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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-09-25
THE HUMBLE POTATO.
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The potato may be meek and l0Wly,
but it is getting there just the same.
The potato harvest in Northwestern
North Dakota has started this week
and fortunate indeed is the farmer
who has a 25-acre patch. There are
any number of such growers. There
are quite few who have in 100 acres
and few that run up close to half
section. The average yield this year
will run close to a hundred bushels
per acre and at the present value, not
far from $3.50 bushel for choice po-
tatoes, an acre will yield several times
the original value of the land. Where
can one go to beat this record? Bur-
lington potato growers have started
to market 100000 bushel crop. This
is fine record for a new industry for
no attempt was ever made to grow
potatoes on an extensive scale at Bur-
lington before. Next year, the acreage
will undoubtedly be increased and
there are rumors of modern potato
warehouse of large proportions. A
businessman predicted last sprine that
the potato crop at Burlington would
exceed in value the total of the wheat,
flax, oats, rye and barley grown this
year in that district and the predic-
ton was true. Not only that, but a
good many acres Of land have been
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-09-25

Minot will soon be due for recur-
renee Of the influenza epidemic which
took such heavy toll last fall and win
ter, according to we'll founded reports.
About year ago the flu started in the
east and rapidly worked west. Reports
from the eastern section of the United
States state that the flu has already
started and is travelling west. As a
matter Of fact, seventeen cases have
been reported in Minot and vicinity
already this fall, altho the disease is
of less vicious character than year
ago. During last fall and winter, the
death rate was greatest among persons
of thirty years of age or thereabouts.
The disease is apt to attack older peo-
rle this year, according to the opinion
of best medical authorities. 1t IS be.
lieved that one having had the disease
a year ago. will be practically immune
from attack this wear. tho there may
be exceptions. Many person exposed
last year did not, contract the disease
for there are many people who appear
to be immune from all contagious d.
seases.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-09-25

The proposed bond issue is $285, 00O
This is City Engineer Thomas esti.
mate on the cost of the modern sew.
age disposal plant, together with the
extension.
Just suppose that the bond issue
would not carry. The plant must be
built anyway The state board OF
health says so, and Minot is uI
against a proposition.
If the bond issue does not carry, the
plant will be built with money raised
by special assessment. This is a cum
bersome way of raising money and it
will be hard to distribute the taxes
equally.
Special assessment warrants are
subject to discount of ten per cent,
therefore the bidders will add ten per
cent to their bids, or $28,500 Quite
an item, you will say.
But this is not all. The cost of
spreading the special assessments and
advertising the same will be another
little item of something like $4,000.
If the bonds carry, the total inter-
est for the 20 years at per cent, less
accrued interest, will amount to $143,-
452.87.
With special assessments, the total
interest at 6 per cent will amount to
$197,5O5, difference of $54,052.13.
Add these figures and you will find
that it will cost the city Of Minot $780,,
552.13 more to build the plant by the
special assessment route than by is
suing bonds.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-09-25

freed from foul weeds on account Of
the cultivation and will grow good
crops of wheat another year. The
Berthold farmers long ago learned the
value Of growing potatoes. Our soil is
adapted to the production of the best
potatoes in the word. There is no
reason why our fertile soil should not
bring our farmers more money than
the worn-out land Of the east which
has to be properly fertilized before
producing much Of a potato crop. Who
says we can't compete with the east
ern growers who have to use land that
costs them all the way from 5000 to
$500 an acre?
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-09-25
CRYSTAL MAN MISSING.

Bathgate, N. D., Sept. pa search
has been instituted for Daniel j. Nc
Mel of Crystal, who was last seen in
Bathgate last Wednesday. Mr.. Nc
Mel, a druggist, had come to Bath
gate to visit, and was last seen by q
friend on the evening of the day Of
his arrival
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-09-25
A QUERY.

