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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-06-01
BRIEF STATE NEWS

"Dad" Green, Sawyer publisher, was
interviewing political aspirants and
other friends in the city Saturday.
J. H. Tompkins and family return
ed Wednesday from San Diego, CAL,
where they spent the winter months.
A. M. Thompson, candidate for
states attorney, returned from tour
of southern Ward county, where he
states things appear very encourage
ing.
L. S. Kinney of Foxholm, old Civil
war veteran, who has not missed a
Memorial day celebration in years,
Joined the other boys in blue who
gathered in Minot Tuesday.
Thore Brugaard, real estate and in
surance man from Douglas, was in
the city Friday, accompanying Mrs.
Purdy. who came to make final proof
on homestead three miles north of
Douglas.
B. E. Crippen, a Parshall attorney,
is in the city on business today. Mr..
Crippen, who was connected with the
MCGEE law offices, located at Parshall
two months ago and is doing very
satisfactory business.
w. r. Bond sold his home in this
city to Mr.. Timroth, manager of the
Nyhus & Berg store at Surrey. Mr..
Timroth will move to this city so that
his children may attend our schools.
Mr.. Bond will occupy his fathers res
idence. HU
Rev. F. B. Sapp, pastor Of the Chris
tan church, will leave Friday for
Bowman, N. D. Mr.. Sapp is exceed
ingly busy preparing for the state
convention of the Christian congrega-
ton which will be held at Fargo June
"a to 81.
Frank Linha and John REM, promi
nent north prairie farmers, did excel
lent work with one of the county road
graders and traction engine the first
of the week on the north road. Several
miles of highway were put into excel
lent shape.
Dan King, prosperous forming town.
ship farmer, was in the city Monday.
Dan says that all of the wheat and
oats are sown and much of the wheat
up. Good rains brot the wheat up
nice and even and he has never seen
better prospects for crop.
A number of the members of the
auto club, dressed in overalls, did effic-
lent work spreading gravel on the new
grade west of the Dinnie flats Tuesday
morning. Several developed some
good sized blisters but they appear
proud of their handiwork.
The Sawyer Mercantile Co. is flood
ing the country with immense bills
advertising I" Get Acquainted Sale"
Announcement appears elsewhere in
this issue. P Hoffman, a special sales
manager from Minneapolis, is in
charge of the sale. The sale begins
today and lasts until June 10.
H. L. Greene, sales manager of the
Todd & Emerson Auto Co., has just
added ]. L. Strawn of Los Angeles,
CAL, to his sales force. Mr.. Strawn is
a very efficient automobile salesman,
having had several years experience
selling automobiles on the Pacific
coast, part Of the time being con-
nected with Mr.. Greene.
At a school election to be held at
the L. P. Peterson school house in
forming township June 6, the propo-
sition to change the name of the
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Q WARD COUNTY SUNDAY
. SCHOOL COLUMN. .
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Minot, N. Oak, May 26, 1916.
To the Members of all Organized
Glasses Of Ward County
Greetings:
The State Sunday school association
is again offering first and second pre-
MUM ribbons, to the two counties
having the best exhibit of Organized
Class activities.
Ward county won the first premium
last year and hopes to have an exhibit
again this year that will be an incen-
tive to the other classes to do things.
Your class has been working the last
year. Will you arrange something to
show what has been done and send it
to Devils Lake for the State Conven-
ton, June -, IA and Is? Anything
showing the work done in class, either
on Sunday or thru the week. The ex-
hibit may include placards showing
work done, posters, photographs,
write-ups-in fact, work Of all kinds,
including drawn and relief maps Of the
Holy Land, Paups Journeys, Books Of
Original Design, Memory Text Books,
Illustrated Hymns, Bible Stories, Mis-
sionary Stories, Graded Work Books;
anything and everything to show what
your class has done.
Plan your exhibit early and send it
by post or express prepaid to Mr.. Her
man Stenseth, chairman Exhibit COM
mittee, Devils Lake, N. Dak., to reach
there not later than June 10th. Have
each piece of your exhibit plainly
marked with the name of the class,
school and town, also "Ward County
Organized Glass Exhibit" 1t is very
important that these be marked prop
erly.
Other exhibits your Sunday school
may be able to help Ward county with
are:
a. Best Cradle Roll exhibit.
(b) Best Hand Work exhibit.
You, as class, call the attention Of
your Sunday School to the above.
If there is an Organized Glass in
your Sunday school that does not re-
ceive a letter similar to this, will you
share this letter with them, for Ward
county wishes to have every Organized
Class represented in this exhibit
We enclose an urgent message to
your Sunday school. Will you help
if possible?
Yours for the Masters Service,
COUNT-ON-ME CLUB,
Louise Yeomans, President.
Lola Smith, Secretary.
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Disced, Dragged and Seeded 80 Acres
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F. F. Gessler, who is connected with
the Sorenson Auto and Tractor Co. at
Crosby, was in the city the first of the
week. He said that with the aid Of
two Nilsson Tractors, Hans Sorenson
plowed, disced, Narrowed and Seeded
100 acres of wheat at his big Crosby
farm. Each tractor pulled double
engine disc, a ten foot Van Brunt
drill and drag. Lanterns were fas-
tened to the tractors and they ran "a
hours q day, enabling Mr.. Sorenson
to put in 80 acres day.
Mr.. Geisler reports that six cars Of
the Nilsson tractors were sold in the
Crosby country this year. Mr.. Soren-
son, who had his leg fractured in Mi
not, is now able to drive a car and
get around with the aid Of crutches.
Hon. F. B. Lambert of this city de-
livered the Memorial Day address at
Crosby Tuesday.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-06-01

