THE WARD COUNTY INDEPENDENT THE INDEPENDENT HAS THE LARGEST CIRCULATION OF ANY WEEKLY PAPER IN THE STATE.

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Minot, Ward County, North Dakota, Thursday, February 4, 1915. Subscription $1 Per Annui

FARM BOYS WHO ATTENDED SCHOOL

COMPLETE LIST OF THE 127 EN­ERGETIC BOYS WHO SPENT WEEK IN MINOT TAKING THE SHORT COURSE.

The following is a complete list of the 127 farm boys from Ward county and vicinity who attended the week's short course in this city held by W. A. Peck, in connection with the Mid-win-ter fair:

Kenmare—Edwa,rd Nelson, Aundt Nelson, Harry Noren, Dalton _ Enge-berg, Paul Pingrey, Ralph PingTey, Nels Olson, Guy Johnson, Milo F. Kaufman, Otto Lagervall, Wm. Kauf-er, Gust Kaufer, Anton Christenson, Willie Jenson, Harry Grey, Chester Engeberg.

Minot—Stanley Zook, Lloyd Boden, Harold Bailey, Gilbert Oen, Oscar Hauge, Herbert Benno, Jesse Ander­son, Gilbert Sylvester, Otto Loch-thowe, Carl Eikas, J. E. Yoder, Harry Plank, John G. Bradley, Luther Bailey.

Berthold: Orvis Llewellyn, Edwin Hall, Guy Matzdorf, Franklin Jensen, Leon Buckall, Geo. Debilt, Roy Wiper, Harry Millen, Harry Brown, Willmer Whitson, Arthur Olson, Geo. Huber, Mearl Craig.

Burlington: Kenneth Falconer, Carl Jacosen, Martin Lazarus, Art Larson, Arthur Boschut, Robt. Werner, Geo. Johnson, Alvin Miller, Irving Wallace, Floyd Sanders, Chester Johnson, Fred­die Johnson.

Donnybrook: Gilbert Johnson, Don-mid Mayhew, Charley Kuntz, Louis Bintz, James Clark, Kenneth Knudt-aon, Mervin Olson, Fred Bintz, Frank Michel, Henry Clark, John Paulsen.

Sawyer: Fred Muzzy, Earnest Busch, Lyman Tofflemire, Ward C. Robinson, John Bunker, Douglas Bei-ghle, Samuel Reed, Donald Burns, Lloyd Francis, Harold Green.

Surrey: Titus Miller, Orvill Eaton, Lahmen Lambert, Raymond Stake, Marvin Burns, Jacob Frank, John Frank. _ _ .

Des Lacs: Harold Hagen, Claud Gronninger, Oliver Gordon, Walter Becker, Galen Straley.

Carpio: Joe Tehelka, Edwin Ros-tad, Eddie Gilbertson, Henry Stam-men, Halvor Ronninger, Martin Ron-ninger. _

Logan: Bert Waldref, Joe Stred-wick, Bennie Brand, John Brand, Al­lan Stredwick, Geo. Forbes.

Glenburn: Robt. Stroup, Roscoe Healy, Don Baker, Alfred Olson, Mor­ris Brocky, Russel Howell.

Hartland: Roy Eide, Henry Ragn-kin, Clarence Norgard, Thos. Knapp.

Deering: Harvey Stebelton, Dewey Trudell, Leonard Trudell.

Drady: Horace Mork, Johnny Erick-aon, Vanhoe Eide. A

Aurelia: Inger Elven, Bert Albert, Blmer Johnson.

Norwich: Earl Tofflemire, Ch*s. Tofflemire. , _ ,.

Lonetree: Alvin Arthur, Charlie Ford- ... _ ,

Velva: Fred Miller, Manon Pat­rick „ ...

McKinney: Roger Smith.

tence. He received his sentence just nine days after his wife had been mur­dered. Mrs. Hendrickson, who was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Price, of Minot, was buried at Surrey. Her little two-year-old son has been adopted by his grandparents.

