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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-01-13
BOARD PLANS HIGH
SCHOOL BUILDING
CALLS FOR PLANS FOR BUILD
ING NOT TO EXCEED COST OF
S125, 5,OCO-PLAN TO BUILD GEN.
TRIAL UNIT THIS YEAR.

The board of education of the Minot
Special School District No. /, is plan
ming on building a new High school
meeting Tuesday night asked for the
submission of plans and specifications
for such.
The building is to be located on the
Central school grounds. The board
proposes to have the plans call for a
three unit building and will build the
central unit this year at cost not to
exceed $4,000, which amount Of mon
ey is now available for building pur-
poses. The central unit will provide
for the main auditorium, gymnasium,
shower baths for the boys and girls
and large swimming pool. The other
units will be added to either side as
soon as the additional money is avail
able and will provide additional rooms.
The Minot schools are in a very
crowded condition and the new build
ing is needed badly. The city has
been growing very rapidly and with it
the schools.
The school board hopes later to add
a central heating plant in a fire-proof
DulIdlng, located at an eJual QlSCance
from the three buildings, the heating
plant to be located in the basement
with provisions made for the manual
training department on the first floor
and the domestic science department
on the second floor. They propose to
provide for the advanced course of
manual training soon by the installa-
tion Of metal lathes and FORCES.
Final action on the question of
building was deferred until the meet
ing of Monday, Jan. II, as two men,
bers of the board, G. S. Reishus and
Martin jacobson, were absent.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-01-13

tent overseers. Eleven miles of track
age is required to reach the extreme
underground workings, and three elec-
trio driven motors handle the coal to
the foot of the shaft, where it is
speedily brought to the surface and
loaded into railroad cars by the latest
models of box car leaders. Both the
500 and Northern Pacific railroads
run into Wilton and at this season Of
the year special trains for the handl-
ing of the mammoth output, arc made
up at the mine, and Wilton's famous
Ignite is shipped to all parts of the
state.
Last year the production of coal at
the local mine amounted to 100000
tons, being nearly one-half the entire
output of the combined mines of
North Dakota. A yearly pay roll Of
100000 to the men employed, is big
item in Wilton financial circles, and
there is no such thing as hard times in
the Lignite City, with the revenue
from the product of the fertile pra-
iries and the rich deposits of coal un-
derneath the surface.
Aside from running the largest
mine in North Dakota, the Washburn
Ignite Coal Co. farms nearly 1000
acres of land and this year marketed
from $50 acres, almost 10000 bushels
of wheat and from 80 acres of flax
threshed 1900 bushels. A bumper
crop of oats was stored in the COM
pany's big granaries which will be
used for feed, as q large number of
mules and horses are utilized in car
rying on the immense business.
The men employed at the mines are
we'll cared for and many Of them live
in company cottages close to the mine,
and every occupant has plot of
ground which is used for garden pur-
poses. A we'll heated and lighted
boarding and rooming house accom-
modates the unmarried men and dur
ing the winter months this large
building is filled to ovcrfowing, as
many as 100 miners being taken care
Of. A neat school building for the
children of the employees of the mine
is presided over by competent teach
er and the entire policy of the man.
agement is to make the men who are
on the pay roll happy and contented.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-01-13
Of Course It's Cold.

Of course this is cold weather. The
ice man must harvest his crop and no.
body wants an ice failure. Did you
ever see a January in North Dakota
when it wasn't trif1e cold? We told
you last fall that we were going to
have some snug weather and advised
you to invest in storm sash and storm
doors. Many of you needed our warn;
ing and invested a small outlay and
YOU have more than saved the cost in
your fuel bill. If you are still heat
ing up the whole out of doors, why not
come in and invest? Next time you
are in town, come in and let's talk
over those improvements you are fig
uring on making out on the farm. The
material for many Of the best build
ings in the country was furnished by
our yard. Rogers Lumber Co., H. S.
Johnson, Manager.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-01-13
County COURT
C0NYFNES TUESDAY
JUDGE MURRAY WILL START A
LONG TERM OF CIVIL AND
CRIMINAL CASES NEXT WEEK.

