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Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1917-08-16
DEA T HS

Robert E. Elliott, founder of the
Western Stove lining Co., died early
Sunday morning at his home on Wes-
tern Avenue of Bright's disease.
He had been sick about six months.
The funeral was held at the
family home Tuesday afternoon at 2
o'clock, conducted by Rev. S. W.
Hayne, pastor of the Methodist
Church. Burial was in Elmwood
Cemetery. ........
The following were pail bearers
at the funeral Tuesday: c. E.
Leeper, S. P. Emmons, l.. B. Wells,
A. W. Prussing, Harry Boice and ] i.
S. Stiles. .-... ,...
Mr.. Elliott was born August 5,
1910, at Dartmouth, England. On
September z, 1868, at Plymouth, Eng
he was married to Miss Elizabeth
Lang. To this union were born four
teen children, nine of whom, beside
the wife, survive him.
Mr.. Elliott started in the dry goods
business at Sheerness, England, al
the age of 21. He had two stores
there and later had two stores in Lon
don.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elliott and family
came to the United States in 1881, and
settled in Chicago. In 1889 they came
to Mexico, where Mr.. Elliott became
associated with the Mexico Salaman.
der Co. and in 1891 with his son, AL.
fred L., founded the Western Stove
Lining Co. The plant was located or
the grounds where the present con.
cern is situated. The business was
started on a small scale, and in a small
building, but has grown gradually un-
til today the Western Stove Lining
Co. is one of the largest of its kind
in the State.
Besides his wife, Mr.. Elliott is sur
vived by nine children. All but one
Mrs. Violet Albaugh, of Seattle
Wash, were with him when the end
came. The children are: Henry E,
of Des Moines; Robert ], and George
F. Elliott, of Minneapolis, MINI.
Alfred l.. Elliott, of Mexico; Mrs. j
S. Stiles, of Chicago; Mrs. L. B.
Willis, of Donners' Grove, ILL.,; Mrs
Harry Boice, of La Grange, Ill.
Mrs. Violet Albaugh, of Seattle
Wash. and Mrs. Harry Goodman, Of
Holton, Kansas, and a sister Mrs
Bessie Gillespie, of London.
Mr.. Elliott was man whose sue
, cess in business was due to a splen
did knowledge of the fire clay in
dustry and his continual and assidu
Gus attention to the business. He hat
many warm friends in Mexico owho helc
him in the highest esteem and whc
will regret his death with much sor'
row.
Mr.. Elliott was a member of the
Methodist Church, a kind and loving
, husband and father, and good citi
, zen. To the sorrowing wife and chill
dren and other relatives who are left
to mourn his death, the Ledger ex
tends deepest sympathy.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1917-08-16
SUES FOR LOSS ON CATTLE

Claiming that a car of cattle they
shipped from Vandalia on November
ID, 1916, was carelessly and negli-
gently delayed in transit by the G. G.
A. Railroad, James T. Bland & Son,
Ray Bland, filed suit for $247 .55 in
the Audrain Circuit Court Friday
against the railroad. Plaintiffs claim
they lost that much on the shipment
because it was a day late getting to
market. The shipment should have
arrived November Is, the petition re-
lates, and because it did not get there
till November 16, when the market
was Soc a cwt. lower, plaintiffs claim
they lost $111.05 They say extra
shrinkagc, because the cattle had to
be kept another day in the pens at
Chicago, caused additional loss of
SlS6.5O.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1917-08-16
GirIa Must Recruit!

Young women needed in banks and
offices in place of men called to war.
Let us train and place you, you to
pay us when employed = No Posi-
tion, No Pay. Write for our unusual
wit
Chillicothe Business Collegt,
1O1 Normal Ave-,
Chillicothe, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1917-08-16
At THE END OF THE DAY

Grant o God, that our ambi-
,;ors may be holy. Set before
y, worthy goals. Help us to hold
10 them with steadfast spirit.
Save us from the sin of choosing
less than Thy best for US. We
ask in the name of the Best the
world has ever known. Amen.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1917-08-16
Roy Creasey Advanced

