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water from it's canals, and throwing
it into the streams which carry 1t
off into the Mexican gulf.
There are extensive swamp lands IN
Alabama and Georgia, and the same
Is true of Arkansas and Mississippi.
plans made to redeem half million
acres in the Yasoo BASIN There are
other schemes going on in other
states and especially in Florida. where
millions of acres are being reclaimed
The available. lands in Florida are
almost as great as the whole state Of
South Carolina, state which itself
has large area Of swamps. In North
Carolina and Virginia we have wet
lands that will add greatly to our
food supply. In North Carolina Lake
Mattamuskeet has been pumped out
and its $4,000 acres Is now cut % into
small farms. The tract is called New
are so rich that farms bring 500 and
upward per acre.
X X
Farther north in Virginia. not far
from Norfolk. lies about 10000 acres
that will some day be winter market
garden for New York and Boston. I
refer to the great Dismal swamp, the
edges of which have been already re-
deemed. The lake is surrounded by
lands devoted to trucking and the
soil under 1t is exceedingly rich. The
first crop usually raised after clear
ing such lands is what is known as
stick corn. For this no blowing or
cultivation is needed. The kernels
are planted in holes in the ground
made by stick and the corn springs
up among the stumps. conquering the
weeds and yielding large crops. This
is only at first. After. a year or so the
land must be treated like that Of other
farms of similar soil.
Coming to the cut-over lands which
comprise the bulk Of the area possible
for the new proposition. have had a
talk with Mr.. II. T. Cory, who has Just
returned from trip through the great
er part Of the southern states, where he
has been investigating this subject for
Secretary Lane. He tells me that lands
of this character are to be found all
along the Goa sted plain from Virginia to
Texas. They are the lands where the
timber has been cut Off by the great
from. time to time. The stumps still
stand and new trees have grown up
among them corresponding in size to
the time which has elapsed since the
first clearing was done. Mr.. Cory says
that there is something like zoo, ooo, 900
that a large proportion of it has as
good soil as the average farm Of In
diana At the above estimate those
cut-over lands would make about nine
states the size of Indiana, or eight
states the size of Ohio. Kentucky or
Virginia. Reduce the estimate by one
half and the available territory would
be bigger by the size of Kentucky than
the United Kingdom Of Great Britain
and Ireland. which now has something
like 100000 people.
A great deal Of this cut-over land IA
being reclaimed by private parties, and
some Of 1t Is paying mora than its
original price by the first one or two
crops. Mr.. Cory told me Of man who
bought cut-over farm two years ago
and paid one-tenth down. This year
tho seller told him no would be rlad
to accept the crop on the land for the
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10 Reclaim an Empire for American Soldiers

copyright, 1918. by Frank G. Carpenter)
kk1 YARNS for the soldiers!
~ Yes and for every man
who is willing to work when
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The amount Of territory we have for
such schemes is enormous. I have
talked with the reclamation engineers
and can give faint idea Of the pos
sibilities. According to them, the area
of desert. swamp and cut-over lands
that can be reclaimed is more than
500, 900 square miles. It is bigger than
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acres and the work is s., organized
that they can tell us just where the
swamps are and what has t. be done
to reclaim them.
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,ABOR DAY CELEBRATED
IN FITTING MANNER
Continued from page IL


