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The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1916-10-19

FOR SALE: 2 large heating stoves in
good condition. Will be sold at a
snap as I have no use for them.
Frank Depey, over Ramsey Cafe,
City. 42-1t-pd
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1916-10-19

II Jewel Watches in gold filled cas-
es, $500 at Huesgen's.
Attend the Hagerty sale near Wood
Lake on Monday, October %.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1916-10-19

Twelve and one-Half. Cents per
pound for all your spring chickens.
Northern Produce Company Grand
Forks.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1916-10-19

After a pleasant visit with friend
in this city Miss Ruth Fairbanks has
returned to her Lakota home.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1916-10-19

Mrs. Harvey Mackey of Hampden,
has been visiting relatives and friends
in the city for the past few days.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1916-10-19

After a pleasant visit with friends
in this city Miss Bertha, Garske has
returned to her hoakesat Garske.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1916-10-19

Gordon Ninlmo and c. D. Kennedy
left on Friday for an extended auto
trip to the western part of the state.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1916-10-19

Mesdames Eugene Fenelon and ]. B..
Moran are home again after a pleas
ant visit with friends at Fargo.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1916-10-19

Dr.. J.. G. Lamont of Dunseith spent
a few days in the city the last part Of
the week.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1916-10-19

Peter Regain Of Webster, has been
enjoying a visit from his brother, who
lives at Great Falls, Mont.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1916-10-19

Twelve Cents per pound for your
heavy hens; nine cents for light hens;
at Northern Produce Company, Grand
Forks.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1916-10-19

Tomorrow afternoon at 300 o'clock
the iWomens' Club will meet with Mrs.
VIM. Falger
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1916-10-19

Mrs. VIM. Nimmo and daughter are
home again after a a visit with Mrs.
Frank Smith at Makoti.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1916-10-19

Mr.. and Mrs. R. B. Stewart of Cato
township were shopping in the city
Tuesday.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1916-10-19

Mrs. A. Alexander had as a guest
the latter part of the week, Mrs Har-
ny Mackey of Hampden. /.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1916-10-19

This afternoon the ladies of the
Methodist church are being entertain
ed by Mrs. E. m. Ostrander.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1916-10-19
City in Brief

Don't fail to step into Huesgen's
Jewelry Store when in town.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1916-10-19

John B. LeDuc of Doyon was at
tending to business matters in the
city Tuesday.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1916-10-19
Italian Gut Violin Strings , bows,
bridges, tail pieces at Huesgen's.

Mrs.sC. J.sB.: Turner is visiting re-
~latives and friends at Larimore this
week.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1916-10-19

j. w. McMasters of Lakota, was
business caller in the city between
trains Friday. g-
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1916-10-19

Mrs. James Stenson is visiting at
TT. Totten, with Mrs. j. r. Haslam.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1916-10-19

B. E. Burt the Southam banker, was
attending to business matters in the
city Monday.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1916-10-19

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Shore of Minnc~
waukan autoed over and spent Tues
day visiting and shopping in the city.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1916-10-19

Alvin Knives and Forks, $3.50 at
~T:acsgen's.
Evening star., 1916-08-20

land shore that sits far out into the sea.
Other men had tried to build a light
house upon wave-washed and storm-beset
Race Rock. And long before Hopkinson
Smith, an ambitious young engineer and
contractor, tackled the job, they had
shaken their heads and said:
"H can't be done'
Hopkinson Smith never said that. He
knew it must be done. 1t was a danger
point that took its annual toll in men and
ships And build it he did He built the
foundations by experimenting on smooth
and slippery rock set in the middle of an
open field When he found the possibili-
ties of Portland cement-it was long be-
fore the arrival of the cement age-upon
the field rock, he made them solve the
problem of the one that was set in the
swirl of the sea. So he worked out each
successive problem.
But, whenit seemed as if he had solved
them all and was on II fair way to success
with his great enterprise, they brought
him bad news. The big stone-barge used
for carrying material out to the lonely
rock had exploded And with it, it seemed,
exploded all the nerve and backbone of
the undertaking. The captain of the
barge had jumped overheard at the mo-
ment of the explosion and so had saved
his own life. He met his chief in the rail-
road station at New London.
"Well, Mr.. Smith, what are we going
to do now?' he asked
Hopkinson Smith has said that it was
the can't-be-done look in the skippers eyes
that gave him determination at that mo-
ment
ave are going to build the Race Rock
lighthouse, captain, said he.
And build the Race Rock light he did.
Evening star., 1916-08-20

