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The Holt County sentinel., 1917-12-21
NORTHWEST MISSOURI NEWS
The Most Important New. Condensed
From the Leading Papers. by
A. A. Jeffrey.

I Only two votes were east against
the $4,000 bond issue by which Milan
lns, week renewed it, deb, for the city
electric light plant. III. original. ere.
htcd 20 years ago was 5000. the
city nov having 81 900 IN cash ~ hp.
ply on The old bonds.
Two surprise, quite diverse In
nature befell Arthur stephens, man.
ager 0f the Farmer,' Store, at Gala
tin. last week. On one evening the
employees 0f the stare invaded his
room In a regular old.fashioned sur
prise party: and ca the next the water
pipes bursted In the apartments d..
rectly above <et.phen's rooms and let
such food of water in upon him
that he had ~ move out for three or
four days, says the North Miss0urian.
AT 4 Daviess county sale last
week, COWS averaged $S4.55 q head;
brood sows, S49.2i, and one team ~
mules sold for $3.50.
caught the seat f 7. u. Rays panta.
looms, Monday. says the Gilman Guide.
and jerked him into the machine. When
the machine got through with him the
rear Of his breeches had disappeared
from view and he had 70 he taken
home In n barrel. DR.. Magrew took
sig stitches In his person, and his wife
will have 10 take good many more In
his pants.
during November. i5S cars OF
freight we're handled through the
Jamesport depot-i26 out and 80 In.
Last year. In November. SO cars were
shipped out and 81 In. Freight
charges paid at the local station this
November exceeded those Of q year
ago by $4,000. says the Gazette. and
the war tax on both freight and pas
scngcr business amounted 70 Sii4.67
In items running from ] cent 10 S7.55
"A 740-pound hog was sold by
Thomas w. Stricklcr. Of Craig, last
week. says the Corning Mirror, the
price being Sl2i.
---On his way home 70 visit his faith
or. ut New Hampton. DR.. Howell, q
veterinarian In the b. =. Army camp
In Georgia. reached Albany last
Thursday morning, just in time IA
learn that his brother, u. q. Howell,
Of st. Joseph. had been killed by q
tra'n At. lbany only the night before.
The record OF . cross-country
motor trip was reported TO tho Ar
bany Ledger BY u. Il. Williams, who
recently moved from that place "
Eatheriand, Neb. He ssys: ave got
here o.. X. We drove 800 miles In
23 hours. It took ~ gallons Of gaso-
line. The 20 hours was straight driv-
80 H.Andrew county women have knit
ard sent out % gweatsrss e pair! q
vv,j.t,s.ts. 10 nniFn AZ oocko and <8
The Holt County sentinel., 1917-12-21

found many good sandwiches, scraps
~ bread and other rood foodstuifs
about the school hous" yard. He told
the children that n all the children In
America would only save this good
food instead ~ wasting II there would
he enough -four 10 feed the hungry
little folks Of France and Belgium.
lie spoke 30 often and convincingly
about II that there are no longer any
bread scraps about the school house,
no rhavc there been for several weeks.
A recent "smokeless" day insti-
tutnd by the good women Of Rich
nond, yielded Si0s.75 for war relief
work.
The scarcity " hay or the unus-
ually large amount Of soft corn left In
the field must have had something 10
40 In boosting the price Of . Burling-
ton Junction stalk field 70 x3.l0 an
acre. This price sounds high. says
the Post, when only . few years ago
the rent Of an acre Of ground was not
much more than that.
The Spicksrd Home Guard Com
pany has grown steadily In numbers
and earnestness since its oFRsnixa-
ti0n In October, says the Gazette. The
campaign opened with 70 members and
the number increased In two weeks TO
100. Now there are I25 In the COM
pany. with others joining. 30 there is
no doubt that the roster will. event
ually include 100 names.
To celebrate their 50th anniver-
sary in the same house where they
were married was the unusual priv
iIege Of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Boyd, Of
Princeton, last week. Though they
recently moved from their old fam
home to- Princeton, the anniversary
festivities were held at the old home,
where their daughter now lives.
Frost -bursted steam pipes caused
an explosion In q home heating plant
In Princeton, last week. A stream Of
boiling water was let out into the
basement room where Mrs. John
Cousins and her daughter, Ruby, hap
pened TO be ut the time. Both were
very seriously burned.
Farm sales near Princeton are
going good. says the Post. A COM
mon brood SOW brought $3.50 the 9th.
er day; hay sold at $27.50 Q ton, and
corn At $l.30 bushel.
Total deposits In Ray county
banks have reached $3.50. .929.06, says
the Richmond Missourisn.
Pleased with the established pol
Icy Of Jewell Msyes' paper, the Rich:
mond Missourian. 10 say only good
things about people. an old gentleman
called at the Missourian Office the
other day and told Q story. "It'. .
fine thing 70 be able 70 sey kind
words" said he. " remember that
on one occasion . worthless follow
had closed his eyes In his last sleep.
A he lay In his cssket the neighbofs
awaited the hour Of burial with q.
prs.sions indicating that they eonsid-
more than his company. Finally one
old man, who was prone 70 .say nice
things about psople, walked % ths
coffin, looked down In silence tor .
moment snd thsa said' He was .
--Ths record for number n mar
The Holt County sentinel., 1917-12-21

