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The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-10-15
Hear Good Music.

Music students should lose no op-
portunity to hear the best music. both
vocal and instrumental. Heard with
understanding ears, one good concert
IS often worth dozen lessons, vet
many students know nothing In music
beyond what they themselves have
pracuced, or heard their fellow stu
dents give at rehearsals or recitals.
frying to gain musical education
without wide acquaintance with the
literature of music Is like attempting
TO form literary taste without know
Ing the worlds great books.-A. w.
Moore, in For Every Music Lover.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-10-15
"a "a "a pa "a "a "a "a - "A z

The town of Hanley knew the Wild
ow Burns as moderately well off and
having daughter who was very plain
faced and very bad tempered.
The widow also was spoken of as
being an obstinate woman and very
commanding. When she wanted a
mudhole in the street in front of her
house filled up she commanded the
town authorities to do it, and the nuis-
ance vanished or there was a row.
When the town wanted footbridge
over Mill creek, behind her house, to
accommodate score Of workingmen,
she said those sons of toll could either
wade the creek or take the long way
around, and they are taking that way
yet.
The town bought site for new
schoolhousc. The new building would
cut off the widows view of the mill
pond, and she threatened injunctions
and lawsuits until the site was
changed.
When the good wife of Jonas Rich
ards died some gossip that had been
buried for twenty years was revived.
The Widow Burns, as girl, was en-
gagged to Jonas Richards, as a young
man. They had quarrel and a sep
aration, and each found and married a
new love. Now that death had freed
them the gossips were ready to whis-
per.
Af iohn r1c hn6 oy,1ry oh a
daughter, Nellie, eighteen years old.
Between her and the widows daugh-
ter, Vic, there was a feud, as a matter
of course. With the young men of the
town it was between pretty face and
a plain one, with the usual results.
Up to the time Mr.. Richards became
a widower ViO's mother had very few
words of consolation for her when she
lost beau, but later on she one day
said to her:
"That Richards girl may have a
stepmother some day to bring her to
time"
"You don't think her father will
ever marry again?'' was queried.
ut wouldn't surprise me-
"But who could it be?"
'Never you mind"
'sWhy, mother, you must know some
thing!"
'Is it true that she is engaged to
Frank Haskell" asked the mother.
''Yes, they say Sc"
"And when is the marriage to come
Off"
There's no date set. He is waiting
for an estate to be settled up"
"The step-mother might forbid him
the house."
'But her father?"
"Oh, he would do just as he was
told by his new wife, even to locking
the girl up if she made too much fuss.
Not word Of this to anybody, daugh-
ter. I'm rather expecting Mr.. Rich
ards to ask me very soon to be his
wife, and of course I shall say yes
and name an early date"
How the wiles Of the Widow Burns
healed the long-standing quarrel-how
the widOwer was drawn to her-hoW
he was Influenced by her, though he
had not proposed marriage-need not
be told. Suffice 1t that one evening he
said to his daughter:
II have changed my mind about
Frank Haskell"
"Why, what do you mean, father?"
was asked.
He is not to come here any more.
and neither are you to meet him any.
where"
"But we are engagedl"
"YOu must break it."
81 must have good reasons to-"
"It Is enough that I say So
There were no threats. The next
day Nellie Richards met Frank Has
kell on the street, and as they walked
she told him what had occurred.
ut is the doings of the Widow
Burns" he replied. ut is more than
whispered that your father and she
are to be married in few weeks. We
must. do something.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-10-15

for Christmas smokes, and every eff
fort will be made to hasten it forward.
Visit the News office and see what a
splendid present of tobacco will be
sent across for your quarter. Say
had you been without smokes for
three Notwithstanding about SO
cents worth of assorted smokes just
about hit the spot?
That is what the News is aiming at
that same spot. Help to make this a
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-10-15

Merry Christmas for our hOmesick
lads on the other side of the Atlantic.
Drive away their inconsistencies for at
least this one day. Compare the many
joys that were yours last Christmas,
and contrast them with what the
boys in France have not got.
do your btu
The report on the fund collected
during eight weeks, 80 papers and
magazines now cooperating, was is
sued October 8. The amount of money
raised is $57,727.
Enclosed to
buy----------packages of tobacco for
American fighting men i'm France.
l understand that each dollar buys
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-10-15
Makes Them Envious.