In sentencing Hendrickson, Judge Pollock spoke as follows:

Divine and human law declares, "Thou shalt not kill." You stand be­fore the bar of justice confessing to have committed the revolting crime of murdering, in cold blood, the wo­man you promised to love, honor and protect. Another crime, that of at­tempted self destruction, could justly be laid at your door. The innocent babe which came to bless your home has been robbed of a mother's tender

I care. You having pleaded guilty now I await the sentence of an offended law.

It is a most solemn moment in the life of a court, when he is called upon to sit in judgment upon his fellow-men. Murder and treason are kindred offenses. The one affects the individ­ual, the other the state. Both alike are heinous and the penalty of death may be inflicted for either.

Your only excuse in mitigation is, , that you were drunk when you com-jmitted the deed — a plea which can only be received to save you from the gallows.

"SUNNY" FLECK GETS NEW TRIAL

YOUNG NEGRO CONVICTED OF PERJURY IN THE MORGAN RHOADES CASE MAY NOT SERVE HIS TEN YEAR SEN­TENCE.

liR Of MINOT WM COS LIFE

W1FC MURDERER WHO SHOT HIS HELPMATE, THEN TURNED WEAPON ON HIMSELF, IS AL­READY IN THE PENITENTIARY.

"Sunny" Fleck, the young negro who was recently convicted in district court, for perjury, will get a new trial. Fleck had already received his sentence of ten years in the peniten­tiary. His attorney, Mark M. Chat-field, secured the new trial on the grounds that the evidence was not sufficient to sustain the verdict. Mr. Chatfield has worked hard in this case and this is a distinct victory for him.

Fleck gave testimony in the trial of Morgan Rhoades, charged with the murder of Griffen Skinner, both men being negroes. Fleck says he saw Skinner pull his gun just after Rhoades had entered the door of Oser Webb's restaurant, intending to shoot, but Rhoades got him first."

Lyceum Plans Feature Program. Ernest Alstead, who plays the bass

viol and 'cello in the Lyceum orches­tra, has accepted a week's engage­ment with the Minot _ Symphony or­chestra. Mr. Alstead is a "member of the Lyceum's four-piece orchestra, one of the best musical organizations for its size in the state. The music­ians are all professionals and their playing is a delightful feature of the Lyceum's daily entertainment.

Manager Richardson has reasons to feel proud of the record the Lyceum has made during the short time he has been in charge. He announces that he has secured the great Paramount pictures, which are as good as money can buy. These pictures are from five of the best film manufacturers in the world and four features will be run each week and the rest of the week there will be pictures of merit, making an exclusive feaure program. The people of Minot apparently ap­preciate Mr. Richardson's effort in giving them the best that the market affords.

Wife murderer Hendrickson, who sfetot and killed his young wife in Far­go, pleaded guilty before Judge Pol­lock, who sentenced him to serve a life term in the penitentiary at Bis-marck.

Hendrickson, who turned the wea­pon on himself, after putting a bullet from a .38 calibre revolver thru his wife's back, was able to appear be­fore Judge Pollock to receive his sen­

Noted Norwegian Coming. Editor Oppendahl, of the Verdens

Gang, which is published at Christian-ia, Norway, will speak in Minot the

I night of Feb. 16. The lecture will be given under the auspices of the Sons of Norway. Mr. Oppendahl is a for­mer Chicago newspaperman and he is making a splendid record in his home country. His lectures will be worth hearing, as he is a very eloqunt speak­er.

Mr. Oppendahl while in North Da­kota, will be the guest of Governor Hanna, whom he met in Norway last summer.

SHOULD NOT HAVE DISTURBED TRAIN

RAILWAY COMMISSION'S RULING CONCERNING M I N O T-GRAN-V I L L E - S H E R W O O D T R A I N -SAYS BUSINESS JUSTIFIES NO CHANGE.

