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The Ward County independent., 1922-08-10

Defunct NOnpartisan Paper to Be Sold
The plant Of the Grand Forks Amer
ican, defunct since Jan. z, 1921, is to
be sold by the receiver under the ham
mer, Aug. Is. The farmers who put
money into the plant will have exper-
ience to show in return for their cash,
as the sale will not begin to pay the
indebtedness.
The Ward County independent., 1922-08-10

=, 4, Applleation of Alvin Larson on the
amount allowed, $4,000
Also aplication of Geo. Bowman as
t TO Sec; 22, TWP. l52. Range So, amount
Also APPLICATION Of Joe Dustin, Sec. 81,
Twp. l54, Range 50. amount allowed,
Also application of Hans Kjos on Sec.
2o twp. lo6, Range 81, amount allowed
Also application of l.. I. Thingstad on
Sec; u; Twp. 153, Range SO, amounting
Also application of s. G. Title on
Sec. II, Twp. 1856. Range 80, amount al
Motion carried.
Moved by Com. Haldi, seconded by
Com. Spicher, that the following appll-
Applica'on M ee Of '"'i W. r. De whoriey See
II, TWP. 1873. Range SO. for the reason
that the time has expired.
so TMp m Hf "y s. e for Mses ths sss
that time has also expired.
Also application Of II. J. Herzog, Sec.
20, Iwn. l57, Range 50, as time has ex-
Also application Of j f. Meyer, Sec. G.
TWP la4, Range "a. as time has expired
Also aplication of l.. b. Larson, on
Sec. 27.. twp. 1874, Range "a, as time
Also application of Mike Kezema, Sec
80, Twp. l52, Range 80, as time has
10 Also aIlication of w. A.. Hunt, Sec
rs, TWP. 1874. Range 81. as time has eX-
pired.
Motion carried.
Moved by Com. Spcher, seconded by
Com. Toftner, that the report of r. w
kennard. County Auditor. for the fisca
year ending June 80, 1922, showing ex.
penditurcs Of $383,9S5.19, and balance
on hand July list. 1922. to the amour,
Of S47S,323.35, be accepted, approved anl
placed on file.
Motion carried.
Moved by Com. Ilaldi, seconded by
The Ward County independent., 1922-08-10

as not 10 cause uelty III lAS SleSHAoAA
of the buildings.
I will put in 4-inch pipe and John
Brass Well Screen for So per foot and
furnish everything. (signed) E. F.
Mead.
Moved by Wolfe, seconded by Dunnell
that 24-inch wells be dug and that gal
varized pipe curbing be used. Carried,
all voting yes on roll call.
Moved by, spicher, seconded by Ehr.
that the bid of John r. Hunter for
$l.35 a foot for digging and completing
the wells number Of wells. etc., being
left to the committee on grounds and
buildings. Carried.
Bids for race track work were as fol-
lows
For grading and building the race
course, making the necessary excava-
tions and embankments in workman
like manner, according to the grades
given by the engineer:
Minot Construction Co., (by John J..
McDougalD-
raoEti < eertified He'd check check for s7o.55 accompan-
led the bid.
D. A. Dinnie-
Grading. per cubic yard ------------60c
A certified check for $15o.so accom-
panied the bid.
For digging trench and laying tile
drain, furnishing all materials and la
The Ward County independent., 1922-08-10
Afternoon Session
August 3, 1922

August 3, 1879
The Board met as per adjournment, at
2 p. NJ, first as a Board of Equalization,
and at 3 p. NJ, adjourned as a Board of
Equalization to meet as Board Of
as Board of Equalization to meet as
a Board Of County Commissioners.
The following members were present:
at the Commissioners meeting: Com
missioners Toftner, Spicher, Haldi,
Krantz and Vandenoever. =. s.s
Moved by Com. Haldi, seconded by
Com. Toftner, that the following requi~
sitions be accepted and referred to the
purchasing committee:
Requisition of J. A. Sorensen, Supt.
of County Poor Farm, for 20 wool bed
blankets and one fire hose for second
floor of building.
Requisition Of A. P. scofield, sheriff
for $4,000 revenue stamps.
Also requisition Of VIM. Murray,
County Judge, for one county map.
Motion carried. es-
Moved by Com. Spicher, seconded by
Com. Toftner,y that the report Of A. p.
Scofield, sheriff of Ward County for
services rendered In criminal actions
during the month Of July, 1922, be ac-
cepted, approved and placed on file, and
the auditor instructed to issue warrant
to the amount of $393.76.
Motion carried.
Moved by Com. Haldi, seconded by
Com. Toftner that the following app1i-
cations for tree bounty be accepted and
The New York herald., 1922-08-06
The Pet Poets of Moscow

