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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-04-06

| Fred Southland, of Paw Paw,
Michigan, was a Minot visitor
last week but returned to Mich
igan where he expects to make
his future home.
n. o. Sander 4 Co., of Donny-
brook, will build a double store
building, brick, tocost about So.
900. D. A. Dinnie will do the
Job, being the lowest bidder.
VIM. Covers COW walked up a
high snow drift of his barn to see
the sights. Bessie fell thru the
roof and broke her neck. The
funeral has already taken place.
Remember when you talk thru
the columns Of the Independent
you speak to 24OO subscribers
and nearly twice that many
readers. Did this ever occur to
you? 1t pays to advertise.
The Des Laos Observer will
probably be discontinued. The
paper will not pay. 1t has a
small circulation, and the mer-
chants there say it does not pay
them to advertise in it.
McCutchin 4 Son. of Surrey,
are putting in a fine line OF gro
ceries, and will handle this line
in connection with their builders
and shelf hardware. Theirgoods
will be there in about a week.
Van Tuyl 4 Teutch will build
H. Auslander's fine two story
! bakery, south OF the Dacotah
hotel. 1t will have a pressed
brick front, steel ceiling and
modern. 1t will be an$S, OOOjob.
1t is said that many gophers
lost their lives by appearing be-
fore the snow went off. They are
said to be poor and weak from
the long winter, and it is hoped
there will be a few million of the
pests less for that reason.
! Have you noticed that the indie
pendent was enlarged last week?
Read the display adds. We have
good live advertisers who keep
their adds changed and filled
with interesting reading which
cannot help but benefit you.
James Ryder returned last
week from Wisconsin and
the Hot Springs where he has
been spending the winter for his
health. Mr.. Ryder surprised his
friends by looking so we'll and we
are glad that he has recovered
from his illness.
Judge Murray married a Drake
couple in Minot in just two min.
utes. The train pulled in while
the ceremony was in progress,
and the groom had to fly with
his dove. The train started
with the bushes still on he1
cheeks.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-04-06
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Around the State

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The Williston band is arrang-
ing for a minstrel show.
Berwick has a water famine.
The aqua pura is hauled one and
one half miles.
The Berthold council will give
notice that no more malt will be
sold in that city.
The Tioga Gazette believes that
Martin jacobson is the right
man for state treasurer.
A fellow at Granville saved a
refrigerator carfrom burning and
wants a pass for the good work.
The Berwick Post has a unique
job Office, doing printing in Ger
man, Norwegian and English
Languages.
The Stanley Sun has increased
to four pages and contained, last
week, u good Illustrated write up
OF the town.
Hereafter Fessenden farmers
who do not blanket their horses
when hitched on the street will
be prosecuted.
Jacob Olsborg, who sold DR..
Watson's medicines, committed
suicide at Fessenden, by drinking
whiskey and strychnine.
A woman refuses to live at
Buford because she cannot get
the contents of a fifteen room
palace into a 12x16 log shack.
The Granville Record says f. C
Greenup is starting the new
paper, the Granville Herald
which will be managed by c. H.
Peck.
None but druggists in North
Dakota dare sell formaldehyde,
according to law. The law evil
IDENTIFY is being violated in many
places.
A printer at Stanley is adver-
tising for a wife.-A maiden who
is W illing to share the trials and
tribulations of Il loving, kind
hearted man.
A certain Berwick citizen is
said to have formed the habit of
borrowing from a neighbor dur
ing the latter's absence and may
change boarding places.
A pup chased up a wolf south
of Berwick and after overtaking
it, the wolf turned on the pup
and gave in a good shaking up,
dropped it and went on.
A Williston merchant will pay
some ones way to the Worlds
fair and expenses while there,
giving a chance with every IS
worth Of goods purchased.
Buy some strychnine- the good
kind-dissolve it in vinegar then
soak up your wheat. Don't use
too much wheat. Then watch
the gophers double up. N. B.
Wait till the snow goes off before
giving 10 gophers.
James p. Dillon has sold the
Stanley Sun to j. E. Stalnecker.
In editorial Mr.. Dillon confessed
tuat he grew careless and could
not stand prosperity and became
ashamed of the Sun. Dillon
who is universally liked will do
the mechanical work on the Sun.
An attempt is being made to
remove from Office Sheriff Moody,
Of Richland county. He is being
charged with overcharging, max
ing duplicate charges, false char
ges and general misconduct in
office. He is accused of being in
terested in blind pig.
Another huge irrigation scheme
has been advanced by H. H
Harrison. engineer OF the Still
water water works who has been
over this state generally. He
would dam the Missouri near
Mandan with a dam 225 feet
high and drain the water in can
ais to the sand hills of Western
Nebraska. He believes that
would do away with the hot
winds from tho south and crOnS
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-04-06
Rev. Larke OF Granville was a
MinOt visitor Tuesday.

