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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-03-07
EAT MORE MEAT AND
SAVE MORE WHEAT
N Hotels and Restaurants:

To Hotels and Restaurants:
We are informed by the Law De-
partment of the Food Administration
that Hotels and Restaurants, holding
Bakers Licenses, must display license
numbers on their menu cards. they
are not required to display license
numbers of bakers from whom they
purchase.
1t might be we'll to call attention
again to the fact that under the proc
lamation of the President of the Unit
ed States, dated January 80, 1918, all
Hotels, Restaurants, Public Eating
Places and Clubs, who serve or sell
other bakery products Of their, own
baking, must obtain bakers license
if they use as much as three barrels
Of flour and meal per month.
Concerning the sale and serving of
meats, the following rules have been
adopted:
The season of surplus production
of mutton and lamb raised for meat
purposes in the Western States is now
on and the Food Administrator au-
thorizes you to remove, until further
notice, this recommendation against
the eating of mutton and lamb on
Neatless Tuesday.
You are now allowed to serve meats
on any day excepting Tuesday and
the Porkless Day Saturday. has been
discontinued and also the meatless
meals. The Slogan Of the food ad-
ministration, at the present time, is:
"EAT MORE MEAT AND SAVE
MORE WREAT."-E. F. Ladd, FEEDER
al Food Administrator for North Da-
kota. AL H. Leimbacher, chairman
Hotel Committee for North Dakota.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-03-07
SUSPECT MARY MILES
OF SEAGOING MYSTERY;
JILTS CAR FOR LAUNCE

Mary Miles Minter, who is featured
in new American-Mutual production,
peggy Leads the Way" at the Lyce-
um Friday and Saturday, is plotting
some sort of seagoing mystery, her
friends insist, because for the last
month Mary Miles big roadster has
been lying idle and the young star has
been scooting round the bay in high
powered motor boat.
Miss Minter and Alan Forrest, lead
ing man, who supported Miss Minter
in "Her Country's CALL" Charity
Castle" and peggy Leads the Way"
has handled the tiller on most of these
sea expeditions, and one day last
week came very nearly cutting the
landing stage in two, because that
power boat gets up speed of sixty
miles an hour and Forrest didn't shut
it off soon enough.
Miss Minter got a wetting but moth
ing worse happened except that about
two yards of varnish was scraped off
the side of the motor craft.
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N|NOT SOLDIERS
HANDS BLOWN OFF
Chas. McGOnagle, Former Taxi Driv.
er, Horribly Injured by Hand Gre
made in France.

Chas. McGonagle, former member
of Co. ID, sustained terrible injuries
while fighting in France, according to
a telegram received in this city from
the war department. McGonagle in
some way suffered injuries from the
explosion of hand grenade, presum-
ably while holding the grenade in his
own hands. Soldiers have to be very
careful how they handle these gre
nades to save themselves from injury.
Both of McGonagle's hands were
blown off and he suffered painful in
jures about the body.
Mr.. McGonagle will be returned to
Minot in about eight weeks, the war
department advises. Miss Ida Gro
gan, of this city, the tiancee of the
injured man, received this information
from the war department.
McGonagle lived in Minot for sew
eral years before joining the army, be-
ing employed for some time by Louis
Muhs as taxi driver.
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Palermo Man Given Lesson in Loyalty

Palermo Man Given Lesson in Loyalty
We heard story the other day tnat
will bear repeating: A travelng
man upon the lapel of whose coat
was a service pin showing three stars,
one for each of his brothers who are
at the front, walked into mercantile
establishment at Palermo recently ana
in the course of a conversation with
the proprietor the war came under DIS
cussion. The proprietor, who it is said,
came to the good old U. S. A. poor
miserable emigrant, both Ignorant and
destitute and is now well fixed finan-
cially. remarked that our boys had no
business in Europe, and that such in
cidents as the loss of the Tuscanla
was what they should expect. He
had no more than got the words out
of his mouth when the Knight Of the
Grip hauled off and gave him wallop
on the Jaw that made him think the
Sandman had come to town and then
walked over to the town marshal and
confessed. That official when he fully
comprehended the nature of his Of
tense gently led said Knight back be-
hind the building and into an old barn
and pulled quart of Peruna on him
and patted him on the back. Would
that we knew the address of this ira
Yelling man and we would furnish him
the names of some Minot parties to
whom we wish he might pay his res
pectS.
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Clever Minot Jap Returns From Ma
tive Country.