produce nothing that even the wild
est of wild modern poetic anarchists
could call poetry.
Lunacharsky, who is Commissary
for Fine Arts, is a man of praise
worthy energy and ambition; some
time ago he made up his mind that
a new opera had better be written,
an opera that would live as an
artistic production of Sovietism.
He sent round a circular to all
the pet poets and musicians kept by
the Soviet republic, intimating his
order. During the period of incuba-
ton rations for the struggling art
lists were to be increased. Failure
would entail a decrease if not ces-
sation of rations.
So for a while they all toiled
nightly, and ate rather more than
usual. But neither toll nor food
brought inspiration.
In the end the idea was abandoned,
or at least modified. If Bolshevism
could not produce an opera of its
The New York herald., 1922-08-06
Mauna Loa Misbehaves.

AS we sat there, thrilled. silent, 1
chanced to notice Pauala quietly
leave the group and walk to a point
of the bank at a little distance, where
he gravely tossed two things into
the pit when the tumuit and glare
We're greatest. Later he admitted to
me that his offerings were his plug
of tobacco and a silver dollar, his
most treasured possessions, which he
had offered as a sacrifice to Pill,
Goddess OF Fire. But he was a Chris
tian, quite orthodox, carrying his
pair OF shoes with him always when
he went TO church as mark of re-
spect to the pastor.
A few hundred yards distant was
the second unfrozen pond in the floor
of the crater; Halemaumau, IL / re-
member the spelling. which trans
lates Lake of Everlasting Fire"
Here the tossing lava was never
subdued; the surface was always
stirred into waves and breakers.
From the splash OF the waves the
wind tore off lava sprays and bore
them to the banks where they lay,
hardened by their flight through the
air. fine spun threads. That was
called Pili's hair, and any mortal
wearing such would have to bob it
with a file.
Kilauea. the whole nine mile-round
bowl, overflows when the floor is
forced up to level with its banks,
but il is the high crater, Mauna Loa,
which most frequently misbehaves in
that way. Pauala. as / have said,
was there once when Mauna Loa
was active and he told me that the
lava river came from the crater not
in steady stream, but as the blood
Is pumped from the heart, in orderly
pulsations. "How much each pulse?"
j asked. He looked about as IL seek
ing something for comparison, and
after pause exclaimed: "Shipload,
Big shipload each time she breathe
C-o-f-f-e. e.-shipload."
Considering that significant life
Characteristic in connection with the
Regular recurrence of the breaking
up and calking over of Kilauea it
strikes one that there are mysterious
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to my old church." he said, half in
pride, half in regret.
1t was so. We walked completely
around the little church, following
the lines of stone foundation of a
church of much greater size, quite
surrounding the new church. The
old one had been torn down and the
new built with part of the old mate
rial; the rest-scattered.
You had many parishioners in the
early days?"
When L came here there were
twenty-five thousand natives in the
district. To-day? / thank God
when / can count sixty in my
church. And, ah, so few children!"
The old housands-dead?"
"Yes. or scattered. Some go to the
harbors. the towns, the plantations
where they can, if they wish, earn
money. Here? Only my blessing
he paused and smiled-"and Paka-
mas scolding. All, well, | try to do
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that evening the boys discovered a
bunch Of young pigs. and the prompt
offer of a silver dollar for the first
boy who, without leaving his saddle,
caught young porker for the cook,
started whirlwind of fun. The
little porkers, lively as rabbits, dis
dained to escape into the brush, but
lodged and attacked. They had no
tusks. but thought they had, and
yiciousfy swung their heads at the
horses legs in the belief that what
their tusked papas had taught them
would happen when their snouts were
armed would happen then. There
was good horsemanship, too. for the
boys with shouts of "Awea Ike meka
ae!"-which translate. Let 'er go.
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own it would take some established
opera and ''Bolshevize" Il.
A journalist. Dvinsky. and the
Chief Pet Poet, Lebedef, We're en-
trusted with the task. 1t is now
approaching completion.
The opera chosen for "Bolsheviza-
tion" is the well known Life for the
Tar" Pernicious political tenden-
cses in the text and the music have
been sternly suppressed, and the
revolutionized work is to be pro-
duced shortly at the Moscow opera
House as "Iwan Suzanin," a Soviet
opera.
If it is a success we shall no doubt
nave a series of like experiments.
There IS no reason why Faust,
should not be Bolsheyized. and
Wagner's NEUROLOGICAL ring offers
obvious opportunities to a Bolshe-
yizer intent on demonstrating the
utter futility of gods, goddesses.
nymphs. Walkyries and other crea-
lures of morbid and superstitious
fancy.
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boys riding beautifully, and all
yelling, "Awea Ike meka ae!" but
not drowning the mongrel's sharp
yips of defiance. At the alarm the
cattle which had been led into bad
company from the range took refuge
behind the bulls, who stood their
ground angrily. Fowler and re-
manned discreetly in the rear as the
other men and that astonishing dog
cut out the bulls and induced them,
when their herd had galumphed off
into zone of safety, to make sui
len retreat. Parker then told Fow-
Ter and me to take our rifles, saying:
There's one bull l have a personal
grudge against. I'll get him; then
each of you is To have shot"
The bull Parker had a grudge
against was the most reluctant to
give ground; he would amble off a
bit, change his mind and charge us:
get nipped and slanged by that
amazing dog. and again retreat.
Parker dismounted, rifle in hand,
stopped, flattened in the long grass,
and began his advance. Then we
two outlanders who watched forgot
everything else in our realization
that we were witnessing the process
of atavism which dominated the big
half native-the handsome man /
later saw admired in polite society in
New York and Washington for his
polished courtesy. But it was not
Sam Parker we saw then; it was an
Hawaiian of centuries before;
warrior craftily approaching an
enemy within spear throwing dis
tance. The grass through which he
cautiously crawled scarcely moved.
even when he lifted his head now
and then as stalking lion might
for a sight of his prey. The bull,
seeing no man pursuing, was trying
to hook that yelping dog. which was
making a bold bluff to get throw
ing hold of the bulls nose.
The New York herald., 1922-08-06
The Finish of the Beast.