At the regular meeting Of Oregon
Lodge, No. i39. A. F. and A. NJ, held
Saturday evening. Dec. Is, 1917, the
following officers were elected and In.
stalled for the ensuing year.
Luther NJ: Dawson, W. NJ; John G.
Ginord. Si 5. W.; George s. Lukens. J.
Thatcher. secretary; H. N. DUNCAN,
trustee three years; 4. r. Keafney,
s. D.; Claude ]. Markt, J. D.; John 4.
townsend, s: S.; Fred G. Sipes, J. s.;
Carl r.. Huntsnan, Teller.
The lodge voted q donation Of S25
to the Red Cross and $26 TO the Red
Triangle. after which the lodge ad-
journed TO Henninger's for lunch.
The lodge % Q body visited Mound
City Lodge, No. 29l,. Tuesday evening,
Dec. 18, In honor Of Bro. John q.
Slater, who has had conferred On him
the 3Sd degree.
J. T. THATCHER,
LUTHER n. DAWSON, Sscrstsry.
The Holt County sentinel., 1917-12-21

-orsgen Tire Repair Co. Vul.
canising Casing. and Tubes 0ut-of.
town work solicited. Old Post 0ffics
William Joseph 10 travelling
through the county with q large line
clothing drsss scsd:. III Grades. i: in:
q goods. etc. Prices right; worth
your while TO examine the ssme,
The Holt County sentinel., 1917-12-21

-Dc not fail to ses the nice displsy
81 Holiday Goods at .Phillips' Drug
Buy her 4 chest Of Eilvsrware;
70 pieces IN solid oak chests, with hol-
low handle knives. Come In and sea
them. TEARE = RULEY.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1917-01-18
HIGHER POSTAL RATES
ON PAPERS STRICKEN

Washington, Jan. 16.-Postoff1ce de.
partment recommendation for a zone
system. increasing postal rates on
newspapers and magazines for penny
postage on local deliveries and for cur.
tailment Of the pneumatic tube mail
service in cities, were stricken out Of
the annual postoffice bill by the house,
sitting as committee of the whole.
It is expected another vote on the
provision will be demanded when the
measure comes up for passage and il
they again are rejected they will De
reintroduced in the form of separate
bills.
The postoffice bill, carrying appro-
priations of $322,O00,OOO, was complet-
ed in committee of the whole and
house leaders expect to pass it on
Tuesday.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1917-01-18
Miles e. Bono,

Niles E. Bong, aged % years, passed
away at home OF his parents. N: and
Mrs. Andrew Bon:y,, 21cl Park street,
January 10. Besidas his parents he is
survived by si4; sisters. Arnolda.
Bessie, Viola and Kathryn M. Bong, of
Bellingham; Mrs. G. IT. John 'toa, of
Duluth, Mimi, and Jessie Bong, Of
Fargo, N. D.; two brothers. Harold
of Bellingham, and u. d. Bong. Of
Michigan, N. d. Funeral services will
be conducted Saturday afternoon,
January 13, at 2.30 o'clock from the
parlors Of A. G.. Wickman. TAG elk
street, Rev. John M. Shive, pastor Of
the United Presbyterian church, and
Rev. Samuel L. Brown, pastor Of the
Emmanuel Baptist church, officiating.
Interment will be made in Bay View
cemetery. The funeral car will leave
from Walnut street and F!dridge
avenue at 2:15 p. m. for the convent
ence of family and friends.
The above is taken from The
Herald, of Bellingham, Washington
and will be of interest to Oakes people
as Niles was we'll known here, having
spent the greater part of his life in
Oakes. He was very bright student
in our public schools and gave pro-
mise of brilliant career when that
dreaded disease, the white plague.
fastened its relentless grip upon him
and he was compelled to leave for a
change in climate. Everything that
could be done for him however was Of
no avail and he passed away on We i
nesday, January 10, 1917. The Times
Joins with his many friends in Oakes
in extending sympathy to the be-
reaved family
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1917-01-18
Resolution. Of Sympathy
Oakes. N. d., Jan. 10. 19.

