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The Oakes times., 1917-03-08
SWEDISH LUTHERANS
in SESSION AT OAKES

The Bismarck district of the Swed-
ish Lutheran Augustana Synod opened
at the church in Oakes on Tuesday
evening for two days session. The
ministers present are: Rev. e. f. Aft
son. Bismarck: Rev. A. G. Olson,
Flasher; Rev. Z. A. Martell. Valley
City. Lay delegates present: Johannes
Olson. Underwood; ]. p. Lonquist.
Braddock; G. a. Brown, Underwood;
John Hohnstrom. Gwinner; Nels HO-
ganson. Gwinner; Emil Kjellin, Gwin-
ner; II. N. Youngquist, Fullerton.
Rev. c. II. Olson of Wilton and his
delegates were unable to get here, the
trains being blockaded.
Last evening Rev. T.. A. Martell of
Valley City preached on the theme:
Gods Nobleman and Satan's Slave"
This forenoon Rev a. G. Olson
preached a Lentcn sermon at 10 and
marck, president of the district, read
his official report. 1t showed that the
district has experienced very encour-
aging progress during the year. Two
new churches, one at Valley City and
one at Underwood. have been dedi-
Gated. One pastor has left the district
during the year and one Rev. c. II. Oh
son, has been added to the pastors.
There are many questions that are
to be up for general discussion this af-
ternoon. New officers are to be elect
ed, financial aid is to be recommended
) to the needy congregations, reforma-
tion programs are to be outlined, be-
sides many other questions pertaining
to the work in general within the dis
| trict.
The Oakes times., 1917-03-08

every state in the Union and Canada,
not only pure breds, but grades are
competing
think when Dickey county is for
tunate to have as Better Farming
Agent" such a man, it is very poor
business to discontinue him or his
work in this county, and l hope the
honorable board Of county commis-
sioners can see this phase in it's true
light and reconsider their resolution.
If they will not do this, some other
way will have to be found by which
the work can be continued, although it
is not fair that a few should stand the
expense of work that benefits all. And,
anything the writer can do to keep this
work going will do it. You can count
on that. ! can not afford and the peo-
pie of this county can not afford, for
instance, to let hog cholera take a
sweep through the county. Just think
of the loss. We want a man on the
spot to stop it at it's infancy.
My vocabulary is too limited to en-
phasize the necessity of having such
a man. l hope that every man having
the best interests of the people at
heart will join hands and help.
The Oakes times., 1917-03-08
FINANCIAL STATEMENT
ISSUED BY A. 0. U. W
Assets Of Nearly Million and a Hall
Shown BY Lodge

Assets Of Nearly Million and a Half
Shown BY Lodge
E. J. Moore, grand recorder of the
Ancient Order of United Workmen,
has issued financial statement show
ing assets of $1.424,O34.10 and sur
plus of 95,755,61.
The order has had steady growth
since it started business in North Da-
kota in 1895 and is now regarded as
one of the largest and strongest f.
nancial organizations in the state, hav.
ing paid out $1,S42,O00 on its policies
to beneficiaries. The home Office of
the company is located in the business
block erected by it near the postoffice,
in Fargo, about four years ago, at a
cost Of about $4,000.
In speaking Of the showing made in
the past years by this order, Recorder
Moore said:
I'VE are proud of the remarkable
growth of the A. o. U. w. since it
started business in North Dakota. It's
reserves are practically all invested in
the state. 1t is doing wonderful work
in helping to build up our state, and
is one of the home institutions of
which all citizens of North Dakota
should be proud"
The Oakes times., 1917-03-08
FARMER EXPRESSES
VIEWS ON WORK
r. N. YoUNGoUIsT WANTS THE
COUNTY AGENT RETAINED
Very Much Regrets Action Of County
Board in Cutting Off the
Appropriation
BY r. N. Youngquist
Fullerton, N, D.

