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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-08-23
ONE OF N|NOT'S
BIG CONCERNS
MinOt Auto Company Worth More to
City Than Available Factory
Would Be.

The Minot Auto Company has again
demonstrated the progreSsiveness of
the business houses of Minot. They are
putting on free tire service car, not
only for the use of their own CUSTOM
ers, but for all owners of automobiles
IN the city, as well as the surrounding
vicinity of Minot. The car is one Of
their light four panel delivery Over
lands, is brand new, and has been
painted an attractive bright green in
their own paint shop.
If auto owners or drivers have tire
trouble in the city limits, or two or
three miles out, they need not get
themselves all dirty and uncomfortable
changing tires and pumping up, but
all they have to do is to get to the
nearest telephone and call up the Mi
not Auto Company to send their tire
car to do it, and without cent of
cost. That is service amounting al
most to luxury. The company says
that if the car proves popular, the
limits of distance from the city to
which it can be called will gradually be
extended, and if found necessary, an
other car will be added.
This is an expensive piece of good
will on the part of the Minot Auto
Company toward the public and is the
only service of it's kind in the north
west.
When the men at the head of this
concern undertake anything they u.s.
ually go everybody else just one bet
ter. Since early spring they have
been building up an organization of
high-class efficient men and women
until today their pay roll and general
overhead expense amounts to $4,000
a year That means over $275 for each
working day, or over $1,000 each
month put into circulation in Minot by
one concern. Few factories of class
Minot could secure in this section of
the country would spend as much
money for salaries and general ex-
pense; yet, because it is already here
in fact has grown up here-the impor-
tance of a concern such as this is often
overlooked by the business interests
as well as the farmers Of the county
and the citizens themselves.
Their business policies evidently
pay, for they have done the biggest
business of any Overland distributor
in the western part Of the United
States during the first six months of
the year and have declared semi-an-
nual dividend very flattering to the
management and as large as their div
idend for the preceding twelve months.
A proper perspective of the rapidly
advancing change from small town
to "real city" has imbued the Minot
Auto Company with faith in Minot's
future prosperity. Putting on this free
tire service car is just one evidence of
it. AS Mr.. Won Media expresses it,
"Tt's big city stuff"
The Minot Auto Company is big
concern in more than one sense of the
word, and would be considered big
concern in cities much larger than Mi
not. The company is not afraid to
spend money-big money-for results.
1t pays big salaries and a connection
with the concern is rapidly becoming
recognized not only in Minot but in
towns tributary to Minot, as distinc-
ton, for it carries with it stamp Of
ability and of liberal remuneration.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-08-23
HUNDREDS ATTEND
STAkST0N FUNERAL
Impressive Services at the Last Sad
Rites of Popular Young forming
Township Farmer.

The funeral of John Stakston, we'll
known forming township farmer, VINO
passed away at st. Joseph.s hospital
last Thursday with typhoid fever, was
held from the From Lutheran church
in forming township Sunday afternoon
at 2 o'clock, Rev. Mr.. Holm of Ryder
officiating. A crowd of four or five
hundred friends of the deceased gath
cred from many section Of the coun-
ty TO pay their last tribute Of love and
respect to good neighbor and a kind
friend. The large church could not
hold more than half the crowd. 1t is
seldom that funeral is so largely at
tended, but everybody knew John
Stakston for miles around. He was
one of the pioneers in that section or
the county and to know him was to be
his true friend. The writer heard
many expressions of sorrow among the
large crowd from men who had been
shown some favor by the deceased at
one time or another. Indeed, to pass
to the Great Beyond mourned by such
a large concourse of friends is better
than to die leaving the riches OF
Rockefeller.
The minister spoke words OF com
fort. addressing the friends both IN
Norwegian and English. He stated
that while he had not been acquainted
with the deceased, he knew that he
must have been a man greatly beloved
from the number of friends who had
gathered. He said that he did not in
tend to speak SO much OF the dead as
to the living and he admonlshed ms
hearers to live good lives. for no man
1. he
his Maker. ~, ~,
He spoke of the useful life that Mr.
Stakston had led, his work for the bet
terment of his community ana the
prominent part he took in the Young
Peoples society of the church ana IN
the building of the new structure IT.
self.
The floral tributes were very beautl-
full and numerous. The remains We're
inferred in the cemetery adjoining the
church, under the direction OF Under
taker Jos. Rowan.
Among those from distance at,
tending the funeral were brother ana
sister, Albert Stakston and Mrs; Erlck-
son from Noonan, the parents, MT.
and Mrs. A. E. Stakston OF I1oga, a
brother, Sigrud, and cousin, Anton
Fallet from Tioga. The other members
Of the family are two sisters, Mrs. l..
T. Larson and Mrs. Ludwig Mikklson,
wives of prominent forming township
farmers, the heart-broken wife, and
the grandmother Of the deceased, Mrs.
Fallet. who was 80 years Of age just
one week before the day of the funer-
al - =
One Of the touching features OF the
funeral was the singing Of Nearer,
Ny God, to Thee" by members OF the ,7
Young Peoples society as the pail
bearers marched past bearing the re-
mains out of the church to the last
resting place.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-08-23
RED CROSS
MASS MEETING
w. Curran Wilbur, Executive Secre
tary Of State Will Speak at the
Presbyterian Church Friday

