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Mohave County miner., 1917-05-26
REGISTRARS SELECTED ID PLACE
 NAMES OF ALL ON ARMY ROLL

ville-I. c. Stricker and John H. Hoff- man. Wallapai Springs-Harry Ma haffy and Walter Meyer. Mountain Park-James Uncapher. Signal Gabe Levy. Brownsville-E. TOmlin- son. Cerbat-M. N. Honeywell. Burns Creek-John Neal. Yucca Tungsten HI. Klotsch. Secret Pass-F. S. Wilhelm. Peach Springs-J. L. Nel- son. Cyclopic-S. c. Bagg. Glen wood-A. D. Martin. Blackberry Charles K. Ridenour. Little Mea- dows-Joseph H. Reber. Moccasin- Fred c. Heaton. Short Creek-Isaac Calling. Grand Gulch-H. E. Russ. Golconda-Earl Stockton and Joe Power. Yucca-J. J. Jerome and F. c. Blodgett. Times City-R. A. Mar lin. Williams Tungsten-Frank Cra- mer. Keohans-W. A. Wright. Stockton Hill-Charles R. Richards. Topock-E. H. Norton. Fort Mohave W. L. Carter. Whitney-S. D. obertson-Will George Miller.
Mohave County miner., 1917-05-26
GRADE SCHOOL HOLDS
 CLOSING EXERCISES

A large number of parents and friends of the grade school attended exercises at the Elks hall yesterday afternoon. Diplomas were presented to the graduating class of the eighth grade, and a program of musical numbers and folk dancing was carried out. The folk daE -es were arranged to typify various nationai- Russian, French, Dutch, etc. in costume. They were directed by Miss Mildred Couch and Miss Ethel E. Shut.
 A number of splendid musical num- oers were given by the pupils and the entire program was thoroughly en- ;oyed.
Mohave County miner., 1917-05-26
Leaching Plant
 For Emerald Isle
From Fridar,s Daily Miner1


 The teaching plant of the Emerald Mining company is expected soon to be in commission. J. H. Conway and other members of the company were at the plant yesterday and report that everything is in place with exception of the 150 horsepower motor and this piece of machinery is expected within the next few days. The plant will be in position to handle large tonnage of ore daily, the electrolytic copper be- ing shipped direct to the eastern mar ket. A large saving will be made over the old method, higher price being obtained for the copper and the ton mage shipments decreased.
Mohave County miner., 1917-05-26
(FrOm Tharsday's DaIIy sIlner.l

(From Thursdays Daily Miner.)
 This is the finish of the case which started with the shooting and blasting of Vincent Ballard last January and which has caused such widespread in terest on account of the brutal manner of the killing. The case consumed the greater part of the last two days and was hotly contested both by the state and counsel for the defendant. Smith still maintains that he is innocent as he has throughout the entire time of his incarceration and trial, although the circumstantial evidence against him was voluminous. He will be sen fenced later, no time being set yester- day.
 Convicted By His Shoes.
 One of the main points of the case was the shoes worn by the defendant on which the basis of the defense lay. The prosecution introduced testimony to prove that the shoes, the ownership of which was acknowledged by Smith, were the ones used in making the tracks in the snow, connecting Smiths camp with the scene of the crime, while the defense contended that as space of time had elapsed between the time of the arrest of Smith and the time of the arrival of the officers there to take up the trail, before the finding of the shoes in question, that it was possible and probable that another party had taken the shoes from the tent and created all of the tracks nec- essary to lay the blame upon the de- fendant.
 The prosecution brought out the fact, however, that the tracks were too old to coincide with the few hours that had elapsed between the time of the arrest of the defendant on the night of the sixth of January and the next morning and this together with the tangle which Smith created for himself on the stand in trying to maintain that he had not worn these particular shoes, brought out facts
Mohave County miner., 1917-05-26
LEVIATHAN MILL DOING GOOD
 WORK

The mill of the Leviathan Mining company is in operation and handling about 40 tons of ore daily. It is the intention of the management to add to the mill capacity until it reaches close to 100 tons daily. The mine is in shape to supply a 100 ton plant for two years or more.
Mohave County miner., 1917-05-26

