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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-01-10
SECOND NATIONAL
REFLECTS BOARD
President Barron States that Bank
Retains Faith in Ward County
Farmers Have Done Remarkably
Well Under Circumstances.

The annual meeting of the stock
holders Of the Second National Bank
was held at the counting rooms of the
institution Tuesday. No change was
made in the old board of directors
which was reelected as follows:
James Johnson, chairman; r. E.
Barron, Archie D. MCDANIEL, Julius
Fauchald, F. w. Roach, A. A. Robin
son. and Henry E. Byorum.
The directors at their meeting elect
ed the following officers:
R. E. Barron, peresident.
Frank w. Roach, vice president.
Henry E. Byorum, cashier,
Walter E. Tooley, Cashier.
The Second National Bank declared
its usual dividend of ten per cent and
set aside substantial amount in the
surplus and undivided profits. The
banks resources are now we'll over
the two million dollar mark, while its
capital is 100000, and the surplus
and undivided profits around $145,0OO.
Concerning the business of the past
year, President Barron stated to an
Independent representative: "The
bank has done a very satisfactory
business considering the poor condi-
tion of our crops. The farmers have
done remarkably well in meeting their
obligations and it is really surprising
that they have done so well, consider
ing their poor crops. It must be that
their dairying, live stock and poultry
interests have been largely RESPONSE
BILE for their success of 1917.
eve are going into the year 1918 in
a very optimistic manner, with re-
newed faith in North Dakota and
Ward county in particular"
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-01-10
FLAXTON MAN PASSES
AWAY IN CALIFORNIA
John S. Gee, Postmaster, Drops Dead
on Streets of Los Angeles-Had
Taken Wife West for Health

John S. Gee, Flaxton postmaster,
and one Of the pioneers of that sec
ton of Burke county, dropped dead
on the streets of Los Angeles, CAL, on
Friday. Mr.. Gee had accompanied his
wife to California where it was hoped
her health would be benefited.
Mr.. Gee came to Flaxton from New
Paynesville, Mimi, about Is years ago
and homesteaded near that city. He
was Flaxton's postmaster since the
early days and was one Of her most
prominent and popular business men.
He was a member Of the Masonic
LODGE
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-01-10
Decorators at Work in Court House

Decorators are at work doing their
best to beautify the Offices located in
what was the original Ward county
court house. They have finished their
work in the office of the clerk of the
district court, T. N. Henderson, and it
is no longer possible to throw a cat
out through the cracks in the room.
County Superintendent Wendt's Off
ces are now receiving attention. This
is the first time in thirteen years that
the walls have been frescoed. Looks
like the old court house will have to
do us a while yet.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-01-10
Impersonator at the Normal

Sidney Landon, one Of the most in
teresting impersonators in the coun-
try, will give an entertainment at the
Miaot Normal school gymnasium Fri
day evening of this week. This is an
extra number of the Lyceum course.
Mr.. Wickersham, who was to have
delivered his address Wednesday, will
come later.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-01-10

trip "over there" a little later. This
was the first annual meeting that the
president has missed since his con-
nection with the institution, which
dates back about twelve years.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-01-10

A silk train valued at countless
thousands of dollars passed thru Mi
not Wednesday over the G. N. The
silk was carried in express cars with
two coaches on the end of the train.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-01-10
Returned From Mothers Funeral.