Rev. Larke Of Granville was a
Minot visitor Tuesday.
VIM. Allen. OF Surrey, will
handle machinery there this seas
on. ,..
John Dehlerhas returned from
a visit with his friend at Buck
man Mimi.
Merchant Blue, of Des Laos, is
selling out and will go east where
he will embark in some business.
For Sale-two fresh mich cows
INQUIRE OF O. D. Barlow Minot,
N. b. at G. N. car shops. + t "
Mr.. Graves has been at his
farm near Des Laos bailing hay
and will ship a car load OF it to
Minot soon.
Gus Johnson will start gen
eral store at Wheelock. He is at
Hudson, Wis. getting ready for
the opening.
Henry Unger writes that he
has returned to Glenburn from
the woods and there is no place
like home sweet home.
Seventy-fve travelling men
and Others were caught in the
storm at Ome1nee-and nearly
died from lonesOmeness.
Minot is crowded with home
seekers and people who are re.
turning to their claims. The
hotels have been crowded.
Contractor Rush constructed
an elegant Office for manager
Mr.. Mulick OF the Inter-
national Harvester Works.
Henry Slocum and his pony
fell in a puddle OF water in front
of the Leland Thursday morning
and luckily neither were hurt.
Bert kotchel received the de-
cision in the case of contest a.
gainst his claim which he won.
Bert's friends are glad Of this.
Sam McClure's brother arriv-
ed in Minot Wednesday and &C
companied him to Foxholm
where he will farm this season.
Melander Bros. moved their
boot and shoe repair shop to
the Union house block and have
much better quarters as to loca,
ton.
Alonzo Galland who has been
scooping coal on the G. n. az
fireman for two years. sends the
Indepndent to his parents in
Oklohoma.
C. G.. C. Willis, OF Sawyer, visit.
ed the Independent while in town
Thursday. Mr.. Willis was once
County Commissioner of the
county and by the way he was a
good one.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-04-06
CURED OF PILES AFTER 4oYEARs

Mr.. G. Haney, of Geneva, o., had the
piles for 40 years. Doctors and dollars
could do him no lasting good. DeWitt's
Witch Hazel Salve cured him perman-
emily. Invaluable for cuts, burns, bruis-
es, sprains, decorations, eczema, letter,
salt rheum, and all other skin diseases.
Look for the name Dewitt on the pack
age-all others are cheap, worthless
counterfeits. Sold by Paul v. Mccoy.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-12-14

where Frenchwoman had canteen. This woman with
two children on her PUSHES FORTH sits with the ut
most sangfoid the bombshe puts the match and
bers We're witnesses of this Incident and his highness
granted her pension of three francs day and promised
to promote her husband after the SIEGE The Duke de
Cron initiated the Princes generosity insured to her
payment of Eve francs day.
Here from contemporary Journal Is an account Of an
act OF similar ntrepidy giving the Of the heroes:
royal salute from the principal fort st. Heiere
IN the island Of Jersey the matches the occasion
were lodged In the magazine without being propery az
tnsuished On the evening Of the day smoke was
perceived to issue from air hole end Of the maya
zine and the alarm was soon spread Three voun-
eered their services and bold enough advance
and break the magazine where they found two CATS
sons Of wood, filled with ammunition fire. near which
stood an open barrel of gunpowder cartridge
was almost burned through and Of beams that
supported the roof fire. By their exerons the
fire was extnguished The magazine contained 200 barrels
OF gunpowder, besides charged bombs"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-12-14

