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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-02-20

Card of Thanks-Weg hereby ex-
tend our sincere thanks for kindness
and sympathy shown US during the
illness and at the death of Mrs Ida
Morse. 8 w. j. and Norman Hope. her
brothers; Frederick Morse. her son,
r-Advi 10. s-H
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-02-20

Ta,cott IN tatyNFrank r.,cott Of
Fargo who was in the city on busi-
ness Wednesday evening and Thurs,
day, returned to Fargo last night.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-02-20

u sNsw' Location-At the old Interna-
stional bakery. 618 International ave.
J,.rHJ1Iambe. a complete line Of
paints and wall paper; lowest price
syl-Ady.E,&
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-02-20

Tallackson Of the First Lutheran
church and Rev. David Stoeve Of the
4 Bethany congregation, will attend
1.-the annual ministers conference Of
& the North Dakota district of the Nor
wegian church in America. The con
ference "Opens today. ..t =
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-02-20

stockman In Oty-John Wild.
prominent Milton stockman, was- .
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-02-20

Andrew Peterson today filed petit,
ton for I%e-election as alderman lin
Itinerary for Hiram :Iohnson|a a.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-02-20

:" Eat at the Belmont Cafe, the house
Of incompatible service. Our foods
are of the best quality. Try our. spe-
cial club breakfasts. dinners and
suppers. We serve the best every
day. We appreciate your patronage.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-02-20

Masonic Meehng-There Will be a
special communication Of Acacia
GodgsssNo.s 4, A.. F.. and A. NJ, this
Axeeping at 1880 o'clock. Work in N.
NSSMMsSidaegree. ]. H, McNicol, w. M. I.
~ NHaH6sSs3an y. ~.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-02-20

School students wrote in army es-
say contest today.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-02-20

ISSF. T. O'Connor will give address
at legion services in Fargo Sunday.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-02-20

Insurance Man Here-J. Norman
Thompson OF Fargo. special> agent
for the Rhode Island Insurance Co,
was in Grand Forks on business to-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-30

Eyelets and eyelets and more
eyelets! Formed into designs
with blind work inbetween.
And those $l2.75 Skirts have
lust rows and rows Of the eyelets
done in pink! The gabardine
white, OF course.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-30

A dozen styles.
Gabardines, surf-satins (cotton)
and English cords.
Beautifully eut--smartly tailor
ed. -Gimbels,
Salons of Dress, Third floor.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-12-02

The annual Minstrel Show by the
Minot Town Criers Organization will
be given at the high school auditor
ium one night only, Friday evening,
Dec. 10, at $3.50 o'clock. The general
admission for any seat in the house
will be one dollar.
The cast will include about fifty Of
the members of the Town Criers club,
including such old time favorites as
Montgomery, C. C. Hvamsbal, Henry
Gay, Carl Bach, Harry Winters, Carl
Danielson, Bill Gentleman, Mr.. Bertel-
son, and others who will do their best
to entertain you.
They are practicing at the Associa-
ton Of Commerce rooms each evening
and by Dec. 10 will be all ready to 60.
Miss Harriet Mitchell presides at
the piano and Prof. John Howard, di-
rector of music in the Minot City
schools, is the director of the Town
Criers orchestra that will furnish the
music for the occasion!
The latest song hits will be used
and the program will be somewhat
different from the one given year
ago.
Many tickets have already been sold
for the entertainment and the chances
are that the Criers will play to a
capacity house.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-12-02
Detective Robert L0sty Suffers Broken
Nose in Fight

James Robinson, Il negro, is being
held at the police station for vagran-
cy Officers found him hanging
around depot. Robinson says he
went to the train late at night eX-
pecting the arrival Of his "li'l niggah
gal' He pleaded guilty to vagEancy
and was given ten days. .
J. A. Jacobs, blacksmith at the SEQ
field ranch, for three years, quit his
job Monday and came to Minot to nave
a big time. He was fined S. and IS
costs for getting drunk.
James Malone, who broke 4 chair
in local cafe in a fight with a
waiter, did not appear when his case
was called and his bail was forfeited
Mike Mcnamara, a husky young
Irishman, was arrested charged with
assaulting Robert Losty, head Of ne
Minnesota Division Of TIE National
Detective Agency. He is willing to
plead guilty to assault, tho he says
he struck Losty in self defense. He
says Losty visited his room and got
into an argument with him, striking
him on the check Instead OF turning
the other cheek, Mcnamara doubled
up his fists and planted few blows
on LQsty's nose, fracturing it. The
affair took place in a local hotel and
the room resembled slaughter house.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-12-02
Community CHEST DRIVE NETS
$l4,0OO--- EXCEEDS LAST YEAR

