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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-09-20
F|REMEN
TO SLEEP
IN HALL

The city council held a meeting
Monday night. The Presbyter-
ians were given a permit to erect
a new church.
The Western Union Telegraph
Co. were granted permission to
set three poles in the alley north
from between First and Reishus
streets. This concern will occu-
py the rear Of the Second Ma
tional bank block for public Of
fees.
The Minot Light and Telephone
company were granted permis-
sion to construct a portion Of a
sewer on N. Ramstad St. joining
the main sewer on First street.
Prof. Flather, who has been
the city's adviser on the water
and sewerage works has been
asked to come from Minneapolis
and be present at the next regu-
lar meeting. The city is trying
to ascertain if the professor has
anything coming from it, in the
way of services, which by the
way have been little or none.
The Union National bank filed
a statement with the city show
ing that already interest had ac-
cumulated from the principal
which the city has in the bank,
to the amount Of $14.50. The
interest will amount to several
hundreds of dollars during the
year, taking all banks into con-
sideration.
The water ordinance commit
tee was instructed to revise the
water works rates.
The fire committee were in
structed to furnish eight beds
and lockers in the city hall, as
eight Of the firemen have ex-
pressed their willingness to sleep
in the city hall. A pole will be
provided for the men to slide
from the second to the first floor
in case of a fire, that they can be
at the scene Of the fire within a
few minutes after an alarm is
sent in. This will give the city
as good service as tho there were
paid firemen.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-09-20
Druggists Win Base Ball Game.

The Minot druggists and the
county officials played a match
game OF base ball Monday after
noon, the pill mixers winning, to
tune of IL to 8. The officials
claim that the dispensers of
drugs had three out Of town
players and one doctor, while
three OF the best players among
the officials were out of town.
The druggists, however, say
that the fact that J. f. Smith,
an old professional base ball
player, played with the officials,
this more than made up for their
extra strength. After the game
the officials challenged the win
ners to another game, for $25 a
side. The challenge has not been
accepted. The battery for the
officials was Hopkins and War
rem and for the druggists, Kelley,
catcher; and a Fessenden profess
sional pitched. McGee held down
first for the officials and Geo.
Farr of the Minot Drug Co. rep
resented the druggists On that
base. ...
The Burlington team has chal.
lenged the druggists and the
county officials have challenged
the laid men of Minot. The
winning teams will they play.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-09-20
Mrs. Ellen Murphy Obituary.

Ellen O'Brien was born in Bos-
ton, Mass, in Oct, 1885, and
was the daughter of John and
Mary O'Brien. Her people NOV
ed to New York state in 1916
and in 1862 she was married to
Mark Murphy at Wellsville, n.
Y. Mark Murphv's death occur
red at Lisbon, N. D., in May,
1902, and he is buried in the
Catholic cemetery at Lisbon,
where Mrs. Murphy also was
buried on Thursday.
Mrs. Murphy was the mother
of eight children-Francis, the
deceased wife OF T. J. Dwire OF
Lisbon, (Francis died in Nov,
1902; Major J. S. Murphy Of
Minot; Mrs. Mary E.. Dwire OF
Minot; D. f. Murphy of Logan
Co., N. d.; p. J. Murphy OF Mo-
hall; F. F. Murphy OF Ransom
Co.; and J. G. Murphy, lawyer, Of
Almira, Washington. The six
sons all acted as pail bearers for
their father, and their mother
especially requested a like SER
vice be rendered her by her sons.
Mrs. Murphy's death was caus-
ed by a complication OF heart.
liver and kidney troubles and
she has been i'll and we'll and half
ill for more than six months.
For the past year (while she
had a home of her own in Minot)
she lived part OF the time at the
home of Mrs. Dwire and part OF
the time at the home of Major
Murphy.
Mrs. Murphy was born, reared
ard died a consistent member Of
the Catholic church; she was we'll
educated, well read and took a
lively interest in contemporary
eous events always.
She was a strong character
and sprung from strong people
OF her immediate family she is
only survived by one brother. Il.
O. O'Brien. of Belmont, N. Y.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-22
TO TEACH DRAMATIC WORK
AT ST. VINCENT'S COLLEGE
REV. T. j. DEVlNE SUCCEEDS
REV. F. K. McCABE
Dramatic Club of the Institution,
Which Is One of the Best Amateur
Organizations of the City, to Pre-
sent Play in September

