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to IDENTIFY DAIRY CATTLE
Difficult to Distinguish Certain Heifers
From Certain Cows Few Years
After Birth.

Every farmer who keeps dairy cat
tie should adopt some scheme for iden
tifying his stock. 1t is easy to remem.
Der the cows in herd by their names
but it is quite another thing to be able
to distinguish certain heifers from GER
tain cows, two or three years after
birth. If one is in daily association
with his stock, he might be able to
remember that one calf is from this
cow, another from that COW, and so on.
but if the calves are put away on pas
ture, the chances are that at the end
of a year their ancestry will be for.
gotten.
With breeders of purebreds, it is
strictly essential to be able TO trace
the ancestry. Registration rules spe
city this, and when heifer or bull calf
is registered, its markings must be not.
ed on a card provided for the purpose
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ISLANDER OF PRESIDENT
WILSON is TURNED LOOSE
Judge Bourquin Rules That Espionage
Law Does Not Apply in Cases
OF This Kind.

Helena.-The espionage act is NOT
intended to suppress criticism, truth
or SANDER. oratory or gossip, Judge
George NJ. BOurquin held in the federal
court here, in sustaining a motion for
directed verdict for the defendant in
the case of the United States against
Yes Hall of Ashland. Rosebud county,
who was charged with attempting to
defeat the American arms and to pro-
mote enemy success by alleged false
statements and reports, some of them
directed ut President Wilson.
Judge Bourquin's ruling clears Hall
of the charges. The case was the first
one in Montana TO be tried under the
recent espionage act. A. ]. Just, also
of Ashland and charged with practical
ly the same offense as Hall, was dis
charged. Deputy United States Dis
trict Attorney Homer G. Murphy, after
the courts finding in the Hall case.
moving that the indictment against
him be dismissed.
In delivering his oral ruling in the
matter, Judge Bourquin said that many
United States district attorneys
throughout the country had been I'M
Justly criticised for failing to prosecute
cases which should be prosecuted by
and for which there is no ground for
prosecution under existing federal
statutes.
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swamps and woods. Lincoln, mem
Der of Early's company of rangers,
took an active part in all the maneu-
vers, and when word was brought on
the Sth of July by some Winnebago
Indians that Black Hawk was hiding
in the swamp on an island in Lake
Koshkonong, five miles down the river,
it was Early's company that was sent
TO reconnoiter. They crossed the river
on RATS to the island, Lincoln among
them, but the willy Hawk had flown.
This happened on the 9th of July.
They returned up the river to the main
command, and ON the 10th of July Lin
coin was mustered out of service. The
next day he started out with his COM
panions for his home in Illinois. That
night his own horse and that of one
of his comrades was stolen, and the
rest of the distance was made on foot.
Lincoln was very fond of talking in
later life of his experiences in the
Black Hawk war. On one occasion,
in the fall of 1859, he was making
speeches in Wisconsin. After speak
ing at Beloit he was conveyed by car
riage to GAINESVILLE. They traversed
the same route as that taken by the
army in the Black Hawk war twenty
seven years before. Lincoln recog-
nized it and talked freely about the
events of that time. telling in his hui
morous way of the difficulties encoun-
tered in his journey home after his
horse was stolen.
Gradually, however, in the three quar-
tiers of a century and more that have
passed since the time when Lincoln
and his comrades camped in the will
derness, the stockade posts rotted
away until there was nothing to show
where the fort had stood. Then the
Daughters of the American Revolution
of Fort Atkinson took the matter in
hand and placed memorial to mark
the spot. 1t is massive boulder of
native stone with a tablet of Massa-
chusetts granite upon which this In
scription is engraved: ''Near this spot
in 1882 in the Black Hawk war, Gen.
Henry Atkinson erected a stockade
fort. To mark this historic ground the |
Daughters Of the American Revolu-
ton of Fort Atkinson erect this me
mortal, y"
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VALUE OF PREP0TENT BULLS
High-CIass Animal Stands Little
Chance of Transmitting Inferior
Qualities of Ancestor.

