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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-09-07
STATE PRINTING
BILLS HIGHER NOW

Bismarck, Aug. 26.-Contracts for
printing the bills and journals of the
1917 legislature were let to the Bis
marck Tribune Printing company. All
the bidders were high compared with
two years ago. The bids are about 5
per cent below the maximum fixed by
law. This is on account of the in
creased cost of labor, paper and other
printing supplies.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-09-07
TIME AND PLACE


u N'' UIN1 1H1Oo11Iu
St. Paul, Aug. 26.-"Meet me at the
hotel in St. Paul." wired Henrietta
Libra from New York to Frank Pos
pisil at Bottineau, N. D., where he has
ranch. So Frank arrived Wednes-
day in St. Paul to be married; but the
ceremony is being delayed until Hen
rietta can be located in one Of the
city's 200 hotels.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-09-07
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA, County
of Ward, SIS. County Court.
In the Matter of the Estate of Amelia
l.. Anderson, Deceased.
Notice to Creditors.
Notice is hereby given by George
Bradshaw, Administrator of the estate
of Amelia L. Anderson, Deceased, to the
Creditors of, and all persons having
claims against said deceased, to present
them, with the necessary vouchers, to
the said Administrator at Voltaire, Nc
Henry County, N. D., or James Johnson,
146 Main ST., Minot N. D., within four
months, after the first publication of
this notice.
Dated this 21st day Of August, 1916.
GEORGE BRADSHAW,
Administrator.
James Johnson
Attorney for the Estate. 8-24-4t
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-09-07
HAIL KILLED PRAIRIE CHICKENS

Geo. Ode1l, who has 900 acres Of
crops northwest of the city, informs
the Independent that he will get fair
yield on part of it. He says that
some of his wheat was hailed out and
the big hail stones must have killed
many prairie chickens as he found the
remains of at least dozen while cut
tings the wheat
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-09-07

Graduates of 1916: Are you going
on with your music? Address the N.
w. Institute of Musical Art, Ill S.
Sixth St., Minneapolis, for course Of
study. Personal interest is taken in
every student by the directors, Anne
Hughes and Margaret Daugherty.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-09-07
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECIOs.
IRE SAFE

Notice is hereby given that that GER
tain mortgage made, executed and de-
l;vered by, James A. .Pogue, and Anna
Fogue, husband and wife, mortgagors, to
r. Fl. Jones, mortgage, dated the 26th
day of August, 1912, and filed for record
in the office Of the register Of deeds Of
the County Of Ward, State Of North Da-
kota, on the 18th day Of December, 1912,
and recorded in Book 1877 of Mortgages
on page 555, will be foreclosed by sale
Of the premises in such mortgage, and
hereinafter described at the front door
of the Court House in the City of Minot,
County of Ward, and State of North Da-
kota, at the hour Of two o'clock p. m. on
the 18th day Of September, 1916. to sat.
isfy. the amount due upon such mortgage
on the day Of sale. Default has occur
red in the terms and conditions of said
mortgage, the mortgagors having failed
and refused to pay past due interest and
the taxes on said land, and the mortga-
gee has, as authorized, paid said taxes
on said land, and declares the entire in
debtedness, secured by said mortgage,
due and payable.
The premises DESCRIBED in such mort
gage and which will be sold to satisfy
the same are as follows:
!, The South one-half g 1-2) Of the
North Half IN 1-2) of the Southeast
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-09-07

SOAMON8
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA,
COUNTY OF WARD, SIS.
In District Court, Eighth judicial
District
Grace Presley, Plaintiff
VS..
J. D. Presley, Defendant.
The State of North Dakota to the Above
Named Defendant, Greeting:
You are hereby summoned to appear
and answer the complaint of the plain
tiff, copy Of which is now on file in tho
office Of the Clerk Of the District Court,
at Minot, North Dakota, and to serve a
copy of your answer upon the subscriber
at his office in Suite S. Temple Court,
Mlnot, North Dakota, within thirty days
after the service of this summons and
verified complaint upon you, exclusive of
the day Of service, and in case Of your
failure 70 so appear and answer. judg-
ment will be taken against you by de-
fault for the relief demanded in the COM
plant. together with all costs, dsburse-
ments and attorney fees allowed by law
Dated at Minot, North Dakota, this
18th day of August, 1916.
J. E. BURKE,
Attorney for Plaintiff
Postoffice and Office Suite s. Temple
Court, Minot, North Dakota. SITE
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-09-07
MOTHER AND SON
GET MARRTAt

