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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-09-20
A DEARTn OF HIRED GIRLS.
Minot Ladies Are Compelled to Do
Their Own nOusewOrk - Will
We Import Indian or Negro
DOmesIlcS ?-Untidy Habits,


The ladies' of Minot are having hard
time securing servant girls. 1t is easy
enough getting one particular kind-the
ones who are willing to play the lady OF
the house for five dollars week. But
to secure good trustworthy girl to &C
ahead with tie housework is an impos
sibil,ty and many Of Minot's women are
forced to do their own houseworl
There i, reason for this. Many girls
are holding down their claims, but the
best reason is that :hty don't have tc
do hard work, and what's more they
won't. One family secnred girl to
work for them after good deal of coax
ing, but as she persisted in cooking
breakfast without washing her hands OF
face or combing her golden tresses, they
had to "shoot her out" as the western
saying goes. Some cities in the state
have found that Indian girls make very
good servants. There really are not
enough copper-colored beauties 20 go
around. 1t might be we'll to import \
few chocolate-colored ladies from the
sunny south, but even negresses become
insulted when you ask them to take a
servants position. That reminds us OF
the old southern story.
A white woman who was unable to
secure a domestic saw common look
ing colored woman walking on the
street, and as she had the appearance
of having once been domestic the lady
said: excuse me, but have been
having a terribly hard time with my
hired girls. Do you know where 1 can
get one to help me?'
The old colored lady studied for a
moment and then replica: "Well, it's
jes' dis yer way wild me, missus; l dunno
fer sho, lessen yo' does as l has to-hire
some white woman
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-09-20
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Department Of the il t,rior. Land Once at Mi
not, N. D., August 20. 1905.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
to make final proof in support of his claim, and
that said proof will be made before the Re.
Once at Minot, North Dakota, on Oct. II, 1906.
viz: Otto Ranstrom. II. r. 10 1925 for the
Southeast Quarter OF section %, township IS!
~, Range "a W.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of said land. viz:
j. N. Peterson, j. A. Moore. Tom W. Somers
and H. C. Dunning, all Of Minot. North Dakota.
r. C. SANBoRN, Register.
James johnson. Attorney 8-30.1O
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-09-20
lilies south of Minot, reported

miles south OF Alinot, reported
34 acres OF Fife wheat averaging
20 bushels an acre; 30 acres OF
Macaroni wheat which averaged
30 bushels; his oats averaged
80 bushels per acre ana weighed
10 pounds; Two small fields of
Fife wheat averaged p bushels;
he has 125 acres of flax to hear
from.
Chris and Albert Gunderson
raised macaroni wheat which
averaged from 30 to - bushels.
Evening journal., 1905-04-26
LINE
TO Be EXTENDED
An Extension Will be Built
From Odessa to Delaware
City
WORK TO Be STARTED NEXT MONTH

within the next six months there VIII
be a continuous trolley line from VIII
mineton to Middletown. which VIII pe one
of the longest in this section OF the
country.
Arraneements are now being made by
the Middletown and Odessa Railway
Company to extend its line from ODESSA
to Delaware City. This will be DIG I'M
provement to that vicinity
City Judge r. r. Cochran who IS an
officer of the road, stated this morning
that active work on the extension VIII
be started not later than the middle Oh
MAY. The distance is about nine miles
and It is expected that the extension VIII
be in operation by November l.
The work will be done by the Tennis
Construction Company which is the same
company that built the present line from
Middletown to Odessa. This road is owned
principally by the Tennis Construction
Company and prominent citizens in the
vicinity of Middletown, among them be-
| ing Judge +. r. Cochran, Daniel w. Cor
bit and Mr.. Letherbury, Of Middletown.
Although it is a long stretch it is the
intention of the company to rush work
as soon as it is started during the sum
mer so that cars can be running before
the winter weather sets in. When COM
pleted a person by changing cars at vii
mington and Delaware City will be able
to go straight through from Philadelphia
to Middletown by trolley, distance OF
over 50 miles.
Two or three years ago when the propo
sition TO build a line between Middle
town and Odessa was first talked of th'
farmers along the route were agains
it, rhe promoters found it hard work t'
secure right Of way. Since it has beer
in operation and they have learned wha
a great convenience it is the farmers o
that section now say they could not d.
without it,
Evening journal., 1905-04-26
TEN MINERS FELL
TO THEIR DEATH
They Were Killed by Rope
Breaking in Shaft at
Wilkesbarre
DROPPED DISTANCE OF l5O FEET