The bull is half the herd. If he is
prepotent, as al good bulls are, he is
much more than half the herd. The
for several generations were first-class
individuals, stands very little chance
of transmitting the qualities of some
inferior remote ancestor. In the dairy
record center at Farmers Union, On
tario, there were ID herds of grade
cattle. Seven of these herds, compris-
ing 50 cows, had always used grade
sires. The other seven. comprising 81
cows, had used purebred sires for
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Tax Meetings Planned.

Plans for holding series of tax
meetings around the state will be out
lined at meeting of the state tax
commission that will be held in March
according to an announcement made
by Charles Il. Leonard, chairman OF
the commission.
The commission has already carried
on extensive investigations, but its
real work will begin following the
March meeting, 1t is likely that the
Investigations will suggest certain re-
forms in tax methods which will call
for constitutional amendment or sew
eral. The coming general election, the
voters of Montana will pass on the
amendment to exempt mortgages from
taxation.
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fear and CONSERVATION than any othel
in the history of our country.
When the story of the battle at Still
mans Run, where small band of say
ages put to fight whole regiment OF
soldiers, and also that of the massacre
at the Davis farm, where fifteen WON
en- and children where murdered, was
spread through the country there was
scarcely a farmhouse all through the
middle West that was not deserted
Both of the places mentioned were IN
northern Illinois and soon stockade
forts were thrown up and there the
people 'fiocked for protection from the
vast horde of savages that they be-
ieved to be on their trail.
Governor Reynolds of Illinois on
April 16, 1882, issued a proclamation
for volunteers to organize against the
savages, and Lincoln, then twenty
three years of age and living at New
Salem, Sangamon county, Illinois, was
one of the first to respond. The COM
pany was allowed to choose IT'S own
captain and much to his joy Lincoln
received the largest number of votes.
OF this incident he spoke in later years
as follows: 'Then came the Black
Hawk war and I was elected captain
of volunteers, success which gave me
more pleasure than have had since"
In those early days Lincoln showed
that same observance to justice and
the rights of others which character
lied his later years, in evidence OF
which may be noted the incident of the
Indians coming to General Cass with
a letter recommending him for his
services to the whites. Some of the
men in the company wished him shot
as a spy, but Lincoln promptly inter
fered, saying that this peaceable In
dian should not be killed. There is no
record to show but what his judgment
was correct and his leniency well adj
vised.
, One of the most interesting facts in
Lincoln's history at this time, and
which shows what queer pranks fate
can play, is this: Gen. Winfield Scott,
then in command at Fort Smelling,
sent, two young lieutenants, TO muster
In the Illinois volunteers. In the Ian
guage of memoir of the times, one OF
these lieutenants was "a very fasci-
mating young man of easy manners ana
affable disposition, while the other was
equally pleasant and extremely mod
est. 1t is further stated that "a tall,
homely young man dressed in blue
Jeans" presented himself to the lieu
tenants as captain of company of |
volunteers and was duly sworn in. |
The one who administered the oath !
of allegiance to the young man IN |
blue jeans" was the lieutenant of the 4
fascinating manners above mentioned. !
This was Jefferson Davis. The young (
man in blue jeans was Abraham Lin 4
coin, and the other young lieutenant /
of ''the extremely modest demeanor I
was Robert Anderson, commander of (
Fort Sumter at the beginning of the [
Civil war; And no premonition told I
them, as they stood together on thai /
pleasant spring morning, of the impor-
tnnt partsethey were each to play In I
that great drama of blood.
In that part of the war that was
4
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Second Montana in France.

The second Montana regiment Q63rd
G. $. infantry which was split up for
The voyage across the Atlantic TO join
the allied fighting forces in Europe. is
now reynited in France, according to
letter received here by Mrs. j. ].
McGuinness, from her husband. Col.
McGuinness, commanding the regi-
ment. "A part of the regiment landed
In England and part landed in
France without touching at an English
port. Colonel McGuinnesS in his let
ter states that he is very much pleased
to have his own boys all with him
again and states that the physical
and mental condition of the lads could
not be better.
The weather in France. says the col
pnel, is cold and damp and penetrat-
Ing and the Montanans seem to feel it
II great deal more than they do cor
responding temperatures at home.
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cow IS CREATURE OF HABIT
Heifer Should Be MIXED Up to Within
Two Months Of Next Lacta-
tion Period.

