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WHY FARMERS SHOULD KEEP RECORD OF HIS BUSINESS Fargo, N. D.—"New income tax regulations providing that farmers who realize a loss one year can de duct this loss from any profits the following year make it more important that the farmer keep records of his business," declares Rex E. Willard, farm economist of the North Dakota Agricultural College, in announcing that "The North Dakota Farm Ac count Book," published by the Agri cultural College, is now ready for distribution. This book is for farm and house hold records. It follows the plan rec ommended by the American Farm Bureau Federation and Icommended by the Bureau of Internal Revenue, and is so simple that anyone who can read or write can keep a record of his business. The single entry form is used and there is no posting.1 Each entry made becomes a part of the permanent rec|recently ord. The 1922 book contains separate accounts for determining the cost of tractor and automobile operation and threshing. The household accounts include groceries and the value of food from the farm. Space is provided for making inventory of all classes of stock and calculating depreciation of machinery. Summary forms neces sary for the income tax report can be removed from the book so .that the farmer will not have to make out a Geo. B. Cummings Sheet Metal Works and Stove Repairs. Job Work of all kinds. Furnace Repair Work. Skate and Lawn Mower Grinding. Roofing and Roof Repair work. Crating a specialty. We handle the Globe Warm Air Furnaces with grates and fire bowl built especially for lignite. Phone 566 710 Fourth Ave.'S-E All Makes of Radiators Re* paired and Re-cored Anything in the line of Sheet Metal Work WARM AIR FURNACES INSTALLED OLIVIER & ULEBERG Vz Block North of P. O. Phone 196 Minot, N. D. iv I '/•\t '1 Beautiful Stenciled Borders Decorate your rooms the fashionable way, with beautifully tinted walls and charming stenciled borders of The Beautiful Wall Tint The beautiful wall tint ing material that does not rub off* chip nor peel when applied according to directions on package. Colon WHITE Teaspoons Free with each $1.00 purchase 12s 25c We Sell Genuine BayerTablets 24s 56c A Aspi rin BATH •TABLETS 100a OR ASTUUNI .... r«kt BUM 12 $1.99 BAMKTTF Maai IN um-anous or ASMJUNI i*I12 work sheet. The book has a thumb index for each accouut. Farmers who are interested may ob tain these books from their County agent or from the Department of Farm Management at the North Da kota Agricultural College at a nom inal fee covering the cost of printing. RYDER —January 26— H. C. Miller is a business visitor in Minot this. week. B. A. Dickenson, L. S. Officer, E. E. Fredeen attended the State meet ing of the N. D. Good Roads associ ation at Bismarck last week. Tne Farm Account School will be held at Ryder Feb. 1st and 2nd. The school will take up the various de partments of farming. Rex Willard, I'arm management expert of the Ag ricultural college will be incharge as sisted by County agent Husby. I James Campbell of Stanley who was appointed Post., Master at Stanley visited for a few days at the Campbell home. The Erb baby who is being treated at the Bismarck hospital, is slowly re covering. 3() Degrees below here Sunday and Monday. The Minstrel given by the Ryder High School boys was a success. Georgia Hagaman who has been sick for the past week is slowly recover ing. Mrs. Long who has been visiting with her daughter Mrs. L. S. Officer, returned to her home at Wabek Satur day. Mrs. E. E. Barnes left Tuesday for Missouri. T. W. McWillan left Monday for Minnesata to look over the field with a view for locating in that state. John Campbell returned from a business trip to Fargo Friday. Bryant Officer visited at Wabek Saturday. The annual meeting of the W. C. T. U. was held at the home of Mrs. C. H. Christionsen Friday afternoon. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: President, Mrs. K. E Campbell Secretary, Mrs. E. W. Dok ken Treasurer, Mrs. O. J. Franze. The Home Economic club has re ceived a box of books from the Trav eling Library Department at Bismarck for circulation. Rev. Thorson who has been doing Missionary work in China for 7 years spoke at the Lutheran Church Friday evening. Arthur Landon received a message Monday of the death of his mother at Bryant, S. D. He left Tuesday to be present at her funeral. Mrs. Landon will be remembered by a number in this vicinity, as she visited here sev eral times in the past and she held a warm place in the affections of her friends. She leaves to mourn her death besides her husband, one daugh ter, Florence, and one son, Arthur. She has gone but her influence will be deeply felt, cherished and missed in the years to come. "To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die." Stoudt's Poultry Win At Show John Stoudt, who has won fame in North Dakota for breeding pure bred Rhode Island Poultry, sent a pen of five birds to the state poultry show at Fargo, getting third on cock and third on pullet. Mr. Stoudt won a couple of firsts last year at the same show. There is usually but a fraction of a point difference between a first and a third. Harry Blom, formerly a Drady farmer, who moved to California, a year ago, recently bought a 15-acre "ranch" near Santa !ruz and is enjoy ing life. He is able to keep six cows on his tract and sevei-al hundred chick- CLOCKS New low prices America $1.50 Sleepmeter $2.00 Bluebird S2.T5 Bunkie $2.75 Jack o'Lantern $3.00 Bingo $3.25 Westclox Clocks are guaranteed POCKET BEN The boys' best friend $2.00 It's good for men at work, too. NEW CLOTHES for the Little Polks It's the simplest matter in the world to take the children's soil ed and faded clothes and make them like new with Diamond Dyes Pfcg. 15c Rit Dye 10c Sunset Dye 15c MM UKULELES A wonderful Banjo Ukulele at $1.95 Well worth $3.00 or more Get