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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-05-03
M|NOT boy WAS
WOUNDED IN France
George Graves Has Recovered From
Shell Wound About Head and Has
Returned to the Trenches.

Atty. Karl H. Stoudt received let
ter from his old school chum, George
Graves, son Of F. f. Graves, of San
Diego, Cal, and former Minot real
estate man, telling of his experience
as British soldier in France. George
went to school in Minot years ago and
has many friends who are interested
in him. He has just been returned to
the trenches after spending six months
in a hospital in England, recovering
from shell wounds about the face and
head. His letter was postmarked
"British Army Postoffice" and was
written from the "Church Recreation
Hut"
George, who is of an adventurous
nature, rode back and forth to England
on mule boats several times and final
ly became so infused with the war
spirit that he enlisted with the British
army at Portsmouth.
George is a "soldier of fortune" it
seems. Prior to going to England, he
fought with the Mexican army under
Villa before Villa "got in bad" with
the powers that be in Mexico.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-05-03
Wanted TO HIRE
wife KILLED
Two Men Arrested in Montana Claim
Dunn Tried Two Years Ago to
Hire Them to Do the Job.

Frank J. Dunn, wealthy St. Paul
contractor, is held in Jail, suspected OF
having killed his wife, or hiring some
one to do the deed, which was commit
ted recently, while she was sleeping.
Someone entered her room and shot
her to death while she slept. Dunn is
43 years of age and Mrs. Dunn was
28. The couple had been separated
and Dunn was paying her $40 month
alimony.
Two men have been arrested in Mon
tana, suspected Of having had some
thing to do with the murder, altho
they were not in St. Paul the night
Mrs. Dunn was killed. They admit
that two years ago Dunn tried to hire
them to kill his wife and they used
this fact against him for blackmail,
getting $4,000 out of him. Both of
these men are now reputable business
men in Montana.
Dunn has furnished an alibi, having
been at his club when the murder was
committed. Police and detectives are
now looking for the man whom they
believe Dunn hired to do the job.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-05-03
JACK LONCRE
BROKE JAIL
Young Desperate Horse Thief Made
Getaway from Ward County Bas-
tile Saturday Morning.

Jack Longre, confessed horse
thief, who was captured in Canada af-
ter having broken parole, escaped
from the Ward county Jail about eight
o'clock Saturday morning. He went
east from the Jail, going down into
Riverside park and then doubled back
into the city. 1t is believed that he
got out of the city on a freight train.
Officers are now looking for him.
Longre is a desperate character.
Three years ago, he stole a horse and
buggy from Berthold farmer, drove
the rig to near Carpio, where he aban-
doned the buggy and harness in cou-
lee. He rode the horse ohis home
near Kenmare, where he was living at
the time. He was arrested and given
a sentence Of three years in the pen
itentiary. He was paroled, but broke
his parole and was recently arrested
at Weyburn, Sask., and returned to
Minot. He soon was to begin serving
his 3-year sentence at Bismarck.
Longre got away from Jail by trick
ing his jailor.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-05-03
OURADN|K WITH THE
+, N|NOT AUTO COMPANY
Douglas School Superintendent Be-
comes Connected With Service
- Department of Concern

Charles Ouradnik, who has been up
erintendent of the Douglas schools for
the past five years has assumed his
position as assistant manager of the
service department Of the Minot Auto
Co.
His place at Douglas has been filed
by Miss Hattie Craig of Oakes, N. D.,
who has been Mr.. Ouradnik's assist
ant in the Douglas schools, the two de-
partments having been consolidated.
Mr. and Mrs. Ouradnik have host
of friends in Minot who are glad to
learn that they have become residents
of our city. Mrs. Ouradnik has taken
prominent part in the Sunday school
work in Ward county. Mr.. Ouradnik
has made success of his school work
and he will make good in his present
work. The Minot Auto Co. are to be
congratulated on securing the ser
vices of such men as Mr.. Ouradnik.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-05-03
Wednesday Musical Ball.

