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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-10-02
GREAT EXPONENT OF LIBERTY
simon dc Montfort Earl Of Leicester,
Known as "Father Of English
House Of Commons"

The first great democrat in England
was Simon de Montfort, earl of Leices-
ter, who was slain in battle 654 years
ago as the leader Of the rebellious
barOns. Simon de Montfort was also
the spokesman for the great masses
of the people, and he held that it
was the duty Of the mobiles to stand
between the people and the monarch
as guardians of their liberties, to
watch over the exercise of the royal
power and prevent it's abuse In the
great battle of Lewes in 1864 the bar
ons, under the command of de Mont
fort. completely defeated the king and
the royalist party. In the battle Of
Evesham on August of the following
year the tables were turned and the
democratic earl was killed and the
barOns sustained ruinous defeat.
During the brief period of Simon's as
tendency, however, he had laid the
foundation for the house of commons
and had inspired in the breasts Of the
people devotion to liberty and dem.
ocracy never to be stamped out by
royal oppression. Every king Is ruled
by the laws declared Simon de Mont.
fort. and he held that the generality
should have a hand in the making of
the laws by which they, as we'll as
the monarch, were to be governed.
Simon de MOntfOrt's immortal place
III history is indicated by the rever-
ent title historians have given him
the Father of the English House of
Commons"
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-10-02
Deputy Sheriff E. E. Doten of Noun

Deputy Sheriff E. E. Doten of Noun
trail county caught Frank Ross steal
ing wheat on Frank Cleminski's farm
Tuesday evening about eleven o'clock.
Ross hired two teams from Ed Hovda,
who lives four miles northeast of
Parshall, claiming he had a farm near
Raub, where this grain was to be
hauled from Mr.. Doten took the pris-
oner to Washburn and he was lodged
in the county Jail. He was given
hearing before the Justice of the
Peace at Washburn at which he plead
ed guilty of stealing grain. He was
bound over to the district court under
81 900 bonds, which he was unable to
furnish. According to his own testi-
many, Ross has been quite a rambler
and has no permanent home, claiming
his home was in Pittsburg, Pennsyl-
vania several years ago.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-10-02
"Bilr' HQlbein and His Shovel.

Glenburn Advances: Sec. Daniels of
the Navy stopped off in Minot few
minutes the other day while enroute
east from Honolulu. He promised the
Minot boosters a visit from the battle
ship North Dakota as soon as the boys
had the channel deep enough to accom-
modate the big ship. And the next
day Bill Holbein was seen at sunrise
carrying big shovel and hiking for
the river The first thing Daniels
knows he will have to make good.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-10-02

Our next car of Yellowstone Valley
winter apples is expected to arrive in
Mnot the first of the week, and will
be located at No. 43, 1st st. S. E. The
price will run from 1925 to $500 per
box. Every box is guaranteed. Wheat
Basin Trading Company, by Tonne.
t1*
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-10-02
Would Seem to Be His Rioht.

A suggestion has been made that If
the British flag is to be again unfurled
above Hclgoland, Henry Hedger,
verger of the parish at Herne Bay,
Kent, Eng, be engaged to raise the
emblem. He it was who hauled down
the Union Jack August 8, 1890, when
the island passed into the control of
the German empire. He was then
coast guardsman, and is now a Wig
orous man Of between 60 and 70 years.
Mrs. Hedger recalls her four years
on the island chiefly by the birth of
their youngest son, who grew up to
be one of the contemptibles, who
helped to hinder Prussia's march
through France, but fell in the at.
tempt. The family left the island the
day it was taken out of British con-
troll, and while the pier was decorated
with flags and bunting prior to the
visit of the kaiser. All the British
official population left at the same
time.
Worlds Lepers.
The American secretary for the Mis-
sion Of Lepers estimates that there
are not fewer than 100000 lepers in
the world, 5000 Of whom have been
converted to Christianity. Apropos of
this, the Hawaiian legislature has just
offered to pension Bro. Joseph Dutton,
who succeeded Father Damien at the
leper settlement on Molokai. Brother
Dutton has not been off the leper
island for 33 years and has spent $1O,-
600 Of his own money to relieve the
poor creatures among whom he lives.
But he refused the pension, wishing
no reward and expecting to work on
to the end in the cause to which he
long ago devoted his life. The world
has heroes Of whom it rarely hears;
and it cannot be otherwise than that
such self sacrifice must win a higher
reward than governments or the plaud-
its of peoples can confer.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-10-02


85S
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-12-06
APARTMENT BURNS.
TERzo BUILDING IN COURSE or
CONSTRUCTION DESTROYED.
Fire Of Unknown Origin Causes Loss
Estimated at About st5,ooo-lnsur-
anee Of $4,000 Said to Have Been
Carried on Building - Adjoining
Property Endangered by Flames.

