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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-04-10
BETTER Than HALF
A MILLION DOLLARS
FOR COUNTY ROADS
Commissioners Adopt Resolutions
Providing for 100000 Permanent
Roads Program for Coming
Three Years.

The Ward county commissioners
Wednesday afternoon passed resolu7
tion providing for 5000 900 perma-
nent road building program for Ward
county for the coming three-year per-
iod. Mr.. Craig, of the state highway
commission, was present and explain
ed fully the manner in which the mon
ey will be expended.
Ward county has asked the federal
government for $500 900 Of this am
,ount, which is part of an appropria-
tion made by the United States gov
ernnaent for the building Of permanent
roads. North Dakota has been allot-
ted a certain amount and Ward county
has been allotted $3.50 900 government
road aid. "A, number of the counties III
the state will not take advantage Of
Uncle Sans generous offer, conse-
quently the money they could have
secured will be divided among the
counties that will build the govern
ment roads. The Ward county COM
missoners believe that in this way,
they will be able to secure the $780,
900. The state will pay $3.50, 900 and
the county will raise $3.50 900 by tax
alton, making the total fund Of $780, :
900 which will be expended under the
direction Of government road build
ers and thr state highway commits
sion.
The county commissioners were
unanimous in passing the resolution.
The assessed valuation Of the county
is approximately sac, ,O0O, 900. The
commissioners have provided for q
levy Of three mills for the years 1919,
1920 and 1921, which ought to fur
nish the required fcounty's share. In
ease thatsthe three mills will furnish
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-04-10
LEAGUE WIVES FORM CLUBS
TO ID EB A TE' IS u E S
Over 100 Persons Attend Current
Events Discussion at Bergen.

The Woman's Nonpartisan League
Auxiliary has organized a debating
league thruout the northwest. There
have been some splendid matches
thruout this section. There were over
one hundred attendants at the Bergen
debating club Saturday. The Falsen
club has been appearing be-
fore large crowds.
Other towns in this section have or
ganized under this leadership. The
present and most vital subjects of the
day are discussed. This is splendid
manner of interesting the younger
generation and keep them informed in
up to the minute affairs, both of the
nation and community. Governor
Frazier has expressed his appreciation
of this splendid work that is being
done.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-04-10

G. C. Mackenroth, county sheriff
of Williams county, picked up boy II
years old at Trenton the first Of the
week who was trying to run away
from his home at Minot and had Cal
ifornia in mind as his destination. The
boys father is an engineer in -four
mill at Minot. When discovered by
Sheriff Mackenroth he was carrying
q suit case and was armed with %
rifle and had 81. He had come as far
as Williston on the train and walked
to Trenton. He was returned to his
home at Minot Tuesday morning in
the care Of the conductor Of the train.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-04-10
Berthold Man Sells $4,000 Worth of
Spuds.

Billy Roberts, potato king from
Berthold, was in the city yesterday.
Billy grew 100 acres of >cSatoes last
year and has 80 cars which he is get
ting ready to ship. He has sold them
for $1.3O per hundred. He has the
White variety left. The 80 cars will
bring him about $4,000, which is a
tidy little sum-even for Berthold
bachelor. Billy hired the crop plant
ed. tended and harvested and recently
built huge potato warehouse at
Berthold at a cost of $45,00O.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-04-10
Eldon Whites Mother Seriously III.

