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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-06-24
IN SHAKESPEARE'S TOWN.
Children Rccitc Pieces from the
Poets Works to Tourists to
Get Small Coins,

In the last year or two the young
sters of Standardization have TAX
Ell up quaint custom. The town is
full of children playing in me streets
in an apparently aimless manner, but
as soon as an American tourist ap-
pears the boys gather around him and
begin a recitation in chorus of wistful
singso1g. They start in with little
valuable information about the life
of Shakespeare, the dates of his birth
and death are given, and % half dozen
iudiciously selected dramas are named
as best representative Of his work.
The performance closes with rendi-
ton of the famous quatrain over the
rraye-"Cursed be he'-delivered in
tired voice. The mass play is perfect;
not an infant gets out of time When
they have finished they continue
standing in a ring, mute and pleading,
and the appeal Of their eyes will haunt
the visitor unless he gives a penny
right around the circle. During Ill
the time of ones stay in Stratford,
group will instantly form whenever
the tourist shows himself. Every boy
in the village is equipped with the min
atory rhyme and the biogra phical
factS
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-06-24
Cheaper Interest

As soon as VIC ascertain the as
sessed valuation of the city proper
ty, a school election will be held to
consider the proposition Of taking
up the outstanding warrants,
amounting to about $4,000 and
borrowing the money at much
lower rate Of interest. On $4,000
we are paying 6 per cent. On
$1,000 we are paying Sper cent and
we are paying 8 per cent on $500.
The interest amounts to 81, APO.
We can get $4,000 at 1 per cent
which will give Us $4,000 more
with $4,000 less interest. $1,000
could be used for a new school
building which is badly needed.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-06-24
Portal Man Killed Instantly

Byron S. Bush, Il young rancher
q years old, fell from a load Of
corral poles near his ranch IS
miles southwest of Portal last Tues
day afternoon and the load passed
over his body. He died in half an
hour. Bush was driving a spirited
team when the bride from one of
the horses came off. The team
started to run away and in holding
to the lines tn, man was p1 lied
over the front Of the load.
After the load had passed over
him lie half raised up but soon be-
came unconscious. VIM. Bell saw
the accident. It is thought the
w4ig ttt broke a rib puncturing his
lungs. Chas. Weagan was called
to Portal to embalm the body,
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-06-24
He is Not Insane

A. ?. sScoiiell returned from
Portal Thursday with Henry
Ludtek, al insane man who es-
capped from the asylum at James
town Decoration Day. Ludtke
vas sent to the asylum several
months ago and says now that he
fully recovered his reason ten days
after he entered the institution.
He was confined in the place how
ever and made to work in the
laundry which job he says he dis
liked very niu;h.
He returned to Portal to his
claim where he has been staying
since. His trial Was held in James
Johnson's office and it was decided
to allow him to return to his home
His brother promised to see tina.
the man is taken care Of. He is
usually i'll his right mind, but the
authorities at Jamestown believe
he is a dangerous man to have
at large. Ludtke accompanied
Mr.. Sccfeld to this city peaceably
= My through promise to give
him a discharge.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-06-24
New to Lcndorers.

The I.ondnner will be greatly an
Dyed by innovations when the
...crican electrical cars are running
4 tie Metropolitan underground and
n'perny tube railways. The fare
i, be five cents for any distance;
lere will be no first, second or third
lass the high speed will be over
!xty miles al hour, and the twenty.
>econd limit to stops will give him Z
Chicago education In movement.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-06-24
Short Of It

Mrs Oldum-The idea Of his saying
wa: in my second childhood!
Mrs. Speitz-Ridiculous!
Mrs. OIduIn-Isn't it, though?
Mrs. Spei;z-Of course. Why, you
must be in your fourth or fifth.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-06-24
Cunn;i:ghan ke.sey Nuptials

Ira Cunningham and Miss Inez
kelsey, Of Aorora, S. D. were unit
ed in marriage at the Presbyterian
parsonage Wednesday evening al
s o'clock. Tie bride arrived il
Minot the day before. The couple
are stopping in this city but sc
to their farm northeast Of the city
at the end Of each week.
Mr.. Cunningham came from
Aurora. S. ID. three months age
and has since been doing excellent
work for the New York depart.
ment store, where he is very popu.
lar. His father is a prominent
farmer in South Dakota.
Mrs. Cunningham is the daugh.
ter Of a wealthy merchant and land
owner Of Aurora. She is a gradu.
at, OF the Aurora high school and
s-w-u.Az..s..s.. .<-..~.x.aSo -nxxu--oc--1..s...
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-06-24
Some Fine Flax

