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The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1917-09-01
RECALLS INCIDENTS
OF EARLY DAYS HERE

w. V. Wade, an old time resident
of Morton county and now county
commissioner of Grant county which
was cut off from Morton at the last
general election, was visitor in the
citv Monday and Tuesday, coming
here to attend the injunctional suit
against the board. Mr.. Wade is an
old timer in this section Of the
country con and in conversation with a
representative of the Press recalled
manv incidents of the early days in
this section of the country. Mr..
Wade is an old time friend OF Hans
Christensen, who has a big ranch in
Mckenzie county and one of the dl-
rectors in the Dakota National Bank
of. this city, Mr.. Wade and Mr.. Chris
tensen having come from Minnesota
to Bismarck in 1873. They followed
construction work for several years
under Contractor Don Stevenson, John
Leach, now chairman Of the board of
county commissioners of Sioux county,
being foreman. Mr.. Wade met the
late Dan Manning, first mayor of
Dickinson, in the early days in Bis
marck when the latter came down
from a wolfng trip in the Judith
Basin country. Mr.. Wade passed
through Dickinson in 1881, and he
says that there were but few small
shacks here at that time. He went
to Glendive and took contract to
erect the first Jail ever built in that
section of the country. It was log
structure and cost about $500.
In later years Mr.. Wade settled
along the Missouri river south Of Bis
marck and served two terms as sheriff
Of Emmons county. He now has a
fine ranch on the Cannon Ball river,
near the mouth of Cedar creek, and
has been living there for many years.
A postoffice at the ranch bears his
name. He has 1900 acres of land all
under fence and a fine herd of Here
ford cattle.
Mr.. Wade is personally acquainted
with number Of old timers around
Dickinson and during his short visit
here looked up number of, them.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1917-09-01
GOLFERS ARRANGE
fine PROGRAM FOR
LABOR DAY TOURNEY

Members Of the Town and Country
club Of this city have arranged for Il
very interesting and unique program
for a tournament on Labor day, which
is next Monday, and the event is at
tracing quite little attention among
the golfers. VIM. Kostelecky is ar
ranging the program which includes a
tournament on the "razzle dazzle"
order. All players who wish to enter
the contest will pay an entrance fee
Of one dollar, and the players and
spectators will be turned loose to have
good time at the expense of the
individual player while he is driving
or putting. In other words every at
tempt will be made to "rattle" the
player in order to make him edo his
worst, the only thing prohibited being
touching the player or the ball. This
will be an excellent chance to test out
those who would be afflicted with
''buck fever" when playing before a
crowd.
A fine leather golf bag will be
awarded to the winner of the tourna-
ment under these conditions, and a
second and third prize will also be
given.
Play for the Young silver cup conf
mences next week and these matches
will be watched with a great deal Of
interest.
The club championship match be-
tween M. E. Hall and John Reuter-,
Jr., will be played some time during
the coming week, according to present
plans. ~.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1917-09-01
FOURTEEN STARK
COUNTY MEN ARE
CALLED TO ARMS

According to information received
by the local exemption board this
friday morning, the district board
at Bismarck has certified fourteen out
of Stark county's list of twenty-three
for military service. Eight were
either discharged or exempted, and
one, having appeared late for the
examination, was not included in the
list. The certified list follows:
John George Herbst, Haroumsy
Boehm, Albert Smith, Theodore R.
O'Neil, Frank Aberts, Milton BACON,
Leonard Schwindt, Owen Nichols,
Leonard Mack, John Koch, Henry
Edward Brown, G. c. McFerran, An
ton Pribl and Henry John Rademacher
The following were exempted or
discharged by the state board:
George Anderson, H. E. McKeever,
Ben Schmidt, Levi Jesperson, John
Laub, Frank Gotschall, Fred Muecke
and Martin Christensen.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1917-09-01
ANNUAL SESSION OF
STATE FEDERATION
OF W0MEN'S CLUBS

