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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-12-13
CONTEST NOTICE.

Department of the interior, United States
Land Office. Minot. North Dakota, Nov 10 1905.
a sufficient contest affidavit having been
Hlcd in this office by Richard II. Rafter, con-
testant, against homestead entry No. 2Sl53,
made May oath, 1904. for the ny mex, SEX mex
and neA SEX section q, township 1853, range 81,
by John Linn contestee, in which 1t is alleged
that tho said John Linn has wholly abandoned
said tract Of land and changed his place 81
residence therefrom; that he has never estab,
lished residence on the said land in good
faith that there are no improvements on the
said land except small uninhabitabe shack;
that he is only holding the said land for specu-
lation and fraud, having on several occasions
offered his REIMBURSEMENT for sale; and that
said alleged absence from the said land was
not due to his employment in tho army navy or
marine corps of tho United States as a private
soldier, officer, seaman or marine. during the
war with Spain or during any other in war
which the United States may be engaged said
parties are hereby notified to appear, respond
and offer evidence touching said allegation at
10 O'Clock a, m. on Jan 18th, 1905, before the Re-
gister and Receiver at tho United States land
Office in AinOt. North Dakota.
Tho said contestant, having. in proper Ali.
davt. filed December 8, 1905. set forth facts
which show that after due diligence personal
service of this notice cannot DO made, it Is
hereby ordered and directed that such notice
be given BY due and proper publication.
l2-l3-l.l1 T. +. Fox, Receiver.
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is issued pursuant to law and is within
the debt limit of the city of Minot

city Auditor"
2. The Mayor and the Auditor of the
city of Minot are hereby authorized and
directed to execute in behalf of said city
the aforesaid bonds, and to attach
thereto the corporate seal of said city,
and to deliver the same to the SAID st.
Paul Fire and Marine Insurance com
pany upon payment by said st. Paul
Fire and Marine Insurance company to
the Treasurer of the city of Minot of the
sum of s22,365.5O, being the amount
which the said Insurance company has
bid therefor.
3. Said bonds shall be dated and
interest thereon begin to run on the LIST
day of December, 1905, provided that
should said bonds be delivered to said
st, Paul Fire and Marine Insurance.
company, and the purchase price there
of be paid at rate subsequent to the
LIST day of December, 1905, the amount
of interest which shall then have accrued
according to the terms of said bonds
shall be endorsed as credit on the
coupons first due.
4. For the purpose of providing funds
for the payment of the interest upon said
bouds, and of establishing sinking fund
TO pay Cue principal Thereon al mdCu[lCy,
there is hereby levied upon all the tax
able property of the city of Minot an
annual tax in the sum of twenty three
hundred and fifty dollars (3,35oJ Said
annual levy shall continue for period of
twenty 60 years, and until sufficient
sums have been realized therefrom to
pay the principal and interest Of said
bonds. The Auditor of said city of MI
not is hereby authorized and directed
to annually hereafter certify the amount
of said annual tax to tho Auditor eff Ward
county, as provided by law, and the said
Auditor of Ward county shall extend the
same upon the tax lists for the current
year in the same manner and with tho
same effect as other taxes are extended.
The proceeds of said levy shall be used
and are hereby appropriated to pay the
principal and interests Of said bonds, and
for no other purpose. This tax levy
shall be irrevocable until said bonds are
paid.
S. This ordinance shall go into effect
and have force from and after its passage
and approval.
Passed first. reading Dec 4th 1905.
Passed second reading Dec. 18th 1905.
Approved December II, 1905.
Joseph Roach, Mayor.
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AN ORDINANCE
TO PROVIDE FOR THE ISSUANCE OF WATER
WORKS AND SEWER BONDS, AND TO LEVY
TAN TO PAY INTEREST AND CREATE
SINKING FUND

