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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-02-22
INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT
THE FORD MOTOR PLANT

The Ford Motor company occupies
m area of 276 acres, 80 in floor space
with ITO distinct departments, having
approximately $4,000 tool machines IN
operation. L. 4,;s
company for the year ending July 81,
1916. was approximately $261, 100000
and each employee received on the av-
erage Of $500 per day or more. De-
clarine a profit of $59,OOO,OO0.
At the factory the average NUMBER
Of employees, including supennteno.. mt q.
ents and foremen, numbers 42,ooo, at
the Administration building IS over
1000 persons, at the 28 assembly
plants and So service stations through
out the United States are 10000 lndlo no
viduals, making a grand total OF 55,OOo
employees, exclusive OF 4,OOo en-
oloyees of the Ford Motor company OF
Canada and Manchester, England
plant. c, =
Considering the average family is
four or five persons, the company
would be maintaining city OF 275,0oo
regulation; also taking into consider
ation persons that are employed by
companies working on Ford motor
parts exclusively conservative estl-
mate would bring this up to an aver
age Of 375,0OO population.
The company maintains lire de-
>artment of 80 trained fire fighters
and 15O available factory service men
At their immediate call.
Filtered water is supplied to the
men in glass demijohns by. corps OF
40 men at daily outlay Of over $20o.
A window cleaning department
maintaining corps Of 10 men con-
stantlv cleaning over 1000 windows.
approximately 100000 suare feet OF
glass.
There are 1,O05 men sweeping and
cleaning continually. The sociological
department considers this a big, item
in it's work Of environment with the
employees, keeping the working condl-
tions clean, the men will take 1t into
their respective homes.
A department of rs men is continu-
ally painting floors, sidewalks, etc
The factory has to contend with en-
nlovees splitting in the corners of the
stairways and balconies. By painting
light border Of light paint around
the stairs, ETC., this was eliminated
The employees that use chewing TO,
bacco get from their respective tool
cribs, paper cuspidors filled with saw,
dust which the employe himself must
empty and take care Of, doing away
with the splitting upon the floor Of the
factory and eliminating the spread OF
disease.
The medical department has the fin
est equipped hospital in any manufac-
turing concern in the country. There
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-02-22
Why Are Your Hens Not Laying This
Winter?

w. A. W. Culbertson OF Surrey mar
keted 10 1-2 dozen eggs in the city
Tuesday, receiving 60 cents per doz-
m for them. He has only " hens but
tAey have been laying we'll all Win
ter. Where others have been getting
scarcely any eggs, he has been carry
ing in about two dozen daily from his
poultry house, which altho only a
small frame building 12x14, has been
fxed in such way that it is nice and
comfortable. Mr.. Culbertson says one
aust have warm poultry house if he
expects his hens to lay during the
winter. Last fall he banked the hen
house up to the roof on all sides with
FAX straw and it has been worth a
good many dollars to him, for ne has
Seen getting dozens Of eggs which ne
has sold at the top price.
D. F. Burns, Mrs. Stake, Earl
Strong and Mrs. Englar OF Surrey
have also been getting nice lot OF
eggs during the winter.
Mr.. Culbertson has mixed breed
Of Barred Rocks and White Orping-
tons and feeds his poultry light wheat;
barley and oats. He has number
Of eight pound pullets.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-02-22
Interesting Letter From Former
MinOt Teacher.

