davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-10-29
THE WASTE BY RATS.

The war is teaching some civilian lessons
which will modify if not revolutionize, for
merly accepted conditions. Among these is
the possible determination of the rat, not
only as a pest but as waster of wealth.
Experts have been sent abroad to study the
habits of the rodents in the trenches, and
to devise means for their determination.
This action is taken in the interest of san
itation. But if the rat can be eXterminated
in the trenches why cannot the pest be ex-
terminated anywhere?
1t is impossible to determine the amount
of destruction by rats Every corn crib,
wheat bin and storage house is placed un-
der the toll of the destruction. The Ameri-
can people look upon the waste much as
the people of Havana looked upon yellow
fever before the city was cleaned up-as
an evil which cannot be avoided. There has
been no uniform and extensive campaign
of determination. 1t is useless to fight the
pest in spots. The rat is migratory, and ex-
ceedingly prolific. determination in one
place only encourages an increased influx
from other places because of the greater
abundance Of food
The eMgencies of war may produce a
method by which large areas, possibly the
whole country, may be brought under a
common campaign of determination. If ex-
perts are able to destroy the rodents in the
trenches the same principle applied to ex-
termination elsewhere would in time elimi-
nate them entirely. The farmer knows what
the losses to him in year from the depre-
dations of rats are. 1t is small individually
but when the entire country is considered
the aggregate becomes one of the national
wastages, like the destruction Of property
by fire.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-10-29
Few Cane Grindings.
From the Savannah Press.

Rural Georgia is to miss one of it's great
est fall diversions this year. The sugar boil
ing seems to be largely passed into the dis
card because of lack of sugar cane There
VIII not be many syrup kettles with fire un-
der them this fall. The reason is that the
severe freeze of last winter killed the seed
cane that had not been banked to withstand
low temperatures. The quantity of cane
saved for seed was not very large. and
while this has all been planted it will very
largely have to go back into the beds to
get enough seed cane to be used for next
years crop. Of course the good old state
Will not be entirely without hot kettles and
as plentiful as in the past.
turning cane mills, but they will not be
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-10-29
Why Editors Are Rich.

A child is born in the neighborhood; the
attending physician gets $40; the editor
gives the loud-lunged youngster and the
happy parents" a send off and gets so. 1t
is christened, and the minister gets SIS, and
the editor gets 500. The editor publishes
another long-winded, fowery article and
tells dozen lies about the beautiful and
accomplished bride" The minister gets $40
and piece of cake, and the editor gets
5000. In the course of time she dies; the
doctor gets from S. to 500, the minister
perhaps gets another SIS, the undertaken
gets from $75 to $3.50, the editor publish
es a notice of the death, an obituary two
columns long, lodge and society resolutions.
a lot of poetry and card of thanks, and
gets $4,000. No wonder so many country
editors get rich.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-10-29

Threshing a bully is security against mo.
lestation of the thresher. America will be
let severely alone for long time
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-10-29
GEORGIA GIRL is RUNNING

From the cambridge Searchlight.
cambridge reared girl is running for
the legislature in New York on the demo
cratic ticket. We are not much on suffrage,
but we like to see a cambridge girl get what
ever she goes after. We are putting our
money on her chances to win, anyway.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-10-29

A whole flock of amendments to the
state constitution will be voted on next
Tuesday-ffteen in number-and a very
large majority of voters will never know as
to their merits or dement's. Some are good
and some are bad, and some make very lit
tie difference either way.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-10-29

If the kaiser can't understand Wilson's
messages over the wires why not let the al
lied armies carry them right into Berlin
and give full explanations? Foch, Pershing
and Haig can be depended on to give the
right Interpretation.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-10-29

That Kansas City judge who held that a
woman was entitled to share of her hus-
bands earnings, whether she obtained them
by mutual division or by searching his peck
cts, spoke more in harmony with experience
than the law
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-10-29

Since the government is calling for nut
shells nutting parties are becoming very
popular these fall days all over the coun-
try. The nut-bearing trees in Terrell coun-
ty have been almost exterminated to give
the right of way to King Cotton.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-10-29

Terrell county has produced only about
half as much cotton this years as was grown
three or four years ago, and the farmers
are great deal more prosperous than ever
before. Diversifcation is working wonders.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-10-29

