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The Holly chieftain., 1918-06-14
I o. o. ,. MEMORIAL

Next Sunday evening, June 10th,
the Holly I. o. o. F. and Rebekah
lodges will hold memorial service
in honor of the deceased members
and for the brothers who are serv-
ing in the ranks. This meeting
will be held in the opera house and
a general invitation is extended to
all who desire to attend. Special
music is being prepared for the oc-
casion and the program through
out will be both appropriate and
entertaining. Members of the Odd
Fellow and Rebekah lodges are re-
quested to gather at the lodge room
at 500 o'clock from which place
they will march in body to the
opera house at the appointed time
The deceased, members in whose
memory this service IS being held.
are G. r. Marston, ]. G. Christopher,
George Hollis, Mrs. C. A. Turney and
Mrs. Lydia Gee. Unfortunately,
through an oversight. the name of
C. r. Marston was omitted from
the printed program. The commit
tee having this matter in charge
regret this omission very much but
1t cannot now be remedied. The
brothers at the front are G. G. Hol-
lis, Rex Kirkhart, L. p, Davis, G. G
Gilger and Fred Morgan.
Invocation y. Rev. w. X. Wright
Song
Deceased Members Bro. J. S. McMur-
try.
Presentation of Service Flag by Re
bekah Lodge by Mrs. j. L. Robin
son.
Our Brothers in Service, Bro. j. T.
Adkin.
Song
Memorial Address Rev. R. R. Adams
Subject: Outstanding Features
of Odd Fellowship
ooiis .................. America
Benediction !. Rev. W. X. Wright
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The Holly chieftain., 1918-06-14
scHELLr PHARIs.

A wedding of unusual inter-
est in the community is that of Miss
Mary Alma Schell Of Hardner, Okla.
and Mr.. Leo K. Pharis, which oc-
CURED at the home of Rev. Wiley
K. Wright, Wednesday at noon,
Rev. Wright officiating. The bride
Is quite well known in THE communl
ty, having a homestead north of
Scheridan Lake, for which she Sc.
cured her patent some, time ago.
The groom is son of Mr.. and Mrs,
GIN. Pharis who live on the North
Star route out of Holly and both
he and his bride have the best
wishes of wide. circle of friends
They will be at home at their ranch
north of town.
The Holly chieftain., 1918-06-14
RED CROSS NOTES

The following finished garments
were shipped May 30th:
30 Hospital Bed Shirts,
10 Triangular Bandages,
10 T. Bandages,
20 Pair Bed Socks
5 Suits Underwear,
8 Suits Pajamas,
10 Tray Cloths.
The following ladies were present
at the rooms for work on the dates
named:
June 3rd,- Mesdames Sherman,
Rockwell, Citizens, Kingery. Whit
comb. Fortney, Kaplicky, Partridge,
Appel, Goodman, Shirley. Jewett,
Keith. REILLY, Pickett, Laubach,
Kirkhart, McGuin, Demaray.
June r. Mesdames Whitcomb,
Goodman, Kirkhart, Sherman, Hab-
erstroh, Tucker, Partridge, Conklin,
Coffin, Woodhouse, Kidder.
The Holly chieftain., 1918-06-14
SATURDAY AFTERNOON

Captain Hutchinon of the Royal
London Irish Rifles, fresh from the
trenches of Flanders. will speak in
Holly Saturday afternoon in the in
terest of the War Savings Stamp
which is set for June 2sth.
Capt. Hutchinson brings a message
direct from the fighting front and
we can't afford to miss what he has
to offer. The speaking will take
place Immediately after the arrival
of No. 8, about 2:3O o'clock at the
opera house.
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wA1 HEW summary

WA1 - - oSAS
The Huns renewed their offensive
early Sunday JnDrning, striking
with great fores Between Montdi-
dier and Noyon. et the western edge
of THE wedge thsy drove into the
Allied 'front.' LAT week. AT the
farthest point they have advanced
to q depth Of seven miles The Al
lies have held arm on the wings
and by a brilliaut counter attack
regained some OF the lost ground
at the western edge of the fighting
area. As we 90 10 press the fight
ing continue furiOusfy, with the
Allies not only blending doggedly
but counter-attaeking at many
points. The, Amwican troops have
taken an active part in the counter
attacks west andsnorth of Chateau
Thierry, regaining considerable ter
ritory and distinguishing themsel-
YES by their gnllAntry and resource.
The u. s. Marines to which Merle
Rockwell and other Holly boys be
long. have come In for extravagant
praise and are showing themselves
worthy of the ancestry Of which we
all boast.
(Nots.- Lack Of room prevents us
from publishing q more detailed
summary Of General and State
news this week Watch fOr them
next week. Ed
The Holly chieftain., 1918-06-14
HOLLY Ie1s CALLED

