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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-02-11
PACKERS MAY FACE INQUIRY
CONGRESSMAN ASKS PROBE INTO
PROVISION PRICES.
Believes IL Would Save Millions OF
Dollars to Producers and Con
2un1ers OF Northwest.

Washington, Feb. Congressman
Sidney Anderson of Minnesota has
started something II he succeeds In
finishing what he has started the beef
packers OF the country will face an
investigation by the Department of
Justice. Mr.. Anderson believes it will
save millions of dollars to the pro.
ducerB and consumers of the North
west.
Present indications are that MIR.
Anderson will at least reach the half
way place In accomplishing what he
started. He Is likely TO get hearing
before the judiciary committee on a
resolution which he introduced de-
handing an investigation by the De
partment of Justice into the disparity
In the prices Of fatted stock, meats and
grain.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-02-11

The situation which Mr.. Anderson
thus puts In the limelight ls of intense
interest to every farmer and stock
grower In the northwest. It IL of equal
interest to every meat eater. not only
In the Northwest but In the United
States. II Mr.. Anderson succeeds in
accomplishing what he has set out to
do he win have brought either the
price Of stock up to the prevailing ra-
ton OF the skyrocket prices of grain,
or he will have reduced the price OF
grain 10 the ratio OF prices for cattle
and hogs.
What he may have succeeded In
doing to the meat packers and other
alleged niantpulators OF prices is prob
lematical. But whatever the result on
this score 1t Ia understood that tire
mendous pressure is being brought tC
bear to make it impossible for Mr.. An
derson to do anything at all,
The house judiciary committee, be
fore which MIR. Andersons resolution
has been placed, will determine
whether the Northwest Ia to have q
look-in or whether the farmer IL Il
| continue 10 feed recent corn to SIS,
| beef.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-02-11
Innortant 10 Mothers
So He Got Wet.

Mother-Why didn't you run for
home when you heard that a shower
was coming up?
Willie-'Cause knew wouldn't get
wet unless il came down.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-02-25

There is a serious question as to
the value of the board Of regents bill
passed by the house and which is now
under consideration by the senate.
The bill provides for a board of five
regents for North Dakota's eight edu-
cational institutions with an educa-
tional expert hired from outside the
state at salary of $4,000 year. No
one who has ever held position on
one of the educational boards is eligi-
BILE to become member of the board
of regents. No matter how capable a
man may be for the position, the very
fact that he is capable by reason of
his experience with matters educa-
tional, disqualifies him for this posi-
ton. This section of the bill, it seems
to the Independent, has been introduce
ed without good faith. An educator
who has failed can become an "edu-
cational expert" by spending six
months at the Carnegie Institute, get
ting a few ideas crammed into his
Uranium. We don't believe that such
an individual will find it very pleasant
telling such men as President McVey
of the state university, President Nc
Farland of the Valley City Normal,
or President Crane of the Minot Nor
NAL where to "head in att in matters
educational.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-02-25
WAR ON THIS PEST.

Time and experience have fully
demonstrated the futility Of virus as
rodent exterminator, particularly
squirrels, gophers and mice pests.
Nearly all forms of poison have Civ
en- way to strichnine, and for this pur-
pose, there is nothing better than a
strychnine coated wheat. The cupid
ity of manufacturers has in many
cases led them to diminish the amount
of poison below the safety point, with
the result that it has proven worthless
in use. Disappointment has also arisen
thru improper coating. Farmers to-
day are depending more and more on
the well-tried, tested brands of coated
wheat for the destruction of squirrels
and gophers. No stock, fruit, grain
or alfalfa grower should jeopardize his
crop by failure to act promptly this
season.
These rodents are now asleep; soon,
with the warm suns rays, their whis-
tie will be heard and soon will be the
psychological moment to sprinkle the
poisoned wheat. A few grains in the
early morning, dropped down each
burrow, will turn the trick. The long
fast makes the creatures ravenous and
the poison is Immediately effective.
Fields have been shown. where thous-
ands of these rodents have been de-
stroyed in twenty-four hours, by this
method,
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-02-25

Treadwell Twitchell, chairman of
the appropriations committee in the
house, is one of the most spectacular
figures in the entire legislative assem-
bly,. He's a farmer, owns over 10000
acres of land and declares he owes
something like 100000, yet is one of
the states wealthiest farmers. This
is the first time in the history of
North Dakota when the appropriation
committee in the house actually DOM
ineered over the similar committee in
the senate. Twitchell's word goes
without question, and his committee is
responsible for cutting down many
thousands of dollars of needless ex-
pense in nearly every state depart
ment. A few years ago, Twitchell
was one Of our most prominent insur
gents. He didn't get very far polit-
ically with his radical ideas, but of
late years has employed more conser-
vative tactics with telling results.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-02-25

