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I ft i' HI This Issue 2 Vol. 21 No. 10 NORTH DAKOTA BANKERS OPEN SESSION DOUG MALLOCH TALKS The thirty-eighth anniversary of the North Dakota Bankers Associa tion opened in Minot this morning and the sessions will be concluded Friday afternoon. The attendance has been cut down much on account of the rain, many of the bankers planning on motoring to this city. Plans had been made for a picnic at Riverside Park this evening, but owing to the rain, the banquet will probably be held at the Episcopal church. The dances at Wildwoodand Dorman's Parks will go on as origin ally planned. The bankers are all feeling jubilant over the rain and while the attendance has been cut down to about 300, or about half, the rain has not dampened the spirit of the captains of finance in the least. The convention was called to order at 9:30 by Wm. P. Hanks, of Powers Lake, president of the association. The invocation was delivered by Rev. G. Le Roy White. America was sung by the assemblage. The address of welcome was given by Aksel Brats berg, vice president of the city com mission, the response being given by Vice President Sprague of Grafton. .... President Hanks then delivered his address, which was full of optimism for the future. The printed annual reports of the secretary, W. C. Mac fadden, and the treasurer, M. O. Grangaard, of Rogers, were present ed. The total disbursements during thf year were $11,521.84, leaving $4,322.76 on hand. The net losses to the Bankers' insurance company dur ing the past year amounted to $11, ip?ri"t'7r'T on hand, a gain of more than $5,400.00. There are 632 state banks, 181 national banks and four trust companies pay ing dues into the association. The secretary urges the employes and of ficers of the banks to take practical correspondence courses in banking which many are doing. There were 20 bank burglaries or attempted bur glaries during the past year, one less than the previous year. Douglas Malloch, noted speaker, writer and author, delivered his ad dress, "Some Sinners I Have Met," it 2 o'clock this afternoon. This is Mr. Malloch's first appearance in North Dakota. He will speak at Fargo to morrow. Mr. Malloch is one of the most popular lecturers on the Amer ican platform today, and is not only a great humorist, but a philosopher as well. He held his audience spell bound. North Dakotans at this particular time needed to listen to just such an optimistic address as Mr. Malloch de livered. At times his audience was •in convulsions, each story clinching some point with telling force. Np speaker has ever gripped our people with greater force. Mr. Malloch is known as "The Poet of the Woods." Among his well known literary efforts are the follow ing books: Tote—Road and Train, The Woods, In Forest Land, and Re-sawed Fables. The Independent acknowledges a pleasant call. Doug Malloch is one of those plain, every-day fellows in spite of the remarkable record he has made. Talk with him for five min utes and you feel that you have known v- him for ten years. Bright of eye, keen of wit, with a remarkable mem ory and wonderful vocabulary, there is little wonder that it becomes nec essary for him to travel between 50,000 and 60,000 miles annually in order to fill his engagements. A story is told of Mr. Malloch which -shows how far it is necessary for him to travel frequently to meet an en gagement. He was speaking in Den ver, Colo. A thrifty business man of German descent living in Derby, Conn., made up his mind to secure Mr. Malloch's services, and he did re gardless of expense. It was neces .stry for Mr. Malloch to travel three days, covering 2,200 miles. He got there at. 5:40, 20 minutes before din ner and a wonderful meeting was the result. Mr.„Mallooh speaks frequent ly before Rotary and Kiwanis clubs. Mr. Malloch is a former newspaper 'man. He started his newspaper ca reer on the Muskegon (Mich.) Chron icle, some thirty years ago. Doug a8 a youth used to travel thru the rural districts around Muskegon with a little pony hitched to a two-wheeled sulkey, and the subscriptions, renew als and news items that he'd bring in were a caution. Everybody liked Doug for he always had a smile and a,good story to tell. James R. Fal coner, advertising manager of the In- 1 dependent and Mr. Malloch were old ./friends back in Muskegon and their .. meeting again in Minot has brot forth many interesting reminiscenses. Mr. Malloch has been on the staff of the National Lumberman, for twen jty years and still writes two columns v—a week for that well known journal. He frequently breaks forth in rhyme. He is a prolific writer. An executive -session of the bank gp|?£sers will be held at the high school -auditorium Friday morning at 9:30. 