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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-03
Mrs. Anna Mason.

Mrs. Anna Mason, 1920 Fifth
and-a-half avenue, died last even
ing in a Moline hospital, after
four weeks illn ass. Anna Nor
berg was born Dec. S, 1863, in
Sweden. At the age of IS she
came to this country She was
married to Charles Mason of Ke-
vance. at Galva, % years ago To
this union were born two children,
Edwin w. Mason, Rock Island, and
Mrs. Bernard Johnson, Moline. who
survive her, with three brothers,
Swan and John. Chicago. and Nels
of Kewanee, and two sisters, Mrs.
Betty Sorenson, Chicago, and Mrs.
Hannah Olson, Kewanee. She al
so leaves a large host of friends.
Funeral services will be held at
2:30 tomorrow afternoon from the
Esterdell chapel, Moline. Rev
Alfred Lindberg will officiate. The
remains will be taken to Kewanee,
where services will be held at $50
Friday afternoon at the home Of
her sister, Mrs. Hannah Olson. In
terment will be in the Pleasant
View cemetery there.
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y About 120 laborers at Sill O
= yis shops, dissatisfied with the G.
= Sum they had received as the O
. increase allowed them for the O
. months of January. walked out Q
- at noon today. The checks, O
= which they received yesterday. Q
= were mailed back to Washing O
- ton. None of the skilled help o
= IN the plant is affected. O
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-03
LOCAL YOUTH IS
FINED FOR THEFT
OF TOURING CAR

Elmer Bell. Rock Island youth
arrested for stealing a touring car
Ton the Horst & Strieter garage
shere he was employed, was to-
say fined 500 by Judge Nels' A.
larson in county court, and re
tased without bond. He was also
gwen one day IN county Jail.
His fine is 10 be paid on weekly
installments. The firm refused to
Prosecute.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-03

All the news all the time-The
Argus.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-07-20
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORSRO ROAD
CONSTRUCTION WORK.

Notice Is hereby given, that the Board
of County Commissioners OF Beltrami
county, will, sat-2 o'clock r. M, on the
13th day of August, 1918, at the court
house in the City of Bemidji. Minneso-
ia. receive and open bids on the follow
County Road No. 122, Job No. ii t
& Clearing and grubbing between Sec
lions is, Il, and IS, %, Town 15s, Range
State Rural Highway So. Job 1877
& Clearing, grabbing, ditching, excavA-
ton, corduroy and surfacing between
Sections 13 and g, Township 149, Range
County Road No 40, Job 1880
Earth approaches to County Bridge
No. 46, between sections rs and ~,
County Road No. 124 Job 1 SO p \
/ " Making, earth fill between Sections
Il and 6, Township 1885, Ranges 30 and
81, and Sections So and 81. rs and 80.
"a and 10, Township 100, Ranges 80 and
Plans and specifications can be OBJ
tanned at the office of the County High
\: All BIDS must be accompanied by a
certified check, or cash, for at least
Ave per cent Is % J of the amount Of the
bid, as a guarante eSof good faith on the
part of the bidder. and the successful
bidder must be prepared to enter INTO
la good and sufficient bond 4 for the
faithful performance Of the contract:
All bids must be plainly marked with
the number Of the road and the Job
! d Bemidji. MINI, july il. 1918:
j. T. GEORGE,
sa.a1 Ia1Y s - ,S 1- 80 r sSs
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NOTICE OF HEARING UPON PETI-
TON OF FREEHOLDER. .sE

