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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-01-06
USHER NEW y YEAR N n \. 4 4.
VIM GREAT NOISE
Rosod hoass WRISTS rslrsd Lssss ~ Do0s
We're nIaI caaasa-esskers Notified
Everybody That the Oh Year ns1
5s Passo1 Away Il.

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New Years Eve was fittingly
observed in Minot. A Unior
Watchnight service was held a
the N. f. church, many watching
the old year out and the new in
"A number Of enjoyable partiei
were held.
Judge William Murray enter
tanned in his own style, anumbel
Of friends. He was a royal host
A dance was held at Saueressig'i
machinery hall. A large crowd
attended this affair. The Pho
neer club gave a swell ball. The
orchestra for the Gard. Fenwich
theatre one OF the best that ever
played here, furnished the music
At IL o'clock the round whist
lie was turned loose. Many PEG.
pie who had forgotten all about
New Years eve, crawled out d
their warm beds and rushed into
the cold to acertain where the
fire was. The man who mani.
pulated the whistle. was a novice.
The thing shrieked, it footed, il
rent the air with long dashes,
Bells were ruag, Cannon tire
crackers were touched of in all
parts Of the city. If this year in
Minot is as lively as she was
ushered in Thursday night, there
will be a busy lot Of people and
no mistake.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-01-06
sxrzRxD JUNE 10, 1902, As sncoND-oLAss
nArTER, Posr-oPFICE, MINor, N. D., ACT
Or CONGREss OF MARCH 3, 1879.
An Ante-Election Thought.

Political Boss-I saw u little
Joke in an almanac today:
where there's a will there's 1,
Way-to break it.
His Lieutenant-Yes?
Political Boss-Yes, and it got
HE thinKin' about the twill OF
the people" We've got to think
up a new way to break that
Philadelphia Press.
The above clipping certainly
gives us food for thought. All
Of the large daily papers west OF
Chicago are filed with the signs
Of approaching dissension in the
ranks Of the Republican party
before the convention to be held
at Chicago next June.
The followers OF Mark Hanna
ara simply waiting for a chance
to Stampede the party in favor
Of 'the big boss. There is no
doubt that so far as he himself is
concerned that he would be per-
fectly willing to. make the sacri-
flee, But there is still the will OF
q people who are awakening. to
thtpower which they hold.
In the popular mind there is
no one who would make as good
= president as the man who has
served us so faithfully since the
assassination of President Nc
kinley. A man who is neither
afraid of the machine or the
money which is behind it. A
movement which babe fair at one
time to unite the forces as wide
" divergent as the poles in which
the labor unions and the forces
Of money should combine against
Roosevelt was lost sight Of when
the unions found that the man
whom they were fighting was
their best friend. Some traces OF
their disruntlement still remain
but it is to be hoped that they
will disappear long before the Sc
lection is finally made.
It is too early both in time and
in our age to outline any course
Of action for this paper but we
hope to be found at all times on
the side of the right and will never
be bound by the narrow confines
OF politics commonly known as
yellow dog Underwood
Budget,
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-01-06
Tough Old Soldier

Here is a good one from Paler-
mo, the veracity Of which we
dare not vouch.
An old soldier started out in
the face of a raging blizzard from
Palermo to walk to his claim q
little over four miles from that
place and got tired out and lay
down to rest, and fell asleep; but
the strangest part Of it is that
he was not frozen to death, and
his experience cost him nothing
more than a severe cold.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-01-06
HIDDEN WOOD.

Major Thos. Richards is slight
~ indisposed at this time.
Miss Daisy Dean and Mr.. w.
s.. Dean were among the arrivals
at their claims this week.
Geo. Gerhard and L. J. Nc
Cauley, who have claims one mile
and a half south Of Underwood
came home last Wednesday.
Minot travelhas been very light
from these parts for some time
past but the mail carried cele-
brated New Years by making the
trip.
The mail route No. 61449 has
been a warded to Jas. II. Huntz-
niger for the earring the mail be-
tween Underwood and Ryder
and he will make seml-weekly
trips after the 9Th of Jan.
Senator Robt. Fox was aguest
at the Hotel at Underwood this
week. He was on his way to the
1 1 u .
Indian Agency at Elbowoods.
Postmaster Wright accompanied
Mr.. Fox to Elbowoods.
christmas was celebrated in a
lnostmagnificent style at Hidden
wood. A beautifully decorated
tree was arranged in the middle
OF the store building ladened
with rich and appreciative gifts,
every resident of this portion Of
the country was remembered.
An elaborate program had been
prepared and was carried out
with very gratifying results to
those in whose charge it had
been placed. The Christmas ca
rol was sung by F. j. Shilling and
4 W. w Wright and loudly ap.
plauded. At the close OF the ex.
ercises the guests departed fol
their respective homes feeling
that the time had been well spent
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-01-06
1t Means Much to Us.

