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Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-09-21
FOOTBALL PRACTICE STARTS
AT HIGH SCHOOI-VERY FEW
VETERANS GAMES
ARE SCHEDULED

Yesterday afternoon at the high
school grounds Petrus Liljedahl, ath:
letic coach at the high school, rounded
up the boys and football practice was
begun. Very few of last years men
will be seen on the football team this
fall as most of them have either en-
listed or graduated. In fact, seven
teen Of the boys who were in athletics
at the high last year are not in school
this year. This will mean the training
Of number. Of green men but Coach
Liljedahl nevertheless expects to make
the football team fast one.
Games have been scheduled with
Aitkin, st. Cloud, Sauk Centre, Brain
erd and Staples. The locals will play
Aitkin here in the opening game on
October 6. On Oct. 13 they will play
St. Cloud high at that place, on Oct.
20 Sank Centre will play here and on
November they will clash with Brain
erd.
According to the present slate those
who will try for the various positions
on the team are Stewart Sims, center;
Warren Sims, right guard; Earl Dew
ey, left guard; Raymond, left tackle;
Leonard Lepinski, left end; William
Malburn, right tackle; Fritjof Elvig,
right end; Blake, quarter back; Ar
thur Richard, right half; Arthur 81.
monet, left half. Frank Lewis and
Carlisle Hennen will try for line po'
sitions and Lester Wands and Albert
Johnson win also try for positions,
There are a number Of other boys in
the high school who have not come out
for practice but who would make good
material and Coach Liljedahl hopes
that they will turn out for practices.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-09-21
MILLING COMPANY INCORPO-
RATES

Owing to a continually increasing
business, it has been necessary for tho
Little Falls Milling company to incor-
porate and they start in as a corpora
ton next Monday. The capital stock
of the corporation is 100000. L. v.
Tanner, H. H. Tanner and Louis r.
Tanner are the incorporators. 81. 81.
Tanner is president of the concern,
Louis r. is vice president and L. V.
lis secretary and treasurer He viii
continue as manager.
The milling company now shas five
branch agencies in this state, at Brain
erd, Swanville, Pine River, Grey Ea-
gle and in this city. They contem-
plate establishing branches in several
other places in the near future. "
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-09-21
ANDERSON WRITES FROM CAMP
DODGE

Lloyd F. Anderson of this city, who
is now at Camp Dodge, in a letter to
a local party, thanks the local Red
Cross chapter for the comfort bag. He
is in Company F, 352d Infantry, Sec
ond battery. He was assigned to the
cooking department. Mr.. Anderson
advises other boys who are going to
the camp to wear old clothes and to
take along pair Of overalls and to
wear heavy underclothing, as the
nights are very cold and damp, also
that they bring soap, toilet articles,
etc. He says the boys from here are
scattered throughout the camp. The
officers are very nice but it is rather
lonesome, he says.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-09-21
COUNTY FAIR WAS A SUCCESS
EXHIBITS WE'RE MORE AND BET
TER ATTENDANCE FOE THE
FOUR Days WAS 5000

With the conclusion of the free at
fractions Tuesday evening the most
successful county fair in the history
of the local society, as far as attend
ance was concerned, came to close.
Over six thousand people attended the
fair during the four days, there being
5,7S5 paid admissions. Only one other
year, 1914, were there more admissions,
and that was the year when the school
exhibit building was opened and when
over two thousand children attended
the fair on children IS day. The fair
attendance that year was 6,365. The
weather during all four days this year
was all that could be desired.
Gate receipts this year exceeded all
previous years since the fair society
has had its wn grounds. The total
receipts were $1,745.s2. Last year
the total receipts were only $S75.35, in
1915 they were $1,081.75 and in 1914
they were little over $1,000.
Following is given the attendance
and gate receipts at the fair for the
four days:
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-09-21
AUTO1STS HAVE NARROW ESCAPE

