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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-10-04
The Verdict Of Public Opinion.


Public opinion was the first great
Judge. 1t drove the malefactor from
his own people to the desert, to live
an exile, with every mans hand
against him, It's judgments are still
true and righteous. Cunning lawyers
may befog juries. Wrongdoers may
hide behind technicalities. But there
are verdicts Of public opinion which
are branded into their skin and which
they can never erase. Not for all
cffenses, but for certain offenses that
is 'the great corrective and punitive"
It's value can not be easily overesti.
mated. There are men in New York
row who are finding the verdict of
Yuhlic opinion scarcely less blighting
than the sentence of criminal
court-(Ncw York WCrld)
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-10-04

Word comes from Green Bay,
Wis, that Franklin Wade is
there. Well, peace be to his
ashes.
Last week lightning struck big barn
at Willow City, killing man and several
horses, burning the big structure.
Mcral;-lnsure with Briggs, Larson 4
Edminister, Minot n, d.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-10-04
HooLIoAN COMING.

Manager Bacon announces as coming
attraction "Hooligan's Troubles" the
we'll known musical farce comedy which
is built upon the doings Of "Hoolig an
in the Sunday newspaper comic sup
Elements. Thursday, Oct. 10
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-10-04

Mike Lyle and c. V. Laritson
erected an elegant country home
for Jacob Frost down the river.
The house is 26x2S feet, two
stories high and finished in an
elegant manner. 1t is one of the
finest country homes in ward
county.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-10-04

The deposition in the case OF
Mary Schoffel VS.. Ludwig Schoffel
for a divorce was taken before
Judge Lynch Monday, Atty.
Coyle appearing for Mrs. Schoffel
who charges her husband with
desertion. Both parties live in
Ward county.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-10-04
Black Moissses.
ad en- black rno'asses
en- honey en- hash

Gavin bread en- black rno'asses
Is better EN- honey en- hash
Fer de fahm-han' coon
En- de octyroOn.
Along wild de po' white trash.
You pours hit out fun de jug lax dis
You sops hit up fun de pan,
Eli hit bees SO good
Hit he'ps yo' blood
En- hit makes you turble man.
Co'se hits better wild cooter gravy,
En- buttermilk heps hit some,
En- piece Of catfish
On de side err dc dish
Feels 'twix' yo' finger en- thumb:
But des de bread en- de 'lasses,
Widout any dom en- dash,
Is enough fer de coon
En- de octyrOOn
En- enough fer de po' white trash.
Charlotte Observer.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-10-04

Pal Vvd from MlnOt. He got of
the train at Rugby. sent word
to bis wife to meet him there and
she left today to Join her worth
less spouse. Well, our citizens
ought to be sati>lied if the Bu-
chanans will only stay away.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-10-04

The county f:iIlers are with US
again pon''rri : over questions
OF momeht i'll Imperial Ward
county.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-10-04
E. B. Williams of Sawyer
bought the Dennis Hogan quart
er OF land for $500.

J. A. Colvin, who owns three
quarters of land north Of town,
threshed 5000 bushels Of grain,
mostly wheat.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-10-04
Worthless Spouse.

Buchanan, the wife beat
released from the county
1esdav and placed on a
Mort b Qrn tnair, ol Il
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-04
PRINCE LOUIS
IN WASHINGTO ON

WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. A.
Prince Louis of Battenberg, the
commander of the British cruiser
squadron now visiting in this coun-
try, spent this forenoon sightsee-
ing and exchanging informal visits
with the British ambassador and
other distinguished officials At 3
o'clock this afternoon, President
Roosevelt will give a reception at
the White House in honor of the
prince and his staff and all official
Washington has been invited. 1t Is
expected that it will be one of the
most brilliant receptions held at the
White House for many years. This
evening Prince Louis and his staff
will be guests of honor of the pres
ident at state dinner to be given
at the White House.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-04
Homer Davenport. the Greatesn Living CaTtoonist.
Writes About the Bosses Have Known and
SketCues the Faces of the Most Powerful of
Them.