Roy Creasey, son of Mason Creasey,
of this city, who is a member of Bat
terry A, St. Louis, writes his father
that he has been placed in charge of a
section of the company's artillery
which consists of II men, including
two corporals, one cannon and caison
and thirteen horses, besides a horse
for himself. Mr.. Creasey is an ex-
ceptionally bright young man and his
many friends will be pleased to learn
of his promotion.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1917-08-16

Mrs. Ernest Robinson, southwest Of
Mexico, who has been patient at
the Mexico Hospital for two weeks,
was able to be removed to her home
Tuesday.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1917-08-16
Audrain Gets $11,745. 80

The Audrain County Public Schools
will receive from the State this year
s11,745. 80. The division over the
State will amount to So per child.
The amount available, $2,OS3,277 IA,
is s135, 1000 in excess of last year.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1917-08-16
BOARD MAY CALL MORE.
MEN FOR EXAMINATION
Exemption Board Wants To Be Sure
Of Getting Audrain County's
Quota, III Men
FINISH THURSDAY, THOUGHT
Most Of the Men Discharged Are Mar
ried and Have at Least
Two Children

The Audrain County Board of Ex..
emptions may continue to call men for
examination even above the number
to be called, it was announced at
headquarters Wednesday. This is
because they want to be sure that they
have certified up enough unexempted
and undischarged men to fill the cam
plete quota of III. The board fig
ures that no injury will be done to any
person even though they should de-
velop list of men considerable great
er then Audrain county's quota and a
lot of extra trouble would be the re-
suit Of not having examined enough.
While they cannot tell for sure, mem
bers of the board think the I'll men
will be taken out of the 342 already
examined.
The Board put the exemption claims
to one side Wednesday afternoon long
enough to mail notices to the mer
whose claims had been denied. Al
$3.50, 43 claims for exemption had
been denied and 2S men had been dis.
charged.
The board had hoped to finish w
the work of passing on the exemp.
ton claims by Wednesday night, but
it is now thought this cannot be done
before Thursday noon, at the earliest.
The men who have been discharged
because Of dependents, and whose
names are listed below, are for The
most part married men with at least
two children. A few, however, wer,
discharged because of parents, sister
or brothers.
The following claims had been pass
ed up by the board as 4 o'clock:
Exemption Denied
514-0tis Parker, Laddonia.
1045--John II. Baker, Benton City
fs--Arthur s. Brooks, Wellsville
739--Jas. II. Rideeway, Contra
liza.
601-Phillip l.. Melahn, Rush Hill
1l03-0rvell l.. Heneger, Lad
donia.
117--James s. STEVENSON, Mexico
75-Wallace +. Feutz, Mexico.
104-Joseph f. league, Laddonia
552-Emil G. APPEL, Benton City
29S-Robert s. Britton, Laddonia
675--Leroy l.. Bruce, Thompson.
343-James R. Griffin, Mexico.
12Ss-Jesse T. Hudnall, Martins
burg.
1114-Eugene Flynn, Laddonia
1276-Frances P. Shocklee, Mar
tinsburg
5-Robert E. Soboleneki, Van1ali;
440-Roy I. Barnett, Mexico.
1O54-Hubert L. Holbrook, Bentol
City.
63S-Frank H. Forrest, Centralia
269-A. E.. Weakly, Farber
6S5-George 1. Meals. Thomp
son.
149O-David E. Motley, Vandalia
704-Roy M. Kettle, Mexico.
S05-Creed G. Lewis, Centralia.
12S7-Ray P. Crane, Martinsburg
1142-George C. Weis, Laddonia
144s-Rawleigh C. Millner, Van
dalia
25S-John W. Spene, Sturgeon.
1436-John W. Merrell, Wanda
liza.
854--Joe A. Gregory, Thompson.
S37-Stephen S. Smith, Hatton.
1267--Lee E. Brown, Martinsburg
536-Clarence E. Brown, Farber
1495-Roy H. Jeffries, Vandalia
54s-Clarence II. Mechlin, Laddo
mia.
7S4--Grant Irvine, Centralia.
1369--Hays Caldwell, Vandalia.
616-Robert o. Walters, Rusl
Hill.
| 1266-Frank j. Cernoch, Martins
burg.
692-Robert E. Pollock, lCentra
liza.
3O9-Edward j. Murphy, Mexico
1066-Arthur S. Kellerhals, Ben
ton City.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1917-08-16

