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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-11-29
ward COUNTY
SOLDIER DIES AT
FORT DODGE
John C. Engen, Young Des Lacs
Farmer, Succumbed to Pneumonia
Remains Buried at Braham,
Minnesota.

1t will be sad news to the many
friends of John c. Engen, prominent
young Des Lacs farmer, to learn of
his death at Fort Dodge, la. Mr.. En-
gen left with the Ward county contin-
gent several weeks ago. During his
residence of year in Ward county he
had made host of friends who sin
cerely sympathize with the bereaved
members of his family. The follow
ing from the Braham, Mimi, Journal,
gives an account Of his death:
The sad intelligence reached here
last Saturday Of the death that day
at Camp Dodge, Iowa, Of Johnnie En-
gen, son of Mr.. and Mrs. G.. M. Engen
Of this place. Mr.. and Mrs. Engen re-
aeived word Of his illness and left
for Camp Dodge last Friday, arriving
shortly after his death.
John G. Engen was born in Renville
county September 28th, 1892, and con-
sequently was but a month and 19
days past his 25th birthday. He came
to Braham with his parents in 1910
and settled on farm at Rice Lake. In
1916 he went to Ward county, N. Dak.,
and farmed some land owned by his
father. He had been there just year
when he Joined the army and went to
the training camp. Death resulted
from a severe attack of pneumonia.
Johnnie was bright, ambitious
young man and his death comes as a
heavy blow to his family and friends
The remains were sent from Camp
Dodge by the Government and arrived
here Tuesday afternoon, when they
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-11-29
ALVIN WALLACE WEDS
MISS SARAH Oliver
Well Known Burlington Mine Owner
Weds WinsOme Scotch Lassie
Last Evening

The marriage of Alvin E. Wallace, a
well known Burlington mine owner, 70
Miss Sarah Oliver occurred last eve-
ming at nine o'clock at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Devol, the Rev. Mr..
Dade, pastor of the Presbyterian
church at Burlington, officiating.
The happy couple will go to house
keeping at once at Burlington, but
owing to Mr.. Wallace's activities at
this time in the operation Of the Wal
lace Coal Co., of which he is mem
ber, they will postpone their wedding
trip until later.
Mr.. Wallace is one of the old-time
residents of Burlington. He is the son
of Mrs. J. S. Wallace, one of the old
est and most highly respected resi-
dents of Burlington, and his father,
the late j. S. Wallace, was one of the
most capable coal mine operators the
state has ever known. The groom has
been engaged in the mining of coal
practically all of his life, but for di-
version has taken great interest in
the Burlington baseball team and ath-
letics in general. He is a young man
we'll liked for his many excellent quail
tiles.
The bride is a charminb Scotch las
sic. She is the daughter of Mrs. Mary
Oliver, with whom she has made her
hcme in Burlington for the past year
She was born in the "land of the
heather and the thistle" and accom-
panied her parents to New York City
several years ago.
A host of friends join the Inde-
pendent in wishing Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
lace all the joys of life.
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{. c. CR0WfLL
GIVEN Fifteen YEARS
Normal School Student Who Shot
Sam Dazell to Death Found Guilty
of Manslaughter in First Degree.

e. c.. Crowell, the young Normal
school student, charged with the MUIR
der of Sam Dazell, employed by the
Reed Transfer Co., was found guilty
of manslaughter in the first degree by
the jury in district court Saturday af-
ternoon about four o'clock. The case
went to the jury about II o'clock that
morning Crowells punishment was
fixed at fifteen years at hard labor in
the state penitentiary.
Crowell, who is 21 years of age,
left home when he was 1S years Of age
and came to northwestern North Da-
kota. He taught school in Mckenzie
county and near Niobe and attended
the Minot Normal school for two
years, paying his own expenses. He
was regarded as model young man
who neither drank nor swore and he
always kept the very best company.
It was while employed as parcel post
carrier by the government in the city
Of Minot that he got into an alterca-
ton with Sam Dazell, which led to the
killing of the drayman. Crowell al
ways asserted that he fired because he
was afraid Of his life, but the state
r. QWelC upon CIle ldCC JlaI uuI1HS Lllc Ill
ternoon Crowell had purchased the re-
volver which he later used on Dazell.
Crowell was placed on the stand, tes-
tifying in his own behalf. He admit
ted on cross examination by the state
that had he had a gun at the time
Dazell ran into his rig on Central av-
enue near the New York store, he
probably would have used it.
Crowel's attorneys are preparing
to appeal the case to the supreme
court, asking for a new trial. Upon
just what grounds they will ask for a
new trial is not known, but the attor-
neys inform the Independent that
something in the nature of surprise
is to be sprung.
CrowelPs father, who has been a
rural mail carrier at Pulaski, Va, for
many years, visited Minot recently,
after his sons arrest, but had to re-
turn home before the case came to
trial The parents Of the young man
are very highly respected people.
While Crowell's jury have pledged
themselves to secrecy, concerning the
way the vote went, it is said that on
the first ballot there was one vote for
not guilty, the juror explaining that
he did not believe that the young man
should go Scott free, but he realized
that this would have tendency to re-
duce the sentence.
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GOVERNMENT CALLS
FOR NURSES
There Is an Alarming Shortage of
Nurses for the Million Men in
the Army CantOnments

