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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-12-06
CONTEST NOTICE


Departmment Of tho Interior, United States
Land Office. minot, N. D.. Nov g. 1906
A sufficient contest affidavit having been
filed in this Office By Harmon A. Baxter, con-
testant, against homestead entry No. 1888
made September 3, 1904. for the swA4 Section
|34,township 153 n, range 81 ", by Benjamin P.
Prather. contestee, in which it is alleged that
said BENJAMIN p. Rrather, said contestee. has
wholly abandoned said tract and changed his
residence therefrOm for more than six months
since making said entry and next prior to the
date hereof that he has not established a
residence thereon; that said tract remains in
its natural state. wholly abandoned anc unin,-
proved; and that said alleged absence from the
said land was not due to his employment in
the army navy or marine corps of the United
States as private dier. officer, seaman or
marine, during the war with Spain. or during
any other war in which the United Statesj
may be engaged: and said parties are hereby
notified TO appear, respond and offer evidence
touching said allegations a 10 o cloci, a. m. on
January 10. 1906, before the Register and Re-
ceiver OF the United States Land Office IN
NJ mot, North Dakota.
The said contestant having. in proper ati-
davit filed November II, 1905 set forth facts
which 10 how that after due diligence personal
service of this notice can not be made. it is
hereby ordered and directed that such notice
be given by due aud proper rahlication.
r. G. SanboTn, Register
Z. DISCARD. Atty for Contestant
ii-.2-l2.2i Minnt,. n -.
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CONT rsT NOTICE

Department OF the Interior, United States
Land Omce, Minot, N. D., October II, 1905.
A sufiicient contest affidavit having been
filed in this ONCE by John Granley, contestant,
against homestead entry No. 1882 made June
y. 1902, for lots and 2, in section 2 and lots
and 1, in section "a, in township 155 North
Range So West. and lots and in section 10,
in township 155 North. Range 81 West Of the
Fifth Principal Meridian, by Claude f. Roberts
contestee, in which it is alleged that said de-
PENDANT has wholly abandoned said tract Of
land for more than six months just prior to
the date of said afidavit of contest: the
fact is; he never did reside thereon, and
never did make any, Improvements thereon
Of any kind: and that said alleged
absence from the said land was not due
to his employment in the army, navy or marine
corps Of the United States as a private soldier.
officer, seaman or marine during the war with
Spain, or any other war in the United States
may be engaged said parties are hereby notified
to appear, respond. and offer evidence touch
ing said allegation at ten o'clock a. m. on Dec
19, 1905, before the register and receiver of the
United Land Once at Minot North Dakota.
The said contestant having. in a proper afi
dayit, filed February 7, 1905, set forth facts
which show that after due diligence personal
service OF said notice cannot be made, it is
hereby ordered and directed that such notice
may be given by due an proper publication
r. G. SANDBORN, Register.
James johnson. Attorney. l1-1-12-6
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Advertise in the Independent
CONTEST NOTICE
Department of the Interior, United States
land Office Niuat n Il Nv lLu.,

Department of the Interior, United States
Land Office Minot, N. d.. Nov. u. 1895.
sufficient contest affidavit having been filed
in this office by John Il. Asprot. contestant.
against homestead entry No. 24ll5, made July
1903. for the south u sel4 and south half of sw
quarter of section 3, township i56. range 80, by
Erik t5acklnan contestee. in which it is alleged
that the said cntryman has wholly abandoned
said tract of land, and has been absent there
| from for more than six months last past: that
he never built any house thereon, and never
cultivated or improved any portion thereof,
| and that the said land is in its natural, wild
state. wholly uncultivated and unimproved
and that the said alleged absence from the
said land was not due to his employment in the
army ASA private soldier, officer, seaman or
marine during the war with Spain or during any
Said parties are hereby notified to appear,
respond and offer evidence touching said allega-
ton at 10 Q clock q M, on Jan: 20, 1896, before
the Register and Receiver of the United States
Land Office in Minot North Dakota.
The said contestant having, in q proper affida-
Wit, filed November %, 1906 set forth facts which
show that after due diligence personal service
OF this notice cannot he made. it is hereby
ordered anddirected that such notice be made
by due and proper publication.
K. G. SANBoRN, Register
L. +. Fox. Receiver.
JAMES JOHNSON Attor,av
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MtLLIONAIRE's POOR STOMACH.

