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The Saint Paul globe., 1904-10-24

season was James Foley, who reported
that he had threshed only seventy
acres of grain and he had just re-
ceived a check for $1,875 to pay for it.
The land on which it was raised is not
worth over half that amount. If the
grain (wheat) had been sold two days
later it would have brought 6 cents a
bushel more. Another farmer from his
vicinity reports that ninety acres
yielded $33.20 an acre. Another man
from north of Minot reports 2,0S9
bushels of oats on twenty acres Of
land. Yields of twenty-five to thirty
five bushels of wheat are quite COM
mon. Still, many of the best pieces of
grain in the county are now in the
stack, and the exact yields cannot be
given. For instance, John Ehr has a
200-acre tract in macaroni wheat, and
the conservative farmers are estimat-
ing the yield as high as forty five
bushels, while all concede that it will
go as high as forty bushels to the acre
These instances can be equaled by
any good farmer who will work his
land as the farmers in the older states
work theirs. 1t must be remembered
that farming in this country is new
yet, and that most of the farmers are
new. Many of them are men who, in
the older states, were unable to own a
1dl III LuClLSCANCSs ollQ SiSAASA w VI hAON ~
other farmers or rented farms But
can their old employers and landlords
show up any better reports than the
above? Have they got any land that
will produce more dollars to the acre,
year after year, than this $12 to $40 an
acre land?
But the northern and eastern part of
the county is the farmers ideal coun-
try. This land varies from the perfect
Iouo1 rIaiT1c fO tbQ erant1Jy S1OninO
valleys and hills. There are but few
farms on which one cannot cultivate
the entire 100 acres in quarter sec
ton. Here the average farmer devotes
practically all his energies to pure
farming, raising only about as much
stock as is ordinarily raised by farm
ers in the Central states, like Indiana
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-10-24

lished in 1898 with a capital and surplus
of $4,000, and does a general banking,
Insurance, collecting. loan and real estate
business. Mr.. IverSon, the president of
the bank, is one of the rustlers for Leeds
and has about 0,000 acres of land for sale,
running from SO to $25 per acre.
county write him; he also runs an ele-
vator at Leeds and one at Niles.
w. H. Thomas, the leading attorney of
the the county, does general law business
taken, commercial reports furnished
mortgages foreclosed and has a large Office
force busy all the time. If you wish any
F. M. Wise runs the main livery, feed
and sale stable of the town; has some
very fine turnouts and will drive you any
place IN the county, as he knows every
foot of the county.
First National bank is one of the lead
ing banks with a capital of $4,000 and
5000 surplus; G established as q farmers
in 1902: Does general banking, real es-
tate and loan business. Mr.. E. H. Page,
the president, has an elevator and lumber
yard at Leeds and also at Niles.
j. w. Hurd is proprietor of. the Gem
restaurant and opera house and has been
In business for four years. and came from
Indiana.
Johnson, Tollefsrud & Co. are proprie-
tors of very large department store.
The building is 50x75 feet, one story and
brick basement and filled with very
Gloppen House is the leading $3.50 per
day house in the town and can take care
of thirty people. ]. Gloppen is the pro-
prietor and runs the house up to date in
every point
R. A. Parker is proprietor of the
Parker house. the leading $500 per day
house on the line. and can take care of
about fifty people This house has the
best meals, best rooms and beds of any
house in North Dakota.
Piltingsrud & Hjelmstad are very heavy
been in business two years. This store Is
credit to the town and county.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-10-24

eighteen inches OF. two feet, with a clay
subsoil easily worked.
Creameries are to be built in every.
is given now to diversified and dairy
farming. Cattle and horses feed out
OF doors the whole winter, and look
fine in the spring. They have good
roads and drives through the whole
county the year through. the surface
of the soil drying quickly after rain,
and the roads are easily repaired.
Farmers who have summer fallowed
and rotated crops have been well paid
for their extra work and good judg-
ment by very large increase in yield
per. acre. Up to within the last two
or three years corn raising has been
confined to the southern tier of coun-
ties and the south end of the Missouri
slope in the northern counties as we'll,
but as yet the farmers have scarcely
learned how to properly cultivate it,
and there is no longer any question of
the adaptability of the state for corn
raising, and the time will soon be here
when North Dakota will take her place
among the great corn states of the
West
North Dakota, counting the actual
production of the soil per capita, which
is the best test of a states agricultural
worth, is one of the richest spots on
the face of the earth. The state raised
in 1901 about fourteen acres of grain
for every man, woman and child in its
population. It raised forty bushels of
flax and 235 bushels of wheat per cap
ita of population, which sold at an ag-
gregate of $130 per capita, and has
more acres of good farm land per cap
ita than propably any state in the
Union.
be equaled this year or not is ques
ton that cannot now be ascertained, as
threshing has only fairly commenced;
but If they cannot be equaled, they can
be very nearly SO. One of the first
farmers to come in during the present
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-10-24

