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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-03-13
recall A UNDER THE
!, PROPOSED Law
CITY OFFICIALS elected NEXT
MONTH ARE LIABLE TO
ACTION.

The men who are elected to the
Minot city commission this spring
will have to, mind their Fps and Cs'
If house bill No. 476, passed by TIC
legislature just ended is passed by
Governor L.1R. Hanna.
The bill provides for the recall q
city commissioner BY the voters who
elected them.
Under the provisions Of the bill the
petition. for the recall of any com
missioner must re signed by twenty
five per cent of the voters VIII;
elected. him.
This petition must then be preser:
I'd tU the city auditor. and If found
by him to be according to law, the
election must be called within g.
days. ~. &.,. g.. :.
The city auditor must also complete
his Investigation of the petition with
in 10 days after it has been present
ed to him. =
The bill also proyidee the roachin
cry by which cities under the com
mission form Of government may
change back to the cid mayor and
council system.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-03-13
.ELKS ELECT OFFICERS

The Elks had rousing meeting
Saturday night when officers for the
ensuing year were elected. Deputy
Grand Exalted Ruler Dinnie Of Grand
Forks was the honored guest of the
evening. Following are the newly
elected officers:
Exalted Ruler-Halvor L. Halvor-
son.
Leading Knight, G. A.-Ben HUT
gren.
Loyal Knight-Dr. R. W. Pence.
Lecturing Knight--Walter Tooley.
Secretary-C. A. Wysong.
Treasurer--Robert E. Barron.
Trustees-L. NJ. Davis and John
c. Lowe.
Tyler-Harry Montgomery.
The representative to attend the
meeting Of the grand lodge are n. +.
Hamilton and L. J. Palda.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-03-13
SUPT. WARREN ON
THE WRONG TRACK
Should Not Have erot Mandamus
Proceedings Against Commission.
ers-case May Be Decided Against
Him.

The mandamus case of f. G. War
rem, superintendent of schools Of
Ward county was heard March 8.
while Judge Fisk has not yet rem
dered decision, it is understood
that.he will decide that Mr.. Warren
is on the wrong track.
What Mr.. Warren should have
done was to appeal to the district
court from the decision Of the cour-
ty commissioners when they refused
to allow his excessive mileage bills.
Judge Fisk stated in court practical
" what the decision would be and
said that the action would have to
be dismissed. He did tell Mr.. Green
leaf, Warren's attorney, however, that
he would hold the case in allegiance
allowing him to submit any authori.
ties, tut at this writing nothing along
this line has been done.
The commissioners had cut one Of
Warren's mileage bills from $2S7 to
$l21 go. Warren thru his attorney
claimed that the original bill had been
reasonable, therefore the county dads
had no right to cut it. States A.
torney Nestos on the other hand
claims that the commissioners are
elected to guard the interests Of the
county and further that it is their
duty to audit bills and either cut az.
cessive bills or refuse to pay them
until they have been altered.
Warren has had his deputies out
visiting schools until this week, and
it is said that he has spent fully 5000
of his own money for their expenses.
Warren has not drawn any salary
since Jan. 1.
He declares that he will start a
civil action in district ,court just as
soon as Judge Fisk makes his decis-
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-03-13
WILL INCREASE
ASSESSMENT ON
Main Street
City Assessor Wheeler viii Place an
Increased Valuation Of Main Street
Lots Between First and Third SITS.

City Assessor Wheeler announces
that ne is placing an increase Of from
approximately $4,000 to $4,000 on
Main street lots between First and
Third streets. He states that the
assessed valuation has been too low.
considering the price asked for those
lots by the owners. There vii! be
some objection raised to this no DOUBT
from the property owners.
Mr.. Wheeler is already working on
the assessments He has specially
prepared card showing the name,
address and occupation of each prop
erty owner, also separate cards show.
ing drawing Of each block Of the
city, with the buildings located there
on.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-03-13
M|N0T GROCERY CO.
HAS new MANAGER
WiLLlSTON MAN IS APPOINTED
70 MiNoT GROCERY
HOUSE.

