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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-02-05

The night school which is being held
at the Minot high school building
three nights week., is far more sue
cessful than anyone ever anticipated
it could be, both as to attendance and
as to the practical good that the older
folks are getting out of their instruc-
ton. The various subjects are handl-
ed by the very best instructors that
the city affords, men who are giving
their valuable time without remunera-
ton. Each course has its attendants,
but the gas engine course is perhaps
the most largely attended. A number
of women have entered this class. The
attendance is Ats at this writing and
it bids fair to go over the 500 mark
before Saturday night. Doctors, bar
bers, mechanics, clerks, men and wo-
men of every phase of life, meet at the
night school on level, all for a com
mon purpose. The night school is
fine thing. Let it be continued. 1t
would be proper in the opinion OF the
Independent, for such a school to be
made permanent with reasonable pay
for the instructors. There's no rea-
son why woman or man should not
continue to study after they have COM
pleted the various courses, in the ordi-
nar.- school.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-02-05

A. D. Hagenstein, city auditor, has
been confined to his home during the
past week with very severe cold ana
he will not be able to be back at his
work until the last of the week. Sor-
en- Hagen, who is also connected with
the city auditors office, is at home
i'll this week, but is recovering.
w. F. Jones, oft he Samueison shoe
store, has been quite i'll at his nome
for week, but is recovering.
Ed Rowe of Surrey is preparing
70 raise chickens and turkeys ON a
large scale the coming season. He Is
an old time poultry man and has had
considerable success. He specializes
on pure bred White Leghorn chickens
and NJ. B. turkeys. He marketed 2
few turkeys in Minot last week at oO
cents a pound. He will raise some
fancy broilers for early summer sale
and will have baby chicks for sale.
Mrs. N. A. Wiser returned Sunday
from three weeks trip to New York
where she purchased handsome as
sortment of smart spring suits, dress
es and frocks. Mrs. Wiser says the
spring Styles were never MOIC !eeS'A
ing and beautiful, being mostly OF
wool fabrics with the higher grades
of the wooden designs preferred. The
styles are very conservative owing
to the high price of merchandise. She
says that Eastern merchants are do
ing a splendid business notwithstand-
ing the "flu" is working havoc with
the population. During her stay in
the metropolis; Mrs. Wiser stated
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-02-05
North Dakota Looks Good to Him

Mr.. and Mrs. John Cinninaer of
Donnybrook stopped off in the city a
few hours today enroute home from a
six weeks trip back to their home in
Indiana. They have been in Indiana
since Christmas and say that the "Flu''
is very prevalent in Indiana anG there
is high mortality among those at
ficted. Mr.. Cinnmger says that In
diana is experiencing some mighty
cold weather this winter and consider
able snow. The temperature while
they were in that state at one time
went down to 10 degrees below zero.
He says that winter wheat in Indiana
is total failure owing to the Hes
sian fly. Farmers are arranging to
plow under their wheat crop and plant
corn this spring. This was the first
time Mr.. Cinninger had been back to
his. old home state in IL years. He
noted many changes, particularly in
the size Of the farms. He says that
each decade shows a marked decrease
in the size of the Indiana farms,
which are now practically oil 40 and 80
acre tracts.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-02-05
MINOT and VICINITY

