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The Wahpeton times., 1918-07-18

William Bergman Of the Great
Lakes training school is spending a
few days leave of absence with his par.
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. August Bergman.
Mrs. Frank Huber is spending u
week at Mooreton visiting with rela.
tivesand friends.
Mr.. and rAIs. j. f. Smith and child.
rem are visiting relatives ut Montpil.
Ter, n. ID.
Mrs. G. ID. Ross and little daughter
Jean. of Des Moines, Iowa. spent I,
few days in the city attending to bust
ness matters and visiting friends.
Edward jacobson and family have
moved in the house vacated by the +
III. Jones family.
Mrs. Henry Rustad and little daugh
ter are visiting friends ut Mansfield.
\. CheZik and wife were ut Lidper
wood and Skunk Lake for Il few ,lay>
this week.
Stacia CheZik is home from Port
land. Oregon.
Mrs. Titchnorand sister, mother and
aunt of Pres. Smith left Tuesday morn
ing for st. Johns. Vermont. The aunt.
home.
Mrs. Jos. Patterson left Momlay
morning for DOnnybruOk, n. ID.
DR.. and Mrs. Bernbcrg of st. Paul
are guests at the Aaron Stern home
They came up by the auto route.
| Rev. Stillwell and wife will return,
from their honeymoon next Friday
night. Rev. Stillwell will take up his
work as paster of the Congregation
church at once. While he was absen,
Rev. Hobbs kindly took his place
preaching i'll the Congregational
church in the morning and the Metho
dist in the evening.
Mrs. w. s. Hurry left this city Thurs
day to join her husband in Page. Hel
many friends will be sorry to lose
her.
| lOrene Early spent last week visit
ing her Cousins at the farm.
The State Board Of Regents in
session in Fargo this week, elected
DR.. J. E. Stuot, of the university
of Chicago, president of the Val
ley City normal school to succeed
George A. Mcfarland, resigned
Samuel May of Madison, s. D..
was chosen president of the Dick.
inson normal.
The Wahpeton times., 1918-07-18
DEFENSE COUNCIL DISCUSS
ES LABOR SHORTAGE PROBLEM

During the past week this office
has put SO men to work in Rich
land county These men were with
few exceptions good men. These
men were all willing to work and
went out at $3.50. In some cases
the farmers did not do right by
the men. One man travelled a dis
tance of "a miles to get to a farm
which called for help. When he
got there he was told the wages
were $500. Others complain of 16
hours and poor board. I believe we
have a right to expect n.uch Of
these men. But we have no right
to call for unreasonable hours, nor
to offer experienced men 5000 at
the present time. Some Of these
men can not milk: others can not
handle horses. However. nearly
everyone of them can be Of help
to us in bringing home this crop.
We ought to do all in our power
to treat them right if they are
right. We want men here now and
we will want them in years to come
Let us do all we can to make them
to stay and come back year after
year 1t is also very important
that you order men now. Fill up
Continued on page 81
The Wahpeton times., 1918-07-18
WRITES TO MOTHER
In France,
June 19. 1918

Dear Mother:-
Will drop you few lines and
let you know that am coming
along all O. K. Am feeling fine
The crops are looking fine and
with this rain we are having it
will sure boost it along. How is
everything back there. Is there
much business this season.
The other day there was a little
fire over a ways. Of course with a
bunch of soldiers it was out in no
time. but the best of it was when
a French fire rig popped in is
minutes after the fire was over
The Frenchman pulling the thing
were pretty we'll all in for they
must have brought it for some dis
tance. One cart contained a sort
of a big cup with big handles on
it similar to a hand car. Thus
pumping in the water and forcing
it out through a hose. The hose
cart resembled one of those rigs
you use for garden hose. The
hose was new and to all appearance
it looked so stiff that you would
be unable to force water through
it. Can't be helped much as there
is not many fires as all the build
ings are of stone. One French SER
geant who knows pretty we'll and
can speak fairly good English said
every foolish of them" when they
came along, and there is ~,aere I
agree. However | suppose that in
the larger cities the fire depart
ments must be much better.
Well there isn't much else to
write about this time so might as
vii bring my letter to close. With
love from your son. Bernard.
Corp. Bernard p. McCuskcr,
Co. / 164th Inf.
A. E. F..
The Wahpeton times., 1918-07-18

