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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-01-01
REMAINS OF CHILD
FOUND IN GRAVEL PIT
Unidentified Remains Taken Out ol
Hankley Gravel Pit by Workmen
This M0rning-Re-interred In
Rose Hill.

The remains Of little child in a
coffin were found in the Hankley
gravel pit, near Third avenue an.d and
Third street s. W. by workmen this
morning. During the early days, thi.
part Of the city was used as q burial
ground. To date, ten or twelve bodies
have been discovered near this plael
ct various times.
The casket appears to have been in
the ground for many years, for upon
being removed it went to pieces. The
remains were placed In casket and
win be given a burial in Rose Hill
cemetery. No one seems to know the
identity Of the remains, as the. grave
Vas unmarked. The casket had stl-
Ter plate with these words, "Suffel
kttle children to come unto Me-"
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-01-01
Wri9ht.TOpp.

At four o'clock on Dec. ID, 1919. a
very pretty wedding occurred at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. John Topp OF
Columbia township, when their
daughter, Dorothy Ernestine, was
united in marriage to Lester Sellars
Wright of Columbia township:
The bride wore gown of white
messaline and the groom wore suit
Of blue serge. :,
To wedding march played
by Miss Ollie Severson the young
couple attended by Clara A. Topp, a
sister Of the bride, and Lewis Dewey
Anderson, took their place before
Rev. D. M. Shorb, who conducted q
simple but impressive marriage cere-
mony.
Immediately after the q imony a
sumptuous weddin" d.nne as serv-
I'd to friends ana ssiftiNes of the
young bride ono gs1dm.
Mr. and Ma. Lah: VII leave
Tuesday, De- Is, fgs MefGrs Cave,
Virginia, for IA sGasG visit with
relatives.
They were tl, 1igHs7is Of many
useful and Beautiful gass attesting
the populari IL these charming
young peop]a rka2l nlaaG friends
extend their sfY ssa Ia .o,s and good
wishes for l69lS Sil8 ,rous fu-
ture.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-01-01
SC0F|ELD SAYS THAT
STOCK SHOULD Be FED
Straw Has Very Little Value as Food
In His Opinion Cracked Corn
With Mixture of Bran Should
Be Used.

1t is reported from different parts
Of the country that cattle and horses
are dying in large numbers from eat
ing straw that is supposed to be pois-
oned with grasshopper poison. l
can't say that l agree with the above
Il believe most, if not all, Of this
sickness is caused by feeding straw
that in most cases is badly rusted.
There is but very little food value
in straw and unless stock is fed some
grain with it you must expect your
stock to have bowel trouble. In the
writer's opinion about the best and
cheapest feed is ground or cracked
corn with mixture of from IL to
2-3 bran in quantity (not weight)
The corn is good strong winter feed
and the bran is good laxative for
the bowels, which is much needed
where straw is fed, furthermore if the
farmers would watch their horses and
cattle carefully and when they notice
they begin to act little sick, drench
the full grown animals with a quart
of raw linseed oil if the first dose
doesn't relieve them in 10 or IL hours
repeat the dose, but in most cases
one dose will relieve them if taken in
time. I might further state that
about 1-2 gallon of raw linseed oil
would be good thing to have on hand
at all times and If used in time it
might save some valuable animal fo1
you. hear. of great many horses
that areN turned out to rustic in the
fields and on the prairie for the win.
ter months. The horses that are for.
tunate enough to find plenty of pra-
irie grass usually manage to live thru
the winter, but the horses that have
to live on straw, dried Russian this.
tie, snow balls and the northwest
wind are in pretty hard luck and theil
chances for seeing green grass agar
are pretty slim, and besides, they are
in no condition to do any work in tht
spring. The writer is great be-
lever in q corn crop. I have raiset
corn for 10 straight years and have
in wintering stock, used corn fodder
and silage. prefer silage, but corr
fodder with straw will bring youl
stock through the winter in goot
healthy condition, and besides. tht
land that you raise corn on will usu
ally double the yield the following
year. A corn crop this last year wa
the most profitable crop farmer
could have raised-most Of the farm
ers make big mistake by planting
their corn too late-they usually plan
their corn some time in June aftel
they get all other work done. hav'
my outfit turn in and plow for corr
the same day they finish plowing fo
wheat and try and get the corn plant
ed by May Goth and harrow it abou
three times before it gets 2 or
inches high, and then cultivated a
/. least four or five times during tn
season. Plant your corn in seasol
and give it proper attention and yo1
will find it the most profitable an
surest crop you can raise.
JAMES SCOFIELD.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-01-01
Comparison of Minnesota and N. I
State Taxes

