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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-10-28
Insulted Two Women.

A man named Yates entered
the room Of two dressmakers at
Arntz's rooming house Monday
while Mr.. Arntz was away, and
insulted them. He struck one of
the women cutting a bad cash
in her lip. s,The women both
have excellent regulations.
When Mr.. Arntz returned home
he ordered the man to leave the
city or be arrested. The fellow
Disappeared.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-10-28
Bad Fire at Mckinney.

The Independent received word
that the hotel and SP. Berthe
sons department store burned
at MISUNDERSTANDING.
The fire caught in the
hotel rather 1nysteriously.
Very little Of the goods were
saved from the store. The fire
started. while everyone was at
breakfast.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-10-28
Notice of Sale.

| hereby give notice that | will
sell at public auction on the
street corner near P. p. Le9's
store, the following described
horse which | lookup and placid
in thepound some days ago: By
horse, left white hind foot, WI Gte
spot between eyes, no bra1j Ids.
Age uncertain.
ID. II. Kinfball,
Chie1of Police.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-10-28
We Raise Something Here.

Fourteen thershing ma chimes
were in operation within six
squar miles in Ivanhoe township
near Donnybrook one day last
week. Mr.. Flemming stood in
one spot at Rugby last week and
counted thirty threshing mach
ines at work over this part Of
the state. And still there are
millions of bushels yet to thresh.
Eastern farmers will begin to
think that something can be
raised here after all.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-10-28
P. P. LEES
DEPARTMENT STORE.

Best Flour, per 98ib sack $2.26
Fancy Eating Apples per box $l.26
Granulated Sugar 19bs $1.OO
Pears for preserving bu box $2.28
Fine Roasted Coffee 15c grade 1Oc
This is not the ground adulteration
some merchants sell you for coffee.
New Rolled Oats per 10 &c
Bread homemade per loaf &c
Toilet Soap best &c kind 7 bars 28c
Potatoes in your cellar in 20 bu
lots 4OC
Cabbage from 10 to lac each winter
stock per doz $1.OO
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-10-28
The Golden Rule Store is Offering
two prizes for the largest potato
broug ht in before November LIST.

Strayed or Stolen-From my place 8
miles southwest of Velva, one bay mare
white stripe in forehead. One dark bay
horse, sore place on right jaw. Lost
Tuesday, Aug. IL. Send information to
John Cozoc, Velva, N. D. N-tf
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-10-28
REMEMBER:

Ono OF the best chances for saw
ing money is to buy at our
store. People who buy Gro
ceries here certainly get the
best of everything in pure
food products, and at a saw
ing Of fully 1Oper cent. We
buy in larger quantities at
close prices and share the
saving with our customers.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-10-28
P. P. LEE,
The Right Price Merchant.

Lost-coon skin overcoat with jeans
lining on the road running south from
the east side of Sec. 20, twp. 157 rg- 53.
Finder please return to P. Vandenoever,
Minot, N. D, 3t2p
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-10

of the result, but wanted to 40 the
thing properly and in keeping with
his character as poet and rising man
of letters. Should he WOO her finally
by moonlight, when the softening
rays of Cynthia fell about her-she
had praised his "Moon-Song," 20.
coldly calm dead sister of the night 81
Or should he pop in that shady
cloister of balsam pines and maple
wherein he had read to her nearly all
of his book of society verse, Satan
and Satin''-she had rather fancied
his sLilith" lines: Her hair of SER
pent gold that writhed, and the swart
diamonds of her eyes"
AS it happened he did not do either.
He proposed in verse and left the
pink paper in it's envelope under her
napkin at breakfast. He never got
an answer and he understood why be-
fore he was a day older.
He wandered by moonlight that
night-wandered and wondered what
form her acceptance would take. An
hour later, his face pale and the
clammy dew of agony on his brow.
he hunted up the Professor and Tre-
vanion and told them what he had
seen. This was it in brief
flOunQluS a III IQo pain ne saw
a bit of sward moon-lighted. In the
center of this sward stood Miss Pen
rhyn and the Cub, who loomed big
and boyish. The Cub was talking
earnestly; the lsdy's face was half
averted, but her whole delicious fig
ure seemed to droop and melt toward
him in spite of herself. He took her
hand. She tried weakly to withdraw
it, but he was stronger than she. The
Cub went from bad to worse. He
drew her toward him; next instant
she was in his arms, apparently con-
tent, her black hair showing against
his flannel blazer.
81 came away then,'' said the Poet
huskily.
'Astonishing!" said the Professor.
Women are mere creatures of i'm
pulse
Hes a good boy" said Trevanion.
"She is older than he, but they will be
| happy"
1t was so with her. Men and WON
en- may try to explain it, or let it
alone. After ten seasons Constance
Penrhyn loved the Cub as fondly and
much more strongly than a chit of six
teen could have done it. What is more
she married him, and regards him
I still as quite peerless among men.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-10
Orchard and Berry Notes.

