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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-07-15
To Raise Price cf Wheat"

The American Society OF Eqnity
has been organized in Indian
apolis. Its aims being to keep
the price Of furK products up.
The farmers are urged to not sell
wheat forsless than $1.OOa bush
el. A bulletin issued by the So
ciety says.in part: r..
1T is evident that the AmeTi-
can farmers cannot produce over
about twelve bushels per acre on
an average, which is SScents per
bushel represents $40. 56per acre
to cover all the work, seed, twine,
tfreshing, etc. an amount that
scarcely equals the simplest ,aaa-
chine that the farmer buys, yet
which only represents a slnKll
fraction Of the factory invest
ment, capital and labor en-
ployed. ESs@>A >s1 ~ 3
"Who dare say in the face of
these evidences, and considering
the present high range ofval,es
for nearly every other commod-
ity produced in the ecountry, that
wheat at this, time and for the
next crop is not equitably worth
$l pei, bushel on the basis of the
Chicago market, and that other
farm crops should not he on a
corresponding basis?
Farmers keep this matter in
mind, keep $1 wheat ($l at Chi
cago) before you and you will
get it as sure as the sun rises in
the east and sets in the west.
Above all. however, we iinplore
you, don't be fools. When you
get the equitable price, let it go.
Sell on the basis Of $1 and no
less, but don't hold for more or
you may run up an unwieldly
surplus which must eventually
compel lower prices"
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-07-15
Bond was Approved.

The Blaisdell-Bird Co. had
their $4,000 bond approved by
the Board of County Commits
sioners Friday, and Saturday
was doing business. John j.
Bates conducts the business.
The prospects for this company
are very bright. Mr.. Bates has
had considerable experience us an
abStractOr. =. s,;.e>,,,ssg
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-07-15
Robbed Ole Thygeson

!, !. Ole Thy,gse;ssoi,nd, ,s;s ii; the we'll known
rancher came in to attend the
circus " and incidentally draw
$500 from the Second National
bank with which to buy cattle.
He didn't spend his money for
cattle for he went in one of the
little side shows at the circus
grounds where a man grabbed
him and ran away with his entire
roll Of bills. Alr. Thygeson is
more than, go years old and
naturally grew excited. and for
got to notify the police.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-07-15
Are CIassed as Fakers
Sells ( Downs Circus Do Not Give Satisfac.
tlou to the Thousands Of People Who
Gathered here Last Thursday. Some
Features Were Good However.

The sun rose bright and clear when
tbs Sells and Downs circus pulled into
the G. N. yards last Thursday morning.
A'crowd gathered at the depot to wit
ness the unloading of the paraphernalia
and the animals. 1t was an interesting
sight to:watch them raise the little city
of tents.
j The parade with it's animals and aaus-
ic gave all the appearance Of q good
show. But how soon were we disappoint-
ed. The free exhibition gave evidence
0f it's being fake and their decision to
give only one performance was another.
But the authorities saw that the farmers
had come in, and would see the first per
formance they saw no hope of an even
ing crowd n l...,
Tie city experienced crowdI that
would do justice to any of our large cities,
and from early morn until noon farmers
could be seen coming in from all direc-
tions. It was estimated. that at least
10000 people were here.
The parade started at eleven o'clock
and inmcdiatly after the fnee exhibition
was given and then the side show. OF
all fakes the side show was one. A
gentleman related as how he bought a
ticket and paying the exorbitant price
of 251ents expected to see something
great; but only ran up against grafter;
right and left. The only frcok was q
little negro, born with peculiar shaped
head and 4 tuft of hair on tho top of it
to give it a wild appearance. In the
center Of the tcnt was gambling game
and it is surprising such thing should
hayc been tolerated. tiAt
After paying 25 cents to get in the
side show, they wanted another quarter
to see the hootche-kootchie dance. Next
thing in line was the big show and If
ono could not get ticket for SC cents
they were. obliging to give it to you for
u S1.OO or sl.l0. Talk about robbery,
svhy this was one Of the, worst kind. 1t
would not have been so bad If they had
aEuniform price, but to have three or
kour, prices was outrageous. Some of
sshe features in the big. tent were good,
such as: the bicycle performance, the
trained horses and some acrobatic feat
urcs, but on the whole it was failure
and could be outclassed by many ten
cent show.
The people of Minot are willing to pay
good price when they have something
worth seeing, but such grating, taking,
robbery they will not tolerate, and if
Sells s. Downs shows come here sga,n,
rest assured they will not do any bust
1nSS H@ t39f' t1sF siat .4E 49,
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-07-15
EIOpers In WillistOll

