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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-04-28
NOTICE TO AUTOMOBILE
OWNERS:

Any person driving a motor vehicle
on any Of the public highways in Ward
County, North Dakota, on or after
May first without having the 1921
license tags displayed thereon as re-
quired by law, will be arrested and
prosecuted to the full extent Of the
law.
A. P. SSCOFIELD,
Sheriff.
O. B. HERIGSTAD,
4/14-3t States Attorney.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-04-28

FOR SALE-Ten yearling Galloway
bulls. Galloways are the hardest
Of all cattle and the best dehorneYs.
Address w. Glib, Sanish, N. Oak.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-04-28

WANTED-Gooo clean cotton sass .
this ofRie0.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-04-28

FOR SALE-All Work tractor and
plows, time till fall. See G.. o.
Frank, Mnot, N. D. 3-17-tf
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-04-28

FOR SALE-20-4O Case tractor,
thoroughly rebuilt. with rebored
cylinders and oversize pistons,
ready for field. J. A. Beaudry, Mi
not, Phone 51O-J, Minot. Att
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-04-28

FOR SALE--Early Ohio potatoes, Sc
lected seed. Price $1.OO per busAel
at the farm. Joe Gustafson, Dys-
dy. 3/31-d
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-04-28

FOR SALE-White Wonder Millet,
$500 per bushel. Early Fortune,
Sl.75 per bushel. Sacks at cost.
Also one John Deere Gang Plow, IA
inch. Address II. II. Tenlpleman,
Velva, N. Oak. 3I24-tf
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-03-09
SQUARE DEAL FOR BANKERS.
Service Country Banks Are Render
ing Now is Not Truly APP
preciated.

For some reasons or other num-
Der of people are pointing to the
country bankers as somewhat OF
profiteers, says the Glidden Graphic
The fact is. that very few country
banks will be able to pay dividends
on their 1921 business. When depos-
its are low the banks lose.
The service the country banks are
rendering at, this time is not truly
appreciated. They are loauing money
far beyond their ordinary custom, as
far as safe banking will allow. In
order TO supply the urgcn5 needs of
their customers they are borrowing
from larger banks, or from the Fed
eral Reserve Bank, at rate of in,
terest THAT means loss instead of
profit to them. But Cor the willing
ness of the country banks to do this,
every rural community would now be
in bad shape because of lack of
needed funds.
Country banks have never had an
opportunity to profiteer. They must
furnish money without interest to the
Federal Reserve Bank. They must
deposit certain sums with the u. S.
treasurer. When they borrow from
the Federal Reserve Bank they must
put up government securities as col
lateral, or negotiable notes worth
two or three times the loan. They
can borrow from the Federal Reserve
Bank only on Is days time. And the
various Federal Reserve Banks of
the country last year made from 100
to 210 per cent profit on business of
this kind.
Let US give the country banker a
square deal. Let US appreciate his
services. Let us have no more loose
talk about paying our notes when
prices go up again, regardless of
when they fall due" as one officer of
a farmers organization foolishly sug-
gests. Banking has to be conducted
along business lines or financial pam
les are sure to follow.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-03-09
new COUNTY
AGENT HIRED
MIR. G. w. Dack. of Dallas County,
Hired by the Winneshiek
County Farm Bureau Last
Saturday
WILL COME TO DEBORAH
ABOUT MARCH Is
Present County Agent Will Remain
Here Until April First to As
sist Him i'm Getting Started

The Board of Directors met i'm re-
gular session last Saturday. Much
important routine business was dis
posed of after which Mr.. C. w. Dack
made application in person for the
position of County Agricultural
Agent in this county during the COM
ing year.
After due deliberation of the
board Mr.. Dack was hired for the
period of one year and is expected
by March Is. Arrangements were
made with our present Agent to con-
tinue in charge Of the work until
April first. This will enable the.
Farm Bureau to continue the work
which has been laid out for March
and to lay proper plans for the
work which is under way for April
and to give the new Agent every
opportunity in getting familiar with
the work so that everything may go
on WIN the snghtest interruption IN
making the transfer of agent
Mr.. Dack was agent in club work
in Dallas county during the spring
and summer of last year. In that
capacity he has had some experience
in a farm bureau office. This expert
ence together with his practical
farming experience and college train
ing should have fitted him for the
responsibilities which he has assum-
ed with the Winpeshieks County Farm
Bureau. We trust that the farmers
of Winneshiek County and citizens
will lend Mr.. Dack the same thorough.
going cooperation which has been
given this work in the past.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-03-09
FINAL CENSUS oE<IowA GIVEN.
Hawkeye State Has Population al
2,404,021.

