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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-07

Swedish Methodist church al
Twelfth and Concert streest f. j.
Swanson. pastor.-Sunday school at
$50 a. m. League meeting after
Sunday school No other service dur
ing the Sabbath.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-07

SiO faANCA 1HS s1luoultc-
ment that the so called socialist party.
together with its leaders and its prop
agandists, are accused of sedition is
an encouraging indication that a
sharp line Is to be drawn at this crit
ical period in American history be-
tween loyal citizens and disIoyal con-
spirators.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-01-24

LEWIS E. MILLER,
Teacher.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-01-24

was improving in health, but Monday
she received word that her sister was
dead. She could not leave as Mr..
German is very sick.
Mrs. A. NJ. Britts and daughter,
Dorothy, and Mrs. Walter Krick re-
turned from their Minnesota trip
Tuesday night. They were accompa-
MED as far as Bismarck by their
brother, who entered one of the hos
pitals there. They report him
somewhat improved in health.
Mrs. Horgenbeck and Miss Cornelia
Greve were up from Strasburg Fri
day evening. They brought up the
chapter of the American Red Cross
had finished so as to get them in the
Linton shipment to National Head
quarters.
Patients who have recently under
gone surgical treatment at the VOL
verton Hospital are: Lena Sauttcr
and Ferd Vossler, of Linton; Peter v.
Wolf, of Westield; Andreas Sheper-
sky, of Temvik; Mrs. John Schenken-
berger, of Linton; and Mrs. .Adamson,
of Omio.
The Income Tax officer who is at
the Court House this week is about
the busiest man in town and it all
goes to prove that people in Emmons
county are making money. If you
are single and have an income of over
thousand dollars q year, or mar.
/ ried man and have an income of over
two thousand dollars year it will
be to your advantage to call and
see this, tax officer. You will fine
him in Judge Carley's Office until the
.31st of this month.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-01-24

School work resumed on Jan. 81
Wednesday,.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-01-24
CI1Y SCHOOL NOTES

Darel Brown entered the Brownie
class last Tuesday
Clark Gillespie has returned to
school after an absence of two weeks.
Katie Hager, of the A-first grade,
was absent Friday on account Of ILL.,
ness.
Fifteen primary children received
the perfect attendance certificate for
the school month of December.
Emil Quashnick was absent from
school last week.
Three more young people of the
sixth grade gave interesting talks last
week for opening exercises. They
were Laura Kyes, Martha Vossle- and
John Krieg.
Adam Vossler is on the sick list this
week.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-01-24
YOU ARE WELCOME
1t the
M e Church

Sunday School at 1890 a. m.
Come next Sunday and help us
reach our present GOAL of 100.
Epworth League ut GAS p. m.
Come next Sunday asi join the fire
crowd of Young people at the Epworth
League meetings.
Evening Worship at 1880.
Human Weakness-Divine Help
will be the subject of the sermon.
Good insrh ational music. Come once
and you will come again.
Prayer Meeting every Wednesday
evening at 700.
Your attendance is needed at the
prayer service. This church is the
strangers friend. If you are without
church home. come to the church
Everybody's Friendly
S. M. SWANEY, Pastor.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-01-24
NOTES FROM THE RED CROSS
ROOM. LINTON
BRANCH,

The Red Cross Room has been busy
the past week. The knitters and
sewers respond nobly to the hurry-up
call for completed work for this
weeks consignment to Division Head
quarters. AS result AZ sweaters,
rs pairs of socks, 8 scarfs, z pairs
wristlsts, one helmet, rs hospital bed
shirts, II suits pajamas, nine conval-
cscent robes, % pairs bed socks, IL
knitted wash cloths and pillows have
been turned over to Emmons County
Chapter for shipment
Mrs. C.. Backhaus ho.cs the record
for knitting, having completed four
sweaters in less than two weeks
Mrs. Lester Briggle won the sewing
honors by completing twelve hospital
bed shirts in six days.
A new shipment of so pounds of
yarn came to the Red Cross Room
Jan. 18th. More than half of it was
distributed in less than two days after
it's arrival. SO pounds of yarn costs
$115 90, and another so pounds is
needed at once to keep the knitters at
work. Materials for hospital and
refugee garments are also needed
The women have shown themselves
willing to sacrifice their time to help
win the war and alleviate the suffer-
ing in France. Who is willing to
help buy the necessary materials?
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-01-24
SCHOOL NOTES
Jan. Is, 1918. School No. 2.

