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New-York tribune., 1918-06-26

The box Office at the New Amster-
dam Theatre will be kept open Sun
days from IL to O'Clock.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-07-11
Indians PLEDGE
THEIR LOYALTY
Elbowoods Red Men Take Prominent
Part in Fourth of July Celebra-
ton.

A. P. Blonde has returned from his
farm at Raub, N. D., where he spent
week. He attended the big Fourth
Of July celebration at Elbowoods,
which was attended by about 1900
people. The total receipts, all q
which goes to the Red Cross, amount
ed to approximately $4,000.
The affair was great success in
every way In the morning a beauti
ful pageant, depicting the steps of
democracy in America, was given. At
the head were "a Indians, eight from
each of three tribes. These were In
dians from the reservation. Follow
ing them were men and women dress
ed to represent Pilgrims, then came
John Smith and Pocahontas. There
was Betsy Ross and George and Mar
tha Washington; Lincoln freeing the
slaves and soldiers representing the
Blue and the Gray; Barbara Freitchle
and the Goddess of Liberty.
The Washburn band Of 20 pieces
furnished music during the day. A
Red Cross sale was held, the Indians
giving a number Of good horses for
the sale. Addresses were given by
Congressman Norton and Rev. w. j.
Hutchinson of Bismarck. Brief ad-
dresses were given by two we'll known
Indians, Wounded Face and Enemy
Heart, who in their simple manner
pledged their loyalty and that of every
North Dakota Indian, to our nation in
winning the great awr.
There are 1900 Indians on the res
ervation and the vast crowd took much
interest in visiting their homes.
The celebration was in charge ct
Mrs. A. P. Blonde, chairman of the
Raub Red Cross Society, who handled
the big affair in very capable man
ner
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-07-11
Billiard and Pool Men Win Close
During Harvest

About thirty-fve members of the
North Dakota State Billiard Mems
Association met at the Association of
Commerce rooms in this city We'd
nesday afternoon. The meeting was
in charge Of President Regan, who has
done much towards elevating and dig
nifying the business of conducting
billiard and pool halls in the state.
The time has gone by when bill
lard hall owner run his place as a
side line for pigging, bootlegging and
gambling. The State Billiardmen's
Association has gone on record before
as eliminating all of those objection
able features and the members Of the
Association will be on the lookout
still further for any offenders. Any
member Of the Association knowing
of anyone engaged in any illegiti-
mate practices is in duty bound to re-
port the matter to the head of the
organization. The pool and billiard
halls of the state have been cleaned
up in such a way that no vulgar talk
is permissible and any woman can
now be employed as cashier in such
places. The income of these places
has not suffered any from the change.
The Association went on record
Wednesday as being in favor of clos
ing all pool and billiard halls in North
Dakota during the harvest period for
just as long a period as will be made
necessary according to the crop con-
ditionS.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-07-11
HANS NACNUS0N Of
+. BLA|SDELL IS DEAD
One sof Mountrail County's Most
Prominent Citizens Passed Away
at NorthwoOd Hospital From
Tetanus.

The death of Hans Magnuson occur
red at Northwood, N. D., July 1st, at
the Peterson private hospital, follow
ing a, slight operation, which later de-
veloped into tetanus. He was in his
usual health up to week prior to
his death. 1t was complete shock
to his family and friends when the
word came Of his demise.
He was born in Orskog, Sandmore,
Norway, October 9Th, 1879, and came
to Hubbard county, Mimi, April 10th,
1917 After spending two years in
Minnesota, he went to Menominee,
Mich. In 1902 he came west and filed
on aahomestead ten miles south of
Blaisdell After years of hard toll
and homestead hardships, he has built
up asfine home where the family still
resides.
Honest Hans, as he was familiarly
known, held various offices, was presl-
dent of the Farmers Elevator Co.;
trustee of the Shell Creek Lutheran
church, both of which he was char
ter member. Twice he received the
nomination for county commissioner
on the Socialist ticket. In 1914 he was
nominated for the legislature, being
an influential speaker and reformer.
The funeral was held Monday, July
9Th, at the Shell Creek Lutheran
church at / a. m. The services were
in charge of Rev. Rogner and inter-
ment was made in the church ceme-
terry
The esteem in which he was held
was shown by the many floral trib-
utes. An immense crowd attended the
last sad rites.
He was married in 1908 to Miss
Anne Brekke of Tagus, N. D., and to
this union five children were born, the
eldest nine years old. Besides his
wife and children he leaves father
at Bemidji, Mimi, and a brother at
Great Falls, Montana, to mourn his
loss.
Mrs. Magnuson and children have
the sincerest sympathy of a host OF
friends,
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-07-11
DOYLE MAY NOT RUN
AGAINST FRAZIER
Democrats May Select New Candidate
Who is a Farmer for Fall Cam
paign. Norton Refuses to
Run as Independent.

