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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-10-23
DAUGHTERS ISABELLA
fire FIRST GUN
CONTRIBUTE $500 FOR THE NEW
HOSPITAL AND WILL GIVE
MORE - CAMPAIGN is BUT
FAIRLY BEGUN.

The Daughters of Isabella have fired
the first gun in the campaign for rails
ing the $4,000 funds for the new St.
Joseph's hospital. At meeting held
Wednesday night this organization
pledged $500 and perhaps will give
as much more, besides furnishing a
room at the hospital.
The members were addressed by
Chas. j. Sheffield, who has charge of
the campaign, and also by Father
Raith. Several of the members gave
interesting talks.
Mr.. Sheffield has his organization
nearly perfected Mrs. A. Carr has
promised to accept the Craftsmanship
of the women's executive committee.
Mrs. Carr is prominent and has abil-
ity.
The craftsmanship Of the mems ex-
|ecutive committee has not been an
nounced.
Mr.. Sheffield has established head
quarters at the Commercial club
rooms. His secretary is busily en-
gagged in filling out the various index
cards and active work will be done
from now on. Mr. Sheffield will soon
keep the Minot print shops busy for
much printed matter is used in the
campaign.
Speaking of Minot, Mr.. Sheffield
stated: II have met, l believe, the
finest people in Minot that it has been
my pleasure to find in any city where
we have worked. l know that we are
going to have no trouble in raising the
necessary funds to build the new hos
pital."
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-10-23
CANDIDATES ARE STALKING
OUT OF THE TALL GRASS
RUMOR OF FOURTH TICKET IN
THE FIELD.

County politics have begun to sim
mer slightly. No one has become I'M
duly excited but those officials who
have done their duty are awaiting
anxiously for the good people to pat
their backs and tell them that they
have done well and to go and do like
wise some more. There are others
who have long had hankering for of
flee, who are awaiting for some good
opening. There will be plenty of can
didates and plenty of tickets in the
field, at least three and possibly four.
The Socialists, of course, will have a
complete ticket. If the fourth ticket
can be launched, this will give them
encouragement, for with upwards of
300 votes in Minot they could muster
enough in the country districts to
make an interesting fight.
The Democrats were never known to
fail-in getting out full ticket.
There are plenty Of martyrs, but of
late years they have succeeded in
building up pretty strong county or
ganization and are force to be reck-
oned with.
The Republicans have generally
carried the election as far as the
county offices are concerned, but Dorr
Carroll, head Bull Mooser of the state,
declares that the Progressives will
place a complete county ticket in the
field in each county of the state, and
right now he is gathering his county
forces.
At the last election, the Bull
Moose ticket carried Minot by 121
and lost the county to the democrats
by only II.
Judge Davis, since Saturdays
victory, has grown somewhat chesty,
and It's said chat he may be induced
K, become a candidate for sheriff ON
the Bull Moose ticket. If Dorr Carroll
has his way, the republicans will not
place a county ticket in the field at
all, but all the republicans will be-
come good Progressives. This would
be one way of eliminating a four hand
ed fight, unless some disappointed re-
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-10-23
|0[NER SCHMIDT
| KILLED BY AUTO

Little Grover was found lying on his
back with his companions cap still
clutched in his hand, while his own
cap lay near.
Police Commissioner Shaw was on
the scene within few minutes after
the boy had met his death. Mr.. Swal-
stead stopped his machine within a
car length and half of where the
boy lay which shows plainly that he
must have been running slowly. Mr..
Swalstead cannot be blamed in the
least for the accident, altho words can
not express the sorrow which he feels
over the death of the little fellow.
Growers father, who is G. N.
brakeman, left Minot this morning on
the west bound local, and he was in
formed Of the accident by telephone.
He arrived home during the night.
The poor mother, hearing Of the acct
dent, rushed towards the scene, but
neighbors prevented her from viewing
the CHASTITY spectacle. This was her
only child and her grief over the loss
of her little cherub is indescribable.
Mrs. Schmidt is in serious condition
and under the care of physicians.
No less than half dozen physicians
were on the scene within few mo-
ments after the accident occurred, but
they were powerless to do anything.
The remains were taken to the morgue
under instructions of Coroner Doe,
who will hold an inquest Friday. He
has summoned the following jury:
Axel Roise, ]. A. Roell and G. D. Col
cord
The Schmidt family moved to this
city five years ago from Paynesville,
MINI.
The little lad who met such trag-
ic end, was beautiful child and ex-
ceedingly popular with his playmates.
The sympathy Of the entire commun-
ity goes out to the grief stricken par
ents.
While in this instance, the accident
was thru no fault of the driver, it will
no doubt result in strict enforcement
of our speed law, which is too often
broken. This is the first fatality that
has ever occurred in Minot thru an
automobile accident.
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l. w. WIS Driven Out.