An apartment house, in course o!
construction at 5l2 West Nevada
street. built by Vincent Terzo ana tne
Roma Construction Company, on a lot
owned by Mrs. Cira Ter.o. was almost
completely destroyed by fire or UNI
known origin at I o'clock this morn
ins. TRe loss could not definitely DC
ascertained but the builaILs, II was
SAID, woI.d have cost ABOUT $l5,vvV
whom nnisned. Insurance OF $1,000
was carried, but this was understood
to be OF progressive nature, TO cover
the property when completed.
When 0LScoV cred ths hre mad GAIN
ed great Roadway and the department
couid not combat the flames WITH
nope OF saving the structure. The
house adjoining on the east Was
scorchcd py the flames. The department
was compelled to turn Its attention 70
adjoining property and the two-story
frame structure was quickly Tapped
UP by the flames.
tiaa Six Apartments.
The building Was planned to acco-
MEDIATE SIX families and had reached
the STAGE of construction where II was
ready tor the plasterers. \ few oI the
Windows however. had not as yet been
put in place. y g.rl passing the house
shortly after the ire started, express
ed the belief that the fire caught from
a salamander in one OF the from:
rooms.
a mortgage for 1890 against the
property Friday was recorded by the
MarshaiitowG State Bank. A me-
chan.c's lein was filed Friday by 3. y.
Morgan against Cira Terzo and the
Roma Construction Company, fol-
sIs.3l. and LENS today were i!ed BY
Leo Banzhaf, for s325. and by the
Electric Supply Company, for sl47.lS.
1t was said that the Joyce Lum2er
Company, that furnished the lumber
and the Marshalltcwn Manufacturing
Company. that supplied the furnaces
in the building, were looking TO the
insurance TO protect them against loss
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-12-06
ECONOMICS JUDGES CHOSEN.
Board to Make Awards at Swine ana
Corn Show Selected.

The Judges to mako awards In the
home economics department OF the
Narshalltown Swine and Corn Con-
rress have been announced by MIS-
Mary Gregg, county home demonstra-
ton agent. as follows: Homo convent
ences. @. E. Haug. of the high school
faculty; household accounts, MISS
Janet Cation, Iowa State College;
clothing, Miss Marion Tucker Iowa
state College; breads. Miss Ida Ahrens'
home demonstration agent Tor PoWe-
shiek county.
The household accounts contest Is
receiving close attention and interest
is shown turnout the state, nine coun-
ties already having sent in entrees
with six or eight more counties ex-
pecte5 TO have entries before the show
opens Tuesday.
Another interesting feature OF the
program will be the bread baking con-
test, prizes being offered for the best
leaves baked by members Of girls
clubs. The clubs are located at Laurel.
Melbourne. Albion, Nancleve and LIB
erty township. Girls between the ages
of 10 and IS are entering graham muf-
fins and corn bread in contest open
to the county.
another contest is that for the best
darned stockings and table linen, and
the boys OF the county have an oppor-
tunity to compete for prizes offered
for the best homemade convenionces.
Experts will appear on the program
each day and all meetings are free to
the women of the county. The program
for Tuesday. Dec. 9, includes lecture
by Miss Cation on Short Cuts in Sew
ing" at p. m. Wednesday morning,
at 10. Miss Tucker will give dem
onstraHon Of costume planning, using
live models. In the afternoon Miss
Tucker Will speak on furnishing the
Living Room"
Thursday morning "The Weekly
Market Basket" will be the subject
Of lecture demonstration by Mrs.
Gregg. In the afternoon Miss Ruth
wardall, Of the State University of
Iowa, will speak on Business Meth
DDS IN the Home" All the meetings
will be held In the east court room.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-12-06
AT THE CHURCHES