The Independent is sending out
subscription notices to it's read
ers. We trust that everyone will
respond to these notices. We
need the money to carry on the
business with, and if everyone
will pay up, it will enable us to
make improvements on the pa
per which We have been contem-
plating. It means but q little to
you, but a great deal to this
paper.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-01-06
Better Than Last Year

The Minot merchants are about
through with their invoices and
state that they are well pleased
with the business which they did
in the year 1903. Most Of them
report the sales much larger
than they were the year before
and feel good over what they
have done. The holiday trade
was a little light, but the year
averaged very we'll indeed.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-01-06
Made Excellent Record

The state OF North Dakota ia
devided into three Methodist con-
ference districts with heads at
Fargo, Grand Forks and Minot.
Presiding Elder Moore OF this
district informs us that there
was $1,000 more building in this
district last year than in the
other two combined.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-01-06
New Store 1T Stanley.

Albert Larson Of Stanley was
la caller at this Office Thursday
and informs us that he is build
ing a fine store building in Stan.
ley and will start a confectionery,
grocery and tobacco business.
Albert has had much experience
and will make a success OF the
undertaking.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-01-06
Excellent Addresses

The watch night service at the
Methodist church New Years eve
was largely attended. Excellent
addresses were given by Reve-
rends Edgar Jones, VIC. Hunter
C. w. Harris, T. w. MINIS and
j. G. Moore.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-01-06
Graves q Model Prisoner

Murderer Graves has little to
say to his comrades in the coun-
ty Jail He is quite composed
and sleeps and eats well. He
does not act like an insane man
at all, and if his attorney in
tends to make that his defense
he had better get busy and cut
up a few FRANKS. He is a model
prisoner.
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q. P. Hyndman, M. D.
PHYSICIAN
AND SURGEON
Office over Lee & Larson's.
A1lNOT. II. OAK

The people are still on the outlook
fer good dour The Pride OF Minot is
becoming more popular daily.
For Sale-Fixtures for billiard hall
and restaurant, the best in tho North
west. Cheap. N. Hopkins, Bowbells,
N. ID.
Miss Elton has received some very
nice dress trimmings, laces and appliques
ut her millinery and dress making es-
Enlistment. II.
VIM. Wendt will deliver coal any place
in Ninot ct reasonable price. Plenty
Of coal on hand in the city at his homo.
Leave word ct Wheeler's store, Minot,
N. ID. t.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1904-08-20
More Cars for the q. y Q.

Thirty or forty fiat and box cars
foe the G. & c. railway have arrived
in Reno and are being sent south to
augment the rolling stock of the
Nevada narrow guage branch Of the
Southern Pacific. The cars came
loaded IN Southern Pacific flats and
will be used to help transport the
enormous ore and commercial bust.
ness occasioned by the development
Of Tonopah and Goldfeld. Most OF
the cars came from the Lodi and the
Southern Pacific Coast railroad, both
narrow guage branches of the main
line. Reno Gazette.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1904-08-20
Tonopah the Mngnet.

The Carson Appeal says yester-
days train to the Tonopah section
was so crowded that a number Of
people remained over in this city.
For the past two weeks the trains
have been lined with people and the
accommodations Of the roads have
been taxed. Not since the good old
days OF the Comstock has there been
such travel over the roads, and it all
has a good sound, as it mean pros
all along the line and Carson
receiving her share Of the proceeds.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1904-08-20

