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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-01-21
VILLA foRCEsPMPARE
TO LEAVE ME:xlCOC|1Y

Washington, Jan. 20.-Omcial and
unofficial advices from Mexico City
indicated that the Mexican capital
soon will be evacuated by the con-
vention forces. The Carranza troops
are reported at Apam, within SO miles
Of the city: The. state department
dispatches said Villas followers are
leaving for the north," but did not
explain whether the movement was
general or merely preliminary to
evacuation. Villa has been named
again as commander in chief OF the
convention forces and given a. vote
of confidence by the convention.
Dispatches say the general Offices
Of the National railways Will be nov
ed to Chihuahua. Carrarza forces
are reported at Apam, repairing the.
track as they came, which probably
will mean five or six days to repair
all track damaged On the li.1e. 1t ia
understood in Mexico City there is'
still train service from Vera Cruz to-
Puebla. The convention still contin-
ues sessions, and adopted the first
two articles of the proposed plan of
government. A. manifesto was issued
calling on the Mexican nation to sup
port thla convention. ~, ~. =.
COL. GONZALES At HELM.
Washington, jan 2O.-Colonel Con-
zales Cara, temporary head of the
convention government in Mexico;
City, in a telegram received here to-
night by his agent, announced a con-
yention proposed to Gutierrez that
the capital be declared neutral terri
tory and a general armistice be.
agreed to for peace aparleys.. "A SIM
liar proposition was sent to Carranza.
Somewhere outside of the capital:
Gutierrez has several thousand men
who left. there with. him. Carranza
is maintaining his government at
Vera Cruz. ..saa ~ +sE ~ s. tsssgs+2SI
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-01-21

serve banks themselves with the re-
serve board. \!
Although the council and the board
have been considering new rules at.
.fectiag the %rediscount Of commercial
paper and acceptances by federal re-
serve banks, no decision has as yet
been reached. =
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-02-04

that time, we have had not word to
say against any Equity leader and
have at numerous times commented
favorably on the work which the
Equity is doing. Some of our good
friends told US that we were wrong in
our conclusions and we decided to let
time tell. We have been making some
inquiries since and we find that the
members of this movement are asking
for only justice, and we hope they
get it. AS far as the leaders are con-
cerned, we are willing to give them
credit for doing the right thing, re-
serving the right, Of course, to criti-
else anyone when we think he deserves
it.
Now these are the facts in nut
shell. We give them only because we
want to be honest and fair with all.
LOTUS went after the Independent
pretty severely for publishing that
article, we understand. If Mr.. LOTUS
or anyone else thinks this paper is
controlled by any body, or if he thinks
that little money is going to influ
ence our editorial policy, he's on the
wrong track. This paper owes the
Chamber of Commerce nothing. If
that concern has any battles to fight,
it will have to come to Minot. North
Dakota, U. S. A., and fight them it.
self.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-02-04
Taters Rack From Cuba,

Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Teeters have re-
turned from Cuba, and other points in
the south. where they spent several
weeks. Mr.. Teeters brot the editor q
huge cigar from Havana. fully seven
inches long and an all days smoke
made of the purest tobacco. Mr.,
Teeters spent week in Cuba, but
would not live there. Havana's popu-
lation is 100000 and there are but
10000 English speaking people there.
Hotel rates are very high. The wea-
Their was very warm. In Florida, Mr..
and Mrs. Teeters bathed in the Allan
tic. They visited the Everglade dis
trict in Florida, where they are now
planting potatoes. The soil is rich
but lacks the phosphates: Farmers
get three crops year. Business IS
dead in Florida, Georgia and Alabama.
Hundreds of thousands of bales of
cotton are piled up with no market.
Hundreds of engines are lined up in
the railway yards and men are out of
employment. The grape fruit and or
ange crops are the largest in years,
but they sell for rs cents box.
There is no foreign trade in fruit.
Hundreds of cotton fields were never
picked, the pods standing open with
cotton scattered all over the field.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-02-04

