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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-12-03

CORPORATE MANAGEMENT
IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST
AR Re FEW p POINTS rsgaEding organiza
to which we would like to call your attention.
" OUR COMPANY HAS. KEPT OUT OF POLITICS,
regarding itself public organization which should
ally itself with any party, faction or political group
INSTEAD I OF endeayoring to maintain position
through political alliances have tired public good will
by devotng energies to rendering efficient and economical
service @ @4e ss##
-, WE HAyE coNTRBgTgp literally ass9nssnt
Institutions in the general public welfare .
OUR BUSINESS METHODS have been based On the
principal of absolutely square deal to citizen without
discrimination or faVorltlsm
AN HONEST AND SUCCESSFUL effort has been
and being made to emocratize the ownership of the Company
among home shareholders Northern States Power Company
having 5000 home shareholders of whom nearly
200 reside in North Dakota ..-s 49,.
RATE NoREAsEs caused e By the war time costs Of
of business and advanced only when the Company had other
alternative r
RATE ADVANCE have been Necessary ; by public
maintain ovency and efficiency the organizations
" Il THE RATE ADVANCES MADE were less proper
tionatel, than commodities and articles in
RATES WE'RE OF NECESSITY advanced at the
various properties Of Northern States Power Company to
form but not to equa the advance in operating costs
THERE WAS NO WAY IN WHICH OUR COM
PANY escape the conditions forcing prices
upward during the The fact that of the expenses
utility operating consist Of INVESTMENT EXPENSES OPP
posed OPERATING EXPENSES and that these investment
expenses remained stationary enabled rate increases lower
ratio than the increased of manufacture.
WITH THE. END OF THE WAR it is believed that
operating expenses will stop climbing and
trend downward This will the restoration
pre-War conditions and conformity Herewith
THE COMPANY expected that the conditions neces-
stating would be investigated by the
Commissioners and has been fully prepared justify
it's action 49,
THE NET EARNINGS Of the Company in the past
exceeded fair return the capital employed
investment much less than fair reasonable at
present
THE COMPANY believes that it's conduct in the past
fair consideration by people Of Fargo Moorhead
Tt has asked and is asking than this from you
Union Light Heat 8 Power Company
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-12-03
liz North Dakota

Two boy shopllfters at jamestown
win be sent to the state reform
school.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-12-03

Complete line c9 rattle records at
Fargo Music Co, SIC LIST Ave. N-Adv.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-12-03

Grand Forks schools will remain
closed till January because of the
flu. They closed early in October.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-12-03

For player rolls call at the
Fargo Music Co.. sic list Ave. N.--Adv.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-12-03

Minot lifted the flu ban this week.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-12-03

The emergency flu hospital at
Tolley has been closed.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-12-03

The new Baptist church at Ellen
dale was dedicated Sunday.
q IITnII,n-A "a ITr;I1sn4n..
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-12-03

The n. P. and G. n. depots at
Leeds have been, consolidated, while
the 500 and G. n. depots at Bisbee
have been consolidated.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-12-03

A Nonpartisan store. is being or
ganized in the Tower City district.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-12-03

The new school at Ignite will be
dedicated Thursday. Governor Fraz-
Ter and W. F. Clarke. acting presi-
dent Of the Minot normal, will speak.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-12-03

Captain John H. Van Meter, a
Dickey county pioneer. died at
Palestine, Texas.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-12-03

G. w. Wolbert of Williston
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-10-31

heard we have laid up a pretty good
line chat will take us some time to reel
off And from our present outlook
here is no reason why we will not
be AMONG the fortunate ones to get
back to the States.
There is absolutely no reason at all
to worry over anyone who is connect
ed with the Base Printing plant. We
are all as safe as we would be any
place back in Gods country no,
safer! For you people are taking
chances of being run down by a Ford,
while the little two-wheeled horse cart
of the garbage hauler is about the
5wiftest moving vehicle in town, aside
from our own ambulances and trucks,
but when they go by it is in lines
miles long, and we have to wait for
them to get by before crossing the
streets.
For the present we are billeted in
good old French barracks, used for
many years by the French soldiers.
The buildings are lighted by electricity
and don't seem bad at all. Of course
we can't go to war and have ones own
brass bed and ones own Morris chair
and all that sort of thing-but if one
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-10-31
James SmaIlwood Returns From Van
cOuver.

