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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-02-03
CORRESPONDENCE
SURREY


Some time ago we organized Par
ent-Teacher Association with officer
as follows: President, Mrs. j. J
Larsen; vice president, Mrs. w. S
Young; secretary, S. C. Anderson, ant
treasurer, Miss Muriel Robson
Twenty-Five members were enrolle,
at the first regular meeting and W
expect to double that number at tn
next meeting which is to be held thi!
Friday afternoon. The following
program will be given:
Song-Audience.
Paper-The Parents Obligation t.
the School--Mrs. Ed. Rowe.
Discussion led by Miss Robson.
Song-Male Quartet.
Paper-How Parents Hinder the
School Work of Their Children-Miss
Minnie DePue.
Piano Duet-Mrs. Larsen and Mrs
| Anderson.
Question box.
Round Table Discussion.
Song-Audience.
A special meeting Of the organiza-
ton was held recently when splen-
did talk on hygiene and child welfare
was given by DR.. A. D. MCDANIEL of
Minot. 1t is the purpose Of this as
ISOLATION to promote the best interests
of the school and community by hold
ing meetings for the discussion of
the problems of parents and teacher,
by getting outside speakers whenever
possible to address US on similar prob
lens.
Tuesday night, February l, Prof.
John E. Howard, Mrs. John E. How
ard, Miss Martha Reishus, and Miss
Agnes O'Connor gave US program
of musical numbers and readings.
The selections were happy combina-
ton Of the best compositions of our
master composers and the more pop
ular type Of modern music. Some
of the best received numbers were
"The Shepherd Girls Dream, for vio-
lin, by Ole Bull. played by Mr.. How
ard; Mate of Mine" and 'Out Where
the West Begins, sung by Miss Rel
shus, and cutting from "Peg O. My
Heart" and several child dialect read
ings by Miss O'Connor. Mrs. How
ard contributed much to the success
of the program by her sympathetic
accompanying. A splendid crowd
turned out to hear them and they
were very we'll received in all Of their
numbers. We hope to hear them
again at a not too distant date.
Contributed
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-02-03
O. X. SPIRES SAYS co. AGENT
SHOULD HAVE ASSISTANT

Editor Ward Co. Farm Bureau News,
Minot, N. Oak.
Dear Sir:
] want to call your attention and
also the attention of the members
of the Ward County Farm Bureau to
the need Of an expert dairyman in
Ward county connected with the
County Agent work. l believe that
most of our> people now realize that
the farmer Of the future must pay
considerable attention to the dairy
cow and to the many problems, which
come up in connection with her man.
agement.
I want to suggest that the County
Agent be furnished an assistant, who
is an expert dairyman. This assist
ant could give at least half Of his
time to the promotion Of the Boys &
Girls Club work have heard a
great many dairy farmers and others
interested in keeping dairy cows say
lately that they would be glad to
support and maintain a testing asso-
citation in Ward county and if tester
was secured, am quite confident that
fifteen or twenty farmers would be
glad to take up this work of testing
their cows and to pay the expense in
connection Herewith, including the
time of the tester and his other ex-
penses. Why would it not be good
plan for the Board of Directors Of the
Farm Bureau to employ a suitable as
sistant to the County Agent, who
would be qualified to take charge of
this work?
I was one of committee to take
charge Of the purchasing and dis
tributing of the heifers, which were
distributed last spring to the boys
and girls Of this county and also a
member of the committee making an
inspection trip last fall to see how
these animals were taken care of and
whether they were making good or
not. It was most interesting to see
the success attained by large num-
Der of the boys and girls in the work,
and l am convinced that one of the
very best things that the Farm Blu.
reau could promote would be work
along this line in connection with the
boys and girls Of the county.
We must all realize the Importance
Of dairying and that it is useless to
raise wheat year after year without
the introduction Of livestock in some
form. The dairyman has by far the
best Of it at present as butter fat
can be sold at profit, whereas Meth
er beef, pork nor mutton can be at
this time and / believe this is the
time to encourage this kind Of work
and that the Farm Bureau, thru the
County Agents office, is proper
organization to take charge Of it.
Very truly yours,
o. K. SPIRES,
Burlington, N. D.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-02-03
COUNTY LINE 1922

