The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-07-24
Newspaper Story published by L. D. McGahan, Editor
Dakota State Journal, July H. 1919
YoumanS Gets Dose of |. W. W. Sabotage
He Prepared for Business Men Of Minot
Youlnans got his!


The local friend Of Art Lesueur's !. w. WIS was cum
ningly preparing dose W. W. sabotage for the bust
Of Minot and he had to take the dose himself
And Minot is unanimous in declaring that lounans
got just what he deserved and pity he didn't get
Grant Youmans one of the men who co-operated
with LeSueur Dorrnan and others prominent in the
management of the Nonpartsan League in causing the
W. w. riots in Minot in 1913. He had tried his fmfam
game Minot and didn't get away with it. He out to
ruin Minot and helped import gang Of l. w W. cut
threats to They planned wreck the city but the
memorable 'Minot Home Guards organized over night
and drove the T. W. WIS down Dewey Dormans Anarch
Island and then drove them Of the city louman
plans that time frustrated and he waited and
ed for the day when he could get Minot.
During the past few months he believed the day
hand. He helped few radicals to organize several
locals among the aborng class of Mno and expected to
WELD sufficient influence them reign OF ter
and inure Minot in business way. He out to
get" the business men of this city When of the
local business decided recognize Youmans 10
GALS, which organized for the purpose OF causing
trouble novel idea Of pickes decided upon by the
notorious Grant. He had signs reading This place is
unfair organized labor. Don't be scab, etc. prepared
and paid carry them in front of places OF business
whose propretors would bend the knee to Grant S
Yomans The First King of the Wobbles. Grant believed
he raising He'll in general with his signs lie was
happy;
and T. for the soldiers, and Youans believed would be
good time work the sign game overtime. SO he hired
one w W. to hang around the Leland Hotel corner with
banner directing visitors to keep from the Leland
The first day of the celebration passed and the W. w.
sign bearer got tired of his Job he Youmans Of
flee and demanded his for time put saying he
going quit Grant didn't him to quit 50 he refused
pay him off dispute followed Youmans tried to
bluff his follower, but the bluff didn't work The w. w.
demanded his money he'd start in and demon
strate W. w. sabotage. Grant figured he could still bluff
But the w. w. thought differently He gave Youmans
two minutes to come through. Youmans didn't. Then
Bif! Bang! - Bang!
The !. W. w delivered in true |. W. w. style
We didn't know how many times he hit Youmans but
Judging by Grants appearance when he hiked for train
late that night il must have been million That / w.
w. just Youmans face up something terrible and You
after visiting doctor beat Of town for while
He's still reported among the missing and probably will be
until his face regains it's normal appearance
The |. w. W. arred long enough to express his opin
ion of Mr. Youmans worker and then he blew
Probably Youmans will lay off his |. w W. friends
He got what coming to him, and Minot is glad
he got it He deserved more and he get Mnot
any with his T. w. w. pals he'll get That goes
for sure bet