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The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-02-14
UNITED STATES .,>...-
COURT OPENED

Fargo, N. D., Feb. 13.-The
federal grand jury and the petit
jury began their respective sit
tings in the United States district
court this nrorning. The impanel-
ing OF the grand jury was COM
pleted Tuesday morning. and that
Of the petit jury this morning.
From the large number of wit
nesses summoned to Fargo on SUBJ
poenas in connection with viola
tons of the bone-dry act and their
desire to have their evidence before
the grand jury as soon as possible
in order to return to their lomes,
it is believed that the body IS to-
day hearing liquor violation cases.
This is given further credence by
the officers from the different cities
who arrived with bottles in their
possession to offer as evidence.
The case VI FrE.k =. Sci,", IS Of
Hshpeton, AKIN ,ll.::"ator >; the
estate ofAnna Schmitt, deceased,
was begun in the federal court this
morning, the Great Northern Rail-
road company being the defendant
in an action for $4,000 damages.
1t is alleged that the woman was
killed when struck by Great
Northern train at the Second street
crossing in Wahpcton on Novem-
Der II, 1915. She was with party
OF six going to wedding by auto.
The plaintiff claims that the wo.
man leaped from the automobile
to the crossing and that her left
foot became wedgcd between the
rail and plank. She was struck
by the engine and died several
days later. The car containing,
the other members of the party
was carried a distance of block
none Of them suffering serious in
juries. The plaintiff alleges that
the train was running at an ex-
ccssive rate Of speed.
Wolfe & Schneider of Wahpeton,
are appearing for the plaintiff, and
Murphy & Toner of Grand Forks
for the defendant.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-02-14
WAHPETON BRANCH EN-
PENSES $2,5 800 IN 3 MONTHS

While it is not our intention to
have it appear that the Local Red
Cross branch is doing any more
than necessary or apportionei TO
them according to the necessity
and demand or the articles winch
they are turning out, and DaTlng
in mind the we'll know fact that all
the other branches in the country
are doing equally good and bun
dant work, all striving and work.
ing for the one great caus"--that
OF keeping our soldiers Supplied
with knitted goods that thu may
be able to endure the cold aaCl 9th
erwise disagreeable conditions
connected with a soldie: life,
making hospital supplies 1"r use
in caring for the wounde. and
making baby garments ior the
fatherless children in Belgium and
France, yet we cannot, at bis time
when the Wahpeton branch is en-
deavoring to raise funds with
which to carry on their good work,
refrain from commenting Oh their
past efforts and publishing sum-
mary of their achievements.
The Wahpeton branch, with
membership of 1,180, has grown to
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-02-14

a letter from Mayor F'ligel
man, who is visiting relatives l..
Oklahoma, states that the weather
out i'll that part OF the country is
ideal, and that his health is much
improved. He expects to return
TO Wahpcton sometime mex,
month.
At Smoker given by the Wah-
reton Commercial club OH Tues.
day evening in honor of the visit
ing Stock Breeders, and following
discussion on the labor question.
a unanimous vote of the associa-
ton was made pledging that vol.
untecr organization be formed to
consist of all men Of the villages
and cities of the county be form
ed, and pledging themselves to
assist in harvesting and thrcshing
the crop if necessary.
The NJ. B. A. lodge of this city
will give a program and basket
social on Monday, February 10,
after their regular meeting.
Miss Margaret Chester has been
confined to her home for week
with bronchitis.
Phillip Riator left Sunday ev-
ening for the home Of his sou, Leo
Riator in Montana.
Nels L.. Anderson sold to Lewis
johnson, On Monday Of this week.
the north-half of the northwest
quarter Of section % and the
southwest quarter of section 20
1862. The consideration was
$4,000.
Mary A. Benton on Monday
purchased from Matte l. Dawson
lots II and Is and the east-half OF
lot 16, block 26, in the old town
site of Paramount. Comsider.-
ton $1,000.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. NJ. Heath are
packing their household effects.
preparatory to removal to St. Paul
where they will take up their resi-
dcnce.
Postmaster C. ID. Rittcnhousc H.
ports that IL alien enemies Of THIS
county have Registered at TIM.
postofficc and furnished photos. il,
accordance with a recent order
from the government.
The fircsidr meeting of the
Congregational church will meet
this week at he home Of Mrs. w.
S. Lauder.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-02-14


