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The Wahpeton times., 1916-12-07
MOTHER STUNNED BY FAMILY

The mother of three children
Who livied i'm destitute cilrumlstall-
ces on the outskirts of Il South
crn city was informed 10y ply.
slcian thai her ailment was tub
erculosis. Ignorant of the ma
ture of the malady, the father, IL
day labOrrr, became stricken
With the disease would spread tc
the children. 'Th> mother con-
seGurntly was Stunned as Il lrper.
She was isolated i'll tle small
home and at times. virtually i'm
prisoned. The children were not
allowed to come in contact with
'hsMs though two of them We're
hardly out of their infancy, but
tn" father enforced this rule with
frequent show of brutality.
The home was i'm an alarming
state of decentralization when il
was brought to the notice of Il
visiting nurse of the Anti-Tub-
erculosiS Association. who made
an investigation. She allaycd
ihr fears of the father by cnlight-
cning him as to- the care of con-
sumptive patients, installed n
sleeping porch. kept the mother
under her constant observation
and now has hrI' off In" highway
To recovery.
Anti-rubcrrulosiS associations
lik" this ar" accomplishing Splrll-
Gl.! achievements i'm the crusade"
az; inst the white plague. Fin
a&rial foundation for even greater
success next year is b"in" asSur-
cd by ilr growth in the sale of
Red Cross Christina Seals. Have
you buu@h! yours?
The Wahpeton times., 1916-12-07

amount OF grain and feeding
some alfalfa or clover hay Il
bunch Of brood sows can be wint :
cred in excellent condition ana
at low enough cost to allow for.
a good profit on mex. years pig
crop. Keep the good brood sows
in a good place and get them
bred early. Pigs farrowed i'm
March make The big profit be-
cause pigs farrowed early make
the best use of green pastures
through the summer months and
are big enough so that they can
be turned into field of corn as
soon as it is ready and can be
marketed off the corn by the first
to the middle of November. The
farmer who had March pigs this
year and took care of them thru
tn" summer and then had field
of corn to- turn them on to early
in September and who sold them
between the first and fifteenth of
November weighing from l8O to
200 pounds made as much mo ley
from his hogs this year as he
ever did.
The Wahpeton times., 1916-12-07
INDIAN SCHOOL NOTES

t.hafleS lrllOWDlru. one OF tht
advance pupils i'm carpentry has
had charge of the work of shn.l-
ing he new pains shop.
Mrs. Lauder and Mrs. Merit
We're visitors at our mid-week as
scmbly.
The new band now consists at
twcnty-four piece; and is getting
along nicely under the splendid
instruction of Prof. Warln !,
They will APPEAR i'm our assrmI.-
lies in Il few weeks.
Mrs. Carrier cntcrtailcl tic
lamrs rf !he school at llncI,-
CON THANKSGIVING evening" With I;
Theatre party later.
TAanhs2 ;vingD ay was srrn:
pleasantly by pupils and a!np;ny-
res. \ fu":ial >tNicr W; Ii !!
i'm The afternoon at which time
Rev. Walton of the Episcopal
church addressed the pupils. Mrs
Paul also sang. On wednesday,
evening proceeding this. the pu-
pills of the school furnished il pro-
gram. the thought OF which was
! thanksgiving. Charles Ellis
packimrau and Andrew Robert
son acquitted themselves very
cr"ditahly.
The basket ball boys will go 70
Fergus Falls for the first game OF
the season. "Wednesday. While
the team is mot as heavy as usual
ly il is composed of splendid
players and Il very good game is
expected. Saturday evening a
game will he played With th"
Wahortnn High School.
The week ending Deccmbr 10th
has been set a>id!, as health week
and !h" subject to be studied dur
i'm" that time is tuberculosis. At
tcntiun will he given to the best
methods of lhr prevention of this
,lrccase.
The Wahpeton times., 1916-12-07
STATE SCHOOL OF sc;EToE

