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,j"V."'•• -f th. Paris Green, per pound, 75c I 1st Lmmm «i (Jbk lor prices ia quantities) larnitare to. Furniture Wedding FURNITURE PHONE 7 out for itself. Hi Strychnine Alkaloid VH»-'V, 4-plece Library Suite in Brown Mahogany $4900 Independence Day Into the life of every individual comes a longing for that day of Independence—that day when we can stand full square before the world, solidly on our own foundations without a fear or dread for anything that may come. And that day comes to the individual just as it comes to a nation—when that individual or nation has so conserved its resources and made use of its opportunities as to give it the backing and fundamental basis from which to strike When will your Independence Day arrive? The sooner you start laying the foundation, the sooner it will come. Begin now by acquiring the savings habit so that you can write your "Declaration of Independence" in the very best book obtainable for that purpose—your Bank Book. Call and let us show you'how to start. Second National Bank of Minot, North Dakota The Oldest Bank in Ward County s2 WEINREBE'S The big rftore 1-2 block, off Main St., on Firdi Ave. S. E. •. LELAND DRUG STORE F. P. TAYLOR, Manager Ml WOT, WO. DAKOTA Arsenate of Lead 50c per pound Furniture of worthy character almost invariably it among the moat gladly received of the objects of wedding presentation. It is beautiful and practical and carries a permanent appreciation and pleasure. We offer a very large stock to choose from, one which we believe would be to your advantage to look over. Get the right start by getting the proper furniture, and we place our experience at your service. Estimates furnished and goods shown with pleasure at all times. Colonial Bedroom Suites in Brown Ma hogany or Walnut '100 he whole hoa^e Colonial Diningroom Suites that any fam ily can afford *632® 'v *,» ^j-. ., :,' Enough to make twenty quarts of poisoned oats. t, Soda, Saccharin tor this formula, all for... Glycerine, rFoirmula Free] Hoosier Cabinets and Alcazar tOil Stoves foryoui kitchen $1.00 down $1.00 a week UNDERTAKING PHONE 228 nam OR wcroitY ramtwcE Lieut. Howard Huston Writes From War Zone—Germans Bomb Own Prison Camp—His Ship Sank Submarine on Way Over. The following very interesting let ter has been received from Lieut. How. ard Huston, formerly connected with the Surrey schools, who has been fighting for some time in France. Lieut. Huston is with Co. M, 59th Inf., American Expeditonary forces, and he makes a plea for letters, newspapers and tobacco for the boys "over there:" Somewhere in France, May 19. My dear Mr. Coicord: Tonight for the tirst time in a long while now 1 am indulging in the lux ury of pajamas, have reached my billet and know now what war means for I've been in it. Outside and a little ways off the boys are singing, ".Pack up your trou bles in your old kit bag and smile, smile, smile. If you've a lucifer to light your fag, smile, boys, that's the style. What's the use of worrying? It never was worth while, so pack up your troubles in your old kit bag and smile, smile, smile.' Inside a little French girl of 12 is trying to ask me why we do not say "pack down" in stead of "pack up" and assuring me that an "old kit bag" should be called a "cat bag," for an "old kit" is a cat. My French is pretty "broken" so I find some difficulty in making the ex planation. These American soldiers of ours are great ones, too, to pack up theii troubles.. For instance, we arose ear ly, very early, this a. m. and started on a long, Hard dusty hike. Every man carried a pack weighing about 75* pounds and his rifle besides. All day they trudged along a little French country road. Then to make matters worse our ration wagon broke down and so we had for a meal cheese and hard tack. Our supply of tobacco and cigarettes was in it too, and they're short on smokes. Just let me say here that if any of your many friends want to do some excellent war work on the side let them buy some smokes. There are a great many of the officers who spend a large part of their salaries every month for smokea for their men. If they don't knowji where to send them just let them fire them to me. We've got 