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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-06-10

Prof. G. H. Klaffke left Tuesday
for his home in South Dakota.
Schol closed June for the sum-
mer vacation.
The w. c. T. U. convention will be
held at the Lutheran church in Ryd-
er, June % and %.
Mrs. Elizabeth Preston Anderson,
state president will give and arrdess
Tuesday morning.
Reports on crops are very favor
able.
Mrs. Clara Rosberg who was taken
to the Bismarck hospital is reported
as slowly recovering.
Lora Griffin arrived home Sunday
from Wisconsin where she had been
attending school.
Miss Wilmer left for her home at
Rackton, Wis, Monday morning.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-06-10
SAWYER CoRREspoNDENCE

Lawrence Booth, after spending a
week with his parents, left Monday
for Yellowstone National Park, where
he will spend the summer.
Edgard Bailey and family moved
over from Van Hook last week. They
have lived on their homestead near
that place for the past four years.
Rev. Spacht preached his last SER
tional church Sunday evening. He and
his family will leave soon for eastern
points and will not return until fall.
A rather spirited school election
was held last week which resulted
in the reelection Of I. G. Bunker as
a members of the schoolboard and
William Wilson a. school treasurer.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Hodges and
two sons autoed over from Van Hook
last Saturday and spent Sunday with
relatives. Mr.. Hodges made bus
iness trip to- Guthrie on Monday and
Tuesday they returned TO Van Hook.
The fine rains the past week have
made the farmers smile.
Mrs. McGregOry and children and
Miss Ruth Anderson Of GAINESVILLE,
MIMI, arrived Saturday for . visit
with their sister, Mrs. Ras Rhein-
holdt.
Lyle Corey of Minot was seen on
our streets, Sunday last.
Sawyer and vicinity are planning
for a Picnic Day soon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Nephew OF
Fargo visited relatives here several
days this week.
Mrs. Thorlackson preached in the
Baptist church last Sunday morning
and evening. She was the guest Of
Mrs. J. A. Pitkin while in town.
Mrs. Frank Cowell and daughter
spent a couple of days in Minot last
week.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-06-10
CORRESPONDENCE
RYDER

RYDER
Miss Osmo left for home at North.
wood Monday morning.
Pearl Miller arrived home from
Minneapolis Friday.
Nrs. Warren and Mrs. Andrews,
mother and sister of Mrs. Mirros ar.
rived Saturday from Minneapolis for
Q visit ct the Morris home.
Mrs. H. s. Anderson arrived home
Saturday from Lansford, s. D., where
che had been called by the illness and
death Of her father, her aged mother
accompanied her home.
Mrs. L. s. Officer attended the Re.
bekah Grand lodge at Dickinson last
week.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-06-10
Garden and Flower Seeds

We have the Vaudeville & King Co.'s Gar
den and Flower Seeds. These seeds are
new and fresh Give them try and you
will be more than pleased with the results.
, 1920-03-04

Conyers and Miss Maude Watt, both
of Saratoga. The pastor of the church,
Rev. Youngclaus, performed the cere-
mony, in the presence of Mrs. Lulu
Watt, mother of the bride, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Jorgensen of Rawlins, uncle and
aunt of the bride.
Mrs. Conyers has resided at the
ranch home on Cedar Creek, south
west of Saratoga, for many years, and
is well known throughout the valley.
She is an accomplished musician and
most highly respected by all who know
her. Mr.. Conyers has been employed
at the Watt ranch for the past couple
of years, and the couple will continue
to make their home there.
The Sun joins with the many friends
of the couple in extending congratula-
tons and best wishes.
, 1920-03-04
Grazing Season Shortened
to Save Forage Resources.