A. E. Keep, who formerly resided
near this city, was murdered near
Garden City, Kansas, last week by
Alex Smith, who has confessed to the
crime, and is now serving a life SEN
tence in the Kansas State Prison.
Smith hired Keep who ran an auto
livery business, to haul him to Cim-
arron, Kansas. On the road he shot
and killed Keep. Later becoming
suspected of having stolen the ma
chine, which he was attempting to
trade, he was arrested and later con-
fessed the crime. The only reason
given for the murder was that Smith
wanted a motor car.
The Keep family moved west from
this city about 1882. They had re-
sided southwest of Mexico and were
quite prominent there. Al Keep
who worked for j. c. Bassford while
in this city, now runs a paper at Gar
den City, Kansas. They will be re.
membered here by the older residents
of Mexico and the county.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1917-08-16

FROM what we can learn there will
rkelv be three or four candidates for
Congress at the next Republican pri-
nary in this district and at least one
of thc aspirants will be from Audrain
county,
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1917-08-16

Arthur Clement, the young man
who was recently run over by train
at Benton City, and brought to the
Mexico Hospital, was taken to his
home in Martinsburg Sunday.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1917-08-16

Miss Annie Bledsoe and guests, Mrs.
Leet and Mrs. Knipfel, of Laddonia,
were dinner guests of Miss Pauline
Powell Thursday.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1917-08-16

Mrs. Charles Powell, who was TAX
en- to the Hospital here Sunday, was
reported Tuesday afternoon as doing
nicely.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1917-08-16

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Hook are the
proud parents of a son, born early
Monday morning. Grandfather T.
E. Hook says he doesn't feel that old
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1917-08-16

Mrs. W. j. McLcney, Of st. Louis,
who has been the, guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. C. P. Malone, has returned
home. -"
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1917-08-16
NO MORE LIQUOR

The Wells Fargo Express Co., in
the future, will not receive or deliver
any shipments of intoxicating liquor
into Audrain County. The American
Express Company placed such an en-
barge into effect sometime ago.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1917-08-16

