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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-06-08
REPUBLICANS Will
NOT CHOOSE teddy
There is Great Doubt as to Who Will
Be the NOminee-ROOsevelt Willing
to Address the Convention.

The Republican National Convention
opened at the Coliseum in Chicago
Wednesday and no candidate for pres
ident has yet been nominated. 1t is
presumed that the nomination will be
made Friday.
The keynote speech was made by
Senator Harding of Ohio, but it brot
forth little applause.
1t is believed that the republicans
will not nominate Roosevelt. Teddy is
against Hughes, who appears to be the
strongest candidate outside of Roose-
Welt While the old time leaders are
willing to bury the Ratchet and allow
Roosevelt to write the platform and
even name the candidate, they will not
stand for Teddy himself.
Progressives Open Convention.
The Progressives have opened their
convention in the Auditorium. Ray
mond Robins, temporary chairman,
had spoken just three sentences of his
keynote speech when the delegates
started cheering, which lasted for one
hour and thirty-three minutes.
Dorr Carroll, of Minot, was elected
chairman of the North Dakota dele
cation. Gunder Olson is national
Committeeman from North Dakota.
Roosevelt, who is at his home at
Oyster Bay, telegraphed that he would
come to the republican convention and
address the gathering if they desired.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-06-08
HERMAN MATSON DIED
THIS EVENING.
Prominent Glenburn Farmer Passed
Away Following Operation for APP
pendicitis at St. JOseph's Hospital

Herman Matson, aged 80 years, a
prominent farmer residing in Tatman
township, 16 miles northeast of Minot,
passed away at St. Joseph's hospital
this evening at 9:10 o'clock following
an operation performed last Saturday
for appendicitis. The funeral will be
held from the farm home Sunday af-
tcrnoon. Rev. Green, pastor of the
Swedish Lutheran church of this city,
will preach the sermon.
Mr.. Matson had been i'll for about
two weeks before coming to Minot,
but it was thot that he would recover
without an operation. He was in
very serious condition when he arrived
in the city and from the start the sur
geons did not hold out much hopes for
his recovery.
Herman Matson was one of the best
farmers in this section of the state.
Coming from Stockholm, Wis, four
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-06-08
GRAND council j. e.. IN
POSSESSION OF WONDER CITY

concrete example that we could give
of live city.
The weather today is ideal. The sun
is shining brightly and the tempera-
ture has risen. Hundreds of cars bear
the placards, "U. C. T. CAR-GET
IN" and the visitors are availing
themselves of the opportunity to be
taken about the city.
G. M. Peterson, Grand Junior Coun-
selor, presided at the business meet
ing this morning, the position of
Grand Counselor having been made va
cant in April by the death Of P. F.
Murphy. Mr.. Peterson makes fine
presiding officer. The various COM
mittees reported this morning.
The members of the Minot Council
are all working hard to see that the
visitors are we'll entertained. This
afternoon, the police patrol was used
and hundreds of citizens were carried
to the opera house where they were
compelled 10 register and fork ever 4
COLA: for one of the white convention
caps.
This evening at the Grand Theatre,
the convention was addressed by Gov
ernor L. B. Hanna of North Dakota,
Governor Burnquist of Minnesota, for
mer Governor John Burke and U. L.
Burdick, who would like to be COVER
nor. This is genuine meeting of
governors, but politics are Taboo. The
meeting was called to order by W. G
Hancock and Ben Hultgren was the
master of ceremonies. Rev. P. W.
Erickson invoked the divine blessing.
w. S. Shaw, who was described as the
'cow boy mayor" of Minot delivered
the address of welcome on the part of
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-06-08
VIM. Howes made trip to Sawyer

