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The Wahpeton times., 1917-09-20
Testing the Eye.

Lecturing on the EFFECT on the Eye
of Varying Degrees of Brightness and
Contrast" before the Illuminating En-.
cheering society recently, DR.. James
Kerr of the public health department
of the London county council. referred
to some effects which may be surpris'
ing. Having to examine long lists OF
figures in black type, he tried to ia.
cilitate his task by drawing vertical
and horizontal lines in red ink. hut
the different focusing Of the black and
red strained his eye and gave him a
headache, which did rot trouble him
when all the figures and lines were
either black or red. Doctor Kerr ques-
tions whether a target is more distinct
when q brilliantly Illuminated disk ap-
pears on a jet blas background than
when the surroundings We're dihusely
illuminated.
The Wahpeton times., 1917-09-20
VENEZUELA is GOOD FIELD
Jnele Sans Commercial Agents Say
Country Relies On United States
For Constructive Material.

Venezuela Is now relying largely
upon American manufacturers for her
supplies of construction machinery
and materials. but a report made pub.
lic by Uncle Sans bureau of foreign
and domestic commerce warns that ef>
fective measures will have to be taken
to prevent much Of this business go
ing to Europe when the war is over.
Although construction work Is not
being carried forward with special en-
ergy Mt this time. says the bulletin, the
field is worth the closest attention be.
cause there is certain to be marked
development in the future. A careful
and judicious cultivation Of the market
Is essential to the maintenance of the
favorable position now enjoyed by the
United States. 1t >is declared.
The Wahpeton times., 1917-09-20
PLANNED TO SAVE EASEMENT
But Daring Spy Work Of German on.
cor Who Slipped Into England
Proved Of No Avail.

The story of Sir Roger Easements
capture and execution is widely known,
but the efforts of the Berlin admiralty
to help him escape from his English
prison just before his death have not
been told.
An officer in the navy, who could
speak English and who had visited
London frequently before the war,
was furnished with a false passport
and landed in England, says Carl w.
Ackerman in the Saturday Evening
Post. He was provided with unlimited
funds, and q ship awaited off the
coast to bring easement back to Ger
many. The foreign office watched
British reports very carefully and was
amazed when it learned that Case
;,ent had been executed. 1t was evil
dent ;.ien that the naval oI,icer's; plan
had failed and all hope of his return
was given up. ...::.e' ,.:.. ':7.>-:: -':.,~
Six weeks later, however, he arrived
in Germany, pale, exhausted and nerv-
ously broken down. He had succeeded
in comforting with Sir Roger, he ..e-
ported, and lad talked to him an hour
before he was executed, but there was
no possibility Of an escape. Then,
fearing that he whs under suspicion,
this officer underwent the most drastic
privations until, as member of the
crew of q neutral ship, he reached the
continent.
If this story is true-and It was told
to me by relative of the officer-it is
one Of the most daring instances Of
spy work in England during the war.
It is a proof, too, Of the ease with
which even German officers go to Eng
land during the most critical days Of
the war.
The Wahpeton times., 1917-09-20
WAHPETON
MARBLE and GRANITE WORKS
Il. ]. koRF, Proprietor


The Government needs Farmers
as we'll as Fighters. Two million
three hundred thousand Acres of
Oregon & California Railroad Co.
Grant Lands. Title revested in
United States. To be opened for
homesteads and sale. Containing
some of best land left in United
States. Large Copyrighted Map,
showing land by sections and des-
cription of soil, climate, rainfall,
elevations, temperature, etc. Post
paid One Dollar. Grant Lands Lo-
eating Co., Portland, Oregon. 1882
The Wahpeton times., 1917-09-20
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE
n., SALE

