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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-07-28
J. E. Shirley Charged with Robbing
Heer Store at Martin

J. E. Shirley, alias J. E. Shannon,
alias "Shep," was arrested Saturday
night in front of the Rex hotel by
Sheriff Scofield and Chief of Police
Bryne on suspicion Of having robbed
the Christ Heer store at Martin, N. D.
on May %. He is now in the county,
Jail. Shirley is believed to be one Of
the two men in the mysterious Ford
car which the sheriff and his party
tried to intercept at the gravel pit
east of Minot on the morning just
prior to the time one of the Martin
bank robbers was killed, another
and the third captured. The
Ford car was left by the two men at
the Mcintyre farm west of Minot.
Shirley has been identified positively
as one of the men in the Ford.
Shirley has had criminal career.
He was with Buck on the morning
Buck shot and killed officers Gown
and Devaney just northeast of Minot
and was sentenced to serve three
years in the penitentiary for stealing
auto tires. Tickner was also with
Buck and Tickner and "Red" Parriott
served time for stealing tires. Shir-
ley was given his freedom after serv-
ing a year.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-07-28
Minot Man Visits Texas

Clarendon (Texas) News: Louis
Sitner, of Minot, North Dakota, ar
rived here Sunday morning for a visit
of some ten days with his brother
Harry. Mr.. Sitner on his trip visit
ed many of the most important cities
in the northwestern part Of the Unit
ed States, having been at Spokane,
Wash, Portland, Ore, San Francisco
and Los Angeles, Calf. At Los An
geles, Mr.. Sitner attended the Elks
convention. He reports that dele
gates were present from all over the
United States, Alaska and the Philli-
pines; and that the meeting was a fine
one in every respect as those pres
ent were entertained at all of the fine
summer resorts nearby. On his re-
turn to his home where he is engaged
in the mems furnishing business, he
will visit in Kansas City and in Mime
apolis.
Mr.. Sitner says that his country
is in better shape than it has been
for five years, and that much of the
country over which he travelled is in
a like prosperous condition, and that
the feeling of potimism is general.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-07-28
Press Association August 5-6

The annual meeting of the North
Dakota Press Association will be held
at jamestown, Friday and Saturday,
August and 6. Among those to ap-
pear on the program are l. j. Moe,
Valley City, president of the n. D.
Good Roads Association; Miss Minnie
J. Nelson, Supt. of Public lnstruc-
ton; w. F. Cushing, Beach Advance
Bureau; E. J. Babcock, University Of
North Dakota School Of Mines; Hon.
Carl B. Olson, Medora; H. P. Paulson,
Fargo Forum; Hon. R. A. Nestos, Of
Minot.
A picnic will be held Saturday af-
ternoon at Spiritwood Lake. There.
will be baseball, bathing, swimming,
picnic dinner and dancing. A ladies'
auxiliary will be organized Saturday
morning with Mrs. M. l. Forkner in
charge.
l.. j. Bowen, Hope Pioneer, is presi-
dent of the Association and Earle H.
Tostevin of the Mandan Daily Pioneer,
is secretary.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-07-28
Outdoor Frolic Program

The program for the first annual
Outdoor Frolic, August 9th, given by
the Minot Town Criers Club at Oak
Park, follows:
Instructions-W play clothes
because they will be roughed up; as
semble at the Association of Com
merce rooms at o'clock if you wish
to be conveyed to the park.
Order of Sports follows:
/. Setting up exercises-A Swed-
Days Order.
2. Ancient Ceremony Of Washing
Feet-"No washee-no supper.
8. Supper-and some side issues.
4. Song-fest lead by Mr.. Mont
gomery.
s. Dumb bell RELAYS captains,
10 men each.
6. Rowing race captains, 8 men
each, representing Harvard and Yale
annual regatta.
z. Yacht contest-Entry fee Is
25 cents, winner takes all.
8. Dodge Ball. captains IL men
each.
9. Niger baby-a mild one to re-
cover breath.
10. Hot hand -you1l believe it all
II. volley BALI captains, s men
each.
12. Follow the Leader-A boy
again.
13. Ask some Crier who knows
we "dasent" publish it.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-07-28
Farmer Killed by Neighbor

