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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-12
CAPT. {. z. STEEVER is
ASSIGNED TO ARMY
DUTY AT DES MONIES

Captain Edgar H. Steever, who thru
his activities in working in conjunc-
ton with the Ottawa high school
board in its efforts to develop military
training In the local institution of
learning, became well known in OF.
tawa, has been ordered back into ac-
tive service and will report, probably
before the end of the week. at Des
Moines, la, where he will assist in
the training of colored reserve Off
GERS
Captain James L. F'rink, who has
been associated with Capt. Steevel
in promulgating interest in military
Ines thruout northern Illinois higf
schools, has also been transferred t.
Des Moines He Is slated to leave
for his new post today.
Capt Steever and Capt. Frink were
transferred to government service b,
order of the war department.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-12
CHAIN LETTER IS
|SENT IN WAR APPEAL
TO HELP WOUNDED
ASK MONEY TO HELP SOLDIERS
WOUNDED IN FRANCE SAY
HOSPITAL WILL BE ESTAB.
LISHED FOR THOSE WOUNDED
IN FACE AND JAW LOCAL
AUTHORITIES TO MAKE IN
VESTlGATlON.

Ottawa people have always contrib
uted their bit" for any worthy cause
but now they are beginning to won
der whether or not they have beel
"duped' by an appeal to help Franc,
in the European war.
'Tis a chain of letters, the manne
in which the fund is being raised ant
the funds, to use the expression of tn,
originator of the letter, are "for tn,
purpose of founding special Ameri
can hospital in Paris for the woundet
in the face and Jaw
In each case the receiver of tb,
letter is asked to send twenty fiy,
cents to Mr.. l.. Herritts, French con
sui, at Seattle. Washington.
The following is the text OF the let
ter addressed
An honorable appeal to the rea-
son of the American business
men
France helped us tremendously
in the Revolution. Help Her
Now.
This chain is for the purpose
of founding a special American
hospital in Paris for the wounded
| in the face and Jaw. Your help
is needed Immediately in the
great work Of restoring horribly
mutilated faces and thereby per
mitting the unfortunate to con
tinue the remainder of their lives
with as little disfigurement as
possible.
For every $1S.C00,000 raised by
| the American National Committee
| the American Red Cross will give
| $2,000,0G0 in cash, for which 100
| beds will be established and main
| tanned.
Please make four copies of this
letter and send them to your
friends, numbering each of the
! four letters one higher than the
second number used at the top OF
this page.
Send this letter and Twenty
five Cents (preferably stamps)
to Mr. l.. Herritts, French consul,
P o. Box 1871, Seattle, Washing
ton.
This gentleman has agreed to
help centralize the fund. This
chain letter will end with No. 100.
Those receiving that number will
please make no copies of the let
ler, but will send the twenty-five
cents. Kindly do not break the
chain. To do so would work hard
ship on this humanitarian cause
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-12
AUSTRIAN CHICKEN
THIEF1S KILLED AT
MORRIS LAST NIGHT

Morris, ILL.,, June 12-tSpeciaD -
Believed to have been shot by William
Doss, who had been bothered by
chicken thieves, the dead body OF
Andrew Kaska, Austrian age 4C
years. was found this morning at S
o'clock on Railway street, fifty feet
from the Doss home. by Mrs. Doss
Last evening at II o'clock Mr. Doss
heard someon prowling about his
chicken coop and presumed it was g
dog. He fired three shots In the direc
ton of the chicken coop and ther
went back to bed.
Seeing man lying in the road nca
load of wood, Mrs. Doss made th'
CHASTITY discovery. She presumed
that the man had dropped dead ant
the police were notified. Not unit
examination was made by Corone
Sachse was Is found that bullet ha
pierced the right shoulder blade q
the dead man and travelled In a dow
ward direction. lodging In the regio
OF his heart.
To reporters this morning Doss al
nounced that he fired three shots a
some prowler. No oWcry was mad
and the owner of the chicken coo
thought that dog had been frigh
ened away Wood found in the WACO
of tho Austrian and several littl
chickens we're identified by Mr.. Dos
as his property
The inquest was held this aftel
noon.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-12
WOMAN SLAyS SNAKE
IN PURSUIT OF BIRD;
iGs NO FEAR OF Reptile