GET MARR1AGE LICENSES
Dan Cupid played queer prank at
Fargo Mrs. Margaret Roberage was
licensed to wed VIM. German and the
same day the woman's son, Milford
Roberage, was licensed to marry Elsie
M. Bishop.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-09-07

Heating pipes are needless; this fur
mace heats whole house from one regis
ter. and saves 35 per cent Of your coal
o easy TO lh Isl basement men, as"ay
old houses. No cutting Of walls for pip
ing. Sample now set up in the Hodgins
Second Hand Store.
Call and get pamphlet and talk it over
with the agent at
Room 90, g. Q. Prank Building
Or Write p. J.. Hester, nGnot, n. OAK.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-03-23
New Location Probable

The business interests of this
city have suggested that when
a new court house is built it
should he placed in the bust
ness district, instead of i'm the
residential section. as at pre-
sent. and they advance some
excellent reasons therefor.
A court house is essentially a
business Institution, and should
be as close and convenient to
the center OF business as posi-
BILE. This interests the farmer,
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-03-23
DEPOSITS
SHOW INCREASE
City's Three Banks Show Ex-
panSiOn of S123.755 i'm
Year

The bank statements of the three
city banks, published in this paper
last week, show a marked compari-
o with statements of these same
banks published in March. 19l5-a
growth of $l23, 755 in a single year.
The combined resources of the
three banks today are 1913, 1854. "a,
as against $689, 1913. rs one year
ago.
This is a tangible evidence of local
prosperity to add to the many other
signs of the times. The same pro.
portionate gain is perhaps also noted
in the eight or ten banks of neigh,
boring towns where Hand county
people do business. 1t indicates the
possession of resources which will
help to DEVELOP this country.
And vet what a few brief years
have flown by since the city's lead,
ing banker was pround to state that
he had $4,000 on deposit in his
bank!
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-03-23
Primary Choice
Fails in Purpose

The preferential primary. which
was supposed in theory to give
every voter a chance to express his
choice for president, is found to be
a failure. No one will or can be
voted for unless he files in the state
as a candidate.
In Minnesota the only persons
complying with this feature of the
law on the republican side were
Cummins and Estabrook. The re-
suit was that very few republicans
went to the polls. because METER one
was the choice of a great majority.
. About the same situation exists in
South Dakota. A great majority of
republican voters in this state would
like the chance to vote their real
first and second choice for a candi-
date for president. In all proba-
bility the only name filed for re-
publicans to vote for will be Cum
Minis.
From very frank expressions of
men and newspapers all over this
state it is evident that thousands of
South Dakota republicans would
with pleasure and without solicita.
ton or influence of any kind. vote
for Justice Charles E. Hughes as
the one man best fitted to meet the
demands of 1916.
1t is a farce to give Cummins OF
Eastabrook delegations from Mime
sofa or South Dakota as the choice
of these states.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-03-23

what behind neighboring coun-
ties in this respect.
history of Old Building
The old court house was built
upon a block of ground donated
by the original town site com,
pany, composed of William &
Eudel J. Miller, Yetzer & Hill
and J. B. Jones. OF this com
pany only two are living, E. J.
Miller, at San Diego, Cal, and
J. B. Jones Of Atlantic, Iowa.
The court house is a frame
building, veneered with one
layer of brick, and is set close
to the ground with no base
ment. Builders state that it is
impracticable to put a base
ment under this building. And
of course it is necessary for
modern heating, sewers, water,
storage, fuel etc, to have a
basement. The town of Miller,
by popular %subscript ion, pre-
scented the Co s., 900. 90 to build
this court house. 1t was erect
ed complete for S5256.0O. Thus
the grounds and building orig
inally cost the county only
1856.
The building was erected by
contract by Albright & Bart
lett, under direction of the
County Commissioners, who
were then Chas. Thomson,
G. w. Rudd, w. s. Major, w.
II. Elder, F. d. Ensign. The
two former are still residents
here, having moved to town
from their farms some years
ago. w. S. Major lives at
Washington, F. ID. Ensign in
Wisconsin, and w. H. Elder
has gone to his reward beyond
the dark river. Commissioner
Charles Thomson, who perhaps
had more direct charge of the
work than distant members, at
that time represented the
southern district of the county.
The need of a new court
house is apparent from the con-
dition of the present Offices and
vaults, which are crowded with
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-03-23
Prices Advancing
On Many Things

