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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-07-15

sumption Of $50 million lbs. last year.
Import Of wool in, April were the
largest for any month this year,
amounting to "a million lbs. compared
with 81 millions in April, 1919. Inn
ports for the first four months Of
this wear amounted to 154 million lbs.
against 1O7 millions in 1919. I'm
ports during this four months period
were at the annual rate of 462 mil
lion lbs. as compared with actual inn
ports Of 446 millions in 1919.
Domestic wool production in 1920
is estimated at 270 million lbs. which
with imports indicates total supply
of ZIG millions lbs. to meet possible
consumption Of 813 million lbs. We
had on hand at the beginning Of the
year stocks amounting to 624 mil
lion lbs, q sufficient amount to ham
die easily the excess of consumption
over the imports and domestic out
put.
Indications are that consumption
will decline. The large amount Of
wool consumed by mills during the
early months Of the year suggests
large stocks of manufactured goods
on hand. The hesitancy on the part
of the public to buy because of high
prices and because Of the prevailing
opinion that prices are shortly coming
down is working for lower prices
and resultant dumping on the mar:
ket of goods held in the hope Of
higher prices. The restriction Of
credit by the Federal Reserve Banks
is also having its effect and indications
are for lessened production by the
wooden mills. A break has already
occurred in the London wool market
and a further decline is expected in
prices, now much higher than even
the present currency imitation war;
rants.
The curtailing of credit to wool
manufacturers to buy their supply Of
wool for the year is also having it's
effect on the market.
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WHEAT MARKET OUTLOOK

The June report Of the Department
of Agriculture showed an estimate
of 504 million bushels of winter wheat
against 1872 million bushels last year.
The spring wheat crop is estimated at
PIT million bushels as against 2O9
million bushels year ago, making
a total for this year of 781 million
where GAL million was produced last
year.
Last year the carry-over was small
while the carry-over OF old wheat this
year should amount to about $50 mil
lion bushels which will bring the total
supply of 931 million bushels as COM
pared with last years total supply Of
1914 million bushels.
The United States consumption of
wheat amount to 600 million bushels
which leaves surplus for the COM
ing year of about $50 million bushels.
Should our exports be no larger than
those of the past year, approximately
$50 million bushels, the surplus would
appear to be sufficient. 1t is re-
ported that the crop in France will
amount to 260 million against 173
million bushels year ago. Europe's
import requirements should be less
htan $50 million. Pre-war imports
in 1913 were about 500 million bush
els. o.
Canada's wheat acreage is appar-
emily smaller than last year but the
crop is in good condition. 1t is ex-
pected that Canada will be able to
export this coming year about $50
million bushels about the same as
last year.
The Argentina crop which came to
harvest in January, is larger than a
year ago, amounting to 214 million
bushels against 1874 million bushels
in 1919. Large exports during the
first of the year has decreased Argen-
tina's supply: However, Argentina
has recently placed heavy tax on
further exports.
The Australian wheat crop slumped
this year to as million compared to
IS million last year, and IS million
in 1913. Australia has already asked
Great Britain to cancel contracts for
further shipments.
The export surplus of North Amer
lea during the coming IL months
should be slightly over 400 million
bushels. Europe will need a total
of over 600 million bushels, so that
the remaining 200 million required
must come from India and from the
next harvests in Argentina and Aus
tralia after January first, 1921. In
case these harvests are disappointing,
that will increase the demand on North
America
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FARM BUREAU MEMBERSHIP

Farmers who are interested in
County Agent work in Ward county,
should join the Farm Bureau. This
organization does not receive the sup
port that it should from the farmers.
Every farmer is interested in the de-
velopment of his farm and home, ev-
cry farmer is eager for the knowledge
that can be gained from. the exper.
fence of his neighbors and the work
Of the Agricultural College of our
Nation and the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture at Washington.
Every farmer believes in cooperative
effort in the eradication Of pests, such
as the present grasshopper campaign.
In fact there are few farmers who do
not believe that cooperation and COM
bined effort on the part Of the farm
er is the means by which he can Sc
cure the greatest compensation Tor
his labors.
Why then, does not the farmer sup
port the organization which has been
for its purpose the very things which
the farmer knows should be brought
about. This organization does not
care what your politics are or what
creed you believe in, it does not seek
thru political effort to accomplish its
work, but thru farmers organizations.
It seeks to better the agricultural con-
ditions thru acquainting farmers with
the best practices Of modern culture,
and to assist them in organizing local
marketing associations to secure the
best price for their produce.
If the farmers of Ward County wish
RI have county agent work continued
they should join the Farm Bureau
and support he work. Send your
membership fee, $1.OO to N. d. Cor
man, County Agent.
County Farm Bureau News.
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North Dakota, where the Landowner.
furnishes the seed and takes half OF
the crop, because the lease is usually
made for one year and the renter Is
not obliged to keep any stock other
than is required to work the farm. :,
There are several contracts which
have successfully eliminated these
evils and where used have proven sat
isfactory. One referred to is writ
ten by o. G. Lloyd, of the Iowa Elk.
tension Station, and with slight
changes is applicable to North Da,
kota conditions. Anyone interested
in Stock share agreement for farm
leases may get a copy by calling at
the County Agents Office.
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USEFULNESS AND AVOIRDUPOIs

