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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-12
EsTHERv,LLE PAPER WINS.
Awarded Prize Cup for Best Appearing
First Pace

Des Moines, Feb. l2-J. w. Ghoes-
slim. editor OF the Estherville Demo-
crat. today was awarded a prize cup
by the Iowa Press Association for sub
hitting the best looking first page of
any weekly paper competing.
Matthew Parrot. of Waterloo, an
nounced the winner The convention
will end late this afternoon.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-12
AERIAL MAIL SERVICE.
Postoffiee Department ContempIates
EIGHT Air Routes.

Washington, Feb. 12.-Aerial mail
service to isolated points in Alaska
and Massachusetts is contemplated by
the postoffice department Bids were
asked today on eight routes. seven of
them in Alaska. October ] is named
as the date for their starting.
If the service is successful, it is an
nounced. gradual expansion will fol-
low to other routes.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-12
ReaI E.tate pe.Ier. oroanixe.

Des, Moines, Feb. 12.--R. Bruce Wal
lace. Of Council Bluffs, is president OF
the State Federation OF Real Estate
Dealers organized here yesterday
Among other officers elected was c. e.
Brebner., OF Waterloo, secretary treas
urer
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-12
GEYER TO ORGANIZE MEN.
Will Open Campaign For Equal Suf-
fraqe Thruout Iowa

p- frase Thruout Iowa.
Des Moines, Feb. 12.--Iowa equal
suffrage headquarters announced to-
day that 0. r. Geyer, a former news
paper writer, had been named execu-
tive secretary Of the Iowa Mems
League for Equal Suffrage and that a
practical organization of the men of
the state will be begun at once.
Mr. Geyer will attempt to organize
a league Of male voters in each pre-
cinct in the state.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-12
ESTABLISH NEW COLLEGE.
Trustees of Merged Schools to Meet at
~ Des Moines Feb, %,

Des Moines, Feb. 12.--Plans for the
establishment in Des Moines of new
Baptist college. to take the place of
Central College at Pella and Des
sMoines College. will be made at Il
meeting to be held here Feb. 22. Ar
rangements 70 the new college Will be
mmbes Of the boards of trustees of the
meged schools.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-12
Chicago Potato Market.

ChlCaSO, Fen. Il.
Observation-Disclosures: Minnesota and
Dakota Ohos 9591.OO; Minnesota
and Dakota whites 9S@1.05: Michigan
and Wisconsin whites, 9SGl.05; re-
ceiptS, 42S cars.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-12
Whv He pi.I;ked War.

Mrs. Kawler-Tm glad to hear you
say you wish the war was over, Bobby.
It's q very cruel business.
Bobby-'Taint that. War makes his
tory. and there's more of that already
than I can ever learn.-Boston Trans.
cript.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-12
IiverpooI Grain,

Liverpool, FED. t.
Wheat-No. / Manitoba, las Sd: No.
hard winter, new, 13s sgd.
Corn-New American mixed, lis I'd.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-12
Disappointed.

An old Scotswoman. who, at consid-
cradle personal Inconvenience, had
gone good way to visit friend who
was i'll, learned, on her arrival that the
alarming symptoms had subsidized.
AN hoo are We the day. Mrs. Craw
fard?" she inquired, in GREATNESS
anxiety.
"Oh, I'm nearly well moo, thank We,
Mrs. Graham
Nearly WELL" exclaimed the breath
less visitor. AFTER me comm sac tar
to see ye, too!"-Baftim0re Sun. e.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-12
HOG VALUES AGAIN
TENDING UPWARD
PRICES HARDEN BECAUSE OF &C..
TIVE DEMAND FROM SHIP.
PING CONTINGENT.
ENTIRE MARKET FIRM
AT SLIGHT ADVANCE

Cattle Quotations Nominal at Weeks
cIose-Conditions Expected to Mend
Next Week if Trade Is Given Shorte
RGn-Not Much Inquiry For Sheep
and Lambs.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-12

There was no session of the grain
board today because of the Lincoln an
niversary, which is holiday in Hill
nois.l
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-12
TWO MADE ONE IN ELEVATOR.
Lift" Boy is Clergyman, So Couple
Wed Between Floors.

