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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-10-30
Glenburn Blacksmith Has No Time for
Minot Colored Folks.
A h1,oI,r,,;+I fro,o Clanhurn who

a DlacKSm1Cn IrOW VIeHUuTII, WIN
wandered over into the western part
of town to inspect the site for the To-
cation of the new colored church, was
robbed of a valuable Burlington
watch and little money Monday. He
reported the affair to the police who
got the watch back for him. A white
man is connected with gang Of
dusky folks. He steers the stranger
to the nigger dives, they roll him and
all participate in a division of the
>spoils.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-10-30
AN TELL ARMY TO GO
TO HE'LL. BUT 1T MUST
RE FORMALLY ASK ED

London.-In giving vent to ms
feelings on discharge an ex-soldler
wrote to his late colonel:
"Sir: After what | have suffered
it gives me much pleasure to tell you
and the army to go to hell"
In due course he received the fol-
lowing:
"Sir: Any suggestion or inquiries
as to the movement Of troops must
be entered on Army Form 213Z, a
copy of which ] enclose"
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-10-30
Sweet Family Will Have Reunion

Sweet Family Will Have Reunion.
DR.. and Mrs. C. F. Sweet left We'd
nesday for Minneapolis to meet the
Doctors brother, q well known east
ern shoe manufacturer, member Of the
firm Of Lunn 4 Sweet, Of Auburn,
Maine. The brother has had phenom-
,enal success in the shoe manufacture
ing game and is the sole manager of
the institution since the death Of his
partner some years ago. The company
has sold five million dollars worth Of
shoes for delivery this year. The Doc
tor has two sisters living in Minneap-
oils and his father, K. 9. Sweet, is
now a resident Of Mankato, Mimi, SO
the Sweet family will have an enjoy
able reunion. They expect to return
to Minot Monday.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-10-30
Minot Needs Ice Skating Rink.

Minot Needs Ice Skating Rink:
TO the Honorable Members of the
Rotary Club, Town Criers Club and
Association Of Commerce:
The winter season is now close at
hand and as in former seasons no deli
mite plans have been made for public
skating.
Because of your gentlemen's inter.
est in public affairs, we, the Social
Problems Glass, of Minot High school,
petition your support in advising the
city of the benefits of conveniently
located and properly cared for ice
skating Kinks.
This has been done in other cities
with good results and you surely real
ize that Minot is in need of more out.
door activities.
Respectfully,
Social Problems Class,
Minot High School.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-10-30
TO DECLINE
DEBATE OFFER. REPORT

Fargo, n D., Oct. 28.-The Fargo
Nonpartisan league organ, comment
ing today on the challenge to debate
issued by William LANCER, attorney
general, to A. C. Townley indicates
.Townley will not accept the chal-
lenge. The position, the paper argues,
is justified by developments in the
Fargo bank closing case and the su-
preme courts decision, which held the
banking board had acted unlawfully
in closing the bank.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-10-30
GIRL THOUGHT DRUGGED.

Fargo, n. D., OCT. 26.-FargO au-
thorities are investigating the unusual
case of IA year old girl. found un-
conscious in a Fargo park after mid
night Saturday.
lin the Florence Crittendon home,
where she was taken for medical
treatment, the gir' says she does not
remember what happened after leav
ing Fargo cafe about two hours be-
fore she was found. Physicians believe
the child was 3rugged
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-10-30
Licensed to Wed.

Frank Duesterhoff, SO, Flaxton, and
Mrs. Florence Vanbuskirk, 33. Minot.
Married by Judge VIM. Murray Mon
day.
Olof E. Hanson, %, and Lillian E.
Williams, 18. Married by Judge VIM.
Murray, Monday.
John A. McNab, 81, and Ann Shell
don, 10.
Louis Nose Resler, 30, Pembina
county, and Julia M. Evans, 10, Ryder.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-10-30
Drove Ford $4,000 Miles in Ten Years.