AANo W bAO ASlobAAAk ASCdAhg ASANAoAOll -
Eastern Judicial Circuit, the follow
ing list of names and addresses Of per-
sons who have been duly and legally
called for the military service of the
U. S., and who have not been ex-
empted or discharged" The list con-
ta;ns the names of the men who have
filed no claim for exemption and those
whose claims do not come under the
jurisdiction of the local board. The
names, in the order they appear on tho
official list, are as follows:
1117-Howard S. Coil, Laddonia.
337-Roy H. Ritter, Mexico.
676-Stanley M. Hill, Thompson.
275-Roy L. Rice, Farber.
11S5-James Scott, Jr., Martins
burg.
564-Michael E. Devaney, Benton
126-Leonard H. Mundy, Mexico.
775-Ralph E. Burnett, Centra-
LA.
600-Marquis L. billiard, Laddoni.
507-Edwin W. Wallace, Laddonia L.
1324-Chas E. Fennewald, Mar
tinsburg.
1264-Earl ]. Pritchett, Martins
burg.
924-Frend F. Peck, Mexico.
42O-John l. Brown, Mexico.
433-Roy E. Bryarly, Mexico.
487-Roy A. Pearl, Mexico.
927-Wm. R. Patterson, Mexico.
1146-Alton S. Britton, Laddonia
l395-Robert Vannoy, Vandalia.
602-Daniel r. Miller, Rush Hill
1549-Howard Hoffman, Mexico.
1476-Guy W. Shaw, vandalia.
1292-James L. Murray, Martins
burg.
1673-Albert Mcdonald, Mexico.
1148-Curtis R. Smith, Laddonia
1647--Ernest R. Ramsey, Mexico
726--Lewis S. Crum, Mexico
905-Eugene D. Brown, Mexico.
1531-Howard B. Keath, Mexico.
S09-Grover C. Sims, Thompson
645-Joseph Anderson, Centralia.
1334-Henry L. Carver, Vandalia
770-Elery B. Pool, Centralia.
677-Wm. T. Berry, Thompson.
749-Harry Anderson, Centralia.
760-Joseph H. Louthen, Contra
tralia.
54-Earl L. Hopkins, Mexico.
549-Wm. E. Summers, Laddonic
1485-Melvin E. Williams, Wanda
liza
1674-George Hill, Mexico
1314-John S. Bertels, Martins
burg.
168S-Ollie Right, Mexico
335-Chas. E. Spottser, Mexico.
341-Jake R. Gordner, Mexico.
1366-Carl l.. Ferrel, Vandalia
353-Joseph F. Lockridge, Mexico
1657-Henry S. Breckenridge
Mexico.
571-Ellis W. Davis, Rush Hill
1543-Fritz j. Wenger, Mexico.
11-Edwin H. Shannon, Mt. Car
mel
93-Roy E. Paullin, Mexico.
957-Florence Jones, Mexico
345-Ralph o. Griffin, Mexico
1595-Clyde Phillips, Mexico
1O3-Oliver B. Morgan, Mexico
15s5-Percy Guy, Mexico
1256-Paddy E. Sheldon, Thomp
son
773-Rossie Pease, Centralia
SS9-Dr. Francis Veins, Mexico
s56-Everett C. Gilmore, Thomp
son.
1677-Edward Thomas, Mexico
7OO-James W. Marvin, Mexico
125O-Joe L. B. Nevins, Thomp
son
1195-Thomas V. Stuart, Mexic'
1151-Herbert R. Smith, Laddo
mia.
36S-John C. Summerville, Mex
leo.
974-Edward X .Klusman
926-Leslie E. Leeper, Molino
814-Ralph T. Wilmot, Centralia.
1167-Ralph Webb, Laddonia
1097--Frank R. Brooks, Laddonii
1191-Arthur W. Worley, Molino
121-Leslie R. Marshall, Mexico
292-Paul E. Hammett, Farber
1205-Carl ]. Weinand, Mexico.
12S4-Chasl. D. Crane. Martins
burg
GOWN. A. Debo, Mexico
191-George Young, Molino.
477-Allen Gibson, Mexico
1SO-Chas. T. Powell, Mexico
16s-George D. Talley, Laddonia
11ss-Roy Johnson, Molino
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1917-08-16

Wanted: Clerk in leading clothing
store. P. o. Box 2O5, Mexico, Mo.
wilt
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1917-08-16

Mrs. Rufus Pearson, who is 81
years old, is quite ill.,
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1917-08-16

P. E. Locke is home from visit
in Independence, Mo-, and Mrs.
Locke will return shortly.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1917-08-16

Ex-Sheriff ]. B. Woolery's mother,
Mrs. Mcclellan, is critically i'll.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1917-08-16

John P. Clark, of Tulsa, Okla, is
here on business.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1917-08-16

Capt. D. S. Burroughs is in Ill.
inois on business.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1917-08-16
BARGAIN in Reading 6
Matter

Tho Mexico Weekly Ledger and the
Ma;ssouri Ruralist or the Mexico
Weekly Ledger and the Kansas City
WweekIy Star to new subscribers only,
ore year, cash in advance, $1.25.
VIZ The Weekly Ledger 81 Per Year
RIM. WHITE & SON, LEDGER,
Mexico, Mo.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-10-31

Baltimore. Md, Oct. 31.-A disas
trous fire which wrecked two of the
finest of the Baltimore e. Ohio Rail-
road terminal piers at Locust point
and spread to a British steamship
that had just docked at one of the
:>iers for loading, broke out last night,
causing the probable loss of seven
lives and a financial loss estimated at
between s3,O00,0OO and S4,O0O,OO0 be-
fore it was subdued.
Five of the missing men were mem
bers of the crew of the steamship.
Among them were two ships officers
and the chief gunner of the British
naval crew aboard. Already the po-
lice in their investigation have ar
rested one man.
]. NJ Davis, vice president Of the
baltimore & Ohio railroad, said it was
believed by the railroad officials that
the blaze was of incendiary origin.
as credible witnesses stated that they
saw blazes leap from piers and 9.
owned by the railroads, at five points
simultaneously.
The steamer, which dOcked yester'
day afternoon had on board eighty
anti-submarine shells from British
mort. These exploded when the ship
took fire.
The watchman on Pier 9 said that
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-10-31
ARREST. HALL
! ! AND WALLA ON
! [MBt.zizl[M[N7
Shortage of Several Hundred
Dollars Alleged by Attorney
Attorney General
ADMISSION MADE THAT
IRREGULARITIES EXIST
Claimed that Charged is Based on
Technical Grounds-Funds
Are Made Good

