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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-06-25
Statement By Dorr H. Carroll.


The Progressive registration in
North Dakota this year is very light.
The reason for this is entirely local.
There is no contest in the Progressive
Primaries, while in the Republican
Primaries there are bitter contests
between the two factions for state and
Legislative Offices, and bitter personal
contests in county offices in nearly
every county in the state.
A systematic effort was made to in
duce both progressive Democrats and
Socialists to vote at our Republican
primaries for the purpose of helping
their personal friends. The result
is that the Republican registration is
this year just as it was last year, far
in excess of what the Republicans will
cast in the fall. For example, in 1912
the Democrats cast 10000 votes for
governor. In the June primaries,
when there was fight between Hells-
from and Jones for the nomination. In
the fall, they cast 1880 votes for
Hellstrom. The Republicans, on the
other hand, polled over $1,000 votes in
the primaries, while the Republican
candidate for governor received only
5000 votes in the fall. In 1910 the
Democrats polled 977O for John Burke
in the primaries and 47,005 votes for
,, Burke in the fall. Thus it is seen that
the figures shown at the primaries do
not have any special significance as
to the fall election.
A special effort was made to get
the Progressives to register with the
Republicans this year by a certain
element which is anxious to discredit
the Progressive movement in the state,
and that effort, in addition to the ef-
fort of the various candidates to get
votes for themselves by getting Pro-
pressives to register in the Republican
primaries, for their effort has made .
great deal of difference in the Pro-
gressive vote.
have received personal assurances
from great many people in this part
of the state that they were willing to
support me and vote the Progressive
ticket this fall in spite of the fact that
they took part in the primaries or
other parties. The outlook for Pro-
gressive votes never was brighter.
am very we'll satisfied with the polit-
ical situation as far as the immediate
future is concerned.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-06-25
hospitality extended them by Glen

hospitality extended them by Glen
burn.
Miss Daisy Arnold of Berthold is
central girl at the local telenhone ex-
change during Mrs. Carrie Wallace's
annual vacation. ~
Miss Ruth Blackburn of Battle
Creek, Mich, is here on visit to her
aunt, Mrs. NJ. D. Graham.
Miss Clotilde DeLano of New York
City is guest at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. M. D. Graham. Miss DeLano is
the daughter of Mrs. Graham.
Earl and Orville DeVore of Donny-
brook have been guests Of Kenneth
Falconer this week.
Prof. Skinner of the Kramer schools
was. in town on business Thursday.
The Burlington ice cream factory
has been doing an exceptional business
this week. The fame of. the Burling.
ton cream is beginning to spread and
orders have been pouring in from
many new customers lately.
We feel that no explanation is nee.
essary, yet the making of one may
lead to clearer understanding of the
facts pertaining to the recent visit OF
a party of Wisconsin land-buyers
whose car came on here to Burlington
instead of stopping at Minot. The
Jourgen Olson Land Co. chartered the
car and brot the Wisconsin visitors ut
here. The car bore streamers giving
Minot as their destination, as Mino1
is the headquarters of this company
The next morning after their arriva
nnrfoIr MSrof rroo1 ko%n
hungering for piece of money, came
up here before five o'clock and going
to the car routed out the occupants
and presenting the card of Mino1
bank endeavored to induce the visit.
ors to 60 out and look at his listings
AS soon as our local real estate mer
got next to the situation they made il
SO hot for the Minot realty man that
he made himself scarce. The impress.
sion given the visitors will probably
be that North Dakota real estate mer
must be hard up for deals to rou,
people out at daylight to discuss lane
values. The incident is to be regret.
ted by reputable land men. One fea.
ture that will popularize the 500 pro.
ject is honorable methods among oul
real estate men. The precipitat<
manner in which the Minot Chamber
OF Commerce camped on the trail Of
Mr.. Murphy, trying to make him the
goat, before trying to learn the true
facts OF the case, is hardly consistent
with a policy of good business discre.
ton: The Chamber officers are Ger.
tainly open to criticism for their high
handed efforts to discredit Murphy.
Pedestrians crossing our streets OF
going back and forth from No Mans
Land have been in fear of their lives
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-06-25

