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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-01

corn 1t is harvested and cut the
same as corn-threshed out and tied
in the barn to dry.
In an effort to understand why
brooms should be higher in price now
than ever before, we will consider the
cost Of workmanship in the making
Of the broom. In Green county more
broom corn was grown this year than
before. A broom factory there guaran.
teed market price to all farmers who
would plant broom corn. They were
furnished with the seed at cost.
Broom handles only cost ten cents
apiece. The girl who soaks tha straw
in water to get 1t ready 10 use gets
s1.50 per day. The man who sews it
gets Two cents a seam and the more
seams the broom has the more 1t costs
to buy the broom. The boy who trims
it gets one cent broom. He trims
ties and puts on the label. Then 1t
goes into burlap and there is the dray
age and delivering to pay for.
Brooms are wholesaling from $3.50
to 5000 dozen.
Matches according to an agent will
sell for three boxes for quarter by
January. He says potash is costing
S1.20 pound now.
There are four grades of peaches in
the city now. The best gra.le should
not sell for more than thirty cents.
Prunes are of different ;rad IS the
largest number to pound are the
cheapest grade. They run as follows,
20 to 40, 40 to SOS, 60 to 7O's, SOS to
sos.
Oranges are also graded so that 1t is
difficult to tell just what profit the
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-01
Harrison
Store
lettings
(sY HECK

All ready for Jack Frost. The
ehildren's section, and by chill.
dren we mean babies, toddlers
and small girls and boys up to
six years, warm little coats
the prettiest we have ever had
cute little dresses OF silk, ging.
ham and serge, "Bonny" little
hats and hoods that capture the
eye OF every loving mother and
shoes-the dearest little things
that human brains could con-
ceiyc.
With any particularly becom.
Ing fashion you may be perfectly
certain that woman won't let it
die out-as witness the fashion
OF the pretty and comedy frills,
some with knife pleats that have
Just come in again. Our new ar.
rivals Of dainty and simply char
ming inexpensive waists priced
at $1.00 have them.-Main Floor
Good, warm wool.filled blan.
kets in plentiful choice modestly
priced in our blanket store at
1880 and $500. It is certainly
good to have plenty of warmth
giving blankets in the house for
the many cold night between now
and next April.-Third Floor.
Some fashionable new shoes
for women have Just come, pric.
ed at $3.50. They are SO good at
a price SO low that we feel we
ought to tell about them at once.
One Of the models is a dull
leather yamp with gray cloth
tops and Cuban leather heels;
another model comes in dull
leather vamp with black cloth
top and Cuban leather heels;
then. you'll like a pretty shade
OF brown kid vamps with sand
color cloth tops and Louis heels.
Second Floor.
Who could imagine such a di.
yersity Of coats? To the unini-
tiated coat means simply COW
ering to protect one from the
cold. but to the woman who
knows thing or two about
fashions, 1t tells a wonderfully
Interesting story. 1t tells that
black or brown cheviot or coal
black lambs wool combined with
a bit Of seal plush or unplucked
fur makes an excellent knocka.
bout coat at s17.50.-Third Floor
Here are the new fibre silk
hose in rich and pleasing plaids
and solid shades priced at soc
pair.-Main Floor.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-01
Arrange a Joint
Teachers Meeting

A joint district institute will be held
by Fairmont Winfield, Grant and I'm.
ion districts on Friday, November 9.
1t will be an all-day meeting and will
probably be held in the Fairmont State
Normal school.
The institute will open at 10 o'clock
in the morning and Hershel B. Ice, dis
trict superintendent OF Fairmont dis,
trict schools. will preside over the
meeting. One of the speakers will be
Prof. j. NJ. Deahl. of the Department OF
Education of West Virginia Univer,
sity, Mcrgantown. The program will
be arranged by II. B. Ice and w. E.
Michael
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-01

Out Of town people may always de
pend on delegation from Monongah
being represented by a band. Yes
terday evening 1t looked as though
the Monongah musicians were not tc
have a part in the Fairmont demon
stration. George Saxon Hall was the
first to come to the rescue. Dressed
in colored minstrel uniform he col
lected some eight or ten musical in
struments, placed them in the hands
OF the first persons he saw. and start
ed to Fairmont. The would-be band
parade the Fairmont streets until late
in the evening thus saving Monon
gah's musical reputation.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-01
PRAYER MEETING.