Mrs. Mary Street and four other
Royalton ladies had a very narrow
escape from a serious accident Mon
day afternoon while motoring to Lit
tie Falls to attend the county fair.
Just after passing a car which was
going in the. opposite direction Mrs:
Streets car swung to one side and
tipped over, landing upside down
straight across the middle of the road.
The top of the car was not up and
fortunately the steering wheel Of the
car held it up sufficiently to allow the
women to crawl from under it. They
were uninjured excxept for a few
scratches. The car was slightly dam
aged, the steering wheel being bent
and the windshield breaking. Other
motorists who happened along right.
ed the car and the party proceeded
to town in the same machine.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-09-21
Total enrollme1

Miss Augusta Mettei visiting nurse.
has been to all the school buildings
this week examining the students for
contagious diseases. She will now be.
gin to give each of them a thorough
physical examination. The physical
measurement Of all boys and girls in
junior and senior high will be taken
by the physical directors in few
days: By this means they will
be able to note physical improvements.
The classes in high school this year
are all large except the German class.
A new course in horticulture and farm
management has been added in the
agricultural department., alternating
with animal husbandry, which was
taught last year. The enrolment in
this department. is fairly good and will
be much larger later.
Miss Marianne Childs, music teacher
at the high, is testing the voices of tho
boys and girls this week, to select
members for the glee clubs.
The boys in junior and senior higf
will be given physical training at tho
high school gymnasium in the morn
ings. This is the first year that tho
boys have been given physical train
ing. Petrus Liljedahl is their instruc-
tor: The girls will be given physical
training in the afternoons, under tho
directions Of Miss Edna Brannon.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-09-21
MARRIED

At the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Holz of Ripley last Tuesday was SOL
emnized the marriage of their daugh-
ter, Miss Ida Holz, to Mr.. Otto e.
Kurtzahn of Ft. Ripley. Rev. F. J.
Oehlert Of Little Falls performed the
ceremony. .z.-=
The bride wore a pretty blue silk
dress and veil and carried bridal roses.
Her bridesmaid was Miss lizzie Krie-
fall. She wore light blue silk dress
and carried carnations. Fred Holz, q
brother Of the bride, was best man.
After the ceremony sumptuous
wedding dinner was served to q large
number Of relatives and friends. Rel
atives from Chicago and Milwaukee
were present, also Rev. N. Gehm and
father of Zumbrota.
The groom is a step-son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Kriefall Of Buckman town.
He is, employed with Mayo & Joncas
at Ft. Ripley and the couple will make
their home there. y
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-09-21

permission to spend the time until de-
parture at heme.
DR.. Harold, s. Degnan, formerly of
Pierz, has been exempted by the district
exemption board, information to that
effect being received from the district
board Friday. DR.. Degnan was grant
ed exemption by the local board but
his case was reversed by the district
board and he was certified. During
this time he had moved to Montana
and had opened an office there. Upon
beine informed Of having been certi-
fed by the district board he closed his
office in Montana and came here to be
ready for call. Word was then receiv-
ed from the district board changing
| its decision in his case and allowing
his exemption claim.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-09-21
EVERY ENTRANT WILL BE RE.
WARDED IN JUST PROPOR-
TION TO EFFORT EXPENDED

