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The Dickinson press., 1917-12-15
An Old Anglo Norman Carol,

Lordhngs, listen to u lay
We haze come from tdraa0ay
To seek Christmas;
In this manson Ue are told
He his yearly feast doth hold:
TITS today?
May joy come from God above
To all those Dho Christmas zovcI
LordNmgs, I now tell you true,
Christmas bringeth unto you
Only mairth:
His house he fills with mann q dish
OF bread and meat and also fish
To grace the day.
May jog come from God above
To all those Who Christmas zovel
LordNngs, through our drmy's band
They say, Who spends With open hand
Free and fast,
And oft regdles hts many friends
God giUes him double What he spends
To grace the day.
Nay joy come from God above
To all those Dho Christmas zovel
LordNngs, aotcked men escheao,
In them neUer shall you UieaD
Aught that's good;
Coaodrds are the rdbbze rout,
kick and beat the grumblers oNs
To grace the day.
Moy joy come from God above
To oil those 11ho Christmas zopel
Lords, BY Christmas and the host
OF this mansion hear my toast
~ / , DRINK it 4De1I.
Each must drain his cup OF 4otne,
And I the fret 1oizl toss off mine:
Thus I adUise, .
Here, then, I bid you all ,o~dssoll,
Cursed be he 1pho USlz not SOP Lrink.
han.
The Dickinson press., 1917-12-15
First Christmas Celebration.

The birth Of Christ was not original
~ observed at this time Of the year.
It was not until nearly 100 years after
his death that there was any attempt
at a celebration Of the event at all,
and then for 300 years or more it was
celebrated at various times in the year
by the Christians in different parts Of
the world. Some chose the list and
some the 9th of January, others the
18th Of March, the time Of the Jewish
passover, while still others observed
the day on the Goth of September, the
feast of the t~abernacles. The 10Th Of
April and the Goth of May were also
kept as the birthday of Christ. By
the fifth century, however the 25th Of
December was the day generally adopt
ed.-Pittsburgh Dispatch.
The Dickinson press., 1917-12-15
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FoREcLos.

SFNN-
URE. 49,
mo M9tie e. is hereby hereby given ant that that certain in
Georg Fischer and Marian Fischer, his
wife, m~ortgagors, to The ,Winona Savings
Bank of Winona, County of Winona,
gage, dated on the eth day of January,
1913. and filed for record in the office OF
the Register Of Deeds in and for Stark
County, North Dakota, on the oath day
Ct February. A: D: 1919, ct $3.50 o,clock
cages on page 4So. Will be foreclosed by
the sale Of the premises in said mort
age n hereinafter described, at the
front door of the Court House in the
County of Stark and State Of North Da-
kota, at. the hou of 2 o'clock p. NJ, on
the 22nd day of December, A. D. 1917.
to satisfy the amount due upon uch
m1Stgage on the day, of sale.
gage and which. viii be sold to satisfy
the same are described as follows to-wit:
Northeast Quarter (NEA) Of Sec
ton Twenty-eight (Sec. 2S).- Township
One Hundred thfrty-seven lTwp. 1871,
Range Ninety-eight. Grange $50, West OF
the .6th. F. M, Stark County. North Da-
;kota- There will be due on such mort
gage and for moneys advanced there
E%ighty-six Dollars and seyenty-six cents
torney's fees and costs Of foreclosure,
The Winona Savings Bank of
Winona MINI.
Mortgage.
". F. Burnett,
Attorney for Mortgage,
+" q; Dickinson, North Dakota.
pub. Nov. 10-17-24: Dec. 1-8-15.)
The Dickinson press., 1917-12-15
Few Christmas Toys Then.

Throughout the colonies in the sew
enteenth and eighteenth centuries toys
were an almost unknown factor, but
wherever Christmas observances were
not frowned upon by religion feasting
and good cheer were abundant, and
rich and poor, old and young, shared,
fn the games, abundant food and gen.
lal atmosphere. In the eighteenth EN-
fury toys began to make their appear
ance in the colonies. Some of them
were brought from overseas and had
the enchanting quality Of novelty. Lit
tie girls who had helped to mother
their younger brothers and sisters were
delighted with dolls that were all their
own, to fondle and coddle. A toy was
a thing to be cherished in those days.;
-Churchman.
The Dickinson press., 1917-12-15
|OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
OF THE BOARD OF STARK
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Friday, November 2srd, 1917

The Board of County Commissioners of
Stark County, North Dakota, met pur-
suant to adjournment. Commissioners
John j. Lob, Geo. D. Perry and Carl
Hamann were present.
On motion the following bills were al
lowed and ordered paid by warrant:
The Dickinson press., 1917-12-15
Christmas on Christmas Island.

