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The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1922-09-14

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The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1922-09-14
Uncle Eb>n.

"Form viii TELL" said Uncle Ehea.
dat story bout de hare an De tor.
Ioise describes huke dat made Z good
moral lesson. Jes' de same, Il I ever
gifts a chance at dat kind Of q race 70
Eineter bet on de rabbit"
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1922-09-14
LOST, STRAYED OR STOLEN

bay mare mule about s years old,
weighs about $50 pounds, has TX"
branded on left jaw. Shod in front,
Last seen in Jim Jones pasture east
of Simsboro about two weeks ago. Any
one knowing whereabouts will please
notify undersigned and receive reward
J. D. LAND, Simsboro, La. Ri. No. 2.
(1t-pd)
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1922-09-14
NOTICE

l am applying for a pardon.
DAN HACKNEY,
(9-2S.3t)
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1922-09-14
PETITION FOR DISCHARGE

In The United States District court
For the Western District Of Louis
lana. In the matter Of Jake H. GrOn
err, Bankrupt. No. 1924. In Bank
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-03-02
100000 MORE" SLOGAN FOR
NORTHWESTERN N. D. CON-
FERENCE ON MARCH TENTH

perfect immigration organizations
which will work for their respective
localities on plan decided upon at
the Minot meeting. 1t is believed
probable that if the proper immigra-
tion work backs up the 100, 900
More" campaign, an influx Of settlers
to northwestern North Dakota will
undoubtedly be the result.
Delegates from every community
in northwestern North Dakota are ex-
pected to attend the Minot meeting
March 10 and have been invited to
attend the March meeting Of the
members Of the Minot Association of
Commerce which will be held Thurs
day evening, March 8. This meet-
ing Of Minot men will be booster"
gathering and delegates to the con-
ference the next day who arrive in
time to be present at it will hear
speakers OF prominence discuss prob
lens Of interest to the northwestern
part of the state.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-03-02
FARMER, ELUDING CAREFUL
WATCH OF WIFE, KILLS SELF

Mandan, N. D., March 1.-Eluding
the careful watch kept upon him by
his wife, when she momentarily dozed
off to sleep after a long fight to keep
awake and prevent her husband from
some deed, Clemens Lehman, 81,
farmer, living nine miles northwest
Of Hebron, N. D., at 4:30 a. m., rose
quietly, secured his shotgun, stepped
outside the door of his farm home,
ignoring the frantic calls Of his wife
Of the door, placed the muzzle of the
gun against his head and pulled the
trigger. He died instantly.
Dependency over i'll health, worry
over the fact that he had but little
more hay and feed to give his live
stofk which was already showing
signs of the starvation that followed
in the wake Of recent blizzards which
has killed thousands Of head of cat
tie and horses, and general financial
worries, were responsible for the
tragedy, in the opinion of the coroner.
Lehman, nearly all of his seven
children, and his wife had been i'll
with the flu the last two weeks. Sun
day he appeared mentally deranged.
Mrs. Lehman planned to watch him
carefully, then take him to Hebron
Monday. 1t was hard battle for
the flu and the overburdening work
of caring for the sick children made
her, so weary she could barely keep
awake. 1t was 4:30 before sleep de-
feated her, she told the coroner. Doz-
ing for but a moment, she awakened
when she heard her husband open the
door. She saw him with the shotgun
and frantically called to him. The
slam of the door and the guns dis
charge was her answer.
Lehman owned large farm, free
from debt and we'll stocked.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-03-02
A. E. T0WNLEY DECLARES
THERE IS TOO MUCH HATE

