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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-06-20
WHAT J. CAESAR DID.

When Caesar took an eastward ride
and grabbed the Gauls of Rome,
What was the first thing that he did
to make them feel at home?
Did he increase the peoples loads and
liberty forbid?
No; he dug in and built good roads
that's what old Caesar did.
Did Caesar put the iron heel upon the
foeman's breast?
Or did he try to make them feel
that Roman rule was best?
What did he do to make them glad he
came their lands amid?
He built good roads in place Of bad
that's what old Caesar did
He built good roads from hill to hill,
good roads from vale to vale;
He ran a good roads movement till
old Rome got all the kale.
He told the folks to buy a home, built
roads their ruts to rid,
Until all roads led up to Rome
that's what old Caesar did.
If any town would make itself the
center Of the map,
Where folks will come and settle
down and live in Plenty's lap,
If any town its own abodes of poverty
would rid,
Let it 60 out and build good roads
just as old Caesar did.
Town Report, Stockbridge, Mass.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-06-20
A Red Crosg dinner given by Mr.

A Red Crosg dinner given by Mr.
and Mrs. A. M. Britton at their resi-.
dence Sunday, Melted for this excel.
lent society the tidy sum of SIS. This
| is the largest sum due to Individual
| effort that we know of being raised
in this vicinity.
At the Red Cross meeting to be
held Saturday at the home of Mrs
Russell Cecil, Mrs. j. c. Blaisdell, Mrs
j. F. Kavenagh and others interested
in food conservation, will be present
and give talks relative to this impor.
tant subject.
Among new Ford owners in this vi
cinity are Earl Nicolayson and j. M
HORNE. The latter has also bought a
Fordson tractor, the Carlson land ad-
joining his own, and is now hauling
lumber from Minot for new barn.
Theo. Elarth was circulating thru
this region Thursday. Mr.. Elarth is
going to be the next county commits
sioner from this district regardless of
the fact that his opponent has been
entrenched in the position for the past
eight years and is inclined to believe
he has a life lease. Try anything
CiiSS, SSSi CioiCAi, anu NV ClS StIIlc
diet all the time. The old boys need
a shake-up once in while. They get
stale.
For information as to how to oper-
ate Ford car with one wheel missing,
ask Mrs. Kavanagh, who attempted
the journey to Minot in that form of
vehicle but was finally persuaded by
kind friends that while four wheels
were not essential to a Ford, it was
customary to have them, and being
DESTROYS of conforming to custom, re-
sumed her trip in Everett Cline's car,
leaving the Ford for the use of her
husband, to whom a wheel more or
less is immaterial.
Mrs. Wilmington from Butte, Mon
tana, is visiting at the home of her
mother, Mrs. Cline.
A little rain could be used to good
advantage at the present time.
Some time ago an article appeared
in the Independent regarding how the
Jerome girls put in their mothers
crop. The girls since then have re-
ceived letters from all sections of the
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-06-20
RESOLUTIONS,

Whereas, it has pleased the Al
mighty, in His infinite, wisdom, to
call from our midst, by death, Kath-
crime Richie, a loyal and devoted
member and officer of this Camp;
Therefore, Be It Resolved, by the
members Of Myra Camp, No. SO38,
Royal Neighbors of America, Fox
holm, N. OAK, assembled this 18th
day Of June, 1918, that we extend to
the Borrowing husband and motherless
children, our heartfelt sympathies, in
this their hour of bereavement in
their irreparable loss of faithful
helpmeet and devoted mother.
And be it further resolved that a
copy of this resolution be presented
to the husband of our departed and
beloved neighbor, and published in the
Ward County Independent and Royal
Neighbor, and also. spread upon the
permanent records of this Camp.
And be it further resolved that our
charter be draped in mourning for 3
period of at least 80 days, to show
our respect to the memory of her,
whose presence within our Camp room
will never more be realized.
Let not her goodness be forgot. while
Time it's record keeps,
Neighbor, guard the sacred spot,
where Royal Neighbor sleeps.
WINNIE ANDERSON,
CLARA LARSON,
JUANTTA SHORTRIDGE,
Committee.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-06-20
VOTE FOR THESE PEOPLE
To Handle the Government of Oul
State and No One Will be Sold Gu
to ANYBODY or ANYTHING.