Whereas, a petition signed by Victor
A. Carlson, a freeholder Of School Dis
trtict No. SO, in this county, represent
ing that he is the owner of the follow.
ing described lands, situated in said
District, to-wit: SWA of the sen, Sec
ton 36-146-33, and asking that his
said lands may be set off from said dis
:trict No. SO to District No: 80, for the
reason that transportation is more con-
yenient to District No. 80, and the school
is better; Also has 80 acres of land al
ready which will belong to District No.
SO after consolidation, District No. 80
being in Hubbard County, has been pre-
scented to the County Board of Beltramf
County,; and asking that his said lands
may be set off from said District No.
SO to said District No. 80, and the said
Board has appointed a. time and place
for hearing thereon. Therefore, 90
Is hereby given that said petition will
be heard by said Board, at session
thereof, commencing on the l4th day
of August, A. D. 1918, at $3.50 o'clock
in the afternoon, at the office Of the
County Auditor in the city of Bemidji,
in said county, at which time and place
the said Board will hear the evidence
and the arguments of all persons in
terested, for or against granting the
PRAYER of the petitioner.
Dated at Bemidji, Minn.y July 9Th,
BY. order of the County Board
~ J. l.. GEORGE,
- County Auditor and
Ex-Officio Clerk of Board
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and credits of District No. 107 be equal
ly divided with the new district No. 70.
Carried. - Z. =
The petition of M. H. Hitchings, ct al,
praying for a re-survey OF Section So-
5000, came up for hearing. 1t was
moved by Lennon, seconded by Ell1s'
that r. K. Bliler be appointed as en-
gineer and time of survey set Tor july
29th. Carried. ~. :.
The petition of Andrew J. Helget, ct
al, praying for a re-survey OF Section
S-i49-3O, came up for hearing. 1t was
moved by Lennon, seconded by Ellis
that R. K Bliler be appointed as en-
gineer and time of survey be set LOT
July 22nd. Carried.
The petition of Theo. Maesse, ct Al
praying for a re-survey Of Section zS-
5000, came up for hearing. II Was
moved by Lennon, seconded by Elns'
that r, X. Bliler be appointed survey
or, and time of survey set for July 24tn.
Carried. -.
It was moved by Hayes. seconded by
Ellis, that the highway engineer be IN
structed to do the hand ditching on
State Road No. 3, between Sections u
and 13-146-34, by force account, cost not
to exceed % cents per yard. carried
It was moved, seconded and carried
to recommend the following appl1ca,,
tions for cancellation. abatement and
refundment of taxes to the Minnesota
Tax Commission: a~g
County Auditor %, Minnie Jennongs,
F., J, Putt, st. Phillips Church.
Moved, seconded and carried to re-
tect the petition of Leroy E. Holmgren,
asking for refundment on account of
paying on the wrong description OF
land.
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NOTICE OF HEARING UPON PETIT
> :. ..-l TTON OF FREEHOLDER.

Whereas, petition signed by JOS
Hampl, a freeholders of School Distr1ct
No. AZ, in this county, representing that
he is the owner Of the following DE-
scribed lands, situated in said D1sLrlct,
to- wit: NEA of NWA and SWA MA
Section %, and the NEA NEA, SWA
NEK, and SEA NEA Section 70, Town
of Hagali, (14s-32), and that his lands
mavshs set off from said District No. AZ.
70 HDistrict No AZ, for the reason that
there is a higher grade school and bet
ter Accommodations, one child too Tar
advanced to go to common SchooI, mas
been presented to the County Board of
Reltrami county; and asking that his
said lands may be set off from said Dis
trjct No, AZ, to said District No. As, and
the said Board has appointed time
and place for hearing thereon. There
fore se-.-.
= Notice
Is hereby given that said petition will
be heard by said Board, at a session
thereof, comm encing on the 14th day of
August, A. D., 1918, at 3:15 o'clock in
the afternoon, at the office of the Coun-
ty auditor in the city of Bemidji, in said
county. at which time and place the said
Board will hear the evidence and the
arguments of all persons interested, for
or against granting the prayer of the
petitioner.
1918.
J. L. GEORGE,
County Auditor and
49,. Ex-Officio Clerk Of Board,
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NOTICE OF HEARING ON PETITION
FOR FORMATION OF NEW 3IaS


=
petition has been fled
with the County Board Of the county of
Beltrami, with the approval of the
County Superintendent Of Schools of
said county endorsed thereon, signed
and acknowledged by a majority of the
freeho1ders who reside in the proposed
new district herein described, and who
are entitled to vote at school meetings
In their respective districts, and duly
verified by the affidavit of one of the
residents of said proposed new district,
praying for the organization of a new
school district out Of the territory here
Half (Sections 10 to 49, inclusive) of
the Township of Big Grass (158-38), and
the said County Board have appointed
time and place for a hearing upon said
petition as by, law required;
Now, therefore.
* 8 u IL. X s.. Notice ;st:s = I, Z
Is hereby given, that hearing upon
said petition will be had at a meeting OF
the. said Board, commencing upon the
14th day Of August, A. ID. 1913. at 2:OO
o'clock in the afternoon of said day, at
the office of the County Auditor In the
city OF Bemidji, in said county, at which
time and place the said County Board
will hear arguments Of all persons In
tterested, for or against the proposed
organization of said new school dis:
trict. - e,i5. e. * = Z -.
Dated at Bemidji, MIMI, this 8th day
a. By order Of the County Board,
= of Beltrami County, MINI.
( :, s seIg2 go BY J. l.. GEORGE,
49, Z" * ~. County Auditor,
- and ex-officio Clerk of Board.
/ 1890 (S4)
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:NoTICE DC s SURVEYS I!,I

