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Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1917-08-10
The German State Bank
Cottonwood, Idaho
CAPITAL SURPLUS $50, 100000
FEELING CAT HOME"

One of our ambitions is to have folks
feel at home in this bank; to cultivate
geniality and good will; to promote that
feeling that The German State Bank is
home institution, ready to serve our
home people at all times.
You will always find welcome here;
you are entitled to our time and atten-
ton, whether you bank here or else
where.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-25
Key Enables You to Find
Red Ink Number and Order
in Which Same Was Drawn

pair of columns in the following table your red
number in the left hand column its serial order in the
same line in the nght-hand column, is number showing
order in which your read number drawn in WASHINGTON
down the efthand columns until you find your red
number and the number to the right Of it enables you to Judge
how you may be called up for examination,
All the numbers above 1864 he highest number of reois
in any Maine dstrict being omitted as not applying to
Maine the number to the right of your red number NAV not
represent the actual order in which it drawn, but does
represent the exact order in which you be- called up for ex
animation in your district
Your red number not the number the card you re-
ved when you registered but another number written in
red ink opposite your name the list in the possession of your
exemption board.
If red number does not appear the table it far
down in the drawing and not likely be called soon
perhaps not in this draft Names quota given as only
and that number largely exceeded in the list following
But regstrants will be called in the order indicated in the
columns headed order in which your red number was drawn
and as there will be exemptions large number further
in the list expect soon although their
numbers do not appear in this portion of the drawing
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-25

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$780,. 40
312s....2eN
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3137... 1855
s1ss....13S7
313s....iE6
314o....2s19
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3ll2....1S52
3143s...2110
SlA....1m1
sl45....2018
3l47....1752
> 314s....275o
31i9.... 166
3152.... 314
3lS....1245
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$751;. 102
$780,. 500
1852. 1882
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3164...2423
3166...3111
s166...2S43
1857. 1900
3169...1736
3170...2007
Sill. $50
3l73. zoos
3174...15o6
3176... 329
3179... S27
31S1...2913
31S2... s26
31S3... 90
31S5. 1855
31S6...13s4
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31s9.. 254
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a194...2S20
3l95...16iS
3197...le7S
3l9S. ..17b9
V3199... 764
$780,. 81
3201...1s66
5000. 1923
s204...27l6
$780,. 3S5
S207...244c
320S... 233
3212... 306
32l4... $50
3216... TO
321S...2906
3219...1977
$780,. 597
3223...16S3
3224...28l0
5225...2191
322s...1110
a229...1S64
$780,. 423
3231...1781
a2s2... 229
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2"i A121
33l4....1961
SEAS. 80. l0S
32l6....2264
3247....1062
o2l9....7 S8
$3.50. ...2s79
S261....2 e3
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8264.... 125
3266....2S9S
$780,. 10S
8267.... Is
S266....207s
$780,. 27s
S2b0.... I'll
3261....S169
8263.... $40
S263....3636
826l....1216
3266....1S66
3270....2S06
3272.... 276
S273.... 526
S274....1698
S277....1801
3279.... sos
$3.50.
S2S1....3229
1882. 10
S2s8....2316
$685.. 1877
32S6....2103
32S0. ...1203
$3.50. ...1S75
$3.50. 900
3291....2212
S292....1520
$780,. 1852
3294....1247
$780,. p72
S290....16b9
$500. 1855
1902.
2S03 .1k3R
1904. 44S
3306....2S28
3307....1555
830s.... $50
5000. ...1s57
1910. ...2447
1911. 1872
1912. Tiff
1919. 1914
3314....20SS
1915. ...120S
3317... i2s
331s. .2167
1919. ;. 1914
1920. 648
3321...1916
3322...13s
1923.
3324...1937
1925. ). 35s
1926. 1920
1927. 1886
$751;. 70
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-06-28
IN NORTH DAKOTA
News of the Week From Many
Sections Of the State.
MANY ITEMS OF INTEREST
Events Are Briefly Written In Order
to Make Perusal Easier for
Busy Readers.