There are numerous WDmcn, III
Guiding officers and chairman Of
various departments. who hav" de-
voted practically all of their time
to the work of the Red Cross since
it's organization here, and thcs"
women. together with thlsc c,n-
nectcd with the work of conduct
ing the supplies department of the
chapter, are deserving Of no small
amount Of credit, if that term may.
be applied here. The credit which
these loyal workers get, however,
is in the form of any satisfaction
which might derive Of their
work, and Judging by the way i'll
which they are handling the at
fairs, both in the chapter and in
thebranch, they are pretty well sat-
isfied at that.
Our hats are always off to the
ladies, and especially to the older
ones, and there is one lady in this
latter class to whom our hat stays
off for good. Mrs. Helen T..
Sleeper, while at the age Of SO,
seldom misses her trick on the look.
out. She is an overseer in the
knitting department, and besides
devoting a good deal Of time to
this work, she has finished Is pairs
of socks which have been turned
over and shipped. We might all, ,
add that this lady has no less than
five correspondents among our SOL
der boys, and we understand that
sometimes it is necessary for her
20 call for assistance in handling
Ter mail.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-02-14
Lick . few war stamps and the boys
over there viii HEX the kaiser.

d. B. Lewis, district manager
for the Yoemen died last Thurs
day morning at the St. Francis
hospital. He was brought to the
hopsital the previous nSht from
Hankinson suffering acutely with
pneumonia. lie leaves a wife and
sister in Milwaukee, where inter-
ment will take place.
At a meeting Of the Brecken-
ridge Commercial club TUESDAY
evening the following were named
directors for the ensuing year: }.
A. johnson, A. NJ. Wing, Ii. l.. Al
len, G. R. Lillibridge, R. R. Waite,
w. II. Wentworth and ID. j. Jones.
Ivan O. Carter, a Wilkin county
boy, whose home is at Nashua, was
saved from the Tuscania.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-02-14
LOYAL WOMEN CAN DO MUCH
Thrift-stamp Sales Gives Her chanss
To Do Two Bits For Her
Country.

Virtually every housewife in the
country is familiar with the trading
stamp or gift certificate which is Civ.
en- by many merchants and manufac.
turers with merchandise, and has
at various times saved such stamps
and certificates until she had a re-
quired number, when she presented
the stamps or certificates to the mer.
chant for redemption, receiving an
article Of merchandise or cash.
which is equivalent to a discount.
Through the Thrift Stamp the Unit.
ed States government offers every
housewife in the country a rare oppor,
tunity of doing "her bit' for her
country and at the same time creating
. savings account for her own SO.
curity.
BY saving the pennies, nickels and
dimes until She has accumulated 25
cents she can buy Thrift Stamp
from the postman at hek door. or the
rural letter carrier, or at dny postoffice
or bank or trust company. When she
has her thrift card futile Thrift
Stamps-she may take the card and
with IL additional cents during Jan.
uary-each month thereafter an addi.
tional cent must be added-secure a
War Savings Stamp, which in five
years, January, 1923, brings her S.
in cash, receiving SO cents interest on
her investment of $4.12.
In addition to rendering her country
patriotic service by saving and lend.
ing the United States government her
savings, she has made good invest.
ment with gilt.edge security.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-02-14

such an extent that the matter OF
reorganization will be taken up
about the first Of March and new
system put into effect whereby it
IS probable that each of the three
departments being under the sup
ervlsion of one head as heretofore,
thereby scattering the bulden of
responsibility which has in the
past been confined to one or two
members.
We doubt if there are any cities
the size of Wahpeton that can
boast of a branch with larger
membership, that has sent in a
larger list of finished articles. or
whose members show a greater de-
gree of enthusiasm in the work
which they have in hand.
The expenditures as tabulated
for each of the three months are
as follows: November $43O.72,
Decmeber $631.03, January ST.
ll76s, and that, added with the
expenditures of the present month.
will bring the total since November
6 we'll above the $500 mark. Nor
has it been any small amount of
work on the part Of the women
that these figures represent. The
following list of articles turned
over to the chapter by the branc:
during the same period of time will
give some idea Of the amount OF
work put in by this crew Of
workers..
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-02-14
PLOTS TO BLOW UP DOCKS
Execution Of Wholesale SABOTAGE Wa.
Planned.

