The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-01-26

paper business III the SC6U0, was m20O
life member of the association and
telegram was received from him
Saturday morning, expressing his
thanks for this extreme honor.
The method of electing officers of
the association was changed some
what this year, the committee on
nominations being dispensed with.
The editors he'd regular primary
election and the Following officers
chosen:
President-N. B. Black Of the
Grand Forks Times.
First Vice PresAdent-J. H. Bloom
Of the Devils Lake Journal.
Second Vice Presidsut-P. r.
Trulshaw, Coopervtown.
Third Vice President-G. d. Col
cord. Minot.
Treasurer-W. J. Anderson. RuCby.
Secretary-W. T. Holbein ,Lans-
ford.
Executive Grant HRger,
Grafton; Ben Whitehead, Williston;
M. L. Ayers, Dickinson.
One of the interesting features of
the convention was a display Of Job
work from Q number of the job Off
ces of the state. and the committees
awarded the following premiums:
First-Milton Globe.
Second-Lakota American.
Third-Lisbon Free Press.
Fourth-Wahpeton Globe.
Fifth-Williston Herald.
Sixth-Harvey Herald.
This feature proved to be SO pop
ular, that it was decided to offer
prizes for job work at the next annual
meeting on the following classes:
First page make-ups on news
papers.
Page advertisement competition.
3-One half page advertisement
competition.
+One fourth page advertisement
competition.
5-Dsplays Of letter heads, note
heads, bill heads and statements.
6-Displays Of title pages for book
lets and pamphlets and calendars.
7-Displays Of programs, memo,
tickets and other small work,
Contests to be confined to weekly
newspaper ofaces. Judges to be chos-
en- from daily newspaper omces or
other if deemed best. Contests to
be governed along the lines Of the
Inland Printer contests. Originality
! to play large part In the different
| contests, especially in the advertising
with the idea of securing increased
business, where the newspaper man
| prepares copy and composes the ad-
! vertisement, he has an opportunity Of
waking up some business man who
detests writing advertisements.
Two ana three color work In some
of the classes of job printing i'm
perative to enter contest of these
! classes. r
Prizes to be money or material of
value that can be used in newspaper
once.
Resolutions were passed regarding
the death of one of the members of
the association. Editor Alvin Schmidt
of Hillsboro. N. D.
The members of the association
went on record unanimously, as not
being willing to NEEDLE with matters,
as an association that did not ap-
pertain particularly to the newspaper
or job printing business when re-
solution prepared by DR.. Jas. e. boyle
I was presented by w. P. Davies. The
resolution favored a tax commission
for North Dakota, and while every
editor is in favor of method that
will equalize the taxes, It was deem
ed best to let each individual make
his own recommendation thru the
editorial column of his paper.
resolution was passed
THE BEN FRANKLIN CLUB.
An interesting session Of THE club
was held Saturday afternoon. There
are now eighty members Of this as
sociation in the state and an auxilli-
ary to the Press association. 1t ID
! performing . very important part IN
the uplifting Of the business Of the
newspaper mon and printers Of the
state.
| The afternoon was taken uD IN q