The high cost of living is no long
err a joke. Almost every article of
common use has been boosted again
within the past few months. The
price of gasoline has been raised al
most so ger cent. a sharp advance is
reported in shoes, and the price of
print paper, book and letter paper is
tilted again from s to 10 per cent.
All steal and iron material is ad-
vancing steadily. And notwith-
standing great competition and
large sales, automobile manufac-
lures announce that prices will be
raised after July 1st. Many other
articles join in the raise, due to
some connection with war demands.
restriction in production or ship
ping.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-03-23

upon the theory that future
citizens and taxpayers should
help to pay for this necessity,
and relieve present taxpayers
of a part of the burden by long
time bonds. Hand county has
never carried a bond of any
kind, due to the thrift and eau
ton of her early settlers who
opposed it, and took pride in
the fact that they had builded
a county by their own efforts
and with their own resources.
Modern business may call this
sentiment-no longer advis-
able. But these old boys can
not be criticised for this par
donable pride in their successful
management of county affairs
throughout those. ca ri I'd a. y
struggles of pioneer. life, when
their county war rants wer
bought from IS cents on til {
dollar up to par.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-03-23
Hand County Court House Built in 1888!
new COURT HOUSE
in THE NEAR FUTURE
Present Building too Small and
Records Unsafe

That Hand county's court
house, built twenty-seven years
ago, is no longer adapted to
the requirements of the county
business, nor a safe deposit for
the valuable county records &C
cumlated in more than a quar-
ter of a century, is no surprise
to the citizens of this county,
because Hand is already some
what behind neighboring coun-
ties in this respect.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-03-23
Duluth Huron
Line to Track

Duluth. March Is 1t is an
nounced here today in a local paper
that the Duluth Huron and Southern
Railroad company which was or.
gained last summer at Huron, 8.
D.. will commence laying tracks be.
tween North and South Dakota
terminals this year.
The company has completed the
purchase of a right of way from
Duluth to Wahpeton, N. D., and
Huron, S. d.
The company. while capitalized
for $25. 900, will float a bond issue
for 500. 000, 600 in the east.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-03-23
Faux County Court House, Built in 1905
SIOUX FALLS WINS
-. CHAMPIONSHIP
Miller Team Eliminated i'm Pre-
liminary With 0rotOn

Huron, S. d.. March 18-Before
an audience estimated at close to
5000, Sioux Falls in the finals of the
fifth annual high school basket
ball tournament attained the state
championship here tonight by win
ming a Il to 20 victory over the
giant Reddeld team.
Sioux Falls worked herself into
the final series by defeat Clear Lake
and Aberdeen tcdav and her op-
ponent, Redfeld gained her posi-
ton as contestant for final honors
by defeating Pierre and the winner
of the Brookings Huron game.
The Sioux Falls team as winners
played five games, in the two days
defeating Watertown, 35-l3; Belle
Fourche, 34.7; Clear Lake. 30-19
Aberdeen. 1929 and the final game
with Redfeld.
Following is a list of the teams
entered and the results of the pre-
limary games:
Arlington Is, Flandreau Al.
Highmore IL, Canistota rs.
Centerville %, Mt Vernon a..
Aberdeen 3S, Lennon 10.
Groton AZ, Miller l6.
Lennox Z. Clear Lake AZ.
Watertown IL. Sioux Falls 35.
Canova %, Belle Fourche 81.
Elkton &c, Fedora d.
Redfeld 28, Waubay -.
Mitchell 81. Pierre 40.
Brookings %, Salem 10.
Huron AZ. Clark 8.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-03-23
CITY ELECTION
TUESDAY APRIL lS
License Question to be Voted on
Again

The annual election for city Off
GERS occurs on the third Tuesday of
April. The officers to be elected
r a city justice. police justice. and
one alderman from each ward.
William Dulin has filed a petition
with the City Auditor asking for a
vote upon the question Of saloon
license. There was no vote upon
this question last year. Two years
ago the drys won bv a majority of
&c
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-03-23
Soldiers Chasing
Villa in Mexico

