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•••••••••-IN-* This Issue $ 24 Pages Vol. 16 No. 6 r# T' jJ^ A KEEP BUSINESS GOING" WET U\ -i •V, .• «,'More than 100 Attend Enjoyable Af fair Given at Y. W. C. A. Rooms by Minot Town Criers. Rvi" & The "Keep Business Going" banquet given at the Y. W. C. A. rooms Tues day evening under the auspices of the Minot Town Criers' Club, was the most sudfcessful affair ever held by that or ganization and indeed it was onfe of the most enjoyable events of its kind ever -$*-«J|L'held in the city. Covers were laid for 116 and be sides a large number of tickets had .been sold by the energetic committee that for some reason could not be used. The banquet was served by the wo men" of the Y. W. C. A., assisted, by Normal school girls and members of Troop 4, Boy Scouts, who saved the good women many a step. The supper was thoroly enjoyed and served to per fection. The menu was as follows: Ward Fruit Company's Delight Olives' Radishes Pickles I Stuffed Veal Birds Dutchess Nest Potatoes Bergseth Fish Company Halibut i, Nokomis Extra Sifted Pea Timbals, Stone-Ordean-Wells Company Dakota Bakery Sandwiches Minot Grocery Company Salad 1 Armour & Company Cheese Gamble-Robinson Short Cake Coffee Manson Mints Two songs were rendered by the company, America and The Star Span gled Banner. The program which followed the banquet was short and to the point. L. D. McGahan gave a short history of the Town Criers Club, which is aux iliary to the Commercial club, and in troduced the toastmaster, Bruce Fran C" .~"cis, superintendent of the Minot schools. Mr. Francis proyed to be a very able toastmaster, displaying fare bits of wit occasionally. Under his di- rection, the program progressed with as much dispatch as a three-ringed circus. C. H. Coar, who was out of the city, 'wrote a letter on Keeping Business Going from the standpoint of the pub lic utilities, which was read by Secre tary Holbein. Mr. Coar stated that his company was proceeding with its plans just as tho there was no war or rumors of war. R. E. Barron gave a good talk on keeping business going from a bank er*s standpoint. He said that this is -i-o the very time when people ought to j,? &'wM No other event since the entry of the United States in the war has pro duced the same feeling as the an nouncement that a squadron of Ameri can torpedo boat destroyers had Bafely crossed the Atlantic and was patroll ing the seas in war service. The Am erican navy's actual entry into the war zone was productive of a brush between a destroyer and a German underwater boat, according to an an nouncement by the British admiralty, bat the result of it was not made pub He. The squadron was greeted enthusi astically at Queens town, where it put In before going on active service. Admiral William S. Sims, who com mands the squadron, is considered one of the most energetic and efficient of proceed with their business in order to keep money in circulation. The banks are willing to furnish money for all legitimate purposes. He urged the people to invest liberty bonds, which will help the country as much as anything, and if the money is not at hand the banks will be glad to fur nish the money and take the bond as security. Orrin M. Pierce spoke on the sub ject from the viewpoint of a whole saler. The speaker, who has taken great interest as chief recrpiting of ficer for this district for the officers' training camp, stated that one of the biggest businesses of the city at the present time was Company D-and he urged the support of the club in~se curing enlistments for the company which must be recruited up to full war strength. This, he said, demands im mediate and energetic attention. G. D. Colcord spoke from the view point of the publisher and stated that the 400 publishers of North Dakota stood ready to throw their columns open to the use of the government in whatever capacity may be desired. While news should not be suppressed, newspapers can do much in keeping up a spirit of optimism and should be careful not to feature anything of a discouraging nature. Geo. Von Neida demonstrated that he is an orator of more than ordinary ability and he easily made the hit of the evening. He said that the auto dealers were taking the view that the soldiers would be held for .at least two years and were* adjusting their business accordingly. The war is go ing to call for an increased production of automobiles. The automobile is no longer considered merely a luxury, but it is a necessity. He said ihat one should not consider what effect war was going to have on business, how ever, but what effect business was go ing to have on war. Increased busi