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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-08-06
HAIL WIPES OUT
CROPS AT SURREY
DAMAGED FINEST FIELDS OF
GRAIN FROM A HALF TO TWO
THIRDS IN PATH HALF MILE
WIDE.

A terrific hail storm visited the
country between Surrey and Norwich
Saturday evening about z o'clock, do
ing immense damage to many fields
of grain, wiping some of them out
completely. The storm passed in q
southeasterly direction, and it's main
path was half mile wide, altho some
damage was done to the grain in a
path two miles wide.
Lee Kughn, who lives on the D. s.
Wolfe farm was from a half to two
thirds hailed out. His crop was one of
the very best in that neighborhood.
The crops on the Adam, George and
Grandma Blocher farms are reported
to have been almost totally ruined.
Those farms are located in the Egg
Coulee district northeast of Surrey.
Some of the oats fields were laid fiat
and the crop will be cut for hay. Some
damage was done at the Hunsley and
Flora farms.
Following the hail one of the hard
est rains of the season fell.
A very little hail insurance was car
ried., Mr.. Kughn, one of the heavy
losers, considered taking out insurance
that day, but neglected to do it.
Reed, the sick medicine man from
south Of Deering, lost his crop total
ly. Claude Haines, David Burns, Ar
thur Wetmore and Mr.. Porter report
heavy damage. Adam Blocher had
bought new binder, but will probab-
ly not take it into the field. Geo.
Blocher has rs acres left out of fine
400 acre crop. ~.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-08-06
WHOLESALE FURNITURE
STORE FOR M|N0T
J. H. WEINREBE WILL CONDUCT
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
FURNITURE BUSINESS HERE
WILL PLACE MAN ON ROAD.

julius Weinrebe, the furniture deal
er, leaves this week for the east, where
he will spend two weeks buying an i'm
mense stock of furniture for his big
new store. He will visit among other
important cities, Grand Rapids, where
great deal of our furniture is manu-
factured. 80.
Mr.. Weinrebe will conduct a whole
sale and retail furniture concern, putt
ing a man out on the road. He is max
ing arrangements for large ware
house and will ship many cars of fur
niture here at an early date. He will
be able to compete with the eastern
houses by buying in big lots and Of
fering low prices.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-08-06
ALL EUROPEAN POWERS
ARE ENGAGED IN WAR

following a
gle going and which
in the worlds history.
Austria declares Seryia.
her negbOr takes
and Austria
joins
sending Belgium considered
either engaged mobizing troops for protection
Montenegro has mObilzed to assist Servia
Denmark join in fight against Germany
Of in Germany and other countries
to leave just now because secrets may be be given away ~
and amo cruiser wiz sent to assist in bringing eizns home
German forces strong marching Belgium
repused forces Lege moving them
dead r 0 the field n
the Lutana
English
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-08-06
RAILROAD MANAGERS
WOULD ARB|TRATE
PRESIDENT WILSON SUCCEEDS
IN GETTING THEM TO AGREE
TO MEDIATION - ENGINEMEN
SAY THEY WILL NOT ARBI.
TRATE-WILL WALK OUT FRI
DAY NOON.

President Wilson Monday succeeded
in getting the ninety-eight western
road managers to agree to arbitrate
their wage differences with the engine
men and fremen. Some time ago,
these men would have been willing to
arbitrate but say now that they will
strike Friday at noon unless all their
demands are granted. Unless the
railroads give in, there will certainly
be strike, according to one of the
old time Minot enginemen. There are
$4,000 enginemen and firemen concern
ed and if they walk out, not wheel
will turn until the trouble is settled.
While the strike will commence Fri
day noon, if the demands are not
granted, the trains will continue to the
various terminals and tie up there.
The president urged the managers
to accept the arbitration plan, basing
his appeal on patriotism for the gen.
eral good of the country. Coupled
with the European crisis, the strike
will prove most disastrous to western
business. Fortunately, in Minot we
have plenty Of coal and the various
food stuffs, so would not suffer for
want of food, yet business would be
terribly crippled.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-08-06
INTOXICATED MAN
STRIKES GIRL

A half drunken man named McCarty
was seen striking and jerking the six
teen-year-old daughter of Mrs. Sims,
in the northern part Of the city Friday
and was threatened with arrest by
one Of our citizens who passed in
an auto. He declared that he was out
of place in treating the girl in such a
manner but said that he was under the
influence Of liquor. The girls moth
er saw the man strike the girl and
was undoubtedly in sympathy with
him. McCarty said the girl had been
out the night before and declared that
she had lied to her mother.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-08-06
STANDARD OIL
STARTS'.BU|LD|Nc
THREE-STORY CONCRETE BLOCK
5Ox1OO FEET WILL BE CON-
PLETED NOVEMBER 1-OTHER
STRUCTURES.

