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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-06-22


Harry Mortensen left Friday
for Ray, N. d., where he will
work for Anton Jakobsen.
Lars Christensen has purchased
a lot south of the school house
from Carl Eckberg. Considera-
ton $685..
Mr.. and Mrs. Schultz and child
of st. Paul, are visiting at the
home of Mrs. Schultz's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Nelson, west
of town.
Holger and Sigrid Petersen
left yesterday for Hetland, s. D..
to take in the Young Peoples
Convention which convenes there.
this week.
Clemen Christensen is prepar-
ing to build a house, 16x26, on
his place 2L miles north of town.
Marius Hansen will put up the
foundation.
Mrs. Ana Marie Sorensen, who
has been here for some time at
the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Hans Bagge, and with other
relatives, returned to Luck, Wis,
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. c. Petersen
returned yesterday from St.
Louis, where Mr.. Petersen at
tended the national democratic
convention as delegate from this
district. He reports a tremen-
dous crowd and great enthusiasm,
especially when Mr.. Bryan was
on the floor.
Show us the man who can quit
the society of the young and
takes pleasure in listening to the
| kindly voice of age; show us a
man who is ever ready to pity
and help the deformed; show us
a man who bows so politely and
gives the street as freely to a
poor sewing girl as to the mil
lionaire; who values virtue, not
clothes; shuns the society of
such as congregate at public
places to gaze at the fair sex, or
make unkind remarks of passing
poor girls; show US the man who
abhors the libertine; who scorns
ridicule of his mothers sex and
the exposure of womanly reputa-
ton; show us the man who never
forgets for an instant the delica-
cy and respect due woman as 9
woman in any condition or case
and you will show us a true
gentleman. Elk.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-06-22

FOR THE WEEK

This column is for free use by
churches, schools. societies, lodges,
etc, for the purpose of announcing
meetings where no admission is to
be charged, such meetings as are
held for social or educational pur-
poses and not for the purpose of
earning money.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-06-22

an church Sunday morning at
1890. Rev. Kr. Andersen.
Kvinderne modes Forsam-
lingshuset Onsdag, den 28de
Juni.
Ungdomsforeningen no d e r
Fest i Parker Tirsdag den 4de
JUL. ALE err velkommen. Nar-
mere i naste hummer.
Dansk Brodersamfund vii af-
holde en- Midsommerfest Ssndag
d. 16 JUL. Narmere Program
lger.-Kommitteen.
"Skovrosen" afholder ing.
domsmede ferstkommende Son,
dag Aften. Discussion, Oplas,
ming og Sang. Allie Velkommen.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-06-22

The Askov Creamery Associa-
ton will sell to the highest bid
der on Monday, June 26, at 1000
a. m, the old churn tsuitable for
supply Tank, and their water
tank and other articles which
they have no use for now. ALT
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-10
Citizens Petition Board Of
Affairs 10 Take Some
Action.
CLEAN UP DAY PLEA IN.
City Will Not Grant a Lease
For the Wharf Prop
erty. #.

At the meeting Of the city Board
OF Affairs held III Commissioner J. w.
Barnes office this morning. several
petitions were presented TO the board
from citizens asking that the city take
some action to impress upon property
owners the necessity of putting In
side walks where at present there are
none. ...
! The city will, through its commits
sioncrs and street committees. start
the pavement laying campaign as soon
as good wentier is certainty. The
efforts will at first be confined 10 the
main tloroughfare after which all
streets In the city will be fortified with
good sidewalks.
The Woman's club Cleanup Day
committee presented resolution
which vas read to the commission
crs which resolve stated that the wo.
men OF the city would assist the city
in it's cleanup campaign and in it's
problem Of removing the refuse collect.
cd daily
City Clerk Albert Kern also read an
application presented by G. C. Powell
! in which Mr.. Powell asks lease on
.the4eAy property along the river
I known as tho wharf" Tho lease was
not graEted and according 10 the com:
missioners will not be.
o. r. I.ough was g:anted permit
F, 10 build residence on Lowell street,
the cost of which will be S2,500.
James A. Gwinn who asks permis.
sion to build an addition to Coca
Cola works on Morgantowu avenue,
was given the permit
c. r. Hartley made application for
a permit 10 run a twotable pool room
in Skinnc:'s Tavern. The application
was referred to the Mayor and police
department for investigation and II
satisfactory to grant same.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-10
Women To
Pin Hospital Tags
MONEY THEY RAISE WILL BE
USED FoR.lMPRovE-
MENTs.