Henry Wayeynen, bachelor, re-
siding about ten miles north of San
ish, was instantly killed on Sunday
evening about o'clock, by Gust. Ke-
tola, also bachelor, who leveled a
shot gun at his head and pulled the
trigger. The charge entered the left
side Of his face, tearing away a large
part Of the neck and severing the jug
ular vein. Death was said to be in
Simultaneous.
In searching the premises in order
to find some evidence for crime the
sheriff found home brew still of
the crudest make which was confis-
Gated. 1t is thought that home brew
had something to do with the sad af-
fair. The sheriff is said to have
found still of first class manufacture
on the same premises about year
ago.
States Attorney Swenseid is at
present absent on his vacation and it
is not known what action the state
will take in the matter. - Van Hook
Tribune.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-07-28
YOU IAN KILLED
AT WESTHOPE BY AUTO

Bottineau, July 23.-Hans Opdahl,
twenty-eight, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ole Opdah, living south of Westhope,
was almost instantly killed Tuesday
morning when the car in which he
was driving with his brother over
turned and pinned him beneath the
steering wheel. The brother was
uninjured and assisted in releasing
Hans from beneath the wrecked car,
but before the injured man could be
gotten to the doctors office in West
hope he passed away. The steering
wheel of the car struck him in such
manner that his chest was crushed
in. The accident happened opposite
the w. B. Parker farm home three
miles south of Westhope.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-07-28
Minot Schools May Install Radio
Station

The Minot school board favors the
establishment of wireless station in
connection with the school in the event
that the committee from the Rotary
Club, which now has the proposition
under consideration, deems the propo-
sition feasible. The committee COM
prises J. H. Cotton, Geo. W. Kemper
and B. 5. Stewart. The proposed sta
ton will serve as central radio sta
ton where students may take up the
study of both wireless telegraphy and
the wireless telephone. A number of
private wireless plants are in opera
ton in this city.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-07-28
HARVESTING IN FULL
SWING IN NORTH DAKOTA

Fargo, July 26.-Harvesting is in
full swing in many sections of North
Dakota, reports show. rairmont
reports the crop will soon be in the
shock, with help plentiful. Wheat
there will be about a half or two
thirds crop, while corn will be the
biggest crop ever grown there.
Owners of threshing outfits near
Bowbells are getting ready to begin
threshing operations Immediately.
Burke county which boasts of the
best crop in the northwest. Red
rust is prevalent in all parts of the
county, but no black rust has appear
ed on stems yet. Some of the wheat
is so far advanced that any danger
from rust is past.
Crosby, on the other hand, reports
there is no black rust in the western
part of the state. Crons in that Sec
tion are said to be fully average,
with rye and early oats harvest under
way and wheat cutting to begin at
the end of this week.
Black rust is reported in many
places near Alexander, but it is not
gaining much headway because Of the
progress of wheat. Reports from
around the wheat belt indicate that
crops in Mckenzie county and thru
out the section are about the best in
the belt.
The North Dakota federal-state
free employment agency in Fargo re-
ports that North Dakota's call for
$4,000 men is being answered. Farm
help is arriving from Kansas, and
the state also is. drawing on large
number from Minnesota. Orders
were being received the last week at
the rate of about 800 day, and were
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-07-28
"T r." Tourists Here Friday

The ct. R." tourists enroute west
from Duluth will not reach Minot to-
day on account of the muddy roads
but will be in the city Friday after
noon. The street dance and band con-
cert on Main street have been called
off but they will be entertained at the
Normal school campus with a con-
cert by the Community band and the
other forms of entertainment arrang-
ed for the teachers attending the
summer school and the county super
intendents from northwestern coun-
ties who have been invited to Minot
for the day.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-07-28
Kiwanis Club Endorses Wireless for
CITY Schools

The Kiwanis Club Wednesday adopt
ed a resolution asking the Minot
school board to install radio SYSTEM
at the school, if found by the commit
tee to be feasible. The Rotary also
passed a similar resolution.
There are any number of young
people in Minot interested in both the
wireless telegraph and the wireless
telephone and some have become
quite expert in the work in spite Of
the fact that their equipment Of only
that used by amateurs. With the
proper radio system in Minot much
benefit would accrue to those interest
ed in the wireless in other sections
of northwestern North Dakota. The
Minot schools have ever been to the
fore and it is believed that such a sys~
tenn will be installed.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-07-28