The Carpio young folks will give a
Valentine ball Feb. 10.
Otto Ellison, who has been in New
York City for several weeks buying
merchandise, will return home Sat
urday.
L. r. SWEET, of the Rogers Lumber
Co., has returned from Minneapolis,
where he spent several weeks on bust
ness for the company.
Robert, the 2 1/2 year old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Marius Erickson, has
been precariously i'll with pneumonia,
but he is reported better.
Mrs. J. w. Samuelson, who has been
very Ill and under the care Of a nurse
with a threatened attack of pneu-
monia, is recovering nicely.
VIM. Healy, prominent breeder Of
the Anxiety stamp Of pure bred Hol-
stein cattle, came over from Glenburn
yesterday to attend the big meeting
of breeders that day.
j. T. Phillips and d. C. Rhodes,
prominent Glenburn farmers, were in
the city Wednesday attending the
pure breeders meeting. Mr.. Phil
lips is well known Percheron breed
er.
Lee H. Piper accompanied his moth
err to Rochester, Mimi, Wednesday,
where she will receive treatment. Mrs.
Piper has been ill for long time and
it is hoped that she may receive re-
lief.
Clint Dierdorff, representing the
Rock Island Plow Co., with headquar-
ters at Great Falls, Montana, was in
the city Friday enroute to the big
Auto, Truck and Tractor Show in the
Twin Cities.
julius Rue of Burlington, who owns
about the finest herd Of registered
Shorthorn cattle in; western North Da-
kota, was in the city yesterday At
tending the meeting Of northwestern
pure breeders.
The Davis Ice Co. have just COM
pleted their ice harvest for the season.
John Davis, ST., says that the quality
this winter is superior to any the con-
Germ has ever put up, being especially
clear and pure.
Mrs. Fred McGulpin, former Mi
not resident, Is now engaged as super
intendent of large hospital at Crosby,
Wyoming. She writes that her hus-
band, who has-been i'll, is still in Los
Angeles, and has recovered his health.
DR.. E. w. Hancock Of Carpio was
a Minot visitor Monday. The doctor
has been located at Carpio for several
months and already he has built DIP .
fine practice. He states that so far
no flu has been reported in that vicin-
ity. .s
o. T. Woodrich, well known con-
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-02-05
RAID MADE ON
Officers Find Gambling Tables, Chips,
and 14O Bottles of Fine Old
Home Brew.

States Attorney Herigstad and
Police Commissioner D, w. Bowker
raided "Dago Franks" barber shop
at $3.50 o'clock Friday night and Sc
cured some gambling paraphernalia
and 14O bottles of home brew. 1t is
believed that there were number in
the rooms playing cards at the time
the raid was made, and that they es-
capped thru secret door, but none
were apprehended. The home brew
was in room, the door being fasten-
ed with a paddock, which Commission
err Bowker broke.
Frank has hired an attorney and is
seeking the return of his beer on the
grounds that the warrant did not spe-
city that he was engaged in the brew
cry business.
LATER-Frank secured court or
der and went to the police station and
secured his home brew.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-02-05

tractor, who was in charge Of the
construction of the Minot high school
building, is spending few days in
this city and is registered at the Lee
land. He was recently released from
war service.
w. E. Gross, Burlington banker,
was a business visitor to the city
Tuesday.
Arrangements are being made to
hold farm sale of the property Of
the late w. w. Graham on the DR.
Nugent farm northwest of brady
early in March Watch the Indepen-
dent for complete sale notice.
Harry Templeman from southeast
of the city, is i'll from blood poison
ing in one of his legs. He is report
ed to be recovering nicely and left
the hospital for his home Wednesday.
His trouble started from slight
scratch on his leg.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. N. Fuller Of this
city and Jack Hartnacke, manager
of the Fuller Motor Williston branch,
left Monday for the Minneapolis Auto
Show, after which they will visit Chi
capo, St. Louis, and Detroit before re-
turning home.
Hans Hovum, prominent young
farmer from Wolseth, N. D., was call
ed to Minot early this week by the
serious illness of his mother, Mrs. T.
A. Raaum, who is suffering from
pneumonia at local hospital. Mrs.
Raaum was bpot to the hospital about
two weeks ago and her condition is
very serious.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-02-05
Boy Reporter Solves Mystery.

DOy NtPOI Cc1 OO1vCs W sccHJ'
All of the thrills that lurk in the
pages of "The Mystery of the Yellow
ROOM have been caught for the
screen by Emil Chautard and shown
at the Orpheum Theatre Monday and
Tuesday, Feb. and 10. 1t is one of
those novels by CASTOR Leroux-the
kinds that were bound in pale yellow
paper and that keep you awake burn
ing the midnight oil until you discov-
cred who murdered the masked mad
man. Thrills of this sort are diff
cult thing to produce on the screen
and most of the credit for this excel
lent melodrama is due to the direction
of Chautard, who has kept all the
eerie suspense of the novel. Evidently
it takes Frenchman to serve up
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-02-05

Minot will soon have to attend to
the building of a new grade school
building in the extreme northeastern
part of the city. According to a state
ment made by Supt. White, both the
Mckinley and Sunnyside schools are
80 crowded that it will be hard to cav
for more pupils there. A new school
building located in the northeastern
part of the city would accommodate
a large number of children and relieve
This congestion very materially.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-02-05

today from influenza. The Lewis
family moved to Minot from Sawyer
last September. A husband and four
children survive. The funeral will
be held Monday afternoon, at 2 o'clock
at the Methodist church, Rev. C. l..
Clifford officiating. Interment will
be made in Rose Hill cemetery. Rel
atives are now on their way to Minot
to attend the funeral. A complete
obituary will be published next week.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-02-05
IF YOU HAVEN'T ANY SUGAR.

