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The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-05-09
THE EDISON WONDER.

Modern magic is scientific. But it is not inclined to erupt. It comes slowly, the result of accumu' lated experiences, acquired learning immense pains and constant appli- cation and experiment.
 The gifts of the gods to mortals come grudgingly and only after in- tense labor.
 The mind of man is not given to sudden notions which revolutionize science ard reform the world. The process is most gradual; an evolu- tion not m eruption.
 We have wonders of science that would have been regarded imposs- ible a decade ago: we have common scientific equipment the very con- -ception of which would have caused him who used them a century ago 10 be charged with witchcraft or worse.
 Scientific necromancy however  by the uttering of incantations.
 It is the handmaiden of hard work and tremendous pains. It is slowly evolved after exceedingly patient experiment and the one achievement is built upon the other in a natural process of development
 Today we still gape at the wond- CTS of radiography. But it was promised in the discovery of the Hertzian ray. Sir William Crookes eXperiments with the passage of an electrical spark through vacuum evolved mathematically the existence of the 1-ray long be- fore Professor Roentgen discovered it in his workshop by tell tale ne- gative plate containing blackened picture of his office key.
 If Edison has made a grea; dis covery''. that discovery will be simply the improvement or the de- velopment of some already known scientific fact applied to the purpose of his work.
 It will discover no new physical theory: no transformation of the chemical laws. These are stable enough.
 The laws of energy will not sud denly he anihilated by the genius of the man, They may be harnessed in novel manner or in a manner heretofore untoughts of. But they will still persist.
 Imagination is given little enough room in modern science. But it has
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-05-09
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.

To Joe Wise, your heirs, ex- ecutors, assigns or personal re- presentatives:
 You are hereby notified that have expended in labor and improve ments the sum of one hundred dol lars each year for the years of 1914, 1915 and 1916 on the Hidden Treas ure claim, lode claim situated on right limit of Negsue Creek and re- corded and more fully described in the records of the Cape Nome Min ing and Recording District, Second Division, Territory of Alaska.
 The above amount has been ex- pended under the provisions of the law concerning annual labor upon mining claims, being the amount required to hold said claim.
 And you are further notified that if you fail to contribute your pro- portion of said expenditure within ninety days after the last publica- tion of this notice, your interest in said claim will become the property of the undersigned, your co-owner, under section 2324 Revised Statutes of the United States.
 MARTIN STEINER.
 Co-Owner. Date of first publ, Jan. 31, 1917. Date of last publ, May 2, 1917.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-05-09
MEASURING NEWS.

There is certainly an element of materialism in that consolation that is coming forth from London for American businessmen, in that there is no reason to feel alarmed that the war will result in a gen. cral depression. It is pointed out by way of encouragement that bus mess in London has been above nor nal since the war began.
 Are we to take it that this will explain why war is regarded with considerable satisfaction in the British metropolis, and is it to be expected that if business is good America can accept the eventuality of war without any sort of misgiv- ing?
 To hear some of the opponents of bostilities support the war one would have thought that it moved itself altogether away from any such a materialistic and dehasing consideration as profit and loss. Yet here we have the very consoling Londoners removing the spiritual and ethereal element altogether, and saying that the war must not dismay because business is just as good if not better. than ever.
 1t certainly is inspiring to note that Americans are asked to forget every other consideration by these advices, and to regard as all well when the balances on the right side of the ledgers are all that they should be.
 It is refreshing to leave the higher plane upon which so many elevate war and to get it down to the basis where every man knows a good or bad thing when he sees it: to wit the profit and loss of the business.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-05-09

