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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-07-31
NOTICE FOR BIDS FOR TRANsPoR
TAT1ON OF PUPILS

Notice is hereby given that the School
Board B. Nd 6. Of Burt School District No 12s
ceive sealed bids up to $3.50 p M. of
transportation of children for term
Of Of seven 5 ey months, beginning sep1emberr
house, on Sec. 49, Twp. 1874, Range 81,
according to the specifications herewith
advertised. The successful bidders
Of s5So for 70 the fathfu 1ohe
ance of their contract. One person may
bid on one or more routes. No bid will
be accepted for more than $50 on route
l. $40 on route 2, SIS on route 3, s65 on
reserves the right to reject any or all
bids. In case any of the routes are
lengthened during the term. the con,
tractor VIII ~ receive at the rate Of 500
OF route, but the contractors pay will
not be decreased, in case of any routes
being shortened.
specifications of Routes
Route No. starting at the home Of
Ole Huso in Sec. 2, thence east to section
line. thence south one mile thence west
one mile. thence south to home of O..
ton line via the home Of P. christen-
sen, thence west to home of II. H.
Hegreberg. thence east to section line
and thence south to school house, TAX
Route No. .2--starting at the home of
Joe Dustin in Sec. "a, thence to home
Of J. A. Fedje on Sec. 35, thence north
to section line thence west / mile.
thence south to home Of Ole Holum,
thence north to school house. taking in
all children along said route. This
route will run as above stated with
the exception Of the first month Of the
home he Of IA; Fedje, Instead Of the home
nit bid on this route, by stating
amount wanted for first month"; and
amount wanted for the other six
Route No. 3-starting at the home of
T. G. Rovig on Sec 81, thence to the
home Of HI A. Wickman, thence east to
the Northeast corner Of Sec. 20. thence
thence north to Northeast corner Of
north to school house, taking in all chill
dren along said route.
Route No. 4-Starting at the home Of
E. M. Coffey on Sec Z, thence east to the
home of Hans Rudd, thence west to the
section line, thence south mile, thence
east to the school house, taking in all
children along said route
Route No. 5-Starting at the home of
L. r. Larson in Section 25, thence west
the home OF Harry Blom. thence west
one mile, thence north to the home Of
Mrs. Erickson, thence south again to
section line, thence west to the school
house, taking In all children along said
By Order OF the School Board, Of Burt
School District No. 1913,
THOS. r. DRADY.
7-24-2t Clerk.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-07-31
NOTICE ron BIDS

Notice is hereby given that the school
board of Rice Lake School District No.
ton and completion Of new school
building on section 20, township 1872,
range IS. Plans and specifications may
be seen at the home Of the Clerk, Olav
COUNTS snger Il 'i IN G Minot OF Inc
A certified check for five per cent of
the amount Of the bid must accompany
each bid.
Bids will be opened at p. m. on the
25th day Of August, 1919.
The board reserves the right to reject
any or all bids.
By Order Of the School Board of
Rice Lake School District No. 1871
OI4AV 0. NESS,
7-17-t3-cg Clerk.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-07-31
-advt,
NOTICE

NOTICE
Burlington School District No. will
accept sealed bids for coal delivered in
basement of School No. 1, also Coal
and Wood delivered in sheds Of Schools
No. 2 and No. 3. All bids to be in
clerks hands before August 18th at
200 o'clock p. m. Board reserves the
right to reject any and all bids.
BY order of Burlington School Board.
c. l.. MILLER,
7-17-t3-cg Clerk.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-07-31
NOTICE FOR BIDS.