in New York city and Ohio the
fight is bitter, and in each of these
places there is a great boss and
his henchmen living from graft.
They steal the franchises and rob
the poor, they license crime and
divvy with the robber But their
life is growing to an end, because
the public, through the fearless
press, have learned their game, and
all that is required is a few years
of honest ballot, and you will find
the bosses PIOUS FAT MEN,
COOL ABOUT THE HEAD FROM
CLOSE HAIR CUTS, WORKING
EASY, LIVING ON PLAIN FOOD
AND GETTING FULL NIGHTS
REST, PERHAPS COMMANDING
OTHER WEAKER CONNECTS TO
PASS A CHEW OF TOBACCO,
BUT NOTHING MORE.
In Cincinnati and Ohio the peo-
pie are just waking up to what has
been on their backs. A man that
can liberate criminals, that they
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-04

late Sam Rainey. 1t was good to
see him. He made no bones of 1t.
You could, by looking, tell what he
was, and he took it for granted and
believed that an honest man was
one that would stay bought. In
getting my first picture of him he
bruised my body some. After we
grew to be quite friendly he told
me of his methods, and they were
startling, they were so simple. HE
ALWAYS REFERRED TO HIM
SELF AS THE GOOD GOVERN
MENT CLUB, WITHOUT SMIL-
ING. Owing to Rainey's looks, one
of the best cartoons ever drew
was made by simply writing under
his picture as he leaned against the
side of the stable where he stood,
SAM RAINEY, REFORMER." To
see it in print hurt him, 1t dis
credited him with the thugs, and
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-04
RUSSIAN
REvOLUTIONIST
(Scripps News Association.)

(Scripps News Association.)
PITTSBURG, Pa, Nov. 4.-The
arrival today of DR.. H. Zitlowsky,
a Russian reformer of the most
radical kind, has caused consider
able commotion among the men,
bers of the local Russian Fraternal
Revolutionary society. DR.. Zitlow-
sky, who was educated in Russia
and Switzerland, represents the
European Russian Revolutionary
society and is now on a tour of agi-
tation in this country. He will be
the principal speaker at a meeting
in Turner hall, under the auspices
of the local revolutionary society.
The local society was organized in
February Of this year for the pur-
pose of raising money for the help
of those who want to bring about
a better condition among the Rus
sian people. Since its organization
the society has sent nearly $500 to
Russia. 1t has membership of
only 80, among them a number of
prominent Russian merchants.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-04
OYSTER HOUSE JOINS BOY

mo, l don't go home to eat for
| don't know whether we have any
thing to eat in the day time SO
just come down to my old Jim's'
and get all l want"
Such is the story as told by little
Orvin Whitpough, who is about 5
years old, as he stood in front of
Jim's oyster house on Howard
street, between Main and Front, to-
day at noon eating his second sand
witch and looking as though there
was third to be had If he wanted
1T.
Orvin is a little fellow who
caused much curiosity on the
streets the past summer by walking
up and down Riverside barefooted
and bareheaded. He has six toes
on each foot and six fingers on his
right hand. He would walk up the
street eating a sandwich and carry
ing another under his arm. When
stopped by some man who wanted
to know where he lived and all
about him, the little fellow would
simply tell his name and nothing
more. Nothing is known of the
conditions at his home except that
his people are very poor.
In speaking of his boy, Jim said !:
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-04
CAMPAIGN
IN CLEVELAND
(Scripps News Association.)


CLEVELAND, o., Nov. 4.-This
Is practically the closin gday of the
campaign and both parties have ar
ranged to close the campaign with
big meetings, addressed by the big
gest guns at their command. The
republicans will hold a big mass
meeting at the central armory,
which will be addressed by Gov
ernor Herrick, Congressman Bur-
ton, w. H. Boyd and several other
prominent speakers. Besides that,
the republicans will hold a German
American meeting and a large num-
Der Of ward meetings.
The democrats have arranged for
a rousing meeting in their old cam
paign tent, in which Governor Folk
Of Missouri will deliver the closing
address in behalf of John M. Patti
son, the democratic candidate for
governor.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-04
BOSSES most DANGEROUS
OF ALL MODERN CRIMINALS