VIM. Howes made trip to Sawyer
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stewart Reed visited
at Mr.. Elarth'st Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Bunker called at R.
W. Beighle's Monday afternoon.
Douglas Beighle drove to Sawyer
Monday with load Of hogs.
Sunday school report for June 4th:
Attendance IS; collection SIC; Sermon
by Rev. Ellis; Scripture reading from
Acts 16.
June 18th a short children's day pro-
gramme will be given. Sunday school
will be at 1890 o'clock and preaching
services at 1880.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. S. Welty visited on
North Prairie Sunday.
Mrs. Streeper entertained company
from Minot Sunday.
Highland Sunday school elected the
following officers Sunday for the next
six months: Supt., Mr.. Updike; Asst.
Supt., Mrs. Tullar; Secretary, Ella
Bivins; Treasurer, Mrs. Bivins; Or
ganist, Lola Baker; Librarian, Doug
las Beighle.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-06-08

teen years ago, a poor man, he filed on
land northeast Of Minot and by dint OF
hard work and good management, he
built up one of the finest farm homes
in that section Of the state.
Seven years ago he was married to
Miss Alma Mann, who with their two
children, Inez, aged two, and the babe,
six months Of age, survive.
Mr.. Matson took a prominent part
in township affairs and was chairman
Of the board of supervisors at the
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-06-08

the city and the response was given
by G. M. Peterson, Grand Junior
Counselor. After the meeting, the
delegates enjoyed vaudeville show
arranged by members Of the Minot
Council.
Great interest is taken in the big
parade which will take place Saturday
morning. The parade will be under
the command of Major Person with
six Aides, all mounted. 1t will be
composed of six divisions and will be
nearly a mile in length.
Col. John Frame will be here to
march with Co. D in the parade. The
order of the parade will be as fol-
lows:
First Division.
Marshal and Aides.
Chief Of Police.
City Officials.
Supreme Officers.
Grand Officers.
Guests of Honor.
Second Division.
Marshal and Aides.
Minneapolis Workingboys' Band.
Minneapolis Council No. GO.
Minnehaha Council No. al.
Saltwater Council No. BAT.
Third Division.
Marshal ard Aides.
Zenith Council No. 40.
Crookston Council No. SO.
St. Cloud Council No. 1888.
Bemidji Council No. 513.
Minnesota Council No. 521.
Fergus Falls Council No. 500.
Brainerd Council No. 545.
Fourth Division.
Marshal and Aides.
Band.
SANITY City Council No. So
Red Wing Council No. 321.
Mankato Council No. 101.
Owatonna Council No. IS.
Albert Lea Council No 259.
Austin Council No. 90.
To- ~
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-06-08
time of his death.

L1n1e OF MS uedCn.
He leaves one sister in Wisconsin,
another in Minnesota, and four broth
ers, Carl, who resides northeast of the
city; Oscar and Gustav, in Wisconsin,
and David, in St. Paul.
The members of the family have
the sincere sympathy of a host of
friends. This section of North Dakota
has lost one Of it's very best citizens,
whose place will be very hard to fill,
indeed.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-06-08
Prominent Minnesota Publisher at
Convention.

Geo. F. Darby, publisher of the
daily Peoples Press of OWatonna,
Mimi, is here attending the U. c. T.
Convention. Mr.. Darby has built up
one of the finest printing and news
paper plants in southern Minnesota.
He has been engaged in the work
practically all of his life and is very
successful.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-06-08
The Searchlight.

The High School Searchlight is out.
This is the annual publication Of the
Minot high school students and the
book this year consists of 100 pages.
1t is filled with interesting matter of
interest to the students and the editor
in-chief, Miss Helen Vandersluis, and
her assistants have every reason to be
proud of their accomplishment.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-06-08

DIR. Knapp a Candidate.
DR.. H. G. Knapp, prominent Minot
physician, is candidate for the re-
publican nomination for coroner Of
Ward county.
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Continued on last page.)
Norwich bulletin., 1916-03-02
ADMIRAL KNIGHTS VIEW.

