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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-06-05
WHY THIS DELAY?

During the period between January
and March "a, 1918, the bills pre-
scented by L. G. Warren for visits to
schools averaged in cost $14.62 per
visit. The Board of County Commits
sioners audited these bills and allow
ed them at sum that would average
Warren better thar S7.35 per visit.
When we remember that Edward
Erickson, the superintendent of Walsh
county, graduate of the same Nor
NAL from which Warren graduated,
and, in addition, graduate of the
University of Wisconsin, reports that
the average cost per visit in his coun-
ty during the past school year was
$1.56, it would seem conclusive evil
dence that the allowance made by the
Board of County Commissioners was
reasonable and just, and ought to
have been accepted by the superinten-
dent.
The bills audited by the County
Commissioners and reduced in amount
were acted on February Is, and yet
the appeal was not taken until more
than month after that. The states
attorney prepared and served his ans
wer in behalf of Ward county and the
case went on the calendar for the next
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-06-05
Glass Of Four Graduates at Surrey.

The third annual commencement
of the Surrey High School occurred
on Monday evening, June 2. The aud
itorium was decorated in Alice blue
and gold, the class colors. Flowers
and green plants gave the stage
pleasant appearance. The program
was one of the best ever given. Ralph
w. Perry had the class poem, and gave
an Grafton on "Self- Reliance as
Factor in Education" Music was fur
nished by the Surrey orchestra. Ger
trude Burns spoke on "The Progress
of Literature Ruth Shorb gave an
Grafton on "The Value Of an Ideal"
Leo Frank, the valedictorian of the
class, gave an Grafton on "Our Nat
ional Progress"
The orations were all well given
and no one present could help but
notice the deep thot and serious side
Of life taken in each of the talks. Sur
rey certainly can be proud Of such
graduates. Much credit is due the
community in supporting and main
tanning such an excellent school. Rev.
Richmond of Minot gave the benedic-
ton and Rev. Erickson the invocation.
Prof. Cunningham gave an inspiring
and truthful talk to the graduates and
his departure from the Surrey schools
is much to be regretted.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-06-05
CANCER STUDY AT HARVARD.
A Special investigation Of the Effect OF
Radium to BE Made.

Cambridge. Mass. The effect OF
radium in the treatment Of cancer Is ia
be made the subject of specia! inyes.
tigation under the direction of Dr.. vii.
liam Duane at the Harvard medical
school.
For the present the experiments will
be conducted In the Coils z. Hunting.
ton building, but ms soon as possible a
special building is to be constructed
adjoining the medical school and de.
voted entirely to the work OF radium
investigation.
DR.. Duane has studied in the labora.
tory of Nine Curie, the discoverer of
radium, and has been in touch also
with the work Of the Radium institute
in London. The investigation Is to I've
made under the supervision Of the can:
Ger commission of Harvard. DIR. Il. r..
Tyzzee, director Of the commission,
says that Il group Of investigators is
being assembled to attack the problem
of cancer treatment from various points
Of view.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-06-05
Surrey Eighth Grade Graduates.

Friday evening, May 30, the gradu-
alton exercises Of the Surrey Eighth
Grade were held. A class of ten grad
uated. They were: Paul Joseph, who
gave an grafton on "Canada's Govern
ment Railroad" Alpha Joseph, who
spoke on "The Recent Floods" Marie
Foley, who recited "Bill Mason's
Bride" Charles Tofflemire, who deliv-
cred an Grafton n"Railroads in b.
livia," Eva Eaton, who gave the class
poem, which was interesting and hum
orous, Levi Yoder, who spoke on "The
Everglades of Florida" and Claudeius
Pearson, who spoke on, "The Progress
sive Party" while Carolina Perry
gave Patrick Henry's speech, "Liber-
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-06-05

ty or Death" Glen Greathouse and
Frank Metzger were not able to
speak because of the non-attendance
for the last two months, altho they
received their diplomas.
Paul E. Shorb, the class teacher,
gave short address. Prof. Clenden-
ming, Surveys first school teacher,
presented the diplomas and spoke of
memories of earlier times. Every one
of the graduates did we'll, considering
their youth and practice in such work.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-06-05

