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The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1917-12-08
Draft Board Will
Send Out Blanks
To Registered Men

The local draft board has just re-
ceived huge bunch of questionnaires
which are to be mailed to the regis
tered men of this district. Five per
cent will be sent each day, beginning
December Is. It is imperative that
these questionnaires be filled out and
returned to the board within seven
days from the time Of their receipt.
Failure to do so places the recipient
automatically in the first class which
means that they will be among the
first to be called. There will be no
appeal from this classification. All
men who registered in the federal
draft and who have changed their adj
dresses since registration day must
get in touch Immediately with their
local board where they registered and
furnish their present addresses so
copies of the questionnaires can be
mailed to them. "
States Attorney Burgeson is just in
receipt of letter from the Attorney
General, advising him that he has been
appointed chairman of the Legal Ad-
visory Board which will assist regis
trants in filing out their draft blanks.
AI. bu1SCSVA A1o, ASAS, uSpA-
tized every attorney in the county to
assist in every way possible the
filing out of these applications.
Those living in the vicinity of
Richardton will be accommodated by
Attorney B. M. Rigler and Attorneys
Mackoff and Haney will attend the
wants of the boys around Belfeld.
The attorneys in Dickinson-C. Fl:
Starke, M. l.. Mcbride, L: A. Simpson,
J. w. Sturgeon, w. H. Blume, w. F.
Burnett, Otto Thress, T. F. Murtha,
J. P. Cain, F. H. Heffron, Thomas H.
Pugh, H. J. Blanchard, T. D. Casey
and H. C. Berry have arranged to at
tend to applicants at the court house.
Each day, three of the attorneys will
be there to advise the men as to the
proper way to fill out their question
naires. Those receiving these papers
are not to go to the attorneys offices
in Dickinson but to apply directly to
them at the court house. They will
probably be found in the clerk of
courts office.
The Legal Advisory Board is COM
posed of H. A. Burgeson, Otto Thress
and B. M. Rigler.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1917-12-08
sMOKE ID. FUND GROWS /.

"a late dispatch notes that thons-
ands Of Christmas packages have arr
rived in France and are being for
warded to the boys at the front.
Which induces8us to hope that part of
our tobacco kit shipments are also
there. This week we ackno oWledge "a
few more contributions to the cause.
M. Collins, w. W. !. Stackhouse, Louis
Kubas gave so cents each and T. A.
johnson Of Manning dropped a dollar
into the fund. J. G. Anderson is cred
tied with 25 cents, B. Eide Of
Daglum contributed 30 cents and
Judge Maser presented 81 to the
cause. These additions make a total
Of $64. y: q ;s
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1917-12-08
SKULL FRACTURED
BY FALLING COAL
AFTER EXPLOSION

Frank Wagner, a son of Adam
Wagner, was seriously injured last
Friday afternoon at the Ridl mine on
Green river while setting off charge
OF dynamite, opening a coal vein.
The blast threw debris more than 100
feet into the air and a large piece of
coal in descending struck young Wag-
ner on the head fracturing the skull
and rendering him unconscious. Some
time elapsed before the boy was
found. He was brought to this city
and at the hospital an operation was
performed on the skull. The boy is
resting easy since the operation but
his condition is not Of hopeful
character.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1917-12-08
CALL HER UP, NOW

You are earnestly asked to bring
your girl to the Bachelors Charity
Ball which will be given at the Elks
hall next Tuesday night. By SO doing
you will serve a double purpose Of
receiving an evening Of rare enjoy
ment while ministering to the poor who
are to be remembered on Christmas
day. The proceeds of this dance will
provide many Christmas dinners for
those who otherwise might have slim
fare then. Call your girl up now, if
the !ihe isn't busy, and tell her thai
you want her to go to that dance
with you. When she knows that it is
all in a good cause, it's q safe. ven
ture that she will call your bet.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1917-12-08
MERRY MILKMAIDS"
BY HIGH SCHOOL GLEE

