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Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1905-04-13

Mrs. Windows Soothing Syrup.
For children teethfng, softens the gums reduces IN
nammation sllays pain, cures wind colo CSC bottle
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1905-04-13
TEA

The greatest tea-drinker.
are ll-bottom Dutchm4n
There isn't much nervous
prostratlon in Holland.
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1905-04-13
Same Sensation.

Returned Explorer-You don't seem
at all appalled, at my description OF
the way | was chased by boa con.
strictor.
MISS Fluffy-No: | was chased by
garter snake once, and l know just
how you felt.-Detroit Free Press.
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1905-04-13
TEA

Good tea is better than
poor coffee, and costs less
money.
Go by the book.
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1905-04-13
TEA

Is there anything good that
isn't advanced by good tea?
Is there anything bad that
isn't kept down by good tea?
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1905-04-13
TEA

Schilling's Best is a Chal-
lenge: almost nobody takes
the money, almost nobody
takes the money.
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1905-04-13
Work.

Work.
Almost any kind of work would be
pleasant If one didn't have to do it
for living.
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1905-04-13
Man of Business, Not a Reaaar.

Man of Business, Not Beqqar
Torn Madam, have you
got any clothes dat
Mrs. Farmer-No! I can't give you
anything.
Torn Townsend didn't ask yer
to give me anything. I'm no beggar.
Wot wanted ter do was ter swap.
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1905-04-13

write Tor our Knowledge Book, A Schiraas
Ssmpsny, San Iancisco.
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1905-04-13

your grocer return. your money Ii you don't liJx.
Schiing's Best. -"'
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-10-04
Must Filter River Water

And now after the city has
gone to the trouble to drill three
wells, one shallow one, another
40 feet and a third $50 feet
deep, with plenty OF water in
them, Prof. Flather, the engineer
in charge OF the installation Of
the new water system, writes
from Minneapolis that after a
careful examination Of the water
it is ascertained that it is unfit
for drinking purposes, contain
ing too much alkali, or in other.
words, being too hard. It isnow
up TO the city to test the Ehr
spring or Install a, fiiteringplant.
At Grand Forks filthy water by
means OF a filter is made disable
aud there is no reason why even
the Sinking water from the river
Mouse cannot be converted into
a drinkable liquid. It isn't a
very nice thing to think about
though and we'll continue to
drink Osceola Mineral spring
wa ter.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-10-04
Puts Grew to Flight.

A simple minded fellow, Geo.
White, who has been working
around the S. l.. Beachler thresh-
ing rig near Surrey, after being
tantalized by some Of the men
Friday night, began campaign
to clean out the whole outfit.
With a six shooter in his hand,
he sent the entire crew OF thresh-
ers in all directions Some hid
in straw stacks, others secreted
themselves under shocks ofgrain
and several men hid in the attic
OF house. Mr.. Beachler and
Gus Petrie managed to elude the
crazy fellow and came to Minot
notifying the sheriff. j. W.
George went to the scene OF the
trouble that night and arrested
White early in the morning. He
will be tried on the charge OF in
sanity. White has a claim near
BufOrd.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-10-04
Left for FARGO.

A. j. Drummer, R. C. Sanb orn,
A. L. Slocum, C. H. Parker, l..
B. Chapman, David Lloyd and
Ole Erickson went to Fargo
Tuesday night to testify before
the United States grand jury in
the case against j. A. Err ckson,
former bank president OF the Mi
not National Bank. Erickson is
charged with reporting to the
comptroller Of the Currency
falsely in May. Altho Mr.. Slocum
and Mr.. Lloyd, as directors
signed the bank statement, they
claim that they had no knowl-
edge OF its false nature, not being
competent to detect flaws in
complicated banking. Their
friends are certain that they did
no wrong Intentionally, and as
both are men who have always
been strictly upright in their
personal business dealings, they
do not fear that any trouble will
arise. Bank directors cannot be
too careful in examining the true
conditions of the financial insti-
buttons, for how often the strong
est banks apparently, are declar-
ed insolvent. And then again,
how many OF the bank directors
know just what the financial
standing Of their bank is. The
failure OF the Minot National
bank is an object lesson to the
more fortunate institutions Of
the Northwest.
1t is said that Mr.. Erickson
has retained the services of Tracy
Bangs, OF Grand Forks, one Of
the greatest legal lights in the
state, and hopes to prove his in
nocence OF Observation-Disclosures.
Ii he is guilty OF a crime, he will
no doubt suffer the penalty. Ii
he is innocent, it will not be hard
to prove it, and no one would re-
joice more III knowing it than the
Independent.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-10-04
ALIAS CONTEST NOTICE.
Department of the Interior, United Stat
Land Offica AIin0t. N. IL Sent. 8. 1868.

