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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-03-03
CONTAGIOUS AB0R.
ton DISEASES

Many cattlemen are selling their
herds after most of their cows have
aborted. This is the same old story
as blocking the stable after the horse
is stolen. In the majority of cases
abortion disease in North Dakota is
self limiting, and after the cows have
once aborted they have passed through
the worst part Of the trouble, as only
a small part of them will abort the
second time and very small percent
age the third time. Again, dispos-
ing of the infected animals spreads
the disease wherever they 60, and
when the owner restocks it is a safe
bet he will buy as bad or worse than
he sold. Remember, all stock yards
are headquarters for the disease. A.
ter aborting, the cows that rebreed
and become pregnant are the most
valuable animals one could possess
and sell only the cows that prove to
be non-breeders. Do not add cows to
the herd unless absolutely necessary.
Raise the heifer calves. Isolate all
the non-breeders, cows with vaginal
discharge and retained after-birth.
Procure the services Of a qualified vet
erinarian to treat such animals, es-
pecially in the case of pure breds or
valuable cows. In case of a cheaper
class Of females careful herdsman
might try flushing the genital tract Of
infected cows with four gallons of
sterilized water (boiled 20 minutes)
once day until all discharge has
disappeared. Burn all aborted foetus-
SEES, after-births and as much contain
mated bedding as possible. Admit
an abundance of sunlight and fresh
air and disinfect premises often. Flush
the sheath of bull before service with
l teaspoonful of lysol to one quart Of
sterile water. Discard all internal
remedies given by the mouth, such as
carbolic acid, methyline blue, breed
ing powders, etc. They have been
proven, time and again, absolutely
worthless. Vaccines are only in the
experimental stage and exaggerated
statements are made by producers of
such products. Better management,
better feeding, good sound, common
sense breeding and sexual hygiene
will control abortion disease.
highest price and demand for seed.
Plant your potatoes from the 1st to
the 18th of May.
Blind cultivate them when your
seed is sprouted one inch, leave them
for few days and then cross harrow
them and when your potatoes break
thru the ground they will be free from
weeds and commence to cultivate and
you will be surprised to see how clean
a field you have. Cultivate at least
four times after they are up.
Dig your spuds the last week of
September to the first week in Octo-
Der, but no later. Plant such variety
as will mature in this climate such as
Early Triumph, Early Ohios or Irish
CObbler.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-03-03

home Tuesday from an extended visit
in Wisconsin and eastern parts OF
North Dakota.
The Logan garage is a very busy
place these days. The mechanics
are busy overhauling three cars at
the present time and there are sew
eral more on the waiting list.
Mrs. Oliver Saugstad is visiting a
few days with her sister, Mrs. Smith
of South Prairie.
Mrs. Robert Waldref returned home
Sunday from Minot where she had
been taking treatments.
Mrs. VIM. Brand and baby are visit
ing with Mrs. Brands parents Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Teets Of North Pra-
irie. Say, William, how do you like
patching?
Mr.. Oliver Saugstad reports that
patching is all right for little while.
Mr.. Vernis Teets who had been
visiting at his home few days re-
turned to resume his duties at the
Logan garage.
Mr.. Thomas Hecker of Minot spent
Saturday and Sunday visiting at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Myron Rier-
son,
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-03-03
iIoM ten day business trip from

from ten day business trip from
his farms in Kidder county.
Paul Klmple and wife were called
to Velva last Sunday on account of
the illness of a married daughter.
Harry Klimple visited Friday, Sat
urday and Sunday with his uncle Ben
ME klimple, of Sawyer.
Dad Brown of East Minot, endeav-
ors to keep up with the times and
purchased himself pure bred heel
driving Collie pup.
Fred Boch purchased 1S chickens
Of the egg laying strain Of Jesesie
Good at $500 per hen.
M. H. Putney was posting town
ship election notices Monday.
Sam Reed has been going around
all dressed up in his Sunday clothes
for the past several days and has
been seen doing no work, but never
mind Sam, it happens but once.
Miss Lillian Schmidt attended the
basket ball tournament in Minot
Thursday night and visited her BROTH
err Orville Schmidt of Drake, who also
attended the game.
Fred Boch was sight seeing in the
village of Sawyer Sunday.
Walter Klimple says he would like
to find himself nice girl, as he is
now the proud owner of nice Ford
touring car, all up in No. | repair
and no one to haul around. Now girls
here is your chance.
Henry Louis is on the sick list at
the home of his father, A. w. Louis.
Joe Gadbaw and son, Harvey H.,
purchased feed mill and Waterloo
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-03-03
Visited Grave of Brother in National
Cemetery

