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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-01-20
THIEVES ENTER STEARNS BARN:
STEAL $500 WORTH OF HARNESS

A number of neighbors gathered al
the Hebig home last Thursday evening
enjoying themselves at cards and mu.
sic, and at the same time temporarily
organized Community or Booste,
club. There will be meeting at the
Kincannon school house on Wednes.
day evening, Jan. 26, for the purpose
Of perfecting same, electing perma-
nent officers, adopting rules and reg
ulations. Everyone is requested to at
tend.
Tho the weather was rough, large
crowd attended the hard times dance
at Blaisdell last Saturday night, hav-
| ing fine time.
A good sized crowd attended a sur
prise party in honor Of Miss Benson
at the Herman Arndt home last Friday
night, reporting a good time.
The Kickapoo Club will give box
social and dance at Tagus next Fri
day night, proceeds to 60 to the Com
munity hall fund.
Oscar Halgrimson returns today to
McGregor after ten day visit here
with relatives and friends.
A number from here took in dance
at the new Town hall south of here
last Friday night.
J. H. Hebig leaves today for Far
90 to attend the Tri-State Grain Grow
ers, and other conventions, which are
billed for this week.
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CORRESPONDENCE
NORMAL NOTES

Mrs. Elizabeth Records of the
Junior class enjoyed a vacation trip
to the southern part of Texas in the
Rio Grande valley. AS result of her
trip she placed very interesting ex-
hibit in the laboratory. Some oranges
of immense size were shown, various
sized lemons, grape fruit, sugar cane,
broom corn, and three varieties of
beans--climbing beans, ebony beans
and castor oil beans. The students
surely thank Mrs. Records for bring
ing part Of her pleasure trip to them.
Miss Genevieve Hertel is the proud
owner Of a certificate given by the
Remington Typewriter Co. Miss Her.
tel succeeded in writing q words a
minute for ten consecutive minutes.
She is now working for the next GER
tificate.
The Normal School basket ball team
met the Kenmare team on the Normal
floor Saturday afternoon. Kenmare
was defeated, the score being 36-1O.
The Playground class has supervis-
ion over the play in the gymnasium
from one o'clock to one thirty each
day. This arrangement has been
made for the benefit of those children
who remain at school during the noon
hour.
The Boy Scouts held their regular
election last Tuesday evening, the fol-
lowing officers being elected: Senior
Scout Master, Bertram Lighthall;
Scribe, Lynn Christensen; Treasurer,
Howard Clarke. Mr.. Everett Davis is
their Scout Master and his assistant
is Fred Mott. Mrs. George Mueller
is Deputy Scout Commissioner of Mi
not.
The Senior and Advanced Senior
classes held joint meeting Friday
noon at which plans were made for
forming permanent joint association
of the two classes. A social committee
was also appointed to serve the en-
tire year.
!, Moving pictures of Minot and Ward
county which were taken last summer
were shown Monday, during Assembly
period. The Normal school lantern
was also used by the Art Club this
week, when Mrs. r. M. Graham gave
ing.
Saturday evening skating party
on lincoln lake followed by light
lunch in the Main building was enjoy
ed by the members of the Freshmen
and Sophomore classes.
Mrs. Perkett entertained the MEM
bers of her advisory group at the
Lucy Gates concert on Friday evening.
A number of the residents took ad-
vantage of the reduced rates offered
by the public schools and enjoyed this
concert greatly.
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semi-profane language in later years,

semi profane language in later years
unconscionsly."
But to !get back to the rattle story
Vollmer and his father attended a
turkey rattle in Minnesota when he
was boy. They played euchre fol
turkeys. Lou and his dad used the
sign language, knew just what cards
each other had and they beat those
wallpapers until they cried. They went
home early in the morning with 81 big
turkeys. In those days they some
times shook dice for turkeys. "Two
bits" on the corner, dollar for a
turkey and fifty cents Of that money
would be spent by the rattle manager
for refreshments.
Lou once attended a goose rattle in
Nebraska. They played pitch for the
geese. Luck was with Lou that night
and at one time he had every goose in
his possession, but he was in danger
of being murdered, so he let up just
a little, but finally went home with
eleven big geese.
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WILLIS TOWNSHIP


