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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-02-15

Graceland, Grand View, Hope Sta
ton, Haycroft, Jacqueminot Lodge,
Jerseyland, Hazelnook, Kenilworth,
The Knolls, Lyndale, Lakeside, Maple
Grove, Morning Star, Morning Glory,
Northwood, North Star, Oakland,
Oaklawn, Overview, Plainview, Pine
hurst, lockwood, Robins Lane, Shady
side, Saltwater, Sunnyside, Sunny
Slope, Willowdale, Willow Copse, The
Willows, Brookfield, Brookside, Cedar
Lawn, Meadow Brook, Cedar Ridge,
Walnut, New Era, Oak Grove, Key
stone, River View, Blue Grass, Brush
vile, Shorthorn, Pleasant View, IRA
nieborg, Spring Valley, Plain View,
Maple Lane, Fairview, Jersey Fruit
Farm, Maple Lawn, Golden Rule, The
Poplars, Walnut Lane, Clover Leaf,
Maplehurst, Center Field, Central
Valley, The Pines, Maple Crest, Pleas
ant Lawn, Highland, Nutwood, Home
vile, The Green Hills, Valley Vale,
Cedar HILL. Clearview, Water Edge,
Walnut Lake, Park Lawn.-Extension
Dept. N. D. Ag. Col.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-02-15
"CORN is KING"
Illinois Reader of the Independent
Who Is an Authority on Corn,
Writes on Subject for Us

The following article on Corn, is
written for the Independent by one of
the old-time readers of this paper.
The writer of this article visited
North Dakota last summer and is full
ly convinced Of the great future of this
state as a corn producer Mr.. Peugh,
himself, is regarded as an authority
on the subject, in Illinois, where he
has been breeding up corn for many
years and what he says concerning the
growing of corn in Illinois will apply
fully as we'll to the growing of this
important crop in our own state:
The man who, tills the soil is doing
a noble work. Let him study it, let
him love it, let him take pride in it,
let him do better than he did yester-
day, better this year than he did last
year.
Soil fertility, permanent agricul-
ture, and, the schooling that spells
success on the farm will not be the
least Of the questions that receive the
careful attention of the future farm
ers of this great nation.
Sweeping reforms in farm manage
ment will be the order of the day
when the army of farmers Of this ma
ton are fully organized and equipped
for the most important service that
ever engaged the attention Of peace
full nation.
The Farm-Boy of today must pro-
vide the food for the 100 million of
people that are now fed at Uncle
Sans table, and it will not be long
before a nation of 200 million will
daily assemble in the United States
for their food.
The army Of more than 100 thous-
and Farm-Boys keeping step to the
inspiring music and leadership Of the
U. S. Department of Agriculture in
its superb conduct Of Boys Corn
clubs, emphasizes the fact that it is
grand thing to see the agriculture
Of a nation saved by it's youth. The
farmers Of the United States have a
monopoly on corn growing. From a
standpoint Of acreage and valuation,
corn is king Of all crops. Over 20 per
cent of all the improved lands of the
United States is devoted to the grow
ing of corn every year. For nearly
fifty years the acreage devoted to this
crop has been equal to, if not great
er than, the acreage devoted to all
other cereal crops combined. The val
uation of the annual crop is more than
double that of cotton, nearly three
times that Of wheat, and almost four
times that of oats.
The present corn crop, if marketed,
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-02-15

In another section of this number
appears an unusually interesting ar
ticle from the facile pen of George
Won Media, of this city, who drove the
first car thru from Minneapolis to Mi
not. Mr.. Won Media tells the story in
a very comprehensive manner that
will be fully appreciated by all who
drove automobiles in the early days
when the trials and tribulations Of the
driver were so numerous, with repair
shops and garages few and far be-
tween. 1t required Mr.. Won Media
eight days to make the journey. A
fast walker would have done nearly as
well, but this was the 'first car thru"
and Mr.. Won Media accomplished a
feat of historical interest. Today,
with any of the modern cars, driver
will make the journey in two days.
You will find Mr.. Won Medals article
intensely interesting.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-02-15
'COUNTRY's COIN TO THE DOGS

