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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-04-12
TO THE DAIRY COW

(By w. E. Vaplon, State Leader
Boys and Girls Clubs, Colorado Agri-
cultural College, Fort Collins, Colo. }
The dairy COW, long may she wave
her fluffy tail her hide to save from
gnat and fly and such like pest that
seem to break her rest. It's she that
brings the monthly check for cream
she offers by the peck; it's she that
often saves from wreck, the farmer
who is wise, by heck! The farmer
who's afraid to dig, or to milk cows is
too big, the one who'd rather chew and
sit or shoot and spit tobacco spit, the
kind whom farming doesn't fit, will
keep on going into debt, it's just as
safe as spuds to bet, while neighbor
Jones with twenty cows will chase
hard times to the bow-wows. To farm
these days Of gh-priced land, you've
got to plan to beat the band To meet
the price Of high-priced tools and
self-adjusting milking stools is sure
ly not the job for fools. The farmer
who will crop his land each blooming
year for all twill stand and will not
heed the just demand for something
in return will stand at last before the
judgment bar and wake up with a
jolting jar, You feed your horses hay
and oats, you even feed your lambs
and shoats and then you wonder why
the land should make a fuss and grow
stand that's not enough to feed ten
goats. Put back into the soil, my
friends, some of the elements it lends.
Remember It's the cow and hog that
give your bank account a jog that
fertilize your worn-out soil and help
the mortgage man to fail.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-04-12
NOT FIGHTING PEOPLE

Fargo Courier News: When the war
is over the German people will find
that we have been fighting, not them,
but their owns worst enemies. The
nation that among all the rest refused
to take from an impoverished and
beaten Chinese people an indemnity
which by it's influence aided the Re-
public in Russia and caused its name
to be loved in stricken Belgium is not
the sort of country to be afraid Of
When peace is declared the German
people will find that we want nothing
that belongs to- them, that we are
fighting an intolerant system which
forbids the world to live in peace and
prevents the progress of humanity
except as they view humanity.
In the words of Frederick Hoff-
mann, an American of German birth,
"The world is not at war with the
German people, but with the German
government and it's ruthless and ill
considered military policy, without a
parallel in modern history"
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-04-12

The government is planning on
modifying it's Industrial and agricul-
tural forces as we'll as it's military
forces. The plans have not been fully
worked out, but it is presumed that
everybody will be given an opportun-
ity Of contributing his share to doing
something useful. Idlers on the streets
who will not be called to serve in the
army, will be expected to be set to
work on the farms of the United
States. In one way, the war may be
blessing in disguise. 1t will tend to
discourage I. w. W.-ism. Men who
have been lettering about the streets
refusing to work, will have to offer
some good excuse for not doing so. The
man who goes from door to door ask.
ing for Handouts" will have no gooc
excuse to continue this practice. The
man who finds time now to utter un.
patriotic utterances will be so busy
that he won't have time to argue il
his usual senseless fashion. All viii
become better and more useful citi
Zens.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-04-12

Prospects were never brighter in
North Dakota for seeding conditions
The season is fully two weeks ad-
vanced over the average spring season
and in many parts of the state, thous-
ands Of acres have been seeded this
week. More fall blowing was done
last fall than usual. This will allow
the farmers to put in many acres of
crops on virgin soil which will be
broken and seeded to flax. At the
present prices Of grain and farm pro-
ducts of all kinds, prosperity for
North Dakota farmers bids fair to
continue despite the adversely brot
on by war in many sections of the
country. An army must be fed and
no one has a more patriotic duty to
perform than the North Dakota farm
er who will do his share in producing
great crops. The idler will now find
plenty to do. Many Of our young
men will have to go to the front
North Dakota will furnish her full
share. This will take hundreds OF
young men who otherwise could be
employed on the farm. 1t behooves
those who are not called to the colors
to get into the harness here at home
and do their share. Every able bodied
man should expect to do something ir
these trying times.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-04-12
You Should Pay Us
a Visit

Have YOU ever paid us visit Come and compare things
compare designs and patterns variety and bgness
of display compare quality and 6nish compare prices com
pare and bealty of credit service and
generous treatment in every last detail.
Do this Just once Somewhere this Spring you will buy
something big or little for your home Why shop for it
and buy that thing where you will get the most for your
money? You will find Mccoy offers the largest variety and
the lowest prices. Mccoy Furniture Co. show the best
selected stock of furniture in North Dakota
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-04-12
CONGRESSMAN HELGESEN.


