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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-11-15
HARRY MIERBACH
COMMITTED SUICIDE
Former Minot Clothing Salesman
Took Poison in a Devils Lake HO-
tel-Remains Buried in MinOt.

Harry Mierbach, fromer resident
Of this city, committed suicide at a
hotel in Devils Lake Monday night at
about midnight by drinking quantity
of ammonia. The remains were brot
to this city and the funeral was held
from the Jewish Synagogue Wednes-
day afternoon under the direction of
Jos. Rowan. The services were in
charge of Rev. |. Diamond and the re-
mains were inferred in this city. The
remains were accompanied from Dew
lis Lake to Minot by Sam Bader and
C. H. Feldman of this city. Edward
2osen, Herman and Abe Gordon went
to Darlington and accompanied Mr..
Merbach's wife and two children to
this city, breaking the sad news to the
family.
Harry Mierbach was in Minot sew
eral days last week visiting old
friends. He had been engaged in the
junk business at Darlington all sum-
mer, and it is reported that one Of the
men with whom he was interested in
the business was responsible for finan-
cial loss to him. He brooded over this.
He left for Devils Lake Thursday
anu SCOppcu dU q uOCcl IuIl ny dli Olu
friend. He slept with the hotel own
er's son and that evening appeared to
be in excellent spirits. The young
men played cards until nearly mid
night and then retired. Harry got up
after his friend went to sleep and took
the poison, returning to bed. He was
soon in commissions and this awakened
his friend. A doctor was called, but
he died without regaining conscious
ness.
Mr.. Mierbach came to Minot nine
years ago and for several years was
employed in Gordon Bros clothing
store. He left the city about four
years ago. His former home was in
Philadelphia. He was an energetic
yonug man, "a years of age, and was
we'll liked by all. He was Of a re-
firing disposition and did not let any
Of his Minot friends know that he was
in financial difficulty, otherwise they
gladly would have assisted him.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-11-15

of the large out-of-town shipments
of furniture. A rug rack, capable Of
holding tons of rugs, has been install
led. The stove department is situated
in the rear of the store and there is
ample room for display.
A mail order department has been
installed for the benefit of the out-of-
town customers, who can buy on the
installment plan if they desire. This
is the first department Of the kind
installed in a furniture store between
the Twin Cities and Spokane. Owing
to the great length of time required
to get goods from the east by freight,
on account of general war conditions,
this department ought to be very pop
ular. $1,000
The Mccoy Furniture Co. is going
after business in an aggressive man
ner, and is no doubt cutting off thous-
ands Of dollars that formerly went to
eastern mail order houses.
The company employs a large force
Of experienced men. L. G. Cooksey,
the buyer, has had much experience.
Paul V. Mccoy, the wide-awake
president of the concern, gives much
of his time to the buying end of the
business. At present he is in the east
placing orders for the company.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-11-15
mccoy FURNITURE CO.
IN IT'S new HOME
Big Concern Now Occupies Its Own
Spacious Quarters on South Main
Street.

The Mccoy Furniture Co. now occu-
pies it's new home in the new Mccoy
Furniture block recently constructed
on South Main street between Second
and Third avenues. The immense
stock of furniture and house furnish
ings has been placed and visitors will
gladly be shown thru the place.
Altho it was a big task to move the
large stock, the work was done with
dispatch and without interfering with
business noticeably.
The big display and sales room is
one of the most attractive in the west.
The entire west front consists of dis
play windows and at night, when the
windows and room are brilliantly
lighted, the place probably appears at
it's best.
The office is one of the very best
equipped in the city. Gail Robinson,
manager of the Mccoy Furniture Co.,
is a careful conscientious, hustling
businessman and he has worked out
his system in detail. A bill accom-
panies each piece of goods that leaves
the store and in case anything is re-
turned, credit slip is issued. A
rather elaborate system has been in
stalled for handling installment &C.
counts, eliminating confusion and er-
ror, making it as easy to buy on the
installment plan as for cash. A large
vault has been installed where records
are kept. There are filing cabinets
adding machines and everything that
can be found in a modern office.
The Mezzanine floor is located in
the rear. It is very attractive and
affords ample room for displaying
household articles. On this floor there
is also dust proof finishing room.
A shipping room clerk has charge
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-11-15
HALL HELD UNDER $4,000 BAIL
Secretary of State Must Be Tried in
District Court Charged With EN-
bezzling Auto Funds.

