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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-08-17
N|N0T MOTOR
SALES CO. DOING
ENORMOUS BUSINESS
Although But a Short Time in Busi-
ness This Enterprising Firm AL
ready Are in Front Ranks.

The Minot Motor Sales Company
are enjoying unprecedented business,
notwithstanding the fact that they
started in business at time when
crop conditions were anything but ia
vorable. The Oldsmobilc distributed
by this firm has met with instant pop
ularity among those desiring first
class car. They have already sold a
large number in this city and vicinity.
J. J. Kann, Harry Dingman, C. Aur-
land and O. A. Malm of Minot and
Mrs. Schilling of Velva are among the
number who have recently invested in
Cldsmobile cars. Their success in this
line has been little short of phenom-
email. At the present time the sales
force of the Minot Motor Sales Co.
are confning their attention to DEM
onstrating the superior merits Of the
big four plow Simplex tractor. This
tractor is peculiar in the fact that it
is manufactured by a concern who
manufacture tractors exclusively. Per-
haps no tractor on the market today
shows greater adaptability to the
farmers needs than the Simplex. 1t
is a one man tractor and draws four
IA inch plows and costs $3.50 f. O. b..
the factory. In witnessing a demon
stration of this tractor we were sur
prised to note that one person can
easily push it about the floor of the
salesroom, which shows the degree Of
perfection manifest in, every appoint
ment of this splendid machine. The
extreme care exercised in the con-
struction Of this tractor is also at
tested by the fact that during the past
two years the manufacturers have
never been called upon to replace a
single transmission gear-something
noteworthy in tractor construction.
The Minot Motor Sales Company will
soon have a number of the Allwork
tractors in stock. This unique ma
chine is the lightest and most power
full four wheel tractor, pulling three
plows, that can be obtained on the
market today This tractor is said to
be the only tractor using kerosene as
fuel successfully, point that will
recommend it to a public accustomed
to paying high prices for gasoline. 1t
is equipped with a four cylinder en-
gine; it is simple in design, solid,
sturdy, compact, with no intricate
parts to confuse the operator 1t
weighs but 4800 pounds and costs but
$975 f. o. b. factory.
The era of tractor farming is here
and here to stay. The large area
cultivated by the average farmer
makes the element of time matter of
the greatest moment The general
prevalence of wild oats and other nox-
ious weeds make deep plowing i'm
perative, and the tractor seems to be
the only implement offering salts
factory solution under present condi-
tions.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-08-17

the silk and dress goods department,
and will devote her time exclusively to
the ladies' tailoring department, which
will be operated in connection with her
husbands tailoring establishment. Mi
not has long been in need Of more
ladies' tailoring shops and this new
enterprise will fill long felt want
in this particular. Mrs. Frettem en-
joys a wide acquaintance among the
ladies of the city and surrounding ter
ritory and the shop will beyond a
doubt enjoy an extensive patronage.
Four tailors are now being employed,
dry cleaning being done in connection
with the regular work Of the tailors.
This department is under the immed-
late supervision Of E. R. Brey, for
lnerly in the employ of the Ideal Tail
oring Co. of this city, which is suffic-
lent guarantee that this department
will be in capable hands. The new
firm starts under the brightest pros
poets possible and we shall expect to
see it attain an eminent success.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-08-17
7AN0R'S SHORTHAND
SCHOOL Will open
New Business College Will Start Op-
erati0ns in Fair Block Sept. A.
Miss Lena Taylor Manager.

Taylor's Shorthand School will open
on the third floor of the Fair block
Monday, Sept. 4.
Miss Leona Taylor, sister Of Frank
P. Taylor, the well known druggist
will manage the school, where the fol-
lowing courses will be taught: Short
hand, typewriting, spelling, shorthand
penmanship, business English and Of
flee training.
Miss Taylor is not a stranger in
this city. She was we'll known here ii,
the early days wher she held home
stead in old Ward county, teaching
school in the county a number of years
ago. She studied stenography in Mi
not, after which she attended the Nor
NAL session, securing a teachers di-
ploma at the Gregg school, Chicago
the headquarters of the Gregg short.
hand system. She was then offered
position in this school, teaching
there two years, where she learned
Mr.. Gregg1s methods of teaching. She
also taught two years in the Lincoln
Business College, Lincoln, Neb, a
school which enrolls between five and
six hundred students annually. She
has also taught in the Minneapolis
Business College, and last year was
connected with the St. Cloud, Mimi,
business College. Miss Taylor's train
ing has been the very best and the
Taylor Shorthand School ought to be
a rapidly growing institution.
It Will accupy number of rooms in
the front of the Fair block, an ideal
location.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-08-17
SAVE EXHIBITS FOR
N|DW|NTER FAIR
It Is Not Too Early to Make Plans
for Your Exhibit for the
Annual Show.