1t is with regret that learn that
our honorable county board has de-
cided to withdraw county support for
county agent work in this county.
learned early this year that the newly
elected members were not personally
in favor of the county agent work, but
had faith in them that they were
men of character and thought that as
such they would not allow any per-
sonal grievances or lack of personal
benefit they might have in the work
to interfere with their public Offices as
servants of the people of the county.
AS to the higher tax on account of
this work, it is SO infinitely small that
it is not worth talking about when
compared to the general benefit to the
people of the county and compared to
other general benefits derived from
money spent from county funds. If
they consider how the live stock in
dustry has just about got start in the
county and from now on would grow
with leaps and bounds if some man
would have it as his business to push
this industry. And this live stock in
dustry effects every householder in
the county, whether he be farmer,
! business man or day laborer The
more and better live stock the farmer
can raise by which he can receive
more money, the more he lis able to
spend with the business man for
4, things he would have to do without if
i! no money was in sight. If the farmer
had some source by which his income
would increase maybe he could afford
to let mechanic do his repairing for
him instead of doing it himself and
! making bungling job of it.
More live stock is also source by
which more tax money would flow into
the county and state treasury. In view
of this it seems that those commission.
ers "Killed the goose that laid the
golden eggs" l have layed stress on
this side of the county agent work, be.
cause l think it is the foundation of
the farmers prosperity and all other
lines OF farm work are allied to this,
whether it be raising of small grains
or corn or alfalfa and other tame
grasses.
Now when this county has a county
agricultural agent who is an expert in
! this line and who is recognized as
! such by the best stock men, not only in
the state of North dakota, but in the
| United States, as is shown when they
select him as Judge of stock at the In
! ternational Show At Chicago, which is
the largest live stock show in the
United States, and where stock from
The Oakes times., 1917-03-08

The following paper was read by w.
8. Trask at the recent Grain Dealers
Convention at Fargo. Mr.. Trask is
agent of the Hawkeye and ON. ele-
vators at Hample, and his handling of
the seed wheat subject shows careful
study and preparation. The paper is
published in full:
Grading grain in all parts of the
country would be much simpler matter
for country shippers if they would en-
courage farmers to sow nothing but
pure varieties, and so far as possible
cooperate in securing the general Sc
lection by all the farmers of the dis
trict of seed of a standard variety, best
suited to the. soil and climate. IN
this way the farmers are sure to OBJ
tain maximum yields, and local grain
dealers will be able to pay them a
higher average price, because of the
ease with which grain of like kind can
be marketed. The movement for the
elimination of mongrel varieties is one
in which the dealers of nearly every
section could easily obtain the enthu-
siastic support of the intelligent farm
ers. Dealers who are really desirous
of helping their farmers and them
selves should inaugurate a vigorous
campaign for the adoption of pure va
rieties.
Wheat Conference
A meeting of farmers to consider
ways and means to obtain more BUSH
els of a better quality.
How to grow the best varieties so
The Oakes times., 1917-03-08

date in every particular. The elec-
trical equipment is all conduit work,
which lessons the fire work.
The creamery now has a weekly ca
pacity of 100000 pounds, and the man.
agement looks forward to busy year.
1t is not matter of working night
and day now to keep up with the ship
ments. 1t is a matter of getting the
butter and eggs. The new creamery
can take care of all that comes.
The Oakes times., 1917-03-08
SHALL We NOT HAVE MORE PURE SEED CLUBS
AND FARMERS ORGANIZATIONS FOR
PURE AND BETTER GRAIN?

