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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-10-19
The Northwestern Agriculturist
Buys an Experimental Farr

The Periodical Publishing company
of this city, publishers of The North
western Agriculturist, have just pur-
chased twenty-five acres of land ad-
joining Minot, from the Grow Realty
Co., to be used as an experimental
farm. Necessary buildings will be
erected in the spring and no effort will
be spared to make this a model farm
in every respect. Intensive farming
methods will be followed and reports
of the methods pursued and the results
attained will appear from time to time
in the Northwestern Agriculturist.
We understand that special atten-
tion will be given to the breeding up
Of various seeds, such as corn, alfalfa,
ETC., that will be adapted to climatic
conditions in this section Of the state.
While this plot of ground will not p e.
NIT of raising a large acreage of any
one crop, yet it will give them an op-
portunity to carry on experimental
plant breeding that will be of great
benefit to this community. Special at
tention will be given to the raising Of
pure-bred poultry. The editors of the
Northwestern are enthusiastic poultry
fanciers, and their slogan is "More and
Better Poultry on the Farm" 1t is
planned later to secure larger farm
in the country that will be devoted to
diversified farming and crop rotation.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-10-19
GOOD OFFICIAL
SHOULD Be RE-
TURNED TO OFFICE
Some Facts About the Good Work
Commissioner Vandenoever Has
Assisted in Doing

Peter Vandenoever, county commits
sioner from the First district, is can
didate for reelection. He was regu-
larly nominated and his name will ap-
pear on the republican ballot. It is
not nearly so important to Mr.. Van
denoever that he be reelected as it is
to our district and county. There are
81 townships in Ward county and the
business transacted amounts to hum
dreds of thousands Of dollars. Mr..
Vandenoever as a member of the pres
ent board during the past four years
has demonstrated that he is giving the
county a mighty good business admin
istration. The salary Of a commission
er does not amount to much-any clerk
in the court house receives more-so
the county is indeed fortunate when it
is able to secure a board of five able
businessmen who give their valuable
time in doing careful, conscientious
work.
Some years ago when the electric
light plant was installed at the court
house, it was considered a good busi-
ness move by some as electricity was
selling fror 20 cents per k. and gaso-
line at 10 cents gallon. The last
year the county ran the plant, cleo
tricity was down to II cents per k
and gasoline up to 1873 cents a gallon
and it cost Ward county $2,175 to
light the court house and the Jail for
the year. Mr.. Vandenoever contended
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-10-19

came to hearing in juvenile court
this weeks that points to the fact that
one should not be too hasty to con-
demn the accused A young Ward
county farmer was arrested, charged
with crime against a young woman
under the age Of eighteen, former
employe in the household. He assert
ed his innocence and fortunately his
brave young wife remained on his side.
The parents Of the girl offered to set
tie the affair with the young farmer
for $1,000, finally coming down to
$500, but he stated that he was inno-
cent and would not pay a cent to get
the action dismissed. The girl stuck
to her story early in the hearing, but
after a detective, who had been max
ing some Investigations, cornered her,
she admitted that the farmer was en-
tirely innocent and that the one who
caused her downfall was mere youth
whom she sought to shield because of
her love for him. Naturally the case
has been dismissed and once more the
young farmer can face the world,
knowing that the blot has been erased
from his fair name.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-10-19
''DAC0 FRANK"
ROSE P0N|ED Up
Min0t Barber Who "Went Down the
Line" With GranO Stockman
Has to Refund $500

"Dago Frank" Rose, who operates
a barber shop in this city, thought he
had struck a likely looking sucker
when G. E. Mclean, prosperous
Grano farmer, walked into his shop
Tuesday morning. Mr.. Mclean asked
for a shave and a haircut and the
accommodating barber proceeded to give
the man from Grano everything he had
in the shop with the exceptions of the
chairs and cuspidors.
In addition to the shave and hair cut
the barber singed the Grano mans
hair, gave him an egg shampoo, the
mango cure, electric comb, removed a
mole with an electric needle and gave
his customer a bottle of "medicine"
to rub on the hair and the mole.
"Your bill is $4.20," "Dago Frank
said. The Grano man gave him a S.
bill and received 80 cents in change.
The matter was reported to the police
and the barber refunded $500 Of the
amount later in the day.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-10-19
WESTERN EXPRESS
AGENT IN THIS
CITY Welded
Harlan Shiek Marries Miss Hazel
Cooking, Charming Young Wo-
man of Edmonton, Canada

