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The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-09-17
THE BUSINESS OUTLOOK.

An Intelligent Study of a Doubtful
 Situation.
 The business situation presents so many features, some good, others bad many doubtful, that the general out look to the observer is confusing. It is like looking at the landscape through a fog. Here and there @ rift in the mist reveals the sun shining on delightful prospect, but as whole one cannot see far enough to be sure of his way. On the one hand we have. this collection of facts:--.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-09-17

ed by distllation from the wood. out of the market.
 The destructive white ant Of India and China, which deyours nearly everything save metals. wsI not touch sandal wood, and that is one reason why so much of it is made up into easkets boxes and similar articles that come from Asia. Most people are familiar with the agreeable perfume of boxes made of this materiaLSaturday Evening Post. -~-.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-09-17
INTERFERING RATEa

Situations, Wants. Rents. and other small advertisements. One Cent Word eAen ta- sertIo1. Five Cents Word for fuE week
 LIispIay advertisements. per inch. one in. EerTion, Sl.20: each subsequent insertion. ~ eeDts: one week, S3.20; one month, SlOi ons year. SS0.
 Obituary Notices. In prose or verse lo cenfc per line. Notices of Births, Marrl' ages, Deaths. and Funeral. 60 cents eacn Local Notices. IS cents per line.
 Yearly advertisers are limited to tnstt own immediate business (a.l matter to De unoDjetcionablej. and their contracts do not include Wants, To Let. For Sale. etc.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-09-17
sANDALWooD OIL.

oil of sandaiwood, which is one of the most valuable substances known to the perfumer, affording an exceedingly delicate and delicous scent, has at last been made by synthesis.
 It was purely an accident. Dr. T. Day of the United States Geological society,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-09-17

When sugar prices are low German farmers can hereafter utilize their crops more profltably by drying the beets for use as cattle feed. Experiments have shown this method to be feasible. and the dried beets can be easily stored.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-09-17

The Barre (Massac chusetts) Gazette tells of a young woman from Boston who arrived in that town last week un- der an engagement as teacher in one of the district schools there. While she was being carried from the station to the boarding place that had been en- gagged for her she asked where the the- atres were located, how often the troll leys ran by the schoolhouse door and what other facilities for amusement and recreation were provided in the village. Upon being informed that there were no theatres, no trolleys or other metro-
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-09-17

Paris Eiffel tower will stand for only 8 few years longer. A commission ap- pointed to decide on the uses to which the Champ de Mars shall be put has or dered that the tower be torn down at the end of the concession, which expires in 1910.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-09-17

Mrs. A. H. Colver. in the New York Evening Post tells good story to il- lustrate the solemn truth that only those who have brought up children should know how much care, patience, charity and long-suffering are involved in the job. According to the story when an old black Baltimore nanny" was lectured by the judge for not bringing her muIatto son up better-he was being sentenced for petty larceny she asked permission to put in a word Permission being given. she asked: "Hez you got yaller boy?" The judge replied that he had not. "Well, then," Hhe replied, "shet up!"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-09-17

The Hawaiian Gazette contends that governor for the territory should not be appointed from the mainland. Long ago the people at Washington adopted the principle of home rule for territories" it says, "and both parties declared for it in their national plat forms. What has happened here to warrant a change from that principle? Is the fact that the least competent and least honest and most vengefully anti American class in the community is dis satisfied with the probable choice of the President for governor succeeding MT. Dole excuse enough?"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-09-17

Rapid progress is being made with the preliminary plans for the production of alcohol on large scale in Ireland for motor purposes. to which the, depart ment of agriculture in Ireland is now turning it's attention. Early next year it is hoped that what is practically a new industry--the making of alcohol from potatoes on a large scale-will be In full swing in Ireland. Alcohol can be produced in unlimited quantity from the potato and will drive car just as fast, If the mechanism be slightly modified. It is probable that an International al- cohol competition" will be held in Ire- land next year, each car to use alcohol of it's own country's manufacture.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-09-17