Department of the Interior, United States
Land Office. Minot. N. D.. Sept, 9, l093.,
A SUFFICIENT contest affidavit having been filed
in this ONCE BY William D. Campbell, contest
ant, against no ncstead entry No. 2,S'5, made
Aug. %, 1903. for the WA sel4 e1. sw14 sec. %.
and lot 1, section 80, township l5l range ~ by
Isidor Doerr, contcstee. in which it is alleged
that the said Isidor Doerr has never establish
ed residence upon the said land; that there
has never been building of any nature upon
the said land since said entry; that there has
never been any improvements thereon: that
said entryman has wholly abandoned said tract
and changed his place OF residence therefrym1
for more than six months since making said
entry; and that said alleged absence from the
said land was not due to his employment in the
army. navy or marine corps OF the u >. as
private soldier. officer, seaman or marine duf-
ing the war with Spain or during any other war
in which the u. s. may be or has been engaged,
Said parties are hereby Notified to appear,
respond and offer evidence touching said allesa-
tions at 10 o'clock H. M, on Nov. II, 1905, before
the Register and Receiver OF the United States
Land Office ia Minot North Dakota.
The said contestant having, in a proper anlda.
Wit. filed September g. 1905 set forth facts hiatt
attire due diligence personal service OF this no,
tice cannot he made, it is hereby ordered and
directed that such notice be made by due and
proper publication.
K. C. SANBoRN, Register.
G. b. BACH, Attorney for Contestant. l04-1l-S
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-10-04
KNOCKED DOWN
AND ROBBED
Minot Man Knocked Silly
by Thug With a Blunt in
Strumont.

Ed. Goldberg was knocked
down about $50 o'clock infront
of his home on Valley street
Monday evening ashe was stand
ing holding his horse. His wife
stood in the door way but a few
feet away and saw the two thugs
who did the deed go thru his
pockets and take pocket book
containing $50 in bills and sew
eral valuable notes. They es-
capped and altho 10 search was
made all over the city for them
that night, they were not caugh0.
Tuesday morning. one OF them,
a short though strong looking
fellow was arrested III the Leland
Department Store, as he was
spending some OF the money for
a cap and understanding. Officer.
Strommen made tie arrest.
Goldberg was knocked sense
less. A bad cash was cut over
his head with some blunt instru-
ment. 1t was hardly dark when
the bold deed was done and the
thugs had any amount Of nerve.
Goldberg had been shopping up
town during the evening and was
evidently followed home.
The man arrested claims that
he was not in the city Monday
night, but that he arrived that
morning and was going to
Emerado, N. D. It is almost
certain that the right man was
arrested, as he has told several
different stories.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-10-04

Jourgen Olson. Agent for Claimant. 1o-4-1i-s
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-10-04
Fought the Conductor.

Geo. Williams. who has a claim
southwest from Minot, became
abusive while coming into MinoU
on q passenger Friday highland
struck the conductor. He goton
the train at Larimore, buying a
ticket to Rugby. He did notget
off there and when theconductor
demanded additional fare, swore
that he had paid his way to Mi
not and lost his hat check. A
telegram was sent ahead, and
W hen Minot was reached,
Williams walked into the arms
of a policeman. He has been
taken back to Rugby where he
will stand trial.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-10-04
The Bridge is Unsafe.