The Association of Commerce wants
all the farmers of this vicinity to be-
gin now to save exhibits for the Mid
winter Fair this coming winter. 1t is
expected that great deal OF corn Will
mature this fall, as the stand is all
that could be desired. Also the veg
etables are exceptionally fine this
year, and there should be some splen-
did vegetable exhibits available.
AS outlined to some of our farmers
last winter, it would be fine thing
for each farmer to have his individual
exhibit, that is, have the products of
his farm all tog gether in booth, and
it goes without saying that fine set
of prizes could be offered for the best
of these booth exhibits.
At the Panama Pacific international
Exposition last year the exhibit of
the state of Virginia was composed OF
grains. grasses and vegetables all
raised on one farm in that state.
The Montana exhibits were compos-
ed of individual exhibits from num-
ber of farms, and each farmer win
ming a prize or medal had the trophy
turned over to him at the close Of the
exposition.
Last year small admission fee was
charged during the Midwinter Fair,
and it was found that this plan work
ed out well. Of course, those who had
exhibits at the fair were admitted free
every day of the fair, but those who
did not take enough interest to bring
any exhibits had to pay this small al
mission. The citizens of Minot also
paid this admission fee. The fee also
worked we'll in that it precluded the
children of the city crowding the
building and interfering with the peo-
pie who were really interested in the
numerous exhibits. AS stated, this
plan worked so we'll that during the
next fair and admission charge will
prevail, with the proviso that all who
exhibit will be admitted free all thru
the week.
Special attention will be also paid
to poultry, but there will be no other
live stock exhibited. last year the
poultry show made an excellent show
ing, and this coming year it is hoped
that many more people will exhibit
their fowls.
Therefore, we would respectfully
urge all the farmers Of the Minot vi
cinity to begin now to save up their
best exhibits as stated, and be ready
for the next Midwinter Fair.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-08-17
Valet Buys New Studebaker Delivery
Car.

Christ Demopoulos, proprietor of
the Valet tailoring establishment in
the new Parker block, has purchased
a handsome new Studebaker delivery
car. It is beyond question the hand
soonest car of the kind in the city.
"Chris" says the best is none too good
for the Valet. Mr.. Demopoulis estab-
lished his dry cleaning and dyeing shop
in this city late this spring and al
ready his business has grown to such
proportions that he found a delivery
car essential as well as necessary in
the conduct of his business. His pat
ronage is growing rapidly. This sum-
mer he has made speciality Of clean
ing straw and Panama hats, in con-
nection with his regular business of
cleaning and dyeing. He has been
very successful in this line as in the
others. His establishment in the new
Parker block is a model of it's kind,
and here four workmen are regularly
employed in addition to two experts
who are kept busy at the dyeing and
cleaning plant located in another sec
tion of the city, where there will be
no danger from fire, the regulations
requiring places of this kind to be
maintained beyond the fire limits. The
Valet Tailoring Co. have an announce
ment in this issue of the Independent
which it would be we'll to clip from the
paper and preserve for future refer
ence when in need of such service as
the Valet can render
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-08-17
MOTOR LECTURE FOR
NINOT AUTO OWNERS
Henry H. Hover, Noted Engineer, to
Talk With Motion Pictures
at Grand Theatre.

