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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-06-13

lacked foresight. She had foot
problem, and she didn't meet ii.
Like true descendants Of old Mothei
Hubbard and Rip Van WinEle ~,
stand asleep at the switch. anu ap
parenlly we viii never start TO take
action until the cupboard is bare Ther
il win be too late.
This wear we have had heatles,
days and wheatless days ana meatless
days. Next year we VIII have eatless
days but nobody seems to be unduly
distressed.
II German army We're landing on
Long Island our inertia would vanish
We would stop discussing what's going
on in Russia, ana worrying about
who's going to pitch for the Giants
we might even cut ont the movies or
the cabarets, for night or two. Wed
drill and shout and work und very
likely fight and die.
The situation confronting us is Just
as serious, though not as dramatic, as
if lIindenburg were advancing on Bay
shore. Hunger is just as deadly an
enemy as the Hun.
Best Asset and Weapon.
Food is our most Important asset
and weapon. The only way we can
get food is to plant it, cultivate it and
harvest it. But the farmer claims he
can't get labor TO do this work.
To any mind capable of comprehend
ing The startling news that two am
two are four it would seem that the
vital thing to do is to get labor to the
farmer and get ii to him qnit'Iy SO
he can plant his crops If he doesn't
plant soon he can't plant at all
NOW we can't do This as individuals,
but we can get together and ask the
government to do it, Draft the ox-
emptod men in an agricultural almy.
Draft all the boys from eighteen to
tWenty-One, not subject TO military
service Comb out The idle men. Put
a million men at the disposal of the
farmer. It won't hurt any man to
work outdoors from March to Septem-
ber and if now and then we find one
too proud to work, the chances are the
experience viii do him good
WIN we see it in time? VIII The
national alarm clock 20 off, and viii
We realize that each one Of us must
take hold and help-or will we join
that large and imposing band whose
philosophy Of life may be briefly
summed up in the trenchant phrase,
"Let George do it,?
If we browse on, next winter we
viii have an excellent chance for re-
pentance at leisTe, while we dine on
snoWballs a la Russo.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-06-13
Food Is Now Americas Nest i'm.
portant Asset and
Weapon.
COMB out THE idle MEN
Draft the Exempted Men in an Agrl.
cultural Army-Put a Million
Men at the Disposal of
the Farmer.
BY MARK SWAN,
of the NiqlIantes.

We Americans like to consider our
selves the most wide-awake people in
the world. Hustle is our middle name,
and we glory in it. When the word
American is mentioned, in connection
with a job, or an emergency, we con-
jure up mental picture of an alcTt
and determined individual, with the
fine frenzy of conflict flaming in his
eyes, rolling up his sleeves and doing
things. We revel in This conception OF
ourselves. 1t is very complimentary
and very comforting. There is one
slight flaw in the picture. 1t isn't true.
Naturally, when a spectacular OPP
portunity arises, like the declaration
of war last April, we do wake up and
do things. We buy bonds, and enlist,
and drill we join defense leagues, and
knit, and make bandages, and all the
rest of it-feverishly, sncerely-tak-
ing great credit to ourselves, mean
while, for our unalloyed patriotism,
and forgetting, by the way, that all
the things we are doing, and mean to
do should have been foreseen, and
done long ago, quietly, thoroughly, and
as q matter of course.
We Are Asleep.
We We're warned over and over
again. But we were asleep. And were
asleep now. We're facing the most tre-
mendous emergency that has ever con
frontcd us, the bald cold fact that the
TTnitod Cfatac ic uot o,oinor IN yk,ico o d,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-06-13
Banana Cultivation.

banana is an annual. The fruit comes
to maturity about a year after the
shoot is planted, the trunk of the tree
subsequently attaining height Of
from 8 TO 10 feet and a girth OF 36
Inches. From the root of the tree sew
eral shoots or suckers sprout, each of
which in turn becomes fresh tree.
The life of the banana tree, however,
is not unusually long, Cor it is felled
after the fruit is gathered and some
times indeed during the operation.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-06-13
Do Women Vote When They Can?

AT the Congressional elections in New York City in
March, the first election of the voters 90.8
cent of the registered voted and only 337 per
cent Of the registered men, The helped to elect
four Democratic congressman GAS rule women went
about their politics in worman1e almost professional
manner said the surprised Times. 1T an out
Of the ordinary if a made mistake in folding her
ballot" On the same day women Of Vermont voted for
the first time in municipal elections. In Burlington and
Colchester 80 per cent of the registrans voted
Rutland followed with 80 per cent, St. Albans with rs
per cent
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-06-13
Cause for Thankfulness.

