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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-09-07
FATAL SHOOTING At
GLENDALE I monday
In Quarrel Over Money VIM. Vaughn
Shoots and Fatally Wounds Tom
Price-Murderer in Co. Jail.

Tom Price, a colored man who has
been in Glendale for several years,
was shot and almost instantly killed
by VIM. Vaughn, another negro, in
Prices home Monday evening, as the
result of an alteration regarding
some money which Vaughn claims
Price had stolen.
Vaughn, who has been employed as
a porter in the Robertson barber shop
for some time, had, it is said, been
drinking quite heavily for several
days. He and Price, however, were
apparently on good terms during the
morning, having together done the
porter work in the barber shop. Later
in the day Vaughn went to sleep on a
couch in Prices home, having twenty
five dollars in his shirt pocket. On
awaking he claims to have discovered
the loss Of twenty dollars, accusing
Price of taking the money. Price de-
MED all knowledge of the money. It
is said that Vaughn threatened Price,
who did not consider the matter ser
ious, and who paid no attention to
the threats.
About 7:3O Vaughn went to the
Price home, armed, supposedly, with
Prices revolver, a As calibre Belgian
gun. After some more talk about the
money, to which Price gave scant
heed, Vaughn drew the gun on Price
and pulled the trigger. The shells
in the weapon, were old, however, and
did not explode. Vaughn Immediately
pulled again, and this time the shell
exploded, the bullet passing through
the flesh in Prices right arm, and en-
tering the body near the left breast,
was DETECTED downward, lodging in
the abdomen. Price left the house and
staggered to the street before he fell.
He died in very few minutes, before
DR.. Lynde, who was called, could get
to him.
Earl Jones, another negro who was
present when the shooting occurred,
took the gun from Vaughn. Vaughn
left the house Immediately, and went
to his room in the rear Of the barber
shop, and almost at once went to the
front Of the shop, picking up his razor
and sat down, telling Mr.. Robertson
that he had shot Price. He waited
there until Chief of Police Wattles
came, offering little resistance to ar
rest. He was taken to the county Jail
in few minutes by Mr.. Wattles and
Deputy Sheriff Wilson. He was ap-
parently unconcerned at the time, but
showed considerable remorse the next
morning. Jones is confined in the city
Jail as witness.
Prices body was taken to his old
home near Kansas City last evening,
accompanied by Mrs. Price. Vaughn's
preliminary hearing was held yester-
day. The case appears very plain and
undoubtedly Vaughn will be held for
first degree murder.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-09-07

gun to develop new industries, har-
Messing the streams for their water
power, and this development has made
the younger generation more content
to live in their own country. He says,
however, that the Finlanders are very
uneasy and that as many of them as
possible are getting out through Nor
way or Sweden and coming to the
United States.
On his return trip the boat on which
he travelled was scheduled to meet the
Deutchland and every day careful
watch was kept to get a glimpse of
the blockade runner, but it was not
sighted.
Mr.. Hendrickson expects to be the
manager of the new farmers elevator
company at Genoa, N. D. He has long
been known as one of the staunch
Equity men Of North Dakota and his
numerous friends will be glad to hear
of his safe return.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-09-07
finish BRIDGES
OVER MISSOURI
Pontoons Are Now in Place and the
Stream Can Now Be Crossed at
Williston.

The Missouri river has been bridged
at Williston. Thirty-fve boats and
short stretches of trestle work sup
port plank driveways over both the
main and the old channels.
The work under Foreman Madison
has been driven with remarkable
speed since the material arrived. The
actual work of pushing the structure
across the racing current has required
less than a week. No accidents oc-
Cured and no serious difficulty was
met Great interest has attended the
progress of the work and hundreds
made daily excursions to watch it.
The bridge site, which is less than
half a mile below the Great Northern
depot, at the end Of the riprapping, is
said to be one of the most favorable
on the river The main channel is
probably the narroWest to be found
below the mouth of the Yellowstone,
the revetment work preventing the
cutting of the bank. But the narrow
ness (about 500 feet) causes greater
depth and unusual swiftness. South
of the island the old, or lessor chan
mel, is shallow, sluggish and only $50
feet in width This was easily span
ned by eleven pontoons and plank ap-
proaches.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-09-07
THE CALL Of THE.
Wild" IS Being
ANSWERED TODAY
MinOt NimrOds in the Usual Numbers
Are in the Fields and the Feather
ed Tribes are Being Bombarded.

