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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-01-18
Storm Did Some Damage.

Some damage was done by the storm
last Thursday night. Plate glass VIM
dows at the Mccoy Furniture store
and the Mccoy Department store were
broken and plate glass window in
the Citizens Bank block was blown in.
A door was blown in at the rear of
the basement of the Mccoy Depart
ment store, allowing the water pipes
to freeze, and considerable water ran
into the basement, which damaged
some of the stock to the extent of two
or three hundred dollars.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-01-18
YOUR HOME

You wanted to build last season. But
could not find the time to do so.
Don't let the spring season find you
in the same position, but get busy at
once and let us show you our Plan
Books. In these plans you can find
just the design that you have been
looking for. We have just received
some new plans which include the lat
est styles of modern priced homes. In
addition to these we will gladly give
you the benefit of our suggestions and
experience and will help you in any
way possible. All without cost to you.
OUR TIME IS YOURS.
PIPER-HOWE LUMBER co.
"a Safe Place to Trade"
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-01-18

assisted Mrs. Sweet and Mrs. Markham
in serving.
Mrs. G. F. Truax, state president of
the w. R. c., was the installing Of
ficer and the following is a list of the
officers:
President-Mrs. Abbie Stenersen.
S. V.-Mrs. H. Gragg.
J. V.-Mrs. o. r. Roellig.
Treas.-Mrs. Hazel Coar.
Chaplain-Mrs. VIM. Hunter.
Secretary-Mrs. Walker.
Guard-Mrs. Rowan.
Asst. Guard-Mrs. Reed.
Patriotic Instructor Mrs. John
Campbell.
Musician-Mrs. E. S. Person.
Conductor-Mrs. Bateman.
Asst. Conductor-Mrs. Epstein.
Color Bearers - Mrs. Youngman,
Mrs. J. S. Sepp, Mrs. Eldon White and
Mrs. O. H. Moon.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-01-18

whose signature is as potent as Alad.
and turn the desert into mills. Be it
distance, he annihilates it with "seven
league boots; be it time or money, his
pen is a wand that conjures up the
hearts desire.
Now, your secretarial person is
nothing of the sort. He's a fairly in
telligent human whose training takes
in the history of developments, who
knows the things that are important,
and who serves as clerical general
issimo and administrative first lieu
tenant to group of citizens who have
civic pride, a sense of public obliga-
tion and fair amount of cultivated
human intelligence.
The chamber is after something-a
park, school, factory, depot
what you will.
Tell the secretary. Presto! There's
your depot!
Is that it? Certainly not.
The chamber meets. Its leaders want
to know a lot of things, as basis for
work upon the project.
What will it cost? The secretary
secures an estimate. What is the
modern way? The secretary knows, or
knows how to find out, what has been
done in other places. How is the thing
installed? Where are the authorities i?
What influence can be brought to
bear? What mistakes are to be avoid
ed? All these things the secretary
may know, or can find out. He does
so, and the facts are laid before the
members, for their consideration.
What the city needs, what it should
avoid, where it should develop are not
matters for the decision of the secre-
tary, but to draw upon his special ex-
perience and expert training is the
privilege of the chamber. He is under
orders, and if he has tact and insight,
he can be Of almost unreasonable SER
vice. In addition, there is the noun
tain of detail connected with the multi
farious activities of a chamber com
posed of bureaus that deal with every
phase of city's public and private
enterprises.
Outside Of all that, commercial
secretary has little to occupy his time.
Damn him, by all means. A secretary
who isn't damned may as well be fired,
for he's only an opportunist who draws
his salary for holding his job.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-01-18
Sister Dies in New Brunswick

Sister Dies in New Brunswick
Mrs. Nelson Hillman of Woodstock,
New Brunswick, sister of Mrs. j. H.
Tompkins and Mrs. Archie Porter of
this city, passed away at her home in
Woodstock at twelve o'clock Sunday
night.
Mrs. Hillman visited with her sis
ters in Minot, accompanied by her
father, Arthur Mclean, about five
years ago, remaining here about two
months. She made a great many
friends here who will regret exceed
ingly to hear of her death. Many now
residents of Minot knew the deceased
in her old home. Mrs. Hillman had
been in poor health for some time.
Mrs. Tompkins visited her last fall,
taking her to hospital at Portland,
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-01-18
Ira L. Rush, Architect, Opens Offices