3,000 men in this regiment that will say "God bless them" and fight just a little harder to pay for them. They're all happy though now, for the wagon's been fixed and will be here in a little while and we'll have some real.chow, for our army feeds well. They have to do that for the men are working hard. The French people here are very fine to us. They throw open their W&G&W *'4*t,^,v tyr^N Gopher Poison KOl-Em-Qoick 50c, 75c, $1.25 per lb. $3.00 houses, their barns, everything they have, to us. They like the Americans. An old French lady assured me lit tle while ago that they liked the Am ericans because they didn't destroj property, and they were not afraid for the children to be with the Americans for they treated them good. Our boys take an honest pride in protecting the women and children from ruffians, etc. The French country homes are near ly all built on the same plan. Rather a courtyard effect with the barn at the end of the house. Some of them are very pretty. France of course is pretty well rack ed and torn by the war, but she is a long ways from being defeated and God willing she will never be any nearer. There are only two ways of ending this war so far as France is concerned—death or victory. They've a wonderful spirit. I wish that our people might see this war as it is. The Germans of course still carry on their air raids but they do very little damage. Occasionally they will hit a hospital or some house where some women and children are. It seems our enemy takes especial delight in de stroying hospitals and churches and women and children. There was a good joke on Fritzie the other night. There is, of course, no effort at con cealing the German prison camp. Some enterprising German airmen spotted one the other day, thought it a French or American camp, let fly a bomb and killed 67 German prisoners. We had the good fortune to sink a submarine on the way over. Hit it squarely amidships it turned on end and sank. A number of her crew got out and were taken prisoners. I am well, safe, happy and would like to hear from any of the friends. Letters are one of the most precious things to us. A Ward County Inde pendent would look like a million doU lars to me now. 'iff"' Sincerely, i' HOWARD HUSTON, Lieut. Co. M, 59th Inf., American Exped. Forces. 3 WARNING! S S DON'T BUY ROTTEN EGGS! S YOU ARE VIOLATING THE S REGULATIONS OF THE U. S. FOOD ADMINISTRATION and S 3 the STATE LAWS OF NORTH S DAKOTA! North Dakota merchants are warned not to purchase spoiled 8- or rotten eggs. The United States Food Ad S ministration says: "A ROTTEN EGG FEEDS NOBODY, IT BRINGS NO- 3 BODY ANY MONEY, IT HELPS S S ONLY THE ENEMY." For the past five years, dur- S •S ing the period from June 1st to October 1st, 25 per cent of all S *'s eggs were a total loss and 40 $ per cent materially depreciated in food value. Much of this loss is prevent- 3 able. It is due in large measure to carelessness on the part of the "$• producer and the first purchas S ers. Help the American soldiers at the front. Eggs are needed for food. They take the place of meat. Do not violate the law Y1W1 We have secured anew finisher in our Kodak Finishing department Has had six years' apprenticeship in Belfast. Just try him. We do real work all the time. Ask him if you hap* trouble taking pictures, he will set you right. It will cost you nothing and it might do you a lot of good. $ and help the enemy by buying $• bail eggs. Insnst on getting'®' good fresh eggs. $ $ $ .$• $ $ 4 YOUR OPPORTUNITY! IRON WANTED We are now paying from $15.00 to $16.00 per ton for country mixed scrap iron. We alM buy copper, brats, rubbers, rags, and all other I unk at highest market prices. NORTHWESTERN HIDE & FUR COMPANY H. L. GLAZER & CO., Prop*. lust across street frem the Dakotah Hatal Phone 1110 S-S2 Strong, Tried Companies Lowest Rates Remember these two features when having HAIL INSUR ANCE written and come to the MINOT INSURANCE AGEN CY where they will be realized. We carry ALL kinds of in surance rrepresenting the fin est companies. Minot Insurance Agency We are arranging for the display of in a local theatre that will be of especial interest to the people of Minot and vi cinity. Watch Papers for the Date Lumber Co. it its && 1 tfit"