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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-11-29
A WORD FROM HAMON EMPLOYEES
TO MRS. HAMON AND CHILDREN
Mrs. Jake L. Hamon and Family,
Ardmore, Oklahoma.

Mrs. Jake L. Hamon and Family,
Ardmore, Oklahoma.
Dear Friends:
We enclose herewith resolution of love and respect upon
the death of our beloved employer, and we extend to each OF
you our heartfelt sympathy.
We have known him and we have loved him. We have
been with him when he dealt with details and trfles, and we
have been with him when his scope of vision was all humanity,
and then when he seemed in the very morning of his expanding
day, and at time when men thought not, that arrow which Ever
loves a shining mark" stretched him low at his post. 1t was said
of Thomas jefferson that his mind was like an elephants trunk,
in that it could pick up a pin or knock down a lion. We know
that Mr.. Hamon possessed such a mind-a mind which could
follow details, or vision a state rebuilt.
AS an employer, Mr.. Hamon was ever to his employees, kind
and %considerate, a friend and councillor and throughout our
life we will ever treasure him in our memory, as a man great
and good, a friend stalwart and trusty.
We wish to again assure you of our deep sympathy in
your great bereavement. We know that beyond the evenings
twilight he lives and loves. May He who made and loveth all
keep you and yours, and upon Him we feel that you must rest
in your great bereavement We beg, ever to remain,
Sincerely,
FRANK L. KETCH. F. F. STATION,
F. NJ. ADAMS. H. l. DOLAN.
W. A. HENSLEY. W. |. STRANGE.
". J. STONEBURNER. D. X. MEDFORD.
FRED PTAK. c. E. ENLOE.
R. H. CASON. F. R. ELLIS.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-12-30
HOWARD HUSTON WRITES
ABOUT GENEVA ASSEMBLY

day for the past several months.
continue to find the work in the
League extremely interesting, and
hope to remain with it for several
years. believe that the League is
beginning to live, and if America will
come in, and the League can be per-
suaded to admit Germany, have not
the least doubt of its ultimate success.
We have had very successful council
meetings during the past year at
London, Paris, Brussels, San Sebastion
and Rome. We have therefore had an
excellent opportunity of visiting these
several European countries. / find
Them all intensely interesting, bud
think that I have really been attract
ed more by the force of the PERSONAL
ties representing these countries at
the various meetings, than by the
habits of the country and it's people.
Dorothy and | received very fine let
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-12-30

tiers from Mrs. Young, Enid, and many
others Of the Surrey people. Wei
moved from London to Geneva on the
9th of October, and the Secretariat
is now we'll established in the new
building, which we bought last sum-
mer. 1t is beautifully situated on the
edge of the Lake Of Geneva, and is a
large structure, having about one hum
dred and seventy-five rooms.
We were lucky in securing our APP
artment in, villa Immediately ad-
joining the League property. I enjoy
Geneva, and much prefer to live here
than in London.
The. Assembly is now in session,
and l think that stronger body of
statesmen has rarely ever been brot
together. There are three delegates
from each of the forty-two countries
who are members Of the League, and,
in addition, they all have number of
secretaries; therefore, including the
journalists and other men taking part,
there are about one thousand people
connected with the Assembly meet
ing.
The rush of work is tremendous,
and we rarely get away from the Of
fee before II or IL o'clock at night.
l still have the Ward County indie
pendent sent to me, and see occasional
items in it regarding Surrey and the
vicinity. l am very sorry that the
Surrey items do not occupy-a regular
place in the paper. At the present
moment, l am looking forward to the
next copy which shall receive, in
order to find out if O'Connonr or Fraz-
Ter was elected governor.
l have almost come to the c0nclus-
ion that it is quite hopeless for me to
make plans to return to America. !
had passage booked four times dur.
ing the past year, and each time found
it necessary to cancel it, on account OF
pressure of work. now think it will
be possible for me to come next sum
mer.
With best wishes to the family and
all the Surrey people, l remain,
Sincerely yours,
HOWARD HUSTON.
Address:
Societe DIES Nations, ....
Quai du Mont Blanc,
Geneva.
Home address:
Villa Beau Regard,
Quai du Mont Blanc. ~
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-12-30
CORRESPONDENCE
COUNTY LINE