If 1OU HAVEN'T AM SOUAN.
The following poem was handed US
by j. C. Smallwood, THE grocer, and
we suspect that he is the author Of it.
It's good, anyway:
We hear it in the morning, and we
hear it late at night,
They wire it in, they fire it in, they
telephone and write.
From old and young, from far and
near,
Hark! Hear the hills resound;
"If you haven't any SUGAR, then you
needn't stick around"
They tell US plainly what we are, and
often what we're not,
Some think we should be boiled in oil,
some say we should be shot;
But all agree With grim accord,
They meet on common ground,
In shouting, without SUGAR, b,
you needn't linger round
For they want it by the carload, and
receive the icy stare,
The old-time line of selling talk won't
get us anywhere,
When we mention tea or coffee, we
we get it by the pound,
So, when we're out of SUGAR, we
hate to be around.
Last week lucky salesman died-a
cuss named Sporty Lee"
St. Peter sent him down below; no
home above had he;
But when Lee reached St. Nick's
abode,
He heard with Joy this sodnd:
If you haven't brought some SUGAR
Sport, you mustn't hang around"
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-02-05
G. N, Brakeman and Conductor Guilty
of Stealing Snuff.

H. C., PenrOd, OF New KOckfOrd, Q
Great Northern brakeman who runs
into Minot, and F. G. Stiles, . G. n.
conductor, were arrested by the MI
not police, charged with stealing sew
eral cartons Of Copenhagen snuff from
. box car in the Minot yards. They
appeared before Justice Lynch and
entered plea Of guilty later before
fine of $50 with q suspended sentence
Of so days in the county Jail. Their
fines have been paid.
It is claimed that the men sold 512
boxes of snuff to Greek merchant on
the north side, who claims that he
bought the snuff for other dealers 10
Gated in nearby towns. He could b
handled pretty roughly for handling
the snuff, but no action has been filed
against him.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-02-05

World War Veterans Dance Feb. IL
The World War Veterans will give
Grand Ball at the Sons of Norway
Hall Wednesday evening, Feb. IL.
Special arrangements will be made to
continue the party in order that those
who desire to attend the St. Cecilia
Recital may have full evenings en-
iovment at the Ball afterwards.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-02-05
Ward County Guernseys Bring Fancy

" H 1
O. X. Spires, the Burlington dairy
man and stock breeder sold two year
ling heifers and two mich cows to
Messrs. Parry & Jones Of Devils Lake
this week for $3.50. These were all
pure bred Guernseys which goes to
show that Ward county breeders are
getting back some Of the money they
have spent during the past few years
with eastern stock breeders and the
day is not far distant when Wisconsin
and Illinois men will be seeking fancy
stock among the breeders Of this sec
ton. Major Person sold an eight
months old bull calf this week for
$500. The Major says he is unable
to supply the demand for Guernseys.
These facts would seem to indicate
that the Guernseys are greatly in de-
mand among breeders who are desir-
Gus Of building up their dairy herds.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-02-05

FOR SALE-or will trade for cattle
twelve head of two and three year
old horses. Address Box 944, Mi
Not. N. D. l-29-t2$
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-02-05
that the weather was very disagree
able, being rainy and cold the greater
mart Of the time she spent in that city.
Railroad Men Have Argument

NJ. ], Sioberg was arrested We'd
nesday charged with striking Thee.
Halvorson, The men who are EN-
ployed by the G. n. had an argument
aver family matters and met on Main
street when Sjoberg struck Halvorson.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-02-05

Death of Mrs. A. w. Lewis
Mrs. A. w. Lewis, aged AZ years,
At Second Street S. E., died early
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-02-05
STORED GOODS

