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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-10-05
WIFE RECEIVES PHOTO CAR
RIED BY HUSBAND IN BATTLE

5Enderlin, N. D., Oct. "A photo
grahp Of herself and little son, receiv-
ed by Mrs. Arthur B. Marschke. Of
Enderlin, from Herman Suit, former
German soldier, with explanatory
notes, has brought her the first def
mite information as to the manner of
death of her husband, who fell NOR
tally wounded during an attack by
American ! forces near Beaumont,
France, in October, 1918. He had
been reported missing by the war de-
partment, and on the assumption he
had been killed, the American Le-
gion post Of Enderlin was named after
him.
The German writes that the photo
graph was given by Marschke, as he
lay dying on the battlefield, to Ger
man soldier who found him, with the
request that it be returned to his wife,
whose name and address were written
on the photograph. The German SOL
dier, later wounded, gave the photo
graph to his ''kamerad", Mr.. Suit.
The hero never saw his son, except
in the photograph, as the baby was
born after the father landed in France.
Marschke was married to Miss Es-
ther Robertson of Enderlin Sept. 21,
1917 in Fargo. He was stationed at
Fort Dodge and Camp Pike, and left
for France in the summer of 1918.
The son, Leroy, is now four years old.
It is believed the body Of Marschke
is buried in mass grave" near Ver-
dun.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-10-05
Daily News and
Farmers Press File
For Official Paper

The Minot Daily News and the
Ward. County Farmers Press have
filed with the county auditor the mo-
tice required by law which entities
them to be placed on the ballot at
the election Nov. 7, for the official
paper of Ward county and the city
of Minot. If any other nwspapers Of
the county desire to file, they must
do SO, not later than Friday, Oct. 6.
The Ward County Independent was
elected the official paper two years
ago and will not be candidate this
year, as it was quite generally under
stood at the time if this paper was
favored with the election at that time,
it would not be candidate two years
hence.
It is quite probable that there will
be but the two names on the ballot.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-10-05
County Division
Opposition Develops

The campaign to change the lines
Of Ward, Renville and Burke counties
is on in earnest.
In this issue of the Independent,
appears an advertisement showing the
lines Of the counties as they appear
now as we'll as those of the counties
as they will appear if a majority vote
is received in each county to be eff
fected.
The main opposition that has been
developed so far, seems to be in Burke
~ unity, where it is claimed by some
Cha" taxes are higher in Renville
county than in Burke, there it would
be poor business to consolidate the
two counties. There is also some op-
position from Mohall and vicinity.
SANDY" Wiper has taken the lead
in the opposition for Burke county.
There has been but little opposition
developed so far in Ward county. 1t
is said that if the proposition carries,
the salaries Of the Ward county super
intendent of schools and several other
officials would be lessened, on account
of a decrease in population. The Of
ficials themselves are making no op-
position so far as the Independent
can learn.
1t is said that Ward county will
lose approximately 1000 in popula-
ton by the change and about S2,65l, :
10000 in assessed valuation. Those
who favor the division declare that
the county will make up the differ
ence in lower running expenses.
If the proposition carries, the Gov
crnor will appoint three commission
ers for the new Lake county, made by
Joining Burke and Renvlle counties.
The new commissioners will appoint
the county officials.
If the proposition carries, Ward
county will have three commissioners,
instead of five, as at present, with
three commissioner Districts The
officials will remain the same as
those eleced in the November election.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-10-05
Burlington Barn with 8 Head of Stock
Burned Friday Night

Fire destroyed a large barn on the
Henry Paris farm, ten miles north
of Burlington on the night Of Friday,
Sept. 20. The barn burned between
midnight and o'clock in the morn
ing and altho ten people were sleep
ing in the house, none knew anything
about the fire until the family arose to
do the chores.
The fire may have been caused by
lightning as rain fell that night, tho
this is merely problema tical.
Seven head of horses, a cow, six
tons CT hay, and $50 bushels Of oats
We're burned. The loss is partially
covered by insurance.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-10-05
Funeral Of Silas W.\BOnd Held
Eridav