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN: That tha,
certain mortgage executed and delivered
by Charles w. Elliott, Mortgagor,. to Vir.
glnia Cay. Mortgagee, dated the goth uav Of
ASysmbsr; tsts amd 1isd Tor record in the
Sss COUNTY e s RehsS s,, Of {, Deeds Sas S s
On .s a day Of pecemSer @ Be- sGt Ill., akGs; az tSs
and duly recorded in Book IS Of Mortgages
on on pages es9 and 24o; which said mortgage
18th day OF May, 1917. duly assigned by the
HI A. Mam who Q, is Pow the present
The aaS 0e secured hereby ana %afSssS Ws
said assignment was on tie 2Otll day of
August. 1911. duly recorded in the ONCE
OF iiie Register of Deeds OF Richland Go,n-
on page 465 will be foreclosed by a sale Of
the premises in such mortgage and herein
after described at the front donr OF the
s SS.t coany M2se Of hehianS e a q STAY Ma? of Scr IL
Dakota, at the hour Of Eleven IN O'clock
a. NJ. on the 9th day of Gr'oher, 1917. 10
satisfy the amount due upon scn mortgage
scribed in such mol,gage and which
viii vii ota.,,a be- sold ,, to satisfy the, same
sre %eserlheG cra ia a o f1lloMs .;, teWit Lot No.
to the City of Wahpeton North Dakota, ac
cordng 10 the plating thereof on file In
the office of the lIreistcr of deeds in and
for Richland County. North Dakota. That
day Of sale. the sum of TWO Thousand
Eight Hundred twenty Four and t6-ino
ts2S1.i6), together with costs. expenses
has been executed, acknowledged and de.
livered authorizing and empowering. Al
torney w. E. Purcell to foreclose satc
| mortgage.
Dated tits seth day of August, 1917
w: E. PURCELL, ..........
Attorney for Assignee OF Mortgage.
III. A. WILLIAMS.
49,. Assignee of Mortgagee
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Hit Close to Home.

The following story was told by an
officer stationed at Seaford:
A rather spfnple-looking young re-
cruit was seemingly bewildered by the
maze of cross-questioning he was be-
ing subjected to. Then came the ques.
ton concerning the allotment Of al.
lOwances.
"Next Of kin?" asked the officer
sharply.
The recruit dropped his voice and
became confidential.
'I'm only wearing a vest, SIR" he
replied. "My shifts at the wash"
London Answers.
The Wahpeton times., 1917-09-20
Portable Fire foT S6Idter.

Portable Fire Yoir Soldiers. s
A compact portable material for
building ., small cooking fire is 9 bless
ing to the sotdisa in the field IN winter.
The Italians nave devised 8, homemade
are rhuda" which the people at home
preparad last winter for the men ia the
,crua Alpine passes. The fire ration is
,rside from old Newspapers, aud can
die ends, or other paraf1in material
The newspapers are cut into little
cylinders, which are afterwards boiled
in the paraffin. This produces a high
ly compact and combustibae little cyl
inder which can be used for heating
food in the field.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS

SiHtE VT tNoRlu DahOIi, NouHlS vi
IN COUNTY COURT, Before Hon. George
IN THE NATTER OF THE ESTATE OF
GEORGE W. BARRAGAR, DECEASED:
Notice is hereby given by the undersign-
ed, Esther A. Garragar, the Executrix OF
the Last Will and Estate of George w: Bar
ragar, Late Of the Town of Sheldon in the
County of O'Brien, and State of Iowa, de-
ceased, to the creditors Of, and all persons
i;, having claims against, said decedent; to eX-
within six months after the first publica-
tion Of this notice. TO said Execurtix, by
with my Resident Agent, Gustav schuler,
at his ONCE in the City of Wahpcton, in
said Richland County, North Dakota.
Dated August 90, 1917.
ESTHER A. BARAGAR.
EXecutriy
C. ]. KACHELHOFFER,
Attorney for EXecutrix,
WahpetOn, N. D.
First publication on the 3Oth day OF
August, 1917.
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oh, Dear!

