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Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1917-08-02
MACIERZ POLSKA.
TELEFCN MONROE 1903.
YARZAD GLOwNYf

ZARZAD GLOwNNi
Ks. Franciszek Gordon, Moderator.
Ks A. A. E{owo. Wice-Noderator.
wojcieCh +. Soska. Prezes
Antonina ~BsraHowSka. WicepreZeskS.
wojclech Ne0kicki. W~ice-prezes.
Tomas : B,SChowski. Sekretarz.
Franchises W~ilkowski, Skarbn.S.
Stanisiaw L:czmahsSi. Dyrektor.
Wladyslaw LOPatka, Dyrektor.
AntOni Mazurk. D~yrektOr
Leokadya Konczykowska. Dyrektorka.
Salomea UrhShSSa. DyrektOrka.
FranCiszka BlesChEe. DycektOrka.
DR. Alexander Pietrzykowski. Lekarz
NacZe,0y.
Adv. Piotr p. Mlndak. Doradca Prawny
Berta c. Wojtalew:cz. Asyst. Sekr Gen.
GODZINY BIUROwE:
Biuro ZarZadu GiOwneSO Otwarte w
dni owsEa lnie % gOdz. 9-tej ranO do
6-tej wieCZ0ren, w SObOte do lei po-
p~o}udniu). W;eCZOrem. W dni powsZed-
T-mei 10 9-tei. W ~niedzie,e / Swieta
u-oczyste. biuro jest zamkniste.
Preaesa; W poniedzialki / piatki VIE
ezorami Cd godziuy I-mei do s-tej.
WsZeIkis korespondenCye do Giowne-
60 Prezesa nalezv adresowac:
WOJCIECH +. SOSFSA,.
I45S w Division str, Chicago, Ill.
SekretRrzai W .Poniedzlalki. wtorkl.
6rody / cZwartki. WieCzorami Cd godzi-
ny 7-mej do 9-tei. / Cd l-szej pOpolu-
dniu c~odZlernie, z wyjatkiem soooty. Cd
s-tej do l-SZei.
S~karbEika; we wtorki, srody I piatkl
cd godzIny 7-mei do 9-tej wieczorem.
BkiRdanin oPIut. Wszelkie op}aty do Ka-
sy G}0WneJ p-zyjmuje Kasyer Gi6wny
podcZas godzin oflsowych. albo we dnIe
W godsinach ofisOwych. Sekretarz Ge-
Rernlny.
Wszelkie listv nadsy}ac naIezy ma re-
&c Sekretarza Generalnego:
TOM ). BLACHOwSKI,
Secretary Polish Alma Mater,
1455 w. Division str. Chicago. III.
FINANSE,
Przekasy bankowe I pocztowe
(checks, money orders etc.) naleEy WV
Btawiac ma organ.zacye:
POLISH ALMA MATER,
przesylaG pod adresem:
FIR. WITKOwSKI,
n4S5 W. Division str, Chicago, Ill.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1917-08-02

w SOUTH BOSTON. MASS.
nabve raozra Dziennik Chicago.
ski codziennie u FIR. Urbanowskie-
20. - Is Boston utica.
ADM. DZIEN. CHIC.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1917-08-02

Bsdnych szRIbisrzy 4 n~seisgacsy.
s~syhaJscyeh ma kieszenis Iatwowisr"
nych. ME ma DZIENNIk CHICAGO
SKI ma swyoh szpaltsch, DO GawssS
pracuis ola dobra ludu. oszukaneGS
fire sales'' stanowcSo " DZIENNI'
KU CHICAGoSKIA 0Sias1anS bye
ne mogh
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1917-08-02
P.nd nnrodr DC ror6d ia

Rzqd narodu przez narod ola
narodu, ME zginie Z powierzchnt
Efemi.
Abraham Lincoln
MeEowie staHu wszedzts sga-
dzGjq sic ~ zdaniu, &c must iSt-
nice zjednoczona, niesalezna i
sGmorzqdrG PoEska.
- Woodrow Wilson
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1917-08-02

