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The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1918-10-31
Lstters From, "0ur Boys"
Soldiers Letter
"Somewhere In France.
"Sept. 8. 1918.

"Mrc. Geo. Miller,
"Eilendale, N; D..;;s'-~ j;
.''Dear Friend: x '''> sr--'s@'',-., r .
+ '-rhis finds ME. on the line hauling
ammunition to the big guns. have
my company with me. tits quite DIFF
ferent work than we. have been doing
and very interesting. As the work is
done mostly at night and without any
light, OF course. 1t is not the most
easy task In the world. You might
imagine some Of the difficulties Of
keeping together and delivering from
80 to 40 truck loads of ammunition
over roads you have never Travelled
before and you never care to see
again. You are very lucky If you
make the trip without humping a
radiator or putting a truck in the
ditch. Thirty-five trucks cover a dis
tance of about one and one-fourth
miles when strung out. The only
light we have is what comes from the
bursts of shells or the star shells that
are being sent up. When you hear
one burst just over the hill or in the
ravine a quarter of a mile away It
makes you wonder just where the
next one will land. However. we feel
now more like we are doing our bit
than when we were back there 200
miles from the line. I haven't seen
the Mitchell boys for three weeks.
Have only one with me. Ernest Bry-
ant of Garden City I have a Dodge
to conduct my convoy with. However,
the other night I discovered it would
not do the work of tank, as the
chauffer tried to crush a tree as we
passed the convoy with the result that
the car had bent axle and skin
ned nose caused by contact with the
top of the windshield. Showed It to
one side and proceeded. It came limp
ing into camp next morning about 9
a. m. It was only minor incident in
this big game.
II am sorry to note in the papers
that 30 many Of our good people
Farmers especially are working with
the Non Partisan League. Every
soldier over here. who has studied
the League and their methods. feel
that the leaders and the promoters
are either knowingly or innocently
doing things which are bound to pro-
long this war, and therefore more
lives sacrificed. have heard soldiers
here talk Of the leaders in strong
terms and Mken them to traitors.
you may know that as we see our
best pals give up their lives or are
crippled for life and think Of anyone
back there who would lift up his hand
to hinder In the least the efforts We
are making to bring this awful war
to q successful conclusion, we do not
have the kindest regards for such.
You may say to anyone who may
ask you what We think Of the Non.
Partisan leaders and everything they
do. that we condemn them an and
for. the sake Of the boys. over here
stay sway from or draw out Of the
Non Partisan LeaEue In everything in
which they are connected. under
IS >AA>rA~. S>x>..~NaAs~.
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Mra. oilhart aalkar

Mrs. ,Gilbsrt Baker. formerly Of
Nicholson. passed away Oct. 37nd at
the family home ct Lidgerwood, a1ter
Q short illness from influenza which
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The public should use a little judg.
ment and patience in calling ON our
overworked physicians. One call
should be sufficient and the doctors
will reach them In turn soon as DOS.
sible.
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William Homerburu

William Homerburu
Death came to William Homerburg
of Yorktown this morning at three
o'clock. after a few days illness from
the widespread malady. His brother,
Charley. had been i'll, but is reported
to be getting better.
Obituaries will be given next week.
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oakes Hospital Notices

oakes Hospital Notice.
Volunteer Nurses Wanted-Dr. f.
w. Maercklein requests any of the
women Of Oakes who feel they can
lend their services as relief nurses in
the many homes Of the afflicted to
confer with him at once.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1918-10-31
George Restorff

George Restorff
George Restorf died at the Oakes
Hospital Tuesday night of influenza
and pneumonia. He had only been Ill
a few days. Mr.. Restorf was former.
ly a resident of Riverdale township,
selling out year ago and going to
Colorado with his brothers. They
came back this fall and had been
helping through threshing.
The younger brother, Laurel, is also
quite i'll at the hospital.
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Mrs. Ole Rakkeaard

MRS. Ole BakkeQard
The death of Mrs. Ole Bakkegard
OF Kent township occurred at the
Oakes Hospital this week.
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FARM NOTES
By A. c. KUENNING. County Agent
Sheep Tall

