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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-10

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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-10

The new girls of the Adelante liter
ary society were responsible Tor the
excellent program, and social hour that
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Mrs. Arthur s Benson left Wednes-
day for Albany whore she il visiting
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. D. McGregor
for few weeks.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-10

Amid a pretty setting of tulips and
crimson carnations, l6 members of and
friends Of the Ladies Aid society of
the United Brethren church on North
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-11-22
JOHN STEfF, MURDER
Err, WANTS PARDON
Man Who Shot His Poor Wife in a
Barrel Would Like to Breathe the
Free Air--Murderer McPeek
Also Tired of Prison.

Secretary Mason from the Cover
nor's office, is spending a few days in
Minot looking up the records of
number Of Ward county men who are
serving time in the penitentiary, and
who have applied for pardons. The
board Of pardons have adopted novel
and excellent way of learning at first
hand just how these men are thot of
in their respective communities.
The notorious John Steff, who MUIR
dered his wife in cold blood, wants
pardon. He was sent up for ten years
in August, 1913. He was afraid to be
tried in his own county, so took a
change of venue to Towner. 1t was
generally conceded in Ward county
that the man should have been given
a life sentence and the board of par
dons will hardly give him his free
dom. Steff lived on a farm seven
miles northwest of Minot and after
terrorizing his wife, the poor woman
took refuge in a barrel. Steff stood
off few yards and shot thru the
barrel with a rifle, killing her.
McPeek, who shot his wife in cold
blood at Mrs. Shaw's home in this city,
also wants a pardon. The man was
also afraid to be tried in Ward county
so took change of venue to Stanley,
where he was given twenty years. He
has served but three years. Such
criminals can hardly look for mercy.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-11-22
mccoy FURNITURE
CO. ISSUES CATALOc
Splendid Piece of Work Executed by
the Independents Job Depart
ment.

The job department of the Indepen-
dent has just turned out most at
tractive catalog for the Mccoy Fur
niture Co. 1t is without doubt the
highest class piece of printing the In
dependent has yet turned out for we
have never before been so we'll equip
ped to do work of this character. The
catalog was printed on the highest
grade calendared book stock on our
Whitlock Premier job press. The hum
dreds of cuts were made from draw
ings executed by G. C. Humphreys Of
this city, who is an artist of far more
than the ordinary ability. The cuts
shown in the catalog represent the
furniture and house furnishings ex-
actly as they appear on the floor OF
the establishment.
The cover design, which is beauti-
full thing and very unique, was execut-
ed by Mr.. Humphreys, who incorpor-
ated the ideas of Gale S. Robinson,
manager of the Mccoy Furniture Co.
The advertising copy for the various
pages was all prepared by Mr.. Robin
son, who started work on the catalog
in February.
The Independent installed new
Miller saw-trimmer at considerable
expense, expressly for this job and be-
sides large amount of new type was
used for the first time on this piece of
work.
The catalog is home product from
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-11-22
SAVES CHILD FROM FLAMES
Thilda HaakensOn is Badly Burned In
Dbl :akn


Towner, Nov. 21.-Miss Mathilda
Haakenson, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
O. T. Haakenson, was badly burned
last Wednesday afternoon, when she
twice rushed through gasoline flames
and saved her twoyear-old baby sis
ter from death, when the family home,
ten miles north of Towner, was de-
stroyed by fire.
The fire was set by two of the other
Haakenson children, boy aged seven
and little girl aged four. They had
spilled a quantity of gasoline on the
doorstep and in the entryway of the
home and touched a match to it. Ma
thilda was in an adjoining room and
heard the baby's cries after discover
ing the fire. Rushing through the
burning entryway, she picked up the
child and ran with her through the
flames to safety. She was badly
burned about the lower limbs and is
now patient at the hospital, where
she is making good recovery. The
baby was also burned about the head.
The house, with its contents, was
totally destroyed by the flames. In
addition to this about $3.50 in CUR
rency, belonging to Mathilda and Al
vim Haakenson, was burned
Mr.. Haakenson is preparing to re-
build at once
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-11-22
GRANVILLE COBBLER
TAUGHT LESSON
Bernt Folstad, Who Made DisIoyal
Statements, Attacked by Hundred
Citizens with Fire HOse-Made
to kneel and Kiss Flag.