The Wednesday Musical Club gave
their annual bal at the Armory Tues
day evening which was attended by
ninety couples. A total of ITO tickets
had been sold by the energetic commit
tee. The music was furnished by Ho-
Winds seven-piece orchestra. At eleven
o'clock Miss McFadden, with sixteen
young ladies of the Minot Normal
school, appeared and gave very pret-
ty May Pole dance.
The hall was beautifully decorated
with flags and a large eagle bearing
the national colors was suspended
from the ceiling.
Mrs. P. A. Nestos and Mrs. J. R.
Pence presided during the evening at
the frappe tables. The dance was in
charge Of a committee consisting of
Mrs. Robbins and Mrs. Boyer, who to-
gether with the president, Miss De-
vine, deserve much credit for the very
successful affair.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-05-03
FARM HELP AVAILABLE;
REGISTER YOUR NEEDS

Governor Frazier has wired advice
from Chicago that hundreds Of exper-
fenced farm hands are registered with
the Daily News for employment.
AS no provision was made by the
last Legislative assembly for the La
Dor Department to establish labor
bureau, the department is consider
ably handicapped and without any
available funds; nevertheless, | have
secured promise of federal assistance
and in the meantime, our office force
will devote whatever time is neces-
sary for securing and distributing
farm labor, and I respectfully request
county officers, farmers, and others to
register the needs in their locality
with the Department Of Agriculture
and Labor, Bismarck, N. D., stating
wages and term of employment, and /
further desire the newspapers to CO.
operate in giving this information
general circulation.
J. N. HAGAN,
Com. Of Agr. and Labor.
Bismarck, N. D. 'Ss
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-05-03
RULERS REFUGE IN
u. 5. PROPOSED
Upton Sinclair Suggests Cataliuas as
Haven for Abdicating
Monarchs

Chicago, April 26.-Upton Sinclair,
socialist, wired the Chicago Tribune
today from Pasadena, Cal, as fol-
lows:
cam writing Kernsky, socialist min
lister Of justice at Petrograd, suggest
ing that the former czar and his fam
lily be intrusted to the American re-
public for permanent safekeeping.
Catalina island, off Los Angeles, to be
made into an island for kings, to be
used as refuge for rulers abdicating
or dethroned after this war.
"The island has salubrious climate
and is populated by sheep, the proper
subjects for autocracy.'
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-05-03

York switched from his position in
favor of trial Of the volunteer sys-
tenn. In speech he talked about the
draft, and when at the close of his
speech he was urged to explain his
position he said, I propose to vote
with the president on this BILL"
In the picture, from left to right, are
Lloyd Taylor, handing petition to
Speaker Clark. Mr.. Taylor represents
the National Security League, which
advocates universal obligatory mill
tary training. Next to him is Repre-
sentative Kahn, republican of Cali
fornia, who favors the administration
plan Of selective draft, next in the
picture is Senator Chamberlain of Ore
gon, author of the administration bill.
At the right is Representative Cald-
we'll.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-05-03

Speaker Clark opposes drafe-kut -
Speaker Clark is receiving delega-
tion from the National Security league
opposed the selective draft and pre-
dicted it never would pass congress.
Several hundred petitions, bearing a
million names, asking congress to
adopt the administration plan were
laid before the speaker.
transcription will never pass, in my
opinion" he said. II am for letting the
flower and youth Of this country vol
unteer before we fasten the disgrace
of draft upon them. The war de-
partment is jumping around trying to
bulldoze the people into passing this
bill, and don't think they are going
to do"
Representative Caldwell of New
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-05-03

passes Canada will change and some
day become a sister republic to the
good old U. S. A. Last Fourth of July
we attended celebration conducted
by the former residents of the states
and my wife and myself were the only
ones wearing American flags. One of
the visitors said to me, "You had bet
ter take the flag off or you will get it
torn off," I told him to fly at it.
II enclose price for the best paper
in North Dakota.
JOHN BRADLEY"
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-05-03
JUNE ELECTION ...'.
ANTICIPATED
Will Issue Call Upon Return From
Washington Conference-FavOrs
Petitions.