Harlan Shiek, agent for the West
ern Express company in this city for
the past four years, was united in mar
riage at eight o'clock Saturday eve
ming to Miss Hazel Cooking Of Ed
monton, Alta, who has been making
her home in Minot for several months.
The ceremony was performed at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. John Campbell
by Rev. P. w. Erickson, pastor Of the
Presbyterian church. The attendants
were Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Wistrom of
Burlington, son-in-law and daughter
Of the Campbells. A sumptuous we'd
ding supper was served following the
ceremony. The happy couple motored
to Burlington to spend the weekend
at the Wistrom home. Next month
they will make an extended visit to
the east and will be at home in the new
Ellison apartments in December.
Mr.. Shiek is very favorably known
in Minot business and social circles
and his bride is very charming young
woman.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-10-19

to St. Paul and has 500 bushels left in
his rranarv He will have 280 acres of

to St. Paul and has 500 bushels left in
his granary. He will have 28O acres of
the crop next year and will not be out
a cent for seed as timothy seeds itself
year after year. After the third year
the stand becomes so thick that it is
we'll to plow up the crop and put in
wheat or some other grain. Mr.. Had
field says it is easy to get stand Of
timothy. He usually sows it with
wheat in the spring, five quarts of the
seed to the acre. The crop is a fine
thing to clean up land that has wild
oats or other foul weeds. 1t is fine
crop for the man who has to rent his
land, for he is enabled to keep the en-
tire crop for himself. Mr.. Hadfield
received $3.50 per hundred pounds for
the seed in St. Paul. After threshing,
the straw is worth something for feed.
This year he received $65 for the
straw. Mr.. Hadfield has been raising
timothy for five years, starting in
with so acres. Considerable timothy
was grown at Glenburn this year, two
cars Of seed having already been ship
ped while there are about two cars
more to 60.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-10-19
WARD COUNTY'S VAL.
UAT|0N $4S,0OQ,000
Assessed Valuation Only One -fourtl,
That Am0unt-COmparisOn of
Township Assessments.

The assessed valuation of Ward
county as equalized by the state
board of equalization is $11,889,2 ,2O4
as compared to $12,739,779 in 1915
This does not mean that there has
been no increase in property valuation
in the county, but the difference is
due to the manner of assessing and to
the fact that the state board reduced
ten per cent.
The assessed valuation is only about
rs per cent Of the actual valuation, SC
it can be said that the actual valua-
tion of property in Ward county is in
the neighborhood of $48,O00,OOO.
The assessed valuation of the Great
Northern is $1,118,228; 500 Railway,
$979,387; G. N. Express, $9,169; West
ern Union, $7,739; 500 telegraph de-
partment, $6,481; Western Express,
$6,966; various telephone lines, $10,-
877; Northern States Power Co., $40,-
856. --.---.'
The following is the valuation of
the various townships, cities and vii
lagos in Ward county as equalized by
the state board: Greedy $81 ,453, Iota
Flat, $92,270, Rushville, $92,476,
Spring Lake $83,322, Cameron $l32,-
500, Ryder $144,94O, Underwood
$106,8O3, Brillian $12O,243, Newman
$114,7O9, Gasman $77,391, Hilton $62.-
1876, Rice Lake $67,521, Anna $76,550,
Orlien $133,119, Sawyer $158,389, Will
lis $124,323, Freedom $115,958, Torn
ing $4,000, Wang $74,669, Linton 1884,
861, Lund $98,717, Twp. 154-81 $172,-
845, Twp. 154-82 $183,9O2, Alton
s13l ITO, Burt s1s2,7ls, Rolling Green
500, $50, Tolgen $55,293, Shealy $62,-
655, Surrey $342, 1852, Nedrose $780,
544, Harrison $284,2OO, Burlington
s304, 1856, Des Lacs $2O8,38O, Mandan
land $151 1855, Mckinley S133,428, Eu-
reka $129,716, Kirkelie $201 ,225, Fox
holm $199,710, Berthold $264,17O,
Passport $214,535, Margaret $177,851,
Tatman $125,853, Waterford S138,768,
St. Marys $132,756, Maryland $176,384,
Carpio $189,900, Rec $156,547, Car
bcndale $237, SOB, Greenbush $145,947,
Baden $245,647, Spencer $157,787
Sank Prairie $133, 3,079, Kenmare $780,
81, Elmdale $252, ,569, Denmark $780,
s26, Berthold Village $110,634, Carpio
Village $76,445, Donnybrook, $74,586,
Des Lacs $54,678, Douglas $70,423,
Makoti $66,383, Ryder $124,381, Saw
yer $59,546, Kenmare City 1858 300,
Minot City $2,380,039.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-10-19