The length of time which cow will
milk depends very largely upon the
length Of her first milking period.
While the tendency for long milk
ing period is supposed to be heTedi-
tary in dairy cattle, they are also crea-
lures Of habit. and heifer should.
therefore, be MIXED up to within two
months of her next lactation period
whether or not she gives enough milk
to ray for thu milking.
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PORTABLE ScHOoLHoUSE
CAUSE OF TROUB e

Billings--When the trustees of
school district No. 2 bought A portable
schoOlhouse from an out-of-state man
ufacturer for S707. without first adj
vertising for bids, as required by law
where the expenditure is more than
$3.50. they got themselves into bunch
of trouble. When the school house
arrived carpenters refused to erect it,
declaring that the manufacturer was
unfair to union labor. Then George
+. Baer, a contractor, started injunc-
ton proceedings to prevent the trus-
tees from paying for the schoolhouse
The district will return the portable
building to the manufacturer, il is said
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AFTER GREAT FALLS COAL MEN

Great Falls.-Because retail coal
dealers of this city are said to have
been charging more for their coal
than the price set by the Cascade
county fuel committee. State Fuel Ad
take direct action against them. He
has written an open letter TO the con-
sumers asking them to report dealers
who have charged in excess of the
fixed price and to send in substantial
evidence, including scale orr delivery
tickets showing the weight and price
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To Solve Seed Problem.

Arrangements are being perfected
fly II committee on seed stocks for the
distribution. where needed, of seed
grain provided by the United States
department of agriculture and the
grain corporation of the food admins
tration. and also for furnishing seed
grain on crop liens to reputable and
worthy farmers who have neither cash
nor the credit to get grain. 1t is ex-
pected to have the arrangements com,
pIeted soon.
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Montana Woman Enemy Alien.

Property of the approximate value of
$12000,000 belonging to a former Mon
tana girl. Miss Hattie DAILY, who is
now Countess LasziO Scechenyi and
rated an enemy alien, has been taken
over by the United States government
Much of the property is in Montana
The countess is the daughter of Mar
rus DAILY of the Bitter Root valley and
sister-in-iaw to James W. Gerard,
former American ambassador TO Ger
many.
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Future President TWenty-Three
When He Joined the Black
e. Hawk Expedition.
CHOSEN CAPTAIN OF COMPANY
With Him Were Men Destined to Fig
ure Prominently in Country's His
tory-Spot Where Army Erect
ed Fort Now Suitably
Marked.
BY Lillian STAIR scHREINER.

ONE OF tne most III
teresting events in
the life of the great
war president oc-
Cured at a time
when he was little
known to fame.
This was in 1882,
during the Black
Hawk war, a war
which, in proper
ton to the number
of lives lost, caused
m ore widespread
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May Grant Stays.

Provost Marshal General Crowder
mas wired Adjutant General Greenan
that stays of induction into the mill
tary service will be granted under GER
tain conditions where il appears that
if called, situation of peculiar hard
ship is likely TO arise which would not
ne substantially remedied by regis
rants subsequent discharge from
ramp in the event Of favorable action
by the president upon his appeal"
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Roasts Dining Cars.

Repeating charges that the dining
car and lunch counter departments of
the railroads operating in Montana. un.
der the plea of food conservation have
not only reduced the quantities of the
food portions served to individuals who
patronize them, but that they have
also lowered the quality and increased
the price of the items upon their menu
cards. j II. Hall of the railroad com
mission introduced a resolution in that
body calling for an Investigation in
the matter. His resolution received
no second. however
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News Of Montana
Brief Notes Concerning the
= = Treasure State = y


More thrift stamps have been sold
In Montana than in any other state
nj the union, according to letter from
Harrison B. Riley, federal director OF
the war savings campaign. tr
r. o ONS ~ss}'
The scarlet fever situation I and
smallpox outbreak in Anaconda have
shownssuch Improvement that the. pub
lie schools, which have been closed
since the Christmas holidays, have
been opened. ,4 IL
New kitchen cards urging etahwd-W
New Kitchen cards and cards urging
the substitution Of corn products for
wheat will be sent out in Montana Feb
ruary is by Sam D. GOA, food conser-
walton campaign director.
The purchase by Robert Sheffels of
WILDER, Wash. of 2,974 acres of land
on the north side of the Missouri river
near the Great Falls smelter, for SS4,-
900, is one of the largest land deals
recorded in Cascade county for several
months. The tract was Bought from
Arthur and August Lietzow. The pur-
chaser is a practical farmer, and is
coming here from Washington to farm
the land ae ac f1H
The Wahpeton times., 1918-10-24