The t~en-year-old daughter of Jacob
Dahlke, a farmer near Dickinson, was
instantly killed when an automobile
driven by her father turned over. Four
other occupants of the car escaped
with bruises and cuts.
Complete reports show that all the
wealthy independent Indians on the
Standing Rock reservation were lib
eral subscribers to the Liberty loan.
Applications for $4,000 were taken at
Fort Yates and Solen subscribed for
$1,000.
Farmers of Ward county have be-
gun making war on gophers. The use
of poison has become'a favorite way
of killing the pests, but many persons
spend the long summer evenings
armed with a small rife hunting the
little animals.
Not to be outdone il Ftspatriotism
Mayor McGray of Garrison has plowed
up his lawn and planted his front
yard in potatoes and corn. A. Tyne
son, Jr., prominent banker and city
official, has followed suit. Every avail
able foot Of ground in Garrison is in
garden.
John Frantz of Regent deposited a
check in a Mott bank for $11 900. The
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Rail
road company paid him this sum for
injuries received while loading a car
of grain at a Regent elevator, the ac-
cident resulting in the loss of one of
his legs.
Olaf A. Olson, wealthy proprietor Of
the Lexington hotel at Minot, now un-
der $4,000 bail to answer charges
laid against him in recent vice raids,
will retire from the hotel business. He
has leased the hotel to c. E. PANEL
son, who will make it the Grand, and
begins business July i.
DR.. w. F. Crew, secretary Of the
North Dakota Live Stock association,
in a letter to the state department of
animal husbandry, announced he had
learned facts which led him to be-
lieve enemies of the nation are seek
ing to spread hoof and mouth disease
among the cattle of the state.
Probably the most severe penalty
ever melted to q yiolator of the prohi'
bition law on first offense was that
doled at Fargo to Ole Skridsoi Of
Moorfcad, MINI, who ts serving nine
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-06-28
er to polnts ur1ner cast.

er 10 points TOTLner cast.
o. B. Burtness of Grand Forks was
nominated as a candidate to succeed
the late H. T. Helgesen, United States
representative, at the special election
set for July 10 at a convention of the
First congressional district Republic
ans held at Grand Forks June 20. The
convention went on record as in favor
of legislation for national inspection
and grading of grain; liberalization
OF chambers of commerce and grain
exchanges and the prohibition Of
speculation. F. T. Cuthbert of Devils
Lake, G. Plain of Milton and H. G.
Wick of Cavalier, other candidates,
agreed to support Mr.. B~urtness.
Although highest honors in the stock
/ judging contest recently. held at the
North Dakota Agricultural college at
Fargo went to Clifford Wilson, a jun
ior of Leal, the excellent standing of
Miss Vesta Steer, a sophomore from
Mott, has won special attention from
stockmen over the Northwest in view
of the fact that she outdistanced iftyf
seven boy contestants. She is the
only girl agricultural student in the
school. h is greatly interested in
live stock and will have n Of the
largest and best equipped farms in
North Dakota on which to bring her
ideas to development when she is
graduated.
Effective mobilization of the post
masters and rural carriers will be rec
commended by L. B. Hanna, chairman
of the North Dakota committee in
charge of the sale of Liberty loan
bonds, as a measure by which the ma
ton can better reach the people of
the United States to raise money for
wal purposes. Mr.. Hanna, as we'll as
the chairmen of all other state COM
mittees, has been asked to make rec
concentrations to the government
bearing upon the next loan issue, to
! the end that the nations bond selling
organization may get the full advan-
tage of experience gained by it's state
chairmen in the campaign just closed.
Boiled Oysters.
In Social Life In the Reign of Queen
Anne" Swift writes to Stella, Lord
Masham made me go home with him.
to eat boiled OYSTERS" and then he
obligingly adds the recipe: "Take oys-
tiers, wash them clean-that is, wash
their shells clean; then put your oys-
tiers in an earthen pot with their hol-
low side down; then put this pot, COW
cred, into a great kettle of water and
let it boil. Your oysters are then boiled
in their own liquor and do not mix
with water"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-06-28
of Towner.

of Towner.
North Dakota consumers will pay
thousands of dollars more for Ignite
coal in the coming winter because of
the passage of the distance tariff act,
a copy of the eastman law of Mime
sofa, at the last session of the legis-
lature, according to an announcement
made at Bismarck by railroad repre-
sentatives following a conference with
advanced Ignite rates under this act
will be approximately 8 cents a ton
from mines west of the Missouri river
to points in Bismarck territory, it was
announced. and proportionately great.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-06-28