Members of the high school glee
clubs are earnestly rehearsing for
their pretty little operetta, "The
Merry Milk Maids" which will be pre-
sented at the Elks hall at 500 o'clock
Friday evening, December IA.
This is a very clever, wholesome
presenta alton, consisting almost en-
tirely Of solos and choruses. There
are a number Of people in the high
school who possess unusual musical
talent and ability for solo work, while
the choruses also are expected to make
a very creditable showing. The rustic
setting is very unique. Music will be
furnished by the high school orchestra.
& One half the proceeds will go to
price is very low g good crowd is OK.
enterprise. ,.
Adult tickets for this production are
now on sale at Benzie's drug store.
The following is a list of the chief
characters, with choruses of merry
milkmaids and farmer lads:
The queen Edith Jessen.
Dorothy S !. . -..... Kathleen Flanagan
Monica, the fortune teller, Neva Duling
Ruth ]. Marguerite Lish
Ihe Judge Otis Lee
Farmer jim Werner Delaney
The Commodore .... Phineuss Singer
The Doctor ~. \. 1890. Victor Walton
Ihe Captain w ard Johnson
Two Jolly Farmers
Reginald Coffin, Michael Nc Ginley2
Two Dairy Maids z. -. Z. -. - Z. ..--
Catherine Eldred, Lucille Clark.
Juanita $685.. Blanche Flanagan
Margery .....- Z. .... Ruth Delaney
Maude 2. \. S. {. I. Pauline Singer
Alma -. =. q. q. g. =. 49, Ruth Wall
Fay Agnes Moe
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1917-12-08
TROOPS HAVE MOVED

Roy Butler is just in receipt of a
Sid Morrison, saying that the boys
very short time to Camp Merritt,
which is at Tenafly, N. j: George is
a member of Co. K and Sid is in the
hospital corps. Both are sergeants.
A wire received from Welland
Orchard Friday morning stated that
the boys had reached the new camp
but knew nothing of future move
ments. -
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1917-12-08
TELEPHONE EXTENDS LINES
Telephone subscribers are now ge

Telephone subscribers are now get
ting the benefit of extended service
ines in the county. A new line,
swenty-one miles in length, has just
been completed, extending southeast
through the Motley and Lehman ter
ritory. It is known as the RAIDER
Township Telephone Co. Two more
lines recently went in northwest of
steic. ikey cover eighteen miles Of
territory, running to New Hradec,
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1917-12-08
NEARLY A KAYO

During the jitney dance at The
armory Wednesday night Shorty
Hearl was laid out for awhile, the re-
suit of a: blow in the solar plexus ad-
ministered by Roy Peck. The boys
were doing a little shadow boxing in
fun and just as Roy landed, Willie
was taking a deep breath. He ''went
down with look of agony on his
face" but soon recovered. ,~. .a'-
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1917-12-08
NEW LEAGUE MEMBERS

Late recruits to the Loyalty League
are j. F. Brodie, Herman Britt, John
Barbeau, George Brown, w. G.
Crawford, Byron Crawford, H. A.
Diedrich, Andrew Erdahl, Cal. Litch
Nm. j. Noggle, G. A.. Nelson, Otis
Quinion, Pete RemilIong, j. f
Williamson, r. G. Hill.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1917-12-08
MASONIC DANCE

The regular Masonic dance will be
given in the temple on Saturday even
ing, to which all Masons, Eastern
Stars and their families are invited.
Music will be furnished by four
piece orchestra. Lunch will be served
at midnight.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1917-12-08
CAPT. BARKER RETURNING

Word reached the city this week
that Captain and Mrs. C. N. Barker.
are on their way home. Tt is prob,
able that the couple will stop over on
the way to visit friends.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1917-12-08

A new system of percentages will
have to be figured out with the new
arrangement and the presence of
eight teams in the field will allow Of
two divisions. The present standing
of the league is:
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-05-04
PROF. WILKIN
At Head of Public School at Shauck
That Prints Daily on Type
Writer Machine

