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The Wrangell sentinel., 1917-05-03
Baby ek

May lst to May 9th is Baby Week all over this great nation of ours. The 2ath century is be- coming known as The Children's Century" because of the vast amount of work being done in be- half of the children. and l916 has taken it's place as Baby Year. During that year about 2000 com munities observed Baby Week but that was just a beginning and an effort is being made to impress upon the entire nation it's duty to the child. Itis an ap- palling fact that one out of every seven babies dies before it is a year old. Much of this mortali- ty is preventable.
 Mothers are sacrificed needless iy just when they are so neces- sary to the well-being of the child. Many babies are born blind or lose their sight at birth; others, deformed or lacking in mental ability, become 8 burden to society. Every child has a right to be we'll born; every moth- CT should be safeguarded against conditions that promote loss of life or worse. Thoughtful, earnest, capable men, women and organi- cations are speedily coming to the rescue by inaugurating educa- tional campaigns. During Baby Week such topics as The Care of Children, Safe Milk Supply" Baby Life Savers, Maternal Morality" /" Rural Child Well fare" and others will be dis. cussed and tons of educational literature will be spread broad- cast. Save the Babies'' is the cry. The nation is learning to prevent dea h and blindness, and the child with a physical or men- tai handicap may become most valued citizen. Child Labor laws are being enacted and conditions are improving. The Children's Bureau of the U. s. Department of Labor is aided in the great work of conserving life by the General Federation of Women's Clubs, Mothers Congress. Teach CTS Associations and universities, colleges and schools. The churches are giving their help by devoting the Sunday of Baby Week to appropriate sermons and 
 It is impossible for the Civic Club to arrange a suitable ob- of Baby Week for Wrangell at this time but an ef- fort vii be made to have a lec- ture on one of the above topics or along the same llne at some future date.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1917-05-03
 FAIR SUGGESTED
 FOR WRANGT|.L
Civic ImprovementClub Believes That a Creditable Display of Flowers and Vegetables Could Be Shown In Early Fall.

It has been suggested that small fair be held in Wrangell at the close of the contest which the Civic club announced last week. or later. A very creditoble dis play of flowers and vegetables might be shown and a picture of the exhibit Wouli prove valuable advertising matter for Wrangell. There is much food for thought in the suggestion.
 Two public spirited citizens with cameras, offered to take a few of the pi.tures required in the Yard contest announced in the Sentinel last, free of charge. They are Mrs. k Taimage and Mr. II. ?. Corser. Are there others? Contestants will do well to give their names to the com- mittee. Miss Woods and Mrs. Johnson, as early as possible in order to get the beneii: of ttis free service.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1917-05-03
WASHINGTON, May B. 3.-Subscnptons to the war t ing at the rate of a million an hour
An Unpatriotic Mayor

CHICAGO, May 1.-Agents of the Department of Justice re- ported to Washington the d. legged disloyal utterances of Mayor Thompson in declining to invite the British and French commis- sions to visit Chicago.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1917-05-03
American Ship Sunk

LONDON, May 2-The Ameri. can Steamship Rockingham, for. merly the Nebraskan, was sunk today in the Irish sea. One lieu tenant and twelve gunners are missing. The Rockingham sailed from Baltimore April 19.
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NEWS BY CABLE