Fargo, N. D., April 28.-North Da-
kota's special election to name sue
cessor to the late Congressman H. T.
Helgesen, will probably be held late
in June, it was indicated by Governor
Lynn j. Frazier while in Fargo en-
route for conferences at Washington,
D. c., and Chicago. He announced
that the election call would not be is
sued until his return from the east,
which will be in about ten days.
Governor Frazier intimated that the
petition system would be used, requir-
ing each candidate to obtain 300 sig
natures TO his nomination papers.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-05-03
TEACHER
COMMITS SUICIDE

Washburn, N. D., May Miss
Hulda Johnson, a school teacher in
the district of Mclean county, shot
herself thru the heart with 90 rifle
this morning in the Charles Johnson
home. She died almost instantly. No
one was near at the time of the trag-
edy and no reason is known for the
act. She was "a years old and the
daughter of J. A. Johnson, pioneer
farmer of the Painted Woods district.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-05-03
HORSE, WAGON, DRIVER AND
COAL DROPPED INTO THE BIN

Valley City, May 3.-Quite an acci-
dent occurred in the back yard Of the
Dave Richie home Monday evening,
which might have been very serious,
but through miracle no one was
hurt. 1t seems drivers are sometimes
careless about confining their route to
the driveway, and in this instance the
driver of coal wagon drove onto the
lawn off the driveway Of the Ritchie
home, and horse, wagon and driver
went down into the coal bin. 1t
seemed as though the wagon was
resting on the horse, but later it was
discovered that the horse was not
harmed at all, nor was the harness or
wagon. After several hours of wait
ing and work, the wagon was drawn
out and the horse was taken into the
cellar and out through the house.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-05-03
PLEADS NOT GUILTY
TO WHITE SLAVERY

Albian Tobiason of Williston, N. D.,
was arraigned on an indictment re-
turned by the federal grand jury
charging violation of the Mann white
slave act before Judge Charles F. Am
idon in federal court yesterday after
noon. Tobiason entered plea Of not
guilty and was placed under $1,000
bond. The case will be tried at Bis
marck.
Tobiason is alleged to have trans
ported a woman from Wolf Point,
Mont, to Williston, N. D., for immoral
purposes.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-05-03
PARSHALL AUTO LIVERY

F. R. Mars, of the City Garage and
Auto Livery Of Parshall, motored over
to this city Tuesday with a number of
passengers.
Mr.. Marrs maintains an up-to-date
place and is one of the most reliable
drivers in this section Of the state. His
prices are reasonable and only expert
drivers are employed.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-05-03
INTERESTING Lecture .
TO Be GIVEN SOON
Builders and Traders Exchange Will
Have Harry Curran Wilbur of
Fargo Next Tuesday.

The Minot Builders and Traders Ex-
change have secured Harry Curran
Wilbur of Fargo, to deliver an address
on the subject, "Some Insurance Prob
lens, with Special Reference to Work
mems Compensation" on next Tues
day evening, May 9Th, at 8 o'clock
sharp. This lecture will be of interest
not only to employers of labor, but
also to laboring men, and general in
vitation is issued to all who might be
interested in the subject.
The Exchange will have short bus
mess session at 1880, and the lecture
will start at promptly.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-05-03

S2,O11 for Car of Berthold Potatoes.
L. r. Colvert, the Berthold potato
king, sold car load Of potatoes to q
firm in Lincoln, Neb., getting $2O11 .45.
This is the highest price ever received
for a car Of Berthold potatoes, which
on account of being sound and free
from disease, have won a nationwide
reputation.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-05-03
KEN SHRINE CEREMONIAL.

KEN Temple of Grand Forks is pre-
pairing it's semi-annual Ceremonial to
be held Friday evening, June 1. A
number of victims from this section
of the state are preparing to "cross
the burning sands"
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-05-03
MARTHA GOFF WANTS TO AD-
MINISTER HUSBANDS ESTATE

st. Paul, May 2.-Martha Golf, ac-
quilted last week of charge of lnur-
dering her negro husband, Garfield
Golf, petitioned the Ramsey county
probate court today for appointment
as administrators of his $1,100 estate.
Elizabeth Golf, Havre, Mont, moth
er of the dead husband, has filed a
counter claim against the widow with
a life insurance company for Goff's
$1,000 policy.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-05-03
Normal Students Will Plant Potatoes