The death of Congressman H. T
Helgesen which occurred in Washing
ton this week, is generally regretted
by his many friends thruout the
Northwest. Mr.. Helgesen was one OF
the states early pioneers. He was
our first commissioner of agriculture
and had served the state three full
terms in Congress and was beginning
his fourth. He had been affiliated
with the republican party during his
entire career and was one of the or
ganizers of the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
lican League. He was one of the pro-
gressive Republicans and many of the
principles which he advocated have
been Incorporated into our laws.
Mr. Helgesen attended to the bust
ness of his constituents conscientious
ly and faithfully and made record
in Washington of which any man could
well be proud.
His successor from the First dis
trct will have to be selected at spec
ial election to be called by Governor
Frazier.
Former Governor Hanna, who has
served several terms in Congress, has
been mentioned as a possible candi-
date. Another man mentioned is Bur
leigh F. Spalding of Fargo, former
Judge of the supreme court OF North
Dakota and very able man.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-04-12
LOOKING AT IT SQUARELY


Business and agricultural interests
must come to an appreciation Of the
fact that all the country confronts an
emergency. The time to deal with
next winters food riots, next winters
wild legislation, and next winters de-
mands for higher wages, is now. 1t is
a popular idea of late to have ''sur-
vey" made of any situation of public
concern, and it would be well if one
were made this spring of crop pros
poets in Ward county and every other
county in the state. The question of
facilitating production comes down at
last to the situation of each farmer.
Does he need anything required for his
work-seed, horse, an implement,
temporary assistance, which a COM
munity organization might provide =?
There is much work, well enough at
another time, which may be subor-
dinated this year to the production of
a big crop.
If chambers Of commerce, bankers
associations, and other local organ
izations of the state and community
will take the situation in hand in a
formative way, they can do more to
safeguard the prosperity of the coun-
try than can be done at this time by
any other effort. With resources ex-
hausted and the world situation what
it is, there is no danger Of OVERRIDING
production, for the largest possible
crop in this country is certain to bring
remunerative prices.
It must be remembered that if the
war ends at any time before the crop
of 1918 is harvested there will be a
great demand from central Europe on
the crop of 1917-and there is not
much present hope that the war will
so end.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-04-12
Open Up a
Charge Account

No, gentle reader, Uncle Sam isn't
merely getting ready to celebrate the
Fourth.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-04-12

two ends of blotter, placing wet
cloth wick between the folds, so that
about six to eight inches hang over
the edge, wrap in piece Of oiled or
buttered paper, place on box with
wick in glass of water, and let it alone
for five or six days, watching it &C.
casionally to make sure that the wick
is working all right and that the test
does not dry out. At the end Of that
time, count the number of strong, weak
and dead kernels. Any seed testing
less than 80 to 95 per cent should be
discarded.
If the seed has plenty of plant food
in the kernel, the sprout will grow
four to six inches high if you open up
the tester, but leave the wick in so
that the plant roots will not dry out.
This is a good extension of test when
time is available.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-04-12

North Dakota, along with the other
agricultural states, will be called upon
to Guido itself in producing crops. The
farmers and their efforts this season
will be watched for results that have
never before been reached. When the
agriculturists Of the Northwest do
their best, something wonderful in
production results. Now they are
called upon to surpass all previous eff
forts, and they are going to do it by a
big margin. Their government is call
ing upon them to feed the army and
large sections Of the world. They will
respond by meeting the emergency.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-04-12
NEW TAX LAW

Here is a new law concerning assess
ments that became effective this year:
Real Property-Listed once in two
years. House Bill 1853 Of the last leg
islative session provides that here
after real property shall be listed only
every odd numbered year, or once in
two years. Therefore farm land, town
and city lots will be listed this year
and the valuation placed thereon will
remain the same for the year 1918.
On this account great care should be
taken by assessors to get the full rs
per cent of the true and full value Of
such property and it will behoove
property owners this year to pay at
tention to such assessments and see
that no error is made.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-04-12
Great damage has been wrought

Great damage has been wrought
thruout the United States by cranks
or traitors, or whatever you may call
them, by burning railroad bridges.
elevators, and blowing up munition
works. There are undoubtedly thous-
ands Of undesirable citizens in the
United States who are watching for
opportunities to destroy life and prop
erty in our own country In time of
war, such acts are reasonable. The
country is certain to be under military
rule within a short time and when
this time comes, offenders will be
dealt with in way which they will
deserve. Uncle Sam has his agents
stationed thruout the United States
and we predict that offenders will be
caught before they have an opportun-
ity to get very far with their nefarious
work.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-04-12
G. ]. Barton Cannot Live

According to the Grand Forks Her
aid, Gilbert j. Barton, a resident of
this city for many years, lies critically
ill at his home in Grand Forks, no
hopes being entertained for his recov-
cry. He was taken i'll some time ago
with a complication Of diseases and
hemorrhage Of the brain set in.
Mr.. Barton was engaged in the feed
and fuel business in Minot for years,
leaving with his family for Grand
Forks several months ago. His death
may be expected any moment.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-04-12