Charley Kimoto, the clever little
Jap, who has resided in Minot for
more than ten years, returned today
from a visit to his old home in Japan.
He was twelve days enroute. Charlie
went back to visit his wife and six
teen-year-old daughter. He says that
his girl is attending school in Japan
and should he bring his family to Am
erica it would be hard to continue her
education. He says conditions are
fair in Japan, tho the prices Of all
commodities are much higher than
formerly. He says that there was lit
tie doing in military way in Japan
while he was there. The Japs are
glad that their affairs with China have
been settled, for both countries are
working in harmony. He reports a
large number of Chinese troops tre be-
ing put into readiness for service in
France, tho the Japanese troops will
be used mainly in the Siberian CAM
paign. Mr.. Kimoto brot back some
exquisite pieces of worked Japanese
silk, presenting the wife of the writer
with beautiful hand worked Japan
ese silk kimono.
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Jimmie Murray Takes Annual Bath
at Logan.

Jimmie Murray, son of Judge Muir
ray, took his annual spring bath Sum
day in the icy waters of the Mouse
near Logan. Mr.. Murray, R. E. Hop
kins, A. G. Torgerson, Hans Hovind
and "Beaver Joe" had motored to Lo-
gan in the Hopkins car, with traps, to
capture few beaver. The magnetic
on the car had become flooded while
crossing a creek and VIM. Hecker's
Sunday rest was disturbed by an s..
O. S. to pull the trappers out. In
crossing the river on a log, Mr.. Mur-
ray lost his balance and fell into the
icy waters, but was rescued by Mr..
Torgerson, former member of the
Norwegian life saving station and an
energetic promoter of good, clean
winter sport. Mr.. Murray was taken
to the home of VIM. Hecker, where he
was divested Of all his wearing ap-
parel and put to bed, afterwards be-
ing fitted out with some of Mr.. Heck
er's clothing. The fact that the bar
ometer on Mr.. Hopkins car registered
absolutely "bone dry" with the ex-
ception of the flooded magneto) nat
urally led to much apprehension as to
Mr.. Murray's future health, but 'tis
said that he possesses the rugged con-
stitution for which his kiltied ances-
tors are famous, and is none the worse
physically for his experience. 1t mere
ly demonstrates that he is block off
the old chip. ED
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Military Girls Drill.

The Minot Girls Military Squad met
at the Central School Gymnasium
Tuesday night for their regular Tues
day evening drill, which is being ably
conducted by Sergt. Ross or the MI.
not Recruiting Station. A splendid
hour of military drilling was given.
The following new girls who have this
week been admitted members OF the
Squad were also present: Misses
Susie Jarkkari, Norma Nelson, Bertha
Dunn, Margaret Kane, Mazda Johnson,
Josephine Skoinen, Vac Frost and Ma
rie Solem.
Thursday evening the Squad girls
will meet at the Red Cross headquar-
ters at 1880 sharp for the making OF
surgical dressings, and all members
are earnestly requested to be present
at that time.
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. Washington, D. c., March 4 o
. Mr.. John j. Davis. .
. Regret to inform you that @
. Private Frank Midak, U. S. O
. Inf, is officially reported as O
9 killed in action March l. O
. Mccain, Adj. Gen. o