\. G. Jacc bson, the newly appoint
cI manager of the Mihot Grocery
Co.. arrived in this city late Well
nesday 10 take up his rev duties.
Mir. Jacobson viii .Uc "<ed w. L.
Dietz, who has been in charge of tue
Minol aOuse for som" time past. Mr.
Dietz will go to Grand Forks to take
charge of another house owned by
the same firm.
Mr. jacobson has been for some
time past in charge Of the Willlsto'
Grocery Co. He win take mediate
charge Of the Magic CITY concern.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-03-13
BEN WHITEHEAps Coffee.

Ben Whitehead. the Bismarck edi-
tor, was here Saturday. Ben b .
great admirer Of Dave Dinnie's ho9De
Don Densmore. and It's said he made
the trip all the way here to 80 Don
when his picture was taken. Col.
Whitehead has the most beautiful nt-
tie southern gotee you ever saw, and
while he has always been considered
good looking, his better half win now
have reason for CONSERVATISM.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-03-13
MRS. kirkland
PASSES away
Passes Away Saturday Morning After
Lingering illness From caneer-Re'
mains Inferred Here.

Mrs. Marie Birkland, aged 81 years.
who had made her home in this city
for number Of years, passed away
here Saturday morning after an Ill.
less Of several years from cancer.
TIE funeral was hell frcri the Nor.
vt<lac church Monday afternoon.
Rev. Mr.. Lund in charge and the re-
mains were inferred in the Bethania
Lutheran cemetery.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-03-13
kENMARE TEAM CHAMPIONS,

The Minot basket ball team was
defeated at Kenmare Friday night, ~
to 9. The M,not contingent went to
the Gooseneck city on special train
This rather places Kcnmare In the
championship class.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-03-13
COD WILL HAVE
new UNIFORMS
Individual Measure to Be Taken for
" Each Member-MateriaI of the Uni
forms to Be the Very Best.

Members Of Co. y viii soon appear
in their new uniforms, individual
measurements for which will be tax
en-. The material will be the very
best and our soldier boys will make
some swell appearance when they ap.
pear in their brand new blue toggery.
New caps will also be ordered.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-03-13

2. s.. Person will receive car Of
extra good mich COWS from Wiscon-
sin this week, which are for sale
F. O.. Gross has been elected End
Lieut.. of Co. D.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-03-13
NEW MILLINERY STORE
FOR MiNo1

Miss Anna Bjornaas, a st. Paul
milliner, will open early next week,
an up-to-date millinery store in the
building formerly occupied by the
Scarlet Supply Co., 100 E. Second
st. The latest spring millinery will
lie displayed and Miss Bjornass will
have a beautiful store.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-03-13
J. N. WILSON NOW
owns THE ORPHEUM
Well Known old Time Minot BusI-
nessman, Has Charge Of Popular
e Moving Picture Theatre.

j. M. Wilson, one Of our old time
businessmen, bought the Orpheum
theater from Mrs. Anna Quinn and is
now engaged in managing tile t',si-
ness. Mr.. Wilson will give the pub
lie the biggest ten cents worth of en-
tertainment they ever got and he is
sure to receive his share Of the bust
ness.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-03-13
MAN FOUND IN
STRAWSTACk
DIES Suddenly
ore Alexander III Of Pneumonia
Fssnd In serious Condition At Cur.

a stranger about 6 years Of age,
whe said his name was Alexander
was found In straw stack near the
home Of a. Blocher, near Surrey FL
day. He was brot to st. Joseph's
hospital that evening, and altho CIV.
en- medical attention at once, died
Saturday morning. An autopsy was
held and it was found that death was
due to pneumonia. The man Vas also
affected with anemia.
The remains were buried here this
afternoon.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-03-13
NEW osocERv AUTO TRUCK.

The Shirley Grocery Co. has bot
new international auto truck for
delivery about the city. The truck
does away with an extra man and
team and is giving the best Of ssrv-
ioe.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-03-13
JURY UNABLE TO REACH VERDICT
IN TRIAL OF SAM /, CLARK
Publishers Jim Jam Jems Are Not
Convicted in Trial in Federal Covp&
at 6ismarck-75 Ballots Taken.

