The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, August 31, 1916, Page 18

Thef N D. C. COATES, Manager Advertising rates on application. Communications ' intended bility of any firm which patronizes our ad in order to insure insertion in current issue. This is good news for every reader. of the Leader. - The drawings of John M. Baer, the cartoonist of the farmers’ movement, have played an important part in the or- ganization of the League and the-vic- tories it has won to date. Mr. Baer, during all of this service to the farmers’ cause, has been located at Beach, where he has been postmaster. The Leader has been making increasing- ly larger demands on Mr. Baer’s time un- til it has reached the point where both the Leader and Mr. Baer feel that in full . justice to the farmers’ cause he should give up other interests and devote him- self wholly to art work, consisting main- ly of illustrations and cartoons <for the Leader. ‘Consequently Mr. Baer has sent in his . resignation to the postoffice’ department and as soon as he can conveniently ar- range Lis affairs will move to Fargo to carry on his work in the Leader offices. This will mean that Mr. Baer’s work, as shown in the Leader, will be increased -in_quantity and inevitably will gain in . timeliness and quality. It is scarcely necessary to praise Mr. Baer’s work before readers of the Lead- er. He has a -genius for pictorial ' ex- pression and for clean humor that has gained him recognition as one of the ablest young cartoonists-in the country. His work is becoming known everywhere " and many good offers have been made him by mnewspapers and publicity bu- reaus anxious to secure his services. © The Leader has been enabled to em- ploy him' permanently mainly ‘because Mr. Baer is intensely interested in the Nonpartisan League and thoroughly loyal to the farmers’ cause. - In his closer connection with the Leader the members of the League can get in closer touch with him. They can con- gider him, as in fact he will be, a mem-- ber of the Leader editorial staff. - He ‘will be glad to receive letters about his e onpartisan Leader X - Official Paper of the Farmers’ Nonpartisan Political League of North Dakota Entered as second-class matter September 8, 1915, at the postofice at Fargo, North Dakota, under the Act of March 8, 1879, Subscription, one year, in advance, $2.50; six months, $1.50. for the paper should be addres: Box 941, Fargo, North Dakota, and not to any individual. The Leader is the supreme advo'rflalmf mediumfthflo%h which to reach the rural population of North Dakota, as it goes into practically every farm The Leader - sol advertisements of meritorious articles needed by F: fraudulent and irresponsible firms are not knowingly advertised, and we will take it as a favor if any readers will advise us promptly should they huvle occasion to doubt or question the relia- lvertising columns. , 9 Copy for advertisements must reach the Leader office by Saturday previous to publication Guaranteed Weekly Circulation of 50,000 Copies and Upward. - * John M. Baer, Leader cartoonist, and a few of his noted characters, = HERBERT GASTON, Editor. to the Nonpartisan Leader, - me in the state. ‘armers. Quack, shoulder to shoulder with every farmer in the League for the cause of justice for the farmers. Ty Here’s Mr. Baer’s portrait. Make his acquaintance.- You'll find him a jolly fel- low and a good friend. . _ THE BENTRU' PICNIC To the Sporting Editor: \ The picnic held under the auspices of the Bentru Township Farmers’ club, Aug- ust 20, was largely attended by the farm-: ers in that vicinity as well as several auto loads from: Grand Forks, Reynolds, and neighboring towns. ' The beautiful grove on the Hans Alfson farm was the scene of the festivities and a finer picnic “ground would be hard to, find in North Dakota. A goodly sipply of eatables and good coffee were served by the Ladies Aid so- ciety to.all those that didn’t bring dinner. The ¢rack concert band from Reymolds was on the-job, and to say that every- one was pleased with the music would be putting it mildly. ; ; . The program was started about 2:30 p. m. with an address of* welcome by O.. K. Lageson, whom the farmers of that district: have nominated for the legisla- ture; and a man who has ‘consistently re-. fused to be “Baconized.” then introduced Edgar I. Olson, Gran Forks county’s popular better farming agent, who gave an interesting address on “Soil’ Fertility?” Mr. Olson was fol- lowed by M. V. Boddy; state Secretary of the American Society. of Equity, who - showed by actual statistics and other -v’al_- . ‘uable proofs that the North Dakota farm-’ ers were up against the biggest combin tion of robbers that has ever existed, vi - in the mesh they are now in, Mr. Lageson et . . responded very cleverly. ' Mr. Elton also sang a comic solo, and had to come back on an encore. The songs were the hit of the afternoon. , : Mr. Elton was followed by Ed. F. Wood, who spoke on behalf of the Non- partisan league. Mr. Wood was well re- “ceived. Knute Nomeland, who is one of the big farmers of Traill county, and a member of the Nonpartisan league, fol- lowed, and gave an excellent address in which he advised his brother farmers not to expect too much of the League the first year or two; that the farmers had . been several years in getting entangled and it wouldn’t be reasonable to expect that . they could disentangle themselves in one .. Chairman Lageson then closed the pro- DON’T WASTE R S T e - etchings; Co ~ Designs for lefter f - ‘ } . A J OSHEA - ARCHITECT AND ENGINEER _ FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA - SCANDINAVIAN AMERICAN BANK e L FARGO,N. DI vin o A BANK OF SERVICE AND S{lTISFACT{ON ™ Branch Sales Office | THE ONLY ENGRAVING PLANT IN o _ NORTH DAKOTA : Send us your next order. 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