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Vol. 16; No. 20 MINOT, WARD COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA, Thursday, August 30, 1917 Subscription $1.50 Per Annum

FMS 111 fin UP HAY

Outfits to be Shipped From Minot to Standing Rock Reservation—Land

Leases for 25 Cents Per Acre

, A meeting of farmers and stockmen of this section of the state was held at the Association of Commerce rooms on Wednesday afternoon and W. A. Peck, Better Farming Agent, took up the matter of securing hay for the north­west. Mr. Peck has just returned from a trip of inspection in Minnesota, Wis­consin and South Dakota.

Farmers from Carpio, Foxholm, Bur-lington, Surrey and Minot were repre­sented at yesterday's meeting. They decided to hold meetings in their re­spective localities this afternoon, elect someone to take charge of getting the farmers together in their respective districts and shipping hay-making out­fits down onto the Standing Rock In­dian reservation in the southern part of North Dakota where good hay land can be leased from the Indians at 25 cents per acre. Plans are being made for the directors to meet in Minot on Friday afternoon of this week and complete plans for shipping the outfits Tuesday or Wednesday next.

Each" immigrant car will contain 10 horses and complete hay-making out­fits. Mr. Peck estimates that it will cost about $10.50 per ton to put up the hay, bale it and lay it down in Minot, after allowing $6.00 a day for each man and team. This is upland hay and each acre will cut about three-fourths of a ton. The hay can be put up for at least 30 days yet and several farm­ers figure on putting up enough to sell to enable them to get their supply of hay free. Others who desire to go in on this proposition may take the mat­ter up with Mr. Peck.

Peter Vandenoever's Prophecy Coming True.

About two years ago County Com­missioner Peter Yandenoever took ex­ceptions to pro-German articles ap­pearing in the Mail Bag of the St. Paul Dispatch. He wrote a letter of protest which was published, but which escaped his notice until he re­ceived the clipping from his son, Ches­ter, of Great Falls, Mont., which had been handed him by a resident of that city. Mr. Vandenoever made sev­eral predictions two years ago which have turned out to be correct. The letter follows: To the Editor of the Dispatch:

I notice in your Mail Bag that there is so much said about the war in the Bast and some of our German friends have so much sympathy for Germany and even make light of our country. Now, if they are Germans tliey should go to Germany and help the kaiser. For he is going to need them before long. Germany took up the sword and she will perish by the sword. She is a doomed nation. She took in too much territory.

Think of a little more than two years ago, the proud, rich and indus­trial nation Germany was, we all took off our hats to. But the kaiser and that damnable military force has brought Germany to ruin. All for greed. Not a shot has been fired on German soil, as they went to other nations to battle. The poor soldier had nothing to say, the kaiser con­trolled their bodies and blood and took them to slaughter like so many cattle. He declared war on Russia and mur­dered Belgium on the way.

Butter Fat Worth 45 Cents The Minot Dairy Co. is offering 45

cents a pound for butterfat this week. The price is steadily advancing and K. A. Morgan, the manager, states that the price is apt to go to 50 cents or over before winter is over.

WARD COUNTY MEN EXEMPTED

Board of Exemptions Completes First Lap of its Work—Married Men Not

Exempted May Appeal.

The Ward county exemption J board has completed the first lap of its work and the names have been forwarded to the state board. Instructions submit­ted by Governor Frazier from the pro­vost marshal at Washington embody­ing the latest interpretations of Pres­ident Wilson, will undoubtedly cause some change to be made by the state exemption board. The president's in­structions now are that any married man whose family is in any manner dependent upon him for support, is en­titled to exemption. Prior to this the only way a married man could be ex­empted was to show that there were no means by which those dependent upon him could exist without his ef­forts. Thus, if a wife had relatives bound to support her if she were not married, they would be required to support her and the husband would not be entitled to exemption. The lo­cal board cannot recall its records and review its own acts in these cases, so that about the only thing to do is for those who desire to be exempted to take an appeal to the district board. State's Attorney Herigstad, who repre­sents the government, questions the right of .these men to do so, but the members of the board take another view of the matter.