Butte, Mont, Oct. 2O.--In pitched
battle between the Industrial Workers
of the World and peace officers at Dill
Ion, a small town in southern Mon
tana, clubs were freely used on the
heads of the Workers, and they We're
driven from town after their leader
and two others had been struck sense
less.
Sheriff Lay was attacked by an /.
w. w. leader with knife, but escaped
injury.
The workers had recently been re-
leased from Jail at Minot, N. D., and
were on their way to Salt Lake City,
they said, to free an l. w. w. member
held in Jail there. Following the cele-
bration they seized an Oregon Short
Line car, defied the train crew, and
came here.
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POLITICS
ARE S|NNER|NC

publicans would persist in filling the
ticket.
Gunder Reishus, who for many ages
has held the Office Of register of deeds,
and done the job effectively, is said to
be inclined Progressively.
Lyle Thompson, county auditor, will
no doubt be candidate before the pri-
maries. Thompson is young man of
ability. He is running the office at
considerably less expense than ever
before, employing several less clerks,
and getting out his work in very
capable manner.
Carl Lindberg, the county treasurer,
is in line for reelection, and consid-
ering that he has held the office but
one term and given excellent satisfac-
ton at that, there is little question
but that he will be returned.
Ed Kelley, the popular sheriff, can
not be candidate as he is serving his
second term. Altho there are no
avowed candidates for the best county
office, the friends Of Dan Dougherty,
who has been chief deputy under Kel-
ley, assert that they are going to see
that his name gets on the ticket. Dan
isn't saying anything.
be a candidate before the primaries,
and you couldn't beat him with Dave
Dinnie's Don Densmore.
Knute Hagen, clerk Of the district
court, hasn't declared his intentions of
becoming a candidate. Knute will
have plenty to say when the time
comes and if he thinks the prospects
are bright, and if he wants the Office,
he will no doubt be in the game. If
Knute goes into the fight again you
can be pretty sure that he will win.
E. G. Warren will not be candi-
date for reelection. He hasn't told
this to anybody, but it's a safe bet
that Ed has had his fill of public Of
flee. Peterson, the Donnybrook can
didate, who spoiled j. M. Devine's
chances two years ago, will be can
didate. VIM Wendt, who has been
one of the best deputy superintendent
the county has ever had, may have
something to say later
r. A. Nestos, the states attorney,
is SO busy looking after injunctions
and things that he hasn't started to
mend his political fences, but it is a
foregone conclusion that he considers
that one good term deserves another.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-10-23
.NEST0S STARTS
WHOLESALE CLEANING
STARTS NINE INJUNCTIONS
CLOSING BUILDINGS - ONE
PLACE AT BERTHOLD lNCLUD-
ED.

States Attorney Nestos has started
number Of injunctional cases to close
for at leasta year buildings in which it
is alleged the illegal sale Of liquor has
taken place. Nine different actions
have been started, and hearings will
come later. They are as follows:
State VS.. Jack Gray and Bank of
Berthold, owner of property.
State VS.. May Jones and Agnes
NUNS.
State VS.. Jennie Doe.
State VS.. Margaret Hall and Millie
Botz.
State VS.. Marie Roe.
State VS.. Florence Doe and Marie
Willis, and Syver P. Lee, owner Of
property.
State VS.. Jennie Brown, and Inez A.
Dolloff, owner Of property.
Nestos intends to 60 the limit and
close all Objectionable places in the
county.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-10-23
YOUNG MEN OUT
FOR ADVENTURE
FIFTEEN BISMARCK OVERLAND
ERS ARE MEETING WITH Sue
CESS IN THEIR WORK IN BE-
HALF OF THE BISMARCK TRIB-
UNE.