that wheat shipped from any one sta
tion will be free from mixture of weeds
or other seeds.
There are several thousand farmers
clubs, farmers Institutes, agricultural
high schools, boy scouts and girls
clubs, ETC., which should have one
meeting devoted entirely to the selec-
tion of seed for spring.
Every person who attends this
meeting should bring sample of the
wheat, oats or barley which will be
, sown this spring-a small fruit Jar full
is enough.
The program should consist of Sc
lecting a committee of three of the
best wheat growers of the neighbor-
hood to act. as a judge and jury Each
person should write the following in
formation about his sample:
1. Name of variety.
2. Where it originated.
8. How long it has been grown.
4. How many acres.
5. Total yield per acre.
6. Weight per bushel.
z. What weed seeds does it contain
and what other varieties?
8. When was it planted and when
harvested?
8. How long was the straw?
10. Did it lodge?
IL. Did it have scab or rust?
IL. How many bushels have you for
sale to your neighbors for seed?
The meeting then should take up
these questions one by one and come
to some understanding according to
the conditions as to what to recon-
mend so that all may unite upon a
single variety, if possible, preferably
marquis and durum for wheat, Mime
sofa los for barley and oats to be de-
termined by the vote of the meeting.
Then the work for the ensuing year
should cover the breeding up of this
grain to its Highest efficiency and es-
tablishing seed center where better
price may be obtained for uniform
variety.
Our Short Season
We can never be sure about frosts
in this locality.
The longest period we get is about
l3O days in the lower attitudes and
about 80 days in the higher land.
So, therefore, it behooves us to Sc
lect variety of oats, wheat, barley
or corn which will mature quickly,
avoiding last years conditions as much
as possible. a late. wet, cold spring,
hot, dry, whitening July and August
and an almost unprecedented early
frost. Last year we got them all. We
may never have such another year but
let us prepare the best we know how.
The Farmers Friend
Every meadow lark is worth dollar
year to grain farmers. Don't kill the
birds. To the farmers wild field birds
are of incalculable value. They will
eat an immense number of harmful in
sects in the most dangerous stage,
eggs and pupae. They will eat mill
lions of weed seeds. The food of these
birds consists mostly of insects and
the meadow lark is one of the few
birds that will eat the hairy caterpil-
lar, and does not stop at bugs with a
disagreeable odor.
At the time of year when insect life
is scarce the meadow lark turns to
seeds of various kinds for its food, de.
stroying them at the most important
time. When its seed is scarce it will
take up the grain which has been scat
tered during harvest. which is very
useful. especially rye. to prevent vol.
unteer growth. It will not touch
under ordinary circumstances because
,(Concluded on page four)
The Oakes times., 1917-03-08
German Synod to Meet Here

The Lower 500 Conference of the
North Dakota District of the Lutheran
Missouri Synod will have spring ses-
sion in Oakes which will continue for
three days during the first week after
Easter. About fifteen pastors are ex-
pected. Further notice will be given
later.
The Oakes times., 1917-03-08

CONCLUDED on page four)
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-12-26
French Cruiser Is Sunk.

PGris, Dec. lS.-The old French
cruiser Chateau Renault, employed
as transport was torpedCed and
sunk in the Mediterranean on the
morIing OF December / and the sub
marine which attacked her was later
destroyed, according to an announce
ment made tonight by the French
minister Of marine. The passengers
on the Chateau Rcnault. all OF whom
were either soldiers or officers. were
saved. Ten members Of thc crew
were lost
Crhe Chateau Renanlt was laid
down In 1896. She was APP feet
long, with a beam OF 55.7 feet and
displaced 1898 tons. Her connie
ment before the war was coo men,
Besides being used as cruiser for
merly, the Chateau Rcnault had been
fitted as n mine layer.)
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-12-26
SHIP LOSSES STILL HEAVY.
Slightly Lower Than Losses Of Last
Week, However.

London, Dec. 19.--Fourteen Brit
iSh merchantmen of more than 1000,
tons were sunk by mine or submarine
daring tne past week, according to
tie admiralty statement tonight.
One fishing vessel also was sunk. .s.
The shipping losses by mine on
submarine in the past week are
slightly under those OF the previous
week, when ii vessels oi more than
1000 tons and seven under that tom
mage were destroyed.
One French Vessel Sunk.
Paris. Dec. 19.-The losses to-
French shipping by mine or subma-
rine for the week ending December
IS were exceedingly light. Only one
vessel under 1000 tons was sunk
and none over 800 tons. One ship
was attacked, but escaped. No fish
ing craft was sunk.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-12-26
Farmers Niti1tcs Held Tn.

Washington, Dec 20.-Congress-
man Stevenson to-day denied that he
had any idea Of going to South Caro-
lima for the holidays until the ques-
ton Of supplying the farmers with an
adequate amount Of nitrates at fair
price is fixed.
II wish YOU would say for me. -
Mr.. Stevenson said.I"that | will re-
main mere during the entire Christ
mas time. if necessary, until this
nitrate matter is definitely settled.
There was never a bigger or more
important proposition for our farm
crs and l shall insist that no more
time be lost in letting them know
what TO do.
Last week 1t was given out that
a decision had been reached, but now
1t appears other things have been en-
countered. will stay here until the
matter Is settled"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-12-26
Fraud Warming.