Ira L. Rush, Architect, Opens Offices
Ira L. Rush, graduate of the Uni
versity of Illinois in architecture, has
opened an office in the new jacobson
block. Mr.. Rush is an old Minot boy,
his father, the late J. T. Rush, having
been one of Minot's early contractors.
Mr.. Rush will make a speciality of de-
signing residences and in addition to
drawing plans, will superintend con-
struction.
He has furnished plans for resi-
dences for County Superintendent w.
D. Wendt, Charles Grace and DR.. F. J.
Brugman, in Eastwood Park.
Mr.. Rush has great many friends
in this section of the state who have
watched his advance with great deal
of pleasure. He will undoubtedly
build up large business.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-01-18
WOodmen of World Install Officers.

The following newly elected officers
of the local lodge of the Woodmen of
the World were installed Jan. IL:
Consul, S. A. Yri; Banker, Earl
Pickett; Adv. Lieut., H. c. Coleman;
Clerk, Gust. w. Dahlquist; Escort, J.
M. Galloway; Watchman, E. B. Evans;
Sentry, Art Anderson; Auditors, A. M.
Kallness, Theo. Otterson and M. E.
Fowler.
The next meeting night, Jan. 25, will
be given over to a dance to which the
public is cordially invited. Quigley's
orchestra will furnish the music.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-01-18
A 24.HOUR PUMPING TEST
WELL CONTINUED TO PRO-
DUCE GENUINE OIL SAND -
PROMINENT CITIZENS PRO-
NOUNCE TEST TO BE VERY
SATISFACTORY.

A great deal of interest has been
aroused in the vicinity of Minot over
the discovery of oil on the A. F. Blum
farm, II miles west of Minot, near
Des Lacs and Lone Tree.
The oil was first discovered by Mr.
M. H. Anderson, who was employed by
Mr.. Blum to drill for water. At a
depth of 234 feet the drill struck a
rock twelve inches thick; after pene-
trating this rock the drill dropped a
foot, which is very unusual in well
drilling. Soon after Mr.. Anderson
noticed the odor Of oil coming from
the we'll, and upon lowering the slush-
bucket, about two gallons Of oil was
taken from the we'll. Mr. Anderson
continued to drill, and at depth of
244 IL feet, struck a strong flow OF
water, which came within IS feet OF
the surface.
Mr.. Blum brot samples of the oil
and mineral taken from the bottom of
the well to Minot and chemical test
was made, which showed a strong per.
centage of kerosene and gasoline, the
mineral test revealed blue shale sub
stance which contained aluminium, also
a by-product which may be used as a
binder for varnish or soap. There
was also evidence of chemical used ir
silver polish.
The discovery was made Oct. 22nd
1916. Since that time the well has
been inspected by number of promi-
nent businessmen from Minot and
neighboring towns, and it is the gen.
eral opinion of those who have in
spected the we'll, that by going to a
greater depth, strong flow Of oil will
be discovered.
Mr.. Blum has organized a company
with a capital stock Of $275, 100000
which will be known as the Des Lacs
Western Oil Co. He has secured
Messrs. H. S. Johnson, L. Colby, M
H. Anderson, E. R. Sinkler, J. Davick
NJ. D. johnson and Arthur Blum to as
sist him. The officers of the company
have been chosen from this number.
The writer was informed that it was
their intention to push the work Of de-
velopment as fast as possible, several
tests having already been made since
the company has been formed, which
have brought great deal of encour-
agement to the company. The tests
have been made according to instruc-
tions given by E. J. Babcock, State
Chemist, who is also dean of the Col
lege of Engineering Of the State Uni
versity, and according to these in
structions have placed the we'll under
lock and key, it being unlocked from
time to time as the different tests are
being made.
The first test was made on the 9th
and 9th of December. Eight samples
were taken from the we'll at that time,
under different conditions. A large
quantity of oil was taken from the top
Of the liquid and some of it was tried
in a 1 IL horsepower engine, which
gave the engine the same power as or
dinary gasoline. About $50 gallons of
liquid was pumped from the we'll at
that time, and the samples were sent
to Mr.. Babcock for chemical test.
Another test was made January End
which was similar to the first, the
liquid taken from the we'll being placed
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-01-18
DAMN THE SECRETARY
editorial in La Crosse Tribune