OTChdro ana 6STry NOtSS-
From the Farmers Review: Here in
Central Illinois apple trees are usually
set 80 to 35 feet apart each way, two
rods being thought the best distance
apart. There was fair crop of ap-
pies here this year, and fair winter ap-
pies are selling at so to rs cents per
bushel wholesale, when hauled in by
farmers Small fruits are often set
among apple trees and usually with
advantage to both kinds of fruits.
When starting fruit growing over
twelve years old, set all my berries
among the trees, running all rows
north and south and parallel to the
tree rows. These berry plats all did
well, and raspberries, currants and
gooseberries seemed to be better for
some shade. The finest currants and
gooseberries ever saw were grown in
the partial shade of an apple and
peach orchard, where the apples and
peaches were planted together, the
peaches to be cut out when room was
needed by the apple trees. These trees
and berries have been planted ten
years and are still in fine shape. The
peaches and berries have been much
more profitable than the apples, the
latter not having amounted to any
thing as yet But with twelve years
experience 1 would not again set berry
plants Except perhaps strawberries)
among peach or plum, cherry or
ounce trees, these coming into bear
ing so soon that the berries are in the
way before bearing many crops. Be-
fore most berry plants are in full bear
ing the trees mentioned need all the
room. Among apple trees l would still
set all kinds of berries, setting the
first berry row eight feet from row
of trees, the rows running north and
south
In regard to the apple orchard writ
ten of in the Farmers Review that
was entirely killed by being plowed
and cultivated in August, 1 have no
personal knowledge, but the trees
must have been rather old and have
made practically no growth till that
year. Then a good working OF the
soil caused every bud to start, making
the whole tree tender and easily kill
ed by Ze1O weather. Perhaps the
growth was hastened and kept up
late by, a fall like the present one. To
day, the 18th of November, 1 gathered
out of doors, roses. galiardias, chrys-
anthemums and quite bunch of orna-
mental bean blossoms.
Peach buds here are thought to be
in very poor condition to stand the
winter. and it is likely there will be
no peaches in Central Illinois next
year unless the winter proves to be q
very mild one.-Frank Akin, Macon
County, Illinois.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-10
Lima Bean Growing in California.

Lima Bean Growing in California.
While the lima bean is grown in
vegetable gardens for local or home
use in nearly every state in the Union.
it's culture on an extensive scale as
commercial product is confined to
California, says a report of the Califor-
mia station. In Ventura county, In
the southwestern portion of the state,
and in counties adjacent thereto, on
the Pacific coast, between 10000 and
$4,000 acres are devoted to the lima
bean industry.
The acreage is much smaller than
In former years, due to extremely
low prices prevailing prior to 1900, to
three seasons of drought resulting in
crop failure except on irrigated lands,
and to the growing of sugar beets on
large areas formerly devoted to
beans.
The lima, which is a pole bean in
other sections of the United States,
is grown without poles or other sup
port in the California bean belt.
The vines pile themselves along the
rows and bloom and pod profusely
unless checked by drought. The
beans ripen during September; those
grown farthest from the sea ripen
first and cure more quickly when cut
than those grown nearer the coast.
The crop is harvested by means OF
sleds with knives attached to the run
ners and drawn by horses or by the
more modern wheel cutters. In from
two to four weeks after cutting, the
beans having cured, are thrashed.
either by steam thrashing outfits
which move from field to field, or by
| the method known as 'tramping,
which separates the beans by means
of horses and carts or other vehicles
driven over the vines previously
piled on prepared earthen floors, the
| straw being constantly turned and
moved with pitch forks. The latter
method, while slower than the former.
| is said to be not more expensive if
| the weather is dry.
The average cost of production is in
the neighborhood of 1925 per Genital
| When properly cultivated, from 1,2OO
| acre on good land in favorable sea-
| sons; in The best localities as high as
| 1000 pounds per acre have been
| grown. The prices realized by the
| growers fuctuate considerably. The
| crops of last and the present season
| will probably average $4-00 per Genital
| yielding handsome profits.
Accurate statistics of production are
not obtainable, but the estimated yield
last season was $4,000 sacks of 81
| pounds, and it is believed that tails
years production will equal. if it does
not exceed, that of last year.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-10
!z54izgES:s
CESSATION of Sheep.


