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WIFE KNOCKED OUT 0LS0N'S TEETH

safely do many things for the benefit
Of his own son.
In her complaint, when seeking d.
vorce, Mrs. Olson set up allegations to
the effect that, for a year previous,
Olson had been drunkard; that he
had treated her cruelty and inhumane-
ly; that he was not fit man to have
control of the boy; and that he had
sent the boy only $40 and given him q
few articles of clothing.
Olson feels sorrow and regret that
he was ignorant of the course of the
case, therefore failed to make proper
and timely answer to his wife's COM
plaint-.He not only feels that he has
been very much of a sucker and made
very much a goat during his married
Life, but that he has been put in wrong
with court and public.
81 took a drink of beer now and
then, a year or two before the divorce
action was started, but was not in
toxicated and never drank to excess. I
never have been a drunkard nor even a
habitual drinker. deny and resent
any statements to the contrary.
"During the last year, I have bought
six suits Of clothing for my son, half
dozen suits of heavy underwear, half
a dozen suits Of light underwear, seven
pairs of shoes, seven shirts, seven
sweaters, caps, mitteus and given him
$25 in money. I also have started a
savings bank account in his name
which now contains $67. Further than
that I have arranged so that he can
go and get Is cents day for spend
ing money. I even offered to hire him
boarded in suitable place, but my
former wife would not permit. She
also did not wish me to buy clothing
for him, but I did it anyway.
GAS to- the divorce, I was in Supe-
rior a year and half, but she did not
60 ahead with her action, waiting IN
til I was out of sight and hearing in
Kenosha. I am decent man and wish
to do right. love my son and I wish
him to live in good moral surroundings
and have opportunities that a boy Of
today requires. feel keenly these al
legations against my character and
wish to set myself right before the peo-
pie Of the city in which I have lived
for sixteen years."
The simple and even sordid annals
of the Otto Olson family may not be
of deep concern to the general public,
but they do show the effects of a law
less, immoral environment on simple
folk who seek homes and citizenship in
America.
The Bingoland influence in Superior
is very like that of a rotten egg or
spoiled apple with a measure Of good
ones. In time, the bad ones spoil the
good ones and then all are bad.
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clan, at the Globe shipyards, who made
himself at home in the Olson home.
Otto found it too dark in the cellar to
chop kindling, therefore Carlson said
that he would get a globe. The next
day, the entire house was supplied with
new electric light globes, which Carl
son was credited with getting at the
Globe shipyard, a natural place to seek
globes.
Mrs. Olson, it is alleged, stuck to
Carlson like dog to hunk of dough,
with the result that Olson was banned
in and barred from his own house. He
alleges that Carlson threatened to cut
his heart out and that Mrs. Olson
chased him out with big, long, sharp
butcher knife.
Long before that, early in 1917, o.
son alleges, he and his wife had ceased
to occupy the same bed, although they
jointly enjoyed the same board. After
getting rid of the physical presence Of
her husband, Mrs. Olson eventually
quit the family residence and opened
a boarding house. at HOS Fifth street,
a genuine Bingoland environment. It
is claimed by Olson that, when baking
pancakes in the kitchen ana boarder
came down to breakfast, Mrs. Olson
would suspend the pancake baking un-
til she had rushed into the hall or din
ing room to embrace the newly arisen
boarder. That hospitable custom is
credited with having made the place
the most popular boarding house in all
Bingoland.
While conducting that place, Olson
alleges that his wife had habit Of
unduly going to Bjorke's blind pig on
a nearby corner. He claims to have
found the woman, their young son and
the hired girl in the unlawful dump.
In February, 1918, through George
G. Cooper, Mrs. Olson sued for a d.
vorce. The complaint was served on
Otto Olson when he was very i'll with
typhoid fever, his temperature being
lO4 degrees when the legal document
was handed to him. He was laid up
for nine weeks with the fever, but he
heard nothing more about the case and,
being Informed by relative that Mrs.
Olson had decided to drop the case, he
failed and neglected to make an an
swer, as required by law.
In 1913, too, Olson declares that
Mrs. Olson took the boy and ran away.
1t cost him $50 to find out that they
were at Blackhoof, Mimi, on the 500
Line.
The divorce action laid dormant for
about a year and a half. Olson went
to Kenosha, Wis, where he took serv-
ice with the Nash Motor Co., at $3.50
a day. After he left, the divorce &C.
ton came to life and Mrs. Olson was
granted a divorce with custody of the
boy.
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When Olson came to Superior, just
before the last holidays, he was sur
prised to hear that he not only had
lost wife, but that she had complete
custody and control Of the boy, a lad
now nearing 10 years of age.
Going to Messrs. Dietrich & Diet.
rich, Olson employed them to try to
reopen the case. The court refused to
grant the prayer. Olson next hired John
A. Cadigan to try to accomplish some
thing and that rising young advocate
succeeded in getting an amended de-
cree, whereby the father shall have the
boy during his summer vacations, on
condition that he pay his railroad fare
and does not take him outside Of the
state of Wisconsin.
When the attempt was made to get
the divorce case re-opened, the point
was raised that Mrs. Olson had not
shown due diligence in pushing her
case and a point was made Of the fact
that all was kept quiet until Olson went
to Kenosha. Mrs. Olson made the ex-
cuse that Mr.. Cooper was out on his
farm and that she had been unable to
find out where he was.
Kindly Judge Perrin was influenced
in his decisions, of course, by the re-
port of Carl Wilson, divorce counsel.
He formally reported that his investi-
cation showed that the plaintiff never
evinced any desire to drop the case
aad that she could not find her attor-
ney so as to get quicker action. He
also reported that he called at the
woman's boarding house, now at 42S
Cummings Ave-, place seemingly
clean and orderly, patronized by 35
or 40 decent working men.
Mr.. Wilson also reported that the
boy was going to school; that he ex-
pressed liking for school; and that
he seemed we'll and happy. Mr.. Will
son further reported that his investi-
cations showed that Mrs. Olson 8 bus
mess reputation is good; that she pays
her bills promptly; and that, in his
opinion, she is entitled to credit for
the manner in which she is supporting
herself and son.
Otto Olson recently called at the Rip
saw office with tears in his voice be-
cause Of his son. He expressed dissat-
isfaction with the moral surroundings
that the boy has had since the family
home was broken up. He stated that
DR.. Rowe, a Duluth specialist, declared
that the boy seemed worried over
something; that he was not in a proper
condition of nerves and that his en-
vironment and moral surroundings may
account for him being three grades be-
hind his years in the public schools.
That opinion, Mr.. Olson declared, was
one big reason why he wished to have
more consideration from the court, so
that he could more easily and and
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CADIGAN'S GRIP SLIPS.