State Taxes
In the State of Minnesota railroad
taxes and also taxes on other public
utilities such as telephone companies,
freight line companies, express COM
panies, telegraph companies, sleeping
car companies, ETC., are paid directly
into State Treasury and are used in
paying running expenses of State gov
ernment. No part of this tax is re-
ceived by the counties or other politi-
cal subdivision of the state.
In North Dakota the state receives
less than ten per cent of the total
taxes collected from said companies,
the other ninety per cent going to the
various political subdivisions Of the
state.
If the state received all Of the taxes
from such companies, as the state Of
Minnesota does, we would have no
need Of making q state levy.
The following table shows the
amount Of taxes levied against such
public utilities in this state 40 pay Q
gross earnings tax to the state of
Minnesota and statement Of the
North Dakota tax levy for 1917, 1918,
1919. The first column are Utility
Taxes Levied in North Dakota and
the second the State Levy as Made
by State Board Of Equalization
Estimated for 1919).
1878 ,163,670 $1,657,612
1913 3,863,O06 1,688,355
1919 4,572,2O2 4,540,826
Minnesota in addition to retaining
all the utility taxes for state purposes
made a state levy in 1919 OF 81 mills
en- an average assessed valuation OF
approximately 33 1/3 per cent OF full
value.
In spite of the fact that in Mime
sofa all taxes collected from above
utilities are retained by the state
Minnesota taxes on the average ia
section for the year 1919 in counties
adjoining North Dakota are nearly as
large in some instances as in NORTH
Dakota.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-01-01

In considering the tax burden of
these adjoining Minnesota and North
Dakota counties it should be remem-
bered that the land en- the west side
of the Red River is better land than
on the east side.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-01-01
COUNTY COURT.

In the case Of the state VS.. j. E.
Harmon, fine of $40 and costs $4.45
were il1lposed.
D. G. Mitchell, charged with selling
cigarettes, was fined $40.
The case aginst Aug. Morris, charg-
I'd with issuing worthless check, was
dismissed when the amount Of the
check was paid.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-01-01

hnby, Mimi. Minister Comes to Minot
Rev. Leon r. Norton, formerly Of
anby, Mimi, is now in charge Of
ie Christian church Of this city.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-01-01

T Murray of Berthold, who
t,f4.g..rr the state speaking in the
n s,' Of the l. V. A. was Minot
II Monday.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-01-01
DIR. Semple Returns from Moose Hunt
in Canada

Dr.. James Semple returned Friday
from a seven weeks hunting trip in
the wilds of northern Canada. There
were IL members in the party made
up largely of Canadians and they
made their headquarters in small
town not far from the Hudson Bay
country. In Canada the hunting IL
cense costs hunter from the states
a fee of $25.OO and the applicant must
file with the proper authorities a
certified and sworn affidavit as to
what animals, if any he kills. AS
the restrictions regarding the killing
Of cow elk or cow moose are very
rigidly enforced this feature must be
carefully observed. The genial doc
tor in fling his report, gives the fol-
lowing account Of the trip in verse:
The Moose Hunters Complaint
To-day I'm sending you, Sir.
NV license full and true, Sir,
And hope that it will do, Sir,
Although it may be late;
And If 50 'tis because, Sir,
In Roscoe town there was, Sir,
According to the laws, Sir,
NO acClng magistrate.
From fifteenth Of November,
Till middle of December,
AS do well remember,
I hunted night and morn,
Through mosskeg swamp and swale,
Sir,
Der ridge and dell and dale, Sir,
And never stirred a male, Sir,
Nor ever saw horn.
And all this time abiding
Near Roscoe's rusty siding,
For moose that were in hiding
From my REM, .35,
It surely hurt my pride, Sir,
All this long way to ride, Sir,
And see no hair nor hide, Sir,
Of bulls that were alive.
And now when nearly busted,
MY rifle SCARED and rusted,
Disgruntled and disgusted,
made me certain vows;
That will hunt no more, Sir,
Until there are in store, Sir,
In numbers as before, Sir,
Big bulls as well as cows.
And since the law allows, Sir,
A man to shoot no cows, Sir,
Quite gone to the bow-wows, Sir,
Is all my twenty-five;
But then, Sir, you can mend 1T,
If back to me you'll send it,
And l can freely spend it
My spirits to revive.
DR.. Semple is the author of many
beautiful poems, but his ability in this
line is know to his intimate friends
only, as he writes merely for diver
sion and the pleasure which his friends
take in reading his productions: Tht
| ahnuo ,aoan will give our readers al
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-01-01

