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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-12-13
GOOD CHANCE
FOR DRAFTED MEN
Auditor Kennard Receives Instruc-
tions From Adjutant General Civ
T. ing Men Opportunity to Go Into
Coast Defense Service.

R. w. Kennard, county auditor, who
is member Of the Ward county draft
board, has received a letter from the
Adjutant General, stating that there
will be room for many men in the Sc
lective draft to enter the coast artil-
lery service at Fcrt Stevens, Ore.
Fifty-five per cent Of the drafted
men of Ward county are awaiting or
ders and this represents 1875 men. Mr..
Kennard informs the Independent
that undoubtedly many of these men
will be accepted in this branch but it
will be necessary for them to send in
their names at once. They may
either write, call or phone.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-12-13
25CENT TAXI ORD|-
NANCE PASSED BY
CITY BOARD
New Ordinance Becomes Effective
Jan. Taxi Concerns Licensed
for SIS and Must Furnish $1,000
Bond.

The new taxi ordinance was passed
al it's second reading Tuesday after
noon after considerable discussion on
the part of the heads Of the various
taxi concerns and those who desired a
25 cent rate put into effect. The or
dinahce will be published next week
and lit will become effective Jan. l,
1918.
Under the ordinance it will be nee
essary for the taxi concerns to take
out SIS license with the city, with
$500 more for each additional car.
The omnibus rate to any part OF the
city is to be rs cents and in case one
calls. for an omnibus and the con-
Germ Shas none, the regular taNls will
have to carry the passengers for 25
cents This virtually compels; the
taXiS TO carry passengers foi' '2o
cents.
The ordinance provides that where
one calls for taxi, the charge to any
part OF the city for ona passenger
shall be no more than 80 cents or rs
cents each in case OF two passengers.
Each taxi concern must put up a
$1,000 bond and the phone number
must be placed conspicuously on the
outside OF each taxi.
The taxi concerns desired an ordi-
nance passed, providing for the SIS
license in order to eliminate the fly
by-night" concerns which do business
only during favorable seasons, but
they objected strongly to being COM
PEELED to accept the 25 cent rate, for
they say that during certain seasons
OF the year, they cannot haul passen-
gers at 20 cents at profit. The taxi
men were represented before the city
commission by Atty. Dudley l.. Nash
while the U. C. 7. and other citizens
who have been battling for the 25 cent
rate were represented by Atty. Chas
D. Kelso. n. LaFleur, who headed
the committee of the U. G. T., spoke
in behalf Of the 25 cent rate and the
meeting was rather interesting to say
the least.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-12-13
ognized officially as being necessary
adjuncts in national projects.
Treasury Department.,

"WaShington, ID. &.
''To Young America: Nations have
their childhood and their days of hard
lessons just as children do. One hun
dred and forty years ago, when the
first American army marched to bat
tie, our nation was younger among
nations than you are among your
fathers, your mothers and their
friends. Our army had drummer boys
in those days, real boys of 10 and IL,
who marched as bravely into cannon
fire as their great chief, Gen. Wash
ington, himself. Our nation had little
girls, who laughed and cheered and
loaded muskets for their fathers, who
fired thru loop holes in their cabin
homes, when the painted Indians
charged to their very doors.
"Where many schoolhouses stand
today American boys and girls may
have helped to fight and to defeat the
enemy, when our nation, too, was
young.
eve are in the greatest war of the
worlds history and we must win this
war. We can and we shall win, if
the boys and girls Of America say So,
and mean it, and feel it, and live it..
as the boys and girls of '76 lived and
felt and helped.
"The nation needs that sort of boys
and girls today. Not to beat our
drums nor to load our muskets, but
to start great work which must be
DONE 1t is the part of boys and girls
today to give an example Of self-de-
NAL and sacrifice, to teach fathers and
mothers, to teach the grown people of
the nation, that we still have in every
young heart the spirit of '76, when
boys led our soldiers into battle and
girls fought beside their fathers at
the cabin walls. The lesson is
'Thrift'-saving to the point Of sac
rifice-self denial Of everything un-
necessary If every boy and girl says
at home tonight, 4 will fight in this
war 4 will save every penny and loan
it to my government to help save the
lives Of the big brothers Of America,
4 will try to teach every American |
see to do the same'-then 30,0O0,000
homes, the homes Of all America, will
be filled with the spirit Of '76, the
girls Of those days. America will win
again as it has always won, thru the
splendid strength courage and sacri-
fee in the hearts Of youth, that to-
day will teach the nation the lesson
of saving and serving which it must
and will learn, thru the message which
it's school children will carry home.
Thru saving your pennies, nickels
! dimes, quarters and buying thrift
stamps and then war savings certifi-
Gates, you will help your country anc
! It's gallant armies to win the war.
Il know you will help.
''W. G. McADOO,
"Secretary of the Treasury.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-12-13
McClusky FARMER Not Guilty

