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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-02-28
oR ALL SAD WORDS OF TONGUE OR PEN,
THE SADDEST ARE 1T MIGHT
HAVE BEEN!

That's Just about exactly what man
thinks who builds house for himself
and then can't keep comfortable in it in
tia winter. He thinks how different it
might have been if he had only built it
warm in the first place.
ANYBODY knows that it is much cheap
or to build warm house than it is to
heat a cold one. Yet thousands Of peo-
nle. who build, lose sight OF that fact
and every wear shovel hundreds OF good
round dollars into their stoves and heat
ers-when there is absolutely no need
for it.
When YOU build house this season are
YOU going to spend q few dollars more
and build warm, comfortable one or
will YOU save those few dollars and then
see them, and many more 60 up the
chimney later, trying to keep yourself
and family comfortable in cold weather!
Decide the question right and you will
have comfort, good health and economy.
Decide it wrong and you will have Ill
henlth and doctor bills.
You we'll know that there is neither
comfort nor enjoyment living in a house
where YOU have to sit huddled up to
red hot stove and at the same time feel
the gentle zephyrs from the north pole
chasing down your spinal column.
1t costs only trifle more to bulld
your house snug and warm il you under
stand how to build. If you do not ~.
A. Hurd will deem it pleasure to assist
YOU. See him. u
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-02-28
a5sSGG
CAR LOAD OF PRINT PAPER.

The independents car load Of print pa
per arrived and has been stored in the stock
room. The car contained over 800 bun
dies of print, enough, which if laid end to
end, would cover a distance of over two
hundred miles, The entire car load cost
us something over thousand dollars and
will not last more than six months. There
are some of our readers who have an idea
that this Office is put to an expense of per-
haps ten or twelve dollars a month for
print paper, and that it does not matter
whether their subscription is paid or not,
This paper depends upon it's subscrip-
tons to pay for the print paper. If the
subscribers do not ''come thru properly,
you see plainly that the money naturally
must come from some other source. This
paper has the best paid up List Of any
weekly paper in the state, we believe, and
wish at this time to thank those who have
been good enough to place themselves in
good standing with this paper by paying
at least to date. There are many who are
merely little careless about this matter,
thinking that what little they owe, would
not make or break the paper. This is
just where they are mistaken. Its the ag-
gregate of the small accounts that helps.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-02-28
OLD SOLDIER WAS TOUGH.

An old soldier nearly eighty years Of age
is holding down claim seven OF eight
miles north of Williston. After the cold
est weather had subsidized, some Of his
friends visited his shack, which is made of
sod. to see if the old fellow had thawed
out. They found him enjoying life to it's
utmost The only fire he had was in an
oil stove and with this he cooked and kept
warm The old fellow had a pension and
plenty Of food. He is, perhaps, one of the
500 frozen persons that will be found out
on the dreary cold prairies in the spring,
after the snow has melted" which the east
ern papers are telling about.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-02-28
EDITORIAL COMMENT
900 PEOPLE FROZEN TO DEATH.