It remained for a Minot gardener
to make a discovery which outstrlps
the accomplishments of Gallileo, Ponce
deLeon and others who for centuries
have rested securely in their respec-
tive inches in the Hall of Fame. Our
local aspirant for honors has found
that simply pulling the weeds in his
garden has reduced his avoirdupois
already a matter of Is pounds, not
withstanding we have just entered the
edge of the "garden-sass" season and
the era Of pig-weed, rag-weed and
Canadian thistles.
He says that he is willing that
others aggravated by their girth shall
take advantage Of his discovery, show
ing that he is humble man and a
philanthropist as well. To further
show his generosity, he states that his
fellow citizens may practice the art
of self-reduction in his garden for the
paltry wage of $l.20 per hour in hand
paid-the usual union scale. AS a
further inducement, he says the appli-
cant may pay him for eight hours and
work but six with half-holiday Sat
urdays if so desired. =,
He also AYERS that his discovery will
have the same beneficial effect wheth-
er practiced by male or female, thus
giving him rank over Ponce de Leon,
whose Fountain of Youth was design
ed for humans of the made persuasion
only-the age of the female never yet
having exceeded single score.
AS a further recommend he advo-
Gates the use of his discovery as a
means whereby the public may wreak
revenge upon the clothier who for the
past four years has waxed fat upon
high prices while the unfortunate wool
growers of these western states were
burning the wires in an endeavor to
effect sale of their product without
avail He explained his scheme quite
succintly by saying that the clothiers'
shelves are grooming under weight
of over sized suits designed for men
of ample girth-the same holds true
as regards the ready-to-wear gar
ments designed for the women folks,
too. Now his method is simply this,
viz: Practice the discovery for
fortnight and reduce to point where
''slim" suit will be required (sllm
being the trade term for suits and
garments designed for slender fig
ures). This will necessitate an in
creased demand for this particular
style or type of suit or garment, ex-
clusively. The merchant, stocked with
the diversified ones will be left in the
lurch, in so far as making cleanup"
of his stock is concerned. Your re-
venge will be complete-and all with.
out entailing needless blood-shed
feuds, misery or suffering.
The benefits of this system are man.
fold. We mention these instances
merely as suggestions.
Pull weeds, reduce avoirdupois and
the h. c. |.
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NAILS

The writer is not the owner of a
"buzz wagon" and probably will never
acquire that delightful position where
he can afford the luxury, but we can
not but pause in wonderment at the
seemingly careless manner in which
the merchants and contractors scatter
nails, spikes and glass about their
premises, be it in front Of business
houses or in the alleys at the rear.
One can go along the thorofares of the
city and pick up enough nails and
spikes to build garage or other
small building. This is pure careless
ness or cussedness. We should have
more regard for the rights of others.
How easy for an auto to pick up one
of these nails and ruin or at least bad
ly damage valuable tire. The indi-
vidual who wilfully places tacks and
shingle nails alon~ q thorofare may
be apprehended and summarily dealt
with, but the lazy, shiftless man who
is careless about the nails removed
from packing cases, or dropped from
buildings under construction should
tie taught lesson in this respect that
would be lasting and effective.
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HOW FARM BUREAUS HELP