| A large crowd attended the Kicka-
poo Club social dance week ago last
Saturday night at Tagus, and a good
time was had. Gross receipts were
$77.35. Net $62.O5.
Mrs. T. L. Kincannon, who has been
i'll of late, we are glad to report is
fairly we'll again.
Pouzar's orchestra furnished the
music for dance at Tagus, last Sat
urday night.
Miss Mollison, spent over Sunday
at Ross, week ago with friends.
A number Of the friends of Walter
Coburn, pleasantly surprised, him at
the Robt. Reynan, home in Tagus, a
week ago last Wednesday evening.
A Christian Endeavor society was
organized at Tagus recently by Rev.
Gutensohn of the Moravian church.
A number enjoyed an oyster supper
at the Fred Koepnic home, week
ago last Sunday night.
Chas. Brown was up this way from
near Berthold one day recently on
business.
Mrs. J. O. Jacobson returned from
the Northwood hospital last Wednes-
day, where it is understood she sue
cessfully underwent an operation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kincannon were in
Berthold and Minot last Tuesday and
Wednesday on business.
The Community Club held very
successful meeting last Wednesday
night at the Kincannon school house,
following officers were elected: Pres
ident, J. H. Hebig; vice president, T.
L. Kincannon; secretary, L. E. Ring
ron, and treasurer, Arne Engen. It
was voted to meet every two weeks,
the first will be held at School No. /.
next Friday night; after the meeting
a dance will be given. Ladies will
bring lunch, and the men will be
charged $1.OO admission, which in
cludes dance ticket and supper. Meet
ings will be held in rotation at the
four school houses, beginning with
No. 1.
A number of the neighbors enjoyed
themselves at cards at the Andrew
Nelson home last Tuesday evening.
Word has been received that Mrs.
Fred Farley, underwent an operation
at the Rochester hospital a week ago
last Tuesday and that she expects to
be home soon.
Mr.. and Mrs. I. M. Dilley and
daughter, Rachel, were at Berthold
last Thursday, having dental work
done.
Ed Lorenson, late Of McGregor, was
thru these parts last Friday, selling
medicines, books, and taking orders
for groceries.
E. w. Parker was at Minot on bust
ness, last Tuesday and Wednesday.
Last spring when seed wheat was
selling at $3.40 per bushel, we bot
soda crackers at 40 cents per 81 OF.
pockage. Now wheat has been sell
ing as low as $1.25 per bushel and
we are asked As cents for the same
size package Of crackers, or about 36
cents pound. Can you beat it?
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-02-03
RESULTS TELL
There Can BE No Doubt About the
Results In Minot.

Results tell the tale.
All doubt is removed.
The testimony of Minot citizen
Can be easily investigated.
What better proof can be had!
VIM. Mcleod, 525 9Th N. E., Minot
says: 81 got very good results thru
the use of Doan's Kidney Pills and
don't mind recommending them. My
kidneys had been giving me trouble
for about year and the kidney secre,
tions were highly colored and painful
in passage. My back had a steady
dull pain just over my kidneys and
there were times couldn't get
Strengthened without gradually rising
with my hands on my hips. l saw
Doan's Kidney Pills advertised so |
went to Leland Drug Store and got
three boxes and after using them my
troubles left me. l have been free
from kidney trouble ever since. Doan's
cured me two years ago."
Price Coo, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy-get
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-02-03
OSCAR BOECK VICTIM
OF FOUL PLAY

j. Oscar Boeck, former Garrison
banker and we'll known as singer
and baseball fan, is reported to have
been killed in Texas, the crime being
the result Of labor troubles.
He was a brother-in-law Of DR..
Robinson Of Garrison, who, together
with Mrs. Robinson, went to the east
ern city where the body had been TAX
en- after having been locked in a
freight car by the murderers. He was
last seen near the office of the COM
pany Of which he was secretary and
scenes about the place indicate that
there had been struggle.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-02-03