81 Notice is hereby given, that the petit
ton of tax payers Of Section Thirty
;(30), Township One Hundred Fifty,
the county of Beltrami, State. of Min
nesota, asking that the County Board
of said county shall cause to be -sur-
ton and property lines pertaining to
said sections, has been duly granted by
said Board, and that r. x. Bliler, COun-s
ty Surveyor has been appointed to
make such survey, commencing July
29th, 918. S 81, 50 n
BY order of the County Board OF Bel
trami county, MINI.
Dated this 9th day Of July, 1918.
.5&;t j. u. GEORGE,
#S County Auditor. 8
(29-3O(29) z@$# 80 4 Y -F E1.3 ss,5 ss
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]. .lN,,0,l],,TlIGE or su.RlYEY y

Notice is hereby given; that the petit
ton Of tax payers Of Section Eight o.,
One Hundred Forty-ntnea
the county Of Beltrami, State Of Mime
sofa, asking that the County Board Of
said county shall cause to. be surveyed.
located and staked out all section: and
ton, has been duly granted by said
Board, and that r. K, Bliler. county
surveyor, has been appointed to make
such survey, commencing July 22nd,
1918. -fS IT, istE h; ss83.ss
BY order Of the County Board of Bel
trami County, Mimi. IN 5s%qt,.y..s y5 II +
Dated this 9Th day of July, J918.
: /, J. L.. GEORGE 4
n: BIT e. County Auditor
,29-3O(28) Ill = 3 2 E :. Iss5
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Official Proceedings Of the Board Of
County O Commissioners in Regular
Semi-Annual Session July 9th.
1918. {.
CONTINUED from mage three)

cd township 146-31,s praying for the es,
$tabiishment OF q voting precinct in said
town, was presented. !, !,
& 1t was moved by Ellis, seconded ~
HAYES. that an election district be es-
tabiished in the Unorganized Town i46-
81. with voting place at the Sl I'VE
Lake Schoolhouse, and that Il: -, B4 "a
iiis3ees Of election, and c. III. Allender,
~. III. Davis and Edward Rafferty, Pc
appointed clerks Of election Of said DIS
sft The nation Of W. II. Garrison, ct al,
prayir1E; for q re-survey of Sec: 31-15
was presented. It was moved py Ei ms
second ed by Lennon, that hearing pc SET
for August 14th, at 3:45 M - Sa s.
1ried. La 81 al.
journ to $3.50 A.. NJ, Tuesday. July stn'
b Board met at $3.50 A. NJ, July 9Th. as
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per adjournment. with all members
n The list Of uncollected Personal Prop
erty taxes for the year 1917,a was ae,
iiyered BY the County Treasurer, an y
after due elaboration the Board maze
the following report: . " I, s.. u =,
Renort Of, the Board of County Commls-
sioners OF the County OF Beitrami;
AZ state OF Minnesota, on UncolAeclsu
Personal Property Taxes Tor the year.
l & - - Bemidji, Minnesota.
Re Il known, that the Board Of County
commissioners Of Beltrami County:
minnesota, did meet in session on alne
9th day 81 July, 1918, the same be9ng3
the first session Of said Board AFTER. the
10th day Of June, 1918; that at SAID SEES
sion the County Treasurer Of said coun..
ty delivered to said Board the list q
personal property taxes Ior.
the year 1917, together with his certl,
ficate thereon as REQUIRED by law; a .1ia
that at said session the said board dld
duly consider said list of uncoltected
taxes. and did cancel such taxes as Iney
are satisfied cannot be collected. Iha1
the following is a correct list OF said
uncollected personal property taxes n
said county for the year OF 1917, as SO
revised by said Board. to-Wit. ii f
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Confined next week.
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p. ]. Brady, Angle
Joe Gibbon, Jr., Al
Oswald, Lawrence,
Anderson, Harvey,
Sorenson, Jens r.
Jacobellis, Vite, Eut
Mitchell, F. G.. Eue
Urban, J. c., Euge
Studley, Chas., Fro
Seyerans, George, g
Husher, Olof, Gudrl
johnson, Sig, Gudr;
international Lbr. !!
Johnston & Baum,
SDaalback, Oscar, Is
Hill & Madison, Ke
iOleson, p, Langor
Elk, Mills, Lee ........-.-.
Grand, Ale, Lee 1850;
Miller, Dave. Libert
Wright, Wesley, Lib
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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-08-22
NO GERMAN