The T. F. Powers Co. of Fargo
started work in Minot this week on
the construction of no less than half a
dozen reinforced concrete buildings for
the Standard Oil Co., along the G. N.
right-of-way near the Minot Flour
mill.
A two story building with full base
ment, 5Ox10O will be completed by No
vember 1. This is to be the warehouse
and office building. In addition there
will be large barn and garage, power
plant, lubricating oil house, and other
buildings.
The company will add to it's various
lines and intends to increase its force
of employees. The Standard Oil Co.
carries a large stock of the various
kinds of oil, greases, stoves, etc.
w. J. Brown, the local manager, has
been here nearly three years and is
building up fine business.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-08-06
[914. Subscription ST. Per Annum
California is Quiet.

Mr. and Mrs. w. A. w. Culbertson
have returned to Surrey from Pasa-
dena, Cali, where they spent several
years and may reside again on their
fine farm. They went to California to
give Mrs. Culbertson's sister, Mabel
Stake, an opportunity to attend the
Nazarine university. She is fitting
herself for the ministry and has made
a record to be proud Of.
Mr.. Culbertson has been engaged
in the work of packing oranges in
cars the past year and has become
quite an expert. His record is 1896
boxes in three hours and forty min
utes.. Each packer is required to
strip the boxes together.
Mr.. Culbertson says that California
is quiet. Good crops have been raised,
but the best crop, the tourists, are not
there this year, countless thousands
putting off the trip until 1915 when
they will see the exposition. He says
thousands who hope to secure work
there during 1915, will be greatly dis
appointed.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-08-06
MINOT BANKS SUSPEND
CURRENCY PAYMENT.

Owing to the action taken by the
clearing house associations Of New
York, Chicago and other cities, where
by currency payments have been sus-
pended, the Minot banks have adopted
a similar course. The situation in
Europe is the sole reason for this ac-
ton. Banking relations and methods
will not be interfered with in the least
as payments by check will be made.
This simply means that just as little
currency as necessary will be used.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-08-06
BIG BREAK IN
FLAX MARKET

Owing to the European crisis, all
trading in flax has ceased temporarily.
Last week local elevators were paying
$1.7O bushel for flax but Tuesday
the market had dropped to $1.25. Ele-
vator men, however, were listing flax
at $1.52.. There is nice fax crop this
year and many are hoping that the
price will advance.
Grain men have been advised to buy
no wheat to arrive. That is, they may
buy an the wheat they care TO snd
ship to the market centers, selling it
for what they can get. The market
is very nervous and that is the only
way the grain commission merchants
can handle the commodity. Wheat
Tuesday was worth 80 cents locally.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-08-06
mccoy LEAVES
FOR new YORK (
PROPRIETOR OF MASONIC TEN
PIE STORE WILL SPEND A
MONTH IN EASTERN FASHION
CENTERS.

Paul v. Mccoy, proprietor of the big
department store located in the Ma
sonic Temple, left the first Of the
week for New York, where he will
spend a month buying his fall lines
The output Of this store is so large
that Mr.. Mccoy is compelled to spend
a good portion of his time in buying
The store recently added many Of the
moderately priced lines and each week
offers some very choice bargains.
The business of the Mccoy store has
been growing by leaps and bounds
and Mr.. Mccoy will undoubtedly en-
joy the finest business this fall in the
history Of his popular store.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-08-06

in this city. Mrs. Kaufman was brot
to this city more than two months
ago suffering from mastoiditis and an
operation was performed. A brave
fight was made, but the disease had
taken too firm a hold on the young
woman. T.
The remains were shipped to War
saw, Ind, the old home.
Mrs. Cauffman was the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. u. Munson, promi-
nent farmers at Tasker, and until two
years ago she resided in this county,
where her friends are legion. She was
25 years Of age. N.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-08-06

