davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-08-07
THE AMERICAN FLAG

The following piece stirring prose is the most widely pub
shed work from the of Lawrence Hodgson Larry Ho
Mayor of st. Paul has been published most every state in
North Dakota party recently told that they
it in a fashionable New York hotel
was written July 1918, just the time of tho Ger
American flag representing the American
Army receive its first test The Americans
rushed the front the tide OF the foe The spirit Of
the Army is revealed in the following work:
"It fabric of silk buntingno beautiful cloth
by It living thing pung with the
thobng ardor Of humanity glowing with ervor immortal
of love and dream 1t
looking 1t altar fragrant with
It garden wherefom nation wateed by the
pure heaven wherein the sanctifed
gathered the where reemen dwell 1t is the battle
field hereon Honor strikes its blow for the God It
flame sprgng injustice and wther the hosts OF
is that speaks with the eoquence Of graves
who died make it Purity and
He looks that Flag with ranomed eyes behds
the the faith of Lexington and Geys
bughe blazing Of the embatd farmers at Concord Bridge
death above the ruined Alamohe
OF Washington at Valley Fogthe agony OF Lincoln as ne paced
midnight horsand crownng a the swept faces 9f
boys who die today along hills of France The
Flag the Glory Of God shining the faces
of world made clean enough be the dwell
ing into exultation and
sacrifices into melody of For such Flag true will
live"
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-08-07
.LE SUEUR'S LETTER
R0USES SENATORS
Gr0nna Injects Forecast of North
west Revolt Into Record Over
Protest.

Washington, Aug. IA request by
Senator A. j. Gronna of North Dakota
to insert a letter in the Congressional
Record from Arthur LeSueur, predict
ing revolution in the northwest brot
protest from Senator John Sharpe
Williams of Mississippi, because, he
asserted, it was nothing short Of
bolshevism."
'It will go into the record if have
to read it myself" declared Gronna
with considerable heat
~ had no idea that the senator from
North Dakota indorsed it," Senator
Williams remarked.
Nelson Interjects Remark.
Senator Knute Nelson interjected
with the remark that LeSueur was re-
garded in Minnesota as frank social
ist." "Mr. LeSueur," he said, "is one
of the moving geniuses Of the Non
partisan league. He came as near be-
ing disloyal during the war as anyone
could and stay out of jail"
81 guessed as much from the letter."
said Senator Williams.
After the interchange the letter was
read by the clerk, but before this was
done Senator Gronna said he held no
brief for the Nonpartisan league, but
that "Mr. LeSueur is student of eco
nomics and his views might be of val
ue to the senate" No other senator
took issue with Mr. Gronna on this
statement.
Revolution is Predicted.
"Revolution is coming in the north
west soon unless something is done to
reduce the high cost of living" Le-
Sueur predicted. g'I have been among
the people-farmers and laborers -
and know that severe storm is brew
ing"
Treaty Objection Opposed.
The particular part of the letter to
which Senator Williams objected, COM
planned of the peace treaty, and urged
Senator Gronna to oppose it. "That
sounds like bolshevik propag ganda to
me-" said Senator Williams. "It ap
pears to bolster up bolshevism and |
am not willing that such things should
go into the Congressional Record"
"That's what it is," interjected SEN
ator w. H. King of Utah.
Senator Gronan hastened to defend
lie Sueur. ''Mr. LIE Sueur has never
been looked upon as bolshevist," he
said. "He is as good a lawyer as
there is on the floor of this senate"
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-08-07
TWO DOLAN CHILDREN
DROWNED IN A WELL
Ten -Year-Old Girl Presumably At
tempted to Rescue Little Brother
From Well and Both Drown.

Lying side by side in the Rowan
morgue are the little fve-year-old
son and the ten -year-old daughter,
the only children of Mr. and Mrs. Pat
rick Dolan, who were drowned in an
old open we'll on farm eight miles
northeast of this city at about two
o'clock this afternoon.
The father and mother had gone to
the field to shock grain and knowing
that the old open we'll was in the
field, warned the children to keep
away from it, but evidently out of
curiosity, they ventured near the
place. The parents missed the chill
dren and suspected that they might
have fallen into the we'll. Investi-
eating, they found their dear little
tots in the well, drowned. While no
one saw the terrible tragedy, it is
presumed that the little boy fell into
the we'll and that the sister gave up
her own life in an attempt to save her
little brother.
The father took the bodies from
the we'll, and C. H. Parker and Mrs.
M. T. Dalquist, who were returning
to Minot from the Parker farm north
of the city, were hailed and they brot
the bodies to the morgue, accompan-
led by the grief stricken parents. The
children had been dead too long for
the use of a pulmotor to be effective.
The accident was one of the saddest
ever recorded in this county and the
parents have the sincerest sympathy
of everybody.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-08-07
COUNTY AGENT REPORTS
SURPLUS OF LABORERS
High Glass Farmers From Montana
Have Flooded the Local Labor
Market.

