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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-02-01
FEDERAL FARM LOAN ACT.
Twelve Articles, Article II.
Joint Stock Land Banks

In case the farmers do not use the
Farm Loan Act as originally planned,
there are two alternatives provided in
the Act itself. One is to use local
banks as agents of the land bank. The
second alternative is provided in the
joint stock land banks. These will be
private banks under federal supervis-
ion. They will resemble the land bank
in that they will sell farm loan bonds.
They will differ in number Of ways.
They must have paid in cash capital
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-02-01
Velya Mans Father Died.

Samuel B. Norton, a well known
rancher of Mckenzie, N. D., died at a
Bismarck hospital, following two op-
erations for cerebral abscess, which
resulted from the grippe. He had
lived in North Dakota since 1882 and
was the father Of DR.. R. S. Norton of
Velva, prominent state veterinar-
ian.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-02-01

of something good to drink before the
day was over. No Sunday papers
were placed on sale and only meals
and drugs could be bought during the
day. Newsboys went across the river
and set up stands and did big bust
ness with their Sunday papers.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-02-01

Wonder City with Bartlesville, Okla
homa, an oil boom city that has held
the center of the public eye for num-
Der of years.
Recently the Chamber Of Commerce
of Bartlesville published in it's official
organ, "The Windmill" the following
statistics, which we are glad to pub
lish with the same class Of statistics
concerning Minot
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-02-01
SUNDAY LAWS ENFORCED
AT GRAND FORK

Jerry Bacon, "Jim" Dinnie, and
other good, law-abiding citizens of
Grand Forks lived just like the Puri-
tans of old last Sunday when the Sun
day laws were strictly enforced. The
milkmen refused to deliver milk after
8 o'clock that morning and the babes |
and grown-ups suffered for the want
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-02-01
STRAWS SHOW
PROGRESS AND PROSPERITY

Comparative Statements Between
Cities Larger than Minot Give Us
Best of the Bargain.
1t is really interesting to note
just how good Minot shows up when
compared with cities of even greater
population, and this was shown so
conclusively recently in comparing the
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-02-01

tractive investments and thus provide
the bulk of the funds to be loaned by
the joint-stock bank.-N. D. Exp. Sta
ton.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-02-01

BartleSville, as stated, is in the oil
belt of Oklahoma, and many fortunes
have been made in that section of the
country, adjacent to that city. The
general impression has been that Bar
tlesville was a much better city in
every way than Minot, but the above
figures seem to give the contrary i'm
preston. Minot has nothing to be
ashamed of when compared with any
city of equal size on the American
continent and with the excellent pros
poets for the year 1917, our record will
be much better than it is now.
The Association of Commerce Office
is daily receiving requests for infor-
nation about the Wonder City, and in
one day three excellent propositions
were sprung on the Secretary that, if
located in this city, will employ 800
people. The manufacturers Of the
east and south, and even the Pacific
coast, seem to need location right
where Mnot stands, and this is but
natural too, when you think the mat
ter over
Manufacturers of the far east cam
not compete in the great western ter
ritory on account of the additional
freight charges to get the finished pro-
duct out into this empire, and the man
ufacturers of the Pacific coast country
cannot hope to ship their wares over
the mountains into the greatest farm
ing country of the globe, on account of
the high mountain freight rate.
| Watch Minot grow!
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-12-06
OLD EDITOR HAS DAY DREAM
Longs to View Happy Scenes Of Years
Ago, but His Rest Is RudeIy
Interrupted.

The editor Of the old home paper
had nothing to do for little while,
and the novel sensation made him a
trifle maudlin. II want to get out and
stretch the kinks from my back" he
said to the fire sale handful on the
wall. Il want to wander down the
lane that leads back to the long ago.
I want to sniff the sweet odors of the
ripening apples and list to the hum Of
the cider mill. want to see the old
blackberry tree by the spout spring
and find If the initials that carved
on it's trunk forty years ago are still
there. want to be the boy again who
used to sit on top Of the gate post
and watch down the lane for Dad to
return from the field. I want to see
the darkness creep up out Of the east
up and up and across, until it chases
the lavender light from the western
sky, and the stars shine forth and the
moon rises like ruby ball over the
Willer creek timber. I want to hear,
while the scents of oven-browned cof-
fee and frying ham come on the night
breeze. mother calling:
"Er-er-Mrs. Pimegilder! Take
chair, please. Yes, we shall be glad
to print this original poem on the
death by choking Of your second
cousin, Hon. Pursley Pouch, over at
Squantum. Oh, no trouble at all, Mrs.
Pifaegilder, we assure you. Call
again !"-Kansas City Star.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-12-06
Chinese Tablet on Broadway.

