-Madison Is. D.
Dispatch st, Paul Press.
The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1916-01-22
A Woman Among the Glaciers.

A woman, Dora Keen, has dared
what no men have tried to do since
1894, plotting an expedition on gla'
cier trip from Valdez on the southern
coast of Alaska to the Harvard gla-
cier at the head of College ford, in
Prince William sound She was
guide for a party Of three men. The
first risk was from the ice falling from
the ends of the glacier, and after es-
Gaping death there they climbed to
the surface of the glacier. 1t took
nine days to advance seven miles,
and on the ninth day they passed the
fuel line. One day it took three
hours to travel a quarter Of mile.
The party travelled over deep cre-
vases, some open, some deeply veiled
with snow and some bridged with slip.
perry ice bridges. A fall into one OF
these chasms was likely to be fatal.
The men carried packs that weighed
60 pounds. and Miss Keen's weighed
25. These packs and the ice axes that
each carried made jumping difficult
Miss Keen says that the beauty OF the
mountains repaid for the lack of com
forts.
The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1916-01-22
Socks Went AstraY.

"a young woman in Vancouver put
a note in a pair of socks she had knit
asking the soldier who got them to
write her. She received letter from
a man in a northern logging camp stat
ing that he had bought the socks for
60 cents" says the Rocanville (Sask)
Record.
The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1916-01-22
Excelsior Springs Route"

Electric trains leave Sth and Ed
mond half after every hour from $3.50
a. m. to 1886 p. m, then $3.50 and
11:15 p. m. for Willow Brook, Dear.
born, Camden Point, Liberty, Excel
sior Springs and Kansas City.
Limited at 1880 and 10:30 a. m, 1:3O
and 4:30 p. m. Call Main 81 for
further information.
The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1916-01-22
ROCKY MOUNTAIN MINERAL BATHS

Not a patent medicine, but Natures
Curative. found in the Rocky Noun
tains. Put up in various forms for
Consumption. Rheumatism. Piles, Ca
tarrh, Kidney, Liver, Female. Stom-
ach and Blood trouble. Works through
the blood. Guaranteed results. Sui
phur, Mineral, Tub. Steam, Electric
Baths, Messages. Gentleman and lady
attendant Rocky Mountain Mineral
Bath House, Ninth and Felix. Phone
Main 5539. n
The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1916-01-22
How She Cured Him.

80 Katherine married her husband
to reform him. Did she succeed?"
Completely. She's so extrayagant
that he can't afford even the smallest
of his former vices. Boston Evening
TranscriDt
The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1916-01-22
How sympathies Are Divided.

There are now in the United States
4063,O28 persons native to Germany,
Austria and Turkey, and 6.ss5,724 ma
tive to the nations fighting in the op-
posing alliance.
The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1916-01-22
Woman Grocers.

At the Hammersmith (England)
Trade School for Girls the education
committee has tried the experiment Of
holding classes for the instruction
The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1916-01-22

Washing
The
fair
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1916-09-29
Gov. Stewart viii Visit
Circle On October 24th

1t is with great pleasure that we
announce that Circle will soon be
honored with a visit from our
present popular and efficient gov
ernor Samuel V. Stewart.
Governor Stewart will be here
at Circle on Tuesday Oct. oath at
which time there will be a mon
ster Democratic meeting here.
There will also no doubt be other
prominent speakers present.
Bear this in mind and be sure
to come and hear our Governor
speak on issues of the day. He
is splendid speaker and it will
be worth your while to come al
long ways to hear him.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1916-09-29
Concert and Dance
Will Be A Hummer

You'll surely miss it if you fail
to take in the big band concert next
Friday night at the Circle Hall.
The program promises to be the
best yet and will consist of a
number of selections by the band,
piano solos, singing etc. Show
your appreciation of the local
band by giving the band boys a
fine turnout, which will help keep
a good thing a going. Admission
only 35 cents.
Then next Saturday night the
boys are putting on a big dance
at the Circle Hall and would ap-
preciate your attendance. Supper
will be served by the Royal Neigh
bors this means a splendid big
feed." There will be excellent
music consisting of Trap Drums,
;ornet and piano.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1916-09-29
Ben Oft and Cora GOrrOn
Married At GIendiVe