Any fears Ward county farmers
may have entertained concerning
possible shortage of labor during har-
vest and threshing have been dispelled
by the influx of labor from the dry dis
tricts Of Montana, according to local
employment agencies.
During the week Minot has become
headquarters for great number of
harvest hands. These men-many Of
them reputable farmers in Montana
until successive "dry years" caused
them to leave-are apparently high
grade laborers, employment men said.
The county agent and others inter-
ested in the labor situation, have sug
gested that all farmers in need Of men
file applications directed to the office
of the county agent, or to the U. S.
employment bureau. In each instance
the number required and wages to be
paid should be stated.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-08-07
Making Progress With Mica Mine.

Making Progress With Mica Mine.
Dr. c. G. Hanson returned Sunday
from Alabama where he was in charge
of the development work for the Mi
not Mica Co. DR.. Hanson is enthus-
iastic over the prospects of the COM
pany. He said that the Minot COM
pany were driving a tunnel into the
master lode and would mine by drifts
from either side of this tunnel, stop
ping as the occasion required. Some
of the mines in that section are simply
open pit mines but the formation on
their property required the methods
which they are pursuing. A large COM
pressor drill has been installed and
already drilling and blasting is being
carried on extensively. A number of
buildings have been erected in which
to house their employees and it is reas-
enable to presume that by winter the
production will have reached a scale
whereby the run Of the mine will prac-
tically pay operating costs. DIR. Han
son was actively engaged at the mine
for two months and now that the work
is well along he left matters in charge
of John Arnott, who accompanied him.
Mr.. Arnott is an old experienced miner
and his selection will be gratifying
news to the stockholders residing here.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-08-07
cow WORTH
ITS WEIGHT IN GOLD
May Queen of Pomeroy, Registered
Guernsey, Gave Birth to Three
Calves in Year that Sold
for $1O5O.OO.

A Representative Of the Independent
drove out to Major Persons stock
farm last evening to inspect the new
tile silo which has just been completed.
This silo is worth seeing for it is the
first Of it's kind erected in western
North Dakota The silo is 14x4O feet
and has capacity of 1873 tons. The
old stave silo has a capacity of 96 tons
and the Major believes he will be able
to fill both silos as his corn crop. is
heavy. The new tile silo was erect
ed by a Minot mason who did fine
job Heavy irons extend around the
silo between each layer of tile. max
ing the structure very strong. Such a
silo ought to stand indefinitely.
The Major is preparing to erect a
large horse barn from tile and the old
cow testing barn.
Four men are employed at the farm
at the present time under the supervis-
ion Of the manager, John A. Sorenson.
There is plenty of work to do. Most
of the grain has been cut and stacked.
The cows must be MIXED three times
a day. At present eleven cows are be-
ing MIXED. These are all choice regis
tered Guernseys. Lura Bettina is the
champion Guernsey cow for the terri
tory west Of the Mississippi with a
record Of TAG pounds of butterfat in a
year. Another cow that is undergoing
the test is making almost as good a
showing, with something over 700
pounds Of butterfat to her credit. She
is the offspring of the herd bull on the
farm. which leads the Major to believe
that he has one of the classiest Guern-
sey bulls in the land The showing is
so good that none of the female prog
eny of this animal is sold from the
farm.
The demand for the stock from the
Person farm is such that calves are
shipped to various sections of the
United States at excellent prices. We
were shown young calf that had
been sold to a breeder named Hickcox
of Milwaukee, Wis, for $500.
The Major has COW that has made
a remarkable record She is May
Queen of Pomeroy, and within one
year, she has given birth to three
calves, including set of twins, which
have been sold for $1,O5O.00. 1t is a
trife hard to estimate the true value
of such a COW.
The cows are fed ensilage, grain,
and are run on the stubble fields. The
cattle barn is kept scrupulously clean,
so much so that Manager Sorenson's
feelings were a trifle hurt the other
day when woman visitor hesitated to
enter the barn for fear of getting her
pretty slippers dirty.
There are many visitors at the farm
daily, % autos visiting the place one
day, and a hearty welcome is extend
ed to one and all.
Major and Mrs Person and daughter
Elizabeth. are spending the summer in
cottage at the farm, the Major driv-
ing the three miles to Minot daily to
attend to his duties as president of
the Union National bank.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-08-07
N|N0T devil DOG"
LANDS IN new YORK
Hildor Ellison, Who Won Great Honor
for Bravery on Field of Battle
Will Soon be Home.

