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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-06-15
G. A. HASSELL WILL ADJ
DRESS TOWN CRIERS' CLUB

The Minot Town Criers' club had
very interesting meeting Monday eve
ming. The guest of honor was Ernest
T. Hare, vice president of the Mime
apolis Advertising club. Mr.. Hare was
entertained at dinner at the Hotel Le-
land at $3.50, after which the club went
to the office of the Association of Com
merce where after transacting routine
business the guest of the evening adj
dressed the members, explaining to
them the objects Of the Associated Adj
vertising clubs Of the World, of which
organization the Minot club will be-
come a unit. Mr.. Hare's address was
listened to with great interest and
when he was through he answered
number Of questions that were the
cause of much interested discussion.
A number of new members were ad-
mitted to the club and the roster now
shows twenty-seven active members.
Chairman Lesk of the Program COM
mittee announced the program for the
first regular monthly meeting t. be
held Monday evening, June 26th. Mr..
Lesk has placed the subject, "What Is
Advertising" for the first place on the
program, discussion to be in the ne-
ture Of a round-table. Mr.. G. A. Has
sci will present the subject, "Commun-
ity Advertising" and this subject will
be open to general discussion.
1t was decided that the Town Criers
would assist the Merchants Retail
Credit association in pulling off the
greatest Fourth of July celebration in
the history of Minot. A committee
was appointed to confer with the Re-
tail Merchants committee that was in
session in the same building and offer
the services of the club to this COM
mittee.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-06-15
NORTHWESTERN LIVESTOCK
SHOW PROMISES TO BE BIG
Premium List Will be OFF the Presses
This Week-Liberal Premi-
ums Are Offered

The committee that has in charge
the arrangements for the Northwest
ern Stock Show is a pretty busy or
ganization these days. For some time
it looked as if the project was too
great an undertaking for this year, so
that by the time definite announcement
could be made the time was growing
short, but the committee is not daunt-
ed by any manner Of means, but in
tends to see to it that Minot and the
Northwestern part Of North Dakota
will have stock show to be proud Of
Yesterday three farmer-stock rails
ers called on the secretary of the show
and before they left his office they
said they would collectively have at
least thirty-fve head of stock entered
in the show. And the best of it is
that every head Of stock that they will
exhibit are among the best of their
kind.
The premium list is now in press
and will be ready for distribution by
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-06-15

Friday of this week. 1t will be a COM
prehensive booklet containing sixteen
pages, and every good kind of horses,
cattle, hogs ana sheep will have an OPP
portunity to secure one of four prizes.
The committee has organized by
electing M. r. Porter as president, Will
E. Holbein, secretary, and E. S. Per-
son, treasurer of the show, and these
men will make every effort to make
this first annual show the best of its
kind in the western states. While it
is proposed to cater especially to the
portion of North Dakota,
yet the lists are not closed to other
parts of the state. Of course, the
show is being given primarily to show
just what the farmers in this part of
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-06-15
NOTICE OF ANNUAL STOCKHOLM
Frs MEETING

The annual meeting Of the Stock
holders of the South Prairie Farmers
Telephone Co. will be held at School
House No. /, Freedom township, on
Saturday, June "a, 1916, at 1 o'clock p.
m. Officers are to be elected and any
other business that may come before
the meeting.
THORWALD MOSTAD,
6-15-1t Secretary.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-06-15
OCTAGENARIAN DIED
AT GALATA, MONTANA

David Wilson, father Of Mrs. Myron
Hunt of Glenburn, who made his home
with his daughter at Glenburn for four
years, died at Galata, Mont, where he
was visiting at the home of his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Hal Pettibone, last week, at
the ripe old age Of IS years. Mr.. Will
son formerly resided at Bancroft, la.
Mr.. Wilson was we'll known in this vi
cinity.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-06-15
WOMAN ATTEMPTED TO
END HER LIFE AT LAWTON

Lawton, N. D., June 13-1n fit OF
dementia, caused by domestic trouble,
Mrs. Peter Latloff attempted to de-
stroy herself Saturday evening by
drinking carbolic acid. Fortunately
the acid was diluted and she swallow
ed very little. Antidotes were prompt
ly administered, which saved her life.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-06-15