Rev. T, j. Devine, C. NJ, has been
appointed to succeed Rev. F. X Nc
Cabe, C. NJ. former vice president of
the st. Vincent's dramatic club, one of
work of the college and as director of
the St Vicent's Dramatic club one of
the best known amateur organizations
in the city
Father Devine has had charge of
the advanced classes in elocuton the
past year at st. Vincents college and
for several years he had charge of the
dramatic work of the Petite seminary
of St Louis before coming to Los An
geles.
Father Devine also is an accom-
plished musician and during the past
year he has had charge of the college
orchestra which furnished the pro-
grams for several of the club plays.
The work for the coming season has
not been decided, but it is expected
that a play will be presented in the
latter part of September.
Father Devine has been stationed
in OILS Angeles only year, but during
that time he has become very popular
and he is expected to make a success
of the dramatic work of the college
which was carried 20 a high excellence
by Father McCabe.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-22
CHANGES FRONT
At LAST MOMENT
PROPERTY OWNER STOPS
STREET IMPROVEMENT
When Petition for Work on Lorena
Lacks but Six Feet One Man
Withdraws Name for 346
Frontage

Tables were turned on the property
owners on LoreAa venue when G. II.
Wadeigh, president of the Fidelity
Loan association, yesterday appeared
before the board of public works and
asked that his name and the 346 feet
of frontage which he owns on Lorena
avenue be stricken from the petition
For nearly six months large property
owners on Lorena avenue have been
making strenuous efforts to have the
street improved from Fourth to Steph-
enson avenue. Bids were advertised
for, but some of the property owners
considered them too high and asked
that all bids be rejected and all work
readvertised. The second set of bids
was received June II and the lowest
was much higher than the bids prev
iously received.
Fearing that a third advertisement
would result in still higher bids, J..
Harvey Mccarthy of the Pioneer In
vestment and Trust company and 9TH
ers owning property on Lorena avenue
appeared before the board Friday after
noon and asked that the contract be
awarded. The petitioners represented
within three feet of a majority of the
frontage. Mr.. Wadsegh's property was
included in this amount. The members
of the board told Mr.. Mccarthy to. Sc
cure majority and the contract would
be awarded. He had little doubt of
making up the missing three feet in
short order, but yesterday morning Mr.
Wadsleigh withdrew his 346 feet, thus
giving the protestants a majority.
The portion of Lorena avenue which
it Is proposed to improve leads directly
to Pioneer park, tract of land dedi-
Gated by the Pioneer Investment and
Trust company to the city a few weeks
ago. The Pioneer company has also
further improved this district by CIV
ing Huntington a bonus of $4,000 to
extend the First street line on Lorena
avenue.
Just as sure as we are compelled to
readvertise the work will cost us more.
The contract prize now is for 1915 for
grading, 80 cent for curb, 10 cents a
square foot for gutter and 141s cents a
square foot for sidewalk Grading is
constantly going up and the great de-
mand for Gel lent from San Francisco
has had the effect of raising the price
here" said Mr.. Mccarthy yesterday.
Monday morning both factions will
talk the question over with the board.
The board has the right to award the
contract if it sees fit, regardless of
which side the majority is on, but it
usually follows the wishes of the ma
jority.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-22
HIGH SCHOOLS SHOW
MARVELLOUS GROWTH
Statistics Indicate Greater Attendance at Higher
Institutions in Los Angeles County Than
in Any Other County of State