The executive committee of the
State Council of Defense has decided
to make no modification of the Coun-
Gil Orders No. 4 and No. 10, both re-
stricting the use of the German lam
guage in South Dakota. That part of
Order No. 4 regarding the issuance of
permits for using the German lam
guage under certain conditions for
holding religious services has been
considered by the executive commit
tee and it has been decided that where
every part of the church services, in
Guiding the sermon, ritual, prayers,
songs, scripture readings and re-
sponses. is carried out in the English
language, the minister may be per-
mitted to give a Is minute resume of
his sermon in the German language
for the benefit of the old people who
are unable to fully understand the
English language.
The permission for such, however,
will be granted only after the loyalty
Of the minister has been attested to
by the authorities of the community
in which he breaches and by the ex-
ecutive committee Of the county coun-
ell in the county in which his church
is located.
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ed. militarists and all, before we come
home. There is a French postcard
which shows two tired, weary poilus
standing knee deep in the mud of the
trenches. One says, IF they only hold
out" The other y Who He
answers, THE civilians" And it ex-
presses exactly the feeling one gets
when we read in the papers from home
lengthy trials for the pro-boche, of
suspects being informed, of debates in
the senate as to whether a pro-boche
society shall have it's charter with
drawn. What does America near by
it? Where is the blood in America ?
God help us if this pussyfooting goes
on. Why doesn't America kill as the
b0che has killed?
Go over the first line hospital where
| just have been and see what | have
seen-a great big boy all torn and dis
figured by a boche shell, and l help
him, guiding his hand as he writes a
goodby to his sweetheart, and he, mind
you, he tells her that God will bring
them together again. Or again, a
young American. only 81, his side and
arm all shot away, getting me to write
to his mother. and almost the last
thing he can say is, Chaplain, she
won't suffer; she'll be taken care of
because | took out my full insurance"
Or hold the head of a young ambu-
lance driver only 10 as he sobs out
his life, crying for his mother as you
lonely-and then talk about terms
with the boche! Never until we have
taken an eye for an eye and a tooth
for a tooth. 1t is American blood that
is flowing now, and God grant that it
may give America some strength to
realize what we are up against.
To talk of terms until the boche is
exterminated is to league with satan
for a corner in hell. Privations, sac.
rifices-what can you do at home to
compare with what these men of ours
are doing over here? Meatless days,
wheatless days, sugarless days, good
women knitting, benefits for the Red
Cross, or all your social diversions
with a charitable object sandwiched
in-you are home, you are warm, you
are with your friends. But here-no
n you have v e seen before, all
strangers. The damned boche is try
ing to get the hospital and the bed
on which lies what they left. And
they are all young, that's the wrench;
and they are going out while the thing
hangs in the balance. And all that
you can do and hat | can do, besides
praying for them, is to see that they
have not died in vain. We can do this
not through wheatless and meatless
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GETS GOVERNING N JOB

Mrs. Florence Ashbaugh, who in
company with her sister-in-law, Mrs.
Phil Severson, went to Philadelphia
to get positions and help out in the
work while their husbands were
in the army. has been appointed to a
responsible place in Washington. Be-
fore leaving she took the civil service
examination, and soon after her ar
rival In the east was offered a posi-
ton at the Hog Island Ship Yards with
a fine salary. Just as she was about
to accept this latter, she was advised
of her Washington appointment and
left at n c to take up her work.
Mrs. Severson has also obtained a
good position in the east and both
of the young women will be where
they can see their husbands occasion
ally and still be working to help win
the fight.
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den and son 1t the homes of Mrs.
Harden's sisters, Mrs. G.. F. Thayer
and Mrs. j. A. Colgrove. Mr.. Harden
a. formerly one of the publishers Of
the Individual at Bookings and is
now a successful farmer near Lane,
Jerrauld county.
DR.. Hansen wants the Register to
warn all property owners to be care
full in the trimming of their trees.
Saving the limbs so hat they silver
off and destroy the bark not only in
jures the tree, but makes it unsightly.
While June is the proper tree trim
ming month, many are doing it at this
season and need this warning.
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SOCIETY NEWS