power" he said. He said the voters
used good judgment last fall when
they voted against the candidate for
Supreme Judge who was defeated. He
spoke of the good work being done by
the government owned elevators of
Canada and thru them wheat each
than in Minneapolis.
A. E. Bowen spoke for short time,
saying he thot terminal elevator IN
North Dakota might be good thing
if a state-owned milling system could
be installed. He spoke of the i'm
mcnse power of the Missouri river
that will some day be utilized in grind
ing -four.
Mr.. Lotus missed his train and
wired that he would speak in the ev--
ening. The evening meeting was held
at the Grand theatre at 10 o'clock that
night, and at twelve was adjourned
to the Lexington hotel block, where
speakers talked until three o'clock Sat
urday morning.
Mr.. LOTUS left word at the indie
pendent office upon his arrival in the
city that he intended to speak and as
part of his talk concerned the indie
pendent, he'd like to have the editor
there. At the time, we were attend
ing the banquet given to the Ward
county farm boys and went directly
from there to another entertainment,
and did not know that Mr.. LOTUS was
within a hundred miles of Minot until
after the meeting was over. mat
part that concerns the Indenendent is
ancient history, but since Mr.. Lotus
mentioned the matter, our readers
NAV expect some explanation. The
independent never lodges an issue,
we don't believe in deceiving our read
ers. and we are going to make few
statements that YOU can bank on, are
as true as gospel.
Lotus had copy of the 1ndepen-
dent, published two years ago, con-
tanning comment relative to the inves-
tigation of LOTUS and other men con-
nected with the Equity EXCHANGE. we
had seen newspaper reports of the al
fair, but not being familiar with the
results of the investigation. asked a
Minot man. who by the way is not Mr..
Foss. to write a review of the affair.
He said he would do so, and a day or
two later. DrOC Ill CIle al biS!o: ~,
written. which appeared in the indie,
pendent. At the time, we believed
that the Equity leaders were as bad
as painted in that article. No one
should be blamed for that article but
the Independent. We printed it vol
The Chamber of Commerce
knew absolutely nothing about it un-
til after the Independent was in the
mail, then telegraphed to a Minot at
torney to secure all the spare copies
we had. We ran no extra edition of
that number and had a little over 200
copies left, which is usual with us each
week when our folding machine runs
These were sent by express
to the Chamber Of Commerce, for
which we received $3.50. This is all
the money we received. Had we been
in the grating game, we now believe
we could have gotten much more, but
our intentions were honest, and we
ran the article merely out of principle.
We never have had a thing in the
world against the Equity, but believed
that the members were being imposed
upon by certain leaders.
This was about two years ago. Since
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-02-04
EQUITY HELD Meet
ING IN NINOT
ANDERSON, LOTUS AND 9TH.
ERS SPOKE HERE FRIDAY -
LOTUS DIGS UP ANCIENT HIS
TORY AND MAKES ATTACK ON
THE INDEPENDENT.

A large number of members of the
American Society of Equity from the
northwestern part of the state gather.
ed in Minot Friday afternoon to heal
Mr.. Anderson, secretary OF the or
ganization, and Geo. S. LOTUS, sales
manager for the Equity Exchange.
There was plenty of "pep" in the
meeting, and the speakers were fire.
quently applauded. Mr.. Anderson Wis
tied the Independent office when he ar
rived in the city and stated that ne
was anxious for the editor of this pa
per to hear both himself and Mr.. Lot
tus speak that afternoon. We accept
ed the invitation and became much in
terested in what Mr.. Anderson had to
say. Mr.. Lotus didn't arrive until
evening, but that is another story.
Mr.. Anderson stated that the Equity
Exchange handled 100000 bushels of
grain in 1918 and 4,500,000 bushels
since August, 1914, which were sold di-
rect to the millers. He denied that
the Equity ever charged two com
missions and said that the $1,000
placed on deposit to be given to char
ity when the Chamber of Commerce
was able to prove this, had never been
claimed. The object of the Exchange,
he said, was the marketing of grain
at profitable prices.
A farmer is manufacturer in a
sense, he said. He has capital in
vested. 1t costs 70 cents bushel to
produce wheat, connected with diversi-
fed farming and SO cents when grow
ing grain alone; if he is to receive 8
per cent on his investment. The Bet
ter Farming experts say you can't re-
main in the business at these prices.
Why not let the grain growers make
a little money? he asked. When war
was declared, Chicago wheat was SELL
ing for 77'cents and it's world trag
edy that gives you a fair price for
your wheat now. Were it not for the
war, you would now be getting 65 and
70 cents for your wheat.
He spoke of millions of bushels Of
wheat that were sold each year that
were never produced, and said the
Equity would get law thru Congress
that would compel the delivery of the
actual grain. He said the Equity
wanted a place to store wheat to keep
it off the market until sold by the
farmers. You store your wheat now,
but the local elevator man sells it
and deals in futures by hedging. He
said the Equity was making some
money. On an investment of $4,000
it had made $10,57O in five months.
The speaker paid his respects to
Judge Engerud in relation to the Far
60 action. "Judge Engerud has been
at the head of political ring in Far
60 that has kept Judge Pollock in
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-02-04
o 8 8 o o o o o o o o o o @ O o o
o SURREY NEWS. o