The funeral of Silas w. Bond, ven-
cradle Minot citizen, was held at the
home Of his son, Senator Walter R.
Bond in Eastwood Park, Friday at
ternoon, a large number of close
friends attending. The services were
in charge of Rev. Geo. Swift, Rector
of All Saints Episcopal church. Vo-
cal solos were rendered by Mrs. Anna
Rowan Howe. The floral tributes
We're beautiful. A large number of
friends accompanied the remains to
the Great Northern station from
which place they were taken to the
old home at Inkster, N. D. to be in
TERED beside those of the wife who
died nine years ago. The funeral
services were held at lnkster Satur-
day. Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Bond, and
children, Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Cox and
children, and Rev. Geo. Swift accom-
panied the remains to Inkster, Rev.
Mr.. Swift being in charge of the fun
era services there.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-10-05
SCOTTISH RITE REUNION
October 3Oth and S1st
November 1st and end
PROGRAM

MONDAY, October 3Oth, 1929
900 a. m.-Registration of Candi-
dates.
1000 a. m.-Address: "Precepts of
Scottish Rite Masonry B. NC
CUTCHEoN, So.
1890 a. m.--Fourth Degree-F. w.
YoUNGMAN, 32'.
1920 a. m.-Fifth Degree-O. M.
della, 320.
2:15--Lunch - Candidates, Visitors
and degree teams.
1870 p. m.-Sixth Degree-H. H.
STAHL, 320.
2:3o p. m.-seventh Degree-V. E.
STEVENSON, 32'.
$3.50 p. m.-Eighth Degree-H. G.
KNAPP, 320.
$50 p. m.-Communication 10th to
18th Degree inclusive.
$3.50 p. m.-Supper.
500 p. m.-Fourteenth Degree-E. B.
MCCUTcHEoN, So, Venerable Mas
ter.
TUESDAY, October 31st, 1929
900 to 1900 a. m.-Class Photos
and communication Of the 18th and
10th degree.
1870 p. m.-Seventeenth Degree-A.
j. MCCANNELL, 320.
400 p. m-Boys Order De Molay, 1st
Degree.
500 p. m.-Boys Order De Molay,
End Degree.
600 p. m.-Supper.
500 p. m.-Eighteenth Degree-L F.
VOLLMER, X. c.. c.. H., Wise Master.
WEDNESDAY, November 1st, 1929
10000 a. m.-Nineteenth Degree-G.
r. VAN SICKLE, 32'.
II 12:0O-Luncheon, Candidates, Visi-
tors, and Degree Teams.
80 p. m.--Twentieth Degree-E. 0.
DICKINSON, 32'.
2:30 p m.-Twenty-First Degree
AXEL BRATsBERG, .32'.
400 p. m.--Communication Degrees,
Twenty to Twenty Ninth,
inclusive-OTTo ELLISON, 32'.
600 p. m.--Supper.
500 p. m.--Thirtieth Degree-OTTo
ELLISON, Preceptor- ..~.
THURSDAY, NovemLer end, 1922
1000 a. m.-Thirty- First Degree
A. d. MCCANNELL,. 32'.
II 100 m. Luncheon - Candidates,
Visitors and Degree Teams.
200 p. m.-Thirty Second Degree
f. D. HALL, 33'.
600 p. m.--Banquet.
500 p. m.-Ladies' Evening Pro
gram announced later).
All meetings, luncheons, meals,
banquets, will be at our new Scottish
Rite Home, formerly the Grand
Theatre, in the Union National Bank
Building.
Prominent Masons from within and
outside the state will be present at
this Reunion, and many excellent ad-
dresses will be given.
All Master Masons are invited to all
meetings of the Boys Order of De
Molay, whether Scottish Rite Masons
or not.
Scottish Rite Bodies will be hosts
to the members Of the Boys Order Of
De Molay, at dinner Tuesday evening,
October thirty-first, to which all De
Molay members are invited.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-10-05
$4,000 FIRE AT GLENBURN
EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING

Fire destroyed seven business
houses in Glenburn at $50 o'clock
Wednesday morning, causing a loss Of
between $4,000 and $4,000, it is es-
timated. Insurance was carried on
all of the buildings occupied, but not
on the buildings which were unoccu-
pied.
The fire is thot to have started in
the U. S: Cafe, operated by W. Fl.
Palmer, altho it is claimed there was
supper hour the evening before. The
fire was confined to the south side Of
the street, one building being burned
west Of the u. S. Cafe and the others
to. the east, stopping only at the
Golden West Hotel Here the FIRE
fighters made terrific stand, with
their backs to the wall, so to speak,
and altho the Golden West was on
fire numerous times, the fire depart
ment was able to put out the blaze
with the two chemical engines. The
siding on the hotel was charred and
the blaze burned into the rafters of
the hotel. 1t appeared at one time
that the hotel was doomed and all of
the furniture was removed from it.
The fire fighters telephoned to the
Minot fire department asking that
dynamite be sent up in hurry, as at
one time it was feared that this
would be the only way to save the
opera house, by blowing up several
of the buildings in the path of the
flames, but before the dynamite could
be secured another message stated
that the fire was under control.
Among the buildings burned was
the old Leland hotel, owned by Ed
S. Healey and occupied by the pool
hal! and rooming house. This
building was constructed in the early
days by Jack Casper.
The pool hall destroyed was owned
by the Joe Basnett estate and operat-
ed by Alex Piano. The pool tables
were gotten out, but some Of the fix
lures were burned.
The barber shop, owned by Amiel
Juderjohn was burned. The chairs
were saved.
The vacant building formerly occu-
pied by tailor shop and the vacant
Gillespie drug store building were
burned. z.s
Hollinger's picture house was on
fire at one time and the contents re-
moved from the building. but the
structure was saved.
No one was seriously injured tho
Messrs. Windel, Park, and others were
blistered in fighting the flames.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-10-05
Little Lost Boy Guarded Well by
Family Canine

A little boy who could scarcely talk
was picked up by the police Wednes-
day morning and kept at the station
until his parents located him. He
said his name was Barney and he was
accompanied by big black dog that
would not leave the child for a mo-
ment. Barney was entertained by
Officer Sharer and when the police
we're close to the boy, the dog kept
close watch of them. When they sat
the lad on the high desk, the big dog
jumped right up and nestled down
close to the boy. The little lad had
wandered away from home and the
family dog went along to keep him
safe from harm.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-10-05
GENERAL ALARM OUT
FOR MISSING FARMER

Fargo. Oct. 3.--A general alarm
has been sent thruout this section of
the country for thoro search for
Ira Wilcox, AYR farmer. who disap-
reared from his home last Thursday.
A thoro search is said to have been
made of the country surrounding the
h"me and nearby villages but no trace
Of The man has been found.
Mr.. Wilcox, 3S years old and we'll
to do, was last seen Thursday after
mon as he was leaving the village of
Avr. in an automobile for his home.
He was riding in an Elcar automobile.
He did not come home and as far sas;
has been ascertained no one has seen
him since.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-10-05

2Ox3O feet in size cost total Of
$952.85, according to reports submit
ted by club members. The items in
cluded the following: ,' H.
Cox Lumber Co. for lumber, $435.5O.
Piper-Howe Lumber Co. for lum-
Der, $301.5O. D., g. So,
Labor, $186.25.
Hardware, $29.60. -
In addition, members of the club
contributed good deal of personal
labor on the building which means
that the value Of the structure is
considerably greater than the fore
going figures indicate. The club like
wise furnished the building and con-
Quoted it during the fair. The club
plans to complete the interior of the
building next year and make many i'm
provements.
The Kiwanis club handled the ticket
selling and collecting at the main
gates of the fair and discharged the
exacting and arduous duty in a most
successful and commendable manner,
relieving the over burdened fair board
and officials of an important work
and public spiritedly devoting the
money received for the volunteer
work to paying for the rest building
on the fair grounds.
The Kiwanis club likewise conduct
ed an eating and drinking stand on
the fair grounds which netted profit
Of STA toward the rest building fund.
Efficient Superintendents
The fair was fortunate in having a
corps of able and reliable assistants
in various departments.
Continued next week)
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-10-05
IN atcha koo" Musical Extravaganza
Oct. 1918

