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jMimipiM |t, 5|f ,V rt •jf 'til BW»' Oil GRIT Sv?«ep» ThoroBEBly P'raijrMfm Nap Reatorgi Coloring* Prolong »C»rptl TAVATC & it I GIFT SUGOESTIOIIS GIVE HER A HOOVER Let your gilt this Mason be one of practical utility. Make some one doubly glad by giving them a mokhmhr Life BESIDES Vacnow Cleaning Let as PROVE it on YOUR Carpetin.xa 1 0l\Unl\ NNNM LARGE BLACK NARROW BROAD Liberal Assortment FURRED, CASED lUIUlL OPEN AND HEADLESS /Ul 22.00to18.00 MUSKRAT™ A 4 X. -o. Beyond question the most perfect machine en the market. Easy to operate. Percolators Heaters Toasters Chafing Dishes Flat Irons Washing Machines ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES OF EVERY KIND AND DESCRIPTION KOPPALD ELECTRIC CO. The Independent's Job Plant is I E S N 0 A N S I ®191SABSIns Complete—Try Ua 9* •?. CHARGE N?LEXTRA N?L CXTft^O AVERAGE EXTRA TO AVCRACC 14.00to12.00 11.00 to 9.00 8.00 to 7.00 4.60 to 3.60 cm\M SHORT LARGE MEDIUM ll.OOto N?l EXTRA TO AVERAGE HEAVY 16.00to 14.00 MS to 2.25 N?L SMALL EXTRA TO AVERAGE EXTRA TO AVERAGE 9.50 9.00 to 8.00 1.00 to 6.00 5.25 to 4.15 2.25 to 2.00 8.50to 1.S0 6.50 to 5.50 3.00to 2.50 N?l MEDIUM EXTRA to AVERAGE LARGE EXTRA TO AVERAGE 28.00to23.00 12.00 to10.00 2.10to 1.85 2.20 to 1.00 1.10 to 1J0 1.80to 1.60 1.50 to 1,20 ,WM 4 GUIDE FOR *. jd P.I mti-.isQ "TT Skates, Sleds, Sldis, Razors, Card ing Sets, Roasters, Baking Dishes, Silverware, Cut Glass, Manicure Sets, Cutlery of all kinds 31 )!W!IIIII,-I[J»!JJI,N.M IN LINPIMII I I N 1 1 W MURRAY SUGGESTS QUESTIONS FOR FARMERS TO DEBATE. Berthold, N. Dak., Dec. 16. Editor Independent: There seems to be a general desire on the part of the farmers over this county, to discuss the issue of the pro-1 posed State Flour mills. League farmers living in five different town ships have recently suggested the ad visability of having debates ait farm houses or school houses in the country for that purpose. I desire to give emphasis to such suggestions, and urge thlat the debates be under the supervisions of a com mittee of three farmers and a chair man who would prohibit all personal ities, and words of derision and dis respect, such as calling farmers "so cialists" on one side and classifying those on the other side as "Big Biz Associates." Require every speaker to show the same respect to others that he expects for himself. The following end other questions may be considered, vis.: Is the League proposition to grind wheat for leaguers only To grind the wheat belonging to farmers and let farmers find a market for it? To have the state buy the wheat and grind it as the property of the state? If so, will they require the farmers to sell to the state notwithstanding some other concerns outside of the state may offer more for the wheat? If their proposition is to have the sltate buy the wheat and then set a price on the flour, how shall they de termine the price? It is an accepted proposition of ec onomics that the "cost of an article, plus expense, and a reasonable pro fit," is the fair way of ascertaining the price of an article. Suppose that •we should say that the cost of produc ing wheat, expense of handling after threshed, and a reasonable profit, would be the price determined by the state for flour. No farmer, scientist, agricultural agent, nor expert of eco nomics, nor the Secretary of the U. S. Department of Agriculture was able to answer the question when the price was set on wheat recently for the 1919 crop. It would be a natural thing for us to suppose that the commissioner of agriculture of our state would figure that proposition out and Mr. Hagen did make some figures on the subject in 1917 and reproduced in Nonpartisan Leader Oct. 21, 1918. The Leader writer