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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-09-20
ELOPED WITH MOTHER
OF NINE CHILDREN

Frank Brown from Clinton, la,
Leaves Ills Wife for an Older
Woman - Filed on Land Fifty
Miles West from Portal.
Where is Frank Brown? This is a
question the police of Minot are trying
determine. Chief OF Police Kimball re-
ceived letter from Mrs. Fred Brown of
Clinton, Iowa, which was accompanied
by her husbands picture. In her let
ter, which was pitiful appeal, Mrs.
Brown states that her husband eloped
more than a year ago with married
woman, the mother of nine children,
leaving little ones who we're unable to
take care Of themselves. Browns par
ents, an aged couple, are living with
Mrs. Brown and they are unable to take
care of themselves. Brown was heard
from at Mohall, at Portal and Souris.
Mrs. Brown states that her husband
had claim fifty miles west from Portal,
and she asks that her absent spouse be
arrested and taken back to Clinton. An
effort will be made to locate him. 1t is
thought that he is living with the wo-
man with whom he eloped, as man and
wifa
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-09-20
The City Writers.

An exchange comes back in this
spirited manner at the self-satisfed
city writer's who poke fun at the local
paragraphs in the country papers:
Don't it make you weary to read the
rot OF some Of those rattle brain idiots
of some Of the daily papers who are re-
peatedly ridiculing the country papers
on their locals? These two by four
lunch counter tends think it is awfully
funny when some newspapers says
Hiram Slocum has sold his Holstein
COW to Ed. Childress' But OF course it
is the proper paper whom they say, Mrs.
Franklin Oliver has just returned from
the Epson Lorimer Kennels Oh, that's
great. That bull pup would bring
about 80 cents in dog pound, while
Slocum's COW would sell for $50 in the
dark. Because Gussie Davis went over
to guard point to see his best girl they
throw shoe, but if William Henry
Harrison Fook, the society leader, was
in Milwaukee Saturday last to see Miss
Gertrude Pabst they would slobbsr
over half column and have three pic
lures Of Gertrude and William Henry
on the front page.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-09-20
LAND MAN TENNEY
SCORES BIG HIT

T. E. Tenney, tho enterprising Saw
yer land man, has demonstrated that he
has the right amount of faith in North
Dakota, as we'll as the right amount of
hustling ability, to get out one Of the
best descriptive pamphlets concerning
this part of the STATE, especially the
Sawyer country, that it has been our
pleasure to see. The booklet is brim
full Of good things. Dozens of Sawyer
parties tell stories of their success in
this state. Most OF them have been
here but four or five years. Yet they
have fine homes, good herds Of cattle.
and sheep and nice bank accounts. Ev-
cry letter is an invitation to farmers to
cast their lot in North Dakota. The
booklet teens with beautiful pictures,
scenes that tell the prosperity Of tho
Sawyer farmers far better than words.
Fields Of fax and various kinds Of
grain, steam plows at work, and among
them picture Of a North Dakota apple
tree grooming under its heavy lead Of
fruit. We cannot give tho booklet tho
space it deserves, but if you want to
read really interesting story Of North
Dakota write to Mr.. Tenney at Sawyer
and he will mail you one Of the booklets
free. Or if you have any farmer friends
in the east who will be likely to be in
terested in such 4 booklet, send their
names to Mr.. Tenney and he will send
them one of the booklets free. The
booklet contains fine up-to-date map
of North Dokota worth fully % cents if
one had to buy it.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-09-20
NE VS. OF The STATE

