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The Utmost in a Two whe led Moto Investment ffindia/n, with new Powerplus Motor BOEDECKER & PETT1T Local and Northwest Distributors 22 First St., S-W Minot, No. Dak. Turn Your House -side "THINK of the trouble and work you make for yourself sweeping and cleaning all day with the broom and dust rag—driving the dust from one place only to have it settle again somewhere else. Clean your home with a Western Etectric Vacuum Cleaner It is so easy—it takes up every particle of dirt and dust quickly ana effectively. There is no dusting necessary and you are through with out feeling the least bit tired. Attach to any electric lamp socket. Price $32.50—easy terms Come in see this new machine* Minot Electric Co. Incorporated. "Everything Electrical" Phone7« 110 S. Main St. Flower and Vegetable Exhibit Dates are August 17 and 18 The execituve committee of the City Beautifying League have the details of the Flower and Vegetable exhibit to be held August 17 and 18 arranged. The school board has kindly granted the use of as much space in the Cen tral and High School buildings as shall be necessary for the exhibition. The committee feel that they have been very fortunate in the way of ob taining skilled and competent assist ants and judges. Mr. E. L. Rowan will superintend the arrangement of the exhibits, which fact will assure the public that the best possible re sults will be achieved. The following is a list of the judges: Rear Yard Contest—J. H. Lewis, R. B. Stacy-Judd and S. Woodford. Vegetable Garden Contest—J. M. McArthur, Mrs. J. L. Baptie and Mrs. C. A. Edblotm. Vegetable Exhibit—W. A. Peck, Mrs. R. W. Pence, Mrs. Norman Ellison. Flower Exhibit—Mrs. J. C. Huyck, Mrs. J. D. Van Fleet and Mrs. F. A. Brugman. G. S. YOUMANS, Pres. HOME No announcement is to be made as to the time the judges in the Rear Yard contest will make their rounds. Contestants may be prepared to see them any time between the present date and the time the awards are made in the early autumn. The judges in the Vegetable Garden contest will complete their work be fore the exhibit, August 17 and 18, so that no one need hesitate to place veg etables and flowers in the exhibit for fear of spoiling his chances in the contest. The judges of the Vegetable Garden contest will submit to the Rear Yard judges a list of contestants wor thy of consideration in the contest for the loving cup offered by Secretary W. E. Holbein for the property pre senting the best appearance in both front and rear yards. Final decision in this matter will be made by the rear yard judges. Anyone no! entered in the contests wishing to compete for the cup may do so by sending a card to the secretary of the league, Mrs. T. J. Vincent, sig nifying his address and desire. Entry of exhibits will be made at the time the exhibits are presented at the school building. Exhibitors need make no previous notice of their in tention to exhibit. Any resident of Minot is privileged to exhibit either flowers or vegetables, but adults are eligible to prizes for vegetables only. Those not over sixteen years of age are eligible to prizes on both flower and vegetable departments. Adults, however, are urged to exhibit flowers, even though they may not compete for flower prizes. No charge will be made for entry of exhibits or entrance to the exhibition. The social committees of the women's clubs comprising the City Federation will conduct refreshment booths at the exhibition, and the slight charge they will make for refresh ments will, it is believed, defray the expenses of the exhibition. It is desired that every citizen of Minot, large or small will do all in his power to add to the success of this un dertaking which has for its sole object the betterment of the community. SUPT. MY GETS Head of G. N. Minot Division Becomes Asst. General Superintendent— C. E. McLaughlin to Minot C. E. McLaughlin, who has been sup erintendent of the Dakota division of the Great Northern at Grand Forks, lias been transferred to the Minot di vision, taking the place of