Sir Edward Clarke, the noted English barrister. tells with glee how a young lawyer once scored on him. Late one afternoon a case :n which Sir Edward was interested was called, whereupon he asked that it be put off until the fol- lowing morning, as he had been argu- ing a case in another court all day and was much exhausted. The request was granted. and the next case called. The young lawyer then asked for postpone ment of this case also, saying he. too, was exhattsted The court asked what he had been doing. ''If it please the court" was the reply T have been listening to Sir Edward Clarke"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-09-17

3 :.
 It is said that the English natural gas has two advantages over the Amer ican. In the Heathfield district near London. all the wells show a pressure Of at least one hundred and twenty pounds per square inch, which is enough to carry the gus to any town in Eng land The other advantage is that, while American gas. when burnt in a fish-tail or Argand burner, has practic- ally no Illuminating power, the former. when burnt under the same conditions cannot be distinguished, save by an ex- pert, from the original coal gas in com- mon use. Heathfeld gas gives twenty per cent. more light than coal gas un- der like conditions.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-07-29

The Pride Of Minot is the popular
-four. 1t leads. l5ts
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-07-29
Reports Badly colored

G. n. Sommer. the clerk of the
Deep River district, visited this
office Saturday and informed us
that the article published in the last
weeks Independent regarding the
resignation Of the school board OF
that district wan false in many
particulars and as this paper re-
ceiyed its information from an un.
reliable source, we gladly make the
corrections.
There are at present twenty hive
schools in that district instead OF
nineteen as our informant told us.
and there are preparations made
for two Others while three petitions
for school were laid over until the
next meetings.
There have been no books paid
for, but the book company sent
out consignment Of books which
were to be distributed among the
schools and all that were not need
ed were to be returned.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-07-29
Would Bunco The Farmers

Potatoes promise to I've Il very
scarce article in the valley this
fall owing to the lack of rainfall
during the early growth OF the
plants: Numerous potato buy
ers are visiting the farmers in
this part OF the state trying to
purchase the potatoes as they
stand in the field at 25 cents per
bushel and in some districts they
work their scheme very success
fully. The idea is that the buy
er gets the farmers signature to
Il paper selling him the crop ut
a acertain price when they are dug:
then in the fall if the potatoes are
Il good commodity the specula-
tor appears and demands the
fulfillnent of the contract, where
as, if the market has slumped
and prices are low, the farmer is
left to dispose Of the crop as best
he can. ls sa -,. qs
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-07-29
An Hour With The Teachers

A representative of the lnde-
pendent spent some time Friday
at the summer school. Althoug b
tile weather was excessively warm,
the teachers were giving the in
structors their closest attention.
This is counted by everyone, the
very best summer school ever held
in the state. The teachers are all
bright and well educated and are
willing to go to a little trouble to
keep up with the times.
Conductor Hoover held the un-
divided attention Of sixty te1chers
while he explained some excellent
points in arithmetic, The teachers
attending from the three counties,
Pierce, McHenry and Ward, num-
Der III. Some returned to their
schools at the end of the week, and
the attendance is somewhat
smaller. Ward county had IS
teachers, Pierce, 80 and McHenry
20.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-07-29
Dedicated JOhnSon's Barn

The home of James johnson of
Burlington was the scene of an
unusual amount of merriment
Friday night, the occasion being
u "house warming OF Jim S
mammoth barn. SO to, speak.
About $50 Of the friends gath
cred in Ward county's biggest
barn. which is Just about COM
pleted, and for several hours en-
joyed themselves playing games,
dancing and visiting. Ice cream
and cake were served. Mr..
johnson and wife have long
lived at Burlington and possess
scores Of friends who enjoy the
hospitality OF their beautiful
home. 8Ea J
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-07-29
Lost Is Loads of Hay

