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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-04-04

luton In grain market
Ing was taking place. Uncle Sam
had started on this remarkable ex-
pertinent; he was going to see wheth-
er wheat could be marketed minus
rake-offs to the spectators. This
necessitated complete control by the
Government OF storage facilities trans
portatiOn and distributive agencies,
and the marketing machinery for
wheat and rye.
Everybody was troubled; most of
all, the officials Of the Food Admins
tration Grain Corporation who had
undertaken, without salary, and at the
sacrifice of their personal connection
with the grain trade, to whip into
shape the forces that would drive for.
ward the big business machine for
marketing American wheat. A single
control; and a s50,O00,0OO nonprofit-
making corporation to do the work.
This work is necessary arm of the
Food Administration, allowing the
Government to do business quickly
and without red tape. Its stock is held
in trust by the President Of the Unit
ed States. For the time of the war It
will supervise the rate or purchase
the part commercially available of the
68O,OOO,OOO bushels of wheat and the
100000 surplus Of rye grown in
America in 1917. Its Job is to find q
market for every bushel, irrespective
: Of class and grade. Under Its patrons
age, wheat screenings are moving just
as easily as No. Northern. 1t must
also work out satisfactorily the local
1 prices for wheat at each Of almost
i 10000 country elevator points, adjust
thousands of complaints, organize the
gathering and analysis of date, inspect
concerns reported as dealing unfairly,
solve vexatious disagreements among
the trade, and deal effectively with the
allies purchasing agent and the neu.
trails who may desire to purchase.
4 In the early days, following the de.
termination of prices for 1917 wheat
by the Presidents Fair Price Commits.
sion, confusion existed in every part Of
the wheat-producing regions. This was
intensified by the Inauguration of the
new grain grades, as promulgated by
the Department Of Agriculture, which
took place about the same time, and
led to diverse complaints and feel
Ing among farmers that the Grain Cor
porati0n Of the Food Administrator
was responsible for both the price al
determined and stricter observance n
grain grades. But the corporation wal
eesponsibis for neither act II is pure
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-04-04
i oUBL1NG the farmers

share of the wheat dol.
lar Is one Of the war
time Jobs Uncle Sam has
done since food control
became possible. After
five months of Crap
pling with the problem,
IIncle Sam is now trans.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-04-04
lew order In the Grain World.

CONVERSATIONS of this
kind might have taken
place in almost every
town In the great grain
belt OF the Nation aft
er August 10; for revo-
l,1tlnD In rroiD vnorLo%.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-04-04

when No. wheat
at New York City was $2.2s per BUSH
ell Here is how he went about IT.:
The freight rate from Sikeston to
New York being 1898 cents per BUSH
ell he deducted that from $2.2S per
bushel and found the price at Sikeston
to be $2.11O2. From this he deducted
per cent per bushel for the commits
sion firms charges, which put the net
price +. o. b. Sikeston at $4,000.
He next compared this price with
what he could get If he sold at st.
Louis. his nearest primary market. At
st. Louis the basic price is $2.1S per
bushel, and the freight rate from
Sikeston to st. Louis 6 cents per BUSH
eel. This would make the Slkeston
price $2.12, less cent per bushel for
selling charges. or $2.11 net. The st.
Louis price would therefore govern,
being advantageous to the Sikeston
seller.
II our imaginary bushels Of wheat
had started from Sikeston, since 1t was
a No. 2 grade, we must deduct 8 cents
per bushel, which would bring the
price I. o. b. the elevator point to
S2OS02 per bushel. AS our imaginary
elevator man is charging 5 cents per-
bushel for handling, which includes
the commission fee just mentioned, we
deduct an additional A cents to arrive
at the price the farmer received. This
price would be $2.O4O2 at the elevator.
Some of that cents will return to our
farmer IL the elevator prospers; for 1t
is owned comparatively.
When Farmer and Elevator Man Dis
agree.
Had this elevator been owned by pri.
vate firm or, person, or had 1t been q
'line" plant, Col. Jenkins would not
have been so bland and trustful.
He might have refused to sell at all
and arranged to store his wheat OF he
might have taken 1t over to COM
petitive concern which offered high
er price; for the Food Administration
has not yet attempted to regulate the
prices paid farmers for wheat at coun-
try points. II does, however, offer to
cell for any farmer or farmers organ
izatlon wheat offered at terminal
points, but makes commission charge
Of per cent for It, services.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-04-04

