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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-12-13
OBITUARY.
EDWARD 7. BuRpsALL.

EDWARD I. BURDsALI,
A most estimable young man Of this city,
passed away last evening at his home on
Franklin street, after two weeks illness.
Mr.. Burdsall was native of Bridgeton.
He had resided here about 10 years and
was in the employ Of Col. G. G. Green as
stenographer He was member Of Kem-
BILE Memorial Church, teacher in the
Sabbath-school, and member of the order
P. o. S. A. A wife and two children sur
yive him. The funeral services will be on
Friday evening at o'clock at his late
home, interment in Bridgeton.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-12-13

Rachel, widow of the late Job Carter,
died at Mickleton this morning at 11.30
O'Clock. No arrangements have yet been
made for the funeral.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-12-13

Sarah, wife Of Theodore Chew, died sud-
denly at Sewell last Sunday forenoon. On
arising that morning she complained Of not
feeling we'll, but prepared breakfast for
herself and husband After breakfast she
said she did not feel well enough to wash
the dishes and laid down on the lounge.
Her husband went out and secured a woman
to do up the work. When the woman
went in the room she thought Mrs. Chew
looked strange, but it meyer occurred to
her that she was dead Later she asked q
neighbor IN, and then it was found that
Mrs. Chew was dead. Coroner Hunter
cave a certificate Of death. The funeral
was in the Sewell Baptist Church on
Wednesday, the interment being at Hurff-
vile
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-12-13
PHEBE 9. CARPENTER,

Widow Of William Carpenter, former
prominent citizen Of Salem, died in this
city on the evening Of the 9th instant, in
the 60th year Of her age. The funeral
services were held in Friends Meeting
House, Salem, on Saturday last, and the
interment was ID Friends burial ground,
that city
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-12-13

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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-03-29
Lease Grand Hotel Block.

The acknowledgements Land
Co. leased the Grand Hotel block
from Peter Ehr for a period OF
five years. The deal was one OF
the largest OF the kind made in
the city for sometime and in.
wolves nearly $4,000. The
popular land company will re-
model the building at it's own
expense, and aim on spending
nearly $4,000 Oh improvements
on the structure. The upper
rooms will be converted into
modern Office rooms, and will be
entered thru the stairway lead
ing TO Arbeeter Hall. The base
ment will be made deeper, a new
floor placed therein and more
lightprovided. It will make q
swell place for various lines OF
business. The company itself
will occupy a corner Office, and
will rent one portion for a swell
cigar store and will have several
more good offices and a business
room left. Plate glass windows
will he placed in the north side
Of the building and a corner en-
trance provided. A cement walk
will be laid on the north OF the
block.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-03-29

Cila4. A.. GROW. oi the Grow
Cluti,i,. 20. is candidate Tor
alderman lfun the sixth word.
Mr. Grow is. ta,s. oi our energetic
citiz4.ls. Il man Tno is- alw8ye
f,rnlI4.s-r in advancing every pub
Lie. r,4,crprire 4 ,'s;ll, who iatIed
to .n f.ntt,n aud who will be
irre 10 work in the inter,sta OF
Gresster Minor. He has import
ant interests III ,i,ia city. inelud-
inc Que the larges. stocks Of cloth
ing in tI!. Northwest. lie will
therefore make 9, conservative
alderman. He il in favor Of i'm.
proving the city as fast as prac-
ticable and will take the trouble
to acqnaint himself with the con-
.ditioDs OF the city in general. BY
all means wa want @ conn
composed oi sych broad minded
men as Mr.. Grow.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-03-29
CONTEST NOTICE,
! Department Of the Interior. united States
| Land 0.icc, Minot. North Dakota, March =

