Golden Valley chronicle., April 18, 1913, Image 2

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Some Questions That
Should Be Answered
By the H. C. Co.
Under date of March 10th the
following letter was sent by T.
S. & H. to Mr. W. C. Thompson,
President of the Independent Har
vester Co., Piano, 111., by register
ed mail. There is nothing asked
Kcre that an investor is not en
titled to have answt7ed. There is
nothing that the President of an
institution run on business prin
ciples, with honest intent toward
stock holders shouid not be will
ing to answer.
Replying to yours of the 7 th.
asking to hear from us would say
that all of your Annual Report
for 1912 that you have seen ht
to make public, will appear in our
issue of March 15 th. Will you in
addition answer the following
questions:
Why did you not furnish your
stockholders with a detailed state
ment of earnings and expenses
(or 1912?
Are you not aware that stock
holders are entitled to such a
statement?
Have you ever furnished your
stockholders with such a state
ment, for any year's operations?
If not, why not?
How much money was receiv
ed net by the Independent Har
vester Co. for the $87,600 worth
•of Preferred 7 per cent Cumula
tive Stock?
How much for the $882,000 of
Common Stock?
How much for the $4,441,900
of Preferred Machinery Discount
Stock?
How much cash was actually
paid for patents now held by
your company?
Was cash money for patents
paid directly to holders of said
patents?
Were any of these patents pur
chased with stock? If so, how
much stock was issued for pat-
Will you give the names and
ents?
post office addresses of parties
from whom you purchased these
patents?
Will you submit a list of these
patents?
What was actually paid for the
Kellogg Harvester Company in
1904?
Will you submit any definite
The legislature has adjourned
and we are trying to adjust our
work to the new legislation and
the Webb law.
With the exception of the liq
uor Inspection bill the temper
ance forces gained more than
they started out for. The boot
legging law is a drastic measure
defining bootlegging and making
it a felony and carrying a sen
tence of from six months to one
year in the penitentiary. It cov
ers most every kind of violation
of the law. Work is the last thing
the bootlegger wants to do but if
convicted, work he must. The
States Attorneys may now go dur
ing time when freight and express
offices are open and without the
trouble of a subpoena examine all
records and easily discover who is
getting liquors and in what
amounts, and under the Webb
.liquor law order the peace officers
to seize all liquors intended to
violate the law. This new law
will work with the Webb law.
A gambling law is now on tKe
-statute of North Dakota which
perhaps leads all the states of the
union as progressive legislation.
The complaints come to our of
fice about gambling joints where
men are fleeced out of large
amounts of money, and parents
complain that whenever their
children go in the business dis
trict they see gambling machines
such as dice and money or cigar
machines that tempt the children
to gamble. Under this law any
building where dice or any kind
The absurd man is the one who
never changes. Take our M^ice when you
have a cough or a cold an£ tyy Rika's Coagk
IllMS There is nothuig more soothing*?
nothing that will bring
greater ielief. Con
tains no harmful ingredients. Used for
many years with satisfaction and success.
26c., 50c. and $1.00 bottles.
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Heals Bruises, draws
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figures on which you base a value
of $125.00 per share of the Pre
ferred Machinery Discount Stock?
Is it not a fact, based on your
actual earnings to date, that an
investment in any kind of Inde
pendent Harvester Co. stock is
highly speculative?
It is our information that your
company is paying taxes on
$ 169,000 worth of property. Do
you think this bears out your
statement of property owned as
shown by your annual statement?
Why have you not charged off
anything for depreciation of
buildings, machinery, or bad
debts?
Could you show any surplus at
all if such a charge off is made?
It is our information that you
are selling farmers' notes in North
Dakota at from 15 to 20 per
cent discount. Is that so?
If it is, why are you so anxious
to get these notes into the hands
of third parties?
You have stated that you own
708 shares of stock. What kind
of stock is this?
Has it paid any interest or di
vidends?
The foregoing questions are
simply those that any business
man contemplating an investment
in an industrial enterprise would
ask, and insist on having answer
ed before parting with his money.
