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Mrs. Oliver Davidson left Tuesday
morning for her home at Bow Island
Alberta.
C. o. Johnson visited Edomer
friends Wednesday afternoon, return
ing home Thursday morning.
Every Lawton man who has bright
son firmly believes that he inherits
his brightness from hes father.
Mrs. Hodward Minkle and baby
daughter went to Brocket Monday
morning, retu, ming in the afternoon
Miss Gladys Redick of Lakota
visited with Mrs. Jechort over the
week and returning home Monday.
Mrs. A. L. Hjortland visited her
music pupils at Brocket Tuesday
morning returning to Lawton ON the
afternoon train.
We have commenced to wonder
| which will get back first-the robin
or nolmalcy.
Maybe Methuselah lived to a ripe
old age just to spite some girl who
married him for his money.
All that saved Le:,in and Trotsky
from winding up in the soup in Rus
STA is the fact that there isn't any
soup.
Jack Dempsey is contemplating a
trip to Europe. He can safely go now,
since the armistice has been signed.
Miss Signe Bratt returned to her
school duties at Calvin on Monday
after spending the week end with
the folks at home.
Mrs. J. A. Zeman returned to her
home at Grand Forks Wednesday
morning after brief visit with re-
latives and friends.
When man is left at home to get
his own meals he usually leans pretty
heavy on the egg and coffee supply
and let's it go at that.
Misses Helen Everson and Inga Lar
son returned from Lakota, Wednes-
day where they had been visiting
for a few days and having dental
work done.
The basketball advertised to take
place at the Lawton opera house,
Friday, Feb. 10 had to be postponed
to Tuesday, Feb FL.
Tuesday evening the members of the
E. c. S. were entertained at Valen-
tine party at the home of Mrs. M,
Gibbons. The Misses Thora Torkle-
son and Ruth Gibbons were charm
ing hostesses, assisted by Mrs. A. J.
Zeman and Mrs. Gibbons. The even
ing was pleasantly spent in "doing
stunts" singing, after which a dainty
repast was served, the table being
tastefully decorated. Everyone pre-
sent acknowledged having Hearty
good time.
Mrs. VIM. Whitley of the Com
mercial hotel, left Tuesday morning
to visit with her children in Mimi
eapolis, also to consult specialists re-
garding her health which has been
causing anxiety of late.
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begged, tucking an arm through
Polly's.
'It's shame you don't care for
men," jamie lisped looking at Polly,
and realizing afresh that here at least
was no rival.
They stood up simultaneously as Mrs.
Morse appeared and having chartered
and kissed their way down the path,
they disappeared along the elm-shad-
ed village street
Polly, left alone, sighed heavily and
began to gather teacups and ends Of
sandwiches and crumpled tea nap
kins together. They all liked her and
turned to her instinctively when they
wanted help, but when it was a ques-
ton of men she was not part of
their armed neutrality. They didn't
even consider her.
Carrying the cups to the kitchen,
Polly stopped to examine herself in
a mirror on the pantry wall. Her
hair brushed smoothly back showed
her one beauty-two shell-like. exquis-
itely pink ears-ears when every 9TH
er girl had concealed hers like twin
deformities! Polly had given way to
this one vanity. Looking down she
sighed again, for her skirts were not
audaciously short like JAMES,. nor
even short like Frances'-they went
to her very ankles.
Polly couldn't talk. Not with men
With girls, yes, she could bubble with
delighted laughter and listen with I'm.
derstanding, but should one Of these
self-same girls be accompanied by q
man, Polly found herself stiff with
fright, Icy Of finger tip and monosyl.
Liable.
AS she beat eggs for Doris party
next afternoon and admired Frances
hame-colored frock, that the latter had
not been able to resist showing her
she resolved she would not go to the
party. What was the use Of sitting
In corner and trying to pretend with
panied smile that she was having
a lovely time, talking with Mrs. Gates
If she appeared for a moment, and
then relapsing into chair as the 9th.
ers danced by?
II won't go!" Polly whispered, 81
won't go!' she was still telling her
self angrily that evening as she cut
across the lawn to Doris brick house
on the corner.
Too late. Someone had already
caught sight Of her coming up the
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er (SWk NEA) Of Section Twenty
five (25) in Township 1853 North, sf
Range e2-Wsst in Ramsey County,
North Dakota. n
That thsre will be due on sn6h,
mortgage on the date Of sale the sznn
Of $247.6o. being the amount secured
by said mortgage and past due nj,
unpaid, and also the sum Of 91lD.4S
being the taxes paid upon said pre-
mises for and covering the year 1eal
by said mortgage, who was and 81
by the terms and conditions Of said
mortgage, authorised and empowered
to pay said taxes in case tho Sid
mortgagor failed to pay the sa1ae.
when due; that said mortgagor did
fail to pay the same and that It be-
came necessary for said mortgages
to pay the same in order TO conseaxe
and protect said property and lis;
security under said mortgage, and that
he actually paid said amount, and
that therefore, the total amount dze
on the amount secured by said mort
gage and the said taxes, on tho said
day of sale is $371.14, and that said
foreclosure and sale Of said promises
will be made to satisfy said amount,
besides all statutory and necessary
cost and Endorsements in connection
with said sale including the statutory
attorneys fees.
CLINTON D. LORD.
Mortgage.
H. A. Libby, Attorney for Mort
gage, Grand Forks, North Dakota.
6 Ct,
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CHURCHS FERRY
(From Churhs Ferry Sun)