A, S. Blakey visited his Surrey
fam the other day and brought
back with him, samples of the best
flax we have seen this season. 1t
was sown April IS and is IL inches
tall on the average. Mr.. Blakey
has one of the best farms about
Surrey and has his crops put in, in
the best of shape.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-06-24

A star lecture course is being
planned for Minot for the coming
winter. There Will be i've first
class Entertainments including
negro jubilee singers and first class
lectures. The entertainments will
be given in the opera house. The
Epworth League is behind the
venture and Will see that we get
what VIC wish for. More viii be
Eleari { ttris later.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-06-24

Boarders wanted at private house in
Oakland Grove. First-class accommo-
dations. Miss Lillian Evans n3
National Epworth League convention
at Detroit, Mich, July 10th to 18th, ore
fare plus SEQ for round trip on the G.
= By. Dato Of sale July l3 a. d "A.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-06-24
Lecture Course For Minot

very mighty spoken of.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-06-24
Tame Wild SuuirleIs.

The people of Fall River, Mass, have
protected the wild gray squirrels in
the neighborhood. One was picked up
the other day On the principal street,
and ate candy from the hand Of Q
friendly citizen.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-06-24

There are six Europeans in the
Buddhist College of Priests in Bur.
nah.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-04-24
TIE THEM Dogs Must Not RuE On the
 Streets.

The council committee on health and police decided yesterday to require that all dogs in the city ot Skagway be con fined until after an danger from the spread Of the hydrophobia or other dis ease, that seems Co be affecting the dogs in this neighborhood While the notice requiring the dogs to be confined provides for keeping the cauines up un- til further notice, it k understood that the embargo on roaming dogs will not be raised until sufficient time shall elapse for those that have been bitten Co either take the disease or Co prove themselves immune The council com mittee have decided upon an effective means Of enforcing their order They give notice that an dogs caught run ming on the streets after 6 o'clock this evening, will be aSsaSinated without further notice.
 The town was startled yesterday by the report that another dog had gone wrong. The story was that a mad dog had bitten George Winter, the iurricr While a dog did bite him slightly, it is not believed that she is mad. How ever, she has been confined until it shall be discovered as Co whether or not there is anything wrong with her.
 The method adopted by the city coun- cil health committee Co stamp out the disease, is the same as that voluntar- ily adopted by the citizens and Indians of Haines, where the mad dogs were rounded up and the disease put out of business in about two week, time, after a dozen or more of the afflicted ones were made Co bite the dust.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-04-24
AT WORK Baseball Diamond Is Being
 Repaired.

Skagway will have the best baseball diamond and field in Alaska after the improvements that are now in progress shall have been completed. So de- clared Manager Murphy of the White Pass ball club yesterday. Two teams and a crew ot men are at work chang inc the channel of the creek that runs down by the mill so that there will be more room than heretofore and in leveling on the grounds and fixing things generally. The crew will be at work a week before everything will be ih satisfactory condition. The grand stand will be moved so as to be where the back stop was formerly and the lines of the diamond will be changed also. The citizens ofSkagvay recently subscribed s25O for repairing the diamond and all of it will be used.
 The White Pass club expects to have Che strongest team it ever put on the diamond. and there will be two teams from the soldiers. Then there IS a close record made with WhitehorSe last wear Co play oG, so that all things considered. the probabilities are that there will be many interesting contests ou che Slugway diamond this summer.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-04-24
Not Mach ofa Snowman.

The show mans little boy had a Noah's ark which he examined with some contempt
 Say be exclaimed at lUst "Noah wasn't much of fellcr, was he?"
 lt was suggested 10 th, youngster that NOah succeeded m lathCIng to- gethcr a pretty good mcnUgCrie.
 Good" exclaimed the boy scorn' fully. Huh! Where's thc two head cd calf and the six legged goat and the ishthyosaurus and the elcg!anto- pard and tue mugnlcintelopc: Why, lf Noah set up as a snowman In these days be couldn't make expenses
 He couldn'tT'
 "Of course he couldn't Why, say, he didn't have a thing in his ark eI' cept animals that actually eIlst"- Brooklyn Eagle.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-04-24
Two of a Kind.