They have any "white" Christ:
masses on Christmas island. The Their;
hn0meter never falls below 20 and nev:
er rises above 80 in the shade. :
Christmas island lies about $50 miles
southeast Of the western extremity Of
Java. It is in the Indian ocean and
belongs to Great Britain, having BEEN
annexed in 1888. This interesting lit:
tIe bit Of land in midsea appears to
have been originally a coral reef, which
~ volcanic forces has been raised so
high thai at its highest point it sticks
ont Of the water 1,600 feet. In shape
tits an irregular quadrilateral. It has
m area Of about twenty square miles
The Dickinson press., 1917-12-15

John j. Northrop, seventy-eight
years old, a resident of Killdeer, died
last week of paralysis. He was born
at Camden, N. j., and has trekked
through many states, being rancher,
fruit farmer. He is mourned
by two brothers and one sister. One
brother, Charles, with whom he made
his home recently, lived west of KILL
deer.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-29
after RECRUITS
RECRUITING OFFICERS WOULD
SECURE SOLDIERS IN
MADISON.

Since yesterday morning there
have been I'VE recruiting officers in
Madison seeking recruits for the fed
eral army. Corp. A. j.. Jones and
Private w. G.. Nichol, for some time
located at WATERFOWL, are the men i'm
charge. They intend to be in Mad
ison until Thursday night. A few
of the most desired positions other
than as actual soldiers were enumer-
ated by Corp. Jones this morning,
among them being clerks. mechanics,
motorcycle repairmen, tailors, sail
makers, cooks. chauffeurs. skilled
and unskilled laborers. The fact
that a man has registered for the
draft is no hindrance to his enlisting
in a federal service, the corporal
says. He is free to enlist in the fed
eral service up to the time his local
board calls him to be examined.
This. of course, automatically eX-
cludes him. Their endeavor in Madi-
son had net with no result at noon
today.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-29
SLACK-PORTER
POPLAR YOUNG MADISON COZ
PIE WED-INTEkESI-
ING TRIP.

This morning at 7 lis in st. Thorn
as church was celebrated the mar
rage of Leila A. Slack to Donald l..
Porter. Mgr. T. A. Flynn performed
the ceremony, many riends and rela-
tiyes of both contracting parties be-
ing present. Following the cere-
mony a breakfast was served at the
home of the brides father at 20l
Harth avenue N. The young couple
went to Duluth, Mimi, or a short
visit. and will be gone about three
weeks. and will make their future
home in Madison.
The bridal party met at the house
and were driven to the church. Men
delssohn's Wedding March was play
ed by Miss Leila Clark as the party
took their places before the altar,
and a march of the same order was
rendered as they left the church after
the ceremony. The attendants were
shown to seats by Francis Fitzgerald
Bernard Craney and William keegah
The dress worn by the bride was
a white tulle over silver cloth, witt
a train and a veil, and in her hand
she carried a flower muff of orchid:
and lilies of the valley. She was at
tended by Misses Stella and Edna
Fitzgerald, the first mentioned o.
whom wore a dress of white tulle
the other habited in pink satin ant
lace. Both wore pink moline hat
with streamers of delft blue. Mis-
Blanche Porter acted as matron o
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-29
aged LADY dies
MRS. OLENA QVENVOLD, PIO-
NEER RESIDENT.

At the family home, First street
NE, Mrs. Olena Qvenvold. aged 79
years, passed away at 9 o'clock last
evening. Deceased had been ill only
since Monday morning, death being
the result of old age. Mrs. Qvenvold
had been a resident of Lake county
about 80 years, part of the time on a
farm in the northeast portion of the
county, bat for a number of years a
resident of this city. She Is survived
by three daughters, Miss Julia Oven
void, with whom she resided. Mrs. A.
e. Fuller, of this city. and Mrs. Rod
ney, Of Sawyer, Wis.
The funeral will be held Friday
afternoon, from the home at 1870
O'Clock and from the Norwegian
Lutheran church at 2 o'clock. The
services will be conducted by the
Rev. Olin Reigstad, in the English
language. Burial in the cemetery ad-
joining Lake Madison church.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-29
COMPANY BENEFITS
DANCE OF LAST NIGHT A sue
CESS-NET FUND SOB.