Not many know that the wa
gon bridge over the Mouse river
in the western part OF the city is
unsafe. For some time it has
been condemned by the city but
people continue to use it, draw
ing large loads OF grain over it..
1t would really be betterfor large
loads to cross at the east bridge.
AS the material for the G. N.
viaduct is all here it will not be
long before the new structure is
in. We understand that some OF
the owners OF lots north OF the
river, where the viaduct will end
refuse to sell the necessary strip
ofground to the city for viaduct
purposes for a reasonable price,
and condemnation proceedings
will be commenced soon.
nvs,1 !, 0unAo10 Wo<nv
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-10-04
"A New Hotel.

Z. f. Russell OF Sherwood has
leased Olaf Olson's new brick
block on First street and will
soon open atirst-class hotel. The
building is not far from the new
q. N. depot and will be q good
location for a hostlery.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-10-04
Home made lard 10
cents a pound at Tomp-
kinS' meat market. tt

Butter milk is sold at the Mi
not creamery ut five cents a
gallon. tt
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-10-04
NOT1cE FOR PUBLICATION.

Land Office at Minot, N. D.. Sept. 60; 1905,
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 Hon
orable Register and Receiver. U. S, Land Office
at Minot, N, D., on Nov. le 1905, viz: Owen
McGuire, H. E. No 1889, for the swA Sec. 81,
Twp. la3, rig. 50.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of said land, viz:
George Beebe, John A. Cloid, II. Helgeson,
Exzelia Valley, all of Minot, N. D.
r. c. SAnBoRN. Register.
Jourgen Olson. Agent for Claimant. 10-41i-S
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-07-21
Some Nautical Terms.

The word yacht" like many other
nautical words In the English Ian
guage, is of Dutch origin. This Is nat
ural, since the English learned the art
Of ~seamanship from those old masters
Of the sea, the Dutch. Other Dutch
words are skipper" smack" "sloop,"
reef" "boom," "t~affrail." From the
Netherlands come also the words
Smuggling" and 'hoy,'' as in "ship
ahoy." When one reads how Lord
Nelson was taken down to the "orlop'
deck to die at the battle of Trafalgar,
one has yet another term taken from
the Dutch.
Schooner is a word Of American
manufacture. At Gloucester, Mass,
about iTf33, Captain Andrew Robinson
built the first vessel called by that
name. As it slid off the stocks into
the water a bystander shouted, "Oh,
how she %scoons!" (skims). Robinson In
stantly said, "a sooner let her be-"
The name has been universally
adopted, hut, ~singularly enough, ia
spelled in the Dutch manner though 1t
is provincial English.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-07-21
why women Are Pretty.

According to an English specialist
who has made a careful study of the
subject, the reason why women are
better looking than men Is because
they are more indolent and are not
called upon TO use their brains as much
as men are. Hard intellectual work
and assiduCus attention to business,
he says, are harmful so far as physical
beauty Is concerned. As proof that his
theory is correct he points to the Ia
ros, whose home Is In British India.
Among them women hold the place
which In other countries is occupied
by men. The FARO woman manages
the affairs Of state, goes into business
on her own account and does not wait
for a proposal of marriage, but pro-
poses herself, whereas the Faro man
has nothing TO do but cook the meals
and look after his children. The nat
ural result, says the scientist, is that
the men Of this singular tribe are very
pretty and the women are unusually
plain.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-07-21
He SnNed His Life.