Drove Ford $4,000 Miles in Ten Years.
D. D. Whaley is driving what is
probably the oldest Ford automobile
in the state. 1t is a 1909 model and
runs as we'll as the day he bought it.
He has run it $4,000 miles and says it
is good for three or four years more,
when he will trade it to Henry for one
of his latest Sedan models. He has
always taken good care of the car
which appears to pay, even with a
Ford
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-10-30
Minot Architect Appointed on Nation
al Committee.

Andrew Fraser, local architect, has
been appointed committeeman repre-
senting the state of North Dakota on
the Postwar Committee of the Amer
lean Institute of Architects. The work
of this committee is to solve the
pressing problems of the hour-con-
slider the enlarged status of the archl-
tect to meet the demands of the new
day and the new conditions emanating
from the wreckage caused by the
world war.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-10-30
100 Acres of Fine Potatoes Under tht
Snow.

100 Acres of Fine Potatoes Under the
Snow.
James Casteel of Burlington, who
grew 275 acres Of fine potatoes, was
caught by the freeze-up with hun
dred acres of his very best potatoes in
the field. With favorable weather he
still may be able to harvest so per
cent of what is left, but again, the
100 acres may be total loss. Mr..
Casteel was pushing his work rapidly
with 19 pickers when the cold snap
came. The potatoes averaged 14O
bushels per acre and pickers had no
trouble in gathering $50 bushels a
day each, all Of which were brot to
Minot to be stored. Mr.. Casteel has
demonstrated his ability to grow po-
tatoes on large scale, and nothing
daunted, is preparing to put in fully
as large a crop next year. He will
sow wheat on the 275, acres that were
planted to potatoes this year and he
ought to grow bumper wheat crop
with little trouble.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-10-30
GRANVILLE GIRL MAY
HAVE been MURDERED
VIM. Zimmerman and Wife With
Whom Child Made Her Home Ar.
rested Charged with Criminal
Negligence-BOdy Found
Near Hay Stack.

The body of little Margaret Kottke,
seven-year- daughter of Mrs. Ar
thur Kottke, who lives with her hus-
band and three children two miles
southeast of Granville, was found be-
side a haystack on the Walter Zim-
norman farm six miles southeast of
Granville, where the little girl had
made her home since last June.
Zimmerman and his wife have been
arrested charged with criminal negli-
gence, as death appears to have been
due to starvation or exposure, or both.
The story of the tragic death of the
little child is one of the saddest in
the history of McHenry county and
feeling is running high against the
Zimmerman and Kottke families.
Margaret Kottke was the illegiti-
mate child of Mrs. Kottke. 1t is
claimed that the father is a transient
who left the country before the child's
birth, which occurred about a year
Neighbors say the Kottke's had never
given the child proper care and with
the arrival of the Kottke children, the
little girl was more unwelcome than
ever. Last June she was given a
home by Mr.. and Mrs. Walter thinner
man, neighbors of the Kottke family,
but it appears that her lot was not i'm
proved any.
A week ago Tuesday night, during
the bitter cold, the poor little child,
clad only in light summer dress,
lightweight underwear and shoes
without stockings, was sent to drive
in the cattle to milk. She did not re-
turn and the neighborhood was not
aroused until the next afternoon. Zim-
norman states that he spent all of
Tuesday night and Wednesday looking
for the child, but this part of the story
is taken with a grain of salt. He did
inform Kottke, but he did not seem to
concern himself much over the dis
appearance of the child. The whole
community searched for the little girl
Wednesday night and it was not until
seven o'clock Thursday morning that
the frail little body was found beside
a hay stack short distance from the
Zimmerman home. Zimmerman and
some neighbors state they searched
around the stack at midnight Wednes-
day night and the body was not there
then. q
Coroner Stone of Balfour held an
inquest. The stomach was examined
but it was found practically empty,
showing that the child had most like
ly died from starvation and exposure.
A little substance resembling wheat
was found in the stomach. The stom-
ach was sent to Prof Ladd at Fargo
for examination, to ascertain if pois-
oning entered into the death Of the
child.
Zimmerman and his wife were ar
rested by Sheriff Osjord, Deputy Wik
and States Atty. Ulsrud Monday af-
ternoon.
An examination showed that there
were bruises on the body and legs and
a cut two inches long was found on
the hip.
The funeral was held from the Con-
gregational church at Granville Sat-
urday afternoon, six little girls act
ing as pail bearers. Businessmen of
Granville furnished flowers and the
remains were inferred in the Gran
vile cemetery.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-10-30
Farmers Will Pay Costs for Langer
. and Hall