Let us thank kind and plying heav-
en- for failure, for pain, for long stress
and disappointment. for sin and shame
and sodden days when it forever brings
us at last to beauty.-Exchange.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-06-13

Waste not. Want not Buy a WaT
Savings Stamp every week. .sn
The Wahpeton times., 1918-07-18
WAHPET0N TEAM
DEFEATS DWIGHT
|NSP|R|TED GAME

Last Sunday afternoon the
Wahpeton baseball team journey
ed to Dwight, where they met and
defeated the fast team that repre-
sents that place on heir own dia-
mond, by he score of 8 to 3. 1t was
not until the eighth inning was
the game put on ice and all during
the game it was a question which
team would win. Clever pitching
by the Dwight pitcher, who had
plenty of speed. enough to SINCE
the horsehide. with fast breaking
courve, and with Il change of pace
with a beautiful slow ball, mixed
up SO perfectly that more than
twice in succession he sat down the
man with the big stick.
Brahy for Wahpeton twirled en-
cellent ball and more than once
crawled out of a hole (that is the
mound was reversed), and the
ability Of the Wahpeton outfield
ers stood out prominently. (Hushl
In all it was a clever, fast and
neat exhibition Of ball and the side
line bleachers were kept in a hu-
morous state of mind, by that old
favorite, Doc Durkee.
The Wahpeton times., 1918-07-18
OLE K. ULsAKER DIES SUNDAY
FOLLOWING PARALyT|C STROKE

Mr. Ole X. Ulsaker died at his
home Sunday night. He had Il
paralytic stroke several weeks ago,
and has been gradually growing
weaker, until the end. The funer-
al was conducted in the church,
by Rev. Dahl, Wednesday after
noon.
Mr.. Ulsaker was born in Nor
way, Dec. 1st, 1S49, came to Am
erica as Il boy, was educated at
st. Olaf College. Northfeld, MINI.
and the Luther College at Decorah
Iowa. He came to Dakota and 10
Gated in the northern part Of the
county in 1873. was elected and
came to Wahpeton as county treas
urer in 1881. an office he held for
five terms He was married to Miss
Cecil Huss in 1885. To this union
five children were born. Mrs Cs-
car Erickson. of Hatton, Oscar. a
lawyer located at Moore, Mont.
Carl lieutenant in the army, and
in Frnce. Walter and Lawrence at
home.
The whole community sympath-
ICES with the bereaved family.
The Wahpeton times., 1918-07-18
wahpeton Reserve
Company Takes Up
Company rs Debts

The Wahpeton Reserve company
at its regular business meeting at
ter drill Monday night, almost un-
anllnously agreed to pay the four
hundred and forty dollars against
company |, debts contracted from
the time the armory was built un-
til the boys left for France.
The Reserve company has on
hand some fifteen hundred dollars,
the majority of which was derived
from the Fourth of July celebra-
ton, held at Island Park, just
passed. The boys Of the company
thought that the men who are now
in France should feel that when
they return to this city that they
would know that debts contract
ed by them as company, were
paid by the boys at home.
1t was also agreed to send the
receipts of these bills to Capt.
Thomson in t'rance and let hin.
forward the word that the bills at
home are a. paid to the boys, for
'"crly of his company, if any have
been sent to oihe. units.
This action of the reserve com.
pany should meet the hearty APP
proval Of every citizen in Wahpc-
ten and Richlana county and the
endorsement Of this company
should grow and in fact is yr"w.
ing stronger every day as time
fits by. The boys are unassur:iny
hut they are doing their nigh. in
trying to help The government: win
the war.
The Wahpeton times., 1918-07-18
1871 Of RAD C7YS YOUNG MN20 REESSHHRME MET SATURDAY At G7
CALLED TO DEFENSE Of NATIONS H0N0Rl TO DISCUSS FARM LABOR PR0 FIN
One Hundred and Sixty
Seven Will Be Selected
for Service Entrain
for Camp Custer Next
Tuesday-To Be En-.
tertained by Reserve
Company