ty days IN the Cass county Jail n
who must serve an additional six
months if a fine of $500 is not paid.
The North Dakota Purity federation
at Fargo elected these officers: Pres
ident, Rev. Mr.. Fulton of Towner; first
vice president, DR.. Thomas Graham of
Fargo; second vice president, Judge
c.. A. Coffey Of Jamestown; secretary,
Rev. c. e. Stinson of Devils Lake;
treasurer, Charles Gunthorp of Edge
ley.
Murray Wallis, the youthful bandit
who held UP a Northern Pacific train
crew at Sweet Briar recently, pleaded
guilty before Judge Crawford at Dick
inson to carrying and using dangerous
weapons and vas sentenced to spend
the remaining -four years of his minor
ity in the state reform school at Man
dan.
The nineteenth annual convention
of the North Dakota Retail Mer-
chants association at New Rockford
closed with a ball in honor of the Wis
iting delegates. officers elected and
installed are: President, F. P. Mann,
Devils Lake; vice president, L. B.
Garnaas, Cheyenne; treasurer, G. J.
| Stickney, New Rockford.
"The demand for good feeding stock
in North Dakota is remarkable" said
DR.. w. F. Crewe, secretary of the
North Dakota live stock sanitary
board. THE King Commission com.
pany at Mandan within the last few
weeks has shipped in and sold 5000
Texas range yearling heifers and !
have just issued a permit for bringing
in LOO more"
Dan Urell, pioneer scout and Indian
fighter, discovered a prize boar which
had strayed from home as h eiiwas
driving into Fort Yates a few days
ago. At a loss what to do with the
valuable porker Urell finally boosted
him into the tonneau, which his lord
ship contentedly occupied while his
owner finished his business at Fort
Yates and drove home.
oClLCu Ill tHS lCClu vi d VlOlcIlC SLdl
lion near Rugby, Oscar Rudolph es
capped death when part Of his cloth
ing gave way, allowing him to fall I'm
conscious outside of the manger, be
yond reach of the enraged horse
When Rudolph recovered conscious
ness he procured a rifle and dispatch
ed the maneater, which once before
had almost killed it's owner.
Corporal Reginald Basken of Penn
bina, who went oversee with the
Twenty-seventh battalion, Canadian
contingent. is the first North Dakota
soldier to be %furloughed home. In The
battle of Courcelette on Sept. Is, 1915
shrapnel wounded him in the neck
leg, arm and elbow. He crawled into
a trench, where he lay for thirty-si1
hours before being removed to a base
hospital, and he has just recovered
sufficiently to come home on leave.
Joe Scion. a Syrian peddler, wa
sentenced at Cavalier to five years
imprisonment for the death Of AL
Scion, his companion, In the distric
court there. The body OF All wa
found last winter packed In q trunl
which had been hidden In bushes nea
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-06-28
the roadside. The body was Identified
as that of the companion of Joe Scion,
who was placed under arrest.

the roadside. The body was Identified
as that of the companion of Joe Scion,
who was placed under arrest.
Subscribers for stock in the Man
ming, Mandan and Freda railway, a
farmers line which will extend from
Manning in Dunn county to Freda and
the Milwaukee line south of Mandan,
a distance of 1856 miles, have paid an
assessment of IS on each share Of
stock. The funds raised will be used
in paying for the preliminary survey,
which will be made within the next
ninety days.
The Grant County Bankers associa-
ton, formed for the purpose of better
ing Grant county, the newest county
in the state, but largely for giving the
farmers aid in the purchase of pure
bred dual purpose live stock, was per-
fected at a meeting at Leith. officers
elected were Clair Cornell, Leith, pres
ident; A. H. Meter, New Leipzig, vice
president; w. A. Hart, Carson, secre-
tary, and A. B. Hagerman, Elgin, treas
urer.
The University of North Dakota at
Grand Forks graduated 1875 students
from all departments of the institu-
ton at the annual graduation exer.
cises. DR.. Irving Fisher of Yale uni
versity delivered the commencement
address. Frank l.. McVey, president
of the university, presided and con-
| fnrrpH tho 1oorooc nm tho aor1i1ofoC
The degree of Master of Arts was con-
ferred on seven candidates and Mas.
ter of Science on three.
Mrs. Elmer RAIDER, according to tho
Fargo police, has confessed that her
husband planned the burning of their
home there and set the fire in which
four persons barely escaped being
burned. On the morning of June 8 a
fire was found in the RAIDER home. The
roomers escaped only with the assist
ance Of the firemen. Investigation by
the fire marshal revealed oil soaked
rags stuffed in newly cut holes in the
wall of the house. A charge of first
degree arson has been placed against
=, RAIDER.
The supreme court of North Dakota
has denied a petition of the attorney
general for a reopening of the custer
proceedings against certain members
of the state board Of regents. Gov
ernor Frazier, at the past session Of
the legislature, named five %appointees
to fill two vacancies on the board, but
the senate rejected the nominations
three times in the session and ad
journed without making any confirma
tons. The supreme court in a recent
decision found in favor of the ole
board.
More than 5000 visitors attended
the Loyalty day celebration of the
Caledonian Athletic association al
Grand Forks. The program opened
with q parade, which was headed by
the Kilties crack band and Fl com
pany, North Dakota national guard
Following the parade a program wal
given at the state fair grounds. Speak
ers were Mayor James A, Dinnie
Archie Miller, q ninety.seven.year-ois
Scot; Judge Graham OF Carringtoi
and Mrs. Jean McNsu ghton Steven
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-06-28
Safety First,