A bronze tablet with queer letters
inscribed on it is displayed in a con-
spicuous place on the iron fence of
st. Paul's chapel, at Broadway and
Fulton street. It Is about six feet
from the ground and about ten feet
north Of Fulton street.
Thousands Of persons daily pass the
corner. Those who have seen the
tablet stopped and stared at it. The
only letters discernible to them were
20 Vesey street, which were on the
bottom of the tablet. The explanation
Of its presence is that st. Paul's chapel
maintains a Sunday school for Chinese
at 20 Vesey street.
The selection Of that particular place
for the tablet was due to the fact that
many Cinnamon on their way to Jer-
sey City on Sunday pass the Broad
way side Of the church and turn at
Fulton street to the Hudson tubes.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-12-06
Doctrines OF Nietzsche.

The two doctrines most often asso.
ciated with Nietzsche's name, though
they are not essential to his ethics,
are those Of the superman and the
eternal recurrence. The first is the
end and justification Of human strug-
gle, and in the earlier books is repre-
sented as mythical product of the
individual will, while later it is de-
scribed as a higher species with the
relationship to man that man has to
the ape. The eternal recurrence 10
the theory, by no means new, that
present events but form part Of an
infinite cycle and thus will be end
lessly repeated in every detail. His
theories have been much discussed
and have exercised an unlocked for
influence, especially among men in
terested primarily In art or in social
reform; and many consider them the
logical outcome and application of Oar
winism. -
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-12-06
Italy Home Of Perqola.

italy Home OF Per0oia.
The idea of the pergola was bor-
rowed from Italy, and many of the
best planned pergolas follow an Ital-
ian model. They may be solid1y built.
with brick or stone pillars, either
square or round, or sometimes with
these alternating; in this case the
flooring is generally of brick or ran
dom jointed stone work. These solid
pillars form good foundation for
rambler roses Of all kinds, or festoons
of clematis, honeysuckle and wistaria.
Very generally, however, the pergola
is of lighter construction, and, in this
case, larch poles are often used. Care
should be taken to choose strong poles
and to see that the prevailing slope
Of the cross bars is up rather than
down, as otherwise they sag in the
center in an unsightly way. These
pergolas are not such enduring posses
sion as the more solid ones, but the
cost is much smaller, and they soon
become beautiful, since most rambler
roses are so free-growing as to hide
the framework in short time. Much
depends upon the type Of house and
garden, the simpler pergolas being bet
ter suited to the cottage, while tagged
walks, with piers Of brick or stone.
seem more in keeping with the larger
and more stately dwellings.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-12-06
A Tramp" Vessel.

A "tramp'' is vessel operating, over
no regular route and having no reg
u1ar schedule Of sailings. A chartered
vessel operating q regular route, but
with irregular sailings is not q
tramp" Aside from its function as
trade scout it Is the potential"
rather than the real or actual compost
ton of the tramp" that keeps freight
and passenger rates low. It Is as
though any motor car might use the
right-of-way of any railroad at any
time and offer cheap service should
the regular service of the railroad
prove to be unsatisfactory or ultra
expensive. Always the tramp" is-
present in the sub-consciousness OF
regular route" steamship man. as
sort of noxious weed ri competition
that is certain to sprout the momen'
he fails to keep his service up anu
his prices down.-Navy and Merchant
Marine.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-12-06
Poetry by the Foot.

The following letter was received
by the principal Of a continuation
school somewhere in Canada" from
an indignant mother who felt that her
boy had been overworked:
MY son writes me that he has to
study too hard. He says that you
give him SO hexameters Of Latin a
day. I looked up hexameters and
found that it is a poetic verse of six
feet Now that means 300 feet or 100
yards of poetry that my son has to
translate each day. think about half
hexameter, that is, 36 inches, is
enough for q boy Of his age to trans
late.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-12-06

and sprang upon Penrod, catching him
round the waist. simultaneously with
this impact, the wooden swords spun
through the air, and were presently
trodden underfoot as the two boys
wrestled to and fro.
Penrod was not altogether surprised
by the onset of his friend. He had
been aware of Sans increasing irrfta-
ton (though neither boy could have
clearly stated its cause), and that very
irritation produced a corresponding
emotion In the bosom Of the irritator.
Mentally, Penrod was quite ready for
the confllct-nay. he welcomed it
though, for the first few moments,
Sam had the physical advantage.
However, it is proper that neat
distinction be drawn here. This was
conflict, but neither technically nor
in the intention Of the contestants was
it fight. Penrod and Sam were both
In state Of high evaporation, and
there was great bitterness; but no
blows fell and no tears. They
strained, they wrenched, they twisted,
and they painted, and muttered: "Oh,
no, you don't!'' "Oh, I guess dol"
"Oh, you will, will your" you'll see
what you get in about minute !" II
guess you'll learn some sense this
timer
Streaks and blotches began to ap-
pear upon the two faces, where color
had been heightened by the ardent ap-
plication of cloth sleeve or shoulder,
while ankles and insteps were scraped
and toes were trampled. Turf and
strawberries suffered. also, as the strug-
gle went on, until finally the wrestlers
pitched headlong into a young lilac
bush, and came to earth together,
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-12-06

