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New Britain herald., 1930-12-11
TRANSLATOR TALKS
 IN 50 LANGUAGES
Govt. Expert With 100000 Words Not College Man

Washington. Dec 11-Mr. Wilfred Stevens, who is one of the most re- markable, interesting and valuable mon in Washington. receives a gov crnment salary of s2700 a year as a principal translator in the depart ment of state.
 Mir. Stevens knows 80 languages and has invented two more languag- es of his own. He is said to be the only man who ever resigned from the government service whose res- ignation was not accepted.
 He rides to work every day on bicycle. lives largely on the fruit known as the pawpaw, thrives on and has become an accomplished horticulturist while carrying around at least 100000 words in his head. This is more than Woodrow Wilson knew, for his vocabulary has been estimated at 62,000.
 Once when he was asked if he never got the words of one language mixed up with those of another, he admitted:
 After learning the first couple of dozen languages, l sometimes did
 The 30 languages at Mr. Stevens command. several of which he speaks with the greatest flucncN. arc English, French. Spanish, Italian, Portuguese. Rumanian, German, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Dutch,
New Britain herald., 1930-12-11
Halier Post Auxiliary
 Holds Annual Meeting

At the annual meeting of the Gen. Hallcr post auxiliary last night al the posts club rooms on Broad street Mrs. Sophie Boryczko was unanimously elected president
 Other members elected to offices were. Mrs, Stephania Ora jdus; tiha"cial secretary, Mrs. Stephania ka!t; recording secretary. Mrs. Pe.agia Wozniak: treasurer, Mrs. Helen Polakowski and Sick Benefit committee, Mrs. Mary Ruszczyk. Mrs. Catherine PinkieWicz and Mrs. Stanislawa Narotowicz.
 The auxiliary, one of the most ac- tive in the state. is making plans in conjunction with officers of the fourth district of the Polish Army Veterans Association of America, majority of them being mem bers of the local post, to unite the auxil- ia1ieS in this state into an alliance, which will conduct activities simi- Elrly to those of the fourth district. Action on the matter will be taken at the next meeting.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-11
City Items

At the meeting of Unity Rebekah on Friday. at 8 o'clock. a class of candidates will be initiated
 Attractive prices Johnson special Lchigh. City Coal X Wood Co Tel. 217-advt.
 Frank B. Hart. a widower, and Mrs. Katherine NJ. Caldwell, widow, both of 34 Newfield avenue, applied for a marriage license at the city clerks office yesterday.
 Number Ladder Company of the fire department answered a still alarm at 10:45 D. m. yesterday for chimney fire in a building owned by tine New Britain Gas Co. at 34 Lilac street. The blaze was eX- iinguished without damage.
 The Luther league of the First Lutheran church will meet tonight The program will be furnished by the Portland and Cromwell leagues which will be the guests of the eve ming.
 Attractive prices Johnson special Lehigh City Coal &; Wood Co Tel 217.-advt
 A rehearsal of St, Marys senioI choir will be held tonight at 1:4S o'clock at the church.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-11

A short Pass-you to Sonny will score high on Christ mas morning. Regulation size, of course.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-11
Legal Notice

The Board of Examination and Registration of Nurses will hold meeting at the Hotel Bond, Hart ford, Conn, Wednesday, January {. 1881 at 10:30 a. m.
 Examinations for registration will be held at the State Capitol, Hart ford, Conn.,, Friday and Saturday, January 23d and 24th, these dates subject to change.
 Applications for Examination should be secured from the Secre- tary and must be filed at her office Lot later than January l. 1881.
 WINIFRED A. HART, R. N,
 Secretary, State Library, .u Hartford, Conn,
New Britain herald., 1930-12-11

line of defense against malaria; and coffee which is to Brazil what cot ton is to our southern states. There fore in recent years Dr. 'airchild and his associates have explored into the more remote tropic jungles and forests, His quest for new plants has led him through the Dutch East Indies and the South Sea Isles. into Siam, New Guinea and Ceylon, along the border land of the Persian Gulf, and has extend ed, in southern attitudes, to the in teriors of New Zeland and Aus tralia."
New Britain herald., 1930-12-11
university taught him anything.