As previously announced the
churches Of the city will unite IN union
services at the Y. NJ. G. A. building at
1880 Sunday night Rev. J. A. Laurie
will preach the sermon. A union
meeting Of the young peoples societies
Of the churches will be held at the Y.
NJ. C.. A. at 6: 80 In charge Of Secretary
A. w. Davis. Of the Y. NJ. c. A. and
Miss Mary Kissck, secretary Of the
Y. w. c. A. Usual Sunday morning
services will be held in the various
churches, the pastors Of which have
announced their sermon subjects as
follows:
Elm Lutheran, Rev. A. j. Anders-
1.-THE Coming Of Our Lord"
United Brethren. Rev. o. s. Long
"Ditching for the Lord"
Baptist, Rev. r B. Davidson-"En-
listment for Service"
Presbyterian, Rev. J. A. Laurie
THE Bible Secret Of Success" +
Epiritualist, Rev. Eva McCoy-"The
Uses and Abuses Of Spiritualism-"
Central Church of Christ, Rev. w.
M. Balser-"The Heroines Of Faith"
Trinity Lutheran, Rev. Carl Hender-
son-"Preparing for Christs Second
Coming" -.
Congregational, Rev. B. F. Martin
which Of the Many Branches OF Re-
ugion of Today Is BestT
State Street Evangelical, Rev. 8. N.
Ramige-"Mutual Christian Duty"
Methodist Rev. w. G. Crowder-
Address by Mrs. H. 8. Hollingsworth
Of Des Hoines.
First Church Of Christ SoJntist-
900 the Only Cause and Creator"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-12-06
BUSINESS MEN GET TOGETHER.
Member. Of Mems "eym" ciassss Have
Dinner at "Y."


Seventy members Of the four bust
ress mems gymnasium classes of the
7. ". c. 4. gathered in the Searchlight
room Friday night and enjoyed din
aer given by c. Z. Gilman, physical
director. Following the supper pro-
gram was given in charge OF the phys
icaI training department II. K. Den
mead, chairman OF the department,
acted as POSTMASTER. and told Of the
value @. gymnasium work from bus
mess mans standpoint. Mr.. Gilman
told OF the recent convention at De-
troit and also the changes made In the
rules Of voIieyball that were made at
the convention. An amusing feature OF
the program was the showing OF slides
that gave some Of the remarks heard
oy men in the gymnasium during a
vo.leyball game.
Mr.. Gilman said that for the bust
ness mems benefit they could holu
their classes between $50 and 9:3c
a. m, during the fuel shortage. ano
most OF those present agreed so that
an announcement Will be made later
as to the time. These classes will also
be- open to the scSor class and the
young business mems classes. Night
gymnasium classes were brought to a
close Friday evening and the locker
rooms will not be open after 5 o'clock
hereafter. The swimming pool has
been emptied.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-12-06

ins q % the positien Of the theaters
ana movie houses. which have been
permitted to operate on restricted
hours. an long as their present coal
supplies last. No more coal viii DO
delivered TO houses OF amusement ana
wnen coal on hand has been exhausted
the managers will be Obliged 20 rustic
wood or other fuel II they hope to con-
tinue In business.
There seems 10 have been an impress
sion that the fuel administration had
shown favors 10 the theaters but this
IL not the case. Coal stocks at the
three houses are said to be meager
and the days Of operation are limited
TO the fuel on hand.
Closing Rules Observed.
The merchants have shown the rtght
spirit In conforming to the fuel ad-
min,stration rules In respect to the
restriction OF business hours and few
complaints have been made as to vio-
lations. ..-
To enforce closing regulations the
city council has delegated every mem
Der OF the police force special fuel
administration officer. In compliance
with a request from the merchants for
a spec!a, officer.
Express Deliveries Hampered.
Because OF the restricted business
hours the American Railway Express
Company Is finding deliveries laoori-
Gus and has appealed to the public to
cooperate in making the service the
best possible under the conditions. IT
"a impossible to make deliveries to bus
iness houses before 10 a. m. and as
result the delivery schedule is sadly
disrupted. Business deliveries must
be made at such hours as the restrict
ed conditions will permit and as a con-
sequence deliveries in the residence
districts can not be as frequent as
heretofore. The company asks the
public, insofar as possible, to aid by
calling for small packages and bring
ing packages for shipment to the Of
fee SO that the congestion Of the holi-
day season may be relieved.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-12-06
One Way TO Conserve,