Uncle Sans soldiers are now
chasing Villa and his band in north
ern Mexico. Carranza's troops are
also coming from the south in an
effort to surround him. What the
result will be no man knows. Your
guess is just as good as either presi-
dent, or either general in command.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-03-23
for that purpose

the stranger, the neighborine
townspeople, as we'll as those
Of Miller, because every visitor
to the county seat who has
business at the court house,
comes first to the business
street. To have the
Icourt house located in
the business district would
make it more accessible to all
who do business there.
1t would require two years to
erect a modern court house,
during which time the business
of the county could be conduct
ed in the old building without
cost of rent. To wreck the old
building and use the present
site, would require the removal
of all county property to rent,
ed quarters, and there is no
single building available that
would be suitable or large
enough. Two objections to
this are: 1st, the rent would
more than buy a new site; End,
the old building would practi,
cally be a loss. Whereas, to
build on Main street would
give better convenience TO the
public, save one moving, and
scattering the offices for two
years, and retain intact the
present building as a county
property and park to be used
for any purpose the people OF
the county require, teachers
Institutes, chautauquas, con
ventions, farmers Institutes,
poultry shows, farm and schoo.
exhibits, etc.
1t is a fact known to pioneers
that the block of ground origin
ally selected for a court house
by the 'townsite company was
on Main street, the first block
south of the school house, now
occupied by the Methodist
church, the residences of w
ii. Sunderland and Dr.. Nc
Whorter and others. For
some reason the company
changed their plan and selected
the present location.
1t is still possible to secure a
good site, with ample grounds
for a modern county capitol,
on Main street, close to the
center of the business district.
1t is considered by leading bust,
ness men to be the part of wis
dom to take advantage of this
favorable condition before it is
too late, and while a location
can he secured at a very rea-
sonable price. The city is
growing, new people and new
businesses are coming in, hence
it is reasonable to suppose that
this opportunity will pass away
sooner or later.
Most counties have built
their court houses by bonding,
and that method is advocated
by some citizens of this county,
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-03-23
Eighth Grade Examination And
Spelling Contest

The Eighth Grade examination
will be conducted March Both and
31st. 1915, IN the following places:
Miller, Rec Heights, Washington,
Rockham and Orient. All pupils
who do not write in Miller will be
requested to furnish your own pens,
pencils and ink.
The County Spelling Contest for
the seventh and eighth grades will
he held at the county court room in
Miller on Saturday, April LIST, 1916.
beginning at 8 o'clock.
Jessie Moncur.
l6t2 Co. Supt. Of Schools.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-03-23
Hyde County Court House

This handsome, modern building was erected in
1911, after the county had voted $40, 600
for that purpose
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-03-23
High School Play
For Athletic Assn

The city high school will give a
play entitled who's Who" Friday,
March 81, at the opera house, for
the benefit of the school athletic as
ISOLATION.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-03-23
Teachers Examination

Regular examination for Second.
Third and Primary Grade Certif-
Gates will be held in Miller, April
6 and 7, 1916. beginning each m,rn-
ing at $50 o'clock.
Jessie Moncur.
l7t2 Co, Supt, of Schools.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-03-23

equipment and records aCCumu-
lated in many years. This
condition will grow worse as
time passes. If fire should de-
stroy the records there is no
way to replace them. Hence
it is time for Hand county
people to consider this ques-
ton.
In anticipation of the neces-
sit of providing for a new court
house the County Commits
sioners have made a small levy
to raise a fund for that pur-
pose. This years levy will
bring the amount up to about
1913, 600, according to figures
furnished by County Auditor
Lewis. Another year would
take it to about $50, 600.
To put up a modern, per-
manent, fire proof building,
such as now being built in
counties of this and adjoining
states, and suitable for Hand
county's 40 townships, would
probably cost from So, 600 to
500, 600. II yde county,
with "a townships, bonded
for $40, 900 and built a hand.
some court house about five
years ago; Sully county with
81 townships, built some four
years ago for So, 900; and
Faulk county with 2S town
ships, built ten or twelve years
ago for $4,000 Hand
county is more than a third
larger than either of these
counties. The latest assessed
valuation of the four counties
at hand is for 1911, which gives
these values: Hand county
1913, 900, 900; Faulk SIS, 400, 900:
Hyde 50, 700, 900; Sully SO, 7OO,-
900. The 1915 valuation for
all four counties will be great
ly increased, but about in rela-
tive proportion to the above
figures.
New Location Probable
The business interests of this
city have suggested that when
q now col1rt hpr1ca ic huilt n
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-02-23
MISS ELIZABETH RIORDAN
WINS THE AUTOMOBILE
Has Nearly 34,OOO,OOO More Votes
Than Nearest Competitor.

