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rs Million Campaign this institution
will receive $5OO,000 for the erection
of additional buildings and $5O0,OO0
for an endowment that will enable
the sanatorium to minister to those
! INDECENT patients who are unable to
pay for treatment.
That there is an imperative need
for an institution of this character
Is shown in the fact that all institu.
tions in the South and Southwest for
the treatment of tuberculosis have a
total capacity of only S,757 beds, or
one bed for only one person out Of
every sixty in this section who are af-
flicted
Everything connected with the Bap.
tist Sanatorium is modern and of the
very best, but its present equipment
Is far too small to cope with the de-.
mands that ae made upon it. Of the
improvement fund that is to be pro-
vided, 100000 IS available already
and architects are already designing
new buildings worth $450,OOO. These
will be constructed just as rapidly as
possible.
While the sanatorium is being op-
+ Grated by the Baptists, it will be open
to the people of all creeds and no
creed, Due to the crowded conditions,
however, it is necessary that arrange.
ments be made in advance by commu-
nieating with DR.. H. F. Vermillion, su.
perintendent, at Ell Paso.
The sanatorium Is under the gen.
eral supervision of the Home Mission
Board of the Southern Baptist Con.
vention, and in addition to treating
patients who have already contracted
tuberculosis, It will seek, through a
campaign of publicity, to so inform
the people of the South and South
west on the nature and prevention OF
this disease that the alarming death
rate from the white plague can be i'm
mediately lowered and finally reduhe
| to the minimum.
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Hired Hesslana

The half German king, Geas
of England, employed about
troops from 30 different Germaas
especially from Hesse, against W
onists, before the United States
nation. The reason was that m .
was very unpopular, few men %
and the government dared ne
script Englishmen to fight tnef =
ers in America.
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RAPT|STS Plan VIGOROUS WARFARE
UPON TUBERCULOSIS IN THE SOUTH

sANAToRIUM AT Ell PAso, ESTABLISHED FOR THIS PuR
POSE WILL GET FINANCIAL AID FROM rs MILLION CAM
PA1GN-EDUcATIoNAL PROPAGANDA TO INFORM PEOPLE
ON HOW TO COMBAT PLAGUE WILL BE CONDUCTED
The Era-leader., 1919-10-30

Their Need for Safety r"
An archeoIogist recently dv
safety pin from the ruins OF y
Babylon. Judging from the ple.1l \
the BabylOnian section OF the hS
however, it seems that saiep
were worn mostly by the grown
those times.
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sawyers Wanted

Wanted, hardwood log %''l
Pay $3.50 per thousand
Apply to /
Richard P. Bses 9 ~
Bos.lp'''
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Second
NOTES, JUDGMENTS, ETC.

AcS lNO.
Wood Brothers, A. D. Wood, D. c.
Wood - Judgment against Wood
Brothers, A. D. Wood and D. G.
Wood, insolido, dated May "a, 1911
recorded in Mortgage Book 8, PAGE
765, for the sum of s59.72, with 8
per cent interest from December 1.
1910, until paid, and 10 per cent at.
torneys' fees, and cost of court
$4,000.
Lot No. z
A. Lossett-Judgment against A,
Lossett, dated December 27, 1911.
recorded in Mortgage Book 8, Page
676, for the sum of $500, with 8
per cent interest from September 15
1911; 10 per cent attorneys fees
and cost Of court $4,000.
Lot No. 3
Murray L. Fussell - Judgment
against Murray L. Fussell, dated
February 6, 1919, recorded in Mort.
gage Book ., Page ~, sas The spn,
The Era-leader., 1919-10-30

Louis NJ |
The Citizens
initial step l
ton to the o'
| reverse side
| will be foun1
nation.
"Franklin
| Chitto River
| and center o
| ing commuf
| Parish, Loq
| miles from \
| New Orlean1
/ Railroad |
| cement side7
| Plant, Soho
| Water WorH
| dustries, s.
| Gin. Surrd
| country, til
/ sandy and
/ crops Of cot
/ truck and 81
/ The cliu
1 grass plenti1
! ing profta
4 and Garagea
/ care Of Motd
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-09-25

M'cREC0R||MANfSHOT
- ..ns,-e sgsf,svss E,aiSzsss.ssszHxMD
and KILLED WIN. west
Well Known McGregor Men End
Quarrel With Tragedy-Slayer
Arrested.

