The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-12-27

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they accordingly helped them
selves to the mustard. The vii
lage council appointed Marsha
Bennett to weigh and divide the
coal In 5OO-lb. lots. The carloa =
lasted about as long as a sno
man in summer, but those VII
got in on it we're made happy
once more.
Hotel Berry was formally open.
ed to the public Monday evening
Of last week at Velva by q big
reception and banquet. The
evening was one long to be re-
membered. Fully 800 persons
assembled to do homer to the &C.
casion. Before six O'Clock the
guests of'the evening commenced
to arrive and at the dinner hour
the tables were lined with a Jolly
crowd OF visitors and citizens.
throughout the evening Rong-
lies Minot orchestra discoursed
music. After the banquet Attor.
ney j. f. Burke acting as toast
master called upon q number of
citizens who responded to sub
jects assigned. Contractor Dim
ME spoke upon ''Improvelnents
in the Great Northwest" Mayor
Livdahl spoke on 'Velva, her
past, present and future Mes
sra. Dinnie and Livdahl handled
their subjects in a very able
manner. Among others who re-
sponded were Thee. Johnson,
Capt. Kramer, W. f. Byerly and
Edward Gilbertson. After the
banquet and cigars, dancing and
cards furnished amusement and
all enjoyed a splendid time.
Landlord and Mrs. Berry were.
tht recipients of numerous con-
CALCULATIONS upon their new and
splendid home for the public.
The present car shortage and
its resultant consequences has
called forth many suggestions to
prevent it's recurrence. One of
the most sane and fair sugges-
tiOns is that OF q law that would
work both ways IN demurrage-
reciprocal demurTage' it is called. |
At present when q consignee re-
ceives a car load os freight he is |
allowed a certain number OIL
hours in which 30 unload the
freight and release the car. Fail
ure on his part carries with it a
demurrage change. This is
proper and right, because many
men would use freight cars as-
warehouses If they were notcom--
PEELED by fear Of expense to un-.
load and release them. Now the, !
is to- allow the rail
roads a certaim number of days.
in which to furnish q car to anin-t
tending shipper after he has. or-|
dered it, and failing to supply
the car to charge the railroads y
penalty for it's failure for every
twenty-four hours OF delay. TIE
railroad company is given q val
liable franchise by the public. it
is vested with the right OF emf
nent domain, and many other
powers which come from the pub
lie. 1t is a creature of the public |
and should be compelled to deal
out even-handed Justice. The
Times is in favor OF a reciprocal
demurrage law in North Dakota.
st. Thomas Times.
AT Peoria Grand Master John
J. Mammalian of the Brotherhood
Of Locomotive Firemen and En-
ginemen issued an ultimatum toj
E. H. Hartman, president and
chairman of the executive COM
mittee Of the Southern Pacific
railroad, notifying that officer of |
a strike of the engineers and FIRE
men of the road at 4 o'clock on
Sunday afternoon. In his ulti-
matum Hannahan says: Eighty
five per cent Of the switch engi-
neers on the Sunset route are
members of this organization
and a considerable number of
the engineers in the road service
are also members, and they with
practically every locomotive fire.
man in the service are determin-
ed that your company shall not |
force them towithdraw from this
organization and the joint Broth |
erhood Of Locomotive Engineers,
in order to have their grievances
adjusted. Every Official of the
company FROM Kruittschnitt
down is thoroughly familiar with
all the details Of this matter and
and it may be that there is some
Interior purpose on their part in
bringing about this strike"
From information received by the
grand lodge, the officers Of the
brotherhood here, it is said that