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

middle OF the race and hitch a
tug. His horse shows great
running ability and many are
inclined to think that Shorty got
his horse in the wrong race. Legg'
won the half mile horse race. In
that race L. A. Schmidt was
thrown over his horse s'head and
the animal struck him in the
breast with its knee He was not
seriously injured. but had a close
call ". H. Huntley won the
hammer throw. He making 10
and a half feet. Z. B. Howes
made throw OF 6S feet. A. B.
Campbell was Il close third. Mr..
Moses won the foot race, a 100
yard dash. Conner was second.
T. l.. Smith brought to the
carnival q fine collection OF vege-
tables and grains raised on his
farm near the place. Mr.. Smith
has in 100 acres of flax, 35 acres
of wheat and oats, 6 acres Of
corn. | acre Of onions, ! acre OF
beans and much other truck.
One Of his samples is fine bunch
Of red clover. The carnival was
a success from a social point Of
view and proved to be beneficial
in other ways. That Glenburn
is the coming city Of the new
railroad. is easily seen.
G. D. Colcord, Of the Independ-
ent, who had been spending Il
few days on his claim. visited
Glenburn Saturday and promises
to give Glenburn a historical and
descriptive write up next week.
Extra independents with the
write up will be left at the post
office for those who do not re-
ceiye that paper regularly.
t. L. Smith will soon put up a
meat market building 24x32 feet
in size. He will move in from the
claim. He says that after he
threshes he will have 800 bushels
of flax he cannot get in his gran
airy.
Mr.. TAYLOR, the lumberman
drove out from Minot Saturday
and had contemplate trick
played on him. Some thief stole
a fine plush robe and whip from
his buggy. Should the cur be
detected, an example should be
made OF him.
G. H. s,ommers. OF the Deep
river country, visited this place
Saturday. He is figuring with
our lumber yard for material to.
build a Woodman hall at Pratt.
The railroad graders will leave.
the latter part Of the week for
the Souris branch. The work is
almost completed as far as I4ans-
ford and the work OF laying the
steel will so commence.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-09-09
HARVESTER is KILLED.
William Kroskey, q Young Man Beating His
Way to the Red River Valley Falls Be-
tween Cars at Tagus and His Body cut
in Two-Rerlains Brought 70 Minot.

William kroskev, ayoung man
from Rockford, Mimi, was run
over and killed by the Great
Northern freight train last tsl-
day night near Tagus west OF
this city 40 miles. Kroskey to-
eether with a friend was beating
a ride east to the Red River Y alley
where they expected to work dur
ing the threshin9 season. In at
tempting to Jump from a boz
car to a fiat car, loaded with
lumber, his foot slipped and he
fell between the cars. Several OF
the cars passed over him, sever.
ing one half Of the body from the
other at the waist. His partner
was close BY and witnessed the
terrible accident. He made his
way to the rear of the train and
informed the crew, who stopped
the train and picked up the body.
1t was taken to the station. The
remains were brought to this city
Saturday night and Sunday
night was shipped to Rockford,
MINI. Coroner Crokat deemed
an inquest unnecessary.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-09-09
HARVEST CARNIVAL
AT GLENBURN,
Gist of News From One Of the Best Little
Cities in the State for Its Age.

The farmers carnival held III
this city last Saturday was at
tended in the afternoon by a
crowd Of five hundred and all en-
joyed a good time. The after
noon was given up mostly to
races and athletics. We have
quite a nice little track Just west
OF the townsite. In the pony race
Tom Campbell's little animal
easily won over Mr.. Parsley's.
Tom raised the price OF the pony
fifty dollars in an hour. Tom
says there are only two like it in
the country and Roosevelt has
the other. w. F. Spaulding's
horse came out victorious in the
trotting race. Hy Unger's brown
stopper easily came in second
there were only two horses in the
race. Shorty says he would have
won but he had to stop in the
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-09-09

