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irr THE WARD COUNTY INDEPENDENT MUlM_ltll7 nuMlW If O O O O iot, Wort* Dakota Entered June 18. 1902. as Second Class Matter at the PostofTtce at Xlnot, X. D., under the Act of Congress of March 8. 187#. THE LAST WEST It afforded the writer the greatest •pleasure to mingle with the early day friends of the late Theodore Roosevelt, one of America's foremost citizens, at Dickinson recently. Among the most prominent of these men is Dr. Stick vusy, a resident of Dickinson for the past thirty-eight years, who has been practicing medicine and surgery in Dickinson since that time. Those who have read the autobiography of Roose velt, published since his death, will recall his story of the capture of the two desperadoes who after "shooting up" the town of Medora, near which place the* old Roosevelt ranch is locat «d, made their escape down the little Missouri river in Teddy's boat which they stole. Roosevelt was forever fighting lawlessness, and besides his ire was aroused when he learned that tiis own boat had been stolen. Se curing another boat, Teddy went down the river after them and caught up with them when they went into camp for the night. He arrested them at the point of a gun and march ed them for many miles thru the Bad ILands, coming into Dickinson from the north. At a point about forty miles north of Dickinson, he borrowed a team and wagon from Jap Holtz, a rancher and completed the journey on into Dickinson where the bad men •were turned over to the authorities, irater receiving the punishment they so richly deserved. Dr. Stickney, then a young physi cian, was walking to his office when a .•young man wearing glasses and old dbthes, including a pair of boots and overalls, asked him to direct him to a doctor. Dr. Stickney informed the young man, who was none other than Theodore Roosevelt, then a man of !J8, that he was considerably out of luck, for he, Dr.. Stickney, was the only physician in that western vil lage. Dr. Stickney took him to his office, treated his feet for blisters and necured a pair of socks for Teddy. Xater the doctor and Mr. Roosevelt ibecame good friends and Dr. Stickney introduced Roosevelt to a crowd which friatt gathered at Dickinson for a Tfburth of July celebration, at which time Roosevelt delivered the main ad dress. This was the first time that 'Roosevelt had spoken to an audience "west of the Mississippi river. Dr. Stickney not long ago secured a copy the Dickinson newspaper that pub lished the address that Roosevelt de livered that day. It read very much •as do sgme of the addresses he de livered in later years. He was for ever hammering away in advocating the principles of Americanism. Dickinson pioneers like to tell about ^Roosevelt's remarkable memory of faces and names. It is said that of the countless thousands of people he met, he never forgot a face and very seldom a name. After he had become president, he made a number o*f tours thru North Dakota, speaking to rowds at the various cities along the railway. Frequently out of the vast crowds that assembled, he would see some old time friend, and would stop in the midst of h!s speaking to ex change greetings with him. At one place he saw a fellow he had met in Medora many years before. "I can't recall /our name, but you are the fellow that owned Bli Bird, the horse that won a race at .*2dora one time," he remarked. When Roosevelt made one of his fatter tou/s thru North Dakota at rcbe time he was Bull Moose candi date for president, he spied his old Medora ranch foreman, Sylvane Fer ris, in the crowd that gathered at the sftation at Fargo. Ferris was away fbadk in the crowd but Teddy readily picked him out and greeted him in true Rooseveltian manner. One visiting Dickinson should not rneglect the opportunity for a visit with Dr. Stickney. The doctor stands very high in his profession, has amassed a very comfortable fortune. deos considerable writing and lectur ing, and altho he is far above par in either capacity, is exceedingly mod est withal. He loves the west with its traditions and we doubt not that he regrets not a little the passing of this picturesque period in which he has taken such a prominent part. His \word picture of the cow boys of the days that have passed forever is a literary gem, fit to be preserved among those of America's foremost writers. Only a few more years and we of the younger generation will have to get our information of North Dakota as .she was in pioneer days, out of books. Three Meetings Held So Far in Dis cussion of Farm Bureau Referendum On Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock, David C. Stake, local chairman and the assistant "county agent held a meeting in the Surrey Township hall and discussed the 16 questions sent out by the National Farm Bureau. On Tuesday, E. R. Smith, chairman -of the South Prairie district called a meeting to order in the school house, one mile west of Kavanagh's store. Mr. Charles Fuller of Burlington and the assistant county agent helped in the discussion and explanation of the referendum. The sentiment of the meeting was favorable to all the questions. On Wednesday4tf£ernoon, the Logan 'rtieeting was held at Logan Hall in charge of Clyde Nelson. Mr. Charles Ouradnik of Burlington assisted ably oa the discussion of the 16 points sent 0tit in referendum form by the legis lative committee of the National Farm Bureau. Today a meeting is being held at Sawyer hall in connection with .the big Strawberr^ Shortcake Festival 1 and Band Concert. Charles Booth has charge of the meeting, the assistant county agent and some prominent farm bureau members assisting. Tomorrow another meeting will be held at Burlington in charge of local chairman, Charles F. Fuller. June 23—Douglas, Oscar L. Olson. June 24th—Berthold, A. Limbaugh. 300 JOIN MANHUNT IN S. D. Huron, S. D., June 10.—Posses ag. gregating 300 persons, armed with pistols, rifles and shotguns, are beat ing the wooded spots along the James river and combing the surrounding territory in search of a highwayman who attacked Dora Schroder, a 17 year old. girl, late yesterday. The posses searched throughout the night. According to her story, told just be fore she laosed into unconsciousness, she was driving a team of horses from Hitchcock, 17 miles north of here, to her home on a farm when a man ap peared and threatened to shoot her if she refused his Jc::' -." When she resisted, the girl .-said, the man clubbed her over the head with the butt of a pistyi. She was found a half hour later by neighbors, suffering serious lacerations on her head. Her condition is critical, phy sicians say. Huron and Redfield county officials are aiding in the marhunt. N. D. TO HAVE 15 FAIRS Grand Forks—North Dakota will have 15 fairs during tha 1021 season, according to the schedule made pub lic by L. R. Montgomery, secre ary of the North Dakota State Fair as sociation. The largest of ihest- are the North Dakota State fair at Grand Forks, July 18 to 23 tne Interstate fair at Fargo, July 11 to 16, and the Missouri Slope fair at Maruian, Aug. PA to 27. Pennsylvania's Big Educational Program Dr. Wm. F. Clarke received a letter from A. G. Crane, former president of the Minot Normal, now in -chaise of the State Normal school at Jbdin- boro, Pa., stating uhat the Pennsyl vania legislature has appropriated more money for Normal school work this year than has been given in all the years previous. LADIES PICNIC JUNE 21 The Women's Non Partisan League Club will hold a picnic at Riverside Parjf Tuesday, June 21. Miss Ina Brickner, state lecturer will be the principal speaker, her »Jlire— will be at 8 o'clock in the evening. Every body invited. Don't forget your lunch baskets. McHENRY PIONEER DEAD Velva, N. D., June 9.—Mrs. Ivan Gjellstad, one of the first settlers of the Mouse river loop country who came to McHenry county behind oxen in 1883, died at her home at the age of 83. Berthold Man 53 Years a Maaoa F. C. Walther, pioneer from Bert hold, attended the District Masonic meeting in Minot Friday. Mr. Wal ther is 80 years of age and was made a Mason in 1868. Win DM DEWS A Glenburn woman, who considers butter too low in price, is masinjr soap out of her dairy products. John Severson, a Berthold pioneer, suffered paralysis of the muscles of the throat and has been unable to swallow anything since. A party of Kenmareites captured a coyote in the hills west of Kenmare with the use of a pack of hounds but instead of killing the animal will turn her loose and give her another chance for life. Reuben Gustafson suffered several fractured ribs when his Ford turned over near Coulee. E. D. Skinner of Sawyer, who has lived in the state 35 years, says that on June 1, he never saw conditions so promising for the farmers. Donnybrook Courier: A car full of young people returning from a dance at Tolley Tuesday morning was stopped by what seemed to be a squad of Watkins' law enforcement officers. Arven Peterson who was driving says the official sign to stop was planted in the middle of the road and five men with rifles appeared from the road side to search the car. The men soon saw that it was no booze car and allowed the party to drive