Jerry Bacon, hotel owner, bonanza
farmer, politician and newspaperman
from Grand Forks, was in New York
City not long ago hobnobbing with the
great and the near great. Jerry at
tracted considerable attention unwit-
tingly, despite the fact that he came
from what our eastern friends consid-
err is still the "cow" country. A friend
told those New Workers a few things
about the Grand Forks man who does
things. "Why, if you would start out
at six o'clock in the morning with one
of your eastern blowing outfits, and
keep on going until shutdown, you'd
just about complete the second furrow
about Jerry's farm. Why, that man
does his threshing with electricity.
His barns are lighted with electricity.
His dairy barn is as clean and sani-
tary as many Of your best hotels"
And then he told them about Jerry's
cows. Jerry promised to bring one
Of those cows down to little old New
York on his next trip and actually
milk her before breakfast in front of
the Waldorf. Those wise New York
ers believe him and are watching and
waiting for Jerry.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-02-25
TO GET KRINGEN'S GOAT.

P. r. Kringen of Blaisdell was the
author of the famous bill to do away
with the game wardens, said to have
been inspired by Burdick, but which
was killed in the house, only five men,
bers voting for it, the majority treat
ing it as wild, visionary and absurd,
to expect this duty to be performed by
the sheriffs, as it is purely outside the
scope of their duty. George Jonah
Plaza Smith has sharpened his knife
for Kringen. The latter, according to
Smith, was pledged to support termi-
nal elevators. Smith claims to have
elected Kringen; that Kringen had
only seven majority, and had he not
had the support of Smiths string of
papers, would have not been elected.
At Bismarck, Smith openly accused
Kringen with not being on the square
in regard to terminal elevators; that
the latter had pledged himself to
terminals and to LOTUS, but since
eating dinner with Alex Mckenzie
har changed his views. Smith defed
Kringen to vote against terminal ele-
vators, threatening him with dire de-
feat if he did So Kringen, however,
managed to screw up his nerve to the
sticking point, and Saturday voted to
kill the terminal elevator proposition.
Can Smith now make good his threat?
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-02-25
The legislative committee selected

The legislative committee selected
to probe the charges made by the
jamestown attorneys will not
be ready to report until the
last of the week. Two Mi
not men, Senators Bond and Mud
gett, are members of the committee,
which recently visited the institution,
making a very thoro investigation.
The board of control were charged
with diverting in the neighborhood of
hundred thousand dollars from a
building fund provided by the legisla
ture of two years ago. The board ad-
mits diverting the fund but with the
sanction of the emergency board and
the board of control is commended by
nearly everybody for the wise manner
in which the money was expended.
The investigating committee is now
considering brief of the charges
made by the prosecutors and the de-
Tense will put in it's brief this week,
when the report will be ready for the
legislature. The Independent under
stands that the committee will not
make any recommendations relative to
the diverting of funds, except that the
matter be one to be determined in our
courts. The committee will find that
the board of control has spent the
money for an excellent purpose, and
while the new building could have
been put up for less money by follow
ing simpler architectural lines, that
the building is really very good one.
The committee has learned that the
contractor, Kern, got all of his sand,
several hundreds of dollars worth.
from the insane asylum farm, and
questions whether the other contract
ors who bid, figured the cost of the
sand, when submitting their bids:
Several former employees who have
been discharged have appeared will
ing to give testimony relative to the
alleged brutal treatment of certain
patients at the hands Of some of the
attendants, but the committee will not
take much stock in prejudiced state
ments. A former matron, now resi-
dent of California. has sent lengthy
communication to the committee, max
ing charges against Supt. Hotchkiss
and some of the attendants. relative to
the treatment of some of the patients,
but this will form the nucleus of an
other investigation at the close of the
legislative session, if it be made at all.
Ward county is particularly interested
in this investigation. One of the
charges concerns Minot patient, a
Miss Gladys Hanson, beautiful
young woman, the adopted daughter
of a prominent Minot family. Miss
Hanson has nearly recovered, having
only temporary mental alterations.
She is engaged as waitress at the hos
pital, receiving $500 month for her
services. The board is said to have
charged Ward county with SIS a
month for maintenance Of this patient,
at the same time she has been on the
pay roll. This may be merely cler-
ical error.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-02-25
J. w. Buettner of Norwich HOnored.

J. w. Buettner of Norwich Honored.
J. w. Buettner, Of Norwich, presi-
dent of the North Dakota Mechanics
Mutual Benefit Association, visited
Minot Wednesday and attended a
meeting of the local that night. Mr..
Buettner was elected president of the
state organization at meeting at
tended by $50 of the members at Far
go, Feb. 8. Mr.. Buettner is the "fath-
er" of this organization, having start
ed the first local. tGda ten ago. 1t mas
500 members and it will be the presi-
dents aim during his administration
to bring the other mechanics into the
fold.
Mr.. Buettner is much interested in
House Bill 342, which provides that a
blacksmith should pass an examina-
ton before he is considered qualified
to shoe horses. Many horses have
their feet ruined by improper shoeing.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-02-25
Notice of Mortgage Sale by Advertise
ment.

