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One night. three year: succeeding
the events related in the last chapter
Lorriene asked Mrs. Lawrence to let
her go 10 college and Mrs. Lawrence
consented. When I.orriene told Lester
OF her intcn lion he raised a protest
a: once.
Why ecpdale College opens the
tenth OF next month, The Very idea
OF your going SO soon after coming
East. We had hard enough time
Getting long without you while YOU
Went West on that touring trim"
AS we'll as can remember
laughed Celisa several years ago. a
NcrlalN NNMns man Objected N..r, snri-
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iENE BRADLEY STAPLES.
= MOTHERS GIFT ron OLD GLORY

hung in window this service far
hy mother for her sons thst didn't
In Southern camp these two boys
=, And think OF their mother far away
she stands by the window and wai
and fears, "''S
But hides from the others her unwept
She thinks Of her brave boys behind
Wh9Xe gone TO crush the awful
She's made the greatest gift mother
can make ~'7 $500
For America and Old Glory's sake
~ 'nese noole sons she would die to
God bless this mother and make her
(Original) IDA E. WILLIAMS
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Elizabeth Lewis. of Meredithv!llc Va
Mary Hardin, of 3lli East Marshall
Street. city.
CroXton Lewis. Of Hanover, Va.
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Puzzle Department

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JuMBLED NAMES OF THE P.tEsI
DENTS OF THE UNITED STATES.
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10. Minhyecl.
HENRY ASA STILL.
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8. Eliaemn.
4. Bhteylic.
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L. Tiemry.
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5. Clcai
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10. Neelvy.
IL. Mieyl
II. Nheel.
MARTHA C. GREER.
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EMMA WRIGHT BROWN
Ia-ra''. =.
Yes, Iuticctl'

Nr-. Indeed.
Dear Edttor-I Gid not sec my letter
printed yesterday. nd YOU receive my l.r =
ter !nclosinS my second dime ! hopa vo,,
I'D The pa." was fine. wasn't it? Helen
SlronsS drawing was splendid. She has y
real talent for drawing. think. am 81
$50 the members are takin" interest in our
uli!e war orphan | am going to Norfolk
mis- summer This weather is awful: rs
the hot weather hope YOU will excuse
writing. as burned my finger. I hope you
hid get my letter inclosipg another dino
was SORRY not 70 see my poem printed = .
best love. your sincere member.
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II. FRA%cEs ROGERS.

Dear T'dtor-ineloyca find IN.
L-e4ss rr!n, toon a. YOU can. Also n-in, nv
"Ga"!ng- mat son, In Editor. when are
nope TO set one q also VIII Nv and
Ee' oh"l belong to nos; ri cl,.h
'bors onlyb and rcceivc cards fror, Mi.
SIofGri. Eirrin!" Illinois: etc. and ali boy
,.lhlnr please w-itc TO Elmer Meyers Tonl,r
Mo. !ur!osiuE ;cc and receive 'ra-ds To-,
81! over America Yours very trulv
j WEXFORD BARKER
: when writing "a Elmer Mave-s
mention ny name. Isn't IL HOT ou,r
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Dear Editor nm quite YOU have
forgotten me aud YOU have reason to for
have not written to the club in n lonv
long time hav" read tho page faithfully
hcl1t is ccrtainly darling, isn't he? I viii
- over. and very glad. bu; we hated
20 see our teachers leave, DO you have
TO have Il contribution in every Sunday for
a month. do you have To have the best
20 get medal? | hcp" can &c, one. bu,
I'm afraid can't III IL is the best for
month Please try and nrint the inclosci
ma nusCript. IFS four minute speech We
hnd 20 write At scho" aud deliver them at
The grown nconles' new saving society.
with best wishes for and the members
remain. YOUR apprccia,c member.
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Sends Quarter for Ornhar.

Dearest Editor! have intended sending
some money FOR the war orphan p long time
hui have been 30 husy at school Inciosed
I'M, :" GsnIF n s'ainns for var orrhan
cploy them So much I'm glad Valerie 10
NiinPu is not sick; enjoy her work So
much. How do Won like this rim weather :?
~ u is getting late. Will have TO STOP Yonr
! LONlns E.lHM nCr
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THE WEEKS PRIZE WINNERS.