Minot motor car owners and motor
car drivers within a radius of one
hundred miles of here, will have the
opportunity on Tuesday, August 22nd,
to see at close range the mechanism
and operation of an automobile motor.
This was announced yesterday by l..
C. Stearns Of the Minot Auto Com
pany. Mr.. Stearns has secured Henry
H. Hover of the Society of Automo-
bile Engineers to lecture on the
Knight sleeve valve motor at the
Grand Theatre.
"1t was not until yesterday" said
Mr.. Stearns, "that definite arrange
ments for Mr.. Mowers appearance in
Minot were completed. Now that pre-
hmlnary arrangements have been
made, we are going ahead with the
preparations for an elaborate program
which we believe will long be remem-
hered by motor car owners in this part
of the state.
"Mr. Hower's lecture is in no sense
a technical talk. With the aid of mo-
tion pictures and stationary slides
produced under his supervision, Mr..
Hover brings out wildly, every ponit
concerning the construction of an au-
tomobile motor"
"Mr. Hover tells the audience that
carbon deposits are actually beneficial
to knight motor and with the aid of
his motion pictures, he backs up his
statement by showing that the sleeve
IN the motor is SO constructed as to
gather carbon.
"The lecturer will tell of the early
struggles and other triumphs of Chas.
\. Knight, the American inventor cf
the sleeve valve motor. He will re-
count how after years of bitter dis
appointments in this country Mr..
Knight went to Europe, where the
Daimler Company finally agreed to
try out his invention. That was about
eight years ago and today twenty
three European automobile manufac-
turers equip their cars with the
Knight sleeve valve motor. Today the
King Of England and the Emperor of
Germany may not agree on matters
of state, but they do agree on auto
mobile construction, - both drive
Knight motored cars"
In addition to the lecture itself,
there will be a program consisting of
vocal and instrumental music. One
feature of the entertainment will be
an animated song in the form of mo-
tion picture, the scenario of which
was written around a catchy rag-time
air. v,.
Mr.. Stearns, on the evening of the
lecture, will entertain at dinner deal
ers in the Minot territory.
f.sf
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-08-17
Young Woman Took Picture of Glen
burn Cyclone.

Dick Barrett of Glenburn brot to
this office a picture of the twister
which operated north Of Glenburn,
Wednesday evening of last week. The
picture was taken by young woman
who evidently had plenty of nerve, for
she could not have been more than
mile away from the cyclone at the
time. The funnel-shaped cloud is
plainly shown.
The storm fortunately did not do
great deal of damage, for it missed the
best buildings. It's path was eighr
miles long and two blocks wide. 1t
dipped down and took fences and
grain fields along its way. Shocks
were carried away from the John
Sharpe farm. The house on the Pc
tras homestead was carried away and
as the funnel crossed the tracks, it
tore up the telephone and telegraph
wires. At the Marean farm, the gran
ary was twisted from it's cement foun-
dation and the shocks from forty
acre field of rye disappeared. Nick
Roles wind mill was twisted out of
shape and twenty fence posts were
jerked out, and the wire twisted into
a mass. At the Winderl farm, the
cyclone made a hole in the earth 35
feet long, Is feet wide and foot and
half deep. At Ray Anderson's place
it dug big holes in his pasture, while
deep hole was made on the John
Hake farm, filled with remnants of
wind mills, bricks. posts, iron, wire
and lot of straw and water.
At the H. H. Marean farm the
chimney was torn from the house and
all the windows in the west side of the
house were broken, Chairs were car
ried out of the rooms upstairs. The
storm was preceded by hail, all crops
being destroyed in the Tom Willis
neighborhood. The hail stones were
unusually large. Several of the larg-
est ones were measured and they were
ten inches around one way and eleven
inches the other. Two hours after the
storm, hail stones as large as hens
eggs were found.
The storm came up about four o.
clock in the afternoon, hundreds
watching it form in the sky
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-08-17

and wild oats have come up and seed
to barley (spring 1919.
Another method:
First-Shallow plow and harrow
this fall (1916).
Second-Seed to oats or barley early
in the spring to be cut for hay while
wild oats are green.
Third-Plow five or six inches deep
as soon as possible after hay is re-
moved. Prepare ground for seeding
rye sometime in August (191O.
Fourth-Double disc or, shallow
plow rye stubble in fall (1918).
Fifth-Replow five or six inches
deep in late spring after rye and wild
oats have come up and seed to barley
(spring 1919.
The above methods may fail if the
following fall and spring are too dry
to germinate the wild oats. In such
case in the first method the land
may be summerfallowed the last Of
June or the barley, if seeded too late
to mature, may be cut for hay.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-08-17
M'C0Y SECURES AN
EXPERT TRIMMER
L. NJ. Van COutren, Who Has Ma
tional Reputation, Will Arrive in
Minot Sept. l.

