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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1917-03-02
The Opposing Room.

If you had spent fifteen OF the best
years of your life listening TO the COM
posing room tell "why they can't set
It," had grown hollow in the checks
listening to linotypers tell you you
didn't know what you were talking
about and had grown the stringhalt
from standing first on one foot and
then on the other while you listened to
the foreman make objections. you
wouldn't have blamed us for hugging
dirty faced kid. with freckles bigger
than nickel, who looked up into the
editors whskers and said. Mister,
where is the opposing roomT-Buffalo
News
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1917-03-02
Our Land Extension.

Great Britain Is no longer the only
nation that can say the sun never sets
on its territory. Since the United
States acquired the Danish West In
dies It can make the same boast.
Hitherto the little island OF Culebra,
which Is virtually part Of Porto Rico,
has been our most easterly point OF
land and the island Of Balabac. In the
Philippines, our most westerly point
The distance between them is just a
little less than $50 degrees, or half the
circumference Of the earth. st. Croix,
in the Danish West Indies, is thirty
eight miles farther east than Culebra,
enough to bridge the gap. Just as the
sun is rising on St CroiX it is setting
on Balabac.-Youth's Companion.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1917-03-02
EAST GLOCESTER.

1Mrs. Herbert Mathewson visited friends
in Providence this week. -: ....sxs.
Several boarders arrived this week a,
the Henry Whipple cottage.
Austin Corbett of Providence, visited
with friends here last Sunday.
James, the little son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Randall, is i'll with the grippe.
Arthur Jahn of New York, was the guest
OF Oscar and Walter Steere last Sunday.
Guests from Providence were entertain
ed at the See-O See cottage last Sunday
Miss Gladis Steere returned home Sun
day from a weekend visit with friends in
Dsnvers, Mass.
Howard Tucker, of Manton, visited with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Tucker in
Harmony on Sunday.
Mrs. l.. +. Conan and granddaughter,
Helen Conan, visited Mrs. Byron Steere in
Olneyville on Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Johnson visited
with DR.. and Mrs. David Harrington in
Glocester last Sunday.
DR.. Marston and Mrs. Josephine Davis
of Providence, were the guest Of Mrs.
Daniel Paine on Sunday.
Benjamin Carey Of Bristol, visited his
daughter and son-in-law, Mr., and Mrs.
Parkman Jacroy over Sunday.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1917-03-02
lake This Any Way.

You would not allow another man to
snub you. To be discourteous TO you,
without resenting II. Neither will the
other fellow permit you to treat him
shabbily without letting you know
what he thinks Of It. Some days you
feel cross. cranky and irritable. And
did II ever occur 10 you that on these
very days you seem 10 see others as
others seem to see you? Did It ever
occur 10 you that others are bound to
treat you as you treat them? Take
this any way you want to. but take II.
Silent Partner.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1917-03-02
GEORGIAVILLE.

Dell Passano of this place, has a new
Overland car.
Mr.. John O'Neil Of Nasonvie, visited
the Misses Niles on Sunday.
Herbert Swallow has left for two
months stay at Miami, Florida.
Miss Maisie McNabb has just returned,
after two months stay in Florida.
We are still waiting for information re.
garding the proposed electric car line to
Saltwater.
The Misses Esther and Grace Gallagher T
Of Paw'ucket, spent Sunday with Mrs.
David Harris.
A COW, taken from a barn near Woon-
socket one night about a week ago. was
found in barn near Georgiavile. More
hard luck!
Roads are in poor condition in this sec
iion. The Farnum Pike is especially bad
for the wear from Greystone to the North
Smithheld line.
Miss Lena Shaw Of Lincoln and Miss
Nellie Marston held joint birthday party
at the home Of the latter the past week
Among those present were Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel Turner OF North Providence.
The Angel Community Club met at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Gould on
Wednesday, February aIst. Fruit, cake
aud coffee was served and vocal and piano
solos were given by Mrs. Lula McCsbe.
Many friends from this section attended
the funeral Of Mrs. Mary James Of Grey
stone on Sunday. She died on Thursday,
February 77nd. The floral offerings wer e
many, among them being four from the
Esmond Mills. Mrs. James has been a
resident Of Greystoue for many years. She
is survived by O husband, two dsugh ter
and two SONS.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1917-03-02