Eldon Whites Mother Seriously iii.
Eldon White left for Medford, Ore,
Saturday morning, called by the pre-
carious illness Of his mother, who is
rs years of age. Mrs. White has been
suffering from cancer of the bowels
for long time and has been confin-
ed to her bed for weeks. She is re-
ceiving care in the Sisters hospital in
Medford. Mrs. White made her home
with her son in Minot until last jan
uary, accompanying her other son,
Ed, to his home in Medford.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-04-10
Haskelrs Brother is Made Captain

Haskell's Brother is Made Captain.
H. L. Haskell has received word
that his brother, Lieut.. Abe I. Haskell,
has been made a Captain. Capt. Has
kell is a member Of the Medical Re-
serve Corps and is only 81 years Of
age. The Twin City papers recently
printed his pcture, with a fine write
up. giving an account of King George
of England comforting the war cross.
Capt. Haskell graduated from the I'm
iversity of Minnesota, medical de-
partment, in 1916. His friends have
reason to feel proud of his war rec
ord. He is expected to visit Minot'
shortly after his return to America,
which will be at an early date.
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Mrs. Henry Medic Buried at Norwich.

Mrs. Henry Medjie Buried at Norwich.
Miss Wilimina Schoenamann,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
Choenamann, was born near Friede-
berg, Germany, December Z, 1846.
When fourteen years old she came
with her youngest brother to the
United States. They lived one year
in New Jersey, and then moved to
Manistee, Michigan. Miss Schoena-
mann was there married to Henry
Medic in the year 1873. TO this
union were born Ida and John, de-
ceased; Ernest, of Harlem, Montana;
Mrs. Sophia Ekstrom, of Sawyer; Mrs.
Rose Erwin, of Harlem, Montana; and
Edward Medic, of Harlem, Mont.
The family moved west and settled
in Iowa in March, 1890. Fourteen
years later they moved to North Dako-
ia and settled at Norwich. Mr.. Medjie
died September Is, 1910, and was
buried at Norwich.
Mr.. Medjie was widower with three
small children when he married Miss
Schoenamann. They were given all
the love and care that any mother
could have given. They grew to ma
turity and are still living. They are,
Mr.. William Medic, of Norwich, N.
d.; Mrs. N. o. Ryburn of Rockwell,
Iowa; and Mrs. C. s. Robinson of Bel
mont, Iowa.
Mrs. Medjie, since her husbands
death, has been living with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Rose Irwin, at Harlem, Mon
tana. She has been in failing health
since November, and passed away in
Minot at 2:30 p. M, Saturday, March
20. Mrs. Medic is survived by the chill
dren above mentioned and by young
er brother, Mr.. Fred Schoenamann,
who lives at Britt, Iowa; by fourteen
grandchildren, and by many old time
friends
The funeral was held Wednesday,
March 2, from the church in Norwich,
DR.. C. l.. Clifford, pastor of the Metho-
dist church in Minot, officiating. He
preached a comforting sermon from
the text John 6:6S, and the local
choir rendered appropriate music. All
the children above mentioned were
present but one. The remains were
laid to rest beside those of her hus-
band in the Norwich cemetery.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-04-10
Hsart Of Humanity a Great Picture

Heart of Humanity. one of the
greatest motion pictures ever produc-
ed, was shown at the Lyceum theatre
four nights last week. the attendance
at each performance being large. It
is story of Canadian mother who
sent her five sons to fight for human
ity and but one of them came back.
The battle, scenes are among the most
realistic ever produced on canvas. An
excellent six piece orchestra added
much to the entertainment. Manager
Grimmer made a hit with this produc
ton.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-04-10

The county superintendents from
the northwest will meet with Miss
Minnie Nelson, state superintendent,
in this city April 19, to discuss plans
for the coming session Of the summer
school at the Minot Normal.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-04-10
more money than is required, the 1921
levy will be cut down.

