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The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1920-03-19
LANCER KNOCKS OUT
!. CIGARETTE LAW

Bismarck, N. D., Mch. 18.-In the
opinion of Attorney General Will
liam LANCER the present anti-cigaret
law which is designed to prevent
the sale Of cigarets in North Da-
kota is a snullity. BY resorting to
the simple route of employing re-
tailers as agents to order cigarets
from some point outside the state,
anyone may purchase them with
immunity assured the dealer and
purchaser alike, says the legal OPP
inion from the attorney generals
Office which was written by Assist
ant Attorney General Albert e
Sheets. Jr.7
+ He bases his opinion on the SIM
liar practice in securing liquor in
spite of the constitutional amend
ment prohibiting It's sale in North
Dakota and he cites cases to show
where the practice was consid dered
psrfectIY legai bys the court
The. practical meaning Of the
opinion is that anyone may buy and
sell cigarets if they first take the
precaution Of making themselves
agents of smokers who = leave
standing or casual orders for de-
livery of q the smokes. The actual
purchase is then made outside the
state aud the retailers arc then act
ing only as agents when they ac-
cept money. since they are mere
lv Forwarding it to the iobbers or
wholesalers from whom the cigar
cts are purchased. ~
The opinion was delivered at the
request of L. H. >Donnelly. states
attorney of Morton county, per-
sonal friend Of Langer's.
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FILES REQUEST FOR :
Law REFERENDUM

Bismarck. N. D., March 1S.-The
first entries for the ballot to be
used in North DakotBs state prf-
mary June 80 appeared March
when referendum petitions were FL
ed on three laws passed by the
special session of the legislature
late in 1919 and one bill killed at
the session was initiated on peti-
ton. Tho four petitions, bearing
$1,000 or more signatures each,
were received by the secretary OF
state in an express shipment from
the Independent Voters association,
consigned at Fargo.
The referendum measures are
known as the state sheriff, absent
voters and Investigating or "slnel-
ling laws. while the initiative pet
ition concerns proposed law COM
monty referred to as the "ant1-red
flag" bill.
The "anti-red flag" bill, which
has been initiated would prohibit
display in public of any flag other
than the state or national stand
ards Or the colors Of friendly ma
tions. 1t has been killed at two
special session it was House Bill
No. II, instroduced by Representa-
tives Peterson and Ness.
The three laws on which refer
endum vote is demanded, were as
follows:
An amendment to the absent vot-
ers' law extending privileges of the
law to women. to any woman living
one-half mile or more from the
polling place of her voting precinct,
and to any elector who Is absent
from the county on the date OF an
election. The measure was intro
duced by Senator Bowman.
A joint resolution creating
Joint investigation committee to in
vestigate call efforts to destroy or
injure the property Or rights OF in
dividuals.- corporations. or any OF
the industries. enterprises or utilf-
ties. owned by the state, or to un-
lawfully influence or corrupt cleo
tions or results thereof and to re-
port the results Of such examina-
tion to the governor, to the legisla-
tive assembly and states attor-
neys." An appropriation Of $685.
900 was carried in the law. At
the session it was introduced by the
state affairs committee.
An act constituting the county
sheriffs a state constabulary and
creating the Office of state sheriff.
The sum If $4,000 was apportion-
ed for carrying out the provisions
of the act. .,
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.McEVERs GETS i'm:
PORTANT POSITION