is rather erroneous. To the average
mind it suggests the quest Of pleasure
or sport. The subject Of recreation has
many phases. II is really question Of
leisure. Many desire To spend their
leisure otherwise than at games. enter
tainments. etc. Sewing. cooking. mil.
linery, needlework, mechanical draw
ing. literary study. music. dramatic
work, debating, civic study and discus
sion. are desired by many for portion
of the time. thus making the problem
one Of providing wholesome recreation
that is semieduCational and In some
cases wholly educational in nature.
With this conception Of leisure, seven
Milwaukee schools and one special
builLing are at present being used as
social centers. while nine other schools
are being used for evening schools
which may conduct special recreatlonal
activities II desired. No formal de-
mands were made 10y citizens for the
location Of these social Centers. The
movement being a new one and its
possibilities and values being at the
time unknown, no one seemed 10 care
to take the responsibility OF rousing a
neighborhood sentiment for n social
center.
The wider use OF the school plant
was achieved on the strength Of the
state law which authorizes school
boaSds TO establish and maintain spe-
GA aciyitivs SUCH n .sc--s ssswla
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1917-03-02
Arousinu the People.

A unique plan for promoting a city
has been evolved at Gallon, o., by the
chamber of commerce. A large cash
prize was offered to the citizen whe'
'ould furnish the best plan for getting
the entire citizenship to promoting Gal
ion. As result, meetings were held
In the factories to enlist every work
man to talk and advertise Gallon.
The chamber Of commerce has estab-
lished n speakers bureau. Results are
already being SHOWN. for Gallon people
are being awakened to the opportunj-
ties, and every one is becoming SALE
nan for the town.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1917-03-02
Decimatinu an Army.

To say that an army is decimated
means. strictly speaking, that 1t loses a
tenth of its men. If, then, an army is
decimated ten times. what Is left OF It ?
An English publication that raised the
question. because war correspondents
so frequently misuse the word "deci-
mate" was astonished to find that
many Of it's readers think there would
be nothing left OF II. In point Of fact,
an army of 100000 decimated ten times
would still number $3.50 men. Figure
il out for yourself.-Youth's Compan.
ion
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1917-03-02
CENTREDALE.

NJ. Kelly has an sd in the Times this
week.
Mabel K. Slade has new Packard tour
ing car
John +. Luther, the contractor. has u
new Ford truck.
George Rogers is confined to his home
by serious illness.
For job printing, try the TIMES Office,
Olneyville Square.
The Hot Water Bottle Club have meet
ing on Tuesday evening.
The Johnston Wet Wash Laundry COM
pany has a new Ford truck.
Roger Williams Lodge will hold regular
communication tomorrow evening.
A regulsr session of the North Providence
Town Council will be held on Monday.
A special meeting of the North Provi.
dence School Committee will be held this
evening.
Mrs. Isaac Belknop Of Sterling, Conn.,,
was the guest Of Mrs. Eleanor. Cozzeps on
Tuesday.
Joseph Lizotte Of this place has taken
position with the Brown & Sharpe Manu-
featuring Co.
Quick Shoe repairing, Rubber heels asc
Good Grade-put on while you wait, at
]. b. Fogarty's, Centredale ADV.
Willard X. Sweet OF this town, has just
been made sales manager Of the Cole
Motor Sales Co. of Providence.
The North Providence Town Council
will hold a regular meeting on Monday.
The last meeting Of the fiscal year.
Town Treasurer r. c. Angel, was the
fortunate holder of a ticket that was good
for ton of coal at the St. Lawrence Fair.
He says he is sorry it was not 20 bushels o.
potatoes.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1917-03-02
Milwaukee Keeps Buildings
Open at Night
RECREATIOahL ACTIVITIES
Public Schools Open In Evenings For
RecreationaI Purposes That Arc
Semieducationsl and In Some Cases
Wholly Educational In Nature-Eight
Social Centers.

We in Milwaukee have not spent
much time in discussing the question
The Ideal Community Center nor III
debating whether such undertakings
should be municipolly financed or sup
ported by membership dues, whether
the emphasis should be placed upon
recreation, upon education or upon
civic and forum activities, whether to
cater to the young people, hoping that
their presence will sooner or later at
tract the parents. or vie versa. The
great question with us was how to get
the schools OrCn at nj mt for recrea-
tiOnal purposes and keep them oD DTcn,
writes II. O. Berg in the American City.
The mScrn popular conception Of
the word recreation" il seems to me.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1917-03-02
Hinh Cost of liNind.

