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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-07-29
The johnson Party Returns From
Park

Attorney James Johnson, Mrs.
Johnson and their son, Lyle, together
with their son-in-law, H. A. Kluver,
Burlington banker, his wife and their
little daughter returned home Satur-
day after nearly a month spent in
touring the west in their handsome
Buick sedan. Their destination was
the Yellowstone National park where
they spent considerable of their time,
enjoying the sights and beauties Of
The wonderland. It was a fine trip
and all were greatly benefited. At
one place they were 300 feet above
sea level, but Jim says they never had
to change so much as the carburetor
on their machine. They hadn't q
puncture on the entire trip. At
places on the trip, especially at Pow
ell, he says, one gets = thrill that
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-07-29
LAYER CASE MAY BE REOPENED

Bismarck, N. D., July 27.-Further
investigation into the Turtle Lake
murder case is being carried on by a
detective employed by Governor L. J..
Frazier.
Although Henry Layer, confessed
murderer, is serving his life sentence
in the penitentiary, the case is not
closed. When a party of relatives
and friends of Layer called upon the
Governor last week he told them that
if they believed Layer to be innocent
they could hire a lawyer and appeal
to the supreme court for a new trial.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-07-29

states or groups Of states, where
more than one state comprises dis
trict are:
Colorado and Wyoming, $39, $780,
496; Iowa $39,019,378; Michigan $685.
749,648; Montana, Utah and Idaho
$20,757,741; Minnesota, $76,997 ,401
North and South Dakota $9,541 ,683;
Wisconsin $92,923,352 Philippine Is
lands 81, 423,478.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-07-29
To All Soldiers: Sailors and Marines

To All Soldiers, Sailors and Marines
The Federal Board for the Rehab-
itilation of disabled ex-service men is
making a state wide campaign, by
means Of Special Agents to clear up
all cases of disabled soldiers, sailors,
marines and getting them into train
ing this fall. The work is being
directed by the District Vocational Of
flee at the Keith Plaza Hotel, Henne-
pin Ave. and Kenwood Parkway, Min
neapolis, Minnesota. Any disabled
ex-service man may apply for train
ing and the length Of training offered
depends on the extent of disability and
the handicap. The training is given
in approved schools and colleges.
Training may be taken in any shop
or business provided it is approved
by the Federal Board.
Vocational Training will be taken
up with the men by mail but they
are requested to get in touch with the
Special Agents by mail or in person,
and to answer all correspondence
promptly for by doing so they will not
only help their own case but also
make it possible for the Agents to
give their attention to ,other cases.
Any ex-service man who has applied
for training or who is entitled to it,
and does not desire training will mott
fy the Agent to that effect.
The Special Agents for the north
western part of the State are John
H. Leslie and Roy r. VanDuzee who
have their offices with the Red Cross
in the Federal Building (post office)
Minot, N. D.
All inquiries should be addressed to
Roy r. VanDuzee, 901 3rd st. S. F..
Minot, N. D. Phone 1858 White.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-07-29

he never forgets. Here with 800 feet
Of towering rock above and appar-
emily nothing but blue sky underneath
one wonders for moment if he is
going or coming, Jim says. He says
the Shoshone dam is one Of the grand
est sights they witnessed on their
entire trip. Here an immense dam 1888
feet in height keeps back q head of
water extending back distance Of
ten miles.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-07-29

putty Of the second district which in
cludes Minot, Devils Lake and Will
liston; Timothy E. Flaherty, deputy
of the third district, which has juris-
diction in the territory Of Dickinson,
Bismarck and Jamestown.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-07-29
Logan Has 4 Bug

L. L. Logan brot to this office an
insect, bug or bird, which he informs
the unsophisticated editor of this sheet
is a grasshopper. But, if the ami
NAL is a hopper it has anything we
ever saw beat mile. Left to our
own undisputed devices we would
term it an abbreviated edition of Bar
NUNS famous Jumbo elephant, were
it not for the lack Of trunk or
hand satchel.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-07-29
THOMAS HOGAN OF WILLISTON
X. C. DEPUTY FOR DISTRICT

Devils Lake, N. D., July 26.-An-
nouncement was made by State De-
putty Howard u. Monley, Of the
Knights Of Columbus, of the appoint
ment Of the Rev. Father M. M. Cory,
of Langdon, as state chaplain.
J. A. Clarity Of Moorhead, Mimi,
has been assigned as district deputy
of the first district, comprising Far
go, Grand Forks, and Langdon coun-
ellis; Thomas Hogan Of Williston, de-
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-07-29
Pence Again Draws First

