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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-08-22
PENNY WISE AND
POUND FOOLISH
War Taxation Demands Revision Of
Federal Farm Loan Law

The best laid plans Of Statesmen
and financial experts often go wrong
when economic theories are put into
practice. This is especially apt tc
be true when applied under such new
and abnormal conditions as those If
which we are now living. Realizing
this fact, I feel that we can we'll at
ford to be patient and charitable
towards those who have framed our
war revenue legislation, asking only
that they correct their mistakes as
soon as they become apparent.
That our revenue laws are badly
in need Of revision is clearly evident
For some months I have been urging
the need for an increase in the tax or
excess war profits, until we have at
least reached England's mark of sc
per cent as a maximum. In fact,
do not think it would hurt anyri if we
went even further in this direction
and took 81 or 80 per cent Of the ex-
ira profits which war has created,
with which to pay the expenses of
war. AS have said before, do not
for one moment think that this is a
poor mans war, but I am anxious to
see this fact written so boldly and
clearly across the pages Of our stat
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-08-22
1REASURER'S REPORT

For Burt School District, No. 1913. County
of Ward. State OF North Dakota, for the
year l9l7.l0lS.
RECEIPTS
Cash on hand including sinking fund. at
beginning of school year. July 1917 S 1897 is
Total amount received during year
from appOrtiOnnent OF state
rot u.ii amount received during year ' 40
from apportionment OF county
Amount received during year from
taxes levied by district school board 1871 SO
Amount received during year into
teachers retirement fnhC 4.oO
Amount received during year from gao,
Amount re" Received dnring year from sale
of bonds and from other sources not
before mentioned Observation-Disclosures 23.oO
Total receipts for year St9O3 q
l1rend total receipts for year including
ing cash on hand July l, l9l7----------s60Oo 36
ExpRHD1rUREs
Amount paid during year for apparatus S93.67
Amount paid during year fo< teach ~ ~
ers sa'aries7 ioos'so
Amount pad during. year for salaries 90 m
and ex penses OF schoO. officers 500
Amount paid during year for interest
on bonds and warrants 5O1, So
Amount paid during year Tor trans-
pOrtatiOn of pupils S64U.3u
Amount paid during year for library
books and text books ----.--- 81. oS
Amount paid during year for incl.
dantal expenses 68l 0S
Total expenditures for the year, $5210. SO
Cash on hand including sinking fund,
June 80, 1918 I9oo
Grand total, expenditures aud cash ON
hand. to balance above total receipts $4,000. SO
JOHN brady,
Treasurer OF brady School District. No l2S.
Approved this 9th day OF July 1918.
BY order OF the District School Board:
j. H. REAVES. President.
Attest: THOS X. brady. Clerk.
CLERKS sTATEMENT OF INDEBrEoNEss,OF
DISTRICT
Total amount Of warrants outstand
ing June 30, 1913 -SS595, IL
Total Indebtedness of District June
Approved this 9th day Of July 1918
BY order Of the District School Board:
THOS. r. DRADY, Clerk.
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TREASURER'S REPORT

For Eureka School District No 10, County Of
Ward State OF North Dakota for the year
19l7-l9lS:
Cash on hand including sinking fund, at
beginning of school year, July l, l47.S 1850. 40
Total amount received during year
from apportionment OF the state
Total amount received during year
from apporti0nment OF the coun-
Amount recei I'd during year from
taxes levied by District School Board 12sob7
Amount received during year from sale
of bonds and from other SOURCES not
before mentioned Observation-Disclosures lo4.S1
Total receipts for year --------$2 276iS
Grand tota receipts for year. incfud-
ing cash on hand July l. 1877 .----S 6226.5S
EXPENDITURES
Amount paid during yea for school
houses. sites and permanent improve
Am "eu paid during yea r for Teaoae,s ~ -
Amount ar If paid during year for salaries
and OK penses of school otficsss----- S5.10
Amount paid during year for transpor-
Amount paid during year for library
books and text books ----- 1912
Amount paid during year to county
treasurer on account of teachers
retirement fund 1l.A
AMOUNT paid during yeartoF incidental
Total expenditures for the year -------$ 2S06.9 SO
Cash on hand, including sinking fund,
Grand and total. Ok penditures and cash on 800
on hand. to balance above total
reoeipts 63265
JACOB MARSHALL,
Treasurer of Eureka School District No 49,
Approved this 9th day of July 1915
By Order Of the District School Board:
OTTO WOLFF, President.
Attest: A. w. DORCEY, Clerk.
CLERKS STATEMENT OF INDEBTEDNESS OF
DISTRICT
Total amount OF warrants outstand-
ing June 30 1915 800
Total indebtedness of District June
so, 1918 800
Approved this 9th day OF July lalS.
BY order OF the District School Board:
A:W. DORCEY, Clerk.
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"GIVING THE HUNS H.

