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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-01-13
CORRESPONDENCE
NORMAL SCHOOL ITEMS

The Normal School opened formally
on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 1921. Most Of the
students of the Fall term have return
ed and in addition to their number,
many new students have enrolled for
the Winter term. The total enroll
ment to date is 224 as compared with
the number of l89 who attended the
Fall term. The increase Of attendance
during the winter session has hitherto
been marked, and in spite of the ad-
verse circumstances which exist in this
part Of the state, the winter attend
ance record of the Minot institution
bids fair to stand.
Several changes have been made in
the faculty Of the Normal School since
the holiday season. Miss Ada Beer
stecher, who is graduate Of the State
College, Of Montana, at Bozeman, and
later,a graduate of the nurses train
ing school in connection with the
Johns Hopkins University, has come
to assist in the Home Economics de-
partment and to act as Home Nurse
at the Dormitory. Miss Nathalie
Sackett, also of Montana, will fill the
position formerly occupied by Mrs.
Van Fleet Miss Sackett is a grad
uate of the Civil Engineering depart
ment of the Montana State College,
has had several years of experience in
the Montana high schools and has
served as draughtswoman for the
Montana State Highway Commission.
Mrs. S. J. WIKI, who will graduate
from the Advanced course in March,
is here as substitute for Miss Shirley
Amy Of the Model School. Miss Amy
submitted to an operation during the
holidays which necessitates her alb
sence for several weeks. Mr.. o. b.
Lund, Auditor of the State Admins
tration Board, is in charge of the Sec
retary's office for few days, owing
TO the death of Mr.. J. G. Webster,
who formerly held that position. Rev.
G. j. Tingley has received temper
airy appointment as secretary.
On Friday last, Mr.. Sanford Dodge
favored the Assembly with several ex-
cellent readings from Shakespeare,
and after an enthusiastic applause by
which the students showed their APP
probation, he concluded very fittingly
with Drummond's "Curate of Calu-
met
The athletic activities of the Normal
School are commanding attention this
year as never before. They boast of
an "up and coming" Basket Ball team
Of young men students. The defeated
the Berthold High at that place before
the holidays with score of "a to 81.
On Saturday night they defeated the
Balfour High school on the home floor
with score of 10 to AZ. They have
listed fine schedule and promise that
Minot will be privileged to watch some
real exciting games, if they will but
heed the dates.
There are prospects of inter-class
basket ball games in the near future,
as Mr.. Mueller intends to help the
classes organize.
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD
OF CITY COMMISSIONERS

Minot, N. D., January IL, 1921.
Regular meeting of the, Board of
City Commissioners was held in the
City Hall at o'clock P. NJ, January
10. 1921.
President: President Shaw, Com
tmissioners Bowker, Householder, Malm,
Shaft.
Minutes of the last meeting were
read.
Moved by Commissioner Malm, Sec
onded by Commissioner Bowker, that
the same stand approved as read
Carried.
Moved by Commissioner Bowker,
seconded by Commissioner Malm, that
the monthly report of the Police Mag
istrate for August, September and Oc-
tober, 1920, be accepted, approved and
placed on file and that the Police Mag
istrate be notified to file at once re-
ports for November and December and
that, hereafter, reports must be filed
by the 10th of the month following
for which they are made.
Roll Call: Yeas-Bowker, Hous-
holder, Malm, Shaft Shaw.
Petition in regard to taxes on cloth
ing of J. W.. Rowan and 20 others was
filed.
Moved by Commissioner Bowker,
seconded by Commissioner Householder,
that the President and City Auditor
be authorized to make applications for
cancellation of taxes on clothing of
the above petitioners to the Board of
County Commissioners.
Roll Call: Yeas-Bowker, Hous.
holder, Malm, Shaft, Shaw.
Moved by Commissioner Bowker,
seconded by Commissioner Malm, that
the bill Of John Lynch, services for
August, September and October,
$4,000, be allowed and the City Audi
tor instructed to draw warrants on the
Public Safety Fund in payment Of
same.
Roll Call: Yeas-Bowker. Hous-
holder, Malm, Shaft, Shaw.
Moved by Commissioner Bowker,
seconded by Commissioner Malm, that
the claim Of Mark Francis for dam
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Minot Grange Installs Officers

