SIIPTION BATES
Per year $2.@0
Per Year .......... n.5@
WALSH COUNTY PRESS
Nearly evmed
Legislative district ]
A.,K iIVElt. WAIH COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA THURSDAY MAY 2. 1929.
ASKS AID FOR
LEPROSY
Y Is Raised Leprosy Wlfl Be
Away With Witlin the
Next Fifteen Years
campaign to raP, e
| for a Leonard Wood mere-
eradicate leprosy in the I
has been under way for.
and most of the participat-,
observed "Philippine Day"
subscriptions being collect-'
the past week.
River wikl also do its share
this noble work and dons-
be received here during he
Karl J. Farup, presl-
'rst National bank, has
chairman for this dis- 1
national organization ant,
]
should be sent to him.
asks that everybody who,
to give a little towards]
send it right away.
i
ltter to chairmen Persident
i
/oover endorses the cam-
follows: I
to express my sym-
interest in The Leonard
Memorial for the Eradica-
'Leprosy, and to conunend
humanitarian effort
made in the Philip-
hy Your- organization.
accomplishment of the
The Leonard Wood Mere-
in the highest degree
and is not only a
raonument to one of our
CltlzerLq. but a means of
a spirit of real help-
towards the Filipino pea-
eventually to the world,
the eradication of the
of this dread disease.
"Herbert Hoover"
ltny Cities Respond
than two thonsand cities in
States have responded to
request of the Truss of
Wood Memorial for the
of Leprosy, to obSerTe
as Philippine Day, for tha
of completing the $2.000,000
for by the late Governor-
Leonard Wood. with whleh
on scientific .research work
lepers in the Phlkppines.
belief of Oovernor Woful
WOUld be possible to eradicate
hi the Philippine Islands. anct
a very great effect to-
end throughout the an-
if adequate funds were
for the scientific study of
: _ . =
¢
i
By Albert T Reid ]
VICE-PRESIDENT PARK RIVER STUDENTS TAKE
I OF STATE PHOTO ASSOCIATION PRIZES IN DISTRICT CONTEST
Park River Man Recognized by An- Ernest Larson and Lila Olson Make
nual Convention of Picture Takers i Good Showing at Typewriting
lleld in Fargo Contest in Devils Lake
-=
Fred Hultstrand of Park River was The district contest in typewriting
elected vice-president of the Nortl, held at Devils Lake last Saturday,
Dakot Photographers association at brought more honors for Pa River.
the annual meeting held in Fargo on! Ernest Larson from the Waslh
Tuesday this week. Mr. Hultstrand' County Agricdltural school took third
election followed an address given by place in the novice contest with a
the Park River photographer on the I net speed of 53.69 words per minute,
value of advertising in the photo- I making only 13 errors in the 15 rain-
graphing business, lutes of the test.
Ingvold Preshns of Dickinson was I Lila Olson from the Park River
elected president and L. E. Osborne, I High school took first place 2n the
Dickinson. secretary-treasurer. NeeX'!amateur contest with a net spc,.'d of
'ly cue hundred photographers from 44.56, words per minute.
all parts of the state attended the
The novice class consists of students
convention. A feature of this .year's
annual meeting was a three days in.'
struction in the art of photography.
In about one-half ot Directors for this year will be O. A.
thousand cit.ies, committees Lamitson. Valley City; E. G. Hart,
formed consisting of some Minor; Oscar Berg, Jamestown: "Al-
most prominent citizens, bert Slorby, Minor, and Mr. Presthuq.
Whom money is being rats- i A banque with several entertain-
on this interest ln l nnt features, held in the Powers
hotel dinlng room, closed the first
General James G. Har-iday's session. Albert Slorby," Minor,
Chairman of the fund I retiring president, presided, with Ken-
of the Board of Trus- neth McFarland of Valley City as
oastma,ter.
Ls a rising tide of sympathy
at this tlrme. To a sur-I I%AI,SH COUNTY PLAY DAY
IJubllc sentiment ha:,l NOW ONLY A WEEK AWAY
the better during the
Years. The insane fear of Coming of More Favorable Weather
and the callous disregard of I Causes Greater Interest in
has given way to level-
efficient lans to bring the {
Under contz)l:
has been secureS'
Wood Memorial fund i
Wood made his ap-
one of the interesting facts
Athletics
The Athletic committee of the
'Nalsh county Play de.y calls attentlou
#o the following rules:
I. Entrants to be from rural, con,
solldated and graded, and third class
contributors are doublinz 1 gh schools.
gifts or adding substan- 2. No contestan' must enter for
to them for he purpose mor e than three e¢ents, not countin
the fund. i the relays or tl}e tug of war. V
Have Been Cured tl,ese a high' :schoOl bey may
en'e,
leper colony at'
five. A high hooi girl may enter
factities to care for only all events listed for her. A grade pw
pil may enter four events, counting
the relaY as one.