university taught him anything.
 He knew German and the TO- mantle languages when he arrived in Washington to become a proof reader in the government printing office. At that time he started on the Slavonic languages and within three months had a good knowledge of Russian. After studying Portu- guese for few months he did some important special translation for the Brazilian embassy. He jumped to the Mongolian and Semitic languages and soon atterward was writing an English-Chinese- Japanese dictionary and carrying on conversations in Greek.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-11
HOW MANY WORDS DO
 YOU kNOWr

A five-year- old child knows about 17O0 words
 The average intelligent man
 knows about 5000.
 Doctors, lawyers, teachers, etc. know from 5000 to 10000.
 Milton used 12,00o.
 Shakespeare used 24.oU0.
 Woodrow Wilson knew G. 900.
 In the English language there are about 50O,0OO words. Stevens looks his distinction. His face is darkly tanned and fringed with brown beard. He is rather thin The bridge of his gold trimmed spec tacles rests half an inch from the tip of his nose. He wears dark brown or black flannel shirts and maroon silk neckties.
 He was born in Shakopoc, Minn. in May, 1874. and got the idea of learning languages at the age of 10 He began following Germans and Italians around and made them talk to him. He learned the language of the Dakota SIOUX Indians and many years latel found a striking similarity between that and Japanese. No college ol
New Britain herald., 1930-12-11
Elihu Burritt Knew 10

The state department got him rom the war departments military intelligence office in 1901 and he was there for 25 years. They believe at the state department that no man ever had such deep knowledge of so many languages, although ElihI Burritt of Connecticut, "The Learn ed Blacksmith,' was supposed to nave known something of 40.
 Six years ago he grew tired of earning only $2100 year, which congress thought was enough for translator. So he resigned. But the resignation wasn't accepted. He was
New Britain herald., 1930-12-11
Special Notice

The Ladies Aid Society of the Stanley Memorial Church will hold q food, apron, fancy work and candy sale Friday. Doc, 12, from II 10 D. m. at the New Britain Gas Co. cn'ice.-adNt.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-11

back, retrieyes the bicycle and 1 pedals home to his trees and paw paws.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-03-15

daughter, Miss Marian Thysell to q
young man Of Bismarck. The Thy
sell family are former residents OF
the Baldwin community.
Eng Tut Of Weyburn, Sask. was
greeting old friends in our commun-
ity a few days ago.
Miss Elizabeth Risch who has been
visiting with the Raymond Burkhart
family has returned home.
Local friends of Burleigh Small
will be interested in knowing he re-
Gently opened a pool hall in Bismarck.
Lester Falkenstein was a recent
business caller in the Capital City.
Eric Albertson who has been q resi-
dent of our community for q number
of years has rented his farm two
miles west of town and moved to Bis
marck where he will make his home
with his son.
Mrs. j. c. Hilken of Ecklund spent
several days Of the past week visiting
with friends and relatives in the
Baldwin community.
Miss Betty Erstrom spent the past
week at the home of her uncle, E. s.
Thompson in Wilton.
Edmund Rupp, who has been as
sociated with his brother Fred in the
merchantile business in Baldwin for
several years Is compelled to give up
inside work on account of poor health.
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visited at the Ed schmielkings home
Sunday.
Elder Elness drove to Sterling
Thursday.
Johnney Hansen visited at the Ed
Schmidkings home Sunday.
Adolph Bassen called ut Mrs. Jen.
ME Clarke's home Wednesday.
Mrs. John Steegs Of Driscoll spent
a few days with her brother Henry
Olson.
ELI Harding was a Sterling caller
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. seamon Gibson visit
ed at the Walter Deisyman's home
Wednesday.
Ed Gibson was a Sterling caller
Tuesday.
Glen Elness and Ted Lee of sterl-
ing was out to Elder Elness home
Sunday to get q car which Glen left
there some time ago.
Frank Kirshaw was a Sterling call
er Friday.
Lester Clark called at the Tyler
Jchnson's home Monday.
Ed Smith was a Sterling caller
Tuesday.
j. R. johnson was a Sterling CALL
err Monday.
Mrs. Jennie Clarke and Miss vio-
let stopped at the Tyler Johnson's
home Monday On their way to Sterl-
ing.
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Painted Woods
BY MRS. OLE LILLEFJELD

