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Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-02-03

Weather report for the week end
ing at noon today:
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-02-03
Unknown PoiIu Of France Buried.

Paris-Simple ceremonies marked
the permanent entombment Of "a sol.
dier of France" representing the
French unidentified war dead, under the
Arc de Triomphe here. A plain stone
slab marks the resting spot of this un.
known poilu.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-02-03

$4,000 employees.
Nearly all construction would be
eliminated under the bill and keeping
within its provisions, Mr.. Anthony
said, would mean that the War de-.
partment must dispose of at least half
OF the present army camps.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-02-03
MOVING DAY FOR HARDINGs
Personal Effects Being Taken to
White House.

White House.
MISUNDERSTANDING of the personal
effects of President-elect Harding and
Mrs. Harding into the executive Of
fees of the White House was begun
from the Harding home on New Hamp.
shire avenue. Mrs. Harding came here
from Marion, Ohio. Sunday, to attend
to this work
1t was on the invitation Of Mrs.
Wilson extended some time ago that
Mrs. Harding decided to make ready
in advance for the change.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-02-03
Votes sseo,ooo for Free Seeds.

s0'SS V0o0,00V T0T TITO See0S.
Washington-The House confirmed,
1853 to 149, it's acti9l in voting $3.50, 900
for distribution of fee seeds by mem.
bers. A motion to rescfnd the amend.
ment to the agricultural appropriation
bill was defeated.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-02-03
ExiIed Kaiser 60 Years Old.

Doom, Holland-The former Ger.
man emperor observed his sixty-second
birthday. There was no elaborate
ceremony. His daughter, the Duchess
of Brunswick, and two of his sons Wis.
tied him.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-01-06
Hold Annual Meeting
Church Free From Debt


The annual meeting of the Presby
terrain church of this city was held
in the church Tuesday evening, Jan
uary fourth. About one hundred fif-
ty members of the church were in at
tendance and after bountiful sup
per, served by the members of the
Ladies' Aid had been enjoyed, the
business meeting was called to order.
V. E. Stenerson was elected Chair
man of the evening, with r. M. Ora
ham, acting as secretary.
The reports from the various So
cieties of the Church were given by
their respective officers and all We're
accepted with a great deal of enthu-
siasm, as they showed remarkable
growth and development along all
lines during 1920. The report Of
Trustees was especially interesting, as
it showed the church entirely out Of
debt, with all bills paid to Jan. l,
and a very substantial balance on
hand. In the face Of conditions as
they have existed during the past few
years in this territory, this truly
remarkable condition and testifes as
to the hard work and loyalty of all
the members of the Congregation
The following were elected to serve
as trustees, for 1921, R. M. Graham
running away ahead of the ticket:
H. M. Wilson, DR.. A. D. MCDANIEL,
4. M. Graham, L. H. Piper, H. M. Gay,
DR.. r. c. Lang, Prof. J. H. Cotton,
F. p. Taylor, Max Johnson.
After listening to few inspiring
remarks by Rev. Erickson, the meet
ing adjourned, with all present deter
mined to carry on and make 1921 even
a better year for the church and COM
munity in general.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-01-06

stocks and airplane propellors. SOLD
$50, 100000 worth Of savings stamps
and over $5OO,OOO,OOO Liberty bonds
You have only to look upon the good
work that the boys here in Minot did
during liberty loan campaigns for a
concrete example. You may ask your
self this question, "How many bonds
were sold by the boys Of Minot over
IL years of age who were not Scouts
during the five loans? Is the answer
ten bonds? ! fear that it is even less
than that.
The question may come up why any
boy needs scouting. 1t has been found
out that the average boy spends each
day of the year as follows: In sleep
8 hours, at home for meals and work,
hours, at school 2 3-4 hours, at
church II hour, in undirected play s
hours. 1t is this last 8 hours Of I'M
directed activity that determines a
boys future and what he will be. Are
the boys of Minot spending it upon
the street, in pool rooms, bowling al.
leys, saloons, and places of question
able character, especially in the late
night hours, or even early morning
hours, or are they giving it clean
play, or work along some hobby of
theirs, in hiking, camping, nature
study, wireless, first aid, signalling,
gardening, assisting in civic good
turns OF helping their school? That is
the question to decide. l feel there
are some here, as we find in every
city of any size and even in small,
towns, that are idling their time upon
the street and not moulding their lives
to become useful men and citizens.
The best way / can briefly tell you
of the various phases of scouting is
to quote in whole the Creed Of the
Boy Scouts of America. It is this:
l believe in the Boy Scouts Of Am
erica
Because, hundreds Of thousands Of
strong Boy~Scouts stand organized,
trained-and resolved to serve God,
native land and all mankind;
Because, Scouting reveals the way
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-01-06
EIGHT ARRESTED LAST NIGHT
IN RAID ON C0L0RED JOINT