Attorney General LANCER addressed
a large crowd of farmers at Finley,
N. D. He declared his intention of
maintaining his fight on A. c. Town
ley. The farmers adopted resolutions
pledging themselves to pay the costs
Of actions that were imposed by the
supreme court against LANCER and
Hall in the Fargo bank case.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-10-30

w. A. Boyd, who was formerly en-
gagged in the elevator business at VOL
seth, has turned farmer, having pur-
chased the Fred Allen farm at Deer
ing. He has stocked it with 200 head
Of sheep and number of first class
milch cows. Mr.. Boyd was in Minot
Monday.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-10-30
Roosevelt Memorial Program Rem
dered

A Roosevelt Memorial program was
given at the Minot Normal school
Monday morning, that being the birth
day of the great American. Dorr Car
roll, a personal friend of the late
statesman, delivered an address.
Roosevelt's favorite hymn, "How
Firm a Foundation" was rendered. A
collection for the Roosevelt Memorial
is being taken this week in the school.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-10-30
Department to Furnish
Speakers for Corn and Potato Show

Extension Department to Furnish
Speakers for Corn and Potato Show
A great deal of enthusiasm has
been manifested in the coming corn
and potato show to be held in Minot
Nov. 13, ID and Is.
The fact that a large percentage Of
the potatoes were frozen this season
doesn't seem to dampen the spirits
of the leading potato growers. Farm
ers who had fifty per cent Of their po-
tato crop frozen still maintain that
they made more money than the men
who were growing wheat exclusively.
It's a fact that if the cultivated
crop does little more than pay ex-
penses of production, it leaves the soil
in perfect condition for a wheat
crop the following year.
These men, who believe that cul-
tivated crop system and more stock is
the basis Of prosperity of any agricul-
tural community, are determined to
prove to their doubling neighbors
that corn and potatoes can be produc-
ed successfully in Ward county and
are going to enter some good exhibits.
The commercial potato crop this
year is 55 per cent less than that Of
last year, or decrease of about 10
per cent of the average potato crop.
On Oct 1st, it was estimated that the
commercial shipment Of potatoes from
North Dakota this season will be
about 2035 cars compared with 2950
cars last season. Ward, Renville and
the two rows of counties west, produc-
ed 80 per cent less this year than last
year. This years estimate would in
dicate that there will be good mar
ket for potatoes next year.
Every farmer should attend the
show as there will be several good
speakers from the Extension Depart
ment to talk on corn and potatoes.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-10-30
PETITION OF LEAGUE
CANDIDATE IS LATE

Bismarck, n. D., Oct. 28-The NOM
mating petition of c. ?. Peterson,
Nonpartisan league candidate for SEN
ator in Towner county, where spec
ial election will take place Nov. %,
was received by the secretary of state
4S hours after the time limit fixed in
the governors proclamation for the
filing of petitions.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-10-30
liver Eidsness Commits Suicide at
Del,bigh.

Iver Eidsness, aged 27 years, who
served with the United States forces
during the war, committed suicide
Monday morning by the gun route. He
first took poison, but doctor from
Towner arrived in time to save the
mans life. A half hour after the doc
tor left, the man got hold of a gun and
shot and killed himself.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-10-30
Charter Granted for Preparedness
Lodge of Perfection.

r. b. McCutcheon, Venerable Mas
ter of Preparedness Lodge of Perfec-
ton, Scottish Rite Masonry, has sent
word from Washington, D. c., that
the Supreme Council of the Southern
Jurisdiction has granted charter to
the new Minot lodge. AS soon as the
charter is received, an effort will be
made to secure Chapter Of the Rose
Croix, which includes the degrees
from the 14th to the 18th.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-10-30
n. d. COMPENSATION ACT VALID

Bismarck, N. D.-The workmen's
compensation act is held constitution
al and valid and legal enactment by
a decision of the North Dakota su
preme court. The court was unani-
nous regarding general results but
the judges expressed various views re-
garding details of the act.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-10-30
Russell Doebler Injured.