Crowded out last week.
We wish to extend Xmas and New
Years greetings to all readers.
Ben James, from Shell Creek Twp.
was over this way last week Monday
and Tuesday, combining business with
pleasure.
A. P. Nelson was at Minot last Mon
day on business.
A number of the pupils Of school
No. were on the sick list several
days last week.
The teacher of school No. 2, Miss
Mollison, was at Minot week ago
Saturday.
Bill Sauer and small daughter were
at Minot last Monday and Tuesday,
where the little girl was operated on
for tonsils and adenoids. She is doing
fine at this time.
Clarence Halgrimson was at Minot
on business last Tuesday and Wednes-
day.
A number Of the neighbors spent a
pleasant evening at the Schlecht
brothers home last Wednesday.
We are sorry to report that Mrs. A.
A. Peterson has been in poor health
of late, being confined to her bed part
of the time.
Chas. Brown and brother Will, from
near Berthold, were callers at the He
big home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rolden Hayes, and
Earl Tatley, who have been employed
at the Dilley place all fall, left for
the west last week.
Quite a good number from here took
in the wrestling match and dance at
Blaisdell last Saturday night.
Schlecht brothers did general job
of butchering last week, having killed
several hogs and beef as their meat
supply: II
H. M. Scott recently shipped COW
hide to Minot, which after deducting
freight charges Melted him the enor-
nous amount Of three cents; yet a
none too good pair Of shoes are selling
for ten dollars. A man from north Of
Blaisdell recently got net return
of three cents for twelve sheep ship
ped to the So. St. Paul market, and
sheep Lined coats are still selling for
up to $4,000 each. Now that's what
we call going some, all right, all right,
and still the wise men of the East urge
the farmers to produce more. We
wish that some Of these wise guys
would come out and farm a few years
in order to educate US poor devils SO
that we can keep on producing at
great loss and still stay with the farm,
and at the same time keep a few rags
on our families backs, and enough
food for their stomachs, to keep them
from freezing and starving. We had
the pleasure CD of shipping a lot Of
three-year-old steers recently, for
which we received net loss Of $4,000
per head for keeping and feeding them
for IA months. In other words, we
shipped a few of this same lot Ia
months ago, when they were only two
years old, and received $4,000 per
head more at that time, and still there
are those who will tell you that we
ought to produce more.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-12-30
BIAIsDELI,.

Our school will hold it's annual mas
program Dec. 22nd, followed by the
usual vacation.
The Max Nettleton vs.. G. Mckinley,
Of Butte, Mont, wrestling match was
draw last Saturday evening.
Leo Brady, manager Of the Blaisdell
Farmers Grain Company, transacted
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-12-30
Shell Village Items in Van Hook
Trihnne.

Fast Dog, 66, passed away last
Wednesday,. He was mighty hunter
in his younger days.
Bug Woman, Big Head and several
school children are on the sick list
this week.
Foolish Bear is visiting relatives in
Montana.
Bulls Eye is filling the wood con-
tract for No. 8 school.
Louis and Dan Drags Wolf worked
on the reservation fence.
Robert Dancing Bull was called to
lElbowoods.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-12-30
Former MinOt Man is Connected With
the League Of Nations in Session :
in zerland-America and
Germany Must Come In

Quai du Mont Blanc, Geneva.
November goth.
Mr.. w. S. Young,
Surrey,
North Dakota.
Dear Mr.. Young:
suppose that you will think that
we have entirely passed away, judg-
ing from the length Of time that
your last letter has remained unan-
swered. suppose it will not do to
plead the old excuse of being too busy
but we have been working night and
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-12-30
12/2-A.

business in Minot Saturday.
Ole Knutson has gone to Brooten,
Mimi, for his Xmas vacation.
Mrs. John Dahle and daughters
Myrtle and Theresa Of Ray, N. Oak,
are visiting at the home of J. S. Brye.
The Misses Olava and Myra Gand-
rud spent Monday and Tuesday in Mi
not
Hans Larsen has installed a new
furnace in his farm home six miles
north Of here.
Mrs. C. N. Gulso is visiting at her
old home in Erhard, MINI.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-03-11
JAPAN HOLDS ON TO GOTTEN
ing of Yarns and tissues Out
of the Country.

