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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-08-24

used and larger cars. In the old days,
the average car was % feet long and
had a capacity of about $4,000 pounds.
Today. many cars are from $4,000 to
100,00 pounds capacity. The tonnage
is getting greater right along. There
seems TO be no limit. Enginemen say
the work is more strenuous for them,
while there has been but little in
crease in their pay. They are not
asking for more pay, but want the
tonnage reduced slightly, so that they
can cover u - miles per hour in
stead of ten miles. This would give
them an eight-hour day on division
100 miles long On the Williston di-
vision for instance, this would give
them a run of between nine and ten
hours, the pay to be the same as on
the 100 mile run or less. The en-
ployes are endeavoring to keep their
working hours down but declare that
they are not asking for raise in
wages. They believe the railway
companies can afford to meet their
demands. considering that a train
crew can now haul nearly four times
as many tons as they did formerly.
The railway companies may have to
put on an extra train per day on a
division, doing this rather than pay
ing the overtime. The railway COM
panies will get just as much for haul
ing a car Of freight from Minot to
Williston in ten hours as tho it re-
quired twelve There appears to be
2 good deal of merit to the arguments
made by the employees and the general
public is behind them, we believe.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-08-24
AUTOS And RELIGION.

Grand Forks Independent: People
who used to drive to church with a
horse and buggy. now go with an au-
tomobile or go right on by with the
muller on. The claim is made that
the auto is keeping thousands of
young people away from church on
Sunday evenings, and is the worst
Sabbath breaker of modern times. The
auto has no respect for the Sabbath
day and helps to make the day one of
pleasure and sport. Lovers of pleas
ure find the auto convenient means
of carrying out the desire to "be a
sport" A most startling thing about
it all is, that the most persistent SLOW
ers of pleasure" have form of God
liness." The auto runs to and fro
over the EARTH" and both saints and
sinners are going some. This little
sketch was inspired by hearing a
preacher say that the auto had killed
his Sunday evening meetings. He said
the auto had not killed the Wednes-
day evening prayer meeting, as he
had had only the same two old women
to prayer meeting during the past two
years. He wanted to be fair about
the auto.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-08-24

In Illinois and some of the other
states of the middle west, renters are
paying ten dollars per acre cash rent
for farms. The valuation of these
farms varies from 1925 to $500 per
acre, so the landlord really isn't get
ting an extra high rate on his invest
ment. A year ago the crops were
poor and hundreds of renters had to
sell their effects and are now working
as farm hands by the day. They are
seldom able to buy farm of their
own in the east. Should they ever do
so, they will be old men by the time
the are free from debt. These young
farmers have the right stuff in them
and they would become we'll fixed in a
few years if they could only be per-
suaded to come to North Dakota. The
land here will produce practically as
much as the Illinois farms and in four
or five years, with ordinary luck, they
could own their own land.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-08-24

A very successful Illinois farmer
who visited in this section of the state
for several days. marveled at the pos
sibilities in farming and stock rails
ing. Naturally, he compared methods
of farming in Illinois with those prac-
ticed by North Dakotans and he point
ed out what he considered some mis-
takes among our North Dakota farm
ers. For instance, the average North
Dakotan does not pay enough atten-
ton to manuring his land. He knows
he has the most fertile soil on earth
and that it will continue to produce
big crops for good many years to
come. The Illinois farmer Of forty
years ago thot his soil could never
wear out, but it did and the farmers
had hard time getting back it's fer
tility by means of manuring the soil
and growing clover, sweet clover and
alfalfa. He considers that every load
nois farm is worth five dollars and it
ought to be worth just as much in
Ward county, North Dakota. The IL
linois farmer who would be caught
burning his straw, would be up before
the insanity board or else shot at sun
rise. According to this mans ideas,
the North Dakota farmers cannot be
in too big hurry to place hog tight
fence around their farms. Thousands
Of dollars worth of grain in the dis
trict that was hailed out this year will
be lost for want of fences, which
would have provided pastures for
hogs, sheep and other stock that ought
to be turned in to pick up the valuable
grain.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-08-24
WHAT THE EMPLOYEES DEMAND.