This statement was made recently
by Herbert Hoover, United States
Food Administrator:
I'VE have reports from various
parts OF the country of crooks,
thieves and confidence operators who
are going from house to house pur-
porting to be authorized by the Food
Administration and other depart
ments Of the government to collect
or commander foodstuffs for tho
government or the army.
Il wish to say emphatically that no
department of the government has
or will ever make such demands on
householders, and that all such peo-.
pie are petty frauds and should be
held for the police. The government
agencies are Investigating various
cases and information is sought Of
all such persons by this department. ;"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-12-26

ter. It VOC wonder he didn't have
n h!owup. tIe was just running along,
nud never watching the water-guage,
NnG getting water whenever he could,
but not knowing very far ahead when
he could get It,"
Well, this must be a fine crew on
fills old milk train. But where was
the conductor oil this time?"
Why, the conductor didn't know
We was lato until few minutes ago
When I told him. You see, he wasn't
b"eping any particular account Of the
tmn. He figured that we was on the
right road and that sooner or, later we
would git there"
Some railroad" thought Hap to
himself, and In few moments fell off
to sleep again.
He's looking at you, Aunt Ada"
said May.
He's going to be all right" said the
stranger. "He's coming out Of It,"
"Oh, I'm so glad," exclaimed May +;
and, to the stranger, ~ can't thank you
enough for all your kindness"
He must have hit the arm of the
scat when that jolt threw him out"
said the doctor. "But 1t Is nothing Sc
rious."
fy this time Hap was wide awake,
really awake. 1t took little time to
Untangle his thoughts for him.
"Everything's all right, old man."
said the stranger. "You fell out of
the seat-you've got a bump on your
hend-and you were little looney for
awhile. But we got you to your folks
all right. Well, guess I'll be running
along"
I}ut Aunt Ada insisted that the
stranger, who was travelling sales,
man unable to get home for the holi-
day, should spend New Years Day
Wlth them instead Of at the hotel.
Hap was so much better that he was
able to take little walk that after.
noon. In stationery store he stopped
md bought book.
Che next day was New Years. That
morning before they went downstairs
Hap opened the package.
I've been thinking" he said to May
that wasn't so blamed looney, after
ALL. when got that bump on the head
Maybe I've got moro sense that way
than this way"
why, how you talki Are you-are
you feeling bad again2"
mo, but I've been thinking that we
run our house and our household ex
penses about like they ran that rail.
road. We aren't keeping any account
of what we spend, and we have just
about enough coal and water to keep
ns going, without knowing where we
can get more. It's just good luck that
has kept us from having wreck
Nov, here's an account book, and we're
gong to run on schedule after this"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-12-26

NO" said the stranger, "thcy
couldn't nuther. Y'see," he explained
every train on this road runs so mucl,
slower than every other train, that
10 train can ever overtake any other"
Then, If there isn't any wreck"
asked Hap, "what's the trouble2"
Well, to begin WITH" replied the
stranger, "the fireman Is to blame
When we started out he didn't figure
on how much coal he was likely to
need. Consequence was, we run out
Of coal right in the middle Of the
n'yht."
What did we do?"
I'VE stopped and got some from q
farmer. He was madder than the
dickens, too"
but why didn't the engineer see to
It that the fireman had enough coal p
1.-The eng. ..leer hadn't ought to say
anything He didn't have enough wa
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-12-26
AS to Cotton Seed.

Columbia, Dec. 19.-Special: The
legal division of the United States
Food Administration has issued the.
following ruling:
planters who buy yearly, between
August 31st Of one year and Septem-
ber 1st of the next year, $50 tons or,
more of cotton seed, whether from
their tenants or others, are subject
to license and must conform to the
Jaws and regulations OF the Food
Administration"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-12-26