",. Only first places will be counted
In Ihe relays and in volley ball.
4. In volley ball the regular girls'
_, ,des as given in the/In guide
will be sed.
5. "12te pupils in the sixth, seventh
nd.eig]th gracls form one group and
compete in the a'rne event, except-
!rig the fifty yard dash for sixth grade
boys.
6. The baseball and basketball
throws are for distance. The towa
using a regular-league bamball an
regulation basketbaU, will be made
from four-foot circles.
7. Time of events:
All grade Athletic Eevents--Begn-
ning 9:00 A. M.
High School Girls' "Events---Begin.
ing 9:00 A. M,
High School Boys' Events--Begin-
nir 1:00 pr M.
$. The entry forms Indicate the
number of contestants for each event.
,A. G, Strand. chairman of the ar-
nngement commttte declares thl
with the more favorable eather in-
terest in the play day program is
lncrassin.
of the lepers of the
same time it is the lar-
Colony in the world, It has
inmates. For this reason
the possibilities of a great
station, and the finding
undoubtedly go a long .way
lvtng the problem for the
nearlY 1700 cases have
at Culion as cures.
opinion of Governor Wood
at Cullon, tlt with-
period, fom twelve to flf-
could be complete-
out in the Philippine Is
of leDrosy was once
as the great miracle. Now
a victory of scienti-
The disease that was
incurable is being
medil and nuts- i
stationed in the Phflippine,
of getting first-
of .the great work
cm-riod on In behalf of i
people and I cormld-
launched by Gov-
as being one of the m
cauls before the pubUe
Mr. and Mrs. 8igrud Oen and son
nre guests of Mr. and Mrs. Melvin
who have never taken typewriting
before September 1. 1928. In other
words, they are students who are tak-
ing their first year of typewriting.
The amateur class consists of stu-
dents in their second year of type-
writing and who have never taken
typewriting 'before September 1, 1927.
The novice contest was a splendid
contest. The records made in this
in the state in the contest at Devils
Lake were the highest in the state
in the district contests. A point
worthy of notice .is that the novice or
beginning class made records superior
to the amateur or second year class.
The following were the records
made in the first three places in eacl
cf the classes In this contest.
NOVICE CLASS
(First year students
Esther Feldman, Devils Lake. 55.34
net words per minute.
Jean McKelmie. New Rckford. 5.-
2b net words per minute.
Ernest Larson. W. C. A. S.. Park
River. 53.69 net words per minute.
AMATEUR CLASS
(Second year students)
Lila Olson. Park River High school.
l'ark River, 44.56 net words per mln.
ute.
Amelia Eld. New Rockford. 40
net words per minute.
James Welter," G.rafton, 39.4 net
;ords per minute.
KENNETH FERGUSON SECOND
IN DECLAMAYON CONTEST
Kenneth Hamilton. Another, Park Ri.
ver Student, Tike First Place
in Mmde Meet
Kenneth Ferg'tson, son of Dougal-
Fergun, of Ruahford township, won
second place in the boy's declamation
contest. He received his training from
MI Hel en Beard, English instructor
of the Agricultural school.
Kenneth Hamilton, son of O. W.
Hamilton of Fdville and also a stu-
dent of the Agricultural and Training
School was named as Winner of first
place in the boy's vocal division of the
district tousle contest held at Grand
Forks last Friday.
Kenneth has udied music during
the past school year under the di-
rection of Miss Bernice lek, instruc-
tor tu muMe at the Agricultural
ScllooL
Rev. and Mrs. James Robertson
left Monday for Clifford, N. D., Whe
Mrs: Robertson will visit at the home
of her parents for a few weeks before
JollYing her husb/d at Hil111
Mont.
visited his. fati
G, ndton hempital.
MARY DIKE WINS FIRST PRIH
IN SONG WRITING CONTEST
Park River A. C. Student's "Home Ec"
Will Be Sang at Fargo College
May Festival
Songs that were written by Park
River, Dickinson and LaMoure high
school Home Economics clubs will be
sung for the first time by the May
Festival home economics girl contest-
ants at the Vocational dinner in
Ceres Hall, North Dakota Agricultural
College, ParR, May l.
The scrag entitled, "Home Ec" and
with the tune of "Yankee Doodle,"
was chosen first. This song was
written by Mary Nancy Dike of the
Walsh County Agricultural school.
