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Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-05-13

could make good his retreat, he caught
soatches Of a conversation obviously
not meant for his ears.
bob, darling, l wouldn't admit I
loved you as long as mother kept
throwing me at your head. But when
uncle Jim, who is an old dear. but of
course doesn't understand men. said
mean things about you, l simply could
mt stand it! But 1 imagine he's cured
after this afternoon"
Darling" Bob's voice was beauti-
fully tender. "What is Uncle Jim to
US, when we have each other?"
Time for me to clear u =" said
Uncle Jim to himself. I'm popular. +
am! I'll have to have a little talk
with my nephew-to-be." But first he
had things out with his sister, who
stopped him as he crossed the YER.
anda.
I'm afraid you've spoiled every
thing" she complained tearfully. She
had not yet learned the details of the
afternoon episode, having just re-
turned from dining put.
"0h, l wouldn't worry" said Uncle
Jim, philosophically, as he jammed a
fresh cube cut into his pipe with "a
hardened thumb. 1.-THE minute | SET
eyes on that young man / knew he
was the young fellow for Madge. But
didn't 1t ever occur to you that a little
mite of opposition goes further with
these modern girls than anything
else? Take my word. it'll all turn out
to your liking"
AT that moment at the turn of the
walk leading to the summer house ap-
peared Madge and Bob, hand in hand.
with an unmistakable halo of happi-
ness radiating about them.
well of all things!" Mrs. Evans
looked thunderstruck, then directed d
glance of suspicion at Uncle Jim. But
how on earth did you guess?"
"Oh, I dunno" responded Uncle Jim
innocently. 81 may be an old codger
from the country, but human beings
are the same the world over" Then
he chuckled reflectively.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-05-13
NORTH WILDWOOD NOTES

George Milne and wife, Miss Stevenson
and Mr.. Beecher, of Philadelphia, we're
guests on Sunday at the home of Coun-
Gilman and Mrs. Thomas Webster on
East 9Th avenue. The Mines have tax.
en- the Webster cottage for the summer.
The Joslin family entertained on Sum-
day Miss Marion Hause, of Chestnut
Hill. and friend, Mrs. John H. Celtz, Jr.,
of Olney, also MISS Louise Roush, Of
West Philadelphia.
A novelty concert will be given by the
boys Of the North Wildwood Sunday
school on Tuesday evening of next week,
May 18th, at the fire house for the bene-
fit of the Sunday-school.
Marvel Cleaner, takes spots out of
Rugs and Carpets and makes them
look like new. Leedom's Pharmacy
adv.
Three nephews of David C. Hays Wis
tied him on Sunday last at his home on
West 10th avenue.
Herbert Hoffman, of the Coombs store,
will move from West 18th avenue to Ill
East 18th avenue on Monday.
Mrs. Louis Kraus and Mrs. Thomas
Webster will open their ice cream par
Tor on Decoration Day.
Louis Kraus and family motored TO
Mays Landing on Saturday where they
spent the weekend with Mr.. Kraus'
parents.
Commodore Frank Bremen and son.
Raymond, are here. getting their boat
in readiness for the season.
Mrs. Swyne, of Tacony, Philadelphia,
spent a few days here this week visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Herbert Hoffman.
Among the ~over-Sunday visitors we're
Mrs. A. M. Rodebaugh, the Work family,
Mrs. E. Parker, Alonzo Brown and niece.
The Noble and Duval families motor
ed down over the weekend to spend a
few days in their West 18th avenue cot
tages.
H. Fl. Ottens has started work on two
more cottages recently, one a two-story
house on East 18th avenue and one a
bungalow on West 18th avenue.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-05-13
Ducks and brakes.

Sending a smooth stone Swimming
across Il water, skipping from wave
to wave is a very ancient game. II
was played by Scipio Africanus and his
friend Laelius more than two thou.
sand years ago, and was probably a
favorite pastime w then. The
a~ncients called it "epostracismus." Its
fulf English name. according to a
writer in 1888, is "a ducke and a drake
and a half-penie cake"
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-05-13
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES
ANNUAL SPELLING CONTEST
Sarah ShdH and Edtoin Lemberg Win

Sarah ShaM and Edtoin Lemberg Win
Prizes in County Spelling Contest
The eighth annual county schools
spelling contest occurred at the Middle
Township High School on Saturday,
May 7th, 1921.
The plan adopted this year was diff
ferent from that of previous years, in
that there we're two sections of the con,
test, one for the smaller schools and the
other for the grade schools.
superintendent Hand presided over
the rural school section and pronounced
the words and Miss Martha Boyle, prin-
cipal of one of the Ocean City grade
schools, presided over the grade school
section and pronounced the words.
The contest was a written one, ninety
words being given out in each section
to be spelled and ten others from which
sentences were to be made.
At the conclusion of the exercises the
papers we're handed to a committee of
eight teachers for examination and final
ly the results were announced and the
prizes, seven in number in each section,
were distributed to the winners as fol-
lows:
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-05-13
Taking Her Order.