There may be no railroad strike.
There will be none If the various men,
bers OF the railway orders can pre-
vent it and the railway men who re-
side in Minot appear to be quite GER
tain that the trouble can and will be
averted. President Wilson is doing
all he can TO ward off what would be
the greatest strike in the worlds his
tory. He believes that the railway
employees should be given the eight
hour day that they demand and sug
gests that a commission comprising
two representatives Of the railways,
two Of the employees and two for the
public be appointed to settle the mat
ter of overtime The employees are
willing TO concede this, but they de-
clare that in doing SO, they have back
ed to the very last ditch. 1t is now
up to the railway managers to do their
part If they do, there will be no
strike. The Independent has never
quite fully understood just what the
employees demanded until the rather
complicated matter was explained
fully by one of the old time engineers.
Each division is supposed to be about
100 miles in length. Some Of the d.
visions are ninety miies. The divis-
ion between Minot and Williston is
121 miles long; between Minot and
Devils Lake, lib miles, and between
Minot and New Rockford, 108 miles
The fast mail runs from Minot to
Williston in considerable less than
three hours The through passenger
trains cover the DISTANCE in little
ovor fhroe ho,,rc rho tr,ir oro,ps 80
ceive practically the same pay, altho
they do not work the same number of
hours. The freight trains have been
covering the distance in a little over
twelve hours, or at the average rate
Of ten miles per hour. This is slow
time, but the engineers have been pull
ing an immense tonnage, all the way
from 5000 to $500 tons. Years ago,
a tonnage of 1000 was considered
fair, but larger engines are being
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-08-24

The man who pays as he goes and
who manages to save little from
what he earns, be the amount ever so
small, is certain to succeed. The man
who has never acquired the saving
habit, cannot be considered a finan-
cial success. This applies not only to
the farmer, but the tradesman and
the businessman. The farmer who
runs a grocery bill and disposes of the
products of his farm to buy gasoline
for his auto, is going to run into
breakers as sure as "shootin'. " The
man in town who invests in buzz
wagon when there is a plaster on his
home is headed straight for financial
destruction. If you are already in
debt from extravagant methods of liv-
ing, it's high time to take an inven-
tory of your circumstances and live
more economically. When you see
something you want badly, just ask
yourself the question if it isn't posi-
Bile to get along without it for time.
Take little time to consider it. A
man may feel fattered because he has
good credit and is able to say Charge
it," but we'd all be better off if we'd
stop about nine-tenths of this credit
business.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-08-24

John Geist, superintendent of the
county farm, says that his oats and
barley crops are even better than a
year ago, but he is not Dragging about
the wheat. He has 40 acre field of
Northwestern Dent and White Flint
corn that will mature and it looks
good for fifty bushels to the acre.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-08-24
THE CHEERFUL FACE.

Milwaukee Journal: Do not be
grumpy in your own home. Some
folks save all their smiles for COM
pany or special occasions. 1t is far
more necessary to happiness to be
cheerful in your own home and with
your own family. If the home is hap
py, one can bear, rudeness met else
where. If the home is happy, the
happiness will radiate among neigh
bors and friends.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-08-24

Parshall Leader: The Nonpartisan
League alleges, and the presumption
is the Nonpartisan Leader is inform
ed and would not dare make the allie
cation unless true, that,
at costs thirty~two dollars to.
ship a carload of hogs 100 miles
in. North Dakota. 1t costs only
twenty-four dollars to do it in
South Dakota. only sixteen dol
lars and fifty cents to do it in
Iowa, only twenty-eight dollars to
do it in Nebraska and only TWEEN
ty dollars and forty-eight cents
to do it in Minnesota"
With freight rates in this one in
stance two-thirds what it is in South
Dakota-it is safe to say there is the
same discrepancy all along the line
the North Dakotans appear in the role
of rank suckers. We are the suckers
who pay the freight" If the rail-
ways carry car load of hogs 100
miles for S24 in South Dakota, the
railways can be made to give the same
rate in North Dakota. 1t depends on
ourselves. Railway rates should re-
ceive unusual attention at the coming
session of our state legislature. In
view of this discrimination in the i'm
portant matter Of railway transpor-
tation it was high time movement
of the League Character stepped into
power The men who formed the
committees on railways in our previ-
Gus legislatures we'll knew we were
paying tribute of this kind, but for
reasons of their own were satisfied
we should do so. 1t is safe to say
they were getting theirs" in some
form or other,
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-08-24