The North Dakota Federation of
Women's clubs will hold it's twenty
first annual session in Dickinson on
October l, 2, 3, and 5. Club
women Of Dickinson are planning an
extensive program of entertainment
for the visitors and it is expected that
one of the largest assemblages or club
women to meet in the state will at
tend.
Mrs. NJ. l.. Ayers will deliver the
address Of welcome, as a representa-
tive of the local federation, wA1ie
Mayor All. White will welcome the
visiting delegates in behalf Of the
citv. The invocation will be given by
Rev. J. G. Duling Of the Congrega-
tional church.
The great war questions Of today
as regards women will be discussed
Noted speakers will give add1asses on
Work." Mrs. John Dickson Sherman
tion department Of the General FEEDER
and Mrs. Cyrus Perkins of Grand
Rapids, Mich, chairman of the art
department of the General Federation,
will also speak.
DR.. V. H. Stickney of Dickinson,
chairman of the state council of de-
fense, will give an address followed
by a questionable. DR.. j. w. Cox of
the state university will speak on "The
North Dakota Public Health Service"
and will also have an exhibit. The
program committee is in correspond
ence with other speakers. The Red
Cross work will be largely featured.
The board meeting and conference
will be held the afternoon of October
1, and at o'clock that evening the
first session will be called to order
and the convention declared formally
opened by the president, Mrs. H. G.
Wick of Cavalier. Mrs. A. M. O'Con-
ner Of St. Thomas will respond in be-
half Of the federation to the addresses
Of welcome given by the citizens Of
Dickinson.
Mrs. Grant S. Hager Of Grafton,
chairman Of the. program committee,
will present the program, assisted by
Mrs. Guy Hunter of. Dickinson.
Greetings from the General Fedora
ton will be extended by the, General
Federation director, Miss Minnie Jean
Nielsen Of Valley City. The vice
presidents Of the eight districts will
appear at this session with seven
minute reports of the work done in
their districts, as follows:
First district, Mrs. w. A. Mcintyre,
Grand Forks; Second district, Mrs. ].
K. Hunter, Cando; Third district,
Mrs. E. C. Carney, Williston; Fourth
district, Mrs. H. L. Bolley, Fargo;
Fifth district, Mrs. S. N. Putnam, New
Rockford; Sixth district, Mrs. Frances
Bergendahl, Glendale; Seventh dis
trict, Mrs. L. N. Cary, Mandan;
Eighth district, Mrs. Fred Conklin,
Bismarck.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1917-09-01
PRISONER ESCAPES
FROM STATE PEN

Officials of the state penitentiary
have admitted that they had no trace
of Jesse Starkweather, slayer OF
William Osterman at the Crowley
ranch north of Hebron, June Of last
year, who escaped from the custody
Of prison guard Wednesday even
ing.
StarkWeathcr was taken to BIS
marck dentist for work on his teeth.
A guard was with him but left the
dentists office after Starkweather
was placed in the chair. When the
dentist finished the work on the con
vict he presumed the guard was IN
the waiting room and dismissed STARK
weather from his operating room.
The guard was not in sight and the
convict slipped out Of the office and
made good his escape.
Jesse Starkweather was arrested at
a town in the northern part Of the
state some three years ago. Three
other young men and he stole an au-
tomobile and took a joyride. The car
was wrecked and Starkweather was
sent to the penitentiary for one year
for grand larceny. He had served
about three months when he escaped
and was at liberty for 18 months.
1t was not until after his arrest
for the murder of VIM. Osterman last
summer, until after his preliminary
hearing at Stanton and his lengthy
trial in the Morton county district
court, that Sylvan Olson, then a
member of the board Of control, in
casually looking over a lot of old
nhot OCranhs at the nriSOn office
found one of Starkweather. Investi-
cation proved the escaped larceny
convict to be the same as the slayer
Of Osterman. A change Of venue had
been again taken from the Morton
county court following the disagree.
ment of the jury, and the case had
been set for trial at Mott, Hettinger
county. The trial was called off and
Starkweather was returned to the
state prison to finish his first sent
ence. He had still four months to
serve when he again effected his es-
cape.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1917-09-01
Chain Letters
Red Cross Headquarters Warns
Against this Method of
Raising Money.

The National Headquarters of the
Red Cross has sent out general
warning throughout the United States
to pay no attention to any "chain let
money raising scheme, purporting
to work in the interests of the Red
Cross, and warns against the use OF
this method. The official bulletin fol-
lows:
Numerous "endless chain" letters
have been brought to the attention
of the Red Cross, many of them fo'
causes worthy in themselves, but con-
Quoted by unrecognized individuals
Nothing of this sort has ever beer
authorized by the Red Cross, and this
is to inform you that all such methods
of raising money are without the
countenance or counsel Of the Nationa
Headquarters.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1917-09-01
Dickinson Schools Open Next Tuesday
With Usual Corps of Efficient Teachers