Instead of having a depressing eff
feet on business, the war will stimu-
late business activity. There is no
reason to "become afraid of the cars
Prices will continue high or go higher
and wages must be advanced accord
ingly. While it is always well to be
conservative, there's no use in being
too cautious. While this war is to be
regretted generally because it will
take toll Of many precious lives, we
have been drawn into it and must
make the best of it..
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-04-12
Armour. the meat king. advised /

Armour, the meat king, advised the
country to have meatless days and the
price Of wheat went down in a hurry
at the very thought. Americans eat
too much meat. With hogs selling at
$3.50 hundred in Chicago the other
day, meatless day or two in week
would effect fright smart" saving.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-04-12

William Jennings Bryan, the coun-
try's greatest pacifist, is now ready
to fight and offers his services to his
country as private or in any other
capacity in. which the president may
see fit to place him. He's showing the
right spirit.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-04-12

Miss Jeanette Rankin of Montana,
the only woman Congressman, failed
to vote one way or the other when the
war resolution came up. Those old
boys down at Washington didn't give
her time to make up her mind.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-22
B. Y. P. q. INAUGURAL SERVICE.
Young Peoples Union of East Hender.
SOnVille Church Installed Newly
Elected Officers March 18th.

Under the supervision of Mrs. J. A.
Laughter, the church auditorium was
attractively decorated with ferns and
evergreen, also the B. Y. P. U colors
of purple and gold were used. The
inaugural committee was composed Of
Messrs. Lawrence j. Pace and Thomas
J. Hyder, Mr.. Pace acting as installing
officer. The Union and congregation
stood while the retiring and incoming
officers were ushered to their places,
then all joined in singing Grown Him
King of Kings" Mr.. Lawrence Pace
read the scripture lesson, after which
responsive reading. the twenty third
Psalm, was led by Mr.. Hyder. Fol-
lowing a solo by Miss Emily Davis, the
secretary read the names of the new
ly elected minor officers and as their
! names were read they formed a semi
circle near the platform. After being
duly installed they were presented
with a certificate Of election, and a
badge vas placed upon them by the
secretary. At this point, Miss Ger
trude Shipman, president-elect, was
escorted to the platform by MI. Finley
Pace, retiring president, and Mr..
Thomas Hyder of the installation com
letnittee. After Miss Shipman had been
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-22

West had so many cities with large
German populations, and it made each
of those cities a center from which TO
tell lies and spread dope.
Every day and every night there
went out a food of press matter in
geniously designed by a mind that
knew the American mental processes
as well as it know it's own.
1t was put up in a way to be GER
tain of getting into the American
press-"good stories" from the news
point of view, that scarcely an editor
ever would suspect.
If It was the masascres in Belgium.
this amazing genius knew how to
cover them with such a web of doubt
that today four in every five Ameri-
cans have no certainty there ever
were any such things.
If it vas the iolation of Belglum's
treaty rights, he scattered alleged doc
uments to show that England was
about to do the same thing.
For this reason and this alone,
many Americans have the whole war
upside down.
Very often they do not know or
they will not consi Ter the simplest
facts about it. They do not know, or
will not think; that Germany planned
it years in advance; that the row with
Serbia was only a pretense; that Ger
many was so bent upon it she twice
rejected the arbitration that would
have avoided it; that she really de-
clared it in April, 1913, and not ,
August, 1914; that she alone is re-
sponsible for blood drenched and ruin
ed Europe.
They will not consider that from
the beginning Germany has steadily
treated this country with intoIerable
contempt and deliberate attacks; that
she never had the slightest right to
sink one American ship; that every
shot she has fired at sIcn a ship has
been a separate act Ot var; that when
her agents blew up American factc-
ries and killed American ~workingJnen
they were waglng wa just as -nuaE
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-22

duly installed, the retiring president
made a short and interesting address
and presented the Bible to the new
president, the Bible being the insignia
OF office. At this point the secretary
placed upon the president a beautiful
badge made of purple and gold ribbon.
Miss Shipman then stepped forward
and made a strong and well prepared
address in which she reviewed the
past history of the union and dealt
with the problems that must be faced
in the future. All present we're fav-
orably impressed with the c~learness
and sincerity of the address.
A special offering was taken for one
of the former members Miss Zura B.
Martin who is at present attending the
Moody Bible school of Chicago.
The service was closed with a solo
by Mrs. ]. A. Laughter.
A list of the new officers are as fol-
lows: Miss Gertrude Shipman, presi-
dent; Miss Lula ShermaG, LIST vice
president; Mr.. Gather Briggs. End
vice president; Mrs. Lawrence J. Pace,
secretary; Miss Anne Conner, assist
ant secretary; Miss Eunce Bowling,
treasurer; Mr.. Lawrence j. Pace,
manager; Miss Lizzie Coston, Or
ganist; Mr.. Thomas Hyder, Musical
director and Mr.. Walter Orr, reporter.
Miss Clara Hyder and Mr.. Joe Ward
are the group leaders.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-22
HORSE SHOE ITEMS.

