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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-11-22
DO YOU ENJOY
GOOD COFFEE?
MISS ABRAHAM
AGAIN in IHELEAD
Contestants Preparing for a Hard Tussel
in the Wind-up- Time Grows Short,
but Still Much can be Accomplished.

out every day and says that it's
easy to get new subscribers for
the Independent, and the salts
fed old ones are always more
than willing to pay up.
Miss McGlynn cast a light vote
this week, but is in the race to
the end. Miss McGlynn has not
shown all of her strength by any
means. The contestants can
look for something to happen in
her case before the contest ends.
Miss Nixon we have been told
is holditg a big reserve vote.
The above four are doing the
real hard work but one can never
tell what tomorrow will bring
forth.
The elegant Kimball piano
which is to be given for first
premium, is well worth spending
a few months at work. The dia-
mond ring has been examined by
a large number OF the friends OF
the Independent, each of whom
pronounces it a most elegant
stone. 1t can be seen in the win
dow OF z. V. McCoy's drug store.
The standing OF the contest at
this date is:
Miss Elsie Abraham, Minot, n. o., 1920
votes.
Miss Irene Anderson, Sawyer, \. D., l6480
votes.
Miss Eva McGIynn, Ross, \. D., 94l0
Miss Kathryn 0'DeI|, Minot, \. o., 4400
votes.
Miss Minnie Nixon Mlnet, n. D., 400
Votes.
Miss Ethel Potter, Lynch, n. o., 1000
Votes
Miss Lucy Finch, 6Ienhurn, \. D., Bis
votes.
Miss May Hopkins, Rose Glen, n. O., 800
Votes.
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The Minot Milling Co., handed
in it's ad. too late for this weeks
Issue. The mill wishes to buy a
lot OF good wheat from the far
mers, and will also pay a good
price for 5000 bushels of good
oats. The mill grinds feed every
day and gives prompt service.
Flour is sold there LIST patent at
$3.50 and I'd patent at $2.4O.
Macaroni -four cheap.
The remains of John Nc
Cullough, the man who was
killed by a G. N. train at the
stock yards were buried in the
potter's field Wednesday after
noon, a week after the terrible
accident. No word was received
from relatives.
The County Commissioners
met Monday, allowed some bills
and adjourned until Thursday.
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NAN CUTS THROAT
ON TRAIN AT DONNYBROOK,

A young man named Nelson
who was accompanying his bro
tber to Minot this afternoon,
where he was to have been eX-
amined for insanity, drew 81 k1life
from his pocket just as the 500
east bound passenger reached
Donnybrook, and cut his throat
from ear to ear. The car was
crowded with passengers who
saw the rash act, but all seemed
afraid to interfere. After he had
cut his throat, he stuck his head
out the open window and con-
tinued cutting, until someone
pushed him to the floor and took
the knife away from him. He was
carried from the train to the
Donnybrook depot, where doe
ltor was called, but at this writ
! ing he is near death, if he is not
already claimed by the grim
reaper. Two gallons or more
of blood flowed over the car
floor and uhr sight was one ter
rible to behold.
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Mccoy's Novel Idea.

Paul V. Mccoy, the Quality
Druggist, returned from the Twin
Cities where he spent more than
a week buying Holiday goods.
Mr.. Mccoy is preparing for a
record breaking holiday trade.
He has started a little plan for
Holiday purchasers which is ex-
tremely novel. He has a book
in which one can record the gifts
which are desired, and the friends
can look the book over when
they wish to undergraduates In
this way Christmas shopping is
made easy and everyone is well
pleased.
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Try MINOT BRAND.
Sold only in one and two pound
cans by all GroCers.
WIN. DAVIDSON LIVED
NEARLY 100 YEARS.
Some interesting Facts Concerning Life Of i
Minnesota's Oldest Mason Who Died and
was Buried IN Minot.