The body of Fred W. Bench, who was killed early Wednesday morning at the foot of Stockton hill when a heavy truck was wrecked, was shipped to Pasadena, Calif., last night by the Van Marter undertaking company. Mrs. Bench went to Pasadena We'd nesday night to make the funeral ar engagements.
Mohave County miner., 1917-05-26
Arranged For Work

The exterior of the building is ar tistic and the interior arrangements are suited to the needs of the class room and laboratory. The basement is taken up with the furnace and heat ing plant and the manual training and domestic science rooms. The manual training workshop is located in the northwest corner. Here will be installed the latest machinery and ap- pliance for wood and iron work. Ad- joining will be the domestic science reception room and adjoining that the kitchen and serving room. It is the
Mohave County miner., 1917-05-26
MARRIAGE LICENSE

A marriage license was issued to Ray H. Anderson and Susan Barnhart, of Oatman, Wednesday by Clerk of the Superior Court Teaie.
Mohave County miner., 1917-05-26

c. P. Richards and Joe Moak are new arrivals here from Prescott, com ing in from the Mile-High City yes- terday.
Mohave County miner., 1917-05-26
SMITH GUILTY IF BALLARD
 MURDER, IS JURY'S VERDICT
Man h Secret Pass Gnd then Blasted Body to Hide Crime; Sentence to Be
 Imposed Later

Floyd Smith convicted of first degree murder in connection with the death of Vincent Ballard in Secret Pass last January by jury in superior court yesterday afternoon. The jury out little than three hOurs retiring about o'clock and reporting verdict shortly after 4
Mohave County miner., 1917-05-26
[From Fridays Daily Minerl

lEECn EIluay Dally AlneEl
 Commencement exercises of the Kingman High School this year will be postponed temporarily until the new high school building is completed. The graduating class today will be given their diplomas, but formal pre- sentation will be deferred until such time as the combined dedication and commencement exercises proper can be held in the new building.
 The graduating class this year num- bers six, and is composed of one boy and five girls, as follows: Leonard Bonelli, Thelma Clack, Esther Lee Menefee, Gernice Hartz, Mabel Griz- zelle and Florence St. Charles. There was a total enrolment of 40 in the high school during the year, which closes today.
 Meet Needs of County
 Prof. W. L. Linville, principal of the high school and supervising principal of the grade school, stated yesterday that the exercises today would be sim pie and formal, owing to the nearness of the completion of the new high school building. "We are looking for ward with considerable pleasure to the time when we shall be comfortably situated in the new building, of which we are very proud" he said.
 The new building is designed to meet the needs of Kingman schools for many years to come. The con- tractors are unable to state definitely when it will be ready for the com mencement and dedicatory exercises, but it is thought that within two or three weeks the auditorium will be completed to permit of holding the exercises in it. It is so that the overflow classes from the grades can be held in some of the rooms.
Mohave County miner., 1917-05-26

w. B. Twitchell and Charles Daniel are Phoenixites visiting Kingman.
Mohave County miner., 1917-05-26

H. E. Bagley is in Kingman from the GOlconda camp.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-02-01

That milking by machinery. COM
pared with hand mIIkiue, i, les .>.
.penslve, IN 2encrm, ia herds u
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-02-01

Hr- urnrE uTHue IN carload lots at
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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-02-01

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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-08-03

