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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-08-31
TRANSIENT LAB0RER FOUND
DEAD NEAR HANDY GROCERY

A transient laborer, whose name,
according to little note book which
he carried in his pocket, was Joe
Greabil, was found dead on the side
walk just north of the Handy Grocery,
corner 4th st. and 3rd Ave. S. E.
Tuesday afternoon at one o'clock.
A stranger passing by in an auto
mobile saw the man lying on the
walk, a coat over his arm and his
head doubled back against the fence.
An alarm was given and several came
to the mans assistance. While he
was dead, his body was still warm:
His coat was placed under his head
and an effort made to apply restora-
tive methods, without avail. The re-
mains were taken to Rowan's under
taking parlors and are to be buried in
Minot, no word having been received
from friends or relatives.
Coroner Pence investigated the
matter, but decided that no inquest
was necessary. The man had un-
doubtedly died from heart failure. He
was seen walking on the sidewalk
near the store a few minutes before
he dropped dead, by Miss Bertha Ire
gilas, employed at the Handy Grocery
but she did not see the man fall over.
The man had not been drinking. He
was apparently hard working farm
hand as could plainly be seen by the
tan on his face and arms. He had
$86.87 in his possession, including two
bank drafts for $4,000 each, given by
the Towner bank. A memorandum
book contained notes showing that he
had been employed all about the
1ri{ To- do In
just one of the many thousands of
farm laborers, without a home, who
are at present employed in the
Northwest.
He was about SO or SIS years old.
In the memorandum book appears the
name, e. H. Rhoades, COL e. Douglas
Ave, Wichita, Kan, who has been
communicated with.
Greabil had been employed at the
j. B. Eaton ranch at Towner during
the summer. Mr.. Eaton, who is a
Fargo businessman, is spending the
summer on the ranch. He came to
Minot Wednesday when he heard that
Greabil was dead. He states the man
was always very dependable. He had
complained of not feeling we'll one
day last week and laid off day, re-
pOEI1uB IOrr WORK Udy 1dLeT 1ceA1HR
much better. He left the Eaton ranch
Sunday. Greabil came to Minot in
tending to go. to Gull Lake, Sask.,
where he once owned some land, he
Informed Mr.. Eaton by post card. Ac-
Gording to Mr.. Eaton, Greabil was a
man, Of good education who taught
school at one time. He was capable
musician, being able to play nine in
struments.
-, Geo. Benno, local druggist, states
that Greabil asked for a ride at noon
that day, as he was driving around
the park, apologizing for Cumming a
ride" but stating that he desired to
go up town for something to eat. Mr..
Benno gave: him ride and it is be-
lieved the man af1sswassswalking back to
the park when he was stricken.
Ward 90. Tair-sspt. 12-15-
Some men live happy ever after
and others are called darling" in
public. =
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-08-31
tens retirement. Robert Muir par.
ticpated in the appointment.
4 Althn,,nh Nh, Gnhill ic- oynoctnd To

AltnOuGn Mf. Cdhlll is expected TO
;!,,..,ea. The Judge Colfey decision, and
likely will apply for writ to stop
execution of the Coffey order, early
Eva! ing Of the whole issue is antici-
patcd in the supreme court.
Iy the decision, assuming that it
is affirmed by the supreme court on
an appeal that Mr.. Cahi!l is expected
/, make, the Nonpartisan league ele-
r>cNt is practically eliminated from
participation in the direction of the
affairs of the states higher educa-
tiDnal institutions and its penal and
charitable institutions, all of which
are in charge Of the board Of admin
istration.
Only one member, Mr.. Muir, is a
Nonpartisan; the other four are in
dependents. Changes that will come
by reason of this years election will
not affect the board personnel, as
suming Of course, that the indepen-
dents, who were victorious in the
primary recently by wide margins,
are elected in. November.
Independent, or anti -Nonpartisan,
members Of the board Of administra-
ton are Joseph Kitchen, commission
er of agriculture and labor, and Miss
Minnie j. Nelson, superintendent of
public instruction, ex officio, and Mr..
Muir, r. B. Murphy, and Frank Tai
colt. The latter is filling the unex-
pired term of Mr.. Totten, Sr.
The board Of administration as an
agency for the direction Of the states
educational and penal institutions is
creature of the Nonpartisan league.
It was established when the league
was in full control of the state as
sembly and all state offices having
to do with the enactment of laws,
and the purpose Of the measure was
to force control of the institutions in
to the hands Of the leaguers.
Mr. .Cahill failed to hold his posi-
tion on the board Of administration
because he failed to qualify as re-
quired by law, filing neither an oath
of office, or bond, as Judge Coffey
holds the law required Of a board
member.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-08-31