Ma tel konferencyi Alianci
maja nietyIko pQdac ,,gwaran-
eye, .iakich sic spodziewaja oil
panstw centralnyclr, ale takze
wproSt narOdom centralnym O.
gfosic ,,gwarancye', jakich mo-
ga sic Cd Aliant6w spodziewac
,,Gwarancye" tie czyli zasady,
kt6re maja wyrazaG stanowis-
ko d~yplomatyczne Aliant6w W
nowej formie, juz by}y ogfo-,
szone przez prezydenta Wilso-
ma, gdy Ameryka by}a jeszcze
ne~utralna, W jego orqdziu, W
kt6rem uzy4 sfynny frazeS ,,po-
k6j bez zwyciestwa'', a ktory
wtedy niemal powszechnie lie
zrozumiano. Poglady PREF,
Wilsona majq bye wcielone do
deklaracyi Aliantow i obejmo-
wac punkta: pc pierwsze, W
Lidze ,Narod6w, kt6rq Alianci
ustanawiaja, Niemcy, jezeli Ia
kusow zaborczych zaniechaja i
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1917-08-02
UWAGI.
KoniecznosG Konferen'
cyl AHantoW.

Alianci dotychczas ME wyko,
~rzystali sytuacyi d%yplomaty-
cznej, kt6ra ola mich stale sic
polepsza. Rewolucya rosyjska
nietylko usuneia obawe Tabor
czoSci imperyalistycznej re
strony despotycznej Rosyi, ale
take wzmocni1a stanowisko
rzad6w alianckich, ktore gfosi-
}y, IL walcza o zasade samorza-
du i wolnego rozwoju wszyst--
kieh narodow. Stanowisko to
.jeszcze wiecej wzmocni1a Anne
ryka, gdy prezydent Wilson W
historycznem Oredziu og}osi},
re Ameryka wypowiada wojne
Niemcom, azeby ,Swiat uczynic
bezpiecznym Ola denrokracyi".
Wyparciem sic wszelkiej "a
borczoSci i zadaniem, azeby Ia
den nar0d ME miaf wfadc0w,
kt6rych ME pragnie, dOprowa-
dill Alianci do tegO, re W O.
statnim kryzysie berlinskim,
zasada ,,pokoju be- aneksyi i
indemnizacyi" odegra}a navel
wazniejsza role anizeli zadania
reform wyborczych / parlamcn
taryzacyi gabinetu.
Dotychczas Alianci, nietylko
re mic ME uczynili, aieby swe
stanowiSko moralne wzmocniG
odpowiednia akcya dyplomaty-
cznq, ale nawet doStarczyli
brOni przeciw sobie znienawi--
dzonemu rzadowi niemieckie-
mu, kt6ry wszystko bezskrupu-
latnie wykorzyStuje, wciaz my
dlac oczy narodowi niemieckie-
mu fikcya, IL valley o sw6j byt
i re AIianci pragna narzuciG
mu jarzmo niewoli. Wskazuje
take ma ekonomicznc plany
konferencyi paryskiej, nj kt6-
rel AIianci za}ozyli podwaliny
do zwiazku celnego i wojny e
k~onomicznej przeciw krajom
centralnym pc wojnie obecnej,
MiIitary$ci vice niemieccy j
austryaccy przedstawiajq ma
rodom swym, il Alianci dQzq
do zupeinego ubezwiadnienia
narod6w centralnych. Z jednej
strOny prZez grOzbe zmlazdze-
MIA militaryzmu pruskiego rO-
zumia pozbawienie narOd6w
tych wszelkich mozliwych Srod-
k6w obrony przeciw agrpSyi W
przysz}o$ci, a Z drugiej swym
programem ekonomicznym "a
mierzajQ narody centralne do
prowadzic do ~ostatniej nedzy.
Re taxa strawa karmia swe
narody militarySci teutonscy,
dowodzq wyraznie pewne ustc-
ply W n~iedawnych ofertach pc,
kojowych obu rzqdow central
nych.
WykorzyStanie korzySci mo-
ralnych, jake posiadajq Allan
CT, wzmocni nietylko ich stano-
wisko dyplomatyczne, ale tax
re dostarczy punkt oparcia
wszystkim zywio1om antiwo--
jennym W panstwach central
nych, zdyskredytuje pruskich
junkr6w i militaryst6w, zwol-
nj Austrye cd grozby domina-.
cyl pruskiej i Ostatecznie do
prowadzi do mozliwoSci rozpo,
czecia rOkowaG pokojowych W
okoIicznoSciach takich, jakich
Alianci pragnQ.
Mysl te rozwija miedzy in
nymi i Norman Angel, wybit-
ny pubIicysta, Et6rego opinie o
kwestyach miedzynar6dowych
znajduja poshuch W najwyz-
szych ko4ach amerykaGskich i
angielskich.
Angel wyjaSnia, jak zmiana
ustroiu politycznego W Rosy
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1917-08-02