For Asthma.-To relieve asthma
soak plotting or tissue paper In strong
saltpetre water. Then dry 1t and let
1t burn ut night in the bedroom.
Flowers in a Sick Room Many ar
sue that flowers should be kept away
from sick rooms lest they exhaust the
air, etc.; that is true with certain flow
ers, such as lilies and lilac, but few
roses, mignonette or yiolets will prove
to be most refreshing and reviving to
weary eyes and depressed spirits
which is the real ministry Of flowers.
A Remedy for Sprains.-A remedy
for sprains is to put the white of an
egg into n saucer, Keep stirring it, with
n piece Of alum about the size Of a
walnut, until 1t becomes thick jelly.
Apply n portion of it on piece Of
lint changing 1t for fresh piece as
often as it feels warm or dry. The
limb is to be kept in horizontal po-
sition by placing 1t on a chair.
Old Sores. OIL Of turpentlne makes
good dressing for old sores that have
developed tendency to gangrene. 1t
should be applied by saturating clean
cloth and spreading 1t on the sore. II
the. sore is very large little of the
oil of turpentine can be administered
internally, say half teaspoonful three
or four times day and proportionate-
ly less for children.
Glycerine Will Cure Indigestion
This is very simple remedy and very
inexpensive. Mix n teaspoonful of gly-
cerine with a wineglassful Of water,
and take 1t with or directly after each
meal, until the enemy is ousted, which
In an ordinary case will be only few
days, and in very obstinate case
about a fortnight. The same treatment
should be repeated IL the Indigestion
manifests itself again.
Eucaine, This is new local anes.
thetic, adapted for many operations
where chloroform cannot be used on
account Of heart weakness. 1t Is in
jected under the skins at the point of
incision. Cutting may begin in few
moments without pain and more of the
drug is dropped in at intervals of few
minutes as new sections OF tissue are
exposed. a recent successful operation
was continued an hour and half. Az
matter Of fact the doctors say that
the most useful way eucaine may be
used Is when pulling teeth.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-12-14

assistant named Daley helped him in
his work. Daley had his face near the
X-ray. Edison had the strange light
near his stomach. Daley developed a
|1cancer on his face. 1t killed him a
month ago. Edison is now in constant
fear Of cancer in his stomach. That
is why he had to give up his X-ray ex-
periments.
Partly for recreation he began visit
ing "rhe Monastery" to work on a
new invention in cement. And in this
he is now engrossed. He retires at 8
o'clock In the morning and rises at 6
a. m. The rest Of the day is spent in
work or day dreaming" There is
something weird about these dream
ing SPELLS" For hours he sits in a
chair, his massive head buried in his
breast, his hands clasped together,
and his thumbs twitching convulsively.
No one can rouse him at these times.
Birds hop Mt his feet and perch upon
his shoulder. Caterpillars drop from
the trees and go on exploring expedi-
tons through his shabby clothes -
through the shabby clothes of man
whose wealth Is placed at low esti-
mate at 100000. Always when he
energies from his dreams" he has
some fresh idea. some ,ssaSs ; plan to pur-
sue.
The people In Stewartsville love and
fear this wonderfully weird man. He
has changed greatly, they say. In only,
one respect, declare the knowing ones,
is he the Tom Edison of former years
-he can and does still swear volum-
inously and with great art when his
temper is aroused. q
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-12-14
Waters that Are Magnetic.

A reputable scientific publication is
sponsor for the statement that there
exist in at least three places in the
State of Indiana springs or wells
whose waters possess marked magnet
ism and areSable to impart it to steel
objects dipped therein. This property
has been reported of other springs in
various parts of the world, but such
tales have been received by scientific
men with caution.
In this case the magnetism seems to
arise from the fact that considerable
quantities Of carbonate of iron are dis.
solved in the water. When 1t stands
for some time this decomposes into
carbonic acid gas, which escapes, and
magnetic iron oxide, which falls to the
bottom of the containing vessel MS n
powder. When the decomposition has
ceased the water is no longer mag.
netic.
These springs are said to cause per
ceptible deviation Of n compass nee
die, and knife blade immersed for
five minutes in one of the springs is
magnetized sufficiently to sustain nee.
dies by its point, retaining this prop.
erty for thirty hours. The water cor
rodes locomotive boilers, but when al
lowed to stand still till the carbonate
has all decomposed can be used with
impunity.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-12-14
used to have ecstatlc feelings when his