Ugland, the Knox banker, got away
with something like 100000 and was
paroled after nine months. A hundred
men are in the penitentiary at Bis
marck, some of them serving six
years, for stealing small sums from
$40 up to 5000. They are not being
paroled very rapidly.
Question: If Upland serves nine
months for 100000, how long should
man serve for $40?
Higher-ups, kindly stand up and
answer.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-09-25

Reporters of the four newspapers
at New Haven, Conn, have gone on a
strike. If this striking bug keeps on
working little longer, the distracted
publishers will be Joining them.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-09-25

Minot Lad WEEDS nArvilla Lassie
Otto E. Milas, of this city, was unit
ed in marriage this afternoon at two
o'clock to Miss Rose Elder, a charming
young woman from Arvilla, N. D., the
ceremony being performed by Judge
Murray.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-09-25
BUFFALO FARMER FINED.

Fancis Bayley, farmer living be-
tween Buffalo and Ayr, was fined $40
and costs amounting to total Of
$34.5O by Judge A. G. Hanson in Cass
county court, before whom Mr.. Bayley
pleaded guilty to shooting dog own
ed by Joe Pierce, a neighbor.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-09-25

Report Of the Condition Of
THE REsE1vATIoN STATE BANK
at Makoti, N. D., in the State Of North
Dakota, at the close of business Sep
TENDER 18th, 1919.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-09-25
THE BOND ISSUE.

If the tax payers of Minot desire tc
pay approximately 100000 more out
of their pockets than necessary, by all
means they should vote against the
sewage bond issue on Sept. 20.
On the other hand, if they have any
desire to save this tidy little sum, they
should vote for the bonds.
The proposition is so plain that q
man with a pair Of glass eyes ought
to have no trouble in seeing it.
Here are the figures.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-09-25
No. $40
No. $40
Report of the Condition OF
TIVE FIRST STATE BANK

at Surrey, in the State of North Dakota'
at the close of business September -,
1919.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1919-04-17

F. (. Kccler of Valdez, has financ- cd a new canning company which will erect a plant on Prince William Sound.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1919-04-17

recently sent telegram to Washing ton and received an answer from the commissioner of the general land of- flee that the bill providing for the of the eighty-rod strip between homesteads in Alaska along navigablc rivers and channels died in the senate, and therefore the old act in which the strips are reserved ia still
 in effect.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1919-04-17

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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-26
BELGIAN HERE O.k.'S
STATESMEN OF. U S.
Ambassador to This Country
Confident in Inmate Wisdom"
Of Leaders Here
VISITS ST0TEsBURY HOME

With absolute confidence in what he
calls the Inmate wisdom" of American
statesmen. Baron do Cartier dc Mnrchi-
enne. Belgian ambassador To the Inited
States. is optimistic on the subject Of
Society of nations. the treaty DELAY
or rejection. and the whole evolution OF
world conditions.
"Pcssimism gets nowhere said the
ambassador today at the home Of F.. T.
Stotesbury. II have ton much conf
dence in the innate wisdom of tho
American statesmen to be prssimistic
about their decisions. | have always
found thcy could be depended upon.
Unwilling to be directed into spc.
cific discussion. however. the ambaSsa
dor graciously but finally declined tn
q commitment Of personal or ambassa-
dOrial opinion on treaty delay. rejection.
or the effect of the Senate'S recent
decisions on the future of Belgium.
Europe or the world at large.
'The league of nations is wonder e
fnl idea and n generous thought. con
tinucd the ambassador. And ! am sure
a league Of nations is inevitable, a re-
suit Of world tendencies. The diplomat
made it perfectly clear. howrvc". thai
his opinion was upon the idea Of "a
league or "a society Of nations and
not necessarily defense Of the league
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-26

lat present projected. And nc did not
look upon a league as sure guarantee
against war, but rather as means for
removing the causes from which wars
arise.
Baron de Cartier de Marchienne .e-
fused to regard the delay of treaty ratl-
fcation rs chaotic. and rather com
mended the serious consideration given
by the statesmen. Delay should be
eliminated where possible was his
ouinion. but a wise decision arrived
ut after thoughtful delay and discus D.,
sion Is likely to be more permanent ana
sound.
The ambassador much preferred to
talk about his regard 70: philadelphia
and the way he eagerly graspS, every
opportunity to visit the city. tlc also
reiterated the appreciation of the king
and queen Of Belgium of their hearty
rpppntiOn here
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-26
EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY,,