The case of the state VS.. Pancho,
the McClusky farmer, charged with
numbering his neighbor, was tried at
Bismarck last week, and resulted in
the acquittal of the defendant. Pan
cho was arrested on a complaint
sworn out by the Attorney General,
who had charge Of the prosecution.
E. r. Sinkler appeared for the defend
ant.
Pancho was suspicious of his neigh
Dor, who called frequently at his home,
and believed that his wife had had in
innate relations with him, altho on
the stand she claimed she had not.
The young neighbor appeared at the
Pancho home at II o'clock one night
and the husband found him in the
room Pancho shot him in the neck.
He was taken to the Anamoose hos
pital where he died several days
later.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-12-13
LET CONTRACT FOR CITY WELL
Twelve-inch Well Will Be Sunk in
West Park to Depth of
lao Feet,

The contract. was let Tuesday by
the city commissioners to the Nc
Carthy Well company of st. Paul for
the sinking of a city well in West
Park which will be an addition to the
we'll supply of water which is under
way. The new we'll will be located
200 feet directly north from the pres
ent we'll. It will be twelve inches in
diameter and will be sunk to a depth
Of 140 feet.
The contract price is $4,000, which
includes casing, strainer and every
thing except the pumping machinery
Work will be commenced within the
next three weeks or month and will be
pushed to completion as rapidly as
possible.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-12-13
Ted Walsh Finds Tennessee Too Cold j.;
Back to North Dakota.

Mr.. and Mrs. Ted Walsh returned
Wednesday from Nashville, Tenn,
where they have been visiting for sew
eral months. Ted says that at Nash
vile last Sunday, the government
thermometer registered II degrees
below zero, which is the. coolest that
country has known in something over
40 years. He says that II below
down in that country Is some cold"
and that North Dakota never has
any weather that compares with it
Tor discomfort He told the natives
down there that he was tired of freez-
ing to death and that he was going
back to North Dakota to Jhaw out.
During the entire trip from Nashville
to Mlnot there was not a foot OF
the ground that was not covered with
snow.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-12-13
MAJOR MURPHY BE-
u|fvED TO Be DYING
Former Prominent MinOt Man Now
General Immigration Agent of the
500, Failing Rapidly at His
Home in Minneapolis.

Major j. S. Murphy, general immi-
grafton agent Of the 500 Railway Co.,
Is reported to be precariously ill at
mis- home in Minneapolis.
Mrs. Dwire OF this city, sister Of
Major Murphy, was called to Min
neapolis Tuesday by telegram an
nouncing that the Major was failing
rapidly and the following morning
Father Jos. Raith OF st. Leo's Catho-
lie church, was called to the Majors
bedside.
Major Murphy for years was one
OF the most prominent figures in
North Dakota. He resided in Minot
until three or four years ago, when
he accepted a position as general i'm
migration agent OF the 500 Railway
Co., and since that time he has re-
sided in Minneapolis, where he has
maintained his offices. Two years or
more ago he became i'll with per-
nicious anemia but he has clung to
life with the tenacity which has ever
characterized the man and numerous
times he has submitted to the trans
fusion of blood. Noted doctors long
ago gave up his case as hopeless, de-
claring that his death was but mat
ter OF months, but Mr.. Murphy has
rallied in a surprising manner many
times, and in spite Of his doctors Or
ders, has continued with his work.
In letter to the Independent Of re-
cent date the Major remarked that
the "white horse and it's rider" had
been trying to get him for long
time, but that he had fooled the old
fellow and proposed to do SO again
The Independent joins the many
friends of the Major in hoping that he
will again rally from his latest at
tack,
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-12-13
BENJAMIN WOLTERS
OF VELVA is DEAD

Benjamin Wolters, the sixteen year
old son of Andrew Wolters of Velva,
died at local hospital following an
operation for appendicitis. The re-
mains were shipped to the home Of the
bereaved parents at Velva today by
Undertaken j. w. Rowan. The fun
eral services and interment will be
made at that place.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-12-13
Miss kemper in Charge of Tea Room.