For just one week the Little Falls
Herald Auto club, which closes No
vember -, has been open to the pub
lie and already widespread interest
is being taken in it by those who see
in it pure and simple business propo-
sition. The Herald is going to reward
each and every member in just pro-
portion to the effort he or she exerts.
Look over the list of prizes on page
3. Can you think of more handsome
list? Did you ever see such list
awarded in community this size?
In nut shell, the whole proposition
is this: The Herald is out after an
increased and solid subscription list
and is going to exchange hundreds of
dollars in prizes and cash commissions
for it. There will not be any cred
tape' about entering and no obliga-
tions will be assumed by anyone be-
coming a member. Just call at the Of
fee, get a receipt book, and 60 out
after renewal of old subscriptions, col
lect1ng arrearages and new subscrip-
tions.
10 Become a Member
It will pay you handsomely to look
into this matter further.
If you are at all interested anG can
reach the Herald office, the Auto Club
Manager will gladly go into details
for your special benefit. If you live
at any distance and cannot get in per-
sonal touch with the office, send in
your name ano an Application Blank
published in this issue of the paper,
n ck0 hot
you are interested and we will either
call On you in person or mail full par
ticulars. Our telephone number is g..
Call over the phone at once if possible.
If you have friend whom we might
interest we will be more than pleased
to receive his or her name so that we
may get in touch with them irame-
diately. T. sf~;*Fs'
The Auto Club Manager is an ex.
perienced man in these lines and is
going to be able to assist you in many
ways. While you are making success
for yourself, you will be doing the
same for the entire club and the man
agement, SO every effort is going to be
made to further the interest of every
member.
Qualifications for Membership
Every member, for his own benefit,
naturally must be a willing and indus
trious worker. Enthusiasm and per-
sistence are the all important factors
Of successful membership. Enthusi-
asm is contagious. Every member
should enlist the aid of scores of
friends and relatives. Inform every
one you come in contact with that you
are out to win THE GRAND PRIZE
and never let yourself doubt that you
are going to do so. You communicate
your enthusiasm to your listeners, and
they in turn pass it on to one OF two
others and on it goes in an ever-widen-
ing circle: The spirit Of competition
is aroused. Whole communities will
save their subscriptions and credits
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-09-21
D1EDRICH TO COACH BEMIDJ]
FOOTBALL, TEAM

Bemidji Pioneer: Football is now
under way in the Bemidji high school
in great fashion and the prospects for
the 1917 team are shining brighter
than ever before. The school board
has engaged DR.. "Joe'' Diedrich to
coach the team for this season which
means that this years team will be
guided by the same excellent football
head as last years team which made
such a creditable showing under his
coaching.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-09-21
Membership is Growing Daily and
Competition for Ownership
Of Ford is Keen
CLUB COMES TO CLOSE NOV. 12-
MANAGER IN CHARGE GLAD
TO EXPLAIN DETAILS

for you, once they are acquainted with
the fact that you are out in earnest
for that Grand Prize. Do you see
what a mammoth stir your enthusiasm
can create? You simply cannot lose
and you have everythMGto gain.
Get in touch withstke Club Manager
today and start off with "bang.'
LIST OF MEMBERS
The following persons have been
nominated or have nominated them
selves as members in the Auto Club:
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-09-21

Frank Reid Of Walker and father,
James II. Reid Of Canada, are in the
city for visit with relatives. The
latter came from Canada this week
and will live with his son at Walker
and with his daughter, Mrs. II. w.
Venners, here. His son went to Can
ada to bring him here. Mr.. Reid was
a former resident Of Little Falls, leav-
ing here 81 years ago.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-09-21

The Civic league will hold meeting
at the office OF N. N. Bergheim this
afternoon at O'Clock for the purpose
Of considering the advisability Of hold
ing the annual league tag day on Sat
urday of next week. The last Saturday
in September has been designated by
the mayor as annual tax day.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-09-21

Sam LaFond shipped two carloads
of stock to, the South st. Paul markets
last night for the Little Falls Farmers ,
Shipping association. This is the first
time two carloads Of stock have been
shipped at one time.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-09-21

E. G.. Fettgather, a salesman, was
fined SIS and costs, amounting to $3.50,
by Judge Lyon, Wednesday, for speed
ing, and he also had to pay for traf-
fic sign which he ran into with his
car and demolished
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-09-21
RED CROSS

press COmmltee)
AL knitters are urged to turn work
in to Mrs. Bergheim by October 1st.
The library workroom wal be used
after this week.
All Red Cross members please meet
at the court house Sunday for the SOL
dier's farewell exercises. The COM
fort bags will then be given to the
boys. .---
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-09-21

