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jwf" I This Issue 16 Pages PRESS GANG MEET AT LAKE METIG08HE Bottineau Did Itself Proud Entertain ing Newspapermen and Ladies at Mid-summer Convention Lake Metigoshe came into its own last Friday and Saturday as a summer resort, and will get a great deal of de sirable advertising as such from the newspapers of North Dakota. It all came about through the summer meet ing of the North Dakota Press associa tion being held there on the days men tioned. The press boys who braved the ele ments and went to the lake are enthu siastic over this beauty spot, and many of the boys did not know that such a beautiful body of water existed in North Dakota, with such a splendid setting of hills and natural forests. The business sessions were, held on Friday morning and afternoon, routine business being the rule. However, the matter of increased cost of materials used in the printing business was brought up for discussion through the splendid address given by Mark I. Forkner of the Langdan Republican. The address was crowded with facts and figures that proved that the news papers of the state were up against a stone wall and their only relief was to increase the subscription and advertis ing rates. It was also brought out by the discussion that a colored man is in the woodpile in regard to the increased cost of paper stock and inks, particu larly black inks, and resolutions were adopted requesting the congressmen and senators from this state to use their best efforts to back up the fed eral board of inquiry now in session at Washington, D. C. The newspapei men of North Dakota are up in arms against what seems to be exhorbitant prices that in turn force them to in crease their charges for subscription, job printing and advertising. The faul' lies with the mills and a rigid inquiry is earnestly desred. Resolutons were adopted deploring the death of Alice Nelson Page of Grand Forks, who had been a member of the North Dakota Press association for a number of years. Resolutions were also adopted thank ing the Commercial club and good peo ple of Bottineau for the many cour tesies extended to the association. Friday evening the Bottineau band gave a delightful concert at the west side hotel, which was followed by a dance. Saturday it rained nearly all day. but the minor sports were pulled off successfully, the balance of the day being spent by the boys and their wives in visiting from cottage to cot tage. In the evening an excellent ban quet was served in the east side hotel, F. C. Falkenstein of the Bottineau News acting as toastmaster. Sunday morning devotional exer cises were held in the big tent, Rev. Meyer of Bottineau preaching an ap propriate sermon, and exceptionally good music being furnished by a male quartet from Bottineau. In the after noon autos from Bottineau came up to the lake and conveyed the press gang to the city, where beginning at 9 o' clock a concert was given in the Ma sonic hall by the Bottineau band and male quartet, which was one of the most enjoyable features of the meet ing. Taken by and large this summer meeting was one of the most enjoy able in the history of the North Da kota Press association, and in future years many of the press boys will jour ney to beautiful Lake Metigoshe and relax for a few weeks during the heat ed season. Efforts should be made by the citizens of Bottineau to exploit the lake as a summer resort to the end that our citizens would "See North Dakota First." The press gang will help. Flower and Vegetable Exhibit at Elks' Home August t7 and 18 Below will be given a resume of the rules and regulations governing the Flower and Vegetable Exhibit to be held August 17 and 18, Thursday and Friday, of next week, in the Elks' Home. The City Beautifying League desire greatly to make this exhibit a display of unusual beauty and excel lence, and to further this end, have asked and obtained help from men and women whose tastes, training and ex perience qualify them admirably for their positions as assistants and judges. But even though these competent workers lend their aid, the exhibit can not succeed without the enthusiastic co-operation of Minot's gardeners, young and old, for these must contrib ute the foundation of success, the dis play itself. Tlie season has been un usiAl and in some ways discouraging but there is ample material in the city for an excellent exhibit and it is to be hoped that every person in Minot in terested in this line of work will make an effort to send flowers and vege tables to be displayed next week. Even though the gardener may feel a diffidence as to the excellence of his products, investigation will doubtless