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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-02-27
A Husband Likes q Home He Can Use
Considerably,

Irish World: A young newly married
man complained recently that he al
most dreaded taking q friend home to
dinner because his wife, every time she
expected company, imagined it was
necessary to scrub the house from gar
ret to cellar and polish every bit of
1t made him. uncomfortable all day
long to think Of his wife giving herself
this wholly unnecessary trouble.
"Of course, O man likes to see his
home looking nice when he takes an
old chum into it--and of course the
chum does, too," he said. But I'd be
far happier If could convince my wife
that q house can look tidy even IL it
hasn't been gone over that very day.
like the books to look O little disorder
~. You get the feeling that they're
being read all the time, and that's what
books are for. And like the music on
the piano to be a tribe disarranged. It
looks az IL we really sang the songs
and IL gives room that cosy home
feeling that a fellow loves. What If
the curtains aren't just even in every
window? Things ought to look as II
they were touched and were used and
enjoyed. n the sofa cushions are dent
ed you know someone has leaned
against them; isn't that what they're
for? But IL they stare ct you In a
prim row, you're q brave man IL you
dare to put your back against them
much less your tired head And when
q fellow comes home at night he usual
" has q tired head!"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-02-27

Dubuque, Iowa, has a IL cent
street car fare. A writer says: "A
workman may live four miles from his
Job on the edge Of the city. where he
keeps COWS and chickens and raises
small garden truck, and spend but
cents daily for transportation. The low
street car fare makes It easy to reach
any part of the city. We all have jobs
in Dubuque and we keep working and
saving. Dubuque didn't know a thing
about the panic Of 1907 except as she
read about it in the papers. We don't
have panics out here. Most Of our
manufacturers (the farmers) keep
their plants running night and day the
year round"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-02-27

The great lakes Of the United States
and Canada were often spoken of as
the inland seas Of North America.
Few people, even at points along their
shores, realize that these lakes have
$4,000 square miles OF surface, that g.
900 vessels, and $4,000 men are en-
gagged in navigating them, and that
freight totaling more than 100000, 900
tons annually IL carried on them.
Those who do understand the import
ance of the fresh water inland seas
have long dreamed OF connecting them
with the Atlantic ocean, and thus with
the salt water system OF the world.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-02-27
Dlscouraeed. nut NOT Disappointed.

DTscOuFngeUB nut NUt JILL r. !.
Girl of the party was bantering the
genial bachelor on his reasons for re-
naming single.
s.No-oo, I never was exactly disap-
pointed in love" he meditated. wa was
You see. when was very young I be-
came very much enamored OF a young
lady of my acquaintance was mortal
~ afraid TO tell her OF my feeling. put
AZ LAST / screwed I'D my courage to the
proposing point said, Let's get mar
RED
have usp F"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-02-27

"A summer resident Of Long Island
has new flag pole Of which he is
very proud. II is 1876 feet long, and
four large fiat-carss were needed to
bring It from Tacoma. Wash, across
the country to New York. The tree
high, and the search for this tree took
two months.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-02-27

Carransa asks the United States and
other neutrals to join In trying 10 end
the war by stopping the export of war
munitions and food. AS this would
hurt the allies and scarcely AFFECT the
central powers he IL suspected Of act
ing in the interest OF Germany, es-
peoially in the matter OF supplying
Britain with oil from Mexico for her
war ships.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-02-27

Germany asked for q conference
with the United States to arrange
matters regarding the submarine
blockade Of Great Britain ana France.
President Wilson replied, by way OF
Switzerland, that he would not discuss
anything with Germany until she calls
of ruthless submarine warfare and re-
turns to the pledges given in response
to the Sussex ultimatum last May.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-02-27

The population Of the Canal Zone,
as shown in house dollhouse canvass,
Is S1,04S. OF which number, 1876 are
from the United States. The soldiers
in the zone number 7,451 and the
workmen on the canal 11.742; 3,69s are
from the United States and s,f44 from
other countries. The number of WON
en- In the zone is 5,321; 1886 from the
United States.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-02-27

A New York newspaper which at
one time earned 100000 q year, lost
S165. 900 in 1915. Commerce and
Finance" SAYS that almost all news
papers are losing money. The cost
has never been SO great. Not only
paper, but also material has doubled
In price, and the cost Of obtaining
news has greatly advanced. 81
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-02-27

A submarine stopped the Ryndam, a
Holland. American line steamship, and
caused her to return to the port Of
New York with the American consular
agent at Luxembourg and nearly 400
other cabin passengers, aboard. She
was about to enter the war 2one,"
ana was turned back with a severe
warning. Although she is Dutch
vessel, she flies the American flag.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-02-27