What do you do at a "dry" assem-
bly,. anyway?
There have been endless suggestions
as to a solution Of the problem.
Each gentleman might bring his own
champagne bottle from his own private
cellar.
Some kindly soul might be induced
to become the angel and yield all his
liquid resources that the assembly might
be as gay as of old.
A blend of raisin essence. prune
juice and cornmeal might be substituted
for champagne.
And yet again, wartime prohibi-
tion may be lifted before the first ball.
which is January .. The second ball
is hopeless, Of course. 1t won't be given
until February, when the nation will
be irrcdcemably dry
''If you find way around the diff e
Guilty you will be earning the gratitude
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-26
Held Up and Robbed on street

Oliver Patton. eighteen years old. OF
3T2J North Seventh street. was held up
by two men at Ninth street and Sedgely
avenue last night and robbed of 81. 40.
The highwaymcn carried revolver and
blackjack. but used neither. Early to-
day Edward Mayer. sixteen ycnrs old,
Of 1923 North Lawrence street. was
arrested en- suspicion by the police of
the Germantown avenue and Lycoming
street station. He answered Patton =
description of one of the highwaymcn,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-26
WANTED: ONE IDEA TO SOL We
ASSE'MBL Y BALL DRY ISSUE
Prospective Parched Troats Giue Impetus Wild Plans and
Prayers THAT Peace Treaty Is Ratified Before January

It's just possible they may do It that
way.
OF course. gentleman in evening
dress might find it inconvenicnt to carry
Il quart bottle Of champagne in his hip
pocket.
Still. it could be done. This is
period of amazing possibilities.
We speak Of the difficulties which this
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-26

of many thirsty people," eaid s. Penn
berton Hutchinson, one Of the directors
of the assembly.
They might as well give IL up. don't
you think?'' suggested Charles Willing.
a member of the assembly. He referred
presumably, TO the champagne, and not
the ball
Dotn Eentlenen spoke dryly.
Mr. Hutchinson added that peace
might be proclaimed, officially. beforr
the first assembly.
But he didn't seem particularly hone
full
Who's got an idea. anyway?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-26
pramatIo cluh aIvaa plaN

For the purpose Of raising funds to
defray the expenses Of testimonial and
reception to the service men Of the
parish, the dramatic association Of st.
Edmond's Catholic Church presented a
three act comedy THE Other Way"
last night at the school hall, Twenty
third and Mifflin streets. The play
was produced under the direction Of
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-26

year bcSct the committee in charge of
the assembly balls. the first since 1917.
Heretofore, they have been delightful
affairs The popping of champagne
corks, the tuncful fzz of champagne
punch. have made merry music, and
always hitherto, a pleasant time has
been had by all.
But this year, dear me
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-26

Adequate Labor, Male and Female
Homes for 10000 More Workers
Railway Center and Tidewater Port
LOw-Priced Steam and Electricity
Abundance of Purest Water
Accessible Raw Materials
Best Steam Coal in the World
Factories Built and Available
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-26

Factory Sites With Railway Sidings
Best Fire Protection in World
Unique Insurance Proposition
Low Living Costs to Workers
Fine Civic Environment
Low Taxes
Adequate Banking Help
Mild and Healthful Climate
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-26
Doraen Society to Dance

The Doraen Society will give its tenth
Thanksgiving Day dance in Mercantile
Hall. Broad and Master streets. tomor
row evening. Inc proceeds will be Civ
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-26

HOpewH created
which
S n
exhaustive study the peculiar each industry
Hopewel had
of
of
convinced Investigations thus far that
ability big things big Hopewe presents opportunity unequaled
else n United
Among these
vantage aret following:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-26
Hopewel) Offers Special
Opportunity to These
Industries

