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H. c. Knecht, who teaches the Cen
ter school this year, made trip to
Minot Saturday on his motorcycle and
visited with his sister who is teaching
few miles north of Minot.
Rev. Bloom preached at Highland on
Sunday morning.
Lucille and Fern Bunker left last
week for Illinois where they will spend
the coming year with their aunt, Miss
Eula Beighle.
Rev. Edwin Eells left last week for
New York to spend the year in school,
Everett Bunker and family made a
trip to Minot Sunday with John Bun
ker.
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Sharar motored
to Minot Monday.
Miss Verna Trapp who is teaching
10 Az 4 H.. II IL
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LICENSELESS HUNTERS
RECEIVE STIFF FINES
Chief Game Warden E. B. McCutch-
con and his deputies have evidently
been very busy going after violators
of tho cra mo lau
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-09-21

John Littlefish, grandson of the ven
cradle Sioux Indian chief at Devils
Lake, who is 104 years Of age, died of
tuberculosis. He was 81 years of
age. No white mans funeral will have
more pomp. An auto ambulance will
hn 11cnd OF tho f11nornl
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licenses, pleaded guilty at Rugby and
were fined $25 and costs. The guns in
all of the above cases were confiscated,
Word was received today that a
Fort Totten doctor was arrested for
hunting without license.
AUTO AMBULANCE AT
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connected with the coming term of
court. A large number of important
cases are on the calendar for consid-
GRAFTON, the one possessing the most
local interest being the case of the
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-09-21

1oI AlCIly SilC1 S!SAh III VIC tAihoC pooC-
office.
New Meat Market.
J. w. Hunter has opened a meat
market in the Weinrebe block on First
street N. w. He has a fine new
equipment and is running a splendid
shon. I. w. is an eXperienced meat.
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Deputy U. S. Marshal Mostad is
busy man these days getting matters
in shape for the opening of the Octo-
Der term of the Federal court, which
begins it's sessions here Oct. 3. His
itinerary one day this week included
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-09-21
Andrew Olson, Ben Larson and Ottt

at Rugby and were fined $25 and costs
each, amounting to $3.50. They were
hunting without licenses.
R,,o and I w uancnhora Of
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-09-21
BelghIe coal mine now running fiN

days each week. See adv.
FALL POETRY
Hear the rattle of the coal,
Expensive coal,
AS it shoots into the hole;
Hear it rumble, hear it roll,
Hear it clatter, hear it bowl,
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ing with their new tractor
Mr.. Gadbow's are out of water at
present owing to the necessity of hav-
ing their well repaired.
The Sunday school report for Sept.
II shows an attendance of SO; collec-
ton, IS cents; visitors 4. Preaching
services conducted by Rev. Bloom of
Minot. Sunday school at 1890 and
preaching at 11:30. Everyone cordial
~ invited.
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& in Minot.

lone 1OIkS IN MlnOC.
Mrs. R. w. Beighle and Floren
Baker visited with Mrs. Sharar Fl
lay.
The Ladies' Aid met with I. G. Blu,
ler last Thursday.
The South Willis Farmers club m
1t the home of Stewart Reed Saturds
evening. The next meeting will be
J. G. Rielley's.
George Sturm is building commo,
Gus barn on his farm.
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covering nicely at st. Joseph's hospi-
tai and within ten days it is expected
that he will be out on crutches. His
Pelvic bones were crushed and it was
feared that he would be a cripple for
life, but owing to his strong constitu-
ton he will fully recover. An opera
ton was performed on him Saturday
which was very successful.
Jack Edwards Still Unconscious
! Jack Edwards, who was injured at
the Great Northern Mill street cross
ing last Thursday night, still lies I'M
conscious at the hospital and fears are
entertained that he cannot recover.
Edwards Ford car was struck by a
switch engine and the man was car
ried three-fourths of the distance
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ri the natrOnS of