AXE an actual examples:
An elevator man in
Slkeston. Mo-, wanted
to know what price
No. 2 wheat should
bring at his station
when No. / wheat
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-05-30
MKS. l.. w. RRUBAkER
DIED AT ROCHESTER
Beloved Mirot Woman Passed Away
Wednesday Following Operation
Remains VIII Be Inferred
Here

Mrs. L. w Brubuker, who resided
at 900 E. Central avenue, oied at the
hospital at Rochester, Mimi, Tues
day, following an operation, for an
affliction from which she has been a
long but patient sufferer Mrs. Bru-
baker had been confined to her bed
more or less for several years and the
operation was performed as a last re-
sort in hope that some relief might
be had
She is survived by six sons, as fol-
lows: Jos. Williamson, well known
Burlington farmer; irwin Williamson,
until recently a barber in this city,
but who left a short time ego for
Camp Lewis; Charles, of Bismarck;
Elmer and Emmett who reside in Can
ada and Frank, who lives in the west.
A daughter, Mrs. Hamilton Grow, re-
sides near Governeur, Sask.
Mrs. Brubaker has been resident
of Minot since 1900. She was a wo"
man Of very high ideals and character,
d constant Christian and the very best
of mothers and wives. Scores of
friends sincerely mourn her demise.
The body will be returned to this
city fer burial, arriving sometime to.
day, and it is expected that the funeral
will be held the latter part of the
week, tho arrangements have not been
completed at this writing.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-05-30
CASE: AGAINST FRANK
LANDON DISMISSED
Nourteen-year-old Daughter Made
Charge at the Suggestion of Girl
Friend When Father Refused
Money.

Frank Landon, boiler maker, who
was arrested charged with rape, the
complaint being made by his fourteen
year-old daughter, appears to have
been the victim of a frame-up on the
part of his daughter and another girl
about the same age.
At the hearing before Justice A. B.
Dill, the case was dismissed Atty.
Coyle appeared for the defendant.
Landon's family resides on a farm
near Minot and the father has been
living in this city, his daughter keep
ing house for him. She wanted some
new clothes and as the father could
not get her all she wanted, a girl com
panion suggested that she tell this
story in order to get even with her
father. This she did and the matter
came before the police matron, who
caused the arrest of the father. Lam
don is sal dto be a good fellow and 1t
is to be regretted that such charge
was made against him by an irrespon-
sible girl
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-05-30
ALL YOUTHS OF 21
MUST REGISTER
Ward County Lads Reaching Their
Majority Since June 5, 1917, Must
Register at Court House on
June 5, 1918.

All young men from Ward county
who have become 21 years of age
since June 5, 1917, up to June 5, 1918,
are required to register at the Ward
county court house on June 5, 1918,
between the hours of 7 a. m. and p.
m.
r. W. Kennard, county auditor, has
the registration in charge. Mr. Ken
nard estimates that $50 young men
will register for the draft and they
will be called little later.
Ward county has already furnished
seven or eight hundred young men,
who are now either fighting in
France, or who are in training in the
various cantonments.
Three hundred of this number left
with the National Guard companies
Two hundred eighteen went with the
first draft, 49 more April 20 and 27
on May II, total Of 594 soldiers
Many went into the various branches
Of the service besides, bringing the
total well up towards the thousand
mark.
There are still 400 to send from
Glass l and these will be called during
the present year, it is presumed.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-05-30
HORST IS FREED
WHILE BR|NT0N
IS INDICTED
Grand Jury Report Made Public-Dis-
closes Action in Two Important
Cases.

Fargo, N. d., May 27.-Leo Horst,
storm center in the issue raised re-
Gently by the Fargo War Organiza-
tion which asked the governor and
state council of defense to bar from
the public platform men accused by
the federal government with disloyal-
ty, has been cleared of the charge by
the federal grand jury that concludes
its work in Fargo today.
j. w. Brinton, personal representa-
tive of A. c. Townley and general
manager of the Consumers United
Stores company, Nonpartisan league
enterprise controlled by President
ToWnley of the league, was indicted
by the same grand jury on a charge
under the federal espionage act, and
his trial will take place at the term
of the federal court opening in Bis
marck about June 1S.
Halvor p. Halvorson of Sheyenne,
prominent Nonpartisan league lead
er, chairman of the committee that
organized the Nonpartisan paper in
Eddy county and purchased the New
Rockford Provost, and treasurer of
the Republican state central commit
tee as the choice Of the Nonpartisan
league members of that body, was al
so indicted under the provisions of
the federal espionage act, and subpoe-
mas already have been issued for wit
nesscs, the case to be tried at the
term Of the federal court opening to-
morrow in jamestown.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-05-30
Norwich Soldier Was in Thick OF
Battle,

