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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-10-01
BOWBfLLS ATTORNEY
LOCATES IN M|N0T
v. E. STEVENSON, ASSISTANT
STATES ATTORNEY OF BURKE
COUNTY, SECURES SUITE IN
THE FAIR BLOCK-AN OLD MI
NOT CITIZEN.

Vernon E. Stenerson, prominent
Bowbells attorney, has located in this
city, and has leased Suite 81 of the
Fair block.
Mr.. Stenerson has been assistant
states attorney of Burke county for
nearly two years and as such has had
a great deal Of practice in criminal
work.
He will be remembered by many Of
our citizens as a former resident Of
Minot. In 1906 he graduated from the
Minot High School. He then took an
Academic course at Manchester Col
lege, where he received the degree Of
Bachelor of Arts. He spent year in
the law department Of Harvard uni
versity and completed his law course
at the University Of Minnesota, where
he spent two years. He established
an excellent foundation for his chosen
profession and has since had valuable
experience. The many friends predict
that Mr.. Stnerson will build up q
large practice in this city.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-10-01
LOUIS R. LARSON
HURT IN RUNAWAY
PROMINENT SOUTH PRAIRIE
FARMER THROWN FROM WAC.
ON BY FRIGHTENED HORSES
FOUND BLEEDING IN THE
ROAD.

Louis r. Larson, prominent farm
er living on the south prairie, was
nearly killed Wednesday night, when
his team became frightened and ran
away. Mr.. Larson was enroute home
from Minot and was near the G. o.
Frank farm, six miles south Of the
city, when the accident occurred.
Mr.. Frank happened to be travelling
along the road in his auto when the
big team, hitched to heavy wagon,
tore past him like shot. He man
aged to get his auto out of the road in
time to save its being struck.
He went up the road and found Mr..
Larson just recovering consciousness.
Two of the farmers living near by had
just come to Mr.. Larson's rescue. Mr..
Frank telephoned to Minot for doc
tor, who went out and brot the injured
man back to the city and placed him
in the hospital. Mr.. Larson will re-
cover.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-10-01
STOLEN YELVA TEAM
FOUND IN M|N0T
SALESMAN HIRED TEAM FOR A
DAY TO TAKE ORDERS FOR
GROCERIES AND KEPT 1T TWO
WEEKS.

A team Of horses and buggy stolen
from the Slayberg & Sterns livery
barn at Velva two weeks ago, were To-
Gated at Scofeld's barn in this city
Wednesday by the owners. A stranger
hired the team two weeks ago for a
day, stating that he wanted to drive
into the country to take orders for a
grocery concern. He kept the team
two weeks and left them in Minot
without paying the owners cent for
their use. The horses were found in
good condition, but there is no trace Of
the driver, who'll departed for parts
unknown. This is the second time
this year the team has met with a
similar experience.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-10-01
7HOhPSON'S AUTO
TURNED TURTLE
THRESHER HAD THRILLING EX-
PERIENCE WITH CAR ON THE
SOUTH PRAIRIE -- ONE MAN
HAS MARROW ESCAPE.

Guy o. Frank reports seeing a
thrilling auto accident on the south
prairie Wednesday night. A thresh-
er named Thompson, who was driving
a machine full Of groceries out Of the
city, ran his car into q ditch, over
turning the car. Groceries were
thrown in all directions and the occu-
pants Of the car were in q sorry plight.
One lay with the back Of the machine
across his neck in such a way that
the fellow could not get up. "A depres-
sion in the road was all that saved his
life, but his neck is pretty lame. An
other Of the occupants was thrown in
to mud hole, both arms being buried
in the mud up to the shoulders ard he
had to be helped out. Mr.. Frank help
ed the men to right the car and they
proceeded on their journey.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-10-01
Subscription 81 Per Annum