on. Williston Herald:—The "conscien tious objector," who" died recently af ter a fast of sixty days, upon which he entered at his home in Iowa after his release from prison, received very little notice at the. time of his death, and none that we know of during the perjod of the fast, which shows that he had neglected the appointment of a press agent, who might have given the world dally bulletins on his health and how he passed the time. Whether it was Hatfield's science or an act of Providence, the farmers of Medicine Hat, Canada, are satis fied to pay the "rainmaker" $3,000 for the three inches of rain which they have received during the month he has been operating there under a con tract to produce rain at $1,000 an inch. Somehow we incline to the be lief that the rain would have fallen even though Mr. Hatfield had not ap. peared on the scene bat there is no doubt that three inches of rain, spread over as large an area as it was in this instance, may be considered a rare bargain at $3,000. an BIT BRIEF Mr. and Mrfc. F. L. Blume left Sun day for Oakes where Mrs. Blume's parents reside and after a short visit there will proceed to eastern cities where Mr. Blume will purchase his fall and winter lines for the Toggery. Frank W. Roach and his mother, Mrs. Jos. Roach, Mrs. Axel Roise and Miss Eleanor Roach left by auto Tues. k*f v-"x day for Park Rapids, Minn. Mr. Roach will return Saturday but the others will spend the summer at Birchaven, their beautiful summer 1 Additional meetings will be held as follows: June 18th—Carpio, P. 0. Hall. June 20th—Foxnolm, J. O'Leary. June 21st—Des Lacs, Lee Johnson. June 22nd—Ryder and Makoti, Hiddenwood picnic grounds, Fred Ol son and Sever Fedji. home in the pine woods along Long Lake. I Flag Day was observed in Minot Tuesday. Special ritualistic services were held at the Elks home in the evening. Mrs. J. M. McConnell, is in Minne apolis attending the commencement exercises at the University of Minne sota, her daughter Evangeline, being a member of the home economics graduating class. Reports from Glasgow state that the crops within a radius of 15 miles of that city have been burned out. The people of that section are mightily discouraged as this makes the fifth season in succession that drought has taken the crops out there. Mr. and Mrs. J. I. Huyck of Bis marck are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. James Huyck this week. Mr. and Mrs. Huyck arrived Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. J. Huyck entertain ing Dr. and Mrs. Mount of Syracuse, N. Y., who are enroute home from a sojourn in California. Jim and Dr. Mount were schoolmates "back in the Empire State." D. A. Vanerstrom and son, Oliver, of Carpio, were in the city Wednesday looking over some of the mighty at tractive bargains offered by Minot merchants these days. J. G. Battcher of Donnybrook was in the city attending the Dokey con vention Wednesday. J. F. Morrison and Vern Johnson, prominent Donnybrook farmers, were in the city on business Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. John Miller of Donny brook were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Charles McKensie, Eight ave. S. E., a couple of days this week. Mr. Miller owns the Iowa Stock Farm at Donny brook, one of the finest farms in the Gooseneck district. Clair Tompkins, formerly teller at the Union National bank left Mon day for Crystal Falls, Michigan, to look over the situation with refer ence to accepting a tempting offer to re-engage in the banking business in that city. T1. Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Camblin left Tuesday for Minneapolis, where Mr. Camblin will maintain his headquar ters in the future. Mr. Camblin rep resents the Scheffler and Rossum Co. of St. Paul and his territory embraces portions of Minnesota, North Dakota and Montana, and with headquarters in Minneapolis he handles his work to much better advantage. Mr. and Mrs. Camblin have resided in the city for the past three years and during their stay in the city have made many friends who regret their departure from the city. Tom Simmons, prominent Foxholm farmer and former hardware mer chant was in the city on business Tuesday. About 40 of the neighbors of Ray Zinninger of Foxholm turned out a couple days last week and plowed and cApped some 50 acres of grain for Ray, who has been obliged to return to Rochester for 'another operation. There were two gas tractors and 45 horses engaged in the work and when the dinner gong sounded all were treated to one of the finest chicken dinners they ever enjoyed, prepared by G. L. McHattie, a