The election will occur one week from
that W. J. Harris, nominee for the senate,
is opposed by a republican. Mr.. Harris is
entitled to the full party vote, and every
democrat should make it point to go to
the polls
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-10-29

Teddy has declared in favor of fighting
the war to the end with guns instead Of
typewriters.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-10-29

If it is true that low cut waists, short
skirts and silk stockings worn by women
folks brought on the flu what on earth can
we do about it?
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-10-29

The medical advertisers are telling the
public that coughs and sneezes spread dis
eases.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-10-29

Those Turks must be tolerant lot. En-
yer Pasha was pashaing long before Lenine
and Trotsky began bolsheviking, and he
isn't hanged yet.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-10-29

The United War Work fund will not buy
a single bullet. 1t buys smiles.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-10-29
GOOD ADVICE.

From the Cairo Messenger.
Now that you can use more gasoline, for
the love of Mike, do not use so much "gas. -
1t makes folks tired-oh, so tired.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-10-29

Rice is the easiest of all foods to
digest, and roast veal is the hardest.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1918-03-07

W. s. Murray dropped in Monday
to renew his subscription to The Sat
urday News. He resides in the city.
on the north side, and values the pa
pei sufficiently to keep the account
paid In advance.
Clerk Of Courts Ralph Horswill is
sued a marriage license Tuesday to
Miss Ida Kirkeby Of Wallace and Mr..
G Warner OF Florence; also, to
Miss Rene Faragher and Mr.. Wesley
Krumm Of this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. u. G. Tracy have re-
turned from a sojourn in the climate
and on the soil Of the Pacific coast,
where they had a most delightful VS.
it. Mr.. Tracy am home to throw
himself into his springs work, which
is close upon him and the other farm
ers OF the county and state,
Richard johnson, son Of MI, and
Mrs. william johnson, aged AZ, died
last Monday Of pneumonia, following
a brief Illness, which was Y relapse
from i former sickness, The deceas.
ed was b young j who commanded
the respect Of hls assoeiates VA
vel thought Oh generally and Was
i promising lad The funeral was
held froin the Baptist church Yesteiss
day.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1918-03-07

from whose confines many Watertowil
people emigrated years ago to be
come citizens of the state Of South
Dakota.
Abe Robb, writing from Florence
and enclosing a postofice order for
subscription, sends this note: The
last issue alone was worth the en-
tire years subscription The Satur-
day News ii glad that Mi. Obj $ %
highly prizes the paper.
Cassius Cannon has engaged in the
life insurance business, having ac-
cepted the agency for the Old Colony
Life in the territory tributary to Wa
tertown, and will devote no incoE.
siderable portion of his time to travel
inE 8 the district. The state man
agennent 10 in the bands OF +. ~.
and Ray j. Hart, Of this city.
Large delegations Of farmers were
present yesterday afternoon at the
Elks club rooms where the prelirnin-
airy meeting was held for the next
Liberty Loan, to be placed before the
American people ID April There arc
indications that the next loan, which
win exceed In amount either Of The
other two, will be readily and quickly
met By Tia people of the county
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1918-03-07
its Good ~ Il Comes from Haibkatss
Chas. I. HaIbkat
Jeweler and Scientific Optician
Watch inspector for Four Railroad,
WATERFOWL, s. b.

John Leach. OF Aberdeen, was Id the
city last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon Best returned
last Saturday from Pipestone. MINI,
where they visited friends.
DR.. Thos. Haight. who was under
the weather last week, has recovered
and is able 70 be at his post again.
Patrick Walsh. following d few
days sojourn in the county seat, re-
turned the first of the week TO his
home at Henry.
]. a. Johnston, OF Jamestown, N. d.,
commonly called Jimtown in the pio-
neer days, was in the city the frst
Of the week, a guest at the Fred Har-
per home.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. J. Bennett enter
tanned as dinner guests Monday eve
ming Rev. Father Flynn of Castle
wood and Mr.. and Mrs. e. II. White
of the same place, Mr.. White is Mrs.
BENEFITS brother.
Among the recent acquisitions to
Watertown's population and citizen
ship are Mr.. and Mrs. M. L. Sans,
who formerly resided at Devils Lake.
N. D. These hospitable people will
be gladly welcomed to the Live City
of South Dakota.
Floyd r. Evans returned the first
of the week from Wisconsin where
he visited friends. Among other
places which he took in was Sparta,
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1918-03-07
Local Happenings

