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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-01-04
ant of the 500 Railway Co., s.

che Independent the following senti.
ment for 1917 which is so beautiful
chat We'll pass it on to our readers:
If in the year that's just been ush'
cred, it's given me each day to do q
kindly deed, shall be satisfied.
If | can stand beside the road anC
watch temptation hasten on with all
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-01-04

efHlntHC at UIIe OF C1Ie IlUSI CTIIICdI
times in North Dakota's history, when
many economic changes are in the
making, requires strong man with a
clear mind. Governor Frazier will
have an opportunity to become one of
the biggest men that North Dakota
has ever produced and the Indepen-
dent believes that he will make good.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-01-04
vile is spending a few weeks with her
son in Surrey.
Miss Alpha Joseph Of Minot is WIS.,
ting with Miss Inta pierdorff for q

few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rush are the happy
parents of fine baby boy.
Jacob Lucksinger Sr., is spending
some time in Iowa on business.
The many friends of Miss Martha
Weed will be interested in learning of
her marriage to Mr.. Willis Webster
which occurred last week at Moose
jaw, Sask. The couple will reside on
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-01-04

Twill try to be a litter, not a leaner
an encOurager, never discourager
tighten and share other peoples sor-
row.
! will make the world better place
to live in; be clean in mind and body
working patiently, industriously and
honestly for living; endeavor not to
run away from my weakness, but
bravely fight them out; be glad for
life; have hope and faith in everybody
try to live without hate, jealousy, tenn
per and envy; avoid speaking critically
and bitterly, repeating only the good
l hear; love because | must, give be-
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-01-04

Bottineau Courant: We are told that
the price of wheat is regulated by the
law of supply and demand. Therefore
when President Wilson sent out his
peace note to the belligerent nations
a short time ago, the public was seized
with an awful hunger, reducing the
supply to such an extent that wheat
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mai. 11e S1tt11r BoII1Dfef' VIZ ue1H III
mythical millions of bushels and con-
troll the money markets with which to
purchase the actual supply create the
"demand" at willard the cravings
of the human stomach are not taken
into consideration in the least.
There is good deal of talk from
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-01-04

of it, cheerful in disappointment; char.
table towards the erring and fallen
smite more and frown less, do as
would be done by.
The Allies have not taken very kind.
ly to Germany's peace proposal and in
reply have turned the proposition
down coldly. In their reply, the AL
lies accuse Germany Of starting the
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-01-04

days. When the warning people Of
Europe seemed inclined to scott at the
presidents proposal, the public again
became dyspeptic-and the price Of
wheat jumped back to it's former
price practically within twenty -four
hours. What asinine bunk! The sup
plv and demand theory is all right
as theory. AS applied to the market
price of wheat-there is no such ami
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-01-04

some city in the state and five dol
lar bill and conditions are not usually
very rosy for the fellow just out from
behind the bars.
When one considers that 25,OOO,O0O
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-01-04

of the hour in North Dakota. Less
than year ago he was hardly known
except within a small circle in the vi
cinity of his home town, Hoople. A
graduate of our state university, he
chose to become farmer and produc-
err and till the virgin soil, rather than
enter into some other work. Today he
holds the most honored position with
in the gift of the people of the state
of North Dakota. Governor Frazier
has real mans job before him. TAX
ing hold of the reigns of state gov
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-01-04
eOpIe IN Europe are aSSalIed by hum

ger, it is little wonder that the nations
have begun to look towards a time
when peace will be made possible. Wo-
men and children of northern France
are suffering for want of proper cloth
ing and are without shoes. Three mil
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-01-04
IN BelglanS are destitute. Five mi

lion Serbians are suffering while in
Poland there are eleven million home
less wanderers. In Armenia there are
more than million people who are
hmm a ,,oillio,, and hn1f o,o l., dino
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acts legal. IN tne past, tHe c0Hstftu-
ton has appeared to have been a
stumbling block in the way of certain
legislation and revision of the consti-
tuition could be made to be good
thing for the state.
District judges of North Dakota are
now taking into consideration the time
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pire in sentencing them to prison. It's
hard to turn prisoner out into the
cold world during the winter months
and sentences are now melted out with
a view of giving them their freedom at
a time when they can secure ready en-
ployment on North Dakota farms. A
prisoner unon gaining his freedom is
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-01-04

want. We don't appreciate how we'll
off we are in America and just lit
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-01-04
q, Lot No. 2