"My word. FitznOodle," said a war office clerk. according to the London Express. to a colleague who sat at the next desk. Just look at that workman on the roof of that building over the way"
 What's the matter with himT in- Quired Fitz. glaucing through the win dow at the individual indicated.
 Matter" retorted the other. why, I've been watching the lazy beggar for the last twenty-five minutes. and be hasn't done a stroke Of work all the time"
 At the precise moment at which the above conversation occurred a British worklngman was addressing his mate"
 "Sy. Bill" he remarked in a tone of deep disgust, dye see that ere loahn' war ofis clurk ln that room darn there? S'elp me. lt HI Rin't bin a.watchin' 'im fur nigh on Rrf hover, an the bloomer's done nOthin' but stare bout Q the winder the ole bless ed tyne. That's the sort O chap as we pys taxes ter keep"
The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-04-24
ATHLETICS 1N-ENoLAND.
They Arouse Great EnthusiaHm aHS
 Produce Strange TFophiea.

They Arouse Great Enthusiasm an1
 Produce Strange TFOphies.
 Athletics attract much more attnn- ton In England than in America. The people are more enthunaEtic. and it 10 not unusual Co see 12O0O CT 2o,oo0 pe0- pie attending the games. There are sports three and i've timeH a week, co that an ambitious runner can hu his trophy room with any number of suit. able prizes. An American champion has no Idea of the reception that awaita him. The many sports committees at tend him. and he ls shown the hospital fly of the cities.
 It is no extraordinary thing to be in- vited Co dinner in your hOnor or to stay few days with the lord mayor Of thc city. An of these affairs one must admit. are a great handicap to his training
 The prizes abroad are. as a general rule. very valuable, much more SO than in America. They are not wholly con- fined Co silvcrware. such as cups and the like. but it Is nothing eItraordi- nary to see an athlete departing from the races with sewing machine or hatrack. and In some eases I have seen orders for beds. The lucky competitor, as a rule, can have any article he de- slres, and, as many British athletes are married. they generally take the most servlceable artlcle.-Arthur F. Duney in Outing
The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-04-24

In the matter of George E Dcdmau, bankrupt.
 To the Honorable M C. Brown, Judge of the District Court Of the United States, for the District of Alas ka, Division No. l.
 George R. Dedmau, of SkugWay, m said district, respectfully represents that on the llth day of February. l9o1. he was duly adjudgcd % bankrupt under the Acts of COngrcs, relating tu bank ruptcy: that he has duly surrendered all his property and right, of property, and has fully complied with 1ll thr requirements of said Act and the ur- ders of the Court touching his bank ruptcy.
 Wherefore he prays that he may be decreed by the Court Co have full dis charge from all debt, proyahIe against his estate under said Bankrupt Acts except such debt, %, are by law cN-, cepted from such discharge.
 Dated this i4th day oi April. 1903.
 GEORGE B. DEuMAN,
 Bankrupt. Subscribed and sworn Co before me this lith day of April l9O$.
 lSEALl LOUIS K. PRATT,
 Notary Public. United States of America. District of Alaska, ss.
 On this 10th of April lg03 on reud- ing the foregoing petition, it l. Ordered by the Court that hearing he had ou the same on the End of November 1905, before said Court at Skagway, in said district, at 10 o'clock in the ioreuouu; and that notice thereof he published n the Daily Alaskan, a newspaper print ed and published in said district. for ten days before the hearing, and that all known creditors and other persons u interest may appear at said time and place, and show cause, II any they have, why the prayer of said petitioner should not be granted.
 And it is further ordered by Che Court that the said clerk >haI. send by mail to all known creditors copies ui said petition and thi, order. addressed Co them at their places Of residence 90, stated, upon payment of costs.
 NJ. C. BROWN, Judge. Witness the Honorable NJ. C. Brown, Judge of said Court, and the seal AnNANNA AN tohNa " hN . AAA nttAN ''h'N' .N.' 't' the 10th of April, 1903
 lSEALl W. J HILLS. Clerk. Now, therefore, in accordance with the foregoing order, notice is hereby given Co an whom it may concern that the said application of the said bank rupt, George R. Dedman, will be heard by the said Court at the time and place therein named, and that any and all persons interested who may have any objections Co the granting of the prayer of said petitioner as therein set forth are hereby required Co bc and appear at said time and place, and then and there present such objections and show cause, if any they have, why such prayer should not be granted and -aid petition allowed.
 lSEALl W. J. HILLS. Clerk of the U. S District Court, for the District of Alaska, Div No. l.. First publication April 2l-lod
 The Daily Alaskou', iucililio, for doing job work are wucNcelled.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-04-24