4-ir G. H. Hollister, chairman of the Stat* S^pb«»k executive committee will pre gpggjpide over the meeting. The election fefe^of officers will take place Friday af. ?^p^ternoon. ... •Wljr Not Minot?" mmm DOUGLAS MALLOCH rararivots or ELECTION HESTOS 1022 Jun 12 I'M 4 00 St. Washington DC f07P 12 R. J. Htfgbc^. 532 Gardner Hotel, Fargo, N. D. It. has* Keeti brought !o my at tention that reports are beini? cir culated that I am responsible for bringing out certain candidates for state offices who have entered the field since the Republican con vention at Jamestown. I am not directly or indirectly responsible for the candidacy or tiny ofie ex cept myself and have not been consulted by any of the other can didates. When the manager of my campaign, Mr. Hughes, mov ?d on the floor of the convention that no endorsement for Senator be made he asked my friends to support fche state ticket nominated there. He did this with my ap proval uhd I have not changed my position. I shall be unable to get into'the state durms' the cam paign bc.-anse of work here on the tariff bill and for that reason will be unable to make any state ment from the platform. I am entirely satisfied with the ticket nominated at the/Jamestown con vention and unqualifiedly in favor of the re-election of Mr. Nestos and the others nominated there. 1*. J. McCUMBER. FARMERS LET ONE RAIN A WEEK ESCAPE Dr. .1. H. Worst, oi the state immi gration department, was in the city Wednesday enroute to Stanley where he addressed a big farmers' picnic. An airplane flight was one of the features of the Stanley affair. Mv. Worst »alled at the Independent office and stated'that he was pleased the way the people of the Northwest are boosting for this section of the state. Everywhere he is urging our residents to secure one more settler each, whether it be this year or ten years from now. "I have unbounded faith in North Dakota," he said, "and know that this is a- great farming state if it is farm ed right* which is not so very often done. "Farmers have been praying for rain, when by improper methods they are letting more -than one good rain a week escape from the soil. The wheat fields are allowed tp crack, per mitting the moisture to escape when the farmers ought to go onto the wheat fields with light harrows." Mr. Worst stated that there isn't enough moisture for both weeds and crops. Our farming land is getting older and there are varied weed prob lems. "Wtieds sap a great deal of moisture from the soil. Mr. Worst stated that while he was President of the North Dakota agri cultural college, an experiment was made and it was found that the roots of the wheat plant went down six feet or more into the soli. It will not do this with a hard pa* soil, but with a soil like there is ia the Red River valley, this will be done. There is an abundance of moisture in the sub soil, but the roots hare not yet reach ed it. North Dakota's average rainfall* is 17 inches. Seven inches of rainfall will produce a good crop of wheat if the moisture is not permitted to es cape. Mr. Worst says he has exam ined the wheat crop closely in north western North Dakota and in his opin ion it has not suffered aiir damage yet. CO/v\in The annual mid-summer picnic.-of the Indiana-Illinois Association was held at Riverside Park Wednesday. While the attendance was not as large as usual, those who participat ed enjoyed a perfect North Dakota June day in the state's most beautiful park and declare that they spent a most enjoyable day. At twelve o'clock, the pienic dinners wore spread and the tables groaned under their loads oi' fried chicken, cake and other delicacies. North Da kotc.may have gone thru a series of pooi crops, but the tables gave evi dence of our living- in the land of milk ana honey. If North Dakotans do not fare any worse as far as pio vender is concerned, they will never have reason to feel sorry that they left the land of their birth to".come to the land of opportunity. The write* heard expressions .from many who stated that they had never regretted leaving the sta+es of their birth. All are well pleased with Noi-th Dakota, a land that never fails when cultivated crops are planted, a land where the diversified farmer grows wonderful crops every year. The refreshment committee- got its wires crossed and at 11:45 President Lingofelt phoned the writer an "SOS" call saying the crowds were gathering and there was no lemonade to. drink. An Illinois-Indiana picnic without lemonade is. like a Norwegian supper without ludefisk, so there was nothing to do but to make that lemona.de. Carl Mason, "Sunny Jim" Falconer and the writer borrowed a 20-gallon jar from a local store, bought four dozen lemons and a Couple of sacks of sugar and a squeezer. The jar was dirty, so a couple of buckets of water were dumped into it. The