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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-01-31
ORDER.
THE WHITE HOUSE.
Washington, January Is, 1907.

Washington, January 25, 1907.
The Secretary of the Interior.
Sir: To prevent the fraud now prac
ticed in the acquisition of public lands
of the United States, have to direct
that hereafter no final certificate, pat
ent, or other evidence of title shall be
issued uLder the public land laws until
an actual examination has been made
ION the ground by an authorized officer
of the Government; but the following
shall be excepted from the force Of this
order,
~ All claims which have hereto
fore been examined on the ground
by an authorized officer Of the Gov
eminent whose report is found sat
isfactory.
~ All claims where heretofore an
officer of the Government other
than officers authorized to take final
proof, shall have been present at the
fading OF final proof to cross-exam-
inc claimant and witnesses, if such
proof is found satisfactory.
(3 All claims where claimants
compliance with law has been es-
tablished by contest or other regu
lar adverse proceedings.
~ Entries which may have been
congsmed by virtue Of any act Of
Congress.
(5) Selections and entries in
which no residence or improvement
is required by law, when the lands
embraced therein are strictly speak
ing in agricultural districts, or when
their character has been tixe d by in
vest,gation and classification made
in accordance with law.
(6) Cases of reinsurance OF patents
because OF some clerical error oc-
curing in the patent heretofore
issued
(7 All Indian al'otments which
have been regularly approved in &C
cordance with instructions OF the
Secretary of the Interior.
You will issue all necessary instruc
tons to carry this order into effect.
This order is in lieu OF my order ol
December 13, 1906.
THEODORE ROCKWELL.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-01-31
Printer Arrested.

Frank Tyler, formerly a Minot
printer, was arrested in this city
Saturday, on a telegram from
Devils Lake. He is charged with
jumping a board bill and was
taken to the county jail.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-01-31
ROOSEVELT MEDDL|NG I.
WITH THE NORTHWEST

Theodore Roosevelt has issued
/ an order that will change the
manner OF taking all final proofs
to a great extent. Beginning to-
day, no land Office receipts or
patents will be issued for proofs,
which have not been examined
by a special agent for the gov.
eminent. This means simply,
that if John Doe is living on a
homestead and wants to prove
up, he can go ahead with the
proof, make arrangements with
tn. land office as before and have
the time set for his final proof.
But before the land office can &C
cept any evidence, the claimants
land must be visited by a special
agent OF the government who
will inquire of the claimant and
his neighbors, securing all the
evidence concerning the proposed
proof, which will be kept in writ
ing. When the claimant and his
witnesses come to the local land
office to make proof, their evil
dence will be taken as before, and
the evidence obtained by the
special agent will be con pared
with that given by the cla' mant
and his witnesses.
The land office is becoming
more and more strict, and the
ruling is said to be the result OF
Investigations made by Special
Agent Pollard, who has spent
some time in Minot.
The landmen of Minot and
other places of the Northwest
are up in the air over the ruling.
1t will mean much. Farmers
who had intended making final
proof in order to make a small
loan with which to buy horses
and and grain for their spring
work, find that the loan com.
panies refuse to give them mon
ey. The loan companies want to
do a safe business, and it means
that they will not loan a dollar
on land unless they are absolute
ly certain that the proof will go
through. Loan companies have
heretofore advanced some money
on the day application for proof
was made. Many OF the home
steaders will be hare up this
spring.
The loan mep will do but a
little business. For the present,
final proofs will practically cease.
1t is estimated that forty special
agents will be required for the
Minot land district alone. Owing
to the deep snow, they cannot
visit the homesteads until spring,
which means that proofs will
practically cease until that time.
The Independent does not wish
to be too quick in censuring our
president for his action. tho
many landnen and farmers be-
lieve that he is "meddling'. In
the end the action of Mr.. RoOse-
welt may be a good thing. 1t
will have a tendency to retard
the development OF the North
west. Mr.. Roosevelt spent sew
eral years OF his life in North Da-
kota, and he ought to know that
his action is bad. Mr.. Roosevelt
is right on most things, but we
fail to see where he is justified IN
making this ruling.
The following is Mr.. Roose-
,,ol1'S or(lnr vorbo tim.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-01-31
NOTICE FOR PUBLICA ZION.

NOTICE FOR PUBLlCA LION.
Department Of the Interior Land Office at
Minot, N. D., January Is. 1907 -,
Notice is hereby given that Louise Olsen
Davis formerly Louise Olsen Wallace, OF MI
not n d., has tilednotice Of his intention to
make final commut alton proof in support of his
claim, viz: Homestead Entry No. 1889, made
Dec. 81. 1905, for the swh of seh of Section ~.
WIZ of ne4 an sell of neA Section 80, Town.
ship 100 n, Rye SO W.. and that said proof
will be made before the Register and Receiver
at Minot, N. D., on February %. 1895
She names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon. and cultivation
Of, the land, viz: B. G. Turner, Ole Jensen.
John Bradley. L. NJ. Davis, all OF Mlnot N. u.
L. D. McGahan,
1-172-21 Register.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-01-31
County Bastile Crowded.