Second place went to Dickinson and
third to La Moure. Honorable men-
tion goes to Northwood Home Econo- I
mica Club. Miss Margarette Watt is!
the advisor. The advisors for the
Park River. Dickinson and La Moure
Clubs are in order: Misses Alice Dah-
len, Eva Wllner and IAlilan NavratlL
North Dakota Home Economics as-
STATE FARM STATISTICS I
F'O'00'ENGINEERING
I
Swec00 C,o.er. Alia....d Sh.p I AREHIGH ON
Show Most Rapid Growth, Says
'HIGHWAY
Agricultural statistics for the year I
1927 as gathered by assessors through, i
out the state and compiled by the - "
state department of agriculture and IReflr Secretary of Highway
labor, have been published in booklet I Sharply Critidme Ccitt of
At the present time there are 17
local home economics clubs affiliate
with the state organization.
KATHERINE MUNIGEL IS
VICTIM OF IIEART DISEASE
Pioneer Dakoia Mother Will Be Laid
to Rest in Duluth; Was Well
Known in This Tereltory
Word has been received here of th"
death in Duluth of on of ,Da¢ota,s
pioneer mothers, Mrs, Katherine
Mundigel, wfe of John A. Mundigel.
The death was due to a parolytlc
stroke suffered four years ago.
Mrs. Mundigel came with her fanz-
tly to the Dakota territory in 1850
and was one of the outstanding plo--
neer mothers. She was well known
here. Mrs. Mundlgel was married 1.
Phtladell)hla, Penn., SePt 3, 1871, com-
ing here a few years after. She wa
bm'n April 3, 1853. Surviving are her
husband, one son Frank-J. of Minn-
eapolis, Minn,, and four daughter,
Mrs. W. W. Brown. Neldpgth, ffk.,
Canada. Mrs. P. A. Dvts, Hlbbing,
Minn., Mrs. Ira B. Whitney, 2117 g.
2nd St. Duluth, Minn., and Mrs. F.
C. Omeiner. also of Duluth. Minn.
The family moved to Grand Forks,
N. Dak., in 1699 at%d freak, there t
Hibblng, Minn,,. where they lived for
25 years. Since having suffered the
parolytte stroke they have lived wit
their two daughters, at Duluth, Minn.
lmeral services took place at .8t. "An-
thony de Padna, 'man Catholic
church In Duluth, Minn. Burial will
t:ake platte in May at Calvary Ceme-
tery.
?Aiss Mary McEerle, fifth de
teacher, who has been indisposed for
several flays, left Monday for her
home at Kempto Miss Cathertuc
McCauley ia substituting for Miss Me*
z/e.
form. Particular attention is given#
to the increase in sweet clover, alfal-
fa and stmep during the last few
years.
In 1918 only 15,770 acres ere plant-
ed to sweet clover. A steady increase
in acreage was reported until 1
when 315,625 acres were planted. This
year 1926 saw a drop to 180,055 acres
but in 1927 the acreage reached the
unprecedented figure of 459.987,
1 The first tatistics on alfalfa show
124,812 acres in 1918 and 28,810 in
i 1919. In 1920 the acreage slumped to
24142 but since then has been climb-
lng steadily, reaching 174620.
Although the number of sheep has
since been increased, the number en-
umerated in the spring of 1928 was
only 284 and of these only II$I.1
were pure bred. Hogs numbered $28,,
844 of which 15,972 were purebred.
64,49"/ Farms N, D,
The state had 64,497 farms and a
total acreage of 29,1518 of which
17J}45,027 were cultivated and 11,620,-
477 not cultivated. Stutsman, Wals
and McLean counties had 2,000 farnm
cr more. McLean Just touched tha
figure. The other 50 counties in th
state. "had less than 2,000 farms each summary fighres for all
and 18 had less than 1,000 farms ltail analysis are made fo 13
each. . . It=bout tw0 Jobs In each. di
Tne number o chickens in the staIhe department, to secure a
was 2,835,105 and of other poultrIslan t on all work accomllisI
215,120. The amount received forlone Job in Mountrall C}unl
I poultry sold in 1927 was placed at{average enineerin cost /5
]$2,597,.71 and egg receipts at $1,-Imile and of this amount 39 per
5,625 71
I ..... • • . was for auto travel and ex
aria cream sold during 1927iEuglneerlng eonstltuted 10.0 pe
were officially valued at $13,704,881.761 cf the eattire coat, The eli
and butter made on the farm s was lfor the 12 miles north of Bl
valued at $720,492.82. The namberlen state highway No. 6 cost
Ot COW used for milking in 1927 Was I r, er mile due in part to the f=
oa,uoo. 'the project was first "I surveyed
As compared with the fiscal year private engineer and
and "designed by. the
Expert Sulrv
It costs $419.83 per mile for the
gineering of earth graded roads
plzi by the department
htgh',ys during 198.