Minot's second Community Chest
drive is going over big, according to
figures available today.
The chairman of the drive, Carl E.
Danielson, reports that the drive has
already Melted over $4,000 with a
number of committees left to report.
The drive a year ago aggregated
about $4,000 and this year the pros
poets are that it will amount to con
siderably more.
The work was better organized than
a year ago and every man and woman
in the city has been given an oppor-
tunity to contribute to the good cause.
The drive started Monday when the
men began their work Two $500 do
received Monday
Fifty women workers started out
Tuesday and are working in the res
idence districts. The women who are
soliciting are:
Mesdames E. B. Goss, A. Baker,
Hart Swalstead, f. C. Miller, P. V.
Carney, M. Engeseth, Arthur Moore,
H. G. Knapp, J. f. Burke, Robert Ora
ham, G. D. Colcord, w. D. Wilson,
Geo. Kemper, Agnes Miller, Ole LEX
ang, A. S. Blakey, Anton Olson, }. H.
Sawyer, Archie Johnson, A. oGod
manson, F. NJ. Vollmer, P. S. Graham,
Ira Rush, Carl Uleberg, C. f. Calkins,
Norman Ellison, Organ, Zehringer,
H. c. Frahm, Parker, Laskowski, AL
bert Lowe, J. C. Walrath, VIM. Pace,
H. f. Wheeler, Ray Miller, Roy Van
Duzee, Dill, Hardaway, Barnie Theur-
er, John Stoudt, F. Youngman, H. H.
Bragg, Atkins, stahl, Everett Davis,
j. G. Webster, Eller, William Clark,
c. NJ. Walker, 7. N. Void, Mary Of
fcer, Copeland, A. B. Watson, E. E.
Detert, E. O. Dickinson, P. C. Hamre,
H. Hovda, Mclean, Vandersluis, Perry
and the Misses Keedy, Katherine Ehr,
Florence Greene, Gertrude Putnam,
Irene Miller and Martha Piper.
The work of the drive was explained
20 the women at banquet Monday
evening at the Mandarin rooms of the
Grand Cafe. Chairman Danielson,
Miss Croker, Mrs Goss and Mrs.
Dickinson were the speakers.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-12-02
MISS NORMA YOUNG, SURREY,
WINNER IN BEAUTY CONTEST

The many friends of Miss Norma
Young, charming daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. S. Young Of Surrey, will be
pleased to read the following taken
from the Grand Forks Herald of Nov.
%:
Miss Norma Young of Surrey, N.
d., senior at the university, was the
winner in the "olde time" beauty con-
test conducted on the University
campus by "The Student" recently.
Results of the contest have just been
announced.
Miss Young had majority Of the
seven hundred votes cast, and Miss
Minerva King of Lakota carried off
second honors. In close contest
for third place, Miss Anne Louise Nc
Cain Of Hillsboro was the winner.
Seventy-one different girls were
given preference in the votes that
were cast, and it is said that practi-
calfy all students were interested and
voted without prejudice. Miss Young,
with her sister, Miss Enid Young, who
graduated last June from the univer-
sity, was one of the popular mine"
selected last year as sponsors for the
r. o. T. C.
1t is announced that "The Student"
will conduct similar contest very
soon for the most popular man on the
campus.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-12-02

delivered on the American side was
sent out from Canadian towns by au-
tomobile and the warehouses in Este
van, Bienfait, Glen Even, Bromhead
and Gainsborough, all southern Sas-
katchewan towns, were prepared for
the arrival Of the American cars, it
is stated.
Fifteen automobiles arrived the first
night, were loaded as usual and the
dealers accepted the checks in pay
ment. The next night 16, cars arriv-
ed, loaded and dashed back across the
border, while the third night 16 more
cars completed the task. Some of the
cars were loaded so heavily that the
mud guards were rubbing on the tires
and relief cars were sent out from
Minot to tighten some of the loads.
All smugglers had the whiskey stored
in American cities before the dealers
learned they had been swindled it is
said.
The Yorkton Distributing Co., it is
reported, received $4,000 of the bogus
checks and representatives of that
firm went to American cities to con-
suit attorneys as to possible prosecu
ton Of the swindlels. It is said they
were advised to stay out Of courts
and reimburse themselves by raising
the price of the wi,iskey in Canada.
At any rate they have returned with
out causing any arrests. They en-
countered some of the men who plan
ned the swindle but all they could get
from them was laugh.
Reports have it that Canadian firms
have recalled a number Of solicitors
who were seeking business on the
American side Of the line. Further
business relations with American
whiskey runners is not desired.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-12-02
SEVERAL STATE BANKS|ICL0SED
WITH Low RESERVE TO REOPEN