Wed Between Floors.
Muskogee. Okla.-Mr. and>Mrs. r. G.
Gilmore were married between floors in
the elevator at the court house recently.
After obtaining license on the top
floor the couple remembered s. B.
Coley, elevator boy" was a licensed
clergyman. Into his lift they went and
were wed.
WHISKY JAG FROM TABLETs.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-12

On the SUBMITS of the mountainous
Italian Austrian frontier. looking to-
ward Austria, stand Italian soldiers
like the one in the picture, watching
for Austrian aeropianes. It is weary.
cold work. and there is ever present the
danger of freezing to death alone in the
solitudes. The pole at the right OF the
picture Is used for signaling.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-12

The adjutant or marabout bird Of
India, which is valued on account OF
its feathers, will swallow q hare Or z
| cat whole II stands hye feet high
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-12
HEAD OF HORSES 8
Y HEAD OF CATTLE q
FARM MACHINERY

GAINESVILLE gang pillow, 16 inch Elmer
son sulky plow, IA inch walking pillow.
two Case 6-shovel cultivators, two
Tower surface cultivators. manure
spreader. Deering S-foot binder, Nc
Cormick 5-foot mower. Rock Island
hay loader, Osborn hay tedder, hay
rake, GAINESVILLE corn planter with 100
rods wire, Force seeder, 1-row stalk
cutter two hay racks. two wagons,
steel wheel truck wagon, 3-sec. harrow,
2-section harrow, disc, 96foot Sand
witch elevator with power. spring
wagon, surrey, bobsled, tanning mill,
No Galloway cream separator, 3A
h. D. Chore Boy engine. 2-hole corn
shelter, cider press, feed cooker three
sets work harness. nynets and collars.
some household goods and many other
articles
About $500 bushels white corn In crib.
about 20 tons hay in barn and
some straw.
FREE LUNCH At NOON.
TERMS-Sums of SO and under cash;
over that amount a credit of II months
time will be given on bankable notes,
bearing per cent interest from date.
No property to be removed until set
tied for.
MRS. JOSEPH WEST
GEO. ALBERTS, Auctioneer,
e. 3. CLARK, Clerk.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-12
CHICAGO Live Stock.

Representative Hog Sales.
Below are quoted few of the repre-
sentative hog sales:
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-12
Public Sale!

The undersigned, living three miles
southeast of Marshalltown. on the
Henry Fuller farm. will sell at public
auction, beginning at 10 o'clock,
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-09-07
DES Laos SCHOOL BUILDING
DESTROYED BY FLAMES
Fire Originating From Overheated
Furnace Pipes Supposed to Have
Been the Cause

The large brick school building at
Des Laos was destroyed by fire Tues
day. 1t is supposed that the fire orig
mated from an overheated flue, as the
janitor had built a fire in the furnace
at an early hour for the purpose Of
having the building dry and warm for
the opening day of school, but even
this eventuality is hard to account for
as the heating arrangements were said
to have been in perfect order. Numer-
Gus improvements had been made to
the building and equipment during the
summer and fire had been kept going
in order that some plastering which
had been lately completed might be
thoroughly dry.
The Des Laos school is one of the
leading consolidated schools in the
state and had recently qualified as a
high school, It's appointments in
every particular were perfect. The loss
will fall heavily upon the taxpayers of
the district as the building was insur-
ed for only part of it's actual value.
Steps were at once taken to provide
quarters in the Odd Fellows hall and
the churches, so that there will be only
a short delay in the regular school
work. Arrangements are under way
to rebuild the burned structure but it
will be matter of six months at the
very least to build structure capable
of housing school of this size.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-09-07
WARD COUNTY VALUATIONS
ARE REDUCED TEN PER CENT
State Board of Equalization Reduces
Valuations in This County in the
Amount of $10,500

Taxpayers Of Ward county will Sc
cure reduction Of $1O,5O0 in state and
county taxes because of the ten per
cent reduction from the assessed valu-
alton of all farm lands, and town and
village lots, as we'll as on all railroad
property. The saving in other taxes
being nearly as much.
The state board of equalization has
ordered a reduction of ten per cent in
the assessed valuation of all farm
lands, railroad property and city and
village lots in the state. The total
valuation of farm lands and city and
village lots in Ward county as return
ed by the several assessors is $751;
1896. The ten per cent reduction is
$553, 189. The total levies for state
and county purposes is one and nine
tenths mills, or 1.9 per cent. The re-
suits are mere matters of calculation.
The reduction of the assessed valu-
alton of the railroads by the board
maintains the same ratio between the
valuation of their property and farm
lands for taxation purposes as has
been in existence. The state tax COM
mission sought to have the valuation
of the railroads of the state reduced
but this was reduced by the board of
equalization.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-09-07
J. fAUCHALD 70
BUILD NEW BLOCK
New York Furniture and Hardware
Store Will Occupy New Quarters
at Corner of First and Central

