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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-12-06
State News

State News
Fargo still continues to enjoy
the luxury OF a genuine milk
famine.
A bank in Bismarck and one
in Dickinson each have more
than a million dollars on depos-
it.
A. ID. Huntzinger,, a Grard
Forks merchant, pulled James
Lafferty's whiskers and was
fined S..
An Illinois preacher has ar
ranged to deliver his own funer-
al sermon thru the aid of a pho
nograph.
The Brownell Drug company
of Williston was robbed of $50
in cash last week and the burg
| AIS escaped.
A Fargo woman seventy years
old has a S. gold piece given her
when she was five years old and
wants it buried with her.
Citizens of Devils Lake we're
surprised to see one OF the po-
licemen shoveling snow. He
will be arrested if caught at it
again.
\ Chicago man chewed and
smoked tobacco for a period OF
eighty-seven years and he has
just died a horrible death from
old age.
At Manfred a mammoth wheat
bin broke, and $4,000 bushels
OF grain slid out on the ground.
II the railroads had furnished
plenty OF cars this accident
never would have happened.
There have been numerous
close calls from death from gas
from ignite coal stoves. Its
not exactly safe to close up one
OF those stoves tightly, then go
to bed. Better have plenty of
ventilation.
Underwood has $4,000 on
deposit in the two local banks.
There are only 600 people in the
town, so that is an average OF
$40 for every man, woman and
child. Not so bad for a town
three years old.
E.. d. McCanna, the owner OF
the 800 acre farm thirty miles
west of Grand Forks, says that
grain is piled up in piles all over
his farm as we'll as on other
farms in that vicinity, as there
had been no cars for months at
their station, until a week ago,
when six cars arrived. As snow
covered these piles OF grain,
much will be damaged.
At the next meeting Of the
Board of Pardons, it's more than
likely that a pardon will be ask
ed for J. E. Lewis, the book
keeper who embezzied $4,000
from the Grand Forks .Mercan-
tile Co. while acting as book
keeper for the concern in Grand
Forks. The man managed to
abstract that amount from the
company and invested it. While
in Western Canada, the loss was
noticed, and he was arrested
there. He returned without any
trouble. He has already served
two years in the penitentiary
and in view OF the fact that all
of his property was turned over
to the concern at the time OF his
arrest and because the farm
which he bought, in BLttineau
county, near Renville, was sold
the other day for $4,000, his
friends believe that he :has exp
lated his crime and should be
once more united with his fam
lily. Whether he receives the
pardon or not, will depend
largely on the attitude Of the
mon whom no uronCro1
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-12-06
VERDICT AcQuI1s

vSuV0uVu "SxOUsO
John Van SIyke On the Charge
Of Perjury in the United
States Court.
The case against John Van
Slyke, which has been on trial in
the United States court at Grand
Forks since Wednesday morn
ing, was brought to a conclusion
last. evening when the Jury
brought in a verdict acquitting
the defendant OF the charge OF
perjury. The case is one which
will be noted with very lively
interest especially in the western
part Of the state. For several
years past there has been much
uncertainty as to just what was
required and expected OF settlers
taking up government claims.
The practice of the land de-
partment as to requirements and
evidence OF intention on the part
Of settlers has been varied sew
eral times within the past few
years and in consequence there
has been much speculation as to
what could and what could not
be done by settlers and claim
seekers. Several million acres in
North Dakota alone have been
taken within the last five years.
In hundreds of cases residents Of
the numerous states endeavored
to secure claims by erecting
small shacks, breaking few
acres OF land and spending an
occasional night on the claim to
make a show OF residence"
This looseness in complying
with the land laws has led to
more less "claim Jumping and
contests have been numerous.
The government has sent out
numerous inspectors to ferrit
out alleged pretended ''resi-
dence'' in establishing claims and
numerous entries have been held
up by the United States land Of
fees. Many entries have been
cancelled, some even after the
parties had proved up on the
land.
In this case a young man
proved up in 1904 on a claim
some five miles from the city OF
Williston. The government un-
derstood that he had previously
made an arrangement with Van
|Slyke, the defendant in the case,
to pay all OF his expenses in
proving up for a consideration
OF a deed of one-half OF the land.
\ large number OF witnesses
were examined both for the pro-
secution and the defense to
bring out che extent of his resi-
dence on the land, the character
of the defendant and the claim
ant, etc. Judge Amidon, in his
charge to the Jurors, instructed
them that outward acts without
inward intent did not constitute
residence, within the meaning Of
the law. If the claimant had
made what improvements he had
on the place with the purpose OF
making it his home and not for
the purpose of turning it over to
Van Slyke, it was a bonafide res
idence, but if he had performed
these acts in pursuance of an ar
rangement with Van Slyke to
get the deed to half OF the land,
then the defendant was guilty Of
perjury in swearing that he had
made an actual residence there
upon as the government claimed.
On the other hand, the defense
claimed that it was only after
proof was made that any ar
rangement was made or under
standing had between the par
ties. The Jury was the sole Judge
OF the intent of the claimant and
thus of the charge OF perjury.
The case was given to the Jury
at 4 o'clock and at Z o'clock a
verdict Of not guilty was re-
turned.
Opening of the Palace.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-12-06