Sheep Talk
II you want to start in the sheep
business. and do not intend to become
a breeder Of pure-breds. but intend
to produce wool and mutton, the
cheapest way to start is to buy west
ern ewes from September Is to No
vember is.
In buying western ewes be sure and
get young ewes. yearling or two year
olds are the best Avoid old broken
mouthed ewes. Get well-built ewes
carrying some Merino blood and hav-
ing dense fleeces. Sometimes a man
can buy native ewes of good quality
at reasonable prices. Rams at this
time should be purchased from relia-
able breeders of pure-bred mutton
sheep.
Buying sheep in the spring when
prices are high and fattening and SELL
ing them in the fall, cannot be recon-
mended as money making under
taking, even though the sheep fatten
well. The general practice is to buy
ewes in the fall, breed them to the
best type mutton rams. have them
lamb from the middle Of April to the
middle Of May, and keep both ewes
and lambs grazing through the sum-
mer pastures. At first they may be
turned in on the winter rye IL the
ground is not too wet, then In the per.
manent pasture and later back again
on the stubble. In this way the ex-
pense Of feeding them is light, and
what they consume represents large
ly profit. This is not true Of other
animals such as hogs. The man who
can make a profit on feeding hogs
must thoroughly understand his bust.
ness.
Sheep do not require warmth ex-
cept at lambing time. Sheds that
keep the sheep dry and offer protec.
tfon against winds and cold drafts,
are all that is necessary. Fencing
may be regarded as necessary for sue
cessful sheep production. Closely
woven wire four feet nigh with two
barb wires on top. and one at the
bottom makes a good fence for pas
ture. Until the farmer has such a
fence he should confine his flock at
night in a well-fenced yard.
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Wheat Yield in County

II
sent in 1t has been ascertained tina,
the average yield Of wheat for Dick
ey county is 1873 bushels. The yield
In different sections of the county
varies considerably. One thresher
man, ] M. Barnes. averaged 22.5
bushels from 222 acres. C. M. Andrus
report shows an average of nearly Is
bushels from 1886 acres. It would be
safe to estimate that the yield in the
eastern portion Of the county aver.
ages about 16 bushels and in the west.
ern portion about 9. Since not many
estimates are in from the western
part of the county this is subject to
revision.
McGinnis and Cunnane threshed
the largest number of bushels of
wheat-a total Of 29.s30 bushels from
2,505 acres. G. B. Andrus of Glover
23,03o bushels from 1886 acres; Juli.
US Hopl of Oakes-2s,999 bushels
from 1,467 acres; John Thorn OF
,48S bushels from 1925
acres.
Farmers whose yields ran over 20
bushels per acre are as follows:
Gallagher Bros. Cakes, 2 acres,
IT'S bushels Is acres average yield.
A. F. Nuss. Ellendale. 10 acres,
2ss44 bushels 20 average yield.
John Rossmiller, Glendale, 40
acres. 2604 bushels. 23.7 average
yield.
Barnes and Danielson Cakes. 20
man, ]. m. Barnes, averaged 22.5
Edw. Green. Fullerton, n acres.
1744 bushels. 22.6 average yield.
Reese and sletvold. Cakes, 70 acres,
1877 bushels. 23.9 average yield.
John Johnson. Clement so acres.
1921 bushels. 2S.4 average yield.
Adolph Dahlbeck, Cakes IS acres.
2162 bushels. 25.4 average yield.
F. r. Wilson, Oakes, IS acres 1885
bushels. 24.2 average yield.
g. & L. Whitfield, Glover 100 acres.
202S bushels. 20.2 average yield.
Geo. Whitfield. Glover, 100 acres,
1886 bushels. 25.3 average yield.
J. B. Anderson. Oakes. 1s acres, $50
bushels. 20 average yield.
While these are very fine yields It
Is only fair to the other sections Of
the county to state that some of the
yield In these sections average below
ten bushels for some of the other
farmers. This section has also been
favored with more local showers at
the critical period Of the growing sea-
son. The county agent intends writ
ing the above farmers and ascertain.
Ing just how they secured these
yields. II replies are forthcoming
they will be published at an early
date.
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Mrs. 6. e. .orosshans and Son
1nfu-pneumonia has hit the home
Of G. F. Grosshans of Glover real hard.
1t took as it's toll from this family
fifty per cent. Mrs. Grosshans passed
away Monday morning and the 49,
year old son, William. passed the
next day. Mr.. Grosshans and the
younger son is all that is left.
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developed into pneumonia. Her re-.
mains were brought to Cogswell and
she was buried there last. Thursday.
'Deccased- was daughter@ef Mr. and
Mrs. Roscoe Davenport of Cogswell.
The Lamar register., 1918-04-03