DR.. Semple is the author Of many
beautiful poems, but his ability in this
line is know to his intimate friends
only, as he writes merely for diver
sion and the pleasure which his friends
take in reading his productions: The
above poem will give our readers an
idea Of the versatility of this unas-
suming gentleman. >
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-01-01
An Explanation Of North Dakota
State Tax Levy for Year 1919
Soldiers Fund
Levy ----O.50 761,8S4

TOTAL ---29s $4,54o.826 1884
Statement showing distribution Of
Zach dollar paid in State taxes for
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-12-02

mans claim to the possession of
reason. We have iven on this small
globe for no one knows how many
thousands Of years and yet, while
plenty prevails in one region, starva-
ton prevails in another. While
America feeds at a bountiful table,
China cannot eat at all. Crop fail
ures in India doom millions to their
death. Three million five hundred
children are crying for food in Cea-
trail Europe, and but for American
philanthropy must perish.
Such considerations lead one 20
the conclusion that the human fam
lily has not yet learned to keep its
house. With all Que trained intelli-
gence and ages of experience we
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-12-02
OVERPR0DUCTI0N is
NOT TO BLAME

We are being told that the fall of
commodity prices, the limitation of
credit, the cancellation of orders,
the closing Of factories, the unem-
ployment which is causing worry in
some parts Of the country, and the
slowing down of industry here and
there, is to be traced to overproduc-
ton.
What is overproduction? Has
there ever been time when every
man, woman and child had every
legitimate want supplied? This is
not true even in America, the most
highly favortd of all lands, while
in Europe, in the Near East, in the
Orient and India, millions are in
dire poverty, almost naked, and not
only suffering the pangs of hun
ger, but dying Of starvation.
Overproduction does not mean
that our wants are satisfied. In fact
the more civilization offers the more
our wants multiply. A thousand
things which to our ancestors of a
hundred years ago seemed beyond
the power of kings, are the real
necessities of our age.
The market may be glutted from
time to time with particular COM
modities, but there can be no such
thing as a general overproduction
Of the goods which are needed for
human convenience and comfort.
We need millions Of homes in this
country, thousands Of miles Of new
rails, thousands Of cars and loco
motives, vast quantities of goods
with which to furnish these homes
and with which to feed and clotne
millions of our people living far be-
low the American standard, not to
speaek of the populations of the Old
World whose necessities are like a
great sea in width and depth.
There is, as a matter of fact,
something radically wrong with the
worlds system Of production and
distribution, something seriously de-
fective about the worlds economic
arrangements and social structure.
The present state Of affairs impugns
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-12-02