One of the Minot boys writes that
they are giving the Germans II"
E. II. Nc Carly, a member of Co. D.,
and now in Co. B, 18th Infantry,
writes to his old friend, Grover Bish-
op of the Temple Court Cigar store:
Dear Friend Grover:-Well, how
are you? Am pretty good myself,
only l stopped couple Of pieces of
shrapnel, but was not wounded very
badly. Guess | will be back on the
job in a couple or three weeks. Am
in a French hospital and it is sure a
fine place. These little French nurses
are the real thing We started a
drive on the Germans in the morning
of the 18th and l was hurt about 7
p. m. on the 10Th. We sure are Civ
ing those Germans H but they
are entitled to it. We had driven
them back seven or eight miles when
/ had to call it quits. Guess our
troops are still going. Suppose you
will read about it in the papers be-
fore you get this. Was on a raiding
party the morning of the Fourth but
we didn't see many Germans. Guess
they were afraid our artillery would
celebrate by shelling their front lines
so pulled most Of their troops back.
The Germans run like H or hol-
Ter 'Kamerad' with their hands in the
air if an American looks at them.
"Paris is sure a real town but the
good old U. S. for me. Your friend,
Mac"
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board, is making extraordinary de-
mands upon the passenger car and
sleeping car equipment of the coun-
try, force the largest possible cur
tailment Of passenger train service.
The movements of troops and war ma
terials are, of course, of paramount
importance and must be given at all
times the right of way.
1t was hoped that the increase in
passenger rates recently made would
have the wholesome effect of reducing
unnecessary passenger traffic thru
out the country. The smaller the
number Of passengerslwho travel the
greater the number Of locomotives
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STATEMENT TO THE PUBLIC

Washington, D. c., Aug. 2O' I9to.
Complaints have reached me from
time to time Of overcrowded trains
and unsatisfactory conditions prevail
ING in some sections of the country
IN passenger train service: feel Ger
tain that there are grounds for some
of these complaints, but ! am sure
the public will be interested to know
that the reasons are twofold:
II First, the great number of troops
now being handled over the various q,
railroads between the homes and the
environments, between the dlfterent
environments and then to the sea-
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and cars and the larger the amount
of. track and terminal facilities that
will be freed for essential troop and
war material movements. Engineers
firemen and other skilled laborers will
also be released for service on troop
and necessary freight trains.
Among the many patriotic duties OF
the American public at this time is
the duty to refrain from travelling un-
necessarily. Every man, woman and
child who can avoid using passenger
trains at this time should do so.
earnestly hope that they will do so
Not only will they liberate essential
transportation facilities which are ne
cessary for war purposes, but they
will save money which they can in
vest in Liberty Bonds and thereby help
themselves as we'll as their country;
and the fewer who travel, the more
ample the passenger train service
will be.
may add that consistently with
the paramount demands Of the war
every possible effort is being made by
the Railroad Administration to supply
the largest possible amount Of COM
Portable and prompt passenger train
service.
w. G. McADOO,
Director General Of Railroads
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Grand total, expenditures and cash on
hand, to balance above total rscoi pts-$ 3SlH03
ROBr. WALDREF,
Treasurer Of Bell School District, No. 10,
Approved this 9Th day of July 1915
BY order of the District School Board:
OLIVER SAUGSTAD, President.
Attest: WIN. HECkER, Clerk.
CLERK 5 STArENiHNT OF IN DEBrEDNESS OF
DISTRICT
Total amount OF warrants OutStand-
ing June 20, 1918 1857 81
Total Indebtedness Of District June
80. 1918 4 23575I
Approved this Hth day OF July, 1913.
BY order OF the District School Board
VIM. HECkER, Clerk.
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Home demonstration agents are re-
ceiving the heartiest cooperation from
school boards in all parts of the
country. A large number of school
kitchens have been turned into can
ming centers this summer and the
home economics students of the high
schools are helping the agents with
the canning and drying work. Dry
ing frames have been made by the
boys in the manual training classes
of some of the schools, and special
instruction in both canning and dry
ing has been given to the girls by the
home demonstration agent or under
her supervision.
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Minot Printer Weds in Moorhead.