Arthur C. Townley, president of the
national nonpartisan league, deliver
ed his first public address in North
Dakota in several months, when he
spoke before a crowd of three or four
hundred people in the hall at the rear
of the farmers store Monday night.
He declared that there has been
too much Of hate in North Dakota,
too much fighting between the classes
and he took his share of the blame.
One could hardly realize that this is
the same Townley who few years
ago damned "Big Biz" up one side
and down the Other.
Townley said he came to Minot to
deliver his address as an experiment
to see how his "balance of power"
plan would take with members of the
league. il,
One member of the league stated
to an Independent representative the
following day that practically every
member Of the league had been
against Townley's plan before the
meeting, but after they had listened
to his words of wisdom, they were
in hearty accord with him.
81 did not intend to make this pro-
posed balance Of power plan an issue
in North Dakota. My idea was to
present it to the state convention, but
certain gentlemen have found it to
their advantage and judgment to mis-
represent the plan, and also my un-
derstanding of it, and in self defense
/ am compelled to come out here to
talk to you about it." he said.
His plan is for the league to abb
stain from nominating candidates for
Office; and permit the league members
themselves to vote for whoever they
believe are best fitted for Office. It
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-03-02
DAVID UCLAND, FORMER KNOX
BANKER, TO SERVE ONE YEAR

David Ugland, former Knox, N. D.
banker, who pleaded guilty to the
charge of sending untrue matter thru
the mails, in federal court, was SEN
fenced by Judge Miller to serve one
year and day in the federal peniten-
tlary at Leavenworth, Kansas. Up-
land was given until Friday to re-
port to the u. S. marshal who will
take him to prison.
Ugland several years ago was ar
| rested by the state authorities md
pleaded guilty to charges of bank
wrecking and embezzlement. He
was sentenced to from two to i've
years in the state penitentiary and
after serving several months was
| paroled.
Ugland was worth S40O,OooOo at
one time it is estimated, and owned
$4,000 acres of land. He was inter
ested in line Of elevators, one Of
which was located at Carpio. When
the crash in wheat came, he was not
we'll protected, and he lost everything,
ne turned all Of his property over to
his creditors. Thru paying the
losses, the Knox bank became involy-
ed and he violated the state banking
laws by sending paper thru the mails
that was worthless. Ugland and the
banks customers lost about $1,000
900. Ugland was represented by
Atty. Palda who made an eloquent
plea in his behalf.
y. A. I. Carlson, Ralph and A. R.
Taute of Tolley, pleaded guilty 70
smuggling sugar from Canada and
were fined $25, $40 and $40 each.
Ernest w. Comford of Mountral
county, pleaded guilty to inducing an
Indian to execute contract to sell
land and was fined $1OO.
Carl Baglien of Ignite, pleaded
not guilty to emblezzling $4,000 post
office funds. George Ehr pleaded
not guilty to two charges of vio]at
ing the Volstead act. Thos. Rowan,
Herb Bum and K. P. Wall. charreI,
with violating the Volstead Act,
pleaded not guilty
Martin Holt, VIM. Kimball and lr-
wing Young, pleaded guilty to violat-
ing the Volstead act and were fined
81 each. They were caught with :,
load Of whiskey at Mohall. They
were arrested on a state charge,
pleaded guilty, and were fined anu
sentenced to Jail. The jail sentence
was suspended.
Mike Heftner, Balfour farmer, was
fined $25 on each Of two charges of
violating the Volstead act. He haS
a large family who are in a destitute
condition.
Reinhart Pforr, Arthur Dille5y,
James sMeara, Frank Chase. JOS.
Musch, John W. Wall and John Il.
Wall were fined $40 each for violat-
ing the Volstead act.
Chris Pasch, VIM. McGregor, Geo.
Candy, James Annis, VIM. Wehrn-
hoefer, Joe Hathaway, F. c. Chase,
7. J. Jensen and J. j. Wold, pleaded
not guilty to similar charges.
Herb Bum and Irving Young plead
ed not guilty to two charges Of violat.
ing the Volstead act.
The case of VIM. Stammen, charged
with similar offense, was confirmed
as he writes that he is too ii to
attend court.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-03-02