Two Men Hurt When Elevator Drops.
Two men had fearfully close call
with death at Bismarck Tuesday even
ing, the elevator at the Hotel McKen-
zie tearing down the shaft from the
sixth story to the basement. G. j.
johnson and Adam Pelkey were SER
iously injured, but they are expected
to recover.
s. E. Van Fleet was elected director
Of the Norway school district Tues
day,
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-06-05
Uses Fire TO Stop Doc FIGHT.

Bellefontaine, O.. Fire was used to
separate fighting bulldogs after they
had created panic In the Big Four
station and driven people scurrying
from the platforms. 1t appeared i'm
possible to separate the dogs. which
seemed to be in death clutch. until
q commercial traveller, using his own
cigar and that Of another man. press
ed the lighted ends against the noses
OF the two combatants
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-06-05
CLARENCE BARROW "BRoKE.'
Labor Unions Asked to Raise Fund
For McNamaras' LAWYER.

Chicago. Clarence S. barrow sur
prised the Chicago Federation of La
Dor at meeting here by walking In
and taking a seat. He was given a
rousing reception and addressed the
federation on the child labor question.
Later 1t developed that Darrow's for
tune Of $4,000 had been swallowed
up in his two trials.
A letter was read from President
Charles H. Meyer Of the Western Fed
Grafton Of Miners calling on all union
labor organizations to subscribe to a
fund to assist barrow In his third
trial. This move was Endorsed by the
federation, and collections will be
made. The trial is set for June 16
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-06-05
SHE BEAT HER way
ACROSS CONTINENT
To Join Fianes Pretty Flood
Survivor "Aoboes' Il.

Venice, Cal.-Miss Ethel Johnston, a
beautiful young woman from Dayton,
arrived here in begrimed and torn
boys costume to join her dance.
Miss Johnston and ]. L. Perry had
been sweethearts in Dayton. The
youth moved west short time ago,
the better to prepare home for his
sweetheart, and was beginning to see
the silver lined cloud when the food
swept down upon Dayton.
Miss Johnston was making her home
with her aunt in that city and suffered
the loss of her only relative as well
as her home.
She cut her hair short, donned boys
clothing and struck out with but few
dollars for the coast. She Travelled al
most the entire distance on freight
trains, in empty box cars. on fiat cars.
brake beams and bumpers, only occa-
sionally being able to obtain the COM
fort Of the speedy blind baggage car.
Once, when she was discovered riding
a brake beam. she was taken into the
engine and made to stoke to earn her
passage
She reached Venice almost famished.
but happy. She did not stop to change
her toilet. but as soon as she learned
the Perry residence ran all the way
there and threw herself into her
f1ance's arms.
Perry and his mother have provided
the girl with feminine attire, and the
couple will 90 to San Francisco to be
married
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-06-05
Cole Bros. Circus Drew Big Crowd.

Cole Bros circus appeared here
Monday, pitching their tents at Spring
that the management could desire and
the exhibition much better than the
long deayed parade indicated. The
show isn't the greatest on earth but
the spectators seemed to think they
had gotten their moneys worth.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-06-05
viii Keep Evans, Diary secret

London.-Alrs Evans. widow Of Sea-
man Evans. one Of the victims Of
SCOTS antarctic expedition. who re-
ceived her husbands diary from the
hands Of Commander Evans. says that
she Il forbidden to publish the diary
for two years.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-06-05

term of district court, as provided by
law.
The complaint in the case of Ward
county against Warren for the $12,-
201.50 was served on Warren by the
states attorney on March 20, and yet
on this, the 4th day Of June, Warren
has not yet answered. Even the bill
of particulars, which the county was
required to furnish, was served the
10th of May.
If there is any delay, whose is it?
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-06-05
Punished Merry Freshman.

