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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-05-16

in this issue in an advertisement.
This sale will undoubtedly at.
tract wide attention among the
stoclmen all over the state, as
we'll as the farmers who antici-
pate going into stock raising,
and will attract buyers from all
over this portion of the state.
The business men of the CITY
will no doubt cooperate ia max
ing this farmers gathering a
successful one, and it is antici-
pated that the merchants Of the
city will make special arrange
ments for special discount sales
on different classes of articles for
both the home and the farm dur
ing the two days.
Farmers everywhere should
note the date, June ii and Is.
Ample accommodations will
be accorded all who attend.
Those who have the matter in
charge Will do everything posi-
BILE to make it both pleasant and
profitable. Circulars ANNOUNCE
ing the gathering will be sentou
during the week.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-05-16
Leland Makes Improve ments.

H. A. Hurd returned from the
Twin Cities where he purchased
fourteen car loads of building
material. Mr.. Hurd has begun
important improv' ments at the
Leland hotel that will cost $12,-
600. The rear nf the hotel will
be raised TO three stories, and
heavy galvanized cornice will be
placed about the whole building.
A handsome electric light will
be placed at the corner of the
structure. The basement is
being enlarged and the bakery
will be located therein. The din
ing room and the kitchen will be
enlarged. The Leland hotel will
be second to none west Of the
Twin Cities when these improve
ments are made.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-05-16

Recently local talent company ~
IN a play, A Family Affair, clearing
en- for the boys. Pat Carney Is man
aqer of the team. Earl Darlington
the we'll known theatrical man. WIN
crows, will twirll the ball for the team
this season.
The Mouse river overlooked near
burlington today, flooding five acres
If one mans oats field. The river has
been rising at the rate of five inches
day.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-05-16
Goes to Find Lost Son.

Hearing nothing from her son.
Horace, who disappeared from a
sheep ranch in New Mexico more
than two years ago, Mrs. J 7.
Louderbeck. wife Of a Lynch
farmer. left Minot for the south
west Tuesday where she will
spend several weeks in search of
some word from her lost boy.
Horace, If living, is ~ years of
age now, and since he disappear
ed the mother has not had a
peaceful moment.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-05-16
Special to The Independent.

oDoCl61 " L AO AASA0H0~SA~"
Alfred Thorson, a prominent
resident of Epping, station To-
Gated twenty miles east of Will
liston in Williams county, killed
his sweetheart, Miss Emma Will
lard, a handsome young woman
eighteen years OF age, then turn
ed the smoking revolver against
his temple ann blew his brains
out. The tragedy was enacted
at the home Of the Young wo-
mans parents at about two
O'Clock in the afternoon OF last
Monday, a short distance from
Epping. Thorson, VINO was th'r-
ty-two years OF age, had been
keeping company with the young
woman and it is believed that
they had been engaged.
ThorsOn was engaged IN the
livery business at Wheelock until
about two years ago and during
the past winter had been visiting
his Parents in Minnesota. Miss
Willard had also been away, and
returned last winter from q visit
to her former home in Indiana.
Thorson and Miss Willard had
not been on the best Of terms o.
late and when ThOrsOn heard
that Miss Willard was to return
!" rom Indiana, he remarked 5aat
{ she came back, he would XII
her. u,.u.
Thorson visited the Willard
home Monday prepared to carry
ont his threat and found no one
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-05-16

DeWitts Carbolized Witch Hazel
Salve does not merely heal on the sur
face: it penetrates the pores and prompt
~ relieves pain, caused by boils, burns,
scalds, cuts and skin diseases. 1t is es-
pecially good for piles. Beware of imi-
ations. Sold by Mccoy II Co.
Mrs. Hobart Of st. Lsnis is he
guest Of DR.. and Mrs. kermott.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-05-16

Messrs. NJ. c. Bromagtine and
F. e. Tenant were at Tolley
and Mckinney and intermediate
territory last Friday soliciting
for the Lewis Mutual Telephone
Co., and report good success.
The Mckinney people are anx-
;ous for communication with the
.neighboring country and like
the Lewis system -Tolley J onr-
nal.
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4 MURDER
AND SUICIDE
Alfred Th0rson Kills Sweetheart, Miss Emma
Willard Near Epping--Became Insane
Over Love Affair--Y Young Woman was
III in Mothers Bedroom.