Yesterday afternoon and since early
morning today, auto loads of merry
hunters have been leaving the city in
rapid succession, in quest of the fes-
tive prairie-chicken. While early in
dications were that the crop of sage
hens would be short, this did not seem
to dampen the ardor of the sportsmen
in the least, and the fields adjacent to
Minot are literally full of them. Time
was when hunter could take his
trusty old Zulu and most any old kind
of houn'-dawg and 60 out a few
miles in the country and return pres
emily with all the game he could car
ry-the bag limit then being an un-
known quantity. But times have
changed and a hunter must now be
equipped with a high-priced fire-arm,
of patience to come anywhere near
gathering in the bag limit, which is
now ten birds in any one day.
But, be that as it may, the keen en-
joyment of hunting is still left, and
afeld with plentious supply of am
munition and faithful dog is still
with us in large numbers, and seems
w SCC do HULL cIIJOyI1cIlC OuC u II1C
sport as in the olden days when the
game was more plentiful and ammuni-
ton had not assumed the wartime
price. And it really is keen enjoy
ment, especially for a man who is con-
fined in city Office nearly the whole
year round.
There has been a noticeable absence
this year of the "sooner''-the man
whose patience will not allow him to
wait for the opening Of the season to
commence his slaughter. This may be
due to various causes-but the game
wardens are probably due to consider
able credit for this state of affairs, as
they have been keeping very close
watch.
A good many of the hunting parties
now in the field will visit a duck
slough or two before returning to the
city, and those who have been keeping
close watch over conditions in the
hunters realm, state that the ducks
will be more plentiful than in recent
years, the weather that worked a
hardship on the young chickens being
just the climate that the ducklings
thrive on. All in all it seems that the
hunters will not fare so badly this
year.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-09-07
WILL SOON ISSUE:
farm PAPER IN CITY
The Periodical Publishing Co. Getting
Ready for Business-Will Continue
Northwestern Agriculturist.

The Periodical Publishing Company,
publishers of the rejuvenated North
western Agriculturist, is gradually
getting matters in shape to commence
publication of this excellent farm pa
per from Minot.
In the shake-up at the time the Ag-
riculturist got into troublous waters
the paid up subscription list consisted
of 10000. This is gilt-edged list,
composed of farmers in North and
South Dakota, Iowa, Minnesota and
Montana. When it is considered that
many prosperous farm papers thru
out the country have even less it
should be apparent that the Agricul-
turist starts out with a great asset,
one that it takes years to accumulate.
The basement Of the Blakey block
has been leased for term of years by
the publishing company, and a new
press and linotype have been ordered
to fill out the necessary equipment
Several job presses and large quan.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-09-07
DFARTH OF PRISONERS
IN ALBERTA JAAS
Prohibition Act is Stimulant and
Not Deterrent of Business,
Says Alberta Man.

That the enactment Of the prohi-
bition law in Alberta is distinct
stimulus to business is claimed in a
recent letter to Grand Forks brok-
erage firm from an Alberta customer.
Instead of tending to decrease bust
ness, it has materially increased it in
every line. The letter goes on to add:
81 cannot recollect having seen any
one under the influence of liquor
since the act went into effect on the
1st of July, and the police records of
all the cities 60 to show that there is
apparently no drunkenness in Alber-
ta."
The writer states that the jails are
in most cases empty, and as the terms
of Imprisonment expire, it will be
necessary to hire people to take care
Of the crops around the jails, where
formerly the work was done by those
unfortunates who in most cases came
to the Jail directly or indirectly on ac-
count Of the liquor traffic.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-09-07
OLD ACE: PENSION
system MEMORIAL
TO JAMES J. HILL
Pension System Based on Length OF
Continuous Service Will Become
Elective On Sept. 16.

