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Vol. 21 No. 20f jc-r DAN NH GLASGOW, HOPES TO ELIMINATE THE GOOSENECK Dan McKay, well known county di vision expert from Glasgow, has been imported by the county division enthusiasts from the Gooseneck, to effect a division of Ward, Burke and Renville counties at the coming elec tion, with a view of eliminating the notorious Gooseneck. Mr. McKay is spending the week in Minot, feeling out public sentiment. He states that petitions will soon be circulated and that the proposition will be balloted upon in the Novem ber election. The Gooseneckers are the seven townships in the upper section of Ward county cut off from Ward and distributed to Renville and Burke counties. There is even talk of elim inating Renville county entirely, join ing that portion with Burke county and the seven townships in the Goose neck. Just how the Renville county folks will take to this proposition has not been determined. Kenmare disclaims any intention of starting the divison fight in order to get the county seat away from Bow bells, but there area number of Bow bellites who are suspicious. McKay proposes to give Ward coun ty in exchange for the seven town ships in the Gooseneck, six townships along the lower tier in Renville coun ty, including the village of Renville. McKay did not present any figures showing the assessed valuation of the territory in question but it is certain that Ward county would not lose heavily as far as valuation is con cerned. "We only ask for justice," Mr. Mc Kay explained to the Independent. "The Gooseneck is a monstrosity. One hears about it even out in Montana. The people in that district feel that they are too far away from the coun ty seat. Kenmare is 50 miles from Minot. According to the new lines, Ward county would be a much more wieldy organization and there would be a better feeling among her inhabi tants." McKay is a Scotchman. He has lived in Montana for 44 years and has taken a leading part in nineteen suc cessful county seat fights. He says that eventually the Gooseneck will be eliminated. He proposes to bring the matter before we voters until suc cess1 is attained. Atty. Francis Murphy of Minot, once described the city of Kenmare as follows: "It' is an Irish city, settled mainly' by Norwegians and entirely surrounded by county seats.". The proposed new county to be formed from Burke, Renville and the Gooseneck,-would have 55 townships, leaving Ward with 56 townships. Mo hall, Bowbells and Kenmare would .have to fight it out for the county seat. Those who. are back of the movement claim that much overhead expense would be eliminated by the change. The campaign which is about to be launched recalls the election in 1908 when Imperial Ward was divided, Burke, Renville and Mountrail coun ties being formed out of territory that was formerly embraced by Ward county. The election was contested Margaret Wilson, aged 21, was up before the insanity board Tuesday af ternoon on complaint of Mrs. Eliza beth Campbell, police matron, who asked that she be sent to the home for feeble minded at Grafton. The case was dismissed for lack of evi dence. Margaret may be incorrigible, and undoubtedly is, but she appears to be far from feeble minded. Her dark eyes snapped as the members, of the insanity board considered the testi mony brot out against her. "She will not even talk to me," Dr. Devine, member of the insanity board explained to Judge Murray. "That is no reason why you can call her feeble minded," the Judge, answered. The doctor had to agree with him. The Judge explained Margaret's case at some length. Two years ago, she came here from Minnesota where she had been in a house of correction. She finally went to Aberdeen, S. D., where she married a negro, but didn't live with him long. She returned to Minot and made her home with her mother, Mrs. Albert, whose husband has charge of the city dump ground. She drank moonshine and other con coctions on occasion and the author ities sent her back to her dark skinned husband, but she didn't stay. About two weeks ago, she drank moonshine and "got stewed", the Judge explain ed. She was haled into police «ourt and given a fine and a jail sentence. Booster Tour Sept. 4 and 5 Arrangements have been made to hold a .Booster tour, on Monday and Tuesday, Sept. 4 .and 5, to advertise the'Ward county fair. It is expected that a large number of autos will leave Minot on the morning of the 4th, troing south to Harvey, and spend the night there, returning