Judge Murray will open the Janu-
ary term of county court on the morn
ing of Tuesday, Jan. 18. Criminal
cases will be tried Thursday, Friday
and Saturday of next week.
inal cases: The State VS.. Florence
Chester, Henry White, Clarence Chan
cellor, E. Stevenson, j. Wallace, O.
W. Webb, Walter McCrae, Obie
Spires, VIM. Anderson, Harry Hall
Fred Blood, John Willis, Ward Nc
Grill, James Manney, Sam Loomis
Laura Hanson Schossow, Liga Hag-
gerty, Stella Laing Francis, Hattie
Barlow Kiser, Joe Shekers, JAMES
Manney, Ostop Bostow and Arthur
Bostow, Joe Bartoshevick, Elliott
Stevenson, G. F. Drury, Robert Rath
Frank Rose, Roscoe Hall, James Man
ney, Geo. Dunckley, Jennie Ogg, Peter
Scott, M. Nichols, Olaf Mattson and
Mary Mattson, John W. Perlicheck
Frank Switted, H. w. Gillespie and
Robert Taylor, Fred Talley, Ward Nc
Grill and Mrs. Ward McCrill, VIM
Anderson and Mrs. VIM. Anderson
Arthur Charlebois, Jennie Blood, Dave
L ulll1pS, IeO. AIMS anu 1OIIl Lazy
Jacob H. Bassler, Clarence Sears, Sam
Loomis, Ted Young and Bert Cow,
VIM. Kelley ct al, Geo. Oliver, Pat
Gleason and T. P. Swinsberger, Rob
Logic and James Anderson, Chas. A.
Fuller, Richard Knight, A. F. Chris
tie, Art Washburn, Ben Cook and T.
E. Guffey, Joe Williamson,
William Ellie, Mildred Hoard,
Fred Talley, VIM. Anderson and Mrs
VIM. Anderson, Fred Hines, Scott
Clark and Anna Myers Clark, Flor
ence Chester, Mary Willis, Sam Loom
is and c. E. Loomis, Bessie McCrill,
Liga Haggerty and Beulah Blair,
John Wallace and Eva Wallace, Flor
ence Hines, Ben Doe, true name Full
Ter, Caroline Talley, Ollie Fay Rhode,
Walter McCray, Harvey Holmberg
and Elliott Stevenson.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-01-13
WILTON COAL Mine
LARGEST IN STATE
YEARLY PRODUCTION IS 100000
TONS-EVERY MODERN DE-
VICE IN COAL MINING IN USE
AT PLANT.

Wilton, N. D., Jan. 10-Not many
North Dakota communities enjoy the
advantages and prosperity which has
been heaped upon the people of Will
ton and vicinity. Besides being priv
legged to live along the fertile Mis-
souri, slope, one of the garden spots
of North Dakota, the residents of this
section are reaping benefits from the
largest industrial plant in the state
The Ignite coal mine of the Wash
burn Ignite Coal company, which is
situated in Wilton, is famous the state
over because of the quality of Ignite
produced. No other mines in the state
can boast of any superior grade of
native fuel, and the local plant being
centrally located and within easy ac-
cess to all parts of the state, is in a
position to furnish coal to all parts of
North Dakota at a price that defies
competition, the cost at the mine be-
ing from $1.5O to $500 per ton; not
only so, but the immense plant is
equipped with every device in the line
of machinery to take care of vast
amount of coal The mine is by far
the largest in the state and has a
large vein of coal at the disposal of
the operators, which will insure Will
ton Ignite on the market many years
after the youngest reader of this ar
ticle, has been called from this mum
dane spheroid. AT the present time
the mine is working 400 men in all de-
partments, and these men are expert
miners, with experienced and compe-
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-01-13
FARGO ATTORNEY /.
II II
!! ENTERS M|NOl1z.fIRN
BEN LESK, PROMINENT YOUNG
BARRISTER, FORMS PARTNER
SHIP WITH GREENLEAF &
WOOLEDGE - LATTER WITH
DRAWS FROM FIRM OF THOMP-
son & WOOLEDGE.