Bismarck, N. D., March 1.-The Of
the state board of administration, and
John Bloom, as fish and game COM
missioner, were declared vacant by
Gov. r. A. Nestos today.
The declaration is based upon the
failure of either Cahill or Bloom to
qualify for the offices in the manner
provided by law, in filing their oaths
of office, and by this failure they
are held to automatically have dis
qualified themselves from holding the
positions.
Governor Nestos has appointed
Elmer T. Judd of Cando- to succeed
Bloom. He has not appointed sue
cessor to Cahill.
1t is reported that ,one or two
other Nonpartisan officeholders have
disqualified themselves from office by
failure to qualify as provided by law,
and their offices will be declared va
cant and successors appointed.
Cahill said he had received the no
tice from the governor, but had not
had time to look into the matter.
Discovery of the failure of Cahill
to qualify for the office came, it is
understood, when a checkup 1of the
records was being made preparatory
to filing the formal custer charges
against him. Some time ago, Gov
ernor Nestos demanded Cahill's resig-
nationand notified him that custer
charges would be brought for alleged
deficiencies in the conduct Of his Of
fee.
Cahill apparently saved the ad-
ministration the trouble of proving
that he was not looking after the
states business by having failed to
look after his own.
With the automatic removal of
Cahill and the resignation of George
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-03-02
JOHN BURKE PLANS TO
START OVER AGAIN"
Kardos, Jr., Turns in Property to
Meet Liabilities - Commends
Burke.

New York, Feb. 28.-John Burke,
former governor of North Dakota,
who was caught in the failure of. the
brokerage house of Kardos & Burke
here last week, declares that he "must
begin over again.. He and his part
ner have pooled everything. Mr..
Burke put in $4,000 in cash, $4,000
in paid up life insurance and a bank
balance Of $1,500. Ea
Three more brokerage houses in the
financial district went to the wall
Saturday, making record breaking
total of such failures within the week.
These three were Heatley, Robes &
Smith, Inc, Reitze & Sullivan, and A.
R. Smith, & Co., all minor concerns
not having membership in the ex-
changes.
At about the time creditors were
petitioning them into bankruptcy,
Louis Montgomery Kardos, Jr., after
an unexplained absence of four days,
strobe into his defunct marble and
mahogany QUILTED offices, with dra-
matte effect, that John Burke, former
treasurer of the United States, and
North Dakota governor, his now pen
niless partner, gave vent to his emo
tions by weeping.
In formal statement, issued thru
his attorney, Kardos announced the
pooling Of all his and his wife's re-
sources, bank accounts, jewelry, sill
yer, two automobiles and some secur-
tiles, representing all told about $780,
900, which have beensturned over to
the receiver for Kardos & Burke to
help meet creditors claims. This vol
untary surrender of property, dupli-
eating what Governor Burke had al
ready done, may, with expected aid
from Kardos' father, nearly settle all
claims dollar for dollar.
II want to absolve my partner,
Governor Burke from any cause lead
ing to this unfortunate situation .
the young financier's statement said.
eff there is any responsibility I want
to assume it. He possesses a Won
derful character and has been honor
able throughout and any criticism OF
him is unwarranted."
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-03-02
County About Ready to Purchase
County Fair Site

The Ward county commissioners
have not yet purchased site for the
county fair, but are apt to do so
within the next few days.
They are thinking seriously Of buy
ing 38 acres from Olaf A. Olson, just
west of Oak Park for $235.00 per
acre and 37.18 acres adjoining, from
jeremiah johnson for $157.00 per
acre, making rs acres in all. There
is no timber on this land but the river
comes to the corner of the Olson land.
The commissioners had practically
decided not to buy the Olson property,
because he at first insisted on placing
restrictions, one prohibiting them
from building fence along one side
of the land and another cutting them
out of the land which touches the
river, but since he has withdrawn
these restrictions.
1t is understood that F. c. Thorn
hill has given the county a much
better offer for the site east of the
city than he originally did, and the
commissioners are considering this.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-03-02

