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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-03-17
SALIVA POST TO INVESTIGATE
viii Protect II II Is Learned Great
Bend Organization Took Part


Bend Or9anixafion Took Part
Salina, March 18.-The Ameri-
can Legion post here will make an
official protest to the Barton county
ex.service men II It is learned denn-
itely that the American Legion TOOK
part in the demonstration at Great
Bend last Saturday against J. Ralph
Burton and other Non-Partisah
League speakers.
oscar A. Ketterman, commanaer
Of the post, declared yesterday the
situation was deplorable Tor tne
American Legion as an organization.
other members Of the post said they
aid not sympathize with the teach
ings Of the Nom Partisan League
but did not approve Of violence 70
stop those teachings.
American Legion men here are III.
clined to doubt that members Oh
Great Bend participated In the Vio-
lence as an organization.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-03-17
ART EXHIBIT AT LiNDSbOku
Show Work Of Masters During Mes
siah Week

Ldndsborg, March '16.-What Is
believed to be the finest collection
Of etchings, Autographs and engrav-
,nes ever exhibited in Kansas includ-
ing works of such masters as KEN.
brandt, Whistler, Zorn, Neryon ana
Ninet, will occupy a prominent
Mace in the annual art exhibit to be
hold here in connection with the
Messiah week, March 20-27. =
Burger Sandzen. director OF tne
department Of art at Bethany col
,ece. will exhibit large and repre-
sentative number Of canvases. othel
local exhibitors are Anna keener
wilhelmina Marin, 8. p. Swan, An
ton Pearson, G. N. Malm and jessie
r. Seyerston.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-03-17
HARDING JUST HUMAN
Left Income Tax Report to Last Day
as Rest of Folks Did

washington, March 16.-Whfle
Job hunters cooled their heels around
the White House office yesterday,
President Harding toiled over his In
come tax return. Like many other
Americans, he had left the job to the
last moment, and only folks with
urgent business got in to see him I'M
til he had told the income tax man
all about himself, his family and
his means of livelihood.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-03-17
PACKER STRIKE !.
GETS A LIFT
Workmen Try to Keep
Wage at High Level
fAssociated Press)

Chicago, March 16.-Representa-
tives of ten national packing plant
unions today pledged support to the
Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen
of North America in case the men,
beers Of that organization strike.
While no official statement Is made,
unoffcially 1t became known that
there had been little opposition to a
proposal that other organizations
take q strike vote.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-03-17

p. DeMersseman claims to have
the boss egg. 1t measures by 8
inches in circumference and weighs
one fourth pound. Hens are sure
doing their best these days.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-03-17
CLEANED OUT THE BANK

Uniontown, Kan, March 16-The
state Bank of Uniontown was robbed
early today Of all cash and securi-
ties. 1t is believed the loss Is
about twenty thousand dollars.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-03-17
Other Farm
Equipment

Cream Separators
Farm Wagons
Farm Trucks
Grain Tanks
Manure Spreaders
Straw spreading AZ.
tachments
Stalk Cutters
Feed Grinders
Stone Burr Mills
Knife Grinders
Tractor Hitches
Cane Mills
Syrup Evaporators
Evap0rator Furnaces
Binder Irvine
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-03-17
OyER.sUBsCRIBE ISSUES
Money Market Has Improved, the
Treasury Department Believes

Washington, March 16--Subscrip-
tion to the two issues OF treasury
certificates of indebtedness, which
closed last night, aggregated approx
imately AGO million dollars, Secre-
tarv Mellon announced. The treas
ury called for about 400 million dol
lars. and the transcription was
said by officials to substantiate their
belief that the money market mad
improved and that future govern
ment issues would find a ready mar
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-03-17
RPITAIN MEETS RUSSIANS

Goes Into Trade Agreement VIII"
the Soviet
(Associated Press,
London, March ia traae
agreement under which commercial
relations will be resumed py Grea'
Britain and Russia was signed mere
today by representatives OF the TWO
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-03-17
NEW ZEALAND OPPOSED
Australia Also Objects to Renewal
of Angio-Jap Treaty
<A..~>S~S>H ppAaa1

London, March 16.-New Zealand
and Australia, says Sir John Find
Law are strongly opposed to the re-
newal Of the nglo-Japanese treaty
and he wants the home government
to bear that fact in mind when the
question of the renewal Of the treaty
comes up for settlement.
Sir John is one of the leading
statesmen of New Zealand. With
Sir Joseph Ward he represented ne"
zealand at the last Imperial CONFER
ence in 1911. He is now again III
London.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-03-17

