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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-06-28
New Sheet Metal Works Opens.

The United States Spark Arrester
Manufacturing Co., has located in this
city on Second Street northwest, north
of the White Ice Cream factory. Mr.
Colquhoun, the manager, is the in
ventor of the spark arrester which has
become very popular with the users of
steam engines The arresters lessen
the danger from fires. These will be
manufactured in this city.
In addition, general repair work will
be done and sheet metal work, cave
spouting, water tanks, ash tanks, well
curling, heavy stove pipe, chimney
caps, and roofing and cornice work will
be given attention. The company is
prepared to handle this work in good
shape.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-06-28
WARD COUNTY RAISES
S33,065 FOR RED CROSS
Allotment Was More Than Raised
Every Section of the County
Assisted Loyalty.

Up to date, Ward county has raised
$33 ,O65, or trifle more for the Red
Cross work. The county's allotment
was $31 sol, and the result is pleas
ing to the county chairman, r. j.
Piper.
DR.. Archie d. MCDANIEL also de-
serves a great deal credit for the sue
cess of raising these funds, as he has
given of his time unsparingly. Other
members of the committee have also
done some hard and very effective
work.
The following is a list of the towns
of the county and the amount of funds
given:
Minot-$23, 200.
Kenmare-$3,7 700.
Ryder-$2,437.
Berthold-S9O0.
Carpio-$937.
DonnNorook-$1O91.
Douglas-$90Q.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-06-28
Would Remove Motor Boats and House
Boats From Mouse River.

Iniunctional orders were served by
officers Monday on George Bissell
Mrs. Bissell, John Strommen, e. II
Stenvick, G. Younkin, Melvin Venaas
John Doe and Richard Roe to restrain
them from the use of Mouse river by
launches and house boats, on the
grounds that the river is not navig-
able stream.
The orders were issued on complaint
of Nels Tufveson, Kjarste Tufveson
Mrs. Addie l.. Carr, A. Carr, F. Nc
Cracker, Albert Johnson and JOIN,
Wallin, individually and as trustees OF
the Swedish Lutheran church, H. A
Foss and all others interested.
The case will come before Judge
Leighton July 2.
The petitioners also seek to have
the dams maintained by the G. N. anc
500 railways removed. It is claimed
by the applicants for the injunction
that the waves occasioned by the
launches have washed away the lane
of the owners, causing damage to the
property. Some years ago the SUI
preme court decided that Mouse river
is not navigable stream. 1t is sale
that the owners Of the land will have
no objection to the owners Of the fifty
canoes in this city enjoying then
sport up and down the stream.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-06-28
REQUIREMENTS FOR MARRIAGE
Parties Applying for License Must
File Affidavit Showing Divorce
Or Otherwise

After July !, when the new law
comes into effect, all persons who ap-
ply for marriage license, must file
with the county court at the time of
the application an affidavit of both par
ties to the license setting forth wheth-
er or not they have been divorced and
if divorced copy Of the decree must
be filed
The pplication of this law is that
each party to a marriage license must
make affidavit before some person au-
thorized to administer oaths, whether
or not they have been divorced. Thus
the woman, if she does not appear at
the office of the county judge, must
make this affidavit and it must be pre-
sented by the party making the appli-
cation.
No license will be issued without
these affidavits after June 80.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-06-28
McHenry Old Settlers Open Three Day
Picnic,

The McHenry county old settlers
association opened 3-days' encamp-
ment in the woods at Falsen today, a
large crowd attending. The feature
of today's gathering was the eighth
grade graduation exercises held under
the supervision Of Supt. Berg of Nc
Henry county. There are 204 grad
yates from the eighth grade. The
address to the graduates was given
by Rev. E. C. Vermilya of Valley City
0. M. Thomson, a nonpartisan
league speaker, and Howard Wood of
Fargo were present, the former speak
ing.
Velva and Towner played one-sided
ball game, Velva winning 8 to O.
The encampment will last three
days. -.a
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-06-28
OLD SETTLERS AT BURLINGTON
Twenty Tents Have Been Pitched at
No-Man's Land"-Dancing Started
Wednesday Night