.WillistOn has a new sensation.
A man named Richard Gould
..ged4O with a girl aged 15presuln
ably his wife came to WillistOn
lastweek and started housekeep-
ing. A few days later q smooth
faced gentleman from Central
City, Neb.. arrived. and placed
Gould under arrest. He eloped
with the girl, leaving a. wife and
four children in Nebraska. ., -.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-07-15
Barb Wire Galore.

One day recently Martin Jacob
son sold lO,4 400 pounds Of barb
wire. Mr.. jacobson had 2OO,-
900 pounds OF wire shipped in
recently. 1t is believed that this
was the biggest shipment of wire
ever made to a retail dealer in
the state. Hundreds OF miles OF
barb wire fence have been built
in Ward county this year.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-07-15
Pinney Bound Over

Attorney John J. Coyle re-
turned from Devils Lake where
he went to defend Z. B. Pinney,
charged by the government with
embezzlement. Pinney was
bound over to appear before the
courtVuesday OF this week.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-07-15
Unique Ball Game Promised.

The printers and: the BARRIERS
will play ball in this city soon.
There are several good players
among the members OF both pro-
fessions, though it is almost
certain that the type stickers"
will win out. 1t is reported that
George Wilson and Marshall Nc
Clure will be the battery for the
printers. ..
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-07-15
May Sue the City.

It is rumored that several OF
the property owners will sue the
city on account Of the grade es-
t>blished for the permanent
walks. Tie grade leaves some
.of the business houses from one
to three feet, above the side walk.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-07-15
Snake Eating Causes Trouble

Fred Diss of ,Bottineau saw a
snake eater July 4 and this SO
preyed upon his mind that he
has gone insane. The sheriff
took him in charge. He was
bitten by a snake when a boy and
this probably had something to
do with intensifying the impress
sion. .t.. ...,.. 1r...-,..., ..,f"
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-07-15
Prizes for Farmers.

Fredeen 4 Stewart offer prizes
of 80 each for the best bundle
!. of oats, wheat and barley
brought to their office in the Da-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-10-04
WAR ON CONSUMPTION
and Asthma.
DR.. Edward goehs Wonderful Invention
and Asthma.

Practically all physicians admit that
the Koch '"ruberculine" cures Consump-
ton when administered directly into
contact with the germ Of the disease.
DR.. Edward Koch has invented won
derful apparatus by means Of which the
'Tuberculine," IN combination with
healing oils, IS vaporized so that the
curative vaDors may be breathed directly
into the lungs and air pipes. killing the
germs and permanently Graduating all
consumption poison from the system.
The doctors OF the Koch Lung Cure
have for a lifetime made a deep and
searching study of all lung diseases. in
GLIDING Consumption, CataTrh Asthma,
and Bronchitis, and hundreds OF patients
who had been given up as incurable are
today living monuments OF their sue
cess.
The old method of injecting the tuber-
culine medicine IS little used now. The
inhalation method has been most sue
cessful since its introduction, nearly
seven years ago. since which time hun
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-10-04
AUTOMATIC KINDLER
STARTS MORNING FIRE