From where Parker lay unseen
there was a flash, a sharp crack; the
bull shivered, staggered, fell dead.
"Now it's our turn" said Fowler.
But We had not yet realized the
extent of that throw back. Parker
crept on toward a second bull, the
dog repeated his gallant perform
ance; second shot sounded and the
second bull dropped. 1t was a min
ute or two before Parker rose from
the grass, turned as if bewildered,
then slowly walked back to us, look
ing not unlike a man recovering
from an anRsthetic. II am sorry"
he said. II forgot" We said moth
ing. We'll have another chance to-
morrow" he added, Frightening.
'Now Wen capture that third bull
and lead him back TO camp to show
those lazy poker players"
Parker, the boys and that in
domitable dog maneuyered the bull
into the open, where he could be
lassoed, during which proceeding
Fowler and / improved our horse
manship by many precipitate re-
treats when the bull charged.
But ! must return to San Fran
cisco and take my assignment to re-
port a session of the California Leg
islature. And famous session it
was. A former United States Sena-
tor was, it was generally known, to
be sent to the Senate again at the
dictation of the Central Southern
Pacific railroads. To the amazement
of the politicians of the whole coun-
try, the railroads boss in the Legis-
lature turned down the programmed
candidate, who had once offended
that boss, and elected instead the
head Of thcSe railroad companies
Leland Stanford.
The New York herald., 1922-08-06
A Wild Bull Hunt.

There is not space between here
and the end of the chapter to tell
more of that experience than the
exhibition of atavism which threw
Col. Parker back a full century.
A candle lit tent, where serious
seekers drew for flushes, full hands
and fours, held its company SO late
that first night that only one of the
railroad builders, Mr.. Fowler, and
I had the gumption to join Parker
on, wild bull hunt. Just before
dawn we three, each accompanied by
a rife carrying boy, trotted away
from camp accompanied also, for l
must not fail to mention that hero,
a mongrel dog no fancier would give
punched penny for. He was worth
his weight in gold. As dawn broke
Parker discovered in valley below
the ridge where we We're on the
lookout a bunch of his cattle over
lorded by three wild bulls, and the
first job was to cut the bulls out.
Parker spured off first, calling out
to us not to try to steer our horses
around the fallen tree ferns, but to
let our mounts take the jumps as
they willed.
Fowler and ] somehow managed
to keep our seats, Parker and the
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Continued From Preceding Pooe.