! Adolph Newman received $3.50 hail
insurance and Charles B. Seney re-
ceived $3.50 last Friday for the dam
age the hail did them the latter part of
July. 1920.
The Twilight club met at the home
of Mrs. Stacy Saturday evening, Jan.
Is.
] H. Chambers returned from two
county the latter part Of last week
| Tracy M. Palmer Of the Sawyer high
school visited over Sunday with his
mother, Mrs. f. f. Diehl.
| A. L. Louis and Joe Gadbaw were
each in Minot last week with loads
Of wheat.
Adolph Newman and Charles R..
Seney transacted legal business in Mi
not Friday last,
Frank Long and R. w. Beighle vert
Minot callers Tuesday, also on Thurs
day.
Charles X. Seney has employed
Frank H. Chatborn for the coming
year as chauffeur and to do his farm
ing and dairying. Mr.. Chatborn saw
service overseas during the late war,
and prior to that time he was employ
ed by the Swift Packing Co. at South
St. Paul
Obituary
Laurel, the infant daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Roscoe w. Beighle, passed
quietly away Wednesday, Jan. %, age
three days. One infant sister, Beth.
preceded her to the Great Beyond
some eight, years ago, leaving to
mourn her loss are her father and
mother and two brothers, Douglas Of
Fargo, N. d., and Jack at home.
A precious one from us is gone,
The heart we loved is still,
A place is vacant in our home
That never can be filled;
God in His wisdom has recalled
The boone his love has given,
And tho the body slumbers here,
Her soul is safe in Heaven.
Mr.. and Mrs. Beighle have the heart
felt sympathy from their neighbors
and friends in the sad hours of their
late bereavement.
A short impressive funeral service
was held at the home Friday, Jan. ID,
at 2:30 p. m., conducted by their pas
tor, Rev. Spath of Sawyer, after which
the remains were quietly laid at rest
at the Willis cemetery.
Vollmer Recalls Days Of Real Sport
L. J. Vollmer, who represents Lind
say Bros, the big Minneapolis imple-
ment house in western North Dakota
and Montana, is somewhat of phil
osopher. He is also pretty fair card
player, tho he plays only for the fun
there is in it. There was time years
ago when turkey and goose raffles
were all the go, when he sometimes
participated in those raffles with con-
siderable profit and satisfaction to
himself. He used to live in the stump
country in Minnesota. II sometimes
cuss just little" Vollmer confided to
the writer, tho we hadn't noticed it.
"You see when a fellow is raised in
stump country, he learns to cuss by
note, following an old pillow barefooted
thru the stump land, and l know fell
lows Of that sort who continue to use
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COUNTY LINE

Our school board met last Tuesday
at the S. 0. Ringoen home.
A number from here attended the
Mp L. meeting at Stanley last Tues
day.
Silas Engen and Oscar Halgrimson
were at Minot last week Tuesday and
Wednesday.
Willard Kincannon went to St. Paul
with car Of stock last Saturday
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J. E. Elsberry of Towner, formerly
Holstein breeder near Minot, visited
friends in this city Friday. Mr.. Els
berry has about recovered from his
terrible accident of several months ago
when an enraged bull tossed him high
into the air, breaking several ribs.
Mr.. Elsberry was struck over the heart
and while he knew what was going on,
was powerless to move and would have
certainly been killed had it not been
for the hired man who drove the in
furiated animal off. Mr.. Elsberry has
been engaged in the sheep raising bus
mess extensively, but says this bust
ness is "shot" and he is going back
to the faithful old Holstein COW with
which he has always been successful.
Editor Penn offers the Sherwood
Tribune for sale.
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The kenmare Rotary Club has a
community chest under way. If a
Fourth of july. celebration is held,
$4,000 will be needed in the annual
chest.
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}. H. Sinclair, congressman from the
Third district, introduced bill fixing
the price Of wheat at 1926 for the
1920 crop, and giving the president
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Work on Sewage Disposal Plant Tied

Up.
Little work is being done on the
city sewage disposal plant this winter.
The weather has been quite favorable
but owing to the funds being tied up
in the Bank of North Dakota, Con-
tractor Kemper is unable to receive
the necessary payments to keep the
work going full blast. Whether the
plant will be completed this year or
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-01-20
not depends on whether the Bank of
North Dakota will be able to let loose
of sufficient funds.
Aakrann BUYS Dues Interests