q The MANY friends of w B. ~ Nc
! Fverss who snent his 5boyhood days
In Fnnth;iis, tnwnshin here but who
during tl,a mast few Years has been
emnloyed a 81 M ~ !. hv N various ,.s wholesale
hnmsea onsStha road Will be glad
to iaarn that he has 'baen anpointed>
sales manager Of the Fullerr Motor
ca = or Minot. and that IN the future
his healnuarters will be al. the Ma
Old civ. The Ward County Farm
sers press has the followine,Sto say
In; reqordSstn Mr. McEyers'. anDoi1lt-
n,ant ms 80 $500 81 -
- ", n McEyers. rs the newly an.
.nointed sales manager OF the Fuller
Motor comnanvs.of thiss-city, lis ably
fitted because Of ibis past exper-.
5ience to- fllI the position to which
He has recently Il seen appointed. I
.Havinr, been Is saiesmail himself
FOR, ~ flie nast. eight years. he knows:
the The T griefs 81 Ssthe salesman as well:
Fas a. HAVING learned how. to handle:
tha bnying public. e
s5N He entered the business under.
the Stutorship OF sReinhard Broth
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to Henry Halyorsons Sunday to get
what they bought at the sale.
Ss Mr.. and Mrs.. Albert Klein at
tended the John 4 Taffelmyer 3 sale
last Saturday and also spent Sun
day in that: neighbOrhood. 81
Mr.. and Mrs. n. F. Hadwen re-
turned Sunday evening from their
California trip, which they en-.
.joyed tos the. limit. We are all
glad to have them back in the
5neighborhood: 81 :3.5:. 5:5.5 !,
Il Mr.. and Mrs. Jens Norgaard and
children were Snndays visit at
Mrs. Efne Rogers. !: ;is$ : ss:5:
ss4$ Mrs, Sigma Lagoo and little
Irene spent Sunday at Frank Ger
ards 5S 8 3s7 4. #
Leo Cron returned home Sunday
evening from Frank Gerardsi where
he has been working the past month
7s lens Norgaard called !, at Bert
Smiths Sunday afternoon. e
s SUNDAY was a lovely spring day
and the snow was going fast, but
we have considerably more since
the fearful blizzard Of Monday and
Tuesday. good many are having
to haul snow away from their build
ings with teams to enable them to
take care of their stock. It was
almost impossible to get anywhere
with a team, the drifts being so
deep The teachers at the Sloan.
school and the Sloan, Wineman,2 :
Rogers and Felch children were
forced to remain at the school house
until Tuesday morning. 81
Kermit and Robert Smith spent
Monday, night and Tuesday at Chris
Petersons, ,4on account Of the storm.
sSs& s. .2 Cor: F.
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The new telephone directory for
the Urban and Greaves Telephone
companies was delivered by the
printers yesterday, and is now
ready for distribution among the
patrons. The new directory was
gotten out in a different style than
any ever. gotten out here before.
It is in the shape of four page
folder, printed on white cardboard !,
and is made to hang on a string at
the telephone. a. NJ - 80.
81 Senator Ralph Ingerson was
among the school directors OF, Dale
township to attend the meeting
called here last, Monday by County
Superintendent Hecht. 80: -. =
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SCHOOL d o | | OFFICERS / | |. ; ! |
MEET HERE / MONDAY

81: On account of the fierce blizgard!
which ragged all day Monday the
meeting of the school officers Of
several districts which took place
that day at the court house on the
call of County Superintendent G. H.
Hecht was not as we'll attended as
It might have been had the wealth
erz been, more, favorable, though all
the districts called for were repre-
senteds by at least one director.
The proposition of dividing up sew
eral school districts in such way
assSto give q part of the Dale dis
,trict to Ignite. another part to
Flaxton, leaving half of the Dale
district: intact. To this it was pro-
posed to add about half of. the Car
tiers district. and build new con-
solidated school building either at
5Woburn. or somewhere in the CEN
ter OF the district. The balance
of Garter would be taken over by
the Bowbells district. Some of
the directors; We're very much IN
favor Of a proposition of this kline, !,
and there was also some oppos1-
ton, but it. was decided to circu-
late petitions at once among the
voters pof the several districts eff
-fected, and call an election soon to
decide whether or not the new plan
meets. with the approval Of the
majority. We admit that while the
new plan would cost moresin taxes
than the present system, It would
give the children OF the territory
embraced a much better school sys-
tenn and one that would be almost
equal to. the best Those having
children Of schoo age naturally are
much In favor Of any hing that will
raise the standard Of the schools in
their district, w hile those having
] no children Of school age object to
xDaying a higher school tax for the
benefit Of their neig boris chi ldren.
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Louis Anderson home. --'
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Johnson and
family and Mr.. and Mrs. John
the John Sjoberg home. ..
Alice Larsen spent Sunday after
noon with her friend .Rhoda Cham
bers
While after a load of straw at
Otto Nelson's Monday Floyd and
Raymond Anderson were caught in
the blizzard and were compelled to
remain until the following day.
:, Anna and Kathryn johnson were
compelled to remain at the . Jake
;Englehardt home Monday night on
account of the blizzard. 1. o..
s Albert Jacobson attended the
dance in Bowbells Friday evening.
<: There was no school in Miss Min
ers school Tuesday on account OF
the terrible blizzard. !. es--, =
but on account of the severe wealth
er there were not very many who
came to vote. ...
On account of the storm the bus
did not go to town Tuesday.
The Henry Ihmels family were
intending to move to Kenmare Mon
day, but on account of the severe
weather they had to wait until the
latter part of the week. y ss2
A great many people thought
last week that we now had spring,
but were surprised to wake up
Monday morning and find them
selves showed under. -. ,....-
- Cor. A
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None.
't.
N me-.
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- FaH "a W
,fsfL, 20 8 TX
MARCH s.
MARCH s.
iSS.9 : -