School work resumed on Jan. Sd,
Wednesday,.
Those who received a mark of over
IS per cent were: Pauline Kraft, Tony
Hagel, Joe Kraft, Christina Schwab,
Ja'Sob Hagcl, Joe Kramer, Helen
Kramer, Thresa Kraft, Elizabeth
Kramer, Elizabeth Schneider, Katie
Kraft.
Those to receive a one-month per-
feet attendance certificates were: Jack
Hagel, Paulina Kraft, Kat. zine
Kraft, Thresa Kraft.
Although for this week we have
had "a cases of absentees and 10 tar
illnesses.
Owing to the severe snow storm
and blizzard Of Wednesday, the teach
er was obliged to spend the entire
day alone in the school house, and
also the night, being unable to reach
the G. Kraft home through the wind
and snow.
Thursday we had our coal bin filled
with about a ton and one-half of coal,
Mr.. Ebach hauling same from Stras-
burg.
We received Monday from Mr..
Briggle, county superintendent. a
large assortment of literature per
tanning to the Uses of Corn Meal, of
Oatmeal and a copy of the Meatless
and ,Wheatless Days we are requested
to observe. Also number of pamrh-
let's on the "Care of the Teeth and
Whyfore."
Several of us have so far taken up
our Thrift Cards, but none have so
far reported theirs. being filled.
No work has been done so far on
our new school house. The carpen-
tiers are awaiting better weather
Here's hoping we have it soon.
We are anticipating Basket Social
which, if the weather permits, will be
held on Friday evening at school
house No. 2. Program by school.
Prize will be given for best decorat-
ed basket. Everybody is cordially in
vited.
Yours,
LEWIS E. MILLER,
Teacher.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-01-24

G.. A. Schatz, of Temvik, trans
acted business at the County Seat
on Thursday Of last week.
John Yer Hoven, of Hull, is i'll Of
pneumonia. DIR Wolverton was called
to see him Monday night.
Andrew Lipp and family, of Stras.
burg, were up on Linton Tuesday hav-
ing some dental work done.
Masquerade Dance, February 18th,
at the Linton Opera House, by the
Linton Boys Band. Adv.
Jean Van Dyk, of Herreid, S. Oak,
arrived in town TODAY to spend te~
days with her many frienus.
C. C. Becker returned home to Ash
ley, Wednesday, after spending the
week with the Heinrich family.
Mrs. John Wolf, of Westfield, was
seriously ill last Saturday and Sun
day, but is now much improved.
E. D. Putnam, of Pollock. was
transacting business at the County
Seat the first part of the week.
DR.. Wolverton spent last Friday in
Hague, Saturday in Strasburg and
Westfeld on professional business.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Brokofsky
spent few days this week visiting
with Mrs. Brokofsky's parents at
| iceland.
The little daughter of Peter HUM,
of Hague, is suffering from diphtheria,
as is also little Barbara Scherr, of
Strasburg.
Scott Cameron has been appointed
chairman of the Liberty Loan for
Emmons county, Geo. Lenhart, of
Hazelton, having resigned.
George Backhaus. of Pollock, visit
ed over Sunday with friends and rel
atives. He returned home Monday,
accompanied by Mrs. Dockter.
A. P. Seymour, of Pollock, was in
town Tuesday transacting business
with the Income Tax Collector, who is
at the Court House this week.
H. A. Thoreson and wife left
Wednesday rorninr for visit with
relatives at Des Moines, Iowa. They
will also visit at Camp Dodge.
Vincent Shier is here on furlough
from Camp Dodge. He arrived Tues
day nieht, and will visit with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Pete Shier.
Carrot Van der Vorste and John
Van der Vorste, Jr., of Westfield
were transacting business at the
County Seat on Tuesday of this week
The Omio ranch of the Red Cross
will give basket social at the j. H.
Jennings home for the benefit of the
Red Cross, Friday evening, Jan. 25th
4 Mr.. and Mrs. Richardson return.
ed home from Camp Dodge Thursday
evening of last week, where they have
been visiting with their son, Dan
who was seriously sick. They report
him much improved in health.
Master Carl Mcdonald, grandson Of
Mrs. Anna Bates, deserves specia
mention in the Red Cross work, h:v
ing knit and turned in a perfect
sweater to be shipped with the rest
of the goods. Carl is only 8 year.
old.
Lester Schlangen who joined tn
colors at Minneapolis last week, wa,
sent to Florida where he will go to al
aviation school. The other two boys
Glen Schlangen and Albert Tough di,
not join, and returned home, Monda!
.. evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Corwine left TO
, Springfield, III. Monday, where Mr.
Corwine's father is seriously i'll
Donald Paul, of Greenway, S. D.
and Mrs. H. E. Paul, of Bismarcl
/ are taking their place at the depo
while they are away.
Mrs. j. C. German returned fron
, Aberdeen, Monday, where she ha
been visiting her sister, who was ill
When she left Aberdeen her siste
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-01-24
Notes From County
Superintendent