The Ward County Old Settlers AS
ISOLATION are in session at No Mans
Land just west of Burlington this
week and they will remain in camp for
at least two weeks.
Dancing at the pavilion started
Wednesday night, large crowd at
tending. Quigley's orchestra is play
ing for the dances. Many Minot
young folks were in attendance.
The camping site is one Of Ward
county's rare beauty spots. Already
twenty tents have been pitched, in
GLIDING those of the president, James
johnson, Julius Fauchald, Peter Fugel-
so, the secretary, D. r. jacobson, Mar
tin jacobson, Ed Kelley, H. A. Kluver,
John Bonholzer, H. johnson, F. j.
Whitman, DR.. A. j. MCDANIEL, and
others.
John Ehr who has not missed ses-
sion in years, is absent this week on
account of illness, but is expected to
Join before the end of the season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Conan Jr., ar
rived from sanish today and will
spend the week in camp.
The old settlers of Ward county
have a way of showing true hospital
lCy TO CHelT lrleIluS CIldC ID q uCllSllC w
all. A cordial welcome is always ex-
tended to visitors.
Leslie Cotton, one of the early pio-
neers, has charge of the dancing pa
vilion.
The old timers have selected the
ideal season of their year for their
outing and several tables of Nor
wegian whist afford many pleasant
hours. The big event of the outing,
''the dance of the horse thieves" will
take place some time next week.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-06-28
Palda Discharged by Judge Leighton

Palda Discharged by Judge Leighton.
Judge Leighton has rendered judg-
ment in the matter Of Atty. Dudley l..
Nash's application for writ of ha-
beas corpus to have his client, Atty.
l.. J. Palda, discharging Palda from
the custody of the sheriff.
The case was the outgrowth of the
recent Minot raid when Attorney Gen
eral LANCER and the Upton brothers
took possession of the telephone office.
Palda, who is attorney for the North
ern States Power Co., sought to drive
the Upton brothers from the telephone
exchange, Palda and F. G. Upton both
drawing guns. Palda was arrested
for threatening to kill and he was
held to district court by Justice Dill.
The habeas corpus proceedings were
then started. Judge Leighton in rem
dering his decision states that in his
opinion there can be no question but
what the Uptons were trespassers, in
asmuch as they took charge of the
telephone office without due process.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-06-28
F. M. Alderman, one Of the old time
asidants Of the Tollau district is Wis

F. M. Alderman, one Of the old time
residents of the Tolley district, is Wis
iting friends in the city. He states
that some Of the early sown fields of
grain appear fair but the seed on
many of the late sown fields has not
come up and farmers will summerfal-
low those fields. AS they will get a
larger crop than usual next year, they
may not be out so much after all.
Joe Heinen, Of St. Cloud, Mimi, left
his Ford car standing on the streets
of Minot Wednesday night and some
one stole it. The sheriff is sending out
postcards broadcast, hoping to get
trace of the thief.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Newman and
three charming daughters, the Misses
Elizabeth, Ella and Louise Newman,
arrived by auto from Jacksonville, ILL.,,
for an extended visit with the son and
the Wolworth store. They were about
a week enroute and the car was driven
to Fargo by Miss Elizabeth Newman,
who is an expert motorist. Ward met
the party in Fargo and drove the car
to this city. Mr.. Newman, ST., is rs
years of age and stood the trip fine
This is the first visit of the family to
North Dakota.
C. L. E. Moore Of Boston, Mass, ar
rived in this city recently and is
spending his vacation here. He is
connected with the Institute of Tech.
nology, which is said to have the finest
set Of educational buildings in the
world. He is interested in the valu-
able property on the north side owned
lby the Somers Land Co.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-06-28
NOTICE OF ESTRAY

