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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-07-13
Land Values in North Dakota.

There has been an enormous
increase in land values in North
Dakota during the past year,
and yet there is still great profit
in buying North Dakota land for
an investment, for there is GER
tain to be still further increase
in values. The early settlers of
North Dakota found it necessary
to wait till the second year, be-
fore they could expect any re-
turns from their labor. This was
a great advance over the early
settled portions Of this country
where it required a lif-time to
open up a farm OF 16O acres.
Even now, on the Pacific coast,
euen by dynamiting the stumps,
it cost $50 an acre to put those
lands in condition. God left those
of North Dakota for the thrifty
husbandman. Since the cultiva-
tion of fax has commenced in
North Dakota a profit Of $40 or
more an acre is made the first
year over and bove the cost of
breaking, seed, seeding, harvest
ing and marketing. And yet
lands that will do this are still
free in some parts Of the state,
and in others are sold at from
81 to $50 an acre. Quarter sec
tions which sold for $500 only a
short time ago are now worth
$4,000 or more.-The Dakotan.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-07-13

IA 4 4 & 4 j
n Nick Rolesof Glenburn brought
his sister, Mrs. Unzen to Minot
Thursday to consulta physician.
Nick says the seed which he
securd from the Independentlast
spring is all growing nicely, and
the alfalfa especially fine,
standing fully six inches high. II
the alfalfa pulls thrught the
winter.well, he will SOW a number
OF acres next spring. Nick is
building Il large barn on his farm
and says he is one who will stick
to North Dakota.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-07-13
some racIS AUOuI DlnulIlx lwil,s


The prices quoted on binding
Irvine manufactured at the state
pen is 10 cents on sisal and stan
dard and - cents on Manila in
less than car load lots and one
half cent less in car lots. The
sisal and standard run 500 feet
and the Manila 600 feet per ID.
In a recent letter Warden
Barcher writes: 1t has been the
desire OF the management since
the Irvine plant was installed to
sell the entire output OF the fac
tory direct to the farmers OF the
state; but as the farmers in some
sections are slow to act, we have
been forced to sell from 25 to IS
per cent Of the Irvine to dealers
in order to dispose OF the pro-
duct each year.
You will notice by our terms
there are three ways to purchase
the state Irvine and also that the
Irvine is put up in 5O-pound bales
which is the smallest amount we
sell, Us we do not break bales.
Any farmer or customer may
place his Individual order and it
will be accepted as long as the
supply lasts. Terms, cash with
the order or cash to be sent not
later than July and in all cases
before shipping date.
Farmers and customers may
club together and if they take
5000 pounds or more, we cccept
a good bankable note, payable
November l, without interest
until after maturity. The note
must be for the entire amount.
1t may be a Joint note with two
or more signers sufficient to make
it a good bankable note. We do
not take the individual notes of
a club member for his share in
the club. If the club is for 20, 600
pounds or more, which is mini
mum car load, this entities the
club to the car lot price which is
one half cent per pound lower
than lots of less than car loads.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-07-13
Norwich Man Suffocated.

Arthur Mccullough, a vel
known and highly respected Nor
wich young man, was suffocated
in a well Friday at noon. He
had gone down in the well and
was quickly overcome by gas
An attempt was made topull hin
out but it proved unsuccessful
He was 26 years OF age.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-07-13
Flaxton Elevator.

A. A. Robinson, president and
general manager ofthe Robinson
Elevator Co., and the Elliott
Elevator Co., returned from
FlaNton last week where he
superintendent the building fol a
$25 900 elevator. The work was
done in three and one-half weeks
and Mr.. Robinson notes quite a
saving for the company by hay
ing the work done himself. The
Elliott Co., will build a new ele-
vator at Rolla.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-07-13
) MINOR TOPICS
AANAAAAAA