may vote his ticket, if his men are
elected, without stopping to think,
will likely wire the press in gen.
eral God reigns-the grand old
party still lives"
They call themselves leaders; it's
a wonder Mr.. Cox doesn't say me
and Lincoln" and Murphy, of New
York, should pay the same tribute
to Jefferson.
The public is to blame. It hasn't
suffered enough. The best thing
that could happen to the country
would be If, in the large cities, the
bosses would close up the schools,
double the gas rate and water bill,
raise the car fares to 10 cents, and
then after the easy citizen stood
this a few years he would vote
right when there was a political
boss in the scales. Send the bosses
themselves to the senate; part of
them are there, and the rest are
trying to get up courage enough to
face the press galleries. Imagine
Cox, Murphy and all the rest, real
senators, lounging around in seats
once occupied by Vest, Ingalls,,
Sherman and men of their kind.
AS it is today there
Should Be an Admission
charged to see the senate, the pro-
ceeds to go to erecting monuments
of them in the public parks.
The methods of the boss are in
teresting. In New York there are
two; one tends to the state, the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-04

once he lost their confidence ne
was gone.
Sam Rainey weighed close to 300
pounds, his nose wasn't big enough
to blow, and he had spent so much
of his life in dark corners that the
light hurt his eyes. His hands
looked like dustpans and rings
couldn't be put on his fingers with
out grease; his diamond on the
shirt was of the old school and vel
low, but it did the work. Weaker
men and officials fell for it, because
1t outnumbered theirs in carats. His
hair never had to be cut, it sort
OF fought with itself and kept it.
self thin and gruff But with all,
If he was your friend, you had a
real one, he would do more different
things for you than any other. He
Was Naturally Gruff
and spoke in tones between E fiat
and B fiat. But there was nothing
sweet about him. HE NEVER ATE
CANDY; HE ATE CIGARS. If you
paid him for his support, you got it,
If you paid enough. This summer
| saw his last close relative, who
was telling me of Sans true self.
DO you know" she said, THERE
WASN'T A WEEK PASSED THAT
SAM DIDN'T GET SOME POOR
TELLER LET OUT OF JAIL"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-04

81 don't even know the little fell
lows name, but he comes down to
my place as regular as clock work.
You see him eating that sandwich
out there? Well, he will be back
In few minutes after another one.
That one is his second today. 1t
affords me great pleasure to give
them to him. l don't even know
where he lives, but he is my boy
and he can have all he wants to
eat any time"
Orvin is a little tow-headed fell
low. and looks as happy with his
dirty face and his sandwich as
though he were the most prosper
GUS little man in the world. He is
Jim's boy and Jim knows the capac-
ity of his stomach, and there are
no more worries.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-04

That the music in 1.-THE Tender
foot is far more catchy than the
average light opera is evidenced
by the whistled melody that drifts
down the thoroughfares after a
performance of that popular play.
This was noticeable after last
nights presentation at the Spo-
kane.
The company presenting the
piece this year is strong in chorus
and weak In the leads. Figman
as Professor Pettibone is the same
favorite and is always pleasing, al
though his voice makes one wish
that voices could be inherited and
that Max would Immediately re-
ceive legacy.
Ruth White as Marion Worthing
ton sang "sweetly," whatever that
word means to woman who is
able to weep at anything. Other
wise she hasn't much voice to
boast of, and her acting is decided
ly weak. Jethro Warner as Col
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-04

other to the city. Plat used to
control the state and Croker the
city. 1t was mutual; they would
have each other investigated about
once every term. Finally Mr.. Gro
ker's nerve gave out and he passed
1t to Murphy, a man he could trust
to get all there was to be had.
Plat hung on Odell, told him how
young he was looking and how
they couldn't get along without
him; and the old veteran sat hour
after hour in the old corner in the
Fifth avenue hotel, where he used
to give orders. But he waited in
vain. Odell and his men met at
other places, the old senator was
too feeble to follow, so he spent
month after month watching the
bell boys pass and repass, wonder
ing if he was late. Finally the con-
vention came off at different place
and the first he saw was in the
papers. Odell had harvested the
crop" His contract with Murphy
evidently read strange; and if his
friend had let him alone he would
not have nominated a candidate at
all this fall Finally he tried sew
eral and one accepted, which really
gave him a fright. His closest
friends will not admit that he sold
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-04

