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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-12-10
Left Money With Minot Merchants.

Mr.. and Mrs. w. l.. Fisher, promi-
nent residents Of Berthold, are shop
ping in the city today. "Minot is a
good town in which to get rid of mon
oy," Mr.. Fisher declared. 81 make
three or four trips year here and
will leave $50 with your merchants
this time. I like to deal with the Mi
not merchants. I find large stocks Of
goods and have no kick on the prices
charged" Mr.. Fisher speaks in the
highest terms of John Hennessy, the
newly elected county commissioner,
with whom he has served several
terms on the township board.
Mr.. Fisher is a good farmer. He
has grown corn for several years, and
finds that his best wheat the last two
seasons was grown on corn ground,
which appears to be in fine condition
for one or two more crops.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-12-10
GERMANS LOSE BATTLEsHIPs.

Three Of the largest German war
ships, the Scharnhorst, Gneisenau and
Leipsig were sunk off the farthermost
point of South America, near the Falk-
land Islands, Dec. 8, by feet of Eng
lish, war ships, which outnumbered the
German fleet. The German vessels,
the Dresden and Nurnberg, fled when
it was seen that the English were too
powerful, and are now hurrying up
the east coast of South America,
closely pursued by the British fleet.
It is estimated that the Germans
lost 1900 men in the engagement.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-12-10

at Sawyer. The happy couple will re-
side on the groom's farm at VanHook.

at Sawyer. The happy couple will re-
side on the groom's farm at VanHook.
WANTED-By young couple, job to
run farm by month or year. Ad-
dress Mr.. G. D. Robbins, Carpio, N.
OAK, r. r. No. 8, Box 8. 12-10t4"
The Minot Grocery Co. has secured
the various lines Of the well known
No Vary Products Co. Of Minneapolis,
which will find q ready market in this
territory.
Halvor Halvorson, Of the Brush Nc
Williams Land Co., has returned from
an enjoyable trip east as far as New
York City, combining business and
pleasure.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Teeters left for
Miami, Fla, where they will spend
the winter. They will meet their
daughter, Mrs. ]. L. Davey and hus-
band in the east.
The case against Geo. Race, charg-
ed with stealing oats, is being tried in
district court, Francis J. Murphy ap-
pearing for the defense. Owing to an
error in the information, a recess was
taken to give the States Attorney
time to rectify that error.
The Grow Clothing Co. is advertis-
ing their annual pre-inventory sale
this week. The big ad. appears in no
less than half dozen newspapers
outside of Minot this week and the
sale promises to be very good one.
Editor and Mrs. Geo. j. Smith Of
Plaza are in the city today, enroute to
Grand Forks, where they will adopt
the baby boy left on the porch Of the
J. Nelson Kelly home several weeks
ago. "zi -.....
The Young Peoples society of the
United Lutheran church gave an en-
joyable Birthday Social at the church
basement this evening, which netted
about $50. a
Plans are being made to build the
new United Lutheran church early
next summer. The basement was COM
pleted two years ago and has been
used as house Of worship since. Rev.
Mr.. Tonne is a hustler and will prob
ably perfect his plans.
Mr.. and Mrs. Olof Christensen of
Kenmare are in the city today with
two of their children who are being
treated by an eye specialist. Mr..
Christensen is prosperous farmer
and stock raiser, having some good
blooded Holstein cattle.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Beam arrived
from Makoti and are enroute to Port
Huron, Mich, where they will spend
the winter. They will return in the
spring. Mr.. Beam is foreman for D.
"A. Dinnie, the contractor, and has
just completed . large school building
at Makoti. @
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-12-10
Miss Anna Questad Dies.

Miss Anna Questad, aged 20 years,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. p. Questad,
died during the night at II o'clock, at
ter an illness since last spring from
tuberculosis. The funeral will be held
from the Hauges Lutheran church
Tuesday afternoon. Rev. Mr.. Lund
will have charge of the Norwegian
service and Rev. N. Nilsen will preach
in English. A beautiful life has pass
ed away.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-12-10

Mrs. A. Lundby of Sherwood was
badly burned about the face and
hands when a pork roast she was cook
ing exploded. The oven became too
hot and the grease bursted into flames
when she opened the oven door.
Harold Warren, living two miles
from Jamestown, shot large grey
wolf, seen prowling around for chick
ems and pigs and received 81 bounty.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-12-10
Curling Club.