A number of the high school seniors
punished Toxic Slocum, who had the
nerve to tear down the senior banner
from the flag pole. Toxic was kid
mapped, thrown into an auto and car
ried several miles down Logan way,
where he was dumped out. Toxic ar
rived home just as the ROSTERS were
growing, weary and very footsore.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-06-05

Some Of the newspapers Of the state
are constantly putting up 2 bitter
warfare against the catalogue house"
in order that the home merchant may
be protected. It must make some Of
the boys feel real happy after all this
effort to have that same home mer-
chant send out Of town for his job
printing, as some have done recently.
The merchant who would do thing
like that deserves to be wiped out by
the mail order business. Fargo For
UNI.
Angus Fraser, for several years
one Of the popular employees at the
Smallwood Grocery store, has accept
ed an important position at the G. N.
shops, where he was formerly en-
gagged.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-06-05

Mr.. Bell, travelling station auditor
Of the G. N. is in the city today. The
agent, Mr.. Pennison, has resigned,
and arrangements are being made to
install his successor.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-06-05
SIX DIRECTORS OF CON-
MERCIAL CLUB ELECTED

Six new directors Of the Minot Com
mercial club were elected Tuesday ev-
ening as follows: E. A. Long, S. j.
Rasmussen, w. R. Porter, j. b. Van
Fleet, X. w. Thorpe and F. j. Wells.
They are all good, progressive bus
mess men and appear to be ideal tim
her.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-06-05

/ During the month Of May, 795
births were reported to the state
board Of health and only 80 deaths.
In Ward county there were 38 births
and 80 deaths.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-06-05
Miller Is Out Of the Grand.

Archie Miller is no longer connected
with the Grand theatre. Geo. Repole,
a competent man, is in charge and
he continues to give the public high
class pictures.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-06-05

Harry Winters, Of the Barker Win
tiers Jewelry Co., returned from Chi
cago today where he just graduated
from an Optical college. He expects
to add an optical department to the
store soon.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-06-05

John Drummond was in from his
Burlington farm Memorial Day. John
is mourning the loss of $500 mare
which cut it's foot nearly off in a barb
wire fence, making it necessary to
shoot the animal.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-06-05

Paul Shorb of Surrey has accepted a
position at the Boyer clothing store
for the summer. Paul has a host of
friends all over the country who never
fail to hunt him up when they are in
Minot tFes
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-06-05

The ladies Of the Bethania United
Lutheran church will give q supper
Tuesday, June u, at the church base
ment, Belyea and 4th Ave. Tickets
35c. ss
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-06-05

Two colored damsels engaged in
a free-for-all fight on Ward street
Tuesday night. Chief Smith stopped
the hair pulling match and gathered
them in.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-06-05
Robbed J. l. Case Till.

The till at the j. I. Case office was
pried open Friday night and $75 in
currency secured. The checks were
not touched
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-06-05

Harry Walker returned from his
farm near Benedict, where he COM
pleted his threshing. AS he had
stacked his wheat, it graded No. 1.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-06-05

Mrs. William Parker will soon re-
ceive new electric car, one of the
best that is manufactured.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-06-05

Clarence barrow, tried several
times for jury bribing, will speak at
the Devils Lake Chautauqua July 6.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-06-05

Fred Ossenbrink is reported quite
i'll at St. Joseph's hospital.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-06-05

c. R. Bierly Of the Minot Realty
Co., has contracted with the Indepen-
dent for space for year. Mr.. Bierly
this week has something interesting
to say regarding hail insurance.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-06-05
Fair Directors Hold Meeting.