The town OF Glellbu1n will be
moved north Of the track. Many
are inclined to think that the To-
cation will not be as good as the
present one. but the drainage
will be better. When the town is
built up there everything will
look different.
Peterson. the surveyor. did a
few acrobatic stunts from the top
OF Smalley' $ bronck at the race
track Saturday. Peterson land
ed good and hard twice but was
game. The only trouble is that
Peterson is a tenderfOOt and the
bronck is not.
Dan Latelner reports Early
Ohio potatoes raised at his place
two pounds in weight and big i'll
size. Dan can raise large tubers
and no mistake.
Glenburn will hayea new school
house. A conmittee-Ed. S.
Healey. Dan Laterner and Edwin
Walter, has been appointed to
look after the financial part OF
the matter. 1t is expected that
the SITS raised to build a Pres
byterian church and school
house combined, will be used for
the school house alone. Nothing
will 50 enhance the value of the
farms in this vicinity as q good
school house.
The railroad we'll will be dug
this week. Then we will know
how far it will be necessary to
dig for our town well, The we'll
in the coulee is quite Il good one,
but will not supply the town
during the winter.
B. W. Green, who teaches school
west of here, has % pupils. and
his building is only lOx26 feet.
Bert is learning the barber trade
working in Fifield's shop on
Saturdays. His victims do not
have to take chloroforln either.
An effort isbeins made to have
the postoffice moved to the town
from Walter sstore. Mr.. Walters
will no doubt be retained as
postmaster. 1t makes it rather
announcement for our merchants
to have to go SO far for their
mail.
Lots will be on sale here in two
weeks. They are considered
rather high.
The school south of Glenburn
will be opened as soon as the
furniture arrives, about the mid
die of the month. +. W. Winter
will teach. Seventeen pupils will
attend and Others will likely join
them soon.
G. B. Goodrich is getting out
his paper, the Tribune in town
this week.
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Shot Jacobson's Coyote.

Alderman Jacobson is mourn
ing on account Of the loss Of his
pet coyote, which was killed by
a young man named Green who
nlistook it for a wild wolf. Green
had missed chickens from his
home and his wife declared she
had seen wolf making way with
some Of them. Green got into
his boat Monday morning and
rowed up the river. He saw the
alderman's pet on the banks OF
the roaring Mouse and killed it.
Mr.. jacobson was rather put out
about it, for he thought q great
deal of the pet.
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Surrey.

Miss Lizzie Shier is now dining room
girl at the hotel.
Miss Marie Wilgus is house maid ct
Mrs Henry Fences
Three car loads of flax was shipped
from this place this week.
Miss Dakota Wilgus is assisting Mrs
Wilton Perry. with her house work.
Miss Sadie Kessler after ii three weeks
visit with friends here returned to her
home at Cando on Tuesday.
There will be meeting Thursday
evening in Surrey of the Modern Wood
men of America. Every member is ex
pected to be present.
a. d. Goodbar who has been visiting
his son John for the past three weeks
left Monday for his home at Bolton, No,
j and will stop off on his way q short
-sstinle with friends att lexandr ia, m.
Mrs. Jacob Luxinger, son John ard
daughter Ruth, OF Leyerne. Iowa, az
rived here Wednesday evening to VS.
her husband and son jacob, ST., and
x Jacob, Jr., who have valuable claims
3 miles north east Of Surrey,
Mr. M. H. Miller from Reno, Kansas,
who is driving through with team and
wagon stopped and camped in Surrey a
few days this week. He is going on to
the western part of the state where he
has land and will locate.
Mrs. Warren Brey tells us of the re-
markable tricks of one of their gophers.
He took it upon himself to save a pint
!, Of seed peas and nearly quart Of seed
!. fax for the Breys by carrying it into the
cellar and storing it in an old barrel,
through tunnel under the cellar wall.
another blacksmith decided to locate
!, in Surrey Monday. John Burns formed
partnership with him and as he only
weighs about 10 pounds, the new mem
Der will be knows as John Jr., until his
mother finds better name. Mother
and child both doing well.
The rain Sunday has delayed the
threshinp somewhat, but farmers are
well pleased with the turn out SO far.
Warren Brey threshed q acres Satur-
sl3ay that averaged IL bushels per acre.
Stieo. Burke threshsd 979 bushels from
& 100 acres and is we'll pleased, his oats
went about 40 bushels per acre.
Surrey did not celebrate Labor Day
on Monday except to "get busy as every
one seemed bent on being hard at work,
We presume the majority of the people
did not even remember it was legal
holiday one set aside by the nation for
the purpose Of giving the working man
and woman an oppsrtnnity to celebrate
their national rights in this great free
country Of ours. A day when the work
ing class os honored and is recognized as
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-09-09