Prof. Nj. T.. Todd, chief of the
staff of electrical engineers at lln.
State School of Science was elect
cd president of the North Dakota
ta State RADIO Association which
just held it,, annual meeting at
the city of Grand Forks. We con-
gratulate both Mr.. Todd and the
association for we are sure it is
Il mutual honor to the society and
to him.
Friday morning at i! o'clock
the Hon. W. l.. Stockwell will
speack in the Assembly room at
the Science School. Ii will be
remembered that Prof. Stockwell
was for Il number of years North
Dakota's State superintendent.
Following Mr.. SIockwrIl. Miss
Ruth PaXum who has been y.
W. G.. A. secretary in China for
he last eight years. will speak on
some phase of Chinese life and
conditions. All who are interest
ed are cordially invited to he pre-
sent Il: the ah"v, named hour and
hear these two notable people.
Prof Wolf has returned frunl
Wisconsin where he and Mrs.
Wolf had been called hv the sud
den illness aud death of Mrs.
VOLTS mother. Mrs. Wolf re-
manned for short time at the old
home. The many frirul, OF MI,
and Mrs. Wnif among the stud
"nts. he faculty and tn" citizens
of tn" city wrr" very sorry in
learn of their sad bereavement
ana all extend ln 'lirnl The deep
est sympathy.
'Th" enrichment for he wine"
term l., Il IiIiI" ahnornl;t!iy nr Iir
boys. There were IL few tl;i
were ,M;lhl" ia 9"i rooms in h"
durIniI"ry an;I were ruinp"lird to
find rOnIi> .lnWn town.
Lewis Bar'Ian OF Alexander.
North Dakota has r,"i~t"r"d for
{ he winter term cU,lrsr; i'm on
;,inrrrin- II" i he first stud
"nt to register rrnn Mrkrnzi"
County.
The m"r'in. of tn" Literary
"Wednesday night was
we'll attended AMI I.ly much cn-
.ioy"d by al, ~" program was
chiefly nl>jr@. and >"l!i" very
fine Talent va. huW.l.
The Wahpeton times., 1916-12-07
XMAS sox FOR co. I.

The ladies appointed by the
various Clubs to cooperate with
the committee from the WoInens
Relief Corps in preparing a XInaS
Box for Co. L.. me! with them at
the home of Mrs. Schneider OF
Friday evening. Arrangements
were made for the packing of the
box at the City Hall. SATURDAY.,
December 10th, and all donations
must be there by 100 p. NJ. Com
mit!ees were selected to canvass
the homes of the city for dona-
tioms and ii goes without saying
that they will meet with Il grl"r-
Gus response.
Following is list of things
which the ladies decided would
ship we'll:
Inro"k"'i hams. Fruit. Nut. Sun
shin" and Angel Cake: Cookies,
Rocks or lirrmits. .Su"l and Plum
puddimgS. Cranberry or other
Jelly: lin glasses covered viii II
both paralimc and Tin cov"r;.
Mine" Meat in sealed glass jars,
Home Made Candy. Fudge. Div
unity or any other with founda-
lion. lpackcd in boxes i'm oiled
paper. Nuts. Sailed or Fresh.
In addition. cash donations
will be welcome for the purrllaS :"
of apples. butler. pickles and Il
small gift for each snlid"r-boy.
The Wahpeton times., 1916-12-07
PLAY GROUND Benefit At
HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM

An entertainment consist in"
chiefly nf folk dances will be given
by ihc grade pupils at he High
school. Friday evening. Dee. Sih.
I'll" dancers will ho dressed in APP
piopriate costumes for the urc-
aston.
Admission twenty-five cent :.
Til" proceeds will be used to add
to tn" play 2rou I'd equipment.
The swings that have been placed
in u" school yard have furnished
a great deal of hoalihful amusr-
hent t" tn" pupils.
II is hoped that this entertain
m"nt will be we'll attended.
Com" out and help thr chilr"n
get their equipment and enjoy a
pleasant evening.
The Wahpeton times., 1916-12-07
LITERARY CLUB MEETS

The W".man' Literary Club
met with Mrs. Mrrtz. Friday. Dee.
Isl. I'I" country Studir! was
Argentina ANA Mrs. i.ounsburv
WAS The lrAH"r ct iIr lesson. She
gave most interesting drSrl'ip-
iinn of the country, it's manners
and customs: lis government ami
it, foreign population. Miss
Fulton spoke on its schools and
education. Miss Fulton also
gave a fine talk on .hr Segregation
Detectives. Tn" selling of Rcd
Cross Seals was discussed and the
Club voted to- take charge of this
matter as in former years. Re-
freshments were served and the
Club adjourned to meet in two
weeks with Mrs. +. II. Jones.
The Wahpeton times., 1916-12-07
CHRISTMAS mAlL