Another of our sturdy, pro-
gressive young farmers has TAX
en- unto himself a wife. This time
its Ben Oft, who on Tuesday
Sept. 10Th was married at Glen
dive to Miss Cora Gorron also of
Circle. Only int innate friends and
relatives were present al the
wedding.
The bride Miss Gorron IS the
oldest daughter of Mr., and Mrs.
Ludger Gorron who>reside about
five miles north Of town and is
one of the most popular young
aides of that vicinity. The groom
S we'll known here, being one of
he best farmers in this vicinity.
Congratulations Galore.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1916-09-29
Interesting News Items
From Local Hospital

Jerry Mumma who has been al
ths hospital for several weeks is
mich improved and will soon re-
turn to his home.
I'D. Lolan of Mcclure creek who
has been at the local hospital for
the past two weeks, suffering with
Hoken leg, is up on crutches
and will soon return to his work.
Mi'. Davis of Brockway who was
at she hospital with a broken leg,
went back to Brockway on Satur-
dav.
Joe Reiman of Horse creek was
thrown from his horse last Satur-
day and Suffered an injury to The
spine. He was brought to the
hospital Saturday evening and DR.
koehler called. Mr.. Reiman had
completely lost his memory, but
as he recovered from his injuries,
lis memory returned. He left for
home Tuesday.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1916-09-29
Next Friday and Satur-
day Are The Fair Days

Only another week and the big
Redwater Valley Fair will be on
and this year promises to be the
best yet. The agricultural exhibits
this year will no doubt excel those
of last year by far. There is an
abundance of ripe corn throughout
The valley this year and you will
be surprised to see the splendid ex-
hibits of all the grains, vegetables,
ETC.. that will be shown.
The Circle Band will furnish
music for the occasion both days,
there will also be a ball game Par
Is VS.. Circle on Saturday.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1916-09-29
Brotherhoods Ask Sup
port For Wilson

Cleveland, Sept. 2O.-The first
broadside of campaign to throw
the labor vote of the country TO
the support of President Wilson
and the democratic party for pass
ing the Adamson eight hour bill,
was fired today by officials of the
four railroad brotherhoods. A
bulletin sent cut hs. LIZ @ -fz<-e,
president of the Brotherhood Of
Railroad Trainmen, reads:
Surely, it is the duty OF not
only our own members, but all
persons who work for a living, to
our friends, and if poss-
ible, defeat our enemies al the
election.
Therefore, it is urgently re-
quested that the position taken by
President Wilson and both branch
es of congress be not forgotten
and that all members use every
honorable means to retain in
regardless of partisan be-
iefs, those who have proven their
oyalty to the cause of labor"
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1916-09-29
Won Nine Blue Ribbons

Mrs. J. J. O'Keefe of this place
has the honor of winning nine blue
ribbons and one red ribbon at the
Dawson County Fair last week, for
picture and china painting. Mrs.
O'keefe is an exceptionally artistic
painter and her work is of the best
we have ever seen. Following are
the articles for which she received
first prize; Oil Landscape, oil
Animal. China painting, Tankard
and Stems, Salad Bowl, Salt and
Pepper, Celery Tray, Pickle Dish,
Tray, 1st and 2nd on Plates.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1916-09-29
Horse Greek Valley
Road To Be Graded

The newly laid out public road
up the Horse creek valley has the
past week been surveyed out aud
grade stakes set and will be grad
ed some time next month.
This road runs dia gonal across
the railroad sections and will
make a splendid road leading to
Circle, from one of the finest farm
ing sections of the Redwater Val
ley. Eight miles of this road will
be graded this fall.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1916-09-29
Two Near Fatal Auto
Accidents Last Week