Martin Aakrann has purchased the
interests Of J.. NJ. Due in the Minot
Distributing Co., who handle the ter
ritory in Northwestern North Dakota
and all Of the state of Montana for
the Minnesota state prison make Of
binders, mowers, and rakes. The Mi
not Distributing Co. has been in bus
mess here for four years and have
been quite successful.
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power to fix the price and to increase
the tariff on wheat to prevent the i'm
portation of wheat at price less thar
the government guaranteed price. Az
congress has revived the war fnanc.
board, the bill is apt to fall by tn,
wayside.
The infant son OF Thomas Thompson
of Makoti died from pneumonia.
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Editor Penn offers the Sherwood
Tribune for sale.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-10-11
RESOLUTION ON
BOULDER CREEK

T.. J. Worthington, of Calexico; Fred
Lack, of Brawley; and F. B. Fuller.
of this city, the members of the COM
mittee appointed by the Associated
Chambers of Commerce to draft the
Boulder Canyon and all American
canal resolution in accordance wiah
the expressed views of the delegates
to the Holtville meeting of the cham
bers, have completed their work and
submitted the result to the various
delegates. The resolution as herewith
given has the approval of the dele
gates.
"Be it resolved that the Associated
Chambers of Commerce of Imperial
county. in session at Hol.ville, on Oc-
tober 7, 1921, are in favor Of the
building of the Boulder Canyon dam in
the Colorado river, and the All-Amer-
ican Canal, by the federal govern
ment and that the power thereby de-
veloped be retained by the govern
ment for the purpose of paying con-
struction costs and then for the bene-
fit of the people.
"We further heartily endorse the
policy of Secretary OF the Interio,
Fall for such method of construction
and that every acre of public land that
is benefited by the construction OF
the Boulder Canyon dam and the All.
American canal and other projects un-
der said dam be reserved for entry by
the ex-service. men of the UniteC
States army, navy and marine corps
"We further endorse the proposi
ton Of reserving $4,000 acres of sale
land to be administered by the Vet
erans' Welfare board of the state o,
California for the benefit of eX-serv
ice men of this state.
"We endorse the proposition of tht
board of directors Of the Imperia
District in working for the foregoing
general plan of construction of tn,
dam and canal reservation of sale
lands and hereby pledge ourselves t.
do everything that we can legitimatel.
do within our power to support sait
board therein"
Imperial Valley press., 1921-10-11
BOY DOVE HUNTER
WOUNDS AUTOISTS

When Fertande Sande shot at a
dove and hit four human beings he
thought it time to make has:y re-
treat and made quick time across the
desert out on the highway from West
moreland. Yesterday Judge Franklin
Cole took him in charge as ward Of
the court and Probation Officer
Swanson will look after him from
now until he is 18. That will be four
years.
The boy was dove hunting las:
week, and apparently without knowl-
edge of the law prohibiting hunting
along the highway, he found doves
plentiful there and began shooting
them. One was sitting on grease
bush just as Robert Bell of Coachel-
la and his family were passing. The
boy aimed carefully at the dove and
fired just as the automobile came IN
range. The bird shot took effect in
four occupants out of five in the
car. One command given the boy by
the court is that he is not to toucn
a gun until he is 18.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-10-11
BRAWLEY SHOW
FAST ROUNDING
INTO GOOD FORM
Trap Shoot and ROping Contest
viii HnUe Large Number of
Expert Entries.

BRAWLEY. Oct. 11.-Secretary
Fred S. Gifvin of the Brawley Gun
Club, has received word that the Rock
Well Field flyers will light in Brawley
or Calipatria if the landing isn't just
right here--.and will be ready for the
big shoot on October Is. They will
endeavor to come over the evening of
the 14th.
Several members of the coast team
will be picked from the San Diego
gun club this time and it will there
fore be a combination against the
Imperial Valley sharn, shooters.
The rodeo which is Scheduled for the
first of the two big days, October ID
and Is, has developed into a larger
proposition than even Al Kahn and the
local expert horsemen had figured.
Coming from Ell Centro will be A. f.
Atkins, Joe Kensinger, John Montana
and Wild Horse Wade, every one a
buster in his own right and the peer of
any Of the wild and woody cow punch
ers. The rodeo will be given on the
aviation field shortly after the aerial
stunts are pulled off Friday evening.
There are now twelve entries for
the goat roping contest. Many think
this will be the most ludicrous of all
the mirth provoking features.
The open air dancing will be on the
Main street and the Plaza. opposite
the city hall.
The fashion shows will be held Fri
day evening.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-10-11
DRIVE OF SHORT
WEIGHT SELLERS

