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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-05-04
POSTAL IMPROVEMENT
WEEK IS OBSERVED
May | Sees Inaugurated First
General Campaign of
Kind in Service.

without the Postal Service business
would languish In "a day, and be at
standstilI in week. Public opinion
would die Of dry rot. Sectional hatred
or prejudice only would flourish, and
narrow mindedncss thrive.
1t Is the biggest distinctive business
In the world and it comes nearer to the
innermOSt interests Of a greater num-
her OF men and women than any, other
institution on earth. No private bust
ness. however widespread, touches so
many lives so often or sharply; no
church reaches into so many souls.
nutters so many pulses, has so many
human beings dependent on It's min
istratiOns.
"Postai Improvement Week" has
been set for May I, by the Postmaster
General. This is the first general cam
paign OF its kind In the Postal Service
for several decades. Business men
and their organizations. large users Of
the mail. newspapers, motion pictures.
advertisers, and the entire OrganiZa-
IAOA " cSo,O'V poSthi WI MI az Z w bC
enlisted in this countrywide campaign
Of interest In postal improvements
Your help 10 vital. Address your let
tiers plainly with pen or typewriter.
Give street address. Spell out name
Of State, don't abbreviate. Put your
return address In the upper left hand
corner Of envelope mot on the back)
and always look at your letter before
dropping In the mail to see II It 10
properly addressed. This care In the
use Of the mails 10 for your benefit and
speeds up the dispatch and delivery
Of mail matter.
II you have any complaints Of poor
service make them to your postn aster.
He has instructions to Investigate them
and report to the department.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-05-04
lis Bushels of Corn on One Acr

lis Bushels of Corn on One Acre
Robert MaComb, member of the
Brookings County Corn Club, raised
lis bushels of Early Murdoch corn
on one acre during the season of 1921
and broke the South Dakota state
record for yield. A 1O-ear exhibit of
this corn won reserve championship
at the State Corn Show recently held
in Mitchell. It also won first in the
district at the same show, and first
at the Brookings County Corn Club
Show. M,r
= The story of Glow I Raised my
Acre of Corn" by Robert MaComb,
which follows, shows that his achieve
ment in growing the corn is an ex-
ample Of painstaking work: H.: 5
How l Raised My Acre of Corn
The land that used to raise my
corn on was an alfalfa hog pasture
for four years, and before / broke it
up in the fall l top-dressed it with
manure from the stockyards. In the
spring as soon as the frost was out I
narrowed it down; then just before I
got it ready to plant top-dressed it
twice with manure from the cattle
and hog barns, using spreader to
put it in with. at the rate Of ten loads
each time. Then disced il thor
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-05-04

Sherwood Tribune-Conductor Har-
ry Taylor suffered hemmorrhage OF
the lung early Monday morning and
was taken to Minot. The freight was
tied up that day. Conductor Lloyd
Walker coming up to take the freight
out Tuesday.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-05-04
NIX on
1921 Wool Pool IS Big Success

"The 1921 wool pool has been a
success in every respect" is the re-
port of Secretary VIM. Guy. "The
entire pool was sold on January 23rd
direct to eastern wooden mills. Good
prices were received although the
market has since advanced about six
cents per pound.
"The following prices were received
for the main grades delivered east.
Per Lib.
Fine and Fine Medium 27.86 C
III Blood 1850 c
3/S Blood 27.72 C
ia Blood COMMUNICATIONS 1926 c
Rejects (14k Of entire pooD --16.27 c
''The 1921 pool was sold and the re-
turns gotten out to the growers with
out excess storage or insurance or an
unreasonable amount of delay. The
costs of operating are being held to a
minimum. Good connections have
been made with eastern markets so
that all dealers and spectators have
been eliminated. In fact khe con-
signor to the pool is assured Of eff
cient service in every respect.
"The market is just one hundred
per cent better than it was a year
"'"n at this time Woods that would
net the grower IL cents a year ago
should have no trouble in netting "a
cents on the present market. This
increase in price and demand is all
due to the effect of the emergency
tariff secured year ago this May as
a result of the aggressive action TAX
en- by the various wool growers assoc
Citations and the Farm Bureau. The
one cent per pound that the consign-
ors to the State Pool contributed to
the maintenance of his state and coun-
ty wool growers associations helped
to get this increase in price. With
out the aggressive stand taken by the
growers organizations, no tariff would
have been secured.
eve will continue to have tariff
that is truly protective of the wool
growing industry just as long as the
grower is in position to make his
wants known. This can only be done
through organization.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-05-04
COUR