Notice is hereby given that sealed
bids will be received up to o'clock
p. m. on August 2, 1919, for the SER
vices Of six bus drivers and one jani-
tor for Lone Tree Special School dis
trict.
A certified check for $25.OO must
accompany each bid.
BY order of school board.
w. C. EDWARDS. Clerk,
7-24-t2 Lone Tree, N. D.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-07-31
Teachers. Examinations

The regular examination for first
and second grade elementary certif-
Gates and special primary certificates
will be held on Thursday and Friday,
August oath and 18th. Work will be-
gin at $3.50 a. m. Examination for
professional certificates will begin
August 18th. lt
All these examinations will be held
ct the court house in Minot on the
above mentioned dates All necessary
materials will be furnished.
355s h A. M. WALLER,
5 sS5 County Superintendent
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-07-31

CITATION
State Of North Dakota,
County Of Ward.
COUNTY COURT.
In the Matter OF the Estate Of George
Bennett Baker. Deceased:
Ole Baker, !. Petitioner,
Carrie Baker. Mrs. Belle C.
Dopp, Grace e. Perry. Colonel
Henry Baker. Frank Junior
Baker and Ollie N. Baker, and
all other persons unknown
claiming any estate or Inter-
est In or lien or encumbrance
upon the property described
in the petition or against the
estate Of said deceased. Respondents
Citation, 5S as $3.50 7iss
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-07-31
NOTICE OF DISTRIBUTION
OF CHRISTOPHER POISON

Poison bait for the determination
Of grasshoppers will be given out and
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-07-31

7-17-t6
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-07-31
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE SALE.

Ira l.. Rush, Architect
Minot, No. Oak. 7-lV-t4
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-09-11
WEST HAMMND
CARRIES PROPOSITION

BY a majority Of four 70 one. citizens
OF West Hammond voted yesterday g
make the added tax levy for purchasing
park. grounds and erecting a community
building as a memorial To their soldiers
and sailors.
Rain cut down the number Of voters
during the morning. but during the noon
hour and following the voting became
more lively. There were $50 votes cast.
Of which 420 were in favor Of the pro-
ject and only one hundred opposed. The
plans have already been prepared for
the new building which will be pat
termed after one Of the best community
conters Of Chicago. II is planned to
expend about $40 900 on the grounds and
building at the start and everything i
being planned 50 that additions can be
made as funds are available.
The West Hammond city council will
take up the matter at its meeting this
evening and it is expected that work
on the project will started q soon -
the bonds can be sold.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-09-11
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.
Allis Chalmers

HOGS Receipts. $4,000. Market, bet
ter grades mostly soc lower. packing
grades steady. Top. $500; heavyweight,
s15.50G $780, medium weight Sl6.504
1900: light weight. sl6.75 q 1900: light
lights. $3.50 a 1850; heaving packing
sows. smooth. s14.75 a 1925: packing
sows. rought. sl4oOGl4.5o; pigs, $3.50
d 1900.
CATTLE.-Receipts. 10000. Market,
very little trading done; bulls weak,
others steady. Beef Steers. medium and
heavy weight choice and prime. sl5.75 q
1850; medium and good. Sl1.00 q 1850:
light weight. good and choice. S13.75m
It's: common and medium, 1926 1851
Butcher Cattle: Hefers. S6.50@ I 4.fa'
cows. s6.25q13.50: bulls. $1,000 1900.
Gamers and Cutters: Cows and heifers.
s5.35 6.25: Gamer steers, s5.75 q So.
Veal calves. light and handyweghI.
$f9.7562I25; feeder steers. s7-25 q 1925.
stocker steers. s6.75 a 1000; stocker cows
and heifers. ss.50GS00- Western Range
Cattle: Beef steers. $3.50 1850; cows
and hcifers. $1o.75 q 1926.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-09-11
w. HAMMOND MEN
WAVE HEARINGS

Karol MichalsNi. Alexis Gorski and
Felix Miller. all residents OF East
Hammond. WHO were arrested a few
DAYS ago by Chief Special Agent 4 a.
Zselke Of the / II p railroad police
were brought before T. S. Commits
sioner Charles Surprise this morning
They were charged with breaking Of
seals on railroad cars. containing in
terstate shipments freight. All
had signed confessions prior to be
Ing turned over to the L. s. Marshall
admitting that they had entered many
cars and had stolen thousands Of dol
lars worth OF merchandise They
waived a hearing. Michals'-i and
Gorski were able to furnish $4,000
bonds each and were released but Mil
Ter could furnish no bond and ia
ken to Indianapolis where he viii a.
wait the session Of the grand jury in
November.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-09-11
NnTIcE