10 the Patrons OF tn" pos.officc
In "rdr that all mail can re-
ceive tho best attention and reach
its destination in ..hc shortest
possible time, during the holiday
rush, | would suggest that all
parcels be mailed as early as pos
siblc. Parcels may be marked
mot TO be opened until Christ
mas" For convenience and SAT-
ctv, all parcels should be securely
wrapped. addressed plainly, re-
turn address on upper left hand
cOrnaer. atfiX sufficient postage
and mail early.
BY following these iustruc-
tions you will not only help the
postal clerks hut your mail will
not be held through congestion
which frequently occurs in tram
sit.
C.. ID. RI'rrENHOUSE,
Postmaster
The Wahpeton times., 1916-12-07
CASEY TO YEaD EQUITY
PACKING co,

p. NJ. Casey. defeated candidate
for stat" 'r"nS;lI"r ON TN" demo-
cratic ticket. has been elected
president nf IIi" Equity C"-"o"ra-
iiv" Packing Co.. which pIans; to
establish IL ra,liil@ plant in Far
90. Mr.. Casey, home * Lisbon.
and eyer sine" h" Equity organic
alton was perfected in this state
several years age. has been one of
its most ardent boosters.
Over $500. 900 wurIl, of stock
has already been sold tn the farm
rrS over North Dakota. Th" in
rorporalorS have issued call for
Il mass convention "f all subscribe
cl'S tn b" held on Jan. l7.lI in Far
go. y. D.-Sh"ldon Progress.
The Wahpeton times., 1916-12-07
DO YOUR XMAS
SHOPPING EARLY

Make your purchases Will"
stocks ar" full. Only seventeen
days remain until Christmas.
Stop a moment and think of it
if you have not yet commenced
your shopping. Remeber. too.
that this year il will be more diff
flcult than il ever has been be-
fore to fill your order at the
eleventh hour. BY little for thot
on your part you can save the
clerks and merchants. the rush
and confusion that is sure TO re-
suit if you yeave you shopping till
the last moment.
Do it low!
The Wahpeton times., 1916-12-07
RouoHINo CATTLE THRU
THE WINTER

For roughing cattle through
the winter the best possible feed
is corn silage and alfalfa hay.
Given a fairly roomy shed that is
kept we'll bedded with straw, a
water. tank with heater i'm t.
with which to remove the ice a I'd
take the chill off the water, an
abundance of alfalfa hay and corn
silage make an ideal method of
winteIing a bunch of yearling or
two year old steers or hcfers or Il
hdnch of breeding beef cows.
The Wahpeton times., 1916-12-07
FoRTNieHrLy CLUB MEETS

ON Monday. December ilh The
fnriniYh'I> Club was entertained
hy Mrs. praiIrr. Sixteen mem
s"r- asst on" guest were prrSralt.
RrpnrfS were received from
IN" r"MIni'i"" working for the Co.
I Chris mas box.
IN" S"rr"a'Iy read paper on
Boy scouts and Camp Fire Girls.
This excellent. paper was preoar-
cd hy Mrs. Kinds. whose illness
prevented her coming.
After a special number on the
NlctI'ola, Mrs. Rice conducted a
very good drill on words often mis-
pronounced.
Refreshments were served and
th" Club adjourned to meet on
Dec. 18th with Mrs. Hanson.
The Wahpeton times., 1916-12-07
FEED For PIGS

