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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-04-12
M|NOT AUTO CLUB
ENTERTA|NS OFFICIALS
Outline Road Work for the Year at a
- Dinner Held Monday Evening
at the Leland Hotel

The directors and officers of the Mi
not Automobile club entertained at
dinner Monday evening the county
commissioners of Ward county and
the supervisors of Harrison township.
After dinner at the Leland hotel the
party adjourned to the offices of the
Association of Commerce, where sew
eral hours were spent in planning the
good road work for this vicinity. There
was a general interchange Of ideas.
and the evening was more than har-
monious. There seemed to be sim
cere desire upon the part of all pres
ent to do their full share to the end
that the roads leading into this city
would be placed in the best possible
condition.
The supervisors of Harrison town.
ship at the close of the meeting sug-
gested that the officers of the Automo-
bile club select some day that would
be convenient and the supervisors
would go over the roads that need re-
pairing and building, and that when
it was decided just what should be
done the township officers would CO.
operate to the limit of their resources
in the general work. The county COM
missioners also expressed themselves
as being more than willing to coop
crate with the township officers and
the Minot Automobile club.
Many stirring good roads addresses
were delivered during the evening,
and during the year 1917 we expect to
see more actual good road work in this
part of the county than in any pre-
vious year.
The Minot Automobile club expects
to raise over $1,000 to be spent on
good roads, and with the help prom
ised by the county and Harrison town
ship it is safe to say that considerable
money will be carefully spent this
wear.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-04-12
WANTED SINGERS
FOR FIRST PATRI-
OT|C CONCERT
Chorus of Two Hundred Voices Want
ed for Patriotic Concert at
Riverside Park

All members of church choirs in
the city of Minot, all high school pu-
pills that sing, and all others that wish
to show their patriotic spirit by TAX
ing part in the patriotic concert to be
given in Riverside Park, Sunday, May
6, are requested to meet at the assem-
bly, room Of the Association of Com
merce, Monday evening, April 16, at
1880 sharp, for the first rehearsal. At
least 200 voices are necessary to make
the program a real success, and in
Minot this should be an easy matter.
The Community Life committee Of the
Association of Commerce wishes it un-
derstood that all creeds are wanted in
the chorus. This is a civic concert
under civic auspices, and as all our
people are, or should be, patriotic,
there should be no urging in this in
stance. Rev. Gullixson will direct this
concert, and other choir leaders of the
city will be asked to take their turn
from time to time during the summer
months. Let this first concert be the
biggest thing that has ever been stag
ed in Minot.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-04-12
RICHARDS CHARGED
WITH BICANY
G. n. Brakeman Married Pretty Wait
ress After Short Courtship-
Wife No. | Shows Up

Theodore S. Richards, aged 20, was
united in marriage on March 22 to
Miss Tillie H. Tenneson, aged "a, a
very attractive looking waitress at the
p: and l.. cafeteria.
Their honeymoon was short. Mrs.
Richards No. l got wind of her hus-
bands latest matrimonial venture and
arrived from her home in Minnesota,
to confer with the officials.
Richards is in Jail and his bride is
back at the cafeteria feeding the mui-
ttudes and trying to forget her trou-
bles.
Richards came here and secured en-
ployment as a Great Northern brake
man. While slowing away ham and
eggs ond other choice viands at the
cafeteria, he was not so busily en-
gagged but what he had time to cast
love glanees at the pretty fair-haired
maiden who waited on him. He made
his advances with such telling effect
that after he had eaten but five meals
at the place, he had persuaded the
girl to marry him, making glowing
promises OF money and home with
nothing but happiness in store for
them.
Wife No. isn't so slow. She ap-
pears to have been familiar with hub
by's matrimonial ventures which he
seems to perform every now and then
for sake of diversion. She appeared
on the scene in Minot the last of the
week, acquainted Judge Murray with
the true facts and secured warrant
for the arrest of her husband, charg-
ing him with bigamy. Richards did
not know that his true wife was in
Mlnot and when taken before the
states attorney he almost convinced
that official that he was being imposed
upon, but just as he stepped from the
private office, he met his wife who had
just come into the place. He tried in
vain to get away from Chief of Police
Dan Dougherty. He wanted to step
across the street for a minute to see a
witness. The chief went along, but
the witness had disappeared. Richards
is in the county Jail where he will re-
main until trial. His wife says that
this is not the first time he has had
more than one wife on his hands at
the same time.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-04-12
PLANS,,CONS|DERED
FOR north AND
SOUTH RAILROAD
Organizers Holding Meetings With
Ward County Farmers Proposing
Building Canada-Aberdeen Line

