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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-11-29
Teachers Notice.

The white teachers of Edgefeld
county are requested to meet in the
court house Saturday, Dec. 8, to
organize our Teachers Association,
and arrange for a good meeting in
January. All teachers are urged to
come.
T. J. LYON, Pres.
w. w. Fuller, G. S. E.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-11-29
Honor Roll Long Cane School

Second grade: G w. Hall.
Fourth grade: Richard Bledsoe.
Fifth grade: Lille Casey, Ellen
Bledsoe, George Bell, Frances De-
Wore.
Seventh grade: William Bell.
Eighth grade: Martha Bell, All
lee Bleds soc.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-11-29
Which is the Honest Man!

Suppose two men-for the sake
of convenience we will call them
Mr.. A, and Mr.. Bare regular
subscribers for a newspaper and
suppose both of them owe for a
wear or more. Now both of these
men decide, upon the ground of
economy or for some other reason,
to discontinue the paper.
Mr.. A calls at the office or sends
in money order for the amount he
owes and requested that the paper
bet stopped. But Mr.. B., instead
of paying what he is honestly due
for the paper, simply orders it stop
ped-gives no reason and pays no
money. Which of the two is the
honest man?
-~>~ooNo~~oo~~~~~~>
WANTED-Iighest cash price
paid for scrap iron, including plow
points, plow steels, wagon and bug
gy tires, stoves, mowers and old
farm machinery cut to pieces, brass
es and auto tires.
r. NJ. Winn,
Plum Branch, S. G.
ll-29-3t.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1916-10-05
FOUR CARS DISABLED
in THREE DAYS

Following the accident of S. F..
Portermain, whose car overturned on
the road near the Highland Home
cemetery last Friday evening as the
result of a defective steering gear,
and the accident to James Buchan-
an and Walter Bohn, which, perhaps
was an indirect result of the accident
to Mr.. Portermain, Dan Sullivan
drove his car into the ditch at the
corner Of Main Street and Fourth av-
enue early Sunday morning. Mr..
Sullivan was driving with common
oil lanterns for headlights when the
accident occurred and this probably
accounts for the mishap. AS the car
was travelling slowly Mr.. Sullivan,
who was alone, was uninjured. The
damages to the car, an Overland.
were slight, being confined to the
tenders.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1916-10-05
EXTENSIVE EXHIBITS OF
NORTHWESTERN PRODUCTS

St. Paul, Oct. 3.-Wild ducks have
just been added to the immense per-
manent agricultural exhibit Of the
Northern Pacific railway in St. Paul,
thus completing what has been call
ed the greatest display Of its kind
in America Over 400 separate
specimens of Northwest products are
on exhibition.
According to General immigration
Agent l.. j. Bricker, nearly every
county along this line from the
Great Lakes to Puget Sound is rep
resented. The articles to be found
there include all varieties Of grains
grown in Northern Pacific territory
large sized potatoes, some weighing
more than five pounds, as well as
flowers and different species of fish
and fruits. 1t is declared that many
of these articles were gathered from
among enthusiastic producers in
this immediate section.
The wall of the exhibit rooms are
adorned with painted scenic views
along the line of the Northern Pa
cific.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1916-10-05
SAYS HUGHES WILL
CARRY MONTANA

Chicago, Oct. g. Thomas A.
Marlowe, republican national COM
mitteeman from Montana, visited
Western Republican headquarters
today and reported that his state is
safe for Hughes and Fairbanks. He
said Charles P. Ray, republican can
didate for United States senator in
that state, will win by 10000. He
also declared that Miss Jeanette
Rankin, who is a candidate for a
seat in the Lower House of the Cen
eral Assembly is certain of election.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1916-10-05
MOTHER AND
CHILDREN HURT
A Bad Auto Mishap-Car Wrecked
Horse Killed.