ter of a million cubic yards
of rock and gravel in the
gap in the dike-and there
was no gap. The Colo
RADIO had been sent back
into its own bed.
Hopkinson Smiths
Lighthouse
THERE died in New
= York last winter a man
particularly loved by his
fellows. In the clubs of
the town, at its dinners,
public and private, he was
much in demand. He had
polish, vivacity, charm,
loyalty. He had travelled
far, painted really good
pictures, written success
full and able books. A gen.
timely good fellow was
Hopkinson Smith-his
cronies invariably spoke
of him as Hop Yet
a man coming to meet
him, to know him, and
to love him, would prob
ably not think of him as a
man who had conquered
can't-bc-dones.
Yet this was the case.
This man, this same Hop
kinson Smith, built for
himself a monument that
probably will outlive his
books and his paintings.
1t is tall and white and
straight-a lighthouse, if
you please, set upon a
Jagged point of New Eng
Evening star., 1916-08-20

writ into opcry--a reg'lar show opery?'
Dime nodded.
"And that's the show Parson Hol-
lingshed and Miss Brownie Small are
aiming to give over to the Star honkey-
tonk?"
mo call for you to get alarmed if it
might be- Dime drawled with his slow,
tantalizing smile. "More especial since
you re going to be into it-you along with
all the rest of the boys here
HAD Dessart dropped rat:lcr among
the glasses he could not have wrought
quicker reaction. Chick NIather leaped
to his feet as if rowecd. Tall Tom Bode
-Timberline Bodie-clapped his hat on
his head and started for the door. Dime
there ahead of him, smiled him down. He
held up hand to still the clattcr
Boys, no use starting mill, he called
"Just listen to me while | make little
medicine on this opery proposition. May
be did play it sort of low on you when
told you that Esther yarn without giving
you look-in on what lies behind it. But
| figgered ] sort of had to get you winging
SOS | could throw the rope onto you
proper. Boys, we've knOwed ParsOn HOl-
lingshed, man an boy, for ten years.
We've seen him dealing fair from the top
of the deck everything he's got--a little
Methody, a smattering of hard-shell Bap-
tist for them as favors their religion stiff,
now an then a four-hush of Episcopal to
draw to: most every sort of hand except
Mormon, which he don't savvy. For ten
years he's nussed our wuthless souls,
snatching us bad-headcd outa sin-and
we returning nothing but thin white
chip in the basket on Sunday, now and
then. Now the parson wants a church
a real church stead of the hotel parlor;
an he's going at it fair. He and Miss
Brownie Small and some of the best young
ladies in Two Moons, they're aiming to
give us play for our church building
contributions; besides which, to bring "a
Evening star., 1916-08-20

"HE narrator hung his d6nouement
in the air, and left it toppling there
while with aggravating pains he
IL rolled a cigarette. His the mas
terry; his the prerogative to accent art.
The men about the table in the Silver
Bits back room fidgeted.
(Which you can see those Bible folks
was simple and direct" Dime Dessart,
sheriff of Grey Bull, continued at length.
"This King A. Hasuerus he takes off his
crown and wipes it round the brim, and
puts the question sort of casual: 'Haman,
m son, hear you're rigging up purity
fancy gallows over to your place for to
use on Mr.. Mordecai'
"Oh, it's just $3.50 as gallowses CO.
says Haman, smiling like baked pos
sum. 1 reckon it'll be appreciated by a
certain party
Queen Esther she gives him one daz-
zling flash from those baby eyes of hers.
allow bout little workout on your
fancy gallows to-night?' Old Man Has
suggests offhand. If it's only fifty
cubicks high misdoubt that tall IMAM
like you, FIR instance
"Oh, wouldn't allow Mr.. Haman was
too tall, pepper, purrs Esther, with her
meltin'est smile. Why not try him out
just for sake of argument?'
@Good girl! The King gives his
hearty laugh. Come on over to your
place, Haman, m boy, and get hung
$50 right then and there this here
Haman gets the drift and kisses hisself
good-by.
Which, the sheriff gravely concluded,
"any honest man is bound to admit was a
fair-to-middlin' joke for them days of
pride and ignorance
FOR minute, silence about the table
save for noisy exhalations. Auditors
relaxed, shifted to easement of climactic
strain, rolled their heads approvingly.
For them this tale of two thousand years
ago was fresh and piquant as yesterday S
report of an episode on the range
Chick Mather spoke first, in exagger-
ated surprise:
"You don't tell me all that's been
Evening star., 1916-08-20
High g as Hannah
By ROBERT WELLES RITCHIE
illustrations by H. I. Dresser
illustrations by l.. 7. Dresser