Department Of the Interior. united States
Land 0cicc. Mnor. North Dakota, March =
1855.
sufficient contest affitla Wit hayln. been filed
in this Office by Peter klug contestant against
homestead entry No. 24O.S made July 10. 1903,
for the sw 4 of sec, 3, twp. 1873, rye S. by George
". Rratlen contestee which it is alleged that
said entrymau has not since March 20. 1906
had his residence thereon and that since that
time be has been and now is absent therefrom
that no part of said land has been cultva ted
and that no Improvements OF any kind has been
placed thereon and that since the Goth day OF
March 1915 the said land has been and now is in
its natural state without habitatiou. improve
nieut or sign of cultivation thereon of any kind
sint he has wholly abandoned the same for
more than six months last past and that
said alleged absence from the said
land was not due To his employment in the
army. navy or marine corps Of the United
States IS a private soldier. officer, seaman
marine during the war with Spai-i during
aoy osner war in which the United States was
! tr, ga ged.
Said parties are hereby notified to appear
respond and o!er evidence touching said alleg
a:ior II 10 q clock .. m on May II. 1906. be-
fore the register and receiver OF the United
States Land Office in Minot, ", D.
| The said contestant having, III Il proper atti-
davis. filed March 95. 1906. set forth facts
! which show that after due diligence personal
service OF this notice cannot be made. it is
hereby ordered ana directed that such notice
| be given by due and proUer publication.
T. f.. Fox Receiver
Z. = Aur.ana. Atty,
n
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-03-29
Attention Ladies.

Having recently retorDet. from
Chicago, where purchased tine
line Of Gage pattern hats. / wish
to announce that within a few
days there viii t-2 OF View al nay
millinery parlors, as fine q. sacn-
pie line OF pattern hats as was
ever brought TO the City OF Msnot;
NO TWO ALIKE. watch and
wait for my opening which will
be announced later. Mrs. T., B.
Heritage, 1873 South Main 81.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-03-29
Why His Business Grows.

Smallwood, the price maker in
the grocery business. appears
with an ad. again this week for
your inspection. OF course you
always read Smallwood's ads.
and watch his prices. MIR. Small
wood has paved his way into a
very handsome country trade as
we'll az securing an excellent
trade in the city. His business
is growing. Why9 First. be-
cause he has the goods. secondly
because he sells right, and lastly.
because he spreads a little print
er's ink. iudiciously.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-03-29
Why GREENLEAF
SHOULD Be ELECTED.
The Situation Of the Mayoralty
Fight in a Nut Shell We
Want a Good Business Admi-
nistratiOn.

Minot is at present enjoying a
phenomenal growth, and needsa
mayor and councilmen who are
not only able to cope with that
growth, but willing as we'll. The
Independent believes that in ID.
C.. Greenleaf, we have Just such a.
mayor. Now, the independent
at this time wishes to be under
stood that personally we hive
nothing against Mr.. Emerson,
Mr.. Greenleaf's opponent, but
after sizing up the policies Of each
candidate, concluded that Mr..
Greenleaf has the ability, and
the stamina to stand for what
Minot and her citizens need. In
his policy he declares that, he be.
lieves In q square deal for all.
Hreenleaf may be II Democrat,
but he breaches good Roosevelt
doctrine.
Let1rseonsider Mr.. Grcenleaf's
record as an alderman on the Mi
not city council. He was right.
all 81 the time. lie opposed the,
building Of the unsightly viaducti
over the Great Northern tracks
which will prove OF little benefit
to anyone.
1t is said that Greenleaf was
IhrOnpht ont, by +. NJ. Davis. of
the electric light plant. We will
admit that Mr.. Davis is in favor
OF the election OF Greenleaf, but
he has nothing now to ask, as a
franchise favoring that company
was recently passed. Greenleaf
would not be able to deliver any
goods to Davis if he wanted to.
Anyway, Davis is a resident OF
Minot.and is interested i'll pro-
perty here. Whc would you
trust quicker, DAVIS or the Great
Northern?
! The independent was represen-
ted at the caucuses which nomi-
mated Greenleaf and the candi-
dates for aldermen on the Nti-
|zen's Ticket. No electioneering
was done whatever. The people
cast their votes quietly for whom
they pleased. These men aid
Inotlnd it necessary to make any
fpromises, butif elected will run
I the city in an independent man.
ner. That's why we want to see
them elected.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-03-29

The Rinot Farmers Grain Association
was organized in this city Saturday
afternoon, at we'll attended meeting
held in the hall over Grows clothing
store The following directors were el-
ected: Nels Saugostad, ,Wm. .Myers.A. Y.
Swanson, John Wallin, Frank Linha.
Otto Wolff, 3. Salberg, Guy N. Rowe.
John Lee. The directors are meeting
here today to elect officers.
Over 1850 stock was subscribed at
this meeting. and it is expected that in
a month or so. work on the erection Of a
new 10000 bushel elevator will be COM
menced. The farmers declare that this
proposition will he a success. and as a
rule when farmers band together. they
can accomplish wonders.
NJ. NJ. Samu.lson has been elected
treasurer: JOHN Wal!:I was the chair
nan tine meeting.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-03-29
Why He Sells Shoes.