Oedzle WSplerac R0Sya, u dru-
giej W}ochy, a re strony NORA
S~r6dziemnego Anglia. Rewolu-
eva rosyjska jednak plan ten
uniemozliwi}a, gdyz Rosya de-
mCkratyczna zbyt bedzie zajeta
w1asnemi trudnoSciami wewne-
trznemi, zwalczajac z jednej
strony zywioiy reakcyjne, a z
drugiej roDk4adowe, ably byt
sw6j i bezpieczeGstwo ryzyko-
wac popieraniem polityki "a
granicznej, pozostawionej W
spadku przez dawny Rad car
ski.
Straszak niebezpieczenstwa
panslawistycznego pred rewo-
lucya rosyJskQ by} powodem,
re Austrya wola4a grac upoka-
r~zajqca role lennika pruskiego,
&nizeli zostaf Notwithstanding
przez ROsye i byf take powo-
dem, re rad niemiecki zdo}a1
ziednoczyG nar6d sw6i i uczy-
mic zywio}y sobie wrogie ME
szkodliwymi.
-
Straszaka tego juz wiece.j
Rad niemiecki ME mole uzyG.
Nationalist wystawif nowego
straszaka, :ieszcze groznieiszc-
90, o ktorym juz wyzej wspom-
niano. Jest MIN rzekome posta-
nOwienie re strOny Aliant6w
narzucenia narOdOm central
nym .iarzma niewolnictwa i O.
Statnie.j nedzy.
StraSzaka tego muszq A.
lianci zniweczyG. Musza daC
:jasnO / dObitnic narodom cen
tralnym do zroDumienia, azc--
by ME wygladaf protekcyi od
pruskich militaryst0w priced
Zag4ada re strony Aliant6w.
Dotychczas bowiem, i'm wieco.i
narody ccntralne cierpiafy
wskutek blokady, wSkutek bra.
XII zywnOSci, wskutck olbrzy--
mich STRAIT W Iudziach, zawszc
widzia+y W swym rzadzic ratu-
mex oil jeszcze gorszego lcSu,
jaki W ich mniemaniu czeka ich
od ich wrog6w. Celem os}abie-
MIA tel ufnoSci " Rad niemiec-
Xxi, a tenn samem usuniecia lPku
pred Aliantami, koniecznem
jest powiekszy6 rozdwoj enie
pomiedzy radem niemieckim Z
jednej strOny, a Austryq, kt6-
IA lennictwa pruskiego ME pra-
gnie, chociaz pomocy pruskiej
potrzebuje, i zywio}ami anti
rzqdowymi W Niemczech L dru-
giej strony, kt6re, jak ostatni
kryzys berlinski wykazaf, juz
try partye obejmuja
Plan ten, kt6ry ma marzenia
pruskie o ,Mittel- Europa" i
drodze do ZatOki Perskiei roz-
wiac, poIega IA tenn, azeby Ia
nastepnej konferencyi alianc--
kiej przyjete byfy pewne zasa-
dy i azeby wszystkie rzqdy a.
lianckie 4 pomocq prasy w
tych krajach czestych NOW IA
zebraniach publicznych zasady
tie g}osi}y tax dfugo, dop6li ME
przekonajq narod6w central
nych o swej szczeroSci. Pru-
skiego BOWEN militaryzmu, W
opinii p. Angelica, Alianci ME
zmiazdza bez pomocy zywio-
low antipruskich. 4 wojny A
lianci NIGGA wyjsc zwyciesko,
lecz jezeli narody Austryi i
stronnictwa antiwojenne i an
tirzadowe w Niemczech ME
wyzwola sic re zfudzenia, re
Alianci ich zguby pragnq i do
nie.j zmierzajq, pruska domi--
nacye beda nadal znosic cierpli-
vie, a militaryzm pruski stanie
sic jeszcze grozniejszym.
Ma tel konferencyi Alianci
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1917-08-02

Alianci pred rewolucya ro-
syjska sadzili, re ustanowie-
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-09-27
PROMINENT MINOT COUPLE
ARE Welded IN MONTANA

Fred Anderson, Minot's postmaster,
and Miss Hazel Christopherson, the
charming daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Chris Christopherson, of Eastwood
Park, this city, are receiving the con-
gratulations and best wishes of their
many friends on their marriage which
occurred at Plentywood, Mont, last
week. The ceremony was performed
at the home Of Mrs. Fishbeck, sister
of the bride The happy couple re-
turned to Minot the latter part of the
week and are now cozily located in
apartments in the new Smart block
Mr.. Anderson is we'll known young
business man of Minot, being engaged
in the banking and real estate bus1-
ness. About a year ago he received
the appointment Of postmaster of Mi
not.
The bride has been employed as
stenographer in the law offices of John
J. Coyle for some time and she is re-
garded very highly by all who know
her.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-09-27
CITY WELL HAS
CAPACITY OF
800 GALLONS
New Well in Oak Park is Remarkable
City Engineer Conducting Sec
0nd Test Which Lasts All Week.