bling. One of the white men arrested
is well known man about town and
the other travelling man from Devils
Lake, both Of whom had been drinking
heavily.
Walter McCray was arrested charg-
ed with keeping and maintaining a dis
orderly resort. The officers found
$106.O5 on him and he was released
on 500 bail to appear before Justice
Lynch at $3.50 this afternoon. The
others were arrested for frequenting
a disorderly house. L. B. Morgan,
colored was released on $50 cash bail
and Clifford Westbrooks, colored, was
released on $25 bail. G. A. Woods,
Ulysses S. Grant, Walter Hanson, G..
A. Schuck, Willie Miles and B. Bart
lett, all colored were held. The white
men gave cash bail. A morphine out
fit with syringes and needles and a
good sized amount Of the dope was
found at the McCray joint. Later
the officers found complete morphine
outfit at the Willie Coles joint.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-01-06

Eight colored men and three white
men were taken in raid on the joint
of Walter McCray, colored, in the
western part of the city late last
night. The raid was pulled off under
the direction of Geo. Mcdonald, Mi
not's new chief Of police, assisted by
Police Commissioner Bowker and Of
ticers Billy Brakeman and Chris Lar
son. Two of the officers were sta
toned at the front door and two 9TH
ers at the rear, the doors being en-
tered simultaneously. After break
ing in one door, another was found
locked, leading into the main gambling
room. Chief Mcdonald proceeded to
break the door down and one of the
other officers not knowing that Nc
Donald was working from that end,
started breaking the door down from
the other end The door was COM
pletely smashed. The inmates of the
place were all arrested except color
ed woman who is said to have made
her escape. The men had been drink
ing and had been engaged in gam
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-01-06

quickens the pace and Eliminates the
path that leads to the truest and
noblest Americanization of American
boys:
7 Because the chosen playground OF
the Boy Scouts is the Great Indebted
out Of doors amidst the everlasting
hills, rocks and rills;
Because, Scouting arouses an inter-
est in the highest civic aspirations of
the community, develops an abiding
passion FOR law and order, champions
respect for properly constituted au-
thority, and marshals the virtue of
manhood that guarantee govern
ment of the people, by the people and
for the people;
Knife Of Scouting helps boys cut their
paths straight and clean thru the Itch
ing burning years Of restless youth
and awkward growth;
Because, Scouting helps boys to
know, revere and commune with ma
ture-even as the barefoot, boy drank
Of the nectar of life;
Because Scouting challenges body
and soul-warping child labor, routes
misunderstanding idleness, gives boys
places to play and work other than the
modern pool hall, bowling alleys and
even saloons and houses Of vice, keeps
him off the street, makes him, to love
and appreciate his Home, Church,
School and City, and fills the self-di-
rected hours of his boyhood life with
real life, liberty and pursuit Of happi-
ness;
Because Scouting teaches that kind
ness is strength--knows no fear and
helps others at all times-and that
dumb animals can claim the friend
ship and fellowship Of all true scouts.
Because Scouting is school Of play,
preparedness and patriotism that
fashions the bodies, minds and char
acters Of boys to do or die;
Because Scouting whispers to boys
to tackle every job with the tolls Of
patience, courtesy, obed-
fence and loyalty, and mastery will
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-01-06
Martha Reishus Recital of High
Quality