It Is of course possible to look up- on the statements of Admiral Knight before the naval committee of the house as coming from an expert and therefore to be taken with a grain of salt when 1t comes to providing a navy such as conditions at this time demand of this country, yet at the same time he is president of the navy war college and as such it must be admitted that he is in touch with the state of efficiency of the navy and the needs to a degree which cannot be disregarded.
 When he declares that the navy is not ready to exert more than fifty per cent of it's strength in ships and guns, urges the immediate addition of 25,- 900 men and as the first step iii the building program this year the au- thorization of six battle cruisers and eight scouts all with a speed of 35 knots, he may be looked upon as an extremist, but 1t must be realized that he knows what he is talking about. He would not stop there either, for he would make provision for hospital and ammunition ships, submarines, aero plane ships and destroyers. He would set about the task of getting the first line of defense up where it belongs right away, for only by such action will it be properly prepared, and not only be able by 1925 to attain the effi- ciency it should have but prevent any possibility of aggressive action being | taken against us.
 According to Admiral Knight de- l pendence cannot be placed upon any | thing and a country situated as this is cannot afford to go unprepared ir view of the revelations which have been made by the present war, and ii l is a well known fact that declara- tton of war is not delayed until ar | unprepared country reaches what il ! considers a proper state of prepara- l ton.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-03-02

pewter. the whole group of so called white metals, etc, its use as an alloy being almost unlimited
 Tt Is under the third grouping, tin as plating. that the great bulk of tin imports into the United States finds every one knows, Is iron or steel, or dinarify the latter, covered with a protecting coat of tin. The property which tin has of not furnishing or rather of being in a high degree re- sistent to the decomposing action of air, water. and the common acids and alkalis. is what gives the value to its use as a protective coating for the easily corroded- iron and steel. The strength and rigidity of the steel pro- tected by the tin furnishes an almost ideal material for the fabrication of all kinds of containers.
 Tt is the development of the can- ming industry in the United States which has created he demand for containers made of tin plate and con- sequently for tin Itself with which to make the tin plate. The United States uses in the canning industry, in the form of containers, as much tin plate as all the remainder of the world com bined. According to the Mining World (Chicago), the importation of tin in to the United States in 1914 was 41, TOO short tons and in 1915 1t amounted to 47,S35 tons
 Between the ore in the mine and the finished tomato can there are a number of metallurgical industrial ana economic processes and conditions which must be understood in order to answer the question why Bolivian tin | has heretofore not been extensively used in the United States. It is only a few years ago when nearly all the tin plate used was imported from Eu- rope. principally from Great Britain The development of the iron and steel industry has changed this condition, so that at present little or no tin plate Is imported. This country now malzes | all its plates and imports the tin | with which to cover them Now tin | produced from Bolivian ore by the for | mer methods of smelting contains i'm | purtties which render 1t less suitable | for tin plating than the tin from the | ore of the Straits. One of the impuri. ties which make 1t unsuitable for plat. ing is iron, and from this impurity thu Straits tin is free. Fenuglnous tin
 even though the iron content be ex. ceeding small, will not readily adheTI
 to steel and iron plates. Hence tn, United States was compelled to us,
 the East Indian tin. But the arts pro
 gress. Recently advances have beer
 made in the industry of tin refinint
 and smelting. Electricity is revolu tionizing tin refining. ElecrOlytic ti1
 is almost chemically pure tin. An alyses show 99.eS per cent pure pro duced from metal only 93 per cent tin
 Bolivian tin can be refined by the cleo trolytfc process. The American Smelt ing and Refining Company has recent ly completed at Perth Amboy, Nev
 Jersey, plant for the smelting of ti1
 ores and concentrates, and the cleo
 trolytic refining of tin. and now tn
 United States will doubtless prove
 valuable market for the Bolivian pro
 duct
Norwich bulletin., 1916-03-02
MEANS MUCH TO HAITI.

As if 1t was feeling the effects of a spring tonic, Hayti should appreciate the fact that it is taking on a new lease of life now that the treaty be- tween the island republic and this country, which was agreed to, follow ing the recent uprising in which this country was forced to take a hand, has been ratified.
 Not only does this mean closer re- 1ations between the United States and Hayti but it means the start in a movement which is bound to prove of the greatest value to that country by removing the handicaps which have been holding it back so long. Hayti has gotten into much the same situa- tion as San Domingo did during the Roosevelt administration when it be- came necessary for this country to appoint a receiver of customs in order to straighten out it's financial tangle. The plan is working well there and it will also prove of immense value to Hayti.
 In the latter republic, however, in addition to the receiver of customs there will also be financial adviser appointed by this country. That means the disappearance of the loose business methods which have prevail ed there as well as the political and revolutionary assaults upon the treas ury, all Of which has pulled Hayti down to it's present position Rich in resources the republic can be gotten back onto it's feet again in spite of its foreign debts, but it can only be ac- conIplishcd, as repeated instances have shown, by the complete routing of past methods and the establishment of firm and fixed policy. Hayti has reason to expect much from the ser vices of the officials to be selected by this country and it is the duty of this country to name the best men obtain able for the work they are to under take.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-03-02