City Engineer e. ]. Thomas is con-
ducting a second test of the new city
we'll which is located at the east en-
trance of Oak Park. A centrifugal
pump has been installed and water at
the rate of $50 gallons minute Is be-
ing pumped from this remarkable well:
The test is to continue all week and
Mr.. Thomas invites every citizen to
visit the we'll and see the test.
Prof. H. E. Simpson Of the Univers-
ity of North Dakota was before the
city commission at the meeting Mon.
day night and discussed the merits OF
the we'll and the sources from which
The water is derived. He is considered
an expert on underground water sup
plies. He stated that it was the most
remarkable we'll he had ever seen. He
traced in brief address the structure
of the old Mouse river bed when it ex-
tended from one range OF hills to the
other at this place and when the North
and South prairies were merely the
banks of the river, level with the wat
er surface, which filled what is now the
valley. The sand from which the wat,
or is taken extends from one side OF
the valley to the other, according to
Prof. Simpson, and covers both the
Mouse and Des Lacs river val leys. The
northern end Of this strata is at the
sources of the Mouse river at least.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-09-27
FIRST HUNTING
- 90 g. az So. So ,Sl'sl ~ y
ACCIDENT OF. SEASON S D |
S. e. George Shot OFF One of His Toes
While Hunting Sunday-Trigger
Caught On She'll in His Belt.

S. E. George, Linotype operator at
the Humphreys plant, accidentally shot
off the second toe or his left foot
and broke the bones of the big toe,
while hunting ducks in the hills south
west of brady six miles, Sunday after
noon. He was brot to the city hur-
riedly, arriving less than an hour after
the accident occurred and the wound
was dressed at local hospital. He is
getting along nicely and will not be
crippled in the least.
Mr.. George, who is an old time
hunter, had been lying on duck pass.
He had taken the trigger guard off
as it interferred with his shooting, and
seeing couple Of ducks coming his
way. he started to arise, lifting his
foot and the gun at the same time.
A trigger caught on a shell in his belt,
exploding the gun. The barrel was
so close to his foot that the toe was
taken off almost as neatly as sur
geon could have done the trick.
This is the first accident of the sea.
son in this vicinity and under the cir,
cumstances, Mr.. George considers him.
self fortunate that it was no more seri.
Gus.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-09-27
SOLDIERS Will
LEAVE THIS week
This is the Word That Has Been Pass
ed Around Among MinOt's Com
panies-Men Are Ready.

Preparations are being made by both
Co. D and Co. A of this city to leave
for Greenville, S. c., some time this
week. Nothing definite as to the time
of departure is known, but the COM
panies have been notified to be in read
mess to leave just as soon as the Great
Northern can provide the necessary
trains. They may be called at any
minute.
Geo. Won Media, president of the
Association Of Commerce, has made
arrangements to give the soldiers a
fitting send-of upon their departure.
Whistles will be blown just as soon as
the boys are ready to leave for the
station and big parade will be given
in which hundreds Of our citizens will
participate.
The Independent has endeavored to
learn from the officers of the COM
panies what they know about leaving.
One of them replied in answer to our
question: "You know as much about
our going as we do. We expect to
leave this week, but we do not know
for certain. We are making a guess
from observation"
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-09-27
ELEVATOR MAN WAS
POUNDED TO DEATH
E. F. Davis of Wabek Caught in Ele-
vatOr Machinery and Both Arms
Were Torn OF.

