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!1 'K "J •91 pip I .inn .11 THE WARD COUNTY INDEPENDENT «gigMlED Published Every Thursda —by— TRUAX & COLCORD Minot, North Dakota INEHBER 9 iiMB Entered June 18, 1902, as second class matter, at the postoffice at Minot, N. D., under the act of Congress of March 3, 1879. RECALLS ANCIENT HISTORY Grand Forks Independent: The Ward County Independent, at Minot, is one of the largest weekly newspa pers in the state, having grown from a very small beginning, according to John McAfee, a twin city paper man. He says he remembers about ten years ago when he sold the firm of Truax & Colcord their first paper order. The amount was $4.00. Since that time the paper has grown rapidly and is BOW recognized as a weekly with the largest circulation in North Dakota. Brother Truax used to be a boiler maker before his advent to the news paper game and maybe that has some thing to do with the success of the paper. John McAfee, of the John Leslie Paper Co., has been talking again. He's right about the size of the paper order, but he has his dates mixed. The Independent was established fifteen years ago by C. F. Truax and for more than a year its two home-print pages were printed on a one-page Army press which used to set on a soap box in one corner of Ed Booth's bird gallery, located away up South Main street. Fourteen years ago to day G. D. Colcord was taken in as a partner in the business. The old Army Eand ress was discarded and a Washington press took its place. This was a great improvement, for two pages at a time could ibe printed, besides a Washington hand press is a newspa per press and a complete gymnasium all in one. Every up-to-date "gym" ought to install one of these "arm strongs." For exercise, it beats rid ing a stiff-legged horse, bucking dry hickory wood or wrestling with a bear. When the publishers became so strong from this violent exercise that the handle of the press would not stand the pressure, "Jim" Johnson, who has been one of the Independent's very best friends during all these years, came to our rescue and advanced us the money for a new Cranston power press, which was discarded a good many years ago for a better one. The Independent has been built up grad ually because the publishers have al ways paid for one piece of machinery before investing in another. The In dependent has grown because it has had thousands of good friends and the publishers appreciate this fact thor oly. MR. FARMER'S TROUBLES No man on earth gets as much gra tuitous advice as Mr. Farmer. The agricultural college and the govern ment starts it, and all the way down the line Mr. Farmer is told how to produce more, usually with more ef fort and greater expense. And yet Mr. Farmer finds that his laborers are continually flocking to the city, where they enjoy shorter hours and usually attain to more wages and are closer to the movies and other amusements. Mrs. Farmer finds that housemaids are much scarcer in the country than in the city and is forced to do the housework herself, from early morn till late at night. We have found that most of the advice given the farmer involve more work, as well as more efficiency. And when you hand some thing to Mr. Farmer that spells more work you cause him to mutter ome thing harsh under his breath. What the farmer needs is more help and less work. DAILY NEWS CORRECTED In Friday's issue of the Daily News in an editorial under the caption of "The Fate of the Czar," the following statement was made: "The world will sympathize with the gentle and lov able woman who as the Czarina has been the ill-fated consort of the Czar, The sweetest and most lovable daugh ter of Queen Victoria, her delicate and refined soul has shuddered at the despotism of her husband." The Independent doesn't believe that the News made this untrue statement deliberately, but merely through ig' norance. The former Czarina was the daughter of Grand Duke Ludvig IV of Nesse and a sister of the reigning Grand Duke of that province. Several of her sisters have married Grand Dukes, one sister wedding Prince Heinrich of Prussia. An up-to-date newspaper that gets the important news of the world ten minutes after it happens ought to be more careful in its statements. Is registration of voters worth while? Eight registry boards con sisting of three Minot voters each, sat for two days, Tuesday, March 20, and March 27, from eight o'clock in the morning until eight o'clock at night in the city of Minot for the purpose of giving voters an opportunity to regis ter. In the First ward, during all that time, only nine voters actually registered, and the proportion in the other wards runs about the same. One of the members of the board in the First ward says that he is convinced that there were about 35 illegal votes cast in his ward. Such names as Ole Johnson, Pete Olson and other rather common names appear on the records, names of men who have