VIM. Davidson was born at
Muselborough, Scotland, Oct.
%, 1910, being a descendant of
a line OF Scotch warriors. lie
dieu in Minot, Nov. 8, 1905.
His father served sixteen years
in the British army. When he
was but IS years OF age, he
came to America and settled in
Lowell, Mass. There he married
Mary Stephenson, whom he met
first in a parade OF 5000 young
ladies who had turned out all
dressed in white to greet the fu-
ture President, Andrew Jackson,
His wife died in 1873 and was
buried at St. Charles, Mimi.
The Davidson family moved to
Thompsonville, Conn, where the
entire family was born. In 1S49
the family moved to Iowa and
from there to Minnesota. In the
early days the life OF the farmer
was not the easiest imaginable,
and VIM. Davidson worked hard
subduing the native soil and pre-
pairing a suitable home for his
family. This man lived to see won
derful inventions in all sorts of
machinery, especially in nipple
ments. He remembered we'll the
tirstrailroad train, being but six
teen years Of age when the first
train was run in the United
States.
Mr.. Davidson was a good
Christian man and for many
years was a member of the Pres
byterian church, occupying the
office Of deacon many years.
During his early life, Mr.. Da-
wilson was a weaver in the mills
OF Lowell, Mass. So we'll did he
master his trade, that when he
moved to Connecticut in 1919,
he was promoted to the position
OF Inspector of cloth at the mills
which he held for many years.
There was nothing about this
very particular business which
escaped him. For four years
he lived on a farm in Clayton
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A (ireat Lecture.

Richmond Hobson, the hero OF
the Merrimac, will lecture at the
opera house, Friday evening.
Tee. /, on "The American Navy
and the Great Sea Problems OF
the Future" After the lecture,
the Commercial club will give a
reception for Mr.. Hobson at the
rooms. This will be one OF the
greatest lectures ever given in
this city, and by a man known
to the whole world as fearless.
Turn out to hear Capt. Hobson.
The proceeds will be used in fur
nishing the new hospital.
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Three weeks from next Satur-
day night, or at midnight Dec.
l6, the results OF the Independ-
ent's famous popularlady piano.
diamond ring contest will be
known. Until that time the
candidates and their hundreds
OF friends will strain every nerve
preparing for the final wind up:
The contest is very successful
to date, and promises to be away
and ahead OF the fondest hopes
OF the manag ement Of this paper.
We had figured that if the con-
test would be instrumental in
adding 500 new subscribers to
the Independents already large
list, the results would be salts
factory. TO date more than
500 new names have been added,
besides hundreds OF old subscrib-
ers have paid up their arrearages
and many away and ahead.
This week 300 papers are being
printed. Last week every paper
went out OF this Office and all
that we have left are the two on
the files.
The contestants are doing ex-
cellent personal canvassing. The
entire southern part OF the coun-
ty has been canvassed with great
results. Sawyer and Velva have
each surrendered to the fair little
candidate from Sawyer, until
scarcely "a man in that whole
country and it's a big territory
too-but who has the pleasure OF
reading Ward county's big week
lylregularly. Miss Anderson is
responsible for more than % new
names this week alone.
Miss Abraham who again holds
second place this week, has
Travelled with horse and buggy
over the entire Glenburn, Lynch
Wayne and Surrey country be.
sides doing much work in Minot!
at Berthold, Lansford, Mohall
and many other places. She is
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Mrs. Spear of Ross Dies.

Mrs. Rosa Spear OF Ross died
at the county hospital Friday
morning at 2 a. m. from the ef-
fects of an operation. The re-
mains were sent to Ross that
afternoon for burial. Mrs. Spear
was cousin to j.. E. Smith, the
Ross land man, and with her two
little children, q boy of 1S and a
girl OF 8, resided with him. She
filed on a valuable claim near
Ross three years ago, but her
old home was in Indiana. She
resided for a time at Bowbells.
Mrs. Spear was 80 years ofage
and was identified with the
Methodist church.
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Want Big Damages.

Galen Make, the Portal edi-
tor. John Matthews, the Portal
marshall and WalterRetzlaf, have
each begun suit against Sheriff
Lee, The Northern Trust Co, G..
X. Pierson and Elias Pierson,
lashier of the Portal bank for
$4,000 damages, caused by
their arrest, charged with aiding
prisoners to escape from Amerl-
can officers. The three men were
acquitted by Judge Davis, and
Immediately brought this action.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-11-22
OUR GREEK CRUISE
Brief Synopsis of Rev. G. w. Har-
ris' Lecture to be Delivered in
This City. Monday, Nov. 27th
Under the Auspices of the Wo-
mans Club of MinOt-High
School Band to Play.