Washington, Jan. N.-The govern.
ment has unearthed a plot to blow
up docks at the principal seaports on
both coasts. The conspiracy called
for the execution of wholesale sab.
otage at given hour. Precautions
have been taken.
Telegraphic orders sent out by the
Department of Justice are expected to
result in number of arrests. Off,
Gals are extremely reticent, but it
was admitted that guards have been
doubled at all the principal docks,
munitions factories and other impor.
tant reservations along both sea.
boards. Shipyards, it is stated, were
also to be destroyed.
Officials of the Department of Jus.
tee, it is understood, say that meas.
Gees taken to safeguard all threat
ened points will be effective.
Guards were particularly instructed to
inspect closely all passes to the
guarded areas.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-02-14
news ITEMS FROM the
TIMES OF 20. YEARS AGO
Febraury 3. 1898

Febraury 3, 1898
Walter Divet was OH the sick
list.
The Great Northern company
had lights put OH both ends OF the
depot platform.
A. Aspinwall visited STAPLES.
Mimi.
Mrs. E. R. Gamble spent few
days in Fargo.
Lydia Goodell, a girl of 20
years, disappeared from her home.
mysteriously, at Hamlin. Friends
of the girl feared she was muir.
dercd.
George P. CARED was post
master.
John Watson severed his connec-
ton with the hardware depart
ment of the Bee Hive store. A.
b. Allen was then installed as
manager of the store.
A dancing club was organize
at the court house with G. A. Lacy
president; E. H. Myhra, secretary
and j. L. Powrie, treasurer. Schulz
Ter Bros. new hall was decided up
On as the place in which to while
away the happy hours.
A. G. Divet was court steno-
grapher under the Hon.. w. s..
Lauder, then district court judge.
M. Yost of Great Bend was an.
superintendent of the
poor farm at salary of $500 per
Year.
b. Fritzsilnnons conducted a
laundry.
Il. p. Gellcrman was local agent
for the n. p. at this place.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-02-14
Saving of Coal Enables Atlantic
Ships to Resume Traffic,
I Says Garfield.
May RAISE Ban SOON
Hope In Washington That Closing Or
der May Be Set Aside Within
Thirty Days-Rail conaes.
ton Continues.

Washington, Jan. x..-Fuel Admin.
tstrator Garfield announces that two
Of the chief accomplishments sought
BY the government in closing down
Industry by cutting OF fuel supplies
have been achieved.
Homes throughout the East, he
said, are receiving coal in larger
quantities than has been reported for
weeks. and bunker coal is again NOV
Ing to seaboard in sufficient volume
to supply transatlantic shipping.
A third aim, the clearing of rail-
road congestion, has not been attain
ed as yet, largely, Dr. Garfield de-
ciared. because Of unusual weather
conditions.
/, Rail Director McAdoo said If wealth
Or conditions grow no worse that the
fuel situation will be relieved much
sooner than was expected. In Wash
ington there is hope that the closing
order may be set aside within 80
days.
Business Halls In East.
The first OF the 10 Monday holidays
was observed generally, and business
everywhere in the East was at q
standstill. Reports told of few VIC.
lations Of the order, and said that
thousands of establishments were
closed, even though they had tech
meal right to remain open.
Late reports said New York had
on hand enough coal to fill the bunk.
ers of 80 vessels and Hampton Roads
had received supplies sufficient for
more than hundred ships held in
port
3 Coal Now at the Piers.
1--WE are supplying coal to the
piers" said DR.. Garfield. ut now is
q question of putting it aboard Ship
Reports received indicated that
business generally observed the
spirit as we'll as the letter of the
, closing order.
Asked If he would extend the five
days industrial closing if it ap
peared that the Accomplishments
sought had not beeui fully obtained
DR.. Garfield said he did not wish to
Cross that bridge until he came to It
DR.. Garfield took occasion to de-
nounce proprietors of manufacturing
plants who have announced that they
will work overtime five days a week
to make up the time lost Mondays
That, he said, would be a plain eva
sion of the order.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-02-14
BIG GAIN IN BANK DEPOSITS
Increase Of s34,35o,ooo Reflects War
time Thrift and Economy.