The Cottage prayer meetings that
are being held this week by the mem.
beers of the First NJ. p. church are
very well attended and interesting.
A general prayer meeting was held
at the church last evening by the pas,
tor, Rev. C. c. Lawson. The meeting
for this evening will be held at the
home OF Mrs. Smallwood in Ferry
street and tomorrow evening at the
home Of Mrs. Robinson in Jamison
Row, Market street. There will be
no meeting held Saturday evening.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-01
MONONGAFI
Halloween euiet Here.

Halloween was very quietly cele-
brated in Monongah yesterday even
ing. There was not a party or a So
ctal event Of any kind scheduled for
the evening, everyone going to Fair
mont. Few people were seen on the
streets until after the late cars re.
turned yesterday vening. With few
exceptions all Of the local people in
Fairmont yesterday evening we're
masked.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-01
Bad Bows.

Now that Halloween is over per-
haps the depredations that have been
committed by mischievious boys in
the East Park section OF the city will
be stopped. Swings have been bro
ken. windows marked and scratched,
mud thrown against doors and on
porch floors and many other annoying
things that are uncalled for.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-01
Tell Weiaht of Poles.

Men who have become used to ham
ding telephone and telegraph poles
are able to tell almost exactly the
weight of pole that has been prop
erly seasoned. The poles which are
found to be much heavier than the
experts estimate have not been prop.
erly seasoned, for the extra weight is
due to sap still in the wood.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-01
Missionary Meeting.

The Foreign Missionary society OF
the First NJ. P. church held a very
interesting meeting at the home OF
Mrs. George Clelland Tuesday even.
ing. Next months meeting will be
held at the home of Mrs. Wilbur Hall
in Market street.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-01
EAST SIDE
= NEWS =
From cIark,buro.

Mrs. Newton Of Clarksburg is visit.
ing her daughter, Mrs. c. c. Lawson,
at the First NJ. p. parsonage this
week
Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Pyles OF Mo.
nongah were guests of Rev. and Mrs.
Lawson on Tuesday.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-01

Mrs. Thomas R. Jones, daughter.
Mary Catherine Jones, and son. Fred
Jones, who have been visiting friends
and relatives in Monongah for the
past several days returned this morn
ing to their home in Wendell, Pa.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-01
Home from Trim.

Mr.. and Mrs. j. L. Little and son
Raymond have returned from trip
through the north west as far as Sc
attic, Wash. They also visited many
interesting points along the route and
had most enjoyable trip. They are
now visiting Mrs. Little's parents at
Whiteman.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-01

quest OF the state auditor. 1.-THE only
difference the attorney general de-
clared, SIS that under the present law
the sheriff is required to pay into the
comfy treasury the money SO collect
ed instead of keeping It for his benefit
IS under the old law"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-01

Chicken croquette supper with other
delicacies will be served at the Pres
byterian church Saturday evening, 5
to o'clock. Price so cents.-Advt.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-01
Entertains Class.

Miss Emma Johnston will enter
tain the members Of the Pollyanna
class of the Palatine Baptist church
this evening at her home in Columbia
street
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-01
BITS OF
STATE NEWS