The Independent received very IN,
teresting letter from Mrs: Nina Dell
Covert, formerly Miss Dell, who had
charge Of the Commercial department
in the Minot schools for number OF
Years. Mr.. and Mrs. Covert reside at
Emmett, Ida, city Of 1000. An I'M
nense lumber mill is being construct-
ed at Emmett by the Boise Payet!e
sneration. It is expected that the pop
siation Of the city will double. The
comnany has received 100 carloads OF
machinery and the plant would cover
. small town. The logs are secured
from the Cascade mountains, 20 miles
away and there is timber enough to
last 70 years. The climate is ideal,
and at present regular April weather
10 being enjoyed. The chief INDUS
tries are fruit raising and lumberlng'
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-02-22

are nine graduate doctors and sur
geons and % first-aid men in attend
ance at all hours. The operating room
is very thoroughly equipped in every
detail with ward in connection, ac-
commodating eight patients. The X
ray room is one of the most elaborate
and finest euipped in this section of
the country, also an eye examining
room and first-aid rooms, taking care
of from 800 to 1900 dressings of minor
disabilities day.
The safety department is constant
ly educating the employees in every
line of safety and is making great
headway in all departments, lessening
the average Of accidents each month
in every department of the factory.
For instance: A man was hurt by
crowding and pushing of employees
upon boarding street cars; this matter
was Strengthened out by lining the
men in line and as the car stopped
the employees would get on the car in
an orderly manner, eliminating a
great many accidents and confusion
as heretofore.
The front axle springs are all made
in this plant at the present time.
The daily payroll averages $175,000
a day, about S4,500,000 month.
The plant is assembling on the av-
erage of 40 cars day, but making
parts for 5000 cars a day which are
shipped to the different assembly
branches and assembled for their re-
spective territories.
At the present time the factory uses
13 carloads of coal day for running
and heating.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-02-22
BENNELL WILL HOLD
A BIG FARM SALE

D. E. Bennell, who lives short dis
tance southeast of Surrey, is prepar-
ing to hold big closing out farm sale
March 6, and complete announcement
will appear in the Independent next
week. Mr.. Bennell and family have
not been back to their old home in
johnson county, Iowa, since coming to
North Dakota, seven years ago, and
they will make an extended visit there
during the coming summer. Mr.. Ben
nell has rented his fine farm. He ex-
poets to live on the farm at some time
in the future as he has done exceed
ingly we'll in North Dakota and him
self and family like North Dakota
thoroughly. Mr.. Bennell will offer
some of the choicest stock for sale
that can be found in this section of the
state.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-02-22
JENNIE OCC OF
KENMARE WAS
found GUILTY
Woman Convicted of Second Olfensc
Pigging-Three Witnesses Are in
Jail for Lapse of Memory.

Mrs. Jennie Ogg, notorious Ken
mare woman, was found guilty of con.
Quoting a common nuisance, by jury
in district court shortly after midnight
Wednesday night. The jury had been
out since 2:30 o'clock that afternoon
The woman was defended by Atty
Greenleaf and Assistant States At
torney Nestos conducted the case 70,
the state. This is the woman's second
offense and if the conviction stands
she is pretty apt to receive peniten-
tiary sentence.
Three of the witnesses, Thos. o.
Neill, Harvey Behan and George Ran
dali, who suffered lapse of memory
when placed on the stand Tuesday af-
ternoon, were Sent to Jail by Judge
Leighton, to see if a nights sojourn
in Hotel de Nedreloe wouldn't prove a
restorative quality. 1t affected Ran
dali, Kenmare hack driver, to such
an extent that he remembered perfect
ly everything that had taken place at
the luckless Jennie's joint, but the
other two could remember nothing at
all. Judge Leighton later sentenced
Randall to serve five days in the coun-
ty Jail and gave the other two ten
days each to think matters over. Two
of the witnesses became "soused" and
did not appear at the trial at all
Bench warrants were issued for them
Three of the states witnesses were
Walstad, Gibson and Frederick.
There were four criminal cases on
the calendar Albert Johnson pleaded
guilty to forgery and was given the
minimum sentence, 5 years in the pen.
itentiary. James McConville pleaded
guilty to assault and battery and got
80 days, fine of $1OO and the costs of
the action, with 80 days additional if
not paid. John Hines pleaded guilty
to burglary and drew two years in the
penitentiary.
Among the other criminal cases are
the following:
Charles A. Martinson, the former
Niobe banker, charged with embezzle.
ment; Mrs. Esther Torger, charged
with forgery; Ed Golden, the negro
who was mixed up in the murder OF
Frank Gregg, colored, charged with
murder; Ariton Roteliuk, embezzle-
ment. Besides there is an old crimi-
nal case from Burke county and one
from McHenry county.
The civil calendar will be taken UP
next. There are 176 civil cases and
court will last fully six weeks.
One of the jurors, John Underdahl
Of Shealey township, has not been able
to appear, as the 500 Plaza branch
has been blockaded for several weeks
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-02-22
Otto Gross Sums up the Mexican
Situation on the Border