at the end Of two years, the officers
have not carried out the league pro
gram so far as possible, then let the
league step in and nominate men
from their own membership and elect
them.
Townley suggested that the league
members keep on paying their dues
and by cutting down expenses, they
would have enough money in short
time to pay all the Indebtedness.
Townley was asked many pointed
questions. He was asked if he had
sold out in order to clean up the in
debtedness and he stated mot YETI.
Townley urges retaining the state
legislature so the league laws win
not be repealed.
He told them that most Of the
farmers were unable to pay for
membership in the league and asked
them where their money was coD3jTG
from to carry on an expensive poi
tical fight. He said they had not
lost thing yet. Their league laws
are still on the statutes and the men
elected declare they are for the league
program.
The present administration is not
altogether opposed to our program as
lit is making a farm loan bank out
Of the Bank Of North Dakota, and
plans to 60 ahead with the work on
the Grand Forks mill and elevator
You have not lost anything, only the
officers"
Townley would leave the Office of
asernor and attorney general alone
, and also the fight Of U. S. Senator
and for Congress. Townley denied
that he had sold out to Porter j.
McCumber.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-03-02

A conference of Northwestern
North Dakota Boosters" for the pur-
pose of planning gigantic immigra.
tion movement to bring 100, 900
More" settlers to northwestern North
Dakota has been called to meet in
Minot Friday March 10th, by the Mi
not Association of Commerce. Dur
ing the week of March to II, the
"10O, 900 More" campaign to stiffen
the morale Of the people Of this sec
tion of the state and prepare the
local atmosphere for the coming of
prospective settlers, will be launch
ed in Minot and the scheme, which
will be taken up from Rugby to Mon
tana and from Harvey to the Cana-
dian line, will be presented to boos-
ters attending the Minot conference
March 10. The 400, 900 More" cam
paign is planned as Z fore runner to
the immigration work.
As planned by the Minot Associa-
tion Of Commerce, each county will
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-03-02
Carson, N. D. Farmers Get 1000
Tons of Hay

Carson, N. D., Feb. 27.-Two thou
sand tons of hay purchased by County
Commissioner F. H. Hertz in the cas-
tern part Of North Dakota began to
arrive here Saturday with the first
train through from Mandan in four
days. It is believed by county COM
missioners that sufficient feed will ar
rive to tide over the livestock of
the county until spring. County
Commissioner Ferguson also has con-
tracted for 1000 tons of hay in South
Dakota.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-03-02
Bonds Carry-New School Building
to he Erected

The proposition to bond the Minot
Special School District for $135,OOO
for building a new school building, at
the corner Of sth St. and 9Th Ave
N. f. was carried by a vote of 4O4
to 142.
Preliminary plans for the building
had been completed and the archi-
tects were instructed to complete the
detailed plans. The board is now ad-
vertising for bids for the sale Of the
bonds and it is expected that work
on the school building may be started
in the fall. The structure will COM
prise ten rooms, including nine class
rooms and kindergarten, besides a
play room. 1t will cost approximate
ly $125,OOO.OO, completely furnished.
1t is expected that about $10,000.0O
will be expended on improving some
of the other buildings.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-03-02
Elk Curriers' Defeat Rotarians BY One
Point

The Elks and Rotarians fought a
notable battle on the curling rink
Wednesday night, five Kinks partici-
pating, the Elks winning by one
point, winning a total of as points
to As for the Rotarians. The Ro-
tary took two games, the Elks two
and one game was tie in the 18th
end. The contest was very exciting
as the result hung in the balance un-
til the very last rock was laid down.
DR.. R. w. Pence combating the Wal
lace rink, drew in for perfect shot
which should have given the Rotar-
ians the winning score had the rock
been swept a few more inches.
The contest was a good one, the
best Of spirit prevailing. Both sides
had some good rooters, Secretary o.
Rourke of the Elks nearly succumb-
ing to nervous prostration before the
final results were announced.
The Burns club challenged the win
ners for three rink contest at an
early date.
The scores were as follows:
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-03-02
G. Stearns to Open Willys-Over
land Branch in Minot

L. C. Stearns, former manager of
rangements to open branch for the
WHY'S Overland Co., in this city.
A lease has been negotiated for the
building formerly occupied by the
Minot Auto Co. and a stock of parts
aggregating $4,000 will be carried
by the Minot branch.
c.. NJ. lie Roux, northwestern sales
manager for the WHY'S Overland Co.,
was in Minot Tuesday completing
arrangements with Mr.. Stearns.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-03-02