The fifteen Bismarck Tribune Over
landers who have been out since April
% on a state wide subscription and adj
vertising campaign spent part of the
week in Minot, on their way to Willis
ton, from where they will then go to
Bismarck until early spring, when they
will again resume the task of further
canvassing the state.
C. R. Neher is circulation manager
for the Tribune. He and Mrs. Neher
are riding with the boys and to their
efforts are due the success of the I'M
dertaking.
Most Of the riders are college men
who are out for experience and ad-
venture. They are from various sec
lions of the country, dress in cowboy
fashion and ride the best of western
horses. The following are the names
of those here: Lefty Hymes, Daddie
Shirk, Happy Brr1eshaber, Frenchie
Wolfe, Hy Ward, Bud Shapell, Slim
Shapell, Pathfinder Gibboney, Bah
George, High Pockets Johnson, Can
Hathaway and Bob Morsbach.
The crew thoroughly cover both
city and country, writing up conditions
as they find them, and gather informa-
tions regarding the early history and
settlement of the country and future
prospects.
The Tribune is one of the oldest pa
pers of the state, founded thirty-three
years ago. It is now doing one of the
largest advertising propositions ever
attempted by North Dakota paper.
Warren Stickley is the managing ed
itor of the Tribune and is well known
in this vicinity, being formerly the ed
itor and publisher Of the Kenmare
Journal
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Chas. Crawson, who was seriously
injured by 500 train Wednesday,
once before met with serious in
jury. Two years ago, while crossing
the Mouse river near here, the bridge
gave way, precipitating the horses,
man and grain tank full of wheat, into
the river, a distance of over twenty
feet. Mr.. CrawsOn never received a
cent of damages from the county, the
commissioners never SO much as pay
ing for the breakage. Just this sum-
mer someone stole new carriage
from Crowson's barn. He is single
man. B. H. Chritchfeld, state vet
erinarian, took the injured man to Mi
not. They were accompanied by H. A.
Kluver and E. A. Madsen. An attor-
ney for the 500 called on the injured
man before the surgeons were thru
with their examination. The 500 train
men are very careless about whistling
and ringing the bell on the engine
when passing thru the village. 1t is
nothing uncommon for an engine to
pass thru town without any warning.
Judge and Mrs. ]. S. Wallace re-
turned Wednesday Of last week from
an extended trip through Ohio and
West Virginia. They have been away
nearly four months. The trip has
done wonders for the Judge. He is
looking fine. He says there was but
two nights during the time while
away that he could sleep with more
bed covering than sheet. He longed
for N. D. and a good warm blanket.
They were accompanied by their son,
Will Wallace and his wife, of Toledo.
Will has come out to enjoy the balmy
breezes of the west. He has been hav-
ing tussle with the pleurisy. We
are glad to have the Judge back as he
returned loaded with fine assort-
ment of Buckeye stories and none
have greater skill than the Judge as
recanteur.
Mrs. Joe Kirkie and son Raymond
are rapidly convalescing from Sc
we're illness.
The school board have posted no.
tices on all school buildings warning
all persons under penalty Of prosecu-
ton from removing any of the dis
trict's property from the school prem
Uses.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Peterson of
Lloyd's coulee are rejoicing on the
arrival of son, who put in an ap-
pearance Friday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anselm Reihle, west
of town are the proud parents Of a
little daughter, born Saturday.
Jno. Keen, who has been superin-
tendent of the H. "A. Kluver farm, has
moved onto the Lloyd ranch. Joe Will
hanson has moved his family on the
Kluver place.
H. A. Kluver is filling his silo this
week.
The 500 authorities, with due appre-
citation of public opinion and q prop
er respect for the feelings of our cit
liens, were thoughtful enough to
bury dead horse just few feet off
Main street. Surely these great cor
porations should be proud of employees
with such keen regard of decency
and public health.
The great Wonderland Trail, high
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-10-23

