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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-01-12
PRES. BARRON SAYS WORST OF
DEPRESSION PERIOD HAS SPASSED

The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Second National Bank
was held Tuesday afternoon, the fol-
lowing directors being reelected:
James johnson, chairman; R. E. Bar
ron, Archie D. McCannel, H. N. Viii
son, A. A. Robinson and H. E. Byo-
rum. S. j. Rasmussen was elected
a member Of the board.
The officers of the bank are: R. E.,
Barron, PRESIDENT; James Johnson,
vice president; H. E. Byorum, cash
iier; w. E. Tooley and Henry c,
Dahl, assistant cashiers.
The usual dividend was declared.
The bank is we'll pleased with the re-
suit of last years business, rotwith-
standing that these are strenuous
times for bankers as a whole.
"The officers and directors of the
Second National Bank believe that the
country has gone through the worst
of the period of depression, and they
are looking into the future with con-
tidence and optimism" President Bar
ron stated.
The Second National Bank is the
Oldest banking institution in Ward
county and is one of the strongest
banks of North Dakota. According
to its last statement, its deposits
were $1,s71, ,s26.69. The capital of
the bank is $10O,0O0.0O and it's sur
plus and undivided profits more than
500, 100000.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-01-12
MlN0T BANKS TO FINANCE FAR
MERS IN BUYING DAIRY CATTLE
- | .-

Major E. S. Person met with the
directors of the Association of Com
merce at their Tuesday luncheon and
outlined a plan for increasing the
interest in dairying in northwestern
North Dakota. The Association of
Commerce voted to back the plan
morally and to furnish a melting place
for the dairymen and the services of
the Secretary in sending out publ
city matter.
On January 20, big meeting of
dairymen and farmers from this part
of the state who are interested in
securing more dairy cows will be held
at the Association of Commerce
rooms. If the farmers show will
ingness to purchase more dairy cows,
the Minot banks have arranged to
back them up in the purchase of good
dairy cattle and will send committee
to Wisconsin to buy one or two car
loads of these cows. Each bank is
to finance it's own customers.
After the cows arrive, another
meeting is to be called in Minot and
bankers from the adjacent territory
will be invited to come to Minot, each
with one or two farmer customers and
the plan of financing the farmers in
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-01-12
32 Drouth Cases Are Bing Tried

81 Drouth Cases Are Bing Tried
Judge Burr dismissed the jurors in
district court from Monday until We'd
nesday morning, awaiting the arrival
Of Francis J. Murphy, who was in
Fargo defending Heaton, former CASH
ier Of the now defunct Scandinavian
American bank of that city. Mr..
Murphy appears for the defense in
the 32 drouth insurance cases brot
against the National Union Fire In
surance Co. These cases were start
ed Wednesday and it is expected that
they will be concluded at the rate Of
eight day. They are all very SIM
liar. Some years ago, farmers thru
out the county insured their crops
against drouth. There was great
damage from drouth and the company
claims that the applications for in
surance was made after much of the
damage had actually resulted from
drouth. A year or SO ago a large
number of Renville county farmers
sued this company and collected ap-
proximately $90,0O0.O0. E. R. Sink
ier and J. w. Bryans Of Mohall are
appearing for the plaintiffs.
The case of the Williams County
State Bank VS.. Thos. B. Murphy was
decided in favor of the plaintiffs, who
were given a judgment for $615.99.
A Judgment against A. JOhanson
in favor of E. A. Tompkins was rem
dered for $397.44.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-01-12
Many Montana Farms Have Been
Abandoned

Chas. Haskins, formerly connected
with the Union National Bank of Mi
not, arrived from Havre, Montana,
Tuesday, bringing his daughter here
to consult an eye specialist. Mr..
Haskins has lived in Havre for a
number of years and for three years
was in charge of bank. Two Of the
four Havre banks recently closed.
Mr.. Haskins is now connected with
the P. B. Haber Investment Co., a
concern that has loaned money on
farms throughout Montana. A great
many Montana farmers unable to
make a living have abandoned their
farms and his company is now COM
PEELED to foreclose on the mortgages.
Mr.. Haskins will start hundred fore
closures within short time. He
states that the farmers who have di-
versified are making money, but the
trouble is that too many people in
experienced with farming have tried
to farm the homesteads and they
would not apply the proper methods.
Any number Of Montana farms have
been abandoned and the one big hope
is to get the right class of farmers
to occupy them. Good corn is grown
around Havre and the farmers are
doing considerable dairying, which
they realize is their only hope.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-01-12
Funeral of Chris Eide Held Saturday