Aunt Elvira rushed into the house,
hysterical.
"rve lost my hearing" she shouted.
"You have?" her frightened sister
shouted back; show do you know?"
"See that man out there playing that
hand organ? Well, can't hear q
single note!" and Aunt Elvira wept
afresh.
That's moving picture photogra'
pier at work !" snapped her sister:
The Wahpeton times., 1917-09-20
THEIR DREAMS COME TRUE
Madam sreshkovskaya Recalls Meet.
Ing With Prince When They Dis
cussed Hopes for Russia.

Catherine Breshkovskaya tells the
story Of when, as girl, she was 60
ing up to st. Petersburg with her
mother and sister, "a handsome young
prince. returning from his official du-
ties in Siberia" entered their COM
partment. For hours, she says, he
discussed with her the problems Of
the Russian people. "His words thrill
ed like fire. Our excited voices rose
steadily higher, until my mother
begged us to speak low" The hand
some ySHng prince was Peter Kro-
patk'n.
:. The years have passed, and the
cause to which the two ardent young
politicians in that Russian railway \. Y
carriage devoted their lives has been
vindicated. Madam Breshkovskaya,
honored and free In her own country,
Is leading, exhorting, advising the
forces Of the revolution which she
helped SO powerfully to make, and
Prince Kropatkin, still in England, his
refuge from the prosecutions of auto.
cracy, is forming a committee for the
better instruction Of the people of
Great Britain concerning that practic'
ally unknown quantity which is new
Russia. The old world may we'll sit
up, rub its eyes and stare, for dreams
in the twentieth century. have wa!
of coming true.-Christian Science
Monitor. ,....,. ..,...s..
The Wahpeton times., 1917-09-20
WATKINS ,REmEpIEs

have the agency for the Wat
kin's hniments. spices. extracts
ard toilet articles for the south
half of Richland county. includ-
ing the city Of Wahpeton.
A full line. of the above arti-
cles 10. kent at 81 Second street
south.
Phone 36sL NJ. d. Keeney. Agent
The Wahpeton times., 1917-09-20

chaser, whose design is so secret that
it is called the "hush boat" and which
is proving most effective in combating
the U-hoi,ts. The American destroyers
are still giving efficient help in the
work.
New Cabinet in France.
The demands of the Socialists
brought about change of ministry in
France last week, but this in no way
weakened the government or its con-
duct of the war. Premier Ribot and
his colleagues resigned and Paul Pain
leve, who was minister of war, became
premier, and after several vain at
tempts succeeded in forming ministry
that was fairly satisfactory to all fac
tiOns. Painleve and the new cabinet
are pledged to prosecute the war to
final victory and to wipe out the stains
of German propaganda that led to the
resignation Of Minister of the Interior
Malvey and ultimately to the downfall
of the Ribot ministry. Henry Frank.
lin-Bouillon, president of the French
parliamentary committee Of foreign ac-
tion. who is now In this Country, says
no one doubted the patriotism of the
Ribot ministry and that its fall means
a wider participation in the govern
ment BY all polittii!ca! II! parties and rep
fesents the will Of the people to make
the government as strong as possible
for the effective prosecution Of tie
The Wahpeton times., 1917-09-20
And the Jokesmith Dodaed.

They were discussing that Joke
about getting down off an elephant.
"Iow do you get down?" asked the
jokesmith for the fourth time.
"You climb down." ..
"Wrong!" ~ .,t,''
"You grease his sides and slide
down."
"Wrong!"
"You take a ladder and get down."
"Wrongl"
"Well, you take the trunk line
down."
"No, not quite. You don't get d0wo
off an elephant; you get it of d socse.' =
indianapolis News. .,-9sv-
The Wahpeton times., 1917-09-20
Business Directory:

SPECIALIST. Eye, Ear, Nose and
Glasses properly fitted. Office IN
the Benesh & Pierce Block, Room
No. 7. Breckenridge, Minnesota.
The Wahpeton times., 1917-09-20

Every monument that leaves our
shop is a true example of consrn-
mate skill and designing and solid
excellence in QUALITY GRAN
lTE or MARBLE. -.
This establishment has an excel
lent stock of finished monuments
for your examination, can show
you mnay OF its monuments erected
hereabouts, and, Of course, has a
full complete line of superb
samples to select from.
Grant us the favor of quoting
prices, etc.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-27
PRIVATE SECY.
OF PETIT IS
ORDERED OUT