Nothing in the world will take the
place of PERSISTENCE. Talent
will not-nothing is more common
than unsuccessful men of talent.
Genius will not--unrewarded genius is
almost a proverb. Education will
not-the world is full of educated
men who have made failures. De-
termination alone is omnipotent.
"Press on" has solved and always
will solve, the problems of the human
race"
P. P. Claxton, Commissioner of
Education. is already sending us ma
terial inviting attention to the educa-
tional and economic value of garden
ing directed by the schools.
We trust that all teachers will make
good use of the material sent them
for "Tag the Shovel" Day, which is
January Both.
The next regular teachers exam
nations will be held Feb. 14th and
18th.
The following teachers have organ
lied Junior Red Cross auxiliaries in
their schools: Helen Baker, Irene
Newell and Louise Anderson, of
Burr Oak school district; O. I. Shelf
loe of Winchester, H. H. Hanson,
Mrs. Gerry O'Callaghan and Miss
Calwell of Williamsport; Helen Will
son of Cherry Grove; Ethel Steie Of
Logan; Nellie Curren of Union; Cor
nelia Greve of Strasburg; Flora Mac.
donald of Buchanan; Charlotte Rorch.
ert, Mrs. Eva Nelson and Anna Benc.
dix Of Danbury; Cora Bleyhl of Omio;
Marie Inman and Hazel Fogle Of Nc
Culley; Esther Junge and Myrtle
Young of Dana; Mrs. Artie Brooks
of Sand Creek; Mrs. Ruth Haddcn
of Kintyre; Lucille Mckinney Of
South Prairie; Lester Hartnett and
Frida Sefert of Hague; Julia Kelley
and Patti Higgins of Lincoln.
! Five of our schools are withou,
teachers at the present time and we
need three more to fill vacancis that
Will occur as soon as we can get the
teachers. Anyone knowing Of high
school graduates who are ready to
teach will confer favor by sending
they names and addresses to this of.
flee.
Certificates for nine months per.
feet attendance were issued to Lids
Vikse of Baker district No. 10, and
to Million Rotzien of Williamsport dis.
trict No. 6.
/. Certificates for three monhs' per.
feet attendance were issued to Edwin
Johnstonbaugh, Andrew Bosch, Ignat,
Bosch, Teddy Burge, Dorotha Brown
Willie Lee. Anna Meier, Edna Meier
Clark Mcdonald Irma Burge, Johnni,
Schmidt. Katie Hager, Lillian Kist
and William Wolverton of Winchester
school district No. s; to Leo Kiefer
Charles Andrus, Verl Weaver, Eunic,
Rotzien, Earl Steiner and Opal Kaiser
of Williamsport school distric No. 6
to Sena Vikse of Baker school dis
trict No. 10; to Clement Schuck ant
Leonard Schuck of Marie school dis
trict No. II; to Jacob Opp and Chris
tian Opp of Danbury No. 10; to Rob
ert Brooks and Jacob Huber Of SAINT
Creek No. "a; to Maggie Zahn. Mag
dalena Goldade and Rosa Jaeger o
Hague district No. 30; to Lynn
Steensland, Ida. Meier and Helen,
! Bitzaof Winchester school district No
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-01-24
IN TOWN AND OUT