Subjects for discussion at M. E. church
next Sunday are: "Things we Hope for
and ''The Future City
T. III. Mitchell, of Milwaukee, has ac-
capted position in the dry goods de-
IS a man Of much experience, having
owned a large store at Seattle when that
city burned in 1889.
The Minot schools opened Monday
with an attendance OF nearly 400. There
are forty in the high school, twenty be-
ing in the first year. The rooms are
very crowded, Miss Martin having
charge Of IS pupils.
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Business College Opens.

The Alinot Business College
opened Monday with an attend
ance Of three, Miss Margaret Nc
kone, Lula Myers, OF Donny-
brook and Eddie Ehr. A num-
Der of others are to start next.
week and the outlook for the
school is excellent. Mr.. Lowe is
an able instructor and will make
it worth the time and money OF
anyone to attend his school.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-09-09
Midway.

Sawyer is in need of a doctor and a
drug store.
Lesley Browning is over from Minot
for short stay.
Dancing parties are at a stand still
but will begin in a short time.
The Epworth League meets each
Sunday evening at Fairview school
house.
Mr. R: S. Gala CHER has been quite
sick and under the care of a doctor but
is getting better.
Remember Bro. Bradley will preach
at Edna school house next Sunday. Be
sure and be there.
Nels Nelson, the popular well man, is
at home now adays, Nels has plenty of
work but is doing a little farming he
has new we'll auger.
A fine rain OF late which makes the
late flax grow. A number of threshcrs
are making arrangements for big run
and more machines are needed in this
vicinity
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Logan.

The hearts Of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Eagan we're gladened last Saturday by
the arrival of seven pound girl, mother
and daughter are doing nicely. Papa
Egan wears broad smile and continu-
ally repeats how nice it is to be called
papa.
Harry Stedwick, one of Sunny Sides
progressive ranchers drove in Sunday
and is visiting relation in this vicinity.
BY the way, Harry purchased fine
boat for fall hunting in the hills, the
river having raised four feet in the last
few days, makes us think of that bridge
we were to have this fall.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-09-09
CORR ESPONDENCE
THE HAPS AND MTSHAEs OF The PEOPLE IN THIS
PART OF THE STATE, BY OUR CORRESPONDENTS
Rev. L. e. Miller, OF Cando, stopped
over Sunday with Henry Frantz and

Rev. L. e. Miller, of Cando stopped
over Sunday with Henry Frantz and
preached in the evening at the Dunkard
church.
Mr. Herman, of Minot, was in town
Monday looking after the business of
the Smith, Baker Commission Co., OF
Duluth, MINI.
Mrs Isaac Miller and children of Alb
vile Kansas, arrived at Surrey Satur-
day. Her husband is expected to be
here in a few days with car load of
house hold goods, stock and machinery
Mr Miller will locate here if a suitable
location is found and Will increase the
member Of local ministers as he is an
ordained minister in the G. B. church.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. f. McKeever and
family of York came to Surrey Wednes-
day for a few days visit with his sister,
Mrs Ezra Miller. Mr.. McKeever is an
optician of some prominence and has
taken several orders in this neighbor-
hood and is row fitting and making his
first delivery, Those in. need Of optical
work will do well to give him their
patronage. Satisfaction is guaranteed.
r We feel to make especial melltiop Of
the nice appearance now Of OUR station
and side tracks and grading done here
by the Great Northern Section No lO2.
The nice level, grading and neat clean
appearance of the whole track is great
improvement to.our little town, and we
notice also the convenience it makes for
our farmers to load their grain in the
cars on the side tracks. May the good
work of Improvements still go on.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-09-09
Mckinley.

