The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-04-03
EDMoRE SETS A
GOOD EXAMPLE"


county outsid g this city,, has again
upheld her s alton as being wide
awake, pat and progressive.
Last Saturd 8 lie residents of the
town and ! lnding country gath
cred in the s is to take part in the
Red Cross = IN which had been ar
ranged for 9, day. Most everybody
in the vici > laid aside their work
for the da @ the result was there
was larg wl on hand ready to do
their bit towards making the sale
success.
The farmers were there in body,
everyone bringing something to be
sold. Despite the high price of live
stock five calves were given and also
several pigs, chickens, butter, eggs,
turkeys, canned goods, wearing ap-
rarel, in fact everything that can be
imagined.
T. w. Morrissey and Mr.. Winecke
acted as auctioneers and from the very
start the bidding was lively and inter-
csting, every article bringing phenom-
inal high prices considering their ac-
tual worth on an open market. The
highest price commanded by any one
article was $811.25 which sum was
netted from the sale of a turkey
(when the Kaiser learns this fact he'll
give up in dispalr-no use to continue
a war against a people who back up
their soldier boys in this manner).
The story of this turkey does not end
with it's sale there as the buyers have
given the same turkey to the Red
Cross Chapter at Iona who are ar
ranging sale for are the latter part
cf this week, and if it brings price
there as it did at Edmore it will have
served it's purpose well. I:
The Edmore chapter is doing excel
lent work and the proceeds of this sale
;ccme at an opportune time as they
Rave been using about $40O worth of
yarn week and at the time Of the
sale they were very short Of finances.
It takes more money than one inn
agines it would to furnish chapter
with material with which to work, and
the ladies are very glad that the peo-
pie were so generous in their dona-
lt,ons at this time. The total receipts
for the sale was $3,506.9O. This is
a truly rernarkabls u. showing and W.
congratulate the people for their pa
triotism. 1t it most worthy cause
for those say, who have come back
from "Oevr there" that at night the
troubled earth between the lines is
carpeted with pain. They say that
Death rides whistling in every wind,
and that the very mists are charged
with awful toremnt. They say that of
all things spent and squandered there
young human life is held least dear.
1t is not the pieasantest prospect for
thos of US who yet can feel upon our
lips the pressure of our sons goodbye
kiss. But, please God, their love of
life is not SO priced as love Of right
In this renaissance Of our country's
valor, they who will edge the wedge
Of her assault make calm acceptance
of it's hazards. For them the steel
swept trench, the stiffening cold
weariness, hardship, worse. For us
Tor whom they 80, We millions safe at
Eome--what for us?
THEY shall need food. They shall
reed care. They shall need clothes
for their bodies and weapons for their
hands. They shall need terribly and
without failure supplies and equip
lnent in stream that is never ending.
From US who are their resource and
reliance, who are the heart and hope
Of that humanity for which they sm1re
andstrive, must come these things and
the people of Edmore and vicinity
having realized this condition are
bending every effort to see that the
toys "ever there" shall lack in nothing
that is in their power to give.
Their efforts are commendable.