W. H. Mann, one of the members of the railway commission, sends the In­dependent a copy of the order sent by that body to the Great Northern rela­tive to the various changes in the schedule of that road.

The G. N. is permitted to run one mixed train an the Lakota-Sarles branch and on the Fargo-Surrey cut­off, each day on every business day of the year, until Aug. 1, 1915, but with the Minot-Granville-Sherwood train, no change is permitted. Mr. Mann un­derstands that the G. N. will soon run the train to Minot as before, but to date, the train runs only to Granville. That part of the ruling concerning the Minot-Sherwood train follows:

"After carefully considering the showing made, the commission is sat­isfied that the passenger train service now in operation on the Minot-Gran­ville-Sherwood line should not be*dis-turbed. The country immediately trib­utary to this line produced a very sat­isfactory crop during the past year, which the company is now busily en­gaged in hauling to market, and while the passenger traffic on all the branch lines of this company has shown a fall­ing off, yet the business of this line as a whole must be considered satis­factory."

AUGUST NEYER IS T

P R O M I N E N T L A U N D R Y M A N WEDS MISS ELSIE VAN HAUS-EN—REV. MR. HARTMAN PER­FORMS CEREMONY AT CHURCH

The marriage of August Meyer and Miss Elsie Van Hausen was solemniz­ed at the German Lutheran church Wednesday evening, Rev. Mr. Hart-man, pastor of the church performing the very pretty ring ceremony in the presence of a number of the closest friends and relatives.

The couple were attended by Theo­dore Meyer, a brother of the groom, and Miss Ida Rowe, and V. H. Baum-hoefner and Miss Laura Meyer, both of Wahpeton, nephew and neice of the groom. The bride was given away in marriage by her brother, Leonard Van Hausen.

Following the ceremony, a reception was held at the home of the bride's grandmother, Mrs. Wagner, at 202 Ward St. S. W., where the wedding supper was served.

The couple left last night for points in Minnesota, where they will visit friends, after which they will return to Minot to begin housekeeping.

Mr. Meyer has resided in Minot for the past five years, where in company with his brother, he is conducting the Minot Steam Laundry with marked success.

The bride has been employed as a stenographer in this city for several years. She is a young woman with many lovely traits of character and both have the best wishes of many friends.

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EQUITY HAD

AT BISMARCK LOFTUS AND TWITCHELL CLASH

ON FLOOR OF HOUSE—LOFTUS CALLS TWITCHELL A CROOK AND LATTER RETALIATES.

NEW $20,000 WAREHOUSE JUST COMPLETED. The Rogers Lumber Co. have just completed their new $20,000 ware­

house in this city, Wood & McDonald, local contractors, doing the work. The aew building, which embodies every convenience, was really planned by H. M. Gay, the local manager, the architect following Mr. Gay's ideas to the letter. Mr. Gay spent months on his work and has given his company the best equipped building of its kind in the state. This is the largest sash and door warehouse in the northwest. It is unique in that it is the only ware­house west of the Twin Cities that is in a position to ship mixed cars of lime, cement and plaster.

The Equity delegates who visited Bismarck this week, for the purpose of urging the legislators to establish a terminal elevator at St. Paul, stirred up some excitement on the floor of the house Tuesday afternoon. Loftus called Twitchell a crook who was rep­resenting the Chamber of Commerce and Twitchell called Loftus pet names.

The Equity has had a committee at Bismarck getting a line on the legisla­tors, and will send speakers into the districts of those opposed to the termi­nal.

Members . of the legislature were given a severe grueling at the Equity meeting held at the Commercial club that night and a riot nearly ensued. J. M. Anderson, president of the Equity Exchange, poured oil on the troubled waters.

Inasmuch as 83 per cent of the vot­ers .cast their ballots for a terminal elevator at the last election, it seems to the Independent that the legisla­ture should give it to them. If a ter­minal will help our farmers in get­ting a better price for their grain, let's let them have it.

