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Gunnison news-champion., 1918-09-06
co. ROAD sUPERINTENDENrs
Colorado Highway Bulletin

Colorado Highway Bulletin
Under the present system of road
building in Colorado, counties are oft
en- divided into three districts, each
one under the supervision of one of
the three commissioners. These dis
tricts are in turn sub-divided into as
many as fifteen or sixteen sub-dis-
tricts, each in charge of an overseer
who has complete authority in his
district under his commissioner.
As result, the county fund is dis
tributed peiecemeal, and as the man
has his own system, uniform result
is not obtained.
The more modern plan entails the
appointment of county superinten-
dent in charge of all roads under the
three commissioners. The plan
makes for greater flexibility and also
greater efficiency, as those counties
have found that have tried it out.
County commissioners frequently
have no time for through inspection
of road work and centralized authority
has achieved remarkable results where
competent superintendents have been
enployed.
This is the plan employed SO sue
lccssful'y in Gunnison county, plan
that seerns to be meeting appreciation
everywhere.
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-09-06
Conserve Your Money

1t just vital that the the citizens of this conn
try be conserved that other necessity be conserved to
aid in the winning of the War.
Money is the greatest requirement Of the
absolutely commodity the essential thing which
We can all have part in providing
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-09-06
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job Eechar and ]. W. Blakemore
7eae hare from Crested Butte Mon
iaE e Blakemore's car.
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-09-06

Three trainloads 4 day of peaches
and pears are going out of Palisades
ast week, i5s cars until last Friday,
as high as 90 cars a day. 1t is the
busiest place in the United States.
They pick peaches all day and then all
night till daylight again.
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-09-06

The president has set $2.20 as Ii
guaranteed price for wheat in 1911
and asks for a commission to figuI
the price for 1920. War condition
will of course change during the yea
and price fixing board with a year
time ought TO make a good guess at
fair price.
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-09-06

Posters are out announcing Il
Western Slope Fair at Montrose I
September II TO 20. The premiu
list is also out and can be secured |
any stockman who wants to exhib
or tourist who plans to attend, |
writing to w. o. Redding, presiden
or to w. d. Ashbury, secretary.
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-09-06

J. ". Beezley spent the week /,
with his son Ben Beezley at Ran,
station near Baldwin. Altho a r
ident of this county for many yea
he had never visited the county 5,
before TO get acquainted. Mr.. Be
ley's home is on the Anthracite, n
miles above Somerset.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1918-09-04
PROPOSED new
JUDICIAL DITCH

County Surveyor Irving Quist has
filed his. preliminary report in proposed
Judicial Ditch No.3O. Of Marshall,
Pennington and Beltrami counties.
Said ditch, RECONSTRUCTED, will serve
ASIAN 1850 sIet-fos he syater
shed Of County Ditch No. 20, of Mar
shall county, and will relieve the lower
end of said ditch of a great deal of
water by taking it directly nine miles
westward into Thief River instead of
the sixteen miles longer route by way
Of County Ditch No. 20. The estimated
cost>>of the ditch is $75,O00. As the
benefits will be spread over a large
area embracing all of County Ditch No.
20 and Judicial bitches Nos II, Is and
IS. the cost for each farmer would not
be great, averaging not over IS cents
per acre according to Mr. Quist's
figures. 49,.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1918-09-04
Newspapers Must Use Less PAPER.

An order recently issued by the
Paper and Pulp Section of the War In
dustries Board states that all weekly
newspapers will be required to reduce
their consumption Of news print paper
for the coming year by Is per cent.
Daily and Sunday papers are asked to,
reduce their requirements from 20 to
25 per cent. In order to comply with
this regulation of the War Industries
Board, many weekly newspapers have
reduced the size of their papers while
others have increased their subscrip-
ton rates and thereby hope to reduce
paper consumption to the required
amount Other publishers decided to
send their papers only to those who
are paid in advance. The Sheaf has
not yet decided how to proceed to meet
the requirements Of the War Industries
Board, but will be forced to adopt some
plan to save print paper, Of which there
is q big shortage owing to war condi-
lions.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1918-09-04
BOARD OF INSTRUCTION
FOR new RECISTRANTS