veteran chef. Some of the participants were heard to remark that if McHattie would furnish the "eats" they would wil lingly continue the work the balance of the summer. A. C. Christensen, manager of the Farmers' Co-Operative Elevator Co. of Des Lacs, was in the city on busi ness Friday. Mr. Christensen is a World War veteran and manages the affairs of his company at Des Lacs with the same j»ep /and "ginger" that he gave to his duties as a soldier at the front. Diqk Bassen, manager of the Strand and Arcade theatres returned Friday from Minneapolis. During his stay in the Twin Cities. he took a side trip out to his old home town in an adjoining county and says that the Minnesota farmers are preparing for one of the biggest crops they have harvested in years. He says the rye crop is ripening fast and that cutting will begin next week., Joe Gieselman, one of the substan tial farmers from the Donnybrook dis trict, was in the city Saturday, having motored down, arriving here at eight o'clock. He says they needed rain badly in his community. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Almy and little grandson, Duane Almy, son of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Almy, left Tuesday for an extended trip to points in Wiscon sin and Minnesota, where they will visit many of Mrs. Almy's relatives. The Altar Society of St. Leo's church were entertained at the par lors of the church Wednesday by Mrs. Peter Flammang and Miss Mary Frost of the South Prairie branch. Both luncheon and dinner were served by the ladies and a very enjoyable time was had. The rain Wednesday was general. W. S. Teters who motored in from Sherwood in the afternoon states that there were heavy rains all afternoon and that it was raining heavily at Sherwood when he left. Mrs. Teters left today for Los Angeles, California, where her daughter, Miss Eva Teters resides and .will spend the remainder of the summer there. Enroute she will stop off a few days for a visit with another daughter who resides at Wolf Point, Mont. MARKETS Wheat, No. 1, Nor. $1.46 Amber Durum i.ig £1" 1.54 gye .95 Butter .18 Eggs ig Potatoes 60 and .65 CARD OF THANKS We wish to take thiB means to thank neighbors and friends, the American Legion, the Red Cross, Rev. Stockdahl and Rev. Langehough, all and every one for the part they each took in the funeral of my son, Wil helm, and for all the beautiful floral offerings. Hans Jacob Hanson Father and Brothers Sisters and Relatives. NORTH DAKOTA PLAN OF RECALL SPEEDED Fargo, June 9.—The committee of 42 (anti-Nonpartisan) has decided on J. A. Kitchin, Sentinel Butte, Golden Valley county, farmer and state legis lator, as the independent candidate for commissioner of agriculture and labor, in the recall election, set for November. This election is aimed at the present Nonpartisan officials who compose the industrial commis sion—Governor Lynn J. Frazier, At torney General William Lemke and John N. agan, commissioner of agri culture and labor. Independent candidates for the other two positions were chosen at a recent anti-Nonpartisan convention at Devils Lake, when the recall election was decided on. The committee urged that persons circulating recall petitions and peti tions for initiation of state laws, in culding changes in the state consti tution, expedite the work. The in dependent officials pointed out that this action controverts rumors that there would be no recall eiection. nic committee also provided for a finan cial committee of seven. A resolution was adopted enlarging the joint campaign committee from three to five. It is now composed of one representative from the state democratic committee, the state re publican committee opposed to the1 Nonpartisan league and the indepen dent committee." "There is no middle ground in this fight in North Dakota," said T. G. Nel son, state secretary of the Indepen dent Voters association. "Every vot er, by his or her action must either help the present members of the in dustrial* commission to stay in office' or to get them out of office." Early Wheat Suffers Severe Damage Theo. H. Elarth from southwest of the city informs the Independent that the early wheat has already suffer ed severe damage from drouth. There appeared to be plenty of moisture, pood rains having fallen thruout the district, but there was no reserve moisture from last year and that which did fall kept going right down. A week ago Monday the early wheat looked good for 20 bushels but within a week it began to get brown and many of the stools have died, leaving the main plant alive. Under favor able conditions, Mr. Elarth says he believed the early sown wheat may yet average ten or twelve bushels per acre, though it is uncertain just what kind of weather we will get. The early wheat was mostly sown on land plowed dry last fall. Such fields will not retain the moisture well and farmers do not consider this very safe farming, but say they have to run some risk in order to get in much of a crop. The later sown wheat looks very well yet, but will need rain and favorable weather. BOYS DROWNS AFTER SAVING COMPANION Mandan, N. D., June 10.