Governor-John Steen, Rugby, N. D.
Lieutenant Governor-A. T. Kraabel,
Clifford.
Secretary of State-Lyman D. Page,
Golva.
State Auditor--John L. George, Bis
marck.
State Treasurer = Bernt Anderson
Churchs Ferry.
Attorney General-Geo. P. Homes,
Crosby,
Wacker, Washburn.
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Miss Minnie ]. Nelson, Valley
City.
Commissioner of Agriculture and La
bor-Alex Macdonald, Glencoe.
Railroad Commissioners
M. P. Johnson, Tolley.
Joseph Gaeckle, Kuhn.
James Taylor, Cando.
Judge of Supreme Court-C. J, Fisk,
Minot.
Congressmen-
First District-Henry G. Wick,
| Cavalier.
Second District, John O. Han
chett, Harvey.
Third District-P. D. Norton,
| Hettinger.
Legislative Ticket, End District
State Senator = G. A. Luke,
! Berthold.
Representative P. c. Nelson,
| Kenmare.
Legislative Ticket, 10Th District
For Representatives.
0. N. eleven, Douglas.
Guy F. Humphreys, Minot.
Bonnie H. Olson, Burlington.
Geo. A. Reishus, Minot.
These people have been citizens and
tax payers Of North Dakota from ID
to SO years and have had wide range
of experience in public service. They
have always been Progressive in pol
itics. Their ideas, however, are not
based on the fancies of Imagination,
but on things as thy are.
John Steen has been tested in pub
! lie service and found to be on the
square and sound. The rest Of the
members of the State ticket were
picked by the same men and are OF
the same calibre.
II you want Independent, efficient
State government by people whose
loyalty can be depended on, go to the
Primaries June Goth and vote Tor this
ticket.
Take this ticket to the polls.
Independent Voters Assoclatlon l.
(Pol. Advt.) o-l5-tz
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-06-20
SOUTH PRAIRIE.

About seventy farmers were inter-
ested in listening to very able polit-
ical talk by Geo. T. Murray of Ber-
thold, at the C. M. Christensen farm
Friday.
Mrs. Fred Sassa has gone east for
medical treatment.
Cicero Vannett has been ornament
ing the police force of Minot for the
past two weeks.
a David Vannett is preparing to build
Ia 24-foot square house and to make
his home on the Joe Vannett quarter.
Glad to know the family is to- remain
with us.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-06-20
County Home School Picnic.

The County Home" school, taught
by Miss Opal Trap, held last Day
of school picnic in the Mahoney woods
two miles east of the county farm, on
Wednesday, June 18th. !,
A number of school patrons and
friends gathered for an afternoon out
ing, and all enjoyed the swings, ham
mocks, and shade of the trees: The
South Prairie boys played an interest
ing game Of ball. 49,
Everyone came with baskets full
and the school furnished several gal
Ions Of cream.
A voluntary Red Cross donation
amounting to $3.50 was given.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-06-20
ArSenate Of Lead
soc per pound

country asking for information re-
garding the performance. One farm
paper in the East is asking that they
send photos of themselves and farm,
also an account Of their exploit, which
it seems is rather unusual.
Miss Blanche McNall visited few
days in town last week with her friend
Mrs. Nye Taylor.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-06-20

FOR SALE-Pool hall fixtures; only
pool hall in town, rent only $25 per
month. Address Box 277, Nc
Clusky, N. D. IT,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-09
SAMMIES WERE COOL
No Disorders When Tuscania's Life
Boats We're Smashed.

London, Feb. 9.-How American
soldiers behaved when they found that
the boats assigned to them on the
Tuscania had been smashed is told
by an American officer who landed at
an Irish port.
Two full boatloads under his COM
mand assembled on the deck when the
torpedo struck the liner, and marched
to the boats assigned them. Arriving
at their station they found that both
boats had been destroyed.
THE men lined up on deck at at
tention," said the officer, land all
preserved the utmost composure until
destroyer came alongside and eff
fected the transfer from the gradually
sinking deck.
I'VE stood alongside until the last
man was taken off, who as might be
expected was the commander of the
ship. The patients in the ships hos
pital, including several cases of scar
letina and fever, were among the first
taken off,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-09
IS
STANDARDIzINC
RAIL EQUIPMEN
Applies 1t to Everything, From
Bolts to Locomotives.
Separate Companies Sought 1t
but Couldn't Agree.
40, 600 CARS IN EASTERN JAM
Reduced Congestion 10000
Since Govt Control Began.
Uniform Parts Would Eliminate
Loss of Time for Repairs.
Separate Companies Sought 1t
but Couldn't Agree.
40, 900 CARS IN EASTERN JAM