Frank Midak was Il or % years of
age and for three years had been en-
ployed by the Davis Ice Co. as driver
we'll known to the residents of ou1:
city. The light curly haired young
man was of sunny disposition, a
hard worker and he readily made
friends.
Although he was born in Austria,
where his step father, step mother
and sisters and brothers still reside,
when America got into the war
against his mother country, he could
not resist the temptation to fight for
the land Of his adoption, so enlisted
in Co. A. He went with that organiz-
alton to Camp Greene and later be-
came member Of Co. D when Co. A
was disorganized. He had been fight
ing in the front line trenches for more
than a month when killed.
Miss Marie Davis received but a
day or two before the arrival of the
cablegram, a letter from the young
man written Feb. 1. He stated that
he had been in the front line trenches
for several days. II am now at rest"
he wrote, $50 thank God am we'll
and that all of the rest Of the boys
are back. "He said that there we1e
not so many Minot boys at the par
ticular spot where he was located,
about forty in all. He had received
no letters since his arrival in France.
concluded his letter by saying: II am
glad that l came out of the trenche.
alive" He was a member of. Co. I,
18th U. S. Infantry, and was the first
Minot soldier to lay down his life in
France.
The total list of dead and wounded
from North Dakota during the fight OF
March /, follows:
Dead.
Private Fred Gard, friend Hans T
Larson. Crosby.
Privdbe Claude w. Keller, Glenburn
N. D:
Private Frank r.1idak, friend John
j. Davis, Minot.
Private Mathew Brew, Fayette, N
D.
Wounded.
Private Willie L. Romine, Silva, N
D.
Private Theodore Wong, sanish, N
D.
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Well Known Preacher Author Visits
MinOt.

Rev. W. n. Sloan, Ph. D., Of Helena,
Mont, spent several days in Minot
visiting at the homes Of Rev. VIM: G.
Hunter and G. H. Coar. He had just
come from Terry, Mont, where he
dedicated large addition to the Pres
byterian church, of which Rev. Hunter
was formerly pastor. The Coars were
members of Rev. Sloan's congregation
in the early days in Helena.
Rev. Sloan is superintendent OF the
Presbyterian churches in the state OF
Montana. He is we'll known writer
as we'll as preacher, being the author
of number of we'll known books. His
latest work is "The Spiritual Conquest
of the Rockies"
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Chas. Mckenzie of Palermo is at

Chas. Mckenzie of Palermo is at
one of the Minot hospitals where he IS
undergoing treatment for an abscess
on his foot. This is the first time IN
his life that Charlie has ever been
confined to his bed and as conse-
ouence he is suffering all kinds OF tor
lures. Charlie owns fine, section
farm at Donnybrook and a half sec
tion at Palermo where he contem,
plates the establishment Of {. stock
farm.
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Peter Miller, former manager of the

Peter Miller, former manager OF the
Minot Dairy, now residing at Rey..
nolds, was the over-Sunday guest OF
Minot friends. Mr.. Miller is now rep
resenting the Perfection Manufactur-
ing Co. Of Minneapolis, selling milking
machines and vacuum pumps. Speak
ing of the feed situation ne said tnaG
there were SO carloads of hay piled
up on the siding at Minor waiting
cars for shipment. He says there IS
plenty of feed in the state If it could
be properly distributed.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-03-07
PEACE
TREATY is SIGNED BY
RUMANIA AND ENEMY

Amsterdam, March GA preiimi'
nary peace treaty between Rumania
and the Central Powers was signed
yesterday evening, says a dispatch,
from Bucharest. Under the terms OF
the preliminary peace agreement, Ru-
mania cedes the province of Dobrudja
as far as the Danube, to the Central
powers. Rumania also undertakes to
further the transport of Teutonic
troops through Moldavia and Bessar-
abba to Odessa.
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Verdict for 5000 Against Louis Muhs