For the benefit of our eastern readers
who have read about the half Thousand
people freezing to death in the Dakotas this
winter. the Independent thinks possibly
that we had best refer to our files and sum
the exact number Of persons who persisted
in the state during the entire winter. We
do this not to furnish our readers with SEN
sational news, but merely to tell the truth.
no more and no less. You will note that
in each case death occurred thru the fault
of the one who persisted. Again, we make
the statement that more people died from
the cold in either the state of New York or
the state of Wisconsin than in North Da-
kota, the present winter. In the early
part of the winter John Laveen of Tolley
left his friends house in a drunken cOndi-
ton about four o'clock one morning. The
family did not arise until nine o'clock and
found Laveen crawling around in field,
badly frozen Of course, for the man neg
lected to put on his clothes. He was brot
to the Minot hospital where he died. Was
that the fault of North Dakota? A printer
named Donovan foolishly started out across
the prairie in storm and persisted near
Crosby The fact that he died is very sad,
vet the Door fellow has his ownself to blame.
A farmer north Of White Earth went to the
mines for coal, stayed all night and started
out the next morning for home. A storm
drove him back to the mine, where he should
have remained He left his horses and
started out across the country on foot and
persisted from the cold, but he became
bewildered and persisted from exhaustion.
A Young man named johnson, we under
stand died over in Williams county. He
was out with his father for hay and started
for the house for lantern. He lost his
way and persisted A young woman, Miss
Bette Mattson, near Crosby in Williams
county, was frozen. She was out one of
the coolest days with her brother, sister
and her brothers lady friend They were
going to party when the horses got away
from the young people. The young men
took the ladies to place where they could
Keep warm and went in search for the
horses. The ladies believed that they could
walk to their destination which was not
very far, and foolishly started out. They
could have and, by all means should have
remained in place of safety. Besides the
young woman who persisted was a cripple
and had not gone far when she became ex-
hausted. Now, there may be one or two
more cases where persons have persisted
this winter, but at this time we do not re-
call them. A little different from 500, you
will say! Why, more people died from an
epidemic of scarlet fever in the city Of Chi
cago this winter than have ever frozen to
death in North Dakota or ever will
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-02-28
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Department OF the Interior. Land Office at
Minot. N. D.. Feb. 18. 1907.
Notice is hereby given that Charles J. Kane
OF Minot N. Oak. has filed notice OF his lnten-
ton to make fnal communication proof in sup
port OF his claim viz: Homestead Entry No.
1854. made Sept. TO- 1904. for the SEA Section
6, Township 1873. Range .. and that said proof
will be made before the Register and Receiver
U. S. Land once at Minot N. Oak. on April
g. 1907.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon. and cultivation
Of the land viz: H. G. Kuchenbacker. W. b.
Foster. Fred Whitman. Andrew Tinstad ALI OF
4inOt. N. d.
22l-32s L. ID. McGahan Register.
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LOOK HERE!

For 800 four head horses worth 500,
lightest weighs 1900 lbs. Two sets har-
ness: l Hickory wagon; l drag, l7-foot:
Diamond sulky pillow with breaker; l
Flying Dutchman gang, Pinch; Stand
ard mower; $500 cash: balance in work.
Will pay So per acre for 100 acres break
ing and 50 cents an acre for putting this
in FAX. Will furnish drill. Will pay %
cents an acre for harvesting same and
furnish machine. Machinery in good
shape. Stock kept till spring work
commences.
S. M. GRAHAM,
Sec. 29-l57-83
l3 miles northwest of Minot.
P. O. address, Burlington, n. D..
r r. No. @ 2-l4-Z.ZS-p
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-02-28

You might not believe it yet its as true
as gospel that cattle and horses in North
Dakota have been living right out in the
open all winter with nothing but the can
opy Of heaven for covering night and
day, and banks of snow for their beds at
night and during the day they rustled for
their food, paving away the deep snow
grass beneath. G. E.. Cottrel of Minneap-
oils, who has 800 head of cattle north of
Mandan, says he did not lose asngle head.
Could cattle be wintered in the eastas they
are in some places in North Dakota? We
believe not.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-02-28
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Department Of the Interior. Land Once a

DEPARTMENT. OF The Interior, Land O1nce at
Alinot. N. D., Feb. l6. 1907.
Notice is hereby given that Victor c. Swan
son Of Minot. n D.. has filed notice OF his in
tenton to make final proof in support OF his
claim. viz: Homestead Entry No. 1Q3ss. made
I54. Range SO. and that said proof will be made
before Register and Receiver at Mnot. N. d.,
on April 8, 1907.
He names the following witnesses to prove
Of. the land viz: William f. Gull A. l.. Weber,
Roy Smith. f. o. Nordrum all OF Minot. N. ID.
s-2l-32s L. ID. McGahan. Register.
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CATTLE WINTERED IN NORTH DAKOTA.