purpose.
Here in America we must realize
that the war will not be won on any
front. but In our own hearts. This is
a clash of civilizations. We must de-
velop in our hearts democratic pur-
puse as strong and as carefully direct
ed as this autocratic purpose OF Ger
many. We, too, must make soldiers
CT our corn stalks. make defenders Of
our wool and cotton and silk. make
every pound of coal an American
pound. and we must make bullets OF
our pennies. II We fail to develop this
democratic purpose in the eye to eye.
knee to knee. hand to hand, struggle
on the front, which, after all, only
reflects tho strength of our convic-
tion. then our civilization will go
down. To fail to support our soldiers
with ammunition. with food. with
clothing. with coal, will weaken them
for the great conflict at the great mo-
ment, and that weakening will come
from our hearts at home. 1t will
come IL we are slow with our finan-
cial support of the men. The Liberty
Loan furnishes us with the only way
we home-stayers can practically show
our purpose. Our patriotism will be
measured by our performance toward
the Liberty Loan. What we lend to
our country in this time of need will
measure our love of the freedom our
fathers bought. 1t is at stake. The
autocratic purpose of Germany. iron
willed and yet unbroken, aimed at
world conquest is threatening US.
What is freedom wor> to you? 1t is
worth what you lend to your govern
ment In this hour OF its awful need.
The Lamar register., 1918-04-03
Is AMERICA AWAkE7

As much as has been said and writ
ten in America about the World-War
in Europe. it is doubtful II America IL
yet awake.
A man who returned from Europe
six months ago. said. The farmers OF
America are feeding to their cattle
today better food than millions OF
people in Germany and Austria have
had at times. These people whose
governments are fighting Us are sub
sisting on COW beets and straw bread.
All Europe is shortrationed and
hungry.
This Is our war from now on. What
happens in Europe is Americas deep
est concern THERE'S not enough food
in the world. Either our soldiers must
skimp their rations or We must skimp
ours: either they must do without
some necessities or we must do with.
out some OF our luxuries.
Which shall 1t be7
Count on the Tomorrows. What
will your business be worth II we
should lose the war tomorrow? What
' ould you give for farm in Russia
today7 What would you give for
farm in America II conditions were
such as they are in Russia today
Help produce. help conserve, and help
fight by buying Liberty Bonds. for
he also fiyhts who helms a fighter
tight"
The Lamar register., 1918-04-03
THE ENEMY
WE MUST MEET
BY William Allen White

tMr White, editor. author and King OF
the war and all OF It's many angles wnlie
on an extended visit to the various Dattie
lines OF the Allied armies)
Back OF the German lines every
ounce of food is conserved, and dis
trfbuted with fairly equitable pre-
cision; every yard Of cloth is num-
bered and is entered into the war
strength Of the empire. Every penny
weight Of German coal is handled
with scientific care. and the one end
and aim Of all this autocratic control
of food and clothing and heat is the
winning Of The war. There is no other
purpose in the German mind. Every
German mark is a German soldier;
every grain OF gold is doing Its fun
share to work out that indomitabls
The Lamar register., 1918-04-03
Dop on Operating Table.

Mack, n bulldog owned by Mrs.
Charles Wright, teacher at the Rulo
school. says n Walla Walla (Wash.)
exchange, got SO many porcupine
quills in its mouth and throat during
n fight with that animal that it had to
be chloroformed and hundreds of
quills were taken out with pincers.
The dog was protecting chickens
owned by its mistress. Mack has sue
cessfully fought Off badgers, snakes
and coyotes which have sought to steal
the chickens, and when the porcupine
appeared It charged 1t. Even with its
mouth filed with quilts it continued
the attack.
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Copyright by Little, Brown a Coz
CONTINUED from Page 81

