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... l«fd. .:! p^•*|w,'",7S'J', St a: &«*• jw v'1..': .' T" I" lf j1 jy •4: K"' |i\. *1 "7 "v —rtm v~* THE WARD COUNTY INDEPENDENT Published Every by Thursday TRUAX &COLCORD Minot, North Dakota Entered June 18, 1902, as Second Class Matter at the Postoffice* at Minot, N. D., under the Act of Con gress of March 3, 1897. s^WjRAPg/gj ^MotnS HA VENT WE PAID THE DEBT? "But that does not pay our debt to her. Nothing can pay such a debt."—Woodrow Wilson on the French treaty. That comes about as near being ab ject piffle as anything Mr. Wilson ever wrote. His heart wasn't in that note about the French treaty. It didn't ring true. It lacked "punch," in the slang of the day. Mr. Wilson was doing an unpleasant job and doing it rather badly on the whole. There is not a good case for the French treaty from the American standpoint at least, and Mr. Wilson knows it. He was carrying out a bar ain that grew out of the peace con erence, and most Americans know it. He got his League of Nations, such as it was, in return for a promise to sup port the proposed treaty. All right. There is no crime in a little log rolling, but Americans have heard about enough about the debt to France, and the debt to other allies. We have a few debts we owe America just now. We are playing the part of rich uncle to half of Europe, we sent 2,000,000 men to France and have lent her several billions of dollars. We OflPHEUM THEATRE MONDAY and TUESDAY August 11 and 12 Norma Talmadge in "HER ONLY WAY" Also BILLY WEST'S Two-Reel Comedy WEDNESDAY THURSDAY Mary Pickford in— "CAPTAIN KIDD, JR." Mack Sennett Comedy FRIDAY and SATURDAY Hale Hamilton in- "AFTER HIS OWN HEART" Pathe Daily News Outing-Chester Pictures Watch for I *7h. Nurse's Training School ST. JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL offara a thn» gtan count, IRen an a few oacancitt open September 1st. :/i Great Cleanup Sale on all Summer apparel In Suits and Coats, Dresses, Skirts, Waists, etc. haven't lost one bit of our admiration for the French. We are blood brothers with them now, but let's drop this talk about our "debt." Any debts we ever owed France have been paid in full. The French treaty should be turned down promptly, decisively and une quivocally. It is wholly indefensible, it gives France a blanket guarantee of our protection with absolutely no thing offered in return. Probably .we would go to the aid of France if she were threatened again, but why bind ourselves in advance to do so? Why anticipate a decision on such a mo mentous question as war Why pledge this country to enter another great war before it even knows the condi tions? Idealism in men or nations is wholly praiseworthy but the idealist who ne gleets his duties as a family provider to chase rainbows ceases to be admir able. Uncle Sam has about reached the stage where he should prove hiro self a "good provider" by Jooking af ter his own family affairs awhile.— Exchange. Ten Hours to Travel 50 Miles Judge and Mrs. Wm. Murray motor ed to the James Spankey home at Coulee, N. D., Sunday for a visit. They left for home at four o'clock that afternoon but encountered a rain storm and went back to Spankey's. Their son James, phoned that he would drive up for them and soon cov ered the 50 miles in his reliable old Buick, piloting them home. Muddy roads were encountered at Donny brook and the Judge's car was put out of commission. Eight passengers from then on rode in the Buick which went all right until near the Kittel son farm when it went into a slough. This necessitated a walk of a mile and a half for a team of horses and it was 10 o'clock Monday forenoon when the party reached Minot. City of Minot is* Short of Funds The city of Minot is so short of ready money that the city commis sioners have agreed to defer collect ing their salaries of $75 a month each until February next. There is prac tically no money on hand to pay the running expenses and very little money will be coming in until April 1 1920. City Auditor Hagenstein esti mates that it will take $41,120.00 to operate the several city departments from Sept. 1 to April 1 next, and where is the money coming from City Attorney Wooledge was instructed to confer with the Bank of North Dakota and see if the city can make a "touch". Commencement Exercises Tonight Commencement and Class Day exer cises for the Minot Normal school are being given this week. The Senior sermon was given Sun day evening by President E. Lee How ard of the Fargo College whose sub ject was "The Challenge of the New Age". This was enjoyed by a very large crowd and the timely subject was very ably handled. The Class play "The House Next Door" was very ably presented Tues day evening. The commencement exercises will be held this evening. Licensed to Wed Elbert Lunde, 27, and Olga M. John son, aged 23. Howard E. Solfe 2$ '•r,..ww5|TA^-WR ,v ai and Lillian A. Radtke, Sanborn, Minn., 22. John