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The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1916-01-19

FOR RENT-Store IA Race ST., good
business location. Apply to Milton
Sullivan. 1-11-tf.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1916-01-19

FOR RENT-New Groom house, bath
room complete. electric lights, corner
Aurora and Byrn Sts, or will sell
right. j. r. D. Collins. 12-17-tf.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1916-01-19
For Rent

FOR RENT-110 Willis St,with mod
ern conveniences. VIII. Hooper. 1-13-tf
FOR RENT-House on Robbins st.
Apply to e. E. Phillips. 1-4-tf.
FOR RENT-The handsome Rozarth
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WanIed

WANTED-Young man, about 18, to
learn drug business. One having had
stating education, experience and ref
erence, to M. K. T., Banner Office. 17-4t
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-03-02
SETTLEMENT IN LOAN
co. CASE D|SPlEASES
WARD COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ASKED TO RESCIND ACTION
I SETTLING CASE OF THE STATE
LOAN co. FOR TAXES.

! Petitions were circulated in this city
and in other parts of the county the
latter part of last week which will be
presented to the county commissioners
asking them to rescind the settlement
of the case of the State Loan Co.,
against Ward County, by which set
Element the county accepted $4,000 in
payment Of taxes aggregating 81 900.
The settlement was made under the
authority of a law passed by the last
Legislature which has since been found
unconstitutional.
In the petition, the commissioners
are asked not only to rescind such
settlement, but they also are asked to
institute proceedings against the
State Loan company, for the recovery
Of all taxes originally assessed.
/ The settlement between the county
and the State Loan Company was
made after the loan concern had start
ed suit against the county to have the
assessment set aside as excessive and
illegal.
Settlement was perfected by the
county under a provision laid down by
the last legislature, since declared un-
constitutional, by whcih provision the
Legislature attempted to create basis
for the settlement of all old assess
ments which might, at that time, have
been placed in jeopardy through liti-
cation.
The provision was made a part of
the moneys and credits act of the
state legislatude, since declared uncon-
stitutional, and in its decision Of this
issue, the supreme court took occasion
to score quite roundly the inclusion Of
certain features of the law.
Under the provision in question, the
counties were authorized to accept rs
per cent of the moneys and credits
taxes that might be tied up in litiga-
ton, and it was such settlement that
Ward county made. This settlement,
it is now contended, was illegal and
without warrant of the law, in view of
the fact that the measure under which
it was made has been since declared
illegal.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-03-02
N0RTH1DAk0TA !. 'Il rs . |;
Ranks FIRST AMONG :
AGRICULTURAL STATES
STATE POARD OF
AGRICULTURE GIVES PALM
TO SUNSHINE STATE-REC-
ORD BREAKING STATISTICS.

For some time it has teen known
that North Dakota led all other ri
cultural states in the matter of the
FIVE principal grains for the year 1915,
but It remains for the Nebraska State
Board of Agriculture t. go a step
further and make a recapitulation Of
all the agricultural production, includ-
ing live stock. The Association of
Commerce has just received a copy of
the recapitulation and it sure reads
good.
For instance, the total value Of all
products Of the farm give North Da-
kota $327, ,O73, 900, while our nearest
competitor, South Dakota, rambles
along with only $310,691, 900. Ne
braska is next, and then comes Iowa,
Kansas, Minnesota, Illinois, Wisconsin,
Indiana, Missouri, Texas, etc.
In the matter of grain crops, this
report gives 1912 for every man, wo-
man and child in North Dakota, or
over $1.OO a day for each chinhabitant.
Our leading four7crops is given as
being valued at $191, ,153, 1000, thus
showing that with less than half of
the plowable land under cultivation,
we have much to be proud of.
Our live stock statistics show up ex-
ceedingly we'll, when it is taken into
consideration that North Dakota has
only been doing intensive farming for
approximately five years. At the rate
the farmers are going into diversified
farming in this state, in five years
more North Dakota will give mighty
good account of herself in this partic-
ular.
In the old cattle days much ado was
made over the fact that 1000 carloads
of cattle were shipped off the ranches
of the state a year, while in 1914 over
1890 carloads were shipped out Of
the state, thus showing that the good
old cattle days were not in it.
1t should surely be an easy matter
for the land men Of this state to do
business this year, for they have 80
much to talk about in the way of ac-
tual results, which, together with our
tremendous resources, can not fail to
attract new settlers from the older
states, where land values are all out
Of proportion to the agricultural pro-
duction.
This year-1916-should be BAN
ner year for our great state, and ev-
erybody should get their shoulder
against the wheel and push hard.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-03-02
WILLIAM BOKOVOY
NOT GUILTY
VILLAGE MARSHAL AT KIEF,
CHARGED WITH KILLING JAS.
BLACK, GOES FREE AT TOWN
Err.