On Tuesday morning, September 4,
the school bell will again peal a sum-
mons for the hundreds Of Dickinson
school children to forget their three
months of jolly vacation and appear
in their respective grades, eager and
ready for work. The school rooms
have been thoroughly cleaned and
everything is in readiness. Many Of
the Il teachers have already arrived, and
it is urged that all pupils be on hand
the very first day, as many an 9rdi- 2
naturally finds the advance work diff:
ficult, becomes discouraged and
lacks interest, which probably results
in disappointment at the close Of the
term.
The course of study in high school
will be much the same as last year,
as nearly all subjects, offered in high
schools, are now in the curriculum.
Another instructor has been added to
the high school faculty, raising the
number to eleven. Superintendent P.
s. Berg employees none but the very
best teachers available, and is ever
alert to keeping up the usual high
standard Of work in the grades as
well as in the higher branches.
A recent ruling by the State Board
of Health stipulates that all school
children must be vaccinated for
small pox. The local school board has
given time until October LIST for all
children to comply with this ruling.
By that date all doctors certificates or
parents affidavits of successful vacci-
nation must be in the hands Of the
various teachers.
The conditions in the schools this
year will be exceptionally crowded,
and no relief can be affected as every
nook and corner Of the old school
building has already been utilized. A
"A new brick coal room addition to the
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1917-09-01

Court House LalU1l
One of the Beauty
Spots of Dickinson

That the Stark county court house
lawn is one of the prettiest spots In
this section of the state, is the YER
dict of all who have visited the seat
of government during the past few
weeks. The blooming flowers and
plants of various kinds scattered
about the beautiful green lawn form
combination of colors that is most
pleasing to the eye. Since early
spring Sheriff T. N. Hartung has de-
voted a great deal Of time to super,
intending the work and the result OF
his efforts is certainly appreciated by
the county officials and every resident
of the city. All Of the work has been
done by prisoners who have been con-
fined in the county Jail, under the di-
rection of the sheriff, and the prison:
ers themselves have taken great
deal of pride in their work.
Beds Of beautiful flowers, astors
phlox, cannas, double and single pc
tunias, dahlias, sweet peas, pansles
and many other varieties grow IN pro-
fusion, scattered about the laW1
and the entire landscape deslgr
shows careful planning to get the
desired effect. The trees have beer
we'll taken care of and show re
markable growth this season. Work
men were constantly engaged taking
care of the big lawn and the grass
and plants were never allowed to sui
fer for moisture.
An ingenious design of Sheriff Har
tung gives easy access to city watel
to all parts Of the lawn. The watel
is connected up to the lower pipe OF
the fence surrounding the court hous<
block and it can be tapped and tht
hose connected at intervals the en-
tire distance around the block.
The Stark county court house laWr
will compare very favorably in ap
pearance with any court house law
IN the state.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1917-09-01
GRANT COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS
WITHIN RIGHTS

The hearing of the injunction suit
to prohibit the county commissioners
of Grant county from paying for the
county court house now under con-
struction at Carson was held be-
fore Judge w. C. Crawford in District
court in this city Tuesday. The case
came up in Morton county on Tues
day of last week and at that time
the defendants were given seven days
in which to prepare additional evil
dence on their side of the case
while the plaintiffs investigated the
conditions of the funds of Grant
county more thoroughly.
= F. G. Boettcher and others of Elgin
brought injunction proceedings
against the Grant county commits
sioners to restrain them from using
any Grant county funds for the court
house building, and the injunction
arguments were based on the claims
that the Grant county commissioners
had no legal right to transfer money
from road, bridge, poor, or other
> county funds, to building fund, and
that construction of a court house
building could not be started without
submitting the matter to vote of
: the tax payers. No attempt was
made to stop the building but merely
to prevent the use of the county
funds.
Claim was also made that the
county is greatly in debt and did not
have the money in funds to transfer.
Judge Crawford has not made his
final decision but later date has
been set for further argument
However, he has stated that the
commissioners had the right to trans
fer the funds, and the remaining ques-
tion to decide is whether or not the
funds are actually available.
Carl O. Jorgenson, former state
auditor, who compiled the figures and
checked the records in connection
with the final settlement of Morton
and Grant counties on the, division of:
properties, and who represented the
commissioners as special auditor,
presented one set of figures, while on
the other hand the Elgin people had
Thomas Poole, expert accountant, who
presented another analysis of the
funds. ~
Sullivan & Sullivan of Mandan, and
States Attorney I. N. Steen of
+. Burnett of this city, appeared for
torney J. K. Murray of Mott, plain
tiff's counsel, appeared for the Elgin
interests.
Among those who attended the case
here were County Commissioners Tom
Mcdowell, VIM. V. Wade and w. W.
Eastman, County Auditor Robert
Beery, Contractor Henry Bellman of
New Leipzig, who has the contract
for the building, A. D. LaDue, county
surveyor of Carson, J. F. Patterson,
county treasurer, Carl o. Jorgenson,
former state auditor, acting as special
!, investigator for the county commits
{ sioners, and Thomas H. Poole of Bis
5marck, accountant.
A While the injunction suit is in
progress the construction work on the
court house at Carson is being rushed
night and day in an effort to have
the building completed prior to cold
weather.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1917-09-01
COURT TERN
SEPTEMBER 4