ness is bound to follow in the wake of war. Major E. S. Person spoke from the viewpoint of the farmer. Altho he is a banker, he operates a large stock farm and is a practical and successful farmer. He said that all have come to realize, that the farmer feeds us all a$d upon the farmer the nation depends for the success of this war. The farmer does not take advice read ily and usually resenis with silent con tempt or open hostility, advice from men who do not know as much about his business as he does himself. The farmer is a businessman whose busi ness requires more brains and capital than the average businessman in the city. The farmer does not need to be told to put in all the crop that he can, for he is doing that anyway. He would be plpased to see the city man who has been telling him how to farm, take off his coat during the coming (Continued on page 4.) DESTROYERS FIRST OF OUR SHIPS TO BEGIN ACTIVE!WARFARE ABROAD ADMIRAL SIMS UNO TORPEDO BOfTT DCS TROYE/88 EKIC3SONC UPPER) HHP &BID (tOWgg) American naval officers. He is an ord nance, gunnery, torpedo and strategy expert and is possibly more responsi THE INDEPENDENT HAS THE LARGEST CIRCULATION OF ANY WEEKLY PAPER IN THE STATE CANADA STOPS WHEAT EXPORTS TO NEW First Step in "Starving Out" Coun tries Depending on the Allies. Winnipeg, Man., May 22.—Exporta tion of Canadian wheat to neutral countries has been stopped. The pro hibitory order to that effect has just been passed. This is the first step in "starving out" neutrals. The order will cut off trade in this commodity with Norway, Sweden, Holland and Denmark. Con siderable tonnage is reported to be on this side of the Atlantic waiting to carry wheat to the countries, affected by this prohibition. It is said here that the United States will follow Canada's example. One of Ward County's First Homes. The writer visited the beautiful farm home of Edward Nelson, four miles down the river, Monday evening. Mr. Nelson bought 160 acres, constituting he old Larson homestead, along Mouse river 16 years ago, paying only $800 for the farm. He would refuse $100 an acre for the farm today. He has many acres of beautiful woods on the farm as well as*considerable farm and pasture land. Standing on the farm is the old log house built by Mr. Lar son, the original homesteader, nearly forty years ago. The boards at the gable ends were hauled from Fort Buford. The house is one of the early landmarks. Mr. Nelson has lived in this section of the state for many years. He says that he had a chance to buy the lot with basement where the New York store now stands, for $250, but he con sidered the price too high. Aged Man Made Long Trip in Car. H. W. Gunter and wife have returned to their Des Lacs home from Florida where they went to spend the winter. They made the round trip in their Maxwell car. On the way back they came thru Kentucky, Tennessee, Illi nois, and other states, covering 2500 miles. The trip was made in 21 days Mr. Gunter is 69 years of age and drove the car all the way himself. Frank Kirkelie came down from.' Donnybrook Tuesday to visit with friends. He is studying a book en titled "Forty ways of playing Nor wegian Whist" and he declares that he will show Jim Johnson and Ed Skinner "Who's Who and Why" at the Old Settlers' convention in June. mmm II#® ble than any other officer for the pres ent high state of efficiency of Ameri can naval gunnery. j£S Jj MINOT, WARD COUNTY, NORTH DIKOTA, Thursday, May 24,1917 Subscription $1.50 Per Annum ELIJAH Chorus of First Lutheran Church Will 1 Give Delightful Musical Entertain ment May 30-31. A musical event of more than pass ing interest will take place in Minot during the coming week. The chorus of the First Lutheran church under the direction of Rev. Gullixson will ren der Mendelssohn's great oratorio, Elijah, the evenings of May 30th and plst. The concerts will be given in the church on Second street northwest bnd the proceeds will be donated to the Minot branch of the American Red Cross. This group of singers have appeared frequently in choral concerts during decent years and have gained for .hemselves an enviable reputation, but their present effort will far out reach any former one. The singers have been hard at work at this musi cal masterpiece since the beginning of the present year and will, when the final rehearsal is over, have their por tions well in hand. Miss Nora Fauchald will sing the soprano solos. Miss Fauchald is a Minot girl, and while very young, be ing a member of the present graduat ing class of the city high school, has already in many ways shown her mus ical ability. Miss Olia Stramrud will sing the im pressive alto solos of the