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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-02-12

Today is Lincoln's birthday. Thous-
ands of newspapers in the world will
be extolling his virtues today and lit
tie can be added to what has already
been written of the Great Emancipa-
tor. This country has produced a
number of able presidents since his
time, but none can compare with him.
Perhaps opportunities did not present
themselves to permit of such records.
Less than fifty years ago his tragic
death occurred, and as time goes on
he is being more and more reverenced
by the people of the civilized world.
The name of Lincoln will live until the
end of time.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-02-12

Farm credits are impaired in many
instances because so many Of the
farmers do not show a disposition to
take care of their personal property
as they should. Many a binder is
standing on the farm just where the
work was cofpleted last fall. Flows,
mowers, rakes are all exposed to the
elements. Statistics show that mach
inery properly housed will last from
five to ten years and even longer
where that which is not kept under
cover often does not last longer than
from three to five years. Many Of
our farmers are taking the best OF
care of their belongings but there are
others who lose good hard dollars
every year by careless methods.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-02-12

Four candidates for the Legislature
from this, the goth district, are to be
elected this year. Two members OF
the house elected from Minot two
years ago, may not be candidates fol
reelection. F. B. Lambert and A. M
Thompson did good capable work
and if they choose to again be candi-
dates, they would be hard to defeat
They entered the legislature we'll fit
ted for their work. Hans C. Miller
of Ryder is now located on home
stead in Mclean county, therefore
cannot be a candidate. B. A. Dickin-
son, a popular and prominent Ryder
businessman, has been selected from
that end Of the district to enter the
contest. ]. w. Smith, the farmer leg
islator from Surrey, is expected to
make an announcement for re-elec-
ton.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-02-12

Governor Eberhart of Minnesota
has written the words and music of q
song, "Tis Only You," which he has
dedicated to his wife. Copyright. All
rights reserved. The governor is q
candidate for election for his third
term. Commenting on this, the Min
neapolis Tribune says: "Did not Bath
house John, alderman of Chicago's
first ward, compose words and music
of Sweet Midnight of Love?" Did
not Bob Taylor fiddle himself into the
executive mansion of Tennessee The
governor is in good company all
right"
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-02-12

According to the North Dakota
statutes, no sheriff can hold his Office
for longer than two terms in success
sion. The Independent never could
see any particular reason for this, and
especially now, since the Office is being
run on a salary basis. This is one of
the hardest offices in the county to fill
and when an Al sheriff is secured,
there should be no obstacle in the way
of his holding this Office as long as the
people are willing to elect him. There
may be a good reason for limiting the
county treasurer to two terms, but
the sheriff should not come within this
class any more than the auditor, or
any other official.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-02-12

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Mrs. H. R. Blom has been on the
sick list.
Miss Francis Sommers is staying
in Minot with her sister, Mrs. Geo.
Ball.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Tesland are the
happy parents of baby boy, born
Jan. 31st.
Miss 10 and Hattie Underdahl, who
are attending the Normal in Minot,
spent the week end with Mr.. and Mrs.
A. Beckman.
Mrs. J. A. Moore is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. L. E. Maupin, in Mi
not.
Rev. Richmond will preach in the
hall Sunday, Feb. 18th, at 2 p. m. So
cialism will be the main feature Of
his subject. All are most cordially
invited to attend the church services
each and every time they are an
nounced.
\ Sunday shool every Sunday at three
p. m.
, The Lutheran Ladies' Aid met with
Mrs. Lewis Larson last Wednesday.
Mrs. Jessie Kelley, of Wells, Mimi,
is the guest Of her aunt, Mrs. Emma
Warner.
Mr.. Gilbert Underdahl Of Leaven-
worth, Canada, is visiting his brady
friends. He has also spent q few
weeks with his relatives in Minnesota.
The Workman Lodge will meet in
the hall Wednesday evening, Feb
18th.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-02-12
D o 80 90 . q . . . D ~ o . y .
. BITS OF PIONEER HISTORY. .
) BY Jean McNaughton Stevens.
@ . o . . . o q o o o o o o q

