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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-03-10
NinOt Agent for Brunswick Phone
graph Will Make PhonOgraph
Department Complete
Music Store.

Hart Swalstead, Minot jeweler
whose business as agent for the
Brunswick phonograph and records re-
quired the addition Of a photograph
department to his Main street store,
announced that the phonograph de-
partment will be made a complete
music store in which pianos, music
rolls, sheet music, and a full line of
musical instruments will be carried in
addition to the Brunswick machines
and Brunswick records.
Mr.. Swalstead stated that he will
sell thel line of pianos manufactured
by the Baldwin Piano Co., of Cincin-
natl. The makes of this firm include
the Baldwin, Ellington, Hamilton,
Monarch, Howard and the Manualo
player piano. J. M. Wylie, of Grand
Forks, state representative for the
Baldwin Piano Co. was in Minot Sat-
urday and arranged with Mr.. Swal-
stead for early delivery of pianos.
Both men expressed themselves as
being highly satisfied with the pros
poets of business in Minot.
Mr.. Swalstead intends to cater to
the needs of those who own player
pianos and will carry a complete line
of Mel-o-Dee player piano rolls. His
line of instruments, he advises, will
include violins, mandolins, cornets,
saxaphones, etc. The Brunswick
machine and records, will, he states,
be continued as before.
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STAGE ALL SET FOR BIG DOLLAR
,n,DAY SALES SATURDAY, INCH. Il

Truthful Advertising. We don't be-
lieve there Ms a merchant here who
would want to do such thing anyway
for in the long run he would be the
loser. So just take these ads, at their
face value, come to Minot next Satur-
day, and see what Dollar will do for
you.
The band will be out during the day
giving concerts about the city. Old
Gus Gloom is to be executed at four
o'clock. You'll enjoy going down to
beautiful Riverside Park to see the
buffalo, the deer and other animals,
Bring the wife and kiddies along.
You'll enjoy the day. Bring your
lunches along if you care to, and take
them up into the Association Of Com
merce rooms and eat them. Tables
will be provided for you. You can
leave your parcels in the Association
of Commerce rooms. There's rest
room for the ladies and wash room
with toilet. Make yourselves right
at home at the Association of Com
merce rooms, where you will be more
than welcome.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-03-10
DO NOT INVEST IN FLORIDA
LANDS WARNS A, A. ROBINSON

Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Robinson, af-
ter spending two months at West
Palm Beach, Fla, returned Tuesday
While they enjoyed themselves in the
south thoroly, with not sick day
since they left, they have returned
better satisfied with North Dakota
than ever.
Enroute home they visited eight
days in ST. Augustine, Jacksonville
Atlanta, Nashville, Chicago, Mime
apolis, and spent a day at Chicka-
mauga Park, near Cincinnati, visiting
the battle-ground of Lookout Noun
tain. They travelled an entire day
thru the Tennessee mountains. Mr.
Robinson says the farmers do lit
tie farming on the side of the hills,
but that is mighty desolate looking
country.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robinson bathed in
the ocean each day while in Florida,
except six. Mr.. Robinson taught his
wife how to swim and after that had
q hard time keeping her out Of the
water. Mr.. Robinson would not want
to live in Florida. He says one sell
dom sees a bird, for there is little
for them to eat. There are few
hawks and eagles. The soil is most
,tly white sand. A little grass grows
on the lawns when fertilized, but !ts
the coarse variety that we pull oua
Of our lawns. Don't invest in Flor
ida land is his advice to all You
will have to pay twice what it is
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-03-10
MARSHALL 0. T0LLEFS0N DIES
OF HEART ATTACK IN HOSPITAL

