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The Seward gateway., 1915-06-02
REPORT LINER PURSUED

NEW YORK; June 2.-It is reported here today that a German submarine chased the liner St. Paul off the coast of Ireland yesterday but failed to come within stk ing distance owing to the great speed of the big vessel The story has not been officially verified and it is it will be taken as striking defiance of the United States on the part of the German government
The Seward gateway., 1915-06-02
MORE SHIPS SUNK

LONDON, Jme PA British steamer and Danish steamer topedoed yesterday in the North Sea Sev people lost their lives by the sinking of the vessels of whom was a woman. The submarine warfare goes on just the same as ever if not little more strenuousy
The Seward gateway., 1915-06-02
BRITISH PAY FOR COTTON

LONDON June 2-The British government has ad- vanced three hundred thousand dollars to the owners ot cargoes of cotton which are being held with two American Ships at Falmouth awaiting the decision of the prize court This money given as guarantee against loss by the shippers of the cotton.
The Seward gateway., 1915-06-02
WILSON WILL REPLY
 ON SATURDAY NEXT
WILSON WORKS ON REPLY

WASHINGTON, June 2.--President Wilson is now working the note which to be sent in answer to the German reply to the American protest and demands. AL though the official text of tLe reply of the kaisers gov ernment has not been received it is fully known through unofficial channels. Wilson's reply will be forwarded to Berlin on Saturday.
The Seward gateway., 1915-06-02
STRIKE IN CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, June 2.-The surface carmen have declared a strike and a general strike of all carmen of the city is believed to be imminent
The Seward gateway., 1915-06-02
GERMAN BOMB HITS THEATRE

WARSAW June PA bomb dropped from German aeropane here last night fell on a moving picture house and demolished it. killing seven people and woundng thirty Fortunately the bomb did drop directly in the center of the house hundreds of innocent lives would have been lost.
The Seward gateway., 1915-06-02
LADIES' AID POSTPONED.

Owing to the Pioneers picnic to- morrow there will not be any Ladies Aid of the NJ. E. church, as announced.
The Seward gateway., 1915-06-02
OPIUM SEIZED IN SEATTLE.

SEATTLE, June 1.-Fifteen thou sand dollars worth of opium has been seized here in a raid on a hotel. The police received secret information of the presence of the drug and some arrests are expected to follow
The Seward gateway., 1915-06-02

New consignment of Tobaccoes, eight ounces Tuxedo, forty cents. Brown & Hawkins. Quality First"
The Seward gateway., 1915-06-02

Mir. and Mrs. J. C. McNaughton are going to Seattle to clean up some busi- ness affairs and will return to Seward later.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-05-06
nOES TT PAW

Ladies Home Journal: Few persons
realize the wonderful record that
Kansas shows at the end of her thirty
years prohibition of the sale Of alco-
holic liquors. A careful investigation
showed that:
In 81 of her los counties Kansas
has now no insane.
In 81 of these counties there are no
feeble minded.
96 of her counties have no inebri-
ates.
38 of her county poor houses are
empty
So of her iails were recently empty
and 65 counties had no prisoners in the
state penitentiary.
The entire number of paupers in
the state falls short of 600.
Some counties have not called a
Grand Jury to try criminal case in
10 years.
Not long ago Kansas had 200 mil
lions of dollars in her banks; her
farmers owned livestock valued at
225 millions of dollars. and in one year
the reonle have added 45 millions of
dollars to their taxable property.
Only two per cent Of the entire
population is illiterate.
The mortality rate has dropped
from II per 1000 to 7 per 1000.
Does prohibition pay the people OF
a state? Kansas certainly answers
the question with wonderful figures!
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-05-06