Though not largely attended, the
Martha Reishus recital on Tuesday eve
was one Of the finest Of it's kind that
has been presented in Minot. As
sisting Miss Reishus was John E.
Howard, violinist, with Mrs. Howard
as accompanist. Mrs. Geo. A. Rel
shus accompanied Miss Reishus.
Miss Reishus is vocalist of ex-
cellent ability. This was proven by
her program of Tuesday evening. The
variety Of her selections was indeed
interesting and highly acceptable. She
sings with ease and her stage manner
is charming. The audience of Tues
day evening approved emphatically of
her work
John Towards violin playing is al
ways treat. He grows better each
time and never fails to bring mes
sage Of optimism and cheer to his hear
ers. Certainly his numbers added to
the effectiveness Of Tuesdays pro-
gram.
Mrs. Reishus and Mrs. Howard were
heard to advantage as accompanies
their work adding largely to the sue
cess of this delightful recital.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-01-06
Ward County Commissioners Leave
for Bismarck

for Bismarck
Commissioners Krantz, Vandenoever
and Spicher motored to Max this af-
ternoon to catch the Bismarck train
to go to Bismarck to confer with the
Bank of North Dakota, according to
the following resolution adopted this
morning:
Whereas, Ward county is about to
name its repositories of public funds,
both those now being collected and
those on deposit as sinking funds, and
open an account in the bank of North
Dakota.
Whereas, financial conditions of the
county and state at present are such
that the county is not able to with
draw any funds that are now on de-
post in the Bank of North Dakota,
or justified to make any future de.
posts without being thoroly ac-
quainted with the situation.
Whereas, joint meeting of de-
positories with the banking associa-
ton Of the Bank of North Dakota is
to be held on Jan. z, and this board
having been invited to attend the
meeting and we believing it to be to
the best interests Of Ward county
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-01-06

to excellent advantage. They dispos-
ed OF the Moore Motor Co. to. Messrs
SWestlie and Root and Mr.. Moore sold
his fine business block on West Cen
trail Ave. to Fl. Fl. Westlie, considera
ton $4,000. Mr.. Moore disposed of
his half section farm near Berthold to
Chas. l.. Stevenson, Berthold banker,
for 81, 900 and some time ago sold
his residence property in Minot.
Messrs. Moore and Christensen have
done we'll in business in Minot.
81 do not expect to ever find a finer
class of people to deal with than
have in Minot," Mr.. Christensen said
to an Independent representative. "You
will have to 60 a long ways to find a
more reliable set Of people than you
will find in and around Minot, people
upon whose word you can absolutely
depend" Mr.. Christensen added.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-01-06

be theirs because they are prepared;
! Because Scouting is a plan of edu-
cation that bridges the gap between
knowing and doing, brings forward
the timid and humbles the bully,
makes the weak, strong and the strong
stronger, and crowns physical courage
with moral valor;
Because, Scouting embodies code
of self discipline that commends boys
to talk clean, to live clean and fight
clean--even as the immortal Roose-
welt played the game;
Because Scouting is mighty but
tress to home and school and it kin
dies fire in the breast Of boys that
sends them forward-crusader in tha.
moral and spiritual world-even as
the Pioneer scouts Of old blazed their
trails and conquered the earth;
Because, Scouting beckons and calls
to patriotic men to love, lead and
serve the sons of America yet in their
plastic years-and all who thus love
and lead and serve shall know the
beauty, the wisdom and the power of
the words of the Prophet Of Old who
said, "A little Child shall lead them"
Let me cite you what Roosevelt has
said about the work. He said, "If
you are going to do anything for the
average man you have got to begin
before he is a man. The chance OF
success lies with working with the
boy and not with the man." John
Wanamaker says, "Save man and
you save one person. Save a boy and
you save whole multiplication table"
wish that every organization, that
every church, that every business man
or woman, that every father and every
mother will not stop now. You have
expressed to me your desire to help
your boys, you have thanked me for
my suggestions, I want to say to you
Garry on" and do not cease to be
interested for these six days only, but
as one Of your valuable citizens, Mr.
John H. Lewis, expressed it to the
Knights Of Pythias and Pythian Sis
tiers, for "six and sixty years."
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-01-06

MED to the artist Of native birth. In
one year Lucy Gates, five times re-
placed CALI Curci on programs can
celled by the latter, and each of these
five concerts marks triumph for the
American, in spite of the odds of ma
tionality, and the having to face a
disappointed audience, but, as the
Philadelphia Ledger voiced it "The
substitution seemed entirely agreeable
to the auditors present" and the North
American echoes that "Lucy Gates is
everyrwhit the equal of CALI Curci".
The Washington Herald said "Miss
Gates completely eradicated the dis
appointment felt after the announce
ment that Nine. CALI Curci would not
appear"
The coming season will take Lucy
Gates on tour from Atlantic to the
Pacific and from Canada to Texas.
Every date has been booked eight
months in advance.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-01-06
CHRISTENSEN PAYS TRIBUTE TO
RESIDENTS OF MINOT VICINITY

Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Christensen left
Wednesday for a visit with friends
and relatives in Iowa, Minnesota and
Oklahoma, from where they will pro-
coed to Los Angeles, Calf, to make
their future home. Mr.. Christensen
has no definite plans for the future
and will probably spend the coming
year in enjoying a well earned rest.
He expects to buy or build home
in the country near Los Angeles.
Chas. w. Moore and family left
for the west Wednesday and will To-
cate in the vicinity of Long Beach,
Calf. Mr.. Moore will not go into
business Immediately in the west but
both Mr.. Christensen and Mr.. Moore
will undoubtedly go into some line of
business within the year.
They have disposed of all of their
holdings in this section of the state
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-01-06
CAPT. A. l.. PIERCE SPENDS
WEEK IN CITY ON SCOUT WORK
Continued from page ~

in all of our cities policemen were
unable to handle the crowds without
the assistance of the scouts. We find
them assisting and lending invaluable
service in times of celebrations, en-
campments and conventions. Chicago
scouts handled all the orderly duty
of the r. 0. T. c. at Fort Sheridani
Illinois.
During the war they gathered
enough nut shells and pits to make
over 100000 gas masks. Located over
100000 board feet Of the valuable
walnut wood to be used for gun
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-01-06
Grange to Install Officers


Logan Grange will hold an install
lation of officers at their next regula
meeting: After the officers have beef
installed an oyster supper will b.
served. The following officers will
be installed:
Master, G. L. Nelson.
Overseer, Will Brand.
Secretary, Herman Kuchenbecker.
Treasurer, ]. ]. Brand.
Steward, Elmer Cook.
Chaplain, Mrs. Frank -Teets.
Lecturer, Roy Brand.
Ramona, Mrs. Clyde Nelson
Ceres, Mrs. Oliver Sangstad.
Flora, Mrs. L. McKutcheon.
Asst. Steward, Ed Sangstad.
End Asst. Stew, Mable Teets.
Gate Keeper, Frank Teets.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-01-06
Cali Curci Had Her Own Way Until
Critics Found Lucy Gates

x01D Guy VIII on January IA, Wnen
Lucy Gates sings here under the aus
pices Of the City Schools, have a
chance to Judge for itself in the very
interesting controversy as to which Of
the two sensational singers. is entitled
to supremacy, the Italian CALI Curci
or the AMERICAN Lucy Gates. This
interesting contest for first place hon
ors in the singing world was precipi-
tated by Henry It. Fink, the veteran
music critic Of the New York Eve.
Post, who startled the then CALI Curci
mad New York with the laundering
announcement that he considered the
Gates voice far superior and went on
at length to give his reasons.
1t was revolutionary assertion,
this declaration Of superiority for an
American, but it found other support
ing voices in the press with the result
that this practically unheralded but
immensely efficient and gifted Ameri-
can girl has been enabled to estab-
fish her claim to the prestige and
recognition so long and so blindly de-
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-01-06
Commissioners Raise and Lower
Salaries

The county commissioners took ur
the matter of salaries of county en-
ployes today. The salary of Mrs
Hovey was raised SIS month and
that Of j. A. Ferguson was raised
$40 month, both being in, the aud
TORS office. r. A. Pease, asst. coun-
ty surveyor, was raised from $3.50 to
$165 month. DR.. T. N. Yeomans
county physician was raised from
500 to Sis a month and the salary
of Asst. States Atty. Nestos was cut
from 800 to $75 a month.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-01-06

The Minot Normal re-opened Mon
day after a two-Weeks' holiday vaca-
tion. with large enrolment and all
faculty positions filled. Monday was
taken up with enrolment and classes
were called Tuesday.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-01-06
that the board should attend the meet.