Judge S. VI. Weaver. Of the supreme
court OF Iowa. writes the Times Re-
publican suggesting how he would
conserve news print paper as follows:
Editor Times RepublIcan:. I notice
your statement this morning OF the
remarkable shortage in the supply Of
print paper. Could not this want be
very largely met by a little restraint
on part OF our great (and nearly
great) dailies. and that too without
detriment to the public welfare?
Thousands Of tons OF paper are wasted
every week in flooding the mails and
newsstands and littering the streets
and sidewalks with so-called funny
pages" portraits OF alleged beauties,
and pictured displays Of the legs
arms, fronts and backs Of more or less
famous actresses and chorus girls. 8F
emitting these things the demand OF
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-12-06
4rESREpUBf1cXN MAksHxilrowN. IOWA DEcEMBER 1919

Unfair advantage OF . distressed peo-
pie and should not be permitted by
the fuel administration. In order to
get the producer and consumer In
closer touch the Times Republican Ia
donating valuable space to free I'D
vertisements for the producer, II that
producer charges eXorbtant prices ror
wood he Is taking advantage OF public
distress. A widow In this city report
ed yesterday that she was charged 81
for n cord OF stove wood, supposed to
be sixteen inches in length. but that
much OF 1t did not run over fourteen
inches. Fuel dealers have been chnrg-
ing $3.50 and farmers sell sixteen
inch wood for 81 per cord. AZ 81, for
sixteen inch wood man would get
SCI. for q four foot cord. an outrageous
price.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-12-06
CLOSE ON SUNDAY
CITY PREPARES FOR FIRST SAB
BATH UNDER STRIKE BAN.
All Business TO Close Except Rsstau.
rants and News Stand-No Stree,
Cars TO opsrats--car Service on Re-.
strieted Schedule Monday-city Got.
ting Out Supply Of Wood.

The city prepared today to endure
its first Sunday under the ban Of
striking coal mir crs by closing up bus
mess entirely. No street cars will op-
crate and the only places Of business
that are to be opened under the order
Of the fuel administration are restau-
rants and news stand during restricted
hours. Monday the city goes on a re-
stricted street car service. No encour-
agement was seen today in the local
fuel situation, according to Fuel Al.
ministrator John l. Bell.
He was authority for the statement
that dealers had reported to him that
there were ten cars OF coal In railroad
yards consigned to them but none Of
the cars had been released. One dealer
mad release on q thirty ten car OF coal,
but the car had not reached the city.
Car Service Cut
The street car schedule, approved by
the fuel administration and city Soun-
Gil, which goes into effect Monday
when service is resumed. Is a drastic
one. Cars that have been running on
the Main street line at fifteen minute
intervals will go on q twenty minute
interval schedule. The Third ward.
North Third street and North Fourth
avenue lines, that have been operating
on Il twenty-minute sci edule, will go
on n thirty minute schedule. This
schedule will be followed until $40 at
night. After that there will be cars
only at forty minute intervals.
County Cbssrves Rule
Il was said that the county had
a supply OF fifty tons of coal with
which TO heat the court house, jail. jan
annex and hospital. There was a sup
ply at the county hospital. near La
noble, sufficient, II was said, to last
until Jan. :.
The county offices have adopted the
new business hours, opening at 10 a
m. and closing at p. N. Judge VII :
lett has directed that the sessions OF
court be confined to the same hours.
To make sure that the restricted
hours were rig!dly observed by occu-
pants Of Offices n the building, the
front doors OF the Masonic temple are
kept locked until 10 a, m and are open
only until p. N.
City Hauling Wood
The city crew OF worknen, who are
utt!ng wood on the cltys properly
.ortheast Of the city. had brought Into
own by this forenoon sixteen cordA
Much more wood was on the ground
and hauling IS to be continued.
The fuel administration vas notified
today that on the Melchard farm,
South Sixth street, there were fifteen
or twenty acres OF timber that the
owner would allow to be cut He has
offered 70 give wood choppers half OF
the wood for cutting It.
IA to Places Of Amusement
There seems to be a nisunderstand-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-12-06

legitimate Newspaper business could
be met and weary world be given =
needed rest. 8. ~. Weaver
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-12-06
SCHOOL PLAYS SUCCESS.
LARGE Crowd Pleased With Two Per-
Sornanees fer PeSbles' Eersfit.