Notice IS hereby given that the Board
Of Public Works Of the City Of Ham
mond, Indiana, viii receive bids up until
September a4th 1910. II II o'clock 4. NJ
for furnishing so tons Of inch pipe
and rs tons Of inch pipe same to be
cast iron bell and spigot water pipe
tCIass BIZ, made in accordance with
the American Water Works Association
Specifications. and to be furnished in
twelve (l2) foot lengths
This pipe to be delivered % the City
Of Hammond +. 0. b. cars. Hammond.
Indiana. z. j. & +. delivery.
The Board reserves the right 70 reject
any and all bids.
A certified check for ~ per cent Of
the estimated cost Of said material is
to accompany the bid.
G. II. HUFFMAN.
o. r. HIGHLAND.
w. c. HANNAH.
Board of Public Works.
j. A. MAI.O. Clerk ELLIS.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-09-11
MORE FOODSTUFFS
ARE COMING

Mayor Brown received word today that
the second carload Of government food
stuffs was on its way Ii would have
been here today but for an error which
had been made in hiling the order which
caused some delay.
In the carload are 20.ono cans Of baked
beans. string beans peas. corn and to-
matoes. and 5000 pounds of navy beans.
No meat will be sold this time Il see
cav shipped back a lot 81 their bacon.
said the mayor. We could have sold
that here easily. We ordered a hundred
crates OF slab bacon and thov sent u7
only eleven crates and it all went III il
hurry"
As soon as the second carload 81
goods arrives and has been transferred
to the store Mr. Brown will announce
the opening Of the sale.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-09-11
ACCEPTS LOCAL
PULPIT

Rev. c. Schaeffer from Dayton. o..
who preached in the Evangelical I'm
manuels church on Sibley street last
Sunday has accepted the call from the
congregation to be their pastor He will
enter upon his work here about the frst
of October. He has been very success
full in home mission work and his
daughter Miss Hedwig Schaefer. is also
a great mission worker and will leave
in a few months for India to enter upon
the work there. The Immanuels church
considers herself very fortunate in Sc
curing Rev. Schaefrer for their pastor
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-09-11

Watch for the Bluebird. Saturday
9-S-6t
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-09-11
TAXPAYERS TAKE
FURTHER ACTION

Further steps toward beginning court
action to prevent county officials from
collecting taxes under the present as
sessment were taken ait meeting 81
taxpayers which was held Wednesday
evening at the Hammond city hall.
About seventy-fve We're present and
President Charles Friedrich Of the or
ganization said that scores had spoken
10 him since the last meeting and ex-
pressed willingness to join in the move
mcnt.
Henceforth the organization will be
known as the North Township TAX
Equalization Society. the name having
been selected from a number suggeted
at the meeting. Twelve citizens volun-
teered to carry petitions for membership
subscriptions. a fee Of nifty cents Will
be asked Of each signer to help pay the
expense Of carrying the matter throus =
the courts Larger subscriptions vii
be accepted.
Mr. Friedrich has been digging into
the county books and was able TO pre-
sent some interesting figures on tbs
amount Of taxes paid during the last
three years by prominent citizens and
corporations of North township. It IS
~ bring about an equalization Of taxes
whereby each person or Organization
viii pay on a Just assessment. Several
small property owners we're present and
showed that their assessments had beer
raised from fifty 70 a hundred per cent
in the last year and It was common &
hear of those whose property had beer
appraised at a figure nearly twice what
il would bring on the market.
No one has been willing TO accept thc
eccretaryship as vet and Mr.. Friedrich
is going it alone. The petitions fol
membership will be started this even
ing and the results will be announce
Al; the next meeting which will be hele
Wednesday. Sept. -
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-09-11
WALTER SCHWERIN
IS BACK HOME

Walter Schwerin OF Hammond. who
left the city i've years ago 70 join the
regular army il back again from IS
months service with Pershing's First
Division. He has been IN Cologne.
Germany which he calls the most
beautiful city and certain has an in
teresting story to tell. He helped
at the Galveston food. was on the
Mexican border and has wonderful
lot OF experiences 10 tell Of his trav-
els in Europe. He Is on a month $
furlough.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-09-11
CHICAGO PRopucE