Tn an unQertakfng eStaDllSnment.
 SEATTLE, May 2.--The Dolphin. sailed at nine this morning. Wrangell passengers: J. M. Rees and w. C. Lewis. Light crews and hunters for Lake Bay.
 WASHINGTON, May D. The House passed the Army and Navy appropriation bill for two billions and eight hundred and twenty seven millions today.
 NEW YORK, May 2.-Kilbane outpointed Freddie Welsh in a ten round go.
 WASHINGTON, April 30.-Rene Viviani held an extended con- ference with the President today, going deeply into the real pur- poses of the visiting committees.
 NEW YORK. May 2.-It was announced here today that the Naval vessel Saturn had been ordered to proceed to Cordova on May 10, and remain there five days to receive Alaska recruits. WASHINGTON. May 2. - The President, everything the gen. eral staff, decided that a small military force be sent to France the moment the Allies deem it wise to divert ships now carrying food.
 AMSTERDAM, May 2. - The Weser Zeitung of Bremen says reports from Berlin indicate a crisis in government quarters, and that demands are made that strong man be placed at the helm of state.
 PARIS, May 1. The French captured trenches to the depth of five hundred to one thousand meters in the neighborhood of Monte Calvillet in the Champagne district.
 LINCOLN, May 1. Nebraska went bone dry at midnight.
 NEW YORK, May 1. - Wolf Hirsch, chemist, and George Meyringer, German employees of the Roosevelt Hospital were ar rested today having a bomb in their possession with which they expected to blow up Wall street.
 NEW YORK, May 1.--Confes- sion was made in Court today by Hirsch that he and Meringer were on their way to blow up the of flee of J. P. Morgan when ar rested.
 WASHINGTON, May 1. - The proposal of Viviani and Joffre that a force of 25,0OO soldiers be dispatched to France forthwith for moral effect is opposed by the American General Staff which favors full training first.
 WASHINGTON, May 1.-Secre- tary of State Lansing forwarded Alaska's greetings to the Repub- lie of Russia, to Petrograd.
 WASHINGTON, May 1.-Actual censorship went into effect today, the War department taking con- trol of the telephone and tele- graph lines and the navy cable. Only messages which have ac- tually passed censor will be trans mitted.
 BERLIN, May 5.-The Berliner Tageblatt says that Bethmann Hollweg will make another peace offer Thursday.
 MEXICO CITY, May 1.-Gene- ral Venustiana Carranza took of- fee today as the first constitu- tional president since the assas- sination of Francisco Madero in 1913.
 WASHINGTON, May 1. - The Senate passed a resolution trans fefring the title of interned Ger
The Wrangell sentinel., 1917-05-03
Secretary Red6eld, in a Letter
 to the Sentinel, Appeals to the People of Alaska to De- velep the Sea Food industry

tor Ot the Sentinel m which he calls attention to the urgent need of in- creasing the catch of seafood in northern waters. The demand for dry preser ved herring and other fish will be great next winter, he says, and agents of the bureau of fish, cries will lend all assistance possible to fishermen in increasing the out put and in giving them instruction in method of curing.
 Tie Secetary's letter follows;
 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
 WASHINGTON
 April 26, 1917. Mir. ]. w. Pritchett,
 Publisher Sentinel,
 Wrangell, Alaska.
 Dear Sir:
 In his recent letter to the Ameri- can people the President has elo- quentlv and clearly presented the duty and privilege of every citizen to rally to the support Of the coun- try in the emergency now confront ing it. He laid particular emphasis on the opportunity afforded those, who for various reasons may not be able 10 join the fighting forces, to render other service no less nec- essary and laudable, especially in increasing the supply of foodstuffs of which under the stress of war there is likelihood of dearth. It is necessary that the present sources ot food supply should be maintained and new sources created and developed in order to provide we'll fed men for the conduct of actual military operations. The success of the unselfsh undertak- ing in which the country has en- parked is dependent on each one of us performing his full patriotic du- ty in the field in which he can be used most effectively.
 Alaska came under the flag at the close, and largely as a result of one great conflict, and it has just completed its first half century of useful Americanism on the eve of another. It is peculiarly fitted by reason of its great natural resources and the enterprise of those who do business within it's borders for rendering further and inestimable services at this critical time in the country's history. and l am con- fident that it will respond to the call of duty and opportunity.
 It is probable that there will be difficulty in materially increasing the yield of some of the fisheries of the Atlantic coast on account ofthe demand for small vessels for mili- tary services. Alaska's duty arises from the fact that it is absolutely necessary to increase the total yield of the fisheries and her op- portunity lies in her possession of vast unutilized fishery resources. The salmon fisheries in many places are being prosecuted as in- tensiveIy as is permissible with due consideration to the danger of everlasting and the maintenance of the future supply, and moreover are so we'll organized that they will undoubtedly be conducted vigorously during the coming sea- son, but there are other fishes in abundance which are not used as they should be.
 The most important of these is the herring, which is widely dis tributed and in quality is equal to that of the Atlantic. The demand
The Wrangell sentinel., 1917-05-03
ADVOCATES HANGING
 SEA FOOD SPECULATORS

WASHINGTON, May B.. Senator Henry c. Thomas, of the Committee on Banking and Currency, delivered radi- cal speech before the Senate in which he advocated hanging food spectators con- nected with Alaskan fisheries.
 Hugh M. Smith, Commissioner ofFish- cries, told the Senate Committee that Alaska could supply millions of pounds of food for the war emergency.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1917-05-03
BRITISH CAPTURE IMPORTANT POSITIONS

LONDON May 3.-General Douglas Haig Commander-in in Chief of the British forces on the Somme front, reports that new attacks were opened this morning from Sensee river to Achville on Vimy road, and that the British had captured a number of positions.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1917-05-03
TWO NATIONS FACING STARVATION

NEW YORK, May 3.-Hoover arriv- ing here today said that submarine ac- tivity is percipitating a condition of star vation in Belgium and Northern France.
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GERMANY APOLOGIES TO ARGENTINA