Williston, N. D., Sept. 23.--William
B. West was shot and instantly killed
by John H. Snyder in the latter's pool
hall at McGregor The shooting was
the outgrowth of an alteration be-
tween the two men which had reached
heated stage, when Snyder pulled
a gun and shot West thru the heart.
Sheriff C. c. Mackenroth and
States Attorney Ivan V. Metzger
drove to McGregor Immediately on
learning of the crime and returned
to Williston with the prisoner after
making a thorough investigation of
the affair.
Both Men Well known.
The men, who were both we'll known
throughout the McGregor community
enjoyed the reputation Of being good
law-abiding citizens, and much excite
,ment was created in the little town
by the tragedy. Both were of middle
age.
The quarrel started when West un-
dertook to work slot machine in the
pool hall and when Snyder refused to
pay the scale indicated by the needle,
the former picked up an empty bottle
and broke it over the machine. Sny-
der thereupon ordered West to leave
the premises, and when he hesitated
drew his gun and shot him. The pris-
oner has very little to say regarding
the crime. Several persons were in
the building. however, when the shoot
ing occurred,
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-09-25
SAYS UClAND ON PAR
WITH OTHER CRIMINALS
At Least Hundred Men in the Pen
itentiary Have as Good Right to
Breath Free Air as Knox
Banker, Says LANCER.

Bismarck. N. D., Sept. -"There
are at least 100 men in the penitenti-
airy today for stealing all the way
from $40 to two or three hundred dol
lars. Some Of them have received as
much as six years in the state prison
and are serving their time If Ugland,
who stole nearly S30O,O00, must serve
only nine months in the state peniten-
tiaryf, the other fallows should .be--re-
leased Immediately or should have
been out years ago. These poor devils
may not have any friends higher up
but they are entitled to just the same
treatment as Ugland, no more and no
less" said Attorney General LANCER
today in letter to Governor Frazier S
parole board.
D. H. Ugland was. entered at the
state penitentiary for a five year
stretch on December II, 1918, after
having pleaded guilty to three differ
ent charges in connection with defal-
cations and Irregularities in the Knox
state bank, amounting to nearly $780,
900. He was released under parole on
September 10. LANCER had previous
ly learned of an effort to secure his
parole and on March 18th wrote pro-
test to the board and a request to be
heard before the man was released.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-09-25
9. A. Clapp Arrived at Old Home II
Hours After Fathers Death,

C. A. Clapp, manager of the J. c.
Penney store, returned Saturday from
Tweed, Ont, where he was called by
the death of his father, aged 72 years,
prominent farmer of that district.
Death was due to blood poisoning of
the throat, from which he had suffer
ed a week Mr.. Clapp was notified
by wire of his fathers condition and
he hurried to the old home, but the
Grim Reaper beat him in the race by
about twelve hours.
The Clapp family motored to On
tario during the summer and spent
most Of July with Mr.. Clapp's par
ents. His father was hale and hearty
when he returned to Minot.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-09-25
MINOT POTATO MARKET OPENS
Middlewest Potato Co. Opens Offices
in FlatirOn Building and Will Buy
and Sell Potatoes in Any
Quantity.