One hundred ninety one men
have been called for examination
before the county board for next
Monday morning at nine O'Clock.
Of these one hundred and sixty
seven men will entrain for Camp
Custer, Mich, the next day at
10 80 over the Great Northern.
Just at this time :As mole
country is afame with patriotism,
the kind of do and win stuff that
counts. These youths of the selec-
tive service, are called to fill the
quota from this county and they
are more than willing that this is
their call, in the majority of cases.
In some cases q few has appeared
before the county board and claim
ed exemption ON the grounds Of
being married, but after the facts
have been simmered down it be-
came known that these men had
been married after the proclama-
ton OF May lo, l9l1,, and so they
ar required to remain in class one.
These boys. like the others will
be taken from amongst us. and
while our we'll wishes 60 with them
it is up to them, to sustain the
honor of our flag. when it comes
up to them, will do it. Should the
honor be theirs to plant the first
American flag on the palace of
Potsdam, and that flag will be the
first one, that honor will always
be remembered, not only by them
but BY the community a. we'll
The tine is now At hand when the
ranks of our boys across the pond
is being thinned by the enemy in
CONTINUED on page p
The Wahpeton times., 1918-07-18
OLDER MEN Of
.C|ly TURN OUT
MONDAY NIGHT

Even gray haired men have got
the enthusiasm of coming out to
drill, while some of their younger
brothers. maybe in fact son, who
j to busy idling his time away,
doing something useless, while
military movements could be learn
ed before they become part of the
national army when the time ar
rivcs and be able to rise in rank
Immediately.
During the week ago the re-
serve company members passed
cards around the city of Wahpe.
ton asking the citizens who were
physically able to sign up as a
member of the company and come
out to drill, every, every Monday
night or when the call was issued
for the men to appear. A large
number Of men signed these cards,
but only the real red blooded ones
appeared, with few absent with
reasonable excuses. If it's worth the
'honor and word eta man to sign
a card it's worth the time to be
present at each drill, of course un-
advoidable attendance is not count
ed.
The Wahpeton times., 1918-07-18
Will Pay freight
On Carload ots to
RichIand Co. Fair

At the meeting Of the thresher-
men in this city Saturday after:
noon County Agent Wolf took
time enough to explain some things
about the county fair. In part he
said:
IL want you gentlemen to Ml-
derstand this thoroughly that
this is not Wahpeton County
Fair but Richland County Fair,
and it concerns every man pres
ent. 1t may not seem the proper
time to discuss this fair at this
meeting but we don't always have
such representative body of men
together and l want to say that We
are going to this year pay the
freight on all live stock and ex-
hibits shipped to the fair this year
How are we going to do it. By
carload lots. Through the farmers
clubs it will be arrang1e to have a
car load from the different points
in the county. The fair board will
see that the exhibits are taken
care of and reshipped home. Thus
you will see that it will cost YOU
10 more to have an exhibit at the
fair than were you living near to
Wahpeton. 1t has always been Il
bone fo contention, were I living
near Wahpeton, it wouldn't be SO
much trouble to bring in ii
prize animal, or other exhibits, but
this year that contention has been
done away with. The Red River
valley is Known all over the world
as the bread basket of the western
continent and that when eastern
people who come here during the
fair if they only saw,two or three
exhibits of wheat, would naturally
say, why they don't raise any
wheat around here, and so il
would naturally be the same with
all other exhibits.
$50 now you gentlemen here.
while out in the county should be
talking about the county fair. and
help to arrange for. a carload or
two or three of exhibits to ship to
the county fair here. 1t will be a
boost to the county to have the
best fair ever this year. and the
results derived will benefit one and
all directly.
The Wahpeton times., 1918-07-18
OLE JEGLUM ATTEMPTS SUI.
eide BY CUTTING HIS THROAT

Mr.. Ole Jeglum, a labOring man Of
Dwight, tried to take his life, last Fri
day morning, by cutting his throat. He
made a great cash in his throat with
razor, but did not succeed in pene-
trating the jugular vein. He was very
weak from the loss of blood, when
found by his wife. DR.. Durkee was
summoned and the patient was soon
on the road to recovery.
Mr.. Jeglum had been very despond-
ent, for some time over financial mat
tiers. He owed few small accounts
which he was unable to pay, which
led to the rash act.
DR.. Durkee being a man as we'll as
q physician ministered to his financial
and mental as we'll as to his physical
troubles and conditions are better in
the Jeglum home.
The Wahpeton times., 1918-07-18
RESERVE COMPANY WILL HELP
IN TAKING CARE OF l..W. W.'s