The squad Of the Minot Gun club
which participated in the trap shoot
at Moosejaw last week for three days,
returned home Sunday. The first two
days were so windy that practically
no shooting of consequence took place
but on the final day of the contest
DR.. ]. r. Pence came. out in the lead
closely followed by Cap Saunders,
whose abilities as trap shooter has
improved wonderfully this season. The
boys say that the crops thruout Sask-
atchewan look no better than around
here.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-07-29
Winters Skis in July. Why Not?
NJ. and Mra II I uL;nkonn ,sa&aa.xa

Mr. ana MIS-. n. u. WlnterS return.
ed Tuesday from Montana where for
the past ten days they have been en-
joying the delights of snow-shoeing,
snow-balling and skiing in Glacier
Park. They met many Minot peo-
pie in the Park and at "Goipg to
the Sun" Chalet they found pasted
to a chair bottom one of the "Why
Not Minot" slips, indicating the fact
that some Minot booster had passed
that way.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-07-29
BIGGEST U. s. TAX COLLECTED
North and South Dakota Pay Over
Nine Millions.

Washington, July 27.-The nations
greatest tax bill So, 410, 2S4 t874 -
was collected during the fiscal year
ending June 80.
Official figures last night showed
that the tax paid in the last IL months
had exceeded all estimates by approx
imately $500 100000 and was nearly
rs per cent larger than the total Of
taxes paid in either of the years of
1918 or 1919. The 1918 tax levy
yielded 1864, 619,638 and the taxes
in 1919 aggregated $3.50, 950,612.
Collection Of this record breaking
assessment cost the government $780,
100000 or about 55 cents for each
500.
Big Decrease Made
Revenues derived from income and
excess profits taxes alone were 3d.
844,555,737 for the IL months, which
is nearly $1,25O,000,000 larger than
collections from the same sources in
either of the last two years. An in
crease for this year also was shown
in the receipts from miscellaneous
taxes which brought in $1,465,729,1 1856.
These taxes totaled $1,243, 041 900 and
sS55,591, 200 for 1919 and 1918 re-
spectively.
New York state continued to main
tain it's record of leading the nation
as taxpayer. It's tax burden amount
ed to 81 ,416, 939,276. Of this $1,135,-
097 ,403 came from the financial heart
of America-the Wall Street district.
The Chicago district paid all but
$4O,315,758 of the total Illinois taxes
of $442,233,O 7O. Next following ILL
nois was Ohio with taxes of $372,-
319,54S, and Massachusetts, with $780,
928 1888.
North Dakota Assessment
North and South Dakota, both in
one collection district, were called
upon to pay $9,541,6s3 from their
combined areas and with the excep-
ton of the PHILIPPINE Islands were
at the foot of the list.
Total collections by the following
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-07-29
NORTH DAKOTA news

Steele-Digging expeditions into the
country southwest of this city, or
gained for the purpose Of recovering
the supposed skeleton Of Ed 'Leitzke,
Braddock insurance man who disap-
peared about eight or nine years ago,
have resulted in nothing to date to
encourage the work of the searchers
for further vidences of murders.
Williston.-A case against Fred
SEEK, which attracted considerable at
tention was dismissed, SEEK being
found not guilty of flax theft, as ac-
cused. The case originated in Ray
last winter when Tom Dillon accused
SEEK of the theft. The first trial
in the justice court at Ray resulted
in dismissal of the case.
Bottineau-William Martin, Nom
partisan league legislator, has been
bound to district court on a charge
of statutory crime against minor
girl. Bond was fixed at $1,000. The
charge against John Zeitz, the second
defendant, was dismissed. Mary
Hart, daughter of w. G. Hart, testi-
fled that Martin was the father of
her child.
w lHIUlcuOIl--OIIdISc WIFI SIcdllNX
and selling 10 head of cattle belonging
to neighbor, Elmer Hanson is in Gus
.tody of the Griggs county sheriff
awaiting hearing.
Devils Lakes. Donald Rogers, a
clergyman of the Quaker faith is in
Devils Lake, looking over the ground
for the purpose of arranging the pre-
liminary work incident to the location
here of an agricultural settlement in
the interests Of the Quaker frater-
nifty.
Dickinson = William, the two-year-
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Anton Schlap-
mann, who reside four miles south Of
Gladstone, was drowned in small
pond near the farm home. The child
had been playing in the yard under
the watchful eye Of his mother, but
for moment got out Of her sight
and fell into the pond.
The Washington times., 1920-10-28
DEGREES TO THIRTY
STUDENTSAT GNU.
Honors Conferred at Fall convo-
cation With Address by
Dean Hodgkins.