W. Belton, 21 and Cecelia K. Malloy. Henry A. Abrahamson and Berma R. Ross, of Velva. Chas. W. Bowles, 26, Neville, Sask. and Alice M. Arndt, 29, Hartland, N. Dak. Jay J. DeGree, 28 and Veronica Stammen 19, both of Foxholm, N. D. Stolen Car Found at Anamoose (Sheriff Scofield located a Ford car, stolen from County Agent Gorman, nine miles from Anamoose Saturday. The car had been stolen by a young man who smashed the top and wind shield, leaving it at an Anamoose farm house, saying he would return for it in a day or two. The car had been there two weeks, when the farmer, notified the state department, sending the car number, thus locating the owner. Priced Farm at $150.00 an Acre. As an indication of how farmers value their holdings in this vicinity, William Ehr who owns a large farm in the valley four miles west of Minot, set a price of $150.00 per acre on his land-when Illinois buyers asked him to price it. Mr. Ehr would not care par ticularly to sell at that price. Apply to Mother Superior *•. ST. JOSEPH HOSPITAL Minot, No. Dak. Sr I 'U':. H.r• :r ft'* Cif'lfeK?.' H-. ,' TWO BIG EVENTS FOR V# 5 tV .tfl GREAT NORTHERN EMPLOYES WALK OUT Machinists, Car Repairers and Boiler makers Join General Strike. The machinists, boiler-makers an,} car repairers at the local shops of the Great Northern Railway, walked out this morning at 10 o'clock.' There has been no disturbance of any kind and none is anticipated. Everything is quiet and orderly. The men simply insist that either the government re duce the price of necessities or in crease their pay. Withers Brothers Are Back from "France. Isaac Withers, a brother of Chas. Withers, returned from France Wed nesday. He was a member of the 20th Field Artillery, Fifth Division, and saw 15 months of hard service. First Indian Who Ever Died in Minot. The body of Mrs. Medicine Beaver tail, the first Indian who ever died in Minot, as far as records show, lies in the Rowan morgue and will be ship ped to the'woman's home, Poplar, Mont., tonight. She died at St. Luke's hospital Wednesday from heart trou ble. Her daughter, Mrs. Bear, who was with her, left yesterday to prepare tor an elaborate funeral. The daughter selected a beautiful lavender casket and the body is attired in a bright red silk dress, hand beaded moccasins and light tan hose. A beau tiful bright colored ribbon adorns the hair and a bright colored Indian blan ket covers the body from head to foot, with a light blue veil over Lhe face. No Expense was spared for the cas ket and burial clothing. Otto Elli8m Says Conditions are Bewildering Otto Ellison, who has been in New York for the past four weeks purchas ing Fall and Winter stocks of ready to-wear for the Fair returned Wed nesday. Otto, says "conditions are simply bewildering. Prices are high higher than last year and the pros pects are that they will be much high er as it is purely a sellers market and the limited supply makes it pos sible for the jobbers and manufactur ers to demand unheard of prices for their goods. Otto met Ben Lesk in New York. He says that Ben's of fices are on the 12th floor of a down town sky-scraper. Minot Bakery Will Erect $65,000 Block Lantz & Mackley have been award ed the contract to build the Grams bakery building on First Street S. W. and the work will be completed this fall. The structure will cost about $65,000.00. The building will consist of two stories, 50x140 feet. The basement has already been completed. Plans were furnished by Geo. Bugenhagen. Two Men Insane Thos Kirk, aged 73 years, a resident of Iota Flats township, was adjudged insane. Tony Aleran, a Burlington coal min er 40 years old, has been adjudged in sane. He was kept at the poor farm for a while and would frequently ap pear naked in the road in front of the place. Both men will be taken to the asylum tomorrow. ler or Industry. B. F. Stewart of the Minot Hide and Tanning Co., read a very interesting paper at the Monday* meeting of the Minot Rotary Club on the hide and leather industry. It is so comprehen sive and valuable that it will be print ed in next week's issue complete CHURCH NOTICE Seventh Day Adventist Church, 320 2nd Street N. W., Sabbath School 2 P. M. Saturday. C. S. Campbell will occupy the pulpit at. the 3 o'clock ser vice. Preaching Sunday evening at at .8 clock.- Subject "Premillen nialism". is it of Biblical or Fanatical origin vAll are invited. Sale Starts Saturday, Aug. 9th Sale Starts Monday, Aug. 11th IF YOU ARE TRYING TO SAVE MONEY HERE IS YOUR CHANCE MINOT CLOAK & SUIT COMPANY At the Rate Prices Are Jumping, Our Prices Will be Pleasant Memories W. A. ALW$.Y, Pastor. (Mrs. John Jones was taken to a local hospital this morning for an op eration. -Two farms, one a quar i. Both FOR RENT ter section and one 240 acres. have excellent buildings and have been well tilled.,' They are in first class shape. Fred Sorg, Norwich, Route No. 2. 