story or because a rich vein had been
struck down in the mines. The house
used to reserve SO, 500 a month from
It's profits for the Entertainment of its
guests. On the occasion of the visit
OF the Duke OF Sutherland to Virginia
City the bonanza firm of Mackav.
Fair, Flood & O'Brien must have
paid for 500 bottles of champagne
drunk and poured on the carpets in
n day and night at Gentry & Crit
tenden S house.
i have sat in games of poker in
the house many a time when the
cheapest chip was $40. | once PLAYED
Tor a few hours when the chips ranged
from $50 upward. Perhaps twenty
or thirty times l have known men to
get up from an all-night poker game
with $40, 600 winnings. Winnings Of
$4,000 in a night or an afternoon
were not uncommon at Gentry g.
Crittenden's.
The biggest game | ever saw was
at Gentry & %Crittenden's in the sum.
mer OF 1872. Lucky Baldwin, now
OF San Francisco: Henry NJ. Vance.
VINO made a fortune with Meigs in
tho Andean railroad; Senator Bill
Sharon and a a from st. Louis sat
IN a game. | withdrew when the
game got too big for me. Well, the
game began at about Z o'clock one
evening. The chips were from 800
upward. 1t lasted until 3 in the
morning. There were jack pots
started at 5000 and 81, 600. One pot
contained SIP, 000 when it was opened.
Not a word was spoken, and the
silence was oppressive. These mil
lionaires handled thousands as COM
mon, cheap gamblers do halves and
quarters. Raises OF $500 was com
mon, and once | saw the men raise
each other 81, 800. There was s18..
600 in that one pot. Talk about
quick thinking and concentration of
the mind. Talk about lightning cal
culation of chances, and ones inmost
thoughts. Once | saw Senator Bill
Sharon raise Lucky Baldwin "a, 600
and scoop in a tidy sum Of So, 600.
Take it,, was all Baldwin said to
break the stiffness of the room.
" Boys, ia like to stay here hours
but I've got to get some sleep
tonight, because tomorrow we're 90
ny &c have a directors meeting at
Grown Point Office, said Senator
sharon.
He was then $50, 600 winner.
ion't doubt that Sharon went home
and slept as easy as If he nad won a
handful Of change. win Wright. in
Eastern paper.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1904-08-20
LEGAL
No. 500.
Application for Patent
No. 500.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE.
CARSON CITY, NEVADA,
June 10. 1901.

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN, THAT IN
pursuance OF Chapter six OF Title thirty-two
OF the Revised Statutes of the United States.
the Tonopah Belmont Development Company, a
Corporation duly organized and existing under
ana by virtue OF the laws of the State of
New Jersey, whose principal place OF bust.
ness is at Camden, New Jersey. md which
Is doing business in the County OF Nye,
state OF Nevada, by and through Tasker L.
Oddie, It's Attorney in : fact. whose Post
vada, has this day filed its application for n
United states Patent for $500 linear feet OF the
'FHyorite' quartz mine, vein, lode or mineral
deposit, bearing gold, silver, lead, copper and
other valuable minerals, with surface ground
800 feet In width on each side Of the center OF
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-01-28
RESULT OF LEE OUTRAGE.
Three Young Men to Face Penitentiar>
+ Charges.

COLFAX, Wash.-Pleasant Lefran-
els, Jr., son of the proprietor of the
oxford saloon. was on Wednesday ar
rested on a charge Of criminal assault,
on Ida Lee, the 16-year-Old girl whose
terrible story has created such excite
ment in ColfaX and throughout the Pa :
louise country. The prisoner is said to
be about Il years old. He was born
and reared in Whitman county and was
employed as bartender in the saloon
of his father. He is charged with being
one of the gang which so cruelty treat
ed the girl last Thursday night. in a
room over the Oxford saloon. Four
other young men who are charged with
being implicated have fled.
Lefrancis had been in hiding since
Friday, but was captured by Sheriff
Canutt and taken to the county Jail.
He was taken before Justice Doolittle,
where he entered plea of guilty to I'M
lawful coha bitation and was released
under $500 bonds to appear when he,
Paddy Burke and Charles jacobson
will be charged with criminal assault
under the special statute making it a
felony. the girl being under IS years
of age.
Paddy Burke and Charles Jacob
son are still in the county Jail. being
unable to furnish bonds. Burke was
also employed as bartender in the OK
ford saloon. He is the bartender who
recently supplied liquor to Joseph
Richardson, who stood before the bar
and drank II glasses of beer and then
fell dead. 1t is charged that Burke
had offered to supply all the liquor
Richardson could drink, and that the
victim was drunk when he began the
contest which resulted in his death.
Burke claims to be a pugilist. He is
charged with having treated the girl
in an unmentionable manner while She
was helplessly drunk.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-01-28
DISTURBED A REVIVAL.
Five Garfield Young Men Are Under
Arrest.