The benefit dance given in the
Normal gymnasium by the Molloy or
chestra netted the Company + fund
$50. The dance given by the same
orchestra and for the same purpose
i'm the Huntemer hall three weeks
ago, August 6, netted the fund SIS.
Both the occasions were well attend
ed, as attested by the returns, and
both thoroughly enjoyed. The coca
sion of last night was especially en-
ioyable, both from the object of the
dance, and from the fact of the good
attendance. A considerable number
of men from Howard were present at
the occasion last night.
Ii is to be remarked that the Mol
10y orchestra has done its bit i'm
contributing to the comfort of the
soldiers in the way of providing for
the funds. Many, of course, have
contributed to the success of the
fund, but on the two occasions In
which this orchestra has undertaken
to help, they have done so freely
and without any monetary considera-
ton for themselves.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-29

For Rent. Twelve room strictly
modern house, furnished or unfur-
nished: two blocks south of Normal
Phone 3451.
Studebaker auto livery. Inquire
at Jacks Restaurant. Phone 2126
A good work horse. $25, at Mil
lard's.
Wanted. Scrap iron. VIII pay
$40 per ton for good mixed SCRAP
iron.-Madison Iron & Metal com.
pany. Phone 2159.
Children's rompers, SO cents, al
Millard's.
Baskets at Beck's. Clothes ham
pers, waste paper baskets and other
baskets. See Beek's window.
For Sale. Irish setter dogs al
proper age 10 break. G. 1.-THE
Phone lace, rural line.
Teams wanted. $3.50 per day. APP
ply c. II. Atkinson Paving company
For Rent. Front office room il
Soule-Sponholz building. - w. B
Soule.
New Singer sewing machine, s2(
at Millard's.
For Rent. Feed store in Hunte
mer building.
For Rent. Two rooms for ligh
Observation-Disclosures 1872.
DR.. W. f. Daniels was called t,
Oldham this afternoon to perform
surgical operation.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-29

honor, and Miss Ruth Fitzgerald was
ringbearer. Edward Slack acted as
groomsman.
The church vas decorated in crepe
paper, smilax and gladiolus. The
decorations at the house, to which the
party consisting of 3S relatives and
numerous friends repaired on the
completion of the ceremony, were of
smilax, sweet peas and pink roses in
profusion.
A three-course wedding breakfast
was served the guests at the home of
the bride, at s o'clock, Misses Ruth
Regain. Alice Craney, Elsbeth Kun
dert, Helen Fitzgerald, Fern Johnson
and Leona Fitzgerald serving those
seated.
Following the ceremony and
breakfast the young couple e%ntrained
for Duluth, where they will visit at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Ray, engage passage to Chicago by
boat. at which city they will spend
some time. AT the train the usual
profuse and material evidences of
good will were expended by many
friends. They intend to be gone
about three weeks, occupying on
their return apartments i'm the Nrey-
ans-Daniels block.
Both the young people are well
and favorably known in Madison.
The young wife has spent the whole
of her life i'm the city. being the
daughter of James Slack, a success
full merchant of the city. The young
woman has been active and popular
in social circles. Mr.. Porter is a
young man of sterling qualities, hav-
ing a business in connection with his
brother in the drug and jewelry bust
ness. The happiness and success OF
the young people is sincerely wished
by all.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-29
LOCAL NEWS.

Eat at Jacks.
Sodas. ice cream. watermelon,
canteloupe and all kinds of vege-
tables served al Rays.
Fried spring chicken at Rays.
Eat at Jacks.
Bacon. "a cents per pound at Mil
lard's.
50 i'm cash TO any person bringing
TO my store a standard make watch
| cannot repair.-Guy e. Hanson.
For Rent. Six room house Al
bert Budde. Phone 3492.
Broken Lenses accurately dupli-
Gated while you wait. Eyes exam
ined and frames fitted.-Yaeger's
Optical Parlor.
Eat at Jacks.
New Singer sewing machine, $40
at Millard's.
Bacon, "a cents per pound at Mil
lard's.
Piano to rent to responsible par
ties. Phone 1884.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-29

For Sale. Two second hand Ford
automobiles.-Borecky Iron g. Metal
company.
Wanted. Can furnish private
board and room. Phone 3671.
For Rent. Suite of five rooms.
modern. in Lyric Theater building.
Wanted. Apprentice girl at once.
Miss Morse.
For Rent. Rooms suitable for
light housekeeping.-Mrs Taylor
40S Blanche avenue.
For Rent. Modern house. Phone
1915.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-29

Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Verlo and Mrs.
Ole Verlo autoed to Howard yester-
day.
Mrs. w. H. Baddeley and the baby
are visiting at the home of Mr.. Bad
deley's relatives at Fort Pierre.
Mrs. Rev. Aaberg, who has been
visiting Madison friend, Left for her
home at Glenwood, Wis.
H. A. Fowler and wife. of White
water, Wis, former residents of Mad
ison, are in the city calling on
friends.
C. H. Smith, of Spring Valley,
Mimi, was an arrival by a morning
train to look after business interests
in this vicinity.
Misses Peterson and Oppegard,
who have been visiting at the r. j..
Halseth home. left yesterday morning
for Minnesota.
c.. A. Trimmer went last night to
Chicago, to attend the funeral of his
mother, who died some time during
the previous night.
Miss Johnson. of Estherville. Ia,
and Rudolph Dahl, of Braynard, Ia,
arrived by a morning train to be the
guests of Olga Verlo.
For Rent. Five room cottage on
Center street w. Furnace. cistern,
electric lights and garage. viii sell
on easy payments.-H. II. Holdridge.
Rev. Anderson an dfamily. who
have been visiting friends i'm Madison
and also camping at the lake a cou-
pie of weeks, returned by automo-
bile to Morehead, Mimi, where he
is pastor of the Lutheran church.
C. Tischhauser returned this morn
ing from Yale. where he had been
experimenting t%hreshing on his
farm. Mr.. Tischhauser expressed
himself pleased with the seasons
yield.
J.. w. Dawson was a departure by
a morning train for Minneapolis to
call for the first time on his grand
daughter, born to Mr.. and Mrs. O. r..
Trip in that city last Thursday.
Mrs. Dawson has been with her
daughter several days.
Mr., and Mrs. John Craney, of
Lineville, Ia. are in the city, calling
on relatives and attended the wed
ding of the formers cousin. Miss Leila
Slack, this morning. They are trav-
cling by automobile.
on their first day of active opera
ton of the asphalt plant near the
roundhouse the paving company laid
nearly two blocks of the binder coat
Of paving on Second street NE. To
day they went over the same ground
with the layer of sheet asphalt. and
have somewhat over a block of this
done tonight, and tomorrow if vii
be in condition to bear traffic, if de.
sirable.
The exemption board yesterda,
certified to the district board the
names of Edmund H. Festler. Of
Mankato, Walter c. Koletzky. of Ap-
pleton, Wis. and Ben w. Thomas. o.
Madison. John II. Groce, jr.. ant
Melvin ]. Hegdahl were discharged
by the local board. The followinf
names were exempted on claims made
to the local board Henry Nashum
Ernest w. S~ellinger and Philip ]
Thompson.
Attendance at the training camI
of the home guard at the high sehoo
was not as numerous last night as i
was on the first two nights of its eX
. istehce. though there were all pres
, ent who could comfortably drill in al
| undivided company. Probably inter
! est was divided between the com
pany and the benefit dance at tn
! Normal. Much further drilling ant
instruction was impaired last night
and the men are really getting som
of the elementary movements learn
ed to performance. if not with pre-
cision.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-29
THE CITY.


Fair tonight and Thursday;
slowly rising temperature.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-01
DIED.