w. Curran Wilbur, Executive Secre-
tary of the American Red Cross for
North Dakota, will address mass
meeting to be held at the Presbyterian
church in this city Friday evening Of
this week at 8 o'clock on the general
needs and management of Red Cross
work.
Mr.. Wilbur will institute the new
Ward County Chapter of which DR..
Archie D. MCDANIEL is the head. The
Red Cross work in the state is being
organized by counties, and in the new
county organization Minot becomes a
branch the same as Kenmare and the
other cities in which Red Cross Chap
ters have been organized
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-08-23
Farmers Offer But Few Horses to the
War Department.

One hundred and thirty horses were
brot to Minot, Kenmare, Carpio, DON
nybrook, Foxholm, Burlington, Glen
burn and Deering, to be inspected by
DR.. E. j. Walsh for government buy
ers. The inspection was not success
for not more than Is per cent of these
horses will meet the requirements of
the government, consequently the reg
ular government inspector will not
take the trouble to look them over.
The farmers evidently do not care to
part with their horses, which is good
thing, for they will be worth consider
able more money next spring than
they are now. The government is pay
ing only from $14O to $3.50 for the
best horses, which will be worth 5000
to the farmers next spring.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-08-23
LOUISE GLAUM is A GUN
FIGHTER IN NEW PICTURE

Golden Rule Kate" the latest star
ring vehicle of Louise Glaum on the
Triangle program, may be aptly de-
scribed as "A William Hart Picture
with female star"
In this new play of the rough and
rugged West, to be shown at the Ar
cade theater Monday and Tuesday,
Miss Glaum does all the bad things
that Bill Hart is noted for; shoots a
gun with remarkable skill, runs a sa-
loon and dance hall in Western min
ing camp, and maintains order when-
ever dispute arises.
The character Of the role played BY
Triangle's vampire De Luxe" in her
latest play is a reflection Of her earlier
activities as screen siren, when she
used to serve as a foil for most OF
Hart's first work before the camera.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-08-23
WOMAN DIES AT 1903; WAS
BURIED BESIDE HER HUS-
RAND WHO WAS los

Bismarck, N. D., Aug. 20.-The body
of Mrs. Patrick Brown, who died at
Leeds yesterday at the age Of 103, will
be brought here to be inferred beside
that of her husband. Mr.. Brown died
here five years ago at the age of 105.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brown were the first
couple in North Dakota and perhaps
America to have lived to the ripe old
ages of 1O5 and 1903. Both were born
in Ireland and came to America in
their youth. They settled on home
stead in Burleigh county after their
marriage and have been residents OF
this state ever since.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-08-23
TWO WOMEN ROBBED
OF HANDBAGS WHILE IN
WALHALLA CHURCH

Walhalla, N. D., Aug. 21.-While
attending services at the Catholic
church of this city, two women, Mes
danes LaRochelle and Dame, were
robbed of their handbags when they
left their seats and went to the front
of the church.
A stranger followed them into the
church and seated himself behind
them. When the women returned to
their seats the stranger had left and
the handbags were also gone. 1t is
believed that the stranger stole them
and police are now on the lookout for
him.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-08-23
BABY LEFT IN WOODS
NEAR WILLISTON