New York Globe says: "He had an air of immense significance and his baf- fling style suggested profundtty, but closer scrutiny showed not much be- hind it. Yet he had the courage to write as he pleased without regard to what the public wanted. He ere ated his own style, his own method. He was not ashamed to be himself He did not try to mould himself and his works according to an accepted pattern. Thus there is a feeling that there is somebody on the premises when entering his domain. The per son may not be large, but he Is him. self Life the tune of Gilbert's piper his discourse may wander around ir several keys. but the composition is his own."
 Henry James gained his position as literary genius by being different than others and it cannot be claimed that he used the ideas of someone else in gaining recognition
Norwich bulletin., 1916-03-02

profile sheets contained in the report .Show not only the outlines of the river banks. the islands, the positions of rapids, falls, shoals, and existing dams, and the crossings of all ferries and roads, but the contours of banks to an elevation high enough to indi- cate the possibility of using the stream for developing power.
 Willamette River drains a trough shaped area extending north and south between the Coast and Cascade ranges in Oregon, about 14O miles long and about S5 miles wide. The river is nav igable for ocean-going vessels from its mouth to Portland. and for ordinary river steamboats from Portland to Corvallis, except during a few months of each year. Boats pass around the falls of Willamette River at Oregon City by a series of five locks, which are now in private ownership. The Willamette River is not subject to great floods but Is characterized by 6 large low-water flow. The effect of reservoirs on this river would there fore be less marked than on more fiashy streams, but their operation would greatly enhance the value of the river for irrigation, power, and nay1-
 gatiOn-
 White River is one of the larger tr1-
 on the southern slopes of Mount Hood River the White falls from the Des-
 chutas Plateau into a canyon, form | ing a number of picturesque cascades This natural water power has beer
 utilized by means of c hydroelectTA | plant
Norwich bulletin., 1916-03-02
BOLIVIAN TIN IN
 THE UNITED STATES
Imports Have Been Small Because It Produces Mineral and Not the Metal.

The United States consumes annu- ally more tin than does any other country in the world. In fact, 1t con- sumes more than the other five tin consuming countries, Germany, France Great Britain, Austria Hungary, and Belgium combined. By far the great CT portion of it goes into the manufac- ture of tin cans, such as those used in canning tomatoes and other veSeta- bles, fruit, salmon and meat products, and it is because of this particular use that the United States has here tofore bought very lttle of it's tin sup ply from Bolivia, the greatest producer of tin ore in all the Americas.
 Just why the use to which tin is put should have anything to do with the source of the supply Is clearly set out in an article in the February number of the Bulletin of the Pan American Union, Washington, D. C., in which the writer deals with the subject of tin, its uses, the location of the great est tin mines in the western world, and incidentally explains why Bolivian tin has been so little used in the United States and why the new electrolytic refining process will alter this state of affairs. He writes in part as fol- lows:
 Bolivia does not produce tin, but tin ore, not the metal but the mineral. In the chain between Bolivia and the United States there has been lacking the intermediate links which represent smelting and refining. True, there is some smelting done in Bolivia, but the metal produced. being unrefined is not of the quality that the United States demands. Tin has many uses but these may be grouped under three general heads: First, as an unalloyed metal; second as an alloy with copper zinc. antimony. lead, and other metals ] third, as a plating for iron, steel, cop | per. and other more easily corroded
 metals. Under the first head tin is
 used in making certain pharmaceutical and scientific instruments, and tin foil | Under the second it is used in the pro- | duction of bronzes, gun and bell metal
Norwich bulletin., 1916-03-02
War Upon Painl

