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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-10-18

years, but they are results OBJ
tanned FREQ uently, and by
different farmers. No doubt
several farmers have pro.
duced these different results
in the county this present season
and many more produced the
same results last year. Vege.
tables and small grains OF al
kind are the crops that make
money for the farmers rich, but
many farmers are very successful
with corn and fruits OF all kinds
The country around Minot is toe
young yet to be classed as afruit
country, but practically all the
"old timers have demonstrated
that fruits do we'll here. and the
quantity of wild fruits found in
the Mouse River valley leaves no
question as to the possibilities
Of the rich prairies of Ward
County as a fruit producing
country.
The soil Throughout this agri.
cultural district consists of a
rich black alluvial top soil, with
a retentive clay sub-soil. The
eastern farmer needs nochemists
analization of this soil, a look
at it is sufficient to convince him
that the soil is as good as can
be found
The climate is something of a
bug-bear to the man from
further south until he tries it.
We have cold weather through
out the entire state OF North
Dakota, and Ward county is no
exception. The thermometer
gets as low as 40 below zero, but
that is exceptional. But the only
way one can tell it is so cold
is by examination OF the Their
mometors. The land is high,
the air in the winter time partic-
ularly, is dry and bracing, and
the farmer goes to work with an
energy that leaves him little
time to realize that it is so cold
Stock stand the cold weather as
well as mankind, and it is doubt
full if AS many stock perish from
cold in North Dakota as do in
Texas. None perish that are
properly fed and c ared for.
The annual rain fall is about
20 inches. This is somewhat be-
low the average throughout
the country, but has proven
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-10-18

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Douglas Island news., 1905-05-31

The March commerce report shows that the Alaska trade is booming this spring. The shipments of all merchan- disc to the territory in March amount ed to sell, ,69l as against s481, $40 in the same month of last year, and these shipments will be increased, of course, as soon as navigation opens north of Dutch Harbor. For the first nine months of this fiscal year merchandise was shipped to the territory valued at S6,1s4 ,19S. This was nearly S1,6O0,000 more than the shipments in the first nine months of the fiscal year 1904, when the total was S4 ,591 ,463. The gain in southbound commerce was not large but the rapidly increasing shipments to the North are significant of the greater consuming power of the people of the territory. In March the ship ments of merchandise from Alaska, were valued at sl19,OO9, as against Sl13,- PIT in March, 1904. In the first three quarters of the fiscal year, the south bound shipments to the United States were s1O, ,232, ,6s, as against s9,9o5, ,l24 in the same months of the fiscal year 1904.
Douglas Island news., 1905-05-31

Andrew Larson, of New York city is on his way to Alaska to take pictures of Alaskan life for the New York Her aid. In an interview with reporter Mir. Larson said: There is constant ly growing interest in Alaska among eastern people, now that the district looks as if it might amount to some thing permanently. l can readily find a market in my city for all the Alaska pictures want to take.
Douglas Island news., 1905-05-31
AN OBJECT LESSON


 Within five minutes time, on We'd nesday last, telegram was sent from Washington City, D. C., to Nome, Alas ka, and an answer was received. With in,fifteen minutes after dispatch start ed from Washington City its receipt was acknowledged by the advance out posts of the American army, far up the Yukon river. All the settled portions of the great Alaska peninsula were in practically instant touch with the cap ital of the nation. This was merely a little experiment, to show the etficien- cy of the workings of the signal service system of the army; but it has large significance.
 Fifty-two years ago when the terri tory of Washington was organized and given complete local self-government and delegate to congress, it had a population of 5000 or 5000 people. The first governor appointed spent several months on the toilsome journey to reach the field of his labors. Itwas matter of weeks before communications could be had with the better settled parts of the country; and it was no uncommon thing for the better part of year to be spent in making a round trip back east. Under extraordinary circumstances and by heavy expenditure it was possible to get a communication to or from the national capital within the limit of month.
 Nor was it much easier to get from one point to another within the limits of the territory itself. It was jour- ney of weeks from the eastern extrem- ity of the territory to the state capital. On the Sound the travel was in canoes or sloops.
 Today there are something like 6o,- 900 people permanently domiciled. in Alaska. It is easy to reach every set tied portion of the great territory by means of conveyance which would have been looked upon as palatial when Washington was a new territory and without suffering any real discomfort or hardship. A very large percentage of the people of Alaska read the daily newspapers from the outside, and some towns have daily newspapers of their own, publishing press dispatches ofthe day with the news of the world down to the hour of going to press. By the telegraph line, all portions of Alaska are in instant touch with each other and the outside world.
 Yet it is gravely urged in congress that Alaska is too remote, too isolated, too far out of touch with the rest of the country and with too scanty a popula- ton, to be trusted with so much of selfgovernment as is involved in mak- ipg of it an organized territory, The people of Alaska are not to be trusted to rule themselves as do the Kanakas of Hawaii or the natives of Porto Rico. They are unfit for privileges granted the Mexican Indians of New Mexico, more than half century ago. Singular, Is it not?-P.-I.
Douglas Island news., 1905-05-31
A GOOD FAMILY LINIMENT