STORED COODS
All Robins
S Box Lamps
Ethel Robbins
l sewing machine
8 boxes H. H. Goods
o. F. Unlee
8 Boxes
1 Drum
/ chair
William German
H. H. Goods.
Elva Roberts
Household Goods
N. A. Reynolds
Household Goods
R. N. Lemmonier
S40tO0
/ box
Mrs. M. Johnson
Household Goods
John Egger
10 pieces H. H. Goods
Mary Evings
] trunk
/ box
DR.. Miklestad
l operating chair
Union Dentists
l Dentist Chair
F. w. Seabury
s pieces H. H. Goods
w. A. Crandall N
s pieces H. H. Goods
w. A. Crandall
z pieces H. H. Goods
w. A. Crandall
a pieces H. H. Goods
G. B. Larraine
2 Boxes H. H, Goods
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-02-05
Sale Of Unclaimed Freight and
Stored Articles

freight storage the following listed Unclaimed
Freight the charges the article. named below paid prior to
Friday will be sold Public Auction the
bidder provided the Statutes of the State North Da
kota:
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-02-05

A. N. Granstrom, Rosslyn, N. D.
l Dbl. Calumet Baking Powder
G.. F. Carbon
l bdl. sleigh runners
Mrs. Rose Chaiging
l box notions
l roll wire
Barr Picking Co.
Ryder Nero. Co.
Is cases >sauerkraut
Henry Anderson, Napoleon, ND.
sack coffee
l Dbl. toast
NJ. H. Marar, Fessenden, N. Oak.
l bdl. wash paper
Chicago, Ill.
l box notions
J. B. Penderoy
1 box notions
J. w. Caliman, Craddock, N. D.
l box notions
H. A. Zelett, Myes, N. Oak.
2 davenport ends
Baldwin, Max, N. Oak.
l box marble
footstone
Demopopaulis -
box notions
Clair City
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-02-05

Unclaimed Freight
Farm Tractor of MINI.
cooling system
bdl. castings
crate castings
2 castings
2 wheels
F. w. Foley, Harvey, N. Oak:
|, / bdl. Of 2 tires
Gale Nero. Co., Berwick, N. Oak.
tank pump
j. A. Amendson, Maddox, ND.
3 breaking plows
Pumry Bros, Ryder, N. D.
2 tanning mills
2 crates attached
2 bdl. sleeves
l bag attached
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-02-05

The following poem was handed US
by j. C. Smallwood, the grocer, and
we suspect that he is the author Of it.
It's good, anyway:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-01
THEATER CORPORATION
BUYS RIGGS BUILDING

| Sale OF the Riggs building, on the
southeast corner OF 18th and g
streets, in which Keith's Theater il
located, has been made by the Riggs
Realty Company to the Claremon,
Theater Corporation Of New York
city, the consideration being $780,
900, as shown by the revenue stamps
attached to. the deed.
The purchasing corporation Is con-
trolled by the B, F, Keith TheateI
circuit interests. of which E. +, AL
bee of New York is president, Joseph
], Weller Of Washington represented
the Riggs Realty Company in the
sale. and the purchasers were repre-
sented by Maurice Goodman and NJ
Stern.
1t has for some time been the pol
icy Of the Keith corporation to ac-
quire the buildings in which its thea
ters are located, and in several in
stances it has constructed its own
theater building.
The Riggs building was designed by
J, H, De Sibour and was completed
in 1912, being of white stone and thor
oughly modern. It Is eight stories
high and contains 10000 square feet
OF floor space. The top floor is oc-
cupied largely by the National Press
Club, and among the Offices In the
building are those of the United States
Chamber Of Commerce and the Amer
Jean Automobile Association The
ground flood is occupied by the thea
ter and by retail stores,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-01
.SAYSPOST BLOCKS
EFFORT TO R|DU.S S.
OF ALIEN RADICALS
1000 Foreigners Released or
Deportation Prevented, In
Six Months, Says Davey.

Efforts Of the Department Of Jus
tice to rid the country OF alien radi-
Gals are being blocked by Assistant
Secretary of Labor Post, It was charg-
ed today by Representative Davey,
democrat, Ohio, appearing before the
House rules committee investigation
of Mr.. Posts official conduct.
Within the last six months. he de-
clared that Mr.. Post had ordered the
release outright and cancelled depor-
tation warrants Of 1000 foreigners.
arrested by the Department Of Justice,
proved by officials Of the immigration
bureau.
Several hundred other aliens arrest
ed in raids by Department OF Justice
agents, he said, had also been releas-
ed by Post With aasradS ana without with bond nd
charges could be substantfated by
department records.
Not to Contfn1e Closed Doors.
Davey's attack upon the assistant
secretary was made behind closed
doors. but Chairman Campbell Of the
rules committee announced that it
Quiry in executive session. He said
the committee would meet again Mon
day to determine its future procedure,
adding that the committee today
failed to outline q pfsn. Committee
men and Mr.. Davey freely discussed
The actions Of Mr.. Post Mr.. Davey
said he told the committee are Civ
ing every possible aid and comfort to
avowed enemies of this country, be-
sides 1Scking the 4ght against
= Eon ID on fage 2. Column 2,T%
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-01