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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-02-28
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

department OF the interior, Aauu SAnSo ~
Minot. N d.. Jan: 81. 1907.
Notice is hereby given that Everett CINE
OF Minot, N. D.. has filed notice OF his intention
to make final Communication proof in sHpport OF
made March I. 1906. for the eh neA. Section
IS. Township 1853 N Range u W.. ana thas
said proof will be made before REGISTER ana
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon. and cultlvatlon
Of the land, viz: W. E. Casweu OF Min0t. N. ":
T. S. Casswen OF Minot. N. D., G. L. Cline OF
Sawyer, N. D., A. ii. Brtton of Minot. N. d.
l-Y4-S-28 LII McGahan. Register.
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33:3E:G:G
GLOATS OVER IMAGINED MlSFORTUNES.

The Minneapolis Journal, generally a
we'll meaning paper, has taken keen de.
light this winter in depicting terrible hap.
penings in the Dakotas, some of which
were true, but most Of which were exag.
gerated by the Jounals correspondents
The Journal took pleasure in showing
the huge snow drifts, which did exist and
whenever the Journal could secure a pic
ture Of some stalled engine, it was placed
in the paper. The Independent believes
that the Minneapolis Journal with it's large
circulation did great deal towards dam
aging the interests Of North Dakota in the
east
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-02-28
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Department Of the Interior. Land Omce ~
Mnot. N. d.. Feb Is. 1907.
Notice is hereby given that Harry N. Lewis
Of Minot N. D.. has Hled notice of his intention
to make final fve-year proof in support OF bis
claim viz: Homestead Entry No. 1898. made
July g. 1900 for the nwA Section "A. Township
1875 ~. Range SO W. and that said pr Jof will be
made before the Register and Receiver at
Minot, N. D.. on April 8. 1907
He names the folio wing witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon. and cultivation
Of. the land viz: Andrew j. Anderson. Earl
Strong, Lawrence Wallace. A. c. Bjorn all or
2al.32s ~ L. D. McGahan, Register.
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STICK A PIN HERE.

It is safe to bet your last nickel that we
will not have a flood here this spring, from
the present indications. Altho the snow
fall this winter is twice that of any winter
previously known nearly half Of the snow
has disappeared already and most of the
water has soaked into the ground. The
snow covered the ground in the fall before
the ground was frozen, and now that it has
commenced to melt, the moisture is soak
ing into the ground steadily. which is just
what we all wanted for this insures a big
crop North Dakota may get spell of
cool weather occasionally when every SEN
sible state has cold weather-but you can
always feel certain that she will be right
there with the goods when the seed time
and harvest comes.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-02-28
333GeG
SHOULD NOT PASS.

A bill has been introduced in the house
which if passed will injure the weekly
newspapers of the state. The bill pro-
vides for the publication of the annual in
surance statements in but two papers in
the state and dailies at that. The bill will
probably not pass, and it certainly should
not. The weekly newspapers Of the state
should certainly resent it if this unjust
bill should pass. We would suggest that
each editor write to his representative ask
ing him to use his influence in the defeat
of this bill
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-02-28
SATISFIED WITH FACTS.

North Dakota never has, nor at this time
does she ask or expect anything but facts
concerning our great state, being sent
broadcast throughout the country. We do
feel though that the papers of the east
that have printed the false reports concern
ing the deaths from freezing during the
present winter, ought to be just as willing
and eager to publish the facts. The county
auditors of the entire state have been asked
to prepare statements. giving the exact
number Of deaths from freezing during the
winter and the facts concerning them.
These will be sent to the eastern papers
and we believe that the editors will be only
too glad to publish the facts. We do not
believe that single eastern editor deliber.
ately lied about the conditions, but obtain
ed the news thru some newspaper CORE
spondent who was too eager to send in a
sensational story. More lies have been told
about North Dakota than any other state
and still she has developed faster than any
other state with the possible exception of
Oklahoma and we are not willing to con.
cede even that state. Our growth may be
retarded temporarily at times, but the truth
will prevail and our state will continue Ito
prosper.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-06-13
AN OLD EDITOR
Found $4,000 Worth Of Food.