Towner, N. D., Feb. 28.-The jury in
the case of the state against William
Bokovoy, charged with murder in the
first degree, brought in a verdict of
not guilty this morning. The case
had been on trial for several days in
the district court, with Judge A. G.
Burr presiding. The accused was de-
Tended by Attorney E. R. Sinkler CT
Minot, and the states attorney, John
Thorpe, was assisted by Judge L. j.
Palda of Minot, a former judge of this
district, and by Assistant States At
torney, Horace Baglev.
Bokovoy, who was the village mar
shat at Kief, was charged with kill
ing James Black last October. Over
forty witnesses were summoned in the
case and both sides fought with des-
peration.
The jury which tried the case was
composed of the following:
A. J. Engelhart and W. E. Ebersole
of Upham; George Keller and W. J.
Shinn of Bantry; John Thomas, A. P.
Carver and Ben Habeck of Granville;
John Theda of Willow Creek town
ship; Theo Rom of Denbigh; VIM.
Frahlinger of Velva; C. H. Wilkinson
of Deering and August Nelson of Nor
NAL township.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-03-02
WILL EXHIBIT PLAIN
STOCK CHASSIS
DODGE BROTHERS APPRECIATE
WONDERFUL SHOWING MADE
+. BY NORTHWEST MOTOR CON-
PANY.

At the Minot Auto Show, Dodge
Brothers, of Detroit, will exhibit the
plain stock chassis which has been ex-
hibited at all the eastern shows as q
mark Of special favor to the North
west Motor Company, their distrib-
utors thruout this territory.
The Northwest Motor Co. was or
ganized for the purpose of distribut-
ing Dodge cars in northwest North
Dakota and eastern Montana and to-
day the concern ranks second to Min
neapolis in the number of cars actual
ly sold, record remarkable from the
fact that Dodge Brothers have the
best sales organization Of any auto
mobile company in the world.
The purchaser of Dodge car has
the advantage Of doing business with
concern carrying a complete stock
of parts and accessories, service
which comparatively few owners of
automobiles enjoy, as the manufac-
turers of many cars make nc provls-
ion for supplying the needs Of the
purchasers Of their cars. The North
west Motor Co., thru their various
agencies, maintain So service stations
for the convenience of their patrons.
This concern established their head
quarters in Minot one year ago and up
to July 1, 1915, had sold ffty-four
Dodge Brothers Motor cars, when a
new contract was signed for the 1916
cars. The contract called for 500 cars,
but that number has since been in
creased to 600. To date the North
west Motor Co. has sold and delivered
1863 cars, valued at $3O6,735. A con-
servative estimate of the business for
this year places the valuation of the
cars sold at one-half million dollars.
Dodge Brothers have unique meth
cd, or rather policy, in their relations
with owners Of Dodge cars. They
keep in touch with every owner and
stand ready at any and all times to
render him service by way of advice,
or suggestion, that may be of value in
matters pertaining to his car. The
Northwest Motor Co. is in entire SYM
pathy with the system and cooperate
heartily along those lines. They sell
the Dodge on it's merits, offering no
special inducements to customers and
holding forth no alluring promises.
Quality, not price, is the watchword.
The Dodge car "speaks for ITSELF"
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-03-02
STIRUN MAN MURDERS
BABE WITH SCISSORS
ROBERT G.. SINCLAIR, DEPRAVED
YOUNG MAN, KILLS HIS ILLE-
CLIMATE CHILD AT WAHPE-
TON HOTEL.