Minot Grange No. 50 met last Sum-
day afternoon, Jan. 9th, and installed
the following officers: ,~
Charles Kelly, Master.
Clarence Trout, Overseer.
Walter Edwards, Steward.
Herbert Benno, Asst. Steward.
Martha Loftesnes, Lady Asst. Stew
ard.
Mae Kennedy, Lecturer.
Ole johnson, Chaplain.
Bessie L. Edwards, Secretary.
Barney Varaberg, Treasurer.
John Kelly, Gate Keeper.
Mrs. H. Benno, Flora.
Mrs. B. B. Mouck, Ceres.
Mrs. Chas. Kelly, Ramona.
Our State Master, T. NJ. Williams,
was with US that day an&~gave us, a
splendid talk, that really woke US up.
If more Of you folks would come
to our meetings you'd find out what
a fine thing "The Grange" really is.
Sunday p NJ, January 23rd, we
have an open meeting and everybody
that is interested in the Grange and
it's work is invited, to be present.
The ladies will serve dinner between
l and o'clock and if it's like the din
ners they have been having lately you
certainly can't afford to miss it. .,
There will be good program, too.
Come and find out what the Grange
really is.
MRS. WALTER l.. EDWARDS,
Secretary
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WILLIS TOWNSHIP

Miss Lillian Schmidt returned from
her two weeks holiday visit Saturday.
She visited with her parents at Min
neapolis and on her return trip she
stopped off at Henning, Mimi, and
spent one week visiting her brother,
f. E. Schmidt, and family, who re-
Gently moved from Lisbon, N. D., to a
farm which he purchased M miles
from Henning.
Auto accidents now seem to be the
order of the day on account of the
slippery roads in some localities. Sat-
urday as John D. Coons was going to
Minot and on going down the south
grade which leads into the Groty
coulee, the rear end Of his Ford want
ed to run faster than the forward
end and consequently the fivver turn
ed turtle and John went into the
ditch. Wind shield was crushed, also
one hind wheel was smashed down
and the radiator was completely ruin
ed, and on the same evening as Thorn
as Hillsted and Hank Louis were re-
turning from Minot about IL p. m. on
the Minot and Max trail at a point
about " mile south of Irwin Gurn-
sey's farm, the rear axle of Mr.. Hill
sted's Overland broke down and both
gentlemen had to leave their grocer
les and robes and abandon the car
and hoof it the balance of the way,
some or 10 miles. Hank wastpretty
near all in Sunday a. M, but we fail
ed to learn just how Mr.. Hillsted stood
the racket, but not so bad, we guess,
for Sunday morning he hitched up old
DObbin and his mate and hauled in
the crippled car.
Ralph Reed passed Sunday visiting
at the home of Gorsey Bros.
Mr.. Cecil Walker, highly respected
young man Of East Highland, and
Miss Marie Jerome, an enterprising
young lady of Willis, were quietly
married in Minot Wednesday, Jan. 5.
OF course the matter leaked out, as
such things generally do and on
Thursday evening number of their
many young friends met at the home
Of Ed Bivins and formed crowd and
then marched to the Jerome home and
gave the newly married couple one Of
those old fashioned charivaries, just
\ like the writer used to attend in by
gone days. We extend to them our
most hearty congratulations and a
safe ship to ride in that stormy mat
rimonial sea.
William Klimple is taking two
weeks treatment with Wood & Wood
of Minot for rheumatism, going down
last Wednesday. On Saturday his son
Await, accompanied by Sam Reed,
were down to visit him, taking in two
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AND CITATION, HEARING OF
FINAL ACCOUNT AND DISTRI-
BUTTON OF ESTATE,

State OF North Dakota, }
-)SS.
county Of Ward.
IN COUNTY COURT,
i:cfore Hon. William Murray,
Judge.
In the Matter of the Estate of Alice
Mangan, Agnes Mangan. Charles Man.
gan, Frank Mangan, and John Mangan
Minors.
{. Il. Bach. Guardian, Petitioner.
VS..
Alice Mangan. Agnes Mangan.
Charles Mangan. Frank Man
gan and John Mangan, the
last three named being still
minors, and Il. j. Docbler
Special Guardian of said
Minors. Respondents.
The State of North Dakota to the above
named Respondents:
You, the said respondents. are hereby
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The State basketball tournament
will be held in Minot in March. The
district tournament will be held in this
city March 7 and and the state tour
nament will be held about two weeks
later. Eight teams will compete in
the state tournament. They will play
either on the floor Of the high school
gymnasium or at the Minot Normal
school. In case the Minot team par
ticipates in the tournament, the games
cannot be played on the high school
floor
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Death of Mrs. Betsy Lunn