from speeding automobiles this week
Such fragrant recklessness in handling
cars should be stopped by the author.
tiles. One fellow said to have beer
considerably under the influence of q
specie of exhilaration very prevalent
hereabouts this week, lost control Of
his car and smashed into car owned
by the superintendent of the Mcclure
mine at Tasker, and by miracle es.
capped causing several untimely deaths
The Tasker machine is an absolute
wreck. The occupants of both cars
were thrown out by the force of the
impact and suffered severe bruises
The proper place for these speed
fiends is the pen.
The Primary election Wednesday
was a quiet affair, only seventy-eight
votes being cast. The Republicans
cast 60, the Socialists Z, Democrats s
and Progressives 2. Nederloe of Ken
mare got 81 votes for sheriff against
IA for his nearest opponent. Carl
Peterson received 33 votes against q
for Knute Hagen Gunder Reishus
got "a votes to 81 for Engeseth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallie George of Ep-
worth were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. H. Werner Monday. Mr.. George is
cashier of the bank at Epworth. This
bank has been re-chartered and will
be moved to the new town of Van
Hook.
Mrs. Henry Auslander of Minot is
very ill at No Mans Land. Miss Har-
riet Schindeldecker, professional
nurse, has been called to attend her.
Mr.. Greenwood of Harvey is visit
ing at the home of his daughter, Mrs.
George Wood, this week. .
Thursday evening the campers at
No Mans Land enjoyed big weiner
feed at the camp. An enormous fire
was built and each one got sharp
stick and roasted a weinerwurst and
then the bunch participated in a free
for all frolic on the dancing floor.
Friday Mr.. and Mrs. L. D. Cotton
gave banquet to the campers and a
few invited guests in the big refresh
ment tent.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-06-25

A daughter arrived at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. George Repole Tuesday
Mrs. R. J. Doebler and children are
visiting relatives at Cannon Falls,
MINI.
Denver Perry arrived from the east
where he attended school and will
spend the summer with his mother
Mrs. P. w. Meyers.
Phil Meyers will return from a
months vacation in the east Satur-
day. <7s1s
Jack Connors and j. E. Webb were
brot before Justice McCutcheon
Thursday charged with bootlegging
They were held to district court under
$500 bonds each.
Mrs. C. F. Truax and sons left last
week for the Glib ranch in Mountrail
county, where they will spend several
weeks.
Mrs. VIM. Drummond of Crane
Forks arrived to spend the summer
at the home of her father-in-law, Johr
Drummond, north of Burlington.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-06-25
THE 400"

l sincerely thank the 400" voters
for their complimentary X for the
Legislature. I take it for granted
that they did not know I had retired
from the contest two weeks ago SC
that there would be a fair divide Of
representation of the four members
to be elected and that two members
might come from the city and two
from the country, and this has been
the outcome.
ALEX SCARLET.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-06-25
Fannie Skinner Honored.

Miss Fannie Skinner Of Sawyer, was
honored last week at Cakes, when she
was elected secretary of the Grand
Lodge Of the Rebekahs, which met in
annual session. Miss Skinner has held
this position with honor before. Ward
county is proud of Miss Skinner for
the record she has made.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-06-25

Forty-seven cases Of diphtheria
have been traced directly to Har-
vey dairy. The hired man was ill Of
the disease and while milking infect
ed the milk with bacteria.
S. A. Burns is held without bail at
Williston charged with the murder Of
Henry Sexse, whose body was taken
from the Missouri. ~.
Hellstrom won the Democratic
nomination for governor and w. E.
Purcell that for the U. S. Senate.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-06-25

Machinist with ID years of railroad
and some contract experience would
like to get job running a threshing
engine. Please state salary per day.
G. w. FLOOD,
1902 Desota St.,
t1* st. Paul, MINI.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-06-25

E. D. Skinner, who never fails to
attend the Old Settlers encampment,
was in the city Monday enroute to No
Mans, Land. IT'S said that he carried
stacked deck in his pocket and AYERS
that he will get Frank Kirkelie's scalp
vet -r...~-
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-06-25

4 L. L. Huber, county commissioner
from the Fourth, was defeated for
nomination by A. P. Dahl, Ryder
farmer, the vote to date standing 1870
to $50. This is quite surprise as
Huber seemed to have all the best of
it.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-06-25

Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas Glib have
gone to the Glib ranch south of White
Earth to spend the summer months.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-12-02
PARCEL POST SERVICE TO
BELGIUM IS SUSPENDED

Parcel post service to Belgium was
suspended all over the United States
Tuesday, as a result OF an order sent
to all postmasters by Joseph Stewart,
second assistant postmaster general,
This action is taken by the post Of
f.. apartment on account Of the
r, ttending the war. The fol-
lo\ Z copy of the order received
from . q tant Stewart:
30, existing conditions the
dispate 2 'arcel post packages to
Belgium : spended until further
notice. tiers must refuse to
accept pare = post packages for mail
ing to Belgium, therefore, until other
wise instructed Such parcel post
packages for Belgium as have been
mailed or which will be mailed in
advertently hereafter will be return
cd to the senders and the postage
prepaid refunded to them.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-12-02
MOOSE:
DECIDE
To STICK
RUMOR OF DISARMAMENT
RIDICULED; ROOSEVELT
AND JOHNSTON ABSENT
(By Associated Press.)

Chicago, H., Dec. 2.-There was no
outward hint of lack of enthusiasm
Tor the progressive party manifested
by leaders from thirty two states
who attended the progressive confer
ence here. Reports that a disband-
ment of the party was a possibility.
were characterized as idle fancies and
any hint that there was a likelihood
of an amalgamation of the progress
sive party with either the republican
or democratic parties was declared to
be equally ridiculous. George w.
Perkins. presided Neither e-Presi-
dent Roosevelt nor Governor John
son of California were present.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-12-02

TO KILL;
RESIGNED
ARKANSAS OFFICIAL HAD
NERVES." SUCCESSOR
HAS NONE

Little Rock, Ark, Dec. &c. II.
Dempsey, appointed electrician at the
Arkansas penitentiary to succeed
Luther CASTING, who resigned today,
is not a sentimentalist; neither is he
afflicted with nerves" The fact that
ten men, four whites and six negroes,
are in the death chamber OF the pent-
tentiary and that he may have to pun
the lever that will send all ten to
deetb, doesn't seem to worry him. II
was this prospect that caused Cast
ling to resign. although he admitted
the place was a comfortable berth,
that he had no other position IN
prospect, and that times are hard
"Of course, no one would like 10
kill a fellow man, Dempsey said to-
day 1T is a disagreeaitle task, but
it is all in the days work and IN
do it just like | would any other dis
agreeable work that might fall to my
lot. I'm an electrician. | might go
further and say I'm good electri-
cian. / have a wife and two children
and l need the job 1t pays more
money than the job l previously had
and why should / pass it up? Id be
glad to hear that all ten men had
been saved from the chair. But Il
they aren't and ! have to pull the
lever that sends them 10 death, IL
won't worry me. feel sure that the
night after the first execution, III 20
home and sleep just as well as ] al
ways do"
Dempsey is 40 years old and pre-
viously was employed by a milling
company at Arkadelphia. Ark.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-12-02
HOPE u. S. WILL HEAD S.
AMERICAN PLAN.

Rome. Dec. 2-The proposition Of
the South American representatives
for the withdrawal of belligerent war
ships from their waters in order to
remove impediments to commerce
has been received with sympathy by
the European neutral countries. es-
pecially the Scandinavian and Dutch
Kingdoms, which have suffered most
from the present European war.
Hope is expressed that the United
States will head this movement and
that it may lead to the enactment Of
a new international law which will
prevent belligerents causing loss to
neutral countries by the operations Of
their warships.
1t is argued that even though a bel
ligerent reimburses generously for
sequestrated goods such reimburse
ment does not compensate for a gen
eral loss Of trade. injuries to manu-
facturers and for the stoppage OF in
dustries.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-12-02
UNKNOWN MAN KILLED
IN WRECK At GUSHING