July 11.-Russians seize town of
KaluSz.
July 2.-Widespread labor disorders
in West caused by Industrial Workers
of the World German agents suspect
ed. Chang Hsun, leader of Chinese
monarchists, flies to Dutch legation in
Picking.
July 13.-British bring down 80 Ger
man airplanes on west front in big
gest air battle so far.
July 14.-Chancellor Bethmann-Holl-
veg resigned and DR.. G. e. Michaelis
succeeded him. Germans took French
posts south of Courcy. House passed
$3.50, 100000 aviation bill.
July 10. - French took important
hills positions from Germans south of
Reims.
July 16.-Russians took Lodziany
from Austrians, but evacuated Kalusz.
July IL. - French took German
trenches near Melancourt. Three
members of Russian cabinet resigned !;
riots in Petrograd suppressed. Shake
up in British cabinet.
July 18.-Increased activity on Rou-
manian front. Russians took part of
Novica.
July 19.-Great German attack be-
tween Craonne and Hurtebise partly
successful. Chancellor Michaelis de-
clared for submarine warfare. Rus
slams driven back in Wilma region. Teu-
tons make advances in Galicia.
TEL En NJ
tional army held. Premier Lyoff Of
Russia succeeded by Kerensky. Ger
many called 100000 of her youngest
men to the colors.
July 21.-Senate passed food control
and aviation bills. Russians in disor-
derby retreat, burning villages.
July 22.-German aviators raided
England, killing IL in coast towns, but
were driven away from London. Siam
declared state of war with Germany
| and Austria-Hungary.
| July 23.-Kerensky given absolute
powers as dictator Of Russia. Ger
mans lost heavily In attacks along the
Chemin DIES Danes.
| July 24-Goethals, Denman and
White out of shipping board; Rear Adj
miral Capps, e. N. Hurley and Balm
bridge Colby succeeded them. Nc
Adoo asked congress for $5OOO,OOO,000
more for war. Russians evacuated
Stanislau, their whole line periled.
French defeated Germans on Craonne
'front.'
| July 25-Division of traitrous Rus
sian troops blown to pieces by own
artillery as part of General Korniloff's
measures to restore order. Lenine,
Russian pacifist agitator, captured af-
ter greatest man hunt Russia ever
knew.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-08-03
100 MOST IMPORTANT
EVENTS IN GREAT WAR

June %, 1914.-Archduke Ferdinand,
heir presumptive to Austria's throne,
and wife assassinated at Serajavo,
Bosnia, by Slay student, Princip, CIV
ing the pretext for war.
July 23.-Austria delivers famous
ultimatum to Serbia, charging assas-
sination plot was Matched on Serb
soil.
July 28.-Serbia having agreed to
all Austria demands save one, Austria
declares war.
August Germany declares war on
Russia.
August 3.-Germany declares war on
France and invades Belgium.
August 4-Great Britain declares q
state Of war by act Of Germany.
August 21-24 Battle Of Mons Char
leroi; Germans victorious.
August 23.-Japan at war with Ger
many.
August 27.-Germans burn Lcuvain,
Belgium.
August 29.-Russians crushed in
battle near Tannenburg, Prussia.
September 5-1O.-Germans turned
back by French and British in the
battle Of the Marine.
September 12.-Battle Of the Aisne
begins.
October 9.-Germans capture Ant
werp.
October 21-81.-First battle Of
Ypres.
October 3O.-Russia declares war on
Turkey.
November 1.-Germans sink Adj
miral Cradlock's British fleet off Chilli.
November 1O-12.-Second battle at
Ypres.
December German General De
Wet captured, ending South African
revolt.
December 5.-Serbians defeat Aus
TRANS.
December 8.-British sink German
fleet off Falkland islands.
January "a, 1915.-Naval battle in
North sea; German cruiser Bluecher
sunk.
February 8.-Russians suffer sec
Onu great uClCdL LII GdSL L IuSSlds
February 17.-Germans begin sub
marine blockade, despite American
protest.
March 22.-Russians take Przemysl,
Galicia after long siege.
April 22.-Gas first used in war by
Germans at Ypres.
April 25.-Allies land at Darda-
nelleS.
May 4-Beginning Of great German
offensive against Russia.
Nav 7.-Lusitania sunk unwarned by
U-boat: 1000 die, Of whom more than
100 are Americans.
May 22.-Italy declares war on Aus
tria.
June 2-Teutons retake Przemysl.
August 5.-Germans capture War
saw.
September 1.-Germany promises
United States to sink no more liners
without warning.
September Scar succeeds Grand
Duke Nicholas in command Of Russian
armies.
September 15.-Germans capture
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-04-26

If an established precedent may be
taken as a good omen the heavy down.
fa,l of wet snow that covered the
ground on Tuesday may be taken as
%portending that Cavalier county is
@iue to harvest a bumper crop this
FALL. Although the work of sowing
She early grain has been temporarily
delayed, at least until the end of the
week, those who have farmed in this
county for a number of years will re.
call conditions at the outset of the
season seventeen years ago, when as
late as on June 9Th, 1901, there was
a downfall of snow to the depth of
,swelve inches. What kind. of a crop
was harvested in the fall Of that year
is history. 1t was a big crop, not
of wheat only but small grains of all
kinds. Conditions now may be taken
as pointing the same way. We do
not go much on weather predictions,
but those Of the old timers who do
Cell us that the signs are for a "wet''
summer Well, let 'er be wet. The
whole United States will be ''bone
dry n a short time anyhow.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-04-26