editorial in La Crosse Tribune)
If the chamber of commerce does
something you don't like, or doesn't
do something you favor, damn the
secretary.
It's quite the conventional thing,
done in all our best cities and in the
greatest chambers of commerce. It's
one of the things secretary is for,
and, damn him, he's used to it or he's
no good secretary!
It all comes about because people
have the wrong notion of what secre-
tary is, to begin with. It's hopeful
sort Of fiction that commerce secre-
tary is super-man, creature of
superlative power and intelligence,
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-01-18
Instituted o. E. S. Chapter at Berthold

Instituted o. E. S. Chapter at Berthold
The members of the Eastern Star
from this city, who attended the insti-
tuition of Chapter of the O. E. S. at
Berthold Thursday evening, returned
early Saturday morning on No 4, the
first train that had gotten thru on the
Great Northern for two or three days
on account of the storm. Owing to the
blizzard which was raging, none of the
country candidates were able to attend
the proceedings and only a part of
those living in Berthold. The visitors
were treated royalty, a social and ban
quet following the ceremonies. The
Chapter was instituted by Grand Wor-
thy Matron Mrs. l.. J. Palda and Grand
Worthy Patron Judge Murphin of La
Moure.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-01-18
HOW BISHOP BUILT UP
A FINE LARGE HERD

F. w. Bishop of Benedict was in the
city Friday on business. He 'phoned
out to the farm and learned that the
family had weathered the fierce storm
all right, though they could not see the
granary four rods away from the
house. Mr.. Bishop told the Independ-
ent how he had produced herd of 70
cattle and Is horses in about four
years. Four years ago he had but
nine cows and two horses and the stock
he has at present represents the in
crease. He has some of the choicest
milch COWS in the country.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-01-18
Aurland Saws Farming Paws.

G. Aurland, who owns quarter sec
ton of land five miles southwest of
Minot, considers that the farm is
worth $50 per acre from an investment
standpoint. His buildings represent
but a few hundred dollars outlay and
he keeps no stock whatever, doing
grain farming exclusively. He has
had a good income from the farm
every season for years and last year
with short crop, cleared $1,000.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-01-18

away he expects to be "going some"
The Moore Motor Co. has already
disposed Of fifty of the 1917 models
but fear that this year, as in the past,
they will have a hard time getting
enough cars for the trade. Mr.. Moore,
while at the factory, will use his hyp-
motto powers in trying to persuade the
management to send the company
more cars.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-01-18
Minot Man Participates in Will.

Henry Hecht, who recently returned
from Ida Grove, Ia, where he attend
ed the funeral of his brother, learned
upon his return that the brothers will
had been found, leaving $4,000 worth
of property to the four brothers and
sisters. The brother had visited the
Hot Springs for his health and was
killed by an explosion while lighting
gas stove 1t is presumed that he
turned on the gas and left it on while
looking for a match.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-01-18
T. r. Perkett Visits Old Home

J. B. Perkett, who has held a re-
sponsible position as head of one of
the departments of the International
Harvester Co., for years, left Monday
night for Chicago and Buffalo, N. Y,
to look after business matters. He will
visit with his mother and sister at his
old home in the Adirondack mountains
before returning. Mr.. Perkett came
west seventeen years ago and this is
his first visit east since that time.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-01-18
THE LEATHER THAT e
GOES TO THE TRENCHES

The war is reported to be using up
64,0OO,000 hides a year, Of which A.
100000 are to make the necessary
200,000,O00 pairs of shoes. These
shoes are resoled after they are worn,
which requires 100000 hides and
keeps an army of shoe repairers busy.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-01-18
State Visits Peoria Factory

George A. State, manager of the
scofield Implement Co., is expected
home from Peoria, ILL.,, today, where
he went to confer with the head Of
fcers of the Peoria Tractor Co., which
is represented in Minot by the Sco-
field house. Mr.. State attended the
dealers convention in Min
neapolis also.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-01-18
Recovered His Overcoat.