a
anywhere In this country IL a good
bet now. Wen have rails here from
the coast in year. Better freeze
onto a couple nh lots here In Hazle-
ton. while they're low. Be plumb to
the skies in ten years. Natural place
for city. Bill. It's astonishln' how
the settlers is comm"
There was ocular evidence of this
last. for they had followed in a road
well rutted from loaded wagons. But
Bill invested In no real estate, not
withstandlng the positive assurance
that Hnzleton was on the ragged edge
of u boom.
Maybe, maybe" he admitted. 'But
I've got other fish to fry. That one
piece up by Pine river will do me for
a WHILE"
Here where folk talked only of gold
and pelts and railroads and settlement
and the coming boom that would make
them all rich, Bill Wagstaff added two
more ponies to his pack train. These
he loaded down with food, staples only.
flour. sugar, beans. salt, tea and cof-
fee, and a sack of dried fruit. Also
he bestowed upon Niger a further
burden of six dozen steel traps.
And in the cool of a midsummer
morning, before HazIeton had rubbed
the sleep out of Its collective eyes and
taken up the days work of discussing
It's future greatness, Roaring Bill and
his wife draped the mosquito nets over
their heads and turned their faces
north.
They bore out upon n wagon road.
For brief distance only did this en-
dure, then dwindled to path. A turn
in this hid sight of the clustered log
houses and tents, and the two steam
ers that lay up against the bank. The
river itself was soon lost in the far
stretches of forest. Once more they
rode alone in the wilderness. Eor the
first time Hazel felt a quick shrinking
from the North, an awe of its huge
silent spaces, which could so easily
engulf thousands such as they and still
remain land untamed
On the second day they crossed the
Skeena. n risky and tedious piece of
business, for the river ran deep and
strong.
Presently the way grew rougher. II
anything. Roaring Bill increased his
pace. He himself no longer rode.
When the steepness of the hills and
canyons made the going hard the packs
were redivided, and henceforth Satin
bore on his back portion of the sup
plies. Bill led the way tirelessly.
Through flies. river crossings, camp
labor, and all the petty irritations of
the trail he kept an unruffled spirit, a
fine, enduring patience that Hazel mar
veled at and admired. Many a time,
Weakening at some slight stir, she
would find him cooking breakfast. In
every way within his power he saved
t.-
The Lamar register., 1918-04-03

ON Dowlder. cut sharp against the
sky. and she reached him just as he
lowered the field glasses with a sigh
of relief. His eyes shone with exul-
tation.
Come on up on the perch" he in
vited, and reached forth a long, mus
culnr arm, drawing her up close be-
side him on the rock.
Behold the Promised Land" he
breathed. "and the gateway thereof,
lying couple of miles to the north"
They were. 1t seemed TO Hazel, roost-
ing precariously on the very summit
of the world. On both sides the noun
tain pitched away sharply in rugged
folds. Behind them, between them and
the far Pacific, rolled sea of noun
tains, snow-capped, glacier-torn. gi-
gantic.
Down there" Roaring Bill waved
his hand, there's little meadow, and
turf to walk on. Lord, I'll he glad to
get out of these rocksl Youll never
catch me coming in this way again.
It's sure tough going. And I've been
scared to death for week, thinking
we couldn't get through"
"But we CAM"
"Yes, easy" he assured. "Take the
glasses and look. That fiat we left our
outfit In runs pretty well TO the Top,
about two miles along. Then there's
a notch in the ridge that you can't get
with the naked eye, and a wider can
yon running down into the basin. It's
the only decent break in the divide for
fifty miles so far as I can see. We're
lucky TO hit this pass"
Suppose we couldn't get over here?"
Hazel asked. "What if there hadn't
been a passT"
THAT was beginning to keep me
awake nights" he confessed. "Do you
realize that it's getting late in the
year? Winter may come-blng i'm
side of ten days. And me caught in
rock pile. with no cabin to shelter
my best girl, and no hay up to feed my
horses! You bet it bothered me-"
She hugged him sympathetically and
Bill smiled down at her.
But it's plain sailing now" he con-
tinued. 81 know that basin and all the
country beyond 1t. It's pretty decent
camping place. and there's fairly
easy way out"
He bestowed reassurlng kiss upon
her. They sat on the boulder for
few minutes, then scrambled downhill
to the jack-pine fiat. and built their
evening fire. And for the first time
in many days Roaring Bill whistled
and lightly burst into snatches of song
in the deep, believing voice that had
given him his name back in the Carl
boo country. His humor was infec-
tious. Hazel felt the gods of high
adventure smiling broadly upon them
once more.
At noon. two days later. they stepped
out of heavy stand of spruce into
n sun-wnrmcd meadow. where ripe yell
low grasses waved to their horses
knees. Hazel came afoot. fresh
sillcd deer dashed across SILKS back.
Blll hcsltnted. as II taking his bear
lngs, then led 10 where n rocky spur
Of n I'LL jutted into the meadows edge.
A spring huhbled out Of pebbly ba-
sin, and he pokcd about in the grass
beside It with his foot. presently stoop-
Ing to pick up something which proved
to be n short bit of charred stick.
'The remains Of my last campfire"
he smiled rcminlscently. packs OF.
old pal. We're through with the trail
for a while"
The Lamar register., 1918-04-03
Immunity.