excess of the balance shown on the
corresponding date in 1905
During the year the high school prop
erty i'm the county increased in value
$595, 5,120, the total valuation now being
81, ,2S0. .692.
The monthly salary roll amounts to
$25,6O1.SO, being $5,726.SS greater than
year ago.
There has been an increase of 4349
books in the various high school Ii
braries, which are now stocked with
Is, ,635 volumes.
The records for the last four years
make a still more interesting compari-
son. In 1902 there were fifteen high
schools in Los Angeles county, while
now there are twenty-five. In 1902
seventy-fiVe teachers were employed in
these schools, while now 226 are em-
ployed. The enrolment of pupils four
years ago was 2l54. and now 1t is 1895.
The average daily attendance in 1902
was 1884, as compared with 4537 in 1906,
and the income of $142,205 for 1902
compares with the present income of
$685., 222.20. The expenses for 1902 were
$9S,97O.33; for 1906 they were $685. 1850.
June 30, 1902, only two of the fifteen
high schools then in existence were
housed in buildings belonging to the
high school district. Now fifteen of
the twenty-five high schools are in their
own buildings, and of the remaining ten
districts, five have the money on hand
for buildings or are preparing to vote
bonds for that purpose.
Great Showing, Says keppel
Commenting on the showing made by
the high schools of this county last
year, Superintendent Keppel says:
THE splendid development of high
schools in Los Angeles county is nde
parallel, or even equaled, anywhere
in the United States, and yet, great
as it has been, more than 5000 census
children in this county are not resi-
dents of high schools districts. If the
law were somewhat more elastic, the
Antelope valley, the western part of
the San Fernando valley, and the Gala
basas. country would each form high
school districts. The law which gives
each district in the union high school
an equal representation upon the high
school board, makes large cities un-
willing to enter union districts because
cities wish to control their high schools,
and this desire to control is Of greater
weight than the good that would re-
suit from the forma ton of union dis
tricts taking in the circle of small dis
tricts that surround the city.
Whittier was wise enough to prefer
a strong union district to a moderately
strong city district, and as a result dou-
bled the taxable wealth of its high
school district, doubled the size of it's
faculty, and more than doubled its en-
rollment."
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-22
BILL TO PROTECT ACRoBATS
May Put Ten Thousand Persons Out
of EmpIoyment-Severe Penalties
for Its Violation
Special Cable to The Herald.

Special Cable to The Herald.
LONDON, July 21.-Music hall man.
ayers, purVeyors of open-air amuse-
ments and acrobats and gymnasts in
general are up in arms against the dan
gerous performances bill presented in
the house of commons by Herbert
Samuel.
The object of the bill is to make it
possible to penalize any person who
causes a girl boy or woman to take
part in any public exhibition or per-
formance to the danger of life or limb.
Such person." the bill states, "shall
be liable for each offense to a fine not
exceeding ten pounds and if the of
fense is committed in relation to a boy
or girl the parent, or guardian, or
person having custody of the boy or
girl shall also be liable to the like
penalty"
The bill also specifies that if injuries
occur to performers, their employer is
liable to be indicted as having COM
mitted an assault, and is subject to a
fine not exceeding twenty pounds, to
be awarded to the victim as compensa-
tion.
Musical hall managers declare that
the bill, which seems likely to pass. will
practically ruin one of the chief draw
ing" features of their business.
Mr. HILBERT, editor of the Music
Hall Review, said to an Express rep
resentative yesterday: "If this bill
acrobatic and gymnastic features Of
our music halls and put about 10000
persons out of employment.
81 have been in favor of some such
bill, but not such a sweeping law. The
question to be dealt with will be, What
is dangerous? Everything in the dumb
show line, except pantomine, may be
considered dangerous by the court.
"If the bill is passed, a policeman
may visit a music hall, open-air per-
formance, or circus and serve a sum-
mons on the manager to appear in
court to answer for a violation of the
law. The policeman's opinion would
not be competent, for what would
seem dangerous to him would not nee
essarily be considered so by one of the
performers. On the other hand, ex-
pert testimony would not be conclusive
-acrobats frequently disagree as to the
danger of their respective feats.
"The bill provides that no girl un-
der 18 years of age, or boy under 16
shall be engaged in dangerous perform
ances. AS all acrobats are trained un-
der this age, the business would soon
be killed by the bill"
II. II. Beibley, who is now in London
looking for attractions for the Ameri-
can Vaudeville trust, which controls
1888 theaters, said that such a law
would prevent any of the great Ameri-
can circuses from touring England in !
the future.
"These circuses including Barnum &
Bailey, Ringing Bros. and Forepaughs,
employ about 1900 acrobatic perform
ers who constitute their chief attrac-
tions," he said. "None of them could
afford to dispense with these perform-
ers, If they did, they would have no
show. Tight-rope Walking, bareback
riding and trapeze work would all be |
put under the BAN"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-22

but in no line, it is expected, will
there be greater progress than in the
application Of electricity to domestic
purposes.
Recently there has been organized in
Los Angeles new company whose
purpose it is to manufacture full
line of electrical cooking and heating
utensils, and also install complete gen.
Grating plants for large consumers of
electric current. The name of the COM
pany is the Electric Heating and Manu-
featuring company and they will man
ufacture under patents granted to
George l. Leonard of Pasadena.
Los Angeles welcomes any new en-
terprise of merit and as the unsur-
passed advantages of the city as a
great manufacturing center are more
fully recognized by the wide-awake
business men of the country they-will
come here in greater numbers to take
advantage of the opportunities which
the rapid growth of Southern California
constantly presents.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-22
TWO MEN FEEL
TEETH OF NEGRO
SECOND VICTIM OF WHITFIELD
APPEARS
One Finger Nearly Severed and Bite
in the Side Sustained by Man
When He Made Effort
at Lynching

