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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-04-29
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Sales made anywhere. Every sale, large or
small. will receive my best attention. stock
sales my speciality. Phone. write or wire ne
for dates at my expense. Will see to getting
out your sale bills and advertising your sale.
Just send me your sale list. and will do the
rest.
A man must know the value Of stock to be
a salesman.
YA2N LANDS
have some fine bargains in farms and city
property. for sale or trade. II you want 60
me- l will handle It for you for one call
commission. No big arm to split up with
come and see me- or II you have any stock 70
sell or trade. come and see me. as have stock
for sale at all times and have orders for stock.
If haven't what you want. will get i for
YOU can sell anything for somethins
Come in and let get together.
Yours for better prices and . square deal.
Office In the
John Ehr Block Minot, N. OAK.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-04-29
Andrew Fraser, MinOt Architect to
Locate in Oklahoma

Andrew Fraser, well known Minot
architect, has returned from Ard
more, Okla, where he spent several
weeks, looking over that field. Mr..
Fraser has decided to locate at Ard
more, city of $4,000, and will es-
tablish offices there early in May as
soon as he can close his affairs in this
city:
Mr.. Fraser says that great deal
of building will be done in the south
this year. He has already lined up
some good work in that vicinity. Four
or five $4,000 residences are to be
built in Ardmore this year, besides
several five or six story blocks. The
south is very prosperous. Cotton is
the principal crop around Ardmore.
A great deal of money has been made
from oil in that vicinity, one oil field
near Ardmore now producing $4,000
barrels day and new wells are be-
ing brot in right along.
Mr.. Fraser has done we'll in Min0t
but he believes that for the present
he will find better field for his work
in the south. He is the secretary Of
Ntsrth Dakota State Architects As
ISOLATION and stands exceptionally
high in his profession. Many friends
will regret to lose Mr.. and Mrs. Fras-
er from our midst.
McHenry County Is $45O, 900 in Debt
c. p. Fouts, county auditor of Nc
Henry county, visited with Minot
friends. Mr.. Fouts is candidate for
reelection and as he has been very
efficient official, he should have no
! trouble in winning.
Mr.. Fouts says that three years ago
McHenry county was out Of debt but
the crops have been poor since and
J the county has furnished seed and
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1920-12-16
NEVER EXPECTS TO
BE WITHOUT 1T
Says She Gained Twelve Pounds TAX
ing Tanlac And Now is in
Perfect Health

81 have not only gained twelve
pounds in weight since ! began taking
Tanlac, but it has restored me to per-
feet health" said Mrs. f. Plumb, 7I41
Fifteenth avenue, Seattle, Wash.
For two years ] suffered from
stom ach trouble and rheumatism, be-
ing in a badly run down, weakened
condition when | started taking Tan
lac. My appetite was so poor could
eat very little, but | suffered 80 much
after meals | was actually afraid to
eat anything at all. / suffered nearly
all the time with severe pains in the
pit of my stomach, and at times Would
bloat up with gas until | was IN per-
feet misery.
81 had rheumatism in my arms ana
legs, which ached nearly all nghC
long. ] had no strength or energy anu
Just felt tired and worn out all Tune.
"After talking with several frlendS
who said they had been greatly. Dene-
fitted by Tanlac decided to try IL my
self and | never expect to be Wltnout
it in my house again. 1t went rlghC
after my troubles and IN short Whlle
| was well woman.
al now have a fine appetite, eat any
thing | want without having a partlcie
of trouble afterwards and the rheuma-
tism has left me entirely. My nerves
are in such good condition | can sleep
like a child at night: that tired. worn
out feeling is all gone and can get
around do my housework with as much
ease as | ever could.
Tanlac is sold in Hood River by the
Kresse Drug Co.-Adv.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1920-12-16
Just Little Stories