Acetates
Acetone
Acids
Agricultural Implements
Albay Slip Clay
Albumen
Alcohol
Alum
Asbestos
Asphaltum
Automobiles
Barrels
Brick
Cardboard
Cartons
Castings
Cellulose Products
Chemicals
Clays
Clothing
Cordage
Corn Products
Corrugated Paper
Cotton and Cotton Products
Cream Of Tartar
Devulcanizers
Fertilizers
Fiber board
Firearms
Fireworks
Garments
Handbags
Hosiery
Iron Products
Kilns
Lace
Machinery
Mari
Mechanical Appliances
Motors
Nitre Cake
Oils
Overalls
Paints
Paper Stock and Rags
Paper
Peanut Products
Pulp and Fiber
Purifiers
Rubber Products
Solvents
Steel Products
Suitcase Board
Textiles
Tobacco Products
Trunks and Bags
Warehouses
Wood Pulp
Wheels
Yarns
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-12

straycrs. Of Course 218 West Tenth Street.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-12
Cooperative Movement
III. In Europe
By Frederic j. Hasxin

New York. Dec. I2-The war, which
planted the cooperative movement-hrmly
on its feet in tins country, also gave 1t
tremendous impetus in Europe. In every
country. cooperative societies have null
tiplied bv the hundred since 1916. In
Great Britain one-thlrd of the total
population is engaged in cooperative
enterprises. In Russia there are over
fifty thousand cooperative societies with
twenty million members which are going
turbuientlv on their cooperative way.
In Paris one cooperative wholesaler Is
doing an annual business of nearly fifty
million francs. Everywhere, cooperative
ventures are increasing about ten times
as fast as the population.
This is all the more surprising because
ri the outbreak of the war even the great
leaders of the cooperative movement
feared that it would suffer a serious check
Many were on the point of pOstponing
cooperative schemes until after the war,
but events soon showed them the wisdom
Of going on with them. Every country
passed through the same period ot food
panic, of frantic buying, outrageous
speculation and soaring prices. And
IN every case il was the cooperative
societies who came TO the rescue OF the
consumers.
POPULAR IN GREAT BRITAIN.
In Great Britain, where cooperation
had fought its way slowly against power
ful opposition II suddenly became popu-
lar. Every cooperative store could have
had tho VIII ole British public in its med
bership If il could have accommodated
IL Lines OF prospective members stretch
ed for blocks around each store. vOicing
their admiration of cooperative enter
prises, and waiting patiently for chance
TO fill out enrolment cards. This was
becaus. the cooperative stores, having
no incentive 10 make profits out of their
own members, to whom they actually
belonged, kept their prices down to
,easonsble level when everywhere else
the tendency OF prices was rapidly vcr-
tacal AS long as the supplies IN the huge
so-operative warehouses lasted, there
was no rise in prices Later. of course,
'shen these became exhausted and il was
necessary to 20 into the open market for
new ones, prices had to be raised, but
-sven so. they were the lowest prices To
be found in the United Kingdom. Finally
8 co-operator was made food controller.
In France practically the same thing
-scCurrrd The cooperative societies were
called into service bv the government 10
feed munition workers and to supply
the civilian population with meat coal,
potatoes and other necessities. Tho Aus
srian government demanded the same
service from Austrian cooperative so
eieties
Before the war. Russia had a mere
handful Of cooperative SOCIETIES, and
those which did exist were bitterly per-
secuted by the government The rapid
increase Of cooperative enterprises hegaQ
with the revolutionary movement and
continued until now Russia is the greatest
cooperative country in the world Dur
ing the brief kerensky regime the posts
OF deputy minister 81 agriculture, director
OF the supplies committee. and the min
istcr 81 commerce and industry we're all
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-12