Notice of Mortgage Sale by Advertise
ment.
Notice is hereby given, That that
certain Mortgage, executed and deliv-
cred by Anton Roteliuk and Anna
Roteliuk, husband and wife, Mortga-
gors, to F. F. Brauer, Mortgage, dat
ed the 18th day of August, A. D. nine
teen hundred and seven, and filed for
record in the office of the Register Of
Deeds of the County of Ward and State
of North Dakota, on the second day of
November, A. D. 1907, and recorded in
Book SO of Mortgages, at page 14O,
and assigned by said Mortgage by an
instrument in writing to Carl w.
Brauer, dated the 23rd day of January,
A. D. 1915, and filed for record in said
Office of the Register of Deeds
on the 9Th day Of February,
A: D: 1915, and recorded in Book 10
Of Mortgages, on page 61S, will be
foreclosed by a sale Of the premises
in such Mortgage and hereinafter de-
scribed, at the front door of the Court
House in the City of Minot, in the
County of Ward, and State Of North
Dakota, at the hour of 2 o'clock P. M,
on the Twenty-seventh day of March,
1915, to satisfy the amount due upon
said Mortgage on the day of sale.
The premises described in said Mort
gage and which will be sold to satisfy
the same, are those certain premises
situated in the County of Ward, and
State of North Dakota, and described
as follows, to-wit:
The Southwest Quarter of Section
Twenty-Five, in Township One Hun
dred Fifty-two, north, of Range
Eighty-two, west of the 9Th P. NJ.
and containing about 100 acres Of
land, according to the U. S. Govern
ment survey.
There will be due on such Mort
gage at the date Of sale the sum Of
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-02-25

One of North Dakota's biggest men
in business way is Mr.. Macomber,
manager of the Washburn coal mine
at Wilton. A resident of the state for
more than a quarter of century, he
has played an important part in its
development. He had considerable to
do with the building of the railroad
now owned by the 500 from Bismarck
to Washburn. The mine he is manag-
ing so successfully now employs $50
men and it's output is 1900 tons of
Ignite daily. Without doubt, this is
one of the states largest industries.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-02-25

There seems to be no question but
what Governor Hanna will be candi-
date for the United States Senate, and
it is quite apparent that the present
incumbent, Porter J. McCumber, will
be candidate for reelection. Nc
Cumber has been out of the state for
a good many years, coming back from
Washington to remain but a few
weeks annually. He has been unable to
keep in close touch with his constitu-
ents, while Governor Hanna is on the
ground continually and apparently has
the advantage. Of course, McCumber
has his friends and the fight will be
a hard battle to say the least. The
Governor has never been defeated for
any office and in some ways will have
a distinct advantage.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-02-25

A. E. Bowen Jr., who was the So
cialist candidate for governor several
years ago, has served notice on his
party that he has withdrawn. He ex-
plains that the fact that he has been
connected with the party has been a
serious handicap to certain things
which he has tried to do in a politi-
cal way. He is now lecturing about
the state as a free lance. 1t was
known that for some time Bowen's
tactics had tendency to undermine
the organization of the Socialist party
and while he is teaching Socialistic
principles in a way, he could not con-
form to all the rules laid down by that
organization. y f.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-02-25

1t is quite generally known that
Governor Hanna does not intend to
be a candidate for reelection and al
ready no less than half dozen prom
inent North Dakotans are mentioned
as gubernatorial possibilities. U. l..
Burdick, who made remarkably
clean fight last fall, and who was beat
en- by only about three thousand votes,
will certainly be candidate. Lieu
tenant Governor Frame is quite GER
tain to be in the contest. Geo. M.
Young, Walter Taylor, Treadwell
Twitchell, Senator Nelson and Gunder
Olson, are receiving considerable fav-
orable mention as we'll.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-02-25

The legislator loves the lobbyists,
but oh, you women! A score of the
members of the fair sex have been
haunting the halls for weeks. working
in the interests of the law enforcement
commission bill, woman's suffrage,
and against the passage of the bill
that would permit the sale of cigar
cites to adults, and they have been
quite successful. Mrs. Stevens, Alice
Nelson Page, Mrs. Darrow, Elizabeth
Preston Anderson, and others of state
wide reputation, have worked untir-
ingly. Mere man knows that the wo.
men are going to win their fight even
tually, but he is warding it off as long
as possible.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-02-25
Major Murphy, general immigration