MtLLIONAIRE'S POOR STOMACH.
The WORKOUT stomach OF the over-fed
millionaire is often paraded in the pub
lie prints as a horrible example of the
evils attendanton the possession of great
wealth. But millonaires are not the
only ones who are afflicted with bad sto-
machs. The proportion is greater
among the toilers. Dyspepsia and indi-
gestion are rampant among these people,
and they suffer far worse fortunes than
abe millionaire unless they avail them
selves of a standard medicine like
Greene $ August Flower, which has been
Ia favorite household remedy for all
stomach troubles for over thirty five
years. August Flower rouses the tor
pid liver, thus creating appetite and III
suring perfect digestion 1t tones and
vltallzes the entire system and makes
life worth living, no motteF what your
station. Trial bottles, 25c; regular
size, 75c. For sails by MCCoY q Co.
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The flax fibre mill at Coopers-
town announces to the farmers
that when 800 tons OF straw haH
been bought, no more will be
taken until that is used up. This
is done as a means ofprecau ton
against heavy loss by fire.
The Wahpeton Gazette has
troubles OF it's own. Robbers
broke into it's office twice this
fall and took what little money
there was. When a burglar gets
down to touching up a poor
helpless country editor-its time
to quit the business.
Rural mail carriers have re-
ceived Instructions from the post
office department, that here
after, unstamped letters cannot
be taken from the boxes. 1t has
been the custom OF many to
drop letters with pennies into
the boxes. The stamps may be,
procured from the mail carriers,
or elsewhere.
AL Harris, once a prosperous
banker OF Fessenden, but now a
wreck from the effects OF strong
drink, was found face downwards
in a snow bank in Fessenden,
nearly frozen to death. His feet
were very badly frozen and he
was more dead than alive when
picked up and carried to the
county jail.
Frank Guthrie, aged 35, killed
his brother, two years his senior,
at Overly, by striking him over
the head With a pitch fork. The
dead brother had been drinking
and attempted to do up Frank
who says he grabbed the fork
and struck the brother in self de-
tense. Frank Guthrie is steady
fellow, but possesses a bad
temper.
The Great Northern depot at
Granville burned. The Granville
fremen We're at the scene OF the
Iconflagration a few minutes after
its origin, but it took fifteen
minutes to thaw some ice from the
hose, and soon the fire had full
swing. The tickets We're all saved
but much freight and express,
Ebesides all the mail for the Mo
| hall branch was burned. A small
depot was hauled from Minot
| and soon q new structure will be.
erected.
Miss Ninifred Snee, a teacher
near Fessenden was compelled 70
stay at her school two days
without food, during the big
storm. Tie farmer with whom
she boards, started fortheschool
with RIG. but seeing a neigh
bor's rig at the school house,
concluded that theyoung woman
would accompany him home:
She did not however and suffered
the consequences. She had plenty
OF fuel but no food. Another
teacher, Miss Beiseker, also re.
manned at her school house.
Ironton Frenville Smith, a
seventeen ear-old jamestown
COW boy, Joined the U. S. navy
at Minneapolis last week. He
made an odd appearance with
his high heeled boots, spurs, red
bandana and wide sombrero, but
when he came to the physical eX-
animation, he passed that al
most perfectly. As Hobson says,
there's no finer place in the land
to raise raw recruits for the navy
than in North Dakota.
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l.. J. Owen, a farmer, hauled a
train Of ten wagons from twelve
miles west OF Lansford to that
city recently, with a Gi,ar Scott
engine. There were over 800
bushel of wheat in the ten loads.
That's the way to move a crop
in North Dakota.
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NoT1cEsFoR PUBLICATION.