The names Of the following Holly
boys are included in the list. Of
those called BY t Local Board to
report for servics6p Or sbout June
oath: VIM. H. Dis3s, josh Roberts,
Rowland Hughes SINH, Chester 3.
Haskins, Albert Edward Lucius.
Robert Verne Ashby is called from
Webb; Aaron Ray Davis and Earl
Brown Padley from Plains. The
Chieftain will publish a complete
list Of those called from the county
In its next issue.
The Holly chieftain., 1918-06-14

The May report OF the Prowers
County Cow Testing Association
caine to the editors desk too late
for publication this week. Watch
for 1t next week. As usual, Holly
dairymen lead the County by a
good inalgin and are quoted freely
In the report as regards their me
thods of feeding and handling of
dairy stock.
The Holly chieftain., 1918-06-14
FROM THE BATTLE yRosr.


The following Interesting letter
was written by Corporal Wayne
Pierce from Somewhere in France"
and it is perhaps the most graphic
description of army life "Over
There we have yet published.
France May II, 1918.
Dear Mother
Tomorrow Is mothers day. SO they
say, SO l will write q, line. It is q
splendid evening here and I am
sitting by my gun waiting for
BOche to try and come over. Every
thing is quiet too except for a dis
tant battery indulging in solitary
strafe by itself Oh! there goes
single shot from a big one going
toward Germany. But it isn't al
ways so quiet, sometimes we have
little Fourth, of July of our own
here and maybe we do some our
selves and sometimes the Boche
does little and we sit by our abris
and watch the dirt and smoke fly
up in the distance and wonder il
anyone was unfortunate enough to
be near.
But it's quiet tonight and peace
full as could be expected. The birds
are singing too they don't mind the
firing a bit. You should see bar
rage at night. 1t is quite sight.
The guns shoot out streams of fire
that light up the country around
and they come quickly and often
from many batteries and the re-
ports! single reports cease and a
steady irregular roar is heard while
the flashes are seen down the lines
for miles. Geneally too great
many flares go up over the trenches
and light them up for long dis
,,nce.
Well l was Just. interrupted by
"a couple of Frenchmen who want
cigarettes. gave them some and
they gave me some wine and we
had q nice visit. One of them
spoke English SO we got along o.
K.
Say you ought to see my home
I'm fixing up. I'm making new
"Abri' for my gun crew. Its bon
too small of course but harder for
Fritzy to hit. It's good too for
shells if they aren't too large and
I'll trust the big ones to miss it.
well | guess I'll make UP my bunk
it's quite late now. I'll finish to-
Next day Well it's raining this
and not nice at all so I'll
work on my cave. No aeroplanes
to watch out fl .on account + the
weather.
Say | got Fathers letter and was
glad to near from him. Holly must
De uolng some war business. The
U. s. didn't know there was a war
when L left. guess they know. it
now. Holly has done well in fur
men. So some couldn't
stand it. Its well they are out for
us loJs harder here and you have
stand it. 1t isn't as mOn0tOnus
as in training camp. 1
think will be able to stand any
Thing when the war is over.
We'll l must close and kick q SER
seant L sleep with out OF the bunk
50 can get busy and tix it up. 1t .
snU completed yet.
So good bye.
Wayne ii. Pierce.
Raft O.
The Holly chieftain., 1918-06-14
THE WAR COMES HOME

Word was received the latter part
OF last week that Benjamin Good
man, one of Holly's volunteers in
the aviation service, was critically
Ill in Washington hospital and
that little or no hopes were enter
tanned for his recovery. Early ru-
mors were to the effect that he had
been wounded on the fighting front
In France and that he was suffering
from injuries received in a fall. the
result of an air battle. Later in
formation received, however, makes
1t appear that Ben is suffering from
tumor growth and that his
chances of recovery are very slight.
1t Is the present intention to oper-
ate in the hopes of saving his life
but relatives and friends who are
familiar with his condition are not
very hopeful but are exerting every
effort to obtain his recovery if DOS
sible
Ben, as he is Familiarity known in
Holly, became SO proficient in avia-
tion that he was sent to England
and later to France several months
ago but it is not known whether
ne ever reached the actual fighting
front. Several weeks ago he was re-.
turned to New York and placed in
hospital, the supposition being at
tnat time that he was ill and no
was given that his con.
dition was critical until the early
reports of last week. He was re-.
moved to hospital in Washington
ID. Q. several days ago, where he Is
now being treated.
Ben's many friends here hope for
his early recovery.
w. s. S.
Miss Ivy O'Cain arrived the first
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LETFsas PROM ruE xAvY