You can suit yourself about re
plying, but whether you reply or
not this letter will be published
in the April First Issue of Farm,
Stock & Home.
The answer received from Mr.
Thompson up to date of going to
press is represented i"y I he lol
lowing:
North Dakota Enforcement League
Will Enforce New State Liquor Law
of gambling is carried on can be
padlocked. Unless all gambling
machines of every character are
taken out by July 1st we will be
gin closing buildings. The North
Dakota Enforcement League will
enforce this law.
The governor now has the
right to remove officials who will
not enforce the law. Under this
law I predict that some officials
are going to get into trouble. Five
citizens in the county can file the
complaint and the governor must
act. We predict that this law
will have a very salutory effect.
It ought to be sufficient to prove
that states attorneys and peace of
ficers allowed places to continue
violating the law for a consider
able period of time without start
ing action against them, when
such fact was known to them. It
will be up to the citizens to no
tify their officials of violations.
There was an effort to get
some bills through that would
have weakened our prohibition
law. Several bad druggist bills
were killed in committee. Such
legislation did not have much
show with the present legislature.
F. L. WATKINS, Supt.
NO SPRING SHOOTING.
Spring shooting of all kinds
was permanently abolished by the
1913 legislature. The measure
carried an emergency clause, mak
ing the law in force at present.
Many people seem to think they
can still shoot geese. This is an
error that may result in the arrest
of the violators. The legislature
also made a closed season on deer
till the fall of 1916. The North
Dakota Game and Fish Board of
Control seeks the co-operation of
every sportsman of the state to
prevent spring shooting or other
violations of the game laws.
37 COUNTIES ENTER CON
TEST.
There are thirty-seven of the
fifty counties of the state in the
school contests on corn, potatoes
and alfalfa for the boys, and
bread, butter and sewing for the
girls of North Dakota. These
contests are conducted by the
county superintendents under the
general supervision of the exten
sion department of the North Da
kota Agricultural college.
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PASTOR RUSSELL
IS CHALLENGED
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II Complete Answer to the Queiy,
"Who Ordained Him?"
The Whole Subject Clarified For the
Publio Benefit Clergy and Laity
Unecriptural Terms.
Albany, N. Y.,
Nor. 17. As nl
ways. Pastor Rus
sell got the crowds
today. We report
his discourse on
Ministerial Ordi
nation and Titles.
Very erldcntly It
is a reply to an at
tack recently made
upon him by a Mr.
W. T. Ellis, field
editor of The Con
tinent, iind alias,
IPASTOfc gU5SEl_Ll
the "Religious Rambler." Ellis claims
that Pastor Russell's ordination as Pas
tor is fraudulent. The addreos shows
that* Pastor Russell fully understands
the situation. lie fully justified his po
sition before his vast audience and
showed up the "Rambler" editor it)
the nnenvlnble light of either boiiv
ignorant of the subjects discussed,
attempting to deceive the publK
text was, "Not of men, neither
but by Jesus Christ, and
ther, who raised Ulm from
(Gal. I, 1). He said:—
The time hns come for tellimf the
people what the Bible teaches respect
ing ordination to teach and preach.
The doctrine of Apostolic Succession
started in the Hecond century A. D.
The bishops claimed that they had the
same authority that Jesus gave to the
twelve Apostles. Upon this claim they
ordained the Inferior clergy.
This principle Is wholly unscrlptural.
According to the Bible, the Church of
Christ Is not composed of two parts,
clergy and laity. Jesus declared, "All
ye nre brethren One is your Master,
Christ" St. Taul shows that in the
early Church the ministers were the
servants of the flock. They were of
the people, chosen by them by the
stretching forth of the hand.
Many of the reformers coveted the
titles accorded the Catholic clergy.
They did not care to tell the congre
gation that Its word was supreme, and
that its ministers were merely its serv
ants. Others, realizing that these ti
tles were unscrlptural, declined to use
them preferring to be called pastor.
