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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-12-21
CITATION HEARING PROOF or WILL
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA,
COUNTY OF WARD.

CITATION HEARING PROOF or WILL
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA,
COUNTY OF WARD.
In Ba he Mat tn of te Estate 81 Presu
Anna Varey, Deceased. ...o
A. p. stockwel1, Ida " N. Rife, Levi Stock
County Treasurer Of Ward County, N.
D. Respondents.
THE STATE OF, NORTH DAKOTA,
persons interested in the Estate Of
Preshiu Anna Varey, Deceased:
You and each Of you are hereby mott
sq that has 5ohn ed in nafas y
ment in writing purporting TO be the
Last Will and Testament of Preshiu An
ma Varey, late Of the Village Of Martin,
in the County Of Sheridan, and State Of
North Dakota, deceased, with his Pc
tition, praying for the admission to pro.
bate of said document as the Last VIII
and Testament Of said deceased, and for
the issuance to John H. Varey. Of let
tiers testamentary thereon, and that the
said petition and the proofs Of said pur-
ported Will and Testament will be heard
and duly considered :S ere by TINS . court On
D. 1917, at 8 O'Clock in the afternoon OF
that day, at the Court Rooms of this
Court, in the County Court House In
the City of Minot, County of Ward and
State Of North Dakota; and
You and each of you are hereby cited
to be and appear before this Court at
said time and place and answer said pc
why the prayer Of said petition should
not be granted
By the Court,
WILLIAM MURRAY,
Judge Of the County Court.
Dated the End day Of December. A: p;
1916. 12-7-3t
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-12-21
CITATION HEARING PETITION ron
APPOINTMENT OF ADMIN1S-
YRAT0R

State of North Dakota, County Of Ward
IS. In County Court, Before Hon. Will
liam Murray, Judge.
In the Matter of the Estate of Ole H.
christopher, Deceased.
Louis M. Christopher, Petitioner,
Frederick Christopher, Olga Hyndman,
Henry Christopher, Clara Ellefson,
Minnie Baker. Henry Hector, Carl
Hector Claude Hector, Respondents
Citation Hearing Petition for Appoint
mont Of Administrators.
The State of North Dakota to the Above
Named Respondents and all persons
interested in the Estate Of Ole H.
christopher, Deceased:
flied that the above-named petitioner
herein has filed in@this Court her petit
ton praying that letters Of administers
ton upon the estate OF Ole H. Chris
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TOPPER, late of the City of Minot in the
County Of Ward and State Of North Da-
kota, deceased, be granted to her, the
said petition will be heard and duly con-
sidered by this Court on the 25th day
of January, 1917, at o'clock in the after
noon Of that day, in the Court Rooms of
this Court. in the Gourt House, in the
each Of you, are hereby cited to be and
appear before this Court at said time
and place, and answer said petition. and
show cause, if any there be, why the
prayer of said petition should not be
granted.
In witness whereof the signature of
the Judge Of said Court is hereto sub
scribed and attested by the seal Of said
Court in the City of Minot in said Coun-
ty of Ward in the state Of North Dakota,
this 18th day of December, 1916.
BY the Court: =
WILLIAM MURRAY,
Judge of the County Court.
Let the service Of the above citation
be made by publication in the Indepen-
dent and personal service on those re-
siding within the State Of North Da
kota.
WILLIAM MURRAY,
12-14-t4 Judge of the County Court.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-12-21

