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Notice to Creditors.

In the matter of the Estate OF William
Allen Cunningham. deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the under
signed L. S. Foot, Administrator of the
Estate Of William Allen Cunningham,
late of the town OF Burlington in the
County of Ward. and State Of North
Dakota, deceased to the creditors of,
and all pcrsors having claims against,
said deceased to exhibit them with the
necessary vouchers. within four months
after the first publication OF this notice.
to said administrator at bis residence on
SW1, Of Sec. So, Township 1876, Range
81 IN the State of North Dakota in said
Ward county.
Dated June % A. D.. 1903.
L. S. Foot,
Administrator.
First Publication on the End day OF
July \. d. 1903.
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Contest Notice

Department of the interior, United
States Land Office, Minot, North DaIlo-
Ia. July Is, 1909.
A sufficient contest affidavit having
Eeen fled in this Office by Victo: V. Van
Brocklin, contestant, against Home
stead entry No 1893, made January Goth,
1850. for the southeast quarter Of Sec
ticn 50. Tow saip 1873, Range 81. by
George H:et:l. ontHstee, in which it is
alleged thai said entiylnan has wholly
abandoned said la'.l for more tAan six
months last past: that he has never made
ary improvements ~ on the lard EXCEPT
u small! tract Of brc,a.::ing OF about i've
aces, and y small shack which Was re-
moved f,om tie lard on or about Cc:o-
Der ]. 1862 and VIII n has never been re-
placed: ard that said Abandonment has
rot been caused Ly is employment in
the Amy. Eavy, o1 marine CORPS OF tAe
United Grate, as /. lliva'2 colder, officer.
seaman or ,!arinc during the war with
Spain o:Illring any other WARM which
the United States may be engaged.
Said parties are hereby notified to ar-
pear. respond and ctfor evidence touch
ing said allegation at O'clock a. IN. on
September II, 1903, before the Register
ana l.cCc!Fcf AT l!le " nltci oIaLc!S Lana
office in Mi-ot North Dakota.
The said contestant having, in a pro
per affidavit, filed June 9Th, 1903, set
forth facts which show that after due
diligence personal service Of this roticc
~anrot &c made, it is hereby ordered and
directed that such notice be given by
due and proper publication.
E. G. Sanborn,
Register.
Bird, Sutton & Eeedc. 7-22 1926
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Notice for Publication.

Department of tic Interior, Land
Office at Minot, n. d., June 25th, 1903.
Notice is hereby given that the follow
ing named settler has filed notice of his
intention to make final proof in support
of his claim and that said proof will be
made before the Register and Receiver
of the United States land office at Minot,
n d., on August s, 1903, viz:
FRANKLIN w. EDDY,
II. E. No. 1885, for the nw1;, section,
q, twp. 1877, range So.
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon and
cultivation Of said land, viz
Sarah Francis New, W. M. New, Rix II.
Hathaway, and William Golf, all Of
Lynch, Ward County, N. d.
r. 9. SANBoRN, Register.
James Johnson, Atty for Claimant.
II S-5,
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Department of the Interior, United States
LarC.Oti MiEot, \. D., July I. 1903:
\ sufficient contest a.iiciavit having been fle,i
in this office b. " J. Butts contestant, against
homestead entry No. 1877. made April y. 1900,
the SEA, see. -, H. 81, s. !'E Iarie" j.;
II neawGy. c0nsG5,ec, in which it IS alieget:
tn It said catryu:an HIS wholly abandoncd said
II ct and changed his residence thcraEro!n for
IN IRE than six months since making SAID entry,
an next prior to the date hereof; chat re has
not established Il residence thereon: hat said
TT .ct remains i'll It's natural state, wholly aInr-
i oEcd and ;lniin proved: and that said ALLEGED
absence from the said land was NOT due to his
employment III the army, navy or marine corps
Of the &. $. sa private sold :cr. officer, scam an
CT f;..tri;.2, during he with Spain or daring
any ctEcr war IL which the l., ). may be ca
gagged, and
Said parties are hereby no,iiea 10 appear, re-
spond ard offer evidence tu&cii!ntf said al'c-a-
ton al 10 & clock a. M Sept. 3, 1903, fetnre
the register and receiver u tic T. >. land Office
in Miunt, \. d.
The said contestant having. in 4 proper afff;,
davit, fled July 5. 1863, set tcrlh facts which
show that after due diligence personal service
of this notice cannot bc made, it is hereby
ordered and directed that such notice be given
by due and proper publication.
10 S-i9 K. {. SANBcEN, Kegs or.
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NNlICE For PUBLICATION.