Land office at Minot n D.. Nov. 6, 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
and Receiver of U. S. Land Office at Minot n.
D.. on January 5. 1906. viz: Elias h. Boyer. H. E.
No 30I32. for the sek Sec, 49, Twp. ISL.
Range 3d.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of said land. viz:
Nellie IIamedee Howard Bailey, Anna F.
Davis Carl Lindberg all OF Mnot. n. D.
r. C. Sanborn. Register.
Davis s. Gillispe. Minot, N. D.. Attorneys for
Claimant. l1-Si2-l3
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SIMMONS.
- CI'1Ifb CSNS.
OF NORTH DAKOTA.

STATE OF7N0RTH DAK0TA.
CorNrYor WARD
III the District Court Sth Judicial District.
Amelia Shippam, Plaintiff
Almira S. Britain Delft
Stateof North Dakota to the above named
defendant:
You are hereby summoned to answer the
complaint of the plaintiff III the above entitled
action. which is herewith served upon You, and
to serve Il copy of your answer upon the sub
scribers at their Office in the City of Minot.
Ward county. North Dakota, within thirty
days after the service of the summons npon
you. exclusive of the day of service. and IN
case of your failure to- SO appear or answer,
judk ment will be taken against you by default
for the relief demanded in the complaint.
WEIGH. Hayne 4 Hubachek.
9l6 Phoenix Bldg. Minnea polls MINI,
MN Nrth once anu fr p1a,tfT
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NE VS. OF The STATE.

Over 5000 bushels OF wheat
were shipped out OF Overly last
week.
Elisa postofice has been aban-
doned. Mail may now be sent
to Rolette.
The Fessenden News wants
two printers at once-no boozers
nor cigarette tends.
The Omemee Herald won the
states first prize, SIS, for an ex
cellent write-up on Bottineau
county.
The kenmare Journal is in
stalling u large new printing
press and will improve the paper
in number OF ways.
The G. G. Irey's elevator at
Drake was burned with 10000
bushels OF grain. The loss was
$4,000 which was covered by
insurance.
Several Sawyerites have signed
up a remonstrance against the
county's Judges allowing a drug
gist's permit>to sell Intoxicating
liquor at that place.
Miss Olene Jevnager, the young
est sister OF the sheriff OF Nc
Henry county, died last week,
Just three weeks after the death
OF her brother, Tom.
The 500 has installed a syphon
in the wall at Balfour, and it
takes an hour for an engine to
take water there. That's the
reason the 500 trains are always
late.
Over in Bottineau county they
don't believe in race suicide.
-Four men are the fathers Of 50
children as follows: Fred Rice. Il
Nels LedeauX and Lars Sivert-
son, ] 3 each, and Bernt Anseth,
AN even dozen.
Miss Minnie llolz Of Willow
City is suing Undertaken Ben
Romanson OF Bottineau ior SO
900 for breach OF promise. This
case was started. some years ago,
was once dropped, but now has
been TeSuscItated.
The Iowa state board of health
have decided that hereafter,
teachers and pupils affected with
Tuberculosis, must remain away
from the school room. This is
right and the idea should be ad-
opted IN this state.
One OF the toy engines on the
.MohalI branch broke down be-
tween Lansford and Mohall last
week, and an engine from Minot
had to be sent up. jim uses some
mighty primitive engines on his
branch lines.
The Lansford Times is adver-
Using screen TO keep OUT the
flies and this is December. An
other merchant also advertises
nice fresh plums picked right
from the trees about Lansford
we suppose.
EditorSchnitzler sold the Sher-
! wood journal to Shannon 4 Nc
Kinnon, formerly of Cogswell.
Mr.. Sehnitzler will have more
time to attend to his business at
Mohall. Schnitzler is one OF the
Youngest editors in the county.
and has cleaned up severa
thousand dollars in the news
/! paper business.
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lery And he looked from one to an