'COUNTRY'S COIN TO THE DOGS
A few years ago it was freely pre-
dicted that the residents of North Da-
kota were buying SO many automo-
blles, and so much money was going
to the eastern factories, that this
state stood good chance of becoming
pauperized. The average man who
invested his hard-earned money in an
automobile was considered rather
reckless and neighbors looked upon
him with some concern. But this nev-
er has come to pass. Instead, the
banks are so full of money that their
Golfers fairly groan under the great
weight. The automobiles have proved
instead of being bill of expense, a
real benefit, and an excellent business
proposition. The business and pro-
fessional man now has an opportunity
to cover a wider scope of territory in
less time. The city dweller gets out
into the country and frequently places
his feet under his country Cousins
table. The man in the rural districts
visits the city more frequently, takes
advantage of the bargains offered by
the merchants, attends entertainments
and returns the visit of his city friend.
His work horses get more rest and he
doesn't spend quarter of the time
on the road. The farms and the cities
have actually been brought closer to-
gether. The farmer loads the men,
bers of his family into the car and
they all have good time. Everybody
concerned returns better satisfied and
better fitted for life's duties. No, the
automobile hasn't proved to be bur
den on ones finances. The average
man can buy machine for what
money he spends carelessly. Even if
the auto isn't bought for an invest
ment, it is worth the price and then
some. We are all going to pass tc
that bourne some day from which nc
traveller ever returns, and when we
go, our shrouds won't have any peck.
cts in them. Life without the automo
bile wouldn't be worth the living fol
many of US. Well admit that we ar,
just the "least mite" spoiled and we'r,
glad of it. Nobody has to apologiz,
any more for owning an automobile.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-02-15
NAME THE FARM

Naming a farm helps give it indi-
viduality. 1t has a tendency to draw
attention to it and to increase the
owners pride in it.
A law has been passed in North
Dakota providing for having the farm
name registered at the county seat, so
no one else can have the same name
registered. .Hns
Below are number of nam iP En-! hat
may be suggestive:
Airy Knoll, Airy Hill, Airy Mount,
Arrowdale, Breezy Point, Bannerland,
Branching Brook, Country Maze, Glow
err Crest, Cloverdale, Cedarcroft, Ced-
arhurst, Deepdlae, Dairy Meadow
Deer Lodge, Dairy Downs, Eagle
View, Excelsior, Forest Hill, Foun-
tain Home, Fair Cakes, Glendale
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-02-15

North Dakotans are among the best
buyers Of automobiles in the world.
With population of something over
100000 people, there will be in the
neighborhood of $4,000 automobiles
driven in orth Dakota this year, per-
haps the number will be much larger.
More than 10000 licenses were issued
by the secretary of state last year.
This is an average of one automobile
for about every Is of our inhabitants
Half of our population could go "joy
riding" at one time. Ward county
has so many automobiles that every
man, woman and child living in the
county could be loaded into our auto
mobiles and taken for a ride at the
same time. Can you beat this record?
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-02-15
GIVE SYRUP OF FIGS
TO CONSTIPATED CHILD
Delicious "Frult Laxative" can't harm
tender little Stomach, liver
and bowels.

Look at the tongue, mother! II
coated. your little ones stomach, liver
and bowels need cleansing at once.
When peevish. cross, listless, doesn't
sleep. eat or act naturally, or is fever
ish, stomach sour, breath bad; has
sore throat, diarrhea, full of cold, give
teaspoonful of California Syrup of
Figs and in few hours all the foul,
constipated waste, undigested food
and sour bile gently moves out of its
little bowels without gripping, and you
have well, playful child again. Ask
your druggist for 50-cent bottle Of
California Syrup of Figs" which con-
tains full directions for babies, chill
dren OF all ages and for grown-ups.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-02-15
Contract for Kermott Block s6s. Ool

Contract for kerm0tt Block $4,000
w. S. Kingsley was awarded the
contract to build the new Kermott
block on West Central avenue, consid-
GRAFTON, $4,000. The building will be
three stories high with full base
ment, the latter having already been
completed. Work on the structure
will start just as early as possible.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-02-15