Returned From Mothers Funeral.
Carl Hoorn, Of the Crosby Journal,
is in the city today, enroute home
from his old home, Fergus Falls,
Mimi, where the funeral of his moth
err was held Friday. She was SO years
of age and died from cancer. Mr..
Hoorn had been with his mother for
month prior to her death.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-01-10

Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Benno arrived
from the Reservation yesterday and
Mrs. Benno will go to Bathgate to
visit her relatives.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-01-17
Nnls. SANGER LOSES Appeal

ALBANY. Jan. l6.--Tho section OF
New York's penal law prohibiting tho
dissemination OF birth control infor-
NATION or paraphernala under whlcn
Mrs. Margaret Sanger. birth control
advocate. was convicted and served 80
days In the workhohse, was held con-
stbutlonal today by the court OF ap-
pcA1s.
Mrs. Sanger, after serving heU SEN
tchce,s during which she refused nour-
ishment for many days, carried her
case to the highest court of the state
in an attempt to Vindicate her cause.
Her attorneys atacked the penal
law, holding II unreasonable and OPP
pressive when applied to birth con-
troll propaganda. They contended
that the law was unconstitutional In
that IL would prevent duly licensed
physician from giving advice and help
tc his married patients. Regarding
this the court said that Mrs. Sanger
was not "a physician and that the gem
cral rule applied that no one could
plead the unconstitutlonality of u law
except person affected thereby. The
court also held that the statute did not
prevent physicians from giving advice
or help In good faith to II married per,
son to cure or prevent disease, ana
that the protection afforded the ply
sician also would extend to n druggist
or vendor acting In a physlcian's pre-
scription or order.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-01-17
''BLIGHTY" PROVIDED
FOR AMERICAN BOYS

VITA THE AMERICAN ARMY
Jan. ia general order today ere
ates "blighty' for Americans. II an
nounces "A weeks leave 10 every sol
dler for each four months of service
at the front. These day are to be
spent in special recreational centers
being established Somewhere in
France" They are being built solicit
with the idea of furnishing the fight
ers with holiday entertainment and
rest The order hints tnat the leave
Periods will he heightened after the
Sammies have acquitted themselves
keroically In future fighting. The or
den asserts that subsequent leaves de-
pend upon each mans conduct. Paris
is only to be visited with special per-
mission.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-01-17
WINDMILLS AS USED
TO AID IRRIGATION

WASHINGTON, Jan. f5.-There is
a wide Held for extending the use Of
windmills for pumping water for ir-
rigation in the semi-arid regions Of the
United States, according to the spec
ialists of the office Of public roads
and Rural engineering of the United
States department Of agriculture.
These specialists have recently pre-
pared Farmers Bulletin S6G which
discusses water supply t;i- sinking OF
wells. pumps, types of w-TdmilIs anc
the erection and care Of windmili7,
Copies Of the bulletin urGy be had
free SO long as the supply lasts, by
duplication to the United states de-
partment of agriculture. Washington
d. G.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-01-17
Legals