Des Moines, Ia.--Final official f.
cures for Iowa, of the 1920 census
have just been received at the secre-
tary of states Office here. According
to these statistics, Iowa cities of
more than 10000 population stand in
the following order population fig
ures given in round numbers): Des
Moines, 10000; Sioux City, 71,000;
Davenport, $4,000; Cedar Rapids, 49,
900; Dubuque, $4,000; Waterloo,
$4,000; Council Bluffs, $4,000; Clin-
ton, $4,000; Burlington, $4,000; OF
tumwa, $4,000; Mason City,. 10000.
The Washington figures give the
total population of the state as g.
040,021, in increase of 179,25O, or 81
per cent over 1910. This means that
the average population of the state
is 1872 inhabitants per square mile.
In the last ten years, seventy-two
counties have shown increase in their
population, and twenty-seven coun-
ties have shown decreases.
The rural population of the state is
given as 1,050,725.
Cities of $4,000 or more have 254,r
422; cities of $4,000 to $4,000 have
157, ,O99; cities of 10000 to $4,000
have 192,629; cities of 5000 to 10,-
900 114,SO2; cities of $500 to 5000
have 156,543.
The rural population is defined as
that living outside the limits of cities
and incorporated towns having "a
of $500.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-03-09
THE PRESIDENTS. CABINET.
All Ten Members of the Cabinet are
Confirmed.

Breaking a precedent which has
stood since the days of Washington
and jefferson, President Harding ap-
peared at an executive session of the
senate to present nominations of his
cabinet officers.
Within less than ten minutes after
he had finished his address of five
minutes, the senate had confirmed
~ ten nominations.
new president submitted no
othe. ominations besides his cabi-
net officers and in presenting those
TO the senate said he desired to
maintain close and amicable rela-
tons with the legislative body DUR
ing his administration and had there
fore presented the nominations in
person.
Mr.. Harding submitted the nomi-
nations orally, reading the names
one by one from the list he held in
his hand. They referred Immediately
to committees, which had been poll
ed in advance and as the names were
read the chairman of each interest
ed committee arose and gave the
unanimous and favorable report of
the committee for confirmation.
The cabinet officers as confirmed
were:
Secretary of State, Charles Evans
Hughes of New York.
Secretary of the Treasury, An
drew w. Mellon of Pennsylvania.
Secretary of War, John w. Weeks
of Massachusetts.
Secretary of the Navy, Edwin
DENLY of Michigan.
Secretary of the Interior, Albert
B. Fall of New Mexico.
Secretary of Agriculture, Henry
G.. Wallace of Iowa.
Secretary of Commerce, Herbert
Hoover of California.
Attorney General, Harry M.
Daugherty, ofOhio.
Postmaster General, Will II.
Hays of Indiana. a
Secretary of Labor, James j..
Davis of Pennsylvania. ~a@
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-03-09
JeHerson's Ten Rules.

Never put off until tomorrow what
you can do today.
Never trouble another for what
you can do yourself.
Never spend your money before
you have earned it.
Never buy what you don't want
because it is cheap.
Pride costs more than hunger,
thirst and cold.
We seldom repent of having eaten
too little.
Nothing is troublesome that we do
willingly.
How much pain the evils have cost
us that have never happened!
Take things always by the smooth
handle.
When angry count ten before you
speak; if very angry, count one hun-
dred.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-03-09
SALIENT POINTS IN
THE INAUGURAL

The recorded progress of our
republic, materially and spirit
uaiiy, in itself proves the wis
dom of the inherited policy on
non-involvement in old world
affairs 49,. We do not mean
to be entangled. We will accept
NO responsibility except as our
own conscience and Judgment,
IN each instance, may deter
mine.
We want to do our part in
making offensive warfare so
hateful that governments and
peoples who resort to il must
prove the righteousness of their
cause or stand as outlaws be-
fore the bar of civilization.
We are ready to associate
ourselves with the nations of
the world, great and small, for
conference, for counsel.
If war is again forced upon
US, l earnestly hope a way may
be found which will unity our
individual and coll e ctive
strength and consecrate all
America, materially. and spirit
ualiy, body and sov to nation
al defense.
We can reduce the abnorinal
expenditures, and we wiIl.s We
can strike at war taxation, and
we must.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-03-09