A group of congressman who happen
ed to be at the capital during a recess
of the national legislature helped to
while away the time by exchanging
stories, and one of the statesmen from
Pennsylvania told this one regarding q
constituent. This man, who lived in
one Of the small towns in the keystone
State, was appointed naval officer at
the chief port in the state. He immedi-
ately packed up his belongings and es-
tablished himself in the metropolis Of
the commonwealth. At the end of four
years the administration changed, and
he relinquished his office. When he re-
turned to the village of his birth his
first visit was to his aged mother. She
greeted him affectionately and said:
MY boy, you have had four years In
a lucrative federal office. Tell me, now
that 1T is over, what have you savedf'
He was nonplused for the moment.
Not a penny OF his salary remained. In
an outburst of frankness he turned to
her and, leaning over her, said with
hearty fervor:
Mother, l saved my life."-Harper's
Weekly.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-07-21
THE GROUND c K
Remarkable Cunning 1t Displays In
Catching RattIers.

Catching RattIers.
One of the most interesting geological
oddities is the California ground cue
koo. He usually is from twenty to
twenty-five inches long. including his
tail, which measures one-half of his
whole length. On account of his small
wings he is a poor flier, but what he
lacks in aerial dexterity he makes up
In pedestrian velocity. With his -four
race horse. His geographical range
Is confined to southern California,
Mexico and some parts of Texas. AS
q bird Of prey the ground cuckoo out
wits his most avidious fellow crea-
lures. Snails and large worms consti-
tute his principal food, which he is
busy all day in digging out Of the
ground. But he does not hesitate to
attack larger animals. 1t is no trou.
bic for him to get the better of small
snakes, and when domesticated he
beats any cat or dog in the extermina-
ton of mice and small house pests.
Most curiously interesting is the
strategic sagacity he displays in the
capture of large rattlesnakes. These
he dare not meet in fair and open
combat. AS oon as he espies a rattle
snake sleeping in the SUI near a cac-
tus hedge be surrounds his victim with
a heap Of the prickly leaves until he
Is well hemmed in. He then pricks
at the reptile q few times with his
sharp bill, which causes a sudden CON-
motion in the cactus heap. In his at
tempt to disentangle himself from the
leaves he wounds his tender flesh, and
it takes but an hour or two for the
average RATHER to die Of sheer ex-
haustlon n furnish a much coveted
tidbit for the sly cuckoo. His meth
cd with his prey resembles that of the
cat with the mouse.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-07-21
ShiDmateS
By LOUISE nERRIFIELD
Copyright. 1908. bD P. C. Eastment

She was alone. That much he knew.
From the time the steamer left Brem-
Ell until 1t struck out into the open
Atlantic he hardly noticed her, but
once at sea she spent every day on
deck and always alone.
1t was Colford's own loneliness
which forced him, half unconsciously,
into a silent comradeship of sympathy
with her. Ten years abroad in the Aus
trian consular service had made him
feel like q foreigner now that be was
among his own countrymen again.
Nearly every one else on board had
friends or made them readily, but for
some reason-their own Discrimination,
he thought-the two remained apart.
She was in mourning. The soft cling
ing black made her look even younger
and more girlish than she was, and yet
it gave her a certain forlorn dignity.
Once he passed her on a windy gray
morning up forward. 1t was early, and
there was no one else on deck. AS he
came abreast of her the wind in q va
grant frolic blew her long chiffon veil
across his eyes. 1t was a clingy, X
perating veil BY the time Colford was
d~isentangled he was angry and en-
barrassed until he met her laughing
eyes.
After that he raised his cap when
they met, and she acknowledged the
silent greeting shyly. One night a wild
spring tempest broke in sudden fury
I'VE the gray sea 1t was after mid
night. Colford stumbled into the cabin.
drenched with spray and met her face
to face. Her face was white, and she
held a sobbing child in her arms, sooth-
ing him gently, while the mother had
Mysteries in a corner.
There is no danger" Colford said.
She looked up at him, smiling.
81 am not afraid. There is never
danger when one does not fear"
By the time Sandy Hook was reached,
the sixth day, Colford knew he was
overheard. 1t was her shy dignity that
attracted him, her air of absolute self
reliance an reserve, when he knew
she was forlorn and desolate. She told
him her story the day after the storm.
1t was a simple bit of tragedy, a trag-
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-07-21
For sheen.