It sticks in human relations like
postage stamps on letters. The
POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT ex-
poets it to be used by its postmastsrs
and employees in dealing with the
public.
Help them in it, use beginning
with POSTAL IMPROVEMENT
WEEK., May 1-6. 1922
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1922-06-30
"What business is that

herself up. "What business is thar
of yours, sir?"
"Aren't you one of the family,
On it-Luciel Don't you know that
| want to marry you"
"My dear Robert, I certainly do NOT
want to marry any man who swears
to my face-you least of all" She
coldly INTERVIEWED. 81 have already ra
fused you three times; let this be the
fourth and last. Now, kindly inform
me why you wished me to meet You
here"
81 have a chance to make some
money for you in a hurry" he said.
"Your father left you a good deal of
land up Bayou T%errebonne way"
"Your father sold some of it," she
put in, idly. His eyes fiickered to
the thrust.
Eyes; but you've plenty left, near
Paradis. It's away from the gas field,
but I'm interested in an oil company.
We've plenty of money, and we're 60
ing to go strong after the liquid gold.
That land of yours is good for moth
ing else, and if you want to make
some money out of it FL swing the
company into leasing at a good figure
and drilling there"
"You think there's Oil on the land?'
mo" He made a swift, energetic
gesture of dissent. ITO be frank, l
don't. But I'd like to throw a bit of
luck your way, Lucie. That fellow
Gramont-the prince, you know him
he's an engineer and a geOlogist,
and he's in the swim"
$50" the girl smiled a little, you
would betray your business friends in
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1922-06-30

q T1QiiQlC Gu lChSdIlO OOildT Tldull
as he read the note, which was ad-
dressed to their host of the evening.
"Joseph Maillard, President,
Exeter National Bank. City.
Il thank you for the masque that
you are giving tonight. l shall be pres
ent. Please see that Mrs. NJ. wears her
diamonds-I need them.
THIN MIDNIGHT MASQUER."
Ansley glanced up. whats this
some hoax? Some carnival jest?"
"Maillard pretended TO think So"
Fell shrugged his shoulders as he re-
pocketed the note. But he was nerv-
ous. He'll have a brace Of detectives
inside the house tonight, and others
outside"
Ever since the first ball of the year
by the Twelfth Night club this Mid
night Masquer, as he was termed, had
held New Orleans gripped in terror,
fascination and vivid interest. During
the past month he appeared at least
once a week. now at some private ball,
now at some restaurant banquet, but
always In the same garb: the helmet,
huge goggles and mask, and leathern
clothes of a service aviator. On these
occasions the throbbing roar of an air
plane motor had been reported, so that
it was popular gossip that he landed
on the roof of his designated victims
and made mis- getaway in the same
manner-by airplane. No machine
had ever been seen, and the theory
was believed by some, hooted at by
others.
Doctor Ansley glanced at his watch,
and deposited his cigar in an ash tray.
Wed best be moving, Fell. You'll
want a domino?'
Il ordered one. It'll be here in a
minute"
DO you seriously think that note is
Egenuine?"
Fell shrugged lightly. "Who knows?
I'm not worried. Maillard can afford
TO be robbed"
You're a calm one!" Ansley
chuckled. oh, I believe the prince is
to be there tonight. You've met him,
I suppose?"
NO. Heard something about him,
though. An American, isn't he? They
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1922-06-30
By
H.BedfordJoneS
Illustrations By
Irwin Myers