reveal some one specimen or variety, if not more, that is likely to hold its own creditably with others at the ex hibit, and it must be remembered that in addition to the many prizes offered for single varieties of flowers and vegetables, there are three prizes of fered for single varieties of flowers and vegetables, there are three prizes offered for the best collection of flow ers and three for the best collection of vegetables, the first prize in each case WW"**1'" birysrr-^ being $4.00. Now $4.00 in cash is a prize worth working for and the own er of any average garden might by an unusually original and effective arrangement of his collection win the urize. Whether or not he won it, he would have the pleasure of knowing that he had contributed to the success of the exhibit. Prizes are offered for 21 varieties of vegetables, viz.: stringless bush beans, stringless pole beans, beets, early cabbage, head lettuce, onions, peas, potatoes, radishes, slicing cu cumbers, pickling cucumbers, summer squash, turnips, endive, kohl-rabi, car rots, cauliflower, popcorn, sweet corn, tomatoes and rutabagas. Score Card for Vegetables 1. All vegetables are judged as to their fitness for table use. Mere size will not count, and in some cases might be a detriment. 2. Exhibitors of several specimens will be given preference over exhibits of single specimens. Extremely large quantities will not be given additional preference. No set limit, however, has been made in the matter, leaving it rather to each exhibitor's judgment. As an example, exhibits of peas and beans should consist of about two quarts each tomatoes, potatoes, on iens, radishes, sweet corn, etc.. had better consist of an exhibit of about ten specimens cabbage, squash, etc., can better be limited to one of two specimens. This refers, of course, to exhibits of the single variety. In tho matter of the display of a collection of vegetables the amount used would depend on the exhibitor's plan of ar rangement, number of vegetables ir. the collection, etc. 3. General freshness in appear ance and arrangement of exhibition will be considered in making awards. 4. In selecting specimens for ex hibition uniformity of size, color and grade of sample is an advantage and will be given tfye consideration. Prizes will be given fc- the follow ing sixteen varieties of tuwers: Pan sies, phlox, nasturtiums, ornamental sun flowers, snap-dragons, sweet peas, asters calliopsis, petunias, stack, an nual pinks, California poppy, portu laca, poppies, dahlia and gladioia. All exhibits are to be received be tween the hours of 9 and 12 Thursday morning and all exhibitors must fur nish their own receptacles. Score Card for Flowers The judges will give the following points particular attention: (a) Number and beauty of colors displayed in a single variety exhibit. Number and beauty of color and va riety displayed in a collection exhibit. (b) General size and vigor of blooms. (c) Freshness and vigor of entire display including foliage. (d) Effectiveness of the arrange ment of exhibits, as made by exhibitor Entry will be made when the exhib its are presented at the Home. No previous notification of intention to display need be made. There is no charge for entry. Any citizen of Mi not may exhibit, but adults are not eligible for flower prizes, though they are urged to exhibit. No exhibit shall be entered for more than one prize, and no exhibit shall be eligible for more than one prize irre spective of the number of entries. Any further information may be had by telephoning Mrs. T. J. Vincent or Mrs. C. B. Davis. |J*7 ON HARD TRIP Harry Dingman Drives to Westby, Mont., on Small Average of Gasoline Harry Dingman, who recently pur chased an Oldsmobile of the Minot Mo tor Sales Co., made a hard test of his car and here is his affidavit upon its splendid performance: State of North Dakota, County of Ward, SS. I, Harry Dingman, on oath, depose and say that I purchased an eight cylinder Oldsmobile of the Minot Mo tor Sales Co., that I drove this car in its initial' trip to Westby, Mont., making my territory enroute, covering a distance of 375 miles that the en tire trip was made on an average of 15 2-3 miles on a gallon of gasoline. That 80 miles of the trip was made through mud and over very heavy roads. Further, that I made the trip from Crosby to Minot, a distance of 145 miles, on six gallons of gaso line (24 1-6 miles per gallon). On the entire trip I used 1 1-2 pints of lubri cating oil. HARRY DINGMAN, Subscribed and sworn to before me this 5th day of August, 1916. F. C. UPTON, Notary Public Ward County. N. D. (SEAL) My commission expires March 30, 191S Steel Mule Does Pretty Work The Champlin