John A. Cadigan, the favorite and
official legal mouthpiece of the red
light women, blind-piggers, gamblers
and other low moral endeavorers in
Bingoland, had very bad luck in de-
Tending the cases brought against 3
big bunch of colored prostitutes by
the state. Mabel Jackson, charged
with being a keeper of a house of i'll
shape at 1922 North Third street, and
Florence Penny, an inmate, paid fine,
of 500 and $50, respectively, in tho
city cases against them. Judge French
thought the two women had been fined
enough, therefore it was his human
sympathy and not Cadigan's clever
ness at law that saved them from an
other legal bleeding.
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of making Christmas merry for q
lot of his compatriots.
A neighbor smelled the fumes from
Grignoni's still and squealed on him.
Officers Of the law swooped down on
the Grignoni basement, confiscated
the still and saw to it that the son of
sunny Italy was bound over to the
Federal grand jury.
Grignoni once upon time was a
member Of the Chisholm police force,
but he was discharged some time be-
fore he began to violate the federal
laws, therefore the department escaped
being besmirchr d. Take it all in all,
Chisholm has a very decent bunch of
policemen.
The gay gamblers are the ones suf-
fering from the wave of high moral
uplift and local law enforcement. Soft
drinks, pool and popcorn pay good
profits, but they lack the possibilities
of stud poker, craps and sure-thing
slot machines. The local sports are
hard hit and they would give a big
bonus to the man who could tell how
to square them with mayor Austin and
to choke off the Rip-saw. They be-
heve that, if the Rip-saw would keep
still, mayor Austin would again get
engrossed in his billiard games, there
by enabling the dead game sports to
quietly resume their stud poker, crap
and slot machine stunts.
Colonel Bob. English is expected to
work out ways and means for crimp-
ing the Great Family Journal in the
city where the iron mines are. His
present plan is to induce the citizens
of this village to boycott the paper
that tells the news when news is news.
His idea seems to be that if no one
in Chisholm buys the paper, it will
cease coming here. Mayor Austin then
will not hear of any lawless stunts
and, while he thinks all is well, the
sports can and win open their games
and make the roof the limit.
A Rip-saw inspector was in "Gen.
tleman Bob g" place when a newsboy
came in with an armful of Great Fam
lily Journals.
"Paper, Bobe" queried the boy.
"Get the out of here with
your paper!" snarled the former sub
ject of Queen Victoria.
Several of the assembled bunch
however, did not believe in starving
their brains. They eagerly bought pa
pers and then proceeded to relieve the
brain hunger with which they were
suffering.
81 say, now, chappies," spoke w
Col. English, off you will cease buy
ing that bloomin mucker's paper
dawn't y'uh knaw, he will cease send
ing it here and then we can again oper
our gaines, dawn't y'uh knaw."
Fearing "Gentleman Bob IS" Brit
ish jabs and uppercuts, all Of the EN-
ployes in the dump refused to buy
but most of the others bought freely
and gladly.
If Bob. English tries to impose &
boycott on the Great Family Journal
the people around here will be con
WINGED that he thinks more, of tn.
British Lion and low moral endeavol
than he does Of the American Eagle
obedience to law and high moral en-
deavor."
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Madam Hattie Casey will take up the
quiet life at Sawyer, Wis.
Mammoth Christ Peterson and Ma
dam Bessie Peterson expect to leave