E. F. Davis met with horrible
death in the Farmers elevator at Wa
bek on the Berthold reservation early
last week. He had gone up into the
cupola to oil the machinery when his
coat sleeve caught on a bolt of the col
lar of a sprocket wheel. An arm was
torn off, a horrible cash torn in his
neck, and the other arm was hanging
by shred. No one excepting himself
was in the elevator at the time, but
shortly after a farmer who drove to
the elevator with load of grain, saw
blood dripping down from above and
investigating, found the man dead:
The funeral was held at Parshall, in
terment being made at that place. Mr..
Davis was AZ years of age. His wife
has taught the primary grade of the
Parshall school during the past two
wears,
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-09-27
HAIL INSURANCE LIGHT

The state hail insurance did light
business this year, the total amount of
premiums not exceeding $4,000. In
1916 the premiums amounted to $780,
900.
Farmers put off insuring their
crops until they were certain that they
would have something to insure; hail
storms early in the season were few,
and farmers saw no need for protec-
tion and the drouth insurance compan.
les, writing about $4,000 worth Of bust
ness in the state, cut in on u.s." said
Commissioner Olsness in explaining
the falling off.
Hail losses were unusually light
during the growing and harvest sea-
son, but old-line hail insurance com
panies did little business and had no
opportunity to recoup extremely
heavy losses of 1916.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-09-27
ficult for the unframed gardener to
secure results unaided,


secure results unaided.
Just before the exhibit at the Elks
Home judging committee consisting
of Professor Macarthur, DR.. A. G..
Steele and G. B. Davis visited such of
the gardens as had maintained q suffic-
iently high average to merit attention,
and prizes were awarded as follows:
First prize, David Hovey, $500; sec
ond prizes, Oliver eleven, $500, DON
aid Francis, $500; Third prizes, Goldie
Sayers, $500, Arthur Zabeck, $500,
Donald Schrepel, $500, Robert Ander-
son, $500; Fourth prizes Howard Zell-
hoefer $1.00, Ruby Glazier, $1.0O, Ger
trude Hineline, $1.0O, Ruth Browning
$1.00, Leonard Fuller, $1.00.
These young gardeners are to be
congratulated on the results they at
tanned in the face of great difficulties
and discouragements. They have shown
themselves real patriots in rendering
such service as they were able in the
present food crisis. 1t is to be hoped
that many other boys and girls will
follow their example next year, when
the season will be kinder.
Owing to the many financial de-
mands made upon the public this year,
the league, which has always been sup
ported by public donations, has been
compelled to cut down on all expendi-
lures possible, and for this reason the
usual open fall meeting at which
slides of prize-winning properties are
shown and prizes awarded, will be
omitted and all prizes will be mailed
to prize winners. This will be done
as soon as reports are all in and the
work of the executive committee is
completed.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-09-27
.LESA WESTbY
suicide VICTIM
Coroner Pence Receives Report From
Stomach Sent for Examination,
Showing Large Quantity
Carbolic Acid.

Coroner j. r. Pence is now fully
satisfied that Miss Lesa Westby, aged
II years, who was found dead at the
Fred Grossarth farm, eight miles
southwest of Minot, on the morning
of Sept. 1S, committed suicide by TAX
ing cabolic acid. The coroner held an
autopsy and the appearance of the
young woman's stomach was such that
the stomach was sent to laboratory
where an examination was made. The
report shows that a large quantity of
carbolic acid was found in the stom.
ach and the coroner is fully satisfied
that the young woman came to death
by her own hand.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-09-27

patriotism; while comparisons are
usually odious, it is occasionally
necessary and l wish to ask Mr.. Peck
what answer he gave to the committee
when he was asked to subscribe to the
Liberty Loan gave hundred dol
lars, but failed to find his name on
the list; he gave twenty-five dollars to
the Red Cross, and | gave twice that
amount; | am fortyseven years old,
yet over two months ago | offered my
services to the War Department and
have taken the army examination and
expect to be called at any time.
Mr.. Peck might show his patriotism
by Offering his services to the Govern
ment as a hay buyer.
e. j. WALSH.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-09-27
Normal SCHOOL
OPENED TUESDAY
Enrolment Of 1870 on Opening Day
With 2O9 Enrolled in Model School.