The material has already been order
ed. Kingsley built the new Roell block
in this city last year. Robert B.
Stacy-Judd, who drew the plans for
the Kermott block, will superintend
it's construction.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-02-15

Someone who evidently isn't in the
heavyweight class wants law passed
charging passengers on railway trains
according to weight. This may be a
fair proposition, but if this law is
ever put into effect, the writer will
not be able to go much farther than
Surrey or Des Laos.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-02-15
CI r. AN ZIP


Clean up? In February, with the
ground covered with snow? 1t can't
be done, you say.
will not be February. The snow viii.
have gone; and it will have left an
accumulation of odds and ends which
have been in process Of collection all
winter. And, while the actual worl,
cannot be done just now, if we don't
get into the right attitude on the sub
ject in February, we are not likely to
do really first-class job of cleaning
up in May.
Let's us see if we can't really fix the
town up this spring so that there will
not be a corner of it that we need be
ashamed Of. There are many things
that we can't do, things that are quite
desirable, but which will have to wait.
But, if we will, we can polish the
place up from end to end and make it
clean and wholesome, good to look at
and good to live in.
This will involve more than Just
hauling the manure from the stables
and gathering up the ashes. 1t will
mean general picking up and
Strengthening up. 1t will mean a mend
ing of fences and repair of gates,
the collection and removal to a place
where it will not be an eyesore of the
stuff that is lying around loose and
that nobody wants. 1t will mean
little lumber, a few nails, few cans
Of paint, and lot of labor. The ma
terial need not cost much, and the la
Dor is of the class that pays for itself
while it is being done, for it enables
the doer to see the results of his han
diwork as he goes along.
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. Hurd, N. D., Feb. IL. 1917. .
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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-02-15

An unusual amount of automobile
and tractor news appears in this issue
Of the Independent. There are some
nineteen or twenty automobile dealers
in Mnot who will do an estimated
business of $5,000,000 in the year 1917
Minot is the foremost automobile city
in North Dakota. This is the greatest
distributing center for automobiles
in the Northwest. Minot dealers dis
tribute cars in a vast territory while
the local business is going to be very
large. Practically all Of the well
known, dependable cars are to be
found in the various salesrooms in the
city. Besides at the Minot Auto
Show to be held in this city next week
many of the auto concerns of the city
will display the very latest models.
A visit to the auto show will prove of
a great deal of interest and the vari-
Gus automobile dealers will keep "open
house" as well. If you are interested
in automobiles, whether you own a
car or contemplate buying one, it
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-02-15
I'l,'E, g. Nd PA

Entered June Is, 1902, as second
class matter, at the postoffice at Minot,
N. D., under the act of Congress of
March 8, 1879.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-02-15

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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-05-25
ILLICIT LIQUOR
FOUND BY POLICE
Dry City of Seattle is Scene
OF BOOtlegging
Activities

Nine drums of plaster OF paris, each
containing ten-gallon keg OF whisky,
shipped into Seattle last September adj.
dressed TO the Dunn Paint Company,
were seized at Pier by the dry squad
yesterday. The whisky was LETT at
the dock in the hope that it would be
called for, and has been watched by
dock hands and members of the dry
squad ever since it arrived. 1t will be
destroyed in the near future.
II. NJ. Diaz. proprietor of the Green
Lake drug store, 1T 1908 Woodiawn
avenue, was arrested yesterday after.
noon when he sold quart OF whisky
to j o. Dubry, farmer, 81 years old,
for 50 in marked 81 bills. The money
was furnished Dubry by dry squad men
when in boast, it is said, he declared
he could buy all the liquor he or any
body else wanted. The money was
given him and a few minutes later he
returned with the bottle of liquor A
warrant was then served on Diaz and
the two bills recovered from his cash
register. Diaz obtained his release
Immediately at the police station by
putting up $500 bail. Dubray did not
have 500 bail and he will be held
pending trial today in police court.
Walter p Reeves was taken into
custody early yesterday morning when,
according to the police, he was found
in a cafe at Sixth avenue south and
King street passing out a concoction
of Scotch whisky and a "stretcher" Of
alcohol. He denied that he had sold
liquor, saying he used the alcohol
found in his possession for mechanical
purposes and the whisky was some he
had obtained on permit. In police
court yesterday afternoon Judge Cor.
don reminded Reeves that it was a VIC.
lation OF the dry law to have in ones
possession or to give away a drink
of intoxicating liquor Reeves was
fined $50 Not having 1t he was com.
mitted to the city Jail for sixteen days
Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-05-25
Drink MORE WATER
# KIDNEYS BOTHER
Eat less meat and take Safts for Back.
ache or Bladder trouble
Neutralizes acids.