St. Paul, Aug. 3o.-A pension sys-
tenn for employees of all departments
of the Great Northern railroad based
on length of continuous service will
become effective September 16, ac-
cording to announcement made by w.
J. Mcmillan, president of the Great
Northern Railway Veterans associa-
ton last night. Mr.. Mcmillan, besides
being chief of the veterans associa-
ton, is a Brotherhood member Of
years standing.
Mr.. Mcmillan, who has been en-
ployed thirty-eight years and who is
now conductor on the fast mail from
St. Paul to the Pacific coast, has been
working on the pension matter for the
past three years, he said Yesterday.
Numerous conferences with the late
James J. Hill, head Of the road in his
lifetime, we're held in those three
years, but Mr.. Mcmillan was unable to
get the plans worked out.
He has held several conferences
with Louis w. Hill, president of the
Great Northern, and other officials of
the road, and yesterday received the
approval of his plan by these officials.
1t will become effective September
16, the anniversary of the birth Of
James j. HILL and formal announce
ment will be made to the veterans Of
the road at the annual gathering and
banquet of the veterans association to
be held in St. Paul on that date.
The pension system will be a me-
mortal to the Empire Builder and the
annual meeting will take the charac-
ter Of a memorial meeting to him,
Mr. Mcmillan said. The pension sys-
TEN will cover all employees who have
been in the service twenty years or
more Each will receive l per cent
for each years continuous service on
his average compensation for the past
ten years of service. 1t will provide
for compulsory retirement at the age
of 70 and voluntary retirement at the
age of SIS.
There are now $50 members Of the
Veterans association who have earned
membership by more than twenty
years of continuous service with the
road. Some of these have spent half
century in the service Of the Great
Northern and many have been en-
ployed on the road for more than forty
years.
The plans for the annual meeting
of the veterans have been worked out
by Mr.. Mcmillan. A business session
will be held at the Great Northern
building that day and at 7 p. m. the
banquet at the Great Northern cafe
terra.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-09-07
J. w. Hunter to Open Meat Market.

J. w. Hunter to Open Meat Market.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. W. Hunter return
ed Monday from a trip to their old
home in southern Wisconsin. They
have been gone month.
Mr.. Hunter is now arranging to
open a meat market in the Dolo6
block on First street, in the store re-
Gently vacated by Ted Young where
he operated cigar store. He pur-
chased fixtures in St. Paul on-his way
home and expects to open his shop
about Sept. Is. Mr.. Hunter is ex-
perienced in the meat business, having
for years been interested with Ernest
Fecker in the management of the
Everybody's meat market on Central
avenue. The Hunters made the entire
trip east in their Dodge roadster, COW
ering a distance in excess of $500
miles. On the way down Mr.. Hunter
kept an accurate account of his gas
oline and oil consumption and found
that for the 671 miles the average gas
consumption was % 3-4 miles per gal
Ion of gasoline. One and one-half gal
Ions of oil was used The roads were
very heavy large portion of the dis
tance, particularly the sand roads Of
northern Wisconsin. The run home
from St. Paul was made in 25 hours, a
record that few will be able to sur
pass.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-09-07
PLAN RACE AGAINST
TINE ACROSS COUNTRY
Letter Rushed Thru North Dakota
This Week - From Boston to
Seattle in 12O Hours.

Marmarth, N. D., Sept. 5.-Ar-
rangements have been practically per-
fected for the national letter carrying
event when the Yellowstone trail offic-
ials and the many trail boosters along
the entire trans-continental route will
attempt to carry war letter from
Boston to Seattle in 120 hours, aver
againg 81 miles an hour.
No time will be taken out for neces-
sary stops or accidents, and the letter
will be rushed from the time it is
placed in the hands of the first relay
carrier until it reaches Seattle, the
run continuing thruout the nights as
we'll as daylight.
E. J. Daley, of Lennon, the same
daring driver that made such wonder
full time last year in the Chicago to
Seattle relay event, will carry the let
ter from Lennon to Marmarth, where
it will be picked up by Frank Mielke,
who with Adolph Goplin as emergency
assistant, will take the epistle on it's
mad journey as far as Ismay.
'Mielke has gained considerable of
a reputation as speed demon of the
Barney Oldfeld type, and it is gener-
ally believed that he will be more able
to keep within the required schedule
than any other driver from Marmarth.
Emergency cars will be stationed
along the line, and others will follow
the official car, in order to be close at
hand in case an accident should oc-
cur, and every possible precaution will
be taken to prevent an accident of any
kind.
It is especially desirable that all
having occasion to use the trail
Thursday, Sept. 7, take every precau-
ton to stay in the clear.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-09-07
A Deserved Promotion.