lerT' And he looked from one to an.
other for approval.
''I'll answer that" said a loud and
clear voice And Gerard saw tall
young man named Allen, who was a
minor official of the railroad and oc-
casionally acted as telegrapher at the
station. This murder was done by
somebody who knew of the failure Of
Howard & Co. Of Denver. I've been
looking over the mail bag for evidence.
Checks and drafts have been stolen
from the letters; that's clear enough.
But there's check for $4,000 loose in
that bag-ripped out of an envelope
and then thrown aside. 1t IS drawn to
bearer-could have been cashed by any
body who could get over to the bank in
Crede. And 1t Is Howard & Co.'S check.
What do you say to that? Blair got
the news Of Howard & Co.'S failure be-
fore s. This man didn't know Of it till
0, nearly an hour after the murder was
committed"
In the midst Of babel Of voices Pc
ter Carey made himself heard
blair must have picked up John
Hunts gun by mistake. He didn't
dare to skip with it. He passed it off
on his partner"
Somebody rushed up and seized Allen
by the arm, crying;
wire to have this .man Blair taken
from the train at Stepney. That's the
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A Persi.tent Nest Builder.

One of the most energetic nest build
ers is the marsh wren; in fact, he has
the habit to such a degree that he can
not stop with one nest, but goes on
building four or five in rapid success
sion. And there is nothing slovcnly
about his work either. Look among the
cattails in the nearest marsh, even
within the limits Of great city, and
you will find his little woven balls of
reed stems, with tiny round hole in
one side. There is a certain method
even in his madness, for the nest in
which his wife is brooding her seven
or eight eggs is less likely to be found
when there are so many empty ones
around. Then, too, he uses the others
as roosting places for himself.-Recrea-
ton,
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The OriOle and the Bee.

Birds, their heads being small, are
usually regarded us stupid, but all am
ateur naturalist has pointed ont proof
that the oriole at least is very intelll-
gent. Take the orioles habitat in the
summer, he said, and all around 1t you
will find the decapitated bodies OF bees.
The oriole is fond of honey, and he has
discovered somehow that the bee car
ries honey in a sac. Accordingly he
rushes down on the insect, ships off its
head, removes its viscera and then
swallows the honey that is now laid
bare This shows intelligence on the
orioles part, but / have not yet de-
scribed the thing which shows the
birds reasoning power most strongly.
1t is the stingless male white headcl
bees that the oriole slays. The sting
Ing bee he leaves alone wisely.
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tain door, It was locked, but Carey
did not wait to have the key turned for
him. He put his heavy shoulder against
the door and effected hasty entrance.
A young man was sitting up in the
middle Of the bed. His blue eyes had
the bewildered look Of sudden waking,
but they steadied in moment. He put
his hand on the top Of his head and
pressed down the tangle Of light hair.
whats the rowT' he demanded.
Carey had lost his breath through his
effort with the door, and he spoke hus-
kily and in gasps.
Get into your clothes, Gerard" said
he. you've got to skip. They'll be
after you In two minutes"
Who'll be after mer'
Carey answered BY pointing down
ward. His aspect and gesture would
have permitted the Interpretation that
he meant that 1t was the horned devil
who would be after Warren Gerard.
An angry and rising murmur in the
lower parts Of the hotel gave hint, how
ever, of his real meaning.
"John Hunt has been shot," said Ca
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The Poor Editor.

The storls disappears, and we look in
to the cradle and behold male child.
After running the gantlet Of measles,
mumps and chickenpox he enters
school At the age of ten he Is the ter
ror Of the nelghborhood. At twelve he
Is an apprentice In printing office. At
eighteen he has acquired two cases Of
long primer type and an Army press
and Is the editor Of country newspa-
per. At twenty he is married. At thir-
ty he Is baldheaded, stoop shouldcred
and is the father of large family. AT
thirty-five he Is corpse In cheap
pine coffin, and as 500 delinquent sub
scrbers file past his bier for the last
look they are heard to say. "He was n
good fellow, but he couldn't save his
money."-LoclSwood (AIo.) Times.
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Oldest Dwelling. In Europe.