$35 and $45 per acre. and the returns
from the land around Leeds this fall
run from SIS to $35 per acre, and the
wheat is running from eighteen to
twenty-five bushels per acre. This IS
the county to come to, SO buy ticket
over the Great Northern railroad and
come to Leeds, N. D.,xand look over
the county. For any further lnforma-
tion of the county write A. M. Iverson,
Leeds, N. D., and he will gladly an
swer.
Leeds
The town of Leeds is situated on the
Great Northern railroad, 440 miles
west of st. Paul, and is town of 500
people and growing very fast. 1t is
also the terminal of the Jamestown
Northern branch Of the Northern Pa
cific. The town is about fourteen years
old and is one of the best markets and
shipping points on the Great Northern
west of Grand Forks. The town con-
tains six large elevators, with COM
bined capacity of 100000 bushels, flour
mill of 150-barrel capacity, high school,
with eight grades, built at a cost OF
$4,000; 8 churches, opera house seat
ing 300 people, costing $4,000; 8 gen
eral stores that would be a credit to q
city of 5000 people; 2 banks that are
a credit to Benson county; hardware
storess 1 drug store, 6 grocery stores. 8
lumber yards, hotels, the Parker
house, the first-class hotel is the best
81 per day house in the West; 4 liv-
cries, 2 meat markets and lot OF. bus
mess men that pull for the town. The
homeseekers coming to this county will
find they can buy anything in Leeds
that you can in the larger cities OF the
state, and just as good markets. schools
and the best of nice, cool and pure
drinking water Come and look the
county over and the business men will
take pleasure in showing you around
Following are few of the leading bus
mess firms of the town:
The Leeds State bank is one of the
leading banks of Benson county, estab-
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-10-24
BENSON COUNTY

This county, like Nelson and Steele,
is one of the very best counties in the
state outside of the Red river valley,
and in many respects is superior to it.
The land is glacial drift with many
rich basins, deltas or valleys resulting
from the deposit at the bottom of gla-
=cial lakes and rivers. 1t has much ex-
ceedingly rich tableland, many valu-
able meadows, while the region of the
Sheyenne is most excellent for grazing.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-10-24
HERE IS The LIST OF PRIZES
In addition to the foregoing prizes the following
SPECIAL PRIZES FOR EARLY ESTIMATES viii be paid;

0i fore aes 5ug 5ssI it '9se. guess ssoooo
after July lst and before July 18th. 10000
For the nearest correct guess received on or
after July 18th and before August 1st... 10000
after t Angus August ist and before August 18th 10000
after August 18th and before Sept. 1st.. 10000
after Sept ist and before Sept; 15th..... 10000
after Sept. 18th and Before Get 1st...... $4,000
For the nearest correct guess received on
after Oct 1st and before Oct 15th.... 10000
Total 500 prizes. amounting to........ s25, 10000
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-10-24
WARD COUNTY

Ward county is the largest county in
North Dakota, and is larger in area
than Rhode Island, Delaware and Dis
trict of Columbia combined, and con-
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-10-24

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these a the rrea awarded s. YOU ~
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-20

DO you know that your sister
julia called up Mr. Mexican and
said you could not Iea.e on the nth,
that two doctors were in attendance
and that everything passed on all
rishte
7 never heard of it There never
was an operation
That is ALL said ar Rand a1:c
the young woman hurried from her
chair TO the seat beside her father.
She was extremely weak and hoy
counsel asked her to hold herself to
setEer until he could finish a shor:
examination of W. NJ Frousa1. prop
erty clerk Of Bellevue Hospital lie
testified that am ambulance cali aad
been sent in on June ? at Sill IN the
afternoon for dressing case at the
Long Island Ferry The ambulance
returned at $50
The defendant rests cried Law
yer Levy
Recess was taken until two o-c1cc'l.
Miss Patterson half staggered out
OF court with the aid of the Deputy
Warden of the tombs-
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-20

