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The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-07-19
BELL HAD EARLY STRUGGLES
Inventor Of Telephone Experienced
Common Fate Of Pioneers in
His Early Manhood.

Next to the reaping machine, which
drove famine from the world, Amer.
tca's greatest gift to modern civili-
cation has been the telephone. The
name of its inventor, DR.. Alexander
Graham Bell, will live down the ages
after all but two or three present-day
Americans have been forgotten.
Unlike most famous inventors, Doc
tor Bell did not spring from obscurity
and poverty. His father was scholar
and scientist of note, and young Bell
received ripe education. But he did
not escape the common fate of inven-
tors and pioneers. His struggles with
poverty came in early manhood in
stead of In boyhood. And they were
struggles us trying and as protracted
as fall to the lot Of few men. At one
time, while fighting to establish his
ridiculed "toy" as an article of genu-
Inc use, he was reduced to the ex-
tremity of borrowing occasional half
dollars for meal, sharing this lot
with his dynamic colleague, Theodore
N. Vail.
The world first learned of the tele-
phone at the Centennial exposition at
Philadelphia in 1876. On January 20
Of that year young college professor
Of Salem, Mass, Alexander Graham
Bell, had executed specifications and
q claim for an invention embodying an
Improvement in telegraphy, which III
reality was telephone, and on Febru.
airy IA his application for the Amer.
lean patent was fled at Washington.
The first telephone message Of
which there is record was this: "Mr.
Watson, come here, I want you" It
was sent on March 10, 1876, by the in
ventor from the top floor of Boston
boarding house to colleague, Thomas
A. Watson, In room below. Watson
heard every word and rushed to ap-
prise Bell of the fact. Almost 40 years
.ater, on January Is, 1915, Doctor Bell
sent this same message to Mr.. Wat
son, only this time Bell was in New
York and Watson in San Francisco.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-07-19

He fished hastily into the inner
pocket Of his coat and drew forth a tat
tered letter addressed to Miss Doris
Osborn.
"Wil you please read this?" he
asked.
She took the envelope and looked at
It curiously. For moment she hesi-
tated.
1T seems to have gone through the
war;" she remarked.
II know" he laughed lightly, but
we've been canoeing for the past two
weeks, and it's been wet"
It didn't take very long for Doris
to remember Kitty Dale ana to read
her letter Of introduction. She greeted
Vincent pleasantly, but when she
turned to Austin her eyes opened wide.
II believe we have met BEFORE" she
remarked.
Austin was grinning from ear to ear.
1--WE surely have" he answered.
sYou're the girl from Hankinsville."
Copyright. 1917. by tho Mcclure Nswspa.
per Syndicate.l
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-07-19
America. Position Plainly Stated.

This nation is not proposing to fight
for restoration of conditions In Eu.
rope as they existed three years ago.
We want to get to where conditions
az they were three years ago can
never exist again: to point where
1t will not be possible for any country
or group Of autocrats to menace the
peace Of the world or Of any nation.
''The day has come to conquer or SUBJ
NIT" II Russia reads between the
lines 1t will see plainly the presidents
implication that its duty ia to fight to
the finish on behalf Of human liberty
which SO recently has come to that ma
ton as one Of the first fruits of the
war.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-07-19

He had fallen face downward and 1t
took all Of Patience's strength to turn
the heavy figure and draw it toward
the stove. Then she went systematical-
~ to work to restore consciousness.
It took long. Not until he opened
his eyes and looked full into her face
did she know him, and then all she
said was, "Why, joint" But she
dropped on the floor beside him, lift
ed the heavy head onto her lap and
began grooming over him with unaccus-
toned words that sounded strange
coming from lips that had never be-
fore used them.
He was i'll for weeks, and in his
delirium, he talked much about let
ter. His insistent demand brought
again to Patience's mind the one she
had found in his mothers Bible, and
she read it. It was short.
Dear Patience" she read. 81 ship
tonight on the Prince George, which
sails at daybreak. This is sudden, but
the mate was took sick an Cap Baker
come after me. Write me line to
Kingston, Jamaica. Cap don't know
when he'll be home, as he's trampin' It,
an may go roun' the world. I love
you, my girl, and want you to marry
me when get back. John"
For time she struggled with her
self, then said huskily:
"John, I have just read your letter,
the one you left with your mother"
She held 1t before him. "When you
are well there will be time enough to
talk this out between us. What
want to know now is, do you still mean
what you put down there?" pointing to
the letter.
mean it?" he whispered family.
"rm not the man to change" his voice
trailed off.
Copyright. 1917. by the Mcclure Newspa-
Der Syndtcate)
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-07-19
Deep Sea Diving Now Fe.,ible,