Washington, March 4.-Presidsnt
Harding's inaugural address was as
follows:
Ny countrymen-When one SURVEYS
the world about him after the great
storm, noting the marks>Of destruction
and yet rejoicing In the ruggedness of
the things which withstood II. IL he Is
an American he breathes the clarified
atmosphere with strange mingling
of regret and new hope We have seen
a world passion spend its fury, but we
contemplate our republic unshaken,
and hold our civilization secure. Liber-
ty-liberty within the law-and civ
llIZation are inseperable, and though
both were threatened, we find them
now secure, and there comes to Amer
leans the profound assurance that our
representative government is the high
est expression and surest guaranty of
both.
Standing in this presence, mindful
of the sOlemnity Of this occasion, feel
ing the emotions which no one may
know until he senses the great weight
of responsibility for himself, l must
utter my belief in the divine inspira-
ton of the founding fathers. Surely
there must have been Gods intent in
the making of this new world republic
Ours is an organic law which had but
one ambiguity and we saw that effaced
IN a baptism Of sacrifice and blood,
with union maintained, the nation SUI
preme and its concord inspiring. We
have seen the world rivet it's hopeful
gaze on the great truths on which the
founders wrought. We have seen civil,
human and religious liberty verified
and glorified. In the beginning, the
world scoffed at our experiment
today our foundations of political
and social belief stand mistaken, a
precious Inheritance to ourselves, an
Inspiring example of freedom and civ
iiZation to all mankind Let us ex-
press renewed and strengthened de-
votion, in grateful reverence for the
immortal beginning. and utter our con-
fidence in the supreme fulfillment.
Progress Proves Wisdom.
= The recorded progress of our re-
public, materially and spiritually, in
itself proves the wisdom of the in
herited policy of non-involvement in
cid world affairs Confident of our
ability to work out our own destiny
and jealously guarding our right to do
so, we seek no part in directing the
destinies of the old world. We do not
snean to be entangled. We will accept
no responsibility except as our own
conscience and judgment, in each in
stance, may determine.
Our eyes never will be blind TO a
developing menace, our ears never
deaf TO the call of civilization. We
recognize the new order in the world
with the closer contacts which prog
iCss has wrought. I'VE sense the call
of the human heart for fellowship, fra
ternity and cooperation. We crave
fellowship, and harbor no hate But
America, our America, the America
bulded on the foundation laid by the
inspired fathers. can be party
90 no nermaDent military alliance. /.
Continued on last page.)
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-03-09
METHODS OF PROGRESS.
Why Many Civic and Business Boost
ing Movements do Not Get Any
where

The Nations Business" i'm
semi-humorous story of the progress
of "Our town" suggests two reasons
why many civic and business boost
ing movements do not get anywhere.
Though no doubt ficticious story
lit fits in many communities and it
may not be without application in
Decorah.
In the typical town described in
this story, a Commercial club was
first organized by local booster, and
lit had grand glorifcation for an
initial meeting. Everyone was en-
lthusiastic. Before the meeting was
over, the diners could almost see the
sewer system, new high school, street
paving, new railroad station, etc.
But all this enthusiasm went up in
smoke, and none of these things
were accomplished. The commercial
club soon died.
Several years later a new crowd
organized a modern chamber of COM
merce. The town was put on the map
and accomplished many of the ends
lit had long dreamed about.
The promoter was asked how they
did it. He said they had just two
secret rules. These were as follows:
Rule Appoint no orators chair
men of committees.
Rule 2.-Appoint no committeeman
who will not commit"
All they had done in previous ef-
forts was to hold enthusiastic meet
ings, but they did not back them up
with enthusiastic work.
After a man had made a good
speech in favor of thing, he SEEM
IL, u he's had done his full duty,
and 1 not afford to give any more
of his valuable time to it. This time
they put real workers as chairmen of
committees, instead of orators.
When they did that, they began to
to get things done.
1t might be mentioned incidentally
that in many successful town pro-
gress movements, the best workers
have been young men, often new
comers in the place, men who felt
they had a record to make and were
willing to give time and trouble.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-03-09
HAVE YOU PAID YOUR TAXES?,
This is the Last Month in Which You
r Can Pay Without Penalty. r