James Smallwood, who left for Van
couver Barracks, Washington. about
two weeks ago, has returned after
spending nine days il the camp. Mr..
! Smallwood had been placed in the
Spruce division of the Aviation Sec
ton of the army, but was deemed to
be underweight and in consequence
Was rejected for this service. He
hopes to get into some other division
but in the meantime will remain in
Minot and has resumed his work as
manager of the Smallwood Sanitary
! Bakery.
Mr. Smallwood naturally is disap-
pointed at not being able to remain in
the service. He had been anxious to
get into army work for a long time
and had arranged his business so that
he might be free to devote all his time
to the service of our country.
| Mr.. Smallwood says that he enjoyed
his nine days in camp thoroly He
was given a uniform and received drill
work while there. In the morning
when the big gun goes off, one doesn't
need second invitation to get up and
prepare for the days work. He says
that when the "green" men arrive at
camp the others throw down whatever
tools they happen to be using, and
stand erect, guying the newcomers.
"Look at those feet" "Pull in your
ears" are some of the expressions
that one hears, but after the recruits
have been in camp day or two, they
act the same way with the others who
enter.
[ Mr.. Smallwood saw Lyle Prescott
and Herman Huesgen, former Mlnot
lads, at Vancouver.
Many Minot friends are glad to see
Mr.. Smallwood back and realize his
| great disappointment at not being
able to get into the service at this
time,
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-10-31

thing l can do then is to repeat and
repeat, then repeat some more. What
has got me guessing is that if there
are 100000 words in the French Ian
guage and l continue to learn fifty
every three months, how long will
have to stay here to learn to parley
with my hands?
Doesn't the war news sound good?
From all indications the Allies are go
ing to continue to give the Huns hell
and. maybe end it up shortly. And
then won't it be a glorious thing when
that Statue of Liberty heaves in
sight Everyone, from the highest
to the lowly buck private wants to get
back ! think that is why the Amer
leans over here (and those over there)
are fighting so d hard-they want
to wind up the whole thing good and
proper, and once again get back to
the good old U. S. A. That seems reas-
enable, doesn't it? France is beau
t.ful and fascinating and interesting,
but when things are done up the way
we want them you will find few cases
of anyone wanting to stay over here.
He would be mighty queer Ameri-
can if he did.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-10-31

has bed that don't give you acute
curvature of the spine in the middle
of the night and spill you out on the
cement floor, and if he has good box
to keep his stuff in, and if he can in
duce some little French maid to make
him laundry bag (and they all have
them mean laundry bags) why you
are pretty well off.
While talking. about girls, let re
tell you that they are interesting, they
all have such innocent eyes, but as
for the boys falling very hard for
them, there is nothing to it There is
no little Celestine, Angelina, Bene-
dictine or Oleomargarine that can
ever take the place of our U. S. girls.
The American and French are two
entirely different classes, with the U.
S. girl 100 per cent on top. True,
some of the boys are getting hitched
up for life, but not beaucoup.
Don't l talk wonderful French? Oh,
yes, I am learning fast. l have about
fifty words down pat and can make a
few sentences. But when I get into
a conversation with these French
danes and having used up my fifty
words, am stumped and the only
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-10-31
French Girls Interesting But Amer.
leans Do Not Fall Hard for Them

"Bill" Davis, old time member Of
the independents Typographical
force, writes another interesting let
ter from France to the Independent
''bunch," as follows:
just where to begin to write let
ter and what subject to harp on are
getting to be problems that are real
hard to answer. l have been sitting
here for an hour thinking over a lot
Of things and had fairly good letter
all framed up in my mind, but when
] go to put it on paper-well, I might
as we'll stop before I start for it will
only be blue penciled and my time will
be wasted. But when we get back you
can take it for granted that somebody
will have to take back seat and let
me do a little talking. True, many
of our outfit are not seeing actual
service in the front lines, yet from
the things we have done and seen and
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-10-31
Hugh Sparks in Jail Charged With
Bookkeeping.