WHEREAS, at an election duly held in
the City of Minot on the 3rd day of
April, 1905. the electors of said City au-
thorized the issuance of bond of said city
in an amount equal to four(4)per cents
the assessed valuation of the taxable
property within said City, the proceeds
of said bonds to be used for the purpose
of constructing new system of water
works or for repairing and extending the
present system, and for the purpose of
constructing and extending the sewer
system of said City; and
WHEREAS, an issue of bonds to the
amount of Twentyone thousand Dollars
1921. 0OO:OO) has heretofore been offered
for sale pursuantto said authority, and
the same have heretofore been awarded
to the St. Paul Fire and Marine Insur-
ance Company, corporation, the high
est bidder therefor;
Now THEREFORE,, Be it ordained by
the City Council of said City:
l. That the bonds of said City, to the
amount of Twenty-one thousand Dollars
(s21 100000, be forewith issued for the
purpose of raising money for the con-
structing or extending the water works
system of said City, and for constructing
and extending the sewer system of said
City, if it shall hereafter be determined
to apply any portion of such proceeds to
the latter purpose. Said bonds shall be
twenty ne(21)in number, ofthe denomin-
alton of of One thousand Dollars(s 1OOO.)
each, and shall bear date December 1,
1905, and shall be payable on the first
day OF December, 1925. and shall bear
interest at the rate of five ~ per cent
per annum, payable semi annually on
the first day of June and December in
each year, and both principal and inter
est shall be payable at the Office of the
Treasurer of the City of Minot.
Said bonds shall have attached
coupons evidencing the semi annusl in
stalments of interest, and shall be in
substantially the following form, to-wlt:
No. 100000.
MINoT WATER AND SEWER BOND. UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA.
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTAl
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French nuggets, cocoanut hay
stacks, cOcOanut creams end
candies. peanut camden, sailed
peanuts, fresh each day. cream
filled dates and butter scotch
at Ferbers. tt.
Five cars of goods to arrive
at Rowan's- tt.
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Fine Farm for Sale

Eight miles north Of Minot, 200 acres
of tine land 100 acres under the plow
80 acres was in blue stem wheat this
year and adveraged 25 bushels to the
acre will sell on small cash payment
balance one-half crop until paid. This
land is all tillible, the soil is of rich,
heavy black loan.
e. D. Wolverton,
Minot, N. D.
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Strayed or Stolen from DAVIS Mine
A Scotch Coolie dog color, black body
four tanned feet, white stripe across his
breast, TANKS mingled with black and
white, l tan spot over each eye, answers
to the name of Duke, white Throat,
white around bent. IL anyone will re-
turn the same will pay . liberal re-
ward or for any information leading to
his recovery.
J. s. Wallace,
Davis Mine Burlington.
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You get more and bettercandy
for your mOnev at Ferber's than
at ny other place in town, 14S
Main street. If.
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If you want one of the newest
Muflers for Ladies lust step in
and get one of those Japanese
Muffers" in all colors and designs
at The Branch 100 Main st.
Rowan sells Xmas go DDS. IT..
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County, OF WARD

The City of Minot, in the county of
Ward, State of North Dakota, acknow-
lodges that it is Indebted and promises
to pay to the st. Paul Fire and Marine
Insurance Company, or bearer, One
thousand dollars, lawful money of the
United States, on the first day of
December, A. D. 1925. at the Office of
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STATE OF North Dakota. InDis.ric,
yss Eighth
judicial
County OF Ward. J District
George Kendall, Plaintiff.
vs., tSUMM0NS
Martha Kendall, Defendant

