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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-09-01

Carl A. Peterson, who for many
years was engaged in operating the
Minot Steam Laundry in this city,
arrived from Alderwood Manor, Wash.
where he has resided for the past
three years. Mr.. Peterson will
spend a month in Minot visiting
friends and attending to his interests
after which he will go to st. Paul to
attend the Golden Wedding anniver-
sary of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel Peterson who have been resi-
dents Of that city for the past As
years. There are five daughters and
one son in the family and they all ex-
pect to be present Nov. 4, the 5Oth
wedding anniversary of their parents.
Mr.. Peterson owns five acre tract
at Alderwood Manor on which he
lives. He likes the west and is MAX
ing a good living on his little tract.
The people of that district specialize
in poultry, berries and garden truck.
Mr.. Peterson says is is possible to
five-acre tract and grow practically
enough feed for the flock. Wash
ington poultrymen plan on making
$3.50 from each hen during the year.
Like any other kind of business, some
men do not make much money out of
poultry, but if the flock is handled
right, this can easily be done. The
Alderwood Manor Demonstration
Farm is operated to assist unex-
perienced men get started in the busi-
ness right. They are shown what
kind of poultry to raise, how to feed
to produce eggs. The company sells
the land and clears off an acre Of the
stumpage free. Five acres will keep
a man busy if he wants to work. An
acre of strawberries will produce in
a season from five to seven tons of
fruit. In Mr.. Peterson's garden, he
has one strawberry plant on which he
counted 800 we'll formed berries, some
Of them quite large. Apples, cher
ries, all kinds of berries, alfalfa, in
fact anything imaginable can be grown
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-09-01
Kermotts Back from Seattle
erton Navy Yard Active

DR.. and Mrs. L. H. Kermott and
children have returned from a two
weeks visit with relatives and friends
in Seattle. The doctor reports that
it. is estimated GO, 900 men are out of
employment in Seattle, Hooking in
from the smaller towns as soon as
plants are shut down. Lumber mills
are closing down, having large stocks
of material on hand. The bread line
has been started in Seattle and there
are numerous robberies. Business
generally is quiet in the west. The
apple and wheat crops in Washington
will help conditions materially. The
Wenatchee and Yakima apple crops
will aggregate $50, 0O0, 100000 this sea-
son. There is a wonderful wheat
crop in the Big Bend and Spokane
districts.
The Bremerton navy yard is very
active. Uncle Sam is maintaining
his largest squadron on the Pacific
coast, undoubtedly for the purpose of
having it's effect in settling the Japan
Battleship New York, the flagship of
the Pacific squadron in the Bremen
ton navy yard where it. was being
painted. The Idaho, the largest
vessel of the fleet is also in the navy
yard. This ship is but two years
old and is equipped with the largest
sized guns. One of the sailors from
the Idaho proudly informed the doc
tors son, Henry, that the Idaho is
one inch longer than the second larg-
est ship. The ships are brot into
dock about once in three months and
the sailors scrape off the barnacles
and paint the ship. This work is done
entirely by the men on the ship and
can be completed in one day. The
New York was Admiral SIMPSONS
flag ship during the Spanish-Ameri-
can war.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-09-01
FORMER hiIN0T MAN MAKES
MONEY ON FIVE ACRE TRACT

on this land. The five-scre farmers
usually keep from one to three cows
and grow practically enough feed for
them. The land costs from $4,000
to $4,000 per acre but Mr.. Peterson
says he would not take $4,000 an
acre for his tract that cost him half
as much.
Poultry does fine. The farmers
have their poultry houses electric
lighted and in the winter turn on the
lights early in the morning and in the
evening to fool the hens and increase
egg production. A White Leghorn
hen on the Demonstration Farm has a
record Of 1926 eggs in year. Several
hens have records of more than 300
eggs year. Most Of the eggs are
laid during winter months. They
feed sprouted oats, egg mash made Of
fish meal and meat scraps; scratch
feed consisting of cracked corn, crack
ed barley, wheat, sunfower seed, and
Kaffir corn. They are given plenty
Of oystershell, charcoal, butter-milk
and fresh water besides green stuff.
The poultry houses have open fronts
with much fresh air and sunlight.
The coolest last winter was 80 degrees
above and the hottest in the summer
was 80 above. During the past year
there was SO inches of rainfall, but
Mr.. Petercon says one soon gets used
to it.
Washington has the biggest apple
crop in its history. Wenatchee VAL
ley will ship out $4,000 car loads of
apples this year. The wheat crop
is also immense.
Alex Horoldson, former Ryder
banker, is now engaged in dairying
and farming at Stanwood, Wash. This
year his oats averaged 400 bushels
per acre.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-09-01