8-7t3« FOR SALE—Our six-cylinder seven passenger Studebaker automobile, good as new. Will sell-reasonable. Call 1058 White or 536 White. O. M. Champlin or W. H. Reighart. 8-7-2t HOTXCE or EXFZBATZOir OS* or KEoncFTZoxr Office of county Auditor State of North Dakota, )ss. County of Ward, His comDanv used French 75\ qc this Minot, N. X)., Aug. 6th, 1919. To Charley Thompson, the person in whose name certain Real Estate situ ate in Ward County, North Dakota, and hereinafter described now appears of record in the office of the Register of Deeds of Ward County, and which said Real Estate was assessed in the year 1914, as follows: calibre rifle proved the most effective for offensive warfare while at the same time the ammunition for this weapon was easier to secure. A wire from Jesse, another of the Withers boys in the service, was received Sun day morning saying that he had arriv ed at Camp Merritt He served with Ctrtain-tted green 4#! !fk'ii fr* ht fl Lot 19 in Block 3 of Subdivislpn of Block 7, of Riverview Subdivision to the City of Minot. UL the infantry* of the Fourth Division. 6aid Real Estate being assessed in 1914 He expects to be sent at once to Camp to Chas. w. Thompson. Dodge for discharge. Isaac Withers,' You are hereby notified that said above _„:i n, described Real Estate was sold as pro speaking of the mail service Since the i,je(j by law, at the annual sale of lands signing of the armistice, said that he upon which taxes had become delin read the account of the Minot Home quent. after advertisement thereof, as Coming celebration in the Ward Coun-' ty Independent at Brest just prior to embarkation July 21. „II1UU 7ir*r r*!^y:jP' S "On the job" Certain-teed forms a com plete,seamless surface that sheds rain, snow and sleet year after year with al most no attention. It is always "on the job." The most severe weather makes no impression on Certain-teed—nor can sparks, fumes, gas, smoke or insects impair its pro tective strength. Yet Certain*ed costs no more—less h\ fact than other types of roofs. It is easily and quicldy laid by anyone who will follow the simple directions that come with the roll. Upkeep expense is too slight to consider. Your buildings, old or new—large or small—in city or country—should have the protection of Certain-teed* i* made In rolls, both smooth and rough turfaced, (red or green) also in handsome red or asphalt shingles lor residences. extra quality—the name means MM Tf Great August Sale on all Plush and Fur Coats and Fur Scarfs and Muffs THRESHERS' SUPPLIES We are headquarters for everything in the line of THRESHERS' SUPPLIES, PULLEYS, BELTING, BRASS FITTINGS, etc. JACOBSON & FUGELSO Hardware provided by law, which sale was made at the Auditor's office at the Court House in the City of Minot, County of Ward, State of North Dakota, on the 14th day of December, 1915, and the amount of the delinquent tax due upon the property aforesaid at the date of sale Was General Taxes $7.04 and Spe cial Taxes $3.22, including penalties, costs and Interest, to make which amount the "said property was duly-of fered for sale and no one offering to pay the amount of said unpaid taxes, was bid in for the county of Ward and subse quently assigned for General Taxes $7.04 and Special Taxes $3.22 and a Cer tificate of said sale was issued t.o the purchaser thereof under the hand and seal of the Auditor of said Ward Cotmt.v, and you are further notified that the bwner and holder of the Certificate so issued has presented the same to the undersigned as Auditor «f said County, and demanded a deed for said pr •pert'/ ?.• provided by law: and said Certificate v". Mv rfij Ccrtain-teed tntainty of quality and satisfaction guaran*«4. It will pajr you to get Certain-teed Certatn-Ued most dealers sell U. Ask for and be sure to get it., .i.*, .j .**. 1 v.: Certain-teed Products Corporation Offices and Worst ~ism la Principal Cities Minot Sash & Door -wl A O O I N 3 S I N E S 'lly Rogers Lumber Co. Cox-Emmerson Lbr. Co. Distributors being and remaining unredeemed and\ there being $21.02 General Taxes and $8.89 Special Taxes due and unpaid thereon including subsequent taxes for the years 1915, penalties and interest, and there appearing no legal objection why a tax deed should not be issued as demanded. You are therefore notified that Twenty-nine and 91-100 Dollars, ex clusive of accruing costs ajid interest is necessary to redeem said property from said sale, and that unless the said A amount, interest and the costs of this' proceeding are paid on or within ninety days after the service of this notice up on you a tax deed will be issued there fore as provided by law. Period of redemption expires ninety days after the date of the service of this notfee. Given under my hand and official seal this 6th day of August, 1919. (Seal) R. W. KENNARD, Auditor of Ward County, 8-7-t3 North Dakota. J" f! Curtmlm I—if Paints' and Varnishes are the highest quality, Thl»« will vl.n th* MMi The? will give tb* /^best palbt satiafao^ tlon. tt rtft