Verdict for $9OU Against LOUIS Niuhs'
The case of Anton Jenson, farmer
from the Turtle Mountains, VS.. Mrs.
Muhs, for damages for injury which
Jenson received when run over by the
Muhs car a year ago last November,
was dismissed when it was shown that
the car was not owned by Mrs. Muhs.
Jenson had sued Mrs. Muhs for $780,
900 damages.
The case against Louis Muhs, TOR
$4,000 damages, resulting from the
same accident, resulted in verdict for
5000 for the plaintiff. Mr.. Muhs' taxi
driver, Dave Morrison, was driving
the car from the G. N. station and
lust before the car reached the via
duct, Jenson stepped in front of the
machine, at a place not especially IN
tended for pedestrians, and was run
over. His hip was dislocated., Nor
rison stopped the car and took Jen-
son to a hospital. Jenson had come
to Minot for his 27-year-old daughter,
to induce her to return home. He
claimed that he was clad in two suits
Of underwear, three pairs of pants,
four overshirts, vest, coat and over,
coat, and for this reason it was hard
for him to get out of the way OF the
car. T..
The plaintiff was represented by
Nestos, Carroll & Herigstad and T.. H.
Sinkler, while the defendant was rep
resented by Atty. John ). Coyle.
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Dan BOwker Sells Interest in Coal Co.

Dan Bowker Sells Interest in Coal Co.
The firm of Wallace & Bowker, Cen
trail avenue coal dealers, has been dis
solved, the Wallace Coal Co. of Bur-
lington having purchased the interest
of D. w. Bowker. The Wallace Coal
Co. will continue the business at the
old stand as ususal. Mr.. Bowker Will
remain few weeks with the new con-
Germ until the new manager, E. f. De-
vol of Burlington, becomes familiar
with the details Of the business, after
which he will undoubtedly go into
some other line of business. Mean
while he will take occasion to enjoy
a well-deserved vacation, free from
the cares of business.
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HENRY PLEADS GUILTY ~
Under THE MANN ACI

Axel T. Henry entered a plea OF
guilty to the charge of violating the
Mann white slave act, in the federal
court at Fargo and was sentenced by
Judge Charles F. Amidon to serve
three months in the Cass county jail.
Henry is charged with transporting
a woman from Minnesota to Nortn
Dakota for immoral purposes, ne nay
ing a wife and two children IN Dulutll'
who later came to Fargo to ettect a
reconciliation, as they were WlthouS
means of support
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FEED READY FOR MINOT Z
FARMERS. Z

The county commissioners
have passed on all seed and feed .
, applications from farmers in the .
Minot territory and the feed is Q
now available. The farmers .
should lose no time in calling at .
, the auditors office, filling out the 2
seed liens, whereupon they will 9
be given orders for the grain. 9
. The feed is now on the track and .
. an effort will be made to have it 9
, hauled out as rapidly as possible 9
> in order to save demurrage on .
> the cars.
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Pioneer Doctor Visiting Friends.

DR.. ]. D. WindeII, one Of the pioneer
physicians and surgeons Of this city,
is spending a few days in the city
visiting with his old friend, A. j.
Drummer, and others. DR.. Windell left
here nine years ago and this is his
first visit back since that time. The
doctor says he hardly realizes that
Minot is the same old place, so rapid
has been our development. The doc
tor is enroute to Baltimore, Md, to
take special three months post grad
uate course.
AT the time DR.. Windell located in
Minot, 16 years ago, there were but
two other physicians, DR.. Hyndman,
now deceased, and DR.. Crokat, who re-
sides in southern California.
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SHAMELESS DAY" TO AID
RED CROSS SUGGESTED

Great Falls, March 6.-"Shaveless
day" is the latest suggestion in the
press by an anonymous worker Tor
the Red Cross, who intimates that 1t
would yield 81 900 day for the cause,
if men of Great Falls who patronlze
BARRIERS were to go unshaven one day
each week and donate the money to
the Red Cross.
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Henry Byorum Quite Ill

The many friends of Henry p. Byor,,
um, cashier of the Second National
Bank, will regret to learn that ne IS
quite i'll at his home in this city, with
erysipelas. His condition yesterday
was reported little worse, though his
condition is not considered serious.
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FIRST SPRING WHEAT SOWN (
RY MINNESOTA FARMER

) Albert Lea, Mimi, March g. {
; Chris NJ. Nelson, farmer living &
) southeast of this city, has al
> ready sown 20 acres of spring
) wheat. The prospects for
) large wheat acreage in this VI
) cinity are promising.
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Olson Sale March Ii.