He lauded the principles of arbitra-
ton and said that the present national
board Of Cancellation was the great
est achievement of the struggle be-
tween capital and labor. There is no
place, he said, in the Mine Workers
organization for the Stacker. Every
man must do his full share and con-
tribute his efforts to the support of
the men who are fighting in the lines.
He declared that President Wilson
would never have to say that the min.
ers Of America failed in the duties
which came to them. The miners
would produce the coal to operate the
industries and float the ships of battle
and commerce and keep the people at
home comfortable.
He said the railroad men would join
hand with the miners in giving their
energies to the distribution of the
commodity which means the saving of
the nation.
In concluding he paid tribute to the
splendid service the Red Cross is per-
forming in the alienation of suffer-
ing among the wounded boys who are
battling for the worlds freedom upon
the blood stained fields of Europe. He
spoke of the support the Red Cross is
receiving from the mining men of the
nation. In his home district he stated
that every miner contributes the pro-
ceeds of days labor each month, .
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sum aggregating over $4,000, for the
support of their local Red Cross So
ciety.
The band and the Hawaiian enter
tainers rendered number of musical
selections at the park. The Hawaiian
entertainers numbers were. inter-
spersed between the Saddfg&X of @e
afternoon. "" "A :ssgl ~ w.
Not the least enjoyable among tie
events of the day was the various
sport which the committee had ar
ranged for entertainment. A part of
these were held at the park in the
evening and the remaining numbers
were staged on Main street just be-
fore the roped arena was turned over
to the merrymakers for the grand
dance which concluded one Of the
most enjoyable celebrations ever held
in the city.
The winners of the several contests
follow:
At the Park.
Wheelbarrow race-F'irst, Bakken;
second, Fahnlander; third, Danstrom;
fourth, Fred Dahlheim.
Backward race-First, Bakken; Sec
ond Ronshaugen.
Ladies' nail driving contest-First,
Mrs. Wolgan; second, Miss Hilgen-
dorf.
Boys pie eating contest-First,
Holcomb; second, Storkheim.
Carnival Events.
Fat mans race-First, Kopald; Sec
ond, Howard; third Manth.
Ladies' egg race-First, Miss Alma
Nelson; second, Mrs. H. o. johnson;
third, Mrs. Charles Lewis.
Three legged race-First, Dan
strom; second, Bakken.
Ladies' shoe race-First, Mrs. Rob-
erts; second, Miss Jennie Jolsness;
third, Miss Marie Mahoney.
Tu of war-Won by city men
against country men.
Boys bicycle race-First, Temp
kins; second, johnson.
Mems race-First O'Leary; second,
Nickels.
Ladies race-First-Miss Marie
Mahoney; second, Miss Eunice Shaw.
Young girls sack race-First, Miss
Verna Nelson; second, Miss Lillian
Hutchinson.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Nephew attended SER
vice at Highland Sunday. coming out
from Sawyer with Rev. Spacht.
Mrs. E. Bunker and daughter, Luz
ellie, shopped in Sawyer and >Velva
Friday.
Louise Meggie visited the Bunker
gtrls last Thuryday. HH wss"AwW~Aa
&c. s. and NJ. M. beighle ara .fanily
spent over Sunday in Sawyer, return
ing to their work at the Beighle mine
Monday.
Willis Township schools will open
Monday, September 8. @4
John Blair of Minotis visiting with
the family of his uncle, G. G. Riley
this week.
HAITI and Helen Reed, Ruth and
Jean Bunker and Vern and Hazel
Walker are spending their leisure
time herding cattle.
r. w. Beighle and family spent
Sunday afternoon at ]. s. Bakers.
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Fast HIGHLAND