The vacancy in the First congress.
sional district occasioned by the death
at Washington, D. c., less than two
weeks ago of Congressman H. 7. Hell
geson, of Milton, has resulted in the
announcement Of something like a
score of "patriotic citizens who
could be induced to accept the toga
chat ROW lacks a wearer. Last week
che Milton Globe very ittingly named
IA Cavalier county favorite son, at the
same time starting the candidacy of
Aon. G. w. Plain, a townsman and
old friend Of the deceased congress-
sran "Charlie" Plain is known over
the length and breadth of his home
county. Has seen years of contin.
uous service in both houses of the
state legislature, where he has shown
ability that merits recognition higher
up the political ladder of statesman
ship. Nowadays, however, Senator
Plain has been training with the re.
publicans and what effect this might
have on his candidacy is a problem
of considerable uncertainty. 1t is too
soon now to lineup those who will
~tstay" in the race, but if the entries
iinclude Mr.. Plain those who know can
assure the other fellows they will
know that they were going some be-
fore the campaign ends.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-04-26
Hunted Buffalo Here
The Story of
c'f z:sss5 %s 4: 5: Of Fifty Years Ago

An Old Settlers Story, Told by Mr..
Gregoire Monette, Interpreted b,
Judge H. E. Dorval, and Tran
scribed by Mrs. John Mahon.
Antoine aud Gregoire Monette boil
recall having heard their grandfather
tell of the battle at Olga. 1t wa.
the worst in history and was between
the Indians of many nations. The,
say it was common talk among the
people of the White Horse plains,
but they were too young to tell
connected story of it. MIR. Monett.
being as he was the last of the hunt
ers represents to as two distinct civil.
cations. His childhood boyhood ant
young manhood as we have e e wa!
all spent under tribal or communal
conditions with only unwritten laws
and the savages to enforce them.
The natives. by the incoming British
and American, were forced to take
whatever was given them for their
produce and we're still forced further
and further west being always kept If
the uncivil1zed part of the country af-
ter the buffalo.
Finally all this failed, the animals
returned no more and the hunters
must seek other employment They
must scatter and become individually
responsible for their W and their
families support. The food and fur
bearing animals had to be replaced
by domestic animal culture and grain
raising. The people only partially
realizing that a great change was be.
ing wrought until it was fully upon
them. Without knowlede of agricul-
ture or domestic life. such as we have
it, this abrupt change must have en-
tailed great hardships. They were
misunderstood by those who did not
know their former life. They were
not too lazy to work for a living as we
sometimes thought they were but only
incapable of adapting themselves at
once to the changed conditions they
could not compete with the whites,
who were children of trained artisans,
agriculturalists and professional peo.
pie.
We find that within two years after
Mr.. Mayer built his mill at Walhalla,
1872, only 900 bushels of wheat
were ground and that was all that
was raised from Scratching River,
Manitoba, to Two Rivers, Minnesota,
and the Big Sault, in North Dakota.
of life had to be all read.
justed. They had previously lived al.
together on meat, now they must live
almost as exclusively on grains, GER
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-04-26

Old Boreas got busy again Tuesday
and showed those who had started to
swat the fly, and put on screen doors
shat they were to have one more
chance to hunt up the snow shovel and
scrape up the remaining hod of black
nuggets from the far corner of the
coal bin. Tuesdays weather is what
the old timers say they have been
waiting for and expecting in order to
properly clean up for the real advent
of spring and warm weather. Crops
Shat are already in the ground have
benefited by the damp cool weather,
which has generally prevailed since
the opening of April.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-04-26