The appearance Of large snake,
three and onc-half feet long, endeav-
oring to swallow robbin, did not
frighten Mrs. b. J.. Clark Of North
Ottawa,
Yesterday afternoon, at o'clock, at
the home OF her brother. on Sycamore
and Fifth streets. she spied the snake
az It was crawling up on an cave
trough Of the home. Mrs. Clark
struck at the snake with hoe, chop
ping the head Of the reptile off. The
snake was just about to swollow thf
robbin that rested in a nest In thu
caves. Her attention was attracted
BY the peculiar sound made by th'
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-12
PAINTER ARRESTED
FOR LEAVING WIFE

Curtis Thacker, an ottawa paper
hanger and painter, was arrested In
Joliet yesterday and this morning was
brought to Ottawa by Deputy Sheriff
Arthur Barrett on complaint of his
wife, who alleges he abandoned her
and left her without means OF provid-
ing for herself.
Thacker was taken to the county
Jail where he is now being held a pri
soner.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-12
NAME SPEAKERS FOR
LIBERTY BOND SALES

X. G. Jordan will speak at the Or
phcum theater this evening In behalf
Of the sales of Liberty Bonds Irllng-
ton Hibbs will be the speaker at the
Crescent.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-12

NJ. Hue the traveller, SAID TINT II he
were dropped from the clouds blind
folded and fell into any part Of China
he would Instantly know It by th"
smell.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-12
SHATTERED ROMANCE
|. DAYS FOR NEXT WEEK
CIRCUIT COURT TO BE SCENE OF
BUSY SESSIONS WHEN DIVORCE
CASES ARE TRIED MONDAY AND
TUESDAY,.

Monday and Tuesday of next weeh
will be shattered romance" days in
Judge Eldredge's court. During those
two days thirty.five divorce complain
ants accompanied by their list of mari
tai infalicities will appear in the Cir
cult Court and give their reasons for
applying for release from bondage
The June term OF the county prin
cipal tribunal is invariably set aside
for Chancery work Unhappy mar
riages come under that classification
and yesterday, In anticipation of the
duties before him, Judge Eldredge
posted list containing the appended
thirty-five cases as being ready fol
trial In case the complainants fail
to appear bills will be dismissed and
any divorce aspirations men and wo
men might have had. will be shattered
into a cooked hat with one swipe OF
the Judges pen,
The following is the list OF cases
Judge Eldredge will hear on the two
days set aside for this unpleasant
task:
June 10.
Sarwinski VS.. Sarwinski
Snedaker vs. Snedaker.
ROOs VS.. ROOs
Hanley VS.. Hanley.
Brahender VS.. Brabender.
Hoxie vs. Hoxie
Leyes vs.. Leyes
Pelican VS.. Pelican.
Fahler VS.. Fahler.
Herman VS.. Herman.
Tavierna VS.. Tavierna.
Allison VS.. Allison
Schmidt VS. Schmidt.
Jackson VS.. Jackson.
Lindenmeyer VS.. Lindenmeyer
Cavanaugh VS.. Cavanaugh.
MllleT vs.. MIiieT,
knutson VS.. knutson.
Roberts vs.. Roberts.
Cheli VS. Cheli.
June 10 at 1880.
Mallady VS.. Mallady
+, Miller VS.. Miller
Daggett VS.. Daggett.
Lundy VS.. Lundy
Wicks VS.. Wicks.
Eagle Eye VS.. Eagle Eye.
DeGroot VS.. DeGroOt
Curl VS.. Curl.
Scholtka VS., Scholtka.
Eide VS.. Eide.
Kent VS.. Kent.
Malloy VS.. Malloy.
O'COnnell VS.. O'Connell
McAlpine VS.. McAlpine.
Deisbeck VS. Deisbeck
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-12
BELLS WILL COUNT
DAYSREMA|N|NG IN
LIBERTY CAMPAIGN
OTTAWA CHURCHES TO TOLL
OUT WARNING THAT SHORT
TIME is LEFT IN WHICH TO BUY
GOVERNMENT BONDS.