Implement Co., who handle the Bates Steel Mule, received the following telegram Wednesday from Fred M. Warner, distributor for the Steel Mule in the Northwest, from Fremont, Neb., where the big tractor demonstration is being held: "Steel Mule and Henry Ford center of attraction at Fremont, Neb. All comment that the Mule is doing deep est and prettiest plowing on field. Have looked them all over and cannot find anything to egual it. Ford's tractor still an experiment and not yet for sale." e&M.i WtP- i?W MOT! FARMER Frank Luchowski, alias Frank Lang, an I. W. W. who Sunday night confess ed to the murder of Louis M. Larson, a wealthy Mott farmer, was spirited away from the Hettinger county jail during the night and taken to Dickin son for safe keeping. GROSS PRINTERY DAMAGED BY WATER Water From Offices Above Leaks for Hours Into Rooms Below, Doing Considerable Damage The Gross printing plant and office were flooded Monday night by water that ran in from the floor above. It is estimated that about $250 damage was done. The job stock was practically ruined and the electric motor was put out of business temporarily. After the city water had been shut off for the day on account of a break in the mains, the faucet in the offices above was left on. When the water was turned on during the night the water flowed steadily, flooding the floor of Dr. J. W. Newlove and leaking into the Gross plant below. The plas ter dropped from the ceiling and the place presented a sorry looking sight or. the morning. The shop was put cut of commission for a day or two. DESTRUCTIVE HAIL STORM STRIKES SOUTH OF GRANO Grano Tribune: Tuesday night the dry, hot weather we have been having was broken by a good rain. Unfor tunately it was accompanied by a hea vy wind and hail storm. To the south and southwest of Grano many thous ands of acres of fine grain were de stroyed by the hail. The path of the storm was about ten miles wide and as near as can be learned about .15 miles long. Farmers reporting a total loss on all or part of their grain in this locality are M. C. Frederick, Robt. Whiting, Walter Byrant, Chester Ward, George Geyer, Dune Thompson, Ed. McGuire, Emil Anderson, John Lewis, H. S. Rapp, Pete Dinger, Ed. Bryans, H. Swift, Christina Sattei- lund, Joe Clementish, Henry Stem mens, John Backus, Andrew Enerson, Geo. Mittendorf, Ed. Miller, Dan Huff man, besides quite a number of others who report partial losses. The storm also demolished several barns and granaries in the country to the south of Grano. Among the things the wind did was to blow Joe Clemen tish's granary into the river and turn ed Ed. Miller's granary half way around. The damage done by the storm in this vicinity is estimated at between $100,000 and $110,000. Most of the farmers who suffered losses carried no insurance. I. W. W. Headquarters Two I. W. W.'s entered the police station boldly Saturday morning and inquired for the I. W. W headquarters in Minot. Officer Reed opened a cage and said, "There are the headquar ters walk in." Later they were taken out of town in the police patrol and told to stay away from Minot. THE WARD COUNTY INDEPENDENT Two mobs gathered around the jail, one a band of 150 I. W. W.'s who made threats to tear down the jail and turn the murderer loose, and another mob of about 150 farmers who threatened to lynch Luchowski Alter hours of cross examination, the man made a written confession. He admitted that he killed Larson with a heavy scale weight, after he had quarrelled with his employer. He said that Larson had struck him on the head with a rock while on their way to a hay field. Larson was 27 years of age and sin gle. The officers knew there was no question as to Luchowski's guilt. When he was arrested blood was found on his clothing. Numerous mysterious fires, highway robberies, assaults and continual re fusal to work for other than outrage ous wages, all culminating in the mur der of Louis Larson, have so aroused the southwestern North Dakota farm ers that clans resembling the old Ku Klux are being organized to rid the country of the I. W. W.'s. Stork Partial to the Boys That old, faithful bird, the stork, helped out the vital stastics in Minot Tuesday to the extent of three. The wise old bird appears to be partial, for he left sons at the homes of Geo. A. McGee, Ray Kann and Thos. Forde. Mrs. Truax to Kansas City Meeting Mrs. C. F. Truax of this city, who is president of the Womans Relief Corps state organization, will attend the na tional meeting of the W. R. C. at Kan sas City Aug. 28 to Sept. 2. This meet ing will be held in connection with the Golden Jubilee of the G. A. R. and will be one of the most important in the history- of those