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The Ward County independent., 1921-10-06
FIGHTING THE "PROGRAM"

The thing in connection with the
present campaign that the league
papers and writer's are making the
most of now is their time-worn as
sertion that the opposition has for its
sole purpose the destruction of the
FARMERS program" or, in other
words, the stopping at once and per
manently, the operation of the in
dustries brought into being by the
nonpartisan administration.
Admitting, perhaps that per-
manent check is considered neces-
sary by great many people in the
state, on the greater question of the
so-called farmers 1rogram," have
you stopped lately to consider that a
very large part of it has already
ceased to function.
The Drake mill, for instance.
Surely it cannot be called very prof
table venture. 1t hasn't functioned
for so long now that even the nom
partisans have ceased to miss it
and their newspapers seldom mention
it. Then there is the Homebuilders'
department. It can hardly be called
"in running order," and we don't be-
lieve recall election has had much
to do with it's present condition. The
Bank of North Dakota is still "a 60
ing institution" but only because it
is not we are told, subject to the same
laws and rules of banking as an or
dinary institution of this kind. It
is registering checks-has several
thousand dollars worth Of these, in
fact-and is several million dollars
short in liquid assets, two things
never before permitted Of banks in
this country. So far as we are able
to determine, it has been a success
only as huge financial cold storage
plant. The marketing problem of
the state has not been solved by the
state flour mill and elevator, nor any
other part of the program the l. v.
AS are accused Of fighting, and it is
no longer claimed that it is possible
to thus solve it. Cooperative mar
keting is now the slogan.
There is no question about it. The
greater part of the farmers pro-
gram" is already dead. How, then
can the passage of the initiated laws
at the coming recall election do the
harm the nonpartisan writer's say
they will. It is impossible to wreck
something that is already destroyed.
Destroyed by self-seeking politicians,
who, instead of running the job they
were entrusted with, in a business
like manner, and endeavoring to
make it a success, spent most of their
time feathering their own nests.
Don't you honestly think it is about
time we were endeavoring to salvage
a part of the wreck? We are bound
to lose several million dollars, at
that, but, the recall of the present ad-
ministration and the adoption Of the
initiated laws will stop a tremendous
leak and make it impossible for any
administration in future to squander
such collosal sums Of public money
for purely experimental purposes.
The Ward County independent., 1921-10-06
PACKING PLANT OFFICERS QUIT
Made in Case Pending in
Fargo Courts

Fargo, N. D., Sept. 80 Directors
Of the Equity Cooperative Packing
Plant will resign, it was stated here,
as a result of conference previous
to a hearing which was to have been
held on Charles browns petition
asking that the officers be perman-
emily restrained from conducting the
business Of the company.
No immediate plans for the future
operation Of the plant, now closed,
were made. The officers and di-
rectors Of the company are:
P. M. Casey, president and general
manager; ]. E. Leum, Mayville; H. p.
Beckwith, Fargo; J. C. Bergh, Hen
drum, Minn.; William Olson, Valley
City; Anthony Walton, Minot; Lewis
Altesbersd, Moorhead A. E. Walie
and C. D.. King, directors.
The Ward County independent., 1921-10-06

The recent Cleanup, made by
the county authorities, city officers
and the state and Federal enforcement
officers will probably put a consid-
cradle crimp in the outlawry which
has been running rampant for q sea-
son. When those now under arrest
and awaiting trial are disposed of it
may be considerable time will e.
lapse before another crop springs up
to take their place in this particular
section of the state. Cities further
east that have been disposed to
point the finger Of shame to Ward
County will now have an opportun-
ity to consider the putrefaction that
reposes under their own door steps.
1t is well known fact that parti-
cularly whiskey-runners are giving
this and other counties along the
border wide berth of late and are
making their rendezvous in counties
farther along in North Dakota and
Minnesota. A Minot travelling man
in Fargo just few days ago over
heard the United States Attorney
berate Minot for her lawlessness and
the riot Of rum here. This Minot
man stepped up to the Attorney and
offered to bet him 500 that he could
go out in Fargo and within an hours
time return with an auto load Of
booze. Possibly with knowledge
that the travelling man could make
good his claim the attorney passed
the offer with a contemptuous re-
mark
The Ward County independent., 1921-10-06
Blankets
Prudent Home
Managers Will
Buy Now