Anton Nelson called on Dave Boot
Friday.
Lester Brown has been hauling
wood from Joe Brostrom's this week.
Frank johnson has been working at
VIM. Browns this week.
Anton Nelson, who has resided In
Chicago for the past two and q half
years, returned to the home Of his
parents, Mi. and Mrs. Andrew Mel
son, Tuesday. Anton expects to stay
home all summer.
Rhoda Fossum, who has been stay
ing at the Ole Lillefjeld home for
some time, left for her home at Bis
marck Saturday.
Lester Brown and Frank johnson
called on Anton Nelson Wednesday
evening.
Having worked q few weeks at the
Andrew Nelson home. Edwin Lillefjeld
returned to Wilton Saturday.
Mrs. Joe Brown and baby and Anne
Bloom spent Monday afternoon at the
VIM. Brown home.
Anton Nelson visited at the home
of M. and Mrs. Ole Lillefjeld's We'd
nesday.
liver Erickson was q Wilton caller
Monday afternoon.
MI. and Mrs. Fred Brown and wal
ter Waddington were Wilton visitors
Tuesday.
Alvin Lange and son Leonard took
some hogs to Wilton Tuesday. They
also called at VIM. Browns home on
their way back.
Joe Brown had q load Of feed
ground at Wilton Friday.
Edwin Lillefjeld called at the Ole
Lillifjeld home Friday evening.
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Regain
By BURDELLA B. HELGESON

The Congregational Ladies' Aid
will meet at the S. Rupp home on
March 10th.
The snow pillow opened the roads
between Regain and Wilton last
week.
F. Urbach was called to Frazee
Minnesota, last week by the serious
illness Of his father.
w. B. Richardson, ST., is the guest
at the home of his daughter. Mrs.
A. L. Garnes.
The Misses Irene Malsby, Anne
Regnier and Mrs. l.. Hopkins were
guests at the A.. H. Helgeson home
on Friday evening.
o. Tyberg is a patient at the N.
P. hospital in st. Paul, Minnesota.
Mrs. J. Worden called at the F.
L. Hendrickson home on Saturday
afternoon.
Mrs. L. Stalks Of Wilton was a
passenger to Regain on Saturday af-
ternoon.
Rev. Oster left for Minneapolis
on Saturday afternoon where he will
attend a Pentacostal conference. He
expects to be gone three weeks.
A. L. Garnes transacted business
matters in Bismarck last week.
The special meeting planned by
County Agent, A. r. Nielsen, had to
be postponed on account of the i'm
passablc roads. The date set for
Regain is March 18th. The meeting
will be held in the Legion Hall
Many topics of interest and value to
the farmer will be discussed.
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Still
BY b. r. HAGsTROM