The editor of the ParNersburs State
Journal would dispense with t5., scr
vices Of New York's present rnited
States Senators as Wen as abolish the
West Virginia University. Hea. him:
" we do not know whether Frank
Black belongs TO any ring or NOT. bit
we are certain that he could nos wen
be OF less account as United States
Senator Than Chauncey Depew. II
5cLauncey has done Anything except
ing TO say eloquent nothinSs after
glass or two of cham eagne at din
ner parties the general public has
mot heard of It New lork at this
time comes about as close TO being
represented by two cI2aers in the
United States Senate as could well
be the case Z.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-20
Came Of Basket ealt.

EaIrmont people who are for3 of
basket ball VIII have an excellent
chance to see al excellent game rsx.
Thursday evening at which time .he
Y. N C. a team OF this city captain
cd by Fritz Hawley and the team from
the same Decentralization C!arIls-
burg viii play. Young Hawley is an
athlete of renown ami has his men
in excellent shape and has no doubt
in his own mind but that the team
representing this city VIII come out
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-20
Preferred Paying Cash

a man giving kis name as Charles
Huey was arrested his morning
charged with stealing an overeoat
from T. G. Wright Before Justice Z.
S. Amos Huey confessed and ws4s fined
$40 or twenty days in jail. He raked
up the cash and went his way shive---
ing
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-20
Ills Until
ERE ON RA FOR
FRED STATION rs UNDER Ar
IS REST FOR MURDER OF ROSA
WHITE fNsLoGAM COUNTY.

lBy Publishers Press.)
HUNTINGTON. W. Va, Dec 20
The authorities Of Logan county have
placed under arrest Fred Stratton,:
charged with being The murderer o.
Rosa White. the 1e-year-old girl who
was found with her head almost sew
cred from her body Stratton was
hiding IN the woods when captured,
but he surrendered without resist
ance-
The bloody weapons found near the
scene have been traced to Stratton,
his initials being on a razor which
was found near the dead body The
alleged murderer was taken TO the
Logan jail. but VIII probably be
brought here for safe keeping He
belongs 70 well known family
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-20

The idea advanced by Dr.. Mailman
Barbe of the West Virginia Uaiver-
8sity. in the formation of the Ea-ette
County School Improvement League.
IS one which should receive the hearty
approval OF school directors and pa
irons Of the county The three car
dinal objects of the organization are
highly commendable. Eamely: TO
Improve and beautiiy the school
grounds of Fayette .county. 1t these
three. principles are carried out by The
organization, a long ss4stle. will be
taken towards the requirement of FER
lection IN public school worl:-Con-
neilsvilIe Daily News
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-20

We kindly ask the Warrington
Record and other papers not to give
TOO much credence TO reporrs seen
IN some city papers bearing Fair
mont date line. The story sent ont
from here concerning chat yoan.. wo-
man who a few days ago becarae q
mother and was found unconscious
on the outskirts OF Faismont" YVES a
take pure and simple. AS stated in
this paper on Saturday. il that tale
is true at all. the place Is on the Short
Line railroad and not ION the out
skirts OF Fairmont. We are some
thing OF liars ourselves. but VIZ car
hold a patching to some peopl, we
know.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-20

great many people will wasca
sheirStax tickets with interest next
year some thinking they Will be
sreatly increased by the new laws
and Others feeling that they will be at
Ieastcur IN two. AS a matter OF fact.
the tax on real estate VIII nor be
changed until the following year.
1906 so that the tax ticket Tor r3c:
not differ very materially from
that Of tLis year.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-20
llReperted panarae sun.

transcripts are being made at the
Courthouse for the B. and o. o. sor.e
small suits decided several years ago
The cause Is not known but 1t is said
Il Howle y has sued Tie B. md o..
fSr $50. 900 damages.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-20