tn all lines OF business, there Is
an effort made now days to sell
the public: cheap goods for first
class goods, and at top notch
prices. Competition in the var
ious lines has caused this. The
temptation is great, we mustad-
nit, but it's not good business
policy after ali. Not every bust
ness man follows this method,
and in fact a man who desires
and expects his business to grow
year BY year, finds that II does
not pay in the long run. There
is no better opportunity in any
line to spull the wool over peo-
pies eyes than in the shoe
business. so ss'
J. W. Samuelson Aas been con-
Quoting an exclusive shoe store
in this city for wears. His busi-
ness at first was lneagre. When
a man sellA ahoes alone, he tnnst
sell them Oh the merits of his
goods, or 5000 he Nill be bunting
for q Job. Mr.. Samuelson has
not only been able to hold his
trade, but it has been steadily
increasing year by yenr. Henow,
occupies 4 handsome room, and
can fill any want. His Meyer
shoe has proven al excellent
seller.
4 short time ago Mr.. Samuel
son put III a line of the famous
Or. A. Reeds cushion shoe, and
is really surprised at the way
which they have been received by
the public. The shoe is said TO
be the easiest on earth.
Mr.. Samuelsou IS = thorough
shoe man. lie knows a shoe in
every detail. and he, will not sell
one without representing it lust
as it is. That's why the public
have grown TO respect his shoe
Judgment.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-03-29

Cover buttons for ladies made
at the Minot Tailoring Co. to
order. tt.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-03-29
BACHELORS AND
BENED|CTS' SERVICE

\ Bachelors and Benedicts'
service will be Dal<i in the NJ. r.
church Sunday evening a. 8
O'Clock. There will t*9 u special
male chorus. The rnen S1i the
city are invited. The pastor.
Rev. &. l.. Powell, will preach on
Deeds. not Creet's. Everybody
is cordially invited, bottl Men
and women.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-03-29
John Morley, an old man, .ne

John Morley, an old man, met
with q serious accident at the
Mcclure coal mine at rasker re-
Gently. 4 mass OF coal fell, kill
ing the team OF mules which the
man was driving, outright, and
breaking both OF his legs He is
being cared for at the hospital in
this city.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-03-29
Nlinot Farmers Grain Association

AurIana. Atty,
Rirpr, u n
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-03-29

+ II. f. winnie's twins died at
Donnybrook wednesday night,
and the funerals were held at
Kenmare the following Saturday
afternoon. Rev. MIR. Ellsworth.
from MinOt Oficiated.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-03-29
Farm For Rent.

Hall section good land 4 niI::s
north OF Minor.. Fair buildings.
Also geo bushels OF Macaroni
seed wheat for sale.
II. F. 3. Lambert, Minot, N. n.
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25 Per Cent Dividend.

The independent has been ~
formed that q % per cent dlv1-
dend has been declared by the
Minot National Bank receiver.
The checks will arrive in a few
DAYS. This is only beginning.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-03-29
DO ELMER HORN
COMMIT SUICIDE?
body o4 Young Man Who is Thot
70 ftsve, Committed Suicide
Found at. Grand Hotel.