Early spring grazing on western
ranges has so. materially reduced the
carrying capacity and forage
that the Forest Service, United States
Department of Agriculture, has found
it necessary on many Of the national
from two to four weeks. This cut win
be put into effect this spring.
1T is the purpose of the Forest Ser
vice." states al official in charge of
grazing, ito place the live stock in
dustry On the national forests on n
substantial, permanent basis. To do
this it is necessary to produce a max
imum cover of vegetation OF all ranges.
The first precaution is to avoid too
carry grazing.
Every stockman interested in his
business knows that forage plants can
not be grazed the instant they begin to
show above the ground. Such early
spring use of the range not only de
creases the dGnsity int lu%xursanee Of
plant growth, but also reduces the
carrying capacity and fertility of the
soil. and, if continued, ultimately re-
suits in waste range
Studies carried on at the Great
Basin experiment station in Utah have
proved hat where plants are continual
ly cut back or cropped, the root sys-
tenn loses its vitality and the plant soon
dies. On some of the national forest
ranges which Ire grazed early and
heavily the forage plants are showing
similar signs of serious damage, and
will rapidly go from bad to worse if
remedial measures are not put in force.
The old grasses, with their root sys-
TENS weakened by repeated cropping.
are almost exterminated and are being
replaced by worthless weeds.
Erosion of the soil has also started
in many places and threatens serious
damage. Experiments have shown that
off a 10-acre tract, heavily overgrazed,
as much as 25 tons of earth and rock
have frequently been washed down
, 1920-03-04
Mrs. Purvis Victim of Flu.

Mrs. F.. ]. Purvis. mother of Mrs. DIR.
S. +. Price, formerly of Saratoga and
now residing at Ririe, Idaho, died at
the Price home i'll that town last Fri
day. according to word received here
this week. Her death was caused by
pneumonia, following an attack Of in
fiuenza. Mrs. Purvis resided with the
Price family here for several years
and was quite well known. Another of
her daughters, Miss Clara Purvis,
taught in the local schools and resided
here for some time. 1t is also reported
that DIR. Price has been quite seriously
ill for some time at his home in Ririe.
, 1920-03-04
CARBON co. ROAD CONTRACTS
viii BE Awarded on March Gath, fOr
Work on Lincoln Highway Near
Medicine Bow and Carbon.

The contract for the grading of the
Lincoln Highway in Carbon county be-
tween Medicine Bow and old Carbon,
and also the eight-mile section of that
awarded by the State Highway Com
mission on March 9th. as bids for
this work Inc the installation of the
concrete culverts and headwalls on
Dad projects in all sections of the
state nave been asked for that date.
The total amount of work to be let
ut that time is placed at 100000.
With the awarding of the contracts
on the 24th, the highway department
started last year, road improvements
under way totaling $3,000,000, all Of
which it is anticipated will be COM
pleted this season.
In addition to the routing of pro
posed highways, the right-of-way re-
quirements have been one of the vital
questions confronting the State High
way Department. Eighty feet is now
the width required and it has becu
found hat contractors consider the
r~ight-of-way very seriously when sub
hitting bids for construction.
Continued on Page Four)
, 1920-03-04
Big RANCH DEALS ARE CLOSED
Several Thousand Acres of Platte Val
ley Farm Lands Taken Over by
e. b. Igo and Associates.

f.. b. IgO of Indianola. Iowa, and w.
II. Evans and II. S. Driesslein of Des
Noines, have beer here this week oil
business connected with the recent pur-
chase by the Saratoga Alfalfa Farms
& Cattle Company of evera thousand
acres of farm land in his vicinity. Mr..
Igo is the manager of the company,
and expects to move here with his
family to s%uperintend the operation of
LII ranches purchased by the company.
A number of the best ranches in the
valley were contracted for last fall by
these gentlemen and others residing in
Des Moines and vicinity, the purchases
totaling something over $4,000 acres,
and nearly all these have now been
taken over by the new TIL
final papers transferring nearly 14.000
acres have been completed, this area
including the Peck ranch on Cow Greek.
the McKillip & Tikkanen and w. H.
Sowder ranches on the Platte above
Saratoga, the Englehart ranch on the
bench south of Cow Creek, the Mead
ranch on Pass Creek, the Hennessey
ranch on Spring Greek, and the Sara
toga Live Stock Company's ranch down
the river. The final negotiations for
the Canary ranch neal town are now
being completed, while the E. s. Walck
ranch in the upper Spring Greek
country, containing 1856 acres, will
pass to the new owners on April l.
All these purchases were made through
the agency of NJ. b. McKillip, local
real estate dealer, who is assisting
with the transfer of the properties.
, 1920-03-04

The total area of oil lands thrown
open for lease under the terms of the
oil bill recently signed by the presi-
dent, is estimated by the geological
survey at more than 6,700.000 acres,
while proven coal lands under govern
ment withdrawal total approximately
100000 acres, with 39,OOO,OOO acres
still to be classified.
, 1920-03-04

desirable, in my opinion, for Congress
to make provision as promptly as pos
sible for the continuation of the work
under the present system by an appro-
priation of at least 100000, 900 for
each of the four fiscal years beginning
with 1922"
, 1920-03-04
Postofice Moved to Bank Building.

