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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-09-30

Mr.. Tanning, OF Granville, was
here last week. Mr.. Tanning
stated to our merchants, that
he would build a fat house, be-
ginning the work Monday the
50 and would be prepared to buy
grain by Thursday the LIST OF
October, while here he bought
lots for the building. Mr.. Fam
ing has a claim ID miles east Of
here, and has been engaged in
the elevator business in Gran
vile.
This certainly will be a great
help to the town, also a great
benefit to farmers who have been
hauling their grain to Minot.
Surrey.
Quinn Cole was in Minot Mon
day.
Oscar Semlar is back on the
section at work again.
John Dinslnore visited Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Cole and fami-
~.
|. Aaron Stutzman, OF Girard, ILL.,,
is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Ridge
way.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Semlar were
down to Minot Monday after
noon.
Mrs. Sarah Ike, of Williston, is
visiting her son or Long and
family.
Warren Brey and Quinn Cole
made a trip to Burlington on
Sunday.
Henry Frantz is some better,
his Improvement is very slow
however.
Grandfather Beechler is lying
very seriously sick at his home
north of town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vim. Allen took
a little visit up at Burlington
Sunday and Monday.
j. f. Smith and j. Dickinson
were down from Burlington over
Sunday returning Monday.
Mr.. Berg and Honorable Whit
more, Justice of the Peace. of
this township were Minot visitors
on Monday.
Miss Marie Elker and a Miss
Roger united with the German
Baptist church and was baptized
Monday of last week.
Mr.. F. L. Walker, the medicine
man, united with the Brethren
church Sunday and was baptized
in the lake north OF town.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-09-30

made sale again to parties from
Girard, III. He also sold two
residence lots in Surrey to the
same parties. Geo. is a RATHER
in real estate and any one hav-
ing land for sale will do well to
list with him rather than go to
the Investment companies in
other towns.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-09-30
Waterford.
Frank Eddy visited Minot Fri.

Frank Eddy visited Minot Fri.
day.
Adolph Heinze is busy stacking
his fax.
Perry Bailey is threshing his
grain this week.
Howard Baisley is breaking
stubble this week.
Quite a lot of threshing has
been done in this vicinity.
Mr.. Bailey and Howard Bailey
threshed their g rain Monday.
j. r. Heinze is doing some
breaking for MIR. Halfway this
week.
John Heinz is digging a cellar
to move his shack over as soon
as possible.
Highland.
Chas. and Arthur MISSY and
others in that neighborhood
threshed.
Gorden Campbell and wife were
down to the Stafford coal mine
Sunday and say they have made
many changes. They are open
ing the mine in a new place which
will make it much easier to get
out Of. They are giving come OF
the work to the settlers now.
A great many cattle are miss
inc since the blizzard. Gordon
Campbell had four calves stray
away which were found dead near
Gasman's ranch. Mr.. Fubbert's
cattle started out Saturday
afternoon and went % miles
south. He has 20 still missing.
Dr.. Smith had a fine blOoded
heifer hang herself. Deegan Bros.
found some Of their cattle down
on The Missouri River. Mr..
NJ ~ luff's cattle are scattered all
Oydo.,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-04-18
By Mary c. yuda, author Of "a s. G Of erds.,,-


It HERE sits that owl of mine blinking Winzing in the
! MONDAY and determined to make
him wiring neck letting him twist it himself until
have discovered how he does it.
you acquainted with their which
peculiar and vain? If know that when put
finger behind the nap5 of owls neck he al
tries what doing Around
his bill to back than lightning flash that
head seemingly makes circuit of the neck
joint The fluff of feathers hides the to such
extent each girl who the Of
action wants experiment the owls
sharp curved bea did sudden to the
constant twisting Wringing, motion. Love pet owl
much capable of loving still that fascinating
whirlng motion the head endeavor into
behind its will be delight child and
torment to the bird -- T..
a Boys Aviary. :. -.
A boy friend who neighbor of had huge
aviary. 1t built branches
close growing cluster
doo1yard This aviary strong netting
it served it's Well The have been fifteen
feet high twenty feet long this
housed and birds which
known sing, clatter smile. of
that huge brown variety with like
and called Horned Owl Vrginanus). others
nearly white with feathery
their breasts and wings and they did have the decorative
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-04-18
), MINNESOTA, SATURDAY, APRIL 49, 1908.
Ab0ut Some OUl Pets.