"A Rugby hunter shot the first goose
Of the season.
Tioga will have a new depot in 60
days-or less.
Inc Tlogo state bank, with $4,000
capital, has BON organized.
Ihe Blsm Elk Tribune remarks that
North Dakota is long on political /" has
beens."
There IS rush to secure lands in the
irrigation districts of the western part
of the state.
j. 0. Billsbury, Maxbass farmer, is
exhibiting a potato weighing three and
one-fourth pounds.
Lon Rouse's 300 acres of wheat yield
81 5000 bushels at Bowbells, and from
q acres Of oats he raised 1000 bushels.
The dairy COW is the only representa-
5t;Ee Of the bovine race that can look q
hog in the face and say, II am as profit
able as YOU"
A Bowbells man has "pickled up 100
prairie checkers for "winter chewing"
An idea Of his own aud IN original way
Of expressing it.
The editor of tho Renville County
Tribune, in half days drive, counted
q threshing machines pounding out
No. hard wheat.
Chris Briggs sold l6O-acre farm
three miles from Bowbells for $500,
and rumor has it he will return to
Denmark to reside.
A Glenburn hired man and his wife
are receiving $50 month and their
board on farm. At that rate they will
soon be independent.
The wheat about Mohall is averaging
% bushels, giving the raiser SIS above
all expenses. Every acre OF land in the
Mouse river loop is worth S25. ...
The wind must be strong down in
Morton county. A rancher reports that
the wind blew sheep up against barn
twenty feet from the ground and kept it
there three days till it starved to DEATH
The buyers of 1906 wool in the west
ern part of the state have been called
off, as the wool being contracted for
was to be used for Russian and Japan
ese soldiers, and the war is closed
issue.
The Fargo Forum remarks that the
Crookston Journal is in luck, as it has
been made defendant in $4,000 libel
suit. This ought to be worth good
deal in the way of advertising for the
journal.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-09-20
A Neche farmer set apart field for

A Neche farmer set apart field fo1
pasture and sowed it to what he sup
posed was bromus inermis, but has
lately discovered that what he has beer
so carefully outstanding is bromus race
,nosa, commonly called chess, and very
bad weed.
The Lansiord Independent remarks
that the building Of the new 500 road
through that place increases the worth
Of the land from three to five hundred
collars quarter. All stations on the
,.ew 500 rs far east as Overly will have
regular train service by Oct. l.
Potatoes should be dug when the
vines begin to turn yellow. 1t is best
to dig thom early in the morning or
late in the evening. Do not let the sun
shine on them if you can help it. Han
~ carefully, put them in ventilated
building, and you will have no trouble
in keeping them.
A now departure in the insurance
business is that Of insuring Indians
An enterprising agent Of one of the
largest New York companies has been
at Fort Yates and insured large mum,
Der OF full and mixed bloods. Many OF
the fraternal societies will not accept
Indians Is members.
The school board Of district out in
Morton county are advertising for bids
for the erection of sod school house
A little matter like the absence Of lum
her or brick or stone for school house
will not deter the people out there from
giving the children Of the district the
advantages Of school.
Lightning struck the barn of VIM
Gorkie, north Of Willow City, Wednes
day night, setting fire to the structure
burning eight head of horses and .
hirod' man, John Grover, who comes
from Minnesota. Another man who
sGxes in the barn was gotten out. The
remains of Grover were found the mex
day in the ruins.
The Russell Miller milling company
or jamestown sent sample Of new
wheat to Minneapolis to be tested and
the report comes back that it tested
4l.66 per c. OF gluten. The average
Of the cropjlSst year was about 30 pei
cent. and good fair average is from 81
to 38 per cent. The millers will have
no trouble making fine quality Of
-four this year il the crop holds up t.
che sample sent in.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-09-20
Cause Liveryman's Death.

William Maiyou, Bowbells livery
man. while hunting With crowd of
companions IS miles west from Bowbells
met with an accident with his shot gun
in which his left arm was shot off close
to the shoulder. He died from the
effects of the terrible wound the next
night. The man was taken to Bowbells
that night but on account of his being
too weak it was impossible to amputate
the rem aiming portion of his arm. Mr.
Maiyou was 81 years old and is said to
have been fine fellow.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-09-20

Peter Ilvedsen OF the Grand
hotel believes that the INDIE
PENDENT is far reaching. Re-
Gently he placed a small local
in the paper inquiring for a hired
girl. Among his inquiries one
was received from Virginia.
A. E. Woolverton, son of c. D.
Woolverton Of the Chicago farm,
left last week for Valparaiso,
Ind, where he has entered the
law school. He intends to re-
main till he is q full f1edged
lawyer.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-09-20
Stanley has proved herself to

Stanley has proved herself to
be farming country as well as
a stock country. The Stanley
Sun gave some excellent crop re.
ports last week, wheat averag-
ed 80 bushes, oats, 60. w. E.
Barber raised a field of Swedish
oats that went 80 bushels.
James Crane threshed in one
day 1000 bushels Of oats at his
farm north OF Granville There
was a time when Crane lived in
Missouri that 700 bushels would
be considered a good crop.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-09-20
Young Farmers.