9,8 per cent of the
structlon. An analysis
earth gaded roads, Including
verts and concre£e structures
$1,110,2.13 finished
year was submitted to
way commission at its
Secretary J. J. Ernatinger, The
gures include 29 federal aid ,
The average cost for surveys
plans was $174.19 per mile
total $4389.69 whereas for
sion by the division
dent engineem, and inspectors,
cost per mile as $245.12 or §.9
cent, and the total
$64,838.72. The cost of an
mile for engineering and
btnlding was $4,262.45.
Ermatinger's figures,
penses on the var/ous pros
from 6.4 per cent to 22.5 Per
With an average of 9.8 per cent
he 260 miles.
ht addition to a
s!mflar duplication
Porks on U.
to 22.5 per cent or
In the Grand Forks
44.8 per cent of the
uervision was for travel
Another costly Job was
Lelpg on sate
which cost
mile. Here again travet
41.3 per cent for
tractor's work.
of Mort, has a $555.5
gineering job or 11.2 per
entire cost. The
analyzed was east
highway No. 16 which
per cent and
despite the fact that
expense for division
stdent engineer was 40 per
the money paid them,
centare is explained
malinger to be due to the fact
the eantractor began
his work in one
the time limit
by 48 days.
soeiatlon sponsored the song const
to promote home economic club ac-
tlvlties and community singing as
part of the club activities, accordin
to Miss H. Christine Flnlayson, State
Supervisor of Home Economics Edu-
cation, North Dakota Agricultural
college. Miss Clara Flemingten of
the Ellendale Normal Industrial 847,817 acres while 38243,067 b,,-h=,-
School is president of the sae smo. of durum --- - ' ......
clatiorL I ....... wheat were harvested from
o,u-,,zw acres.
much of the excessive
to the delay in
on time, Last year
resolved to imtmse
excess
- contractor runs
COMMITTEE ANNOUNCES RULES Direct engineering cltrges
FOR COUNTY PLAY DAY EVEN"rg ,ter apparently will be loz
- l the salty and tavm of :t
Individual and School Prizes Will Be enne$r wlllbe paid out €
Given at Contest In Park River tration or
Friday Next Week . charged directly
Th I a mere okke4
e general" committee has arrang. I not presage a re
wp.u winners and wtnnlngeent. E: natinge
schools in the athletic events of thai time so complete :
annual Walsh. county Play day to be
held in Park River, Friday, May I.
Medals, ribbons, banners and cups
will be provided for these contests.
The school aards will be made, &
follows:
a. To the rural school with be
greatest,number of points for gra.,.
events.
b. To the town school with th,,l
£reatest number of Imint for grad
events,
c. To the school With the greates
rumber of poLs for high school
' events.
d. To the school with the greatest
total number of points.
In scoring points for the scho,J
places will count as follows:
First place--five points
Second plaeethree points
Third place--two points
Only first places will be counted in
the relay races and volley hall oan-
tests.
The athletic committee is as fol-
lr,8:
. G. Strand. Faridale,
C. O. Tollefson, Hoople, Eddie Cla
vdetcher. Lankin. C. A, Solom
,,.ms Philip Goheen. Park River, the home of Mrs
Res. and Mrs. t
lackscn
mailers the
They
daughter an son-lnw;
ending June 30, 1927, there was a e-
ceasc in the volume of butterfat
marketed through cream statMn.
In 1927 sales of 27,993,887 .Pounds
brough $II,634,260.89, while the fisel
er ending June, 1928, showed 2,-
349,042 potmds bringing $115951,-
97. Adding receipts from milk and
cream and from butter made on
farms to receipts from cream sta-
tions, the total direct income of the
daily industry for 1927 was $25,984,.
26;35.
Butterfat Sales Decrease
The amount of butterfat Sold
hrough cream stations has been
shrinking since 1926, when it reached t
a peak of 31,668,990 pounds. Tho t
lncre.asing number of local creameries
are hal!eyed to be largely responsi-I
xe zor the decrease in the amount of ,
utterfat sold to cream stations. I
v The. records show that llv
ames at $5,536t.30 were slaughter-
ed for home use in 197; that cattle,
thorses and sheep brought $18,174,B30..
I ,,e $ 3.941 u-lt-°n- the7- arket and sales of horses
Spring wheat h0mrvested in 192"/ was
placed at 55,490369 bushels from 4,-
submitted -similar
who wa not Interested -
brushed them aside.
Similar statements as those
ted by him should be
rently, submitfd to
and studied by
with a
the
some Of
tneers received aimost
travel as they were paid|
accordS_rig to the
report submitted to the
February.
Tlm hht Beemrs wnl
tmmy afternoon
church parlors. A
is desired.
meet in
at :0 in the ernem.
welcome.