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q fire. The next day he was
found there. his ears, hands and
feet terribly frozen.
G. N. Was Criminally Negligent.
According to the Jury i'll the
cOrOner's inquest over the re-
mains Of sthe two Italians who
were killed at the G. y. stock
yards recently, by a snow plow,
the railway company is crimi-
nally negligent for the accident.
The jury was Frank Martin, John
Wilson and John p. Shields.
Tie ladies in the vicinity EOf
Ryder are up in arms owing to
certain abuses. and will lay the
matter before the states ATTY.
The year old daughter of HypDotist
Fait a former resident of Ellendale, vas
recently killed by a street car in the
city of San Francisco.
Several editors already have a small
shelallie out for the state railroad CON-
mission and its really too bad that sew
eral more are not out after the same
fellow with gattling gun.
| Miss Jennie Albon recently made a
five year proof in Mckinney township
and now has farm worth $4,000 which
supports her. She has seventy-tive
acres of land broken. There are more
independent young women in Ward
county than any other county in the
state.
James J. Hill makes great
brags that he is causing freight
rates to be lowered. A Minot
cigar dealer paid only tive cents
more freight on a box OF cigars
from New York city to st. Paul
than from st. Paul to Minot.
The first distance was lthree
times greater than the latter.
\ Jewish lady who recently arrived
from Europe and who is resident of
Fargo, had the terrible experience Of
seeing her two year old boy thrown
overheard in mid ocean by crazy
woman who was also enroute for New
| York where she was detained and re-
turned to her native country.
Maybe the scarcity OF cars ~
the different localities to move
the crops this fall was partly
due to the fact that a greatnum-
Der OF the railway officials were
very busy in the capacity OF ex-
planning the rebate question to
the government officials.
A good joke is told on a local shoe
dealer and its true one Two ladies
entered the store and asked for over
shoes. The clerk took shoe from the
box and tried it on his customers foot.
The proprietor, not noticing what his
clerk had done took the second shoe
from the box and tried it on his c,lsto-
lner,s foot. Both shoes fit and both la
dies accepted the pair. There was but
one pair of shoes Of that size in the
store. The ladies compromised but had
the laugh on the dealer. So
There was a series OF accidents
at White Earth last week. Last
Sunday afternoon the Great
Northern pump house caught
fire and burned down. Station
Agent FAIR, however. had the
ticker going with usual prompt
ness, and while the blaze was
melting the surrounding frigid
atmosphere, a special train with
material was on the road to
| White Earth. The house has
been rebuilt and the pump is in
working order. In the eveninga
stock train was wrecked at the
switch and two cars were ditched.
Then, to add to Mr.. Hills trou:
bles, No. "a, passenger. te]e-
scoped the caboose Of an outgo-
ing freight last Thursday, The
engine was put out OF service,
and Mr.. A. j. Cowan. who had
charpp of tho stock was Savorolv
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-12-06
G. n. Was CriminalIy Negligent.