never lived in the ward and who cannot now be lo cated. It is easy to swear in votes and nothing has ever been done to discour age illegal voting in the city of Mi not. Some threats have been made, but that is as far as the matter ever got. Care should be used to see that illegal voting is reduced to the min imum, Every business house and residence in this city should display the Amer ican flag at this particular time. At the present time the school houses, the city hall and the government build ing display the flag, but none of our business places or residences show the national colors. This is the time for all true American citizens to_ show their patriotism. It may be said that virtually a state of war exists between the United States and Germany. Pat riotism seems to be lying latent. In the eastern cities the American flag is universally displayed with the re sult that patriotism is alive, and even the school children have become im bued with the 'Spirit of '76.' Minot is usually first in everything that per tains to industrial and social life. Let her also be first in patriotic ardor, to the end that all our people unite in the common purpose of upbuilding the government in the troublous times. Let us nbt oe lacking in patriotism or slow in showing it in the right way. The nonpartisan league in Minne sota seems to have the old time poli ticians jumping "stiff-legged." The St. Paul Dispatch harkens back to the days when the Populists captured both branches of the Minnesota legislature and would not be surprised if the farmers did the same thing in their fight which is now in progress. A bill was recently introduced in the Min nesota legislature proiding for an amendment to the constitution permit ting the state to build and operate elevators. The bill was framed by Magnus Johnson and A. C. Welch. Matters have been complicated in Min nesota by the organization of another nonpartisan league, but several poli ticians who are supposed to be the enemy of the original nonpartisan league have received a charter under that name with the idea of creating confusion. Geo. A. Monteith, president of the North Dakota Press association, and publisher of the Finley Beacon, re cently lost the ends of three of his fingers in a job press. Blood poison ing set in and the editx# entered a Fargo hospital where the three fingers were amputated. He is recovering but he had a narrow escape. Mr. Mon teith is one of the old time publishers of the state, a mighty fine gentleman and popular. His many friends sym pathize with him in his serious trouble. Why This High=Grade Hoosier Only Costs $25.- Over a million Hoosiers are now in use The Hoosier Company is now selling their second million Immense production makes low prices We are selling Hoosiers now at before-the-war prices Select yours today on our easy terms WEINREBE'S Furniture Phone No. 7 Undertaking .r «, 4 1 Jr '. 1BS& Jpfe Dr. L. T. Guild, publisher of the Fargo Courier-NewB for several years until recently, has purchased a daily newspaper at Santa Monica, Cal., the only newspaper in that city, and took charge of the paper March 7. Mr. Guild resided in California for a num ber of years Ibefore coming to North Dakota and according to his state ment in the California paper, never felt really satisfied until he returned. He's an interesting editorial writer and an able cTiautauqua speaker, oc cupying a pulpit in one of the large eastern churches and in California. He stirred up some trouble for him self in the recent campaign by attack ing the nonpartisan league. North Dakota farmers are figuring on planting a good many acres of beans and more potatoes than usual. With beans selling in Minot at $9.00 a bushel and potatoes at 80 cents per peck, there ought to be good money in them. The price is apt to remain fair ly high, it is predicted. Onions which are selling at the rate of over ten dol lars a bushel, would pay, and cabbage which has been retailing at 15 cents a pound ought to prove a lucrative proposition as just tons of it can be produced on a small tract of our fer tile land. Most any kind of "garden sass" will command highest prices this year. The Valley City Courier says the New Rockford State Center is trying to stir up a lot of trouble by circulat ing the report that the de facto board of regents wants to oust Dr. Ladd from the presidency of the Agricultur al college. The people of the state don't want to get rid of Ladd. He's a mighty active man for good and while he may go a step too far now and then, he's safe for the common people. Twenty-one railroads have petition ed for a rate hearing. The strike has been settled, the railroad employees get their eight hours and proper in creased pay for overtime and we're glad of it. The railroads say that they are out fifty million dollars a year more, but they will be allowed to raise their rates we suppose, so the dear "peepul" will bear the burden after all. The