Mrs. Betsy Lunn passed away at St.
Joseph's hospital, Minot, Jan. 10th, at
1O:55 p. m., after about three months
of illness. She was born in Saetersdal,
Norway, May 18th, 1916, came with
her parents to America the same year
and settled in Wisconsin, later on
moving to the vicinity of St. Peter,
MINI. Feb. Is, 1867 she was married
to Andrew Lunn, Civil war veteran,
at Sank Center, and settled on his
homestead near Grove Lake Mr.
Lum died twelve years ago. In later
years she has made her home with
her neice and husband, Mr.. and Mrs.
Otis w. Mcintyre, who now reside in
Minot. To mourn her loss we mention
of nephews Louis A. Larson and An
ton A. Larson, Ward county pioneers,
and neices Mrs. Otis w. Mcintyre of
Minot and Mrs. A. Rasmussen Of Saw
yer, N. D.. The two latter and their
husbands attended her to the last.
Otis N. Mcintyre, who now reside in
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NOTICE OF EXECUTION SALE
PERSONAL P10PBNTY.
State of North Dakota,

ISIS.
County of Ward,
IN JUSTICE COURT
p, x. pEbERsEN Plantiff,
+. W. YOUNG y. Defendant.
n NOTICE. is is H HERE GdVEM that
issued by and out of the above named
Court on the twenty third day of No
vember, 1920, upon judgment rendered,
entered, and docketed in said Court in
the above entitled action. in favor Of
the above named plaintiff, and against
the above named defendant. T. w. Young
for the sum of One hundred thirty four
and $4,000 Dollars (Sl34.55) which said
execution has been directed and deliver
ed to me. the undersigned Sheriff, l have
levied upon the following described per-
sonal property OF and belonging to the
said defendant. L. ". Young. to-wit:
Two black horses weight about 100
lbs. each. one gray horse weight about
100 lbs. one yearling bay colt, four
hogs. two sets of heavy work harnesses.
one wide tired wagon with double box,
one old gang pillow. one John Deere
Binder, one hay rake. one Deering NOW
er, one old double disc drill, two hay
racks. one breaking pillow. one narrow
tired wagon with double box, about sixty
bushels of oats and five bushels of wheat
and four head of cattle. and that will,
at the farm yard on the Ell Sch of Sec.
IS, Twp. 1873. Range 81, in the County
OIL Wafu, ana state OF North lHKOta,
on the Gath day of January, 1921, at the
hour of ten O'Clock \. NJ. of that day
sell all of the right. title. estate, and
interest of the said defendant, II. w.
Young. in and to the said above describ-
ed personal property, to satisfy the
aforesaid judgment with costs and in
terest and the costs of said sale.
Dated this tenth day of January, 1921.
A. p. SCOFIELD.
Sheriff of Ward County,
North Dakota.
Moody O. Eide,
Attorney for Plaintiff,
Minot North Dakota 1I3-11
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ages, $500, be referred to the City
Attorney.
Roll Call: Yeas--Bowker, Hous-
holder, Malm, Shaft, Shaw.
Moved by Commissioner Malm, sec
onded by Commissioner Householder,
that we adjourn.
A. d. HAGENSTEIN,
City Auditor.
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], J. c. Blaisdell. Jr.. Cashier of the
above named bank do solemnly swear
that the above statement is true to the
best of my knowledge and belief
j. &. BLAISDELL, Jr
Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 18th day of January, 1921.
(SeaD j. c. BLAISDELL,
Notary Public, Ward Co, n. D.
My commission expires Oct. 49, 1926
Correct. Attest
J. 6. BLAISDELL.,
}. &. BLAISDELL, Jr, Directors.
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An S1a pound son was born to Mr..
and Mrs Dave Glib of Sanish Satur-
day.
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No. CAT
Report Of the Condition of
THE HA1TLAlGO STATE BANK

at Hartland. in the State of North Da-
kota. at the close of business December
New-York tribune., 1921-02-15
Policeman IL Killed by
Auto Which Speeds Away
Driver, Arrested, Says He Be
Iieved He Was About To
Re Held tJp

