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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-04-27
Steam Traction Anniversary.

Feb Is was the centennial of the
use of steam traction on railroads.
1t was only fve-ton moving engine
running over the Merthyr Tydfl
course. Its inventor was Richard
Treyithic. a Cornishman. 1t could
draw fifteen tons at rate OF i've
miles an hour. 1t had an eight-inch
cylinder and toothed wheels, which
caught in notched rails and helped 1t
over hard places in the track. Only
a few trips were made by 1t. for the
experiment was not commercially
profitable.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-04-27
Some Beautiful Views,

A display OF the pictures OF the
flood taken by L. G. Van Exie
are to be seen in c. H. Weeds
window. The pictures are the
best ever seen in Minot and show
the superiority of the workman
ship OF our photographer.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-04-27
RELIEF IN ONE MINUTE.

One Minute Cough Cure gives Relief
in one minute, because it kills the mi
crobe which tickles the mucuous men,
brane, causing the cough, and at the
same time clears the phlegm, draws out
the inflammation and heals and soothes
the affected parts. One Minute Cough
Cure strengthens the lungs, wards off
pneumonia and is harmless and never
failing cure in all durable cases Of
Coughs, Colds and Group. One Minute
Cough Cure is pleasant 70 take, harm
less and good alike for young and old.
Sold BY Paul v. Mccoy.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-04-27
Farmers. Don't Miss This.

Again we call the attention to
the farmers of this section OF the
state to the eight varieties of
seeds which we are giving away
with the Independent, where you
pay up for one year in advance.
To new subscribers who pay for
the paper for a year, we give
eight large packages OF these
seeds. The Independent has tried
to select the varieties which will
grow the best in this state and
believe that if they are sown and
carefully looked after, in the fall
you will have a nice little start
OF the seed. At any rate, you
will have experimental with them
and will know whether to SOW
large fields or not. In the fall
we are desirous of having allwho
take the seeds, to report how
they have grown. If they have
not done we'll, tell it thru the
columns OF the Independent. If
they are good and you believe it
pays to SOW them, say so.
Drop in and get the seeds.
They are tied up ready for you.
Here they are:
1. Improved Squaw Corn.
2. Macaronior Durum Wheat.
3. Bromus Inermis.
4. Siberian Millet.
5. Turkestan Alfalfa.
6. Spelz.
Z. Western Rye Grass.
8. Dwarf Essex Rape.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-04-27
struck by Car, Ne Goes insane.

Struck by Car, Ne Goes insane.
La Crosse, Wis, March 20. = From
being struck by . street car Frank
Weber has gone violently insane
swebber's skull was fractured In the
accident, part Of It being crushed.
His arrangement was caused by the
pressure OF silver plate inserted In
the skull to take the place OF the
mart removed
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-04-27
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 al other skin diseases.
Look for tho name Dewitt on tho pack
age-all others arc cheap, worthless
counterfeits. Sold by Paul v. Mccoy.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-04-27
PAYS to Raise Speltz.

j. B. Otrey will SOW ten acres
of speltz and believes that he will
get SO bushels to the acre. Last
year he sowed a little and thOt
he would get little but was sur
prised when the field yielded him
37h bushels to the acre.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-04-27
IA Await Grand Jury. Action.

To Await Grand Jury's Action.
Little Falls, Mimi. March 29.-Hen'
~ Young. charged with robbing his
roommate. and William Wudtke.
charged with selling mortgaged prop
erty, have been committed to await
the action of the grand jury.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-04-27
Exanoe,i.t Get. Pulpit.

Winona, Mimi. March 29.-Presid.
Ing Elder Rule has appointed the Rev.
Grant B. Wilder. now doing evangel'
ical work in Manitoba, to the pastor.
ate OF the Olive Branch Methodist
church in Winona.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-04-27
HAVE YOU INDIGESTION >

II you have Indigestion, Kodol Dys-
pepsia Cure will cure you. 1t has cured
thousands. 1t is curing people every
day-every hour. You owe it to your
self to give it a trial. You will continue
to suffer until you do try it. There is
no other combination of digestants that
digest and rebuild at the same time.
Kodol does both. Kodol cures, strength
ems and rebuilds. Sold by Paul V. Nc
Gov.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-04-27
BANDITS MUST HANG.