The Middlewest Potato Co. has leas-
ed a room in the Flatiron building,
West Central avenue, and will buy
and sell potatoes.
This will give the farmers an op-
portunity to bring in their potatoes and
receive cash for them at the highest
prevailing market prices. They can
bring in the potatoes in any quantity
and sell them for cash. The concern
is enabled to buy potatoes in ten
bushel lots or less and up to car load
lots and will keep in touch with the
growers in the northwestern part of
the state.
A potato market is a good thing for
Minot. The potato industry is getting
to be "a very important factor in the
development of the northwestern part
of the state.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-09-25
VIM. Ehr viii Hold Chester White
Hnu Cala

VIM. Ehr, of the Ehr stock farm, is
making arrangements to- hold a thoro-
bred Chester White hog sale in Minot
on Nov. 8, full particulars to be given
later.
Mr.. Ehr has not spared any money
in building up one Of the finest herds
of Chester White hogs in the state and
the sale will attract wide attention
He would have no trouble in disposing
of his surplus stock at distant points,
but is anxious to give the farmers of
northwestern North Dakota an oppor-
tunity to secure some Of these classy
individuals.
He has made arrangements for
Chester jacobson to give an exhibition
fight on the day Of the sale.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-09-25

line sewer to the sewage DISPOSAL
plant where it will ne treated and al
lowed to flow into the river cleansed
and the organic matter reduced to
harmless mineral substance suspended
or dissolved in the river water as in
nature, offering no nuisance Of objec-
tionable feature to anyone.
The work of publication is done by
plant growths or bacteria. which are
fostered by the construction of the
works, the operation of which is
briefly described as follows: The
sewage is let into tank where it fer
ments without the aid of chemicals but
by its own decomposition. The solids
and the water separate and the water,
not yet pure, goes over depressed
end of the tank to chamber where it
is sprayed internationally over brok-
en- stone filter, where a further step
towards the reduction Of the organic
matter to the mineral substances of
the soil is made. The sewage is again
settled and overfowed into the river
inoffensive and harmless.
This type of plant is chosen because
OF the experience of many other cities.
1t is adapted to the site and is the
most economical known way of getting
the desired results. 1t will be largely
built of concrete and hollow tile
Part Of the cost Of the plant is in
the labor of construction and practi-
cally all of the money expended for
labor will be spent in Minot and Mi
not laborers will be benefited thereby
The greater part of the materials
used will be local material, gravel
crushed rock, sand. etc, SO that the
construction Of the plant will not take
a great deal of money out Of the city
but will be spent locally for labor and
materials.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-09-25
COMMUNITY. CHEST
DRIVE IS ! 4 l'';'i SUCCESS 5
Chairman Ira d. Wight Declares That
He Will Stay Right on the Job
Until Every Cent is Raised.

The Community Chest drive for the
city of Minot started off with a bang
Monday morning and the workers
have been digging away diligently
ever since.
Chairman Ira d. Wight has moved
his headquarters from the Stone Or.
dean Wells house to the Association of
Commerce and he declares that he's
there to stay--until the last dollar is
raised. Mr.. Wight has never yet fall
en- down on any proposition he has un-
dertaken--that's why he was chosen
for the work. And it is work, good,
honest, hard work, too.
Mr. Wight has chosen Some excel
lent committees from among the bus
lest men in Minot. When you want to
put proposition across, pick busy
set Of men every time, and that is
what Mr.. Wight has DONE 1t is no
snap to leave your own work and go
out on drive of this kind. There are
always certain people who figure that
they are doing the members Of the
committee a personal favor by sub
scribing.
But for the most part, Minot is
backing up the Community Chest with
all of her old time liberality.
We have the Salvation Army, the Y.
w. c.. A.. the Children's Home, the
Florence Crittenden Home, the United
Charities-all of which are very wor-
thy. The plan is to raise $4,000 a
year for these various organizations,
divided up into twelve monthly pay
ments. The amount is not large when
one considers that the average for the
year is only dollar for each man,
woman and child in Minot.
Up to date, about three-fourths of
the amount has been subscribed and
before the end of the week, there
should be no trouble in raising the full
amount.
The Salvation Army drive is being
made in conjunction with the Com
munity Shest drive. A portion Of the
$4,000, to be more exact, about $3,-
600, is to be given to the Salvation
Army. The total amount to be raised
for the Salvation Army in Ward coun.
ty is $4,000, so that only $4,000 will
have to be raised outside of Minot
This drive is going on thruout the
county this week, under the direction
of NJ. F. Mulroy, chairman Of the Mi
not Elks Lodge committee, which has
promised to raise this amount. Mr.
Mulroy reports that the work is go
ing on very satisfactorily. This is a
busy season for the farmers but there
are workers in about every community
except Des Lacs, where Mr.. Mulroy
has been unable to secure worker t.
date.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-09-25
JOHN ]. LEE IS THE
new CHIEF Of POLICE.
Well Known Citizen and Former Sher-
III to Take Charge of the Office
October Is.