Lieutenant F. Otto Gross of Co. D.,
who spent half year with his COM
pany on the Mexican border, states
that the Mexican situation would clear
up much faster were the attitude of
some of the Americans themselves diff
ferent. He has had an opportunity to
study the question carefully and says
the Texan cowboys and rangers breed
a good deal of this trouble themselves
by their attitude towards the Mex
leans. The Americans pay the Mex
leans along the border about SO cents
a day for common labor and the latter
finding it impossible to live honestly
on such low wages, resort to stealing
in order to keep their women and chill
dren alive. One can hardly blame
them for doing this, under the circum-
stances. The Mexicans are a shift
less lot and do not earn much more
than they get, but Mr.. Gross believes
that they would become better work
ers if they were paid decent living
wages.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-02-22
TO OPEN OFFICES
SATURDAY
Employees of Rogers Lumber Company
Will Reach Minot Saturday.
Sixteen People Will Join Us

The general Office staff of the Rog-
ers Lumber Co. will arrive Saturday
and the general offices will be opened
at once. The staff comprises sixteen
employees, three being married.
The new Office building will be erect
ed early in the summer. Minot vel
comes these people to our city.
The general Offices of the Rogers
Lumber Co. have been located in Min.
neapolis for many years, but the com.
pany figured that Minot was the more
logical point and will hereafter con.
duct their immense general business
from this city.
It is just such moves as this that is
bringing Minot to the front so rapid
ly and which will make this the states
largest city within very years.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-02-22
Benno Back From Western Trip

George Benno, of the Benno Drug
Co., has returned from an extended
visit in the west. He spent much Of
the time at Portland, Ore, at the
home of his wife's sister, Mrs. Will
Monahan, and made side trip to Port
Angeles, his boyhood home. He saw
again the places where as a boy he
padded a canoe on the bay. Mrs.
Benno remained in the west and will
visit with her parents at Baker, Mont,
returning in March.
Mr.. Benno travelled over a part of
the Columbia highway, road 200
miles in length which has been built
at cost of $2,000,000 and said to be
one of the finest roads ever built.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-02-22
Mr.. and Mrs. Mccoy Return to Mino
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul V. Mccoy, aftel

Mr.. and Mrs. Mccoy Return to Minot
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul V. Mccoy, after
spending several weeks at the home of
Mr.. McCoy's mother at Robstown,
Texas, arrived in this city Monday
and are now cozily situated in apart
ments in the new Anderson block. Mr..
and Mrs. Mccoy spent several weeks
in Chicago prior to their journey south
and visited at number Of interesting
points in the south.
The famous King ranch is located
near Mr.. McCoy's farm in Texas and
he visited the ranch during his last
visit. The ranch originally comprised
more than a million acres which has
been managed for years by Mrs. King,
one of the best business women in the
country. The house is said to be the
finest ranch house in the world, the in
terror decorations alone costing $780,
600. Since the Mexican trouble start
ted four good-sized cannon have been
placed on the lawn surrounding the
house, to be used for defense, should
the "greasers" start anything.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-02-22
Knights Templar Ball Was Success