(FrOm ChurhS Ferry SUM
Miss DePlazes of Devils Lake visit.
aed at the L. M. Rockne home last
Friday and Saturday.
Mrs. j. j. Smith delightfully."- en-.
stcrtained a number of ladies at hel
home Friday evening.
Miss Lineburg OF Vining, MINI.
arrived last Friday for few weeks
visit at the home of her brother, G. F
Miss Verna Nelson left on No. 80
Monday night for Webster City, Iowa
where she has accepted position as
pianist at the New Orpheum Theatre
in that city.
L. E. Dougllerty Of Brinsmade re-
turned last week Thursday from Mon
tana where he was called Oil account
of the death of his mother who passed
away, Sunday Feb. S.
Edwin Berg and family of Billings
Mont, are visiting Mr.. Berg's pal nts
Mr.. and Mrs. Hans Berg of Lake
Stevens, Wash, where Edwin is con-
valescent after severe attack Of
diphtheria.
The secret is out. The reason fol-
the troubled look upon the faces of
some of the young men of the town
was revealed o!e frosty morning this
week, when little sparkles like teeny-
weeny diamonds were noticed on their
upper lips. Now, they admit the are
trying to grow mustaches.
Miss Ella Ebel left Monday fol
her home at Berwick.
Mrs. Walter Enger and baby are
spending the week at St. John with
home folks.
Miss Clara Rohr of Crary is visit
ing at the home of her sister, Mrs
Ole Nesseth.
Miss Vera Beeghly is a guest at
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Tolle
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Berg left Fri
day for short visit in Grand Forks.
Rev. w. D. Dunnett went to Rugby
Monday to have dental work ne.
Mrs. Knute Hiassen entertained the
Antiocia Ladies Aid, Monday, Feb
Is.
Mrs. Henry Barenscher left for
Starkweather, Monday to visit her
daughter, Mrs. Paul Swartz.
A deputy collector will be in Churchs
Ferry on March and 9 for the pur-
pose of furnishing information and
assisting taxpayers who are required
to make federal income tax returns
for the current year.
Mr.. and Mrs. l. E. Sorlie entertain
ed at their home on Thursday evening
the L. M. Rockne family and Mrs. I.
IS. Erickson who is guest this week
at the Rockne home.
Toilet Erickson of Rochester, MINI
says, in letter to the editor, that
he has to have the "Sun" and to prove
his words he sends a check for re.
newal subscription. He and his family
are in the best of health and sends
greetings to all the readers of the
Sun. By the way, his letter head gives
;us the information that he Alderman
Sof the First Ward in Rochester.
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bell on the city hall building. After
trying to buy some sort of suitable
fire alarm, it was given up on account
of the great expense. Later they
"got their heads together" and decided
to make one, which they did, and the
result is very gratifying A trial
has demonstrated that one must be
sound sleeper to fail to respond to
it's call.
Mrs Martin Brekke went to Mimi
esota yesterday where she will visit
with friends and relatives.
Mrs. Fred Olson went to Devils
Lake yesterday to attend to business
matters.
The little daughter of DR.. and Mrs.
Sharpe is very ill with an attack of
stomach trouble.
Fred Stevens was at Hampden
Tuesday evening, where he directed
the band in concert that they gave
that evening. Everything went off
nicely and the boys played a good
concert considering the short time
that they had been organized.
Gus Gevenka of Brocket was a
business visitor in the city Monday
evening.
Little Ada Evanson has returned
home from the hospital at Grand
Forks where she had an operation,
for appendicitis. She is feeling very
we'll.
Tilpher Thompson was pleasantly
surprised by number of his friends
last Friday evening, the occasion be-
ing his birthday. The evening was
spent in playing whist followed by a
delicious lunch.
Earl Blocker has received a new
Buescher trombone that he ordered
for use in the band. Earl has played
LIST Horn for long time and has
become very efficient upon it but has
ambitions to become "sliphorn" ar
fist. It is expected that he will make
very good musician on his new in
strument.
J. w. Wright went to Lakota Fri
day to attend to some of the duties
in connection with his office of con-
stable. It has been reported that our
neighboring village had brawl in one
OF their places of amusement last
week that has resulted in physical
damage to some of the participants
and is likely to lead to further trouble.
c. I. Strand Of Ada, Mimi, lay
man of the Lutheran Church, who con-
Quoted a series of meetings in the
church, here last week, departed from
the city Friday. Rev. Larson tells
US that the meetings were very sue
cessful, and that large audiences
greeted the speaker each afternoon
and evening. The talks were very
enlightening and were delivered in
very forceful manner.
The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1920-1982, 1922-02-22
IL Men Arrested
In MinOt Raid