When sheep were first introduced In
to Cornwall, England, a flock which
had strayed from the uplands on to
Gwithian sands were caught there by
the tide and ultimately carried into
st. Ives bay during the night. There
the floating flock was observed from
the st. Ives fishing boats, whose crews.
never having seen sheep, took them
for some new kind of fish and did their
best TO secure them both by hooks and
lines and by netting. Those they Sc
cured they brought home triumphant
" next morning as a catch to which
even pilchards were as nothing.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-07-21

the iron ship perfect, but no wit of
man had managed to devise an efficient
coating composition to keep her bot
tom clean with the smooth cleanness
Of yellow metal sheeting. After q
spell Of a Few weeks at sea an iron
ship begins to lag as If she had grown
tired too soon. 1t is only her bottom
that is getting foul.
A very little affects the speed OF a
ship that is not driven on by an untfr-
Ing propeller. Often It Is impossible to
tell what inconsiderate trihe puts her
Off her stride. A certain mysterious
ness hangs around the quality Of speed
as it was displayed by the old sailing
ships commanded by competent sea
men. In those days the speed was
still a matter for the seaman's care.
Therefore, apart from the laws. rules
and regulations for the good preserva-
ton of his cargo, he was careful Of his
loading. of what is technically called
the trim Of his ship. Some ships sailed
best on an even keel. others had to be
trimmed quite one foot by the stern,
and | have heard OF a ship that gave
her best speed on a wind when so
loaded as to float a couple Of inches
by the head.-Joseph Conrad In Har-
per's Weekly.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-07-21
influence of Red Hair.

There never has been an important
revolutionary movement without a red
haired person intimately concerned, IL
not the leader" says a writer. Nearly
all the great reformers or founders Of
religions had red hair. History men
tons that Mohammed was a red haired
man King David was ruddy. Louis
XIV. was a sandy haired man, with
many of the characteristic p~eculiarities
of the type. Cleopatra is called the
red haired Greek Mary, queen Of
Scots. had red hair. and Prince Charles
resembled her in coloring. Lucrezia
Borgia looks in her portraits somewhat
auburn. Queen Elizabeth was of de-
cidedly red coloring, which will suit
both her admirers and her detractors."
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-07-21
THE LAW OF FINDING.
Against All Save the Owner thu Find
er's Title Is Perfect.

- ~ ~ Wv b1 Ah1~
er's Title Is Perfect.
In common law finding Is a qualified
source of title to goods and chattels.
Briefly, the law Is that the finder has a
clear title against all the world, except
ing the owner. The proprietor Of a
coach or a railroad car or a ship has 40
right to demand property found on his
premises. Such proprietors may make,
in regard to lost articles. regulations
which will bind their employees, but
they cannot bind the public.
The law of finding vas declared by
the kings bench more than a hundred
years ago (when 1t was the supreme
court of common law in England as
follows:
a person found a wallet containing a
sum of money on a shop floor. He
handed the wallet and contents to the
shopkeeper TO be returned to the own
er. After three years, during which
the owner did not call for his property,
the finder demanded Of the shopkeeper
the wallet and the money. The latter
refused to deliver them upon the
ground that they were found on his
premises. The finder then sued the
shopkeeper, and 1t was held, as stated
above, that, against all the world save
the owner, the tiIle of the finder Is per-
feet. The finder has indeed been held
to stand In the place Of the owner.
Thus A prevailed in an action against
b, who found an article which A had
originally found, but subsequently lost.
The police have no especial rights in
regard to articles lost unless these
rights are conferred by statute. Receiv-
ers of articles found are trustees for
the owner or finder. In the absence OF
special statute they have no power to
keep an article against the finder any
more than q finder has to retain an ar
ticle against the owner.
A finder must, however, use every
reasonable means to discover the own
er of found goods before appropriate
ing them to his own use. 1t has been
declared that If the finder knows the
owner or knows that he can discover
him he is guilty of larceny in keeping
or appropriating to himself the arti-
cles found.