The Democrat is in receipt of a
little typewriter copy of The Johns
vile School Daily from the school or
eX-Superintendent Wilkin, formerly
of the Celina public schools, now oc-
cupying a similar position at Shauck,
this state. 1t has for It's motto,
Think the truth, speak the truth,
act the truth" Pretty good one,
aye?
1t has been printed by the Johns
vile school ever since Mr.. Wilkin
went to Shauck some five years ago.
Under the head, The Message and
Arithmetic" the Ohio State Journal,
in editorial on recent issue, says
of the little school paper:
The louisville School Daily, pub
lished at Shauck, o., is before us. 1t
is a typewriter periodical, giving
in plain, unvarnished style the news
of the school, those absent, those just
returning from the measles and those
who succeeded finely in their recita-
tions. 1t is very encouraging and
pleasant paper. We should imagine
from it's modest talk they have fine
school out there. No school is a
first rate school that is full of boast
and vanity. We copy one paragraph
from the little paper, as follows:
"The time for the arithmetic les
son was taken to read the presidents
message to the Congress on April 3.
The school applauded heartily when
it was over and it was evident that
they were greatly benefited by the
presidents noble sentiments. 1t was
a good day in school and all seemed
to enjoy it. T."
A very good thing to do to drop
for spell, when anything
big in the world involving thought
and aspiration comes along. The
noble sentiments of that message are
more to the youth than percentage
and cube root. And they will help |
make his life grand.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-05-04
BIG PRICES WILL
DO The BUSINESS

Some farmers have selfish idea
that If they grow big crops the price
will decrease. Prices ought to de-
crease some. But the day of low
prices has gone by not to return.
This week in Columbus a potato
grower was offered a contract of so
q bushel for all the potatoes he could
grow and deliver next fall, with ten
per cent. cash payment as soon as the
seed was planted. The farmer refus-
ed to make the contract. He expects
more. Yet so a bushel for potatoes
is big pric. Mr.. Farmer can afford
to plant every acre he has on account
of fat prices. He need not be told
by somebody in a skyscraper to hoe
corn and potatoes in order to be pa
triotic. The Dollar is the bait and
We all know it.-Ottawa Sentinel.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-05-04
BEDELL and WILEY
Announced as Members of Board ID.
$. Il. for TwO-Year Terms by
Secretary of State

Secretary of State w. d. Fulton
last Saturday announced the names
of all members OF county boards of
elections holding two-year terms.
Thy went into Office on Tuesday, May
l. In all cases the men named were
In all cases the men named were
recommended by the controlling
county committees. Those named
for Mercer county were John j. Bed
ell, Democrat, of this city, and w. w.
Wiley, Republican, of Washington
township. Mr.. Bedell is new men,
ber of the local board succeeding
Chas. Creeden, of this city, while Mr.
Wiley is a re-appointee. The Board
must convene within fifteen days af-
ter the appointments, or before Mon
day, May IA, and organize by select
ing clerk and chief. The date of
the meeting has not as yet been fixed.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-05-04
THE OTHER SIDE

Rhea Weamer, through her attor.
neys, Myers & Myers, last Monday fill
ed suit against her husband, f. Gill
um Weamer, praying for divorce, al
imony and for a writ of habeas cor
pus for restoration of her nineteen
months old baby. Plaintiff AYERS
that they were married at Dayton in
October, 1914; that defendant has
called her vile and indecent names
and kicked her.
She also AYERS that on April 26,
1917, after defendant had told her to
take the baby and go to her home
and stay there, he followed her to
the depot and asked to take the baby
and kiss it good bye, and then took
the baby and ran away with it; plain
tiff further states that the child is too
young to be away from it's mother
and that she is entitled to the imme-
diate custody thereof, and that said
child, because of it's tender age could
not be properly cared for by defend
ant, and that the defendant has vul-
gar and vicious habits and is unfit to
be entrusted with the care and GUS
tody of said child.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-05-04
THE GRIM REAPER

