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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-06-07
ASSOCIATION OF
COMMERCE ELECTS
SIX new DIRECTORS
All the New Directors are of the
Younger Set of Business and
Professional Men.

The annual election of directors of
the Association of Commerce was
held at the Association rooms Tues
day evening Of this week, and the fol-
lowing members were elected for the
ensuing eyar:
Geo. Won Media.
W. E. Tooley.
R. J. Piper.
II. M. Wilson.
B. N. Lesk.
M. f. Mulroy.
These gentlemen take the places of
the. following directors, whose terms
have expired: Messrs. Orrin NJ Pierce,
K. E. Barron, A. M. Thompson, f. B.
Lambert, Halvor l.. Halvorson and
Ira d. Wight.
The newly elected directors are from
the younger set of business and pro-
fessional men, and have been promi-
nent of late in many public enterprises
for the good Of Minot. They are pro-
gressive young men, who are making a
success Of their own affairs and will
bring to the Association Of Commerce
some new vigor and pep" that will
be welcome at the present time when
the problems OF the Association are
multiplied on account of the war with
Germany.
The retiring directors have been
connected with the Association for
many years, and have had much to
do with the unprecedented prosperity
of the city. They are the kind OF men
that will not lose interest in the or
ganization just because they have re-
tired from it's directorate, but will
always be found on the firing line
when the interests of the city of Mi
not are at stake. They have worked
hard to place the Association on the
sound business basis that it now is.
They have boosted when there was lit
tie to boost about, and yet have had
the vision to keep working and worry
ing for the good of the Wonder City.
The holdover directors, Messrs. M.
R. Porter, E. A. Long, j. c. Smallwood,
William Dunnell and E. S. Person,
and the newly elected directors have
their work cut out for them, but
there is no doubt but that during the
coming year many good things for the
city OF Minot will come from this ex-
ceptionally strong body of men. The
future looks bright for the Minot As
sociation of Commerce.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-06-07
Worry Over War Drives Young Farmer
Insane.

Gottleib Huhnli, Swiss farmer 81
years OF age, was brot in from Gass-
man township the first Of the week,
suffering from mental delusion. He
is rich, owning 200 acres Of land. He
recently wrote a letter to his folks
in Switzerland stating that he hoped
there would be no war but that ii
America mixed in the Germans here
would all be against it. Someone TOLD
him he had made an unpatriotic state
ment and this has been preying on his
mind until he has gone insane. He
jumped into a well Thursday morn
ing but was rescued by neighbors. He
wants to plead guilty and begin serv-
ing his time as he imagines he has
done a great wrong. He was brot to
the city by Peter Guam and Mr
Fisher.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-06-07
new PLAN TO SECURE !.
ACTUAL SETTLERS
State Will Be Divided Into Groups of
Four and Five Counties for Pur-
pose of Efficiency.

The meeting Of bankers, real estate
men and newspapermen to be held in
Minot Friday afternoon of this week,
is for the furtherance Of a new plan
to secure new and permanent settlers
for the state Of North Dakota,
through the cooperation of four or
five counties in unit or group, with
. central headquarters to be selected
later on. The meeting here Friday
will be addressed by prominent boost
ers Of the state, and a definite pro-
gram of activity mapped out to the
end that something in the nature of
revival of immigration into North
Dakota will be brought about.
Mr.. c. G. Connolly of Devils Lake
has spent great deal of time, money
and effort in organizing this move
ment and has secured the interest of a
large number of prominent business
men OF the state. He has held sew
eral meetings thruout the state dur
ing the past two months, and at each
of them found a great deal of ready
encouragement.
The meeting here Friday will be
called to order at 1870 p. m. and will
extend into the evening if found nee
essary to transact the business that
will come up for discussion and set
tlement.
When each group is properly organ
lied then the state will be divided ir
half for the purpose of state organic
alton, and general meeting of the
north half of the state will be held al
Minot on June goth, and at Bismarck
on the 21st of June, at which time
men Of state prominence will address
the meetings, and final organization
plans adopted, SO that actual work
can be started at once.
North Dakota, during the war with
Germany, has a splendid opportunity
to develop it's farming resources, as
the state will be called upon fol
larger crops than ever before. This
means that more settlers are needed
the kind that will come here to live
and make their future home here
Too much Of our land is held by spec
ulators, who do not care whether the
land is put into crop or not, being
content to wait until the land is nat
urally enhanced in value. That al
the tillable land in the state is placed
under the plow is the ultimate aim o.
the promoters of this new state-wid,
movement.
1t is the hope of all connected will
the movement that everybody inter
ested in the future welfare of tn,
state will join hands at this time 81
that the movement will be successful
from the start. geoaY,.f5e j / ~
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-06-07
Holding Funeral of NOnpartisan

