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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-11
X. l.. OuarIcS.

Roanoke. Va. Jan. 10-R l..
Quarles, a prominent resident of this
city. died early yesterday after an ILL
ness of several weeks. He was a ma
tive of Bedford bat had made his
home here for many years. holding a
responsible position with the Virginia
Iron. Coal and Coke Company.
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winchester, Va. Jan lO.--Mrs
Dorothy Smith. eighty-four years old
wife of Giles j. Smith. died Monday
at Gore. Frederick County. She was
formerly Miss Hiett. of Hanging Rock
w. Va. Her brother-in law, DR.. J.
Tyler Smith. died suddenly in Balti-
more several weeks ago.
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Reception for ticcar,io Martin.

mpfntDH al their nome 1917 Mo4tt
sAm ent Avenue. The distinguished guest
" homer was Ricardo Martin, whe
n sang tho role Of Lieutenant pinkerton
& IN "Maiams Butterfly. last evening
II Mr. and Mrs Thornton entsrt.sane ID
In honor at their cousin, after the
production OF the opera AT the Acad
emy,
The Thornton home was lavishiy
decoratei N pink roses. snapdragons
and pains The entire lower fiooS
was thrown cpen and carried out the
Il pink color scheme The delicate
ices were served ~ the forms OF yari-
COLOR ! butterflies and the cakes and
minis also Carried put the butterfly
idea. MIR. and Mrs, Thornton received
with Mr. NarCin Mrs Thornton wore
a handsome gown 81 turquoise char
mense with bands Of lridesCent trim
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ccrsage bouquet was ~ Ahcs Of the
valley and orchids
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Miss Mary s. Hackney.

Winchester, Va, Ian, l0.-Miss
Mary s. Hackney. sixty years old, las,
member OF the family of Aaron Hack.
ney, died Monday near Whitehall
She was a member of the Society OF
Friends and owned a large estate
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Miss Naude Morris is visitor IN
I ZION Forge. being the guest Of r"la-
] yes and friends Miss Morris for.
u ier.v resided there where she has a
host OF friends. who are al this time
J. ~ tnn1lins, hnY u nnnl ia u.nlnnrnn-
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-08-09

er points in the eastern section of the
state. c. A. reports excellent crops in
the sections visited and says that the
harvesting operations are well under
way.
Mr. and Mrs. Anderson have moved
into the suite of rooms over the JAG
OLSON meat market.
Mr. and Mrs. Amundson have moved
to Ryder where Art is engaged in the
meat business. Art is hustler and
will make good.
Alvin Miller was on the sick list the
first of the week but is much improved
at this writing.
Manager Mcclure Of the Northern
States Power Co. was a visitor to our
city the first Of the week.
Miss Florence Miller is the guest of
Mrs. King of Minot this week.
Miss Irene Spires spent several days
the first of the week with her little
friend, Dorothy Falconer, of Minot.
For some unaccountable reason we
were without lights Tuesday night
Evidently break in the line some
where between here and the Wonder
City.
A large number from here attended
the Harry Stewart funeral at Minot
Wednesday.
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robinson SAYS There
IS NO bone DRY" Law
Goes Into Detail on the Subject, Giving
Views on the Subject in Famous
Saturday Evening Letter

Bismarck, N. o. Aug. 3.-North Da-
kota has no bone dry law. Justice
James E. Robinson, the most venerable
member of the supreme court, and who
last fall proved the nonpartisan league
pacemaker for Lynn J. Frazier, is
authority for this statement.
In his famous Saturday Evening let
ter released last week, Justice Robin
son says: II see nothing in the bone
dry law to prevent any person from
honestly importing liquor for his own
use. He has a perfect right to carry it
into the state and to hire any person
to carry it for him. When fairly I'M
derstood, the act does not forbid the
importation of liquor by any person
for his own use. 1t forbids only i'm
portation for illegal purposes, and the
act of congress forbids importation
only when it is contrary to the laws OF
the state. While congress has power
to regulate commerce, it has no constl-
tutional right to destroy or put an en-
bargo on commerce between the differ
ent states. By our state constitution
every person is guaranteed the right
for his own use to import, acquire and
protect property. He has also the
right to pursue and obtain safety and
happiness. Hence, this cannot be made
a crime by the most cunning use of
words or by any legislative device"
After discussing various features of
the so-called "Bone Dry" law which
became effective July 1, whose last
section he declares wholly void and the
penalties imposed grossly excessive,
the justice concludes with the follow
ing statements:
"Certain it is that any judge sus-
tanning such statute or such a pro-
seeding should be compelled to work
on the streets and to eat grass like an
svD
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DEATH CLAIMS MAR
1 CARET |LDVEDSON
bright Little Daughter of Mrs. Rachel
: lldvedsOn Dies Following Illness
I From Appendicitis and Pneu-
\ mOnia