Washington, Feb. 9.-Complete
Standardization of railroad equipment
is the economic measure being worked
out by the railroad administration to-
day.
Only by government. control. it was
pointed out, can this be done effective
1y. In case roads return to private
control after the war, it is possible
that the government will still direct
this work-individua companies hav
ing been unable to agree on such
PLAN despite persistent attempts in
this direction
Standanaizatio,. is being worked out
under the department purchase of the
railroad administration. 1t will apply
from such small pieces as bolts and
brake parts up to locomotives.
At present locomotives are con-
structed on so many plans that repairs
are constsr-.tly impeded because of in
ability to get parts It will be impos-
sible, however, to use uniform loco
motives turnout the United States.
Mountain engines, freight, passenger
and engines for use in the north and
in the south must be different in many
respects but general uniformity can
be achieved, it is believed
One Type Cars To Be Used.
Box and open top freight cars will
offer the greatest field for economy
and speed in this work. Brake shoes.
beams, do rs and other parts will be
adapted for nationwide use. Pullman
coaches are fairly well standardized,
it was pointed out, bat there is room
for development in regard to chair
cars and day coaches.
The number of cars tied up in the
east has been reduced by 10000 since
the government took control of the
roads January 1, the railroad admin
istration stated today. There are still
10000 cars piled up in the eastern dis
trict, however. This reduction has
been achieved while current move
ments have at the same time been
kent going.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-09
MAKE WILSON KING
Smoot, of Utah, Says That Is What
Overman Bill Will Do.

Washington, Feb. Eff the Over
man bill is passed we may ,as well
make President Wilson king" said
Senator Reed Smoot, of Utah, today.
He referred to the bill introduced
by Senator Overman, of North Caro-
lima, allowing the president power to
change, as he sees fit, any or all gov
ernmental departments or agencies.
The bill has caused sensation in
congress. Even tho the senate sat
for only a short time Thursday and
the house devoted it's time to hearing
Representative Carter Glass, of Vir-
ginia, reply to Senator Chamberlain.
members of both bodies discussed the
new measure among themselves.
The general expression was that the bill
is Extremely radical"
Some senator's say they do not believe
it will ever get out of the judiciary. commit
tee, to which it has been referred and OF
which Senator Overman acts as aide to
Senator Culberson. of Texas, the chairman
There are eight Republicans and ten Demo-
Gratis upOn the committee.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-09
FAMOUS LAWYER DIES
Renault of France Won World Repu.
tatiOn as Law Expert.

Paris. Feb. 9.-Louis Renault, a
permanent attending to The Hague
peace tribunal and international law
adviser to the foreign office, died at
Barbizon yesterday. He had been
competed with every important nego-
tiation of the French government for
upwards of twenty years and notably
ir the negotiations wit. Germany over
Morocco.
M. Renault was known thruout
Europe as an authoritJ on interna-
tional law and French governments
for generation had regarded him as
one of the soundest of counselors. Re-
Gently he had been studying a project
for an international league of nations
after the war
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-09
SUNDAY A SPRING DAY

(Continued from Page One.l
ern part of the state this morning
"Concordia reported only .16 of an
inch of moisture this morning, indi-
eating a fall of not more than x
inches of snow. The report said moth
ing about snow however, and the
m DISTURB may have been rain. North
Platte, Neb., which is the reporting
station that indicates the fall of snow
in northwest Kansas, reported OF of
an inch of moisture, which would reg
lister a furry of snow. On the
WHOLE" declared Flora, Il think the
storm ascribed to western Kansas was
greatly exaggerated"
The lowest temperature in Topeka
during the last "a hours was 20 de-
grees at 1880 o'clock this morning.
This was some few degrees lower than
was expected yet it was three degrees
above normal The temperature to-
day is not expected to go above 35
degrees. but tomorrow will be an ideal
day with a bright sun and a teEnpera-
ture around 40 degrees. The highest
temperature ever recorded on this
date in Topeka was SIS in 1898, and
the lowest was II below in 1899.
Temperatures at Camp Doniphan
today were expected to be around 40
degrees, making a beautiful day for
snappy drill
The official forecast says fair to-
sight and Sunday; continued mild
temperatures for several days.
Salina Reports Storm Damage
Salina, Kan, Feb. All wires west
of this city are down and only meager
details are available concerning the
reported blizzard which swept the ex-
treme western part of the state Fri
day night. The snow. which was, heavy
in some places was drifted badly by
a high wind. In this section of the
state. the snow barely covers the
ground.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-09
ALL FOR SOLDIERS.
X. c. Puts Up Club House Opposite
Union Station.