The farmers who has aeon.
siderable nutnber of hogs on lan.l
at this time of the year that are
not yet large enough or fat en-
ough for marketing has consider
able of a problem confronting him
with regard to the best manner OF
disposing of these pigs. Fort
urate indeed. is he if he has a suf
ficient amount of corn of a fairly
good quality of grown on his farI.l
To feed to them. Perhaps no year
has emphasized TO US to so great
an extent the value of corn on the
North Dakota farm as has tn"
present year. Home grown corn
is by ali odds the cheapest feed
that can possibly be used in finish
ing hogs this winter even though
they do not do quit" so we'll on it
as they would on good firm grain.
There are. however. still many
farmers who are raising hogs
without providing a sufficient are
age of early maturing corn will
which to feed them in case of
a short crop of barley. Naturally
the majority of farmers who are
so situated have already decided
the best thing to do was to sell
The pigs before now, regardless of
what price could be secured for
them.
Never before has the Expert
memt Station received so many
letters inquiring as to economical
means Of fredin" th" various
classes of farm animals. Never
before ha- it been more difficult
tn suggest feeds that may ," used
for hogs and still insure a reason
abl" profit. In tho absence of
corn tn" farmers in search Of a
means Of finishing hogs NUT look
to barley. screenings or mill
feeds. Where possible TO Sc
cure wheat screenings they will
probably make as cheap a feed as
anything for hogs as the wheat
screenings carry a fairly high
prIcrn.a.r of small wheat in most
localities This year. Wher" II
e""d quality nf barley can be So
cured it Will stand second on the
list c$ The most economical feed.
In som" localities i'm close prnXi.-
nifty to flour mills some mill feel
can be used to good advan' ag"
along With barley. corn or screen
ingS. Even though feeds are en-
rep'inally high it is probable that
good young hogs i'm {. healthy trh-
fifty condition at the present tim"
will make a good profit if carried
until they weigh better than 200
pounds and are in good condi-
tinn.
While it may be absolutely nee
eSsary for some farmers 10 sacri-
flee their pig crop on account Of
the shortage Of feed and inability
to secure it the farmer who sac
rifices his breeding stock along
with the market pigs is making a
mistake. Brood sows will not
only sell high next spring but will
he in good demand. By practic-
ing rigid economy, using a limited
The Wahpeton times., 1916-12-07
$50, 600 FIRE RACES
IN MllNoR. N. D.

Last Thursday morning at an
early hour the Thorpe Eclevator
three buildings belonging to tn.
Thompson Yards and two box
cars were totally destroyed by fire
at Minor.
TIL" origi il of the fire is a mys-
terry. Fortunately there was no
breeze and after hard fought
battle. the tirrmcn were able to
extinguish the blaze. Many of the
adjoining buildings caught fire
but was Promptly put out aad
kept from spreading.
TN" loss was covered by insur-
ance.
The Wahpeton times., 1916-12-07
FARM
RESULTS

The results secured on the
North Dakota demonstration
Farms i'm 1915 are given i'm the 10
Annual Report of the Farms.
which has just been published
ana is now ready for distribution.
TIL" CO.'S; nf producing the crops
OF the 1852 fields i'm the rotation
was $9.tl per acre, the gross re-
turns were $21.33, leaving net
profit of :si2.i2 per acre.
The Wahpeton times., 1916-12-07
WARNING

Keep TN" city clean. II is
strictly agan>' The city "rdinanr"
10 keep manure. rubbish or ashes
in the alleys of the city. during
;iy month of tn" year. The
Clean Up Motto" does not only
n"an you ar" to clean up i'm the
Spring. il lm"an- "a keep your
back yard clean at all times. No
TN cans or paper must be
thrown in the streets or alley :,
keep same in h"vrS or barrels. or
send io 'unl:ir. ground and save
of trouble.
Board of IIralfI.
The Wahpeton times., 1916-12-07
NEW CHURCH

There will be services in the
new United Lutheran Church next
conducted by Rev. Dahl
of Dwight. This church. a beat
tiful efifica. has just been comp
leted. 1t cost about $4,000 and
is located at the corner of 9Th st.
and Michigan Ave. The dedica-
tion will not take place until
some time next summer.
The Wahpeton times., 1916-12-07
BARLEY REAmlMcs