The Holstein Breeders association
of Ward county will hold a meeting at
County Agent Peck's office in the
Jacobson block Wednesday afternoon,
June p, at l o'clock sharp. for the
transaction of important business. 1t
is hoped that all breeders of Holstein
cattle will be in attendance.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-06-15

Berthold. Speakers of statewide fame
will be invited and all kinds Of amuse-
ments will be on the program. Every
one included, and the 'dear' candi-
dates are invited to fill their baskets
and come and join the festivities.
GEO. T. MURRAY,
w. E. KRICK,
Publicity Committee.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-06-15
FARMERS
WILL HOLD PICNIC

Berthold, N. D., June II.
To the Ward County independents:
The farmers of Mandan, Berthold,
Tolgin, Evergreen, FoXholm, Pass
Port and other townships met in
Berthold Saturday and made provis-
ionh to have a Farmers Basket Pic
mic, Saturday, June "a, at W: L. Fish.
er's grove, four miles southwest OF
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-06-15
Glenburn Farmer in Runaway

Alfred Hauenstein, better known as
"Dutch Alfred" was severely injured
at his home east of Glenburn in run
away. His wagon ran over him and
the doctor was called.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-01-28
LOCAL EXPERTS BAFFLED.
Peculiar Disturbance Noted in Vaughan
g. Burnett's Wireless Apparatus
About Noon Each Day.

Local wireless experts are batfled by
queer freak of the wireless apparatus in
stalled in the store of Vaughan & Burnett
for receiving the exact time at noon and
at 10 p. m.
OF late from few minutes before II
O clock until from three to 10 minutes past
that hour there is a peculiar buzzing in
the receivers that makes it impossible to
hear the time signals flashed from Wash
ington. At no other time of the day or
night is this heard. There is never any
difficulty in receiving the time at 10 p. m.
1t was thought that the use of the N-ray
machine in the Memorial hospital, often in
operation about noon might in some way
interfere with the wireless, but II has been
proved that this is not the cause The idea
that high tension wires might have some
thing to do with it is discarded because
of the fact that the effect would be heard
at other times than at noon.
A. NJ Bennett of West Brattleboro, who
has a powerful receiving station at his
home, is not bothered materially by this
phenomenon, although he has heard it,
Homer Ellis, who had wireless outfit on
the roof of the next building to that in
which Vaughan K Burnett's store is locat-
ed, has heard some slight disturbance at
times but nothing like that which inter
feres with the effectiveness of the Vaughan
& Burnett apparatus at noon each day.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-01-28
WAS ESCAPED PATIENT
Man Found with Both Feet Frozen
Got Away from Retreat
Pried Guard OFF Window and Left
Early in Morning-Has Decisions of
Persons Trying to Kill Him.

Giovanni Battaini who was found in a
mill in Marlboro with both feet frozen and
was brought to the Melrose hospital in
West Brattleboro, as reported on page
of this paper, is an escaped patient
from the Brattleboro Retreat
One day early last week Battaini, who
had a room on the first floor, got hold of
some implement with which he pried the
guard off a window in his room. He pre-
viously had obtained suit of clothes and
pair of shoes, and with these and a
blanket he departed through the window
early in the morning.
Having had decisions that he was being
pursued by persons bent on killing him,
Battaini had tried to hide himself at the
Retreat, so the officials knew what his
characteristics were and they had empty
buildings and various other places searched
in various towns and sent telephone mes
sages in various directions, but without
avail
When the finding of Battaini was
learned by Supt. S. E. Lawton he tel
ephoned to DR.. E. r. Lynch of the Mel
rose hospital and easily identified the
patient, who was returned to the Re-
treat yesterday.
Battaini is an Austrian, as he told those
who found him in Marlboro. He formerly
was employed in Readsboro, but developed
insanity and was brought to the Retreat in
March, 1915.
The South Newfane correspondent of
The Phoenix sends the following:
The Austrian, Giovanni Battani, who
was found unconscious last Friday in j O.
Metcalf's sawmill in Marlboro with feet
badly frozen and has since been taken to
the Melrose hospital, was seen passing
through this village on the previous Mon
day Because many foreigners pass
through, going to and from the lumber
camps during the winter, this was not
thought unusual. A number observed, how
ever, that his feet were not suitably clad
for intensely cold weather. His trousers
were short and he wore neither overshoes
nor leggngs. The children who met him
said that he wore only thin stockings and
slippers on his feet. When found. the
bottoms of these were nearly worn off.
When seen here his feet evidently were
not frozen, as he walked without limping
and went directly past the houses as if
knowing where he intended to 90. Near
the postoffice, where the roads divide, GO
ing to Dover and Marlboro, he was seen to
stop and look first one way, then the other
Then he took the Marlboro Branch road.
Where he stayed from Monday until Fri
day and what he ate is a mystery. When
found he could only crawl on his hands
and knees. If without food during that
time it is remarkable that he escaped
without freezing to DEATH
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-01-28