The directors Of the Ward Coun-
ty Agricultural Fair Assn. held a
meeting in this city Saturday to trans
act important business. The matter
of ways and means of liquidating the
interest on the Indebtedness on the
fair property. Some favored holding
celebration at the grounds on the
Fourth and the meeting was adjourn
ed until the following Wednesday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-25
THE FARM AND THE RAILROAD,

The Bureau of Railroad Economics
has issued pamphlet in which com :
parison is made between the advance
during the decennial census period in
the values of farms and farm products
and the earnings of railroads. The fig
ures are compiled from the reports of
the census bureau and the interstate
, commerce commission.
Following is the summary:
During the last census decade the
miles of main track of the railways in
creased at nearly double the rate of
increase in improved farm land, and at
three times the rate of increase in the
area devoted to crops.
Measured in the aggregate, the out
put of the railways-ton-miles and
passenger miles-increased so per cent
and 102 per cent respectively, while the
output of the ten principal crops aver
aged an increase of about 9 per cent
While the railway output per mile in
creased 40 per cent and Sc per cent re-
spectively. the output per acre of the
ten principal crops averaged a decrease
of about 1 per cent
Measured per one thousand inhabi-
tants. the output ard the revenue of the
and money ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS at very
nearly the same ratio. The output of
five of the ten principal crops. however.
measured per one thousand inhabi-
tants. decreased from to q per cent.
while the farm value increased from 81
to so per cent The output of the re-
naming five crops increased. in the
same relation. from one-half of 1 per
cent. while the farm value increased
from "a to SO per cent
The increase in the farm value of
the crops was at a greater ratio than
the increase in the prices of the staple
commodities. For example one thou
sand bushels of corn in 1910 would pur-
chase greater quantities of all commo-
dities by 52.4 per cent than would one
thousand bushels of corn in 1900 one
thousand bushels of wheat greater
quantities by 43.S per cent, and one
thousand bales of cotton greater guam
titles by 63.4 per cent. One thousand
bushels of corn would purchase in 1910
1871 per cent more ton-miles and SO
per cent more passenger miles than
would one thousand bushels in 1900;
one thousand bushels of wheat 65S per
cent more ton-miles and I'll per cent
more passenger miles; one thousand
bales of cotton 1914 per cent more tom
miles and 1O1.1 per cent more passen-
ger-rniles.
Conversely the purchasing power of
the receipts from one thousand tom
miles in 1910 of all commodities was
1873 per cent less than that of one
thousand ton-niles in 1900. and the pur-
chasing power of one thousand passen- |
ger-miles was 1873 per cent less
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-25
DIR. DYKES IN TOWN.
Lebanon Expert Holds Two Jobs I'm
der Special Law.

DR.. H. A. Dykes of Lebanon, who is
in Topeka today, has the distinction
of holding two state jobs at the same
time. And what is more it is quite
probable that he will continue to
hold them in full accordance with the
provisions of the Kansas law.
For some time Dr. Dykes has been
a member of the state board of health.
In fact, he has several years yet to
serve in that capacity. Then the leg
islature provided that DR.. Dykes
should be member of the new
nurses commission when it passed
law creating that body. DR.. Dykes VIII
serve with four members to be
named bv the governor. He Will
draw pay on both jobs, too, but under
the act making Dykes member OF
the nurses commission he is able to
hold both offices without infringing
on the state law.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-25
THE PRIMARIES.