George L. Martin reachen Louis
vile yesterday morning at Gao
o'clock in charge Of Officers. He was
met by his brother, HENRI Martin,
who was permitted to take him to
breakfast at the Vienna restaurant
before they went to Jail.
After Martin had been slated and
assigned to the hospital ward he was
taken to the criminal court, where
he waived arraignment. His trial on
three charges was set for January
is. He said he had nothing mate
rial to add to what he has already
said.
There are nineteen indictments
carrying total bond Of $4,000
charging him with forgery and en-
bezzlement Of funds totaling more
NAN $25O,0O0 from the German
Savings Fund Company and Build
ing and Loan Association.
According to Chief of Detectives
DeForester and Detective Jenkins,
Martin left Dallas Sunday.
Directors Of the wrecked savings
company will hold a meeting within
the next two or three days for a plan
of definite action in the case. 1t is
not expected that Martin will be
asked to go over the books himself.
The opinion is general that since
settlement was made after Martin
left in 1918 that the matter will be
left alone until after Martins plea
is entered in criminal court. 1t is be-
lieved that he will plead guilty,
throwing himself on the mercy of
the court.
Hints of developments that may
enter in Martins defense have az
ready reached Louisville. Complete
details of his departure and possibly
information about friends who COM
munioated with Martin NAV coma
out at the trial. 1t is expected that
the prisoner will have as many visi-
tors at the county Jail in Louisville
as he had in Dallas.
Jailer Barr will keep Martin under
surveillance as precaution against
his making any effort to harm him
self. Reports from Dallas influenced
this decision.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-12-02
RED CROSS NOT CHARITY
is JUDGES RULING

The American Red Cross is not a
charitable institution, when it comes
to a question of legacies, was the
recent ruling of Superior Judge
Thomas F. Graham, of San Fran
cisco, when he ordered $1,000 from
the estate of Mrs. Elizabeth Hinkel
paid to the Red Cross.
Mrs. Hinkel died last year. Her
will bequeathed the San Francisco
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-12-02
California statutes.

81 quite agree with Mr.. Boland,"
said Judge Graham, after he over
ruled an objection to the matter be-
ing heard by himself because he is
a director of the local Red Cross. ri
am sorry that the bequest is not
$4,000 instead of -1,O0O." This de-
cision should be of interest to many
Chapters.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-12-02

have not known how to live with
each other or how to organize la
Dor, production and distribution in
such way as to insure ourselves
against unemployment, poverty. dis
tress, hunger and cold. Millions Of
us, the earth heaped with the riches
of the soil, the sea, the forest and
the mine, must perish of want. Not
overproduction, but underdistribu-
ton is the source of our trouble
Lexington Leader.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-12-02
CALL "a

Entertaining7 Going AwayY Hav-
ing Visitors. Call IA and ask for the
Society Editor. We want all the So
cial items and appreciate your Civ
ing them to us.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-12-02

Chapter of the Red Cross $1,000.
Executors of the estate insisted the
Red Cross is a charitable institution
and therefore inhibited from bene-
fitting from a will made less than
thirty days before the death of the
testator.
Attorney F. H. Boland, represent
ing the Red Cross, argued that that
organization is not a charitable in
stitution within the meaning of the
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-12-02

All trimmed hats at cost.-Rob-
erts e. Mastin. (14-2t)
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-12-02

suggest that
Knona and Neggees We have them Copenhagen
blue the
would make acceptable gift
fore they picked
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-04-15

have the whole amount subscribed by just few. Mrs. Pettigrew, pres. ident of the association, told briefly of the services the library has beer rendering to chilrren who have walk ed several miles to get books. She was instructed to appoint commit tee to visit each of the schools tc solicit subscriptions. Judge w. B Sorrells, directing the drive, urged the workers to greater efforts. H. also directed the workers to solicit larger amounts.
 Everyone who is approached seems to be responding" he said "but if we put this over, they must give larger donations" He stated that a number who have already subscribed did so with the statement
 that they would increase, and ir some cases, double the amount if ii i was needed to put the drive over Dr. J. H. Moore, pastor of the First Baptist church outlined some help full suggestions to the workers. The Pine Bluff Rotary club whict at it's noon meeting Tuesday pledged it's undivided support to the cam paign, have been active in the work and Charles Holmes, president ol the has requested that as many members as possible attend the meeting at the Y. M. c. A. at noor today when reports of the work this morning and yesterday afternoon will be heard.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-04-15
START TOMORROW AND KEEP IT UP
 EVERY MORNING
Get in The Habit of Drinking Glass of Hot Water Before
 Breakfast.