"Today's news today" is our plan
you get the news Of the world In
the Reflector by telegraph sixteen
hours ahead Of any paper distributed
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-03-17
CAN'T BE BOTHERED
No Primary City Elections Neces-
sarv Because Everyone is Satisfied

y
McAlester, Ok, March 16'-for
tho second time in the history OF
McAlester no primary electlon was
necessary when there were city o.
fees to fill. Both times TINS conul-
ton was brought about by the over
whelming satisfaction OF the citizen.
shin with the city manager form u
government. ,.
Last spring the two Republican
members Of the city COMMISSION
were unopposed, permitting them 10
file on the independent tickt and re-
turn to office. This year the same
thing happened when two Demo
Gratis were to run. City election DAY
has seemingly come to mean nothing
in the lives of the local electors IN
sofar as city officials are concerned
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-03-17
The COMPLETE International Harvester Line
TilIase Inplements lCe.k(
Leverless Tractor Dis

Leverless Tractor Dis
Harrows
Orchard Harrows
Spring-tooth Harrows
Peg-tooth Harrows
Com. Spring and Peg
tooth Harrows
Flexible Peg tooth
Harrows
One-horse Cuitivators
culti-packers (Soil Pull
verizers)
Power Machines
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-03-17
TilIage Implements

Tractor Flows
Tractor Grub-breakers
Riding Plows
Walking Plows
Hiilside Flows
Subso1 Plows Y
Two-way Flows
Disk Plows
Disk Harrows S.
Reversible Disk Har-
rows
Tandem Disk Harrcws
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-03-17

Clean old papers, &c a bundle, at
this office.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-03-17
Seeding Machines

Cotton Planters
Plain Grain Drills
Fertilizer Grain Drills
Broadcast Seeders
Narrow track Seeders
Wide-track Seeders
End-gate Seeders
Alfalfa and Grass Drills
Hemp Drills
One-horse Wheat Drill
Fertilizer and Lime
Sewers
TilIaue implements
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-03-17
Power Machines

Kerosene Engines
Gasoline Engines
Kerosene Tractors
Motor Trucks
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-03-17
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Binders
Tractor Binders
Push Binders
Headers
Harvester Threshers
Rice Binders
Reapers
Shockers
Threshers
Haying Machine.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-03-17
TpOTSKY THINKS HE'S SAFE

London, March 16.-Leon Trotsky
declared in an interview given IN
Moscow that "all talk Of an uprising
in Petrograd and bombardment OF
the town is silly" says a wireless
dispatch,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-03-17

in the world Mccormick built the first practical
reaper Deering sold the first Irvine binder and was
a pood-twine pioneer, and William Parlin was one
Of the first steel plow pioneers The lines ofharvest-
ing machines and plows started by these farm ma
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-03-17

Mowers
Sulky Dump Rakes
Side Delivery Rakes
Tedders
Comb. Side Rakes and
Tedders
Hay Leaders
Sweep Rakes
Stackers
Comb. Swp. Rakes and
Stackers
Baling Presses
Bunchers
Corn Machines
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-03-17
Corn Machines

Corn Drills
Planters
Combined Corn and
Cotton Drills
Walking Listers
Wide-tread Listers
Trss;tof listers
Two-horse cuitivntors
Two-row Cultivators
Lister Cultivators
Motor Cultiyatcrs
Binders
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-03-17

lOU know these trade names Your
father and grandfather knew three OF
them. They knew in their time, and
YOU know today that these names stand
for the highest quality farm machinery
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-03-17
Corn Maehines Cont:
Ensilage Cutters
Pickers i.
Huskers and Shredders
Shelters


Beet and Bean Drills
Cultivators
Pullers
The Ward County independent., 1921-10-13

Farmers in the Minot- -Parshall ter
ritory are being pressed to pay the
notes which they were induced to
give for the organization of the Con-
sumers' Cooperative stores.
A number Of ,Parshall farmers were
in Minot Saturday comforting with
attorneys in hopes they might evade
the payment Of the notes for $4,000
each.
Joseph Pritz, a Parshall farmer,
is one of the farmers upon whom a
summons was served. His was one
Of the many notes turned over to the
northumberland Bank of Far
go and listed as assets Of the defunct
institution.
Atty. Harry Lashkowitz is the at
torney for the receiver Of the bank,
l.. C. Reep, and he has full instructi-
ons to proceed to force collection.
The Minot, Watford City and other
farmers where these stores were
started are expected to pay their
notes and may expect action at any
time. .s.-
The Ward County independent., 1921-10-13
CRIERS DINE
TUESDAY EVENING
Harry Walker, Prominent Devils
Lake Divine Will be Principal
Speaker