Tokyo.-The Japanese government
has decided to prohibit the expectation
of cotton yarns and cotton tissues in
order to check the advance of prices.
Owing to the shortage Of supply
against the ever-increasing demand,
the price of raw cotton has gone up
1917 per cent.
1t is alleged that this is in part due
also to speculative dealings of cotton
yarn brokers, who have taken advan.
tage of the nuoyant market and the
fast falling supply to deal i'm futures.
The government has decided also to
exempt from customs duty cotton
yarn and cotton tissue imported from
abroad Several large spinnnrs In
Osaka and elsewhere have ordered
cotton yarns from the United States
and China and many Japanese cotton
mills will augment their manufact'ir~
ing capacity with Spindles and other
machines imported from the Cn''ed
States.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-03-11
RUM LIES IN CORNERSTONE
Ohio Congregation Entombed Liquor
Consderet Then "as Respect
allie as Water"

Cincinnati. Jan. la.-I.ong after the
last cellar has gore dry and The last
drop of VIII ~':y consumed there VIII
remain a bel ir If liquor tliai. accord
ing to tradition, is entomhed in the
corner stone nf the Unversalist church
at Montgomery. Ohio. Nome other than
William Swain aged Seventy-twO, VII
lage historian aud former Schoolmas-
ter of Montgomery, Is authority for
the tradition that a quart Of liquor
is concealed i'm the foundation of The
church. which was built in 1887.
"In those days liquor was as re-
spectacle as water" says Swain.
preachers drank it just like other
folks did. Ii was customary to place
liquor in cornerstone for the same
reason that folks drink each others
health in liquor"
Swain recalled that ip the "go0d
old days" whisky sold for three GEMS
drink.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-03-11
SAYS WOMAN is A CHATTEl
British Husband Bases Divorce DAM
age on Claim Woman Has No
Legal Status.

LOndun.-It is basis of hus.
his wife is sin in fact If not in law
chattel of rs. This was the tht,ne
of an in rrrSt;ny argument before IuS-
tice Mct'ar"lie in the divorce court.
arising out of case in which dam.
ages were sought against the co.
respondent by the husband. Counsel
for the petitioner said that up to the
matrimonial causes act of 1893
woman was regarded as chattel and
the jury had to award damages ac-
cording to her value to her husband.
His lOrdShip then asked when had
wife ceased To be regarded as chat
tel. Course! for the petitioner said
he had not suggested that this idea
had gone.
Judge-You say she Is still to be
regarded as II chattel?
COunSel-Yes. with slight mod'fca-
lions. The question in assessing dam
ages is what she is worth.
Judge-Then you call her quasi
chattel?
After some further discussion JUS
tice MCCardie asked if as The result
of cOunSpls researches he could show
that wife could bring action againft
the seducer of her husband.
Counsel said there was no such case
and that there could not be such m
action because a woman had net he
same legal status or the same legal
rights as a man.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-03-11
MUST MELT BELL IN TOWER
Only Way II Can Be Removed From
St. Louie City Hall Is In
6ucketfuls.

St. Louls.-The two-ton bell which
hangs In the tower Of the city hall has
made the tower unsafe, but the bell
is so large 1t would be dangerous to
try to take II down. so 1t is to be melt
ed right where 1t is with acetylene
blow torches. such as are commonly
seen in use by workmen, repairing car
tracks.
Building Commissioner Mckelvey
pronounced the tower unsafe as long
as the bell remains, because the steel
supports have become corroded. More
over. he said. an attempt to lower the
bell would he very dangerous, there
fore the decision to take 1t down a
bucketful at Il time.
The only time in recent years that
the hell has been rung was the day
of the armistice celebration. 1t was
rung when the building was construct
ed in 1904, The bell cost about 81
600. The expense Of removing 1t will
be about $500. 1t Is six feet high
and four feet In diameter at the base.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-03-11
PNEUM0NlA-FLU KILL 477,467
Deaths in Country for 1918 Are
1,471,367.