Hildor Ellison, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
E. Ellison, who was one of the 10000
marines of the famous Second Divis-
ion, which won the name of Devils
Dogs" by their bravery in battle, ar
rived in New York Wednesday from
France. Hildor is gunnery sergeant
of machine gun company of the 9th
Regiment, Second Division, and our
readers have already read the report
Of his being decorated for great brav-
cry displayed on the field Of battle.
Hildor took part in the great offensives
and was never seriously wounded. A
big parade has been staged for the
"Devil Dogs" for Friday and a great
demonstration will be given for them
at New York on August IL.
The following from the New York
Times gives some interesting facts
concerning the actions in which the
Minot "Devil Dog" took such a prom-
inent part: ~
Washington, July 28.-Announce-
ment was made tonight that the van
guard Of the famous Second Division
of regulars, including 10000 marines,
has sailed from Brest for the United
States. Included among these are the
marines who fought in the Verdun
sector, at Chateau Thierry, scissors,
Stimhiel, Champaign (Branc Mont,)
the Meuse-Argonne offensive, and who
marched to the Rhine with the, Amerl-
can army of occupation.
Many famous marine officers are re-
turning with their troops on these
transports. Among them are Major
Geo. John A. Lejeune and his staff
which consists of Lieut.. Col. Harry
Lay, Lieut.. Col. Hugh L. Matthews,
Major Maurice E. Shearer, Major
Ralph H. Keyser, Major C. L. T. Wal
Ter, Jr., Capt. Robert E. Nelson, and
Captain Luther w. Jones.
Here are some facts and figures fur
nished by the Marine Corps and made
public by Secretary Daniels tonight:
"The I'd Division captured the larg-
est number Of Germans of any of the
American divisions, 12,O26.
'The I'd Division suffered the great
est number of casualties of any of the
American divisions, 25,O78.
"The I'd Division captured about
one-fourth of the entire. number OF
prisoners captured by the A. E.. F.,
one-fourth Of the total number of
guns, and suffered about one-tenth OF
the number of casualties. Of these
casualties about half were marines.
"More than 600 D. S. C.'s were
awarded to the I'd Division, more than
100 per cent above the next highest
number awarded to an American divis-
ion. Of these more than one-half
were awarded to marines.
Besides the 800 crosses won by the
marines, in the I'd Division about 300
more were won by the marines in other
divisions.
"The Croix de Guerre has been
awarded to over 400 marines.
held in Nav Of this year, the I'd Divis-
ion stood the highest Of all the Amer.
lean divisions; the 5th Regiment Of
Marines stood the highest Of all regi-
ments, and Private Orville B. York
1S, Of the 5th Marines, won first prize
in the individual pistol match"
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-08-07
Let Contract for Corinth School.

Let Contract for COrinth School. !.
The contract for q new consolidated
school building north Of Corinth, Di-
vide coufty, was let Aug. 2 for $12,-
$50. to Christ Christianson. Oliver
& Uleberg Of Minot were awarded the
heating and ventilating contract. The
plans were furnished by Ira Rush, Mi
not architect.
The, bids for the consolidated school
at Stafford, west Of Sherwood, were
opened recently and the price, $27 900,
was considered higher than the board
cares, to spend. The building will not
be constructed this year.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-08-07
Find 30 Gallons of Whiskey.

The sheriff's office raided the Rena
Manning joint on Third street s. w.,
opposite the Home hotel Monday
night, securing 80 gallons Of ''nigger
booze" that had been carefully secret
ed beneath the floor. The dusky Rena
was nowhere in sight and she must
have suspected that something was
about to happen.
It is said that the officers were
clipped off" by man who had loaned
Rena some money which she would not
pay back.
In order to get the liquor, dresser
and q carpet had to be moved. Of
ficers believe that more Of the liquor
may be hidden beneath the floor.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-08-07
lLafe Flaten Back From New York.