Thrifty housewives do not
wait until they face the i'm
mediate necessity of having
certain merchandise. They
buy when they can buy best.
This is one Of those best
buying times for Blankets.
The prices are much more
favorable than they will be
later in the season and the
selections, because of special
purchases, more compre-
hensive.
The Ward County independent., 1921-10-06

A Minot matron was heard to re-
mark that no self respecting woman
could walk along the main street Of
our city of an evening without being
insulted. Many Minot matron and
daughter can readily refute this SLAM
der upon our city. Whatever the
crimes of our city, and they are many,
it must be acknowledged that Minot
women Of character and refnment are
as free from insult upon Minot's
streets, either night or day, as upon
the avenues of any other city Of this
broad land. The annals of our city
contain mighty few instances where
womankind are molested, annoyed,
or insulted upon our thorofares.
1t is high time that the slanderers
of our city's character should be
properly chastened. To allow the
imputation to stand unchallenged
but simply adds to the stigma which
is nenacing the growth and pros
perity OF. our city.
The Ward County independent., 1921-10-06
CAMPAIGN FINANCE

Independent headquarters is ready
for real fast campaign with pros
poets for a splendid victory. The
only possible obstacle is the failure on
on the part Of many Independent
workers to realize how near the cleo
tion is and that they as a consequence
have delayed doing their part Of the
work required to assemble the need
ed campaign funds. O.. J.. Engen, the
state headquarters treasurer has put
this situation squarely up to the
workers in an appeal that was sent
out from headquarters Monday Of
this week. Mr.. Engen says that it
is evident that the League leaders
have obtained campaign funds some
other way than from the field be-
cause they have suddenly turned
loose barrage Of oratory, organizers
and literature and spread falsehoods
by the thousands.
Mr.. Engen states that in spite Of
the fact that more than eight weeks
have passed since the Independents
were urged to begin to assembling the
The Ward County independent., 1921-10-06

campaign fund, many have not even
commenced on their part of the job
yet and the state committee can not
be expected to 60 any further until
the Independents out in the field do
their part. Only about 20 days re-
main until the election, so the cam
paign fund must not be delayed an
other day on account of the rain, sun
shine, storm or anything else. The
election now and then and the Inde-
pendents will be. in danger just be-
cause the workdrs in the villages
and precincts have not done their part
in the matter of assembling the
campaign funds.
The Ward County independent., 1921-10-06
THE BOND. SAFE.

Just now the League leaders are
trying to make much political cap
ital out of the fact that they have
sold a small quantity of reah estate
bonds. There is nothing unusual
or surprising in this except that they
should have sold more and if we had
not had officials who have displayed
a desire to help themselves and their
political henchmen at the expense
of the public treasures and if we
did not have the Bank of North Da-
kota law which authorizes that class
of officials to take any money that
comes into the bank and use it for
any purpose, even political campaign
ing, then North Dakota should have
had at least as many million dollars
of outside money for the use of its
farmers as South Dakota. South
Dakota has sold $36,5OO,OO0 worth
Of it's bonds while our officials have
spent s15O,OOO to sell $1,5O0,OO0
worth of bonds. The worst part of
this is that as long as the Bank Of
North Dakota law remains on our
statutes and political grafters are in
office they can squander not only the
money they get for the bonds but the
payments they get from the farmers
for interest and principal SO that
when finally the bonds mature, a tax
will have to be levied to pay them.
This means that the longer these men
are in office and the longer the Bank
Of North Dakota is allowed to funct-
ion, the deeper we will get in debt
and the longer we will have to pay
high taxes in order to get out of it.
The Ward County independent., 1921-10-06

The fact that practically every Nom
partisan paper in the state is spring
ing to the defense Of the Bismarck
Tribune, which recently took stand
against the recall program, is evi-
dence enough that The Tribune back
ed by the Mckenzie Nc Cumber forces
is playing right into nonpartisan
hands. The Tribune's influence is
scarcely enough to turn the tide Of
the election in favor Of the Nonparti-
sans for Nestos and the other can
didates seem certain Of election with
q majority from $4,000 to $4,000.
The Ward County independent., 1921-10-06