Mr.. Lewis was up from Dale, Tues
day.
Carl vorlander left for the Twin
Cities Monday.
Harry Hess, of Aberdeen visited in
Linton Monday.
Supt. Briggle left Tuesday morn
ing for Hazelton.
A. A. SIMMER was down from Haz-
elton last Friday.
Alfred Becker was up from Pol
lock last Saturday.
DR.. Smith was transacting business
at Strasburg, Tuesday.
j. E. Wall, of McClusky was
caller here on Tuesday.
Alex Buchler, of Hague, was a call
er in Linton last Friday.
T. A. Kieffer, of Dale, was in Lin
ton Monday on business.
James Mclaughlin, of Aberdeen,
transacted bsuiness here Monday.
Joe Volk, of Hague, visited in Lin
ton the latter part of last week.
Berner Hansen, of Kintyre, trans
acted business in Linton last Friday.
Messrs. Clark and Becker, Of Dale,
spent Sunday at the Coventry home.
j. C.. German is on the sick list
this week with rheumatic sore throat.
Engelbert Miller, of Hague, spent
Friday and Saturday visiting in this
city.
Mrs. Pete Rocks was passenger
to Bismarck Monday, returning Tues
day.
John Fish, of the Westfield coun-
try, was business visitor here Tues
day.
Marriage license was issued Jan.
21st to. Nikalaus Fischer and Miss Eva
Volk.
Samuel Renskers, of the Westfeld
country, was in town Thursday of last
week.
Gideon Estensen, of Temvik, was q
caller at Linton the latter part of last
week.
Earl Stewart was a passenger to
Bismarck Friday, returning home Sat
urday.
Harry S. Reamann. of Braddock
was down to the County Seat last
Friday.
The Guild met with Mrs. Junge
and Miss Ada Atha, Wednesday af.
ternoon.
A. E. Klabunde, of Hazelton, was
a business visitor in the city last
TUESDAY,.
Miss Edith Libka, teacher at Tenn.
vik, visited over Sunday with friends
in Linton.
R. j. Buchanan, of Hazelton. war
a caller in our city on Thursday Of
last week.
S. William, of Aberdeen, was bus
mess caller in Linton the first par
of the week.
Word has been received that som,
of the Emmons county boys have ar
rived in France.
Mrs. Scott Cameron and daughter
Eula, were visiting at Bismarck Mon
day and Tuesday.
Hjalmer Hansen. of Braddock, wa
"a business caller in Linton the latte
part of last week.
James Borr, of Strasburg, was ,
caller at the County Seat the frs
part of the week. :
S. S. Yeger, who resides six mile
west of town, was transacting bus
mess in Linton, Monday.
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Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-01-24
TAKEN UP.

l bay mare, years DID,. weight
about 1900. Came to my place
about January I'd. Is in critical
condition.
VIM. F. CLEVERINGA,
3 miles N. W. of Westfield.
First pub. Jan 1O.-Pd.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-01-24

For best results ship your live and
dressed poultry and cream to tho
Northern Produce Co. at Bismarck,
N. D., "a reliable house,. Write for
prices, tags and coops.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-01-24
Daily Ihouuht.

Patience and mulberry leaf will
make silk gown.-A Chinese inscrip-
ton.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-01-24
TAKEN UP.

One yellowish COW, branded o l.
or G L on right hin. Not sure Of
first letter. Two and one-half miles
due north of Westfeld, section 81
1876.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-01-24

PETER v. WOLF,
R. r. / Strasburg, N. D.
First publication Jan. 18th. Pd.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-19
RAIL LOSS TO
NATION FADES
Threatened Shortage of $780,
100000 ShrinkS to
S200,000.000

Washington. Nov. 19.-Prospec:iv'
loss to the government through the
operation OF railroads and guarantee
ing fixed returns To the companies has
been reduced to about $20O. .190 O00 fol
the nine months period ending oc-
tober / from approximately S5OOOOO.-
GOO, the threatened loss several
months ago. This was indicated to-
DAY by the Interstate Commerce Com
missions report that the net sum
which the government Will receive
from operations of the leading rail-
roads for the nine months is S5l9.-
656.0
The share Of the estimated $780,
o0O. OOO guaranteed return for the
year. due the railroads from the gov
ernment for this period is calculated
at a little more than ST00.0dO,OOO, or
nearly $500. .000. 900 more khan the
roads earn for the government. This
does not take into consideration dig
sums loaned to railroads by the rail-
road administration for financing I'M
proVements, equipment purchases, and
similar purposes.
Railroad administration officials
rredict that by the end of the year
the GOVERNMENTS loss will he reduced
10 less than Sl00. 10000 and this viii
be recouped later as the Increased
earnings from higher rates continue
to pour In.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-19