Notice is hereby given that the fol
lowing described horses, which have
been taken up and placed in the pound
according to law, will be offered for
sale to the highest bidder for cash, at
my home, Sec. Fl, Twp. 1877, Rye
IS, Maryland township, Ward county
North Dakota, Saturday, July 7, 1917
at 2 o'clock on the afternoon Of said
day, unless the owner proves property
pays fees and other expenses prior to
that time. Description of horses fol
lows: One light gray mare, about
years old, white front hoof, weight
about 1900 pounds; one two-year-ol
gelding, mouse colored, left hind leg
is large, weight about 800 lbs.
HERLUF HANSEN,
Poundmaster Maryland Twp,
6-14-t4 Carpio, N. D., R. F. D. 3
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-06-28
Farmers Buy HOgy Elevator at Des
I1cS

Laos.
John H. Borud and D. H. Waggoner
are in the city today completing the
deal for the purchase of the Hogy ele-
vator at Des Laos by the Des Laos
Farmers Cooperative Elevator Co.
Mr. Borud, the secretary, has been a
busy man the last ten days selling
stock and reports 81 farmer stock
holders signed up, and before the ter
ritory is fully canvassed will have $50
members, giving them one of the
strongest elevators in Ward county.
Selling stock is reported easy, every
farmer who has been called upon TAX
ing from one to four shares at $25 a
share.
The manager is A. C. Christianson
of Stanley. The new concern will
take possession about July Is and will
overhaul the elevator and warehouses,
being ready for business early in Aug
ust. The board of directors are: D.
H. Waggoner, Ivcr L. Flom, John A.
Borud, j. r. Eide, John Hippo, jim
Tindell and J. O. Hanson. The officers
are: d. H. Waggoner, president; liver
L. Flom, vice president; John A.
Borud, secretary and treasurer; Al
bert Mork, auditor.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-06-28
Summer School Opens.

AThe Northwestern Summer Training
School opened at the Minot Normal
Wednesday and the opening attend
ance was very satisfactory. The at
tendance is slightly smaller than a
year ago, owing to present conditions.
The attendance at the Model school
is much larger than usual. Several
members Of the Normal faculty, as
sisted by we'll known instructors from
other sections of the state, are in
charge of the work. The school will
close Aug. 7.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-06-28
Moore Motor Co. Has Plenty of Fords

The rumor has been on foot in
Minot that the Ford Motor Company
was not manufacturing Ford cars any
more. We had a conversation with
C. w. Moore who has recently been in
the east securing an additional large
allotment of Ford cars to be shipped
to the Moore Motor company during
the month of July, and he states that
the production of the Ford factory
was the greatest in it's history during
the month of May, 1917, during that
month 86,616 were actually manufac-
tured and delivered. This would not
Indicate that Ford has quit making au-
tomobiles. While it is true there has
been shortage of Ford cars during
the spring of 1917, this has been en-
tirely due to the extreme heavy de-
mand of this car during this season
Mr.. Moore says that the Moore Motor
Co.. will be able to take care of all
the present orders and also a large
number of future sales during the
month of July, and any one desiring
a Ford car in the season of 1917 would
do we'll to arrange and secure a car out
of the present shipment, and during
the month of July.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-06-28
Entertainment at Grange Hall.

The fine new Grange Hall in Roll
ing Green township was the scene Of
a merry gathering Monday night at
which time an interesting program
was given, followed by dance. The
Changers cleared a hundred dollars
which will go towrds paying for the
hall. Y. NJ. Williams was the Master
of Ceremonies. An address was given
by G. N. Bowman, prominent mem
Der of the Grange The music was
furnished for the dance by several wei
known local players, including Henry
Flom, the Jordahl brothers and the
Coffee brothers.
The members of the Grange have q
hall 30x50 feet and are justly proud
of it.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-06-28
Kitchen Shower for Popular June
.... Bride.

An enjoyable kitchen shower was
given by Mrs. J. II. Boedecker at her
home on Lincoln avenue last Thurs
day afternoon for Mrs. Paul J. Rode,
formerly Miss Anetta Jensen, popu-
lar June bride. Twelve guests spent
the afternoon very pleasantly. A buff
fet luncheon was served by Mrs. Boe-
decker, assisted by Mrs. Henry Thor
son. Mrs. Rode was presented with
any number of useful household arti-
cles by her friends.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-06-28
R;ca Lake Picnic

A large crowd attended the picnic
given by the Young Peoples Society
of forming township at Rice Lake
Sunday. Atty. Chas. D. Kelso of Mi
not was the speaker Of the day. Re-
freshmerts were served on the
grounds and many enjoyed boating and
bathing. Various sports were held in
the afternoon, the horse races proving
Of considerable interest.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-06-28
Dedicated Christian Church.