Experiments made by the British ad-
miralty and the United States navy
prove that deep-sea diving is feasible,
says Popular Science Monthly.
1t has been found that the shorter
the time a diver takes in getting to
the bottom the better, because the
body absorbs less nitrogen. Also, the
diver must have ut least one and one.
half cubic feet Of air per minute at
all depths.
Lacing the legs of the divers suit
increases his stability and permits
him to come to an erect position with
ease. 1t also lessons the danger OF
his falling or being suddenly blown
to the surface.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-07-19
shiranub,. Mystic Fire Of J.u.n.

Sntranuot, Mystic Fire OF Japan.
Shiranubi, the mystic fire of Ariake
bay, Kyushu, has been famous for the
past 1000 years, the sight being con.
sidered one of the great wonders of
the Japanese seas.
In the Taiyo magazine NJ. Kaneko re-
lates his impressions of the fire. Ac.
cordiag to Mr.. Kaneko, the first light
appeared like distant star about FIVE
miles distant. Suddenly the volume of
light increased until it soon covered an
area of many miles. The light moved
with the waves and resembled electric
lights being lighted and then suddenly
extinguished. Mr.. Kaneko says that
intermittent wavelike movements are
the chief characteristics of the mystic
fire. He fails to find key to the or.
igin Of the fire.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-07-19
Life.savlno or DROWNING?

In an article on sports in Girls
Camps" in st. Nicholas, Anna Worth
lngton Coale describes the tests for
rescue work, or life-saving require
ment Of the United States Volunteer
Life-Savers. These tests, which are
taken by many Of the older girls in
camp, put a good deal Of zest into the
swimming.
I'm order to pass the tests you must
know at least three different holds
which a drowning person would be
likely to make while struggling and
how to break them. You must also
be able to dive to the bottom and
bring up supposedly drowned person
In proper forln-head first-and tow
her ashore, using any one Of three ap-
proved methods Of carrying, as, for ex-
ample, crooking the elbow under the
chin Of the victim and swimming on
the side. You must then demonstrate
an approved method of resuscitation,
usually the Schaeffer method, which
requires only one person to apply it.
The first thing on reaching shore is
to empty the water from the lungs
which. by the way, is never more than
two or three teaspoonfuls in amount
and induce breathing by pressure on
the ribs. If YOU have ever been called
upon to he the victim for someone's
practice you will understand why It
is still question in some camps which
form of death is to be preferred; life
saving or mere drowning?"
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-07-19
New Conditions Created by War.

In such Il war as this democracy
must surrender temporarily some Of
IT'S liberties or take the chance Of los
ing all of them permanently.
Senator Knox has expressed the
opinion that in time of war the Con.
stitution is practically suspended
meaning. Of course. not that the cen.
stitutiOllnl processes Of government
are suspended. hut that most Of the
pended II they conflict with military
necessity. That 10 bound to Be tn
case whatever fOrm Of eovesnmeua
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-07-19

CITATION HEARING PETITION FOR IL
CENSE TO SELL REAL ESTATE
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA. County or
Rlchland. IS: In County Court, Before
Hon. George Van Arnam, Judge.
In the Matter OF the Estate of Frank Peter
son. Deceased:
Karen Erickson
Petitioner
k''! RSs esn G Mase' aHYss E EsSs1
Syaaie. TroEsr Kristiansen n'Ss and
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA TO F TTE Ase8E
NAMED RESPONDENTS. and all persons
son peeease IN the Estate of Frank Peter
S%i are Hereby notified that the petition
OF E% az, HGcs ss,n the duly apponted
Co,lny Of stevens and State Of Minnesota.
Deceased has been filed in this Court.
empowered and directed to sell real estate
belonging to said decedents estate, describ-
ed follows to-wit:
section T1s s ;S@s:a 2S''sr 7S sEs' Of
one hundred thiriy-thre 1881.
I North Of f., Range ilrty:two !5s,:
in Richland County. Worth Dakota.
ssidered bX his Court on the Ism day Of
Ankmst lsl.. ~ zen O'Clock N me forenoon
OF that day. at the Court Rooms OF this
Court. in the Court House in Tie City OF
Wallpeton County Of Richland and State
OF North Dakota.
And YOU and each OF you. are hereby
cited and required then and there to be and
appear before this Court and show cause
If any YOU have. why said petition should
nated at Wahpeton. North Dakota. July
fifth 1917.
BY THE COURT:
GEORGE VAN ARNAM
(SEAL) Judge OF the County Court.
Let service or the above Citation be
made Iron any and all respondents resid-
ing in Richland County. North Dakota per-
sonally: by posting copies thereof in three
, public and conspicuous places within said
County and also by publication thereof in
The WahpetOn Times in the manner pro-
GEORGE VAN ARNAM.
(SEAl.) Judge.
July 13-ol
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-07-19
pEKINe SEES DEVIL DANCE
Ceremony Instituted During the Tsina
Dynasty More Than 200 Years
Ago, Enacted by Priests.