The following interesting letter has
Of the Boston Store, from VIM. M.
Anderson, whose parents reside near
Norwich. William has evidently been
in the thick of the fighting and his
description of the battle is thrilling:
April Is, 1918.
Dear Friends:
Will try and write you letter to-
day to let you know l am feeling fine
and hope you are all as well. 1t is a
long time since l have heard from
you but l hope to get letter soon.
Say, Norman, | believe this coun-
try is the wettest IN the world. 1t
rains almost all the time and the llud
is awful. We have good rubber boots
and we sure need them sometimes
when we come back out of the woods
or places like that where it is SO dark
you canot see a hing. We are all
mud from head to foot. We cannot
carry lanterns because they would
make nice target for Fritz to turn
his guns on and that might not be
pleasant.
How is everything in Minot now
4 suppose dllIlOSI dAl Illc yOuLS ACA-
lows are in the training camps and
things are kind Of quiet. Well, we
have plenty Of excitement around here
sometimes between artillery and aer-
oplanes, but am getting quite used to
most anything now. Norman, you
ought to have been with me some
times when the boches were shooting
shrapnel around us-just drop down,
mud or no mud and watch them ex-
plode. Oh, it's lots of fun, not! to
lay down and listen to the shells
come whining like hungry dog and
then go bang! And then maybe our
artillery starts to talk back to them.
You see flashes in the sky and then
after awhile we hear the boom! boom!
But I would rather be here than any
where | know of until the war is over
and then back to Gods country for
me, where it don't rain almost all the
time like it does here, tho we have
good dry barracks and enough to eat
am sure because / am the fattest
have ever been. Well, tell Herman
and any of the old friends you may
see hello for me. Your friend, VIM
M. Anderson, Co. E, p Eng. L. R.,
American Expeditionary Forces, in
France via New York.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-05-30
MONSTER PICNIC At
RIVERSIDE PARK
John Steen, Candidate for Governor,
and Other Republican Candidates
Will Give Addresses-Bring Your
Lunches-Free Coffee to be
Served.

A monster picnic and political rally
will be held at Riverside Park on
Tuesday, June 4.
Hon. John Steen, state treasurer and
republican candidate for governor, will
be one of the speakers. John Steen is
one of the states biggest men and he
will undoubtedly be greetd by thous-
ands of residents of North Dakota,
who will be interested in hearing him.
He is a thoro American. In his
Mlnot acceptance of the Endorsement,
he said: 81 suppose you know where
| stand. | stand right behind the Ma
tional government in this great cri-
sis. If elected governor, l pledge
every man, every dollar, every acre
and every other resource of the State
Of North Dakota, to aid in winning the
war;
Hear John Steen, "the man who beat
Casey" on June 4.
Other republican candidates will
speak on this occasion.
The Minot Musicians Band, union
organization, will play during the day.
Bring your lunches if you desire, as
free coffee will be served.
Riverside Park, where the picnic
will be held, is one of the states finest
beauty spots. Will O. Doolittle, the
superintendent, will be in, charge of
the grounds and he and his assistants
will be pleased to do everything they
can for the visitors to make their stay
in Minot pleasant.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-05-30