Wheat Good in Western North Dakota
A sample Of wheat grown on the
Isaac Molzohn farm west of Ross,
was left at this office by Hans Han
son. Mr.. Molzohn has $50 acres of
the very finest grain in Mountrail
county which will average around 35
bushels per acre. The sample left
here is four feet high. The rains
have been very heavy>in that locality,
four cloud bursts visiting that sec
ton in one week recently. The writ
er drive past Mr.. Molzohn's farm
which is located on the T. R. highway
and we can say that he has one of
the finest farm homes we saw on a
1000 auto tour. The wheat and other
grain in northwestern North Dakota
from Berthold west is extra good.
Any number of fields of wheat will
average 30 bushels and upwards from
persent indications.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-07-28
Stanley Woman Commits Suicide

oldulty VOIUdu NUNaNtlNS Ou1SiuC
Mrs. Anna Hopp, who on June 30
was divorced from her husband, VIM.
Hopp, killed herself Wednesday by
shooting herself thru the temple with
4 .38 calibre revolver. That morning
the woman was served with papers
from the sheriff's office relinquishing
her rights to the estate and she pre-
pared to take her departure in an
automobile to- Minot. The husband
accompanied the man who was to. drive
the car to the garage to get some
gasoline and when they returned, the
woman'sv body was found on the bed.
She had placed raincoat over the
bed before lying down. She had $245
in her raincoat and $1OO was found
grasped in one of her hands. She was
AZ years of age and had been married
previously to man named Berkowitz
in Michigan.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-07-28
PLAY DAY FESTIVAL AT MIN0T I; !
PARKS MONDAY AND TUESDAY

Riverside and Oak Parks will be the
scene of pretty affair next week
when the children of the city present
their play and dance program.
The program will consist of several
dancing numbers given by the girls of
the city, who have been coached by
Mrs. Frank Carlton of Havre, Mont.
The dance program will be interspers-
ed with game and team play by chill
dren from the play grounds.
This affair promises to be enter
tanning for both old and young and,
while something Of an innovation for
Minot, will also be a demonstration
of what can be accomplished by chill
dren under supervised play instruc-
ton.
The dances partake of the nature
of interpretive, folk and pantomine.
and will be given on the grass near
the band stand in Riverside Park,
Monday, Aug. /, and by the side Of
the wading pool in Oak Park, Tues
day, Aug. 2. The entertainment will
be open to the public but in order to
defray the expenses a collection will
be taken. The Town Criers Club have
taken charge of the advertising and
publicity and will make this pretty
event one long to be remembered. 1t
is hoped the general public will turn
out and witness this festival which
is the culminotion of Mr.. Caviness'
work as play supervisor. Mr.. Cavi-
ness is the Minneapolis playground
worker brought here by the Y. w. C.
A.
The program is as follows:
Riverside Park Monday, Aug. 1st,
7:3O p. M.
Oak Park Tuesday, Aug. End, 7.30
P. NJ.
1. By-Lo Dolly-Pantomine Dance,
by Little Girls.
2. Hungarian Character Dance
Misses Judith Frank, Helen Wilson.
8. Vocal selection-Miss Marjorie
Strom.
4. Flour Dance-Group Of 20 lit
tie girls.
5. French Baby-Pantomine dance
by Vera Seabury.
6. Vocal selection-Miss Marjorie
Strom.
z. Balloon Dance-Group Of 1s.
girls, solo part by Misses Frank and
Wilson.
Music by Quigley's orchestra.
In case it rains on the day Of either
performance the program will be de-
layed twenty-four hours.
The young girls who are taking part
in these dances are as follows:
Flower Dance-Veronica Hageman,
Doris Kirkeby, Claire Nelson, Velma
Teach, Beryl Knott, Francis Hollom,
Alice Vordsween, Jean Tennyson, Jean,
Nelson, Nita Weinrebe, Evelyn Helt-
eel, Lenore Olson, Lorraine Shields,
Isabel MCDANIEL, Adeline Tarland,
Florence Vanose, Lena Gordon, Luel-
la Logan, Helen Holmes, Mercedes
King and Syble Luckey.
Balloon Dance-Judith Frank, Hell
en- Wilson, Inez Leighton, Doris Eren-
field Virginia Smart, Elizabeth Shields,
Marie Frapp, ois Coyle, Harriet Mel
son, Margaret Vanoss, Ernie Logan,
Marian Campin, Marjorie Schroer and
Mary La Due.
By-Lo Dolly Dance - Margaret
Householder, Vera Seabury, Eliza
beth White, Margaret White, Maxine
Heltzel, Vesta Corbett.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-07-28
Stole Dahl's Buick