The county commissioners will in
all probability soon start fund for a
new court house. This can be set aside
annually and when. in few years. the
old court house falls to pieces from
decay. there will be fund of several
thousand dollars and the tax payers
will hardly have missed it. There is
no intention of starting an agitation
for a new court house right away. for
our county officials are satisfied in
sticking by the old ship until she sinks,
but sooner or later, the present build
ing will have to be replaced. The old
part, whic hwas built many years ago,
is in a sorry plight The brick have
sunk awav from the windows until
one can place his hand in the aper-
ture, and they are bullying out here
and there about the building. It is
feared that a good strong wind will
rae the structure to the ground. The
newer part does very we'll, but Ward
County will never have a real court
house until the entire structure is torn
away and a brand new structure built.
Mountrail county has one of the finest
little court houses in the state but
Ward county will have to worry along
a few years until the tax payers are
in better financial condition.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-05-06

Thousands of people sampled North
Dakota's famous baked potatoes at the
San Francisco exposition the other
day, seasoned with North Dakota but
ter. The St. Louis exposition made
Minnesota famous as the bread and
butter state of the union and the
North Dakota Potato Day at the ex-
position will cause our state to be
known hereafter as the home Of the
potato. Really. our fertile soil can
produce most anything better than
that of most other states and particu-
larly spuds. It's nothing to grow
from three to four hundred bushels
per acre of great big potatoes weigh
ing from one to two pounds, and even
larger. Thousands of our farmers are
growing wealthy raising potatoes. The
crop not only is paying one. but
nothing puts the soil in better condi-
ton for wheat and the other crops.
Let's take off our hats to Ed Richter
and the North Dakota potato.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-05-06
THE FARMERS LEAGUE.

Never in the history of this or any
other state has an organization made
such rapid growth in so quiet man.
ner as the farmers League. Few out
side Of the actual members know any
thing about this organization, so quiet
ly have the organizers gone about
their work. At the rate Of the present
growth, the organizers claim they will
have 100000 members in the state by
October and at the rate of six dollars
for each member, quite sum of mon
ey will have been raised. Of course,
all Of this is not profit, for the organ
ization expenses come out Of it, and
each member will receive copy of
Pearson's magazine for one year., be-
sides years subscription to the or
CARNATIONS official organ, which is to
be established somewhere in the state
early in the fall.
When the legislature turned down
the terminal elevator bill, certain
members became angered and threat
ered to GUST all opposing legislators
from office. While the representatives
of the Equity were yet in Bismarck
after their memorable meeting at the
legislative halls. the movement was
started. At first enc automobile was
hired and an organizer started out
among the farmers. AS soon as suffi"
lent funds had been raised, the auto
was bought outright, then another
added and so on, until there are now
fifteen of these machines, going hith-
er and thither thru the state. Nc
Henry county was canvassed and it is
said that 1900 members were secured.
Some work was done in Ward county.
This week five machines are working
near New Rockford. In one township
near Fessenden, out of a possible SO,
"a farmers were secured in the or
ganization, MANY paying the six dol
lars cash. and the others gave their
checks dated ahead to October I, 1915.
These checks must be paid, otherwise
the act of giving them can be consider
ed criminal. But the farmers have no
intentions of not covering the amount
of these checks. Of course, all farm
ers will not Join the organization. but
enough of them are already in it to
make the league power, if only the
leaders do not take advantage of the
members. as was done in the case of
the old Farmers ALLIANCE.
The object of the League is to place
men in the legislature who will be fav
orable to the terminal elevator bill.
state owned packing plant, and who
will favor Equity principles generally.
Understand. the Equity is not in any
way connected with the new organiza-
ton, except that it is in sympathy
with the movement. County. state and
rofiopo1 po1ificc AFRO not tn ha Tnod01ed
with in the least-merely legislative.
The object is to organize each town
ship where a caucus will be held at
the proper time. and some candidate
selected for the legislature. regardless
of party. The outcome will be watch
ed with considerable interest.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-05-06