that the county could save money by
getting electricity from the Consum-
ers Power company and a meter was
installed and a months test made. The
change was made and last year it cost
the county only $45593 for lighting
and at the present rate of gasoline, the
cost would have run up to $4,000
There is saving Of $1,000 a year.
Mr.. Vandenoever and the other COM
missioners have done fine work max
ing good roads. The twelve miles of
graded roads to the southwest is an
example of what has been done. Mr.
Vandenoever himself rode the grader
for days to see that the work was
properly done. The county has built
other roads in this locality and next
year the work will be continued. The
county owns four graders and Mr..
Vandenoever has figured out that good
roads can be graded at an average
cost of $50 per mile. Good roads in
the vicinity Of Minot mean more busi-
ness for our merchants.
The county fathers installed an en-
gine at the county farm which pumps
water and furnishes power for other
work. An electric light plant was in
stalled and electricity is furnished at
the same time the other work is being
done. The county has gone into the
blooded stock business at the farm,
which is doing much towards encour-
aging the stock business in the county.
During the past year there has been
big improvement in the appearance
of the court yard and the half car of
sulphur which was stored for years
in the basement has been removed. 1t
did not look as though in case of fire
the insurance would have amounted to
much.
Mr.. Vandenoever has charge of Mi
not's poor people and while he does
not squander a cent, he sees that no
one suffers. He is never too busy to
give an ear to the needy.
The board recently collected a bill
for $500 from Williams county for
rooming prisoners and which was con-
sidered by some to have been out
lawed.
The above is list of but few of
the accomplishments of the present
board, all of which were favored by
Mr.. Vandenoever. If reelected he will
continue to give the county just as
good service as in the past.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-10-19
Ed CHRISTENSEN
Will SELL F0RDS
Former Minot Banker Buys Interest
of C. r. Engelstad in Moore
Motor Company

C. R. Engelstad has disposed of his
interests in the Moore Motor Co. to
Ed Christensen, one Of Minot's most
prosperous business men. Mr.. Engel-
stad was interested in the business for
a year and he is well pleased with
what he accomplished during that
time. He has not made any plans for
the future but will re-engage in busi-
ness soon.
Mr.. Christensen was formerly en-
gagged in the banking business in Mi
not. He has not been actively engag-
ed in business for several years but
his old-time energy got the best of
him and he is again in the harness.
The Moore Motor company handles
Ford cars and has done remarkably
big business.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-10-19
TASKER MAN CANDIDATE
FOR COMMISSIONER

Charles Scribner Of Tasker, who was
nominated on the democratic ticket
for commissioner from the Second dis
trict, has placed his announcement in
the Independent and from now until
election will be out in the district en-
gagged in rounding up votes.
Mr.. Scribner is one of the old-time
residents of Ward county, for thirty
years having been engaged in farming
and stock raising in Ward county. Mr..
Scribner is regarded very highly by
all who know him and there is no
question but what he would be first
class commissioner in the event that
he is elected.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-10-19
Lee Feehan Weds Montana Girl

Lee Feehan, son of Thos. Feehan of
this city, was united in marriage at
the Catholic church in this city Mon
day to Miss Florence Chase of Wolf
Point, Mont. Father Jos. Raith offici-
atinp. The happy couple will make
their home at Tolley where Mr.. Feehan
is proprietor of mercantile estab-
lishment.
Mr.. Feehan was resident of Minot
for good many years and he is re-
garded very highly by all who know
him. His bride is very attractive
young woman. For a number of years
she was engaged as nurse in St.
Joseph's hospital in this city and by
her sweet ways won host of friends.
The Independent wishes Mr.. and Mrs.
Feehan a life replete with happiness.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-10-19
Henry Fink Died Sunday.