SIIPTION BATES
Per year $2.@0
Per Year .......... n.5@
WALSH COUNTY PRESS
Nearly evmed
Legislative district ]
A.,K iIVElt. WAIH COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA THURSDAY MAY 2. 1929.
ASKS AID FOR
LEPROSY
Y Is Raised Leprosy Wlfl Be
Away With Witlin the
Next Fifteen Years
campaign to raP, e
| for a Leonard Wood mere-
eradicate leprosy in the I
has been under way for.
and most of the participat-,
observed "Philippine Day"
subscriptions being collect-'
the past week.
River wikl also do its share
this noble work and dons-
be received here during he
Karl J. Farup, presl-
'rst National bank, has
chairman for this dis- 1
national organization ant,
]
should be sent to him.
asks that everybody who,
to give a little towards]
send it right away.
i
ltter to chairmen Persident
i
/oover endorses the cam-
follows: I
to express my sym-
interest in The Leonard
Memorial for the Eradica-
'Leprosy, and to conunend
humanitarian effort
made in the Philip-
hy Your- organization.
accomplishment of the
The Leonard Wood Mere-
in the highest degree
and is not only a
raonument to one of our
CltlzerLq. but a means of
a spirit of real help-
towards the Filipino pea-
eventually to the world,
the eradication of the
of this dread disease.
"Herbert Hoover"
ltny Cities Respond
than two thonsand cities in
States have responded to
request of the Truss of
Wood Memorial for the
of Leprosy, to obSerTe
as Philippine Day, for tha
of completing the $2.000,000
for by the late Governor-
Leonard Wood. with whleh
on scientific .research work
lepers in the Phlkppines.
belief of Oovernor Woful
WOUld be possible to eradicate
hi the Philippine Islands. anct
a very great effect to-
end throughout the an-
if adequate funds were
for the scientific study of
: _ . =
¢
i
By Albert T Reid ]
VICE-PRESIDENT PARK RIVER STUDENTS TAKE
I OF STATE PHOTO ASSOCIATION PRIZES IN DISTRICT CONTEST
Park River Man Recognized by An- Ernest Larson and Lila Olson Make
nual Convention of Picture Takers i Good Showing at Typewriting
lleld in Fargo Contest in Devils Lake
-=
Fred Hultstrand of Park River was The district contest in typewriting
elected vice-president of the Nortl, held at Devils Lake last Saturday,
Dakot Photographers association at brought more honors for Pa River.
the annual meeting held in Fargo on! Ernest Larson from the Waslh
Tuesday this week. Mr. Hultstrand' County Agricdltural school took third
election followed an address given by place in the novice contest with a
the Park River photographer on the I net speed of 53.69 words per minute,
value of advertising in the photo- I making only 13 errors in the 15 rain-
graphing business, lutes of the test.
Ingvold Preshns of Dickinson was I Lila Olson from the Park River
elected president and L. E. Osborne, I High school took first place 2n the
Dickinson. secretary-treasurer. NeeX'!amateur contest with a net spc,.'d of
'ly cue hundred photographers from 44.56, words per minute.
all parts of the state attended the
The novice class consists of students
convention. A feature of this .year's
annual meeting was a three days in.'
struction in the art of photography.
In about one-half ot Directors for this year will be O. A.
thousand cit.ies, committees Lamitson. Valley City; E. G. Hart,
formed consisting of some Minor; Oscar Berg, Jamestown: "Al-
most prominent citizens, bert Slorby, Minor, and Mr. Presthuq.
Whom money is being rats- i A banque with several entertain-
on this interest ln l nnt features, held in the Powers
hotel dinlng room, closed the first
General James G. Har-iday's session. Albert Slorby," Minor,
Chairman of the fund I retiring president, presided, with Ken-
of the Board of Trus- neth McFarland of Valley City as
oastma,ter.
Ls a rising tide of sympathy
at this tlrme. To a sur-I I%AI,SH COUNTY PLAY DAY
IJubllc sentiment ha:,l NOW ONLY A WEEK AWAY
the better during the
Years. The insane fear of Coming of More Favorable Weather
and the callous disregard of I Causes Greater Interest in
has given way to level-
efficient lans to bring the {
Under contz)l:
has been secureS'
Wood Memorial fund i
Wood made his ap-
one of the interesting facts
Athletics
The Athletic committee of the
'Nalsh county Play de.y calls attentlou
#o the following rules:
I. Entrants to be from rural, con,
solldated and graded, and third class
contributors are doublinz 1 gh schools.
gifts or adding substan- 2. No contestan' must enter for
to them for he purpose mor e than three e¢ents, not countin
the fund. i the relays or tl}e tug of war. V
Have Been Cured tl,ese a high' :schoOl bey may
en'e,
leper colony at'
five. A high hooi girl may enter
factities to care for only all events listed for her. A grade pw
pil may enter four events, counting
the relaY as one.