dark. And even If he made lot o.
noise, It's kind Of hard to hear any
thing from in there, anyway, when the
doors shut. Besides, he's got to keep
quiet-that's the rule, Verman.
You're a pris'ner, and it's the rule
you can't holler or nothin'. You IN
nerstand that, Verman?"
Jaw VII" said Verman.
"Then go on in there. Hurry!"
The obedient Verman marched into
the closet and sat down among the
shoes and slippers, where he presented
an interesting effect Of contrast. He
was still subject to hilarity-though
endeavoring to suppress it by means
Of a patent-leather slipper-when
Penrod closed the door.
"There!" said Penrod, leading the
way from the room. II guess now
you see!"
Sam said nothing, and they came
out to the open air, and reached their
retreat in the Williams yard again,
without his having acknowledged Pen
rods service to their mutual cause.
II thought of that Just as easy"
Penrod remarked, probably prompted
to this odious bit of complacency by
Sans Withholding the praise. which
might naturally have been expected.
And he was moved to add, II guess
it'd Of been pretty long while If
we'd had to wait for you to think of
sumpthing as good as that, SAM"
"Why would it?' Sam asked. "Why
would it of been such long while?"
"Oh," responded Penrod, airily,
"just for the main and simple rea-
son!"
Sam could bear it no longer.
ooh, hush upl" he shouted.
Penrod was stung.
"Do you mean me?" he demanded.
eyes, I dol" replied the goaded
Sam.
"Did you tell me to hush up?"
eyes, did!"
II guess you, don't know who you're
talkin' to-" Penrod said ominously. II
guess I just better show you who
you're talkin' to like that. I guess you
need a little sumpthing, for the main
and simple"
Sam uttered an uncomfortable howl
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-12-06
among it's crushed and sprawling

"Ooch'y and "Wuf!" were the two
EXPLANATIONS which marked this cpl
sode, and then, with no further COM
ment, the struggle was theoretically
continued upon a horizontal plane.
Now Penrod was on top, now Sam;
they rolled, they squirmed, they suf-
fered. And this contest endured. It
went on and on, and it was impossible
to imagine it's coming to a definite
termination. It went on so long that,
to both the participants, it seemed to
be permanent thing, a condition
which had always existed and which
must always exist perpetually.
And thus they were discovered by
foray of the hostile party, headed by
Roddy Bits and Herman colder broth
er to Verman) and followed by the
bonded prisoners, Maurice Levy and
George Bassett. These and others
caught sight Of the writhing figures,
and charged down upon them with
loud cries of triumph.
"Pris'ner! Prisner! Bonded pris'-
ner!" shrieked Roddy Bits, and
touched Penrod and Sam, each in turn,
with his saber. Then, seeing that
they paid no attention and that they
were at his mercy, he recalled the
fact that several times, during earlier
stages of the game, both Of them had
been unnecessarily vigorous In touch
ing'' his own rather plump person.
Therefore, the opportunity being ex-
cellent, he raised his weapon again,
and, repeating the words ''bonded
pris'ner" as ample explanation of his
deed, brought into play the full
strength Of his good right arm. He
used the )fat Of the saber.
Whack! Whack! Roddy was per-
fectly impartial. It was cold-blood-
ed performance and even more effec-
tive than he anticipated. For one
thing, it ended the civil war instantly.
Sam and Penrod leaped to their feet,
shrieking and bloodthirsty, while
Maurice Levy capered with Joy, Her
man was so overcome that he rolled
upon the ground, and George Bassett
remarked virtuously:
ut serves them right for fighting"
But Roddy Bits foresaw that some
thing not within the rules Of the game
was about to happen.
"Herel You keep away from me!'
he quavered, retreating. II was just
takin' you pris'ners. I guess I had a
right to touch you, didn't ~
Alas! Neither Sam nor Penrod was
able to see the matter in that light.
They had retrieved their own weap-
ons, and they advanced upon Roddy,
with a purposefulness that seemed
horrible to him.
"Here! You keep away from mew
he said, in great alarm. I'm goin'
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-12-06
sYou Get in There, verman."