Villas forces took the Mormon set
Element, Colonia Juarez. near the
headquarters Of the former punitive
expedition Of the United States. This
Is twenty-five miles southwest of
Colonia Dubian, and reports have
come that both places have been
taken Many Mormon settlers remain
ed az. both settlements
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-02-27

ton of the Rockefeller education
board, Much attention will be given
to current history. domestic arts,
science, mathematics. and modern
languages. The dead languages" will
mt he taught
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-02-27

Puck. Ethel-How many times do
you make a young man propose before
you say yes?
Muriel--If you have to make him
propose you'd better say yes the first
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-02-27

At Tacony, Pa, there is a church
made entirely Of grindstones. More
than 1880 OF them were used In the
building, which is S7x4S feet. Two
thousand dollars was saved by using
these discarded grindstones instead OF
concrete or prepared stone.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-02-27

The United States began to buy
overseas possessions after the Span
ish- American war of eighteen years
ago, and now owns more than 5000
islands, with population OF 10000, 900
people, and an import and export
trade, mainly with America, OF over
$500, 600, 900 annually. OF these 5000
odd islands, more than 5000 are in the
Philippine group, seven-eighths of
which are less than square mile In
area.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-02-27

In the last quarter OF 1915 the Unit
ed States steel corporation earned q
balance OF &64, 500, 900 for dividends on
its s50s.302, 500 common stock. For the
whole OF 1915 the dividends paid on
common stock was s246. $4,000 or 4s.5
per cent; 9.9e per cent was earned In
1915.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-02-27

In the Sequoia national park, in CEN
trail California, and in the little Gen.
eral Grant national park nearby, grow
100000 sequoia trees. Twelve thou
sand are over ten feet in diameter.
Seven Of the largest have been named,
diameter, from 265 to 292 feet high,
and from 81 to 100 feet. in circumfer-
ence. General Sherman" is the largest
around, and Dalton" is the highest.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-02-27

New ideas in education are to be
taught at new modern school" at
Columbia university under the direc-
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-02-27

Airplanes cannot travel slowly;
thirty to forty miles an hour IL about
the lowest speed.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-02-27

The lingerie frocks OF this spring
They are just as "dressy" in type as
those from which we emerged some
seven years ago. Made OF batiste, creme.
handkerchief linen, novelty voiles, and
hlet, Valehciennes, hand embroidery.
elaborate eye1et work, soutache and
silk floss. A remarkable departure con-
sists of the note OF color. No longer
can the unresourceful novelist talk of
his heroine "clad in some simple frock
Of white. The lingerie frock of today
Is often neither white nor simple. Il
ranges all the pastel shades, dives down
into orange, and rises for breath OF
ecru.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-02-27

A fashion of which we will surely see
much this summer IL that OF the separ--
ate coat with the lingerie frock Long
black satin coats OF dlrectoire line viii,
for example, be worn with the white
net or mousseline de sole, and there is
q whole troop OF little coates ana cas-
socks TO foster the short WASTED en-
pire effect.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-02-27

Geraldine aronitS, daughter Of Mr.
and Mrs. Il. L. 9ronitz, s0s. NORTH
Broadway, was hostess this afternoon
after school at q social meeting Of thu
Sunbeam class OF the Plymouth Con
gregational Sunday school and 1t.
teacher, Miss Bertha SticknAy. "A
light lunch was served by Mrs. Gro
flitE. The class meets regularly every
two weeks, and numbers sixteen lit
tie girls.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-02-27

For those Of US who are angular, who
are cut into many facets. the news of
the return OF flounced skirts sounds ex-
tremely humane. F1ounces on lingerie
frocks we are to have--either two or
three OF them. -
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-02-27

Machine hernstitchfng and picoting.
Mrs. Kennedy Kennedy hotel Front
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-02-27

The smartest of the French frocks
continue to be buttoned down the back.
gabardine, with its bodice embroidered
in red at the sides, the round blue but.
tons in q straight line down the back.
white lingerie.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-02-27

The members OF the Royal Neighbor
drill team entertained very delight
fully Monday evening at the home OF
Mrs. Clara b. Cliff, 211- Fifth street
north, in honor Of one OF their NUM-.
hers Miss Edith Sorenson. The latter
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-02-27
DAME FASHIONS
DICTATES FOR SPRING,

new ostrich boa has appeared on
the market, which is supposed to take
the place OF the fox neckpiece for those
who cannot afford the fur or do not
warmer. It Is OF white ostrich, with a
tail, as 1t were, Of ostrich hanging on
one side and rosette OF white satin
ribbon on the other side to take the
place of the fox head. Ostrich Is pre-
dicted to have more than the usual
vogue when furs are laid aside. = -
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-02-27