Fargo Courier-News: Judge of Pro-
bate Sharpe officiated at the mar
riage of George E. Mulvihill, Of Mi
not, N. d., and Miss Edith Kriessel,
of Pierce county, Wisconsin, late
Monday afternoon, The groom is a
well known newspaper man.
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fered broken leg and severe bruises
when horse he was attempting to
feed some wild oats kicked him. He
is recovering.
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8 9 9 @ @ @ &. @ 8 @ 9 o 3 9 . q .
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HORSE BREAKS BOYS LEG.
Dunn Center, N. D.-The small son
II Martin Cchulberg, Of this city, SUI
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When in need of Laxative, we
nave them here. A few that are very
good:
Squibb's EPSON Salts in IA h. boxes,
it is the purest that can be bought,
the bitter principle has been taken
Nujol, mineral oil; Shenolin,
mineral oil; Squibbs, purest Petro-
leum Oil, lad Salts, an efficient salt;
American Oil, Rochelle Salts, Sal He
patica, Sal Lapa, Saline Laxative,
Hinkle'S Pills, Pluto Water. Red Ra-
ven Splits, Aromatic Cascara, Milk
Magnesia-
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-08-22
TREASURER'S REPORT
For Bell School District, No. TO- County
of Ward State OF North Dakota for tho
year l9lI.lqlS

For Bell School District, No. TO- County
of Ward. State of North Dakota for tho
year l9l7-l9lS:
Cash on hand including sinking fund at
beginning Of school year. July l, 1917 4 1864
Total amount received during year
from the apportionment Of state
tuition fund 4666
Total amount received during year
from the apportionnent of county
tuition fund OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 22s54
Amount received during year from taxes
levied by District School Board -.---- %
Amount received during year from sale
of bonds. and from interest ------------ 81
Total receipts for year .------$ 34i39S
Grand total receipts for year, including
cash on hand july |, 1917 --------------S 39ls.S
EXPENDITURES
Amount paid during year for school
houses. sites and permanent i'm
provements ------~---------. 59s ~
Amount paid during year for apparatus 800
Amount paid during year for teachers'
salaries --------------- SiaGoE
Amount paid during year for salaries
and expenses Of school officers VIZ
Amount paid during year tor interest ON
bonds and warrants ---------- ~------- 2i5.b
Amount paid during year for trans
portatiou Of pups NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 1910
Amount paid during year for Incl
dental expenses. Observation-Disclosures lVo'll
Total expenditures furthe year--.------S 3S5G.54
Cash On hand, including sinking fund
Juuo 30, 1913 OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES bz.45
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v. j. kLUVER,
Treasurer Of Waterford School District 10. Ct.
Approved this 9th day OF July 1915
BY order of tho District School Board:
II. A. PARIS, President
Attest: MARYR PARIS, Clork
CDERKs STATEMENT OF iNDEbrEDNE ss OF
DISTRICT
Total amount of warrants Gu standing
June 30. 1918 -------------S $3.50
Total amount of bonds outstanding
June 30 1918 SOOOO 90
Total indebtedness of District Jnne
Approved this 9th day OF July 1913.
BY order of tho District School Board:
MARY R. PARIS, Clerk
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For Burt School District, No. l2S. County
of Ward, state OF North Dakota, for the
year l9l7.lolS.
RECEIPTS
Cash on hand including sinking fund, at
4 schnf,l .lnly lQl7
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For Eureka School District No 10, County Of
Ward State OF North Dakota for the year
19l7-l9lS:
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Total ssceipts for year -----.---s $685.
ca..I On hand JnIv |, 1917 - 1862. 3
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1918-05-24