Lafe Flaten Back From New York.
Lafe Flaten of the Minot Cloak 4
Suit Co. returned from buying trip
to New York Saturday. Lafe says
that it rsined for eight days while he
was in New York, the rainfall exceed
ing five inches. In speaking OF the
market conditions Lafe said that
prices on ready-to-wear are rising
daily. The supply is wholly made
souate to meet the demand and as 9
consequence the manufacturers and
iobbers are asking scandalous prices
Tor merchandise. They give the scare.
tn 81 materials and the high price Of
labor as an excuse for soaring prices.
Mr.. Flaten will leave Saturday for
Plentywood, Montana, where he Will
spend week or ten days recuperat-
irg from his trip.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-08-07
w. E. BYERLY OF VELVA IN
TERNAL REVENUE COLLECTOR
New District of North Dakota Great
ed-Formely Was part of the Dis
trict Including South Dakota.

W. E. Byerly of Velva has been ap-
pointed Internal Revenue Collector
for the new District of North Dakota,
which was formerly part Of the
South Dakota district and under the
supervision of James E. Coffey Of Alb
erdeen, S. D.
The position is very important and
the selection of Mr.. Bierly will meet
with the approval of host of friends
located thruout the Northwest.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-08-07
Sheriff scofield Rides in Airplane.

Art Scofeld, our popular sheriff.,
and father-in-law of Lieut.. Chester
jacobson, the aviator, has "done went
and done" the deed. He was given his
first ride in the airplane Tuesday ev-
ening and declares that it's great.
jacobson makes number Of flights
each evening and last evening took
half. dozen people up. Racing with
trains along the G. N and the 500 is
mild sport for him. The other even
ing he played with an incoming pas
senger train on the G. N, dipping
gracefully everytime the engineer
footed.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-08-07
Minot Citizen Said to Have Cleared
$685., S,OOO.OO on Flax

The story is going the rounds That
one of Minot's wealthiest citizens,
who has been dabbing in the fax
market, sold his flax for around $500
,bushel one day this week, making
clean profit of around $4.0O BUSH
ell, and making snug little profit of
$685., 100000. The above mentioned
citizen is just as talkative about his
good fortune as clam.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-08-07
SUNDAYS RAIN BENEFITS
THE LATE CROPS


Welcome showers fell Sunday night
and early Monday morning benefitting
late crops materially. According to
the government record kept by w. /.
Faris, .53 Of an inch fell in Minot Sum
day and Monday. This has caused .
big Improvement in the condition Of
the late wheat, fax, oats, millet. corn,
potatoes and pastures, which had been
suffering from the long, dry hot spell.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-08-07

Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar F. Brooks have
moved to Burlington where Mr.. Brooks
will have charge Of the mining opera
tions at the Wallace mine, having leas-
ed this property recently.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-08-07
Minot Women Bowl.

An interesting bowling match was
held in Granville Tuesday evening be-
tween Mrs. w. F. Jones and Mrs. A..
F. McI.ain Of this city. The former
won in Z very closely contested match,
tho the large crowd that witnessed the
contest were about evenly divided as
to their ability.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-08-07
Surplus Of Laborera

There appears to be . SURPLUS q
lahorers in Minot and vicinity inst
now. Scores Of men are hanging
around the local employment office
looking for Jobs.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-08-07
Minot Won Two Games From Car.
fin4ton and Lost One.

Minot took two out of series of
three games played with Darlington.
Friday evenings game proved some
what Of surprise when the visitors
won 8 to 2.
Minot won Saturdays game 8 to 0
and won che Sunday game with the
same score. Large crowds enjoyed the
excellent games.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-05-11
FORCES
WHIP BOLSHEVIKI
Three Sectors Are Scenes of
Fighting. Says War Re-
port in London.
By United Press