VIM. A. Carlson, a thrifty Deering
farmer, brot to this Office splendid
samples of the Early Rose and Bur-
bank potatoes he grew this year. Mr..
Carlson estimates his yield of pota-
toes at about 300 bushels to the acre.
Not a bad paying crop.
Fred Ward, H. T. Booker, Spero
Manson and Dick Halvorson are hunt
ing geese at Churchs Ferry.
Otto Ellison, of the Fair Store, is
member of a hunting party that
journeyed to Churchs Ferry after
honkers.
A: P. Slocum is transacting business
in Montana.
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way extending from Seattle to Lake
Superior, passes through our village.
A petition was circulated recently and
funds raised to erect guide posts
along the trail through Burlington
township,
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Davis for president of the commits
sion defeated LeSueur, the Socialist
candidate with AIT majority.
Shaw and Wilson were elected COM
missioners, winning over Dorman and
Eisele with big leads.
Lynch for police magistrate, defeat
ed Kelso by 447 votes.
The election had been holly contest
ed by the Socialists, who expected to
roll up much larger vote. The Citi-
zens' ticket at no time was in danger
apparently, but an effort was made to
get out big vote and make the bat
tie very decisive one. There was lit
tie excitement Saturday, but an unus-
ual interest was taken and more than
100 votes were polled.
The following is the result:
q Al
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H. L. Glaciers store at Makoti was
robbed Friday night of $25 in cash,
jack knives and Mrs. Glaciers gold
watch and chain.
Oscar Veach, former manager of the
Minot Drug Co., now operating his
own store at Helena, Mont, is in the
city enroute to Dubuque, Iowa, where
his father is dying of cancer.
According to the Glasgow Courier,
ID. c. Holcomb and Mrs. A. Dorfier,
both Of Minot, were granted q license
TO wed recently in Glasgow, Mont. The
couple will reside on a farm miles
north of the city. III
Don H. Davy, one Of Burlington's
hustling young farmers, visited the
independent Office Wednesday. Mr..
Davy didn't tell US this, but we learn
ed from another source that he thresh-
led 237O bushels of fine wheat, machine
measure, from $50 acres, which isn't
ESQ bad.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-10-23
Browns Troubles Oct. 20 and 30.

The Athenian Players will present
Browns Trouble" in this city at the
Grand Oct. 80 and 80. The company
ent and the many friends of the pop
ular young people promise to fill the
theatre the two nights.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-10-23
JUMPS into PIT
Of BOILING WATER
YOUNG MAN EMPLOYED BY CON-
SUMERS POWER CO. SERIOUS
LY sCALDED TUESDAY EVEN
ING.

John Zellers, young man 26 years
of age, from Omaha, Neb., who start
ed work Tuesday morning for the
Consumers Power Co., jumped thru a
window into a trap pit of boiling hot
water that evening and was seriously
scalded from his waist down. He was
taken to the hospital where he has a
chance to recover.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-10-23

A class consisting of U. L. Burdick of
Williston, DR.. Bell of Kenmare and
Chas. Morton Of Max were given the
Chapter degree by the local lodge
Wednesday evening.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-10-23
Pennsylvania Editor Visits Minot.

S. B. Zook, editor of the Belleville
(Pa.) Times, is spending ten days in
Minot and vicinity with relatives, one
of whom is l. T.. Zook from east of
the city. The editor has been spending
the summer along the Pacific coast
and in the. Canadian northwest. He is
much impressed with this region and
intends to do some missionary work in
our behalf upon his return to the east.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-10-23
Grand Trunk Ready Nov. 2.

The Grand Trunk Pacific is install
ling a wye at Niobe and about Nov. 2
will begin running it's trains over the
Niobe-Northgate cutoff, that will pass
thru Minot over the Berthold line.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-10-23
David Bartlett Dead.

David Bartlett, former lieutenant
governor of this state, passed away
at Newton, Mass, at the home Of rela.
tives. A year ago he became ill Of
paralysis Of the brain and his mind
had been a blank until death. Most
Of his life was spent at Cooperstown.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-10-23

J. R. McKone of Bismarck is visit
ing relatives in the city.
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TICKET WAS
EASILY ELECTED
DAVIS BEATS LeSUEUR FOR
PRESIDENT WITH MAJORITY
OF 417-SHAW, WILSON AND
LYNCH HAVE LIKE MAORI
TIES.