The other day gang Of about
fourteen men came to this city and
were looking for work, but decid-
ed to stick out for certain wages
and hours. They happened up to
the corner Of Sixth street where
we'll known citizen Of Wahpeton
overheard the above conversation
and just then the reserve company
came out to drill and they thought
Immediately that this was no
place to foment Industrial trouble
and all went out to work at the
prevailing hours and wages.
At the same time this became
known to the public Capt. Louns-
bury Of the reserve company stat
ed he had received a letter from
the Fargo war council in which
they stated that they had informa-
ton that last year the 1. w. w. or
ganization in this state intended
to burn wholesale the grain crops
and elevators and further added
that it was the wish of this coun-
ell that the company be recruited
to as full a strength as possible
and be in as good a shape as an Or
ganization as possible, because it
was no telling when such a thing
might become a fact this year, and
it was only through such organized
bodies as the reserve company of
CONTINUED on page 81
The Wahpeton times., 1918-07-18
M. b. A. ENTERTAINs

The local society of Modern Broth
erhood for America had an entertain
ment last Monday nightin honor of its
young men that have gone or about to
60 to the front.
The entertainment was an address
by Judge Van Arllaln. dancing and re-
freshments.
This is one Of the liveliest fraternal
societies in the town and this event
while it had its pathetic parts. was on
the whole. was very pleasant one.
One more star was added to their
service flag. in honor, Of Mr.. John
Diedrick, who leaves next Tuesday for
Camp Custer, with Richland County 5
quota. Mr.. Diedrick has been an Of
ficer and q faithful member Of the so.
ciety for a number Of years.
The Wahpeton times., 1918-07-18
RESERVE BAND ORGANIZED

Last Sunday afternoon at the
armory, fifteen men met and or.
ganized the nucleus of the reserve
band which will hereafter be on
hand for all entertainments, ETC..
Whenever band is needed. Many
old timers are getting their lips in.
to shape and also many young
members who know how to play
real good on band instruments are
intermingled with the older ones
and in few good practices will
be able to discourse some real mu-
sic OF the martial kind for all pa
triotic entertainments.
This band after it becomes fully
organized will be equipped with
reserve uniforms and will make a
splendid appearance, and will lead
parades of all kinds i'm the future.
They will no doubt be seen for
the first time, next Monday even
ing when they will lead the selec-
tive boys to the hall of entertain
from the court house. All
Wahpeton and vicinity have miss
ed the band for the last year and
during the last farewell the Fair
mount band had to be called upon
to fill the job. This will now be
avoi ided. The band is practicing
hard and it is the universal con-
sensus of opinion that they will
make a splendid showing next
Monday evening.
The Wahpeton times., 1918-07-18
Meeting Called to Order
by County Agent Wolf
Paul Kim Chairman
NO Inspector of Ma
chimes Appointed-C Cit
izens of Wahpeton Will
Assist In Harvest

Two hundred threshermen from
over Richland County met at the
City hall Saturday afternoon
discussed the crop and labor
situation and the part5 they
will play this fall in helping to
save every kernel of grain of all
classes that will be harvested in
this county this fall.
The meeting was called to order
at about two fifteen with about
sixty present and before an hour
had passed the remainder of those
present came in and took part in
the discussion of question that
came up before them.
County Agent Geo. P, Wolf
called the meeting to order and
Paul Kim of Hankinson was elect.
ed chairman and then County Ag-
ent Wolf acting as spokesman told
the reasons why the meeting was
called and what was hoped to be
derived from it.
The government has asked that
all county councils of defense in
case where there is no county ag-
ent to call the threshers together
and impress upon them the need
of saving all the food grains that
possibly can this fall more than
ever. The necessity of having the
machines in good repair and saw
ing of grain by using tight bundle
racks, thorough clean up around
the machines and not threshing
when the grain is tough. Among
the things that the Food Admin
istration through it's circulars wish
ed that every thresher be prepared
i nthe following ways: Seeing that
each machine is in good repair,
sufficient labor, placing Of coal
and gasoline orders now so that
they can be filed when needed.
The meeting then proceeded to dis
cuss these phases of the situation.
The question came up whether
there were enough rigs in the coun
ty to handle the crop this fall, and
Mr.. Kim, the chairman thought
that there were enough rigs in the
county to fresh all the grain in
twenty days Of actual work.
The county council of defense
which consists of the County Aud
itor. the County Commissioners
and County Superintendent Of
Schools, were requested by the
government to appoint retired
thresherman to have the power of
inspecting rigs on camplaint of q
farmer who said that the machine
at his place was not threshing
clean and that there was too much
grain going into the straw stack,
and said appointee to have the
power to stop all such rigs in case
they were not doing good work
and order such repairs made as
he deemed necessary This the
defense &C., neil turned over to IT,:
thrcsl,"' '""n to pi.l: the man they
wanted to fill this position, as they
were the ones directly concerned.
After considerable discussion and
with several tributes Of praise az
to his ability, Frank Forman of
this city, who at the presnt time,
is in the confectionery business in
Continued OH page 81
The Wahpeton times., 1918-07-18
WOMAN BADLY INJURED
WHILE DRIVING HAY RAKE