| out, but will say in low tone that
he sold out, but will say in a low
tone that they fear hes in politics
for the money" and with Murphy
on both sides and Odell the same,
Mr.. Hearst will come near being
elected, and If he is there will be
blank contracts floating down the
bay like saw logs during a freshet
in the western streams.
l have seen and met nearly all
Of the big bosses of recent years.
Their methods are slightly differ.
ent, but they arrive at the same
goal. Plat is more of the sly fox
Murphy of the cold, undividing
sort-Croker was the shrewd grab
Der who thought out big schemes
and deals. He had to know his
men a long time before he trusted
, them with much, and once FUN
BILE of the ball." never tried again
he was done with them.
Hugh Mclaughlin, of Brooklyn,
was one of the old type.
He Grew Rich Slower
than the Murphys, but kept more
friends.
Boss Filley of st. Louis built up
the fine government of graft that
GAVE GOVERNOR FOLK HIS OP-
PORTUNITY, AND HE SMASHED
THE so CALLED MACHINE"
WHICH REALLY MEANS BAND
OF THIEVES"
In San Francisco, though, was
the finest type of the real boss, the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-04
BOYS SELL
COPPER WIRE

Claude Bellshaw and Fred Jen
sen, two boys of about II, were ar.
rested today charged with stealing
copper wire from the Washington
Water Power company.
The boys claim they found the
wire over by the Great Northern
tracks, and were selling it to get
a little money to spend, thinking
they were doing no wrong. Bell
shaw has been arrested six or seven
times before.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-04
TOM HOPPER
BRINGS GAME:
FROM IDAHO

Tom Hopper, the bear hunter and
the man who sold ex-Mayor Boyd
the two wolverines, which proved
to be simply coyotes, reached the
city yesterday from an extended
hunt In northern Idaho. He brought
back a cougar which measured 8
feet IL inches from head to tail,
brown bear which weighed $50
pounds and large bag of ducks
and grouse, all dead, SO the city is
safe.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-04
OFFICER TURNS EXPLORER :
TO LAND ACCUSED nAh

Deputy Sheriff William H. But
Ter has returned to the city after
an outing of several days in the
mountains of the Pend d'Oreille
valley, where the settlers are few
and transportation facilities are at
standstill.
Butler was accompanied on his
return by the man he was sent to
get, Henry Raymond, timber cruz
ser, who is accused by D. v. Nor
rison of this city of bilking him of
$500 under fraudulent pretense of
setting Morrison on a homestead
location. Morrison swore out
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-04

KILLED

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Nov. A.
Three children of James Brennan,
Alice, 10; Lizzie, Is, and Arthur,
5, are dead; Thomas Delevan is
badly hurt, and his step-mother, 81,
were fatally shot mysteriously at
2 O'Clock this morning. The wo-
man says a stranger shot through
the window, hitting the children
first, then herself. The woman pre-
viously twice tried suicide.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-04
HAS
BURNED ITS
GAMBLING WHEELS

LEWISTON, Idaho, Nov. 4.-The
sheriff Of Nez Perez county yester-
day took all the gambling devices
he secured in his recent raid on
the gambling joints in the city to
the county court house and burned
them up. There were hundreds Of
people who gathered to see about
70 of Harris money slot machines,
two roulette wheels and the rest of
the stuff go up in smoke.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-04

warrant before Justice Stocker and
Butler left for Raymond's noun
tain home, near Big Meadows,
which lies rs miles north OF Gu
sick and in the hills TO the east Of
the Pen d'Oreille river.
The deputy feels that he is now
duly qualified cruiser and ex-
plorer Of the unsettled country. At
Newport he found all the steamers
tied up for government inspection.
He managed to catch rides part Of
the way to Raymond's, but he was
forced to walk over 80 miles during
his trip. D..
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-04
BY Homer Davenport.