st. Paul, Jan. -. Wartime thrift
and economy among Minnesotans is
reflected in increases in their bank
deposits. These have gained in spite
Of liberal subscriptions to the Liberty
Loan, Red Cross and other patriotic
causes, according to summaries on
the latest state bank call, made pub.
lie by F. E. Pearson, state superin.
tendent OF banks.
Deposits in Minnesota state banks
Increased more than $34,35o,O0O in
1917, and s3,150,000 of the increase
was after Oct. 10, when Liberty Loan
and other campaigns were taking
large sums.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-02-14
To Lease Alaska Coal FIeId..

Washington, Jan. 1'-Completion
OF the work of surveying and divid.
ing into leasing units the more &C.
cessible part of the Tanana coal
field in Alaska has been announced
by Secretary Lane, with notice that
the blocks. soon would be for lease.
The area comprises about 10000
acres in the valley of Ignite Creek.
Coal in the field is said to be Ignite
OF fair grade. which will be used
BY the Alaskan railway, by Tanans
river boats and by local consumers.
all Of whom have applied for It.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-02-14

These are days ofsnlarged spheres
of usefulness. Even the hen feels it.
Formerly it was the mems CHIEF bust.
ness to lift the mortgage of the farm.
Now many farmers wives are using
their egg money to buy War-Savings
Stamps.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-02-14
BUY
RVRS.S.
WNNXnQoS SuAAQe
IoSU4D ~ I'M
UNITED STATS
o0VE1lllAENT

brothers are enduring the miseries Of
camp-life and the fearful strain and
danger Of tho trenches. Thousands Of
them will offer their lives, other thous!
ands will be manned or crippled on
injured In health. The country needs
money to maintain them, and to make
their service eucctive. The Warsaw!
ings Stamps and Certificates are q
means OF raising this needed money.
The country looks to you to furnish
1t. Il is your part in winning the
war for democracy.
How small a part 1t is. It may 70.
quire some self-sacrifice as to lux,
uries or pleasures. 1t may, indeed,
demand self-denial and abstinence
from comforts-even a reduction in
the amount Of what are regarded az
necessaries. But even II it does, what
IRE these discomforts compared with
those suffered by the. young men who
are fighting your battles?
Your part is indeed small in the
great sacrifice! Will you not cheer.
fully, manfully do your bit?"
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-02-14

The Auxiliary members are
hereby notified that the next rcgu-
lar meeting might Of the society
will be next Tuesday night. Febru-
airy ~. A good atten,!auc" is de
sired and the meeting will b. hci,!
at HE city hall rs usual.
About a foot Of snow feel last
nirht
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-02-14

II. +. Rice received cablegran,
from his son, Howard, yesterday,
announcing his safe arrival in
France. He was a member OF
Company l. When he left Wah-
pcton he was a Corporal and now
has been promoted to Sergeant. He
stated in the message. Everybody
we'll and I am finc.-IIoward."
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-02-14

Four per cent interest compounded
quarterly is almost five per cent sim.
pie interest. Buy War Savings
Stamps
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-02-14
SHALL We % LESS $780,
: THAN OUR R SOLDIERS?

II the motive Of thrift does not ap.
peal to you in the matter of purchase
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-02-14

Kill two birds with one stone. Put
your Liberty Bond interest in War
Savings Stamps. :
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1918-11-21

is not because so many Of them are
killed, but because the service is. the.
most romantic, and if there is any
thing well-balanced girl likes more
than anything else it is romance. And
to have husband who sails the blue
skies and goes hiding in the clouds
makes a girl very proud. She has a.
right to be. He Is looked upon as a..
superman who gets beyond the domain:
of gravitation and wanders in the re-
gions where the angels. are supposed
to fly. When such one gets back
to earth and sits with his wife before
the cordial fireplace, ard talks to her
of stars, sunsets and dreams, could,
there be more delightful company7
Who would not be an aviator and face
all the perils of aviation for such IN
experience? No wonder the govern
ment has more aviators than it wants..
Ohio State Journal. Il
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1918-11-21
Snails in Auuariums.

