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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-02
Northwest Ignored

4 statement Uf the feeling of 10
c.l growers that their geographical po-
sition has been ignored while those
Of Texas. Nebraska. Kansas and Min
nesota has been taken into account,
has been tclegraphed to H. A. Garfield,
chairman of the committee that recon-
mended the Sc base price.
The meeting Tuesday has been
called by the chamber OF commerce.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-02
MAKING SURE.

Fortune Teller--'Tfe cards say that
YOU have n wonderful memory"
Customer-"Write that down. please.
SO that | won't forget it."-Boston
Evening Transcript.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-02
NEEDLES. CAL. AFlRE

Needles, Gal. Sept. l.--Fire. which
started early this evening in the bus
mess district is still burning tonight.
The Needles Nugget has been burned
out and the Vaughn and iiallstad
business building destroyed. The
flames Were spreading tonight.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-01-04
A REFORM IN Triton.
Georgia Town Votes That Cows Must
Not Roam Its Streets.

When children grow rapidly they suf-
fer fT,m neuralgia or muscular pains
which are Familiarity known as grow
i!lg pains" And when towns grow rap
i'll" they. too, suffer from growing
laiMs. says the Savannah News. For
example, there is IL time in the life OF
every growing town when it must say
to Sis Cow. Cow. hereafter YOU shall
not walk i'll liberty and at leisure about
the streets. nippinS Il choice herb here
and tramp,ing Il level lawn there, but
you shall be kept up at the expense of
your owner, and il you should roam
the streets YOU will be impounded, and
your owner must put his hand in his
pocket"
Triton has reached that time. AS
usual. it WAS preceded by Il season
when efforts to bar the streets to Sis
Cow failed. Triton has had four cow
elections. IN three OF theme Sis Cow
VA victorious 10y large majoritics. In
an election recently held. however,
she lost by GS to 19l votes. This
means that the COW is ousted for all
time, as it happens only very seldom
that the GOV YER wins back her old
freedom after once losing it.
The COW question is q fine example
of the questions that arise in Ameri.
can communities when the strong de
sire Of the few clashes with the less
strong desire of the many. The COW
owners are a minority Of the voters.
but their interest is touched closely
When it is proposed to make oWs stay
Off the streets: the majority of the vot.
crs. if they think enough about the
matter to reach Il decision, favor the
curtailmcnt of Bossy's liberties.
The anti-cow people know that some
day they will win, although they usual
ly may expect to lose several fights
usually they know they have to win
but nce The COW question and the
equal suffrage question are similar il
this particular. IL suffrage ever wins !;
state, that state has woman suffrage
FOR all time. but the gists
may win fight after fight without be
ing ure that a little later, perhaps il
the following year. the suffra @ists will
not win out. Sutfra2iStS should moi
suppose that there is any desire t(
poke fun at their cause by calling at
tention to the similarity between the
two questions.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-01-04
POPULATION INCREASING.

According to reports received from
Bismarck our state is not so very far
,ehind Oregon in population, the mum
her Of inhabitants now being only
l0G, 900 less. The Flickertail state,
according to the census bureau, now
alas S52. 260 people, while Oregon
-5sas $50. 956 people.
North Dakota is maintaining its
recofc Cor speed. In 1860, all of
g.akots Territory numbered 1887
people: in 1870 the part of the ter.
ritory now North Dakota had a popu,
4ation Of g, A05; the end of the fol
lowing decade, So, 900 people.
In 1890. the federal census showed
iS2, T19 people. a gain of 395 per
cent over the previous decade. in
1900. the census gave North Dakota
&sslas. LAG, an increase of "a per cent
tane IN 1910. the population was ST., :
15e. showing a gain of 80 per cent
g,yer the last decade. The gain made
in the past six years is Sd per cent.
OF at a rate of SO per cent for the
decade.
North Dakota leads South Dakota
an the last federal statement by about
80. il0; it has 300, 900 more people
thar Montana; more than 300, 600
more than Idaho, and Utah. North
Dakota IS five times as populous as
Wyanaing.
IF &he present rate of increase is
maintained, North Dakota will easily
fave e million people in 1920. A
80 per cent gain for the decade would
give the seate 923, 2S9 people in
1890, and everyone is confident that
&te immigration movement during the
: -aeSt few years will be the greatest
in the history Of the state and that
the increase for the ensuing four
years will far outstrip that of the
E,ast six years.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-01-04
Value of Clean Streets.