Charged with the cmbezzlemcnt
of $4,000 from the automobile reg
istration funds of the state, Thom-
as Hall, secrcary Of state, and
Eugene Walla, clerk in the auto
mobile registration department OF
the secretary Of state $ office, were
arraigned before Police Magistrate
Bleckreid at midnight last night
and held under bonds for prelim.
mary examination November 3
and I. respectively. Hall furnish
cd bonds in the sum of $500 and
Walla gave bail for $5,NM.
Warrants were issued ON infor.
nation from the attorney gen
cral $ office about 9 0 clock last
might and were served by Sheriff
French. 1t was near midnight by
the time the defendants were az
raigncd in police court, where
their pleas Of not guilty were
taken and bonds were tXcd. Per-
sollaI Ibohdsnlen were procured
immediately, and t he secretary Of
state and his assistant went home
to resume their interrupted slum-
berS.
The charges grow out OF an al
legged shortage in the automobile
registration funds of the state,
said to have been discCyered by
State. NxasnincffJ. Ii. Waters: Wal
la has been in charge of this de-
partment for several years, and
for the last three years the
amounts received by him in pay
ment of automobile fees have
ranged from $lOO,OOO to $lSO,WJ.
Revealed by Examination. -.
The alleged shortage was discovered
a week ago today while w. II. Ed
wards accountant for the state ex
aminer's office, was checking up the
registration department. Mr.. Edwards
had been engaged in the secretary of
states Office for four days, and Walla,
head of the registration department,
undoubtedly knew that his books
would come under scrutiny in short
time.
The books, the examiners office re-
ports, were found absolutely correct
No attempt had been made to cover
up a shortage, and the irregularity
consisted of the failure of the Office
to reveal in cash on hand an amount
sufficient to make up the balance be
tween the total shown by deposits in
the state treasurer's Office and the to-
Continued on page two.)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-10-31
STATE SCHOOLS
TURN OUT WELL
FOR CONVENTION
Practically Every Section Of North
Dakota Represented by Del,
egates in City
TEN SEPARATE SESSIONS
HELD DURING MORNING
Group Meetings at Various Points
in City-Frazier Welcomes Ed
ucators to Capital

With hundreds of educators, repre-
senting practically every school dis
trict in the state, attending, the an
nual convention Of the North Dakota
Educvation association got under way
at 8 o'clock this morning with ten
group sessions held at various audit
Oriums scattered about the city. The
first general session Of the associa-
ton was held at the municipal audi
t0rium at 2 o'clock this afternoon,
when Governor Lynn j. Frazier well
coined the educators on behalf OF the
state and Secretary George y. Ken
iston OF the Bismarck Commercial
club on behalf Of the city, while Pres
ident f. f. Edwards of Jamestown
responded i'll his annual address.
whose subject was Educational Pa
triotism." A review of President Ed.
wards address appears elsewhere in
today's Tribune.
A second general convention ses
sion will be held at s O'Clock this eve
ming, when a half-hour musical pro-
gram will be offered by the Thursday
Music club of Bismarck and Walter
Tripp of tho Emerson school of ora
tory, Boston, Mass, will read from
David Copperfield." g.,
Group sessions will continue
throughout tomorrow, and tomorrow
evening DR.. G, ID. Strayer Of Colunl.
bia university will address the asso'
citation in general convention at the
municipal auditorium. The annual
business session OF the convention
will be held Friday morning at the
municipal auditorium. A president,
vice.president, secretary, treasurer
and two members Of the executive
committee for the ensuing var will
be named, ashd the place Of the next
meeting will be selected.
MinOt and Grand Forks are contend
ors for this honor, and a lively rivalry
has developed. with early indications
in favor of the Magic City, which has
not entertained the state educators
for several years.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-10-31
Todays Program
Thursday, Nov. I, 1917.