The Independent has heard great
MANY rumors of a new railway being
built through Ward county, coming
down from the north where it will join
one Of the Canadian roads, passing
through Minot or near this city, down
through the Bismarck country and on
10 Aberdeen, S. D.
Organizers have visited sections Of
the country through which the road is
to pass when it is built, getting farm
ers to sign for shares Of stock in an
underwriting agreement.
The company is known as the North
western Development Syndicate Linn
lted). Twenty thousand dollars worth
Of stock are to be sold at par value
Of $1.OO per share, 70 per cent of which
Is to be used in making permanent
location for railroad, to extend from
: connection in Canada with the Grand
Trunk, Pacific, Canadian Northern and
the Canadian Pacific railroads, to a
connection with the Minneapolis and
st. Louis road at Leola or Aberdeen,
IS. D., and to connect with other roads
operating to the Twin Cities. The
shares become payable whenever the
certificates are delivered.
"A meeting of farmers was held at
the Kluver school house in Waterford
township recently. Farmers have
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-04-12
BRADLEY REPORTS SOME
SNOW IN AN

Under date of April 2, John Brad
ley of Maple Creek, Sask., one OF the
early Ward county pioneers, sends the
Independent an interesting letter with
a number of pictures at his farm,
showing great snowbanks. Mr.. Brad
lev sends these pictures to refute a
statement in the Independent that
there was very little snow in Sas-
katchewan. At the time the letter
was written, people were using sleighs
and the snow was five feet deep in
front of the house and at the barn it
was eight feet in depth. The man who
located Mr.. Bradley on his homestead
in the fall of 1908 told him that ne
had lived there 20 years and had meyer
seen enough snow in that locality for
sleighing. This year, Bradley has
seen 120 days Of good sleighing. Last
wear on March 13 John was breaking
sod. This year farmers will be unable
to get into the fields before the mid
die of April. On March rs Mr.. Brad
lev went to sale across what was
the bench land and travelled over snow
ten feet deep. In the timber the snow
has drifted 20 feet deep. He says:
81 am satisfied that in cases where
people were not prepared for so big a
winter, large percentage Of stock
has been lost. 1 might mention that
our stock wintered we'll, especially the
turkeys, and if you will print this
statement as Saskatchewan is truth
fully represented, instead of falsely
represented for selfish purposes, there
will be a big fat turkey at the express
nf;oo IN +he Oath of December, 1917
for one big fat editor"
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-04-12
SK|NNERS4!ADDRESS
is HISTORICAL
President of Ward County School Of
ticers' Association Tells Many In
teresting Facts at Meeting

The following is the address deliv-
cred by E. D. Skinner of Sawyer,
president of the Ward County School
Officers association at the annual
meeting held in this city last week.
1t is full of good thoughts and worthy
of consideration of each and every one
Of our readers:
Mr. Chairman, Ladies, Gentlemen and
Fellow School Officers:
In the absence of President Shorb
il becomes my duty to do his work. /
acknowledge my inability to. fill his
position in this case. However, in
time Of danger good soldier can do
no better than to obey. l am glad
that I am a citizen of the United
States. / am glad to be a citizen of
North Dakota. I am certainly pleased
to have been citizen Of Ward county,
North Dakota, for more than thirty
years. | am glad that our young state
is among the first as regards educa-
tional interests and accomplishments,
of our noble sisterhood of states. am
pleased to know that by comparison
and in many competitions and tests
we are proved and not found wanting,
l came within it's bounds in 1886,
some time before it became state. On
May z, 1887, it's several voting pre-
cincts held an election to select the
delegates to draft our constitution.
The proclamation was issued by
President Harrison on the End day of
November, 1887, and we became the
State Of North Dakota. Our first leg
islature convened on the 10Th day of
November, 1889.
The first senator from this district
was DR.. E. H. Belyea, now deceased.
The first Representatives we're T.
E. DISCARD and A. C. Nedrud. The
first assembly consisted of thirty-one
senator's and sixty-two representa-
tives. The increase in population in
creased from the organization very
rapidly. The increase in 1910 was full
ly 1900 per cent.
Ward county was organized Nov. %,
1885. Its first board Of county COM
missioners were J. A. Baker, chair
man; Chris Rasmussen and John Muir
ray.
First clerk was Loren S. Foot, at a
salary Of $3.50 per year. First treas
urer was John Bonholzer. First coun-
ty superintendent, Miss Sadie Web
Der, at a salary Of $40. First school
was taught at Burlington, in 1884, by
Miss Walcott. In 1885 at Burling-
ton, in township 1853, range 81, at
Burlington Miss Robinson at 153 by
Alex Hay.
First school district organized at
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-04-12
BUILDERS AND
TRADERS SHOW
THEIR PATRIOTISM
Pass Resolution Offering to Cooper
ate With Other Civic Organiza-
tiOns of the City