~ Thos. Hall, secretary of state of North
Dakota; charged With Wdt enlargement Of
rict conrt Under Goo WE" bonds eid which 5I he
furnished today. His hearing started
Saturday before Justice c: F. Bleikreid.
Hall is charged with a shortage in the
automobile license accounts. J. r. Wat
Hail had come to him repeatedly and
asked for an opportunity to make good
General VIM. LANCER refused, to allow
anything to be compromised, stating
that he had decided to arrest both Hall
and his deputy, E. M. Walla.
%1 BANK fF0sx san@"Rg Mf sman
Halls attorney, brot out the fact that
shortage + Hall remarked that he wonder ere
ed if the auto license clerk had been TAX
ing some money and that he wanted an
examination e;Ea made Of the safe by Mr..
found, he would make it good as his
didn't want any publicity to come from
Gee Waters testified to a converse
ton which took place between Hall,
Brennan and LANCER in which LANCER in
wrong i is " wronga If they - would ' cover S
up the shortage they would be no better
tf that 0 praccs t3 Wde awds testified fed
! that Hall pleaded that the state had lost
no money and his arrest would ruin him
and kill his father and mother, honest,
poor and proud" TO this LANCER replied
that he could not help that for there
was only one way and that was to do his
duty.
Grant S. Youmans, a Minot banker,
testifying in the trial, said that Hall
had written him letter asking for
loan of $500.
On Sunday, Oct %, Youmans said, he
received the letter saying the secretary
of state was in urgent need of $500 and
asking that he call Hall by long dis
lance telephone on receipt. Youmans
said Hall later called him by telephone
and that he agreed to make the loan,
providing Hall signed note Endorsed
by two responsible persons.
The following morning Hall called
again, YOumanS testified, and asked if
he could not send the draft for $500 by
next mail. Youmans agreed to do this
and within 80 minutes had the draft in
the mail. The note which he enclosed
was not executed by Hall, who two days
later, returned the amount of the loan in
the form of 10 $50 money orders, You
mans said
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-11-15
Farmers and Businessmen to Coop
crate in Oil DEVELOPMENT.

A largely attended meeting was held
last night at the Association of Com
merce rooms by both farmers and bust
nessmen. The prospects as judged from
oil samples as we'll as biologists re-
ports Of tests were unanimously taken
as encouraging and a plan for placing
enough stock to carry on the drilling
this winter was worked out. That the
structure for oil exists seems beyond
question and this with the actual oil in
small quantities having been taken out
of the ,Blume we'll for over year makes
it not only interesting but important
that deep we'll be put down so as to
reap the benefit if commercial oil or gas
is encountered.
The field seems to be large one and
its development would mean much to
Minot and vicinity. All present, both
those who had stock before, and others,
were enthusiastic and promised to help
in every possible way to further the
project. The o.-cers, who have already
shown their ability in having casing on
hand, something over. $4,000 worth,
bunk house and derrick erected and
something over 10000 acres under lease,
were pleased to receive the cooperation
Of Minot. The farmers Of Ward county
have largely carried the burden up to
this time and with a little help, the we'll
is an assured fact. From now on, no
stone will be left unturned in pushing
the work and it is believed financial aid
in the shape of stock subscriptions will
be forthcoming.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-11-15

convicted for plugging. He was convicted
of perjury before but appealed to the
supreme court ana got new trial.
Mrs. Esther Torger will be tried for
forgery growing out of the issuance of
checks while employed by a Minot con-
Germ.
bezzlement. He is charged with selling
cattle to one party and then selling
them to another before they could be de-
livered. At previous trial the jury dis
agreed.
Alice sullivan is to be tried for the
murder of her husband whom she shot
to death when he was drunk in house
near the G. N. depot.
e. L. Crowell charged with shooting
Sam Dazell. a drayman, to DEATH will
be tried at this term.
r. u; Hand and VIM Christman are
charged with carrying concealed wea-
ponS. They had been arrested for i'm
porting liquor into the state and during
$ Sc !, Dri were ere found e.1 e
charge Of grand larceny, from the theft
of a valuable coat.
r., w. simmons is charged with en-
be2zlement Jos. Ermentrout is charged
with firing a deadly weapon at Hailow-
cen marauders at Makoti
VIM. JeiTries and Harry Keno are
charged with highway robbery, growing
out Of picking pockets
Lola Stevenson is charged with re-
against Olaf A. Olson will not be tried
at this term, as he has filed an a--davit
Of prejudice.
Jim Scofeld shipped 261 head of beef
cattle to Chicago last week, Immediately
after the embargo was raised. They
We're fine lot and one car topped the
market. Jim and two of his men were
IN charge Of the shipment; They return
of shipment sent to st. Paul, returned
home Wednesday, George says that as
Il consequence of the heavy shipments
Of cattle. hogs and sheep, the Twin City
merchants are doing an enormous bust
ness these days. On Monday last, 10000
head of cattle and ID, 900 hogs We're mar
lieted at South St. Paul.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-11-15
FINLEY EDITOR
AWARDED $3.50
Malpractice Case Against DIR. Mel
mark of Fargo Settled by
Jury.

