The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-09-26

and is the picture of health. He ia
engaged in experimenting the con-
struction Of Is miles Of graveled high
way for the county in Idaho. a
Shock threshing will be practically
over by the last of the week and a few
stacks OF grain will be cleaned up
next week. Farmers are now ready
to do some fall blowing, but thew
ones are waiting for rain. Farmers
have learned never to pillow their land
when it is too dry. The ones who
have learned from experience say
that they would rather let their horses
stand idle for they'd be money ahead.
Irwin Garnsey from south of the
city has finished threshing, his wheat
averaging six or seven bushels. This
is not a big crop, but Mr.. Garnsey
says that had he plowed his land in
the fall, when it was so dry, he would
not have cut any of the crop.
X. Salisbury and son from south Of
Norwich were in the city Monday.
Mr.. Salisbury is in one Of the dryest
belts this year and the crops are very
light. Wheat is running around two
or three bushels to the acre and other
crops accordingly. Many fields were
not even cut. Mr.. Stalsburg has %
head of fine work horses which he will
be compelled to feed during the WIN
ter. He offered some of them for sale
to agents for the British government,
but he was offered only $125 for the
best five-year-old on the place and
would not take it. He says that it
does not pay to raise horses to sell
now and he predicts that within few
years there will be great scarcity
of horses in this country. Mr.. Stalls
burg says that it has been so dry that
it does not pay to sow rye now, nor
pillow. In his opinion, farmers had
better let their plows stand idle than
to pillow ground when it is dry.
Help Name Warship-
Mary Pickford at Orpheum Next Week
Mary Pickford's next appearance in
an Aircraft picture will be an adapt
alton by Frances Marion of "Amarilly
of Clothes Line Alley" from the novel
by Belle X. Mandates. This is said
to be the funniest photoplay in which
"America's Sweetheart" has ever ap-
peared in, but while the story con-
ssts principally of amusing incidents
it is full of simple, homely philoso-
ply and endeavors to show that peo-
pie from the environments of Clothes
Line Alley can never mix happily with
the upper stratum of society.
The famous stars last appearance
on the screen was in a dual role in
"Stella Maris," in which she scored
sensational triumph. "Amarilly of
Clothes Line Alley" which will be the
attraction at the Orpheum theatre on
Monday and Tuesday, is expected to
this success, as the scenario
is by the same author, and the pro-
duction was directed by Marshall Mel
Ian, the same combination responsible
for "Stella Maris."
If You Can't Fight-Buy Bonds
Minot Soldier WEEDS Scotch Lassie.
Clyde Swigart, Of this city, who is
in the aviation service in France, was
recently married to a fair Scotch las
sic whom he met in the land Of the
heather. Clyde was stationed in
Scotland for about six months, where
he met his bonnie lassie, and they
were happily married shortly before
he left for France, where he is now
stationed Clyde writes that when the
war is over, he will bring his wife
back to Minot, the U. S. government
having made provisions for returning
the soldiers and their wives to this
country at the close Of the war. Mr..
Swigart was employed in the Minot
postoffice for years and is regarded
very highly.
Beat the Hun-Buy Bonds
Railroad Men Like to Work for Uncle
Sam.
Railroad men in Minot say they like
the new arrangement of working un-
der the government regulations. There
has been scarcely man relieved
from duty since the government took
charge and they do not get as many
black marks against their records as