'One of the most delightful
trips, in the world is to sail from
the bay Of Naples. cruise among
the Greek Islands, linger at Del
phi, Olympia and Athens and
then return by the lovely island
OF Corfu.
Sailing from Naples the voyag-
er has in view for hours, Vesuvius,
from whose cone the smoke curls
upward as OF old. His eye trav-
els down the slope to Pompeii and
the modern cities upon the bay,
then off across the sea to the
misty shores OF Capri, that en-
chanting isle whose blue grotto
is only one Of many attractions.
The next day we have passed
Scylla and Charibdis in perfect
safety, dangers that have no ter
ror for the modern sailor and in
the late afternoon we are an
chored in a quiet bay with the
snowy peak OF Etna just above
us.
There is a mountain village on
the right-and to this we climb
for a view that has no rival in all
Italy.
When the morning dawns, we
are on the Adriatic, which, ii it
has mind. can raise a horrible
sea. Our light boat tosses like
a cookie shell upon the water,
but the worse of days will pass,
and when once we come within
the magic charm Of the Greek
coast we find peaceful harbors
1t seems to Inc there are no
more lovely bays in all the sea
coast line OF Europe than we find
here. The charm of color is
upon us. The sea is like tur-
quoise refined, the islands grow
with the rosy light OF morning,
and the hills take on a light
that makes you dream of Para
disc. 1t is a land OF Gods, of
woodnymphs and OF fairies.
/ declare, if | should stay, |
would become a pagan.
The days pass quickly. all too
quickly. We go from Olympia
to Delphi AMI from Delphi to
Cornith, all they from Il heatht II
oracle to the teachings of St.
Paul. There is a lot of fun and
a lot to learn. Everv day is full
of happiness, of learning aud oil
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county, Iowa, and in 1858 he re-
moved to Winona county Mimi.
which was then an unsettled coun-
try
Mr.. Davidson was always a
| Wing and a Republican. The first
president for whom he voted,
was Van Buren,: and the last one
Roosevelt. He said often he
was glad Of the privilege of vot-
ing for such good man as
Roosevelt, and hoped he would
live to vote for him again. He
was old enough to vote in And !
rev Jackson's time, but as he Z
had but shortly come from Scot
land he did not votef for Jackson, &
as he was not acquainted sufti- =
GENTLY with American politics.
lie was a most temperate man
and his long life and good habits :
cannot help but be a valuable
lesson to us, who are still young. !
At school he was always a leader J
in athletics and but few weeks
ago showed great agility for one
OF his age in the chores which he
insisted on doing. .
Six children blessed VIM. d.
Wilson's home; Elizabeth, the :
Oldest, dying in 1895. Those .
living are; Walter OF California, .
William, OF Cream, Mimi, Rob-
ert Of Minot, John of Minnesota ,
and Mary OF Montana. VIM.
Davidson Jr. on account of illness
could not represent at the tuner
al but John and his wife attend
ed.
During late years the old gentle
man lived with his son William in
Minnesota and hree months AGO
accompanied his son, Robert, to
this city. A few days before his
death, pneumonia attacked his
trail form and soon he succumbed
to the inevitable.
VIM. Davidson is gone. but
his mauy kind deeds and noble
acts will ever remain fresh in the
minds of his children and morrL-
ing frierds.
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INDEPENDENT RECOGNIZED BY
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA
For. the Excellency Of Wrie-up on Minot and Ward
County in Recent Issue State Gives
$500, First Prize.

The Independent much pleased this afternoon to
receive letter from the state which is printed below,
Informing that the article published weeks
ago, concerning Minot and Ward county, had drawn
the first prize $75. This article will be reproduced by
the state in large book which is being printed, and
these books will be sent to all parts of the United States
for advertising purposes. The Independent, always
working for the best interests OF Mnot and Ward county
grated at the recognition OF the judges appointed by
the Secretary OF Agriculture W. c. Glbreath and hopes
that the reproduction of the article will do something in
assisting the best county and the best city in the best
state in the Union to develop properly.
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA
DEPARTMENT
W.
E. DEPUTY
BISMARCK
Truax & Colcord, November o. 1905.
Minot N. Dak.,
Dear Sirs:
take pleasure in informing you that the judges have
awarded you first prize for your article Ward county,
which appeared in the independent If you will sign the
enclosed voucher at the places indicated the back
have it acknowledged and return it me l will remit
you the sum of $780,
Permit me to congratulate you your excellent
article Yours truly
w. C.. GILBREATH,
Commissioner OF Agriculture.
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auty. And what else can one