Plans have been drawn by Archi-
tect Woodruff for a magnificent four
story block which will be erected by
julius Fauchald at the corner of E.
Central avenue and First Street S. E..
Surveyors began work this morning
in laying the lines for the new build
ing. The buildings now occupying the
site will be removed at once, and the
work of excavating the basement will
be started next week. The basement
walls will be completed this fall, be-
fore freezing weather sets in. The
building will be 9Ox145 feet in size
and four stories in height. The main
floor will be occupied by the New
York Furniture and Hardware store,
the second story will contain Offices,
the fourth floor apartments and the
top floor will be used for storage pur-
poses. An electric elevator and a
broad stairway will connect all the
floors. The building will be one of the
finest business blocks in the city and
will cost approximately $4,000.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-09-07
DARING ROBBERY ATTEMPTED
AT THE LARSON CO sT0PE

Effecting an entrance through a rear
door of Larson & Co.'s store a daring
burglar rifled the two cash registers
and was in the act Of opening the
strong box of the safe when detected
by the police. The officer patrolling
the Main street beat observed lights
in the interior of the store and inves-
tigation disclosed the fact that the
burglar was working on the safe door.
The officer summoned assistance and
stationed man at each of the back
entrances to the building and then
stepped up to the front door of the
building and called upon the man to
surrender The robber pulled a gun
and for few minutes a fusillade of
shots was exchanged. In the confus-
ion the man made a break for the back
door, where he was caught by the Of
ficer stationed there in anticipation of
that very act. In the melee the fell
lows finger was shot off and an ugly
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-09-07
BOTH STATE PLATFORMS
URGE LEAGUE LEGISLATION
Renuh1ican

NcpuDuC6n
Endorsement of national ticket and
platform.
Approval of Senators McCumber and
Gronna.
Endorsement of all state candidates.
Thorough study of administration of
public institutions.
Constitutional amendment providing
for normal school on the Missouri
slope.
State roads.
State-owned terminal elevators.
Law making usury a crime
Submission to people of question of
state-owned flour mill and other en-
terprises for public purposes.
Compulsory state hail insurance.
Civil service.
Initiative, referendum and recall.
Democratic
Endorsement of Torrens System.
Two-cent passenger rate.
State-owned terminal elevator.
Encouragement Of farmers cooper
ative organizations.
State hail insurance.
Endorsement of national and state
ticket.
Endorsement of the Adamson eight
hour bill for railway employees.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-09-07
republican national ticket and plat
form and the party's congressional

republican national ticket and plat
form and the party's congressional
candidates.
On final consideration the entire
platform was adopted with 81 affirm
alive votes.
Lemke Has Clear Field
L. A. Simpson, first to be nominated
for chairman, declined. VIM. Lemke
was then placed in nomination. Berndt
Anderson's name was nominated but
withdrew, leaving Mr.. Lemke without
opposition. When Mr.. McKaig moved
that the secretary be instructed to
cast the unanimous vote for the Far
60 man, strenuous opposition develop
ed from the REGULARS" they asserting
that Mr.. Lemke was not a member of
the committee and therefore not eli
gible. Nothing was discovered in the
law governing organization that pro-
hibited action of this kind and the mo-
ton carried.
Ray McKaig was elected secretary
and Halvor P. Halvorson of Sheyenne,
treasurer, without opposition.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-09-07