Those whose applications for exemp­tion were allowed by the local board follow:

Staik Paulas. Edwin Nelson. Ilosco Kenzo Reed. Carl Gust of Kklund. Otto Arthur Scheuneman. Wesley Burt Jensen. Charles Frank Anderson. Sidney Georgo Stredwick. John Clifford Lester. lOarl Francis McGovern.t Guy E. Almy. Daniel Thomas Scully. Joe Killian. Ole Hougli. Lee C. Cooksey. Arthur O. Olson. Gutore Sund. Joseph L. Lohman. Hugh Clarence McCoy. Andrew Scarsbo. Frank Thomas Kelly. Harry HanJon. Lester Charles Kinne. Edward Bland. . Harvey W. Kenauel. Clarence N. Johnson. Jacob Frank Scudder. Jens Fred Jensen. Rudolph N. Haugen. Hector Leonard Mason. William Henry Phillipe. Lava Fomiak. Theodore J. H. Stock. Axel Peterson. Nicholas Xenos. Oliver M. Heilie. Oren W. Carpenter. Dean Milton Cobb. Christian Nelson. Kester Titus. Frank B. Ball. Glenn William Hunsley. Joe Dunney. Prince Laarry Trihub. Merle Homer Arnold. Robert Martin Johnson. Carl Field. Arthur Amundson. Frederick T. Thomas. Richard Williams. Paul Debrincki. John W. Katherman. Ralph'Eugene Mudwilder. Herbert Arthur Hurley. Alfred Frank Violette. Alex Cuherpan. John Erick Sandstrom. Robert Wesley Simmons. Francis Louis Hougen. Roy E. Lee Phillips. Lloyd William Harris. William Edward Alger. Ferdinand George Boyer. Oscar Henry Kronan. Peter Thomas. Abraham Harry Krotranny. Joy Bray ton Thirntog. Herman Landroth. Louis Holen. Ernest A. Pfeifer. William Harry Christenson. Bernard Frank Sawyer. Leo Sam Fahlen. Otto Teschner. I'.idward Rogness. Kriclc R. Larson. Richard Frederick Schroepfer.

" Jesse Clark Hills. Dorsey Clifford Harris. Henry Augustus Roberts. Dail Moffitt. John J. Hannon. Tato Inouye. Carl Christian M. Peterson. John b. Schossow. iiicoid Walter Torgerson. Clarence Nyre. Herman Lendroth. W. V. Appel. Albert Solheim. Charles Love. Frederick H. Holden. Thomas P. Anderson. Frederick Henry Schomberg. Mathias Bauer. Olaf Edward Tufte. Wirithrop Barnard Phillips, Pete Stoufep. Bennie Wagner. Michael F. Mulroy. Lawrence Ruel Munson. Fern Baker. Joseph G. Wagner. Martin Gatten. Deios R. Brey. Wilson Leroy Stong. Samuel Wilbert Harrison Shuss. Garth Ben Cannonn. Rudolph Hoelscher. Olof Fosmark. Elmer Page. The applications of the following

persons for exemption were rejected by the board:

Harrison F. Clark. George Wilfred Jessen. John Gotfred Rude. Henry Ora Huiznga. Walter Eugene Humes. Hans A. Anderson. Ward James Board. John F. Jagusch. John Semingson. Loo l:. Howard. Willi:ie J. Hoelzle. Fied H. Whitmore. Albert Schwann. • Milton Cholass. Charles Packer. John K. Slack. Clayton Evernice Hack. Nels Peterson. William Folkert. Anton Christian Olson. Peder Louis Waken. Emory Clifton Wheeler. l.'nimer Page. Johnny Edward Mortenson. Johr Lawrence Bogart. F.ward Robert Klinner. Fred Emil Schultz. William Herman Salfisberg. Johr. Arthur Hennessy. Henry Geo. Robt. Miller. Erick Arvid Wenberg. Palmer John Larson. Ray Richmond Horine. Fdward Guy Jensen. Fdv ard Henry Fiene. Chris Anderson. Arthur A. Nelson. Louis Moe Resl6r. John Luyben. Norval Raymond Merrick.

HOTEL OPENING SATURDAY EVE

C. E. Danielson Invites the Public to Visit His New Grand Hotel and

Become Acuainted

$266 A DAY FO# IE nflM

338 Hungcy Men Are Fed Three Meals Daily for $266—Men Are Ready to

.Leave rn 24 Hours Notice.