Wilkesbarre, Pa, April 26.-Ten men
were killed at the Conyngham shaft OF
the Delaware & Hudson Coal Company
lat . O'Clock this morning. They We're
being lowered down the 750-foot shaft
to their work when the rope broke and
they fell 45O feet They are now bur
led at the bottom of the shaft under
Ia mass of wreckage, and it VIII be
somt hours before their bodies are re-
covered.
Several hundred men were I'm the
mine when the accident happened, and
a couple of hundred more were being
taken down IN patches of ten.
Several thousand people are gather
ed at the head of the shaft and the
women folk of the men I'm the mine
are waiting with distressing anxiety
the coming back Of those below, alive
or dead. The men are coming out by
distant openings and until all are out
the identity Of the dead cannot be
told.
whether the engineer checked the
carriage too suddenly to stop az the
lHulman vein to which it was going
or the rope was weak and broke is not
known.
Evening journal., 1905-04-26
MADE HIS ESCAPE
FROM MANGHURIA
Russian Soldier Wounded in
Liaoyang Battle Working
Here
DESCRIBES BLOODY CONFLICT

Direct from the scene OF the greatest
war i'm history i'm the Far East, Nathan
.Gorleyenski, Russian soldier. is em-
ployed in the peaceable occupation OF
harness making at the establishment of
f. S. Dure q Company, No. 4O7 Ship
ley street Two months ago he ar
rived i'm this country having made his
escape after the bloody battle of Lao
yang. He was wounded i'm the leg I'm
that conflict and after much hardship
found his way to the United States.
TO look at Gorleyneksi one would
hardly believe that he had been
through one of the greatest battles in
history. He is about 80 years of age
and speaks only his native tongue
with a smattering OF German. In this
latter language reporter of The
Evening Journal who saw him today
managed to learn of some of the ex-
periences through which he passed.
When the newspaper man called
| Gorleyenski was busily engaged stitch
/ ing on a trace for a stout set of har-
mess II was some time before the
Russian could be made to understand
the nature of the reporters business
| And then things went along more
smoothly.
1t pleased him immensely TO know
that he was talking to a newspapei
man and said IN German: MY nam,
will be in the papers an over America.
He chuckled aloud, but kept at hii
work
He said he had been shot through
the leg and the wound still pained him
I'm describing the terrible carnage a
Liaoyang he held his hand about hv
feet above the floor and explained tina
the dead bodies of men killed in tha
battle were piled that high. Speaking
IN German, he said he waded I'm blool
up to his shoe tops and gave othe
narrowing details.
Asked how he escaped Gorleyensk
said: Siberia" probably meaning 4
convey the information that he mad
: his escape by that way. Though h
has been here only one week his EN-
ployers say he is a good workman.
Evening journal., 1905-04-26
PEACHES AND OTHER
FRUITS BADLY HURT

made slow growth but looks well; early
oats coming up; potato planting in
progress; preparing TO plant corn. Sussex
oounty-Clovor and wheat doing we'll:
strawberries, peaches, cherries and pears
suffered injury from frost
Maryland-Cecil county-Oats sowing
about completed soil In good condition
for working; Wheat slightly improved;
grass lost freshness but Is recovering; lit
tie gardening Accomplishment some pota-
toes being planted. no serious damage
to fruit is reported, plums blooming and
some cherries and apples ready 70 blos-
som. Kent county-Whoat In poor condl-
tlon, especially late sown grass fairs
fruit not much hurt by cold Dorchester
county-Frult not materially affected by
cold weather, though peaches and cher
ries suffored wheat and clover looking
well.
Wicomico county--some corn planted:
frost killed many strawberry blossoms
and hurt other early fruits; clover. wheat
and oats look we'll Worcester county
Wheat has a yellow east. on account OF
cold' corn ground nearly an plowed. but
little planting done. many early straw
berry blossoms killed and plums Injured.
but other fruits show no effects OF late
cold; melons and garden seed planted.
growth checked by eoldi peas cultivated.
Evening journal., 1905-04-26
SALOON CASES
WILL Be TRIED
Matter Will Not be Dropped
by Chief of Police George
Black
HEARING WILL Be TOMORROW

