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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-07-19

0. 0. Adams, the notorious
school furniture agent, at last
has been arrested and he is
charged with getting money un-
false pretenses. His caseis being
tried in county court this week
and some interesting testimony
was brot out that does not
make Mr.. Adams appear in any
better light in the eyes OF the
public than he should.
Adams is charged by the men,
bers OF the school board OF Rock
ford school district No. 50 with
securing the signatures OF the
members OF the school board to
a contract which by the way was
not filled in, and then putting in
lust what he had a mind to. At
the trial it was claimed that last
May Adams called on the mem
bers os the school board and
first endeavored to sell two die
tionaries with stands for $25.
1t is said that he secured the sig
nature OF the first member OF the
school board to the blank con-
tract by saying that the chair
man wanted few other things,
and that he had better wait and
make out the order complete.
Gus Vadnais, the first victim,
said that he did not think it
business to sign for what him
dered Adams selling the district
a brick block down in Chicago or
something else. TO this Adams
is said to have replied that he
didn't want the business from
any school board unless it was
done on the square Orsomething
to that effect.
Adams then went to W. j.
Hanline, another member OF the
board, displaying the blank con.
tract with Vadnais name telling
him that Vadnais was willing to
buy what the others wanted and
secured his signature also. 1t is
reported that he then added
charts to the order and other
supplies enough to make a $120
order and going to the home OF
the school clerk, E. A. West,
found him absent, and after a
good deal OF coaxing succeeded
in getting his daughter, Miss
Eta West, to fill out the order,
signing her fathers name to it.
Miss West testified that she
told Adams that she did not be-
lieve that she was dong right in
signing her fathers name, but
that he assured her that she was
doing quite the proper thing.
Adams then went to the chair
man OF the school board. John
Mead, it is claimed, and thru
misrepresentation, secured his
signature.
One OF the members OF the
board testified that short time
ago, he met Adams at Grano
and told him that if he gave
back the 500 to the district, no
action would be taken. TO this
Adams stated that he would sac
his lawyer and he might refund
the money.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-07-19
St.. Carl.

Stark Monger has been quite
ill of pleurisy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Aune went to
Souris and spent the Fourth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hagan Thorkel-
son spent the Fourth at Tioga
visiting friends.
Erwin Waldref sold his farm
to Owen Hecker recently. Con-
sideration unknown.
Oh, say, boys, have you gotten
the matrimonial fever yet. 1t
seems to be the only go.
The new side track being put
in between Minot and Sawyer
will be completed this week.
w. J. Thorenson has been en-
joying a visit from his father
who has left for his home in the
east.
Miss Fay Tabler Of this pre-
cinct, was recently united in
marriage to Bert Wilson of Iowa
township. A wedding supper
was served to a very happy gath
ering. Here's success and hap
piness to the newly married cou-
pie.
We did not have a celebration
in this vicinity but quite mum.
ber went to Minot to see the
sights. From all reports it ap.
pears that the sights were al
right, particularly the different
kinds Of equippage used in tax
ing the honeys 4Sa nsnd along; Ion R;2 F.?
she help pump it?
Quite a number Of the farmer.
have been turning over the vir
gin soil. That's the stuff, boys
Come, lets dig in and chang,
this dreary desert into a verita
'ble garden. SAW BUCK.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-07-19
New Manager Arrives.

II. F. Cox, who arrived from
Perry, Oklahoma, recently to
take charge Of the Western I'm
plement Co. 8 business in Minot,
will soon have the business turn.
ed over to him. II. D. Shepard,
the present manager, expects to
be checked out in a few days. Mr.,
Cox states that when he left Ok.
lahoma June IL, the wheat har
vest had been completed, early
fruits were all ripe and water
melons were ripening.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-07-19
Chicago Live Stock Markets.