Minot, N. D., Feb. 22-Twelve of
the 20 men arrested by the police and
federal officers Sunday when they
raided building on North Main
street appeared in justice court and
entered pleas Of guilty to charges of
,frequenting gambling house, and
were fined $40 each and cost amount
ing to SIS.
The SIS bonds Of the other seven
men arrested in the raid were for
feited upon their failure to appear
in court. The case against W. A..
Ledbetter was dismissed.
The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1920-1982, 1922-02-22
The
Wall Flower
By JESSIE DOUGLAS
g. 1921. by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.

~ASO&NAS
whats he like2'
"Like?"
Laura leaned little forward in the
wicker chair, faced the expectant
group Of girls on the east porch and
said in her inimitable voice:
'He has the face of St. Anthony
And oh. the way his hair grows and
his smile. He looks right
through you, too, and there's a laugh
at the back of his eyes. :"
"Tall?"
"Does he dancer"
us he fun?"
The questions were shot at her from
all sides and Laura smiling mysteri-
ously turned to look at JAMIE, plump
and aware Of her dimples and bronze
hair; Frances, tall and fair with her
white skin; and big-eyed Doris who
could tell to the fraction of an inch
the power of her curling eyelashes.
They were a formidable array Of
charm, and she patted her hair and
admired slim outstretched foot be-
fore she answered lazily.
"He's all that and more. And don't
you just love his name, William Alden,
it's so simple and-and-"
"John Alden might have been more
appropriated"
Polly Morse was giggling openly and
Laura turning in the direction of that
voice, nodded affectionately. She was
the only one of them who would not
set her snares for the new man, for
the young lawyer who had hung out
his shingle on the white house in
Main street. There was a very good
reason, too.
"Oh Polly, will you show me how
to fagot my new crepe? I want it
for the party" Frances said.
IF you'd make me layer cake
I'd be everlastingly grateful" Doris
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NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORE.
CLOSURE SALE.

Notice is hereby given that that
certain mortgage, executed and de-
livered by J. N. Carey and Mrs. Susan
Alice. Carey, mortgagors, to Emma J.
Holbeck, mortgage, dated the '5th
day of May, 1921, and filed for re-
cord in the office of the register Of
deeds in and fer Ramsey County, and
state of North Dakota on the 5th day
of May, 1921, and recorded in book ee
of page 617, will be foreclosed by a
sale of the premises in such mortgage
hereinafter described at the front door
Of the court house at the city Of De-
wills Lake, Ramsey County, North Da-
kota, at the hour of two o'clock in tho
afternoon of the 9TH day Of March,
1922, to satisfy the amount due upon
such mortgage on the day Of sale.
The premises described in such mort
gage and which will be sold to satisfy
the same are described as follows, to-
wit: Lots seventeen (17) and eighteen
(18) Of block forty (40) in the city
of Devils Lake, Ramsey County, North
Dakota. There will be due on such
mortgage at the date Of sale the sum
Of $1,024.52. That at least thirty days
prior to the commencement Of pro-
ceedings to foreclose this mortgage,
notice was caused to be served on the
record owners Of the said premises,
which notice, among other things, con-
tanned the amount due on such mort
gage, and statement that unless the
said amount was paid within thirty
days after the service thereof, said
mortgage would be foreclosed, and
that said notice was duly served on
the record owners Of said premises by
registered mail.
EMMA ]. HOLBECK,
Mortgage.
R. Goer.
Attorney for the Mortgagee,
Postoffice address and residence,
Devils Lake, N. Oak.
j. Is F. 1852 M. 1.
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cherIshIna a Grievance.