! His parents were what is popularity
, known as "high-brow," but they also
were good sports, despite their air of
couture and breeding. So when he
: suggested taking them to a restau-
! rant in the market district of Boston,
they agreed. The mothers exquisite
clothes stamped her as a society
! woman, but democracy reigns sn-
: preme at Durkin and Parks. They
| sat down at the table. The waiter
handed the mother a menu and then
leaned ~confidentially forward over the
back of the chair and said: "Well, sis.
ter, what's the good news ?"--Indian-
. apolis News.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-05-13
A OF JAMES O'CONNOR

James O'Connor, 54 years of age, who
lived on West Oak avenue, was taken
suddenly i'll with acute indigestion on
Sunday and died at ten o'clock Monday
morning. His neighbors, Mr.. and Mrs.
Wolf and Mr.. and Mrs. ]. F. Meischel,
looked after him and called DIR. S. d.
Mayhem and Rev. Father Maroney. Mr..
O'Connor's winter home was in Chester,
Pa, where his widow and five children
are now located.
On Tuesday Guy Kindig and Mr..
O'Niel, of this city, accompanied the
body as far as Philadelphia where they
turned it over to ~reatives of the dead
man.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-05-13
WILDWOOD DEFEATS ARD
MORE IN HARD GAME

The Wildwood Athletic Club basket,
ball team played its last scheduled game
at the Casino Danceland on Saturday,
Nav 7, when it defeated the Ardmore, Pa,
Athletic Association by two points, 1921.
The game was a thrill from start to
finish. When the whistle blew to end
the first half the Ardmore boys were
ahead, III. But our team fought TO such
advantage that they caught up the ten.
point lead and went it two better, while
the unimpeachable guarding Of Huff and
Ceisenberger kept the Ardmore tallies to
the minimum.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-05-13
Ancient Grinding Stones.

And there shall be two women
grinding at the MILL" is a quotation
from Holy Writ. 1t harks back to the
primitive days when every household
ground its own meal, mixed it and
baked it. Grinding stones are found
in prehistoric ruins, and away back in
the hills you may find hollows bowled
out in the rock in which Indian
squaws' used to grind corn with a
pestle.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-05-13
HOW Birds Eat

A nuthatch will carry a fragment OF
a hickory nut to a tree and wedge il
into a crevice in the bark. Jays and
chickadees hold the nut or seed they
would peck under the foot, but the
nuthatch makes a wise to hold e OF
the bark Of the tree, and one act e
Just as intelligent as tie other; both
are the promptings of instinc.-John
Burroughs.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-05-13
CARD OF THANKS

To the many kind friends, neighbors,
playmates and the kindergarten we wish
to extend our sincere thanks and apprec-
iation for flowers and deeds of kindness
during the sickness and death of our
dear son, Benedict.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. P. Fitzpatrick.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-05-13

Mrs. Helen Albus, who spent the win
ter on her farm at Court House, has ar
rived for the season and is now getting
the Thelma on Cedar avenue ready for
the season. Mrs. Albus says that the re-
port that she had sold the Thelma is
untrue.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-05-13
Auction Sale
Kings Storage House
40 West sehenenger Ave. Wildwood, N. l.
Saturday, May 2lst. 1921. 1880 a. m.

and every Saturday after until sold out complete.
Furniture of all description; screens for 100 houses,
100 screen doors, all covered with galvanized wire,
all s, sizes $780, q pipe 5aot htt ing IAN and pipe sp a sa and valves valve
large Walnut wardrobe, plumbing fixtures, lumber,
sold in lots to suit, soil pipe and fittings, large tanks
and thousands of other things.
This property suitable for a garage and machine shop
for sale. Fine location. l am cleaning up and selling out.
Sale every Saturday until all is sold. Always open for
inspection.
Also a small merry-go-round, II horses and 3
chariots, motor complete and in good order, Trux-
ton 2-ton truck, Buick 5-passenger touring car, gal
vanized wire for anchor or guy line.
FRANK L. KING, AUcT1oNEER.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-05-13
Grade School Section