MISS WCIAOCullc, VI lON ICl
visited her brother, j. e
McKoane Thursday.
1t is estimated that more than
5000 votes will be polled in Ward
county in the fall election.
j. +. Bowers rented C. A. John.
sons building until July 20 and
is selling fruits and cigars.
Mrs. c. D. Woolverton reports
some nice raspberries at her
home seven mile north Of Minot.
The local telephone Co., is
stringing the newpoles with lead
piping in which there are 200
small wires.
The supplies for the new cream
cry are on the way and the cream
cry will be in operation in less
than ten days.
Arthur Blaisdell is reading law
at the office of Blaisdell 4 Bird.
He is a student at the University
Of Minnesota.
D. A. Dinnie receivtd the con
tract for building, a $4,000
brick block for Aurley & Ger
olamy at Bowbells.
The Commercial Club rooms
will soon be elegantly furnished,
the committee taking up that
end of the business now.
The Minot postofice received a
pair of new scales from the gov
eminent with instructions to
weigh all mail leaving that Office
Il. A. Meleus has returned to
his home at Whatcom, Wash.
He spent about two months here
looking after his farming inter
estS.
Goose berries in the woods are
said to be very plentiful this
year. They are large and the
bushes droop under their heavy
loads.
L. Muhs who returned last
week from Davenport ILL.,, reports
the crops in North Dakota fully
two week a head of those in
Illinois.
P. Eden OF the Great North
ern Supply Store come in from
Glenburn last week. He announ-
ces that he will open a first class
restaurant at the place.
A paper cutter dirt cheap if
taken at once. In perfect work
ing condition., but too small
for our .buiness, % inch. Add
ress, The Independent.
| Notwithstanding the dull time,
our Job department. has been
very busy. We are turning out
good work and the prices are
lust where they ought to be.
Miss Miller, the polular teacher
OF typography. is planning on
Having a big exhibit OF her work
and that Of her pupile in Minot
in the ealg part Of September.
James Grady who was brought
down from Mohall charged with
passing counterfeit money, was
turned loose Friday morning,
nothing being proved against
him.
Remember the Dakota Farmer
will be sent free with the hide
pendent, when paid for one year
in advance. More than 200 have
taken advantage Of this offer.
Are you one Of the lucky ones?
H. E. Wheeler's residence is
now practically completed. 1t is
the most unique in the city per
haps and is very handsome.
There are fifteen large rooms and
the entire residence is modernly
equipped with the latest improve
ments.
John REM and Mr.. Fade were
in the city Thursday passing a
subscription for the building Of
a German Luthern church ten
miles northwest of Minot on the
N. w. quarter OF Sec. 8, 1868.
The work will begin at once, the
church to cost $500. \ large
subscription was collected in
Minot.
Ole Sandel, who lives one-half
mile west of Minot, is selling
Juniper-ade anice hea]thful drink
for summer. A small bottle OF
the syrup costs only % cents
and will make three or four gall
ons of the ade. The syrup is
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-07-13

For Sale-Four thorough bred
short horn bulls also two bulls
from short horn COWS and here
ford sires. Deegan Brothers,
tt. Minot, N. d..
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-07-13
Just Married.

We received a card from Lakota
announcing the marriage OF a
couple in rather an original man
ner. 1t read as follows:
"First appearance OF
Ethel The Henrys Austin.
In their new and original en-
tertainment entitled.
"We have just been married.
Opening scene, Lakota, n. D..
Continuous performance, Minot,
N. d."
We have not yet become &C
quainted with the happy couple.
Mrs. Louis Ernest, Evansville, Ind
'sHollister's Rocky Mountain Tea is
splendid. Makes sick people we'll. Cured
me after others failed" Tea or tablet
form. As cents. A. S. Blakey.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-01-22
OREGON NOTES.

Wheat conditions for the 1904 crop
were never better.
A shipment of 10 cars of -four has
just been made from the -four mills
of La Grande to Japan.
The Whitman college debating team
won the second intercollegiate debate
between the state university and
Whitman college.
The jury in the case of Rev. R. H.
Kennedy, charged with the burglary
of the residence of e. H. Warren at
2 o'clock on the morning of September
last returned verdict of acquittal.
For the fifth time within a year w.
H. Schroeder, postmaster and mer-
chant at Arago, has been burned out
and evidence points conclusively to
some bitter personal enemy, intent
on running the one upon whom he has
been venting his malice.
w. F. Butcher, one of the most prom.
inent lawyers in eastern Oregon, re-
Gently, at Baker City, twice shot j. c.
White, a contractor, once in the neck
and again in the arm. White
was able to walk for several hundred
feet to secure medical aid
Robert F. Hall, a manufacturer
agent, who has been in business in
Portland for several years, has fallen
heir to an estate of about 10000 acres
of coal land located in Morgan. Put
nam, Cumberland, Fentress and Over
ton counties, Tennessee, valued al
about S3,750,0O0. The land was pur
chased by Mr.. Halls father for 2E
cents an acre. out has since risen in
value to S25.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-01-22
Hump News.