1.-THE idea of a rich woman paying
$1,000 for a fur coat!" exclaimed the
socialistic observer THAT doesn't in
crease the sum of human happiness
You are right, friend" answered a
hard-worked married man. "At any
rate, 1t doesn't increase the sum of
happiness among women who can't
afford to buy $1,000 coats"
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-10-15
CUTTING Down Gossip.

"How do you suppose some people
spent their spare time before motion
pictures were invented?'
81 don't like to appear unkind to
those persons, but before they started
to spending practically all of their
leisure moments in photoplay houses
they knew great deal more about
their neighbors' private affairs than
they do now"
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-10-15
HELP FILL THE SOLDIERS
PIPES FOR CHRISTMAS

Christmas tobacco must be collected
before November L. That leaves only
three short weeks in which to get the
money together
There is no time to lose. Send in
your quarters at once. Do not delay.
Indicate in your letter that it is to go
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-10-15
Sensible Man

rs Jibway still staying out late ev-
cry night while his good wife sits up
and waits for him?''
mo"
you mean he has reformed?"
Not at all. Jibway stays out as
late as yer, but his good wife goes to
bed and lets him sleep on the porch
If he is unable to negotiate the key
hole with his latch-key."
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-10-15
Some Carrot.

A carrot nineteen inches long is
shown in Charles Kerr's show win
dow in West Main street 1t was
grown by Michael Casey of this city,
and Alderman Kerr says he furnished
the seed.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-10-15
WHITE SOX win
1917 PENNANT
. IN GAME TODAY
Chicago Wins the Worlds Series
From the New York Giants In
Sixth Game of Series At
New York.

The Chicago White Sox won the
worlds baseball series at New York
this afternoon when they defeated the
New York Giants to 2. The score
by innings:
Chicago 0 0 0 3 O 0 0 0 Ia Z l
New York O o 0 O Q 0 0 0 o. 6
Batteries-Chicago, Faber, Schalk.
New York, Benton, Perritt, Rariden
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-10-15

Announcement is made by Marvin
Hughitt, chairman, that subscrip-
ton by the Chicago & North Western
Railway Company for five million dol
lars of United States of America Sec
ond Liberty Loan four per cent bonds
has been authorized by it's board Of di
rectors. Distribution will be announc-
ed later.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-10-15
An Execution

"Misfortunes often bring out the
best there is In a man." remarked the
philosophic observer.
Great miSfortunes sometimes have
that effect" answered the cynical per-
son, but l have yet to see the man
who wears an 'Oh-bejoyful' expression
after trying in vain for thirty minutes
to get q telephone number"
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-10-15
Advice.

81 want to educate Gwendolin so
that she can make home happy for
some good man." said the mother.
"All right replied the father.
Start in now by helping her to cult
vate an aversion to cats, canaries and
rubber plants
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-10-15
IL their pipes for Christmas!

Fill their pipes for Christmas!
From now on this is the slogan of
the News Our Boys in France To-
bacco Fund"
DO all you are able to about filling
the socks of our fighters in France
with gifts, but do not forget that they
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-10-15
Hard Pressed.

Ben Brokeleigh-Darling, let us get
narried at once. / positively can't live
mother day without you.
Gertie Gotrox-Why, Ben, l had no
lea you were that hard up.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-10-15
Good THING.

tits good thing everybody doesn't
think that war Is wrong
"Why?"
Germany would be running the
world by now"
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-10-15

Job pruning promptly and neatly
executed at the News office. The
union label is In use at this office.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-10-15

Watertown has just two weeks In
which to sell its allotment of United
States Liberty bonds. Do your bit
soon.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-10-15
MONDAY, OCTOBER Is, 1917.
Buy a Liberty bond.