scented with = petition signed by 60
percent Of the taxpayers Of the town
ship. The commissioners Monday
passed resolution prohibiting stock
from running at large in Rolling
Green township. the vote being una1i-
NOUS.
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Rolling Green Stock to be Kept Up
The board of county commissioners
held a special meeting Monday At.
ternoon to consider remembrance OF
IS residents Of Rolling Green town
ship against an action taken recently
permitting stock to run at large, at
ter the commissioners had been pre-
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-02-03

John D. Rockefeller has fallen heir
to $500 under the will Of the late
Henry G.. Frick. No announcement
has been made as to what he will do
with the money, but John is a frugal
person, and he probably knows where
he can invest it in oil stock to adj
vantage.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-02-03

Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr.. McLeod had. Foster-Milburn Co.,
Mfrs, Buffalo. N. Y. adv.
The New York herald., 1921-08-28

necked out of doors dress for women.
"A closed throat does not give the neck
chance to develop" said Mr.. Shannon.
Ihere should be no pressure and, think,
no string of beads What does little sun
burn matter? The girl who has an open
throat does not get colds In the throat and
does not suffer from her lungs; she is
healthier and happier and none the worse
for going with the times. | cannot think
girl beautiful who does not look healthy.
don't agree with Mrs. Kendal-unless. per.
haps, about smoking Girls do smoke too
much, and perhaps dresses are sometimes
little too short. But even so l for one
do not want any return to mid-victorian-
ISM"
Miss Anna Airy, another English artist.
felt differently. Il agree with Mrs. Kendall
about ugly necks in the evening"" she said.
Nowadays, boating and lawn tennis in low
cut or openwork blouses are responsible for
some dreadful throats and shoulders when
they are exposed in evening dress. Ugly
sunburn, which does not come off, patterns
of the lace burnt through light blouses. are
not pretty.
Il do not think the average girl looks so
well to-day or so nice as she has done at
other periods. Girls are in many ways
much healthier, but there is a tendency to
overdo it and get angular and ugly. The
girls of II of Mrs. Kendars day were
pretty and charming, but the girls of to-
day look as If they had not grown out Of
their puppyhood."
Mr.. Herbert DunhiHs remarks were
mainly included in taking long puffs from
his pipe and twinkling his eyes. Between
puffs, however, he did say: I'm Mrs. Ken
dals girlhood women were iust beginning
to give up snuff taking which was far less
pleasing habit than smoking. In the pic
lures of our reat-grandmothers many OF
these strong minded ladies are seen seated
with their snuff boxes beside them. The
cigar, too, was not unknown to their prede-
cessors."
There was more to the British side Of IT,
much more, but II seems more relevant to
consult opinions nearer home Miss Fannie
Hurst, whose views on the new woman are
always interesting characterized Mrs. Ken
dals philosophy as being typical of the
mind that lives in its yesterdays and re
fuses to face its to-morrows.
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Never Kissed Before Marriage,
Protected by Real Innocenc,

When l was a girl never touched
man with my little finger and no man ever
touched me. | never kissed man until
kissed my husband. My mother believed in
absolute independence. | could come home
at 10 or III o'clock in the evening. But
nothing ever happened. for had the pro
lection of real innocence. The girl who Is
inviting those things can get plenty of In.
suits.
1T was better for the boys | am per.
fectly convinced II was better for them
There are Puritanical girls to-day, but
unfortunately. they are in the minority.
really believe we've got to do something
We seem to be at the bottom. The pendu
lum must swing back. We've got to have
idealism."
Mrs. Stacy then outlined her plan for
conducting series of studio Sunday after
noon teas for the young ladies and men OF
her classes at the Washington Square school
Contrary to the generally accepted tradi
tions OF the village, smoking will not be
permitted even for the men. Nor will sex
problems serve as subjects for casual dis
course.
I'VE will have interesting things to
read." said Mrs. stacy, "and plan other en-
The New York herald., 1921-08-28
Code of Manners and Morals for New York University
Students Washington Square,