The citizens of Granville admins
tered good sized dose Of punishment
to Bernt Folstad, a cobbler, Monday
night, charging him with making dis
loyal statements A crowd of a hun
dred citizens gathered, and taking pos
session Of the city fire engine, turned
stream of water on the building oc-
cupied by Folstad. The windows were
broken and the shoe store and shop
were thoroly drenched, and Folstad
was taken out completely soaked. He
was conducted to the city hall where
he was taught how to kneel and kiss
the American flag His case has been
reported to federal authorities and it
is possible that Folstad is not thru
yet.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-11-22

he says, struck Crowell's horse be-
hind the ear with club, raising
lump, and threatened to do the same
thing to the owner. He told how he
and Weir, the man who took his place
on the parcel post wagon, were driv-
ing along Central avenue on the af-
ternoon of the killing. They had
stopped to deliver a parcel to the New
York store. Dazell drove up from be-
hind, he. says, and ordered Crowell to
get out of the way. Crowell says he
drove up eight or ten feet and told
Dazell there was room to drive by. He
stated that as Dazell drove by, the
rear wheel of the dray caught his
cart, breaking a wheel, breaking the
axle and scattering the mail over the
street. AS Dazell passed by he says
the man struck at him with the line,
the end touching his shoulder, and he
declares that Dazell remarked, "Pll
get you later, you--." He de-
clared that Harry Lewis told him that
Dazell was a bully and he says that
he became afraid of him and about
six o'clock after getting his work done,
he visited Haskell's shop and purchas-
ed a revolver with which to defend
himself. He then drove to the barn,
put his horse up and fed it, when Da-
zell came in and put his horses up.
He says that among the other men
around the barn at the time were
Lewis and man named Johnson. He
said that DaZell walked up to within
two or three feet of him, stared at
him when Crowell asked him if he did
MT want to pay for the damages to his
wagon and let the matter drop. He
declares that Dazell said he would
not pay the damages and that he
threatened to slap Crowell. Shortly
after he said Dazell slapped him and
the men exchanged blows. Crowell got
loose from him and backed away and
reached into his side coat pocket for
his gun just after he saw Dazell
reach his right hand towards his hip
pocket. He says that he feared that
Dazell was reaching for a weapon,
when Crowell shot. Crowell says that
he first aimed low and that as Dazell
advanced toward him he aimed high
err, firing three times. He then left
the barn and went to the police sta
ton, where he gave himself up. AS he
was leaving the barn he says, Lewis
called to him, "Hey, where are you
going?" He denied that Lewis had
taken hold of him and that he had
threatened to shoot Lewis. He told
of trouble that he had had with Lewis
at the postoffice one time as the men
were working with the mail.
In his cross examination, Crowell
testified that he did not drink nor
swear. He said he was born in Pulas-
XII county, Va, and denied that he had
come west when 10 years old because
he had such an ungovernable temper
that he could not get along with his
folks. Atty. Nash sought to show in
the cross examination that CroWell
believed because he was government
mail carrier that he believed he had
superior privileges.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-11-22
LIFE SENTENCE.

Washburn, Nov. 17.-Joseph Kellar,
who stood trial for the murder of
George Dixon, a Wilton policeman,
was found guilty Of first degree MUIR
der by jury in district court here
today. Kellar will be sentenced to
life Imprisonment by Judge Nuessle.
An interesting side light on the trial
of Kellar is the fact that Jas. Shea,
who was foreman on the jury in the
famous Anderson murder trial several
years ago, was foreman of the jury
which tried Kellar.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-11-22

WORK AT HOME OR HEADQUAR-
TIERS
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-11-22
AMERICAN RED CROSS
Minot Branch-Ward County Chap
ter.
SERVICE PLEDGE

