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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-20
MOBILIZE YOUR IDLE
BOOKS FOR SOLDIERS
Appeal Is Made by Librarian for Oh
GeFvamce OF Book Week I'm
MO0Phead. ---~-

. The following appeal for books for
soldiers and sailors is made by Miss
Ethel McCubrey, librarian Of the
Moorhead public library:
This week is book week. The pub
lie library Of Moorhead would like to
send q book from every person in
Moorhead to the library camps. which
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-20
sT. PAUL LIVESTOCK.

South Sc. Paul, Mimi. March 20
Hogs, receipts 1880; 150 zee higher;
range $16.90Q1710; bulk $500 1905.
Cattle, receipts 800: killers 100 1bc
higher; steers S6.60@14.00; cows ana
heifers $1,000 $50; veal calves steady,
$500 01A75; stockers and feeders act
i've s6.60@11.00.
Sheep, receipts $50: steady: lambs
Ss.00@1T25; wethers $500 013.B0;
ewes 8B.00@12.bO.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-20

The hospital supplies shipped
March 16 were as follows: 20
pajamas. 80 bedshirts, three bath
robes, 20 triangular, 20 abdominal, Is
many tailed bandages, I'VE T band
ages, rs towels, 80 dust cloths, 10
napkins, 10 scrub cloths, 90 handker-
chief substitutes, rs wash cloths, 10
bedside bags. one comfort pillow, one
scrap book.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-20
CHICAGO PRonucE.

Chicago, March 20.-Eggs, lower;
receipts 1879 cases; firsts 34684h (;
ordinary firsts 83 0 8Sh at mark, cas-
els included 3a0381k. Potatoes, re-
ceipts 50 cars; unchanged. BOOSTERS,
unchanged.
Butter. lower; receipts 1891 tubs;
creamery extras 40; extra hrsts 391h 4:
firsts 871A 039: seconds S6087. Cheese,
steady daisies 241z 025; Americas
25h 026; long horns 251z 026; twins
24m245h.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-20
nIII.wAIrKEm GRAIN.

Milwaukee, Wis, March 2O.-Corn,
No 3 yellow Sl,5o99,ls7Eli No; white Whit.
standard 941s No. white 944k; No.
white .S3h ga Rye,No. l. $2.81.
Barley, mailing S1.90@2.08; feed and
rejected s1.SO@1.95; Wisconsin $1,000
EOS. Hay, unchanged.
Closes Corn, May S1.25A. Oats, May
s61a.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-20
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK.

Chicago, March 20.-Lack of cars
for east bound shipments counter
balanced in the hog market today the
scantiness of arrivals Improved de-
mand for stockers and feeders gave
some appearance OF strength to the
cattle market. Sheep did not seem
overplentifuI.
Hogs, receipts $4,000; slow at yes
terday's average; bulk S171091I80;
light $1T.3O01S.00; mixed 1880
1890; heavy S16.30@17.65; rough
$3.50 416.50; pigs S13.B0017.25.
Cattle, receipts 5000; Arm; native
ers $820012.2O; cows and heifers
s7.10Q12.15; calves $10.50016S6.
Sheep, receipts $4,000; Arm; sheep
$11.00014.76; lambs $1450018.45.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-20
NEW ELEVATOR

10000 BusheI Capacity House to Be
Built by Farmers of Kuhn, N. o.
Kuhn, N. D., March 20.-Work has
been commenced on a new 40, 900
bushel capacity elevator to be built
by the Farmers Cooperative Eleva-
tor Co. The new elevator VIII have
Is bins and five cleaners.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-20
Death Due To Drowning.