uSSu " nave eCSldIC feelings when MS
foot was on the stair and 1 sat sewing
little baby clothes. We lived in a
plainish way then; So spent in two
theater tickets was a tremendous out
lay; and we walked out to dinners--I
tucking up the train Of my best gown
under long cloak and laughing if the
wind snatched 1t away from me ut the
corners and whipped it around my
feet. Then he grew richer, and we
broadened the borders of our phylac-
terry, and Observation-Disclosures
knows If l can remember, we grew
farther and father away from each
other. Now, when he Is at home, i
am aware Of it, because he is there
behind newspaper; but that is all!
When our. lips meet it is like two
pieces of dry pith coming together, /
know nothing of his affairs, nor he of
mine. have money in abundance,
Money cares for money
when mans heart and soul and brain
have gone into it?''
The above Is a true experience fin
many a woman's life, says George Il.
Angel in Our Dumb Animals, md in
reading it the thought comes what a
blessing it would be IL a hundred
thousand American girls, now striving
to get places in shops and stores and
do unhealthy work in offices, could
thoroughly prepare themselves for do.
nestle life, and, marrying young men
Of about their own age, be content as
we were years ago to hire little
house out of town at $50 rent, and
living with economy, with no need of
wealth, have more of heaven in this
world than they are ever likely to get
in any other way.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-12-14
varied Farms Of oklahom.,

The first journey of the missionary
superintendent was made to Colony.
From Oklahoma the route lies wester-
~ seyenty-slx miles, over the Choc-
taw, Oklahoma and Gulf Railway. Az
the train laves the metropolis it
glides along rich farm lands, where
preparations have already begun for
fall sowing of wheat, or near cotton
fields, whose dark green foliage Is
decorated with the silver white bolls,
even now bursting open to tempt the
hand Of the picker.
Side by side with this leading prod
net Of the South may be seen broad
acres Of tall corn, with leaves already
brown, and golden ears hanging grace
fully, ready to be plucked by tho
shucker who drives his team and cart
in this forest of fodder through which
his cattle will roam all winter and
grow fat upon--tiie rafting leaves.
Fields Of luxuriant alfalfa are on
either side of the track, and great
watermelon patches, on which the
luscious fruit lies SO thick that 1t
would be impossible to drive a team
across without crushing monsters
weighing from forty to sixty pounds
ach.-Christian Intelligencer.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-12-14

mately provide high speed motive pow
err for railroad traffic. 1t is expected
to develop speed of 100 miles an
hour.
The official tests of the big, 95-ton
electric locomotive took place on q
stretch Of four miles of especially pre-
pared track near Schenectady, and in
the presence of many leading railroad
officials and hundreds of deeply inter
ested spectators. This extraordinary
locomotive, the most powerful trans
portation engine In the world, pulled
a train Of four heavy coaches Mt the
rate Of T2 miles an hour, and only
the shortness of the track prevented 1t
from attaining an even higher velocity.
In the cab of the locomotive when it
left Its shed for the trial was w. X.
Vanderbilt, Jr., who worked the con-
troller. The engine was pronounced
great success and all WHO watched
the tests were strong in the belief
that 1t will be great feature in rail-
reading In the future.
This locomotive is the first built OF
40 ordered by the New York Central
for Its New York terminal. 1t had had
several preliminary trials, but this was
the official test for speed, drawing ca
pacity and acceleration. Prominent
electrical engineers and railroad men
from all over tile country We're pres.
ent. There is little doubt in the minds
of the officials who witnessed the tests
that speed of 80 to 100 miles an hour
can be made.
There was no heat in the cab, no
noise save the whirrlng of the air COM
pressors for the brakes and no smoke
to pollute the clear country air, yet
this huge machine with its 5000 horse
power pulled train of ten cars
weighing 600 tons, at the rate of So
miles an hour and actually beat IN ex-
press train which passed on another
track. 1t also pulled n 4OO-ton train of
five cars at speed of G2 miles an
hour.
The locomotive is one of number
that will be used by the Central for
hauling through passenger trains
through the Park avenue tunnel in the
metropolis. With one of this type,
trains of ten or more cars may be haul
ed at express speed of go to 10 miles
per hour, and the design and method Of
control are such that two or more To-
comotiyes can be coupled together and
operated by single engineer from the
leading cab, SO that the size of the
train that may be under the control
of one engineer is practically unllm-
tied so far as the question of motive
power Is concerned.
The locomotive is double-ended and
can be run in either direction with
equal facility. The maximum horse
power Of this locomotive is approx
mately 5000. which Is considerably
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-12-14

! A MATTER OF BUSINESS !
laEa
! DON'T deny any Of your claims
Rigby, but it has been one of on,