Miss Anna Bennett is cerking ut the
Boston store.
! Mr.. and Mrs Fairbanks and daugh-
ter, Marvel, accompanied by Miss FL
sic Willard and Miss Ethel Early will
take in the fair ut Fargo the latter
part of the week.
The auxiliary girls have made
new ruling: 6 squads are to be formed
and kept. After that no one else will
be taken into the drill work, but there
will be waiting list formed. Any one
having three uneXcused absentses will
be- placed at the foot Of the waiting
list. In this way they hope to have ev-
cry one out to drill on all nights in
stead Of just parades.
Pearl Johnson Of Barney wasin town
Saturday visiting friends.
Frank Lindenburg and son Luyerne.
spent Saturday evening at Fargo.
Miss Anna Boil returned home Fri
day evening from an extended visit in
Wisconsin.
Hugh Devlyn and Jask Kettleson
who have been working at the Great
Northern office have resigned their
position and have left fortheir homes
for a visit before leaving for camp.
The D. ID. Swank family are enjoy
ing two weeks outing at Battle Lake.
Miss Ethel Early has resigned her
position at the N. W. Telephone Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hafner and SON.
Henry. of Mooreton. spent Monday
with their son, who is i'll at the Luth-
eran hospital.
L. s. Brown. Of Brown. The Tailor,
leaves with the next quota from this
county. He is the last one of the three
members that constituted this firm, the
other two having entered the service
some time ago. Mr.. VIM. Hess will, for
the present take charge of the shop,
which is his old place Of business.
Miss Sophia Kraker returned home
Tuesday night. to spend the summer
with her mother.
Mrs. Val DeitZ and her daughter,
Mrs. V. G. Famle and children spent
Wednesday with Mrs. Ernest Hage at
Campbell, MINI.
Miss Helen Mchcgan returned Mon.
day morning after Il months visit with
relatives and friends ut Milbauk and
Appleton.
Will Ellison Of Hankinson was in
Gown sunday
Mrs. Lou Abbot: and little sons and
Mrs. Antoine of Farlnolmt spent Sat
urlay in the city.
Mrs. IIalbert Shirley spent Sunday
at the lakes
Mrs. Paul Meyer and daughter. Mrs.
y. Ii. Mueller and children speut
Thursday at Campbell.
Il. w. Weiss If Great Bend was i'm
town Monday.
Mrs. John Duluen of Fargo visited
friends in Wallpeton Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. Il. Rice and LITTLE
granddaughter Joyce. returned home
Saturday evening after spending sew
eral weeks at the lakes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Robertson and
children who have been visiting with
Mrs. Robertson parents left Friday
might for Valley City where they will
visit with relatives before leaving for
their home at White Fish. Mont.
The boy scouts Of Wahpeton
leave the lost Of the week for Camp
Nlrvana OIL Battle Lake for a
weeks outing. They will have their
tents. camp fires and a taste of
| poo1 oor,r> 1:eo
The Wahpeton times., 1918-07-18

Wahpeton people should know
simple buckthorn bark, glycerine,
ETC., as mixed in Adlerika, flushes
the ENTIRE bowel tract so COM
pletely that appendicitis is pre-
vented. ONE SPOONFUL Adler
i-ka relieves ANY CASE sour
stomach, gas or constipation be-
cause it removes ALL foul matter
which clogged and poisoned your
system. The INSTANT action sur
prises both doctors and patients.-
H. Miller & Co. Adv
The Wahpeton times., 1918-07-18
AUGUST CA[[MAY
not Be HEAVY