81 thought you said you'd not heard
of it?" demanded Ansley.
Fell laughed softly and shyly. u
didn't. | merely hazarded a guess
"Wizard!" The doctor laughed in
unison. Yves, about that amount
"The Masquer is a piker," observed
Fell, in his toneless voice.
"Eh? A piker-when he can make a
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. haul?'
"Don't dream that those figures rep
resent value, Doctor. They don't! All
the loot the MasQuer has taken since
he began work is worth little to him.
Jewels are hard to sell. OF course, the
crook has obtained a bit of money, but
not enough to be worth the risk
"Yet he has got quite a bit" re-
turned Ansley thoughtfully. "All the
men have money, naturally; we don't
want to find ourselves bare at some
gay carnival moment! I'd warrant
you've a hundred or so in your pocket
right now!
Not l." rejoined Fell calmly. zone
ten-dollar bill. Also I left my watch
at home. And I'm not dressed; l don't
care to lose my pearl studs"
"Eh?" Ansley frowned. what do
you mean?'
Jachln took a folded paper from his
pocket and handed it to the physician.
~ met Maillard at the bank this
morning. He called me into his office
and handed me this-he had just re-
ceived it in the mail"
Doctor Ansley opened the folded pa
ner. an exclamation broke from him
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1922-06-30

touched the arm Of Ansley and indicat'
ed an inconspicuous figure to M side
Of the entrance steps.
"An outer guardian" he murmured.
"Our host, it seems, is neglecting no
precaution! l feel sorry for the
Masquer, if he appears here"
They came to the doorway. Column
bine produced an invitation, duly num-
bered, and the three entered the house
together.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1922-06-30
CHAPTER II.
Masquers.

Joseph Maillard might have nope
fully considered the note from the Mid
night Masquer to be a hoax perpetrat-
ed by some of his friends, but ne took
no chances. Two detectives were post
ed in the grounds outside the house
inside, two others, masked and cos
tuned, were keeping a quietly efficient
eye on all that transpired.
Each guest upon entering was con
Quoted directly to the presence of Jo-
seph Maillard himself, or of his wife
was hidden to unmask in this private
audience, and was then presented with
q favor and sent forth masked anew
to the festivities. These favors were
concealed, in the case of the ladies, in
corsage bouquets in that of the men,
inside false cigars. There was to be
a general opening of the favors at mid
night, the time set for unmasking. All
this ceremony was regarded by the
guests rs a delightful innovation, and
by Joseph Maillard as a delightful
way Of assuring himself that only in
vited guests entered his house. Invita-
lions might be forged-faces, never!
Lucie Ledanois entered the presence
of her stately relative, and after I'M
masking, dutiful1y exchanged kisses
with Mrs. Maillard. Until some months
previously, until she had come into the
management of her own property-or
what was left of it-Lucie had been
the ward of the Maillards.
"Mercy, child, how marvellous you
look tonight !" exclaimed Mrs. Mail
lard, holding her off and examining her
high color with obvious suspicion.
THANK you, ma'am," and Lucie made
a mock courtesy. do you like little
Columbine?'
Every much. Here's Aunt Sally i;
take Miss Lucie's cloak, Sally"
An old colored servant bobbed her
head in greeting to Lucie, who re-
moved her cloak. AS she did so, she
saw that Mrs. Maillard's eyes were
fastened in utter amazement upon her
throat.
isn't it pretty, auntie?" she asked.
smilingly.
my goodness gracious !" The stern
eyes hardened. "Where-where on
earth did you obtain such a thingi
Why-why-"
Columbine's features fiinched. She
was a poor relation, of course, SO the
look in the older woman's eyes and the
implication of the words formed little
less than an insult.
Quietly she put one hand to her
throat and removed the collar, drop
ping it into the hand of Mrs. Maillard.
1t was a thing to make any woman's
eyes widen-a collar of eXquisitely
wrought gold studded with ten great
blazing star %sapphires. Beside it the
diamonds that bejeweled Mrs. Mail
lard's ample front looked cold and
l~ifeless.
'That?" queried Lucie, innocently,
producing a scrap of chamois and dab
bling at her nose. "Oh, that's very in
teresting! 1t was made for Queen Hor-
tense-so was this scarf that keeps my
ragged hair from looping out! They
were a present-only this morning"
"Girl!" The lady's voice was harsh.
"a present? From whom, if you
please?'
ooh, l promised not to tell he's a
particular friend of mine. Aren't the
stones pretty?"
Mrs. Maillard was speechless. She
compressed her firm lips and watched
Lucie replace the sapphire collar with
out a word to offer. Silently she ex-
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1922-06-30