UTTER-Creamery extras. 54i1c
firsts. 49G 52iac.
EGGs-Current receipts. ala q 1914 q;
ordinary frsts asa d 39c. hrsts. 43hs q
fire; extras &C.
LIVE POULTRY Turkeys, Soc.
chickens. 29l4 d ale; springs. CSC. roos-
tiers. 21c; geese. &c; ducks. 25c
POTATOES-Nc Ohios. $500 q 20.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-09-11
Price of Eggs Spells
Sporting Event
INTERNATIONAL NEWS sERvIcEl

Z IN z -hFtN IONNL NEWS SENNTLKI
CLEVELAND, o., Sept.-dEggs is
eggs" these days.
This fact interviewed and caused fail
ure Of the feature sporting event OF the
Rotarians annual picnic-the women :
egg race
The impediment-the egg-was too
much Of an impediment. financially
speaking The skirted contestant.
simply refused to take any risks with
their previous freight so they walked
the length Of the course.
u don't know what the prize is worth
but I do know what an egg costs" one
explained.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-09-11

Here is a fashionable frock for
wear at this between season time of
year. Ii is made of black paulette
satin, and it may BE- noted here th4s
satin is one OF the most popular
fabrics of the moment A very ncvcs
effect is produced by wool embi d.
cry, the ordinary darning stitch 80
ing used al over the skirt. A tiny
giiet OF flet lace is the only Bit of
color.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-09-11
HARDING SAYS ITS
PERILOUS TO US
fth7rRNATIoNAL NEWS SERVICE

WASHINGTON. Sept 1.-THE league
If nations covenant as now constituted
is one OF peril TO tho republic, and to
accept ii unaltcred would be a betrayal
Of America senator Harding. Repub-
lean. Of Ohio member of the senate
foreign relations committee declared in
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-09-11

the senate this afternoon
Harding arraigned President Wilson
tor having referred 70 senator's who re-
fuse 70 accept the treaty Of Versailles
without amendments or reservations as
Contemplate quitters II they do not see
the game through.
He cited tho war record Of congress
which ne said showed that there were
not cutters" in either branch.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-09-11

CHICAGO. Sept 1I.-VEAL--50 =
so lis. PC; 20 to 80 his ga csc 50
70 100 lbs 26G27c. fancy. csc. over
weight kidneys. 40 to IT'S lbs. f2G l5c
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-09-11

Better call UP The Times and
have it sent to your house every
night. Then you'll be sure t will
be there.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-31

made his tour in which he explained
disputed points. 1t is overwhelm-
Iingly so now.
The attacks on the treaty by Sena-
tor Lodge and other republicans were
simply partisan. But in the votes
against the amendments many repub-
licans rose above partisanship. That
fact was something to be noted with
satisfaction from a patriotic point of
view.
The consideration of the treaty
should have been non-partisan from
the start
The public is eager for the ratifica-
ton of the league of nations. The
people are utterly tired of the SEN
ate's delay. The treaty will be adopted
and the sooner the better.
The ratification will have a splen-
did effect upon the industrial and
business life of the country. 1t will
have a bracing effect upon labor I'M
rest, and the Senate by speeding up
will regain much of the prestige it has
lost
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-31

chairman Of the Senate committee on
mines and mining, chairman of the
House committee on foreign relations,
joint chairman of the national war la
Dor board, secretary of the national
war labor board and many others of
almost equal Importance in the city of
Washington alone.
Washington and Lee is independent
Of both church and state. 1t must be
financed by voluntary contributions.
The revenue producing endowment is
less than a million dollars, at a time
when the purchasing value of a dollar
has been cut in half. New equipment
is needed and salaries must be raised
to keep an adequate faculty together.
Washington and Lee offers a great
opportunity to plant dollars and
raise men"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-31