National army men from West Vir-
ginia will next week begin training
along intensive lines, it is announced
at headquarters at Camp Lee. Thus
far the training has been preliminary
IN nature and aimed primarily at sea-
soning the men for the future strenu.
ous work. The program as outlined
for the West Virginia select men fol.
lows: Monday, Tuesday and Wednes-
day-classes in gas, bayonet and gren.
ade work, and Thursday. Friday and
Saturday - bombing, field fortifica-
lions and automatic arms. The irfan.
try school Of arms for officers will at.
tend the school fora period each morn.
ing aud in the afternoon will instrucl
the men In their respective commands
in the things they have just learned.
The officers school will be conducted
by officers who have jVt returned
from the musketry school at Fort Sill,
Oklahoma. The French officers and
non-commissioned Off RS. who ar.
rived at Camp Lee lasS Saturday, will
also act as instructor. In the officers
school. Mess sergf ats of the vari-
Gus West Virginia Jmpanies have be-
gun planning for + : Thanksgiving din
ner. Most of To- companies through
economy OF thej mess sergeants, have
mess funds. T..ese funds will be aug.
mented durir the next few weeks and
VIII be used Il supplementing the reg
ular menu. provided for Thanksgiving
by the ~ missary department.
Us; .awkins. of Washington, bee
spet( st from the Department of Ag.
ric/ Ire, has just concluded tour of
Wy ID county during which addresses
demonstrations were given for the
purpose of promoting bee culture. Bee.
keeping is already considerable of an
industry in this county.
Due to the scarcity of labor, there
are hundreds of bushels of apples still
on the trees in the eastern section OF
the state. Orchardists, though offer.
ing three dollars day for pickers, are
unable to obtain labor.
The so.called trench" style in mems
coats is being utilized in West Virginia
for purposes other than for being
dressed according to the latest mod.
els. According to Chief OF Police Sam
Davis. Of Huntington, an improvised
style Of the trench" coat with the pc.
culiar pocket effect is being used to
bring LIQUOR into the state in violation
Of the pr ,i.ibition law. 1t is said by
the po'iq that as much as ten pints OF
whiskey can be concealed in the peck.
cts.
A. y. Williams and T. S. Scanlon,
mef ,srs Of the state road commission,
hsJ been invited to attend the dedi.
81 ON OF the recently completed mil.
,,,-doilar concrete boulevard in Bells.
vile. Illinois. The boulevard is said
. to be the longest continuous stretch
NJ this kind of pavement to be found
in any city in the United States.
The county salaries act in West Vir.
ginia does not affect the statutory pro.
visions for five per cent. commission
to be added by the sheriff on delin-
quent taxes and the charging of 25
rents to purchasers for. receipt. 1t has
been held by Attorney General L. Il.
England in an opinion given on re-
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-01
East Side Red Cross.

CdSI oIuS hSu OIVSo'
The members of the Red Cross from
the East Side met at the home of Mrs.
Charles Google yesterday afternoon to
sew for the Red Cross. Seventy Ia,
dies were in attendance and n large
amount of work was turned off for
the benefit and use of the Red
Cross.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-01

The county salaries act in West Vir.
ginia does not affect the statutory pro.
visions for five per cent. commission
to be added by the sheriff on delin-
quent taxes and the charging of 25
rents to purchasers for. receipt. 1t has
been held by Attorney General L. 4.
England in an opinion given on re-
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-01

is .awkins. of Washington, bee
spet( st from the Department of Ag.
ric( lie, has Just concluded tour of
wy ID county during which addresses
r ! demonstrations were given for the
purpose Of promoting bee culture. Bee.
keeping is already considerable of an
industry in this county.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-01

Due to the scarcity of labor, there
are hundreds of bushels of apples still
on the trees in the eastern section OF
the state. Orchardists, though offer.
ing three dollars day for pickers, are
unable to obtain labor.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-05-17
Road to Happiness

Be amiable, cheerful and good
natured and you are much more
likely to be happy. You will
find this difficult, if not impossi-
BILE, however, when you are con-
stantly troubled with constipa-
ton. Take Chamberlain's Tab.
let's and get rid of that and it
will be easy. These tablets not
only move the bowels, but i'm
prove the appetite and strength
On the digestion.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-05-17
Announcement

We wish to announce that we
have taken over the stock of
light bulbs and electric applian-
ces of the Hope Light & Power
Co. and will always have a com
plete line of these articles on
hand. Call on us when you
are in need of anything in this
line.
7.2ti. KING & SMITH.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-05-17
Locals
As We Heard Them