LETTERS FROM 1HI NAVY
The following interesting letter
was written by C. H. MOser, one of
HOlly's boys who Is serving in the
Navy of Uncle Sam.
u. g. 8. PrOmetheus.
co p. N. N. Y, IL. May 1918.
Mr.. n. E. Berry,
Lamar. Colo.
Dear Gir:-
This u MOTHERS DAY and I
have just finished three page type
written letter to mother. so l feel
as though / have done the best
thing possible under existing con-
ditions. A year 60 today / was in
Great Lakes Training Station and
q mighty rough speciment of sail
or at that. not saying have i'm
proved since but when look back
then and see myself as Others saw
me. and l little wonder now that
the old sea salts laughed at me for
/ surely must have been some eOmi-
cal sight, 1t even brings rapture to
me now when l think about it.
was over town on liberty last
evening. saw Chester, we exchanged
news with one another SO betwixt
us we were well up on home hap
pendings, what news he hadn't re-
ceived 1 had. We. blew over town
spending our franks constantly.
Kidded q few of the mademOiselles.
ending the evening with Snail
supper, Snails is q favorite dish over
here. II you have never eaten any Of
them, try some the next time you
have the chance but be sure to Or
der UP sOmeting else, II you are
hungry. You 20 down after them
with a long crooked wire, ulala lots
of fun. I'm going to try fish worms
the next time I 60 back. Ham and
eggs for mine, but it's poor guy
that wont try anything once.
seriously considered that pro
position you made me of five dol
lars i head for every Hun ON the
month. but after debating the sub
iect for some time and l think the
quickest way to get rich quick
would be for me to start in on .
bunch OF these prisoners, its about
my only chance, Har! But never
theless 1 am apt to hold you to
your bargain one Of these days.
By reading in the home town pa,
per, you people certainly did step
out in the Third Liberty Loan
drive, I was surprised in q way yet
knew it was in you. II unison of
support will win this War-vic-
tory is ours. I saw good cartoon
yesterday, perhaps you have seen
It. which in true yet humorous
way exemplifes the patriotism of
the west. This cartoon showed the
personified East saving wood, he
had only one piece sawed, and was
leaning on his saw horse in medi-
tatiOn, as to what his friend the
West was doing, and how many
liberty bonds 1t had sawed leach
piece representing q bond. But in
a9other showed the West with
coat OIL at it for all that was in
him, saying nothing, but big pile
OF fire wood was in evidence as a
reward for his labor. A year ago
today the West had not yet reach
ed this point Of patriotism, but I
am glad she Is up and doing now.
The people Of Prowers County
should be congratulated for the
worthy way in which she responded
to this third issue. Bully for you.
that's my sentiments.
l am enclosing little poem which
! copied from OUR NAVY" RI
Try and get the mazazine for YOU
IL VIII help clear up your inland
mystery of the Sea and encourage
you to place little more emphasis
on the NAVY. In all public nd.
dresses by great men and etc. they
always harp about the Army, Army
Army, but very little is said about
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remain.


They're all there with the zip;
But how about the bird who goes
Down bravely with his ship?
He might be . little salty.
He also might be tough;
But. say pal. when he. .sees battle,
He can't pronounce enough.
They're the real pride Of the Nation.
And each q volunteer,
No selective draft to get the GObs.
Each sailor answered here"
Yes, pal, you talk of Leathernecks,
And of the Dough Boys, too;
But I'm satisfied to see the war,
AS Cob. in Navy Blue
Chieftain readers will be interest
ed to know that one of the home
boys is assisting in the conveying
of troops to France and that he is
rendering a good account of himself.
The following letter from Clarence
Wilson will be read with interest:
U. s. s. Tacoma. June, l, 1918.
Dear Mother, Dad and Sis:-
How are you? I'm fine and
dandy. just got back from over
the pond. 1t sure is some ride
over there. Twenty two days with
out seeing land. This ship takes a
slow convoy, ten knots per hour it
never lands over there, we 60 within
two hundred miles of France The
round trip is about seven thousand
miles. That was the first trip for
the Tacoms that they didn't have
to coal ship at some port coming
back. We made the round trip
with eleven hundred tons of coal.
We had some pretty rough
weather for q few days. I didn't
get sea sick though.
The ship would roll so far over,
that when we would start to throw
coal in the furnace we would some
times miss the door and slide across
the deck. when we looked back the
boilers on the other side would be
away UP high. Zip! and we would
be on the other side.
Some people think that working
for four ours being of eihgt is
snap, but it sure isn't. Especially
when you keep it up q month at q
time. With the temperature from
one hundred and twenty to one
hundred and sixty all the time, it
gets pretty warm down there. We
nearly 90 all in sometimes. Some
of the boys took q flop. We sure
were tired when we got back.
We never saw any subs. There
are twenty four ships in the con- !
voy. We are target practicing now.
We dropped anchor q while ago
and several of the boys went swim
ming. The paymaster bet one of
the officers five dollars he wouldn't
jump over board, and over he went. |
He can swim, but when he chit the
water it knocked the breath out
OF him. He nearly drowned.
Gee. you should of seen me taking
Life easy for q few days. got hit
on the bean by an ash bucket. Went
to the sick boy. We were hosting
ashes from the fire room and the
guy above let the bucket drop on |
my bean. Ha! Ha! guess I needed
some rest anyway.
Chester is still mess cook, but
may get out of that next trip.
/ think We will go to N. Y. again
in a few days and take q rest be-
fore we start over again. If Cecil
is there will have a good chance to
see him. 1 will 60 to his ship. I
had an auxiliary watch In the fire
room before and couldn't get liber.
ty when he did.
Well how is every thing ct home?
Well l could write all night, but
will have to write some other let
ters SO will close for this time Love
and best wishes.
Your son and, brother Dick
The Holly chieftain., 1918-06-14
w. s. s