4 number Of the state banks that
closed last week on account Of their
low reserve, are preparing to reopen
Just as soon as they can raise suffic-
lent funds. 1t is believed that within
short time most Of these banks will
be doing business again.
A mass meeting was held at Don
nybrook and about $1500O0 subscribed
to enable that bank to reopen. Work
on realizing the cash on these sub
scriptions is now in progress and the
Independent is informed today that
the Donnybrook state hank is apt to
open it's doors within a few days.
The Tolley State Bank that closed
is being reorganized under the name
Of the Farmers State Bank Of Tolley.
This is expected TO open soon.
The Glenburn State bank is expect
ed to reopen yet this week There is
no question but what Geo. Gould, the
cashier, will be able to reopen the
institution within a very short time
if he desires, as this bank is not in q
serious condition at all.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-12-02
Nilam.MO NuDtialS

Miss Hazel Milan Of Norwich was
united in marriage Sunday, Nov. %,
to Everett L. Moore of Minot at the
home of the bride. Just as the clock
struck twelve the couple and attend
ants made their appearance, and the
ceremony was performed Immediately
after bountiful wedding dinner was
served. The bride wore gown OF
white satin and carried pink and white
roses. Miss Ada Milan, sister of
the bridge was bridesmaid, wearing a
dress Of navy blue satin and carried
white carnations. Orville Moore,
brother attended the groom. The
bride is the Oldest daughter Of j. D.
Milan of Norwich and is young wom
an of many fine qualities. The groom
is one of Minot's most prosperous
farmers. The happy couple left the
following day for their HONEYMOON III
Indiana and Ohio, after which they
expect to return to farm north of
Surrey. The couple have the best
wishes of their many friends for long
and happy life together.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-12-02

Acting President Clarke, of the
Normal school, has returned from the
Regional Conference on Education
held Tuesday Of this week at St. Paul
and has furnished US the following
report of the conferences:
The conference was called by u. S
Commissioner of Education, DR.. p. P
Claxton, of Washington, and was de-
signed as meeting at which repre-
sentative citizens Of all classes and
callings should be present for the mu-
tual discussion of educational matters.
From the standpoint of it's stated pur-
pose the meeting did not come up. to
Commissioner Claxton's expectations.
The audience was composed chiefly of
educators and they occupied most of
the time of the all day program. This
was an unfortunate circumstance for
the Comisioner's plan to get the lay
mems viewpoint was excellent and the
educators in attendance would have
been glad to hear laymen discuss
school problems.
The conference was worth while,
however, as revelation Of the pres
ent trend of educational endeavor
thruout the nation and in particular
in the four states Of Minnesota, Iowa,
South Dakota and North Dakota rep
resented in this conference. Each of
the superintendent Of public instruc-
ton in these states gave a summary
of the educational program now under
way in their respective states. Other
speakers represented the public
schools, the Normal schools, the Col
leges and the Universities.
Commissioner Claxton reasserted the
familiar statement that the education
Of the rising generation is the chief
business Of the nation. But facts
brought out by him and other speak
ers showed plainly that up to the pres
ent the nation has not so regarded
education. 1t is more concerned, for
example, in having it's fill Of tobacco
than in having first class educational
facilities for it's children. Two out
standing needs Of the present empha-
sized in the conference were the equal
izatiOn of educational opportunities
for all the children of the nation and
the building up of body of better
trained teachers.
AS a means of insuring the equal
ization Of educational opportunity,
particularly for the boys and girls on
the farms, where educational oppor-
tunities are VIGOROUSLY lacking. legis-
lation was proposed frightening the
school year in rural communities and
providing for more general distri-
button Of all school funds. It was
pointed out that there was great
diversity of financial ability in the
various groups composing our popu-
lation and that taxes ought according
" to be levied and so distributed as, to
eaualize the burden of school support,
and thereby enable the strong to sup
port the weak.
AS a means Of providing for body
of we'll trained teachers Commissioner
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-12-02
TOWN CRIERS MINSTREL SHOW
DEC, 10 AT H. S. AUDITORIUM