YOUR EDITOR.
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don't YOU trirk &, ".
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s"ll' in NV |lru. :.
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every month | sta
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Your loyal member.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1918-03-28
INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTERS

There three Official Ballots handed you next Monday
when you go to VOTE
One Ballot to register your decision whether
want to change the City Charter favor the Commission
system place W in the opposite "Fo City Charter
under Commission System of Government" If you against
it place an (X) in the square below.
If voter in the First ward you have choice between
Alex. r. Wright and w. H. Ladd for alderman.
in the Second ward you vote aldermen
BE careful to vote for only for the
for the tWoyear term Aasen running against A G. And
for the term The of Mr. Anderson the
ballot but the of Mr. Aasen not stckers will be provided
for Mr. Aasen but stcker not handy write the and
afx W after it. That will have the effect axing
sticker and marking an (X) after it.
The of e. A. Moe and S. p Bronson both the
ballot These running for the twoyear Three
this ward the Official ballot but sure and
keep the for the and the
separate.
In the Third ward the aldemanc between
e. Bush and j. D. Scott Both names the ballot
The third ballot be handed you the
Board Here F. Klein has lady opponent person
RENE D. Bachelor This contest promises be interesting
For aldermen administration has picked Ladd Ander-
and Bush.
All the official ballots with the exception of Aasen.
Women well vote all three ballots
Any legal of the city, who expects to be out of town
election day. the absent ballot by making application
to the city auditor.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1918-03-28
District Convention o. e. s.

Logan Chapter No. 2 entertained
the visiting chapters of this district
Tuesday evening at the Union Temple,
where school of instruction was con-
Quoted by Mrs. Kinney, state instruc-
tress of H;nkinson and Mrs. Parker,
grand worthy matron, of Lisbon. Mrs.
Guy. who is grand Adah, was also es-
corted to the East The visiting chap
tiers were Glendale, Cogswell and
Forman with a representation of about
35. Mrs. Dady. worthy matron of Lo-
gan chapter, gave the address of well
come which was responded to by Mr..
OvertOn of Cogswell. The business
of the evening was then entered upon,
Ellendale opening the meeting, For
man balloting, Oakes initiating and
Cogswell closing. Many new points
were brought out and much benefit de-
rived from the instruction. After the
close of business refreshments were
served and a delightful social time
was enjoyed by all.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1918-03-28
Letter from John N. Morgan
with the Colors," March 1911


Mr.. and Mrs Alex Wright.
Dear Friends:
/ received The Oakes Times O. X.
and many thanks for it. 1t was like Il
long letter from home. Never before
did find such real comfort in a news
paper. Not that l am lonesome, but
everything at home seems to be of in
terest when away.
Will tell you a little of my army life
After leaving Oakcs went to Jeffcr-
son Barracks at ST. Louis Mo. There
the weather seemed much colder than
in North Dakota as it was the kind
of cold that chills. ! stayed there Il
few days and then came here. Saw
lot of poor country on the way In
fact there seemed to be more poor
than good. The Eastern towns are
built of red brick, which makes them
look shabby, one can see Il vast diff
ference between them and the western
towns, but Washington is a pretty
place, also neat and prosperous look
ing. Our camp is built right in the
city perhaps a little over IA mile from
the capitol so we can walk up town,
take a street car or Stay at camp. We
have our choice so stay in camp Il
great deal as we have the y. NJ. G. a.
go there to church, to write. to picture
shows and to read so you can see
there isn't much to 90 down town for.
We also have Il lot OF good lectures
here.
II is spring here now Lots of rain
but not cold.
Again thanking you. am as ever,
Your friend,
John M. Morgan
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1918-03-28
MORE LIGHT ON
COMMISSION plan
LOOSE BUSINESS METHODS NOT
THE MODERN WAY
Letters from Mandan, Minot, Devils
Lake and Other Places