Marshall o. Tollefson, aged 38,
passed away at st. Joseph's hospital
at 1855 O'Clock Monday from heart
trouble.
Mr.. Tollefson, who had been addict
ed to the use of strong drink, was
taken in charge by officials about 8
week prior to his death, in hopes that
he might be assisted in overcoming
his seemingly Unsuitable appetite for
the liquor, at times. He was given
the freedom of the station and ap-
peared to be getting along nicely un-
til Sunday evening at 7:1O o'clock,
when he was eating supper He ask
ed Desk Sergeant Dave Hall for
sharp knife, stating that his steak
was tough. Mr.. Hall gave him the
best knife he could find, a rather dull
affair with short blade. 1t ap.
pears then that Tollefson stabbed him
self in the chest three times with the
knife, but the injuries he inflicted
were not serious, as the blade struck
the rib each time. He then cut a
small cash across the larynx but it
appears this was not dangerous. He
did suffer considerable loss of blood
however, as the exterior jugular vein
had been cut. He was taken to the
hospital where physicians stated he
positively would have recovered as
far as the wounds were concerned, but
he had had considerable trouble with
his heart and he passed away follow
ing an attack.
He ate egg nogg and toast for
breakfast and conversed freely with
his wife during the night, asking her
a fI,f nff fo,, ,{
to be out in day or two.
Mr.. Tollefson had resided in Minot
since 1908. He had attended college
at Decorah, Iowa, and possessed an
excellent education. He had been
employed in banks at Souris, Ray and
Williston with his brother, l.. o. Tol,
lefson, we'll known former North Da-
kota banker and during his residence
in Minot had been engaged mainly in
the real estate business. He was an
honest, good hearted fellow and while
he had one failing which he had tried
so hard many times to overcome, he
had never Intentionally harmed an
other living soul, while he had done
great many favors for others. His
death is regretted by great many
friends who realized his very best in
tentions and who had hoped that he
might eventually win his great fight
It is not for us. to Judge another's
failings. We should remember the
good qualities and good Intentions of
the man who tried perhaps harder
than any one Of US.
He is survived by noble wife and
four splendid children who have the
sincerest sympathy of a host of
friends. His brother, L. O. Toilet
son, resides in Spokane, Wash, where
he is connected with the Home Lum-
Der Co. His mother, one brother and
sister reside at the old home, Mabel
MINI.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-03-10
MINOT WINS NORTHWEST
BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
BY WALLACE MCCONNELL of
Normal Glass in Journalism.

The championship of the Seventh
basketball district was decided Sat-
urday night when Minot defeated Har-
vey 1914.
The drawings took place Friday
morning at nine o'clock and at 1880
the first game started.
Stanley played Williston high in the
opening game of the tournament, and
lost 20-17. Stanley led at the close
of the first half 1913, but fell down
in the last half. The Williston team
staged rally in the last half and
won out 20 to II.
At 1880 Berthold defeated Rugby
1912 in a slow and uninteresting
game. The first half found Rugby
in the lead 81. In the second half
both teams speeded up and Berthold
pulled a victory out of the fire 1912.
The first game Friday afternoon
was between the fast Bottineau quint
and Granville. Bottineau had vet
eran team and easily eliminated Gran
Vile s1-17. c. Craig starred for
Bottineau.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-03-10
Senator Baker Fought Hard for Nor
NAL AnnrOnriatiOn

3. F. Baker, of Glenburn, Senator
from Renville county, was in Minot
Monday enroute home from Bismarck.
Mr.. Baker, whose daughter. Miss Mil
dred Baker, attends the Minot Nor
NAL school, fought hard for the $780,
900 appropriation for the west wing
of the main building, which finally
passed both the Senate and the House,
assuring the school that the much
needed addition will be built. Senat-
or Baker received the following let
ter from VIM. f. Clarke, acting Presi-
dent of the Minot Normal
Senator B. f. Baker:
Dear Mr.. Baker:-I am informed
that it was largely through your ef-
forts that the Senate passed the bill
appropriating money to build the west
wing to the Minot Normal. Permit
me, on behalf of both students and
faculty, to thank you, for your good
wor k. We all appreciate how badly
this addition to our equipment is
needed" ..
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Normal Orchestra Makes Big Hit

Normal Orchestra Makes Big Hit
The Normal School Orchestra under
the efficient leadership of Mrs. Amy
Simpson, head of the Music depart
ment, furnished music for every ses-
sion of play during the District Bas-
ketball tournament, held on the Nor
NAL floor last week. Their playing
aroused much favorable comment
from both local and out of town Wis
TORS This is the first year that
the Normal has had an orchestra, and
it's playing and the work done by
Mrs. Simpson in it's training are great
ly appreciated.
Either the entire orchestra or sec
tions of it have played at nearly ev-
cry home basketball game at the Mi
not Normal this year, and were par
ticularly noticeable last Thursday
night when the Normal won the State
Championship from Valley City.
The orchestra again furnished the
music on Tuesday of this week, play
ing for the Normal-Legion game 1T
the High School Auditorium. The
following is the personal of the or
chestra: Violins, Veronic Wienicke,
Emily Martin, Joe Linha, Marion Ful-
Ter, Dorothy King; cello, Gladys Wy
man, Blanche Wyman; saxophone,
Geo. f. Mueller; clarinet, Ted Green
field; bass, Walter Haldi; drums,
Gordon Davy; piano, Edna Balerud.
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SWALSTEAD ADDS PIANOS
MUSIC AND INSTRUMENTS