The value Of clean streets, both from
TN aesthetic and sanitary viewpoint,
Is not appreciated sufficiently by the
general public, writes j. M. Anders in
the Philadelphia Ledger. Concerted ef-
fort, however, has been put forth In
Baltimore, Boston and other American
cities to ecure neatness of their
streets, With encouraging results.
The street cleaning department Of u
municipality has its duties to perform,
its share of the responsibility, but can
not keep the streets clean unless the
people cooperate in an interested man
ner.
The wisdom of living in unattractive,
unlovely conditions may be reasonably
doubted. On the other hand, nothing
Is quite so influential in making a "city
beautiful" as rigid cleanliness of the
streets and sidewalks. PROFESSIONALLY
the movement Of things municipal to-
ward the beautiful and aesthetic as the
objective is on, and is to be strongly
advised and encouraged, since it tends
to stimulate artistic appreciation.
Finally, to impress the people gen
orally and sufficiently as to the desira-
bility and importance of neat streets
is confessedly a large task, but there is
little room for doubling that if set into
operation with thoroughness and then
actively supported by the city authori-
ties its accomplishment is easily pos
sible.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-01-04
EXODUS FROM SMALL w
Milford, N. H.. Is Stopping Emigra-
ton of the YOUNG.

The reason small towns never be
come big towns is tied up With the dc.
Scrtion Of the young men who 20 to
the cities to make their way. Milford.
n. H.. decided to put Il stop to this,
and the November American Maya
zine tells how it was done. 1t says:
Most communities of less than Is,
600 inhabitants suffer Il constant loss
Of their best blood in the emigration
Of their young people. This is par
ticularly true in the older states east
Of the Mississippi. With the excep.
ton of the favored few whose tami-
lies have wealth or own some eStab-
lished enterprise. the young man and.
to q less extent, the young woman Of
the smaller town after completing
their education seek the larger cities
OF newer states or even foreign coun-
tries. This exodus is looked upon al
most as q law Of nature, as inevitable
as the swing Of the seasons.
"Thus are our smaller communities
Slapped. The educated, enterprising
young men go; the young women Of
their type, left behind, frequently re-
fuse to mate with the only men avail
able-indeed, often have no men OF
any sort to choose. This situation has
formed the basis Of many stories and
one Of the most popular plays Of the
present decade.
But the thriving town Of Milford,
n. H., believes that its enterprislng
and able young folk do not have to be
transplanted in order to SUCCEED. 1t
declares that II the individual endowed
with ability to create n business in
Montana or Mexico will only exercise
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-01-04
BIG CORN YIELDS.

A yield Of lO3a. bushels of mature
cerm vas secured on an acre by Arthur
Granl und of DeLamere. This wins
the sw eepstakes prize Of $50 offered
III the iNorth Dakota Boys Acre
Yield C orn Contest. First place in
the northern section was secured by
Clarence knudson. of Marvel, on a
FIELD Of "a bushels of mature corr
per acre. The average yield of the
winners in the southern section was
ST I.3 bushels per acre and in the
Northern section the average was 5O4
bushels.
Arthur Granlund raised his corr
on g sandy loan soil that was MANFRED
IN 1915 and top dressed in 1916.
The land was spring plowed and the
corn planted May 24th. The variety
ased was Rustlers white dent. 1t
had been grown on the farm for nine
gears and carefully selected each year.
Clarence knudson grew his corn
on & clay soil. fall plowed and the
s.orn was planted May 10Th.
The winning contestants raised
-1heir corn on all kinds of soil, but
shey nearly all used homegrown seed
sr seed grown in a nearby county.
They prepared a good seed bed and
nearly all used azure. The corn
was planted early, the average date
being May 23rd. These seem to have
been the things that helped to make
she big yields of mature corn.
The prizes are awarded on the basis
of the mature corn produced On a
measured acre. This is the fifth corn
contest held in the state and the boys
again demonstrated the possibilities
), corn production in North Dakota
and SA.leir success adds new emphasis
To the value Ct we'll selected home
zrown-seed early planting on a we'll
nrepared MANFRED seed bed and good
cultivation.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-01-04
The Stinu Raw.