Funeral of Chris Eide Held Saturday
The funeral of Chris Eide, of Glen
burn, who was found in a dying con-
-iition along the railroad track half a
mile from Deering, was held at Glen
burn Saturday, the remains being in
TERED in the Fairview cemetery at
that place. A brother, who is a
prosperous farmer, arrived from the
old home at Kenyon, MINI. to attend
the funeral. Mr.. Eide had missed
the Sherwood train at Granville, en-
route home from Minot, and he start
ed to walk home, a distance of 22
miles. He was crippled following
paralysis several years ago, and was
unable to walk more than couple of
miles an hour and the night being Bit
ter cold, he fell from cold and ex-
haustion. When found he was still
conscious. He was not badly frozen:
The toes on his paralyzed foot and
hand and his nose were frozen but he
died more from exhaustion than from
the cold. "~
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-01-12

the various communities will be dis
cussed. Meetings will then be called
in the smaller towns and cars of cattle
will be shipped to those towns, to be
financed by the banks. No effort will
be made to make special dairymen
out Of the farmers, but when it is
realized that the farmers who now
have milk cows are the ones who are
able to pay as they go, pay their taxes
promptly and their other bills, all
must realize the Importance of dairy
ing. The plan ought to make Of
northwestern North Dakota a great
dairy center within ten years.
The Extension Department of the
Agricultural : College since the
National Dairy Show in October, has
brought 18 car loads of cows into the
state, none of which have, however,
been brought to the immediate vicinity
Of Minot. Prior to that time, through
the assistance of Major Person and
others, a number of car loads of dairy
cattle were shipped to Ward County.
County Agent Huseby is working
with the Association of Commerce and
the Minot banks in the present i'm
portant campaign.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-01-12
Nels Selfors Lost Barn With Loss of
S5 600

A fine barn, 56x58 feet on the Nels
Selfors farm seven miles north of Mi
not, burned to the ground, Wednesday
night, Jan. 4. Mr.. Selfors had re-
turned frwom Minot that evening, and
missing a COW, took lantern to the
barn which he set on top of the feed
trough. He went out to look for the
COW and while gone, the barn caught
fire, either from the explosion of the
lantern or Mr.. Selfors says it may be
that the lantern was overturned by
some estray horses that were hanging
around the barn. Mrs. Selfors
noticed the barn on fire but before
anything could be gotten out, the
whole building was ablaze. Mr..
Selfors lost about 70 tons of hay and
straw, two harnesses, some forks, and
other tools and about 100 chickens.
He considered the barn worth $500
and the total loss runs up to nearly
$4,000. He carried some insurance,
but not nearly enough to cover the
loss.
y Two granaries located near the barn
were saved.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-01-12
Hard Times Dance Jan. ~

A Hard Times dance will be held at
the Freedom township hall on the
night of Saturday, Jan. 21. to which
all are invited. The affair will be
given, by the South Prairie Commun-
and guarantee a fine time. The hall
is being used frequently this winter.
Plans are being made for big jack
rabbit hunt in the township, the losers
to furnish an oyster supper. The
hunt was scheduled to take place Sat-
urday but only few braved the ele-
ments, the day being stormy.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-01-12
Kiwanian Interest Growing