little learning and culture to this town in
the shape of a highly elevating opery.
Which Two Moons sure needs, it being all
bound round by horned cattle and bad
whisky.
so | give my word to Parson Hol-
lingshed Eli round up bunch of singing
larks for his Queen Esther show. An
here we are, all present. or accounted for.
Any son-of-a-gun what makes to climb
outa the branding-pen on this proposition
has got to fight Dime Dessart.'
He stood there before the door, hand
carelessly propped on hip, chin little
out-tilted, and broad mouth playing to
the humors of a teasing smile-that smile
which had won for Dcssart the heart of
the big country, lifted him from the
range saddle, and placed him in the watch
mans seat before the fame of law.
IN that little figure, bandy-legged, thin
walsted as woman, but instinct with
the 1.-the strength of the mountain cat, was
compacted some neffable quality of COM
mand potent to reinforce that quizzical
parting of the lips and play of fun in the
eyes. Sheriff Dime Dessart of Grey Bull
was all silk over steel. In this instance of
the beguiement of his fellows by narra-
tive art-snaring victims by the appeal of
an age-old story tricked out in the YER
nacular of the COW country the feel of
steel under silk was not to be escaped by
them. The six who faced him shifted un-
easily on their feet, passed anxious looks
one to another.
"Say, Dime; it was Shinnery Luke.
"4ou mean to say we gotta trick our
selves out like Ogalally squaws and sing
sing at the whole of Two Moons asset
ting there in the benches and boxes and
glaring acrost the lights at us?'
"There'll be twenty of us onto the stage
to pick from, Shinnery. Most likely your
fatal beauty'll get by unnoticed."
Outlaws that overwhelmed the lankv
foreman of the Ilashknife herd were first
Evening star., 1916-08-20

signs of a general surrender. Only Tim
bcrline Bodie, of sudden conscious of
the menace of his height in the light of
King Ahasucrus repartee, held out for
terms.
"Who's the poor geezer what gets hung
in this piece" he cautiously inquired.
Then, seeing the measuring eye of Dessart
upon him, he hastily denied: mo. you
don't pick me for that Haman rooster!
I'll not get strung up on tifty-foot gal
lows for to help build church nohow.
No, sir; not mel"
The rebellion became general. Strive
as he would to assure that the opera s big
moment would be rendered perfectly safe
for the star interpreting it, and argue as
he might that the hanging scene would
reflect tremendous credit upon the victim,
Dime could not overcome common preju-
dice. They were all willing to make goats
OF themselves for a good cause, even to
wear foreign clothes and make themselves
out to be Persians, if it came to that; but
blest if any one of 'em was going to be
hung-even safely hung. No sense in
spraining ones luck that way
The round of drinks sealing faith with
the sheriff left only this problem to be
faced: a competent and complaisant
Haman was missing from the cast of
"Queen Esther" Not only must the
sheriff of Grey Bull find Haman who
could sing, but Haman who could be
hung. The singing eigibles of Two
Moons, during this winter season filled
with idle men from the ranges, were many;
the hanging candidates woefully sparse.
so Dimes report of success to Miss
Brownie Small had to be qualified in
one particular.
"A course we could cut out that hanging
scene, he admitted tentatively, as he sat
stiffiy on the edge of the haircloth sofa in
the Small parlor. "But l reckon that
would be powerful disappointing to Two
Moons folks Even them as has no ear
for music would give up two dollars cheer
full to see hanging-even what you might
call imitation hanging. But, you see.
the boys look onto it as bad luck to get
Evening star., 1916-08-20
MAGAZINE SECTION for August 20 1916