My Bible Student associates, knowing
my objection to the title "Reverend,"
address me as Pastor. I sm the elected
Pnstor of the Brooklyn Tabernacle
congregation, and also of the London
Tabernacle congregation, and I fall to
see ground for criticism In this respect,
nor do I attack Christian brethren who
tccept other and unscrlptural titles.
Must Pastors Be Ordained?
Ordination Is necessary to the office
of pastor. The qnestlon is, What consti
tutes an ordination to preach amongst
the people of God?
This question has received various
answers. The Roman, Anglican and
Greek Churches, claiming Apostolic
Succession, declare that authorization
to preach must come through their
apostle-bishops, and have not allowed
Protestant ministers to enter their pul
pits—until the Episcopalians, about a
year ago granted this concession. Of
course, if their proposition were cor
rect, I am Just as much unordalned as
all other Protestant ministers—and no
more so.
ifach denomination at Its beginning
was opposed by all others yet each
taught that the clergy were separate
from the laity. Only since the organ
ization of the Evangelical Alliance
(184G) have the different sects of
Christendom acknowledged each oth
er's ordinations. Each denomination
makes use of such ceremonies as it
deems proper. If, therefore, the con
gregation of Christian believers in
Brooklyn and London ordain or ap
point me as their pastor, it is their
own choice what ceremonies, if any,
shall accompany that ordination. Who
can dispute this? No Protestant de
nomination, surely for their own or
dinations are on this very basis.
The subject of ordination seems to
have fallen into confusion during the
Dark Ages. St. Paul particularly em
phasizes the fact that he did not re
ceive his commission as preacher and
Apostlo of Christ from his brother
Apostles, but by Divine authorization.
This is the Scriptural principle underly
ing Divine Ordination to the ministry
Of Christ.
No denomination claims that the or
dination of its ministers either made or
kept them perfect. All admit that
there have been sad failures amongst
their ordained ministers. Neither
would they claim that ordination has
given their ministers superior discern
ment of Divine Truths. On the con
trary, it has injured tlfe clergy by
making many of them domineering
and lordly, contrary to the spirit and
teachings of Christ and the Apostles
and the laity by leading them to con
elude that merely secular matters
Should engage their attention.
The True Ordination.
Finally the Pastor showed the trne
ordination to be the impartation of the
Holy Spirit Whoever receives this
has God's authority to be His am
bassador and mouthpiece. Such shew
the work of the Holy Spirit regenerat
ing their minds and hearts, giving
them Insigfct into the Scriptures, sad
enabling them to be God's mouth*
pieces, ministers of His Truth.
MEAT PRICES WILL BE HIGH.
The following paragraph is tak
en from an article entitled "Back
to the Sheepfold," in the current
issue of Farm and Fireside:
"Figures taken from the re
cently completed list of estimates
of the number of farm animals in
the country by the United States
Department of Agriculture for the
past year show a decrease of
880,000 aheap from those of
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GOLDEN VALLEY CHRONICLE
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1911. Notwithstanding this, their
aggregate value in 1912 was
$202,779,000, as against $181,
170,000 in 1911. During the
same period cattle decreased $1,
452.000, and hogs $4,232,000.
These figures seem to presage a
continuance of high prices, and
should set breeders of all classes
of live stock on their mettle."
PIERCE COUNTY FARMERS
BUY BLOODED COWS.
Pierce County farmers believe
in doing as well as talking, there-
MATERIALS AND WORKMANSHIP.
The K-R-I-T Company not only design the mo
tor—they make it cast the cylinders in one piece to
give rigidity and preserve alignment equip it with
ball bearings and with connecting rod bearings 50 per
cent larger than usual, to promote smooth running,
silence and the greater development of power.
They make the clutch of multiple discs—a clutch
that holds, and holds, and holds in sand and mud and
on the hills and yet starts the car as smoothly and
easily as an electric glides away.
They make the transmission and real axle, cut
the gears from chrome nickel steel—the hardest and
costliest metal known— and mount them on Kail
bearings.
They drop forge the front axle, thus assuring
strength and stability in a most important member.