of of
a ruewom knight in
Men like to treated with with coury
physical, soui
than the body.
All the graceful of wemans figure
is
MOTHER OF NAN Conceaing is here revealing. The
for the
soiq maIy
nais aui,
to
nodes Juvenile oHen
this
be Of
Costumes should
noble okwith
high heels She
of In
traffic will bear"is the etradem
No elrespectig couple together
That's plain vulgar
Significance what
they
dancing speak, but
in o good n
Boys let's remember Mothers and be
in
yourself And girls play the of life fair with the
The New York herald., 1921-08-28

There will be vufgarity in all ages. am
perfectly sure there were vulgar crinolne
sisters. | am not so sure that our social
morale is of a lower grade to-day than it
was yesterday. | can't even take it up as
an issue until l am sure When | can see
that this new status of woman is changing
her for the bad it will be time enough to
talk about getting back to crinoline DAYS.
AS far as the fundamental things are
concerned, | think the women are as big
and fine as ever"
Mrs lima Winchell Stacy. who is associ-
ated with the New York University School
of Retail Selling has had many years of
experience as a social welfare worker with
girl employees in Minneapolis In spite Of
her youthful appearance, Mrs. Stacy insists
that she belongs to the elder generation
She has a married daughter to prove IL,
too. And Mrs. Stacy Is not afraid to men.
tion that she clings to few ideas that have
grown old fashioned.
1T makes my heart ache and the tears
come to my eyes to see a girl smoke said
Mrs. Stacy, whose studio apartment in
Greenwich Village Is few doors from Gel
laret cabarets where the girl who does not
smoke is considered an alien.
"of course, we all believe that our
mothers are the greatest women in the
world. My mother attended her sixty-ffth
reunion at Albion, Mich, this year. I'd
give good deal II | could give to the girl
of to-day vision OF the girlhood of my
day. I don't believe the modern girl is
any happier or has any more of the joy of
living because of her laxity in manners (I
do not say morals) and dress.
The New York herald., 1921-08-28

her own girlhood she was certain that all
of her friends replied to a proposal of mar
riage with. ASK Mama" To-day, accord
ing to Mrs. Kendall, the girls jump at the
chance with. "All right, old beam"
Mrs. Kendall said that she couldn't bear
to see girl smoke They smoked in the
restaurants and even in the street cars, and
she didn't think 1t did them any good.
And they knew too much. She didn't think
the average young girl needed to be told
anything about life by her aunt, her grand.
mother or her mother. She could read ID
all in the evening paper for penny
Il am going to throw bombshell now,"
bombshelled Mrs. Kendall very placidly
Il don't like the cinemas. They are rather
an insult to God. No voices at all! They
take away one of the greatest gifts of all
/ don't like em and don't patronize them.
People may say the theatres have a bad
atmosphere but they are better than the
cinemas."
And here so far as the cable reports
show, Mrs. Kendall let her case rest and
trundled off to her Mid-victorian retreat
with the mumblings of two continents in
her wake. She had had her say the others
could do what they liked.
Following the publication of Mrs. Ken
da's challenge, the British press was
flooded with contrary minded opinion, and
The New York herald., 1921-08-28
MODERN GIRLS MODESTY ATTACKED AND DEFENDED
Miss Fanneu DeendsN
andS
and Women Students