/ at home except the girl and her
new born babe besides her
mother and several small child
rem. The girl was ill in her
mothers bed room, where the
murder occurred.
The mother did not realize
that ThOrson was about to take
her daughters life until after the
first shot rang out. She entered
the room just in time to see the
frenzied man place the gun to his
own head and as the shot tore
thru his brain, be fell over back
wards on the mother and babe,
nearly suffocating the child
Both died instantly. The bull
let entered the young woman's
mouth and passed out at the
back of her neck. One OF the
sons of Mr.. Willard Immediately
J notified the authorities at Ep-
ping. Thorson's body was ia
ken after the inquest to the un-
dertaker's at Epping and has
been shipped to Minnesota for
burial.
Thorson was man OF cons'd-
cradle wealth, and was consider
ed a fine fellow by all who knew
him. He had a homestead eight
miles north OF Epping and had
$4,000 in the bank.
The young woman's father is
a stone mason and was at work
| in Williston at the time OF the
tragedy. The funeral of Miss
Willard was held Wednesday
/ burial taking place at Epping.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-05-16

Corn for sale, soc per bushel,
at Farmers Elevator.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-30
TELEGRAPH NEWS.

One thousand five hundred cases of
cholera have been reported in Japan
lp to date.
Out of 43 cases of bubonic plague
reported in San Francisco up to We'd
nesday night 26 proved fatal.
A severe gale prevailed over the
lake district Wednesday with fiurries
of snow. This beats Durango
Charles Emory Smith. former post.
master general, in speech before
the bankers in convention at Atlantic
City, urges wise control of the trusts.
Mrs. John Visich of Joliet, ILL.,, after
going to Austria to be treated for a
disease of the eyes, is refused re-
admission to the country by immi.
grafton officials.
Evidence at the Standard Oil in
quiry in New York showed that the
books of the Waters-Pierce Oil com
pany, while it was posing as an in
dependent, were regularly audited by
the combine.
Judge Lands scored the methods of
the Standard Oil company in issuing
pamphlet rejecting on his action
in fining the company, and summoned
the president of the Indiana corpora
ton before the grand jury to prove
the charges.
Tariff Will be the paramount issue
OF the coming national campaign, the
present system protecting greedy cor
porations. says Governor Folk in Mis-.
souri, in speech at Nashville, in
which he also comes out againsts gov
ernment ownership of corporations.
We understand that Geo. f. Allen
Will be on the ground at the Du-
range fair next week with his usual
fine exhibit of fruit and vegetables.
IL he Is not careful he will carry off
all the first prizes.-Farmington En-.
terprise.
Columbas, o.. Sept 2S.-Mrs. Cassie
Chadwick. the Cleveland wizard of
finance, who is serving a term in the
Ohio penitentiary for her part in
wrecking the Oberlin bank, is seri.
ously Ill. Last night she had a relapse
which alarmed the physicians, but she
rallied, though 1t is admitted she is
II critical condition today. her heart
action being week.
Denver. Sept. Ex-Governor Buch.
tel announced the appointment of
Mrs. A. b. Conine in the place of
Mrs. Chuchill of Greeley and the re-
appointment of Mrs. A. H. Welsh. as
members of the state travelling library |
board.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-30
COLORADO PARAGRAPHS.

Alamosa experienced the worst
wind storm Thursday in six months
Salaries of Denver teachers will
be increased nearly 25 per cent ovei
last year.
The Y. NJ. c. A. association oi
Cripple Creek have purchased n build
ing for association purposes, paying
$4,000.
A mixed ball team of Creede and
Monte Vista players beat the Ala.
mosa team Thursday at the fair
grounds by score of to 5.
The board of appraisers chosen to
estimate the value of the block upon
which the Denver postoflice is to be
erected, has valued 1t at $4S6.3S1.
The city council has passed an or
dinance ordering special election for
November 2. to vote on the issuance
OF $4,000 additional in bonds for a
mountain water works system for
Grand Junction.
The Grand Junction News claims
ten thousand people Witnessed the
big parade there the second day of
the fair. The parade was over a
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-30
TELLURiDE'S FAST TEAM TO PER
FORM HERE.

Denver Republican. II.