Fargo, N. D., Nov. Sit took the
jury less than two hours yesterday
afternoon to decide that Editor G. A.
Monteith of Finley is entitled to 3d.
$50 damages from Dr.. A. j. Neimark
for the latter's failure to treat the
editors hand properly, when it had
been caught in printing press and
badly injured. The suit was for $5,-
600.
Mr.. Monteith was injured several
months ago while working at one Of
his job presses. Tw otingers had to
be amputated an dlater on blood poi
son set in so that Mr.. Montcith had
to spend several months in a Fargo
hospital before he was out of danger.
At one time, it is said, his life was
despaired Of.
1t is not known if the case will be
appealed or not.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-11-15
WESTERN TROOPERS
w PASS THRU MINOT
Two Thousand Drafted Men Were
Given a Warm Welcome as They
Arrived EnrOute East.

Four troop trains of soldiers from
Camp Lewis, at American Lake,
Wash, passed thru Minot on the Great
Northern Saturday and Sunday nights.
Each train carried 500 drafted men
who have been in training for six
weeks. They were enroute to an east
ern camp to complete their training
before going to the front. The SOL
diers have not yet received their guns
and considerable other equipment.
The w. R. G. and members of the
Red Cross met the earlier trains in
the evening and the boys were served
with generous quantities of coffee and
doughnuts. The train did not arrive
until nearly ten o'clock and as the
boys are compelled to go to bed at
nine o'clock, they were all in the arms
of Morpheus by the time the train
pulled into Minot. A number of them
dressed but no one was allowed to get
off the train and most of them were
handed their lunch thru the windows.
A large number of town folks were
down t. bid the boys welcome to our
city and to give them as much COM
fort as possible. Hundreds of young
ladies passed magazines, tobacco, post
cards and pencils thru the coach win
dows and large number of addresses
were exchanged, with the usual prom
Use to write.
Several thousand other western SOL
diers passed thru the state on the N.
P. at about the same time. AS the
trains pulled out there were loud
cheers for Minot. "Why Not Minot?
Why not stay right here?" one husky
fellow yelled as the train pulled out
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-11-15
Minot Men Arrested by Federal Au-
thOrities at Williston.

Tom McCrill, of this city, was ar
rested at Williston by the federal au-
thorities, charged with violating the
federal liquor law. He had purchased
a quantity of whiskey and alcohol at
Mondak and was spotted by detectives
at the time. He bought ticket for
Minot and was followed He stepped
off the train at Williston, where he
was arrested.
James Rudd Of this city was assist
ing McCrill carry the grips which
contained six gallons Of alcohol and
40 pints Of whiskey. The case against
Rudd may not be pushed, as he was
probably McCrilPs tool. VIM. Feehan
was also arrested at Williston at the
same time on a similar charge.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-11-15

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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-11-15
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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-11-15
Mccoy Buying Merchandise

Paul V. Mccoy left for Chicago Sat-
urday where he is spending the week
buying merchandise for the various
Minot stores in which he is interested.
He is paying particular attention to
the selection of holiday goods.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-26
This is the Home of Hart Schaffner Marx Varsity 55 sus

establishment of fish hatcheries in Alaska and the appointment Of a board of fish commissioners.
 A message from the Governor was read transmitting the resigna- tion of Senator Charles A. Sulzer, who left last night for Washington. The resignation was referred to the committee on organization without other action.
 The Senate passed Senate Bill No. '. which provides for the granting of franchise to public service cor porations by the city councils of incorporated cities of the Terri tory. It will now be referred to the House for consideration.
 Bill No. 21, providing for the abolshiment of the committee for uniform laws for the Territory, was passed to a third reading. Senator then took the floor and after he completed his talk, the Sen ate adjourned until 12:3O tomor- row.
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FISH HATCHERIES BILL INTRODUCED
 TODAY IN SENATE