FAIRFIELD. Wash, Jan. 2S.-Alex
Robertson and Ben Lewis, Win and
Leslie Lawson and John Cleghorn,
young men ranging in age from IS to
20 years, wera arrested last week on
complaint of Rev. w. H. Jones, pastor
of the Presbyterian church Of this
place. The charge preferred was disor-
derby conduct. it being alleged that at
a meeting in the church they had con-
Quoted themselves in an unseemly
manner.
The trial was held before Justice c..
A. 10y. and the evidence introduced
seemed to warrant the charge, and,
accordingly. the prisoners were each
fined So and costs, amounting to about
SIS.
Two of the boys Ben Lewis and
John Cleghorn, paid their fines. while
the others pleaded inability A sub
scriptiOn was passed around town and
in a short time the required amount
was raised and handed to the boys, on
condition that they would repay the
donors as soon as possible. The con-
dition was willingly agreed to by the
young men.
IT, arrests We're the outcome of
disturbances which have been created
each evening at the revival meetings
being conducted at the Presbyterian
church. Offenders We're repeatedly
warned that recourse to the law would
be taken if the disturbances did not
cease.
The action of the church authorities
meets with the general appreciation of
the people here, although some criti-
ciSm is offered because other alleged
offenders We're allowed to escape pun
Shmnt.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-01-28
kENNEWICK NOTES.

KENNEWICK, Wash, Jan. PA
NJ. Oleland, assistant general passen-
ger and ticket agent at ST. Paul, Mimi.
apd A. D. Charlton, assistant general
passenger agent at Portland, Of the
Northern Pacific railroad company
were in the city looking over their
holdings that they have here under
the Northern Pacific Irrigation Co.'S
canal. They are also looking the situa-
ton over as to the probable immigra-
ton into this valley for the coming
season. They expressed themselves
as we'll pleased with the work that has
been doHe and the settlers that have
come into this valley in the past
eighteen months and predict a large
influx of homeseekers for the coming
spring.
The Northern Pacific r. r. Co.. have
moved their abandoned passenger de-
pot from near its tracks up town on
First street where it will be used as
an office for the superintendent of the
irrigation company's canal at kenne-
wick
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-01-28

god of the morning, conquerOr of dark
ness, and hence it faces the rising sun.
This was recently disclosed by in
scriptions discovered upon the walls
of a temple which lies underneath and
around the Sphinx and the discovery
was largely due to Colonel Ram, an
American scholar, who has been en-
gagged for several years in excavating
there. He has uncovered the foun-
datiOns of the great statue and has
brought to light many interesting fea-
lures which until recently were I'M
known. The temple surrounding the
base was intended for the worship of
HarmachiS and several chambers heWn
in the rock We're the tombs of kings and
priests devoted to his worship. In
1896 Colonel Ram discovered a stone
cap with a sacred asp carved on the
forehead which once covered the head
of the Sphinx like royal helmet, and
must have added immensely to it's
grandeur. particularly if it was gilded,
as Colonel Ram believes.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-01-28
MYSTERY OF SPHINX SOLVED
Does Not Represent Woman but the
God o. the Morning.

CHICAGO, Jan. 2S.--In special to
the Record Herald. from Cairo, Egypt,
William f. Curtis. discloses the secret
of the SprinX. Says he:
The Sphinx is no longer mystery,
nor was it intended to represent wo-
man. The inquisitiveness of modern
antiquarians has solved the greatest
enigma that ever perplexed mankind
No other relic of antiquity has been the
object of more discussion or the sub
jet of wilder theories. legends and
superstitions. During the last 1000
years a whole library of books has
been written about it. and at times
controversies as to it's age Signifi-
canoe and purpose have been very ac-
tive. While its age is still unknown
and no facts connected with it's origin
have come down to us, yet within the
last few years psychologists have
shown that it is nothing but a colos-
sal image or portrait of Ra- Harmachis
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-01-28
WANT FRANCHISE AT PRossER
New Company Seeks Chance to Furnish
Lights.