Peking recently witnessed the cere-
mony instituted during the Using
dynasty, over 200 years ago, known as
the "devil dance" 1t took place in the
Lama temple, and was witnessed by
several thousand devout Buddhist
worshipers, says East and West.
Eighty priests danced in groups, vary
Ing In number from two to twenty.
All the celebrants wore gorgeously en-
broidered silk robes and masks repre-
senting animals. Conspicuous were
heads Of tigers. oxen, sheep and deer.
The dance ended ut two o'clock in the
afternoon, when q procession Of the
priests formed and proceeded to the
east gate Of the temple grounds, where
the paper efigy Of a nude woman was
burned.
The legend which the ceremony com.
memorates is that the devil, in form
Of a woman, ran about the country,
casting spells and working mischief to
crops, animals and humans. Attempts
to catch her were futile until the Bud
1ha sent u charmed horse to run her
down. Tie animal overlook the flee.
Ing woman after race of 10000 Ii,
seized her in his teeth, brought her to
u place Of punishment where she was
publicly destroyed by fire. The female
figure is not alike on all occasions
sometimes an old hag is represented,
but generally the woman is young and
comely, as being more dangerous tU
mankind.
The ceremonial recalls to those who
have Travelled in Mobammedan coun.
tries the religious fervor Of the "danc.
Ing dervishes.''
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-07-19
GETTING Experience.

rs your boy Josh doing well?"
"Of course" replied Farmer Corn
tossel. "Josh has managed to be so pa
tieht with his last boss that I'm kind o.
hopeful he'll be able to come back to
the farm and get along with me"
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-07-19
Careless Fire.Hydrant.

Jokum - "Gracious! Your mud
guard is all smashed! Did you bump
into something's" Bunkum-"No. We
were standing perfectly still. anI q
fire-hydrant skiddcd into us."-Jutlgs.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-07-19
cl.Ia Of Other Dawn

speaking Of the peaches We knew
20 years ago"
YES"
"Some Of them seem to be pretty
vol preserved"
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-03-14
STEEL BRIGHTER
 LAUNCHED ON SOUND
(By United Statea Cable

SEATTLE, Wednesday, March 14. The steel freighter "Golden Gate, :" 7,5O0 tons was launched at the ship yards of the Seattle Construction ( Drydock Co.,, this morning.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-03-14
OLD LAW GIVES ENGLISH CREW $2O
 EACH FOR DEAD

The heaviest loss of life at sea in a single naval engagement since the war began was that in the sea of Marmora on May 10, 1915, when the Turkish transport Gul Canal was tor pedoed by a British submarine and sunk with the loss of 6,200 lives. Particulars of the sinking were given only few days ago in the prize court. Of the incident, the London Times of February 19 says:
 "The Gul Canal was formerly the British ship, Ottawa, and before that, the Germania. She was bought by the Turkish government some time before the war and converted into a transport. At the time of the sinking she was carrying 5000 Turkish troops from Galata to Gallipoi, together with a field battery of six 75 nm Krupp guns.
 "The story was told in the prize court owing to the application of the crew of the FLA for the prize bounty of five pounds head which the Brit ish law allows to men of war who sink enemy warshipS. The amount claimed in this is 31,OOO pounds. Counsel for the FLA in introducing the case said:
 "'This is a large sum, but a soldier is worth hundreds of pounds, and prize bounty at pounds head for sinking 6,OOO of them is small in com parison. We contend that the trans port was ar armed ship within the meaning of the prize bounty act She was permanent constituent or the Turkish navy. As early as 1908 it was the practice to arm permanently some of the Turkish troopships.
 "In this particular case, the Gul Camel had aboard field artillery as well as men armed with rifles, and she was therefore very formidable op- ponent to submarine.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-03-14
SINN FEINERS
 IN HELL NOW