jar was placed in the back of the auto and while the writer exceeded the speed limit, Fal coner washed the jar and Mason squeezed the lemons. Billy 'Wilson of the Pure Milk Co. donated a chunk of ice which was tossed into the jarj and within five or ten minute* after arriving at the park, the thirst of the multitudes was being quenched. No fatalities were reported, so the drink must have been wholesome. Several freezers of ice cream were placed before the picnickers. At two o'clock the program was opened by G. W. Lingofelt who was president for several years. In his address, he praised the Indiana folks especially, saying he could always pick out a Hoosier .by his contented expression. Mr. Lingofelt was given a rising vote of thanks for the splendid work he has done as president. Prof. J. H. Colton was in charge of the singing, the crowd. singing Illi nois and the Indiana song. The election of officers resulted as follows: E. H. Ray, president. John Kassens, vice president. Lola Dierdorff, secretary. Wm. Hadler, treasurer. Program committee—J. H. Burns, Sarah Brey and Mrs. Dierdorff. Refreshment committee—Mesdames W. Brey, G. W. Lingofelt, T. F. Eaton. J. Kassens and Wm. Heckev. Stenersen Delivered Masterful Ad dress at Flag Day Exercises Flag Day exercises were held at Riverside Park last evening, under the auspices of the Minot Lodge, No. 1089, B. P. O. Elks, a large crowd attending. The Minot Community Band^played a retreat at the flag pole, then pro ceded to the stand in the park where a program of four enjoyable numbers was played. G. S. Wooledge presided at the meeting and introduced V. E. Stener sen, Exalted Ruler of the local Elks Lodge who gave the very beet ad dress he has ever made in this city. Mr. Stenersen is a capable orator and his address was a masterful patriotic effort. The exercises closed with a selec tion by the band, after which the Elks and their families enjoyed a picnic in the park. The Elks distributed beautiful little booklets containing the picture of the flag with many interesting facta con cerning it. mmmmmimMMammmmmrn HE WARD COUNTY INDEPENDENT OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF WARD COUNTY AND THE CITY OF MINOT R'member THE THRILL YOU USEP TO GET OUT OF A ORCU5- POSTER. ANP— H00SIERS-SUCKERS ENJOY PIC NIC E. H. RAY HEADS ASS'N THE INDEPENDENT HAS THE LARGEST CIRCULATION OF ANY WEEKLY IN THE STATE First Section THE THRILL IT CONTRACTS FOR FAIR BUILDINGS TO BE LET The contracts for building the var ious structures for the Ward County Fair Association will be let at 2 oclock Friday afternoon. A stock barn 56x200 feet is to be ljuili, capacity 180 head of stock. Bi'.Iii will be for tile with ^lternates of frame or concrete. An exhibition building 60x100 is to be erected. -The second floor is to be used for exhibition purposes, danc ing and dining hall. There are to be two spaces of .10x04 feet each with no interfering posts. A dome 4o feet high runs from floor to roof. The building is to be of tile and stucco, "nmed. iiiai'fi fioor will be divided into .48 booths, 0x10 feet each. There will be tight entrances to the building. The grand stand is to be of frame with 2,000 capacity. It will be fin ished in stucco. A one-half mile race track is to be completed this year. Plans call for a six or seven-foot wire non-climb ab!e fence about the grounds that may be built this year. The grounds were laid out by Pearse, Robinson & Sprague, land scape architects of Des Moines, la. The grounds are to be laid out with a view of later building machwiery hall, four more stock barns, poultry and dairy buildings, merchants build ing, education and fine arts building, women's, girls' and boys building, dining hall, dance hall, midway shows, a pool, band stand and a grass plot of 900x400 feet. The Mouse river inns up to the "rounds and there will be a boat land ing eventually. The entrance to the grounds will be off the Roosevelt Highway. Ira L. Rush has fuinisned pians I the buildings. STEADY MlNls^ Fi1 Minot, Ward. County, North Dakota, June 15, 1922 Subscription $2.00 Per Annum GIVES YOU LUMT0M1 A general rain started falling shortly after seven o'clock this morn ing and it looks good for an all day rain, at least. The rain appears to be general. Every drop is soaking into the ground and this practically as sures us bountiful crops thruout the Northwest. ., In this immediate vicinity, while crops had not suffered, they were in need of moisture which has come in plenty time. The rain is just right for our immense crop of winter rye, which is all headed out, and will soon start filling.. The wheat is making a remarkable growth. The stand is un usually heavy and the color a bright green. Widow Aeks for Compensation From State Department Attorney Wehe of Bismarck, has bean