Hugh Sparks was arrested Monday
charged with bootlegging. The war
rant was sworn out by John B. Braves,
an Indian. Three Indians from the
reservation say that they gave Sparks
each a dollar for pint of whiskey.
If this is so, Sparks will be made to
20 some under the new bootlegging
law, as any man who acts as an
agent for another in procuring liquor,
is guilty of bootlegging.
Sparks wife was badly cut up by
somebody recently but she refused to
connect anyone with the crime. Dur
ing the night, someone entered her
room and slashed her legs with a big
knife, and afterwards threw her out
of the window. Neighbors could hear
the row, and heard man calling for
"Olga," the name of Sparks wife, but
before an arrest could be made, the
woman's assailant disappeared.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-10-31

HARNESS MUST BE RETURNED
The party who took the two sets of
harness from the Warren Brey farm,
north of Surrey, had better return
same at once. He is known and I'M
less attention is paid to this at once,
arrest will follow. 10-24-t2-cg
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-10-31

LOST-On Oct. 81, an auto headlight,
yellow gloss, size 81 inches. Also
the rim holder, by the Green House
east of Big Coulee and west of Ole
Gems farm. Finder please leave at
Independent office. 10-24-t2cg
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-10-31

Disinfect with Kreso Dis
infectant. You can buy
this in small or large guam
titles from Csc to SITS.
We have a supply of Sui
phur Candles, Formaldehyde
Torches and Formaldehyde.
Oxford eagle., 1918-12-05

Ripley, Miss, Dec. 4.-Ihe'
lifeleSs body OF Ira Short, d
white man about so years old,
residing about seven miles west
OF Walnut, Miss, was discover
ed in a creek Monday. The
hand OF the slain man thrust
above the surface of the water
caused the finding OF the D0dy.
1t is believed that he was Kali
ed on Monday a week ago. lie
was shot with a shotgun, tnd|
charge entering near the moath|
and coming out at the top OF the|
head. His throat was also CUT
and there were other marks Oh
violence about the body.
Two negroes-George Garrett
and Allen Spight-were placed
in Jail last night by Sheriff Mo
hundro. These negroes are al
legged to have been involved IN
disagreement with Short ana
when he was last seen he was
with the negroes, one OF whom
had a gun.
Relatives OF Short had been
searching for him for a week
but it was not until some one
perceived a hand about the
waters of the creek that the
body was found.
Oxford eagle., 1918-12-05
NOTICE,
Trustees Sale of Land


BY virtue of deed of trust execu-
ted TO me a. trustee BY Patsey Lush;
on the first day Of April. 1905. 70 Sc
cure certain indebtedness TO San
Lusk. and recorded in Book UU. page
i92. ]. the undersigned. as such trus-
tee, Upon request, will proceed TO sell
AZ public outery before the Court
House door of Lafayette County, for
cash. on the 23rd day of December
1918, the following described track
Of land. viz:
The north fraction of the north ives,
quarter of Section twelve (I2l, Town
ship nine (9l, Range three (3), one
hundred and twenty acres, NOR OF
less. lying on or near Yellow Leaf
Greek. in Lafayette County, State o.
Mississippi, and being the lands con
veyed by J. Fl. Kimmons. trustee. u
Patsey Lusk as recorded in Book Wv
nage 57s Of the records of said coun-
y.
Witness my signature this 23rt
lay of November, 1918.
w. ID. PORTER, Trustee
Nov. 2s. Dec 5, 12.
Oxford eagle., 1918-12-05
DRAINAGE NOTICE.
To All Persons Interested IN the Cole
man Drainage District of La
fayette County, Mississippi:

You are hereby notified that there
was filed in the Cha, cery's Clerk Of
fice, in Oxford, Mississippi, on the
2Sth day of November, A. ID. 1918.
the report of the District Commission
ers of the above styled Drainage
District, and that the County Board
of Drainage Commissioners OF La
fayettte County, will meet on the 10th
day of December, 1918, at / O'Clock
p. m. in the County Court House, in
Oxford, Mississippi. where any and
al objections TO the confirmation of
said report will be heard. or any
suggestions. or any competent evi-
dence may be submitted that the said
report should be modified.
Given under my hand and Official
seal. at Oxford. Mississippi. this the
2sth day Of November. A. D. 1918.
W. NJ. WOODWARD. Chaneery
Clerk and Clerk of the County
Drainage Board.
r. Nov. 2s. Dec. 5-12-lS.
Oxford eagle., 1918-12-05
NOTICE TO FARMERS.