LONDON.-(Special. .)-Nearly 50 arrests of Sim Fein sympathizers in various parts of Ireland were report ed in Dublin dispatches of February g. The only information obtainable as to the cause of the arrests was that they were made under the defense of the realm act.
 Among those arrested are: Darrell Giggis, an author; J. J. Kelly, vice president of the Gaelic league; J. T. O'Kelly, secretary of the league at Dublin; John O'Hurley, Gaelic league organizer; Dr. Patrick Me Gartan, and others prominent in the Gaelic league.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-03-14

Dr. and Mrs. J. H. Romig, Mir. and Mrs. Isaac Evans, left for Valdez to- day on the Admiral Evans.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-03-14
FILED FOR RECORD
Mining Deed

John Renner and l.. Fl. Lauritzen at Sunrise to Duncan M Stewart, for the Triangle Bench claim, Juneau creek hydraulic mining claims, and the Polly placer mining claim.
 Bill of Sale
 N. k. Anderson to Arvid Anderson for building on lot 30, block IS.
 Patent
 United States of America by Wood row Wilson, president, to Harry F. Revell, for homestead shown in sur very No. 722 at the head of Resur- rection bay.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-03-14
OPEN MARKET
 FOR SEA FOOD
 HERE IN APRIL
Local Concern is Active; San Juan'S Camery
 Lumber on Way

Seward is to have Sea-food mar ket, which will be opened by the Seward Fish company, organized by Ward James and H. Oliver, about April 1, in the building on Broadway, formerly occupied by the Key. All kinds of fish, crabs, clans and oysters will be retailed by the market. Crabs will be imported from Prince William sound, clans from Cordova and SeI- dovia, and oysters from the outside. All other fish food will be supplied locally. Construction of the neceS- sary ice boxes and reconstruction of the interior to make it suitable for a fish market was commenced today.
 Ship Fish South
 Ten thousand pounds of halibut brought in by the Knickerbocker, of the New England Fish company was tranShipped to the Admiral Evans this morning and sent south.
 Cannery Material Coming
 Driving of piles for the San Juan Fishing company's dock was completed this morning. There are a few piles to be driven for the foundation of the cold storage plant, and then the driver will be removed Lumber for the dock, cannery and cold storage is now enroute from Seattle on the freighter Cordova, which left there March ?.
 Fishermen Scarce
 So many of the North Pacific fish ermen are sticking in the vicinity of Puget Sound this spring in expecta- tion of big salmon run that short age of fishermen is threatened in AL aska.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-03-14
Summons by publication.

|
 Cause No. S-104
 Summons by publication.
 IN THE NAME OF THE PRES1- DENT OF THE UNITED STATES:
 To the defendants in the above en- titled cause, Geore Turner, o. G. Lab aree and Alexander Bradford, GREETING:
 You, and each of you, are hereby summoned and required to appear in the District Court for the Territory of Alaska, Third Judicial Division, with in thirty days after the completion of the period of publication of this sum mons, to-wit: within thirty days after the fourth day of May A. D. 1917, and answer the complaint of the above named plaintiff, which has been filed in the above entitled court, by which plaintiff seeks an order and Judgment of the court for the condemnation of Lots numbered One CD, Two @, Three (3), Four (Q, Five (5), Six (6), and Seven CD, in Block Six (6), in the Town of Seward, in Kenai Re- cording District, Third Judicial Divi- sion of the Territory of Alaska, as shown by and according to the map and plat of the Frank l.. Ballaine Townsite of the Town of Seward, Al aska, and appropriate said Lots to a public use, as a public park with street and driveway therein, for the town of Seward, and to continue Rail road Avenue from it's intersection filth the south end of the Alley in said Block Six, in a northeasterly direction to intersect with Adams Street in said Town of Seward at the East end ot said Street;
 That unless you so appear and an swer the complaint of plaintiff, with. in the time above stated and show cause why such order should not be made, plaintiff will take judgment against you, and apply to the court 1 for an order of the court, COndemning the above named lots to be appropri- ated by the plaintiff for the uses and purposes above stated, and for a further order of the court, ap- pointing three appraisers, as IS provided by law, to appraise the said lots, and each of them and to assess the benefits and dam ages, to each of you and report to the court their findings, and that upon the payment of the amount or amounts i found to be due each of you by said 1 appraisers, into the above entitled court to be paid to you and each of you as therein provided that an order be made by the court directing you and each of you to execute to plaintiff deed conveying any and all interest you and each of you or any one of you may have in any one or more or all oi said lots, as the case may be, and vii apply to the court for such other and further order or orders in the prem. ises as to the, court may seem meet and proper.
 Witness the Honorable FRED M BROWN, Judge of the above entitled court, this, the 18th day of February A. D. 1917.
 ARTHUR LANG,
 Clerk.
 By ROBERT L. NEVER, k Deputy.
 Date of first publication, March 5 1917.
 , (SEAL.)
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-03-14