The American Red Cross Nursing
Service, with headquarters at Wash
lngton, has recently sent out a most
urgent call for a large number of
nurses to serve in this country in the
various army cantonments. There are
over a million men now in training
in the United States. Naturally large
staff of doctors and nurses are re-
quired to look after the health of
such large number of men. The doc
tors have responded nobly, but it ap-
pears that there is an alarming short
age of nurses. Our soldiers are being
trained for the most trying ordeal of
history Their physical welfare while
III the process of training is all-im-
pcrtant. There must be no repetition
of our experience in the Spanish Am
erican war. The history of illness
among the soldiers while preparing
for service in that war, .nd our in
ability to meet the situation, must
serve as a warning now. The failure
of trained nurses in this state to come
forward promptly and tender their
services is undoubtedly due to the fact
that they have not understood the
situation. Out of three hundred. but
thirty have taken up army work. This
is not enough. North Dakota must
come forward and do her part in this
branch of the national service as she
has in others. The director in charge
of this service expresses the views of
the organization as follows:
81 am indeed distressed to hear of
the lack of interest on the part OF
among three hundred nurses, there
recognize their patriotic duty under
the present circumstances"
The director of the Northern Divis-
ion at Minneapolis writes to the same
effect.
With the view of getting our nurses
interested and of inducing them to
register for this work promptly, the
North Dakota branch has effected a
reorganization. The state has been
divided into four divisions, the North.
erns Division in charge Of Miss Mae
McCulloch of Grand Forks; South.
eastern in charge Of Miss Gudrin
Bendhalt of Fargo; the Northwestern
in charge Of Miss Argot Liam of Mi
not, and the Southwestern in charge
of Miss Louise Herman of Bismarck
All Red Cross organizations in the
state, and auxiliaries, are desired tc
cooperate with these ladies in the
work, getting all qualified nurses in.
terested and registered for service in
the various cantonments in this coun.
try. It is hoped that all nurses will
speedily realize the necessity for of.
fering their services to their country
That thew will at once resnond to the
appeals that will be made to them di.
rect by these women who have been
placed in charge of the work. There
will be little or no expense for equip.
ment for this service, and the pay will
be substantially that now received in
private practice. We feel sure that
our women who are qualified to dc
this work will be glad to do their part
when once they appreciate the neces.
sites of the army that is in training
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SAM HARRIS
'"7- "'--y77- Ear.tls:g,=-rr6s
drew Three Years
Man Who Stole Valuable Coat Pleads
Guilty-His Pal, Ben Stone, For
feits Bail

Sam Harris who was arrested in Mi
not recently, charged with stealing a
$275 Hudson seal coat from a local
store, pleaded guilty before Judge
Leighton Saturday and was sentenced
to serve three years in the peniten-
tiary. Harris pal, Ben Stone, who was
arrested on the same charge, put up
a bond, but did not show up when his
case came up in court, and the bonds
men will have to pay the amount Of
the bond. After their arrest, Harris
and Stone tried to make a deal with
the Justice, offering to put up $500
cash bail which they intended to for
felt, but there was nothing doing.
Harris and Stone wrapped the coat
and addressed it to young woman in
Superior, Wis, but the officers located
the coat in an express office before it
could be sent.
Harris, it will be remembered, es-
capped from the bailiff as he was being
returned to jail from the court room
where he had been arraigned. He ran
to the. Rogers Lumber Co. yard and
hid under pile of lumber, wrapping
himself in bundle of old paper and
tumbling weeds. He was so well Sc
creted that the bailiff could not locate
him, tho the lumber yard was searched
for several hours. In the afternoon,
Harris was discovered by one of the
yard employees, who ran into the Of
flee breathless and notified H. S. John
son, the manager. Before the sheriff
could arrive, Harris had hiked out of
the yard to barn across the street,
where he was fonud in the hay.
States Attorney Herigstad and
Harris had practically agreed on Har-
ris' pleading guilty and the sentence
was to have been recommended at a
year and three months. Later Har-
ris made his dash for liberty and this
cost him just one year and nine
months
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{. S. PERSON
GIVEN CAPTAINS
COMMISSION
Minot Banker Completes Work at
Fort Snelling-Other Minot Men
Given Commissions.