The Minot Builders and Traders Ex-
change met at the Association of Com
merce Tuesday evening and among the
important matters taken up was a
patriotic demonstration for the city
if Minot. Before the close of the
meeting the following resolution was
unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That the Minot Builders
and Traders Exchange will gladly CO.
operate with any and all other civic
organizations of the city of Minot in
patriotic demonstration that should
be held in this city at an early date,
to assist in instilling patriotism into
our people and show our President
that Minot is behind him heart and
soul in this crisis in the history of the
United States government.
Some prompt steps should be taken
in this matter of patriotic demon
stration, North Dakotans as a rule do
not appreciate just what war means
to this country, and it takes more or
less of an awakening to bring the inn
portance Of it home to them.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-04-12
Represented Association at Fargo

Mr.. X. A. Morgan, chairman of the
Traffic committee of the Association
OF Commerce, was an attendant upon
the sessions of the state railroad COM
mission at Fargo the latter part Of
last week. The hearing was held at
the request Of the Fargo Commercial
club and Manufacturers association
for the purpose of proposing new
class rates out of the distributing GEN.
ters of the state. Mr. Morgan sue
ceeded in having other hearings held
throughout the state before a final de-
cision will be made.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-04-12
Waterman Tells of Wounded Soldiers

waterman Tells OIL wounded Soldiers
E. S. Waterman has returned from
Spokane, Wash, where he secured the
North Dakota rights for the National
Electric Sanitary System, which man
ufactures a number Of different kinds
Of very effective fly killers. Mr.. Wat
erman is hustler and will get rid of
the flies in North Dakota as effectively
as St. Patrick chased the snakes out of
Ireland.
Mr.. Waterman went west over the
500 through Canada. At Moosejaw he
saw train load of troops just return
ed from the front. The soldiers were
in sorry plight, being minus arms
and legs and crippled generally. He
lso saw three and half train loads of
soldiers enroute to the front.
On his return from Spokane he trav-
eled over the G. N. He says this is a
fine time to go through the noun
tains. At Glacier Park he saw hun
dreds Of deer that had been driven to
the foothills for food by the SHOWS in
the mountains.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-04-12
Patriotic Airs Characterize
Second Shrine Ball


The second annual ball given by the
Minot Shrine club was held at the Ma
sonic Temple Wednesday night, sixty
couples attending. The grand march
at nine-thirty o'clock was led by Noble
and Mrs. A. D. MCDANIEL, followed
by large number of other Mobiles
and their ladies, the gentlemen wear
ing their red fezzes and the ladies the
white ones. Hovind's orchestra play
ed an excellent musical program, in
Guiding number Of inspiring nation
al airs. At midnight delicious buffet
luncheon was served under the direc-
ton of Mr.. and Mrs. Hoover. Among
the out-of-tow guests were Mr.. and
Mrs. George L. Gould and daughters,
the Misses Gertrude and Evelyn
Gould, and Mr.. and Mrs. Don Gillis-
pie of Glenburn, Mr.. and Mrs. J. J.
Langeness of Sherwood, who are
guests of Mr.. and Mrs E. C. Britton,
and P. L. Hodge of Bordulac, N. D.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-04-12
Pop Corn Machine Blew Up