J Prof and Mrs. George W. Weller. OF
No. 10 Colonial apartments, were
host and hostess Monday afternoon at
one Of the meetings which all Of the
formers piano pupils ana Mrs. Well.
er's advanced pupils in piano study
hold at their home every two weeks.
About thirty were present Monday,
and q short program by members or
the two classes was enjoyed. Later a
social time was the order Of the after
noon, and Mrs. Weller served tea
assisted by her sister, Miss Wanda
Mccoy and Miss 1mogene Nichols.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-02-27

Hsmstltehinu, pleotfnu and "a.
Gordon plsatinn. Mrs, A. Andsrsor.
6oH Broadway. Phone fs67.Wr-Advt'
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-02-27

The regular meeting OF the Moorheas
Woman's club this week will he haia
Friday evening at the home of Miss
Molly Martinson, and will be devoted
to musical program that will be given
oy MISS Martinson and Mrs. Askegaard.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-09-22

vehicle law and turns the funds col
Iected over to the highway depart
ment for use in meeting the federal
apportionment to the state.
On account of the large area COW
cred by the state and the great need
of a large number of roads through
out the area, the road improvement
has been confined almost entirely to
a relocation of the general routes, fix
ing grade and alignment and con-
structing subgrade. A general system
of trunk lines forming the state high
ways was adopted by the commission
early in 1914 one of these is road
up the Column hia river from the Pa
cific ocean to The Dalles. thence run
ming easterly bearing to the north.
and crossing the Oregon Washington
state line at a point about miles
east of Umatilla. oregon. The CO.
lum bia River Highway has fairly
good grade from Seaside through As
toria to Portland and then on from
the Hood River county line to the
city of Hood River. with one or two
exceptions. Through the County Of
Multnomah, the highway was paved
two years ago by means of BOND
issue of $1.250.0O0, which Aultno-
nah county voted. The Colum bia
River Hichway east of Hood River
has only had such attention as the
county courts have seen fit to give
II.
The Pacific Highway. leaving Port
land follows a general southerly dt-
rcction to the California line. This
road is for the most part passaole,
but still has a few bad stretches Of
road. In the Siskiyou mountains
there is a small section which has
been paved with concrete and a larger
portion that has been macadamiEed
and there are several stretches on
which the counties have done some
work
The DalIes- California Highway.
running south to the California line
and dividing the state almost in half.
has a new grade out of Bend. II mi.
south. which was constructed last sea-
son. This is the only work the State
Highway Commission has been able
to do on this trunk line but the coun-
ties have improved it somewhat The
road south OF Bend will be covered
with volcanic ash cinders.
The maintenance Of the roads has
heen left almost entirely to the coun-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-09-22

ties. This has been due to the fact
that the great demand in the state
has been for new construction. and
the small amount of money available
for the work that should be done
made it absolutely impossible to pro
vide for the maintenance of the high
ways constructed, and in most cases
a promise to maintain new grades was
secured from the counties
Several of the counties voted large
bond issues early in the history of
the State Highway Department and
turned the supervision of the work
over to the state organization CO.
lumbia county voted $3.50. 900; Clat-
sop county S4Oo,O 900; Jackson. $780,
600; and Hood River SIS. 900. All Of
this money was spent on the Column
bia River Highway except the $500
600 in jackson county which was
largely spent on the Pacific Highway,
A considera BILE amount on the Siskt-
you mountain grade and stretch OF
paving from Central Point to Ashland
distance of miles.
In accordance with the new high.
way commission law Governor
Withycombe appointed s. Benson OF
Portland. W. L. Thompson Of Pendle-
ton. and E. ] Adams of Eugene,
mem bers OF the State Highway Com
mission. The commission held its
first meeting on March and elected
Mr.. Benson chairman. @. Ed Ross
appointed secretary and auditor. Lat
er Herbert Mum of Portland. was ap-
pointed state highway engineer
Mr. Benson has long been tdenu-
fled with public affairs in Oregon
and has taken an active part in road
work He came to the state from
Wisconsin nd engaged in logging,
driving bis own oxen and enduring
the hardships inseparahle from the
occupat tion he followed. In 1850. while
operating in Columbia county. his
spring drive failed and he found him
self without funds. He started anew
and has accumulated large fortune.
During the past three years Nr. Rem
son has given very largely Of his
| time and means to public institutions
| In his state Among his gifts OF mon
ey was about $50. 600 given for road
| betterm ent.
Mr Nunn. who has charge Of the
departments engineering work. is 4
native Of Missouri and received his
early education in that state and in
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-09-22