one-third bushels of wheat per person..
Our granaries must be empty, and
u winter wheat crop is reported
very bad. Napoleon is quoted as say
ing, can army travels on its stom.
ach," and there is nothing that sup.
plies the human stomach better for
hard work than wheat flour and the
other wheat products. The question
then is what can we do at this late
hour to increase the spring wheat crop
of which North Dakota is the heav-
lest producing state.
If you have figured on using doubt.
full seed, don't do it, get good seed.
The banker that you do business
with will, l think, loan you money to
get good seed, and most of them have
had an eye out until they know where
you can get it. If you have seed
wheat that you are in doubt about
that you will not SOW for q or S days
from this time, test it, see if it will
sprout right. Wheat seed used that
won't grow up to the full standard
cuts down the crop by that much.
Treat your seed for smut with the
formaldehyde treatment. Use one
pound of formaldehyde to 45 gallons
of water. This might prove to be a
bad smut year, it don't take long to
treat it. it don't cost much and it
makes US safe. Put in all the land
to wheat that you can, since we are
in the war business wheat is the most
important grain to use, practically
considering the shortage of wheat
that we face. The season has been
favorable. We have so far had near
ly 10 days time to work on the land
that we had no reason to expect an
average season. Take advantage of
the extra 10 days and do more work
on the land, extra narrowing of the
seed bed will almost invariably in
crease the yields. A bushel or two
bushels per acre this year will mean
a big help to the crop. On spring
blowing be sure to follow up with the
drag, close after the pillow. This will
save moisture, save time in making a
good seeded and will increase the
wheat crop.
While the United States needs
wheat worst of all the grain crop and
rye perhaps next, oats and barley are
very essential. The suggestion made
about the wheat crop, with the excep.
ton of the smut treatment, will apply
equally we'll with oats and barley, and
with these crops you have a little
more time to look ahead and test
them out as you usually leave them
until the wheat is seeded before you
put the seed of them into the ground.
Expand the acreage of all of these
crops insofar as you can find it pos.
Put in all land that is at all
for these crops.-J. H. Shep.
perd, North Dakota Exderiment sta
tion.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-04-26

Perhaps that Arbor Day proclama.
zion of this year will call for the re.
cognition of the Irish apple among
che ''trees' to be planted in observ-
ance of the day. Both "spuds" and
garden sass are expected to have the
spare time and attention of back
yards and vacant lots here, there and
else where this summer
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-04-26

Walhalla didn't need much of an
effort to arouse its loyalty and patriot
Ssm to the flag. The rank and file of
Che high school furnished a squad of
eight recruits. who enlisted in the u.
S. m arines last week.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-04-26
Advertised Letter List

The following list of uncalled for
letters have been received at the
Langdon post Office for the week end
ing April 18th, 1917:
GENTS LIST
Edward Duvey
Frank Kaplan
Geo. Perry
Sam Rikansrud
LADIES LIST
Mrs. Will Suelz
Miss Ida Wilpon
Parties calling for any of the above
letters will state that they have been
advertised and be required to pay
a charge Of n cent for advertising.
A. I. Koehmstedt, Postmaster.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-04-26

1t was the "send.off" of recruits
Fer enlistment last Thursday after
noon that started Langdon's wave of
zoyalty and patriotism that promises
to reach a glorious climax with the
parade and demonstration meeting of
Ghis evening at the auditorium.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-04-26

The Wales Grain Co., of which J..
Heille is proprietor, is now in the
market to buy your screenings, such
as wild oats, mustard seeds, pig weed,
in fact anything cleaned out of your
seed grain. Bring it in when coming
to Wales and get a good price for it.
Wales Grain Company. 1914
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-04-26

No need, now that spring is here,
TO wait for the "of1iciaI permission
of the city board Of health before you
have that ash pile and accumulation
af derelict garbage hauled out of your
back yard Right now is as good a
time to start cleaning up as any.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-04-26

The law partner Of Attorney w. A.
Mcintyre, who is States Attorney
Burtness, of Grand Forks county. is
counted among the score who aspire to
the congressional toga of the late Con.
gresham II. I. Helgeson.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-04-26
Yo INCREASE THE WHEAT CROP

n I am told on what seems good au.
Gkuity that the American wheat crop
fsr 1916 averages six bushels per
persoaa and that the standard require.
rnents for food and seed 10 six and
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-04-26

Thirty years ago-in April 1887
Che Langdon price of No. l Hard
wheat was 63 cents.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-04-26
NOTICE OF TEACHERS EXAM.

An examination for applicants for
teachers certificates will be held at
Langdon and at Munich on Thursday
and Friday, May 10th and 18th,
1917, beginning each day at $3.50
a. M.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-04-26

Subscription $l.50 per aunum Canada SOU
per annum. Advertising rates on application.
communications must be received by Tuesday
ooon to receive prompt attention.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-04-26

Published every Thursday morning at Lang
,0.n. Cavalier county, North Dakota.
Entered at the Post office of Langdon as mail
Mstter q fthe Sacond Class.