Fred Bartholomew, the Democratic
candidate for Congress made flying
tour of the county last week No, he
did not have flying machine He had
his big Paige roadster. He says how
far is it to Fairmount? When told Is
miles. he said that is is minutes for
me. Fred is a whirlwind of a cam
paigner. He knows more people in
this Congressional district, than any
other man. He says that If the vote
is got out he will be elected. There
are $4,000 registrants in this state
That takes every citizen (male) be-
tween the ages Of 1S and 45. Those
between the ages Of 1s and 81 cannot
vote, but there must be more men in
the state over As, than there are be-
tween 1S and 21.
Now If that is true, there are $4,000
votes to be cast in the state (includ-
ing the soldier vote) this fall. The
real question in this campaign is to
get the vote out.
It appears that fully one fourth of
all the voters in the state do not vote.
The Wahpeton times., 1918-10-24
FOE JUICE OF fHH EQUITY

To The Voters:
have hesitated. for some time, to
come before you and make any plea
in behalf Of my candidacy for elec-
ton to the Office of Judge of the
County Court. A good reason lies
behind this hesitation. That reason
rests upon my belief that this is not a
time for political rivalries nor for
squabbles over office. This is a time
for service; service to our country,
service to our homes and service to
our God. War, sickness, saddened
homes and aching hearts surround
US. Our sons are dying in Flanders
Fields, giving up their lives to make a
whole world free. How then can we,
who seek public Office, come among
you to call your attention away from
the most awful and the most wonder
full moments in the life of this nation?
How can we accord to our duty to
our country and the need for service
it holds, by asking you to remember
us, when there are a hundred things.
more needful of your attention, more
worthy of your remembrance? Such
a sentiment has held me back from
what, at other times and in other
years, would have been my privilege
that of soliciting your vote and sup
port.
Yet, would seem ungrateful and
unmindful of the kindness shown me
by the people Of Richland County,
were to remain silent and dumb at
this time. l have striven, with every
mower in me, both as an official and as
a citizen to be of service to you, to
meet every demand made upon me on
behalf of Our Common Country and
to serve without wavering the Land
love. That is not uncommon or t.
he taken as a boast. It has been my
plain duty, as I saw 1t. No person car
do more than his duty, and one might
do less.
If my course has met with your ap'
proval; If 1 have kept the faith of oul
fathers: If you believe that will con
tinue to give faithful and efficient
service as County Judge and that
will continue to render to my countr!
the service, which as an American
citizen owe it, ask your continued
friendship and support now and or
election day.
Yours respectfully,
GEORGE VAN ARNAM.
The Wahpeton times., 1918-10-24

John NJ. Baer the present Congress
man from this district, elected on the
Democratic ticket, and is candidate
for reelection ON the republican tic
ket, was also in town last Friday. The
only time the voters of this county run
up against a similar proposition, was
when w. R. Fitzpatrick sought re-elec-
tion on the Republican ticket after be-
ing elected by the Democrats.
He was skinned to a frazzle. That
may be the fate awaiting Mr.. Baer. 1t
should be.
When Baer was first elected much
notoriety was given to the fact that
he and his father before him had al
ways been such staunch democrats.
Now with any change of heart, or from
choice. he becomes candidate on the
Republican ticket.
He became candidate on the Re-
publican ticket because he was told to
The same person that told him to do
that, could tell him to do any else just
as effectively. Now then If some one
can tell Mr.. Baer what to do and have
him do it, he ceases to be our repre-
sentative in Congress. He represents
some one else
Will the people of this district vote
for and elect man to Congress who
they know will not represent them.
The Wahpeton times., 1918-10-24
4 sTATEnENr 10 rHl voT,R.