was suing her husband for divorce, in
which she claimed that no one had
given her money except her attorneys,
Greenleaf, Bradford & Nash, with
which to buy the necessities of life,
and the reason she went to the Hoel-
linger block last winter was her pow
erty-stricken condition and that she
appealed to VIM. Stenson and Peter
Meyer as brother railroad men to help
her in distress. She further stated in
the affidavit, it is alleged, that her hus-
band refused to give her any money
unless she make affidavits charging
various businessmen with adultery
and with attempting to bribe her as a
witness,
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-08-06
laid TO REST With
MASONIC H0N0RS

The remains of Daniel H. Kimball
were laid at rest in Rosehill cemetery
with Masonic honors Saturday after
noon.
According to the wish of Mr.. Kim
ball his remains were taken to the Ma
sonic Temple where the services were
held, large number of friends gath
ering.
Rev. T. A. Olson, of the Methodist
church, preached a comforting SER
mon and a number Of selections were
sung by the quartette. The casket was
banked with floral emblems.
Worshipful Master Bach took charge
Of the services which were most i'm
pressive.
The pail bearers were members Of
the police force and fire department:
John Strommen, Mr.. Torgerson, VIM.
O'Leary, John Reed, VIM. Bakeman
and Geo. Wartchow. The honorary
pail bearers were Sir Knights Brats-
berg, Byorum, Samuelson, Youngman,
Wilson and Truax, in full uniform.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-08-06
JUDGE MURRAY
TRIAL IS ON
MRS. ANNA CORSER GIVES SEN
SATIONAL TESTIM ONY
AGAINST WARD co. JUDGE
IN EFFORT TO REMOVE HIM
FROM OFFICE. -

The trial of County Judge William
Murray on the charge of misconduct
in Office, under the statute passed by
the 1913 legislature for the removal
of county officers, opened Monday at
the court house before T. G. Madden
the referee appointed by the COVER
nor to hear the case.
Mrs. Anna Corser, on whose affi-
davits a complaint was made to the
governor by H. G. Teigen, Leland
Griffith, Grant Youmans, D. C. Dor
man and Arthur LeSueur, has been on
the witness stand almost continuously
since the trial started.
Mrs. Corser testified that she had
received gifts of clothing and other
articles from Judge Murray and told
of frequent visits to him at his Office
ION Main street. After leaving the
hospital last December, where she had
been for some time after an alleged
attack by nearly a dozen men, she tes-
titled that the Judge presented her
with soap, tea kettle and coffee pot.
A clothes brush and jewelry are other
articles she declares the Judge gave
her.
The testimony that the woman gave
is of such nature that it is unprintable
for the most part. She is a notorious
character about town and has been
picked up by the police for being
drunk and disorderly. It was brot out
in the trial that when young birl,
she had worked at the big Wanamaker
store. She is the mother Of girl
seventeen years Of age.
Mrs. Corser occupied the stand most
of the day Wednesday,. At times she
refused to answer questions put to her
by Attys. Nash and Palda, who repre-
sented the defense, on the grounds
that she might incriminate herself.
Nash gave the witness a severe
grueling and she contradicted herself
many times. Once when the attorney
made it hot for her, she turned to Mr..
Madden and said: "Mr. Referee, is it
necessary that that there man cross
examine me? 2" The court room was
crowded and the entire audience laugh
ed.
A sensation was caused when Judge
Palda read an affidavit said to have
been made by Mrs. Corser when she
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-08-06
n HERMAN EjRi|N GORDON
: STARTS FOR EAST

Herman Gordon, the popular pro-
|prietor of the Plymouth Clothing
House, Opera House block, left Mon
day for the eastern trade .centers,
where he will be gone fully month.
He announces that he will buy a man.
moth stock Of clothing and furnish
ings for men and young men, the
greatest display his store has ever had.
Mr.. Gordon is a successful clothier
and has done an immense business at
his store.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-08-06
Agree on Prices for Threshing.