ed daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. w.
Kemper, is now in charge of Mrs. P.
w. Myers delightful tea room in the
Central building on West Central av-
enue. Miss Kemper, who was on the
Chautauqua circuit for the Vawter
Redpath Co. last summer, had signed
up for the winter season but was
compelled to give up her work on ac-
count Of her mothers illness. Miss
Kemper was the youngest Chautauqua
entertainer thruout the entire United
States last season and she made a
fine record. She will undoubtedly
take up Chautauqua work again, but
at present is getting some valuable
business experience.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-12-13

Baby Quigley Was Buried Tuesday.
The one-year-old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Quigley, who live at
S12 Second street N. w., was buried
from St. Leo's Catholic church Tues
day, the interment being made in St.
Leo's cemetery under the direction Of
Undertaken }. w. Rowan.
The bereaved parents have the SYM
pathy of large circle of friends in
the loss of their sweet little baby.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-12-13
No More Appraising This Winter

Thorwald Mostad, who is engaged
as appraiser of lands by the federal
farm loan board, has completed three
weeks work in Dunn and Mercer
counties. He reports many applica-
tions coming in. The work of ap-
praising has been cut out for the
winter, as the snow covers most of the
land in the state now.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-12-13
Saturday Night Dance.

The Fuller Motor Co. will give their
usual Saturday night dance ct their
new building on Second st. S. w. The
we'll known Quigley Union orchestra
will play. This is one Of the best
dance orchestras in the city. Those
who attend the dance will be assured
fine time.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-12-13
CHRISTMAS STAMPS FOR RED
g CROSS TUBERCULOSIS FUND

You can buy your Red Cross stamps
At the Red Cross rooms of the Fed
,ral Building,
Public Library,
Elks' Club,
Woman's Shop,
Novelty Shop,
Anderson's Jewelry Store,
H. L. Winters Jewelry Store,
Swalstead's Jewelry Store,
Mccoy Drug Co.,
Minot Drug Co.,
Taylor Drug Co.,
Wards Drug Store,
Benno Drug Co.,
Leland Hotel,
Minot Hardware Co.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-12-13
Clarence Potter Held to Court.

Clarence Potter, who was brought
back to this city from Williston, was
held to the district court on a charge
of failure to support his wife. The
preliminary hearing was before JUS
tice A. B. Dill. Attorney Dudley L.
Nash represents the defendant, and
the prosecution is in the hands OF
States Attorney O. B. Herigstad.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-12-13
WILLOW CITY SOLDIER is DEAD

Washington, Dec. 10.-Among the
deaths from natural causes, General
Pershing has reported Private Lyle b:
Rich of the Medical Corps, who died
December 8, of typhoid fever. His
father is F. M. Rich of Willow City,
N. D,
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-12-13
Closed Maxbass Barber Shop to En-.


list.
A young barber named Boyer from
Maxbass got such an itching to get
into the army that he closed his
brothers shop, the only place in Max
bass where whiskers are trimmed, and
came to Minot and enlisted. The
brother will have to return from Mis-
souri,, where he is visiting, or our
Maxbass friends will have to let 'em
grow.
J. Williams, another Maxbass youth,
accompanied Boyer to this city to en-
list
Promotion For Lieut.. Hills.
DR.. S. J. Hills, fromerly from Ber-
thold, who is now somewhere In
France" has been raised from First
Lieutenant to Captain.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-12-13

Harold Scofeld has returned from
his Montana ranch for the winter and
is employed as salesman by the M. G..
Olson Co.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-12-13
DR.. John w. Newlove is First Lieu.
tenant

DR.. John w. Newlove received his
commission as First Lieutenant in the
medical reserve corps of the U. S.
army and is awaiting his call. The
doctor will continue his practice in
this city until he is called for service.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-12-13

"Secretary Of the Treasury.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-31
GLAD To TESTIFY
Says WatOga Lady, "As To What
Cardui Has Done For Me, So
As To Help Others"