may be assured Of the very best quail
ity and prompt service. He has an ad
in this weeks issue inviting the farm
ing public to bring him whatever they
have in the line Of beef or poultry
and he will pay them the highest
market prices for the same.
RECOVERING FROM ACCIDENT
Arthur Emanuel, the Berthold young
man who was horribly injured in an
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and called out to her that it was only Billy. So Mary wriggled out of bed and came running down the hall.
 Then Helen thought of Billy. You bad doggie!" she said. Aren't you ashamed to scare us this way? How did you ever get out of your closet and out of the room?"
 Billy ran on ahead of them down the hall And when he came to the door of the room he began to scratch scratch scratch on it with front paw.
 Helen lighted the light and put him back on his pillow, making sure this time that he couldn't get out of the closet. Then, two much relieved lit tie girls, they went back to bed
 The next day Papa said that Helen and Priscilla must have thought they had closed the door to the room tight ly but had not. and then the wind had blown it open and Billy had gotten out into the hall; and then perhaps, that same mischievous wind had blown the door fast shut again--leav- ing Billy out in the cold hall. Nat urally after while, Billy must have thought of his snug warm blanket and pillow and wanted to get back in again.
 But, no matter how 1t had hap pened, Helen and Mary were very glad that-well, just suppose it had been real, live burglar!
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I'm afraid she didn't love me very much this morning when I took your treasures"
 "Of course not, for she knew what those eggs meant to me. See here,'' continued the bird, tilting the nest so that he could see it's contents from where he lay.
 The child gazed and saw the shells of four tiny eggs break, and out peeped four cute featherless birds.
 "Oh. you dear baby birds. Where did you come from ?' he exclaimed
 "Pk! Pk!" answered one. T came from the speckled egg you held in your hand today. Why did you shake me sop
 "Twit! Twit!" said the second. "I almost didn't get here at all. Did you not know you nearly cracked my shell?''
 "Chee Cheen chimed in the third. How would you like some one to steal you away from your homer"
 "Chirp! Chirp!" sang the fourth. We are all very indignant at your behavior. How are you going to apol- ogize?"
 Bert was ready to cry by this time. He stammered: I'm aw-awfully sor- sorry I-hurt your feelings! Dear lit tie things, I promise never to touch you or your eggs, nor any birds nest again. Will that satisfy you? You shall remember this Easter
 Pretty, pretty, pret-ty!" chirped the little occupants of the nest.
 I'll throw crumbs to you every day if you will promise to love me"
 'We-will, we-will we will" an swered the birds in concert.
 twill you, mother bird ?" pleaded Bert.
 "Chee- whit, chee-whee." answered the mother. T have a few words to say first. If little boys knew how diffi- cult it was to build a nest, and how we birds treasure our young, they would be more considerate of us and our be- longings. We never harm any one: in fact we are put in the world to fill it with music and cheer. You are giants, compared to us, and ought to do noble deeds and not ugly ones, And now let us shake hands and be friends said the bird, and Bert awoke just in time to see the sparrow fly out of her nest in the tree.
 "A Happy Easter!" cried Bert, "and I'll do all I can to make it so."
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"There's a nest up there, and I bet she's laid her eggs in 1t. I'm going to climb up and see. need some Easter eggs"
 NO, mo-" cried Sue, you'll frighten the mother-bird."
 Bert needed his cousin, and the two continued their play, but Bert wasn't so easily put off. No sooner did his cousin take her leave than he was again out in the garden, and before you could say Jack Robinson" he was up the tree taking four tiny eggs out of Brides nest. He ran to his mother with his new found treasure.
 q bet none of the fellows will have such cute Easter eggs as these. Aren't they beauts? I got them fresh from the nest. I guess they're too tender to pick, don't you. mother?"
 Child! Child! How could you do anything so thoughtless?"
 Mother, I did not know it was wrong to take these eggs" answered Bert. T didn't hurt any one, did I?'
 Ut has hurt me to think my little boy could be so thoughtless about the happiness of one of Gods creatures These eggs mean more to the mother bird than your most treasured toy means to you. Each little egg would in short time have become tiny bird, and each birdie would have been a joy to it's parent"
 Bert carefully pocketed the eggs, nimbly climbed up the tree and re-
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soon show you that it's nothing but