A Buick roadster was stolen from
C. H. Dahl, the barber, 4O8 Walders
St. early Monday morning. A neigh
Dor woman saw two men backing the
car away from the garage but did not
give the alarm as she thot one of
them was Mr.. Dahl's brother. The
car is insured for $4,000. 1t is a
K-44 Model with new cord tires in the
rear and Goodyear fabric tires in
front. License No. 63,240, Engine
No. 572,516 and Serial No. $50, ,499..
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-07-28
:. w. w. THREATEN TO
KILL DAKOTA MAYOR

Fargo, July 26.--Newspapermen
were asked to leave the meeting of a
delegation of Casselton merchants
and farmers with members of the
Fargo city commission with refer
ence to l. w. w. activities at Cassel-
ton.
Mayor w. J. Bell of Casselton, de-
clared Fargo is the seat of the trou-
BILE. Chief of Police Louis Dahlgren
stated Fargo's Front St. is free of
transients. Mayor Bell said he
would like to take Fargo police down
Front st. and point out that they
are wrong. Mayor Bell asserted he
had received threats on his life.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-07-28
BOY SEES "PAL" KILLED
SAME WAY AS SISTER

Mott, N. D., July 26.-Peter Leh-
ret, Jr., aged 16, was mortally
wounded here when he. accidentally
received a shotgun charge in the alb
domen as a playmate, John Doll,
tried to take the gun away from him.
He died an hour after the accident.
Having seen his sister killed by the
accidental discharge of a gun, the
Doll boy said he became frightened
and feared another accident when
young Lehret picked up the shotgun
and playfully pointed it at Doll, say
ing he would shoot if Doll left.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-07-28
$1OO, 100000 Damage by Cloudburst at
Mandan

Cloud bursts did heavy damage in
the vicinity Of Mandan west to Glen
Ullin Monday night. The water fill
ed the streets at Mandan rushing up
into the lobby of the Lewis and Clark
hotel doing heavy damage. The base
ments of many homes in that city
were filled and the water seeped into
the windows of many homes. The
loss will total $1OO,OOO.0O. Not a
house in the city escaped some dam
age. At Lyons, 7 miles west of
Mandan, sand bank was washed
down onto the N. P. track tying up
traffic. At Bismarck 1.28 inches OF
water fell.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-07-28
John Huseby Comes Here As Ward
County Agricultural Agent

John Huseby, who has been at the
head of the animal husbandry depart
ment of the University of Minnesota
with headquarters in Crookston, has
arrived to begin his work as Ward
County Agricultural Agent, taking
the place of N. D. German, who re-
signed recently to go with the, n. D.
Grain Growers Association at Fargo.
Mr.. German spent a portion of the
week with Mr.. Huseby in Minot as
sisting him in the work.
Mr.. Huseby comes we'll fitted for
his important position. He was coun-
ty agent for two years in Steele
county and later held similar posi-
tion in Marshall county, MINI.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-07-28
Kiwanis to be the Guests of ROtar-
ians Monday

The Kiwanis Club of Minot has ac-
cepted an invitation from the Minot
Rotary club to meet with them as
the guests of the Rotary next Mon
day and luncheon at the Association
of Commerce rooms.
DR.. Levi H. Beeler, member Of the
Rotary, will give an address on his
classification, Normal School Train
ing. R. A. Nestos will expound the
principles of Rotary and some men,
ber Of the Kiwanis club will speak
for that Organization. The members
of both organizations are looking for
ward to very enjoyable hour.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-07-28
81, ,1S9, 900 STEAL BY
THOMSON, FINAL TALLY

Austin, Mimi, July 2O.-Defalca-
tions of R. ]. Thomson, former comp
troller of George A. Hormal & Co.,
packers totals $1,lS9, 900, according to
final figures made public here today.
Detailed figures, it was indicated,
would be given out late today in Chi
cago after a conference Of bankers
with heads of the packing company.
Thomson, who is in the county Jail
here specifically charged with the
theft of a $4,000 check from the
company, has turned over to trus-
tee all his property valued at ST.
100000. This property includes his
famous Oakdale Farms.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-07-28
Glenburn Rye Averaged 22 Bushels