AS a pledge Of my loyalty, hereby
promise to devote------hours a week
to work for the Red Cross, agreeing to
associate myself with one of the var
ious working Committees and to work
under the direction Of the Chairman
of that Committee.
I prefer to work at---------------
HEADQUARTERS or Home as the
case may be-.
Signed DISQUALIFICATION
MY residence address is--------
MY residence phone is------------
NOTE:- our name will be furnish
ed to the Committee in charge Of the
branch of work in which you prefer
to serve. The Branches are as fol-
lows, please check your preference.
WORK AT HEADQUARTERS ONLY
Surgical Dressings, Class a. (----)
Surgical Dressings, Class "B"- (----)
Sewing and making garments (---.-)
Cutting -------------( }
WORK AT HOME OR HEADQUAR-
Sewing on some articles after
obtaining instructions at
Headquarters -------------(- 80
instruction classes will be arranged
for-particulars Of which will be fur
nished you by the Chairman of the
Branch of work that you select.
(Anyore desiring to help the Red
Cross, cut this out, sign it and send to
Mrs. A. A. Robinson, 116 9th St. s. E.,
Minot, N. d.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-11-22
{. C. CROWELL IS ON
TRIAL FOR MURDER
Young Normal School Student Goes
on Stand This Afternoon in His
Own Defense-Case to Jury
Friday.

The E. C. Crowell murder case is
being tried in district court before
Judge Leighton this week. The de-
PENDANT himself is on the stand this
afternoon and the arguments will
either start this afternoon late or the
first thing Friday morning.
The state summoned twenty wit
nesses and the defendant fifteen, most
Of whom were used.
The jury is one of the best that has
been selected for case of this i'm
portance and comprises the following
well known Ward county men:
Irwin Nicodemus, R. A. Stark, Glen
j. Spies, H. j. Johnson, Jim Cameron,
B. B. Mouck, Joseph Outer, c. w.
Tunnel, G. A. Cochrane, Dan Hennes-
sy, Peter Kulaas and Henry Olson.
E. C. Crowell, a young man FL years
Of age, shot to death Sam Dazell, a
drayman employed by the J. B. Reed
Transfer Co., at the Reed barn on the
evening of Sept. 20, and is on trial for
his life. His attorneys, E. R. Sinkler
and Moody o. Eide, are leaving no
stone unturned to either clear him or
to get him off with light sentence.
States Attorney Herigstad, Asst.
States Attorney Dorr Carroll and
Dudley l.. Nash are handling the case
for the state and are fighting just as
hard to convict the young man.
The following is the list of wit
nesses summoned for the state, most
Of whom have testified: Fred c. john
stcn, Frank Jacques, Harry Weir,
Christ Larson, Harry M. Lewis, Phil
Frost, Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Reed, Cliff
ford Larson, Marion Lewis, VIM.
Brakeman, Dan Dougherty, John Reed,
]. D. Van Fleet, H. A. Haskell, Jack
Theurer and l.. j. Palda.
The witnesses for the defendant
were: J. c. Smallwood, Herb Small
wood, A. H. Bennett, Arnold Longe-
van, J. B. Hendricks, Everett Cline,
H. o. Phels, Stacy Judd, Pat Carney,
Rev, Cowgirl, Olaf Rib, Theo. Even
son, V. A. Lowell, H. G.: Fish, Mrs.
Florence Perkett, P. O. Mehl, A. e.
Mclean, Fred Anderson and Dr.
Hardaway. Most of the defendants
witnesses, which included members OF
the Minot Normal school faculty, were
placed on the stand to testify as to
the previous good character and repu-
tation Of CroWell.
Crowell took the stand this after
noon and testified in his own behalf:
He was first examined by his counsel
and cross examined by Atty. NASH
He made an excellent impression on
the large number who had gathered
and he could not have failed to I'M.
press the jury well. Whether he will
20 scott free or whether he is given a
light sentence, it may be said that his
counsel made no mistake in put
ting him on the stand.
Crowell told of two previous alter
cations with Dazell, once shortly after
he had gone to work for the govern
ment as carrier of parcel post pack
ages in this city. He had kept his
horse at Reeds barn and said he was
walking past Dazell, who was lying in
the doorway. Crowell believed that
Dazell was intoxicated and says that
when he asked Dazell what was the
matter, the latter told him to get away
or he would kill him. Another time
he says his horse was loose in the
barn and the horse bothered Dazell's
horses as it passed by them. Dazell
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-11-22
TT to finish, and we are proud of it