The Po,t-In,eliigencer say~there are a. least tuo cities in Alaska with a population larger than chat possessed by any city in Washington when !, was organized as a territory Worse than that. There are a, least five incorpor- ated cite, in Alaska alI larger than |. the largest town in what snow che .Eyergrseu State" iu 1858, the year iu which Washington territory was or- ganizd. Skagway, Juneau. Douglas, Treadwel and Nome. and probably Ketchikan. all have more people with in their limits than there were in Olympia, l5years after the organization ot Washington territory. and Olympia was still the chief city of that territory in 1870.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-04-24
rn,t Inhlnn ChIIaren.

East Indian children from their ten derest years are more carefully trained in certain respects by their mothers than the children of the most civilized peoples. The moment the youngest b0- by ceases nursing its lips are closed by its mother. IT the baby does not keep them closed. she uses mechanical means rigidly and even cruelty. When the bs- by is put to sleep. lt is strapped on to a board. It's head slightly raised and its chin lowered. which tends to keep the mouth shut The result is that when the teeth are forming and making their first appearance they meet and contin- ually feel one another Thus they take their relative positions and that health ful and pleasing regularity that gives to the American Indian aB a race the most manly and beautiful mouths in the world
The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-04-24
Shelley Liked PIums.

The poet Shelley was walking one day in London with a respectable so- ucltor when Shelley suddenly vanished and soon after as suddenly reappeared. He had entered the shop of grocer and returned with some plums, which he offered to the attorney with great delight. The man of fact was as much astonished at the oner as Shel- ley was at his refusal.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-04-24
A nightr NInn.

Topham, the prince of English strong men, had knots of muscles where the armplts are in the ordinary man. He could take a bar of iron ll. inches in diameter and g feet long, place the middle of lt over the back of his neck and then force the ends forward until they met before his face. On one occa- sloh he called upon village black smith and made of him an everlasting enemy by picking up number of horseshoes and snapping them in two as easily as if they had been pine sticks
The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-04-24
SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION.
In Che United State, District Couri tor the District Of Alaska. Division Nu. ].
 At SkurWHN.

In Che United States District Oonri for Inc
 District Of Alaska. niyl~iuu Nu. ].
 40 SkurWHl.
 Joseph A. MoliucauN. plaintiff VI, The Hum bert Yukon Expedition syndicate copaytuer. Ihlp consisting oi rr.cre Humbert lr. ~ Walk er lanes and fred Conn, dg'culart~.
 1o thc Humbert Yukon Expedition ss indicate, a copartner~hlp consisting [ rrierr Numbcrt, Jr, s. Walker laue, aud iicu Conn. leiend-
 Greeting. Iu thc name ,i tle UuitpI State, Of America you ana each uf you HIv hereby commanded Co nc and appear Ia Che above en- titled court, holden at SAagvaF in snil Division ui said District, and answer itt cuwplllnl ulei against you iu the above entitled action within thirty days from Che date ui thc service ui this summuns and H copy Ui ,HIu complaint upon you. which will be within thirty days rom thc % of May, leVi and ii Nuu taiI to su pear and answer, for want thereof the iaintiu win take Judgment against you aud each ui Nou Tor the sum of eight thousand Ave hundred dollar, g. sooool and legal interest from thc tune or Che Commencement ol tni, action, demanded in said complaint. a copy uf which is served here with. The action is brought by thc above named plaiuth against you end each oi you Co recover thc above amount Ou two causcs oi ac- tion set out in hi, complaint, the hr,t cause ot action being tor Che recovery ut Wufk. labor aud services pcriOrmeI by the plluuh Tor the dc iendants at three hundred dollar, per month, between March i,t. i,.e and April goth i9ol ue. ing balance dYe of i've thousand i've hundred dOilars NS.joo.ool. sIhc second cause oi action being for the money expended by plaiuuh on behalf of and for Che use Of the defendants as their agent and for Che benefit or thc pcrty 0f the defendants between March i>i, iesN HnI April SOth i9Ol, and be,ug Che sum ut three thousand dollars lSbOoo ouI.
 And you the United States Manhul fer said Division No . Oi ihe District ui Alaska or any deputy are hereby required Co make service oi this summons upon Che ,uld dclcu iuuts an ! each Ot them as by law required, and you VIII make due return thereof to the Clerk ot thc Court within iOfty days from thc date Of delv' cry Co you with au eu ,Urscment hcren ui ycuf dOiugs in Che premises.
 The date of tho order for service Cl thi, sum mons by publication Is tnc slh day oi March, iao5.
 m witness whereof ! have hcrcuuto set my hand and aniXed the seal ui the above court this 10th day oi April. iqo5 W. J. HILLS,
 fSeaI1 Clerk
 Inc R. Vim. attorney for plaintiff
 First day ot publication April iu, iNu5
 Date oi last publication May l2, Ieo5
The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-04-24
RIDE GOAT
L. 0. T. Ms Initiate Several
 Candidates.