Of mutual love? Anthony used to hide Screechy
pocket and she knew nearly many
as squirrel She sometimes to school with
the pupils We're always delighted when they
screechys head emerging from Anthonys
teacher fortunately bird
corning these visits has been that photo
graphs of Screechy in the various fetching attitudes
would readily for she perfectly willing
anywhere in the long Anthony near by to-
protect her owlship 2G----. - IA
Screechy rarely screeched
was a msnomer. Probably her little world friends
her so well that she needed to
only notes were sort of low conversational tone
wanted food ...-. .-..E l.
Screechy ate ANYTHING and everything given her.
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provided sufficient supply scan meal day.
brought the bits
added the amount of secured the
butcher shop Cats be clever but the bgeyed birds Of
night for owl, if left
prey will rid a barn Of mice in time, a
pair of Industrious which hungry Horned Owls would
accomplish in hours visit colony Of meadowmice
during moonlight darksome nights would be
for historian to relate This fact
eve from seeing the quantity of eshfood took to satisfy
the demands of Wills four pets
:...-. Hungry Jacky OWL '..
There would sit Jacky Owl the would
him fairsized bit of With clngng
clutch tossed he was catcher bring
his head slightly forward the with his carving
ready three foothills beakfuls
dissect in divide their food
whether other meat, and bones hair feathers
ndigestble material disgorged time
The great Horned Owls perfectly well in the
storybooks for I aviay and put my
upon those feathery their daily
birds of wisdom blue glasses to shade their glazing
eyes day time did actually merely
tempted to make intimate acquaintance without suf
clent RECOGNITION OF the rules OF pote society IN the owl
country. closed behind with
of the owl and the beak of four rate birds
fingers There is sometimes very wise disere-
retreat. Owls a number Of things
daytime all the neghbor children discovered slowly
but surely. s-~ -~Ss >4*1~@-+5ss
Why They Were Never Stolen. r.
The pets stolen. An OWLS give
tremendous pinch when it has good grasp.
Will kept the birds for about and then sold them
travelling menagerie The birds had learned to
of him, but of
chickens in the town he had allowed
their freedom.
Anthony is another boy FRIEND of
who has pet Screech Owl Red OWL barn owl and
of the other by which this
midget is known. tiny affair fecled
variegated yellow
sit forefnger by the half hour
by any She would click of
her
bite always Of the genest sort She loved to be
petted perch herself shoulder press
her wings and head against my hair and
One of prettest pictures Imaginable tableau
guarding innocence when this little
perched Of baby girl who loved her much
Anthony Eyes of wisdom would ntently
eyes If to read the
charm. could shot screech owl
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horns or ears Of their fellow
captives and were, I suppose,
the Barred Owl.
Feeding time was the event
of the morning or the after
noon, for every child in the
neighborhood usually planned
to be passing by Willie's back
yard at the hour when his pets
were to be fed. To have a
chance to toss the meat scraps
for. those flexible toes of the.
one uplifted foot of each bird.
to catch was the JOY of every
boy. And even now after a
somewhat better acquaintance
with the wonderful fitness of
birds feet to their work, an
OWLS foot is an interesting
study to me as he raises it to
clasp his meat and to take that
food to his mouth.
At. first, Will attempted to
forage for mice and "such small
cattle for his meat eaters, but
neither prey stolen from the
house cats nor that which was
captured in the box traps in
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-04-18