Deaths in Country for 1918 Are
1,471,367.
The death rate in the United States
for 1913 was the highest on record,
according to the census bureaus IA
nual mortality statistics, which shows
1.471 1861 deaths for the year, repre-
sentng a rate Of 18 per cent for each
1000 population.
or the total deaths 477,467, or over
81 per cent were due to influenza afii
pneumonia. 3S0.996 having occurred
I'm the last four months of the yea.
when an epidemic of these diseases
prevailed. The rate for influenza aud
pneumonia was 1882 per cent per 10,i,-
600. Influenza caused 244,6S1 deaths
and pneumonia 232. 1856. showing rates
Of 800 and 2S4.3 per 100000, respec-
lively the highest rates which ever ap-
peared for these causes. The rate IN
1917 for influenza was 17.2 and for
pneumonia 1893.
The other principal causes Of death.
were organic diseases of the heart,
tuberculosis, acute nephritis. Brights
disease and cancer, which togethsr
were responsible for 391, 1891 deaths,
or nearly q per cent of the total dur.
ing the year.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-03-11
JERUSALEM CITY TO BE SAVED
Historic and Romantic Aspects vii,
Be Preserved Improvement
by Zionists.

London.-Prof. Patrick Geddes, town
nlanner. who has In hand projects for
The improving Of Jerusalem for the
Zionist organization. aims at making
the changes without destroying the his
toric and romantic aspects Of the an
Client city. according to statement
wh'ch he has given to the Zionist Rul-
'etIn.
Prof. Goodies states that one of his
first tasks will he In connection With
the Hebrew university, and he hopes
to begin on that next year. utilizing
buildings already erected. Research
laboratories for chemistry vii. he
feature Of the school. DR.. Weizmann.
the Zionist leader. who has been reader
IN biochemistry at Owens college.
Manchester. will be In charge Of the
research work.
Prof. Geddes says he hopes also to
start Palestine museum and suggests
that nothing more Of historical and
archaeological interest should go out OF
the country.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-03-11

AiieI nclng ii helpless clIpl'.t iut
twenty-uight years. Miss Ida Belle
Smythe. Brooklyn woman, whose
photo Is above shown is today able
to walk about as she pleascs. having
discarded her braces. without which
little hope had been held that she
would be ever able to move about.
Miss Smythe's happy smile is due to
her faith cure" which she attributes
to the "w0rk of the Lord" Injured
when a little girl. her left foot was
rendered useless. while her spine also
later became affected and she was
subject to fainting pasms. On Oct.
,. during prayer meeting at her
home attended by members of the
church. the 9Th chapter 13-15th verse
of ST. James was read from the Bible
Miss Smythe again went into coma.
and her friends, thinking the end had
come. went to the church to pray for
her. Imagine their establishment and
Joy ful surprise when Miss Smythe
came walking in fifteen minutes later
her braces discarded and her foot
sound and well. Miss Smythe, who at.
tributes her cure to the Lord will de.
vote the remainder of her life to the
spreading of the gospel of faith. and
IN S,:innury work
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-03-11
PLAN STATE OF MANHATTAN
Bill In New York Assembly Would
Add Another Star to the
Flag.

Albany. N. Y.-The state Of Man.
haitian, composed of the counties Of
Suffolk. Nassau, Queens. Kings. Rich.
mond. New York. Bronx and West
Chester OF New York state. would he
sanctioned by the Legislature If Hill
introduced by Assemblyman Cuvillier
(Dem.) of New York became a law.
The act would require ratification
by referendum next November.
Assemblyman Leininger Dem.) of
Queens introduced bill designed to
create state of Greater New York.
This Is more ambitious scheme
than that of Mr.. Cuvillier, as it rot
only includes all the counties In the
proposed state of Manhattan, but
would contain in addition the counties
of Putnam, Duchess, Ulster. Greene
and Sullivan.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-03-11
BROWN POPULAR STYLE
COLOR FOR NEXT SPaING
Demand for Various S'ades
Keep Manufacturers and
Dyers HustIing.