Every family should be supplied with bottle of Chamberlain's Pain Balm. For cuts, bruises, burns, scalds and similar injuries, which are of ire quent occurrence, there is nothing so good. It sooths the wound and not only gives instant relief from pain, but causes the parts to heal in about one third the time required by the usual treatment. As it is an antiseptic all danger from blood-poisoning is avoid ed. Sold by J. Heubner.
Douglas Island news., 1905-05-31
A GOOD SUGGESTION

Mir. c. B. Wainwright of Lemon City Fla, has written the manufacturers that much better results are obtained from the use of Cham berlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy in cases of pains in the stomach, collie and cholera morbus by taking it in water as hot as can be drank. That when taken in this way the effect is double in rapidity. "It seems to get at the light spot instant. ly," he says. For sale by J. Heubner.
Douglas Island news., 1905-05-31

nBPARTMENT OF THE INFERIOR, Wash Gington, D. c. April 19, 1905. Sealed propos-- als for the construction of schoolhouses at ern Alaska, for teachers residences at Kla- wock, Prince of Wales Island, and Shakan, southeastern Alaska, and for schoolhouses ing, on the Arctic Coast, and Haines and Rake, in southeastern Alaska, Twill be receiv- ed at the Department until o'clock, p. m:; Saturday, June 10, 1905, and will be opened immediately thereafter, in the presence ot such bidders as may desire to attend. Blank forms of proposal, embracing specifications, may be obtained on application to the Depart where drawings showing details may be in- spected. Plans and speciications may also be seen and obtained from Prof. William A. Kelly, at Sitka, Alaska; at Juneau and Doug- las from Livingston F. Jones, of Juneau; and from the respective U. $. Commissioners at ketchikan, Wrangen, Skagway, Seward, and Valdez, Alaska.
 E. A. HITcAcocK, Secretary.
Douglas Island news., 1905-05-31

\ late copy of the Fairbanks News states that business census has just been taken by the chamber of com merce of that place. It gives the names addresses and the classification of busi- ness. It names 9 attorneys, Al freight CTS, 16 hotels, 16 saloons, blacksmith shops, 8 barbers, bakeries, , bath houses, book store, abstract office, l bowling alley, ? banks, carpenter shops, cigar stores, clothing stores, commission houses, candy store, 3 drug stores, dentists, 5 essmakers, l furrier, 1ferry, 9general merchandise stores, 5 hardware stores, ship yard, 3 watch makers, public halls, ' laund- ries, meat markets, mills, 1 mining and machine shops, novelty store, l water works, electric light aad steam heating company, 3 pool rooms, pawn broker, paper hangers aud painting firms, photographer, 10 restaurants, : real estate firms, 9 doctors, f wholesale liquor houses, , second hand stores, ? stages, shoe shop, 3 sash and door factories, surveyors, soda works, 3 tin shops, ? tailor shops, l telephone l harness shop, 3 public ware houses, wood yard, undertakers, l upholstering firm.
Douglas Island news., 1905-05-31
GROWING ACHES AND PAINS

Mrs. Josie Sumner, Bremond, Texas, writes, April 15, 1902: q have used Ballard's Snow Eminent in my family for three years. would not be with out it the house. 1 have used it on my little girl for growing pains and aches in her knees. It cured her right away. 1 have also used it for frost bitten feet, with good success. 1t is the best lini- ment ever used.'" 25c, soc, S1.00. Sold by J. Heubner
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-16
BUYS FIVE
PLANTS TO
get EVEN
Senator Clark Retail
ates Upon Con
tractors.
Special Dispatch. to The Call.