Russell Doebler, well known insur-
ance man, has been confined to his
hime for a week from an injury to
his back, which was caused by fall
on an icy walk.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-10-30
McGregor Woman Charged With
Forgery.

Fargo police are looking for "a
pretty woman wearing dark suit and
small set of furs," who is wanted at
Lisbon, N. D., charged with forgery.
been issued for her arrest and it is al
,leged that she may have gone to
Fargo by auto.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-10-30
Negro Restaurant Burned.

A pie eating joint, at 30l Third
street southwest, run by negro,
caught fire from the explosion of a
gasoline stove Tuesday noon and the
place was Quilted before the fire de-
partment could control the blaze.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-10-30

Rev. J. r. Michaelson, pastor Of the
Zion Lutheran church, held special
meetings at Velva the fore part Of the
week.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1919-12-12
LARGE NEW BUSINESS CONCERN
SOON TO LOCATE IN SALMON

J. c. Penney company. a large mer-
camille concern operating two hun
dred stores, is about to establish one
of heir enterprises in Salmon, hav-
ing secured a lease on the Harry Hill
building This loction is to be alter.
ed and adapted to the use of the
company for opening early in the
coming year.
The Peney company deals in dr.
goods and notions, together with
wearing apparel from head to foot for
men, women and children. There are
perhaps a score of these stores in
Idaho, every one of them doing a
large business, so it is said, and add
ing materially to the prosperity OF
the cities and towns where they are
operating. The cash system prevails
with them everywhere.
With them system of comprehen
sive advertising attracts trade that
would not otherwise come to the
places where they are located, SO that
all other lines of business are benefit
ted by having the Penney store.
L. w. Greving, young man trained
with one of the first of these stores
|opened in Idaho and long located
with the company, is to be Salmon
manager. He will move here with
Mrs. Greving in January.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1919-12-12
MEMORIES OF
ROCKY BAR ARE REVIVED

newspapers Just received from Po-
mona, California, tell of a visit there
py Mrs. +. P. AXE and her daughter
Eva Oh Mountainhome as guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Mel Campbell Mrs
AXE, who is a sister of A. II Ford of
Salmon, and the Campbells were oil;
,ine friends at Rocky Bar and with
ler daughter is spending the winter
III southern California. One of the 10.
cal newspapers says OF the visit:
Mrs. AXE, who has LIVED In Noun
talnhome for years, has large hold.
ings IN ranches and stock in that sec.
l1on OF her state and so was particu.
larly interested in the automobile
trip she and her daughter took Wee
nesday IN company with Mr.. and Mrs,
campbell through the farming dis
trlcts near Chino, Corona, Riverside
Redlands and San Bernardino.
"On their return to the Camnbell
nome In the evening Mrs. AXE was
surprised with a birthday dinner
planned in her honor. A birthday
cake with white icing and pink can
dies graced the table and the mink
roses used in decorating were the ex
act shade of the candles. Sprays O;
smilax furnished a pleasing touch OF
green.
| Forty years ago, when Mr.. and Mrs
Campbell were living in the mining
camp of Rocky Bar, Idaho, they knew
Mrs. AXE, who was then young cir
and the revival of memories of those
early days is proving very pleasant
experience for them ALL"
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1919-12-12
MINERAL WEALTH
OF UPPER SALMON
By Seth Davis.