ChehaIis, Wash. He worked as a rod
man on various engineering projects
in 1896 and 1897 and in 1898 went
to the Philippines as private In
Company E, l4th infantry, U. s A.
He was discharged as duty sergeant
in Manila in March, 1900 After re-
turning to the United States. Mr..
Num- was engaged on various engt-
neering work until 1904, when he
was appointed to the infantry and
cavalry school, Staff College, at Leav-
enworth. Kan. He attended the school
during 1905 and 1905, taking a spec
ial engineering and military course.
In 1906 Mr.. Mum went to Mexico.
where he was engaged in exploration
and mining until the following year
when he became highway engineer of
El Paso county. Texas. From 1910
until 1918 he served as city engineer
of FL Paso, at the same time acting
as consulting engineer to Ell Paso
county in highway work He resigned
as city engineer in 1918 and again took
over the county's highway work,
In August 1914, he resigned and
returned to the Northwest. He was
appointed highway engineer of Multi
nomah county, oregon. in April. 1915.
and had charge of much OF the work
done on the Columbia River Highway
In that county.
Mr.. Ross, secretary and auditor OF
the department, was born in WIscon-
sin and spent much OF his time be
tween 1900 and 1907 in the building
materials line in Minnesota the Da-
kotas. Iowa and Wisconsin. In 1907
he moved TO North yakima Wash
and between that time and 1913 was
identified with the reclamation ser
vice on the Yakima valley irrigation
projects and in various departments
Of the service, finally becoming chief
clerk and disbursinr officer. In 1913
ne was appointed chief clerk. pay
master and purchssi0- agent on IN"
Tumalo irrigation project In central
Oregon On the completion ot this
work he was appointed auditor Of tn
Oregon state HlEhV1" 90. mission
and later secretary and auditor.
Besides Mt Mum and Mr.. Ross.
the principal members Of the State
Highway Department are 1t present
as follows; Bridge Engineer G. ".
Pursen. Designing Engineer l. W.
MetzEer. office Engineer & n Pro-
bert Assistant Engineers. " = I'd
. dy VI. %. Eennett and g C. Kelly.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-09-22

the statement continues, Il, ,0O.72
miles were macadam, 1875 miles
bituminous macadam, 3,O60l5 miles
gravel 1880 plank, 800 sand-clay'
2S.4l concrete. 10 volcanic cinders'
and or wood block. There We're al
so reported 3.7lS.75 miles of graded
and drained earth road. The total OF
all public roads in 1909 was 2s,415
miles of which 2,799 25 miles or s.49
per cent were surfaced, an increase
in surfaced mileage in the 5-year pc
riod of l.917.s5 miles"
There was passed by the last leg1s-
lature a law providing for the issu-
ance of bonds, not to exceed $6,Ooo'-
600 in amount, for hard-surfacing ana
preparing for hard-surfacing certain
designated highways. This bill was
referred to the voters of the state at
n special election on June 4 and was
ratified by them According to the
terms Of the law not more than VI
OOO.O 900 in bonds may be issued un-
der the authority of the act during
Il9l7. and not more than 81, OOOOoO
in bonds "in addition to any surplus
unissued or unexpended over the 81
OOO, 600 authorized for the year
1917" may be issued during 1918.
The bonds are to be sold during the
next five years and 100000 of the
| bonds must be isued In denominations
OF $500 each. or less The bonds is
sued in any year are to be payable
"one-twentieth each year, commenc-
ing with the sixth year after the is
suance thereof" The bonds are to
bear interest at the rate Of per cent
per annum, payable semi-annually
The highways, upon which the
funds from the bonds issued are to
be expended. are designated specifi-
cally in the act There are also des-
| ignated in the act certain other roads
as post roads and forest roads, which
are 70 be paid for from the sale of
bonds, as provided for in another bill
passed by the 1917 legislature, which
| provides for issuing bonds to the am
cunt Of &1.s1e,2SO.5 during the next
five years to meet the federal appor-
ticnment for post and forest roads.
These bonds are not to be issued.
however. unless there is no other way
to meet the government funds.
\ law regulating the use Of motor
vehicles and providing for resistra-
tion and licensing doubles the fees
formerly collected under the motor