for the Arkansaw Hot Springs very
soon.
Claude Torrance is sojourning indef'
initey in Minneapolis and Martie Tim
lin finds the Duluth side of the Bay
a healthier place for him than Supe.
rior's Bad Lands. Anna Parson, the
lady who once was arrested for ped,
ding cream at S. a quart, has shifted
her line of endeavor to Duluth, as has
Henry Benedict.
Among the many very popular ladies
of African antecedents, Marie Maren'
do, Lorraine Bradford and others have
sought asylum in Duluth's old red
light district in the st. Croix alley sec.
ton of Chief Murphy's jurisdiction.
When Judge Foley gets through
with bunch Of state cases, it IS De-
lieved that a goodly number OF low
moral endeavorers will seek Duluth for
long sojourn.
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Otto Olson had left the N. 2. b.
bridge gang and returned to superior
20 spend the gladstone holiday "eeA
18th his wife and little son.
"Why do you paint your face anu no
dive your hair, like the bad women oi
the streetsf" Otto asked his Wlte.
"Happy New Year!', exclaimed
Mrs Olson. as she picked up beer
hottie and smashed her husband across
the face.
Otto Olson's thin face registered
great surprise and much pain as ne
snit out a couple Of teeth winch LILO
blow had loosened. go,
"God bless our happy home! :.
.br;eked Mrs. Olson, as she sprang At
her liege lord and began to cia" lcng
.trins of cuticle i1Om his face WITH
her sharp finger nails.
That was the way Otto and Augusta
Olson began the gladstone New year
in dear old Bingoland once upon d
time.
The Olsons have made a shipwreck
~ marriage and the Bingoland envl,
comment Of beer, booze and low mora
endeavor is held highly Responsible
for it.
Otto Olson and Augusta Sundqulst
+rotted in the same set in the Oid
Conntry. Otto wearied OF Augusta
and decided to 60 to- America.
"You can get yourself another
ham - Otto told Augusta, as he plcked
.4 sooL ond started for the
New World.
Otto came to Superior sixteen years:
eoo hut. according to his version OF
tS;nus. he failed to lose Augusta. one
evennallv tagged him to America and'
IN lime. 1909. she caught up with MN
at Superior and they were marrled IN
Duluth.
loco than a year later a little son
was born to the Olsons and all "en'
we'll with the couple for some years.
Otto worked in the flour sheds, on'
finally. took a job on the N. +. n;
bridge gang, getting $1s a week. ana
being away from home great DEAL
Augusta had too little to do, there
fore She had too much time to study
the social customs in her Bingoland en-
v;ronment. She saw that men Win
wives sought recreation and even CON
ISOLATION with and from detached falrles
in Bingoland and that lonesome women
were not averse to society OF maieS
other than their lawful husbands.
II was another application OF the
old saving: "Satan finds some mis-
chief, still, for idle hands to do" Au-
gusta, too, was no spring chicken when
she left the Old Country for Superior
and she may have known a trick OF
two that was not learned In bmgo'
land.
In September, 1916, Otto Olson states
chat he came home from the bridge
gang to see his wife and boy. He al
ieges that he heard his wife say some
thing to the youngster about a man
who came to talk to her when papa was
away and she asked the boy If he liked
that man.
In the middle of the night, some one
raped three times on the back door
When Olson got up to answer, ne says
that his wife exclaimed:
"Dont you open the door! You
have no right to open the door!"
Otto opened the door and, when the
midnight caller saw that it was Otto
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FAvORITE WITH WHITE MEN.