O. M. Thomason, one Of the promi-
nent nonpartisan league speakers, vis-
tied the Independent Office today. He
states that the league held very sue
cessful meetings at Devils Lake Tues
day and at Williston Wednesday. The
Williston opera house was filled and
an overflow meeting accommodating
a much larger crowd was held. eve
are Just holding the leagues funeral,
he said. Tt is such a lively corpse
that we have to hold the funeral in
installments, and it will take about
two weeks. The league is getting
stronger than ever and before fall we
will have more than $4,000 members"
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-06-07
war Pictures at Orpheum.

The official war pictures exhibited
weekly at the Orpheum Theatre are
attracting wide attention, and the
house is packed to capacity every night
they are on exhibition. These pictures
are the official government pictures,
taken under the auspices Of the Allied
governments and the royalties receiv-
ed from their exhibition are used to
swell the fund of the Red Cross So
ciety. There are fourteen reels in all
two being released each week. The
pictures exhibited next Monday and
Tuesday evenings will be the third in
the series. Many are taking advan-
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-06-07

cost of but nine to eleven mills,
which is extremely low. The party
was entertained at the home Of John
Fossom, where fine dinner was
served. Four auto loads made the
trip, the party consisting of John
Bjorn, driver, Mrs. Bjorn, Fred Seek,
A. G. Bjorn, NJ. 0. Oftshum and Jesse
Anderson; Louis M. Larson, driver,
Mrs. Larson, j. Barsness and wife,
Julius Barsness and Andrew Egeberg;
Christ ROME, driver, E. E. Mayhem
and wife and Dakota Mayhem.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-06-07
Death of Former Minot Girl.

Christine Rose, eldest daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Anderson, of Triple
Lake, Sask., passed away on the 9th
Of May, 1917, after a brief illness of
four days. She was born July 18th,
1907, 2 IL miles northeast of Minot,
at the Anderson farm home.
The funeral took place at Paynton
on Thursday, May 10th. The Rev.
English performed the sad rites.
The Anderson family have host of
friends in the Minot vicinity who join
the Independent in extending sympa-
thy.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-06-07

tage of this opportunity to gain a
comprehensive knowledge of the ac-
tual conditions of the warfare which
is now drenching the battlefields of
Europe with the hearts blood of the
finest young men of the age. In TAX
ing these pictures it is said that sew
enteen cavalrymen were killed when
securing picture during a heavy
cannonading at the front line of
trenches,
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-06-07
Farmers Motor to Newburg. =

A number of farmers and their
wives from Mckinley and Maryland
townships, motored to the Central
school in Bottineau county, near New
burg, Sunday to learn Of conditions
of the school with view of locating
similar institution later in those
townships. 1t was found that two
room Central school with two years
of high school work is maintained at
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-06-07

At Plattsburg instructors are show
ing their companies the thrusts and
parties used by the British. The men
are divided into groups to attack dunn
mics rugged up on sticks or hanging
from the caves of company barracks.
The dummies are of varying construc-
ton, most Of them being burlap bags
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-06-07
HUSTLING THE CORN CROP.

II O01 1113N0 1AA12 WYNN O1SO1s
Shallow cultivation is one way Of
hustllng the corn crop. The surface
SOIL warns up first and contains the
most available plant food so that is
where many Of the corn roots go.
Deep cultivation will cut these roots
which results in set back for the
corn plant.-Agr. Elk. Dept, N. D.
Agr. College.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-06-07
Should Lay in Fuel Supply Early.

SnUuId Lay IN ueI supply Early.
E. M .Truax, of the Truax mine at
Noonan, visited Minot Saturday. Mr..
Truax looks for shortage Of cars to
handle Ignite coal next fall and has
notified all Of his agents to urge the
people of the northwest to lay in their
fuel supply early. Every bin ought to
be filled early in the fall.
The Truax mine is the second larg-
est in the state and has a capacity of
700 tons day.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-06-07

draws his weapon quickly and gives
way to the next man.
In the pictures which illustrate the
bayonet drill No. shows Theodore
Roosevelt, Jr., instructing a squad;
No. 2 is a company at bayonet drill;
No. 8 is Archie Roosevelt, student
at the camp.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-06-07