"All old timers along the river re-
member George Grinnell, who kept q
stopping place near the mouth of the
Little Muddy, where it enters the Mis-
souri,, and made a living by selling
wood to the steamboats,, and enter
tanning government freighters during
the palmy days of military activity
along the river" How the coming Of
the railroad has revolutionized the
steamboat traffic on the Missouri and
the old freighting! The particular
reason for this paragraph Is years
ago was Grinnel's death at the hands
Of his half breed wife, when he abused
her during fit of drunkenness. The
item adds that, when sober, he was q
quiet, inofEensive man. But all down
through the ages, Philip drunk, and
Philip sober, have been two very dif-
ferent men, though one and the same.
The same paper advertises for sale
in Minot an Animal Exterminator,
aimed at the gophers, which was guar
anteed to rid 100 acres of the little
pest in 10 days; complete humiliation
was promised. No doubt, but it was
like the famous old English recipe for
Hare soup, First catch your gopher"
+. c. Bryant of Minot sold his claim
south of Towner to G. D. Rice, who
was afterwards clerk Of the court in
McHenry county, but is now banker
in Mortified, Minnesota, handling
northwestern real estate investments.
Mr.. Bryant was a veteran Of the Civil
War, who worked at his trade of car
penter in Minot in the early '9Os, and
died there.
A large eagle lit in a field, and a
settler, Ivar Gjellstad,, who was near
by, hit it on the head with stone,
killing it. 1t measured six feet four
inches from tip to tip of wings. In
1902 the writer of this column saw an
eagle in the shop Of Booth, the taxi
dermist on South Main street, Minot.
1t had been sent in by a young lad
from the Fox ranch on Mouse river,
for mounting. Some Indians were
haunting the shop, and Mr.. Booth said
they offered him two dollars feather
for the tail feathers, but of course
they were not his to sell. Those eagle
tail feathers were handsomely barred
with white about two inches from the
tip, and were typical of an Indian
chief.
The Burlington Reporter published
a temperance sermon by Rev. James
E. Martin Of the M. E. church, so hte
fight to secure prohibition was going
on finely.
The Bismarck Tribune ceased pub
fishing railroad news "to give the peo-
pie rest" which reminds us how
they published townsite plat at Viii
lard which never had but three houses,
a postofice, printing Office and a res
taurant.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-02-12

Sheriff Kelley's second term as
sheriff will expire during the present
year and his successor must be elect
ed in November. Mr.. Kelley has
served the county we'll and his work
has been appreciated by every law
respecting citizen. Mr.. Kelley has
performed his duties in manner that
has saved the tax payers hundreds of
dollars. Sympathizing at all times
with those in need of funds, he has
dealt with delinquent tax payers in a
merciful manner, having collected
more than $4,000 worth of delinquent
personal taxes without creating extra
costs.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-02-12
MORE CORN PRIZES FOR ss.s y s54
DONNYBROOK FARMERS.

The following will appear in this
weeks issue of the Donnybrook Cour-
Ter:
The Courier mentioned in last
weeks issue of the prize on corn won
at the North Dakota Corn Show at
Fargo, by Carl Feldner of this place.
Since that time we learn that James
Olson has been awarded the 3rd prize
and Rev. r. Blodeau the 5th prize at
this corn show.
This is great thing for this terri
tory and we are very pleased to find
that our farmers in this vicinity re-
ceivcd this honorable mention and the
samples which were sent were very
creditable.
When one considers that this COM
petition in the northwestern section
of the state covers Rolette, Bottineau,
Divide, Williams, Ward, Renvi!le,
Burke, Mountrail, Pierce, Mclean,
Sheridan, Oliver, Mercer, Dunn and
Mckenzie Counties which is very no
ticeable that the northwestern section
of the state covers almost one-third
of the area of North Dakota, and
takes in Oliver, Mercer and Dunn
counties, which are easily two-thirds
Of the state from north to south.
Ordinarily the minds of the most
skeptical would figure that these three
counties last mentioned would have
the advantage of this territory in the
way Of growing corn, but our good
farmers have been able to demon
strate that this is not the case. Out
of the five samples Of corn that were
sent from this territory three of them
have received prizes, and the Courier
is very glad to congratulate these peo-
pie and hope that next year many
more Of our substantial farmers will
be prepared by raising more corn
to send larger number of well. ma
tured samples to the corn show, and
incidentally take some Of the first and
second prizes. E5
Mr.. Wilson of the Bank of Donny--
brook is deserving of considerable
credit in assisting in collecting these
samples, and it was through his e.
forts largely, that the samples were
sent to the corn show; and he is shar-
ing with the winners Of the prizes at
least in their glory. 5
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-02-12