June Woman's Home Companion
In the June Woman's Home
Communion is given the amazing
result of the Dime Drive for
climbing the wounds Of a sol
djer"-thirty thousand dimes,
which kept the mailing depart
ment showed under for days.
This issue also contains Marga-
ret Deland's second article on the
life in France today, and the first
mart Of Alexine Highlands char
ming and amusing story, "Oh,
Annicep The second install
ment is to appear next month.
Then there is the conclusion OF
"The Man from the Air" by
Frederick Grin Bartlett, anc
a
short stories by Elsie Singmas.
ter, Maria thompson Davless
Evelyn Gill Klahr and Evi
Strong. William A. Page tells a
bout The Movie Struck Girl
Thomas L. Mason has an inter
esting article on What is You
Scale of Living" and Mrs. Ann,
Steese Richardson writes abou
her visit to our sailor boys nea
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1918-05-24

Mrs. Gus Helbeck left this
morning for Pueblo, COL, after
a visit here with relatives. Miss
Carrie Guenther accompanied
her as far as Kansas City to
spend the day.
Mrs. w. M. Burke returned to
Kansas City this morning after
a visit with Mr.. and Mrs. E. B.
Campbell. Mrs. Campbell accom-
panied her home for a few days
visit.
Edwin Beisenherz returned
to jamestown this morning at.
ter a visit with his mother, Mrs.
VIM. Beisenherz.
Mrs. Ernest Hoffman, Mrs. jos
Golden and Mrs. ThomaS McIn.
tyre went TO Kansas City this
morning for a few days visit.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1918-05-24

Cape May.
There are other good depart
ments and a splendid picture sec
ton containing an interesting
full page on "Cold Pack Can
ming" by Alice Bradley. The
fashion department offers many
good and helpful suggestions.
In view of the latest request of
the Food Administration every
housewife will want to read "a
Week Without Wheat" There is
a timely garden article, and the
children are not forgotten, as
they have their Own Circus to
cut out.
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$4,000 $74,155.O5

Red Cross Benefit Every Bite.
The Red Cross benefit given
on Central College campus Tues
day evening was the cleverest
entertainment offered Lexington
people for many a day. The pro-
gram was in two parasitic
first, made up of patriotic and
popular numbers by w. M. A.
band and war songs and readings
with tableaux, by Central pupils,
was given with their usual sue
cess.
The major interest of the ev-
ening was centered in the Sec
Ond half of the program. The
Central girls, assisted by Went.
worth cadets gave as advertis
ed, a play entitled Every Bite
The play is unique in itself anC
does not diverge from it's incor
porated idea of food saving fol
war winning. We were introduc
ed to personfed Economy, Pa
triotism, Every Bite, Extrava
gance, Garbage Can, Whea
Meat, Sugar, Fat and all tn.
Wheat Substitutes. The pla,
provides for many graceful dane
es and pictures by the larg
number of characters. It wa
excellently given and throug.
the work of its participants tn
I'D. A, R. ladies, who sponsore
the performance, cleared S14
for the Red Cross.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1918-05-24
RED CROSS DRIVE
STILL GOING FORWARD
"Over the Top by Noon of The
First Day. $74,155 Report
ed Wednesday Night.

ed Wednesday Night.
Monday, May 10th, 1918, may
be remembered long II Lafay-
cite county as the day when it
established itself firmly at the
top in the Red Cross drive, by
completing and almost doubling
its quota in one day. The grow
ing unity of thought and sim
cerity of purpose to DO to the
finish was shown in no failing
terms when voluntary gifts to
such an amount were made,
where one year ago a smaller a.
mount was secured only through
solicitation.
The results of Mondays sue
cess were made possible largely
by contributions of people of
moderate means. Labor of all
kinds was conspicuous in its lib
eral giving.
The management Of the days
work and the organization for it
were attend to by j. c. McGrew
whose natural talent for detail
and organization combined with
boundless energy made possible
the splendid result.
Lafayette county with a quota
of $4,000 went "oyer the top
by noon, and when the day clos
ed $40, lat 90 had been subscrib-
ed.
The following table shows the
subscriptions reported from the
xyo v;ouo tomno Wadnaodov Di0b+
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1918-05-24

Miss Elizabeth English went
to st. Louis Wednesday evening
being called there by the death
of her sister-in-law, Mrs. L. R.
English.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1918-05-24

The Summer Term at the
Chillicothe Business College
opens June Bird and this big, pop
ular institution is preparing for
the greatest summer attendance
in its history.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1918-05-24

Carl Pet sch came in from Col
umbia w ednesday evening to
visit hons folks.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1918-05-24
USE MORE POTATOES.