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n DON'T deny any Of your claims,
il Rigby. but 1t has been one Of our
rules to give such post rs this
only to married men. believe there
comes to married. man certain
sense Of responsibility which makes
him more valuable to us and more
snfe In the position"
But, Mr.. Johnson protested young
Rigby, there isn't man on your
travelling force who has done better
for you, considering the bad territory
you gave me-. II you'd give me a
chance at New York State ia break
the record"
Perhaps, but you'll have to get
married first! No, don't argue" reiter-
ated Mr.. johnson as Rigby tried to
interrupt. well hold the place open
for two weeks. If at the end Of that
time you can show me marriage
certificate we'll talk business.
You belong to club here in town,
have apartments waiting for you
when you come in from your trips, 70
to the theater some, play the races a
bit, eha''
Rigby nodded his head.
"Cut 1t out and get wife"
But don't know any Cir
who'd"
"What!' almost shouted Mr.. John
son, do you mean to tell me that II
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-12-14
EDISON is FAILING.


|I /. & d
Great Scientist in Constant Fear OF
Cancer of the Stomach.
Il am feeling poorly very poorly,
The old X-ray trouble is after me. 1t
won't let go. 1t killed my assistant
Yes, sir; killed him by inches. Now
It's after me. Knots I'LL along my stom-
ach-great big ones running in semi
circle. Can't eat anything nowadays.
1t isn't indigestion, either. The doc
tors don't know what to make of it.
Old Father Time will have to diagnose
1t guess"
1t was a gray-haired and seemingly
ipalsied man who spoke thus, says the
Chicago Inter Ocean. The world calls
him Thomas A. Edison, the greatest in
ventor that history has ever known.
He is spending his time nowadays In
a weather-beaten house called "The
Monastery three miles outside the viii
lage of Stewartville, Nj. The vener-
able shack gets its odd name from the
fact that no women are allowed there.
The X-ray ailment developed several
years ago while Edison was expert
menting with the Roentgen rays. He 1t
was who perfected the microscope. An
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England in the shape OF old ledgers
and blank books of various kinds and
old legal documents. For business rea-
sons he does not care to reveal the
name Of the book store, but says he
cannot imagine how such important
records should have come into the pos
session of the store: - : II
Thefb6oks are hand-ruled with ink
land 6ne is headed General Entry.
Book Of American Prisoners Of War.
at Barbados, Lieutenant John Barker.
r. NJ, and another is similarly headed
with the word Jamaica substituted for
Barbados. Then follows a careful
tabulation Of the name OF the shin.
making the capture, the time Of the,
capture, the place of capture, tile name
of the ship taken, the character of the
boat taken and a list of the prisoners.
the quality of each prisoner and, final.
~. when discharged. If discharged att
all. +
e The names of such well-known boats
us Defiance. Decatur, President, Vixen.
Loyalist. Enterprise and Yankee are.
among the prizes taken, and of these
the Decatur and the Loyalist have tho.
longest lists Of prisoners. Something
of the fate Of these prisoners is learned
from a few remarks in the records.
Most Of them are discharged or ex-
changed, but occasionally there is a
note that such prisoner died from
fever, another was shot by the guard.
and still another was shot while trying
to make his escape by cutting hole
through the boat. Some are dubbed
riotous characters, others notorious and
still others desperate. Often there is a
record of the discharge of prisoner
because of his being OF other national
ity than American. us Spanish, French
or Russian.
The documents contain no accounts
Of battles, but are merely dry records
OF the prisoners taken and their final
disposition. Such good names as Mad.
ison, Buchanan, Andrews, Stone. Har.
rison, Williams, Lee, Morris and RAMS
dell are found in the. list of prisoners.
Whether these records lave been
carelessly sold by the British govern
ment for waste paper or have fallen
into the hands of the booksellers by
some other means Mr.. HARDWOOD has no
way Of knowing, but he has no doubt
that they are the original records Of
the British naval department.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-12-14
RECORDS Of WAR OF 1919.
Found Among Waste Paper Sent from
ENGLAND to This Country.

roma among waste Paper Sent from
England to This Country.
What seem to be the original English
records of the American naval prison
ers of war taken in the war of 1912
have come into the possession of +. w.
Harwood of Springfield, Mass, says
the New York Tribune. The records,
which are in three books, contain the
names Of hundreds of prisoners and
the names Of the ships from which
they were taken. The handwriting Is
old-fashloned in style, although clear,
and the books have been kept with the
utmost accuracy.
Mr.. Harwood is gold beaten and
uses h9nd-made paper in certain part
Of the process to protect the molds.
Such paper is very scarce in this coun-
try and gold beaters have been send
ing abroad for it for some time Re-
Gently Mr.. HARDWOOD has been getting
his paper from an old book store In