The jury disagreed late this
afternoon after taking rs bah
lots. It is understood that at
the end, there were eleven fop
acquittai and one for conviction,
he held out on one Of the Is
counts. The judge has set the
second Tuesday in May for the
second trial.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-15
LEAVE THE FARMER OUT

There 90 farmers in the lower house of the Gen
eral Assembly They than onethird of the
tire body. IF they opposed to compensation BILL 1t
cannot The Connecticut are opposed to
compensation BILL if it applies them At the hearing
before the Judiciary Committee in Hartford yesterday it
beyond possibility of doubt that
Tested through the heads of the farmers
Ons and there be doubt of the actual situation
The hearing but confirms what everybody knows.
Any bill which is reported from the Judiciary Com
nttee must be framed clearly and in certain terms
ELIMINATE THE FARMER. Any man who insists up
ON the inclusion Of the farmer advocates the defeat of the
little he may intend such a result.
Some men, posing friends of compensation to in
dsIial workers. have appeared before the committee
and their advice has been formed to raise in the
farmers feeling of alarm.
concerted effort has indeed made to alarm
farmers fill them with distrust of the measure and to
make them believe that they will grevously affected
by it, even though it does not apply to them.
Of such a character, and intended to have such
suit the statements made the committee
that compensation will make employment to
the industrial workers that workers will be willing to
labor the farms
tenuous quality of this argument is apparent to-
upon who confronted with new propositions and
not good position decide upon the merits of
the matter as those who have studied it longer.
But the exceedingly able who spoke for the far
yesterday made short work of that proposition
They had investigated the conditions in Massachusetts,
and they had discovered experimentaly
of farm labor followed.
The situation ought to this. That the COM
mttee Will report bill for compensation in industrial
pursuits, with exclusion The farmers ought
then to vote for the bill They could have reason
under those circumstances, for not doing
This newspaper believes that compensation would
work benefciay and inexpensivelv the farmer But
the farmer does not know it. He has not studied the
problem long enough. Manufacturers the prob
lem for than 20 before they belief
that it is humane and necessary.
humane and necessary.
Leave the farmer out
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-15
British Aerial
Corps Threatened
English Admiralty ContempIates
Auxiliary Motor Boat Fleet
for Naval Service

London, March 15.-The efficiency
of the Royal Flying Corps of the Brit
ish Army is seriously threatened be-
cause of the exclusiveness of certain
English service clubs, and unless the
clubs recede from their position, the
Corps bids fair to be deprived of the
services of some of the most able av
iators in England. The Corps needs
flyers, and to get them it has had
to take in civilians and give them the
rank of officers. This new rank per-
rnits the civilian to join clubs pre-
viously open to army officers only,
and it is to this condition that the
clubs object. The newly created Of
ficers insist on their rights, and the
clubs declare they will resist the in
vasion.
The Royal Flying Corps will possess
a total of one hundred aeroplanes by
the end of next month. This total
will include the machines purchased
by the War Office and the Admiral
ty at the Aero show; the twenty-four
machines of the army type now being
delivered by outside constructors, and
the machines actually in use at the
Central. Flying School on Salisbury
Plain, the naval flying headquarters
at Eastchurch, and the Royal Aircraft
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-15

been busy explaining that such sailor
les are very exceptional in the trade.
Ium berless women, attracted by the
high pay, brought forward their quail
ifications to draw $50 a week for de-
signing hats, but the milliners said
categorically they had no room for
them.
This $4,000 a year creator of be-
coming headgear is adept in the de-
signing of new shapes and in the
blending of soft materials of exquisite
coIoring. She and her colleagues new
er take a needle into their hands,
leaving the actual work to lower paid
assistants. They are born artists IN
their line, and if their work is crown
ed with success they may eventually
attain an income of from $4,000 to
$4,000 a year. This is the pay OF
the London top-notchers in the mil
linery line, but in Paris the profess
sion is more remunerative. The head
designer of a Paris firm of hat max
ers, a young and accomplished wild
ow draws a salary of $4,000 a year.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-15