Secretary Brewer of the State Game
Board. we presume. will soon be ex-
nlaining to the "dear" newspaper boys
Of the state whv he failed to redeem
his manv promises of the past two
years to give the press boys at least
a cl~""o TO bid on printing, providing
the i,'"~ninr Attorney General would
rnle that such was legal Attorney
General Linde had been in office over
three months without such request for
ruling having been made nv the secre-
tarv. when the latter suddenly woke
IN and passed over $1,000 worth of
printing for which there was no spec
ial hurry or rush, to couple of lob
houses in Fargo. who certainly had
never "borne the burden and the heat
of the day." All the press boys want
ed was an opportunity to submit bids.
w" are informed that the Attorney
General has since ruled that the State
Game Fund. being an independent and
special fund. not raised by general
taxation. is directly under the direc-
ton of the Board. and if printing is
needed. is also INDEPENDENT of the
State Printing Commission. The COL
onel could doubtless have received the
same opinion, had he cared to ask.
Et tn Brutus. Or was there some in
ducement? It is also claimed by some
members of the press gang. that the
Colonel was quite active last winter
in Bismarck. in throwing bolts into the
cog wheel of legislation, favorable to
the newspapers, where the same
might not be favorable to the Knight
Printing Company.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-05-06

The Bismarck Tribune does not
think much of Mrs. Lambs scheme to
ropulate North Dakota. Mrs. Lamb
is widow of a former well-to-do
North Dakotan and owns considerable
farm land. She proposes to send many
of Chicago's poor families to the state,
North Dakota to put up $500 and Chi
cago citizens $4,000. The Tribune
thinks Chicago is willing to furnish
this money in order to get rid Of some
Of her poorer citizens, and there may
be something to it. We need more
actual farmers but this state isn't ex-
actly dumping ground for paupers.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-05-06

Fly time will soon be here. We re-
member when boy, flies were expect
ed to nut in their appearance in the
summer as a matter of course and
were not considered particularly dan
gerous. IT has been learned that flies
are very filthy, and they carry disease
germs. such as typhoid fever and tu-
berculosis and that they dine and
breed in fresh manure piles and gar
bage and then visit our tables, clean
ing their feet on our bread and cake
They are very filthy and dangerous
Screen vorr homes. Screens and mos
quito nnttinr are cheaper than doc
tors hills, Besides. who wants to be
annoyed hv the filthy things?
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-05-06

ment, while the smaller roads did not
fare so we'll. The roads have been
fighting for year for a uniform
schedule and while this was not Sc
cured, they will all operate under a
general set of rules. Great Northern
engineers secure pay for certain
things which they formerly did for
nothing. Other employees will benefit
considerably by the agreement. None
of the larger roads lost anything, and,
taken all in all, the settlement is a
step forward for the employees.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-05-06

Tree planting is easy but the writer
didn't realize it until after we toiled
with spade during the heat of the
day out at the farm and succeeded in
getting about 300 threes in the
ground. We selected likely
looking spot for a grove and dug in.
We will admit that we are a little
green about accomplishing actual re-
suits, but our intentions were first
rate. After preaching the gospel of
tree planting for fifteen years we thot
it about time to do little practicing
and cannot say that we are sorry for
the experience. Of course, as a result,
we nroudly display a few blisters, and
are thinking seriously of securing the
services of a valet to enable US to get
out of bed on schedule time, but those
trees are all in the ground. Just as
Old Sol was disappearing in one Of
North Dakota's most glorious sunsets,
we spied a sturdy son of toll over in
an adjoining field and related our trou-
bles. He had been there before and
was soon on the ground with four
horses and a sulkey pillow. While he
drove, we rode the plow and fine
deep furrow was the result. The
rest was easy. The trees were placed
in the furrow. the dirt from another
furrow covered them nicely, and it re-
quired but few moments to straight
en- them and tramp the dirt around
them. We simply cannot be beaten at
trampine the loose dirt around trees.
We are thinking of writing an article
on tree culture for one of the farm
papers and in the meantime have Wis
ions of the time when we can swing
an easy hammock under those trees
and reflect on the folly of hard work.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-05-06
THE OFFICE BOY.