Approximately one hundred women
will be stationed through the city on
Saturday April 22. to decorate the pas.
sorsby with hospital tags. 1t Is urged
that everyone on the streets on that
day Will come prepared to purchase a
tag and any one who does not wear
one OF these tags, will be noticeable
and will be regarded as not having
enough civic pride'Lo invest the sum
of ten cents or more in one of those
small tags. While ten cents will pur.
chase one of the tags. yet q much
larger sum will be accepted by tho
ladies for the tags,
The purpose Of the Tag Day is To
secure funds to carry forward the
good work OF reitting and refurnisll.
ing portions of Cook hospital, the good
work having already begun ut this in.
stitution which is rapidly putting on
a more inviting appearance.
Every man. woman and child. in the
city will be supposed to wear a tag
on Saturday April % and thus show
civic pride in the hospital which Is q
city institution. -''
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-10
British Plan to Force
Fighting in the East
tRv Associated Press,

LONDON. April 10.-Preparattons
are we'll under way for the next Brit
isl attack in the attempt to relieve
the army surrounded by the Turks at
Kut el Amara, Mesopotamia. This at.
tack ia to be made according to the
plans OF the British stan, against Sam
nlayyat on the Ttgris short distance
above Selahie which recently was won
from the Turks,
The following statement on these
operations was given out today: Lieu
tenant General Sir Percy Lake. COM
mandcr of ritish forces In Mesopo.
tamia. reports that Lieutenant Gen:
eral Sir George Gorringe's prepara.
tions fur the Sammayyat position are
well advanced though floods have cur
tailed the frontage on which the at
tack can be delievered. The weather
Is improved and has been fine for the
last two days The river has not ris.
en- since the seventh"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-10
Presbytery to Meet
At Warrington Next

DR.. H. G. stoetzer and U. A. Clay.
ton will attend the sessions. Of the
Grafton Presbytery which will meet
at Mannington next Monday and Tues.
day, April II and IS. The Presbytery
which comprises the churches in the
district, will open Monday morning,
when DR.. "A, M. Buchanan, formerly
pastor .of the Morgantown Presbyter-
ian church, and now connected with
the college board OF the Presbyter-
ian denomination of Pittsburgh, will
preach the opening sermon: Luncheon
will be served Tuesday in the Man
5nington Presbyterian church by the
Westminster guild.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-10
Prof, Kid Hudson
Is a Versatile Gent
HE LIKES TO BOX GUT He CAN
DANCE A BIT AND HE is
WILLING TO TEACH.

Prot. Kid Hudson, Of New York
City. New York, colored terpstchorean
artist and pugilist, is in Fairmont,
ready to exchange lessons in trip.
ping tho light fantastic toe. or the
manly art OF knocking The other fel-
low out before he getsya, for short
order Of filthy lucre, which is be-
spoken Of in polite society as money.
While the Professors first name is
Kid, he 10 by. no means joke, and
looks able to deliver the goods. To
further prove that he is wise mem
ber of his race, his terms are c. O.
Z. '
Prof. kid Hudson, D. T., D. P. A.
(Terpsichorean teacher and doctor of
pugilistic art) has spent practically
his whole life in New York city, and
has devoted the last 10 years OF his
life to dancing and boxing. and is
we'll fitted to teach. He started out as
a boxer but in dancing around the
ring getting out of the other fellows
punch, he became a past master 80
the fantastic toa stuff and decided to
commercialize his ability.
The Professor reports t,>4t dancing
and boxing are a little slack here at
present and that he. Is willing to work
along other lines until things In his
profession take a brace. He is open
for any sort. of renumerative Cccupa-
ton. All those wishing to communi.
cate with Prof. Hudson can find him
at 500 Sixth street, II we got the adj
dress he left correctly.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-10
Miller Company Is. Is.
Ready to Begin.i.W'I'Il.oo:rI|kEI.. o:I|EI.