Vernon MCfitt, John Fletcher, Zeke
Corn, Farmer McCrary and Brady Dun
can attended the Entertainment at viii
low on Friday night and report a good
time. re-.
Sam Johnson and wife Of Hender-
sonville, were visitors in our commun-
ity on Sunday.
George McCrary and wife of Hen
Jacksonville spent Sunday with J. o..
Johnson. .
Mrs. Brannon Mofitt is On the sick
list.
Rev. T. G.. King preached an excel
lent sermon at the Baptist church on
Sunday.
Tom and jeff King are visiting their
! parents at this place.
Mrs. W. A. Osborne and daughter
Sadie, have gone to Jonesboro. Tenn,
on an extended visit.
Mrs. Corrie Johnson is visiting in
AshevnIe.
The subject for the debate at the
Horse Shoe school last Friday was:
Resolved that Woodrow Wilson was a
greater man than George Washington.
Both sides carried their points we'll,
but the judges decided in favor of Mr..
Wilson.
MiIt Allen conducted the class study
on Wednesday night instead of ". A.
Osborne.
Miss Annie Johnson is spending a
few days with Miss Sue Duncan,
Miss Mary Duncan spent the week
end with her mother.
Quite a numbe rof our young peo-
pie, Misses Ola Johnson, Annie Laurie
Johnson, Sue Duncan. Mary Duncan,
Gillette Johnson, Joe Capps Jay John
son and Hazzie Case spent a very en-
Joyable evening on Saturday at Rev. I.
c.. King.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-22
ETOWAH, b.:

The Crab Creek Sunday, school met
last Sunday and recognized the
Sunday school by electing the follow.
officers: ]. C. Wilkie, superintendent;
J. B. Hamilton, secretary; G. J. Pat
terson, music director; Miss Hazel
Patterson, Organist.
Miss Rena Fitzpatrick of Crab Creek
attended the closing exercises at Will
low school last Friday night, and re-
ports a very enjoyable time.
Miss Flora Hamilton who has been
staying on Green river for some time,
has returned home.
Miss Bird Fletcher of Pleasant
Grove, spent Friday night with Mrs. :.
P. Patterson.
Neal Hamilton of this section made
a business trip to GreenvilIe, s. c., last
week.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-22

as if German troops had formally in
Vaded us.
They will not even consider the
SOLDERING fact thai II Germany should
win in this war her plans call for a
new triple alliance to divide the
world; that her share is to include the
rich field of South America and that
means we shall fight her then if we
don't fight her now.
They have been hypnotized by the
Won Bernstorff stuff about Germany
fighting for the Fatherland, the fairy
tales about Russia and the carefully
manufactured stuff about British in
reference with the freedom Of the
seas"
That is why the President fails of
the support he ought to have, and
we stand fiddling and fooling when
we ought to be at the great task of
freeing the world and setting forward
the march Of progress and democracy.
Won Bernstorf-that's all.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-22
RELIEVES BERNSTORFF
CONVINCED MIDDLE WEST
That German Cause Was Just-Vast
Press Agent Activities Poisoned
! s., Public Opinion for Months,
(By Charles Edward Russell.)

IL JIG = NN -
Washington, D. c., March 1.-THE
evil men do lives after them, and the
evil done to this country by Count
Johannes Won Bernstorff threatens
long to outlive the memory of his
name.
The reason the President has heS:-
tated to act IN the crisis the thinner
man note bro light is because he did
not have a united country behind him,
and the reason he didn't have that is
chiefly because of the cunning work
of the German press agency, conduct
ed by that boss schemer, Won Bern
stOrf.
When the II Benedict Arnolds of
the Senate managed to beat him about
armed neutrality the natural hope
was that they talked nc disloya1ty out
their own. The Legislatures of the
Middle West States have knocked that
hope galley west.
The ugly fact to give us all a jolt
is that the II must have spoken a
feeling common in the regions they
come from.
How does it happen that at this
supreme crisis in our history so many
Americans of the Middle West are at
odds with the rest about such a mat
ter?
I am a Middle Westerner myself.
Nobody car put itover on me that my
part of the country is any less Amer
lean than any other, or any reader to
have the flag in the mud. Even after
all these Legislatures have testified
TO the contrary, I'm not Jared out of
that faith.
We owe all this trouble tc the won
derful von Bernstorff press agency.
The adroit mind that steered that
concern picked out the Middle West
:as it's best hold because the Middle
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-22
ANDERSON DIES OF SMALLPOX.

Hub Anderson, son of Mrs. Roxie
Anderson, of Etowah, and a former
resident of this county, died last week
from smallpox in Victoria, British Co
Iumbia. A telegram vas received By
bis relatives telling OF the sad news.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-22

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French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-22

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