Richard Peterson returned Friday
from a seven weeks visit in the east.
He visited with his sister in New
Bethlehem, Pa. On his return he Wis
tied Cave Hill National Cemetery at
Louisville, KY, where his brother, Ar
thur, who died while in training at
Camp Knox, was buried. Hundreds
of soldiers lie buried there, each grave
being marked with a beautiful stone,
bearing the name and number of each
soldier. The cemetery comprises 600
acres of beautiful rolling wooded land.
Mr.. Peterson says he saw thous-
ands of idle men in Chicago, stand
ing in lines at the employment bur-
eaus waiting for work. All Of the
newspapers in the east are running
accounts of the financial situation in
North Dakota, he says.
Mr.. Pederson's sister, Kai, remain
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-03-03
CORRESPONDENCE
WILLIS TOWNSHIP

Ray Irwin of Minot has leased the
Sylvester Barnes farm, including
horses, cattle, farm machinery and
feed and with his family is taking
possession this week. Mr.. Irwin will
be within one mile of where he form
erly lived before selling out two years
ago and moving to Minot.
Mrs. May King of Portland, Ore
gon, came last week to attend her
sisters funeral, Mrs. Herman New
this week, Charles r. Seney.
William Klimple has his corn land
all disced and will begin sowing wheat
, this week, if the early spring still ex-
lists. Mr.. Klimple says it is the early
bird that catches the worm every
time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orlando Brown and
son Sylvester and wife, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Forest Huntsley and children of
Minot passed Sunday visiting at the
home Of Wedding & Nelson.
Donald Bevins was attending court
in Minot Wednesday as a witness in
the tombstone & Halverson case.
Glen Wedding exchanged some good
Shorthorn two year old steers with
Homer Chambers for span of heavy
work horses.
Guy Putney and wife grew tired of
city life in Sawyer and longed to be
back on their old homestead on the
hill, so Mr.. Putney bot his tenants
out Jessie Good and Willie Putney's
who have both found positions in the
neighborhood of Devils Lake country.
Mr.. and Mrs. Putney moved Tuesday,
March LIST.
w. S. Reed and wife were business
visitors in Minot Saturday.
Ray Skinner and wife of Mime
apolis are visiting this week at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Walker.
W. s. Reed was obliged to close his
coal mine temporarily for few days
last Friday on account of his mine
flooding with water, but expects to
be running again the course of a
week or ten days.
Cecil Walker says married life ID
not worth living without the Ward
County Independent visiting his home
once week, so he had US hand in
$500 for a years subscription.
John D. Coons has turned bachelor
for q time at least, q his wife is
away visiting her relatives at Red
wood Falls, MINI.
Walter Klimple and E. E. Diehl
were in Minot Thursday night, Mr.,
Diehl taking some degree work at the
Masonic temple.
Our mail carrier, Joe Streeper, was
seven or eight hours late Saturday on
account Of the Sawyer postoffice rob-
berry, which was committed Friday
night.
M. H. Putnev says it is an ill wind
that does not do someone some good
as the slump farm produce was a
great benefit to him, when he purchas-
ed two bushels # White Navy Beans
from r. w. Beirhle at the small sum
of only $500 per bushel, while the
war on they were selling for around
$500 per b77ehel.
Clarence an Donald Bevins were
Minot visitars last Friday and brot
their sister 10 remain over Sum
day. She att school in Minot.
H. Cham returned Saturday
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-03-03