Jack Frost made his appearance in
Highland Monday night. No dam
age done.
The Busy Bee Threshing Club held
a business meeting at Everett Bunk
er's Monday evening. They have de-
cided to stack their grair. and get
along without any more help than
possible. =,
The girls of Highland have all
changed to boys. They have put on
overalls and are doing tLeir bit in
the harvest field.
Fern Bunker visited at Helen
Riley's Tuesday afternoon,
Neil Irwin was in Highland Satur-
day with representative Of thresh-
ing company from near New Rock
ford. He succeeded in getting a
few Of Highlands choicest bundle
teams to go over and help during the
threshing season Of forty days. Those
who went were Mr.. Irwin, Mr.. Smith,
Henry Louis and Cecil Walker.
Mr.. Louis threshed Monday and
, Tuesday.
May and Lila Walker visited Helen
Riley Monday afternoon.
Mr.. Saasad and children called at
J. S. Bakers Sunday.
Jackson Beighle was made glad last
Tuesday afternoon by the appearance
of his cousin Jean Bunker, who spent
the afternoon with him.
Mary Bevins called on Fern Bunk
err Monday evening.
Roy Farley and family called at
Everett Bunker's Sunday tvening.
Rev. Spacht and family were enter
tanned at the E. B. Bevins home last
Sunday.
Ask John Bunker how his Uncle
Everett came to get in such a full
days work last Tuesday. A Dodge
can't run without water any better
than Ford can run without gas.
Mary Bevins spent last week with
her sister, Mrs. Clark Streeper.
Word received from Bert Stacy says
he is in Camp Meigs, Washington,
D. C.
| Douglas Beighle and Lucille Bunk
Ell made trip to Minot last Wednes-
day and got home $50 early in the
morning" Thursday.
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THIRTY COMBINATION STENO
GRAPHERS AND BOOKKEEP
ERS PLACED IN MINOT IN PAS,
FOUR MONTHS.
Minot College )of' Commerce EN-
tiers upon its eighth successful year
on September End. G.. E. Bemis,
president, begins his 10Th year as
instructor and proprietor Of COM
mercial schools. -so
The school is fully equipped in
every way. Has ten typewriters
in the typewriting department.
Bank adding, listing and posting
machine in the college bank which
is fully equipped with the latest
set Of books. Six fully equipped
Offices, each office has full set of
regular books and is managed by
a student.
Office No. 1. C. A. Bliss, pro-
prietor, Miss Karr, manager, J.
Packer, extension clerk.
Books used: Day book, General
Balance Column Ledger, Order File,
Invoice File, Check Book, Note
Book, Draft Book and Bills Receiv-
able and Bills Payable Books.
Office No. 2. T. T. Wilson, pro-
Irietor. Miss Kielhack, manager,
Grace Jones, extension clerk.
Books used: Order File, Invoice
File, Check Book, Note Book, Draft
Book and Bills Receivable and Bills
Payable. Invoice Journal, Sales
Journal Ledger, Double Balance
Column Ledger.
Office No. 3 H. C. Clark, pro-
prietOr, Norma Nepstad, manager,
Miss Ellison, extension clerk.
Books used: Special Column
Cash Book, General Debit and Gre
bit Balance Column Ledger and
Personal Card Ledger, Invoice and
Order File, Check Book, Note Book
Draft Book.
Office No. 4. E. J. Shaw & Co.,
proprietor, Miss Larson, proprietor.
Books used: Day Book, General
Ledger, Double Balance Column
Ledger, Order File, Invoice File,
Note Book, Check Book, Draft Book.
Office No. 3. w. w. Phipps, pro-
prietor, Miss Trapp, manager, Hell
en- Hill. extension clerk.
Books used: Cash Journal, Spe-
cial Column Journal, Center Col
umn Ledger, Invoice File, Order
File, Note Book, Check Book, Draft
Book.
Office No. 6. O. M. Powers, pro-
prietor. Marie Mahoney, manager,
Della Wysong, extension clerk.
Books used: Twenty Column
Ledger, Loose Leaf Balance COL
umn Current Ledger, Double Gen.
eral Ledger.
Office No. 7. College Bank. Mel
lie Mahoney, cashier. ]. Robert
son, Individual Ledger Bookkeeper,
Miss Sander, Chief Filing Clerk.
Books used: Loose Leaf Depos-
itors Ledger, General Ledger, Gen
eral Cash Book, Bills Discounted,
Cash Register, Draft Register, Ger
tilted Check Book, New York, Chi
cago & Boston Draft Books, List
ing and Posting, Invoice Ledger on
Burroughs Adding Machine.
This office work is taken up by
the students who are taking the
Shorthand course. No extra charge.
S-29-tf-adv
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A man went to a doctor to have his
throat examined. The doctor looked
in his throat and said "No, there is
nothingp The man said, "please look
again Doctor there must be some
thing The doctor looked again and
said there is not thing in your
throat" The man said "that's
strange-two good farms and a
tnreshing machine went down that
way"
Pat and Mike asked a railroad
foreman for a job. NO." said the
foreman, tone big Swede can do more
work any time than two 1rishmen:"
Pat and Mike walked down the track
until they came to a steam shovel
working. "What is that? said Mike.
oh, that must be that big SWede
shoveling gravel" said Pat.
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Fine Devils Lake Baker $500
Hedge Carlson, Devils Lake baker,
must pay the Red Cross $500 or go
out of business, because he has used
too much white flour in his bread.
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Mrs. Charlie Mckenzie and little
daughter returned Saturday from
Michigan where Mrs. Mckenzie was
called by the serious illness of her
mother. 49,
Oscar Semingson of Lacrosse, Wis
consin, who has been here for several
weeks, visiting at the home of his
brother Gilbert, returned home Sun
day.
Vic Rose, a former Donnybrook
druggist now residing in Oregon pass
ed thru the city Saturday, enroute
for a visit with old friends at Donny-
brook.
B. L. Mathieson of Glenwood, Min
| nesota, has been engaged by the Fair
Store, to manage the shoe depart
ment. Mr.. Mathieson entered upon
his duties Tuesday morning.
G. E. Colcord, of Glenburn, republi-
can state central committeeman for
Renville county, was in Minot Moday
| night enroute to Bismarck where he
attended the meeting Of state commit.
teemen.
VIM. Leggett, we'll known travel
ing salesman, is again visiting Minot
He is connected with the w. S. Con
rad Co. of St. Paul. Bill came to Mi
not back in 1892 and lived here for
several years.
Miss Florence Dale, who has been
! in the dietetics department of the
university of Minnesota, has returned
for visit with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred V. Dale.
A Ford truck driven by Otto Neu-
berg, ran amuck on Central avenue
Wednesday morning and crashed into
the front of the Central Avenue Cigar
Store breaking out one of the valuable
plate glass windows.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. Hagenstein, par
ents of City Auditor A. D. Hagen
stein, who have made an extended Wis
it at the home Of their son, departed
for their home at Seattle, WASH,
Monday. They are visiting at Glas-
gov, Mont, enroute home.
K. K. Flom, who homesteaded near
Lansford seventeen years ago, arriv-
ed from Wesley, Ia, where he has
made his home for the past eleven
years, and is looking after his farm.
Mr.. Flom resided on his Lansford
homestead for six years.
James F. Smallwood expects to be
called to war service at Camp Grant
in about two weeks. Mr.. Smallwood
has been associated with his father
in the grocery and bakery business
for many years and is one of Minot's
most prominent young business men.
This has been a great year for gar
den sass. Will Marshall, form
erly connected with the Riverside Gro
Gerry, who is now engaged in truck
gardening south of the city brot the
Independents editor fine cabbage
last Saturday that tipped the scales
at IA pounds.
W. C. Wray Of Surrey brot to this
office seven sample potatoes last week
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.. Wheat 10 needed in the front .
= line trench "OVER THERE" .
= Let potatoes serve ~ the home .
. guard "OVER HERE" .
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MlNOT and VICINITY