organizations. *5 THE INDEPENDENT HAS THE LARGEST CIRCULATION OF ANY WEEKLY PAPER IN THE STATE Vol 15: No. 17. Minot, Ward County, North Dakota. Thursday, August 10,1916. Subscription $1.50 Per Annum MUR DERED BY AN I. W.W. Louis Larson Struck on Head With Heavy Scale Weight in Hands of Frank Luchowski li :HiiE QEGIRIC LINE 10 BERTHED Northern States Power Co. Planning to Extend Line From Burlington Through Des Lacs and Lone 3 Tree to Berthold. Hi jThe Northern States Power company hit applied for an electric light fran chise at Berthold and this will un doubtedly be granted at an early date. Manager McGuire states that just as soon as the franchise is granted the company will start operations on the building of the electric line from Bur lington to Berthold, taking in Des Lacs ana Lone Tree on the way. A num ber of farms enroute will be electri- Mr. McGuire hopes to have the line installed this fall and will be able to do so in case that transformers can H. secured. #The old McCIure Coal company it Tisker, now known as the Dakota Coal cdmpany, has asked for an electric sjjur to the mine and the Northern States Power Co. will extend its line t4 Tasker from Berthold as soon as the main line is completed. The Da kota Coal company will install an electric engine and two immense slio eife which will cut right into the b^d o^ coal at any angle, cutting out any tmckness of coal desired. !The Berthold village council pas^ei! a$ ordinance at its first reading on Tuesday providing for the franchise. IThe Northern States Power cm p£ny is installing a 400 kilowatt unit afi the power plant in this city, which will give them ample power for the proposed new line. The plant will have 1JL50 kilowatts, equal to 1.800 horse power, as soon as this unit is installed. JThere will probably be no addition al) units planned for the local power piknt and when others are needed, it is possible that anew power plant will bq built at one of the mines, BurHng tdn, perhaps. Burns Picnic August 16 '.The annual picnic of the Burns club will be held at Oak Park in this city Wednesday, August 16, beginning at 2 o*clock p. m. Secretary Stewart has sent notices to all the clan to get to gether and have a good old-fashioned basket picnic. A list of prizes will be lriptde up for the various sports and there wflfb'e surprises for all. NORTHWESTERN PART OF STATE TERESTED IN PLANT Practical Business Methods Would Dic tate the Location of Equity Plant at Minot Ever since the first intimation that the Society of Equity was figuring upon locating a large packing plant somewhere in the state the northwest ern portion of the state has been very much interested in the proposition, and many excellent arguments have been put forth relative to its location at ?.Iinot. These arguments have not been founded upon sentimentality but upon sound business principles. A plant such as the Society of Equi ty is figuring upon must of necessity be located somewhere near the center of the producing country, and also be nearer the ultimate market for the nished product. The town must have the very best railway facilities, so that the most remote corners of the area from which raw material is raised can be shipped quickly and thereby save considerable shrinkage. From the fact that more people by 30 per cent can come to Minot and return to their homes in the state within twenty-four hours certainly proves that if the packing plant is located at Minot that quick delivery is possible with freight as well. The packing plant cannot hope to secure much eastern trade for the fin ished product, therefore, it is well to have the plant located in the western part of the state, preferably, of course, in a city that has the best railway fa cilities. Outside of one city asking for the plant. Minot is the farthest west of any of the cities in the state, but the other city only has one main line of raliway, so that cannot offer much in the way of real inducements. The plant must be located in a city where there are ample power, water and sewerage facilities, and no city in the state can measure up to Minot in these particulars. In 1910 and 1911 when the crojjs were not just what could be wished for, the northwestern portion of North Dakota turned quickly to cattle and hog raising to the end that that por tion of the state furnishes an immense amount of beef and pork that is ship ped out of the state at the present time. One instance will suffice to prove this assertion. In 1912 there were shipped out of one county in the north western part of this state 19 carloads of all kinds of stock. The year fol lowing—1913—95 carloads were ship ped out. The Northwestern Stock Show, held at Minot