According to the Jury in the
coroner's inquest over the re-
mains of 1.-THE two Italians who
were killed at the &. y. stock
yards recently, by a snow pillow,
the railway company is crimi.
nally negligent for the accident.
The Jury was Frank Martin, John.
Wilson and John p. Shields.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-12-06

The ladies in the vicinity Eof
Ryder are up in arms owing to
certain abuses. and will lay the
matter before the states atty.
Bisbee daily review., 1906-03-30
GAMBLERS TRY
 TO WORK GAMES
Were Discovered Herr, But Won h Dlu las
 and Lowell

Failing to take in the faro games .n Bisbec. three strangers in this sec tion. who claimed to be mining men from San Francisco. are reported to have had better success in Lowell and Douglas. In the former they are said 10 have won between s1 200 and s1 900 in the Swim saloon and in Douglas something like s1. 300.
 Tn Bisbee the visitors tried both the Turf and Orient frro games. but. in each their system" was discovered before they had time to really put 1t in practice. Finding that the dealers were aware of their trick they gave up in disgust
 All three of them took chairs at the saro game, they intended, to be their victim, and indulged freely in the bet ting. Their plan vas to knock the "coppers'' from bets they had lost. hoping that 1t would not be noticed by the dealer or the lookout Speaking about their operations in the Turf saloon. Antone Klhe. one of the proprietors. stated yesterday
 that they made but few bets before
 what they were doing was noticed. Nothing was said to them. but every time they steaIthily knocked 'cop- per" from bet 1t was gathered in by i, the dealer.
 | Kline says that the trio lost $50 in his house and then gave up in dis | 0ust klthouph Scott Whaley denied yesterday that the men had been in
 his house. 1t is said they visited the I, Orient faro game. and were discov- cred by Blondy Davidson in the act
 of attempting the game that had
 failed in the Orient They quit after
 losing a small amount.
 Tn the Swim at Lowell the trio is
Bisbee daily review., 1906-03-30
PETERSON TAKES
 MORPHINE JOSE Bisbee Miner Ends His Life While Respondent
 In Yuma

Despondent and in i'll health, John Peterson. well known Bisbee miner. aged about 45 years, was found dead in room in the Modesti hotel at Yu- ma on the morning of March 22. Pe- terson was a stranger in Yuma, hay ing registered at the hotel the day before his death with Bisbce as his place of residence.
 Peterson was well known here hay ing worked for number of years in the mines. He left here a short time ago for some other part of the terri tory. where he expected to get em- ployrnent in the mines. He died without leaving any letter explaining the cause for his act.
 When the chambermaid went to Peterson's room in the hotel at Yuma about o'clock for the purpose of ar ranging it. she found the door locked. A little later. trying the door again and finding t still locked. she knocked loudly and getting no response. she called Deputy Sheriff Sexsmith. who entered the room through the win dow and found the man dead.
 \ morphine bottle. some of the drug still in it. told plainly how he }. had come to his death, and scrap spf the tinfoil wrapper indicated that De had probably purchased it in Yu- ma. He had taken off his shoes. but otber wise was not undressed.
 In his pockets were found letters that showed him to he a miner who had worked in various camps in Col orado and Arizona. and a number of saloon business cards indicating that he was addicted to drink. He had only thirty-six cents in money about him.
 The coroner's jury rendered yer dict to the effect that he had com- mitted suicide by taking morphine.
Bisbee daily review., 1906-03-30
COMES TO FIGHT
 LIQUOR DRINKING Head of ARti.SaIOOn League Will Hold Meetings
 In BiSbee

To Increase the membership of the Anti-SalOon League of America and. if possible, wipe out the liquor drink ing habit. Rev. w. w. Ravens. super intendent of the New MexicO-Arizona Anti-Saioou league. will deliver sev- eral addresses in the city Sunday.
 At II o'clock a. m. al the Metho- dist church he will address the con- gregation on Church versus the Sa- loon." At the Y. NJ. c. A. at 4 o'clock in the afternoon he will address the Mems Meeting. making another ad- dress at 7:3O o'clock at the same place to members of the association Y. M. C. X. address will be "The Curse of the Ages"
 Rev. Ravens has been touring New Mexico and Arizona in the interest of the league, for which he has done considerable good work. He says sentiment through the territories as we'll as the states is rapidly growing against saloons.
 The Anti-Saloon League is. a league of organizations. It is claimed to be the federation of churches in action against saloons. Its agents are -of the church and underseif circumstances loyal to the church. f
 The object of the league is not to build a little local sentiment to se- cure the passage of few laws or to
 ' towns. The object is to arouse sen tIment generally against the use of liquor. especially among the. younger classes.
 While in Bisbee Mir. Havens is to have the cooperation of the churches.
Bisbee daily review., 1906-03-30
OFFICERS KILLED
 BELOW CANANEA
Murderer Was One of Escort Taking Prisoner 10
 HermoSil!O