more money than is required, the 1871
levy will be cut down.
The roads cannot all be built in one
year. During the year 1919, the only
road that will be built from this fund
will be the Minot- Burlington road and
work is expected to start on this high
way soon. The Minot- Burlington
road will probably be q more expen-
sive highway than any of the others
for the reason that when this road is
built, practically all of the coal from
Burlington consigned to Minot will be
hauled to this city with trucks. The
roads will be "a feet wide with firm
rock foundation and built up with an
even grade, sloping off from the CEN
ter so that the highway will be in as
good condition as paved streets at
periods of the year. The commission
ers will provide men to take care Of
the roads after they are once built,
for permanent road needs attention
similar to the attention that is given
a railroad by the section men.
The permanent roads will be built
along the state highways only. One
Of the roads will be the Green trail
leading up from the valley thru Saw
yer, Logan, Minot, Burlington, Tasker,
Foxholm, Carpio, Donnybrook and
Kenmare. The road from Kenmare to
Bowbells will be changed slightly,
running straight north of Kenmare
for several miles, then west into Bow
bells.
The other road to be built will be
along the Roosevelt highway, thru
Surrey, Minot, Des Lacs, Lone Tree,
Berthold, and west to the county line.
This trail which formerly extended
thru Tasker, will be slightly changed.
The other state highway runs from
the southern part of the county at
Max north thru Minot to the county
line, joining the Mohall highway.
'inere is a state highway road in the
southern part of Mountrail county.
The highway will be extended west
thru a point south of Plaza, a mile
and a half south of Makoti, straight
thru Ryder, little north of Douglas,
to Max. This plan appears perfectly
satisfactory to the Ryder delegation
which appeared before the state high
way commission.
The commissioners believe that the
100000 will build approximately 1876
miles of highway.
Ward county by taking this action
will secure the state aid of $4,000
from the automobile fund that other
wise could not be secured.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-04-10
Miss Gilmore Quits After Five Years

Miss Rita Gilmore, who has been
connected with the mechanical depart
ment of the Ward County lndepen-
dent for the past five years, resigned
her position Saturday night. During
all that time Miss Gilmore was alb
sent scarcely day and she is regard
ed as exceptionally capable. The In
dependent parts with her with the ut
most reluctance.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-04-10
Grimmer Sewers Connection With
Lyceum.

H. Grimmer has severed his con-
nection with the Lyceum Theatre,
which hereafter will be under the
Of Frank Num-.
Mr.. Grimmer has made an enviable
record with his work in connection
with the Minot moving picture houses
and his many friends trust that he will
not leave the city.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-04-10
Big Lyceum Number Saturday Even.

Clarence Burgderfer, a noted char.
acterist. will appear at the high school
auditorium on the night Of Saturday,
April IL. as one Of the Lyceum num-
bers Of the Minot Normal school,
He is the biggest laugh OF the sea-
son and number from this city who
have already enjoyed his entertain
ment, say that no one should miss this
treat. MA I'll a @
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-04-10
Card Of Thanks

The undersigned wish to take this
opportunity of thanking their many
neighbors and friends for their kind
assistance and sympathy in their re
cent sad bereavement.
j. w. McCahan and Family.
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The Minot schools are having their
annual weeks spring vacation this
week.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-28
New TO Appeal
To Senator for Aid
'Spcctc{ C0rrespondorce

Spccicl Correspondence
LOS ANGELES. Sept. 27.-United
States Senator Harry S. New. of lndi
annapolis, probably vii! be asked with
in a short time to aid the defence of
Harry S New. jr.. confessed slayer Of
his sweetheart, Freda Lesser. New
claims to be q son of the Senator.
Mrs. Lille Burger, News mother,
who disclosed what she said was
thirty-year old romance with Senator
New, is anxious that he come to her
sons defence. according to informa-
ton from an apparently authentic
source When Mrs. Burger reached
Los Angeles from the East, following
her sons dramatic confession of the
Staying of the Lesser girl, she an
nounced that Senator New would not
be asked to help to save New from the
gallows. Difficulty in arranging for an
adequate defence of her son is said to
have caused Mrs. Burger to decide to
appeal to Senator New for help.
It is said that Lecompte Davis. one
Of the attorneys for New. will leave
Los Angeles shortly for Indianapolis
TO confer with the Senator. Mr.. Davis
admitted that he might make a trip
East
New-York tribune., 1919-09-28