AS a member of the National Edu-
cational Association, our own State
Association and the National Society
for the Scientific Study of Education,
President Mcfarland comes in contact
with the educational leaders Of our
country. He is a member of the Ro-
tary and other clubs and fraternal or
ganizations and has always taken an
active part in civic enterprises and
state affairs.
President Mcfarland will be given
hearty welcome, not only by the
residents of Minot, but by the terri
tory which our Normal school serves.
President Mcfarland took charge of
the Normal school today. Members
of the Association Of Commerce, XII
wants and Rotary clubs made plans to
gather at the institution to assist in
giving him a fitting welcome.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-08-31
Trinity Hospital Hopes to Occupy New
Home Saturday

The management OF the Trinity
Hospital Association hopes to occupy
its new temporary quarters in the G.
A. johnson residence Saturday. A
large force of decorators is at work
this week and it is expected that the
, rooms will be in readiness by that
time.
Ward Co. Fair-sept. 12-l5-
dad" Smith, who has been spend
ing the summer in Alberta, has re-
turned. dad" says he likes living in
Canada all right but it costs him
$25.00 a year for smoking tobacco
there as compared to $500 in the
States.
Mrs. A. Stakston of Tioga, arrived
Saturday for visit with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Mabel Erickson Of this city
and with her daughters, Mrs. l.. T.
Larson and Mrs. L. Mikkelson in
forming township. The Stakstons
were early settlers in forming town.
ship and their home was most hos
pitable place, appreciated much by
the early settlers.
Miss Eva Eaton, graduate Of the
advanced course Of the Minot Normal,
left Tuesday for Oklahoma where she
will teach in the first grade of the
Owasso schools. Her brother, Favre,
accompanied her and will enter high
school at Tulsa. where his uncle, T. A.
Eaton resides. Their parents are Mr..
and Mrs. C. F. Eaton of Surrey. One
Of their sons, Orville, is now living at
Tulsa. 49,
Ward Co. F:ir-sspt. IBIS
Who Wants to Judge These Plums?
John Stoudt is preparing a "tasty"
fruit exhibit for the Ward county
fair. He has a quantity of choice
tame plums, large and juicy, which
will form part of the exhibit. In
order to keep the fruit from spelling,
he is contemplating placing it in al
cohol. He will have no trouble in
finding plenty Of judges.
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- Ward Co. Fa1r-8ept. 12-15 -
Brooch, Swallowed, Removed From
Boys EOsOphagus

Eugene, the little son Of Mr.. and
Msr. X. S. Huso of Crosby, was brot
to Minot Monday, suffering from a
large brooch that the lad had swal-
lowed and which became fastened in
his oesophagus, several inches below
the mouth. A local specialist with
the aid of an electric lighted tube and
fcrceps, was able to extricate the OBJ
iect.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-08-31
LANTZ & MACKLEY GIVEN CON-
TRACT FOR NOR. PRODUCE BLK