A two-weeks baby girl, born un-
der the stigma of illegitimacy, lies
buried in a cemetery at Wahpeton,
having been murdered by depraved
father, Robert G.. Sinclair, son of Mr..
and Mrs. w. E. Sinclair, who operate a
hotel at Stirum, N. D. Sinclair has
confessed to the crime and lies in the
Richland county Jail. It is believed
that the mother was not implicated IN
the crime.
The mother is the daughter of high
ly respected parents, farmers living IN
the vicinity of Stirum. The woman
seems to have been under the complete
influence of Sinclair, worthless fel-
low. The couple took their babe to
Wahpeton and registered at hote!
as man and wife, under assumed
names. The man promised to place
the babe on a door step. He got the
girl to 20 into the bathroom on some
pretext, when he murdered the babe
by stabbing it in the head several
times with a pair of scissors. Placing
the body in suit case, he carried it
to an clubhouse vault, depositing it
there. After he had confessed, the
remains were found where he said
they were placed. The couple when
questioned, said the child had been
sent to the home Of relative at
Terry, Mont, but when examined sep
arately, the young woman said that
the father had taken the child and
placed it on some ones doorstep. Lat
er the father confessed but he did not
appear to realize the enormity of his
crime. He will undoubtedly spend the
ramainder Of his davs behind the bars.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-03-02
plan TRIP TO
INAUGURATION
I'M. ANDERSON, EQUITY HEAD,
TELLS OF MOVE TO DEMAND
FEDERAL GRAIN EXCHANGE.

+ NJ. Anderson, president of the
Equity Cooperative Exchange, has re-
turned to st. Paul from Minot, where
he attended meeting Of the North
Dakota Society of Equity and secured
the adoption of a resolution to charter
a special train to carry from 5UO 10
1000 northwestern farmers to Wash.
ington in time for the Inauguration OF
the president next year.
"The idea is to impress upon the o.
ficers of the Federal government the
Importance of the open market" said
Mr.. Anderson. "We hope to have DEL
egations from Illinois, Kansas and Ne.
braska as we'll as from Minnesota and
the two Dakotas.
"The specific measures we propose
to advocate are federal control OF
grain exchanges to prevent monopoly
Federal aid for the establishment OF
laws to prevent discrimination on the
part of the grain exchanges such as
the Minneapolis Chamber of Com
merce practices against the st. Paul
Grain Exchange and ordinary business
courtesies. =.
"The time has arrived when the St
Paul Grain Exchange will want to be
represented on all the big grain ex.
changes of the country, and we want
it made impossible or at least illegal
for these big exchanges to give us q
cold deal such as we received IN Mln-
neapolis. .....
in Washington the fact that the farm
ers are in earnest in demanding an
open market for all their products"
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-03-02
franklin Kaufman
..7SURPR|SES FRIENDS
MANAGER OF THE
OPTIC-REPORTER HES HIM.
SELF AWAY TO STANLEY
WHERE HE WEDS CHARMING
ST. PAUL GIRL.

Franklin Kaufman, advertising
manager of the Optic-Reporter, sur
prised his many friends by stealing
quietly away to Stanley, where he was
married Wednesday morning to Miss
Ida Bertossi of St. Paul. The cere-
mony was performed at St. Joseph's
Catholic church, Rev. Father Joseph
Mahussir officiating. The couple were
attended by Miss Mary Doran and
Walter G. Holm of Stanley. After a
short honeymoon, the happy couple
will return to Minot to receive the
best wishes and congratulations of
many friends.
Mr.. Kaufman and bride have been
friends for years, meeting in St. Paul,
the former home of the groom. Mr..
Kaufman has been connected with
the Minot newspapers for the past ten
years. He is one of our most success
full young businessmen. The lndepen-
dent wishes himself and his charming
bride the best that life affords.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-03-02
BETTER BABIES
BETTER CITY"
BETTER BABY WEEK CELERRA-
TIONS HAVE BEEN ARRANGED
tags FOR THE YOUNGSTERS.

Better Babies-Better City'-that
is the slogan for Baby Week in Minot.
A general outline of the work of Baby
Week follows:
Saturday, March 4th, Baby Tag
Day.
Sunday, March 5th, Baby Sunday.
Monday evening, March 9Th, Mass
meeting at Presbyterian church.
Friday. March 10th, Baby Day in
the schools.
Sunday, March 4th, the babies them
selves will assist in the campaign by
wearing proudly the tags bearing the
slogan of the week. Little girls who
have volunteered their services to the
work will distribute tags to all babies
appearing on the business streets Sat-
urday.
Sunday, sermons on baby welfare
work will be preached and talks will
be given in the Sunday schools.
Announcement of the work to be
done in the public schools will be made
later.
The program Of the mass meeting
to be held at the Presbyterian church
at o'clock Monday evening is given
below. There will be no admission
charged, and all are cordially invited
to attend. It is hoped the audience
will be in their seats promptly at 8
o'clock so that the children having
part need not be kept up too late.
Mass Meeting Program.
Organ Solo, Mrs. E. S. Person.
Playlet, Pupils of City Schools under
direction of Miss Eula Miller.
Management of Infectious and Con-
tagious Diseases, DR.. J. r. Pence.
Vocal Solo, Lullaby, Selected, Mrs. R.
E. Barron.
Hygiene of Eye, Ear, Nose and
Throat, DR.. A. D. MCDANIEL.
Care of Children's Teeth-Dr. F, ].
Hartl.
Organ Solo-Mrs. E. S. Person.
Rev. P. w. Erickson will preside at
this meeting, and the Count on Me
Girls will act as ushers.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-03-02
hULSE AWARDED
Contract FOR PLANS
KAN., ARCHITECT
WILL FURNISH PLANS FOR MI
NOTS PROPOSED NEW $S5, 900
HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING.