Agree on Prices Tor 1hreShlng.
The Ward County Threshermen's
association met at the K. P. hall in
this city Saturday afternoon, fifty at
tending. The following officers we're
elected: Pres, Isaac Berg; Vice Pres,
Edw. Kittelson; Secretary Treasurer,
John Underdahl; Directors, D. s.
Wolfe, L. w. Toftner and Geo. Mckee.
The prices for shock threshing
agreed upon were as follows: Wheat,
10 cents; oats, cents; barley, z cents;
flax, 20 cents; rye, 10 cents. These are
the same prices as last year.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-08-06
Winter Rye Averaged 80 bushels.

Winter Rye Averaged 80 bushels.
Walter Traxel of Berthold threshed
his winter rye this week that aver
aged 80 bushels per acre of very fine
quality. This was sown Aug. IL last
year on summer following and got q
good start before winter but 40 head
Of cattle tramped it down and ate it
all off during the winter. This seemed
to do it good. Harvest Of oats and
barley, all fine crops, has begun.
At the Adam Blocher farm north
east of the city, winter rye was thresh-
ed Monday by Chas. Moore, averaging
81 bushels.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-08-06
Kittlesons Injured in Runaway. Z

Kittlesons Injured in Runaway. !.
The son and daughter Of Edward
Kittleson were painfully injured Sun
day afternoon while enroute home
from the Ole Oen farm. Harry Sloane,
the fast horse driven by A. E. Erick-
son, became frightened at an auto and
started to run, dashing into the Kit
telson rig. The occupants were thrown
out, the boy sustaining bad cut near
the elbow. The daughter was render
ed unconscious for short time. The
buggy was broken.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-08-06
PROMINENT CL0TH|ER
OFF FOR THE EAST
HARRY FELDMAN, PROPRIETOR
OF THE BOSTON STORE, WILL
SELECT MANY BARGAINS FOR
THE FALL TRADE.

Harry Feldman, proprietor of the
Boston store, left Monday for the east
ern trade centers where he will spend
fully month. The Boston store has
enjoyed an exceptionally fine business
during the past year and Mr.. Feldman
anticipating an unusually large har-
vest will buy stock accordingly.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-08-06
Hassel Is Buying Stock.

G. A. Hassel, of the Leland Depart
ment store, left Monday for the east
ern cities where he is spending two
weeks selecting stock for the big de-
partment store. Mr.. Hassel will Sc
lect mammoth stock for the big de-
partmAnt store. Mr.. Hassel will select
mansmoth stock of the best merchan-
disc for, the big fall business that is
sure to follow bountiful harvest.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-08-06
E. XTR A
Wife OF OUR
PRESIDENT DEAD

Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, wife of our
president, passed away at the White
House this afternoon at 5 o'clock from
a long illness from nervous trouble
and complications. Last spring she
slipped on a rug and fell, injuring her
spine. For three weeks she had been
bedfast. The President and the three
daughters were at the bedside when
death came.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-08-06
KENMARE TO HAVE A
BETTER FARMING ASSISTANT

The county commissioners, having
passed resolution increasing the tax
levy from fourth to a half mill, w,
A. Peck, in charge Of the Better Farm
ing work in Ward county, announces
that he will place an assistant in the
field at Kenmare to take care of the
northern end of the county. Kenmare
farmers have shown great deal Of in
terest in the work and are entitled to
the work Of an assistant.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-08-06

Minot May Get G. A. R. Encampment.
Minot may get the next encampment
of the G.. A. R. and w. R. C. bodies.
The Independent understands that an
invitation has been extended by Minot
and that it will be accepted.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-08-06

Marquis Wheat Made Best Showing.
After viewing many fields of grain
in trip with the farmers over north
prairie last Sunday, the writer was
Impressed with the fact that the Mar
quis wheat not only matured ten days
earlier than other varieties, but actu-
ally stood the hot weather better and
will yield much better than any other
variety, as a rule.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-08-06
Mrs. Nedrud Injured By Fall.

The Independent regrets to learn
that Mrs. A. C. Nedrud is seriously i'll,
the result of a fall sustained at her
home down the valley near Logan
Friday. Mrs. Nedrud, who is afflicted
with rheumatism, walked to the we'll
and fell, striking a wagon jack which
lay near by. She was injured serious
ly internally and her friends are wor-
ried as to her outcome.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-08-06
Death of Dear Old Lady.