with three steam shovels and 20
cars ready to leave Clarksburg tot
Bingamon, the Miller Construction
company, of Lock Haven, Pa. will be-;
gin operations in the Wyatt district
Immediately.
The construction company has CON
tracted to build the SIX miles Of rail-
road from Bingamon to Wyatt for the
Western Maryland railroad. The rail:
road when completed will reach three
mines being opened by the Consolfdas
tion Coal company. This will give the
Western Maryland The entire OUTPUTS
OF the three mines at Wyatt and the
Two immense openings at HelensS
Run, in the Fatrmont section, which
will OF necessity be handled through
Fnirmont yards.
Tho work will be in charge Of Sup
erEntendent LoveIoy, who has a1ready
arranged for offices and telephpnes
to be prepared for him at Hutchinsl
SOIL 4tsi a ts9s9ll
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-10

WAUKEGAN, ILL.,, April 10.-Wil.
llan Orpet, college boy, went on trial
here today charged with the murder
Of his schoolday sweetheart Marion
Lambert.
The body OF the Lambert girl, aged
1S. OF the senior class Of Deeraeld
Shields high school, IighIand9 Park,
ILL.,, was found February 10NbyS Shei
father irf the woods near her home in
Lake Forest, Ill. Her School Books
were cIasped in the crook OF her stiff
encd arm. Poison burns STAINED her
lips. i. IA
Because the body was frozen 1t was
impossible to perform an autopsy to
determine the agency or death until
IL hours later. . (.
The police believed themselves con-
fronted by a battling mystery. The
only frst.hand clue was the winding
trail through the snow left by man
wearing large shoes.
Later the mother Of the slain gi:l
said friendship, had existed between
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-10

Marian and William H. Orpct, aged 90,
student at University of Wisconsin.
The state charges that Marian urged
Orpet to marry her that he consented,
although he was engaged to Miss Ce-
lestia Youker. Of De kalb, ILL.,. and
arranged. a ,tryst in lIelm- woods, AXE
Forest. i'
The state charges that before leav-
ing Madison. Wis. where he was in
school. Orpet addressed letter to
Miss Lambert and gave it to school
mate to mail after he had left Madi.
son so II would appear that 0rpet had
still beel in that city.
The state also charges that 0rpet,
before leaving Madison, secured pots'
on of a druggist. and that he kept his
appointment 10 meet Miss Lambert
in Helm woods.
The finding OF the girls body by her
father. after a nights search, arrest
and Indictment of 0rpct By the grand
jury followed.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-10
Fall Through Bird ge
Results tially

John Mueller aged IS years aSnephs
CIV OF Mrs. J. A. Jamison and mrs:
Emma r, Hood was accidentally killz
cd at Point Marion, Pa, ont aturday
night. The young man was wall King
across the railroad bridge at Point
Marion and It is thought that In steps
ping aside toravotd q passing freight
train, he slipped and fell through the
bridgeand was Instantly killed.
The young man was a son OF sGhafles
r. Mueller who resides at Point Nc.
rlon and is survived byia wife and one
child. s
DR., and Mrs. ,Iamison pnd MIS-
Hood and, other relatives will so 70
FONT Marion on Wednesday, morning
to attend the funerals a message
cctved here yesterday announced the
death Of Mr.. Mueller.
+ |. y . Z i :
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-10
Pastor steotzer Reads Inter:
esting Statistics to Pres:
byterian Congregation
.1O14 IN HIS PAST0RA.E|.E.' I i {
Sixteen Years Have Wit AZ;
messed Wonderful Growth
IN Power.

Yesterday celebrated the last Sun:
day service to be held in the Presbysi
lGr.an church, for tomorrow It ~
planned 10 begin 10 raze the old sedts
nee which has for n long period oE.
years housed the congregation unt
usually large congregations attended
each Uf the services on yesterday AM
in Tie evening several OF the members
OF The church talked on What This
Church Has Meant 10 Me-. DE- H:l
G, Stoctzer. who has. for n long period
Of years been pastor of the churchs
preached an excellent sermon atathe
morning service and received several
members into the church and baptized
several infants. Excellent music was
furnished by tho CHOIR, under thee
rection of Mrs. Myrtle Shaw Wadi
dell, Much interest centers tonight In
the concert to be given at the Presbys
icran church by Mrs. Waddell and
Miss Amy Rice.
DR.. Stoctzer stated at the service
last night that there were ~ memberss
Of ,he church now living who united
with Tie old church on the hill aud
that there were G3 WHO uEited with
the church prior to the present pastorsl
2tc.8 VI inc oS1. PEuseAI !ASthU1Sa44s! SthUSt sasRt
reported TO the General Assemblg
4jU had hcem received during tho
present pastorate. 5.
The total number OF members isrei
cclved III tile. church, about to- NE
razed was: 1886. One thousand anu
fourteen were received in the 8t6
years Of his aastorate, an average %
6i each year. Last year 40 were3rei
ccived. The total amount Of money
raised for all purposes since 1873, or
the life OF this church structure, was;
$l9a, a,SG7.52; $16745l.52 being raised
during the time that DR. StoetzeE
has been pastor Of the church.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-10
Next Big Drive to
Be Made By Austria