ness IN flnley yesterday.
Rev. G. H. Van Auken went to
Litchfield the first of the week.
SEED OATS for sale.-In-
quire of S. N. Grimwood, Hope,
N. D.
G. S. Moores and E. D. Wash
burn autoed across to McHenry
yesterday.
T. M. Major unloaded a car
load of new REQ automobiles the
first of the week.
The Misses Kimball and Nc
Michael, of Pillsbury, were Wis
itors in Hope Saturday.
Keep the date in mind for the
concert to be given by the Bla-
bon Star Band: Friday, May 18.
DR.. Abbott's Maxwell will en-
ter in the great national econo-
my proof test, May 23rd. Watch
this test.
Steele Avenue is now adorned
with another flag floating from
a pole which Prop. Grams has
had erected on the Hope Bakery.
The REQ is the only car that
has not made an advance in
price. THE Gold Standard
Look them over at the Hope
Garage.
Miss Inga Peterson, who has
been visiting her sister, Agnes.
for several weeks, left for he,
home Monday evening. Miss
Agnes accompanied her as fa1
as Fargo.
The Misses Doris Tillotsol
! and Grace Lundiug came hom'
from Fargo Saturday to spen'
Mothers Day with their parents
They returned to their schoc
duties Monday evening.
The North Dakota Stallio,
Registration Board will inspec
stations in Steele County O
Saturday, June 16th-at Hop
500 A. NJ, Finley 900 to 100
A. NJ, and Sharon HOO to 1910
A. M.
F. w. Soule, the eyesight spt
cialist, will be at Fulmers Jewe
ry Store again Tuesday. Ma
22nd, one day only, prepared
examine defective eyes and f
glasses when needed. Don
miss this chance to have you
eyes properly fitted.
Henry Schmaipg, city charge
was taken to Fargo last Frida
evening and placed in the no:
pital. He has been gradual
growing more dependent upo
the care of others and the Cit
Council decided that it would +
more economical to place him
a hospital than to hire a nurs
for him here. N. N. Lundin
accompanied him.
Last Thursday A. G.. Watkir
received a telegram apnouncir
the death Of his youngest brot
= err at his home in Washingtl
due to scarlet fever. Saturds
he received a letter urging hi
to come west and he immediat
ly left for Hillsboro to catch tt
westbound flyer. Shortly aft
his departure another telegra
arrived advising him that anot
= err member of the family W
taken sick with the fever al
\ they were all quarantined. Th
was forwarded to him enrou
+. and he returned Monday NOR
ing after going as far as O.
bertson, Mont.
1t is just a short ride fro
" Hope to Cooperstown. O
store is ladies' headquarters f
the newest styles in Milline1
,. Coats, Suits, Dresses, Wais
and the greatest line of ladi
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-05-17

Food sale at G. G. Warmers
Saturday afternoon, May 10Th,
by the M. E.. Ladies' Aid.
Order your typewriter rib.
bons at the Pioneer Office. A
complete line always on hand.
Gantilever type shock absorb
ers for Ford cars, $500 for com.
plete set of 4.-Fuller Land Co.
Chas. Williams, Sam Pope and
P. H. Kelly, of Colgate, were
visitors in our city Tuesday af-
ternoon.
Watch the Ben Kersting Max
we'll in the great national Max
we'll gasoline enconomy proof
day, May 23rd.
Merton Trammell returned
home Friday from jamestown
where he has been attending
Jamestown College.
WANTED.-1OOO tons of scrap
iron. $500 per ton if delivered
in Hope on or before May 18th.
GEO w. HARDIN.
We are now ready to show you
the new 1917 REQ the Fifth, the
best automobile on the market
for the money. The Hope Gar
age.
Mrs. Lydia Northrop returned
home from California the first
of the last week. She reports
having had a very pleasant win
ter but is glad to get back tc
North Dakota
w. G. Bjerklund was called tt
his home in Iowa last week by
the death of his brother, who
was killed in an auto accident
l He returned home Monday
. morning.
Mrs. j. G. Wamberg an.
daughter motored across to Val
ley City yesterday Afternoon
and went from there on the So
u to Flaxton where they will visi
y relatives.
BY placing your order for tn
n St. Paul dispatch before May 2
you can save money. Price no,
is, Daily and Sunday $3.50; Da:
l!y SO 90. After May 26 tn
; price will be $500 and 81 90.
y The weather has been almos
hot the past few days and every
I, thing is growing finely. For
time last evening rain threat
p ened but nothing developed ez
cept a fine electrical display.
This issue of the Pioneer cor
tains two interesting articles o
Uncle Sans wal plans. On
" explains how SIS, 900, 900, 900 {
revenue is to be obtained; tn
" other describes the govern
q ment's new CONSUMPTION plans
n These Ire the Invest topics of tn
% day. Be sure to look them vi
6 Miss Ruth Bowen and Harr
Jones, winners in the local hie
,s school defamation contest Sc
o eral weeks ago, left by auto th
=. morning for Grand Forks to e
N ter the state contest. The
~ we're accompanied by Mrs. G.
N Wheeler, Catherine Wheele
o. Hazel Mclean, Amy Cookie, ar
20 Truman Bowen.
er Several auto loads of our res
m dents drove to Mayville Sundt
h. to hear David Nelson speak
as the park. He had just returne
I'd from England and gave some i
is teresting information regardir
tie conditions in general in EuroI
n He left the same evening +
H. Minneapolis to take up his d
ties in the Officers Trainil
m Camp at Fl. Smelling.
help
Y, l&0n n$haRG
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-05-17
Sewing