The Minot Town Criers Club will
hold their regular monthly dinner and
business meeting in the basement of
the Episcopal Church Tuesday Oct.
18. The dinner will be served
promptly at 6:15. Harry Walker of
Devils Lake, considered one of the
most eloquent divines Of the state
will deliver an address. c. w. Ma
son, editor Of the Minot Daily News,
will be taostmaster. Vocal and in
strumental numbers by Messre COL
ton, Hvambsal, Professor Howard and
the male quartette will enliven the
festivities of the evening. Three
special subjects are up for considera-
ton at the meeting. Class in sales
manship, Verne Stenersen; The Nc
Intosh meeting, Falconer; the 1922
Convention of the A. A. c., W..
F. Jones. Crier Carl N. Cox will
have general charge Of the dinner
ticket sale and the arrangements
generally.
Those of the Criers who smoke,
please to bear in mind the fact that
our brother Crier, DR.. N. B. Living
ston has contributed several boxes of
choice cigars to be passed at the con-
clusion Of the dinner. These cigars
are some that DR.. Livingston had
made especially for his own private
use and the stock was grown on his
Arkansas plantation. Don't all
speak at once, please. Cox has the
tickets.
The Ward County independent., 1921-10-13

The remains of a fully developed
babe were found buried under about
three feet Of dirt in the basement Of
residence at 814 Tenth Ave. north
east Tuesday.
o. M. Lee, who recently purchased
the residence, was at work cleaning
out the basement when his shovel
struck some loose dirt. He thot it
rather peculiar and investigated, find
ing the remains Of the child wrapped
in some old rags.
Coroner Pence and States Attorney
Herigstad were notified and are now
making an investigation.
The remains were badly decompos-
ed, yet not so much so but what ply
sicians could determine that the child
was fully developed.
The remains were brot to the police
station this afternoon and will be
inferred later.
The Ward County independent., 1921-10-13

followed these affairs for years.
Wrong Side Up" is the title of a
bulletin which is being distributed
from the North Dakota booth at the
National dairy show and is in big de-
mand. Wrong Side Up features an
incident that occurred in the very
early pioneer days of the New Salem
community. John Christensen was
breaking some prairie one day when
he was accosted by an old Indian. The
Indian watched the plowing operation
for time in silence. Finally he
walked over, turned some of the sod
back into the furrow and patted it
carefully back into place as it had
been originally.
"Huh! Wrong side up!" he said.
1t was only after years of struggle
in the attempt to make the prairie,
turned "wrong side up" produce a liv-
ing from the grain they raised, that
the settlers began to realize that there
was some truth in the old Indians
statement. When they began using
the native prairie grasses to produce
dairy products, they found that the
prairie, left right side up was veri-
table mint.
The Ward County independent., 1921-10-13
BrimfOn Arrested in
Willist0n for Attack

J. w. Brinton, who gave Editor
McClintock of the Fargo Courier
News severe beatings in a room in a
Fargo hotel, when the editor refused
to make retraction, concerning an
alleged warrant which had been re-
ported issued for his arrest, was
served with warrant for arrest at
Williston Friday and was released on
$100 bail.
Brinton waived examination and
will be tried in district court in Fargo
soon.
The Waters case will be tried dur
ing the same term Of court and Brin-
ton is witness in this case. Waters
is suing Townley for $4,000, money
he claims he has coming from the
famous sisal transaction. The case
has been in court four times and con-
tinued.
The Ward County independent., 1921-10-13
ACTION IS STARTED AGAINST
FARMERS ON c. U. S. NOTES
Old Timers Wore Long Moustaches

Old Timers Wore Long Moustaches
An Independent representative, in
conversation with James johnson, re-
marked that it was strange that the
early settlers all wore moustaches.
"Jim" explained the fact in this way:
"Thirty-fve or forty years ago
when us old timers came out west,
we had few wells and had to secure
our drinking water out of the sloughs.
The water wasn't the purest in the
world and contained so many wrig-
glers, that we had to let our NOUS
taches grow long and used them to
strain the water thru and keep out
the wrigglers."
voYe "vEs" TEN TIMES
Grano Youth to Reform School
A 15-year-old Grano youth was TAX
en- to Mohall and will be sent to the
state training school at Mandan on a
charge Of rape.
---vorE "yes' TEN r,MFs
John Magee, Of Gillette, Wis. who
spent week at the home of his daugh-
ter, Mrs. F. ]. Steffeck, returned to
his home Friday.
The Ward County independent., 1921-10-13
Fred GrOssarth Knew Many German
Notables