The 25th anniversary Of the priest
hood Of Rev. A. p. Lamy Of st. Ma
thias will be. celebrated on Tuesday
Of next week. Rev. A. Lamothe Of
this city, Rev. A. Pellet ofBelle Prai-
rie and several other priests will at
tend the celebration, which will in
clude solemn high mass ct 10 O'Clock
= = S5fS5 --54ss 5sa
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-09-21

charles Fortier, who is in the navy
and who has been at the Great Lakes
station for training, came home the
latter part of last week to visit his
parents. he returned 60 Great Lakes
Wednesday afternoon, and expects
shortly to, be sent to San Francisco.s .
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-09-21

Anton Anderson and. family have
moved to this city from Green Prairie.
Mr.. Anderson has purchased resi-
dence at 7O7 Second street northeast.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-09-21

The Mothers club of the entrCal
school will meet at the school this af-
ternoon at o'clock. Officers will be
elected.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-09-21
SCHOOL ENROLMENT LARGER
MORE PUPILS ARE IN GRADES
AND LARGER HIGH ENROLL
MENT EXPECTED

School opened Monday, with a ver
good enrolment, especially in the high
school, where it exceeded all expecta-
tlons. 1t was thought that the war and
high cost of living would materially
affect the attendance but indications
are that in the high school the enroll
ment will be larger than last year.
Enrolment in the schools, the first
week this year, as compared with tho
first week last year, follows:
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-09-21

The Commercial club meeting, which
was to have been held last Monday
night, was ;. .ostponed to next Monday,
because Of the county fair.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-09-21

PIERZ H0NORS DRAFTED BOYS
A farewell reception for the draft
ed men from Pierz was given al
Faust's hall last night. County Attor'
ney Rosenmeier OF this city and Rev
Herman Klein Of Lastrup were speak
ers. Dancing followed.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-09-21
MARRIAGE LICENSES

! Marriage licenses have been issued
this week to Otto E. Kurtzahn and Ida
IHolz, Vance Hunter and Blanche Nell
son, Joseph Urai and Christine JAmma
and to Martin Kokett and Anna Kup-
Ika. 4.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-09-21

HANSON-To Mr.. and Mrs. James
Hanson of swanville, Sunday, septem-
Der 16, a daughter, at st. Gabriel's
hospital.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-09-21

WONDERLAND Mr.. and Mrs.
Nels Montbriand, Saturday, septem-
Der Is, son.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-09-21

lANDERSON-To Mr.. and Mrs. Au-
gust Anderson Of Green Prairie, Thurs
day, September 13, daughter.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-09-21
BORN

PAWLENTY-To Mr.. and Mrs.
John Pawlenty, Monday, September
II, a son. ~
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-09-21
EIGHTY TO LEAVE SUNDAY
SECOND CONTINGENT OF DRAFT
QUOTA ORDERED TO TRAIN
ING CAMP

Next Sunday afternoon eighty men,
representing AZ per cent Of the quota
from this county for the new national
army, will leave on a special train
for the cantonments at Camp Dodge,
Iowa. Orders to entrain eighty men
were received by the draft board
last Sunday. The men have been or
dered to report at the court house here
tomorrow afternoon at 3 O'Clock. They
will remain in the city over night
and at / D. m. ION Sunday they will
gath,r at the court house to march to
the station. There will probably be a
few brief remarks by local men at the
court house and the band will likely
be secured for the occasion.
This second contingent will clean up
all but two of the men whose names
were certified back to the local board
by the district board. The list con-
tained 1O1 names but from this two
names were stricken out, the men be-
ing exempted, leaving only SO men.
Seventeen were sent in the first contin-
gent, leaving only 80 men. This gave
the board only two men for alternates
and the district board was asked to
certify some more names to the local
board.
The special on which the local boys
will leave is expected to arrive here
shortly before 'clock p. m. Sunday.
It starts out from Moorhead, taking the
delegations from Clay, Becker, Wade
ma, Morrison and Stearns counties, and
going direct to Des Moines.
Following are the names Of the
bovo who aro tn UO Sunday.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-09-21