E. S. Person, who recently complet-
ed his course in the officers training
camp at Fort Smelling, has been COM
missioned captain in the army. Capt.
and Mrs. Person and little daughter
are expected to arrive in Minot in
few days to remain here for short
time until the Captain is assigned to
his post.
Melvin Johnson and L. M. Bryne of
this city, have been commissioned
Lieutenants. Mr.. Johnson is the son
of G "A. johnson, publisher of the
Daily News, and Mr.. Bryne gave up
his position as court reporter for
Judge Leighton to enter the training
camp.
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LATE CAPT. JACK CRAWFORD
III LIVES AGAIN IN THE FILM

\ Those who knew Capt. Jack Craw-
ford, the "Poet Scout" and he was
known far and wide over the United
States as a gifted and picturesque
character, may easily recognize him as
*, life when they see "Womanhood,
the Glory of the Nation" starring
Alice Joyce and Harry Morey at the
Arcade theatre on Thursday, Friday
and Saturday.
In the stupendous Vitagraph pro-
duction he performs one of the bits of
heroic daring such as he was associ-
ated with by reputation. He died at
his home on Long Island last Febru-
ary but during the summer of 1916
was alive and vigorous, though aged.
At the invitation of Commodore j..
Stuart Blackton, who was a great
friend to him, Capt. Jack took part
in the filming of the battle scenes of
"Womanhood, The Glory of a Nation, "
and was featured in one scene where,
garbed in his own buckskin, he heads
the last stand of a group of devoted
Grand Army men who make a fight
against the invaders of America. The
whole group meets dramatic end,
Capt. Jack with his trusty Winchester
being the last to fall.
Don't waste six dollars worth of
time or a ten cent deal.
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WOULD CONTROL
AGRICULTURAL WORK
Company of 1900 Ward County Farm
crs Being Organized to Control
County Agricultural Agent
Work

An organization is being perfected
in Ward county, the purpose of which
is to take over the work of the county
agricultural agent, in conjunction with
the State Agricultural college.
A committee of farmers recently
took the matter up with the agricul-
tural college, explaining that the Ward
county commissioners were not anx-
ious to continue the work along the
OLD lines, and they were assured by
President Ladd that providing they
could form an organization of approx
imately 1900 Ward county farmers,
five of the number could be elected di-
rectors and the farmers themselves
have charge Of the work. Ward coun-
ty received $3.50 for the work from
the federal government which pro-
vides for two men. Ward county ap-
propriates quarter Of mill tax for
this purpose which amounts to IL or
IS cents per quarter section of land
Petitions have been circulated
among the various townships, to be
presented to the county commission
ers and membership list has been
circulated in each township. A meet
ing was called for Tuesday, Novem-
Der "a, at the court house in Minot.
but it appears that the meeting could
not be held that day for some reason.
Peter Nygard drove in forty miles
from his farm near Plaza with large
list Of names.
Among those behind this movement
arc August Krantz, Kenmare; Carl
Larson, Coulee; Chas. E. Sherburn and
Frank Schmidt, Foxholm; Nels Karm-
gard, L. C. Christensen and Carl Chris
tensen, Kenmare; M. O. Ofthsun, Sur
rey; Jos. Haider, Foxholm; Ed. Dur
bin, Burlington; John Biorn, Surrey;
S. R. Herzog, brady; A. J. Anderson,
Ni;rnt and p r Rarc R1lrlin otnn
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F. c.. Upton Goes to France.