Fred Grossarth of Burlington town.
ship, a veteran of the FrsAlco-Prus-
sian war, was in the city Saturday.
Fred is in his list year. When Il
soldier in the Kaiser's army he saw
the Kaiser, the Grown Prince, Won
Moltke, Bismarck and many Of the
other notables whose names are as
sociated with the history Of those STIR
ring times. He emigrated to this
country in 1887, settling in Burlington
township in the spring of that year.
With four oxen and cow he started
in farming and during the summer
had the misfortune to lose three fin
gers of his right hand. He had taken
up his gun, Winchester, which he
supposed was not loaded and started
to clean the weapon. The hammer
caught on some projection, explod-
ing charge which had remained in
the gun and carried away his fingers.
Mr.. Grossarth has son, Fred Jr.,
now in his 30th year, who has been
bed-rjdden for the past five years
with rheumatism. A brother in law
who makes his home with the Gross
arths is so terribly crippled with rheu-
matism that he is helpless.
The Ward County independent., 1921-10-13
MlN0T ELKS PLAN BIG HOME
COMING SATURDAY, OCT. Il

and make, his getaway.
Swearingen is said to have escaped
from jail in Iowa by slugging the
jailor. This is the man who after
previous arrest, escaped in car
which he borrowed from his employer,
Art Getchell, a Glenburn farmer.
Later the car was found near the
Canadian line where Swearingen had
parted with it for $3.50. Swearingen
was located short time ago near Des
Lacs, living with Bottineau county
girl, Pauline Running, with whom he
had eloped. The girls two-year-old
child was with them. Swearingen
claims to be the father of an unborn
child and the couple were permitted
to marry just recently while both were
incarcerated in the Ward county Jail.
The Ward County independent., 1921-10-13
REMAINS OF BABE ARE FOUND
BURIED IN BASEMENT OF HOME
Purchase Interest in Battery Co.

Purchase Interest in Battery Co.
Walter J. LaVictoire, who since be-
ing mustered out Of service follow
ing the war has been in the employ of
the Northern States Power Co. up to
three months ago, has purchased the
interests of r. F. Lander in the Minot
Battery Co. and will assume the man
agement of the Company. The Mi
not Battery Co. are located in the
Smart Block, in the heart of the auto
district of the city and have in their
employ several expert battery men
and are handling well-known make
of battery. Their announcement ap-
pears elsewhere in this issue Of the
Independent.
vorr ''YEs' TEN TIME.
The Elks will give bird supper
and dance at the Home Friday evening
of this week. Hunters have brot in
$50 fine ducks for the occasion.
The Ward County independent., 1921-10-13

The Minot Lodge 1889, B. P. 0. Elks
will hold big Home Coming on the
afternoon and evening of Saturday,
Oct. 22, at which time 100 candidates
will be initiated. The intiatory work
will be in charge of the, Devils Lake
degree team and owing to the unus-
ually large crowd which will attend
the work will be put on in the high
school auditorium which has been Sc
cured for the day. The new class
ship Of nearly 1000. The ritualistic
work will be given in the afternoon
and the stunt program in the evening;
This will be followed by q big feed
at the Home in the evening. Elks
from every section of the Northwest
will attend. ]. T. Quigley is in
charge Of the musical program.
vers '',rs'' TEN TIMES
Mccartney F0ils Attempt at Jail
Delivery
j. A. Mccartney, Ward county
jailor, within week frustrated plans
for a second Jail delivery, when he de-
tected Irwin Swearingen, held in Jail
on charge Of stealing an auto, in
the act Of attempting to force his
way out of one of the Jail windows.
Mccartney was showing Max John.
son and John Catherman thru the jail
and as he neared the cell of Swearin-
gen, heard an iron drop. Investigat:
ing he found that Swearingen had
wrenched two pieces Of iron loose from
his bed with which he had been tam
pering with the bars and screens on
his window. He had already wrench
ed. several Of the bolts loose. Nc
Cartney believes the man was also
preparing to knock him out with the
irons, take the keys away from him
The Ward County independent., 1921-10-13