help; and Hartman said that the Colo
RADIO would be damned out of the I'M
perial Valley.
1t was a big contract; it was one of the
cdn't-be-dOnes, if you please, perhaps the
biggest one that America has ever known.
But Hartman had man in his organiza-
ton who enjoyed tackling cant-be-doneS.
He threshed two of them in the Ohio
Valley once, and when he was done the
Ohio River was bridged, at Cincinnati
and again at Louisville, with two of the
greatest single-span truss bridges in the
entire world. The mans name is Epes
Randolph, and he is the scion of one of
Virgnia's most distinguished families.
He Pushed Back the Colorado
COLONEL RANDOLPH was ill in the
Southwest. On the day that Harri-
man called him on the long-distance tele-
phone and asked him to go to the Imperial
Valley and rebuild the dixie above the
Salton Sea, Randolph was very i'll, in bed;
but he told his chief that he might count
upon him. His bed was carried out to his
private car, and the car hurried to the edge
of the break in the dixie. There, still in
bed, he planned a dam to hold back the
river.
You probably know something of the
great dams of this land: the Ashokan, the
Roosevelt, others of their sort-magnf-
cent to look upon, magnificent in their
silent power. But the chances are that
you do not know of Randolph's dam. 1t
is not impressive to look upon. But it
was built by stop-watch, and in fourteen
days and twenty-one hours. In that time
the engineer, lying fiat upon his back in
railroad car, had placed more than quar-
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-06-01
HOME PRODUCTS URGED.

d. e. Simonson, former Salesman
ager for a Portland manufacturing
company, has made a compilation Of
figures according to which it il
shown that if the people of Oregon
would only insist on homemade
goods the annual payroll would be
$43, 900 and would mean perma
nent prosperity. The lesson to be
gained from the Oregon mans de-
auctions can be applied in a COM
parative way to Idaho as well as to
Oregon. Mr.. Simonson says:
The Oregon manufacturers slogan
'Patronize Home Industry" has but a
shallow meaning with the great ma.
jority of Oregon families, ''Mr. Simon
son says. THE Oregon consumer
needs enlightenment as to the last
ing beneficial results which would &C
crue to the state of Oregon if the
slogan was put into practice by
even a small majority of those liy
ing in the state"
Mr.. Stmonson uses the 1915 CEN
sus, giving Oregon a population of
100000, as basis for compiling his
figures.
On a basis of 100000 homes, he
figures that each family will use an
average of $50 a month for grocer
les, amounting in a year to $72 ,200,-
900. He counts $40 year for suits
and overcoats. for each person, max
ing s32 1000, 900, and two hats for
SO each, which amounts to the sum
of $4,800,000. The bill of the state
for underwear, nightgowns and pa
jamas lis figured at s4,SOO, 900 a year,
and that for shirts and waists s4,- !
100000 Other items he figures al
costing as follows: Collars and neck
ties s2.6O0,0 900, shoes $6,S0O,0OO, and
hosiery $1,S00,000.
Cali the items enumerated are be-
ing manufactured in Oregon" Mr..
5imonson says. "The figures cited
represent a grand total of $129, 00O,-
700 a year spent for those items,
which is estimated to be so per cent
abor. If only one-third of the above
mentioned products which we use
avery day were made in Oregon,
which can be easily purchased by
on Oregon-made goods, the
'ayron from those necessities would
amount to approximately s43,OOO,OOO
year"
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-06-01
ADVISES RANcHERS AGAINST
CONTRACTING ALFALFA CROP