IISe I NJ ~" nv n T---|--- =
Therefore, be it resolved that tho
chairman appoint committee of
three, himself to be one of the COM
mittee to confer with the state bank
ing department.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-22
Lurid Fiction
Plenty of Thrills in Two
New Mystery Stories

RED MASQUERADE. BY Louis Joseph
Vance. Published by Doubleday. Page
THE THREE EYES. BY Maurice Leblanc.
Publish by Macaulcy Company.
n FTER reading these two novels
L n one is almost convinced that
there can be such thing as too many
thrills in a mystery story. Mr.. Vance
and NJ. Leblanc pile on their horrors
with such lavish hand that the reader
inevitably becomes. somewhat jaded.
chapter without some new and shock
ing crime leaves an impression of dull
ness.
The Lone Wolf, Mr.. Vance's we'll
known criminal hero, figures promi-
nently in Red Masquerade. He has
reformed and is helping Scotland Yard
track down a peculiarly vicious band
of anarchists, headed by. a certain
Prince Victor, who is aptly described
as "half Russian, half Chinese, all
devil"
L
design of creating a revolution by let
ting loose flood of poisonous gas
upon the people of London and seizing
power with his accomplices in the midst
OF the ensuing chaos. In order to gain
a free hand for his nefarious work he
kidnaps the Lone VOLTS daughter Sofia,
whom he holds as a hostage. There is
long drawn out struggle between the
forces of law and the anarchists, and
the conclusion of the novel, where Sofia
is saved and Prince Victor is trapped, is
genuinely hair-raising episode, even
after all the uncanny events which have
preceded it,
The supernatural element is stressed
in M. Leblanc's novel. A scientist dis
covers a marvellous means of project
ing pictures of historical events upon
blank wall. He is murdered for the
sake of his secret, and the story then
has two chief points of interest: the
detection of the murderer and the
analysis of the dead scientists amaz-
ing discovery.
1t finally appears that the mysterious
pictures are taken by inhabitants of
Venus, who manifest lively interest
in the fate of the human beings on the
earth The murderer is also exposed,
and the secret of conjuring up the
scenes of the past perishes with him.
NE oh
readers who like strong dose of hor-
rors diluted with pseudo scientific
wonders.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-22
Disillusioned Hero In Story
By a Modem Spanish Writer
Profound Pessimism of Ricardo Leon's No,,o,
Relieved by Exquisite Beauty
of Style

A SON OF THE HIDALGOS. BY Ricardo
Leon. Translated by Catalina Paez
(Mrs. seumas MacManus). Published by
Doubleday. Page &c Co.
TNHIS novel of life in Spain at the
beginning of the last century
is animated by a spirit of
profound pessimism. The hero,
Don Pedro de Ceballos, has lost the
distinguishing qualities of his noble
ancestors-their pride and Joy in life,
their firm faith in dogma and tradition,
their bodily and spiritual vigor. In
their place he has gained nothing but
ccrroding skepticism, doubt and disil-
lusion.
AS a result, his life is an aimless
and ftful pursuit Of ideals which allure
him from the distance and disappoint
him in the realization. Leaving home
in spirit of vague revolt, he becomes
a bohemian and a revolutionist. He
wanders to Madrid and Paris; he be-
comes an agitator in various unpopular
causes; he has two unfortunate love
affairs. Finally he becomes thoroughly
tired of this sort of existence and re-
turns to his quiet, isolated native viii
lage of Santllana, hoping to recover
there his peace and serenity of mind.
But he finds the wellnigh sepulchral
calm of Santillana almost insupport-
able. 1t is almost village Of the dead,
uth Lo iixy;p Ao; Ia;1
tasks awed and hushed by the mighty
ruins of a glorious, dead past. His
nerves are constantly exacerbated by
arguments with his father, grandee
of the old school; with the priest, who
tries to exercise his doubts, and with
his cousin Juliana, who tries to con-
vert him to her own ardent faith.
His last and most cruel disillusion-
ment comes when he persuades his
cousin Juliana, his boyhood sweetheart,
to marry him. She altogether fails to
satisfy the romantic mental image
which he has conceived of her. Shat
tered in mind and body he dies, breath
ing out on his deathbed a medley of
pursued during his life.
Pedro de Ceballos is worthy addi-
tion to the Hamlet types in literature
He describes himself as "a man born
too late" Like Ploszowski, the hero
of Sienkiewicz's Without Dogma, he
suffers from atrophy of the will, caused
by his constant practice of self-analy-
sis and introspection.
But the novel is more than a work
OF penetrating psychological insight.
1t is very fine study of the effect of
environment upon character. Santil-
lana is, in a sense, a miniature of
modern Spain. It's glories and splen-
dcrs are of the past. It's heroic age
is over. Of the people who live in the