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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-10-11

ish Colonies. 1t has been used in diff
ferent ways for many years in Den
mark, Sweden, Finland, Belgium,
Switzerland and Bulgaria. The new
ly formed Liberal Party have made it
a particular plank of their platform.
All persons interested in applied
democracy are extended cordial in
vitation to be present by the president
of the club, Bruce Francis, superin-
tendent of the city schools.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-10-11
FARMER HAS HAY FOR SALE

Harry ]. Rodgers, prosperous
Benedict farmer-stockman, drove to
Minot Wednesday with his new Over
land car. Mr.. Rodgers informs US that
in addition to having enough hay for
all Of his stock, he has about rs tons
of first class hay for sale. He expects
to get $12 ton for it in the stack if
it is sold soon. He says that cows are
bringing big price at the Benedict
sales, but horses are selling at the
lowest figure known in years.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-10-11
EDITORS SON WINS
HIGH ARMY OFFICE

Mrs.; Franklin c: Potter Of Casselton,
the regular army at the age of 81. He
claimed that he is one of the youngest
majors in the army today.
Major Potter graduated from West
Point ten years ago and since that
in nearly every country in the world.
most of his boyhood in Cass county.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-10-11
WILL HOLD BIG CATTLE SALE

D: n. DeduUTy, prosperous IdT11IeI
who resides four and half miles
north of Douglas, will hold big cat
tie and farm sale at his place Friday,
Oct. 49, Mr.. Beaudry was in Minot
Wednesday making arrangements for
his SALE He has disposed Of his farm,
consequently everything must go. Mr..
Beaudry will sell 90 head of cattle, in
GLIDING some choice high grade Guern-
seys, and his full blooded Guernsey
bull. He also offers for sale fifty or
sixty tons of hay, which ought to find
ready buyers. A full announcement
appears in this issue.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-10-11
East Highland

Elmer Benton and Van Hudson left
Monday afternoon for Iowa where
they expect to spend the fall husking
corn.
Minot visitors last Monday included
Mrs. G. G. Reilly and son, Melvin, and
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-10-11
Several Small Fires

Several fires occurred during the
past week. The weather has been ex-
ceptionally breezy and fires are more
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-10-11

722s--American Festival March Emerson
Band Here They Come One-step-Em-
erson Band.
7222--If I had Son for Each Star in Old
Glory. Get a jazz Band to jazz the
Yankee Doodle.
7221-Boston Commandery March--Emerson
Band. Star Spangled Banner-Emerson
Band.
7236--Irish Reels. Bag Pipe-Patrick Fitz-
patrick. Irish Jigs. Bag Pipe-Patrick
Fitzpatrick.
722s--Tm Bringin Up. the Family;-Irene
Franklin. King Of the Bungaloos --
Gene Greene
7234-The Shipwreck Observation-Disclosures
less Quartet Funiculi Funicula-Cen-
fury Male Quartet.
7229-Obstination. Tenor Solo - Charles
Morati Di Quella Pira Solo-Frank
Woods.
7230-My Laddie. Soprano Solo--Laura
Combs. O! Thou Sublime Sweet Even
ing Star.
7235-Lszt Rhapsodie Part 1--Aurthur
Friedheim. List Rhapsodie Part Q
Arthur Friedheim.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-10-11
Foot Crushed at Logan.

1oSdft:
A young man from Duluth, nine
teen years Of age, who was beating
his way on 500 train, met with an
accident at Logan last Thursday, los
ing half of a big toe and the middle
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-10-11

machines Prices from $780, $5ooo $500, $4,000
$4,000 and up.
We you these handsome new Vocalions be-
cause know if you another make will busy
and trade sell it that you Vocation You
play all makes of disc records the Vocation Come sec
the worlds best value in monograph Vacations are
found in the finest homes in the United States.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-10-11


RECOVER There. Patriotic Solo--Harry
Evans. Yankee Doodle Boy-Harry
Evans.
7224-Indiana-One Stephenson Military
Band. Them Doggon'd Trifin' Blues
Emerson Orchestra.
7226-Im Twelve O'Clock Fellow--Byron
Harlan. When Buddy" Meets Bud
dy"--Collins.
7227-My Sweet Egyptian Rose. Solo---H.
Evans Please Don't Lean on the Bell
Thompson.
7225-Rollng in His Little Rolling Chair
Emerson Band. ZamD-a-Zamp Rag
Emerson Military Band.
7219-Keep the Home Fires Burning. Solo,
Warner Well Never Let Our Old Flag
Fall-H. Evans.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-10-11
Benno Drug Co