start to finish, and we are proud of it.
The press work was in charge Of
the Independents foreman, l.. O. Gil
more, The composition was in charge
Of l.. l.. Oeth, who has been connected
with the Independent for the past f'-
teen years. The linotype work was
turned out by the two machines in
stalled by Guy F. Humphreys in this
plant. The actual press running was
in charge Of Miss Rita Gilmore, and
even the office devil had his finger in
the pie.
1t is unusual for a city the size of
Minot to turn out catalog of this
nature, offering furniture on the in
stallment plan. The catalogs are to
be sent broadcast over the Northwest.
The catalog is a credit to the Mccoy
Furniture Co.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-11-22
Jack Wallace Pleads Guilty.

Jack Wallace, who was arrested
charged with bringing liquor into the
state, entered plea of guilty before
Judge Murray and was sentenced to
serve 60 days in the county Jail and
pay fine of $500 and $50 costs. The
charge against Clyde Foster, who was
arrested at the same time, was dis
missed, as he was merely drunk who
was getting a free ride.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-11-22

Issued
1t has long been the honored custom of our people
to turn in the fruitful autumn of the in praise and
Thanksgiving to Almighty God for His many blessings and
mercies to nation. That custom follow
now, in the midst of the tragedy of world shaken
by war unreasonable disaster the midst of
and great peril because amidst the darkness that has
gathered about the great blessings God has
bestowed upon u.s. blessings that are better than mere
We have been given the opportunity to serve man
kind served ourselves in the great day OF our
Declaration of Independence, by taking up against
tyranny that threatened to master and debase men
everywhere and joining with other free peoples in de-
handing for all the nations Of the world what then de-
manded and obtained for ourselves, In this day of the
as nation but to defend also right of free thru
out the world there has been vouchsafed full and in
We have been brought to mind and purpose
vgor of common counsel and common has been re-
such circumstances the midst of the greatest enterprise
the spirits of men have entered upon we have If we
but observe reasonable and practicable economy
ciated with u.s. as well as our own new light shines
greater national spirit in We shall never again be d.
And while we render thanks for these things let us
may look always to him for guidance, that may be
kept constant the spirit and purpose Of SERVICE that
strengthened and that in His good time liberty and
ty and peace and the comradeshp of justice
may be vouchsafed all the nations Of the earth GO A
United States of America do hereby designate Thursday
November tWenty-nlnh, next, as DAY OF thanksgiving
and prayer and invite the people throughout the land to
that day from their ordinary occupations and
their several homes and places of worship to render
thanks to God, the great ruler of nations.
In witness Whereof have hereunto set my hand and
caused the seal of the United States to be affixed
Done in the District of Columbia, this 9TH day of
November the year of Our Lord nineteen hundred and
seventeen and of the independence of the United States
of America the hundred and forty-second
WOODROW WILSON,
By the PRESIDENT
ROBERT LANSING, Secretary of State
MM MMMM
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-11-22
"Red' Williams Opening New Barber
ShOn

Irwin Williams, we'll known bar
Der, mas returned from Chicago, where
he has been conducting first class
shop IN one of the clubs, and he is now
installing an up-to -date shop in the
basement Of the LeSueur block on
Main street. cred is an Al barber,
a first class gentleman and will do a
nice business.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-09-21
Plead Guilty, Pay
Fine Of $500

Upon complaint made by Chas.
Lala of Nelson creek, Eber and
Mark Philpot were arrested last
Friday by deputy sheriff J.J Nor
iarty and brought before Justice
of the peace ]. K. Lowell for hear
ing.
The charge against the gentle
men was for disturbing the peace
the trouble being over some horses
belonging to the Messrs. Philpot
which had gotten into Mr.. Lala's
oat field. 1t seems that Mrs. Lala
had attempted to drive the horses
out of the field one evening and
as a consequence the Philpot bro
theirs, and Mrs. Lala together with
Lala's hired man, had quite an ar
gument over the matter that eve
ming, which lead to the mems ar
rest and the case to be settled in
court.
At the hearing before Justice
Lowell the Philpot brothers plead
guilty, and were given a fine of
$500 piece and costs.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-09-21