North Dakota may be called up.
on to furnish only $50 men in the
August draft call, according to an
unofficial announcement in the
Official Bulletin" the govern
me9t wartime newspaper publish
ed in Washington.
North Dakota, in the July call,
is furnishing 5000 men.
The adjutant general Of the
state, Angus Fraser, has just COM
pleted a survey Of the state local
draft boards to determine the
number of men remaining within
class l, and many Of the counties
have only ii few men, while some
have not sufficient number of
class / men to fill the July call.
In the August call it is deemed
likely that several counties will
have to rely upon the new draft
list to fill their quotas. The men
who became 81 since June ), 1917,
and registered on June 5, 1915.
are being classified by the various
local boards of the state, under in
'trlctlons to have the lists ready
IN the event there is need of call
ing such men up i'm the August
quota.
Few men will be released by the
draft boards for the navy. as tn.
boards have received notices thai
they must keep men up to so per.
cent OF the current quota.
In a response to request for
postponement Of the July draft
call in the northwest where wheat
is ready for harvest, Provost Mar
shall General Crowder hasi nform-
cd the department of agriculture
that the military program will not
permit of delay in filling the
monthly demand for drafted men
Postmaster Rittenhouse received the
following letter which explains itself ::
Hartford. Conn.,. July 8. 1918.
Dear Sir: Will you kindly help me
find my uncle. Mr.. John Holland. a
brother of James Henry Holland. Have
heard he is somewhere out your way.
in North Dakota.
Please answer and Obiige
JAMES HOLLAND,
9th Green street,
Hartford. Conn.
Other papers are requested to copy.
The Wahpeton times., 1918-07-18
FINANCIAL STATEMENT
Of RESERVE COMPANY

The financial statement of the
Wahpeton reserve company for
the Fourth Of July, brings out
some interesting figures and many
will see why the boys made such a
financial return. Had the day been
a rainy one, contributions would
have had to be made to have
brought them up to level. As it is
the boys came out some thirteen
hundred dollars ahead. The finan.
cial statement was prepared and
read at the Mondy night session
and every one of the company was
more than thoroughly satisfied
with the report.
The statement is as follows:
The Wahpeton times., 1918-07-18

Total %. .......... .$66 so
In the case of McMichael Trans
fer Co., Ottertail Power Co., Globe
Gazette and the Wahpeton Times
the donations were made by can
ceiling the bills against the Re
serve co.
During the business session on
Monday night it was voted that
the proper authorities of the Re-
serve company go before the prop
er authorities of the Richland
county Chapter of the American
Red Cross and offer them dona-
ton Of considerable size. This
came about in the matter of the
kangaroo court at the Fourth of
Jelly celebration in which MANY
people thought the proceeds from
the court were going to the Red
Cross or certain percentage
thereof, but under the law when
the name Red Cross is used the
entire proceeds must 60 to the
chapter it is intended for. Under
this misapprehension the company
thought that it was no more than
right that voluntary contribu-
ton should be made the Red Cross.
Mohave County miner., 1918-08-03
ON A VACANT TOWN LOT

In a little town in Illinois, George N. Wolcott conducted an investigation to find out how many animals-or, rather, forms of animal life-inhabited an acre of city land, says the Popular Science Monthly. The count in a city lot, obtained by multiplying the con- tents of bucketful by the figures re- quired fors sh acre, disclosed the fact that there were about 2,500,000 ol grasshoppers, locusts, crickets, cock roachAs. eaIwigs, lantern flies, plant | 2, aphids and other bugs in ore acre of land.
 There will be of course a large va riation in the count according to the season in which it is made. For ex- ample, there is a one-third increase in the population in the spring over that in the autumn owing to the rapid multiplication of earthworms.
Mohave County miner., 1918-08-03

the healthy growth it has shown n the past five years. It will be noted that three big mining companies have dropped from th4 dividend class dur ing the year, the GOldroad, the Golcon- da and the Tennessee, but nevertheless the mines have made the only real gain on the taxroIl. At the same time there are many mines in the develop ment stage that will be producing be- fore the first of the year and this will increase next years tax roll largely.
 It will be noted that mining and the railroads pay over 70 per cent of the tax or the county, the other interests paying less than 30 per cent, mining paying on more than 40 per cent of that amount. Cattle owners pay less than per cent of the total tax, and the farmers pay about ? per cent. Therefore, without the mines Mohave county would make a sorry showing of taxable property. Mining IS the backbone and mainstay of the county and will continue in that position throughout all time. At the present time not one of its mines has been scratched, and it will be so far into the dim and distant future before any of them are worked out that it will not interest future generations in the least.
 But that Mohave county is progress ing our taxroll will prove, and that it will continue in first rank its mining interests gees without saying. We have the mines and gridirOned terri tory of undiscovered wealth to work on for years and years to come, so no one should fear that there may come time when old Mohave will have to de- pend on some other. industry for sup port of government.
Mohave County miner., 1918-08-03
QUICK WITTED WOMAN EN-
 TRAINS RELATED OFFICER