Department Of the Interior, Land Oa:cc at
Nlinot, \. D., July /, 1903.
named settler has fled notice Of his intention
to make final proof in support of his claim and
thas said proof will be made before Register
and Rccelvcrcf I. :. land office at M!not,N. d.
en- LuH. ~, 1903, VIZ:
H. 4. No. 1870 of John Fl. Wood. OF Minot
North Da kota. for the wls nc'4 soc. %, tip. lISl
range Siw.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous, residence upon and cultivation
Of said LAND. viz:
I'd: Johns IN. Frank Wood, G. G. RIPLEY, OF
Minot \. d., M. }. OConnor, Pebler, n. ID.
rs 50 Il. G. SANBORN, Register
James johnson, Atty. for Claimant.
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: Office FOR PUBLICATION,

Land Cf1ico at Minot, n. d.. July ~ 1905.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has Iilel notice Of his intention
to make final proof in support OF his claim. and
trat sad proof will Ec made before john T. :.
LSwis, United States commissioner district OF
North Dakota, at his Office at Lansiord n. D.,
Oh Aug;s: 81, 1903, viz:
WALTZ r II. ROBINSON of Lansror,l. n. D..
II. Z. No. lG20o for the s.Sl-l OF sec. =. twp.
1871, rrc. 81. .
Uc naMcs The following witnesses to prove
his continuous. reSilelcc upon and cultivation
OF said lanG. viz
Tom Wc!ch joe Iiod.,ins, Elmcr Carr. Trcl
SGuthcrnti, ali OF Laiisf0rd. y. y.
Il. c. SANEORS, Register
Cook 4 Porter, agents for Clainai!: Ni;not.
=. d. F-22 S-26
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Land Office at Minot. n. D., Illy Is. 1863.
Notice is hereby given that Us following
named settler has filed notice Of his intcniion
so make final proof in suppo;i OF h:s. claim, and
that said proof will be made before Register
and Receiver U. $. Land office at Minot, n. d.,
on Aug % 1903. viz:
EVAN Z. EVANS,
H. T. No. ITO for the nell sc:. -, tip. 1j5, r. 81.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
OF said land VIZ:
DAhIugcr tf De- Laos, y. D., Martin jacobson
of MnOt. y. u.
7-o2 S2ii r. {. SAS3ORS. Register.
LIE 5ucur.e Bradford.
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Summons

STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA, County OF Ward.
in Dist riot Court ST., judicial District, -,
Martin, Defendant.
The state of North Dakota to The above named
defendant:
You a re hereby summoned TO answer the com
plant III this action and to serve Il copy of your
answer upon tho subae ribcr within thirty days
after the service of this summons upon you. OK
elusive of the day of service; and in case CT ;,ur
failure to appear or nsHcr judgment will he
taAeu against you BY default il the relief de
man.lcd i'll the comp ain,
Ge ,rgc \. Mc(icc. ID, {. Grccalcaf, Attorneys
for Plaintiff, Minot. n D. Dated July :, MOB
70 II. W. Martin, the above named defendant ;
You are hcrc5y notified that the complaint il
the above entitled action was flied III the Of
fee OF the clerk Of the District Court within
and for War. county. Ncrth Dakota on the li'h
tlay OF Jul. 1903.
&. !. M,Gca aud PC. CrccalcaT: !ttcr"cys
for Plaintiff.
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Notice for Publication.
Department Of the IDtcriar
Land Ciiicc at MinOt y, D., july 9Th 1862

Department Of the IDtcriar.
Land Ciiice at Minot, n. d., July 6:h, 1862,
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has iiied notice OF his intcn;on
to make final proof in support Of his claim, and
that said proof will be made before Register
and Receiver Of the United States Land Office
at MiEot, \. D., on August Is, 1909, viz:
OLE j. EULsi.ruMo
IL. z. No. 1880 for the Sell OF section !, in
township 81, range 81,
Tie names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of said land. viz:
Gundcr Wolseth, john y. HarS.ad. Peter j..
Pau'son. Charles Pace all nf Pcch!cr, Il. d.
c. \. JnhnsNn. Atty for Claimant I-S ST.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Land Office at Mrct, n. D Jaly I, 1903,
Notice is hereby given mat the following
named settler has filed notice OF his Intention
tha, said proof will he made before John
Lynch, Clerk Of the District Court for Ward
c0I,4y North Dakota, at MiEot, n. Oak, On
Jug. ~, l.UJ, VIZ:
ALFRED G.. HARPER.
Il i. No 1jS92 for the sell sclA, soc. 80 cis mel.
sec 81, and nwlt rwl, sec. 33. to. l54, r ".
He nan.cs The following, witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
Of said land, viz:
UpClihe, all OF Milot, y. J..
IS S-5 II. G. SANRORN, Register.
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cs1MnC!iS.