The researches of Professor Mead OF
the University of California show that
$40 men own 100000 acres Of the
best land on the continent and that
one railroad owns 100000 acres.
The report of the secretary OF agri-
culture shows that less than half OF
the arabic land I'm the United States Is
under cultivation
Here is n suggestion for those seek
Ing the cause Of the high cost OF liv-
ing-St Pau News.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1917-03-02
RnrrnMed Books.

Whenever 'uu lend book jot down
In n small h."uk hook kept In a con.
venient place fer that purpose the date.
the name Of TIE person TO whom the
book is lent aud the title OF the book
This will prove a safeguard against
losing books or forgetting where they
are 10 the person who allows many
books 20 be taken from his library.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1917-03-02
His Needs.

IF you please, mamma" asked Clar.
ence, aged ten. will you kindly lend
me pencilT
But" said mamma. IL left a pen
and ink for you to do your lessons with
on the nursery table. Why don't you
use those instead of n pencil?"
"Well. you see." Clarence explained.
Il want a pencil TO write and ask the
editor how to remove ink stains from
q carpet"-Pearson's Weekly.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1917-03-02

lie must not take his share OF harmless
fun. 1t Is wholesome, and too much
sheltering would make him oversensl-
tive, but the mother who lets her child
know that she never makes fun Of
him will be surprised at the confidence
with which he relies upon it.-Moth-
er's Magazine.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1917-03-02
Civic Medistors.

The arbitration committee OF the
Louisville KyD board Of trade played
a lively part in the settlement OF re-
cent difficulties between milk prus,scs
~ luu distributors N the city.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1917-03-02

There are few minds to which tyran-
ny is not delightful. Power is moth
ing but as 1t is felt. and the delight Of
superiority II proportionate TO the re-
sistance overcome
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1917-03-02
Unkind.

Author = Some Of my brightest
thoughts come when am asleep. Edi.
tor-Yo1r great trouble is insomnia.--
New York Times.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1917-03-02

Quick shoe repairing, Rubber heels 25c,
Good Grade-put on while you wait
J. b. Fogarty's, Cent? edale.-Adv.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1917-03-02

In the march Of life don't heed the
order Of Right aboutr' when you
Know you are about riyht.-Holmsa
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-08-30

of a local shower Friday evening. In
fact it was possible to stand at the
Boyd corner on Third street under an
umbrella and note at the rear of the
block, less than two hundred feet
to the east. the interesting fact that
no rain was falling.
Mrs. ST.. Koehmstedt, of Mt. Car
mel, left OF yesterdays afternoon
train, called to the home of her
mother, Ms. Hammer, at Berlin,
Ont, who is quite seriously i'll and
little if any hope held out for her re-
covery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles smirl and
Mr.. Archie Stewart autoed over from
Killarney. Man, Monday and were
visitors at the w. B. Gordon home
during a short stay the forepart of
the week. Returning they were ac-
companied by Miss Jennie Stewart,
who has been spending a part of the
summer here with her sister, Mrs.
W. B. Gordon. Mrs. Smirl and Mr..
Stewart are brother and sister OF
Mrs. Gordon and enjoy quite an ac-
quaintance among the older residents
of Langdon.
George Diebel was a Milton visitor
Monday and told friends of an expert
ence he had Sunday in an auto acct.
dent when returning from Concrete.
His car left the road while crossing a
c%ulvert a mile north of Milton. When
it turned over he was pinned under
meath by the back of the front seat,
narrowly escaping being crushed to
death. The Deibel car was trying
to avoid collision with one coming
from the opposite direction when it
left the road and the accident happen
ed.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-08-30