The county farm bureaus are add
ing remarkably to the agricultural ef-
ficiency of this Northwest by the pro.
motion of cooperation among farm
ers in the production and sale Of live
stock and livestock products.
For example, in South Dakota,
these bureaus have organized hum
bred and twenty breeders associa-
tions, mostly countrywide, and hum
bred and fourteen livestock shippers
associations. Seventeen counties were
induced to pool their output Of wool,
and thereby made saving Of twenty
five thousand dollars. The shippers
associations saved to the farmers Of
the State in 1919 more than million
dollars.
This cooperation is not only mat
ter Of trade but of education in farm
methods. A survey Of the State
showed that but one-fourth Of the
sires in cattle herds are desirable
purebred stock. It showed also that
in an average herd of twenty grade
cows the use Of a purebred sire adds
an annual profit Of $40. At this
rate the saving to the whole State
by the use of such superior sires
would be more than twenty million
dollars annually.
One instance is noted Of farmer
who shipped five fat steers to the
Omaha market, from five grade cows
Of equal merit. Two Of the steers
were sired by scrub and three by
a pure bred. The latter sold for
$147.8O each, the former for $685..
Probably the poorer two were pro-
duced at loss.
Boys and girls livestock clubs are
fostered by the bureaus. More than
twenty-five hundred purebred sows
are owned by these junior farmers.
Last year LOO boys and girls Of
South Dakota made profit Of $780,
618 on pigs. The best record was
made by girl who in 1919 marketed
$2,425 worth Of pigs from one Poland
China sow.
This work Of the bureaus is not
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-07-15
FARM TENANT SYSTEM

One of the greatest evils in our
National agricultural system today is
our farm tenant system. The con-
tract which is generally used between
owner and renter is not partnership
but an agreement on the part of the
two contracting parties to drain the
soil Of its fertility the quickest pos
sible way. The landowner is getting
all he can out of the renter and the
renter is getting all he can out Of the
soil with no thot Of increasing its fer
tility or building the farm up in any
way.
Where the cash rent system is used
this is particularly true. It is also
true Of the system generally used in
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-07-15

alone interesting. The margins be-
tween cost and income in haphazard
farming have now grown so narrow,
that some such general spread Of farm
education and such cooperative work
must be done to keep the balance
Of the farm business on the right
side of the ledger.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-07-15
WOOL MARKET

The consumption Of wool during
April amounted to 66.9 million lbs.
as against 67.9 million in March ano
IS million in April 1919. Consump-
lion Of wool for the first four months
of the year amounted to 271 million
lbs. as against LA millions last year.
This four months consumption was
at the rate Of S13 million pounds per
year as compared with an actual con-
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L. M. Ellithorpe Of the First Inter-
national bank accompanied by his wife
and family left Monday for an outing
at the Minnesota lakes. They went
by auto and will visit at various
points enroute. Valley City is one
of the places Mr. Ellithorpe will re-
main for several days, in order to be
present at the North Dakota state
bankers convention in session there
this week.
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r11Asu111,s 11Po1f

Report Of Treasurer Of Roosevelt
School District No. So. County Of Ward
State Of North Dakota, for year begin
ming July l. 1919, and ending June 80.
Receipts
Cash on hand, including sinking
fund, at beginning of school
year, July l, 1919 ----------$2,289.6
Total amount received
during year from APP
portionment Of State
Tuition Fund -------$ 722.24
Total amount received
during year from APP
portionment of Coun-
ty Tuition Fund 556.32
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CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank the people for
their attendance at our sale, which
was a success. Many thanks for the.
donations, and especial thanks for the
auctioneer, Mr.. State. We believe
in his ad, "Let George do it."
South Prairie Catholic Ladies Aid.
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COAL

COAL
At Beighle mine every day, July
18th to 26th.
7/15-1t+ ROSCOE w. BE1GHLE.
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1.s7s.7s

Amount received during
year from taxes lev;
led by District School o,.,.
Amount mount received during
year into the Sinking
Fund from interest .,xn
Am aoerao Received during -
year from state Aid $50
Deposit in sinking fund 1OV.VV
Amount received from
other sources: sale
of text books----- l2!.6S
Int. on Deposlts----. A.AS
Insurance on School -
House No. 1------- bVO.VV oo.
Total receipts for year.-----..- 4.loS.so
Grand total receipts Tor year
including cash on hand July
!, 1919 V'ssA'ss
4 1zpsalitasss
Amount paid during. ,.ooo
year for Apparatus--$ 5000
year for Teachers
|, Salaries (less Teach, $50.
ers Retirement FUND.- I,osA.vs
Amount. paid during
Expenses of School ,,.on
AMOUNT unsl' paid during
k Ksnd for 1 sss,ss:' On On -.
Warrants. 55c; total 5000
Amount paid during
Text Books ----s:.- l0A'H
Other expenses: Out. go.
standing Warrants .s se.9S
Total expenditures during year S.]oo.es
Cash on hand Gin hands OF :.
district treasurer) including
: sinking fund. at the end OF a., "a
er the ys saf., JUNE sIpea aS and
cash on hand to balance above "a. ..
'o'ai a ssssiess 70 sisiasS 1s.i
Amount Of Sinking
Fund in 10, Treasury. 1000
Amount transferred to
Sinking Fund from
General FuVd during ,oooo
Amount received into
Sinking Fund from k7ko
Balance in Sinking Fund June
80 1920 1,2S7.bo
Treasurer Of Roosevelt School
District No: g. ,...
Approved this 18th day Of July. lvSs:
By Order Of the District + Nm sSh43%i Rcard;
A! NAME NEuMANS,
Clerk. s....m..: = iaa.st.a.''' Of
Total amount Of Warrants Out.
Total amount Of Bonds Out
standing June 30, $780, 100000
Total Indebtedness Of Dis
trict June 90, l Sa!o - 7n,y s'sS ySsc
NAME NEUMANN.
Clerk.
Arizona republican., 1920-04-09
GlendaIe's Part, In This Age
 of Service