the packing plant, the financial dis
tritt, museums, department stores
parks, industrial works, and movies,
entertainments, eats and everything
that goes to make good time. That
these trips are we'll worth working
for is proven by the numerous "Thank
You" letters received from the ATS
club members from 25 different states
and Canada. This includes Orla Bar
ton, State Leader and James Marks
Regent, N. D.
Any North Dakota boy or girl can
enter this contest by getting in touch
with their county club leader, county
agent, or by writing to the state club
leader direct.
The purpose Of this company in Of
fering these prizes is to stimulate the
interest Of the farm boys and girls
in live stock production by giving them
the opportunity for study at the great
est live stock show and center in the
world.
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worth and then before you get any.
thing out of it, you will have to spend
$40 an acre each year for fertilizer
The growers of oranges, grapefruit
etc, are not making much money Its
a nice place to spend couple of
months in the winter. The summers
are not very hot, about S5 degrees
but the sand becomes disagreeable
The cocoanuts are now ripe in Flor
ida and the greatest crop of grape
fruit in the history of the state was
harvested. One could drive to an
orchard and buy whole auto load of
grapefruit for a song.
The people who go to Florida us
ually have money, SO hard times are
not felt particularly. There are many
elegant homes, some costing $780,
0o0.00, the millonaires who own them
spending only 2 months year in
them. There is hotel in Palm
Beach that cost l/2 million dollars,
that is open only two months in the
year. They charge from SIS to S75
a day room in that hotel.
West Palm Beach has normal pop
,uation Of 5000, but the tourists
swell it to $4,000 in winter. Money
is tight in the east, fully as tight as
IN North Dakota, only our state has
s.Rot, advertising. The cotton grow
ers Of the south are in a sad plight
and the corn crop in Tennessee was a
failure last year.
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GUS GLOOM ARRESTED AND CON-
vlCTED; EXECUTION SATURDAY

Gus Gloom, who has been hanging
around Minot off and on for the last
year or so, was captured the other
night, and after due trial, he has been
sentenced to be executed.
The execution will take place at
the corner of Main St. and First Ave-
nue. S. at o'clock Saturday after
noon, March IL, in the presence of
thousands who will be in the city that
day to attend the big Dollar Sales.
He will be marched up thru the
streets by firing squad headed by
a pine affair, but plenty good enough
for him, will be exhibited in the par
ade. After the fatal command of
Fire" is given, the execution duly
performed, rope will be placed
around the body and it will be towed
to it's burial place,
The parade that will lead Gus to
his place of execution will be big
one. 1t will be headed by the Drum
Corps, brass band and the Boy
Scouts.
Gus Gloom has no place in Minot.
He has never paid any taxes. He
has bought no good clothes and in
stead of buying food has sponged off
from others or else what he did buy
he got "on tick" and beat the mer-
chant out of his money. He has al
ways been preaching hard times. The
government has always been rotten
as far as Gus Gloom is concerned. He
has talked hard times so long and so
loud that he never had time to get
out and earn anything. Once he did
work for half a day at top notch
wages, but he was so prosperous when
he got his money that he spent his
entire fortune in riotous living. He
has never had a good word to say
for the businessmen Of Minot. He
always advised others to send out of
town for their needs. He always
said one could live for half the money
in Minneapolis or Seattle, but we no.
tice that Old Gus Gloom was content
ed to stick around Minot and live off
the few pals he had. Old Gus always
predicted poor crops. He hit it once
and then cried: II told you so". He
tried to di3courage our farmers. Said
this country was once inhabited Dy
the Indians and gophers and he guess
ed we'd all have to hike out and give
the soil back to them.
Nearly everybody will be glad to
learn that Gus Gloom is going to be
executed. With Gus out of the way,
the sun will shine brightly. People
will smile again. Everyone will be
friends as in the days of yore and
we'll all pull together for a better
land to live in and a, bigger better
Minot.
Come out Saturday and see old Gus
Gloom get his.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-03-10
Des Laos Legion to Stage Good
Wrestling Bouts