Watoga, W. VANS. S. W. Caldwell,
Of this town, says: when about IS years
Of age, ! suffered greatly e.. Sometimes
would 20 a month or two, and | had
terrible headache, backaohe, and bearing
down pains, and would just drag and
had no appetite. Then ... would last
... two weeks, and was so weakening,
and my health was awful.
My mother bought me a bottle Of
Cardni, and began 10 improve after
taking the first bottle, so kept il up ill |
look three ...l gained, and was well
and strong, and owe il all TO Cardui.
/ am married now and have 3 children
E. Have never had 10 have doctor for
Iemale trouble, and just resort 10 Cardui
u ] need tonic. am glad 10 testify 10
what il has done for me, so as 10 help
others"
II you are nervous or weak, have head
hes, baekaches, or any Of the other
ments so common 10 women, why not
Cardui a trial2 Recommended by
yphysicians. In use over 10 years.
egin taking Cardui today. II may
o the very medicine you need.
Nc-lN
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-31
COUNT REVENTLOW'S
NEPHEW DESERTS
ARMY OF KAISER

Paris Aug. 31.-A dispatch to the
journal Des Debats from Zurich gives
the following details of the desertion of
Count Rolf Won Reventlow, a nephew
Of Count Won Reventlow the pan-Ger-
manist director of the Deutsche Tages
Zeitung as made public in Zurich to.
day
Count Won Reventlow," says the cor.
respondent, who has been living for
severa. years at Locarno, Switzerla ID
responded to the call to arms at the be.
ginning Of the war and was incorporated
in a Baden regiment. His mother went
to Berlin a month ago and obtained a
two weeks leave for her son and went
with him to Lake Constance. A motor.
boat rented there carried mother and
son across the lake to Swiss territory
pursued by the fire of the German post
"Coun Won Reventlow IN an interview
here said that he has no intention OF
returning to Germany to descend into
miltarst against civilization"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-31
SOME DAY I'LL COME
BACK TO YOU, LITTLE
BOY" AND HE DID

Cleveland, Ohio Aug. 31.-"SOme day
III come back to you, little boy" said
Lionel Thorogood. naval miltiaman as
he gravely returned the smiling salui"
OF his 3.year.old son, Donald. and said
goodbye to the boy and his mother
here one day last April before return.
ing TO his ship.
Somewhere in the Atlantic last Mon
day Thorogood was taking his turn at
the watch on a United States. battle
ship Suddenly, there came a splitting
and rafting from the wireless opera
tors cabin An officer stepped up to
Thorocood and handed him a message
reading:
your son Donald dead Funeral
Wednesday afternoon. Can you Gomez"
The captain Of the battleship was ap.
pealed TO- He decided that Thorogood
should see his baby before they buried
him.
Then a mad race began. The battle.
ship, several hundred miles out i'm the
Atlantic, began barking out wireless
messages 10 her sister ships in the vi.
cinity. Soon a gray form appeared, a
boat was lowered and the bereaved
father transferred to another ship. AT.
ter a few hours a torpedo boat which
had received a wireless message from
the battleship as it was returning to
port was sighted and Thorogood trans.
ferred TO his third ship.
a port was reached ana a taxicab
rushed the father to a train bound for
Cleveland. Another taXicab rushed him
from the train to his home yesterday,
one hour before the funeral took place.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-31
WILSON OPPOSES EXEMPTION
OF FARMERS AS \ CLASS

Washington Aug 81 I'm dIsapproy
inE "a proposal boy Representative r.
Shouse Of Kansas that AN men engaged
in agricultural pursuits last March b,
exempted from military service, Presi
dent Wilson today wrote the congress
man that "a class exemption would lead
90 many difficulties and TO many
heartburninEs." lie added. however
that be should like personally 90 see an
the genuine farm citizens left at their
indispensable lahors
The president also called attention
20 Provost Marshal General Crowdor's
recent arrangement for calling men
whereby most farm labor viii not be
drafted Ia service before October J.
when IL Is believed most Of the heavy
farm work viii bc finished.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-31
TRANSIENT ELECTRIC
LIGHTING PLANT
Entire Show Grounds Are Made as
Light rs Day.