Henry Fink, aged 80 years, died at
a local hospital Sunday. Mr.. Fink
was employed as miller for seven
years by the Russell-Miller Milling
Co. The body was shipped to the old
home, Gladbrook, Ia, the remains be-
ing accompanied by a sister, Mrs. E.
C. Snyder, and a niece, Miss Eva
Ranch, who arrived here few days
before his death. Mr.. Fink was un-
married He was very highly re-
garded by our citizens.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-10-19
GLENBURN "HAY SEED"
MAKES FORTUNE IN TIMOTH Y

C. S. Hadfield of Glenburn, who &C
ouired the title "the hayseed farmer"
because Of his success with timothy,
IS in the city today enroute to Cali
fornia where he will spend the VIM
ter.
othy this year which netted him $1,84O
AN average Of SO per acre after pay
ing all expenses for cutting, threshing,
hauling and the freight charges. Mr..
Hadfield shipped car of the timothy
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-10-19

L. J. Renicker, whose farm lies five
miles southeast of Surrey, will soon
return to his former home in Indiana
Mr.. Renicker has rented his farm to
Mr.. Schrader. He is advertising big
farm sale in this issue. He has made
a fine success on the farm and san now
retire but the chances are he'll grow
weary of the Hoosier state and come
back to North Dakota as he did once
before. Here's hoping for he's a
mighty good citizen.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-10-19
SIX BAD MEN ESCAPE
FROM COUNTY JAIL
Three Captured Almost Immediately
Three Others Still at Large
Deputy Does Quick Work.
Prisoners Still at Large.

ff1SOnefS SClll 8C Large.
Eddie Shay, who was caught
robbing the Larson store in Min0t
early in September. Age ~ years,
height S feet II inches, dark
.complexioned, medium brown
bushy hair, weight about $50
pounds, heavy eye br0ws, blue
eyes, had bullet scar on back of
head; nail shot off of fore finger
on left hand.
C. C. Moore, held on white
slavery charge. Arrested as he
was on board train recently with
young girl whom he brot to Min0t
for immoral purposes, living with
her as man and wife at North
western hotel; has wife and chill
dren in Sangamon county, Ill. Is
20 years old, height 5 ft. in,
smooth face, weight about 14O
pounds, bald headed, light COM
plexiOned, blue eyes, wore red
shirt, blue pants, blue mackinaw
and green hat with stiff rim; teeth
badly decayed.
w. X. Grice, charged with as
sault on Des Laos woman. Age 36
years, height S ft. 10 in, sandy
complexion, light hair, blue gray
eyes, weight 160 pounds, wore tan
colored pants, leather jacket with
corduroy front and corduroy cap.
Sheriff Nedrel0e offers a re-
ward of $25 for arrest of each of
the above.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-10-19
Max Merchant Visits Minot

August Zethren, who has built up
an exceptionally large mercantile bust
ness at Max, was in the city Monday.
Mr.. Zethren is conducting a big sale
for thirteen days. He sold 33 Fords
at Max this season and has contracted
for 60 for the next "You see, can
sell Fords without much extra trou-
ble," he explained. "When a custom
er comes in for dozen bananas, and
l don't have them, I just sell them
Ford"
Rev. A. l.. Shute Leaves.
Rev. A. L. Shute, pastor of the M.
E. church in this city during the past
year, was given the Lisbon charge at
the conference held in Jamestown last
week. The Minot charge has not yet
been supplied.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-10-19
Two Feet of Snow at Fessenden

Geo. E. Walker, who started this
week for the Twin Cities in DR.. Archie
D. McCannel's car, phoned from Fes-
sender Wednesday that he had en-
countered something like two feet of
snow and advised the doctor to ship
the car the remainder of the way.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-10-19