BUENOS AIRES, May 3.-Germany has expressed her regret to the Argen- tine government over the sinking of the Monte Grotegido, and promised that an Imperial squadron will salute at first op- portunity an Argentine flag as a mark of respect.
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pOrtunlty an Argentine flag as mark of respect.
 WILSON ADDRESSES DELEGATION OF GOVERNORS
 WASHINGTON, April 3.-The President told the dele gaon governors that he glad they associated in the task of making good what the nation had promised to do defense of the rights of people everywhere to live they have right live under the principles of this nation.
 SnN FIENERS RIOTING IN DUBLIN
 LONDON, May 3.-Rots occurred in Dublin Monday the anniversary of the rebellion The Sim Fien flag hoisted.
 FOURTEEN FRENCH AEROPLANES DESTROYED
 BERLIN, May 3.-Fourteen French aeroplanes were destroyed Wednesday.
 NEW YORK; May 3The States first quota will be
 OLYMPIA, May 3.-The State of Washington furnish 5.547 for the first army.
 WASHINGTON, May Subscriptions to the war loan ing at the rate of million an hour.
 WASHINGTON 3A bill introduced this afternoon to transfer all German England France the United States as a relief measure to the feeding problem /'
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-07-11
PETITION FOR NEW DISTRICT
IN ROSEVlLLE DENIED

A number Of residents of the Towns
Of Burbank and Roseville were at the
county seat yesterday afternoon in al
tendance at the hearing before the
Board or County Commissioners rela-
tive to the establishment of a new
school district. The proposal was TO
form a new district from parts Of Dis
tricts l, II, 10, Il and 3d., the new
school house to be located near the
northeast corner of Sec. 10 of Rose
vile.
Among those who appeared before
the meeting in favor or against the
project were: J. P. Johnson, Rasmus
Olson, John STEVENSON, P. O. Son
stegaard, Elias Johnson, E. R. Rodg-
ers, Hans Halvorson, Frank .Krupke,
Walter Wall, Frank McLouth, Joe Fin
gemeyer, Sidney Jones, W. L. Page,
A. E. Hudson, J. P. Iverslie and
others.
We learn later that the petition has
been denied by the Board.
The fact that the school house in
District No. 80 is a mile north and
east of the centre Of the district and
the school building in Dist. No. l con-
siderable south Of the center of the
district makes present conditions a
hardship on many children residing
in sections Is, II, IS, 10 and 20 Of
Roseville.
However the Commissioners could
not find that the forming of a new
district was quite warranted under
existing conditions.
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SkoQ3t1d.Skutla.

Inc marriage Of Miss ELAN Skutlo,
daughter of Mira. Carrie SkptlA, and
Mr.. Lewis Sk0Estad, son Of Mr.. Lana
Skogstad Of Cyrus, occurred last
Tuesday at the home of MI. and Mrs..
NJ. o. Thorpe Of this city. The cere.
mony was performed by Rev. ]. N.
Andersen of the Norwegian Lutheran
synod church before an altar OF
peonies and green's.
The brides gown was fashioned of
white satin trimmed with lace and she
wore q veil of tulle caught with lilies
OF the valley. She carried bouquet
OF brides roses. Misses Sarah Skaf-
tedah and Helga Skbgstad were
bridesmaids. They were attired in
wolfe dresses and wore corsage bou.
quets. George Skogstad and Herman
Skutle were the groom's attendants.
The Lohengrin wedding march was
played by Miss Jonetta Thorpe.
After the ceremony, a four course
dinner was served to seventy guests.
Speeches by Rev.,J. N. Andersen, Hon.
L. 0. Thorpe, Rev. T. o. Tolo and
Prof. S. G. Harstad, several vocal
solos by Arthur Tolo and selections
by an orchestra were given al Tie
ner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Skogstad viii visit q
short time with the groom's mother
at Cyrus and from there will leave for
Orient, WASH, to make their future
home.
Guests present from distance were
Rev. T. O. Tolo and family, Ole Skutle
and daughter, Sadie of Black River
Falls, Wis. Mrs. Lena Skogstad.
George Edwin and Helga Skogstad Of
Cyrus and Mr.. and Mrs. John Walby
Of Norway Lake.
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that no further action be taken at this
time about purchasing current from
any Power Co.
Mr.. Whitney, President Of the St.
Cloud Power Co., was present and
and Light Boards report.
lie offered to pay the cost of en-
ploying outside accountants and engi
neers to "check up the cost to the
City Of producing current"
\ general discussion Of the subject
was had
The Clerk was asked to read let
ter he had from a city in the State OF
Washington where a Power company
offered to furnish electric current ii
three-fourths OF cent GA cent? pei
k. W. hr.
On motion the report of the Water
and Light Board WAS accepted and Or.
dered placed on file.
1t was moved, seconded and carried
that Committee OF three, composed
OF the Mayor, Alderman Willard and
the City Attorney. be appointed &C
confer further with the Water and
Light Board about matter OF purchas
ing electric current from the Power
Company.
J. w. Johnson made application TO.
a sewer permit for residence on lot
10 and S1-2 OF lot II, block IS. and
l.. +. Lofyen for sewer permit for
residence on lot II and MI of lot II
block SIS. both to connect with the
South 18th street sewer. The said
applications were, on motion. granted
subject to the sewer regulations and
upon payment Of the $50, tapping fee
in each case.
1t 'Tas, on motion, authorized that
the City water AMI sewer be extended
into the Fourth Ward Park, on South
Third street.
Reports Of Alderman Norman, City
Building Inspector, Of building per
mits issued in May and June. 1917
were presented and read, and the
same were ordered placed on file.
Requistions for supplies from the
Water and Light Dept, and a reQuis-
itiOn from the Street Commissioner
for II steel crossing CRATES, were pre-
scented and the Clerk was, on notion
instructed to order same.
1t was. on motion, ordered that a
catch basin be built at southwest cor.
ner Of square at Litchfield avenue and
9Th street east
On motion the Council adjourned.
E. C. WELLIN, Mayor.
Attest: HANS GUNDERSON,
City Clerk.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-07-11
BOARD OF EDUCATION:
Willmar, July 6, 1917