At 9 o'clock tonight bells thruout
the United States will toll three times
as a reminder to red blooded Ameri-
cans that but three more days remain
In which to subscribe for their share
of Liberty Bonds. Tomorrow night
bells will ring twice and on Thursday
at the same hour in the evening the
last tap will sound out its final warn
ing there remains but one more day
in which patriots can do their share
toward helping Uncle Sam thru the
present emergency,
Ottawa churches, fire station and
schools having bells will join In the
nationwide movement. At 3 o'clock
people Of the city will be thus remind
ed they, too, are expected to do their
their duty by buying some portion Of
the great liberty loan.
The action here is in compliance
with a request made by the national
liberty loan committee. In Ottawa
there is need of some such concerted
action. The city Is not holding its
own, While it is doing as well as
hundreds of other municipalities, OF
tawa certainly does not want to be
content with slipping thru like 9th
ers have done, but will be content
only with a high mark that outshines
It's neighbors.
100000 Short.
Seven hundred million dollars short.
The foregoing is the astounding
shortage In subscriptions to the lib
erty loan bond In the United States,
according to press dispatches today
from Washington.
According to the figues announced.
not a single American city has pur-
chased the amount of bonds allotted
to 1t. New York has come more near
ly TO Its mark than any other.
The Ottawa district is short AT
the present time, the subscriptions In
this district, including those made by
the banking institutions is but about
half the amount that should be raised
! IL the residents of this district show
Uncle Sam they are behind him.
Interest Starts June IS.
The bonds that have been sold thus
far. are to begin bearing interest at
three and one-half per cent June Is.
This means that some hurried action
must be taken II this district is to
prove that it is behind the govern
ment in the present crisis, by sub
scrbing to its allotted sum-
There are many people who do not
realize the seriousness of the stua-
tion, should the two billion dollar bond
issue which the government has asked
for, fail 1t would be big blow to
America and her allies.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-12

The strictly well proportioned nose
should take M q third Of the profile
from the commencement Of tho hair to
the tip Of the chin.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-12

Each one sees what he carries In his
heart. e Goethc
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-12

THE WEATHER.
Probably showers and
thunderssorms tonight
and Wednesday. Cooler
Wednesday.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-12-20
FREEDOM CAUSE OF INSANITY
After the Revolution 10 Termed
"kiass Psyehosis"

The Russian revolution has produced
a mental disease which is character
lied by Prof. P. J. Rosenbach, presi-
dent of the Association of Phychiatr-
lists, as mass psychosis." In other
words, the birth of political freedom
has been driving many persons insane.
1t is a mistake to assume that war
makes sane men mad, according to
Professor Rosenbach, who says that
turing the war he has treated between
5000 and 1000 insane soldiers, but
that in no case did he discover that
the victims mental affliction had been
caused by war horrors or privations.
During the first month of the revolu-
hon the rate of morbidity from mental
disease rose to an astonishing extent.
Professor Rosenbach inquired into the
victims antecedents and found, he
says, that these men and women had
been entirely normal and that they did
not come from tainted families. BE
ascribes their sudden insanity to the
sudden and drastic changes in Russian
political, social and Intellectual life.
One of the symptoms of mass psy-
Ghosts" he says, is "infatuation with
committees, delegations and demon.
STATIONS" Similar phenomena were
observed during the French revolution
after the war Of 1901, Professor
Rosenbach observes.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-12-20
Russia's Platinum Production.

The production Of platinum in the
Ural district in Russia in 1916 Is esti-
mated by a correspondent Of the Lon.
don Mining Journal at only 1854
troy ounces, against 107.774 ounces in
1915; 156,774 ounces in 1914, 1882
ounces in 1918 and 1881 ounces In
1912. The decrease last year extend
ed to nearly all the districts, but was
most marked on the Demidov estates
and the Shuvalov placers. The short
age Of labor has been one Of the causes
of the decrease. The fact that all
crude platinum is now requisitioned by
the government has led, 1t Is believed,
to the concealment Of some quantities.
so that the figures given are below the
real output. A considerable quantity
Of crude platinum Is understood to be
held by Russian banks, which ad-
vanced money to the producers before
the metal was taken by the govern
ment.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-12-20
Cave Men In America.

The cave man has long been sup
posed to have lived only in the old
world, and If the term is used to mean
the very primitive species Of homo
sapiens, this is true. Explorations
made in Kentucky this year by scien.
lists of the American museum, how.
ever, show that primitive men did live
In caves in America. In the Mammoth
cave and others they found unmistak.
able evidence that the mouths Of the
Kentucky caverns were used as dwell.
ing places and that the Indians ex-
plored the caves and mined quartz In
them. This Is especially interesting
because it is known that Indians did
not live in this region after Its discov'
cry by white men. The American
cave jewellers, therefore, must have
belonged to an earlier period.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-12-20
PLANTS NEED WINTER COLD
Exposure to Low Temperature 70 10
quired to Prepare for Another
Period Of Growth.