The Periscope: At about this time
of the year the farmer goes on an
eight hour basis-eight hours in the
forenoon and eight hours in the after
noon.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-06-07

filled with sand and boards. The boards
are bones to give more reality to the
practice and there is grave danger of
man breaking his bayonet on them il
he doesn't use his weapon properly
Each man starts at walk about 20
feet away from the dummy, makes a
feint, jabs the burlap bag, then with
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-06-07
Paige Taxi Struck by G. N. Flat Cal

TdlSe IdXl SLruCK Uy U. IN. Il IdC OdT.
A Paige taxi was run down by a
G. N. flat car at the Mill street cross
ing Tuesday afternoon. The rear end
Of the Paige was smashed, one of the
wheels being taken off. The driver
escaped injury. A switch engine was
making flying switch when the ac-
cident occurred.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-03-30
COUNTY AFFAIRS
Cases in Probate C0urt-Marriage Licenses
Estate Transfers Orders Drawn on Treasury
New Cases in Common Pleas Court

Kobe, so acres, section 80, Pike,
$4,000.
Catherine Grieser to Uriah Miller,
As acres section Z, Clinton, $4917.
Jas. B. Sisk to John Cramer, 80
acres section 7, Swan Creek, $4,000.
Chas. and May Andrews to w. H.
Meyer, 20 acres section Z, York, $4,-
600.
Jennie K. Monroe to Bruce and Jen-
ME C. Cramer, lots 13 and IA Don
nelly's addition, Wauseon, $3.50.
Warrants Drawn
L. T. Ledyard, Infy. .......$ $500
c. H. Wiltsie, redemption lot
SWanton ............... 101.51
Ohio State Sanatorium, sup.
inmates 71.43
r. A. Benfer, farm inst. 49,. $500
Reynolds Hdw. Co., hdw. Infy. 500
EXpositor Printery, certificates
envelopes, Bd Ed .... 1875
Northwestern Ohio Tel Co.,
rent and tolls ........ 7.50
Fulton County Bd. Ed, meet. 1870
c. D. Perry, post, exp. ..... 1882
Trondle Bros, shoeing, Infy. 4.85
Jas. C. King, local reg, Clinton
Dover and Wauseon 80. $500
Fair Store, teachers Exam
pads ....'......... 1.ZU
A. B. Thompson, local reg,
Delta and York ...... 21.25
C. D. Hause, same Fayette
and Gorham ......... 1926
C. J. Venier, same Archbold and
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-03-30
Real Estate Transfers

Lulu Reichhardt ct al to Glen and
VIM. H. Grove, 100 acres, section 35,
Fulton, 81.
Edw. c. and Mary F. Spence to Roy
jackson, 105 acres, section II, Ches-
terfeid, $15, 5,487.50.
Josephine V. Collins to Farmers &
Merchants Bank, land in Metamora,
81.
A. R. and Mary Stranahan to Com
iel and Olive P. Miller, lot II Don
nelly's addition, Wauseon, sits.
Chas. and Josie NJ Knapp to Ross
E. Butler, 381a acres section 33, Ches-
terfield, 81.
Joel and Nancy J. Wyse to Simon
Peter and Sarah Seller, 110.87 acleS
section l3, German, 81.
VIM. NJ. and May Fuller to Arthur
Hallet, parcel land in Delta, 81.
Grant and Mary Bonnel to Ernest
and Lizzie Knierim, lot Y, Liver
more and Munn's addition to Wau-
seon, $24OO.
W. A. and NJ. Showalter to Geo. L
Clifton, 20 acres, section 35, Clinton
81.
J. ]. Berthoud to Elmer J. Oberly
lot 20 Geo. Curtis End addition, Swan
ton, 81.
F7redrick N. and Leah c. Yedica tt
Sol j. Short, 60 acres section 19, Ger
man, 81.
Evel NJ. Spring to Stephen E. Abb:
parcel land, section 5, Dover, $1,000.
Carl Semlow to Carl and Helen
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-03-30