The Saratoga postoffice was moved
yesterday morning to the middle room
of the Stock Growers State Bank
building. Postmaster Delaney having
received II telegram Tuesday authoriz-
ing the change of location. Carpenters
are busy with the installation of his
mail-boX sections, desks. etc. and while
he has handled mail under some diff
Guilty the past two days, he will be
nicely settled i'll the new room by the
last of the week. The new location has
steam heat, which will do away with
the necessity for stoves and coal
scuttles, and has other advantages.
The Paulson building. vacated by the
postoftice, is being reprinted and ren-
ovated throughout, and will be oc-
cupied within Il few days by E.. l..
Gould with his new stock of mems
clothing and furnishings. His stock
and fixtures have been received and
he will move in as soon as possible.
, 1920-03-04
Secretary Meredith Urges More
Government Help OH Highways

Speaking February IL before high
way representatives from western
states. Edwin II. Meredith. secretary
of agriculture, stated that his belief
that in the western states. wnere
large areas of Government land are
located, the Federal Government should
adopt a system of financial co-opera-
ton more liberal to the states than is
the case in the rest of the country.
II think we must recognize the fact
that the existence of these large areas
of Government lands places these states
from the remainder of the country
said Mr.. Meredith, and that it would
be only equitable for the Federal Gov
eminent to increase its percentage of
cooperation over the present basis. l
I'm also heartily in favor of continuing
the appropriations for the building of
national forest roads. These forests
constitute n great natural esource and
theSs. preservation and development is
a nafnfaI responsibility which ought to
be met in full measure"
Mr.. Meredith advocated active con
tinuation of present federal and state
cooperation in connecting state roa
systems of adjoining states in order
that the working out of an adequate
highway program for the whole United
States may proceed in an orderly man
ner. He also advocated the continuance
of work now going forward under the
Federal Aid Road Act.
"As 1921 is the last ear covered by
the act" he said, lit would be highly
after a few minutes of heavy rain.
These are some of the things which
follow in the wake of too early use of
the range and from overgraZing.
"a grazing season hat starts later
in the spring, thus giving the forage
plants a chance to develop, and more
careful management of the range, will
do much toward lettering and event
ually eliminating such conditions"
, 1920-03-04
Conyers- Watt.

On Wednesday afternoon Of last
week, at the Methodist church in Raw
Inns, occurred the marriage of John NJ.
, 1920-03-04

Jas. Widner was up from the Sage
Creek coal mine a few days this week
to purchase supplies for the mine and
renew acquaintance in town.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1920-01-16

The richest silver mine ever record
en- In Canada, has been located near
Stewart, four miles south Of the Pre-
mier Mine and about sixty miles from
the Alaskan border. according to in
formation that came to this country
Tuesday by miners returning from
that region.
The strike was made month ago,
already more than twenty tons, val
ued at $500, 900 have been mined and
await shipment, it is reported. Ore
valued at about $4,000 . ton. has
been found In the mine. Il was dis
covered in the form Of a fsur-foot
re-enrichment Of q considerable sized
vein, II is said to be nearly three
fourths pure silver.
The story Of the mine reads Ike .
chapter from q novel. 1t has won in
suit for libel brought against the
owners BY the Taylor Engineering
Co., On claim for building an eight
een-mile railroad to IL. By act Of the
legislature it passed to the engineer
ing company IN default Of s462, ooo.-
Banner.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1920-01-16
WHY so WEAK.
Kidney Trouble May be Sapping Your
Life Away. Lexington People
Have Learned This Fact.

