The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-08-09

sympathy of the entire neighborhood
in their hour of bereavement. The
funeral was held from the home last
Sunday afternoon at 1:3O o'clock, Rev.
Wilson Johnston of Willow City de-
livered the sermon.
Not only will men who marry in
hopes of escaping the draft fail to Sc
cure exemption, but the girls who mar
ry them are liable under the law for
aiding the attempted evasion Of the
law. Marry in haste and repent at
leisure, girls.
Joe Makins of Carpio, who has beer
in charge of four miles of filling and
grading on the road south of Des Laos,
near Mork lake, has completed his
work and he did a first-class job, ac-
cording to all reports. Mr.. Makins
was in Minot Monday.
The Ward County Sunday School
association desires to express its graf
itude to those who assisted with the
Bertha Becman concert. The wonder
full playing of Prof. w. B. Field was of
great assistance in the success of the
program. the assistance Of Mr.. King,
who furnished the Radenbusch piano
used, the help by the Weinrebe Furni-
ture who furnished the settings, and
the girls who assisted in the sale of
tickets, all assisted in the bringing to
Mnot one Of the greatest singers OF
the country whose magnificent voice
and stage presence will make her well
come in Minot whenever she may again
be induced to come.
w. E. Kirkelie, prominent stock
buyer from Foxholm, was in Mlnot on
Monday. Mr.. Kirkelie has resided in
Ward county for thirty years. He says
that the first year or SO after he came
here the crops did not amount to hard
ly anything, but the farmers got along
for feed all right because they would
drive considerable distances into the
hills to put up hay One winter he
made SO trips to the hills, Is or 20
miles away, with oxen for hay, start
ing shortly after midnight and if he
had good luck he would arrive home
about "a hours later. Mr.. Kirkelie
has shipped considerable stock the past
few weeks, the farmers selling pretty
close owing to a shortage of feed.
When his wife, whorl ne brought to
Bowman from her home at Elizabeth
town, N. c., on the strength of a wire
falsely reporting the serious illness Of
mother, declined to consider recon
citation, Phillip Smith committed SUI
eide by firing revolver bullet into his
brain. Before taking his life, he wrote
his wife pathetic farewell note, which
he tucked into pocket of her apron
hanging near where his body was
found. Smith married Miss Hanson
years ago in Portland. Later convict
ed of forgery and sentenced to the pen
itentiary, his wife divorced him, but
after his release remarked him, leav-
ing him last March to attend normal
school at Portland with view to mt
ting herself for teaching.
Articles of incorporation have been
filed with the secretary of state Tor the
"Grand Forks American" publlca-
ton company of the nonpartlsan
league. 1t is capita lized at SlOO,oO0
and is to be stock company with
common shares at $500 each and pre-
ferred stock at 500 per share, The
articles of incorporation set forth pro-
visions 'to guard against liquidation
by entrencher wealth. Directors may
buy the preferred stock of any stock
holder by rendering par value, with
cumulated dividends and ten per cent
premium. The officers of the corpor-
alton are to be: President, John A:
Hagen of Deering; A. G. Sorlle OF
Grand Forks, H. A. Bronson OF Grand
Forks, o. H. Olson Of New Rockford
and Nels Grovam of Park River. The
articles of incorporation are signed by
William Lemke of Fargo. F. 3. Wood
of Deering and L. L. Griffith OF Minot.
A board Of directors Of these members
will have full control of the affairs OF
the corporation.
H Company, Harvey has posted este.