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The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-02-12

ested in the welfare Of the country.
In France. the Negro soldiers fought
for democracy and died for it. Those
who survive have come and are not
allowed to live democracy They
learned lesson on the battle field
which they viii never forget"
Mrs. Deland cannot explain why she
had not regarded the Negro question
Of supreme Importance in all the
years Of travel and observation which
she enjoyed before the war. She con-
tic convert following the study made
at Hampton and wishes that every
body interested IN the welfare 81 the
country might study the question at
first hand as she has done.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-02-12
BosTON WRITER ADVOCATES
CAUSE OF HAMPTON

Boston, Mass, Feb. 1O.-That real
first hand knowledge Of the Negro
creates genuine interest in his well
fare, Is attested in the case of Mrs.
Margaret Deland, the writer who de-
ciared in statement. IT regard this
problem as OF very grave Importance
to the nation. It needs the enthus-
tastic support OF all persons inter-
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-02-12

ney and Tut. Emma Jackson, Tiny
Wilson, Edna Gibbs, Grace Howell,
Maud Lawson, Alonzo Henderson,
Alex White, Julian Costello, Nate
Cash, and the famous bronze" beauty
chorus with the ability to sing and
dance.
The Smarter Set will play also at
Chamber of Commerce fort WORTH
Tuesday and Wednesday, February
18th and 10th.
Seats selling, Dallas, February 9Th,
McMillan's Cafe. Seats selling, Fort
Worth, February 18th Temple Drug
Store.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-02-12

Donjamln NJ HuboTf, dlfect0f Of tne
ffAlsircree AN cultural Department. Of
feved the 70 mers and workers the
n I've boys ard girls a share IN the
MN business educate eniicren as
~ 1,srh they were expecting 70 live
IA the country;nave good home;
n nrh n4ooIc how to play; Keep an
,-f,ifftinr community program always
ftfofe the people; areAs well. even
fbnrfh you 40 live IN the cpuntry
SET All groups get together ana or
zSnl4e country-sifs soa'', ,,se !, -
Sfoilorine the Conferences. group
N men and women who are ueeRly
}.,tt1orfcd il the Improvement o. Me-
rFo ruNSI life. qdt5ted the teliow ~ :
=, tafi,.ff that thers be orEnnl1au some
MIA 3 4 :. Soafftfy-f(e committee WOE
s,,,fr h 3 3 Will be 10 Discover tne sA'.s. ~
8 aIsenalsnE "a rural we arc e oi-
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1921-01-06

Mrs. Jane S. Bier passed away last
Thursday at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. L. X. Larson of this city, the
immediate cause of death being asth-
ma. Mrs. Bier had reached the ripe
old age of 80 years and months. She
came here the first Of October, expect
ing to remain during the winter. The
deceased is survived by her four
daughters, Mrs. ]. H. Shive Of Santa
Pala, Calf, Mrs. John Fletcher of
jamestown, N. D., Mrs. Emma Morgan
Of Luverne, N. D., and Mrs. Larson.
Archdeacon Martyr. conducted brief
funeral services at the Larson home
Sunday afternoon and the remains
were taken to Hope, N. D.. the follow
ing day for the final rites. Mrs. Lar
son has the sympathy Of the entire
community in her bereavement.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1921-01-06

The junior editor came into the Of
flee last Saturday morning wearing
his cigar tilted at such an angle that
he singed his eyebrows, and his heels
barely touched the floor. He is noted
for his ability to take advantage Of
opportunities to keep still, so we hoped
for no particular enlightenment as to
the cause Of his strange actions, at
least not from him. After due search
and diligent inquiry we learned that
he had taken new partner into the
firm with malice aforethought and
without the knowledge or consent Of
the senior partner, and actually had
the effrontery to be proud Of it. Since
the first effects Of the shock have
partially worn off and we surmise that
there is nothing in particular we can
do about it we have made up our mind
to let the newcomer stay. It was a
baby daughter.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1921-01-06
IS REVELING IN
GOLDEN STREAM
George M. Bachelor of Breckenridge
Texas, Brother of our Towns
man, Strikes Gusher
BOUGHT THE LAND YEARS AG<
Gives Check for $1,000 to Each Sister
and Brother