OF the many dangers which beset
navigators Of the tropical rivers of.
South America perhaps the natives
fear the sting ray most. 1t is poison
GUS and is to be found in very large
numbers when the river is low. That
is the time when boatmen have to get
in the water to push their canoes over
the shadows. They are often stung by
the tail of the ray and usually die I'M
less medical assistance is promptly
given. The ray cannot be seen, as it
is OF the same color as the sand on
which it coils itself. The stab of it's
sharp knifelike tail is the unwary nav
igator's first intimation of its presence.
-Pearson's Weekly.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-01-04

Col. Grant Hager, of the Grafton
s.ecerd, 81 1S.karat Republican, calls
attention TO the imposition upon the
government of the pernicious crank
eng system" by which sixty-one mil.
zion pounds of canned wind were dead.
f1eatled through the mails during the
recent campaign at an expense of
sixty million dollars to the govern
sr1ent--the people. The colonel says,
the Thanking privilege of congress
sn en- is a relic of the past, crowded
wxith graft and steals and should be
wiped from the government expense
account" The colonel is right. In
this connection his attention is direct.
a,d to the fact that all of the five
eenembers of congress from North
Dakota are republicans and about all
they have ever done is to employ
their clerks in mailing out carloads of
~~'speeches' not more than one per
cent of which were ever delivered in
open session. This is one variety of
pork" u Republican friends keep
mighty quiet about-during the cam.
paign season. Devils Lake Journal.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-01-04

The heavy losses experienced during
the holiday season by the towns of
Inkster, Forest River and Minot by
fire, should result in extra precau-
tions being taken by everyone to pre-
vent the start of a blaze now at a
season when heating stoves and fur
naces are being run at the limit in or.
der to give the necessary warmth and
comfort which the rigors of the eli
mate demand.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-01-04
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

State of North Dakota. County of Cavalier
In County Court.
Before Hon. F. w. BLEAKLEY, Judge.
In the NJ after of the Estate of Ole Holden.
field, Deceased:
Christina Hodenheld.
VS..
Jacob Hoden6eld. ct al HhEoiiohs
Respondents
Notice hereby given by tho undersigned
Christina Hodenfeld ADMINISTRATIVE with the
Will annexed of the Estate of Ole Hodenfeld,
late of the Township of Billings. in the County
of Cavalier and State of North Dakota,
Deceased to the creditors of and all persons
having claims against said decedent, to exhibit
them with the necessary vouchers, within six
months months after the first publication of
this notice, to said Administrative at her home
In the Township of Billings, in said Cavalier
county, NORTH Dakota, or ut the office of the
County Judge ut LapgdOn. North DaB ota,
Dated December II, 1916.
CHRISTINA HODENFIELD,
ADMINISTRATIVE with viii Annexed.
First Publication on the 2Sth day of Decem-
Der, A d., 1915.
CRIMSON q JOHNSON.
Attorneys for Administrators
Langd0n. North Dakota.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-01-04

The real estate taxes or tn 1916 We're de on December list, 1916.
n viii be delinquent IN the LIST day of March. 1872. when a penalty IF 5 per
cen lent VII, w bneda added an another penalty Oft per cen will b added q June
unpaid real estate taxes will De advertised Tor sale in he month of November
and sold on thu second Tuesday of December, 1917.
All personal property axe COR the year 19l6,w were due on he 1td day
of December, 1916. and will become delinquent. on the LIST day OF March. 1917.
such delinquent taxes and there will pc added hereafter interest at IN rat
Of on per et per month OF the original mount of the tax Until he sam
is paid.
a Lists all unpaid personal property taxes will be placed in tMe hands
or the SheriT on the 18th day Of October, 1917. who will Immediately proceed
to collect ne same In accordance with tn a. a provided by statute.
When yu ask for Tho our of your axe b. letter please delpnat
your property clearly.
Dateda at Iangdon, North Dakota this 1Bhd lay of December, DIG
ROBERT WORK,
County Treasurer Cavalier
County. North Dakot
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-01-04
Surprised Him,

1.-THE corrupt man. said a political
orator. sis always a stupid. ignorant
man.
"a corrupt voter was arrested once.
"'Wot am l arrested fur?' he asked.
"'You are charged said the officer.
with having voted eight times
"'Charged, hey?' muttered the pris-
oner. That's queer. 1 expected to be
paid for it.'"-Detroit Free Press.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-01-04