John J. Lee was chosen chief of po-
lice by the Minot city commission
Monday night to fill the vacancy caus-
ed by the resignation of Dan Dough
erty, who has moved from the city.
Mr.. Lee is one Of the old time citi-
zens Of Ward county who is known to
practically every resident. He was
sheriff Of Ward county some twelve or
fifteen years ago, serving for two
terms. Later he was engaged in farm
ing southwest of the city, operating a
large farm for years. He was a mem
Der of the city commission Of Minot
until recently.
Mr.. Lee will begin his duties about
Oct. Is, asking the commission for a
leave until that time in order to close
up some Of his business affairs.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-09-25
BOND ISSUE IS GREAT
SAVING TO TAXPAYERS
Town Criers Submit Figures Show
ing the City Can Save 100000 in
Voting Sewage Bond Issue.

In another column of this issue OF
the Independent will be found state
ment of the Town Criers showing the
relative cost of the sewage disposal
plant by bond issue and by special as
sessment. From comparison of the
two ways of meeting the cost, it is
very evident that in the raising of
money by bond issue, very great
saving to the taxpayers will result.
The cost of the sewage disposal
works, including the extension to the
trunk line sewer, is estimated at
$285,-OOO.
1t is proposed to raise the money
by bond issue at 5 per cent interest.
If it is not raised in this way, it will
be necessary to do the work under
state health board requirements and
the money must be raised by special
assessment The special assessment
warrants issued to contractors will
draw 6 per cent interest and will be
subject to discount. These warrants
are subject to discount because they
are lien on the property assessed and
are not direct obligation on the city
as a whole as is the case with the
bond issue. Special assessments are
also considered an undesirable invest
ment because of deferred payments
of principal an interest. The discount
is estimated at 10 per cent. The spec
ial assessment method of making pay.
ment for the work will thus increase
the cost Of the improvement $2s, 800,
making the initial cost by special as.
sessment 313,5OO instead OF $285 900
by the bond issue method. In addl-
IA h tn
interest at per cent on $313,5O as
compared with 5 per cent on S2S5,Ooo,
making an increased interest cost over
assessment of $54,O52.13. The cost of
making the special assessments and
advertising the SAGE is estimated at
$8,OOO.OO The total additional cost
by special assessment is therefore
, $9O,552.13, which may be avoided by
voting the bond issue.
The State Board of Health demands
that the city commissioners take &C
tion to abate the nuisance caused by
the sewage pollution of the Mouse
river and in case the bond issue falls
to pass, the city commissioners have
no alternative and will be required to
construct the plant by special assess
ment. In addition to the benefit de.
rived from the decreased cost caused
by raising the money BY the bond issue
instead Of by special assessment, the
bond issue will distribute the burdens
of taxation more equitably than the
special assessment, the latter being
based on frontage or area, while gen
eral taxation for bond issue will be
based on valuation Of property, and
railroads and other like properties will
be made to bear their just portion OF
the cost.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-09-25
< = + + + \ K !. \ 4 x. :. X !.
BURLINGTON GROWERS
WILL MARKET 100000
BUSHELS OF TUBERS