the Common Council, properly to be
included within such Improvement dis
trict, and no property is excluded
therefrom, which should properly bo
Included theIGin. and
WHEREAS THE IMPROVEMENT
OF THE HEREIN above described pOr-
tions OF Wilson Street by grading is at
this time necessary, therefore be it
RESOLVED. by the Common Council
of The city OF Pendieton that il is ex-
pedicnt to grade and it is hereby pro-
posed to grade Wilson Street from the
east line of Bash Street to the West
line Of Madison Street 80 rect in width
from property line 70 property line.
and all things to be done IN accord
ance with and as shown In the plans
and specifications Tor the grading OF
said portions of Wilson Street prepared
by Gcary kimbrcIl, City Surveyor. fiji
rd with the Recorder Of said city. on
the sta DAY of January, 1918, which
plans ana specifications are hereby
particularly referred TO- aud in accord
,tnce with the charter and ordinances
of The City OF pendlctohi and be it
further
RESOLVED. that the engineers esti-
mates of the probable total cost OF
such Improvement, which said enGi-
uccr's estimates We're maze and pre-
pared by Cieary Kimbrcll. city Survey
OF OF said city, in the sum of SS5S.60,
and were filed with the Recorder OF
said city on the 9Th day Of January.
1918, ami are hereby included and here
by referred to particularly. and be it
RESOLVED. shat the plans and spec
tficatons and estimates FOR such i'm
provcments. as prepared by the city
Surveyor, and filed with the Recorder
of The City of Pcndieton. on the 9Th
day of January, 1918. be and they are
hereby adopted ana approved. and be
it further
RESOLVED, that the cost OF maxi
ing such Improvement snail be n
charge and lien upon all lots. parts OF
lots and parcels of land to hc benefit
ed by such improvements AMI the own
ers of such lots, parts Of lots and par
GELS of land, so especially benefited by
such improvements SHAH nc liable for
the payment OF the costs thereof, and
RESOLVED. that an assessment dis
triCt is hereby created to be known as
Assessment District No. s., embracing
the property benefited and to be as
sessed for the payment of such i'm
pruNcment. which Assessment District
shah include all lots. parts OF ldts and
parcels of land lying and being with
in the district bounded and described
as follows. to-Wit:
Description of Assessment District
No. 81.
Commencing Mt the $ r. corner -
Lot /, Block :, SwitZlCr's Nddi zion 10
the Town. now city OF t'rndtrton, Ore
=en, th.uey $. S1wdcg. . min. zoo feet
90 the =, W. corner OF Lot ~ OF said
alocE 3; thence \. I deg. - min, W.
lGa feet 90 tbr y. ". corner OF Lot g.
Block lf. Lfvrrwore's Addition 20 th"
Town uow city of Fcndtrrgn, oregon;
the ~ T.. corner oF Lot z or Eluck l3.
thence =. d,-- s. min. T. 100 feet Co
place of hF-luuLr--
AND EE TT ECETHEE RESOLVED.
-v.her w5th the notice that the sur
NrNur'- estimate ut th" proportion or
.treiu~t each Dot. part or let and parcel
OF land rs uW IIIu lU f.." office or tNr
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-01-17
sLate d Ola. cIty d ToIedo.

Lucas County, ~.
senior partner of. the firm Of +. J. Cheney
20. doing business IA the City OF Toledo,
County and state aforesaid. and that said
firm will pay the sum II ONE HUNDRED
uOI.IARS for each and every case "a
Eatarrh that cannot be cured by the use or
HALLS CATAREu MEDICINE.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
sworn to before me and subscribed I'm
ny presence, this 9Th day Of December
4 u SSG A. w. GI.EASON,
Scal4 Notary Public
Halls Catarrh Medicine is taken intern
lily and acts through Tire Blood on the
Mucous Surfaces Of the system. Send for
testimonials, free.
r. j. CHENEY & CO, Toledo. o.
Sold by all druggists. T5c.
Halls Family Fills for constipation.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-01-17

CAMAS, Wash. Jan. ia pctltiou
for the recall from office of O. r..
Clark. mayor of Camas. was filed to-
day, the alleged ground being that
the mayor has used his office to pro-
tect paper mill strikers accused of vi
olence toward non union workers
Mayor Clark was elected RS a social
Isl
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-01-17

Thousands of tons of coal were in
view of freezing New Workers during
their cold spell but they were eput in
the frozen Hudson river. Mayor
IHyland had the police, in the mean
time, go from house to house to beg
coal which was sent in Communicated
WAGONS to the poor The upper photo
shows barges unable to cross the icS
river, and the lower, policemen re-
ceiving coal from RroadWay theatre
which they loaded on a comman-
ldeered ice wagon
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-01-17
Real Estate

with stream of water running
through at $75 an acre interests you
write Box 9O9, La Grande, ore.
GOOD WHEAT LAND. $20 per acre.
Some highly improved ranches at
Just "A little more per acre ON easy
terms. Also good leasing propusi-
tions and stock ranches. Address
owner, Lock Drawer No. 20, LeXing
ton Ore
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-01-17

PORTLAND, Jan. 17.-Thcre was a
fair sized shipment Of breeding swine
on the market during the last "a
hours and sellers were asking Il fur
ther advance in the price.
While there is a strong tone gener-
ally in the killer market for mutton
and lambs, the breed division is show
ing the greatest degree of strength
with the demand far under supplied.
General sheep and lamb range:
Western lambs .....$14.5OGl 1900
Valley lambs ........... 14.OWGI4.25
Yearlings .....,,.. 12.5Om 800
Wethers ........ 12.00a 1850
Ewes ........... 9.5Om 11.00
Shorn sheep, > Y ca SC under quo
tation.
Cattle Situation Strong.
Cattle market situation continues
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-01-17
ARE YOUR SEWERS CLoGGED?