Lantz & Mackley, local contractors,
were awarded the contract Tuesday
of ilding the new warehouse,
creamery and office building of the
Northern Produce Co., on Third St. S.
E., for $33, 752.0O There were seven
bidders, including several St. Paul
firms, and there was difference Of
100000 between the high and the
low bid. The plumbing and electrical
contracts have not been awarded.
The building will be 60x120 feet,
two stories and basement. Work is
to start at once, according to j. W..
Morrell, manager of the concern. The
building was made necessary by the
burning Of the company's creamery
some months ago and when completed
will be the finest plant Of it's kind in
the state.
On the main floor will be included
the laboratory, cream receiving room,
shipping room, and space for handling
poultry and eggs. The latter room
will be 5Ox6O feet. In addition there
will be the general offices, ladies rest
room, dressing rooms, and shower
baths for the employees.
The cream will be taken into the
receiving room on the main floor and
dumped, passing through conductors
to the forewarmers in the basement
From these, it will pass through the
pasteurizers over the cooling coils into
holding vats, and then into the churns,
The gravity system will be employed
throughout the entire procedure.
In the basement will be housed the
refrigerators, boiler and fuel rooms,
equipped with two boilers, one so
horse power and the other 80 horse
power.
The basement will be IL feet high
six feet being under ground and the
remainder above the elvel of the earth.
furnishing plenty of light for the low
er floor of the building.
An outgoing loading platform is to
be constructed on the south side Of
the warehouse, and incoming produce
will be handled on platform running
the entire length Of the north side
of the building.
Ward Co. Tair-sspt. 12-15-
RETIREMENT OF WARDEN
l.. L.. STAIR is LIKELY
Early attack on the appointment
penitentiary probably will follow the
decision of Judge j. A. Coffey that
J. I. Cahill, is not member Of the
board of administratio ton, and that he
has acted as member without au-
thority. -4
Mr.. Stair was appointed several
months ago with the support of Mr..
Cahill when Geo. A. Totten, Sr., was
a member of the board, the appoint
ment being made just prior to Tot
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CONTRACT LET FOR INlPR0V-
ING CENTRAL AVENUE BLOCK

The contract was let Wednesday for
the remodeling of the building occu~
pied by the Shirley Grocery Co. and
the Savings Loan and Trust Co. oxs
Central Ave. w. and the building of
a second story, the total improvements
to cost $16,000OO.
The general contract was awarded
to Sven Olson for $11, 10000. The,
Minot Plumbing and Heating Co. has
been awarded the plumbing for ST.
325.O0 and the electrical work will be
done by the Kopald Electric Co. ia,
$4,000. The bid of the Minot Dec
| Grating Co. for painting and finishing
was $885.OO.
Sven Olson started force Of
men Wednesday afternoon on the
building and agrees to have the en-
tire work completed not later than
Nov. Is. Mr.. Olson had just complet-
ed his work at the fair grounds that
day.
An entire new front is to be built
in the structure and extended to the
sidewalk line, making the building
4OxlOO feet. The Shirley Grocery Co..
will be given some additional room.
and much more attractive display
window. This condition will obtain.
with the Savings Loan and Trust Co.
as well. An interior stairway, lead
ing off from the beginning of the
stairway up to the second floor will
serve as an entrance to the Western
Grocery Co. which occupies the entire
basement. The entrances to the
building will be of tile.
The material for the new front will.
be of dark smooth Hebron brick. Gnc.
same as has been used in the const.uc-
ton Of the Mnot Normal. The IN
terror of the rooms on the second
floor will be of birch, with walnut
stained finish and the floors vii! be of
hard maple and tile. The front of the
building will be trimmed in kasota
stone.
Much of the material for the srrue-,
ture is already on hand and the re-
mainder has been ordered
The site for the building is regard
ed as one of the best business !oea-
tions in the city and the block when
completed will be credit to that Sec
ton of the city.
The building is owned by G. q. Cot
cord.
The contract price ran slightly
higher than the estimate of the archi:-
tect, Ira L. Rush. ,
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Ward Co. Fair-Sept. 12-15-
Bank Blown at Killarney, Man,:
$4,000. 90 Stolen

Sheriff Scofeld received a telegram
stating that the Bank of Hamilton
had been blown at Killarney, Man., at
8 o'clock on the morning Of Aug. 28,.
and $12,0O0.00, mostly Bank of Ham.
rilton bills, stolen.
Five men, dressed in duck shooting
jackets, who were seen on the streets
of Killarney the day before, are sus-
pected by the authorities. They were,
driving large Moon car with a.
North Dakota license of five or six
figures.
The job was evidently done by
gang operating i'm that vicinity, as
four banks have been blown in week
in that section of Manitoba.
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- Ward Co. Fair-Sept. 1915 81
OF WARDEN

Mr.. Stair was appointed several
months ago with the support of Mr..
Cahill when Geo. A. Totten, Sr., was
a member of the board, the appoint
ment being made just prior to Tot
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Ward Co. HaIr-sspt. 1915 :