A few days ago an officer and pri- vate went over to forage while the train was waiting at the depot, and when they returned the train was some distance up the track and gain ing speed rapidly. The officer gazed blankly after the retreating train non plussed, but Mrs. George Raves solv- ed the situation by inviting the men into her car and the race after the train began. It is said that she had Barney Oldfield beat a city block be- fore she had gone hundred yards and was fast overriding the train when the absence of the officer was discovered and the train brought to a stop east of town. It was but a minute until the men were aboard and the train again under way.
Mohave County miner., 1918-08-03
STANDARD MINERAL
 ID INSTALL MACHINERY

The Standard Minerals company eX- pect soon to receive its big invoice ot engines, machine drills and compres- sor. which are to be installed at the mines. 2C miles east of Kingman. Mill machinery will soon be on the way and a new hoisting plant and electric pumps will arrive sometime after the 18th of this month. The mill will be erected as soon as possible, stopes be- ing opened to provide an ore tonnage for the plant -'
 The company is now cutting a sta tion ar the $50 level and will crosscut to the big vein from that depth. This vein has shown exceptionally high values in the upper levels and there IS reason to believe at the greater depth to obtain better and cleaner ore. Every foot of depth has brought better re- suits to the property and it IS the i'm, pression of the management thai enough good ore will be opened on the levels above the 300 to maintain the mill iu ore for a long time to come.
 In the meantime the work of exploit ing the lower levels will be carried on
Mohave County miner., 1918-08-03
WILL RAISE THE
 DRAFT AGE LIMIT

As soon as congress reassembles Secretary Baker will ask that the law be amended raising the age limit from the present limitations of from 21 to 3l years to that of from 19 to 30 years, or approximately these ages. Nothing definite has been decided up- on, but it is the general belief of the army that few men who could make good could be had over the age of 36 years. While this may be so it would be better to raise the limit to at least 45, winch would bring many non workers into the fold where they could be made tC perform some service for their country. And yet there are many men above 45 who could be depended upon to perform prodigious services on the firing line or in any other place that War exigencies might place them.
Mohave County miner., 1918-08-03
BIG LEAGHING PLANT
 SOON IN COMMISSION

The big teaching plant of the Elmer ala Isle Copper company will soon be in commission, the concrete floors hay ing been laid and the iron building be- ing in process of. constructions As soon as this plant is in operation the plant will be able to send out more than 30 tons of cathode per month, and a considerable tonnage of cement copper. The operations on the big de- posit conclusively show that the com pany las an immense deposit in the mines and that future explorations at depth may disclose a big body of sul- phides. The fact that some sulphides show, although in meager quantity, in the big surface mass, carries convic- ton of the source whence came the de- poist.
Mohave County miner., 1918-08-03
SMOOTH UP STREETS

The board of supervisors is bringing in the big tractor from the Signal country and will soon have it at work on the streets of Kingman and the roads leading out into the country. The roadbed will first be broken up with a scarifier, wet down and rolled. More sand will probably be added to take up the surplus oil that has caus- ed the roadbed to roll and wrinkle like a choppy sea. Kingman should have good streets. The people paid for the oil and aided in every way to build up good roadways. No county moneys were used in the work and the proper ty owners are deserving of something for their money.
Mohave County miner., 1918-08-03

The finding of remains and all sorts of paraphernalia in cave in the Sler- "a Estrella mountains, some distance from Phoenix, a few days ago, created
 2 considerable excitement in the capl- tai city. An investigation by the cor oner disclosed, or it is believed so, the fact that the bodies and skeletOrs were the remains of Indians. The cave con tained guns, bows and arrows, saddles and dishes with whaA appeared to be food. The impression was that the food was one of the old pagan theories of the life in the happy hunting ground after death on this sphere and
 that the spirit of the departed had to be furnished with something substan- tial for the journey into the great be- yond. This part of the theory is not quite true, the Indians of the south west having usually burned the bodies of the dead and on the funeral pyre was placed aH his or her belongings, including food, and the whole reduced to ashes. With the Mohaves and Wal lapais those who died a violent death were buried in some remote place in
Mohave County miner., 1918-08-03
ANCIENT BURIAL PLACE
 IN MARICOPA COUNTY