Have you learned to knit yet? If
not, get busy.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-10-15

Any erroneous reflection upon the
character, standing or reputation
of any person, firm or corporation
which may appear In the columns OF
the News will be gladly corrected II
brought to attention of the editor.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-10-15
Market Reports
Milwaukee Live Stock Market

Milwaukee, Oct. 15.-Hogs, receipts.
500; steady to strong. Cattle, 100;
steady. Calves, 100; steady. Sheep.
100; steady.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-10-15

You can have the union label on
your printing at the News office.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-10-15

Pub.lsneu every Monday, Wednesday
and Friday by the News Publishing
Co. at 10S Second street, Watertown,
Wis. Subscription rates-In city by
carrier 25 cents month, or $2.75 per
year IL paid in advance. Outside OF
city by mail 81.
Delivered by carrier to any part OF the
city Phone 80.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-10-15

Entered as second-class matter in the
postoffice at Watertown, Wis.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-10-15

our packages, each with retail val.
ne of IS cents, and that i'm each of my
ackages will be placed postcard
addressed to me, on which my un.
known friend, the soldier, will agree
to send me message of thanks.
Name
Address
City----------------.-
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-10-15

FOR SALE-White Plymouth Rock
cockerels. Prize winners; $3.50
each. Write Hazel Masche Watertown,
route 5, or phone 1881 15-3t
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-10-15
Want Ads

WANTED-Laborers and carpenters.
Apply to j. P. Cullen Construction
Co., Johnson Creek, Wis. 15-3t
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-05-24
German Gift Statue Is
Secret Wireless Plant

Bismarck, May 16. - The Turtle
Mountain Star, in copy which James
A. Brown, of the state board of con-
troll, has just furnished the state his
torical library, probably has scored a
world scoop in printing the first known
cut of a monument presented by the
German government to Norway and
erected on the border of the latter
country, and which only recently has
been found to conceal a powerful wire
less telegraph plant. The Norwegian
government became interested be.
cause of the interest displayed in the
monument by German tourists, who
visited the shrine in great numbers
every day. An investigation proved
the tourists to be secret agents of
the German government whose re.
ports were transmitted by wireless
from the statue. A Rolla citizen while
in the north country year or two ago
was sufficiently interested to take a
photograph of the monument, from
which the Turtle Mountain Star last
week reproduced cut.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-05-24
Valley City's Lodge Of
Elks Show Patriotism

The state convention of the Elks,
planned to be held at Bismarck in
June, has been called off and the Val
ley City lodge has donated the per
capita tax, amounting to $76.25, to the
local chapter of the American Red
Cross.
Not satisfied with this amount, the
lodge at it's semi-monthly meeting Fri
day evening increased the donation
$23.75 more, sufficient to make 500 in
ALL
There are bunch of patriotic and
progressive citizens connected with
the Valley City Elks. They had been
organized only two years when they
built their splendid home at a cost
of $4,000.
The donation to the Red Cross is
not the only benefaction to their cred
it. They are regular contributors to
other public movements, such as the
Associated Charities, the community
Christmas tree and other worthy en-
terprises. They evidently believe in
living up to the patriotic" part of the
orders corporate name.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-05-24
PIONEER OF JAMESTOWN
SUCCUMBS TO TUMOR

Jamestown, May 17.-Mrs. Phillip
Picard, Y years of age, resident of
jamestown for the past "A years, pass
ed away at the family residence at II
o'clock Tuesday night, death being d.
rectly due to tumor growth. Mrs.
Picard has been in failing health for
some time. The end came peacefully.
The late Mrs. Picard was born in
Canada in 1855. She moved to
jamestown in 1883 and since that
time has resided here permanently.
Her husband preceded her five years
ago in March month.
Deceased is survived by two sons
and one daughter, namely: Albert,
Horace and Mrs. Frank Trepanier,
all residents of this city.
Funeral services were conducted
Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock
from the Catholic church. Interment
was made here.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-05-24
Boys and Girls Swamp Chicken
Fanciers in Requests for Eggs