Glenburn Rye Averaged 22 Bushels
. Art Harshamn returned from his
farm south Of Lahsford Wednesday,
bringing back samples of Durum
wheat from the Jake Bradley farm,
2 1/2 miles west of Glenburn. The
wheat is fine and will average 20 BUSH
els or better. He has 80 acres Of
the wheat and 80 acres Of Marquis
as good. He says three fields Of rye
have been threshed in that vicinity,
averaging 18, 20 and 22 bushels.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-07-28
Back from Yellowstone Park

Mr.. and Mrs. l.. M. Ellithorpe and
son Philip, and Mrs. O'Dell have re-
turned from a trip thru Yellowstone
Park. They visited Havre, Fort Ben
ton, Great Falls and Helena, being
joined at Helena by Mrs. Clifford
Welch and son, Truman, Mrs. Ralph
Welch and Mr.. and Mrs. Harding, 60
ing thru the park in three cars and
enjoying camp life. Mr.. Ellithorpe
secured some rare pictures in the
park. Enroute home, the Ellithorpe
party stopped at Dickinson for a visit
with Mr.. an dMrs. Fred Rush and re-
turned to Minot Tuesday night.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-07-28
Lawyer Enjoys Innovation

Dudley Nash, of the law firm "f
Fisk, Murphy & Nash, having legal
matters at Protal, which demanded
his attention and missing his train by
reason of slow time piece, imme-
diately engaged the services of Chef
jacobson and in Chefs aeroplane Mr..
Nash was enabled to reach the border
city in time to conclude his affairs
and return home that evening. Dud-
ley was so elated over the experience
that he may decide upon the air route
in preference to rail hereafter when
making his trips abroad.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-07-28
Re-arrested for Not Fulfilling
Requirements

Young Javnager and tHurd, SEN
fenced for stealing automobiles and
paroled three weeks ago, were rear
rested Wednesday afternoon by Sher-
iff Scofield when they failed to pro-
duce $1,000 each according to the law,
to send to Bismarck. They spent q
short time in the county jail but were
released when they raised the money.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-07-28
DIR. OFFLEY NOT
GUILTY OF MURDER

Hettinger, N. D., July 20.-A YER
dict of not guilty was returned at 2
a. M, today by the jury which tried
DR.. Offley for the alleged murder of
M. X. Bowen.
At no time during the eight hours
deliberation of the jury was there
question as to the result. Time was
required, jurymen said, to consider all
charges of the Judge.
Offley was taken before Judge Ber
ry shortly before 2. The assembly
hall in the high school building of this
little city was sjammed with people
waiting to hear the verdict. There was
little doubt as to the outcome, and
with the announcement of the fore
man. a ripple Of applause started
which was stopped by court officers.
ORley was discharged from custody
by Judge Berry, who complimented
the jurymen on being attentive in Civ
ing all testimony consideration.
"You were judges of the facts in
the case and your decision is neces-
sarily right" he said.
There was at least one person who
did not think so, Mrs. Bowen, wife of
the slain man.
This morning she met seven of
the jurymen. She became furious at
seeing them and walking rapidly to
them on the street, she unbraided
them numerically for their verdict
of not guilty.
you're a bunch Of crooks" she
shouted. "You were fixed by big
business. The whole trial was a
frameup."
Mrs. Bowen was led away by
friends.
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G. O. Frank in St. Paul Hospital

Guy o. Frank OF the Leland Depart
ment Store, who went to the Miller
hospital in St. Paul recently to take
treatment for high blood pressure, is.
recovering steadily. He is not per-
mitted to leave his bed and will be in
the hospital for several weeks. His
condition is not at all alarming.
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r. w. Du Vail Sumits to Operation
r. w. Du Vail submitted to an op-
GRAFTON Friday for serious eye trou-
BILE and will be in the hospital for
some time. He is reported to be re-
covering slowly and it is believed that
he will fully recover in time.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-07-28
25 cents an Hour for Harvest-3O
cents for ThreshinR

At meeting Of farmers and thresh
ermen from Renville county held at
Sherwood, a wage scale of 25 cents
an hour for harvesting and 80 cents
an hour for threshing was adopted.
At Ray scale of $500 per day for
harvest wages was adopted. At Far
60 the average harvest wage paid
is $500 per day.
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1.2O Inches of Rainfall This Week
On Monday night Minot received
80 of an inch of rainfall and 80 the
following night, a total of one inch
and 20. The pastures, corn, pota-
toes and other unmatured crops are
now certain to be excellent.