Marx, Neidermeier and Van Dine De.
MED a New Trial.
Chicago, March 29.-The car barn
bandits. Marx, Neidermeier and Van
Dine. were denied new trial and the
date of execution was set for Aprli
%. The prisoners were unmoved, ex,
cept that Marx visibly trembled. Van
Dimes mother and the mother OF
Neidermeier were present and both
women burst into tears.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-04-27
FALLS INTO BOILING OIL.
Little Girl Is Not Expected to Re.

St. Paul, March 20. Marie. the
four-year-old daughter Of Charles
Fritz, was horribly burned last even.
ing by falling into pan of boiling
lard, and will probably die. The
family purchased pig and had rem
dered the fat for household purposes.
The large pan Of boiling grease had
been removed from the stove to the
floor. While the mother was in an.
other part of the kitchen the child
fell backward into the boiling oil.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-04-27

Detinitions-Gan The members Of
q political party who fight it's battles
and win it's, victories. Purifiers: The
fellows who would like to got control Of
. party-but can't.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-04-27
Killed in Quarry.

Winnipeg, Man, March 29.-Robert
MoTillen Of Minneapolis was killed
while working in the Winnipeg stone
quarry. He had resided here for three
years. He was about nfty years oe
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-04-27

Gov. cummins Out Of Danger.
Des Moines, Iowa, March 29.-Gov.
A. B. Cummins, who has been suffer-
Ing from a threatened attack of pneu-
mOnia, is now so much better that he
IS pronounced out of danger.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-04-27
BODY FROZEN IN THE SNOW.
Bullet in Head and Pistol Found
NAarhv

eu''et IN Head and Pistol Found
Nearby.
st. Paul. March 29.-The body Of .
man which had been chewed by dogs
and muskrats was found at O'Clock
last night In grove at Randolph
street and Fairview avenue. Coroner
Miller says that he believes the case
10 one Of suicide. but there are indi-
cations which might mean murder,
and the police will be asked to in.
vestigate. A thorough investigation
was impossible last night on account
Of the frozen condition of the re-.
mains
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-23
! GEORGE 5TONfPKINS,
No. 60 N. Tenth ST., City.
"A CHESTNUT HUNT.

@ d .
It was q happy. party that started from
Mrs, Whtington's on Saturday morning
TO hunt chestnuts. The party consisted
OF ELSIE. Edith. Ada, Robert, Arthur and
Walter. They We're all dressed In hunt
Ing clothes, as they expected to encounter
briars and weeds.
Arthur. the Oldest. carried n basket
which contained II most delicious lunch
which was fixed by Mrs. WhItingto
The others all carried small baskets to
put the nuts In. They soon reached tho
wood after having a. great deal OF FUN
with tho girls, who were all afraid OF a.
snake. When the trees were finally
reached, Robert, who was the best climber.
started up the tree. When tho top was
reached he was startled a great deal by
a squirrel which was soon out of sight.
lilo then began to thrash the tree. while
the rest OF the party We're on the ground
picking up tho nuts, After this tree was
well thrashed, Robert came down and
lthrashed q great many other trees until
the baskets were filled,
1t was then time for dinner but they
had to search for stream which was
soon found. then the girls spread a Moth
on the ground; they had real picnic
When they had finished and washed the
dishes, they started homeward after n
Joyful walk They reached Mrs. Whit-
ington's, and declared they had had a
nice time, and would like to go again,
TODD WlpTT. =
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-23
WHERE ARE YOU GOING,
MY PRETTY MAID?