An automatic fire kinder. the opera
ton of which is regulated by an ordi-
nary alarm clock, will doubtless appeal
to every person whose duties include
getting up early to start the fire I'm the
kitchen stove.
With this new contrivance Installed
In house II is necessary, upon retiring,
simply to assemble the fuel in the stove
or any fireplace, connect an attachment
TO the clock. and set the latter at any
required hour. When the alarm sounds
illuminate Is ignited, which, cOmmuni-
eating with an inhammable substance in
the stove, range, furnace, or CRATE. i'm
mediately starts the fire. BY the time
the householder or servant is up the
fire is burning briskly, and the water
boiling.
It is claimed that these new devices
may be so set that they will automatic
cally start fires whenever wanted, and
thus have home thoroughly heated be-
fore the occupants stir from their beds
From the back OF the clock used in con-
nection with the automatic fire kinder
extends shaft, on which is mounted
phery of which is milled or otherwise
designed to create friction when rotated
In contact with a relatively stationary
member. BY the operation Of pivotal
arm, lug and spring and other attach
ments in connection with the rotary
disk. this entire external mechanism is
set in motion when the alarm is re-
leased.
Instantly a fuse, with an easily ig-
nitible illuminate at its end, and held in
place in a slot opening against the fric-
ton wheel is set aflre. The fame
properly confined within the metallic
slot, travels instantly over the iniam-
mable strand, which Is saturated with a
free burning ingredient. The clock may
be set on nearby shelf or on the back
of the stove or furnace projection. As
even a small and cheap alarm clock may
be utilized, and as the tube ineased fire
strand may be safely controlled, that
part OF the problem Is very simple.
Moreover. any kind of kindling sub
stance ordinarily used may be utilized.
The fuse may be employed merely TO ig-
mite paper under the regulation kindling
wood fire with coal or cordwood on top
In such cases the action is similar to
that Of a match. or. rather. of several
matches lighted simultaneously, and
burning longer than ordinary Matches
New York Evening Post.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-10-04

dreds of patients have been cured OF
lung troubles. The Washington Office is
at 1895 New York Avenue.
Consumption steals upon its victim
like q thief I'm the night, and before the
sufferer is aware of his true condition
his catarrhal discharge has so poisoned
the air tubes OF the lungs that they be
gin 10 break away and decay, and he
becomes an unwilling slave to the ruin
Gus consequences or this terrible dis
ease. Lung troubles generally begin as
ordinary catarrh in the nose or throat.
Indeed. catarrh is well known to be a
certain forerunner of not only consump-
ton, but asthma bronchitis, and deaf
ness. All thinking persons know that
medicines taken into the stomach do not
cure these diseases.
Don't take any more medicine into the
stomach. Lung medicine IL always hard
On the stomach. Patients calling for
treatement at the Koch Lung Cure, 1895
New York Avenue. Washington. receive
consultation, examination, and one
treatment free.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-10-04
EAT COFFEE INSTEAD
OF DRINKING 1T HOT

Coffee Is very commonly drunk after
dinner. a custom which perhaps is JUS
titled. particularly when wine drinking
accompanies the meal, for coffee Is an
antidote to alcohol. hot draft of cof-
fee Is undoubtedly a powerful stimulant,
enabling both mental and physical IA
tigue to be borne. On the other hand,
a cup OF hot coffee disagrees with many
persons. their digestion is disturbed
rather than aided. there is interference
with the normal chemistry OF the d.
gestive process, and the dyspeptic must
eschew hot strong coffee. as well as tea.
The excessive drinking Of coffee is in any
case an evil.
But 1t Is often forgotten that coffee
can be taken in other ways and in none
better than in the form Of Jelly. A clear
coffee Jelly after dinner is every bit as
good as the hot infusion. while 1t is
free from some Of the drawbacks OF the
latter. Coffee. unlike alcohol. diminish
es organic waste, rouses the muscular
energy without the collapse which fol-
lows alcoholic inhibition. and gelatin in
the form of jelly is cooling. assuages
to absorb any excessive acidity of the
stomach. Gelatin is what is known as a
''proteid sparer"-that is, 1t saves the
destruction of proteid. such as albumin.
Having regard to these facts, there
fore coffee jelly should form a very
suitable sequel TO dinner and an excel
lent substitute for the infusion More
over. the astringent principles OF cof-
fee. which. however, are different in kind
and degree from those present in tea.
are nulliied by the gelatin In short,
Jelly is an excellent vehicle for coffee.
but, as is necessary in making the in
fusion. the quantity OF coffee in the Jelly
should not be stinted Coffee serves an
admirable purpose In dietetics. and
those with whom II disagrees when taxi
en- in the form OF hot Infusion VIII very
probably find the jelly quite satisfactory
The Lancet.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-10-04
FIGHT FIRE AS WELL
AS WAVES OF OCEAN
WHAT ONE WOMAN SAW
IN THE LOCOMOTIVE
"There Comes the Beautiful Sunshine
of Innumerable Ages"