overnervous tourist-but between
friends, one the Kings Chamberlain.
the other minor official. prohibi-
ton was overlooked. We were ac-
companied by guide and another ma
tive, my moy, Pauala, who had ex-
perience with a scientific expedition
to the top OF the mountain whence
the big flow came which was so for
tunately stopped by the extraordi-
nary power Of the dashing Chiefess,
Ruth.
The climb down the steep lava
banks was difficult, and the walk
over the rough lava surface Of the
crater exciting; for we had to jump
over crevices which revealed red hot
lava in their depths, and encounter
smaller cracks where, for the fun Of
II, we poked down our wooden STATS
until their ends were bright Goals of
fire with which we lit out pipes.
Thus we reached the most interest
ing of the ponds.
The phenomena of nature observed
there l have never known any one
to attempt to explain. Seated on the
high bank of the pond, using our
rolled up coats as non-heat conduct
ing cushions, we saw the surface of
pond covered as with rubber
blanket: or, il you please, with thin
black ice which would bend beneath
a skater. Suddenly, with a ripping
sound this black ice split from edge
to edge; other cracks followed with
terrific crash; scarlet rips opened
here and there, each uncovering
molten lava, binding almost in its
fierce glare; lava which Tapped the
edges of the floating cakes, drag
ging down pieces. leaving ragged red
holes in the black surface. The light
becomes brighter, fiercer; the black
cakes are more rapidly pulled down
into the burning mass until at last
not a shadow is visible, the whole
surface of the pond a tumult of
liquid fire. breaking in waves on the
shores. troubled as the surface of
water would be by sudden squall-
demoniac, appalling. Gradually the
surface Gained as If exhausted by
the mighty convulsion; the waves
of fire ceased to break on the rocky
lava shore; the glaring scarlet
turned dull red, lost more color until
the black ice spread from side to
side-again the pond was frozen"
over. But resistless forces were not
conquered. only halted: and soon the
scarlet gashes reappeared. cakes sep
arated and were sucked down into
the furnace until the pond was fire
again. The whole circle of this
frenzy of nature was completed, as
recall, in about ten minutes, and
as regularly as the tides rise and
fall it was repeated.
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Christ's work. And Pakana, too
He's good old hereto. He has no
superior officer to bother him and 1"
-he paused, then added with
smile-"no bishop calls on me-"
We rode on up the mountain to
Parker's cattle ranch where we dis
covered a cheerful state of things. ]
think there was no other house
within twenty miles, yet here the
half dozen cottages were lighted by
American -plant-made gas, there was
abundant water served by modern
household plumbing, and the large
grounds around the cottages were
laid out artistically i'm flower gar
dens. All very unlike American cat
tie ranch homes. Our dinner, too,
was served in a style quite la
mode; and in the morning a dozen
boys We're saddling horses for us,
loading packs on others, and as many
girls were in the garden weaving leis
for US; for even in lowly Hawaiian
households visitor is crowned with
flowers on arrival and departure.
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hiiOic army VI luSHl, WHOSE
duty it IS TO give artistic expression
to the atmosphere of Communism.
1t cannot be said that they have
been strikingly successful so far.
Perhaps the receipt of a State
salary and the feeling that he is
at the beck and call of the State
has dulling effect on the creative
faculties of the artist. Something
Of the kind has been long suspected
in the case of Poets Laureates in
England. Or perhaps it is the Com
munistic atmosphere that does not
lend itself to artistic treatment.
Whatever the reason, the result
Is the same. The poets draw their
salaries or rations in lieu, but they
The New York herald., 1922-08-06
Crowned With Flowers.

Our further excursion up the
mountain was to abate two nuisances
which easily turned into sport. We
were to shoot wild bulls who enticed
heifers away from Parker's CONNER
cial herds-with promises of freedom
from branding irons, no doubt-and
TO shoot wild boars who, for some
pleasing purpose of their own, up
rooted nurnberless tree ferns, thereby
destroying pasturage.
AS we were about to make camp
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Gallagher"-were managing their
horses finely. and swinging low try
ing to grasp a darting pigs hind leg.
One succeeded, swung the squealing
fighter over his saddle, and became
the proud possessor of much silver.
The New York herald., 1922-08-06

This is the sixth of a series of
articles by MIR. Townsend. The
seventh will appear in an early
issue.
The Press., 1922-10-12
1 Don't Mind TattIing.