y Work on harvesting the i'm
\ mense crop Of potatoes in the
/ Burlington district started We'd
: nesdav morning. In the neigh
I. borhood Of 1900 acres Of pota- !
: toes were planted in the Burling-
: ton territory, running all the way
\ from Is acres mp to nearly 300
: acres. Einar Madsen has in the
= naighborhood Of a quarter section
: Of spuds and James Casteel some
+ thing like 27O acres. Other
+ growers who have from "a to 40
+ acres are John Reiner. Alfred
+ Dobson. John Werner. Mr.. Bos-
+ ebert. Mr.. Casey. Chet Almy,
+ Frank Prick. John Susak. Her
! man Genz, Paul Genz, Mr.. Hard,
+ ]. Sanders. John Swords, Ira
+ Stoddard, Harvey Johnson and
+ Mr.. Holdman. There may be
+ others whose names we have
+ been unable to secure. This is q
+ total Of 1900 acres and It is es-
+ timated that the crop will aver
i age nearly 100 bushels per acre.
= Potatoes are worth not far from
+ S1.5O per bushel 50 the Burling
+ ton growers will be enriched to
+ the tune Of about $150, 100000,
4 less the cost Of putting in the
+ crop.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-09-25
THREATENED LIFE OF
FORMER N|NOT PASTOR
DR.. Gideon Powell, Who Preached Two
Sermons Here Sunday, Related
Some Early History to Indepen-
dent Representative.

DR.. Gideon Powell, who was pastor
OF the Methodist church in Minot,
eleven years ago, visited this city last
Sunday and preached to a large con-
gregation at both the morning and
evening services. DR.. Powell is for
chile speaker and demonstrated that
he had lost none of his old time vim.
The doctor had once stated from his
pulpit, "Make me mayor Of Minot and
! will make this city the vestibule Of
Heaven in thirty days" When he fac
ed his audience Sunday, he had evil
IDENTIFY not forgotten the remark made
more than decade ago, for he said
he was glad to be back in 'the ves-
tibule of Heaven He paid this city
a fine compliment. A large part Of
the congregation were old friends of
the doctor, many of whom are mem
bers of other churches of the city.
DR.. Powell has charge of large
church at Morris, Mimi. where he is
doing good work Since leaving Mi
not. he has had charge of important
churches in the state of New York
and for two wears was editor of the
Methodist Advocate, a large church
publication. The Doctor now has a
family of five fine children, and the
eldest daughter, who was child of
eight when the family left Minot, is
now married and settled in home Of
her own.
DR.. Powell related little early his
tory to the editor of the Independent,
which had much to do with his leaving
Minot. and which has not hiterto been
published. We do not believe that we
are violating any confidence in giving
the facts publication now. When DR..
Powell lived here, he lambasted the
blind pigs numerically and really
rot under the hides" of the lawlass
element. They didn't like it. The Doc
tor received an anonymous letter sent
from Grand Forks, stating that if he
did not leave Minot soon he and his
family "would be sent to He'll by the
dynamite route" Life appeared pref
ty sweet to the Doctor just about that
time and he decided to go.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-09-25
STORIES OF LOVE ROMANCES
OF ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO
My days are in the sere, the yellow
leaf,
The flowers and the fruit Of love are
gone,
The worm, the canker, and the grief,
Are mine alone. Byron.