Miss Ivy O'Cafn arrived the first
OF the week from Polo, Ill. for an
extended visit with her brother
Harry O'Cain.
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The following interesting letter
was written by c. H MOser. one of
HOlly's boys who is serving in the
Navy of Uncle Sam.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-01-29
Mrs. Frazier Receives
Wives of Legislators
(I{tIt11)

Mrs. Lynn J. Frazier received tho
wives Of the legislators, who are ir
the capital city with their husband.
for the special session and the wives
of the state house officials Monday
afternoon at the governors mansion
from o'clock to 5. Receiving with
Mrs. Frazier were the wives of the
four supreme court judges, Mrs. A. A.
Bruce, Mrs. A. M. Christianson, Mrs
r. H. Grace and Mrs. Luther e. Bird
Zell and Mrs. Vermilya, wife of Rev
Mr.. Vermilya member of the board
OF regents. Assisting in the reception
room were Mrs. N. C. Macdonald, Mrs.
j. N. Hagen Miss Helen Sullivan and
Miss Aldyth Ward. In the dining
room were Mrs. Thomas Hall and Mrs.
George Foster who presided at the
tea table and assisting were the Miss
es Eunie and Cersie Frazier, young
daughters of the hostess and Gwendo-
line WEIGH.
The national colors and clusters of
red and white carnations were used
in the appointments.
Among the wives of the legislators
attending from out of town were Mrs.
r. l.. Fraser Of Garrison, Mrs. J. l..
Cahill of Leith. Mrs. V. H. Stickney
Of Dickinson, Mrs. Frank H. Hyland
Of Devils Lake, Mrs. James Rice of
Mercer, Mrs. Fay A. Harding of Brad
dock, Mrs. Frank Prater of Arena,
Mrs. o. A. Olson of Bowman, Mrs.
Burr Carr of Valley City. The guest
list was limited to the wives of the
Legislators and state house officials
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PERSONAL NOTES

Miss RASMUSSEN of this city has
lecn called to Fargo by the serious
illness Of her father. ...,...
Mrs. John EckluHd of Wilton is
spending some time in the city as the
guest of Mrs. Otto Dirlam of First
street. ..-........ 49,.
Representative J. +. II. O'Connor Of
Grand Forks. gave an" address before
the high school students Monday af-
ternOOn.
Miss Margaret Brown of the DRY
commissioners office, is in Fargo this
week attending the annual convention
Of the state association.
Word received from Los Angeles,
Cal, from the Lanterman family of
Mandan, who are spending the win
ter there, states that Mr.. Lanterman
is in a serious condition following an
operation.
Mrs. ]. A. Haney of Miles City but
formerly CT this city, is spending
short time here stopping off enroute
TO Cresco, Ia, where she goes for her
Two small daughters, who have been
spending the winter with Mrs. Han
cy's parents.
Miss Alice r. Hooker has returned
20 her home in Dawson after spend
ing the week end in the city. Miss
81 hn OF ho
masquerade ball given Saturday even
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Church Conference To
Convene Here WednesdQu