Women who are big meat eaters and
drink much coffee, usually have coarse,
fiorid skins stomach needs extra
help; you've got to clean the bowels,
purify the blood, or your complexion
gets bad. HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain
Tea is what you need once a week.
Mccoy Drug Co.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-10-21
Steamer Josie.

BEGINNING next week the Steamer
Josie will leave New Orleans every
Wednesday at 6 p. m, arriving o.
Covdnxton Thursday morning.
Freight will be received at the Gov
ington wharf on Saturday for New
Orleans and way points.
This change In schedule has been
made on account OF the merchants o.
Coyington desiring their goods here
for the week end.
The Josie has just h.ll her engine
and boiler overhauled and expects to
make her trips in much better time
than heretofore.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-10-21
Miss Anna Morel Is
Highly Complimented.

Miss Anna Morrel, of Covington, a
memDer OF tine W0men's Progressive
Union, and a writer who has con-
trlDuted much yalua ole matter to the
columns OF The st. Tammany Farm
er, has been given the distinction OF
attracting SPECIAL notice by her paper
read before the convention OF the
Slxuh District Federated Women's s
Clubs, at foncnatoula, October and
s. The subject was The School as
. Social Center" The Times-Pic-
eyune OF last Sunday reproduces the
article in full, and Its reading before
the convention attracted a great deal
OF attention.
Miss Morrell is studying law with
the trm OF Miller & Burns, of Cow
dngton, and gives promise Of a very
successful career. She has been
prominent in tine civic and social
work OF Covington.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-10-21
A BIG DEMAND
FOR SWEET
POTATOES
Canning Factory Can Get
Cash for Every Car Load
That Can Be Shipped.

St. Tammany farmers find them
selves Unusually fortunate this year
In having u olg demand for sweet
pola1Ues. The scarcity OF canned
1uuus nas brought ABOUT call from
the loca4 canneTys' brokers tor ten
cars o. canned sweet POTATOES. 81
aAA1uuS are they tor the goods tina,
Luey ale viking TO remit TO the com
p~ny as last as tAey are packed,
nA.eh via enDale the cannery to rear
! l1e. .alpe SUMS OF tHoney TOT the pur-
cu..sr VI the raw material.
II Is hoped LuaL growers Will OHel
every Available pOeatO SultaOle 1oI
caA.A4Ag ~ Lue cann6ry. II lney 0O
SO, Lu1, seasons pack Will place the
company on SOalQ tOundaLl0n.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-10-21