The result of the city primaries
gives Topeka two experienced. capable
business men with mayoralty training
and honorable regulations as the
nominees for mayor at the election
| next Tuesday, Billiard and Cofran.
The popularity of Mayor Billiard is
again demonstrated and is remarkable
in view of the fact that the people of
this city want the prohibitory law
strictly enforced and yet are apparent
ly willing to entrust it to a man who
is not personally in sympathy with it.
This is because those who know Bill
lard, and he has lived here genera
ton, know him to be an honest man
and incorruptfbIe and believe he will
try to enforce the liquor and the other
laws.
The policy of the enforcement of
the prohibitory law is generally re-
garded as a settled one. There are
other and liver issues and in their
solution honestly and integrity count
big.
The attacks made upon Billiards.
personal character by those who were,
unfortunately, not we'll acquainted
with the man were resented to the
extent that his vote approached that
of the total of his five opponents and
was nearly double that of the other
nominee,
1t is useless for new corners and
strangers to come into the city and
attempt to tell the people what kind
of a man the mayor is. He is too we'll
known.
There is room for improvement
in the aC ninistration of municipal af-
fairs, but they are certainly in as good
shape today as ever they were and fair
minded people know and acknowledge
it.
There appears to be a disposition to
let well enough alone, or at least to try
no experiments, hence the large vote
and nominations given all the candi- |
dates for commissioner who have
been serving with the mayor.
Personal friendship for other candi- !
dates probably took away large num- /
Der of votes which will go to the pres ]
ent city officers next Tuesday.
The primaries in a general way give j
a great endorsement to the commits
sion system and the high vote given
all the present commissioners shows
that their record as whole and In
1ividually has been generally salts
factory and that the conduct of the
finances, the parks, the streets, the
water and light works. the criminal
departments, has been such as to mer-
t all the denominations made Bill .
ard, Bone, Tandy, Stotts and Miller
nave cause to feel proud of their big
1otes in connection with the strong
men pitted against them and who will
oppose them at the election next
week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-25
GLOBE SIGHTS
BY THE ATCHISON GLOBE

March seems to hold it's job, although
a blowhard.
Your competitor always does more bust
ness than you figure
Perseverance frequently pays large divi-
dends where genius loses money.
A poor man is pestered greatly by au-
tomobile agents, but he has other trou-
bleS.
There are so many. Bum Sports that
the man who starts the fight usually
wins 1t.
1t is also well that the picnic dinner
has the advantage of attack by an out
door appetite
farmer who has to replant his corn
knows how the man feels who sits and
antes his stock away.
Fashion note: Women's hats fit so
closely this spring that they look as
though they are put on with shoe horn.
We finished reading Carlyles French
Revolution last night, and will now con-
suit an encyclopedia, to learn what it
was about.
LAS a kid, 1 seemed somewhat immune
from contagious diseases, nor have 1 had
much luck in gaining distinction in my
maturer years."-Rufe HoSkinS-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-25
SAYS UNCLE CIV

1 found old Doc Houser sitting on
the woodpile meditating upon the ways
of the world, and asked him why so
many bright people fail.
They forget to bring their bricks
said Doc, that's ALL
"What?'' I gasped none too politely.
THE prettiest fight ever saw" said
Doc, was the one that broke up a
German parade in ST. Louis. 1t was
in the old days, when the dislike be-
tween the Irish and the Germans was
more of a sober fact than d wornout
joke. The German parade had to pass
within a block of new building upon
which a goodly number of Irish brick
layers and hodcarriers were employed.
That was the first mistake. When the
band came up the street at the head
of the German-American citizenry, the
clans on the building quit work and
went down to watch the procession.
In no time at all there was row, and
in less time than it takes to tell it the
Germans and the police were in flight.
When it was over, I asked a big lad
with a brogue how the handful of
Micks had managed to clean out the
Dutch. Said he, We'll when We seen
thot parade comm, we thought there
noight be trubble, SO brought
bricks wild u.s."
Haec fabula docet: Bring your bricks.
1t isn't necessarily the strongest man
who wins, if all his strength be in his
sinews and none in his convolutions.
Neither does victory always come to
the brave, but it does come to the man
with the brick. He knows what is
coming and is prepared for it Prep
aration and success are practically
synonymous in the everyday dictionary
of struggle. Thrice armed is he who is
armed before the other fellow
The DrpDared man constantly laws an
ambush for his competitor. He is
ready to strike before his antagonist
is aware that the field is disputed. If
he be in business, he is ready to pro-
duce to sell and to deliver while the
rival concern is coming out of his sir
prised daze to take stock of the situa-
ton. If he have a profession he
achieves before his colleague has fairly
realized the existence of an opportu-
nifty Preparedness is a running start
in the arce, munitions for the journey. |
the advantage and the strength for the |
fight.
Mere numbers cannot prevail against |
the man who brings a brick.-(Copy- |
right, 1913. by the Mcclure Newspaper
Syndicate.)