In an opinion prepared Satur-
day, City Attorney Harmon de-
clared that Commissioner Petit
had acted illegally In removing
Secretary Max Garretson from the
public safety headquarters when
he assumed the commisisonership.
and that he had no right to APP
point q. w. Burroughs. his present
secretary, to that position.
The ruling means that Bur-
rOughs, who was one of the active
workers in Pettit's campaign. must
relinquish his job to Garretson.
who has been employed as clerk
of the police department since his
removal from Pettlt's office last
May.
Petit has been waging a fight
to retain his own private secre-
tary, but must now accept the
man selected for him by civil
service.
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LEGAL NOTICES

ment.
Provided that that portion of
Court "A, "A Street, South nth
street and 18th Street adjacent to
Block 11O2. that part to be paved by
the Tacoma Railway d Power Com
pany, under its franchises, and that
portion already paved by Private
Contract, shall not be included In this
Improvement.
Said installment may be paid on
or before February nth, 1917, but IL
not paid on or before said date,
added interest. penalty and costs
JAMES C. DRAKE,
city Treasurer.
Jan. 81. Feb. $40. 1917.
LOCAL Improvement District No.
92S-Notice is hereby given that
in pursuance of Ordinance No 6032
of the City of Tacoma, q roll has
been placed in my hands for the
collection of the md annual Install
ment of the assessment levied for
laying a cement concrete sidewalk
five 60 feet in width on South 10Th
street from TX" Street to Ferry
Street and on Hosmer Street from
South 23rd Street to a point S61.5
south of South 18th Street on the
east side and 33i south of South
35th Street on the west side, and
building new crosswalks of plank.
Provided that where cement Walks
have already been constructed and
conform to line and grade, they shall
not be included in this Improvement.
Said installment may be paid on
or before February Nth. 1917, but
If not paid on or before said date
added interest, penalty and costs
will attach.
JAMES c. DRAKE,
City Treasurer.
Jan. 19-20-27, 1917.
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VN''' - ~ - 'oa''
LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
No. 330.-Notice is hereby given
that In pursuance of Ordinance No.
has been placed in my hands for
the collection of the 9Th annual in
stallment of the assessment levied
for improving South End Street from
the alley between &C" Street and st.
Helens Ave. to East line OF &c"
Street; South 3rd Street from present
pavement on Tacoma Ave. to East
line OF 20" St.; South 4th Street from
present pavement on &C. Street to
East line of &C" street; South 7th
Street from present pavement on
CO. Street to present pavement on
tx" Street; South Sth Street from
present pavement on Tacoma Ave.
to present pavement on "K' Street
the alley between &c" Street and st.
Helens Ave. from South End Street
to st. Helens Ave. Said Improvement
shall consist In grading said por-
the established grade, with road
ways OF the following widths. and
laying down on said roadways a
permanent pavement of either Brick
Asphalt or Sandstone Blocks as
hereinafter specified; all to be on @
concrete base. and to have brick gut
ters, concrete and concrete steel
bound curbs and concrete retaining
walls where necessary to support
pavements. South End Street from
St. Helens Ave. to Tacoma Ave;
South 3rd Street from Tacoma Ave
to &c" Street, South 4th Street from
&C. Street to &c" Street shall have
a 30 foot roadway. paved with
Sandstone Blocks; South End Street
from Tacoma Ave. to &c" Street
shall have a 80 foot roadway paved
with Asphalt; South 7th Street
shall have. from CO. Street to st
Helens Ave. 5s foot roadway
paved with Sandstone Blocks; from
st. Helens Ave. to Tacoma Ave. a
40 foot roadway paved with Sand
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-27
PRICE OF MOTOR
TRUCKS ADVANCED