Evan Mcleod arrived Monday
from Minneapolis, where he has been
holding a position with a large whole.
sailing firm since leaving the Boyd
department store a year ago. He is
making a visit with his mother, Mrs.
Flora Mcleod, and other Eangdon
members of the family.
DR.. and Mrs. 7. D. Traveller and
family departed Saturday for the old
home in Langdon, where Mr.. Trav-
eller went to look after business mat
ters and where Mrs. Traveller will
visit with friends. They expected
to be gone a week or ten days on the
trip, making the journey overland bv
automobile. New Rockford Tran.
script.
a sock social is an event that will
attract a capacity crowd at the Tim.
ian school in the vicinity of Dresden
on Saturday evening this week, Sep.
tember LIST. The requisites of the
ladies attending is a sock and a lunch
for two. All residing in the school
district and immediate vicinity are
extended an invitation to attend tbs
event which commences promptly al
half past eight O'Clock.
Dyspepsia is Americas curse. Te
restore digestion, normal weight,
good health and purify the blood, use
Burdock Blood Bitters. Sold at al
drug stores. Price, $1.25.
In the %downpour of Friday even
ing which here in Langdon showed
a measurement on the rain gauge Of
"a of ar inch, perhaps few of our
townspeople were aware that east O.
town the roads were dry and dusty.
| Langdon was on the immediate fringe
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-08-30

When you present the soldier boys
with something as a token of your es-
teen, let it be something appropriate
A. O. Void Co.
Threshers time books, account
books, also liens and stationery sup
plies of all kinds for thr eshers-at
the Democrat Office.
Remember the boys that are going
to fight your battles while they are
still with you. and get them one of
those ideal soldiers steel mirrors, and
it will reflect your kind thoughtful.
ness. For sale at A. o. Void Co.
Miss Belle johnson, milliner at the
Schulke department stare, returned
Tuesday from a vacation visit to her
home in Minnesota ssand a fall stock
purchasing trip to the fashion centers
of the east.
Mrs. M. j. Horgan and daughter,
Helen, have been visiting during the
week at the Walhalla home of Mrs.
Art Waldner. The children of the
Waldner's are reported as recovering
from an illness that for a time was
extremely serious.
Mrs. Judd H. Kirkham, who has
been visiting friends in the Twin
Cities and milwaukee since the de-
parture of DR.. Kirkham two weeks
ago for Fort Reilly, Kan, to join
the medical corps of the US . army,
returned on Tuesdays train to her
Langdon home.
Yesterday Dan Porter was a Lang.
don visitor from Calvin in the capac.
ity of chaperon to two of the fair ones
of his town, the Misses Grumpy. The
mission of the party was to boost the
sales Of tickets for a Red Cross ben.
eft dance to be given at Calvin dur.
ing the coming week.
j.. j. Robson and wife were return.
ing passengers Saturday from the
Twin Cities. Mr.. Robson disposed
of a shipment of three car loads OF
cattle and hogs on the South st. Pau.
market, while Mrs. Robson spent a
part of the week visiting with Twi1
City friends.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-08-30
= Local Happenings &
Today's wheat-$1.87

Today's wheat-$1.8 81.
See the A. O. Wold Co. sho v win.
dow for appropriate gifts for our sol.
dier boys.
Joseph Power. deputy register of
deeds, returned Monday from a bust.
ness visit of several days in the Twin
Cities.
August Peterson was in Langdon
on Friday from Milton spending the
afternoon looking after business
matters.
Miss Leila Moore left during the
week for Grand Forks, where she is
making a visit at the home of her un-
Gle, Mr.. Ed. Moore.
County Auditor Eide returned Fri
day from Grand Forks where matters
connected with the draft were under
consideration by state officials.
Doc. W. r. Porter was wei from
Calvin greeting the county seat medi.
cal practitioners and his host of
Langdon old friends Tuesday.
:: On another page will be found the
official minutes of the proceedings of
the special August meeting of the
Board of County Commissioners.
Misses Gertrude McGauvran and
Jessie Milne were returning passen-
gres Saturday from a visit of a few
days with friends in Grand Forks.
Lieutenant Miles Kessler left Fri.
day for Fargo where military mat
tiers connected with Co. E had his at
tention during a stay of several days.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-08-30