Uric acid in meat excites 1hs ,,alnavu
they become oTerworked;. xet s,,louish.
ache, and feel like lumps of lead. The
urine becomes cloudy; the bladder is irri-
tated, and you may 20 obliged TO seek re-
lief two or three zines during the night
When the kidneys clog you must help
them flush of the body's urir,a.ls waste
or you'll be a real sick person shortly.
AT first you feel a dull misery in the kid
ney region, you suffer from baclache,
sick headache, dizziness, stomach gets
sour, tongue coated and yost feel rheu-
matte twinges when the wsathe- il bad
Lat less meat, drink Lots Of water:
also get from any pharnsa cist four ounces
of Jad Salts; take tablespoonful
In q glass of waite. before breakfast
for q few days and your kidneys will!
then act fine. THIS famous salts ia made
from the acid % grapes and lemon Juice.
combined with lithia, and has been used
for generations 70 clean clogged kidneys
and stimulate them to normal activity,
also to Lsatralize the acids in urine, SO
1t no louser Is source of irritation.
thus ending bladder weakness.
Jad Salts is inexpensive, cannot ne
Jure; makes delightful efervcseeat
Whitewater drink which everyone ehould
take now and then to keep the kidneys
clean and active. Druggists here cay
they sell lots Of Jad Salts to folks who
believe In overcoming kidney trouble
while It 10 only trouble.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-05-25
SAGE AND SULPHUR
DARKENS GRAY HAIR
It's Grandmother Recipe to
Restore Color, Gloss
and Attractiveness.

Almost everyone knows that Sage Tea
and Sulphur, properly compounded
brings back the natural color and lustre
to the hair when faded, streaked or
gray. Years ago the only way to get this
mixture was To make Il at home. which
Il mussy and troublesome Nowadays. by
asking at any drug store for "Wyeth's
Sage and Sulphur Compound" you will
get large bottle of this famous old
recipe, improved by the addition of other
'~-redients, for about SO cents.
Mt stay gray Try Il, No one
lsibly tell that you darkened your
as it does IL SO naturally and
;. You dampen sponge or soft
h with it and drd this through
ar hair, taking one small a,rand at q
me; by morning the gray aair dis
appears, and after anothsr application
or two, your hair becomes beautifully
dark, glossy and attractive
Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound
Is delightful toilet requisite for those
who desire dark hair and youthful ap-
pearance. 1t is not intended Tor the cure
mitigation or prevention Of disease.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-05-25
DRY LAWS ARE OPPOSED
BY EMINENT CHURCHMAN
Cardinal Gibbons Says Prohibition Cannot be Forced Upon
One Community by AnOther-Ruman Race
Has Always Used Liquor

ion in the Southern States and there
fore a dead letter in all of them.
Wrong Only in Excess.
1.-THE history OF the world down to
the present time demonstrates the
fact that people always have INDUCED,
and in all probability always Will in
dulge In the use OF alcoholic drinks.
1t is true that the use of wines and
liquors when abused leads to lament
able consequences; yet the best of
things are liable to abuse Take the
tongue, for instance. We all know
the social and domestic Joy and utility
derived from conversation, and yet
the bad use of the tongue leads daily
to lying and Misrepresentation, to
quarrels and SANDER, to bloodshed and
often to murder. But would we be
justified in putting a paddock on our
mouths because of the occasional mis-
use of the tongue? We should regulate
the use of intoXicsnts as we regulate
the use of our togues, by proper safe
guards and restraints.
81 believe that we cam attain ma
tional temperance, but am firm in the
belief that any enactment of a wide
spread prohibition measure is a long
step backward"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-05-25
WHEN YOU WAKE
UP DRINK GLASS
OF HOT WATER
wash the poIsons and toxins from
system before putting more
food Into stomach.
says inslde-bathInu makes any.
one look and feel clean.
sweet and refreshed.