in July of this present year, proved that the northwestern part of this state is strong for the cattle and hog game. Eastern Montana is al'o getting into the game with a rush, so that much of the raw material of a packing plant in North Dakota would come from there. Minot has excellent railway facilities to bring this raw material to this city. Minot is the logical city in Which to locate the Equity plant, and we hope to see the Society of Equity select the city for this important industry. GENERAL MANAGER PAYS BUSINESS VISIT TO MINOT R. A. Horr of Duluth, Chief Mogul of Stone-Ordean-Wells Co., Pleased With Minot Conditions R. A. Horr, general manager of the Stone-Ordean-Wells Co., with Duluth as his headquarters, was in the city Monday, conferring with the local manager, Ira D. Wight, and the other representatives of this well known con cern. He had visited Great Falls, Billings and Missoula, Mont., where the company has branch houses. Mr. Horr stated that conditions through out Montana are excellent. He is well pleased with the showing made by the Minot house. During the first six months of this year, all records were broken by this branch, with the best part of the year ahead. While crops are not as good in the Minot territory as a year ago, Mr. Ilorr feels certain that the business is going to show a nicc steady growth. With the very high price for farm products of all kinds and considering the fine showing the farmers of this territory made last year, Mr. Horr states that his com pany is going to be able to continue its line of credits in as liberal a man ner as ever. Early Minot Publisher .Member of G. A. Ii. Committee J. N. Baker, Commander of Post 05, G. A. R., of this city, has received an invitation to attend the Greater Kan sas City Fiftieth G. A. R. "Golden Jubilee" Encampment the week of August 28 to Sept. 2. Arrangements are being made for reunions of all reg iments represented. The First Vice Chairman of the entertainment com mittee is Homer B. Mann, a former Minot newspaperman, now a member of the firm of Brown. Mann & Bar num, Kansas City. Mr. Mann was a resident of Minot nearly a quarter of a century ago and in company with C. A. Johnson, now one of the publishers of the Optic-Reporter, published the Minot Journal. Many of the old tim ers who remember Mr. Mann will be pleased to leam that he has been very successful in a business way in the southern city. Cando Here for Fast Series. The Minot ball team has been put ting up some mighty scrappy games, much better than earlier in the season. Up until Monday night, our team won the last eight games played. Minot won the series with Knox which closed Tuesday evening, winning five out of the six games. The fast Cando team will start in today for a three game series, Aug 10, 11 and 12. Cando has just finished a series with Williston for the state championship. At this writing, two games have been played, each team winning one. Cando played Minot last year, Minot winning the series. These games promise to be the best of the season and large crowds should at tend. COST OF POWER Consumers Power Company Change Schedule for Power Current In This City A change has been made in the price of electricity by the Consumers Pow er company of this city, effective Aug. 1, which reduces the cost of current to the plants of the city considerably. The larger reductions are on the small er amounts used, but these cover the quantity used by practically all the electrically operated plants in the city. The new rate per k. w. h. per month gross, subject to a discount of ten per cent under the provisions of the com pany, are as follows: First 500, 6.66 cents. Next 500, 5.55 cents. Next 1,000, 5 cents. Next 1,000, 4.5 cents. Next 2,000, 4.25 cents. Next 5,000, 4 cents. The old rates were as follows: First 100, 9 cents. Next 200, 8 cents. Next 300, 7 cents. Next 400, 6 cents. Next 1,000, 5 cents. Next 1,000, 4.5 cents. There are no plants in the city using more than 3,000 per month so that the reduction in prices can be determined from the above figures. The reduc tions on the amounts above that point are small, but the consumers get. the advantage of the reduction in the smaller quantities. Hodge Will Buy Grain at Bordulac P. L. Hodge, one of the best known grain dealers in this section of the state, 'will leave Monday for Bordulac, N. D., where he will take charge of the Farmers' elevator as buyer. Mr. Hodge will move his family to Bordulac in about a month, but Mr. Hodge states that in reality he will retain his resi dence in Minot, where he has lived for so many years, and where his friends are legion. FIRST SECTION Notwithstanding Difficulties the Boys Made A Record.Results Prove Very Satisfactory Plattsburg, N. Y., July 28.