NEW YORK, May 15.-Senator William
A. Clark of Montana has established a
unique record in the construction of his
mansion at Fifth avenue and Seventy
seventh street "A few days ago he pur-
chased the Henry Bonnard Bronze Com
pany for the purpose of supplying his
new mansion with bronze Now it has
been discovered that the bronze foundry
is but one of several purchases made by
clark since the ground was broken in
1888 for his Fifth-ayenue home.
Here is a list Of the plants bought
by him to defeat the plans of COM
tractors to bleed hims Granite quarry
at North Jay, Me-; stone hnishinx
plant at Bangor, Me-, marble factory at
Ravensw0Od, n. l., decorative plaster
plant mt RavcnswoOd, r.. l.; Henry Bon
nard Bronze Foundry, New York City.
1t is an open secret that the new house,
with which the owner hopes to eclipse
all the immense dwellings in the city,
will cost the Senator $4,000 900. He first
bought the granite quarry at North Jay,
Maine. Contractors obstructed his work
at every turn. Hurrying back from
Europe, the Senator decided that no con-
tractor could bleed him. He decided to
establish stone dressing plant to take
care OF the granite from his quarry.
Then he decided that as million dollars
worth of bronzes were to be used, the
only way to successfully escape the ex-
tortion5 OF contractors was to own a
bronze foundry. The same decision held
good as to woodwork and decorating
plaster and the Senator added these to
the list.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-16
new DEAL
IN WHEAT
IS BEGUN
Gates Engineering a
Corner in July
----.-.----
Options.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

CHICAGO, May 15.-John w. Gates is
said to be at the head of big bull move
ment in July wheat Within the last
three or four days, it is reported by men
who were close observers Of his opera
tions in the celebrated May deal,' he
has acquired big foundation upon which
to erect prices. His followers are said to
include several of the powerful stock
market millionaires who went down with
him In his efforts to boost the price of
May wheat to or beyond 81 so bushel.
The rumor that Gates again is the prin-
cipal figure in a campaign to bull wheat
has given color to the belief that he and
the Wall street men who stood by him
until the deal was shifted to the more
experienced hands of the Armour work
ers did not lose as much on May transac-
tions as reports have indicated.
Gates is said TO be moving as quietly as
possible, operating through more obscure
brokers and giving the names of others
than those that are associated with him
in his new endeavor.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-16
HEINZE DEFEATED
BY AMALGAMATED
Fails to Secure an Injunction
Against the Parrot Min
ing Company.

HELENA. Mont. May 15.-Judge
Hunt in the United States court to-
day, denied an injunction sought by
7. A Heinze against the Parrot Min
ing Company in Butte to prevent it's
mining in a vein which he contended
apexed In the Nipper mine, in which he
owns thirty-one thirty-sixths Judge
Hunt based his decision on the ground
that sufficient showing had not been
made. The decision is considered an
important victory for the Amalgamat-
ed Company. The Parrot mine, which
has been closed since the proceedings
started, will now resume
A. J. Shires, w. w. Dixon and others
OF counsel for Miles FinIen, or the Anal
gamated, filed q brief in the Supreme
Court to-day asking for a rehearing of
the noted Minnie Healy case, recently
decided by the court In favor of F. A.
Heinze. Six grounds for rehearing are
advanced. Heinze has ten days time
10 file a counter brief.
BUTTE, Mont, May 15.-Three hun
dred men were thrown out OF employ
nent by the Injunction in the Parrot
case. Work was started up tonight
The blue vein, to which the restrain
Ing order still applies, is a vein run
ming into the Nipper.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-16
Murder in the First
Degree Is the
Verdict.
DEATHPENALTY
No Recommends
tlonS Are Made
to Court.
A BIG SURPRISE
Special Dispatch to IN. Can.