G. S. Wooledge has withdrawn from
the we'll known law firm of Thompson
& Wooledge to form a partnership
with D. C. Greenleaf, one of Minot' S
oldest and most prominent attorneys.
Ben Lesk of Fargo will be associated
with Greenleaf and Wooledge. Mr..
Thompson will continue his large
practice in the present location, the
new Jacobson block. The Courier
News Of Fargo has the following to
say regarding the change:
One of Fargo's most popular and
hardest working young men leaves
next week to establish himself profes-
sionally in new location. Mr.. Ben
Lesk. who has been for two and a half
years connected with the firm Of Law
renee & Murphy, goes to Minot to be-
come the junior member Of a new
firm, Greenleaf, Wooledge & Lesk. Mr..
G. S. Wooledge has severed his con-
nection with Thompson & Wooledge
to join with the new firm.
Mr.. Lesk came with his father to
Fargo when he was but a lad, and the
family having escaped from the tyr
amy Of Russia, he appreciated the op-
portunities of America. Mr.. Lesk is
considered one of the best cultured
young men of the city, being a grad
uate of Georgetown university in the
District of Columbia. His social and
fraternal affiliations here are Of the
best, and a host of friends wish him
we'll and predict success for him in
the new field and firm. He is con-
sidered honest, capable and is a very
hard working and diligent young at
tOrneV
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-01-13
BFRTH0LD GIRL Wife
Of ALLEGED MURDERER
"Y'-~1-Z.=7-'gs = - .E..sss's-!Ea2@2&0 u
CARRIE OLSON, WHO MARRIED
PRICE OF MINNEAPOLIS, NOW
ON TRIAL, WAS DOMESTIC IN
WARD COUNTY FAMILIES.

Considerable interest is being taken
in the Price murder trial in this vicin-
ity, which is now in progress in Min
neapolis, because of the fact that
Prices present wife for several years
was a resident of Berthold, town To-
Gated on the Great Northern 20 miles
west of Minot. She was Miss Carrie
Olson, beautiful Norwegian girl. She
worked as domestic five years ago
in Berthold's best families. She was
first employed at the home of Mr..
Stevenson, the banker, and later at
considerable intelligence and learned
considerable intelligence and learned
to write on the typewriter, later going
into the attorneys office. She gradu-
ated from a Fargo business college
and worked as stenographer in Min
neapolis, where she met Price, prom
inent businessman.
Price is charged with numbering his
former wife in order to get her $685.
900 fortune. After he became admin
istrator of the estate he married Car
rie Olson.
Charles Etqhison, who was arrested
charged with being an accessory to
the crime, says he accompanied Price
and his wife to cliff near Minneapo-
lis and that Price stopped the car,
saying it needed repairs. He says
that Price told his wife to get out of
the car while he fixed it and that he
pushed her violently over the cliff and
showed the dog down after her He
says the fall did not kill the woman
and that Price followed her down and
beat in her skull with rock. He
says he shut his eyes as he heard the
thud of the rock against the woman's
skull. Etchison says Price was to
give him $4,000 for testifying that the
woman had fallen over the cliff, as she
tried to keep her dog from going over.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-01-13
Donnybrook Man Out of-Docr En-
thusiast.

Joseph Johnson, the Guernsey King
from Donnybrook, came down to see
The Birth of a Nation Wednesday
Mr.. Johnson for years was in the
banking business at Donnybrook, but
he is now doing lucrative auto bus
mess, handling the Ford and Stude-
baker cars. He is one of the officers
of the Guernsey Breeders Associa-
ton and has some of the best cattle
in the state at his big farm. He is
preparing to attend the Mid-winter
Fair. Joe has slept out Of doors for
years and he is perfectly n1fortable
in his sleeping bag in the coolest
weather. "It makes a fellow feel fine
to sleep out in the open the year
round" he says. "I never mind it.
The cold weather has a tendency to
make ones blood course thru his veins
faster and l never know what cold
is any more"
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-01-13
Thermometer Reached Low Point.