In an effort to help solve the prob
lem of unemployment, Secretary
Hoover has written to the governors OF
the various states, asking them to let
contracts for road building this fall
instead of waiting until next spring.
Some states let their contracts in the
fall, and Secretary Hoover thinks it
would be advantageous if all did so,
for in this way thousands Of men
might be assured of employment
through the winter whenever it is
possible to continue road construction.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-09-01

Nels Simonson, prominent Bow.
bells merchant, visited old Minot
friends Saturday. Mr.. Simonson and
Ed Shirley drove out to the Peter
Week place in the hills southwest OF
Minot and viewed the homesteads
where they opened sardines and other
things some twenty years ago when
they were just plain "rube' claim
holders. They report they found
piles of tin cans and glassware on
the old homesteads, which brought
back pleasant memories.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-09-01

The work Of having Ward County
Fair in the coming years is one which
should be taken up this fall. Ward
county should not be behind its neigh
boring counties in this respect q it
has the products, both from the fields
and from the barns, to make I winner.
There Is no particular reason Why our
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-09-01
This Is No Fairy Tale

E. E. Brown, we'll known farmer
near Bergen, has been practicing d.
versified farming for several years.
The results of his labor may be judged
by the following facts:
Has large field of corn that is
practically matured now.
Just finished putting up about rs
tons of fine millet.
Has fine garden
Raised water melons, one weighing
Is pounds;
Has good musk melons;
Has good bunch of hogs;
Milks Fl COWS, feeds separated milk
to calves and hogs;
Gets cream check for over $4,000
per month;
Lives in a modem house and has
electric lights in house and barns.
Has splendid barns and silo.
Mr.. Brown expects to install milk
ing machine next spring.
If you believe that diversified farm
ing won't pay, just go out to Mr..
Browns farm and see for yourselves.
You might have a little chat with Mr..
Brown on the subject. He is a fine
man, well posted, and very much
alive. We cannot all expect to get in
a day what it has taken him years Of
toll to procure, but we might get
! START-Drake Register.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-09-01

citizens should be forced to go to 9th
er counties to see the products OF this
section placed on exhibition. Ward
countys progressive farmers can put
them all in the shade in this respect.
Let's get busy and boost for county
fair in Ward county.-Kenrhare News.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-09-01

Continue Business Ut DuVall Store
The DuVall Leathergoods store will,
be conducted under the direction Of
Mrs, DuVall until the stock is finaliu
closed out. There are still rnanv
fine bargains to be had in the store.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-09-01

Almost Grounds for Libel :,
The Independent stands corrected.
Last week we announced that q
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-09-01

daughter had been born to Mr., and
Mrs. Roy v. Bowker Of Burlington !
Mr.. Bowker sends the following cor
rection: please change the Word
daughter to SON in your last weeks
announcement. The II pounds is quite
correct"
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-09-01

Norman 3. Black to Address Minot
Rotary Monday
Norman B. Black, we'll known faf.
20 publisher, will visit Minot Mon I ).
and will be the guest OF the Mlno!
Rotary. Mr.. Black, who returned
recently from the International NO
tary Convention at Edinburgh, Scot
land, will give report OF the meet'
ing Monday.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-09-01

Prince Albert 10
sold In toppy red
bags, tidy red tins,
hsndsome pound
ard half pound tin
hus,,idors aid in the
pound crystal glass
h u m i'd or With
sponge n,ojsfsns1
Fan
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-09-01