Architect Hulse of St. Paul, Mimi,
and Hutchinson, Kan, was awarded
the contract to furnish plans and spec
ifcations for Minot's new high school
building at a special meeting of the
board Saturday night. The plans sub
mitted were all excellent, but those Of
Mr.. Hulse from the start seemed to
meet with the favor of the board.
The board hopes to be able to go
ahead with the building early in the
summer, as the Minot schools are sad
ly crowded for room. The proposed
building will cost in the neighborhood
of sS5,OOO and will be constructed ac-
cording to the unit system, so that
wings may be added as needed and
the finances of the district permit.
Mr.. Hulse, while here was a guest
at the home Of his brother-in-law, G..
E. DeNoon.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-03-02
LADD PRES. .7OF ACR|-
Cultural COLLEGE
THE MAN WHO GAVE NORTH DA-,
KOTA PURE FOODS is ELEVAT-
ED TO HIGH POSITION, WHICH
HE HAS ACCEPTED.

DR.. E. F. Ladd, for a quarter of a
century a member of the faculty Of
the North Dakota Agricultural Col
lege, has been made president of that
institution, in place of John H. Worst,
who was removed by the Board of Re-
gents. Ladd has accepted the posi-
ton.
The board wants it strictly under
stood that Ladd is to be the head of
the institution and that he is to con-
tinue his work with pure foods for
the state. He is to be given such as
sistance in the chemistry department
as he desires.
Ladd is one of the states best citi-
zens and better man for the position
could hardly have been secured.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-03-02
VAN HOOK
man WAS MURDERED
FRANK MOREHOUSE, AGED 25,
FOUND DEAD AT HOME OF
FRANK KACZOR, NORTH OF
VAN HOOK.

Frank Morehouse, farmer living
eight miles north of Van Hook, was
found dead at the home of Frank Kac-
zor, who lives four miles north of that
town, Feb. 49, At first it was believ-
ed that he committed suicide, bullet
hole being located behind his right
ear.
According to a report from Stanley,
Morehouse was the victim of foul play.
The victim was to have been married
in three weeks and it is known that
he had considerable sum of money
on his person in anticipation of the
event. No money was found on the
body. An investigation by the coro-
ner's jury found that the man was
murdered. ......
It is said that Morehouse had gone
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-03-02
WATERFORD farmer
FOR COMMISSIONER
NJ. M. POWELL WILL BE CANDl-
DATE FROM SECOND IN PLACE
OF B. J. ANDERSON.

M. M. Powell, prominent farmer
from Waterford township, will be a
candidate for county commissioner
from the Second district. B. J. Ander-
son, the present incumbent, will not be
candidate for reelection, but in
stead will be in the race for clerk of
court.
Mr.. Powell is a successful farmer.
He has the time to give to the work
and is going to retire from the farm
anyway. Mr.. Powell has resided in
Ward county for the past fifteen
years. He was formerly in the milling
business in Minnesota. He will make
thoro canvas Of the district.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-03-02
NEW ROCKFORD MURDERER
~ "a GETS TWENTY-FIVE YEARS.

a. =. Nicholas 4Chernos, the New Rock:
ford murderer, was found guilty Of
killing his employer. George Rittle,
Feb. 10, and sentenced to serve 20
years in the penitentiary. .....,
Chernos had hoped to 60 free, the
defense being insanity. Rittle, while
lighting the kitchen fire, was, shot
three times by Chernos, one bullet
penetrating the liver and the other
two lodging near the heart. A report
was given out that Rittle had shot
himself. A doctor was not called un-
til in the afternoon.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-03-02
ARTIST
BR0T TO M|N0T
]. A. MEYER, DEVILS LAKE JAIL
BIRD, ARRESTED BY WARD
COUNTY OFFICIALS AND BROT
TO FACE SERIOUS CHARGE.