Supt. F. D. Kelsey, who goes to Great Falls as assistant general superintendent. Mr. Kelsey has established a reputation for being one of the best superintend ents of the G. N. R. A. McCandless, who has been superintendent at Great Falls, goes to Grand Forks. HAIL AND WIND INFLICT VERY SEVERE DAMAGE Tolley, Glenburn and Foxholm in Path of Storm Which Did Hundreds of Thousands Dollars Damage Immense damage was done by hail over a territory varying from three to twelve miles and extending from eight or ten miles north of Glenburn south and west to the vicinity of Foxholm, Tuesday night. Vast fields of the very best grain to be found in the state this year were devastated within a few mo ments. It is impossible to estimate the loss but it runs away up in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. It is impossible to get an entire list of those in the storm area as there are hundreds who suffered losses, com plete in most cases. Very little in surance was carried on the crops as the farmers have become so prosper ous that they feel that they can in many cases carry their own risk. The storm occurred between eleven and twelve o'clock at night, following a terrifically hot day. Hail stones as large as hen's eggs covered the ground. Stock in the pastures suffer ed from the large stones. Cattle could be heard bellowing and many horses were cut in the wires when they ran in an attempt to get away from the storm. J. F. Ahmann, a prosperous Fox holm farmer, was in Minot Wednesday after the storm. He stated that in his locality a strip of territory six miles long and three miles wide was laid tare. The storm came from the north west and the immense hail stones broke out practically every window in the north and west sides of the homes. At the Ahmann home the hail tore through the screens, breaking the win dows, covering the floor. Among those who lost their crops in the Foxholm district are J. F. Ah mann, 400 acres Andrew Nett, 300 acres Mike Bittner, one quarter sec tion Henry Willenbrin, 320 acres Val Engelhartd, John Backes, George Klos terman, Frank Nelson, Peter Miller, Louis Albers and Fred Ahmann. There are undoubtedly others whose names we have been unable to learn at this writing. Maurice Christenson, who lives four miles and a half west of Glenburn, drove to Minot Wednesdav. passing over the district where the damage was done. He followed the path of the storm as far as the old Lynch postoflice. The grain on the Kersey Gowin farm was ruined completely. At the Harry Gowin farm every straw was pounded into the ground. At the Harry Jones farm the windows were broken out of the residence. Chas. Matson, who had 800 acres of crops, reports a loss of 25 per cent. Mr. Christenson says that the storm ex tended but a short distance east of Glenburn, traveling south and west. B. F. Baker, who lives two miles east of Glenburn, reports a complete loss of several hundred acres of the finest appearing crops. C. G. Colcord lost between two and three hundred acres. At his farm all of the smaller buildings, including two granaries, were blown away. J. S. Beam lost practically all of his crop with the ex ception of his rye, which he had al most finished cutting. Mr. Beam's crop on the G. D. Colcord farm is a complete loss. Three Men Injured The new residence which George Stroup was building was wrecked. Three men were sleeping in a bunk car at the Stroup farm and they were bad ly bruised when the wind turned the car over and over. Albert Ebert reports almost a com plete loss but he was one of the few men in the Glenburn district who car ried any insurance. A. C. Dayton lost 1,000 acres of grain. DEERING BOY KILLED A sad accident occurred Tuesday, July 25, near Deering, when Leonard, the seven-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Anderson, met death when he fell from the water wagon, the rear Wheel passing across his neck. The boy was riding on the tank and one of the hired men was hauling it to the steam outfit when the wagon struck a rut. Mrs. Anderson, the mother, was at Northwood at the time of the acci dent with another son who went there for an operation. TREASURER'S REPORT For Barliciuton School District No. 7, County of Ward. Statu of North Dakota, for the year 19I5-191H: KKCK1PTS Cash on baud at betfinnitjp nt school year, July 1. 