Despite the prevailing belief among
saloonkeepers that Chief of Police
George Black would drop the cases
agaist the eighteen proprietors Of
saloons in this city, who were arrested
last week on the charge Of violating
the screen law, it now appears that he
said nothing to cause such an impress
sion to become general, and that he
intends to push the cases.
William r. Kurtz, one Of the counsel
for the defendants, had a long confer
ence with Judge Cochran when the
cases were called for trial i'm City
Count to-day, with a view to securing
.anOther postponement of the cases, but
the court remained Obdurate and in
formed him that one continuance had
already been granted and that the trial
would have to go on.
Judge Cochran asked City Solicitor
Springer If he was ready to go ON, and
the latter replied that he was Aaron
Koil who conducts a saloon at Front
and King streets WAS then araignod.
CONTINUANCE ASKED FOR.
Mr. Kurtz said he represented the
defeudant and would repeat in public
what he told the court in private. He
said he was not ready for trial and
desired a continuance.
"But the case has been continued
once" said the court. You had arnple
thine i'm which to prepare a defense"
Il had no idea Your Honor. that
things would take the turn they did
was under the impression that as
the defendants were now living up I'd
the requirements of the law, nothing
would be done Chief Black told me
that all he desired was that the law
be lived up to-"
At this point Chief Black turned tc
the court and said: There were no
lpromdses between him and me;' ans
then looking at Mr.. Kuutz. angrily re-
marked, don't load the thing on me
never intimated that 1 was willing
to drop the eases and am now ready
to push them"
At this stage Judge Cochran i'm.
formed Mr.. Kurtz that he would post.
lpOne the Kiel case until tomorrow
The attorney then asked for the sam,
action in the case Of James White ot
Front and Poplar streets.
Attorneys Ponder and Ban, OF the
defcnse. took q hand i'm the proceed
iings and said that as all the cases were
lsimilar in nature, they would according
lingly ask for a postponement Of all O.
them. The court granted the reques
land a long session is looked forward
to tomorrow.
Evening journal., 1905-04-26
RETURNS FROM VISIT
To SOUTHERN CLINE

Mr.. and Mrs. R. L. Appleby and their
daughter Miss Iva. have returned from
a three weeks trip to Mexico, during
which time they visited many points of
interest in the border country.
while in Mexico Mr.. Appleby met and
snant a short time with Charles f. Gray
and Harry b. Jacobs, formerly of this
citv hut now connected with the Monte
rev News. Messrs. Gray and Jacobs
boarded the special train upon which Mr..
Appleby was travelling and rode some
distance out of the city and were COM
pelled to foot it back in order to reaeh
their office in time for their duties. Both
are in good health and appeared well
pleased with the country
Mrs. Gray, however, prefers Whining
ton TO Monterey, and will visit tnis city
shortly and remain some time.
while away the party, which was made
nm of members of the international Asso-
clation of Ticket Agents and their ram
,1ies visited the City of Mexico and other
,oints of interest 1t was their intention
to sion at Monterey but the fact that
thew were quarantined in the City OF
Drevico for some time made it Impossible
for them TO make the stop
Mr. Appleby spenT three days sight see
,,o IN New orleans. some time in Chat
tanooga. Tenn, and visited Galveston
where they inspected the great new sea
wall which protects the city from the
ravages Of the ocean.
Evening journal., 1905-04-26
REHOBOTH HAS
GOOD PROSPECTS
Many Important Betterments
Are Under Way at the
Resort
CATHOLICS ITO HAVE A CHURCH
snecInl 10 The EvenIng journal.

Rehoboth. April 26.-Rehoboth gives
promise of enjoying a successful season
this year Inquiries from renters are be-
ing received in goodly numbers almost
daily and several properties are to be
built. There have also been many changes
in real estate holdings, including the pur-
chase of the large Prettyman Cottage on
South surf avenue. directly facing the
ocean. by the Catholics. represented by
Father Felix who has been at Rehoboth
the past two seasons. The property was
decided to Bishop Monaghan Of Whining
ton.
The cottage will be renovated and con-
vertad SO as to be convenient for worship.
Probably part of the large building viii
be devoted to apartment use. This can
he very readily done as the cottage is a
double one There Will be an ohiciating
priest and the new house of worship viii
bring many people here who have hither-
to remained away for this reason.
Easter brought a larger number of cot
taeers and visitors to Rehoboth than foI
several years past. Thomas Ruddell, a
lawyer. of Baltimore, was here and en-
loved a dip in the surf. Many people
watched him sporting in the waves but
he bad no companions,
A. D. Poole, Of Wilmington was at his
cottage with a house party. Lawyer Vic
tor B. WooIley and Vice President Sam
uel X. smith of the Harlan and Hollings-
worth Company, Of Wilmington, were al
so among the visitors. while eN-Mayoi
Jefferis of Wilmington had open house a
his Surf avenue cottage.
/ James f. Hooper Of Baltimore, with {
house party, was at his Surf avenue cot
tage.
Messrs. Hooper, Ruddell and Stieff
prineipal owners Of the Rehoboth Clul
House which was erected at the north
ern extremity of Surf avenue four year
ago at a cost of $4,000 and which flour
ished for a season or so. are consider
ing the advisability of adding an Il" t.
the building and converting it into I
fashionable hotel The location is unex
celled. commanding an unbroken view o
the ocean and Delaware Bay and back
/ ground Of pines
L. S. Massey has purchased two lots ol
Lake avenue and will commence tn
erection Of a dwelling at once.
The commissioners are STRENGTHENING
out the crook in the boardwalk betweel
Olive and Rehohoth avenues by drawing
I in toward the ocean. The walk is Is fee
wide and is the pride Of the commission
ers. c. S. Horn has further enlarged tn
pavilion by adding another room fronting
on the boardwalk.
Evening journal., 1905-04-26
CREATED PANIC
DURING SERVICE
Drunken Man Enters St.
Pauls M. l.. Church and
Frightens Worshippers
FINED IN CITY COURT TODAY

