The Ward County independent., 1921-10-20
Criers Banquet

The Town Criers banquet in the
basement of the Episcopal Church
Tuesday evening was one of the most
interesting occasions the Club has
staged during the year. 1nterspers-
ing the dinner hour were short ad-
dresses by President Stenerson, j. r.
Falconer, Heinie Mitchell, James Mil
10y, secretary of the Association of
Commerce and w. F. Jones. President
Stenerson outlined the work Of a
class in Salesmanship which COM
prises series of studies of merchan-
dising and it's related subjects; Fall
coner outlined the Importance of the
forthcoming visit of President Nc
1ntosh, head of the Associated Adver-
tising Cubs Of the World, who will
pay his respects to the Criers Club Of
Minot Nov. 10th. He stated that
Mcintosh is the greatest figure in the
advertising world today and his visit
will mean much for Minot and the
state Of North Dakota, inasmuch as a
favorable impression given him will
result in his mention of the fact in his
addresses before the commercial
on his rounds which will include a
United States and Canada.
Club will realize the Importance as
we'll as the significance of President
McIntosh's visit to our city in time to
make his coming a memorable one.
Mr.. Mitchell, former editor Of the
Minot Daily Reporter, delivered a.
splendid address replete with sugges-
tions that will prove Of inestimable
value to the advertising men and mer-
chants who comprise the major por-
ton of the gathering.
The main address Of the evening
was given by Rev. Harry Walker, pas
tor of the Episcopal Church of Devils
Lake. Rev. Walker taking for his
subject citizenship" first outlined
the qualifications and then. detailed
the obligations which Citizenship i'm
plies. The address was delivered so
eloquently andehis Illustrations so
forcefully driven home by Incidents!
familiar to every man in his hearing
that one and all felt it regrettable
that every citizen not only of the city
of Minot but all thruout this entire
section might we'll have been gathered
t3gether where they could hear this
masterful presentation Of a vital SUBJ
ject.
Messrs Chapman. Allen, Ellithorne
and Corbett, Our Own John Howard,
G. w. Warner, Verne Kelsey, C. CT
Hvambsall and G. E. Vogt enlivened
the dinner and interspersed the vari-
Gus talks with song and music, Vogt |
especially receiving repeated encores
for his musical numbers and songs
which were somewhat out Of the or
binary and indicates the presence of |
rnsuspected talent among the later
acquisitions Of the Club.
vore YES TEN TIMES
Butler Pleads Guilty-Draws 6 w
Years
Harry Butler, arrested at Kenmare
and held in the Ward County jail
charged with being an accessory to
the murder Of Officer Nelson, pleaded
guilty this morning before Judge |
Lowe to robbery in the first degree.
Butler assisted yelling, the murderer
in holding up number of threshers
who were playing poker in room in
Kenmare hotel, yelling later kill
ing the officer who attempted to ar
rest him.
Judge Lowe sentenced Butler to
serve 6 1/2 years in the penitentiary,
but he will be held here for a short
t'me-as witness.
--- vore "yEs TEN VINES -
r. C. Hultgren, representing the
Duggan & Hudson Shoe Co. of Roch-
ester, N. Y. was in the city the first Of
the week calling upon Samuelson, The
Shoe man.