tl1ei lot4 ls e
said yesterday that ahiie you
were II Flanneryss lYsoung hae asteen
or twenty drinks -
Yes
I DAD any one eyer remoastrate with
you about drinking too much y
salftr. Young joked about it,.
Were Smith and his wife familiar
with your relations with Caesar
youns2.
81 dare say they Were.
Then It was no secret of the fam
ily:''
q don't imagine So
WHAT did YOU have TO drink at
Flannery.sz"
"A glass of brandy and plain selez-
err
Wen. when you left Flannery's,
what happened?"
There was dispute, and another
cab was called. Young was angry
And after this dispute he pushed
his hand in your face2"
Yes
You said yesterday he did it in
playz--
Yes.
Wei. then. how about the change
from anger to playful Affection
You say the change took place within
three seconds
Yes
Were you crying.
Yes 1 think So
You said yesterday that you saw
no reason for crying and that you did
not cry
Il was nervous yesterday
And to-day you are less nervous
and remember cryinSe
Yes ! am used to it today
1t was nearly O'Clock when you
left tie hotel the next morning.
Yes. I think is was about that
time
Did you have a conversation with
Young over The phone that morn
irs?
NO did not
You said Yesterday that Young
said ne had forty drains that morn
ing and had his load'2.'
Yes, Re told me that
Then he had Efty-nine drinks from
midnight until nine O'Clock IN the
Well. I don't know He had about !
10 drinks the night before. Said he
rad tJrre for fortv drinks
Well yoa went over TO the circle
10 get a cab
Yes
WHO spoke first of getting hat
Il was Joking about the old brown
serby and he lifted the trap and told
he driver 10 drive TO hat store
AFTER you had TWO drinks on
3leccker street. did you know where
'ou were soins?"
No
"Dss. YOU know ina: he was going
0 the nier2''
u never gave it a thought"
You knew thar Young was going
way?-
Yes
Now. did YOU have any idea about
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-20
SOGIE
At Castle Hall.

The West vIrginian is m receipt;
OF the following invitation q
Yourself and ladies are cordial
" invited TO attend the annual So
ciaI to be given by Mountain City
Lodge No. As. Knights OF Pythias. IN
their Castle Han. Friday evening.
December twenty-third nineteen huns
bred and four Hot wames and
maple syrup served at $50
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-20
By Publishers, Press9

PARIS. Dec 2n--The meeting of,
the commission which viii inquire
into the Dosser Bank tragedy. has.
been postponed until tomorrow.
owing TO the non-arriyel OF The Amer
Icsn member Rear Admiral Charles
Davis Admiral Davis IS expected
here late this afternoon
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-20
nan PATERSON
TELLS HER STORY
Continued From First pase3

When was It that you went to ijv'
with your brother-in-1aw and Sistc
at the St. Paul HoteI2-
1T was late in May
WY did you leave 7ae 1mperial2
/ Some one told who was.
Then you were pus cut?.'
Yes SIillin tod who wa%.
What is J. Morgan Smiths busi
ness?
He was in the Insurance a5ae:i
ness.
Wen. you said yesterday ttar
Smith was at the race track every at
1ernoon Did you see him transact
insurance business tkere2"
Il did not
When was your theatrical en-.
sasemenr2"
Tie latter part of 1902
Since that time has your father
supported you?'
No.
Then did not rouns support voa,
Yes
How much do you think he gave
you2 You remember he cnce gave you
s2.Soo.--
He once gave me 81 500. He gave
me often large sums of money
Did you get as much as $5a.oo6
from him. You know you spear il
and l mast ask you2-
4 don't knew.
Now. when Young spoke of going
TO Europe you say he said 20 you
Nan they have bought tic:<es fcr
r,e to go to Europe shey have tap
ped me and have so- 10 60. Was
that so2
Yes. that is So.
Did he not say his wife was IN
happy and he thought he ought to
so?"
Yes. he said that
What other reason did he give?
Did you not say that Young feared
his wife would do him harm?"
Yes
do you state it as a fact that the
day before he died that Young said
to You thar he feared Margaret
Young would kill him
Il did not say that He thought
his wife might harm him
Then. why did You tell this jury
on your oath that Young said he was
afraid his wife would kill him.
From something he said to me in
San Francisco"
AS a matter of fact he never had
any such fear?"
NO, I didn't mean it"
III Mrs. Young was in Europe and
Young, in America she couldn't Kill
him. could she?"
No
Miss Patterson said that after sew
eral telephone messages from Young
she met him al One Hundred and
Fortieth street and Eighth avenue.
When you saw him. you playful
~ ran away?'
Yes
You were in good spirits and hap
py?"
Yes"
You said yesterday that you would
s'A'' 10y Nc"A SouI lie ASi SNSN'hi
Young"
Yes
II take IT that you loved him afrec-
.ionately and devotedly?"
Yes"
He was the only man in the world
'or your
Yes
And yet You knew that Young was
:oins to Europe and he had then said
lothing TO You about going. and yet
'0u were happy"
yes. did not think he would be
one long"
why did you not take the trip to
;urope?"
y was afraid Of the trip alone
You haze no recollection OF say
az anything to Young about not talk
nG the trip before you went home?"
We'll. told him that ] did not like. :.
Q take the trip alone
Why did not you tell Mr.. Levy that
yesterday? He asked you for the !
thole Conversation
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-20