via Garri son and other Soo line towns the fol lowing day. A band will be taken along. and carried to the supreme court. The entire vote in several of the townships in the Goosneck was thrown out be cause the Supreme court considered that it was plain that there had been much fraudulent voting. The Goose neck had cast 1600 some votes in that election and women were not voting in those days either. Wife of Raub Farmer Horribly Injured Mrs. Bessie Sholaas, wife of a farm er, residing 7 miles southwest of Raub N. D., was brot to St. Joseph's hos pital, Friday, horribly injured. While in the act of the sliding down from a load of hay, she was impaled on the handle of a pitchfork, which entered her abdominal cavity, resulting in in juries which may prove fatal. The accident happened Thursday after noon. As help is very scarce in that neighborhood, Mrs. Sholaas volunteer ed to assist her husband with the hay. She had thrown the fork to the ground and it had stuck in the soil, the handle in an upright position. The injured woman was given first aid and was brot to Minot, a distance of 75 miles the following day, being plac ed on a cot in the rear of an auto. An operation was performed and she is reported to be resting quite easily, tho the outcome of her injuries, will not be known for several days. Mrs. Sholaas is the niece of E. E. Burdick of Surrey and is the moth er of three little children. Famous Play by Sir James M. Barrie Picturized When William DeMille, one of Paramount's master producers, un dertook to screen Sir James M. Bar rio's celebrated play, 'What Every Woman Knows", which will be shown at the Orpheum theatre for two days beginning next Wednesday, the ques tion of a cast to adequately portray the characters of the great story, was one of primary importance. That Adams and Bruce McRae, who played the leading roles in the American pro duction of the play, should be succeed ed in the screen version in the most capable manner was imperative, and to that end Lois Wilsoji and Conrad Nagel were chosen. "What Every Woman Knows" was produced at the Dnke of York's The atre in London, in 1908, 2nd in the fol lowing season it was presented in New York by Charles Frohman with Maude Adams and- Bruce McRae in the leading parts. The play scored huge success and during succeeding seasons it was presented in the prin cipal cities of the country. The story deals with the fortunes of a young student with political as pirations who steals into a home of wealth at night to read certain books he is unable to obtain otherwise. He is caught and the result is an agree ment that in consideration of the pay men to him of $1,500, he will marry the daughter of the household within five years. This provokes unusual and captivating developments, all contri buting to make this screen story one of the most entertaining produced this season. The supporting cast is of a high character of excellence. WOULD SEND GIRL TO FEEBLE MINDED HOME CASE DISMISSED Max Girl Sent to Feeble Minded Home at Grafton Lena Mironuck, a fifteen year old Russian girl, was brot to Minot Tues day from her farm home near Max, by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Mironuck, who asked the authorities to send her to the home for the feeble minded at Grafton. Her case was considered by the insanity board who ordered her taken to Grafton. The parents have a 320 acre farm and will be asked to pay $15 per month for her expenses if they are able. The girl is well developed, but when brot to the court house, she sat with her heqd hanging .forward, and paid no attention whatsoever to what was going on around her. Her mother stated that the girl could not even dress herself. She attended school for a short time, but made no progress. Wedding A Secret Since June 27 Henry Miller, expert machinist in charge of the repair department for the Frosaker-White Automobile Co., was married on June 27 to Miss Stella Bevins, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Bevins of Sawyer. The wed ding would have appeared in the newspapers at an earlier date, but for the fact that the couple kept the affair a secret until this week. The nuptial knot was tied by Rev. P. W. Erickson, pastor of the First Presby terian church. The bride is pne of the charming salesladies at the Fair store. Rubber Buttons E. E. Ri*g, proprietor of the Minot Shoe Hospital, showed us a rubber button which he secured from a rub ber heel factory while in the west. These buttons are said to be very popular and