National Wholesale Liquor Dealers' Association of America has issued their anti-prohibition manual, a booklet of more than 100 pages tell ing th,e reasons why conditions are more ideal where liquor flows freely than they are under "bone-dry" laws. The association might just as well save its money, for North Dakota is going to be as dry as the Sahara esert after July 1, anyway. The candidate for city commission would incorporate a plank in his plat form favoring the employment of a garbage man for the city would make a hit with Yours Truly and a few hun dred more Minot residents. We are a real city in some ways but Drady has us beaten when it comes to remov ing garbage. Indiana seems to be getting more than her share of cyclones. New castle, Ind., was recently visited by a cyclone which caused the loss of More than a score of lives and last week another cyclone visited the state and passed through the heart of New Al bany, killing forty people and destroy ing a million dollars worth of prop erty. Bluebirds and robins are reported common in the Twin Cities, and they'll be here bye and bye. Must Have More Room for Teachers The Association of Commerce wants to secure more rooms for the eachers who will attend the meeting of the Teachers Association that meets in this city the first week in April. Thus far the response has not been suffic iently strong to take care of all the visitors that will be here. So if you have one or more rooms to spare please call up Phone 243 at once and have the Secretary list them up for use by the teachers. I The farmer who neglects to treat his grain for smut this year, consider ing the high price of seed, is taking great chances. Nearly every farmer plays the game safe. Sixteen ounces of forty per cent formaldehyde will treat forty or fifty bushels of seed grain at a cost of about 30 or 35 cents. ui Tasker Stanley, the only son of Mr. and Mrs. Con. Johnson, is very sick with some kind of stomach trouble. He is under the care of Dr. Christie of Burlington. We understand Mrs. David Taylor Is to have an operation performed at her home in Tasker. L. B. Waldon is confined to his home with a severe case of rheumatism. Henry Green and family are going to move in the house recently vacated by the Riggs family. Chas. Kirkelie was a Minot passenger Wednesday. Gregory Esser was a Burlington vis itor between trains Friday to see If everything was going right. Mrs. Scribner came from Minot on Wednesday to cook Charlie's taters until he can secure another married couple for the farm. The man and wife that were there went to Minot and left Char ley to fry his own bacon, something he doesn't take very kindly to. "Littlebreeches" came into our office the other day with blood in his eye and his ire up to about 98. Without any pre liminaries proceeded to "bawl" us out for putting his name In the paper. On being questioned rather closely he ad mitted that mama told him, so after quite a parley we convinced him that his mother was a joker and formed a rec onciliation by giving him a cookie. Mrs. J. P. Wallace entertained the La dles' Aid at her home Wednesday. As she Intends moving to Burlington soon she wished to entertain them once more before leaving she entertained before her turn. Mrs. Wallace was one of the prime movers to start the Aid and has been a great worker for It. After a delicious lunch they all departed for their respect ive homes wishing Mrs. Wallace success in whatever she may undertake. The Kirkelie girls are spending their Easter vacation with their parents at Tasker. Mrs. Scribner and Irene Schmlerbauch were week-end visitors in the Wonder City. Mrs. Rlggs entertained Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Belknap and family. Con Thronson and family at a 6 o'clock dinner. Mrs. Riggs is a good entertainer and knows how to prepare a spread flt for a kin?. Of course Joe was on hand to dispense his usual amount of hot-air In the way of entertainment. Manager Brooks has formed a co-part nership with a Tin Lizzie. He expects her to superintend the mine, keep the books, sweep the office and between times take him out Joy-riding. Don't ex pect too much of her, Oscar, or she may quit you. Mr. and Mrs. Rlggs went to Minot today to consult an eye specialist re garding* a piece of steel in Joe's eye. Wilfred Smith of Burlington spent the week-end at Tasker visiting his father. Last Friday the weather man warmed up rather suddenly and the water was running In torrents everywhere. We weer at a loss to Know the cause, but on in vent (ratine we discovered the Foxholm genial postmaster was In the burg. Carl Herzig has purchased a Curtis trailer for his auto. It has all the mod- rK //, THURSDAY, APRIL 5th, W17 Forenoon Enrollment at County Superintendent's Office Distribution of Badges Afternoon, 1:45 Music by Normal School Glee Clubs President's Address—E. D. Skinner Music by Normal School Glee Clubs Adjourn to Gymnasium Baritone