The bowels are the sewerage SYSTEM
of the body. You can well imaSin"
the result when they are stopped up a
Is the case in. constipation. As a 'pur-
gative you viii find Chamberlain
Tablets excellent. They are mild and
gentle in their action. They also inn
prove the dlgestion.--AdN.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-01-17
Lost

LOST STEAYED or stolen. in North
Cold Springs. 2-yeaE-old hcifcrs'
one red and the other black ana
white. SIS reward for the return 10
MY place. Glen i. Scott, HELM
Oregon. 12-fIH
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-01-17

This country will feel letter when
is gets all the camouflagc out of it,
wool industry.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-01-17
Attention EIks

Pendleton G.odge 2SS, B, +. q. f.,
will meet In regular session THURSDAY
evening, January Il. Initiation ana
rcfreshments Something doing bllL
You had better be there. IN order
Of Exalted Ruler.
y = : TlIoss FIFHF FGERND Sec,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-01-17
Mules

One coming and one coming ,
years old to trade for neayy brood
mares. Or. I.asSeu.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-01-17
Funeral Directors
APPLICATIONS FOR
GRAZING PERMITS.

NOTICE is hereby given that all
applications for permits to Craze cat
tie and horses within the Wenaha
National Forest during the season of
1918 must be filed in my office at
Wallu Wallu, Wash, ON or before
February 10 1918, and all applica-
tions for sheep must be filed on or
before March 10, 1918. Full informa-
ton in regard to the grazing fees to
be charged and blank forms to be
used in making applications will DO
furnished upon request. j. NJ.
SCHMITZ Supervisor.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-01-17

WANTED-Flrst class man to take
charge of small casing room. Ad-
dress j. H., care East Oregonian.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-01-17
NEW TODAY.


The Brotherhood of American Geo-
men will meet tomorrow evening. Jan
18th. at Moose hall. Election OF ON
GERS Refreshments served. All
members requested to be present.
]. C. MCCONNELL. Foreman.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-01-17
NEW TODAY

FOR FIRST CLASS carpenter work
apply to c. a. Swanson. 5ii West
Webb. Phone 243M No job too
large orAmal. Either city or coun-
try jobs.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-01-17

Blydeustein & Co. 1900 West Alta,
Iendlotuu. Ore.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-01-17
Architect

RGYMOND ~. 1ftfGH. lNrchitcct, ps-
spain building. rAone iGS. Ptndlc-
on oregon
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-01-17

NICELY FURNISHED rooms. 1913
Aura. Phone 32IJ.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-01-17
For Rent

FURNISHED APT. Hamilton Court.
HOUSEKEEPING ROOMS. sol clay.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-06-17

Miss Echo Roland has returned from
indianapolis where she has been
studying in the Metropolitan school Of
Music.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-06-17
MANUFACTURERS TO
MEET WEDNESDAY

Manufacturers from the ten cOun-
ties included in the Richmond indus
trial sub-region will attend the or
ganization meeting to be held here
Wednesday at l o'clock. Notices are
being sent out by the Commercial
club to the Chambers of Commerce
and manufacturers in the different
counties, urging large attendance at
the meeting.
The chief of the tenth regional dis
trict, which has Cincinnati as it's cen
ter, is expected to be present at the
meeting. H. A. Dill, president of the
Commercial club, will preside, and c..
w. Ullman, secretary of the club, Will
explain the organization. A general
chairman from the sub-region, and in
dustrial committees will be appointed
The purpose of the regional industrial
organizations is to obtain manufacture
ing classified as essentials, for those
industries now putting out non-essen-
tails, and to procure war contracts for
manufacturers desiring them.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-06-17
Statesmen Blazed Trail For Hun
Advance Into France He Saws