a bunch together and' see how much fun you can have. Easy to learn. Hay Markets Upland hay is retailing in Minot at from $13 to $14 per ton. Farmers are bringing in hay loose and delivering it in mows at from $10 to $14 per ton. Upland hay is in better demand than the ordinary slough hay. It is re ported that hay is selling in stacks at from $4 to $6 a ton.' Col. Wynn's NonSwearing Knights held an interesting convention at Sherwood. A thirteen pound boy was born to Mr, and Mrs. Pat Hessessy of Berth old last week. Mr. and Mrs. Saul Gordon and little son from Dogden, visited with friends and relatives in Minot last week. Mr. Gordon is connected with the Sgutt mercantile store at Dogden. Frank Dickey and nephew, Earl Dickey, from near Norwich transacted business in Minot recently. Earl re ports that his brother, Raymond, who formerly attended school in Minot is now attending an automobile1 repair school at Kansas City. Notwithstanding the fact that mon ey is scarce and business a little dull, eastern catalogue houses are ener getically sending their catalogues to the people and will do the usual amount of business unless the merch ants use their best weapons freely— their local newspapers. Berthold Masons honored the vener able F. C. Walther, "Father of Berth old," who was 80 years of age Jan. 23. Mr. Walther is a Civil war vete ran and an especially well preserved man for his years. He has always led a very active life which no doubt aci counts for his continued capacity for service. An interesting patriotic pro gram was rendered, which included several appropriate addresses by lead ing citizens. The Northern States Power Co. has an interesting contrivance in the form of a thermometer which sets on top of their South Main Street building. In the office below the temperature for each of the 24 hours is registered on a circular disc which is turned be neath a pencil by clock work. The outfit cost about $250 and Manager McGuire has saved himself from a SERVICEABILITY You get out of a pair of glasses in wear, juA what the makers have put in, in skill, in quality, in care. We take a justifiable pride in the deft craftmanship of our workmen, the "Quality Beyond Question" of our Shur-on frames and mount ings and the painstaking care which characterizes our ef forts—all of which insures your getting long, satisfac tory service from our glasses. H. L. Winters Co. Optical Department Minot', H. D. frosted nose many a time through its jbservance. TAKEN UP NOTICE Taken up on Jan. 20th, 1922, one bay gelding with white spot in fore head, weight about 1200 one bay mare with white spot in forehead, weight about 1200 one light bay geld ing with four white feet, and white face, weight about 1050, apparently young one dark grey mare, weight about 1200 one dark grey gelding, weight about 1200 one dark grey mare, weight about 1050, apparently young one aged grey gelding, blocky built and weight about 1100. P. T. CONKLIN, l/26-3t Rte. No. 4, Minot, N. D. Valley Street Garage First-class Repair Work. Get my figures on your work. 1 do the work myself. Dead Storage $2.00 per month George Beitte Formerly with International Harvester Co. •^1 !Hni jg 18-22 North Main Vita Mon Tablets $1.10 Nuxated Iron $1.10 Tanlac $1.10 Fruitola $1.50 Pens lar Dynamic Tonic $1.50 Hind's Cream 50c Garden Court Lotion 50c Penslar Cold Cream 40c-65c Squibb's Oil, the be^l mineral oil, it's very heavy, $1.00. i4 Some Exceptional Values at Benno Drug HAND BAGS New Spring styles. Wonderful values and styles for $3.25 These bags are sold most places for from $4.00 to $5.00 Others 79c to $6.45 FORMALDEHYDE Full 40% Place your orders now. Special prices in 5 gallon lots or more. BENNO DRUG CO PHONE 42 So. Main St. Get the habit of having your drug wants sent by mail. We are very careful and prompt. Stationery, Candies, Cigars, Magazines, Books, Musical Instruments. Kodaks at new low prices. Vocation Phonographs at new low prices. Ror the sake U|of efficiency arid better eye sight, wear a T'£YPTOF GLASSES JL\i Li nes LYLE BENSON Dodtor of Optometry Citizens Hank Bkli Phone 884 W- "Why Not Minot' I Dining Room Furniture of 1 Unusual Worth It is a compliment to your friends and to your family, delicately expressed, when they may partake of your hospitality in a dining-room furnished by this store. pj And, it further enhances their opinion of you as a hostess, through the rS good taste shown in your home furnishings. Whatever you choose here is certain to be proper in every way. New York Hardware & Furniture Co. WATER BOTTLE SPECIAL $1.25 Here's a very good 2-qt. water bottle bought so that we couid offer an exceptional value. THIS SALE $1.25 Others $1.75 to $3.85 Don't Throw That Old Straw Hat Away Youcan make it just as fresh as new and match any color you please with Bmy hy Namm A Equd sold in bottles with a brush tor applying waletproof and durable, dries in 30 minutei. Anyone can ate it fourteen colon: Jet Black, Dull Black, Cardinal Red, Yellow, Navy Blue, Cadet Blue, Sage Green, Cerise, Burnt Straw, Brown, Violet, Lavender, Old ROM and Natural. Satisfactory alto for color. ing satin, ulk and canYas slipper* and basketry. Come in and let us show you how fine Colonic doe* the work. Price 25c Oolo it} Fabric Dyes (best) 26c \i-JM KEEP THEM IN HEALTH Use pwim MM $ Pasteurized Milk I'liiT Lii} I MINOT PURE MILK CO. Phone 1199 'Why Not Minot" Phone 9 Saves Money for you bjr exterminating LICE AND MITES and a Sanitary Protection acainat Contagious Poultry Diseases EcMonical—Efficient—Uiiftrm EASY TO USE ONE GALLON makes 100 gallon. of efficient disinfectant ready for use. Write for a special FREE booklet on dis eases common to poultry. Kreao Dip No. 1 in original packages. Gal. $1.85. gal. $1.0« Quart 65. Pint 50c. BABY FOODS Horlick's, Mellin's, Dennos', Eskay's, Nestles', Eagle Brand, and many others. Castoria 40o Syrup Figs 60e