A head-on collision here yesterday
at 1920 o'clock just northeast of
Gushing near the Chanute refinery
between the south bound Katy freight
and the local switch engine killed
one unknown man and fatally injured
James Murray of indianapolis, Ind.
and a G. Brayson of Millyille Penn.
An old tank car telescoped a box car
in which all we're riding. Several 9TH
ers were badly injured. The dead
man was six feet tall and about p
years old The injured are in a local
hospital So far he has not been i'd
entitled.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-12-02
MAN CHARGED WITH GRAVE
OFFENSE DIES SUDDENLY

wv. d. Clarke, Of Ardmore, automo-
bile salesman was found dead in bed
in a hotel at Enid yesterday. Clarke
was prominent in the state and well
known. Several months ago he was
convicted in federal court on a charge
of using the mails to defraud He
advertised town lots for sale near the
capitol He disposed of many lots to
eastern people at good prices. The
evidence developed the fact that he
never did have title to the lots he
sold The dase was appealed and
was pending at the time of his death.
He was 80 years old and had recently
been making his home at Ardmore.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-12-02
To
Be USED On
LAND FORCE
COMMITTEE LOOK INTO
METHODS EXISTING; WOOD
GETS NEW POSITION
Special to Daily Leader.

Oklahoma City, Okla, Dec. At is
understood that the first thing the
state board of school land commits
sioners will do upon taking office will
be to have a committee of farm loan
men and bankers examine the meth
DDS of the office with a view to re-
form by way Of reduction in force and
consolidation of work.
The appropriations for last fiscal
year for the school land department
amounted to $72 $40 for salaries.
There was an appropriation"of $50, 900
for the two years of expense Of sell
ing school lands. 1t is estimated that
reappralsement of the school lands
for leasing purposes that is to be
made next year will cost 100000.
Changes in the office force will not
be made 5y the new board, except so
far as necessary, until a new plan
shall have been adopted for handling
the business, provided the committee
which is to make examination shall
find a better plan than that in use.
The exception to the rule that there
will be no hurry about changes is in
the case of the new secretary who
will probably 90 in at once. as John
r. Williams. present incumbent, de-
sires TO engage in other business as
early as possible The new board
viii abolish early in its career the Of
fices Of record and protest clerk and
oil and gas inspector The duties Of
the former, in so far as they may be
thus handled, viii be transferred to
the attorney generals office. while
the oil and gas expert work will be
done by a member OF the commits
sion. who is expert in such matters.
New Men Named.
r. IT. Wood. chief Of the sales
division OF the school land office, will
de one Of the assistants to the at
torney general Judge Wood is
resident OF Shawnee and served in
territorial and state legislatures and
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-12-02
WIFE Of ZACH MUlHALL'S
SON SUES FOR DIVORCE

Lulu B. Mulhall, wife Of Chas. j.
Mulhall has sued for divorce The
husband is a son of Col. Zack Mulhall.
liz her petition the wife alleges de-
sertion. The couple were married IN
ST. Louis on December %, 1913. On
the 2Sth of the same month Mulhall
deserted his bride and has since re
fused to live with her. Mrs. Mulhall
asks for an absolute divorce. The
suit was filed in the St Louis court
Nov. 20 and service secured on Null
hall here.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-12-02
KENNETH MORRIS, PROMINENT
YOUNG BUSINESS MAN, DEAD

Death called one of Guthrie s
prominent young business men last
night. Kenneth Morris, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Mack Morris, passed away
at y o'clock after a lingering ill
ness. Funeral arrangements have not
yet been made.
News Of the death OF Kenneth
Norris was a shock to his friends
here. While he had been in feeble
health for some months It was not
thought that his condition was seri-
Gus. He was unmarried and lived
with his parents at 319 North Broad
street He was 25 years old.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-12-02
BRYAN AND HEAD OF
STEEL COMPANY HOLO
IMPORTANT CONFERENCE
CBy Associated Press)

Washington, Dec. Secretary
Bryan invited Chas. M Schwab, pres
ident OF the Bethlehem Steel COM
pany to the state department today
and gave him the views OF the Amer
lean government on building suhma-
rines IN this country for European
belligerents. Bryan declined TO dis
close the government position.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-12-02
THE CONSERVATION
Of CHARACTER

There were three accessions to the
First Christian church last night; a
man, his wife and daughter Evan
gelist Johnson preached a forceful
sermon on Living the Full Life"
Tonight his theme will be "The
Conservation of Character" Eyangel-
ist Johnson must leave Saturday
morning and the meeting therefore
will close with the Sunday services.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-12-02
Wall For Defense of Constantinople