The three Fulkerson boys aged eleven,
fourteen and seventeen years with the
assistance vf their mother put in 800
acres of crop near York this year and
are awaiting the coming of threshing
machine. They did all of the work
without the outlay of dollar for hired
help. The amount they get for their
grain minus the thresher's bill will rep
resent their earnings for the summer
a rather handsome amount.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-09-20

F.. A lot of black bass have been
put in Lake Metigoshe, near
Bottineau by the government.
An effort will be made to secure
a whole car load of fine fish for
that lake next summer. That
Lake is said to be the most
beautiful in the two Dakotas.
A farmer three miles south
from Minot offered his farm for
sale for S., 900, and when he was
offered his price the other day his
wife refused to consent to the
sale.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-09-20
The Husband.

You eau always tell a young
husband from An old one by
the way he acts in the garden.
Three months married he digs,
whistles, smiles and casts covert
chances at the house as though
some one were looking at him
through the window. Ore year
married. he digs, smiles by turns
and seems to be annoyed at
breakfast being late. Two years
married, he digs a little, looks
sour and glum, kicks the dog or
cat and looks toward the house
as though he would like to choke
some one. Three years married,
he sits on the door step and
smokes while his wife does the
digging.-Ex.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-09-20

The average COW. according to the
state dairy and food commissioner, pro-
duces 1873 pounds Of butter annually,
while with right management any good
mich COW will produce 476.2 pounds an
nually. North Dakota farmers should
sit mp and take notice that they are
making only one-third as much out of
their COWS as is possible.
Reports from the Glenburn country
are very encouraging. NJ. Hanson re-
ports blue stem yielding 30 bushels; A..
Walton, blue stem % bushels; Peter
Pollock, the same; Tom Campbell, blue
stem 20 bushels. Nick Roles reports IS
bushels OF Speltz per acre, while oats
are going As bushels. Macaroni wheat
is no better than the other kinds. The
only wheat going lower than No. is
that damaged BY smut.
A newspaper publisher in Ohio re-
Gently brought suit against As mon who
would not pay their subscription and
obtained judgment in each case for tho
amount of his claim. OF these % made
affidavit that they owned no more than
tho law allowed, thus preventing attach
mont. Then under q decision OF tho
supreme court they were arrested for
petit larceny and bound over in tho
sum Of $500 each. All but six gave
bond, while the six won't to jail. The
new postal law makes it larceny to take
a paper and refuse to pay for it.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-09-20
Work the Prisoners.

Judge Davis of Minot, who is
making an enviable record as
county Judge, is in favor OF hav-
inc the sheriff work every pris-
oner sentenced to a term in the
county jail, and believes that it
would reduce crime in Ward
county one-half. The idea is a
good one and it should be car
ried out. The prisoners in the
chat cave have asked for work.
Let them WOrk.-EX.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-09-20
Abandoned Their Baby in Illinois.

Mr.. and Mrs. Bourassa, of st. Johns,
N. D., were arrested by the Sheriff from
Kankakee, ILL.,, and taken to that state
where they answer to the charge of
abandoning six weeks old babe. The
penalty for the crime is three years in
the penitentiary and $1,000 fine.
Bourassa and his wife had visited
friends in Illinois for some weeks. They
we're seen walking towards the depot in
Bourbonnias, ILL.,, the husband carrying
the baby. When they got on the train
the couple did not have the baby. The
little one was found in the weeds close
to the street soon after the train left.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-09-20
Met After 2S Years.

MIR. and Mrs. Robert Monroe,
from Fergus, Ont, are theguests
at the home of Geo. Morrow,
Mrs. Monroe's brother. The
two had not met for % years
and naturally seem like strang-
ers.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-09-20

j. H. Lewis sold two of his
Glenburn farms at a handsome
profit. He bought them just a
year ago.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-06-23
Liberty Bell.