fMargaret Ildvedson, aged IL years,
and 8 months, daughter of Mrs. Rachel
lldvedson, owner of the Great North
ern hotel, passed away at the Ildved-
son home in this city Saturday morn
ing at 1885 o'clock, following an illness
of five weeks from appendicitis and
Pneumonia
Margaret was operated upon for ap-
pendicitis at the local hospital and she
was recovering from this when pneu-
monia set in. Five doctors were called
in consultation and everything was
done to save the girls life, but to nc
avail.
The funeral was held from the Zion
Lutheran church Monday afternoon al
2 o'clock, Rev. J. r. Michaelson, the
pastor, preaching a comforting ser
mon. The sad rites were attended by
two hundred friends and the floral
tributes were unusually beautiful.
The remains were inferred in Rose
HILL.
Margaret is survived by her mother
and two brothers, Oscar and Roy, and
a sister, Rosie, besides, Albert, half
brother. She was ap unusually bright
child and was generally beloved by all
She was born in Minot and spent her
entire life here. She was a general
favorite with her school mates. The
members Of the family have the SINGER,
est sympathy Of their many friends.
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COUNTY ALMOST OUT OF DEBT
Ward County's Total Indebtedness Is
Only $13,7S2.97, Deducting Cash
Balance in All Funds

Ward county is almost out of debt,
the total Indebtedness being but $l3,-
1927, figuring off the total cash bal
ance in the various funds. At the
present rate the county's indebtedness
will be wiped out entirely within a
short period.
The county's funding bonds amount
to $4,000 due in 1925. To offset this,
there is cash sinking fund of $685.
905.25 which is drawing per cent.
The county's total Indebtedness, in
Guiding all outstanding warrants, IS
1929 ,202 80, but the total cash balance
in all funds to offset this is $20S,41992
leaving an actual Indebtedness Of
only $13,7S2.97.
Ward county has building fund of
$4,000 and the commissioners are
levying $500 annually to add to this
fund The time is near at hand when
the Ward county court house will have
to either be remOdeled at heavy eX-
pense or new court house built. The
roof leaks badly, the foundation is
bad, and the floors are rotting Many
farmers have better floors in their
pranaries than the floor in the office of
the register of deeds.
One of the county commissioners
suggests that when the taxpayers de-
eide to build a court house, it will be
necessary to bond the county for ap-
proximately 100000 in order to put
up building such as the county needs.
He estimates that this would add no
more than dollar to the average
property owners taxes per year.
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Burlington

Harvey Johnson shipped carload Of
cattle to St. Paul Friday, Rolla john
son accompanying the car and he will
spend few days in the Twin Cities.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dow Wallace, who
have been visiting at Nelsonville, o.,
returned home Friday. Mr.. Wallace
was drafted and as a consequence re-
turned sooner than he expected in or
der to take his examination provided
his name is among those included in
the first call.
The tennis tournament last week
shattered the claims of many of our
players and brought into the limelight
several whose ability had never been
taken seriously. We were unable to
secure the complete score Of the con-
tests.
The Devol and Larson families at
tended the Sunday school convention
at Minot this week as delegates from
our Sunday school.
E. A. Madsen has secured an electric
motor with which he is now operating
his irrigating pumps, the change re-
sulting in considerable economy in op-
Grafton and is much superior in many
other respects.
C. A. Bugge returned Wednesday
from Grand Forks, Larimore and 9TH
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will cost in the neighborhood of twelve
or thirteen dollars ton.
81 found all kinds of hay in Min