Taking lunch the other day IN
New York with John Burns, M. T.,
of England. and other distinguished
men and women. the whole con-
versation ran to the great money
stealers Of America. not the people
in prison. but the REAL THIEVES
WHO ARE ALL. OR MOST OF
THEM. AT LARGE. Mr.. Burns
was anxious o get at the cause of,
as he put IL. the wholesale graft
in America" We argued long and
loud, but got at no conclusion other
than our system was a school Tor
graft and that our political bosses
were in a great measure the worst
people in the whole world, that
there was but one remedy and that
remedy publicity exposure in the
press, and that when bosses appear
on the horizon they should be set
upon at once by the press Of the
country, and never let up on them
till. if possible, THEY ARE LAND
ED IN JAIL.
A boss is a peculiar thing, if you
stop to think of it. What is a boss?
He is generally
A Coarse, Cunning Creature
who once asked some lowly one on
the street corner to do something.
The weak person obeyed and the
boss had one man he could COM
mand by giving him a smile and
cigar. The underling told another
of his kind and others, till finally
this domineering one could truth
fully say that he controlled 20 men
on election day.
The boss known to at least 90
was spoken of as important, thus
paid to deliver his moral towards,
and did Next year he was in a
position OF demand general recog-
milton from the alleged big ones;
he had half the crooks in town
under his nod. and in a few years,
by standing by his thugs, he con-
trolled all Of that element and their
allies, and then at the convention
the state senators and representa-
tives found the boss in power. Thus
they sought him, and were glad TO
keep from farm work by wearing
his collar.
Thus the boss elects the COVER
nor and United States senators,
sends who he wants to congress,
as he usually controls the conven-
tions. Seemingly great men frown-
ed at the idea of paying the first
boss to deliver his 20 thugs now
find themselves and their following
under the power of the boss, which
they now call machine" but
which is still boss, the most pow.
erful and dangerous criminal on
public highways.
A corrupter of law, a suffer of
the ballot box, a man living from
graft, whose every dollar is tainted.
THE HYENA OF THE HUMAN
RACE. And we stand for him, even
permit him, in many states, to go
to the United States senate and
there occupy seat, when, if JUS
tice could reign for a brief period,
1t would send him to prison, where
he would at least know what to do.
But the day of the boss will come
to an end and he will soon be
CIassed With Other Criminals
and share their lot.
PUBLICITY AND REAL MEN IN
POWER WILL PUT HIM DOWN
FOR THE LONG COUNT.
In America today there are two
great fights against bossism. The
FAILING 10 oil nuar Tho oouptr,,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-04
FAVORED BY BOTH PARTIES.

Republicans and Democrats alike
praise Foley's Honey and Tar foH
coughs, colds and all throat and lung
diseases, as no other remedy can
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+. T. Slater, merchant, III Main St.,
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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-04
A CARD.

This is to certify that all druggists
are authorized to refund your money
if Foleys Honey and Tar fails To
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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-04
couNTERFE1rINa THE GENUINE

Foley q Co, ChicacgO, originated
Honey and Tar as a throat and lung
remedy. and on account of the great
merit and popularity of Foleys
Honey and Tar many limitations are
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Eoley's Honey and Tar and refuse
any substitute offered, as no other
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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-04
AT Che 1T@@@S@urSe
TENDERFOOT MUSIC CATCHY AS EVER

Paul Winthrop Is not strong
actor, and his tenor voice is about
the average of those found in road
opera companies.
"Only Kiss" my Alamo Love"
and the Troopers Song" would 60
far, however, to compensate for
mediocre voices and acting.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-04

The price Of pretty face is 81
three packages of HOLSTERS
Rocky Mountain Tea. Brings red
lips, bright eyes
and lovely color. 1Hz71...E.
35 cents. Tea t2saEN e3A01S
or Tablets.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-04
Rseku Mountain Tei NUGGETS

4 Busy Medicine Tor 1usy People
Brings Golden Health ana 1ensWeo
vigor.
A specific for Constipation, Indi-
gestion, Liver and Kidney Troubles,
Pimplss, Ecxema, Impure Blood. Bad
Breath, Sluggish Bowels, Headache
and Baokachs. It's Rocky Mountain
Tea in tablet form, 80 cents a boxt
Genuine made by Hollister Drug
Company. Madison, Wis.
1p1deS uuRrstn for Dallow YAQnlnH
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-04

The Press delivered at yS.s" doot
for 25c per month. Phone S.