Library building and reading room
having approximately nine thousand
volumes and all of the leading maga-
zines are on the tables of the reading
room and nearly all of the counties of
the state send their pers for the
benefit of the members. There are
$3.50 acres of land, valued at $49,250,
buildings valued at $633, ,404.59, total
valuation of all property of 1857 ,306.-
SO.
The Madison Home, located one mile
north of Madison, was established in
1890 by the National Women's Relief
Corps and was national in character,
occupying two buildings erected in
1845 and 1850 by the Madison Semin-
ary and transferred, with 10 acres of
land, by the Board of Directors to the
National Women's Relief Corps as an
inducement to establishing the Home
at that place. The first applicant for
membership under the National Asso-
citation was admitted September s.
1890. In 1892 the State of Ohio erect
ed what is known as the Ohio Cottage
at a cost of $30,O00.00. In 1904 the
Women's Relief Corps, no longer
dO4C " OupPOII CllC 11Ol1C,
conveyed the buildings and grounds,
to which they had added five acres,
together with all real and personal
property, to the State of Ohio, the
State accepting the transfer by an
act of the legislature passed April
Is, 1914. 1t is maintained for Ohio
soldiers and sailors, marines, their
wives, mothers, widows and army
nurses, who are unable to support
themselves. The average daily popu-
lation for the year ending June 80,
1916, was Sc women, and the number
of officers and employees 8 men and
Is women, a total of 18, the ratio of
members to officers and employees be-
ing 2, of the fifteen acres of land val
ued at S3,00000, ten are tillable, and
the garden products this year amount
ed to S1,38474. Ten buildings are
valued at $46,486.44, the total valu-
alton of all state property at this in
stitution being $65, 1880
The Boys Industrial School is To-
Gated A miles south of Lancaster on
Continued on page 81
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-03-30
STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION

ing men and women. Blind adults are
no longer admitted to the Institution
as these are now cared for by the
State Commission for the Blind.
The State School For The Deaf, To-
Gated in Columbus, was opened in
1929, it being the oldest benevolent
institution in Ohio. The grounds on
which this school is located is on of
the most valuable tracts owned by the
State, there being ten acres valued at
$250,O00 The buildings are valued at
S671, 500, and the total valuation of
the entire institution is $1,014,450.
The average daily population for this
fiscal year was 497, an increase of 10
over the preceding year. Forty-seven
men and sixty-six women, a total of
113 are employed, the ratio of inmates
to officers and employees being 4.3.
No pupil may be received under seven
years of age, nor remain longer than
thirteen years. The school is open
to receive all children free of charge
who are too deaf to be educated in
hearing schools, and who are sound
in mind, and free from offensive or
contagious disease. When parents are
unable to furnish transportation for
child eligible to attend this school,
the Probate Judge in the county in
which the child lives is authorized by
law to send such children to the
school, and pay for their transporta-
tion. The truant law for hearing chill
dren applies to deaf children also, and
it is the duty of truant officers to call
the attention of the Probate Judge to
any deaf children not being educated
A regular course of instruction and
practice of industrial pursuits, so that
the graduates of this school go out in
to the world able to support them
selves and their families by the side
of their hearing brothers and sisters
The Ohio State SanatOrium for the
treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis is
! located three miles northeast Of Mt
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-03-30

Vernon. The Institution was opened
in 1909. Only cases in the incipient
stage are admitted. The Institution
is constructed on the cottage plan,
consisting of an administration build
ing, two receiving cottages, eight con-
valescent cottages, employees building,
power plant, greenhouse, and farm
buildings. The daily average popula-
tion for the year ending June 80, 1916
was 166, an increase of II over the
preceding year. This is the present
capacity. The number of officers and
employees was 1929 men and % wo-
men; the ratio of inmates to officers
and employees being 81. The Institu-
tion owns 355 acres of land, valued
at $31, ,149.00; $50 acres being tillable.
The buildings are valued at $514,277.-
70, the total value of all property be-
ing $740.41737. A dairy herd of 81
cows is maintained, valued at $5,525,
the dairy products for this year being
valued at $3,353.85. The total pro-
duction from farm and garden was
valued at S10,09282. Included in
this were 388 pounds of butter, 1,096
dozens of eggs; 1885 barrels of flour;
1880 pounds of lard; 1882 pounds of
fresh and salt meats; 150,428 pounds
of milk; 227 bushels of potatoes and
602 bushels of wheat.
The Ohio Soldiers and Sailors
Home, located near Sandusky, Erie
County, was opened in 1888 for hon.
orably discharged soldiers and sailors
who have been citizens of Ohio for
one year who are unable to support
themselves and are not entitled to ad-
mission to the National Military
Home. Disabled members of the Ohio
National Guard are also admitted if
injury results from service to the
state. The institution is built on the
cottage plan of stone quarried on the
home grounds. There are eighteen OF
these cottages, with seven sleeping
rooms, sergeants room and a sitting
room, the sleeping rooms having from
seven to nine beds in each. The hos.
pital will accommodate about three hun.
dred beds and there is also a cottage
for the lady nurses. There is an AS
sembly Hall where church services
are held on Sunday afternoons anc
Sunday School in the morning and &
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-03-30
Continuation of Report for 1916.