The Bismarck district Of the Luth
Gran Minnesota conference Of the Au
gustana synod will hold it's annual
meeting in the Swedish Lutheran
church CT this place, Wednesday and
Thursday. The order of the sessions
folcws:
Wednesday evening at o'clock, adj
ministration of holy communion.
Preparatory services to follow the
communion in charge of Rev. Carl H
Olson, of Wilton, with sermon by Rev
Svante A. Erling of Underwood
Thursday from 10 o'clock to IL
O'Clock noon and from 2 D. H. to !
o'clock will be given over to bust
ness
Thursday evening devotional SER
vices will be held at s O'Clock with
discourses by Rev. A. G. Olson of
Flasher and J. Edor Larson Of Gwin.
ner. Special music will be furnished
by the church choir. The commun.
ion service will be in English.
An invitation is extended to any
one desiring to attend.
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Freshmen to Stage
Play for Red Cross

An event which makes a strong bid
for general interest in the city is the
'Red Cross play to be given by the
Freshmen Of the bismarck high school
at the Auditorium on February 8. The
play is to be Red Cross benefit, ali
proceeds going directly to the local
organization.
influential people of the city have
become interested in the effort of the
young people to 'lo their bit and
influences are being brought to bear
TO Pack the auditorium on the Sth.
The play is especially suitable to
such an occasion, being of historic
and patriotic interest. The theme is
loyalty to the flag, and is worked up
in an unusually attractive old-time set
ting. The story from which it is ia.
ken, "The Man Without a Country"
was written by Mr.. Hale during the
darkest days of the Civil war, with
the object of strengthening national
loyalty.
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DANCING PARTY Wednesday.

One Of the interesting affairs of the
week is the charity ball which the
Daughters of Isabella will give Wed.
nt.suav evening IN patterson hall as a
benefit to raise funds for charitable
purposes. The committee in charge
is making special arrangements for
This "ven* which is the first to be Civ.
en- by this court. Many invitations
n..>e DeeA eX.enued anu IL is expected
that large crowd will oe in attend
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To Reside Here,

Mrs. r. J. Darragh and little son,
Master Robert Edison, who have been
spending several months with the
formers mother in Duluth, will arrive
in the city shortly to join Mr.. Darragh,
a representative Of the Alfred J.
k1ank house Of st. Paul, with head
quarters at the Mckenzie, and will
make their home here.
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n. S. Coach Takes Bride.

A wedding of interest in school ath
letics was colemnized late Saturday
afternoon when Miss Nellie Gilmore,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. William Gil
more of Fargo, became the bride of
Louis Edwin Heinz Of Cameron, Mo.
WHO came to Fargo last fall to act AS
high school athletic coach. Or. II. II.
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Give DANCING PARTY,

Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Pool enter
tanned Monday evening at an informal
dancing party at the Mckenzie dining
room for the legislators who are
guests at the hotel and their friends.
TWenty.four couples attended and
dancing was enjoyed until u o'clock.
JaZz's orchestra furnished the music
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Council Meets Wednesday.

Tho Bismarck Food Conservation
council will meet Wednesday after
noon at o'clock in the Commercial
cluo rooms. Arrangements will be
made by this time for the February
food demonstrations conducted by
Miss Newton.
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Wednesday night at the roller skating
rink. The guests will include sixty
OF the employees. Much merriment
is anticipated as many of the guests
know nothing of the art of skating.
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work left the Eurleigh county Red
Cross headquarters today. The list
follows:
Socks, seven dozen and eight pairs.
Sweaters, six dozen and eight.
Mufflers, twenty.
Wristlets. three dozen and four pair
Helmets, two.
Trench caps, one.
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ance. O'Connor's orchestra has ar
ranged special program of dance
music for the occasion, Guests are
asked to come gowned in Bingham
aprons
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SOCIETY
ing by the United Commercial Tray
elers. She wore an Indian costume.

Mrs. John Nathan Of Goodrich, wife
OF Representative Nathan, underwent
successful operation Monday morn
ing in the Bismarck hospital.
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High School Boys
To Train For Service

Two of the Bismarck high school
boys, Guilford Mandigo, son of Mr..
and Mrs. l. j. Mandigo, and a mem.
Der Of the senior class and Warren
Taylor, son of Rev. and Mrs. J. NJ.
Taylor, and member of the freshman
class left Monday for Jefferson Bar
racks and Washington, D. c., respect
fully.
Young Mandigo goes to enter the
signal service of the aviation corps
and young Taylor to enter Annapolis
preparatory school for entrance to An
napolis. Mr.. Mandigo will be given
his diploma.
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To Winter in Arizona.

To Winter in Arizona.
Tat Kelly OF Seventh street, will
leave shortly for Helena, to join Mrs.
Kelly and from there they will go to
Arizona, in the interest of Mrs. kel!y's
health. They expect to spend the re
mainder of the winter there.