told why their status has changed.
She showed that the change had been
brought about by man, by the discov
cry of democracy and the invention of
machinery. Democracy, she defined as
an equal opportunity for all and claim.
ed that the woman $ movement is
only Il part of the broader advance of
true democracy.
She touched briefly upon some of
the victories of the past and made it
clear that the opposition to woman S
advance has not come from men
alone, but from the ultra-conserva-
tism of society The address closed
with an effective appeal for all to
work together for the advance of de-
mocracy. While the address was not
suffrage Grafton, none could miss
the logical conclusion of her argu-
ment.
Mrs. Hale talked for more than an
hour but presented her subject so
pleasingly that no one lost interest for
one moment. At the close all went
into the chapel where Mrs. Hale and
the president, Ms. Frederick l. Swift,
received the club members and their
friends. Refreshments were served, in
charge of Mrs. NJ. Murray Tucker, and
Dugan s orchestra furnished music.
Mrs. Hale is the youngest member of
noted English family that for three
generations has held a distinguished
place in dramatlc and literary life.
When only L she appeared on the
stage with Sir Henry Irving in his re-
vival of Robespierre. She has since
acted with Sir Charles Wyndham, Sir
John Hare and Sir George Alexander
and has played Ophelia, Desdemona
and other leading parts with her un-
cle, Sir Johnston Forbes Robertson.
In 1907 she was brought to this
country by Miss Glen Terry, and she
returned the two following years un-
der the direction Of Charles Frohman.
She then joined tie New Theater com
pany in New York for its first season,
at the close of which she married
Swinburno Hale, a New York lawyer.
Since 1910 she has ceased to act, but
has devoted herself to lecturing and
writing.
Mrs, Hale has been widely identi-
fed with the Woman Is movement,
both in England and America. She
brings to the lecture platform un.
usually attractive qualities, Posses
sed of well-trained, musical voice,
winsome and graceful, keen in intel
lect, no one can see or hear her with
out acknowledging that in allying her
self with woman's work she has lost
no feminine charm.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-01-28
FOUND EXHAUSTED ON STREET
Man Said He Was Joseph Walker and
Was Walking from Greenfield to
Marlboro to Find Employment.

A man about So years of age who
gave his name as Joseph Walker and
said that he had walked from Green
field, Mass, was found on Canal
street Wednesday evening in an ex-
hausted condition and suffering from
cramps The young men who found
him put him in their team and turned
him over to Police Chief George Will
son.
Walker told the chief that he was
trying to get to Marlboro, where he
had worked before, and believed that
if he could reach that town, he could
find employment.
He was in such condition that DR..
Henry Tucker was called to relieve
his pain. He told the physician and
chief that he had eaten nothing since
breakfast that day and that when he
got near Brattleboro he was attacked
by cramps and stopped at house and
was given some hot drops, which tenn
porarily relieved his pain.
lie was allowed to remain in the po-
lice station Wednesday night and was
provided with such food as he could
eat yesterday. He was much improved
last evening and was regaining his
strength.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-01-28
the end that they represent the sober
second thought of the American PEG.
pie on this great question.
WHERE VERMONT LEADS.