Hon. F. p. Packard was given ex-
cellent attention in his address at the
opera house Friday evening on the
commission form of government. His
address covered the broader side of
working out city problems. showing
that these problems were more social
and economic than they were political.
He showed how states of the East had
higher than fifty per cent of its popu-
lation in the cities. while here in
North Dakota only 274 of our people
live in cities.
Detroit was one of the cities of this
country he pointed to with pride. This
is one of the best governed cities of
the country, and it is under the COM
mission plan. The people there woke
up many years ago to the fact that
the making of a city depended a great
deal on it's municipal management.
Things have been managed there look
ing to the healthy contented condition
of her people until today she is known
as one of the best places in the coun-
try for the laboring man to dwell.
Another instance was Glasgow, Scot.
land. The conditions of Glasgow were
terrible. Now under responsible city
management it is held up as splen-
did example of the right managed city.
People come there from all over to
take pattern of it's laws and try to get
on the same broad principle of look
of it's people.
The first thing city needs is a
material place for man to live and the
second place he needs recreation and
it should come under municipal man.
agement.
When Mr.. Packard accepted the in.
vitation to come to Oakes for an ad'
dress he began looking for material
in our own state. He wrote to men in
charge of affairs in cities like Mandan
Minot and Devils Lake, and we are
pleased to give parts of those letters.
Mandan First to Ditch Old System
The city of Mandan was the first in
North Dakota to adopt the commission
form of government. 1t was along
about 1908, the year after the commits
sion form was enacted into law by
our legislature. Mandan had one of
the most strenuous fights in the his.
tory of Morton county, and the old
crowd that had been farming out jobs
to hold their power were badly beaten.
c. E. Edquist, writer of the letter be.
low is a member of the city commits.
sion of Mandan and is secretary and
treasurer of the state game protective
association:
''Your questions regarding commits,
sion form of government, compared
with the old aldermanic, will say, it is
far ahead of the old system in every
respect. Each member has his par
ticular department, and it covers the
entire city; at the same time all the
Continued on page seven
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1918-03-28
W'oman's Club

HOstess-Mrs. Fuller.
Roll Gala bombarded city of
France.
Minutes of last meeting.
Paper-Vadlivostock Mrs. Bower.
man.
Reading-Mrs. Foot.
Piano solo-Cora Fuller.
The "Club" Method-Mrs. McCulley.
Reading-Mrs Fuller.
Singing-America.
Red Cross work.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1918-03-28

The A. o. U w. of North Dakota
has the best insurance policy-none
more stable or better. Costs from Is
to 30 per cent less than old line. See
G. B. Phifer.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1918-03-28
Read the Results of Experience
From Many Cities That Know

SUMMING UP
The Commission Form of Government is ahead Of the AL
dermanic for the reason that
Elections held at large and not by wards.
Elections every two years. instead of yearly.
to be given by commissioners city affairs.
Every his department and the fixing of RESPONSE
Commissioners bonded $4,000 the state for
faithful performance of duty.
City working absolutely basis.
commission of five accomplish than
the larger working body.
unfes the city, making unified city out of three
contending wards
The Times has sought information all sides ques
ton-n fact asked for without preuice-and the information
is overwhelming in favor of the Commission Plan.
1t is rarely beaten, by welloied machine where the
people have chance study and the facts without
Adopt the Commission Form Monday. Cakes then
not make much of mistake choosing its first set of
missi0ners.
Forget self and work for 0akes the most patriotic
thing you do at this stage of the game.
The Times wants all the voters of Oakes to read the letters
this issue as we'll as sections OF the law Which
published Do not listen false warp your judgment
Times has the letters file in this office and who
to them do hey public property and
one interested may examine them.
One letter is from H. M Andrews brother of
Andrews and president Of the city commission at DeSme
De Smet smaller place than Oakes The smaller cities Min
nesota South Dakota and Iowa operating under
sion System with great success.
The plan originated in Des Mones, Iowa. Read what
Moines has to say:
1T ORIGINATED
James R Hanna, president the Euclid
DesMoines, follows
to in my
% Commiss
fear is
especially -
THAT making of
THAT undertook big things of ide eimpora
the little a that
Contin on
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st. John'S Lutheran
Special Good Friday services, Mar.
29th, at 10:3O
Rev. H. Dierks, Pastor
Swedish Lutheran
Services next Sunday as usual at IL.
a. m. and 8 p. III. All are invited.
j. Edor Larson, Pastor
Norwegian Lutheran
Easter services in Clement at II
o'clock, Glover at o'clock and Oakes
at o'clock March 81. You are cor
daily invited.
j. II. Lindland. Pastor.
Norway Lutheran
Easter services in Oakes next Sun
day, March 81, at II o'clock, also in
Clement school house at 3 o'clock.
Remember to set your clock ahead an
hour. All are welcome.
H. Moe. Pastor.
Presbyterian
Services are being held in this
church each night this week by the
pastor. Communion services are to be
held on Sunday morning. A number
of these new members are to be re-
ceived into the church at this time.
Rev. Aaron Wolfe, Pastor.
st. Charles Catholic Church
Holy Week Services
Holy Thursday. March 28th, 1918.
Communion Service $3.50 a. m.
Highmass and Procession 10 a. IN.
Alteration all day to 8 p. m.
Good Friday, March Goth, 1918.
Highmass 10 a. m.
Stations 3 p. m. Sermon.
Holy Saturday, March Goth. 1918.
Usual Blessings and Highmass 8
a. m.
Confessions 46 and 7-8 p. m.
Easter Sunday, March 31st, 1918.
Low Mass and Communion $50
a. m.
Highmass 10:30 a. m. Sermon.
No evening devotions.
j. p. Zimmerman, Rector.
Methodist Episcopal
Easter Service
6:3O a. m. SUNRISE PRAYER Ser
vice under auspices of the Epworth
League. The Christian Endeavor join
ing in union service of praise and
prayer. Miss Anna Denning, leader.
10 a. m. class meeting in Baccalaur-
cate room.
liza. m. Sunday school Easter.
Program A splendid Easter cele-
bration with special music.
p. m. Kings Herald's.
1880 p. m. Special Easter Praise SER
mon "Open Tomb and Open Heaven" /"
A cordial welcome to all to all SER
vices.
Rev. James Anderson, Dist Supt.,
of the NJ. E. church delivered a splen-
did lecture on benevolences in the
church on Tuesday evening. He went
to Glendale yesterday.
Special Services
This week each evening at o'clock
This week the annual celebration of
the Lords Supper will be commemor-
ated.
GOOD FRIDAY will be observed by
two services, at p. m. 1.-THE Service
of the Cross" also at o'clock, "The
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1918-03-28
CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS
st. Johns Lutheran