SUHhE1 NEWS. "
. o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o 9
last cSs ' at the
of Mr.. and Mrs c: 2: Lambert. The
month. A delicious dinner was served.
Heber of Minot was an out Of town
guest.
Miss Helen HALEY Of Minot has been
Wesf Miss Ii sn Haey goes from none here
Deering.- She is an expert dressmaker.
Mrs J. D; Milan is very sick at her
complication Of diseases. Her daughter,
Hazel Milan, who has been very sick
with pneumonia, is recovering.
bed with a bad attack Of pneumonia.
days days a and t all 'sea Keep the
feet dry and watch the bad colds.
First State Bank, is enjoying vacation
for a couple Of weeks He will visit
at his home at Grano for several days
and then will make trip to the Twin
Miss Henrietta shorb is absent from
school for few days, being on the sick
list.
The choir Of the Presbyterian church
gave an excellent musical program last
Sunday evening in place of the regular
service. 1t was very. much enjoyed by
lent leadership Of Joshua Reynolds, is
accomplishing excellent york and the
results are pleasing to all.
Mrs. J. B: McEown. is in charge Of ].
II. Burns blacksmith shop for few
days while Mr.. Burns is out Of the city
Mr.. and Mrs. D. s. Petry are spend.
ing the week at the home Of MI. and
Mrs. Fred Burns at Brantford. Mrs
reported to be resting very easy at pres
Thru the kindness of the bus drivers
the Surrey High school and the seventh
Mid-winter fair at Minot last Friday
The exhibits were all reviewed and In
the afternoon the entire school attend:
School TRe children thor e9s e MSes
the vacation and it proved Interesting
as well as Instructive About 50 attend
ed and plo Were in charge Of Miss Shirley
! The next literary program will be
given next Friday evening at o'clock
/ Reading-Miss Hennings.
! solo--Bernice Hunsley.
Reading-Miss King.
ssre Xct KING Mps af the
land"
The cast includes David shorb, orous
PeterS, AlOnzO Peters, Norma Young
Howard Huston Enid Young, Mary Pet.
ers, Marjorie Huston, Joshua Reynolds
and Tossie Young
VIM. Horner was an overnight visito,
at Minot Wednesday night.
pr. and Mrs A. J. MCDANIEL spent the
afternoon at the Shorb home on last
Sunday.
Mr.. Jacob Luchsinger was one of the
exhibitors at the Mid-winter fair. Mr.
Luchsinger had a fine bunch Of live stock
on exhibition
The debate with Mohall High school
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-02-04
Goldberg Well Satisfied.

II am we'll pleased with the business
given the new Minot Department
Store" remarked Jacob Goldberg, the
manager, "and I am sure that our
business here is going to grow. I be-
lieve in advertising, as your readers
will notice, and each week they can
look for some specials. We are get
ting in new merchandise daily and in
tend to give Minot a big department
store, such as your city can feel proud
Of"
Mr.. Goldberg is hustler. He made
a big success at Glenburn but came
here to get into bigger merchandise
ing game.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-02-04
Coal Dealers Beat the GrOcers.

Coal Dealers Beat the GrOcers.
In the finals of the first Bonspiel
held at the curling rink, the coal deal
ers beat the grocers in the hardest
fought game yet seen, II to 10. The
lineup was as follows:
Coal Dealers-Lee Piper, lead; A. B
Dill, Archie MCDANIEL, who played fo1
Ralph Piper, who was called to Min.
neapolis, vice skip; and Geo. Mcclure
skip.
Groders-James Smallwood, lead;
Clint Dierdorff, who played for J. c.
Smallwood, who is i'll of pleurisy; Rev
P. w. Erickson, vice skip, and Fred
Ward, skip.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-02-04
Oats Thieves Plead Guilty.