order though it is difficult, we confess, to
conceal much longer the Greenwich Village
studio, where smoking is not permitted and
where activities are rated according to their
idealistic qualities. But we must.
Mrs. Kendals outburst was neither previ-
ously planned nor elaborately staged. 1t
was almost casual At meeting of the
Women's Institute in London she was called
upon for brief speech. 1t may have been
mere courtesy on the part of the presiding
officer Anyway, seated and looking like a
Du Maurier drawing as the correspondents
report, she began her plea for a general
return to Mid-Victorianism.
Il can't bear the present fashions said
Mrs. Kendall. "They show what should be
covered up and cover up what might be ex-
posed When | was young, girls were proud
of showing a white neck in evening dress.
But how can the girls of to-day show white
necks when all day long they expose their
necks in low-cut dresses to the wind and
sun, unprotected save by string of pearls
of more or less value?
Women do outrageous things to-day,
things they never would have done in dear
Jane Austen's time They spend too much
time out of doors with golf and one thing
and another, and have no time to go into
the kitchen and teach the cook new dish
or direct the operations of the housemaid.
Il do not believe the rising generation
will ever be like the great women of the
past. They might do better il they went
slow and were content with a little of wnat
they sneer at as early Victorian. They say
Queen Victoria mourned her husband too
much; but the present generation cannot
be accused of doing that. Hardly have they
shovelled one husband under the ground
when they are looking for another
The veteran actress paused for a moment
to exclude from her denunciations the
nurses who had served in the war. But
promptly she added that she never hoped tc
see any of them Lord Chancellors She did
not feel that qualifications for nursing and
for holding executive positions in Govern
ment offices were synonymous. Until they
could manage their servants properly, she
did not think 1t was time TO consider ex
tending women's scope Of authority.
Then she complained of the modern girls
attitude toward the male OF TIE species. In
The New York herald., 1921-08-28
American Opinion Agrees
That Legs Are Not Shameful

"The elder generation is forever criticis-
ing the younger generation" said Miss
Hurst. They have been doing il since the
days of xantippe and Socrates. II is
easy to fall back on the merits of former
period when you haven't the vision to. see
what Is coming ahead. It shows an Inabil.
ity to adjust the values OF yesterday with
those of to-day
Il believe we are passing through the
most vital and potent period in the history
of woman. She has experienced a great
emancipation from all the literal claptraps
that have been hanging to her for years.
Her mode of dress IS merely an expression
OF this emancipation
Legs are no longer shameful; they are
a matter OF course-God's pedestals II
startles us bit realizing that at first, per-
haps. Some would have us believe that legs
are something Of which nature herself
should be ashamed.
"As for the sunburned neck, I should call
IL natures stamp Of approval"
When Miss Hurst was asked IL she
thought women had lost their ideals she
nodded her head unexpectedly.
Women have lost their ideals for the
inhibited life" she said Fewer things are
shameful to her than we're TO her erinoline
sister. But there are Just as many mothers
filled with inherent womanly ingredients
to-day as there ever were before.
The New York herald., 1921-08-28
Mrs. Kendall Criticises
Modern Girls After Long Silence.

Mrs. Kendall needs no Introduction to the
American public. She has just broken a
long silence and stirred up considerable
excitement by insisting that the 1921 maid
is not what she ought to be. And she has
the details at the tips of her fingers.
On the British side of the Atlantic there
are those who come forward to nod their
heads afirmatively and echo Mrs. Kendals
condemnations; there are others who are
as ready to defend the modern girl. Over
here the situation is much the same 1t is
as easy to locate one group as the other.
Mrs. Ina Winchell Stacy of the New York
University faculty is quite willing to admit
that she is of the old school, that there is
much of Mrs. Kendals code of appropriate
conduct with which she agrees thoroughly.
On the other hand, there is Miss Fannie
Hurst, popular short-story writer, novelist
and playwright, to champion the modern
woman and lead cheer for the emancipa-
tion from ankle-length skirts, along with
other feminine fetters.
Deferring to age and to the originator
of the present discussion, perhaps it is only
just to quote from Mrs. Kendall first and
let her commentators follow in proper
The New York herald., 1921-08-28

an occasional dissenting note From Her
bert Dunhill OF the pipe and tobacco firm
to the Bishop OF Norwich they we're ready
TO carry on the debate that Mrs. Kendall
had so unwittingly started. J. J. Shannon.
X. A.. whose PAINTINGS are exhibited in the
Royal Academy, disagreed about the low