At their weekly luncheon yester-
day, and for some weeks past the
attendance has been lowering around
the 100 per cent mark.
Prof. Everett Davis of the Normal
acted as chairman. The Education
committee of which he is chairman,
was responsible for the fine program
extracted from our leading educators
of the city.
J. H. Cotton spoke on behalf of the
Night school, the interest our citizens
are showing in giving their support,
and the wonderful opportunity pre-
sented here to Minot folks to take
advantage of some Of the courses Of
fered without charges.
Roy Van Duzee read paper on
Industrial Arts.
F.. c. Flug spoke briefly of what
Physical Training means to the pu-
pills in our schools, and the advantage
Of a we'll developed boy physically.
He again extended the invitation to
the men who wish to join the class
in physical training that meets ev-
cry Monday and Wednesday evening.
Dr.. DeMots made fame for himself
in delivering an address on the fun
damental principles of the boy scout
work. in oratorical form.
Roy Christensen, a boy scout of
Troop No. 5, gave masterly address
from the scouts standpoint, and as
sured those present that they enjoyed
the outing at Rice Lake last summer,
even if it did rain, and closed by CIV
ing us the scout oath.
The musical end of the program
was furnished by Mr.. and Mrs. L. Ell
lithorpe.
The club give a prize every week
to the member that happens to draw
the lucky number. These prizes are
donated by some member. This week
John A. Corbett was the donor.
The Kiwanis club of Minot will Gel
ebrate Anniversary day, this is being
Gone in all Kiwanis clubs of the Unit
ed States and Canada. There will be
special guests and prizes. The Pro-
gram and Education Committee have
the entertainment in charge, and we
dare say the program will be a win
ner. The club will show it's appre-
citation by 100 per cent attendance.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-01-12
Major and Mrs. Linder Entertained in
MinOf


DR.. E. r. Linder and wife of Munich
N. D. visited with DR.. and Mrs. A. j.
MCDANIEL over Sunday, enroute to
Portland, Ore. to spend the winter.
The doctors were Majors in the U. S.
Army in the Hawaiian islands during
the late war where they became the
closest friends. DR.. Linder is wide
traveller, having visited nearly every
country in the world. In company
with DR.. MCDANIEL, he was guest at
the Minot Rotary Monday and deliver
ed very interesting address. In
Honolulu he had a fine opportunity of
studying the Japanese, who he classes
as the greatest buffers in the world.
They are forging their way to the
front on organization and bluff and
in his opinion the U. S. will never
need to fear them. He is frank in
saying that he does not like the Jap
anese, but he has a great liking for
the Chinese. The Japs in the
Hawaiian Islands were instructed by
the Japanese government to multiply
and the doctor says that rabbits have
nothing on the Japs when it comes to
replenishing the race. He was able
to visit the Leper colony near Homo
lulu and says one does not need fear
catching leprosy. In one room he
visited 113 members Of the colony and
they looked as healthy as anybody.
He expected to see victims with arms
and legs wasting away, but he did not
see any Of them with sores. The
leper is first characterized with
swollen lobes of the ears. The doc
tor would not be afraid to ride across
the continent with a leper in pas
senger coach, he said.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-01-12
Apples Cost Too Much From Producer

f. A. Aspinwall, formerly employ
ed as printer in Minot, and his broth
er Will, are now engaged in raising
apples at Rathdrum, Ida, and they
are very successful. They shipped
six cars they raised in their own
orchard and from their packing plant
sent out 21 cars averaging 756 boxes
to the car. They received very good
prices and expect to sell their product
direct next season. The best price
they received was $2.75 per box for
the extra fancy Delicious apples. 1t
costs far too much to get the apples
from the producer to the consumer.
For instance a box of apples for which
they received $1.25 brought 1925 at
a Montana point and the freight was
only 70 cents on the box. A car Of
apples which they shipped to Chicago
passed through five hands before it
reached its destination, each concern
taking it's profits.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-01-12
OAK PARK ICE CO. PUTTING UP
ICE AT RATE OF TON A MINUTE