Bulletin 95, of the Wisconsin Sta
ton, says: At the Experiment Station
our service rams are kept separate
from the flock during the breeding
season and only turned with the ewes
for a short time each day, during
which, the shepherd or an assistant is
on hand to note which ewes are in
heat and which ones breed, conse-
G emily we have no difficulty in keep
ing an accurate record of the time or
service of each eve. OF 524 ewes that
have been bred and dropped their
lambs, the period of CESSATION has
ranged from 14O to 156 days. and the
greatest number, 113 ewes, or 21-6 per
cent, dropped their lambs on the 146th
day after service; the next greatest
number, 81 ewes, or 15.5 per cent.
dropped their lambs 147 days after be-
ing bred and 404 ewes or TIL per cent
dropped their lambs between the 144th
and 15Oth days after service. Only two
ewes carried their young for more
than 154 days, one yeaning 155 and the
other 156 days after taking the ram.
while only one eve yeaned as early an
lao days after service. All three OF
these ewes gave girth to dead lambs
which would at least suggest that these
extreme periods were abnormal. From
the data here given, representing as 1t
does the various breeds of sheep, we
feel quite justified in stating that the
extreme range of the normal period or
CESSATION in breeding ewes is thirteen
days beginning at 142 and extending 10
154 days after service.
= We may also safely conclude that
the greatest number of ewes may be
exnected to droD their lambs at least
six days earlier than was found by
Tessier to be the case with breeding
ewes in France This difference may
be accounted for, in part, at least, by
the peculiar characteristics of the va
rious breeds. Of the 80 pure-bred
Southdown ewes 20 or 62.S per cent
carried their lambs less than LAT days
and of the 8 pure-bred Merinos 6, or
rs per cent, carried their lambs over
this period, while the Shropshire
grades and the various crosses of
Shropshires with Dorsets and Merinos
occupy a middle position between the
two above mentioned breeds. From this
it would seem that the more compact
and quick maturing the breed, the
shorter the period of CESSATION. and
vice versa. Since the Merinos are
much longer in reaching their matur-
ity in breeding as well as in growth
and general development than either
the Southdown or the Shropshire
we might reasonably expect them
to carry their young longer
time. This conclusion would serve to
explain the longer period of CESSATION
noted in France since practically all
of the sheep of that country are of the
Merino type.-Farmers' Review.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-10
Garden Note.