TeEspA oEcEsesER %. tse
lard asafn he rabbed you2
otReillyS WI you act the par
,fof Young, asked Rand
osReilly was TOO stout 10 sit be
tside the defendant ON the stand and
ia messenger Of the district attorneys
loace simulated Young The witnes.
then described. under the direction Of
the prosecutor what Young did
/ He pulled me over toward him
and when he did he said: Now / am
going TO lose my girl
What did you dor.
T looked out OF the window
Why
-gecause did NOT want him 10
think cared.
You were looking away when you
heard the shot
Yes
-Son did not see the revolver.
Did you see tie FASH"
No
Did you see s.noke2"
I saw smoke =
Did Young ,urch against you just
before the shot. was hred?"
7 don't know.
WAS his left hand doubled up un-
der him just before the shoosins2"
4 don't know
Then you don't know that just be-
fore the shot he held your hands
with his left hand2
Il don't know
Where was his right hand2e
II did not see it
Was the report loud?"
1T was mufned report. thought
it came from the street
Nov. Mr. Marston. come here :
aarston is a local reporter
Miss Paterson, did you give the
facts 10 yourecounsel2.
Yes; L told them
'-You told other people?'
Yes. but only told my lawyers
the truth
Then You did not always tell the
truth TO other people,
No
Did you see this man Marston in
the tonnbs on November II
Yes
Did you tell HIM anything of the
shoot1nS
i did not
DIG YOU say 90 him that you Were
sitting in the cab facing each other.
one of MY hands was partly at my
side and tie other hand was in my
lap
! did nct-
Did you not say TO him that you
saw q flash2'
dtd rot
ga you zen MN that you "a" h'1n
pue ms mana "ehihe' MN ana en 1. you
saw white slfnt and then an ex-
plosion
ois nor
old you nave on June last any Oh
founss letters in your possession ?
NOT ttiat / mo" OIL
Now Mr. Levy. cal upon You TO
produce letters written by. Young to
Miss Patterson last winter"
You must be in desperate straits,
Yes +
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-20

Azfew papers in the State are per-
forming lot of work just now in the
way Of moving. readjustins and
ckangfng our State institutions, bit
the LEGISLATORS have got the stand
pat doctrine down TO a fine point. 50
very few changes VIII be made.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-20

Some person VIII get the brass bed
Coal City House Furnishing Company
Some person VIII get the Wilton rug.
Coal City House Furnishing Company
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-20

All Music sung in Wang on sale only
at Marion Piano Co. Z
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-20

Charles Howard is specialist on
chiIdren's photographs.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-20

Miss Mistletoe is in town Have
you seen herr She is at FIemIngs,
the florist She is covered with Jew
els x
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-20
DELAY or DAVIS

Caused the Postponement of Dog
ger Bank comnissIon-
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-20

Fine pocket knives ard razors at
Clyde Hollis
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-20

This VII be long ~eek for the
little folks
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-20

Next week VIII be the time for
catasogutng your New Year -esolu.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-20

The West yirginfan is delivered ts-
carrier TO al parts of the city and
the nearby towns II a single copy
IS missed, notify us at once so that
inrestisation may be made.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-20

Fae West yirgin1an is for sale at
tae following places
Al Martins book store. Main ST.
clyde Holt's cigar store, Main ST.
Larrey LIoyd.s cigar store, Main ST
Mercer;s confecdonery opposite
WATSON Hotel "a
ysst Billiard Pariors. Fairmor:
avenue s5..55s
MerdeId.s store, Locust avenue.
Fred HAIRS confectionery Water
street. s--.sS
" orrs news stand, Mononsah-
Claude gginbotham. Company
Store. watson.
Emmett Ice:ssnews stand, Manning
tom
Abbey Bmke, agent Riyesvnle.
siiss sallie E. Martin. postomce,