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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-03-25
CHANGING THE MAP.
Unoraanized Counties in North Dakota
Now Have Government.

The new county boundary bill, which
increases the boundaries OF Stark
county by the addition Of all of Het-
finger county on the south, Dunn coun-
ty and the south half of old Williams
county on the north, was carefully pre-
pared by Senator L. II. Simpson, and
will certainly stand any test thereon
made in court. The bill as drawn fol-
lows closely the decision OF the SUI
preme court OF South Dakota uphold
ing similar bill passed by the South
Dakota legislature in 1899. The pro-
visions of the South Dakota constitu-
ton are identical with those contained
in the constitution of North Dakota.
Under similar bill Bowman county is
attached to Billings county and the
north half of old Williams goes to
Mercer. The people of Stark, Billings
and Mercer, as well as those residing
in the unorganized counties. will vote
on the increase Of the boundaries at
the general election in 1904. The cleo
ton could not come earlier because
the constitution provides that votes on
changes of the county boundaries must
be submitted at a general election.
Senate Bill No "A will pwermit the
,,norganized counties of Alfred, Wal
lace and Mckenzie, on the Missouri
river. to organize a new county. IN
the meantime all the unorganized
counties are attached to Stark for ju-
dicial purposes, except Alfred, which
goes to Williams. By these various
acts all the unorganized territory IN
North Dakota is done away with.
something the people Of Stark and
Billings counties have for years been
trying to accomplish.
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FINE TIE PACKERS
FIVE LARGE COMPANIES IN MIS-
SOURI, ARE SOAKED $4,000
EACH.
DECIDED BY SUPREME COURT
GUILTY OF MAINTAINING uNLAW-
Full COMBINATION TO CON.
TRoL PRICES.
GIVEN THIRTY DAYS 10 PAY uPI
IF THEY FAIL THEY WILL NOT BE
PERMITTED TO 90 BUSINESS
IN STATE.

Jefferson City. Mo. March g Tile
Missouri supreme court yesterday
found five large beef packing compa-
MES guilty OF maintaining an unlawful
combination to control prices OF meat
in the State OF Missouri and issued an
order OF custer prohibiting them from
doing business in this state and to
pay fine of $4,000 each and bear the
costs Of the proceedings. The compa-
MES are given thirty days in which TO
pay the line imposed. and if, during
that time they accept the Judgment
and pay the fine the custer will be
held in allegiance and the companies
permitted to continue doing business
in Missouri.
The opinion in the so-callcd beef
trust cases was written by Judge w
c. Marshall and concurrcd in by each
of the six other judges of the court en-
banc. The companies affected by the
decision are the Armour Packing com
pany Cudahy Packing company, Ham
mond Packing company and Swift &
Co. of Chicago, and Schwarzchild &
Sulzberger company OF New York. All
of the above named companies main
tain branch offices in different cities of
the United States and in Missouri at
St. Louis, Kansas City and St. Joseph.
The evidence adduced which incrim-
mated the packers was obtained in
these cities.
The decision in the supreme court
against the packers is the ending of
proceeding which was instituted last
May The opinion holds that the evil
dence shows conclusively that there
was combination of the packers to
maintain trust prices on beef in Mis-
souri,; that the representatives of the
packers met on certain days to fix
the prices for the week; that rebating
was done: that the same prices pre-.
vailed at all OF the coolers at the same
time: that no competitor could enter
the field against the packers because
the combine would undersell the new
conner out of business. The opinion
does not take up the charge made in
the proceedings by the attorney gen.
era1 that the companies we're also
guilty of selling diseased meat
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RECOMMENDS MORE WAGES.
Coal Commissions Report Before the
Cabinet.

Washington, March 23.-The report
of the anthracite coal commission will
be made made public to-day. The re-
port was made to the President Tues
day and laid before the cabinet Thurs
day, but it has been carefully guarded
that its contents should not be made
public. 1t is possible however, to
give the two most important recon-
mendations OF the committee:
First-The committee recommends
an advance of 10 per cent in the pay
for mining in the anthracite region.
the advance to be paid from the time
when the miners resumed work in Oc-
tober last
Second-No recognition is given to
the mineworkers' union. The commits
sion states explicitly that the question
of recognizing the miners organization
was not within the scope Of its investi-
CATION. The demand that there shall
be an agreement between the opera
tors and the miners union is, there
fore, not answered.
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COLLIDE IN A FOG
FREIGHT STEAMER CRASHES INTO
A CROWDED PASSENGER
STEAMER.
ST. IONS LOSE THEIR LIVES
BOTH VESSELS GOING TOO FAST
TO GIVE TIME TO AVERT A
COLLISION.
suBj1tI or AN INVESTIGATION
RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE AcCJ-
DENT WILL Be INQUIRED
INTO.