Callers in Wilton Tuesday were
Fred and Peter johnson, Erick Pear
son and Ole Hagstrom.
Conrad Johnson was q Regain call.
er Wednesday.
B. p. Hagstrom visited the school
No. 4 in Estherville township Tues
day.
Mrs. Conrad johnson called on Mrs.
Arthur johnson Tuesday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Falkensteir
were shopping in Still Friday.
The Rev. Aster of Regain was an
over night guest of Peter johnson
Thursday night.
Ole Hagstrom was a passenger to
Bismarck Wednesday returning home
Friday. MI. Hagstrom was q caller on
Nj. and Mrs. Otto Asplund while
there.
The Broehl children were callers on
Werner and Hilma johnson Friday.
Mrs. Ned Asplund and ION returned
home Friday after spending about five
weeks in Washburn, at the home Of
her parents. MI. and Mrs. Louie Ber-
quist. Ned motored to Washburn aft
er them.
Oscar Erickson and Oscar Hagstrom
were callers at the Conrad johnson
home Thursday.
Mrs. Pearl Nelson teacher Of school
No. 4 in Estherville township called
on Mrs. A. johnson Thursday after
noon.
Ole Hagstrom and son Oscar called
at the Ned Asplund home Friday.
Mrs. Arthur johnson, on Werner,
daughter Hilma. and Walter Strand.
were evening callers Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Edwin Johnson Tuesday.
Walter Sundquist was a Regan call
er Saturday.
Gabriel Thor and Oscar Erickson
were callers at the Hagstrom home
one day last week.
Miss Lillian Berquist of Washburn
is staying with her sister and brother
in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Ned Asplund for
o few weeks.
MI. and Mrs. Ed Eroehl and family
were Sunday guests at the Conrad
johnson home.
Mrs. A. johnson and family. Marian
and Leo Strand and the Pearson chill
dren were callers at the Hagstrom
home Sunday.
Rev. Aster and MI. and Mrs. Peter
Johnson were visitors of MI. and Mrs.
Edwin Johnson Thursday.
Mrs. Roy Anderson and family were
visitors at the Herman Falkenstciu
home over the weekend.
Mrs. John johnson and Mrs. Edwin
Johnson visited with Mrs. Fred John.
son Monday.
Miss Nadine Noon student of Wash.
burn high school spent the weekend
at her home.
Fred johnson motored to Wiltor
Monday.
/ MI. and Mrs. John johnson am
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin johnson wer,
dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Pete,
johnson Sunday.
Miss Alice johnson a student o
the Wilton high school has been o,
the sick list for a number of weeks
: but is getting along nicely at thi
writing.
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THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE.

Miss Helen swindling, who attends
Driscoll high school spent the week
| end at her home.
Wilbert Koon spent Saturday night
and Sunday at the Gosney home.
Herman Nieman and Elliot Nelson
were town callers Monday.
The Roy Haker family visited at
the Jot.n Baker home Sunday.
Mrs. Frank Swindling spent Sun
day at the Henry Swindling home.
Mrs. Ed Fogarty spent Sunday
afternoon at the Elsus Elness home
in Sterling.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. M. Gosney and
MIR. and Mrs. Selmar Dyrstad spent
Sunday afternoon at the Max Lang
home.
Elliot Nelson spent Saturday after
noon at the John Benz home
Edna Gosney spent Sunday after
noon with Velma Dyrstad.
Mrs. John Baker and James and
Johnny spent Saturday night at the
Floyd Belk home.
Miss Florence Gosney spent Sunday
with Lucille Elness.
Misses Ann and Emma Hayes
spent Saturday afternoon at the John
Benz home.
Charley Anderson accompanied Guy
Lewis to Moffit Friday.
Don't forget p. T. A. meeting In
Sterling schoolhouse Thursday eve
ming, March Goth. A good program
assured and there will also be election
of officers.
Quite q few from here attended the
surprise party on Mrs. Theron Eli
son Saturday night.
MI. and Mrs. Burns Galley and
family visited at the Henry Olson
home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dewey Olson and
family visited at the King home Sum
day.
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Clear Lake
BY. MYRTLE CHRISTENSEN