F. C. Upton of the Minot Motor
Sales Co., is either in New York at
present or enroute to France, where
he will have charge of the work of as
sembling tractors fer the Lacrosse
people along the battle front. Mr..
Upton for years was in the employ of
the Case. company and is thoroly ia
miliar with tractors. This will be a
very unique experience for him.
Mr.. Upton gained considerable
prominence in Minot by twice becom-
ing a candidate for President of the
City Commission against w. S. Shaw
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Many Cases of Sore Throat.

There are large number of cases
of sore throat thruout the city, many
OF our residents being under the care
of physicians. If you get severe
case of sore throat, be sure to have
your physician attend to you, is a
warning sent out by the city health
officer.
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DON'T OVERHEAD YOUR
HOME; KEEP IT AT 6S DE-
GREES AND SAVE coal

Washington, Nov. 27.-Declarine
American homes are overheated, the
fuel administration today urged all
householders to maintain tempera-
ture of not more than 6S degrees, rec
commended by eminent American ply
slclans. With that temperature the
saving in coal will go far toward
meeting the enormous war demand for
fuel, officials said.
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Stenvick Declares He's Out of Politics

Stenvick Declares He's Out of Politics
E. H. Stenvick, former Minot post
master, and well known democratic
politician, has returned from the east
where he spent several weeks on busi-
ness. Mr.. Stenvick informs the Inde-
pendent that he is now strictly out of
politics and he is now engaged in the
wholesale lumber business. For a
good many years Mr.. Stenvick, who
has been a close friend to U. S. Treas
urer Burke, was one of the chief dem
ocratic politicians of North Dakota.
He has had his hand in the appoint
ment of many of the states post
masters and those for other positions.
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BERTHOLD'S SHARE s248.5O

Berthold's addition to the Y. M. C.
A. war fund is $24S.5O, as reported
Wednesday by Treasurer Rasmussen.
These figures did not arrive in time
to give them with the others which
appear elsewhere in this issue. Ber-
thold has come thru nobly.
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Electric Signs OFF at II O'clock.

A new order from Washington per-
mits electric signs to be burned nights
only from 7:45 to II o'clock. This is
done to conserve coal used in making
electricity. Naturally this will cut
into the income Of the Northern States
Power Co. and other electrical con-
Germs.
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Simmons Case Is Up

The case of the State VS.. R. w
Simmons, charged with embezzlement
went to trial Wednesday afternoon
Simmons, who has been living at Cros-
by, formerly managed the Fredeer
garage at Ryder and is charged with
small shortage. There is no session
of court today on account of Thanks
giving but work will be resumed Fri.
day morning.
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Idaho Congressman Visits Minot.

Congressman French of Idaho was a
visitor in Minot Monday night, en-
route to Grand Forks, where he is
spending day or two with brother,
DR.. French, of the medical faculty of
the University Of North Dakota.
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were taken in charge by Undertaken
N. E. Anderson.


N. E. Anderson.
The entire countryside joined in do
ing honor to his memory at funeral
services held at the Lutheran church
yesterday afternoon, after which the
remains were inferred in the Rice
Lake cemetery.
The pail bearers were Berthard
Malmsten, Elmer Hegstrom, Gust
Sundberg, Oscar Stensvold, Conrad
Warnberg and Victor Beckstrom.
Deceased is survived by the follow
ing relatives: His parents; two broth
ers, Martin C. and Theodore of Bra
ham and eight sisters, Mrs. Mork and
Miss Selma, of Des Laos, N. D., Mrs
N. c. Briggs, Of Glasgow, Mont, Mrs
E. E. Arnquist and Nellie of Milaca
and Minnie, Inga and Judith of Bra
ham.
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Porter Sells to His Partners.

Archie Porter has disposed Of his
interests in the Peoples Meat and
Grocery Co., to his partners, G. F.
Nelson and Benz Qualley. Mr.. Porter
will remain with the concern until the
first of the year when he may engage
in business for himself. The business
was started five or six years ago and
its growth has been rapid.
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LET THE KAISER ABDICATE.