STAFF. OF NORTH DAKOTA ! ,.,.
County OF Ward
In DIsTEICr coUBT. STH JUDICIAL Dis
Ti:ICI.
Joseph Roach, Plaintiff: Us. William
Watson, Ward county. a public corpora
ton. STATE OF North Dakota public
CORPORATION, All other persons uniEcWn
claiming any estate or interest II, or
lien OF incu;Ibranco upon the property
described in the complaint, and their
unknown heirs, Defendants
TIE State OF North Dakota to the
above Eaulcd defendants:
You and each CT you arc here! : slim
moneu to answer the complaint in this
action and TO serve Il copy Of your an
swcr upon the subscriber within
ehirty days after the service Of this sum
mors upon yea exclusive OF the day OF
service; ard in case OF your iaiu,e t.
anrear OF answer, judgment vii, lie
taken against you and against each u
you ty default FOR tie relief Gc;Ca1.1ro
in the compliant. Dated June &c, 1879.
c. Auriand.
Attorney for the pl Unfit.
Cti:cc at Mirot. \. =.
To al and each Of the above named
defendants:
You and each Of you are hereby mott
fed that the above entitled action is
brought to determine adverse claims and
to quiet titIo in the plaintiff TO the 1t
5, in block 6 Of the townS;tc Of Minot il.
Ward county, North Dakota as shown
ty the plat thereo! On file ald for re-
cora ii the oi!icc OF the re lister OF deeds
III and for sad Ward county, n. d. ard
that Tie complaint il this action has
keen fled II tic office OF the clerk of the
North DaI-ct:. The court in which the
ibova entitled acton isrcndirg: that 70
:,e-scral claim IS made against any OF
ai;I,er Of said defendants.
G. Ausland,
Attorney for Plaintiff,
Ainct n. D.
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NOTICE FOX PUBLICATION.

Land Office ~, Nj mot, n. D., july %, 1909.
Notice is hereby ri ven that the follow ing
named settler has .:cN notice of his intention
to make fna! prcof in support of his c,a;&,, and
that said proof will be made before. Register
and Receiver of y. S. Land office at Minot, ND.
on Sep. 10, 1853, viz:
WILLIAM G. MABIN,
II. f. No coil for the Sc II, scc.S"2, t 1a7, 81.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of said land. viz:
Fred Barnw. Claes Carlson. Calvin Mabin,
Clarence +. Rafferty,, all of Minot. y. D.
L. G. SANBoRN, Register.
G. a. Johnson attorney. !-21 81
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No. l Flyer west due 2:lO a. N. central
No. 2 Flyer east due 7:43 q. II. central
No. 3 Local west due lO:45 q. N. central
No. Local east due II y. m. central
No. 8 Local east due us a. n. central
No. 7 Arrives from east 20 pm, central
&. Il, CASE, Agent
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-13
BLACK MURDERER
MADE CONFESSION.
With White Man and Two Negroes
He Committed Brutal Crime.

He Committed Brutal Crime.
Louisville, Ga. Feb. 12-Three ne
groes, Pete Brown, Pam Walker and
Almo Tinnons, and one white man,
Ellie Cams, have been landed in Jail
here charged with the murder of Mr..
e. L. o. Gay, at his home. near this
place, on the night of Dec "a.
One of the negroes has confessed to
the crime, and implicated the other
two negroes, and the white man. The
crime was one of the most horrible
ever committed in Jefferson county.
Mr.. Gay, who ran a country store,
was called from his home about mid
night to go into his store. After get
ting him into the store he was muir
dered. His safe, which contained sew
eral hundred dollars, was robbed of it's
contents, and then the store was set
on fire.
Gays body was reduced to ashes.
Since the occurrence nothing has been
spared to bring the guilty parties to
justice. The arrests were made by Mr..
E. H. Rhodes, who has spent consid-
cradle time in running down the GRIM
inals.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-13
BABIES ON FIRE
With Itching, Burning, ScaIy
HunOurS
Find Instant Relief and
Speedy Cure
In Cuticura Soap and Cuticura
Ointment
When All Other Remedies and
the Best Physicians Fail.