Al w. Meyers, merchant of Cascade
Locks, who also operates a barDershop
there, is a popular member Of the
Knights oe Pythias lodge. He is not
only known here but throughout the
state, frequently attending ceremonl-
ais. Mr.. Meyer, too, likes an occa-
sional practical joke on some fellow
Pythian, and thereby hangs story OF
Joke that was pulled on him the
other day.
A man called at his store and entered
the barbershop. He proceeded to get
a haircut, shampoo shoeshine, slnge'
mustache trim and the full repertoire
of a tonsorial parlor. He would have
had his hands manicured, but MT.
Meyer has no.such department. Wheh
the visitor, who, seemingly by accl-
dent, had been followed into the shop
by number of prominent Pythlanss,
had received all that Mr.. Meyer could
bestow. he donned his collar and coat
and presented Mr.. Meyer with a biI
so large that it couldn't anywhere neai
be changed.
I've got lot of chicken feed,
suggested the stranger, If you don
object. " 49,, 81
"Sure not, replied Mr.. Meyer.
prefer the chicken feed. l am always
needing it here. "
Thereupon the visitor reached into
his pocket and handed Mr.. Meyer a Int
tie bag and silently left the shop. lie
| had delivered a bag of real wheat anC
other ingredients used by millers II
! blending popular scratch feeds.
"Well TN be burned, - was all Mr.
Never could say. while the now-fair
sized crowd of friends roared and con
! tofted themselves IN laughter.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1920-12-16
Another Bill Hart Turns Up

Bill Hart has often been confused
with the motion picture STIR of the
same name, news writer's having mixed
the two last spring when Hood River
county Democrats wrote in'the name
of Bin Hart as their candidate for
sheriff. Now the chief of police has
found a third Bill Hart The last
named Of the Harts appeared before
CITY Recorder Howe one morning last
week and was assessed a fine of So and
costs on a charge of intoXication. lie
was en- route to central Oregon as fore
man of n gang Of As railway laborers.
He and one of the men were taken
from an O.-W. r & n. passenger train
on complaint from the train crew. The
fellow labOrcr also paid fine.
MIR. Hart, who put up bail. sleeping
at hotel rather than be confined IN
iail. said the condition was produced by
too much bitters He promised the
chief Of police that he would not bring
disgrace on the name again.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1920-12-16
Notice of Settlement of Estate

In the County Court of the State of
Oregon for Hood River county.
In the matter of the Estate of Jacob
Merle, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that 0. c:
Dean, administrator of the estate of
Jacob Merle, deceased, has rendered
and presented for settlement and filed
in this court his final account and final
report of his doings as administrator of
said estate, and that Saturday, the Sth
day of January 1921, at the hour of 10
a. m. of said day. in the court room in
the Court House, in the city Of Hood
River, Oregon, has been duly appoint
ed by the Court as the time and place
for the settlement of said final account
and final report. at which time and
place any persons Interested in said
estate may appear and file exceptions
in writing. thereto, and show cause. if
any, why said estate should not be
finally settled and closed.
Dated this 9Th day Of December,
1920. 0. G.. Dean,
d9i6 Administrator.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1920-12-16
DEE MILL FIRST TO
APPLY ELECTRICITY

According to Allen E. Hall, electrical
exert the Oregon Lumber Co. was the
first successful pioneer in instaIatlon
of electrically driven sawmlll machlh-
erv. The equipment was applied to the
company's big mill at Dee. Mr.. han
has touched on the pioneer work OF the
bic lumber concern, which operates a
number of other mills throughout the
state, in paper prepared Tor the an
nual meeting Of the American society
of Mechanical Engineers in New YORK
city this month. He says IN part:
"FeW attempts at driving electrical
w were made until after the use OF IN
junction motors became common. The
earlier efforts to apply dlrect-current
motors to Woodworking machinery were
few and unimportant. About 1906 the
problem of equippinR complete saw
mills with motor drive began to at
tract attention, and at least one sue
cessful installation was made IN that
year by the Oregon Lumber Co. at
Dee. During the next three years sew
eral new mills were built on this sys-
TEN. and a few were changed IRON
shaft drive to motor drive in the north
west with striking success. The Pa
cific coast states have led in the adop-
ton of the S stem until it has become
almost universal practice in new mills
of medium and large size. Until about
seven years ago the south and east
we're behind the northwest in recognlz-
ing the advantages Of electric driving,
but since that time and increasing
number of plants in the eastern half OF
the country have adopted it. "
3 The power for the Dee mill IS derived
from an hydraulic system through
waters of the East and Middle Forks
of Hood river.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1920-12-16
HOGS PAY BIG MONEY

