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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-07-19
BIA|SDELL FOR
SECRETARY OF STATE
Regulars Win Out for Every
Candidate of Jamestown Con.
ventiOn=-.Sarles Secures the
denomination for Governor.

The Regulars won out at
Jamestown convention July IL,
nominating every candidate.
The following ticket was nomi-
mated:
Governor-E. Y. Sarles.
Congressman. F. Marshall,
Dickey, A. J. Gronna, Nelson.
Lieutenant Governor - r. S.
Lewis, Cass.
Supreme Court Justices-D. E.
Morgan, Ramsey; John Knauf,
Stutsman.
Secretary Of State - Alfred
Blaisdell, Ward.
Treasurer-A. Peterson, Sar-
gent.
Auditor-H. L. Holmes, Bath
gate.
Supt. of Public Instruction
w. L. Stockwell, Walsh.
Commissioner of Agriculture
w. C. Gilbreath, Morton.
Attorney General-T. F. Nc
Cue, Foster.
Railroad Commissioners. S.
Diesem, LaMoure; Erick Stafne,
Richland; Chas. Westby, Pierce.
The machine was all oiled and
adjusted ready to move at the
command of Dictator Mckenzie,
and really the DELEGATES had little
to say at the convention. Alfred
Blaisdell Of Ward county, who
was slated for Lieutenant Cover
nor, secured the nomination for
Secretary of State, a much better
paying office. While Mr.. Blais-
dell would have been able to do
a great deal more good for Ward
county as Lieutenant Governor
than Secretary Of State, his
salary will be $500 a year lar
ger, which is quite an item. AS
Secretary Of State he will have
an opportunity to throw large
amount of printing to his friends
so it's up to the newspaper boys
to make friends with him.
Blaisdell was secretary of the
Ward county central committee
for two years, and really did a
large amount of work for which
he never received a cent. The
nomination which he has received
will in a measure pay him for his
trouble.
1t is understood that in order
to swing the Ward county dele
gates into line, it was necessary
to promise number Of them
positions on the various state
Boards. Ward county will re-
ceive no less than four appoint
ments. A. J. Defiance Of Ross
will likely be appointed on the
Board Of the Fargo Agriculture
College.
The Ward county delegation
were royalty entertained at the
new building at the Jamestown
asylum and for the kindness
shown them by DR.. and Mrs.
Moore who are in charge, pre-
sented them with an elegant
loving cup.
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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-07-19
North Dakota has so, 900 farms.

North Dakota has so, 900 farms.
Population Of North Dakota,
100000.
Nearly every family in North
Dakota lives in their own home.
A commercial club is being or
ganized at that lively little city
up the 500, Donnybrook.
Steel will be laid on the new
500 line out from Flaxton in a
few days.
Martin Smestad, a Velva
farmer, found his son Oscar in
Mclean county to which place
| the boy had run away intending
to become a full fledged cowboy.
NJ. E. Stickles & Son, the Vel
va merchants, have caught the
building fever and will soon
erect a large structure.
The roads leading into Donny-
brook will be improved by the
business men. How about the
roads leading into Minot.
The Towner Tribune has a new
head and Bro. Young says it's
paid for. Bro. Young must have
received a letter from home.
The Great Northern has been
paying an average price of $35
per acre for right Of way for the
new line from Flaxton to AM
brose. This shows that land is
increasing in value.
The Citizens bank Of Ryder
has been organized with Jos. De-
vine, president, A. C. Wiper,
Bowbells, vice-president;; Thos.
Wiper, cashier, and Chas. Wiper,
assistant. The capitals $40, 600.
M. O. Hall, Of the News, does
not favor racing, betting and the
like. Come now, Bro. Hall, be a
little indulgent. We may not be
wise enough to win at the races,
but we can enjoy a good clean
race.
VIM. A. Wilson, one of Velva's
most respected farmers, died of
inflammation of the bowels last
Thursday morning at five o'clock.
He had been i'll but a short time.
The remains were shipped to his
old home, Wheaton, MINI.
A party of young ladies, among
whom are Misses Winnie and
Katheryn O'Dell, the Misses
Plummer, and Miss Burnham,
are planning on leaving some
time this week for Lake Metz
goshe, to spend two weeks. They
will rent a cottage and take
along cooking utensils, ham,
mocks, tennis and croquet sets,
and everything that will help
them to have a good time. The
lake is the most beautiful spot in
the state. Fishing is good and
so is hunting. Several large
boats ply up and down the lake.
This will be one Of the leading
fashionable summer resorts in
few years.
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The steel range peddlers are
doing the Mohall farmers and the
News gives them ample warning.
Better stick to your home dealer
Henry Bowles, the popular
Velva land man, was united in
marriage recently to Miss Sue
Clark at her home in Salt Lake
City.
Marvin Losey, a former resi-
dent Of Rugby, killed himself at
Seattle. He had become addict
ed to strong drink so much so
that his wife refused to live with
him.
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A Fine Showing.