W.
James Buchanan was young law
yer in Lancaster, Pa. in 1919. He was
educated, handsome, popular. Robert
Coleman, prominent citizen, had an
attractive daughter, Anne, and she
and Buchanan became engaged. Now
came the crisis in their lives.
On returning from trip of several
days. Buchanan was enticed by a ieal-
Gus rival into her parlor to spend the
evening with some livelv friends. His
bethrothed knowing Of his arrival, set
up till nnidnipht waiting his anpear-
ance. He called the next morning to
anologize, bnt the fat was in the fire,
Her pride was h,1rt. She refused tn
listen to anv n~nlanation, took the next
stare for phi'ada1nhia and in weak
her bod was hro1rht tn lancaster for
hu~ial >Tt was rat1,ra1lv thoupht she
had hae+nred her death Lancaster
shad . oraat sensation Buchanan was
c,,.-eLcI arI +a ,>,aka wattnre worsn
h,- fa+ha" took tha na~+ ~ the daad
oir1 Prchanan rneda everv effort +n
,,rnvo his inrncanco nnd 1ovo1tv hr+ in
vn;>, MO fa+h,,- >.a-,,c nI nt,1,,~n+n
Hove is . ,ar+ If 1c++er which Tho
cod lover ald~asea al ~ +ho fo+ho~.
T,arcas+a~ na". ~ 1910
Nv loa- civ. Wv, have lost daar.
daar child and +hn or1-- ca~+h1-- Oh
SCOT of NV aFac+ione w'+hn"+ whn-r
';fn row nresants > drearv blank 7
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WITH tnr IN +ha o-ave hovn now
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of Cod and vour daar darerted daroh-
-. hone vor.will not darr no A.
ford mo +ha .>,a1aroholv ,,Iaa s,,rn> ~
eaoi,,,- ~. hod-y hnfo-.a i+e huria1 7
-.hn,,1d Iiko tn .,,akn oro+ha~ voruest.
h,-+ an, nl,ons+ afrc;A ~hc,,'d ,ilo
\, so11cw hoy -e.rairs to The rravn %
= s,,-o-,rnar. Nav haava, hlaes vo,,
c.,d ora,,,e ,.o,, ~ hoar +hn shock with
+1o fc-tt,,da ~ a Christian.
IN vour sincare and grateful
f,.'r,,a. .1n~.as R,,rtore,
Tho -es+ ~ .ha stow rar eonr 10
+,1a Rucharar oradra11v rnccvn~nd
Sow, rho shorl tvt rnvnr r,a~~ied ro-
,,,oir;nr tive 70 The nhinc+ ~ his earlu
.roc+iors. un continued IN 'aw an
10 ood =, -n1i+;n~ a++ainir~ hiph hnr-
o,.s. v,,;ris+a- IN R,,ssia " s. senate
sac-a.o~v. of state ,rder Polk ~,irista-
~ Ecolerd ,ndar piarca. and hiohnst
~ cll President " 1875 aoainst Col
cral Fremont, The brilliant Miss
Hay~iet Zane. his niece, did the honors
az I'M White House. After sreeirino
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-09-25
North Dakota Irishman's Wit.

Bismarck, N. D.. Sept. 24.-On re-
cent trim Of the Flying Squadron, At
torney General LANCER was personally
present at the raid of still operated
by an Irishman, who was busily en-
gagged drawing off the potheen. Now,
this Irishman is a tenperamental
Mick and very much addicted to the
verse of Tom Moore.
LANCER looked over partition to
where the moonshiner was at hSs
work. The Mick was whistling a bal
lad and the words of the song struck
him as apropos for he looked IN with
a grin and remarked:
"Bill, your bright smoile haunts me
STILL"
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-09-25
Jacobson Flies from Minot to New
Salem lao Miles in ! Hour 10 Min.

Chester jacobson gave two thrilling
flights at New Salem, N. D., Saturday,
flying to that place from Minot Friday
morning, distance of 140 miles, in
exactly one hour and ten minutes, He
was accompanied by his mechanic. On
panied by his father, Martin Jacobson,
who was given the ride Of his life, At
Garrison, some motor trouble was en-
countered and the machine was brot
to earth. The mechanic arrived in an
auto later and was left in charge of
the machine.
Arrangements are being made by
Mr.. Jacobson to fly at Mohall cele-
bration soon.