SlllSoXO LIVC OlOIN VAol MIS-
The arrival Of cattle on the
Chicago market for the year
1906 to date is 131419 against
115436 the same period a year
ago showing a small gain Of
about 10000. Cattle prices will
average about SOC. per cwt.
higher at present than during
the middle Of July, 1905, except
low grade canning stock. This
class of cattle is almost unsafe
able. The canned meat business
is paralyzed by the recent calam
ity howl that went up in the
newspapers throughout the
country a short time ago. Ad-
vices from the northwest ranges
Indicate an abundance OF grass
and moisture and stock OF all
kinds doing fine. \ few early
shipments are expected to arrive
here within the next week or ten
days. Grass and meal fed Texas
cattle have been arriving quite
freely the past few weeks and are
selling today largely from $3.50
M$5.OO. A few choice lots up to
$5.15. And only common light
stuff under $3.50. We believe
that all desirable range steers
will sell higher this season than
last.
We sold the highest priced
range cattle on the Chicago mar
ket during the shipping season
OF 1905 for J. A. Church ofPark-
man, Wyoming, and a large
shipment OF mixed COWS and
heifers at $4.25 for the Catlin
Land and Live Stock Co., White
Sulphur Springs, Montana. A
tremendous corn crop has been
planted this season and is doing
we'll. This insures a broad de-
mand for feeding cattle this fall
and all desirable western feeders
should meet with good inquiry
at satisfactory prices.
Sheep and lambs continue to
sell at unusually high prices.
Some Montana wethers average
117lbs sold today at $3.50.
Some mixed yearlings and weth-
ers from Idaho av. lO6 lbs.
brought 1915, Idaho ewes av.
9SMlO9lbs. brought $5.5O@$5..
Is. A good sized band OF Ore.
gon yearlings av. 1OOlbs brought
$6.15 and Idaho yearlings av.
71ftSilbs went at $6.75 for the
tops and the feeder end brought
$6.75. A string OF 1000 Idaho
feeding lambs went at $6.1O and
the offerings today went mostly
at Sc. .M$6.lO. 6.25 was the top
for a small lot. These are prac-
tically the first shipments from
the ranges to arrive here this
season and as prices are certain
ly very attractive a free move
ment of range stock may be en-
pected in this direction from now
on, and the balance Of the sea-
son as there is every indication
OF continued good prices for both
fat stock and feeders. Wa make
a speciality OF handling range
sheep and cattle at Chicago and
all markets.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-07-19

A cement block machine for
sale. Particulars given on ap-
plication. w. WALTER,
7-19-tf Glenburn, N. D.
No. |, STANDARD Binding Twine
for sale, II cents a pound, net,
spot cash. New York Depart
ment Store, Min0t, N. D. l7-tf
Foot & McGiness, the butchers,
furnished the meat for Campbell
Bros. show. They received word
from down the line to prepare
for the aggregation and several
tat beeves were killed.
REIMBURSEMENT for sale. 8
miles from good, N. G. town.
120 acres tillable, balance pas
ture. Price right. Address ''B"
care Independent office.
7-19-4tp
The Minot high school crowned
with more laurels than the boys
know what to do with, returned
Tuesday night from Devils Lake
Chautauqua where they spent
two weeks. The boys gave bet
ter satisfaction than ever.
J. H. Druey's son, six years
old, was nearly strangled to
death in this city Thursday. He
was playing with a rope and a
plank, when the plank flew up
and the rope caught about his
neck. When he was found, he
was black in the face.
The excursion train from Mi
not to the Devils Lake Chautau-
qua was in a wreck on the way
home, at Churchs Ferry. The
train ran into the rear Of a freight
train, smashing the caboose and
four cars. Luckily no one was
in the caboose.
The case of Andrew T. Noble,
VS.. the Prouty Noble Co. of Min
neapolis, has been transferred
from the district court to the
circuit court of the u. S. at Dev-
lis Lake. Palda & Burke and
Bosard & Ryerson are attorneys
for the plaintiff.
Bernt Falstad and August
LOrenZen, two we'll diggers. were
overcome with gas while curbing
a 35 foot we'll on the P. O. Pol
sen farm near Plaza, a new town
on the Drake extension not far
from Ryder, Tuesday. The men
when pulled out Il few minutes
afterwards were dead.
The Ladies Aid of the Zion
Norwegian Lutheran church, will
give a lawn social at the church
lawn, a block north OF the new
Great Northern depot Wednes-
day evening. July -. Refresh
ments such as coffee, ice cream,
cake, and sandwiches will be
served. Tickets are 25c.
Geo. H. Smith, "a years old, a
former B. and B. clerk for the G.
n. at Minot, confessed that he
had forged vouchers amounting
to Sis at his trial in district
court. He will receive sentence
later. Since being placed in
prison last December his mother
had died but the news was kept
from him.
Abner C. Martin, who was ar
rested charged with the murder
Of Conrad Pfister near Anamoose,
the night Of July 4, committed
suicide in the Towner jailer by
taking strychnine, which he had
tied in the corner of his handker-
chief. The suicide confirms the
belief that he was guilty Of the
murder. Martin was injured in
the war in the Philippines, he
being a member of Company G,
10th u. S. Volunteers. He was
receiving a pension of $50 a
month.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-07-19