Once upon q time there was 4 maid on y
In the. field going milking, stranger
passing by stopped and said:
'yyhero are you going. my pretty maid ?,'S
81 am going milking. sir. J" she said 81
May so with you, my pretty maid a:s5s
You're kindly welcome, sr." she said
e So he gladly went with her, when en-
they got back. they went out walking to-
getl,er. That same night there was going
to be a play at the opera house cal ell
Jack and the Bean Stalk. He took 5sherS
TO the: play, and fell very much in n love
with her, # vi
The next day he went with her imills, AZ
Ing again.
\ Ie took har driving nearly every after
noon, and afterwards they would so nj llkI-
ing together. III ID s5 t582 .85 ss s9
One evening when she wasn't looking
no slipped a beautiful diamond ring q on
her finger and 8 seg 1rs4 ss ls'ew what
IT meant. ;s.s Y, ss IA iii. ss.d
Tho next evening, instead OF going mike
ing they went e t1o psFF5toEisa house. %
They Went to large city rs live. where
they had beautiful home OF their own
The maid didn't have to 80 milking
every morning and afternoon she mad
everything she wanted. and lived happy
EVELYN CONWAY LYLE,
.sG roodford
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CONGRATULATIONS
TO ROSEBUD GIRLS

e 2 a-9. i Il i 4 ( 4 y
Dear Children of the Club.--.rhc editor
feels that congratulations arc specially
duo tho members OF the "Roscbnd Garden
OF Girls" ut Radford, yn., who also be-
long to tho club, and who have sent in
n series OF illustrated contributions, intro
ducing Mother Goose" characters. Tho
editor regrets that these articles must
be published by instruments, SO that only
one or two can appear in this issue
Tho editor also appreciates highly the
excellence OF the Halloween story by
Mary Warren May, tho charming letters
written by the Rhudy household and the
fine quality OF all else sent in. including
the puzzles made up for tho puzzle de-
pnrtmcnt.
The second October in the life OF the
club is surely marked with the evidences
OF great progress and ability.
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t. 81
added trying TO suppress hugh.
"Oh!n exclaimed 4Nleen Seldcn with q
shudder. don't SO, Edith.
YES, l will,
My fair lady, as you seem ben on Your
purpose, will YOU have inc TO accompany
you % asked her brother,
mo, Will go alone" so saying0 She
started for tho mill, watched by her com,
'panions until the trees concealed her
slight figure.
l,ditt's bravery was not assumed, for
the old mill had n peculiar fascination
for her. AS she npproac hed the SPOT It
looked more deserted than usual, and the
shadows upon It gave It n very ghost
like appearance. She stood fprNa Mor
mont on tile bank, gazing into; tho stu
water at hel, own fair face.
as{"No one but myself she nlurmured
s"yYlly do all FEAR this old MILL so2''
AS she turned to 80 white ngure
crossed the path as II to stop her,
This was what she had not expected,
so she stood stu, wondering what to
do, At last the figure spoke Know, Q
maiden, that am tho ghost Of the anil
and-"No. / didn't know IT. laughed
Edith with fcallng Of relief. You
have betrayed yourself Harold, ghosts.
never speak, hut how you frightened me
at FIRST
Harold then told her Of the plan which
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-23
NATURE STUDY.
Cosmos.