~ a.Ss5s-s n MARCH y 'IS5gS-
Willie Blumes & Ella Blume to
Casper Thompspon & a ], b g TT
Schwake. 100000. Lots @2-3
2sW IA NE IA Sc - NV II Sec.
.it5 Z
MARCH 10
i: Darsten Kinsbeck, ct ux, to Dan
skodji, 81. Lots 14-14 block =,
:@3,55S- - MARCH. II Is
q United States to Kathryn Con
boy. q 1-2 Sc Ia 3 2,.W 41-2r :'v sSW
Ia Sec. 33-161-93 9 ~ 81 .;z5S5
2585'i R u MARCH -
Charles Caussyn, ret ux, to Chas;
Foufon, $4,000 Sc 1-4sr24-162-9ll.
United States to Patrick Ken EN-
nedy. xSW is 9-9 8: 81: 3i1S
=, MARCH 4 s IL is5s is55
q. Burgett to: Walter y Lowe,
1890 wv = q lots Il q
5sss MARCH 4 s. Ss.
.Gunda Grina e Joseph I.Grina 70
Melvin "a sGrina 1.ssS l-4 IS S. s
"a ;s
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VOTE IS LIGHT. IN
COUNTRY PRECINCTS

The rural vote in Burke county
as we'll as in other parts OF the
state was very light at the presi-
dental primary election last Tues
day, and we find that in many pre-
cincts no election was held at all,
as neither the election boards nor
the voters cared to leave home dur
ing the terrific blizzard. 1t would
mean big risk to travel amy dis
tance on that day. The vote in
the cities and towns was also cut
down considerably on account OF
the storm. During more favorable
weather most Of the election returns
are delivered to the county auditor
on the day following the election.
but in this instance only few Of
the precincts close to Bowbells
were able to get their reports in
Wednesday. Others will be COM
ing in from one to three days later.
On. account of this condition of af-
fairs it was impossible to learn just
how the election went either in the
county or in the state The Non
partisan League vote was cut down
to at least one-tenth of Its normal
strength by the storm, and it would
be hard to predict what the returns
will show.
At the city election in Bowbe!ls
no names of candidates appeared
on the ballots. the voters being re-
quired to write their preference for
the offices to be filled. The vote
in Bowbells was also very light.
and there seemed to be no one who
cared very, much for any of the Of
fees available. Following Is the
way the vote went in the city Tor
candidates for city Office:
FIRST WARD
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

FURNISHED by Burke Abstract co.,
MARCH 3
U. S. to Rosie Sorenson, E IL sE
IA 15-159-94 a.,
Martin G.. Nelson, ct ux, to John
D. Lucy, $100. Lots S and 6, blk.
Z, Powers Lake. .
: MARCH 4
Martha Tyndall to Manley Tyn-
dali. 81. Lots 10 and IL, block
S, village Of Columbus.
FRANK E.SAbbott, ct ux, to George
Clark, 5000. SW IA NV ID;
NV ia .SW IA 14-160-93.
Barnes Bros. Inc, to Emma Mary
Sepp, 81. Sc Ia NV Ia; SW IA
NE IA; NE: Ia #SW Ia and NV
IA Sc Ia $32-159-9O. 5
Anna e. Young, ct al. to David
Apple, ST.. SW Ia 34-160-92.
S, a <vrv ~ o
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B. A. Stefonowicz, Notary Pub
lie. Office in The Tribune Building,
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which approximately 400 were OF
coal.
Personal Mention
Frank Hutchinson, Of Logan gem
erGl manager OF operations OF The
Rich Creek Coal Company. is visit
ing relatives there. HE came here
for the Christmas season.
]. ]. Ross, general manager OF
operations OF the logan Coal Min
ing Company. returned 70 Hunting
ton last evening.
G. W. c. Binns. OF the Consolida-
ton Coal Company. has returned
to his desk in the West Virginia
division after having been i'll two
weeks.
]. ". Howard, Clarksburg repre-
sentative OF a. R. Hamilton 4 Co.,
returned yesterday from trip to
Pittsburgh.
L. A. Maust. Morgnntown, secre-
tary and treasurer OF The LeMar
Coal Company, was in Fairmont
yesterday,
Charter Received
The charter OF the Southern
Coal Corporation, which has its
principal offices in Fairmont, was
received yesterday at the court
house. The company will conduct
a general coal mining aud broker,
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to spend the Christmas holidays
with her parents, Mr, and Mr il-
Finley Cakes.
Claude N. Rogers came up from
Portsmouth, Va, Last week 70 spend
the holidays with his wife ana
daughter, who are staying with
Mrs. Rogers father, n. Cochran
during the winter.
Isaac McIntire and Q. II. Mar
tin were business visitors in Fair
mont on Monday.
Arch Monroe, OF Middleton, was
shopping in town on Monday eve
ming.
to 70 to Enterprise on Saturday at
which time the Royal Purple de.
gree will be conferred on several
candidates by Enterprise Encamp-
ment No. 81.
u. G. stutler made visit to
Parkersburg this week for the pur.
pose OF inspecting some real estate
with the view Of purchasing farm.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence F. Broth
ers left for Cincinnati, Ohio, on
Friday last. They spent Christmas
with Mr., Brothers. parents there
after which they will continue their
jorney to Texas.
James Havker, of Warrington,
was visiting relatives here on Sat
urday and Sunday.
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Chat