in Minot the past two days list ening to testimony in the Wm. M. Pace claim against the North Dakota Compensation Bureau. The testimony will be placed before the enfee board of five in Bismarck. The late Mr. Pace, was employed in the plant of the Northern States Power Co., and passed away from the hardening of arteries. It is claimed that his physi cal condition was due to the nature of his employment and his widow now asks for compensation from the de partment. Minot Wins Two From Brandon Minot defeated Brandon, Man., in two games on the local grounds Sun day, winning the first game 7 to 3 and the second 3 to 1. The first game was slow but the last one was a hum mer, full of double plays and thrills. Shirley pitched for the locals in the first game and Marshall in the second. 200 BOY SCOUTS GO IN CAMP AT RICE LAKE FOR TEN DAYS FRANCIS HEADS^ NORTH DAKOTA LP. Grand Lodge Officers Grand Chancellor, W. H. Francis, Velva. Vice Grand Chancellor—Archie W. Patterson. Grand Prelate—John L. Gunkel. Grand Keeper of Records and Seal— W. T. Sprake, Casselton. Grand Master of Exchequer—Dex ter D. Rice. Grand Master at Arms—John H. Halvorson. Grand Inner Guard—Harry C. fcynn. Grand Outer Guard—L. M. Swigart, Minot. The thirty-third annual convention of the Grand Lodge, Knights of Py thias came to a close at Bismarck this afternoon. The above is a list of the officers elected. W. H. Francis, pubhshei of the Vel vn lournal. was elected Grand Chan cellor. Otter officers were moved up one notch also and Swigait of Minot, was elected Grand Outei GUInrhis address before the conven tion, Mr. Francis stated that 't would be his purpose to further the Pythia work in North Dakota by placing it lirffelv on a publicity basis. The big thing done at the conven tion was the decision of the Giandj Lodge to place a Kufficient number field deputies at work in the state to promote the work of the ordei. prospects for the continued growth oi Pythianism in North Dakota are very ^''^/aUey City was chosen for the next convention in June, 1923. The Minot delegates to the conven tion were Fred Annderson, L. M1 Swi eart, T. N. Henderson and John Ly.._n. Mark M. Chatfield is a ^ran'^tI'u^t' Mrs. J. B. Reed and Mrs. Matt It.t erson were delegates to the Pythian Sisters convention. Mrs. Rowan, grand chief, also attended. Fifty-one beautiful residence lots, in Parkland Addition in the city of| Minot, are to be sold at auction .o the highest bidders, Wednesday, June 21, sale to be held on the site of the lots beginning at 1:30 o'clock in the, afternoon. George A. State will be the auc-1 tioneer. The owners of the lots, P. P. Lee of Bellingham, Wash,, and T. T. Jacobson of Wittenburg, Wis., are in the city and will superintend the sale of these lots. The lots are being marked this week and prospective buyers may look them all over carefully before the sale if 1 they so desire. The owners mean I business and propose to dih.po.vv o. the entire 51 lots. Thi.s property is located wiunn fi"" I blocks of the center of the busiiv section of the city and are very de-n f«i. Many of the fine-i homes in the city have already been birflt in that section of the city. The s're arts have all been graded and th^.( are walks and curbing in front ol nearly all the lots. Some of the lots are 50x107.7 f*e: and others are 50x140 feet. This addition was laid out in 1905. The lots will be sold for 1/5 cash, 1/5^ by Nov. 1, and the remainder i.i three yearly 'payments. This wii: afford many a fine opportunity to se cure their ow homes. The lots lay between 5th and I'Ji streets and from Central to Four.h Avenues, Northwest, inclusive. In this issue there is an announce-, ment giving complete information. Band Day Netted Glenburn Band $300 Friday was band day at Glenburn and notwithstanding the fact that a rain fell all afternoon, the affair was Rev. G. Le Roy White of -Minot gave an addness which was much preciated. Two ball gamee schecffil ed for the afternoon could not be played on account of the rain, a fine' 'riiist falling all afternoon, interfering with the day's events, but doing much good for the caops. -A dance was given in the evening. Some of the horse races scheduled for the after noon were pulled off despite the fact that the track was slippery. The band received about $300.00 proceeds of the day. Builds Modern Farm Home C. H. Linnertz, enterprising farmer, living four miles northwest of the city, is building a fine five-room mod-, era residence on his farm. A dozen autos filled with Boy Scouts left the city at 7:15 this morning, bound for Rice Lake, just_ prior to a rain which has been falling steadily ever since. Twen ty-five boys remained at the school grour.Jo at nine o'clock, not enough cars having put in their appearance. C. W. Mason, who is checking