Major Murphy, general immigration
agent of the 500, is spending a few
weeks at Bismarck during the legisla-
tive session, ostensibly to see that
legislation is passed, favorable to an
immigration fund for North Dakota,
and it appears that he will be sue
cessful. The Major attended a nat
ional immigration convention at
Washington, D. c., early in December,
and at a banquet was shocked when
gentleman from Oklahoma remarked
that the South was foolish to look to
Europe for immigration at the close
of the war, because it had been the
history of all wars that immigration
did not follow closely in their wake,
but that they should look to the North
west, Minnesota and North Dakota,
where the climate is ten months win
ter and two months very late in the
fall.
This aroused the Majors ire, for he
lived in North Dakota for quarter of
a century before taking up his resi-
dence in Minneapolis. The Major can
talk we'll on any occasion, but he is at
his best when trifle angry. He said
in part, ~ come from the country
where there are ten months winter
and two months very late in the fall.
I lived for many years in North Dako-
ia, the state with the largest BIRTH
rate and the smallest death rate of
any in the Union. Of course this rec
ord would be better had we not ten
months winter and two months very
late in the fall In Minneapolis the
mills grind ~ 600 barrels Of four q
day, more than the total output of
the mills south of the Mason and Dix
on line. If we didn't have ten months
winter and two months very late in
the fall, of course we'd do better"
And then how the Major did burn up
those southern gentlemen with his
facts and figures of the great North
west. The Washington Post next
morning declared that he had made the
hit of the evening.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-02-25

1t is time to change our ideas in
regard to learning a foreign language.
At the old boarding school, it was
French, so polite you know. Then
came German, because it was the
language Of thinkers and philoso-
piers. Now Spanish has the call.
You see South America is becoming
the land of opening for young men.
Then there is Cuba and Mexico. The
business colleges and high schools
must take up Spanish. See!
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-02-25

Whatever you talk about in COM
pany, keep clear of the war, unless
you are all of the same opinion. But
if some are for Germans, and some
for the allies, there will be argument
and bad blood. .."
When Greek meets Greek
Then comes the tug Of war.
All read the papers, all know how
it happened, and it is the most fool
ish thing in the world to waste breath
in persuading your friend that he is
all wrong and you are all right.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-02-25

Sixteen Hundred Seven and 45-10O
Dollars, which sum includes the 1912,
1918 and 1914 taxes on said land paid
by mortgage for the mortgagors, and
interest to date of sale, and the costs
of this foreclosure to be added there
to.
Dated February 9Th, 1915, Minot,
North Dakota.
CARL w. BRAUER,
Assignee of Mortgage.
Feb Its
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-02-25
ReQuisitiOn Papers for Guy Norris.

Jos. Hunt, deputy sheriff, left for
Bismarck Monday to get requisition
Norris, who is held in Jail at Plenty
wood, Mont, charged with stealing
chickens in Minot and doing divers
other, wrongful things. An error in
the deputy's papers necessitated his
remaining at Bismarck until they
could be returned to Minot for correc-
ton. He will go before the governor
of Montana and hopes to bring Norris
back. So. .s
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-02-25

The little lady left in charge of the
Sherwood Tribune, while Editor Penn
is "doing time" at Bismarck-as cal
endar clerk in the senate, is getting
out an extraordinary newsy, paper.
She not only writes the news, but sets
the matter, sets ads, jobs and puts the
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-02-25

A dispatch from Bismarck connects
the name of "Jim" Shea, with that Of
the Governors office. Jim was United
States marshal for many years and he
was a good one. He has no intentions
however of becoming a candidate for
governor. He's satisfied to enjoy pri-
vate life.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-02-25
FOR RENT.

Steam heated rooms for Office or liv
ing purposes. Phone 255, Youmans.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-02-25

forms on the press. She can handle
the gas engine just like any other old
print"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-02-04
HOW THEY WAGE WAR
ON GREAT DESERTS

Our only transport is mules with
ammunition. and they frequently fall
down and have to be picked up Any
how, the enemy were in their trenches
with a decided advantage, and were
delivering murderous fire. But by
supreme effort after we got the
enemy's range we kept our fire coolly
delivered. and within half an hour the
Turks were retreating, leaving the
Arabs to cover their ertreat. They
remained another quarter of an hour,
and meanwhile we had fixed our bay
onets for the grand finale-but evil
IDENTIFY. they did not wish to prolong
their stay
Everyone. especially the Indians,
was anxious for charge, but the
birds flew before we reached their
trenches. 1t is alright fighting the
Turks; but the Arabs use big muzzle
rifles with an enormous lead bullet
which will smash anything, and not
make pretty little hole like the
Turks pointed bullet which will heal
in no time, The black powder from
the Arabs rifles also causes so much
smoke that it is impossible to see the |
actual firer. They are a blood-thirsty
lot, these Arabs. and when the men
lay wounded they will shoot you at a
yards distance. A subadar of the ma
tives was shot in this way. On the
day after the battle we found the
jackals had been at work"