The government has devised a plan
for giving to the new registrants, who
pass the required physical examina-
ton, some preliminary military in
struction and training at home, before
being indicted into the army ma
jority of the men who in the past year
have been brought together in the vari-
Gus training camps have practically no
idea of what army life is, and many
do not take kindly to discipline and the
many regulations that are absolutely
necessary for efficient service In
order to give the new registrants some
little acquaintance with their duties as
soldiers, so that when they enter the
training camps they will not be en-
tirely green and awkward like new re-
cruits generally are, instruction in mil
itary matters will be provided at home
With preliminary training at home the
time required to be spent at the regu-
lar training camps will be materially
shortened
The general plan Of operation is to
use local boards of instruction, to be
appointed by the local board. Where
it is possible for new registrants to join
Home Guard organizations already
formed they should do SO in order to
receive the benefit of the military drill.
and other instruction Of military
nature to be had in these organizations.
The Local Board of Marshall county:
has appointed Captain C. L. Spaulding,
Of the Warren Home Guard. as Chair
man Of the Board of Instruction for
this part of the county B. B. Brett
has been appointed Chairman at Step
hen and A. G. Kvennes at Middle River.
Lieutenants n. G. Raveling and A. A.
Ecklund, Of this city. will assist Mr..
Spaulding to conduct the school of in
structiOn here.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1918-09-04
SELECT SEED CORN
SEPTEMBER 10 TO 20

In a genuine win-the-war seed corn
campaign in which the county farm
bureaus of Minnesota are to cooperate
with the agricultural extension division
of the University OF Minnesota in OBJ
serving Seed Corn Time, September 10
to 20, Minnesota's farmers Will obtain
], 100000 bushels of seed corn as a
means Of insuring the seeding of corn
for the next two years.
This means one bushel of seed corn
for every three acres to be planted to
corn.
According to the plan of this cam
paign, Marshall county's quota of seed
corn to be selected during Seed Corn
Time, September 10 to 20, is 1888 1893
bushels. This county has an average
corn acreage of 1000 acres, and the
amount Of seed corn mentioned is
enough to seed this acreage for two
years. The selection of this amount of
seed corn will insure farmers against
a repetition Of such seed corn short
age as occurred last spring.
The farm bureaus of every county
will have a county committee to see
that each county raises it's full quota
of well selected corn Under the coun-
ty farm bureaus the various communi-
! ties Of the county will be organized by
proper representatives, and when Seed
Corn Time arrives the whole state will
be busy laying in its stores Of corn.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1918-09-04
THRESHING AND THE So.
.a3HELP PROBLEM

Frequent showers have interfered
greatly with threshing operations for
more than week. Scarcity Of help
has also hampered the work of the
machines, many of which are running
without full crews. The labor agencies
in the cities seem to be unable to sup
ply the demand for farm help and only
few men have arrived this week. It
is to be hoped that fair weather will
set in soon, so that the splendid crop
that has been raised may be threshed
and safely stored in the granaries with
out damage or deterioration from the
elements.
County Agent HUSKY is trying to
make arrangements with the military
authorities at Camp Dodge to permit
eighty soldiers to come to the county
to help during threshing, but thus far
no reply has been received to- the re-
quest. Kittson county has asked for
fifty men. =. =>-.. -
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1918-09-04
Plead Guilty to Larceny.

Peter L. Steen, who was sent here
as farm labOrer from Bemidji last
week committed theft after his ar
rival in the city on Thursday morning.
Stating that he was tired and sleepy
after the nights ride on the train he
went to the West hotel and engaged a
room. After his nap he was taken out
to the b ystrom farm in Vega, where he
was to work. But he took with him,
from the room in which he had slept
a gun and several other articles sof
value belonging to another guest at the
hotel. After working couple days he
left the farm saying that he was sick
land had to go to Grand Forks to seek
medical aid. When the theft was dis
covered, Sheriff Hanson was notified
and he left for Grand Forks. Unable
to find his man there he went to
Crookston, where Steen was soon To-
Gated and arrested. This afternoon
Steen was brought before Justice
Braggans charged with larceny in the
second degree. He plead guilty to the
charge and asked to be allowed ito 90
before the Judge Of District Court to
enter his plea and receive his sentence,
Steen stated that he was widower,
and had two children living with his
wifes parents in Nebraska. He said he
was SO years old and had never COM
mitted crime before He gave as an
excuse for his criminal act that he was
sick, suffering with diabetes and piles
and did not know why he had commit
ted the theft.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1918-09-04
ANDREW LARSON MEETS
WITH PAINFUL ACCIDENT,