Three Moorhead surgeons who per
formed the autopsy of the body tesu-
fed that the immediate cause or
death was drowning. There was no
variation in the testimony OF the
three experts. Drs. p. w. Humphrey.
o. J. Hagen and G. L. Gosslee. The
condition Of the body, the internal
organs and the wounds were descr1n-
ed by each in his testimony.
Miss Alice Richards and her broth
er Robert, told of discovering the
body lying face down in a pool OF
water in the bottom. Of the ditch at
the road side; and OF going to the
Miller farm to telephone 6herim NC
Donald after they had examined the
body and found life to be extinct.
Deputy Sheriff Mcdonald, who
went first TO the scene, told Of the
position of the body; also that while
he was waiting for the arrival Of
Coroner Vincent, Mr.. Barnes drove
his car from. the east and stopped
about 800 feet west Of where the body
lay. Mr.. Barnes left the car, came
back to the deputy and asked him
twice to be allowed to take the body
to Moorhead IN his car.
Sheriff Mcdonald told Of going to
the place of the accident with Coroner
c. q. Vincent and his investigation Of
the details. He also told of his visit
TO a, Fargo hotel, with Chief of Police
Malvey Of Moorhead and Chief OF
Police Louis Dahlgren and Sergeant
Morton Sydness. Of Fargo and tha
arrest there of Barnes. After return
ing to Moorhead, Sheriff Mcdonald
said, he and Chief Malvey went to
the Schranz garage, where the
Barnes car had been impounded, and
had the right hand front fender re-
moved and taken to the police sta
ton.
Particles of wool adhered to the
bent automobile fender, removed
from the Barnes car. and introduced
as an exhibit. These particles
resemble the cloth of the mackinaw
coat worn by Magnus and extend
across the front and along the out
side edge. County Attorney Dosland
directed Sheriff Mcdonald to have
microscopic examination
made of these particles of wool and
the material Of the coat.
The testimony showed that the
fender was in the same condition
Yesterday that IL was when removed
from the big Packard car Saturday
night under the direction of Sheriff
Mcdonald and Chief Of Police
MaIvey.
Thomas witcIk, the Fargo police
man who arrested Barnes for driving
his automobile while in an intoxicat-
ed condition, and w. H. SHETLAND,
also a Fargo police officer, testified
that Barnes said in the police sta
ton that he had hit a man. They
also testified that he telephoned TO
the manager of an insurance COM
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-20
DULUTH RECEIPTS AND SHIP
RFmNqra

Duluth, March 20. - Elevator re-
ceipts OF domestic grain: Barley $500
bu., last year $500. Shipments: Oats
5000 bu.; barley 5000 bu.; rye 1900
bu.; flax 2.400.
No bonded grain.
Duluth car Inspection: Wheat, Nos.
and northern Z; durum i; other
winter a; mixed / total wheat is,
year ago Is; flax 8, year ago s; mixed
nothing; corn !, year ago 4 rye q
barley 3, year ago 8. Total OF all
grains so, year ago IS; on track IS.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-20
MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN.

Minneapolis, Mimi, March 20. =!
Flour, unchanged; shipments 4S,537
bbfs. Barley $1.65@2.02. Rye $2,909
2.91. Bran $32.7s.
Wheat, ereceipts So cars, compared
with % a year ago. Corn, No. yell
low S1.7501.S0. Oats. No. white
891h 090A. Flax $4.23@425.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-20
NEw YnRIE PRonuCE.

New York, March 20.-ButteF, nrm; ,
receipts 3,2s1; creamery higher than
extras Al y 042; creamery extras t92
score) 40h 041; fIrsts 39A 040A sec
onds 38189. Eggs, easier; receipts
1884: fresh gathered extras ~; eX-
3gm39. Cheese, easier; receipts Las:
state held specials 25026h: do aver
age run 24A 024h.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-20
YOUNG PEOPLE TO MEET.

Society Of Trinity Lutherah> ChuFeh
VIII Give Program TOnight.
The Young People's society Of Erin
ity Lutheran church viii meet In the
church parlors at o'clock this eve
ming Al short musical program VIII
include two piano solos by Miss Etnsl
Mortenson and a reading by Miss LII
liam Hagen. The hostesses viii be
Miss Emma Jestin, Mrs. 0. =. Flafsn
and Mrs. @. @. Allen.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-20
sHAHEEN SELLS MAJESTIC.

Wade Shaheen has sold the Ma
este pool hall, No. 400 Front street
to Sam Ferris who has already taken
charge. Mr.. Shaheen is awaiting a
call to service in the army and will
visit friends in Duluth until he Is
s1rnavnOna1
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-20
CHICAGO CASH mAWKnT.

Chicago, March 20.-Corn, No. yell
low nominal No. yellow S1.66; No.
yellow s1.4261.6s. Oats. No. white
e21k 1g8M; standard a3W04 Rye, No
&, &2.80@2.82. Barley s1.6602.02 Tim
othy $1,000 500. Glover $4,000 81 90.
Pork, nominal Lard s26.0T. RIBS
S2406 924B6.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-20
DUNDoNALD Is SPEAKER,

Rev. Roderick Dundonald, Fargo,
Scotch observation-disclosures, will be the
speaker at the Glad Tidings Mission,
116 Front street, at 1880 o'clock this
evening. His subject will the THE
Century,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-20
FARGo PRoDUcR MARKRT.