OakeS, N. d., Jan. lO, 1917.
Mrs. Robert Clark:
We. the members of Oakes !. O. o.
F. Lodge No. 40, with feelings Of deep
est sorrow wish to extend our sincere
sympathy in this, your affliction.
The great and supreme Ruler OF
the universe has in his infinite wis
dom removed from among us one of
our worthy and esteemed fellow la
borers, Robert Clark; and whereas
the long and intimate relation held
with him in the faithful discharge of
his duties in this Lodge makes it en-
inently befitting that we record our
appreciation of him.
Our Order which he served so long
and so well. has lost a loyal member.
To us who knew his worth and
knew him best, his death comes as a
personal loss and we feel it deeply
The large true heart (which throbbed
for others woes is still We shall
meet. but we shall miss him."
The wisdom and ability which he
has exercised in the aid Of our organ
ization by service. contributions and
counsels, will be held in grateful re-
membrance.
With deep sympathy with the be-
reaved relatives of the deceased, we
express our hope that even so great q
loss to us all. may be overruled for
good by Him who doeth all things
we'll.
"They are passing away, these dear
old friends,
Like leaves on the current cast;
With never a break in the rapid
flow,
We watch them as one by one they
Into the beautiful, mystical past"
Resolved. That copy of these res
olutions be spread upon The records
of this Lodge. a copy printed in the
local papers and copy forwarded to
the bereaved family.
w. H. McPherson,
Il. r. Armstrong,
= p. Stock,
Committee
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1917-01-18
CHANGES MADE IN
COUNTY SALARIES

A recent state law has made a
change in the salaries of the county
officers. Under the old regime salar-
les were based on assessed valuation,
but under the new ruling the popula-
ton is the salary basis. All the Of
fcers with the exception of the states
attorney and county judge now draw
equal salaries of $3.50 per month, the
auditor and treasurer each being
lowered 5000 and the sheriff 800 per
year, while the clerk of court was
raised $4O0. the register of deeds
raised 800 and the superintendent
and states attorney each raised 500.
On account of the fact that increased
jurisdiction of the county court was
lost at the last election the salary of
the judge was consequently lowered.
This change means a reduction of 5000
in the county payroll each year. The
salaries of deputies were raised to SIS
per month, and those of the clerks to
$50.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1917-01-18
LA INQUIRE eEsTs oAxEs

The Oakes high school quintet OF
basket ball tossers went up against a
hard proposition Friday night when
they tackled the highs of LaMoure.
Our boys played good game, but
were outclassed in team work and had
not played much together. LaMoura
has been supporting a good team for
years, and has the reputation of being
able to put things over. The score
was 80 to IA in favor of LaMoure.
The schedule was to have played
Minor that night, but on account Of Il
prevalent disease there the Minor
team was unable to come.
Edgeley will be here for tomorrow
night.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1917-01-18
It Detects overdrafts. Wow!

The First National Bank is install
ing machine that will actually keep
books. 1t is used for making entries
to the banks ledgers and writing up
depositors' statements.
The operator first feeds the custom
er's old balance into the machine
Then he sets down the amount OF
deposit; and, after taking a spacing
stroke, depresses the operating ba,
with the total key down and the cor
rect new balance is automatically
computed and printed in the righ!
hand column. The machine also auto
matically prints the dates opposite
each list of checks and deposits, and
without any attention from the op
orator, sets each in the column iu
which it belongs.
Another thing it doesis to detect
overdrafts instantly, whether the op
orator notices them or not. When
the checks exceed the deposits and
the old balance, the machine auto1uat
ically locks and no results can De OBJ.
tanned until the lever controlling the
internal mechanism is placed in the
subtract" position, when the over
draft is printed in the proper column
with an GOD" sign in red ink
With the use of the machine, the
First National Banks books will be
kept more neatly, accurately and eff
GENTLY than they could possibly be
kept by hand. The machine method
cuts out unnecessary labor and elm.
mates mistakes.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1917-01-18
Chicago Employers Take Steps
Remedy Grievances.