tended a corsage bouquet from the pile
beside her; then, in a trembling voice,
forced herself to explain about the ia
vor inside.
Slipping her mask into place Lucie
was gone, not without relief. She
knew very well that within half an
that she had accepted gifts of jewels
from other men, with allthe accompa-
nying implications and additions that
imagination could furnish. For, al
though Bob Maillard wanted very
much indeed to marry her, his mother
had no intention of sanctioning such e
union.
Neither has Uncle Joseph" she re.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1922-06-30

$50" the Girl Smiled a Little, "You
Would Betray Your Business Friends
in Order to Make a Bit of Money
for Me?"
order to make a bit of money TO.
me?" IN
Maillard stared at her. "Well, II
you put it that way, yes! I'd do more
than that for"
"Thank you," she interrupted, her
voice cold. 81 don't think I'd trust
your sagacity very far, Robert. Good
night"
She turned from him and was gone,
dancing through the great rooms like
a true Columbine.
Midnight neared, and brought a con.
Germ to many; the Midnight Masquer
had gained his name by invariably
appearing a moment or two before the
stroke of twelve. joachim Fell, who
divided his time between enjoying the
smoking room and wandering about
among the masquers, perceived that
Joseph Maillard was watching the
time with anxiety.
A large man, stern and a bit scorn-
full of look, Maillard was imposing
rather than handsome. He appeared
the typical banker, efficient, devoid Of
all sentiment. Amused by the mans
evident uneasiness, joachim Fell kept
him in view while the moments
dragged. One might have thought
that the little gray man was studying
the financier as an ~entomologist
studies a butterfly on a pin.
Shortly before twelve COlumblne
pirouetted up to Fell and accepted the
arm he offered her. They were for
the moment alone, in a corner OF the
ballroom.
II must see you tomorrow, please,
she breathed.
GLADLY" he assented. "May CALI
It's Sunday, you know"
IF you will; at three. Something
has happened, but I cannot speak OF II
here. Does any n else know tha'
you-that you are interested in my
affairs?"
The pale gray eyes of the little gray
man looked very innocent and wonder
ing.
Certainly not, my dear! Why!
"I1l tell you tomorrow" Then SUE
broke into a laugh. "Well, it is mla
highland the Masquer has not ap
peared. I'm almost sorry"
The lights fiickered off for a NV
ment, then on again. The signai /"
~unmasking!
The dancing ceased. From the wno'
room arose a babel of v0ices-unN
Of surprise, EXPLANATIONS, mei.
laughter. Columbine removed ="
mask. An instant later Joseph NAL
lard approached them, chuekling
himself and looking hugely ,relieVeu
"Ha, Lucie! / guessed you benea~
the Columbine daintiness! Have J"
examined your favor YETI" -.
Remembering. the girl caught al w
corsage. Cries of delight were arlSu'
On all sides as the favors were y
vealed-most handsome fayors'
Tor Mardi Grasi From the hear
the rosebuds In her hand LUCE -
moved a brooch of old fligree W." css
set with a group of pears
glanced abost for Iachin Fell. o"'"
CONTINUED on Page Seven
The Holly chieftain., 1922-02-23
DAIRY
FACTS
sILo NECESSARY FOR DAIRY
Increase Of M Per Cent Mace on Mis-
souri, Farm by Feeding Cows
on Siiaae.