L. M. Van Coutren will arrive in
Minot Sept. /, to take charge OF the
advertising, display work and mer-
chandising end Of the game at the
Mccoy Department store.
Mr.. Van Coutren is now employed IN
one of the large cities Of Illinois but
wants to come west. c. E. DeNoon,
the manager Of the store, has known
Mr.. Van Coutren for number of
wears and considers that the store is
very fortunate in securing the services
of a man of his calibre. He has won a
national reputation as window trim
mer. He won the first prize in 1907
at Niagara Falls, for having trimmed
the best window in the United States.
His windows have been copied by
Marshall Field & Co., of Chicago. He
has had 18 years experience in the
business. His family will accompany
him to Minot to make their home
here.
Max Klang, who has held this posi-
ton for several months, goes to
Charleston, S. c.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-08-17
Visit From Iowa Contractor.

W. c. Carpenter, Of Newton, Iowa,
arrived to spend six weeks with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Carpen-
ter. A. L. Carpenter is building fine
home in this city and the son, who has
had twelve years experience in the
contracting business, will have charge
CT the work while here.
Mr. Carpenter comes from one Of
the busiest little cities in Iowa, which
has a population of 5000 Newton
boasts of large number Of factories,
twelve different washing machines, in
cluding the One Minute washer, being
made there. An advertising novelty
works employs 400 girls, and the Par
sons ditching machine, band cutter
and self feeder are manufactured
there. Crops are fair in Iowa, late
rains saving the corn crop.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-08-17
new N!LL|NF:R|. N|F[:||..'
At N'C0Y'S
Miss Strausenback, Experienced Mil
liner in Large Cities, in Charge
of Department.

Miss Strausenback, milliner who
has had experience in her work in
Winnipeg, Ell Paso, St. Louis and a
number of other large cities, has been
secured by the Mccoy Department
Store as manager and designer in the
millinery department.
Miss c. E. Smith, who held this 20
sition for number of years, resigned
recently, as she is opening a millinery
store Of her own in the east.
Miss Strausenback will arrive Mon
Gay and it is expected that she will
soon have an interesting announce.
ment to make to the public. She comes
very highly recommended and viii
make a record in this department of
one of the states largest stores.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-08-17
Minnesota
MAN browns IN
mouse RIVER
c. L. Mathews, of Campbell, Minn.,
Met Death Monday Evening-in
Sight of Other Bathers.

C. L. Mathews, a transient painter
from Campbell, MINI, met death in
Mouse river at Wildwood park about
seven o'clock Monday evening. The
body was recovered within fifteen min
utes and altho doctors worked over
him with pulmotors, life could not be
restored. The remains were taken to
a local undertaking establishment and
the body prepared for shipment to the
old home, where the parents, each of
whom is past 70 years of age, reside.
Mr.. Mathews and A. L. Cross were
touring the country in an auto. When
near Minot, their machine broke down
and they brot it to the city for re-
pairs. While waiting for the repairs,
they camped out at Wildwood and in
the evening, joined the body of camp
ers from Idlewild Camp, and went in
bathing. Mathews, who was forty
years Of age and single, remarked that
he had not been in swimming for six
teen years, but he was urged to go
into the stream by Mr.. Cross. The
party of bathers were having a great
deal of sport, splashing the water
over each other, when a woman on the
bank noticed that Mathews was in per-
il. He was seen to be sinking, his
arms being waved above the surface.
None of the bathers were good SWIM
mers. but Cross tied a rope about him.
self and made frantic effort to save
his friend The body sank in about
ten feet of water.
The fire department was notified
and the truck with Chief O'Leary,
Henry Slocum. Chester Jacobson and
Keith Thompson made record run.
The fremen threw off their clothing
and at the first dive, Henry Slocum To-
Gated the body. He dived again and
brot the body to the surface. Doctors
were soon on hand with two pulmotors
and worked for nearly an hour over
the man, without success. It is be-
Eeved that he died from heart failure
The water was rather cool and the
man was not used to bathing in
stream.
Chief of Police Dougherty phoned
to the parents that evening and ar
rangements were made to ship the re-
mains to Minnesota.
Mr.. Cross feels very badly over the
accident. He and Mathews were boys
on farm in Minnesota, living close
neighbors for years Mr.. Mathews
was a fine fellow He was an Odd
Fellow, K. P, Maccabee and Wood
man.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-08-17
Winters in New York.