Mrs. VIM. Mittendorf daugh-
ter-in-law Of Mrs. Mittendorf of
Wahpeton, was taken to the St.
Francis hospital last Thursday
suffering from frightful injuries
sustained when team she was
driving on a hay rake, ran away
and threw her onto the ground.
The woman's body is a mass Of
fearful gashes and bruises, some
Of the former being nearly a foot
in length and several inches deep.
She underwent an operation at
the hospital the same evening.
The Wahpeton times., 1918-07-18

No money for the Red Cross! Pick
up that tin foil. tobacco wrappings,
gum wrappings to ball it up. drop it in
Writings contribution box at his drug
store. Worth 26 cents a pound. Sold
for Red Cross.
The Wahpeton times., 1918-07-18

Mrs. Wilbor Epoch of Everett, Wash.
is visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Maurice Murphy Of Breckenridge. Mrs.
Epoch was formerly Miss Ida Murphy.
The Wahpeton times., 1918-07-18

Are cool, good-looking and thrifty. Our F
orughly well made and fit to perfection
Colonial style, French heel and hand turne.
so2e, cur former price was $3.48, sale pric1
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-21

Speers says that he had been laid up
week owing to having got into a
cloud of gas on road near the
trenches. He got on his gas mask be-
fore he had taken enough to cause any
damage To his lungs, but was very
sore and 81 - for a week, he writes.
In recent engagement Lieutenant
Spacrs section lost Ave ambulances
and three men. These terrible
trenches" he comments. Snow six
inches deep and we have to crouch
down and lie all day in freezing mud
and water. sherman was right. He
said he was ,srateful for the change
and rest afforded at the time he wrote.
Young Speers. a medical student ~
Leland stanford. went TO France as an
ambulance driver. Later he was made
a captain in the medical corps or the
French army. After service there he
joined the American eSpeditionary
army ;Ald was commissioned a first
lieutenant in the medical corps. His
command IS Harvard and Dartmouth
init No - Speers is a son OF I. c.
Sp2erS. formerly of this city. now of
santa Monica. Cal
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-21
HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST TWENTY.
FIVE YEARS AGO IN MARSHALLTOWN

In attempting to board moving
freight train on the Northwestern at
the Third avenue crossing John Nc
Rill, of Vienna township fell and sus-
tanned a badly crushed foot. :.
Thursday, Jan. rs, 1893.
1.-THE home of George Gregory is
quarantined because OF the illness of
his little daughter Gertrude with
scarletina. The case is fortunately not
considered serious"
William. the 2-year- old son of
George Essen. living south of the city,
died of lung fever.
Miss Lille I. Dunn. aged So. died at
her home in Timber Greek township.
Rev. Joseph S. Emery. father of
County Treasurer S. \. Emery, died at
his sons home in Liscomb after a long
illness. He was retired minister Of
the Presbyterian church and was past
90 years of age.
State Center correspondence: The
tract lying south of the c., K y. w,
tracks and directly west of town. about
l2O acres. has been sold by L. p.
Thompson to J. 3. Rohr at $3.50 per
acre"
.hdIIel pom htllCt, MISS
Jennie Stinson spent Sunday in Mar
shalltown. Miss Stinson has been
having some trouble with a few of her
scholars, but things seem TO be quiet
now and we hope the storm IS over.
Boys, you must remember that a
teachers patience will not last for
ever. - Roy Catlow is attending
church at Albion pretty often. He
must have some attraction across the
river. John Kent must be in the
same boat with Roy. since he makes
so many trips to the village across the
river. Charlie Haddock started
for Dunn settlement Saturday.
George Timmons and Clayton She
walter had a fine time with a colt on
the square Sunday. They exercised the
colt and themselves also