A special meeting of the Board If
Education of Independent School Dis
trict No. At. was held on Friday, July
6, 1917 at a. m. Members present:
Lawson, Qvale, Carlson, Bjorsell and
Swenson. Absent, Severinson.
Supt. Foster was also present
The Board made an inspection trip
to the different school buildings for
the purpose of deciding on necessary
repairs to building and grounds.
The building committee was order.
ed to have such repairs made before
the new school term begins. Upon
motion duly made. seconded and car
ried, Miss Edith Forsberg was elected
to take the school census as provided
by law.
Upon recommendation of Supt Eos
ter Miss Marie Beckwith was upon
motion duly made, seconded and car
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-07-11

Willmar,' Mimi, July 10, 1917.
Office of Clerk of Independent School,
District No. AZ, Kandiyohi County,
MINI.
I hereby certify that petitions have
been filed in my Office under and pur-
suant to Chapter 1884 General Laws of
1917 for the persons named in the
Sample Ballot hereto attached for the
terms indicated in said Sample Ballot
to be placed on the Election Ballots
of said District at it's annual election
to be held July 81, 1917.
Witness my hand this 10th day Of
July, A. D. 1917. -
N S. SWENSON,
Clerk of Board of Education
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-07-11
r. G.. LARSON

e. G. Larson, for nineteen years a
resident at Svea, where he was in
partnership with Mr.. O. D. Dahluui;t
in the blacksmith and wagon shop
business, died June 20, from cancer
He was native of Jemtland, Sweden
where he was born Nov. II, 1857. At
the age of tWenty-four he came to the
State of Michigan, and three years
later to Svea, in this State. Here he
remained until he was taken i'll last
April, when he went to brother at
Norway, Mich, where he died as
above stated. The funeral occurred
at that place. The deceased was an
unmarried man, and has no relatives
here.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-07-11
PUBLIC HEALTH ASSN.
mERGES WITH RED CROSS

Loca! Officers are Notified Of Cooper
alton of TWO Societies
During War.
The local Kandiyohi Public Health
Association will henceforth be a unit
of the Red Cross Organization during
the war, according to advices received
by the local officials Of the organiza-
tions here. The Health Association is
an anti-tuberculosis organization. The
Red Cross in organizing for war relief
was confronted with the task of CO.
ordinating the health and philan-
thropic activities Of the country, and
it was thought best to make use OF
the health association machinery Of
fered
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-07-11