Just at the time of the sunset glow
they we're walking along some railroad
ties through the woods. A little beyond
at :he tiny platform OF the station, stood
train discharging its passengers, the
locomotive sending forth clouds Of steam.
while Its headlight glared like an angry
eye-so one woman thought
There's something about a steam en-
CINE that always makes me shud1er. -
she said to her companion. 1T always
seems to me like a great monster. an
sistless, terrible. From a child 1 al
ways thought SO. Did you ever feel like
that?"
Some time In my childhood" the
other replied, Il don't know when CT
where, some one called my attention TO
locomotive and said: There comes the
sunshine of innumerable ages / nave
always remembered those words. and
have thought of locomotives that way
ever since. l don't know who said that
to me. It may have been my teacher.
But that expression about the sunshine
of innumerable ages is as clear to me
now as when first heard il. 1t IS so
true, you know, when one thinks of the
coal which, generates the steam"
Here were two points OF view, illus
trating different methods of instructing
the child mind. One had had given it,
or had been permitted to Imbibe, hor-
rifying thought before which even adult
imagination quailed The other had
been strengthened and enriched by
conception as beautiful as il was true.
Who could help almost revering a loco
motive when one pauses to reflect upon
the natural processes through which its
motive power is made possible?
To how many people does it occur that
the human imagination can be made
source OF the very purest pleasure, or
the reverse? Often Il Is sadly abused.
giving u.s. only distorted and painful
images. At the best. in this practical
age. II is neglected altogether.
Whoever implants in young mind
thought like the one mentioned above
has done a great and good deed "As
man thinketh, so is he" The mental
images engraven in early youth remain
forever things Of beauty or hideous-
ness. strangely powerful-Philadelph
Ledger.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-10-04
CABIN JoHN BRIDGE.

Cabin John Bridge today offers every
Involvement TO those who are seeking a
pleasant resort a. which to spend sun
day By special request tho Holy
City" the unique spectacle in motion
photography that has aroused so much
or interest and comment during the early
part OF the season at the Bridge. and
which has been shown during the past
week at the Palm Garden. will be con-
tinued today on account OF the many re-
quests that have been received. In ad-
oition 10 this set Of views. there VIII be
an entirely new set OF motion pictures
designed 10 please all tastes and ali
ages. These pictures comprise travel
views. humorous scenes and trick photo
graphs that should appeal to all ia
search OF amusement All the attrac-
lions at the Bridge viii be In full run
ning order.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-10-04
AN ATTRACTIVE DISPLAY
MARKS FALL OPENING
Goldenberg's Eighth Anniversary
Duly Celebrated.

The formal opening of the fall and
winter stocks will be held at Golden
berg's tomorrow. continuing for one
week. This is the first fall season since
the opening of the new store, which was
finished in the late spring, and for this
reason the event will be of more than
usual Importance.
The fall stocks are tri9led in size as
is necessary to supply the demands that
space provided by the greatly enlarged
establishment. Everything has been
gathered with great care-and the claim
made by the firm that at the beginning
of no previous season has the store been
in such readiness to meet every require
ment of the Washington shopper is fully
borne out by the immense assortments.
correct styles and reliable qualities as
sembled for the coming season.
Worthy of particular attention are
the splendid showings of wOmen's
readyto-wear garments. comprising
suits. jackets, and wraps, and that al
lied line so dear to every feminine
heart. the new fall millinery. The
stocks of colored and black dress goods
are fully three times the size OF last
seasons, and occupy immense space on
the first floor, where plenty of light and
freedom OF movement make selling con-
ditions ideal
With the completion of the new and
enlarged store, new lines were added.
among them the most important being
mems apparel, including clothing, hats.
and shoes. lines which supply a long
felt need to Goldenberg's male patrons.
The new stocks of upholstery and
drapery goods occupy the entire fourth
floor of the new building, and the
home needs, like housefurnishings,
kitchen ware. and chinaware, are in
stalled in the new basement, occupying
probably the largest area OF floor space
devoted TO these household necessities
in Washington.
The opening event also marks the
eighth anniversary of the stores bust
ness life in Washington, and the occa-
sion will be commemorated by Offering
extraordinary values in every depart
ment, and Washington shoppers will be
glad to avail themselves Of the oppor-
tunities offered to save money. One of
the Seventh Street windows is the center
Of attraction. 1t contains beautiful dis
play OF autumn millinery. and when
lighted up by its myriad OF electric
lights at night is well worth seeing.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-10-04