New London, Conn, March %. =
Travelling at a moderate rate of speed
through Lond Island sound early yes
terday the big passenger steamer
Plymouth. of the Fall River line, bound
for Fall River from New York. and
the freight steamer City Of Taunton, of
the same line, came into collision in
the fog just east of Plum island, the
bow OF the freight steamer raking the
starboard side of the plymouth and
causing the death of six of those on
board the Plymouth and serious in
jury to a number of others.
The responsibility for the accident
has not been determined and will be
the subject OF an investigation. 1t is
said by the officers of the two vessels
that both were going at a fair speed
considering the fog, and that there was
not time after the warning whistles
which followed the lookout's discovery
of the danger to avert a collision.
The steamers apparently were under
good Roadway when they met, the bow
of the City of Taunton, which was pro-
ceeding toward the west, bound from
Fall River to New York,
Penetrating Ten Feet
into the hull of the east-bound passen-
ger boat. AS the vessels pulled apart
the bow of the freight steamer raked
the upper works of the Plymouth,
tea; Gg out the second cabin and rip
pins out state rooms like cardboard.
Seven cabins We're sweet from the
starboard bow Of the bis passenger
boat
A r,lnor was current in this city in
the afternoon that several Italian
workmen who We're steerage passen-
gers on the Plymouth were missing.
Officers of the company last night
said that as far as they knew all the
steerage passengers had been account
ed for, although they admitted that it
was possible that one or two might
have been swept overheard. The num-
Der of passengers was larger than
usual at this season. about $50, and
that more people did not lose their
lives is considered little short of mi
raculous.
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THE RESPONSE TO ARGENTINA.
Text Of Secretary Hays Answer to
That Republic.

Text Of Secretary Hays Answer to
That Republic.
Washington, March 2S.-The text OF
the response of Secretary Hay to the
Argentine note proposing combined &C
ton of American states to resist the
collection OF debts by naval force was
made public yesterday. 1t is as fol
lows:
.'without expressing assent to or dis
sent from the propositions ably set forth
in the note of the Argentine minister OF
foreign relations dated Dec. ID. 1907 the
general position Of thc United States III
the MAJ tier is indicated in recent messages
Of the president
The president declared in his message to
congress. Dec. 3. 1901, that by the Monroe
doctrine we do not guarantee any state
against punishment il IT misconducts
itself. provided that punishment does not
take the form of acquisition OF TERRITORY
by any non-American power. In mar
nc with the foregoing language. the
pres. dent announced in his message or
Dec. =, 1902: No independent nation IN
America need have the slightest
Fear of A-wrcssiOn
from the United States. 1t behooves
each one to maintain order within it's own
borders and to discharge its just cblga-
lions To foreigners. When this Is done
they can rest assured that, he they strong
or weak. they have nothing to dread from
outside interference
advocating and adherng in practice,
in questions concerning itself. to the re-
sort to International arbitration IN set
Element of controversies not adjustable
by the orderly treatment of diplomatic
negotiations the government of the Unit
cd States would always be glad to see
the questions of the justice of claims by
one state against another growing out
of individual wrongs or national obliga-
TONS as wei. as the guarantees for the
execution Of whatever award might be
made left to the decision of an. impartial
arbitration tribunal before which the It'll
CANT nations, weak and strong alike. may
stand as equals in the eye Of international
law and mutual duty"
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a BIG CONVENTION.
President of Dakota ~" Promotes
Three-day Meeting in the City o.
~hAt1 t

Mitchell.
President w. l. Graham OF Dakota
university has arranged for one OF the
greatest educational conventions that
has ever assembled in the state. II
will be held in Mitchell on May ~, 10
and IA. and will be attended by minis;
tiers and laity of the Methodist church,
the one object being to bring the min.
jsters and laymen into closer relations
for the upbiulding OF the Methodlst
institution in Mitchell. president
Graham says the convention Will be at
.ended by about 400 people.
Dr.. Graham has secured the services
If two of the most noted Methodlsts
in the United States. They are blsh-
Oh C. c.. McCabe of Chicago and KEY.
w. f. Mcdowell of New YORK Guy.
secretary of the board OF education OF
the Methodist church. Both are close
" identified with the educational 1ear
Tres OF the Methodist church.
This will be the first convention OF
the kind held in the West. The Meth
odists will have an opportunity 10 see
the progress that is being made on the
universitys new building, "nlch IS pe'
ing paid for by the ministers and lay
men of the state.
Smith & Dawson, who We're AWARDED
the contract for the erection OF a new
postofice building at Mitchell have
changed their plans in the dimensions
of the structure, and will erect dou.
HE building in the place OF the single
che first contemplated. 1t will be oaS
I12 feet. The second floor will pc oc'
,.,nied by the Mitchell club.
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THE MARKETS.
Latest Quotations From Grain and
Live Stock Centers.