Carl Hess for sherif.
Miss Olive Collins. 81 GARY. was IL
the city yesterday.
Isidor Hanten made 4 business trip
to Grant county this week
Dr.. c. G, Smith has recovered from
a slight siege of sickness.
Donald Pope returned Saturday
from a business trip to the twin cit,
les.
Andy Carter returned last week
from Texas. where he had been at
tending to business matters.
MI. and Mrs. Peter Kahnke return
ed to Florence Tuesday, having been
guests at the home of G. Wensing in
this city for a few days.
Miss Kane recently arrived from
Minneapolis to accept a position as
trimmer in the schaller millinery de
partment.
Mrs. A. Smedley and Mrs. r. b.
Burns have returned from a trip Of
%insnection and purchasing of millin-
cry stocks.
Madame Petroya, famous star, in
"a Daughter Of Destiny" her latest
and greatest picture. Metropolitan
Sunday and Monday. 10c and 15c.
Thee. Kahnke. Of Florence, was a
caller Monday. He dropped in to
leave a little of the filthy lucre'' in
the till.
Miss Leona Holley returned a few
days since from eastern points where
she had been inspecting and selecting
goods for the schaller department
store.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1918-03-07

NEW HATS FOR SPRING with style,
quality and originality. In the Poke.
the Rookie, and the BustIe hat. They
are to be had in plain colors and many:
colored combinations Ia straw and
satin, ribbon and straw, G~eorgette
and straw. At Miss Iorgensonss. over
Tarbell & WiIliamson's.
Al small blaze broke out in the pa
Erochial school Of immaculate Concep
ton church yesterday ! having
caught in the paper chute, but II was
quickly suppressed ny the are depart
tnent which sppnded To
The alarm. The damages ARE estimat
ed DIT 5000
In order obtain q ne pho
~tographIc record 81 aii tns men
for duty. We simply ash you Il call
AZ your earliest convenience Tor sit-
ring 4 our stHdic, ghi wil3 81 made
roe III caargs To you.
Inc place Cray stG
Tire n pandg
has about decided 10 change ts name
HayiHg avarad All connections
tI,e military branch III state III
the government through Inc appoint.
nient ~ ancther bard p tsae posittpsa
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1918-03-07

week % hold j term or circuit court
General MARI ". sheAfe has
turned from a soiourn of few weeks
In southern shines. Among ether
places which he Visited Is New Or
leans.
Ben salinsky. Of Albert Lea, MINI.
was In the city last week in confer
ence with friends and with the man
.ager Of the New York Fashion Shop,
of which he wa formerly manager.
Carl Hess for sheriH.
Sam Chesterfield was up from Gro
yer Saturday night and spent Sunday
with his family. SAINTS assisting n
the management OF the grocery atI
Grover.
Geo. w. Hart, during the absence
Of Z. T. Morris, will act as chairman
of the third Liberty Loan campaign
in the county. Mr.. Hart is vice presi
dent and naturally succeeds to the
temporary vacancy.
Mrs. Howard Fox, accompanied by
her daughter, Beatrice, returned last
week from a sojourn in southern
climes. They spent a portion Of the
winter in North Carolina and the bal
ance in Maryland, and report a fine
time among friends and relatives
1915 Seed Corn, Yellow Dent. Grown
in S. d. $3.50 per bu. while it lasts
Order today. Midwest Land Co., Wa.
tertown, S. d. 39-40
Mr.. and Mrs. Abe Rukstad, of Flor
Sence, accompanied by their son, Eli
bert, passed through the city last Sat
urday en- route to Minneota, MINI
to attend the funeral of a relative of
Mrs. Rukstad. They stopped in Wa
tertown long enough to partake of a
MONDAY lunch. They expected to pass
through Waterfowl some time during
Monday night on their way home, but
whether OF not they got stuck in the
Minnesota mud has not been disclos-
ed to this paper as vet.
The funeral Of w. H. Mather vas
held Tuesday afternoon from the
residence, 62s Third st. N. q. The
Masonic orders had charge, with the
prescribed rituaIistic service. The
Knights Templar, in full costume,
costume, formed the escort, together
with the members of Freeman Thayer
Post of the Grand Army of the Re.
public. The pail bearers we're the
following members Of the Blue Lodge:
@. w. Case, n. J. F~ahnestock, J. Nv.
Martin, G. B. Williamson, S. b. Shell
don and w. w. WaddeII.
Sterling Hjermstad was struck By
a Ford last Saturday while coasting in
an alley with other lads. The Bal
siger delivery was passing up the al
ley, going. not fast, but at q fair gait,
and Sterling appears TO have thought
he could get out Of the way by coast
ing a foot or so further. The result
was that he was knocked down and
severely injured. The driver Of the
delivery (verlin Balsiger) was unable
to stop the machine before the col
lision occurred, but he Immediately
rendered all assistance possible. Ster-
ling was taken to the hospital where
HIS III j3urieg we're attended TO, ,Teass
Balsiger accompanying him thither.
The auto driver feels very much
chagrined in contemplation Of the ac-
cident, but bystanders seem TO agree
that neither lad realized the danger
until too late to avert the accident,
and both admit q measure Of fault.
Sterling is reported to be improving
nicely and Is expected to get about
again about as good as new within the
near future.
l. A&p
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1918-03-07