"Bliggins seems positively to enjoy
his reputation for mendacity."
YES. He feels that he can go as far
as he likes because nobody is going to
believe what he saws"
The Lamar register., 1918-04-03
Another Scrape,

The Girl-She was in motorcar ac-
cldent-nothing serious. Only the
enamel scraped Off.
The Brute-Her face or the ma
chine?-London Opinion.
The Lamar register., 1918-04-03
Ask Pa, He Knows.

Willie-Pop, will you tell me one
thing?
Father-What is 1t, Willie?
WillIe-If / plant pussy willows. can
get cattails from 'em?
The Washington times., 1918-05-15
MACHINISTS AND
TOOLMAKERS

Mechanics of ability, who can
produce work of accuracy and
precision on all classes of ma
chimes, wise and floor. Those
having some knowledge of gun
work preferred, but not neces-
sary. Eight-hour shop and
overtime; 6oc per hour and up
ward for men who can qualify
on firSt-claSS work. TranSpor-
tation refunded. Call in person
or write TO supt. of labor for full
details. Immediate employment
in new shop.
The Washington times., 1918-05-15
CONDUCTORS AND MOTOR

CONDUCTORS AND MOTOR
MEN-WageS, 80 cents per
hour for first year up to s. cents
per hour at end of fourth year.
Credit given former trainmen for
previous service with US. Age 10
to so years. Permanent employ
ment to men of good character.
Apply , p. m, THE CAPITAL
TRACTION CO., Both & N
SITS. N. W.. Washington, D. C
The Washington times., 1918-05-15
WANT AID RATES
1c A WORD

Minimum charge l. cents each tnseruo1
Cor the following clAESihcationa'
HELP WANTED
ROOMS FOR RENT
LOST AND FOUND
FOR SALE MISCELLANEOUS
SITUATIONS WANTED
COUNTRY BOARD
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES -
POULTRY, PETS AND LIVE STOOh
WANTT STSCELLASEoUS
AdVeTtisenN-N set in 10 point Ars CT -
ar a. the rats 81 Q cents per agate line. -
line Of large tyrs ne pointl equals two HnS'
81 small type taEAtel.
PHONE MAIN SEQ.
An experienced Eirl operator VIII nelp -
mite your -. % II will pull-bn Sih "
s-N-
USE A RESULT GETTER
IN THE TINES.
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she had been boarding her dimes and
quarters against this day The money
was scarcely enough. Nevertheless
she started. She walked the first
eighteen miles. Then her strength
gave out, and she took train.
She did not know that visitors to
Camp Funston stay in Junction City,
eleven miles away. So she got off
the train at Fort Riley. An officer
set her right and she reached juno
ton City after dark. Somehow she
found rooming house. Some one
there stole five dollars from her
five of the precious dollars she had
earned over the wash tub and saved
by walking. Terror-stricken, she
crept out of the house when no one
was looking.
her trembling in the street, and took
her to the rooms of the Young Wom-
ems Christian Association, rooms
which the War Work Council had
opened as a clearinghouse for trou-
bles. The poor frightened woman
was put to bed, but she was too
miserable to sleep. The matron got
up at daybreak, built a fire, and COM
forted her. The sons commanding
officer was reached by telephone
early in the morning, and the boy
came to his mother on the first troll
ley-car he could catch.
The two spent long, low-voiced
hours together, perhaps the last
hours they will have this side of
heaven. Every moment was as pre-
cious as month had been last year
The old lady had still one present
worry The hoy's' bad cold might turn
| into pneumonia if she left him. But
she had not money enough to stay
another night and buy a ticket home
When the matron told her that hel
bed was free, she broke down ant
cried and cried.
Il did not know there was so mucf
pity left in the world" she sobbed.
She stayed till her boys cold wa!
better. Then she went back to he1
seventeen washings and her memo
ries.
Because of the certainty of jus
such cases as this was Governmental
/. sanction given to the activities of thu
War Work Council of the Y. W. c. A
From the Pacific to the Atlantic it
field extends. Every state in tn
Union has it's members. Urgent az
peals for help are its cause and 1t
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1918-09-27

of the beds, through which steam is
passed; by means of an inverted pan
under which steam is admitted; or by
drenching the soil with formalin So
luton consisting Of 1 to 100, or l
to 200 solution of formaldehyde.
Crop rotation is an essential practice
whether or not 1t Is necessary in the
control of any plant maladies. There
are numerous fungous diseases which
appear year after year on the same
field. Some of them, such as clubroot
of cabbage, are strictly soil parasites
and cannot be controlled by any fun
gicide. About the only method left to
get rid of the organisms is to starye