Knights Templar Ball Was Success
The most pretentious social function
of the season at the Masonic Temple
was the annual ball given by the De
Molay Commandery No. 10, K. T.,
last Friday evening. The ball was at
tended by one hundred fifty members
of the various Masonic bodies and
their ladies, several Knights being
present from out of town. A five piece
orchestra played an excellent program
and at midnight dainty buffet lunch
con was served by Mr.. and Mrs.
Hoover.
The Grand March began at 9:3O,
with the Sir Knights in full uniform.
The march was led by Eminent Com
mander and Mrs. F. L. Meservey. The
ball room was resplendent with beau
tifully gowned ladies. The decora-
tions of the room were unusually at
tractive, the committee using for the
color scheme the colors of the Com
mandery.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-02-22
Visited Old Home After 81 Years

James Marlenee has returned from
Dale City, Iowa, his boyhood home,
which he has not visited since coming
to North Dakota thirty-two years ago.
Mr.. Marlenee was a young man of 20
years when he cast his lot in the west
and you can figure out his age if you
are interested He met an old lady at
Dale City SO years of age now, whom
he knew as boy. She remembered
him we'll and frequently walked over
to him and throwing her arms about
him remarked, $50 this is little Jimmy
Marlenee." Three of Mr.. Marlenee's s
sisters, one of whom he had not seen
for 80 years, reside at Dale City.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-02-22
City Bought 1000 Feet of Hose.

The city commissioners Wednesday
purchased 1000 feet of double jacket
hose from the Plant Rubber Co., of
which one of our local citizens, Fred
Whitman, is representative. The hose
costs 80 cents per foot and is an Al
grade. The city is figuring on Install
ing fire pump to attach to the hyd-
rants and this double jacket hose will
have to be used.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-02-22
New Physician and Surgeon
Has Located in MinOt

DR.. J. C. Jackman has opened Of
fees for the practice of medicine and
surgery, in the Blakey block in this
city.
The doctor comes to Minot fitted
we'll for his work. He served several
years in St. Luke's hospital in Chicago
and was chief surgeon in ST. Johns
hospital at Springfield, ILL.,, for some
time. He was also connected with the
Wabash Railway company's dispen-
saries. He is a graduate of the Uni
versities of Wisconsin and Illinois,
medical departments.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-02-22
RishOD Edsafl is Dead.

The Rt. Rev. Samuel c. Edsall, Of
Minneapolis, Bishop OF the Episcopal
Diocese of Minnesota, died at a Min
neapolis hospital Saturday, where he
underwent an emergency operation
for an abdominal ailment. He was
born at Dixon, ILL.,, in 1860, and at one
time was Episcopal missionary for
the state of North Dakota, visiting
Minot frequently.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-02-22
HARMON's FARM SALE

R. J. Harmon from near Foxholm is
advertising big farm sale in this is
sue, which will be held Feb. 28. Mr..
Harmon has farmed very successfully
for number of years and has accu-
mulated great deal of first class
stock and machinery.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-02-22
CITY IN BRIEF

M. j. Pavlik, Carpio publisher, is in
the city today attending the Auto
Show.
Frank Bevers of Max, a member Of
the jury in district court, arrived the
first of the week to assume his duties.
Mrs. Henry Hale of Devils Lake was
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-02-22
GRAMS WILL
ERECT new BLOCK
Baker Buys John Ehr Lots for SIT 500
and Will Construct q Large
Wholesale Bakery

Fred Grams, proprietor of the Da-
ksta Bakery Co., bought lot 50x140
feet from John Ehr, facing First
street southwest, consideration, $17,-
900 Mr.. Grams is preparing to build
. large new bakery building in the
spring and will go into the wholesale
bakery business on larger scale than
ever. The lot faces the west and is
located Immediately south Of "Dad's
Quick Lunch" and other buildings
facing Central avenue.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-02-22
Accompanied Brothers Remains
to Michigan for BuriaI