Attorney C. C. Converse, of Willis
ton, was in the city Monday, enroute
home from Bismarck, where he at
tended a meeting of the Independent
Voters Association. Mr.. Converse
pendent Voters League supporting
the democratic nominee for governor,
Doyle, was considered, but it was de-
cided to wait until after the Demo-
cratic meeting to be held some time
this month, before taking any action.
The Independent League has ascer-
tanned that about 10000 democratic
votes were polled in the primaries.
The figures that many of these votes
can be registered in the democratic
column at the November election, and
hope that large part of the votes
that John Steen got in the primaries
can be lined up for the democratic
nominee. Doyle, who is said not to
care about making the fight in the
fall, may give way to John Burke,
who was three times elected governor
of North Dakota, or to some other
democrat, a farmer preferred. In
asmuch as Frazier received a majori-
ty of approximately $1,000 over Steen,
it will take some tall maneuvering
on the part Of the democrats and the
republicans opposed to him to defeat
him.
1t is understood that Congressman
Norton was approached with the pro-
position of becoming an independent
candidate for governor, but that he
refused to consider the matter.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-07-11
PARENTS SHOULD NOTIFY
BOYS IN FRANCE THAT L. B.
HANNA IS WILLING TO HELP

Bismarck, N. D., July 5.-Former
Governor L. B. Hanna, who represents
North Dakota in the executive service
Of the Red Cross in France, writes
Bismarck friends, that it is difficult
matter to locate boys who are wound
ed and lying in military hospitals
there. He says there are about ZOO
hospitals and that an American boy
suggests that the boys have someone
notify him as soon as they enter a
hospital, in order that he may keep in
touch with them and inform their
parents as to their conditions. He
urges that all persons writing soldiers
from North Dakota, advise the boys to
do this, so that he may quickly relieve
anxiety on the part of the loved ones
at home, in case of injury.
The difficulty connected with travel
in France cannot be appreciated by
one who has not been there, says Gov
ernor Hanna. One first must have a
permit to take a train, and this means
a delay of one to fifteen days. Then,
after receiving a permit to take the
train, one must have another permit
to travel on the train to certain des-
tination, and that destination must
be fixed, for the permit will apply to
none other. Governor Hanna's ad-
dress is American Red Cross, A Place
de la Concorde, Paris, France. He
urges that this notice be given the
widest publicity in the state and re-
quests that local newspapers copy in
order that readers in their communi-
ties may place their boys in touch with
Governor Hanna.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-07-11
RAISE IN LIGHT AND
TELEPHONE RATES
Manager Mcclure of Northern States
Power Co. Announces Upward
Revision on Account of Pre-
vailing Conditions

An upward revision of electric light,
power and telephone rates to offset
some of the greatly increased cost Of
operating expense is announced today
in letters which the Northern tSates
Power Company mailed to it's patrons.
"The public utilities of this country
never before have encountered such .
condition as now exists" said J. F.
Mcclure, Minot manager in comment
ing on the causes leading up to the
rate revision. The high cost Of coal,
now fixed by the government, and the
big increase in freight rates, also
fixed by the government, are two of
the main factors in the big increase in
our operating expense. 1t is quite
obvious that this company can have
no control over this major share Of
our increased cost of operation.
"The prospect now is that these
somewhat higher tariffs will not have
to stay in effect for long but while
the present condition prevails there is
no other course for our Company to
take. 1t is the expressed desire of
the national administration that pub
lie utilities throughout the nation be
given sufficient revenue to offset this
tremendously increased cost of opera
ton. President Wilson and Secre-
tary McAdoo both recognize the un-
paralleled situation and have asked
each community to sustain their res.
pective utilities on a sound financial
basis. President Wilson and Mr..
McAdoo urge that the utilities are of
the utmost Importance at this crucial
period not only for the part they play
in the actual war work but because
is obvious that to imperil the fnan-
cial stability Of the thousands of pub
lie organizations would threaten the
very financial foundations Of the coun-
try"
To a considerable majority of the
Mnot electricity consumers the revi-
sion means only one cent per K. W. H.
The top net rate now including the
ten per cent surcharge instituted by
the company to offset some Of the first
big increases Of war time operation,
is approximately eleven cents. The
new top rate is 13 cents miaus one
cent per K. W. H. for prompt pay
ment, making a new net rate of 12
cents, the surcharge being eliminated.
Telephone rates are increased twenty
per cent on each general classification
of service. The revision takes effect
on all bills rendered after July 1st.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-07-11
BRYAN GUEST Of
N|N0T ROTARY CLUB
Great Commoner Who is a Fellow
ROtarian Gave Splendid Address
at Noon Day Luncheon
Monday