Horticultural Commissioner F. w.
Waite and his force have been making
drive in the weights and measure
job they assumed about a month ago
with the result that they find there is
lots in that office to look after if they
cover the whole valley in the way
they are expected to do. They are
running down complaints from various
quarters in spite Of the fact that the
people generally do not yet know taht
this is the proper place to go when
the customer feels that he has been
the victim of short weights or meas
ures. Two particular flagrant cases
have been unearthed, said Mr.. Waite
today. and there may be more to fol-
low. $50 far we are endeavoring to
make the people who sell by weights
and measures obey the law without
prosecution, but the time doesn't seem
far away when we will have to file
complaints" he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-10-11
bI0LETTI TO
SUPERVISE
VINEYARD
SCHOOL
Experimental Grape Ranch
es to Be Planted and Con-
Quoted Under Direction Of
Experts Of University.

Realizing the Importance Of the
grape industry to the Imperial Valley,
Farm Advisor Garthwaite, working
under the direction Of the extension
department of the University Of Cali
fornia, is working on plan that will
give the Imperial Valley several dem
onstration vineyards, two of which
have already been located.
Under the plan the grower will op-
crate the vineyard with the co-opera-
ton Of the extension department in
an advisory capacity. An idea Of the
system under which these demonstra-
ton tracts are to be operated can be
obtained from the following, which is
quoted from an article on the subject
written by Prof. F. T. Bioletti, Of the
University Of California.
"a permanent demonstration vine
yard, as ] conceive it, is a vineyard
conducted by the owner for his own
purposes, viz, profit. The owner en-
ploys the representatives of the exten-
sion service, j. e., the farm advisor
and delegate of the viticultural di-
vision to give him expert advice. In
payment for this advice he allows the
extension division to make use of his
vineyard to show or demonstrate to
other grape growers what we consider
the best known viticultural methods
to use under the conditions Of his vine
yard. These conditions are typical Of
the district, because the vineyard has
been chosen with that fact in view.
"How much advice will be given to
the owner will depend on how much
he needs. If he is an experienced vine
grower, little will be needed except
suggestions regarding the newer or
more technical methods. If he IS in
experienced, the advice will cover al
most every detail from the choice Of
land and variety to the harvesting Of
the crop.
GAS with other expert advisers, the
owner will be free to discharge his
employees whenever he loses conf
dence in their advice or feels that he
cannot afford to pay their. fees. On
the other hand, the expert advisers will
be free to withdraw their special serv-
ices whenever they believe that the
use Of the vineyard for demons tration
purposes which constitutes their fees,
fails to give sufficient returns for the
time and energy expended"
Imperial Valley press., 1921-10-11

Franklin X. Lane, beloved Californian
and former secretary of the interior,
is the system of national parks, many
of which were developed and made ac-
cessible to the American people as a
result of his work.
One great dream of Mr.. Lane which
he was not to see realized in his life
time was the damming of the Colorado
throughout the entire length of the
Grand canyon, for the twofold pur-
pose of increasing the natural beauty
of the park and the utilization OF
power potentialities which are now be;
ing wasted because unused.
This plan was worked out some
years ago, but was frustrated by the
entry of the United States into the
World War. From the time of the
signing of the armistice until the death
of Lane last May the affairs of the ma
ton were such as to preclude the be
ginning of he project which he hac
honed would be his greatest work.
This is still a possibility. and en-
gineers believe will be accomplished
some time in the future, as well as
one or two o-her dams which can bs
built at other points on the Colorado
along the $50 miles of river from
Glenn canyon, just above the nationa
forest to Boulder canyon.
The Boulder canyon dam. however
will control the outflow of the river
and is the key to the entire develop
ment of the Colorado river.
These projects, however, owing t
the fall of the river, need not nterfer,
with one another unless they shoul(
fall into the hands of rival or hostil,
interests.
The Boulder canyon project, vast a
it is, is at such a distance from othe
potential dam sites farther up tn
river as to preclude any interference
one with another.
The dam itself will be dealt with i
another article.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-10-11
BALL PLAYERS TO
COP $1,000 EACH