The National Dairy Show to be held
in St. Paul next week, is attracting
wide attention thruout North Dakota.
This state is on the eve Of the great
est activity in the dairy industry and
the National Show, which will not
come this far west again in many
years, will afford those who attend
the finest kind Of opportunity to be-
come familiar with dairy conditions.
There was never q better time to
change from wheat farming to mixed
farming. The show will work won
ders in bringing good old North Da-
kOta into it's sown.
The Ward County independent., 1921-10-06
MINOT WOMAN ARRESTED
ALLEGED CHECK ARTIST

Bismarck, Oct..- miss Margret
Bowman was brought back to Bis
marck last night from jamestown by
Sheriff Welch to face charge of is
suing fraudulent checks.
Miss Bowman was before Justice
Dolan today and was given until Mon
day to make good the checks. She
is said to have cashed checks amount
ing to about 5000 at Johnson's store
and $75 at the Mckenzie, according to
Justice Dolan. Her home is said to
be in Minot, and her family is said
to be we'll known.
The Ward County independent., 1921-10-06
DR.. Clarke and Family Like Duluth

DR.. Clarke and Family Like Duluth
DIR. VIM. F. Clarke, who with his
family left Minot recently, writes as
follows:
1--WE are now settled here and like
it very much. Our home is in a
good community, appears comfortable
is new and commodius, beautiful
view of the lake. The College build
ing is d beautiful, modern structure,
we'll equipped and the faculty seem
fine body of men and women. The
children with whom l have to deal are
clean, well-dressed group, coming
from some of the best homes in Du-
luth. They are bright and alert.
Duluth seems prosperous. Many
people are coming here to live and
houses are at a premium.
With best wishes for yourself and
all other friends"
The Ward County independent., 1921-10-06
E. A. Long in Charge of Minneapolis
Insurance Business

E. A. Long, for many years prom
inently identified with this city, is
now in charge of the fire and casual
ty insurance business of L. o. Petit
Co. in Minneapolis. He writes:
"This is the opportunity have been
looking for and feel very fortunate
in being able to get hold of an es-
tablished insurance business. My
office is in the heart of the financial
and shopping district, or 9Th St. and
End Ave. and I hope my Minot
friends will make it a point to drop in
and see me when visiting the great
est city in the world"
The Ward County independent., 1921-10-06
NIMROD NAMED FOR LIFE.
SHOT TEARS HIS LEG

Dickinson, N. D., Oct. Louis
Zastoupil, 20, son of Joe Zastaupil,,
farmer living near Dickinson was
manned for life when shot gun car
ried by cousin while the two were
hunting northeast Of the city last
Sunday afternoon was accidently dis
charged, the shot striking him in the
left leg, tearing away the muscles
and shattering the bones so badly
that immediate amputation was nee
essary.
The Ward County independent., 1921-10-06

There are those who believe that
the human race is a disgrace to the
"Pithecantropus Erectus." He at
least had his aspirations. But what
we should like to know is why the
darned old monkey ever went in for
self improvement anyway.
The Ward County independent., 1921-10-06

The Independent will pay 7c per lb.
for clean cotton rags Of good size.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-02-10

A LONG this line is the following
good advice clipped from an ex-
change: "Dont overlook the pros
perity that is practically with you al
ways. and don't fail to preach IT," Ii
the advice Of Chicago business firm
to It's patrons and the people general
~. And the very best reasons are
: given for It's faith in ever abiding
prosperity, as in the following
We have
Forty-eight states with iimitless
possibilities. one hundred and FIVE
million people with money-@mueh
money.
Thsy must eat. They must be
housed. They must drink. They
must be amused. They must wear
clothes and shoes,
All this takes money Many bill
lionsl Prosperity depends on money
circulation. Keep your head cool,
your feet warm and your money I'M
circulation.
Nothing matters but cold feet
Don't bet against the United States.
Pessimism never wins. Times will
b4 good.
That's the word to the country's
workers. everywhere. Because times
may not be as lush today as they
were yesterday Is no reason for get
ting the gloom habit, The work NEST
70 on. and ia possibilities, like those
Of the resources Of the country at
large, SIRE indeed iimitlesa, both as TO
having and circulating money The
bet against the country is a losing |
ono For The seantyy IS q winning
proposition from first 70 last,
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-02-10
MY young friend, 60 get you piec,