Denver Republican.
So anxious is Manager z. j. Carter
)f the Telluride baseball club to eN-
hibit his fast agEre CATION. which has
defeated practica'y everything in the
state this season. IT,; he yesterday
offered to bring his club to Denver
saturday and Sunday at his own eX-
pense. The only provision is that he
AN get crack at the fast Colorado
ron Works team.
OF course Manager C. c. Harrington
If the Denver club was notsiV back
ward in accepting the rpy5sition,
md as result of the deal closed yes
terday Denver fans will have IN OPP
portunity of seeing two fast games at
Rradway park.
Since Sunday Manager Harrington
has been looking about for good
attraction. The expense OF brlr ging
he Telluride team here is enormous
md as bad weather is likely to be
encountered almost any day now, the
'ccal promoter was slow in making
lay rash deals. However, Carter
showed that he is a good sport and
made the proposition mentioned above
and of course it was accepted
The Telluride team on Labor day
and the Sunday previous defeated the
Iron Workers two out of three
game series and gave the Denverites
the hardest encounter of the season.
Last Sunday the Carterites beat the
fast Durango team which has Abeen
laying claims to the state champion.
ship. Manager Carter feels that If
he can get the best of the Iron Work
ers on the latter's ground he can
rightfull claim the supremacy in state
baseball circles. as the locals shave
not been defeated at home this sea
son, and took two straight from the
Trinidad team here.
The series will no doubt prove q
strong attraction.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-30
A GREENLAND JOURNAL.

New York Tribune.
For more than forty years there has
been printed in Greenland a newspn.
per with the tongue twisting title Of
"Ataugagdlintit." which. being inter
preted. is Something for Reading"
The news it publishes relates mainly
to the perils of the men who ply the
kayaks. or native canoes, while en-
gagged in seal, walrus and white bear
hunting. with now and again glimpses
OF the happenings in more civilized
lands. News travels to great ex-
tent through the chance meetings OF
the natives with travellers from other
regions. One odd feature of the pa
per Is that there is little pefhQnal
news, and uames-those OF natives.
at least-are rarely printed, as 1t is
held to be unlucky.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-30

mile in length in which many floats
added to the attraction.
ColoradO's dairy Industry, already
producing millions in values annually.
will receive a great stimulus this fall
by the Investment of $500. 1000 In the
establishment of four large dairies by
outsiders who have come here within
thirty days to seek locations. says
the Denver Post.
The Grand Junction Daily News is
sued twelve page paper during the
fair this week. And The Herald
would be more than tickled to do so
under like conditions-50 columns of
live advertising as against 22 of read
ing matter. hTe advertising display
ed by the News is simply wonderful.
Plans are being made by num-
Der of prominent men in Colorado
Springs and Denver to send the Colo
RADIO Midland band on three-months'
tour OF the southern states under the
direction OF II. 7. Irvine, the hand
master. The trip will be made pure
rado.
William Fletcher of Cheyenne
pleaded guilty to striking a baby and
blacking its eyes and was fined SIS
and costs. Fletcher is a boarder at
the home of Mrs. Howe and was left
alone in a room with her infant child.
ei that ne slapped it. using so much
force that its eyes became black.
| For the first time in the history
OF the county. druggist OF Longmont
has been convicted of selling liquor
contrary to the ordinances of that
place Frequent cases have been
they reached the county or district
court the witnesses had disappeared
or their memories had failed them
The Grand Junction News lis after
the officers of that place for permit
ting the saloons to remain open after
midnight, and adding that the min
perance representatives made q
roundup of the saloon district and
found them all running after mid
night with the exception of five whose
owners obey the midnight closing law
The fight against the illegal sale
If convict made goods is being taken
Up by the trades and labor organiza
ions and the manufacturers of Den
yer. They will assist Axel Swanson
deputy labor commissioner. In gath
sring evidence against firms disposina
)s convict made articles in violation
Of the statutes. and will urge District
Attorney Suidger to prosecute al
those against whom evidence is Sc
| secured.
Il will pardon no man convicted o
statutory crime" declared Gov
Henry A, Buchtel. sounding the dealt
lnell to the hopes of thirty y-three an,
l third per cent OF the inmates of th'
state penitentiary. THE murderer
The thief, the forger can all look fol
better things from me than the MAJ
who betrays the honor of girl. NJ
matter what pressure is brought t.
bear. | will not be a party to liberat
ing human monsters whose prey have
been little girls" And tire above
should he heartily commended by ev
sry one.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-30
sraEgr SPORTS PROGRAM.