Andrew Larson, machinist at the
Warren Machine and Iron Works, met
with a very painful accident last Sat
urday that came very near causing him
the loss Of an eye. While engaged at
his work small silver or splinter of
steel flew of and struck him in the
eye, lodging in the tissues thereof. Mr..
Larson was Immediately placed in an
automobile and taken to an eye special
list In Grand Forks, where after great
deal Of effort the small piece Of steel
was finally removed by the aid Of a
magnet. It is believed at this writing
that there will be no loss Of sight on
account OF the injury. Mr.. Larson is
still in Grand Forks under the care Of
the specialist and may have to remain
for some time yet M
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1918-09-04
STRAND TO SHOW
OFFICIAL WAR PICTURES

Manager Enrich, of the Strand
Theatre, has enlisted the Strand in the
service of the United States Commits
sion Of Public Information, and will
receive series Of official pictures from
the government. The first film will be
shown next month and is entitled
"Pershing's Crusaders, first q. S. Off
cial war picture. Mr. Enrich has re-
ceived fine Autographed Victory
Screen Pledge, which he, will have
framed and displayed in the lobby of
the theatre
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1918-09-04
From Andrew Slusar.

Somewherezin France, Aug. 3, 1918.
Dear Father, Mother and Brothers
I have not heard from you since I
came to France. so l made up my mind
to write you a letter every week to let
you know how I am getting along.
+ am getting along first rate and hope
that these few lines will reach YOU the
same. ~ ..s- -
am getting more used to this
country Our new camp is right in a
Village and we can go out every even
ing, so it is not lonesome here 49,
| suppose by the time you get this
letter you will be threshing. so when
you write you must say who you are
threshing for and how everything is
going sz,s~.%.s' =:
Some time ago heard that person
can buy things cheap in France, but I
nave found out that it is not so: For
one Franc you can get hand full of
nuts or figs. It is hard to buy candy
here OF bread. Last Sunday I.went to
church and as it was late>1fOr me to
go to the camp for dinner, !; thought I
would get my dinner in town. But at
every cafe | went to. asking for some
thing to eat, they said Finish . It
is all these French people can say,
Finish So I was ? out of luck and
had. to go without my dinner. III >.
Europe is just like you.- Father, and
Mother, used to say, namely, that all
people live in small villages and go out
to work on their land.
A person can see lot of wooden
shoes worn here and lots of things that
Il have not seen in the United States.
1t 1 ever get home, I'll be busy for a
few days telling you how things are
here. But there is one thing I'll tell
you and you tell it to someone else.
Never make fun of person that comes
to the United States and can't talk
English, because 1 am here now where
they talk French and can't talk it or
understand it, so you know how it is.
IF ask for an orange she hands me a
bottle of wine, ha! ha!
I have some awful dreams of home,
so it may not take long before I'll be
back. If the boys keep on like they did
a few weeks ago, it will not take long.
When you write be sure to write a
lot and tell me how you are coming
with the engine and tell all the news
around home It takes such a long
time to get word from home, but I
hope it will be better soon.
With best wishes and good luck to
you all, am your son and brother,
Andrew S1usar,
Co. G, 25th Eng.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1918-09-04
North Star College

: We are in want of janitor at North
Star College. Parties interested will
please call at the college or phone PA
at once -
Mrs. e. L. LTornell has called for six
two quart jars to be used for pickles
which she will donate to our boarding
department. Suffice to say that we are
very grateful for this kindness. We
will be very thankful for any donations
to our boarding department this fall
1t you have any,extras such as pickles,
preserves, vegetables, etc., we will call
for same at any time you choose to
call us. We extend our heartfelt
thanks in advance to any one who de-
sires to help us out in this way.
We are still looking for young man
who is willing to work a part of the
time for his board and room and attend
our school. Make your intentions
known early. The party wishing the
services of this young man is eagerly
waiting
We have already been able to supply
TWO parties with girls VINO Will Work
for their board and room during the
school months. We can still supply
two or three more. Make your wants
Known soon.
Threshing the school crop Of wheat
is a thing Of the past. The yield in
bushels and money was surprisingly
large
There remains only three and one
half weeks now until the work at our
school will begin. Have you made up
your mind to attend? You will never
regret having come here for course.
School work will begin September
Both, with registration. On the follow
ing day, October first, class work will
begin.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1918-09-04
REGISTRATION DAY
SEPT. 18th
All Men IS Years Old or Over and I'm
der 46 Years Must Register For Mill
tary Service With Their Nearest
Registrar.