A number of Minot Normal young
men will put in six or eight acres of
potatoes on the Normal Park addi-
tion. The seed will cost from $3.50 to
$500 per bushel and it will cost about
$50 an acre to pay the entire expense
of putting in the crop. 1t is not I'M
usual for potatoes to yield from 200 to-
800 bushels per acre and, even at so
cents a bushel, the young men ought
to make some money.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-05-03
Flaxton Couple Here on Honeymoon

Flaxton Couple Here on Honeymoon
John E. Pfeifer, popular mail
clerk, and Miss Caroline Werner, both
Of Flaxton, were united in marriage
Sunday, April 20, at Bowbells,, Rev.
Father Weisser Of the Catholic church
performing the ceremony. The happy
couple spent several days in this city
and the bride will make short visit
with friends in Grand Forks. Mr.. and
Mrs. Pfeifer will be at home to their
many friends at Flaxton after June J..
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-05-03
HEAVY LIVE STOCK LOSSES.

Twenty horses, nineteen cattle,
twenty sheep and thirty hogs out of
every thousand on North Dakota
farms were lost through disease dur
ing the year ending March 81, and
nineteen out of every thousand cattle,
twenty out of every thousand sheep
and fifty out Of every thousand lambs
succumbed to exposure during that
period. The losses both as to sickness
and exposure are unusually severe.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-05-03
HEAVY SNOW IN SAS-
KATCHEWAN APRIL 24th

Editor independents:
When I wrote to you some time ago
IL was about snow. Yesterday, April
%. it began to snow and this morning
snow is IL or 13 inches deep on the
level and there are drifts some places
Ave feet deep. At this date there is
no seeding done.
ri see you gave the flag stunt up at
Calgary quite little airing. AS time
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-05-03
Atty. Mark NJ. Chatfield is Juvenile
Commissioner.

Mark NJ. Chatfeld, a well known
Minot attorney, has been appointed ju-
venile court commissioner for Ward
county, Judge K. E. Leighton making
this appointment Tuesday. Mr.. Chat
field is man held in the highest es-
TEEN by everyone and his appoint
ment is considered good one.
Judge J. E. Burke, who has held this
position for a number Of years, has
resigned.
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''The West.'
Men look to the East for the dawning
things
For the light Of rising sun,
But they look to the West-the Grim
son West,
For the things that are done-are
aa done. ...
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-05-03

Des Lacs Babe Swallowed Dirt and
Died
The two-year-old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Ed Eilers of Des Lacs swal-
lowed a quantity of dirt Saturday and
died shortly after of convulsions.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-05-03

Minot Men on Defense Board.
Among the men named on the North
Dakota council for defense are Dr. A.
J. MCDANIEL and Dorr H. Carroll of
Minot. They were appointed by Gov
ernor Frazier.
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Reunio

The scenes of reunion were heart gripping. Men who had remained strangers to one another aboard the Laconia wrung each other by the hand. or embraced without shame. The frail, little wife of a Canadian
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We carry Symphony Lawn Station ary the Seward Drug Company.
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FORFEITURE-NOTICE