The next corn shipment will
be made on Monday, Tuesday
and Wednesday, Dec. 9, 10 and
IL. We are offering corn at
s1.50, but could not say what
this corn will bring.
Hogs above loo pounds will
be shipped on Friday, Dec. Is.
The pea and sorghum seed
market is opening up. Am be
ing offered around $3.50 for
peas and 81 for sorghum seed.
Shipments of both viii be made
some time soon. Don't get in a
hurry and sell these products
for less than market price, be
cause the market viii probably
be as good as last spring.
The next sorghum shipment
will be made on Tuesday. Dec
II. / have sold one car at 75c.
L. A OLSON.
Oxford eagle., 1918-12-05

German sympathizers are founo
ana consequently liie ivcal pub
lIsner Is largely dependent upon
them Ior the existence oI mis-
paper, he has risked the destruc-
Ilon oil his business through loss
OF this support and has done all
in his power To further the
cause oil true patriotism ana
eradicate disioyalty. The patrl-
otic support given by the local
newspapers to every war project
mas been one of the most i'm
pOrtant factors in their success.
ihe liberal space gwen 10 every
worthy cause costs the publisher
real money and In giving MS
space he is giving OF his stock
III trade in just the same Way
that farmer might contribute
a hog or ten bushels OF corn u
the Red Cross OF other funds.
Oxford eagle., 1918-12-05
NOTICE!
Sale of Real Estate.

Pursuant to the provisions of a
Deed of Trust TO me, executed as
Trustee by A. b. Slate and his wife
Laura Slate in favor of Frank Thomas
to secure certain Indebtedness there
in mentioned. which is recorded in
Book WV. Page CIT in the Chancery
Clerks office of the County of La
fayette and the State of Mississippi,
will at the request of the beneficiary
in said Deed of Trust proceed to sell
for CASH, to the highest bidder. with
in lawful hours, in front of the South
door of the Court House in Oxford,
diss.. on the Both day of December,
1918. the following described property,
lying and being in the County of
Lafayette, and the State of Missis-
Sippi, to-wit:
The east half of n. E. Ia, Section
20. Township s, Range 4, West, SO
acres more or less, situated in La
fayette County, Mississippi.
The title to the above property is
believed to be good, but | will convey
only such title as is vested in me as
Trustee.
Witness my signature this the 9th
day of November, 1918. =.
]. c. GATES, Trustee.
Nov. 2S, Dec. ). u.
Oxford eagle., 1918-12-05
HANG THIS UP FOR
FUTURE REFERENCE

Spray Your Orchard Week
February 2-S. 1919. The dates
for the above campaign have
been forward this year in order
to give the other states to or
ganize and get ready. Missis-
sippi, Louisiana, Alabama, and
possibly Tennessee will partici-
pate. A late dormant spray
will, however, also control aphidS
and peach leaf curl in addition to
San Jose scale. On account of
the constant increase in price
prepare early for the campaign
by obtaining hme-sulphur and
spray pumps Immediately, and
make the campaign this year
even more successful than last.
More spray pumps and insecti-
cides were sold in Mississippi
last year than in the ten pre-
vious years Yours for pest
free orchards.
OLIVER /. SRAPP.
Extension Entonologist.
Oxford eagle., 1918-12-05
GIVING UNCLE SAM A HAND

Friday, December o, is going
to be a red-letter day in Missis-
sippi in so far as agricultural
war work among boys is con-
cerned. The governor OF the
State has issued a proclamation
declaring that day registration
day for the boys OF Mississippi
who will be under Is and not un-
der 8 years of age on the 1st day
of January, 1919" for enroll
ment for the production of
food and feed and for the per-
formance of other necessary la
bor", in connection vita war
activities. Gov. Bilbo has APP
pealed to the teachers, county
|superintendents of education,
the county councils of defense,
the county demonstration agents
and "all other interested per-
sons" to do their full part in
carrying out the proposed plans
for freeing the world of the
menace of the Hun. There is
nothing obligatory about this
movement; it is purely a call for
the vigorous application of the
energies of the in Mississippi in
service that will be of ineSti-
mable value both to the State
and Nation. Attractive posters
and literature have been widely
distributed over the State. and
interesting programs. full of
spirit of patriotism and service.
will engage the attention and
elicit the hearty support of
every school in Mississippi allied
with agricultural work.
Oxford eagle., 1918-12-05

Next Tuesday, Dec. l0, the
people oil Oxford will be called
upon TO select their city officers
Tor the next four years. Three
commissioners will be elected,
one for Mayor, one for City
Clerk, and one for Street Com
missioner.
All three of the present in.
cumbents, II. T. Smith, j. H
Lawshee and J. S. Furr, are
candidates for reelection. Be.
sides the present incumbents
Mr.. E. ID. Beanland and Mr.. J,
B. Cole, both excellent men, are
candidates.
1t goes without saying that
Oxford will have an able set OF
officials for the next four years,
regardless of whom are elected.
The city books are now being
audited for the year, and the
auditor reports the books in
fine shape and the city nearly
100000 ahead of what it was
last year al this time. The pre-
sent officials deserve much credit
for the splendid services render
ed, and the careful watch
they have kept over the city's
affairs. The streets. under the
watchful and careful direction
of J. S. Fur, were never in bet
ter condition, Notwithstanding
the fact that all the work was
done by himself and two negroes
no prisoners. nor no city funds
being used on the street work.
Oxford eagle., 1918-12-05
NOTICES!