JACKSON, May 15-Dr. r. n. Staples
probably viii hang for the murder Of his
wife in Anador City last August To
day he was found guilty OF murder in the
first degree by a jury that had deliber-
eted less than two hours. The jury did
hot make any recommendation TO the
court. Dr. Staples viii be sentenced to-
morrow. The penalty is death The YER
dict occasioned great surprise. as a dis
agreement was expected
The crime OF which DR.. Staples has
been convicted was a cold-blooded one.
Last August his wife was taken sick
and he took her under his own care. Mrs.
Maud Hoxsie. wife OF L n. Hoxsie, a
mine foreman. came TO the Staples home
TO help care for the invalid. Mrs. Sta
pies illness did not last long. but no sus-
picion was aroused by her death until
after DR.. Staples and Mrs. Hoxsie had
left town. When it was learned that the
pair had met in San Francisco, and were
living on Market street the townspeople
began TO think that something was
wrong. The body of Mrs. Staples was
exhumed and the stomach sent to San
Fra ncisco for analysis.
The chemist learned that the unfortu-
nate woman's death was due TO arsenicai
poisoning and a. warrant was issued for
the arrest Of DR. Staples Ff6 learncd
Of the warrant and fed with the woman
10 Enseuada, Mexico. y here he was cap
tured last March, and. with the woman,
brought back in handouts to Jackson
His trial last fifteen days
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-16
CROKER'S BROTHER
TAKES BODY HOME
Thinks Young Man Came. to
His Death From Excess
sive Stimulants.

KANSAS CITY, No, May 15.-Richard
Croker Jr. and J. Rogge of New York,
his travelling companion. taking the body
Of Herbert V. Croker, who died on q
Santa Fe train near Newton, Kans., Fri
day morning, left on a Wabash train
tonight for New York They spent the
day here and Croker made a partial in
Vestigation of the circumstances sur
rounding his brothers DEATH He left
convinced that it was due to the exces-
siVe use Of tobacco and liquor and the
use Of opium.
1T is all mighty hard Croker said
4 came TO Kansas City intending to have
an autopsy performed; in fact arranged
for one after my arrival But talk with
physicians convinced me it would be use-
less. II was the old, old story of ex-
cessive stimulants. I believe that his
heart simply gave way.
The hardest thing to believe is that
Herbert was addicted TO the use Of opium
We never heard Of II, never dreamed OF
II. Herbert had no vicious habits of that
kind He was an incessant smoker, but
never, TO my knowledge, did he use
opium. There are a lot of circumstances
connected with his visit to Kansas City
which TO me are not clear. I have some
friends here who Will keep looking up
these circumstances and ! have asked
the Chief of Police to do the same.
i wish you would deny for me that
story about Herbert marrying some one
while at the Oklahoma ranch. 1 don't
remember what her name was. I never
heard Of her; we never heard Of her.
The name is entirely foreign to our house
hold
Croker was referring to Miss Toinette
Horton Of Horton, n. Y, who asserted
she was to be married to Herbert Croker
in about two weeks.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-16
Mrs. Sarah McCurdy, Attorney S .Mother-in-La
Appears in Court, but Does Not Testify

Sacramento street. In which George D.
Collins and the McCurdys. mother and
daughter. are staying. since Saturday
morning, but their vigilance was relaxed
yesterday afternoon. for then Mrs. Nc
Curdy made her appearance in court
Acting under advice from Collins. she
did not obey the previous subpenas Is
sued for her and close watch was kept
on the house to see that tho ingenious
brain of Collins did not devise some way
of secreting her from the court.
1t was thought by the Grand Jury. that
a bench warrant would be issued for her
arrest for contempt on account OF not
obeying the three subpenas, but when
District Attorney Byington interviewed
Judge Lawlor he was told that Collins
had communicated with him and stated
that Mrs. McCurdy would appear at any
time the. court desired. The Grand Jury
members were rather disconnected. but
there was no alternative
Judge Lawlor seemed confident that
Collins would keep his word regarding
the bringing of Mrs. McCurdy before the
courl when 1t wanted her, but as Col
lins had not been faithful to the other
promises in this regard, some thought
that force would eventually have 10 be
used. These doubts were set at rest when
the order from Judge Lawlor to have
Mrs. McCurdy in court at 4 o'clock was
obeyed.
SCENE AT THE HOUSE.
The scene. at the Sacramento-street
home was both amusing and picturesque.
for cab was driven to the house with
heavy curtains drawn and the driver
had instructions to take a circuitous
ro1rta to rrevent a crowd from following
Collins came in the cab and entered the
house after giving the driver his final
Instructions. 1t was only a few min
utes until the people living on the street
knew that Mrs McCurdy was to appear:
accordingly they gathered in a large
crowd to view the woman who has been
under police surveillance for three days.
The cab was close up to the curb to make
the shortest possible distance in which
the curious could feast their eyes Sew
eral times the door opened, but each time
the crowd pressed forward in their eager
ness. only to be foiled. At last a signal
was given from the inside Of the house
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-16
SUPPOSED POLICE
SPY SLAIN BY MOB
Russian Demonstrators Car
rying a Red Flag Com
nit Murder.