which Glendale has risen toth PLACE in this region Glendale pledged itself ANEW to be of which it is the metropolis goes beyond the "YOUR MONEYS WORTH stage It the NECESSITIES and of it the PERSONAL. ready wait IN personal WANT It CUSTOMER Glendale is waiting to as a FRIEND!
  of WISELY ECONOMl CAIIY will THEM, will feel PLEASED yourself having COME to Glendale to BUY! Glendaes  LET'S GET
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MOuRA[ns TO Be
NUMEROUS At MAKE
John Barlsyoorn VIII Be Buried
Friday Night With Old Time
New Years Exubersnce
In Many Cities

p.r,shnrgh. Jan 11.-of . sir~ng'
mixture and nl0..ling are q - ths
many dsaihbed parties that nexi III
cay night win witness The pass'ng 9
John Rarleycorl. ESQ
Al the fs,-fnl hour o. midniehi Jan
airy ls, 1859. the famous old scou; siii
wander into the bourne from whicf
10 traveller has yes returned and q
.hss time parlies II pablie places
thai :. parties ih2i include the juice
or .he gr.pe-wiIl become fahoo- g
hundreds OF PiitsbuFehers are arrAne =
ing one last grand seance. such 81
took place New Years eve. With The
fast expiring J. r.
F0r this Eve 81 Despair. As eomf
term the occasion. al the bcoze ihAi
one nav wish o. possess NAV BE- tax
N 70 a hotel dining room or fes =
tanrznf where 81 nav be consumes
between dances. Or courses. 3 ones
desire-ii nav. NJ 10 midnight or
rather. 70 BE- exact, l-Hl q clock
SATURDAY morning.
No special plans are being made BY
she hotels or cafes for The niehi hai
large crowds are expected and shsi
IN. exrecianons wiH noi 20 amiss is
indicated hy ihe many who are ar
ranging their parties ioI ihe las sad
event
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There Is more cAiArTh n his sec
ton az me country than al 0thsr d.
seases pai together, and for years j
was supposed 10 be incarAble Doc
tors prescribed local remedies. and hF
constantly failing 10 cure VIA iocsl
irsafmtnr pronounced u ircurs BIZ.
Cafarrh j. q local disease. greatly IN
nutnced by constitutional conditions
and therefore requires CoacstiaiaoAAi
Treatment HaIs Caiarrh Medicins :.
manufactured hy = j Cheney d &C.
Toledo o. IS q constitutional remedy
IS taken internally and acts fAronen
10. blood an the Nuous Sarfare -
ihe SYSTEM One Hundred pol,a- =
reward q Offered f0r any casf 'aai
Hau's Cai4rrh Medicine fails q cure.
send f0r cir, ulars and testimonials
FL. CHENEY a co. Toledo, Ohio.
Sold ~ drnrgisis. T-'c
Hans Family Pills for constipation.
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THURSDAY. JANUARY q
B--V~occ Film CO.
Presents
LOUIS BENNISos
ahiGH pnckEK.


foa VII u8nf 70 sc smiling figk
inE Louis Bennison II tis latest Eesf-
ern romance -High Pockets br WI
liam Patterson and Wh;ed. directed
By IRA N Lowry. As 3 United states
mzrsAsl who mzfehes RS wn z1s
ssr-nszh srzinst desperate band O.
western lawbrezs%rs Bennison gives
ne mosi brilliant Perfornance q his
screen career
Thea fhere's beautiful Katherine
NcTsonAld. III star q The Kosnzn
Thcn Caves; Ne who - he heTo1ns
q the play. yin charm snd delf<h;
voa-
II gh Pockets j. a nioiare for re
family It's brinnlnE with The sfsfris
Ct youth ara sdve1rure and fs roar
idez of good pko;orlsy See IL
Two-reel comedy. -Lf,<le Dzzrs.
featuring Csr--r and Miss Della IN.
Bray Csrzoc1-
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rosLLM LIKES
BAD CASES OF
FIERY ECZEMA

