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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-03-15
TAKES OFF DANDRUFF,
HAIR STOPS FALLING
Save your Hair! Get rs cent bottle
Of Danderine right noW-Also
stops itching scalp.

Thin, brittle, colorless and scraggy
hair is mute evidence Of a neglected
scalp; Of dandruff-that awful scurf
There is nothing so destructive tc
the hair as dandruff. 1t robs the hair
Of it's lustre, it's strength and its very
life; eventually producing a feverish
ness and itching of the scalp, which
if not remedied causes the hair roots
to shrink, loosen and die-then the
hair falls out fast. A little Danderine
tonight-now-any time-will surely
save your hair.
Get a 25 cent bottle of Knowlton's
Danderine from any drug store You
surely can have beautiful hair and lots
Of it if you will just try a little Dan.
derine. Save your hair! Try it.!
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-03-15
WHY It SUCCEEDS
Because It's for One Thing Only, and
MinOt People Appreciate This.

Nothing can be good for everything
Doing one thing well brings sue.
cess.
Doan's Kidney Pills are for one
thing only.
For weak or disordered kidneys.
Here is Minot evidence to prove
their worth.
H. D. Horst, Franklin Ave., Minot,
says: 81 suffered great deal from
dull pains through the small of my
back. | was annoyed by irregular
kidney action. In a short time after
used Doan's Kidney Pills, all signs of
kidney complaint left me. I have new
er had return of the trouble"
Price SOC at all dealers. Don't simp-
ly asy for a kidney remedy - get
Doans Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr.. Horst had. Foster-M ilburn Co.,
Props, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-03-15
YOUR. HOME

You wanted to build last season. But
could not find the time to do so.
Don't let the spring season find you
in the same position, but get busy al
once and let US show you our Plar
Books. In these plans you can fine
just the design that you have beer
looking for. We have just received
some new plans which include the lat.
est styles of modern priced homes. II
addition to these we will gladly give
you the benefit of our suggestions anc
experience and will help you in any
way possible. All without cost to you
OUR TIME IS YOURS.
PIPER-HOWE LUMBER co.
"A Safe Place to Trade"
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1917-04-05
WHY DO YOU KEEP COWs7-
Pertinent Questions Asked Farmers
BY state livestock Specialist.

The dairyman keeps cows to con-
vert the cheap roughage of his farm
AGto milk and butter to sell. and into
Anure to keep up the fertility OF his
he beefman keeps cows to convert
cheap roughage of his farm into
calves to sell. and into manure to keep
up the fertility of his land.
The dairyman should keep cows.
such as Holsteins, Jerseys, etc., that
are efficient producers Of dairy
products.
The beefman should keep cows. such
as Shorthorns, Herefords, Angus, ETC.,
that produce good calves.
The dairyman should breed his cows
TO a dairy-bred bull The beefman
should breed his cows TO q beef-bred
bull.
Purebred bulls should always be
used. High.grade cows are as econom-
ical producers OF milk or beef as pure
breds.
A purebred bull VIII increase the
value of the calf crop $40 per CALI
or 5000 per year, for herd OF 80 cows.
r. M, Murphy. Livestock Specialist.
Division OF Extension, University Of
Tennessee, Knoxville.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1917-04-05
Mayor and Aldermen
Are Sworn i'm Office.

Z. Love, Harry Swan, J. f.
Cook.
An order was passed that people
have until June l to pay the rs
cents on the 500 tax levied last
year.
]. Harry Swan introduced a
resolution directing the recorder
to advertise for sale the $40, 900
waterworks bonds voted by the
people last Fall. The resolution
passed by unanimous vote, and the
bonds are to be sold in May by
the finance committee. They are
to be payable $500 a year for
twenty years, and the ordinance
requires that the water rate be
fixed so as to meet the bonds and
interest, and operating expenses.
with a small amount over for
emergencies.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1917-04-05
What Allied The Lady.
(Selectedl