Long, long ago, in the dim and dis
tant past, George M. Bachelor was a
plodding dentist, no worse and prob
ably not much better than other mem
bers of his profession who, for that
matter, are just as good as anybody
else. After practicing the gentle art
of extracting stubborn molars, discov-
ering new cavities in unsuspected
places and plugging them up with sill
yer and gold for several years, Mr..
Bachelors eyes began to give him
considerable trouble. They grew from
bad to worse until he was faced with
the necessity of having them properly
treated or losing his sight. In his
extremity he consulted an oculist and
was obliged to remain in a hospital
for many weary months. His money
gave out and when he had almost
made up his mind that life was moth
ing more than barren waste, his six
brothers and three sisters came to
his aid, each with small amount, but
all they could spare. This money
proved to be sufficient and Mr.. Bach
elor's sight was restored.
This was, as stated, good many
years ago and some people have a
faculty for forgetting kindness with
the lapse Of time, but not Mr.. Bach
elor. He went to Texas and at a time
when land was worth a little less than
nothing purchased tract and forgot
it's existence while he continued his
dental work. Just before Christmas
he wrote letter to a brother, Don, at
Big Wells, Texas, enclosing six checks
for $1,000 each, stating that he had
just struck another oil gusher which
was belching forth 5000 barrels a
day, bringing in an income of mere
$4,000 each "a hours, Of which insig-
nifcant amount he received an eighth,
and requesting that Don keep one of
the checks for himself as Christmas
present and send the rest to other
brothers and sisters. He did not have
the address Of H. D. Bachelor of Oakes
nor one other brother, and asked that
Don locate them and tell them the
glad news, promising them similar
checks.
Our Mr.. Bachelor is unable to re-
alize that it is not all dream, but
just the same he has written the for
tunate George for particulars, and
the thousand. When he gets it he
says he is going to take a trip down
there and see what real oil magnate
looks like,
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1921-01-06
FARM BUREAU
DAY JAN. 20
President Howard and Aaron Sapir,
Will Be Leading Speakers
at Fargo Meeting
LOCAL MEMBERS WILL ATTEND
Arrangements Being Made for Special
Car from Cakes

Thursday, Jan. 20, will be "Farm
Bureau Day" at the Tri-State Grain
Growers convention at Fargo.
On that day President Howard Of
the American Federation Of Farm
Bureaus; Usher L. Burdick Of Will
liston, president Of the North Dakota
Farm Bureau federation, and DR.. E..
F. Ladd, member of the Committee
Of Seventeen, will speak.
Aaron Sapiro, the attorney for four
teen of the largest cooperative mar
keting associations on the Pacific
coast, will give history Of the CO.
operative selling movement of the
California fruit growers. He was in
strumental in creating the Committee
of Seventeen on grain marketing by
the speech he made at the Chicago
meeting of the American Farm Bu-
reau federation.
The Dickey county executive COM
mittee is now working on plan to
have at least a special car run from
Oakes to Fargo on Jan. 10, so as to be
there all day Jan. 20.
Every community and township in
the county should have few mem
bers of the Farm Bureau as well as
others on this train. It will be one
of the greatest Farm Bureau meet
ings of the northwest states.
The state poultry show and also
the pure seed and grain show is held
at this time. These, along with the
other programs of the convention,
make it worth while for any farmer
to leave the farm for three or four
days.
All members and others in the east
end Of the county should notify the
secretary, d. F.. Mueller, at Cakes, SO
reservations for sleeping accommo-
dations can be made in plenty Of time,
as Fargo is full to the limit during
the grain growers convention.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1921-01-06

Miss Rose Wirth, daughter of Mrs.
H. Wirth of Milwaukee, Wis, and
Karl Hoffman of this city went to Alb
erdeen Sunday, where they were unit
ed in marriage the following day by
Rabbi Hess, the ceremony taking place
at his home. The bride is charming
and accomplished young lady whom it
is pleasure to meet and Oakes peo-
pie are glad to welcome her as men,
ber of the community. Mr.. Hoffman
came here about two years ago and
recently purchased the City Meat Mar
ket, which he is conducting success
fully. He is we'll liked and has splen-
did prospects. They will make their
home with Mr.. and Mrs. A. Kahn for
the present. The Times joins their
host of friends in extending best
wishes.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1921-01-06
REKo WORKS ON NEW PROSPECT
Dialogue Winds Up in Mutual Search
for Oasis