Earl Armstrong and Raymond Nail.
who pleaded guilty to stealing a load
of oats, valued at $50, from D. c:
Plank's farm east of Minot, received
2 1-2 years in the penitentiary. They
have both been in the penitentiary be-
fore. Mile Mulee, who drove the wag-
on for the crooks, got only IS days in
the county Jail. This was his first
appearance in court.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-02-04
New Bakery OPENS

Anton Ahlsen, of Crotch, S. D., has
opened the Minot Bakery Co., in the
Auslander block. The place is we'll
equipped with the best of everything
and the new proprietor will give Mi
not fine bakery. Mr.. Ahlsen work
ed for Mr.. Auslander in this city seven
years ago.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-02-04
Commissioners From Burke Co. Here

Commissioners From Burke Co. Here.
Thos. Ely of Columbus, John Bryan
of Coteau and John E. Emerson of
Bowbells, commissioners from Burke
county, are in the city today, enroute
to Stanley to inspect the Mountrail
county Jail. Burke county has been
sending it's prisoners to Minot but a
new Jail will soon be built. Burke
county is now on cash basis, thanks
to economical county dads.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-02-04
McCandless Promoted.

R. A. McCand1ess has been transferred
to Great Falls, Mont, as superintendent
merited promotion. Mr. McCandless has
been superintendent Of the Minot divis-
ion for several years. He is succeeded
by r. S. Knepel Of Crookston.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-02-04
These Were Sentenced.

The following sentences were melted
out by Judge Murray.
Walter Olander, plugging, 80 days, 5000
fine, costs $50 or 10 days in default of
fine and costs.
Fred Martin. 90 days, 5000 fine, $25
costs, or one day additional.
Otto Tschnar, the same
Ruby Peoples. the same.
Paul Fenner, months, $500 fine, costs
$50. 60 days for default. Sentence sus-
pended.
Grover McCaman, the same.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-02-04
Paul E. Shorb Honored,

Paul E. Shorb, we'll known Surrey
young man, who is attending the Univer-
on the International debate, to be held
Feb. rs. Mr.. Shorb participated In g
similar event year ago and is regarded
as one of the top notch debaters in the
University.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-02-04
Johnson & Johnson WIFI Build.

johnson & Johnson, Of the City Meat
Market will soon begin the construction
West Central avenue. The building will
be one story with full basement and
will be occupied by their meat market
The. City Meat Market has prospered
we'll.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-02-04

WILL SEIZE ALL CARGOES.
England has notified the United
States that all foodstuffs bound for
Germany, Austria or Turkey will be
considered contraband of war and
seized.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-02-04
Peck Has An Assistant.

w. A. Peck announces the arrival
of new Better Farming Expert, who
arrived Tuesday night. The Indepen-
dent force smoked some choice Ha-
vanas in honor of the little mans ap-
Dearance
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-02-04
ATTACK BRITISH COMMERCE.

A number of British vessels have
been sunk by German submarines,
which appear to have almost sur:
rounded the Island. All ships bound
for England are said to be in grave
danger. Germany has made number
of aerial raids in English towns as
well as on towns along the French
coast.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-02-04
stock is always complete.

Those who trade with us
have found it to be a fact. ard
we want those who have not
traded with US to get the
habit of trading with US and
get VIII It you want--when
you want it.
Our policy is to gve a
square deal to all. Money
back if you want it. No ques-
lions asked, as we guarantee
all goods We sell.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-12-02

The third regular storm period is
central on the 26th, extending from
the oath to the 10th inclusive.
Disturbing causes and what to look
for added to this regular Vulcan
period, the Venus period is central
on the 2Sth, the Moon is on the celes-
tial equator on the 9th and at last
quarter on the 29th. The Mars per-
iod will be closing about this time.
The barometer will give notice in all
western sections by the oath to 25th,
of growing storm conditions, and
from about Saturday the 25th, to
Tuesday the 2Sth, marked and inten-
sive midwinter storms will visit all
sections of the country in their pro-
gressive way eastward. On and about
the 9th these storms will be attend
ed with winter lightning and thun-
der, specially in southern sections.
High gales, with winter tornadoes
southwark, would not be altogether
surprising at the crisis of this period.
On the western and northwestern tan
gents of these storms the barometer
will rise rapidly, and fierce winter
gales and billiards will supplant
tropical storms of rain, SO that by the
close of the period, high barometer,
billiards. and change to very cold,
will have traversed the country to
the Atlantic seaboard. Such to our
mind is the outlook for the closing
week Of 1915. Those of our readers
who note this prediction, and make
their calculations. accordingly, will
most likely have occasion to congrat-
ulate themselves-and M. g.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-12-02
An author Lives in Lamont.