Prices here given represent average
prices being paid by Fargo produce
dealers for shipments from outside
dealers In less than car lots and sub
iect to usual grading.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-20
BigRed
Grocery
M. LEToFsKY
Phone 2455

BIG SPECIAL SALE ON APPLES
Per box
81 .35, ST. 65. S1.9O. $500
Grapefruit, 8 and for .2bG
SPECIAL SALE ON VEGETABLES
Get your Potatoes now, while
Ahnw ara chan
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-20
IN NEW HOME

Merchants National at Mandan Moves
Into Lewis d Clark Quarters.
Mandan, N. D., March 20.-The Mer-
chants National bank of this city
opened for business in its new quar-
tiers in the Lewis g. Clark hotel. New
fixtures have been installed through
out the bank with marble finishing.
The Lewis g. Clark hotel win open
April J.
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For state news. read The Forum.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1918-08-17
WINTER RYE
AND WHEAT ACREAGE

On account of the need for still more
wheat and rye for our soldiers and Al
lies, the Government has asked South
Dakota to increase her winter rye and
wheat, says G. Larsen, director of the
State College extension division. For
the coming year South Dakota has been
asked to seed 10000 acres of winter
wheat and 100000 acres of winter rye.
This is an increase Of ii per cent over
the winter wheat acreage planted one
year ago and the amount of water rye
is an increase of % per cent
This means that those who formerly
grew 100 acres of winter wheat should
this year seed Ill acres Those who
grew 80 acres should this year grow sc
acres. Those who had 100 acres of win.
ter rye should this year seed l23 acres,
and those who had about 80 acres should
seed 81 acres,
South Dakota has oversubscrbed its
share of all of the allotments in the
winning the war program. 1t will not
fail in this request of our Government to
grow more raw material tor bread for
ourselves, soldiers and Allies. Food is
essential. The war cannot be won with
out proper food.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1918-08-17
THE FOURTH LIBERTY LOAN.

n r-OO 4 LChN
The campaign for the Fourth Liberty
Loan will begin September 2Sth and
close October 18th. The result of the
loan will be watched with keen interest
in Europe, not only by our associates in
the war against the Teutonic powers but
by our enemies 1t will be regarded by
them as measure Of the American peo-
ples support of the war.
The Germans know full well the tre-
mendous weight and significance of pop
ular support Of the war, of the people at
home backing up the Army in the field
AS the loan succeeds our enemies will
sorrow as it falls short they will re-
joice. Every dollar subscribed will help
and encourage the American soldiers
and hurt and depress ,'Ie enemies of
America.
The loan will be test Of the loyalty
and willingness of the people of the
United States to make sacrifices compar-
ed with the willingness of our soldiers
to do their part. There must be and
will be no failure by the people to meas.
ure up to the courage and devotion of
our men in Europe Many of them
have given up their lives; shall we at
home withhold our money Shall we
spare our dollars while they spare not
their very lives
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1918-08-17
LOCAL BOARD NEWS
AND COMMENT.