This afternoon the greater part of the session of the Senate was taken up by Senator Sutherland in at tempting to refute an alleged charge. that he spoke an untruth.
 The Senate convened and after the roll call the prayer was offered and the Journal was read and ap- proved Senator Sutherland intro duced a memorial asking that Con- gress refuse to pass the Alexander bill. which would take from tho Territory the right to tax her fish industry and which by granting perpetual rights to fishing ground and trap sites would work great hardship on the fishermen and prac- ticaly grant a monopoly.
 Senator Hickman introduced Sen ate Bill No. 29, providing for the
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Grigsby was received relative to House Bill No. 3, and was referred back to the labor committee with or ders to report the bill tomorrow morning, together with the opinion for consideration by the House.
 The roll was called after Speaker Hess had called the House to order and all answered to their names Prayer was offered by Chaplain Con dit and the journal was read and approved.
 The opinion of AttoneyGeneral Grigsby was read relative to the legality of House Bill No. 8, In part he said: "The law as drawn up is a good one and is in the proper form. There is no question of the power of the Legislature to limit the hours of labor in the industries named in the bill. Many cases have occurred in the states where laws of this kind have been taken to the higher courts, and in nearly every case the laws have been upheld. The law has even been before the Supreme Court of the United States and was upheld there"
 AS the opinion from the Attorney. General had been received without coming from the labor committee, it was sent back to the committee with instruction to report the bill tomor. row morning with amendments and with the opinion attached.
 The Rules committee reported and the House resolved itself into a com mittee of the whole to consider the report section by section. Mir. Price was called to the chair to act as chairman of the meeting.
 After working for over two hours on the rules, which were finally adopted with certain changes, the House recessed until 2 o'clock On reconvening the House took-up Bill No. 20, providing for the summoniaS of witnesses before the House or Senate for a second reading, It was referred to the committee on er- roIlment for a third reading. The House then adjourned until tomor. row morning at 10 o'clock.
 The rules for the guidance of the House as adopted are practically the same as those which were adopted for the session of 1915. Minor changes were made and the rules were re.arranged, but as a whole they remain the same, with the eX- ception of three added sections which provide for the organization of the House when convening for any ses. sion. No provisions for organiza- ton of future bodies were made by previous rules adopted by the House.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-26
PUBLIC MEETINGS CALLED TO DISCUSS
 LEGISLATIVE LAWS

Tonight there will be a public meeting of the committee of Mines of the Senate to consider Senate Bill No. 23. which is the Aldrich Com pansation bill. The meeting is pub. lie and all interested are invited to attend B. L. Thane and others will address the meeting which will be held in the Senate Chambers in the Goldstein building and will convene at 8 o'clock.
 Tomorrow night a joint meeting Of the Committee of Mines of the House and Senate will be held in the House chambers starting at s o'clock to consider proposed legisla. ton with regard to the mining laws of the Territory. The public and those especially interested are invit' ed to be present
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-26

Stories published in Philadelphia recently that Captain Karl Boy-Ed, former naval attache at the German Embassy at Washington, was in that city as recently as two weeks ago and linking his name with the alleged smuggling plot involving the two interned German commerce raiders at the Philadelphia navy yard, were declared to be without by Frank Garbarino, the head of the local Bureau of Investi- gation of the Federal Department of Justice.
 Agents of the Department of Jus tee, were given as authority for
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-26
NOTICE

Beginning tomorrow, March 27th, the grocery department of Goldstein's Emporium will be opened at a. m. daily instead of o'clock as has been the usual custom. m26
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Notice A Bs

Important meeting Tuesday night IS D, m. Nomination of officers fol the ensuing year. Big attendance requested. m21
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TWO IN ONE - The EMPIRES way for everybody. The EMPIRES ads" keeps the housewife informed of all sales and the news columns are right up to the minute on the days news.
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ORDER OF EASTERN STAR

Regular business meeting o. E. s. Tuesday evening, Mar. 27, 9 ?. m. Odd Fellows Hall; progressive cards at p. m. Admission 25 cents. m26
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the stories, which were to the eI- feet that Captain Boy-Ed had come here presumably to visit a young woman prominent in social circles in Philadelphia and Washington, to whom he had been reported to be engaged prior to his dismissal from this country in December, 1915.
 Garbarino said there was abso- lutely nothing on which to base such statements and denied emphat- ically that either he. or his assist ants had given out such informa- tion, either privately or for publi- cation. "The stories are ridiculous on their face" declared Garbarino.
 IN '. 1T. Special
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PAY DAY TOMORROW

Tomorrow will be the first pay day for the members of the Legis. lature and they are all wearing broad smiles. Their checks for mile age from their home towns to Ju- neau have been issued by Governor Strong and will be passed out to the members of both houses toomrrow at nnnn
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Old papers for saIe at The Empire office, Second and Main streets.
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Better snow glasses at Simpsons 27
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BAXTER IN HOSPITAL

Joseph Baxter, sergeant.at.arms for the Senate, was taken to one of the local hospitals last night suffer ing from a severe cold. MT. Baxter's condition is not serious, but it was thought best to take him to the Hos pital where he could receive treat ment.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-26
EIGHT HOUR IS LEGAL
 SAYS GRIGSBY
Underground Working Law Proposed by the House Should Pass and
 Become Law.
HOUSE BUSY ON RULES

The House today spent two hours the report of the commit tee on rules and adopting the amend ed rules which were reported back. The opinion of Attorney-General
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-26
vAeRANT WOMAN JAILED

Eva Anderson and Lily Hansen, who were brought over from Doug las this morning, guilty of vagrancy are in the Federal jail for thirty and sixty days, respectively.