After May 21st l will be locat-
ed in the Bowen Bldg. and pre-
pared to do dressmaking and
fancy sewing.
1t Mrs. NELLIE DUNN.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-05-17
Notice

A meeting of the Supervisors OF Colgate
Township Will be held OF Saturday. the 18th
day OF May. at the clerks office in the village
OF Colgate, N. Dak.. for the purpose OF receiv-
ing bids on the contract road work to be done
in the above mentioned Township, season OF
1917. Plans and specifications on file with
the clerk. Bids received until 2:3O O'Clock
p. NJ. on the day Of meeting.
The Board reserves the right to reject any
or all bids.
By order OF the Board. Colgate, N. OAK.
May 10th. 1911.
7.2ti +. H. BADGER, Clerk.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-05-17
SCRAP Iron Wanted

Scrap Iron Wanted
Will pay 81 per ton for scrap
iron, SC to 18c for copper and
brass, all kinds of rubber Sc to
sc. Prices are advancing and
may be able to pay more. De-
liver in Hope from May 10th to
21st. CHRIST MADSEN.
Rooms To Rent
Rooms suitable for light
housekeeping. (
Mrs. J. A. BOWEN. 4
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-07
C. OF C. TO BOOM SHIP
BUILDING PROGRAM

WASHINGTON, Nov. Ito aid
the shipping board in carrying out
it's great merchant ship building
program, the Chamber of Comm cree
OF the United States has launched
a movement to enroll all men for
merly engaged in the ship building
trade so that they may be called to
the yards as needed.
The chambers national war ship
ping committee announced Tuesday
that local committees are being
formed in various cities to make a
survey OF labor sources and 10 Sc
cure the consent of employers 10
release former ship workers when
necessary. To hasten the campaign
posters calling for volunteers will be
distributed throughout the country.
Men enrolling will be supplied with
Service badges TO be worn until call
ed when they viii 'be given the
badge now being distributed TO men
at work in the ship yards. This
badge bears the inscription WAR
service ship building, L. S. A
Cities in which recruiting commit
tees have been organized include
New York, Boston, Philadelphia.
Newark. Chicago. Wilmington. Del. 4;
Baltimore. New Orleans, Newport
News. Savannah, Charleston, Tampa,
Houston, Seattle and Augusta, Ga.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-07
German Business
Tricks Barred

WASHINGTON, Nov. German
business trickeries 20 dominate tie
Turkish markets are described in
a bulletin issued Tuesday by the
bureau OF foreign and domestic
commerce The Germans are master
imitators. ACCORDING 70 the author
OF the report. Consul Gen G. y.
Ravndal formerly At Constant
nople, who dealing particularly with
hardware. says American products
in normal times are sold not di-
rectiy 20 Turkish distributors but
through a few firms in Hanbur1
and Bremen, which have branches
IN New York Some times the cata-
Ie ICES Of these concerns show
American articles on one page ana
German limitations on the other,
with the ad antages of reduced
price and quick delivery of the
German Goods conspicuously indi-
cateI Despite these conditions the
American products gained an i'm
portant position in Turkey before
the Wa solely on their merits.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-07
NURSING THE WOUNDED

II takes strength and courage 10
nurse the wounded Every woman
should make herself it for war $
call az home or abroad. Health ano
strength are within the reach of
every woman. They are brought 10
you By Dr. PierCe's Favorite Pre-
scription Take this medicine. and
there's a safe and certain remedy
for the chronic weaknesses. de-
ranEernents. and diseases peculiar
90 the sex. II will build up strength
en-. and invIgOrate every run
down or delicate woman. II reg
uIates and assists the natural func-
lions
At some period IN her lie "a
woman requires a special tonic and
nervine.
II you're "A tired or afflicted WON
an turn 10 -FaVorite Prescription q"
YOU will ind 10 never fails 90 benefit
sold in tablet or liquid form send
Dr. Pierce. Pres Invahd's Hotel
and surgical Institute Buffalo. y
" Zoe for rriai plSE. tablets
You viii escape many Ills and
clear Nd the coated tongue the SAL
low complexion. the dull headache.
the lazy liver if YOU viii take a
laxative made up OF the May-ap-
pie. leaves OF aloes. root or jala9.
and called Pleasant Pellets"