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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-10-25
How Miss Beardsley's Father and
Brother Met Death.

Miss Minnie Beardsley, one of Mi
not's trained nurses, was called to
Ashby, Mimi, by the tragic death of
her father and brother, who were
drowned, while hunting ducks near
Ashoy.
The boat in which Mr.. Beardsley
and his son went out early in the morn
ing, was found floating bottom up,
and G. A. Richardson, the third men,
Der Of the PARTY, was found clinging to
it but unconscious from exposure. The
accident happened in Pelican lake, a
mile south of Ashby village, when the
three men attempted to row across
from the mainland to Big Island in a
duck boat. A heavy wind was blow
ing and the boat capsized after the
heavy waves had broken over it and
left It half full of water. At first the
tn, ee men chung to the boat and Mr..
Kolandson succeeded in limbing upon
it Albert Beardsley could have saved
himself, but he insisted upon helping
his father until both were exhausted
and unable to cling any longer to the
boat.
Ross Beardsley was veteran OF the
civil war and was one of the pioneer
settlers of the Ashby neighborhood.
Albert Beardsley was a clerk in the
Fergus Falls postoffice and was high
ly respected. He is survived by a
widow and three children.
The power seines used by the fishing
crews were used to drag the bottom
of the lake to find the bodies. The
body Of Alfred Beardsley was recov-
cred about S o'clock Thursday and that
of Ross Beardsley, the father, Sunday
afternoon, after having been in the
water five days.
Funeral services for Albert E.
Beardsley were held at Fergus Falls
Friday afternoon. The funeral of the
father was held at Ashby yesterday.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-10-25
SCHOOL TEACHER
INJURED BY AUTO
Miss Mary Goodman Knocked to Pave
ment by Truck Driven by Paul Oh
son-Driyer Disregarded Traffic
Rules

Miss Mary Goodman, a teacher in
the Lincoln school, was struck by an
auto truck owned by the City Meat
Market and driven by Paul Olson, to-
day. Miss Goodman received a painful
cut on her forehead, requiring several
stitches, but she will recover.
The driver of the truck was tray
cling north on Main street and at
tempted to make a short turn to go
west on Central avenue, disregarding
the rule to pass around the standard
in the center Of the square. The truck
skidded and the rear of it struck Miss
Goodman, who had just started to
cross the street. She was thrown to
the pavement.
Olson sat in his car and did not Of
fer to assist the woman. Several by
ISLANDERS picked her up and she was
carried to surgeons office, where the
wound was dressed.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-10-25
NATIONAL DISGRACE
IS INEVITABLE
Unless Red Cross Dressings in Mil
lions Are Sent to France-WO-
men Must Get Busy.

Mrs. E. B. Goss, field secretary of
Northwestern North Dakota for the
American Red Cross, received from
Mrs. Cora Fridley, chairman of the
woman's bureau, northern division, a
copy Of a cable, which she had re-
ceived from Major Murphy in France,
dated Oct. IA. 1t reads as follows:
"The Red Cross has direct respon-
sibjlity of supplying us with surgical
dressing, and nothing in the whole
situation here is equally important
Red Cross standard dressings in mil
lions must be sent over with all pos
sible speed. If this is not done ,and
done Immediately a serious calamity
and national disgrace is inevitable.
The American women who compose
the Red Cross chapter should prepare
the dressings which are going to mean
life or death to our men,. This whole
question deals with the most vital
thing that the women Of America can
do for the soldiers in this war;
Minot has a surgical dressing de-
partment located on the second floor Of
the Post Office building. Surely this
plea for the lives of our boys will
reach every heart and bring an offer
of willing hands in this service. Hos
pital garments are just as necessary
and in great demand. 1t is as import
ant that every woman in the CnlUeu
States be on duty as it is that our
boys be in training camps.
This war must be won and it is go
ing to take the combined efforts Of
every man, woman and child to do it.
1t will mean sacrifice, but true SOL
diers are not afraid. Please every wo-
man get in line and do your bit.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-10-25

the immediate cause of his death being
spinal meningitis, superinduced by an
adscess at the base Of one of his ears.
Mr. Brundage's condition was not con-
sidered serious until shortly before
his death. AS late as Sunday, he was
up and around his home.
The remains will be taken to Grand
Forks on No. tomorrow morning,
where they will be met by the Grand
Forks Masons, who will have charge
of the ceremonies at the grave. Mr.,
Brundage was a member of the Nora
Springs, Ia, Masonic lodge and OF
the Minot Knights of Pythias lodge.
Two of his sons, DR.. Harold Brun-
dage and Seth Brundage, arrived on
No. 20 today from the military camp
in South Carolina, in time to attend
the funeral
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-10-25