lieved looks
of squirrel had the luck to find three
the big owls build huge two and three feet
and made Of sticks and branches but still believe that
old birds simply stripped off the top of squirrel home
and made of the lower part filling in few leaves and
other soft material which to rest their These
been able without cold.
snow and icy seet for the last days of February not
usually summary in Minnesota
1.-The smallest owlet covered with soft white down.,
begun change grayish
brown. There much difference in the size between
the oldest and youngest oWlet between weekod chicken
just you always begin @
for Matching the first is laid They need to do
this if they will persist in laying cold storage nests
1t probably makes the youngsters more hardy and certainly
gives them early for the spring awak
enng life in the shape of newly aroused chpmunk gopers
the fresh hordes Of meadow mice:
Down the ground under the tree found as
with hands full of young owls, many little
pellets of matted mouse-ur and bones knew the new
pets require bird food but henthat didn't
mel those owls, largest
the smallest leaving for the parents Keep housing
stuHing of
What the father and mother "Whoo?" when
middlesized child alone NOT
Perhaps owls do not count Let hope for the
owles realized that not:
stuffed with all
breakfast cakes to mince pie. Whatever
left on by my pets.
heahfu creatures for dyspepsia other internal
them. Neither did they grow
and clumsy. No max
pie nourishing They Of the
cular type I wild with delight
feathey appeared Peters
other taken from the nest? Was this because
youngest sister? supposed but book
person, posted n o history knows a
horned OWL They tell that either mistaken
owl stole her into the long
enough to cherish Explain
you simply know that the father Great
his must have BEEN but she would
enough to let her. Even when robbed
kept and showed the courage of
robin knew she all the time. : z..-
my kitten called them the pride of
life. boys all the farms around enved
getting them and in being allowed to raise them.
They able take
the first day Of their home in the barn.
actually feared their little curved beaks
which they could to good purpose The owles soon
roasted they pleased. When their wings fully
grown they clipped it days
they to live with that they chose the roof Of the
for their sleeping place in the day time.
- Lively Times at Night
suspect cats rather lively at night
that they paid their board in Kidding
place One night father heard great cutlery
in house, reached there just in time to see
trying Off in his claws Plymouth Rock hen
much heavier My irate parent
stopped of remaining destroyed
living suddenly decreased by
'Pol!y, hornless mate remained with and be-
ladyie until fall then she suddenly dis
eathered friend sought home in the
owls live during the Minnesota winters
fell victim to the with
always search Of moving life in the tree tops
oaks small to have holows large enough
Poy hiding place, but still! have lingering belief
Polly "Whoo"' and boots as call
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-04-18

rather she swallowed. all things
for their first test, but whether
her sense of taste resided i'm
the pit of her stomach, or CROP:
Or whether her good eenmon-
sense told her whenss#to reject
We always knew that Sereschy s:
acceptance of non atables was
only for a moment. They were,
returned, unused, unchanged,
in a second of time if not
wanted. AS with the larger
owls all undigested bones and
skins of mice or other natural
food were disgorged in pellets.
Now for a girls experience
with baby owls, and here is
the story as she told it:
A Girl and the Baby Owls.
.'In my tree climbing esca-
pades in early March, 1 discov-
cred in one of the small red
oaks, or jack oaks as we called
them, huge, nest of sticks,
and, of course, thought. it a
squirrels nest, and the boys
and myself have ALWAYS he
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-04-18
Two Confederate Senators.

Confederate Senator'S.
August Emmett Maxwell who, with Senator G. Vest
Missouri only surviving of confedey
senate, living Pensacola, F1a, at the age 81
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-04-18
The LD0rid for a u1eek.

ROOSEVELT has been lost" this week
= In the seclusion of the Yellowstone Park. His
wishes to be left without the company of repre-
sentatives of the press have been generally re-
.altho. one reporter arrested While try
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-04-18