Williston, N. D., Aug. 21.-A three
months old baby was found lying in a
patch Of weeds in the woods just
across the Montana line, wrapped in
an expensive automobile robe, by Dep
luty Sheriff Charles Constine Of Mon
dak, Mont. The infant was still
breathing and was rushed to a Mon
dak hospital but died on the way.
Engineer John Lavusky had seen the
child in the daytime when he went
past the spot on a freight train and
notified the Mondak authorities. Offic-
|ials of the counties on both sides Of
the line are probing the case in an eff
| fort to find the parents of the baby.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-08-23
ST. PAUL BANK OFFERS
TO FURNISH HAY

The Stock Yards National Bank of
South ST. Paul, Mimi, in an announce
ment elsewhere in this issue, invites
the farmers and stockmen to take up
the hay question with them, providing
they need any of this feed to carry
stock through the winter. This is one
of the strong banks of Minnesota and
lit is in touch with banks and bankers
who are doing business where a sur
plus of hay exists. Anyone may write
to this bank or they may call at the
Second National bank Of Minot and
make their needs known and this in
.stitution will take the matter up for
them,
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-08-23
FARMER NEAR SIDNEY
COMMITS SUICIDE

Sidney, Mont, Aug. 21.-Edgar s.
Booth, farmer two miles from this
place, committed suicide by shooting
himself in the head with .32 calibre
revolver.
The man had been in poor health for
some time and dependency is sup
posed to have prompted him to suicide.
| A week ago he remarked to his wife
that he was respondent on account Of
his poor health and at that time in
timated that he would take his life.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-08-23
Letter From President Crane

The Independent received an inter-
esting letter from President A. G.
Crane of the Minot Normal school, who
has been in New York during the sum-
mer on his leave of absence, taking
special work in Columbia university.
The summer session was out Friday
and Mr.. and Mrs. Crane will spend
most Of their vacation with the latter's
father, Geo. De Arment at Conneaut
Lake, Penn. "We will be glad enough
to come back to Dakota" Mr.. Crane
states. He will be absent year.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-08-23
PASSED A PREFECT
EXAMINATION FOR NEW
ARMY IN TEN MINUTES

St. Paul, Aug. 21.-Gordon NJ.
Welch, who came to St. Paul from Will
liston, N. D., holds the record of being
the only man that was passed in ten
minutes by the draft board.
Welch has been in Williston, N. D.,
for the last several weeks. He was
given the physical examination at that
place, but the examining physicians
neglected to send the papers to the
local board. He informed the examin-
ing physician that he would not file
claim for exemption if accepted. The
test was perfect.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-08-23

ly has been negligent in allowing
freight to remain on the loading plat
form and will no doubt be compelled to
pay well for the mans death.
The remains were taken from Har-
vey to Grand Forks where the funeral
was held Tuesday morning at 10:30
o'clock under the auspices of the Ma
sonic order of which the deceased was
a member.
Mrs. Legge was formerly Miss AL
vina Novak of East Grand Forks.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-08-23
GERMAN AGENCIES ARE
SUSPECTED OF SENDING
POISON BEANS TO MONT.

Helena, Mont, Aug. 21.-Burma
beans, found on analysis by the state
laboratory at Bozeman to contain
strychnine, were ordered destroyed
yesterday by the state board of health.
Tons of them had been shipped into
this state and sold to innocent dealers.
German agencies are suspected of the
plot.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-08-23
Woman Has Husband Arrested.