ROME, April 10.-The Austrians are
preparing an offensive on large scale
along the whole Italian front accord
ing to dispatches received here which
state that this action was decided on
at recent conference between Arch
duke Eugene and the other Austrian
commanders
Strong bodies of troops have been
withdrawn from Roumanian border
and quantities of munitions are being
sent from the interior Of the en-
pire.
The Italian military chief, the dis
patches further say, have made all
preparations to b-eak the offensive
and to force the Austrlans back OH
the defensive.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-10
Last Hard Drive Of the Ger.
mans Has Ended in a
. Failure.
TWO CORPS THROWN IN.
Evacuation From Bethin.
court Was Regarded AS
Foregone Conclusion.
CRy Associated Press,


PARIS, April 1o.-The Germans con-
tinuel their attacks last night in the
verdun region east and west OF the
Meuse over a front OF 13 miles long
from Hill No. 304 to Fort Douaumont.
Tho War office announcement OF this
afternoon says that In the fighting
west Of the river for possession OF
Dead Mans hill the Germans were re-
pulsed except on front OF 500 yards
near Hi; 295.
East OF the river the German as
sault gained no appreciable results.
The failure OF the latest great hammer
stroke of the Germans at Verdun has
greatly encouraged the French press
and public and confirms still further
the general confidence felt in the aoll-
ity OF high command.
The attack is stated 10 have been one
Of the most determined OF great blows
delivered since til battle began SO days
ago and yet 1t yielded the least re-
suit Of any of them, although the
Grown Prince hurled two whole army
corps against the French along 10
mile front. N.
AS Bethincourt formed dangerous
salient, its evacuation had been ex-
pected for some time and many mill.
tary observers long ago criticized its
retention General Petain,s aunerrins
iud gmeft in letting 1t 60 at exactly
the right moment Is now being highly
praised. While Of little value to the
French it is almost none to the Ger
mans as it is located in hollow COM
nanded by French guns OIL all sides.
out OF which 1t is partially impossi.
BILE for them to debouch.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-10
'RER+ISHI.NIG'S.HARI.D
RIDE..R|:SARE /: Still.
PUSHING / SOUTH
Believed That Villa Is Try y
ing to Reach Du-
range.
MOULD GET AID THERE
onsul Garcia RepEdiates
Statement That Was
Attributed to Him.

( y . ,.
359 SAN ANTONIO, April l0.--MaJor
General Funston received from Cen
8e.al Pershing today a report from a
point below NamiQuipa" relative 10
supplies but containing no reference
,to 70 cavalry column believed TO be III
the vicinity OF Parral. The details ot
the report were not revealed.
EE$ $PAso. April l0,-1n his flight
from f1a American cavalry Francisco VII
la is believed today TO have passed
Parral and with his band, said TO
number over 200 men, is reported to to
De leading to Durango City.
Detachments of the Thirteenth
cavalry are hard on the bandits tail
bntfno official. word has come from the
front to indicate their position. Mexi'
can reports stated today that villa
was full day ahead OF pursurers' II
villa can succeed in reaching Durango
CITY, she probably will be Joined by
i forces Of the Arricta brothers who
command more than 1000 men'
As statement attributed to Mexican
Consul Garcia that villa has now es'
$S,caped 4 any. possibility of capture by
kmeTicans having crossed a dead line
established by President Wilson and
General Carranza, beyond which It
was agreed that tho American troops
would not continue their pursuit for
Sbandits, was fatty denied by M. Gar
cia. The Mexican consul said as Tar
as! he knew no limit Of the American
pursuit,had been agreed on.
Mexican officials here will not lis
cussf report that the de facto Gov
ernment will soon inform the Amer
lean government that it is in q posi-
zion to relieve the American troops
OF the task Of chasing Villa.
with Villa moving into Durango the
supplylproblem OF the army continues
toSfhe fore. Heavy shipments to prt
yatee contractors in Chihuahua City
probably will be made from FL Paso
IN "a few days. Granting the use OF
the stelt <raph and telephone line By
the defaeto government to General
Pershing viii be of aid in ordering and
shipping supplies.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-10
CRIMINAL COURT
OFF UNTIL APRIL 20
One Special Case May Be
Brought to Trial We'd
IN. nesday of This Wek.