Mr.. Pete Wing. from Hawk Point,
Mo. made "a lot If money out of his
hogs. he saws. - fed them Ir. Le-
Gears hog prescription. 10 bias given
wonderful results iu putting gains on
them with less feed. They were on
heavy feed for only a month; averaged
again of pa pounds daily and were urly
Z months. DO dave ODD when Sold
Sir. Wing rrofted by the advice of
Ur. IeGear. graduate veterinarian aHl
expert poultry breeder of -> years
standing.
ur. LeGc5r's Hog Pres criution VIII
rat weight or yuur HeEs also. because
ID eErals worms. rGriaes the blood and
conditions them sa that they gain tgsh
oa less feed
Dc makes r0 difference what ai.wert
s. prevalent among E0lr stock or rll.-
uT. lt is money IH Faur pocket ta Ett
tie proper ur IeGear Remedy lr0u
your dealer. cn a satisfaction or. money
back Ofer.-Adv
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1920-12-16
Teacher Given $50

Miss Ollie NJ. Alexander, Bridal Veil
teacher who sued the Cascade Locks
school board for $1,000. because Of all
legged breach Of contract. was awarded
damages of $3.50 by a jury last week.
Miss Alexander claimed that she re-
fused 90 teach music in upper grades,
as requested by the principal of the
school. Prof. j. II. Dunn, and that
thereuDon she was dismissed. The du-
tics asked. she declared, were not in
ca5ed BOB her contract
The case excited great deal Of in-
terest at Cascade Locks. Members Of
numerous families were here as wit
nCsses. and a large number Of Others
came 10 watch the progress of tie court
procedure.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1920-12-16
MR.. NICKELSEN Is
IN CHARGE AGAIN

J. r. Nickelsen has resumed duties
as supervisor of maintenance Of the
Columbia Highway between here and
Cascade Locks. He formerly had
charge of maintaining the new grade
before paving was laid. Since the
paving work was inaugurated W. 7.
Smith. resident engineer for the State
Highway Commission has been IN
charge. -,
MIR. Nickelsen states that he will
establish patrols. The stretch will be
divided into about six sections. In
case of a slide he will assemble the
patrolmen Of all sections and concen-
trate on clearing debris.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1920-12-16
sourHBoUND

ing to limited space on Motor an trunks and heavy baggage be
stemtrans either advance following rssenr
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1920-12-16
MOntelIo Improvement Ordered

The city council has voted to improve
Montello street between Twelfth and
Thirteeth streets. Recent rains have
rendered the stretch dangerous for use
of cars. A residential section for a
time was cut off from deliveries of city
The Holbrook news., 1920-04-16
MOnuoIians Great Meat Eaters.

Inhabitants of Mongolia are great meat eaters, living in some cases en. tirely on mutton. It is not uncommon for a Mongol to consume ten pounds of this meat at one sitting. He also compares other foods by asking If they are as good as mutton. The Mon gol puts mutton fat in his tea, which Is prepared with milk from the poor est grade of tea, pressed into bricks. He drinks enormous quantities of this, 30 cups day being no uncommon amount for an adult The natives eat whenever opportunity comes, there being no regular meal hours.
 Water is scarce in Mongolia, a few wells along the caravan route furnishing the entire supply. During the winter and spring the camel Is the only animal that can cross the desert and subsist on the dried up grasses. At this season of the year blocks of ice are carried for water supply, and in other seasons two large tubs are carried on each camel, one tub on each side.
The Holbrook news., 1920-04-16
WESTERN SPIRIT IN CHINA
Head of University in the Great Vel low Territory Has Proof of Spread
 of Occidental Ideas.

''He had been pretty well all over the world" said the professor, "and when I asked him what country had impressed him most, he said at once, China. And when I asked him what in China had impressed him most, he said at once, the West China Union university. The professors remarks were made to the Daily News, London, and he followed them up with de lightful story of the way in which Chinese eminences showed their ap- preciation of this blossom of Western enterprise, the university of which the professor happens to be the presi- dent. Some dozen years ago he was fleeing for his life 1,500 miles down the Yangtze to save his head. He was a foreign devil" and no university had been started. Seven or eight years later, the military governor of Szechuan sent him a beautifully in- scribed statement of his opinion of the university, and gift of S3,000. The professor was on his way home via Picking. In the Chinese capital he had an interview with the president of the Chinese republic, then Yuan Shih- Kai, who also gave him a declaration of approval and $4,OOO as a personal gift to the university.
The Holbrook news., 1920-04-16
OLD MYSTIC RITE TEMPLE
VestIbuIe Uncovered at Rome Scene of Historic Event That Was De-
 scribed by TaeItus.