Latest QuoIatlonS from 1FauU duu
Live Stock Centers.
st. Paul. March -Wheat-No. !
Northern, IS 1-2@76c; No. 2 Northern,
74@75c; No. 3, II 1-2@73c. Corn
No. 3, 3S@40c. Rye = No. 2, 48 @
4S1-2c. Barley-Malting grades, 45@.
55c. Flax-No. ], Sill. Oats-No. 8
white. 32@32 1-2c.
Minneapolis, March 23-Wheat-No.
! hard. rs SAC; No. l Northern,
IS SAC; NO. Northern. "a 1-2c.
Duluth. March 23.-Wheat - No. l
hard, IS 3-4c;; No. ] Northern, "A 1-2c;
No. 2 Northern, Y 3-4c; flax, S113 IA;
oats, 80 lie; rye, 80 1-2c; barley, IS
oslo.
Milwaukee, March 23.-Wheat-No.
/ Northern. 7S@7S 1-2c; No. North
ern, 77@D77 1-2c; May, 74@74 1-sc. Rye
steady; No. l, 81 IL q SIC. Barley
steady; No. 2 soc; sample, 4l@56c.
Oats firm; standard, IS l-2 a IS S-4c.
Corn-May, 4434c.
Chicago, March 23.-Wheat-No 2
red, 74c; No. 8 red, 70@73c; No. 2
hard winter, 7O@72c; No. 3 hard win
ter, G7@71c; No. ! Northern spring,
77@7Sc; No. Northern spring, TO
771-2c; No. 3 spring, 70@76 Lee. Corn
No. 2. 43 1-2c; No. 3, 39c. Oats
No. 2, "a 1-2c; No. 8, SO 1-2@s4c.
Sioux City. Iowa. March 23.--Cattle
s-Beeves, 4.75 @ 5; cows, bulls and
mixed, $2@4.25; stockers and feeders,
1915 a $50: calves and yearlings.
s2.75@4.2O. Hogs. s6.s5@7.30; bulk.
$707.15.
Chicago. March 23.-Cattle-Good to
prime steers. IS @ 5.G5; stockers and
feeders, $3.75@l.s5; cows. $1.5o @4.5O;
heifers, $2.25M5; calves, $3,50@7.
Hogs - Mixed and butchers, $3.50
7.45; good to choice heavy. $7.4aM7.55;
bulk of sales, $7.15 % 7.4O. Sheep
Good to choice wethers, $5.1506; fair
to choice mixed, s4.40@5.15; Western
sheep, $565.S5; native lambs, $50
1856; Western lambs, $5M7.25.
South st. Paul, March 23.-Cattle-
Good to choice steers, $450@5; good
to choice cows and heifers, $3.25@4;
good to choice feeding steers. $3.75M
4.25; steer calves. $2@3; good to
choice stock cows and heifers. S2.4O@
2.75. Hogs Price range, $6.75@72O;
bulk, $500 a Z; light, $6.75 a G.S5;
mixed, s6.9O@7G5; heavy, $71O@7.2o.
Sheep-Good to choice fat lambs, 1925
@6.S5: good to choice yearMng weth.-
ers, $5.25@5.75 heavy, $5@5.5O; culls
and stock ewes, $1.7503.
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Q be State Day by Day. !
RESULTS OF EXPERIENCE.
Condensed by Great Northern lmmi.
grafton Bureau for Farmers and New