This is the ancient wall of the
water front of Constantincple which
the Turks hope will hold them safe
against the attack of battleships il
they succeed in entering the Bospo-
rus. The wall has been built for
many hundred years. Stones in
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-12-02
MAYOR NISSLeY WILL
CALL BOND ELECTION

Mayor Nissley said today: 4 in
tend to call an election to vote on
the water proposition. The election
win be issued soon. Let
the people decide whether they want
water or not. 1t is up TO them
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-12-02

their native shape and mortar were
the material used. But since modern
cement of fifty feet in thickness has
been blown to bits by the artillery
used in this war the old wall may
not last long against the Russian,
British or French fleets should either
pass the Bosporus or the Dardanelles
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-12-02

application for clearance papers, and
$4,000 worth of groceries and sup
pies in the vessels hold will be un-
loaded.
These supplies were bought from
Haas Brothers, wholesale grocers,
through the London and Paris Bank
of this city. William haas. senior
partner of Haas Brothers, was sick
today and could not obey a subpoena
to appear before a special session OF
the grand jury.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-12-02
TRAIN
KILLS WOMAN

Forest City, No. Dec. Mrs. g..
B. Askins, Of Lancaster, Cal. was
killed by a passenger train near here
today. Mrs. Askins. who was 40
years old, stepped in front OF the
train while crossing the tracks.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-12-02
JURY DRAWN FOR WOODWARD
TERM OF j. S. COURT

J. O. Newell United States mar
shall for this district came up from
Oklahoma City yesterday and helped
to draw a jury for the short term of
court at Woodward, called for the
18th.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-12-02
WAR PLACES ON EQUALITY;
RICH AND POOR FARE ALIKE
Automobiles Of Wealthy COnfisCated
By Order Of President; Placed
al Disposal Of Army

Paris, Dec. 2-Owners of fine au-
tomoiles costing in some cases sew
eral thousands of dollars, felt wave
Of patriotism when the cars were
requisitioned by the government au
one fourth their value or less. Now
they have learned that the finest
cars we're not usually sent to the
fighting line, but were used by Of
ficers "embusque,' a word given
revised or broadened definition by ex-
Premier Clemenceau An embusquer,
he says. is AN individual that public
danger calls to arms and who does
not experience sufficient comDatiyity
to get within range of the enemys
guns
War Minister Spoiled 1t All.
In every place where there was red
tape wherever there was comfort
able requisitioned motor car to drive,
or Red Cross ambulance to pilot,
guards to furnish, reports to write or
to carry behind the lines, sick to help,
funds to raise. the ombusques
swarmed during the first three
months of the war They were easily
recognized for theirs were the finest
cars and their uniforms were spick
and span. But they are rapidly be-
coming less numerous. Minister of
War Millerand spoiled their rest with
an order requiring every officer not
Originally Incorporated In an auxiliary
service to rejoin his corps at once
An instance of what happened after
the issue of this order is furnished
by a general commanding an army
corps Calling unexpectedly at a
headquarters that was all bound up
in red tape, he interrogated a SER
geant at the door.
what are you doing?" he asked.
I'm on guard"
rs that ALP"
"DoubIe Quick to 'FRONT.'"
mo, / also copy letters and put
hem into envelopes sometimes |
carry them on a bicycle; | answer
telephone calls, and receive visitors.
And you do all that alone?'
"No; general, there are twelve or
is, we sort of relay each other.
We'll - replied the general, you
must be unfortunate indeed to be tied
lown here to such a hard job while
our comrades have such soft berths
n the trenches. | think about ten OF
-our assistants must be in the same
tx so you'll just get ready at double
Iuick and join your regiment
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-12-02
SIX INCHES Of RAINFALL
OEMORALIztS SOUTH TEXAS
iBy Associated Pressl

Houston. Tex. Dec. 2.-One man
vas KILLED. several were injured and
dozens were driven from their homes
and considerable property damage
done by a six-inch downpour Of rain
here last night
South TEXAS streams are brm fun
and train service is demOralized.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-12-02
NAB SHIPMENT TO ALLIES.

san Francisco. Cal. Dec. There
will he no violation OF neutrality by
the American Steamship Olson ana
NIahoney. under charter to the Gold
en- Gate Transportation company. for
that company late today withdrew its