The lady walketh forth in the cool
of the morning. She looketh sad
and wise. She gazeth long and
lovingly at the flower bed and
thinketh to herself long and deep.
All day she goeth around in a stu
por. The anxious forlorn looking
husband asketh of her trouble and
she sigheth one deep long sigh.
The next morning she walketh forth
as before and remaineth in a stupor
all that day, yea and for many
DAYS, she remaineth the same, then
Just before the day which hath
been ma med Easter, she suffereth
much. She waileth in agony; she
looketh like the calf when it al
most expireth. The wise men
and the doctors came; then one
who had had wide experience say
eth unto this woman: Get thee up
and I will tell thy husband what is
needed" Immediately she i'm
proveth and this wise man goeth
out unto her husband, who wiring
eth his hands and sayeth unto him
BE prepared for the worst; she
hath Eastorius Bonnetticus. The
husband fell dead. . -....A. Is.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1917-04-05

The mayor and aldermen-elect
were sworn in as body by Chair
man S. L. Higdon, Tuesday even
ing. Retiring Mayor r. Meigs
Copeland made a business address
to the incoming officials, introduc 70
ing Mayor elect Shamblin, who
made few remarks, after which
the council got down to business.
J.. E. Cook was re- elected city
recorder, and P R. Hutchins
marshal and street commissioner.
]. Harry Swan was elected mayor
pro tenn.
Standing committees were elect
ed as follows:
Street committe, A. E. Love,
J. c. Balm, Walter NJ. Harrison.
Board of health, S. B. McClary,
Harry Swan, P R. Hutchins.
Finance, ways and means, A.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1917-04-05
Local and Personal News
Cdrhart OVeralIS sold by
Rymer s Son.

hNySNNA - O0
We deeply sympathize with
Editor Gates, of the Etowah New
Era, in the death of his father,
who died in Chattanooga one day
this week.
The thirty first annual Conven-
ton of the Tennessee Sunday
School Association will be held in
Murfreesboro, on Tuesday, We'd
nesday and Thursday, June 10,
20 and FL, next.
Rymer s Son pay best
prices for Country Pro.
dUCe.
The mill of 1. G. Lyle will be
run by electaicity in the future, also
a rock crusher at the Campbell
place, operated by John P. Camp
bell, will have dynamo. These
are the first machines to be hitched
to the current in Benton.
The Order of Eastern Star ex-
poets to give a reproduction of
"A Singing School of Ye Olden
Time" at Conasauga on the night
of April 81. If the Order renders
the play as we'll there as here,
the people of Conasauga will in
no wise be disappointed.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1917-04-05
Benton Property
For Sale Cheap

A 4-room dwelling and two lots,
80xl60 feet.
Two vacant lots, good level
house sites.
A small Groom house and an
acre of ground.
A. 4-room dwelling and All acre
Of good land.
Half cash or good notes, balance
on time. Your rent three years
will pay for a home.
WILL HARRISON.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1917-04-05
DON'T BE DIFFERENT.

When selecting breed OF livestock
X is we'll to consider the breed that is
most common In your community, that
is, il you want to make money. Unless
there is a very obvious reason for not
doing so, 1t will be better to choose
this breed as your breed.
There is no advantage in being diff
ferent just for the sake of being So
C. d. Lowe. Division of Extension, uni
yersity OF Tennessee, Knoxville.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1917-04-05

For Infants and Children
In Use For Over 30 Years
s,sn. H. q &MAzZ9
Go to Sunday School,

Go to Sunday School.
Charles Taylor is in Ducktown
on business.
Chairman S.. L. Higdon is spend
ing few days in Reliance.
Miss Cook, of Ocoee, has re-
turned home after spending some
time with her brother, j. E. Cook
here,
McCIary Brothers are erecting a
large stock barn on their farm
northeast of Benton. When com
pleted it will be one of if not the
largest in the county White &
Hutchins are doing the work.
John c. Stephenson of Chatta-
nooga died recently. and was IN
tered at Cleveland. He had
been a member of the fire depart
ment of that city for several years
and was noted for his efficiency in
that line of work. He had been
i'll for several days. His niece,
Miss Elizabeth Lyle of Benton,
was at his bedside during practl :
calIy all of his illness. Mr.. Ste
phenson was a brother to Mrs.
J. NJ. Center, Mrs. !. G. Lyle and
a kinsman to many other people
of this section. We hope to give
our readers a more extended and
authentic account of his life, in
the near future.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1917-04-05
CITY MEN ARE NOT FARMERS.