Colonel Boyden, who yields facile
pen in the editorial columns Of the
Lisbon Free Press, longs for the good
old times when women cut the wood,
carried the water, made the fires and
farmed on the side. Concluding the
Colonel says: GLOW can we turn back
the dials Of time and resume our su-
perior station? We pause for a re-
ply" There will be no occasion for q
reply. The chances are the Colonel's
charming wife has already handed in
her reply orally.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-02-12

The Independent urges its readers
to attend the mid-winter fair and
farmers short course for farmers
families next week, beginning Feb. 16.
Come every day if you can, if not, be
sure to plan on attending a portion
of the time. It will be worth your eff
forts. See that your boy enters the
weeks school. He'll repay what tria-
ing expense you'll be put to thous-
and times in the increasing interest
he will take on the farm and in great
er efficiency.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-02-12
DEATH OF vELVA YOUTH.

Yelva, N. D., Feb. 9.Roy Glen
Mills was born in Wilkins Co., Mimi,
Sept. End, 1900, and departed this life
Jan. 30th, 1914, aged 10 years Is
months and 20 days. At the age Of
three years he came with his parents
to Velva, N. Oak, where they had TAX
en- land, ten miles south Of Velva,
where he resided at the time of his
death. He received q common school
education, having finished the eighth
grade. He was converted and enjoyed
the presence Of his Savior in his last
hours Of life; his last days were spent
in telling Of His presence. He had
the privilege Of Christian home
from childhood. He died of pneumon-
ia after short illness. The funeral
was held at the home Feb. 1st, at one
o'clock, conducted by Rev. G. B. Prime
Of Velva. Interment was made at the
Velva cemetery. There is left To
mourn q father and mother, four
brothers and four sisters. 553l
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-02-12
aFREsH" EGG Is S YEARS OLD.
Identified BY Woman Who Wrote Her
Name on Il.

Bellefontaine, O., Jan. 29.-Mrs.
John Wright Of Bellefontaine has
proof that an egg sometimes remains
in cold storage nearly five years.
At least six months before she was
married she was working in q store
at Lakeview, Logan county, O. She
wrote her name and address on an egg
that was placed in crate. Four years
ago, July 8, she was married to John
Wright. Recently she received let
ter from New York, addressed to her
in her maiden name.
It came from John Sweeney, No.
172 East Ninety-fourth street. New
York, who said he had just bought the
egg. Mrs. Wright has written Mr..
Sweeney, saying it is now ut least
five years since she wrote her name
on the egg, which, he says, he bought
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-02-12

It is with some degree of satisfac-
ton that the Independent notes that
the express companies have cut their
rates almost in two. We have paid
tribute to these bloated concerns long
enough and while we will never be
able to get back the many dollars
they have overcharged us, we may ex-
pect to get reasonable rates in the fu-
ture. The parcels post has done some
effective work.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-02-12

Some of these great women are
good spenders. The dowager queen,
Alexandria, has an annual income ag-
gregating nearly a million dollars,
yet her bankers have to be careful for
she is said to oftimes overdraw her
account by many thousands of dol
lars. Those who are raised in the lap
of luxury hardly know the value of
money. People who earn what they
spend are always the happiest.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-02-12

North Dakota is proud of her
schools. Our schools take a general
rank of eighteenth with all the states,
which is mighty good showing, con-
sidering our age. There are seven
teen states ahead of US and thirty be-
hind US. In expenditure and wealth,
we rank sixth and in daily cost, fourth,
Our schools have their weak points
but these are being rapidly improved.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-02-12
RECEIVERS HIS MIND.
Former Ryder Man Escapes From
Asylum and Regains Health.