For three days a heavy wind and
snowstorm has been raging and the
roads and trails are nearly impass-
able. Fortunately all the heavy and
cumbersome machinery for the Jumbo
mill addition has been delivered and
is being placed as rapidly as possible.
A car and track, has been added to
the Del Rio equipment.
The Lucky Lad company is ham,
mering away on the south drift at the
100 foot level and the ore body is as
large as ever and if anything better.
The Crackerjack company is extend
ing power wires to the Hump and by
the first OF February electric lights
will replace coal oil and candles here.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-01-22
Mining Notes.


The body of c. Lockwood of Seattle,
a victim of the Clallam accident has
been recovered. The body of A. K
Prince, who with Guy Daniels, was
travelling around the world giving mu-
steal recitals, and was drowned in the
Clallam wreck, was recovered in Es-
quimalt harbor
DR.. ". A. Hendryx, accompanied by
All. c. Cowhard, is at Republic, to
look after the installation of the Hen
dryX agitator at the Mountain Lion.
DR.. Hendryx will remain until it gets
into operation.
The owners of the great mines Of
the Occur d'Alenes received nearly
$11, 000 900 from the silver-lead pro-
duct of their properties during 1908,
which is one of the greatest records
in the history of this wonderful dis
trict From figures furnished by the
various mining companies it is learn
ed that the total valuation of the ship
ments from the district for the year,
considering the average value of sill
yer at SO cents per ounce and that of
lead $3.50 per hundred pounds, is $780,
Ole, 46SS2. There were 6,021, 145 OF.
of silver produced, which brought re-
turns Of $3,191, zU6.S5, while the pro-
duction of lead reached the enormous
figure of 20v,25i, 27S pounds, bringing
the companies $7,425.261.97.
bill of complaint for the foreclos-
ure Of the 100000 bond issue of the
Republic Power & Cyaniding company
was filed at Spokane recently by For
ster & Wakefield, representing the
complainant, the American Loan &
Trust company of Boston, named as
trustee. Coupled with the defendant
is the name of William George Camp
bell Lanskail. as trustee. who is al
legged to have some claim to the prop
erty of the defendant corporation.
Major r. G. Edwards Leckie. for
merly manager of the Republic mine
at Republic, has returned to London
almost recovered from his fight with
a leopard while in Somaliland, Africa
When the steamer Alki left Skag
way ten days age people not only
brought the news directly from Daw
son that those in the Tanana diggings
are suffering from starvation, but also
brought word that the fact is so vel
known in Dawson and the reports from
the diggings so substantial that 6
small stampede has been going OF
from the northern metropolis. Food
has been shipped into Tanana from
Eagle and other surrounding towns
and, although the quality was mo-
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-01-22
The Expedition to Thibet.

Chumbia, British India.-The British
expedition to Thibet, the advance
guard of which has reached Tanu, is
now in a totally unexplored country.
No living European has ever travelled
over this route.
The expedition is meeting with en-
ormous transport difficulties. The bulk
of the force is occupying Fort Phari,
picturesque structure, solidly built
of stone, and exactly resembling a
medieval castle. It is four stories
high and the interior is full Of lion
cells, like a rabbit warren, and there
are quantities of chain arnor, swords
and spears therein. The houses of the
surrounding villages are constructed
of peat sods; they are a single story
high, with fat roofs. The natives are
friendly.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-01-22

equal to that in Dawson, it was nour-
ishing and plentiful.
Word has reached Canyon City, Or,
from Bear Valley that Jack Stowell,
commonly known as "Black Jack"
former foreman of a Prairie diggings
mine, was almost instantly killed while
cleaning a loaded rife at the home
of Dave Helmic recently.
The supreme court of Montana has
denied the injunction asked by the
Boston & Montana company to stop
f. Augustus Heinze from mining in the
Minnie Healy, pending final determine
ton Of the dispute over ownership;
and also denied the injunction asked
by Heinze against the Boston & Mon
tana to stop the latter from mining
in the PiccOlo and Zambetta mining
claims, pending final decision Of own
ership.
The long standing dispute between
the timber holders and mining proper
ty holders over titles to a number of
claims of mineral and timber lands
near John Day. Ore, has been settled
out of the courts.
Advices received at Butte. Mont,
from Garland, Wyo., tell Of the acct
dental discovery by several Mormons
of large gas WELL which is spouting
column of gas about 10 feet into the
air. One of the party, to quench his
thirst, rolled q SNOWFALL and noticed
strong odor of gas. Scraping aside
the snow they found a strong current
of gas issuing from a cleft in the
rocks. Lighting a match to test the
substance, the Mormons ignited the
gas, causing an explosion, scorching
their faces and sending a column of
flame many feet high. The discov-
cry is causing much excitement.
Twenty men are building the new
tramway for the Snowstorm mine at
Mullan, Idaho.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-01-22
British Columbia Mines.