a terrible gesture from Penrod. Yer
man buried his mouth as deeply as
possible in a ragged sleeve, and con-
fined his demonstrations to heavfng
Of the stomach and diaphragm.
Penrod led the way into the dainty
room Of his nineteen-year-old sister,
Margaret, and closed the door.
There" he said, IN a low and
husky voice, II expect you'll see what
I'm goin' to do now!'
"Well, what?" asked the skeptical
SAM IF we stay here very long your
mother1n come and send us down
stairs. What's the good Of"
"Wait, can't you?" Penrod walled,
in a whisper. "My goodness!" And
going to an inner door, he threw it
open, disclosing q clothes-closet hung
with pretty garments of many kinds,
while upon its floor were two rows of
shoes and slippers Of great variety
and charm.
A significant thing is to be re-
marked concerning the door Of this
somewhat intimate treasury; there
was no knob or latch upon the inner
side, so that, when the door was
closed, it could be opened only from
the outside.
'There!" said Penrod. you get In
there, Verman, and I'll bet they won't
get to touch you back out O. bein' our
pris'ner very soon, now! Oh, guess
notI"
"Pshaw!" said Sam. as that all
YOU were goin' to do? Why, your
mothern come and make him get out
the first"
mo. she won't. She and Margaret
have gone 70 my aunt's in the coun-
try, and aren't goin' to be back till
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-12-06

the leader ascertained, by a recon
Nuisance as far as the corner, that
the hostile forces were still looking for
them In another direction. He re-
turned in a stealthy but important
manner to his disgruntled follower
and the hilarious captive.
"Well," said Sam impatiently, II
guess I'm not goin' to stand around
here all day, guess! You got any
thing you want to do, why'n't you go
on and do it?"
Periods brow was already comfort
ed to present the appearance of de-
tached and lofty concentration-a his
trionic failure, since it did not deceive
the audience. He raised hushing
hand.
"Shl" he murmured. II got to
think"
"Bugs!' said the impolite Mr.. Will
liams again.
Verman bent double, squealing and
suffering; indeed, he was ultimately
forced to sit upon the ground, SO ex-
hausting was the mirth to which he
now gave way. Periods composure
was somewhat affected, and he showed
annoyance.
ooh, I guess you won't laugh quite
so much about a minute from now, ole
Mister Vermanv' he said severely.
''You get up from there and do like
I tell you"
swell, why'n't you tell him why he
won't laugh so much, then?" Sam de-
manded, as Verman rose. "Whyn't
you do something and quit talkin' so
much about it?'
Penrod haughtily led the way into
the yard.
''You follow me-" he said, "and I
guess you'll learn q little sense"
Then, abandoning his hauteur for
an air Of mystery equally Irritating to
Sam, he stole up the steps Of the
porch, and after moments manipu-
lation Of the knob of the big front
door, contrived to operate the fasten-
ings, and pushed the door open.
"Come on" he whispered. beckon-
ing. And the three boys mounted the
stairs to the floor above in silence
save for belated giggle on the part
of Verman, which was restrained upon
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-12-06
to give up this ole gam, and 60 home.

to give up this ole game and 60 home.
He did go home-btt only subse-
quently. What took place before MS
departure had the singular solidity
and completeness Of systematic vlo-
lence; also, it bore the moral beauty
of all actions which lead t. peace ana
friendship, for, when it wa' over ana
the final vocalizations of Roderick
Magsworth Bits, Jr., were growing
faint with increasing distance, Sam
and Penrod had forgotten their dill
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-12-06
"oh, You Will, Will Your"

ferences and felt well disposed toward
each other once more. All their ami
mostly was exhausted, and they were
in glow of good feeling, though prob
ably they were not conscious of any
direct gratitude to Roddy, whose
thoughtful opportunism was really the
cause of this happy result.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1917-01-19
uine. It is not considered probable

-uine. 1t is not considered probable
hat the governor will make the ap-
ointment in the immediate future for
ove"al reasons. Any appointment
made will have to be submitted to the
enate for confirmation and it is not
o certaia at the present time that
the senate would confirm the COVER.
aor's appointments. That is posi-
Bile contingency growing OUT Of the
national ecmmitteeman's break with
he governor over the presidency Of
fhe senate Just how deep seated
Virgil Highlands disappointment md
modification may BE-. has not been
uly developed but situations are OK
9ectad to arise which may establish
definitely the attitude Of Harrison
eou-lys not Damon and Pythias but
Deusam ard Highland, and the gov.
ern1r is tuzt about AZ anxious as any
~ to know just what 70 expect from
lie national committeeman
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1917-01-19

the Monroe man are on the floor at
once. Wier is considered no dwarf as
a legislator, however, and is credit.
ed with being the peer Of anyone in
the house
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1917-01-19

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