MITAU, Russia. May 15-During =
demonstration here on Sunday a crowd
attacked and killed man who was aus.
pected of being a police spy. The dem
onstrators, who carried a red flag. were
dispersed by. Cossacks.
EKATERINOSLAV, May 15.-Police
Lieutenant Shiskowas was shot and NOR.
tally wounded to-day by Takhcorlo. q
nobIeman. A crowd which assembled heal
Takhcoglo before he could be arrested.
LIBAU, May ia strike was begun
to-day In this port and the factories here,
The strikers forced all the stores to close,
RIGA. May 15.-Late Sunday evening q
bomb was thrown at Cossack patro]
from the inclosure of Woermann PARK.
No one was fatally hurt.
cia1 account of Mayday disorders in 81.
Petersburg states that of twenty-six per-
.1ons arrested. seventeen are Jews.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-16

While the Grand Jury has returned
an indictment charging bigamy against
George ID. Collins, 1T II already appar-
emit that District Attorney ByinEton has
his work cut out to secure conviction
OF the shrewd If somewhat erratic at
torney. Collins boldly Proclaims that
the indictment will not hold and that
his alleged prosecutors will be brought
to confusion when the case comes up
for trial. 1t has been known for sew
ernl days by those who know him well
that Collins il preparing to explode ONE
of HIS wclI-known legal bombsheIls In
the camp Of the Grand Jury.
II n believed that Collins will at
tempt to have the entire court proceed
inxs set aside on the ground that the
indictment against him II invalid. The
argument to be advanced is that when
the indictment was presented to Judge
Lavlor the actual foreman of the Grand
Jury, T. r. Andrews, was absent. In
his place, e. J. B0wes was acting as
foreman, and 1t IL said that Collins viii
claim that the appointment of Bowes
was irregular. should this contention
prove true the indictment will be void
and Collins will have succeeded I'm
blocking the game by ONE Of his favor
lite weapons, technicality.
District Attorney Byington, however,
scouts the idea of irregularfty I'm the
appointment of Bowes. He says that
while Collins has expressed the opinion
generally that the Indictment will not
hold, still nothing has been said of the
new point involved. Byington asserts
that the appointment of Bowes was
made by the presiding Judge In the le-
gnI way and that Bowes IL the actual
foreman Of the Grand Jury.
with the appointment of Bowes the
functions Of Andrews In that capacity
ceased and Mt mo- time, therefore, has
the Grand Jury been without q fore
man. To secure . reappointment, An
drews Will have to appear before Judge
LawIor In the usual way.
rdod he -.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-16
FRANCE TO SEND ENVOY
TO THE GERMAN WEDDING
Special Delegation to Be Present nj
the Marriage of the Crown
Prince.

BERLIN, May 15.-The Tageblatt
to-day says: The surprising news
comes to us from Paris that the French
Government has decided to send a
special envoy to attend the wedding Of
the Crown Prince tFrederick William)
TO Duchess Cecilia of Mecklenburr-
Schwerin, on June 6. This has been
determined on by the French Cabinet
and will be further discussed at an
other sitting 1T which the personnel of
the delegation will be considered
whether 1t is to be of civil officials
of military, or both"