defendant:
You are hereby summoned and required to-
answer the complaint Of the plaintiff in the
complaint is hereunto annexed ana herewith
served upon you. and the original OF which
SAID complaint and this summons Is now on ile.
IL and for Ward county. North Dakota. at
Ainot. North Dakota. and to serve . COPY OF
your answer to said complaint upon the sub
County Of Ward and State OF North Dakota,
within thirty days after the service Of this,
summons upon you. exclusive of the day OF
pear or answer. judgment will be taken
against you by default for the relief Demanded
in the complaint.
Dated at Minot North Dakota this 5th Aax
OF December. 1905.
E. b. LAMBERT,
Attorney for Plaintiff
lz-lSl.l7 Ain0t North Dakota.
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Candies for Xmas at Ferber's.
American mixed candy, cream
mixed, broken mixed, mixed
drops of all kinds, mixed choco-
lates. all home made. If.
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the Treasurer of said City, with interest
thereon at the rate of five ~ per cent
per annum, payable eml-annually, on
the first day of June and December in
each year, at the Office of said Treasurer
upon the presentation and surrender
of the annexed coupons as they severally
become due. This bond is one OF a
series of twenty-one (21) bonds of the
same date and tenor, for the aggregate
sum of Twenty one thousand Dollars,
and issued for the purpose of construct
ing or purchasing water works for the
purpose of supplying water to the in
habitants OF said City, and for the pur-
pose of constructing sewers and pursuant
to che provisions of chapter % of the
Revised codes of North Dakota for the
year 1899, and more particularly Sections
214s, 23O9 and 1921 thereof, and pursuant
to the provisions Of chapter 81 of the
General Laws of North Dakota for the
year 1905, and more particularly Section
AZ thereof, and in full conformity with
each and all provisions of said Acts.
Said issue has been duly authorized by
vote OF majority of the duly qualified
electors of said city voting on the ques-
ton al an election duly held, and has
been authorized by an ordinance duly
passed by the council of said city.
1t is further certified that the total
amount OF the Indebtedness of said city,
including this issue, does not exceed any
limit prescribed by the constitution or
laws of said State, or the charter of said
City, and that all conditions precedent
prescribed by law have been fully com
piled with, and the said bonds are issued
and all proceedings relating thereto
have been had in strict compliance with
and conformity to the charter Of said
City and the constitution and laws of
the State of North Dakota, and for the
payment of said bonds and coupons, &C
cording to the tenor thereof, the full
faith and credit of said City of Minot is
hereby irrevocably pledged,
In witness whereof the said City OF
Minot has caused this bond to be signed
by the Mayor and countersigned by its
City Auditor, and it's corporate seal at
tached hereto, this LIST day of December
A. D. 1895.
Mayor.
City Auditor.
COUPON.
No.. On June l, 1906, $500. The
City of Minot, North Dakota, promises
to pay 70 the st. Paul Fire and Marine
Insurance company. or bearer, at the
Office of the Treasurer of said city, the
sum of twenty five dollars, being six
months interest due on that day on its
water and sewer bond Number. Dated
December l, 1905. Mayor
city Auditor.
The following endorsement. executed
by the city Auditor, shall appear on each
of said bonds:
II hereby certify that the within bond
Douglas Island news., 1905-12-06

No receivers.
What will Congress do?
Atlin has a whist club.
The river at Whitehorse closed on
Nov 9th.
The Alaska Central is running trains
to mile 44.
| More quartz strikes are reported
at Ketchikan.
! John Steadmans new hotel is open
at Ketchikan.
Heavy rains made the Valdez trail
soft during November.
Rev. Kirk, Presbyterian preacher at
at Juneau, has married wife.
w. G. Thomas, commissioner at
Wrangell, has gone to the States.
A $500 nugget was picked up at
Windham Bay, on Spruce Creek.
I Nome's new fire plant includes two
/ pumps, each with a capacity of 1000
| gallons a minute.
At social given to raise money to
build church, Cleary Greek miner
paid SO for single pie.
The people of Juneau are very prop
erly deyoting their attention to the
decoration of Joe Juneau's grave.
Edward Maher, a Skagway mining
man, had one of his hands blown off
/ last Friday by the explosion of stick
of dynamite.
The cabin of John de Fontaine, a
/ Spruce creek, AtIin, miner, was robbed
of fifteen ounces of the yellow stuff,
also $50 in cash.
The Skagway Alaskan refers to a late
acquisition to that town as a "charm-
ing nine-pound daughter" What will
that girl be when she grows up?-Star.
The report comes from New York
that the body of John n. TisdaIe, who
mysteriously disappeared some time
since, has been found floating in East
River
Deputy Marshal Grant, of Wrangell
set a good example when he employed
prisoners in the useful occupation of
cutting frewood for old and decrepit
native women.
The body of James Smith was found
floating in the bay near the Ketchikan
wharf. He was about GO years of age
and had worked at Unuk river and
Scowl Arm mines.
Cleary creek in the Tanana country
is lighted with electricity. Cleary City
and many of the mines up and dowr
the creek are connected with the sys
tenn Of The Tanana Electric Company
Douglas Island news., 1905-12-06