will save the laundry from being "cussed" so much for breaking most of the buttons from one's wearing apparel. ikS-?? W^0o- on BETCHER I GOULD BE A ^HEVJOHNV CIRCUS rMKWMW.fl DCIStM MOTHE 111 BITCHES/ KNOW YE.» I COULD The threshing wages agreed upon were $4.00 a day and a large number of men were placed at this figure. During the past week, the wages have been boosted to $4.50 per day and on Wednesday some of the farmers on the reservation were offering $5.00 a day. A number of men were taken out at that figure. Laborers will always go where the.v can get the best wages, but it is quite certain that a sufficient number of men can be secured at $4.50 per day if the farmers and threshers wiironlv "stand pat". At least this is Stfhfit Clyde Nelson, who is in charge of the federal employment office in ^iinot states. Mr. Nelson has orders booked for 800 men. He says he ia in urgent need of 150 good men who can be plac ed at $4.50 per day, bed and board. They are guaranteed fully two months work at these wages'. There are plenty of I. W. W.'s on the streets of Minot, who do not ap pear to want to work at any price. When offered $5.00 a day Wednesday by several farmers anxious to get a crew, they held a council and decided to hold off a while longer, believing that they will get $6.00 later by doing so. Farmers should have nothing to do with this class of men. They will not do an honest day's work at any price and will only tend to demoralize a crew of good workers. The labor situation was considered at a special meeting of the board of directors of the Minot Association of Commerce, Wednesday afternoon. Mr. Nelson, Capt. Gross, police com missioner, and several farmers HE WARD COUNTY INDEPENDENT OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF WARD COUNTY AND THE CITY OF M1NOT This Issue 12 Pi! THE INDEPENDENT HAS THE LARGEST CIRCULATION OF ANY WEEKLY IN THE STATE This Issue 12 Page* Circus Time—The Tail End of the Parade ],C9: is 35 WHERE 0/0 VEPYIJ Xjpg GCT THAT MAT? fu LOCK AT JH 010. OUT? SAV WW DON'T l$i OWU1 TH'MUU WDE? FARMERS LARGELY TO BLAME FOR THRESHING WAGE RAISE The farmers and threshers them selves are held largely to blame for the raise in threshing wages that ap pears to have occurred over the North west during the past week. True the wages have not advanced to a very great extent, but farmers anxious to get their own threshing out of the way, have in some instances bid up on wages in order to get sufficient number of men to do tho work. iended Ihe meeting. Chas. Sorensen, of Upliam, a farmer who owns a threshing rig, was pres ent. He had come to Minot that day hoping to secure six men. His I. W. W. crew had struck for higher wages, altho he was paying $4.50 per day. He refused to pay more as he is un able to do so. The men had heard that $5.00 was being paid in some other localities. The Association decided to send a number of telegrams to Minnesota points offering $4.50 per day, and guaranteeing two months worK. The telegrams went out Wednesday night. The Association has already spent $200.00 in securing employes for the northwest. The city authorities have decided to make the daily rounds of the J. W. W.'s loitering on the streets, and compel them to either move on unless they decide to accept work offered them, or suffer arrest. Gilmore-Johnson Nuptials Miss Thelma Gilmore, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. O. Gilmore, was unit ed jn marriage Saturday to Willard Johnson, by Rev. T. A. Olsen, super intendent of the Minot district of the Methodist church. The ceremony was performed at the residence of the minister and the couple were attend ed by Roy Nyhre and Miss Rose Gil more,* a sister of the bride. The bride has resided in Minot for the past ten years and is an excep tionally attractive and popular young woman. The groom is the son of Mrs. Mary Jchnscn of Velva and he holds a responsible position with the Ward Drug Co. C. C. McLean, manager of the Rus sell-Miller Milling Co., who arrived recently from Billings, Mont., where he was in charge of the company's plant for years, is now in charge of the Minot concern. M. F. Mulroy, former Minot manager, left for Hillings last week, accompanied by his family, where he is in charge of the com pany's business. Illinois Coal Piles Are Dwindling A glance at these photographs shows it is high time that coal mining was returned In Illinois. Above la the coal yard of a big coke company In South Chicago as It looked last April. Below la the same yard as It li now. ptrv.