From the Farmers Review: AS the
roundup is complete, excepting the
rye, some 225 head of late cabbage
and a bushel of turnips. we will tell
the amount of the gardens produce.
An acre of naturally thin clay soil, not
yet well enriched, produced as fol-
lows: Rhubarb, in a poor situation,
partly improved and partly old roots,
out two and three years, 225 dozen
punches, six stalks to the bunch;
gooseberries, out three years, yield
20 gallons; currants, out three years,
Red Dutch and white variety, yield 15
gallons; strawberries, out two years,
Jessie, Bubach and Haverland varie-
ties, yield 1919 gallons; lettuce, i'm
proved Hanson. 80 large bunches; rad
ishes, White Vienna and Long Scarlet,
SO large punches; onions, common
white sets, so large punches; sage,
out three years, improved, 2k pounds
dried leaves; peanuts, one-balf gallon
from five seeds; corn, Adams Early
and Stowells Evergreen, SO dozen
ears; bunch beans, Jones Wax and
Byers, SO gallons: pole beans, Golden
Cluster, 72 gallons; lima beans, King
of the Garden (pole), 40 gallons hulled
beans; tomatoes, Success mostly, New
Imperial, New Stone and Matchless,
1879 gallons ripe tomatoes. 40 gallons
green ones; muskmelons, strawberry.
80 fine ones; cabbages, Jersey Wake
field for early, fiat Dutch and Drum
head for late, 143 heads (this doesn't
include those out now)- The above
includes only the salable stun. The
cracked and otherwise defective to-
matoes, muskmelons and cebbages
were fed at once to the COW: the
amount was considerable From three
rows of Adams Early corn. each row
120 feet long. thirty dozen salable
ears were gathered: corn planted the
14th of May, first roasting ears the
10th of July, the last the 7th Of Au-
gust. Keep an account OF the stun
gathered from the garden next year
Emma Clearwater.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-10
Thouqht Celebration in Order

Daniel Mason, the former law part
ner of District Attorney Jerome, has
as his managing clerk young lawyer
named John Comfort Recently a eli
ent called at Nason's Office and, find
ing both out, was handed by the Office
boy in explanation this written tele-
phone message:
Have been presented with a soi.
and heir. Will not be down for a day
or two; send up Comfort"
The client, not knowing the name
of Nason's associate, and thinking the
son and heir to be Nason's, went inn
mediately and acted upon the sugges-
tion by purchasing a couple of bottles
of choice old Glenlivet, which he dis
patched to Nason's house with the
message: Congratulations and
compliments as well as comfort
New York Times.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-10
An Enduring Record.

Standing side by side in an old Long
Island cemetery are four tombstones.
They commemorate the virtues of the
successive wives of one of the towns S
inhabitants, who, from the point of ex-
perience at least, should be able to
rival Max O'Rell as an observer of
feminine traits. A peculiar thing about
the monuments is that not alone do
they perpetuate the memory of each
of his helpmates, but they serve as a
sort of financial barometer to record
the husbands rising fortunes.
The first wife had a modest little
headstone. The second wife's me
mortal was on the same order, but il
was at least two feet taller. The third
wife differed both as to style and size
Icing greatly superior to either of the
others, while to the fourth and last
was granted the distinction of a gran
ite shaft
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-10
What Type of Hog to Breed.

Swine breeding as a profession Will
become more and more of an exact
science, and many of the methods OF
feeding and breeding which have here
tofore yielded fairly good results
must soon be discarded for better
ones. There seems to be some differ
ence of opinion as to just what the
great American hog is. Some would
have us believe that he is of a bacon
type, but l am convinced that the
bacon type of hogs for this section is
a long ways in the future. 1t is re-
markable to how near the same stand
ard all the breeds of hogs are work
ing to-day. 1t would seem hardly
probable that such practically unan-
imous opinion as is evidenced by the
rem are convinced that we are chas-
ing after false gods, and could make
great deal more money If we were
careful to produce a little different
type of hog and market it at 200
pounds weight They point to the
fact that they get over 81 per hun
dred weight more for hogs than we
do, making allowance for the differ
ence in freight rates, but / think the
much talked of bacon demand would
fade into insignificance if it was sup
piled at the rate of 100000 hogs per
week. of this type, going into the
Chicago market So ! am convinced
that our type and our methods as rec
ognized by the most up-to-date breed
ers are the proper ones for the coun-
try in which we live. and that thor
ough study and improvement of them
will result in the most profit and best
advancement of swine growing as q
profession--W. NJ. McFadden. before
Iowa Swine Breeders
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-10