The Agricultural Northwest, pub
lished at New Rockford, is the newest
agricultural Journal to make it's debut.
The editor and manager is j. H. Worst,
for nearly quarter of a century pres
ident Of the state agricultural college,
who is perfectly qualified to give the
state splendid farm journal.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-12-21
NOTICE. OF REAL ESTATE MORT
GAGE FORECLOSURES SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That
that certain mortgage, made, executed
and delivered by J. w. Lisle and Ella
Bowker MORTGAGE dated the 23rd day
of August, 1911, and filed for record in
the office Of the Register of DEEDS Deeds in
and for Ward County, North Ra not hon on
of $3.50 O'Clock in the afternoon Of said
day, and duly recorded in book l57 or
Mortgages at page 221 thereof and which
by said mortgage by an instrument in
writing to Malvine ]. Linwell, which
said assignment was thereafter filed for
record in the office OF the Keglseer OF
TENDER, 1916, and recorded in book 247
of Mortgages at page SO thereof; and
thereafter re-assigned by said Ma!vlne
to D. w. Bowker, which said last named
assignment was duly filed for record IN
the office Of the Register or Deeds atore-
said on the 2sth DAY Of November, 81 as ~
at page 100 thereof; will be foreclosed
by sale Of the prmises in such mort
gage and hereinafter described at the
G2 Of fo %n OF fh in the County and
aforesaid at the hour of two o'clock
in the afternoon of Saturday. January
6, 1917. to satisfy the amount I'd due on on
the accruing costs Of foreclosure.
The premises described in said mort
gage and which will be sold to satisfy
the same are described as follows: Lots
One, Two. Three and -Four of Hecker's
Fourth Addition to the City Of Minot,
Ward County, North Dakota.
That there will be due on said mort
gage on the date of sale the sum Of
Eight Hundred Thirty-nine and 32-100
Dollars and the further sum Of Seventy,
two and 74-1O0 Dollars for taxes paid
bv the said D. w. Bowker by virtue of
his rights as mortgage making a total
of Nine Hundred Twelve and 6-10O Dol
lars.
2Sth day of November, 1916.
D. W. BOWKER,
Assignee Of Mortgage.
w. H. Sibbald,
Minot, North Dakota. 11-3O-t6
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NOTICE 70 o1EDITo1s

STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA,
COUNTY OF WARD, IS.
County Court
In the Matter of the Estate Of John Dos
teri, Deceased
Notice is hereby given by Mary Dos
ert, Administrative Of the estate of John
Dostert, Deceased to the creditors of,
and all persons having claims against
said deceased, to present them with the
necessary vouchers to the the said IN Mary !;
Twp. 1856, Rye. IS, Postoff1ce address,
Berthold, N. d. or at the Office Of James
Johnson, at LAG Main Street, Minot, N.
D., within four months after the first
publication of this notice.
Dated this 5th day of December, 1915.
MARY DOSTERT,
Administrative.
First publication 12-7-4t
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-12-21

SUMMONS
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA,
COUNTY OF WARD, IS.
In district Court. Eighth Judicial
District
Modesto Renaudat and all other persons
unknown claiming any estate or inter-
est in or lien or remembrance upon the
property described in the complaint
THE S' STATE STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA TO
THE ABOVE NAMED DEFEND
ANTS: ,,, smonod ~ answer
the o com api nsre Of the piaintn in the
above entitled action, which complain
will be on file in the office Of the Clerk
of the District Court Of Ward County,
the date hereof, and to serve copy OF
your answer upon the undersigned at
their office in the City OF Minot, Ward
eunty North of tbs thn 1mTny u aaSe
you, exclusive Of the day OF service, ana
in case Of your failure to appear or ans.
wer, judgment will be taken against you
by default for the relief demanded In
Dated at Minot, North Dakota, this
18th day Of November. 1916:
BRADFORD & NASH,
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
Office and Postoffice Address, Minot.
North Dakota.
NOTICE IS HEREBY S GIVEN, That
the above entitled action is brought to
determine adverse claims to the follow
ing described property situate in the
County of Ward and State of North Da,
kota, to-wit: Lots Nineteen ,19) and
Twenty (2O) of Block Ten (0) of Brook
lyn Addition to the City Of Minot, and
that no persontl claim is made against
either or any Of such defendants.
Dated this 18th day Of November. 1915.
BRADFORD & NASH,
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
Office and Postoffice Address. Minot,
North Dakota. 11-16-t6
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-02-18
COUNTY COURT.

The following road ovcrsecrs settle
with the court for the past year: J. r.
Deweese, ristrict 10; VIM. Hager, dis
trict 16; C H. Wedekind,, district II;
and G. w. Snider, district 20.
Erroneous assessment Of Lottie J.
Heise, and E. F .Regcnhardt are cor
rectad.
Warrants issued: DR.. G.. W. Vineyard
So so, +. f. Kies & Bro. $44.S0, Sarah
Bond $22.03, State Hospital No. 4
S7S, Road District No. II $3.50, E.
Hasty 81.
In regard to petition of VIM. Prof
fer, ct al, for change of road, cause
continued for the reason that not all
land owners have been served with
process.
DR.. D. G. Seibert is appointed COun-
ty Farm physician with salary of
$3.50 per annum, he to furnish all med
icine.
The county treasurer presents his
semi-annual settlement, which is ex-
amined and approved. (This took the
greater part of the day.
r. f. Vangilder presents his report
on special road work. Approved and
filed.
In regard to Hattie Scheibel, insane.
Supplemental order or admission to
State Hospital No. a, and warrant for
arrest.
Ordered that county surveyor be i'll
structed to make survey for a new
road near Fairview Church.
Court takes a recess until tomor-
row morning.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-02-18
FIGHT ENDS H. 5.
BASKETBALL GAME
Cape and Jackson Athletes Mix
When Score Gets
Close.