The editor of paper out in Okla,
said: Eyes, it is true when l got hold
of Grape-Nuts food, it was worth
more than a $4,000 doctor bill to me,
for it made me well man. 1 have
gained Is pounds in weight, my
strength has returned tenfold, my
brain power has been given back to
me, and that is an absolute essential,
for I am an editor and have been for
IS years.
"My pen shall always be ready to
speak good word for this powerful
nutritive food. I had of course often
read the advertisements regarding
Grape-Nuts, but never thought to ap-
ply the food to my own use, until, in
ny extremity and sickness the thought
came to me that it might fit my case.
The statements in regard to the food
Ire absolutely correct, as have proven
In my own case. One very fortunate
thing about the food is that while it is
the most scientifically made and high.
~ nourishing, concentrated food have
sver known, it has so delicious taste
that it wins and holds friends. -
There's a Reason" Read "The Road
70 MELVILLE" in pkgs.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-06-13
THE ESSENTIAL TO
FARM FERTILITY
By H. r. Smith, Of Nebraska
Experiment Station.

The maintenance Of high degree
Of soil fertility is a fundamental prin-
ciple in successful farming. Had this
been recognized years ago and meth
DDS practiced that build rather than
deplete, much Of the native fertility Of
our eastern soils would have been
conserved. Live stock in the state of
Ohio began to decline in number 30
years ago and with that decline there
occurred almost Immediately decline
In the average yield per acre of wheat
and other small grains. That state
aow purchases annually 100000
worth of commercial fertilizers. What
has been the experience Of Ohio is
the experience of many other eastern
states where grain growing without
rotation with hay plants is now prac.
decd.
The growing of such legumes as al.
ALTA. clover and COW peas. and the
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-06-13
ECZEMA COVERED BABY.
Worst Case Doctors Ever ,saw-suf
fered Untold Misery-Perfect
Cure by cuticura Remedies.

my son, who is now twenty-five
years of age, when four months old
began to have eczema on his face,
spreading quite rapidly until he was
nearly covered. The eczema was some
thing terrible, and the doctors said 1t
was the worst case they ever saw. At
times his whole body and face were
covered, all but his feet. I used many
kinds Of patent medicines, to no avail.
A friend teased me to try Cuticura.
At last decided to try Cuticura when
my boy was three years and four
months old, having had eczema all that
time and suffering untold misery. l
began to use all three of the Cuticura
Remedies. He was better in two
months; in six months he was well.
Mrs. R. L. Risley, Piermont, N. H.,
Oct. "a. 1905"
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-06-13
DESIRABLE FEATURES
OF A SEPARATOR !
BY Prof. z. II. Van Norman.

Some of the desirable features Of a
separator are:
1. Clean skimming under a wide
range of conditions, such as warm and
cold milk, and thick or thin cream.
The skim milk from a good separator
properly run should not contain to ex.
coed one-twentieth Of one per cent. of
fat, and under ordinarily favorable
conditions should show even less than
that in the double neck test bottle.
2. Ease of washing; all parts should
be so arranged as to be easily gotten
at for Washington corners and
tubes.
3. Easy running. All machines Of
the same manufacture are not equally
easy running.
4. Durable construction.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-06-13
Puzzled,

The noted foreigner was perplexed.
"Zis wa sa strange countree," he re-
marked with frown. "The longer
stay re less l understand"
s"What is the trouble now. count?"
asked his American friend.
"Mooch, monsieur. get on re train.
sse conductor carry me past my sta
ton. get wild. l wave my cane, l
stamp my foot, shout! Zen re con-
ductor grab me and hold me. When
l ask him why he hold me he say be-
cause he think am off. Ha! ha! He
say am off and Eat is re very reason
why raise all re noise-because l
am not off, but on"
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-06-13
ARE MOMENTS OF ANXIETY.
Those Following Winning Of Derb,
and Reasons Why.

Those Following Winning Of Derby
and Reasons Why.
The anxiety of owners of race
horses competing in the Derby do not
Immediately end as the horses pass
the judges. The fatal objection" may
snatch the laurels from the victor.
The possibility discovered itself over
Caractacus' race. The owner had
striven in vain to get a Jockey of re.
pute.
His offer of a life annuity Of s100
q year to Gostley in case Of success
had been declined. A stable boy
named Parsons had eventually to be
trusted and, tn the surprise of the
learned, he go, he horse home, vim.
ing by neck.
Going to the scale, the lad could not
draw the weight. In GREATNESS sill
ence the bride was sent for and that
Just enabled him to balance the scale.
But now Lord Stamford appeared to
object that only his own horse and
two others had gone the full course.
The winner and the rest were al
ready past the starting post when
the flag fell. Admiral Rous looked at
his watch. Twenty minutes" he
said. IAN objection to hold good
must be lodged within quarter Of an
hour"
And so the stable boys win passed
into the records, but the owner of
Caractacus declared that not for Ell.
900 moment would he again endure
the agony of that short period follow.
ing the race.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-06-13