Mrs. Elizabeth Trissel, aged n
years, died early Wednesday morning
at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
George Springer, in the Hawkins ad-
dition, West Logan street, following
an illness whic hdated back several
years ago when she sustained a stroke
of appopleXy.
Deceased was born in Germany, but
emigrated to this country when still
a young girl
Until coming to this city several
weeks ago she lived at Chattanooga,
at which place her husband died
about twenty years ago.
She is survived by two daughters
and one son-Mrs. George Springer,
of this city; Mrs. Margaret Gier, of
Montpelier, Ind, and Otto Trissel, of
Chattanooga. -.
Funeral services will be held this
morning at the Bethel U. B. church,
in Blackcreek township, with Rev.
Reitz in charge. The funeral cortege
will leave the Springer home at eight
o'clock.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-05-04
WIFI {
Seeks Divorce and Husband
Wants 5000 PIunks
From MOther-in-Law, who, He AL
leges, Says HI Things Of Him,
Relatives and Native Town.

f. G. Weamer, of Coldwater,
through his attorney p. E. Kenney,
last Friday filed an action aginst,
Laura McCune (his mother-in-law)
praying for damages in the sum Of
$4,000, which amount he claims be-
cause Of being wrongfully deprived
of the comfort, society and services
of his wife, Rhea McCune Weamer,
through the demeanor of her mother,
Laura McCune, the defendant, and
has been put to great trouble and ex-
pense and has suffered distress of
body and mind.
Plaintiff AYERS that he was married
September %, 1914 to Rhea McCune
and they lived happily together for
two years, until Laura McCune, the
mother of the plaintiffs wife, urged
Rhea McCune, to go back with her to
Dayton, the home of the defendant,
and told her daughter at various
times that the town of Coldwater,
where plaintiff and wife resided until
April 26, 1917, was nothing but "a
little Dutch town, five years behind
the times, populated with a lot of ig-
norant people" and that the Weam-
ers, meaning his, parents and rela-
times were nothing but trash; that
the plaintiff was nothing but a poor
boob and was not making sufficient
money to give his said wife as good a
time as she ought to have and if she
would go back to Dayton, she could
have a good time and live again.
That by conduct and interference,
her constant disparagement of plain
tiff, the mind of the plaintiffs wife
has been poisoned against him and |
she has been led by all such dispar-
agement and by all said persuasion |
of defendant to depart from plaintiff's S |
home and go along with the defend
ant, and thereby wrong the plaintiff.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-05-04
A Call to Arms at the Fort

and every precaution must be taken
to avoid such conditions.
National and State officials are los
ing no time in preparing to forstall
any unprecedented conditions
Fields will be titled to the limit and
home gardening urged and encourag-
ed in every community. Every town
ship in this and other states will
have an organization whose duty it
will be to aid the farmer and garden
er in his difficulties. Labor will be
secured for the farmer in preference
to the manufacturer; freight ship
ments of seeds, fertilizer and farm
implements will be given preference
to other shipments; and aid in secur-
ing seed will be given to those who
have difficulty in procuring suf1-
cient supply. ?
Get together and organization
meetings will be held in different
cities and towns and every effort will
be bent to prevent most disastrous
shortage in the food supply of the
nation.
The Ohio Branch Council of Ma
tional Defense has chosen Fort Re-
covery and will hold a mass meeting
at that place Friday evening, May IL,
at the Opera House at 1880. L. ].
Taber and other State Speakers will
outline the situation and plans for
producing the largest crops in the
history Of the country
1t is the duty of everyone to at
tend this meeting. All patriotic
men and women cannot enlist in the
army or navy. Above other things
food must be produced and every per-
son who aids in this work is doing
his country service.
Attend this meeting and show your
willingness to help ward off one of
the greatest Of crises that has ever
confronted the Nation.
ORGANIZATION OF OHIO BRANCH
OF NATIONAL DEFENSE
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-05-04