When P0siam takes hold O xlr.ienl
aaG stubborn eczsEnA. i soolhes sad
cools ~ once. putting q step 70 ne
terrific itching On rAw paris q fhs
skin Il feels immeasareahly xrsieasl
As Posism continues 70 pe1eirate
there dsvelo.es 5asi the healing pro-
cess NEEDED Contrast the ease o.
healine with the severity o. iae
ron HE. and roslzm's Nork seems -
mzrkab;e Indeed. one oalce q Pr :
am is worth 4 pound q ointment les
efficient
Sold everywhere. For free s8ma.e
write io Emergency I-1eorstorSes - 3
Nesf 47lh So. New YORK CT
Tnee ronT skin 70 become .resae-
clearer. better by The aails us- e.
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The diversion Of a ray If light IA
the ncid of graNiiaiion 81 the snn.
was recently announced. Dr Fin.
stein ; theory has since been con.
nrncd hy observations made ~
Engli>h astronomers during the
iasi eclipse ~ the sun.
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TOWN TOPICS
We've, le,., ,sao Alrsnss

NfNtT slf ~ FTI7TIEI -
In his new almanac. NelFei Joe, iht
genial rhil0sopher 81 ~. tobacco
world. has collected r.h fund q in
teresiing information. lmfig sfaiisi-
les. helpful suggestions Nsfh Ais aNn
Qaxini. pointed cnmmtnis Qn i.e and
things ia general
Anyont crsirirr eop2 u Aeifei
Jo-e's 1890 Aimanac can secure i FREE
by wrsilnr a. N,iYsi gaf ssal Folsom
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Pollard Poi
TUESDAY. JANUARY )
-TNE BLUE BONNET



F~aluranr Rsllr Rhodes ~ fhe sal
rAil-n Army lass and Supported "a
Ben Wilson
SYNOPSIS
Jsiras Drake q lawyer and author
Is deserted BY his frivolous wife Nhc
cares no,hlnc about their hahg tu
iakes The chld away whit her rather
han d. ne father have her. because
he father adores The chIit The hahn
8. deserted y NeW York and IS hroneht
- by q 01wnbroker. Rnih grows ~
in an invlrulnent 81 crime 1ns sns
resolves 10 help these miskuidvd peo-
ris a. the sluns when she becomes 3
yClre woman. SO she joins he Sal
walton Arnv she is sent 10 France
io DO war work and meets While dis
frihuune douEhnuis and coffee n fhe
( front l.res q man who has had ms
/ fii win worldly women he has haa
) az affair VIII az actress 50 shey
rsturn together and the actress Is pao-
ued when her former zdnsrer sn0bs
he- for Ruth Then she spifefnilx
throws suspicion on The Salvation
worker. unly 10 trd when il cour.
ihaf she is n. girls mosher and me
nan Nhc Ru.h h8s saved from ne
gpt-e- is the faihef WHOSE life has
been wrecked hy ihe conduct q his
: 6siorsl and unnatural VIE
Two-reel comedy. featuring BOBBY
Barns. starting Oui II Lie
Literary Dicesi
WEDNESDAY. JANUARY q
Eet-o Scree1 classics presbni 81
SIX reeis iheir Verr latest picture
should a Woman tel Feafuring
Alice Lske and Jack MuIhan
Shcnd a wo1aar Telie~ i j. sin
~ me story q girl With wee hif of
q past with the nsua, emphasis f-nt on
ihat phase OF The story which shows
the Young innocent making hlsi.rr
Which later on Is spoken ot IN hushed
zones as The -nzst~
Buf !; j. an exceptionally interest
nE picture. The spectator has 10
dlGcaliy IL following ihe play. which
means thzi The story = clearly d.
,elopsd and fhsi ths acton Is CON
7selEnr
Alice Lake plays Ne,a "a 3 man
ner a. 10 completely Justify the pro-
docer's cecision-.o give her a eisr nols.
Jack Muihsn makes AIbert q c0nrinc-
isg and effective hero. Dan Bailey i
a splendid william and other 1nenb
O. the cas- give good Terfornznc-s
Two-r~~l Paramount -icrure. Too
Good 10 Re True featuring Earnest
Truez We believe fh.s program j.
sniled Tor The whole family.
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Dent ysu FORGET n.

Bear IN mild that Chamberiains
Tablets noi only move the bowels bI
Improve The appetite and sirenether
TIE digestion. Thcy os4,aln no pep
iln or other digestive fermsni b..
strengthen the stomach and enable i