feeding of these crops with at least a
part Of the grain grown, is our
surest preventive of soil improvement.
1t goes without saying that this can
only be accomplished by keeping the
stock on the farm. If by feeding farm
animals no more than elevator prices
are received for the crops grown there
is still abundant reason for the prac-
tice of such system of farming. Many
do not feed stock because they are
fearful that grain thus disposed Of
will sell at sacrifice. No doubt this
Is true, If carelessness Is displayed in
the feeding and management. With
the exercise of skill the opposite is
just as true.
Each year as the results of expert
ments are compiled and the work Of
other stations reviewed new proof is
added to the fact that careful sys-
TEN of feeding in which natures laws
are given recognition is capable of
producing to a marked degree larger
and more profitable gains than indis-
criminate feeding. 1t has been proved
beyond a doubt that the cost Of pro-
ducing grains may be reduced from 20
to 80 per cent. by properly compound
ing rations. Such evidence is forth
coming from all stations of the middle
west, where feeding questions have
been given most consideration. Should
a farmer lose by disease one animal
out of every five he would feel much
unconcerned. The equivalent of this
is happening on many farms to-day
through injudicious feeding.
II stock feeding is to be conducted
with profit there must be put into the
work high order of intelligence.
How can it be otherwise? The feeder
is in constant touch with natures
laws, which must not be ignored. He
Is dealing with wide range of foods,
differing essentially in physical char.
acter, in composition and digestibility.
He is furthermore dealing with an an.
imal mechanism infinitely more
complex in the arrangement Of parts
and the performance of functions than
anything ever wrought by man. If
dill AOOuS duU I'LL Glasses OIL animals
were alike the problem would be q
simple one. If all foods consisted of
the natural heritage, which at one
time grew uncultivated, animals would
get for themselves more nearly what
the system requires. But the arti-
fetal propagation of numerous forms
of food (some kinds produce in greater
abundance than others) has made the
economical utilization of such foods a
complex science. Nor can profitable
stock feeding be looked upon as a
science merely. It isa business, too.
in the sense that one who is engaged
in the work is each year confronted
with change in prices on foods.
which compels him to keep post
ed on market quotations in order
to to be able to select those
which 60 farthest for the money. Why
should not the stock farmer give just
as much study and preparation to his
business and profession as does the
lawyer, physician or engineer? AS our
population increases and land be-
comes higher in price this is con.
stantly becoming more imperative.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-06-13
4. Durable construction.

In Destroying Weeds.-In combat.
ting any plant or grass which has be.
come a weed, it should be remembered
that it is necessary for any vegetable
life to have leaf system above the
ground before it can live. If this Is
destroyed, there will be no plant. If
the leaves are kept from appearing
above, the ground, it will not be- long
till the weed or grass pest is over.
come.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-06-13
kfow's T1hlap

81. 9ns Kindred S.s Dot t
Catarfh Cure.
F.J. CHENEY 4 CO., Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known F. j. Cheney
for the last IS years. and believe him perfectly hon.
otablo In all business transact!ccs AMI financially
able 70 carry out any obligations made BY his rm.
WALDINa, KINNAN & MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, Q.
Holls CatArrh Cure 10 taken Internally acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces Of ths
system. Testimonials sent free. Price Is cents po1
Kettle. Sold by all Druggists.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-06-13

fuse. My limbs. feet and ankles bloat.
ed dreadfully, and sometimes my
whole body. My heart palpitated and
I had smothering spells. A weeks
treatment with Doan's Kidney Pills
helped me and few boxes cured me.
At 6S am strong and WELL"
Sold by all dealers. so cents box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo. N. Y.