st. Johns Lutheran
Special Good Friday services, Mar.
29th, at 10:3O
Rev. II. Dierks, Pastor
Swedish Lutheran
Services next Sunday as usual at IL.
a. m. and p. III. All are invited.
j. Edor Larson. Pastor
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1918-03-28
Norwegian Lutheran

Norwegian Lutheran
Easter services in Clement at /
o'clock, Glover at 3 o'clock and Oake
at 8 o'clock March 81. You are cor
daily invited.
L III Lindland Pasto,
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Continued on page seven
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-15
ADMITS PRICES
Of Milk here
ARE EXCESSIVE

NHousekeepers, and in general, pur-
chasers of milk who have paid more
than Is cents a quart during the past
few weeks, have paid an eXorbitant
price. This admission was made to
the representative of The Times, who
is investigating the situation. No
scarcity of milk is apparent, in fact,
all dealers admit the distressing over
stock of the market.
Further admissions of the dealers
are to the effect that the indications
are that the stock will be still greater
and that a downward revision of
prices will become an absolute ne
cessity. The only claim to the
present high price is that the food
administration has permitted it, none
of the dealers would claim that the
price of Is cents was fair to the con-
sGmer.
The situation in Bridgeport is
brought to light through the action
of milk dealers associations in New
Haven and other cities in the state
coming to an agreement to lower the
standard price of milk to Il cents.
Facts cleaned from the Investigation
made by The Times indicate that very
sho ortly the price OF milk in Bridge
port will be lowered .one and possibly
two cents per quart
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-15
WOULD PROCURE
Goa. SUPPLIES
FROM rich
Unearth 200 Tons of Anthracite Secreted in Garage
-Siemon Finds That Wealthy Woman Now
in South Has 80 Tons of Coal in Cellar
of fHome-No Coal for Churches