Wife lat midnight-John, there's a
burglar in the house. He's coming up
the front stairs. Hub-Then We'll go
down the back stairs. There's no need
Of our being crowded when there's
plenty of room.-Boston Transcript.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-06-28
Furnishing the Ladies,

Female conspirators against Rameses
III. Of Egypt, says Rawlinson, were
condemned in 1850 B. G. Ito the servi-
tude of keeping a beer house, which
was thought sufficient punishment for
ladies of delicacy and refinement"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-06-28
Somewhat.

Willis-What system do these mill
tary aeroplanes work on? Gillis-One
person runs the machine. and the 9TH
er is just an observer, but both of them
fight. Willis-I see; just like being
married-Toledo Blade.
The evening world., 1917-11-03
The Two Old Young Men

work by the foolish employer who
labels them too old"
Gone are the so-called good old
times" when old men occupied the
amen corner. Speed the day when no
person will count a man out OF the
running because OF his age.
Speed the day when a mans energy
and ability 10 work will be recognized.
not In years but in energy; not in
appearance but his application; not
In the sympathy for him but In the
spirit OF him; not on account OF his
age but in spite OF II.
Give the old man his chance
especially in these days when the
young ones must go forward to fight
Give the old man his chance every
day you meet him and be not sur
prised II his youth is still allve-alive
and keeping pace with the trend OF
the times.
The evening world., 1917-11-03
OF MORE THAN LOCAL INTEREST.

BYELBCTION Congress of more than ordinary interest
in the Fourth Connecticut District Tuesday,
where Representative to be chosen fill the place OF
the late Z. ]. Hill.
The district comprises Fairfield County New Yorks first neigh
Dor to the east which reside business whose offices
In this city and where there big manufacturing plants
Mr. Hill was kept Congress for many years by protection
interests in his district with considerable help outside He
defeated the outcome of the split Last
tremendous campaign wagd his behalf resulting his cleo
tion by majority Of $500 votes
For his successor the Republicans have Schuyler
Merritt Of Stamford Vice President Of the Yale Towne
featuring Company who expected true to the traditions
OF Hill and Of the Republican Party in Conneccu-he latter long
to the New York. New Haven Hartford Railroad
The Democratic nominee Lynn Wilson, editor the Bridge
port Farmer vigorous and experienced legislator who
fought abuses State and County deserves the united
support OF all Democrats and true Independents
AT Mr. Wilson's instance both parties agreed that it shall
be fair and free ecton without the that has
contests in this district in the past full ballot hoped for
1t will be Of more than local interest the figures and
sec whether 1t possible to have large ballot without paying
ring out the vote"a phrase which Connecticut o elsewhere
has had but meaning
The evening world., 1917-11-03

into the ground j saw two men dig
cling vigorously. having dug over
seventy-five feet In the day.
And when they looked up at me
saw their hair was gray and their
faces wrinkled.- One OF them was
whistling. and he stopped short when
he saw me.
"Are we doing It to suit your" he
asked, as marvelled at their
strength. There's a hundred and
forty-four years between u.s." he said
smillngly. "and we may not be 80
spry as tho young uns."
A hundred and forty-four years
seventy -one and seventy-three re-
spectively. And when / thought OF
the estimates that had been given
me by various young ones for this
very ditch l congratulated myself on
having turned over the job TO these
two men-these two old young men
Ono of these men sees through
but one eye. yet the merry twinkle
that you see there convinces you that
The evening world., 1917-11-03
One Way to Get Wife

rifles or pistols. They arrive at IN.
girls house before supper.
After aung and diking, I'm which
the men alone OF the two houses mar.
ticipate, and some preliminary con-
versation, the father OF the nrosnec-
tive bridegroom drawu from his mar
the wheaton cake. puts the now -
upon II and PLACES the whole upon
the table. He then takes from his
money bag some gold or silver coins
and places these. too. upon the cake.
Brother, let US not precipltate the
matter the girls father viii then
say. Let me hrst ma out what my
daughter says
"He then goes out to consult his
wife. This Is only FOR Appearances,
as the matter was practically settled
when the father was encouraged 10
come TO beg the girl.
After more or less suspense the
door opens and a male relative brings
the girl In. He leads her To- the father
OF her prospective husband before
whom she bends deeply and Kisses his
right hand"
The evening world., 1917-11-03
The Hazards
Of Escape.