II. and j. Zee are mourning
the loss of twenty-five loads Of
fine hay which were carried with
the wind over several miles of
the prairie Thursday night.
They had that day raked up the
hay into windrows intending to
take it to their barns the next
day but the wind saved them the
trouble OF caring for it. The loss
amounts to more than Il hund-
red dollars.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-07-29
Mrs. Cotton Very iii

Mrs. Cotton, the venerable. mo-
tller of Mrs. James johnson Of
Burlington, was taken seriously
i'll during the progress OF the
party at the Johnson home Fri
day night and is now in a very
precarious condition. She is 6S
years old and is unconscious all
the time and cannot move. Her
speech is effected. She was
standing talking with the crowd
when she was stricken with pa
ralysis. DR.. Crokat is attending.
the lady and believes she has a
chance to improve.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-07-29
Moiyneux Talks

Superintendent Molyneux OF
McHenry county was Il visitor
of this Office Monday and states
that the Deep River board of di-
rect0Ix carried things with a
Observation-Disclosures those
men were in this Office the day
previous telling their story, He
Stated that the board purchased
thirty libraries at $45 each issu-
illg warrants for the same.
At the time there
were 10 schools iii that district.
The petition actually was signed
by $50 voters of that district
asking for:the removal OF the
board.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-07-29
Flax About Ready To Cut

C. y. Woolverton will begin
harvesting his flax in less than a
week. All of it is in the dough.
II sOwed some wheat on my old
potato ground this year and the
ground was manured besides,
and my neighbors say it will 20
forty bushels to the acre. said
Mr.. Woolverton. 4 sample of
all his grain was left at this Of
flee. On one head of oats there
are 121 grains. The barley
averages so grains to the head.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-07-29
As1lcIe Was Misleading

In last weeks Independent
there was an article which was
rather misleading regarding J,
{. Hoff. Mr.. Hoff is doing every
thing he can to straighten up
his affairs SO he may do what is
right with his creditors and be-
lieves that within a short time
he will be enabled toresume bust
ness in this city. There is no one
who wishes to see Mr.. Hoff fail.
When it is possible to collect all
his debts, lie believes he will have
plenty to pay all Of his indebted
le60.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-07-29
SUIT AGAINST
SCHOOL BOARD
J. N. Vatsvog, A Resident Of The Deep River
School District, Briags % Action
A1 list ..members Of The O" School
RAaeA

The members of the former
school board of the Deep River
school district were in this city
Friday and Saturday getting legal
advice pertaining to a suit which
has been started against them by
j. NJ. Vatsvog, a resident of that
district. He charges the board
with squandering the taxpayers
money III buying books. The suit
is started against B. E: Corey,
David Hamilton, G. H. Sommer,
Ell. johnson and j. p. Ebersole.
Those men have retained a lawyer
and will fight the case.
One Of the members Of the
oll board was seen by an Indepen:
dent representative and he stated
that they had not purchased any
books from the company but had
entered into al agreement with
them to use the books and next
March a settlement would be
made, the board to pay for as many
as they decided to Keep. No
money had been Eaid over.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-07-29
Sam Ready Money.

dark Bay. with small stripe id face, Q years old,
and weighs 1890 pounds. He has Il good head
and eye. fine Ia rsc neck. fnll wtc breast smooth
strong back, lons and hip heavy stl!ies llIHEr
a good disposition and is excellent breeder.
Sam Ready Money will make the following
SEASON. on the nell of sec 81, twp l's r;'e ~
TERMS: Season service, 81 cash, To insure a
colt to stand and suck $40. Money due when
mare is parted with or moved from the neigh
borhOOd.
Not responsible for accidents. Mares cared
for at reasonable rates. No business transact
ed on Sunday. -
Nick NJ. Behrr1, Owner.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-07-29
WilIard's Tent Wcs -

Prof. Willard. the geologist,
and his assistants calue in from
the hills 25 miles southwest, SAT-
rlrlay. where they have been
making Investigations. At Coal
Harbor Thursday night Lab
inches Of rain fell. Mr.. Wizards
tent was wrecked during the
storm. The professor came in
for provisions aud says his mp
petite il improving.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-07-29
Lauder Here Aug. 18th

Judge p;llda, Sunday, received
a telegram from Judge Lauder
stating that he would be in Mi
not to open court August II, at
which time the Bickford- Frost
superintendent case will come up.
Six other cases will be tried then.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-07-29
NAV Have Hydrophobia.