MY young friend, go get you a piece
OF land. Get you an ak and a
mattock. Put up log cabin for a
habitation; raise little corn and po-
tatoes; keep your conscience clean and
live like 8 frceman-your own mas
ter, with no one to give you orders,
and with dependence on no one. Do
that and you will be honored, respect
ed, influential and rich. But accept
a clerkship in politics and you sink
your Independence. Your energies
viii relax and you vial be untitled in
few years TO any other more indie
pendent position. may give you
place today and | can kick you out
tomorrow. And there is another man
over at the White House who can kick
me out. And the people by and
by viii kick him out, and so we go on
But il you own an acre Of land. it isl
yoer KINGDOM and your cabin is your
castle. You are sovereign and Sou
will feel il in every throb of your
pulse, and every day Of your life will
assure me of your thanks for having
thus advised you.-Thomas Corwin.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-02-10

RAILROADS "face Bankruptcy
is the sepulchral forecast Of Gen.
Atterbury Of the Pennsylvania lines.
The Pennsylvsnia lines might try get
ting rid Of Gen. Atterbury and put
ting in Gen. Attaboy.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-02-10
How Mint Buys Gold.

The mint buys gold In any form.
whether coined or not. when presented
In sums TO the value Of $50 or more.
The face value OF coins is not con-
sidereh. only their weight and purity.
An equivalent amount OF lawful money
is given In exchange Theoretically.
the gold Is coined and handed back TO
the owner without charge In practice.
as matter of convenience and to
save time. the mint simply buys the
gold and pays Its full coinage value
that 10. What II viii he when coined.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-02-10
A Judicious INQUIRY

A well known travelling man who
visits the drug trade, says he has Of
ten heard druggists ask a customer,
who wishes to buy cough medicine,
whether it was for a child or an
adult and if for child, they almost
invariably recommend Chamberlain
Cough Remedy. The reason for this
is that they know there is no danger
from it and that it always cures.
There is not the least danger in CIV
ing it and for colds, Group and whoop-
ing cough it is unsurpassed.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-02-10

. dolegntion to them to announce thai
after February / wages would be cut
from t1.26 70 81 an hour. When they
had recovered the contractors ac-
copied the proposition.
IA GREAT many people have An
abiding faith In tbs grounding
A. : weather pro9nosticutor. Basing
their faith on the totally overcast
sky throughout Wednesday Of last
week, they are no doubt ready to At
firm that naturally the prcvident will
refuse to replenish his nearly empty
coal bin and win have his wife hunt
up his B. v. d.. The robin and mea-
dow larks and turtle doves seem to
bavs faith in Brer Greandhog, for
they are with US and in the early
fill the air with their melo-
dy, 10 our good farmer friends tell
as. When we think Of the overcoat
that Is serving its seventh term and OF
the "heayy oneav that are grown thin
through much service, they inspire |
he hope that the cardinals and robins
md meadow larks will continue their
'ongs Of ecstacy, that the mourning
loves will coo and that tina dandelions
though the Good Lord knows We
ave no use for them) may not have
doomed In vain. And so we pin our
aith on Brer Grounding as q wealth
r prophet.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-02-10

Besides theibirds there are numer-
ous insects which attack the fruit, the
raod and the leaves Of rhe olive tree.
The most dreaded Of these is small
by ca'led Dacus eleae. which Is about
half the size OF common house fy.
The. female has a sting like a wasp,
with which she punctures the fruit
where she deposits her eggs. 1t Is
calculated that single fly will thus
destroy three hundred or four hundred
olives
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-02-10
CURRENT COMMENT.

THERE il 4 tendency to be pessi
mistic. II crops out everywhere
even in the Commercial Club meetings
where above ali things optimism and
faith In the future shoild abound. II
Is the topic OF conversation WHEREBY
or q group Of men are gathered to-
gether. 1t is talked everywhere.
People pull long faces and shake their
head. Gloom has pushed Faith and
Courage and Joy on the boards and
sits euthroned. And people are actu-
ally beginning 10 believe these things
are worse than any In the history Of
the country. 1t Is bad frame Of
mind to get Into. OF course, by COM
pariaon with the last few years, times
arr hard, but they are not a-patching
70 some we've experienced in the last
10 years. The country generally Is
In good shape and the future looks
bright There are serious economic
problems to solve, due to reconstruc-
tion Of business, but We have faith in
the patriotism and good Judgment and
ability OF the country TO solve then,
satisfactorily. SO get out OF the
dumps. Cheer up. Be optimistic and
preach 1t from the housetops.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-02-10

It's funny thing that when you
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-02-10
Azores Population.