No man who Is milking herd Of
q dozen or more cows can ever hope
to make maximum returns from his
herd without silo, according to E.
NJ. Harmon, dairy extension specialist
for the Missouri College Of Agricul-
ture. This statement was proved by
the Missouri Cow Testing associations
during the past year. as shown In the
following results:
Cows receiving silage produced an
average of 5,79S pounds Of milk. 266.8
pounds of fat and profit above feed
cost Of $1OS.6O per COW. Cows with
out silage averaged 5,1s9 pounds Of
milk. 252.7 pounds of fat and profit
Of $1O1.O2 per COW. The difference
was 900 pounds of milk, 1879 pounds
Of fat and $7.58 cents per COW in one
year.
This means an increase Of IN per
cent in profit due to the silo. The
average man would go long way to
market his wheat for IN per cent
more. 1t is worth that much to build
4 silo and we must have lot more Of
them before we will reach the economy
We should in butterfat production.
The Holly chieftain., 1922-02-23
BIG VALUE OF CONTRASTING
Some Convincing Comparisons Of Best
and Poorest Herd Brought
Out BY Expert.

prepared by the United States Department
of Agricultursl
With figures from Virginia cow
testing association as the basis for his
calculations representative of the
United States Department Of Agrlcul-
ture has made some convincing COM
parisons Of the best herd and the poor
est herd, that bring out with unusual
emphasis the value of testing.
There were 511 cows owned by mem
bers of the association. The best herd
consisted of 18 cows, with an average
Of 306 pounds of butter fat in year.
The poorest herd had 91 cows, aver
aging 1856 pounds Of butter fat In a
year. The first herd made an average
income of $75 per COW over the cost
of feed consumed; the latter made an
average return over feed cost of only
GA cents per COW.
The introduction of few variations
on these figures Will help to show just
how far apart were these cows in the
two herds. The average COW In the
best herd produced more income above
The Holly chieftain., 1922-02-23

tart apples and wash and SEED one
half pound of fine raisins; chop them.
add one-Quarter Of pound OF nut
meats, chopped not too fine. MIX all
the ingredients and place over the
fire with just enough water to Keep
from burning and cook slowly for three
quarters of an hour, then add one
pound Of brown sugar and cook until
thick. Put into glasses and seal.
spiced Prune Marmalade.-Takeo one
pound of prunes, soak and simmer Tor
an hour In the water In which they
were soaked over night. Remove the
pits and cut the prunes into small
pieces. Return to the heat with the
liquid. Add one cupful of vinegar, one
and one-half cupfuls Of sugar and one
half teaspoonful each of cinnamon and
cloves. Simmer until thick. This is a
delicious accompaniment to roast
pork.
Poiychrome Conserve.-Take one
half pound each of dried prunes.
evaporated peaches and apricots; soak
and simmer until very tender, then
put through sieve. Crate the peel
from an orange, add the juice and one
half pound of seeded raisins. one
quarter of cupful Of nutmeats and
one and one-quarter pounds of sugar.
Chop or cut fine the nutmeats and SIM
mer altogether until rich and thick.
The mixture may be cooked for ten
minutes before adding the sugar; un-
less 1t is carefully watched 1t will
burn easily after the sugar is added.
Harlequin Marmalade.-Take one
medium-sized pineapple, three oranges.
one and one-half pints Of water, four
cupfuls Of sugar, three tablespoonful
of blanched almonds. Wash the or
anges and cut into small pieces, remov.
ing the seeds; let stand with the. wa
ter overnight, cook until tender. then
add the pineapple; simmer for twenty
minutes. add the sugar and cook for
half an hour, adding the nuts ten min
utes before 1t has cooked the required
time. A few cherries added make 4
very charming color.
The Holly chieftain., 1922-02-23