The Independent received a post
card from H. L. Winters, the jeweler,
who is buying stock for the Winters
Jewelry Store in New York city He
said he had been shopping all week
long, finding some of the prettiest
novelties, both in glass and silver, he
has ever seen. The store will have
the finest lines this fall it ever car
ried. Mr.. Winters spent day In
Philadelphia and hobnobbed with the
flour hundred" at Atlantic City last
Sunday.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-08-17
GETTING RID OF WILD OATS.
(Bv w, A. Peck.)

Where wild oats have seeded them
selves this year:
First-Shal!ow plow and harrow this
fall (1916).
Second-Plow five or six inches deep
IN late spring after the wild oats have
come up and seed to barley. (Spring
1919.
Third-Follow the barley with rye.
seeding on stubble, preferably right
behind the binder, without disking.
(fall 1910.
Fourth-Double disc or shallow
plow rye stuhble in fall (1918).
Fifth-Replow five or six inches
deep in late spring after volunteer rye
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-08-17
Halsey Tailoring Co. Now C. L. Gran
dali Co.

Manager c. L. Crandall of the Hal
sey Tailoring Co., has changed the
name of his establishment and it is
now known as the C. L. Crandall Co.,
Tailors, Cleaners and Dyers. Mr..
Crandall has recently engaged the
services of A. Anderson of Minneapo-
lis, an expert in this particular line.
The Crandall establishment is one of
the leading establishments of this
character in the city and the firm en-
joys wide patronage.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-08-17
l. w. w. ARGUMENT RE-
Suits IN SHOOTING

Nelson Forester, a transient labor
er, shot Pete Pietrick of Wolford in
the right side. The bullet struck rib
and came out of his back without do
ing any serious injury. Forester was
arrested but will be turned free as
his victim does not desire to prose-
cute. The men had had an argument
over the I. w. W. situation, which
brot on the shooting.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-08-17
Old Scout Visits Minot.

Charlie Lewis, better known as
dad" Lewis, arrived from Whitefsh,
Mont, this week to visit at the home
of his sister, Mrs. E. A. Dunn. dad"
Lewis was resident of old Ward
county, out along the Missouri, for
years. He was one of the best known
trappers and hunters in the west for
years and in the early days was
scout.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-08-17
M. E. Frettem Bought Larson Tailor.
ing Co. Shop.

M. E. Frettem has purchased the
tailoring business of Larson & Co. in
the Citizens Bank block and will con-
tinue the business under the style of
The Model Tailoring Co. The shop is
being remodeled, the workrooms occu-
pying balcony above the salesroom.
Mrs. Frettem has resigned her posi-
ton with The Fair, where for the past
three years she has been in charge Of
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-08-17
Attorney Stenersen of Parshall Here

V. E. Stenersen motored over from
Parshall yesterday. Mr.. Stenersen
says that crops on the reservation are
much better than those he passed on
his way into the city. There will be
reservation this year and that crop
is looking excellent. A large percent
age of the harvesting is being done
with tractors. He mentioned seeing
one tractor pulling self binder with
gang plow hitched behind. Evident
ly the Campbell system has its advo-
Gates among the new settlers in that
section.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-08-17
New Masseur at Turkish Bath Parlors

Edward O'Donnel, a professional
masseur from the famous Andrew Ho-
tel Baths in Minneapolis, has arrived
to take charge of the Turkish bath
parlors at Erickson's barber shop.
These baths are the best in North Da-
kota. They are perfectly sanitary.
The place is kept nice and quiet and
the patronage is very large. When a
Turkish bath with bed costs only S1.50
the public should not overlook a good
bet.