Degrees were conferred upon thirty
students at the fall eonvocation OF
George Washington University. held
at noon In Lisner Hall OF the uniVer-
sity. POPS q street northwest
DIR. Howard Lincoln Hodgkins. dean
OF the department OF arts and sciences
presided and delivered . brief ad-
dress to the graduates. The degrees
conferred follow:
Bachelor of arts and bachelors
diploma In Observation-Disclosures Merle
Smith, Eugene Scott Burroughs. John
Sacke Gambs and Harold Percy Rue.
Bachelor of iArts-Oiiver Eugene
Burton, John X. Butkiewicz. Mont
gomery M. McConkey, Doris McKen-
zie, Frances Lucille Mcmillan. Charles
Edward Roger. Richard l.. Ryan. Eliz-
abeth Katherine Sandborn and George
Franklin Moulton.
Master OF Arts-Carl Coke Rister.
Raymond Leo Welty and Mary Kirk
Simpson.
Doctor of Medicine-Wallace Bruce
Baker, Ralph Gregory Beachley. Fred
Bernard Freeiand and Charlton r.
King.
Bachelor of Laws-Calvin Clarke.
Grace Marie Eddy, Edward Anton
jacobson, Joseph Wesley Kimbel. An
drew Markhus, Frank Bennett Meseke,
Frederick Schwertner. Lewis Angus
tus Wright. Harold Emerson Stafford
and Walter Lee Brown.
The Washington times., 1920-10-28
SCHOOL BOARD ASKS
CITIZENS TO ASSIST

The FIRST public indication that the
present Board of Education Is en-
deavoring to prove itself the most
progressive school body In the
history of the District will come next
month when 1t extends a public In
vitation to the people Of Washington
to aid in settling important educa,
tional questions.
, The school board declares the par
ents of children are as much inter
ested in the system as board members
and that in fairness to all 1t has de-
cided to have a heart to heart" talk
with the people.
DR.. Abram Simon, board president.
following the text OF a resolution
unanimously passed by the board a
its meeting yesterday. will call con,
ference about December 1 of about 60
representatives OF school committees
Of various organizations.
This conference probably will re-
suit in the naming by the board OF a
permanent citizens committee which
will act as a sub board Of education
with power to advise the board on
all school matters.
This committee will also be called
upon to aid the board when 1t
presents its budget to Congress each
year and when special hills CO ne be-
fore the legislative body. The school
board Is desirous OF securing the
backing and approval Of all citizens
in any and all future actions.
The Washington times., 1920-10-28
AN OLD RECIPE
TO DARKEN HAIR
Sage Tea and Sulphur Turns
Gray, Faded Hair Dark
and Glossy.

Almost everyone knows ;hat Sage
Tea and Sulphur. properly com,
bounded, brings back the natural
lcolor and lustre to the hair when
faded, streaked or gray. Years ago
1.-The only way to get this mixture was
Ito make IL at home, which Is mussy
and troublesome.
Nowadays we simply ask at any
drug store for "Wyeth's Sage, and
Sulphur Compound" You will get
la large bottle of this old-time recipe
Improved by the addition OF other
at very little cost.
Everybody uses this preparation
now, because no one can possibly
tell that you darkened your hair. as
lit does 1t so naturally and evenly.
You dampen a sponge or soft brush
with it and draw this through your
hair, taking one small strand at a
ltime; by morning the gray hair dis
appears. and after another appnca'
Ition or two. your hair becomes beau :
Itifully dark, thick and glossy and
you look years younger.
The Washington times., 1920-10-28
MISS WRIGHT TO TALK
TO UNIVERSITY WOMEN

"The Graphic Arts" VIII be the
subject of a talk by Miss Helen
Wright before the Columbian Wo-
men Of George Washington Univer-
sity at a meeting next Tuesday aft
ernoon, in the law school building,
1895 X street northwest. The talk
will be illustrated by rare prints.
Tea will be served at 4 o'clock by
Mrs. Charles H. Stockton, Mrs. Will
liam Cline Borden, Mrs. Richard w.
Hynson, Mrs. ]. S. Tyree, and Mrs.
Florence Jackson Stoddard, hostesses.
A brief business meeting will start
at 4:30 and Miss Wright's talk will
begin at s.
Meetings OF the organization will
be held the first Tuesday of each
month at the law cshool.
The Washington times., 1920-10-28
Awful Sick
With Gas
Eaf0s,ic Brings Relief