The eyes of the world are on the
United States and focused upon the
backbone of this country-The Amer
lean Farmer.
The prevailing high prices for
grain and foodstuffs have never been
equalled and the present outlook is
that prices will soar yet higher.
Every country in Europe has been
placed on food rations to make a
scanty supply last until the 1917
crop is harvested. Little can now be
done to increase the wneat crop of
the present year, but opportunity to
increase the other crops is now at
hand.
Several of the largest countries of
Europe now depend upon the United
States for food. They must be sup
piled. The appeals of starving hu-
manity cannot go unheeded and mill
tary reasons render food embargo
impossible. If the United States
produces no more foodstuffs than last
year, situation such as modern men
have never dreamed OF will be the
result. The power of the mighty
dollar will not procure food for
there will be no supply from which
to draw.
Picture in your mind the conditions
in our cities if food supplies become
more scarce or more expensive than
at the present time. There are lin
its to the advance in wages, but ev-
en- though they be doubled or treb-
led it cannot add to the supply of
grain, potatoes or vegetables by a
single bushel, after the growing sea-
son is over. Increases in, wages will
bring increases in the cost of manu-
factured products and together with
the scarcity of life's most urgent nee
essity--food-conditions may ensue
which the mind of man cannot at the
present time comprehend.
The country is aroused to the peril
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-05-04
MANY
New Pupils Are Coming to Celina
Aviation SchOOl-GrOwing in
Popularity

Nation wide fame is being secured
by the Celina School of Aviation and
pupils from all parts of the state anG
country are being enrolled.
Among the latest pupils enrolled
are Henry Wong, Chinaman; Lee
Crawford, New York; William B.
Brown, former automobile pilot OF
the a-DePalma-Aiken type; Har-
ry Shaw and E. A. Hillery, of Oklaho-
ma City.
The new plane sheds at the Avia-
ton field, two miles north of town,
have been completed and there will
soon be three machines in operation.
Flights may be looked for some time
tomorrow or the first of the week.
At presnt Aviator Billy Brock and his
aids are very busy getting the mach
ines in readiness and imparting the
first stages of instruction to the pu-
pills who are receiving the benefit of
an aeroplane in the making and are
thus made familiar with all the parts
and workings.
Manager Beam has secured Charles
King, former superintendent of one
of the departments of the Thomas
Aeroplane Co., at Ithaca, New York,
who will be in charge of the aviation
field, and will assist in repairs and
the setting up of the new machines.
Mr.. Beam says that communica-
tion from the War Department at
Washington promises an allotment of
army officers as soon as the matter of
the number of pupils to be assigned
to civilian training schools is deter
mined upon.
Celina and vicinity are very for
tunate in having school of nation
wide reputation located here, and the
citizens of this city should take it
unto themselves to be untiring boost
ers for B. Ward Beam and his School
of Aviation.
Mr.. Beam has secured the booking
of the free attractions at the big
centennial in Lima, sometime in Aug
ust, at which time he will present
Aviator Billy Brock in his exhibition
flying
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-05-04
HystericaL Economy

effects of the present stress in so
many countries of the old world is
that it is educating so many well.
to-do people in this country to give
as they never have given before to
relieve suffering throughout the
world. This is helping to enlarge
the individual outlook, and to
teach those who needed to be
taught the joy of giving on a gen.
erous scale.
The universal generosity and fell
low-feeling created by the war is one
of it's finest by-products. 1t is help
ing to destroy our own social auto.
cracy and establishing the sway of
good will among men. Sacrifice is
the surest guarantee of the nobility
of life,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-05-04
frs
Annual Field and Track Meet
of County Schools
VIII He Held at FAIR Grounds Next
Fridry - AII-Day Program
Has Been Arranged.

The first annual Field Day and
Track meet of the Mercer County
schools will be held at the Fair
Grounds, Celina, Friday, May IL, be-
ginning at about ten o'clock.
The program for the grade schools
will be given in the forenoon and for
the high school in the afternoon.
The list of events for the day will
include shot put, board and high
jump; hop, step and jump; races of
various kinds, including sack race;
ball throwing, nail-driving, tug-of-
war, and various other contests and
games.
A ball game will be played for the
championship Of the county.
The Boys Band of Celina will fur
nish good music.
Suitable prizes will be awarded to
the winners, both as individuals and
as schools.
The object of the meeting is to
bring home interests and school in
terests more closely together, and to
promote pure, wholesome amateur
athletics in our schools.
The schools that are still in ses-
sion will be dismissed to attend the
A very cordial invitation is extend
ed to the general public. Come and
spend day in the interests of the
schools. You will enjoy the day and
the children will be delighted.
S. COTTERMAN,
County Superintendent.