C. E. Danielson, proprietor of the Grand Hotel, has now completed his extensive improvements throughout his house and announces a "Grand Opening" which will take place Satur­day evening of this week from 7:30 to 11:00, to which the people of Minot and vicinity are cordially invited. The invitation is extended to not only the citizens of Minot but to commercial men, raliroad men and any out-of-town people.

Mr. Danielson has spent a great deal of time and money in remodeling his entire hotel. The lobby is a place of beauty. It has been provided with a beautiful new tile floor, mammoth new electrical fixtures; the whole place has been cleaned and painted, new rugs ap­pear throughout the rooms and consid­erable new furniture has been added.

Mr. Danielson does not pretend that his opening is going to be anything elaborate, just a get-together and feel-acquainted affair. Music will be fur­nished throughout the evening by an excellent orchestra and there will be souvenirs for the ladies.

Mr. Danielson is doing his best to give the city a first class hotel and he is going to succeed. Ilis house has 125 rooms which are nice and comfortable.' He is on the job every minute during the day and until long into the hours of the night and is making the new Grand a place where the weary trav­eler can find rest and conveniences. Mr. Danielson is of pleasing personal­ity and the people of Minot will be glad to meet him. He has come here to stay and will do his share in the building up of Minot.

To Exempt Married Men County Auditor R. W. Kennard of

the county exemption board received a letter from the governor, who is a member of the state exemption board, stating that the state board would make an effort to exempt all married men with families from the draft. President Wilson favors exemption of all married men whether they have children or not, and it is entirely pos­sible that the state board will work on this line.

It costs exactly a day to feed the 338 soldiers who are stationed in Minot as members of Cos. A and 1) and the Medical Corps of the Second lteg-iomnt. It costs $115 a day to feed each company, comprising 150 men and $80 a day for the medical corps of thirty-six men, besides Co. D is feed­ing eight extra men who will be as­signed to other parts of the army.

It takes good figuring to feed the soldiers at such a low figure for they get the best of everything, tho the fare may he a tritle plain, which is alt tho better for them. And how those soldier hoys do eat after a three hours' hike. For instance. Friday morning Co. 1) went on a three hours' hike, covering ten miles. The boys were not given any water during this time as ail effort is being made to toughen them. They stood the tramp well and not one. askeil for water.

Wednesday morning —at eight o'­clock Co. 1) marched to the range north ol" the city and had ritle prac­tice. Four of (lie boys made a score of 23 out of 2,r>. which is mighty good work.,

Co. I) lias but 75 guns and Co. A has received none as yet. The govern­ment evidently is a little short of rifles but the factories are working night and day and this condition will be remedied in due time.

The Minot companies do not know when they are to leave. They may he here thirty days yet or they may be called'at any time. They will be ready to leave on 24 hours' notice.

R. J. II AX It Y DIED SUDDENLY R. J. Haxhy. a prominent Fargo ar­

chitect, passed away at his home in Fargo at 3 o'clock Tuesday morning from & heart attack. He was (!4 years of age. He was formerly a member of the firm of Haxhy & Gillespie, archi­tects, and visited Minot frequently during- the course of construction of the Minot Normal school, the plans for which were furnished by the Fargo firm.

machines are now.humming away get­ting out this week's edition of the Independent.

Mr. Humphreys operates one of the machines and Ellsworth George, an­other expert linotype operator, the other. Two more capable linotype op­erators are not. to be found in the state. The purchase of the second ma­chine was made necessary by a big in­crease in the Independent's newspaper and job printing business and by the growth of Mr. Humphreys' business generally. A battery of two linotype ma­chines at the Independent's plant gives this concern an opportunity to turn out big jobs in record breaking time.

During the past three years Mr. Humphreys and the Independent have had a working agreement for the printing of lawyers' briefs and we have enjoyed a splendid business along that lino. With the installation of the sec­ond machine we are now in position to print briefs, or for that matter any other work requiring a large amount of composition, in double-quick time. Any lawyer in this section of the state who has or will have a brief to print will do well to investigate our facili­ties for doing this class of work.

REFEREE IN

"LITTLE MAC" SICK; PIONEER PUBLISHER

Flasher, N. D., Aug. 28.—While J. K. (Little Mac) McLeod is in the hospital at Bismarck following a physical breakdown, the Hustler is being ed­ited by his wife. Mr. McLeod is prob­ably the best known newspaper man in the state of North Dakota, having first come here in 1880 when he estab­lished the Pembina Pioneer. He has started a number of other papers in the state, and has always had a ten­dency to be in the pioneer country. He has a writing style all of his own which is known from one end of the state to the other among the "news­paper boys."