~ O-~S
want?
The western sun is sinking be.
hind the hills, as we look from
our hotel window towards the
Acropolis. There it stands, a
vision OF eternal loneliness, our
first sight in a city, which with
all it's art and beauty has moth
ing to equal this hill and its
matchless group of buildings.
We sit and watch it's columns
marked out SO clearly against
the red sky, watch them until
they are lost to sight in the
gathering gloom, and the bright
stars shine forth, one by one,
in the pale sky"
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Lost-A month ago, a red and
white COW, branded on side. Fin
der return to Henry Auslander
and receive reward. If.
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EENDRICKSoN WORKED HIS FRIENDS

liendrickson, the smooth, easy
going fellow who had charge OF
the Leland bowling alley and
pool rooms for several months,
departed from this city Sunday
night on the west-bound passen-
ger, neglecting to pay some $500
debts which he contracted from
his friends. Hendrickson seemed
to have worked anybody ond
everybody. Sheriff Lee is endea-
voring to locate Hendrickson,
who IL charged with getting
money under false pretenses.
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FOR TRADE house and lot in Minot
for half a section of land. viii pay
the difference in cash if land is worth it.
Inquire at this Office. tt.
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FOR SALE-Restauran property in
City OF Einot, in good location. For
information inquiae at this Office. tt
New-York tribune., 1905-11-14
TO HAVE PARISH HOUSE.
Madison Auenue Baptist Church
Plans Eight Story Building.

Following the plans of the late DR.. Lorimer,
the Madison Avenue Baptist Church has de
cided to build an eight story parish house. ad-
Joining the church on East 3lst-st. 1t is to
cost S15OOOO and work on the structure is to
begin this winter.
Kerr Boyce Tupper. their new pastor, that he
should have all the money necessary for carry
ing on his work which has lain along the same
lines as that of his predecessor DR.. Lorimer.
Dr. Upper has declared himself in favor of
an institutional church, and urged the erection
of a parish house the plans as
that of ST. Bartholomew, in East 42d-st- The
trustees held a meeting recently at which the
plans for the building were revised and
turned over to expert dIaughtsmen.
1t was said yesterday that ground for the
new structure would probably be broken next
month, on the anniversary Of DIR. Lorimer's
death. The new building will be of brick and
stone. conforming as nearly as possible to the
design of the old church. An entire floor of
the building will be given up to gymnasium
and hall for public entertainments. The other
floors will have boys and young mems clubs
girls clubs, library and reading room, besides
all the features incident to institutional work
as carried out on the upper East Side.
DR.. Tupper has taken a keen interest in the
young men of the neigbborhood. and proposes to
start his institutional work with organiza-
ton of young and women to aid him in
the movement The structure will prob
ably be ready for occupancy by next summer.
New-York tribune., 1905-11-14
Literary Neses and Criticism.

short knife. They are attending worship with
Mdomaka bows and Muyama arrows at their
sides iron pointed spears standing upright and
knives dangling from their shoulders
Administrative methods and personnel In the
tractive light. in Mr.. Cells narrative Graft"
inoapacity, oppression, and worse. Were apparent
on all sides with few noteworthy exceptions
The author does not go into much detail in re-
gard to conditions. possibly from lack of oppor-
tunity to make a thorough investigation and
also in view of the personal courtesies he was
accorded on his journey. The general impression
that he conveys however, is far from pleasant,
and intensely discouraging when consider
the demoralizing effect that contact with that
sort of white civilization must have upon the
black man. On one of the few occasions where
the author drops his bsntering tone he writes
thus seriously and sensibly of the great problem
of Central Africa:
10 study the natives from the standpoint of what
they can get out of them. l want to supplement
them; so, as to this second and philan-
thropic question, / convinced that whether
pigmy or giant, negro Bantu, Nubian Azandas
or Mambutti, TO wash black is to lose ones soap
TO attempt to make white of him is to waste
time He should not have with Christianity our
expensive ciVllizatlon forced upon him. He needs
moderate employment with proportionate feeding
and such of his customs should be admitted as are
compatible with the teaching of the Gospel which
includes individual liberty and respect for hum an
life ! 90 not know but what 1t may be that the
nesfo i Place n the moral and intellectual order
white man should evince q consciousness, il he
has one, of his duties toward his animal CO.
bic for the exploitation OF Africa. This being So it
Is necessary for him TO be used and not abused
New-York tribune., 1905-11-14
THINKS WALLACE SAFE.
Missionary Says That EnpIorer Has
Been Eliminating Dead Wood.