James A. Sheeran, travelling pas
senger agent for the 500 Line, with
headquarters in this city, has been
promoted to the position of city ticket
agent of the 500 Line at Winnipeg,
and left for that city the fore part of
this week.
Mr.. Sheeran is young man Of
marked ability, courteous and pleas
ant, and has a host of friends in Mi
not and this part of the state, who,
while they are sorry to have him
leave here, join in wishing him all
success in his new position, which car
ries larger responsibilities and is in
the nature of deserved promotion.
His successor, M. Ward Wilson of st.
Paul, has arrived at Minot and is al
ready hard at work on the territory.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-09-07
METHODISTS NAME
SPEAKERS FOR MEET

After conference with Rev. J. G.
Moore, superintendent of the Bis
marck district Of the Methodist
church, Rev. T. A. Olsen, pastor of the
First Methodist church Of jamestown,
announced that Rev. D. D. Forsythe
of Philadelphia will represent the
Home Missionary society, and E.
Johnson. newly elected bishop of At
riea, will represent the foreign board
Of missionary societies at the confer
ence of North Dakota Methodists to
be held in jamestown October 10 to
Is, inclusive. Bishop Cooke of Mon
taaa will preach at the Sunday morn
ing session.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-09-07
S0dCOE MAN RETURNS
FROM VISIT TO NORWAY

Mr.. H. M. Hendrickson of Simcoe,
N. D., returned this week from visit
through Norway. It has been eleven
years since Mr. Hendrickson had vis-
tied his old home in Norway.
He found all his people well and
prospering, but states that the great
European war has caused very pc
culiar state Of affairs in both Norway
and Sweden. The moneyed class Of
both countries are making money fas-
ter than they have ever done before,
but that the laboring class of both
countries are up against an altogetn-
or different proposition. Everything
they have to eat and wear has doubled
IN value, while the scale Of wages has
been increased but very little, since
the war started. This makes it very
difficult for the laboring class to meet
the advanced cost of living.
Mr.. Hendrickson reports that crops
in all of the Scandinavian countries
are very good this year, and says that
the price Of flour when he left Norway
was $500 per sack, and that was be-
fore the recent rise in the price of
wheat.
According to his statement, there is
very little, of any, danger of either
enc of the Scandinavian countries be-
ing drawn into the present European
war.
Among other things noted by Mr..
lendrickson on his visit to his old
home was the fact that the young peo-
ple of these countries are not as am
bilious now to come to America as
they formerly were. When he visited
Norway eleven years ago the ambition
Of every young person was to come to
America, but since then they have be-
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-09-07

tity of printing material will also ar
rive in the city shortly for installation
in the plant.
The first issue of the Agriculturist
will be off the presses within two or
three weeks, and then an active cam
paign for a larger subscription list
and advertising will be inaugurated,
with the result that before snow flies
the property will be in first class con,
dition.
Messrs. W. H. Wigham and B. Cast
berg are in the city making final ar
rangements for the starting of the
company, and it is expected that the
new concern will start out under very
favorable auspices.
The Periodical Publishing Company
will do a great deal in the matter Of
advertising Minot throughout the ad-
joining states, and the Association of
Commerce feels that real splendid
industry has been landed for the city.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-09-07
Attractive Window Display.

The McKinney-Fuller Motor Co.
have window display which is at
tracing considerable attention. The
window is dressed to typify camp
scene A handsome Dodge Brothers
car occupies the center Of the scene,
while decoy ducks, guns, tent, camp
stove, hunting coats and boxes of
shells are ranged about, making the
scene familiar one to sportsmen. F.
H. Stoevener, city salesman for the
Mckinney Fuller Motor Co., conceived
the idea, and his artistic treatment
of camping scene indicates his ia
miliarity with the requirements of an
ideal hunters camp.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-09-07
Biggest Sign in the City

The Minot Electric company have
a number of electricians engaged in
l1Acing an enormous sign in front of
tie store which the M G. Olson are
seon to occupy. The sign is the larg-
est in the city, if not in the state. The
letters are 36 inches in height and the
sign alone exclusive of the hangings
weighed over ton. This will be the
faest electrical sign in the CITY,
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-09-07
DR.. Myklestad to Return About Oct. |