The recent rains will make fall plow:
ing an easy task this year,
Threshing is well under way, grain
will not average up as expected.
Tee. Lee & Co, have pulled their. Case
separator aside and put in new Adj
vance outfit allthro.
Rev. Jones preached at the school
house Sunday and preached to about 80.
The most like to have him again.
Miss j. M. Vaughn, teacher in this
district, has threshed her fax and de-
livered it to the elevator, she left this
morning for Eden Valley, Mimi, where
she will teach a three months school.
Some of the old bachelors will have to
hustle or the girls will have the best Of
them.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-28

Regarding Trip Made Over the New
York Central, Charles 8attelI LoomIs
Writes:
ALLOW me to tell you what a pleasant
trip had over your liEes. With a good
book and with the country that lies out
side the window panes to look at ard
the characters that sit alongside the
same panes to study and the thought OF
the dining car, travelling is such a pleas
ant thing that / wonder the whole world
does not travel all the time. =
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CITY NE VS..
FELT LIKE HOOLIGAN
The Consequences Of q Heroic Effort
Put Forth by N. & st. !.
Employee.
Some Bad Knocks and. scolding
His Reward for Saving
Woman's Life.

If a policeman had only grabbed him
around the neck and said: You'll get
six years for this" one of the Mime
apcIis & ST. Louis passenger station en-
ployes would have rushed to mirror to
see If he was wearing tin can for
hat; he felt so much like Happy Hooligan
whose good intentions invariably get him
into trouble. But tho the policeman was.
present. he was estopped from making an
arrest for ne had attempted the rescue
himself.
The affair took place just as a lake train
was pulling out. A Washington avenue
street car deposited load of belated
Takers on the street above the station
and they came bowling down the incline
to the train shed just as the train was
getting under way. The procession was
led by plump lady carrying substantial
bundle. Her husband followed.
AS the railroad man tells the story:
stop it, please!' she puffed at me as
she hurried by, but Of course / couldn't
do that. So she just made one short hop
for the first platform on the last coach.
She got her right hand on the outside
railing Of the platform and she got her.
| right foot on the lower step. Then she
slowed around the corner of the platform
slapping the railing with her big, broad
heavy bundle. Most men and some wo-
men would have seen that she could
either save herself by dropping the bum
die or break her own neck and hang on
to the merchandise. But she wasn't los
ing any bets. She was going to have. that
bundle and she was going to get aboard
| somehow.
"The train was moving quicker now,
| and the lady was swinging around like a
main mast boom. I saw she'd hit the
switch stand in about three seconds.
Then she'd go down between the cars, If
she didn't drop off sooner. I got little
irritated. I jumped in and yanked her
loose. We rolled up against the switch
stand I received a neat little slam, and
I'm afraid the lady mussed her shirt
waist. She didn't get killed, and be-
Sides she didn't drop her bundle.
"But wasn't she annoyed! She scram-
bled up, breathing hard and looking real
cross. Whatever do you mean, I'd like to
know she says by making me lose my
train? Here I'll have to take that 6:15
half mile thru the wet grass and get
a late dinner and-yes I'm to have COM
! pany tonight and-what made you do it.
anyhow
Why, ma'am,' I says, 7 thought /
ought to save you
Nobody asked you, did they?' she
snapped back. And here's my husband.
He'll let you know whether you can go
along pulling people off trains, you
"She cried a little of course, and her
husband, husky fellow, who carried
nothing but an umbrella, came up and got
off regular 1ecture; said I'd inst1lted his
wife, and he'd speak to the company.
only maybe hadn't intended to be i'm
pudent. Do you wonder that I feel like
Happy Hooligan?'
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carey,s Maenesla Cement Roofing,

The most durable, economical and prac
teal fire. proof roofing made. w. S. Not
company. Both phones. 376.
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start" i. e., the time Of each boat will be
taken from the time the gun is fired.
1.-The following boats will sail in the first
class sloops:
b Wizard. Gree, Highlander, Cherokee,
Hood1um, Scratch, Breeze, Hazard and
Charlotte, two minutes handicap. Fremad,
three minutes handicap.
The following boats will sail in the
second class and will be handicapped as
! follows:
! Alfredo, Waterwitch, Nightingale,
Scratch We're Here, four minutes; Pixie
and Nemenoosha, six minutes.
| Owners of other sloops who wish to
enter their boats in this open class will
kindly notify A. w. Strong and receive
their handicap.
! There shall be no time allowance in
the one-design class.
Any further notice will be posted on bull
letin board at the Outer clubhouse previous
to preparatory gun.
There will be an informal dance at the
clubhouse in the evening.
The schedule of trains is as follows:
Trains leave city: Milwaukee, $3.50 p. m.
Minneapolis & St. Louis, 9:15 a. M, Las.
1910, 6 and 6:15 p. m.
Leave Deephaven: Saturday evening,
111:1O p. M; Sunday, S:19, 1923 a. m. and
I4:59 p. m.
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PROGRAM FOR YACHT RACE.
First Regatta 81 the Season Will Be
Held at Lake Minnetonka
Saturday.