owing to a fire which the city author
tiles claim was started by the negli-
gence OF a mechanic. Annette Hazle-
ton might state without fear OF sue
cessful contradiction that II was in
stigated by cigarette. Anyhow there
was fire.
"The City Hall tower Is an awful
thing. II looks like the town hall in
village in Flanders. During the
Summer and Fail we have entertained
commissions from Great Britain.
France, Japan, Italy and other coun-
tries allied with US in the war, and
the members of those commissions
must carry away with them memories
OF collection OF dirty rags waving
IN the breezes which circulate through
a decorative effect open on four sides.
Now we come down TO cases on
the City Hall tower. That tower and
the city Hall are In the custody and
under the supervision OF Borough
PRESIDENT Marks. But Borough Pres
ident Marks. although the city char
The evening world., 1917-11-03
BY Roy l.. McCardell

Wei. my dear" said Mr.. Jarr, 81
come across gracefully with all the
coin my employer thrusts into my
reluctant grasp every payday. and II
you can intrigue a military coat and
swagger stick out OF It. do So"
Mrs. Jarr noted the word intrigue -
which is now used by all our modern
writer's to signify all sorts OF things
far away from this words old activi-
ties OF villainy. and she suspected Mr..
Jarr was sarcastic.
Don't talk to me about intrigues
with your money!" she said sharply,
81 am not the one intriguing with II.
How about the four dollars-in two
two dollar bills, that you had hidden,
yes, secreted, in your fob pocket yes
terday morning? oh. please don't
think / have been intriguing, scorn
TO touch your pockets! But that four
dollars, In two two-dollar bills. fell
out on the floor You know tho way
you throw your clothes around when
you go TO bed!
Mr. Jarr turned pale and thrust the
first and second fingers OF his right
hand hurrledly and nervously into
his fob pocket. He groaned.
"Yes, l took it-when found It on
the floor" Mrs, Jarr admitted. when
| saw how careless you were with
money, and in these war times when
money is so scarce. l realized l had
use for It II you hadn't don't in
trigue with my money. l don't spill
II out OF my pockets on the floor"
Women are wearing pockets. but
only for camouhage," said Mr., Jarr
gloomlly. They still carry their
money In the old familiar places
The evening world., 1917-11-03

Ter provides that he shall take cara
OF the City Hall, is not considered
competent by our system Of govern
nent TO repair damages. Whatever
MS designs might have been, he was
compelled TO submit to the dictates
OF Committee on Artistic Architec-
ture or city Buildings which hasn't
.he sIlgntest connection with the city
government.
We have had submitted plans for
a clock the size of a wrist watch ana
a clock the size OF an alarm clock.
Plans have been presented which
would make the top OF the tower Iook
Ilke one OF Charley Chaplin's hats.
The engineers have to pass ON tbs
project The city government is
awe with engineers. Take, for In
stance. the idea that the Borongh
President considers 1t essential 10 his
duties that he shall purchase and
rae In an automobile costing more
than $1,000. S''
First, under the law he has to h.v.
MS engineers submit plans and specI.
ncatlonS for said automobile Tbar
the engineers of the Board of p.tJ-
mate and the Comptroller's off,ca
nave 10 pass on the plans. Then the
automobile Is ordered and the engi~
,icers OF me Comptroller's office have
70 audit the bill. The auditing and e.-
ant'nation it OF the car almost wear IL
out with finger marks.
retail dry goods store sends .
ouyer to Paris all by his lonesome
ana he buys million dollars' wo,th
or stun and II Is sent 10 New WI,
ana he puts In his expense bin. and
ina settles 1t. But the CIty of Me-
YORK. torR. IN repairing the City Hail
tower, has 10 go through eieht
months OF red tans~of1 a mstter tsat
couLdn't cost more than a few thons
SAND dollars. What was the malta
Srn W.on the City Hall clock before the
nIe' Nothing. Then why NOT rso
place the City Hall clock as n va,
i,ecause we have engineers checkin1
up engineers. and other engineers
enScklns cnSoSn up the checkers, until our
government resembles that weii
known ballad founded on the ny.
ovr,.on ovor tnat one grasshopper Jumped
over another grasshopper's back"