Judge VIM. Murray transacted bus
mess at Parshall Wednesday. II
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. w. Kemper .haya
returned from visit at Malta, Monts
Tom Moffatt of Donnybrook was d
business visitor to the city Saturday.
DR.. and Mrs. A. D. MCDANIEL de-
parted for the east Saturday where
they will visit for two weeks. il
Attorney Sinness of Minnewaukon
was in the city on legal business Sat
urday.
Chas. Truax has returned from the
Glib ranch in Mountrail county,
where he spent several weeks.
Mrs. Amanda Dahlheim will leave
soon for Portland, Oregon, to live
with her sons, Albert and Olof Dahl
helm.
Mrs. ]. B. Reed has returned from
a months visit spent in the west. She
expects the arrival Of a sister from
Missouri this week for visit.
Mrs. Clint Dierdor6 has returned
from Fairview, Mont, where she was
the guest of her sister, Mrs. Edgar
Cushing for seven weeks.
Mrs. w. Lemieux from Fairview,
Mont, arrived today enroute to Van
Hook for a visit with her brother,
Walter Bosshard.
John Colvin and M. A. Kemp of
Portal, who are connected with the
Canadian emigration service were in
the city Wednesday.
Mrs. P. O. Mehl leaves Friday for
Watford City, N. D., where her hus-
band recently accepted a position as
cashier of the Farmers Bank.
Pres. rCane left for GAINESVILLE,
Mimi, to meet Mrs. Crane, who is Wis
iting a sister, on her return from the
east
The Cordova daily times., 1918-05-24
GOVERNMENT TO SURVEY HARBOR
 AT ANCHORAGE:

SOundings will be made in Knik arm, between Cairn point, about three-quarters of a mile north of the proposed site of the Anchorage docks, and Point Camp III, opposite Fire island, according to Captain P. Hand of the Coast and Geodetic Survey, who recently arrived in Anchorage from Seattle. Captain Hand has been in Washington, D. C., for the past several months, and came to Anchor age to assume personal charge of the work of securing data in reference to Knik arm.
 The soundings will be made at a distance of about 150 feet apart, and when made will give an accurate knowledge of the depth of the arm from Point Cairn to Fire island. Spe- cially made gear will arrive on the freighter Wainwright. This gear con sists of a number of floats, from which are suspended submerged reels which register on the surface the depth of the kater. Two large floats are connected by wire cable on which are strung the floats with the suspended registering mechanism These two large floats are lowed by boats, and when in action present the effect of a big drag. The submerged mechanism drags along on the bottom of the arm and automatically indi cates the depth of the water.
 The work of making these sound ings will require about five months and a corps of ten men will be em ployed, said Captain Hand.
 While the work of making tht soundings is being carried on, com plete data concerning the volume an6 action of the tides will be secured A mechanism will be installed ol piles opposite the site of the dock which will register the height of eacl tide. The tidal observations will eX tend throughout period of one year
 Captain Hand was a member of tn survey party that ten years ago mad soundings of the waters of the Coo inlet near Iliamna bay, across fror Seldovia, and prepared chart of tha district Previous to coming to flask Captain Hand was in charge of yes sel engaged in coast and geodeti work near the Philippine islands.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-05-24
The C0rd0va Style Shop NORTHERN BLOCK CORDOVA,
S100,000 FIRE
 DESTROYSSTORE
 IN COOK 1NLE l

One hundred thousand dollars worth of property was destroyed at Knik when eleven buildings and their con- tents, owned by George Palmer were destroyed by fire.
 The flames were first noticed by him at 8 o'clock in the morning. So rapidly did the flames spread that there was no opportunity of saving the contents of the buildings. The property destroyed consisted of one big store room, which was used as a sales room, and a number of small connecting store houses. All of the buildings consumed by fire either ad-I joined or were connected by passage ways with the main store room. The flames originated in one of the store rooms and spread quickly to other warehouses and the main stol1.
 The cause of the fire is a mystery to MT. Palmer He was awakened about o'clock in the morning by the flames, which were then faring from the roof of one of the warehouses. The stock of merchandise destroyed consisted of groceries, hardware and dry goods.
 Two other big warehouses near tkose destroyed, but not connected, were saved, as we'll as the home of MT, Palmer.
 The loss, which is approximately one hundred thousand dollars, is par tially covered by insurance.
 Immediate steps will be taken by MT. Palmer to replace the destroyed buildings, and the work of recon struction will begin as soon as ma terial can be secured and placed on the ground. The stock will be re- plenished, and MT. Palmer will leave in the near future for the Outside where he will purchase the stock di rect from the wholesalers. ! There was a dead calm prevailing 5 in Knik at the time of the fire, ol the damage would have been consid erably greater, and perhaps the whole
 town might have been wiped out
The Cordova daily times., 1918-05-24
FOOD WILL WIN
 THE
 VAR

Today was generally observed throughout the United States as of our allied country into the great worlds war.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-05-24
American Bakery for bread.

AS was to be expected, Cordova has again gone lover the top" in it's Red Cross war fund drive.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-05-24

Use less wheat ana meat Buy local foods. Serve just enough. Use what
The Cordova daily times., 1918-05-24

The American Bakery serves good bread.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-02-08

to indulge the dveng sentmentaty of fools and ot weddings who deserve to pershwho are destined either to serve the civilization of the Prussan supean or be crushed.
 TC the fullest particular, and amplifled by the more dabolical cruelty which the human mind guided by sa- lunne devotion to science and untouched by conscence an devise the Hun credentials of Wilhelm, his Prusslan following and his deuded people complete even to the jurat which history already has placed upon them
 Yet one wonders that there is not sufficient German conscience and German sanity efecuay to put the ques ton: Why the Hun?
 It the greatest historical anomaly of all time, that the German mind tracing genesis to the wel-sprngs of human freedom and trained such the hab of straight thnking-shoud be utterly deluded with regard to this fact and it's To get entirely to the core of the matter requires long, poemca dscusson In fact the Prssan chamber of lords did that very thing the other day in less than 25O words
 There was resolution adopted by that body winch read: "The chamber of lords firmly hopes that when peace is concluded the government will that the rights of the emperor of Germany are sateguarded Accom- panving that resolution was this commentary: "Ihe President of the United States has asked if the German neqoations at BrestLtovsk in the name of the ma iotv of the reichstag or in the of the military party For our part we affirm that it is the German en- peror who in the terms of the constitution has the eXcs i've right to make war and peace
 Therein have we the Apha and Omega of the sltua- ton which accounts for the modern Hun.