SAYS WAREHOUSE IS NO CUBE

TWITCHELL TELLS 200 EQUITY BOOSTERS AT BISMARCK THAT PROPOSED TERMINAL ELEVA­TOR WOULD NOT HOLD ONE DAY'S THRESHING FOR NORTH DAKOTA.

Bismarck, Feb. 2.—Real excitement prevailed in the house when the Soci­ety of Equity was before the legisla­ture. Mann, Loftus and Anderson were the main speakers in favor of the establishment of a terminal elevator at St. Paul. Treadwell Twitchell of Cass replied to their arguments.

Twitchell said he is a plain farmer. He admitted that evils in a grain mar­ket existed but a terminal elevator was no cure for the evils. He would con­sider it as sensible to establish a North Dakota bank in Wall street to cure the evils of the money trust as to establish a terminal elevator at St. Paul with the small amount of money available for such terminal. A $300,-000 elevator would not handle one day's threshing on North Dakota farms.

With the establishment of a termi­nal under Minnesota's laws, the board of trade could fill it with board of trade grain and freeze out North Da­kota farmers. Twitchell declared that the equity had said he would never come back to Bismarck on account of his opposition to the terminal but said he was not afraid to voice his convictions and do his duty to the farmers and save them from mis­guided leaders.

A WEEK ON $2400 INVESTIGATION SHOWS THAT

UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS ARE NOT OVERWORKED — VALLEY CITY NORMAL CUT DOWN.

Under the microscopic eye of the Lathrop committee, the Valley City Normal school appropriation demands shrunk from $189,000 to $75,000, wh-Kh will likely be the amount agreed upon. It was found that Pres. Mc-Farland is getting a salary of $5,000 a year, as much as the governor and even more than the presidents of Min­nesota Normal schools. Mr. McFar-iand explained that he had worked for much less in the early days, but that he had delivered the goods and is worth the money.

Tread\yell Twitchell stated that Dr. McVey told him that the men of in­tellectual attainments should not work more than 10 hours a week, but Twitchell knew of many taxpayers who worked 15 hours a day. "At the agricultural college," he said, "we found a dean of the hog sheds draw­ing $1,000 a year for feeding 20 hogs, or an average cost of $50 per annum per hog. We also found at the Uni­versity one professor working five hours a week at the small remunera­tion of $2400 a year."

During the hearing it developed that the Mayville Normal has $70,000 in a local bank drawing 2 per cent, where­as state funds elsewhere draw 3 per cent.- This $70,000 is a permanent fund which the school _ can use only for maintenance. Registration is so small that the Mayville school has sufficient funds from its current in­come.

PRES. CRANE IS OVEN HEARMC

OF ALL THE EDUCATIONAL IN­STITUTIONS OF THE STATE, THE MINOT NORMAL IS SHOWN TO BE THE MOST IN NEED.

Bismarck, N. D., Feb. 3.—There is one institution in the state which is not exceeding the speed limit, and that is the Minot Normal. Its income is so small that the equipment neces­sary to teach essential courses is lack­ing.

The main building has no window shades. Unsightly board walks de­face the campus, which is not graded. Despite these handicaps, Dr. Crane is building up a school which promises to take a front rank in the normals of the state.

Dr. Crane is his own accountant, most normals having three or four of­fice assistants in addition to a top-heavy faculty. There are only seven normal instructors to 197 students, while the average at Valley City is about 16. Four model school instruc-J tors take care of 170 students, while at Valley City there are eight teachers to 250 model school students. Thir­teen summer school instructors care for 301 students. The average month­ly salary of instructors on a twelve months basis is only $104. Several at the other normals draw $2,400 and many $1,900 for ten and one-half

months. At the Minot Normal students in

the model school pay their tuition, or rather, it is paid by the Harrison school district.

Mr. Crane and J. M. Devine made an excellent showing for the Minot Normal before the board. Mr. De-vine is secretary of the state normal board of control.

The school, which is only in its in­fancy, asks a trifle more than $99,000. No land grant assists this school, so that out of this comes the major item of maintenance, $53,910.