burst by force of the explosions the she'll having been
target. killed by the
posion and number wounded --#
of the President Loube Of France is making state
oflgera where he being received the white
sultan by the Arabs of this French colony All the
reception exceedingly bril-
liant and peculiar to this picturesque country.
The Reliance new defender the Americas cup,
which launched April H. is said to have something the
of Swimming dsh rather than of the accepted
oud OF previous In every way the BOAT IS oe-
cded Constitution the defender built by
lumba. S.# a*sssE@52%:< i 5se*x=-5s
branches of the Alaskan telegraph
month in the opinion Of General Greeley, will them
joined. BY fall the cable connecting Seattle with Juneau
will be complete and BY the middle Of November if nothing
goes Alaska will be in teegIaphc communication
with the United States "->~'
Commander F. J. Drake Monterey believed to
frustrated movement in Canton, China against the
dynasty, without
tack against Christians and foreigners He learned that
armed force of 5000 had stolen into Canton and
in hiding with friends. assistance Of English
German gunboats he took such
the bud bring about general
consprators many
found of impending attack Chinese
officials themselves acknowledge that the rebels abandoned
plans only discovery
their designs and his prompt action. 49, .
Sir chentung the Chinese minister Washington
says considers English already tongue
his charge about 100 Chinese
this country gain education, following
Sir Chentung himself, received
education at Andover Mass He that he thinks
them learn French
diplomatic ranks English is sufficient
the language diplomacy Regarding
assignment Sir Chentung regards himself
fortunate in the world where
just this time e-#- So. ~.
Yung-lu, said be the head the anoreign
the ruler China
dropsca1 trouble At the beginning of
movement he vceroy of the province of Pechi
generassmo of the Chinese and the
China, not excepting Ii Hung Chang
since the death Of Earl Ii Yung
with debating the policy Of the dowager
emperor. thorogoing, unenlightened
man, FASTENED because
any foreign physician until actually deathbed
royal commission Denmark investigate
bring returning
in the Caribbean majority
not. realize the conditions existing
Danish West Indies and from feeling of sentiment
the idea parting
believe
make them again holding
commission, above mentioned
them realization of their mistaken
probably create sentiment favorable
cession O United States.
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J. II i seclusiona Yellowstone Park His
- wishes left without the of repre-
sentatves of the have been generally re-
garded, altho reporter arrested while try
the president. Another arrest made
within five miles of presidents but the proved
to business called in that vicinity
While detailed Of has been given
either the living in the special
awaiting the president nevertheless has
kept in daily touch with his party. -
collapsed rather unexpectedly last
Saturday Charges made that the Of unonis had
been betrayed thus the collapse The government
persisted the anti law which the
strike and the her sanction, which
it immediate effect. quarters it is said
that the collapse the dread of German inter-
venon. affected because the outlet
the Rhine is thru Holland and ANYTHING that affects the
carrying in Holland will affect German Nat
urally, Germany likely idly under such
circumstances brought about by the Dutch strike
Spndletop, great oil region Beaumont, Texas
has just been visited by another disastrous This
$l,0ooO00 twenty oil
companies. tract but five have
dercks still standing None of the companies carried nsr
The warship Rena Christina, of sunk
Admiral Dewey Manila successfully raised, foated
eighty skeletons found
in the hull These will be given an American naval funeral
Investigation shows that the ship scutted when Admiral
abandoned is endeavoring
raise all Of the sunken Spanish warships
battleshp which the ships target
practice off Pensacola Fla the Of serious acct
wrec<ing the ship that
three decks will have be rebuilt. At first thought
the shell defective later it found that
the explosion the she'll having been
to strike the Three killed by the
posion number wounded
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1903-11-20
WITH THE CHURCHES.

Thanksgiving dinner at the Christian
church. Turkey, chicken-pie and all
accessories TO make real, old fashioned
New England dinner. Bring your COM
pany. Only 25c.
Rev. W. E. Armfeld announces that
the new NJ. E. church will be finished
by January 1st, at which time
protracted meeting will begin. Mr..
Armfield has been in Pendleton for the
past two weeks where he has met with
great success in a series of meetings
held there.
Word has been received at the Chris
tian church that Evangelist j. V. Up
dyke, who was expected to hold series
of meetings here, is ill and unable to
come, having cancelled all his engage
ments for the winter. it is expected
that other arrangements will be made.
At the Baptist church Sunday all
services will be held at the regular
hours. Theme for morning sermon,
"Christ Our ALL" evening subject,
"Glory Revealed" The Sunday ser
vices will be the beginning Of series Of
meetings to be held during the next two
weeks. The pastor will conduct the
meetings the first week. Special atten-
tiou will be given to the song services.
Let every one attend every night.
The ladies' Aid society of the M. E.
church will hold fair in the opera
house on Thursday evening Dee. 10. A
good supper, well served, will be one of
the pleasant features of the evening.
Children are cordially invited to be
present but are requested to keep quiet
during the session of the fair and sale.
At the Christian church Sunday morn
ing subject, Spiritual Declension; it's
Cause and Cure;" evening subject,
s'The True Sect"
All friends wishing to contribute to
the fair for the NJ. E. church, please
leave contributions at the homes of Mrs
Rosenzweig, Mrs. Al Booher, or with
any member of the Aid society, not later
than noon Of Dec. 10.
The union Thanksgiving service will
be held this year in the Baptist church at
II a. M, next Thursday. Rev. j. w.
jenkins, of the Christian church will
preach the sermon. May this service be
regarded as holy convocation unto the
Lord by all His people,
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1903-11-20