First-Sarah Shalk, Wildwood.
Second - Harry Hawthorne, Ocean
City.
Third-Rose A~lexenberg, Woodbine.
Fourth-Lucille Levin, Woodbine.
Fifth-Edwin Lemberg, Wildwood.
Sixth-Dorothea Barlow, Ocean City.
Seventh-Anna Zoos, Woodbine.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-05-13
Rural School Section

tWTU DNItUOt DVCttOT
First-Frances Robinson, Green Creek,
Second-Mabel Spaulding, Whitesboro.
Third-Mary Sharp, Tuckahoe.
Fourth-Ceorge Tronnem, Rio Grande.
Fifth-Cladys Erickson, Green Creek.
Sixth-Sarah Woolfe, Tuckahoe.
Seventh-Frances Fisher, Green Creek.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-05-13
The lineup:

On Wednesday, May II, the Athletic
Club played the Wildwood All Stars at
Casino Danceland. 1t was a benefit
game for the Athletic Club players.
There will be another benefit game
Saturday night when the Wilmington
A. A. will be the attraction.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1921-12-16

For sale, % black Angus COWS.
7 G MOORE, Route 9,
Macon, Miss.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1921-12-16

May Christmas really brrg this
year peace upon earth, good will
among men
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1921-10-24
DISTRICT COURTS NJUNC-
ton IS NOT DISSOLVED
in TAX PAYERS CASE
Supreme Court Sets Date November For Preliminary
Review Of Injunction Proceedngs-Case Might Have
Been Heard at Once and Before Election Had Defendants
So Desired.

The attempt deceive the public to the
real facts today that the Injunction in the Sutsan county
tax the Bank of North Dakota from
porary receiving further deposits of public funds has been dis
solved This is not the fact The Injunction has not been dis
solved The supreme court simply fixes date November for
review the proceedings nsated in the district court suit
The action of the supreme court taken application of
William Lemke and other defendants in the suit who asked that
hearing be fixed November l. Had the defendants good
desired to have full and complete hearing of the charges
the suit and the defendants confident that
health could be obtained from the court
could asked have the heard at But instead
they asked to hearing postponed and delayed until
November 1.
law the payers suit could not be heard in the
district court where brought without notice of at least
eight days to the defendants.
court for review of the proceedings
nothing The will just the and be heard
it's proper time The court order does not undo any
thing 1t merely fixes time when the Judge
cf shall show why he should not be
prohibited entertaining further proceedings in the
acon and in the meantime provided by Section S44S OF the
Civil Code desist from further proceedings in
the matter to be reviewed"
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1921-10-24
Has Focused Attention
On Issues In Campaign

Bismarck, N. D., Oct. 20 Con
siderable concern was expressed a.
mong some Nonpartisan state offic-
ials today following the service of
District Judge Confey's injunctiOnal
order, that all records Of the Bank
Of North Dakota, and other records
would be opened by the court ease.
There has been no little discussion
as to the possible effect of the suit
on the chances of the independents
in the coming recall election. Cen
orally it is accepted that the suit will
have the opposite effect from that an
ticipated by the leaguers. for the
reason that the action has served to
call attention; very specifically to
many Of the phases of the states
business as conducted by the Off
cials against whom the recall has
been involved.
In other words, the stutsman soun-
ty taxpayers have effectively con
centrated the attentions OF the pub
lie directly upon the issues involved
in the recall election thing that
the administration and its organs and
speakers have persistsntly sought to
avoid S
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1921-10-24
EXAMPLE OF LEAGUE
METHOD OF FINDING
PETITION REPEATERS

Bismarck, N. D., Oct. 22.-(spec-
ial)- The method Of Nonpartisan
league employees in searching out al
legged Implications Of names on re-
call petitions is illustrated in the case
of Frank r. Scott, of the Merchants
National Bank Of Fargo.
The league newspapers announced
he had signed two petitions.
Mr.. Scott asked the secretary of
state to investigate, saying he had
signed a petition circulated by s. S.
Lyon and later signed petition he
himself circulated, but then scratch
ed his name off Lyons petition.
Employees in the secretary of
states office found this was true
that line was drawn thru his name
on the Lyons petition.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1921-10-24
RECALL SUCCESS ASSURED
EVERY INDICATION POINTS
TO INDEPENDENT VICTORY