pointed out an omission of ex pense. He left out many things which should be considered. For instance he miade no deductions for incidental products such as garden, chickens, eggs, colts, calves, cream, butter, etc. GOOD UNPRIME ASfO SIZE 6 QOAUTV 1.50 to 1,00 5.15 to 5.00 4.50 to 4.00 1.15 to 1.50 N?) SMALL POOR UNPRIME Af. TQ SIZe fi OUALtT 1 7.00 to 3.00 5.00 to 2.50 4.00 io 2.00 1.50 to 1.00 N? 2 EXTRA TO AVERAGE 20.00to18.0016.00 12.00to 6.0Q 1.30 to 1.10 1.00to .80 CATCH 'EM SKIN 'EM SHIP EM We Want All the North Dakota Furs You Can Ship SKUNK, COYOTE, MUSKRAT and all other Fur-bearers collected in your strong demand. A shipment to "SHUBERT" will bring you "more money"—"quicker." GET A SHIPMENT OFF -TODAY. You'll be mighty dad you did. S I O S I E O 3.00 to 2.00 2.00 to 1.50 9.00 to 5.00 1.25 to .90 .85 to .60 E S E S E A THE LARGEST HOUSE IN THE WOULD DEALING EXCLUSJVELY //V~ A E I A N AW FURS 7 5 7 7 W A in A S S a S A i'i- i& -r ,00 Ikk .v.. Oi" $R ."*w Hardware I nipt" II' mil "ill'I'III' Ill I I iiiiamiiiiiliiiaiplUli^ I I 1 I I 7 4 ft«^ THESE THESE EXTREMELY! HIGH PRICES! QUOTED FORI IMMEDIATE! SHIPMENT! 2.50 to 1.25 2.00 to 1.00 1.50 to .15 .50 to .25 EXTREMELY! HIGH PRICES! QUOTED FORI IMMEDIATE! SHIPMENT! N? 3 as to size aouAurr toROO 12.00 to10.00 9.00 to 1.00 FLAT, If AIRY mo FLAT, If AIRY mo AS T© Si« fl OUAi'TY DAMAGED DAMAGED AT HIGHEST MARKET VALUE AT HIGHEST MARKET VALUE .50 to .40 SHOT DAMAGED AND KiTi S AT HIGHEST MARKET VALUE .35 to .25 section I'M n* in Electric ym vl 1 ^5 Machines •t r* 4'a.. rr« «*. i»ffip»wy»*wnii "ii! «i '"JBitf" ^T'jsSV' .J m' 1 Nor did he take into consideration the difference in interest rate in different sections in this state. As an example to show this fact, we will suppose that the state is divided into three sections, extending a line north and south from Minot and one thru Carrington north and south. In the eastern section the average rate of interest for short loans is six per cent in the middle section it is eight per cent while in the western section it ten per cent. The cost of a team (five horses), gang plow, harness, and drag, is about $1,000. The farmer in eastern sec tions would pay $60 interest in the middle section $80 and in the western section $100. Again Mr. Hagen used the U. S. Department's average yield per acre which is based upon final re sults, yet Mr. Hagen charged up "Ro dent extermination and loss." His mistakes are too numerous to men tion all in detail. (No disrespect to Mr. Hagen). Again, in order to show how very deficient the records are, I will refer to two reports on Cost of Producing Wheat, in Leader, Sept. 27, 1917, page fourteen. One report by T. B. Bab cock, Savage, Mont., is purely guess-1 work. As proof of this fact he failed to report the twine expense and made no report of cutting his flax, treating of seed nor deductions for incidental products another rf(port on same page which looked so good to the Leader writer that the headlines stat ed "A Farm Run Like a Bank Fur nishes Accurate Figures," yet while the report or records were too cumu lative to exhibit details, still, the rec ords showed deductions for horses and sheep yet failed to show deductions for chickens, eggs, butter, garden, hogs, calves, etc., nor hail insurance. We should enlist the aid of our county agricultural agent, sharpen our pencils, make out a cost-record of producing wheat and other grains, and submit them to our neighbors for crit icism. Owing to the scarcity of teachers, I have promised to engage in teaching for the winter, hence I may be out of the county, but whenever convenient I will take pleasure in discussing the questions with my neighbor farmers. Yours for the best interest for all classes alike. GEO. T. MURRAY. NINE MILLION DOLLARS FOR NORTH DAKOTA Bismarck, N. D., Dec. 14.