The venerable Mr.. Klttelson,
father of Mrs. Martin jacobson,
is lying at the point OF death at
the Jacobson residence in this
city from the effects OF a stroke
op paralysis. He was stricken a
few davs ago and since that time
has been unconscious. His
death is expected at any time.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-07-19

See our fine new line Of bug
gies; Western Implement Co.,
Minot. n. D.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-07-19

Furley Bros. of Berthold, who
were charged with extortion,
were found not guilty in district
court last week.
Six large buildings were burned
in a fire at Harvey the first of
last week. The loss was about
S12, 900, with partial insurance.
The st. Paul iobbers made
good fellows OF themselves at a
town up one Of the branches.
The band boys got out in their
uniforms and serenaded the boys
from St. Paul, who responded
inviting them into their private
car and charging them twenty
cents apiece for liquid refresh
ments.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-14
NEW SEPLLING FAD.

Simplified spelling has already
become a fact in the Government
service. Public printer Stillings to-
day issue a small volume containing
the three hundred words which the
President has ordered to be spelled in
the new fashion. He states that all
copies for publication at the Govern
ment printing office should be prepar-
ed in accordance with the revised list.
This will make considerable work
for many of the authors in the Gov.
eminent service. but as several OF
them are odd spelling reformers the
change will not be hauled with uni
versal disapproval.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-14
TEMPEST AND TEAPOT.

There is rather a tempest and
teapot over the proposed return of
banker Paul O. Stensland from Nor
rocco. 1t will be recollected that
the absconding President of the wreck
ed Chicago bank fled to Morocco
because this country had no extradi-
tion treaty there. 1t happens however,
that the Sultan of Morocco is perfect
w willing to do anything in reason
that this Government wants, consequent
Iy Mr.. Stensland was promptly incar-
cerated when the request for his arrest
was made ana the only question that
remains is how he is to be gotten
back to this country. If he is brought
On merchant liner, it is quite posi-
BILE that he could charge kidnapping
and escape at the first friendly port.
Also it is not likely that this Govern
ment will send warship especially to
bring him back, for the State OF
ulionis. 1t is thought, however,
that the supply ship Glacier, which
was Commander Hosley's flag ship IN
towing the dry dock Dewey, can be
utilized for the purpose. She is now
within about week of SueZ on
her way home and possibly may be
ordered to stop at Tangier and pick
I'D Mr.. Stensland. Once on the gov
eminent vessel. there will be no
chance for him to escape before get
ting back to the United States. 1t Is
a deplorable thing for the standpoint
of absconding bank officials that the
world is getting so small and that
there are SO few countries left where
man can escape with his loot, ever
when there does not happen to be ar
extradition treaty in force.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-14
DECLARES "OPEN SHOP"

Postmaster General Cortelyou has
declared for the "open shop" SO far
as the postoffice is concerned. In an
order issued by his direction but
through Acting Postmaster General
Shallenberger, he told the employees
that while Unions of fraternal nature
of beneficial character would be well
coined by the Department, we wished
them to understand that labor unions
as such has no part in the policy of
the Government. He said that en-
ployes of the Postoffice Department
had very grave responsibility on
their shoulders for they were nearer
to the people than almost any other
class of government employees. He
wished them to understand that they
would be treated strictly on their per-
sonal merit and that promotions and
advances in salary would be given to
those Individually deserving them,
and not as a reward for political SER
vices, or because of the intervention
of the walking delegate. This
was not exactly the language that Mr..
CorteIyou used but it conveyed the
impression. He approved of the var
ious organizations among the Post.
master and letter carriers and othe,
employees of the Department of mutua
improvement and mutual benefit, but
he said distinctly that the spoils sys,
TEN had no part in the Department
policy and that labor unions would fine
no foothold there.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-14

