The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-11-06

one and the alleged swindlers the
Suckers" AS result, Max Brooks,
Of Minneapolis, charged with attempt
to swindle, waived examination in
court today and was held to the Hen
nepin county grand jury under $4,000
bail.
The bodies of all American soldiers
inferred in Germany, Belgium, Italy,
Great Britain, Luxembourg and north
ern Russia, will be returned to the
United States as 500 mas necessary
transportation can be arranged. Sec
rotary Baker announced he had issued
instructions for the purchase, storage
and traffic division Of the general staff
to take charge of the matter, and to
hasten it as much as possible. The
action, Mr.. Baker said, did not indi-
cate any change in the departments
attitude toward the return of the sol
der dead in France. Secretary Baker
said it was hoped that the great ma
jority of American parents would de-
eide to let them remain there but that
the wishes Of the relatives desiring
the bodies returned would be carried
out.
Miss VERNE Eta Hicks was fatal
ly injured while attempting to start
her car at her home near Sanish Point,
IS miles east of Williston, Thursday
| afternoon. DR.. L. B. Dochterman was
| hurriedly summoned to the scene of
the accident and as the condition Of the
patient grew more critical had her re-
moved to a Williston hospital, where
she died early Saturday morning. The
direct cause of the accident is not
known but it is supposed that in
cranking the car, Miss Hicks had me-
| elected to set the brake and the vi
bration of the engine caused the ma
| chine to slide into high and while at
tempting to jump to one side she was
! caught and dragged beneath the car,
| suffering broken collar bone, brok-
en- leg and several broken ribs. She
died without regaining consciousness.
North Dakota's answer to the,
charge that the American Legion is an
organization only for men who wore
shoulder straps, was the election of
Private C. L. Dawson of Beach as
state chairman at the first convention
recently held in Bismarck. Command
er Dawson is an attorney, at present
is the prosecuting attorney of Golden
Valley county by appointment of the
governor, serving the period that the
regularly elected officer is suspended
under attempted removal proceedings.
Commander Dawson enlisted on No,
vember II, 1917, and was mustered
out on January Is, 1919. "The Amer
lean Legion stands for 100 per cent
Americanism,' says Commander Daw-
| son. cit is our purpose to ferret out
| the alien slackers, to keep a record Of
all such persons and to oppose the
granting Of citizenship papers to them
at any time. We expect soon to put
on drive for membership in North
I Dakota"
/ G.. w. Miller of II miles south Of
| Watford City, says if one goes about
| it in the right manner, farming in Me-
Kenzie county can be made as profit
| able as in any other section. Mr..
Miller has sold 1920 worth Of melons
and cucumbers this year which he
raised on less than an acre Of ground.
From one acre he garnered $50 bush
els Of potatoes which at, the present
price are worth $500. At the begin
ming Of January this year he had eight
| sows and one boar. From that start
| he has sold this fall STAT worth Of
] hogs and has nineteen head left. He
has recently filled 25-ton silo with
corn fodder and corn and has about
q dozen loads Of splendid corn on the
stock. From an 8-acre field Of alfalfa
sown last year he cut four loads Of
good hay and from . second cutting
he expects TO thresh about 100 pounds
Of alfalfa seed. From an acre and one
half planted 10 beans this season he
gathered seven bushels, worth at
present prices shout 342. Mr.. Miller