4 STATEHENf 70 THI VOTERS
am a candidate ON the democratic
ticket for member Of the legislature
from this (the 13th) district. Owing
to the fact that have been endorsed
by the Nonpartisan League, find the
idea prevalent that, II 1 am elected. I
shall be bound to obey the President
OF the League and to vote on laws as
he may direct. wish to say that this
is entirely false. l know of no case
when Mr.. Townley or any other Of
ficer OF the League mas dictated the
vote Of any member of the legislature.
nor where the opinion of any officer
OF the League has been permitted to
guide or direct the action of any mem.
ber of the legislature. wish to have
1t known and understood throughout
this district that shall use my own
judgment on legislation, and shall not
accept the opinions or dictation of
any person connected with the League
and shall pay attention only to the
wishes and desires of the people of
my home district and shall act onlv
for their interests.
1t has been intimated, also, that
my election will mean the bankruptcy
of this state, the plunging of it into n
tremendous debt. have been for
thirty years farming in this district,
! paying for my farm and working hard.
1t Is poor compliment to my good
Judgment to suggest that should,
If elected to the legislature, assent to
or vote for any measure that would
wipe out the work of a lifetime for
myself-if I were not to consider my
neighbors and the friends of thirty
years in the district. The election Of
man to the legislature does not, I
am sure, change him from a careful,
hard-working and reasonably honest
man into foolish, lazy and dishonest
man, and see no reason why l should
not be able to care for your interests
and mine in Bismarck as efficiently
as care for my own farm in Rich.
land County.
I solicit your support on the above
basis and trust may have your votes
November 5th.
Yours respectfully,
j. A. CHEZIK.
The Wahpeton times., 1918-10-24
FOR COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT
OF SCHOOLS

To The Voters of Richland County:
This Is to call your attention to the
fact that I am a candidate for County
Superintendent of Schools.
My education was obtained in rural
school. high school, normal school and
university. Twenty-Five years of ex-
perience in school work-including
seven as rural teacher and sixteen as
supervisor-have added to my interest
in educational problems, and I can
render better service because of that
experience. am one of the compare.
lively few men who are giving their
lives to educational work, and there
seems no call for arguing at length
the question of my fitness for that
work.
I am grateful for past favors and
earnestly ask for your votes on Nov
ember 5th.
Sincerely yours,
CHAS. HANSON.
The Wahpeton times., 1918-10-24
ANNOUNCEMENT

Having been nominated to the off g
Of States Attorney at the Primaries
held last June, take this method of
announcing to my friends and fellow
citizens that am a candidate for the
Office of States Attorney at the coming
election in November next.
I regret that owing to a mis-concep-
tion Of the apparent spirit of the law
governing nominations, 1 was not ac-
corded my certificate of nomination
until October End, instant, because the
fact of my candidacy has not been
generally known owing to such de-
lay.
I shall appreciate the support of nv
friends and fellow citizens at the
coming election and If elected will con
duct the affairs of the Office of States
Attorney in manner agreeable to the
Interests Of the taxpayers and resi-
dents of this County.
Respectfully,
GUSTAV SCHUYLER,
The Wahpeton times., 1918-10-24
= This paper has enlisted
with the government in the
cause of America for the
period Of the war r-...-..

AS election time approaches, there
appears to be more interest shown
in the election. Voters are inquir=
ing into the merits of the political
issues involved. They are wanting
to know what the candidates stand
for, or who they represent Issues,
like the ten amendments to the con-
stitution, are being studied. The
league papers. say to vote yes on all
ten of them. Judge Robinson, Judge
of the Supreme Court, elected by Nom
partisan league Endorsement says
that three of the amendments are all
right and should be voted for, but the
other seven, he says should be voted
down. I believe every voter should
read those amendments carefully,
and If he Is. in doubt about them to
vote against them. would not vote
for any change in the constitution
unless was satisfied good would re.
suit, from making the change.
believe the time is past, for men tc
vote as some leader dictates. Most
men study and decide political, al
we'll as other matters for themselves
We need not fear results when tha
i. done. The majority of the people
will get right, on every Fundamental
proposition. An old saying. wortf
remembering "You can fool some o
the people all the time and you ma!
fool all the people some of the time
but you cannot all the people all o
the time