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USEFUL Christmas Presents Spfcnd your Christmas money wisely. Don't buy useless presents. You owe it to yourself this year more than ever to be carcful with your Christmas shopping1. Make every dollar count. Are you going to select some useful present for Father, Uncle, Brother, Cousin, or Son? Its really not an easy task to pick out something that will be "just what he wanted". If you will visit our store, we will be glad to show you any number of different items that would be appreciated by any man and you can really make your money go just as far as you like. Here are just a few suggestions: Silk Shirts—a big assortment $1.50 to $12.50 Hosiery 25c to $1.50 You'll say our silk fibre and pure silk hose are the finest you've ever seen. Something brand new. Mufflers 50c to $3.50 Sweaters—wool and jerseys—$2.50 to $15.00 Bathrobes—a beautiful line—$6.50 to $16.50 Ties 35c to $2.50 Gloves 75c to $5.00 Suspenders 50c to $1,50 Handkerchiefs 10c to $1.00 Garters 25c to 75c SUITS—The finest line in Minot, the Fashion Park' brand. Models to suit the very swell as well as the conservative dresser $22.50 to $57.50 OVERCOATS—Fashion Park brand $22.50 to $57.50 HATS—When you want a real hat, buy the Knox. Price $7.00 SHOES—Torrey and Emerson brands. We can suit the swell dresser as well as the conservative one. Prices $5.50 to $8.50! The above is just a partial list of what we can 9how you in this store. Every article you buy here is backed up by our guarantee. If any article does not exactly fit, it can be exchanged if still in perfect condition. LET US MAKE XMAS SHOPPING EASY FOR YOU GORDON CLOTHING CO. 24 W. Central Avenue Next Door West of Western Union Telegraph Office Ifphone970^ Phone 970 We make a specialty of good Luttip Lignite Coal in large quantities Let us figure with you on 5, 10, 20, tons or straight cars. We have six teams hauling coal and can deliver promptly. MINOT COAL COMPANY Phone 9701= Phone 970 HARD COAL Plenty of It PIpif-HowB Luiiiber Co. Phone 68 The Independent'* Job Plant is Complete—Try Ut K* r*'" .'p K- WALLIN REVIEWS S4 CROPS IN WARD COUNTY Old Time Farmer Gives Recollection of Crop Conditions for More than a Third of a Century. Senator John Wallin who has farm ed In Ward county for the past thirty four years—more than a third of a century,—has kept close track of con ditions year by year nnd he furnished the readers of the Independent with some valuable figures which ought to be preserved. The report follows: "My recollection of crop conditions during my stay in Ward county: 1884—good crop. 1885—bumper crop. 11886—dry but medium crop. 1887—fair crop. 1888—frosted grain but heavy straw. 1889—almost a total failure. 1890—almost a total failure. I 1891—bumper crop. 1892—bumper crop. 1893—a poor crop but not total fail ure. 1894—fair crop. 1895—good crop. 1896—bumper crop. 1897—light crop. 1898—good crop. 1899—bumper crop. 1900—poor crop. 1901—bumper crop. 1902—poor crop. 1903—medium crop. 1904—good crop 1905—bumper crop. 190(5—medium crop. 1907—good crop. 1908—light crop. 1909—good crop. 1910—failure. 1911—failure. 1912—ibumper crop. 1913—light crop./ 1914—crop suffered damage from rust—otherwise a good stand. 1916—wheat almost destroyed by rust. Other grains good. 1!)17—almost a failure. 1918—one-third of a crop. Flax a little better. By studying the above figures, it can be seen that farming in this coun try need not be exactly a failure. I saw in one of the local papers that there is a movement on foot to build a potato warehouse. If that could be realized, I think it would be a bless ing to this country. When the soil gets old, it needs to be enriched. Po tatoes enrich the land. I never saw a crop failure on land planted to pota toes the year previous, and I seldom have seen a failure of a potato crop, if planted on well prepared land. Besides there is aways a net profit to be made on a potato crop, if there was a ready market. The reason farm ers have not gone into it any more than they have is the uncertainty of the market. But with a potato ware house here in Minot, that problem would be solved. I do not suppose any individual would invest his money in a venture like this, altho it would be a paying proposition. Right here is a place where public ownership would work well. Supposing the city or even the county was allowed to build, a otato warehouse, operated by the city or county. In a few years the business would p.ay for itself and it would en rich the country all around, because it would inrtuce farmers to change their mode of farming. But I reckon the objection to this would be that it is socialistic and interferes with yri ate business. Thus private business always has to be taken care of at the expense of the public. If this country is ever to be built up and come to its rights, it will have to foe done either by co-operation of the people or by public ownership. The fanners at the present time are not able to finance a project like this. But something dif ferent from the usual way has to be adopted in this part of the country. Raising potatoes on a large scale will solve the problem to a large extent we can get a ready market for the product. Yours truly, JOHN WALLIN. LESK TELLS ABOUT ARMY LIFE. Minot Lawyer Had a Good Time at Military Training Camp, Where He Met Many Interesting People. Attorney Ben Lesk, who spent about two weeks in the officers training camp, at Camp McArthur, Waco, Texas, returned to Minot last week and has again taken up his work with the law firm of Greenleaf, WooledKe & Lesk. Mr Lesk was away from Minot about a month and his experience i' the military training camp did him a lot of good. When he left, he closed up his affairs, being prepared to be away an indefinite time. Mrs. Lesk had gone to Milwaukee to remain with relatives and the Sacrifice which they made amounted to considerable. Mr. Lesk is glad to get back. He had en listed hoping eventually to see over seas duty, but received an honorable discharge from Camp MtArthur. Mr. Lesk says that life at the camp at first is anything but pleasant. One has to go thru so many hardships at first, that it seems as if they saddled off unpleasant tasks on him to test his mettle. The day he was examined, he was compelled to stand practically naked and barefooted, on a floor with 400 others, awaiting his turn for ex amination. All day long he stood there and did not get a bite to eat till six o'clock that night. Soldiers are examined according to their names selected alphabetically. Mr. Leak says he felt sorry for the boys whose names began with a "Z." There were 25 lawyers in Mr. Lesk's company. One member was president of a bank. Another was Ben Lytell, the noted movie actor. A half mile from Camp McArthur, an aviation field is located, and Mr. Lesk says it was a great sight to see often thirty planes in formation. He returned by way of Chicago, where he saw. "Chuck" Palda, Geo. Eroe and Lafe Flaten, all from Camp Grant. The company commander pre vailed upon Mr. Flaten to organize a band of thirty pieces, but Mr. Flaten is anxious to return to Minot and did not take up the proposition. FURNITURE SALE WEJNREBE'S Minot's Largest and Highest Grade Stock Furniture Will be Placed on Sale This will be the largest sale of its kind that has happened in many months. There are three floors literally crowd ed with Furniture. Every article will be marked to sell quickly. Never before have we offered the pub lic an opportunity to buy such high class Furniture at these reasonable prices. Here is the Real Opportunity to Buy High Class Furniture Our motto during this sale will be not how much can we make but how much can we sell. Inmost cases this same mer chandise could not be purchased to-day for twenty-five to fifty per cent more than what we paid for the same- With these conditions as facts, we simply ask that you come early and see the wonderful bargains we offer. Sale Starts Monday, Dec. 16th. Continues until Christmas, Dec. 25th Look for the Green Tags, They give you the sale price. This Sale Includes Every Article in the Store .*. Come Early and Get Your Share .*. J. H. WEINREBE Minot, N. D. a