Day by day the Kaiser exhorts hi:
people to achieve victory. Day by day
he assures them that no sacrifice is
too great to lay upon the altar of the
Fatherland.
He begs them to lend their last re
naming marks to the Government; he
urges them to watch their children
sicken and die with calm fortitude
he bids them starve uncomplainingly
and by slow stages; he directs that
the men in the trenches perish every
day by thousands and thousands.
He bids his people to thirst and
hunger and bleed and die-and for
what? That Germany may be pre-
served! Such is the burden of his ex-
hortations. Germany must be saved
at whatever cost to her people.
BY this lip-service does the Kaiser
prove over and over again his deep
and abiding love for his people and
his Germany!
Germany than at this frightful cost
to the German people? Yes, there is
a very simple and easy way.
Let the Kaiser abdicate. Let him as
head of the Hohenzollerns give back
" Il0 0Ol ludil pSOplS IllSlI Dll I'LL lSllt
which that House has usurped-the
right to govern themselves. Let him
cast Prussian autocracy down from
the high places. Let him call upon
the Reichstag to govern Germany, as
the Duma governs Russia.
If the Kaiser were to take that
course, the war would end in thirty
days. The Allies would readily treat
fa, tar of bo nct
democracy. They would even absolve
it from the responsibility for the I'M
speakable crime of the autocracy.
But the Kaiser has no thought of
no thought of endorsing
the autocracy of which he is the head
and guiding genius, no thought of thus
the downfall of the Hohenzollerns, he
condemns his subjects to fight hope
lessly, desperately on.
So, after all, it is not Germany he
loves it is himself. 1t is not the Ger
man people he is striving to save, but
his Prussian absolutiSm. The victory
but for the glory and power of Will
helm. The defeat he fears is not the
ruin of the German Empire, but the
uOW HAL VI ulluoeI anu tl6 T1OHCu-
zollern despotism.
Abdication of the Kaiser in favor of
the people would save Germany, would
in due time rehabilitate her in the
eyes of world now united against her
in the eyes of world now united
against her in adherence Let not
the Kaiser talk then, of fresh sacre-
fees, since he is unwilling to make
one himself.
No greater service to civilization
could those of German birth in this
Country render, than somehow to send
these truths home to the conscious
ness of the German people.
Signs multiply that the German peo-
pie are turning in bitterness against
their oppressors. If they can be brot
to see the Kaiser and Kaiserism in the
cold light of truth, that day the war
will be over.-Minneapol Journal.
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Notice for Publicatin

Coal Act 6-22-1O Serial No.
014916
Department of the Interior, US.
Land Office at Miles City, Mont.
May s, 1917.
Notice is hereby given that
John Nagel
Of Circle, Mont, who on June 10,
1912, made homestead entry No.
014916, for Nw4; Nw4sw4; Easw4
sw4sE4, section 20, township Is N,
range 40 E, M. P. Meridian, has
filed notice. of intention to make
three year proof, to establish claim
TO the land above described, before
Peter Rorvik, U. S. Commissioner
ut Circle, Montana, on the 3rd day
Of July, 1917.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Dan Murphy, Err. Bartell, William
Murphy. G. B. Loudon all of
Circle, Montana.
5-18 6-15 G. w. Myers, Hegister.
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Notice for Publication

Coal. Act 6-22-lO Serial No.
01SS7S
Department of the Interior, U. S.
Land Office at Miles CITY, Montana,
May 10. 1917.
Notice is hereby given that
Sabina Mueller,
heir and for the heirs of Joseph
Kurthenbach of Union, Montana.
who on June II, 1918, made H. E.
No 01SS7S, for NM; SE4NW4;
SW4NE4, section 20, township IS
N, range 4S E, NJ. P. Meridian, has
filed notice of intention to make
three year proof, TO establish claim
to the land above described, before
Peter Rorvik, U. S. Commissioner
at Circle, Montana on the 18th day
of July 1917.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Henry Rathje, August Hamelau,
Rudolph Heide, Fred Soenksen all
of Circle, Mont.
5-1S 6-15 G. w. Myers, Register.
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Early Flints; Dakota White Flint,
Gehu, Burleigh County Mixed.
Late Flints; Smut Nose, King
Phillip, Triumph, Longfellow, Mer-
Ger.
Senidents; Minnesota %, North
western Dent, Minnesota King.
Early Dents; Rustler's White
Dent, Early Pride, Eeker's White
Dent, Square Deal, Pioneer White
Dent.
Late Dents; Pride of the North,
Sterling White Dent.
If the farmers of Dawson County
will send in their names stating
the varieties of the seed corn and
the amount they have for sale or
the amount and kind they want to
purchase, the matter will receive
prompt attention. This should be
done at once.
Let us have bumper corn crop
in Dawson County this year by us
ing the best kind of seed.
d. w. Mendenhall,
Dawson County Agricultural.