Phone AZ One Door North of Masonic Temple
Mail Orders given Prompt and Special Attention.
Send US your Kodak Films, Negatives, Etc, for
enlargement prints. Best work only.
Kodaks, Clocks, Ingersoll Watches, Leather
Goods, Candies, Sal Vet Stock Foods, Veterinary
Remedies, Fly Killers, Egg Shellac
We appreciate your trade and have put in a fnet
stock in order to serve you we'll. clean stock.
quick service and fair prices consistent with fair
profit are what we have to offer you.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-10-11

A wonderful lit
tie rec ,rd with
music on both
sides - plays AS
long rs many Of
the larger records.
Popular pi eco s.
songs, instrument
ais, etc. Price per
record --------15c
Get a few of
these for yourself
or for your soldier
friend and send
them to him at
camp. They like
music. We have
sold a great num-
Der of these rec
ords for soldiers.
AriOn0la MahOg-
any PhOn0graph---
small and compact,
price SIS 90
Stewart Phono-
graph - all metal
and well built.
Price $3.50
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-10-11
ECONOMY DEPARTMENT STORE

PREPARED by Minot Town Criers Club
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-08
THE UNLOCKED STABLE DOOR.

The United States Food Commission
for Iowa has issued a letter urging
the great necessity of conservation
Of foodstuffs and especially as to -four
and sugar" Flour, it says. should not
be sold in quantities exceeding one bag
and sugar not exceeding five pounds to
a family. The food commission rec
ommends less quantity Of 2h pounds
The recommendations are proper and
necessary However, they are belated.
Long ago this newspaper recommended
that not more than a sack OF flour be
sold to one person or family at time
and drew attention to the boarding OF
-four. The Marshalltown council OF
defense took action long ago by re-
question dealers to limit sales to not
more than two sacks Of flour to fam
lily and a request to iealers to register
sales larger than that quantity with
name and residence OF purchaser
Flour boarding has been going on some
time. The thing to do is to lock the
stable doors before the horse has been
taken.
The appeal Of the food commission
should be met with ready acquiescence
!. by every loyal family. Food conserva-
ton and especially in flour and wheat,
is most important. We shall have
eaten all our wheat at present rates
Of consumption sixty days before the
we must somehow save 125, 900
bushels out Of the visible supply for
our armies over seas and at home
and for the armies Of OUT allies.
To pile UP a six months supply Of
-four in time Of desperate scarcity
like the present is unpatr1otic. It Is
more than that-it is an aid to the
enemy. There Is need OF Individual re-
straint and effort. The man who boards
-four and sugar now because he is not
prevented by severe penalty may
scarcely lay claim to average patriot
ism.
The retailers are doing the best they
| can to conserve foods. They are un-
der severe penalty for non compliance
| with the directions OF the fooa ccrn
| mission. The lloarders should have the
| same medicine. II the stored boards
| of a few were confiscated and sold az
a penalty there would be little hoard
! ing.
There are some people who must bs
made afraid The persistent food
hoarder is one Of those. Early and de-
termined action Is the surest and safes
system.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-08

said they had not bean able 70 buy Z
pound Of retail store in New York,
that they had done certain good things
pany and they thought they ought to
have few pounds of sugar.
At the schools, where my daughters
are, they have had nothing but Peru
Wan raw sugars for the past two or
! three weeks There is no chance to
get granulated, cut loaf or anything
else. Believe me, 1t Is a fierce game
and people are crazy.
| My brother in Washington, who has
a big chain Of retail houses, got in a
| couple OF cars of cubes last week.
These were sugars that Russia bought
and had been released for distribution
in this country. The two cars of cubes
were the first sugars which had been
in Washington for more than two
weeks. and he distributed a couple of
barrels to each Of his retail houses.
They put 1t up in two pound packages.
They had to call the police to keep
the people in order. He sold it at %
cents package and they would not
even make change; unless they had the
exact change they could not get their
package OF sugar. It was exhausted
in all his stores within an hour after
he opened in the morning. So 1t goes
Again I say, we have been in clover
all thru the middle west. We do not
know what the sugar shortage is. They
do not expect any great relief in the
east, until the first to the middle OF
January. when Cuban raws commence
to come in
We have, not come to police super
vision OF sugar sales in the west Com
pared with the eastern situation as
outlined by Mr.. Let's, we are "in
clover" for there has been no actual
scarcity OF sugar in homes. We have
had all the sugar we have needed.
Most of us have used much more than
has been actually necessary. The sit
uation. however, calls for strtcter con-
servation at our own tables and for a
more intimate understanding Of con-
ditions as they are and as they may
very easily be.
The discovery at Buffalo Of some
million pounds Of sugar allegedly con-
cealed by spectators at Buffalo and
of other supplies discovered under
similar conditions in other places in
the east are perhaps responsible for
the common impression that boarding
by spectators was going ON in the
east The assertion is now made that
the sugar in Buffalo was government
owned sugar. If that is so the correc-
ton should have been as widespread
as the accusation. At any rate, SO
wholesale grocers say, there is no
boarding OF sugar by any interest in
the east or west at present There Is
no sugar 70 hoard.
Cut down the raids on the sugar
bowl Instead OF going twice save a
spoonful. You don't need it and others
do. Let's divide.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-08
Iowa Newspapers
Davenport Democrat