—Under a bill to be introduced by the senate committee increasing the present $75, 000,000 appropriation for federal aid in higftiwtay construction to $600,000, 000, to be provided by July 1, 1924, while the present appropriation would run until June 30, 1922, North Dako ta's apportionment of federal aid would be increased from $1,142, 000 to approximately $9,000,000, which, with an equal amount -of state or county funds would make $18,000, 000 worth of good roads available for North Dakota by July 1, 1924, reports the state highway department. Mountrail County Sheriff Capitu lates. Forrest Rice, sheriff-elect of Moun trail county, capitulated to Cupid, the God of Love, Saturday night, when he promised to -love and olbey one of the most charming young women of that county. The bride was Miss Aleda Neteon and the ceremony was performed in this city at the Hunter residence, on Saturday evening, Dec. 14. The Rev. Wm. C. Hunter officiat ed, using the very beautiful and im pressive ring service. •n H. "iiumjiiuiiinn 1 III^M'-1' ||yPWWMfffWi All Dental Work Guaranteed Do you know what this means to you. All dental work leaving this office is backed by a signed guarantee. A verbal word is easily broken or misunderstood. We prefer that you take no chances. Any one wishing to investigate the financial backing of this office can readily see how they are protected by a guarantee of this kind. UNION DENTISTS CHRISTMAS SUGGESTIONS Do your shopping at Du VALL'S What gift would be more appreciated than a nice Traveling Bag or Suit Case, Collar Bag, Dressing Case, Toilet Roll, Cigar Case, a fine Khaki Comfort Kit, Trench Mirror or Writing Set? We have a nice stock of Ladies' Hand Bags, Strap Purses, Music Rolls, Pullman Slippers* Manicure Sets and Leather Novelties. See_our line of Automobile Shawls and Robes, Wardrobe Trunks, etc. 16 First Ave. S-E fib® ll-21-tf 4 1 isiifii two. 'P.:-1! :i1 k.'i' u". The True Christmas Spirit Is the Spirit of Rejoic ing--The Giving of Gifts^ Christmas giving this year will be more popular than ever. Don't overlook the litle folks. Half the pleasure of giving lies in witnessing the joy and happiness your gift inspires. In this regard, the young child's feelings are never concealed. He is outspoken in his admiration of your gift. While our enoi-mous stock of the practical gifts—gifts that are useful as well as ornamental is most complete. We also have just received a large shipment of TOYS for the little folks. The list includes IRON DRAY CARTS, AUTO CARS, HOOK AND LADDER TRUCKS, WOODEN MOTOR CARS, DELIVERY WAGONS, MOVING VANS, HORSES AND WAGONS, WOODEN ANIMALS, WAGONS CLOWNS, ANIMALS ON ROCKERS and what will prove the most popular of all Leather Goods Store Hobby Horses These come in various sizes, ranging in price from 2.50 4.00 Please remember that we have one of the finest stocks of Hardware and Furniture in the City. Inspect Our Lines Before Placing Your Orders Hodgins Transfer Co. New Ehr Block Plenty of A-l Lignite Coal At All Times AT— THE NORTH SIDE FEED & FUEL CO* PROMPT DELIVERY—We operate 4 teams and can deliver same day order is received. Our coal is hard and dry. NONE.BETTER. Lignite $5.00 per Ton—Full Weight PHONE 80S OFFICE—Cor. 3rd St. & 5th Ave. NE. Mr. and Mrs. Rice will occupy the sheriff's residence at Stanley, where Mr. Rice will take charge of the sher iff's office the- first of the year. ki. Mr. Rice is one of the best known residents of Mountrail county. He is the owner of a large ranch and he has been very successful in the ranching buiness. His bride has been a resi dent of that county tot years and is a young woman who has the highest respect of all. 1 V* t&iW. JI" IE- V'fjf ii 5 4