Instant relief and refreshing sleep
for skin-tortured babies and rest for
tired mothers in warm baths with
Cuticura Soap and gentle anointings
with Cuticura Ointment, the great skin
cure, and purest of emollients, to be
followed in severe cases by mild doses
of Cuticura Resolvent Pills. This is
the purest, sweetest, most speedy, per-
manent and economical treatment for
torturing, disfigurings itching, burning,
bleeding, scaly, crusted and pimply
skin and scalp humOurs, eczemas,
rashes and irritations, with loss of
hair, of infants and children, as well az
adults, and is sure to succeed when all
other remedies and physicians fail.
Millions of the worlds best people
now use Cuticura Soap, assisted by
Cuticura Ointment, for preserving,
purifying and identifying the skin,
for cleansing the scalp Of crusts, scales
and dandruff, and the stopping Of fall
ing hair, for softening, whitening and
soothing red, rough and sore hands, as
well as for all the purposes Of the
toilet, bath and nursery. Thousands
of women unhesitatingly recommend
Cuticura Soap, in the form of baths
for annoying irritations, inhammations
and chahngs, or too free or offensive
perspiration, in the form of washes for
lucrative weaknesses, and for many
sanatiye, antiseptlc purposes which
readily suggest themselves. The sale
OF Cuticura Soap, Ointment and Pills
is greater than the combined sale of the
worlds product of other skin remedies,
Sold In ev@y part of the world.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-13
MURDERERS AT LARGE
IN COFFEE COUNTY.
Nothing Has Been Done to Avenge
Killing of InOffensive Persons.

Nothing Has Been Done to Avenge
killing of InOffensive Persons.
Waycross, Ga, Feb. 12.-Later re-
ports from Mcdonald, in Coffee county,
where two negroes were killed and a
number wounded by two white men last
Saturday night, are to the effect that
the shooting was done almost solely for
the purpose of robbery. Besides the
two negroes who were killed outright,
not less than twelve were injured, some
of them only slightly.
The dead are Sam Bell and A1eck
Mervin, two turpentine hands employed
at still nearby. The negroes claim
that the shooting was done by white
men who reside near Beach's Still.
About II o'clock Saturday night,
while the negro festival" was in prog
ress. the white men suddenly appeared
at each of the two doors of the house
where the festivities were going on, and
without the least warning. commenced
firing into the crowd. The negroes
rushed for the one window of the house.
and the men fired shot after shot at
them, as they struggled to get out of
the building. Both shot guns and re-
volvers were used, and not less than
twenty-five shots were fired. Several
by the men. and after ropes were OBJ
tanned, they were tied to the bodies of
the two dead negroes. The white men
then robbed the negroes of all the
money and weapons they possessed, and
left the premises. Later they returned
and cut the ropes that bound the ne
groes, and threatened to kill them if
they ever told who did the shooting.
An inquest was held over the dead
bodies Sunday afternoon by justice
of the peace. but the testimony of all
of them amounted to nothing.
The coroner's jury failed to obtain
any information about the shooting,
and returned a verdict to the effect
that the negroes "came to their death
by gun shot wounds from the hands
of unknown parties" Sheriff Souther-
land was at Mcdonald Monday, but
returned to Douglas without making
any arrest.
The men are said to have been
intoxicated when the shooting occurred.
1t is believed that the men will not
hesitate to kill any one who informs
on them, and the affair is certainly
kept quiet when their friends are
around. An attempt will undoubtedly
be made to arrest the slayers in a short
time. and further trouble may be ex-
pected.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-13
-----------S-Se-
THE NEWS OF wAYCROSs.

An Old Damage Suit settIed-other
Matters.
Waycross, Ga, Feb. IA suit that has
been in the courts since 1893, wherein
Jane Griffin, colored, sued the Bruins
wick and Western Railroad Company
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-13
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SOUTH AND THE NEGRO.
Georgia Negro Delivers Address in
New York.

New York.
New York, Feb. 1.-THE South and
the Negro" was the subject of lee
ture in the First Reformed Episcopal
Church tonight, by James J. Torbert.
assistant principal and financial agent
of the Fort Valley High and Industrial
School of Fort Valley. Ca, which is
known as the Georgia Tuskegee."
Torbert said in part: Slavery left
us 100000 strong. To-day we are
about 100000. 1t left us without a
home, but well schooled in the exer-
else of the muscles and, to some ex-
tent, with the desire to initiate the
white man. Our homes to-day dot the
hilltops, plains, the valleys, all the
way from Virginia to Texas. Slavery
left us illiterate, but with passionate
desire for knowledge, and to-day we
have 100000 in the public schools, and
$4,000 teachers trained from the rank
and file of the race.
IF we are denied political power for
the time being, which often binders
the sweetest and healthiest growth Of
the home, the power to do good has
neither been taken away nor abridged.
We can plant our feet squarely in the
soil and make the white agriculturist
green with envy, as he views our well
kept homes, our well filled barns, and
our fruit growing, and bearing full
and plenty with each season of the
year. When the white man prevents
my race from buying and selling among
ourselves, from teaching and preach
ing the Gospel of truth to the way
ward, from receiving and giving, from
living and loving, then they will have
prosecuted US. If they prevent none
Of these things they prevent no pro-
gress."
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-13
COLUMBUS DRUGGIST
KILLED BY TRAIN.
DIR. o. w. Wakefield Met Horrible
Death in Railroad Yards.