The role of winter cold In plant
growth has recently been described by
DR.. F. v. Coville. After the period OF
growth In spring and summer there Is
q period of dormancy before cold
weather sets in, and If plants are main
tanned artificially at high tempera-
ture this dormant period persists. Ex-
posture to cold is needed to activate
the plant for another period of growth.
Perhaps the liberation Of engines acts
on the stored starches, converting them
Into sugars, or the phenomenon may
be due to a change in the permeability
Of the cell membrane.
Though normally the stimulus re-
CURED for a renewal Of growth Is sup
piled by cold, mechanical injury or
period of drying may have the same
effect. The process occurs independent
~ in any exposed part Of a plant, so
that If one or two branches Of a plant
Is kept continually warm while the
other is subjected to the usual winter
chilling the former will not develop on
the return of summer temperatures,
though the latter develops as usual. It
would be interesting to learn what
stimulus takes the place Of cold In the
equatorial regions.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-12-20
Morse and Mora of II.

There is story in connection with a
certain paper which tells how it re-
ferred to two learned gentlemen as
"bibulous old flies instead Of "biblio-
philes."
Next morning the editor received a
very wrathful protest. In his correc-
ton and apology, however. he said
something about ''the learned gentle
men are too fastidious" To the edi-
tors horror the printer again distin-
guished himself. and the statement ap-
peared. ''The learned gentlemen are
two fast idiots
Bad handwriting once resulted in
this sentence appearing in an Ameri-
can paper: Mr.. -, nobby old bur
gIar, proving round in naked state."
It should have read: "Mr. -, q noble
old burgher, proudly loving his native
state"
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-12-20
A Suggestive Sermon.

The Rev. Dr. Howard, chaplain to
Princess Augusta. was SO fond OF good
living that he ran into debt with many
OF the tradesmen in his parish. 1t was
In their special interests that he one
day preached from the text, Have pa
thence, and l will pay you ALL" He
spoke at great length on the virtues Of
patience and then proceeded, II now
come to the second part Of my dis
course. which is. and will pay you
aH,' but that l shall defer to future
occasion. London Standard.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-12-20
How to Describe a Stolen Automobile
if Il Is Your Own.

How to Describe Stolen Automobile
if It Is Your Own.
If your mOtOrcar was stolen, Mr.. Mo
tOrist, could you describe it in such a
way that the police could readily rec
ogniZe it if they saw it? There are
thousands of black cars and yellow
cars, cars with hicks in them and cars
with Tenders bent. 1t is out Of these
many cars which so closely resemble
each other that the police have to pick
the stolen one. But if you'll clip this
form out, fill in the informa ton and
stick it in your hatband, you'll be able
to tell the police the most important
things they will want to know about
your car il it is ever stolen:
Name and model (year, h. p, special
name OF manufacturer ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Color Observation-Disclosures. Battery No.........
Passenger ........... Radiator No...........
License No........ Steering Post No.........
Motor No......... Transmission No.........
Body No.............. Clutch No.............
Top No........... Front Axle No.
Starter No.......... Rear Axle No.
Tires-Size. number, make.
Front. lett .........-............-...
Rear, lett .......................-...
Front. right Observation-Disclosures.
rear, right ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
acknowledgement identified ton marks,
dents, noticeable scratches, monogram
or initials, upholstering, any special
feature or device. .................
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-12-20
Population Congestion.

According to the most reliable esd.
mates the population Of our globe In
1913 was 1881, $4,000. Two-thirds Of
this total Europe. 44s,O0O,O00; India,
8O2, 100000; China proper. 326,OOO,OOO;
Japan, without dependencies, $1,000.
OOO) are concentrated upon less than
one-seventh OF the earth's surface.
The eight largest cities Of Japan
(1013) are: Tokyo, 100000 inhabi.
tants Osaka, 1925, 900; Kioto, 1000;
Yokohama, $4,000; Nagoya, $4,000;
Kobe, 37s,OOO; Nagasaki, 10000; and
HIROSHIMA, $4,000.
Korea, whose population was not
exactly known before its annexation
to Japan, had, IN 1913, a population Of
15,458,OOO.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-12-20
How to crumb Your Outlets Like .
French Chef.