Taxes in Iowa become due and pay
able on Jan. 1st each year, and may
be paid without penalty, either in full
or part, up to March 81. If first in
stallment is paid before that date,
second installment may then be paid
any time up to Sept. 30th, without
penalty. If nothing IS paid by March
3lst the privilege of part payment is
forfeited, and on April 1st tax must
be paid in full, with one per cent
penalty. Do not let your taxes run
over even for day, as on April 1st
penalty must be added as the treas
urer has no option i'm this. matter but
must comply with the law. An ad-
ditional one per cent penalty at
taches on the first day. of each
month thereafter until paid.
Now is the time to get busy and
pay your taxes as the county treas
urers Office can serve you better and
quicker now than they can later on.
The longer you put off paying, the
chances are the longer you must
wait to be served when you do get
there, as the number of people pay
ingsis increasing each day.
If YOU elect to wait until the last
days to pay and are obliged to stand
in line and wait, do no blame the
treasurer's Office as they are glad to
serve you now when they can give
you better attention. DO 1T NOW.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-03-09
Surgeon Removed Own Appendix.

Kane, Pa.-Dr. Evans ONeill
Kane, the 60-year-old surgeon of this
place, who late yesterday removed
his own appendix in one of the most
remarkable surgical operations on res
cord, spent a comparatively easy
night and sht word from his bed
side today that he is farther on the
road to recovery than is usual the
day following an operation for the
removal of the appendix.
"Just to say that ! am getting
along all right said the doctor
through his nurse. Maybe, a little
later on, / will have statement that
will be of interest
It was stated that DR.. Kane, since
the operation, has dictated a number
of letters and given directions OF
letters and given directions regard
ing the conduct of his personal af-
fairs and tice.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-03-09
COST BIG sum TO
ELECT PRESIDENT
Campaign Costs of Electing Presi-
dent of the United States Were
s10,33S,509 as Estimated by
Senate Committee
ATTY. GEN. PALMER
LED THE DEMOCRATS
Committee Compilation Took Into
Account the Expenditures Made
in Behalf Of All Candidates
for President of Both
Parties

L
costs of electing a president of the
United States in 1920 were S1O,33S--
500, as estimated by a special senate
committee created to investigate
them, which Wednesday filed its re-
port with congress. OF this amount,
republican candidates and campaign
organizations spent $1,100,739 while
democratic expenditures were ST.
l237, 7,77O.
The committee compilation took
into account the expenditures made
by or in behalf of all candidates for
the republican and democratic presi-
Dental nomination, and of national,
state, congressional and senatorial
committees of both the parties, ne
glecting amounts spent by candidst-
es and organizations of minor politi-
cal parties.
Senators Kenyon, Iowa; Edge, New
Jersey, and Spencer, Missouri, re-
publicans, and Pomerene, Ohio. and
Reed, Missouri, democrats, signed
the report, which was unanimous.
While stating their conclusion
that ''the expenditure of these vast
sums is a present and growing men
ace to the nation" no recommended
tions for congressional action were
made except that the suggestion was
made that election committees of the
next congress should consider the
question. Constitutional difficulties
may intervene to prevent legislation
on the subject, the report said, but
congress should "take proper steps
to submit" constitutional amend
ment dealing with the difficulty t.if
it is found necessary"
Gen. Leonard Woods effort to
secure the republican nomination in
volved expenditures of $1,773,303,
the committee found, while for Frank
o. Lowden the total was $414 900;
for Senator Johnson. of California,
$194,000; for Herbert Hoover $173,-
900; and for President-elect Hard
ing, $4,000. Expenditures noted in
behalf of other republican candidates
were $1,000 for Senator Poindexter,
Washington; $6S,O0O for Vice Presi-
dent-elect Coolidge, and $4,000 for
DIR. Nicholas Murray Butler, of New
York.
Attorney General Palmer led
democratic candidates in expenditus-
es, the amount being fixed at. $59, 900
while Gov. Cox, who secured the
nomination, spent $22, 900. Two candi-
dates In behalf of whom no money
was found to have been spent were
William G. McAdoo, democrat, and
Senator France, republican, Mary
land.
Through state committees, the re-
port SAID the republicans spent an
aggregate of $2,07S,O60 against
$SSS,323 for their democratic COM
petitors. The larger republican ex-
2enditures were in New York, $479-
600; Indiana, $215,000; Pennsylvania,
$4,000; Massachusetts, $138,00O,
and Washington, $116,0OO. Democrat.
ic state expenditures were greatest
in Indiana, s74,Se2; New York, $685.
900; Kentucky, $62,930; Ohio, $751;
SIS; Maryland, $57,SS9, and Pennsyl-
vania, $58,512.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-03-09