A fight is being made on Judge Pol
lock of Fargo, who is candidate for
reelection. The Judge has clean
record of twenty-five years as a jur-
list, which should and no doubt will
overccSSiIniis the strenuous fight made by
his enemies.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-08-24

Nearly 1875 women were candidates
for various Offices in the Montana pri-
maries which were held Saturday. Not
all of them were nominated and the
unsuccessful ones are no doubt having
an enjoyable time learning to eat
crow.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-08-24

A great deal of complaint has been
heard from motorists about short
stretch Of road two or three miles
south of Foxholm on the main travel
ed road beween this city and Ken
mare. In conversation with County
Commissioner Anderson the other day
we learned that the contract for i'm
proving this particular piece Of road
would be let Sept. 18th, and it is
hoped that the work will be completed
within a few days after letting the
contract
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-08-24

There are $4,000 worth of chick
ens-the feathered kind-in Ward
county according to the government
report. If every farmer kept a couple
Of hundred hens, few grocery bills
would be run.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-08-24

General Funston is quoted as say
ing that newspaper men are "pests."
The chances are the general didn't say
any such thing, but if he did, he prob
ably had his reasons. Many of them
are.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-08-24
Some Special Bargains for Sale Exchange by the
Savings Loan & Trust Co., of Minot, North Dakota

l.
ton Special price S420 Free from enumbrance
No. o~Rance ProperLot 49, Hocksers addition
Rents for $500 m
No. 1Ol
Main from ST.
No. Residence
encumbrance Special price $780,
No!127 $50 creNWNEA E1NW,
buildings
No. 1322 residence
level lots Special S00 Free from numbr
not Fine level building lots Special $780,
No. 166
aska Michigan Valuable
No
End addition Mino 50 frome
No. 1872 Residence lot of
No. TO-
Property rented for $500
No 2yuabe 100 Lot4 S19 ME}Nw14
1916 Present
1916 efromenc ~
ali pasure Specials pre
No 5816o e land sW 215373
Special price $500 Free
No 656o of mixed farming sWNE NWsE
About miles from Bsdl Mountran
Fin nandst
Free from ~ r ~
We willing to dispose payments ex
for other
Respectfully,
THE SAVINGS LOAN & TRUST CO..
Mnot, North Dakots
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-08-24

Entered June Is, 1902. as second
lass matter. at the postofhce at Minot,
Y. D., under the act Of Congress Of
-1arch 8, 1879.
New Britain herald., 1916-05-20
SUES HER HUSBAND
 TO GET BACK SON
Separation Of BarnettS Revealed
 by Suit Over Their Boy
Burned Up Certificate.

New York, May 20.-An appeal to the supreme court by Mrs. Charline Daly Barnett, daughter of Vice Pres- dent Charles F. Daly of the New ork Central railroad, for aid in her effort to take her four-year- son, Charles Daily Barnett, from her hus- band, Willard R. Barnett, now assist ant general sales manager of the American Sugar Refining company, disclosed the fact that the Barnetts, who lived in the Ormonde, 2O3O Broadway, have been separated since March 12 last
 Barnett, who resigned last Decem- Ger as assistant general passenger agent of the New York Central, where he was in his father-in-law's department, admitted in reply to his wife's plea for custody of the boy that he not only took his son away from Mrs. Barnett on April A last but that he took the nurse, who has cared for the boy since infancy. Roth he said, were well cared for in his apartment. He added that his wife was so angered by his act in taking the boy that when he sent for the child's night clothes she refused to send them, although it was then too late at night for him to buy other garments Barnett said that he had a righ to be the head of his own house" without interference from his father -in-law.
 Wife Tells of "Cruelties." .
 Mrs. Barnett in her petition, said that she was married on June 1, 1909, and that she lived with her husband until March 12 last. Before that, she said, his "crue1ties and licentious- ness" had made her life unhappy. Then, she said, because he was too dangerous and unfit to live with she was forced to leave him.
 She said that when she left her husband she took her son, born October 26, 1913, along with her, not only because she believed her hus- band 'tottally unfit" to have the boy but because of her "desire through maternal love and affection to have a child of such tender years with his m other." She said that after leaving her husband she sent her boy to visit his father regularly, in the care of dence to see that such visits were under proper auspices"
 On April 24, while the boy was in the care of his nurse, her husband 'torcibly and against the protest of the nurse, took the boy and refused, and still refuses, to return him."
 Barnett, through his attorney, William TraVers Jerome. said that his wife left him without justification or cause"
New Britain herald., 1916-05-20
SOCIAL AND TEA WEDNESDAY,.
Woman's Club Will Have Brilliant So-
 ciety Event at SIoper Home.