one Of the former mysteries of the
5rcus TO the laymen was the manner
in which the city Of tents was folded
and removed from the show grounds
after dark, ala the work being done i'm
the darkness and frequently during a
rain.
The Observation-Disclosures circus. which
viii exhibit in Ardmore September II,
carries its own electric light plant The
two monster wagons on which this val
liable machinery is loaded are so heavy.
that they are known as bridge testers.
and in money value they are the most
valuable wagons with the show
Electricity is a great benefit to the
circus 1t is used TO light the cages In
the meHagerie. Ii is used 10 light the
outside wagons such as the ticket wag.
ons, the side show wagons and the mar.
quette or circus entrance. The entire
circus grounds are made as light as
day even on the darkest nights. Search
lights mounted on top of the electric
light wagons assist the workingmen in
packing up quicker than they formerly
did. on the inside Of the big circus
tent, the six and seven center poles
support eight arc lights. making every
act visible from every part of the mann.
moth canvas
In spite of the notion heretofore pre-.
vailing the night performance Of "a
big circus is just as complete at night
as 1t is in the afternoon. and some de
clare that with the presence of the elec.
tric licht the night show is the prett!er
because the costumes show up better.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-31
GENERAL WARNS YOUNG Off.
GERS HOW TO TREAT DRAFTERS

Rockford lll. Aug 3O-Geueral
Thomas Il. Barry. oommandant OF Camp
Grant In an address today TO 1000 of.
Ulcers who are TO train the Eighty.sixth
division Of the national army cautioned
them 90 remember that when selected
men come 20 this camp they are In.
spired hy exactly the same motives
which inspire YOU These men are hu.
man. he continued. Give them an oc.
casional word Of encouragement and
appreciation; maintain an attitude OF
helfulness and the necessary discipline
viii take care OF itself"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-31
WOMEN APPLE PICkERS ARE
WANTED IN KANSAS ORCHARD,
Harvest oi the Fruit VIII Begin About
September Is.

Topeka Kan. Aug 8l-Thore is "a
new field uf serire Boo which the women
ot Kansas can do their bit" tY uII ln
the firht Tor democracy-picklns apples
in the orchards OF the state Re1uests
Tor women apple p.ckers already are
beginning to arrive ut the state IRE,
employment bureau and there are lndi.
cations that many Kansas women viii
he able GO find such employment this
fan
The Kansas apple harvest win begin
about September 10. according 10 ro-
ports reaching the labor bureau Fruit
growers explain Boo their letters that
women pickers are the most satisfac.
tory and that the work is not too siren.
uous Tor them
one fruit grower az Granville has
asked the bureau 90 furnish him with
fifteen women apple pickcrs about the
middle OF September. lie saws the
women may come prepared 20 camp.
and that excellent camping ground will
Dee furnished
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-31
BARTLETT MAN Is SHOT
WIFE VOLUNTARILY SURRENDERS

Henyretta. Okla Aug 3l-With
three bullet holes i'm his abdomen and
without the slightest chance of recov.
cry, according 90 attending physicians,
Len Moore. a transfer man of Bartlett.
"a small mining town six miles north Of
Houryetta. is lying in a Henryetta hos.
pItal suffering from wounds inflicted ON
the road between Bartlett and Dewar
this afternoon. His wife. Mrs Bessie
Moore. surrendered 20 officers and was
taken 90 the county Jail at Obmulgee.
Moore and his wife were separated
and divorce action is now pending in
the district court. 10 is said they had
quarreled over the custody of their
three minor children
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-31
FILM ACTOR WASHBURN
EXEMPTED DESPITE PRO
TEST OF GOVT. OFFICER

Chicago, Aug. 31.-Bryant Wash.
burn, the motion picture actor, yester
day was exempted from military service
by local board because Of dependency,
despite the fact that Major II. NJ. Chip
perfield, who. represented the provost
marshal general in Chicago, advised
the board to deny Washburns claim.
He is married and has a child. He ad.
mitted that he was earning 5000 a week
and had a bank account of $4,000. Wash
burns claim has yet to run the gaunt-
let of scrutiny by the appeal board
The government, it is said, will oppose
eXempting him.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-31
WITNESSES TRAVEL 1000
MILES TO ATTEND COURT
Costly Action Comes in Murder Case
At Seward Alaska.

Seward, Alaska, Aug. 3l.-Enorts
were being made today to end by Mon.
day the trial which began here of \.
+. Mclean. a government teacher at
Nushagak, Bristol Bay, charged with
murder January ., 1916. Of his native
wife The government desires 20 avoid
the expense Of maintaining witnesses
here through the winter
Some Of the witnesses brought to
Bristol Bay would be compelled to re-.
main this winter if the trial is not
finished by Monday. when the steamer
Santa Anna leaves here on the last trip
of the season 10 that district The u1l
promises TO be the most expensive in
the history of the territory. Witnesses
were taken nearly 1000 miles last fall
10 testify before the grand jury az Val
DEE and brought as far TO testify here.