The Standard Motor Co, distrib-
uters for the Republic trucks, has
announced an advance in prices
to take effect January 30. A num-
Der of buyers have been making
haste to get their orders placed
in time to avoid the raise.
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LEGAL NOTICES

LOCAL Improvement District No.
3S6.-Notice is hereby given that
in pursuance of Ordinance No. 1926
Of the City Of Tacoma. a Roll has
been placed in my hands for the
collection of the 9th annual INSTALL
ment of the assessment levied for
improving "A" Street from South 7th
Street to South 18th Street; Court
"A" from South 18th Street to South
14th Street. South 18th. Sth, 18th,
18th and 14th Streets from "a"
Street to Pacific Avenue; South 9th
nue. vacation to Pacific Avenue;
South 18th Street from west line Of
cliff Avenue to Pacific Avenue.
Said Improvement shall consist In
grading, except where elsewhere
specified, said portions of said
streets to the established grades
with rosdways Of the following
feet. South 9TH Street. forty t40)
feet, South Sth Street, South 9Th
Street between Pacific Avenue and
"A" Street, South 18th Street, South
18th, South 18th and South 18th
Streets fifty-six $3.50 feet in width;
South Sth Street, sixty-three (63)
feet; from South Sth Street to a
point one hundred and ninety G90)
feet south of the south line of South
14th Street, fifty-six $3.50 feet; and
from said point to South 18th Street
of irregular widths; South 9Th from
"A" Street east sixty-eight (6S) feet
In width; and in laying down on
said roadways a pavement OF brick.
except on "A" Street from South
14th to South 18th Streets, which
shall be sandstone blocks: all to
have a concrete base with brick gut
ters, concrete steel bound curbs. and
the necessary retaining walls and
storm water drainage.
Said Improvement shall also con-
sist in taking up wooden block
pavement where already laid re-
pairing old base where necessary
and repaving with brick.
Said Improvement shall also con-
sist in latering any curbs, walks or
pavement already in, to make same
conform to lines OF new improve
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-27
FOrger Busy?

A check protecting machine and
a rubber stamp used for signing
checks we're stolen from the Walk
er Cut Stone company's plant on
Puyallup ave. Wednesday. The
police think a forger stole the
check writer and the stamp to use
for forging checks.
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LEGAL NOTICES

* Street, "A 80 foot roadway paved
with Asphalt; South Sth street shall
have, from Tacoma Ave. to TX"
Street 80 foot roadway paved with
AsG pH South End Street from the
Helens Ave. to st. Helens Ave. shall
have a 20 foot roadway paved with
Sandstone Blocks. The alley be-
tween st. Helens Ave. and CO.
Street shall have. from st. Helens
South line OF Sixth Ave 2s foot
roadway paved with brick. from
Sixth Ave. to point 10 feet
South, a rs foot roadway paved
with Sandstone blocks; from sixth
Ave. to South 4th Street an IS foot
South 4th Street to a point 205
feet South of tho South line OF End
Street. a roadway is feet in width,
paved with brick, and from South
End street to point 2o6 feet
End Street "a roadway 1s feet in
width, paved with Sandstone
Blocks: South end Street from &C.,
street to st. Helens Ave. shall be
improved also onNthe North side by
constructing cement concrete side
walks and steps.
Said Improvement shall also con-
sist in altering present pavements
to make same to conform to lines
OF new Improvement, extending all
sidewalks to curbs. taking up and
relaying same where necessary
constructing sidewalks, also all neo-
essary storm water drainage. Pro-
vided that those streets and alley
intersections already paved. are not
to be included In this Improvement.
Said installment may be paid on
or before February goth, 1917, but
If not paid on or before said date,
added interest, penalty and costs
will attach.
JAMES c. DRAKE,
rrno
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-27
YOU SAVE JUST $500

AN Edison Hornless Ambrola. 1t
plays the 4-minute records; it is
the latest style. We will include
new $1,000 cabinet and 80 soc
records, all for $35, pay IS down
and 81 per month. No interest.
This is the best offer you will
ever have-only two at this price.
You save $25. Eilers Music House,
Broadway at Ninth, in the Tacoma
Theater Building. where superior
service awaits you and where ev-
cry make of Talking Machine and
record Is represented,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-27
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY"

WASHINGTON, d. c.. Jan. 81.
Wilson today sent
birthday greetings to Kaiser Will
helm.
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REAL ESTATE

4 LOTS, all fenced, blocks from car
line and paved streets, 5000 for
all. Add. 35ll So. saith ST., South
Tacoma
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JAMES {. DRAKE,
Jan. l3-20-27, 1871.