One Of the very earliest human set
Elements in Europe Is Roche Corbon,
on the banks Of the Loire, seven miles
above Tours. Here limestone cliffs
stretch for miles and are pigeonholed
with caves, which are on different lev
els and open on to terraces. When the
rest of the country was nothing but
forest land Roche Corbon was thriv-
ing settlement inhabited by wild skin
clad predecessors Of the present cave
dwellers. These terraces and caves
were formed by the action Of mighty
rivers, and during the glacial period.
when the climate Of that portion of
France was very severe, man dro,
out the bears and hyenas and took ref
uge in these natural shelters, which
faced south, and 50 became human set
Elements Of primitive sort. Near mt
hand were the rivers and great forests
full Of fish and game.
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Let the Cat Ont Of the Bax.
NUMBER %.

A certain English innkeeper's family
conducted weekly rattle. In this rattle
the prizes We're turkeys, ducks, young
pigs, baskets Of eggs and such like
rural commodities. A quantity Of
steel disks, numbered from / to 25,
were put into black bag, and the lit
tie daughter Of the innkeeper put her
hand In the bag and drew disk for
each speculator in turn. The person
whose number was the highest got the
prize.
Well, it had been noticed that the
innkeeper's wife got the prize pretty
frequently, but nothing was thought
Of this by the simple, honest rural folk.
One evening, though, the little girl,
with her hand in the bag. paused It
was her mothers turn, and she did not
draw forth her mothers disks in her
usual quick and careless way. She
rummaged about. The other raffiers
looked at one another oddly The Inn
keeper said:
Come, come, child, hurry up.'
"But, father" said the little girl, II
can't find the hot one"
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LEGENDARY DEVICES.
How Strange Animals Appeared In
Hcraldry In Old Days.

How Strange Animals Appeared In
Heraldry In Old Days.
Early writer's on natural history sub-
Jects make mention Of many strange
creatures that never could have exist
ed save in the superstitious mind Of
the age in which they wrote, and Of
the many that did exist the accounts
of their structure and habits are so
ludicrous that one may really wonder
If it was possible, even in the middle
ages, that people could be so credulous.
Many OF these strangely garbled rec
ords of the animal world were, no
doubt, due to travellers tales and prob
ably had certain foundation in fact,
but it is difficult indeed to account for
the creation Of such things as the phoe-
nix, the cockatrice. the wyvem, the
griffin and the dragon. The belief in
the existence of the unicorn may have
originated from the fact of some of the
early African travellers meeting with
certain antelopes that had lost horn,
for 1t is a popularity with most ante
lopes that their horns are never shed
and If injured or broken never grow
again.
The horn, growing out of the fore
head, betwixt the eyelids, is neither
light nor hollow nor yet smooth like
other horns, but hard as iron, rough as
any file, revolved into many plights;
sharper than any dart, straight and
not crooked and everywhere black, ex-
cept at the point.
Bartholomew asserted that there
were many varieties Of unicorn, and
this would be feasible il this creature
had been created from those horned
beasts that had accidentally lost one
Of the horns.
How the phoenix was called into be-
ing it would be impossible to hazard
guess. 1t was popularity supposed that
there was only one such creature exist
ing in the whole universe and that
there was only one tree In which it
built it's nest. We find mention of the
phoenix as far back as Pliny, who
says, "Howbeit, I cannot tell what to
make of him; and, first of all, whether
it be tale or no, that is never but one
Of them in the whole world, and the
same not commonly SEEN"
In the fifteenth century we find Bar
tholomew writing of this imaginary
bird:
Phoenix is large bird, and there Is
but one that kind in oil the wide world,
therefore lewd men wonder thereof.
Phoenix is a bird without make (mate)
and liveth 800 or 800 years. When
the which years he passed she feeleth
her default and feebleness and maketh
a nest Of sweet smelling sticks that be
full dry, and in summer when the
western wind bloweth the sticks and
the nest be set on fire with burning
heat of the sun and burneth strongly"
The bird then allows itself to be re-
duced to ashes in this fire-on this
point all the writer's agree-and in due
course rises again from the ashes in
the full glory Of renewed youth land is
the most fairest bird that is, most like
to the peacock in feathers, and loye,h
wilderness and gathereth his meat Of
clean green's and fruits"
The basilisk, or cockatrice, was re-
puted to be some strange mixture of a
bird and serpent, able to slay with his
breath and his sight, which power was
accredited by some to dragons.-West-
minister Gazette.