+ Elmer Horn, y young luali 20
vears OF acre, was found dead in
his sbedat 6he Grand, Hotel, about
7o'clock Monday morning, with
abullet hole squarely thru the
'front.' Of his forehead. By hisside
lava small 30 calibre revolver
ard near by was found q box Of
newly opened cartridges for the
gun. An old man who occupied.
s bed in the same room was
awakened early in the morning,
by the smell Of powder, ,as he,
Gays, ard rushed down stairs to
inform the night clerk, Tom
Halligan, that everything was
not as it should be. He says he
heard no. gun report. Upon in.
vestigation it was learned that
the terrible deed had been com:
mitted in the very room in which
he slept. The body lay on it's
back and the bed clothing. was
terribly bespattered with blood.
NOne thing which caused a good
deal OF comment, was the fact
that the forehead was not even
powder. blacked. The coroner
was notified, but upon looking
the surroundings, concluded
that it was a clear case Of suicide
and did not call an inquest.
Two men were seen fighting
near the Grand Hotel Sunday
evening about 8 O'Clock, and it
may be that Horn was one OF
them. This gives alittle strength
! to the theory that he had been
met with foul play.
The body OF the youth was
taken to Rowan 9 morgue. Horn
arrived in Minot from Larimole
March 20. aud said he was look
ing for a homestead. He was a
quiet fellow, with a dull look, as
! Halligan explained. he wore
good clothes. He spent Sunday
at the hotel, and not seem to bt
worrying about anything. On
his clothes were found two tive
dollar bills and twophotographs
taken at Mt. Pulaski, III.
LATER:-So much rumor was
rife concerning foul play In con
nection with the death Of Horr
that Coroner Windell ordered ar
inquest Tuesday evening. Tht
old man, Mr.. Webster who oc
cupied the same room. had beer
placed under arrest Monday, but
was not taken from the Crane
] hotel. He Was one OF the wit
nesses and told practically wha'
is STATED above. Fred Ehr, Ton
Halligan andothers told stra,gh'
forward stories. Jos. Carlson o
! C. jacobson & co. hardware de;,
; lers,. testified that he had sole
the gun with which Horn killee
! himself, the day bafore the rasl
act mas committed. The jury
"A. i. Fish. James Thompson ant
! "A. D. McGill, concluded tha
4 death occurred from suicide
Judge Murray was acting coron
er.
a telegram waa received iron
the unfortunate fellows parent
who reside at Mt, Pulaski, Ill.
! ordering the body shipped ther
o+ fho;r ovnonso The remain
were shipped Wednesday.
Cover buttons for ladies mad
. at the Minot tailoring Co. Il
order. tt.
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CITIZENS TICKET.

For MAYOR.
ID. T.. Greenleaf.
I sRoH RDlIcR.MAo1s7xary
Nillism Murray.
For CrrY JUsr,cE
John lynch.
For C11y TREAsrHKR-
}. W. Briggs.
FOR ALDERMEN.
First Ward
John Ehr and c. l.. Prescott.
Second Ward
Geo. w. Burke.
Third Ward
j. f.. McKosne.
Fourth Ward
F.. n. Baker.
Fifth Ward :.
B. B. Tasker ard p. Vandenover.
Sixth Ward
Chas. Grow and J, H. Sco6eld
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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-06-03

For further information call on, or write to
j. N. HARRISON, D. p. A. X. b. CREAGH, T. p. A.
Birmingham, Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-06-03
BIG GAM E
On Atlantic Liner Cost Young Pitts
burger 100000.

From the New York American.
The almost incredible total of $780,
900 in poker losses Is reported to have
been incurred by young William Thaw
of the millionaire Pittsburg family on
the giant Notwithstanding liner
Kaiserin Auguste Victoria, which
reached New York on Saturday night
This whole amount was won by two
men-"Doc" Owen, the versatile ocean
tourist and card connoisseur, and u
confederate, whose name is only known
to the other passengers as Mac"
The story of the sensational poker
session which lasted-with only short
intermissions for the necessary sleep
from the time the vessel left Cher
bourg until she arrived at this port, be-
came public last night only because
the two gamblers would leave Thaw
alone long enough at intervals to try
to lure woman. on board into prom
ises of future speculation.
This woman was Mrs. D. Bonser, an
English woman, who is on a tour for
her health She said last night she
had stayed aboard the Kaiserin many
hours after Owen and his friend had
left. at the Hoboken dock because they
had been so eager to induce her to in
vest in race track betting with them
that friends among the passengers
warned her they might try to kidnap
her.
Mrs. Bonser said she and several
other of the passengers learned that
Thaw had been stripped of all the cash
he brought with him. had cashed sew
eral drafts aboard ship and lost all the
proceeds, and had besides given notes
for huge amounts of additional losses
to the two gamesters.
The chance Thaw had to win cannot
be described in figures 1t would be
considerably less than one-millionth of
| per cent. The first night he is re-
ported to have lost $4,000, and that
was by no means his heaviest losing
A small fortune was spent daily on
champagne.
The game played by doc" and his
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-06-03
Little Girls Narrow Escape.