"I have been awful sick with gas"
writes Mrs. w. II. Person, "and
Eatonio Is all I can get to give me
relief"
Acidity and gas on the stomach
quickly taken up and carried out by
Eatonic, then appetite and strength
come back. And many other bodily
miseries disappear when the stomach
10 right. Don't let sourness, belch-
ing, bloating, indigestion and other
stomach ills 60 on. Take Eatonic
tablets after you eat-see how much
better you feel. Big box costs only
triHe with your druggists guarantee.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-30
AN O.HENRY STORY
TWO RECALLS

, note. l sat down and wrote it. and
gave it to the dame with plain
directions what to do. and she grins
like baboon and shakes her head.
Then Mr.. Wahrfield handed her
a string of foreign dialect, and she
mods her head and says, See senor,'
maybe fifty times. and lights out
with the note.
Old Augusta only understands
German said Miss WahrfieId. smil-
T ing at me. We stopped in her
house to ask where we could find
lodging. and she insisted upon our
having coffee. She tells us she was
raised in a German family in Santo
Domingo
Very likely l said. But yon
can search me for German words,
except nix verstay and noCh einst
! would have called that See. SEN
or French, though. on a gamble
WELL we three make a sneak
around the edge of town so as not
to be seen. We got Tangled in vines
and ferns and the banana bushes
and trO"ical Scenery ? good deal
The monkey suburbs was as wild as
places II central farn. Ne came
out on the beach a good half mile
below. A brown chap was lying
""'""n Under q cocoanrt tree. with
a ten-foot musket beside him. Mr.
Nahrfiell takes up the gun and
pitched it iHtO the. sea. "Tne coast
is guarded he says. Rebellion and
plots ripen like fruit He pointed
to the sleeping man, who never
stirred. Thus. he says, they per
form trusts. Children"
81 saw
struck "a match and lit a piece of
newspaper to shew them where we
were. In thirty minutes We were
on board the yacht
The first thing Mr.. WahrfeId
and his daughter and ! took the
grip into thu owners cabin. opened
it up, and took an inventory. There
was one hundred and FIVE thousand
dollars. United States Treasury
notes, in it, besides a lot of dia-
mond jewelry and Il couple of hun
dred Havana cigars. / gave the
old man the cigars and receipt for
the rest of the lot, - agent for the
company, and locked the stuff up
in my private quarters.
Il never had pleasanter trim
than that one. After we got to
sea the young lady turned out to
be the jolliest ever. The very first
time We sat down to dinner, and
the steward filed her glass with
champagne-that directors yacht
was a regular floating Waldorf
Astoria-she winks at me and saws.
what's the use to borrow trouble,
Mr.. Fly Cop? Here's hoping YOU
may live to eat the hen that
scratches on your grave There
was piano on board. and she sat
down to it and sang better than
you give up two cases to hear
plenty times. She knew about mine
operas clear through She was sure
enough bon ton and swell. She
wasn't one of the among others
present kind; she belonged on the
special mention list,
The old man, too, perked up
amazingly on the way. He passed
the cigars, and says to me once,
quite clipper. out of cloud of
smoke, Mr.. O'Day, somehow 1
think the Republic Company will
not give me the much trouble.
Guard wen the grip-yalise of the
money, Mr. O'Dsy, for that it must
be returned to them that it belongs
when We finish to arrive
when we landed in New York I
'phoned to the chief to meet us in
that directors office. We got in a
cab and went there. I carried the
grip, and we walked In, and l was
The Washington herald., 1920-10-30
The Head Nurse
SduS.
-As THE TwIG Is RENT,