The State School For the Blind is
located in Columbus and was opened
in 1887. Ohio established the first
School for the Blind in America en-
tirely at state expense. The schools
in Massachusetts, New York and
Pennsylvania, which preceded it by
few years, we're started as result of
private bequests. The Ohio School
occupies only IL acres of land which
is valued at $125,000,000 but, to ac-
complish best results, needs a farm
near the city upon which the pupils
having partial vision can receive agri-
cultural instruction. The buildings
are valued at $541, ,425.95, the total
valuation of all the property being
$734,6S8.26. The average daily popu-
lation for the year, ending June 30,
1916, was 221. This is a decrease
over the preceding year, which was
occasioned by the removal of those
who were found to be deficient men,
tally. There are 36 men and AZ wo-
men upon the faculty and household
staff, which show a ratio of about
three blind students to one seeing in
structor or employee. The eXplana-
ton for this large number of seeing
workers is that the blind require a
greater amount of assistance than
those who see Pupils are admitted
at as early an age as possible, pro-
vided always that the children are able
to take reasonable care of themselves
For example, the children are expect
ed to know how to dress themselves
before coming to the school When
the institution is provided with cot
tages, which are urgently needed, il
will be possible to admit few chill.
dren at even an earlier age. The tern
of instruction is determined chiefly
by the needs and aptitude of each pu.
pill The purpose of the institution is
to assist all the pupils to become, SC
far as possible, useful, self-support
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-03-30
Probate Court

Trusteeship of Nina Kutzley, fourth
partial account Hearing confirmed
Estate of Amy V. Pennington, first
partial account. Hearing confirmed.
Jas. W. Viers as executrix of P o.
Viers VS. Jas. W. Viers ct al, sale of
real estate found necessary, order of
private sale issued.
Estate of David Eggert, deceased,
application filed, bond filed and let
ters testamentary issued to Laura j.
Barnes and c. L. Reed, J. K. Campbell
and H. T. Willeman, appraisers.
W. D. Smith as executor of the es-
tate of Mary Westbrook VS. RobU. S.
Westbrook, ct al, report of sale of
zeal estate filed and confirmed, deed
ordered.
Estate of John Brodbeck, third par
tial account filed, hearing April 23,
1917.
Guardianship of Jas. E. Zimmerman
fifth partial account filed, hearing
April 23rd, 1917.
ct al, partial account filed, hearing
April %, 1917.
Estate of Henry W. Shaffer, final
account filed, hearing April 80, 1917.
Will of Edward B. Robinson, de-
ceased, application filed, notice issued
hearing March 80, 1917.
Marriage Licenses
Arnold B. Huber, 81 auctioneer,
Pettisville, and Iaverna Nofzinger, 25
Pettisville.
Virgil R. Sunday, 21, machinist,
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-03-30
n, and Ada E. Emmons, 20,

Swanton, and Ada E. Emmons, 20,
SWanton.
Hubert U. Graf, 25, farmer, Fay
cite and C. Fern Berry, 20, Tedrow.
Harry Slaght, 35, Motorman, Delta,
Buelah Smith, 81, Delta.
Graydon E. Loar, "a, farmer, Bliss
field and Leila F. Wright, "a, Swan
ton.
Edward P. Chortie, %, liveryman,
Swanton and Jessie L. Brown, "a,
Swanton.
Karl Lee, 81, farmer Morenci and A.
Marie Whitticar, IS, Wauseon.
Murvan A. Pontious, %, clerk, Wau-
seon and Katherine L. Hoffman, %,
Wauseon.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-03-30
WORK FOR AMERICAN SAILORS

The Comforts Committee of the
Navy League is receiving reports
from different sections of the coun-
try where local branches are being
organized for the purpose of knitting
garments for the sailors of the Unit
ed States ships. The people of Bing-
hamton, New York, will furnish ar
ticles for the sailors of the new de-
stroyer Sampson while those in
Orange, New Jersey, are to make the
articles of clothing for the men of the
Ericsson. AS the branches are or
ganized various ships are assigned to
them and the product is sent to the
men Of these ships after inspection
in Washington. The goods are for
warded by Admiral MCGOWAN, Pay
master General of the Navy. Many
societies in various parts of the coun-
try which have hitherto been working
for the Belgians and the French have
indicated their intention to join in
the work for the American seanen.