The county Jail was more
crowded Saturday perhaps than
any time during it's history.
Thirty-six prisoners were crowd
ed in the bastile, and many had
to sleep on the floors.
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Good clean Ice at IS cents load. .
Phone 1913, or leave orders at the Inde-
pendent Office. If
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-01-31
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA In District
fss Court. Eighth
County OF Ward } Judicial District
O. O. Adams. Plaintiff
fSUMMONS
Eddie Larson Defendant

The State of North Dakota. to the above
named Defendant:
You are hereby summoned and required to
answer the complaint Of the plaintiff in the
above entitled action a copy of which is here
to Alta hed and here with served upon you
and to serve a copy OF your answer 60 SAID
complaint. on the subscribers at their office IN
the tityo Minot, in the County or Ward ana
State of North Dakota. within thirty DAYS az
er the service % This summons up0n you, eX-
elusive az the dGy Of such service: ard N case
OF your failure to appear or answer. judgment
will be taken AGAINST Nou by default tor TIE re-
lief demanded in tie complaint
Dated at Minot. North Dakota. this twenty
third day OF Maven Der. \, d 1905.
PALDA * BURKE,
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-07-11
SWIFT DENIAL.
State Department and Japanese
Embassy Disavow.

washington. July 1,--Trom the
state department and from Japanese
embassy here came a swift and CON
elusive denial of the accuracy of the
statement cabled from The Hague to
the London Daily Telegraph and re
printed in this country to the effect
that Japan had made categorical de
mands on the United States govern
ment for satisfaction In connection
with the treatment Of Japanese at San
Francisco and had served notice of
her intention t." deal with California
herself If the national government
fails to do so. AT the state depart
ment it Is vas said the A,,erican pub
lie was fully aware of the nature of
all exchanges that have taken Place
on this subject: that there have been
no correspondence of recent date and
there have been no negotiations in
progress between the two govern
ments. This statement was fully con
firmcd at the Japanese embassy.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-07-11
AGAIN in SESSION.
Oklahoma Constitutional Con-
vention Resumes Work.

Guthrie, July 1.-THE convention
that early this year drafted consti
tuition for the proposed new state OF
Oklahoma reCOnvened here Wednes
day after a two months recess. The
present work Of the convention viii
be to set new election date, to fin
ish up coed deal of minor work and
adjourn sine die Final adjournment
Is expected within ten days
After the convention is adjourner
the Republican state committee will
issue a call for state convention tC
name Il full set of officers. The Re
publican gathering had been called to
meet at Tulsa July r. but it was later
determined to cancel this date and
wait until the constitutional conven
ton finishes its work before meeting
The Democrats have already named
their ticket.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-07-11
SOLONS SCORED.
Members of Legislature Criti-
cised by Sheriffs.

San Antonio. July f1-At the meet
Ing of the Sheriffs' association Fort
Worth was selected as the next meet
Ing place, and the following officers
were elected; President, George S
Matthews. Travis county; vice pres
ident, James | andry, Jefferson coun
ty; secretary and treasurer John p
King, Travis county
A resolution was adopted on the
anti-pass question to the effect that
the sheriffs should not request trans
portation except trip passes of any
railroads except those which touch on
pass through the couties comprising
the judicial district to which the sher
iff or other peace officer belongs. 1t
Is believed that this will result in
the railroads continuing to issue pass
eS to sheriffS and cause them to aban
don the threat to withdraw such IA
vOrs.
Every speech made referred in un
complimentary terms to the 1eeisla
ture for passing the anti-pass law and
otherwise trying TO cut off the emoIu
ments of the sherffs. and the indi-
cations are that the sheriffs will at
tempt to prevent the reelection of
many of the present members. one
sheriff stated that another legislature
like the present one would send al the
sheriffs to the poor house
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-07-11
AN ORDINANCE
lative to the school tax.