John Guinther, we'll known farmer
from south of Berthold, who has prov
en- himself a delightful host to many
a Minot hunting party, was in the
city Tuesday. He is already making
plans for the next hunting season
and says he will start it with a big
turkey dinner, as he wants the Mirot
hunters to be sure of dining on fowl
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-03-02

Taxes, both real estate and per-
sonal, are payable today. After this
date, five per cent penalty is to be
added and then one per cent a month
fairly "swamped" with work.
The federal and state income tax
returns must be made prior to March
Is. March is a delightfully."- interest
ing month all around.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-03-02
C0VERN0R. NESTOS REMOVES
}. |. CAHlLL AND JOHN BLOOM

= ss.srI u,
Totten, effective April 30, R. T. Muir
will be the only Nonpartisan appoin-
tee left on the board of administra-
ton, which manages all state institu-
tions.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-03-02

guilty. 4
Twenty minutes later, GUNNER was
fast asleep and did not awaken until
8 o'clock in the morning.
Gummer's attorneys have asked for
thirty day delay in order to perfect
an appeal to the supreme court, in
hopes Of securing a re-trial. Cum
mer will remain in the county Jail
at Valley City until the end of the
thirty days. :.
Judge Cooley has sentenced VIM.
q GUNNER to spend the remainder of
his life in the state penitentiary at
, Bismarck.
As GUNNER stood before the Judge
to receive his sentence, Judge Cooley
asked if there be any legal reason
why sentence should not. be passed
and Judge w. H. Barnett, represent
ing the defendant stated there was
none.
For twenty years no state board Of
pardons, or any state parole board will
have the power either to pardon or
parole GUNNER. GUNNER is 23 years
old. His life expectancy is 80 years.
GUNNER will be the 10th lifer in
the state penitentiary. Seventeen
of the lifers are in for murder and
one for assault with a dangerous
weapon. y
When GUNNER was brot in to re-
ceive sentence, he found his father,
mother, brother, and sister in the
court room. He was looking pale
and his usual smile was not appar-
ent. His parents heard the sentence
in silence. The brother and sister
cried.
The prisoner in the cell next to
Gummer's, stated that he heard Cum
mer CRYING several times during the
night after the jury brot in their ver-
dict. Officials had supposed he slept
all night. -
When Gunner heard that Andy
Brown had been arrested also for the
crime, he remarked: "They got an
other innocent man mixed up in it. !"
Andy Brown, alias Leslie Locke,
has been arrested charged with first
Fargo where he is in the county jail.
He will be given q hearing on March
.7th. .s & 4
A representative Of the Indepen.
dent attended the trial for two hours
States Attorney Green's closing ar
Z, Ku1HS1SSSsesf.i uS S&SS %VUAIy VAA lCA8A0
handled the case so effectively. not
overlooking the smallest item, weav-
ing . web around GUNNER from which
he was .unable to escape. The state,
while not proving conclusively that
GUNNER had committed the murder,
produced evidence that proved in the
minds Of the jurors that no one else
but GUNNER or Brown could have
committed the atrocious act, when the
beautiful Grygla, MINI. girl was at
tarked, then foully murdered in room
80 0f the Prescott hotel, Fargo, on
tie early morning Of June z, 1921.
TIE state believes that the job could
not have very well been done by one
man. The state contends that two
men must have entered the room, at
tackled the girl rs she was sleeping,
tied her hands to the bed posts, &C.
complished their purpose and that
later, in order to throw of suspicion,
murdered their victim with the big
hose nozzle taken from the hotel hose,
which was kept in dark corner Of
the hall. States Attorney Green laid
great stress on the fact that the hose
nossle had been carefully washed Of
blood stains and m attempt made to
screw it hack onto the hose, the muir
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-03-02
DIR. Beeler Returns

DR.. Beeler Returns
Dr.. L. H. Beeler returned from Chi
cago today where he attended con-
ference of Normal school presidents
of the United States, addressing that