The government reports just issued
stock raising state of New England
and that it is advancing in this direc-
ton remarkably as compared with
other nearby states. With the rapid
increase in the use of motor cars one
might expect to find the number of
horses decreasing, but the government
assures us that the number in New
England at the present time is 100000,
gain of 1000 in FIVE years. The
three southern states of this section
have 5000 less horses than half de-
cade ago, but Maine shows an in
crease of 1000, New Hampshire 5000
and Vermont 1000. Rather curiously
the loss in Massachusetts,, Connect
cut and Rhode Island is ascribed to
the increasing use of the automobile,
but more automobiles per capita are
owned in Vermont than in any of
these states. The total number of
mich cows in New England is est.
mated at $4,000, or 5000 less than
was recorded five years ago, and the
total number of "other cattleO is
100000, against 100000 five years be.
fore. The value of mich cows had
advanced from $4S.16 to $62.3S, and
the average value of "other cattle
is much higher than before. Figuring
the value of the dairy cattle at nearly
$50, 100000, adding the value of the
other cattle, the capital invested in
the milk industry and other allied in
dustries, one quickly finds that the in
vestment in cattle and other associated
businesses is truly enormous. In five
years Rhode Island showed a loss of
1000 in mich cows Massachusetts a
loss of $4,000, Connecticut loss OF
3,O00 while Maine gained 1000, New
Hampshire 1000 and Vermont $4,000
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-01-28
Know Your Own State.


The minister of the Baptist church
at Barre has followed in limited
measure the example set by Morti-
mer r. Proctor, in bringing the re-
sources and attractions of Vermont
forcibly to the attention of the peo-
pie by means of stereopticon pictures
The Barre minister has taken many
photographs of the granite quarries
and stone sheds particularly and has
conducted his audience through them
to their enlightenment and entertain
ment. The industries of Vermont may
well be promoted in this way. The pic
lures may very likely lead a good
many of the residents to make person.
al visitation to the manufacturing
plants, and thus make them more en-,
thusiastic advocates of the opportun-
tiles Of their own state. The Vermont
er who is informed is always loyal to
his state and sees here as good oppor-
tunities for business as may be found
anywhere in the country.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-01-28

Vermonters who have travelled much
by automobile in the state of New
York often wonder where the money
comes from to build the great network
of good roads which covers the main
highways of the state. The answer to
the question is found in the fact that
the state has made two $4,000, 900
bond issues to build these roads. Be-
sides this there is an arrangement by
which the counties join with the state
in building certain roads; and, again,
the individual towns may make appro-
priations for county roads-somewhat
after our Vermont plan, it would seem.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-01-28
(Yergennes Enternrise.N

Nineteen sixteen is evidently to see
closer season on potato bugs. Paris
green, deadliest enemy of the p. b., is
no longer obtainable in this country.
The extinction was effected gradually.
Today there is less than 500 pounds of
paris green in the country and the
holders of the goods demand all the
way from 2l to SO cents per pound, ac-
cording to the quality required. The
reason is that blue vitriol and white
arsenic, which combine to make paris
green, are no longer obtainable on
account of the war. The farmer who
found that if he shut up his ducks
until they were half starved and then
turned them into the potato patch got
rid of the bugs by way of the ducks
will now have his innings.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-01-28

President Wilson is one of the re-
cent converts to the plan for scien-
tific, non-partisan tariff commission.
He probably realizes that the tariff
policy which he espoused so many
years, and which he tried out as soon
as he was elected, is not the kind of
a tariff the United States should have,
just as the men on the other side of
the fence know that a tariff of ex-
IRENE protection is not wholly right.
A scientific settlement of the tariff, so
that it will produce the necessary
revenue for the government s expenses
and at the same time protect indus
tries which have to compete with con-
Germs in other countries under differ
ent working conditions cannot be OBJ
tanned politically. 1t must be done by
men who have studied the whole ques.
ton without the bias of politics or
the fear that they may lose their re-
election by their acts.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-01-28
WEST HALIFAX.