Than Nearest Competitor.
The merchants automobile contest
closed Saturday night, Feb. 10. The
votes were sealed and placed in the
court house until Monday morning
when the Judges, Col. R. R. Jones and
Mr.. F. NJ. McNulty began counting
them. which required several hours.
There were a total Of 9S,11S,OoO
votas polled. Miss Elizabeth Rior-
dan led the list with 64,3S0,00O, and
was awarded the first prize. Ford
touring car, Miss Ellie Kennedy was
second with 30,79O,350. Miss Helen
Melton was third with 2,372, 500, and
Miss Mamie Hasty was fourth with
635.1OO. Miss Kennedy was award
ed the second prize, a diamond ring
and Misses Melton and Hasty were
given a watch each.
There was considerable dissatls5fac-
ton expressed by some fthe contest
ants.it being claimed that more votes
were issued than there were GOODS
sold by the business men in the con-
fest and for while it looked as II
there might be a lawsuit as a result
of the dissatisfaction, but it did not
materialiZe. -,
The rival candidates worked hard'
especially during the last days OF the
contest. and when it closed no one
was sure of winning.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-02-23
COL. AVERA HAD
A NARROW ESCAPE
While Attempting to Board Moving
Train Foot Slipped and He Was
Dragged Several Feet.

Col. w. F. Avera, of Parrot, had
narrow escape from death or seri
Gus injury at Smithville Saturday.
He went to Smithville to meet his
wife, who was returning home from
a visit, and was standing beside the
westbound train talking to some
friends The train moved off and he
grabbed the railing in an attempt to
board it. At the same time several
others attempted to get aboard, and
the colonel lost his footing and was
dragged quite a distance before the
train was stopped and he was reliev-
ed of his perilous position. Mr.. Avera
had a very thrilling experience for
few moments, and it was almost a
miracle that he was not killed or Sc
riously injured.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-02-23
ENTERTAINER THE
MISSION STUDY CLASS
An Enjoyable Evening Spent at the
Home of Mrs. j. 4. Shields.

An Enjoyable Evening Spent at the
Home of Mrs. j. A. Shields.
Mrs. J. A. Shields was at home to
the mission study class Monday af-
ternoon. Miss Belle Cheatham, as
leader, gave a synopsis of the study
the subject of which was Along Old
Mission TRAILS Mrs. j H. Lewis
read the scripture lesson.
a Highway in the Nile Country
Mrs. J. G. Parks and Mrs. Julia Mas
worthy.
Little Daughters of Islam-Mrs. j.
P. Perry.
A Modern Apostle to the Moslems
Mrs. T. D. Wall.
An Unmet Need-Mrs. c. A. Har-
ris and Mrs. n. A. Harbuck
The program was closed with a
quiz concerning the chapter, Mrs. 7.
D. Ellis and Mrs. j. NJ. Cutler, with
ten ladies each, answering the Ques-
tons asked by Miss Belle Cheatham,
or failing to answer correctly being
turned down" in the old fashioned
style. Three on Mrs. Cutters side
retired from the ranks and two from
MIS- Ellis SluS. Inc otOlS oNoOu III
favor of Mrs. Ellis, who carried off
an immense bouquet of jonquils and
ferns. During the program little Sa-
rah and John Shields delighted the
guests with recitations pertaining to
mission work. Late in the afternoon
sandwiches with tea or coffee were
served The next meeting will be
held with Mrs. ]. r. Mercer on March
goth.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-02-23
I'm Young Men Charged With
r;dnapping and Mistreating Girl

guardian of the accused young men,
and their attorney, came to Dawson
early Monday morning and remained
here nearly all day in consultation
with the attorney of the girls father.
After their departure for home it was
announced that the warrants charg-
ing the young men with assault would
be withdrawn, and the charge of kid
mapping would be vigorously pressed.
The committal trial for the kid
mapping charge has been set for We'd
nesday morning at ten o'clock and
will be heard by Judge Edwards OF
the city court.