Henry Wischman has recently
completed the erection of fine
little residence on his farm up
Redwater, formerly The John An
derson place.
Peter Rorvik is having a large
addition built to his store. 1t is
being built along the entire length
of the store on the west side and
will be used for warehouse.
S. G. Lee of Bagley, Mimi, was
an arrival here last Satu rday. Mr.
Lee who is a contractor and
builder, it will be remembered
was here while last spring, and
exeects now to remain until late
this fall as he has lots of work in
view here.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Benson of
Oelwein, Ia, arrived here this
week for a visit al the c. A. Lantz
and G. F. Altman home 1t is
their first trip to this section but
expressed themselves well pleased
with the country and were sur
prised at the size and thrift of our
progressive inland city. They
will remain here a couple of weeks.
) 1t is true that the past season
has been a dry one, but even so,
some of our enterprising farmers
are harvesting fair crops. j. w. |
Brickert threshed out 10 bushels
of spring wheat to the acre out on
the Peder Undem farm. j. E.
King over on Buffalo creek had a
100 acres of spring wheat that
made 9 bushel. Chas. White of
Lost creek reports a yield of
about 7 bushes.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-09-21


visiting with her folks returned to
Ashland, Wis, Saturday to assume
her studies at the Northland Col
lege.
Rufus Nets has made another
trade whereby he traded lot on
main street, opposite the Miller
feed barn, to Chas. Fletcher for
the big Reo-six that has been on
the mail service the past year or
so.
Guy C. Stephens purchased the
B. L. Schultz property in north
Circle this week. Mr.. Schultz has
leased the Stephens farm up north
of town, which he will farm next
year. They expect to move onto
same this fall.
Dan Murphy, one of the pros
porous ranchers, living up near
Mt Antelope is having fine large
barn built these days, the exact
Dimensions being 30x60. H. Som /
merfeldt is doing the work.
JIM. Lutnes and Mark Thore-
son left the first of week for Far
go, N. Dak., on a business trip.
Mrs. Lutnes and baby accompani-
ed them as far as Valley City
where she remained for a few
days visit.
The local Federal Farm Loan
Association has received word
that it will soon be granted a
charter and will then be able to
do business in prompt and salts
factory manner.
Several of the big land compa-
MES that bought up some of the
N. P. lands III this vicinity last
spring are putting on big cam
paign this fall to sell their land to
actual settlers. They are already
busy in the east rounding up" ;
prospective settlers and bringing
them out to show them some of :
the choicest lands in eastern Mon
tana particularly the Redwater
Valley in the vicinity of Circle. =
E. L. McCIatchie has received /
word from his wife to the effect
that their little daughter Jean who {
was operated upon at Minneapolis |
is getting along fine. Little Jean G
had an attack of infantile paralysis a
when quite small which crippled t
her left leg and foot so that for |
a number of years she has been 6
unable to walk properly The II
operation which was performed r
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-09-21
Begins With Next Weeks Issue

county OF Uawsun, rpauu rrrv ov,n
day of August, 1917, in the matter of
the Estate of Richard Kerr, deceased,
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-09-21

Edward Diehl Charles Dobson, Charles
Diehl, Charles Stockman, all of Hazel,
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Germany preventing spread
entering Holland order to labor troubles
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If FOOD DlSAGREES. .,-~'
DRINK HOT WATER

When food lies like lead in the stom.
ach and you have that uncomfortable
distended feeling, it is because of in
sufficient blood supply to the stomach,
combined with acid and food fermenta.
ton. In such cases try the plan now
followed in many hospitals and ad.
vtsed by many eminent physicians OF
taking a teaspoonful Of pure bisurated
magnesia in half glass of water, as
hot as you can comfortably drink it.
The hot water draws the blood to the
stomach and the bisurated magnesia
as any physician can tell you, instant
ly neutralizes the acid and stops the
food fermentation. Try this simple
plan and you will be astonished at the
immediate feeling of relief and com.
fort that always follows the restora.
ton Of the normal process of diges-
ton. People who find it inconvenient
at times to secure hot water and trav.
elers who are frequently obliged to
take hasty meals poorly prepared,
should always take two or three five
grain tablets Of Bisurated Magnesia
after meals to prevent fermentation
and neutralize the acid in their stom.
ach.-Adv.