C. f. Danielson, proprietor of the
Grand hotel, has returned from Min
neapolis where he was called by the
illness Of his mother, who is somewhat
improved
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-10-25
DR.. J. G. Moore to Regain Health in
California.

DR.. John G. Moore, formerly pre-
siding elder of the Minot district for
the Methodist church, but Of late
years, superintendent of the Bismarck
district, has decided to spend the win
ter in California on account Of failing
health. He was compelled, owing to
i'll health, to decline the superinten-
dency for another year. Dr. Moore
has spent about quarter of Gen.
fury in North Dakota, being one of the
early founders of the church in this
state. Dr. Moore's son, DR.. John
Moore, Jr., is in the medical corps of
the United States army.
The state loses one of it's very fin
est citizens in the departure of Mr..
Moore and thousands Of friends trust
that he will return as robust as in
former years.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-10-25
Carol on Fuel Board

Dorr Carroll has been appointed
chairman of Fuel Administration
Board for the district comprising
McHenry, Ward and Mountrail coun-
ties. The duties of the board are to
ascertain the amount of fuel on hand
and also the immediate need of fuel
throughout the three counties named
and report the result of their findings
to l. P. Baker, who has general super
vision of the State of North Dakota
for the Federal government. Mr.. Car
roll has named as his assistants Jul
Jus Wenrebe for Ward county, Dave
Carlson of Towner, McHenry county,
and j. N. Campbell of Stanley for
Mountrail county.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-10-25
BRUNDAGE FUNERAL
WAS HELD TODAY
Remains of Popular Engineer Will be
Taken to Grand Forks Tomorrow
for Masonic Burial.

The funeral of F. B. Brundage, a
well known Great Northern engineer,
was held from the late home of the de-
ceased, 514 First street N. w. this af-
ternoon at $3.50 o'clock. The funeral
was held under the direction of J. D.
Van Fleet, the undertaken, and the
sermon was preached by Rev. P. W.
Erickson, pastor of the First Presby-
terrain church.
Mr.. Brundage passed away Monday,
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-10-25
MOTT WOMAN GETS
A VERDICT OF S2,556

Mott, N. D., Oct. 22.-Bessie Con-
radson was awarded verdict of 3d.
$50 by the jury in a suit against DR..
F. T. Tucker, charging malpractice
The plaintiff said that she fell and
fractured her limb near the hip and
that DR.. Tucker diagnosed her injury
as a bruise, bandaging her leg from
the knee down. X-ray photographs
were introduced to prove the location
of the injury.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-10-25
Divide County Raised $4,000 for Lib.
erty Bonds.

Three Minot men participated in
liberty loan gatherings in Divide coun-
ty last week.
R. A. Nestos spoke at Crosby, Am
brose, Fortuna, Alkabo and Stady.
Rev. P. w. Erickson spoke at Cros-
by and Judge Palda delivered an adj
dress at Westby and Ambrose.
Divide county disposed Of $4,000
worth of liberty bonds, with several
country districts to hear from. The
apportionment for the county is $685.
900.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-10-25
Big Barn at Edgeley Burns.

A barn on the Joe Kaut farm near
Edgeley burned, together with 20
horses, % head Of cattle, several hogs,
and 100 tons of hay. The barn was
the largest in the county. The loss is
$4,000 with very little insurance.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-10-25
PASSES UP JEWELS FOR MEAT

Darcy, N. D., Oct. 24.-Passing by
the jewelry store and the bank, bur-
glar entered the Darcy meat market
and stole several hundred pounds of
meat, making successful getaway.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-10-25
M|N0T'S LIBERTY
LOAN S354,l50
Wonder City's AppOrtiOnment Over
subscribed $l54,O00 and V0lun.
tary Subscriptions Coming in
$375,0O0 by Saturday Night.