J. Ogden Armour. head Of the bic
packing industry which bears his
name. believes that the selection of
office boys is an important factor in
business building. He made the fol-
lowing significant statements recent
ly before the federal industrial COM
mission which is investigating into
labor conditions in the large centers OF
the nation:
"The boy of today runs Armour &
Co. of tomorrow. The selection OF
office bows is the most particula,
branch of our work, because as rule
our boys become department heads.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-05-06

A settlement between the employers
and the employees of the ninety-six
railroads running west and south from
Chicago. was reached at Chicago last
week. Such roads as the Great Nor
thern, the Northern Pacific and other
large concerns, profted by the agree
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-05-06

The $4,000 libel suit of "Boss"
Barnes against Theodore Roosevelt is
attracting much attention, not merely
because of the fact of their personal
quarrel but because old boss methods
employed by certain leaders in both
parties are being shown up. Roose-
Welt was on the stand for seven days
and he gave good account Of him
self, showing up Barnes as a second
"Dr. Jeckyl and Mr.. Hyde"
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-05-06
NOTICE.

l will offer for sale, at public auc-
ton, at 2 p. m. on the 10th day of May,
at the office of Lewis & Bach, Minot,
N. D., the stock, fixtures and accounts
Of the G. Hougen store of Drake, N. D.
Bidders must deposit with me certi-
fed check for the sum of $500, before
being allowed to bid. Such check to
be forfeited, if bidder fails to complete
purchase. Terms, cash at close Of
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-05-06

Three more counties in Minnesota
were voted dry by a vote ranging
from two to three to one. The entire
state is destined to come in out of the
wet at an early date.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-05-06

sale. Highest bid not necessarily &C
copied, as sale must be confirmed by
the Referee in Bankruptcy, and is sub
ject to his approval. The inventory
shows the various departments to be
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-05-06
A MAN WHOM YOU
ALL KNOW IN
DAKOTA

The Honorable Vic. Corbett, Re-
ceiver of the United States Land
Office, Minot, N. D., says:
II was in the Washington Offices at the
time the contest took place as to the relative
merits of the various Steel filing devices.
These were tested by actual fire and must
say that it showed considerable nerve on the
part of any manufacturing firm to submit
their goods to public test under the trying
ordeal given on this occasion.
The fire was fierce and extra flamable fuel
was added before the fire brigade extin-
guished it.
On opening the various cabinets, in many
of which the contents were nothing but
charred ashes, in the 'Allsteel' cabinets, pa
pers presented scorched edges but the entire
sheet was preserved and in good condition
for future use.
understand that afterwards the ALL
STEEL Company was awarded the contract
for supplying the Government offices with
ALLSTEEL Safes and Filing Cabinets
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-05-06

Before buying lightning rods inves
tigate. Silver Strand System. For
prices write D. c. Hoy, Minot, N. D. .
5-6t2*
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-06-23
ADJUSTMENTS.
1.-THE Unbroken Road"

"The Unbroken Road" featuring
Mary Nash and Alexander Gaden, will
be the attraction at the Majestic Fri
day OF this week. John Radford is
the guardian of Constance Turner,
who secretly loves him. Walter Dow
er, son of political boss, meets Con-
stance and falls in love with her. She
is persuaded to elope with him. She
changes her mind, however, and runs
away from him. Walter seeks her
out again, and, his father refusing to
consent to a marriage, he consumate
a mock marriage. Radford. has ad-
vanced politically, and is the nominee
for Governor. Constance finds that
the marriage was mock one, and so
informs Walters father. He sends
his son abroad and gets Constance out
of the way by having her imprisoned
for crime she did not commit. At
ter being elected governor, Radford
pardons her, causing split between
him and Dover. Constance meets
Charles Garvan, an enemy of Dover.
Radford is renominated governor, and
Constance and Garvan are happily
married. Dover loses his power and
is crushed.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-06-23
"From the Valley Of the Missing"

Manager Crosby will offer as his
feature attraction at Dreamland to-
morrow, Thursday evening, From the
Valley of the Missing" a five reel pro-
duction. The cast includes Jane Mill
er, the Tobin Twins, Robert Cummings
and Riley Hatch. Brimbecomb's
yacht is steaming up the Hudson riv-
er, when suddenly it grazes the hulk
of barge. Mrs. Brimbecomb finds
an infant thrust thru the portfolio into
her stateroom, and hears a woman s
voice telling her to take the baby and
care for him. He is adopted and grows
up as Everett Brimbecomb. The
Brimbecombs are neighbors of Floyd
Vandecar, whose twin children, Floyd
and Fledra were kidnapped in infancy.
The abductor was Lon Cronk, sent to
prison for a long term by Vandecar
when he was county attorney. The
twins grow up in Cronk's shack, until
at last, driven desperate by Cronk's
cruelty, they escape. Penniless and
starved they arrive at Tarrytown and
ultimately are adopted by Anne She'll
ington, who lives with her brother,
Horace. The subsequent efforts of
Cronk, aided by Everett, the Brimbe-
combs adopted son, to regain posses
sion Of the twins, and their final res
toration to their rightful parents
make a very pleasing and absorbing
story.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-06-23
WILLMAR MIGHT TRY THIS ALSO
Benson Oils Streets and it Works Very
Successfully.