After discovering what was under
the lid in Illinois, Mr.. Bryan ought tc
be careful how he goes round lifting
the others.
Abdul Hamid, theya re insisting, is
about to cash in. It'll be the only
finaclal transaction of his career,
in which cash figured.
One Pennsylvania county has pro-
duced, a dozen pairs of twins this
year. and it's name isn't Roosevelt
even yet. Wonder how many more
are necessary?
The Marquis of Townsend brought
only s135, 600 in the marriage market
and the British are investigating his
sanity.
Sinners should not forget that
"hell' with only ''1' will be just as
hot.
From the language floating in the
atmosphere, it is evident
that Editor Hearst has at last succeed
ed in waking up District Attorney
Jerome.
Also and likewise, the President
may have started the country to talk
ing about spelling reform, in order to
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-14
THE CUBAN UPRISING.

The Department of State has been
following the Cuban uprising very
carefully, although nothing official
has been done in the way of interven-
ton. Nothing will be done unless
the situation gets entirely beyond the
control of President Palma, and it is
not thought that this is likely. The
Treasury Department has been very
careful of watching all southern ports
for filibustering expeditions, and
special orders have been sent to Porto
Rico to look out for shipments of arms
and ammunition to Cuba. One of the
chief fears in this country is that the
disconnected residents of the Isle of
Pine will take advantage of the situa
ton and make the island base of
operations for the insurgents, which
they could very we'll do. President
Palma has been assured unofficially
through the instrumentality of Charge
Sleeper, that this Government will
keep hands off as long as possible,
and it is hoped that this will mean
indefinitely.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-14
First Publication, Aug. "a, 1906.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

First Publication, Aug. "a, 1906.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
STATE OF WISCONSIN,
County Court, Jefferson County.
In Probate.
In the matter of the estate of Theo-
dore Prentiss late of the City of
Watertown in said County, Deceased
Notice is hereby given that the
time for creditors to present to said
Court for. allowance claims or demands
against said deceased is limited to SIX
MONTHS from the 21st day of Au-
gust A. D 1906, and that said Court
will receive CLAIMS and Demands pre-
sented against said deceased at the
Court House in the city of Jefferson,
in said County, on any day before the
expiration of said six months; and
that the said Court will examine and
adjust such claims and demands at
said Court House at term thereof to
be held at said Court House ON the
18th day of February, 1907, at the
opening of the Court on said day, or
as soon thereafter as the parties can
be heard.
Dated the 21st day of August,
A. D. 1906.
By the Court,
George Grimm.
CountyJudge.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-14
DISCOVER CLEVER PLOT.

The official Bureau of immigration
have just unearthed a clever plot on
the part of aliens to gain admission to
this country after they have been re-
jected by the immigration Inspectors
at the various ports. There is a law
against the admission of immigrants
to this country for number of causes
including anarchism, nabitual crimi-
nails and among other things for
lothsome diseases. One of the diseases
with which the Inspectors have had
the most trouble has been trachoma.
This is really granuIation of the eye
lid but it is very contagious and is
found frequently among steerage class
of immigrants. Of late there have
been a great many Syrians coming
to this country and numbers of them
have been. turned back becuse of Trach-
oma. The Inspectors found that there
were great many Syrians suffering
from Trachoma especially in the
neighorhood of ST. Louis. They have
been working on a case for several
weeks, and finally secured confession
from one of the members of the gang
that they had come in over the Mexi-
can border. He and forty others had
been refused admission to this country
and had been taken by a Padrone
to Vera Crus. Thence they had been
brought by rail to Laredo, on the Mex
lean border and been struggled across
at night, although all of the bridges
are guarded by inspectors.
The Department of Commerce and
Labor following up this case and
found that hundreds of aliens had been
struggled through Laredo and other
points between this country and Mexi-
co. Twelve of the members of one
party have already been arrested and
warrants are out for number of
others. 1t is thought that some hum
dred diseased aliens can be gathered
in and reported. One trouble how
ever, that they cannot be sent across
the ocean but must be taken to the
M exican border and turned loose. Of
course there is nothing to prevent
their coming back if they desire, and
the only penalty will be deportation
whenever they happen to be caught.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-14
THE PURE FOOD FIGHT.