The entertainment given ut the high
school gymnasium Friday night for the
benefit OF the Pebbles was well re-
ceiyed by q large sized audience. II
was a success financially and about
$3.50 was made. The entertainment
consisted Of two plays, music by the
high school orchestra and a saxaphone
quartet and community singing. the
latter under the direction OF Miss Car
olyu Gallagher.
The first play, The Zone Police"
was q one-act farce with only male
characters. The scene was laid in the
Panama canal zone and dealt with the
police force. Robert Montieth as a
lieutenant Of the police made a cred
liable impression and Roy Rock as an
army major also proved big hit. Roy
Jansen, as Sergeant Meehan, and
Pence Miller, as policeman, played
their parts well. Following the play a
saxaphone quartet comprised OF James
Williams, Frank Roth, Wells Gowdy
and J. z. Clark played and was loudly
applaused.
The second play was given by cast
Of girls, and was a one-act comedy,
The P!pers Pay" Irene Kendall,
playing the part OF Peggy Burton. kept
the audience laughing most of the
time and made . decided hit. Irene
MeBroom. as 4 detective. also scored
a hit. Other members of the cast were
Helen Cooper. Gatha Maulsby, Esther
Leech, Evelyn Williams and Blanche
McCombs. The scene was laid in New
York. where Mrs. Burton. a fashion
able society lady. was arrested for
stealing spoons from eating houses.
Candy and popcorn was sold by the
girls Of the domestic science classes
and the proceeds were given TO Peb-
pleS,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-12-06
ISSUE 529 MUM BE RS

County Trsasurer's Office Has Record
Business Friday, Issuing Licenses TO
11s owners-Early Applicants Are
Largely From County.
The county treasurer's office was the
busiest place In the city Friday. Re-
stricted business hours and curtail-
ment OF light did not prevent auto
owners from swarmlng the office thru
out the day to secure automobile IL.
cense plates. Altho the office was
open but six hours, lis automobilists
secured the plates, a record number
for a single day since the automobile
department was opened in the treas.
urer's Office Dec. /.
During the first FIVE days OF the
month SEQ license numbers were issued.
or about one-ninth the total allotted
to Marshall county. Should the num-
bers be issued at rate proportionatc
to that OF the issuance Of the first Ave
days It would require forty-five days
to dispose Of all plates.
A large majority OF the 11S auto
mobil!sts securing numbers Friday
we're from the country, and q majority
of the total for the five days are farm
ers The auto owners Of the city have
no. shown the same eagerness to get
their plates.
II the $500 numbers ere to be dis
posed of before Jan. /, the office will
be swamped toward the close OF the
month. Friday the treasurer. his dep
uties and the extra clerks devoted their
entire time 10 the automobile business
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-12-06

ProfiteerIng in wood. Il. taking an
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-12-06
Y. ~. q a. Glasses discontinued.
9ho educational classes Of the Y. w

q A. viii be discontinued because OF
thA lack OF fuel. The French class
that meets Tuesday nights and the
social psycholosy class that was to be
started Friday night will not be held.
The cafeteria AZ the V, W. c, \. VIII
Ubserve the hours that have been fxed
Cor restaurants and the office VIII
maintain the schedule fixed for Offices
The Business Women's Class that
meets every Monday night at the as
sociation rooms will meet next Mon
day at the homo OF DR.. Cora W.
Choate, SOS west Main street,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-12-06
No s..rchIloht Meeting.

The Searohlight Club meeting that
was to be held Tuesday, Dec. .. has
been called OF because the assembly
room OF the Y. NJ. c. A. will not be
heated after 5 o'clock. Chaplain w.
e. Robb. OF the Rainbow division. was
TO speak.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-12-06

The Eureka electric vacuum cleaner
is very popular gift for the wife or
mother, It will be used and appreciat-
ed many times in years to come. Shall
we lay one aside for your Schmidt
Hardware Company.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-12-06

The county Is not setting a good ex-
ample to the public in the way OF
clearing its sidewalks or snow. The
walks about the court house have not
been touched with a shovel and are
menace TO life and limb. owners
OF private property are expected 10
keep their walks clean; why not the
county? Labor Of cleaning for an
entire winter would be cheaper than
defending a damage suit.