tradeships desiring them to come under
full steam with full cargoes American
manufacturers and other fuel consun-
ers can use all of the coal that can be
mined. The forests and lumber mills can
not yield their output fast enough to
meet the demand for their products.
Paper is needed in greater quantities
than the paper mills can make it. There
never was, in the history of the world,
SO brisk a market for the necessities and
the Injuries which mark civilized lifei
The makers of passenger automobiles
and freight trucks besiege purveyors OF
raw materials while they in turn are be
sought by buyers waiting in line for
the delivery of new vehicles. The used
automobiles are absorbed SO rapidly that
the process is mysterious.
Upon production, not lessened but WI
creased production depend advancemd Il
human welfare, civilization. Those Rao,
blindly or Indignantly, insist upon les
sened production, more laziness, as the
economic cure all for their class are
fiddlers who would see Rome burn. u
Will the millions of Americans viii
are willing to work and who must cor
sumo, permit the fiddling,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-31
IN HOTEL I.OBBIES
AND ELSEWHERE
pirminghnm VS.. Atlanta

II narrowly missed being mobbed over
In Atlanta the other day" said Il. M
Lewis, a business man of Tulsa. Okla.
Il was talking with a number of bust
ness men in the Georgia City and the
conversation turned to the question Of
live and progressive cities of the south
OF course 1 explained to them in detail
just what great place Tulsa was, and
how there were no less than 100 million
aires who had made their fortunes within
the past few years in oil and gas. Then
they asked me what I thought Of the
difference between Birmingham and At
lanta. told them in all earnestness
thai Birmingham looked like metropol-
itan city in every respect, and 1 had
never seen any city which was more like
ly to impress visitors with its industry
and it's rapid development Then told
them that Atlanta had every indication
of being an overgrown country town. l
lost my popularity with that crowd at
once, and they made all manner Of
threats against me if l ever was heard
to repeat my ideas again."
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-31
FIDDLERS

From the Louisville Courier-J ournal.
IN LONDON dispatch says that be-
IN cause of labor conditions in the
q Cd United States South Wales is
getting from all over the world enormous
orders for steel and tin plate. One tin
plate order was for 100000 boxes.
American competition will not be the
bugaboo of British minds while American
labor listens with pricked ears to the
gable of superficial agitators who see
in reduced production, shortened hours,
higher pay, the means of providing riches
and leisure for every man with a pick.
The world, exceptionally busy just now,
will buy where production is in full
Swing; not where it is reduced, and
prices raised, in an effort to give the
five-day worker a limousine and brilliant
galaxy of gayly-colored silk shirts.
There is plenty of work for all able
bodied and willing producers to do. There
is plenty of money to purchase all that
can be produced. The cities of the world
are congested because Building lags be-
hind population. Enormous reconstruc-
tion projects are under way, others
planned, in Europe, South American and
Asian countries beckon to American
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-31
Million Dollar Campaign
for Washington and Lee

wv AsHINaToN AND LEES LEE
Wv campaign to raise a million
dollar endowment fund calls attention
to one of the oldest and most dis
|tinguished of American universities.
This noted institution, dating back
Ito colonial times, has a record of SER
vice that may well be a source of
pride.
It's graduates have played an i'm
portant part in the history of the
United States and at the present time
occupy some of the most important
positions in public life. Competing
with larger and weather. UNIVERSE
ties, Washington and Lee has main
tanned its prestige undiminished. 1t
has more than justified the faith of
tits founders, George Washington,
Thomas S. Scott, W. w. Corcoran,
Francis G. Peabody, Robert Parker
Doremus and other philanthropists.
The list of men who have shed
lustre on Washington and Lee is far
too long to reproduce here, but de-
ispite the fact that it has not had an
average attendance of more than 800
since the Civil war, it's alumni have
been noted for large achievement, IN
peace as we'll as in war. During the
world war, the university contributed
| the Secretary of War, our ambassador
to Great Britain, the ambassador to
Italy, justice of the supreme court,
solicitor general of the United States,
Assistant Attorney General of the
United States, two judges of the
United States court of claims, general
lcounsels of the United States food ad-
ministration, chairman of the Senate
committee on military affairs, chair
man of the House committee on mill
taryl affairs, chairman Of the Senate
committee on banking and currency,