The following is the program for the
street amusements in the evenings
during fair week.
First day-Band concert. Extra fat
mans race, contestants to weigh $50
pounds and over. fret prize $3.50,
second $l.50. Sack race. first prize
s1.5O, second 81. Illuminated fire run.
Indian dances. Voting on the hand
soonest man. Votes may be deposited
at either OF the drug stores.
Second Day--Band concert. Lean
mans race. first prize, $3.50. second
$50. Slow burro race. first prize 81,
second s1.5O. Illuminated automobile
parade.
Third Day-Band concert Fat
mans race, prize to be announced
later. Potato race, first prize $1.50
| second 81. Illuminated fire run.
Fourth Day--Band concert. Indiar
RANGES. These sports will positivei
| be pulled of and everybody given ;
| chance to see them.
Reports from outside points ind
| cate that there will he record break
ing crowd in Durango next week
They are coming from Telluride, Ou
ray. Silverton, Mancos. Dolores, Rico
Pennington, Aztec. and In fact from
the whole surrounding country.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-30

The person who serves on com
advance the interests o. the fair is in
hard luck. He goes into the work
against his will but often consents in
order to boost for the benefit of the
town The Herald can state positively
that not member of the fair directory
derives one dollar Of benefit and
purses and premiums we're arranged
for the masses without regard to per
sonal feeling. Again, every expense
is carefully guarded and kept down
to the lowest possible point and here
is where some of the kicking comes
in--when graft is kept out. And then
when the large snbscribers-thoseg Civ
ing 800. of which there were five, and
many $50 and $25-pay their subscrip
tions cheerfully and place confidence
In the work, 1t is aggravating to have
some one who never gives cent te
turn you down with the remark: mot
cent from me to be stolen" and al
occasional one who gives IS or SIC
to insist on an itemized expense ac
count before they will pay even what
they have subscribed. 1t certainly
makes on tired in the face of the fact
that last fall when day or two before
the fair 1t became necessary to raise
s125 extra to secure and retain two
or three ball players to make the
games success. The fair directory
could have taken this money out oi
| the guarantee fund but rather than dc
50 three OF the directors Clipped in
| s25 each while others cheerfully con
| tributed and this in addition to regular
| fair subscriptions. They did this IN
order that the ball games might be
first class and at the same time sub.
subscribers to the guarantee fund re
turned every possible cent. And let
is state every night the directory
has met the question of how mucn
money can be returned is the slogan
and In order to secure amusements
one of the directors told a committee
to go ahead and he would make a di.
rect contribution of S25 II necessary
On which there would be no rebate.
The writer of this desires to say that
the fair this fall is costing him in
subscription money and money paid
help to do his work owing to lost time,
over 500. while The Herald is doing
every bit OF advertising free gratis
But we are not kicking. We believe
the money will be well spent in ad
vertising the town and county with its
splendid agricultural and live stock dis.
play. We must look to the future and
not the present moment. Let's get IN
the progressive race or shut up shop
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-30
SHAKES FROM THE SPICE q

This is sad case" said the asylum
attendant, pausing before a padded
cell There is no hope for the pa
tient whatever"
what's the trouble with him?" ask
ed the visitor
He thinks he understands n rail
road timetable "-Milwaukee (Wis1
Sentinel.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-30

Ducks are moving south and re.
ports from the valleys are that this
palatable fowl as quite numerous ON
ponds and storage reservoirs. The
open season for shooting ducks at an
altitude of more than 1000 feet ex.
'ehds from September 18th to May
ist' at less than 1000 altitude the
season opens September LIST.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-30
LOCAL NEWS,
(From Saturdays Daily)

(From Saturdays Daily.)
Blair Burwell went down to Aztec
this morning on ditch business.
Fruit and melon shipments from
the lower valley continue unabated
Mr.. and Mrs. A. p Camp returned
last evening for ten deys trip to
Denver.
George West, jr, came in yesterday
from the ranch in Archuleta county.
He will remain for the fair.
Mrs. b. b. Harmon left for home
Il, Telluride this morning after a
weeks visit with the folks here.
j. NJ. (Fatty) Crawford is In today
nom Content. He is Just as jolly as
he looks and that's good deal
j. l.. Rachofsky OF the Fair store
'''''h'N f'Hstiuos
where he spent most of the week at
tending to business matters.
Mrs. j. ID. DeShazer and child ar.
rived last evening from Ouray to
join the doctor. who has recently To-
Gated here. They will make this their
future home.
Mrs. Earl Snyder leaves Monday
morning for the outside. going to Pu.
eblo. thence to Kansas City where she
will meet friends who will accompany
her to parents home In Illinois Mrs
Snyder will be absent all winter.
The lecture OF Enos A. Mills at the
high school tonight will be an event
long to be remembered In Durango.
The children. especially. should hear
what the noted lecturer has to say
oil the question OF birds. trees and
natures beauties.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-30