City men are mostly likely to fail at
farming by putting too much money In
buildings and keeping too many men,
and by doing too many fancy things
that are called scientific farming. but
that are really folly farming" Expo
rienced farmers do not often make serf
Gus mistakes in these things.-C. N
Alfred, farm management specialist.
Division OF Extension. University Of
Tennessee, Knoxville.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1917-04-05

Sack salt for 20 cents a
sack :. less than cost :. at
Z. w. Clemmer'S.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1917-04-05

IN NhAA ~ SNoNC ~OAAAO~ 80
charities and corrections will be
held in Knoxville on April IS, .I6
and II. The general theme
the conference will be, "Tenl
Must Save Herself. p"
Sunday evening at the !
school auditorium the boys w
rus of the school will render a
series of sacred choral numbers in
celebration of Easter. All are
cordially invited. Service starts
at 7 80 p. m.
Cleveland and Calhoun, accord
ing to reports, are to have militia
companies, the one at Cleveland to
be commanded by Captain Varnell
who was formerly an enlisted man
in D Company. Captain Russell
of A Company occasionally Sc
cures few new recruits,
w. Powell Hale, impersonator,
will perform at the high sshool
auditorium in Benton, on April
%. Mr.. Hale is college bred
man, and has taken special univer-
sity work. He is also gradu-
ate of the leading schools of ex-
preston. He will give selections
from Shakespeare, Poe, Riley,
Field, Wilcox, Dickens, Page,
Stanton and others, His perform
ance will be very interesting.
The rainy weather we are hav-
ing is good argument in favor of
preparedness. The farmers who
have done all their turning are
not worrying about the weather
OF course no farmer knew last fall
that this would be a wet season,
but if it were habit to be pre-
pared, the farmer who now worries
would be rejoicing. War is not
the only condition that should be
prepared for.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1917-04-05
ANIMALISMS

Even in these times of high,prieed
feeds, feed we'll. The temptation Is to
STINT the young stuff IL is certain that
If they are stinted, they will become
stunted. Such damage not only affects
the animal itself, but also his breeder
and the breed to which he belongs.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1917-04-05

The owner of recorded livestock 10
under heavy obligations to the breed
and its breeders He Is not only ex-
pected to keep the quality Of his herd
or flock up to the standard 1t had when
1t came into his possession. but he
must improve it, If possible.-C. p.
Lowe, Division OF Extension, Uaiycf~
sity of Tennessee, Knoxville Is
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1917-04-05
See our line of Furniture
before buying.
Rymer & Son.

The third state conference on
charities and corrections will be
held in Knoxville on April IS, I6
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1917-04-05

A well-bred animal has the same APP
petite and the same digestive organs
as the scrub, and will probably con-
sumo more feed. 1t makes better
use of the feed, however, by laying on
a large proportion of gain in the re-
gions of the more valuable cuts.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1917-04-05
WHEN PROPERLY DRIVEN

Knicker--The camel cannot paas,
through the needles eye. .e
Bocker-But the reindeer have no
trouble getting through. n
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1917-04-05

When once a man embarks into the
production of pedigreed livestock, he
must leave behind the notion that air
and water are the only forms of pro-
vender required.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-11
BechdoIt Writes for the
M0Vinu Picture TheateT

Frederick X. Bechdolt, whose thrill
ing stories of western life, as told in
the Saturday Evening Post. Golfers
and other popular magazines are well
known, has been engaged to write and
personally supervise the production OF
THE American Girl" series, which is
being released by Kalem through the
General Film company. His tales,
5000" THE Hard Rock Man" Black
Gold" and Lighthouse Tom," are all
familiar TO readers of fiction and have
opened up a new field to literature
the New West.
1t is OF this New West that Mr.
Bechdolt deals in his stories for Miss
Marin Sais, who plays the leading
role.
Miss Sais, who has become ia
nous in The Girl From Frisco"
series, will be surrounded by strong
cast, including Frank Jonasson,
Ronald Bradbury, Edward Clisbee,
Edward Hearn and Hart Hoxie. The
director will be James w. Horne, who
has achieved marked success in the
production of The Girl From Frisco
series.
These pictures are now being pre-
scented at a,nunber of Omaha houses
and are meeting with great success.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-11