County Auditor Fabrick and
assistants are working hard on
the assessment books, the last
one arriving Saturday. The
books show an increase in the as
sessed valuation of over $50, 00O,-
600 compared with last year
which means in reality nine or
ten million dollars. That'sa fine
showing.
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Notice of Dissolution.

Notice is hereby given that
that partnership existing be-
tween August Eckert, H. H.
Marean, Nathan Warren, John
Hoerter and Jos. Clementich, in
the threshing machine business,
has been dissolved this End day
of June, 1906, Jos. Clementich
to retain possession of the ma
chine. 7-5-7-l9
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Surrey Gets Big College.

It is now a settled fact that the
German Baptist college will be
located at Surrey. The commit
tee after looking over the field
last week, decided that this is
the best place for the institution,
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James Rutherford and D. d.
Whaley, two progressive Sawyer
farmers, are erecting windmills-
The Des Laos bridge, 1900 feet
long and costing $25, 600, is COM
pleted, east Of Bowbells over the:
lake.
A train load of rails arrived at.
Flaxton Saturday to be used on.
the new railroad west to Am,
brose.
A two legged colt was born on,
the John Lane farm near Hatton.
It could not stand up and was
killed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-09

eficiary fund. is exempt from taxa
ton. The commissioners at once ap-
pealed it to the Kansas supreme court,
where it is now pending. County At
to HunEate viii at once withdraw
It was as far back as 1902 and 1903
that the Knights and Ladies of Sc
curity refused to pay personal tax
But finally they did pay the money, but
under protest In 1904 and 1905 they
paid no personal tax at all. so as to get
the matter into court and settled. 1t
was upon the refusal of 1904 and 1905
that the suit was brought Accord
ing to the agreement entered into to-
day the sums paid into the county
treasury in 1902 and 1903 will remain
here. but no back taxes need be paid
for 1904 and 1905. Beginning with
this year the order viii pay on a fixed
basis of $4,000 personal taxes. which
amounts to less than $500 per year
The officers of the lodge are AMIGA Bile
to this angement-
While it may be thought that this
agreement entered into is only good
while the present board of commits
sioners exists. and can be changed by
a succeeding board, it must be remem-
beerd that Judge Dana's decision in
the district court still stands Until
that is overruIed by the supreme
court then Judge Dana's decision
stands as the legal Interpretation of
the last act of the legislature. which
by the way declares that the bene-
ficiary funds are exempt from taxes.
ct went up and down the avenue"
said Mr. Sterne. land asked business
men what they thought about the
compromise we have entered into. and
all of them think it the wise and best
thing to do. They declare to q. man
that we should be as 1enient as possible
with fraternal orders. I think it the
best thing to do myself Mr.. Kirk
patrick told me this morning that the
Woodmen of the World Will go to
either Michigan or come to this state,
the matter having all settled down to
one of these two states. 7 wish to do
everything to get the WoOdmen here.
We viii make a satisfactory arrange
ment with them. lust as we did with
the Knights and Ladies Of Security.
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GADSkI is HERE.
The Famous Prima Donna will
Sing Tonight.