suits Of the activities of the Boy
Scouts during the first year of our
participation in the war, is apparent
to those who have in any way followed
the situation. During the first and
second Liberty Loan campaigns the
boys succeeded in adding over $123,-
OOO,000.00 of Liberty Bond subscrip-
tions. And this after every commun-
ity had been more or less thorough
ly canvassed by other organizations.
In the second campaign the Scouts
sold one in every eighteen subscrip-
tions taken. Commencing some time
in March the government delivered to
the Headquarters of the 3. S. A. in
New York 100000 red cards for the
scouts to use in getting subscriptions
for War Savings Stamps. This was
intended to last for the year. The
cards were distributed to the boys in
March and are about all gone. Up to
the first of May over $6,O00,000.0
worth of War Savings Stamps had
been sold.
In addition to the substantial aid
given to the government, as mention
ed above, they have rendered valuable
service to the Red Gross, Y. M. c. A.,
and other organizations that are en-
gagged in war work. During the month
of January they were designated by
the president as Government Messen-
gers, and as such have aided in dis
tributing millions of pamphlets print
ed by the government to counteract
the pernicious Hun propaganda. All
of this work, you understand, has been
accomplished by boys between the
age of twelve and eighteen, in addi
tion to their regular school duties.
To those who are interested in the
Scout work we are glad to say that
we will be able to lay before you from
time to time some Of the more inter
esting facts connected with this re-
markably efficient organization for
boys. For this purpose we are very
much indebted to The Independent for
The use Of this column as we'll as for
the many courtesies they have eX-
tended to our organization during the
past year.
p. d. RILEY, S. NJ.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-05-30
formal OPENING
Of ST. J0SEPH'S
HOSPITAL JUNE Il
Public Invited to Inspect Beautiful
Piace-PrOgram and Refreshments
i'raternal Orders Furnishing
Rooms

The new St. Joseph's Hospital will
be opened to the public on June II
and the dedication will take place on
June 49,
The public will be cordially invited
for the opening, at which time the
Sisters will hold reception and the
visitors will be shown thru the beau
tiful new institution. The new build
ing is a beauty, with all of the most
modern hospital conveniences and
equipment. An interesting musicsS
program will be rendered at the op-
ening and addresses will be given. Re-
freshments will be received.
The Independent hopes to be able
to publish the complete program next
week.
Many of the fraternal organizations
of the city will furnish rooms in the
hospital. The Daughters of 1sabellt
have already secured their furniture
for their room.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-05-30
W|LBAUX DEP0RTS
. | N0NPARTY LEADER
Dewey Dorman, Organizer for Mon
tana, Placed on Train and Told to
Keep Going.

Miles City, Mont, May 24.-D.
Dorman, state organizer for the Non
partisan League, today was deported
from Wibaux, near here, by commit
tee of members of the Wibaux Home
Guards
Dorman was attempting to hold q
meeting in conjunction with three
other organizers, j. A. McGlynn, Will
liam Carver and Albert Mills, and had
wired them TO meet him at Wibaux
Before the meeting got under way
however, citizens waited upon Dorman
and preceded him to the station
where ticket was purchased, and he
was placed on train with orders to
keep going.
This is the fourth Nonpartisan
league organizer to be deported by the
Wibaux Guards, Carver, Mills and
McGlynn having previously been
warned to leave.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-05-30
T0LlEY SOLDIER
SANK WITH
M0LDANA
Twenty Northwestern Soldiers Met
Death When German Submarine
TorpedOed Transport-Fargo
Man Among Missing.

Inward N. Weber, of Tolley, N. D.,
member of Co. B, 58th U. S. Infantry,
was among the So men Of his company
who. lost their lives when the British
transport, Moldavia, was sunk by a
German submarine Friday, in the
English Channel. The Moldavia car
ried 480 American soldiers. The ex-
plosion killed So and two soldiers
jumped into the sea and were drown
ed. As the ship sank, the survivors
cheered. The survivors were landed
in England.
One Of the missing soldiers is Geo.
D. Boosalis, a Greek, who was draft
ed from Fargo, N. D. Joseph Sherman
Of Fort Totten, N. D., also lost his life
on the transport.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-05-30
How the l. w. w. Tried to Control the
North Dakota Harvest Fields.