attorneys, Francis Muphy. Of Minot,
and J. r. Sullivan of Mandan, TO dis
regard summons from the senate COM
mittee ordering them to appear be-
fore that committee and testify. The
instructions were given in a resolu-
ton passed by. six independent MEM
bers Of the house committee. The
resolution charged that "the investi-
cation conducted by the house audit
committee has been hindered by the
refusal to produce public records and
documents essential to such an in
quiry and by the dilatory practice and
evasive attitude Of public employees"
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-03-03
ed in Pennsylvania, where she is re
ceiving instructions on the piano,
Farmers Start Discina

A good many farmers were in the
fields discing Tuesday, according to
G. l.. Nelson, Sawyer farmer, who
visited in Minot Wednesday. Many
Of the fields are dry enough to per-
nit this work and farmers believe
they will be able to start blowing in a
short time. This is unusually early
for work of this kind, and it will give
the farmers fine opportunity to put
in a good acreage in season and 70
do the work we'll.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-03-03
INDEPENDENTS DEFY
NONPARTY SUMMONS

Bismarck, N. D. Feb. %. - The
house committee investigating state
industries in control Of independents,
today hurled defy at the senate COM
mittee Investigating state industries,
which is controlled by Nonpartisan
league members, when it ordered its
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-03-03
Ignite Postmaster Charged With
Embezzlement

Carl Baglien, postmaster at Lig-
mite, N. D., was arrested charged with
embezzling $4,000. He appeared
before U. S. Commissioner Hopkins,
waived exemaination and was bound
over to the federal court under ST.
10000. He had not given bail up to
Monday and languished in the Ward
county Jail. Baglien is IS years old.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-03-03
LOGAN ITEMS

The surprise party on Mrs. Sidney
Stredwick given by her friends at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Saug-
stad on Thursday of last week was a
success. The day was like day that
we could expect in the summer time.
A delicious lunch was served. Every
one had good time.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. ]. Brand returned
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-03-03
Minot Defeats st. Paul

One of the fastest and cleanest bas-
ket ball games ever seen in this city
was that played by National Guard
team from ST.. Paul and the local
American Legion team at the high
school auditorium Tuesday night. The
Minot team won 80 to %. Wednesday
the same two teams played and Minot
was again victorious.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-26
RAIN DEUCE
HALTS COUNTY
! FAIR RACING
Crowd Near 10000 Mark Finds En-
joyment I'm Other Attrac-
ID tons, Though.

Fate seemed to be against the
East Moliners on their day at the
fair. Early Thursday morning 1t
rained, but soon the weather clear
ed uD and the majority of the town
shut up shop and turned toward
Joslin, filing the special train to
overfiowing, autoing, fivvin& driv-
ing, bicycling and perhaps even
walking. With them went the East
Moline band and the East Moline
Young Citizens band and by early
afternoon they had filed the
grounds to oyerfiowing with not
far short of 10000 people.
But the weather man was not to
be defeated. By 1870 O'Clock in
the afternoon storm clouds show
ed in tho west and shortly after 2
o'clock the storm broke and broke
SO effectively that all the light fuses
in the grounds were blown out
and for a time Ii seemed as II the
day could not be rescued from com
piete failure.
The rain stopped soon, how
ever, electricians went TO work on
the damaged lighting, and although
Il was impossible to go on with
the racing program, the platform
was cleared and straw was spread
across the race track and as high
class a vaudeville performance as
anyone could wish to see was stag
ed by the free attractions.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-26