As THE T"lG Is BENT
In no way is the old adage. As
the twig is bent so the tree incItnes.
truer in respect to children than
In the matter OF health. And there
is no phase Of child training that
is more important than the ques-
tion OF health. For on n founda
tion Of a genuinely healthy BODY
is very largely dependent the later
structure OF worthwhile manhood
or womanhood.
The food that a child eats is a
highly important factor in build
ing a healthy body. and the time
to inculcate the habit Of Intelligent
eating is in childhood. In eXcep-
tiOnal cases-and Of course there
are such-it is always wise to con-
suit a physician. But IL the child
Is normal the mother will do well
to follow a few simple rules in the
matter of food. Teach the child
to drink a glass OF water the hrst
thing in the morning. and FIVE or
six more glasses during the day.
No child should ever tsart out TO
school without at least a glass ~
milk and a couple OF crackers. There
should be three meals a day at reg
ular times and a minimum OF cat
ing between meals. A child should
be taught to eat slowly and 10 chew
food thoroughly.
There should be some fruit and
several vegetables other than po-
tatoes ~ the menu every day. Above
everything else, the child should
be taught to wash his hands thor
oUghly before every meal
The Washington herald., 1920-10-30

Ore evening, when Uncle WigRily
reached his hollow stump bunga-
low, having been out in the woods
all day looking for an adventure,
he noticed that Nurse Jane had no
lamps lighted, nor was there any
smell coming fcom the kitchen
which might tell that supper was
almost ready
What's the matter. Miss Fuzzy
WuzzyT" asked the bunny gentle
man. as he hoped up the steps on
his red, white and blue striped
rheumatism crutch. Aren't we go
Ing to eat. this evening7"
''oh. yes; but not here" replied
the muskrat lady. Il think you
have forgotten that this is the
night We are to go TO Jackie Bow
vows Halloween party, Uncle Wig
gily. We are to have supper there
and play all sorts OF games. and
/ have been waiting for you to
come home to take me"
why, i did forget about Haho~-
cen" said the rabbit uncle. And
! wondered why I met so many OF
the animal children with false
faces. They are getting ready to
have fun, to be sure. Well. come
on
So Uncle wiggily and Nurse Jane
hoped over to the kennel house of
Jackie and Peetie Bow Wow, the
puppy dog boys. Some time before
Jackie had invited his friends to
come to a Halloween party. and
now was the time.
As Uncle Wiggily and Nurse Jane
were walking along, the bunny
gentleman saw something white on
th~ woodland path.
Some one has dropped a letter"
he said, but when he stopped to pick
IL up, he found it was only a white
patch, made with -four on the
ground.
Halloween on Uncle wiggily,
P""n'"e"n cried some joHy voices.
and back from behind the bushes
came Susie Littletail. the rabbit girl.
with Jennie Chipmunk and Squeskie-
Eekie, the cousin mouse.
We put the square OF -four on
the path to look like a letter."
laughed Susie.
We'll, you fooled me all right"
said the bunny gentleman. And
now you had better come to Jackie's
party"
Yes. we will" said Squeakic-
Eekie. and soon they were all at the
Kennel house.
Come right in" barked Jackie
and Peetie, who were dressed UP in
some of their fathers and mothers
old clothes. Jackie looked like the
ash man, and Peetie like Mrs. Rag
a-muffin.
"oh. I'm so glad you came. Uncle
Wiggily!" barked Peetie. Now we
can play games and have fun. First
We'll have the surprise pie"
What is a surprise pie?" Uncle
The Washington herald., 1920-10-30

pleaHed to see that the chief had
got together that same old crowd
OF money bugs with pink faces
and white vests to see US march in.
1 got the money I said.
chief.
Il pointed to Mr.. wahrfield, and
he stepped forward and says:
The honor of a word with you,
sir, to explain.
He and the chief went into an
other room and stayed ten minutes.
When they came back the chief
looked as black as a ton of coal.
Did this gentleman he SAYS TO
me, have this valise in his posses
sion when you first saw him"
He did said l.
The chief took up the grin and
handed ii to the prisoner with a
bow, and says to the director
crowd: DO any of you recognize
this gentleman
They all shook their pink faces.
Allow me to present he goes
on, Senior Mirafores, president of
the republic Of Anchuria. The
senior has generously consented to
NNSAAtNh AllAS OuAI EtOAS DllnNtE
on condition that we undertake to
secure him against the annoyance
of public comment. 1t is a conces-
sion on his part TO overlook an in
suit for which he might claim in
ternational redress. think we
can gratefully promise him secrecy
IN the matter
They gave him a pink nod all
round.
"'O'Day' he says to me- AS a
private detective you're wasted. In
a war, where kidnapping govern
ments is in the rules, you'u be in
valuable. Come down TO the Office
at IL
'I knew what that meant.
SO that's the president of the
monkeys says /. Well, why
couldn't he have said so?'
Wouldn't IL jar you?"
CcOpyrisir. 1897, by Wheeler syniioate.)