The population of the Azores Is
about 245.000. the number of its inhab-
itants having changed but little in the
last century. and, if anything. having
diminished
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-02-10
Chamberlain's Tablets for Indigestion
and Consultation

"The incest and pleasantest medi-
cine have used for indigestion and
constipation is Chamherlain's Tab
let's" writes Melard F. Craig, Mid
die Grove, N. Y. They work like a
charm and do not grippe or leave any
unpleasant effects.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-02-10
Jud TunkIno.

Jud Tunklns says 1t might be better
for the world If tombstones were more
reliable. No matter what kind of a
hfe man leads, he's almost sure OF
/ complimentary epitaph.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-02-10

& CONTRACTORS Of Hannibal, Me-,
were knocked on their pins the
other day when the brieklayers sent
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-02-10
Money Decides 1t.

A tourist without money is tramp !;
tramp with money is tourist.-Lon-
don Answers.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-02-10
TALES eF TOWN
DARWIN

|
Charles parwin claimed when he was
here,
Yet the matter never gained
ground,
That two anthropoid apes with very
short ears
One time in wedlock were bound.
He followed genealogy up from The
mist
With purpose exceptionally strong
And established relationship out of
the grist
That some people claim to be
wrong.
He took the skull Of the animal then
Compared them with animal now;
To prove chat they evolved to men
He measured the width OF their
brow
He counted the number Of teeth that
were there,
The probable thickness of hide,
And dug up some knowledge extreme
" rare
OF old Mr.. Ape and his bride.
Mrs. Ape, it would seem, was never
refined,
She would swing from tree by her
tail,
And he would not work and never
resigned
His seat en- rock or a rail
Now Darwin was not like most other
blokes:
His love for his parents was grand,
But to claim relation with any such
folks;
Is something l don't understand.
Bramwell.
Sometimes the man who has the
courage of his convictions hasn't the
courage Of his mistakes.
q =
Henry Ford wants to borrow rs
million dollars to pay his income tax.
Sorry, Henry. We have just paid
ours.
A smart young couple say they feed
.heir baby garlic so they can find him
in the dark. We've often wondered
what garlic was good for.
Now they say there are 100000
3snifiSSc eEkS or titC thStf nv IT -Hi'-
neapolis. If China has 50 many eggs,
how does II happen that there are so
many Chinese starving?
q q
As much as we exeerate profanity,
we would rather Mr. Sehwah had got
up on his hind legs and cussed OUT
right, provided no ladies were around,
than to have sat there and blubhered
like baby.
New words appear row and then,
The old time real estate agent is now
a "realtor," and the one tine under
taker is ..mortieiann The other
day Son Of Rest came in to get a
dime and said he was "Ieisurist-"
. .
It's funny thing that when you
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-02-10

A lazy liver leads to chronic dys-
pepsia and constipation weakens the
whole system. Doan's Regplets (30c
per box) acts mildly on the liver and
bowels. At all drug stores.
For baby's Group, Willie's daily
cuts and bruises, mothers sore throat,
prandma's lameness- Thomas Ec-
lectic Oil the household remedy.
soc and COO.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1921-11-05
Baseball Propaganda
A Political Trick

The Snow Hill Messenger of today
will publish the following:
"a statement made in a letter from
Snow Hill to the Baltimore Sun of
Thursday that controversy over
baseball would affect the election this
year is misleading, and was written
for the purpose of stirring up strife
hetween the two towns. When it was
LIZ rned that Snow Hill had been GUST
ed from the Eastern Shore Base Ball
cague, probably eight or ten young
lien in the heat of their indignation
at the part Pocomoke had played, de-
clared they were not going to vote for
any of the Pocomoke candidates. Most
of these were Republicans and they
endeavored to spread the disease,
knowing it would be to the advantage
of the Republican party. That was
more than week ago. 1t is not like
ly that the baseball matter will affect
a half dozen votes in Snow Hill dis
trict.