Patrolman John G. Sheridan. for
eighteen years member of the Po-
lice Department. was struck down
and instantly killed early yesterday
morning at Stryker and Hathaway
avenues. Coney Island, by speeding
automobile which he had attempted to
halt.
Charged with having been the driver
of tie death car, Paul Eckert, thirty.
two years old of 104 West Forty-ninth
Street. Manhattan was yesterday ar
raigned in Adams Street Court, Brook
lyn, charged with homicide.
Eckert who WAS traced to his hotel
ana taken from bed by detectives fol
lowing the tragedy, admitted, accord
ing to the police, he had been at the
wheel Of the machine, which was
found abandoned = half mile from Pa
crolman Sheridans home. at 694 Sixty
llret Street, Brooklyn.
To Detective Ryan, OF the Bath
Beach station, to which the dead police
man also mad been attached, Eckert
sad that, seeing n figure in the center
OF the roadway and believing he was
ah,~t to be held up he had put or
speed He felt tremor in the ms
..e, bit did rot believe he had strucl
a man, he declared.
Patrolman Sheridan, who was forty
four years cid, is survived by widow
and four children
New-York tribune., 1921-02-15
Governor Backed
BY Prendergast and
Whitney ON TRANSIT;
Former Comptroller Tells
Republicans at Dinner
That Prompt Action Is
Needed in Adopting Plan

William A Prendergast former
Comptroller, and Travis H, Whitney,
CORNER Public Service Commissioner.
spoke last night in favor Of Governor
Miller's traction proposals. at dinner
o. the Speakers Bureau of the Re-
publican County Committee at the
Cafe Boulevard. Harold G. AEON,
chairman of the bureau, presided.
The speakers attacked those who
ave onnosed the Governors plan on
the ground that it is violation Of
rome rule; paid tribute to the Gov
crnor for his Courage and determina-
tion," and asserted that prompt action
in the settlement OF transit difficulties
can be obtained Trough the adoption
Of nian such IS hos been nror sed.
Through the state" said Mr.. Prem
dergast, "a new agency should be Gre
ated to solve the transit prob en-, and
do it in way shat will make the best
use of every form of transportation
that is at our disposal.
"'Home rule is a convenient catch
phrase for politicians when it serves
thoir purpose; when it interferes with
them they ignore it. The city faces q
crisis in tie inancs! and physical
status of the present transit system"
In reference to the transit situation
Mr Whitney said:
"Shall we continue the present do
nothing policy cling TO five-cent fare
issue Rnd allow bresling up of trans
portation to continue rntil the city has
the seventy-five original companies sep
arately operat og and charging a sep
arate fare within the boundaries of
each of the original towns or villages
that granted a franchise? What will
it then cost the average person for his
daily travel? Five, eight, fifteen or
twenty-five cents? Or will the working
men and women continue to live under
coneested conditions in Msnhattan?
present congestion requires new
housing facilities that will cost many
tens of millions of dollars. SutA build
ing must be done outside OF Manhattan
ana the outlying boroughs have the
rapid transit lines already built that
will encourage building and spread out
the population if there is adequate
transportation between homes and
shops and Offices. Too much emphasis
cannot be placed on the prompt soiu-
ton of the transit matter as an aid to
the prompt solution of the housing
problem"
New-York tribune., 1921-02-15
Two Escane Auburn Prison

AUBURN, N. Y, Feb. l4.--It was off,
cially announced in Auburn prison to-
day Shat Richard Gallagher and John
Riddell, convicts from New York City,
escaped .ast night by going over the
wall, The men we're missed at 8 O'Clock
last night and were thought to have
Id clothes and cord was found at the
south wall, where they got over The
country surrounding Auburn ia being
searched. Gallagher was serving twen-
ty years to life for murder and Rid
dell six years for robbery.
Word was received to-day chat
Charles Riley, who escaped last fall
md was recaptured in Bradford, Pa,
last week, had taken bichloride of
mercury in Jail there and will die. The
woman with whom he had been living
committed suicide when she learned he
was an escaped convict.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-15
Thieves Take Doctors Safe

Burglars early yesterday morning
entered the apartment of DR.. W. c.
Montgomery in the ST. James apart
mcnt house, at Broadway and Ninety
second Street. and escaped with two
diamond pins valued at $100 each and
a squat. iron safe, weighing 200
pounds.
They hauled the safe about fifty
blocks, sliced out it's bottom and took
800 in Liberty bonds from it. II was
found at daylight at 144th Street and
Harlem River by Patrolman Seifert.
of the West l35th Street Station.
When DR.. Montgomery returned he
found a revolver for which he had
taken out permit lying on a chair.
The burglars entered through q fire
escape window.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-15
Two Indicted
For I)efrau1dir1,g5.,
Coal Dealers
Attorney and Secretary of
Wholesalers Association
Collected $I2,5OO for
s'Protecsion,' IL Charge
Money Split Three Ways
Said to Have Got Funds
or Representation They
Gould Block Prosecutions