Grating school transfers.
Since our last regular meeting the
new school building at Talisheek mas
been burned down and you have au-
thorized the advertisement for bids
to build q four-room house in the
place Of the one lost. These bids
will be opened by your building com
mittee on the 10th Of October. One
very good reason for building four
room instead Of a three-room house
there is the fact that at the END OF
the first month this year we had an
enrolment of 110 pupils and there is
no doubt but that E three-room mouse
would be outgrown in another year
or two.
The Vaudeville school was opened
on Monday of this week by a special
arrangement being made regarding
the board of the teachers.
As l look over the list OF teach-
ers engaged for the year | am glad
to report that we have followed our
custom of employing nome teachers
who are competent and hold valid
certificates. l notice that out OF ~
white teachers we have AZ whose
homes are in st. Tammany parish.
/ make this statement because Of the
fact that reports have been circulaf-
ed to the contrary. l am free to
state, however, that l would not
agree to employing teacher who
lives in this parish IT this was the
only claim she had to such position.
The contractor for the painting OF
the Savannah Branch and Progress
school houses has not yet had his
work accepted, and / would be glad
to have your board give your presi-
dent and secretary any instructions
in this matter you may think best.
am expecting that the new Pro-
gress school will open just as soon
as the painting is completed and the
furniture installed. / expect that
the new teacherege Is already COM
pleted, and would suggest that It
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-10-21

The Parade Will Be Over
Shelled Roads and Reach
Fair for Flag Raising.

Things are looking better every
day for q successful parrish fair.
harm Demonstra,tor Lewis and MIR.
NJ. Nielsen visited Slidell last Friday
and found the people of that town
ready and willing to contribute all
in their power to its success. Tspe
school teachers and pupils were en-
thusiastdc over school Day." and
Mayor Badon expresses the senti-
menls Of the town and himself in the
following proclaim alton. which has
been kindly forwarded by Mr.. Liddle:
Proclamation.
Realizing the Importance Of the St.
Tammany Parish Fair to the Town
of Slidell. and also to the parish at
large; and,
Where eas, Friday, the 27t!h day OF
October, 1916, has been declared a
Public School Holiday BY the Parish
School Board: and,
Where's, the N. %. C. N. Railroad
has published a low rate OF 30 cents
uor The round trip, s4idell TO Gov
ington, fAr the date named; and,
Whereas, THE slid Far is parish
{ N4uts Ill SVVpCs dAks SNNIdEs1OAd1 Al
character, and fee4,ng that persona.
contact with exhibits will greatly
benefit all who attend, now sug-
gest that every citizen of Slidel- par
= lclIa!se in uae Pleasures and bene-
fits of the day aforesaid.
L. BADON, Mayor.
The shells have arrived for the
completion OF 1.-THE surfac4ng of the
street ito the fair grounds, SO that
the discomiorting dust Of l.lst year
Will be replaced by clean, pleasant
drive to and from the grounds.
School Day. Friday, October a.,
promises to be day that will prove
interesting. The parade viii start
from the courthouse and will march
in assigned formation to the fair
grounds, where, before disbandtng.
there will be q dag-raising with ap-
pnopriate remarks and formalttes.
There will be racing at the parish
fir fer the first time in its history,
and 1t is expected to be popular In
novation.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-10-21
be insured at once or as soon as the
new. furniture is installed In the