",. Only first places will be counted
In Ihe relays and in volley ball.
4. In volley ball the regular girls'
_, ,des as given in the/In guide
will be sed.
5. "12te pupils in the sixth, seventh
nd.eig]th gracls form one group and
compete in the a'rne event, except-
!rig the fifty yard dash for sixth grade
boys.
6. The baseball and basketball
throws are for distance. The towa
using a regular-league bamball an
regulation basketbaU, will be made
from four-foot circles.
7. Time of events:
All grade Athletic Eevents--Begn-
ning 9:00 A. M.
High School Girls' "Events---Begin.
ing 9:00 A. M,
High School Boys' Events--Begin-
nir 1:00 pr M.
$. The entry forms Indicate the
number of contestants for each event.
,A. G, Strand. chairman of the ar-
nngement commttte declares thl
with the more favorable eather in-
terest in the play day program is
lncrassin.
of the lepers of the
same time it is the lar-
Colony in the world, It has
inmates. For this reason
the possibilities of a great
station, and the finding
undoubtedly go a long .way
lvtng the problem for the
nearlY 1700 cases have
at Culion as cures.
opinion of Governor Wood
at Cullon, tlt with-
period, fom twelve to flf-
could be complete-
out in the Philippine Is
of leDrosy was once
as the great miracle. Now
a victory of scienti-
The disease that was
incurable is being
medil and nuts- i
stationed in the Phflippine,
of getting first-
of .the great work
cm-riod on In behalf of i
people and I cormld-
launched by Gov-
as being one of the m
cauls before the pubUe
Mr. and Mrs. 8igrud Oen and son
nre guests of Mr. and Mrs. Melvin
who have never taken typewriting
before September 1. 1928. In other
words, they are students who are tak-
ing their first year of typewriting.
The amateur class consists of stu-
dents in their second year of type-
writing and who have never taken
typewriting 'before September 1, 1927.
The novice contest was a splendid
contest. The records made in this
in the state in the contest at Devils
Lake were the highest in the state
in the district contests. A point
worthy of notice .is that the novice or
beginning class made records superior
to the amateur or second year class.
The following were the records
made in the first three places in eacl
cf the classes In this contest.
NOVICE CLASS
(First year students
Esther Feldman, Devils Lake. 55.34
net words per minute.
Jean McKelmie. New Rckford. 5.-
2b net words per minute.
Ernest Larson. W. C. A. S.. Park
River. 53.69 net words per minute.
AMATEUR CLASS
(Second year students)
Lila Olson. Park River High school.
l'ark River, 44.56 net words per mln.
ute.
Amelia Eld. New Rockford. 40
net words per minute.
James Welter," G.rafton, 39.4 net
;ords per minute.
KENNETH FERGUSON SECOND
IN DECLAMAYON CONTEST
Kenneth Hamilton. Another, Park Ri.
ver Student, Tike First Place
in Mmde Meet
Kenneth Ferg'tson, son of Dougal-
Fergun, of Ruahford township, won
second place in the boy's declamation
contest. He received his training from
MI Hel en Beard, English instructor
of the Agricultural school.
Kenneth Hamilton, son of O. W.
Hamilton of Fdville and also a stu-
dent of the Agricultural and Training
School was named as Winner of first
place in the boy's vocal division of the
district tousle contest held at Grand
Forks last Friday.
Kenneth has udied music during
the past school year under the di-
rection of Miss Bernice lek, instruc-
tor tu muMe at the Agricultural
ScllooL
Rev. and Mrs. James Robertson
left Monday for Clifford, N. D., Whe
Mrs: Robertson will visit at the home
of her parents for a few weeks before
JollYing her husb/d at Hil111
Mont.
visited his. fati
G, ndton hempital.
MARY DIKE WINS FIRST PRIH
IN SONG WRITING CONTEST
Park River A. C. Student's "Home Ec"
Will Be Sang at Fargo College
May Festival
Songs that were written by Park
River, Dickinson and LaMoure high
school Home Economics clubs will be
sung for the first time by the May
Festival home economics girl contest-
ants at the Vocational dinner in
Ceres Hall, North Dakota Agricultural
College, ParR, May l.
The scrag entitled, "Home Ec" and
with the tune of "Yankee Doodle,"
was chosen first. This song was
written by Mary Nancy Dike of the
Walsh County Agricultural school.