Chicago, Jan. 15.--An increase Of
wages for Chicago apartment house
janitors will be recommended, it was
announced, after a conference Of rep
resentatives of six organizations in.
terested in the management of such
buildings.
A committee was appointed to fix
"a just and equitable scale of wages" :"
The announcement followed recent
threats of officers of the janitors' To-
cal union to call strike of 5000 care
takers.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1917-01-18
Beef Rsisina

H. r. Smith, live stock expert of
the First National Bank of st. Paul,
spoke on Ways and Means of Pro-
ducing Beef on Our Northwestern
Farms" in the first days program.
Mr.. Smith has had many years exper-
ience with cattle, both beef and dairy
breeds, and knows whereof he speaks.
He recommended the beef breeds,
Shorthorn, Angus, Hereford and Gal
loway, in preference to dairy stock
for North Dakota farms, giving as
his reasons the shortage of labor and
the large acreage of the farms here.
1t was, he stated, physical impossi-
bility for the man with big farm
under cultivation to milk big herd
of dairy cattle, while one man could
easily care for two or three hundred
beef animals. With a herd of cattle,
part of the land in the big farms
could be used to advantage for pas
ture, thus reducing the land urdo~ cul-
tivation. And he considers land un-
der grass just as valuable and prtj
ductive as land sown to crops. To
prove this he spoke of different Sec
tions of the country which have gone
in for cattle raising, and comparison
of the bank deposits of these sections
as compared to grain growing areas
spoke most favorably for the cattle
raising districts.
Mr.. Smith spoke very highly of
sweet clover for pasturage, saying
that he considered it even better than
alfalfa. for the reason that alfalfa is
not absolutely safe, sometimes caus-
ing bloat, but he considers alfalfa hay
as an excellent roughage. He stated
that the raising of baby beef, or ami
mails under eighteen months of age,
gave as good profit as when older
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1917-01-18
DICKEY COUNTY FAIR
ASSOCIATION ORGANIZED
animals were raised, and more de-
Boys and Girl. Club Work


D. w. Galehouse of Ohio. the
new state leader of boys and girls
club work for North Dakota. who
takes the position formerly held by
Miss Helen J. Sullivan, was present
at the meeting Tuesday and addressed
those present on what he called the
most valuable crop on the farm-the
bbys and girls. Mr.. Galehouse was
county agent for Mahoning county in
Ohio when appointed to his present
position, and he specialized in boys
and girls work in that state. He was
born and reared on a farm in Ohio,
was for two years employed in the
United States department of agricul-
ture, was secretary of the Ohio Corn
Improvement Association four years,
and had charge of the Ohio exhibits
at the national corn show held at Co
lumbia, S. c., and Dallas, Texas. He
has also been employed in the depart
ment of cooperation of the Ohio ex-
perimental station.
Mr.. Galehouse is sincere and ear
nest believer in the boys and girls
44OVOA4OAkS dAN C1tVO do Ill CAdAQA0
of the tremendous influence of this
work case of a potato grower4 ION a
large scale who told him that he had
learned more about the raising of po-
tatoes from his eleven year old son
who had entered contest and cared
for small patch Of potatoes, than
he has in all his years of experience.
This feature of the movement is, he
said, of great value. He urged that
for this reason, and because it would
make the boys and girls more con-
tented to stay on the farm, that part
ents do all they could to foster this
agricultural interest of the children
by giving them a plot of ground when
they asked for it, and to assist them
in every way.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1917-01-18
The Raising Of Hogs

r. N. Youngquist, who makes a
speciality of raising hogs on his farm
northwest of Fullerton, gave a very
detailed and interesting talk on the
way he handled the hog proposition.
The speaker was very minute in his
details, and from his success in hog
raising his talk showed he is just as
minute in looking after every step in
the breeding Of hogs. & -
The speaker laid especial emphasis
on increasing the number of pigs to
the litter. A SOW should be at least
from twelve to fifteen months of age
at time of farrowing. The best time
to begin breeding is about the middle
of November. Especial care should
be exercised in noting the time of far
rowing, so each individual may have
proper care at this time. When the
young pigs come be careful to see
that they are dried and kept warm.
At this juncture the speaker pulled
forth a pair of cutoff shears that he
used in cutting off the little sharp
teeth of the pigs. There are eight of
these little teeth, four on each side.
Cut them off even with the gum. This
will save lots of effective fighting
when the pigs get older and also save
the mother much torment.
To show the success he had in rails
ing hogs he gave 1915 figures, 81 pigs
from 8 sows and saved 81; 1916, "a
pigs from 8 sows and saved II. The
three lost were in being chilled right
after birth.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1917-01-18
TAussIG FOR TARIFF BODY
Harvard Professor Given Place on
Commission.