One lot Mems Worsted Pants, all pat
terms and stripes; regular value 4 40
$500; Sale price i 30
MEMS SUITS
One lot Mems Suits, broken sizes y IN
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would be good thing not only for the
employers but the employees as we'll.
North Dakota is not yet a great in
dustrial state but it is paying more at
tention to manufacturing each year
and frequently workmen are injured.
There are thirty-tWo different liability
laws in thirty-two different states. In
1916 Kentucky adopted compensa-
ton law and changes were made in
the laws of Louisiana, Maryland, Mas
sachusetts, New Jersey and New York.
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ventory time is here we a.
a ten days special inventor
'=don't miss a single day o
MILLINERY
Shapes, values to $500 at---------98c
Hats, values to $1,000
Hats, values to $4,000
Children's Hats, values to $3.50 at----$1.69
Children's Hats, values to $3.50 at-----9Sc
FURS
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us would keep millions from starving
to death.
Sentiment is strong for the estab-
lishment Of a state highway commits
sion and this will undoubtedly be one
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The Glenwood post., 1917-03-24
HAT decision the United States court in
against the Utah Light and

THAT of supreme
the the federal the Utah Light and
Power held that the must the
for the the national forest which its plant
located which lines extend surprise to the Post
and believe like victory for the its M
cation Colorado involving
fees the land occupied by the Shoshone plant and the
transmission lines few miles east of enwood The decision
bear the trend supreme decisions during the past few
federal has right similar
that of rental fee for its lands used
others legitimate enterprise We shall all hope that this
flee time become
ous valuable The stpcken fought the question
Ito the best of their ability the of them quite content
with the affairs taken and greatly prefer the
protected things sentiment has
changed wonderfully that question during the few
The switched original attitude
Views
The Glenwood post., 1917-03-24
THE SCHOOL CODE

little discussion has taken place, especially edit
4V1 circles the value and the desray OF
the educational code which understand has been put to
deep least year period by the egislatue The
bill Superintendent Mary Bral
rd educators various portions of the state and yet
that proof per that the should have been enacted
Tito law.
Doubtless there good features the bill which should
have been adopted made of school law but with all
due friend Mary See See, and the rest of the
school who favor the forced to state that
of the sections the proposed code that do not look
good to
Without entering into discussion of the proposed
which would be much like paradng the faults of the de-
ceased at funeral desire at this time to register protest
clause of the defeated and that the section
providing that after served three cannot be
discharged for immortality We do not believe s
them good ortunn them the the best
financial remuneration believing difficult
any community teachers
remember of the teachers who been employed the
this county and who have held position for three through
political intrigue family ties influence through the
Indifference blindness Of school boards shudder to think what
might be the if this code made the law of this
We recall few examples of school boards who employed
teachers without sufficiently investigating their ability record
and remember that the those districts paid dearly
for the bnders of And that under the
law How much serious the trouble would have been under the
proposed code we leave to your imagination '=
But it isn't considered good fellow
down will refrain from mentioning
the proposed code which included
henef Of school which for years
IN need of Legislative attention. >F'
The Glenwood post., 1917-03-24

E principles referendum direct legisla
in Colorado has proved that the
initiative and referendum the will
and fulfill its mission proectlon OF
public When to niaed and referred petitions
solely the oomng house district Denver and ~
Of signatures shown to be forgeres the initiative
referendum becomes instead of blessing We trust th
legislature will amend the initiative and b before " 80
that there will be little doubt constulonahy we
believe the majority of the people wsk the signatures to nat
led and referred petitions from majority OF the Judicial
districts of the If the people Of the state at large do not care
should not be placed to the
putting the ballot and the people of the whole state
should unrestricted signature provisions have their welfare
endangered Through the selfish wish of Denver Pueblo other
conged population Under operation the nt
and referendum danger good needless drain
farce tool for unrupulous politicians and takes
government of the hands of the people instead of placing there
Boulder News. -, .
The Glenwood post., 1917-03-24

vX/FIEN to point business men
w and those whose judgment would be valuable
ing municipal affairs refuse allow placed
the city ticket forced it positive
misfortune And yet what there Justify
this character accepting position
they know that they give up the ansac-
on of the pubics business take
abuse There altogether disposition to crcse and
condemn public officials for certain actions without
whatever find out the for
ito jump at conclusions without making facts and
cften blame public officials condonng or encouraging con
ons which sometimes these officials do long
heard Mayor on and Marshal criticised because
certain had been SEEM the condition
yet occurred making criticism nor the half
dozen others who heard hero and nodded their
to mention the matter to either of the officers Public off,
cas should not be expected remedy evils which
and is this attitude on the part of the pbic
which dourages good from attempting hold
Ia public office e
The Glenwood post., 1917-03-24
THE BUSINESS SITUATION REVIEWED