Richard Wynkop Of Bottineau
believes that he has been at
tackled by hydrophobia and left
for Chicago for treatineht. A
mad dog Sit his mare and the
animal had to be killed. The
colt was kept and the owners
hands and arms began to swell.
He is alarmed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-04-03
DESIGNED FOR WOMEN.

From Fridays Daily.
Among the numerous health food
fads is the eating of garlic" says club
woman.
A New York girl is said to make a
good living by bathing dogs. She charges
so cents. M
The skirts will still be plated, al
though there is tendency to make them
fuller and straighter in line.
Winter clothing should be bought in
the summer and vice versa as an econo-
mical measure.
Tailor gowns of voile, etamine or any
open-weave stuff will far outshine those
of broadcloth this spring.
An excellent shampoo is composed of
the yolk of one egg, rosemary spirits
one ounce and rosewater one pint. ii.
A Missouri Judge does not ask wives
tn obey. He claims that if the man is
worthy the woman will gladly obey him
Many a woman thinks the whole world
against her when the world does not
remember that there is such person.
The Glenwood Springs, Colo, Advance
man said Lady Curzon rode astride ar
elephant in the late India function Of
note.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-04-03
1T ADVERTISES MANKATO.
The Broad Street Pavement Attracts
Wide Attention. y
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
City Engineer Thompson has received
a letter from the editor lof the Munich
pal journal of New York city, asking
for the loan of the cuts used i'll his an
nual report, to be used in connection
with story (which l will be able to
make of your city from your report"
The Municipal Journal is the leading
municipal publication in the country.
This is the second paper of its kind to
indicate its intention to give Mankato
free writeup on account OF the Broad
street paving. This kind of advertising
will do the city a great deal of good, as
it will attract the attention of those
who are seeking some progressive town
as residence. The paving of Broad
street is the most important public i'm
proyement that the city has made since
it acquired the waterworks system.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-04-03
LIFE JOBS FOR POLICE.
Under Proposed Charter, They Cannot
Be Removed Except For Cause.
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
An attorney points out that if the new
charter was to be adopted, the police
force would hold office indefinitely, the
mayor having no authority to make a.
change. There seems to be no way pro
vided to terminate the lease of office OF
policemen except for cause after charges
have been preferred and trial had there
on.
Section 3, chapter 2, prescribes the
manner of removing officers for cause.
Section 10. chapter 81 enumerates the
city officials and designates police Off
GERS as city officials. True, the proposed
charter, in providing for the removal Of
officers for cause refers in precise terms
to such as are elected by the people or
appointed by the council, but police Off
GERS are appointed by the mayor by and
with consent of the council, which is
equivalent to an election or appointment
bv the council In any event it is only
under. the removal for cause clause that
the term of office can be terminated, be-
cause, while the mayor is given author
ity to appoint, he IS given no authority
to remove.
That an indefinite term of office is pro-
vided for is made evident by the fact
that the. proposed charter makes pro-
vision for sliding salary scale covering
period of three years in specified terms.
Removals for cause cannot be made by
the mayor, but only by two-thirds vote
of the aldermen, which would be five, as
seven aldermen are provided for. The
policemen would be responsible to the
council and not to the mayor, which
might result in creating serious friction
in many cases. 1t is considered to be the
best policy in all cities for the mayor to
appoint his own police force. In that
event they are responsible to him, and he
in turn can be held responsible by the
people. If the police were not response
BILE to the mayor, his hands would be
tied.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-04-03
RAILWAY AGENTS MEET.
Discuss the EIkins Bill at Tracy
With Officials.