Ic COulu nave dFTduSeu IOT Hcr CC
speak on one of the streets, but stated
emphatically that the ordinance had
to be respected. Mrs. Funk asked to
see a copy of the ordinance but Mr.
Rudd said the ordinances were not YET
in printed form and that the copy was
locked up in the vault at the city hall
Mrs. Funk returned to Main street
and again started speaking from the
auto. A large crowd congregated
and it is said that she was winning
votes for women right and left when
she was arrested by the chief of police
and Officer Bakeman and escorted tu
the city hall. A hearing was immed.
lately called before City Justice John
Burke. City Attorney Geo. A. Nc
Gee prosecuted and Atty. Arthur lie.
Sueur defended. Mrs. Funk herself
js an attorney. Atty. LeSueur put up
a hard scrap for his client, stating
that she had tried to get access to the
copy Of the ordinance and that wo-
man of her character and standing
should not be subjugated to convic-
tion OH such a charge. Atty. McGee
made convincing argument and
showed that the ordinance had been
violated. In rendering his, verdict
Justice Burke said:
"There can be no question but what
you knew you were violating the city
ordinance. I think you are earnest
enough in your efforts, but justice
must be done: You are found guilty
and the penalty Of this court is that
you shall pay the sum of SIS and costs
Of this action and in default of pay
ment of fine and costs, you shall be
confined in the city Jail at the rate Of
SLIPS per day."
As Mrs. Funk did not care to pay
the fine, and as she had business in
Montana, she did not care to go to
Jail, therefore appealed the case and
is now in the west speaking.
Atty. LeSueur guaranteed the fine.
Mrs. Funk said that her honor de-
manded that she fight the case.
Mrs. Funk had spoken to a large
crowd in Fargo before coming to Mi
not. She is sometimes spoken of as
the most able woman lawyer in the
United States. She was raised in a
legal atmosphere and as child spent
almost as many hours in the court
room as she did in the school. She
was appealed to by the women of Illi-
nois during their campaign at SPRING
field for the present suffrage act. She
won the leaders of both the republican
and democratic parties and more than
any other one person, made it possible
for the advocates Of woman suffrage
to declare on the floor that this was a
non partisan measure. She is SIM
pie, shrewd, unassuming little woman.
She is the mother Of two ! grown
who have already made
their maiden speeches in behalf of
woman suffrage. She is regarded as
unequalled by any suffrage speaker
who has visited the state, with the ex-
ception of DR.. Shaw. A party who
heard her speak at Lisbon wrote to
the state headquarters that she "has
a brain as big as Chicago"
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-10-01
BERTH0[D AUT0R
OVER c. P. z00k
CARPENTER RIDING BICYCLE
WAS RUN DOWN BY CAR IN
WHICH FOUR WOMEN WERE
RIDIN G. - RECLAIMED CON-
SERIOUSNESS FIVE HOURS
LATER AT HOSPITAL.

c. p. Zook, a we'll known carpenter
narrowly escaped horrible death
Wednesday afternoon at A o'clock
when he was run over by an automo-
bile from Berthold, said to be owned
by Atty. Woodhouse. Four women
were riding in the car and one Of
Zook was riding his bicycle and the
accident occurred at the corner Of
Fifth and Jarvis streets, near the Din
ME Flats. He was run down and
dragged under the car for some dis
tance. He was dragged out from un-
der the car when the machine was
stopped, unconscious, and woke up at
st. Joseph's hospital five hours later.
A doctor was called just after the ac-
cident occurred and carried the man to
the hospital in his auto. Mr.. Zook is
about the streets today, hardly able
to walk, but considers himself very
fortunate that he was not killed out
right. No bones were broken, but
his body is mass of bruises. He suf-
fered severe cut on his nose and lip.
He says he did not see the car coming.
He was carrying several carpenters
tools and had just finished packing his
household goods, preparing to move to
Foxholm. John Strommen, who was
hauling the last load of goods to the
depot, saw the accident and had to
whip up his horses to get out Of the
way Of the machine, which he says
was coming towards him at a furious
speed. @
Mr.. Zook has paid his hospital bill,
but feels that the owner of the car
ought to come thru for what damage
he sustained. He is inclined to be
very fair in the matter.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-10-01
Largest Ear of Corn


j. j. Brand brot to this Office We'd
nesday three ears Of corn, one Of
which is the largest we have seen
grown in North Dakota. II is of the
Wisconsin No. variety and measures
nine inches around the butt and is ex-
actly a foot long. Mr.. Brand has
Flint corn sixteen inches long, but not
nearly as large around as the Wis
consin variety. He got the seed a
year ago and it barely matured the
first year, but this year it all ripened
in fine shape. The corn has a deep
rich yellow color and seems to be q
splendid variety for this section Of the
state. He will have several loads of
the corn to put in the granary. ]. ].
will probably be on hand at the Mid
winter fair.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-10-01

Farm Hand Claims He Was :Rolled."
Pete Gotheart, a farm hand, COM
planned to the police that a negro wo-
man had "rolled" him to the extent Of
$72. Mrs. Simpson was placed under
arrest charged with the crime, and
lodged in the city Jail. She declares
that she is innocent, that the charges
were trumped up by her husband, who
wishes to get rid Of her. She says
she was at the home Of sister on the
evening the theft was supposed to
have occurred. Mrs. Simpsons hus-
band is said to be bad pill. She de-
clares that he beat her up and burned
her clothing.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-10-01
RAN TO Police STA
ton FOR PROTECTION.
DISH WASHER AT ROYAL CAFE
GETS FUNNY AND SMASHED "A
PLATE GLASS WINDOW WITH
ROCK-CHASED TO JAIL BY
THE PROPRIETORS.