The Christian church at the corner
of Sixth street and First avenue, East
wood Park, was formally dedicated
Sunday afternoon as part of the pro-
gram Of the state convention of that
denomination held in the city last
week. The dedicatory sermon was
preached by Rev. F. W. Burnham, of
Cincinnati, who was assisted by Rev.
]. H. Booth of Kansas City.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-06-28
Farmers Register This Week

The farmers Of Ward county are
registering the needs for help with the
various township clerks this week, and
at the same time furnishing the gov
eminent with data relative to their
crops. In this section of the state,
it is said that not many reservations
are being made for farm la borers.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-06-28
Pres. and Mrs. Crane Leave.

President A. G. Crane Of the Minot
Normal school departed this afternoon
for Fargo, accompanied by Mrs. Crane,
who will visit for several days while
Mr.. Crane attends a meeting of the
State Board of Regents at Bismarck.
They will then leave for Racine, Wis,
where Mr. Crane will secure his new
Mitchell car and from there they will
motor to Columbia University, where
Mr.! Crane takes years special work.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-06-28
Surrey Lad Falls on Street.

Lawrence Bunny, sixteen-year-old
lad, drove in from his home southeast
of Surrey this morning and while
standing in front of the Leland, be-
came i'll and dropped unconscious to
the street, cutting his head on an iron
railing. He was taken into the store
and a doctor called. The young man
states that he became i'll enroute to
the city.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-06-28
Farmer TrampIed by Horse.

J. F. Bailey, well known farmer
residing north of the city, was knocked
down and trampled by horse few
days ago. His chest was injured, but
the family physician soon had him on
the road to recovery.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-06-28

The School Board of Bell School Dis
trict No. 10. Ward County, North Da-
kota, will receive sealed proposals for
the deposit of school funds for said
school district for the bennia! period
ending on the second Tuesday in July,
1919.
All proposals must be in writing, and
state the rate of interest which will be
checking account and on time deposit of
the sinking fund. These proposals must
be in the hands of the district clerk on
or before o'clock P. M. of July 10th, at
which time the bids will be opened and
VIM HECKER,
Clerk
6-2S-t2 Logan, N Oak.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-06-28
Red Cross Local for Burlington.

lington Sunday night and assist in the
organization of Red Cross local at
the Presbyterian church at that place.
This will take the place of the regular
service. The meeting will be held at
s o'clock and special music has been
provided for the occasion. Everybody
cordially invited to attend. . s.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-06-28
Minot Loses to Williston.

The Minot Why-Nots played a poor
game in the second of a series with
Williston at the latter city Tuesday
evening, losing by score of ID to 8.
Minot registered IL errors. The To-
cal team seems to have recovered,
winning Wednesdays game 4 to 0.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-06-28
Will Build Immense Oil Derrick.

The Des Laos Western Oil Co. has
authorized the building Of their big
new derrick on the Blom farm. 1t will
be "a feet square at the bottom and
"a feet high and will be built over the
12-foot pit, giving clearance of SO
feet.
VIM. R. Jewell, California geologist.
has finished checking up the field and
his reports are glowing.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-06-28

Martha, the sixteen-year-old daugh-
ter of John Ward, a prominent farmer
residing northwest of the city, SUBJ
mitted to an operation in a local hos
pital for appendicitis and is getting
along nicely.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-06-28

Rabbi Emanuel Sternheim of Sioux
Falls, South Dakota, representing the
American Jewish Relief in this state,
South Dakota and Montana, paid Mi
not visit one day this week and Sc
cured $1,000 for the cause. Another
$500 will be raised by local Jews, max
ing a total of $4,000.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-06-28
Mrs. J. S. Strong Precariously III.