think the cosmos one OF the prettiest
Of the fall flowers, II not the prettiest.
IN fact think 1t ranks we'll With tho
dahlia and crrysanthemun, as flowers
which close In the last days of sumner.
and beginning OF autumn.
The cosmos is easy to grow and needa
b,,t little attention. have raised them
for tha last three or four years and have
been very successful in raising nice pants.
and plants that are good bloome,s.
I have some now in the back garden
that are eight or ten feet tall, and they
are d mass Of blooms.
Cosmos vary In height, according to the
location and the condition Of the soil in
which they are planted.
The only colors that have or have
even seen are pure white. pink and dark
red.
The cosmos has dark green foliage, tho
leaves are skeleton like those OF the cy-
press vine. Tho leaves are very delicate
and soon wither.
There is ono thing about the cosmos
they do not seem to sbe a prey to bugs.
like other plants, In fact the bugs don't
seem to like them. 1t may DO on account
OF the peculiar olor d, the stem, and
leaves Of the plant.
The flowers OF the cosmos are very
pretty, and after being cut will keep In
water nicely for three or moro days.
rho cosmos is rather a common flower
and people IN town do not raise them
much.
think Il Is so nice to see a lot Of colors---
pink. white and rcd-mixed together on
tho plants come up, thin them out, give
all tho other flowers that we had al
summer long are leaving us.
Cosmos like plenty OF room, ana mine
II raised by the fence, so as they grow
in l can ito them to tho fence, then
they hold their weight better, and are not
SO liable to be broken by the. wind .
Cosmos commence to bloom early III
October, and I have had plants that
bloomed until tho second week in Novem-
Der. 5l5l
The tlmo TO plant tho se:d Is early IN
tho spring, SOW close together. and after
the plants como UP. thin them out, sivo
them plenty OF room, and plenty OF water
during the summer. .s$
And In the fall you viii be repaid Tor
your trouble by having flne PLANTS and
plenty Of blooms. AZ \.
S send you a sketch Of three cosmos that
n1ado from life: they were dark red.
u
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The sun was slowly setting, i,s crimson
rays resting on the foliage. rich with the
brilliant tnts OF autumn. 1t had been y
beautiful day. and promised Just SUCH a
night as one could wish for a liallowe. Gu
pa rty, thought Edith Manton as she walk
cd slowly UP the path which lea 70 h lS't
country home.
Seeing the twilight gradually creeping
DER the earth, she quickened her pace.
and soon reached the large old-fashioned
house. 1t was Just the kind OF house for
q; crowd Of young folks tuAmectF OH llal-{
low eve The wind caused all the shut
tcrs 10 rattle mud sent mournful SOUNDS
down the chmneys. This made every
thing seem weird, especially on HalloW
eve. gIss;
Not far away from the llouse was Ais
3lcn,. Mil. which had stood for many =
year. There WAS a superstition connected
with it that ir q young CIR! would gazal
az twelve o'clock on Halloween into the
pond which surrounds It. that she would
behold iii the placid depths the image OF
her future husband. But, alas! this be-
lief was the causeSof a great tragedy ~
young girl in arsprit Of fun. went alone
one Iallow eve to the old mill. AsAwitil
n merry laugh she bent over the bank
and Razed into the dark water, she saw
reflected a face contorted with rage, and
also an appraised daggar. She uttered a
cry for help bur In vain. and there IN the
darkness and silence Of night she was.
murdered by a rejected lover, and her
lifelcss body thrown into the pond
1t is said that to this day her spirit
returns every Halloween to the old mil.
a But now let us return to Edith. Hav-
Ing reached home she at once set 70
work to prepare for her guests to roast
tile chestnuts and to bring the rosy
checked apples down from the garrett
1t was a very happy girl that awaited
her guests arrival. Soon a merry grolln
assembled III the sitting room. before the
open fire to roast the nuts and pare the
apples and they spent a Jolly time IN tcll-
Ing stories which made the tiinid ones
SILVER as tho wind wl!stled around the
|ihouse. as ii seeking entrnnceEto the
warmth and light within.
Now, said Chester, Edith's brother,
after, all the stories We're finished. VINO
will dare to go alone to the Old mi as
tho maiden of yorc. to try her fortune?
All were silent56for moment then
Edith spoke, 81 will go.''' she said,
What you!'r asked several. d AREN'T you
afraid OF meeting the murdered girls
ghost?' III. Z,
mo, do you think I heiicve that story"
nues toned Edith, / don't bellevcin ghosts.
Say, sis, do you really mean to go?'
asked Chester. II wouldn't il / We're you."
why not ?''
,fs,.W.ell-cr you might see % ghost" he
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-23
THE STORY OF
THE BEARS

Once there lived OH earth beautiful
woman named Callsto. Jupiter or love.
the god OF thunder. loved Callisto, and his
wife Juno, was Jealous OF her. Juno said
she would no longer let Cailisto be Deau-
tiful So one day she called Callisto TO
her, and told her she could no longer DO
beautiful. and the girl knelt down to beg.
and MS she knelt she was turned into the
horrible shape OF a bear, She would not
go home to her people because she was
afraid So she would hide in the caves
and woods. t,,5i.
One day she saw her son Areas coming
through the woods and she forgetting che
was bear rushed out and jumped on
him. Areas not knowing she was his
mother, started to stab her with his spear.
Jupiter took pity on her and changed him
into u bear also. and placed them up In
the heavens as stars Juno then prayed
to the God OF the Ocean not to let them
reyolye around the earth, and to this day
the stars are III the same place in tho
form OF a dippcr.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-23