that corporate institutions have
stand the temptation to enlarge their plants build
ories order to handle the large
Tae exp.ion of manufactures MONTHS said
men will not be needed after the
may result In the expansion of establishments
legitimate enough number of capital has
vested IN buildings and machinery that will be of
when the world These improvements have
made at great cost the high prices
1t is estimated that about twice the usual number of factories
built the United States last and that
industrial companies formed Steel production
80 cent and the output about 40 so
dicaons that the will witness continued
along these lines unless the trend of things
tive.
The expansion is at all desirable and is inspired
by the old belief commonly entertained present
should make all the he when conditions
little regard for methods morals This sentiment
much to do with the raising of prices sanr
methods employed No that war will
end but should be surprised peace the
next few months Manufacturers and merchants should
the readdsment which will follow why thew
should not be prepared Fundamental conditions
they because of the initiation and
throughout the world There whatever for
rs the part Of wisdom thoroughly
the period of readjustment arrives .-.. ~ O.
Although it too early to make of estimate
seasons the outcome of the harvest
extending throughout the world days the
winter wheat belt of the United States discouagng
been broken and the received this week millions
els more wheat The world looking the North American
nen to supply the portion of its bread during coming
year Last wheat of the world
below the normal and the just harvested the half
OF the world not expectations The European
not large account the shortage Of labor
territory has been devastated by armies Encouraged
by the great demand and the high prices American
largely increased their winter wheat and with
growing conditions the production this should be
Christian Science Monitor r 49, 'T"'~rnr -,
The Glenwood post., 1917-03-24
STAND BY THE PRESIDENT

This time qubbe techncates or slight differences
Our country is facing there
patriotic ts take stand by
the president In his efforts protect the people
al honor We do not all fully with president yet
just possible that would be complete
better understood his for actions
session of certain facts which, Of necessity be withheld
general public 1t therefore but natural that
cannot be thoroughly by the general public which,
fore might be tempted unduy But whether or not
feel complete harmony with all that being
let not forget that Americans Woodrow Will
president OF this which international
and that musttspeal eialy the nation
head At this critical time the president needs support
Nothing but harm criticism
this national emergency LET US ALL STAND BY THE PRES.
DENT.
The Glenwood post., 1917-03-24

WHENEvER you overcome with desire learn
you now know about the side of life degeneacy
and perversion of humankind arrange you
drawn the grand before through thus
your country IN this capacity will that will
made to wonder how humanity sink such low levels
veaed by grand jury Investigation upon
to think OF him created in the image of God and
than the angels but when contemplate his british
and view him from the standpoint of the which,
which, he has descended query
psalmist What is that Thou mindful
that of the examples of
grand jury have discovered Of the citizens of this
while in session Glenwood almost enough
lose faith humanity wonder if
not after all considerable of exp-
which these twelve good have during
session has not had tendency decrease their pessmsm
large their faith in humanity. ..u..
The Glenwood post., 1917-03-24

ECENTLY fake organization evently organized from the
N members of the brewery combine and calling itself he
public the belief that the gathering
known the world The United Press flooding the
of the country with attacks the dy legislation that
being adopted by The object Influence the
from selfish considerations and induce the
dry propaganda and especially that feature of Of the
hbion statutes which provides penalty for advertising
published circulated dry territory Here
which the objections of the United Press association does a
peal We spurned the offer of the booze vndes patrone
advertising columns and had the pleasure informing of
woudbe advertising that their money counterfeit and
that would have of exchange for advertising space
the Glenwood Post The real intent and purpose
articles neatly yelled and publishers fall for but
transparent enough
basket The real friends Of temperance will be mised by this
plausible buncombe written by trust
The Glenwood post., 1917-03-24

EAY is amusing attitude of those Democratic
~ Legislators who keen for service few wears
and who have promised to the platform for the
several years. now crngng and creeping away
making every sort OF excuse imaginable for repeating which
they have not been able to the they
had originally intended it, The dmmie claims for the
law few but it has valuable ali thew an
cpated as cog in the political machine they now DESTROY h
and probably have done by the lines Do vour
fellows but just remember that the people servants yu
are still have eye You -. 80
The Glenwood post., 1917-03-24

x1HENEVER found plotting government
w be he German, British, French Mexican
promptly taken and traitor be reason
for dalying with traitors when any
And American citizen found contributing of any
Of the United States should imprisoned life
81 his property conscated by the Fork Times
The Glenwood post., 1917-03-24

VERY of ground capable of producing crop should be
planted and cultivated this order that
mand Tor food su should be met Not only saacy
Indicate the wisdom OF utilizing producing acre
humanitarian point Of view such desirable no
production but the other such demand for
IN tne cities and especially in the that
farming of sections
neglect There every reasonable indication that
the farmers efforts for the few of
farming, which coming and real business de-
mandng business ability will flourish seldom if ever ouy
ished before. ..,, ...,
The Glenwood post., 1917-03-24