"Katcha Koo" the musical extrava-
ganza sponsored by the Business
Girls Club which is to be given next
Thursday and Friday evenings, Oct
18th and 18th, at the Auditorium, is
both Oriental and American.
The opening scene takes place ia
India where "Katcha Koo" has sta
toned himself in front of the Te,nple
of the Maharajah. This role is play
ed by H. G.. Winters, who last year Sc
delighted the audience with his solos
in Eff of the Toy Shop
The two American adventurers,
Harry and Dick, who are lost in India
are played by Allan Black and Jay
Gordon. 1t is their pleasure to dell
up "Katcha Koo," in some clothes, OBJ
tanned from Solejah, who is the wife
of Il wizard. This role is ably played
by Lucille Carlson.
The Maharajah Of Hunga, an East
Indian Romeo, is portrayed by H. F.
Gettleman. His four charming wives
are: Chinese, Grace Mcintyre; Bra
lillian, Hazel Hunt; French, Lucille
Roach; Irish, Kathryn Murphy.
Is udapan IS the personal slave Of
Mahai jan. This part is portrayed
by Herman Brownstein.
Mrs. Chattie Gaddin, wealthy
American widow who is travelling in
India is portrayed by Miss Gertrud,>
Dwire. Her two charming daughters.
Dolly and Prudence, are played by
Misses Eldrce Nelson and Agnes
O'Connor.
u1hana, High Priestess of the Tenn
pie is played by Olga Barke.
The Oriental chorus which contains
some very good vocal talent, has 26
young ladies in it. This group is;
gai'y dressed in long trousers, tunics
and head-slrcsses.
Tho cast is further supported by a
polo" group, consisting of eight
an-plcs. Tha Veil Dancers, the "Auld
Lang Syne" group, the French Nor,
mandy, Belgian. English Jackies,.
Chinese. Dutch, Yankee, Dixies and
Crlumhians. The latter is composed
Of so little girls. Liberty Aflame"-~
the grand finals one of the most
striking features Of this production
Remember the dates-Thursday and
Friday, Oct. 18th and 18th. The place,
Auditorium.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-10-05
Bull Pen in Operation

The city now has ''bull'' pen run
ming at full blast. A. portion of the
Emerson lot, opposite the city Jail
was secured for the city and a high
board fence built around it. Several
loads Of boulders were hauled in and
a dozen prisoners are employed daily
with large hammers breaking the
rocks which will be hauled onto the
streets. A large number Of our
transient visitors have left the city
since Capt. Gross, police commission
er, arranged to have the bull pen
built.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-10-05
CARL PETERSON, WESTH0PE
MARSHAL, KILLED BY YECCS

Carl Peterson, after serving as
night watchman at Westhope, Rotti-
neau county for only week, was shot
and killed by robbers who had broken,
into the Medaugh hardware store.
early Monday morning.
Peterson had discovered the robbers
at work and after notifying the day
marshal and several citizens, walked
towards the rear of the store alone.
not waiting for others to assist him
as he feared they were about to make.
their getaway.
Peterson was within 25 feet of the
rear of the store when one of the
robbers shot him in the left leg with
a rifle taken from the show window
Of the store. He fell and bled to
death quickly, the bullet having cut
an artery in the lower part Of his
leg. The yeggs left by the rear Of
the building and made their escape
in an auto which had been parked near
the blacksmith shop nearby. None
got a description of the yeggs. It
was found that they had driven to
Maxbass that night, where they broke
into a filling station and stole some
gasoline and oil. Their tracks went
south and west where they were lost
The robbers took but $40 worth of
knives and guns from the store. 1t
is presumed that they were preparing
to rob other places of business in
Westhope when they were surprised.
1t is believed that they were amateurs
and not members of the gang of rob-
hers who have been rohhing banks
in southern Canada.
1t is possible that the robbers came
to Minot, Sheriff Hennessy of Botti-
neau county arrived in Minot Tuesday
and conferred with Chief of Police
Larry Byrne. He secuted the idea
that the Westhope robbers were pro-
fessionals.
Peterson leaves wife and several
children. His funeral was held to-
day.
Peterson's gun was found ON his
body, which lay in pool of blood
where he fell. Two shells were ex-
ploded and it is believed that he fired
at the robbers twice. An empty
shell from the rife which the robber
used was found on the floor near the.
rear Of the hardware store.
Many Canadian mounted police have
been sent to the border in Manitoba
and are trying to break up the gang
Of bank robbers who have successfully
looted several banks.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-10-05
Thieves Deliberately Ruin Buick Car