With another advance of seven cents,
yesterday, the price of wheat on the
local market jumped from 81. 68, the
quotation on Tuesday, to 81. rs; while
the top figure for Marquis wheat was
ST.. 80. Rumors vary as to the actual
cause of the new outbreak among the
bulls on the market, but predictions
are heard of it again reaching the two
dollar mark.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-01-04

the S;i..c s...:oul >;;a.. ),
ri@:, Il l""' t ;c W.i: ii '.","~l
path and i s.i.rr ,"f.:.. s'!rr
time a:-;' ;,!r .t...'rs .. !}.Ii!'.;l .cvid
ed to s,"p '!:r 4" .i..:,".. Il. ". rs .:u;:ng.
"'Let us ;."a H.. 81 S;ii:u:N boys
and girls nlInu1 to ;iii: j: stl:%oi what
they li"il'us" TO Gt.' ~.,u:>cst"l p. 4.
Woodman @. tie Milford board OF
trade, and let us culiA%cl with them
to see il they cannon do it. Or some
thing equally advantageous. here in
MilforQ.'"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-01-04

fzlG you make it n of your New
Iear resolutions to pay the Democrat
That delinquent subscription that you
sswe.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-01-04

IN compIance with the provisions Of section g15b.. of the Revised Codes of
1913 l. Robert Work, treasurer Of tn county of Cavalier md state OF North
Dakota 40 hereby notify tn taxpayersth thereof that h rate of taxation and
stated, in the following, tables. showing the number Of mills n tenthso Of
miles levied m cache dollar of taxable property in each City ToWnship ad
School District in said county.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-24
DRathS

AKINS.-At Norristown. Feb 90. MAE TAY-
IOR wife OF Harry n. Atkins. Relatives and
friends all societies OF which she a mem
ber Invited to funeral services. 855 Cakin ST..
Mon, 2 p, m. Int. Montgomery Gem.
ARBELO.-Feb. 90, ANNA C.. wife OF Joseph
], Arbeo. Relatives and friends invited to
funeral, Mon. $50 a, m, 1923 n. Broad 81.
sts II a. m. Int. private.
ARMBRUSTER. - Feb. 23. LOUISE ARM,
BRUSTER (nee Wihelm), widow Of Conrad
Armbruster aged 10, Relatives and friends.
members and Ladies, Aid Of Emanuel Evangel-
icai Lutheran Church. 4th and Carpenter SITS.
Ritner st: Int. FernwOOd Gem. Remains may
be Tfysa M0GF NfSGHfTR AStT fTasFa wife
Jacob $. Arnick. aged as. Relatives and friends
nSiSa Ietbsow 10 st. u"E Int. GTeenmOSnt Gem Rsmana
may Ri Eiswe2 SS'4s THSMAs T. husband Q,
late James p. and Mary C, Barker. Relatives
and friends. League of Sacred Heart and Holy
Name Society OF St Edmonds Church, invited
10 funeral. Tues, $50 a. m, 202O Mercy st.
Solemn high mass OF requiem st; Edmond 5
chsTGb 10 m lnt HRE ETGss rs Sem sem Of lat.
owen m and cstharine barr, Relatives and friends
residence, Mrs. Alice MONAGHAN. 252s Federal
st. Solemn high mass OF reauiem 81 Anthony 8
.BARTLETT;-ln WyHs8pm1sSs1; Hp1 s1r Pa, Pss;i,oFe6, Feb, e.
SCOT Bartlett. ased 81 Relatives and friends
SLACK Wycombe, Pa, Mon. 1880 a. m; Train
leaves Reading Terminal sl3 a m for Wycombe
s'f.sSYYi fB.KsSYYiEy-Feb. 90, HARRY T., husband of
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-24
DEATHS

peral Lodge, No. 1895. l. o. o. r. Phlladephls,
6GS PPel%S" Ptlows HSmY, S Iayilsd TO y {oHsr"f Non
! 80 M. odd Feows Home. !, !, +, corr, i1'h
> WILL AMs.m7-Feb. ~. AMELIA M. widow q
friends Invited 10 funeral services, Tues p
me- m oS5s T. Sth 81; OAK Lane; co,x INT James
WiMLEY.-Feb. 81, ckTHERfNE .wIMLEY.
William and Ann Leshy Reatiyes and i5asna' ice g
Somerset st. solemn requiem mass St Ann =
Church 10 4. m; Int 50; AIMS Gem Ao,,o,,
Wolf tnce Kornl. Relatives and friends, Women
" Holy Family, Altar and Rosary Societies OF
st, Ronayentura's Church, st. Grsula's Bene-
hc'al Society. Invited TO funeral, Mon 20 a.
m, 09O W. Auburn at. REQUIEM mass st Bona-
ventura's Church o a. IN. Int. St Peters Gem.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-24
LOST AND FOUND