Cauanea is very much excited over tke killing of one of the police and the mortal wounding of Chief of Po- lice Rafael Lopez, by another officer The murderer was one of an escort to be executed.
 Quintero was taken along with the escort as ab lind to get him to Hor- moalloswhere he was to be placed in Jail to answer serious charges. In some unanner--it Is suspected that some one in authority gave nim the ioformaton-he realized the intentions Of the chief of police and resolved to frue<rate them-
 Details of te shouting are very meaxer owing to the fact that they slrpppess the Acts Of the case but it is known that Quintero- quarreled with the rest of the escort and killed the unknown policeman and uDrtaily wounded the chief.
 Quintero liberated the prisoner and took to the hills and has not been heard from. It is said that Colonel Emf KosterEtsky's men are after him and probably will spccs sed in cen-rr'- Q him It Is supposed however that he has Joined one of the wandering bands of Yaauis that infest that section of Sonora.
 Quintero, 1t will be remembered came into prominence last Christmas by killing Tommy" Knowles. one oi the most popular men in Cananea whose untimely death almost pre- cipitated a race war in that city.
 He comes from a family with bloody record. His father and brother both murdered several men and hi! sister killed her husband
Bisbee daily review., 1906-03-30
KENNEDY TAKEN
 ID COUNTY JAIL
Will be Brought To BiSbse With COMeSfOi d ard
 Norton Today

His consent making extraditiOn un- necessary, Bob Kennedy was yester- day taken from the iail at Canane2 and moved to Tombstone to be held there until started to BiSbee this
 morning with A. B. Comesford and John Norton, who are charged joint ly with Kennedy in the robbery of the Winters saloon in Tombstone lCanyon a short time ago.
 Deputy Sheriff Els Of NacO went to Cananea to be there when the Mexican officials released him from jail, and while be was not ostensibly iH charge of Kennedy he kept eloss' to him to see that he did not make break for liberty. - No reason is given for Kennedy's apparent willingness to leave Cananea and cross into the United States at Cananea. but consenting to come across the boundary without first hay ing been extradited is just what the officers on this side claim he has done.
 As soon as Kennedy put his foot on American soil at Naco, Deputy ELS stepped up to him, and took him Tn hand until he reached Tombstone yes tertay afternoon. and was turned over to Sheriff Hunt, who locked him up
 in a separate cell to prevent his com- municating with any of theother pris- oner;
 Asked last night over the telephone | If kennedy had not been Kidnapped | from Cananea and brought across
 without his consent, Sheriff Hunt de- nleu that such was the case, saying that his prisoner was now on ihis side of his own free will, and not be-
 cause of coercion or promises. ] Kennedy. Norton and Comesford
 are expected here this morning in
 charge of Sheriff Hunt and one or
 more of his deputies. Comesford will be given his hearing before Jus tice Mcdonald. It is probable that
 Kennedy will also get his. The ofh- ciaIs plan to take all of them back l to Tombstone this evening.
 ! Though Norton has already been
 bound over to await the action of the
 grand jury, he is being brought here
 today to testify against Comesford and
 Kennedy at the preliminary hearings He has promised to tell the whole
 story-a story that is expected to send
 him and the two others to the peni- tentiary at Yuma. He has not been promised immunity for his important
 testimony.
 Special Agent Coleman who arrived | here a few days ago. hoping to get |: Kennedy and take him to Alaska to answer to the crime of robbery. yes terday made a demand on Sherin Hunt for the prisoner. Hunt inform
 ed him that he would not give Ken , nedv up until he has been deais with in thes local courts. There is a re ward of sf,U00 fn Masks forshenpedy
Bisbee daily review., 1906-03-30

said io have operated With as hfsh de- gree of success. It was said by the r,,anager of the games at the Swim last night that they had von-the large sum of s1,2s4. being there last Sun day. The dealer did not realize that he had been taken fin until after the men left the place.
 Tn Douglas the pef are said to have taken in scxerai games. the az gregate of their winnings being s1,so9. They tried Tombstone a couple of days ago. but the gamblers in that place had been told to look out for them- They are said to have , won $500 in the Mansion saloon in Benson.
Bisbee daily review., 1906-03-30

bottle of Ballard's Horehounf Syrup, and it cured him. That was six years ago and since then we have always kept a bottle in the house. We can not do without it. For coughs and colds it has no equal.
 25c. soc and S1.00. Sold by Rinehart's Pharmacy
Bisbee daily review., 1906-03-30
CURED CONSUMPTION