Tom Finn, who has been in Mime
sofa the past winter, returned here
Wednesday. Mr.. Finn intends to settle
on his farm about six miles north of
Driscoll for the summer. At present
he is stopping with his brother-in-
law. Warren Keeler.
Mrs. H. Holten spent Wednesday
afternoon visiting with her sister,
Mrs. Will Stiles, and family.
Those who attended the township
meeting at Bismarck Thursday were
Christ Schoon and daughter Tillie,
Joe Paulsen, Alfred Olson, NelS Dro-
men, Paul Paslay and Olaf Olson.
Mrs. Will Stiles and family visited
with Mrs. Henry Olson Friday after
noon.
j. E. Sharp and John Chopper
called at the Albert Christensen farm
Friday and purchased some turkey
hens.
Tom Finn and Allen Morse were
callers at the Albert Christensen farm
Friday.
Miss Evelyn Thomas spent Saturday
In Bismarck.
Cecile Ambers spent the weekend
with his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. Ambers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Christensen
and daughter, of Lein township. were
Sunday visitors at the home of Mrs.
Christensen's mother, Mrs. Marie
| Olausen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Olson enjoyed
a visit from Mr.. and Mrs. Burns
Bailey and family, of Moffit, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Helmer Ornetsen
| spent Sunday at the M. A. Lem home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Olson called on
Mr.. and Mrs. Dallas Barkman Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jcc Paulsen enter
tanned MI. and Mrs. Christ Schoon
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph Han
sen and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph
Bassen and family at dinner Sunday
Mrs. G. Kotuba, who has been Wis
iting with her son Frank and family
at Sank Center, Mimi. the past few
months. has returned home.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Boyer we're Ster'
ling visitors Sunday. They brough
their little granddaughter, Carlin'
Boyer, home with them.
Mi. and Mrs, Bonnie Hansen ant
family. of Kidder county, were Sunda!
visitors at the Ole Newland home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Newland and fam
lily and Chalven Belle spent Sunda,
evening with Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred o.
son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alden Nielsen ane
daughter Ruth called on Mr.. and Mrs
Ben Orne Sunday.
Bob and Mrs. Will Stills and chill
dren spent Sunday with Mrs. Stiles
sister, Mrs. Holten. and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Nielsen ant
family called on Mr.. and Mrs. Harole
Hargrave Sunday.
H. A. Smith and son Roy motoret
to Steele Monday.
Peter Klucksdahl and sons MarveI
and John were business callers at Bis
marck Monday.
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Little Knife
BY z A. BIERIG

Geo. Martin and brother Fred and
wife motored to their parents home
on Sunday to spend the day.
Arthur Bierig motored to Hebron
on Monday and made the round trip
Just fine. Mike Bech accompanied
him.
Matt Basefluc and Fred Helspar
motored to Richardton on Monday,
and got back as far a. Renner's on
Tuesday with their a They had to
leave it. and finish their Journey
home by q team and wagon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Steve Kraft arc the
proud parents Of q baby girl who ar
rived at their home on Saturday.
Joe Maerschbeker had the misfor-
tune to strip the gears in his car on
Friday evening on their way to the
Skye Light hard time party, and
Fred Sivert's had the misfortune of
breaking a wheel off his car. Plenty OF
other car troubles happened the same
night. all due to the bad roads.
Miss Bertha Schneider Is spending
the week visiting relatives and friends
at Hebron.
Make Lehman who went to Het-
finger on Saturday after his wife and
children and arrived at his fathers
home on Monday.
Mi. and Mrs. Joe Schneider and
daughter Bertha, also Miss Palmer
drove over to the L. r.. Woolery home
Sunday evening where they enjoyed
the evening playing cards.
Steve Kraft and children have been
quite sick with the flu the past week.
Mrs. Arthur Bierig called at the
Fred Martin home on Monday after
noon.
MI. and Mrs. Arthur Bicrig drove
over to the Joe Macrschbcker home
en- Tuesday afternoon.
Arthur Bicrig and Joe Ma.rschbc-
| kcr drove to Marshall on Friday.
Everett Deliver who has beer
| spending the winter months at Chi
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Hazlegrove
BY MRS. RAY H~AZLEGROVE