An Independent representative was
taken out to the plant of the Oak
Park Ice Co. Wednesday morning to
see the operations Of putting up IT,
900 tons of ice to be used next sum-
mer in this city.
The company has one of the best
ice houses in the state erected on the
bank of the river year ago. The
building is 2O0x6O feet with 22 foot
posts and holds 1000 tons of ice. For
every two inches the building is high,
there are So tons Of ice. The walls
are filled with saw dust, and the ice
is covered with hay. This method
prevents the loss of but little ice,
and is much 'better than towering
with sawdust which is an expensive
method and dirty. A well has been
sunk on the river bank and water is
pumped into tank to be used in
washing the ice. The product is pure
and clean. One can tell the time of
day by looking at the hands of
watch through % inches of the clear
ice.
Twenty-Five men are at work put
ting up the ice and the product is put
into the house at the rate of a ton a
minute when everything is working
perfectly. Each cake weighs about
500 pounds. The ice is % inches
thick at present and is cut in the river
just above the ice house. A half
mile of the ice on the river will be
used in filling the house. The con-
tract for putting up the ice has been
let to John McDougall, who will put
up rs cars besides to ship to other
points.
Mr.. McDougall has splendid out
fit. The ice is sawed on the river
with huge circular ice saw which
has been fastened to a sled pushed by
three men An engine from a Dodge
Bros. car fastened to one end Of the
sled furnishes the power for the saw
and as the men pull the sled along the
ice, the ice dust is thrown up high in
che air and back a hundred feet or
more. The saw cuts the ice to
depth of foot and the cakes are then
broken off in long sections and pushed
down the river to the ice house Here
it is lifted, two cakes at a time to a
run way, finally finding its way into
the house. An engine lifts the ice
out Of the river. The ice harvest
will last about two weeks.
Lewis C. Ellis and j. E. Harmon
are the proprietors of the Oak Park
Ice Co. They are doing fine busi-
ness and keep four trucks busy de-
livering ice in the summer.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-01-12
Farmer Commends Work of Asso-
ciatiOn of Commerce

John McIsaac, one Of the pioneer
farmers of the county, was down from
Lone Tree Saturday. John has not
received returns on two car loads of
potatoes which he shipped in October
and made a trip to Minot Saturday
to lay additional facts before the Mi
not Association of Commerce.
81 want to say that the farmers ap-
preciate the work of the Association
of Commerce in taking the initiative
to see that the potato growers are
given a square deal. If the same
spirit were shown everywhere, there
would never be any friction between
the town and country people," he
said to a representative Of the Inde-
pendent.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-01-12

State Poultry Show, Fargo Jan. 1920
The 28th annual exhibition Of the
North Dakota State Poultry Associ-
alton will be held January 16to 20,
inclusive, in connection with the Tri-
State Grain Growers Convention.
Secretary Hatcher predicts the biggest
show in the history of the Association.
All poultry entries must be made by
the 18th, and birds must arrive by the
14th. Liberal cash premiums are Of
fered, and there will be educational
demonstrations which will be Of great
value to all breeders Of poultry.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-01-12
UNION NATL MAKES PLANS FOR
EXTENDING COMMUNITY SERVICE

The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Union National bank
was held Tuesday afternoon. the old
board of directors being reelected as
follows: E. S. Person, John Ehr, J.
N. Ellison, Andrew Balerud, c. H.
Zehringer, F. X. Jewett and G. D.
Colcord.
Following the meeting of the stock
holders, the directors met and re-
elected all the officers as follows:
E. s. Person, president: c. H. Zehr-
niger. vice president; O. r. Powell,
cashier; B. A. Balerud. Assistant
Cashier. -s.
The condition of the bank was re-
ported as in splendid condition. This
institution which has been serving
northwestern North Dakota for nearly
twenty years, has been managed in
such a conservative manner that it
has weathered the years Of general
depression in fine shape. The de-
posits which according to the Decem-
Der statement aggregate nearly mil
lion dollars, are larger than year
ago, the amount of loans has been re-
duced substantially and the bank does
not owe the Federal Reserve bank, Of
which system it is a member, one dol
11Is HOI nave tney any OIASI OOIIo"
ed money at this time.
How the bank can better serve the
community was discussed by the
stockholders. Major Person. the pres
ident, has taken an active interest in
dairying for farmers of this section
of the state for many years and the
Union National is ever willing to back
farmers who desire to add few more
milch cows to their herd or to substi-
tute dairying for grain farming. Mr..
bank are anxious to work hand in
hand with the farmers who contem-
plate growing potatoes on an extern
sive scale.
The Union National Bank with its
capital Of $1O0,OO0.0O. is one Of the
solid financial institutions of North
Dakota, and is ready and able to be
of real service to the community.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-01-12
Whiskey Business Reported Slow