A fight between q Jackson High
School baskCtcer and one of the Cape
High School basket ball quintet last
night marked the close Of the fastest
and toughest game Of the season on
the Central High School gymnasium
court
The game ended in victory for the
Cape by score of 10 to II. The close
margin between the two teams was di-
recetly the cause of the exchange Of
blows betwcsn the two athletes and
the affair was witnessed by sever al
hundred students from both schools.
As their respective teammates clos
cd in combat, the members of the two
basket ball teams dropped the bas-
ket ball contest and ran to the side
of the two men. The spectators we're
in an uproar and as the fight seemed
about to become general among The
members of the two teams, several
girls in the gallery shrieled and d
panic was avoided by the prompt ac
ton of Coach McGinnis of the High
School, IL drawing off his men and
the referee in putting both athletes out
Of the game.
The two men were Mcbride of the
Cape team, and Hers of the Jackson
team. Each played guard position
and in the course Of the game, til
played against each other freque' 3.
The score of the contest at the lose
of the first period was Is to 8 II favor
of the Cape and in the secoru session.
the Jackson five made Il spar, md
its score up to within two points C. .
tie with the Cape.
At this iuncture, the members OF ts-
two squads played their hardest ,,1o
the two men met. The circumstances
of how the first blow was struck are
hard to define, but before the men
were separated it is said each had
landed Il couple Of punches.
Lehr replaced Mcbride and Clip
pard substituted for Hers and the
game was played to the close. The
other members Ct each squad did not
slacken speed when the game was re-
sumed.
The line up and score for the teams
were as follows:
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-02-18

The soft maple is now largely plant
d in towns as shade tree but in Cape
Girardcau it is showing itself suscepti-
bic to the San Jose Scale. At least
three instances have come to my no.
lice where soft naples have been at
tackled by the scale. These trees
would probably have been killed if
their owners had not sprayed them but
spraying large shade trees is very ex-
pensive work and I should advise
against the planting Of the soft maple
as we'll as the various kinds Of poplar.
Luckily very few forest trees are
subject to the scale though It has been
found on TIE elm, linden and ash, &C
cording to reports.
Here the elm seems exempt but finds
another enemy almost as bad in species
Of the borer. 1t is fortunate that per
laps cur finest shade tree, the hard or
sugar maple, is immune; the only fault
# iris tree is its rather slow growth
but it grows naturally into j beautiful
spreading form which requires no
pruning. Another good tree to plant
fer shade and one that grows very
fast, IS the sycamore.
1t is not uncommon to find in the
towns shade trees with their tops all
cut back to large stubs, sometimes
six inches in diameter. Horticultur-
lists are accustomed to denomirate this
tree butchery" and it is the worst
possible treatment of any tree that you
want to keep living for such pruning
is highly injurious if not ultimate
death to most trees. The soft maple
endures it among the best but its life
is shortened and its beauty destroyed
The trees in the court house yard,
Cape Girardeau, were recently cut
back in this manner and it can now be
seen that many of the stubs have de-
cayed back for several feet and that
hose trees will never recover from
y wounds. Such cutting back is
las, ancalled for. Trees will grow
up en1er and spindling if crowded to-
ge;her. is nlly in towns they are
planted too closely together. The best
thing 10 do is t. cut out every other
tree as soon as Their l;mbs begin to
touch.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-02-18
Notes From Commerce

Conner, Nc Feb. g.
The river here reached its ugh
mark Thursday, being @1.2 On yhe
Government gauge against 19.S in
1872. This was one foot and s.t.a-
teen inchcsab owe the 1912 food. +
had fallen five feet at ntis writing.
H. c. DeWint and family of St.
Louis, who have been visiting rela-
tives for the past week, returned home
Thursday.
The Gulf trains made their first
through run to the Cape today since
January 90, they having been routed
via Brooks Junction and Chaffee dur
ing the flood.
Mrs. Jennie Crowder spent Monday
at the Cape.
P. E. Eldredge and family autocd
over from Benton Friday to see our
big river.
George Campbell and Garnet Wdg-
oner spent Monday at the Cape on
business
J. l.. Moore made business trip to
the Cape Tuesday.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-02-18
Tree BUTCHERS MAR
SHADE TREES HERE
Prof. Johnson Points Out Advice
To City Dweller as Well
as Farmer.
By Frof. l.. r. Johnson.