punishment Of these criminals. hns
justified the revolutionists and anar-
chists III looking upon him as their
friend.
Radicals Cheered by Views
His dcclaratio, for the democratic
cation of industry is used bv the ex-
treme radicals in the labor union
movement as the basis of their de-
mand that the railroads of the coun-
Try shall be purchased at public ex-
tense and put under control of The
employees, which means under control
of their unions.
The President stated on March in
New York that we should sacrifice the
united States, and he seems to be in n
la TAR way of accomplishing his purpose
mat purpose, as stated by him, is in
ternat tlonallsm.. or, as he expresses it,
tne yolnlnS Of our fortunes with the
fortunes OF men everywhere He has
set the Italian nation in turmoil. He
invited sedition and insurrection in
italy by appealing to the Italian people
over the heads of the Italian govern
ment.
AS a result of his unwarranted in
serference in the Fiume controversy he
has brought the Italian nation to the
verge OF civil war. Without the re-
inotest anthorlty he has sent to par
ticipate in the controversy over Fiume
and in the fighting which now seems
imminent there American marines and
American ships of war. They should
be Withdrawn Immediately. There is
no authority for their presence there.
It is an affront to friendly nation
and is violation Of every prcrogativc
of the American people. No warrant
or authority whatever has been given
to the President to make war upon the
Italian people or any part of them.
They are our friends, and we should
observe our duty at least as ncutrals
II not as Allies in the recent war.
Attacks on Opponents Denounced
"The statements of the President in
his recent tour have been full of
charges that those who oppose his plan
to sacrifice the United States in a union
New-York tribune., 1919-09-28

for nearly year. Formal peace should
have been ratified at least eight months
ago. The President says that it is very
important there should be formal rat
iication Of peace. If so, why has he
delayed the ratification of peace, or
even the formulation of peace terms,
for the greater part of year, first at
Paris and then here, by incumbering
the peace treaty with a constitution
for permanent international congress
of labor and the constitution for q
centralized and despotic world govern
ment called league of nations, neither
OF which is essential or proper as part
of the peace treaty, and both of which
are, through the influence Of the Presi-
dent, responsible for the delay of
formal peace, and largely responsible,
together with the encouragement given
by the President to communism, for
the social and political disorder Of this
country and of Itay, Russian and other
nations"
New-York tribune., 1919-09-28
Wilson Called
world Menace
BY oindexter
Senator Asserts President
Is Fomentor of Anarchy
in Speech Prepared for
Queens County Meeting

United States Senator Miles Poin-
dexter, of Washington, last night
charged President Wilson with being q
fomentar Of revolution and anarchy in
all countries, and world menace. His
attack was contained in typewriter
manuscript issued just before he made
his appearance as the principal speaker
at mass meeting and rally Of Re-
publicans Of Queens County, at Ivan
hoe Park, Ridgewood.
Senator PoindeXter departed from
the manuscript in the speech he made
to a thousand men and women, and
confened himself to an offensive
against the league Of nations along
familiar lines. Mention of the league
was greeted with prolonged Kisses.
In his prepared speech, Senator Poin-
dexter said, in part:
"The President is the worlds worst
menace. The Reds Of the world re-
gard him as their leader. His abuse
of power in coming to the rescue Of
the dynamiter Mooney in California,
the murderer Eilstrom in Utah, the
anarchist Robert Minor in France, and
in attempting, and succeeding to some
extent, to set aside the processes Of
civil and military justice in the
New-York tribune., 1919-09-28
Tour a Greater Triumph
For Wilson Than His Cause
Women and Children Provided Most of Cheers
and Warmth of His Welcome, but Close Observ-
Doubt He Won Many Converts to League