-y.'M Minot, Ward County, North Dakota, August 24, 1922 Subscription $2.00 Per Annum TrtC 1 BALjOON! k0*lTl /iKNfWA FEILEKV CET00WNTHAH ONCE THAT HAD A -x. lw™mi »nn» rmirn DIM I TU.L S FRIEND THAT AMOOrt JH T'filT DOWN HANDS' WITH MAM rowwwOHce.rrs KIWANIANS LEFT FOR DISTRICT CONVENTION AT GRAND FORKS Probable Advance in Lignite Goal Lignite coal is sure of a sharp ad vance within the next month, accord ing to advices this paper has received from one of the local coal dealers. Dealers are paying $2.75 per ton for the best lignite lump coal at the mines. On Sept. 1, the price will ad vance 25 cents a ton, and on Sept, 15 it is to advance 25 cents more, bringing the wholesale price to $3.25. Secretary Hoover recently set $3.50 a ton as the maximum wholesale price for lignite coal and it is believ ed that the lignite operators are going to try to advance to that figure be fore long. Even at $3.25 per ton at the mine, with freight 97 cents a ton from the Noonan and Columbus fields to Minot, residents of Minot will have to pay $0.00 a ton for their lignite delivered into their bins, within a few weeks. And it may be added, many will be fortunate if they can get sufficient coal at any figure. Movie Man Brings Ward County Films Down to Date A moving picture representative from Minneapolis visited Minot and vicinity last week, spending several days here, "shooting films" of scenes in Minot and vicinity. He came here under the auspices of the Association of Commerce to secure some brand new pictures to go with the films which Ward county had made some years ago. A portion of the old films is to be replaced by the newer pic tures and they are now in excellent shape to depict the virtues of north western North Dakota in the eastern states where they will be shown for immigration purposes. The work of taking the new pic tures cost about $700.00. The ori ginal films cost Wai'd county $5,300. Ward county owns ten reels of these films. The new pictures taken were from scenes in Riverside Park, showing the swimming pool and other late feat ures. A number of good farming scenes were taken, operations on the Parker farm, and a threshing scene from near Glenburn. The folks in the east who believe this to be a pra irie staterexclusively will be surprised when they see the picture of Rice Lake and the big crowd that attended the Elks' picnic Sunday. Works for Railroads 50 Years and Never Late Ephriam Cox, stationary en pineer at the Great Northern round house, has been employed by the railroads for fifty years, and he is still going strong. "Dad" Cox has been with the G. N. at Minot for more than 21 years. For seven years he was 4* engineer With the B. and O. "During all of these 50 years, I have never been late to my work a minute, if you think 4 this is easy, just you try it for half a century," Dad said to an Independent representative. Commissioners Halted in Laying Out Road—Case Up Sept. 5 A writ of prohibition, returnable before Judge John C. Lowe, Sept. 5, has been granted to the petitioner, Metta McKoane, against the Ward county commissioners, prohibiting them from proceeding with the build ing of the highway into Minot, by way of the coulee, providing for a new entrance to the city, on Second Street S. W. Fisk, Murphy and Nash appear for the petitioner. The county's interests are in the hands of State's Attorney Herigstad. The proposed highway will cross property owned by Mrs. J. E. Mc Koane, who thru her attorneys, claims that the county has not jurisdiction in laying out highway within the city limits. Installing New System for Washing Engine Boilers Among the improvements being made by the Great Northern Railway Co. in this city this year, is the in stallation of a modern system for washing engine boilers. According to the old method used for years, it has required nearly half a day to wash a boiler, figuring in the time for letting the steam off and for the engine to cool. Under the new system, the en tire process will require about 20 minutes, it is said. Auto Accident in Freedom Township Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Christenson of Freedom township, had an exciting ac cident with their auto while driving along the south prairie recently. They kept the affair quiet for a week or so, but finally it leaked out. As they were attempting to pass a team on the road, their car stnick a hole and the machine was turned over. The top fortunately was up and the ma chine lay with wheels up and the oc cupants