More than 5000 persons packed the
Coliseum Sunday night to hear Prof.
Claude Michelon of Paris, France, lee
ture on "HowWe Live in the Trench
es,' and to see the four reels OF Of
fetal French war pictures that were
shown on the screen. A free-will col
lection taken for the benefit of war
orphans and needy families of France
netted several hundred dollars.
Prof Michelon, who was brought
here by the Wayne County Council of
Defense, is an officer in the French
army in America on furlough as one
of the executive heads of the French
American Alliance. During the first
Is months of the war he took an &C
tive part and during most of this
time was in the front line trenches.
He told of his experiences on the
battle line and described conditions
as they now exist in France and Bel
GUM.
as a Scientific War;"
"This is scientific war; Prof.
Michelon said, land will be won by
scientific war machines, and scientific
generalship. The spirit of the Amer
lean boys who are now fighting with
our own brave soldiers is one of the
most beautiful things l can imagine.
There is only one trouble with the
American soldiers, and that trouble is
that the officers cannot hold them
back. They seem to want to be in
the thickest of the fray at all times,
are always ready to go over the top.
and l want to tell you that is the
spirit, backed by scientific leadership
that will win this war. | tell you
very frankly that without America S
aid the allies probably could not win
this war, but with the aid of America
we are bound to win
Describing the conditions as they
existed in France just before the out
break of the war in 1914, the professor
said that Germany's spy system was
991a percent efficient.
Immediately after the war of 1870
the Germans came back into France
by the thousands. They did not come
as Germans but as Holland Dutch, and
they overspread our land with net
work of spies that we are forced to
adamit was absolutely efficient and
thorough. They took over many of
our big hotels, where even the maids
and porters were German spies gath
ering bit by bit all of the information
they could secure. They came as
philanthropists and lovers of free
dom; they assumed control of vice
districts and sought to spread the lie
throughout the world that the French
were a worthless people. Thus they
proved themselves traitors. Germany
was preparing in just this way for the
present great war for the last 40
years
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-06-17
Special Force Needed
To Handle Pension Raise

WASHINGTON, June fit has
become necessary to organize spe-
cial force for the pension Office to
handle the work of increasing the al
lotments to civil war veterans under
the act of congress recently signed by
the President. The law became effec-
tive too late to include the increases
in the checks for July 4, byt they will
be added TO the next quarterly pay
ment
The act provides $50 a month for
soldiers and sailors of any age, who
served ninety days and less than six
months in the civil war and were hon
orably discharged. Those who are
seventy-two years old or over and
served six months will receive $32 a
month; one year, 35 a month, and
and a half years, $3S a month, and
two years or over, $40 month
Pensioners now on the rolls under
act of May II, 1912, will get this in
crease of pension without application
on their part. Soldiers and sailors of
the civil war pensioned at lower rates
under some law other than the act of
May II, 1912, must file application un-
der the act to receive the benefits of
the new law.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-06-17

General Joffre, Papa" Joffre, as he
loves to call him. In his office at the
Paris School of French in Indianapolis,
he has a photograph in which he him
self is seen with General Joffre and
other prominent military men of
France.
He is expecting to return to France
to again take part in the fight in the
course of a few weeks, but as yet has
received no definite information as to
when this will be. AS executive head
of the French-American Alliance IN
Indiana he has accomplished a great
deal of good through securing aid for
the needy women and children OF
France. He is well acquainted
throughout the state and because OF
this may be asked to remain here in
definitely. But Prof. Michelon himself
is very anxious to get back into action.
and he has requested that he be per-
mitted to return.