1915 $6:79.58 Total amount received during the year from tbo npportionmeut of tho State Tuition Fund Total am unt received during the year from the apportionment of tho Coun ty Tuition Fud'I Amount recei 'ed (lurniR the year from THE SAVINGS LOAN AND TRUST CO. Authorized Capital $200,000. MINOT, NORTH DAKOTA WE HANDLE Farm Loans City Loans Insurance Farm Lands City Property Build Homes, and furnish people with Safe Investments. WE PLAN, ORGANIZE and FINANCE Farmers Banks and Farmers Co-Operative Elevators. WE BUY, SELL and EXCHANGE Bank Stocks Elevator Stocks Mortgages Contracts, and Chattel Paper. Phone 255 or Call and See Us 791.96 568.07 Taxes levied by the District School Board, including outstanding war rants redeemed or endorsed in the collection of Taxes 0238.27 Amount r, oeived during the year from othor source? VG.12 Total receipts for tho year, includ ing Cash on Haiid July 1 1915 $14207.00 EXPENDITURES Amount paid during the year for School Houses. Sit^s and Furniture 2108.94 Amount paid during the year for Ap paratus. Fixtures, etc 68.88 Amount paid during the year for Teach ers' Wages 3239.SO A mono paid during the year for Serv ices and KxpetJfcee of Soiiool Officers. 120.00 Amount paid during the yoar for Inter est on Hontls and Warrants 366.76 Amount i«iiddurkjg the year for Iuci dental Expenses 1355 63 Amount paid during the year for Re demption and Refundins of Bonds 841.20 Total expenditures for the year $ 8100.21 Cash on haud June 30, 1916 6106.79 Grnud Total. Expenditures and Cash on Hand, to balance above Total Receipts $11207.00 RELATING TOfTNKINO FUND Amount of Sinking Fund in Treasury July 1,1915.. 2000.00 Amount received into aDd transferred to the Sinkiug Fund during the year. 500.00 Total $2500 00 Balance in cinking Fund June 30, 1916 2500.00 "JOHN H. WERNER, Tr'fl^urerof Burlington School District No. 7. Approved this 11th day of July, A. D. 1916 Hy Order of the District School Board Attest: OHA8, WISTROM. GORTON I. NEFF. President. Clerk. Cl.BBK'S STATEMENT OF INDEBTEDNESS OP DISTRICT Whole amount of Warrants Outstand ing June 30.1916 $8000.00 Whole amount of Bonds outstanding nne 30. 19)6 210 53 Total Indebtedness of District J.ne 30, 1916.. 82.0 53 Approved this 12th day of July A D. 1916 By order of the District School Board OFFICE: Rooms 1, 2, 3 and 5 upstairs at No. 26 West Central Avenue. Headquarters for all Farmers Enterprises. GORDON I. NEFF, Clerk. Noffice Double Tread Your Machine Don't throw away your old auto tires—mileage is cash. Two old tires make one good tire Bring or send in your old tires and let us Double Tread Them. This is no experiment but a successful method of combining two old tires of same size to make one that will give from 2500 to 7000 miles of perfect satisfaction. CALL FOR CIRCULARS MINOT SHOE HOSPITAL COMPANY LEXINGTON BLOCK MINOT, N. DAKOTA DACOTAH CAFE NOW OPEN REGULAR MEALS 25 CENTS SHORT ORDERS Open Day and Night Best of Service Try Ue. Dacotah Hotel Block N. Main St. CHOP SUEYand NOODLES a specialty LADIES' DINING ROOM :\ike ttonves it ^/Homelike® '"HOMES I It Tells You How to Build Them The kind of home you wa: is a homelike home—not a house. Well, here is a beau tifully illustrated booklet, calleii "Homelike Homes," that. show-, floor plans and interior as well as exterior views of many homes. We want to help you with your home-planR MIL". Don't you want a copy of "Homelike Homes' It is free. This is a little book you will value highly it is worth keeping. Talk over your plan:-, with us. We can help you and will gladly do so. BOND LUMBER COMPANY Phone 915 C. N. COX, Manager Minot, N. D. OTICE is hereby given that our in the Union National Bank Block will be closed until August 20th. During that interval the office rooms will be enlarged and decorated and many other conveniences installed. UNION DENTISTS ANTHONY WALTON, Treas.