The pop corn machine located in the
narrow room between the Rowan and
Van Fleet undertaking establishments,
South Main street, blew up with a ter
rible roar Saturday night. Both ends
IF the building were blown out and
thousands of small pieces of flying
glass covered the basement of
the place. The owner picked fine To-
cation for the mishap, but fortunately
lid not give the undertakers job. He
escaped by miracle.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-04-12
Youngman Lots Will Be Sold
on Saturday, April 21st

The Frank w. Youngman lot sale
is being advertised in this issue. It
will be held on Saturday, April Fl.
The property to be sold lies high anc
dry and level near the Minot Normal
school in the fertile Mouse river val
ley.
Arrangements are being made by
Mr.. Youngman to plant 100 trees or
the property at once and sink four
spring water wells.
The lots will be offered for sale at
the rate of $10O down and so cents g
month, or an attractive discount is
offered for cash.
E. G. Smith is interested with Mr.
Youngman in this property which is
considered as fine piece of residential
property as there is in the city. Tn,
lots will be sold within a remarkably
short time, we predict.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-04-12
Clyde Schoonmaker Injured by Auto

Clyde Schoonmaker, aged 8 years,
had narrow escape from death Sat-
urday shortly after noon, when the
Wenneson grocery truck, driven by
VIM. Hurd, struck the little fellow,
crashing him to the pavement. When
he was picked up it was feared that
he had been fatally injured, as the
force with which he struck the pave
ment rendered him unconscious. He
was taken to local hospital where
he remained unconscious until Wednes-
dey, when he came to his senses and
he is now recovering nicely.
1t is reported that the boy was rid
ing a bicycle, holding to the rear of a
rig, the Wenneson car following. The
boy left the rig and the auto tried to
dodge him and succeeded in partially
doing so, but the fender Of the car
struck him, dashed him to the pave
ment.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-04-12
Can You, Beat This Record?

Perry Taplin sold 500 worth of
cream to the Minot Dairy Co. and the
White Ice Cream factory during the
months of February and March from
five cows and used considerable cream
on his table besides. Seven years ago
Mr.. Taplin started his fine herd of
cattle with only one faithful old COW.
He has never bought any cattle since
that time, has sold four head and still
has twenty head left. This seems al
most an impossibility, yet it is a fact.
It takes surprisingly short time to
build up nice herd of mich cows.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-04-12
Another Resident

Mrs. Chas. Monroe of Chicago ar
rived in the city last Saturday, to join
her husband, who is travelling thruout
the state Of North Dakota for the
Mergenthaler Linotype company. For
the present they will have apartments
in the W. M. Smart residence on
South Hill. Mr.. and Mrs. Monroe are
very pleasant people and are sure to
gain wide circle of friends in the
Wonder City.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-04-12
DES LACS OFFICERS ELECTED

At meeting of the Des Lacs Farm
ers' Cooperative Elevator, the follow
ing were elected:
Trustees-J. R. Eide and Jas. Tyn-
dali, one year; John Hippo and |. L,
Flom, two years; John Borud, j. 0.
Hanson and D. H. Waggoner, three
years; G. N. Bowman, treasurer, two
years.
Mr.. Nelson of Crosby represented
the st. Paul Equity Exchange and le-
livered an address.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-04-12
SANISH FERRY BOAT LOST

The "City of Mondak," the Sanish
ferry boat, was torn loose from it's
moorings by great cakes Of ice and
when last seen it was battered
wreck, going down the Missouri with
the ice. Captain Senechal estimates
his loss at $4,000. He will repair the
old ferry, the Melvin H.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-04-12
Murphy's Brave Fight for Health

Major J. S. Murphy, general immi-
grafton agent for the 500, is making
a brave struggle to regain his health
and many old friends trust that he will
be successful He has been ill from
pernicious anemia for months and
three times he has submitted to oper-
ations for the TRANSMISSION Of blood,
the last time his brother, Mark Muir
ply, furnishing the supply.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-04-12
Larger Quarters for Salvation Arm,