Glenfield, N. D., Sept. 27.-Last
Saturday evening while driving to
Glenfield without lights, Adam Zoll-
ner drove his jitney at high speed
into a horse and buggy. The out
come was unfortunate for all parties
concerned. The Ford was complete
ly wrecked, the horse had three legs
broken and was shot later by it's hu-
name owner and the buggy is broken
to splinters.
When assistance came shortly af-
ter the accident one baby was found
under the wrecked car, another was
lying frightened, faint and bruised,
on the crippled horse; the mother,
Mrs. Taylor Hutchinson, was thrown
into the nearby stubble field where
she lay unconscious. The horse was
a valuable driver and cost 1926 last
year. Mr.. Zollner paid $500 to the
family to cover actual damages.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1916-10-05
UNITED STATES
MUST IMPORT
MANY POTATOES

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4.-With
the potato crop short, thousands
Of bushels must be imported for
home consumption. The Depart
ment of Agriculture today issued
a statement warning importers
of strict regulations to be COM
piled with, requiring permits for
all shippers and examination at
ports Of entry by inspectors of
the department.
Because of the expense of
these inspections, notice was Civ
en- for the present that permits
will be issued only for the ports
of Seattle, Portland (Ore.), San
Francisco, Minneapolis, Port Hu-
ron, Philadelphia, New York and
Boston.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1916-10-05
BRAGDON SUED BY
GIRLS PARENTS

Minneapolis. Sept. 26.- Joseph
w. Bragdon is named as defendant
in a $4,000 damage suit filed today
by Joseph Potvin, father of Irene
Potvin, who was the complaining
witness against Bragdon in the case
in which he is now under conviction.
Potvin asserts that Bragdon's treat
ment of his daughter has resulted In
shame and disgrace to his family
He says in his complaint that Brag-
don possesses $1,OOO,000.
In one of the Bragdon trials, Pot
vim testified for the defense that he
would not believe his daughter under
oath. In the last trial, however, he
testified for the state and said he be-
lieved her story.
Bragdon is now at liberty on bail
pending the outcome of his appeal to
the supreme court, following his con-
viction and sentence to the peniten-
tiary on charges made by the Potvin
girl.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1916-10-05
MANDAN HOTEL IMPROVEMENTS

MANDAN HOTEL IMPROVEMENTS.
Under instructions from Gov. Han
ma the Inter-Ocean hotel at Mandan
will be remodelled and a new addi-
tion, story, 50x13O, will be erected
on Main Street and an addition 5Ox50
on Third Ave. The new buildings
will be fire proof. The addition on
Main street will have two 25 by 1870
foot stores on the ground floor and
the upper two floors will be equipped
as hotel guest rooms. The old main
building will be completely changed.
Plumbing, sewer and water connec-
tions, heating system and lighting ar
rangements will be absolutely new.
Partitions separating a lot Of very
small rooms will be torn out. New
woodwork will replace the old, and
when finished the hotel will present
an appearance as good as new. The
additions will eventually form part of
an entirely new building according to
the plans of the governor.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1916-10-05
THE SLAUGHTER
AT vERDUN
Told by Hospital Ambulance Driver
Of the French Army.

st. Louis, Mo-, Oct. 1.-Stories Of
the great battle for Verdun have been
brought to St. Louis by Elmore Nc
Neill Bostwick, who has returned
to America after driving hospital
ambulance in the French army. He
is the son of the public librarian of
St. Louis.
AS soon as he arrived in France,
Bostwick was assigned to the Verdun
sector, and was there when the great
German offensive began.
AT the beginning of the attack, .
he said, The French were pressed to
the utmost The commanders had to
increase their fighting force from
100000 to nearly million and for
two weeks, affairs were considerably
disorganized. The weather was cold,
and food was short. The pounding of
the German guns filled the medical
posts with wounded. At first we were
short of drivers, and each man had
to remain on duty 19 or 20 hours.
| In the French counter attacks,
sometimes 5000 would charge, and
a thousand of these would be killed
or wounded. 1t was hard to get the
wounded out. Those who were able
to do so, crawled back to the French
trenches. Others lay out in the fields
until help came, and often died. The
stretcher bearers were not permitted
to risk their own lives to get the
wounded, and If shell fire kept up all
day, keeping the stretcher bearers
from going out after the wounded,
they would dart out at night, loop a
rope around the body Of a wounded
man, and from the shelter OF a
trench draw him in"
Mr.. Bostwick said that the French
ambulance drivers and stretcher
bearers treated the French and Ger
man wounded with equal considera-
ton, and he thought the Germans did
likewise
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1916-10-05
GERMANY WILL
FIGHT UNTIL
VICTORIOUS
Chancellor, in Fiery Speech,
Upholds Campaign Of
Frightfulness.