Another entire change of manage
ment has taken place at the Ymir
mine, G. H. Barnhardt succeeding r.
M. Atwater as general maneger. Mr..
Barnhardt was formerly superinten-
dent in charge of the properly under
S. S. Fowler, the company's engineer.
Retrenchment is being inaugurated
and there has been wholesale cut
ting down of expense, involving the
dismissal of a large number of en-
ployes from the heads of departments
downwards. Only 20 out of the so
stamps are now being run and it is
probable that the output of the mine
will be curtailed to this extent for
some months.
j. w. Ashley, G. E., who has been
superintendent of the work being car
per Mines, limited, for the last five
years or more, mas started on vaca-
ton for London, Eng, to be gone two
months.
Sixteen of the miners union of Tel
luride. Colo, are expelled from San
Miguel county by order of Major Hill,
military commander.
Boundary's ore shipments for the
second week in the new year are al
most exactly the same as for the first
week, little over 10000 tons.
The New Year has opened auspici
Ously in the Rossland camp and the
feeling is that the city is entering one
of the brightest years in it's annals
At the lie Roi mine great interest at
taches to deep level development, es
pecially since Manager Parrish's quail
flied statement that the oreshoot on
the 1850 is the top of another great
ore body. Production has been in
creased to a basis of $4,000 tons pei
month. Much OF the ore is being ex
tracted from the big stope on the SOC
foot level, which has a face 80 fee
wide
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-01-22
DR.. Pollock r. Hyatt Dead.

Williamsport, Pa, Jan. 20.-Dr. Pol
lock F. Hyatt, who was United States
consul at Santiago de Cuba for five
years prior to the outbreak of the
Spanish-American war, is dead at his
home in Jersey Shore, aged 6S years.
During the civil war DR.. Hyatt was
surgeon Of Carver hospital, Washing
ton, D. c., and in the bitter presiden-
tial fight in 1876 he was sent to Flori-
da as the personal representative OF
Samuel ]. Tilden to superintend the
counting Of the vote in that state.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-01-22
Race Meets Dated.

The North Pacific Racing associa-
ton has named the following racing
dates for the 1904 fall meeting:
Seattle, August 1927; Everett, Au-
gust 29-Sept. 3; Bellingham, Septem-
Der $40; Salem, September 12-17;
Portland, September 1924; Yakima,
September 25-October 1; Spokane. Oc-
tober 3-S; Walla Walla, October 1915;
Boise, October 1922.
The total stakes on the circuit will
amount to over $4,000.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-01-22
MINES and MINING NEWS
PROPERTIES HAVE SETTLED
DOWN TO WINTERS WORK.
Items of Interest Gathered During the
Past Week-B. c. Mines Busy
Show Up Well-Electric Power In
Occur d'Alene District a Success
Accidents and Personals.

Senator Hepburn of Idaho recently
has introduced a bill in the senate to
amend section 1926 of the revised
statutes of the United States relative
to mining claims. The bill provides
that actions brought in support of ad-
verse claims filed against any applica-
lions shall be deemed actions at law
and tried as other actions at law are
tried in the jurisdiction where such
suit arises.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-01-22
Can't Raise Money in America.

The power welded by Hebrew bank
ing interests is strikingly illustrated
by the part they are said to have as
sumed in the negotiations by Russia
for loans in Paris and Berlin. 1t has
been stated here, and not denied, that
the Rothschilds had taken a hostile
stand against Russia, for reasons read
lily imagined, in view of certain demon
STATIONS in Russia.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-01-22
DR.. c. B. pysart Is Dead.