AN ~ w Ia III psAN 4
The Local Board received notice Tues
day to apply all the remaining men left
in the Registration Of 1917 to fill the de-
ficiency on the July call No. S62. The
Board have three men to apply on this
order and the following men will prob
ably be sent on August 18th to Camp
Dodge, Iowa
Amos Ray Sheehan,
William Mckinley Shirley,
John David Arthur Hatch.
The balance of the deficiency will be
supplied by another County. No 1918
Registrants can be used to supply calls
previous to August lst, 1918.
Under call No. 1889 Custer county will
furnish seven men in five day period
beginning August 26th. The following
men have been selected by the Board
for this quota in the order of their num.
bers, the last two men being alteTnates
and go only in case of the failure of
those called for this quota. They will
report the same as those who go;
Alfred S. Johnson,
William Memory Ayres,
Ernest G. Bender,
Lawrence Venting,
Archie h. Godding,
Lawrence n Kimbail,
David Mckinley Virtue,
Earle Cecil Ware,
Edwin Russell Serry.
The men will be sent to Camp Funs-
ton, Kansas.
There is a general feeling of uneasi
ness among the men in the deferred
classifcatons throughout the County be-
cause of feeling that they may be re-
classified and called into service at an
| early date. TO correct this impression
we would say that only men in Glass
can be called unless waiver is signed
by one "a deferred classification. I'm
| der present instructions all reclassitica-
tions are result of one of two causes ::
Either he was given originally wrong
classification and therefore exemption
from general service, or, the status ofthe
Registrant has changed through some
condition arising which automatically
places him in Class /. OF course no one
of us knows when an order shall be
made sending US to the deferred classes,
but at present this is evidently the law
as far as can be seen at present The
change of the age limit which will with
out doubt be made when Congress meets
in August, will doubtless give relief to
the situation and give new list of Class
Div. A men.
Concerning the Civilian Relief Work
as spoken of before in these notes, all
| work under such head comes under the
Red Cross supervision, aud as Custer
| county has two Chapters, it will be un-
derstood that more prompt action can
doubtless be obtained by directing all
inquiries to the Chapter under whose
jurisdiction you may live. AS all Chap
| ters have Department of Civilian Re-
lief you may inquire through the Red
Cross and you will be directed to the
proper officer. A great and increasing
service is before us for the relatives and
dependents of our soldier boys and later
on the service will be needed perhaps
for the soldier himself and it is the plan
Of the Government that we who are at
home may share in vital way. the sac
rifices and services with the men at the
| front.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1918-08-17
F. NJ. STEWART, Chairman.
F. w. SELLERS, Secretary.

1t was also disclosed during the meet
ing that reports must be made by all
threshermen, both individual and GUS
tom machines; and that grain separa-
tors must be kept in first class condition
or they will not be permitted to operate
Whenever poor machine is found op-
Grating in the County such fact must be
reported. Blanks for these reports will
be sent to each operator by the Council
of Defense. The above rules and regu-
lations apply to all threshermen whether
operating machine doing their own
threshing or whether threshing for
others.
1t was also disclosed that 81 so per
day and board is the maximum wage for
competent labor in harvesting, stacking
and threshing small grain for the year
1918 Any person demanding or any
person paying more than the above
wage is liable TO a fine not exceeding
81 10000.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1918-08-17
STATE AMENDMENTS TO
BE VOTED ON THIS FALL.

The official ballot of constitutional
amendments which will 90 to the people
at the November election will be in the
following order:
A. The tax reform amendment. This
provides that the legislature may Clas-
sify property for valuation for taxation.
In other words that improvements can
be valued at one basis and real estate at
another basis. 1t also allows the impos-
ing Of income taxes in this state.
B. Providing for the calling in of
others to decide cases in which members
of the supreme court of the state may
have personal interest.
c. Changes the terms of sale Of
school lands. At present payments are
e-fourth down, the rest in three five
year payments. The change would re-
quire one-tenth purchase price down,
balance running as long as thirty years
| if desired.
d. Increases salaries of state officers
on and after January !, 1921. Increases
governor to $4,000 and other state Off
GERS to 5000, supreme court judges to
$4,000.
h. Prohibiting the voting franchise
to those who are not citizens Under
present system declaration Of citizen
ship gives voting privilege, whether the
applicant ever becomes a citizen or not.
Also gives full rights to women.
F. Wipng out the present restric-
tions which prohibits the state from en-
gaging in any internal improvements,
and allows the state to take up such i'm
provements as two-thirds of the legisa-
tive members may deem to be proper
endeayor on the part of the state.
6. Allows internal improvements but
limits the amount of debt which may be
incurred.
II. Authorizes the state to own and
manage such property as may be neces-
sary for state development.
|. Authorizes the state to develop its
water power for the production of eec-
tricity and other purposes.
j. Authorizes the state to develop its
cement products and engage in the man.
ufacture of cement and cement pro-
ducts
X. Adds two new sections to the con-
stitution which will allow the state to
engage in state hail insurance.
L. Authorizes the state to purchase,
construct and operate grain elevators
within or without the state, and author.
izing the state to buy, construct and
operate packing plants and -four mills
within the state.
These are the amendments to be voted
upon, and the order in which they will
appear on the ballot.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1918-08-17
A TELLING vAbEDICToRY