Miss Lean Wittkopp WAS a
passenger to- Wahpcton SATURDAY..
Herb Meyer and wife autocd to
Mourrlm Thursday.
G.. T.. Harris and l.. \. Bohn
wrnt To Wyndncrr to attend
lodge meeting on Saturday even
ing.
Miss Alma Frisllup returned 10
her home near DeLamerc, We'd
ne~day.
\. Matthias and family spent
Thanksgiving Day in Walcott.
Arthur kressin and Herman
Wittkopp were in Lidgerwood, OH
Saturday.
Henry Bushing and Mr.. and
Mrs. FasliulZ were in WahYeton,
Monday.
Miss Lillestol was a passe g.
er to Wahpctnn Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. August Riemana
of Deer Greek, Mimi. visitors with
+. G. Riemann and family Sunday.
John Nagcl and John NJ. Thiel
made a trip to Wahpeton on Mon
day by auto route.
Aaron NauS left for his home
in Minnesota the first of the week.
DIR. HoNie recently made a trip
to his former home in Iowa.
Miss Irene SchI.ader of Hank
inson is visiting with her aunt,
Mrs. \. BrosoWske, for a few
days.
Miss Ida Springer of Wynd-
mere was Il guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
\. Folsom OH Thanksgiving Day.
Mr.. .Jentz of Mantatior went TO
Gwinncr Thursday.
Mrs. N. II. Berg had dental work
done in WahpetOn.
Henry Dichrall a.ld wife autoed
here from GolfaX nnd spent Sun
day with the J. L.. ReI,mct family.
p. }. Best returned To Minip-
apolls on "Wednesday night after
spending a few days here.
! Mr.. Kelly accompanied by Rcu-
ben Scther aui"rd here from
M""rcton Thursday afternoon.
| Miss Dulbcar spent the weekend
in Valley CITY as IL vacation from
her school work i'm Antelope.
| MIR. Hannnk was here from Far
go tin" first of the week i'm the in
trrrsts of the Consolidated school
work in Antelope twp.
Thco. Pompe and wife of Lots
y I.,..t
visit with relatives.
+. I'arup came home from Waih
pctA'n Monday having spent sew
en- weeks there doctorimg for u
sore hand.
Alex Mcdonald. John MrLco.i
aud John Fink drove to Wynd-
mere Friday to market hogs.
Tf" addition to the II. e.. Best
Stor" is finished and their stock
of goods is being rrarranyrd.
y. G.. .j"nk tIrrsIiny outfit
was loaded ami shipped To Fargo
this week.
II. NJ. Bailey. joyce. Geo. Elliot.
and j.. l.. CoIWr!I were i'm Wah-
pri"n, Monday Joyce remained
tl"r" as he j., taking Il course in
engineering at tn" State school of
Science.
II. \. Springer and wife of Wyr
diner" visited at ;h" G.. G.. Mnlrct
home on Thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs Il. T.. Bailey autucd
To M""r"t"n Thursday ">r:ling.
/ Paul Zuirh left ON Saturday for
SiIvi>. Ill.,. where his ntIrr.
Carl has a position in II. Il. Car
shop.
Geo. Elliott. T.. l.. Bailey and
-. W. a!'I l.. T.. Mnirrt and fam
lilies -p"ui IIIanhS.ivin. Day with
III" q. G.. Moil"i family.
Miss Helen Snv'i"r spent her
Thanksgiving vacation with rpla-
fiv"S in Brrrkrnrid.r and i,rrn,I.
Falls.
llI" Farmers Elevator Go. and
lin" Bailey Il settler Elevator ca
hay" each r'c".i'l,.' r"r..iVrtl a car
load OF corn which Will helm thc
feed situation ia his IuraliIy This
w""i
The Wahpeton times., 1916-12-07
Challenge Dramatically Accepted

Ihey Sald that they represent
ed $4,000. 100000. $4,000 employ
and 100000 working people and
that they would use all of this to
balk, defeat and undo the work of
the American trade union move
ment.
well. they have the right TO do
it. They have the right to do il!
regardless of the fact that we
stand for the manhood, the No-
manhood and the childhood of the
country, as against their billio Is
of wealth"
Then shouting at the top Of his
voice Gompers made the declara-
tion that carried away the audi
ence:
"All that I. as a man, can say
i'm answer to you me of wealth is
this: ''Be careful-you are going
too far! for there is a limit to
human enduranca. You throw
down the gauntlet and we of the
working classes will accept the
challe lge and fight. We will say
to you with the greatest power
that we have: Lay on, Macduff
and damned be he who first cries,
Hold! enough"
Promises All labors' Help
"Men of the railroad brother
hoods, in what is before you you
may count upon all men of labor
in this land of ours"
Gompers' declaration came in
to the love feast. the peace meet
ing, as a thunderholt. II was
all the more sensational because
nothing that the railroad brother
hood presidents said seemed i'm
anv wise to have prepared the way
for it. Ii was all the more re-
markable because within the
American Federation of Labor.
Gomprrs is regarded as the con-
sorvativr who does all that he can
to repress fight talk" to hol
back those radicals who are al
ways for taking extreme mcasu-
res.
Rut today MOI a delegate so far
as could he seen failed to rally tu
Gompers' call TO battle and dele
gates from all parts of the coun-
try expressed the opinion that the
fight is on to a finish.
The Wahpeton times., 1916-12-07
we ARE AS NEAR AS the
NEAREST PHONE