The first American dentist to prac-
tice that profession exclusively was
probably a DIR. Jones, who opened the
pioneer dental office in New York 125
years ago today. according to a notice
appearing in the newspapers of that
period. It is only within the last
half century that dental surgery has
become a real science. Before ithat
time physicians were called upon to
pull aching molars, and at an earlier
period BARRIERS were usually dentists
The elaborate dental7 work of today
is a development Of the last quarter
of a century Even now the pulling
of teeth is rarely painless" to the
patient but visit to a dentist is
not to be viewed with the fear that
was quite pardonable a score Of years
ago Odontology, the science of the
teeth may be said to have commenced
with the researches of Prof. Richard
Owen, who in 1889 made the first def
mite announcements of the organic
connection between the vascular and
vital soft parts of the frame and the
hard substance of q tooth. The first
association, of dentists was the Odon--
biological Society of England, found
ed in 1856. Two years later a den
tai hospital, the first of it's kind, was
established in London. The first act
for regulating the education and reg
istration of dentists was passed in
1873.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-15
PRETTY HEIRESS
RUNS OFF AND
WEEDS CHAUFFEUR

Washington, March 15-The old
story Of a dashing chauffeur. q pet
ty heiress and a runaway match was
repeated, today, and az a result Mrs..
Anna Middleton, wealthy and prCml-
nent in society, was Frustrated while
her daughter, now Mrs. william P.
Shorty, says defiant1y that she does
not care what people say"
Storty's employer, 8. II. Butler Of
fetal reporter Of the supreme court
lived two doors from the 51fddIeton
home and Shorty met Miss Middleton
while calling for him. The acduaint-
ance ripened rapidly and Dec. II. last.
Miss Middleton and Shorty whirisd of
to Alexandria. Va, and we're married
On their return Mrs. Shorty went to
her mothers home and the marriage
did not become known until today.
Mrs Storty's father was the late
Lee B. Middleton, OF Newport aud
Washington. Mrs Middleton decIfmec
to comment on the elopement.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-15
SOAKING" THE TAXPAYER

The eliminating point in a high handed outrage
against taxpayers reached with the appointment
policemen the force and the creation OF nine leu
tenants and additional sergeants This is not the end
The force to be constituted will be actually smaller
present It likely also that conditions OF
employment will be created which will be burden
for the than those existing 1t will shortly
appear that demands made for further increases
and possibly the erection of police station
the theory that the present station not large enough
The way has been paved for enormous increase in
charges of the city in addition to the great in
crease made in the force last night
The citizens pay large price in order that few
political power may place themselves in position
o advantage to retain it.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-15

entirely unwarranted enthusiasm for
those machines, and a corresponding
disparagement of dirigibles. General
.Lacroix holds that the opposition to
rigid dirigibles in France is quite
wrong; the supple type of airship ia
vored by the French military author
tiles ie, from the military point OF
view, exceedingly risky, a pin prick
sufficing to destroy them. Air ships
of. the German rigid type, with their
several com entsg are, capable of
withstanding considerable damage be-
fore being put absolutely out of action.
Ships that feel their way along the
coasts of France IN foggy weather are
to have the benefit of a new wireless
compass which will enable them to
ascertain, practically automatically,
their correct position, and so steer a
safe course.
The wireless "compass't permits the
detection of the direction from which
a wireless electric signal is sent, and
the signal itself will designate the
point of it's origin. Sending stations
are to be established at lighthouses
and other points of vantage along the
coast, and two already are in opera
ton on small islands off the harbor OF
Brest. Signals from this chain of
shore points=wi1l be sent automatically
at regular intervals whenever fog pre-
walls, and a vessel equipped with the
receiving compass" will be able to
read the exact direction of the place
of origin of these warnings. On the
receipt of two such signals a ship will
find it possible, by a simple process
of triangu1ation, very readily to de-
termine her exact position.
A great advantage of this system of
safety at sea is the fact that the new
compass is very cheap; furthermore,
it is self-operating and does not re-
The next step will be to install two
more sending stations near Havre, and
others will be set up in due course I'M
til the entire coast is protected.
The public administrator of Paris
has just sold the property of Major
General Alexandra Dumas for the
benefit of the Generals wife.
General Dumas, who had retired
from the army after forty years of
notable service, chiefly in the colonies,
left his residence in the Paris suburbs
one afternoon sixteen months ago, and
has not been heard of since. He dis
appeared completely, His wife wait
ed for months, and inquired for her
husband in practically every country
in the world, but particularly in the
French colonies where he had served
so many years of his life. No news
of the old soldier has been received,
and now the police, at the request of
the wife, have officially declared that
the General cleft Paris without COM
nunica ting his plans to any one, abaE-
doning a pension of $4,000 a year.
The sale of his property followed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-15
HADLEY CONVALESClNG
President of Yale Slowly Recovering
From Nervous Breakdown in
Los Angeles.