Second place went to Dickinson and
third to La Moure. Honorable men-
tion goes to Northwood Home Econo- I
mica Club. Miss Margarette Watt is!
the advisor. The advisors for the
Park River. Dickinson and La Moure
Clubs are in order: Misses Alice Dah-
len, Eva Wllner and IAlilan NavratlL
North Dakota Home Economics as-
STATE FARM STATISTICS I
F'O'00'ENGINEERING
I
Swec00 C,o.er. Alia....d Sh.p I AREHIGH ON
Show Most Rapid Growth, Says
'HIGHWAY
Agricultural statistics for the year I
1927 as gathered by assessors through, i
out the state and compiled by the - "
state department of agriculture and IReflr Secretary of Highway
labor, have been published in booklet I Sharply Critidme Ccitt of
At the present time there are 17
local home economics clubs affiliate
with the state organization.
KATHERINE MUNIGEL IS
VICTIM OF IIEART DISEASE
Pioneer Dakoia Mother Will Be Laid
to Rest in Duluth; Was Well
Known in This Tereltory
Word has been received here of th"
death in Duluth of on of ,Da¢ota,s
pioneer mothers, Mrs, Katherine
Mundigel, wfe of John A. Mundigel.
The death was due to a parolytlc
stroke suffered four years ago.
Mrs. Mundigel came with her fanz-
tly to the Dakota territory in 1850
and was one of the outstanding plo--
neer mothers. She was well known
here. Mrs. Mundlgel was married 1.
Phtladell)hla, Penn., SePt 3, 1871, com-
ing here a few years after. She wa
bm'n April 3, 1853. Surviving are her
husband, one son Frank-J. of Minn-
eapolis, Minn,, and four daughter,
Mrs. W. W. Brown. Neldpgth, ffk.,
Canada. Mrs. P. A. Dvts, Hlbbing,
Minn., Mrs. Ira B. Whitney, 2117 g.
2nd St. Duluth, Minn., and Mrs. F.
C. Omeiner. also of Duluth. Minn.
The family moved to Grand Forks,
N. Dak., in 1699 at%d freak, there t
Hibblng, Minn,,. where they lived for
25 years. Since having suffered the
parolytte stroke they have lived wit
their two daughters, at Duluth, Minn.
lmeral services took place at .8t. "An-
thony de Padna, 'man Catholic
church In Duluth, Minn. Burial will
t:ake platte in May at Calvary Ceme-
tery.
?Aiss Mary McEerle, fifth de
teacher, who has been indisposed for
several flays, left Monday for her
home at Kempto Miss Cathertuc
McCauley ia substituting for Miss Me*
z/e.
form. Particular attention is given#
to the increase in sweet clover, alfal-
fa and stmep during the last few
years.
In 1918 only 15,770 acres ere plant-
ed to sweet clover. A steady increase
in acreage was reported until 1
when 315,625 acres were planted. This
year 1926 saw a drop to 180,055 acres
but in 1927 the acreage reached the
unprecedented figure of 459.987,
1 The first tatistics on alfalfa show
124,812 acres in 1918 and 28,810 in
i 1919. In 1920 the acreage slumped to
24142 but since then has been climb-
lng steadily, reaching 174620.
Although the number of sheep has
since been increased, the number en-
umerated in the spring of 1928 was
only 284 and of these only II$I.1
were pure bred. Hogs numbered $28,,
844 of which 15,972 were purebred.
64,49"/ Farms N, D,
The state had 64,497 farms and a
total acreage of 29,1518 of which
17J}45,027 were cultivated and 11,620,-
477 not cultivated. Stutsman, Wals
and McLean counties had 2,000 farnm
cr more. McLean Just touched tha
figure. The other 50 counties in th
state. "had less than 2,000 farms each summary fighres for all
and 18 had less than 1,000 farms ltail analysis are made fo 13
each. . . It=bout tw0 Jobs In each. di
Tne number o chickens in the staIhe department, to secure a
was 2,835,105 and of other poultrIslan t on all work accomllisI
215,120. The amount received forlone Job in Mountrall C}unl
I poultry sold in 1927 was placed at{average enineerin cost /5
]$2,597,.71 and egg receipts at $1,-Imile and of this amount 39 per
5,625 71
I ..... • • . was for auto travel and ex
aria cream sold during 1927iEuglneerlng eonstltuted 10.0 pe
were officially valued at $13,704,881.761 cf the eattire coat, The eli
and butter made on the farm s was lfor the 12 miles north of Bl
valued at $720,492.82. The namberlen state highway No. 6 cost
Ot COW used for milking in 1927 Was I r, er mile due in part to the f=
oa,uoo. 'the project was first "I surveyed
As compared with the fiscal year private engineer and
and "designed by. the
Expert Sulrv
It costs $419.83 per mile for the
gineering of earth graded roads
plzi by the department
htgh',ys during 198.