Flowers. Plants, Greens. De-
signs made to order. See our
new and latest design catalogue.
Phone 266J. Wahpeton Floral
Co.
The Wahpeton times., 1916-12-07

Mr.. J. r. Molloy spent last Fri
day in Fargo maturing his plans
for removing to that city, the fore
part Of the year.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-12-28

sources are at present more than
double what they were 10 years ago.
Beyond All Precedent.
The compilation Just completed
OF returns for the last bank call"
the comptrOller's statement reads.
"discloses a condition of strength,
progress and growth beyond all pre-
cedent Resources of national banks
on the date of the last call are great
or than the total resources of all re-
porting state banks savings banks.
private banks. and loan and trust
companies throughout the United
states AZ the time of the inaugura-
ton Of the federal reserve system
about two years ago.
1T is also noteworthy that the
resources Of our national banks az
This time exceed by S321000.000 the
otal resources of an the reporting
banking institutions i'm the United
states. including state banks. saw
ings banks. and loan and trust COM
panies. and national banks. as Well
as late as the year 1904"
The pYeatest percentage of in
crease the comptroller states. dur
ing the two year period i'm which
the federal reserve system has been
in operation. was in the western
states. Geographically. the increase
was as follows:
New England. % percent: east
ern states. 80 percent; southern
states. 30 percent; middle western
states. 81 percent: western states. so
percent: Pacific states. 80 percent "
I'm this period. the statement
says. "the New England and eastern
states increased a total of $2.005,-
including the far west increased So
O22. 100000.
Between Sept - and NOV. l.
Oast two bank call dates) resources
Of the national banks Of New Eng
land and eastern states increased
$444.OOO,00 The increase in re-
sources for the west and south for
the same period was S664.OOO. 600.
The percentage of increase in the
New England states was 1856;
eastern states, 6.S4. southern states.
1898; middle western states. 5.71:
western states. 11.76. and Pacific
states. 7.S7. The "a, erage increase for
the whole country was 7.67 per-
cent"
The principal changes between
Sept Il and Nov. Il. show an in
crease of $1,1O9.OOO.OOO i'm resources.
an increase of S1.126. 100000 in de-
posits. bringing the total deposits
Of national banks up 10 S12.4SS.OOO.-
600; an increase of S4S5.O0O. 900 in
loans and discounts and an increase
of $237. 100000 in reserves. bringing
the total reserves held up 20 So
472.O0O. 900. the highest on record
by $1S5.OOO.O0O
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-12-28
BANK RESOURCES
SHOW BIC GAIN
Have Increased More Than
Four Billion in the Last
Two Years.

wAsHINGTON. Dec. 2s-Re-
sources Of national banks Of the
United States. Comptroller Williams
announced Wednesday night. have
increased more than $4,000. 900. 600
during the past two years and now
aggregate S15.520. 900. 900. exceeding
by about $1,000. 600. 900 the total re-
sources Of the bank OF England. the
bank Of France, the bank Of Russia.
the German Reichs bank. the bank
OF Italy. the bank OF Spain, the
bank OF The Netherlands. the bank
~ Denmark. the Swiss National
bank and the Imperial Bank Of
Japan com bined.
Tn a statement based on returns
from the last bank call Nov Il. the
comptroller calls attention TO tho
fact that the increase has been at
the rate OF approximately Is per
cent a year during the past two
years. as compared with six percent
a year for the 10 year period from
1904 20 1914 and that the total re-