soon show you that it's nothing but the wind''
 Her little hands trembled as she lighted the candle on the night-table beside the bed and her knees were so wobbly that she felt they would give way under her at any moment. But she did not change her mind and jump over her head as she wanted so much, oh so much, to do.
 Holding the candle in front of her, she slowly made her way across the room, through the door and out into the hall. How ghostly everything looked And how creepy and cold she felt.
 Scratch h-scratch-scratch went t h e noise again at the end of the hall.
 Helen stopped. She knew that couldn't be the wind. It must be something-somethi live making that noise!
 Who's that?" she called in what she meant to be very firm, coura geous tone. If you-you're a bur glar you'd better go right away from here before my Papa comes home and"
 Scratch-scratch-sc This time more loudly than ever. Helen almost lost her courage. She took one step forward and was trying to take another when suddenly. from around the bend in the hall in front of her-SOMETHING DASHED OUT STRAIGHT TOWARD HER!
 The candle wobbled in her hand and she started back clutching at her throat and trying to scream.
 Just as she felt herself beginning to fall, she recognized that SOME THING.
 For it barked.
 And it was small and white and
 Tt was Billy! Oh, how relieved she was. She just grabbed Billy up in her arms and hugged him-she was so glad to see him! Presently she remembered Mary
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Mothers Little Helbers
.H, my, I just hate to think of
 @ it!" sighed Mamma. There's # so much to do that I don't " know where to begin"

NH, my, just hate to think of M "A it!' sighed Mamma. There's
 so much to do that I don't " know where to begin"
 Well then" said Papa, with that peculiar smile that always meant he was only teasing, we'll not move we'll stay right where we are.''
 NO, no! Oh, please, Papa!" cried little Janey instantly.
 Don't want to live in this old house-want to move to that pretty new one!" protested Jack.
 "Yes" laughed Mamma, you chill dren and your Papa are just. alike. Of course you want to novel Of course you're eager to live in the new house Because you don't have to do the awful packing and getting ready to move! I would, too, if all I had to do was to walk into the new house after everything was in place and pick out an easy chair"
 "Humh!" said Papa. q hang the pictures, don't I? And I take day off from the office and superintend the moving men, don't I? And I've even been known to tack down car pets, haven't IT.
 Mamma SInlleQ. we'll, Sne re- piled, "I guess you do help a little bit after all.'
 We want to help-we want to help we want to help." cried out Janey and Jack in chorus.
 Surely" said Papa. Why not let them help. Mother? Seems to me they're big enough"
 Mamma looked at the two children for a moment. Perhaps I will" she replied presently, eff I can find some thing they can do."
 'I have it!'' exclaimed Papa with enthusiasm. "Why not let them dust the pictures after I have taken them down from the wall tomorrow night? And then-then, too-they might the very thing Let them pack the books tomorrowI Now I'll bring several of the big boxes up from the cellar tomorrow morning and I'll show them how to line them with paper and put the books in, with wads of paper here and there to keep the books from rubbing against each other. How about that, youngsters? :? Would you like to pack books?"
 Of course they would, of course! What jolly good fun it would be! Really, they were almost as excited as though it were going to be regular party. And it was quite a while after each of them had been tucked into his snug little bed that they were able to go to sleep.
 Bright and early the next morning the household was awake, for this was the day on which all the packing was to be done so that the moving men could come the following morn ing and find everything all ready for them to pick up and carry away to the new home.
 After hurried breakfast Papa took one of the smaller boxes and showed them how to place thick news papers around the inside of it; and how to put the books in so that they would fit snugly. Then, when the box was filled to the top, he laid many layers of newspapers over the books and then nailed on the wooden top boards. Of course t h children couldn't be trusted to do any mailing, but they could fill the boxes and then Papa would do the rest when he re- turned from the office that evening.
 Janey and Jack pitched right in.
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a box. for while, they changed about, Janey carrying the books and Jack putting them in the box. By eleven o'clock they had filled five boxes-and were asking about luncheon. Goodness me, how hungry they were!
 What" said Mamma with a laugh. Are Mothers little helpers tired and hungry already? Goodness me, it's a whole hour until lunch and then I'm afraid we'll have to eat at the kitchen table-and there won't be much to eat either. When you're packing, you know, you haven't time to eat.''
 But finally luncheon was ready and the two children fairly devoured the sardines and crackers and cheese and cold ham and cake.
 Then, somehow, they began to feel sleepy. And, standing by the big box they were trying to fill they became drowsy.
 Let's rest for while,' suggested Janey.
 "Yes indeed" Jack agreed eager ly. Well sit right down here on the floor"
 Twenty minutes later Mamma came into the room and found both her lit- tie helpers sound asleep, with their backs propped up against the box. And, of course, she hadn't the heart to waken them, for they had really helped a whole lot, you know, and they deserved the rest.
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THE NOISE IN THE FRONT HALL