ter and when cool repeat the process
once more. Slip of the skins and
place the beans In a baking dish, add.
ing salt, pepper, and cover with scald.
Ing milk. Cover the dish and bake
slowly for two hours. When the milk
Is all absorbed, remove the cover and
dot with bits Of butter and leave un.
covered until delicate brown.
Serve In the baking dish.
Fig Marmalade.- washing one
pound of pulled figs, soak them over.
night, then cut fine and put over the
fire, with the water In which they
were soaked; cook until very tender,
adding the rind of lemon and two
ounces Of candled or preserved gin.
ger, then stir In the lemon Juice from
one lemon, and two cupfuls of sugar !:
simmer again until thick. Pour into
small glasses.
Prune souffie.-Put two cupfuls of
prunes cooked and stoned through a
colander. Beat the whites of three
eggs to stiff froth, add four table.
spoonfuls of sugar and the prunes
Pour into a well-greased pudding dish
and set In dish Of hot water In a
moderate oven. Bake until the pud.
ding sets. Serve sprinkled with
chopped nuts.
oysters With Rice.-Line buttered
ramekins with boiled seasoned rice
cook pint of oysters until their edges
curl, chop rather coarsely, season with
salt and pepper and moisten with tho
oyster liquor. Brush with melted
butter and set in hot oven to brown.
Ralsin Drop cakes.-Take three.
fourths Of cupful of butter, one Gun.
Iul or sugar, one egg, one teaspoonfn,
OF soda, one-half cupful of hot cof.
fee, three cupfuls of flour, three tea.
spoonfuls Of baking powder, a little
salt, one teaspoonful of vanilla one
cupful OF citron, raisins and walnuts
mixed. Prepare as usual and dron
by spoonfuls on buttered sheet. Raka
In a moderate oven.
Cottage Pineapple Salad. Take
equal parts of cottage cheese ana
drained shredded pineapple. Add
cream to the cheese to season. ma we'll
As salt, and bit of sugar, if needed
Mold into balls and pile on lettuca
Garn'sh with red cherries.
Nun No. ~s.q
The Holly chieftain., 1922-02-23
COWS DURING COLD WEATHER
Few Pounds Of Corn Chop Will Help
to Provide Body Heat and Keep
Up Milk Flow.

During cold weather, dairy cows
should be fed little more grain than
during milder weather. A few pounds
Of corn chop each day during the cold
est days will help to provide more
body heat and enable the COW to keep
up her milk flow even In the coldest
weather. 1t is of course necessary that
the COW have shelter and not be ex-
posed to the cold winds. On real
cold days blanket will assist in keep
ing the COW comfortable.
The Holly chieftain., 1922-02-23
cows LIKE NICE WARM DRINK
Animals viii Not Consume Needed
Amount Of Water When II is
F. Bitterly Geld.

Do not permit your cows to drink
Ice water, Is the admonitlon of +. A.
Hanson. dairy extension specialist at
University farm. Cows Will not drink
the needed amount of water when it Is
cold" says Mr.. Hanson. "If the stalls
are not provided with water buckets,
place tank heater in your tank. 1t
is far cheaper to heat the water with
coal and corn cobs in the tank heater
than with corn fed to the cows"
The Holly chieftain., 1922-02-23
ASPIRIN INTRODUCED
BY "BAYER" IN 1900
Look for Name "Bayer" on the Tab
lets, Then You Need
Never Worry.

II you want the true, world-famous
Aspirin. as prescribed by physicians
for over twenty-one years, you must
ask for "Bayer Tablets Of Aspirin"
The name "Bayer" Is stamped on
each tablet and appears on each pack
age for your protection against imita-
Observation-Disclosures
The Holly chieftain., 1922-02-23
Winter pairvlno protl,,hI.

Winter dairying is profitable with
good care and good cows. Better test
your cows. weighing the milk night
and morning for n week or SO, and
using the Babcock test to find out how
fch the milk Is.