William Barrett Ridgeley, former
United States controller Of the cur
rency and well known financier of this
Protestant Infrmary in Baltimore. Md.
His death came from sudden compli-
cations following an operation. He
resided here at 1903 @ street.
Mr.. Ridgeley was born in Springfield,
ILL.,, July 10, 1858. He was the son Of
Charles and Jane NJ. (Barrett) Ridge
ley. He attended the public schools in
Springfield. and was graduated from
Rensselaer, Polytechnical Institute in
1879. He received the degree Of civil
engineer. In 1882 he married Ella NJ
Cullom, daughter of the late Senator
Shelby Moore Cuilom of Illinois. His
wife died in June. 1902. and he mar
ried Kate A. Deering of this city. De-
cember 80. 1905.
He was engaged in mining. manu-
aeturing and banking in Springfield
i May l, 1899. He then became
'etary and vice president of the
Sc i.s in that capacity from !, sss to
-oi ptroller of the currency, which
's.tion lie held fer seven years. Mr..
'igeley was a supporter of the re-
''lican party. II, was a member
the Iron and. steel Institute of
at Britain, and the American
s istY0f Mechanical Engineers. He
W member OK several clubs ir
Chicago. New York and Springfield
and was member Of the Metropolitan
Club nd the Chevy Chase Club Of
this ty.
His ife and several members OF
the fam, y were at the bedside at the
time o, death. Arrangements
were made to take the bod from
Baltimore to Springfield for burial.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-01
JOHNSON TO HAVE
JERSEY RECOUNT
BY COURTS ORDER
Whole State to Be Covered,
Starting With Counties
Now Disputed.
By the Associated Press.


NEWARK, N. J., May 1.-chief Jus.
tice William 8. Gummere Of the su.
preme court today signed an order 70,
a recount Of the vote cast in last Tues.
days presidential preferential primar.
les for Senator johnson and Maj. Gen
Wood.
The recount will be for the entire
state and will begin on May 10, in
Essex, Morris, Camden, Gloucester and
Cape May counties, where the sup
porters of Senator johnson allege that
mistakes were made in vote tabula-
tions.
The sum Of $4,000 must be deposit
ed with the secretary Of state Of New
Jersey by Senator johnson before the
recount viii begin. to defray expenses
entatled by the various county boards
In the recount.
The justices reason for allowing
the recount to start Ia the first i've
counties. he said. was to give johnson
supporters opportunity to abandon the
contest should It be shown by the re-
count in these counties that the re-
suit was not materially changed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-01
1900 TAKEN IN CHICAGO
IN ROUNDUP BY POLICE

CHICAGO, May I (by the Associ-
ated Press).-Federal, state and city
authorities in the central and western
states today were prepared to stamp
out any possible threats Of disturb
ances in connection with the observ-
ance Of May day. They generally pre-
dicted no violence would be attempt
ed, but elaborate precautionary meas
ures were taken in many cities, reach
Ing, the crest in Chicago, where more
than $500 radical suspects and al
legged criminals were arrested In a
police roundup
Scores Of suspected persons were
sent away fre n Chicago, the police
said, when sc was found they had
crin1inar records. but there was NOT
rsuff1cient evidence to hold them on
One thousand policemen in civilian
clothes patrolled Chicago streets on
guard for possible radical outbreaks,
and guards were established about pub
lilo buildings.
Federal anthoFtties planned to at
tend three mass%meetinEs called by
the Industrial Workers Of the world.
socialists and Russians.
Chicago members OF tho Amalga-
mated Clothing Workers OF America
remained away from work today, but.
1t was said May day was . holiday
recognised IN their union contracts.
No permits for pafades In Chicago
Police were called to q schoozhouse
|lQ the thickly ponnleted West Side:
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