sec the President. In nearly every IN
stance, the committee Of arrangement g
contained more Republicans than Dem
ocrats, lending support to the saying
that the greeting was to the President
as President and was non partisan.
In view of these facts, the tour may
be sonsidcred n personal triumph of
magnitude. The political effect is
rroblematical. Governor Shoup, of
Colorado, told The Tribune correspond
ent that the President had helped
along his cause, and that his address
was educational; that the people had
not understood until they heard him
what the league of nations really was.
This was made clear also at Salt
Lake, where the vast Mormon Taber-
nacle audience received q rcproof from
the President for applaudng the stand
of the opposition Senators before the
President had made it clear TO them
just what was involved in such op-
position.
1t goes without saying that Senator
Hiram w. Johnson, Of California, has
an uphill fight on his hands in his ma
tive state in trying TO controvcrt the
Presidents position, because for months
the people of his state have been as
surcd by even the Republican press
that the league should DC adopted as it
stands. On the whole it probably is a
fact that while sentiment is not crys-
tallized either for or against the treaty
crystallized in California, Oregon and
Washington.
Soldiers Oppose Treaty
One thing more should be said in
summing up the situation, and it is
that the returned soldiers, generally
speaking, are almost to u man opposed
to the treaty as it stands, because the
government in it's Interpretation of the
nations obligations under Article X
might find it necessary to send an
American army to Europe. The Trib-
une correspondent talked to soldiers In
nearly every city, and in not a single
instance did he find one in favor of an
international agreement that might
cause him to shoulder his gun and take
ship for Europe. The unanimous YER
dict seemed to be, we have had enough
Of Europe"
1t probably is true that very much of
the sentiment in favor of the treaty
created by the President in the last
three weeks is susceptible of change or
modification by persistent educational
campaign. If. for instance, the Ameri-
can Legion in it's national convention
in Minneapolis, if the treaty should be
pending then, conveying the sentiment
of thousands of it's members, should
see ut to go on record against any pol
ICY involving the sending of an Ameri-
can army to foreign countries, the ef-
feet of such stand among the voters
would be farreaching, and might en-
tirely neutralze the effort put forth
by the President in the last three weeks
to convert the masses to his way of
thinking.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-28
johnson Urged to Quit
Fight by California1,s
Judges, Officials and Business
Men Wi'e Him People De.
recsM Treaty Be Ratified

WASHINGTON, Sept. Ex-senator
Johnson, Republican, of California, is
asked in telegram signed by judges,
state officials and business men of CAL
iforna to withdraw his opposition to
ratification of the peace treaty The
telegram, made public here to-day by
the League to Enforce Peace, said in
part:
Owe have heard tie Presidents mes
sage on the peace treaty and tire league
Of nations. We have also considered
carefully all the objections offered TO
ratification. We are convinced that the
treaty should be ratified without
amendment or reservations. The objec-
tions to ratification are not weighty
and should not hold US back. We ap-
peal to. you to withdraw your opposi-
tion. We are confident that in this we
speak for an overwhelming majority
of the people Of California and that
Your present position does not repre-
sent them truly"
Signatures to the telegram included
the names of f. NJ. Aneellotti, Chief
Justice, and Warren Olney, jr.. Curtis
D. Wilbur and Lucier Shaw, associate
justices of the California Supreme
Court; Benjamin lde Wheeler. presi-
man Wilbur, president of Leland Stan
ford University; Judges Maurice r..
Doolng and William c. Van Fleet Of
the Federal Court; Judge Frank Y.
Britain, of the Appellate Court; WIN
G. Wood, State Superintendent Of Pub
lie Instruction; Charles D. Blaney, for
mer president of the State Highway
Commission; Ralph 2. Merritt, Federal
1ood administrot ton; Judge George A..
Sturtevant, of the Superior Court; A.
J. Pillsbury, chairman Of the State In
dustrial and Accident Commission; Ed
vim @. Edgcrton, chairman Of the State
Railroad Commission; Frede rick S. Nell
son, president OF the Advertising Club,
and Frederick II. Whitton, president Of
The Commercial Club.
Senator Johnson now is en- route to
California and other Western states to
resume his speaking campaign against
the treaty and league of nations.