Chicago, May 28.-Because the 81.
w. w. were running Milwaukee, or
trying to-" Joseph Burdall, who said
he was forced to join the order, tes-
titled in the trial Of 112 workers here
yesterday during which it developed
that amalgamation with the Nonpar-
tisan league of North Dakota had
been proposed by the I. w. W., that he
had changed his name in an effort to
avoid bringing the disgrace of the
order" into his home.
Amalgamation with the Nonparti-
san league was proposed by the Of
ficers of the agricultural branch of
the Industrial Workers of the World,
according to evidence introduced by
the government.
The combination, advocated by For
est Edwards, secretary of the agricul-
tural branch, located at Minneapolis,
Mimi, and other officers, was intend
ed to "give the I. W. w. complete
control in the harvest fields of North
Dakota"
Under the proposed arrangement,
the Nonpartisan league members
were to hire only members Of the /.
w. w.
Announcement was made that the
plans had not materialized. Specific
reasons were not given in the evi-
dence presented.
The files taken from the Minneapolis
headquarters by, the government and
read into the records yesterday by
Chief Prosecutor Frank K. Nebeker
and Special Prosecutor Claude R:
Porter, contained letters, reports and
bulletins showing opposition to the
war and encouraging violence against
industries necessary to prosecution Of
the war.
The membership was kept inform
ed of mob attacks against l. W. w.
and advised in official organs that
"the l. W. w. will remember" Names
of persons leading such attacks were
sometimes published with the notation
that "an injury to one is an injury to
all"
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-05-30
GIRL SCOUTS PLANT POTATOES
Organization Formed Under the Lead
ership of Mrs. Corbett, Captain,
Gets Right Down to Business.

The Girl Scouts of Minot are being
organized by Mrs. V. A. Corbett, who
is their Captain.
There are 81 girls already register
ed and the organization promises to
be large one They have taken their
"tenderfoot" examination and will OBJ
serve the same rules as the Boy Scout
organizations.
The Girl Scouts have already done
considerable work. They have plant
ed an acre of potatoes in the northern
part of the city and besides they have
adopted a French babe.
Mrs. Corbett is forming local
council among the women of Minot, to
work in conjunction with the Girl
Scouts, selecting from each religious
denomination.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-05-30
Man and Wife Victims of Drugs Sent
to jamestown.

Forest Malone and Juanita Malone
man and wife, were deported to the
insane asylum at jamestown Wrdnes-
day, being taken there by Pat Heenen
state transportation officer. This
young couple arrived recently from
Sioux City, Iowa, and they are dope
fiends, being victims of the morphine
habit. They arrived in ,Minot about
a week ago from Van Hook and went
to doctors office where they begged
for the drug. They will be given the
morphine cure at jamestown and will
be given an opportunity to become
useful citizens if they want to.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-05-30
John Burke Locates in Montana.

John Burke, we'll known Minot law
yer, who opened law and abstract
office at Harlowtown, Mont, some
months ago, is moving to that city
where he will make his future home.
His law practice here will be in the
hands of Atty. Stillman, well known
Darlington attorney. Harlowtown is
new place located on the Lewistown
branch with already 5000 population.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-05-30
9 o 9 g % g q @ @ q 9 g 9
BOY SCOUT COLUMN.
> Devoted to the Interests of the
, Boy Scouts of America in
> This Community.

@ 9 o 8 8 (. 9 @ o :. 9 9 9 9 @ 9, o
Shortly after Congress passed the
draft law, writes William Heyliger in
Golfers Weekly, a New York man
came to Theodore Roosevelt.
"Colonel," he said, 81 am above the
draft age, and my wife and children
make it impossible for me to enlist
Isn't there some work l can do?"
Certainly" said Mr.. Roosevelt
"you can become Scoutmaster."
"But Colonel, do you mean-do you
mean that mere boys will play part
in this war;"
II do," Mr.. Roosevelt said emphat-
ically. "By George, l know those
boys.'
That Mr.. Roosevelt's faith in the
Scouts has been justified by the re-
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1918-11-29

cedent, and her Pc
tition praying for the allowance Of
said account and for 9 decree assign.
ing the residue Of said estate to the
persons by law entitled to the same
It is ordered, That all persons in
terested in said estate appear before
said Probate Court, on Monday,
the 10Th day Of December, 1918, at
ten o'clock in the forenoon, at the
Court House at Minneapolis
in said County, then and there to
show cause, If any there be why said
account should not be allowed and
said estate should not be distributed
as prayed for in said petition.
And it is further Ordered, That
notice Of such hearing be given by
publishing this order once in each
week for three successive weeks
prior to said day of hearing in the
Echo de POuest, q newspaper printed
and published in said County, and by
mailing a copy Of this order to all the
legatees named in said will anc
heirs-at-law of said decedent wher
their address is known or can be as
~certained by due diligence, at least
fourteen (14) days before the date o.
said hearing, unless notice is waived
Dated at Minneapolis, this 18th
day Of November, 1918.
By the Court:
JOHN A. DAHL,
Judge Of the Probate Court
Edith DIN Gall, N. st. Paul r.