The weather man is giving us some
good old-fashioned winter weather this
week. Sometime during Wednesday
forenoon the government thermometer
according to w. l. Ferris, Of the wea-
ther bureau, reached the point of A
degrees below zero. Early in the morn
ing it reached Al below but grew cold
er as the day advanced. The thermom-
eter registered AZ degrees below this
morning.
Not many farmers have been in dur
Ing the week and we presume they
are sticking pretty close to their hot
Ignite fires. The weather was not
particularly disagreeable in the city,
tho we noticed that the crowds that
of the buildings discussing politics
and war, were not very large and peo-
pie stepped around lively. Coal men
are doing a nice business, some Of
them getting rid Of a car load of coal
daily, and they are praying for the
cold snap to keep up for several
weeks.
There was little actual suffering.
There is plenty of fuel and if any of
our people need clothing or food, all
they have to do is to notify the au-
thorities. Three little boys from a
family on the North side went to
school Wednesday morning, without
any underclothing. They were very
cold but managed to keep from freez-
ing. Mrs. John Campbell, who heads
the Associated Charities, learned of
their plight and bought some good
warm underclothing for them.
One little youngster who had quite
a long distance to walk to school, suf-
fered slightly from frozen hand
and foot. A good many of our citizens
are nursing ears and noses that were
nipped, but none suffered any i'll con-
sequences. This is fine winter wea-
ther, just cold enough to whet up ones
appetite and make him think of last
summers wages.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-01-13
Association of Commerce Luncheon
and Election.

From to 8 o'clock on Monday, Jan
uary II, the election of directors of
the Association of Commerce will be
held. Up to $50 the voting will be
at the rooms of the Association in the
Jacobson block, after 6:30 at the Sa-
voy cafe, where a luncheon will be
served. The term of Office Of the fol-
lowing named directors expire at this
time: Jim johnson, William Dunnell,
A. J. McCannel, E. S. Person, M. r.
Porter and J. c. Smallwood. The di-
rectors whose terms will expire in
1917 are: F. B. Lambert, R. E. Bar
ron, A. NJ. Thompson, Halvor L. Hal
vorson, Ira D. Wight and c. A. john
SON
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-01-13
N1'COY'S Bic SALE
STARTS JAN. 18th
ANNUAL CLEARANCE EVENT
WILL LAST UNTIL JAN. 20 -
PRACTICALLY ALL SEASON.
ABLE MERCHANDISE TO BE
OFFERED.

The big annual January Clearance
Sale at the Mccoy Department store
will start Jan. IS, running until Jan.
20. This is always a big merchandise
ing event with the Mccoy store and
greater bargains than ever are offer
ed for this years sale.
The sale will include coats, suits,
dresses, furs, underwear, yard goods
and many other lines. Gossard cor
sets will be sold at special prices, the
first time in the stores history.
The store desires to make a clear
ance of practically all Of its season
able merchandise, to make room for
the spring stocks, which have already
begun to arrive, fully thirty days ear
lier than ever before.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-01-13
Farmer MAKES WON /
. / DERfUL RECORD
HERMAN ABRAHAMSON AND
!. TWO SONS GROW 37,4O0 BUSH
:: ELS OF WHEAT, OATS, BAR.
LEY, RYE AND FLAX AT FARM
NEAR MINOT.

Herman Abrahamson, a hustling
farmer living ten miles east of Minot,
made record on his farm last sea-
son that we do not believe was equal
led in the state. With the help of two
sons, aged 16 and 18 years, he grew
$4,000 bushels of wheat, 1900 bushels
of rye, 500 bushels of flax and $4,000
bushels of oats and barley. He hired
one man two months during seeding
time at cost of $780, He has market
ed $4,000 worth of wheat and has g.
900 bushels left, besides all Of his
flax, oats, barley and rye. His thresh
bill amounted to $3500. He is still
hauling grain and holding for high
er price. Mr.. Abrahamson bought the
Gallagher farm adjoining his own.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-01-13
SCARLET SECURES
TEMPORARY QUARTERS
FIRM WHOSE STOCK WAS WIPED
OUT BY FIRE TELEGRAPHS Or
DER FOR NEW STOCK AND
WILL REOPEN IN BRAUER
BLOCK.
It's hard to keep good concern

It's hard to keep a good concern
down. 49,. -
Scarlett's Office Quitting Co. was
wiped out of business temporarily by
a fire Tuesday morning. Colonel
Scarlet, the energetic Scotchman,
arose from sick bed at St. Joseph's s
hospital, came back on the firing line
and telegraphed for a complete new
stock. Within "a hours after the fire
mad started, he had leased temporary
quarters in the basement Of the
Brauer block and will reopen his store
Saturday morning. A bit of adversely
appears to be as good for the Colonel
as tonic, for he was around We'd
nesday morning giving orders with
as much vim as a youth.
Long live the hardy old Scot and
the Scarlett Office Quitting Co.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-01-13
Only Survivor of BerthOld Tragedy
Recovering.