A dishwasher at the Royal Cafe,
who became unruly, was discharged
Wednesday. This incensed him and
walking into the middle Of the street,
he picked up a big rock and hurled it
thru the plate glass window. Anton
Mortensan and Henry Hansen, the pro-
prietors, gave chase and the fellow
headed for the city Jail, running down
into the police station for protection.
He is held there and will be tried,
charged with penitentiary offense.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-10-01
.NIN0T NORMAL
OPENS WITH LARGE
ENROLMENT
THREE TIMES AS MANY STU
DENTS FIRST DAY AS YEAR
AGO-SIXTY GIRLS AT DORMI-
TORY-SENIOR CLASS NUM-
BERS THIRTY.

The Minot Normal school opened
Tuesday with an enrolment Of one
hundred thirty, or three times the
number enrolled on opening day yeal
ago. The students have only begun
to arrive and from present indications
the enrolment will number between
three and four hundred before the
first Of the year.
The Senior class numbers thirty and
all of the other classes are we'll rep.
resented.
Sixty girls are living at the dormi-
tory which is in charge of Miss Nc.
Donough, the preceptress. The dor.
mitOry can accommodate a hundred
girl students.
The Model school has an enrolment
of 130 students.
The institution opened this year in
a very auspicious manner.
Pres. A. G.. Crane is making rec
ord that can we'll be considered re-
markable. He has proved that he has
a capacity for a great amount of ef-
fective work and he is we'll liked by
the students and faculty.
The old faculty, which is considered
very able, has been re-engaged as fol
lows:
w. F. Clarke, Supervisor Model
school.
Miss Winsted, Geography and Ii
brarian. a-
Miss Simpson, Music and Drawing.
Chas. j. Hammond, Agricultural de-
partment.
G. Altman, Physical Education.
1t is an interesting comparison to
note that the first years enrolment
of the Valley City Normal school,
1891, was but 21 students and the fac
ulty consisted of one instructor. The
enrolment of the Minot school the
first year was ninety nine for the Nor
NAL school proper, $50 in the Model
school and 3O1 in the Summer school
f;aEng total enrolment Of 500, ex-
GLIDING names counted twice. Valley
City had three graduates the first
year while the Minot Normal had
eighteen. While over three hundred
were enrolled in the Summer school at
Minot, the enrolment of the Mayville
Summer school this year was but 173.
The enrolment in the Mayville Nor
NAL school proper last year was but
259. Minot will soon take second
place in the state and it is quite GER
tain that we will take first place with
in few years.
Miss Miller, Critic teacher, 1st and
End grades, Model school.
Miss Devine, Critic teacher, 3rd and
4th grades.
Miss Mccullough, Critic teacher,
5th and 9Th grades. .
Miss Elsie Cook, Critic teacher, 7th
and 8th grades.
Miss McDonough, English.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-10-01
SUFFRAGE SPEAKER
ARRESTED AND FINED
MRS. ANTOINETTE FUNK, PROM
INENT NATIONAL SPEAKER
FROM CHICAGO, FINED IS AND
COSTS BY JUSTICE BURKE
) SATURDAY NIGHT - APPEAL
ED THE CASE.

Mrs. Antoinette Funk Of Chicago
one Of the most prominent suffragist
speakers in the United States, was ar.
rested for speaking on the streets Of
Minot Saturday night without Ii.
cense and fined SIS and costs by Justice
John. Burke. She appealed and was
allowed to 60 free on her own recog.
nizance.
Mrs. Funk, who was billed to make 9
number Of addresses in the west, ar.
rived in thsi city Saturday afternoon
She was sent here under the auspices
of the state organization. She called
at the office Of President Rudd about
three o'clock that afternoon to see il
it were necessary for her to get per-
nit to speak and found him absent
She then called upon Chief Of Police
Carl Peterson, but he was out, the
desk sergeant being in charge Of the
office. She says she asked the ser
geant If there was an ordinance
against speaking without 9 permit
and she says he stated that he did not
know as there was but could not refer
to the ordinances as they were locked
up in the vault. She claims she left
word where she was stopping and that
if the Chief Of Police would not permit
her to speak, she would 60 ahead, un-
less word was sent her.
She started to speak from an auto
bile at s o'clock and the chief Of po-
lice informed her that she was violat-
ing an ordinance. She Immediately
drove to the home Of President Rudd
and asked for q permit. Mr.. Rudd
said he was powerless to give her the
permit without the action OF the city
commission and said that could not be
done that evening. He said he was
sorry and that had he known Of this,
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-10-01
Mud Hens Good to Eat.