DYSON. On Thursday. March %. 1917. VIII
LIAM H. DYSON; father Of Robert and
Funeral Monday. April 2. from Zion Baptist
Church at 2 pm.
GoULD. On Saturday. March II. 1917. at
1920 am. WILLIAM H. H.. GOULD. aged
Funeral Monday. April 2. at 2 pm. from the
residence of his daughter. Mrs. John Parsons.
1882 b street southwest. Intcrmcnt Rock
Greek cemetery -
HACKETT. On Thursday. March 70. 1917. at
$50 pm, at the residence of her sister. Mrs
D.. %Sarsfeld. 1914 Sd avenue. New York city.
ROSE A.. beloved wife of James Hackett.
Funeral Monday. April 2. from the Church OF Our
Lady of Good Counsel. thence to Washington.
D. c. Interment at Mount Olivet, ; pm.
HITCHINGS. On Friday, March 30. 1917.
HANNAH. wife of the late Charles F. Hitch
Nelson Drew, deceased, in her eighty-eighth
year.
Funeral services at her late residence. POI s
street. Sunday, April 1, at $3.50 pm.
KAYsER. Or March 81. 1917, a. 100 PM,
at her residence. 1926 31st street, AGNES
Funeral from the chapel of Oak Hill cemetery
on Monday: April 2. at } pm. Relatives and
friends invited.
MCCORMICK. Suddenly, on Saturday, March
81. 1917. JOHN II. MCCORMICK.
Funeral services will be held in tie chapel of
n u. Scnlprerr. -UtS HennSylNAnld avenue
northwest, on Tuesday, April 3. ut 30 m.
Relatives and friends invited. In'erment Ar
lngton cemetery "
suddenly. on Friday. March 80.
1917, JONATHAN CONTEE, beloved baby Of
Isaiah and Alverda Mitchell tnee j~ieckley).
Funeral Monday, April 2. at 2 pm. from 1873
Vermont avenue.
PULLIAM. Entered into eternal rest. Friday.
March 80. 1917. at 400 am. ROBIN g. Pull
LIAM. beloved husband OF Laura t. Pulliam
tnee Talks. Remains may be viewed Saturday
and Sunday at Wright's undertaking establish
mert. 1897 10th street northwest.
Funeral from Calvary Baptist Church Monday.
April =. Mt . pm. Relatives ano friends in
vited. Virginia papers please cop.)
REILLY. On Saturday. March 81. 1917, at 2
am. FANNIE. beloved daughter II the late
John +. and Margaret A. Reilly
Funeral from her late residence, 10 FL street
southwest, Monday, April ., at 2:sI. IL
RUDDERFoRTH. on March 30, I2lz. at 7:So
pm, DAISY UCILL infant Laughter of
Thomas II. and Catherine Ruiderforth Of
Potomac, Va.
Funeral Monday, April ., at 80 pa. 1
SPANGLER. On March 81. 1917, at . am,
JOHN \ SPANGLER. beloved son of Mr.. and
Mrs. W. f. Spangler and brother OF Mrs. r.
Flack. Mrs. +. A. Smith and Mrs. W. W.
Gingell, aged nineteen years and seven months.
Funeral from his late residence TgG sday morn
ing. 10 o'clock. Interment Arlington. Va. .
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-01
MEDAL GIVEN ALABAMA
GREAT SOUTHERN ROAD
Hartman Award Made for Record
in Life Protection-Other
Roads Get Recognition.

NEW YORK. March 3l.-The E. H.
Hartman gold memorial medal. given
annually to the American steam rail-
road making the best record in pro-
tecting life and health of passengers
and employees, has been awarded for
1916 TO the Alabama Great Southern
Railway Company, it was announced
here today by the American Museum
of Safety.
During 1916, it was stated. not a pas
senger was killed on this railroad, no
employees were killed in train accidents,
only one fatality occurred III other than
a train accident, while among 1000 in
dustrial worker employed by the COM
pany none was killed and only two
were injured. The number of adverse
points charged against the Alabama
Great Southern vas 1870. as compared
with 1920 for the next best road.
The silver replica of the medal, an
nually awarded to the railroad division
making the best similar record in the
country was given to the Illinois di-
vision of the Illinois Central Railroad
and the bronze replica, for
the individual employed on a railroad
who was most conspicuous in the pro-
motion of safety and health, was given
TO James A. McCrea, general manager
of the Long Island Railroad Company.
The memorial medals were founded in
1913 by Mr.. Harriman's widow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-01

deavored to throw doubt upon this docu-
ment, Senator salisbury sharply called
these senator's to task for their efforts
which might have embarrassed the Pres
ident in the delicate situation.
There is just one mar in the world,
in my opinion said Senate Salisbury.
who may be able to keep this country
out of war, and that man is the Presi-
dent of the United States"
Supporter of Armed Neutrality.
Senator Salisbury also strongly sup
the armed neutrality bill, which
Was flibustered to death in the closing
hArs of the last session of Congress.
1t IA expected that he will use his in
fuenA to rave adopted any resolution
looklngNto the fulfllment of the duty of
this country in the protection of it's
citizens, even to the extent of a declara-
sary by the administration.
Senator salisbury comes of a distin-
guished Delaware family. His father
served as senator from Delaware from
1859 to 1871. An uncle, Eli salisbury,
was senator from the state from 1871 to
1889. While senator Salisbury has
taken a prominent part in politics in
Delaware for many years. he never
held public office until elected to the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-01
Shad and Herring Supply Grows.

Reports received from the bay and low
er river state that shad and herring are
appearing in increasing numbers. In
the Potomac, at the Gums and at Wind
mill point numbers of shad are being
caught on each haul. but it is said the
herring are scarce. Edward Speaks OF
Alexandria yesterday caught elghty-iour
shad off the White House. Fishermen are
looking for the fish to come into the
at any time in numbers and before
the middle of this month the Potomac
nets will be taking both shad and herring
by the thousands. TIL United states
ARMY engineer service steamer Castle.
with officials from the United States en-
gineer office at this city aboard, and the
United States Army steamer Sentinel,
from the Baltimore engineer Office. are in
the river and bay enforcing the regula-
ticnS.