work. Miss Stramrud has been a teacher of voice in the city for the past two years and has during her residence in Minot re sponded graciously to a great many requests for musical contributions. She sings especially well songs of a deeper sentiment and will be heard at her best in the immortal aria, "O Rest in the Lord." Mr. Ingolf Grindeland, of Warren, Minn., who will sing the solo tenor, has been heard in Minot. He was so loist with the Minnesota University No slackers in Burleigh county, where for ten days no marriage li censes were issued. B. F. Gordon, popular meat cutter at the Myers Cafeteria, has returned from a two weeks' vacation in Minne apolis. Jack rabbits are raising more hades with the crops than ever. Gophers are doing more damage than usual be cause seed grain is so high. Plans are being made to change Parshall's village form of government to that of a city. The burg has 500 population and is about to kick off its swaddling clothes. J. W. McCahan of Des Lacs sold a veal calf, less than 5 months old, for $39.35. There's pretty fair money in raising stock. Peter Miller, of the Minot Dairy Co., who owns a farm in the Red river valley, says that very little plowing has been done in the valley on account of the wet condition of the soil. Chris Christopherson, who moved to Carpio two years ago, has moved back to Minot and occupies his East wood Park home. His car was driven down by his son-in-law, P. E. Stoa, Tuesday. C. N. Gulso, Blaisdell's Shorthorn breeder, attended the cattle sale Tues day. Mr. Gulso has a herd of 30 first class cattle. He has been selling hay on his farm for $8.00 a ton to Carpio ites, 18 miles away. E. A. Long has returned from Okla homa, where he visited at the home of his daughter. He visited points in In diana, Wisconsin and Illinois enroute home. He says that Indiana is farther behind than North Dakota in farm work, not a quarter of the land being plowed, owing to a late wet spring. North Dakota is fully up with south ern Minnesota. Glee club on their last visit. While Mr. Grindelamf has made the law his profession, he is nevertheless in great demand as a concert soloist, lie has a tenor voice of beautiful quality which will find splendid opportunity in the parts assigned to him. The heaviest solo work naturally falls to the Elijah part and Minot mu sic lovers will be especially fortunate in hearing Mr. Herbert Gould of Chi cago in the bass solo work. He comes highly recommended by the musical critics of his own great home city and has already built for himself a fine reputation throughout the middle west. It is not often we are privileged 'to hear such a singer. The Elijah nccompaniment will be played by Miss Martha Sebby at the HERBERT GOULD, of Chicago, Basso piano, Mrs. E. J. Walsh at the pipe or gan, and an orchestra. The tickets limited to 450 for each evening will be one dollar each. The concerts will be gin at 8:30, J? W ywr.y* INGOLF GRINDELAND, Tenor MINOT And VICINITY Olaf Muus, merchant prince from White Earth, attended to business in the city Tuesday. rr Andrew Vangsness and Lars Ron ning from Carpio motored to Minot to attend the Shorthorn sale Tuesday They didn't invest but say the stock was good and the prices high. Reg istered heifers sold from $200 to $300 each and a two-year-old for $310. Chas. Zander, Sawyer's grain man, piloted J. G. Effertz, a prominent Saw yer farmer, thru the busy thorofares of the Wonder City Tuesday. Zander says his war garden consists of an acre of beans. Effertz is raising a bunch of choice porkers and they will have plenty of pork and beans. Mr. Effertz has 500 acres in crop, all look ing fine. J. B. Feed, who was called to Cross I Timber, Mo., by the illness of his par I ents, has returned. ,Both his father and mother have shown slight im provement, but they can never fully recover. Cross Timber is located in the Ozarks, thirty miles from a rail road, and it requires five days to make the trip from Minot to that place. E. A. Shirley, the grocer, has gone to Battle Creek, Mich., where he will enjoy a few weeks' rest at the Sani tarium. Mr. Shirley has left his store in capable hands and feels that a va cation will do him considerable good. Atty. John Burke recently motored to Bismarck, argued the Peter Scott case before the supreme court, and re turned the same day. He was accom panied by Mrs. Burke, Mrs. Becker and Miss Snowdie Bilderback. Peter Scott was sentenced to serve nearly four years in the penitentiary for per jury in a blifid pig case. He is out on an appeal and working in the G. N. round house in Minot. Pat King of Donnybrook, who has been in Montana for a couple of weeks, passed thru the city Tuesday