Mrs. J. S. Strong, wife of one of the
early settlers, is precariously III at her
home ten miles northeast of the city.
Her many friends will be panied to
learn that her recovery is very doubt
full. She has been suffering with as
thma for years.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-02

pie whom the congressman might
find it useful to know, in hotel lob
bies, club rooms or wherever he
might contrive to find them, and
making hurried trips back and forth
from various of the congressman's
constituents to Washington.
Mardy Mapes seemed not to have
a responsibility or a tie in the world
at least in Washington-outsi Of
the cOngressman's office. She board
ed somewhere over in the north
east-an indefinite section so far as
the congressman was concerned
and "trollied" back and forth from
there to the congressman's Office in
the hotel where he lived near the
white house. She never worked
over time because all her time
presumably was possible Office time.
And if she stayed in the congress-
mans office till midnight taking
down notes for an important speech
that he was TO deliver, or listening
critically TO him as he rehearsed
such a speech to her, tongues in the
hotel never wagged to her discredit
because Of it. Perhaps this was be-
cause poor Mardys own tongue it
self was Incapable of wagging She
was pretty and she was young but
her dumbness and her very COM
Der and demure mode Of dressing
were a protection against SANDER or
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-02
WANTED--A DUMB WOMAN

Wanted: A stenographer who is
dumb but not deaf. must be over
30 No others need apply. Call
Monday morning at Congressman
Pragg's office at the Davenporte.''
Perhaps the single afiliction of be-
ing dumb without being deaf is not
a rare one but in Washington on the
Sunday that this advertisement ap-
peared in the local papers women
so handicapped were not numerous.
or IL they were they were not ste
nographers in search Of a job. OF
the half dozen dumb applicants there
was but one whose hearing was keen
enough and whose stenOgraphy was
good enough 70 justify the congress
mans young man secretary - who
sized them up when they came to
the ofice-in referring her TO the
congressman himself. That was
Mardy Mapes and she was not en-
tirely what the congressman had
asked for in the advertisement. She
admitted 10 the secretary in writing,
on the small tablet of paper that she
carried around with her. that she
was under so, and any one would
have told at a glance that she wasn't
even %. However" she wrote TO
the congressman when he objected to
her on the score OF her extreme
and I can look much older if 1 dress
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-02

in plain dark clothes"
The congressman frowned a little
at her TO show mis- disapproval but
consoled himself with the thought
that if he kept her in his employ
long enough she would eventually
reach a suitable age. on general
principle. it seemed, Congressman
Pragg had an objection 10 young
women Some people whispered that
this was because of some early dis
appointment i'm love but those who
knew him better knew that in the
congressman's up hill climb from a
poor farmers boy 10 the leading man
of his state there had been no time
for Irritation or love making.
You may consider yourself en-
plOyed,' said the congressman and
the smile that came over Mardy's
face showed that she heard per
fectly in spite of her total dumb
ness. Now / want 10 explain why
1 wanted a dumb stenographer.
have had several women i'm my en-
ploy-gOod stenographers they were
tOO-but they drove me almost crazy
with their incessant babbling When
they weren't chatting with my sec
rotary out there they were talking
over the telephone TO the girl down
stairs at the switchboard or ar
ranging with the people at suffrage
headquarters TO make street corner
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-02

speeches on such and such "A night.
And a.ser hours they babled TO
their friends all my business or tried
to retail inside political information
to their soap-bOx audiences. Wash
ingtOn is nothing but a village in
lots Of ways and people soon get to
know that Miss So and So is work
ing for Congressman Thus-and-
and the first thing I'd know people
would be telling me over at the
capital more about my own business
than i knew myself. These women
didn't do il maliciOusly, you under
stand. but they were so fond of
hearing themselves speak that they
couldn't help it.. That is why l
wanted a dumb stencgrapher. Your
youthfulness is against you but 1
don't suppose 1 can do any better
never mind the refe~ences-you look
honest and my secretary says your
stenography is more than fair. Re-
port here tomorrow morning at half
past nine"
Although the ambitious young
man from the congressman home
town had the distinction of being his
secretary Miss Mapes soon did prac-
tically ali the work that is usually
connected with that post and the
young man in question occupied his
time largely with meeting the con-
CHEESEMAN'S callers, mixing with peo-