underneath. Fortunately, no one was injured. vjpiu* vif t-./V yUv.U Members of the Minot Kiwanis club left for Grand Forks Wednesday af ternoon on No. 2, to attend the an nual district convention. They trav eled in a special coach, on which a large Kiwanis sign had been placed. Each member was attired in a spe cal uniform comprising palm beach trousers, white shirts, blue ties, and white canvas hats, the aggregation looking very natty. The convention opened today and will end Friday. The Minot delega tion will return Friday on No. 1. The Minot Rotary club marched to the G. N. station in a body, carrying an immense bottle of "bromo." In bidding the Kiwanians farewell, Presi dent Shirley of the Minot Rotary stated that the bromo would undoubt edly come in handy on their return trip. The Rotary drum corps per formed its best at the station and each organization indulged in some singing. The following Kiwanians are at tending the convention: Dr. Jackman, Dr. C. K. Allen, F. L. Blume, H. W. Montgomery, P. J. Montgomery, Mr. McGrath, S. S. Morgan, Dr. Brugman, Max Johnson, H. E. Byorum, Melvin Fauchald, Lyle Benson, Edw. Ehr, John Vandersluis, Dan O'Neil, Ira L. Rush, Dr. E. G. DeMots, Thos. Mur phy, J. J. White, A. H. Kurth, Dr. J. R. Pence, E. L. Helling, Dr. Andy Carr, H. H. Westlie, Edw. Schrepel and Judge Leighton. An interesting program has been planned for the convention. Inter national President Ross.of Toronto, ia there to deliver an address. A general banquet is to be held this evening and Grand Forks has made extensive plans to entertain her guests. Federal Potato Inspector Stationed at Minot Soon A federal potato inspector is to be stationed at Minot to inspect the po tatoes that are shipped from this point the coming season. A charge of $3.00 will be made for inspecting each car, 75 percent of the amount going to the marketing department at Bis marck and 25 percent to the depart ment of Agricultural Economics. This is ,the first time federal potato inspectors will have ever operated in North Dakota. One will be stationed at Fargo also. Potatoes are to be inspected as to condition and grade, and each shipper will know just what he is entitled to receive for his product. Our potato growers experienced a great deal of difficulty last fall in marketing their potatoes, the buyers claiming oftimes that the potatoes were of an inferior grade. In some cases, this may hav£ been true to 8 certain extent, but not very often and it is certain that our growers lost large sums that would have been saved for them had an inspector been on the job. The mother of Joseph McCaffrey, formerly of Ray, met death when storm blew down the farm house in which she was living, near Harlem, Mont., last week. Mrs. Jos. McCaf frey was seriously injured. The re mains of the mother were taken to Ray for burial. NEW CREAMERY WILL BE COMPLETED BY NOVEMBER 1 Work of excavation for the new creamery to be built by the Northern Produce Co. on Third St. S. E. will begin within a few days. The building is to be 00x120 feet and will undoubtedly be North Da kota's very finest creamery ar.d pro duce building. There will be one feature which the Independent believes will be the only one of its kind in a creamery in the state and that is a rest room and wash room for ladies. This will be nicely furnished with comfortable rocking chairs. The building itself will be construct ed of brick and lile and the front will be constructed of pressed brick. It will prove an ornament to that sec tion of the city. The building will comprise a basement and main floor and will be divided into rooms for the making of butter and the receiving and caring of eggs and poultry. The very latest equipment will be installed and the building will be in readiness by Nov. 1. The building will contain the offices of the company. John W. Morrell, local manager, is overlooking nothing that will add to the comfort of his employes. There? is to be shower baths for the em ployes which will be greatly appre ciated. SHERWOOD PROBABLY HAS FIRST N. D. "LINEWOMAN" Sherwood.—Miss Florence Redman is perhaps the first woman in North Dakota to qualify as "line woman." When the telephone service became disrupted, Miss Redman took a'repair outfit to a broken wire two miles out of the city, calmly climbed a 30 foot pole, connected the broken wires, ap plied the tester to make sure the -wire was again in working condition, then folded her apparatus and reported back to the telephone office as though it were only routine.