Ryder, N. D., Feb. &C. J. Amund-
son received a letter last week from
Sivert Erickson, stating that he was
now located at Superior, Wis. Erick-
son was sent to the state hospital for
the insane five years ago and escaped
two years ago. He seems to be all
right now, and wrote regarding his
property. Mr.. Amundson was ap-
pointed guardian for the man and has
taken care of his farm for the past
four years. The farm is located five
miles south of Ryder and is fine
quarter.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-02-12
Came Here with OK Team.

Mike Muir, who has lived in the
Mouse river valley beyond Burlington
for the past thirty years, is advertis-
ing sale in this issue for Feb. 25.
Mr.. Muir has leased his splendid $40
acre farm and himself and wife ex-
pect to leave next fall for the west
to take life easy. They have earned
this vacation. Mr.. Muir came to
Ward county from Melrose, Mimi,
with L. s. Foote, driving here with a
team of oxen. This was before the
day of railroads in the west. He has
lived all these years on the same farm,
one of the best in Ward county.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-02-12

The Independent has heard rumors
Of no less than dozen who are will
Jag to serve Ward county as sheriff
and who would toss their sombreros
into the ring with little encourage
ment. Not every man can fill this Of
fee successfully and as far as the In
dependent is concerned, we are salts
fed to look the field over pretty care
fully.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-02-12

Rev. BENZ. Babcock of Churchs
Ferry has accepted the challenge of
Oscar A. Johnson of Voltaire to de-
bate on the following question: ere
solved, that there is more Christianity
in Socialism than there is in the
church movement tOday."
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-02-12

February is the convention month
for North Dakota. Just fourteen
gatherings of this kind are scheduled
for the month"; North Dakotans are a
sociable lot of good hustlers who have
learned the benefits to be derived
from comparing notes and exchanging
ideas. No state in the union has
more conventions nor better ones.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-02-12

Bailey of Britt" is to again enter
the newspaper field, having bought
his old paper, the Britt (Iowa) Trib-
une Many friends in this section of
the state will again be pleased to read
his effusions.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-02-12

The L. Harris bankrupt merchan-
disc stock from Williston has been in
voiced at 81, 246.68 by the trustee and
will be offered for sale in Minot at
the Office Of Referee Lewis Feb. II.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-02-12

A number of brand new washing
machines to be closed out at very
low figure. A. I. Engebretson, at the
Fred V. Dale Implement House, Mi
not. 2-5-tf
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-02-12

Balfour will have electric lights,
franchise having been granted Schi-
mel Bros, owners Of the Balfour flour
mill.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-02-12

Herman oorden, Formerly o. oordon
eros, now OF <hs Plymouth cle&hinS
House, cordially INVITES HE ed
friends 60 cell. opsra HOUSE. DleeoG
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-02-12

The Beach Daily Progress appeared
last week, with Pierce Egan as editor
aad G. F. Aultman. business manager.
It is full of good local news and As
sociated Press matter.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-14
By the Associated Press:

PARIS Sept of Generals
ontactwi enemy River
hardly likely thought they will
reaching Belgium They have twohds
the
heavy likely
educ which horses them
The Wuerttem
this still the
soutIe end o forest of the Argonne
night that the armies of the Crown Prince the
OF
French had liber
France by critics. impossible
allies
except perhaps which
shows that these key
viewed with equanim and
reviving trade
and
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-14