DEATH OF MRS. ROBERT ROWAN

Passed Away at Harlem, Mont., After Short Illness From Peritonitis—

Burial Will Be in Minot

Mrs. McCannel Will Join Her Husband in Honolulu

Mrs. McCannel, wife of Capt. A. J. McCannel of the Medical Reserve Corps of the U. S. Army, received a letter from her husband Wednesday. He is now stationed at Schofield Bar­racks, Hololulu, H. L., where he will probably remain until spring.

Mrs. McCannel will probably leave Minot early in October and will join her husband to spend the winter in the Hawaiian Islands. She will be accom­panied by Mrs. Brigham of Stanley, wife of Dr. Brigham who is also sta­tioned at Honolulu and who made the trip over with Captain McCannel. The Captain states that he is delighted with Honolulu and the wonderful cli­mate of the islands.

SHAW REMOVAL CASE

Governor Has Reviewed Complaint and Has Ordered a Hearing Be­

fore Referee—Shaw is Ready.

Proceedings in an attempt to re­move from ollico W. S. Shaw, president of the Minot City Commission, have already begun. Governor Frazier has reviewed the complaint entered and has ordered a hearing before a ref­eree, whom he will appoint to have charge of the proceedings. After the evidence is all in, the governor will review it and announce his decision.

In case the governor orders the re­moval of Mr. Shaw, the President of our commission will have a right to de­mand a trial by jury in some county other than Ward. There is no doubt, that Mr. Shaw will tight the case hard and it is said that he has already se­cured the services of some of the best, lawyers in the state.

Assistant Attorney General Dan Brennan and F. L. Watkins, State En­forcement League Officer, have return­ed to the city and it is .said that they are interesting themselves in getting evidence together to present in the Shaw case.

TOOK 42 SUMS IN BOY'S UVER

Roger, the Kight-Year-Old Son of Of­ficer Hilly Bakeman, Wan Run

Over by Car Driven by Marvin Northrup

Christ Demopoulos Will Appeal Case Christ Demopoulos, proprietor of the

Valet dry cleaning establishment, was arrested charged with fast auto driv­ing. He was fined $5.00 and costs by the judge but has appealed his case. Christ declares he was running only jrfso"a"brother7Fred" Bfackfor'd'of Sa'n eight or ten miles an hour and that a Francisco and a sister t Kent, Ore.

Mrs. Robert Rowan, Jr., passed away at the Rowan ranch seven miles from Harlem, Mont., Monday forenoon at 11 o'clock following an operation for ap­pendicitis. Mrs. Rowan became ill only the night before and her condi­tion became so serious that she could not be removed from the ranch and a surgeon from Harlem performed the operation at the Rowan home. Peri­tonitis had already set in.

The remains arrived in Minot on Wednesday morning and the funeral will be held from the home of Mrs. Jane Rowan, mother of Robert Rowan, on East Central avenue Friday after­noon at 2:30 o'clock. The sermon will be preached by Rev. J. N. MacKenzie and the remains will be interred in Rose Hill cemetery.

The funeral will be held under the direction of J. W. Rowan, undertaker.

Mrs. Rowan, whose maiden name was Ada Blackford, was born at Sauk Center, Minn., 37 years ago and when a girl of but eight years accompanied her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Blackford, to Minot where she resided for years, attending school in the early days. She was a neice of Sheriff Tracy, Ward county's first sheriff. Her father resided for a time at Burlington when that place was the county seat. Her father was one of the early con­tractors in Minot, building many of the early day residences. The father passed away at Deadwood, S. D., ten years ago and the mother is now seri­ously ill with paralysis in a hospital in Portland, Ore.

Besides her parents, Mrs. Rowan is survived by her husband and five chil­dren, the eldest nineteen years of age and the youngest two years. She leaves

Mrs. Coyle's Mother Seriously III Mrs. N. B. Loos of Freeport, 111., is

precariously ill at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J. J. Coyle. Mrs. Loos has been here visiting for the past ten weeks and while her health has not been good all summer, it was not con­sider serious, but her condition be­came alarming about a week ago. A daughter from Freeport, and another from Milwaukee will arrive tonight.