The Alaska convention, previous to
adjournment in Seattle, chose three
delegates instead of one to represent
the district as lobbyists at Washington.
The three men are Swineford of
Ketchikan, Ryan of Nome and Hum
phries of Fairbanks. A great deal of
bad blood was engendered and all to-
gether it was as hot a convention as was
ever held in the west, says the White
horse Star.
What promises to be one of the most
important quartz discoveries of the
Klondike district was recently made by
|. e. Barrisklow, on one of his Little
Skookum lodges. 1t is what may be
called conglomerate quartz carrying
high values in platinum. Mr.. Barrisk'
low says that from assays he has made
and had made he is satisfied the pre-
cious metal will run on an average of
an ounce and a half to the ton, and he
has obtained as higl as two ounces to
the ton.
A Fairbanks special says: Rich pay
has been found in the right limit of the
has been found in the right limit of the
bench of No. 10 below on Cleary creek.
Lay men are now ordering plants. They
rocked up 5l3O on bedrock. One wind
lass bucket full yielded 50. Pay has
been found on the creek claims to the
mouth of Cleary creek, and men are
sinking on the Chatanika flats. Pay
has been found on the adjoining bench
claim below the extension ofpay streak
more extensive than the original pay
that was developed.
The deputy collector at Nome re-
Gently wrote to the treasury depart
mept suggesting that as the medicines
in the marine hospital there, which
was recently closed, would freeze dur
ing the winter it would be we'll to have
one of the customs employees keep a
fire in the building. The department
decided that it would cost twice as
much as the medicines are Eworth. In
structions were accordingly telegraph
ed declining the request. 1t is believ-
ed that they can be conveniently taken
care of in one of the government or
municipal Offices.
Walter E. Clark, the Washington, D.
c., correspondent of tho Seattle P.-L'
says: Out of the great diversity and
confusion of ideas in regard to Alaska
legislation, it is hoped something detil-
mite will come this winter. Represen-
tative Tawney, who was among the
visitors to Alaska last summer, says
tentatively that a government through
commission and a special Alaska
committee in each branch of congress
might do for beginning. The District
of Columbia has that kind of govern
ment. and the District of Columbia
GETS along very we'll. The board OF
commissioners might be composed of
three members-one to represent each
of the three great sections of the terri
tory. The commissioners would send
in their annual report and their annual
budget of needed appropriations.
These would be referred to the Alaska
committee in congress, and the COM
mittee would give hearings to the
members of the board of commissioners
and to other interested persons. More
will certainly be heard of the commits
ion idea before the winter is over.
Douglas Island news., 1905-12-06

The w. P. & Y. r.. has decided to turn
the management of the company hos
pital over to the employees of the rail
road. The purpose is to make the
change on or about January lst.
DR.. Veracle, who is orga nizing a re-
lief expedition to the ice imprisoned
whalers of Herschell Island, stopped at
Whitehorse on his way North to invest
in some of the superfluous dogs that
iufest that town.
Wonders will never cease. The
WrapgeIl Sentinel advises its readers
that for the measly sum of 50 they can
get a share of the preferred stock of
the Alaska Ruby Mining and Develop
ment Co. and one of the beautifully
cut stones, worth $40,
Travel by boat between Conrad City
and Caribou has terminated for the
present season. Ice has formed along
the shores to such an extent as to make
lake navigation impossible. a trail is
being broken for dog teams and horses,
and it will be used until spring.
Fifty thousand dollars will be eX-
rnpded ON the Dolphin i'm improve
ments before she shall again appear IN
Alaskan waters. She was to be laid up
as soon as she arrived at Seattle.
Among the most important changes on
the Dolphin will be the installation of
oil burners.
Indian, sentenced to % years i'm
prisonment at McNeils island, under
the name of Shorty" died at that
place early last month of consumption,
contracted since his incarceration.
Shorty" was convicted of numbering
the watchman at a cannery at Wran-
gell narrows.
Gen. Greedy denies the truth of the
report that there is anything the mat,
ter with the Alaska cable. He says
that the whole Alaskan system, four
thousand miles of land lines, wireless
installations and submarine cables, is
working perfectly, being in better con-
dition than ever before in its history.
The vital statistics of Yukon for the
month of October show that during
that time there were ten births, all
we're children of miners. The deaths
mum bered seven and there were three
marriages. One of the deaths is Off
cialIy reported to have been caused by
cerebo meningitis. Two of them were
by suicide.
Resolutions indorsing the judicial
record of Judge Wickersham have been
adopted by the Seward chamber OF
commerce and his reappointment is
recommended. The resolutions also
urge the division of the third Judicial
district and request that Judge Wick
ersham be assigned to the portion in
Guiding Seward.
Before adjourning the recent Alaska
convention at Seattle elected John w
Troy, editor of the Skagway Alaskan,tc
be chairman of the committee in charge
of future Alaska conventions. No bet
ter man could have been chosen for the
position and with the matter in Troy's
hands it is pretty certain Alaska con
ventions will in the future be held OIL
Alaska soil.-EX.
Douglas Island news., 1905-12-06