The goat at the temple of the Ladies O, the Naccabees was worked hard last night. Several new candidates were initiated and several more names were acted upon. Mrs. J. D. Stinebaugh wa, elected record keeper. After the regular session was over a social time wa, held at which a dainty luncheon va> served.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-04-24
Dance Was a Huge SuOoSs'

The White Pass Athletic club dance last night was @ huge success. The at- tendance was good and a splendid time was had by an those who were present. The next dance Of the club will be awaited with not a little degree of im- patience.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-04-24
Tho Northern PaOlaO

Pure tl ..sttrains between Puget Sound
 .. -ill tS famous North Coast Limited affords every convenience as well as luxury known Co the modern travel. Tickets to an points in the United States and Canada. li you contemplate a trip East, call on or write to A, Ilnling, Gsnl. Agent, Tacoma, or ]. A. Nadeau, Genl. Agent, Seattle.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-04-24
whr the Rnrer was DaIl.

CT wonder what makes my razor so dull" said man. looking at the blade he had SO carefully sharpened only a day or two before.
 "Why. futher." spoke up little John nie, playing marbles on the floor. it was just beautiful and sharp only this morning when | made my wooden boat ,..It1, ff
The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-04-24

Cajer and by virtue oi au execution issued 0ut of the United States District Court for Che District Of Alaska Division No !. at Skagway ou Che zth day of April lsI3 in an action wherein W 8. Glufke Company. private corporation , piu.urr and Charles Martin ls defendant and wherein the said plaintiff obtained ludg- meat against thc said defendant on the 9th day 0f April i9c3 for the sum Of two hundred and sevCutg-tye and 15-t0O dollars ft1b.Ial, prlnci- pll and costs and wherein it was provided that .ot l block 63 and plat Of ground adjacent thereto and lying within The same enclosure together with Improvements and also the store building. and Che ground ou which it is located ul thc north end 0f lot d block %. all in the town Uf ~kagWly District Of Alaska. according t0 EeiIs survey and plat thereof which had heretofore lu said suit been attached was de- creed utd ordered sold Co satisfy the said ludg ucnf and
 WHEREAS. have also levied said execution upon said above described real estate. NOW THEREFORE under and by virtue Of said judgment and said execution. l Will on Satur- day. thc g3rd day of May. 1908 at o'clock ln the afternoon Of said day. in front of the west door Of thc court house, In Skagway. Alaska. sell Che above described property. or SO much there Of as may be necessary Co satisfy plalntid'S & judgment wlth interest thereon and costs. Co the highest and best bidder for cash
 Dated skagway Alaska, April 23. 1908.
 JAMES M. SHOUT
 U S Marshal. Bg John ". shook Deputy
 First publication April 70. 1908
The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-04-24
n.hinh thn scene..

Hurry up Rowland" called the lead Ing lady, the people are mad because we are Keeping them waiting"
 'lheu | will not go on at All" storm cd the heavy tragedian.
 "Why not:"
 Because I refuse to play to a mad house. ."-Chlcago News.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-04-24
A smitten ConscIcncc.

Dr. Fourthly-I believe my sermon 'n sincerity this morning sank deep Into some hearts and did good.
 Parlshioner-Yes; as Foley and his wife went home he explahed to peo- pie on the street car that his wife's hair and teeth were false.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-04-24
Gnnh Scheme.

"To what do you attribute Che cura- tive properties of your sprIngs:' asked a visitor at a health resort.
 Well" answered the prolaiCtor thoughtfully "I guess Che advertising I've dole has had something to dO with