Proof of labor blanks for sale at Gateway.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-03-14

Waserill and Frazier whiskey at the Branch.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-03-14
IN THE DISTRICT COURT FOR THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA, THIRD JUDICIAL DIVISION.

The town of Seward, Alaska, Plaintiff
 VS. George Turner, o. G. Labaree and Alexander H. Bradford, Defendants.
 Cause No. S-104
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-03-14
NOTICE

There will be rehearsal for the minstrel show tonight, but a complete rehearsal will be held tomorrow night at s o'clock in A. B. hall. All mem bers are urged to be on time.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-03-14

Two furnished rooms with Rot ard cold water, VAN GLIDER BUILD ING. Apply Mir. van Glider.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-03-14
SOCIALCHAT

The Ladies Aid of the Methodist church will meet at the home of Mrs, Frank Ballaine tomorrow afternoon.
 The study meeting of the Seward Woman's club will be held at the home of Mrs. K. o. Sawyer, Monday after noon, March 19; the lesson to be as follows: "Woman's Part in Govern ment, chapter 8. Review and discus sion led by Mrs. w. M. Sauers. Can ada's Great Canal" by Mrs, J. L. Green. "A State with Popular Gov ernment," by Mrs. c. B. Hill, and Canada after the War" by Mrs. Frank Ennis.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-03-14
A Municipal Market

4 municipal fish market has been built by Los Angeles at the inner harbor and is now occupied Each of the ten stalls are equipped with a re- frigerator, washing tanks and clean ing benches, and there is considerable rivalry among the lessees as to which shall have the finest and most com modiouS office and sales room.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-03-14
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING
FOR SALE

Furnished cabin, close in, Mad, A.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-05
smiths statement. r. REDD
Hanover. Va, May Q
College Frnternitlen undcmocr.t,c.

10 inc Editor of Tho Times Dispatch:
,hnm; ~, tuliy expected what i said recently
' ;S,t individuals be II remembered. although
tho ..uuais taken Ell masse responsible for
hn r oS Stem-to ruhie somebody's feelings and
"" Se 1 am not surprised that tho particular
~ RAT Man whose communication answering
n 1s at.ter to you appears In to-days Times
" vieonsn oo5ects to my remarks and dubs them
rs Is, OFTEN termed vicious and nothing in this
blessed Iitessed land of free speech. which provokes
IIISson OF dsbatable questions. is really un-
snoe OF critical logic pinchcs are, of course to
, W. expected maintain. however. that every
a MorI OF my criticism is substantially. II not
aa a, minded. clear-thlnking people. who
si he,n LOT reasons OF policy because of ami
a Mho on ana maintenance fully concur Those
iisht TO express" themselves.
since l live In college town. where oppor-
o oL,i.ieS Ior observation along lines Indicated
. ~, are numerous. am measurably qualified
10 Know whereof speak: but 1t must be con-
siuerea mat | speak rs an outsider and not as
one OF the elect" ! deny that there is aught
inconsistent in my observations. and hurl the
who says. In effect. that nothing is more demo-
cratic than a fraternity that chooses It's
ners from plain. ordinary men. and then, In the
next men breath that "al big men of any college
are fraternity men" This latter statement is
inaccurate; admit however. that II would
s sff%ra won a fats if s the word sub
E crni, not because of. but DESPITE their fra
ness thrust upon en-: but it is not Known
that any became great. less small. by
y of fraternal utilization alone. I hold no
brief for "nonfrats.' most of whom acquescc
mcekly in the obviously unjust existing order
OF collegiate social and political life. and. hav-
strive TO be entirely imp'r' IL r. SHIELDS
Lexington. Va, May 3