train last evening on their way to Edin-
burgh, Scotland, where, owing to Mrs.
McEwen's i'll health, they will remain
indefinitely. Their home is on Couse
creek.
lXWill Banks arrived from Camas prairie
this week with his family and will spend
the winter in this vicinity. He brought
his band of cattle out and will winter
them on the ranch owned by M. l..
Watts, north of town, known as the
Zimmerman place.
X Walla Walla Union: Word was re-
ceived at Whitman College the other
day that George Marquis, the southpaw
who pitched victorious ball for Whit
man for two years, was the father of a
sturdy boy who had been named Marion
Andrew, after Marion A. Keys.
AT opera house, Wednesday, Nov. 70,
musical entertainment, with moving
pictures, subjects, Passion Play, Chariot
Race from Ben Hur, etc. Special fea-
!. ture is the orchestra, and Prof. Fergu-
son with his harp. Popular prices. A
dance will he given after entertainment.
John Read, OF Weston, father of Will
Read, Of Adams, was almost instantly
killed near Waitsburg Tuesday, by
water tank falling on him. HIS trail
wagon slipped on grade, upsetting the
front wagon. His brother, bud" Read
was with him at the time of the acci-
dent. He leaves wife, eight sons and
| two daughters. He was a member of
the Workman order. Interment occur
red at Weston yesterday.
The fair held in the opera house last
Saturday evening was brilliant success.
The many useful and ornamental arti-
cles we're all disposed of at good profit
and the ladies of the Baptist Aid society
feel well repaid for their trouble and
very thankful to the public, who SO gen.
erously helped and patronized them. A
splendid supper was served in connec-
tion with the sale. The ladies cleared,
above all expenses, the neat sum Of
SIPS.
| The new time card will go in effect on
the 0. r. & N. Sunday. The morning
passenger will leave Pendleton at 9:1(
a. m. arriving in Athena about 10, and
the evening passenger will arrive in
Athena about 6 p. M, reaching Pendle.
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Mr.. ard Mrs. j. B. Saylor arrived
from their Butter creek stock farm this
week and will spend the winter months
in Athena.
The usual annual Thanksgiving dinner
will be served at the st. Nichols hotel
next Thursday. Take the family and
enjoy good dinner.
Two carloads of sheep went out over
the o. r. & N. this week from this sta
ton. They we're shipped to the Port
land market by Wise & Sanders.
The date OF the M. E. church fair
which is to be held in the Athena opera
house has been changed from Friday,
Dec. ii, to Thursday. Dec. 10.
pa. J. Bagley and Orange Chamberlain
left last night for Weiser, Idaho, where
they go to prove up on timber claims
recently fled on in that locality.
|N Owing to the high price of feed, dur
ing the months of December, january.
February and March, Caton's Dairy
win sell milk at $500 per month, per
quart.
Miss Folsom, daughter Of County
Recorder Folsom, of Pendleton, this
week visited with her cousin, Miss Lu-
ella Craigen, teacher in the public
school.
|X Samuel Carpenter died at his home in
Adams yesterday, of pneumonia. He
leaves wife and eight children. The
funeral took place today interment being
in the Athena cemetery.
lN Miss Eva Stafford, well known in
Athena, was married In Portland We'd
nesday to Mr.. Henderson, Of Station,
Oregon. Mr.. and Mrs. Henderson
will reside on farm near Station.
Ie<F. A. Korner, the express messenger
who prevented the holdup of an 0. r.
& N. train by shooting one of the rob-
bers, has been promoted to route agent
with headquarters at Salt Lake.
Weston Leader: The condition oi
Mr.. r. Jameson, president of Weston'e
bank, has greatly improved. He has re-
gained the use of his hand and is ex
pected home soon from the hospital.
| Mrs. Eva Boldly is prepared to dc
plain sewing either at the house, or al
the residence OF her daughter, Mrs. A
NJ. GilIis. All wishing work done
please leave orders at the home OF Mrs
Gillis.
| There is nothing more appropriate
for holiday present than giving you
photograph to a friend. Orders TO
holiday trade are now being taken b.
Miss Stackland Of the Umatilla Ar
| gallery.
| Last Sunday Rev. Ben Brown,
young preacher from Pendleton, occu
| pied the pulpit at the M. E. church a
the morning service, and In the eveninl
Rev. G. W. Rigby preached to the con
gregation.
| DIR. and Mrs. j. D. Plamondon enter
tanned Monday evening at their home il
honor of Miss Agnes Fletcher. Of Pen
dIeton. Cards and music afforded enter
tainment for the guests and refreshment
! we're served.
! Robert McEwen, brother Of ou
townsman, A. B., with bis wife an
three children, passed through on th