Henry Whitfield. negro was ar
raigned yesterday before Police Judge
Chambers charged with mayhem. His
attorney asked that he be given week
in which to prepare for examination,
and the case was set for July 80.
Last Thursday night, angered be-
cause he had been elected from a barn
where he was sleeping, Whitfield bit off
the end of the left ear of Fitz GustaVa-
son. an employe Of the Maple Grove
Creamery company, Eighth and Towne
avenue.
1t developed yesterday that Whitfield
in his fight to get away from the mob
who were attempting to lynch him,
nearly severed the left index finger of
Claude Pritchard, also an employe Of
the creamery company, and also bit
him in the side.
But for the presence of a colored
deputy constable it is said that the
crowd, maddened by the sight of blood,
would have lynched the negro. The
crime of mayhem, with which he is
cLorged, is a penitentiary offense. The
police claim that the evidence is clear
against the man.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-22

7 INTERESTING statistics illustrative
Of the marvellous growth of Lo
Angeles county, both in population
and wealth are contained in the an
nual high school report just completed
by Mark Keppel, county superinten
dent of schools.
The report shows that Los Angelo:
county Is i'm the front rank of counties
In this state with respect to the num-
ber of pupils enrolled in its high schools
The average daily attendance last
year was 4537, a gain of $50 units as
compared with the preceding year
This gain, according to State Super
intendent Kirk, represents a greater
attendance than Is found in any of the
other fifty-seVen counties in California
except in San Francisco, Alameda
and Santa Clara. Furthermore, the
Los Angeles high schools last year con-
tanned more pupils than are enrolled In
all of the schools of any one of forty
other counties. There were 1851 boys
and 3175 girls enrolled, gain of 4S1
for the boys and of 700 girls. The
gradutes numbered III boys and 2S1
girls, an increase of 1876 for the year.
This increase In the number of pu-
pills naturally called for a larger teach
ing force, and the records for the last
fifty -eight women were employed as
teachers in the high schools, an in
crease of thirteen men and thirty wo-
men.
1t will be seen from the foregoing
figures that the enrolment of girls
in the high schools exceeded that of
the boys by S14, and 104 more girls
than boys received certificates of grad
uation. This is a remarkable showing
when it is remembered that there are
more boys than girls under II years
of age in Los Angeles county, and also
more boys than girls in the primary
grades of the common schools.
Boys Soon Leave School
The records show, however, that
more boys than girls leave school each
year after the fourth year. Educa-
tional experts disagree as to the rea-
son for this. In a measure it is doubt
less due to the fact that all boys must
at some time become wage earners,
while the number of girls who are
to earn their own living is
comparatively small. But in the opin-
ion of Superintendent Keppel, the rea-
son is mainly that after the fourth
year the schools do not teach those
things that are most vitality important
to boys.
The high school income last year
to $9S6,222.20, an increase Of
$251, ,462.73 as compared With 1905. The
We're 5S6,145.6O, an in
crease of $149, ,599.9S. The balance. on
hand at the close of business June 30,
1906. was $400,076.60 being $201, ,714.12 in
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-22
NOVEL UNDER GERMAN BAN
At the Request of Catholic Church,
Copies of "The Sinful Bishop"
Are Conflscated
lpeclal ID The Herald.

BERLIN, July H,-The Berlin police,
at the instance of the Roman Catholic
authorities have conhscated a novel re-
Gently published here entitled "The Sin
full Bishop" The story describes the
numerous temptations to which Catholic
oergymen ave subject on account of
their vow of ceibacy and it's author is
a Catholic priest The act of the police
has caused considerable astonshment,
as the novel IN no sense offends
against morally.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-22
TO REJECT ALL THE PLANS
No Drawings for The Hague Peace
Palace Please the Carnegie
Directors
Special Gable to The Herald.