Lester Hawkins and Ward Harris
called at Ray Hazlegrove's Monday.
Ray Hazlegrove and Lester Hawkins
were business callers in Arena Tues
day.
Ed Pond was a business caller in
Arena Tuesday.
Ward Harris returned to his home
near Hurdsfield Wednesday after
visiting at the Lester Hawkins home
for a few days.
John Sattler called Wednesday at
the Lester Hawkins and Ray Halle
grove homes.
Lester Hawkins was a guest at the
John Hawkins home north of Tuttle
Wednesday.
Raymond King and his sister called
at the Harry Ulfers home Wednesday.
Shorty Beak called one evening this
week at Lester Hawkins.
Ed Smiths nephew Robert Smith is
now helping Mcintyre Brothers.
Harry Ulfers, Ed Pond, Dave john
son and MI. and Mrs. Lester Hawkins
were dinner guests Thursday at the
Hazlegrove home.
John Sattler called at Shorty Beake's
one day this week.
Ray Hazlegrove called at Karl
VOLTS and McIntyre's Friday.
Elmer Drumm and Karl Wolff were
in futile Thursday ON business.
Frank Gray was in Tuttle on bust
ness Thursday.
Mrs. Elmer Drumm and daughter
Alyce and Miss Olga Weber are now
visiting their mother, Mrs. Weber OF
Goodrich a few days.
Ed Smith called Friday at Elmer
Drumm'S.
Peter Demagolla called Friday at
at the Ulfers farm.
Harry Ulfers called Saturday fore
noon at the Lester Hawkins home.
Dave johnson has been on the sick
list a few days this week.
Ed Pond called at Ray H~azlegrove's
Saturday afternoon.
McIntyres shipped a number OF
turkeys this week.
Johnnie and Irwin Sattler called
Friday evening at the Lester Hawkins
home.
MI. and Mrs. Ray Hazlegrove were
guests at the Lester Hawkins home
Saturday evening.
Milt Goldsmiths were in futile
one day this week. Also the Joe
Goldsmiths.
John and Irwin Sattler called one
evening this week at the Jack Stewart
home.
Mi. and Mrs. Frank Gray were
dinner guests Sunday at the home OF
Mi. and Mrs. Ray Hazlegrove.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Hawkins were
guests at the John Hawkins home
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Hawkins have
moved from the place north of Halle
groves to q place northeast Of futile.
We understand our new neighbor will
be John Sattler as he has bought this
place.
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Brittin
Nv O r ALLENSWORTH

Miss Ruth Harth, teacher of Teller
school No. 2, spent the weekend at
the Allensworth homo.
Ida johnson is spending a few days
In Sterling at the home OF her aunt,
Mrs. Frank King.
Miss Ellen Crawford of Bismarck
spent last Saturday at the Aliens
worth home.
Little Roberta Reid, who has been
suffering with an injured ankle Is
again able to attend school.
Mrs. Clifton Kimbal has been on
the sick list. but is feeling better now.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Blount are the
parents Of q baby girl.
Mr.. and Mrs. John REFS are the
parents Of a little son.
The Brittin HomemakerS were n
tertained by Mrs. Frank Buckley at
the Elvin Hoover home. Nearly all
members were present although sew
eral living at distance were unable to
come on account of snow. The next
meeting will be held at the home OF
Mrs. Orrin Dutton.
j. j. Lamb, VINO mas peen SPeI1u1IlS
the winter in Sterling, has returned
to the home of his daughter. Mrs. Ed
Allensworth.
Ed Allensworth Is suffering from an
attack Of quinsey.
Owing to badly drifted roads the
local mail carrier was unable to make
all Of his route last Saturday. This
Is the first time he has failed to make
his route since 1t was established
three years ago.
Charles Dutton and small sister
Becky" spent last Tuesday at the
Alleusworth home.
z. M. Whitaker was most agree
ably surprised when his brother who
lives in Missouri, arrived last Thurs
day evening, having driven q car
through.