From Fridays Daily.
The station agents of the Minnesota
and Dakota division of the Chicago q
North Western railroad held a meeting
at Tracy yesterday. About thirty-five
agents were in attendance, besides the
following officials: Superintendent
Goetzman of Winona, Assistant Superin-
tendent Stewart of Huron, S. D., Assis-
tant Superintendent Cantillion of Wi
mona, Train Master O'Brien of Tracy,
General Agent johnson of Winona, and
Travelling Agents johnson of Mankato
and Ferrin of WATERFOWL, s. D.
Some very interesting papers were read
and discussed, the most important being
one by General Agent johnson of Wi
mona, on the Elkins bill. This paper
was thoroughly discussed and great
many good points were brought out
which will prove of value to the agents
The following officials were chosen fol
the coming year: c. E. johnson OF Man
kato, president; F. E. Flanagan of Wi
mona, secretary.
The agents were, as usual, treated
royalty by the officials, and specia
trains provided for their return home
Mankato may be chosen for the mex
meeting place, the meeting to be helt
some time in July.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-04-03
GRAND JURY.
Law to Abolish II Should Be Voted
Down.
From Saturday

From Saturdays Daily.
w. E. Young, when asked what news
or comments he had to contribute to the
general news fund today replied as fol-
lows:
Senator Laybourne of Duluth has in
PRODUCED a bill in the state senate abol-
ishing our grand jury system and cloth
ing the various county attorneys of the
different counties of the state with the
power of Indictment.
This is vicious bill and should be
killed. No one man should possess the
power of accusing his fellow of crime
and of compelling the person whom ne
has accused to stand trial for his liberty
or his life before jury of his peers.
Those acquainted with criminal proce-
dure know that there is hardly a prose-
cutting officer in the state who is not
frequently importuned to prosecute for
the purpose of satisfying private malice,
collecting civil claims or for some other
illegal and evil purpose. Those having
experience know that there is some
times heinous crimes perpetrated by an
influential or noted criminal and that
the county attorney is bombarded with
propositions craving official leniency. If
the power of indictment were vested In
the prosecuting attorney in many in
stances that official would, like other
mortals, succumb to temptation and be-
come a terror I'M his community; then
again, the officer who accuses should
not prosecute. Under the proposed bill
the county attorney as prosecutor will
be tempted to make good his record az
accusing officer.
perhaps our grand jury system can be
advantageously modified by reducing the
number from twenty three as now con-
stituted to thirteen. A jury composed
of thirteen or fifteen men is sufficiently
numerous to insure judicious Judgment
and business management and at the
same time entail much less expense
than does our present jury system.
THE internal itching of some legisla-
tor to tinker every conceivable estab-
lished institution, whether or not it be
already satisfactory, reminds one of the
boy, who when found with his watch
taken apart and tie wheels scattered
about, was asked if the watch did not
keep good time or if it needed repairing,
replied, eyes, the watch keeps perfect
time and so far as / know needs no re-
pairs but wanted to fix it,, and he did.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-04-03
BUYS NEW FURNITURE.
F. B. Kent Will Reopen the SauIpaugh
Nav 4th.
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
f. B. Kent of Storm Lake, Iowa, spent
the afternoon in the city. He is the new
lessee of the Saulpaugh, and states that
he will take possession May lst and will
be ready to open to the public not later
than four days after that. He has pur-
chased new furniture for the hotel
throughout, including iron beds. The
carpets have also been ordered, and Mr.
Kent expects that it will be matter of
only a few days to get everything in
order.
Mr.. Kent made his application to the
city today for liquor license for the
bar Mr.. Snyder's license runs for
seven months yet, but he has not deter
mined what to do about it. He expects
to pack and store the furniture now in
the house, until he decides where to To-
cate.