Los Angeles, Cal, March 15.-Presi-
dent Arthur T. HadIey of Yale is
slowly recovering from his nervous
breakdown and will be able to re-
sumo his duties at New Haven in
several weeks, according to his broth
er-in-law, c. NJ. Pratt, at whose win
ter home DR.. Hadley is conva1escing.
President Hadley has been at the
Pratt home two weeks. He went
there after undergoing an operation
for the removal of an abscess from
his neck. His refusal to see callers
Is due, according to Mr.. Pratt. to
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-15
European Powers
Prepare For War
Passion for Combat Sweeps
Over Continent Ready for
All Emergencies

Paris, March ia passion for war
seems to be sweeping over all the
countries of Europe. The Balkan
states have found a field of express
sion for their nilitancy, but countries
which have not this vent are expend-
ing their energies in Warlike prepa-
rations. The small states are involv-
ed equally with the greater powers,
and to-day France, Germany, Austria,
Russia, Belgium and Switzerland are
taking serious count of their military
Preparedness.
Belgium is raising her army from a
war footing of 100000 to 10000 men.
Baron de BroquevilIe, the Belgian
Minister of War, in concluding a
speech on this subject before the Bel
gian Chamber, urged that the army
increase be voted quickly as pos
sible, for the sake of Belgian Sc
curity and honor" The country lives
under the shadows of the great states,
the minister declared, and Belgium
must put forth great exertions to pro-
tect her frontiers should her neigh
boring powers fall upon each other.
The most important newspapers of
Switzerland are publishing the official
notices of the government warning
Swiss citizens residing in European
countries to hold themselves in read
mess to return Immediately in the
event of war, and Swiss living in the
United States have been requested to
stand ready to come back to Switzer-
land on call The Swiss Republic,
under its present military crganiza-
ton could put into the field 100, 900
men in twenty-four hours and 100000
men in forty-eight hours. One-third
of the goVernm revenues are
spent on military objects. In case
of supreme necessity, the government
expects to be able to place 275,O00
men under arms within a week
The French. cabinet has adopted a
measure extending the term of ser
vice in the army from two to three
years; this adds something over ZOO
900 men to the peace footing of the
army. Every F'renchman," said M
Cheron, official analyst of the APP
propriations Committee of the Cham
Der of Deputies in recent address,
must at the present moment fix his
attention upon. the military activity on
the other side of the frontier" He
then compared Germany's expendi-
lures on her army with the eXpendi-
lures of France during the past ten
years. The cost of the German army
had augmented constantly until now
it was double that of France Next
year, under the new German law, the
outlay on the army would be $780,
100000 more than that of France.
The new German military bill will
add $4,000 recruits to the army, Civ
ing total OF SOo,OOO men, e2cIuolnS
officers. Compared to this France,
including the latest numerical in =
crease has a total of $751; men in
her army on a peace footing, excIud-
ing officers.
i French opinion is waking up to the
| fact that Germany, in the sphere of
military aeronautics, is leaving France
badly in the rear.
General Lacroix and number of
other eminent strategists unite in de-
claring that France has nothing to
show against Germany's aerial cruisers
| but fleet of penny steamers" and
they strongly deprecate the attitude
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-15
LITTLE BEAUTY CHATS
The Bran Bath
By BLANCHE BEACON

There are all kinds of baths@the
scented bath, the milk bath, the salt
bath, the cold bath and the hot bath
but it is not my mention to-day to
touch upon any of these, as my
thoughts are conferred on the bath
that whitens the skin while cleansing
it, namely, the bran bath. If you