Don't wear out your welcome; it
is difficult to replace.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-03-09

You can't convince us that novel
is interesting unless the hero and
heroine get married in the last
chapter and live happily ever after
wards.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-03-09

You don't need a hunting license
to shoot folly.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-03-09
HARDING HITS At
A WORLD LEAGUE
Inaugural Address : 'cIares for
Absolute IndepenMe of
Action by AmericM,
WANTS UNION FOR COUNSEL

Our Supreme Task, Says New Presi-
cent, is Presumption Of Our Onward,
Normal Way, Recognizing the
Changed Economic Order
Much Help to BE Expected
From the Women.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-03-09
A FlOurishing Business.

At a certain kindergarten in Mil
waukee, recently, one of the small
pupils seemed especially anxious to
tell the teacher something.
"Well, Nan, what is it?" the teach
er finally asked, in response to the
frantic waving of the tots hand.
81 got new. little sister todayw
painted the wee one.
"Oh, Nan, that was lovely" y, 4
the teacher. "Where did you get
herr"
"Dr. Brown brought her." replied
the child.
Another little hand shot up into the
air in an excited way, and the teach
er asked the little girl what was the
matter.
"We take off him, too," she said.
Milford chronicle., 1921-12-23
The FIFTEENTH ANNUAL STATE CORN SHOW TO Be Held
in LODGE HALL AT SEAFORD-TEIE DISPLAY OF
CORN WILL Be OF A HIGH GRADE.
CASHPRIZES TOTALTNG FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS
WILL Be AWARDED SUCCESSFUL COMPETITORS DEL
AWARE BANKERS ASSOCIATION OFFERS GOLD
AND SILVER MEDALS AS PRIZES.

will awarded y the Growers As
exhibits small
addition the Delaware Bankers Association offers
medal sweepstakes
hbts.
will the best the entire
Glass B. for amateurs yell
will awarded
of exhibits consisting
Championship ribbons will
white yellow the best
displays yellow countless
n be
awarded in honorary section
in
exhibits will 10 from the State
of 10 of white calico
$3.50 will be awarded
exhibit sweepstakes prize of solid gold
m
The sum of SIG given exhibits
from the well sterling silver
medal for the ear
will
$40 IS will be
exhibits will be
TO be
small Prizes of 81
of wheat 1921
$285O will peck exhibits beans
For the best timothy
so each will be awarded
be eligible exhibit the
will distributed well the
stakes sterling the best exhibit of ALL
the
county
sterling silver challenge will be
Delaware contested the
Stanley Ceswod the
in the afternoon
Milford chronicle., 1921-12-23
TWO MEN KILLED in
AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS
ARLINGTON PRICE, YOUNG FARMER LIVING NEAR DOVER,
KILLED SOUTH OF SMYRNA AND MRS. A. B.
CONNOR PAINFULLY INJURED.
SAMUEL H. DARBY OF FREDERICK OTHER VICTIM
Mr. DARBY WAS KILLED JUST NORTH OF SMYRNA FRIDAY
NIGHT WHEN HIS CAR TURNED OYER-CLAUDE
FISHER SERIOUSLY INJURED.


Friday accident
residing miles south of about 4SO
Holloway Public Instruction the
death these
widow Senator A B.
Holloway The
relatives When
Dr. Holloway the act of
direction Without
Holloway the truck when this occurred TO
avoid collision
Holloway Conno
resulting their with
at
killed
broken rib penetrated his
sustained serious wound
confusion
Clifton
hewnaw Smyrna reported that her condition inn
proved
Holloway accident without injury of amount
seriously wrecked
Samuel Il. Darby Killed
The Frederick met his DEATH
night Mr. Darby accompanied by Claude
Frederick either
Castle
the wheel when about miles
of
his head His broken
received and bruises broken col
Milford Saturday
Marshall made examinations OF ms INJURIES
Hospital Reports from that
resting easily Neither the
boys injured
a
Darby the effect that the accident had
rred as result Price
accident in which he
automobile
Mr. Price a brothe Wallace McFaul of Milford