The bell hat played so important a
part in ringing in the first Fourth of
July. by announcing the birth OF the
new nation, when the Declaration of
Independence was read to the world,
IS regarded with great generation by
Americans.
This beloved bell had an ~eventful
history. 1t was first cast in England,
IN 1882, and hung in the state house
at Philadelphia, but it was found to
be cracked In the rim and had to be
recast three times before it was a
success. and finally had this inscription
placed upon It.: proclaim liberty
throughout the and to all the inhabi-
tants thereof" a very appropriate one,
and taken from the Scripture. Levitt
GUS XIV. 10. 1t nobly made that procla-
nation when the Declaration of indie
pendence was proclaimed. having bten
rung for two hours continuously on
hat great occasion. 1t was cracked
while tolling for the death Of Chief
Justice Marshall, n since that time
las been zealously guarded. being al
owed to come to Chicago as an exhibit
1T the Columbian exposition. but with
4 guard Of honor that never left 1t out
If their sight. Numerous small ex-
.mplars of it are common, and it Is a
lifting badge on every Fourth Of July.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-06-23
Tho Old Musket.

The old fintlock musket polished
Ind brightly clean, always occupied
The post Of honor or the wall. where
t hung in the center of more modern
Weapons. 1t was the one weapon. how
.ver. that came closer to old Silas
Changers heart than all the others
combined.
1T was great-grandfather's," he ex-
olained; "he fought with 1t at Licking
on; maybe 1T vas the first that spoke
% Pitcairn's troops, and the one whose
7oice was heard round the world, who
Knows? Fire 1t? Well. l should say,
It never misses a Fourth of JULY: not
much"
So. the next day being the Fourth,
Silas took down the old flntlock mus
eet. patted 1t %tenderly, and filling the
,ld-fashioned horn" sailed forth to
'how the boys a little of the spirit of
rs. She'll talk all right" he said.
In his enthusiasm, he forgot quanti-
les. and poured powder into its muz-
lie until he emptied the horn, and
ifter carefully adjusting the flint, pre-
pared with. great flourish to fire.
Give her room, boys; she'll ak as
she did in '76. Now. hurrah! Ready!
Aim! FIJI" But he never finished
he last word. for the old flintlock
poke so loud with its charge that 1t
mock Silas over ard when he came
% his senses he scratched his head and
laid: II told you h would talk, boys.
Ind she did. The old gun is still full
II the spirit of '76."
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-06-23
FEEDING COOP FOR CHICKS.

AS the. stronger chicks always eat the
food OF the weaker and younger chicks,
as well as their own, several feeding coops
should be provided and the Stats placed
at different distances apart on the differ
'ent .coops SO that the larger chicks will
be forced to feed separately. The Stats
on the coops for the smaller chicks should
be about Inches apart and for the larger
and stronger chicks 3 or 3h inches apart.
The half grown chicks. though they may
roost IN the coops. should be fed In an
enclosure or in pens where the Stats are
4 or 5 inches apart. The slat sides of the
feeding pens are covered at the top by
wide boa DIS to keep out the rain and the
hot sur and the rear end covered with
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-06-23
An Old Goldsmith Volume.

Atlanta Constitution: An old volume
which an Atlanta booklover prizes was
found in an Old bookshop recently. 1t
Is The History of Rome" by oliver
Goldsmith. Goldsmith's name takes
n back to the literary fellows Of that
'day-the hack work they did to keep
life in them; for when Goldsmith was
at work writing hat history he was
doing twenty different things besides
little odds and ends that brought money
for his daily bread, with a scolding
landlady laying down the law to him;
for it was the time when the great
DR.. Johnson thought himself lucky
when he could dine in a cellar on six
pence worthiOf tripe and arpennyworth
of bread, and wipe his fingers on the
back of a Newfoundland dog after his
greasy meal!' And to think of the
growing that is done by the little
authors of the present day!
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-06-23
or Wido Interest.

Breed. WIS, June 26.-(Speclal.)-
Chas. Y. Peterson, Justice Of the Peact
for Oconto Co.. has delivered a judg-
ment that is Of interest to the whole
United States. Put briefly. that judg-
ment is, 'Dodd's Kidney Pills are the
best Kidney medicine on the market
to-day"
And Mr.. Peterson gives his reason
for this Judgment. He says: Last
winter l had an aching pain in my
back which troubled me very much. In
the morning I could hardly straighten
my back. l did not know what it was,
but an advertisement led me to try
Dodd's Kidney Pills. After taking one
box can only say they have done
more for me than expected. as | feel as
we'll now as ever l did before"
Pain in the back is one Of the first
symptoms Of Kidney Disease. If not
cured by Dodd's Kidney Pills it may
develop into Bright's Disease, Diabetes,
Rheumatism or some Of the other dead.
ly forms of Kidney Disease.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-06-23
REFLECTIONS.
BY a Disabled Veteran.