Dr. Crane "scaled his items down somewhat, but the committee seems disposed to deal as generously as is compatible with the state of the treasury of North Dakota.

Stenvick Home From Washington. Postmaster E. H. Stenvick has re­

turned from a short visit to Wash­ington, 1). C., where he spent just four and a half hours, lie called on ex-Governor John Burke, now U. S: Treasurer, and several other officials, but did not see the president. Con­gress was in a turmoil over the pro­posed shipping legislation. Mr. Sten­vick learned while in Washington that the contractor expected to turn the new postoffice building in this city over to the government in July.

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LOSES FARM HOI The farm home, owned by Thorwald

Mostad, deputy U. S. marshal, and lo­cated on his farm twelve miles south­west of the city, burned to the ground at eight o'clock Tuesday morning, to­gether with all of the effects. The house was a good three-room structure and the entire loss will aggregate a thousand dollars. The loss is partial­ly covered by insurance in the Grant Farmers Mutual Insurance Co., but as the policies were burned, Mr. Mos­tad does not know exactly what the amount is.

Mr. Mostad and Nels Haugen, who has been working the farm, were both away. Albert Halvorson, who has been looking after the farm for a month, started a fire in the kitchen stove, turned on the drafts and went out to do the chores. The flames made such headway that he could not get out any of the effects. Both Mr. Mos­tad and Mr. Haugen lost all of their clothing and furniture. Mr. Mostad, who is secretary of the South Prairie Farmers' Telephone Co.. lost the min­utes of the meetings and other records of more or less value.

FORMER MORTON COUNTY BOY WROTE TIPPERARY.

For it's a long way to Tipperary, It's a long way to go;

It's a long way to Tipperary To the sweetest girl I know,

Good bye old Picadilly, Farewell Leicester square;

It's a long, long way to Tipperary, But my heart's right there.

Everybody's singing the song. The soldiers of Great Britain adopt­

ed it as their battle song; the French and Belgians picked it up and are singing it in the trenches in the war-ridden country; even the Germans and Russians have adopted the air.

The whole world is wild about the catchy tune and—a Morton county, North Dakota, man wrote it.

Charles Harris, the well known farmer near Stanton, vouches for the veracity of the story. The composer is his nephew, Harry Williams.

Mrs. Williams and son came to North Dakota about ten or twelve years ago from Owatonna, Minn. The former took up a homestead in Mercer county and the boy whose song has grown famous, lived there for a couple of years. Then he came to Mandan and worked for a short time, going from there to New Salem, where he worked in a store for a number of years.

He left for the east about five years ago.

Friends who remember him say that he always did have a habit of hum­ming something new, but no one sus­pected that he would become famous as the composer of the catchiest tune the world has ever gone wild about.

Farm Women Will Serve Supper. The farm women of St. Leo's Catho­

lic church will give a supper at the church basement, Wednesday, Feb. 10, between 5 and 8 o'clock. A fine sup­per will be served for 50 and 35 cents. The following is the menu: Chicken pie, cold meat, mashed potatoes, baked beans, cold slaw, cranberry sauce, pickles, cake and coffee. The farm women are good cooks and those who attend will get their money's worth.

NORTH DAKOTA WOMAN REMAINS ACTIVE AT

AGE OF 104 YEARS.

Underwood, N. D., Jan. 30.—On the farm of John Williams, eight miles northeast of Underwood, lives his mother, 104 years of age. This is her true age and while she is adverse to publicity, the matter has already oc­casioned lively debates and investi-ations as to her being among the old-gations i\s to her being among the old­est, if not the oldest, woman in the country who remains active about her household duties, despite her advanced years. Living on the same farm are Mr. and Mrs. Sieverson, aged 98 and 94 years respectively.

WIFE HURDERER GETS TWENTY VEAfiS

JOS. AIcPEEK; WHO KILLED HIS WIFE AT MRS. SHAW'S ROOM­ING HOUSE LAST SPRING, PLEADS GUILTY TO MAN­SLAUGHTER.