That the 1915 slogan Of repubh-
canism In Iowa, Hughes Harding and
Havner," has faded away to single
H, is the sad news that is conveyed to
the Iowa public in an article repro
duced elsewhere on this page and con-
firned by the observations OF those
who have been. looking over the polni-
cal situation in this state.
1t was not in the nature OF things
that Governor Harding and Attorney
General Havner could long be on
speaking terms with each other po-
liticaliy. They might have been put
ON the two ends OF ticket, IN a single
campaign, to give it balance. and to
catch the votes of the vets. with
Harding, and the drys. with Havner.
But as a working combination 1t was
foreordained to failure; and Of course
it busted long ago.
Already plans are reported to be
we'll under way in the Harding camp
for the ditching Of Mr.. Havner. 1t Is
sad story, mates! And we have
local interest in it too, here in the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-08
the SUGAR SCARCITY.

The sugar scarcity Is worrying not
only the consumer but the distributors
of that article. That such a scarcity
IS desperately existent no one with any
knowledge of the situation questions
and wholesalers and retailers are do
ing their best to make the distribution
as equal, as possible and exc out the
supply until the new crop comes on.
That their efforts and the efforts OF
the food commission are being backed
I'D and offered every assistance by the
newspapers is evident to every reader.
How serious the situation Is may be
gathered from the following letter from
F. C. Let's, than who no one in the
United States is more or better in
formed as to conditions in sugar and
other grocery supplies and who has
just returned from the east to his
Chicago Office
II any OF you would visit the east,
you would decide that you have been
in clover, as far as sugars are con-
cerned There Is a real sugar famine
on, all thru the east. Yesterday IN
the American Sugar Refining Company
Office, there was mob Of $50 or 20f
retailers. from all parts OF New York
City and Brooklyn. They han seen i
the morning paper, that the American
Sugar Refining Company had q feW
sugars and the retailers stormed thu
American, TO see II they could not ge'
a little Of It. While was IN Mr.. judi
son LounSberrys Office, several police
men, nremen and others called on hin,
ana Said thsy saad bssr w44ttssout sagaa'
! for the pset two cr three wsekA ~
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-08

sodden with tuberculosis. squessed
lemons, cant out like garbage when
the last ounce Of usefulness has been
wrcnched from them are another count
in the bill OF outrage Prusstoutsm -
running up. These were the BelSes
and French men and women and chill
dren who were herded like slaves ana
sent to German factories and Arms to
support the armies of Germany. NO
public speech or private estimate OF
the war ana those upon whom the re-
sponsibility for the war rested Is pos
sible or permissible that fails to con-
slider the atrocities and outrages thus
perpetrated upon civilization and
Christianity.
The Mrs. De Saulles case will fur
nish pleas for the possible escape OF
consequences Of crime for years TO
come. Already Sioux City man who
killed a woman finds himself unable to
remember anything much except he
heard shots and came to himself in the
police station.
LaFollette walked out and didn't vote
on the war declaration. It's all right
for LaFollette to walk out at such a
time If there was any way Of locking
the door after him.
A second lieutenant had been dis
missed from the service at Camp
Dodge for being drunk and disorderly
on the streets to the disgrace OF the
service. There are worse things than
being wounded or even killed in battle.
Carroll county will erect a bronze
tablet in its court house in honor OF
Merle Hay. And this country will
write his name on the scroll Of its citi-
zens who have rendered it supreme
service.
Buy 'em early buy, 'em with judy
ment, send them soon enough to get
there Christmas day. The mails are to
be over crowded this year more than
other years: for the boys are not COM
ing home for Christmas.
OF course If man decides that he
simply can't run the farm under pres
ent conditions he can sell it at the
highest prices yet attained for farm
land There's somebody who thinks he
can run it and with profit.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-08
Politics mn CAMPS.
ECef1ar RaDidS GaZef.fe. I