Kentucky Educator Addressed Com
munitY Meeting


Mrs. Cora Wilson Stewart, an elo-
quent and talented Kentucky educator
addressed a community gathering at
the high school auditorium Sunday
evening. Mrs. Stewart is making a
series of addresses thruout the state
in the interest of campaign which
has been inaugurated by State Super
intendent Of Public Instruction, Miss
Nelson, to combat illiteracy. Sta
tistics compiled from the government
census reports show thai. there are
five and a half millions Of illiterates
in the United States. North Dakota s
quota is 9,937 to which Ward county
has made contribution of some 70
members. This state stands l1th
in point of illiteracy and 18th among
the states showing illiteracy of her
foreign born. If Ward county has
7S illiterates it is high time the edu-
Gators Of our county which boasts a
normal school, several consolidated
schools and numerous graded schools
got busy and wiped the slate. Miss
Stewart first began her campaign on
illiteracy when county superintendent
Of schools in the mountain districts
of Kentucky. Her success won state
recognition and the movement became
state wide. Later other states be-
came interested and now the move
ment has become national one. Mrs.
Stewart, as the leading exponont of
the doctrine has been called upon to
deliver her remarkable addresses be-
fore educational and legislative bodies
in practically every state in the Union.
It is to be hoped that her address
in this city will bear fruit and that
our educators, not alone of Ward
county but of the state generally will
unite in an effort to sweep silliteracy
from our commonwealth. Mrs. Stew
art is a pleasing and convincing speak
er. In recounting her own exper-
fences she mentioned various instances
where the students enrolled in what
was called "The Moonlight School"
were octogenarians. She advocates
the instruction Of illiterates at any
hour of the day or night. Age should
be no bar or hindrance. In the course
of her remarks she mentioned an in
stance which occurred in Mississippi,
during the examination of an old COL
ored minister. When asked how to
get rid of adult illiteracy he replied:
"Get rid Of the adults" She closed
with stirring appeal in behalf of
Of adults to our public schools or spe-
cially provided places of instruction.
There should be schools for everyone.
vorE 'rss" TEN TIMES
Arrested for Threshing on Sunday
Jim Grain, well known Granville
farmer. was arrested recently on COM
The Ward County independent., 1921-10-13
Careless Driver Destroys Trees
VOTE "vEs rev TIMES :

A certain Lansford merchant driv-
ing into the city Tuesday night col
lided with Ford car belonging to r.
E. Strom, standing before residence
on Third Street NJ. E. The impact
was terrific and soon drew a crowd
from several blocks adjoining. Both
cars were damaged considerable.
Another feature of the accident was
that the Ford was driven across the
curb and down a row of fine shade
trees belonging to j. r. Falconer, ad-
vertising manager of the Independent
running 8 Of his finest trees. The
driver of the car will have something
of bill to settle aside from the ex-
pense Of repairs to the damaged car.
-. xoxe ssxs." rrs, 1iara --
The Ward County independent., 1921-10-13
A. Clapp Returns From Markets

c. A. Clapp Returns From Markets
Manager C. A. Clapp Of the j. G.
Penney Co. store, returned Thursday
from a three weeks business trip ia
some Of the leading marketing centers
Of the country where he conferred
with other managers Of the J. C. Pen
ney chain Of stores, having attended
two conferences Of managers during
his absence. Mr.. Clapp states that
in their contacts with the representa-.
tives of wholesale houses and man.
ufacturers he is lead to believe there
is a tendency for prices to stitfen ,ap-
preciably and within very short
time. Cotton goods, in particular al
ready has shown the prevailing ten
dency. While the advance will not
be radical it reflects the general bet
terment of business conditions thruout
the country as a whole. Mr.. Clapp
was in St. Louis, Chicago, Milwaukee
and the Twin Cities during his absence
Of three weeks.
The Ward County independent., 1921-10-13

Mrs. F. A. Rhea, aged SO, mother
of DR.. Rhea, enjoyed her first ride in
an airplane at Devils Lake.
The Ward County independent., 1921-10-13

Lyle Clingman, "a, was brot down
from Bowbells and sentenced by
Judge Lowe to 80 days In the county
jail for disorder1y conduct.
The Ward County independent., 1921-10-13

Arrested for Threshing on Sunday
Jim Grain, well known Granville
farmer, was arrested recently on COM
plant Of his neighbor, Mike Whitish,
charged with threshing on Sunday.
He admitted the charge but declared
that he was compelled to thresh on
the Sabbath in order to save the grain
The case was dismissed.