usually 1t comes quite unexpectedly. But you are prepared for every emer- gency if you keep a small bottle of Sloan's Eminent handy. It Is the greatest pain killer ever discovered. Simply laid on the skin-no rubbing reQufred-it drives the pain away. It is really wonderful.
 Mervin H. Soister, Berkeley, Cal. writes: Last Saturday, after tramping around the Panama exposition with wet feet, I came home with my neck so stiff that I couldn't turn. I applied Sloan's Liniment freely and went to bed. To my surprise, next morning the stiffness had almost disappeared, four hours after the second application I was as good as new"
 March, 1915. At druggists, z5c.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-03-02
THE PRESIDENTS CHALLENGE.

It Is an unfortunate situation which makes it necessary for the president to write to member of congress urg- ing the taking of immediate action upon a matter which concerns the for eign. policy of this government as seri- ously as does that relative to armed merchantmen, yet inasmuch as 1t is MT. Wilson has taken the proper course in calling for congress to show it's hand.
 @ The administration has set forth its position relative to that question but in view of the stand which certain members of congress have indicated they are going to take, it has had a detrimental effect among the European nations. They look upon this country as divided, and the inference cannot be regarded as surprising under the circumstances and the quicker it is cleared up the better.
 When Secretary Bryan was in of flee the same sort of an impression was given to foreign nations as the result of his talk with Ambassador Dumba, as revealed by the claim that representations made to European na- lions were solely for the purpose oi uppeasing the American mind and that Do intention of actually insisting upor Aem was intended. It permitted ar Sntirely wrong and unjustified impres. sion to get abroad as was later shown and nothing of the kind can be per. mitted in this matter.
 Thus when the president urges al early vote upon resolutions regardinE travel upon armed merchantmen, i must be understood that it canno come any too soon. The stand mus be taken and it Is believed despite tn, declaration of certain peace-at-any price advocates that it will be founC that congress will show itself to b. firmly supporting the president, witt the republican representatives givinI him their solid backing, however hu initiating it may be to have his part, leaders making necessary the chal lenRe which he has issued.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-03-02
HIS FIRST EXPERIENCE

didn't have to laugh! Mamie Kelly was awful sore at Billy for a long time, but we didn't see what for. He didn't ask her to tell him anything. cause he got put down, but ne just had to laugh when we told him all about it."
 with trimmings?"
 straight, all right. He thinks Susie HerricI's just about all it, and there ain't another feller but what thinks she's a regular baby. T hate babies and I bet Susie Herrdck ain't got a mite of sense. It was while we were telling Sam about Mamie Kelly that he said a lot about how smart Susie Herrick is and I up and told him what I thought about her being silly. Moth. ing would have happened if he'd a, Sam anything and he just goes a rum ming and tells it. He made me so tired when I heard about it, I didn't know what to dol Nellie Foster said, coming homo from school, that hadn't ought to have said 1t at all, but think a thing like that and so don't ever say thern."
 Don't you think she was right?"
 Well, maybe" Robbie said, grudg- ingly. ''But I told her when a thing s said it's all done for and she said no,
 
 made me sort of sick to have to make up to Susie Herrick, so I asked her how and she said there was the movies. I said I'd give Susie Herrick a nickel and tell her to go, but she said 1t was to be dime show and me take her. Gee, never took a girl anywhere and I nearly had a fiti"
 "I don't think 1t would hurt you a bit," said Boobies father. 'fWell, anyhow" Robbie went on. T told her she could go with me last night and that mother made me go to the early show and only once a week anyhow. I told her to meet me out in front of the drug store on the corner | of Aunt Mary's street at ten minutes | to and she said she would. Well, I went there at quarter to z and I waited and I waited till five mintes to and then I waited till 2 and then I waited till five minutes after '. It was something fierce wait ing there in all that cold, but kept on 1 till ten minutes after 7.'' ! '"Then she came hurrying along, suppose"
 1 Not on your 1ife!" Robbie said in dignantly. ''When I saw the drug store clock that it was getting to be near quarter past ', and me too sure of being late, I beat it. As 1t was lost all of one reel" Chicago News.