Bootleggers, home brew artists,
whiskey runners and high jackers, all
report business very dull For the
first time since national prohibition
went into effect, the whiskey runners
are broke, as far as cash is concerned.
With plenty of stock on hand, the
vendors find few purchasers, for very
few people are financially able to
spend eight or ten dollars for quart
Of it. With the quality Of whiskey
growing poorer and poorer, there are
not so many buyers even among
those who have the money.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-01-12
LITER Back In Pen Cherishes Thought
He Went To His Mother


Harry Smith, back in the state PEN
itentiary for life, has one thought to
cherish-he was with his mother when
she died.
He told Arland Stair, who brought
him back from Ottumwa, Iowa, where
he was captured, that he had gone to
his mother as soon as he could after
he escaped while with the prison ball
team at Hebron, September 5, 1920,
and had stayed with her every day.
She died six weeks ago.
Smith made a long, circuitous flight,
got to his aged mother at Ottumwa,
deep devotion, as quickly as possible.
a year when she died. He remained
in Ottumwa as musical instructor
when an officer recognized him from
his photograph, having been asked
by prison officials to watch for his ap-
pearance in Ottumwa.
Daniel Noah, another escaped
"lifer" captured in Hutchinson, Kan.,
and brought back with Smith, owes
his downfall to "hootch" according
to Stair. He was picked up for be-
ing disorderly, Stair said, and Hutch
inson police identified him from a
photograph. ~
Noah had found no peace since es-
Gaping from prison in 1918. He had
wandered over the country, although
he refused to tell officers of his wan
derings. They believe he wandered
into Hutchinson in his continued flight
and there was caught. Noah escaped
in 1918.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-01-12

J. w. Morrell. president of the
North Dakota Dairymen's association,
would have the Dairy association 20
on record as endorsing at least ten
cents per pound duty on imported but
ter because of the danger of maxine
the United States a dumping ground
for their butter whenever they find
the English market. their natural out
let, weakened. At the present time
the United States is being dumping
ground for New Zealand, Australia,
the South American republics and
Denmark, who are putting their but
ter, which is manufactured by ex-
tremely cheap labor, on the American
market in competition to our home
grown products.
With regard to the Danish farmer.
he is consolidating on the hog and
dairy products and often times is
able to sell butter really below the
difference in the value of his hogs.
This, along with the difference in for
eign money exchange, allows these
foreign countries to ship their but
ter across the ocean and after paying
the present duty of six cents per
pound make from 80 to 40 per cent
profit on their butter: At the same
time forcing the prics of butterfat
throughout the United States down
at least 25c per pound TO the actual
producer.
We wish to call your attention at
the present time to a trainload Of
butter which is now enroute from San
Francisco to the eastern part of the
United States. This butter was
shipped from Australia. A short
time ago large consignment of but
ter was received on the Pacific coast
from New Zealand. These ship
ments consist of solid refrigerator
boat-loads. Argentine is flooding
the eastern markets and claim that
they can place their butter on the
New York market and make a profit
on it at 25c per pound. On January
7th there were number of cars pass
ed through Chicago for distribution
to eastern and southern points. This
butter was originally manufactured
in Australia, and for the benefit of
those who have not followed the ship
ping of butter, we wish to state that
land and Denmark to New York City
by boat load under refrigeration for
one cent per pound, while it costs be-
tween four and five cents per pound
to transport butter by rail across the
United States from coast to coast;
or in other words, it costs a shipper
in Minot practically three times as
much money to transport a pound OF
butter to New York as it does for the
Danes to ship their butter across the
Atlantic.
The present condition Of the but
terfat market is entirely responsible
to the heavy importation of butter at
the present time, while with the gen.
eral deflation of the buying public, so
many men being out of employment.
the same buying power is not in the
= United States as has been in previous
periods. The United States can sup
ply with present production. all the
dairy products necessary for home
consumption and still have an export
able surplus. At the present time
American manufactured butter "of a
92-score is being sold at 3412c. per
mound. New York, while the southern