The American Legion Post at Des
I.acs will put on a big entertainment
Thursday night, March II. McGin-
mis-, champion Minot wrestler will
meet Smith Taylor, superintendent of
the Des Lacs schools, who is no novice
in the art Of wrestling. McGinnis,
has thrown all local aspirants and
the match March II at Des Lacs will
be good. Taylor was instructor in
athletics at the University Of North
Dakota and he remained with Cad
dock, famous wrestler for 81 minutes
at Camp Dodge. There will be sew
eral good preliminaries. The wres-
tling bouts will be followed by sup
per and dance.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-03-10
Rev. p. w. Erickson in Minot Ten
Years

Ten years ago Sunday Rev. p. w.
Erickson, pastor Of the First Pres
byterian church, preached his first
sermon in Minot. On each anniver-
sary since, the popular Dominic has
preached from the same text he used
on his first appearance in Minot but
he denies the rumor that he has
preached the same sermon on these
occasions. That Minot has changed
much during the period of Mr.. Erick-
sons residence here may be noted for
this circumstance. At the Presby-
terian Sunday school, Mr.. Erickson
asked all those who had been in the
school on his first appearance in Mi
not to stand up. Out of several hum
dred there, only seven or eight re-
sponded.
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Steel Door BrOt from Tagus Bank e.
NinOt

The big steel door to the vault III
the Jourgen Olson bank at Blaisdell,
which was blown and robbed by yeggs
last week, was shipped to Minot Tues
day for repairs. No trace Of the
robbers has been found. An exam
ination Of the bank has led the author
tiles to believe that the robbers en-
tered the vault by digging away the
masonry from around the vault and
after entering the vault thru the aper-
ture, opened the door, placed the nj
troglycerne at the safe inside the
vault, lighted the fuse and then closed
the door
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Legislators Return from Bismarck
Covn%>x un1AoS -,

Legislators Return from Bismarck
Senator Walter Bond, Representa-
tive A. B. Carlson, Francis J. Murphy
counsel for the House investigating
committee and E. B. McCutcheon, in
vestigator for the committee, return
ed from Bismarck Sunday. Repre-
sentative B. B. Mouck spent two days
at Jamestown before returning anC
Representative Andrew Johnson OF
Douglas and J. H. Burns of Surrey re-
turned to their homes Saturday. Mr.
Johnson was a member Of the house
investigating committee and all of the
members from the 10Th acquitted
themselves in manner entirely sat
isfactory to their constituents.
While the session was very stormy
at times, and not a great deal of con
structive legislation possible, the Inde-
pendents and Nonpartisans from this
section of the state were well united
on the appropriation for the Mjno,
Normal school, securing an appropri-
atioh of 1924 100000, including $780,
100000 to build the much needed west
wing and $4,000 for the purchase of
additional grounds
Attorney Murphy appeared the very
picture of health, despite what he had
gone thru during the trough house
or trough senate" rather, Friday
night. Those who expected to see
him with blackened eyes, bruises and
abrasions, were surprised, for he nev-
er looked better in his life. Mr.. Mur-
ply treats the affair as the choicest
bit of comedy ever pulled off by Il
dignified Senate anywhere.
E. B. McCutchcon left for Mime
sofa early in the week to resume his
work in fighting the league. While
he had been supoenacd to appear be-
fore the Senate Friday night, he
could not be located. "They might
be able to locate two lrishmen, but
they couldn't find Scotchman," he
proudly declared.
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in bigger acreage this year than
ever. They have plenty of good seed
and realize that the condition will be
better in the fall. Thousands of
acres of potatoes land in the vicinity
of Berthold will be sown to wheat and
with the increased yield, the growers
are going to make up good deal of
their loss on their potatoes. It cost
them $40 an acre for seed potatoes
last year and they paid up around Is
cents bushel in the fall for picking
them,
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-03-10
Free Trips to Chicago For North Da'
kOta Boys and Girls