CLIP consume the
1917 record break
ing potato crop.
Govern ment ex-
perts have esti
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1918-05-24

We are authorized to announce
E. M. THOMAS
as a candidate for Presiding Judge
Of the County Court, subject To- the
action of the Democratic party at the
primary, August 6, 1918.
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War Substitutes.
Economy for Waste.

Cooperation for Criticism.
Knowled ge Of Prices for Cos
sip about Profits.
Cornmeal and Oatmeal for
Wheat.
Fish for Beef and Bacon.
Vegetab3 lie Oils for Animal
Fats.
The Garden Hoe for the Golf
Stick.
Perform ance for Argument.
Service for Sneers.
Patriotic Push for Peevish Pu-
erilitieS.
Perishab ole for Preservable
Foods.
Greater Production for a Ger
man Peac e.
The Beef You Do not Eat for
the Rife You can Not Carry.
Conserv alton for Conversation
Common Sense for Common
Gossip.
Marketing for Telephoning.
Product on for Pessimism.
-Canadla Food Bulletin.
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Weekly
Allowance
Per Person.

Meat-Reef tfresh. sailed, tin
ned aud hashed) mutton.
lamb and veal tmuttOn by
preference) .............. ~ lbs
Butter ..................... V ID.
Cooking Fats margarine, lard,
lard substitutes. vegetable
oils) ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. u ID.
Wheat Flour flor use In cook.
Ing gravies, etc. where
corn starch, cracker dust
or bread crumbs cannot be
substltuted) ............. Y Id.
Victory Bread Containing at
least 20 per cent. Of a sub.
stitute for wheat -FOUR .... ~ lbs.
Sugar ~tineluding all sugar
used On the table and In
cooking and all sweatmeats
and candies, but not that
used for canning and pre-
serVlng) Y 10.
The items listed above are the only
Ones which are definitely limited. In
the case of milk and cream, as much
may be used ms necessary, and chill.
dren, of course, must have their full
allowance OF whole milk. Fish and
poultry, any cereal other than wheat,
vegetables and fruits and cheese may
be used as freely as is desired.
The above ration is In no wise In.
tended to supplant the Home Card
hut rather to supplement It. It has
been published with the Idea that II
will be a very real aid to the Amerl
can woman In her splendid effort t
carry out the great food conservation
program.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1918-05-24

VIZ are authorized to announce
JOSEPH KUEHLS
as a candidate for County Collector,
subject to the action of the Democrat
ic party at the primary, August 6,
1918.
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W. are authorized to announce
f. L. CARTER
as a candidate for County Collector,
subject to the action of the Democrat
is party at the primary, August 6,
1918.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1918-05-24
WOMEN ASK FOR
RATIONIKG PLAN
American Women Volunteer TO
Buy FIXED Amounts OF Meat,
Bread Flour, Sugar
ana Butter.
Plan STARTED IN NEW YORK.
lcea Supplements U. S. Food Admins
trauons New Home Gard Now
IN 10000, 600 Homes.

The women of America. who are
anxious to do their great part in the
winning of The war, are now, as a
whole. familiar with the most lmpor
a II aspects OF food conservation. The
Home Caro-, both m its original form
ana IN the revised edition for 1918,
Which provides for Two wheatless days,
one uieutless day a week. in addition
to d wheatless meal every day, has been
placed by the Food Administration aft
ei a vigorous campaign in lO'OOO,OOO
American homes. An intelligent and
Conscientious observance of the Home
Cards requirements is all the Food
Administration asks of the housewives
Of The country.
The Food Administration has had a
great many ,equests, however, particu-
lhrly from the homes of the welltO-do,
that IL should issue a worked out plan
fsr a voluntary system of %ratlOning.
This desire for a voluntary ration
springs from two csuses-first, be-
u i. is far simpler for the house.
wife to save food when she has a con-
crete working plan by which to pro
coed, and, second, because the loyal
women Of America desire, unselfshly,
to put themselves on the same basis
as the women Of the Allied countries
The ration proposed by the Food Ad-
mlnlstration is almost the same as
that adopted In England for voluntary
observance. All over the United King
dom. In hundreds of houses there
hangs in the front window a card with
the stirring pledge, AIN HONOR
BOUND WE ADOPT THE NATION
AL SCALE OF VOLUNTARY RA-
TONS"
The ration recommended by the
Food Administration, and adopted first
IN New York city, whence the idea has
spread through the entire country, ii
the following:
Weekly
Allowance