Wash yourself on tho inside before
breakfast like you do on tho outside
lhir IL vastly moro important because
the skin pores do rot absorb impuri.
Ties into tie blood, causing Illneaa.
while tho bowel pores do.
For every ounce OF food and drink
taken into tho stomach. nearly an
ounce or waste material must bo
carried out OF the body. III this wnato
material Is not eliminated day bv dav
II quickly ferments aud generates
poisons, gaaes md toxins which arc
absorbed or sucked into the blood
stream, through the lymph ducts which
should suck only nourlshmont IN ana.
tain the body.
A splendid health measure "a %
ofihk, petore breakfast each day, n
Elahs OF real hot water with n tea
spoonful oil limestone phosphate I'm II.
which IL harmless way 10 wash
.hese poisona. gases and toxins from
the stomach, liver, kidneys and
bowels; thus cleansing. sweetoning
anu ireshening the entire allmentary
cahal before putting more food into
the stomach
n quarter pound OF limestone phos.
phate costs but very little nj the drug
store out In sufficient 20 make anyone
An enthusiast on inside bathIng Men
a'.d women who are accustomed To
wake up with dull. aching head or
nave furred tongue, bad taste. nasty
breath. sallow complexion. others who
nave bilious attacks, acid stomach or
constipation are assured OF pro-
nounced Improvement in both health
and appearance shortly.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-05-25
COFFEE-POT STILLS
IN Dry VIRGINIA
New Old Device Can Be 0per-
ated On Kitchen
Stove

We learn from the Register that
Danville is working an ingenious de-
vice to defeat prohibition and supply
the people with distilled liquors our
contemporary reports the revenue men
as stating that tie Government has in
formation that small stills for family
use are being freely used in that dry
town. The stills are described as be-
ing so small that they can be operated
on the kitchen rss5e VI over an oil
stove in tne has a4ent. 30 as to bring
them within re1.l OF every dry fam
lily There is no intlmation." adds
our contemporary. that the little stills
are being made here. but that liquor
is being manufactured on a small scale
and by numerous persons is the can
did belief of the men who for a month
have been conducting a quiet inyesti-
CATION"
The cofeepot still is an interesting
innovation, and ii it is not run out OF
business, we expect 10 see the number
OF coffee" drinkers in Virginia great
~ increased. We see no remedy for
it but 10 place coffee and cofee-pots
on the prohibition list-Herald, New
port News, Va.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-05-25
BENIN PITMAN PHOTOGRAPHY

. taught IA reliable schools everywhere Let M
fecomf1end one TO you. Or We will advise YOU
about sc1-inStrueticn OF lessons by mail Write 10
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-05-25
Hooray For Him.
Cincinnati ENQUIRER. ]

tCinclnnau Enquirer
A Siwash Indian may eat snakes.
But he doesn't vote the Prohibition
ticket and then keep corned on booze
that is disguised as Patent Medicine
Another thing that you may have
noticed is that Reform takes a vaca-
ton when the gate receipts begin to
run low.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-05-25
CIGARETTE ADS" RULED OUT.
Kansas Law Held To Forbid Sale
OF Newspapers With Them
at Stand.

Topeka, kan.-The new Kansas
cigarette law forbids the sale at
news stands or on trains of news
papers or magazines carrying cigar
cite advertisements, according to
an opinion handed down yesterday
by Attorney General Brewster. The
law becomes effective about May 20.
Outside newspapers going direct
by mail % subscribers are not az
fected b. TIE .ew, il was announced.
st. Louis Post-Oispatch.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-05-25

ion in the Southern States and there
fore a dead letter in al of them.