Death in Railroad Yards.
Columbus, Ga, Feb. 30. w.
Wakefield, formerly a well known
druggist of this city, but who of late
has been in the employ of the vir-
ginia-Carolina Chemical Company,
was instantly killed tonight at $3.50
O'Clock in the Central Railroad yards
just north of the Eleventh street Gull
vert.
He was walking along the track, en-
route home from his work, when he
met his death. The Central passenger
train, just pulling out for Macon, was
coming down one track, and a switch
engine, pulling a number of cars, was
coming in the same direction, down a
parallel track. DR.. Wakefield stepped
to one side to be out of danger from
the switch engine, and went so near
the other track that he was struck by
the engine of the passenger train,
which knocked him on the second
track.
Only his head was on the track, and
the engine and nine freight cars pass
ed over it, grinding the head off. The
rest of the body was not mutilated
A negro railroad employee, Joe Par
mer. saw the accident.
At a late hour tonight the coroner
was preparing to hold an inquest. DR..
Wakefield was about As years of age,
and leaves a wife, but no children.
He was a Floridan. He leaves two
brothers, j. w. and F. b. Wakefield,
prominent citizens of Apalachicola,
Fla
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-13

for 100000 damages for the death of
her husband Alexander S. Griffin, a
preacher, who was killed by train
of the company in Waycross Sept. g.,
1S90,has just been brought to a close
by the Supreme Court affirming the de-
cision of the lower court. In Ware
Superior Court. in 1885, she filed the
suit for damages, and the case was
tried in 1895, and the plaintiff was
awarded verdict for $500. The case
was appealed to the Supreme Court,
where the decision of the lower court
was reversed. Suit was again insti-
tuted for the amount asked for in
the first trial. The case was again
tried and the woman was given a YER
dict for 81 900. In the meantime, how
ever, the plaintiff, Jane Griffin, died,
leaving a son, who continued the suit
in his name, by his next friend, James
Chennault, The case went up to the
Supreme Court second time, and that
court has just affirmed the decision of
Ware Superior Court, giving the negro
$1,000.
Capt. L. Johnson is in Camden coun-
ty, Georgia, looking after his timber
lands in that section, and incidentally
speaking a good word for Waycross in
the future prosperity of which he has
never lost confidence. Capt. Johnson
founded the Waycross Air Line Rail-
road, the name of which has since been
changed to the Atlantic and Birming-
ham, and he has done much to help
develop this entire section of Georgia.
Tuesday afternoon the Kings Daugh-
tiers held a meeting and decided to have
a Market Day" Saturday afternoon,
when the contributions of cakes sal
ads, candies pickles, etc, from MEM
bers and their friends will be sold at
Seals Pharmacy. The proceeds of the
sales are to be used in relieving the
poor and needy in Waycross. Mrs.
P. N. Harley is president of the Kings
Daughters, and Mrs. e. A. Pound Sec
rotary.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-13
QUICK JUSTICE
AT COLUMBUS.

Columbus, Ga, Feb. 12.-This MORN
ing at o'clock VIII Redding, a negro,
burglarized the house of Charles
Reeves, colored, out in Muscogee coun-
ty, stealing some clothing. He was ar
rested, brought to the city, and at 10
O'Clock was bound over by a magis-
trate. He was indicted by the grand
jury at IL o'clock, and was convicted
in the Superior Court this afternoon.
Judge Butt sent him to the peniten-
tiary for five years.
Will Manuel, a negro boy who stole
a bicycle last night, was sent to the
Changing for twelve months this aft
ernoon.
In the Superior Court to-day Arthur
Jeffrey was convicted of a misdemean-
or, the complainant being Miss Jen-
ME Deize, a young lady working in
the mills, and was fined $3.50, or twelve
months on the changing If the fine
is paid the money will go to the sup
port of the child.