Bunk Roberts has been observed
meditatively scratching his bald spot
on numerous occasions lately, thereby
occasioning many sidewise glances and
requests for further information. 1t
finally developed, however, that he was
only considering the advisability of
investing in a little life Insurance.
When he had screwed his nerve up to
the proper pitch he decided to spring
it on Sam Reko, his partner in the
crimes committed by the local merry
go-round, and this is said to have been
the gist of the conversation:
Sam (aftcr getting Bunk's name,
address, color of eyes, color of hair,
color of hands, color of suit, and a
slight idea as to the color of Bunk's
money: "Do you drink?"
Bunk (keenly): "Whazzat?"
Sam: "Do you drink?"
Bunk (scenting possibilities): ooh,
yes, yes, indeed, er-"
Sam: "What do you drink?"
Bunk: II dunno. What have you
got?"
Sam: "You misunderstood me. /
just want to know whether you drink
to excess or not"
Bunk: "Do drink to excess?"
Sam: "Yeah."
Bunk: 'It doesn't look that way
just now."
Sam: "Well, We'll drop the ques-
tion of drink and come back to it
later"
Bunk: 81 hope So"
Sam: "Have you ever been con.
fined to an institution for the insane q
Bunk: "No, the guy who told you
that is liar"
Sam: "Ever been confined for 9
Continued on last page)
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1921-01-06
BOWLING LEAGUE ORGANIZED
Oakes Team Defeats Gwinner, Blu,
Loses to Minor

Wednesday morning of last week
the local bowling club departed in
high spirits for Minor to engage in
the first inter-city contest of the sea-
son. Three games were played and
the Oakes bunch managed to knock
down total of 1907 pins, while the
Milnorites toppled 1856. It was very
close contest and the result was in
doubt until the very last. Nothing
daunted by this defeat, Oakes immed-
lately entrained for Gwinner, hoping
to wipe out the morning loss and re-
turn with a $3.50 average. In this
they were successful, winning by the
score of 2198 to 2O24.
BY the time the boys reached home
the bowling fever had carried them
away on the wings of enthusiasm and
they decided to organize city league
Five 5-men teams are in the field, and
it looks like the pins in the Hitchcock
alleys are in for a hard winter. The
American Legion, Knights Of Colum.
bus, Modern Woodmen, Business Mer
and Odd Fellows are going after each
others bowling scalp with a ven.
geance, and the first league game was
pulled off Tuesday night between the
first two teams. The Legion boys
upheld the honor of the army and
romped home winners in spite of the
$50 pin handicap which they were
obliged to concede.
This evening the business men and
Woodmen will try their luck. Last
night Minor was here for return
game with a picked Oakes team, the
result of which will be given in oul
next issue.
Hereafter all contests will take
place on Wednesday and Friday ev.
enings. The score Of the first three
games follows:
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1921-01-06
LIBRARY TO TRY OUT NEW PLAN
Expect to Devote One Evening Each
Week to the Little Folks

The library board announces that
as soon as the necessary
arrangements can be worked out, a
weekly storytelling hour for the lit
tie tots will be tried out. It is planned
to devote the library one evening a
week to the little people, giving
them an interesting hour. More de-
tailed announcement will be made
later.
For the grownups, the book COM
mittee has added a number of vol
umes to the library collection that
should be Of interest to lovers of IT.
erature.
"Abroad at Home," by Julian Street,
is a story of the impressions, exper-
fences and adventures of two good
fellows on their way across the. Unit
ed States. They visited twenty-six
cities and saw host Of novel and
interesting sights. It is the freshest,
most interesting record of American
travel to date.
."Java Head" is the title of the lat
est novel by Joseph Hergesheimer,
who is recognized as one of the great
est novelists of the present time.
While not the lightest reading, be-
cause Of the fact that much of the
plot is based upon character develop
ment and analysis of the knotty-
fibered old New England shipmasters
upon whose lives it is based, it is in
tensely interesting and has been pro-
nounced by the critics as one Of the
best of the modern novels.
For those who love mystery, "In-
dian Drum" by Mac Hurg, will fur
nish plenty Of thrills. Gree Air." by
Sinclair Lewis, is a yarn about some
cross-country auto tourists. While
CONTINUED on last page)
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1921-01-06
BIG CROWD AT
FIREMEN'S BALL
C. M. C. Hall Unable to Properly Care
for Huge Audience Present at
Anniversary Dance
RAG TIME KIDS FURNISH NOISE
Decorations and prohibition Punch"
Make Perfect Evening