Kansas City, Feb. "a club room
for soldiers and sailors passing thru
Kansas City is to be established across
the street from the Union station here
under the supervision of the war
community service, it was announced
toay. The place will beequipped i'm
mediately with shower baths, musi-
cal instruments, pool tables and ath-
letic supplied
A soldiers and sailors club room
is maintained up town by the service,
but officials say it is not convenient
for those who have only a short time
to spend here. The club room will be
part of the structure built to house the
automobile tractor show here next
week
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-09

election of Henry ]. Allen of Wichita
to the governorship. He looked upon
Allen as the natural, best equipped
man in Kansas for state executive ill a
war crisis Weeks ago Albaush had
perfected the ground plan of a state
organization for Allen which had put
the well known Red Cross missionary
to France in the front rank in the
gubernatorial campaign.
At the recent Kansas Day Club
banquet, Miss Kathryn Albaugh.. the
politicians only daughter, was one of
the speakers. The young woman
stood on soap box to talk to the big
Republican dinner club. That speech
was one of tire most fiery effective
messages ever delivered before the
famous dinner club Nor did Albaugh
seek to conceal the thrill of joy and
qualification which he felt because of
the young woman's triumph.
To Topeka in '9O's
Mr.. Albaugh was married in 1890
to Miss Eula Lee Houghton at Loo
gootee, Ind. Mr.. and Mrs. Albaugh
lived in kingman until they came to
Topeka in the later sos. Two chill
dren, Miss Kathryn Albaugh, a teach
er of mathematics and history in the
P1ttsburg state normal; and Hough-
ton Albaugh, medical student at
Rosedale: and the widow, survive.
Neither/of the children We're present
at the time of their fathers death.
AlDaugh was born in Indiana Feb
ruary 10, 1862. He was named in
honor OF Governor Morton. the war
governor of his native state. Had he
lived another day, he would have
passed his fifty-sixth birthday ami
versary.
Mr.. Albaugh was taken to his home
Monday, but his condition had not
been regarded as serious. His sud
oen death was shock to the entire
state.
Funeral services will be held Mon
day afternoon at the First M. E.
church, Sixth and Harrison streets.
services will be conducted by Dr.
Edmund ]. Kulp, pastor.
|. Announcement was made this after
noon that funeral services will be held
|at 2:SO o'clock Monday afternoon.
Burial will be in Mount Hope ceme-
terry
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-09
CONDITIONS AT DONIPHAN.
Surgeon General Gorgas Writes Men
Are Getting Best Attention.

In answer to a letter from Governor
Capper regarding conditions at Camp
Don1phan, Surgeon General Gorgas
wrote the following letter to the KAN
Sas executive:
Dear Governor Capper-Yours of Janu-
airy the Eth, with regard to Camp Doni-
phan, is acknowledged Mrs. Clark's letter
refers to a period anterior to that / was
at this post early in December and the
conditions were much as Mrs Clark de-
scribes them. At the present time the
state of affairs has much improved
there being no laundry at the camp,
had to be sent off about 10 miles sA and
there has been considerable delay in get
ting it back. The laundry buildings had
been built but the laundry machinery had
not arriveds The machinery has since
been ordered and l hope will soon be in
operation operation, which will give the hospital
Eighty Women Nurses.
Early in December there were no fe-
male nurses in this hospital. At the pres
ent time we have eighty female trained
nurses on duty in this hospital. This will
help, in great part, to make up for the
deficiency ofsuntrained male nurses;
now in this hospital.
i Colonel Keefer, one of the Oldest and
most experienced officers in the medical
corps, has since been placed in charge of
the hospital.
At the time 1 was there the hospital
ception Of patients The organization was
new and everybody was inexperienced and
uptried as far teamwork goes. The
e. dire condition is now great deal bet
Ter than it was then. and month hence
it will be a great deal better than now.
l would like to call your attention, how
ever. to the fact that even then each man
got the very best professional care. both
medical and surgical. Take this particular
case, with spinal menin Fit Ihe Shanees
else in that country. At Doniphan he was
given an intra spinal injection by medi-
cal officer who had done it many times be-
fore. and who is one of the very best men
in this country in this. line of work II
the patient had Deen at home 1t is ques-
ton if ANYBODY could have been found who
would have been able to give the mira
gifts serums on me market are entirely
inert and are useless. MY scientific advisers
tell me- that only one or two are of any ef-
feet Our hospitals are supplied with
serums known to be useful
Good Care Now.
while ills very much to be regretted
that this hospital was in the condition re-
ferred to as to cleanliness. etc. l am In
cIined to think no lives were lost on this
account but that this young man probably
owed his life to the fact tnat ne was IN
this hospital
At the present time in this hospital every
seriously sick man has his hands and
face washed three times day by the tram
snonge bath: and all the other patients
who are up and around have access TO
bath tubs and hot water.
/ am much<ob1iged for calling my atten-
future will be glad to have complaints
about anything pertaining to the medical
department and will always take steps to
have the cause of the complaints removed.
With kindest regards. l remain yours,
very w. C. NGoRGAs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-09
CALLS FOR RALLY.
Shippers Urged To Take Hand
in Rate Fight.
Want Senate Amendment in
Railroad Control Bill.