At the time the Independent went
to press today, the total liberty loan
sales for Minot amounted to 1884 $50,
or an over-subscription of $154,O00.
The committees will not be dis
charged until Saturday night and are
still rounding up a few stray ones.
Many Of the subscriptions now COM
ing in are voluntary, Yesterday,
$4,000 worth of bonds were bought
voluntarily.
The Great Northern Railway Co.,
thru its Minot office, announced the
purchase Of 100000 worth Of bonds,
which are credited to Minot.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-08-27
Only Woman JaiIer In World.

Switzerland possesses the only wom-
an taller In the world She Is governor
and warder in the prison Of Aigle, in
the Rhone valley. A good many years
ago she married the chief Warder of
the prison and soon proved to be a
helpmate indeed, for, being a strong
built woman, and with proper notions
Of discipline, she made as good jailer
as her husband, and more than once
did his work when he was away. When
he died the authorities asked her to
take his place permanently, and she
accepted. All the year round the Aigle
prison contains from twelve to twenty
male prisoners, sentenced to terms Of
Imprisonment ranging from three
months to three years, and although
the woman-j -jailer has no assistants she
has never had any trouble with the
prisoners. Strict disciplinarian though
she is, the woman-jailer has the
kindliest of hearts, and takes great
interest in her "guests," as she calls
them. Many a prisoner has been set
on the straight path again by her wise
and kindly advice
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-08-27
Music Makes Work Easier.

Successful use of Photographic
music Is to utilize 1T as an aid to pen
manship work. According to a report
of an instructor in a New England high
school, music acts as a speed guide for
the penman, just as the metronome
beats time for a beginner in music. It
is this mans experience that music
takes off the fatigue and drudge Of
writing letters and stimulates the mind
In q tedious job. 1t helps to create a
correct and uniform speed, furnishes
an exact count for the formation Of let
ters, and thus furnishes rhythm. Waltz
and fox-trot records are placed on the
phOnograph in accordance with the
rhythm desired for each exercise by
the penmanship students.
Why not spread this happy thought
and stimulate our energies in all work
by an invigorating, snappy tune? Ap-
parently the player-piano and the pho
nograph have not half told their story
as yet. We have long appreciated
their aid in entertaining our guests, but
it is gratifying to know that they can
assist in the housework as well.-Ex-
change.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-08-27
PICTURESQUE SHELL OF CITY
Capital Of Portuguese East Africa
Looks Imposing From Sea Front
but IL Empty and Silent.

Mozambique, capital Of Portuguese
East Africa, is picturesque shell Of
a city, nothing more. 1t rises grand
and imposing from the sea front, with
its great blocks of old-time Portuguese
and Arab fortresses, built when the
slave trade fourished, but its broad
streets are curiously empty and silent.
1t Is like deserted city, clean and
cOlorful and beautiful, but lacking In
sound and life.
There are no wheeled vehicles in
Mozambique, except one lone cart on
two wheels that serves as city scav-
enging department, creeping about the
streets picking up rubbish, drawn by a
bullock with immense white horns ris-
ing straight up like the horns of a
goat. Except for this curious equipage
and few rickshaws, the only sign Of
traffic Is the dust stirred up by the
sOundless bare feet Of the negroes.
The heavy shutters on the big white
houses are tight closed. The long days
heat keeps the whole European popula-
ton indoors from sunrise to sunset.
Enormous palms wave their leafy
fronds under the blue sky; the blue
waves Of the Passage beat into white
foam on the sands; the bright pinks
and yellOws and blues of the houses
have faded with time into the soft
blending tints Of an old painting.
Everywhere there is beauty of color
and line and an uncanny silence.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-08-27
j. s. MUST FEED
ALLIES OR WAR
WILL SHIFT HERE
Hoover Sounds Warning in Ad-
dress to Farmers of the Ma
tion at Chicago.
FIGHT FOR OUR EXISTENCE
Declares America Faces Race Of
People Under Government In
tent Upon Mastery Of the
Entire World.