For ove forty yearsNI have been a
member OF the great army Of patriots
who fought over again the great fight
for liberty on every recurring Fourth
of July. Ever since | was able to
strike a match, or touch off powder,
| have CALAMITY turned out with the
rest of the revolutionary army. with
grahdfather's saber by my side. my
great-grandfather's old fintlock mus
kct on my shoulder. and my pockets
full Of powder and shot, firecrackers,
and torpedoes.
I have always been in thervery thick
est Of the fight. and when, night came
on, and lack of ammunition forced a
cessation Of hostilities, / have retired
to my ~well-earned rest with joyful,
~pleasurable sensations, feeling thai the
enemy were routed--horse, foot and
dragons.
True, I have suffered much; 1 have
lost a thumb, my scalp has been torn
Off In several places. my eyebrows are
not what they should be. my face is
badly freckled with powder marks, and
a portion of my ear is on the battle
field. But what Of that? Am l not a
patriot, a citizen OF this great nation
that can whip all creation? Pooh! l
guess yes. -. =,
But l am growing old now, and al
though l still feel enthusiastic as much
as l ever ala, l prefer 70. look on and
ihurrah, Instead Of falling in, with the
procession. Besides. l deserve a pen
sion If any soldier who fought in the
cause Of liberty ever did. Why not
pension all our Fourth of July SOL
diers? A grand idea, indeed. With a
pension In view, the whole country
would be In the agony Of battle from
daylight to dark and several hours
after on every Fourth Of July. I think
[ will try to make this a political issue
in the next campaign for town mar
shall. 1t will win. for every man. wom-
an and child will SO In on it-for the
sake of the pension. You think they
won't. Ell? Well. you will see. Hurrah
for the Fourth Of July! Hurrah for
pensions to everyone that can hold a
hrecracker! -. -s,
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-06-23
CUTlCURA SOAP

h Worlds Gren' est Skin Soap The
of Every Nation of the
Earth.
Millions of the worlds best people
use Cuticura Soap, assisted by Cuti-
cura Ointment, the purest and sweet
est of emolient skin cures, for preserv-
ing. purifying and identifying the
skin, for cleansing the scalp Of crusts,
scales and dandruff, and the stopping
of falling hair, for s%oftening. whiten-
Ing and soothing red. rough and sore
hands. for baby rashes, feelings and
chaflngs, m many sanative, antisep-
tic purposes which readily suggest
themselves to women. especially moth
ers. MS well as for all the purposes Of
the toilet. bath and nursery.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-06-23
Isn't This Abso utely True?

sASAy
Nothing ever became popular-here
or in any other country-without a
reason.
Popular men have merit of some
kind, MUST have, or they would not
be popular.
They must have EXCEPTIONAL
MERIT and wonderful character IL
their popularity INCREASES WITH
TIME. -.~~--4-
AS with men, 50 WITH GOODS.
SO with any article that is on the
market. 1T CANNOT INCREASE IT'S
SALES. it cannot be adopted as a
STANDARD article. it cannot survive
generations unless it have real, inner
enC merit. ~S"a. '-+'> ~v-Tss%*
Millions Of dollars spent in advertis-
Ing any article without merit are lust
wasted, SO far as continued sales are
concerned. Intelligent h~ousekeepers
cannot be compelled to buy what they
do not approve of.
That much is a ~self-evident fact. 1t
cannot be gainsaid. But it tells its
own story Of LION COFFEE and its
quality-a coffee that has been the
leader of all package coffees for more
than a quarter Of a century, that has
steadily grown in the affections of mill
Ions of American homes since Its first
Introduction, long, long ago.
Its unexcelled flavor. perfect purity
and uniform quality; It's absolute clean
illness and neat appearance, have en-
denred 1T to the hearts Of the people.
Good grOcers will tell you this, but
those who drink coffee ought to know
much NOR" about quality than they
who simply SELL it.
Insist on LION COFFEE: buy no
loose coffee Gn bulk)-you don't know
what you get. How can your grocer?