E. 0. Hestikind Of Norwich wore
his new 800 coon skin coat to Minot
and one of the visiting county commits
sioners put it on and took it away
from a cafeteria by mistake. The
Norwich man visited the Independent
Office to advertise for his coat and
while he was here the commissioner
entered the sanctum and the exchange
of coats was made.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-01-18
w. r. C. Officers Installed at Enjoy.
able Gathering,

The installation of officers of the To-
cal Women's Relief Corps occurred at
the home Of Mrs. C. F. Sweet Tues
day, Jan. 16, the Corps being enter
tained in an enjoyable manner with
flowers and flags and a delicious lunch-
con was served. Miss Katherine Ehr
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-01-18

Maine, for treatment. Little thinking
that the end was so near, Mrs. Tomp-
kins returned shortly before Christ
mas, bringing her father with her for
visit. The funeral was held Wednes-
day from the old home at Woodstock.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-01-18
GAME BOARD MAKES
EXCELLENT REPORT
Finances are BOOsted-With Account
in the Red in 1918, There is Now
Over $4,000 in the Fund.

Again this year Ward county leads
the counties of the state in the num-
ber of hunting licenses sold, according
to the annual report Of the Game and
Fish commission which has just been
completed. This makes two years in
succession that this county has led the
state.
Cass county stands second in the
number Of licenses issued. Last year
there were 2,063 licenses in this coun.
ty as against 2,O10 in 1915. Ward
county sold 1857 licenses during the
last hunting season and 2,065 in 1915
Stutsman county stands third in the
list with 1898 the past year as against
1926 in 1915.
The report shows that last season
there was total of 39,540 licenses is
sued in the state with 100 non-resi-
dent licenses as against 36,383 resi-
dent and 1O7 nonresident licenses in
1915.
It is interesting to note the wonder
full improvement that has been made
in the finances of the game and fish
board and in the number of arrests
and convictions since 1918. There is
now $4O,379.56 on hand in the treasury
of the commission, most remarkable
showing, as when the biennial period
of 1913 was started there was con-
siderable deficit in the fund after out
standing claims had been allowed.
In the matter Of arrests and convic-
tions for violations of the game laws
there has been a splendid showing
made by the board. Great credit
should be given the members of the
board and the splendid corps of war
dens and deputies that have been kept
busy constantly.
During the biennial period Of 1911
IL there were 20 arrests and 20 con-
victions. In 1894 there were 173
arrests and 155 convictions, while in
1856 there was total Of 261 ar
rests and 245 convictions. Not one
case was lost, 16 cases only being dis
missed. The total fines amounted to
$4,000 in round numbers for the year
In the matter of finances there will
also be a considerable increase as no
report was made for the trappers
licenses issued during 1916 for the
reason that the season does not close
until April Is. The board anticipates
an increase of 100 per cent in the num-
Der of licenses issued over the year
1915.
In the report of E. B. McCutcheon
chief game warden for the first dis
trict Of the state, attention is called to
the damage that has been done prairie
chickens by crows, which the warden
characterizes as veritable pests. In
this report he says:
Zone of the great pests we have in
relation to increased propagation OF
prairie chickens is the crow. have
made sufficient investigation to per-
sonally substantiate this statement
An effort should be made to set apart
the last week in May of each year for
special efforts, not only by wardens,
but by the sportsmen and the public in
general, to shoot or kill these birds
and destroy their nests, and thus head
off the terrific toll that they are tax
ing each season from our game birds.
These pirates seem to have increased,
due to the past few years of protection
OF birds in general"
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-01-18
Henry Carr of Glenburn Marries.

Henry Carr of Glenburn Marries.
Henry B. Carr, prominent young
Glenburn farmer, was united in mar
riage at Glenburn Saturday to Miss
Mary Agnes Norsby, very attrac-
tive young woman from that place.
The couple will reside at Glenburn.
Mr.. Carr is one Of the early home-
steaders and both himself and bride
are held in the very highest esteem
by all.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-01-18
RarherS Raise Prices

In Minneapolis in all the down town
barber shops the price of shaves has
increased from Is to 20 cents and hair
cuts from 35 to 40 cents on account of
the war. In Minot, the same old prices
still prevail.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-01-18
Moore to Visit the Ford Factory.