BERLIN, Sept. 20 (Via Lon
don) .--Germany will persevere
until victory is here, the Reich
stag was told yesterday by
Chancellor Vonbethmann-Holl-
veg, according to the full text of
the speech made public here to-
day. The chancellor declared
that this years harvest made
Germany's position much more
secure than it was last year.
Attacking Great Britain, he
declared that the country was
breaking one international law
after another and, above all, was
Germany's most egotistical,
fercest and most obstinate
enemy"
German statesmen" he de-
clared, "who would hesitate to
use against this enemy every
available instrument of battle
that would really shorten this
war, such statesmen should be
hanged.
Concluding his speech, the
chancellor exclaimed:
Germany will not be permit
ted to think of peace while her
house is burning. She must first
extinguish the fire."
The Reichstag adjourned until
October 5.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1916-10-05
RECEIPTS HEAVY
IN WORLDS SERIES

New York, Oct. 1.-While it is
unlikely that new records will be es-
tablished for either attendance or re-
ceipts in the coming Worlds Series,
it is certain that both players and
magnates will profit to consider
able extent when the books are bal
anced at the end of the conflict. TAX
ing the attendance Of the past few
years and striking an average on the
basis of six games, it will be seen
that close to $4,000 spectators can
be counted upon to witness the play.
In the II series to date under the
control of the National Baseball Com-
mission, the total attendance has
reached the remarkable figure of L.
538,918 and the total gate receipts
$2,488,634, which gives an average
charge of admission of about $1.60
per head. Assuming that the atten-
dance at the coming series will
reach an aggregate of something like
175,0OO the gross receipts will total
$28O,OOO. Should tne title be won
in four games straight or even in a
five-game series the gate receipts
would necessarily be smaller.
Under the rules of the National
Commission the gross gate receipts
are divided in the following manner:
The National Commission receives 10
per cent of the receipts of every game
played; of the remaining 80 per cent.
the players receive 60 per cent for
the first four games and the club
owners 40 per cent. After four games
have been contested the players cease
to participate in the financial re-
wards and the magnates take the en-
tire gate less the 10 per cent paid to
the Commission.
Under comparatively recent rul-
ing of the major leagues, the club
owners of the teams competing in the
Worlds Series are obliged to divide
25 per cent of their profits among the
other clubs of their league. In addi-
tion the club authorities bear all the
expenses of the series including tick
ct printing, transportation and hotel
charges for the players, grounds at
tendants, ushers, hire of bands and
a score of minor expenses.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1916-10-05
FLOUR AND BREAD
ADVANCED IN CHICAGO

Chicago, Sept. 26.-Increase in
the price of flour today to the highest
point since the Civil war was follow
ed tonight by an advertisement of
one of the largest bread making con-
Germs in the city that on Friday it
would increase the price of bread
from S to cents loaf, with cor
responding increase in the price of
biscuits and rolls. Other bakers are
expected to make similar increases.
Standard Minnesota patents, used
chiefly in private consumption, were
increased zoe barrel, to $9.10, and,
according to the bakers, will defeat
the suggestion of the Women's Asso-
citation of Commerce that housewives
Offset the bakers increase ty making
their own bread.
The cheaper grades of -four, used
in the baking trade, were also ad-
vanced from 10 to Is cents barrel.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1916-10-05
262 VESSELS SUNK
IN FOUR MONTHS

WASHINGTON. Sept. 30.-ln-
formation received here shows
that between June and Sept. "a
at least 262 vessels of all nation
alities have been sunk by Ger
man submarines. Fifteen of
these were sunk without warn
ing with a total loss of "a lives.
Sixty-six neutral vessels were
destroyed during htat period.
Submarine activity has prac-
tically doubled IN the last two
months.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1916-10-05
COMMITTED TO ASYLUM.

Mrs. Fred johnson of Burke
county was committed to the state
hospital Friday by the county Judge
of this county. She was accompanied
here by her husband. She has been
in private hospital in Minnesota
for some time and was brought to
the state and commitment arranged
for in this county instead of Burke
county. which saved time and ex-
pense.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1916-10-05
ANNUAL MEETING
AT VALLEY CITY

The annual meeting. OF the North
Dakota Votes for Women League
will be held in Valley City, Friday,
Oct. 18th. Va
Mrs. Walter McNabs Miller of Mis-
souri,, First vice president of the Ma
tional Suffrage Association, will be
the speaker of the evening
Mrs. Miller is a charming south
ern woman and to hear her speak
will be pleasure.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1916-10-05
|STREET CARS
FATAL PLUNGE
Two Killed and Sixty Injured
at Cleveland, Ohio.