J. A. Meyer, who completed term
of 80 days in the Ramsey county Jail
at Devils Lake for issuing worthless
checks, was met at the door of the Jail
by Ward county deputy sheriff and
placed under arrest charged with do
ing a like stunt in Minot. He was
brot to this city where he is lying in
the county Jail awaiting his hearing.
Meyer is the big fellow who flim-fam-
med his friends in more ways than one
in Minot and if he does not get Jail
sentence in Minot, those who he has
imposed upon will always believe that
it is another case of miscarriage Of
justice.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-03-02
STUDENTS RESENT
SHELVING OF WORST
RECORD FOR NORTH DAKOTA
FARM COLLEGE PRESIDENT Is
DEFENDED BY THE SCHOOL
PAPER.

Fargo, N. D., Feb. 25.-That there
is much indignation and still more ap-
prehension among the students Of the
North Dakota agricultural college as a
result of the action of the state board
Of regents in electing President John
II. Worst as president emeritus. which
is accepted by President Worst as be-
ing fired from the institution, is
SHOWN by an editorial from The Spec
trum, the student publication.
The editorial says: eff the board
carries out it's policy it means that
.preXy' will be eventually disgraced.
Will you see this done?
Showing that there is great appre-
hension as to what the ultimate re-
suits will be the editorial continues:
"He stood by us for over 20 wears,
He has advanced means by which we
could obtain the things worth while in
the institution.
"NoW we, the students, stand a good
chance of having all these things that
are worth while taken away from us.
The Spectrum, Agassiz, the Little
Country theatre, the package library,
Bolley and Ladd, are only a few Of
them. Others are being considered.
What do you say to that ?"
Further on some demands are set
forth. "Then let the students demand:
That if cleanup is to be made let
those professors who could not teach
Sunday school go with those who are
not in accord with the present powers,
that if new president is to be ap-
pointed let him be a man from outside
the state-'way outside. Let US also
demand that he be an educator and
that he be interested in agriculture.
Let US demand that the Little Country
theatre, the Agassiz and the Spec
trum, but especially the Little Country
theatre, be retained in the institution"
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-03-02
JOINT CIVIC IMPROVEMENT
MEETING.

The Minot Park Board and the Mi
not Art Club will hold joint meeting
at the Library Saturday evening, to
which the genral public is invited. The
meeting is in the interests of improve
ment of homes and other city proper
ty. Beautiful views of what has been
accomplished in this respect, else
where, will be shown on the screen.
Addresses will be given by Mrs. c.
B. Davis of the Art Club and by Will
O. Doolittle, superintendent Of parks.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-03-02

to Van Hook that day for medicine
and becoming i'll, had stopped at Kac-
zor's house. 1t was reported that he
had been Respondent and this is the
reason that it was believed at first
that he had committed suicide. The
man was 25 years of age and highly
respected.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-03-02
Farmers Club Will Buy Merchandise.

Farmers Club Will BUY Merchandise:
A meeting of the Eureka Farmers,
Club was held at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. O.. R. Brown Thursday. The fol-
lowing officers we're elected:
A. 6. Erb, president; John Lee, vice
nresident: Vitus Carlson, secretary
treasurer. The officers are to cohsti-
tnte a business committee to purchase
twine, formaldehyde and gopher pol
son in large quantities for the club.
The club will meet once month, the
next meeting to be held at the home
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-03-02
MINOT LAD WITH THE ALLIES.

George Graves, a former Minot
school boy, is now fighting with the
Allies in the trenches at Verdun.
George is the son of F. E. Graves, for.
mer Minot real estate dealer, now Of
San Diego, Cal. He is soldier Of for
tune. He has an adventurour spirit:
He has travelled widely in Mexico and
South America. -
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-03-02
w. J. Rigg With Western Sales Co

w. J. Klgg WIth WeSteTn SdleS OO.
The Minot branch of the Western
Sales Co., distributors of the Stutz,
Madison and New Era automobiles,
have recently made further addition
to their local force in the person of
w. J. Rigg, a former Minot man who
recently returned to the city. Mr..
Rigg has followed the automobile
game from it's inception and has kept
himself informed on the various
changes and improvements which have
taken place from time to time, and he
do doubt realizes that with the line of
cars mentioned above, a successful
season is assured.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-03-02
Sent Wife Wireless Message.

Mrs. Phil Myers, who is enroute to
Honolulu with two of Mr.. Myers
brothers and their wives, left San
Francisco Tuesday. Mr.. Myers sent
his wife wireless message Wednes-
day, which was delivered to her on
board the steamship.