When Lieutenant Governor Moore
denounces politics in the camps 1t may
be accepted as true that there is poll
tics Of an objectionable kind present
He has made some study OF that forum
of human activity and Is competent to
diagnose a situation.
1t is reprehensible that selfish poll
tics should invade the camps, but IL
is not unnatural. In America politics
is everywhere. 1t is by the bedside OF
the dying man and strings are pulled
for the sale of a casket in which he
shall be buried. II he Is friendess
there may be politics in the disposition
Of his body and votes may be pur-
chased by thoughtful placing Of SUBJ
jects for the dissection table. The
American is born to politics. lives all
his Life in politics and dies in poutics.
The mere facts that he does not like
1t any. may take no active part In 1t,
does not change the matter In the
least. Others will try to job fnm and
to make use Of him. He is counted as
follower Of some leader" and
bought,and sold without his knowledge,
or consent and with no profit to him
personally. Every man Is listed at
headquarters as the asset of some other
man.
Lieutenant Governor Moore says that
camps have been located for political
reasons and he may be right. 1t Is BET
ter than even money that he Is night.
State capitals, insane asylums, reform
schools, state. universities. penSten-
tiaries, experimental farms. tag cures
fish haAcheries. epileptic colonies, city
dumps, dog pounds. postoffices and
other things Of utility have been To-
Gated for political reasons.
Presidents, governors. senator's, rep
resenAatives, ssemblymen. county ofti:-
GERS, justices Of state supreme courts
constables, sherns, coroners. justices
OF the peace and pathmasters have
been elected for political reasons. In
too many cases. as the lieutenant GOV
ernor Will cheerfully testify, no other
reason for election has been or can
be shown.
And mon have been defeated for 20.
litical seasons. That Is the sad paH
Of 1t.
We might az we'll take a cheerful
view Of our surroundings and make
them better when we can. but the aver
age American is so saturated with poll
tics that a good hound could pick him
out Of crowd or follow his scent IL
he had no other clew.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-08
Masonic Meetings
Visitors Always Welcome

MARSHALL LODGE, No. 1903, A. r. q
A. M.-Special communication IuesuaS y
Nov. 81. 7:S0 o'clock. Work IN hrs'
degree. John W. Wells, secretary; W.
Fl. Steiner, w. NJ.
srGNET CHAPTER, No. SO, r. A. NJ.
Special convocation Monday evening"
Dec. 10, at 1880 o'clock. Past and most
excellent master. Carl Shaffner, II. -
John w. Wells, secretary.
STATED ASSEMBLY,, King Solo
mon Council No. 20, r. & S. NJ Mon
day. Dec. II. Regular business Elec-
ton of officers. l. T. Forbes, recoroer;
George Gregory. I. NJ.
SPECIAL coNcLAVE, St. A'dersr
comn,andery. No. 80. X. T" TUESDAY
Dec. II. 1880 p. m. For work order
of the Temple. I. T. Forbes recorder
H c. Mueller. commander.
CENTRAL CHAPTER No. 81. O. E.
s.-Regular meeting for business wed
nesday, Dec. ~. 1850 p. n. Mrs. George
Downing. secretary; Mrs. .. T. Fred
erick, W. NJ.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-08
eeiated vindieatlon.

The PerSians of the time Of Cyrus
were Zoroastrians. The Persian relig-
ion was primitively monotheistic, and
they allowed no idols or other mate
rial symbols Of deity IN their tenn.
plas. There was less enmity on the
part Of the Jews against the Persians
than against the other great nations
with whom they came In contact, due
pEobably to the mon0theism which
characterized the Persian religion. 80
CyknA whatever else may be said u
49, Was certainly not q idolatcE.
1 fielt6a HeEsld 81 4 "a
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-08
Numbering King. English.