on his way home. He says there are all kinds of chances in Montana for investing money in paying propositions. At Great Falls ne met Mr. Rohe, a former lumberman in Donnybrook, and states that Rohe is becoming wealthy in the real estate business at Great Falls. FIRST SECTION mm Will sraijiNE mil Ward County Board Selects Registrars for Work Thruout the County. Some changes have been made in the method by which those who are li able to conscription under the military law and who are either unable to be present on the day of registration on June 5, or who are sick and unable to attend at that time, may have them selves properly enrolled. The board of registration received notice of these changes yesterday morning. These provide that persons who are unable to attend may register at any time before June 5 with the county registration board. Blanks can be procured at the office of the county auditor or the sheriff and the registration may be made before either of the members of the county board which consists of the sheriff, the county auditor and the county physician. The work of organizing Ward coun ty is being pushed forward with alac rity by the officials who were charg ed with this duty. Following the call for volunteers to act as registrars yes terday by the county board a number of telephone calls and some letters have been recieved by the board from people offering their services for the work. The township board of Des Lacs township notified the registration board that the officials were not only willing but desirous of doing what ever they could in the work, as such an effort was a small matter com pared with the work which these boys would have to do. The registration board has appoint ed the registrars for the several poll ing precincts in the county and official notices wil go out to these appointees at once. Those who are appointed must serve under pain of being arrest ed and made to serve time in the county jail. In the cities of Minot and Kenmare two registrars have been appointed for each voting precinct and in others one. These registrars must qualify and be ready at 7 o'clock on June 5 to begin taking the registration of those who are eligible. TTiey must keep the registration open until 9 o'clock at night of that day with twenty minutes allowed at 12 and 6 o'clock each for lunch. The list of registrars appointed from the several precincts follows: Anna—Emil Eckholm, Ryder. 62^ft°n—A" L' •'4 & Weber Minot, Box Brilian—H. E. Christenson, Sawyer. Burt—Harry R. Blom, Drady. Baden—James C. Spankle, Kenmare. Burlington Twp.—H. A. Kluver, Burlington. Berthold Twp.—J. H. Ingle, Berth old. Carpio Twp.—G. Skinningsrud, Car pio. Cameron—J. L. Larson, Douglas. Carbondale—-R. J. Horton, Aurelia. Des Lacs Twp.—A. S. Cupicher, Des Lacs. Denmarke—L. C. Hansen, Kenmare. Evergreen—J. T. Steele, Berthold. Elmdale—A. E. Neuman, Niobe. Eureka—Jens Anderson, Minot. Foxholm—John P. O'Leary, Fox holm. Freedom—M. O. Hulberg, Minot. Gasman—Roy Pettys, Sawyer. Greenbush—R. R. Bullis, Donny brook. Greely—J. A. Johnson, Benedict. Hiddenwood—W. E. Detaforce, Ma koti. Hilton—Torkel Carlson, Douglas. Harrison—Carl A. Wallin, Minot. Iota Flat—L. C. Turner, Max. Kenmare—Harry Abee, Kenmare. Kirkelie—A. B. Hills, Burlington. Linton—Nels Peterson, Makoti. Lund—Joseph F. Spalla, Plaza. Mayland—K. K. Hall, Carpio., Maryland—M. O. Ofsthun, Surrey. Margaret—A. F. Thomas, Deering. Mandan—L. D. Mann, Lone Tree. McKinley—Reinhold Reinke, Minot. Nedrose—W. W. Perry, Surrey. Newman—F. L. Hamilton, Sawyer. Orlein—J. B. Jensen, Makoti. Passport—T. R. Burke, Berthold. Rice Lake—Olav O. Ness, Ryder. Rushville—Knut Walsvig, Max. Ree—L. C. Larson, Donnybrook. Ryder Twp.—J. E. Erb, Ryder. Rolling Green—Austin Veach, Des Lacs. Sauk Prairie—Peter Nei, Kenmare. Sawyer Twp.—B. J. Snyder, Sawyer. Spring Lake—Fred Talbot, Douglas. Surrey—W. S. Young, Surrey. Spencer—Olaf N. Christianson, Ken mare. Shealey—Emil Pederson, Plaza. St. Mary's—John E. Hooke, Fox holm. Torning—J. A. Stakston, Drady. Tatman—Carl Matson, Glenburn. Tolgen—O. M. Rakness, Des Lacs* Vang—S. M. Halvorson, Grelland. Willis—H. E. Bock, Sawyer. Waterford—Henry Kells, Burling ton. Twp. 154, R. 81—Robert Waldref, Logan. Twp. 154, R. 82—A. C. Nedrud, Lo gan or Minot. Berthold Village—S. W. Woodhouse. Carpio Village—Earl F. McGovern. Donnybrook—G. H. Crampton. Des Lacs Village—C. H. Gronninger. Douglas Village—E. M. Anderson. Makoti Village—Thomas L. RuselL Ryder Village—L. Lewis. Sawyer Village—E. D. Skinner. Kenmare City—First ward, Orson Doe, Frank Hoffine Second ward, H. H. Cooper, O. L. Toftner Third ward, G. A. Trzoinski, E. H. Gross. 1 $ (Continued on Page Eight)