Washing ton. Feb. 9.-The IS. o. S."
call has been sent te shippers of the
country to protect their interests in
the railroad control legislation which
will Nbe taken up by both branches of
congress next week.
Clifford Thorne, former chairman of
the Iowa state railway commission,
and now representing a dozen large
shippers organizations thru the mid
die west, urged them to exert the full
est pressure to obtain enactment of a
rate fixing clause which will leave
that power with the interstate COM
merce commission.
Thorne claims that failure of the
house committee to adopt the senate
rate making provisions has brought
the fight to the floors of congress. The
house measure leaves the power with
the president: The senate measure
leaves it with the commission, but
gives the president the right to mi
tiate rates, as carriers now do.
Unless the senate provision is
adopted <the commission may be re-
duced to nominal control such as it
used to have" Thorne warned.
mo body has suggested that war
power overrides the rights of rail-
roads. The rights of shippers are just
as sacred as those of the roads.
The railroad legislation will reach
the senate floor Monday with pros
poets of few talkless days until the
measure is enacted. Dissenting mem
bers of the interstate commerce COM
mittee plan to present their varied
views in spite of the plea of President
Wilson and Chairman Smith for rapid
action.
Senator Cummins, who will present
his minority report to the senate Mon
day will center his attack on the COM
pensation feature of the bill.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-09

2.05; No. 8, s1.ss@192; No. yellow, s1.so0
LOO: No. 3. $1.70@1.T5
OATs-Market lac lower NJ white,
SSH@S9c; No. mixed, S5@S6c.
RYE$2 20@225.
f. kAFIR AND MILO MAIZE-$3. as. g.
HAY-Market unchanged.
SHORTS@$2. 15@2.40
BRAN-S2 006I21o.
WHEATReceipts 20 cars.
BUTTER-Market unchanged
POULTRY-Market unchanged.
EGGS-Firsts, 45c; seconds, SOC.
CORN-Close: May, $1.26.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-09


Cotton--A nervous market with snail
fluctuations. Ending at small rise
Local traders, Wall Street and West sold
Spot houses bought. .Spos markets general
weather. Old bulls are less aggressive Ger
tafnly they take fewer chances.
nrica fisin rep. aerio as lone
by Board of Trade directors yesterday at
special meeting. Oats traders expressed
A few who have been ~buiiish said the
market had appeared over bought at the
highDpoint yesterday, and a break was
breaks Bears were more aggressive and
bought bids. expecting mild weather and
better transportation conditions to create
enough selling to carry prices down. Con-
servatively regarded the market is more
likely to be influenced by news. trafffc
man says there have been 5000 empty cars
There are more empty cars in the west than
for months. An impression prevailed
among a number of provision men that
of market for futures for the present.
Hogs are weighing more and while there
is no surplus of fats and some consider
grease is 1@1h cents lower within ten
days.
Vegetable Oils. altho in light supply. are
moving slowly. Large receipts hogs are
New York Feb. 9.-The Financial News
Bulletin: Stocks--An irregular market is
accounts because Of holidays. Cross cur
rents are expected to include a continuation
of speciality bullish operations by pools,
but we do not believe in following up
movements closely. The general list seems
to be in restricted trading range with
offerings on advances at present in Ameri-
40. American Smelling 81 and so. Anaconda
Ga and GO. Crucibie 30 and 30. according to
specialists advices: Pool channels are still
bullish American Can, Baldwin, Car
Foundry and West Md.