The band played and the Ha-
waiians sang in the grandstano
while on the stage across the track
the Christiansons performed on
their double trapeze, Corners ana
Martin exhibited new roller skat-
ing stunts and Howard's dogs and
ponies and Biake's mules brought
shouts of laughter from the young
err generation In addition 10 tnls
Joe Earl. an afr-devil went up 10
do some mid-air acrobatics, but was
forced TO descend on account OF
an injury to his hand.
Rain prevented the races from
going beyond the first heat or the
second race. The track was al
ready heavy from rain earlier IN
the day, but the card was begun
shortly after 2 o'clock and was
stopped only when the shower
which began almost as soon as the
first heat OF the first race was over
developed into a downpour.
The first heat OF the 2:l4 trot
the first race. went easily to Eek
dell, bay gelding owned by H j
Harrington OF Sterling, In 2:4S
Honor Princess, bay mare, owned
by DIR. Ellingsworth of Moline tool
second and Exester, bay geldint
property of ]. II. Bosworth OF
Dixon, winner of Wednesday 2:2s
trot, came in third.
The afternoons racing ended
with a regatta officially known al
the first heat of the 2:15 pace. Thi'
was decidedly closer. johnson
Boy, Alma, bay gelding. owned b.
Ray Raridan of Morrison, came II
second and Billy Sunday, chestnu
gelding, belonging to Paul Peter
son, also of Morrison, third. Fourtl
and fifth places went to Genera
Butcher, a bay gelding from Elka
der, Iowa, and Gladys Marie, a ba,
mare from Geneseo.
The remaining heats of thes'
two races and the entire third rae
scheduled for Thursday afternoon
are to be given today in addition
to the races already announced TO
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-26

fhfs afternoon. The third race.
holding over from yesterday. the
z:17 trot, will have three starters:
PAXTON. bay gelding. owned by n
r. Brubaker, Morrison, Canada
Maid. owned by Robert Peterson.
East Moline, and Easter Spire, bay
mare owned. by David Carlson. also
OF East Moline. The purses ioI
these races are $3.50. $500 and $seV.
Tomorrow. the last day OF the
fair. there will be an amateur race
and sports program. A baseball
game will be played between East
Moline and the country in the
morning and in the afternoon there
will be amateur races OF all sorts
for all of which liberal prizes have
been offered
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-26

grounds. The classes are conduct
ed for the purpose of taking the
patients' minds OF of their condi-
ton. Some of the toys, furniture
and fancy work are as good as
those made by professionals. If YOU
happen by their booth in Floral Han
ask Miss Anderson or Mr.. Flanagan
to demonstrate the Skinny dog
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-26

superintendent of racing, is having
one of the busiest times of his life
this week with a fast program OF
races on hand and . track that will
get muddy every time 1t rains.
The display from the occupattar-
al therapy classes at the WATERFOWL
hospital is one of the best on the
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-26

Palmer Edgerton. The American
Farm Bureau federation display In
his tent, a map of the United states
maae of growing grains, is one OF
the best things 20 be seen at the
fair. The display OF the United
States Grain Growers, Inc. Is also
good.
Boyd McMichael Of Port Byron,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-26

mote general welfare. Pamphlets
on dress, cookery and other sub
jects that have to do with household
management are distributed from
the tent and there are displays of
modern household goods from some
of the tri-city stores.
The Rock Island county farm
bureau is represented at the fair by
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-26
FAIR FLASHES

One thing is certain. The country
need never fear starvation IL Lloyd,
Walter and Lester Sample OF -Coe
township keep on raising vegetables
like those they have on display and
persuade others 10 go in for the
same sort of thing. One OF their
first premium cucumbers alone
would keep almost any tri-city res
taurant in salad material for a
week.
Oliver Long of Cordova visited
the Joslin fair for the first time in
10 years Thursday morning. cit
isn't like the old days." b said. "it's
better"
The home service bureau, in
charge OF Miss Lucille Allen of
Rock Island, shows by the numbers
who visit it daily that the cause
which it represents is recognized az
a good one by the residents OF the
county. The bureau is trying to
bring more modern and scientific
methods into the home and to pro-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-26
ONLY Is CENTS

For a moonlight excursion on the
Steamer G. W. Hill, Friday, Aug.
&c. Leaves Davenport s:3e p. M;
Rock Island. 8:45 p. m.-(Adver-
tisement.)
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-26

Genuine Pocahontas and Ken
lucky Blue Ridge coal None bet
ter for stocking Low in ash, high
in heat units. E. B. McKown- Phone
I98.-Advertisemen
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1921-02-17
Monster Elk Held Prisoner