and in addition there are cooperative
distributive societies, cooperative in
sirance societies, and many cooperative
banks.
This is merely a brief outline of the
cooperative movement as it Is sweeping
Europe today and even escaping into
ancient and conservative Asia. (Co-
operative societies have recently sprung
up in India and JAPAN All of this has
been accomplished in less than eighty
years, for the first cooperative society
is only that old.
The first cooperative society was
started by twenty-eight poor flannel
weavcrs, who, made desperate by their
inability to provide for their families
out OF their small wages, started a CO.
operative store in an empty storeroom
in a back street of Rochedale, in the
north of England, where they sold four
different commodities. The capital in
vested by each member was FIVE dollars,
and the members also provided their
own management and distributing ser
vice. On two evenings each week, one
of the members assumed the duties of
storekccper, doing out the provisions
TO the other members, charging them the
current retail prices and placing the cash
iii the treasury of the society. At the
end Of three months, the profits of the
business were returned to the members
in proportion to the amount of their
purchases, after certain sum had been
deducted for a sinking fund
Evidently these early pioneers felt
the responsibility Of establishing n valu
able precedent, for they managed this
first store So carefully that the rebates
were very attractive, even during those
favorable impression on other Rochcdale
workers. who had formerly scofTcd at the
enterprise. and soon there were many
applications for membership Each new
member contributed five dollars capital,
and tins enabled the business to grow
and expand until gradually it developed
into one Of the biggest mercantile es-
Establishments in Great Britain
Today. onc-thrd OF the entire popula-
ton OF Great Britain IS organized INTO
cooperative societies which distribute
nearly one billion dollars worth Of conn
modIties to their members every year.
There is Z British Wholesale society.
supplying SEQ local cooperative so-
cictIcs, which owns its own steamships.
factories and warehouses; lis eight -four
mills are the largest IN Great Britain 1t
manufactures III giant soap plant five
hundred tons of soap a week II pro-
duccs four million pairs 81 boots every
wear, Il owns it4 own coal mines, and
Its own printing p,1uts
Rut one might 80 on indefinitely telling
all Che things that the millions of CO
operators n Europe do Only il won't
hc long before thev will be familiar
textures to everybody Tor. according
"a those Who arc kctpnc close crc on
tllc co-oparative movement Americans
viii soon b. doing them too.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-12

the hospital and operate | wondered what
in the world | could take that would help
me. | tried about half dozen remedies
none did me any good. The doctor said,
let me toll you. you are a very sick woman.
| thought toward spring | would have To
make sale Of my farm stock and quit the
farm, but | got = bottle Of Dr. Pletces
'Favorite Prescription and3one Of Golden
Medical Discovery and Immediately |
noticed my nerves began to improve and
the pain in my sides left me. | got two
moro bottles and then corruption began 10
pass from me After that J began 70 I'm
prove and this last two yeara | have been
good and strong, all due to Dr Pierce
wonderful medicines. IININGs-
TON, X. +. D. q.
LeRoy, Pa About ten years ago had
asthma and bronchial trouble and |
doctorcd with two different doctors. six
months each. but they did not help me. Nj
husbands father wanted me to try DR.
Pierces Golden Medical Discovery. ] vas
very weak and only weighed so lbs, could
not sleep and coughed most all night Be,
fore | had finished taking one bottle felt
stronger, and by the time had taken ter
bottles weighed i25 lbs. and was well.
and the trouble has never returned. -
MRS. GLEN BAIfEi
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-12
HUSBAND IN CELL.
His Young Bride Grcetg Friends in Police
Station.

Philadelphia, Dec. 12An infor-
NAL wedding reception, during which
the husband sat in a cell while his sixteen
year old bride received congratulations
near by, was staged by Mr. and Mrs
Edward A. Morris in the Twenty-slxth
and York streets police station.
Morris, a marine was married to Miss
Mary WinnebcrRcr When he visited bis
brides home after her father ordered him
10 leave lie refused Ills fnther-in-law
caused his arrest on chnrRes Of tres
passing.
The girl accompanied her father to
the police station Insisting that she
would remain with her husband she made
herself ut home and calmly received tho
congratulations Of her girl friends who
called to offer them.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-12
$4,000 AUTOS IN MARYLAND.
State Licenses Show An Increase oi
1888 Over 1913

Baltimore, Dec 12-The high cost of
living throughout the country has had
little reflection in the automobile bust
ness in Maryland, according to figures
on record at the Office of Automobile
Commissioner d. Austin Baughman
With more than a half-month to go yet,
a total OF $500 machines have been
licensed during 1919, constituting an
increase of 1858 over the number for
1918. While the increase is greater
numerically than TINT of any previous
year, proportionately it is little above
the average of about 20 per cent main
tanned in the State for the last few
years.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-12
ANOTHER REFORMER.

Ties modern reformer"
That's so7"
Yes, he's out to reform the reformers. .
'In what way2"
Hes trying to educate them to dis
cover that not everything the other fell
low gets some fun out of is wholly wrong. :,
- Detroit Free Press.