Alex. Getischeff was arrested by the
sheriff's office Monday charged by his
wife with threatening to commit a
crime. Mrs. Getischeff is suing for
divorce and her husband appeared at
home Monday noon and started a row:
The irate wife secured few good
sized rocks and chased her husband
out of the house, down the alley, fol-
lowed by large crowd Of the neigh
bors who had turned out to see the
exhibition.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-08-23
LONE TREE WOMAN AP-
PRECIATES MINOT LIBRARY

Mrs. John Kassens of Lone Tree was
in the city Monday. Mrs. Kassens, in
addition to looking after her many du-
ties in connection with her connection
with one Of North Dakota's most up
to-date farms, finds time to read many
Of the best books from the Minot Pub
lie library. 'sWhile we have quite a
library at home," she said, 81 consider
it great privilege for the people in
the country to have access to such a
library as Minot affords. ] read last
winter fifteen or twenty books from
the Minot library. certainly appre-
ciate the privileges that are extended
to the people living in the country and
am urging my friends to take advan-
tage Of them."
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-08-23

Berthold Tribune: Mrs. H. E. San
stead had a narrow escape from Sc
rious injury Saturday morning when
she walked into an open cellarway, hit.
ting her throat on the opposite side Of
the opening. She was rendered speech
less for several hours and at first it
was feared that she had ruptured the
larnyx. However, she received many
painful injuries about the body.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-08-23
Watts Barber Shop Will Be in New
Location.

Otto Waltz, proprietor Of the Ar
cade Barber Shop, is preparing to
move into the basement of the johnson
meat market on West Central avenue
about Sept. 1. The basement is beirg
remodeled and will be light and .i-..'.
It will be finished in pure white.
The location is considered excellent
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-08-23
IA Of Inch of Rain.

A good shower fell in this section
81 the state Monday night, freshening
up the pastures and doing some goo2;d %;
TO the late potatoes. According to W;
/. Faris, government weather man, IA
Of an inch of moisture fell.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-08-23
HOGS s20. .QQ IN CHICAGO

Choice heavy hogs sold for $4,000
per hundredweight in Chicago Tuesday
An advance Of $500 during the past
eleven days. Many Of our farmers can
look back to the time when they were
glad to get $500 hundred for their
1orkers, but the corn was worth only
twenty or thirty cents bushel.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-08-23
Villas EX-CHIEF
WAS SHOT AND
KILLED THURSDAY
Jose Ynez Salazar Was Killed by
Home Guards at the Negales
Ranch Near Ascension

Jaurez, Aug. 14-Jose Ynez Salazar,
the revolutionary leader and former
chief of staff to the Villa, was shot and
killed at the Negales ranch near As
cension, Thursday by small band of
home guards organized to protect the
district.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-08-23
TELLS WHAT /. w. w.
ANS-"IMPERIAL WILL
HELMS WARRIORS

Washington, Aug. 21.-"A good
many people have asked me what the
letters /. W. w. stand for" said Sen
ator Ashurst Of Arizona in the senate
today. "I know what it is; they stand
for Imperial Wilhelm's warriors ;"
Senator Ashurst went on to say that
the I.'W. WIS also "stand for murder
and for perjury" 3a% aE[2E
The senator had read into the record
an editorial from the Guardian, pub
lished in Graham county, Arizona, in
which the following verse was given
as an extract from the I. w. w. song
book:
Onward, Christian soldiers, rip and
tear and smite;
Let the gentle Jesus bless your dyna-
mite.
Smash the doors of every home, pretty
maidens seize,
Use your might and sacred right to
treat her as you please.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-08-23
INFANT DIES FROM SNAKE BITE.

Sidney, Mont, Aug. 21.-Clarence
Moran, the two-year-old son of M.
Moran, residing near Blueshale, was
bit by rattlesnake while playing in
the farm yard and died within few
hours Medical attention was given
him soon after the accident but it
proved useless.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-08-23
.JumDed Board Bill.

charged with beating board bill at
the Waverly hotel. He fixed up the
Indebtedness and the action was dis
missed
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-08-23

Call Minot Welding Sales Co. for
demonstration on Mitchell cars an
exceptional value and an exceptional
car. Adv.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-08-23

"This sort of diabolical sentiment,
running with unbridled crime of every
character, up to murder, seems to
typify the I. w. WIS.," commented
Senator Ashurst.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-30
K|LBANE'S VICTORY OVER WELSH
RESPONSIBLE FOR LEONARD BOUT
Featherweight Champion Hit English Boxer Every
where But on the Head, While Leonard Managed To
Connect With This Vital Spot; Jimmy Dunn
Believes That Kilbane Will Defeat Leonard.