"Mr. Grabcoin spoke grufly to mo
because happened to be in the way
when he wanted to step into his
limousine" said Mr. Clipping, "but
I'll get even with him some day"
"How?"
II don't know, but I'll do 1t If I
have to get job as a traffic police
man."-Birmingham Age-Herald.
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LAYTON
(Lawton Republican,

Mrs. ]. E. Stevens went to Park
River Monday.
j. R. Jechort was business visitor
at Lakota, Thursday.
George F. Nash was business
visitor at Devils Lake Tuesday.
Commissioner Andrew Swanson
visited the county seat Tuesday,.
Mike Smith was business visitor
at Brocket between trains Tuesday.
E, E. Mckay visited his parents at
Munich Monday, returning Tuesday
morning.
The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1920-1982, 1922-02-22

Mrs. B. Pearson and H. o. Pear
son of Winthrop, Minnesota spent
few days last week visiting in the
city.
The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1920-1982, 1922-02-22

E. J. Hughes, district deputy grand
ruler Of the Elks from Dickinson was
in the city Friday for the Elks meet
ing.
The National leader., 1922-07-01
VOTING BY MAIL

Editor National Leader: The re-
cent squirt of interest in "elections by
mail" may have it's origin in the sue
cess in most states Of "absent voting"
by mail, in spite of it's obstructive
formula. But it's real impetus is
found in two very divergent sources:
l. The desire of women's parties to
find system to supersede the unin-
viting polling place, which is keeping
two-thirds of the women at home; 2.
Exasperated "wets" casting about for
practical medium for a popular ref
erendum on the liquor question.
A little group of by-mail enthusiasts
have devised what looks like "fraud-
proof and fool-proof" plan of holding
entire elections through the United
States mail, thus eliminating the
paraphernalia Of the polling place.
1t is an ultra a-mechanical system, by
which special form Of ballos would
be prepared in one .peration for mail
ing to the voters, and the returns ac-
tually ounted by machinery, untouch-
ed by the hand.
The mail system would make voting
a pleasant, home affair, with no loss
of work-weather of no account-and
election costs cut in half Fy so at
tractive method every one would be
eager to vote, and with the motto,
"voting should be a pl asure, not a
task" it is hoped to coax the ballot
from every male and female citizen in
the republic. Thu it contains, more
effectively indeed than compulsory
voting, the Overwhelming" theory,
namely, that if all the elegibles (half
of whom are not even registered)
could be induced to vote the great
total would bury not only evil candi-
dates and meacures, but all possible
frauds. RUSSELL THOMPON.
104 w. Monroe St., Chicago, Ill.
The National leader., 1922-07-01

over 20 per cent to a profit of GAL
per cent in 1921. Excluding gains
or losses from futures the range was
from loss of nearly per cent to
profit of over ATS per cent in 1920
and from 55 per cent loss to a profit
of over 410 per cent the following
year.
"The commission is now taking
legal steps to secure access to the
books and records of certain export
ing, companies in Baltimore. The
companies refusing access included
the Baltimore Grain company, C. P.
Blackburn & Co., J. T. Fahey & Co.,
Gill & Fisher, Hammond, Snyder &
Co., and H. G. Jones G. Co., which in
the aggregate probably handled not
less than 2o,000,000 bushels f wheat
in 1921. This refusal materially de-
tracted from the completeness of this
inquiry"
The National leader., 1922-07-01

wheat or 5 per cent of that total. In
certain Of these concerns there was
some foreign financial interest or
connection with foreign companies"
Individual profits run high in some
cases, as the following quotation from
the report shows:
"For individual companies the finan-
cial results of both exporters and
"fobbers," during 1920 and 1921
varied from considerable losses to
large profits. Though a large part of
the merchandising was hedged in the
futures market, as already stated,
apparently speculative transactions
in futures also occurred. Thus for ex-
porters the profit on capital, surplus
and reserves (including the losses or
gains by future trading), ranged from
somewhat more than 5 per cent to 448
per cent in 1920 and from loss of
The National leader., 1922-07-01
THE FARM BUREAU
Willard, Col.