The fall term of court will convene
in Stark county on Tuesday, Septem-
ber 4, at which time the court will
hear arguments on the motion to take
change Of venue in the Lehman
case. If the case is to be tried in
Stark county the court will order (;
jury drawn Immediately, but it is very
probable that the murder trial will go
to either Burleigh or Morton county.
Lehman has been confined in the
county Jail since last June awaiting
trial for the murder Of Matthias Wet
stein at Richartlton, which occurred
the week following the murder of the
Caldwells at their ranch home.
On September % applications for
citizenship will be heard and on the
oath Judge Crawford goes to Man
ming to hold the regular term Of
court for Dunn county.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1917-09-01

DSnAASOu nigh SCllOOA OulluluS
comprises that portion of the city east
OF Second Avenue West and south of
Third Street.
Miss Mae Grant Of Beaver Dam,
Wis, who numbered among our high
school instructors last year, returns as
principal, much to the satisfaction Of
the students who studied under her
, last year.
Following is the complete teaching
corps as published in the Press sew
eral weeks ago, the only change being
that Miss Mabel Nepstad of Oakes,
N. D., will substitute for her sister,
Miss Nora Nepstad, in the fourth
grade for few weeks or possibly a
month:
South Side School Ada E. Power,
Valley City.
First Grade-Jenni Mason Quin-
ion.
First Grade Alta Turk Valley
City.
Second Grade Nellie sommers,'
Minneapolis.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1917-09-01

Second Grade-Ada Danielson,
Spring Valley, MINI.
Third Grade-Esther Winslow,*
Brownsville, MINI.
Third Grade-Mattie Best Hills
boro.
Third or fourth-Adelaide Oxtoil,
Aneta.
Fourth Grade-Ethel Dunlevy,~
Hillsboro.
Fourth Grade-Nora Nepstad,
Oakes.
Fifth Grade-Alice Shank, Harvey.
Fifth Grade Ethel Schlabach, Lis
bon.
Sixth Grade-Hattie Gaines,*
Jamestown.
Sixth Grade-Frances Lindgren,
Mayville.
Seventh Grade-Anna C. Lynstad,
Seventh Grade-Alma J. Hanson,
Aneta.
Eighth Grade-Minnie Bagemeil,*
Halstad, MINI.
Home Economics M. Harris,* =
Glendale.
Music and Drawing-Nellie C.
Wright, North Platte, Neb.
Manual Training H. A.. Hunting
ton, Peoria III.
Mathematics-Susie Cain, Knights
town, Ind.
Commercial-Esther M. Thompson,
Fargo.
English-Allie Dickson Dickinson.
History-Joanna Kyle, Eagle Grove,
Iowa.
German-Ayleen Goepfert, Water
town, S. D.
Science-Daniel Gray, Greenfield,
Principal and Latin-Mae Grant, :
Beaver Dam, Wis.
! Asterisks indicate instructors who
hold over from last year.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1917-09-01

heating plant is the only change made
during the summer. This room was
made large enough so that a boiler
may ultimately be installed. The chill
dren who attended the third grade in
the armory last year, will attend the
fourth grade in the same place this
year. The armory school district
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1917-09-01
LIKES NEW LOCATION

Frank Yaeger, who with his family
and his wife's mother, Mrs: Ierner,
left recently for Philadelphia, fa.,
writes that he likes his new location
very much. He holds the same posi-
ton at that point as he held here IN
the N. P. repair shops.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1917-09-01

The United States leads in the pro-
duction of copper, having produced az
per cent of the worlds supply in 1916.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1917-09-01
DRAFT BOARD
MAKES CALL

The Stark county exemption board
has made another call of one hundred
registered men to make up the full
quota from this county. The first call
of seventy-two netted twenty-three
certified up to the state board for
the new army and but seventeen more
are needed to make the required 11C
per cent of the full quota. Some
changes may be made in the above
numbers by the district board of ex-
emptions now in session in Bismarck
as it is believed that few of those
certified will file claims for exemp-
tions.
Thirty-four names are called fo1
Monday, September 3, at 8 o'clock
thirty three for September ano
thirty three for September 5.
Following is the list:
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1917-09-01

H. E. Northrup of Sentinel Butte
was in the city on Monday to get
dental work done.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1917-09-01
To Report September 3.