Henry Olson, prominent North Pra-
irie farmer, will hold an auction sale
at the Benny Olson farm, four miles
north and four miles west Of the city
on Thursday, March IA. Henry is a
good judge Of horse and it is said
that he has bunch of choice ones as
we'll as a number of cattle that are
sure to attract buyers looking for first
class stock.
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DAKOTA SOLDIER DIES.

. Chattanooga, Tenn, March 5. .
. Corporal Roy B. Dye, Of Plaza, :
(: N. D., died today at the Fort .
3 Oglethorpe base hospital of mem =
/. ingitis, it was announced here by =
. military authorities. =
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PLAYED Marbles to Help the Red Cross

Dudley L. NUNS, son OF Mr. ana
Mrs. Louis Muhs, is one of the cham
pion marble players in Minot, and has
won from his young friends $40 Of
their choicest marbles. Dudley is pat
riotic, and is now preparing to sell
those marbles to the lads from whom
he won them, investing the funds in
Thrift Stamps, besides assisting in the
work of the Red Cross.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Martin jacobson were
guests of the Brueggers of Williston
several days last week and during
their stop at Williston Mr.. Jacobson
attended the Yellowstone Stock sale,
purchasing a fine Percheron stallion
for his ranch west Of the city.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-03-07

J. C. Smallwood left early in the
business, after which he will go TO
Hot Springs, Ark, to spend several
weeks.
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E. L. Rowan Receives Appointment.
E. l.. Rowan, secretary Of the Elks'
club, received word from the Minneap-
oils Red Cross Tuesday announcing
his appointment as captain in the can
teen service.
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Coach Kastner Goes to Pittsburg.

CUdCH NdSCNeE O0cS 90 T0e" =
w. G. Kastner, high school COACH
whose position in Minot was made va
cant by the determination of the
school board to cut down expenses,
has gone to Pittsburgh, where he has
received an appointment to a similar
position.
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Gilbert Osland and Albert Albert
son from Douglas are spending the
week in the city, the former taking q
course in one Of the tractor schools.
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Unless a sufficient number OF
registered men volunteer for the
gasoline engineer service by Fri,
day morning the local draft board
has received orders to conscrlpt
the necessary number of automo-
bile repair men and blacksmiths.
Yesterdays order did not state
the number which Ward county
is to raise.
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WHAT DONNYBROOK HAS DONE.


ing figures show what Donnybrook
and vicinity has done to help win the
war;
Red Cross up to Feb. 1-----$ 929.84
First Liberty Loan -------- 3,OOO.OO
Second Liberty Loan------- 100000
Red Cross war fund.- l,O96.32
Y. NJ. C.. A. fund BOATS
War Recreation fund ----- 56.lO
Sales of Thrift and War
Savings Stamps to Feb. l 39:997
Total -----------------$14,6 ,667 90
Sophie Sherman, Sec.
Below is the amount of U. S. Thrift
Savings Stamps that have been bought
by the pupils of the Donnybrook
schools:
Primary Grades ---------$ 23.75
Third and Fourth Cradles 1915
Fifth and Sixth Cradles 34.75
Seventh and Eighth Grades 1925
High School grades 1925.
Total -$17O.75
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Geo. Else, we'll known Great North
ern conductor, who does acrobatic
stunts and other things along the an
tier branch, visited old Minot friends
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FIRST N|N0T SOLDIER
KILLED IN France
Frank Midak, Native of Austria, Lays
Down His Young Life for Land
of His Adoption.

John Davis, of the Davis Ice Co.,
received the following telegram Mon
day afternoon, informing him of the
death Of Frank Midak, the young man
formerly employed by the Davis Ice
Co., who went to France with men,
bers of former Minot Companies D
and A.:
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Mechanics May Be Conscriptea.
North Dakota may soon have lts
first taste of conscription in the pres
ent war.