LOCAL Improvement District No.
972.--Notice IS hereby given that
In pursuance of Ordinance No. G526
of the City of Tacoma, "A roll has
been placed in my hands for the col
lection of the assessment levied for
laying cement concrete sidewalks
five 60 feet in width. on Washing
ton Street between North 34th and
North 3Sth Streets; on Union Ave-
nue. between North 3ith and North
37th Streets; on North 35th street
between Adams street and Union
Avenue; on North seth Street be-
tween Adams street and Union Ave-
nue. and on North 37th Street be-
tween Adams and Washington
Streets.
Said installment may be paid on
or before February 18th, 1917, but
if not paid on or before said date,
interest at the rate of six co per
cent per annum w IL attach.
JAMES G. DRAKE,
City Treasurer.
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JAMES c. DRAKE,
City Treasurer.
Jan. 1927, Feb. 3, 1917.

SEALED PROPOSALS will be re-
ceived at the office of the Com
missioner of Light and Water, Room
402, City Hall, City of Tacoma, WASH
ington; on Friday. February eth
1917, between. the hours of IL NJ
and 2 p. NJ, for furnishing and de-
livering, {. o. b. Tacoma, $4,000
POUNDS OF WEATHER PROOF
DOUBLE BRAID COPPER WIRE In
the following sizes.
$4,000 lbs, No. 6 b. e. S.
5000 lbs. No. s II. & s.
1000 lbs. No. 10 r. & s.
Amount of bond required to be 1855
of the proposal
Proposals must be made on print
ed form furnished by the Commis-
sioner of Light and Water, and ac-
companied by q certified check for
five per cent of the amount of pro-
posal, made payable to the Commis-
sioner of Light and Water.
Shipment from factory must be
made on the following basis,
ta) Sixty (6o) days from date Of
contract:
(b) One hundred and twenty (1ao)
DAYS from date of contract.
Payment will be made by warrant
drawn on the Light Fund according
to Ordinance providing for same
The Commissioner reserves the
right to reject any and al bids
Commissioner Of light and Watsr.
Jan. ~. 20. 30. 81. Feb. l. 1917
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LOCAL Improvement District No
263.-Notiee is hereby given that
in pursuance of Ordinance No. 1927
of the city of Tacoma, a roll has
been placed In my hands for the coll
lection of the 10th annual Install
ment Of the assessment levied for
improving Sixth Avenue from the
present pavement on C. street TO
the center line of Warner street.
Said improvement shall consist in
grading said portion of said Sixth
Avenue to the established grade,
with a roadway from &C street to
"E" Street thirty 500 feet in width.
and from e. Street to Warner
street fifty 600 feet in width, and
laying down on said portions of said
street, "A permanent pavement of as
phalt, bitumlnous rock or brick, on
a concrete base, except from "C'
street to "E" street, and from y"
Street to *" street. where the
pavement shall consist of sandstone
blocks on concrete base. All OF
said pavements to have brick gut
tiers, together with concrete and
granite curbs and the necessary
storm water drainage.
Provided that that part of Sixth
Avenue, 10 be paved by the Tacoma
Railway and Power Company, un-
lions of St. HcIens Avenue and Ia
coma Avenue already paved, are not
included in this improvement.
Said installment may be paid on
or before February 18th, 1917, but
If not paid on or before said date,
added interest, penalty and costs will
attach.
JAMES c. DRAKE.
City Treasurer.
M