Clarence E. Eddy, the man who dis
covered the Lost Packer mine, which
produced heavily. has now greater
mine near the Packer. namely. the
Monte Cristo.
Recently on this property he open
ed up ten-foot ledge at 15o-foot
depth. which runs high In gold and
silver and will average about $50.
free milling ore. Alvin Eddy, broth
er 10 Clarence, has also made good
on his Golden Gate property. four
miles east OF the Monte Cristo, and
in developing the 60-foot ledge by
tunnel has got occasional chunks that
ARE sprinkled with solid gold Of wheat
grain size all through the solid rock
and assaying as good as $4,000. He
Is going 10 put 30-ton Gibson. mill
on this property and will go TO mill
ing, using the water power OF East
Mayfield creek. The Monte Cristo is
already equipped with one of these
new mills.
just over the summit from the
Golden Gate the Franklin brothers.
son of the pioneer. Amos Franklin.
have opened up their Hidden Treas
ure mine, and have been shipping to
the Garfield smelters ore which aver
aged $3.50 gold and silver.
In Nevada 500 rock will make a
boom overnight and a new mining
Mecca within week At Bayhorse,
on the Salmon river In central Idaho.
where $10,000.000 In silver has been
taken out Of the Ramshorn mine. own
ed by the Salisbury estate OF Salt
Lake City, they are employing 100
good hard-rock miners and keeping
all kinds of motor trucks busy haul
ing new machinery to the grounds,
Iyet there is little heard of II. Moder-
ate capital can soon make of Bay.
horse one Of the great producing sill
yer camps of the west. There are
many good properties up there which
owners, are having 10 work single
handed and which are making profit.
able bullion records.
, This region has plenty of water,
timber. power, tunnel sites and good
solid roads for truck traffic make up
for lack of railroads. AS soon as this
country is more generally known IL
will be in the class with Goldfeld,
New, Alaska or any part Of the west.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1919-12-12

mems shoes, clothing, overcoats,
socks and underwear and the same Ii
true of ladies coats. suits. dresses.
etc. The highest priced shoe in Hol-
den's shoe store on State street. Chi
cago, two days before Thanksgiving.
was $l2. and Holden carries nothing
but shoes and Is one OF the oldest
shoe houses in Chicago. Almost every
store has 25 and so per cent of on
all ladies and mems suits, coats, etc.
in Minneapolis. Chicago and Detroit.
and yesterday the Sunday papers al
Detroit had at least forty pages OF
advertising and all are right now be-
fore Christmas beginning big reduc-
tion sales. II they are cutting prices
now there will be a big slaughter In
January as that is the time they do
have big sales and real bargains in
the cities.
when l was in Fenton last In 1915
there were nve clothing stores. all
good ones and two large dry goods
stores. During the year three OF the
clothing stores have gone out OF bun-
mess just closed out everything and
quit. One large dry goods store clos
ed out everything and their places OF
business are rented for picture shows.
offices, etc. They all tell me the
same story. that they got out while
the getting was good, AZ they did not
care 10 be in business when the
slump comes and they did not know
any more about when II was coming
than we do In Salomn but were sure
II would come sometime, 50 they got
out while prices were high. An for
the bottom going out OF anything no
lone caa tell when but Ill felt that II
has got To come but so far they can
not see any farther than we can.
closed In by the mountains In Lemht
county.
so far AS / am concerned II Is a
big gamble for the man who carries
large stock. None OF them here
are carrying any more than Ii neces-
sary.
1T Is quite cool here now. 20s
above zero, but from Butte 10 Chica-
80 there was more snow than around
Salmon, but you could see II back in
the foot hills and mountains.
While In Chicago we Witnessed
the naval parade and walked around
to the recruiting stations and over
seas boys and new recruits by the
dozens were re-enlisting, SO guess
there were lots OF the boys who still
preferred Uncle Sans to private life,
In fact several OF them told me 80,
as butted | mas usual and talked 70
them.
Well. IL see anything new I shall
write you again. by the way. young
Tillotson came all the way east with
u.s. He only lives Is miles across
ieountry from us. AT Plymouth, Mich.
/ j might also say that so far have
not run across any community houses
but ! undoubtedly will. but IL | don't
that does not make any difference !
suppose. because In the first place
most OF these towns have large public
libraries and club rooms that are MS
ed for the same purpose and which
are kept up by adding mill or two
on the taxes. which In my mind In
the fairest way To keep up commun-
ity house.
But as | said before even II | do
not see n single community house. I
think Lemhi county soldier boys arc
entitled to something as a memorial
To them and II remains for the com.
mittee to figure out just what can be
built
FRED l.. viEL"