Condensed by Great Northern lrmi'
grafton Bureau for Farmers and New
Settlers.
The Great Northern immigration de.
partment has coined the results of the
experience of the settlers and farmers
of North Dakota for twenty years into
a communication to new settlers and
the advice given applies as we'll to
those who have lived there long time
as to those who are new to the state
Here are some Of the pointers:
"A dry, hot wind may prevail, and
at Just the critical time damage the
crop you have insured against hail.
Some other disaster may attend your
farming operations against which you
had or could get no insurance. Far
better is the plan to have variety OF
crops growing on your farm. II dry
spell catches your wheat, then you
have flax or other grains coming on
earlier or later, which have escaped,
and you have something to depend for
their growth on the never failing
grasses Of these fertile prairies. Meth
er drouth nor hail will stop their
growth or the resulting sure profit TO
their owner. Better than any kind o.
insurance is mixed farming with a
reasonable number of young stock on
your farm.
Another pointer is to SOW only such
grain crops as you can plant with The
ground properly prepared and in due
season. Instead OF investing IN high
priced machinery, buy a few COWS,
sheep and hogs.
Next plant good garden, and IN
this we do not mean only such Negeta-
bles as you use on your table, but all
kinds of root crops that will be valu-
able as winter feed for your stock.
DO not ask your wife to give all her
time to cooking and shaving for lot OF
hired men on the farm. Do your farm
work. and let the wife raise line lor
Of poultry.
You can make slaves OF yourself
and family by devoting all your ener-
sies to grain raising. You can be real
Nv independent if you couple stock
raising with diversified farming. Keep
out of debt. Do not try to advance SO
rapidly that you will be obliged TO go
into debt. Do not for one moment con-
slider the proposition of making PROOF
on your homestead and then placing 9
mortgage on it to secure money.
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News 81 In.
6 tere 8 =
ROOSEVELT COMING.
Advises congressman.EIeet spaIding
by Wire That He Will Visit Flicker


taiIdom.
President Roosevelt will visit North
Dakota this year. An invitation was
extended him by Congressman Spald-
ing when the latter was recently in
Washington and the president reserved
an answer until he could investigate
matters more fully He has sent the
congressman a telegram promising to
come. North Dakotans take a peculiar
interest in the president from the fact
that he formerly owned and resided on
a ranch in the western part of the
state and his visit will be made a
state affair.
A suit involving the construction of
contracts has been started before
Judge Ryan at Fargo. Hops Bros.
sold Miss Trexler piano for 1925, for
which notes were given and payments
arranged on the installment plan. The
instrument was unsatisfactory and an
other was substituted. The notes
were assigned and paid in order by the
purchaser. Now Hops Bros. sue for
1925 additional, alleging the second
piano was a more valuable one than
the first Miss Trexler declares no
new notes were given and she was not
informed there was any difference in
price. The piano has been replevined
and Miss Trexler is anxious to know
what she gets for her 1928.
The anti-Sunday shaving law has
gone into effect in North Dakota and
brings more JOY to BARRIERS than to
patrons. The shops have always done
Sunday business and the public finds
some difficulty in adjusting itself to
the new conditions. Only dead men
can be shaved Sundays, and the men
with whiskers are not anxious to get
into the eligible list.
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HELD FOR MAMsLAUGHTER.
Five Farmers Of Mcintosh County Viii!
BE Tried for Rott's Death.

The preliminary examination OF
Gcttlieb Schaffer, Frederick Bensing-
or. Peter Reidlinger, John Nasei and
.Andreas SchlabZ, charged with the
murder of Chris TOPPER Rott on the
night of Feb. Is, at Ashley. has been
completed, and the defendants were
held in $1,000 bail each.
The court found that manslaughter
in the second degree had been COM
m;tted and that there was probable
cause to believe the defendants guilty.
One hundred and twenty-five pages OF
printed dispositions were taken Tor the
state. The defendants offered no tes-
timony, but claimed they were entitled
to acauittal on the states testimony
The fight which resulted in the
death OF Christopher Rctt occurred IN
blind pig run by Mrs. Winter. the
friends of Rott assert that the defend
ants enticed him into the place Tor the
purpose OF taking his life on account
OF an old grudge, while the friends OF
the defendants say that Rott induced
them to go to the place with him; that
he got them all drunk and made an as
gauit upon one Of them with KNIFE.
The evidence CT the Winter woman
was that Rott used a knife upon one
Of the defendants. who pounded him
over the head with beer bottles. Rotts
skull was fractured in two places anc
Nagel was cut in four places.
Rstt was collector living at huim.
n. D. The defendants are farmers OF
Mcintosh county. The state was rep
resented by States Attorney a. W.
Clyde and Assistant Attorney Genera
Goodeson: the defendants by L. !.
Boucher of Eureka. s. D. The exam
I'm, lasted .Jxn weeks
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GOV. WHITE SIGNS GRAIN BILL.