9,8 per cent of the
structlon. An analysis
earth gaded roads, Including
verts and concre£e structures
$1,110,2.13 finished
year was submitted to
way commission at its
Secretary J. J. Ernatinger, The
gures include 29 federal aid ,
The average cost for surveys
plans was $174.19 per mile
total $4389.69 whereas for
sion by the division
dent engineem, and inspectors,
cost per mile as $245.12 or §.9
cent, and the total
$64,838.72. The cost of an
mile for engineering and
btnlding was $4,262.45.
Ermatinger's figures,
penses on the var/ous pros
from 6.4 per cent to 22.5 Per
With an average of 9.8 per cent
he 260 miles.
ht addition to a
s!mflar duplication
Porks on U.
to 22.5 per cent or
In the Grand Forks
44.8 per cent of the
uervision was for travel
Another costly Job was
Lelpg on sate
which cost
mile. Here again travet
41.3 per cent for
tractor's work.
of Mort, has a $555.5
gineering job or 11.2 per
entire cost. The
analyzed was east
highway No. 16 which
per cent and
despite the fact that
expense for division
stdent engineer was 40 per
the money paid them,
centare is explained
malinger to be due to the fact
the eantractor began
his work in one
the time limit
by 48 days.
soeiatlon sponsored the song const
to promote home economic club ac-
tlvlties and community singing as
part of the club activities, accordin
to Miss H. Christine Flnlayson, State
Supervisor of Home Economics Edu-
cation, North Dakota Agricultural
college. Miss Clara Flemingten of
the Ellendale Normal Industrial 847,817 acres while 38243,067 b,,-h=,-
School is president of the sae smo. of durum --- - ' ......
clatiorL I ....... wheat were harvested from
o,u-,,zw acres.
much of the excessive
to the delay in
on time, Last year
resolved to imtmse
excess
- contractor runs
COMMITTEE ANNOUNCES RULES Direct engineering cltrges
FOR COUNTY PLAY DAY EVEN"rg ,ter apparently will be loz
- l the salty and tavm of :t
Individual and School Prizes Will Be enne$r wlllbe paid out €
Given at Contest In Park River tration or
Friday Next Week . charged directly
Th I a mere okke4
e general" committee has arrang. I not presage a re
wp.u winners and wtnnlngeent. E: natinge
schools in the athletic events of thai time so complete :
annual Walsh. county Play day to be
held in Park River, Friday, May I.
Medals, ribbons, banners and cups
will be provided for these contests.
The school aards will be made, &
follows:
a. To the rural school with be
greatest,number of points for gra.,.
events.
b. To the town school with th,,l
£reatest number of Imint for grad
events,
c. To the school With the greates
rumber of poLs for high school
' events.
d. To the school with the greatest
total number of points.
In scoring points for the scho,J
places will count as follows:
First place--five points
Second plaeethree points
Third place--two points
Only first places will be counted in
the relay races and volley hall oan-
tests.
The athletic committee is as fol-
lr,8:
. G. Strand. Faridale,
C. O. Tollefson, Hoople, Eddie Cla
vdetcher. Lankin. C. A, Solom
,,.ms Philip Goheen. Park River, the home of Mrs
Res. and Mrs. t
lackscn
mailers the
They
daughter an son-lnw;
ending June 30, 1927, there was a e-
ceasc in the volume of butterfat
marketed through cream statMn.
In 1927 sales of 27,993,887 .Pounds
brough $II,634,260.89, while the fisel
er ending June, 1928, showed 2,-
349,042 potmds bringing $115951,-
97. Adding receipts from milk and
cream and from butter made on
farms to receipts from cream sta-
tions, the total direct income of the
daily industry for 1927 was $25,984,.
26;35.
Butterfat Sales Decrease
The amount of butterfat Sold
hrough cream stations has been
shrinking since 1926, when it reached t
a peak of 31,668,990 pounds. Tho t
lncre.asing number of local creameries
are hal!eyed to be largely responsi-I
xe zor the decrease in the amount of ,
utterfat sold to cream stations. I
v The. records show that llv
ames at $5,536t.30 were slaughter-
ed for home use in 197; that cattle,
thorses and sheep brought $18,174,B30..
I ,,e $ 3.941 u-lt-°n- the7- arket and sales of horses
Spring wheat h0mrvested in 192"/ was
placed at 55,490369 bushels from 4,-
submitted -similar
who wa not Interested -
brushed them aside.
Similar statements as those
ted by him should be
rently, submitfd to
and studied by
with a
the
some Of
tneers received aimost
travel as they were paid|
accordS_rig to the
report submitted to the
February.
Tlm hht Beemrs wnl
tmmy afternoon
church parlors. A
is desired.
meet in
at :0 in the ernem.
welcome.