William Farnum, leading man with
the Fox Film corporation. was born
in Boston, Mass, July 4, 1876. but
was educated at Bucksport, Me. His
stage career began at the age of IS.
He has played in Prince OF India
"Virginius," starred five years. in Ben
Hur" and was leading man for Olga
Nethersole, and starred with Dustin
Farnum (his brother) two seasons. in
The Littlest Rebel His screen ca
reer began with Selig, under whose
banner he appeared in THE Spoilers "
THE Redemption of David Carson
and other notable films. With the
Famous Players he was seen III The
Sign of the Cross" and similar sue
cesses. At this time he went with
Fox and has appeared in Samson
THE Gilded Fool" THE Niger
"The Plunderer," THE Broken Law
"The Bondman," "A Wonderful Ad-
venture" "A Soldiers OATH" Fight
ing Blood" "a Man Of Sorrow" 1.-THE
Battle of Hearts" The Man from
Bitter Root" The End OF the Trail,
and is NJ being starred in super
features still with Fox, in which has
already been released THE Price Of
Silence" The next picture released
will be "A Tale of Two Cities"
Height, five feet, ten and one-hali
inches; has brown hair and blue eyes
Studio address, Fox Finn Corpora.
ton, Los Angeles, Cal
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-11
Hipp Has New BIuebird
Feature for Patrons TODAY

Devotees Of the screen who recall
the pleasure Gods Crucible" lately
afforded the followers of Bluebirds
will be glad to learn that the attrac-
ton at the Hipp theater today and
Monday will be another Lynn F. Rey-
nolds production, captioned "Mutiny"
and, as its title implies, telling tale
of the sea. But the name applied to
this picture is especially appropriate.
for the mutiny Of love is the impelling
clement of the plot. Sensations
abound during the progress of the
picture, the excitement eliminating
when terrific storm wrecks the ship
on which the heroine is held captive
by her stubborn father. Myrtle Con-
zalez, Val Paul and George Hernandez
will play the principal roles in "Mu-
tiny" this latest Bluebird of the
screen.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-11
Helen Gibson Makes Some
Leap in Doing This Stunt

Helen Gibson, the fair heroine who
is now starring in "A Daughter of
Daring" General Films new Kalem
railroad series has surpassed her own
record for courage i'll the second
episode, "The Registered Pouch"
Miss Gibson chases freight train on
a gasoline handcar, running after a
band Of Mexicans who have stolen a
mail pouch. She is on parallel track,
and when she is abreast of the freight
she makes flying leap, catching the
grips OF the freight car while her own
car is at full speed. The bandits lean
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-11
THE WAR" SERIES
is ACTUAL HISTORY
General Films Coming Re-
lease Is of Official British
Films of Action.
LEANS MUCH TO WORLD

That history offers no more con-
else and authentic record of epoch
making events than the official War
Pictures soon to be released by the
General Film company for the first
time in the United States is the opin-
ion OF the privileged few who have
viewed the episodes dealing with
The Battle of the Somme," which
were shown privately Friday morning
1t the Empress theater, where they
will be shown first in Omaha and are
among the first planned for general
release.~Among those invited to sec
the pictures were many skeptics, who
doubted the reality of the pictures.
Yet after viewing the episodes, wit
Messing the great battle scenes i'll
which it is self-evident that the man
who took the pictures was necessar-
lily under fire and exposed to the
same danger as those engaged in the
action, there was not person who
cried fake" or attempted any
thing but praise the enterprise and
daring which attended the filming OF
the scenes.
Battle of the Somme.
General comment is heard among
those who have seen The Battle of
the Somme" episodes, commencing
the wide scope covered by the official
photographers in making the scenes.
Practically every detail of the events
WHICH lead up to the great offensive
on the Somme front is covered. The
preparation of "Kitchener's army" in
the English training camps, the gath
ering of the forces Somewhere in
France" the assembling of munitions
at the great central depots on the
battle front, the bringing up of big
ger guns, then the opening of
the long range artillery which for
months poured shells upon the OBJ
iectiye territory, is shown respective
ly in brief, striking scenes, that un-
;old before the spectator in few
moments the six months gigantic
labor of an army of 100000 men.
Finally, the swift, stealthy move
nents which Immediately preceded
:he great push" of July are recorded.
Scenes Not So Grim.
Little glimpses of camp life as we'll
Is the contrasts of the women work
,ng in the fields not needing the stray
shells that burst near them nor the
horrors of grim war on every side.
Already the camera seems to have
revealed wonders and the operators
TO have faced the greatest dangers
in their efforts to film the war as
it really is, but this which has gone
before is as child's play compared
with the events recorded in the great
drive of July. The great guns are
seen discharging their great shells in
such numbers that the spectators be-
come awed. The tense anxiety of the
men as they wait for the word
charge" is shown and finally when
the word comes they leap forth smil-
ing, some of them never getting be.
yond the top of their home trench.
But the photographers follow the
charge, showing the desperate drive
Of the troops across mo Mans
Land" le explosion of the mines as
we'll Z lie deadly gas attack and the
"curta, fire" to protect the move
ment OF troops. \
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-11
HEARST-PATHE NEWS
Synopsis Of Events Covered in Pathe
News, Released Today.