proposition. He wants to know the reason and he will not be put off. The farmer may be reube, but he asks disquieting questions. He will insist if he quits the profit game, the other fellows do the same and then there will be trouble
 The other fellows will not. They did not boost war to quit when the greatest opportunity for succulent profits seemed to come within easy reach. There is no chance of that. And the farmer will not give up just as easily as will the workers In other fields who will not oe asked their choice in the matter.
 The farmer is a man who still is the key to the food question and as he is some pumpkins, it is not easy to handle him. The labor question is easily adjusted, brt the food question is likely to be a serious one before settlement
 It is quite apparent that bet1re peace comes there is not one sec tion of society will not have ample opportunity of knowing that it is at war. It will be pressed home in a variety of ways ant: ways that will not be all smooth sailing at that There are all xinl; of natrior3 with all kinds of loyalty, but the struggle for existence has been so hard and stern and insistent that when any section of them Is thrcateued with complete sacrifice in the interest oi the rest or of al. they will net sacrifice themselve; fery freely.
 Men will do most anything to hold what they nave. The farmer has particularly tenacious grasp and he will relinquish what he has got and what he has gained by years of toll with no more alacrity than the rest.
 The food question of the other lelION IS llOl SOlUS IO keep nlln awake. He is not farming because it is healthy any more than the manufacturer of explosives engages in that pursuit because of it's par ticularly wholesome vocation. He is there to live and to raise his fa- mily: to enjoy a certain modicum of freedom and to do with the pro duct of the fields he owns as he pleases, and not as any one else pleases. The right to do with his property he holds, rests within him self and he will concede it to the rest only after he is satisfied simi- lar sacrifices have been made by the rest.
 He will have to be shown. He will point interrogating fingers at balance sheets and war babies and contracts and want to know all about them in a most irritating and irreconcilable way
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-05-09
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.

To John J. Meyer, your heirs, ex- ecutors, assigns or personal re- presentatives:
 You are hereby notified that l have expended in labor and improve. ments the sum of one hundred dol lars each year for the years of 1914, 1915 and 1916 on the Happy Home Stake claim lode claim situated on right limit of Negsue Creek and re- corded and more fully described in the records of the Cape Nome Min ing and Recording District, Second Division, Territory of Alaska.
 The above amount has been ex- pended under the provisions of the law concerning annual labor upon mining claims. being the amount required to hold said claim.
 And you are further notified that if you fail to contribute your propor- tion of said expenditure within ninety days after the last publica- tion of this notice, your interest in said claim will become the property of the undersigned, your co-owner, under section 2324 Revised Statutes of the United States.
 MARTIN STEINER.
 Co-Owner. Date of first publ, Jan. 31, 1917. Date of last publ, May 2, 1917.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-05-09
THE FOOD QUESTION.

While men of means are fiattering
 themselves that they are quite safe during the war because business
 will suffer but little interruption and the profits are rather likely to | be increased, little or no attention | is being paid to the important food | question.
 It is true that food controller has been appointed and excellent advice has been given out by him.
 Hoover's Belgian experience ought to make him a practical man, but he 1 is likely to discover, as the govern
 ment will discover, that dealers in l foodstuffs want the same shake ot the tree of war opportunity as Gn the dealers in other commodities. It would be a daring official who would summarily commander the product of the fields. The farmer may not be monkeyed with by ar bitary war measures as may De the l workingman. He stands to be | feeced by the broker ant the rail roader: by the speculator and the packer But he will insist upon having some sort of free hand in the distribution O. the product O: tEc ."aor The farmer Hho watched a paternal government take posses sion of the product of his fields in | the interest of society at large will evince a disposition to demand sim liar and summary procedure in le- gard to the product of other indus tries, and he is not likely to be put off by any sort of fanciful argu- ments at all.
 It will be all very well for the munition maker and military con tractor and the railroad to make 1 it's handsome profit if the farmer is let indulge his longing for gain to the same extent. But it will
 lead to all kinds of disquieting sug- gestions if he is not.
 The farmer is a man to be reckohed with He has a full department at | his disposal and he insists upon | bossing that department He may be beset by usurious bankers and | by grasping railroads and by greedy spectators, but as he is sitting in at the game of grab himself. he pays his losses with a wry face, but pays them just the same.
 But he insists upon sitting in at the game. To tell him that in order to run this republic the government has got to take charge of his oats, his hay. his wheat. his barley, his potatoesLthat's quite a different
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-05-09
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.