William Jennings Bryan, the Great
Commoner, was the guest Of the Mi
not Rotary Club at the monday
luncheon of that organization Mon
day. Mr.. Bryan, who is himself a
Rotarian, arrived from Kenmare on
the 1916 train that day and he pro-
ceeded at once to the dining room of
the Waverly where the luncheon was
given.
Mr.. Bryan was introduced by Presi-
dent E. A. Long Of the Club and he
talked for short time on the duties
and opportunities of a Rotarian. He
stated that he was first made an hon
orary member of the club at Flint,
Mich, and later became an actual
member at his home city, Lincoln Neb.
He referred to the club as the most
representative organization in Ameri-
ca. A man will do more and better
work when much is expected Of him,
he stated, and the Rotary Club affords
each member an opportunity to do. his
level best. -
Mr.. Bryan was made an honorary
member Of the Minot Rotary club, the
first honorary member of the "baby"
club of the district. In responding
to the honor, Mr.. Bryan told good
story. He said that while he had
been made an honorary member OF
great many organizations, he appre-
ciated this honor and he would try
to be different from an individual he
was going to tell about. A man and
his son were engaged in compiling
family tree and there was Uncle
John who WAC cradited to having been
married four times. The son told the
father he was certain that Uncle John
had been married five times because
he himself was present on the fifth
occasion. They decided to interview
Uncle John. The matter was put
up to him and the old fellow scratch
ed his head and remarked: "Well,
there was fifth wife that l seemed
to have overlooked, and she was a
mighty good woman, too.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-07-11
MINNESOTA SUPREME COURT
DECIDES IN TOWNLEY'S FAVOR

St. Paul, Minn., July 5.-The Min
nesota supreme court held today that
A. G. Townley, president Of the Non
partisan league and Joseph Gilbert,
league organizer, did not violate any
state law by circulating certain liter
atuEe which referred to the war. The
men were indicted in Martin county
on . charge of attempting to discour-
age enlistments.
The supreme court, referring to the
circulation of Nonpartisan league re-
7olutions, said:
"These resolutions, taken as a
whole, appear to be nothing more
serious than a somewhat flamboyant
platform upon which a certain class
of citizens are solicited to join an or
ganization whose avowed purpose is
the amelioration Of alleged evils of
present economic conditions. The
pursuit of this object does not vio-
late the statute in question. 1t is per-
haps not out of place to say that the
resolutions have not yet attracted the
attention of the federal authorities" )"
After Townley and Gilbert were in
dicted in Martin county, the filed de-
murrer alleged that the facts in the
case did not constitute a violation of
any state law. The demurrer was
over-ruled by the Martin county dis
trist court and the question was GER
titled to the state supreme court.
Justice J. H. Quinn wrote the opin-
ion which today reversed the order of
the lower court.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-07-11
Minot Merchants Remember Keene,
the German SpY.

A number of Minot merchants and
wholesalers remember well one Paul
H. Keene, former broker, who did bust
ness here on various occasions. He
was arrested recently at his home in
St. Paul and interned at Fort Ogle-
thorpe, Ca, as a German spy. Gov
ernment agents fastened the guilt
strongly on the man. He had declar-
ed on numerous occasions that the
Kaiser was a peace loving gentleman
and that his sympathies were identical
with those Of Kaiser Bill. Keene,
who was quite fancy gardener, ar
ranged beautiful flower garden in
his yard last spring, planting the
beds in the shape of the German Iron
Cross.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-07-11
Former Minot Residents Here on Visit