Larger Quarters for Salvation Army
The Salvation Arm is planning on
buying the house and lot adjoining the
barracks on Second avenue southwest
for $4,000. Ensign P. G. Ellis, who
is somewhat Of hustler, is busy rails
ing the necessary funds. The Saliva
tion Army is doing some very effect
i've work and has outgrown it's present
quarters.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-04-12
POSTM ASTERS TO BE Sc
LECTED BY EXAMIN ALTON

The postmasters of the United
States of the first, second and third
class will hereafter be selected by civil
service examination and when such
postmasters are appointed, they can
be removed only through cause This
is done to take the postoffice out of
politics.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-04-12

agreed to sell land for right of way
and there is already talk of a town
site northwest of the CITY, According
to the blue prints of the organizers,
the road is to pass near Minot, either
west of the city short distance or
east of town near the G.. N. stock
yards.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-04-12
FARM BANK FOR FORMING

A meeting will be held at the l.. T..
Larson school house in forming town.
ship Monday night, April 16, for the
purpose of perfecting farm loan as
sociation in connection with the new
federal banking system. w. A. Peck
of Minot will address the meeting and
assist in the organization.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-04-12

II. A. Monagin's Ford started off on
its own accord after the driver had
started the engine Monday morning
and ran into motorcycle belonging
to young Buchanan on East Central
avenue, damaging the machine to some
extent.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-04-12
New Ward County Court House

County Auditor Kennard is proudly
displaying the plans for new Ward
county court house, drawn by Geo. J.
Hoffman, a wide-awake Minneapolis
architect. Of course the new court
house isn't going to be built yet
but the Minneapolis architect has
taken time by the forelock and pre-
pared the plans just the same. The
old court house will probably be used
for fifteen or twenty years yet.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-04-12
Burlington Feb. 16, 1887.

burlington Feb. 10, 1881.
Second district organized at Minot
May, 1887; third Pleasant school dis
trict Q6) June 27, 1888; fourth, Har-
rison school district, May Is, 1889.
The first schools taught were paid by
subscription, later by public school
fund. My friends, why not be proud
of living in a community made by
those noble pioneers. They there laid
the foundation of our common school
system on which Ward county now
stands. Those "Shaks" of the early
days in the short space of 30 years are
supplanted by our commodious and
beautiful school buildings Of today,
sanitary, modern, up-to-date.
Among the very early teachers of
Ward county | must not forget Miss
Jean McNaughton, Miss Sadie Web
ber, Jennie Strong as among the very
early "pedagogues."
Comparatively l wish to show the
result of the mana cement of our Ward
county schools. | wish where | can, to
show the maximum and minimum with
Ward county as medium, from the
14th Biennial report of State Superin-
tendent for year ending June 80, 1916
First average cost per month for
aacb ,,uni1 &c mr. otfapIapna.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-04-12
yOLORED CHURCH AT BISMARCK

COLORED CHURCH AT BISMARCK
A charter has been issued for new
colored church at Bismarck. We print
this Item in hopes that hundred or
so Of the colored gentry of this city
will read it and become attracted to
the capitol city by means of this or
ganization.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-04-12

CONTINUED on page A.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-11
At SPENCER Snnare.

THE Cold Deck" at the Spencer
Square theatre tonight, Wednesday
and Thursday, with William S. Hart in
the leading role, is a typical western
drama with all of the attributes of
Hart hit. The pictures derives its
name from gambling term and this
term is one of the things which proves
to be the turning point in the story. A
cold deck is prepared deck of cards
which the unfair gambler has con-
cealed in a drawer in the table or
about his clothes. At the proper mo-
ment this deck is passed to him by a
confederate or he removes it from its
secret hiding place himself. The deck
is fixed or stacked so that when the
cards are dealt the opponent will be
given strong hand. but the person
possessing the cold deck will be given
hand just good enough to beat it,
The victim therefore seeing strong
hand, bets on it recklessly and of
course loses his money It is Just such
81 hand as this that is dealt Hart in
1.-THE Cold Deck He falls into the
trap and loses his money. AS conse-
quence of this unfair action he finds
himself without money to care for a
sick sister and the girl gets worse and
eventually dies.