Editor National Leader. Under
separate cover I am sending you
copy of the Springfield Times, which
as you will see, contains a whole lot
of boasting of. what the Farm Bureau
has accomplished in two years. time.
AS the situation is now here i'll South
Dakota, the kept press is filling the
papers full of this kind of reading
matter for the public, and some of
the farmers think that it is the real
truth and consequently drift away
from the Nonpartisan league pro-
gram.
I have always had my doubts about
the Farm Bureau because we have
certain bunch of farmers here that
are talking against our merchants
and dealers and what they call middle
men. Now in ~lturn the very same
merchants and middlemen say that
the Farm Bureau is all right aid that
every farmer and business man should
work together and everything will be
lovely, just so they leave politics out.
In my estimation the Farm Bureau
was started by some certain bunch for
the SOLE purpose of killing off the
Nonpartisan league.
I believe that the Nonpartisan
league program is the best solution
for the present ills, but at the same
time we can not make the people see
it: All that we can do is wait until
the people see that the financial
masters are working their same old
scheme under the Farm Bureau.
o. LUNDIN.
Springfield, S. D.
The National leader., 1922-07-01
STATE CONVENTION
SHOWS ENTHUSIASM

Our annual convention was held in
Yakima on May 27, and while the
attendance was not very large, the
state was we'll represented. Each
delegate came with spirit and de-
termination to accomplish the work
before the convention to the very best
interest of the League, and much en-
thusiasm was manifested.
New articles of association were
adopted, changing the basis of men,
bership to include all workers under
the occupational group plan. The
League will bring out no candidates
for any Office before 1924, or until
it has bona fde dues-paying men,
bership of 10000, but will act as a
"balance of power" until it has a
strong organization back of it. The
membership fee was placed at SIS per
year.
A. D. Zander, chairman, of Bell
ingham; J. A. Blodgett, organizer, Of
Spokane, and Y. C. Mansfield, Sun
nyside, represent the farmer group on
the state committee; Mrs. Ina P.
Williams of Yakima, the housewives
group; W. P. Wilkins of Everett, the
miscellaneous workers, and DR.. R. A.
Munro of Spokane, the professional
group. Representative for the other
groups will be selected by the COM
mittee later.
A new state paper called the "Bal-
ance of Power" is to be published.
The price is 81 for IL issues, all money
to be sent direct to state headquarters,
603 Rookery building, Spokane, Wash.
This new plan Of organization ap-
peals to all classes of workers where
The National leader., 1922-07-01
CONTINUED from page y

before in the history of the state. In
Whitman county, one of the five
wealthiest wheat-growing counties in
the United States, more than so per
cent of the tenant farmers are broke.
Many of the large form owners are
bankrupt, some have lost their farms,
and others unless assisted by loans
will lose theirs also. The same con-
ditions prevail more or less among
the hay, potato and fruit growers.
Many farmers are unable to pay
their taxes and water rent. "King
Louie's" administration is very un-
popular, owing to extravagant waste,
to the increase in taxes under his
"code" system, and also to the SIS
per head poll tax. Many in both city
and country are openly declaring that
they will not pay the poll tax, and
no attempt has yet been made by the
officials to force collection.
Under such conditions League SEN
timent is widespread and growing
constantly. There are more Non
partisans in the state today than ever
before, and with at least fair crop
maturing it is going to mean splen-
did organization work for our move
ment little later.
The National leader., 1922-07-01
AGAINST TRACTOR

Editor National Leader: In reply
to your request, in the last Leader to
write on the tractor and it's benefits
to the farmer, I am sending you some
of the facts I have observed. .
There are thousands of farmers
here broke on account of the tractor.
They might not have been wealthy
under our condition of farming, but
they could have been out of debt.
In the village of Stoneham, I count
ed 10 tractors taken in on debt, and
that is only part of them. There are
five in the close neighborhood that
have been standing idle this spring.
The National leader., 1922-07-01
Washington

it has been explained. Preliminary
work in Spokane bespeaks very sue
cessful organization work in the cities
when the time comes for putting on
our membership drives.
We expect to have ouf forces so we'll
organized by fall that the power of
the League in this state will be felt
at the coming elections.