Paris, Mo-, Jan. 20.-Dr. G. B. Dy-
sart, an ex-surgeon Of Cockrell's bri-
gade of the confederate army, died of
pneumonia at his home in this city,
aged 20 years. He was a close friend
of Senator Francis NJ. Cockrel.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-01-22

The Minnetonka, built at Cleveland
for seacoast trade, being longer than
the locks of the Welland canal was
dry-docked at the head of the st. Law
renee system and cut in two. The rear
half steamed through the canal, while
the forward half was towed.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-01-22

When Japanese lady enters rail
road car she removes her tiny shoes,
then steps on the seat, and gradually
brings down her body until she is seat
ed with her feet doubled under her.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-01-22
Is ReconciIed to War.

Toxic, Jan. 17.-Japan does not an
ticipate Russias rejoinder for at least
one week. In the meantime the nation
is prepared and grimly reconciled to
war.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-01-22
Wheat Report.

Portland.-Walla Walla, 79@74c;
79@SOc; valley. 7S@SOc.
Tacoma, Wash.--Unchanged blue
stem, 79c; club. 75c.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-08-26
POLITICAL ADVERTISING.

when we remember that the largest pro
portion that goes to the state any
where else is one.third in New York
Thus both these robberies stood when
the legislature took its Thanksgiving
recess, when exposure OF the enormlty
In every state paper that would publish
II, drove few OF the plunderers IN very
shame to vote out Of the bill portion
of the atrocitiesthe had voted into 1t;
but the House Republicans 81 to ID
almost two to one-still voted to retain
them.
In short. but for Democrats and the
Clement men we would never have got
a license law Mt all, even in its present
mutilated shape. And the Clement men,
who thus helped to prevent their party
from betrayal of its pledges, have, got
their reward by neing slaughtered IN
practically every instance where they
have sought denomination.
Could demonstration be completer OF
the folly of again trusting the Repubr'
can party with this subiectf
Next week in this column we VIII I'M
cover the Republican scheme this year
for betraying the people by tactics pre-
cisely similar to those they lacked the
power to more than partially carry
out two years ago.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-08-26
Course Of Plain Sense.

Both high tariff and low tariff men
agree that the present tariff needs
much amendment.
Suppose now c. H. Davenport or Nj.
]. Moran should ask you to elect
them to congress on the plea that
while they do not and never did be-
lieve in a high protective tariff at all
still they are wiling TO give 1t a fair
trial and ii elected will help to amend
1t to strengthen its fundamental prin-
ciple. =,
enough TO get out of the cradle, be
caught by such a plea
Would not anybody see that what
ever their good faith. however fully
they might intend to fulfil their prom :
Use, they could not be trusted could
not trust themselves, to strengthen
by amendment what they do not want
al all. what they believe to be all
wrong from beginning to end.
Yet this is precisely the position OF
Charles ]. Bell George w. Pierce and
John II. Ware and Clarke c, Fits, re-
nuhlican candidates for governor
county senators and representative
with regard TO the local option license
law. They don't believe in anything
but prohibitions never did and never
wiH. and yet they ask that the work
of putting this law into right shape
ana correcting the wrong republicans
nut into ii. be entrusted to their hands
Isn't instead the course of pam
common sense to entrust the work 70
Eli II. Porter William a. Brown, W
w. Bridges and NJ, j. Moran, who
thoroughly believe in the law and want
to see it a success instead of a fall
ure2
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-08-26
Always Fighting Against the Extrav
aoance of Republican Misrule.

Three men from southern Vermont
have been at the forefront among
democrats in the Legislature. sturdily
fighting at every point against the
loose and reckless policies by which
state expenses have been multiplied
nearly three fold in the last 20 years
and which have made the Vermont
showing the worst in this respect. as
COMPARED with population and
wealth. in the whole union.
And also against the republican
policies that have subjected the great
CORPORATIONS of the state to hardly
more than a fraction of their just
taxation and have piled the burden
correspondingly higher on its farm
ers. merchants and individual prop
erty owners.
And also against the ring rule. and
all its ingenious devices by which
our railroads have been unchecked
In mower to suppress our industries
and stife our prosperity by freight
determinations.
And also for the substitution of an
honest and vigorous local option Ii
ceI1se law for the old methods OF
nrohibition and plumber.
These men are Eli II. Porter. Will
liam A. Brown and W. W. Bridges,
the democratic nominees for governor
and senators.
The vote September will show
whether the people appreciate the
kind Of public service they render.