To Herman Nelson your heirs, ex-
 ecutors, assigns or personal repre-
 sentatives:
 You are hereby notified that have expended in labor and i'm provements the sum of one hund- red dollars each year for the years of 1912. 1913, 1914, 1915 and 1916 on the Plutus. placer mining claim situated on the left limit of Dry creek and recorded and more fully described in Vol. 190, Page in the records of the Cape Nome Min ing and Recording District, Second Division, Territory of Alaska.
 The above amount has been ex- pended under the provisions of the law concerning annual labor upon mining claims, being the amount re-. quired to hold said claim.
 And you are further notified that if you fail to contribute your pro- portion of said expenditure within ninety days after the last publica- tion of this notice, your interest in said claim will become the property of the undersigned, your co-owner, under section 2324 Revised Statutes of the United States.
 ARCHIE MCDONALD.
 Co-Owner. Date of first publ, Feb. 14, 1917. Date of last publ, May 16, 1917.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-05-09
SPRING TIME IS HERE

For the best work in tailoring see us. We make alterations. We do cleaning, pressing and re- pairing for ladies and gentlemen. We make suits to order.
 First class workmanship, modern method and prompt service. We appreciate your patronage.
 Yours to pleaes
 NOME TAILORING co. Next door to SegerstrOm & Hagen
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-05-09
WE CAN DO TIT.

For nrss class work ana pron ps delivery ph mo Main 1H1 and the Peoples Steam Laundry xM C. U and get your laundry.
 W. }. WILLlAMBON Prog
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-05-09

Prepare for the winter by patron. izing the advertisers of your paper, Mir. Miner!
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-05-09

Les .s estimate on your Job Work
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-05-09
FOR SALE CHEAP.

Two 4 H. F. Boilers. One 12 H. F. Boiler. One 16 H. F. Boiler. Two 6 H. F. Boiler.
 DARLING & DEAN co.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-05-09

Anything in the upe of lob work at the Industrial Worker Ofce. Satisfaction assured.
The Dickinson press., 1917-04-21
v. o. Richel and w. W. Clark spent
Wednesday in Belfeld.

W. o. Richel and w. W. Clark spent:
Wednesday in Belfeld.
Mr.. and Mrs. Schwartz spent:
Wednesday evening at the Frank Els:
singer home.
The Progressive Club was enter
tanned Wednesday at the w. Logan.
home. A delightful afternoon was
had by all. After the business meet
ing Mrs. Logan, assisted by Mrs.
Frank Coney and Mrs. Carl 1ngman,
served a delicious buffet lunch.
Farmers Local Union No. 90 met
Saturday evening at the Mrs. Mary
Lindahl home. An enthusiastic meet
ing was held and many things of in
terest settled. A debate between j.
Schwartz and F. Savager on "Wheth-
.er it will take more or less of 1916;
wheat to sow per acre. Mr.. Schwartz
as affirmative won by one point, it
being resolved that it will take less
of 1916 wheat, than wheat of former
years. The president, H. Paash, and
W. Logan assisted the debaters, while
the judges we're Chas, Haute, Geo..
Minehart and Elmer Martin.
The Dickinson press., 1917-04-21
B~riquetting North Dakota Ignite
(Otis H. Lee. Dickinson.)