Gibbs L. Baker, counsel for the
Wholesale Coal Trade Association, 90
West Street, and Charles L. Allen,
secretary Of that organization, were
indicted yesterday by the Federal
grand jury charged with using the
mails in the furtherance of con-
spiracy to defraud members of the
coal trade.
1t Is alleged that they extorted at
least $l2,500 from various members of
the coal trade who were on "the list"
for indictment for violations OF the
Lever act, on the understanding that
Baker had sufficient influence with
William McMurtrie Speer, special as
ostant to the Attorney General and al
Investigator of the coal situation here,
20 ward off their indictment or make
it harmless.
The Indictment charges that on
August 2, 1920, at the Old Colony Club
in the Diltmore Hotel, the defendants
got q check from William t. Coale for
$1,000 and that on August 5 at the
same place they got check for $1,000
from the Shawnee Fuel Company, Inc.
Others who are said TO have con-
tributed for their own protection are
the Dixie Transportation Company,
w. H. Bradford G Co, II. ?. Wood ana
B. J. Lynch & Co.
B. j. Lynch & Co. are said to have
been taxed twice for total of $500.
H., P. Wood, who used to be with the
Brooklyn Edison Company, is said to
have paid in $4,000.
Money To Be Split Three Ways
The money, according to the indict-
ment, was to be split three ways and
given to Baker and two other persons
or the purpose Of preventing indict-
ments and prosecutions.
1t s charged in the indictment that
the defendants, in the furtherance Of
their scheme, represented that Bakers
influence was such that Mr.. Speer
would seat ont OF his hand" and that
he could protect them from Indictment
and prosecution. It is said that Baker
led his victims to believe that he could
nurse Speer along" so that, if there
should happen to be an indictment re.
turned against any Of his victims" ne
Bakery could and would fix it so that
New-York tribune., 1921-02-15

there would be suspended sentence
or a small fine imposed.
The defendants are said to have rep"
resented to he persons they are al
legged to have defrauded that. without
Bakers aid, they would be indicted on
30 many counts and the bail would be
10 high that they would be subjected
to long terms of imprisonment.
Released in $4,000 Bail
The indictment contends that the de-
PENDANTS never had any influence N'th
the Attorney General or any other Off
.,;al of the United States, and that all
the statements they made concerning
their ability to stay legal proceedings
we're part of the scheme, and wholly
fraudulent and untrue.
The defendants, represented by John
n. P. Grim, appeared before Uniteo
States Judge w. II. S. Thompson and
pleaded not guilty. They were allowed
ten days in which to demur or take
other action, and were held In S5,oo0
bail each.
Joint statement last night in which
the said:
Certain coal dealers under indict-
mont have apparently induced Mr.
Riley to befriend them and call them
before the grand jury to aid them
with ,backfre."
Ar,nin w. Riley is an assistant to the
Attorney General. He and Frank j
Gregg prepared the Indictment.
obviously the men who have been
indicted for their evil practices are
only too glad to find erecial Assistant
Attorney General TO take their part
nd indict US as a smoke Acreen,' the
statement continues.
Several Of the coal firms and indi-
yidu.ls who it is charged, have paid
Mr. PqkeS SSr protection" have been
ndk eS&.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-15
Cocaine Found i'm Bank Vault

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 14.--Cocaine
valued at $4,000 was unearthed by
Federal agents to-day in q safety de-
2osit box in the vault Of trust COM
pany. Beeides the dope" in the bank,
the agents found $40 ounces of gum
opium, worth $4,000, in a Smoking
m" and 1000 worth Of drugs In
other sections of the city.
A receipt for a safety deposit vault
was found on Harry Provensky, known
who after being arrested Saturday was
discovered to have put $4,000 in
banks in the last six months. Two
other men were arrested with Pro-
vensky.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-15
P.R.R. Train Wrecked: 6 Hurt

PITTSBURGH, Feb. 14.-Flve pas
sengers and one trainman were in
] i. q Tonight at Leetsdae, .ear here,
when the locomotive and four cars Of
Pennsylvania passenger train No. 323,
from Pittsburgh to Cleveland, were de-
rallied.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-15

liert nant. 'ited pslir.
Under special act Of tbs T..
ture Commissioner Enright ~ Lssisla.
t arer o. the Police Pension HiSU Fn,sf sfsas.
tired himself on a pension na;se sne e.
chief inspector of the fores a,l % tha
the pension Of lieutenant sscasa =
s1,225. h' 10 eEy
New-York tribune., 1921-02-15
Decision Reserved i'm Suit
Attacking Enright's Pension

Justice Blur reserved decision yes
terday on the application of William
j. Schieffelin, president of the Citizens
Union, suing as taxpayer, for an in
junction restraining Police Commits
sioner Enright from paying himself a