Chas. Hay, who has been operat-
ing a movie show at Hillsboro since
leaving Langdon, has a proposition un-
der consideration to open up a branch
picture house at Atkin, Mimi.
Robert Binnie was a Friday arri.
val from his home in Minnesota COM
ing to look after the threshing and
marketing of the crop on a farm he
own east of Langdon.
r. O.. Miller, manager of the in.
terests here of the Cavalier County
Lumber Co., is out and around again
after being on the sick list during
the greater part of the past week.
Mrs. Mcclure arrived on Saturday
from her home at Plainview, Mimi,
and is visiting during a stay of a
couple of. weeks at the home of her
mother, Mrs. A. l. Vessey.
Readers Of the Democrat who are
Red Cross workers will find interest
in looking over the official directory
of the American Red Cross, which is
given space in another column of this
issue.
Mrs. Emmett was an arrival on
Saturdays train from Grand Forks
and is making a visit for a short time
at the home of her parents, Mr.. and
<Mrs. VIM. Foy, on their farm south
of town.
Miss Blanche Murphy was in Lang.
don a few days of last week, taking
the train for Grand Forks on Friday
for a short visit with her father be.
fore the re, opening of her school at
Clyde this fall.
Peaches and cream and coffee and
cake will be served Saturday after.
noon and evening at the old hospital
building on the corner of Third street
by the ladies of the Langdon branch
of the Red Cross.
w. B. Gordon and daughter, Miss
Lucy Gordon, returned to their Lang.
don home Saturday from a ten days
trip, during which they visited with
friends in Bottineau county, also
across the line in Manitoba.
Dorothea, youngest daughter of Mr..
aud Mrs. A. I. Koehmstedt, has for
the past week been again confined to
bed by a return of her rheumatic
trouble from which she suffered for
some time early in the spring.
Attorney George M. Price spent
several days of last week at Pembina
land Grand Forks giving legal matters
his attention. He left yesterday for
Devils Lake where the interests of
clients in court are being looked after
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-08-30
T0Wey & Kirkhalm
PHYSICIANS and SURGEONS
Langdon, N. Oak,

Langdon's new flour mill has made
Roadway in its erection during the
week to the extent that the outside
work is about completed and much Of
the interior finished in readiness for
the installing of the machinery. In.
dications all point to its being in
readiness for operation by October 1st
at the latest.
Joseph Godfrey since his return
during the week from a visit at the
Grand Rapids, Mimi. home of his
sister, Mrs. Jutras, has been doing a
job of wiring for the Langdon Light
Co., in the First National Bank block.
He is among the Langdon boys who
leave their home in the next week or
ten days in response to the draft.
Privates Ben McNiven and George
Drowley, of Company E., about a
week ago were called to Fargo and
assigned as a recruiting detail to Sc.
cure enlistments for the Second Regi-
ment, have been heard from at Aber-
deem, S.. D. They are not expected
to rejoin their company until it goes
into national training quarters.
A robbery took place in the Catho.
lie church in Walhalla on Thursday
morning of last week. A strange
man took a pew behind Mrs. LaRoch-
ellie and Mrs. Dame and while they
were taking the sacrament, the stran-
ger reached over and took the purses
of the ladies, tucked them under his
coat and walked quietly out. The
robber has not been located.
Mrs. D. w. Baldwin and the
family came over from St. Thomas
with the head of the family, Mana.
ger Baldwin, of the Home Implement
Co., 1t is understood that the Bald
win family will return to Langdon to
make their home again this winter
and have rented the property on tn
corner of Fourth street lately vacated
by the Mercer family.
j. F. Ramage has near completion
the erection of a storage grain eleva-
tor of Is, 900 bushel capacity on his
farm adjoining town. 1t is equip.
ed with all the conveniences of an
old line elevator and will handle the
marketing of the crop raised on his
acreage of nearly three sections farm
ell near Langdon and immediate vi
cinity this season.
We note in the Fargo papers that
Norman Langseth, formerly a printer
employed in the Democrat office and
lately a machine operator on the Da-
lily Forum, is among those in Fargo
who have been found fit to physically
serve in the United States army I'M
der the requirements of the ~selective
draft. His claim for exemptions on
the ground of dependents was denied
by the Cass county board of examin.
ers.
Mrs. Ole l. Gjevre and Mrs. DR..
Aram were Nekoma visitors in the
city yesterday afternoon, spending
the time during their short stay in
looking up the work that is being
done by the Langdon branch of the
Red Cross. Both ladies accepted an
invitation to attend the tea party Of
the Red Cross knitters. being held