Warning alfalfa growers not to con
tract to sell their 1916 hay crop too
early in the season, w. G. Sholtz,
state director of farm markets has
issued the following statement:
Reports are reaching this office
that certain large sheep interests are
already beginning to make contracts
with the. growers for the 1916 alfalfa
hay crop, at prices which show that
the sellers are ignorant of the real
value of their product. This state
ment is not made in criticism of the
sheep men, as they are not to be
blamed for buying as cheaply as they
/ can, just so long as they do not will
fully misrepresent market conditions
to the grower. The farmer, if placed
IN the same position. would unhesi-
tatingly drive an equally close bar
gain. This department desires, how
ever. to assist the growers In secur-
ing a more equitable price for their
hay season than most OF them secur-
cd last year.
"The thousands of acres of alfalfa
land that was plowed up last year
and put into grain, combined with
the great reduction in yield through
water shortage, resulted in hay
';arket condition that sent prices in
he Pacific Northwest last fall and
winter up to figures that caused re-
gret to those growers who fooiishly
contracted their tonnage. earlier In
the season at six, five, and even as
low as four dollars a ton. This Of
flee last season received orders for
many hundreds of tons of alfalfa at
twelve and thirteen dollars per ton
On board cars, much of which it was
found impossible to supply; and al
though we of course cannot at this
time predict what the market will
be the coming fall, the indications
are all very favorable to the grower.
"A survey of the field is at present
being made, and until this is complet-
ed all growers are urged to make no
contracts with feeders or speculative
buyers.
While it is not the desire OF this
department. to in any way "hold up"
he sheep men through unjustified
nflation of prices. it must surely be
by all fair-minded persons
hat the hay growers as a whole have
lot had their share OF the benefits
rought about by recent market con-
itions."
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-06-01
POSTAL SAVINGS DEPOSITS.

Larger postal savings deposits will
now be accepted at the post office
This is made possible by an import
ant amendment to the Postal Savings
Act just approved by President Will
son. A postal savings depositor may
now have an account amounting to
$1,000 upon which interest will be
paid. Formerly $500 was the maxi
mum amount he could have to his
credit. This enlargement of postal
savings facilities will be very graft
Tying to thousands of depositors who
have already reached the old $500
limit and are anxious to entrust
more of their savings to Uncle Sam.
Another feature of the amendment
that will avoid further embarrassment
to the public and to postal officials is
the doing away with the limit on
the amount that could be accepted
from a depositor monthly. Under the
old law only $100 could be deposited
In calendar month. The amendment
abolishes this restriction. While the
Postal Savings System has already
proved a signal success as is shown
by the fact that more than half-a-
million depositors have over eighty
million dollars standing to their
credit. still 1t has fallen short Of
meeting the full demands of the pub
lie because Of the restrictions which
have now been eliminated. Postmas-
ter General Burleson and Third Assis-
tant Postmaster General Dockery
have been tireiess IN their efforts
to secure modification OF the limit
atoms and the new hberalizing lesis-
lation y particularly gratifying to
them.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-06-01
III u G. II E S = w III Y !?
BY JACOB GOULD SCHURMAN

and hours of labor In railroad serv
ice; and he laid down the principl,
| that
Wherever the Government comes
into direct relation to labor,
proper conditions with regard to
hours, wages, safety, and compen-
sation for accidents should be .
provided"
The extension of the functions OF
the National Government in conse-
quence of the operation of powerful
forces in the world of business which
ignore state lines was as obvious to
Governor Hughes as to other thought
full men who had given attention to
the matter The recognition CT this
potent factor in the economic life of
the nation will involve legislation in
the future. And when the world-war
Is over, and International relations
readjusted, perhaps there will be no
graver or more difficult question to
come before the American people
Governor Hughes summarized his
views on the subject in 1908 in the
following sentences:
at cannot be regarded as a
policy of unwise Capitalization
THAI, wherever there is seri-
GUS evil demanding governmental
correction which afflicts inter-
state commerce and hence is be-
You'd the control of the states,
the power Of Congress should un-
hesitatingly be exercised"
At any rate the questions of today
will not be the questions of the next
Jour years, which, of course, no one
IAN foretell. The American people
Ire called on this year to elect to
he Presidency a man brave, wise,
honest, independent, and strong
enough to grapple successfully with
whatever issues may arise. For this
office both his own public record
Ind the general voice Of the people
lavd designated Charles Evans
hughes.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-06-01
IN THE HARNESS AGAIN,

Having decided to reenter the
real estate work, take this means
of advising all Interested in selling
or exchanging properties, that
will resume the work under the
same name as 1 formerly used, "The
Payette Valley Real Estate Agency,
A. e. Wood, Manager" Have opened
office in First National Bank Build
ing, next to Mr.. Haynes office, and
to one and all wish to say 1t h
my purpose to put the same energy
and push formerly used when in
this work years ago. ! ask all having
property to sell or exchange to call
and see me or write, If not convent
ent to call.
21-t2. A. n. WOOD.