this started the fire. Pike and Pierce
ran out of the building, Pierce's cloth
ing ablaze. He put out the fire to his
clothing by rolling in some sand. Pike
swears that Pierce carried the lantern
into the warehouse. Chris Grove, a
famer, who was in the place, swears
that Pike carried, the lantern. The
insurance company paid the Interna-
tional Oil Co. $5,192.96.
The case of the Peoples Power,
Fuel and Clay Products company of
Kenmare VS.. Fred w. VanVleck for
$500 was dismissed Tuesday. Van
Week rented land from the company,
but held out $500 on account of dam
age that stock owned by the plaintiff
had done in tramping his grain.
The case of DR.. Stefan M. Johns
Of Velva VS.. Thos. Golfer for medical
services in 1913, resulted in a YER
dict for the plaintiff for $751;.
The Encyclopedia Britannica Co.
VS.. L. d. McGahan for 20 volumes re-
suited in a verdict for the plaintiff
for $277.>
The case of Roell HarWare Co. VS..
w. E. Kingsley ct al, for hardware,
went co Cne plalnClH Dy OeIault.
C.. C. Martin of Bonetrail, Williams
county, charged with shooting at his
neighbor, Peter Egge, with rifle, with
intent to do great bodily harm, was
sentenced to serve Is months in the
penitentiary.
The case of the State VS., John C.
Lowe is to be tried in Pierce county
before Judge Kneeshaw at a special
term to open Dec. z. The supreme
court decided that~the case should be
tried at Rugby instead of Devils Lake.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-12-02
Interesting Cases Tried in District
Court

An interesting case is being tried in
district court, the National Petroleum
Mutual Fire Insurance Co. VS.. the 500
Railway Co., for approximately; 49,
900 damages from a fire which de-
stroyed the warehouse and supply of
oil for the International Oil Co. at
$Parshall, Oct. Is, 1918.
Chas. Pike, 500 conductor from
Sanish, ran. from his train over to the
International Oil Co. plant with his
lantern and gallon can for some gas
oline which he intended taking with
him to Sanish, so that he could use his
auto the following day, Sunday, for
hunting. Chas. Pierce, in charge Of
the oil station, went out into the ware
house for the oil and says that Pike
followed him with the lantern, tho the
place was lighted with five 1OO-candle
lights. Pierce poured out the oil and
started to put it in the can when the
funnel fell out. He says Pike had set
the lantern too close to the can and
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-12-02
W.T., CLARKE HAS FINE REPORT
OF EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE

Claxton emphasized the important
role Of the Normal school, and the ne
cessity for supplying these institu-
tions with better equipment. He point
ed out that since 1870 appropriations
for Normal schools had grown from
a little over 5000, 100000 annually to
the much larger sum of $4,000, 900
annually. But this last sum, he said,
will have to be doubled many times
over before the Nation can supply it's
schools with professionally trained
teachers.
In this connection Commissioner
Claxton told the conference that rural
teachers continue in the profession, on
the average, but three years, teachers
in town and graded schools, eight
years, but professionally trained
teachers twelve years. Since the short
term of teachers service has long
been deplored as bane to the schools
the longer term Of the trained teacher
is easily seen to be fine argument
for the trained teacher and the Nor
NAL schools which provide the train
ing.
On the whole the conference was
inspiring and sent the delegates home
with a larger vision and renewed de-
termination to undertake greater
things in the field of education.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-12-02
ELkS TO HOLD LODGE
OF SORROW SUNDAY
J. F. L. O'COnnOr to Speak-Out of
900 Members, Only One Has Died
During the Past Year.


The Minot Lodge, No. 1889, B. P. o.
f., will hold their annual Memorial
services at the High school auditor
ium at 2:3O o'clock Sunday afternoon.
The annual address will be given by
Hon. j. F. T. O'Connor of Grand
Forks, oneNof the states best orators.
Miss Ruth Ellison will sing solo
and quartet composed Of LATE
Flaten, C.. C. Hvamsbal, J. H. Cotton
and Alfred Dahle will sing two num-
bers. The orchestra will be directed
by Prof. John Howard.
Out of over. 900 members in the
Minot lodge, only one has died during
the past year, Thos. Waddick, who
passed away in California and whose
memory will be honored at the SER
vices next Sunday.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-12-02
AUTOMATIC REVOLVER FOUND
ON YOUNG MAN VISITING
PAL IN COUNTY JAIL