To M. IMHOFF, c. J. IMHOFF, A. M. IMHOFF, HARRY V. MILLER, H. D. THIELE, ESTATE OF H. D. THIELE, Deceased, and AUGUST MELHORN, your respective heirs and assigns:
 You are hereby notified and will take notice that we, the subscribers, H. P. Salisbury and A. A. Hein, have expended, during the year 1914, the sum of Three thousand, forty-six dol lars and twenty ($3,046.20) cents, during the year 1915, the sum of Six hundred ($600.00) dollars, during the year 1916, the sum of Two thou sand, five hundred and sixteen dollars and seventy (2,5l6.70) cents in labor and improvements upon each of the following described mining claims, to- wit: OPHIR QUARTZ MINING CLAIM, COL UMBIA QUARTZ MIN ING CLAIM, BESSY PLACER MIN ING CLAIM, MILL SITE and WA TER SITE OR LOCATION, all of which said claims are situated and lie in the Moose Pass Mining District, Kena Recording District, Third Ju- dicid Division, Territory of Alaska, The notices of location thereof are of record in the office of the United States Commissioner and District Re corder for Kenai Recording Precinct and District, at the Town of Seward, Territory of Alaska, to which office reference is hereby made for a more particular description of said mining properties. Said expenditures were made for the purpose of holding pos sessory rights and title to said min ing claims under the provisions of section twenty three hundred and twenty of the Revised Statutes of the United States and the amend ments thereto, section one hundred and thiry-six of the Compiled Laws of Alaska, 1913, and the Session Laws of the Territory of Alaska, providing for the annual labor upon mining claims,
 If you fail and refuse or fail or re- fuse within ninety (90) days from the personal service of this notice, if per sonal service be had, or within ninety (90) days after the publication of this notice, to contribute your proportion of such expenditure as a co-owner, your respectice interest in and to said mining claims, and each and every one of them, will become the property of the subscribers, who are your CO., owners, and who have made the ex- penditures and improvements as aforementioned on said mining claims, and each and every one of them, pursuant to the provisions of the said statute, Compiled Laws and Sessions Laws.
 A. A. HEN
 Fl. P. SALISBURY.
 First publication, March 21, 1917.
 Last publication, May g, 1917.
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[ other survivors, numbering fourteen in all, who had been found half. drowned and almost dead from ex. posture in a partially-wrecked boat that was just sinking. This was the boat in which Mrs, Hoy and her daughter lost their lives, and in which ! Cedric P. Ivatt of New York, who was the manager of the ac!ress, died. IL has not been ascertained here whether Mir. Ivatt was an American citizen or British subject,
 One of the survivors of this boat was Able-bodied Seaman Waller, who was transferred to the Laburnum.
 Boat Smashed
 "0ur boat-No. 8-was smashed in lowering" he said. q was in the bow, Mrs. Hoy and her daughter were sitting toward the stern. The boat filled with water rapidly. It was no use trying to bail it out-there was a big hole in the side and it came in too fast. It just sunk to the waters edge and only stayed up on account of the tanks in it. It was completely awaSh. Every swell rode clear over us and we had to hold our breath until we came to the surface again. The cold water just takes the strength out of you.
 "The women got weaker and weak CT, then a wave came and washed both of them out of the boat. There were life belts on their bodies and they floated away, but I believe they were dead before they were washed over board"
 With such stories ringing in our ears, with exchanges of experiences pathetic and humorous, we came steaming into Queenstown harbOr shortly after 10 o'clock at night. We pulled up at the dock lined with am balances and khaki-clad men, who directed the survivors to the various hotels about the tewn, where they are being quartered.
 The question being asked of us Americans on all sides is: "Is it the caSus beli?"
 American Consul Wesley Frost is forwarding all information to Wash ington with a speed and carefulness resulting from the experience in han ding twenty-five previous submarine
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Ladies' and gents clothes cleaned and pressed and repaired; next to AL aska s. g. office. If

Andy's Express, phone Madison 143.
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IN 4 PARTS

An American newspaperman, Floyd P. Gibbons, was the first cor respondent to experience the crash of war as the result of the submarine blockade. He was a passenger aboard the Cunard liner Laconia when it was torpedoed, resulting in the death of several Americans, and his story of the rush for the boats is intense and thrilling. It will be printed in four parts.
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NOTICE OF ELECTION

Notice is hereby given that on the 3rd day of April, 1917, there will be held in the Town Hall in the Town of Seward, an election for the purpose of choosing City officials. The polls will be opened at eight o'clock, a. m. on that day, and will close at 2 o'clock p. m. on the same day, and all qualified electors of the Town of Seward who have registered, as in this ordinance provided, will be entitled to vote at said election. Dated at Seward, Alaska, March lst, 1917.
 O. H. POEHLMANN,
 Municipal Clerk. March 1. 8, I5. 2, go.
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American Newspaper Man Describes IN .nrn Sinking of Laconia by Sub

disasters in which the United States has had an interest, especially in the survivors landed at this port
 His best figures on the Laroria sinking are: Total survivors landed here, PCT; landed at Bantry, I4; to- tai on board, 294; missing, 13.
 The latest information from Ban try, the only other port at which sur vivors are known to have been land ed, confirms the report of the death of Mrs. Hoy and her daughter
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March 1, 8, 15, 22, go.
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To M. IMHoFF, c. J. IMHOFF, A. M. IMHOFF, HARRY V. MILLER, H. D. THIELE, ESTATE OF H. D. THIELE, Deceased, and AUGUST MET HORN your respectiye heirs and