A large glass tank is not necessary
for house aquarium, says Boys Life.
Small, inexpensive glass boxes that
make desirable indoor aquaria, as well
as glass tubs and jars, may be OBJ
tanned from dealers
Do not buy glass globe for an
aquarium. These give distorted view
of the contents and are evidently I'M
comfortable for their animal inmates.
Goldfish are pretty and interesting;
but they are common in such globes
and not enough can be learned from
them by the average student of ma
ture. Fit up the aquarium as if you
intended it for goldfish, then get some
thing else.
You can catch many things, but do
not put too many into one aquarium.
One of the most interesting aquatic
animals is the common water snail
These are ordinarily kept in gold
fish aquaria as scavengers, to clean
up the debris and take off the green
material that grows on the sides of
the glass. Most people think of snails
as aids in keeping the aquarium clean,
but they are in themselves real objeG $
of interest.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1918-11-21
Always a Silver Linina.

He looks as if he might be mem
Der Of the diplomatic corps, but he
isn't-being salesman in a time-hon-
ored department house on Seventh
street, which in one respect, anyhow,
is something equally as good.
Also, he has wife who must be
a cheerful-robin type of little woman,
for when she peeped in on her husband
the morning the order went forth that
stores were not to be opened until ten
o'clock she accepted the news cloud
with the buoyancy Of one who knows a
silver lining when 1t comes her way
.'Why, James James is the diplo-
matic-looking husband NOW you can.
help me with the breakfast dishes,
can't you?
Oh, yes, the silver Innings are there,
all right-provided we don't concen-
.trate too morbidly on the cloud side
OF a situation. Washington Star.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1918-11-21
LIKE OTHER ORIENTAL TOWNS
Joppa Since Earliest History Has
Been More or Less the Plaything
Of conquerors.

Il & x -
In the tribute lists of Thothmes III
king of Egypt, who held his court on
the banks of the Nile, some, 1900 years
before the Christian era, there figured
the town of Joppa. Thothmes III was q
mighty warrior. He fought no fewer
than seventeen successful campaigns
In Syria, twice captured Kadesh and
was one of the greatest builders and
administrators Egypt had ever known.
So, although nothing is certain about
the matter, he probably captured Jop-
pa and laid tribute on the inhabitants,
who then, as today, built their houses
over the rounded hillock'' which, from
the sea, forms gracious landmark.
That was 3,4O0 years ago, and every
now and again during all those cen
turtles l1r IS, the old city, which looks out
over the Mediterranean toward the
coast of Africa, away beyond Egypt,
has stepped into and out Of the history
of the world.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1918-11-21
Blind Boys on Joy Rider,

A little engineering ingenuity has
made dozens of blind and deaf chill
dren in Manila happier.
Deaf and blind children are some
times hard to amuse. A man who
fashions some plaything that can
make perpetual darkness and silence
a little easier to endure adds jewel
to his heavenly crown
The merry-go-round that has been
placed at the disposal of the children,
In the Deaf and Blind school in Ma
Mia is simple enough for the handl-
capped boys and girls to operate with
out assistance.>
The whirling structure comprises
triangular framework of wood scant-
lings pivoted on stout wood post in
the center. At each point of the tri-
angle is a seat and wheel The
wheels travel on a circular iron track.
Legs and arms supply the motive pow
er.-Popular Science Monthly.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1918-11-21
LIKE NOSTRUMS OF PAClFIsTS
African Kings Advice About as Help
full as the vaporings Of So-calIed !.
Lovers of Peace"

Senator Smith said in a Y. NJ. G. AZ.
address in Washington:
Germany must be crushed. Peace.
otherwise, will behold the world drill
ing and arming for another and more
terrible war. An inconclusive peace:
would make things worse instead of
better.
When a pacifist offers me his nos
trums, I tell him that his advice Is
worse than the African king s.
A missionary once visited IAN Afrf-
can king The king was well pleased
with the young man and ordered that
500 of the most beautiful maidens in
his kingdom be brought before him.
when the maidens---a very fine LOT
indeed were gathered together, the.
king presented them to the missionary.
s These 500 girls he said, are the
flower of my kingdom. Choose q wife
from among them
.sThe missionary, very much embar-
rassed, answered:
oh, your majesty, il i took one;
think how Jealous the other 400 would
be!
That, said the king, IS easily rem-
edied. Take ALL . Il.