—Exhaust ed through his successful efforts to save a boy chum, Walter Keuhn, 11 year old son of Frank Keuhn, cashier of the German State bank at Hebron, N. D., wa6 unable to make his way to shore and drowned. Rudolph Yaeger, Ernest Schwenk and Walter Keuhn went swimming in the Northern Pa cific reservoir near Hebron. Rudolph got into deep water and called for help. The Keuhn boy, going to his hescue, managed to seize him as he was going down the last time.* He struggled with him towards shore, calling for help. The third boy assisted in pulling Rudolph to safety, but young Keuhn sank and was drowned. SURREY MAN STUDIES FORESTRY Lehman Lambert, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Lambert of Surrey, has returned from Missoula, Mont., where be has attended the University of Montana during the past year, where he is studying civil engineering and forestry. The students of his class spent two weeks camping in the tim ber, in charge of special instructors, just before the institution closed for the summer. Forestry is one of our most important fields of endeavor as the visible timber supply of the na tion is fast being depleted and at the present rate unless curative methods are taken, within 25 years, the supply will be entirely exhausted. No field offers fine ropportunities for our young men today than forestry. MINOT WINS TWO FROM BISMARCK The Minot baseball team returned from Bismarck Sunday night where they played three games with Bis marck. They lost the first game Sat urday, 6 to 3, with Morris pitching. The second game was won by Minot, 9 to 0, with Shirley pitching, and Minot won the third, 10 to 6, High tower pitching. Moore, the Minot catcher made a home run and two three baggers, sustaining his reputa tion. A total of 2,400 people attend ed' the three games. LUMBERMAN TOUR STATE G. H. Rogers, vice president of the Rogers Lumber Co., arrived from his home in Minneapolis and spent last week touring the company's territory represented by the various yards in North Dakota. He was accompanied on the motor trip by R. M. Graham, general manager H. M. Gray and F. Violet, credit manager. The party L. H. Winje, superintendents, and A. motored from Winbledon west to Mc Kenzie county. They found conditions very bright all along the line. TYPEWRITERS All makes sold and rented. Carbons and Ribbons Office Specialties Co. f, Boom Am. of Commerce Bldg. Tel. 482. P.O. Box 389 MINOT, N. D. Mother Returns for Her Child Mrs. Bert Inks, formerly of Glen burn, .irrived from Spokane, Wash, last week and is making an effort to secure possession ot' her two-ycar old daughter, left with Mr. and Mrs. Matt Hamilton of Glenburn more than a year ago. The mother, following the birth of the babe, became ill and was sent to a hospital for treatment. While she was absent her husband placed the babe at the Hamilton home ALL HATS, 4 and left Glenburn with the other chil dren. He is said to be somewhere in Indiana, his formdr home. The Hamiltons think as much of the chil dren as they would of their own and say they will not give it up unless the law compels them to do so. Down i£ the quiet little city of Valley City, Bro. Trubshaw writes about rabbits strolling abdut the prin cipal thorofares. EVERYBODYS 37 We# Central Small Picnic Hans .. .19c Part Lard, 7 lbs. -$1.00 Streaked Bacon 25c Salt Pork, 7 lbs. ..$1.00 Summer Saisage 18c Ye Novelty Shop Friday arid Saturday exdssiveof Midsummer Hats, Price Notice to Taxpayers Taxpayers who desire corrections, if any, in their assessments may call at the City Hall from Wednes day, June 15, 9 A. M. to 5 P. M. each day for six consecutive days, except Tuesday. By Order of City Commission. CITY ASSESSOR. Paris Green We have fresh stocks of PARIS GREEN in bulk or package. Secure your supplies now while bugs are young and prices low. For Cabbage, Tomato, Celery and other gar den insects and diseases use SURE NOXEM. 25c per can Valker (Mteoseo Co. 121 So. Main St. THIRSTY? On* Fitger's Pickwick It tastes better and satisfies. Bergseth Fish Company ••••DirtribBton Minot, No. Dak. 7 N 1