"Crooked Mouth Ann a noted
colored character in Superior under
world, recently was arrested and tried
on evidence furnished by W. II. Hun
ter, of Minneapolis.
The defendant referred to Hunter as
"that colored gentleman" She ad-
mitted that she had seen him several
times on lower Tower avenue, but de-
MED that he ever had visited her place
at 1918 North Third street.
"Mistah Huntah could not possibly
have been at my house," insisted
"Crooked Mouth Ann," fo'h tn rea-
son, youah honah, that all my gentle
men customahs a'h white men,
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FATHER DID HIS BIT.

FATHER DID HIS BIT.
"What did you de in the great
war, daddyf"
81 nursed you, my boy while your
mother sold flags. '-Edinburgh Scots.
man.
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SOME PATHETIC,

my, what sad songi"
"That is right believe it would
move a piano. ''-Ex.
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A FATAL BRAND.

"How do you like that cigar I gave
you, old mani For 200 bands Oft
that brand they give you gramo,
phone"
"You don't say! If 1 smoked 200
Of those cigars I wouldn't want .
gramophone; I'd want a harp. -
Houston Post.
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HE GOT HIS WEDDINGS.
care you familiar with girls'' :,
81. tried to be once, but she slapped
my faee."-Judge.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-01-01
INSPECT SHIPMENTS OF EGGS
Federal Food inspectors Of Depart
msnt Of Agriculture Watch for
Violations Of Law.

prepared by the United States Depart.
ment Of Agriculture.)
Interstate shipments Of eggs are b.
ing watched closely during the hol
months by federal food inspectors d
the department Of agriculture, in order
that appropriate action may be taken
when such shipments violate the Law.
Shipments containing eggs which
have yolks stuck to the shell, moldy
eggs, black spots, mixed rots, added
eggs, and any other eggs which ara
filthy, decomposed or putrid, are IN
violation Of the law.
Careful Gambling before shipment
will enable dealers to eliminate the
bad eggs. The elimination Of the
spoiled or partially spoiled eggs BE-
fore shipment not only removes tho
hazard Of violating federal and state
food laws, but it is economical in that
it saves shipping charges on eggs like.
" to be rejected at place Of receipt. A
number Of states have laws or regula.
lions specifically requiring the Gambling
Of all eggs placed on sale. 4
Directions as to how to candle eggs.
as well as information regarding the
best methods Of packing, shipping and
storing eggs, will be sent upon request
to the United States department Of
agriculture, Washington.
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DOUIIM NlJIFQ
Provide roosts and dropping boards.

Provide roosts and dropping boards.
Keep hens free from lice and IL
house free from mites. III
Always handle ducks and geese b
the necks, never by the wings or lsG1
which are not strong enough to serve
% handles.
An angry old goose viii sometimes
strike with her wings hard enough to
break mans arm, and care should b
teken when handling geese.
Old fowls do not need much corn or
cornmeal during hot weather, but Z
certain amount should be fed 20 make
q fairly well-balanced ration.
Gull out and kill all WeaklineD and
deformed specimens among the chicks,
% as to stop their feed bill and givo
their room to more promising yeune
sters.
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DOUGLAS.

Miss Eva Walton, Of Minot is q
guest at the Burgeson home this week
Mrs. Eilef Presthous' mother was
buried Saturday. Services were con.
Quoted in the Lutheran church b
Rev. Anderson. The family has The
sympathy Of the entire community.
Miss Margaret johnson Is spending
her Christmas vaction with her par.
ents at this place.
G. N. Larson returned from hid
western trip on Christmas eve. He
has visited Montana, Idaho, washing.
ton and California, but up-to-date has
found no location better than his pres
ent one.
H. 2. Bevers returned from Califor.
n .s7sr. r esE a nd h.' been
proved in health. a.
the week end at Garrison with friends.
Prof. Troy Wilson Is remaining in
town during the two weeks vacation.
Harold Ehlers Of st. Paul and Cliff
ford Ehlers Of Garrison are visiting
home people this week.
Miss Celeste Burgeson is home
from Aneta, N. D., this week. Celeste
Is attending high school in Aneta.
MANY Of our young people are forced
to abandon school at the close Of the
second year or leave home to finish
high school in some other town. Here's
hoping We may have IN improvement
in this line. n
Nels Larson and "A. g. Burgeson,
were Berthold visitors few days sGo.
Conrad Fladseth from Carpio, Alma
and Loren Fladseth and Tfygve An
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The census enumerators will begin
their work Friday, Jan. 2. We want
every nose in Minot to be counted. No
one desires to see anyone counted who
does not reside here. Fictitious claims
never got a city anything and Minot
wants only what she is entitled to.
Several hundred of our young people
are away attending school. They
should all be counted. Several hun
dred Of our residents are away this
winter earning money in foreign
parts. They should not be overlooked.
If Minot has a population Of $4,000
we want to know it and we want to
let the world know it. If the popula-
ton is less, let us know the accurate
figures. Grand Forks and Fargo will
not overlook any bets. Fargo has long
been claiming a population Of 10000,
which is several thousand too many.
Grand Forks has been claiming more
than her share. Minot may have been
doing the same thing. The true tale
will soon be told. The Independent
will make . guess Of 10000. Later,
we'll tell you just how far out of the
way we are.
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EAST HIGHLAND.

Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. C0lburn spen
Saturday at ]. s. Bakers.
!, J.. s. Bakers and Fred Bakers call
ed at F. M. Long Monday.
A gathering Of Highland neighbor
was held at E. Bunker's Xmas Day
! All enjoyed the big dinner and spen
! a pleasant afternoon.
Christmas services were held at tn
Highland church Xmas eve and MI
Spacht preached fine sermon. SAINT,
Claus arrived as the presents Wer|
about to be distributed.
Mrs. Stacy and son Bert spent XmaI
i Day at J. D. Coons.
Word was received from Turtl,
/, Lake, Wis, last week of Lottie Mpz
zy's death. Mr.. Muzzy moved from
!, East Highland to Wisconsin last fall
! E. Bunker and family and Mrs
/ Stacy and son Bert spent Sunday Al
j. c., Colburn's.
/, Lola Baker spent Sunday at Free
! Bakers.
(, Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Walker AM
| daughter Eileen spent the Christina!
holidays at Minot.
Freda Gilchrist Of Minot is spend
ing the holidays at R. w. Beighle's.
| Douglas Beighle called at j. C. Col
burns Sunday.
/, Mr.. and Mrs. j. C. Colburn visitet
at Mann Registers Friday.
w. s. Reed and family spent Xma,
day at ]. D. Coons.
/ r. w. Beighle visited at F. M
Longs last Sunday.
Lola Baker visited at May Walker.
G. G. Reilly's spent Xmas day Il
the home Of Gus sfllman.
A bunch Of young people surprised
Tracy Palmer last Saturday eveninl
when they went to help him celebrat.
his fifteenth birthday. A very mic.
evening was spent and . delicioul
lunch was served.
Douglas Beighle IL busy Insulting
grain to Sawyer this week.
Myron Pierson went 70 Logan last
Wednesday.
All. Spacht's spent the Xmas Holt.
days in East Highland.
Lost-th purse.
Sam Reed enjoyed Xmas dinner a
Will Klimple's.
Johnny Stacy called on Ralph and
Ray Reed Sunday.
Roy Pettys and family spent Xma,
day at Frank Domm's.
Arley Twins spent Xmas day d
Sawyer, at the home, Of Mrs. IrWini
grandmother.
Elizabeth Reed is at home again.
Mary Bivins spent the first Of thu
week at her sisters, Mrs. Clark
Streeper.
Mrs. Fred Baker, May Walker, Lois
and Marvel Baker called ct q. q,
Reilly's Monday afternoon.
g. g. Reilly's visited ct z. r. Wall.
er's Sunday. \
Melvin Reilly = spending the wed
|at Gus Sillman's.
Bert and Johnnie Stacy wsrs 4
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Good Uniform Flock OF Chteloeno.
state enough money was saved to farm
ers by disposing Of 100000 Stacker
hens to more than pay the expenses
incurred for all Of the extension work
carried on in that state, and this Gull
ing work was only a part Of the extern
sion enterprise.
It was the one campaign wherein ~
suits were immediate, however, and It
also afforded q definite basis upon
which to estimate and tabulate the
financial saving. The "better poultry"
and "early hatch" campaigns were Of
even greater Importance, and the saw
ing and conservation Of food through
the preserve eggs" and the 'infertile
egg" campaigns runs well up into the
hundreds of thousands Of dollars the
representatives report. More stress 10
now being placed upon the educational
features of poultry work to insure
greater efficiency in management. The
farmer or poultry raiser will not be
content in the future with an average
egg yield Of six or seven dozen for
each hen, when 1t 10 known that the
average yield should be from nine 70
twelve dozen.