From the Tyrone Herald.
As a Beech Creek train rounded the
curve near Lock Haven on Saturday,
Engineer E. J. Morrison and Fireman
Hoover almost simultaneously discovered
a little girl, apparently about years old,
standing directly ON the track.
The engineer promptly reversed his en-
CINE and Fireman Hoover lost no time in
crawling through the cab window and
down on to the engine pilot where he
braced himself in preparation of picking
the baby up. Before he could do So how
ever. the baby stepped outside the rail
and the fireman called to her to lie down,
realizing that this was her only saliva
ton. She promptly obeyed, falling fiat
on her face. The engine pilot escaped
her body by only a couple of inches and
the entire train passed over her, the little
girl emerging afterward unframed.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-06-03

whether it is made of line threads or
wood pulp Cloths and silks are esti-
mated at their proper value, not only by
the quality of their threads, better dis
covered when magnified but also by the
number of threads contained in a square
inch, a small instrument being used to
enable the eye to control one square
inch at a time of the surface of its in
vestgation. Cotton thread is detected
by the same means if present in so-calle1
wooden fabrics, and silk is distinguished
from mercerized cotton and from a close
imitation made from nitro-cellulose or
gun cotton.
In animal study the microscope has
become a valuable assistant. 1t is used
to large extent in the laboratory of
pathology for the inmates of the ZOO
logical garden of Philadelphia. The
plant, which was erected and equipped
at a cost of some $1,000 consists be-
sides the laboratory proper, of an in
Urinary for sick animals quarantine
room where contagious diseases are iso-
lated and a post norton chamber.
Microscopical examinations of the food
of animals are made by the United States
Biological survey. a quaint speciality of
that august bureau being the examination
of birds stomachs to discover which
well as to ascertain the several amounts
consumed by each. and thereby to deter
mine the economic status of different birds
i'm the capacity of consumers The food
of fishes is also the object of microscope
cal solicitude, and the water in which
they are encouraged to breed is sub
jected to examination from time to
time in order to determine where there
is enough food in the way of algae and
diatoms upon which the small fry may
exist until they are sufficiently aged to
partake of bugs.
One of the most curious uses of the
microscope is in the determination of
stress on steel rails. caused by trains
of certain weight and velocity "A meth
Cd that is in use on the New York Cen
trail railroad. An instrument of COM
plicated and extremely delicate mechan-
ism, called the micrometer, is attached
to the rail in such way that the pass
ing train causes a line to be drawn on
the drum of the micrometer, which APP
pears more or less deeply convoluted ac-
cording to the stress on the rail. The
condition of a rail can be accurately
gauged in this manner, and new rails
substitute for those that are likely 20
break. The business of keeping the rails
Of the New York Central in good shane
oSNuPies the ehtie waxing hours or
microscopical expert. who travels con-
stantly from one cpd of the road to the
other in private car fitted up with spe-
cial apparatus.
The only photo-micrographlc outfit In
New York city Is the contrivance of DR..
James II. Stebbins, Jr secretary, curator
and librarian of the New York Micro
scopical society. The outfit is a highly
ingenius arrangement of a camera in con-
nection with microscope of great in
tensity, the combina ton being capable
of producing a picture magnified four
thousand diameters. An apparatus for
producing the opposite effect was in use
during the Franco Prussian war, by
means of which important dispatches
were reduced, to the smallest compass.
and so committed to the carrier-pigeon
service.
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partner was the usual one of the card
sharps when a third man has been
roped in as a good thing. Thaw would
win a few pots until he would think
luck had turned in his favor, and big
hand would come to him in large pot
and give him confidence that the mo-
ment for recouping had arrived. He
would find thousands of dollars that ne
would wager after the pot had grown
to enormous proportions promptly
raised, and when a call finally came,
the hand which he held was beaten by
little larger one.
Another feature of the play was that
the man who won the pot was seldom
the dealer, and that is also trick of
the experts who work the ocean liners
and is done to allay suspicion. Either
DOC" Owen or his associate was the
lucky one at each session, and one or
the other of them appeared to be a
loser each time, but Thaw was always
the big loser.