Ea L f ~ .
3 y A little boy asked mo the other day
did + love my mamma and I told him yes s.s.s
that love her with all my strength
and he said What do you n,eanb by that??'''' ~:
l said. Well then 7 viii tell you what AZ
mean byH 1t. / do not like to hear my
mamma forever calling me to cut wood
and do not like to sec her cut Il. but
every evening I so and cut the wood and I
bring 1t In. I do not let the box be empty,
and / go and bring in the coal and keep
them both filed to tho top. and l do this
all by myself, and 1t takes AL my strength
to do 1t, Now lsn' t that loving my mother
with all my strength? Now. can U you try
and learn O. lesson by that1 II you can
not. well, then, johnny. YOU cannot love
your mamma with all your strength.
WILLIE TRENLER. FL
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-23
SUMMER IN THE COUNTRY

,r,, s,ster and vent to our aunt's In.
King and Queen county the )1leYeh'tl OF
Ne went down to West Point and our
aunt and uncle met US there VIC hau
"a drive from West Point twenty miles,
NE had n nice drive, a..
A. TIE next day after we got there the
colored man that works there made lis
swing and we made q store ana plaSea
store
under n big mulberry tree every day. Wu
won't to see a lady, and We had to SO
through the woods. And then another
house wa went to VIC had to go lhroush
two growths of woods, We went 70 see y
,lady'l that lived across the road, we Went
10 see another lady, and a girl from this
cIty wns there, and we had nice time
nv uncle and aunt had q dog 2and he fol-
lowed Jus every where we went We al
vent to 'sehurch twice. once our cousin.
,prca e],et3 tiiere
The seieyc,ittisof August our mother. md
little sisterschne down. we were real
glad to sec tlleln,s otir little sister. had
missed lis so much she did not Know
what to do eherself.
we all went to- our COUSINS that. was
a preacher, and stayed all day; We had
d i.Ice time. lie Ind soma little puppies
ana we played with them, and he played
with us too; va didn't want to- come
home. When we went to our cousin's,
We had to drive about nine miles.
we came home on the eleventh OF s!ep-
TENDER We had g nlce time coming
home Il little baby was along with MS,
ana we had a rice limo playing With her
on the way. When we got home eycry-
body was glad4to sec, Us,
5sEI hope you wont think my story too
longYtsa publish, n i Thought 4bout you all,
and wished you We're enjoying the Same
pleasures that was,
i had a grand lime, now must close,
Will write another time.
Yours truly,
I,UCT DUNN,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-23
TOM, TOM, THE
5PI T: SON

Il
stole a pig and away he run; n Sla s
The pix was eat, and Tom was beat,
And Tom ran crying down the street.
Not long ago a little boy named Tom,
lived In an alley; lie had never been told
how wrong 1t was to steal.
There was man that lived near by.
who had pig, and SO Tom thought he
would steal 1t for he was very hungry,
and wanted some meat SO much. The
pig was In the back yard in pen. 4
When Tom thought that no one was
looking, ho went very quietly In the yard,
nut q rope around tho pigs neck. Then.
he started to tg0,7 but Of course the pig,
squealed that made the cook look out OF
tho window ana sho saw Tom taking the
pig away.
Slo ran to tell her master that some
,ne was stenling his pig. lie had nm aw-..
ful temper, ana when tho cook told him
lie ran out ana caught Tom BY the collar.
and whipped him very a0rd Tom cried
and cried and when the man let him so;
he went crying down street.
Tho man thought that some one might
steal tho pig again, SO he had him killed
and cooked for dinner.
Tom always remembered that whipping,
and never stole anything again as long
as 1}e lived.
OF the tTtose Bud Garden Of Girls t
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-23
THE TIME ] SPENT
IN THE SUMMER

2 had a very Pheasant summer came
up to GordonsYille two or tllree times and
had a grand time.%I went upon the
mountains most every day to pick ber,
ries. Y s35sa I, -
A crowd OF MS went down on II picnic,
and went In bathing and nshcd, and we
caught q great many tlshs
School has opened now. ! love my
studies very much Il "a {8 F .s..s 81
a crowd OF lis girls are going after
cllestnuts Friday and have q fine time,
I will tell you more tho next time
vERNE1sLR TUCKER,
Box es7. Gordonsylle. w.