Peter Vandenoever is authority for
the statement that mud hens are good
to eat. We would not venture the
statement that "Pete" has ever eaten
any Of them but he says he read it in
the Book of Birds that the mud hen
so common in our sloughs is the Amer
ican Coot. The book says the bird
makes an excellent dish If properly
prepared. Skin the bird, parboil II
and let it stand in salt and water over
night and when it is served it will
taste as fine as any mallard. We'd
rather eat duck.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-10-01
Deering Lads Wanted Adventure.

@ DeVrInX IHuS W8HteQ z1UVeHtuIcs
Two Deering lads, giving their
names as Greeley and Reilly, sons Of
prominent farmers, were placed under
arrest Tuesday morning by the police
just as Wynn's Sunshine Limited pull
ed in. The boys have been working
hard all summer and wanted little
adventure. Armed with big shot guns
and plenty of shells, they ran away
from home. dad" Wynn was notified
and he saw the boys get on at sta
ton down the line. The boys were
held until their anxious daddies arriv-
ed in the afternoon.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-10-01

made at Rose Hill cemetery, the pail
bearers being Norman Swenson, Otto
Ellison, Edward Ellison and o. b.
Herigstad.
The loss Of Allen, who was one Of
Minot's very finest little men, is felt
keenly, not only by the grief-stricken
members Of the family, but hundreds
of friends as well.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-10-01

Minot Men Have Valuable Patent.
s. ]. Rognlie and Carl Neshein have
taken out patent on a Photographic
daylight developing machine which
works perfectly. It develops films in
four minutes and is said to use but a
sixth as much developing fluid as the
ordinary machine.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-10-01
Street Sweeper Run Over.

Wilum Gosh, the veteran street
sweeper, was run over by rig driven
by D. A. Dinnie this morning. The
old man was thrown to the pavement
and received a severe bump on the
head and one wheel ran over his arm.
He was able to be at work later.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-10-01
Yom Kippur Was Observed.

YOm KlppuF Was ObseFved.
Yom Kippur, the Day Of Atonement,
was celebrated by the Jewish people
Of this city Wednesday. The celebra-
tion started at sundown Tuesday
night and lasted until the following
evening. The twenty -four hours fast
was observed strictly, to be broken at
the synagogue, where three services
were held by Rabbi Rappaport that
day. A number of visitors from sur
rounding towns attended the celebra-
tion,t the most sacred Of the entire
Jewish calendar.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-10-01
Cellar Shower fnr Father Raith.

Cellar Shower for Father Raith.
"A cellar shower was given fol
Father Raith by the members Of the
Altar society this afternoon at the
church basement. The ladies present
ed him with sacks Of -four, sugar and
an immense lot Of other food stufs.
The grandmothers in the society serv-
ed delightful lunch.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-10-01
Raided Cocaine Joint. !.

]. L. Scott and wife, Ella, were ar
rested early this morning charged with
maintaining a common nuisance on
Jarvis street. Officers found q watch,
cocaine, q knife, an automatic pistol
and an opium pipe in the place. Geo.
Woodrow, transient, claims he
bought cocaine in the place after
which he was robbed Of $22. He filed
charges Of grand larceny against the
couple.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-10-01

Dr., McCannel Moves Offices.
DR.. A. ]. Mcdaniel has changed his
location from the Brauer block, to the
Roell- -Blakey block. The doctor is
situated in very commodious quarters.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-10-01
500 Trains Change Time.

A change in the time of two or
three Of the 500 passenger trains took
effect this week and will be noted in
the time card published elsewhere in
this issue. The Bismarck train leaves
at the same hour as before but will
not arrive in this city until 6:3O in
the evening.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-09
HELD FOR R0BBlNG WOMAN
Two Men Arrested for Theft in
Y. w. G. A. Building.