Minot has a curling club. A rink
and building will be provided for the
fine sport at an early date. The fol-
lowing are the officers of the club: A..
J. Mcdaniel, president; J. C. Small
wood, vice president; r. E. Barron,
treasurer; D. S. Hollenga, secretary;
]. =. Mcclure, A. A. Robinson and E.
J. Thomas, directors.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-12-10
Popular brady Couple Wed.

John Underdahl, a prominent young
brady farmer, and Mrs. Margie West
by were united in marriage at the
Presbyterian manse this afternoon at
8 o'clock by Rev. T. u. Richmond.
They were attended by Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Blom.
A delightful wedding supper was
given by Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Wilson
at their home following the ceremony.
The Independent joins the many
friends of this popular couple in wish
ing them a life replete with happiness.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-12-10
w. r. C. Ladies Good Entertainers.

The concert and dance given by the
Hallowell Concert Co. under the aus
pieces of the w. r. G. at the Armory
Wednesday night was a success in
every way. 1t is to be regretted that
a larger crowd did not avail them
selves Of the opportunity to enjoy this
function, but those who did attend
are giving the W. r. c. ladies much
credit as entertainers.
Sandwiches, doughnuts and coffee
were served from tables decorated
with the Stars and Stripes.
Among the members of the various
committees were Mesdames Walker,
Palda, White, Roellig, Markham and
Coar.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-12-10
ODE TO THE MOUSE RIVER.
BY Our Burlington Poet.

Oh, you Mouse, you silvery Mouse
yah, ay tank so
What makes you circmuconvolute the
escarpments of your bank so?
/ disremember the requisite yards con-
stituting lineal mile
But ay bet my life, by Yeemeny Kris
mas, you take awful pile.
With solemn bluff and stately tide,
from your source to your figurate
mouth,
You loop-the-loop from east to west
like a crawfish going south.
Ay tank you bane the only stream
skall hornswoggle a rocky ridge
By yumpin' the track and skiddooin'
back beneath the county bridge.
With weird contortions you vainly
seek for the erstwhile Pliocene
But Nord- dakout-ta has silted down
in the place where it used to be.
And though, no doubt, with the Stars
and Stripes your wish would be
. to abide,
Nature DEGREES you NOPE back and
IIccLc vi CIlc CIlllllcE OdildUldIl
side.
And oh, File! Mouse, so slow you pro-
coed; almost might suggest that you
crawl
Yah, hump like a snail-but l amt
blame you-it's the bumpers too
qvick that fall.
"Still waters run darkly deep" so the
ancient voyageurs said
Yah, but ay guess when they voyage
the Souris they amt bane heaving
the lead.
You remind me of folks, Mouse! Pre-
destined! But cheerfully, on the
way
They meander around till they meet the
snag and are damned for ever
and aye: III.
Somewhile, when we have more time,
to this poem we will append
A fitting moral, but just at present
you skall hev to excoose us-and
consider this the end.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-12-10
Albert, aBaker in More Trouble,

Albert Baker, the youth recently
convicted Of statutory crime against
young Minot girl, was arrested Sat
urday afternoon, charged with stab
bing Vernal Leerberg severely during
fight on Arlington street. He was
bound over to the district court. Bak-
er was out on bonds, awaiting his SEN
tence.
Young Leerberg was stabbed about
the chest in several places but will re-
cover.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-12-10
Iurnr MaHHies

Christ Norgard, one Of the jurors
in district court, was united in mar
riage to Miss Thora Sanda by Judge
Murray. The couple will reside At
Hartland. Mr.. Norgard has asked -
be relieved from jury duty, but the
judge cannot hear him.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-12-10
shaver for Mrs. McJannet.

Shower for Mrs. McJannet.
Mrs. II. E. Wheeler and Mrs. VIM.
Murray entertained at the Wheeler
home this evening in honor Of Mrs.
HcJannet, who is to be q December
bride. The groom-to-be is . promi-
nent hardware dealer from Montana.
A aumber Of old friends were invit-
q IN and they presented Mrs. Nolan
net with dozen silver tea knives. The
tables were adorned with Christmas
decorations.
A delightful program was rendered.
Nrs. Murray gave a Scotch reading
and Mrs. Erickson sang number Of
Scotch songs.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-12-10
Prof. Wise Says:

It has been es-
timated by men
W h o re ally
know, men who
farm for every
thing there is in
it, and who are
farmers Q n d
business m e n,
that the total
value of the ma
chinery on a 100
&C re prairie
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-12-10
Injured by Exploding Radiator.