It has been quite a common custom
20 char the ends of fence posts in the
fire in order to make them last longer.
Experiments now demonstrate that
charring is a worthless process and
that it adds nothing to the life of the
post. The reason is that there are
many crevives in the charred surface
through which the bacteria of rot may
penetrate.
The only personalities worthy of at
tention are coal tar products such as
creosote and number of others whose
manufacture is patented. By using
these preservatives such short lived
timber as willow and cottonwood can
De made equal to white oak. For best
results these oils should be made hot
and the posts soaked in them for a
time but they may also be applied hot
with a brush with very good results.
But every farmer who can get sand
and gravel for nothing, as so many can
in this county, should learn to become
skillful in concrete worl, in which case
ne might find it the cheapest of all to
make concrete posts or at least the
corner and end posts. He could also
make pair Of fancy gate posts at the
entrance to his farm as we'll as walks
around the house, troughs for the
stock and scores of other things that
would add value and comfort to his
acme. Every farm boy should be able
0 take thorough course in concrete
work
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-02-18
FARM EXPERTS Will
TOUR this COUNTY
Sam Jordan and ]. Kelly Wright
TO Address Farmers Two
Days.
By c. II. McWilliams.

J. Kelly Wright and Sam Jordan
will speak at the Lemon School house
at Z o'clock Tuesday evening, Feb.
p. At $50 Wednesday morning they
vii! address the Jackson High School,
at o'clock in the afternoon (23rd.) Mr..
Jordan will speak at Oak Ridge and
Mr.. Wright at Appleton. Both speak
ers will talk at Pocahontas at Z
c'clcck Wednesday evening. These
men need no introduction to Cape
County people; they are widely and
faTorably known as agricultural lect-
urcrs. Ladies as we'll as the men will
be interested in these meetings and
are invited to attend
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-02-18

G. z. SibIey, Charles Behrens, Will
Wagner, L. T. Wagner, J. G. Heinberg,
A. II. Spradling and Charles Williams.
John Ralph Mabrey was taken sick
in school this morning and had to be
taken home.
Billy Sievcrs, who was in the en-
ploy of the Bruening and Kerstner
company here for several years, vii!
so to Cape Girardeau, Monday to WORK
for the Stehr Mercantile company.
Probate Court is in session this
week.
Mrs. H. H. Mueller, ST., went 10 the
Cape today for weeks visit with rel
ativcS.
Earl ChoStner of Commerce spent
Sunday in Jackson.
Rev. CoUan of Charleston arrived
yesterday to conduct the Evangelistic
meetings at the Presbyterian Church.
This morning Rev. Cowan and Rev.
Ross visited the High School, where
they gave a scripture reading, prayer
and address.
Miss Eva Gcckel and Troy Gladisn
-ored to Cape today.
Miss Emile Paar was given two
surprise parties by ncr friends yester-
day one in the afternoon, and one after
upper, in honor Of her birthday.
JchE Buerklp, ST., went to Cape
Sunday morning to undergo an opera
ton on his left eye. Tie operation
was performed Sunday afternoon by
an eye specialist from St. Louis, VINO
had five more patients besides Mr..
Buerlsle, at the hospital. Mr.. Buerkla
underwent an operation one his eyes
last year, but has lost the sight of the
right eye entirely and the left was
failing, but it is hoped that this oper-
alton will be Of great benefit. The
old gentleman was reported doing nice
this morning.
Miss Lilly Kncibert is visiting at
limo.
Mesdames Annie Bienlcin and Ben
Schwab will entertain the Neighbor-
hood Club Thursday.
John LUcht and j. E. Schmuke went
to Marble Hilton business this morn
ing.
Mrs. Conway Williams left Sunday
20 join her husband at Hayden, Ari-
IONA. Mrs. Williams had made all
to go two weeks ago, but
wGs prevented by the washouts or the |
railroads.
Miss Louise kies was called to Po- |
,ahOntas to nurse Mrs. Harry COtner, |
Who has been seriously i'll. Miss kies
nursed Mrs. Cotner through q long
spell of typhoid fever last fail.
Miss Imogene Vineyard will entertain
he Rock Club Thursday.
Otis Moore has bought John !
Schreiner's home in East Jackson.
The jackson Mercantile company
vas organized yesterday with the fol-
owing directors: J. G. Heinberg, presi-
lent; j. R. Talley, vice president; A.
4. kneibert, treasurer; Charles H.
3ehrens, secretary.
The nine-year-old daughter of Mr..
md Mrs. Alvin Reitzel, who has been
i'll with appendicitis. is
ome easier today. Miss Mollic Clodt-
eltner is nursing her
The High School boys have organic
d 4 debating society, OF which Kelly
Grant is president, Ralph Russell |
ice president, Glenn Randoi, secre-
ary and treasurer, and Glenn Litzel-
elmer and Garnett Hines, sergeant-at-
rms. The society will hold a debate
Thursday.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-02-18
CUPIDS SCORE HIT
AT VALENTINE BALL
Wednesday Club Has Function
At ElkS Club-Mailmen
Have Masquerade.