When healthy man or woman be-
gins to run down without apparent
cause, becomes weak, languid, depres-
sed, suffers backache, headache, dig
zy spells and urinary disorders, weak
kidneys may be the cause. The
slightest symptom of kidney trouble
is too serious to neglect. Doan's Kid
ney Pills have earned their fame by
their effectiveness in strengthening
the kidneys and keeping them we'll.
Here in Lexington testimony to prove
their worth.
Mrs. M. j. Stricklin, 400 Elm ST.,
says: Several years ago had trou-
BILE with my kidneys. | had circles
under my eyes, my back ached, my
kidneys didn't act properly and / was
in pretty bad shape. was weak and
run down too. Upon friends advice
l began taking Doan's Kidney Pills
and hadn't used more than one-half
box when I felt better and continued
use put me in good shape again."
Price 60c, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask Cor kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mrs. Stricklin had. Foster Milburn
Co., Mfgrs., Buffalo, NY.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1920-01-16
SABOTAGE.

"Sabotage!" Sounds like vegeta-
bic doesn't it? Mo- 1t isn't new
kind of cabbage. 1t is word
imported from Russia by the follow
ers of the Red Flag, the set of law
defyers known as the l, w. W., or
Bolsheviki, whose desire is to pull the
tail feathers from the grand old Eagle
Of Liberty, crop his wings to prevent
his ever soaring again into the lofty
heights of idealism and altruism, and,
in short, reduce the noble bird to the
humble state of the barn-yard goose,
whose only means of defense is
toothless bill and loud squawk.
SABOTAGE means, "The lawlessness
of unlawful destruction" "The right
by might to disable, destroy, demolish,
any mans property should such an
one refuse their radical demands"
The Voix du Peuble, an official |.
w. W. publication, says concerning
sabotage: 1.-THE first thing to do be-
fore going on strike is to cripple all
the machinery,-are bakery workers
planning a strike? Let them pour into
the ovens a few pints of petroleum,
or any other greasy or pigment mat
ter. After that soldiers or scabs may
come and bake bread. The smell will
not come out of the tiles for three
months. Is strike in sight in the
steel mills? Pour sand or emery into
the oil cups"
Sabotage" says the Industrial
Worker of the World, ''Is an individ-
ual act performed for a class pur-
pose. 1t may be denounced as 'anar-
chy', but that scares no workers in
these rebellious days. 1t means that
any action which weakens the EN-
ployer and strengthens the worker is
justified-a slashed warp, loosened
bolt, an uncaught thread, a shifting of
dyes will make Billy Wood see the
Justice of the mems demands quicker
than all the votes cast since Billy
Bryan commenced to run for office"
1.-THE question:" says Walker C.
Smith, is not as sabotage immoral?
but, does sabotage get the goods
A bar Of soap in the boiler would keep
the soldiers at home, or else force
them to march in the strike. If this
were not possible, there are water
tanks where the tender must be filled,
and the saboteur can "let the gold
dust twins do the work.
Well may Uncle Sam say, away
with such fellows from the face of the
globe. Go back you workers of strife
and sedition, back to your native
haunts, and there, in the full light of
your Red Flag, perpetrate your deeds
Of crime and sow your seeds Of de-
struction."
CONTRIBUTED.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1920-01-16
THE STEEL KING FOR LABOR.

Charles M. Schwab stood forth re.
Gently in New York as one Of the main
pleaders Of the cause Of labor in the
ranks Of the American captains Of in.
dnstry as result Of his speech be-
fore the Rubber Association of Ameri-
ca.
"We have been great autocrats in
the past said schwab. = Labor has
not had a fair share Of prosperity, but
the war taught Us lesson-that q
man Is q man, no matter what the
condition Of his life, as long as he
does his duty fairly, honestly and con-
scientiously to his fellow man. Treat
labor well, and make it a partner in
your business.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1920-01-16

Queer, bringing hundreds Of thousands
Of dollars into the treasury. The to-
tai receipts for the department for the
year just ended totaled over $7oo. 900,
more than $loS,ooo in excess Of the
receipts for 1918.
. One Of the most interesting Of re-
ports from the state departments is
that u the Equalization Board. The
FsSost'sf Chief Statistieian Louthan
shows that it has done q remarkable
work and one from which the state
must Of necessity receive great bene-
fit. The assessment system Tennes-
see had fallen into was q ruinously
loose and disordered condition that
hardly entitled 1t to be called q sys-
tenn. There was no sort Of equality
anywhere, and thousands Of dollars
worth of property escaped taxation,
without any sort of q reason for ex-
emption.
The work Of equalization has been
thoroughly done with marked econ
omy and surprising results. The old
plan Of tax assessment was a dis
grace TO progressive commonwealth,
and worked great inequality and in
justice.
The result Of the new assessment
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1920-01-16