NEW YORK, Oct. H. The gross
receipts for the fifth game OF the
worlds series between the Yankees
and the Giants amounted to $116,734.
The total gross receipts for the
five games up to and including to-
day, was $573,573.
The attendance today was 35.759.
The commissions share was ST..
$3.50
The players received $59,544.54.
The club owners will share $39 500
SO, between them. This is The last
game the players will share in the
receipts. Each member of the winn-
Ing squad will receive more than
$1,000 and losers around $4,000. the
largest purse ever split in a world
series.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-10-11
PIMA GROWERS
MAY BUILD BIG
TEXTILE MILL
Organization Formed to Manu-
: factAre Product GrOIUn in I'm
perial Valley and Arizona.

The Pima Textile Industries, a
new organization in Phoenix, with
Shane Morgan at its head, plans to
cree large textile mill, probably
in Los Angeles, for the manufacture
of high grade cotton fabrics from
the Pima long-staple cotton grown
in the Salt River, Yuma and I'm
perial valleys, according to dis
patches received last night from
Phoenix. Cooperation is said to
have been pleged by large number
of local growers, who see the value
of an assured market near at hand
for product now sold only on the
Atlantic seaboard.,
The advantages of Los Angeles as
q manufacturing point, it's relative
humidity, its labor conditions, Its
ready accessibility by rail or ship
and its location within a denseiy set
tiled American community tina:
would furnish a profitable market
for the goods produced. are being
considered.
Mr.. Morgan, who is said to have
had years of experience in the cot
ION textile industry, states he now
is preparing for guaranteed frs:
wears supply for the projected mill
It has been demonstrated that the
high freight cost on the raw material
to New England and upon the corr
rleted product back to the Pacific
Coast would give the coast cotton
mill a large advantage in selling In
the region west of the Rocky Noun
tainS
Imperial Valley press., 1921-10-11
PROGRAM
Friday..Qct. 14th.

Friday. Oct. 14th.
800 P. M.-"Les" Hardy
Aeroplane Aerial Acrobatics.
Aviation field, blocks seast on
Main street.
$500 P. M.-Prize Goat Roping Con-
tests. Aviation Field.
Cowboy Broncho Riding. entries
open.
Cowboy Relay Race, entries open.
Cow Pony Races, entries open.
Friday Evening
7:30 P. M.-Fall Fashion Show by
Varney Bros. & Co.. Plaza at
City Hall. Showing Falls Latest
Modes on Living Models. Music
and Entertainment.
500 P. M.-Fall Fashion Show by
Stahl Bros. & Co., at Auditorium,
Brawley High School. Showing
latest modes on living models.
Varied program and music by Cal
ipat Melody Four.
900 P. Mig Moonlight Street
Dance on PPlaza. Dancing until
100 a. m. 8-piece Jazz Band.
Saturday. Oct. 18th -. ........
1000 A. M.-Practice trap shoot. All
Valley Teams at Alamo Field.
1000 A. M.-Field and Track Events,
all Valley High Schools competing
at Brawley High School Campus.
Under direction, w. p. Critics,
Coach, B. U. H. S.
11:00 A. M.-Motor Cycle Speed
Events. On pavement from
Brawley, west. Direction Guy
Urquhart.
1870 P. M.-Prize Trap Shoot, all Val
ley and Rockwell field teams COM
peting. Alamo field. Direction
of Fred Girvin.
200 P. M.-Baseball game. Braw-
ley VS.. Ell Centre. High School,
Campus.
800 P. M.-"Les" Hardy. Aeroplane
Aerial Acrobatics. Aviation field
6 blocks east on Main street. :
$3.50 p. Mug O. War. Brawley
Athletic Club VS.. American Legion
9Th and Main street.
3:45 P. M.-Parade and Race of An
tiques. Main street.
400 P. M.-All Valley Fire Depart
ments will compete for B. A. c.
championship cup on Main street
/ $500 P. M.-Water Battle. Brawlev
Fire Department VS.. Ell Centre
/ Fire Department. On Plaza.
$3.50 P. M.-Big Moonlight Street
Dance. Plaza.
8:45 P. M.-Championship Boxing
and Wrestling Matches. At Spe
! cial Arena, 9th and E streets.
Ladies Rest Room, Eagles Hall. Mait
in attendance.