Of all the auto accidents we
have ever heard of or seen the
closest call to being killed out
right or seriously injured, occur
red on Thursday of last week
when Toilet Hinnaland's Empire
automobile came very near
plunging off bridge into seven
mile creek about ten miles from
Glendive.
Mr.. Hinnaland and family were
motoring TO Glendive to attend
the county fair and were spinning
along at a fair clip, being followed
by the Banner editor and party
who also were going in for the
fair. When the car struck the
approach to the bridge it hit some
bad bumps and the rear wheels of
the car skidded in the gravel and
struck the end of the railing on
the bridge tearing down about 80
feet of same. Mr.. Hinnaland ap-
piled his emergency brake but not
until the left front wheel hung out
over the edge of the bridge did |
the car stop. That the car did |
not roll off the bridge into the
creek some IL or Is feet below,
was because the front axle hap
pened to strike one of the bridge
planks that stuck out on the side
which prevented it from going
over. There is no question but
what the car would have plunged
into the creek below if it hadn't
been for this plank. Only a radius
rod and one fen der was damaged
on the car. 1t is really miracle
that no one was hurt.
On Thursday evening of last
week the writer and wife and
mother accompanied by 0. B.
Espeseth had the experience of
riding in Ford as it plunged in
to a washout and we must say its
but pleasant. We were
coming home from Glendive and
Oscar Espeseth, our brother-in-
law, was at the wheel After
passing the Dry creek bridge just
put of GleIldive, Oscar took the
old Circle trail instead of the new
0ne at the cross-road and we hol-
cred, take the left", which he
lid but almost at the same time
.hought we said, to the right and
swung back. Directly ahead was
| five foot washout which Oscar
lid not notice and before he could
wing the car back again we were
light on the edge. He put on the
brake and we rolled
n. Fortunately we were rum
ling slow and no one was hurt
xcept mother who bruised her 3
eft knee and hurt her back. The 4
ar not hurt much only couple
ods being bent. We consider
ourselves pretty lucky that we got
ut of it the way we did.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1916-09-29


The Banner job department is
busy these days turning out one
thousand pamphlets for Guy C.
Stephens, the pioneer land man
of Circle. The pamphlet is the
first ever gotten out in the Red
water Valley and will contain "a
pages of interesting reading mat
ter pertaining to the Redwater
Valley and its splendid opportu-
mites. 1t will be nicely Illustrated
with photographs taken in this
beautiful valley.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1916-09-29
Minstrel Show Was Great

The Nay Bros, Minstrel troupe
which showed here last night was
certainly great 1t was comedy
all the way through and just one
roar of laughter from start to
finish. Everyone was more than
pleased. A dance was given after
the show which was attended by
a large crowd.
The same troupe will show here
again in about month with a
complete change OF program.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1916-09-29
Will Hold Auction
Sale November 1st

John Martin was a visitor in
town Tuesday and while here
called at the Banner office and
placed a large order for printing
and advertising for his auction
sale which he will hold at his
farm on November lst, Mr.. Mar.
in expects to move back to N. D.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1916-09-29

B. L. Schultz, L. A. Mack, Arvid
johnson, o. B. Espeseth and Wal
ter II. Roth of the Banner force
autoed out to the Big Dry country
last Sunday. Messrs. Schultz and
Roth were fortunate in locating a
sp lendid half section of land a
piece while out there.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1916-09-29
Now Laying
Steel To Richie

A report from parties who have
recently visited Lam mbert is to the
effect that the Great Northern is
now busy laying steel on their ex-
tension from Lambert to Richey.
The rails have already been laid
as far as Enid.
Lauritz Dreyer sold 25 head of
Bucks to Toilet Undem the fore
part of the week.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1916-09-29
Will Serve Lunch
During Fair Days

The Lutheran Ladies Aid have
decided to serve lunch during both
days of the fair instead of Saturday
only They will serve splendid
lunch and solicit your patronage.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1916-09-29
Lutheran Church
A. j. Gravdal. Pastor

Sunday, Oct. lst-
Deer Creek 1880 A. NJ.
Sullivan Greek 8 p NJ
Sunday, Oct. Sth.-
Circle Hall IL A. Nj.
Mcclure Creek 2::30 p. Nj