—Major General Leonard Wood, accompanied by one of his aids, Captain Halstead Dorey, spent two hours yesterday with the machine gun detachment in a try out of an Indian armored side-car, op erated by First Lieutenant Philip Gor don, of the Second cavalry, who is in command of the machine gun deatcfe ment, composed of regulars and busi ness men. There was but one motorcycle with armored side car used and this was ridden by Lieutenant Gordon and two privates, the Benet machine gun be ing carried, but no swivel attached to the side car. The balance of the ma chine gun detachment accompanied on horseback, and General Wood and his aid also rode horses. Mean Place for Tryout The location selected for the exper iment was three miles west of the camp, in the meanest kind of soil that could be found, sandy and full of old tree stump:-: and bushes as high as the men on the motorcycle. To reach the location the men went out over tho Peru road and when nearing the rail road tracks turned into the stumpy ground, reducing the motor's speed from about 50 miles an hour to about 20, and at that rate Lieutenant Gor don. with one man sitting on the rear of the motorcycle and one in the arm ored car, underneath which was a box containing 600 rounds of ammunition, picked his way in and around stumps and over bushes. Reaching a small stream, where it was feared that the machine might become stalled, the party stopped and in 20 seconds had detached the car from the motorcycle, taken the motorcycle across, gone back and pulled the car over and reattach ed the two and were on their way. Bringing the machine to a stop a little further on, the lieutenant sprang to the ground and one man followed with several hundred rounds of am munition, while the third detached the armored car and hurried to the rear quite a distance with the motorcycle, where it was hid in the bushes. The idea was that if the enemy rushed in the three men could get away on the motorcycle, the third man holding on to the second man and leaving the armored car to be captured. Test Was Pleasing. The speed made in the test waa pleasing to the general and he was loud in his praise of the work done by the motorcycle, personally compliment menting Hal H. Noyes of Springfield, Mass., who is not only here as the rep sentative of the Hendee Manufactur ing company, who make the Indian machine, but the civilian commander of the motorcycle corps so far estab lished. The company has several ma chines at the camp and it is the duty of Noyes to break in the soldetrs, prin cipally regulars, in the riding, 'hand ling and care of the machines. There are about a dozen of these men now who have under bis mechanical eye, become expert riders and men fully capable of taking a machine apart and putting it together again. In the test the machine and side car, with three men. did what would be re quired of throe horses, one pack mule, requiring four men and the reader can judge for himself how quickly the motorcycle left a point and reached another in comparison to what time would be required for the three horses and pack mules to do the same thing. In the first place the machine left camp covering the three and one-quar ter miles in four minutes and a half. Horses could have made a short cut by going over the railroad bed. saving a mile, but from 10 to 12 minutes would be required to reach the same spot even then. HANS WAS A STANDPATTER Hans Schmidt appeared before the pearly gates for his final judgment. "Well," said St. Peter, "Your rec ord does not appear to be perfectly clear. If certain discrepancies could be explained no doubt you would be entitled to enter, but the way the rec ord reads now, I cannot let you in." Just then there came a loud, re sounding knock on the outer door. St. Peter left the examination of Hans to let the new arrival into the corridor. He was gone a few minutes and when he returned he said. "Hans, there is a kindly gentleman out there who says he can clear up the discrepancies in your record so you can pass." "Dat so?" said Hans. "Do know him? Vat iss his name?" "His name," said St. Peter, "is Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt." "Veil," said Hans, "It vill have to go de vay it is, den, for I vill go to hell before I vill let dot man Roose velt help me stay out."—F. W. Bis bees, Turin, Iowa. SELLING WORTHLESS WARE An agent has been driving through the country selling cooking ware made from flax fiber and cement. To dem onstrate the excellent quality of his stuff, he would drive nails into the walls with kettles. Those who pur chased are now sorry for the ware leaks like a sieve.