Every male person who has reached
his 18th birthday and not yet reached
his 10th birthday. must register on
September 10Th. A list Of persons with
whom you can register is given below.
The only persons who do not need to
register are those between the ages of
u and 81 who have already registered.
Bear in mind that the alien registra-
ton law must not be confused with this
military registration, and the fact that
you registered as an alien does not ex-
cuse you from registering now. Make
inquiry OF your nearest registrar as to
where the place Of registration will be-
60 early. Do not wait until the last
minute. Registrars will be very busy
and if you wait until the last minute
before going you may have to wait "a
long time before he can take care Of
you. Registration places will be open
from seven a. m. until nine p. M.
Any person not a resident Of this
county who desires to have his regis
tration card forwarded to his home
local board may get a registration card
from the local board and fill it out and
forward by mail to his proper local
board. This must be done so the card
will reach them not later than Septem-
Der 10Th. These who do not have
permanent home address and would
just as soon register with US, have the
right to do so. It is up to each per-
son to see that he is registered. He
must mail his own card. He must also
enclose three cent postage stamp for
a receipt. Registration certificates will
not be issued except by the local board
which is to have permanent possession
Of your registration card. Comply with
the law and save yourself trouble The
local board at Warren will be glad to
give any information you ask. We
will be open evenings for your accom-
mediation. -r~ -.
Local Board, Marshall County.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1918-09-04
m. E. CHURCH DELEGATES
SERVICE FLAG

A patriotic service of unusual. in
terest was held in the Methodist church
in this city last Sunday forenoon, when
"a Service Flag containing eleven stars
was dedicated. The stars represented
the young men affiliated with the
church life who have gone forth thus
far at their country's call. =
-Supt. g. Holmquist,. of the City
Public Schools, gave the address of the
occasion. It was clear cut. straight
Amerlcanlsm from the beginning to
the end and was most enthusiastically
received. Mr.. Holmquist is an able
speaker and his stirring patriotic mes
sage should act as stimulant to those
who do not stand squarely behind the
colors. The church was filled. with an
appreciative audience
The flag was presented to the church
by the Ladies Aid Society, Mr.. H. L.
Wood making the presentation in fit
ting words at the close of Mr.. Holm
quist'ss address,. ~-ss ! NF~E~,E - i
I Rev. L. W...BarthoIow AS pastor of
the church accepted the flag and dedi-
Gated it in a choicely worded address
replete with beautiful patriotic senti-
ments. He unfur1ed the flag and hung
it in Its place behind the pulpit.
The stirring patriotic program was
interspersed with patriotic songs rem
dered by the choir and closed with the
singing of America by the audience.
Below are the names of those repre-
scented on the service flag:
Harry Thomas.
Forest WadswOrth.
Harry Stanchfeld.
Leslie Grange ..a.-
Albert Kezar r..
Ralph Powell. s.s.
Willis Powell
Paul Snyder. 49,
Kenneth Wattam.
Marshall Rays. -
Paul Bartholow.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1918-09-04
CITY SCHOOLS
open MONDAY
Strong Corps of Teachers in High
School and Grades Has Been Select
ed and Will Be on Hand to Begin
the Educational Grind.