They make the transmission drive shaft of
farming, they proceeded to get
busy upon at least one line that
they expect will give the best re
sults. One of their number was
delegated to go to the eastern
maiket and buy a carload of first
class Holsteins. This car has ar
rived and is distributed. Discuss*
ing the plan, the Rugby Tribune
says:
"There were 24 young cows
and a yearling bull in the ship
ment, and Monday morning the
cattle were taken out to the Haw
kins farm where the farmers who
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Model "K Five Passenger Touring Car—Completely Equipped—Full Nickel Trimming*—$900.00—Freight Prepair
Equipment includes three oil lamps, two gas lamps, Prestolite Tank, mohair top and side curtains and top cover,
windshield, horn, demountable rims with spare rim, tool kit with jack and tire repair outfit with pump.
THE FOLLOWING MODELS BUILT ON THE SAME CHASSIS AS MODEL "K"
Model "K-R" Roadster—Same equipment, also trunk and rear tire holders ... $900.00
Model "K-D" Delivery Car, enclosed body—completely equipped ..... 900.00
Why Spend $1500 for an Automobile
When You Can Get Every
K-R-I-T Feature for $900
You may accuse us of stretching a point when we compare a $900
car with a $1500 car.
But wait until you investigate.
The K-R-I-T is a $900 car in price only. In real automobile value it is something quite different from the
average $900 car.
Once you grasp the significance of the K-R-I-T idea in building a car complete in one plant, imtrad of as
sembling it from parts bought from other manufacturers, just then yon will understand why a K-R-I-T can be
compared with $1500 cars, just how it can be sold for $900.
Following are the facts—a partial analysis of K-R-I-T value. Study—compare—then draw your own con
clusions:
Are these strong points of the K-R-I-T enough to convince you that it is at least worthy of your most critical
inspection —your closest investigation?
Then let us tell you more—let us show you—let us prove some of the strong claims made for the K-R-I-T.
Drop in on us, or call us up and we'll bring a K-R-I-T around for demonstration.
One Chassis Only—Three styles of bodies—All $900 F. O. B. Beach
Northwestern Automobile Company
Distributors of
217 South Fourth Street Minnesota, North and South Dakota, Northern Wisconsin, Eastern Montana Minneapolis, yjnnntof
MUSEUS & JENSEN, Local Agents, Beach, N. D.
divesfei
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chrome vanadium steel, and specially heat-treat it for
toughness and strength.
K-R-I-T Service.
The K-R-I-T has never, in two years lost a hill
climbing contest in which it participated and has been
a prominent figure in all the big endurance runs, in
cluding the Glidden tour and others.
But overshadowing these achievements is the
K-R-I-T reputation for service and economy and abil
ity to travel any road under the most adverse condi
tions—the supreme satisfaction of K-R-I-T owners
in every section.
Comfort and Easy Riding.
The big elliptical springs——made of vanadium
steel to insure easy riding and prevent the possibility
of breakage—and the deep rich upholstering fulfill the
final requisite of riding comfort in an automobile.
had pooled their funds were on
hand to take their respective
number of cattle.
"I he price of this carload of
stock was about the same as the
st'lmg price of a gas tractor, hut
unlike the tractor, six years hence
the stock and its increase will be
worth upwards of $10,000, be
sides having paid a good profit
to their owners,- meantime.
In this connection it is interest
ing to note that the records of the
North Dakota Publicity Bureau at
Grand F%^i$ows that in March
913, the** were shipped from
•ilMifci'HCiiwiit •"•tut jaa
North Dakota to the St. Paul mar
ket, 6823 cattle as against 2325
in March 1912 1089 calves in
March 1913 as against 255 in
March 1912 13,805 hogs in
Marcb 913 as against 5132 in
March 1912. This means a to
tal shipment of 456 cars in March
\Vto
881?®"181,only
171 in March
te
"le "»«*ase in the
months shipments of from 100
per cent to 200 per cent and bet
ter, infavor of the present year
indicating a measure at least,
the growth of diversified farming
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