SNV HUHttTu. TIC MOtNNT OF
.HSs. IL. Happlzzez Hazard h.d
aimed to give him BiUic
name out Of the ordinary, and hcr aim
was certainly good. 1t was hard to
spell, and hard to pronounce aud,
pronounced properly, 1t sounded very
much like soda fountain clerk max.
Ing fizz. But the boys shortened this
unusual cognomen to "Hap."
The Hap Hazards were married on
New Years Day, Hap very hoppiy
suggesting that that would be good
way to start the New Year right
AS New Years Day again approach.
ed, Mays Aunt Ada, ut whose house III
Columbus the Hazards Were married,
thought 1t would be fine idea to uGk
the young couple back home to gpeud
their wedding anniversary. Hap and
May delightfully."- accepted, and wrote
that they would leave Hometown for
Columbus on the Goth. It was now
the 2Sth, and May decided it would ne
we'll to begin to pack. or at least %
decide what she would wear and whDt
she would take. 1t made her rather
proud Of her forehandedness.
"And, Hap" she said, "you might 20
by the depot and get the tickets, nDi
couple Of lowers. and everything 20
we shall be all ready to start FQmo,S
row. That will be easy to do"
"Goshl" exclaimed Hap, his pipe
falling from his mouth. "easy ia uo2
Say, do you know I never thoNgat
about those gol-darned tickets?" Oa
showed both hands into his pock ket0
"How much do you suppose they viii
be? don't believe 1 have enough
money "I know we spent n To- r"g
Christmas" &.
Hap had $3.l1, May had SO she b, IS
left our OF her last wrrll's money.
There vnS 81 50 IN tho litrlc drawer OF
The kitchen cabinet, H!4d SIP II r!!''G
behind the picture Of April Jones in
the sitting room That made $22 81 !;
and Hap knew, he could draw few
dollars In advance down ut the shop -
he had done 1t before.
He found 1t was too late to ge, .ow-
ers. and they missed that train any.
way, for the time had been chaugpd
and the train now went through hNif
an hour earlier-when 1T was on time
and this time 1t was. He mannped
to find an upper OH the slow train for
May. but he had TO sit up in the smoker
himself.
Hap did not sleep very we'll Tnr
train stopped and started and torEc1
and bumped. 1t must have been near
morning, after an unusually heav! jolt,
that Hap distinctly overheard fellow-
passenger say:
yep, It doesn't look much Ike we
would get into Columbus before New
Years night"
"What's the matter7" he inquired,
suddenly sitting up, "a wreck?"
"Nope," said the passenger. a Tnt
pan across the aisle Hap had observed
before he fell off to slumber. "NcDe,
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-12-26

1t amt wreck. On this gosh-dlDged
road they can't never have a wreck"
"Why not? Is 1t so safer"
"No, 1t amt so safe. But they
couldn't have collision because all
the trains run east one day and west
the next"
"That's funny. What If you want ia
got to Columbus on Wednesday,"
"Then you have to 20 east to Pitts.
burgh on Tuesday and come west to
Columbus the next day."
Hap tried hard to figure this out,
but finally gave it up as little deep.
"But," he said, "they could have a
rear-cnd collision, anyway"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-12-26
ROSCHEE'S GERMAN SYRUP

Will quiet your cough, soothe the in
,lammation Of sore throat and
lungs. stop irritation in the bronchial
tubes. insuring good nights rest,
free from coughing and with easy
expectoration in the morning. Made
and sold in America for so years.
\ wonderful prescription. assisting
nature in building up your general
health and throwing off the disease.
Especially useful in lung trouble,
asthma. Group, bronchitis, etc. For
sale by Bells Drug Store in 80 and
90-cent bottles.-Adv.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-12-26
SOLDIERS DYING IN CAMPS
From Lack of Clothing and Being
OverclOwded, Says Gen. Gorgas.

Washington, Dec. lS.-lnsufiicient
clothing, overcrowding and bad sani-
tary conditions are held largely re-
sponsible for disease epidemics at
Camp Bowie, Texas; Camp Funston,
Kansas; Camp Doniphan, Oklahoma,
and Camp Sevier, South Carolina, by
Surgeon General Gorgas in reports
to Secretary Baker made public to-
day OH the result OF his personal i'll
spcction OF the camps.
With the exception Of Camp Fun
ston, none Of the camp base hospitals
have been completed, Gen. Gorgas
says, and this is handicapping the
medical officers in treating patients.
He recommends the rushing of this
work, particularly the installation Of
the necessary plumbing.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-12-26
$. q. 223,3O1 BALES AHEAD
For 1917 Ginning Over That OF 1915
to December 1st.

Director Sam l.. Rogers, Of The
Bureau Of the Census, Department
Of Commerce, announces the prelim-
mary report Of cotton ginncd, by
counties, In South Carolina, for the
crops Of 1917 and 1916. (Quanti-
ties are in running bales, counting
round as half bales; linters not i'll
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-12-26
Engagement Announced.

London, Dec. 20-The engagement
Is announced Of Esther, daughter Of
"roVer cleveland, to Capt. Bosan-
quet. OF the Coldstream Guards, son
of Sir Albert Bosanquet. Miss Cleve-
land came q London in June of last
year as nurse.