We're not here long, so let's
 make our stay agreeable. Let us
 live we'll, eat well, digest we'll,
 work well, sleep we'll, and look
 well. What a glorious condition
 to attain, and yet, how very easy
 it is if one will only adopt the
 morning inside bath.
 Folks who are accustomed to feel dull and heavy when they arise splitting headache, stuffy from a cold, foul tongue, nasty breath. acid stomach. can, instead, feel as fresh as a daisy by opening the sluices of the system each morn 1 ing and flushing out the whole of the internal poisonous stagnant matter.
 Everyone, whether ailing, sick or well, each morning, before breakfast, drink a glass of real hot water with a teaspconful of limestone phosphate in it to wash from the stomach, liver and bow els the previous days indigestible waste, sour bile and poisonous toxins: thus cleansing, sweeten- ing and purifying the entire ali mentary canal before putting more food into the stomach. The action of hot water and limestone phosphate on an empty stomach is wonderfully invigorating. It cleans out all the sour fermentations gases, waste and acidity and gives one a splendid appetite for break fast. While you are enjoying your breakfast the water and phosphate is quietly extracting large vol ume of water from the blood and getting ready for a thorough flushing of all the inside organs.
 The millions of people who are bothered with constipation, bilious spells. stomach trouble; others who have sallow skins, blood dis orders and sickly complexions are urged to get quarter pound of limestone phosphate from the drug store. This will cost very lit tie, but is sufficient to make any one a pronounced crank on the subject of inside-bathing before breakfast. adv!
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-04-15
MORE THAN THIRD OF FUND FOR TIE
 LIBRARY RAISED :: l
Winner in Speaking Contest Donates Prize to
 Fund

Reports of $3,913.5o by workers in the Public Library campaig!: for $20,000 who met at a luncheon at the Y. M. c. A. at noon yesterday raised the total amount of cash and pledges to $7,740. This figure re- presents little more than one third of the total sum to be raised.
 The meeting of workers yesterday was featured by talk by Frances Carcuff, 10-year-old campaign work CT, and speeches by the workers and captains. Miss Carcuff, who since her unusual plea in the threemin- ute contest at the Court House Mon- day has been enlisted among the ac- tive workers, yesterday inspired the workers to greater efforts with her talk, in the course of which she an- nounced that the prize of $5 which she won in the contest had been donated to the library campaign Women workers announced that they have arranged to give the litle girl a medal in appreciation of her work Miss Nellie Rogers, who accom- panied Frances Carcuff to the lun- cheon, donated $1.
 Anothed speaker was Judge E J Kerwin. who urged the better advantage of having 10000 people interested in a public library by making small donations than to
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-04-15
Export Commerce from the Mid West
 Nearing New Era

Louisville, Ky, April 14.-Distribu- tion of export commerce from the Middle West is about to enter a new era, bringing two-fold benefits to shippers, according to Louisville rail- road interests.
 As q step in that direction, lines centering here, including the South ern, have been requested by the h. furnish list of railroad stations where shall be filed the Commits sion's so-called "0fficial Steamship Guide," showing steamship sailings from American ports to foreign des- tinations.
 The Guide is being published un- der section Al of the new transpor- tation act. It carries with it the op- cration of another provision, said to be far-reaching, of the transporta- tion act requiring all railroads, ire spective of the ports which their rails serve, to issue through export bills of lading in connection with steamship lines shown in the Guide.
 Inauguration of the through bill of lduiiS PIINlleSC. CouplcQ WltH cQudii- zation of New York rail rates, effec- tive with last December, it was an nounced by the Southern's Foreign Commerce Service department, imme diately will open to midwest ship pers full benefits of the service af- forded by hundreds of monthly steamship sailings from Southern ports to foreign shores.
 Announcement was also made that detailed plans for scientifically pack ing expore freight have been formu- lated and that package cars for con solidation of export freight will be operated from principal middle Wes- tern cities to Southern ports.
 These cars, with others. solidlv loaded are expected to furnish when emptied thousands of additional cars for the return loading of Southern domestic products to the North.
 To perfect these arrangements and with the avowed intention of cement ing foreign trade relations with mid- dle West shippers, the South Allan tic Ports Association, the announce ment said. has arranged to operate a special train. carrying POO dele gates from South Atlantic States Beginning at Columbia. s. C., May 2, the itinerary will include Cincinnati, Cleveland. Toledo. Detroit, Chicago, Davenport and the Tri-Cities, St Louis, Kansas City, Indianapolis, Louisville, Chattanooga and Atlanta