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Minot Man Grows Luscious Melons
Dan Lambert, 803 Fourth Ave. S. E.
(Boys, jot this address down in your
note book) has some very choice musk
melons in his garden, several of which
have already ripened. Four vines
have produced 38 good sized melons.
Mr.. Lambert secured the seed from
a melon which he bot from Max
grower last year and the product he
grew is even better than that of a
year ago. This is variety that
will mature any year in this latitude.
Mr.. Lambert has couple of Hubbard
squash vines so full Of large squashes
that there is scarcel y room on the
ground for them. Two vines pro-
duced 20 good sized squashes.
Ward 90. xair-sspt. 1915 -
Judge Andrew Miller to Open Federal
Court in MinOt, Oct. 10
Judge Andrew Miller of Bismarck
will begin a term of federal court in
Minot Oct. 10. Three Mohall bank
officers charged with using the mails
to defraud, will be tried at this term
of court. Judge Miller has just re-
turned from some southern cities
where he has been sitting in num-
Der of injunction cases growing out
Of the strike.
Ward 90. Rair--sspt., 1915 -
Await Word From Friends
The remains of Joe Greabil, stran-
ger, found dead Tuesday near the
Handy Grocery, are still being held
at the Rowan morgue, in hopes that
word may be. received from some
friends. If not, they will be buried
here in two or three days.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-08-31
MAI. PERSONS GUERNSEYS WIN
HONORSAT MISSOURI STATEFAIR

lows would drive the snipe his way.
Hester and his bunch, drove back to
Minot singing, "It's a Long Lane
That Has No Turning, and after
Schmidt had waited in vain, he walk
ed back to town, arriving during the
early morning hours. He declares it
is a poor kind of a joke to leave a
fellow alone at a slough 20 miles from
town.
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The E. S. Person herd OF. pure bred
: Guernsey cattle, which has been ex-
hibited at the Missouri state fair dur
ing the past week, was stated by Mr..
Graves, one of the judges, to be in the
best show condition Of any herd at
the fair, which included some of the
best in America, according to letter
received by Major Person today from
George Cooper, who is in charge of
the herd. Mr.. Graves also declared
that the herd bull, May, Rose Golden
Secret, was the best aged bull in the
country, according to Mr.. Cooper's let
ter. This animal took first and senior
champion awards at the Missouri ex-
position.
The following winnings were made
at the Missouri fair by the herd:
Aged bull, 1st and Senior champion
on May Rose Golden Secret; yearling
bull, End on Rivals King of Verndale;
Junior bull calf, 1st on Violet's Rex
of Minot; aged COW, 3rd on May Rose
Clara Of Minot; aged COW, 4th on May
Rose Violet of Minot; 3 year old cow,
1st on May Rose Bettina Of Minot; 3
year old cow, 1st on May Rose Glory
of Minot; 2 year old COW, End on Lura
Bettina, of Minot; Senior yearling
heifer, 4th on Auricle of Minot; junior
yearling heifer, 4th on Lura Marshall
of Minot; JUNIOR heifer calf, 1st on
May Rose Gladis of Minot; aged herd,
1st, yearling herd, 3rd; calf herd, 4th;
Get of Sire, 3rd; Produce of Cow, End
and 3rd.
The herd is being shown at the Iowa
State fair al. Des Moines this week.
ward 90. 1air-sspt. 12-ls
Moosejaw Ball Player Hunted snipe
Bobby" Schmidt, we'll known
Moosejaw catcher, who has been play
ing with the Minot baseball team, has
learned thing or two about snipe
hunting. Schmidt was taken 20 miles
southwest Of Minot by Herb Hester,
manager of the team, Bing Worner,
and some Of their fellow conspirators,
given a sack and a lantern and told
to hold the sack while the other fell
{ T. i. Y 4. y
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-08-31
REGULARS WANT McCUMBER TO
RUN AS INDEPENDENT
(By Harry B. Hunt)