Mrs. B. W. Evans, Clearwater, Kan. writes. My husband lay sick for three months. The doctors said he had quick consumption. We procured a
Bisbee daily review., 1906-03-30
Schwartz Bros.
THE SAFE PLACE TO TRADE

THE SAFE PLACE TO TRADE
 Is safer than eyerr in our larger and better quarters.
 NEW GOODS FOR SPRING IN ALL LINES.
 OUR NEW SPeING DERBY HATS are here. "ROELOFS" at S4.00 and YOuMANS at $500 Also many NEW SPRING STYLES in SOFT HATS s3.50 to $500.
 We are sole agents for theFamous HENRY H. RoElOFS soft Hats and The "YoUMAN DER8YS" (see them)
 Th-n our A. E. NETTLEToN SHOES for Gentlemen: need no com ment They are as good as can be put together and WE GUARANTEE EVERY PAIR in the fullest meaning of the word guarantee.
 TheSPRING "NETTlETONS" are here in EVERY STYLE $500, S5.50 and sG.00. Also a very hobby S7.O0 Pat. Leather. SPRING SHIRTS; SPRING UNDERWEAR. SPRING HOSIERY, etc. etc, etc, al
 Schwartz Bros.
 CThe New Front on Main Street.
Bisbee daily review., 1906-03-30

O.. E.. Moore will take those grease spoae out. make the garment look like new. Try him. HUGHES BLOCK.
 O. E. MOORE, Prop.
Bisbee daily review., 1906-03-30

The woman who has happy home never has occasion to go to the plat form and lecture about 1t.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1906-03-03
NO MAN IS STRONGER THAN
HIS STOMACH.

Let the greatest athlete have dyspepsIa
ana his muscles would soon fail. PhySi-
cal strength is derived from food. II a
man has insufficient food he loses strength,
III he has 10 food he dies Food is con
yCrted into nutrition through the stom-
ach and bowels 1t depends on the
strength OF the stomach to what extent
food eaten is digested and assimiated.
People can die of starvation who have
abundant food To eat, when the stomach
and its associate organs of digestion and
nutrition do not perform their duty
Thus the stomach is really the vital or
gan of the body. If the stomach is svweak"
the body will be weak also. because it is
upon the stomach the body relies for its
strength. And as the body, considered as
whole, Is made up of its several mem
bcrS and organs, So the weakness of the
body as consequence of weak stOm-
ach will be distributed among the or
ganS which compose the body. If the
body is weak because il Is i'll -nOurished
that physical weakness will be found in
AL the organs-heart, liver, kidneys, etc.
The liver will be torpid and inactive.
giving rise to biliOusnesS. loss OF appetite.
weak nerves. feeble or irregular action OF
heart palptation, dizziness, headache,
backache and kindred disturbances and
weaknesses.
Mr., Louis Pare. OF Quebec. writes: rFor
years after my health began to fail. my head
grew dizzy. eyes panied me. and my stomach
was sore all the time, while everything |
would eat would seem to lie heavy like lead
on my stomach. The doctors claimed that
II was sympathetic trouble due to dyspepsia
and prescribed for me. and although | took
their powders regularly yet felt no better
MY wlte advised me to try DR. PieTCe's Golden
Medical DiSCOvery-and stop taking the doc
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New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1906-03-03
NO STANDARD CO:.OR FOR CANE
SYRUP.

Alexander Mouton, who repre-
sented Louisiana in the Interstate
Sugar Cane Growers Conventsan
at Mobile, returned last Tuesday,
and reports most agreeable and
profitable trip. On motion ri Mr..
Mouton aud after spirited debate
pro and con, the Convention adopt
ed the following resolution:
BE it resolved, That a standard
OF color for pure cane syrup
is not advisable; that pure cane
syrups made from cane juice only,
without the use of chemicals, are
necessarily of different colors, ow-
ing to diverse conditions of clarifi
cation and the process of manipula-
ton.
In support of his measure, Mr..
Mouton spoke forcefully against
the practice of employing sulphur
In the manufacture of table syrup
as an agent to produce clearness in
the liquid, basing his statements
on the fact thai clarity is not neces-
sarily an indication of purity
Lafayette Gazette.