Coming from his adopted lair-the
Massanutton Mountains of Page coun.
~, Va, where he had been placed BY
the United States government in the
hope of propagating his tribe-a mon.
ster elk, weighing between 700 and l..
900 pounds, is captive in the barn Of
Mike Long, farmer near Alma, Va.
For long time the herds that are
roaming the Massanutton Mountains
have been raiding farms in the low.
lands, four or five miles from their
haoitation. The farmers have Loyalty
stood by the government in its protec-
ton of the elk, standing for all man.
ner OF destruction of wheat and corn
fields. Time limits, when the elk
might be killed or captured, have been
watched in the hope that their deStruc-
ton in a manner might be curtaied
Not long since the big elk came to
Longs barn.
The big fellow began to chafe un-
der his enforced restraint, and in
snort time he had broken from his
Enclosure. Then he was lassoed and
again made a prisoner. This did not
last long, for the elk had again Sc
cured his freedom, using his thirty
three-inch horns in making an opening
in the building, thus gaining his free
dom. Again he was lassoed before he
got off of Longs farm.
To get him back to the barn this
time required the combined efforts
OF two or three horses and as many
men, heavy log chains having been
hooked to the elk, and he was dragged
into the building.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1921-02-17
Capitol is Unfinished.

1t will come as a surprise to many
people that the United States Capitol
is unfinished. A still greater sur
prise is the fact that an appropriation
OF $4,000, made three years ago BY
Congress to finish the blank space in
the historic friezc in the CYCLIC drama,
far up in the vast dome of the build
ing, remains unexpected.
More than thirty years ago, Bru-
midi, the great Italian artist, died
leaving unfinished the great work of
panel painting in the rotunda of the
Capitol. Now comes Charles Ayre
Whipple, a Frenchman, who is prob
ably the artist who will fill in the space
left blank by Brumid. He hopes to
paint in panel entitled "The Spirit
Of 1917" Naturally, it reflects the
story of the World War, thus fitting
in with the other historical panels
detailing striking events in the history
of the nation as far back as the
rescue of Captain John Smith BY
Pocahontas.
When Congress appropriated 500
600 to complete Brumidi's work il was
with the proviso that an artist be
found who could initiate the prea,
Italian artists style. Artists saw tina,
Whipple's panel is a masterpiece.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1921-02-17

Aro,he- German War Plot Revealed
Another German war pot that fail
ed was revealed in New York few
days ago. Four defective colts taken
from the machinery of the transport
Mount Vernon, told the tale. They
we're discovered by the engineering
forces cf Commander R. d. GatewoOd,
director of the Shipping Boards d.
vision Of construction and repairs,
and placed on exhibition al his Of
fee.
Here i the story: After the Mount
Ver-on-.crmerly the Kronprinzessin
Cecile, tn famous "gold ship" that
race! into Ear Harbor in the early days
of tic war-had been seized as troop
ship. her German crew cut two-thirds
OF the way through the four six-jnch
bolts that connected the engines with
the main crank shaft. The skillfully
made cuts remained hidden BY the
fittings of the engines and were only
ulSSOFG ISO l@SSH'iy with AhS S"S'iN
were taken apart.
II is 10 be presumed that in certain
American detention camps there were
trained German engineers, who waited
eagerly for reports which did not come
OF Something happening" TO the con-
verted troopship. For il is believed
that the bolts were left barely holding
with the hope that the craft would just
creep out into U-boat lanes and ther
fall prey to the undersea craft when 2
sudden strain on the engines came
with an order for full speed ahead.
But the breakdown never came
Luck or toughness of steel permitted
the liner to make a dozen round trips
through submarine-infested seas, car.
rying on each voyage from 5000 to a..
600 men. Just to round things ou
she encircled the globe to bring troop:
home from Russia.
The Mount Vernon had several mar.
row escapes. Once she was torpedoec
and IS OF her crew killed, but made
her way 10 a French port.