Selmer Kihle, the 16 year-old son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Kihle, suffered a
most painful and serious accident
Tuesday evening about 6 o'clock. Sell
mer was hauling bundles in rack for
his father at the Brenno- Kihle rig and
after unloading one of his loads, threw
the pitch-fork off on the ground and
then jumped off the wagon. In some
way or other he lighted on the pitch
fork in such way as to cause the
handle to penetrate his bowels, tear
ing hole in same and causing very
serious internal injury He was i'm
rnediately rushed to town and taken
on the branch to Kenmare to the hos
pital at that place. One-half hour
after the train arrived in Kenmare
Drs. Ewing and King operated on Sell
mer, and though his condition is seri-
Gus and critical, hopes are held for
his recovery. The many friends Of
Selmer anxiously await news Of his
improving. Columbus Reporter.
The St. Johns herald., 1921-09-01
Enter the heroine.
CTo BE CONTINUED
WHY BRICK CHIMNEYS LEAN
Reason Generally Ascribed Is Alter. nate Wetting and Drying to
 Which They Are Subjected.

Between the wagon builder, alter nately wetting and drying board to bend 1t to the desired shape, and the house chimney, grotesquely leaning to- ward the east, brick masons say there Is similarity. The leaning chimney Is B subject on which even the doctors disagree, but the theory referred to seems the most plausible.
 Chimneys lean toward the east. A little observation anywhere will prove this. Even the best-built affair of brick and mortar, acquiring age, often begins to lean. Various theories are advanced, but the explanation of aI- ternate wetting and drying seems the best.
 Chimney walls collect more or less moisture during the night, on all sides. Now, If the broad side of the chimney Is toward the east, and if the sun strikes that part of the chimney first, that side dries out much quicker than the north or south side, or the western side. Tn time of rainfall, the east side ordinarily is dried the quickest. This general condition has the effect of pulling the chimney toward the east.
The St. Johns herald., 1921-09-01
Four Drowned in Ontario.

Ottawa, Ont.-In an unsuccessful attempt to save his 9-year-Old daugh- ter, Laura, Thomas TOOhey, age 5, and three other members of his fam fly were drowned in Otter lake. Laura, the youngest, waded beyond her depth while bathing a few feet from shore. Kathleen and Dorothy, trying to reach Laura, soon got beyond their depth and sank. MT. TOOhey and his son, Bernard, who were nearby, jumped in- to the water and swam to where the girls had disappeared. They succeeded in bringing them to the surface, but were unable to conduct them safely to the shallow waters. They all sank together.
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me no hint of who was involved, or of its real nature. l put the words to- gether, weighing each one with care as to its exact meaning, and read them over with increased bewilderment. The torn fragment began and ended ab- ruptly; l could only guess at its mean ing, yet the impression left upon my mind was both sinister and menacing. l wanted to know more.
 1Os sailed Saturday from Stockholm. win deposit letter of credit with Krantz to your order. Amount ample all needs. See to this at once, and advise S76 Cans so as to be no delay. Two raps, three-Cer- vantes. Waldron favors action this month suggest Watonia. Can you be ready7 Use South A code.
 That this letter was authentic 1 had no doubt, nor was its meaning alto gether obscure in the light of certain events. Several allusiOns were famil- far to me and these were what caused my earlier suspicious to crystalline into probability. It bore all the earmarks of plot, revolutionary plot, and one not yet brought to cOnsummation. To be sure the note was undated, and the box had been left at the hotel thirty days before. Yet the WatOnia was cer- tainly the name of ship and to my memory suggested Central American trade. This did not necessarily imply that the conspiratOrS had abandoned their purpose. More likely they were not quite ready in time to operate on the sailing date of that particular ship. Some delay had occurred, and, possi- ply, even now prompt action might overturn all their plans. undressed and went to bed, but not to sleep, for the darkness brought new thoughts and suggestions for the morrow.
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matters. If hIs sympathies were at all revolutionary he had carefully re- trained from any such open express sion. The firm had made a speciality of handling South American business, and had intimate financial connections in both Rio and Buenos Aires. The company ranked high in financial circles.
 "The present war must have cost them a rather heavy lOss," hazarded. However, this Is nothing to me. By the way, Clement, do you chance to know of Cans street in this tOwn2"
 "Gans? That is a new one on me. Try the city directory-there on the edge of the desk"
 The name was not to be found, nor any other approaching 1t In sound or spelling, and 1 finally drifted out onto the street, really no wiser than when 1 first entered. made one more effort, however, telephoning to a detective sergeant whom l knew well, as to the present whereabouts of Ivan Waldron. The last heard of Waldron, he was In West Virginia, speaking to striking miners; that was less than a week ago; he had not been seen in the city since.
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the fall, 1t lay upon the floor at my feet.
 AS I stopped hastily to recover the overturned box, I was astOunded to discover the bottom slipped partially aside, as though some secret spring had been touched, revealing so narrow receptacle that the ordinary eye would never suspect the possibility of Its ex- istence. Not only was there a false bottom, but the opening revealed a closely folded paper. grasped this quickly, thrill running through me. What ancient and long-buried message was about to be unfolded2
 But nol This was plainly modern a clean, white sheet, no folded parch. ment of old, but some mystery of yes terday. There was writing there, in Spanish, so faintly traced l could barely decipher the words, yet clearly revealed as of this day and generation. know Spanish fairly well, having had year in Mexico City, yet it required some time before 1 could puzzle out the message on this sheet. The paper had been torn, seemingly sundered from a much longer letter, and pre- served merely because of the specific address and instructions 1t contained. Beyond doubt all else had been de- strOyed. What remained may have been sufficient guidance to the party who had the benefit of what went be- fore in the original epistle, but was obscure to anyone else. Yet 1t was modern, something relating to this very time, a menace; something to be grasped and understood. This cOnvic- tiOn absolutely gripped me. l stared at the rather sinister words, blindly grOping at what lay hidden behind them, instinctlvely scenting cOnspir- acy of evil which 1 could not deter mine. All unlntentiOned 1 had stum- bled into a clew which might lead to startling results, yet 1t seemingly gave
The St. Johns herald., 1921-09-01
Pinckney's Immortal Declaration.