THE HAGUE, July 21.-It is UNDER
stood that the directors of the Carnegie
fund have resolved that none of the
plans for the Palace of Peace are suit
able, and that a new competition viii
be instituted among the makers of
the forty plans from which the final
selection was made. These plans are
collected in an album, which will be
published at an early date.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-22

The Herald viii sell you SS5 worth OF
records and GIVE you six months
subscription TO The Herald and a SIS
Talk-O Phone absolutely free.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-22
RAISE CORN ON GRAVES; JAIL
Warrants Issued for Russavile, Ind,
Men Who Plowed Up Cemetery.
Tombstones as Harrow Weight
lneclnI ID Wne Hernld.

KOKOMO Ind, July H.-Warrants
nave been issued for the arrest of Rus
siaNlle men charged with plowing up
the village cemetery and planting
onions and corn. II is alleged that one
man, James Stayart, not only desecrat ted
the graves but that he used tomb
ground for planting. The cemetery was
established in 1888 and is the Oldest In
the county.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-22
ELECTRIC WAVES
Do THE COOKING
STOVES HEATED BY MERELY
TURNING SWITCH
Company Is Formed in Los Angeles
for the Manufacture of Cooking
Utensils and Installing
Power Plants

Few people realize the extent to
which appliances for electrical heating
have been developed during the past
years. nor the real practical adyant-
ages of this system over any other
method of producing like results.
Electrical heating naturally comes
under the head of power, as the amount
of current required to produce heating
effects is greater than is required for
lighting the ordinary house, and there
fore the. first question arises as to the
cost of operation. # one were required
to pay tor electric heat at the same
rate paid for light, it would certainly be
an expensive luxury, but fortunately
the lighting and j Jwor companies e
gard it as coming unde4 the head of
power and are in many towns making
a proportionately lower rate for the
purpose, so that in many places the
cost of operation is even cheaper than
for gas.
Convenience and cea illness result
from a system of cooking with no
matches, no fumes of gas or SCOT to
blacken cooking utensils. Turn the
switch and in moment the stove grid
is hot enough to boil water or the
oven is ready to bake biscuits or cake
and give them a delicious brown, top
and bottom, in from eight to ten min
utes without burning them. The even
ness of heat regulation is perfect in
these appliances, and the results are so
satisfactory and economical that many
of the larger hotels and restaurants of
the country ere adopting them.
Lighting Companies Busy
In Southern California the lighting
companies already recognize the ad-
vantage to themselves of encouraging
this latest application of electrical
energy, for it will consume power most
ly during the Jay when the demand
for lighting is least, and therefore furn-
ishes an outlet for their excess of
current during those hours.
For hotel or larger apartment
house, where the odor of cooking and
smell of gas would be an objection, it's
use becomes ideal, and where the build
ing has its lwn power plant, of the
proper type for this work, current can
be generated at a cost so low that il
would be difficult for any other form
Of heating and cooking to compete
with it.
In the ordinary gas range over three
fourths of the heat # the flame is
wasted in heating the air of the room,
which is also an objection on a warm
day. In an electric hot plate over
three-fourths of the heat goes, into use
full effect in cooking.
The transformation of electrical en-
ergy into heat represents the highest
efficiency of any form of
power transforL alton know, as 1t is
actually 100 per cent. In an oven pro-
perly constructed the highest percent
age of efficiency is attained in any
cooking utensil, as such al. oven IS
made double-that is, there is an outer
case and an inner case, and the space
bet ween is packed with asbestos, or a
WOOL to prevent escaping into
the atmosphere any heat generated
therein. on such an oven person
may rest his hand on the outside with
out discomfort while baking a. going
ON.
We are living in an age of rapid de-
Velopment along many scientific lines,
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-22
BACK East Excursions

The Santa Fe VIII make The tOlloWing
-, Annnat and
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-22

Elegant launch leaves Long Beach every day
10 a. M, 2 p. m.
Boats Leave Bay City l0:30 a. m, $3.50 p. m.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-22

These leNcurslOn tIckets are good on
the California Limited and a stop can
either the going or return trip. They
are limited TO october 81 for the return
trip.
street II yod desire more details, and
make your sleeping car reservations
early
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-22
LONG Beach Boulevard Tract

Twenty-four nne lots on the Pacific
Boulevard between Los, Angeles ana
ium and ocean. Principal residence
streets OF Long Beach run through this
tract. Prices $500 up a cash, balance
i and years. SLACK-WALL CO., IA
Locust ave. Long Beach,