The civic committee of the Woman's club invites all persons, interested in assisting it's work, to the home of Mrs. A. J. Sloper, 27 Grove Hill, on the. afternoon of Wednesday, June 7th; The special feature of the afternoon will be a sale, from the Woman's EX- change, of articles adapted to summer uses. *#-
 There will also be card party, un- der the care of Mrs. H. L. Mills and an efficient committee and a tea in charge of Mrs. Sloper and Mrs. l. D. Russell. The beautiful Sloper garden will be a great attraction and the oc- casion promises to be as delightful as other "civic teas in charge of this committee.
New Britain herald., 1916-05-20

governor of Ohio. Tn this address he took occasion to say that if he voted that year he would cast a straight re- publican state ticket, but would not support the Cincinnati city ticket placed on the ballot by the republican organization. This was construed as 9 direct slap at the Cox organization, but contrary to expectations, Hamil- ton county was solid for Taft when he was a candidate for president a short time later and it was known that Cox used his influence in swinging the state for Taft.
 Retires in 1909.
 When Cox announced his retirement from politics in 1909, Hermann and Hynicka continued the organization which was considered intact until it was beaten in the mayoralty race in Cincinnati a little more than three years later.
 Cox as a young man was an en- thusiastic baseball fan. He organized and was a member of the "Oseeolas', during the strenuous days of baseball when fights were frequent The mot to of the club was Win, Tie or Fight" and Cox is said always to have been where the trouble was the thickest.
 Later he was associated with Au- gust Hermann in the ownership of the Cincinnati Nationals. The ill-fortunes of that club palled on Cox, however, and when he became tired of SUD- porting a "tail-ender" he sold his stock.
 MT. Cox was president of the World Film corporation, one of the largest picture producing and distributing concerns; chairman of the board of directors of the Shubert theatrical in teests, vice president of the Marcus Loew amusement enterprises, and was interested in the Keith vaudeville circuits. He was president of the Gin cinnati Trust company and held stock in various realty companies which have constructed theaters in New York city.
New Britain herald., 1916-05-20
WILL MARRY 0RPET
 IF HE GOES FREE
School Teachers Letters His Chief
 SolaCe During Trial

Chicago, May 2O.-Miss Celeste You ker of Haywood, H., will marry Will Orpet if he is acquitted of the murder of Marian Lambert at his trial in Wau- kegan.
 The University of Wisconsin under graduate has had this assurance from the lips of the young woman for whose love he cast aside the pretty Lake Forest high school girl who died at Sis feet from cyanide of potassium ln Helms woods last February.
 Once during the trial yesterday or pet, as he sat between his father ana mother at his lawyers table, drew from his pocket furtively a letter writ ten in a feminine hand on mono grammed blue stationery AS ne glanced at it his eyes softened ana ms faint sheer melted into happy smile.
 The letter was from Miss Youker One is delivered at the jail every day. Orpet watches for them eagerly. II they fail to arrive by the first post he is restless and morose until the afer- noon mail brings the coveted ep1stle
 Miss Youker's visit to her sweet heart has been kept secret. It occurred on Tuesday evening, but news of it did not leak out. The pretty young woman who formerly taught chemistry in the high school at De kalp, arrlVeu at the Waukegan jail with her proth- ar Claude Youker of Lake Blutt' ana his wife, formerly Miss Marguerlte Mason, and Charles Orpet or Wlhlie'- ka.. Will Orpet's elder brother'
New Britain herald., 1916-05-20
WEDDING BONDS ARE
 SEVERED BY COURT
Several New Britain Women
 Granted Divorce DeCreeS