which Mamma had discarded; and on top of this came Billy's pillow, large, soft one that Billy knew for his very own.
 He curled up upon it and then Helen and Priscilla placed his nice soft top blanket, all trimmed with blue rib- bon and bows, over him and set the door to the closet ajar, as usual, prop ping it open a few inches with a chair. That done, they turned out the light and left the room, closing the door behind. In few minutes Helen had undressed and was in bed beside Mary. already asleep, and Priscilla turned out the light and went to her own room.
 It was half-past eight o'clock when the two little maids had gone to bed i; but what time it was when Mary was awakened by the scratching noise in the front hall, neither of them knew. It seemed, tho-gh, that it must be
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PALm 5UnDny

IF you walk on the street today you
 will see very many persons either . carrying pieces of palm, or wear ing strips of palm-leaf pinned in the shape of a cross, in some conspicuous place on their clothing. If you were to ask them where they got the palm they would tell you Gin church." and if you were to ask them "why?" they would answer Today is Palm Sun day and all Catholic churches observe the holy day with great ceremony" They would add Tt is in commemora- tion of the entrance of Christ into Jerusalem some two thousand years ago."
 The Feast of Palms was observed as early as the fifth century, but the present form of the observance of Palm Sunday, with it's profuse. palm decorations, its processions, antiphons and special prayers. dates back to the
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K~ ELEN! Helen, Wake upi" #& whispered little Mary, nudging her he elder elder sister, ;lse sleeping heav-
 Helen! Please wake up-pul- 1ease!" she whispered again, her quiv- ering little mouth close to her sis ter's ear.
 Hum m mm' Helen answered sleepily. Instantly Mary's hand closed over her mouth to deaden the sound. Naturally this made it difficult for Helen to breath and she awoke with a start.
 "sh-sh-sh.' cautioned Mary. Don't make sound. Listen-you hear that? Fl think there's a burg burglar in the house,''
 By this time, you may be sure, Helen was wide awake. She listened. From the front hall came a peculiar scratching noise. It was most terri flying.
 "Oh, Mary." gasped the older girl.
 "Oh, Helen!" breathed Mary And they clutched each other tightly, trembling and shaking, their little eyes wide with fright
 Presently Helen began to remember ito remember that she was really Mamma for that night, at least so far as Mary was concerned. For both Mamma and Papa had gone to spend the night with Aunt Rachel, who was very very i'll, thus leaving the two little girls alone in the house except for Priscilla, the cook, who slept in a room on the same floor with them but way in the back of the house.
 And so far, Helen had played Mamma. very we'll indeed. At dinner she had sat in Mammals seat and acted very dignified and proper as Priscilla had served them. And, once she had corrected Mary about the careless way in which she was holding her fork.
 Then after dinner she had taken Billy their little poodle, out for a walk-a thing Papa usually did. She helped Mary with her arithmetic and studied her own lessons for the next day at school. And when bedtime came she stopped studying on the minute and, with Priscilla helping, un- dressed Mary and put her to bed.
 Then she and Priscilla picked up Billy and carried him to the closet slept. Now Billy was indeed a spoiled little doggie. He had, first of all thick warm blanket which Papa had formerly used to cover the engine of his automobile; this was spread on the floor of the closet. On top of it was placed another blanket. an old one
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way, way after midnight for every thing was so still and dark
 Now, as Helen sat shivering in bed. with Mary clinging to her, she thought of how she had been a very excellent Mamma all evening; and now-even though she was almost as frightened as Mary-she must not fail. So, pre- tending to be not in the least alarmed she laughed softly and said: Its nothing but the wind, Mary You go on back to sleep-really it's not--a- a."
 But she did not finish her sentence. for scratch-scratch-s scratch came the noise again, even more loudly than before.
 "Oh-o-o-oo!" Mary was crying now.
 Helen hesitated minute and then made up her mind. I'm going to light my candle and see what that is, Mary" she said with determination. You stay right here in bed and I'll
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IN THE MIDDLE AGES.