0Srvaro ProTeSSor 0iv0n Ftaco on
Commission.
Washington, Jan. Professor
Frank w. Taussig of Harvard has &C.
cepted a place on the tariff commits
sion and probably will be made chair
man. The other four members will DO
announced later.
Professor Taussig is teacher of po-
litical economy, and has written ex.
tensively on the tariff. 1t is under
stood the administration had difficulty
persuading him to accept.
With Secretaries McAdoo and Hous-
ton, he conferred with President Will
son and was told that the work to be
done by the commission was consid'
cred of great importance because OF
tariff readjustments that may be nec-
essary after the war.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1917-01-18

There are few hardy souls that
can struggle along on stony soil
sunbeams, vines that climb without
kindly training-but only a few. Ut
ter the kind word when you see that
lit is deserved.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1917-01-18
Leaquers Meet Saturday Nioht

Two swift league quints come to.
gether at Gym Hall on Saturday night.
There appears to be bad blood be-
tween the two teams, the way they
are sassing each other. and if their
wind holds out the game can be de-
pended on to be fast and furious. The
lineup:
The Cubs-Shirt Tail Denning, Sew.
en- League Gravy. Pill Mixer the
Swede, Lard Oil White, Soak EN-
Denning
The Feds-Knot Hole Ferber. Eat
EN- Raw Blume, Sodhead Whitver,
Tin Lizzie Bellinger. Stub Toe Ram.
harter.
Chew 'em up, Louie! It will be
some game.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1917-01-18
Explosion Kills Three Trainmen.

Kansas City, Jan. 15.-Three train
men were killed at Grand View, Mo-,
near here, when the boiler of Frisco
freight engine exploded. The boiler
was blown 200 feet, blowing with
great force into the embankment along
the right of way.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1917-01-18
w. w. DENNlNG UNANIMOUSLY
ELECTED PRESIDENT
Plans Are Submitted for Permanent
Grounds and Buildings
The Short Course
County Fair Association

President-W. w. Denning.
Vice President-R. N. Youngquist.
Secretary. F. Nichols.
Treasurer-C. S. Brown.
Executive Committee - The four
above and w. B. Richards, >. D. Ames.
J. C. Frandson, w. j. Seifert anG H. J.
johnson.
This organization is the outgrowth
of the Tri-County Farm Products
Show. which has been carried on in
Oakes for seven consecutive years.
The officers of the Tri-County have
been laying plans for some time for
just such an organization and have
also developed plans for securing per-
manent grounds, buildings, etc.
The most feasible plan at the pres
ent time is to use Donation Park,
which the city park board has con-
sented to for fair buildings only, the
barns and sheds to be built on land
adjoining. One block can be bought
here from Mr.. Marshall for $500. and
to the south is a large block of pas
ture ground. which may later coEle in
Mandy Tor race track purposes.
The officers-elect were authorized
to go ahead and incorporate. The
idea of county fair association is
that it might take advantage of coun-
ty aid, which the first year will
amount to $2,5OO. provided the fair
association "is the owner in fee of
real property in the county, sufficient
in area for the purpose of it's fairs
and of the value Of at least $2,500."
After the first year the county COM
missioners according to Section 1872
of State Code shall levy tax annual
ly for the aid of such association.
This of course to be submitted by the
county board to the people at the
next general election.
1t is planned to push incorporation
and begin the sale of stock at once.
Shares will be $40 each.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1917-01-18
SLAYER Attempts Suicide.

st. Paul, Jan. 16.-Charles Woods,
rejected suitor, held for the murder
of Miss Ella Johnson, attempted sui
eide in the dock in police court by
stabbing himself over the heart with
a clasp knife. It is believed the wounds
will not result seriously.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1917-01-18
The siIo, Alfalfa and Sweet Glover

j. G. Haney, of Grand Forks, has
covered this whole middle west on
the silo proposition. He did not just
advise what kind of silo to build.
There were all makes of silos and
every silo man that came around
could show how his was superior to
the other fellows. Have silo, what
ever kind you build; whether of stave
or cement above ground or the pit
silo underground. Corn put in the
silo will go just twice as far, he said,
as corn not sliced.
Concluded on last page)
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1917-01-18
HIGH SCHOOL GAMES SCHEDULE

HIGH SCHOOL GAMES SCHEDULE
Friday, Jan. 19-Oakes vs.. Edgeley
at Oakes.
Saturday, Feb. 3-Oakes VS.. Edge
ley at Edgeley in afternoon.
Friday, Feb. 9-Oakes vs.. Forman
at Oakes.
Saturday, Feb. 17-Oakes VS.. Cogs-
we'll at Oakes.
Friday, March 2-Oakes VS.. Lisbon
at Oakes.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1917-01-18

The boy seems to be turned loose at
tender age to wander at will into
the paths of sin and vice and then
we wonder where all our tramps and
worthless specimens of humanity
come from. 1t is regretable fact
that too many of them come from
seed terminated in good homes and
then sown in a careless manner.