George w. Taylor, who says his
home Is In Chester county, Pa, was a
prisoner In City Court today on ~
charge Of drunkenness and dlsorderly
conduct and was fined SO and costs. He
was arrested last night after nearly
causing a panic during service In ST..
Paul's NJ H. Church by loudly quoting
Scriptural passages between which he
let loose volleys of foul oaths.
Taylor entered the edhce shortly
before the evangelistic service being
held was closed. He was under the
influence of liquor and brandishing q
big stick began to shout Justify. The
Rev. Or. W. l.. S. Murgay attempted
to quiet him bot Of no avail and as q
last resort Charles Robinson. the coll
ored sexton, was pressed into service
and he managed to get the man out oc
the church after narrowly missing sew
eral vicious swipes of the big stick.
| During the trouble the women in tho
church We're badly frightened.
SLOT GAS MACHINE ROBBED.
Charged with robblng slot gas
meter of $3.50 William Norris was arr
ralgned IN city Court today, but ON tho
| duplication of his counsel fhe hearing
was postponed until tomorrow. The
money alleged to have been stolen
from % meter in the basement of tho
property occupied by Palmer Jacobs.
at the southwest corner of Second and
King streets.
Thomas Gllnn was fined $40 and
costs for assault and battery and Will
liam Dale and Ellen King were each
fined 81 for fighting on the street.
No decision was given In the as-
ault and battery case pending against
David Lemon. The matter was laid
over until Saturday.
Charged with keeping disorderly
house In Tanall street between Sec
ond and Third, Lillian Smith was ale
lowed to 80 with a reprlmand. She
tainted while being led out OF the
court room.
The case OF Rafaele De Gigielmo.
charged with violating the city bulld-
ing laws, was dismissed, as he COM
piled with the law.
Evening journal., 1905-04-26
NEW OFFICERS OF
The POOR TRUSTEES

The Trustees of the Poor met at Farm
hurst today and elected officers for ti,e
ensuing year. The now officials are;
President Columbus Henry. NJ d.; SUI
perintendent. B. Frank Blackburn; resi-
dent physician, II W. Briggs, NJ. d.;
coroner's physician. J. w. Bastinn, NJ ID. /:
secretary and financial secretary, Joseph
c. Parker; solicitor James w. Lattomus;
superintendent, B. Frank Blackburn; ma
tron. Mrs. Annie Blackburn; frs assist
ant matron. Clara y. Blackburn second
assistant matron. Emma Pindar; head
nurse female department, Minnie OHan-
lon head nurse male department. David
b. Ferris; chief engineer, George Pool;
foreman farm, Clarence Batten: coach
man, Willard M. Durham.
Superintendent Blackburn gave the
number of inmates as ISL. The payroll of
NuA was allowed.
There were a number Of visitors at the
meeting. including George NJ. Stevenson,
president Of the Kent County Trustees OF
the Poor John NJ. Caulk. superintendent
Of the Kent County Almshouse. members
of the New Castle County Levy Court
County Comptroller Philemma Chandler,
and others
Evening journal., 1905-04-26
SLAIN FOR HER WEALTH

New York. April 6.-Her money and
other valuables gone. her clothing torn
and dlsarranged. marks Of violence about
her head and neck and "a wad Of cloth
stuffed far down her throat. so that i
probably caused her death by sunocation,
Mrs. Marie Ducci, l5 years old. was found
dead today in her two-room apartment,
on Spring street.
The discovery was made by her s.
yoars-old daughter, Rosie.
The police are searching for two Ital-
ians. one known as andrea Dosposito
and the other unknown by name.
Mrs Ducci frequently had boasted to
her neighbors, they say, that she had a
large sum oGmoney, and that she always
carried it in her bosom. When her body
was found today. it was lying on the floor,
and the front of the waist and the corset
had been torn.
Two bent safety pins, inside her corset
marked the place where the money had
been kept.
Evening journal., 1905-04-26
SERIOUS FOREST FIRE
RACED IN SUSSEX
Destroyed Much Valuable
Timber and Endangered
Nearby Property
Special to The evening Journal.