This department Is edited by Mrs. Ria l.
liegler and anyone having social news Of
interest will confer a favor on the Register
by 'phoning Mrs Ziegler. 3l6.
Rcception-Friday afternoon Mrs.
w. L. Purdy gave an informal recep-
ton at her home to a number Of the
ladies of the city, in honor of the Mes
danes Ender, Mrs. Anna LaGrave and
Mrs. Chas. E. LaGrave. The rooms
were tastefully decorated and well
chosen refreshments were served the
guests. 1t was a charming occasion,
thoughtfully planned, to give many of
her former friends an opportunity to
meet Mrs. f. S. Ender.
Dancing Party-Monday evening of
this week DR.. and Mrs. A. A. Harris
gave a small dancing party at their
home in honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed.
mund S. Ender, to which a number
OF their former acquaintances were
invited. The evening was a very en-
joyable occasio. for those present.
Dinner-Dr. and Mrs. L.. G. Borst
entertained a small number of friends
at dinner Friday noon, in honor of
Mr.. and Mrs. e. S. Ender.
luncheon-Mr. and Mrs. Van ID.
Fishback gave a small luncheon a
ty Monday at noon, to which Mr.. and
Mrs. E. S. Ender of Mortified, Mimi,
were the guests of honor to meet
friends.
Informal Party-Monday afternoon
Mrs. E. c. Dokken- gave an informal
party at her residence to which TWEEN
ty-two young ladies were invited to
meet her nieces, the Misses Florence
and Gladys Johnson. of st. Paul.
Dainty refreshments we're served and
music was part of the entertainment
to while away the time.
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been found at all. A small hos
pital that was conducted in the Sec
ond story Of the brick bank building
was wiped out. a patient, nurse and
visitor all killed. Doctors Miller,
Stoll. Green, Gulbrandsen and Law.
renee We're the Brookings physicians
who responded to the call last even
ing and the firemen who went down
were commanded by Chief C. E. Sor.
enson. A better and fuller account of
the disaster will be obtainable when
a more careful and complete investi.
cation Of the scene and surroundings
Is made. but the above seems to be
the best synopsis of the facts that can
be obtained at the time of going to
press this morning. But It Is certain
that all of the business; activities Of
the town r wiped out and many peo-
have lost their property. in addi-
ton to the loss of their loved ones.
It b about - complete . wreck Of .
town ~ could be accomplished. even
~ that worst Of d~sssroyers. . tornado.
Al Al the stores end stocks Of food
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voLcA

From the Tribune:
Mrs. c. Mannerud has been enjoy
ing a visit from three Of her children
this Week.-Mrs. Mannerud of Mime
apolis. Mrs. Peterson of Sioux Falls,
and Mrs. Hanson of Sioux City. Mr..
Mannerud and Mrs. Peterson have re-
turned home but Mrs. Hanson re-
manned for a longer visit.
T. X. Wilson received a wire ON Fri.
day that his daughter Gertrude, who
Is visiting with her mother and other
at Okee. Wisconsin. IL worse
and for him to come at once. Mr.,
Wilson Immediately left on the night
train to be with his family. Gertrude
has not been well for some time. be-
ing III with . nervous trouble which
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udys' sood as they may be, but by get.
ting rid of much of the mawkisbness
IN America, because it is still in the
sentimental stage of the war-and
getting some of the spirit of France
and England who, praise God. have
passed the sentimental stage and got
down to brass tacks. The sooner
America does the same the sooner
shall she feel easier as to the outcome
we must get harder-the kind of
hardness that our dear Lord showed
when he set his face steadfastly TO-
ward Jerusalem; the kind of hardness
that saw clearly all the suffering ahead
and met it unfinchingly, yes, greeted
1t and grasped it as the very end and
aim of life. And it is ONLY when YOU
in America are ready and eager to
suffer and to accept suffering as the
source of strength and the inspiration
and end Of national life-then, and
then only, can we have hope of win
ming the war; then, and then only, can
we feel that America is ready to stand
fast, to pay the cost-and be worthy
of he victory.
When o are out on a shell swept
hill and the shells are going by like
bats out of hell, as the soldiers say.
and it's dark as the grave, and every
man. God bless him, stands strong and
true, camoufaging all his own feelings
for your sake and for the sake of what
he has back home-meatless days and
wheatless days and Liberty bond CAM
paigns seem cheap as your support of
him in such an hour. These are all
necessary, ] know, but they're only a
beginning and such a small beginning.
We who think over here now that
America is on the eve of it's passion,
and We trust those who think and lead
in America to sound the depths that
are ahead; and as the Son of God con-
quered through the cross, so in our
own way we shall be victorious only
through the strength that comes by
suffering. l am afraid you will think
| am an idealist, or something worse,
or that l have turned this letter into
a sermon; but one feels the awful
weight of it, and longs for the power
to convince others of the tremendous
work that lies ahead. l feel so help
less when l begin to write about things
over here, like a dumb man longing
to speak-but perhaps you can read
between the lines and understand
what | have put so badly.