A religious discovery, but Of a pagan kind, was made some time ago under the railway eplbanlkment a few hundred yards outside the Porta Mag giere, Rome. Italy. It consists of a vestibule elnboratcly decorated with mythological subjects, such as Jason taking the Golden Fleece, the punish ment of Narsyas by Apollo, the story of the Danaids. the liberation of Aeson and a troop of Moenads riding on pan liners. It is conjectured that this yes tibule was place where. in the early decades of the first century of our era, mystic rites were celebrated. In- deed, 1t is supposed that this was the exact locality of an historical event, described by Tacitus fin the twelfth book of his Annals" as having hap pened in 5 A. D., during the reign of Claudius. The historian relates how Agrippina, mother of the future Emperor Nero, coveted the gardens of T. Statilius Taurus, who had been consul few years earlier and gov ernor of Africa, and how she i'm proVised an accusation against him through a certain Tarquitius Priscus of practicing illegal mystic rites. Statilius Taurus anticipated his trial and now, nearly 19 centuries later an accidental landslip on the railway has led to the elucidation of this for gotten episode of Roman history.
The Holbrook news., 1920-04-16
Dream That Means Death.

A peculiar dream is that which has visited a certain Irish family for gen. erations, invariably before death or some big change. They call it their kissing lady dream. The person who experiences 1t dreams that they are sitting in very old-fashioned room before blazing wood fire, when sud denly the door behind them opens and a beautiful girl in green, tight-ftting garments enters, and, stealing softly behind them, draws their head gently back and kisses them full on the lips. As she does so there Is always the changing of steel on stone staircase, the hurried tramp of armed men, and they awake trembling.
The Holbrook news., 1920-04-16
The First Congress.

The first congress was supposed to meet on March 4, 17S9, and 1t is a curious fact that there was not a quorum of either house present for a month thereafter. Only eight sena- tors were present on March 4, and they adjourned from day to day until April 6, when quorum was present. Only 13 members of the house assembled on March 4, and a quorum was not present until April 1. The Constitu- ton of the United States took effect in the following states: Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland, South Carolina, New Hampshire, Vir- ginia and New York, on March 4, 17S9.
The Holbrook news., 1920-04-16

both agronomically and economically. Unfortunately. say the specialists, fa- cilities for experiments and demon strations are wholly inadequate in at- tempting to work out system of bet ter handling of northern pastures. On the coastal plains of the South, unless the soils are much affected by drought, continue the experts, carpet grass sup plemented with Iespedeza makes ex- cellent pasture Golden crown grass Is also excellent. Efforts are being made, with the aid of a new stripping machine, to place carpet grass seed on the market in adequate quantity. Sev- eral newly introduced grasses are promising as pasture possibilities.
The Holbrook news., 1920-04-16
ALL WENT INTO THE BILL Moroccan Ruler Found in the End That He Paid for His
 Hours of Bridge.

How the sultan of Morocco, Mulai Hafid, played bridge with his dentist has been amusedly told.
 A close friendship sprang up be- tween the sultan and an English dentist, and as often as not, bridge took the place of dentistry. The dentist would arrive with his timid lady assistant, and all his implements of torture, only to be invited to sit down at the table and play cards. The lady-assIstant was very young and very shy, and was more accustomed to play children's card games than bridge. A fourth player would be found and the ill-assorted party com pleted. The ex-sultan enjoyed himself immensely. He generally won, per haps by never permitting the trembling lady assistant to be his partner. The points were one franc a hundred, so no very serious damage could be done; but rich as the sultan was, he re- joiced more in his humble winnings at bridge than over his many thousands in the banks. Not little of his en- joyment was owing to the fact that he felt that he was "doing" the dentist. "He comes," the ex-sultan would say, "to mend my teeth and to take my gold, and In the end win his francs" But one day the climax came. The teeth were excellently repaired-the work was of the best-there was no more to be done but to pay the bill- and the bill very naturally and rightly included all the bridge hours, at so much per hour. It was the most ex- pensive bridge Mulai Hafid- ever played.
The Holbrook news., 1920-04-16
SAFEGUARDING SHEEP FLOCK
Large Number of Animals Lost Each Year From Some Prevent
 able Disorder.