That France began to prepare for a
siege of Paris as soon as the war with
Germany broke out was the statement
made today by Miss Hattie o.
Schenck of q North Sixth street, who
arrived yesterday on the Red Star
liner Finland. Miss Schenck is
teacher at the South Side High School
IAN the precious Greek statuary
and famous pictures at the Louvre
were stored in cellars a month ago.
said Miss Schenck. 1.-THE statues of
Venus de Milo, Winged Victory and
others were put in cellars and covered
over with bags of earth. This was to
prevent the statues from being
wrecked in the event of Paris being
shelled. The picture of Mona Lisa
was covered over with iron bars.
These preparations showed that the
French expected siege of Paris as
soon as the war broke OUT
Miss Schenck was accompanied on
the trip by her mother. Mrs. r. c. w.
Schenck. They left this country on
June 81, sailing in the Imperator
They went directly to Paris and were
in that city when the war started.
Miss Schenck told how the women of
Paris were taking the places of the
men in the stores, subways and as
drivers of taxicabs. In one of the
large department stores where she
went to do some shopping the women
were found busy sewing army blank
cts and other camp equipment.
After a couple of weeks nearly all Of
the stores, restaurants and theatres
were closed. 5i,
On August Is. Miss .Schenck and her
mother prepared to leave Paris. They
were obliged to get up. at O'Clock in
the morning to make connections with
a train scheduled to leave for London
at o'clock. They were unable to Sc
cure passage until September 4, when
the Finland sailed. The Finland was
under the American flag and during
nearly all of the journey back the
boat was in constant wireless COM
munication with English battleships.
Miss Edith Welle, also a teacher in
the South Side High School, is anoth
err recent arrival from Europe Miss
Welle lives at 1865 Straight street,
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-14
COUNTY COURTS
READY TO OPEN
CONTINUED from First Page

ed in the list of defendants to ac-
tions in both Supreme and Circuit
branches
Four suits against the mayor and
Common Council of the city of New
ark are to be tried, two In the upper
branch and two in the circuit. John
H. Ely, an architect, and William F.
Clark are the plaintiffs in the first
two suits. and Benjamin r. c. Roth
we'll and William G. Taylor Barrel
Company in the latter two. The
Rothwell and Taylor suits are to
eject the city from property which
they claim iii the Ironbound section
of the city.
Public Service Cases.
The Public Service Railway Conn
pany has f1fty-four suits against 1t in
both courts, twenty-five in the Su-
preme and twenty-nine in the circuit.
A number of suits are also brought
against the Public Service Corpora
ton and the Public Service Gas Com
pany. Four suits are pending against
the Erie railroad in the Supreme
Court, three against the Pennsylvania,
eight against the Central and seven
against the Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western
The cities and towns of Orange, East
Orange. Bloomfield, Nutley Belleville
and Irvington all have legal action
pending against them. The Board OF
Freeholders of the counties will also
have to defend itself against severa'
suits.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-14

The need of more f1Fst-class Amer
lean steamship companies and a
United States merchant marine was
never more fully demonstrated than
by the present European trouble,
said Louis e. Cooke. proprietor of the
Continental Hotel, today. He arrived
home late Saturday from Europe. He
was a passenger on the American
liner ST. Louis, which locked in New
York.
Mr.. Cooke is the manager of "l0l
Ranch" He left this county on April
7 to arrange for an exhibition of tho
Wild West show at the Anglo-Ameri-
can exposition at Shepherds Bush,
London. The exposition was arranged
TO celebrate the centennial OF the
peace treaty, which was signed at
Client, On May II the exposition
opened and "101 Ranch" was enjoying
a prosperous run, until the war broke
out.
"A week before the war broke out
no one even dreamed of war, said
Mr.. Cooke. ut was on July 20 that
the first rumors of serious trouble be-
gan to spread, but no one believed
that England was about to be plunged
into war. Then, on July rs. came
the report from the financial district
that trouble was imminent and
slight run on the banks was started
about July 80. There was bank
holiday on August ! and an act OF
Parliament extended that holiday
from Monday until Friday of that
week.
Between Tuesday and Thursday
the British government issued !,0oo,-
900 notes of one pound ten. shllhngsS
each, and these were distributed
among the banks before they were
opened again. This move enabled the
banks to have plenty of small notes
on hand to meet the demands when
the banks opened again.
Gut Rate of Admission.
'aThirty-nine of our best horses were
Communicated by the British govern
ment and the arena in which we had
our show was used every day for
drilling troops. The mobilization of
troops caused the cancellation of eX-
cursion trains to the exposition
grounds and the attendance would
have fallen to nothing if we had not
cut the admission price in halt"
Mr. Cooke told how another branch
of the show which was playing in
Essen, Germany, was broken up by