tNlNaclous in manner and bubbling
over with enthusiasm for things Amer
lean and the gracious receptions which
nave been accorded her throughout
the country from coast to coast
Madam. johanna Gadski, the famous
ptihaa donna, who is TO give a concert
at the Auditorium tonight arrived at
the Throop hotel lust before , o,eIoclS
TINS afternoon. She showed little eff
reefs rom her tedious journey straight
through from Chicago, where she ap-
peared in concert yesterday afternoon
VINE. Gadsk1 arrived in town on Santa
re tram NO. L, which did not get in
until 1880 o'clock and the minute she
reached the hotel she told one of her
party to order luncheon in a hurry
m nearly starved to DEATH she
SAID and turning to some newspa per
men who were near added in a naive
way, on see we folks have to eat as
well as others"
While luncheon was being prepared
Nine Gadski entered into the throes
OF being interviewed by six or eight
people at once in an enthusiastic
Lasnlon- She speaks English ffuently,
put with decided German accent.
She has picked up the language during
the nine or ten seasons she has been
singing in this country in grand
opera and concert. and when it was
remarked that she talked English al
must DIS wen dS a HdtlNe she lau8ningiy
replied; Il may speak it a bit all
right. but that is all I can do with it.
/ could not write a letter in English
to save my life
Do I like concert work better than
singing in grand opera, repeated Nine.
Gadski in iSplying to a similar ques-
ton. I cannot say that 7 like it better
but am delighted with it. Who would
not be delighted with my work that
had proven so successful as my concert
work has been. 1t has its draw bac ks
this travelling around the country on
trains which are always late is not
good, but then the receptions accorded
me have been so fine that have not a
thing to complain of. In fact I am just
wrapped up in my work and I want TO
take this coca sion and every other one
that I may have to express my thanks
TO the people an oyer the country for
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-09
LOCAL MENTION.

Leroy Watts. who has been confined
in the county Jail for fifteen days on a
charge Of felonious shooting, was re-
leased this morning at the request Of
the pastor of the Asbury NJ E.
church, colored. He will pay the re-
mainder of a $50 fine on the Install
ment plan.
Three King road drags were employ
ed by the street department today on
West Fifth street.
The city council will meet tomorrow
evening The amendment to the exist
ing street railway franchise providing
for q five cent fare to be charged extra.
for a ride from the end of the present
Quinton Heights car line on the new
extension to the Country club is up for
consideration
The 7. NJ. c. A. membership contest,
between the Navajos and Kickapoos.
has brought in 50 far zoo new mem
bers and $500 in cash. The contest
closes Friday night, the 18th. BY which
time it IS expected the results will be
much larger
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-09
ANOTHER COUNTY IN LINE.
Pratt Republicans Leave Old Timers
of the Delegation.

Pratt. kas.. April 9.-The Farmers.
Merchants and shippers club of Pratt
county secured their first victory for
the organization at the polls Saturday.
the 18th, when the slate which had
been prepared by the railroads and
the politicians representing them was
not only broken but smashed into par
ucles too small to enumerate
The convention was called to select
delegates to the state convention which
is to meet In Topeka on the second
OF May, and resulted in the entire list
Of delegates being selected from the
farmers, who compose the element in
Pratt county not controlled by the
railroads and their allies. The dele
gates selected by the Farmers, Mer-
chants and shippers club were elect
ed, although a strenuous effort was
made by the railroads to control the
delegation.
Senator T c. Carver and Mayor
Lyall Crow of Pratt were candidates
for delegates to the state convention.
and both Of them were turned down
and anti-railroad men were selected
to fill the places to which they aspfred
The club voted to pay the railroad
fare Of the delegates to the conventions
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They FIX IT UP.
knights & Ladies Of Security
Compromise With County.
Clears Way to Secure WOOdmen
Of World Headquarters.