Roger Bakeman, the eight-year-old son of Officer and Mrs. William Bake­man, was perhaps fatally injured at about 10 o'clock last night when he was run over by Marvin Northrup, manager of the Smith Typewriter Co. in this city, as he was driving along First avenue directly in front of the police station. The lad was picked up and carried immediately to a local hos­pital where an operation was perform­ed at midnight. It was found that the boy's liver had been ruptured and it was necessary Lo take 42 stitches in that organ. The wheels of K. C. Sweet's big Cadillac car, which Mr. Northrup was driving, ran over the lad's body and the shock was so severe together with the injury to the liver, that the surgeons question whether the boy can recover. Roger stood the or­deal well and at this writing is holding his own, hut there is very slight hope for his recovery.

Roger and some other boys were playing in the alley opposite the police station next to the merry-go-round. A large crowd occupied the sidewalk and a portion or the street and Mr. North-i up was driving his machine at a mod­erate rate along the street. Roger, not noticing the car, ran out into the street directly in front of the car. Mr. North­rup tried to dodge the lad and at the same time slowed down.

The accident appears to have been entirely unavoidable under the circum­stances. Eye witnesses say that a boy was chasing Roger, who ran swiftly in front of the machine. Mr. Northrup states that he was driving slowly and in this his story is substantiated by eye witnesses. The boy ran in front of the machine so quickly Mr. North­rup could not possibly have stopped his car in the second's time that would have been necessary in order to have avoided the accident. Mr. Northrup regrets the accident more than words can tell, but no one blames him in the least. He is regarded as a very careful driver.

A late report from the hospital states that the lad is resting easily and his temperature is almost normal. His condition is more encouraging than at an time since the accident.

one-legged man named Scott was rid­ing a motorcycle, and he lost his bal­ance and ran into his auto. Scott had the warrant sworn out.

DRAKE'S NEW $100,000 SCHOOL W. D. Gillespie, architect from Far­

go, was in the city Wednesday enroute home from Drake where he has charge

Mrs. Rowan was the best of mothers and an ideal helpmate to her husband. Many friends extent sincerest sympa­thy.

PAYS TO ADVERTISE. Bucksport, Me., Aug. 27.—Anna Cag-

ley, answering an offer to wed in a matrimonial magazine because of tho

Chris Vix and son, Emanuel, of Saw­yer, are in the city today, coming for repairs for their engine. Chris is one

of the work on the new $100,000 school: man's many fine points, found it was i of the biggest farmers in the Sawyer

New Milliner at McCoy's. Mrs. L. M. Cobler of New York City

has arrived to take charge of the mil­linery department at the McCoy store. Tho McCoy Department. Store has al­ways secured the very best of milli­ners and Mrs. Cobler is said to be ex­ceptionally capable. She has had years of experience and cordially in­vites the women of Minot and vicinity to call, look over the stocks and get acquainted. Miss Cordry, a Chicago trimmer, arrived to accept a position in the millinery department.

HAY FOR SALE. Three to four hundred tons choice

hay. $10.00 a ton in the stack. Good slough or upland hay. Baler close at hand. Much of this is but from two to four miles from Lostwood, N. D., on the Stanley branch. Mike King, Don-nybrook, N. D. 8-30-t2pd

M. B. Morgan arrived from eastern Oregon last night for a short visit with his brother, Kent A. Morgan, manager of the Minot Dairy Co. This is his first visit to Minot and he is de­lighted with the metropolis of the northwest. Mr. Morgan says that Or egon raised an immense hay crop. In the spring it was contracted at $12.50 per ton in the stack, thirty day meas urement, but today it is worth $15 Mr. Morgan is enroute home, where he will re-enter college.

Mrs. Baker, formerly Miss Ma­mie Christopher, arrived from Lan­caster, Minn., and is visiting with her mother, Alvt; O. M. Christopher. Her husband stopped for a short visit, en route to Miles City, Mont., where he will go back into his old profession, that of telegrapher. Mrs. Baker is accompanied by her little babe.