The street committee has finished
oiling the business streets and the oil
has been nearly absorbed and should
cause no further trouble from tracking
into the houses. Oiling is new in Ben.
son but has been successfully used
in other towns for years. It has been
found to be much cheaper and a bet
ter way of keeping the dust down. The
oil used is the residue after the kero-
sene and gasoline have been taken out
of the crude oil and contains 40 per
cent asphalt. In addition to keeping
the dust down in the streets the roads
do not cut up after rains but hold their
shape and do not flatten out every
year. The oil costs IL cents per gal
lon and freight. Ten thousand gal
Ions were applied at a total cost to
the city of 1915 and no further appli-
cations will be needed this summer.
This is about half the cost of water
sprinkling and keeps dust down "a
hours of the day. 1t was intended to
cover more of the streets, but the
river road and the business streets
were as far as the tank reached. If
found satisfactory other streets may
be oiled later in the year.-Swift Coun-
ty Monitor.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-06-23
Do Not Cultivate Deeply.

The wet weather has made it unsafe
to cultivate corn deeply at this time,
says A. c. Army, Of the Minnesota Elk
pertinent Station.
In wet weather when the soil is
saturated with moisture there is a
scarcity of air for the corn roots. Con-
sequently they grow near the surface
Deep cultivation, therefore, after the
corn has obtained a height of 6 or z
inches, will destroy the roots, lessen
the moisture supply to plants, and
make them more subject to the effect
Of dry weather later in the season.
This means loss to the farmer in any
|case-sometimes a very serious loss.
No general rule can be given as to
the depth at which to cultivate as con-
ditions vary in different parts of the
state, and on different parts of the
same farm OF even of the same field,
but by examining the root-growth in
various parts of his corn acreage, a
farmer can determine the depth at
which it is safe to pillow with the least
possible loss to his corn, and can set
his cultivator accordingly. In gener-
al, blowing too deep should be very
carefully avoided.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-06-23
Peterson.Floren,

The home Of Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Pet
erson was the scene of a happy we'd
ding at eleven o'clock on Wednesday,
when Mr.. Hilbert G. Floren, prom
Using young man of Pennock, MIMI,
and Miss Ella Peterson, the popular
young daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs: J. A.
Peterson were united in marriage.
The parlor was bower of white
carnations and roses with ferns being
artistically employed, all gifts from
friends.
Under an arch of green with it's
white pendant wedding bell the bridal
party assembled, Mrs. Lepler, sister
of the bride playing the wedding
march. Edith Peterson acted as
bridesmaid and J. Floren as best man.
Rev. Shearer Of the Methodist Epis-
copal church performed the cere-
mony.
The charming bride wore a gown
of white crepe de chine and carried
white roses. The groom was attired
in the conventional black.
Following the ceremony a sumptu-
GUS wedding dinner was served in the
dining room, where roses and carna-
tions continued the colorings of the
parlor.
Only immediate relatives were pres
ent. Those from out Of town were:
Mrs. Otto Holmgren, Mrs. A. Benson
and Mary Floren of Pennock, and Mr..
and Mrs. A. M. Anderson and John
and Hilda Anderson of Peever.
The happy pair left in the afternoon
on trip to the western coast where
they will visit the Panama Exposition.
They will be at home to their many
friends after Angus, LIST in Pennock,
where the groom is engaged as gem
eral merchant.-Sisseton s. D. Stand
ard In Kerkhoven Banner,