A radiator at the Minot Steam
Laundry exploded this morning, pieces
flying all about the room, endangering
the lives of number of employees.
Leonard Larson, driver, was injured
on the arm. The steam filled the room,
playing havoc with a great stack Of
laundry that was ready for delivery.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-12-10
EMPEROR WILLIAM ILL
OF PNEUMONIA.

Emperor William, who has been 1t
the battle front in Poland, contracted
pneumonia, from which he is very i'll.
His fever is high and he is unable 10
direct the movement of the troops or
to pay any attention to the war.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-03

Among the many notions that distn-
guish Boston we may note the occa-
sIoual adherence Of all clothing. Some
ears ago an adventurous journalist
started ON a penniless trip around the
world in the garb of Adam and last
summer Joseph Knowles adopted the
same costume for his demonstration Of
N" advantages OF return to nature,
an experience which he describes in
Alone in the Wilderness (Small, May
nard and Company, Boston). Before
beginning his experiment Mr.. Knowles
visited Or. d. A. Sargent OF Harvard.
who took his measurements, as he also
did after his return. Without a scrap
" clothing or anything else the author
went into the Maine woods. lived In
them FOR two months and returned with
health not merely unimpalred but i'm
proved. lie urges others to go and do
Likewise; but we hardly expect 10 find
the Maine woods henceforth peopled
with naked men. A good many have
found recuperation In them though
hurdened by the usual supply Of cloth
'ns and provisions, and many more, we
rust will keep on using the same
methods. Mr.. Knowles had an equip
mont far above garments or tools, he
""d thorough knowledge Of wood
'fHtl and years Of experience in trap
',n@ and hunting and in roughing It,.
y" proves nothing except that he was
wing to put up with n lot OF incOn-
.,hicncc In order to perform an eccen-
VIC feat He ekes out the record of his
experience with much more interesting
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-03

Advertising nowadays has become
"A profession in which expert knowledge
is highly valued and IN some respects
has become "a science. II is the cause
Of an abundant literature, In which we
have found books that seem practical
and useful and many more that with
some fair ideas held much that was
foolish and even harmful. Four books
of varying calibre are now before us.
An example OF the best kind comes.
apparently, from Australia, THE Power
Of Advertising" by A. q. Richardson
The lambert Publishing Company.
New York;. 1t is busnesslike.
straightforward explanation OF princi-
pies based on experience. with many
pertinent examples, in which whether
in praise or blame the author does not
hesitate to use real names, and a state
ment of the methods employed in the
advertising business. Every page con-
yeys information to the advertiser and
his customer alike and the tone Is that
Of plain common sense.
At the other end of the scale We
might put advertising and Selling
(Appletons), by Harry l.. Hollings-
worth, perhaps the logical result of in
versity. The author endeaVors 10
elaborate philosophically the psychology
of advertising, to establish the force Of
the impression made by the advertise
ment by statistics and experiment We
fancy that the available data on the
subject are at present hardly sufficient
to warrant specific differences. as is
the case with most of observation-disclosures
cal theories and the sciences" de-
veloped from them like crlminology and
sociology and the rest. The author is
u psychologist pondering over adver-
tisements; his speculations may add a
mite to the research side Of the phioso-
phy of advertising or Of appeal and
response; we should judge that 1t
would be better to keep them out Of
the class room.
While the various Bank Advertising
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-03
DOOks Received.