Charles c. Pinckney was one of three envoys sent by the United States to France in 1T97 to settle dis putes which had arisen between France and the United States. The American grievance was caused by the seizure of American vessels by France. The French grievance was that commercial privileges had been granted to Eng land. Talleyrand, the French foreign minister, refused to receive the en- voys, but 1t had been conveyed to them by secret agents that before any settlement could be reached 1t would be necessary for the United States to pay a large sum of money, which was, in fact little more than a bribe. It was then that Pinckney made his famous declaration, that the United States had millions for defense, but not one cent for tribute"
The St. Johns herald., 1921-09-01
orIoin of "PoIite" oaths.

The average polite person Is very apt to use mOuth-filllng paths every day, although without evil intent or knowledge of his or her profanity. One of the words used commonly enough is "jlngO." Yet the word means God" and was borrowed from Basque sailors by the English. "Drat 1t" is a term we'll known in New Eng land, and is supposed to be much fa- vored by old maids. It is a corrup- tion of the phrase "God rot it." Even the innocent sounding "fddle-de-dee" Is the English attempt to say the Ital- ian "fediddio," or Gods faith" "Darn" is a synonym for damn"
The St. Johns herald., 1921-09-01
1s.ooo. 900 Facing Starvation.

LOndOn.-Eighteen millions of Rus sians are facing death in the famine district, according to the latest esti- mates from Riga. The starvation zone is 800 miles long, stretching along the middle and lower Volga valley. The Poles have discussed closing the from tier but the fact that 1,5O0OOO Poles held prisoner in Russia are being re- turned makes the closing difficult even if politically advisable.
The St. Johns herald., 1921-09-01
CHAPTER |.
The Message in the Box.