the mountains, but all others were in cinerated.
 Even though the Pimas embraced the Catholic faith there was nothing to hinder them from continuing the superstition that nothing of a dead person must be touched, as it would bring disaster. This superstition was created by the dissemination of small pox and other communicable diseases through distribution of the effects or the dead prior to the advent of the Catholic padras, from whom they learned that all personal effects should be destroyed when death resulted from these diseases. The same thing is ap- parent in the tribes that become in fested with vermin and who burn their wickeups and a large part of their personal effects before removing to a new home.
 But the finding of the skeletons and the large amount of personal effects in the cave in the Estrellas has given the Phoenecians subject for specula- ton during the hot spell of the past week.
Mohave County miner., 1918-08-03
GOLLIDES WITH TRUCK
 ANU BOTH DAMAGED

Last Monday evening the Chloride flyer colided with one of the Granger Chappelle trucks on the Second street crossing, bunging up the truck and wrecking the pilot of the locomotive. Bob Maxwell, who was driving the truck, was thrown off, but suffered slight injury. The truck has a bent frame and broken axle, but will soon be in commission again. The locomo- tive had to be taken to the shop 2t Needles for repairs.
 Second street crossing is obscured by buildings and the rumbling of the truck easily drowned the sound of the approaching train. This crossing should only be used in an emergency by automobiles and trucks. There are several other railroad crossings in the town that are safe and these should be used whenever possible, thereby doing away with all possibility of accident.
Mohave County miner., 1918-08-03
MIDDLE GOLCONDA
 SHIPPING RICH ORE

This week the Middle Golconda ship ped to the smelter one of the richest cars of ore ever taken from that property. The ore shows masses of ruby and native silver and also car ries some gold. John Mulligan, who looked through the property this week, reports that Supt. Bell has opened up six feet of splendid ore in the deep level and that it is from this level that the big body of ore has been shipped. The opening of this body of ore has brought the property into prominence what may be expected at still greater depth.
 The work of driving on the ore body is progressing, as well as the raise to the level above through the ore. Samples brought to Kingman from the property look much like the old time ore taken from the Cupel and Nighthawk, being heavy masses of native and ruby silver.
Mohave County miner., 1918-08-03
TAKES BIG CHANGE IN
 JUMPING OFF TRAIN

Jack Beach, who was arrested last week by Deputy Sheriff Charles linus on a charge of cattle rustling, and who was being taken to New Mexico by a New Mexican sheriff, escaped from that officer by jumping from the train, when about 16 miles from Flag staff, last Monday. A reward of $50 was posted by the sheriff, but at last reports the man had not been captured. Beach, when arrested, agreed to go back to New Mexico and face the charge without extradition.
 The fugitive leaves a wife and chil- dren in this county, but we suppose they will be cared for by friends.
Mohave County miner., 1918-08-03
RICO EXPLORATION CO.
 NEXT BIG MINE OF GREATS

At depth of 14O feet the Rico Exploration company this week enter ed the vein which had passed out of the shaft on its dip about 40 feet above. The vein at this point was found to be Az feet wlde, Z4a feet of which gave average assay results or S9l.b5 Tn gold and silver,. The bal ahce Ot the vein ran better than SS2O. A five inch streak assays over 500 ounces silver to the ton. This was not reckoned in with the average. At the 100 level the average of an 1S-inch vein of ore was $50, which would in dlcate that the values are increasing with depth. The new ore is out of the oXldlzed zone and would appear to be what may be termed the permanent ore body.
 The company is now being financed, a goodly treasury having already been provided for. The company is shap- ing matters up to continue the shaft to the 200 level, where a station will be cut and the vein exploited at that depth. The men in charge of opera tions believe they have one of the best properties in the Cerbat mountains, the Rico being the northwesterly ex- tension of the c. O. D. mine, which has been one of the big producers of the district. The vein can readily be traced through the property and into the extensions near the summit of the range. The hoist and other machinery was but recently placed on the mine and has been working nicely. Other machinery is to be put in and every thing possible done to produce results in the least possible time.
 The Rico is situated about 1 miles6 north of Kingman, in the Wallapai mining district, and in one of the best mineralized sections of the Cerbat mountains. This belief is warranted by tIc opening of the ore bodies at the present depth, and especially the cutting of the rich ore at the 40 level. The management O. the mine is in good hands and every possible advan- tage will be taken of conditions Ob- taining to get the best results from tine expenditure of money.