Robert Keefer, a young man who
called at the county Jail Wednesday
and asked to see his friend, Edward
Huntington, who had been arrested
and held on temporary commitment,
charged with transporting whiskey.
The turnkey, Neil McDougall, in
searching Keefer, found a young can
non in his pocket, German make of
a gun, 80 calibre, containing ten
shells. The gun is an automatic and
Keefer said he hsd been in the habit
of carrying it for self defense. He
was placed in a cell and charge will
be filed against him. 1t is believed
that he intended giving the gun to
Huntington, who probably fears that
he will be held for a more serious Of
tense. Sheriff Scofield is investigat-
ing the two men very carefully.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-12-02
NEIGHBORS HELP MAN
WHO LOST HIS EFFECTS .
IN FIRE IN GRAND STYLE

Martin Johnson, forming township
farmer, who lost nearly all Of has
worldly possessions recently when a
big barn on the farm which he occu-
pied burned, was in the city today.
His face was wreathed in smiles as he
told the editor how good his friends
had been to him in his trouble. AL
ready they had given him about $500
in cash, II head of good cattle, ten
tons Of coal, )13O chickens, twelve
bushels Of potatoes, couple Of sacks
Of flour and two quarters of beef, and
six good work horses, including sew
eral good young horses. Mr.. Johnson,
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-12-02
Burns Club Makes Plans for Big
Entertainment Jan. 81

The Burns Club are perfecting plans
for big celebrate in Minot Janu-
airy q. The club will serve supper to
members Of the club and their Scotch
friends at O'Clock that evening and
at o'clock fine program will be
rendered at the high school auditor:
ium, to which the public will be in,
vted and for which admission will be
charged. Finley's Kiltie orchestra
from Grand Forks will play at this
piper entertainment. A. Mcdonald, bag
piper from Langdon, will play. Nor
man Black, of Fargo, and Charlie Nc
Laughlin of New Rockford, well
known North Dakota singers, will ap-
pear, on the program. Miss Minnie J.
Nelson, superintendent Of public in
struction of North Dakota, has been
invited to be present and take part in
the program.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-12-02
BREACH OF PROMISE
SUIT ASKS $1,000
EldOn White of MinOt Made Defend
ant by St. Paul Widow

st. Paul, Nov. 3O.-Mrs. Helen
Winkler, St. Paul widow, has filed in
district court suit for $11 900 dam
ages for alleged breach of promise
against E!don White of Minot, N. D.
Judge W. |. Kelley ordered the suit
transferred to federal court, since Mr..
White is not a resident of Minnesota.
Mrs. Winkler said White was a de-
voted sutton and that he proposed mar
riage last April. She accepted, she
says. Since thenp Mr.. White has mar
ried another. "The plaintiff Informs
the complaint says, chat the defend
ant is man of large means and that
marriage to him would have been a
great advantage to her"
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-12-02
AMERICAN WHISKEY RUNNERS
GIVE BOGUS CHECKS FOR BOOZE

American whiskey runners made
their final trips from Canada last
week, working very clever game
on the Canadian whiskey dealers, en-
abling them to bring about 1000 cases
of whiskey into the states, having a
Wholesale value of $4,000 and a retail
value Of about 5000, 100000. They Sc
cured the whiskey by giving worthless
cashiers checks, made payable to fic-
titious names and drawn on banks at
Andover, S. D., and Dunseith, N. D.,
which existed only in the imagination
of the whiskey runners. To compli-
cate matters they got the whiskey
dealers in many instances to haul the
whiskey this side Of the line, saying
that they wanted to get back early.
Should the whiskey dealers make COM
plant, many Of them could be arrest
ed for transporting liquor themselves.
The swindle was planned in Minot by
whiskey runners working on. Of Oma-
ha, Neb., Sioux City, Iowa, Sioux Falls
s. D., Minneapolis, and Minot.
The smugglers had. the bogus cash
ier's checks printed, sent agents to
several Canadian towns to arrange
for the purchase of almost 1000 cases
Of whiskey and ordered some of it on
condition that st be delivered across
the Canadian line in North Dakota
The purchasing agents pointed out
that snow storms were predicted with
in few days and the smugglers were
planning g make their final trip so
wanted to load every car with all the
whiskey that could possibly be car
ried. Believing their business rela-
tions with the Americans had been
satisfactory and profitable to both
parties, the Canadian dealers did not
suspect any ruse. The whiskey to be