juvenescence, a light that proves fatal
to many women old enough to know
better.
1t was during the last week of Miss
Penrhyn's stay that the professor pro-
posed in form. He had invited her
into the small, stuffy parlor in which
no one ever sat and there he went
down upon his thin knees. She did
not ask him to rise, or offer to assist
him. He went gallantly through a
lengthy statement of affection and
when he ran out of words at last she
smiled and said:
Il shall never marry, Professor. l
admire your gifts and think you are
a good man. but can go no further.
No; the subject matter is quite hope
less. believe me. Please consider the
subject closed
There was no getting around that
The Professor in an unusual burst of
confidence told Graham about it. The
lawyer chuckled and said: You
ought to have come to me first, old
man; 1 could have told you better"
He was next. 1t happened down
by the edge of the lake, where a great
hemlock had fallen and made a con-
venient seat. He went through glibly
enough, then, not waiting for an ac-
Quiescence of which he had no doubt,
slipped an arm about her waist. She
wrenched herself free, leaped to her
feet and turned on him a face of hot
indignation. Not trusting herself to
speak, she walked toward the house.
He ran after her and asked shame
facedly: cam 1 not to have an an
swer?" She glanced at him icily and
replied: You are not worth an an
sweri" Graham did not tell the Pro-
fessor about this, but paid his bill
and went back to the city that even
ing.
1t is not believed that George Ire
vanion would have asked her to marry
him if his misery had not forced him
to speak. He told her that he was not
good enough for her; that it was not
meant for such as he to win and wear
so bright a jewel; that he would not
| have spoken at all but that he wanted
her to know that he loved her very
dearly and would always love her.
no matter whether she became an
others wife or not
Il am only a plain man." said poor
George. "and 1 have never expected
that you could care for me, but such
as I am, / love you with my whole
heart and soul"
! She was tender and compassionate
with him. She gave him her hand
and told him that she esteemed him
truly and any woman ought to be
| proud to be his wife. "You will find
some one better suited to you and
who will care for you," she added
It know that you will, / shall pray
| that you WILL There were tears in
her gray eyes,
Claude Mayne Delay debated long
within himself He had little doubt
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-10
A Prayer.

Teach me, Father. how to go
Softly as the grasses grow.
Hush my soul to meet the shock
OF the wild world as a rock:
But my spirit, prompt with power,
Make as simple as a flower,
Let the dry heart fill its cup,
Like a poppy looking up;
Let life lightly wear her crown,
Like a poppy looking down.
When its heart is filled with dew,
And its life begins anew
Teach me. Father, how to be
Kind and patient as a tree
Joyfully the crickets Groom
Under shady oak at noon;
Beetle on his mission bent
Tarries in that cooling tent;
Let me, also. cheer a spot.
Hidden field or garden grot-
Place where passir Y soul can rest
Or the way and he their best
Edwin Markham
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-10
Low Headed Fruit Trees.

From Farmers Review: In reply to
your request for an expression of our
opinion concerning the low-heading of
trees, we will say that we practice this
in our own orchard at Lilly and be-
only about ten trees by the tornado in
the spring, and these trees were in
variably those that had been injured
in other ways. Our orchards escaped
almost entirely and doubtless we owe
this escape, in part at least, to the
low-heading of our trees. The points
mentioned by Senator Dunlap as ad-
vantageous in this method are certain
ly well taken. In the heavy storm of a
few weeks ago our pears still on the
trees we're SO ripe that about 600 BUSH
els we're shaken down. But among
the thousands of bushels this was not
a large proportion. A snan percent
age of apples on our trees were shak-
en- of; but these trees are too young
to be In r-Sper bearing yet, and cam
not be taken as q fair test of what
would have happened had they been
larger and loaded with fruit. The
thousands of peach trees in the or
chard passed through the spring tor
nado almost without injury, and prob
ably the low heading of the trees had
heavy fringe of timber which sur
rounds our orchards on every side
must be given full share of credit
Lilly Orchard Company, Mclean
county, Ill
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-10

chant for moonlight strolls and quiet
hooks wherein there was light enough
fer reading his manuscript to suffer
ers.
John Hammond, unanimously
dubbed the Cub and mortally offensive
to three of the older rivals. This was
a big, loosely built youth of %. fresh
from college, with the football hair
of the past season cut close, a tan
on his clear cheeks, a merry, healthy
laugh and an alteration in his blue
eyes which he did not try to hide.
These eyes had in them the light of