|. L. A. Smith, trustee, under the
provisions of and by virtue of the
authority conferred upon me in a GER
tain deed of trust made BY Emma S.
Presson to Geo. 7. Finley and VI. c..
Simpson on the 9th day of July, 1Sl !,
to secure a certain Indebtedness to
said Geo. I. Finley ard NJ c. Simp-
son, and which said deed of trust is
recorded in Book 81, at page 37s, in
the Chancery Clerks Office of Lafay-
cite County. Mississippi, viii on the
30.l day of December, 1913, within
lawful hours. offer for sale, and will
sell ct public auction. for cash, to the
highest and best bidder. in front of
the South Door of the Court House
at Oxford. Mississippi, defaul hav-
ing been made in the payment of the
Indebtedness secured thereby and be
ing requested so to do by the benefic.
ialies thereof. the following rea
estate lying and being in the County
Of LAFAYETTE and State of Mississippi
to-wit:
All that portion of Section Twenty
Township Six, Range Three, West
living south of the present bed o
Tallahatchie River in Lafayett
County, Mississippi.
The title to said land is believed t
be good, but | will sell and conve
only such title as is vested in me 9
Trustee by the said Deed of Trust.
Witness my signature this the 25t
Law Of November. 1918.
L. A. SMITH, Trustee
Nov. 2s, Dec. 5. IL.
Oxford eagle., 1918-12-05
NOTICE..
Sale of Land.

No. 1885.
J. X u. Hewlett,
Ex parte.
By virtue OF the power conferred
on me by the Chancery Court Of La
fayette County, Mississippi, at it's
November, 1918 term. Will proceed
to sell, TO- cash, to the highest bidder
within lawful hours, at tn South door
of the County Court House, in Oxford
Mississippi, on Monday. January 9th,
1919. as Special Commissioner, the
following described land to-wit: Sit
uated in Lafayette County, MisSis-
sippi. A fraction of the Northwest
IA of Section 81, Township 8, Range
4, West, containing 9 acres; also a
fraction of the Northeast Ia of Sec
tion SO, Township 8. Range 5, West,
containing 1 acres, and being what is
commonly known as the old home
stead and residence of the late Mr..
R. G.. Hewlett, near the village Of
Burgess, Mississippi, the same being
sold for division among the heirs.
Title to above property is believed
TO be good, but convey only such
title as is vested in me as Special
Commissioner
Witness my signature, this Novem-
Der 27th, 1918.
W. NJ. WOODWARD,
Special Commissioner.
James Stone. Solicitor for Petitioners
THE EAGLE,
Box 347. Oxford. Miss.
Oxford eagle., 1918-12-05
NOTICE To CREDITORS.

Letters of Administration of the
estate of s. ]. Lock. deceased, having
been granted to the undersigned BY
the Chaneery Court Of Lafayette
county. Miss, on October 29th, 1917,
all persons having claims against said
estate are notified to lave same pro
bated and registered by the clerk OF
said Court within one year from this
date. Failure to so probate and regis
ter same within one year will bar the
claim.
Witness my signature this Novem-
Der. 26th. 1918.
J. S LOCK. Administrator
+. Dec. 5-12-Ia.
Oxford eagle., 1918-12-05

special measure now. A latar|
date would sosxest repreSant.
tives and committee larnoo,.
IN Washington to push ge..rrsJ
measure referred to.
(Signed) J. II. BANKHEAD
After receiving the above telel
gram, Ex-Congressman T. 81
Plowman, President Bankbead
National Highway Association
gave instructions calling off the|
hearing on Dec. 13, and Secrel
tary Rountree has sent tele-
grams and messages in accord
ance with Senator Bankhead's
telegram and the instructions of
President Plowman. Thus it
will be seen from Senator Bank
heads telegram, that he is
actively at work for good roads
legislation and the friends of
the Bankhead National Highway
may rest assured that it win be
taken care of in the general bill.