1T appears that the drafted men mis-
understand the instructions given in
the pink cards sent to them, ordering
them to report. Many Of them have
mailed to the local board the card ask
ing for permission to remain at home
until the time of departure. As Is
stated, on the cards they must report
in person to the local board at the
time specified on the cards and then,
IF they 50 desire, they may ask for
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-03-09
Auto Accident

Francis A. Benham and B. H. Boy
er, while travelling in Mr.. Benham's
roadster last Thursday night, collided
with DR.. r. B. Testers machine about
8 o'clock, near the National hospital
at St. Francois. Both machines were
badly damaged, while Mr.. Boyer was
thrown from Mr.. Benham's car and
was considerably bruised and shaken
up, rendering him unconscious for
some time. He received prompt
treatment at the hospital, and was
able to be in court Monday morning,
though he has not yet fully recovered.
Very fortunately, neither Mr.. Ben
ham nor DR.. Leslie received a scratch.
The damage to Mr.. Benham's car was
a broken bumper, left fender torn off,
left front wheel torn off, an axel bad
ly bent. The left fender and side of
DR.. Testers car was damaged, and
both front wheels were torn off. While
their repair bills will not be small
item, both are to be congratulated on
their narrow escape from bodily in
jury. We have no information as to
which machine was out of it's lati-
tude.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-03-09
Coming Strong

Thanks and appreciation of The
Times management goes out to the
following large list Of new and renew
al subscribers that have come in the
past week, which indicates an active
and increasing interest of the people
of st. Francois county and elsewhere
in this paper:
New Subscribers: w. R. Mulkey, H
C. Bates and ]. w. Jones of Esther; w
R. Heitman, Roy Horton and j. s.
Miller of Elvins; J. L. Waller OF
Route A and 7. f. Lockridge of Farm
ington; H. S. Price and f. L. Rodgers
of Avon; j. R. Brooks and Geo. w
Baker Of Knob Lick; Coffman Mercan-
tile Co. of Cohfman, Z. j. Boyer of
Leadwood, Walter Fireman and Theo,
Hodge of Campbell, Mol.
Renewals: w. w. Waters. j. 7.
Russell, Thos. H. Halle, w. T. Halle,
P. G. Hunt and Mrs. L. G. Barroll Of
Harrington, Chas. Fortner and j. H.
Steele Of Elvins, w. G. Renham Of
Bonne Terre, Ed Klein, Heth, Ark.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-03-09
Why Not Bond the County for
Good Roads +?

We haven't said anything for some
time on the subject of bonding the
county for road purposes. We want
ed the people to think over what we
have said and to see the reasonable
ness and feasibility Of the plan. There
is not man in the county who does
not recognize the advantage of good
roads--their economy no less than
their pleasure and the additional
wealth they bring to any State or
county. Good roads, and better farms,
which naturally go with them, build
up community and attract progress
sive people as no other improvement
does; encourage better district
schools and make them more accessi-
BILE to your children; bring your mar
ket nearer to your door; save in the
wear and tear of vehicles horse
flesh and enable you to economize and
save in many ways, and bring you
closer to your neighbor and promote
that sociability and good feIiewship
which are the source of the most
pleasurable enjoyments of life.
Haven't you thought of these
things? Then do so. The good roads
sentiment is growing all the time.
Congress and our Legislatures are
taking up the subject and devising
means to carry that sentiment into
practical effect, because their neces-
sity is more and more recognized as
our country grows in population and
our productive capacity and the needs
of the people increase. But good roads
may not be, had for the wishing. Like
every good thing, that is worth while,
they cost effort, work and money;
but they pay handsome dividend on
every dollar put into them in right
and practical system of road con-
struction. There is not county in the
State that cannot afford to bond it
self for reasonable amount for this
purpose.
st. Francois could afford to bond it.
self for $500,000 for good roads pur-
poses and furnish every township with
indestructible roads, the
up-keep of which would cost less than
we now annually expend in improve
ment and patching up. We would
build, too, for posterity, and it is the
right of posterity that we leave it an
inheritance. Posterity, too, would
help to pay for them and be glad to
do so-glad that its ancestors had
the will and the wisdom to inaugurate