WASHINGTON, D. C-The Japanese
ambassador, Viscount Sato. who vigor-
ously denies any alliance Of his country
with Germany against America.
ROCHESTER, n. "a huge trenching ma
chine, similar to those employed by the
Russian armies, is now to be used by the
United States
sAN FRANCISCO. CAL.-The body of Gen
eral Funston is fttlngly honored by the
city which he aided so nobly during the
earthquake.
ON THE ITALIAN FRoNT-The steady ad.
vance of the Italians on the Carso has
Melted many thousands of Austrian pris-
oners.
IN FRANCE-The British armies establish
their dugout barracks on the hillsdes
while they walt to resume their offensive.
NEW YORK CITY-Daring steeplejacks
brave the dizzy heights to untangle the
national flag on the municipal building.
WASHINGTON. D. Can inspiring piano.
rama unfolds before the capitol as the
stage is set for the Inauguration Of Presi-
dent Wilson. B"
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-11
Earle Williams to Play the
Role Of French "RaffIeS''

Earle Williams is with US today and
tomorrow at the Muse, in the finest
photoplay in his career" He returns
in the great detective story, "Arsene
Lupin," from the pen of Paul Potter.
The capacity audiences that saw it
for an entire week at the Rialto the
alter in New York declared that the
pictures were just as gripping as the
story ever was. Some stories when
put in film form lose some of their
strength, but not so "Arsene Lupin."
1t has been announced by the Vita
graph company that in the future
Earl Williams and Anita Stewart will
DC co-starred.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-11

from the train to the ground, and try
to escape on the handcar, but Helen,
also leaping from the freight, turns
switch, causing the last freight car of
the train to sideawipe III handcar.
thus finishing the MeXicars for good.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-15
BUSINESS. GOOD WITH
BUSY SHOPLIFTERS
Attaches Of Stores Doing All In TneH
Power to Prevent ACTIVITY
Of Thieves.

Business seems right brisk among the
alleged shoplifters in Wheeling thus 1af
this holiday season. The store" W!'i az
crowded next week by the populace max
ing the homc-stretch before Christmas.
It was reported recently that lie"
weeks before Christmas the wheeling
police department was 10 have detec'lFs
stationed in some of the larger stores
including some women. 20 prevent the
activity of the shoplifters. 1t Is h"'
Officially known whether THIS has neSh
done. II such persons have been so sta
tiond their activities are nil so far as
derection and arrests have been made
by them. unless called into the stores.
The Wheeling merchants are making
every effort possible to put qu'rtus on
the shoplifting activity. Close suFFe'l-
lance than ever before is being mann
tanned. by floorwalkers and other at
taches OF the storse. The practice Oh
shoplifting in Wheeling has gotten 10
the point where the merchants hav" lost
all patience and the thieves when arprc-
hendcd will be prosecuted 10 the full
extent of tho Law.
The merchants have verbal agree
ment to this effect and no matter VINO
the person may be that IL detected IN
shopliftiug. their cases will he given
the fullest publicity. Department and
other stores lose thousands Of dollars
each year. in this manner and deter
mined effort will be made this week ~
check the traffic which is becoming
alarming.
Many OF the stores in the city have
able employees who arc on the lookout
for shoplifters and they know nearly
all the PROFESSIONALS so II tn" gangs
work here during the holiday season it
is certain that many OF them will be
aoDrrhended.