The Minot Normal school re-opened
Tuesday for the years work with an
enrolment of 13O This is fair en-
that in practically all Of the state in
stitutions, the enrolment is only about
rs per cent average.
The enrolment at the Model school
is 209, with but few pupils outside
of the Harrison school district.
The Senior class today numbers
fifty, which is considered quite large.
The tempting wages offered in the one
room schools of the northwest and the
consolidated schools has had ten
dency to reduce the attendance of the
undergraduates.
The following comprise the faculty:
DR.. A. G. Steele, Acting President.
DR.. Steele comes from the department
of education of the University of West
Virginia and takes the place of Presi-
dent A. G. Crane, who is spending a
year at Columbia University.
Wm F. Clarke, A. M, Phi. D.-Sup-
ervisor of Practice, Pedagogy and
School Management.
Eleanor c. Bryson, B. S., Home Eco
nomics.
Harland w. Corzine, B. S., Manual
Training.
Herbert C. Fish, B. L., History.
Bessie Johnson, B. A., Science and
Arithmetic.
Helen J. Hover, Ell Paso, Tex, Phys
ical Education and assistant in dormi-
tory.
Julia G. McDonough, B. A., History.
Mrs. Florence C.. Perkett, B. A.,
Psychology.
Mrs. Amy Simpson, Music and
Drawing.
Huldah L. Winsted, A. M, Geogra-
ply and Librarian.
Mary G. Rud, Ph. B., Principal of
Model School.
Lenna Stiles, Hutchinson, Mimi,
Critic, Grammar.
Miss Dexter, Elgin, ILL.,, from Kent
State Normal, Ohio, Critic, Lower In
termediate.
Hazel MCCULLOUGH, B. A., Critic, Up
per Intermediate.
Johanna G. Soland, A. NJ, Critic,
Lower Grammar
Ethel Lee Detrick, B. S., Matron,
Preceptress.
Agnes Mcdonald, Critic, Second and
Third Grades.
A. Windell Bell, Secretary to the
President.
Loretta G. Wright, Clerk.
J. w. Goodman, Hamline University
Secretary Of the School.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-09-27
Dr.. Walsh Answers w. A. Peck

To the Ward County independents:
In answer to Mr.. Pecks cOmmunica-
ton in your last weeks issue, | would
like to explain my connection with the
inspection that had to do with Mr..
Peck and myself
In the first place | advised Mr.. Peck
not to give more than two hours time
at any one of the small towns but to
allow one day at Minot and Kenmare,
basing this advice on ten years ex-
perience in stallion inspection work,
but Mr.. Peck in his infinite wisdom
paid no attention and went ahead with
his schedule as advertised; had there
been fifty horses presented in each
town, two hours would have given
plenty of time.
Mr.. Peck agreed to drive me in his
car to the different points of inspec-
ton and it was so arranged when at
the last minute he told me that he was
going east to secure hay for the farm
ers and in deserting the ship at this
critical moment he made a fizzle of
both the inspection and the hay buy
ing.
When he told me that he was going
away and asked me to take charge of
the inspection 1 inquired when he
would return and he said "either Sun
day night or Monday morning.; with
this understanding l told him that |
would carry on the work and l did
more, for l remained on the job until
Tuesday noon and arranged for the
afternoon work in Sawyer by Dr. Nor
. ton
Mr.. Peck would give your readers
the impression that he had arranged
with DR.. Norton for his part OF the in
spection which is not fact; he was
to do so but again he left it for me to
do his work and l felt, in duty, bound
to give DR.. Norton the results of my
trips at which time l told him that |
did not consider the inspection a sue
cess on account Of the farmers being
too busy to bring in their horses; the
term mot enough in IT. was not used
! by me but is of Mr.. Peck's own coin.
| ing.
Mr.. Peck probably enjoyed his hay
| trip more than he would have the In
spection as while the people were pay
ing his salary, the Association OF Com
merce were to pay his expenses.
The trouble with Mr.. Peck Is that
he is trying to make me the goat tor
not picking his hot chestnuts out Of
the fire.
Mr.. Peck concludes by adding in
suit to injury when he questions my
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-09-27
bR00D|NC OVER WAR,
farmer A SUICIDE
Returns Home From Patriotic Meet.
ing and Shoots Self in the
Temple.

Williston, Sept. 22.-Paul Balliette,
Watford City, killed himself because
of fear that the government would call
him to the trenches and conscript his
property, according to Coroner Hin
man Of Mckenzie county.
The deed was done just after he had
returned from a demonstration given
departing drafted men. He was found
by his wife and beside him was small
revolver. A bullet hole in his temple
told the rest of the story.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-09-27
BABE ABANDONED At FARGO

A young woman who arrived III Far
20 with a two-weeks-old babe appar-
emily made an attempt to abandon the
infant. Upon her arrival in Fargo
she turned the youngster over to
brakeman, telling him that the mother
had disappeared shortly before the
train reached that city. The young
woman stated that she had assisted
the mother in caring for the babe most
of the way between st. Paul and
Grand Forks. An effort was made to
locate the mother but as the young
woman's actions we're a little suspi-
cious, she was held at the police sta
tion, pending further Investigation