Selection—Harry Phillips, Director of Music, Macalester College, Minneapo lis soloist with Minneapolis Sym phony Orchestra Address—Pres. E. C. Perisho, South Dakota Agricultural College, Brookings, S. D. Thursday Evening, 8:00 GYMNASIUM Baritone Selections—Harry Phillips Address—Pres. L. C. Lord, Eastern Illinois State Normal School Our Guarantee: Handle the ern conveniences for camping out, In cluding: compartments for bed, cooking outfit and other articles. Everythln handy and comfortable as to have for outdoor life. he has only one life to live so he might as well have some pleasure. He also believes that his better half should have some enjoyment, as his trailer is so ar ranged that he can take his family with him. Everything is It Is possible Carl believes Miss IiOls Griffin arrived on 106 Mon day from Bowbells and will be at home for a time. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Verzatt were Mi not visitors Monday. Carl Herzig was a Wonder City visitor Monday on an Inspection tour. "Dad" Griffith was a passenger on 106 Monday to the Wonder City. We ex pect. he will register a kick about this windy weather. Miss May departed for her home in Stanley. She has been employed as a stenographer at the Dakota Coal Co.'s office. She made a host of friends dur ing her stay here who are sorry to see her leave our midst. Died, Tuesday, March 27, 1917. Stanley, the only child of Mr. and Mrs. Con Tormson. He had been sick for some time with what was supposed to be '. PROGRAM Twelfth Annual Meeting of the School Officers of Ward County, North Dakota At the— MINOT NORMAL Thursday and Friday, April 5th and 6th, 1917. MINOT, NO. DAKOTA OFFICERS D. M. SHORB, Surrey, President E. D. SKINNER, Sawyer, Vice President S. E. VAN FLEET, Minot, R. No. 4, Sectary A charge of 25c will be made for the dormi tory luncheon. BRING THIS PROGRAM WITH YOU Sandusky Tractors Model E. 15-35 Model J. 10-20 FRIDAY, APRIL 6th Forenoon, 10:00 Music—Minot High School Orchestra Demonstration by Model School Pupils, with Cadet Teachers—Directed by Mias Eula J. Miller, Principal Music—Model School Boys and Girls School Laws Old and New—N. C. Macdonald, State Supt. of Public Instruction Business Session—Election of Officers for En suing Year Luncheon at Dormitory Cafeteria Promptly at 12:30 Afternoon, 2:00 Reports of Progress by School Officers Round Table Discussions Led by Supt. W. D. Wendt Resolutions by School Officers Evening, 8:00 GYMNASIUM Address—Pres. E. C. Perisho Baritone Selections—Harry Phillips Lecture—Montaville Flowers ANNOUNCEMENTS Officers ariving before Thursday noon should enroll at the County Superintendent's office. Enrollment after that time will be taken at the Normal School. All meetings will be held in the Normal School Library, except the evening sessions and part of tne Thursday afternoon session, which will be in the Normal School Gym nasium. Badges of school officers will admit them free of charge to all sessions. Jitney service from the Minot Drug Store to the Normal will be provided for all sessions. Help in securing rooms will be accorded those who need it, at the time of enrolling at the County Superintendent's office. School officers are entitled to 10c a mile for the distance necessarily traveled in attending meetings called by the County Superintendent, and a salary of $2.00, but such mileage and salary shall not exceed $7.00 for each officer at any one meeting. The school board must audit these claims and allow them when presented. LITTLE FELLOW WITH THE BIG PULL THE BEST 4 CYLINDER SMALL TRACTOR OUT Sft&DUfiSr THE LITTLE Ef LLQW.WITM We guarantee the Sandusky Tractor to handle four 14-inch moldboard plows 8 inches deep where a big team can pull one 12-inch plow 6 inches deep to run belt machinery up-to 32-inch separator to have one-third reserve over draw bar rating, and for one year against defective workmanship and material. Advance-Rumely Lines, Gas Tractors, Steam Engines, Threshers of all kinds and sizes. REPAIRS FRED V. DALE, Minot, N. D. O I E N O Costs More-Worth It Makes More and Better Bread •••Suparlorlty la Ouarant«Mi« Russell-Miller Milling Co. Minot, IN. D. stomach trouble, which later developed into diabetes, which was the immediate cause of his death. Although the little fellow had been ill for some time there was no apprehension of the end being so near until Sunday eve. He gave up and went to bed and it was apparent to those caring for him on Monday that the end was near. The little fellow was conscious to almost the last and Monday evening made dsipositlon of his play things. The bereaved parents have tne heartfelt sympathy of the entire com munity in the great loss. Stanley Os borne was born May 31, 1910, at Burling- -1 ton, N. D., where he spent his childhood days. Removing to Tasfcer last Septem- ~m ber with his parents has since made his home here. Interment was made at Bur-, lington Thursday, March 29, 1917 •S&V 'j