Cleveland, Oct. 4.-Two crowded
street cars dropped into the river
when street bridge collapsed yes
terday evening. 1t was first report
ed at least so were killed or drown
ed, but this proved exaggerated. Two
persons were killed and moro than
60 were injured with so in the hos
pitals. The cars collided, causing
the bridge to collapse. The car fell
80 feet to tho B. 4 o. tracks. The
bridge spanned west Third Street.
Forty persons were in one car, 30
in another.
Two investigations, one by city
officials, the other by the Cleveland
Railway Company, were started to-
day as result of the accident yes
terday. Two more deaths are ex-
pected.
The accident occurred when a
south bound Scranton road car car
rying a crowd of women shoppers
home at the rush hour. broke away
from the motorman on a hill ap-
preaching the bridge just as north
bound car reached the same point.
The runaway car jumped the
track and struck the north-bound
car. The combined weight of the
two cars and the shock of the COLI
sion was too much for the wooden
bridge, which sagged and then gave
way.
Phone Operator Calls Aid.
Edna Waddington, telephone
operator employed by the Erie rail-
road, saw the accident from where
she sat at switchboard and turned
in call for ambulances, doctors and
fire department..
Hundreds within earshot of the
scene heard the shrieks and cries of
pain and terror as the cars carried
their burden to death or injury.
Begin Rescue at Once.
The work of rescue began at once.
Those who had not been seriously
injured extricated themselves and
then gave aid to those less fortunate.
1t was not long before 80 had been
taken out and carried to hospitals.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1916-10-05
OF STRAWBERRY FARM FAME.


G. w. Schelske, proprietor of the
North Dakota strawberry and fruit
farm, near Goldwin, N. D., is among
the visitors at the Stutsman County
Fair. Mr.. Schelske has, in the last
Is years, learned great deal about
the culture of Strawberries, and has
demonstrated that the fruit can be
raised for successful marketing.
1t is very likely that in the near
future North Dakota strawberries
will become q staple fruit on the
market. In point Of size. flavor and
soundness, the North Dakota berry
exceeds that Of any Of the fruit
shipped in from other 0tatea.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1916-10-05
W0MAN'S
RECEPTION
COMMITTEE
For the Woman's Train Guests
October 9.

A meeting of the executive COM
mttee for the reception Of the
Hughes Alliance Special Train which
will be in jamestown October 9Th,
was held at the residence of Miss AL
ma Lutz, Monday afternoon. The
train will be in the city from 1870 p.
M. until $3.50 P. NJ, a period Of two
hours and it is desired that rousing
welcome be given them. A number
of prominent women speakers ac-
company the train and some of the
best will be heard in Jamestown.
The visitors will be taken to the
Elk's Hall where part of the time
will be given to a booster meeting
with music by local musicians. COM
munity singing and addresses, and
part to reception with light re-
freshments so that an opportunity
may be had for every one interested
to meet and get acquainted with the
noted women who accompany the
train.
The speakers will be welcomed
and introduced by Mayor II. c..
Flint, and while this is a wom-
ems special, the men are ear
nestly requested to come and hear
the national issues discussed.
The local executive committee con-
sists of Mrs. Chas. Rathman, chair
man, Miss Alma Lutz and Mrs. An
drew Blewett.
The local reception committee
consists of one woman from every
woman's organization in the city
whose special duty it will be to dis
tribute literature and to advertise
the meeting in her respective organ
ization, to be at the Elk's Hall to in
troduce the visitors and otherwise
act as hostesses. The following Is
the list of the local reception commit
tee:
Mrs. Francis Peake, Wednesday
Club.
Mrs. w. G. Joos, Musical Club.
Mrs. F. E. Rathman, Woman's
Club.
Mrs. E. R. Edwards, Parent Teach
er's Association.
Mrs. C. D. Abbott, Flower Mission.
Mrs. E. l.. Laythe, Suffrage Club.
Mrs. NJ Sinclair, Presbyterian Aid
Society.
Mrs. A. Wells, Methodist Aid Soci-
ETY..
Mrs. G. w. Thompson, Baptist Aid
Society.
Mrs. A. w. Guest, Episcopal Guild.
Mrs. F. Koehn, Lutheran Aid So
ciety.
Mrs. B. Orlady, Christian Science
church.
Mrs. VIM. Gaines, German Evan
gelical Aid Society.
Mrs. E. v. Simonitsch, Tabernacle.
Mrs. Thos Pendray, Non-Partisan
League, Country.
Mrs. O. ]. Seller, Non-Partisan
League, Town.
Miss Mary McGinnis, Rural School
Teachers.
Miss Florence Taylor, jamestown
College.
Mrs. F.. P. Snyder, Woman's Relief
Corps.
Mrs. VIM. Noel, Maccabees.
Mrs. L. N. Cadieux, Degree of Hon
or.
Mrs. G. l. Feton, Eastern Star.
Mrs. D. R. Brockman, Women's
Catholic Order of FOrresters.
Mrs. w. L. Hail, Auxiliary to Co.
H.
Miss Basing, City School Teachers.
There will he a meeting at the
City Hall tomorrow, Wednesday eve..
at O'Clock, for the purpose of con-
sidering further plans for the recep-
tion. Any one interested in this mat
ter, either men or women, are cor
daily urged to attend the meeting at
the city hall and participate in the
arrangements for this occasion which
will be a noteworthy one in James,
town.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1916-10-05
NEW CHURCH AT CLEVELAND.