Jos. McFeek, who shot his wife to death in Mrs. Shaw's rooming house in this city last spring, was tried at Stan­ley this week. After the testimony had all been given, and after Atty. Sinkler, who appeared for the defense, had intimated that perhaps someone else had done the shooting, McPeek agreed to plead guilty to manslaught­er with the assurance that he would get no more than 20 years in the pen­itentiary. This he did, Wednesday, and his sentence was meted out ac­cordingly.

McPeek has been living in the Ward county jail since his crime. Little at­tention has been paid to him. He spent most of his time reading and his imprisonment has not affected his excellent health. He was granted a change of venue and the case came to trial in the old court house at Stan­ley before Judge Fisk this week. State's Attorney Nestos and Assistant Carroll appeared for the state.

Crystal- McPeek, the eight-year-old daughter, testified that she had ac­companied her father to the Shaw home that eventful night. They had stopped at Judd Wood's restaurant for a lunch. As they walked along the street, McPeek pulled a revolver out of his inside coat pocket and placed it in his overcoat pocket, remarking, "I don't want anything serious to happen, but if she does not return home with me tonight, something serious will be done." They entered Mrs. McPeek's bedroom and the couple talked. They had had a divorce and as Mrs. McPeek remarked it was time for her to re­tire, her former husband said, "Yes, give me a kiss before you go." She replied, "No, you are not my husband now." McPeek stepped back and fired once, the bullet passing thru her body and lodging under the skin in the back, according to Dr. Ringo's testimony.

Dr. Ringo testified that he arrived before the woman died, and remained with her until death came. Dr. Ringo said Mrs. McPeek declared her hus­band killed her. James Dwire testi­fied to this fact also.

E. D. Cranker, who roomed at the house, testified that he was the first to reach the room after the shootnig. Mrs. McPeek said to him, "Mac shot me. I'm dying. Call the doctor. Call the priest."

Thomas Cloone, who was night jail­or, said that McPeek gave himself up at the jail at 2 o'clock the next morn­ing, turning his gun over to Cloone. Sheriff Kelley identified the gun and bullets. Mrs. Shaw appeared on the stand.

MRS. WHITEHEAD PASSES AWAY

WIFE OF PROMINENT NORTH DA­KOTA EDITOR DIES IN LA

PORTE, IND.

La Porte, Ind., Feb. 3.—Mrs. Ben G. Whitehead died here this morning of cancer after a nine months' illness.

Mrs. Whitehead was well known in North Dakota and especially hte west­ern part, where her husband had long been in the publishing business, first as editor of the Williston State, and later as publisher of "The State" at Bismarck.

Mrs. Whitehead came to LaPorte several months ago when her husband established "Yankee Doodle," a maga­zine of national scope. Mrs. White­head was a most lovable woman and made hosts of friends wherever she went. Her passing will be a matter for keenest regret.

WHEAT REACHES $1.65 IN CHICAGO MARKET.

In a market unparalleled since the famous Leiter corner in 1898, Minne­apolis May wheat Tuesday bounded up 5 3-8 cents over the day before, there­by reaching the high mark of $1.53 5-8. This is the highest price in sixteen years. In 1898 May wheat in Minneapolis went to $1.60.

Wheat in Minot was selling Monday at $1.40.

In Chicago, May wheat sold at $1.65 Tuesday. The demand for wheat to export is responsible for the rise. A report that Buffalo stores can no long­er spare grain, is the direct reason why the foreign buyers are visiting the western markets.

Christian Church Services. On account of recent improvements

at Labor Hall, the church voted to change the place of meeting there from the Odd Fellows hall in the morning. Bible school at 10:30 and preaching at 11:45 A. M. Evening services at the Grand Theatre. The subject of Mr. Sapp's evening ad-dres will be, "The Value of Reserve Power." The aims of practical value to all, laboring men, business men, educators and students. Seats free. All are welcome.

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