A little advice from this office may
or may not be desirable, but just the
same we can't help suggesting that
whenever you want to pull off real,
dyed-in-the-wool dance, just get the
firemen to do it for you. If there is
anybody in the world who will dis
agree with US, that person did not
participate in the terpsichorean fes-
tivities last Friday evening.
OF course we all know that when
ever the fire boys set out to do any,
thing they do it with bang, but this
time they certainly upset all the dope
and surprised even those who predict
ed the biggest event of the season. In
order to get the best idea of the size
of the crowd it was necessary for the
! observer to mount the stage, where
he could view the proceedings without
endangering the happiness or we'll be-
ing of his pet corn. 1t was just one
seething mass of humanity, stepping
on each others toes, skinning shins,
scratching patent feathers and SUBJ
mitting to all sorts of unacceptable
indignities, but they were having the
time of their lives, every one of them,
and very few left the hall until long
after their usual bedtime.
We didn't learn the exact number
of tickets disposed Of, but if more
were ever sold for anything it must
have been Ringlings' circus at a first
night performance in New York city.
The man who invented the present
method Of packing sardines surely has
been spectator at firemen's dance
in Oakes at some time. It was q
great night for beginners, if any were
there, because when they once got out
upon the floor they had to dance or
die-and we have heard of no deaths.
And-oh yes, no report Of the af-
fair would be entirely complete with
out some mention of Bunk Roberts.
He was there with bells on, and they
weren't dumb bells; either. In order
to inject additional spirit into the
gathering, he offered an expensive box
of chocolates to the best lady dancer
in the audience. Four of them ac-
cordingly selected partners, space was
cleared for them in the center of the
hall, and they danced it out. Two
were eliminated, but when the judges
came to the point where they should
have made decision, they decided
that both ladies were the best and
Bunk had to buy another box of choc-
olates. The judges certainly showed
outcroppings of diplomacy, at that.
Everybody east Of the Missouri riv-
er in North Dakota was among those
present, and what time thev could
have had if the community building
had been a reality instead of an ugly
pile of brick and stone. 1t merely
emphasizes the fact that the people of
Oakes must either provide place for
crowds or sit idly by and see some
other city grab the opportunity. Ev-
erybody would rather come here than
go anywhere else, SO let's get busy
and take care of them when they
come,
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1921-01-06

Oakes Chapter No. 12, Royal Arch
Masons, will be honored tomorrow ev-
ening by two grand lodge officers in
the persons Of Hon. j. H. G. Turner of
Bottineau, Grand High Priest, and
Hon. w. H. Murfin of LaMoure, Grand
High King. Oakes Chapter is ar
ranging a banquet and smoker to be-
gin at $3.50, and big attendance Of
tho brethren 10 expected.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1921-01-06

Anton Kranda Of Crete was here
Wednesday afternoon.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1921-01-06
BUREAU DRIVE ON IN WEST END
$50 Members Secured in East End in
First Four Days of Drive