Walter Champlin Is Promoted O. M. Champlin received an interest­

ing letter from his son, Walter, who is now connected with the French army in the camion service. After two months' service Walter was granted a week's permission for rest, which he spent in Brittany. On his return to work he found that he had been ad­vanced to the position of Corporal, which relieves him of the care of his car and gives him further opportunity for advancement. He assures his fath­er that he is in little danger and that he is practically as comfortable as tho he were at home. He is gaining in flesh, tho the fare is plain. Mr. Cham­plin writes that from what he can learn on the other side of the Atlantic, he looks for the war to last at leaBt thru another summer.

Benefit Ball for Minot Companies A benefit dance for Companies A

and I) will be given at the Elks home Friday evening of this week, from 9 until 12 o'clock under the auspices of the Girls' Military Scjuad. Hovind's orchestra will furnish tho music. Everybody is invited. A charge of $1.00 per couple will be made.

The Girls' Military Squad have been very useful since their organization and the money will be used for an ex­cellent purpose. Turn out, help raise a good-sized fund and enjoy one of the best times of the season.

L SELL . STOCK

building, which is well under course of construction. The building will be provided with program clocks, a com­plete electricl system and will be mod­ern in every way

LICENSED TO WED Elmer E. Evans, 51; Mrs. Edith G.

Gavett, 42. Henry J. Madsen, 27; Magdalen Mc­

Laughlin, 16. Percival B. T. Robbins, 27; Florence

M. O'Brien, 21. Dell - ~

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her divorced husband. They were married for the second time this week. Mrs. Cagley says she never knew till she read the advertisemnt what a fine man her husband was, or they never would have parted in the first place.

Capt. McCannel in 4th U. S. Cavalry The Independent received an inter­

esting postal card from Capt. A. J. McCannel, who is now with the med-

i ical reserve corps in Honolulu. The P. George, 26; Clara A. King, Captain arrived August 13 and states

! that he and Dr. Brigham had a fine Leon R. Redfield, 21; Lillian E. trip. Both of them were assigned to

Moeller, 22. • the 4th U. S. Cavalry. The Captain Einar W. Carlson, 24; Ada E. Jac- orders the Independent sent to him and

obson, 19. ; sends his regards to all. Royce Nelson, 19; Sylvia L. Cham-

bers, 17. Humphreys Installs Second Linotype Wm. J. Reid, 25; Lydia A. Feller, 18. Machine at Independent Office. Burr Noffsinger, 20; Pearl Dunkell, Guy F. Humphreys, the well known

19. Minot llnotyper, has installed his sec-Harry Allison, 19; Josephine Wagar, ond linotype machine at the plant of

19. the Ward County Independent. Both

district and has 700 acres of crop this year. While his wheat will average but four or five bushels, he is going to make expenses. He has 50 acres of flax good for six bushels per acre. He has a threshing machine for his own use.

"Cap" AVurley, who for the past two years has been connected with the Fair, has resigned his position to enter the t-mpioy of the deLendricie store at Fargo. "Cap" has a host of friends in Minot who regret his departure but realize that his new position will af­ford ,him greater opportunities for ad­vancement. Mr. and Mrs. Warley left Friday for their new home in Fargo.

Vernon Stonersen of Parshall was in '.lie city s-ai.irday enroute to Fort Snelling, where he will enter the o* fleers' training camp.

BARGAINS in Second Hand Cars for Hunting Season. Dakota Motor Sales Co., 120 W. Central Avenue.

Stock and Fixtures Turned Over to Flick Sales Co.—Building Must

Be Vacated October 1.

The well known Flick Sales Co. of Minneapolis have taken over the en-tin; stock of Gordon Bros. Clothing Store on West Central Avenue and will begin closing it out at a big sale which starts Saturday morning, Sept. 1.

The building must be vacated by Oct. 1 as the owner, W. M. Smart, iB preparing to tear away the structure and erect a large modern building.

Gordon Bros, stock is new and up-to-date and very dependable. Abe Gordon, the proprietor, has been en­gaged in business for more than twelve years and he has always car­ried a splendid grade of merchandise for men. The Flick Sales Go. do not care to go to the trouble of packing this merchandise and paying freight charges to Minneapolis, so has de­cided to dispose of the entire stock and fixtures right here in Minot.

G. f rich, one of the ablest of the 22 sales representatives of this largo concern, if here in charge of the sale.

Filsewhcre in this issue, complete' announcement of the sale is made.

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