The Cupid's drill and dance last
night by twenty tots, three to eight
wears old, each dressed in white and
raidaGt with trimmings of red valcn-
tine hearts and each armed with a
Cupids bow and arrow, was the feat
ure of the valentine party given at
the Elbs Club by the Wednesday Club.
Several scores OF grown-ups lined
the walls as the little folks marched
forth to do their number of the pro-
gram. The party, which was Or
ganized and managed by a committee
of the Wednesday Club headed by
Mrs +. G. Granting, was one of the
most unique ever held in the Cape, and
last night, many Of the members dc d.
clarad the club will have to make the
81. VALENTINO affair an annual func-
ton.
Following the Cupid's number, a
group of High School girls did a
dance that emulated the old time Vir-
ginia reel and worked several other
unique stunts into their number.
Miss Louise Bergman reviewed an
ovation after a psychic dance and the
song and dance by Aleen Vogel and
Dorothy Pott was we'll received.
Those who took part in the Cupids
drill were: Alta Vogelsang, Rodney
Carmack, Mary Helen Kinder, Marie
Coley, Dorothy, Wilhelmina and Nellie
Quarlcs, Baby Gockel, Caryolin NuSs-
baum, Kathryn Kraft, Mary Helen
Drum, Baby Shepherd, Aleen Vogel,
Mildred Smith, Alice Armentrout,
Kathryn Rodibaugh, Martha Sonntag,
Baby Schaefer, Dorothy Pott and
Mary Helen Carter.
The girls who took part in the other
group dance were: Beatrice Heard,
Naomi Pott, Lucille Brock, Norma
Bremermann, Helen Phillips, Florence
Simpson, Lucille Balm, Evalyn Balm,
Sarah Howard, Haze Macke, Rather
ire Moore. Norma Etherton, Lucille
WoodsOn, Marguerite Berry, Cathryn
Hays, Miss Hannah and Gladys Le
sem.
The ElkS ball room was decorated
throughout with scores of red valen-
tine hearts and following the program
of features, the dancing lasted till ear
IL this morning.
More than $50 persons attended the
tenth annual masquerade ball given
by the Letter Carriers Association at
the West End Hall, when Mosques of
every description were present.
Several prizes were awarded for the
best costumes and the dancing lasted
till after midnight. 4 spirit of carni-
val reigned supreme and before 1880
o'clock when masks were removed,
anyone could dance with anyone else
and withhold his identity.
Several clever original make-ups
were features of the event. One
Young woman came to the dance in
the guise of an enormous heart, six
feet high, about three feet wide and
two feet thick.
The proceeds from the ball are to he
devoted to the association. The
funds from the Wednesday Club affair
ar etc be devoted to a loan fund being
made up by women's clubs in Missouri.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-02-18
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Edward A. Polack. Cape Girardcou;
Anita f. c. Bruno, Cape Girardeau.
John B. Simmons, Cape Girardcau;
Mary Periley, Cape Girardeau.
Lou McWhertcr, Sikeston; Orpha
Qualls, Cape Girardcau.