The poultry production campaign re.
Gently launched by the local poultry
association through the efforts Of Sec
rotary o. A. Barton has aroused unus~
ual interest throughout the whole
county and has completely swampeG
the association in attempting to fur
nish the Matching eggs to the boys and
girls, More than 200 requests hapes
been received.
Eggs have been located for most Of
the requests received, but it has been
impossible to get enough people to as
sist in furnishing eggs SO that all re-.
quests could be filled. Some are now
using eggs from home flocks, while
others are seeking for eggs among
their neighobors' flocks.
The available supply of eggs for
Matching for this purpose seems to be
exhausted so far as Secretary Barton
can find. Hence any further requests
must be returned untitled. However.
Mr.. Barton says he is very willing to
help any others in an effort to find
eggs, but cannot agree to find them
It is hoped that many more may yet
find their own eggs and get into the
campaign.
Mr. Barton desires to thank those
who have so generously responded to
the call for help in furnishing eggs.
This enterprise which the children
have undertaken is most commend
able. The association is to be con-
graduated upon the successful launch
ing of this poultry production cam
paign. The boys and girls have many
warm friends among the poultrymen
and will find them willing to coop
crate in their enterprise to make it =
success.
Mr. Barton says he expects during
the summer months to be able to visit
many of the young poultry fanciers at
their homes and in that way hopes to
encourage them and help to make the
enterprise a success. He hopes to
close the campaign at the county fair
this fall with fine display OF pOul
try grown by these young fanciers Of
the county.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-05-24
KITTLEsoN-wRieHT NUPTIALs

jamestown Alert: A pleasant 81
cial event occurred at the home of L.
F. Wright Tuesday afternoon of this
week His daughter, Stella May, was
united in marriage to Tallef Kittle,
son, of this city. The ceremony was
conducted by Rev. C. H. Phillips at 1
p. M. in the presence of some Is
guests. The couple was attended by
Warren and Dorothy Wright, brother
and sister of the bride. A bountiful
wedding dinner followed, and the aft
ernoon was spent in congratulations
and happy sociability. Mr.. Kittleson
is in business with the Jamestown
Ice CO. He has built comfortable
new home for his bride on Seventh
avenue south and there the young co,l-
pie begin widded life at once.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-05-24
ARE COMING BACK TO CITY

The many friends of Mrs. F. P. Sto.
we'll will be glad to know that she
will return to the city in July to make
her home here permanently. She will
occupy her house on Third street and
her daughter, Miss Edith, who has &C.
copied position in the Valley City
schools for next year, will live with
her. Mrs. Stowell has been spending
the last two years with her widowed
daughter, Mrs. Bessie Gaffney, in Wei.
pee, Idaho. Mrs. Gaffney is to be mar.
ried in June to prosperous business
man there. Miss Edith Stowell and
Mrs. Gaffney are both graduates of
the local Normal school.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-05-24
HAVE BIG ONION PATCH

DR.. S. A. Zimmerman and Prof. w.
M. Wemett are putting in long hours
these days after supper and getting up
with the chickens. What is it all
about? Well, a five acre onion patch
in the valley south of the fair ground
hill will show the result of their ef-
forts next fall. Good work, gentle
men, it all helps to make North Dako-
ia show up we'll when the final count
on food production is reckoned in the
fall. North Dakota people are surely
doing their bit.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-05-24

Fingal Herald: Miss Guida Raaen
and Glen Colby, of Valley City, were
married Saturday afternoon at the
Norwegian Lutheran church, Rev. E.
Struxness performing the ceremony.
They were attended by Miss Alma
Kruger and Harry Davidson. The
bride is we'll known in this community,
having lived here since childhood, ana
her many friends wish them happiness.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-05-24
MARRIED HERE THURSDAY

Miss Stella Hopes and Evert Mikel
were quietly married at the Free
Methodist parsonage at noon Thurs
day. Rev. Backman, of jamestown,
ofticiated. Mr.. and Mrs. Mikel are
residents of Ypsilanti.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-05-24
ABSTRACT OF STATEMENT.
Fer the Year Ending December 81,
n 1O1R