n total area IN the United
States underlain by possibly workable
Ignite beds is 148 500 square miles.
Mr.. Hagan, Commissioner of .Agri-
culture and Labor, estimates that
North Dakota alone is underlain by
31,240 square miles or 697, 1921, zoe, 900
tons of high grade Ignite coal. This
tonnage is greater than that of any
state in the Union.
Ignite contains a great deal of
moisture, 20 per cent to IS per cent
when taken from the mines. This
greatly reduces it's heating qualities.
Ignite also Stacks. a great deal-that
is falls to pieces-when exposed to
air. Briquetting this coal removes
these two objections, makes a good
coal for commercial purposes, and
makes it clean to handle.
Two kinds of briquets have been
tried. One is air-dried Ignite; the
other with the gas and other by-pro-
ducts removed. The briquets with
gas removed stand tests better than
the others, and the ~by-products can
be sold, thus reducing the final cost
of briquetting the coal. The briquets
were put to weathering tests. Ignite
residue briquets e r as good as new
after exposure for six months, but air
dried briquets were falling to pieces.
10000 to 1900 cubic feet of gas
can be taken from one ton of coal.
This gas has about one-fifth as much
heat value as natural gas, but its
value makes it we'll worth while a v
ing. About so pounds of tar and ia
pounds of ammonium sulphate are
also obtainable from a ton.
The method of briquetting as done
at the Hebron experimental sub-sta-
ton is explained by E. j. Babcock in
Economic Methods of Utilizing West
ern Lignites." It is somewhat as fol-
lows:
The coal is first crushed to Jumps
the size of a hens egg, then it is run
through a drier, which removes rs
per cent to 80 per cent of the mois-
ture. It is then treated in the retort,
which removes the gas, tar and am
monia. The residue is next taken tn
a bin, where it is q%uenched by a spray
Of water. 1t now goes to a disinte-
orator, which breaks it to one-fourth
inch pieces. It is then run through a
set of rolls which make it still finer.
Now the binder which holds it to-
gether is mixed with it.. First 1 per
cent or 2 per cent Of low-grade flour
is mixed with it. Then it is heated,
and melted pitch is added. It is next
cooled, and taken to, the briquetting
press. This press, though small, turns
out two tons of briquets an hour.
The material is fed between rolls, hav-
ing pockets to hold the briquets. It
is pressed into hard lbriquets weigh
ing about ~ ounces apiece. The bri-
quets are then stored, ready for use.
The results Of the experiments were
very encouraging, and although this
industry is still in it's infancy here, it
should become great, as it is in some
of the countries of Europe.
The Dickinson press., 1917-04-21
GAYLORD AND VICINITY

Mrs. Chapman entertained a few
friends Saturday.
Ollie Peterson of Daglum is quite
ill at his home.
A. B. Cook has just purchased a
nice bunch Of stock.
Mrs. Frank Severance is quite i'll at
her home e Belfield.
Rob. Miller and family have moved
on the Joe Garvis farm, which he re-
Gently purchased.
Farmers Union No. 112 held an in
teresting meeting Saturday evening
at the Louis Chase home.
Miss Alvina Dinsdale' will give q
toe social at her school south OF Gay
lord Friday evening, April goth.
April 18th C. Ledout of south of
Gaylord had 100 acres Of seed sown;
Can any one beat that this season ?
Mr.. and Mrs. Kestler entertained at
dinner Sunday, Mr.. and Mrs. Grin
Smith and Mr.. and Mrs. Nehaus and
family.
Carl Gunkel sent for DR.. c. G.
jackson, veterinary of Dickinson,
Tuesday, one of the formers valuable
full blood herefords being very sick.
Ludovica Savageau OF. Fargo ar
rived in Gaylord Saturday to spend
the summer with her mother, Mrs.
Pronivo. Miss Savageau is conva-
lescing from a recent operation.
Word. was received Friday Of the
death of Mrs. Thorp, at the family
home at Killdeer. Mrs. Thorp had
been a patient sufferer from cancer
for over three years.
The heavy snow Of Thursday even
ing certainly put a quietus IN seed
ing, but at this writing it has all dis
appeared, and the fields are drying
up again, but the frosty nights keep
men out of the fields until 10 a. m.
Monday, April 18th, Mrs. s. Ward
gave a prenuptial, miscellaneous
shower for Miss May Thorp. About
80 ladies were present. Many beau
tiful gifts were bestowed on the bride
to be, showing the esteem in which
Miss Thorp is held by all. A pleas
ant. afternoon was spent in social
chat, music and games. Ice cream
and cake were served at 4:30, when
all departed for their several homes.
The Dickinson press., 1917-04-21
Deferred from last week..