No longer is there doubt to what North Dakota going
TOGO in the recall election next Friday. #a#&
The Independents will the only requirement being that
the last days worker for the independent
his whole time and attention to the problem of
the the absolute necessity Of going the
polls on Friday, October 28
This is the of messages that were
received today from parts Of the state from
competent to judge the trend of the campaign and the probable
outcome of next weeks ballot.
Developments during the last week that have gone long
toward the recall of the Nonpartsan league state officials
and adoption of the Of initiated laws intended
the clearing Of the and varied complications
which has been plunged include the revelation that
again be doubled the further revelation
status of the much discussed and much nisrepreseed
state bonds. @8 "a
officials has greeted the disclosure that the previous
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1921-10-24


81 81 me Bank of North Dakota actual
~ sold and got cash from the Spit
{ zer-Rorick and C Company for but ST.
800 900 O,of Real Estate. Series bonds,
instead Of 81 5000 Q, real estate
series and. 100000 mill and eleya-
tor series as, announced by r.. w w
CathrO. sss5 II 't! ~ sSi#s n &
q Total Cost 20 Per Cent 4.
In addition to this sale Mr.. Cathro
claimed to have Sold to miscel ellaneous
buyers $491, 653.2Ss Of real estate
series bonds and $4,000 of mill
and elevator bonds The expense in
the sale Of these bonds, which had
reached more than 500, 900 when
in the face Of the appr oaching elec-
tion the Ban Of North Dakota ceas-
ed to file expense bills, is estimated
to be not less than S 200, 900, so that
these misce ellane GUS sales were ac-
scomplished at a; cost Of more than
81 percent OF the par value Of the
bonds .s ssfs iii y 4
The contract revealed that the
Bank Of North Dakota offered Spit
zer, Rorick and company an foption
to sell s590,OOO mill and elevator
bonds, but that none had been bot
by the. firm, although Fl w. Cathro
announced that 1t had urchased I q
half million dollars worth, ss5}Ss;
& II The contract also shows that the;
Bank OF North Dakota offered the
sSpitzer, Rorick com pany an option to
buy SIS $3.50 900 Of real estate series
bonds, and that II proposed to: plrri
chase them IL it sold other bond .}ssl' sss
More Holmebu ders Bonds
The contract also revealed that
the Industrial Commissi sion pr opposes
to resume operati ons$ in the Home
builders Associat atio ON on q large scale
sc sit can do so, stating that It prJ7;
posed to issue s 10Y O0, !, 900 of Home
Build ders bonds durin 8 the next year
IT also reYealed that the farm ;oal:si
the Bank of orth Dakota propOsess
5tos max will not be- ct s rcent, ass
the leaguerS orator have announcsd,f
Sbut at 8 n percent 4 Interest.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1921-10-24
TALKS 7 POLITICS
TO MRS. FRAZIER
AND MRS. HlAGAN

Mandan, Oct. 30 f. D.
Manstin, Fort Clark, Oliver
county man, who last fall was
threatened with being ''thrown
in the creek" IL he didn't buy
S18 worth of membership in the
Nonpartisan league. was sitting
in tho office OF a Mandan chir-
opractor awaiting his turn. So
Were two women. They talked
politics and recall elections.
II think the league plan is
just socialism, said Manstin..
SWELL, what is socialism,
asked one of the women.
'Thc dictionary says it is
community ownership of all
property" answered Manstin. 1
"Wcll, I think its all right,
and tho whole plan is right"
declared the woman.
And it developed that the
cllirOpractOr at that moment
summoned the woman to his adj
,iusting room. She was Mrs.
Lynn j. Frazier and the other
woman was Mrs. John Hagan.
cTYDc~nrDr ror -rr-
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1921-10-24
o I; nr,,,e:rs,:: !, d /: ] 5,
Relnelnbel en- this |:

VI Remember TINS HI
The League administration
/ has promised to loan money at
low rates to farmers, and to res
new the homebuild ding opera,
tions, on strength Of the alleged
sale Of go, ,O0O, ! 900 state bonds,
But court investigation prov
les that less than 81, 900. 900 in
bonds were actually sold, and
at great cost to the state, and
therefore that the promises OF
loans and homes were but pO-5
litical prOmisesN that cannot be
fulfilled. b ~ .&ss y.si5l
The proceeds of the 81, ,OOO,-
900 sold will be more than tak-E
en- up by debts already incur
red. II, ss3s5 Il: i;;=5
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1921-10-24
QUARTER MILLION
GALLONS OF MASH ARE
SEIZED BY OFFICERS

St. Louis. Mo-, Oct. 22.-Eleven
men were arrested, 250,O00 gallons
of mash and 500 gallons of wine and
whiskey were confiscated and 8
complete stills were demolished in a
series of liquor raids in Northern st.
Louis county yesterday and last night
by state and federal agents, who es-
timated that they destroyed more
than 100000 worth of Illicit liqu-
or and distilling apparatus during
the raid,
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1921-10-24
CASSELTON BANK SOLD

Casselton, N. D., Oct. 21.-Csa-
trolling interests in the First Ma
tional Bank of Casselton has been
sold by S. G. johnson and J. A. Krick
to NJ. ]. Ford of Cassslton and VIVA.
LANCER of Bismarck, according to an
announcement today. The deal was
closed October 15. Both johnson
and Krick disposed of their entire
holdings in the institution. which is
70 nifaIizod Mt S6O.OOO IT.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1921-10-24

Jamestown and Stutsman county
will pile up overwhelming majorities
for the independent candidates and
their program, and every indication
points to complete victory for the
recall election in every part of North
Dakota on October 2S,
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1921-10-24

waste and reckl Of the Fraz-S
iersL Lemke Hagan administration. In
an orgy Of extravaganza. they have
.proportionally squand cred more
money than any other set Of state: Of
ficials inisthe United States. IA.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1921-10-24

Headquarters Independent Voters Association
In regard to the action against the Bank Of North Dakota
started by Stutsman County taxpayers the Independent
STATE today issued the following statement
announcement Of the issuance Of restraining order
pY guqge goife further pouring
the Bank North Dakota was surprise to The Indeend
ent state Headquarters It shows that taxpayers through
out the state are beginning realize that Bank Of North
Dakota is but the hands of men who
nave deliberately planned and executed the most brazen
scheme for the coting of the public treasures that cur
country has known.
After having planned their scheme for ootng the public
treasury OF the state by of state bank and num-
Der Of controlled friendly banks, they proposed laws
that would egaize their scheme They got control of news
papers with which to fool the people, made the farmers
pay the bills and py making unkeepabe promises and mis-
the people to approve of their scheme
But when the people wanted to know something about
how the affairs OF the state handled and what had
of public money that had disappeared all doors were
h closed.
Then $4,000 votes majority more than 00O ap-
proved OF law that made possible to get some of the
pubic records and get little light how public affairs
had been managed until December last year. Since that
time the same secrecy has prevailed
The facts that have to light the result Of the
peoples approval OF the public examination law have
veaed an misuse of public funds unpara
Dakota. ss.ss
Frazier Leke and Hagan dare not deny their guilt in
this connection because they know that they would med
atey be confronted with testimony to prove that
hey are guilty When have indisputabe proof that the
public and private funds that pouring Bank Of
North Dakota have been deliberately squandered and
for political graft in the past and that all efforts get
information about what the Bank Of North Dakota doing
have failed not to be wondered at that taxpayer
have become impatient and want the doors cf the bank
closed even before the votes have been counted
knows but those the inside Of the Bank
lust hc much the taxpayers of the state
are being pit Il debt order furnish funds
which to keep horde Of imported and domestic &"
Wont Work Fellows, Z in luxury. S85
The people of North Dakota becoming convinced that
Leke and Haga the leaders Of the Nonpartsan
League are inefficient but that they have been
Wholly false pretense to be seeking The welfare Of
Sto set the grafters out of THE public treasury
method chosen by the stutsman County taxpayers
the Books Bank North Dakota to public
view and protect pubic records shows that
public officials fail to- handle public business openly and
honestly they doomed meet endless trouble.
When men circles of the league have
suggested the Consumers Stores records
md avoid possible punish
ment for wrong doing
.payers want 81
SsS THEosl NELsoNsas
$50 = l4.s
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1921-10-24

the governmental affairs at the state
capitol, all of these have influenced
voters to abandon the league and
give support to the independents.