Cleveland Leader: Cleveland is
to have a Catholic church. The work
on the foundation will be commenced
in the near future, but the actual
work Of building will not be in prog
ress until next spring. The church
will be located in the northeastern
part Of town.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1916-10-05
WILL RETA;, NAME OF vAsHTI

Word has been received from par
ties interested in retaining the name
of Vashti by the postoff1ce depart
ment that the name of Vashti will be
accepted by the department and the
postoffice hereafter will be known BY
that name. This will be highly sat
isfactory to the farmers and others.
1t was feared that the postofiice
department would continue to insist
on the substitution of another name
for the office. It, 10 expected that q
postmaster will be appointed for the
town soon and mail can now be sent
there by the Pingree-Wilton line.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1916-10-05
COLLECTS $1,381.82
INHERITANCE TAX

State Treasurer John Steen yester-
day received check for $1,3S1.S2
for Inheritance tax collected by the
tax commission from the estate OF
James Fenelon, Wisconsin. 1t was
levied on Dmmons county mortgages.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1916-10-05

lContiansd on Page Eisht.)
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1916-10-05
FAIR WEATHER
fC:c0UNTY FAIR
All Exhibits Alarger Than
Those Of Last

The jamestown Fair Grounds was
very busy scene at an early hour
Wednesday a. m. Tents were being
put up, stock curried and fed, and
. exhibits of all kinds were being ar
ranged
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-03-22
MISS JEWELL JOINS CHAUTAU-
Qua.
VIII Leave Chicago i'm About Three
Weeks on Tour of Southern
States.

Miss nellie Jewell, the talented
young daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Jewell, will graduate from
the Columbia College of Expression,
Chicago in three weeks. After her
graduation she will join the Red
path Chautauqua, and go On a twenty
weeks tour of the south, visiting the
states of Florida, Georgia, Kentucky,
West Virginia and Tennessee.
After their tour of the south the
Chautauqua will work up north grad
ually until they reach Michigan.
Miss JEWELS work will be with
the children, teaching them Folk
dances and telling stories, etc
Her work along this line is of high
degree, and we predict for her a
bright future in the Chautauqua
field.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-03-22
SAW NEPHEW IN PICTURES.
John Harter Given Surprise at Lyri
Theatre.

John Harter Of this city has a ne !.
phew fighting in the German army.
His name is George Harter and he is
the oldest son of Mr.. Harter's broth
er who lives in Alsace near Staus-
burg. Last week Monday and Tues
day night the Lyric theatre of this
city showed some great war scenes,
one of them the Teutonfc Assault
against the Russians in Poland which
ended with the fall of the last Polish
stronghold. In one of the scenes Mr..
Harter saw his nephew, and easily
recognized him. Mr.. and Mrs. Har-
ter attended the pictures both nights,
and naturally were very much inter-
ested in them. Their nephew was
on the Russian front, and had been
their since the first day of the war.
The next day after the pictures were
shown at the Lyric Mr.. Harter re-
ceived a postcard from his nephew
giving him some interesting notes
from the war zone, and also the fact
that he had been given the Iron cross
by the Kaiser.