Entering the of the rich and seng coal for thecom
fort of the suffering poor contemplated by Administrator
Carl F. SemOn Of the Bridgeport Fuel Committee who having
of complaints of private boarding in his POSSESSION has
asked instructions from his sperior The administrator has
found that in the homes Of the wealthy Glass; who have gone to
climates for the winter tons of hard coal lie idle in
their cellars, while others suffer from want.
SiemOns action follows the lack Of cooperation the part
having than for their
immediate needs His investigation of com ns divulged M
fact that private garage had boarded 200 tons of hard
coal in his garage
Speaking of this Siemon said We took the matter up
with him yesterday but unable to get satisfaction Late
last night offer Of partial restitution made which
refused by the committee We have written to Administrator
Russell for full instructions as to communicating"
Another of boarding investigated and disclosed
that 80 tons in the bins of the home of in the
West End said to be the widow Of wealthy traction magnate
Regarding this the administrator said:
There is absolutely no reason why this house
should not be entered and the coal taken by this
mittee In other words people leaving for the South,
should have the patriotic spirit sufficiently active to
turn this surplus hard coal to the suffering public of
Bridgeport They will be completely recompensed"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-15
CLAIMS $4,000
DAMAGES BECAUSE
OF SONS INJURY

Judge William M. Maltbie and a
jury are to5ay hearing testimony in
a suit for damages of $4,000 claimed
by Victor Maffi, administrator upon
the estate of Leon Maff1, from Joseph
Steigler, driving at a high rate of
of Leon, who was run down by Steig-
lers automobile May 20 last at Wash
ington avenue and Fulton street.
Mafn claims that he was crossing
the street with his son, and that
tSeigler, driving at a high rate of
speed and without giving warning,
struck the boy, knocking him down,
and inf1icting injuries from which the
boy died several hours later He
claims Steigler was driving in an un-
safe and negligent manner The de-
fence is a general denial of the ale
cation of carelessness.
There was some delay in starting
the trial, Judge Maltbie being delayed
in reaching the city, and some of the
jurous being unable to get to the
court house at all. IN the panel sum
moned Is answered to their names,
end two were excused by Judge Malt
bic. One of the remaining jurors was
drawn, but after the IL were seated
in the box one juror said he was a,
personal friend of the defendant, and
was excused. The juror drawn was
then called back, but he was excused
by the plaintiffs attorney, leaving
oniv II jurors. Sheriff Pease was in
structed to summon talesman, and
brought in William H. Brown, sealer
of weights and measures, who was
acceptable to both sides.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-15
400 APPLY FOR
PAPERS OF U. S.
CITIZEN HERE

Judge William M. Maltbia of the
Superior court will preside over a
naturalization session of the court
February and at which about 400
applications for papers will be passed
upon. Of these 2S2 applications are
new. about 90 are Of Germans whose
application for dnaI papers have been
held up since the declaration of war
on that country, 50 continued from
other sessions for further study, and
about % who failed to appear.
Under the previous ruling of the
Superior court. in this county enemy
aliens are not entitled to become cit
liens, and while they may pass the
examinations, final papers are being
withheld until the end of the war.
OF the other cases continued many
were for the purposes of further study
of the constitution and government of
tine United States.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-15
YARMOUTH, ENC.
BOMBARDED BY
Guns FROM SEA

London, Jan. 15.-Yarmouth was
oombarded from the sea last night, it
is announced officially. About twenty
shells fell in the city. Three persons
were killed and 10 were injured.
Fire was opened at 10:55 D. m. TIE
announcement says, and lasted about
five minutes. The material damage
was not serious
Attacks by German naval forces on
English coast towns, Of which there
were several early in the war, have
been infrequent in recent months,
The last previous occurrence of the
kind officially reported was on Sept.
la-t. On that day German SUBJ
marine bombarded Scarborough, caus
ing the death of thre persons and the
injury of five.
Yarmouth is on the North sea, III
miles northeast of London. 1t is a
city of about $4,000 inhabitants, with
important ship building and fishing
industries.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-15
Urge Legal
Holiday For
Each Monday

New York, Jan. 15-As a
means OF conserving fuel through
out the Eastern states which have
been vftaly affected by the coal
shortage, it was announced today
that federal fuel administrators
have recommended that President
Wilson declare Monday a legal
holiday throughout this territory
for the next eight or ten weeks.
1t was said that this decision
was reached at q meeting last
night attended by p. B. Noyes,
representing Fuel Administrator
Garfield; A H Wiggin, fuel ad-
minisarator for New York state;
Reeve SchIey, New York county
fuel administrator, and j. j. Stor-
row, fuel administrator for New
England
The declaration of one legal
holiday weekly was unanimously
agreed on as the best means OF
conserving fuel and affecting a
general relief from hardships in
cidental to the coal situation.