mittee left out several Of the planks
urged by the Non-partisan league and
Mr.. McKaig moved amendments, all
but one o. which we're adopted, but by
a close vots.
A clause was inserted ~ the COM
mittee in the plank declaring for a
terminal elevator, which provided that
it should be erected within the state
The member from Morton county NOV
ed that these qualifying words be
struck out. Treadwell Twitchell and
L. A. Simpson opposed this, asserting
that the terminal elevator should be
built where it could be controlled by
the state and that this control was
only possible when it is built in North
Dakota. He said that the people did
not want repetition Of the fight two
years ago, when lobbyists from anoth-
er state swarmed into the capitol. Mr..
McKaig held that the legislature
should be left free to do as it thought
best.
The amendment carried by an af-
firmative vote of rs, with AZ present.
No Vote Against Normal
E. L. Richter of Larimore, Grand
Forks county, here put an amendment
striking all reference in the platform
to the location of normal school on
the Missouri Slope.
This brought forth spirited reply
from l.. A. Simpson of Dickinson, in
Stark county. He declared that he
had never opposed the giving of mon
ey to the educational institutions
which Grand Forks had monopolized
and that he did not see why the men,
Der of that county should object to the
support of normal school in a dis
trict which was not now represented
by any similar educational institution
and in which, because Of this, less than
five per cent Of the teachers we're nor
NAL school graduates.
Not a single affirmative vote was
cast against striking out the plank.
Rural Credit Amendment Loses
Mr.. McKaig then moved the amend
ment urging rural credit legislation.
Mr.. Twitchell pointed out that the ma
tional government had just initiated
rural credit system and urged that
North Dakota not take any action un-
til the federal plan had been given
trial. The amendment lost by tie
vote, % to %.
Exemption Of farm improvements
from taxation was the last amendment
offered by the league leader. Twitch-
ell charged that this was class legis-
lation Of the worst kind. Several farm
er delegates rose and defended it on
the grounds that the present system
gave the absent owner whose land was
unimproved an unfair advantage. By
an affirmative vote Of % the motion
was carried
National Ticket Endorsed
Other planks Of the platform car
ried out complete endorsement of the
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-09-07
N'ARTHUR ASSERTS He WAS
LEFT OUT Of SECRET CAUCUS

North Dakota and ask a reputation
at the polls of the men who put over
the "most contemplate, undetermined
cheap political trick ever perpetrated
in the state.
His friends tried to console him.
They urged him to be less emphatic
in his statements. But the pleas for
party harmony were not listened to.
After he had completed his wholesale
attack on the committeeman, he left
the hall and refused to have anything
to do with them. Their invitation to
appear before the platform committee
with suggestions was spurned.
Platform of His Own
While Mr.. Macarthur did not last
night repudiate the platforms adopted
that he would do so and soon announce
one of his own, on which he would
make single-handed fight.
Some Of the gubernatorial candi-
dates charge the action of the COM
mittee to their willingness to sacrifice
Burke as United States senator. It
was hoped by subordinating the CUB
ernatorial fight to secure support from
non-partisan league members for
Burke.
The Macarthur men, on the other
hand, believed that their only hope of
success was through an appeal to the
conservative element of the voters and
had planned a program that steered
shy Of state-owned enterprises and
other radical moves that are opposed
by many.
Platform Is Liberal
But the platform brought in by the
committee, composed of George T.
Murray, J. Nelson Kelly, Oscar Green
land, Charles Simon, E. J. Hughes,
Judge Nuchols and S. J. Doyle, was
more extreme than the one adopted
early in the day by the republicans.
In no instance was there bait for the
conservative vote.
But despite a heated discussion,
with Judge Nuchols leading the con-
servatives, and Mr. Murray the radi-
Gals, it was passed with only one dis
senting vote.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-09-07
Members Deny that They Attempted
to Freeze Out Any Democrat
on the State Ticket

Stormy sessions marked yesterdays
meeting of the democratic state CEN
trail committee. From the moment
that Fred Mclean of Fargo opponent
of D. H. Macarthur, candidate for gov
ernor, was elected chairman, all at
tempts to inject harmony into the pro-
ceedings failed, abjectly.
The gubernatorial nominee asserts
that he was ignored entirely in the Sc
lection of the chairman, while the
leaders of the opposing faction insist
that he and his supporters were in
vited to conference yesterday morn
ing, at which three names were pre-
sented and Mr. Mclean received the
majority of the vote cast. Mr.. Nc
Arthur emphatically declares that he
knew nothing about any caucus until
after the committee had elected the
Fargo man.
Other Candidates
j. Nelson Kelly of Grand Forks
and E. H. Stenvick Of Minot were the
two other names brought before the
conference. Mr.. Mclean is said to
have received Is of the "a votes cast.
The candidate for governor was not
in the room when the committee vot-
ed for chairman, not arriving until
after recess had been taken to allow
the resolution committee to prepare
it's report.
Defies Members
He paced up and down the aisle
back Of the seats in the senate cham
Der, delivering a vitriolic TRADE at one
of the members and then another, until
he had read practically all of them out
of the party In strong language he
told them that they could go where
ever they wished, that he was through
with the whole pack of "traitors," that
he would go before the democracy of
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-09-07
.LfNKF: CHAIRMAN
REPUBLICAN PARTY
Rural Credits Plank Fails to Pass ;
Exemption of Farm Improve
ments Is Urged