Thursday, Nov. I, 1917.
.: 90 a. NAT Methodist church.
J.. Rural problems: Geog-
raphy, mathematics, sci
ence in chemistry and
biology.
2. Rural problems in teach
ing, history and Civics.
At high school
Rural agriculture.
Manual training.
Domestic science - rural
phase of it.
At Baptist church.
Community singing, and
Parent-Teachcr league.
At Commercial club rooms.
Round table: Norwegian
aids. German gender,
grammar in teaching
Latin, and problems in
teaching French.
200 y, MAT Presbyterian church.
Higher and professional
education.
At high school.
Secondary education.
AT Methodist church.
County superintendent.
At Presbyterian church.
Elementary education.
At high school.
Public speaking, n / z h t
schools. visual education
and surveys.
At Auditorium.
Rural education.
At Commercial club.
School administration.
500 p. NAT Auditorium.
General association.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-10-31
CAPTAIN BAKER NAMES
ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Isaac p Baker fuel administrator
for North Dakota. announced today
the appointment of an advisory COM
mittee of five to aid in handling the
states fuel problem. They are: Dean
E. J. Babcock, Grand FORKS: FRANK
S. Talcott, warden of the state penl'
tentiary; W. J. Waters. state bank ex-
aminer, Beach: W. b. Overson. Willis
ton. and J. l.. Cashel. Grafton. Tho
latter two are former state senators.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-10-31
MINORITY. IN
FORD COMPANY
WANT VOICE
Win First Round to Secure Word
in Management Of Big
Auto Plant
DODGE BROTHERS PRIME
MOVERS IN LITIGATION

Detroit, Mich., Oct. 81. Minorit,
stockholders of the Ford Motor Co
today won the first round of their fight
for increased dividends aud more
important voice in the transaction OF
the cOmpany's business.
Circuit Judge George S. Hosmer OF
Detroit handed down a decision for
the plaintiffs in a suit brought by
John f. Dodge and Horace f. Dodge
| of Detroit against the Ford Motor
! company and Henry Ford, to compel
Ford to disburse aboutf 100000, 900 OF
accumu]ative dividends to the stock
holders. The Dodge brothers, who
are also automobile manufacturers
are also minority stockholders Of the
Ford company, - ~ ''.~-'''
Wanted to Use Money.
Ford announced some months ago
that he hoped to use this money to
increase his company's business. One
OF the features of his plan Of expan-
sion was the construction of blast fur
naces near Detroit. When the Dodge
brothers started their suit they at
tempted to obtain an injunction per
manentIy restraining Ford from start
ing construction work on these fur
naCeS.
The state supreme court however,
allowed Ford to build the building,
provided he furnished bond. The
bond was furnished, and the work
was started.
Appeals the Case.
Ford, in formal statement, made
public some time ago, declared he
would appeal the case to the United
States supreme court if the lower
courts decisions were against him. 1t
was charged by the Dodge brothers
at the trial of their case that Ford
was supreme in directing the business
of the Ford Motor Co., and that the
minority stockholders had no voice in
the company This was denied by
Ford. One of the officers Of the COM
pany testified that it was not uncom-
mon for the company to spend from
one to five million dollars for mate
rials without asking for the stock
holders approval. lie gave as rea-
son that the company's business had
become so large that such transac-
tions were considered to be ordinary
routine.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-10-31
HOME GUARD j
READY NOW To
START TO DRILL
Captain Wanner Announces the
Ro-ter of the New Local De-
Tense Company
$1,000 TO BE RAISED
TO ARM THE MEMBERS

Bismarck's home guard was organ
lied last evening at the Commercial
club and a drive will be made this
week to raise $1,000 for the purchase
of arms and ammunition. After sew
eral preliminary meetings, the memr
bers last evening emerged with Off
GERS and a complete roster
Drills will start at p. m. next
Tuesday evening in the armory. Strict
military discipline will be enforced
from the start, and when who are late
will be fined, and stiff fines will be
imposed for non-attendance.
The men are to purchase their own
uniforms, but the guns and ammuni-
ton, which will be purchased by popu-
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