Moore to Visit the Ford Factory.
Charles Moore, of the Moore Motor
Co., left Tuesday for the east, where
he will spend two or three weeks. He
will visit at the home Of his parents in
Indiana and from there will go to De-
troit, where he will spend week or
ten days at the factory trying to fer
ret out how Henry can furnish such
good touring cars laid down in Minot
for $398.80. He will visit the Auto
mobile show in Chicago and while
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-01-18
Prominent Newspapermen Visit Minot

Robert Hughes of Wahpeton, presi-
dent of the N. D. P. A., M. I. Forkner
of Langdon and f. l.. Richter of Lari-
more, were in the city the first of the
week comforting with Secretary Hol-
bein regarding plans for Appreciation
Week.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-02-09
head, and his hands are slightly

head and his hands are slightly
tremulous
!! Some men, on recovering from un-
consciousness, are found to have lost
the use of the special senses, sight,
hearing or speech This is purely
functional loss, and recoVerles may
occur at any time, weeks or months
later, in way suggesting that the
age Of miracles is not yet past. But
the fact remains that a great many
never recover, while others only I'M
prove under the most palnstaking
treatment.
"Hypnotism is occasionally success
full. and rather good results are being
| obtained in other cases by simply
| placing the patient under chloroform.
| A man who had been deaf and dumb
| for three months was placed under
| light anaesthetic. During the strug-
Cling stage various incoherent sounds
proceeded from his lips, and finally
| these crystallized into words and the
patient continued able to use his voice
when he came out of his anaesthetic
sleep. 'esf
quite a number of cases have been
treated with chloroform, the theory
being that some great nervous shock
is needed to cure a condition that has
been originally caused by a shock
and that has been kept in being by
the mans feeling of helplessness"
In addition there are ,many mer
who have never been subjected tc
sudden violent contact with the ex-
! plosion of a, shell Or mine. but who
have broken down under the steady
! dayb day strain of the trenches anG
| the booming of the guns
In mainly urbanizer popula tor
like the British" says the report
many are on the verge of neuras g.
thenia-that is, possess a nervous sys-
tenn whose energy is soon exhausted
and war acts as the Immediate promp1
! exciting cause to tumble them crer'
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-02-09
All Sales Strictly
for Cash

diers from cities or factory districts,
for example, are far more likely to
become victims of shell-shock than
men from the farms or the country.
Men suffering from shell-shock are
always unwounded. mo case of
shell-shock is ever found to occur in
a soldier who has "a wound, no mat
ter how trivial" says a British med
ical report. 1T appears that the
rending of the flesh by bullet or
a fragment of shra pnel acts as sort
of safety valve against shell-shock,
localizing in the injury the destruc-
tive force that otherwise is spent on
the nervous system.
Here is a description Of the typ
zeal case: "A shell exploded in the
vicinity of a soldier. He is unwound-
ed, but violently shaken, perhaps
Knocked over or buried. He loses his
senses for a varying period, and his
nervous system, having suffered a
violent shaking, is no longer what it
was. He starts at the least sound,
he cannot sleep, he has pains in his
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-02-09

times Of peace, and still appears when
away from the front, there is some
thing grim in this. With his work
day clothing goes working mind. At
the front he is on duty constantly, and
even the lucky ones who may for a
time do staff work at some head1Car-
ters consider themselves Wen off when
the working day is less than fourteen
hours.
In one of the Tolmein positions the
Associated Press correspondent met q
| ieutenant-colonel, acting as battalion,
commander, who had been on duty al
| most tWenty-four hours every day FIR
| ten months without a single leave Of
| absence. What sleep he had had betn
! broken every night by the ringing Ct
| the telephone beside his bed, and by
| many an alarm. He has lust Been Civ
| en- leave of absence for month for
| regeneration.
| There is a captain of Scotch de-
scentN leader of a. company of Bos-
! mans IN the same sector, who has
been on duty uninterruptedly for more
than a year. Drilling trenches into
the hard lime rock of his position has