Troubles of domestic life in New Britain were fully expounded before Judge William s. Case in the superior court yesterday when several local couples appeared, seeking divorce de- creeS.
 Burned Up Certificate.
 When the judge asked Mrs. Angel ina Nesta if she had her marriage cer- tlficate she explained that her hus- band, in a fit of rage, had burned the precious bit of paper. She was grant, ed decree, however, on grounds of desertion. The woman married An gelo Nesta, on December 20, 1910, and the husband deserted his wife on January 15, 1912. Mrs. Nesta de- clared she suffered much abuse at her husbands hands and he often beat her brutally.
 Mrs. Sebert is Freed
 Mrs. Wanda Sebert, who was mar ried to Julius Sebert on October 5, 1909, claimed her husband deserted her in May of 1912 and was given a divorce on these grounds She was also given the custody of her seventeen month old child. The wife said her husband drank to excess and not only n0SlcCLoQ her put d1SO abused her.
 Mrs. Peterson Also Free
 Mrs. Ida A. Peterson who. though Lawyer J. G. Woods, also claimed de- sertion, was granted a divorce from Gustave A. Peterson. She was also given the custody of her two children, The couple were married here on Mo- vember 5, 1904, and in 1911 the hus- band deserted his family. He is still among the missing. Habitual intem- perance was another claim made against the erring husband.
 Resumes Maiden Name.
 Mrs. Mamie Caroline Hansen John- ston of Hartford, who was married to Franklin A. Johnston in this city on July 1, 1906, was granted a divorce and the right to resume her maiden name. She charged her husband With intolerable cruelty and habitual 1n- temperance.
New Britain herald., 1916-05-20
FOURTH SEASON FOR
 METROPOLITAN LINE
Monday Will Mark Opening Of
 BOStOn-POrtland Schedule

The Eastern steamship corporation begins the daily summer passenger service of the Metropolitan Line be- tween Boston and New York next Monday, placing in commission the twin-screw steel express steamships are among the finest merchant. ves- sells flying the American flag, and are said to be the fastest ships in the cOaStwiSe service. They make the run of 337 miles from India wharf in 15 hours, leaving Boston daily at 5 D. m. and reaching pier IS, North River, at the following morning. The daily trips in each direction are made on the same schedule.
 The provisions for safety on the big boats include: Wireless telegra ph, submarine signals, automatic sprink- lers, water-tight bulkheads, and a rigidly maintained system of inspec- ton, en route and at dock.
 The two ships are practically the same Tn build, tonnage and general arrangements. They are 375 feet long, With an extreme breadth of 52 feet and tonnage of over 4,O0O tons, with engines of 5000, indicated horse power. They are deep drafted ad- mirabFy adapted to the Boston-New York direct service and are staunch sea-going ships, although on thls route they follow the inside course through Long Island Sound to insure arrival at destination on time.
 The oll-burning furnaces have proved boon to the summer traveller, permitting full enjoyment of this scenic route with freedom from soot and cinders.
 Aside from the attractiveness of thls route to the business man. it should also be noted that the East ern Steamship Corporation also serves practically the entire northern sea- board from Boston to Bath, Portland. Rockland and Bangor, Bar Harbor. Passport, St. John and Yarmouth Vacationists arriving at Boston via the Metropolitan line may trans-shins at the same dock to the turbine- driven steel steamships of the Bangor line and go on, by water, to the Dictur- esque seashore and river resorts of eastern Maine. From an adjacent dock the twin-screw steamships of the Yarmouth line leave for the 17-hour trip to Yarm outh.
 Close by is the turbine steel steam ship for St. John. Altogether the Eastern Steamship Corporation main tains in it's eastern division F lines of steamboats, providing daily sailings from Boston, by which the principal resorts of Maine, New Brunswick and Mayo Scotia may be reached quickly and by the most fascinating means of summer travel-viz., coastwise trips.
 Including the Metropolitan and 4he Maine steamship lines (New York to Portland)-, the Eastern Steamship Corporation operates 37 vessels. All of these routes may be covered by the vacationist in series of little jour neys which, at no point, take him far ther than one days travel from Bos- ton or New York, nor keep him more than one night on the water if he wishes to stop over at any of the con- meeting points touched by the ships.