Thousands upon thousands of sheep die each year from great variety of -preventable causes. The killer dog Is not the chief cause of loss. He may cause perhaps per cent of the deaths due to accidental causes, but the most serious losses are attributable to igno- rance and carelessness upon the part of the owner or his shepherd. Among the chief causes of loss may be men, honed lack of shelter for lambing ewes and their newborn lambs. A sud den snow or rain storm coming at lambing time often finds ewes and lambs exposed, and many deaths re- EIIlt
The Holbrook news., 1920-04-16

Flank njection-Proper Handling of
 Hog Cholera Treatment Is Abso-
 IuteIy Essential to the Checking of
 the Disease.
 through the spread of infection, other animals may become exposed and in- fected
 In the work of controlling hog cholera, for instance. perhaps the greatest hindrance has been the ten dency of farmers to attempt the diagnosis and treatment or their own herds, or else to call in an untrained layman, who frequently does not recognize the disease or advises the wrong procedure in the handling of the outbreak. According to experts it is not always an easy matter to recognize hog cholera, as symptoms are sometimes obscure. Other aiI- ments of swine, such, as pneumonia, worms and tuberculosis, at certain stages of development, somewhat re- semble hog cholera. Accordingly. training and experience are required to distinguish between these and hog cholera
 The practicing veterinarian should acquire all possible knowledge per taining to control and suppression of hog cholera. Of late many compllca- tions associated with the disease have created a multiplicity of opinions among those who claim to understand the various ailments of-~ swine, and even within the veterinary profession nasty judgment has in some cases led to losses which could have been avoid ed through a careful consideration of facts, proper diagnosis and treatment. This should emphasize the necessity for the study of cases, including the history, environments and clrcum- stances involved in an outbreak, be- fore attempting to decide on the cause of trouble Then comes the physical examination of the animals Look for abnormal action, breathing, gait, appetite, digestion and other func- tiOns. Next, take the animals tenn perature with a good, reliable ther- mometer. Even then positive diag- post-mortem examination has been made which means an examination of the various organs and parts of the body after death.
 It is evident that all swine-produc- Q ing localities should have someone available whose services, based on training and experience, are reliable in detecting and prescribing for dis eases of live stock. And farmers should realize generally that they can not afford to jeopardize their herds by attempting to administer treatment which requires certain amount Of technical application. It is better to call qualified veterinarian than to run the risk of losing valuable anI- mals, to say nothing of the possiblIi- ties of causing a widespread epizootic outbreak of destructive animal disease.
The Holbrook news., 1920-04-16
PAsTURAeE CUTS FEED BILLS
Cost of Pork Production Can Be Re dueed by Providing Suitable
 Pasture for Hogs.

Farmers can reduce the cost of pork production next year by providing a suitable pasture for their hogs, says W. Fl. Peters of the animal husbandry division, University farm. Most pas ture grasses are rich in protein. The call for high grain rations is therefore less urgent matter to be taken into consideration in these days of falling prices for hogs and pigs. Alfalfa and brome grass are best for growing pigs. but no matter how good a pasture is some grain must be fed if the hogs are to thrive and make profitable gains.
The Holbrook news., 1920-04-16
 ANIMALS
ATTENTION TO SICK ANIMALS
Inability Of Laymen to Recognize AiI- ments Often Results in Loss of
 Valuable Stock.

Prepared by the United States Depart
 ment of Agriculture)
 The tendency of laymen to engage in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of live stock is in a great many instances resulting n losses of animals through inability to properly recognize ailments in time to apply needed treatment, or through applying remedies not indicated in the specific cases. This is particularly dangerous In the handling of infections and con- tagious diseases where not only the original herd is at stake but where,
The Holbrook news., 1920-04-16
On the Other Side.

Little Philip had cried all night with toothache and upon receiving nickel the next morning he went as usual to get candy again. His auntie, on com ing home, and finding he had bought candy with her nickel. asked him: 'NNhy, Philip thought you weren't ever going to eat candy againT To which he replied: "WelI, auntie. Pm not eating this candy on the toothache side.A