Mrs. Lucinda Goodenough Hill died
Jan. II, at the age of "a years, 10
months and 10 DAYS. The funeral was
held Wednesday at 10 a. m. in the
Baptist church, Rev w. r. Tinker of
floating. She was the widow of Ell,
bridge G. Hill, who was member of
Company |, Sth Vermont regiment. He
died in New Orleans in 1868.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-01-28
Wednesday, Feb. z, 1916
the following personal property:

the following personal property:
LIVE STOCK-Pair five ear-od Hol-
stein oxen, well matched, good workers,
weight about 5000 lbs; red Durham
COW, five years old, due in August; Jer-
sey COW, four years old, due in April
twoyear old Durham heifer, due in Au-
gust; year-old Guernsey heifer, due
in July; Guernsey bull, II months old.
FARMING TOoI.S--One- light two
light one-horse lumber wagon, good pi-
ano-box buggy, Concord buggy, good
road cart, nearly new; good OK cart,
two-horse dump cart, pair cart wheels,
two onee-horse sleighs, handcart, heavy
OK sled, Ugh, OK sled, steer sled
yokes lot of good OK and steer
Yokes of all kinds, crockery crate, lot
of grain tubs, tanning mill. feed cutter,
side-hill pillow, good land side plow two
snow plows cultivatOr, 2 harrows, good
sled neap for oxen. good cart neap for
oxen, iron hand road scraper, good self
dumping wheel rake, horse rakes, cant
hooks, scalding tub, grindstone, string
of bells, runner chains, crosscut
saws, iron bar, grain cradles, 3
single work harness. single light driv-
ing harness, lot of brides and straps of
all kinds, hoes, rakes, shovels, chains,
forks and other things too numerous to
mention.
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE Beds.
bureaus, chairs, tables, stoves, stands,
dishes, glassware, lamps, lanterns, and
some antiques
If stormy the sale will be held next
fair day. Hot dinner at noon.
M. r. HUNTLEY.
\. w. j. wilkins, Auctioneer
w. y. Subway, Clerk.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-01-28
Scaled Prison Wall.

Adelard Dupont, convict at the state
prison, who was supposed to have es.
capped last Saturday, scaled the wall of
the prison early Wednesday morning by
rope ladder which he left on the
wall. He had been in hiding upon the
prison promises for four days and
nights waiting for a chance to make
getaway. Prison officials are now
wondering where he obtained food and
drink for this period and where he was
hidden.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-01-28
800 GREETED MRS. HALE.
Success Scored by Woman's Club
Lecturer on Awakening of Women
Delighted Her Hearers.

The Woman IS club scored another
success Wednesday when Mrs. Beatrice
Forbes Robertson Hale spoke before
an audience of nearly 800 in the Con-
gregational church, on the Awakening
of Women. Mrs Hale's charming
and gracious manner delighted every
one, as well as her comprehensive and
forceful talk. She compared the wom-
en- and their work of 100 years ago
with women of the present day and
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-01-28

Gov. Gates dropped a word of char
acteristic common sense on his Sonsof-
Vermont audience in Boston the other
night when he said that he "would
like to find out how state can profit
ably issue 50-year bonds to build roads
that will wear out in ten years" Yer
mont's pay-as-you-go way of state
road improvement seems to be good
one.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-01-28

Tbe 0srmOmt 4banix.
TEN PAGES
BRATTLEBORO.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 2s, 1916.
THE VERMONT PHOENIX
Published in Brattleboro every Friday.

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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-01-28
Candid Talk.

Mabel-How are you getting on at
college, Percy9
Perey-Oh, all right. I'm trying
hard to get ahead, you know.
Mabel-Well, goodness knows, you
need one!-Ex.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-01-28
AUCTION

Having sold my farm, l will sell at
public auction on the premises of the
late A. L. Huntley, three miles north of
West Dummerston village,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-01-28
SPECIAL NOTICES.

MRS. j. M. SHAW of West Mortified,
Mass, will be at the rest room, Thurs
days to take orders for all work on fur
garments. stiff
FUR WORK of all kinds; repairing a
speciality; new skins for sale MRS. f. Il.
HOLMES, SO Green Street, hours to
A. Brattleboro. 46-71*
CHlROPODY and Shampoo .Parlors-
switches, pompadours, combings made up
to order. MRS. h. p. BAILEY, 1T
Main St Phone 19-tf
STATING AND ROOFING OF all kinds
and chimney cleaning done to order
E. d. TORREY, 50 Frost St, Brattlebo-
70. Telephone 475-W.
loST-In Brattleboro Thursday Jan.
20. y pair of gold bowed glasses. The
Under please leave at Thompson's jew
elry store. AMOS BLANCHARD, West
Brattleboro, Vt, II. f. ID. 4. 4