The Farmers Non-partisan league
leaders secured complete control of
the republican state central commit
tee which met yesterday at the state
capitol to organize.
Every plank which was advocated in
the platform prepared Tuesday at the
conference of the league delegates and
leaders at the Grand Pacific hotel was
incorporated into the republican state
platform, save that urging rural cred
it legislation.
William Lemke of Fargo, attorney
general for the Non-partisan league,
and it's choice for chairman, was elect
ed. No candidate ran against him. Ray
McKaig of Morton county, floor lead
or for the league, was chosen secre-
ta1y.
Sprague Made Temporary Chairman
Frank Sprague, the outgoing COM
Mlttee chairman, was made temporary
chairman. On motion Of Mr.. McKaig,
q rising vote Of thanks was rendered
him for the fair and efficient manner
in which he conducted the meeting.
Considerable time was lost debating
ever the temporary organization. Aft
o. a tempest in teapot had waged
fer more than an hour, Frank Sprague
was selected as temporary chairman
aad A. E. Leslie of Sargent county
temporary secretary.
The name of K. J. Nomland Of Trail
county was proposed for temporary
chairman and a roll call demanded.
Mr.. Sprague received % votes and
Nomland 20. Following this action the
organization was made permanent for
the purposes of the meeting.
It was announced at this time that
Mr.. Sprague was not a candidate for
secretary of the state central commit
tee. Many were in favor Of his con-
tinuing in office, but he explained that
for business reasons he could not ac-
espt.
The first action after the election of
permanent officers was the appoint
nent by the chairman of the follow
ing to the resolutions committee: L. A.
Simpson, Treadwell Twitchell, V. A.
0orbett, Berndt Anderson, R. j.
Hughes, G. S. Reishus and H. w.
O0een.
Amendments Moved
The unanimous report of the COM
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-09-07
Motorcycle Meet to be Held in
MinOt in the Very Near Future

A motorcycle racing tournament is
being planned to take place in this
city the latter part of the month. Mi
not has number of crack riders and
these have formed an association for
the purpose of promoting the enter
prise. Cycling enthusiasts from Far
60 and Grand Forks are interested in
the meet and there is every prospect
of some fast races. The plans are not
as yet fully matured. Committees
have been named and provided the pub
lie show sufficient interest in the ven
ture to insure it's success a tourna-
ment will be held.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-09-07

Fines aggregating $751; were turned
into the city's exchequer by the police
magistrate for the month Of August.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-09-07

scalp wound gave evidence Of careful
craftsmanship on the part of the pa
trolman. The man gave his name as
Long but a letter in his coat pocket
was addressed to Eddie Shay, Box 533,
Minot, and this no doubt is his true
name. The letter was written from
Winnipeg and was signed mabel" 1t
contained an importunate demand for
funds. The man bears all the ear
marks of criminal and the Minot
COB" is perhaps only one in a life
filled with numerous events of like
character.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-09-07
PentecOstal Assembly Closed Sunday

The Pentecostal Church of the MAJ
arene closed their annual assembly in
this city last Sunday evening. The
gathering this year was the most sue
cessful convention of the members Of
this organization ever held in this sec
ton. Laymen and distinguished Wis
itors were present from all parts of
the state and from Montana and other
adjoining states. C. A. Crockett, vice
president of the society's publishing
house in Kansas City, Mo-, was pres
ent and received a handsome donation
from the assembly for the Missouri
enterprise. Resolutions thanking the
good people of Minot for the hos
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-09-07

E. Ward Wilson, of St. Paul, the
new travelling passenger agent of the
500 Line, with headquarters at Minot,
arrived in this city the fore part Of
this week Mr.. Wilson is splendid
young man and comes to Minot with
strong recommendations as to char
acter and ability.