The Warren Public Schools open
promptly at nine o'clock Monday morn
ing, September ninth.
The faculty consists of the follow
members
superintendent, G. Holmquist.
L. Principal, Leora E. Cassidy, Warren.
English, Alice Everts, Ashby.
H Science and Mathematics. Irene e.
Holmberg, st. Peter.
Music, Edith Eileen Bowen, Oberlin
Home Training, Frances Parker.
Minneapolis.
Normal Training. Ingebors Esnesetb
Erskine.
Agriculture, Lester R. Peel, DAYTON.
Iowa.
Manual Training. N. A. s. Miller.
Denver, Col.
= Eighth grade, Gina T. Jacobson.
Abercrombie.
Seventh grade. Elm J. Lindbers.
Oslo.
Sixth grade, Ida A. johnson. Will
mar
Fifth grade. Merl Classy. UIen.
, Third and Fourth grades, Signold
Soderberg, Grand Marais
Third and Fourth grades. Ellen
Swanson. St. Cloud. =
First: and Second grades, Anna NJ.
Holt Fergus Falls.
First and Second grades. HELEN
Kobe, Lester Prairie.
Pupils are asked to come with pencil
and tablet. The doors will not be omen
until s 40. 49,
s AS customary, children of the 1st.
md, 3rd and the 4th grades. living
west of the tracks. attend the Wash
mgton school: and the children of the
same grades, living east of the tracks.
attend the High School building. The
oth grade also report at the High
School building. The children of the
9th. the 9th and the It'll grades attend
the Washington school.
Students of the Normal Department
will report at the Washington building.
Pupils from the country and other
schools should bring last years report
cards without fail.
Mr.: Holmquist will be in the office
Friday and Saturday to meet any one
who may wish to see him about mat
tiers concerning school work.
~ The good policies of the school will
continue. Changes may be made from
time to- time due to new conditions
arising. Your support and co-opera-
ton is asked for at all times.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1918-09-04
WHEAT $40 PER
BUSHEL IN 1919

Washington, Sept 2-This years
government wheat price was continued
in effect for the 1919 crop by President
Wilson today in proclamation fixing
1920 as the minimum price at primary
markets. Winter wheat will be sold
at this price, but the president ac-
companiea his proclamation with a
statement giving notice that before the
harvest next spring he will appoint a
commission to report any increased
cost of farm labor and supplies to
guide him in determining whether
there shall be an advance in price for
the spring crop. ..
Such an advance, if given, the presi-
dent said, will apply only to producers
who by that time have marketed their
1918 production.
The possibility of peace before the
middle of 1920 was. touched upon in
the presidents statement, in connection
with risk that by guaranteeing wheat
prices the government might lose as
much as half a billion dollars if
Europe should find it's supplies avail
able from the southern hemisphere
The proclamation fixes as reasonable
guaranteed prices for No. northern
spring wheat and it's equivalents at
the principal primary markets the fol-
lowing ..-
New York, $780, Philadelphia.
S2.39; Baltimore and Newport News,
$2.3SA Duluth, S2.22ha; Minneapolis,
$2.21h; Chicago, 1926; st. Louis,
1921; Kansas City and Omaha. $2.1S;
New Orleans and Galveston, 1928;
Tacoma, Seattle, Portland, Astoria,
San Francisco and Los Angeles, 1920 ::
Salt Lake City, Great Falls Pocatello
and Spokane, $500.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1918-09-04
LETTERS FROM THE
BOYS in KHAKI
Private Gee.F. Mcdowell Writes.

frlVate GeOsF. acDOWel Writes.
From letter dated July %, 1918.
sent by Private Geo. F. Mcdowell, from
Somewhere in France, to the Warren
4. p. Lodge. we cuf the following ex-.
tracts:
Am at a place now where it is quite
ordinary to see air battles and an oc-
casional balloon go down, and also hear.
the shells go over. = However, I
personally have. not seen the front line
trenches. My work is behind the lines
SO far
''The health Of my organization and
Of the army as whole, believe is
good There has not been any sickness
among the boys outside Of what would
happen in.civil life.
There are Y. NJ. G. A. and Salvation
Army huts scattered everywhere and
the boys all get the necessary recrea-
ton. We get from time to time Amer
lean newspapers printed over here and
are thus able to keep in touch with the
outside world.
All the boys would like to be home,
but not before their job is DONE They
are treated well and their morale is
good. Their conduct is very good and
the most. severe punishment that l
know of for misconduct is. "a week in
the Kitchen" which is what is known
as K. p Kitchen police) and consists
OF washing pots and pans, peeling
spuds, etc. =
:, Hoping to soon be able to meet with
K. P. No. Ill and that the reported
conditions favorable to a good crop:
will materialize. remain. 49,
Fraternally yours,
Geo. f. Mcdowell.
H. eHdqts. Co.-3O7 Engineers