be- insured at once or as soon as the
new. furniture is installed in the
school.
Work on the new Madisonville
school house is progressing very nice
" and the contractor says that II
should be completed by the first Of
November. The School Improvement
League there has had fine flowing
we'll put down and feel they should
receive vote Of thanks from this
| board for their great interest IN
school matters.
Mr.. David B. Smith, Of Lewisburg
has asked me to place before you to-
day his. request for an appropriation
of about $1,000 dollars.
As the Robert school closed lasa
year with only one teacher, opened
it this year with but one. The at
tendance has gone up to the point
where it was at the opening of last
year. and even beyond that; there
fore, / have sent them second fo1
the balance of the session. / expect
to have the pans for the new Ridge
school house so that may start the
advertisement for bids in next week S
issue of the paper. Probably the ad-
vertisement will also include bids for
the new proposed Sand Hill school
to be built in the first ward.
Although you approved OF an ex-
ira teacher at the Ramsay school al
your last meeting, l have not yes
thought 1t advisa Bile to give it. Upoa
my visit there l found that only 20
children had enrolled for four grades
which number did not consider was
too much for the present teacher. !
was told that more would come later
and IL they should, to such an extent
that two teachers are necessary,
will not hesitate to supply the sec
ond one. We must, however. be
consistent and just to all, and When
we think OF over 40 pupils at Bon
fouca with seven grades in flve
groups and one teacher, ! must not
be- charged with being prejudiced Il
insist that the enrolment at RAM
say does not at present justify the
second teacher.
Upon examining the average daily
balances carried by this board for
the last year they were at the st.
Tammany Bank q Irust Co., we AAtl
that the law will require a bond to
be given by the Covington Bank 4
Trust Company, Of even $2O,000.00.
This the bank has agreed to give. AS
the law regulating the amount OF my
bond reads the same as that for the
fiscal agent suspect you will expect
me to give bond for $2O,0O0.OO
instead Of 100000, as at present.
In regard to the balance OF inter-
est on daily balances due US from
the st. Tammany Bank & Trust Co..
wish to state that the bank has
made settlement for balance due
for the year 1885, amounting to
$555.96. They have very willingly
promised to check over the accounts
for the slidell special and general
fund for the year 1915. and ]
M
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-10-21
Return Of Verdict by Jury in
Ten Minutes in Accord
ance With Prediction.
GLISSON DAMAGE SUIT
SET FOR TRIAL FRIDAY
Empanelmentof Petit Jurors
Discharged Until Meeting
of Court To-day.

District Court convened Wednes-
day, Judge Carter on the bench and
District Attorney Brock prosecuting.
Two cases to come up at this term
attracted considerable attention. the
State VS.. Il. D. Kentzel and the GINS
SO ndamage suit. The kentzel case
filled the courtroom to overt1oWang,
and sympathy seemed to be Largely
in favor Of the defendant. 1t was
generally conceded that Mr.. kentze.
would be acquitted OF the charge o.
embezzling parish funds. The charg-
es on which the various counts IN Nae
Indictment are based are too famltla1
to the public aud too long ito re-
state. but THE count on Wn1ch the
lest was made was the mlsappr0prla-
oion of $500, it betng claimed uha'
d warrant Tor THAT sum had been vs.
sued uwuce 10 Coroner bulloch ant
mat DIR. Bulloch collected one ano
.Mr. Kentzel tine other, and that onay
me had been received by DR.. Bul-
och. Mr.. keutzel stated on un>
stand that he had not remem Dere~
ma KING out the tir5t warrant, anA
mat as DR.. Bultoch wanted his money
ne drew the other warrant e +Ors
II. y. Bulloch or bearer and ~
received tlve hve-dollar bills Wlnlc4
ne turned over to DR.. Bulloch while
Standing in front of the courthouse.
He said he did this because DR.. Bull
.och had telephoned him tuhat he (lT.
Dulloch) would not be in Covington
until after the banks were closed.
Mr.. Kentzel was ably defended by
B. NJ. Miller, Judge Thos. NJ. Burns
and Arthur L. Bear. The jury was
out but ten minutes OF so when IN
returned q verdict of not guilty.
Petit jury panel discharged un-
til fOdAV
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-10-21
realize that ~ pupils and three and
one-half grades is more than one

realize that u pupils and three and
one-half grades is more than one
teacher can care for. Carried.
The grand jury came before the
school board and recommended that
the board present Information to the
District Attorney so that he might be
justified in fling a bill of informa-
ton against such people as may be
violating the Smith Compulsory
School Attendance Law.
They asked this as they we're about
to adjourn and they had reasons to
believe that more offenders would be
reported after. their adjournment.
Moved by Mr.. Millar and second
ed by Mr.. O'Keefe, that the sum OF
$500 be apportioned from the Dis
trict No. / i special tax fund to Sc
cure domestic science equipment for
the new Waldheim school,. Carried.
The following resolution was in
troduced by Mr.. Millar, who moved
it's adoption. It was seconded by
Mr.. O'Keefe. and unanimously adopt
ed to-wit::
Whereas, it appears that this board
will require certain funds to meet
teaelerJ salaries due and to become
due. during the early part OF the
present session, and until amounts
due from sDeatal taxes GIN be real
.zed upon by collection throughout
tho parish; and,
Whereas, according to eection 81
of Act 12o, of the General Assembly
Of 1916, this board Is especially au-
thorized to borrow money, to meet
current expenses, and to pledge the
revenues of the current year for the
payment of such loan;
Therefore be it resolved by the
mem bers Of this board, That the
pe-.dent therefore be and he is here
by authorized to negotiate with the
fiscal agent, to-wit, the Cov;ngtcn
loan of $4,000, or so much there
of as may becessary to meet the
teachers salaries, now due, or which
may hereafter become due, until
such time a5 the taxes shall be col
ected throughout the parish, which
t xes are to be pledged and hyDothe
Gated according to law, for the pay
ment of said los n.
The revenues pledged FOR the pay
ment OF said lean are hereby de-
clared to be the following special
;5-hl5,eI taxes for the respective School
Districts for the year 1916:
Second DintrIct, 5-miI special tax.
Third District 4-mil. special tax.
Fifth District 5-m;ll special tax.
sixth District 5-miu special tar.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-10-21
ABITA SPRINGS
TO IMPROVE
TOWN