Serl. Ord.
No, No. Name Address
73 1899 Makana Copeny, Gorham.
IA 223 julius Moldenhauer, Dickin.
rs 1T Donald Campbell, Dickinson.
rs COZ Halver Becken, Taylor.
II 800 Gerard Johan VanLeeuven,
Zenith. 2
78 IS Wilson Crosby Richards,
Dickinson.
79. 772 Jaroslav Kralicek, Dickinson.
so 721 Henry Fuchs, Hebron.
81 786 Joe Privratsky, Dickinson.
80 28O Aloysius John Mangan, Zen'
83 1892 Joseph friedrich, Dickinson.
"a 972 Joseph Rupp, Gladstone.
IS 983 Xaver Dukart, Dickinson.
sc 757 Peter Koppi, Antelope.
81 966 Phillip Miller, Dickinson.
88 968 H. Louis Freed, Dickinson.
80 332 Royal Lenord OFT, Melrose.
80 379 Louis Johan Van Leeuven,
Zenith.
81 542 William Peterson, Dickinson
go 1914 Mike Herold, Lefor.
SO S74 Leonard Hecker, Dickinson.
81 552 Charlie Albert Beltz, Dickin'
95 1900 Bergerin Roller, Jr., Daglum'
96 298 Robert Joseph Carlson
Belfeld.
81 CTS John Phillips, Richardton.
SO 1894 Thomas Reiss, Dickinson.
SO 1148 Freidech Reich, Antelope.
Continued from Page ~
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-28
ANARCHY WILL BE
RREPRES55EO SAYS
CEN. kORNILOFF

MOSCOW, August 27.-(DelayedD -
General Korniloff, commander-in-chiel
OF the Russian a<mies. and who the
opponents of Premier Kerensky look
10 as their champion, was given a
great ovation when he arrived here,
and later when he entered the second
sitting of the national conference to-
day. He was accompanied to the con-
ference by Premier Kerensky, who in
trcduced him to the assemblage, say
ing he believed it necessary that the
ommander-in-chief tell the delegates
OF conditions in the army exactly as
they exist
Gen. Korniloff, in a brief address.
told those present that restoration of
the death penalty in the army, conr~
bined with other measures of discipline
already instituted, formed only a small
rart of what is necessary to rehabili-
tate and re-organize an army stricken
with such evils of Reorganization and
nsubordination as now affect practi-
caIly all of the Russian fighting forces.
I'VE are implacably fighting anarchy
il the army, but it will finally be re-
Pressed" said Gen. Korniloff, and in
conclusion he added: The situatih
at the front is bad; if Russia wishes
to be saved, the army must be regen-
Grated, and without delay, at fany
cost"
General Korniloff told the assem-
blage that the condition Of the Russian
railroads is already such that the ar
my at the front will not receive any
more supplies after November, and in
substantiation of this assertion he
quoted a telegram from the comman
der of the southeastern departmen.
saying the shortage of bread and bis
cult there had already produced con
ditions akin to famine.
When Gen. Korniloff concluded
speaking and left the stage, there
were prolonged cheers from all sides,
except the extreme left, where several
members of soldiers and workmen's
organizations remained silent
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-28
GOODY! GOODY!! X-RAY
GOWNS ARE COMING BACH

ATLANTA, Ga, August 28.-LooB
out for the X-ray gown!
On absolutely reliable information
obtained from the real inner circles OF
feminine fashion in Atlanta, it can be
stated that the silhouette style is
coming back in vogue, and is expected
to create a genuine scream.
Every one is familiar with the spec
tacle presented by a man in Palm
Beach clothes when he inadvertently
steps into the brisht summer sunlight,
and keen-eyed observers have noted a
somewhat similar effect in wOmen's
dress, for especially warm occasions.
But these little glimpses are moth
irg compared to what the daring op,
ponents of the x-ray gown will reVea,
this winter, according to those who
claim to have seen some private eXhi-
bitions of early models.