Chicago, Aug. 27.-Herbert G. Hoo
yer, federal food administrator, told
the farmers Of the nation the part they
are asked to play in helping the United
States and its allies win the war. He
outlined the agricultural features Of
the administration policy and gave
forecast Of the difficulties which must
be faced to solve national food prob
lens. Mr.. Hoover made his statement
in the Hotel Sherman, where he spoke
before representatives Of 126 farm
journals.
Beef Price Report Denied.
He issued a statement in which he
denied the food administration intends
to fix the price Of beef or pork. The
recent conferences, he said, were for
the purpose Of finding a way to sta
bilize the live stock industries and to
stimulate production, as well as to
eliminate speculative profits.
Intelligent coordination of all the
forces Of the Country is the greatest
need Of the hour, Mr.. Hoover said in
his talk. After giving his views in de-
tail, he said:
1T is no loose statement that we
face race of people under a govern
ment intent upon mastery Of the world.
The war seems far away to most Of
our people. But as surely as we were
fighting for freedom in 1776, we are
fighting for our national existence and
our national faith this day and month,
1917. If our loose democracy, if our
ideas of individual liberty and action
cannot be co-ordlnated in such a man
ner that we may defend ourselves, our
independence will surely not survive
for another 25 years."
Kaiser Would Hold Canada.
In his address he made the following
statements:
"The fact Is that this is our war as
much as their war, and unless we can
keep the women and children Of our
allies fed the western line will surely
be thrown to our Atlantic seabOard
and it may be thrown in an infinitely
more dangerous quarter, In the ransom
of Canada as penalty for England's de-
feat
"Out of our abundance and our
waste we should do our part to
world suffering with US to maintain an
ideal.
"On our normal consumption, and
despite all promises of an abundant
harvest, our supplies are far below our
combined necessities.
''We face race Of people under
a government intent upon mastery Of
the world. AS surely as we were fight
ing for freedom In 1776 we are fight
ing for our national existence"
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-08-27
FEDERAL FOOD Head
APPEALS TO THE FARMERS
GAIN MADE BY French
Advance Nearly Mile in the Ver-
dun Region.
Carry Positions on the Meuse After
Attack on Two and One-HaIf
Mile Front

Paris, Aug. 27.-Another smashing
blow by the French on the right bank
of the Meuse in the Verdun sector net
ted q gain of about two-thirds Of a
mile on a front Of two and one-half
miles, giving the French possession Of
the FOsses and Beaumont woods and
bringing them to the outskirts of the
village of Beaumont.
The official report from the war Of
flee at night also records artillery
fighting Of great violence around Hill
3O4 on the left bank of the Meuse.
The report issued during the day
announced small advance on the
Verdun front, French advance posts
having reached the outskirts of Beth
incOurt and the banks Of the FOrges
brook. Two German attacks on the
heights Of the Meuse were repulsed
with larg losses.
On the French Front, Aug. 27.-The
Germans nervously but ineffectively
bombarded their lost positions around
Verdun throughout the day, without
any infantry attack. Not single
German now remains south of Forges
brook.
The French offensive, of only four
days actual fighting, resulted In the
recapture, with an inconceivably low
casualty list, Of positions, to gain
which cost the armies of the German
crown prince more than three months
C,fO mt 1ho fcy nt hn
Of hundreds of thousands of lives
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-08-27
GleanfnQ.

Cleaning is wrongly believed to rest
on a common law right In England,
and legal "obiter dictum" exists that
q man who enters field for this pur-
pose cannot be prosecuted for tres
pass. But majority Of judges in the
old court Of common pleas decided that
to grant a general right to CLEAN would
be contrary to public policy, because
at would demoralize the poor" says
the London Chronicle, and "open 8
wide door to fraud" Yet a local GUS
tom Of cleaning has been recognized
repeatedly by acts Of parliament, and
In some places the cleaning bell" still
rings from the tower Of the parish
church twice day during harvest to
let the villagers know when they may
begin to CLEAN and when they must
stop. Ruth's romantic industry seems
unknown In Ireland, and has never ex-
listed in Scotland.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-08-27
DRAFTED MEN TO
CAMP sept. 5
First Quota vii Be 5 Per. Cent In
stead of 80 Per Cent
as Planned.
WILL EXEMPT MARRIED men
President Orders Boards to Release
Men Who Have Dependent Faml-
Iles-Camps Not Conn.,
pIeted.