An agreement has just been com
pleted by Orla A. Barton, State Club
Leader, and Armour's Bureau Of Ag-
ricultural Research and Economics,
which again provides for free trips to
Chicago and the International Live
Stock Exposition for the Champion
Pig and Corn club members of the
State.
The winners will be selected by the
State Club Leader, and three mem
bers Of the State College staff, who
will pass on the records of the var
ious club members. The winners
will be announced about three weeks
before the trip is to be made. The
only requirements are that the win
ner must take the trip and then pre-
pare a brief story of his or experience
at the stock show.
While in Chicago the winners will
have very interesting weeks tour
outlined, consisting Of day and even
ing at the stock show, trips through
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locked horns with Towner. This
first half ended 1910. After the first
ten minutes Lowe and Carney, Mi.
not's star players, were removed from
the game to save them for the fol-
lowing games. The final score found
Minot winners, 29-7.
| Harvey and Omemee met in the last
game of the afternoon. This was
expected to be a battle royal but
Harvey outclassed their opponents,
winning easily 35-1O. Wolden of Har-
vey starred, making ten field goals
Friday evening at eight O'Clock Will
liston met Drake. Williston had
played hard game in the morning,
so had a hard time disposing of the
Drakeites 16 to Ia. Bergen, center
for Williston high was prominent.
The final game Of the opening days
drawings was played by Bottineau
against Berthold. Bottineau had an
easy time disposing of Berthold, Bot
tineau leading at the close Of the first
half II to 2 and won at the close of
the game 1911.
Saturday morning the semi-tinals
were played. Minot met Bottineau
in hard fought game, Minot winning
TT. During the entire game, the
Minot defense held the fast Bottineau
team to two field goals. Three foul
throws were made by Odegaard of
Bottineau.
Williston met Harvey in the last
semi-final game 1t was battle
from start to finish, neither team
leading by more than four or five
points at any time Greenwood and
Woldeh starred for the winners. Har-
vey won out after forty minutes Of
continuous fighting % to 49,
The final and deciding game of the
tournament between Minot and Har-
vey was played at S:15 P. NJ, before
a packed gymnasium.
The Minot team, during the first
half, played wonderful game, and
led IL to 4. The defense this per-
iod of the Minot five was spectacular.
Harvey was able to score only one
field goal this period. Near the close
of this half, Lowe, captain and star
performer for the Minot team sprain-
ed an ankle, which slowed him up a
great deal. This was largely re-
sponsible for the close call which the
Minot tossers received.
The last half the Harvey team broke
through the Minot defense and scor-
ed ten points while Minot was able
to score only two baskets.
The game ended Is to IA with Minot
High School the district champions.
The Normal School orchestra play
ed during the sessions of play, Friday
and Saturday.
Saturday night, after the final game
President Clarke Of the Normal pre-
sented the banner to the Minot team.
Louis Lowe, captain of the winning
team, accepted the award in fitting
speech. The Minot team carried their
captain out on their shoulders.
The high school orchestra furnished
dance music for the social hour which
took place following the presentation
Of the banner.
The games were taken care of by
Mr.. VIM. Lowe Of Kenmare and Mr..
George Murphy of Darlington in a
satisfactory manner.
The officials picked an All-District
team, following the final game as fol-
lows Forwards, Wolden, Harvey;
Carney, Minot. Center, Lowe, Minot.
Guards, Fischer and Greenwood of
Harvey.
Second Team: Forwards, Riley and
Craig Of oBttineau. Center, Bergen
of Williston. Guards, Johns of Mi
not and Wolbert of Williston.
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How Rasmussen Earned" His FRS
Dollars

S. }. Rasmussen of this city recalls
how he earned his first dollar in
America. He had just come from
Norway, a young fellow, green as to
American ways, and got job with
a dubious tailoring concern in Chica-
go! He was to get dollar for two
days work. He worked two days and
on the morning Of the third went for
his dollar. The place had been clos
ed by the sheriff. 81 earned by first
dollar that way" he said, ''but I didn't
collect it,.
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Ole Sampson Buried at Carpio
Ole, 23-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs
S. o. Sampson, died at the home Of
his parents at Carpio and the funeral
was held in Carpio Feb. 25. Tuber-
culosis caused his death. He is sur
vived by his parents and two sisters.
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Guy Putney, who moved to Sawyer
in the fall that his children might at
tend the excellent Sawyer schools, has
returned to the farm. He visited
Minot Monday.