Trial OF all the cases on the crimi-
nal docket Of the circuit court was TO-
day postponed until Thursday, April
20, with The exception Of one case
which may he tried "Wednesday II the
states witnesses appear. This is the
case OF Mike Dorbac, charged in two
indictments with assault with intent
to Kill. Attorney Roy Abbatticllio fo'
the defendant appeared In court and
asked that his client be tried. as he
was unable 10 give bond and would
have to remain in Jail unless his trial
could be- arranged. Attorney HasgertS
for the state agreed to t!y the case
if his witnesses could be obtained by
Wednesday.
The petit jury was excused until
"Wednesday morning which Is the time
set for this case The civil docket was
read by acting Judge L. NJ. Showal-
ter and none of the attorneys being
ready for t-ial before the completion
OF the criminal docket, the civil docket
remains unchanged.
Judge w. S. Raymond, who Is re.
covering from his operation last week.
is reported 10 be mcnd;ng rapidly but
under tho advice of the attending ply
sicians he will be absent from the
bench about ten days. The majority
OF the cases on the criminal docket.
some Of Which have been previously
ruled upon by Judge Raymond. where
motions have been made, it was
thought advisable to not begin the
trial Of any of these as 1t is not proh-
able that they could be finished in the
ten days.
The trial Of Mike Dorbac will mot
likely take longer than two days. The
court will remain open however until
Judge Raymond returns TO hear any
business that may come up
Additional petit jurors were sum
moncd and appeared this morning as
follows: Elmore Wilcox, Gaylord S.
Basnett, Charles w. Prichard. |. T-uth-
er Jones, r. S. Neptune. Lewis Gump,
George N. Cordray, Reason Fox. Rob
ert Floyd, +. l.. Hamilton. U. S. Downs.
II. B.. Meredith, A. N -4kpight. r., f.,
Conaway. c. o. Ry1ner. Charles Bill.
lingslea, r. w. Arnett, George r. Og-
den. Thomas ]. Noon. Samuel A.
Roehm, James Hayes. Ellery NJ. Par.
rish, Arch Browntield, Web Amos, a.
A. Neptune. Frank Amos, Frank Hibbs,
George FL Shoemaker w G. Amos,
Charles E. Morgan, Anthony Bowen,
IT. V. Morgan. Charles E. Hawkins. w.
S. Furbee, W. A. Lawler. William B.
Charleton. D. o. Hayes, S. Jerome
Sturm, Fred P. Rex. Marcus Z. Moran.
John r. ice. ]. S. Parker, Dock Elliot,
]. Fl. Leonard.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-10
Attorney B. F. Ramage
Sustains Bad Fall

Attorney B. F. Ramage had the mis-
fortune to fall on Sunday and sustain
a3broken leg. Mr.. Ramage was return
ing from the home Of his son Chesney
Ramage on Mccoy street and in de-
scending the hill leading from the
house to Locust avenue, he slipped on
the snow and fell breaking both
bones above the ankle.
.Messrs. j. A. Anwyl and j. L. Gas
tonSwho oiwere passing at the time hur'
ried ito Mr.. Ramage and carried him
to- his home on Locust avenue and
medical aid. was summoned and It
sWasSfountl that he was suffering with
AZ bad Fracture. Mr.. Ramage rested
comfortably last night and his condt'
fion lis satisfactory and today physt'
clans believe the fracture will knit
nicely and he will be entirely recover
edSWithint a few weeks.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-10
Shipments on Lakes
Break All Records

CLEVELAND. April 10.-Conges.
StionS Of freight waiting to be moved
ont Great Lakes has brought about
situation unparalleled in inland
Swater history, according to a state
ment today by the lake carriers as
sociations headquarters here. The vol.
inme Of grain and iron ore freight
under contract, says the statement
has now reached one hundred million
tons! The congestion has been caused
J ia, demand and partly by the back
;wardness in the opening of the nayi'
cation season. 1t will probably be
May before navigation Is under
way. Ships that have been idle for
ieeaTss are being hurriedly made ready
toE oEenter9 trade again.
Employment will be given thou
sands u Eseamen VINO had been out OF
service for years and wages Will be
higher, was said.