Former MinOt Residents here On Visit
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Glazer, and ABE
Bader of Council Bluffs, Ia, and Miss
Sarah Glazer of Fort Dodge, Iowa,
arrived Wednesday in Abe Bader's
brand new eight cylinder Cadillac,
making the trip of about thousand
miles in three days. Abe Bader ex,
poets to be called to the colors ana
he invested in the fine car so that ne
could enjoy life to the utmost until
such time as he has to combat Kaiser
Bill's desperadoes. Abe is now the
proprietor of fine clothing store at
Council Bluffs. =. ,,.
Ben Glazer, formerly resided in MI
not and was manager of the Branch
store. This is Mrs. Glazer's first Wis
it to this city and she is receiving a
warm welcome here. ;,
The party came to attend the wedc
ding of Miss Lena Bader, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Bader, to Mr.. Dave
Levicn, prominent young Minot gro
Ger. which will occur Sunday, July H.
Ben Glazcr left Mirot near'y four
years ago and is now the owner Ct a
biz clothing house in Council Bluffs.
Minot friencs will be pleased to learn
th,t fortune has smiled cn thes e
splendid young men.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-07-11
CLAMMERS REAPING HARVEST
Prices Advanced in Few Years From
Sc to $34 Ton

McGregor, Iowa, July 5.-Thirtty-
four dollars ton for "runs Of the riv
er" clamshells was paid McGregor
and Prairie du Chen clammers by the
Muscatine shell boat crew. A few
years ago the best shells brought, no
more than Sc a ton. Clammers had
to sort the different varieties care
fully. Now all except the very thin
ones sell at several times that price.
There are not more than two dozen
clammers and pearl hunters on this
part Of the Mississippi, where there
used to be several hundred in sum-
mer.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-07-11
WANT TO BUILD. LINE
FROM MINOT TO MAA
Council of Defense is Working on
Plan to Build Three Connecting
Lines in State

The State Council of Defense i
working on the preliminaries by Whler
thew hope to see established thaVee
connecting lines Of railway within thS
One of them is from Cannonball to
meet the Milwaukee road running thru
the Fort Yates reservation.
Another would connect Watford1
Citv with Sanish and the third woula aa
connect Minot by a direct route 2s
miles south to Max,
Dorr Carroll, member of the. Coun-
Gil of Defense, has been authorized to
90 to Washington to lay the matter
before Secretary McAdoo. Mr.. Car
roll will leave for Washington next
week.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-07-11
Thorsrud-Larson

The marriage of Miss Alice Helene
Larson, charming daughter Of Mrs.
T. Larson of this city to Martin
Thorsrud, who has been connected
with the New York Hardware and
Furniture Co. for years, occurred at
Fargo, Wednesday, July 8. The
couple will reside in this city.
The bride has been employed by
the Northern Telephone Co. for some
time. She has spent practic ally all
Of her life in Ward county. The
couple have host Of friends who ex-
tend best wishes.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-07-11
No Liquor Sold on Picnic Grounds.

No Liquor Sold on Picnic Grounds.
The Ward County Independent:
The report that was circulated
around about liquor being sold on the
4th Of July at the grounds 8 12 miles
west of Sawyer, was very falsely
started, and we believe it was done to
hurt the farmer people, who so loyalty
were endeavoring to do their share
in Red Cross work.
Now there are few men who have
no respect for themselves or anyone
else, especially on the fourth of July,
and an auto load of such fellows ap-
peared on the grounds, Jagged when
they got there. But with our wide
awake constable on deck the place was
soon cleared of such fellows.
We are very sorry that some Of our
village citizens were afraid to patron
ize the picnic, being they had no
proof where the money was to go,
and any way they didn't travel in that
class.
Now it isn't always necessary to
call on the town gentlemen to DO our
business and handle money for us and
as there is a nice little sum on hand
which has been collected at different
times, it will be turned over to some
Red Cross Chapter, and who we hope
will appreciate what the farmers are
doing for the good Of their country
and know why farmer dresses in a
colored shirt and overalls doing his
work instead Of laundered shirt and
tailored clothes.
It is not the clothes that make the
man, but the character.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-07-11
LABOR's LOYAL LEGION LODGE
Patriotic Organization Launched in
sg Minot Sunday-Officers
Elected.