decision OF much Importance to mo-
toris's has just been given by the court
OF first instance OF Dinant, Belgium. sit :
ting as court OF appeal from the police
court of that town, says the Brussels
correspondence OF the London Globe. {"
1t is one reversing the conviction of the
owner of motor car for progressing at
greater speed than the authorized ten
kilometers an hour
The facts of the case, as put forward
by the police. seemed incontrovertible
at the first hearing 1t was proved be-
yond question that the car had gone at
a rate far in advance of the legal one,
and 1t was also proved beyond dispute
that its owner, against whom the pro-
ceedings Swere taken. was in IL at the
time.
The police court judge convicted on
this. and fined the owner 10 francs. pay
ing no heed to his contention, which
indeed. seemed the merest bubble. that
the police could not have recognized him
as the chauffeur. as he whizzed past in a
cloud OF dust. The owner, however, was
not satisfied. and ne carried his protest
to the higher court. where it won the
day for him. to the great Joy of Belgian
chauffeurs.
The defendant in the case stated that
he was not. in fact. acting as chauffeur
at the time when the breach OF the law
was committed, but his pleaNdid not rest
on fact. nor did he bring forward any
evidence TO sustain his statement The
ground on which he went was that it
was impossible for the police to Identity
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-10-04
A BOY DEFINES A COWARD

N the primary department OF one O;
the public schools a teacher was
reading to the children Robert Louis
stevenson's poem. My Shadow" After
reciting the line. HE stays so close be-
side me he's coward you can see," she
asked IL anyone knew what a coward
was.
There was much guesswork, but for 4
time there was no light on the subject.
One child thought It might be a flower,
another some kind of an animal. Finally
one bright boy OF six said:
IT think ! know, Miss -, Jimmie
Jones Is one. He's the kind of Teller
that goes all around saying he can
do you. and then when he sees you com
ing he takes a sneak into his house"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-10-04

and huntsmen the matter was speedily
explained and settled by profuse apollo
gies. but it appears that motorists are
henceforth to be above the ordinary law
and at liberty to disguise themselves as
they will. provided their DISCUSSES are
made up of objects which are "indis-
pensable to those who circulate in auto
mobiles"
Already the inhabitants OF Brussels
and its suburbs are crying out that @
consequence OF these decisions. whaf-
ever police supervision OF the motorists
speed existed already has been almost
entirely allowed to lapse, and moto7s
are now said to rush everywhere In the
suburbs, even after nightfall. at the
speed OF express trains. Within the last
Few days accidents fatal to pedestrians
hsye been reported from Brussels, which
the more timid are not slow to trace TO
the newly discovered immunity OF all
spectaeled chauffeurs.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-10-04

the driver OF the car, since he. like each
OF his companions, was masked and
specialized. The court accepted this plea,
and in aeQuitting the accused motoris,
put 1t officially on record that at ID
impossible TO recognize a person passing
at the speed indicated in the charge
when he is wearing spectacles and ether
objects indispensable to those who cir
culate in automobiles
The triumphant motorist refused 10
"denounce" the chauffeur. and as all the
powers OF Belgian law seemed unable
to compel him to do so. the case fell
entirely to the ground, and the police
found themselves proved impotent and
ridiculous. Whatever may be thought OF
IL. the judgment must be sound in Bel
gian law. for not only did the police
authorities carry the case no further.
but a similar judgment in another case
at Ostend, given on the same grounds,
comes to prove the validity OF this one.
A point which might escape notice is
that which legalizes. in the judgment,
the wearing of masks and such like pro-
tections against wind and dust. 1t is
illegal In Belgium to disguise oneself
at any time other than that of the car
nival. or even to appear in public IN
fantastic or fancy dress. and there is no
minor offense the police are quicker to
pounee upon, as English sportsmen
going to a chase" in the uniform Of
their hunt and Highland soldiers trav-
cling in Belgium have found out before
now to their momentary disturbance.
OF course, In the case Of the soldiers