her trade. She now loses the best
part of her effective naval force.
"On the other hand the British
fleet is still adequate and is not only
as strong as il was before the war,
but absolutely and relatively strong
cr than ever
Publication of the names of the
battleships and cruisers which We're
designated by the associated govern
ments for delivery reveals that Ger
many is stripped of at least half OF
the fleet of dreadnaughts which 1t
had in commission or building when
the. war began and of virtually all
of its battle cruisers.
The dreadnaughts Kronprinz. VIII
helm. Grosser kurfurst, Markgraf
and Konig are of the same type, each
$50 feet long and of $4,000 tons.
They were designed for a speed OF
% knots and had just been COM
pIeted when the war opened. They
were armed with ten 12-inch and
fourteen 5.9-inch guns.
The Prinzregent Luitpold, Kong
Albert, Kaiserin, Kaiser and Fried
rich Der Crosse We're completed IN
1918 and are 564 feet long, with a
=
They also carried ten l2-inch guns
and fourteen 5.9-inch rifles.
Available naval records here do
not show a battleship Bayern, but
II is regarded as possible that this
is one of the three newer dread
naughts completed since the war
stated These We're authorized in
1913 and 1914 and were to have
been of $4,000 tons displacement
with eight l5-inch rifles each.
Four DrCadnaushts Saved
Besides the craft delivered, Ger
many had four older dreadnaughts,
but their surrender was not re-
ouired. They must be disarmed and
laid up in German ports, however.
The Dertiinger is the largest of
The battle cruisers, her displacement
t.,.rg 5000 tons and length us
feet. Her armament consisted of
eight l2-inCh rifles and her design
ed speed was 80 knots an hour.
There is no mention of a cruiser
Hindenburg in naval records avail
able here. but this ship probably Is
a sister of the Dertinser. and orr
gina!ly was named the Lutzow.
The Seiditz is a battle cruiser
of 24,6O tons and carried ten H.
inCn guns. ltef Spttu II - MINUS
and she was completed in 1913.
The battle cruiser MOltke, a sis
ter ship of the Goeben. mas COM
pleted in 1912 and soon afterwards
visited this country as the flagship
of a fleet which President
Taft reviewed at Hampton
Roads. She then was regarded as
one of the finest battle cruisers
afoat. being go feet long, of 22,600
tons displacement and 25.j knots
speed. She had ten 11-inch rifles
in her main battery.
The Won Der Tam was built in
1910 and has a displacement of 1S,-
600 tons. Her speed is 2T.6 knots
an hour and her armament consists
of eight Il-inch rifles. ten 5.9-inch
rifles and many smaller guns.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-19

TContlnucd from First Pagc.l
ment has taken over huge quantities
of the California edibles.
One alleviating factor in the food
situation is the recent Improvement
in transportation facilities. Lack of
transportation and congestion on the
main lines from the west and mid
die west TO the east, were respon-
sible last year for several threatened
food shortages. Meat, fruit and
cereal shipments were held up at
t::.ses to the point that they caused
sudden rises in local prices, Diff
culties like these are not expected
during the coming winter.
Staples in Plenty
Beans, cereals and numerous other
staples are not expected to be in
creased in price, and average ship
ments are expected. Potatoes are
reported plentiful to the point that
there has been a recent drop in price
The word of warning issued this
morning was that while there will be
no food shortage, still the coming
of peace will not abrogate the neces-
sity for feeding the American Army.
the allied peoples, the Russians to n
certain extent. and even the Germans
themselves. For that reason, a con-
tinued high rate of food prices is al
most certain for the coming winter.
at least, il was said.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-19
Railroad Notes

PENNSYLVANIA railroad officials and
officers of financial institutions have
been notified by the federal railway
administration that the present sys-
tenn of paying railroad employees
with cash will be abolished after the
first of the year and the check Sys-
TEN substituted The checks Will be
delivered to the various foremen and
bureau chiefs and by them distrlo-
uteG among their employees.
Nearly 1900 cars We're handled
on the Reading and Harrisburg Ill
visions of the Reading on sunday.
This was the biggest days business
for some weeks. Much or the trelSht
taken down the Lebanon Valley was
bituminous coal and coke.
All of the soldiers encamped at
Gettysburg with the exception OF the
auartermaster's corps. have been
taken to Camp Dix, y. j., where they
will be mustered out of service. The
men were taken from Gettysburg by
the Reading Railway Company, ana
turned over TO the Pennsylvania rail-
road and transported to their desu-
nation.
President ID. ;. Elllott, III
charge of traffic for the American
Railway Express Company. has IN
formed all operating officials and
agents of the express organization
throughout the United States that II
is the purpose of the company to up
hold in every way the request OF the
Council of Defense that Christmas
express shipments be started on their
way by December ..
Commencing at once two passen-
ger trains will be run over the Mllroy
branch of the Pennsylvania railroad
between Lewistown and Milroy max
ing connections with main line.
Trains leave Lewistown junction at
6.27 a. m. and 5.35 p. m. and leave
Milroy at $40 a. m. and 4.23 p. M.
Pennsy basgagemasters have been
apprised in a special notice that
complaints about the handling OF
newspaper shipments have been rife
and particular attention to forward
ing and delivering the publications
must be given henceforth.
Extra fares on fast trains, it is eX-
peCted. will be abolished between
New York and Chicago. Something
official in the way of an order 10 this
effect may be looked for in a few
days, passenger men say.