The women's clubs that are lending
a hand IN the agitation for the en-
actment and enforcement of state and
national pure food laws have found
an especially suitable field for their
labors. The true and intelligent
wife and mother considers 1t one of
her most important duties to safe
guard the health of the family. She
cannot better do this than by making
sure that none but nourishing and di-
gestible food enters her house.
Late reports of state food commits
sioners and the United States depart
men tot agriculture give fairly ade-
uuate idea of the quantity of adulter-
ated stuff put on the market. TAX
ing recently published statistics as
basis Miss Alice Lakey, one of the
committee on pure food of the general
confederation of women's club, esti-
mates that the amount expended in
this country for adulterated foods and
drugs ranges from 1915, 900, 900 to
$3.50, 900, OO0 annually. In some articles
cheap but not deleterious substances
are substituted for more costly ones.
The sale of these articles is fraud
upon purchasers, but causes no injury
to public health. But most adulter-
ated commodities contain ingredients
which are injurious. Iron filings,
sawdust. sand, wood alcohol, charred
matter, olive stones, husks, bark are
some of the substances which have
been discovered in flood. A baking
powder analysed by the New York
health department was found to con-
tain 80 per cent of pulverized rock.
1t is said that in almost very case
where many samples have been ana
lyzed majority have Deen found to
contain harmful constituents or pre-
servatlves.
Several states have passed laws reg
ulaling the sale of adulterated foods.
Every state ought to have such law.
But to bring the business under proper
control there must be legislation by
congress. 1t, is the exercise of its
authority over interstate commerce,
can do as much, perhaps, as all other
bodies to stop this wholesale poison
ing and defrauding of the people. The
sale of poisonous substances disguised
as foods should be stopped. Foods
containing harmless adulterants should
be required to be properly labeled.
An attempt to get the needed legis-
iation Will be made at this session,
and several women's organizations
are preparing to work for it vigorous
-ly. The selfish interests which profit
by the manufacture and sale of i'm
pure foods will be on hand again oppos-
ing all efforts to put check upon
their dishonorable practices. But if
the womea's clubs can rally the
women. of the country TO the support
of the pure food movement it can
hardly fail to succeed. The women s
clubs should try to do this. They can
appeal to women in all parts of the
country to ask their husbands to write
to the senators and representatives
from their respective states urging
them to advocate and vote for it.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-14
put stop to the talk about third

put stop to the talk about third
term.
Heavy rains have washed up bodies
in Kansas City cemeteries lately.
Those that were identified were, no
doubt, at once added to the polling
list and will be given a chance to vote
this fall.
A "home- coming fest was held in
a Mich. town recently. Chicago might
try something of that kind to bring
in missing Paul Stensland.
1t is proposed to end the Cuban
insurrection by an election under
American supervision. To make it a
complete success, Tammany Hall ought
to be placed in immediate charge.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-14
A FEW ELECTRIC SPARKS.
(By Our Associate Editor

(By Our Associate Editor.
With Dowie looking after their
spiritual welfare, and Voliva looking
after their financial interests, the
inhabitants of Zion City can see their
finish both here and hereafter.
Now that Mrs. Leslie Carter-Payne
is equipped with a new husband, a
new manager, and new play. we may
soon see her name affixed to testi-
monial gratefully acknowledging bene-
fits received from a patent medicine.
In an Eastern restaurant, Chinese
waiter was discharged for refusing
to serve colored man. In this in
stance he took his cue from the white
folks.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-14
Cost of Paint

The difference between
the cost of good paint and
inferior paint is very little
in comparison with the
total outlay for painting a
house.
The time and labor is
the big item. Seems very
foolish to spend a great
deal of time and money
putting on paint which will
not last. 1t is much wiser
to use old-fashioned "white
lead and linseed oil.