VII Jau. u. r. MuelleF, SecTet8Ey
of the Dickey County Farm Bureau,
reported a total membership of $50
for the first four days. work Of the
drive in eleven different townships in
the east end Of the county.
Work was begun last Monday in
the western part Of the county. Les
ter Taylor, Linvill Townsend, John
Schook, Luke Whelan, Harold McMas-
ter, S. I. Cofell, R. N. Youngquist and
Mr.. Farrell, a farmer from Cass coun-
ty, are helping with the work.
Enthusiastic meetings were held at
Forbes, with an attendance of about
sixty, and in Albion and Hamburg
townships last Monday. Tuesday
meetings were held in Grand Valley,
Whitestone, West Merricourt and
Wirch.
Why you should belong:
First of all because it is a farmers
organization. -
can hold office.
Third: The Farm Bureau for Dick
ey county and North Dakota is prac-
tically an assured fact. The move
ment can not be stopped. It is going
to exert powerful influence. If you
want to help mold it's policies and
shape its course it is to your advan-
tage to belong.
Fourth: The national Farm Bureau
is working on some national market
ing problems that cannot be solved To-
cally. There are other problems be-
sides marketing of wheat, but that is
important enough alone to justify
your membership.
The Committee of Seventeen held a
meeting at Chicago shortly after the
convention of the American Farm Bu-
reau federation adjourned its Indian
apolis meeting. The recommendations
are:
/ First: Farmer owned elevator COM
panies and sales agencies to operate
on the local and terminal markets of
the United States.
Second: Farmers export compan-
les and sales agencies to operate on
foreign markets for the purpose of
handling their exportable surplus.
Third: The grain growers of the
United States should as soon as pos
sible, by mutual contract or other
wise, arrange for the sale of all grain
on the basis of cooperative bargain
ing.
Fourth: That the foregoing shall
be carried into effect with the ulti-
mate view Of the protection of the
just rights Of the producer and the
orderly marketing of farm products.
The committee, in a statement, said
;it wished to assure the grain pro-
ducers Of the country that it appre-
ciated the need of prompt action and
that just as soon as the necessary data
could be gathered the foregoing rec
concentrations would be presented"
The resolution concerning short SELL
ing was as follows: "Resolved, that
we deem it morally wrong and highly
detrimental to the interests Of agri-
culture and the consumers to permit
the practice now in vogue of selling
grain, cotton and other farm products
which the seller or his principal do not
own, at the time Of sale. This prac-
tice is commonly known as short SELL
ing ., ,.s
Resolved, further, that we hereby
petition congress to enact such legis-
lation as will stop this practice at the
earliest possible date"
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1921-01-06

Miss Georgia Kallestad left We'd
nesday for Montpelier after spending
her vacation here with relatives.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1921-01-06

Cal Bateman was up from Aber-
deem over New Years for visit with
his brother, w. N. Bateman, and fam
lily. Cal has been in Michigan, but is
spending the winter in Aberdeen with
his daughter, Mrs. D. ]. Moriarity.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1921-01-06

Rev. Doty spent Sunday in Forbes,
returning to Cakes the next day.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1921-01-06

our commercial club will be ,"Good
Roads" until We get them. All msm-
bers are urged to attend the club
meetings, held every Tuesday noon.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1921-01-06
The woman's Club

The Woman's Club
Place-Mrs. Could.
Date-Jan. II, 1921.
Leader-Mrs. Meunier.
Lesson-Art Of Assyria; art Of
Greece.
Roll Call-Event in Greek history.
Reading-Lois McPhail.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-11-25
Football Results

At Denver: University of Colo
RADIO, 10; Colorado School OF
Mines, z.
At Colorado Springs: Colorado
College, %; Denver University, 81
At walla Walla: Whitman. 10,
Idaho, 3.
At Seattle: Washington State
IA; Washington University, o.
At Springfield. o.: Ohio North
ern, q; Wittenberg, 0.
At Waco: Baylor, 2s; s. M. u, 0
At Fort Worth, Tex: Christian
University. 10; Arkansas. IA.
At Houston; Rice, 0; Oklahoma,
81.
AT New York: Colgate, 81; Co
lumbia, IA.
At Cleveland; Western Reserve,
o.; Case, 0.
At Baltimore: Maryland. 6;
South Carolina, 8.
At Philadelphia: Cornell. Al,
Pennsylvania, 0.
At Tampa: Rolling College, 8;
Birmingham Southern College, 0.
AT COlumDla' south CarOllnt.,
13; Citadel, 0.
At Baltimore: Johns Hopkins.
0; washington and Lee, 7.
At Alliance, o.: Wooster. 6;
Mount Union, 0.
At Washington: Georgetown
IA; Bethany, O.
At Springfield, Mass: SPRING
field, 0; New Hampshire, 0.
At Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh, 0;
Penn State, 0.
At Detroit: Detroit, 21; Yer
mont, 0.
At Morgantown, w. Va: Wash
ington and Jefferson, 10; West
Virginia, 0.
At Allentown, Pa: Muhlenberg,
6S; Ursinus, 0.
At Cincinnati: Cincinnati, z;
Miami, Is.
At Lincoln: Colorado Aggies, 7;
Nebraska. 70.
At Lancaster, Pa. Franklin AMI
Marshall, 0; Gettysburg, 0.
At Portland: University of Ore