Edith Prince. Then finding her wrap, she went out on the long veranda to be alone in the crisp, starlit night.
 So that was the sort of man Fred Ballard was, after all! Gallatin could have had no reason to invent or em- bellish the story, for neither he nor any of her friends was aware that she was even acquainted with Fred Oh, well, what had she known about him. really? Only he had seemed so genuine. so de- pendably fine and honorable. And yes, she might as we'll admit it-she had loved him. Thank God she had kept her love a secret, even from him
 So ran the girls thoughts bitterly
 Ballard had been rather a nobody in Templeton, from the viewpoint of her set-just an under executive in her fathers factory. But their eyes had met one day last spring and since then well, she had had her dream What a cad he must be Yet how secretly proud of him she had been, when on the one accession when he had called on her he had said so manfully.
 Miss Holden, I am going away to try 10 make some money. If I succeed 1 shall come back and try to make you love me-"
 She had been perilously near to say ing something then that she would have been sorry for noW. What she did say, however, was: That is your right, MT. Ballard"
 He had never written. There had been sort of tacit understanding that he should not. But word had come back that he had prOspered immensely. In her secret heart she had been look : ing for his return.
 And now!
 A taxi rolled up to the curb fifty feet away. Even while it's occupant was paying the driver Mary recognized him and shrank back into the deepest shadows. Gallatin, searching for Mary, met Ballard face Fn face under the electric globe in front of the en- trance. It was strange, Mary thought that GalIatin, after what he had said should greet Ballard so effusively; stranger yet that it should be Ballard who withheld his hand, ignoring that of the other man.
 Il have shaken hands with squaw men," she heard Fred say, "but it was when they stuck" Then she saw him pass Galatin by and enter the hotel. Gallatin stood uncertainty under the light for moment, then he too went in and almost Immediately emerged again, hat and coat on, and hurried away.
 For a single instant there came to Mary Holden the longing that Ballard would come to her there and fell her Gallatin's tale was lie. It did not tarry. Why should Gallatin so libel another man gratditously? And how weak and silly it would be, with Ball. lard likely to appear at any moment No, she didn't want him to come She didn't want to see him, ever again. All she wanted, now, was to escape with out encountering him. For she had loved him. She had! She had And it was all disgraceful, horrible af-
The Press., 1922-10-12
GalIatin's Squaw
 Story
 By WILL T. AMEs

@. 1922. by Mcclure Newspaper syndicate,
 Gallatin brought back to Templeton the news that Fred Ballard had got those Tulsa oil wells of his by marry ing a sQuaw. Gallatin and Ballard had had nothing in common in Templeton moved in quite different circles. Judg- ing from what Gallatin said to Mary Holden at the Kimmet house Wednes- day dance they had had nothing in common in Oklahoma.
 -"The fellow was no crony of mine, either here or there, so I don't mind tattling. Of course, I wouldn't tell the story to a friend of his, but you probably never heard of him till he went away and struck the Oil.''
 -"You may tell 1t to me quite safely" remarked Mary, indifferently.
 According to GaHatin, Ballard was one of a party of ,prOspectOrS that guessed out a pool of oil under quar- ter section owned by a drunken CherO- kee. They found the Indian fighting snakes in his shack and being fed tea spoonful of doses of Jamaica ginger by his stOlid, mOon-faced daughter. The others left Ballard to make deal with the Cherokee as soon as he came out of his jim-jams. Instead of which Bal lard rushed the girl off to Tulsa that evening and married her, leaving the old man alone with his. snakes. When they got back next day the Cherokee had gone to the Happy Hunting Ground and Ballard's wife was the owner of a couple of million dollars worth of remarkably fine oil land. Sweet way to get your money-what?" commented Gallatin. Nice country, that! lovely ethics"
 You're not going back?" inquired Mary.
 No. Only the blackguards succeed out there. Besides. it's rotten hole for a fellows wife" It was a boldly significant look that Gallatin bent on the girl, and he pressed her fingers as he took her hand to lead her out or the floor, for the music had begun again.
 But Mary, declaring the Orchestra's selection simply dreadful" sent Gal latin off to dance with neglected little