BAR pIN--Lost on Feb, 10. in Bcllevue;Strat-
ford q platinum bar pin, containing 20 dla-
monds: No. on back 4s,O56 y. II. B. Lib. rev.
II returned 90 d =. Woodnorton Aptsu Gtn
BRACELET-t.ost bracelet containing IS da-
munds set in pla atinum. Liberal reward. 111D
n. 3ad St. Apartment ~,
BRACEI .ET--Tues.. Feb. 90 Ritz roof garden.
dia. bracelet. Rev. n returned to Rits Hotel.
DIAMOND-l.ost one loose diamond from ring.
Feb. ~ or 10; S5-lO0 karat liberal rewar ard.
No questions asked II returned to Bailey.
hanks a Biddle,
DuG-Iost collie dog, sable and white. male.
Thursday evening, In RoN,3 answers to name
of Bird. Reward returned to i2l5 Boone st.
EARRING green gold, with blue sets lus,
Spruce St. bet. 47th and iOth or lOth bet
Spruce and walnut: rev. Return ibHO Spruce
nANDBAG-Lost late Wednesday .. m, near
10Th and Locust or In the Park blue sils
handbag, containing about $40. Reward II
returned to 1909 Locust ST.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-24
MGHTY-SHOULDERED, BOW-LEGCED
HONUS, THE HITTTTAN, WAS ALWAYS
AN INSPIRATIONAL BASEBALL Idol
Sultan of Swat Forty-three Years Old TODAY
/ Wagner Has Played in More Games Made
More Hits Than ANYBODY
BY GRANTLAND RICE

x,opTY.THREE years ago today, in the
n citadel Of Mansfield. Pa, two of the
--latest Batting Eyes that baseball has
Yer known binked out upon the world.
Thev were attached unto the person
.Aristened a trife later as John Henry wag.
~, Later on there was new christening
~,,h the John Henry suppanted by Honus
uonus the Hi.tte--Sultan OF Swat.
wagner Is forty-three years old today
A.. only bal. player. with the exceptions oi
r"n Anson and Cy Young, who was ma joi
,.ssuer this far along the devious highway
81 life.
Wagner's Reign
number of words have been spilled
.,ound John Henry Wagner before. We
could esteem II considerable bliss to have
!. dollar for every word that has been writ.
,.n about him these last twenty-odd years
!, Iwsr buying out Standard oil. the Stee
4 rornoration and settling the war debt OF
rurope we have only few millions left
mi there is always room for few more
,-ords where praise of John Henry Wagner
\ n involved, "
Miehty-shouldered, bull-throated. lion.
hearted, bew-legged, linked to a numbering
~race that covered ground with amazing
swiftness. Wagner has long been an insti.
btlon and an inspiration.
Ne has been thrice blessed--blessed with
4. rafting Eye manufactured with a
,slr of hands that might have relieved
Iras-and blessed again with a love for
s,d a LOYALTY to the game that has never
been edualed'
In his twenty years Of major league base.
Aall he has served but one fag--that first
med by Barney Dreyfuss over Louisville
and later transferred to Pittsburgh where
wagner has spent the greater part of his
baseball life.
80 he has been one of the few rema aiming
links between baseball and sentiment. proof
mat there is still something more to the
same than the gate receipts.
Few Records
The big infielder has more than his share
Of records. He has played in more games
scored more runs, made more hits and
stolen more bases than any other bal
slayer who ever lived
In addition to this. he holds the game s
record Of seventeen successive years at 3OC
ar above-the 800 span extending un-
broken from 1897 to 1914.
Dan Brouthers batted 800 or better four
hen years in succession; keeler. thirteen
Anson, twelve; Ed Delehanty, Nap Lajoie
and Joe Kelly. eleven each. Ty Cobb has
also batted above 800 Abe last eleven years
with some distance yet to go-but with
seyen 800 years ahead before he passes
John Henry Wagners mighty mark.
Cobb now holds the major league record
M nine successive years of batting leader
shlp. and he hopes to move along and add
Wagners record to his credit-but at thirty
seyen years above 800 is no light task even
for Cobb to face.
There have been many thousands OF