A country minister in certain local
ity took permanent leave Of his con
gregation in the following pathetic man.
ner
Brothers and Sisters: | come TO say
goodbye. don't think God loves this
church because none of you die. You
don't love one another because | never
marry any of you. | don't think you
love me because you have not paid my
salary; your donations have been moldy
fruit, wormy apples and by their fruits
you shall know them.
brothers, am going away to better
place. have been called to be chaplain
of penitentiary Where go you can
not come, but | go to prepare place for
you, and where | am, there may ye be
also. Goodbye"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1918-08-17

The Local Board received notice Tues
day to apply all the remaining men left
in the Registration Of 1917 to fill the de-
iciency on the July call No. S62. The
Board have three men to apply on this
order and the following men will prob
ably be sent on August 18th to Camp
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1918-08-17
SPECIAL cALL FOR $50 MEN

Adiutant General Morris has sent to
the local exemption boards an order
calling for $50 South Dakota men in
class / physically qualified for limited
or special military service to be entrain-
ed during the two day period beginning
August 30th for Camp Dodge, Des
Moines, Iowa. No man physically
qualified for general military service
may be inducted under this call
The eight counties of the Black Hills
district are called on to furnish total
of l9 men to this call, divided as follows;
Butte 3, Custer | Fall River 2, Harding
2, Lawrence I, Meade 2, Pennington 2,
Perkins 3.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1918-08-17
GIRLS FOOD CAMP

n 4 IL - = A n A II Il hL ~
girls food demonstration camp will
be held at the State Fair at Huron, Sept.
9th to 18th under the direction of Agnes
Morton, assistant leader of boys and
girls clubs, State College extension divi-
sion. The girls will give practical dem
onstrations in war emergency food pro-
duction and conservation by canning.
The girls will be selected from the
various counties upon the basis of merit
orious work in their local club and work
under the direction of their state clu
leader in three projects, liberty foods,
canning and sewing. The girls will see
the State Fair in an organized manner
and have special game hours in addition
to the demonstration work. Each con-
testant will write story on what she
got from the State Fair.
The Fair will award special prizes in.
cluding beautiful banner to the win.
ming team of each division and ribbon
badges for individual performance.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1918-08-17
RULES FOR THRESHERS
County Council of Defense Adopts Rules
for Threshing Grain and Owners
of Threshing Machines

AT meeting of the County Council of
Defense for Custer County, 5. d., held
at the Office of the secretary on August
IA, 1918, the following resolutions we're
written and adopted in conformity with
rules and regulations by the United
States Food Administration, United
States Department of Agriculture and
the State Council of Defense for the
threshiDg Of grain and for the owners
Of threshing machines for the year 1918.
l. In weighing grain, exact standard
weight should be given for each-no
more and no less.
2. There shall be tight bottoms of
lumber or canvass in every rack for car
rying grain. Rakings and cleanings
should be saved and not neglected either
by the thresherman or the farmer,
whichever may do it to the best advan.
tage,
3. No smoking shall be allowed with
in one hundred feet of the separator or
stacks of grain.
4. That canvass be used under the
feeder and other necessary parts of the
machine in order that all grain possible
may be saved,
5. That threshing machine operat-
ing in any community must thresh all
jobs as they come to them and not pass
from one Job to another leaving any Job
unthreshed.
6. That owing to the fact that labor,
repairs, gasoline, etc, have increased so
much in price and in order to comply
with the rules and regulations as pro-
muIgated by the United States Food
Administration, the Department Of
| Agriculture and the State Council of De.
fense the following prices are fixed and
must not be increased;
10 cents per 90 pounds of wheat
10 cents per 80 pounds of rye.
cents per 80 pounds of oats.
cents per 40 pounds Of speltz.
cents per AS pounds of barley.
All set jobs must not be more than
Fifteen dollars unless the haul between
settings exceeds three miles in which
event the price will be made by special
agreement between the parties.
These prices include the regular
threshing crew of engineer and separa.
tor man.
F. NJ. STEWART, Chairman.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1918-08-17
YOUNG MEN OF Fl
To Register August 24-Wil Increase
Almost Exhausted Class One
For September Quota

Washington, Aug. l4.-Registration
on Saturday, Aug. "a, of all the youths
who haye reached the age of 81 since
the second registration last June was
ordered today by Provost Marshal Gen
erai, under a proclamation by the
president. The purpose is to add quick
ly to the almost exhausted class one to
meet army draft calls in September.
About 10000 young men will register.
Most of them will qualify for class one,
and, therefore, will join the army prob
ably within a month after their names
are recorded