81 found all kinds of hay in Min
nesota, but the farmers know how we
are fixed for feed out here in North
Dakota and they are holding the price
away out Of sight. l bought one car
load of baled hay for 81 ton but paid
$11 for most of it, and the hundred
tons averaged me $1,000. l had in
struction to 60 no higher than ten
dollars. | drove all day Tuesday near
Johnson, in Big Stone county and saw
trainloads of hay in the stack, but he
farmers fifteen miles from town want
$500 ton in the stack and do not
care to bale it. They are asking SIS
a ton for timothy hay in the stack.
l drove 115 miles Tuesday and did not
buy ton of hay. At Benson they
want SIS ton for hay baled on the
track. They bale the hay green right
out of the windrow, 1t costs SO or 81
a ton to bale hay in Minnesota and
deliver it to the station. l figure that
if one goes down there for say fifty
cars of hay, the best one can do is
$12.50 a ton for baled mixed hay.
GAS far as the straw is concerned,
don't go to Minnesota for straw. Their
straw is foul with quack grass, yellow
mustard and wild oats. Besides, they
expect to get $40 ton for their oat-
straw in Minneapolis.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-08-09

Sir Horace Plunkett was elected as
chairman Of the Irish convention at
Dublin called by the British govern
ment for the purpose of preparing
a constitution for the future govern
ment Of Ireland. Sir Horace is a
member of very ancient Irish fami-
ly, whose head is Lord Dunsany, the
famous playwright, novelist and poet.
Sir Horace has been noted for many
years as an Investigator of the prob
lens of rural life in Ireland and is
recognized generally as the highest
authority on the subject. The photo
graph was made few years ago
when he visited the United States.
The convention adjourned until Aug.
8 to enable the chairman, in conjunc-
tion with the secretaries, to prepare
and issue to the members in circular
form the material necessary to enable
the convention to proceed with its
task.
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Some Distance
Holbein in Wilds of Montana

HOibeIn IN WlldS OIL montana
The Independent received an inter
esting letter from VIII E. Holbein,
secretary Of the Association Of Com
nerce, who left for Columbia Falls,
Ncnt., recently with Mrs. Holbein,
where they are spending their vaca-
tion. They have leased "Pine Lodge"
cottage alongside Flathead river, a
beautiful stream in the dense woods,
a mile from any other habitation Mr..
holhein, who thought he wa, some
fisherman, invested $3.50 in license,
reels, etc, and to date has caught one
mountain trout, but is enjoying life
just the same. Mrs. Holbe;n is teach
ing her husband several ways of pre-
pairing "fapjacks' and w the time
"Bill" gets back to the Wonder City,
he will be pretty fair coo6. This is
an ideal place for an outing and he
says: "I will come back to Al'not feel
ing like new man and ready for all
kinds Of work"
Mrs. Holbein is becoming quite pro-
fcient with a rifle.
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THREE POSSES IN SEARCH OF
FARMER WHO BURNED HOUSE

Mandan, N. D., Aug. 7.-Three
posses headed by Sheriff Merdith this
afternoon are securing Dunn county
in an effort to locate Philip Nelson, q
farmer who, armed with 30-30 rifle,
threatened to shoot neighbors who in
formed county officials he had killed a
COW.
When officials went to the farm to
arrest Nelson he entered the house, Sc
cured the rifle and held the officers at
bay and proceeded to set fire to the
house, barn, granary and all other
buildings on his farm, then mounting
a horse escaped into the hills. He is
believed to be insane E.as
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-08-09
RAIN AND HAIL in
TUESDAY NIGHTS STORM
Many Farmers Quite Heavy Losers
From Hail While the .76 Inch of
Rain Did Much Good