Saturdays election proved a great
victory for the Citizens ticket.
e.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-05-22
Immoral Songs.
Commercial Appeal

Memphis Commercial Appeal
The women's clubs of Chicago have in
augurated a crusade against suggestive
and immoral songs. 1t is about time. That
music should be put to such base uses
seems objectionable. 1t shows the per.
verted taste of the time. There should be
a penalty fixed by law to punish and i'm
prison men who pander to the vulgar taste
of the masses by writing suggestive songs.
Some are contrived with such insidious
skill and the vulgar point is so cleverly
yelled that to the innocent they seem harm
less. At the same time the sting is there
and will be felt in the end.
Song is the gift of God to his children.
Music is most potent and powerful factor
in the world. 1t has commanded influence
since the day of creation. 1t is known to
every nation. From the remote days Of
the stone age down to the present time
music has had a wonderful influence upon
the race.
That music is abused should be properly
crime. Hymns have been written in
praise of the Creator. The worship of God
is carried on in song. Glad tidings are
told in inspiring harmonies. The saddest
messages are conveyed in fearful cadences.
Martial music has inspired patriots in times
of war. Men have faced death on the bat
tlefield with their eyes bright and with fear
no longer in their hearts, banished by the
inspiring sound of music.
When the message of music is delivered
we should all be pleased, and when man so
far forgets the purpose of music as to per-
vert it to base uses and appeal to the lower
instincts of his fellow being with obscene
songs he should hang his head in shame.
The musical comedy has been the means
of introducing suggestive songs. The
play of words is sometimes clever, but en- =
couraged by society's acceptance of these
racy song hits, composers have gone lit
tie too far. Some are so boldly broad and
so obscenely vulgar that good taste forbids
them from being sung in public.
In the lower order of theatres, in the
burlesque houses, no effort is made to re-
strain the introduction of many vulgar
compositions. Here is where the law should
intercede.
Indecent songs are worse than indecent
books, and both are bad enough. Just
what charm can be found in works of this
sort it is not quite clear to understand. Yet
there is morbid streak in some human
beings that is only satisfied when appealed
to by vulgar songs and stories. It is not a
natural taste. 1t is an indication of dis
eased mind.
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Arkansas. upon which he EMPLOYS 100

in Arkansas, upon which he employs 100
slaves, also his own property. His ply
sioue is magnificent in its graceful pro-
portions, his height being six feet two
inches, and he is possessed of frank,
open countenance and ingenious manner.
Mr.. Hammond, Methodist preacher, was
also prisoner He is violent secession
list of the uncompromising order.
Richmond Examiner and Inquirer, May
9th: At Hamilton's Crossing there are
more muskets piled on either side OF the
road than have ever been seen together
since the war began. They were left on
the battle fields by the Yankees, and many
thousands more there are which have not
vet been collected. The Yankees admit
they were awfully beaten, but say it was
owing to the fact, which they never cease
to proclaim, that they have no generals.
One of the Yankee officers brought to this
city told gentleman who was in CONVEX
sation with him that Burnside was not
beaten at Fredericksburg, but repulsed );
but that Hooker had gotten, perhaps, the
d-dest drubbing [ at Charlottesville that
ever a general had. All of our troops are
jubiant over what they consider as beyond
all comparison the greatest victory of the
war.
Baltimore Sun, May 14th: William A..
Gleaves, J. C. Wharton, Jacob Thomas,
DR.. T. B. Buchanan, Harvey Adkins and
j. w. Baker of Nashville, Tenn, have been
sent South by military authority. About
forty females in st. Louis whose husbands
are in the Confederate Army have been
arrested. They are awaiting transporter
ton South. Miss Lucy Nicholson, a school,
mistress in Fulton County, Missouri, has
also been arrested and ordered South.
Baltimore Sun, May 18th: The New
York papers publish a call for "a mass
State convention for peace and reunion, -
signed by two representatives of the Dem
ocratic party from each of the thirty-two
Senatorial Districts of the State of New
York, the meeting to be held in New York
City on the Sd of June.
Baltimore Sun, May 18t: Since the
commencemen Mt of hostilities 100 merchant
vessels belonging to the Northern States
have cen captured by the Confederate
privateers. The damage done by the Ala
bama and Florida alone, it is stated,
amounts, to the present time, to about
So, 100000, including cargoes and vessels.
Baltimore Sun, May 18th: Adam Sci
bert, H. L. Porter, Edwin O'Donnell. John
Leavelli and James Dillon, arrested at
Mount Savage on the charge of disloyalty
were brought to this city yesterday. Col.
Fish. committed them to Fort McHenry.