The customs receipt from Alaska for
the year ending in June are s152,229-
During the same time there was sent
from Alaska to the states gold to- the
value of S9950,647, the Alaska products
sent to it other than precious metals,
the sum of S1O,929,517. Ths known
shipments of furs reached ths sum OF
S549417. There never was a newly
organized territory of the United States
that produced so much, rendered unto
the government so much revenue and
received so little attention 2rom the
Washington power. Think Of it.-Val--
dez News.
Goldfish, caught in ALASKA waters >,
sold by Seattle fisherman to eastern
buyers, are being shipped back labeled
as "Great Banks" fish and retailed in
the Seattle markets. Because of the
prejudice existing against Pacific coast
Goldfish a Seattle company has fought
Intellectually for four years to find
local market for its product En- the
meantime practically all the Goldfish
catch has been journeying across the
continent to the Atlantic coast and
then making the trip back again to be
sold under an eastern label. Fisher
men claim the Alaska cod is really a
better fish than those caught in eastern,
waters. The fish is larger and COM.
mands just as good a price in the east.
Eddie Dolan, the comedian, who is
we'll known in Skagway and who went
to Fairbanks last spring, met with an
accident at Dawson, where he is now
filling an engagement, two weeks ago
which come near being serious. The
Dawson News account Of the accident
follows "Eddie Dolan, the comedian,
in, his striving after realistic speetacu-
lar effects, got shot in the head on the
stage of the Orpheum during the per-
formance on Thursday evening, and is
now wearing big bunch of medicated
cotton over his left temple. He was
playing in a nonsensical comedy in
which at given cue the leader of the
orchestra fires a revolver in which can
die grease is the charge On this oc-
casion he fired too high and the charge
struck Eddie on the left side of the
head, stunning him for the moment,
and making an ugly abrasion of the
n."-Alaskan.
Judge Gunnison is not favorable to
the general proposition of receivership.
In passing upon the issues involved in
the Wrangell sawmill case, he said:
ga receivership is an extraordinary
remedy and of harsh nature. 1t is
frequently denominated a drastic
measure, and it follows necessarily and
logically that the proceedings cannot
be successfully invoked when another
adequate remedy exists, and therefore
the power to appoint receiver should
be exercised with circumspection and
caution, and only in cases when it ap-
pears that without it, the complainant
will sustain irreparable loss, and when
it alone will prevent manifest wrong,
imminently impending, and only in
cases of apparent necessity. The pow
er lies in the discretion of the court
and is neither arbitrary nor absolute,
and it is a we'll established rule that a
receiver will not be appointed if there
be any other safe and expedient reme-
dy. If such remedy exists, it must be
pursued"
Douglas Island news., 1905-12-06

DIR. Veracle, who is organizing re-
lief expedition to the ice imprisoned
whalers of Herschell Island, stopped at
Whitehorse on his way North to invest
in some of the superhuous dogs that
infest that town.
Douglas Island news., 1905-12-06

The w. P. & Y. r. has decided to turn
the management of the company hos
pital over to the employees of the rail
road. The purpose is to make the
change on or about January lst.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-12-21
SENATE GETS EVIDENCE.
interstate Commerce Commission
Produced Evidence Upon which
santa Fe Road Was Accused.

Washington, Dec. 2O.-Responding
to resolution introduced by Senator
Tillman, Chairman Knapp, Of the in
terstate commerce commission, Tues
day sent to the senate a record Of the
testimony and opinion Of the COM
mission in the investigation of the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe alleged
rebate case. The answer OF the COM
mission includes original papers and
schedules of rates for the use Of EN-.
ployes only, and other documentary
evidence which resulted in the con-
clusion by the commission that the
Santa Fe railroad had for five years
Continuously violated provisions OF
the law requiring carriers to publish
and adhere to their tariffs, waybills
and original schedules of rates." 1t
was this evidence that caused the
president to instruct the attorney
general to begin the investigation
criticised by Senator Tillman's speech
supporting his proposed amendment
to the interstate commerce act