A heavy rain from the northwest
visited Minot Tuesday night, showers
falling throughout the night and dur
ing Wednesday morning. The rain
was the best of the season. Up to six
o'clock Wednesday morning .76 of an
inch of moisture had fallen in this
ment weather man.
The rain struck the Great Northern
near Palermo, but at White Earth not
a drop of moisture fell. White Earth
has not had any rain all summer long
The storm covered quite wide scope
OF country.
Hail did considerable damage in the
vicinity of Berthold, Des Lacs and the
country south of Minot. In the vicin-
ity of Des Lacs crops on the Will Hus-
sey and Dick Chappell farms were
practically ruined while damage was
done on the Cliff and Lew Weather
erwax and Jesse Clark farms. Others
as far south as the Steffeck farm sus-
tained damage South of Minot John
J. Lee, H. Benno, Ole Oen, W. D. Will
son and others report considerable
damage. While the crops are light,
the quality of the grain is good and the
farmers were going to realize consid-
cradle from their crops.
The rain did considerable good to
the potatoes, the late oats and barley
and the pastures. 1t will also prove
Of much benefit to those who are do
ing fall blowing.
Henry Auslander and G. 0. Frank
report rather heavy losses from hail.
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FIRST STACKER SENT TO JAIL
Hannaford Farm Hand Claims That
He Did Not Read the
NeWSDapers

Fargo, N. D., Aug Harry W.
Wilkinson of Hannaford, N. D., was
sentenced to serve 60 days in the Cass
county Jail by Judge Charles F. Ami
don in the United States district court.
Wilkinson is the first Stacker in North
Dakota sentenced for failure to COM
ply with the army draft act.
He pleaded guilty after informat ton
had been filed against him by District
Attorney M. A. Hildreth. He is "a
years old and is now automatically
registered and subject to the draft,
whenever his turn comes.
Wilkinson claims that he had been
working on a farm near Hannaford
and had not read the papers, there
fore knew nothing about the draft.
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"Joe Lenhardt has been hanging
around my house so much that life to
me is hell. am going to do away with
myself and let them have things their
own way" The above remark was
made several weeks ago to a neighbor
by Anton Uliiohn Of New England,
who made good this words last Sunday
by hanging himself in the engine room
at the new high school building. For
several months past Mr.. Ulijohn has
been janitor at the high school build
ing and had been doing odd jobs for
several families around town. He was
a quiet, Industrious and inoffensive
man, 4S years old, and a fellow who
willing and anxious to give
full value for every dollar he received
for his labor. But brooding over do
mestic troubles caused him to become
and discouraged and,
when he could no longer bear up un-
der his troubles, he ended his life at
the end of three-eights inch rope.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-08-09
DES LACS OLD SETTLERS PICNIC

A number Of the early settlers of
the Des Lacs country gathered at Ri
erside park in this city Sunday for an
old-fashioned picnic. Forty eight were
present and at noon a fine picnic din.
ner was served. Among those present
were E. S. Waterman, Halle and Will
Hussey, l.. P. Weatherwax and Cliff
Weatherwax, with their families; Mrs
Ella Gunter, Mrs. Dora Duncan, Miss
Hazel Barton and Miss Gordon of Lone
Tree and Fred A. Weatherwax, Cliff
ford Weatherwax and family, former
residents, now reside in Iowa, and are
here on a visit with relatives and
friends.
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Bantry Young Man Drowned

Ira Paige, aged % years, who lived
southwest Of Bantry, was drowned
while bathing in the Swimming hole"
IN Mouse river near Bantry, the body
being removed an hour later. The
young man was in bathing with three
other young men, only one of whom
could swim. Herb Knutson tried to
save the drowning man but nearly
lost his own life and had to break
away. The body was found in twelve
feet of water The deceased is sur
vived by his wife and four children.
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Return From a 3,OOO-Mile


Deputy Sheriff Clarence Vanden-
oever, chief Of the Minot fire depart
ment, and Art Johansen have returned
from a 3,000-mile auto trip through
Montana, visiting Kalispell, Missoula,
Anaconda, Butte, Helena, Great Falls
and the Glacier park. They were away
IS days. At Great Falls they were
joined by Chester Vandenoever, who
is connected with a milling concern in
that city. They shipped their car
across the mountains from Glacier
to Belton, IS miles, at cost Of $1,000.
They state that the prices for rooms
and board in the park are very moder-
ate. Thousands are touring Montana
by auto this year and the members of
the party say that it is the only way
to travel Enroute home they travelled
with L. D. McGahan, camped out with
him and ate heartily Of his good bacon
and eggs.
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Harvesting and Threshing Work in
Cavalier County