All Of which IS a moot question
until Kilbane and Leonard clash IN
the squared circle.
Johnny Ertle, who laid claim to
the bantamweight title by virtue
of a foul in the fifth round of his
battle with Kid Williams at st.
Paul, September 10, 1915, has
Joined Johnny CoultOn on the down
grade. Not yet II years of age,
Ertle's quick refrOSresSiOn is one
ef - mysteries of the ring to-
day.
For the past year or so. in spite Of
the fact that Ertle has not iousnI
himself out, as did Bat Nelson or
Terry McGovern. Ertle has been
knocked and buffeted around. and,
nowadays almost any third rate boxer
in his division beats him or holds
him even.
II ErtIe had Travelled the route there
might be some excuse for his slipping
In some circles ii is said thar ErtIe 5
handlers have been taking MN alonS
the gay white way where the ngnts
burn brightly. and If this is the case
il is quite easy to see the reason 1or
his being burned out just as the time
when he should be at his best
Only a couple weeks ago Kid Bar
one, a third rater from PITTSBURGH
beat him in a six round battle
FrtIe,s performances in the last
wear have been most diS1pnOint-
ing. He was OutpOinted by Abe
Kaufman in Philadelphia in six
rounds. Dick Loadman beat him
by a comfortable margin in Bal
ffmOre. sPekin KID Herman
held ErfIe even in Milwaukee, and
now Barone holds his own with
the former terror of the bantam
division.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-30
Fight Split
OF Schedule

n ECRETART DOAK ROBERTS Of
- the Houston baseball club and
- manager Ellis Hardy OF the Waco
Nzvs are unanimous in opposing the
San Antonio plan OF splitting the 1917
Texas league campaign into two sea
sons by starting new pennant hunt
July 4.
Breaking the season in two would
be a destructive rather than a con-
structive STEP observed Ellis Hardy.
I am always in favor Of progression
instead OF taking a step backward. I
believe I speak for everyone in Waco
when I oppose Mr.. Benson's plan.
@If the season were to be split and
Dallas were to win in the second heat
absolutely nothing would be gained
II the season " ere split and If Dallas
were to lose a number Of games in
succession there would be cries OF
trickery and that club would be &C
cused OF laying down and throwing
games in order to build I'D interest
for the post season series that would
follow These are some of the rea-
sons why am unalterably in favor OF
starting out anew Independence Day.
The south Atlantic and some of the
smaller circuits may split their play
ing seasons two or even three ways II
they do desire, but will oppose a step
in that direction here"
DoaE Roberts memory runneth
back to a certain season in which the
campaign was divided because Of the
runaway race COrsicana was making
for the bunting. Corsicana refused to
be thrown off her stride and won the
second section as easily as the first
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-30
HARRY POLLOCK
IGNORES CLAIM
Declares That Benny Leon
ard Under Weight When
He Fought Welsh.

Harry Pollok. manager Of Freddie
Welsh, has come to the front in de-
Tense Of Benny Leonard against
charges made recently regarding
Leonard's weight the night he won
the title from the Welshman.
A short time ago one Of the New
York promoters who has been trying
to get Leonard as an attraction for
his club. came out with the statement
that Leonard weighed around 1877
pounds the night he met Welsh The
charge could if be proven true, would
rob Leonard of much OF his glory, be-
cause Of his boast that ne is a Iegiti-
mate lightweight who can scale at
1873 pounds ringside. PollOk's state
ment gives Leonard a clean slate. It
follows:
Sporting Editor International News
Service: Dear Sir-On the night Of
May rs, 1917. about 10 o'clock, Freddy
Welsh and Benny Leonard were
weighed by one Of the official inspec-
tors Of the State Athletic commits
sion in a dressing room at the Man
haitian Athletic club. Leonard weigh
ed 1913 hounds and Welsh some frac-
tion over 1861 cannot remember the
exact fraction. 1 know these weights
are correct. because I was present
and saw both boys being weighed.
1 understand the inspector in ques-
ton has made an affidavit to prac-
tically the above. He is absolutely
correct
While I still maintain. as I did i'm
mediatelv after the contest was
stopped. that the referee erred in not
giving Welsh the benefit of a count.
I am certainly not in sympathy with
the unsportsmanlike attempt recent
" made TO besmirch Leonard's claim
TO the title Yours truly.
HARRY POLLOK.