After ". 3. Kirkpatrick. president
Of the Knights and Ladies of Security.
was informed by the board of county
commissioners this morning that here
after his order would only have to pay
taxes on $4,000 of its emergency and
beneficiary funds, which amounts to
less than $500 annually. he in return
told them that members of the Wood
men of the World lodge were in To-
peka last week and told him that they
would locate their headquarters in
either Kansas or Michigan, all of the
other states having been eliminated
awaiting the decision of the county
commissioners in regard to the
Knights and Ladies of Security case,
and since that is practically equivalent
to a total exemption from personal
taxes, the chances are immensely in
creased in favor of getting the Wood
men here.
In fact County Commissioner Sterne
made this open offer to the Wood
men. I'VE will make a satisfactory
arrangement with that order. juste
we have done with the Knights and
Ladies of Security. We want the
Woodmen here and viii do what is
right
The settlement of the Knights and
Ladies of Security case is a com pro-
mise. But it is practically all in favor
of the lodge. The matter was talked
over this morning between W. B.
Kirkpatrick and the commissioners.
Tonight the executive board of the
order will meet and ratify the action,
and then it will be formally agreed to
tomorrow. According to the terms
the Knights and Ladies of Security
win pay taxes on their real estate
holdings as anyone else does, and on
a fixed value of $4,000 personal
property. The latter applies to the
emergency fund. Much discussion
has gone on over the country of late
years as to whether the beneficiary
funds of secret orders shall be taxed.
The lodges maintain that the fund is
a sacred" one for the purpose of
benehting the members of the lodge.
A number of states have, however,
brought the case to a test in their su-
preme courts and decided adversely,
just as Nebraska did in reference TO
the Woodmen of the World. Now that
organization has decided to remove its
headquarters to some other state
where the beneficiary fund is exempt
The WoOdmen viii go to either Mich
1gan or Kansas, and in whatever city
they locate they viii erect a 100000
building. The banks of that town Will
be immensely enriched by the funds
of the order.
The case of the Knights and Ladies
Of Security is already in the courts
but by virtue of the compromise
agreed upon today it will be with
drawn. Some time ago Judge Dana
of the Shawnee county district court
ruled that the Knights and Ladies OF
Security personal property, or its ben
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-09
JUDGE HAL1.ETT RESIGNS.
He Is Succeeded by Judge Robert E.
Lewis of Denver.


Washington, April 9.=Judge Moses
haIett Of the United States district
court OF Colorado, has rendered his
RESIGNATION TO the president and it has
been accepted. After a spirited con
tsSL. conducted principally before
Judge HalIetts resignation was re-
ce1Ned, but with al knowledge that it
was coming, the president has appoint
eQ Robert E. Lewis formerly a Judge
or The 81 PasO county court, Colorado.
20 succeed Judge HaIett Several
mem oers of the Colorado delegation
discussed the appointment with the
president today The representatives
we're inclined to favor the appointment
oL Associate Justice Campbell. of the
s,.eitaoo supreme court but Senators
Teller and Patterson did not sn1nrorf
campbell It finally was decided to-
Gay after Senator Patterson and Rem
resentative Brooks, Representative
had talked to the president thar T-a2-7is
should be nominated. =
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-09
MR. NUDGE PROMOTED.
Topeka Young Man Goes TO Chicago
With Rock Island.


Burton w. Nudge, who has been
chief clerk to T. T. DolaHs general su-
perfntendent Of the southwest district
of the Chicago. Rock Island & Pacific
Railway company, has been promoted
to the position Of chief clerk to r o.
Me1cher. general manager of the
northwest district of the Rock Island
system. and whose headquarters are at
Chicago.
Mr. Nudge has been with the Rock
Island here since August last shortly
after Mr.. Dosan's services were Sc
cured by the Rock Island. Previous
10 that he had been employed as chief
clerk to Mr.. Dolan when the latter was
general superin tendent Of the Fort
Worth and Denver City lire with head
Quarters at Fort Worth. Before going
with the Fort Worth line Mr. Nudge
was employed in various capacities
with the Atchison, Topeka & Santa F'e-
Since coming here with the Rock
Island Mr.. Nudge has made a host Of
friends who will be sorry that he Is
going to leave Topeka. but who never
the1ess will extend their congratula-
lions on his promotion which is con-
sidered a deserved one. Mr.. Nudge IS
to make a trip of inspection over the
northwestern lines of the Rock Island
within the next ten days and will take
up his work with Mr. Meicher on
April 81
George B. Heatherfngton has been
named by Mr.. Dolan to succeed Mr.
Nudge as his chief clerk Mr.. Heath
erington has been with the Rock
Island since September last He took
charge of the estab lishment Of the Red
Ball freight system on this portion Of
the road and had It working like
clock in q short time 2 Before going
with the Rock Island Mr. Heathering-
ton had worked for many years Ia
variefss departments Of the santa "a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-09
9IEMoRIAI FoR MRS. MILLS.
one Thousand Dollars to the Presby-
terrain Church.