A recent letter from DR.. Myklestad
states that the doctor has been acting
as assistant surgeon on the, general
staff of surgeons having charge of the
public hospitals in the city of Berlin.
He writes that they are having an
abundance of material to work upon.
He expects to go to Vienna for few
weeks and from there will go to Nor
way for short visit, returning to Mi
not to resume his practice here about
Oct. /.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-09-07

II Blu. No. Hard to the Acre.
Chas. Nelson Of brady threshed II
bushels of wheat to the acre from a
4O-acre patch which graded No. l
Hard. Mr.. Nelson has rented his
farm and will move to Minot to live
during the winter.
Arizona republican., 1916-11-02

headway. Tn all she was delayed three days her captain figured and fuel was consumed at a rate far in excess of normal The Deutschland was still supplied for nearly 30 days when she came in.
 During the trip of 4.500 miles. the Deutschland travelled under water less than 100 miles ninety five. l should think, Captain Koenig said.
 They call t a blockade You can judge how much it blocks" the skip Der exclaimed.
 To questions whether the submarine brought to this country among it's drug consignments any medicine that might contain relief from infantise Paralysis. Captain Koenig replied in the negative. There is such d serum in Germany. he said, but it's develop ment requires test through monkeys.
 There are no more monkeys in Germany since the war SD they can i not make iJ' was his explanation. Neither Captain KoenIg nor Paul l.. C. Hilken. vice president of the Eastern Forwarding company. Co which the Deutschland cargo is con- signed would give the details of her cargo. She carried drugs and dye stuffs they said. and each thought she might have aboard jewels and se- curities. lu weight, the cargo aggre- gated 500 tons The Deutschlan 1 brought also a packet of official mail ] for the German ambassador. and some l private spondence. The official matter was sent to the German en- ] fassy at Washington under charge of ! the first officer of the submarine l Franz krapohl IL was said hert i tonight that it was probable tho i contract with the United States gov- ernmcnt on the return trip. i \ cursory examination of the sub marine by Collector Of Customs Jame. 1 l. McGovern today developed nothing ] he said that would conflict with hei l classification as a merchantmen. Ths
 fact that the Deutschland was of.
 ficially chased as such at Baltimor, ! will have no bearing on her standing
 at present il was said
 ! Accordingly. Commander Yate, Stirling of the naval station here al
 the request of customs officials. ex. poets to make a visit of inspection
 tomorrow. Captain Koenig said th.
 only weapon aboard. as on his previ ous visit. was a revolver which h. carried
 Reports Of conflict between tht l Deutschland's officers and the maya l officers at this port over dismanile. ment of the submarines wireless ap. paratus in keeping with the govern mentS neutrality regulations. wert denied both by Captain koenig ano Commander Stirling. The wireless Q 
 Continued on Page Five)
Arizona republican., 1916-11-02
GOVERNMENT ANTICIPATION
 OF ELECTION LAW VIOLATION

The statement m part follows: Numerous reports have been made of conspiracies to threaten and in timidate employees in voting SS the employer wishes. It is claimed that, for the purpose of intimidating, certain factory in Indiana has caused letters to he written Go employees mo- tifying them to join a particular po- ltical club and to sign their names as members thereof; in another in- stance that certain employers will re- fuse to permit men who wish to vote for particular candidate the priv ilege of a few hours eff to vote, but df they wish 10 vote for the employ CTS choice they may have the time. It is further reported that one plant in northern Indiana has informed em- ployes that, if selected on election boards by a certain party. they shall have the privilege of serving, but if selected hy another party they are forbidden.
 Without attempting to state what facts do or do not constitute threats and .intimidations. the law is plain that if men conspire to prevent an empAoye from exercising the free privilege of voting for whom he nleases for federal office. it is a di- rect violation of section 19 of the United States criminal code.
 The investigation is not confined tc threats and ntimidations. but ex- tends tO all violations of which tho United States takes cognizance. Agents have been assigned to inves- tigate reports of fraudulent registra tions. colonization of voters. the use of money and the corruption of elec- ton boards