OF the condition and affairs Of The
Royal Insurance Company. Limited. OF
Liverpool. England, organized under
the laws Of the Kingdom Of Great
Britain. made to the Commissioner OF
Insurance Of the State Of North Da-
kota, in pursuance Of the laws of said
State.
Attorney for Service Of Process in
the State of North Dakota:
Name. Commissioner Of Insurance.;
Location. Bismarck. N. D.
CAPITAL
Deposit Capital : 661.ooooo
ASSETS
Value of Real Estate
Owned by the Company ! 4.044.421Sl
Loans on Bonds. Mort
Security ..........,.. lSs.20o. 90
Stocks and Bonds ...... 7,334.98543
Bank ................ l.s1s,224os
Interest due and accrued 97.2l199
Premiums in course of
collection and trans
mission ........... l.e57,S6706
Bills receivable. not ma
tured. taken for fire
risks ............... 5.S54.15
Rents due and accrued. l5.9437S
All other sums due to the
Company ............. 12S.761.2O
Total Assets ........ >l5.os3, 1891
S29.637.93
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-05-24
5000 REWARD

Will be paid for evidence that will
lead to the apprehension and convic-
ton of the culprits that entered the
schoolhouse in School Dist. No. II
and damaged school property.
JOHN LOGAN,
President of School Board
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-05-24

D. D. Sullivan, optical specialist of
Fargo, will visit Valley City Saturday,
June 8. All persons having defective
eyesight or who need their glasses
changed or renewed will please call at
the hotel and have their eyes examin-
ed. Office at Kindred Hotel. 17-4w
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-05-24

WILL MOVE TO CALIFORNIA
J. J. Aldahl was an arrival this week
from Long Beach. He has rented his
home to Henry Halverson, who took
possession Thursday. Mr.. Aldahl ex-
poets to return to Long Beach soon
to remain Indefinitely.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-05-24
ABSTRACT OF STATEMENT.
ror the Year Ending December S1s
n l01Q

or the condition and affairs Of Ths
Svea Fire and Life Insurance Company.
Ltd. Of Gothenhurg. organized unuef
made to the Commissioner Of Insurance
Of the State Of North Dakota. In por~
suance of the laws of said State.
j. M. Wennstrom. United States Man.
ager.
Principal once, New York
Attorney for Service of Process IN
the State of North Dakota:
Name Commissioners of insurance:
Location. Bismarck, N. u.
1866.
Commenced business IN United States.
AnpIiSf 1874
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-05-24

The Fritch cottage on Riverside
avenue is being rushed to completion
and will add greatly to the improved
condition of that avenue.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-05-24

Mrs. A. Seberg is having thorough
ly modern cottage erected on the cor
ner of Third and Normal avenues.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-15
M'FARLIN
TELLS OF ROAD WORK
Executive of Chamber of Com
merce and Directors Report
on Recent Trip.

II was Experience day yesterday
when the directors of the Chamber OF
Commerce with their guests met I'm the
private dining room OF Hotel Tulsa
for the usual Friday MONDAY lunch
con.
Most OF the officialssof the Chamber
and the guests present have but re-
Gently returned from q trip thru the
east, made for the purpose Of inspect
Ing roads and securing data to be used
In the construction OF system Of
hard surfaced roads in Tulsa county
major portion of the meeting was
given over to the members OF this
delegation, who related their exper-
iences on the trip and explained tho
valuable information and data which
had been procured,
Saving to County.
President r. NJ McFarhf, Of the
Chamber OF Commerce, In making
report of the trip for the Chamber OF
Commerce, declared that thru the ex-
cursion made by the county commits
sioners and other Tulsans this county
would be saved thousands Of dollars
in the construction OF the 10s miles
OF hard-surface roads.
We saw all OF the best and many
.
President McFarin declared, "and
we gained as much information by
seeing the bad roads as we did of the
good. We know as well what not to
build as we know what TO build. The
trip to each membS of the party has
been invaluable and the county will
reap the benefits"
L.aRue Parker, county farm demon
strator for Tulsa county. as guest
of the directors. told of his efforts and
success In securing for Tulsa next
year the annual meeting OF the Okla
homa Shorthorn Breeders association,
and OF the meeting of cattlemen who
have as their aim the Improvement Of
grade cattle.
Committees Report.
Director Mark Il, Carr. chairman of
the gas committee Of the Chamber of
Commerce, made report on the gas
situation and explained that he had
received the promise Of the officials
of the Oklahoma Natural Gas company
that the gas shortage In Tulsa would
be improved within the next 20 hours.
Director Paul Galloway Of the street
railway committee reported on mat