Rudolph Wilson. clerk. OF No. ~ East
l25th street. was arrested last night at his
home on charge OF grand larceny. A
few minutes later Albert Francesconi. a
stcnographer. OF No. 2es2 Broadway. was
arrested on the same charge. Both men
were locked NJ.
According TO the police. Miss Anna Nc
Clintock. who lives at the Young Nom-
ems Christian Association Building, at
sd street and Lexington avenue. is the
complainant against the prisoners. she
identified several pieces Of je"elry salh
to have been found ON one Of the pris-
oncrs as hers.
on Saturday afternoon convention
was held at the Young Woman's Chris
tian Association Building. at which MIS-
Finley J. Shepard, Mrs. +. Il. Sayre' MISE
Anne Morgan and other women q. prom
inence were present. After the meet'"s
Miss McCuntock went to Miss Sah'ee'
superintcndcnt OF the association anu
said her room on the tenth floor had occ"
entered and jewelry valued at about >l'V'o
stolen.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-09
"JACK" BIMNS TO WE'D SOON
Heroic Wireless Operator En-
gagged to Brooklyn Girl.

Jack Il. Binns. the wireless operator on
the lost White Star liner Republic ana
now employed as a ship news reporter
on THE New York American is en-
gagged TO be married TO Miss Alice y.
Mecnin. who lives AT Beverly Road and
East 18th street. Brooklyn. They will be
married in June and will sail TO the
Mediterranean on one of the White Star
steamships for honeymoon OF eight
weeks.
Binns first came into public notice IN
January, 1909. by his heroism In sticking
10 the wireless key Of the Republic when
she was sinking in a fog off Nantucket.
Three wears ago. while in charge of the
wireless room OF the Adriatic. Binns met
Miss Macnin at reception in Montclair.
From the time Of their first meeting
Binns decided to quit the sea. and later
Joined the staff Of The New York Amer
lean"
Recently he was awarded $3.50 by tho
Court OF Appeals IN a suit he brought
against the NitagTaph Company OF Amer
lea.
Binns. when he went into his Office yes
terday, was told TO get the story OF a
good looking wireless operator who mad
become engaged TO young woman III
Tlatbush.
Bnns begged TO be excused from GOV
ering such personal assignment
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-09
CROOKS TO LINE UP TODAY
OLD CUSTOM RE-ESTABLISHED
Headquarters Now Ready for Detectives Daily Inspection
of Criminals, Mayor Mitchell Restoring Practice
Which His Predecessor Abolished.

Haunted before the police. is a thing OF
the past The underworld has a whole
some dislike Of the locust In the hands
Of a New York cop" and the street cor
ners are deserted now at night
Speaking of the restoration OF the
lineup" last week. Commissioner Nc
KY said that no system had yet been
devised which would 20 fsmiiarize de-
tectives with the personal appearance.
mannersms and voices Of the criminals
as the daily parade OF crooks before the
detectives.
The lineup is OF unquestionable
value" he said Criminals shun it be
cause they realizs that their future OBJ
portunity to escape detection Is inverse
" in proportion TO the detectives famil-
iarity with their personal appearance.
II recommended that the lineup be re-
stored, but that a fractional part only
of the entire detectives force be required
to attend daily. The moral effect upon
the criminal would be practically as
good and the previous objection would
be largely eliminated.
Thirteen prisoners will be paraded be
fore the masked detectives this morning,
that number having been brought 10 Po-
lice Headquarters up 10 midnight last
night by Commissioner Mckay's detec-
tives. All OF the prisoners are charged
with felonles and when they face Lieu
tenant Connolly. who is In charge OF the
records will be read out as the first fruits
OF Mayor Mtchels war against the
gangster. the "gunman,' the burglar
and all crooks who deal in the larger
crimes.
Each detective. as he brought in his
prisoner last night and made the charge
against him, was given orders 10 report
in the gymnasium at headquarters THE
morning armed with his notebook and
black silk mask. Many Of the uniformed
men will be given an opportunity. too. 10
inspect the prisoners when they mount
the platform To perform for the Clean
up squad.
There will be one familiar face. At least.
in the revived lineup" at Police Head
quarters this morning. according TO De-
tective Cssassa. II will be that OF Sam
Fishman, whom the detectives arrested OF
a 14th street car last night on the charge
Of picking the pockets OF Benjamin stein
man a lawyer. OF NJ. $50 Linden avenue.
Bnooklyn.
Cassssa says Fishman spirited Il
pocketbook out Of Stenmans back trous-
ers pocket There was nothing In 1t OF
value 10 Fishmsn and much that was
detrimental collection OF cards and n
club list that made Identification easy.
pY.hnsn has q long record. the police say