At the Presbyterian church Sunday
morning the pastor, Rev. S. S Estey,
reviewed a portion of the work and a
number of the events during the church
year just ended. The membership has
increased more than ten per cent,
bringing the total to over LOO. The re-
ceipts for the year were Sc, 5s5. co. enough
to cover the current expenses of the
year and leave a balance of $4,000 in
the treasury. DR.. Estey announced that
w W. Mills had contributed 100000 as
a memorial to his wife; the money to
go into an endowment fund, the interest
from which goes toward the pastor
salary
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-09
BASEBALL ROBBERS CAUGHT.
Small Boys Who Broke Into the Club
House.

The baseball robbers have been cap
tured. Two small boys. Jack Friend,
aged IL, and Ira Pickett, aged IA. have
been arrested by Detectives Belts and
Ross, and confessed to the robbery of
the White Sox lockers at Association
park
All the stolen goods with the excep-
ton of the cigars and chewing gum
were recovered. The young burglars
had smoked the cigars and masticated
the gum. but they gave up the location
of six league balls, two pairs of Sc
shoes, four mitts valued at from $2.5C
to 81 each, and some other small
articles.
Detective Belts cot on their trail last
evening. They were turned over to the
sheriff, who. in turn, delivered them to
the juvenile court.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-09
Tim Tries to Break the Owl From
Setting


Of late Tim has been working out on
the chop house evils THE Owl" the
famous resort on the east side of the
lower avenue. and the Night Blooming
Cereus." the Robert Figz food andre
freshment-depo across the way, are
getting theirs. They have a credit of
three pinches each since Tim came to
bat. He opened fair and warmer by
pinching them. also the Kline chop
house. Mr.. Kline hastily. retired from
the field, leaving the score two to I.
Saturday night a squad of officers.
dropped in and knocked the owl Off
of a setting of cold beer Tins efforts
to break this bird of the incubation and
refrigeration habit are all to the good.
Every little bit helps, as it were. Mr..
Roy Daniels. reputed proprietor OF, the
bird. was stinged for the regular $500
bond. 7
About the same time another cluster
of officials blew in on the night bloom
ing flower, and picked it. Several cases
of beer. fished from a hole under the
floor are now whitening in the bastile
basement. Mr. Robert sPigg was hur-
ried away to the pen 70 -e
Thinking that the battle was over and
that4Peace- and other things incidental
to the Sabbath IA yIevPsere abroad, the
pToprietorsi Of the two places secured a
fresh supply Sunday. and resumed OPP
erations. 1t was raining like Samuel
Hill when the Saturday night raid was
made. but all was fair and bright when
the same Officers. with the same busi-
ness proposition. drizzIed into the same
places and performed the same opera
ton Sunday night. A new face was seen
in the station after the last raid. George
Simmons was arrested On view al the
Owl" because he seemed to have
something to do with the distribution
of refreshments.
It may be gathered from the prevail
ing symptoms that these resorts will be
kept rather busy furnishing bond and
taking on new stock
With the aid of small fragment of
haek-saw four city prisoners effected a
get away Saturday night. about 1880.
They sawed out two bars Of a north
window, crawled through the aperture,
jumped the north fence and departed.
All but one of them. The noise made in
hopping the fence attra cted the atten-
ton of Mr.. Ross. son of Detective Ross.
who lives just north CT the jail. He ran
out and gave the alarm, and an officer
few into the Jail yard and discharged
his fowling piece in time to scare the
escape microbe out Of Walter Timms, a
SIS vag.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-09

T. c. Sears, who lives at s19 Quincy
street, was painfully injured in a run
away at Fourth and Quincy streets this
afternoon. Sears was driving south on
Quincy, when his team became fright
ened and ran away At Fourth street
the driver was thrown from the buggy
His injuries consist of a bad sprained
shoulder and a bad jolt