Geo. ii. Marquis, Lawyer. lEx-Judge
circuit court.) Heegaard Block. 21tf
March started in beautifully, but
1t seems to have caught a cold.
Farmers are getting their seed grain
ready for the fields.
The chairman OF the state commit
tee has called a meeting Of republi-
cans for Sioux Falls on March y.
1916 Seed Corn. Yellow Dent. Grown
IN s. b. $3.50 per bu. while Il lasts.
Order today. Midwest Land Co. Wa
tertown, s. p. 39-40l
The March term of the circuit court
VIII be formally opened next Tues
day. Judge w. N. skinner viii pre-
side.
Judge John Nicholson has moved
his Office from the Lamm block 70 the
Granite block. occupying the rooms
formerly occupied BIZ the late " S
Glass.
County Chairman G.. r. Goss has
called 8 meeting Of the democrats of
the county III this city for Saturday,
March 8, to consider the matter Of the
primary election 10 be held in May
After i several days visit here as
the guest Of Mrs. q. 4. Petaracn Mss
Esther walstein returned III her home
WATERFOWL sandag night-lark
Courier.
Tire WATERFOWL Tile and Gpnstrsic-
tion 90. OF this city, vas aNardeti
se contract yesterday b5 the county
commissioners FOR what II kraown AZ
tae Henry drainage price being
2ss.0o.
And Buttons Buffers fcr guits,
gowns, waists, hats-hey are used in
PERCUSSION this season. We have the
rnost beautifuI buttons, ~ usual Sta.
pie kinds and many wonderful shapes
III fancy buttons. We cover them with
ycur own snateriai. Waterfront Hem
stitching and sutton Shop 5ss9
Dr: and Ms II a iFnnerud. whao
|have been s0journinE 3 soufhetn
zS45s 4&ed-.ssGx9z
Omaha daily bee., 1918-03-27
SOUTH SIDE
ENEMY ALIENS
JOIN ALLIED ARMY
Austrians and Austrian Poles
Inducted for Service With
Polish French Regiments
Now in France.

Fifteen enemy allen Austrians and
Austrian Poles. signihed their ill
ineness TO Join the Polish-Frenck reg
iments at a meeting called at the
South Side city hall by Chairman ].
7. Breen. local exemption board No.
2 Monday afternoon. The meeting
was in charge of l.. B. Haduch,
Polish recruiting officer, who made a
personal appeal to each man.
About Is enemy aliens were present
A number OF them declared they had
relatives fighting i'll the Austrian
armies and resented the appeal to
take up arms against their own
country. Two said they had seen
service in the Austrian army and re-
fused to acknowledge allegiance to
any other government than their own.
The meeting was addressed in the
Polish language by Recruiting OF
ficer Haduch, who explained the
advantages of joining the Polish
French army. where they would be
with their own countrymen. The IS
volunteers will meet Tuesday at the
Polish recruiting Office, where hey
will be inducted into the service, and
later sent to Niagara-on-the-La
Canada, for a short training period
after which they will be sent to join
the Polish French army in France.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-03-27