n camping in Crete" Auoyn Trevor.
ba.rye. ,Witherhy and Company LondonD
t!n Described ~ Dana II. Carroll ;pri
vateI! printed by Frederic Fairchiii shar-
man. New York
, Juiia Ward Howe and the Woman SUI.
i~se Movement" Florence Howe Hail
! Dana Estes and Company. Boston,
hum ne Ii9ry OF an outing" A. Barton Hep.
No Room in the Inn" The Rev. c. I.
SS,one;i, H. D. 'oxford University Press,
:, "lnvestiga;ins an Industry" william
,,,,n'htho.oEy OF Magazine Verse for 1918"
S'aaTTlbsS TTFa''h"ai,e; Ismrbriiss., Mass
| Harvcy. mitchell kennerlcy. New York;
John Ward, NJ. d" Charles Val.
'MirSheii kennerlcy)
THE Gil; Of White Roses" James Clovd
Bowman. 'The University Herald Press,
"Fusi,!vc Poems and a Christmas story"
Frank +, Woodsl. ,Thc Methods, Book
'nnr.rn. cincinnati)
The knigA, of the Chinese Dragon"
James ,,i.,''' oloyd bowman Tho Pfeifcr Press.
>, Life Of Theodore Thornton Munger"
Rem amin Wisn"r Bacon, Il D. III. n.
European DraInatisia" Archibald Hem
cinuatL,
Gloria Cray. Love P.ra.c" Pearl Doi,s
Bell, oRoberts and Company Chicasol
-, Ihe lmm!grat!on Problem" jeremiah
" jerks IN. u. IL. ID. and W. lett
i.1nck Funk and Wagnal!s,
Norris Wright quincy. u Tribune OF tho
rub. 90. New York,
.,, "NIGht fur Jraen,' a o Weber. Car.
"Roycotts and the Labor struggle" Harry
w Laidler tJnhn Ian" Company
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-03
WHEN SALEM pert WAS
LARGEST IN AMERICA

4 book which will he welcomed by
lovers of Americana and students of
Colonial history particularly Is George
Nichols Salem Shipmaster and Merchant
,the Salem Press Company. an auto
biography dictated by George Nichols IN
his eightieth year. more than Atty years
ago. and edited by his granddaughter,
Martha Nichols. Nearly ali that has been
written of Salem has been characterized
by touch of romanticism. so that the
present volume matter Of fact and writ
ten with extreme simplicity. stands apart
The narrative deals chiefly With seatar'ng
life at the close of the eighteenth century
and the opening Of the nineteenth ana
forms an interesting contribution to the
scarce material IN print concerning an
era when the port of Salem Was one OF
the largest In America and when Amcri-
can trading vessels We're factor in the
commerce of the world. An original cover
design of the ship Rambler. from paint
ing by q. Ropes in 1911. adds charm
There are nine other Salem pictures OF
the same period. in addition to eight In
terror views Of the old Nichols house,
which stlll stands In Fedora! street. Salem.
and which is accounted one OF the best cN-
amples OF Colonial architecture In New
England.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-03
HANDWRITING ANC
SPELLING OFTEN PIIZzI INC

In the Rcrnc dc Paris Count Ellie Toll.
SOY describes his mothers experiences as
ms iather's amanuensis The novelist. II
appears. wrote an abominable hand:
being very short sighted, my mother
had TO bring her eyes close 10 the paper
&c, 10 decipher my fathers frightful scrawl.
me work often took her the whole eve
ning ana Kept her busy until long after
the rest OF the household had gone to
peu. When she found a passage which
was quite illegible she used to go tn
papa and ask him to explain IT, But
mat seldom happened. for she was very
reluctant TO disturb him. When she did
so he took the manuscript from ner and
asked. with evident irritation: Well,
Mhat is II that you can't understand, >.
Iheh ne began to read Il himself. but
when lie arrived at the puzzling passage
ne was invariably pulled up and had
the greatest difficulty In even guessing
what he had written"
count Ellie Tolstoy adds that the SMELL
ing was often very bad. but that the
countess never failed to put II right.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-03
TOWN


spite Oh the obvious anatorhic~i dir'-
cuity MS elbows were pointed to the
ceilinS as usual. He showed pointed
IN the story his teeth are Described
.U' "''uaoie company boldly. lie SAD
,"i''ns mere tile onIE lhihe hesl-
-, "D'u' was ""e'"er II """'u W
49, W. 'n' P'"PIr I" nav" S"ic
"a''p"i 'a''oh immediately sunah'e'u
nav YOU 'hrco III jail lie uc-
''u'" 10 a''ow the pIu'ocrats 10 recon-
''' eh're roau Win rai's oi inc
'"n, quai',!'
eminent eN-1uusc stem, COR
pora'ion lawyer III the higHest efhciehcy'
was "espa''he" 10 reason win 'he
young reiormer' lie explained suaVely
'"e advantages that Luxe would ENJOY
as consequence OF restoring the arch
PIu'ocra' purioihed letter, likewise the
great retriputNe danger that would
attend the obstinate retention of it,
Luxe amused himself for time, treat
ing the Judge To series or gentle II
excoriating sarcasms. then said sternly
ana notify: u don't believe they can
hurt me, and ! don't care damn one
49, ''''N'' - '''''' '''''''
don't do what I've ordered III show
them up, the whole bunch of them
III do it-why, I'd do II II they were
the seraphim and cherubim and all the
Thrones. Dominions. Virtues, Powers
Principalities and Archangels rolled
into one" Upon this the Judge, bowling
and retiring. set a very formidable en-
gineeIy in motion.
Returning by automobile to his office
in lower Broadway, lie bent for mo-
ment to smell of the two Abel Chatney
roses that stood in vase ON his desk,
then calmly arranged for a "frameup."
The young reformer was attacked upon
three points. Two of them failed: he
was not caught by the police in their
raid upon the house 10 which he was
to he lured by the dissolute girl who
looked like Joan Of Are and he did not
lose through the plutocratic machina-
lions the 100000 that he had invested
in the clothing business. The reach of
the plutocratic meddiers was impress
sive; a banker. tailor, "A druggist, n
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-03