Judging from the remarks one hears
around town Silverton will be almost
entirely depopulated during the fair
a' Durango next week. Everybody is
going and there will be a big crowd
OF fans to root for the Silverton ball
team when they play Telluride.-sil.
verton Miner.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-30
ITEMS OF INTEREST
FROM EXCHANGES

The people of Durango are under
oohgations TO the neighboring pa.
pers for giving space to matter adyer-
tising the fair.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-30

James II. Russell. representing the
Grinnell Ua) Buggy company, Will
have 10 appear before County Judge
Clements on the charge of peddling
without license. The trial will come
ip next Saturday. Russell claims he
Is not peddling. but is soliciting for
delivery. These concerns are on the
same principle as the mail order
houses. BY the time you pay transorta-
tion charges On the goods and run
the chance of getting inferior goods
laying interests on notes, etc, the
articles cost more than those pur'
chased from home dealers. Besides
the home dealer is responsible for the
quality of the goods he sells. while
the outside concerns are not
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-30

was shipped out yesterday by O. c
Cherry. the buyer for the Lawrence.
Hensley Produce company of Denver
Inc car was filed with Grimes Gold
en- and Jonathan and would average ,
" per box to the growers. Mr.. Cher
ry says he expects to shin ahwr
twenty cars from this point to bis
hrm THIS year.-Farmington Times =
Hustler.
Last Sunday in driving through the
Montezuma valley. the writer was
shown farm sold in March, 1906 for
s1,500. The purchaser more than
paid for 1t out of the profits of last
years crop. In June last he sold the
farm for s4.500 with the privilege Of
harvesting and marketing this sea.
sons prolific crops. This is by no
means an isolated instance.-Tellu-
ride Journal
John Alexander, who has the con
| irast for the construction of the Ami
mas Power and Water company's line
between Silverton and Ophir. is pro,
| crossing very nicely considering the
weather conditions some few days
| ago and the shortage of some minor
| supplies. The poles are all up. tae
cross arms set and most of the wire
strung. Through the courtesy of T.
| lay Hurley Mr.. Alexander was per
mitted to use the Ruby Tunnel build
| ings for his men during the process
Of construction on the western end OF
the route, which greatly facilitated
the work.-Silverton Miner.
A gun in the hands of n boy is
bad thing as vide the following from
the Aztec Democrat William, the
Young son of DIR. Taylor, accidentally
shot himself through the foot with a
% caliber rife last Thursday morn
ing. He was at the ranch of j. r.
Williams north of Aztec, playing with
-nne other little boys with the rife
which he loaded and tried to dis
charge. but the cap failed to explode.
and William said: Il bet I can make
90 of" and placing the muzzle
of the gun on his foot he again pulled
the trigger, and that time It did go
off. He was brought to Aztec where
DR.. Taylor dressed the foot The
wound was not bad and he will soon
be all right.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-30

The Misses frankie and Myrtle
Hood leave in the morning for Den
yer to resume their studies at the
Denver university where Miss frankie
has put in two years and Myrtle
one. During the summer months Miss
Frankie taught the upper Florida
school while Miss Myrtle served as
substitute clerk ut the postoffice while
the regular clerks were on vacf1on
the best wishes of The Herald and
hundreds of friends go with them in
their efforts towards higher educa
| tion.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-30

John and Henry Accord. George
Branson and John Delhi went to Rico
this morning where they will he en-
gagged in the construction of tele-
phone line from Rico to Dunton. The
government is having the work done
for the convenience OF the forestry
service.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-30

We think lot of our friends
when they are dead.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-30

The first car of apples for the year
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-30

Mrs. W. S. Pickerill will entertain
at duck dinner this evening. rhe
guests will be Mr.. and Mrs. McCon-
nell. Mrs. Fay. Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
White.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-30

Mr.. and Mrs. A. p. Camp returned
last evening for ten dey's trip to
Denver.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-30

George West, jr, came In yesterday
rom the ranch In Archuleta county
He will remain for the fair.