Mrs. N. S. Swenson was present
at the, surprise party Sunday at Svea
in honor of Mrs. l.. A. Freeberg, at
her old home. y
Elias Johnson, G. e. Patchin, E..
R. Rogers and J. P. Johnson of New
London were business visitors in this
city Tuesday.
Mrs. Oscar Howell and daughter,
Mildred returned last Friday from a
three weeks visit with relatives in
North Dakota.
Melvin Johnson, Raleigh Erick-
son, Carl Anderson and Prof. G.. A.
Foster autOed to the cities on a busi-
ness trip Monday.
MIR. and Mrs. ,Nels Martinson and
family, who have been visiting at M.
Dahleen's, returned to their home at
Clarissa last Friday
-Hildur Monson returned to her
duties at the Bethesda Hospital this
week after enjoying her vacation at
her home and Milaca.
Miss Ina Peterson from Pennock
is visiting at the J. H. Wilger home.
She arrived the Fourth and expects
to make an extended visit.
Agnes Larson, Murth and Furmen
Larson, Martha and Laura Howell,
4 and Erwin Forsberg motored to
Paynesville Friday evening.
=. MIR. and Mrs. Carl Amenrud and
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Selvig spent a
few days of last week at the cottage
of C. G. Selvig at Eagle Lake.
Miss Annie Hedin of Wheaton,
who has been visiting with Mrs. LIE.
roy Landberg left Thursday for a Wis
it with friends in Minneapolis.
Otis Vicklund and family of
Brewster visited Friday of last week
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew
Eastlund near Lake Wagonga.
Miss Myrtle Anderson left last
Thursday for her home in St. Paul
after three weeks visit at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. V. E. Fridlund.
MIR. and Mrs. Victor Anderson OF
Syea, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Carlin, Roy
Nelson and Otto Mathiason spent the
Fourth with relatives at Spicer.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. E. johnson OF
Minneapolis were \ visitors at the
homes of Victor Selvig, ]. A. Hedin
and John Holmdahl the past week.
Mrs. E. P. Ahlborn returned to
Thief River Falls Tuesday after a
three weeks visit with her mother
Mrs. Carrie Odell and other relatives
Mrs. Nels Swenson and son, Wall
ace and daughter, Ethel of Minneap
oils arrived Friday for visit at the
Swan. Nelson home, south of the city
J. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Adams re
turned last week from Billings, Mont.
after a two months visit there. Or
the ,homeward trip they stopped off al
Minot
--Magnus Olstad and Hilda Hilbere
were quietly married last Sunday at
ternoon at three o'clock by Rev. w
e. Pearson of the Bethel Lutheran
church. ~. ..@ - *- go.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lathrop Kufnau
who have been visiting at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Taylor for thu
past. few. days lett for their home OF
Monday 80 F..
Carl Backstrom, student at Gus
tavus Adolphus College at St. Peter, /:
:. employed at the State Hospital Farm
/. north Of this city: He arrived som'
time ago. ~.
Mrs. %. Johnson, Miss Armand,
Z Olson, Lillian and Walter Johnsol
autoed to- Spicer last week to visi
Mrs Johnson's parents, Mr.. and Mrs
j. A. Olson.s
Mrs. A. 6. Wakefield and famtl
from Minneapolis left Saturday ate
S. spending the Fourth with Mr.. an
Mrs. ID. u Wakefield and Mrs. N.
& Wakefield. Sc.
o Lundquiat resisne
q
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-07-11
AUCTION SALE
HOUSEHOLD ARTICLES

Public sale of household goods will
be held at 40S Augusta Avenue, three
blocks south Of Lincoln schoolhouse,
on
FRIDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 10, II
at 2:30 o'clock. Following is the list
of household goods:
Two bedsteads, dresser, washstands,
commode, wardrobe. rugs and carpet,
parlor suite, lace curtains, chairs, din.
ing room table, one Garland cook
stove one Garland heater, dishes, cut.
lery, one electric iron, one clock, one
lawn mower, and other articles
Terms: Cash or bankable paper.
FRED G. ANDERSON
Administrator Of the Estate OF
Betsey Johnson. W
w. N.gDavis, Auctioneer,
IA. n. Nordstrom. Clerk
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Goidenrod Farmers Club,

The Goldenrod Farmers Club meets
this Thursday evening at the school
house in Dist. A, east of the city.
The program will include speech by
Atty R. w. Stanford, a reading by
Hon. P. H. Frye, singing by Mr.. H. 3.
Handy and others. All are cordially
invited. The program begins about
eight o'clock.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-07-11
Run Over by Car.

John Dafnis. who has been employ
ed at the Boston Shoe Shine, was run
over by a Chevrolet car near the Pub
lie Library last Tuesday afternoon.
He was riding a new bicycle which he
had purchased that day. The car was
driven by a little girl. John received
only a few bruises but his twenty
eight dollar bicycle was entirely
smashed
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-07-11
Stunned by LicI7tninQ.

Arnold Johnson. the oil man, was
stunned by a stroke Of lightning dur
ing the electrical storm which passed
over this city Tuesday. He fell from
the wagon and the horse fell forward
It occurred in front of his home on
First street. Neither Mr.. Johnson or
his horse sustained any injury from
their experience.