The body of Emmett Averill, who
lost his life in storm at Barr, Mont,
Jan. 27, arrived in this city on No. A
Tuesday morning and was accompan-
led to the old home at Ravenna, Mich,
by Mrs. James r. Falconer, a sister,
wife of the advertising manager Of
the Independent. Mrs. Falconer is
believed to have arrived with the body
at Ravenna today and the funeral
will probably be held Friday, burial
to take place in the Slocum Grove
cemetery.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-02-22
Pres. Crane Attends National Meetin

President A. G. Crane returned
Wednesday from Bismarck where he
conferred with the appropriation COM
mittee concerning the needs of the
Minot Normal school. He left that
night for Kansas City, Mo-, where he
will attend a meeting of presidents of
Normal schools. At this meeting he
will address superintendents' sec
ton on school gardening, with which
the Minot Normal school has been
very successful
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-02-22
EUGENE GILMORE OF
GRANVILLE is DEAD

Eugene Gilmore, aged 35 years,
passed away at his home in Granville
Friday, following a long illness from
tuberculosis. The remains were in
tered at Granville. The deceased
leaves a wife and his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Gilmore, who reside on a
farm eleven miles northeast Of Gran
Vile.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-02-22

Mrs. C. B. Swanson Seriously III
The many friends of Mrs. 9. 3.
Swanson, wife Of the manager OF the
Minot Implement Co. will learn with
sorrow of her very serious illness. Her
sister, Miss Lotta Larson of Dunnell,
Mimi, arrived recently to assist in
caring. for her and trained nurse has
been employed.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-02-22
Ye Novelty Hat Shop

Miss Clara Swanson, a Chicago mil
liner, arrived recently and has opened
Ye Novelty Hat Shop in the rear of
Ye Novelty Shop. Miss Swanson is
an expert milliner and has nice stock
of the latest Of everything in millin-
cry.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-02-22
Narrow Escape for No. l.

No. on the Great Northern escap-
ed serious wreck Wednesday morn
ing near Rugby when a rail broke.
The train had nearly crossed the
broken rail when the end of the rail
flew up and caught the last coach,
setting the air and bringing the train
to a sudden stop.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-02-22
Miss Lynch Gave Six O'clock Dime

MISS Lynch Gave SIX UCIOcK Dlnner
Miss Blanche Lynch, society editor
of the Daily News, entertained few
of her married friends at the Leland
hotel at a six o'clock dinner Saturday
evening. Lilacs were used as table
decorations and purple and green
place cards were most attractive. The
above colors were carried out in the
various courses. At the conclusion of
the dinner, which was delightful in
every way, the party enjoyed an hour
at the Arcade theater. The guests
were Mesdames F. N. Fuller, J. N.
Ellison, Ben Hultgren, Newell Olson,
C. A. Conlin, R. W. Kennard, c. D.
Aaker and H. L. Winters.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-02-22

Woman Breaks Leg at Court House.
Mrs. A. N. Fulkerson, who went to
the court house for a pail of water
Wednesday morning, fell as she was
turning the corner of the building at
dangerous icy place and broke both
bones of one Of her legs below the
knee.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-02-22
Modern Vulcanizine Plant

Paul Rode, of the firm of Boedecker
& Rode, has returned from Minneapo-
lis where he completed a course in
tire vulcanizing. He is getting ready
to install a modern vl1lcanizing plant.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-02-22

Williston Masons are organizing an
association and will build large Ma
sonic Temple, providing for two busi-
ness houses on the main floor
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-02-22
James johnson to Build Apartment
House.

James Johnson has had plans drawn
for a three story apartment house
which he is preparing to build on his
valuable lots on Second Avenue south
east, just west of the city library.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-02-22
Tpiurad hv Failing on Ice

Injured by talIlng on Ice
Mrs. E. Blanding of Second avenue
southwest, while returning to her
home from a social held in the Con-
gregational church, fell on an icy side
walk and fractured her collar bone.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-02-22

Who are the "Dirty Six?"