Washington, Aug. 27.-Two impor-
tant orders in connection with the
mobilization Of the NATIONAL army were
Issued here.
BY direction of President Wilson
practically every married man upon
whom his wife is actually dependent
or who has children will be exempted.
1t Is not within the spirit Of the law,
the new order states, that women
should go to work or be dependent
upon the support Of wealthy relatives
In order that the heads of families
may be sent to fight for the country.
$4,000 In Draft to Be Officers.
That $4,000 men of the first incre-
ment Of the new National army about
to begin training will be given COM
missions as officers was disclosed here.
This plan Of the war department, al
though not yet officially announced,
has been in contemplation for some
time, and the new army Of young Off
GERS will be created and utilized for
the purpose Of training the second in
crement Of the National army when 1T
Is drafted and sent to Camp some time
next spring.
News Of the governments purpose
comes from an authoritative source al
though the plan has not been perfected
and therefore not officially proclaimed.
Some authorized announcement re-
the near future.
Only s per cent Of the men drawn
for the army will be sent to camp on
September 8, instead of 80 per cent, as
previously ordered. Forty per cent
of the men will be sent on September
10, 40 per cent more on October 8, and
the other 16 per cent as soon thereaft
er as possible.
Camps Are Not Ready.
The reason given by the provost
marshal generals office for this delay
In the mobilization Of the new Ma
tional army Is that under the old order
railroad congestion would have ensued
which it would have been hard to ad-
just.
AS matter of fact, it is learned that
the reasons for the delay are these:
1. The camps will not be ready by
September 5, as promised.
2. Full equipment for the new Ma
tional army will not be ready by the
time it was hoped to have it ready.
Nearly All States Ready.
Reports received from practically
every state In the Union show that
every state would haye had ready
much more than 80 per cent Of it's
quota on September and the vast ma
jority Of them would have been ready
with their entire quota on that date.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-08-27
BIG SUGAR SAVING FOR u. S.
Consumer to Benefit by Action Of the
Producers.

Washington, Aug. 27.-Beet sugar
producers of the country have agreed
with the food administration to limit
the price of their sugar to a basis
which would result in reduction Of
about l 1a cents pound from the pres
ent price, effecting a saving Of $780,
100000 to the consuming public be-
tween now and the first of next year.
Cooperating in the effort In order
that sugar can reach the dealer with
out intermediate speculative profits,
wholesale grocers have agreed to linn
1t distribution charges for the direct
purpose Of curbing exorbitant prof.
it's.
Representatives of the beet sugar
producers controlling 80 per cent of
the industry who were in Washington
the past week, pledged themselves to
secure the active cooperation Of the
other 20 per cent and have every rea-
son to believe that the action of the
industry will be unanimous
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-08-27
BOOK MARKS ARE CONVENIENT
Strips Of Ribbon Of Narrow Width,
Perhaps in Dark Red, Answer
the Purpose Well.

What do you use for book marks?
Probably you either turn down the
leaf Of your book In dog-ear fashion or
else open the book flat and lay 1t face
down on a table, or else slip strip
Of paper or a strand of thread in your
place when you wish to keep 1t.
We seem to have lost our liking for
book marks, and they are so convent
ent that the loss is strange, observes
an exchange.
Of course, some books have ribbon
markers attached to their backs, and
these are tremendously convenient.
Strips Of ribbon of a narrow width,
perhaps in dark red, are also convent
ent, although whenever these are deco
rated they are cut of place.
Then, too, it is possible to have book
marks made from your book plate, Or
especially designed and made Of stiff
paper, notched to slip over the top Of
the page.