By United Press
LONDON. May 10.-Allied forces
have inflicted additional defeats on
the bolsheviki on three north Russian
sectors. ne war office announced
today
ION May 3, our positions ou the
Vaga river were heavily bomoarded
with 800 shells. reported Gen.
Irouside. British commander in the
Archangel region. our artillery
and rifle lire broke up TWO
infantry attacks. We suffered only
slight casualties.
ION May 8 we conducted a sue
cessful raid. our infantry cooperating
with our gunboat hotilla on the
Tulgas. We took several prisoners
and machine guns"
Gen. Maynard, British commander
on the Murmansk front, made the
following report;
ION May 5 the shore of Lake
Segoziero was cleared of the boil
sheviki. Much credit is due Ameri-
can railway troops for repairing the
line as Ear as Mailskaya. To the
eastward Russian troops occupied
Tolekina. D~anilovskoe and Mort
kayamaielga."
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-05-11

the forces ,n France for the six
power artillery glass alone was ap-
proNImately 100000 pairs and 1OC,-
600 pairs were shipped from the
United states.
The report devotes considerable
space to discussion OF the progress
made in motion picture photography
during the war. BY these means.
IT is pointed out, the signal corps
has created "a new kind Of history
of the war. a history written en-
tirely in pictures for future genera
tiOns TO scan"
Carrier pigeons, never before en-
ployed extensively in the American
army, were widely used in France.
More than $4,000 were purchased
and trained for that service and
the report adds that "iD @Ctual use
on the field the pigeons delivered
more than % per cent OF the mes
sa yes entrusted 20 them. flying safe
Iy through the heaviest she'll and
gas barrages.'
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-05-11
ASSEMBLY.
To MEET MONDAY.
TO DISCUSS PACT.
Terms UnhearabIe," Says
Government DeCreeing
week of Mourning"
BY United Press

BY United Press
BERLIN. May 9-The national
assembly VIII meet here Monday TO
discuss the terms OF the peace-trea-
~.
The government is depending up
on Tho ability Of its representatives
IN Versailles TO induce the allies to
accept countcr-proposals and per
nit oral discussion. however. as
Konsantin F%ehrenbach. head OF the
national assembly has already de-
clared on behalf Of political leaders
that the present terms cannot be
accepted.
The peace terms are ~unbearable
and cannot be put in practice, de-
clared a proclamation issued By the
government today. Unlimited vio-
lence would be done TO Germany.
Fresh hatred and killing would re-
suit from such a peace
Radicals Demand Peace.
The German people. according to
advices received here. are dumb
founded and panic-stricken by the
terms, with the exception Of the
radicals who demand immediate
peace on any basis.
The government has decreed a
weeks period Of mourning through
out the country. ~instructing the
people to attend no theaters o en-
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-05-11
WORK Of
SIGNAL CORPS
Enormous Amount of Equip
ment Needed. Official Re-
ports Show.

WAsHINGTON May Ii-Omcial
reports on signal corps equipment
for the war made public today.
that one special form Of tele-
phone wire. unbuown 20 commercial
use before the var. was being turned
out al the rate Of 90 900 miles a
month at a cost OF nearly $1,000
600 when The armistiCe was signed.
The American telegraph ard tele-
phone system in France totalled
20 900 miles when the fighting end
ed. this being the semi-peruauent
installations. When lighting vas at
its peak. the corps was a~pproNima-
ting the use Of $4,000 miles of out
post wire "a month iu addition one
development OF the war being the
necessity for two wire circuits for
front line operations to- prevent the
enemy from listening i'm on the
old style single wire equipment
Wire wastage was enormous AS &C.
had 10 be abandoned whenever an
advance was made
Had special Telephones.
There had been set zap m France
last November. 2S2 American tele-
phone exchange with 1885 lines
reaching 90 $3.50 stations. Even
the telephone instruments used
were OF special design. combinins
both telephone and telegraphic
communication and the production
OF these in the quantity needed was
u problem in itself.
At the close of hostiIities the
United States had 1873 fully equip
ped telegraph stations i'm France.
which were handling a daily aver
age OF 43.845 messages of so words
each during the last days of the
sighting. or within about 5000 of
The peak load.
Needed Field GLASSES.
An instance OF the enormous de-
mand thai developed for field glass
rs. lenses for which before the war
largely were obtained from Ger
many. lies in the work of the
Bausch and Lomb Co. Rochester.
y. Y. which beginning with a ca
pacity of 1.SCo pairs Of field glasses
81 wear in 1914 had reached an out
pun Of $500 pairs q week by Jan
wary. 1919. Similar expansions of
facilities were necessary I'm many
other plants The reaui~ement of