Take some pieces of stale bread, dry
and roll Or put through the food chop
per. Break the egg into a soup plate
and beat until white and yolk are well
blended. Add two tablespoonful of
cold water. Dip croquettes Tor what
ever is to be fried first in crumbs:
then thoroughly cover with egg. drain
a minute and then dip again in crumbs
This may stand an hour. when the GRO
quotes may be dipped again. All may
be done in the morning and set in a
cool place until ready to be fried.
When done drain on blotting paper or
soft towel which absorbs all the
grease.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-12-20
How to Split Shorteake So It Won't
Be Soegy.

Almost every housewife knows how
troublesome it is to split either short
heavy and sOggy. and especially is this
50 when the cake is hot. AS soon as
the cake is taken from the oven make
slight incision with sharp knife
where you want the cake divided. In
this insert strong thread and by
holding one end in each hand draw
the thread gently backward and for
ward until the cake is divided
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-12-20

HOW TO COOK WITH AN :
EtECTNIC RANGE .

Il ELECTRIC RANGE
!. FOR BEST RESCLTS.--The wo-
!. man who cooks with an electric
!. range for the first time should
:. receive careful instructions as to
:. how to use it, for cooking by cleo
!. tricity and cooking by coal or gas
!. are two widely different arts
j. The Electrical Experimental OBJ
+ tanned from a manufacturer of
= electric ranges the following Sug-
!. gestiOns, which il calls excellent
= and says are applicable to almost
= any type of electric range:
= In boiling operations bring LID
= uids to boil on full heat. Then
:. switch to low. This cuts down
= the current consumption by
:. three-qua immense saw
:. ing. Low heat will keep the wa
!. ter boiling.
:. Do not allow liquids to bubble
:. boil. This is entirely unneces-
:. sary. BY SO doing you are mere
:. ly turning the water of the liquid
:. into steam, where it is wasted.
!. No matter how much current Is
= applied, the liquid cannot be
:. made hotter than the boiling
= point.
:. Many housewives believe that
:. the food is not cooking unless
:. the water is bubbling furiously.
:. This is a mistake. If the water :
!. is steaming it is hot enough to do
:. the work and current is saved.
:. Turn current entirely of ten :
= minutes before through boiling.
:. The heat stored in the unit will :
= keep the liquid at the boiling :
= temperature for the remainder :
= Of the cooking operation.
!. Use fiat bottomed utensils, pref :
!. erably those made of steel or .
= aluminium. These are to be pre- .
!. ferred to porcelain ware, for they q.
= conduct the heat better.
= In cooking vegetables these :
:. need not be submerged in the wa .
= ter. The steam will do the cook .
!: ing. For instance, in boiling :
:. eggs use only enough water to .
:. cover the bottom of the vessel .
= generally about half cupful. .
:. This amount of water is quickly .
:. boiled and the steam does the .
:. cooking
= Boiling is the most expensive .
:: operation performed on the cleo .
= trio stove, and the above instruc-
:" tons carefully followed out will :
= cause material saving in your .
:: bill for electricity.
:: Do not heat gallon Of water
= if you need only pint.
= Do not use water in roasting,
= as it is entirely unnecessary. The
:. electric oven Is an alright fire.
= less cooker, and the natural mois-
= ture of the meat is not evaporat-
i. ed, but is retained.
!.
=. - -. =. =. . -. y
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-12-20
Find Canoe 1000 Years Old.

Workmen engaged In the dry river
bed Of the Namazue-gawa Osaka pre-
lecture In Tokyo have unearthed .
huge canoe made Of camphor wood.
The part SO far dug out measures 40
feet in length, 6 feet In width and 70
inches in depth. According to archeo-
losists the canoe n about one thousand
0aars old.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-12-20
LOST MOTORS.

!. X = = !. = !. !. \ i. i !. !. =
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-12-20
How to Remove Stains on Wall Paper.

To remove stains from wall paper
mix little grated clay with enough
water to make smooth paste, spread
this over the stain and leave for twelve
hours. Afterward scrape it off with
a paper knife or other blunt instru.
ment and brush with soft brush. No
trace Of the stain will remain.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-12-20
HAY FOR SALE. -
Good red top hay for SALE Minot
Farmers Grain Association. 12-20-tf
UnoEened?

Dearest George. if you use such
silly language in your next letter as
you did In your last, shall return 1t
unopened" Peel.