Measure Provides That 1t Shall Take
Effect After Passage and Approval.
The bill providing that the governor
of North Dakota recommend member
at the grain and warehouse commits
sion for the city of Superior has been
signed by Gov. White. The bill is as
follows:
Section l.. That the governor OF
this state shall. within thirty days
after receipt by him OF request by
the governor of the State OF Wlscon-
sin SO TO do. recommend one or more
persons who shall have had at least
five years experience in! the handling
or grading of grain, resident CT this
state. for appointment upon the grain
and warehouse commission Tor the
city cf Superior Wis, and shall. with.
in said period, forward to the governor
Of the State of Wisconsin the name or
names OF the person or persons so
recommended.
Sec. 2. (Emergency) Whereas.
IN emergency exists in this that the
grain raised in the State OF North Da'
kcta is largely inspected in the State
OF Minnesota and the inspection made
under the laws of the State. OF Mime
sofa is not just, and the grain raisers
Of the State OF North Dakota are now
suffering great damage therefrom. nov.
therefore, this &C. SHALL take effect and
be in force from and after its passage
md approval
The emergency clause constituting
the second section OF the bill is Of nc
table Significance.
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ONE MAN CLOSES FACTORY.
Shoe Firm Refuses to Pay Union
WAGES to Its Only Fireman,

Shoe Firm Refuses to Pay Union
Wages to Its Only Fireman.
Chicago, March %. - One thousand
employees Of SELF, Schwab & Co, shoe
manufacturers, were thrown out of en-
ployment on account of one fireman
who struck for union wages The lone
fireman was to have been assisted by
the engineer, bat his ally failed him
at the last moment and the stoker was
compelled to enforce his demands
alone. He was being paid - 1S2 cents
an hour, and upon his joining the
Brotherhood of Stationary Fisemen
that union demanded that he be paid
the union scale of IS IL cents an hour
The employees of the factory were mott.
fed that the plant would be closed UNI
til further notice.
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FREsAIEs AND sopHs RUN Amuck
Cut Hair of Undergraduates ard Make
a Sophomore Bald in Spots.

Ann Arbor, Mich, March 23.-Gangs
of freshmen and sophomores, with
scissors, patrolled the University of
Michigan campus Thursday night and
cut the hair of nine undergraduates.
caught with girl on the way to a
dance. He was made bald in spots
and allowed to proceed. F. r. Dodds,
sophomore, drew a revolver on two
freshmen who attacked him. The
"freshies" made football tackle, took
the revolver away and sheared Dodds.
d. w. Lathrop, a Sigma Phi boy, was
cut in broad daylight. Late in the
evening a Gamma Phi Beta girl drove
out freshmen who entered her parlor.
to clip sophomore caller.
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TO SETTLE WITH FRANCE.
venexpeIa Makes Offer to Avoid Fur.
ther Arbitration.

Paris, March 2S.-The French gov
eminent has received q definite offer
OF 100000 from Venezuela as set
Element OF all claims of France prior
to 1892. The purpose Of the offer is to
avoid further arbitration CT these
claims which originally amounted to
considerably more than the sum Of
fered. The whole amount will be paid
when notice Of Frances acceptance,
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cRowNINsHtELo GIVES UP.
Retires From Command Of European
Squadron.

Rome, March 49, Rear Admiral
Crowninshield, who applied recently
for immediate retirement from the
navy, yesterday lowered his flag on
board the cruiser Chicago and gave up
the command Of the European station.
Ambassador Meyer himself obtained
permission from the Italian govern
ment for the American squadron to
make long stay at Naples.
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LIFE LOST IN a FIRE.
Guests careIcssness Causes Destruc.
ton Of Hotel.

Grand Rapids, Mich, March 90. -
The careless throwing down of a
lighted match by e guest in his room,
caused fire last night that practically
destroyed the Clarendon hote, with it's
contents, entailing loss estimated at
between $4,000 and 500, 900 and caus
ing the loss OF one life and the more
or less serious injury OF several per.
sons.
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Lives Lost in ! Storm.

Center, Ala, March %. 90 During q
heavy wind storm near Cedar Bluff
last night Jerry and Yancy Bishop
were killed and several others were
injured They had taken refuge In
clover shed which was destroyed.
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MORE FREEDOM FOR IRELAND.
Bill Extending Seif-Govsrnment viii
Be Introduced by Government.

6!J cIte1dtH9 oeii-1oVSEnfHcHt WIN
Be Introduced by Government.
London, March 23.--A bill giving Ire.
land an important extension OF local
self-government will be introduced in
parliament by the government. The
leaders of the Nationalists and Irish
Unionists have already been consulted
on the subject and the rough outline of
the proposed measure has been
sketched Thomas w. Russell (Lib-
eral UnionisC), in an interview at En-
niskillen. ireland, declared the govern
ment was about to introduce a new
measure Of home rule, bat the state.
ment is premature as regards the time
and goes beyond the facts in the case.
Nothing will be done until the Irish
land bill is disposed Of.