The leading color for spring Is
one In most demand. although various
,hades are wanted. Manufacturers
and dyers find II difficult to keep up
With the demand for the brown
shades.
The next favorite color Is green
which is not jade. but something
title less strong. or II might be said
somewhat lighter than Jade. All silks
n this shade are In big demand and
buyers are searching the market for
goods In this shade of green with lit
lie to be had.
While these two shades are leaders
low growing demand is noted for
nigh colors. Not pastel shades. but
'eal high colors In which bright shades
Of the popular colors riot for leader
ship. Reds, blues. greens, pInks vel
low and all the rest are wanted In
brilliant shades. and buyers say that
their customers insist upon having n
certain proportion of these colOrs In
their preparation for spring.
Black seems to have disappeared
from It's place near the top of the list
Of sellers. Dark shades are still want
ed, but not black.
Navy Is still wanted and Is used In
substantially every weave offered.
Other dark blues are In demand. A
few reds. chiefly In the darker shades.
are taken. Rose is to be moderately
popular. Grays are strong, some of
them going out faster than they did
earlier In the season.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-03-11
UNIQUE WILL Is BARRED
last Testament, Written on Table
cloth, 10 Rejected by Court In
San Francisco.

San Francisco.--A tableclOth 8 feet
wide by 10 feet long was presented to
Judge Graham as the last will and
testament of Mrs. Helen Scott and was
rejected by the court. not because of
its size. hut because Mrs. Scott forgot
to date the will when she wrote 1t.
Mrs. Scott, who was mi1llner, com
United suicide in her fiat at 1884 SUIT
ter street on November 3 last. At the
time she was estranged from her huS-
band James Scott, who had gone to
Honduras. The will written on the
10th is as follows:
The trunk In the hall to FREQ
Srreen, the chair to Mrs. Allen. Yon
will find money in the bank to pay all
expenses. Put my black dress on me-.
Love to all. HELEN"
The will was offered by William NJ.
varney, brother of Mrs. Scott
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-03-11
START OUT TO. HANG SHERIFF
Cowboys Change Their Mlnds When
They Meet Him.

Cowboys Change Their Mlnds When
They Meet Him.
Cow punchers In the famous Rose
bud county Of South Dakota, angered
because an, old-time range rider was
arrested by State Sheriff SEahks nc
the charge of peddling, iiquor In VIC.
lation Of the prohibition law made
every preparation to rope and drag
the sheriff. but he stood them on with
an automatic revolver.
II was during ROUNDUP, celebration
at the town OF White Rivar. Cow
punchers from far and near had gath
cred to participate In the riding and
other feats.
In the crowd were q number of per-
sons who took advantage of the .oc-
casion to peddle liquor.
without disclosing his Identity, the
sheriff rounded up and arrested all
the booze peddlers he could End,
among them the old-time range rider.
So the cow punchers started out to
rescue him.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-03-11
RattIesnakes Prove
Menace to Stock

Portsmouth. Tex. - Rattle
snakes in large numbers recent
~ have been seen swimming In
the Gulf of Mexico near the Half
Moon lighthouse. seven miles
from the mainland and four
miles from the peninsula to the
south. according 10 the two men
who keep the light. 1t Is said
three rattlers were killed on tn"
lighthouse platform by the keep
ers. Tenants on property which
formerly constituted the Rancho
Grande here report pestilence
of rattleSnakes. which, thew say.
are q menace to live stock. How
ever, 1t is reported by Il number
Of farmers that fat cattle, bitten
by rattlers. do not die, the poi
son from the hire of one snake
being insufficient 70 kill them.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-03-11
BALTIMORE SUN LIkENS WOOD
TO CLEVELAND, COMPARES
THE POLICIES OF THE TWO MEN

The Baltimore Sun, In a recent edi-
torial discussing General Woods out
line Of his platform as indicated In
the opening speech for the Presiden-
week, says: Many people, we i'm
agine, In reading this address will get
the impression that there, perhaps,
may be a Grover Cleveland type Of
man, rather heavy, not greatly imagin-
alive or creative, but one with Arm
grasp on certain fundamental prin-
ciples, adherence to which Is greatly
needed in this country today, a man
of soberness and frmness and char.
acter."
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-03-11
LEONARD WOODS FRIENDS

Leading Republicans in the State
who are greatly interested in the
candidacy Of General Leonard Wood
for the Republican nomination for the
Presidency, have perfected a tempo
rary organization in Maryland and
opened state headquarters at 1904
Fidelity Building, northwest corner of
Charles and Lexington streets. Balti-
, mere, Md.