The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-06-24

Public Ownership of railroads, tele-
phone and telegraph lines.
State Legislation
Reduction of the maximum interest
rate to 8 per cent.
State owned terminal elevator with
out specifying location.
Woman Suffrage.
Compulsory state hail insurance.
Judicial Recall.
Tax exempting farm improvements
from taxation.
House Resolution No. 10 Favored
We recommend that the Changers of
the state use their influence in secur-
ing the passage of the provision for a
Constitutional Amendment already
passed by the Fourteenth Assembly
known as the House Bill No. 10, to the
effect that cooperative corporations
may by their bylaws limit the vot-
ing power of their stockholders or
members.
Regret
The Changers in general, expressed
that proper arrangements had not
been made to have Greeley deliver his
great lecture on how the farmers are
swindled out of millions of dollars an
nually by the Chamber of Commerce.
The third annual convention of the
State Grange was held at Des Laos
last week. Wednesday and Thursday.
There were nineteen oranges repre-
scented. Forty delegates from outside
points were in attendance.
The visitors were met at Minot by
committee headed by J. w. Hussey
and C. II. WeatherwaX, with line of
twenty-five automobiles, in which the
delegates were placed and taken for
drive through the surrounding coun-
try before proceeding to the conven-
ton hall at Des Laos.
The general sessions were all held
in the fine new Odd Fellows hall and
the banquet and other social features
took place in the lower rooms of that
building.
There are in excess of $500 men,
bers of the Grange in the state. The
Des Laos Grange has membership of
1875 and Bowling Green has member
ship of 80, being two of the strongest
oranges in the state.
| Editors, ministers and teachers are
eligible to membership, as we'll as
everyone engaged in agricultural pur-
suits.
The time intervening between the
business sessions was devoted to sight
seeing and various diversions that haC
been arranged for the entertainment
of the visiting delegates.
In the drives through the country
tributary to Des Laos frequent expires
sions of surprise and delight were
heard from the visitors as they viewed
the beautiful groves, the flowing wells
and magnificent farming homes that
are every where in evidence.
Ball games were arranged on botf
days and proved an attractive feature
The game Wednesday, was close con.
test between Des Laos and the brady
team, with score of 8 to S in favor
of the home team. On Thursday a
game was played between Bertholc
and Des Laos and resulted in a score
of ~ to 8 in favor of the visiting team
In regard to the convention proper
it was considered the best meeting the
State Grange has ever held. w. S
GronInger of the Des Laos grange de-
livered the address of welcome.
Ray McCaig delivered a very inter
esting address on "Lobbying in the
State Legislature" State Master of
the Grange L. D. Wiley gave an adj
dress replete with information and
suggestions that will be of inestimable
benefit to the membership.
A splendid banquet was given on
| Wednesday evening and grand ball
was given the visiting delegates on
Thursday evening. The officers elect
ed for the ensuing year were as fol-
lows:
L. D. Wiley, Odense, Master.
Chas. Schick, Lark, Overseer.
Roy McCaig, Port Rice, Secretary.
F.. w. Whitcome, Thrasher, Treasur-
Mrs. Chas. Schick, Lark, State Lee
turer.
Rev. McKelvey, State Chaplain.
An amusing circumstance occurred
in connection with the convention that
was laughable.
; Messrs. Hussey and Weatherwax Of
the reception committee were busy
welcoming the delegations as they ar
rived at the 500 and Great Northern
depots in Minot. Espying party of
young ladies as they debarked from
| a G.. N. train Wednesday morning and
noting the fact that badges adorned
the lapels of their jackets the young
fellows extended the glad hand and
soon had them seated in waiting au-
tomobiles with baggage and wraps all
accounted for, and the journey to Des
Laos began. As they neared the high
bridge west of town remarks were
made by the reception committee that
led the ladies to suspect that mis-
take had been made. Questions and
explanations followed and the fact
was elected that the visiting young la
dies had come to Minot to attend the
state Sunday school convention and
not the convention of the state Grange.
! Much crestfallen and with most
humble apologies the committee re-
turned their precious freight but the