else is the object for which the author
seeks publicity. He has made quite a
complete study of the eccentric and
startling forms Of advertising employed
by business men in the pursuit OF gain.
These he thinks should be used to aid
the many activities in which the
churches now engage, the fairs. socia-
bles. Gymnasiums. settlement work and
so on. against which there is little to
be- said. He does not demonstrate that
the methods will aid the chief purpose
for which churches exist, and seems In
clined to believe that so long as people
are attracted to attend II matters little
what the minister may preach. The
methods OF the Salvation Army are at
least intended to make people listen 10
the message 1t has to convey; those
Mr.. Reisner promulgates seem directed
to turn still more churches into "A
species of clubs or at best Of civic
centres.
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,aies from other periods in his life and
WIN many remarks about things in gen
eTa winch could easily be spared. 4.
II easy to believe that he suffered chiefly
from having nobody to talk To. He was
ihuch gratifed by the notoriety he
acquired Tor the moment. He tells his
story simply enough and illustrates IL
with photographs.
superb memorial volume to mark
the visit of the Indian chiefs at the
deuication OF the monument TO their
race in New York harbor IL issued by
doubleday. Page and Company under
the title THE Vanishing Race" 1t is
written by DIR. Joseph *. Dixon, who
carried out Mr.. Rodman wanamaker.s
'uea lie begins with a vivid description
OF indian ways. then tells the story of
each chirf That attended the council.
with their impressions of the ceremony.
lie also relates the story of the Custer
nght from the Indian side, with the
statements of the scouts who survive.
The book is illustrated with many
splendid photographs and is an i'm
portant addition to the literature about
the North American Indian.
The fact that DR.. William u. Scott.
author OF "A History Of Land Mann
mails In the Western Hemisphere" Mac
millans. Is professor OF geology and
pal~ontology at Princeton University,
may warn the reader that the creatures
described in his book are chiefly those
that hourished and vanished before man
came into the world. Prof. Scott has
written a systematic and authoritative
account of what science has made out
NJ
discovered on this continent, ascribing
them to their proper classification and
To the correct geological ages, and
wherever the species has survived In
any shape he continues the history
down to the mammals now living. The
portly volume is very fully illustrated:
IT is a notable contribution by the high
est American scholarship to the fas-
cinating study Of pal9ontology. We
find no reference in the index TO Mr..
Carnegie's diplodocus.
An interesting account of the many
experiments that have been made and
are now being carried ON iif "Copart-
nership and Profit sharing" written by
Aneurin Williams, an enthusiastic be-
lever in cooperation. has been added
to the useful and convenient Home
University Library Williams and Nor
gate: Henry Holt and Company. These
efforts at solving the difficulties be-
tween capital and labor have been ex-
tremciy interesting ever since the econ
omists began TO study them. all the
more from the belief that in time one
or the other OF them will give the de-
sired answer. Even the failures con-
vey their lessons
a little volume that every business
man will have to consult and many
travellers may save themselves trouble
by inspecting, Customs Tariff Act. Oc-
tober 3, 1913" is published by r. +.
Downing and Company New York. 1t
contains the text of the new tariff law,
followed by an alphabetical schedule
Of the duties imposed under IL that
fills 445 pages of small type. Sum-
maries of the administrative provi-
sions. sections of other acts which come
into consideration, examples OF forms
To he filed out. useful tables Of weights,
measures and coinage and other matters
are also given, making this valuable
handbook very complete.