the boys out, declares that they will all be in camp be fore night, no matter how hard it rains. If sufficient cars do not show up, Mr. Mason will endeavor to engage the big white bus. Two hundred Minot Boy Scouts were taken out to Rice Lake, 25 miles southwest of che city early thia jrporn ing, by forty businessmen with'their autos, where they nave gone into camp for ten days. They are in general charge of E. C. Hug, athletic instructor in the Minot schools, who is giving the Boy Scout work considerable attention during the summer. Carl W. Mason was ljusy Wednesday, checking up on the boys to see that they had their complete equipment. D. D. Riley, Carl Davis and other Boy Scout Masters will as sist with the work at the camp. The boys are all equipped with Pup tents which they will occupy for sleeping quarters. The large pavil ion has been leased for the ten days and this will be used in case ef rain. Geo. Beatty, well known chef, who made such a hit with the boys last year, is in charge of the culiaary de partment again this year. Henry M. Wilson placed a large or der for groceries which is but a small beginning of what the lads will' con sume while in camp. Included in the rations are lard, macaroni, spaghetti, cream of wheat, oat meal., sago, jelly, prunes, corn starch, syrup, salt, crackers,_ cookies, dried apple*, 'cocoa nut, raisins, two sacks sugar, Ipices, tea, coffee, two cases each of toifiatoes corn, Post Toasties, catsup, pickles, cocoii, pumpkin, 50 }bs. Deans-, salmon, case of Pride milk, et«. ThJ boys are going to fare well. Last year they were badly sun burned. An effort will be made te avoid much of this during the m'esetu. encampment. The lads were two very severe storms last year, their large t-em.s being blown down and torn. This year tftSy ea« go into the pavilion to sleep if it storms se verely. They are over on the oppo site side of the lake among t*ees, in a much better location. They will be kept very busy thruout the day with drilling and athletic stunts. Swimming will form a prom inent feature of the encampment. Ev ery lad will know how to swim when he returns to Minot. Pioneer Back for a Visit Kails to Locate House Which He Owns Mr. and Mrs. P. P. Lee and daugh ter, Miss Alyce Lee arrived fr«m Bel lingham, Wash., and are vistbing with, old Jriends in this aity. It has been five years s-inee Mr. Lee visited Minot and altho he was one of the pioneers of the cifcy, he is having just a little difficulty inihiding his way about the city. For dBtance, he was looking Wednesday for a house* which he owns. "Do you know I have bee« unable to locate that house as yet. 1 used to know just where it stood, bwt that part of the ciiy has changed so much that I have not found the ho»*e. yet," he said. The Independent that Mr. Lee will be able to locata •fPhouse before leaving the city. Mr. Lee was one of the pioot^r mer chants of Minot, coining to thk city in the 80's. He started in buefBess in a small way and became very success ful. When he left Minot more than ten years ago, he had built up one of the very best department stores in North Dakota, disposing of his store to Julius Fauchald of the New York Store when he left for the west. He has been at the head of the Lee Gro cery Co., importers and wholesale gro cers at Bellingham, Wash., and has built up a very extensive business. Mr. Lee still owns considerable val uable property in Minot, including the fine block occupied by Frosaker Bres., auto dealers. 1 a big success. Glenburn is proud of .her band and she has full reason for being so. The band consists of 1& members, all good musicians, and directed by Prof. Hugo Toll, a very able band leader. The' Glenburn band was assisted Friday by the Granville and Lansford bands, making a 45 piece band. The Glen burn band later will assist the bands from those town§ in a similar man ner. Mr. Lee is interested with T. T. Jacobson in a large number of resi dence lots in Parkland Addition, which are to be auctioned off on Wednesday, June 21. He will" remain here until after that time. Bishop Wehrle and Nestos t« Address Catholic Body Mandan, N. D., June 13.—The Right Rev. Bishop Wehrle and Governor R. A. Nestos were announced as tne prin cipal speakers at the state meeting of Catholic sooieties here, July IS* and 19. More than 1,000 membe* sf the different societies are expend to be present. j,*****. *__*,* Nearly an Inch of Rain At one o'clock today, .W inch of. rain had fallen in according to W. I. Fans, bureau man, and at the is written, (5 o'olock), inch must have fallen and still raining. This insures ajbig crop. The rain has extendsdjKar to the Montana line. A^jpar- t» rison rain fell all of last night. .an Two and a half inches of rain fell at Jamestown and 2 indHI at Amenia in Cass count*. .1