The Minnetonka Yacht club has issued
the following official announcement Of its
Memorial Day program:
The regular annual Memorial Day regat-
ia will be held on Saturday, May 80, at
1880. a. m. s.zz4S.*,
There will be three classes, as follows:
First Glass -Sloop, limited to 500 square
feet total sail area.
Second Class-Open handicap for sloops.
The regatta committee will decide which
sloops are eligible for this class and fix
time allowance between the several boats.
Third Class-Special one design class
Crews-The total weight Of crews shall
not exceed $50 pounds for boats Of first
class; 600 pounds for boats Of third class.
and ~ pounds for each square foot OF
area for boats of second class.
In all races the start will be a "one-gun
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solid Trains Chicago to New York,

via Niagara Falls leave Chicago II los a..
M, and 1902 p. M, via Grand Trunk-Le
high Valley Route, arriving New York
(Cortlandt, Desbrosses or West 23d
Streets, or Brooklyn Annex, foot of Full
ton street) following day 1870 p M, and
$3.50 m. Direct connection for Phila-
delphia, Atlantic City, Cape May and Sea-
shore resorts.
Information and time tables will be fur
nished on application to Advertising De-
partment, Grand Trunk Railway System,
1875 Adams ST., Chicago, Geo. w. Vaux
A. G. p. & r. A.
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PROPOSALS roR STATE PRINTING.

PROPOSALS kOh SIAIE EdlNV4NUs
Sealed proposals will be received at the Office
Of the Secretary Of State until y c,eloek noon.
sn he to Of printing aa and bnds
the State 4 kpn aSn Il Ff9ulfeaa 81 he
period Of one year from. the 6rst day Of August.
a leg n s s IS & 9a tie Hss Il ss pse
Proposals for printing must state liked rats
for nf r ruling d t binding
printing ae. All BIDS must include the farnssins
be in sealed sa .s ad a. d
accompanied by bond, executed in due form
~ the bidder. with at least two good and sufa.
ers Of printing in the PENAL sum Of not less than
ten thousand dollars. $40 oool, eondittonsd for
Of the i said printing as may be awarded to said
bidder and for the payment as hquidated darns
z sa SD Or d & 8
be d to ea sy n f such
piete lis contract. Said bond to be NUN and
void II no contract is awarded to him. No BID
BY Sva the said Commissioners Of printing
| The contract viii be let to the lowest bidder: :
d said at I'll psasrs snd e
within the state OF Minnesota Provided. fur.
that said sna Sds shs have
Of si the state viii be better protected thereby
Sc Hpast pay ali charges for
rion Of same to and from said city, % REQUIRED
Blanks for proposals with instructions regards
ing the execution q state printing. upon Which k
The printing Of the State, to be let IL separate
Thira aea printing and binding Of ali
reports and other documents ordered by the legis-
tive departnaents to be printed in pamphlet o
book form, together With the volumes OF execus
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BIRTHS.

BIRTHS.
Bassett-Mr. and Mrs. Edward, Ia W Grant
street, daughter.
Anderson-Mr. and Mrs. Gustaf, 1854 Dupont
av n, son.
sorenson-Mr and Mrs.. Anton, 1904 Eleventh
avenue s, daughter.
Lexein-Mr. and Mrs. Frank, 1900 Twenty -third
avenue s, daughter.
Burke-Mr. and Mrs. John E., At E Fourteenth
street, a daughter.
Paauet- Nr. and Mrs. s., AT Taylor street NE,
son.
Bye-Mr. and Mrs, 2e45 colfax avenue N, a
daughter t.
Remmen-Mr and Mrs. Andrew, 1727 Marshall
street, son.
Kennett-Mr. and Mrs. John, e14 Nineteenth
avenue S., daughter.