Last Chance for the Grocer and
Meatman
picked UP an Akron Evening
Times last evening and began read
inE rather listlessly when ran
upon lot OF meat and grocery
prices which startled me out OF
my after-dInner lethargy. Prices
have dropped everywhere, all over
the country in almost all articles
except the necessities In the food
line and am hoping. am watching
breathlessly along with many n
housewife, to catch the very first
perCeptible drop on such stuff here
in Fairmont.
Now you know one should be
very careful in comparing prices
because fOOdstuffs are Of vastly
many varieties and quantities and
1t would not be fair to compare,
for instance, the price Of can OF
corn tof inferior sort to one or
matchless kind. I think, however,
we might compare a few prices on
articles VIC know about In an at
tempt to understand just why our
city cannot lower few prices along
food lines. Now, it may be there
are q few stores who are selling
the articles we name at the same
Akron, o.. prices. If we have
missed finding you kind grocer or
meatman we would like to know It,
The following are the prices quot
ed on tie articles we all use, at
Akron. Akron, you know, is the
rubber town and famous for the
high cost OF living. Opposite Is
the price asked for the same thing
hare
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cars: Michigan points, Z cars:
Ohio points, Z carss mIscellane.
Gus western points, 60 cars,
Railroad Fuel
Railroad fuel loading continues
to keep well above the 400 car
mark daily. The railroads appear
TO be among the chief consumers
Of coal these days. Forty-fiye per
cent of the coal tonnage loaded on
the Monongah division OF the B.
and o. yesterday went to railroads.
Consignments of the division
yesterday was as follows: B. and
o. 1856 cars; Bangor and Arostock,
IL; Delaware and Hudson. 16; Cen
trail Of New Jersey, IL; Lehigh VAL
ley, 25; New York, New Haven and
Hartford. 80; P. and R. IS; Bos-
ton and Maine, "a; Maine Central,
q; Maryland and Pennsylvania, / :,
Erie, 6; West Shore, IS: Central
Of New England, 25.
3. and o. Movement
East OF Grafton the B and o on
Tuesday drew 20 trains, In which
there were $50 loads. Tho coal
loads totaled 7O4 cars. West of the
Monongah division there were 2SD
loads moved.
This morning there were 500
east-bound loads on the division, of
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choir AZ least three htTndred
cI3aFrs are needed. Those desiring
to loan 3 chair for use. during the
campaign. should write their name
on d piecaJof paper, paste TIE pa.
per on the bottom Of the chair and
send the chair Immediately 70. the
tabernacle at CASTOR avenue and
Fifth street.
The Bflly Sunday evangelsttc
campaign headquarters is also
very badly in need Of etenograph-
or who will be well paid for work
lasting until the end Of the cam
palgn in February.
Shop Meetings.
One OF the most interesting parts
of the campaign win be the various
shop meetings to be held, at the dlf
ferent factories in the city. Vic
tor Bird, chairman Of the Shop
Work committee, is busy arranging
meetings for eight different fac
tories in the city.
II is planned to hold two meet.
fngs each week in eight different
factories of the city. The fact that
meetings are not being planned for
other factories Is not due to any
lack Of interest on the part OF the
employees or OF the management but
is made impossible to have the
meetings because OF the short
luncheon period and the arrange.
nent Of shifts. The meetings will
be held at noon and will probably
come on Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday. During the
evangelistic campaign there will be
no noon services conducted in the
factories by the Y. NJ. c. A.
Employees in the various factor
les viii be addressed by ministers
attending the services from out OF
town and local ministers. 1t Is
planned to have Homer RodeheaV'
er, choir director for the Sunday
party at each OF the factories at
least once during the campaign.
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,sge bnsihess 'Tho. cGpffS1 u