washington, Aug. 25.-SenatOr
Porter J. McCumber, chairman Of
the Senate finance committee, G. o. p.
regular and chief engineer for the Re-
publican party in putting the new
tariff bill through the Senate, is con-
sidering running for reelection in
November as an Independent.
McCumber was defeated for the
Republican nomination by Lynn Fra
zier, formerly Nonpartisan League
governor of North Dakota, in the re-
cent primaries. Because of his promi-
nence in the G. o. p. Senate machine,
McCumber's defeat was an especially
hard blow to the party organization.
So alarmed are Old Guard leaders
in the Senate over the political situ-
alton, even within their own party, as
evidenced by the. nomination Of Fra
zier in North Dakota, -Beveridge in
Indiana and Brookhart in Iowa over
organization-approved Old Guard can
didates that they are ready to throw
party regularity-in name into the
discard and get behind McCumber as
an Independent in desperate attempt
to defeat Frazier, the party's regular
nominee.
McCumber is known to be hesitat-
ing over the decision, but Old Guard
leaders who are endeavoring to per-
suade him to make the plunge assur-
ing him Of energetic support, believe
he will decide to make the race. If,
by a concentration of effort in North
Dakota, they can put McCumbcr
across as an Independent, they will be
retaining certain support for their
own policies in the Senate and at the
same time give an appearance of pop
ular vindication Of the new tariff bill
which he fathered.
Another consideration, scarcely less
desirable to the Old Guardsters urg-
ing McCumber's race as an Independ-
ent, would be the possibility Of "cash-
ing in' on the Hughes whitewash Of
Senator Newberry
McCumber's vote to seat NeWberry
was one of the big factors contribut-
ing to his defeat at the primaries. If
with the assistance of the Hughes let
ter upholding Newberry's right to his
seat and the support of high tariff in
terests McCumber can be returned to
the Senate, it is believed much of the
curse of the Newberry scandal can be
taken off senators who voted to seat
Newberry and who are slated to face
opposition on that ground in 1924
the next presidential year.
And that is considered of utmost
Importance to the party's future.
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dad" WRIGHT, NEWSIE ON 500,
DIED ON TRAIN NEAR DRAKE

Will Wright, better known as Dad"
Wright, newsie on the Drake-Bis
marck 500 line, became i'll ON the
train east Wednesday shortly after
noon and passed away. Death was
due to a heart attack. The remains
were taken to Drake and prepared for,
burial, and arrived in Minot on No.
105 this afternoon. They were taken
to Rowan's undertaking parlors where
the funeral will be held at 2:3O o'clock
Friday afternoon. Interment will be,
made in Rose Hill cemetery.
Mr.. Wright had held the position
of "newsie" with the 500 for many
years. He ran into Minot when the
Train was running between Minot and
Bismarck, spending every other Mgr
here for many years. He was well
known to thousands Of people who
travelled on that line and was known
as an accommodating man, who had
befriended many man, woman and
child. His home was in Bismarck.
He was about 60 years Of age. Thirty
years ago his wife died and he has
a daughter who cannot be located at
present.
The body was brot to Minot in.
charge of G. R. Warner, 500 con-
ductOr
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- Ward Co. Eair-sspt. 1915
Spicher Will Market Cattle

A. S. Spicher, Of Des Lacs, member
of the board of county commissioners,
expects to leave Friday with two car
loads of fat cattle for the St. Paul
market. He has been promised two
cars at that time. He will ship one
car Of his own, including five head Of
three-year-old steers weighing 1900
pounds each, and a car load of his
the best ones selling from to cents
on the St. Paul market, and the poor
err ones down to two or three cents.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-11-14
NO. 3-FIFTH AVENUE

If she ever gets loose among the mo-
distes salons and hat shops you hay"
to file a,petition in bankruptcy when
you get back to the old home town.
Delronico's, at 44th street is a
good place to look at from the out
side. Escorts who wish to distract
the ladN's attention and make a QUICK
and thrifty gateway are urged to point
out the bank building across the street
whore Sherry's used to dispense high
priced food and where VIII Hays now
hands out high priced advice to the
movie industry
Traffic regulations along Fifth
Avenue are the best in the world
Everything along the avenue claims
that distinction.) When the lights
flash from the traffic towers every
thing along the avenue stops except
the high cost of living.
Up at 59th street you'll find Cen
trail Park. 1t contains S62 acres, the
Metropolitan Museum, Cleopatra $
Needle, baby carriages nursemaids,
policemen and other curo. That pc
culiar smell you notice is the zoo. You
can't miss it.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-11-14
BULGARIANS EXPERIMENT WITH
,SEMI-COMMUNLSTIC GOVERNMENT

! the borders She has, however, a
standing army of workers. 1t was this
army of peasant workers that defeated
communism in Sofia and Bulgaria in
1919.
If war steps over the border of
Bulgaria from Jugo- Slavia or from
Hungary-then, say the communists,
the revolution will be on its way again.