Abdta Springs 10 prepar ring to make
extensive improvements in the town,
Including street and bridge work.
The council has borrowed $1,000, and
after the present inde btedness il TAX
en- care OF the remainder will be put
in improvements. 1t is said tnak
the man streels will be she. led and
the hickory bridge put in order.
There il also q movement on toot
to make a park ON the grounds sur-
rounding the old bottleing works
plant. The school children will take
part in tlhe planting OF trees and
movers. and a separate day will be
set apart tor this purpose.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-10-21
Auto Accident.

Last Saturday. about midnight.
sleeperg near the Covin9ton bridge
on boston street were awakened by
crash that sounded jubt following
The RAPID passing Of m tautomoD Dile.
A Large lmperia. car hay wrecked be-
side the lumber pile aa the bridge
entrance. It bore the n4me Of H. y.
Potter painted on the door. People
gathered around 1t dur1hg the day,
out no one could tell whp were In Vt
or who were hurt. but lhere was .
large blood stain on qeIpdece Of tho
lumber. 1t is said the lear was oc-
cupied by six men FROM Bogalusaa
and that one Of them rs seriously
injured.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-10-21
Where Are Ny Children ID
Wins Words Praise

where Are Ny Chf' f'deen?s w.
produced at the ParkvteN Theakre
Wednesday morning At t0:30 before
an audience Of ladies, e press and
the clergy, for the pulpose of d.
abusing the public mind % the idea
that the picture was 4orally unfit.
Tads act Of the managSmGnt Wa .
very fortunate proceednG. becamso
the picture won very high spraiape
from those present.
The picture Is an afist6c repre-
sentation OF the highe@t order, con-
cetved In q spirit Of dapprovl Of
modern evil that - dwnrfing the
finer sentiments 81 wo1hanhood, kill
ing the useful indueoc{ of home and
weakening the ties tffet4 bind the hus-
band to 1t.
We give below szpSestcns from
prominent men and women Of Cow
ington who witnessed the perform-
ance:
A wordless sermona Ny vocabu-
larry is too limited Il properly ex-
press my approval oe this picture.
All women, especially social butter
flies. and In particular those who
marry for convienien{e only, should
see It. As . sceuic PRODUCTION It u
beautiful. In one Nird us I mas
DIR. A. II. MAYLIE.
Editor st. Tammany Farmer:
! reviewed the lerformance Of
where Are My chiltren It Is =
powerful. masterly drama. great
moral lesson. It exposes q great evil
and is more powerful than words
cam express.
H. e. GAUTREAUX, MD.
where Are My Children?', is one
OF the most moral plays have ever
seen. That Is, WITH moral used
to cover the telling Of some great
truth. and the outcome Of good and
the suppression or tather exposing
and condemnang Of evil % resulting
from the presenting of facts which
unfold this great trnth. This story
Is plainly told, but Mtthout one word
OF coarse or indeMcafe phrasing, that
would shock the moral sense of mod
e1ty. OF course, the subjects with
which the picture d4als are not ones
which would form the unguarded
topic OF conversation at social or
even casual gatherings, still neither
are the contents II some medical
books, yet we can not condemn either
as Immoral or unfit for this fact,
for they both, picture and books, com
tain equary the truth, plainly but
properly told.