\OC1cIISu IIOLu ldSC week..
Mr.. and Mrs. Briggs of the Bad
Lands dined at the J. Schwartz home
Wednesday.
MI. and Mrs. w. w. Clark enter
tanned at Easter Sunday dinner, Gov
ers being laid for eight.
Mrs. Minehart entertained the
ladies who will take part in the play,
at a recital Monday afternoon.
An Easter dance was given at the
Wells home Monday evening. A large
jolly crowd attended as the roads are
getting a little better. :
John Goetfried had the misfortune
of having his harrows stolen from
his yard, about 20 rods from his
house, as all are getting ready for
spring work this sort Of work is a
great hindrance.
Dick Myers sustained a sprained
ankle last week while descending a
ladder. He stepped down on a
corn cob, which rolled with him.
While not serious yet the injury is
painful and n~ecessitates the use Of a
crutch.
The Dickinson press., 1917-04-21
BIG DISPLAY OF FLAGS
FOLLOWS PROCLAMATION

- Proclamation of the city council,
calling on all citizens of Dickinson to
display the national colors from their
residences and places of business, met
with an immediate and almost unani-
NOUS response throughout the city.
A jaunt about the city will firmly i'm
press on the mind of the observer
that nowhere is there more patriotism
and more love for Old Glory than
right here in the home town, and that
all nationalities are united in their
support of the Stars and Stripes.
The Dickinson press., 1917-04-21
PRIZE WINNING ESSAYS
IN STATE WIDE CONTEST

It will prove of interest to many
readers of the Dickinson Press to
read two prize winning essays, writ
ten by Dickinson young people, which
were entered in the Appreciation
Week contest. The essays are we'll
written and show careful study of
the subjects covered:
North Dakota, Its Resources And Its
Opportunities
(Hazel Rumble, Dickinson)
The state of North Dakota was
named after a family of Indians
and "a obtained by the United
States through the Louisiana Pur-
chase in 1903. The first real and
permanent white settlement in this
state was probably established by
French Canadian settlers near Penn
bina in 1907. Early in the century
the region was explored by the Lewis
and Clark expedition and a consid-
cradle portion mas explored by Ere
mont: Dakota Territory was organ
lied in 1861. Yankton was the cap
ital until 1888 when Bismarck became
the seat of government. North Da-
kota was admitted to the Union in
November 1889. Since that time it's
great agriculture resources have Civ
en- it exceptional prosperity.
Wheat is far the most important
agriculture product. Spring wheat is
largely raised :, also some winter
wheat. Other important crops are
corn. barley. flaxseed, oats, rye, and
alfalfa. With the exception Of Sheep
and lambs, which decreased greatly,
all live stock increased during the
last ten years. Clay for brick max
ing and pottery is found in various
places, n Of which is at Dickinson,
Stark County, where excellent cream
colored brick is made. Building stone
is found in the Turtle Mountain re-
gion, and the region west of the
Missouri is underlaid with extensive
deposits of Ignite coal. The value
OF these beds is appreciated by only
a few.
The opportunities in North Dakota
were never better than now for en-
ergetic men to settle. Outcrops of
coal are found on many of the farms.
The climate is one of the health
lest on the planet; the prairies are
ideal land to men whose fathers
grew old in clearing away trees and
stumps. To begin farming in North
Dakota is not a round of pleasure;
but thousands have succeeded; those
blessed with character, industry and
endurance. The conditions in North
Dakota favor the production of the
finest wheat in the world, the heav-
lest oats, the brightest barley and
the best flax. In the near future
the agriculturist of North Dakota
will produce everything on his farm
except groceries and clothing. The
Industrious and persistent man who
will can become independent. His
experience during the first years, if
he starts without means, will be no
fairy existence, but. in the brilliant
sunshine and stimulating atmosphere
much car be endured and accom-
plished.
The people Of this great state feel
proud of their accomplishments.
Fewer criminals and incompetents
r found here than in any other
state. The people Of North Dakota
unselfishly urge the poor of the older
states and of foreign lands to come
and share the advantages. North
Dakota is younger than many of the
states, but regardless of this, is one
Of the most enterprising states in the
Union.