Thieves Deliberately Ruin Buick Car
A seven-passenger Buick, located
recently five miles east of the city, is
believed to have been one stolen from
man living in western Minnesota.
The car was found by Sheriff Scofield
and the thieves after stripping it of
cushions, etc, threw the car in low
and ran it into rock pile, breaking
the frame and doing other damage.
1t was reported that the car had been
stolen from Matt Segel of Fargo, but
this proved to be not the case.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-10-05

c. j. Griggs, after assisting with
the threshing on his farm north of
Des Laos, left for his home at Spen-
Ger, la. Mr.. Griggs farmed his Ward
county place from 1907 until 1911 and
always made good money in those
years. He has well improved half
section farm on the T. r. highway
and offers to sell the farm for $4,000.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-10-05
Editors Daughter Dead

Williston.-Mrs George D. Sunder-
hauf died here last week following
an illness of six months.
Mrs. Sunderland is survived by her
husband, who is manager of the Or
pheum and Lyric theaters here and
one son, E. B. Berlandi Of this city.
She was a daughter of William Num-
by, pioneer North Dakota editor.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-10-05

A Ford car was stolen from NJ. o.
Knudson of Logan, Minot authorities
were told.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-28
I. S. HOGAN WELL
HOLDS TO AGO
BARRELS A DAY
Will Pay Itself Out in Few
Weeks Flow; Larson APP
pears Good.

The Hogan well on section 22-3o-2
W, in the Kelvin Sunburst field, has
been averaging 400 barrels a day for
the last week and seems to be holding
steadily to that production, according
to Senator T. S. Hogan of Billings,
who was in Great Falls Monday from
the field. !.
Senator Hogan was well pleased
with the results in the production of
the we'll, especially as it has been
holding up in production. at this
production, it is expected to pay itself
out in a matter of a few weeks since
it was brought in. Senator Hogan
has four strings of tools operating
in the field.
Reports from the field Monday
night were that the Larson we'll on
section 1852 W, east offset to the
Gladys-Belle, is showing good with
the expectation that it will prove a
well of the same character as the
GIadys-Belle.
One of the interesting features in
the view of oil men is that the Mon
tana-Sweet Grass well in sec. 1921
W. six miles east of the Ohio-Berg.
failed to encounter the principal part
of the Berg gas sand. The sand at the
Sweet Grass was but seven
feet thick and tight. with neither gas
or oil. it is reported. The sever feet
corresponds with the seyen feet of
tight sand at the top of the gas pro-
ducing sand in the Berg we'll, it Is
reported. The Montana-Sweet Grass
was reported as nearing the Ellis
horizon.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-28
SIMMONS HERE
TO BE- HEAD OF
GLADYS BELLE
LaWton Man Becomes Vice
President and Director of
Montana Company.

J. S. Simmons, who has been in
charge of the operations of the Gladys
Belle at Lawton, Okla, arrived in
Great Falls Monday from Tulsa, to
become vice president and director of
the Gladys Belle Oil & Refining
company of Montana, succeeding
Charles Bowles, who returned to
Oklahoma.
Simmons will direct the activities
of the Gladys Belle in the state from
the Great Falls offices. He has
been with the Gladys Belle for some
time in directing its operations in
many of the mid-continent fields. He
is well known to several of the rep
resentatives Of the larger companies
in the northern Montana fields, hav-
ing worked with them in the LaWton
district.
Conditions in the mid-continent
field are good at this time and the
market. seems to be holding fairly
firm, he said. The Smackover field
has been occupying the center of in
%terest, he said, and the big production
there has been making prospecting In
the area attractive. The Gladys
Belle has leases in the district with
wells now drilling, the first being ex-
pected any time now. With the large
producers. the oil operators have
been making large profits despite low
field prices.
The low quality of the smackover
crude has been the saving part of
the strike from the standpoint of the
market for over fields of the mid
continent. with the result that it has
had but little effect upon the demand
for the better qualities Of crude.
The arrival of Simmons in the
Montana fields will be followed by the
return of Charles Coons, secretary
of both the parent company and the
Montana organization at Tulsa. He
will spend only a part of his time
in Montana hereafter,