Many farmers here who have no
harvesting and threshing to do for
themselves may wish outside work.
Cavalier county has sent representa-
tive here with the idea of using some
Of this help in harvesting their crop.
They are offering $500 per day and
report thirty to forty days. work, pos
sibly more. Those interested should
apply to J. w. Hall, County Agricul-
turai Agent, Langdon, North Dakota,
or Archie Sillers, Calvin, or for furth-
or information to W. A. Peck, County
Agricultural Agent at Minot, North
Dakota.
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HAY IS HIGH IN MINNESOTA
Carpio Buyer Who Went to Buy SO
Cars of Hay, Got Only Ten-Av-
eraged Him $40 Ton and
Freight

Henry R. Geiselman, representing
the Carpio Farmers Co-Operative Ele
vator Co., returned from Minnesota
Wednesday where he spent a week
trying to buy fifty carloads of hay
for the farmers who are interested
IN this company. Mr.. Geiselman Sc
cured only ten cars and paid an aver
age of $40 ton on the track in Min
nesota. Hay can be shipped to North
Dakota at reduced rate, about half,
so that the hay laid down at Carpio
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-08-09
FARMERS ARRESTED FOR
ILLEGAL FISHING

JamestoWn.-Ten farmers (names
not given) were arrested as result
of an investigation made by Chief
Game Warden w. f. Reko for fishing
in Jim Lake with nets. This is con-
trary to law of this state and it is
reported that fifteen more men will
be arrested on the same charge with
in a few days. Reports have it that
the men fed the fish to their hogs.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-08-09
Minot Man Named on Medical Board

Minot Man Named on Medical Board
Bismarck, Aug. 4.-Gov. Lynn j.
Frazier today announced the appoint
nent Of Archie D. McCannel, Minot;
A. W. Skelsey, Fargo; and J. c. Suter,
Grafton, as members of the state med
ical examining board.
Arthur Van Horn of Bismarck was
also appointed a member Of the state
board Of architecture to succeed A. j.
o'Shea. The latter was forced to de-
cline the appointment to the board on
account of business reasons.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-08-09
Milk 12R Cents a Quart

Minot milk dealers have raised the
price of milk to 121a cents quart.
Hay is high and dairymen found that
they had to get more for their milk or
lose money. This is the only way that
mich cows can be kept in the coun-
try. They promise to reduce the price
just as soon as the price Of feed goes
down.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-08-09
Showed Wife Who Was Boss

A railway brakeman living on the
north side was arrested Sunday. He
came home in an intoxicated condition
and proceeded to show his wife who
was boss, tossing the furniture about
the house and breaking out window.
Neighbors called the police and the
fellow spent the night in the city jail.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-08-09

Adolph Evenson of Van Hook, Oscar
Nelson and Oscar Svenson Of Plaza
were arrested by deputy U. S. mar
shall Thursday, charged with intro
ducing liquor into Indian country.
They were given a hearing before the
United States commissioner in Van
Hook and gave bond for $500 each for
their appearance in the next term of
district court, to be held in Minot
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Interfered With 'Hubby's" Bath

A Minot man who is trying to get a
divorce from his wife, suspected that
she was occupying room with an
other man the other evening and got
the police to search the apartments.
The woman was nowhere around and
the man was merely taking a bath.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-08-09
BETTER Prices for Cattle

S. N. Yoder, the Surrey stock buyer,
returned from St. Paul Wednesday
where he shipped stock. He found
the market trifle better than a week
ago, and considerable steadier
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Unintentional

! Mother-Now, Johnny, don't you let
me catch you in the pantry again!
Johnny-W-well,I didn't m-mean to
let you c-catch me this time.
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Flag blue wool jersey gives this
swagger garment, strapped with mus
tard colored jersey in a Norfolk eff
feet. 1t is worn with rubberized
silk cap and blue silk tights, to say
nothing of the parasol.
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) o @ 8 @ @ @ @ @ @ 9 {. (. g o 9 {
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BATHING TOGS THAT "
ARE ALSO SMART &

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