az believe that Dillon Wallace is Just much
alive as am He has got rid of every tenderfoot
in his expedition, and now. unburdened, he and
young Eaton traversing heretofore undiscovered
land" This is the opinion OF the Rev. DR. John B.
Marchand English missionary. who has been
travelling for the last five years up and down the
coast of Labrador.
DR.. Marchand arrived here yesterday from ST.
Johns. where he met both the Wallace expedition
the interior. Dr. Marchand sails tomorrow the
Wallace is a level headed fellow. said DR..
Marchand "and, in my opinion, will make history
before he returns to your country believe that
Richards tired of the expedition. Wallace not only
Indian guide He sent the Indian back with Rich
ards. and Eaton and he went Richards him
self has said that Wallace had food for sixty DAYS
yet. and he ought to do something IN fifteen days
wallace has already done something. BY an
other course he has passed the last camping place
OF the Hubbard expedition Unless Richards has
Wallace for three months yet, but when you do
you'll hear that he has planted your flag on
land. .
persons along the coast and in the big Canadian
DR.. Marchand says that Mrs Hubbard showed
remarkable pluck in starting out on slcn a peril
r believe now he said that she has fully
convinced herself that Wallace stood by her nus
band do not think Mrs. Hubbard got into the
interior; in fact I don't how she could in such
Mrs. Hubbard has written brief note to her
cousin Mrs George A. Sanders OF Jamaica, in
which she saws that she hopes TO be in New-York
by the end of November. ,
Miss Agnes Wallace. sister OF the explorer mas
been told by travellers and writer's on Lanrador
to receive soon letters sent to her by Mr. Rich
ards who is now his way home
New-York tribune., 1905-11-14
GRAF WALDERSEE 4FLO4T
Fifth attempt Successful-A Little
Paint Lost; That Is All.

The big Hamburg American steamer Graf Wal
dersee pulled successfully from the mud off
Red Hook yesterday morning at S O'Clock She
received no damage beyond slight loss of paint
from her underbody, and will proceed on her voy-
age to Hamburg at $50 o'clock this morning
The steamer went aground in thick weather last
Saturday morning before daybrcak as she was
steaming out TO She is a 13,0s0-ton boat and
carried a cargo of more than 1900 tons which
made it difficult to drag her from the mud of the
Red Hook fats. 1t was high tide when she went
aground and the subsequent receding tide helped
to wedge her deeper into the mud.
Four unsuccessful attempts were made to drag
the big steamer out into the channel. 1t not
until 5000 tons of cargo had been taken aboard
lighters that she responded the tuggng of
dozen hawsers The fifth attempt made sue
cessfuy yesterday morning. 1t took hour of
hard and continuous pulling to draw her steel
bottom from the tenacious mud.
When the steamer forged out under her own
power into deep water. divers sent down
to examine the plates When they reported that
damage had been sustained the cargo was
again put aboard
Save for one passenger who left the steamer
burg the entire passenger complement she had
when she left her pier last Saturday. All took
their delay philosophcally and amused them
selves by reading playing poker 'od maid"
and watching the repeated efforts to move the
vessel.
New-York tribune., 1905-11-14
RESEMBLES PLANT WILL CASE.
Grandson of John S. Law Trying to Get
Third Of the Estate

A case somewhat similar TO the Plant will case
is now being tried here before the Supreme Court
its special session. John S. Law for many
years a resident of 7eth-st-, with a summer home
at Greenwich Conn. died in 1888, leaving widow,
two children and several grandchildren To the
widow went the bulk of his valued at about
81 20o0o0 To each of the children and grandch-
dren he left annuity. To William W. Law, Of
Philadelphia grandson the interest $751; 600 fer
life was left. The Will taken Connecticut
and there probated the ground that. as alleged,
Mr.. Law was resident of that State. The grand
son contests this, declaring that his grandfather
was really domciled IN this State This plea has
been affirmed by the courts Of this State
The will is held in Connecticut and neither
witnesses nor VIII be brought into this State
the courts here have been unable to decide on the
validity Of the will To overcome this William
Cochrane. downtown lawyer. has photograph of
the viii which he had taken and whose genuine
ness he will try TO establish by handwriting eX
perts. II Mr., Cochrane. who represents William,
W. Law, do this the way is open for his client
to break the will and get third of the estate.