In the Middle Ages a plague spread over Central Europe and many, many persons died from it. The first symp- person heard another sneeze he would quickly say to him a phrase. which translated meant May God Bless You" In most European countries, in fact here in our own, today. a sneeze is usually greeted with some such blessing, while the sneeze means nothing more serious than slight cold in the head.
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And in remarkably short time they had a box filled. Mamma came to inspect and she couldn't find any fault whatever with their work
 "Im quite certain your Papa couldn't have. done better
 The second box, somehow. didn't fill up so rapidly. First of all, Janey developed an awful pain in her back from stopping over and picking up the books from the floor. And Jack got mighty tired of lifting them from their cases and carrying them all the way across the room to Janey. So,
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placed the speckled ovals in the nest.
 As he lay in his little bed he began to plan for the birds comfort. q know what I'll dol" he exclaimed aloud, 'I'll make a wooden house for her and I'll place cake and
 Pity you did not have more con- sideration for me this morning. came voice from the tree outside Bert S
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< BERT'S EASTER EGGS .s.

~ ERT and Sue were out in the B@A garden playing on Good Friday
 when they heard chirping in the ~ tree overhead.
 "Oh, listen," said Sue, doesn't the bird sing sweetly? She must be very happy"
 Bert ran little distance away, and shading his hand, he looked up.
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tenth century.
 Palm Sunday is the Sunday before Easter, and the eight days from Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday form 'Holy Week" in the Catholic church.
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N OurPuZZle Corner 3

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 1. Footbdth.
 2. Footstool. 3. FOotnote.
 4. Fo0tn1dn.
 5. FOOtpdth.
 6. FootHght.
 '. FoOthiH
 8. Footprint.
 g. Footpad. 10. FootbdH
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window. And there sat. the mother bird he had almost robbed of her eggs.
 "Oh, sparrow. are you very angry at me?" cried the boy. T did not know you loved your eggs so much, or else"
 Docs not your mother love your" asked the bird
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A STRANGE. s.FEET', URE.

Each question is answered by a word that begins with Foot" l. A foot often needed? 2. A foot used in rest? 3. A foot that lives in books? 4. A useful foot?
 5. A foot we follow?
 $. A foot found in theatres? z. A foot near mountains?
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CHARADE.

My first is employed in a parlor car. My second is a dwelling place. My third is a cut of meat My fourth whole is a choice bit of beef.
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Ms ELLEN. Helen. Wake upi" M& whispered little Mary, nudging N her elder sister, sleeping heav- "a y iIy beside her.