PROSSER, Jan. IS. The Prosser
Falls Land & Irrigation company has
applied to the Prosser city council for
an electric light franchise, and the bill
for the franchise has passed it's second
reading. l.. r. Benson, of Tacoma,
manager of the company, Will be In
Prosser Tuesday night to address the
council on the subject of the fran
chise. The Benson people say that if
the franchise is passed there will fol-
low as a result a dam across the Yaki-
ma river at this place. a big Touring
mill, and an additional pump to in
crease the capacity of the irrigating
ditch. A majority of the citizens Of
ProSSer addressed a petition to the
council praying the council to grant the
franchise The PrOsser Electric Light
company is opposed TO the franchise
on the grounds that it invites compe-
IitiOn.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-01-28
TRAIN WPECKER GETS LIFE
Oera'led Santa Fe> Express and Get.
Maximum Sentence.

CHICAGO, Jan. 28.-Santa Fe Off
Gals here were much elated yesterday
over the information received by them
that John Devine. charged with wreck
ing the Santa Fe east-bOund Colora do
express train on a bridge between Man
zanole and Fowler, COL on oct. so
1903 had been found guilty and SEN
fenced to Imprisonment for life
The wreck was caused by three mis-
placed rails throwing the train off the
track and through the bridge. iniur-
ing twenty-five passengers and wreck
ing the engine and several cars.
After the accident a careful examina-
tion was made showing that the rails
instead of having been twisted Gas
Woulde have been the case had the
wreck resulted from ordinary causes)
were not bent at all. They were merely
thrown TO one side. The spikes which
had held the rails We're discovered on
a bank several yards from the track
The clawbar used in drawing the spikes
was found under aepile of ties 800 feet
from the bridge. A number of valises
We're found close by. rifled of their
contents.
Officials of the road came to the
conclusion that the rails had been
loosened in order to wreck the train
and rob the express car.
Suspicion was at first directed to
some Italian laborers but later a cleW
he was arrested. Stories told by De-
vine to his fellow prisoners confirmed
the suspicious of the railroad officials
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-01-28
TRIES TO KILL FAMILY.
Frenzied Empioye Commits a Double
: Murder.

VANCOUVER, B. G, Jan. 2S.-A
special from Alfred, Ont, says:
A double murder was committed at
o'clock Sunday evening at the farm
of Samuel Colligan. about a mile and a
half from this place. and about forty
miles from Ottawa. Colligan and his
hired man, ClemoW Goyette. We're at
work in the stables. in which he was
doing his work. Goyette became en-
ragged, and( picking up an AK which
was near at hand. proceeded to pound
his employer over the head with it.
Colligan soon succumbed to the terrific
blows showered upon him by the en-
ragged employee.
After Goyette had finished his
murderous attack on Colllgan. he pro-
reeded to the house. near by. and at
tackled Collgan's fourteen year-old
son with the same weapon. He struck
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-01-28
a show of strength in the convention.
Fawcett Claims Convention.

Today MI Fawcett made a state
ment of his strength He claims all
the third ward all the fourth ward. in
Guiding the precincts in which lives
Chief of Police Fackler. Campbell's
right hand man politically. and s. G.
Crandall, another influential supporter
of Campbell. MI Fawcett claims all
Of the fifth ward except two precincts,
and these he FRS, he Will Yet get In
the second waru he says he will break
even. and in the first ward he is max
ing rapid strides. He has also made
Roadway in the seventh ward and
claims the eighth.
If Mr.. Fawcett has the third. fourth
and fifth wards, and will break even in
the second, he is more than nominate ted
already and will sweep the Cambell
faction out of the convention by the
sheer weight of numbers even though
Campbell has the rest of the city solid.
The most significant fact in Faw-
cett's favor is the desperate fight the
Campbell men have begun to put up
against him.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-01-28
THEY DECIDE FOR wArERwoRks
Will Prepare Ordinance Submitting the
Question to Citizens

PORT TOWNSEND, Jan 2S.-At a
recent meeting of the city council it
was unanimously decided that the city
should construct it's own waterworks
system, and measures were taken to
prepare the necessary ordinance sub
hitting the matter to vote of the
people. Heretofore the matter of a
water system for this city has been in
the hands of the Spring Valley Water
Company, and it has for more than u
year been trying to dispose of its bonds
which. up to the present time, it has
failed to do.
The city has been willing all along
that the Spring Valley Company build
the system. and gave it a liberal fran
chise for the purpose, but it seemed
to the council that the company would
be unable to carry it's proposition
through. SO rather than have the city
lose its only chance to secure a water
plant to furnish mountain water for
years to come, decided to take the mat
ter in hand and let the city build its
own system provided the required
number of citizens favor the scheme
at the election to be called.