Anticipating the possibility of my train arriving late, 1 had named the h0ure6f my meeting with Cummings as three o'clock, and, in consequence of our reaching the city exactly on time, was compelled to lOlter idly about the hotel for an hour. However, ia passing through the corridor my attention was attracted by an unique curiosity shop occupying a small side room, and, merely to pass the time pleasantly. entered and began exam thing the strange collection of wares en display.
 There were several articles lin- gered over, tempted to purchase, but drifted on, rather undecided, until my eyes perceived very quaint lacquered jewel box, of a class of workmanship quite unusual. The proprietor, per celving my interest, joined me.
 "The jewel box attracts you" he said pleasantly, opening the case and bringing 1t forth. "You have love for such things2"
 "A deep interest at least" I admit ted, taking the article. from his hand, "a collector in an amateur way What is the wOrkmanship-surely not Jap anese2"
 "No." smlIIngly. Although posi- lively 1 cannot answer as to its or igin. The inscription, which can only be read with a mlcrOscope"-he traced with his finger-'Is ancient Arabic, but no wild Arab ever did the lacquer" 'e Yet so strange a curio must have history. an imaginary one, at least. What is the storyT"
 Positively none," he admitted re- gretfuIly. "The fact Is, this article was found by a chambermaid In one of the hotel rooms, and turned in to the man. ager He made every effort to trace the guests. only to learn that they, two men, by the way. had registered false ly. He even advertised, but with no response. and finally, after thirty days, was persuaded to accept my offer for the article"
 You have put price on this2"
 Yes. ridIculOusly low, no doubt, yet brlnging me a good profit"
 He named price, and, still with the box in my hands, yielded to the temp tatiOn, and bought it. The article was sufficiently small to find Iodgment in an overcoat pocket, and, as Cummings appeared a little later, was soon for. gotten in the earnestness of our con- yersatiOn. We later had dinner to- gether. and attended the theater In company, my mind so occupied with other matters that 1 scarcely once thought of the strange purchase had made, which remained securely hid den. It was only after returning to my own room, then nearing midnight, that 1t was again recalled to memory. Only an idle curiosity and feeling Of sleeplesSness induced me to draw the article forth, and remove It's wrap pings, but the sight served immedi- ately to Increase my interest. It was certainly a wonderful find, artisticaIly beautiful. and most unusual in design. There was a mystery that must have exercised a strange spell over my Imagination, for I dreamed of the long, dead workman who fashioned if. for getful of the passing night hours. A clock somewhere fin the neighborhOod struck, and counted twelve, arousing myself Perhaps 1 was already half sleeping, for as turned to Fise my sleeve struck the box at the edge of the table. and before 1 could prevent
The St. Johns herald., 1921-09-01
Olympic Makes East Trip.

New YOrk.-The liner Olympic con- pleted her fastest transatlantice vOy- age, having made the trip from South amptOn and CherbOurg in five days, IS hours and IS minutes Sir Bertram Hayes, her commander, said the big boat would have done better had she not been delayed longer than usual at the French port.
The St. Johns herald., 1921-09-01
Raelnu to Port Prohibited.

WashingtOn.-Midnight racing of im- migrant-laden steamers into American harbOrs to land the monthly quotas in the first minutes of the first day of the new month, may be done away with If ship line officers and migration of ficials can get together and formulate new agreement. The difficulty is said to be with the smaller lines.
The St. Johns herald., 1921-09-01
AcTIoNi AcTEoNI

Adventure-romance - mys. tery-battle, murder and sud den deathi Well. rather. And action, action, action-On every page. That's Randall Parrish's new story, "The Mystery of the Silver Dagger"
 Suppose you were an Ameri' can diplomat and you fell in love at first sight with a won- derfuI, mysterious girl who was apparently deep in an interna- tiOnaI revolutionary conspiracy and you had the identity of a famous crook thruSt upon you and you found one of the chief conspirators dead from a stab with the mysterious girls silver dagger hatPin! And suppose you set to work to break up the conspiracy and solve the mur. der and win the girl-wouldn't you be busy? Well, that's this hero and this hero's job.
 As to Randall Parrish, all novel-readers know him and his stories. And this is one of his best.
The St. Johns herald., 1921-09-01
Rusiness conditions Improyinq.

WashingtOn.-MOre active buying by retail dealers in some sections of the country during July indicates a slight improvement in the business sit uatiOn, according to Archer Wall Douglas, chairman of the committee on statistics and standards of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, in a monthly review of busi- ness conditions.
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pr. Hardinu Marries Nurse.

Monroe, Mich.-Dr. George T. Hard ing, father of President Warren G. Harding, came to Monroe, married Miss Alice SevernS, for many years nurse in his office at Marion, Ohio, and left the city before more than a score of Monroe citizens had guessed his iden- tity. Dr. Harding is 76 years old, while his bride is 5.