plan will be to lower the tax rata
while increasing receipts. None but
those who have formerly lodged their
taxes altogether or who paid on abb
surdly low assessments will have any
cause to complain.
There will be no deficit in the
states revenues at the end Of Gov,
Roberts administration. II is verJ
gratifying that good business meth
DDS have been introduced that bring
this result. It viii benefit not only
the state at large, but every individual
citizen. and especially property hold
ers.
Under the vastly improved oond.-
ton Of the state finances that are In
Dictated, the sinking fund for reducing
the state debt that was inaugurated
under the administration Of Gov. Ben
ton McMillin, but soon after suffered
to relapse, should be renewed. Ten
nessee is well blessed in resources and
can met easily all proper financial de-
mands. 1t should get rid Of an old
debt contracted mainly before the
civil war. Free of debt, with light
taxes and properly regulated finances
the state should move on 10 an area
Of great prosperity.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1920-01-16
PINEY CREEK.

Mrs. d. F. Christopher and children
spent Tuesday night with ]. G. Cover
and family.
Roy Wright and Miss Minnie Mae
Barker were married in Chester coun-
ty Friday night of last week.
Win Barker, Of the u. s. Army, has
been home on furlough.
J. H. Wilkerson has moved 10 the
farm Of H. J. Petty. We welcome Mr..
Wilkerson TO our community.
H. F. Golf made two trips to Hen
derson. Chester county, on business,
last week.
d. Goff spent Saturday night with
Ernest Scott.
H. ]. Petty was here on business
Saturday.
Jim Alexander is moving 10 his
place near Juno.
Ernest Scot. spent Sunday with d.
Golf.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1920-01-16
HONOR TO WHOM
HONOR is DUE"


The following editorial on estate
Finances" is taken from the Nashville
Banner of recent date:
"All Tennesseans will be gratified
at the showing made in state f.
nancial operations for the fiscal year,
the first year Of Gov. Roberts admin
istration. State finances have been in
q very unsatisfactory condition for
q number Of years past. In these
years the departments. now either
self sustaining or producing q sur
plus Of revenue over expenditures,
had deficits that had to be met out Of
funds raised by general taxation, and
were an expense to the state.
The important Department Of Az
riculture. the farmers Of the state
win be glad to know. hitherto conduct
ed at IN annual loss the taxpayers
had to make good, now produces suf-
ficient revenue to put il on an inde-
pendent basis.
The Mining and Factory Inspection
Departments, now united, also have
been shifted from the debit to the
credit side Of the states account. and
so has the Department of Banking,
while the Insurance Department has
developed into . great revenue-pro-
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1920-01-16

The first meeting Of the Coun-
Gil of the league Of nations j. held in
Paris, France, on Friday Of this week.
While the United States are not in the
league, the cal was made by Presi-
dent Wilson who was designated by
the league makers to perform that
duty.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1920-01-16

They flow like velvet-Conklin
Fountain Pens.-Elk Drug Store.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-12-24
SOIL AND CROP PROGRAM
OUTLINED BY LEADERS
Extension Specialist Supervisor Under
Arrangement Made at Farm
Bureau Meeting.

Project leaders in soils and crops
met in the courthouse last Saturday
afternoon and outlined plans for next
years work of the Farm Bureau in
this line under the direction of Leon
ard Hegnauer, specialist in soils and
crops with the extension service of
the State College, according to e. b.
Stookey, county agricultural agent,
who will have general supervision of
the work. Those present were: c.
c. Aspinwall of Mud Bay, president
of the Thurston County Farm Bu-
reau; George E. Stearns, community
chairman of South Bay and county
project leader in soils and crops; j.
F. Hutson, project leader in Hays dis
trict; J. T. Sinclair, Rochester; T. A.
Rutledge, Little Rock; George Ray
nond, Sturgeon Creek; L. M. Cold
smith, Yelm; j. A. Buckley, commun-
ity chairman of Rochester; and F.
w. Eggler, member of Rochester.
Nine fertilizer demonstration plots
were located and the experiments
will be done under the personal dl-
rection of Professor Hegnauer be-
tween March and 15. The plots