J. P. Buschlen, who is the author
of four Canadian novels, as we'll as
other matter, is living in Lamont for
the present He came here in August,
and since then has had two plays,
"The Pleasures of the World" and
'"Truants," published by the Herald
Publishing House. The first of these
is bright discussion of the ''pleasure
question:" which seems to worry so
many people. 1t "goes after lot of
old time prejudices in quite lively
way, and makes one think.
Mr.. Buschlen, however, does not
write under his real name any more.
He says it is too hard for people to
remember, so he has adopted the pen
name of John Preston" and expects
to adhere to it.
You will shortly see a novel of his
appear in Lamont. The name of this
book is "Peter Bosten," and it is
written around Latter Day Saint
characters and ideals. The story
starts in independence, Mo-, and ends
in Lamont, Iowa.
The play, 'The Pleasures of the
World" may be produced here this
winter by home-talent company
Lamont Chronicle.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-12-02
St. Louis Republics Free Offer.

The Twice-a-Week Republic of St.
Louis is Offering to send it's paper
free for the balance of 1915 to all
who send SO cents for one years sub
scription or 81 for 8 years subscrip-
ton. In other words, to all who send
SO cents, they will send the paper
unit. December 81, 1916. To all
those sending 81, they will SEM the
paper until December 81, 1918.
The sooner the money is sent, the
more you will get for your money.
Send your money today, addressing
it to the Twice-a-Week Republic, St.
Louis, Mo.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-12-02
Notice Of appointment of Admins
tratrix.

In the District Court of the state
of Iowa, in and for Decatur county.
In Probate.
In the matter of the estate of L.
j. Lands, deceased.
To Whom It May Concern:
Notice is hereby given that the I'M
dersigned has been appointed and
has qualified as Administrative of the
estate of L. ]. Lands, late of Deca-
tur county, Iowa, deceased. All per-
sons in any manner indebted to said
deceased or his estate will make pay
ment to. the undersigned; and those
having claims against said deceased
or his estate will present them in
manner and form as by law required,
for allowance and payment.
Dated this 18th day Of November,
A. ID. 1915.
Rose D. Lands,
14-3t Administrative Of said estate
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-12-02

$29, ,473; California was second
with $14,67O, 614; Indiana third with
$13, 25S,761. Three other states,
Iowa, Ohio and Pennsylvania spent
more than 100000.
The department of public roads
has compiled, also, statistics to show
the total amount of money expended
through the various state highway
departments since their organization.
This total sUn is Sc! 1853, 1853. New
York state alore has spent $50 $685.
1923; Pennsylvania $24,259,So4;
Massachusetts $1G,365,425; Mary
land $14,253, 142; Connecticut $14,-
934,176. There was available for
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-12-02
DESCRIPTION OF FARM


The farm is located in the north
west quarter and the northwest one
fourth of the southwest quarter OF
section one, in Long Creek township,
Decatur county, Iowa. A good large
five room house with closets; new
32x4O barn, room for twelve head or
horses and thirty-tive tons OF hay,
and two large grain bins, good chick
en- house, four room old house on
north eighty and other outbulldlngs;
a good cistern and good we'll at the
house and a good stock we'll IN the
pasture, orchard, fence in good re-
pair-42O rods of the line fence hog
tight. The farm all lies together IN
one piece, land lies gently rolling
about twenty acres of timber in the
pasture and the soil is black loan.
There is 100 acres Of good farming
land and more can be farmed. This
farm is the best located stock farm
in the country, only about ten miles
of Osceola, Iowa, which is on the
main line of the G. B. & @. r. r., and
only one and half miles OF Van
Vert, a good town, it being a town
with two railroads. This farm is on
the main travelled road, mail route,
on telephone line and telephone IN
house, one and one-half miles or
town school. ..r
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-12-02
California Second in Money Spent on
Roads.

A bulletin just issued by the de-
partment of agriculture, division of
public roads and rural engineering,
shows that there was expended on
roads in the United States during the
year 1914, $249, 055,067. OF this
sum $75,019,9S4 was expended by
the states themselves through their
state highway departments; the re-
mainder, 174,035, O83, was from the
local county district funds. New York
state expended the greatest amount
of money expended during the year,