There seems no limit to the osfraees
on the kings English wrought oy
cinema theater proprietors. Featur-
ing" was an abomination which moved
70 revolt all lovers Of our language;
"picturizatfon" was worse, but there,
II was thought atrocities would stop.
But no. From the top OF a picture
palace in South London fiaunts IN Dig
letters the announcement that this
week is presented "the picturination
OF sullivan's celebrated song, The
Lost Chord."-London Chronicle.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-08
RIPPIIN RHYMES.
BY Walt Mason
GOO SAVE THEM.

anthem rings 49,.
policies they use
choose and
save the bombs thick there ,e
Duxseo
waSeses of human ooo nov
amrd them when enoeo @
widows an nut ana nal
brdes who Is forever gone;
+he Mtle laos
kids at their
where's daddy pease!R AAneu up VT" ''" -
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-08
KILL OFF THE SLOGANS, TOO
GCedar Rapids Republican,

1t seems to be agreed that with the
reorganization Of the Commercial Club
we will take down that SNUG and self
satisfied sign about being so we'll suit
ed. We are glad to note the change
Of sentiment on this matter. When
that slogan was proposed we recall
that we were almost alone in ex-
pressing contempt for it and we we're
for a time in danger Of being mobbed.
To dissent while the slogan craze was
on was to be adjudged insane or at
least as guilty Of lese majestic. OF all
the cities in the world we have been
most unfortunate with such rotten
things as "parlor city" and suits me"
things-the wonder Is that the child
has been able to grow up at all under
such handicaps. II there had not been
real vitality in the city the pet names
that have been conferred on 1t would
long ago have killed it.
And what's the use Of any slogan
or nickname. Let us call the city by
it's own name and make that its own
slogan. Cedar Rapids Is name enough
and slogan enough and let us make
that stand for something that Is real
and substantial, something worth while,
without froth or sickly sentimentality
about 1t.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-08
Soc;abst;c Russ;a a,sd the Albss

Woald eoateuptuously dismiss any
waTaln6 ef the penalties ~ would In
cur BY psrsistins Ia hi treason -
Russia and TO the aliles.
caNt Nsash Masese.
any hsadway BY representation to the
masses OF the Russian people or t.
the soldiers Of the Russian army For
one thing. they can not reAch them.
Leuine ana his socialist Accomplices N
Petrosrad have nlled the minds d
their prole<ariat with ideas that no
appeal no argument VIII dislodg%
ideas that win yield only % hard exc
perience Of realities. In IT. preach-
ments ana propaganda, socialism has
always shown extraordinary akf1l and
clear understanding Of the nature OF
the common man. Ignorance 10 III
chosen aeld and It knows the qualities
Of that soll. It works always In the line
Of natural inclination, It pictures forth
a. thin1s to be attained thru socialism
the very things its victims yeAIn for
and not only fts Victims bat practically
all men, too-eaae and comfort. Il
would redistribute wealth, Il would lift
up the poor by giving them the en-
oymant Of what the rich have won.
The ignorant do not perceive that so-
cialism IL . program Of unattainable
blessings, the dehaded faithful think
only Of the little work, the shorter
hours, tho greater freedom and the new
riches they viii ENJOY in socialista~
state. Ienine, ana oven tho socialists
who before him assumed to be the
government Of Russia, have diligently
pursued that policy. Tho soldiers at
the front were worn and tired OF
lighting, they promised them immed-
late peace. Tho army was largely
made UP Of peasants. and the dream
Of tho Russian peasant always has
been possession OF Land. SO the social-
lists promised them that the estatsS0 Of
the landholdsrs would bo divided among
the peasants. Il WAS IN irrcsisttble
appeal, It disorSAnixed the army; ana
when to that was added the demo-
cratization" Of thu army. the putting
to q vote Of the soldiers Of the ques-
ton Whistler orders should b obeyed.
the establishment of regimental COM
mittses who should elect the olacers,
discipline was at IN end and ttho Rus
sian army was Destroyed
The appeal Of the socialists 70 tho
army, ana in q large degree % the
peasants, no arguments or repre0en-
tations can meet or counteract. Self
interest, a. limited understanding seA1
self-interast. has bean powerfully en-
listed on the side Of tho bolshevtkf
Force the Only Way.
The allies can not reach the minds Of
tho army or OF tho pNAsantA thAy can
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-08

''Tt SINNERS down to this" says the
Davenport Democrat: Germany wants
to quit with the next sound OF the
gong. thinking she can get q decision
in points. while the alliest insist that
the fight go ON to decision"