Seaford, April ga forest fire
which ragged for ten hours and destroy
ed over one hundred acres of valuable
timber started in the woods neafWood-
land owned by the Fook heirs on Mon
day. The flames caught from a fire
in a nearby field. The resident of
Woodland and all of the farmers OF
the surrounding country worked hero
ically to stop the blaze.
The nearby farm houses were in great
danger and several times the farmers
were compelled to run to a dwelling and
throw water on il to prevent its burn
ing The flames were finally gotten un-
der control. The tract burned was con-
sidered one Of the best sections of tim
Der in the locality.
Evening journal., 1905-04-26
WILL PROSECUTE
LAW VIOLATORS
Board of Health to Bring
Action Against Polluters of
the Brandywine
MATTER IN HANDS OF HARTMAN

The Board of Health has instructed
city Solicitor Robert H. Harman TO pro-
coed by May 10. against owners Of cer-
tain properties ON the Brandywne un-
less they abate the pollution of that
stream. This action was taken after the
local board held conference with the
state Board Of Health yesterday after
noon and Mr.. Harman will Immediately
take the matter IN hand.
Notices will be sent to several members
OF the DUPONT family from whose prop
critics just outside of Wilmington it Is
alleged that refuse s drained into tho
Brandywlno and to the Joseph Bancroft
and Sons Company who own several
houses from which It Is alleged that poll
lutlng drainage makes it's way into the
stream from which Wilmington draws its
drinking water.
Several days ago the members OF the
local Board Of Health the State Board
OF Health. City Solicitor Harman and
City Bactoriologist Robin inspected part
OF the Brandywine watershed TO FREQ
Park, resulting in yesterdays action.
The members were unanimously of the
opinion that the dwelling houses belong
ing to the Bancroft Company and the
several properties belonging To- members
OF the DUPONT family between the Ken
nett turnpike and the Brandywine had
drainage conditions that contaminated
the stream The DUPONT refuse is drain
ed from FIVE properties into a stream That
wends 20 the Brandywino It was stated.
while the matter from the dwellings ac-
credited to tho Bancroft Company Is al
legged TO be washed from the properties
into the stream. about one hundred feet
away
ON INSPECTION TRIP TODAY
The members of the BOARD Of Health
accompanied by city and State officials
lleft wilmington IN carriages at noon to-
day TO make an inspection of the Brandy
wine TO the Pennsylvania line In the
lparty were: Mayor Bird. DR.. Cooper DIT
Lowber and Professor Chester of tn,
State Board Of Health, Dr. Tomlinson
Mr. Brison, city Engineer Boughman
4 Baoteriologist Robin City Solicitor Har
man. Secretary Hamann of the Board o
Health. city Engineer Leisen Of th'
Water Department and Sewer Enginee
Rommel
Evening journal., 1905-04-26
Russians Were pefeated.

Toxic April %, . p. m.-rhe following
official announcement was made today:
"On April a a Russian force consisting
of five battalions of infantry, sixteen s1t-
Mas Of cavalry and one battery of artil-
lery, in pressing our advanced column,
attacked them i'm the vicinity of Kaiyuan.
our Kaiyuan force attacked them Rus
SLAMS on return. defeated and pursued
them north to Mienhuachich. Our casual
ties were thirty-eight. The enemy left
about 200 dead on tfe field.
1.-TWO other Russian forces, one consist
ing of six battalions Of infantry and six
teen sotnias of cavalry, the other Of
twelve sotnias of cavalry mad one battery
of artillery, attacked Changtu and Siao-
tatzu, respectively but retreated north
when the other Russian force was defeat
ed at Kaiyuan."
Evening journal., 1905-04-26
WILMINGTON BONDS RATED HIGH

Albany. N. Y, April 2s.-The bill Great
ing a general standard of investments
for savings bank and trust funds passed
the Senate yesterday and now goes to
the Governor. 1t legalizes the bonds Of all
the cities now legal and adds those Of the
following cities:
Efie Pa; Harrisburg and Wilkesbarre,
Pa: Wilmington, Del; Dayton, Ohio'
indianapolis and Fort Wayne, Ind; KAN
sas City. NO.; Omaha, Neb., and oak
land and San Francisco. Cal.