\x/ETER the decision of the
w law wise just will this time
further than that
not alone that justices
dssened from the majority opinion However, all very
for the conditions which
combined result of this decision and the patriotic
road who the rendition of placed
the hands of President Wilson special
of the national
informed the president that they only asked justice
abide by the action of the president his committee to decide
what was justice to the roads and the dpo-
on of fairness there might been part employees
must be admitted that the operators bea them t
made friends with the general public by Of loyalty
sefishness which sadly needed Just time
The Glenwood post., 1917-03-24

A FTER all ussing the legislature the prohibition
law during the present session of the-twentyfrs the
federal law WILL enforced this dry
ica prohbont could wish But it is worth something
that the Democratic going record being opposed
temperance unless they busy and kind Of bill
better than the present law.-Nogth Fork IimA
The Glenwood post., 1917-03-24

HERE is disposition ctcse the legislators
feeding public and who have accomplished little
the line of legislation We realize fully the Of
spent by the Legislative assembly
almost negligible Of legislation passed that will be passed
before adjournment tonight And
ent session capable that which they wrought
the less have of the better off will the people be- The Carlson
legislature passed and put effect wholesome than
dozen sessions such is capable Of legislation which
will be credit the administration in the
which this session des not cripple repeal If have
that actually do something worth while for the
people then the money people pay them well
wasted and have them pretending
egisate had better cse them much for lack
duty for oentme the less they egate the better is for
The Glenwood post., 1917-03-24

XxIfII1IE have sympathy pasts ex
w tent OF hoping that possible effort toward peace
be adopted before allow
time when the radical of the pacifs demand
ing something little vrle than cheap peace
reaching time when positive action be absolutely
and maintain that loyal citizen
hold President Wilson undertakes the whole
can people We patient and long suffering people, but there
comes time when forbeance longer appeals
and when respect
apparently that hour has arrived We yet
have Kaiser Bill tell off Of the land we'll
to smile and like it. The time has
and independence whatever
we would maintain self respect Yes much appreciate
peace have reached where defend rights
with and apparently this will before
we are through with Germany the woudbe dictator of the
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-05-24
PAGE upon Page
Of ADVERTISING
GIVEN TO HAWAII

Advertising Hawaii is something
Some girls do and some girls don't
in many mainland states which have
attractions of their own to promote
but this certainly could not be said OF
the Montana girls who visited here re
Gently as the guests Of the Montana
American, a weekly trades journal and
magazine of merit, published in Butte
Montana.
Ever since their return the girls
have been singing Hawaiis praises
and for a good cause, too, because
Montana is good ground for advertising
The big sheepmen, cattle raisers, lum-
bermen, miners and ranchers in that
country make lots Of money IN the
summer time and they are anxious to
get out of the snow-covered country
when it is locked in winters grasp.
Now comes to the Star-Bulletln
COPIES of the Montana American which
contain not columns but pages Of live
matter and pictures of the girls trir
here in charge of Mrs. Byron E
Cooney, and that is not all. Mrs
Cooney, who is one of the Invest wires
in newspaper and promotion WORK
that ever visited this sunshine. cline
is preparing to write series OF ar
ticles in her magazine on Hawaii with
accompanying cuts. The magazine has
a good circulation in the Northwest
and will turn many more eyes tOwarGs
Honolulu
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-05-24
nApESHi~ NOa %
QeCO0O WHEAT CaCp
At NCOEE0QO

3 Northern. AL Of it was Of the Mar
quis. the best wheat that has yet been
developed for Western Canada pur'
poses. The seed used in seeding this
1000 acre field was nearly all obtained
from the elimination Of a one-acre
field sown with hand-picked, pedigreed
Marquis seed.
Noble has six square miles OF wheat
in this year. 1t is returning him, at
the present price o: grain, something
like $500 per acre. He owes the re-
markable success which he has achieT'
ed to the application Of business pr1n'
ciples to farming. He is a practical
farmer of the most hard headed stamp
himself; but merely being that is not
enough He came to Western c NADIA
from the middle-west United States
some seven or eight years ago, aud
his beginnings were modest enough
He operates his three farms, employ
ing 120 men, from central office, and
the busiest article in It Is the tele
phoue, which connects him with every
department. II anything goes wrong
he has an automobile waiting outside
to convey him to me scene Of the
trouble. His system of Bookkeeping
would awaken the admin alton of
chartered accountant. He even dictates
into a dictaphone!