Six prisoners escaped from the
Ward county Jail at four o'clock Wed
nesday afternoon. Three were cap
tured and three as described above
are still at large. No trace has been
found of the missing men altho Of
ficers have been searching the city
and surrounding country since their
escape. Two freight trains were in
the 500 yards at the time, one east
bound and the other west, and it is
possible that they got out OF town on
one of these trains.
Jailor Gus Bergstrom had gone
down town on an errand leaving the
twenty-some prisoners playing cards
in the corridors of the Jail. He did
not consider it necessary to lock the
prisoners in the cells as the jailors
had often left them in the corridors
alone for short periods.
Mrs. O. P. Stewart, who resides just
north of the Jail, saw the men crawl
ing out of the southeast upstairs Win
dow and ran across the street and in
formed the wife of the sheriff. She
ran into the sheriff's Office where she
notified Deputy Clarence Vandenoever.
He ran out onto the street and saw
two men walking rapidly towards the
skating rink. Mr.. Vandenoever DEM
onstrated that he can 60 a hundred
wards in ten fiat and he soon overlook
two of the escaped prisoners, who
proved to be Jack X. Morgan, who
had received a two years sentence in
the penitentiary, and w. Logan, one
year, having pleaded guilty to robbing;
a residence at Kenmare. They had
been held awaiting the arrival OF the
transportation officer. The third prls--
oner was Chas. Hamilton, who had
hidden in an outbuilding, leaving the
door open to show that no one would
likely be in the building. A man who
was walking along the street saw
Hamilton enter the building but was
afraid to tell the deputy for fear that
Hamilton might have been armed and
might take shot at him. He finally
got up enough courage to whisper that
he had seen the negro enter the build
ing, The deputy pulled his gun and
ordered the man to throw up his hands
and step out Hamilton lost no time
in doing so and begged for mercy. He
is the negro who shot man in the
hin after robbing him in the south
western part of the city. Vanden-
oever marched the three prisoners
back to the sheriff's Office but could
not place them at once in the Jail be-
cause Jailor Bergstrom was out with
the keys, looking for the others. ;.
One Of the inmates Of the jail
states that he believes the prisoners
secured saw, sent in with a sack Of
bananas early in the week. The jail
or remembers of the arrival of the
bananas and it would have been an
easy matter to secrete small saw by
running it into one Of the bananas,
Two bars of the east window on the
south had been sawed some years ago
when a iail delivery was made. A Mi
not blacksmith repaired the bars by
placing a strong piece of steel across
the breaks. This piece of steel was
sawed thru, allowing the prisoners to
bend back the bars. They tied bed
blanket to one of the bars and had no
trouble in letting themselves down to
the ground.
Sheriff Nedreloe has sent hundreds
of cards broadcast over the country
describing the men who escaped and
hopes to eventually capture them.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-10-19
Rumor of Another Wholesale House

T. E. Hagen of Minneapolis recently
sold his house and lot east of the Bov-
ey-Shute lumber yard to P. P. Lee and
C. P. Lee Of Bellingham, Wash. G. P.
Lee owns the property adjoining on
the corner and it is reported that the
Lees are figuring on building block
and engaging in the wholesale grocery
business in this city. They own large
wholesale house in Bellingham and
were formerly engaged in the mer-
camille business in Minot.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-10-19
BADGER GOVERNOR ASKS
BAKER TO RETURN TROOPS

Madison, Wis, Oct. 16.-Release of
the 4,400 members of the Wisconsin
national guard on the Mexican border
is asked by Governor Phillip in a let
ter to Secretary of War Baker.
The executive asks that the troops
be sent back unless the service is i'm
perative.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-10-19

Nine times out of ten jury will take
the word of young woman to that of
a young man whom she charges with
her downfall. There was case that
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-10-19
OFF AGAIN; ON AGAIN; GONE
GONE AGAIN, IN THIS CAS]

Jamestown, Oct. 16.-Edward Fos
ter, who obtained a divorce from Ade-
line Foster and two days later re-mar-
ried her in South Dakota to evade the
three-months re-marriage prohibition
of North Dakota, has been granted
second divorce.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-10-19
STRATFORD, S. D. MAN WINS
PRIZE WITH TEN HUSKY SONS

Aberdeen, S. D., Oct. 16.-William
Gabert of Stratford won the prize Of
fered for bringing the largest number
of sons to the fall festival here. He
brought ten.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-20
VOLCANOES GROWING
After Several Years Inactivity Hawaii
CFaters Are Threatening


Chicago. May 20.-The government
weather bureau here received a re-
port today from the weather bureau
at Honolulu Of volcanic activity there
-Mauna LOa IN eruption and kiIauea
unusually active" the message read
Recent reports from Honolulu have
Indicated gradually Increased activ-
Ity IN EaIeuaumau. the fire pit of
kIlauea- The fire which had sunk TO
a depth OF several hundred feet and
was barely visible some time ago
from the edge Of the pit has been
slowly rising The crater has not
0verfloWed for more than 90 years
Mukeweoweo. the crater of Mauua
Loa. has not been extremely active
for several years. The last eruption
was about seven years ago. Little
material damage was done on that
occasion. but other eruptI0uS have
destroyed much timber and ether
property
k1auea is known as the most easily
accessible volcano in the world II
being possible 70 drive an automo-
bile % the edge Of the pit