Mrs. Roe, the kind old lady who
has been living at the county poor
farm, passed away at the hospital at
the age of 80 years. Mrs. Roe was a
fine old lady and had endeared herself
to many. The remains were forward
ed to Carpio for interment, where her
nephew, Rasmus Anderson, resides.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-08-06
THERE WILL BE NO STRIKE.
We are clad tn learn that there wi

We are glad to learn that there will
be no strike of the enginemen and fire.
men Of the SO western roads for u
least a year. An agreement was reach.
ed Wednesday whereby the differences
will be settled by arbitration. The en-.
ginemen will receive the scale of
wages in effect up until last October
and the railroads have withdrawn
their counter action. The enginemen
will receive no less pay and there will
probably be an increase. The system
under which they have been working
will remain as it is.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-08-06
Would Remove Worst and Ladd.

Would Remove Worst and Ladd. .~--
An effort is being made to remove
from the state agricultural college
President John H. Worst and DR.. Ladd.
There has been a difference of opinion
at the college the past year among
members of the faculty. 1t is said
that those who are after Ladd's scalp
are those who think he is enforcing
the pure food laws too rigidly.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-08-06

McPeek to be Tried at Stanley.
Joseph McPeek, who murdered his
wife in Minot March % last, will be
tried in Mountrail county at Stanley
in November. McPeek's attorneys thot
the defendant could not get fair trial
in Ward county, so moved for change
of venue. ...
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-08-06
LAWYERS in New Location

Lawyers in New Location.
Thompson & Wooledge, the we'll
known attorneys, now occupy offices
in the new jacobson block. This gives
them on eof the best offices in the city
and enables them to take care of their
rapidly increasing legal practice.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-08-06
Mrs. Lage sBraaten is Dead.

- Mrs. Lage 7Braaten IS Dead, 49,
Mrs. Lage Braaten, aged 20 years,
died in this city Monday following the
birth of babe few days previous.
The remains were shipped to New
Salem, Wis.,, Tuesday. The Braaten
family reside on Arlington street. The
husband is a carpenter.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-08-06

Mrs. o. E. Cauffman Taken by Death.
Death claimed Mrs. Hazel J. Cauff-
man, wife Of O. E. Cauffman, of Glas-
gov, Mont, at St. Joseph's hospital
The Colorado statesman., 1914-10-10
TRUTH.

There grande word expression known
to angels than this word-Truth
In its larger sense it embraces everything that is known
stands everything called
good But definite meaning that which
right and just opposed to that which is
And truth always No matter how
nevertheless it is right for is but the balance which weighs
against and readusts and brings righteous level
surface that has been thrown of its condition.
The the which
that must not at time be redeemed
only fictitious
imagination, therefore of
there life in it. Although its fate its final
best that lie be nailed the The
is dead the less will BATTLE truth And the lie is the
towards 1t springs from minds that know that they the
and which hope for temporary gain without earning de-
Men strength power only they
willing and able to face and abide by the truth
Look the the who
the truth find who heart
capable great
humanity himself The
happiness that enjoy know that he has
attempted his feeble strength against
which the creation and the might God Many follow false
standards mging that they the right
tme they may prosper final downfall
inevitable for while fasehood
truth bravely bow the truth with mistaken
and xalt the truth for nothing else
while
The Colorado statesman., 1914-10-10
THE REPUBLICAN TICKET.

The Republican ticket good enough for The Colorado States
1t good enough for coed Colorado 1t
good enough for with the right of franchise
who stands for what upright
state To head the ticket with the
is his prime magnificent example of perfect physical deve
has leading
pathy with Influence that has made this state and with
principle that has sought make and keep her and her
pie clean righteous
admiration and support of all people who love truth and honor and
order than they love political camor
bmbastc party politics Nothing better could have
to set the Republican party this state squar its feet
candidate for inspiration every good citizen
honorable of
But the remainder of the ticket character with the
head and altogether combination which,
be beaten satisfactory and deserving prob
ably placed before the voters of the
The cooed Colorado always be
of clean and honest government Sobret order cleanliness
all the decency
the welfare of the
before them they have feel genuine confidence