Willard, the nine-year-old son of
Harry Arnold of Berthold, the only
survivor of the i'll fated school bus in
which five boys and the driver were
killed when struck by G. N. train,
was brot to St. Joseph's hospital in
this city for rather difficult opera
ton. The boy suffered a fracture of
the arm near the shoulder, the bone
being shattered so badly that it was
necessary to bind the broken ends
with a silver plate. The boy will re-
cover fully in time, but it will be
many months.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-01-13
Reighart With the Champlin 1mple-
ment Co.

W. H. Reighart, the well known
auto man, has been secured to manage
the automobile department of the
Champlin Implement Co. the coming
season. Mr.. Reighart is one of the
most capable automobile men in the
northwest and the Champlin Co. is
fortunate in securing his services.
Ray Dierdorff of Surrey will assist
in the machinery department of that
concern during the coming season.
The Champlin Implement Co. handle
Studebaker cars, which have won an
enviable reputation.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-01-13
Commandery Ball Feb. IL.

Preparations are being made fol-
the annual Knights Templar Ball to be
given at the Masonic Temple Feb. II
by the DeMolay Commandery. This
ball is always the most important
function held during the year at the
Temple and will be largely attended,
many coming from out Of town. The
Knights will appear in full uniform
An elaborate banquet is being ar
ranged and Sonju's orchestra will fur
nish the music.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-01-13
DR.. MCDANIEL Will Take Postgraduate
Course.

DR.. A. J. Mcdaniel, whose office and
equipment were burned when the
Roell- -Blakey block went up in smoke
Tuesday morning, has arranged to
leave Monday for New Orleans, where
he will spend three months taking a
post graduate course in the Tulane
University. He will return to this
city to reopen offices some time dur
ing Auril. He will be accompanied
to the south by Mrs. McCannel.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-01-13

Our old friend, Perry Stockwell, of
Burlington is in town today on his
way to Martin, N. D., where his sis
ter, Mrs. Anna Varey, is very i'll from
chronic bronchitis, with little hopes
for her recovery. Mrs. Varey is well
known in Minot, where she owns con-
siderable property. Mr.. Stockwell
raised nice crop and has not sold a
bushel of his grain. The wheat from
the time he threshed has advanced
81 cents a bushel.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-01-13
Police Matron Ordinance Passed Sec
ond Reading.

Provision for creating the Office of
police matron was made on Monday
evening when the city commissioners
passed the ordinance establishing this
office. When duly published according
to law, it will be in full force and eff
feet. The new ordinance states that
the salary shall not exceed S75, but
the exact amount which said matron
will be paid will be determined by res
olution of the city commission at a
later date.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-01-13
Fuller Babe Passed Away.

The little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
E. w. Fuller died Monday evening,
the funeral taking place from the
United Brethren church Wednesday
at 2:3O o'clock. The interment was in
Rosehill cemetery. The bereaved
parents are heartbroken at the loss
of their little daughter. They have
the sympathy of wide circle of
friends in their bereavement.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-01-13
Mrs: Myers Proves Delightful Hostess

The Wednesday Musical club was
entertained at the beautiful suburban
home of Mrs. Phil w. Myers Wednes-
day evening and despite the exceed
ingly cold weather, a large number
gathered. Mrs. J. B. Taylor had
charge of the program, a number of
interesting papers being read. Plans
for the future good of the club were
discussed.
Mrs. Myers, assisted by Mrs. Sweet,
served delightful refreshments and
the evening passed altogether too
quickly.
Mrs. Coar will entertain the club
at the Y. w. C. A. rooms Wednesday
evening, Jan. 26 and Miss Florence
Miller will have charge Of the pro-
gram.
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The Portal curriers' visited this city
Wednesday and took our champion
rink into camp to the tune of 13 to
II. The game was very fast. Minot
will send team to Portal later, when
it is expected that the tables will be
turned. The Minot team comprised
Rev. P. w. Erickson. skip; Pence, Nc
Clure and A. J. Mcdaniel. Portal
Kemp, skip; Harry GIL, Chezick and
Crosby.