The Ward County independent., 1921-02-10
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~ often hear the remark that I am
a good collector" confded John
StOudt, insurance man connected with
the Minot Insurance Agency "Well,
maybe | am. received my training
as a boy from an old merchant for
whom | worked back at Hastings,
MINI. He sent me out to collect bill
from lawyer, a big fellow, who sell
dom paid his bills. The merchant
told me one morning to go to that
fellows Office and not come back un-
til had collected the five dollars. As
l entered the door, the big fellow
looked up over his glasses and gruff-
ly inquired: What do you want,
boy?.' told him what had come
after and told him the boss told me
to remain until got it. He kindly
offered me a seat and a newspaper,
and there sat all forenoon. would
keep looking up from my paper. Fin
ally just before noon I wore him out
and he paid me. always have con-
man to pay up, have done him a pos
tive favor. Why should one hesitate
in asking another for money which is
due him ?"
A. d. Hagenstein, city auditor Of
Minot, for years was telegraph op-
orator. He told of his experiences
while agent at Milacca, Minn.: "I
had some job at Milacca. | was the
only man working around the depot.
l had to attend to all of the telegraph
ing, making out freight bills and eX-
press bills, collect for freight and ex-
press, sell tickets, deliver messages,
keep a record of the cars in the yard,
put the seals on cars Of outgoing
freight, help unload the freight and
express and run it on trucks into the
depot; sort out the freight when any
one called for it, keep books, send in
daily, weekly and monthly reports,
clean the switch lamps and hang
them out at night and bring them back
in the morning, sweep out, wash the
windows and collect my $40 salary at
the end Of each month. remember
once when a big box of bacon was re-
ceived. wasn't strong enough to
wheel the stuff up the incline into the
depot alone; so broke open the box,
carried the bacon in a strip at a time
and nailed the box up again.
Ed Shirley, the grocer, showed the
Independent man picture of his new
delivery wagon, taken in front Of his
store ten years ago. Eds team of
faithful buckskins We're hitched to the
wagon, and the driver was Sever
Soine, now manager of the Farmers
Cooperative Elevator. The beautiful
trees which grew along the street at
the side of the Second National Bank
building are shown in the picture.
These trees have long since disappear
ed.
A poor washerwoman bought coat
at Minot store recently and paid $1S
on the garment, expecting to take it
with her when she had earned enough
money. With tears in her eyes, she
informed the merchant that she would
have to have her money back. Her
children were ill., She got the money
back and also the coat. The merchant
made her present Of it.
A Minot woman, whose husband is
now at work in another state, inform
ed local merchant that she did not
have money to buy groceries but she
said they had seven passenger car
bought when times were good, which
she was willing to put up for security.
High School Students Debate Lawyers
An interesting debate was held at
the high school auditorium Friday ev-
ening, the subject discussed being:
Resolved, that it is the duty Of the
United States to intervene in Mexico
without destroying the independence
Of Mexico The affirmative was
taken by three high school students,
Irving Olson, Maurice johnson and
Miss Alma Gilbertsen, members of
Miss Hoskins' class in English. The
negative was taken by three Minot
attorneys, John H. Lewis, V. E. Stem
ersen and R. A. Nestos. Reginald
Smart, high school student, was
chairman. The judges were Prof. f.
Davis, Editor Mason and G. D. Col
cord who decided the lawyers had a
trife the better of the argument. The
debate was preliminary to an inter
state high school debate for the $125
silver cup offered by the Grand Forks
Herald The cup has been won by
Rugby two years and if again won be-
comes the permanent property of the
Rugby high school.
Funeral Of Lynn Horton Held at
NOrthwOOd, la.
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