Polish hall, Twenty-sixth and Mar
tha streets, has gone into the discard.
The recent death of Teofil Tysarszyk,
manager, marked the closing of this
old building, which, during the last 80
years, has been the scene of many
political gatherings, dances and char
ity affairs Of the residents of Shelley.
Mrs. August Krakowski, owner of
the building, has abandoned hope OF
re-opening the old structure, and the
Polish people of that neighborhood
are in mourning.
"Old timers" are fond of recalling
the days of beer, booze and brawls and
assert that this hall, given voice, could
tell as many thrilling tales of fights
and shooting scrapes as any OF its
day.
The younger generation remember
it for the happy times enjoyed within
its walls, the Qualifications which
lasted far into the night and some
times, until the first blush of dawn.
Polish hall is gone, but its memory
will live in the hearts of the Polish
people, who have genuine regard for
the old structure.A
Omaha daily bee., 1918-03-27
Br1eJ CatA NeWs

Have Root Print it-NFSx Beacon press.
Lighting Fixtures. Burgess-Granden.
Major Maher to Speak-Major
Maher will speak at a Liberty loan
mass meeting in Council Bluffs We'd
nesday night.
Cornish Visits Omaha-E. j. Cor
nish of New York, president of the
National White Lead company, is
visiting in Omaha, his former home,
Held for Grand Jury-Barney KIM
merling was bound over to the federal
grand jury on a dope" charge after
a hearing before United States Com
missioner Nicely
Y. W. c. A. Girls Entertain Director
The Girls Athletic club entertained
Miss Clare Brewster, physical director,
at the Young Womans Christian asso-
citation Tuesday night,
Fined for Having Liquor--JosepNine
Dixon, 1902 Leavenworth street, vas
fined $500 and costs in police court
Monday morning on a charge of IL
legal possession of liquor
Prudent saving in war times is a
hostage for opportunities of peace,
Play safe by starting an account with
Nebraska Savings & Loan Assn. 211
S. 18th st. 81 to $4,000 received.
Church Dinner and Supper-Thurs-
day the women of the Peoples
church and their friends will serve
dinner and supper at the church, 5l5
North Eighteenth street.
Alleges Cruelty-Pearl T. James, in
a divorce suit filed in district court
against Arthur c. James, superinten-
dent at the Waterloo Creamery COM
pany, alleges that he beat her.
New Patrolmen Appointed-John
Ianham, Walter G.. Johnson, Herman
Yost and Joseph Berman have been
appointed as patrolmen in the police
department, subject to six months
probation.
Judges 'Hour Earlier''-The judges
of municipal court have issued an or
der that beginning next Monday all
attaches of the court will work on the
new daylight saving plan of starting
the day an hour earlier.
Arrives cover There" - George
Rapp, 1872 South Twentyfifth street,
former crack player on the Armour
ball team, has arrived safely on the
other side. according to information
COllNGNtu III IL lSklSl just hCNSlNSN IL AN'i'
him. He left the United States in the
latter part of January with company
of engineers.
Leaves for Denver-John Bruner.
chief clerk to Superintendent Ayde-
lott of the Burlington, has resigned
and gone to Denver, where he becomes
chief clerk to B. B. Greer, vice presi-
dent Of the Colorado & Southern.
einfn ut ro1
manager of the Burlington, Bruner
was his stenographer.
Eberstein Goes to Iowa--Chief Eb-
erstein of the federal bureau of in
vestigation and Agents Russell Eb-
erstein and Geehan have gone to Cres-
ton, Ia, to be witnesses at the second
trial of Charles F. Anderson and 9TH
ers, charged with conspiracy to violate
the white slave law.
Fine fireplace goods at Sunderlands.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-03-27
Battery of Stenographers
TabuIatinq War Work Data

A battery of stenographers tabu-
lating the returns of the canvass of
the city for information on the
number of Liberty bonds, and war
stamps purchased, and other war work
done by the various families, is hard
at work each day. The canvass was
made under the auspices of the Doug
las county Council of Defense. The
Omaha Chamber of Commerce CO.
operated in the work, and it has ever
since furnished work rooms for this
corps of cirls to tabulate the cards.
Thirty girls have been busy for II
days checking the cards.
More thar 42,000 cards were filled
out by the residents Of Omaha.
Chairman w. D. McHugh of the
l1mty Council oFDefense is anxious
Mat anyone who has not yet made
full returns as to his own war work,
do so at once. Blanks may be obtain
ed at the Omaha Chamber OF COM
tOarCa