$50. 900, 81 which $1O0 Sns Se1
subscrihed and $5o Phi IA m q y
.corporator arc Edna.
Hal o. DIllie, o. r.. NcK4nrl
Edwin Gaskill and Frank
mond, all of FaiEmout. n x
Frank G. Raymond e ths ~
ney for the eorpora1ton.
RaIkIna on coRtFlet8
Railroads continue 10 han e.
contracts Just as they have
for the past week or more. m ~
Morgantown section ra1lToa 10; q
fer contracts at $S.60s hlte tllestt
are no takers, according 70 reg ~
received hero. IA
Barbour operatioay
A number Of Phile del phis and
Central West Virginia coal trades
men have organized Tho MeEtaeE
smokeless Coal Company, WHICH
win develop coal In Barbour copn
~. w. Va. The corporat ton g In.
corporated at $1,000 900 With thSss
incorporators: Lee y. SandEidEo
and NJ. A. Osgood, Philippi and s
NJ. Kammcrling, Gustav Hammer
ling and Rose L. Meaner. Fhlladel7
phia. The company will m1tnte4H
dts Offices at 96erideR Hatto1rs
county.
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he sides oTnamented With queer
s0pat trees and adorable babies
ne whole IN colorS OF faint green
and yellow. Five bulbs are al
ready sending out three-inch shoot
Of green and soon Fam to have
some real flowers. In the middle
of my dining table my bowl rests
and myself and family have the
rare pleasure OF watching myster-
ious forces send green shoots high
or and higher each day with the
promise always in the near future
Of something most exquisite. The
narclssns flower, tall and staT-ltke
has fragrance which is repelllng
to some. I, for one, love the per-
tume which is almost overpower-
ing in cloying sweetness.
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Continued from Page one)
S. Mayors is now working on its
survey and have their part OF the
campaign well In hand. Mrs.
Mayors will meet the heads OF the
different departments OF her COM
mittee at the Y. NJ. C. A. this after.
noon at 1880 o'clock.
The parking committee for the
parking OF automobiles Of which
City Commissioner W. E. Arnett Is
chairman, was announced this
morning as follows: w. E. Arnett,
chairman; L. D. Snider. chief OF
police, and T. F. Tucker and j. NJ.
LaDtz.
Little will be done In the exten.
ton department Of the campaign
until after the campaign actually
begins. Delegations from out OF
town desiring to attend the Sun.
day meetings should send in their
application for reserved seats to
Chairman C. w. Evans, OF the Ex-
tention committee, who will In turn
make arrangements with Mr.. Ash.
er for the accommodation Of the
visitors.
The electric lights, turned on last
night for the first time, illumInat'
cd the Tabernacle to perfection and
those in charge we're we'll pleased
with the lighting system. The
tabernacle was just a little cold
and damp last night due to the fact
that the sawdust and shavings COW
ering the floor were wet and the
new wood had not been dried out
sufficiently. All the stoves in the
tabernacle were going at full force
today in order to dry out the build
Ing just as soon US possible for the
several different organization meet
ings to be held at the tabernacle
this week. With the exception OF
the completion Of six small rooms
to be used by MIR. Sunday, the tab
ernacle custodian and others, the
carpenters work was complete at
the tabernacle this morning.
More Chairs.
Very few persons have answered
the emergency call sent out by Mr..
Asher for more chairs to seat the
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WORTHINGTON
Municipal Election.

The annual municipal election
will be held on Thursday, January
s, 1921. There Is but little stir
this year and there will be but one
ticket in the field composed OF five
men and two women as follows:
For mayor, ]. Lane Parrish; re.
corder, Ck:as. r. Atha: members
of council, Fred N. Btllingslea,
Mrs. Ora Ekstrom, Mrs. Ora Ma
son, A. ]. Mcdaniel, and L. 3. Nc
Intire. For the past two years the
pool room question was the main
Issue but since the Legislature
passed the law taking the license
question out of the hands OF tho
council that and prohibition can
not BIO used as an issue any more.