A branch of Labor's Loyal Legion
was organized at the Elks' Home in
this city Sunday with about fifty
members. The principles of the or
der. is allegiance to the government
and the killing off of German propa-
ganda. The officers of the new lodge
are as follows:
President-E. J. McKoane.
Vice President-T B. Huff.
Secretary-Treasurer-Judge K. T.
Leighton.
Z Recording Secretary. G.. Belan-
ger.
Sergeant nt-at-Arms-D. H. Phillips:
Executive Board-A. D. Hagensteln,
C. A. Grow, John Lynch, P. Vanden-
oever and Frank O'Dell.
The oath of membership is specific
and reads as follows:
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-07-11
Fourth of July Celebration Near
Sawyer.

b..
tS The 4th of July celebration held
south of Sawyer on the Perry johnson
farm for the benefit of the Red Cross
was a grand success.
OF course, the wind was blowing
and the dust flying but the picnickers
knew nothing about such weather
when they entered the grounds and
got among those grand big trees.
There were groups of people scat
tered all over enjoying the opportuni-
ty of spreading their cloth and dinner
on such green grass and under suca
shade trees.
Lunches and hot coffee were pro-
vided for any who might come unpre-
pared and there was also a confec-
tionery stand on the grounds.
At 2 o'clock p. m. Mr.. E. D. Skin
ner delivered patriotic and interest
ing address which was followed by the
crowd singing two we'll known patri-
otto songs. A collection was gathered, |,
each one giving just what they could.
A rousing ball game was played IN
. nearby pasture between married and
single men, the score being 5. to 8
in favor of the single men. Tug OF
war, foot races and other amusements
we're the feature Of the afternoon.
The fiddler for the bowery dance,
being of tickle nature, was easily
persuaded to leave, therefore the bow
ery dance was postponed till Thurs
day, July II, with better music and
music that can be depended on.
TWENTY-FIVE dollars and fifty cents
was taken in for the Red Cross.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-07-11
ALMA SANDSTROM DIED
AT ELLIS HI O M r
Battle Lake, Minn., Woman Succumb-
ed Monday Afternoon to Ionsllltls
Remains Taken to Old Home.

Miss Alma Sandstrom, OF Battle
Lake, Mimi, passed away at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Ellis Monday
afternoon at 4:15 o'clock, following a
short illness from tonsilitis. :,
Adolph Sandstrom, brother, arrlV-
ed from Battle Lake and left Tuesday
with the remains, which will be in
tered at Eagle Lake, MINI. =,
Miss Sandstrom, who was an olo
friend of the Ellis family, came to NIL
not March / and had made her home
with them since. She was born IN
Sweden 43 years ago and came to Am
erica when seven years old. Adolph'
the brother, is the only member OF the
family who survives.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-07-11
Atty, kelso Lands Good Position With
Government

Atty. Chas. D. Kelso, has received
the appointment of Revenue Collector
for the government and has gone to
St. Paul, where he has reported. He
did not know where he would be as
signed to duty at the time he left.
Mr.. Kelso has placed his law books
in charge of Atty C. B. Davis and has
turned his legal business over to Mr..
Davis.
The position which Mr.. kelso has
received carries with it a salary of
S3,75O per year and is considered a
very good one. His many Minot
friends congratulate him on his sue
cess.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-07-11
Head of Rye Z Inches Long With lSO
Grains

E. S. Waterman, of Des Lacs, brot
a sample of his winter rye to the In
dependent office Wednesday. The
heads are remarkably long and well
filed, some of them being seven inch.
es long, and containing 1S0 grains OF
nice plump rye. Mr.. Waterman has
AGO acres OF the rye which is going to
be a good paying crop. Rye is fill
ing. much better than was at first ex-
pected it would, and many fields give
promise of yielding ten or fifteen
bushels per acre.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-07-11
Atty. Davis Has New Offices.
Atty. C. B. Davis has removed his
offices to the Lee block.
Hoosier Picnic Friday


The following is the program
which will be rendered at the Hoosier
picnic to be held at Riverside Park,
Friday, July IL:
Song-America
Address Of Welcome-E. A.. Long,
President Minot Association Of Com
merce.
Response-President John Burns.
Song, American, My Country
Shorus.
Grafton, "Der Tag"-Alfred schrad-
er.
Reading-Lydia Smith.
Solo-Miss Kyle.
Address-Prof. Clarke.
Song, Battle Cry of Freedom
Chorus.
Address-Rev. Brickert.
Song, On the Banks of the Wa
bash-Chorus.
Reading-Mateldia Neukom.
Quartette- Sweet and Low.
Star Spnagled Banner-Audience.
Address-Mrs. Schafer. -,
Indications are that the crowd will
be very large.