Relative to the school tax
Wereas. on June II, 1907, an election
was held throughout School District
No. Of the Parish Of Caddo pursuant
to the authority Of Act No. I3I of the
Acts of 1903 of the General Assembly
Of the State of Louisiana, and amend
ments thereto and authorized by action
Of this body to take the sense of the
property taxpayers of SAID schoCV dis
trict OH the question: of voting a special
tax of one mill for period of seven
| Cd years commencing with the year
1907 and ending with the year 1913, or
until the sum of 100000 has been realized
for building a high school building and
other public school hou0s in said a.
trict No. /, and
Whereas, at said election so held and
from the returns legally made, it ap-
pears that a large majority in number
and amount of the property taxpayers
of said school district voting at said cleo
ton did vote in favor of the levy Of said
special tax,
Now, therefore, rursuar9 O. the au-
thority of said Act No. 13I of 1893 and
Acts amendatory thereof an Of the said
vote and decision Of the property tax
payers Of said school district No. 0,
Be it ordained by the Police Jury Of
Caddo Parish, in regular session con-
vened, a majority being present and vot-
ing for this ordinance, that a special tax
Of one CD mill on the dollar of the as
sessed valuation Of all property subject
to taxation within the limits of said
school district be and the same is hereby
levied for the years 1857, 1903, 1000
1910, 1911, 1912 and 1913 for the purpose
of the erection of a high school bulling
and other school buildings in said school
district,
Provided, that when the sum of sixty
thousand dollars 100000 ooD shall have
been realized from the said special tax,
the same shall be deemed and taken as
a full satisfaction Of this ordinance and
the said special tax shall cease and de
termine even though TIC gull term there
of Of seven CD years shall not have
been Completed
Ayes: Douglas, Wynn, yolly, Miller,
Agurs, Crawford. DreyGuss, fIarkey,
Alexander, Johnson, Henderson, Moss
and Furman
Nays: None.
r. FURMAN, Fresidert
A. I. DURINGER, CLERK.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-07-11
HUNDRED MILLIONS.
Unprecedented Record For Saw
inps Bank.

New York. July 11.--At the close
of business Tuesday the deposits IN
the Bowery Savings bank reached y
total of 500 900 900, showing, it was
said. unprecedented in the history Of
savings banks, and one never before
attained by any savings institution in
the world.
President Wood stated that the
enormous increase on deposits in say
ings banks indicated in the most graf
flying manner the continuance of the
great national prosperity.
A noticeable feature commented
upon by savings bank officials is the
influx of deposits from remote sec
lions of the country, where savings
banks have been almost unknown.
mainly because there was no need for
them, indicating that even the small
hamlets are getting their share of
prosperity.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-07-11

GREAT DAMAGE IS L1.-1EE.
It Brought 10 Death One Man and
Completely Bioektk With Fallen Trees
Several Thoroughfares and Preys MIX
Running Of Cars Some Hours.

Louisville, July IA terrific wind
storm. which burst upon the city short
ly before 5 O'Clock Tuesday afternoon
brought death to one man AID one
boy and injury to several ,tttr ger
sons. Many horses and mules We're
killed. buildings unroofed smaller
structures blown down and unprece
dented damage done to shade trees all
over the city. The records of the
weather bureau show that the maxi
mum velocity of the wind was sixty
eight miles per hour during the height
of the storm. and the wind blew at
the rate of sixty miles for fifteen min
utes. Several streets were impossible
for blocks owing to the trees which
litter the ruadWayS. Street car ser
vice was suspended for several hours.
Both telephone companies report a
serious interruption to their service.
No advices have been received from
the surrounding country owing to the
prOstratiOn of wires. Jeffersonville
Ind, across the river. escaped the full
force Of the blow. but the damage to
property in New Albany is estimated
at $4,000, the heaviest loss being sus-
tanned by the Ohio Falls Iron Works
company. The churches and one
one school house were unroofed in
New Albany.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-07-11
KNIGHT TEMPLARS PARADE.
Fifteen Thousand Are In Line, and
Also Fifty Seven Bands.

Saratoga, N Y. July 11.-With 1O,-
600 spectators lining the streets along
avenues brilliantly decorated, 5000
Knights Tempar paraded here It
was the greatest event of the triennial
conclave of the grand encampmcnt.
On the official reviewing stand with
the Earl of Euston Of London were
Grand Master e. NJ. Moulton of Chi
cago and John B. Terridor, grand mas
ter of the priority of Canada, and
Governor Hughes
For three hours the knights were
In procession before the reviewing
stand. Two hundred carriages con
veyed the members of the grand com
mandaries of twelve states and terri
tories. Three hundred horses were
used by the aides. Fifty-seven bands.
comprising 300 musicians, played I'M
ceasingly during the parade.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-07-11
HAD "GooD THING"
Alleged Accomplish of Carter
Woman Arrested.

New York. July 1.-THE police ar
rested Harry kirkstein. telegraph
operator, twenty-five years old, on s
charge of acting with Mrs. Laura Car
ter in receiving and disposing of so.
900, stolen from the Windsor Trust
company by Chester b. Runyan. The
complaint was signed by G. w. Young
of the trust company.
kirkstein Is the man for whom the
police have been looking for severa
days. kirkstein was examined by AS
sistant District Attorney Corrgan. He
said that he had lived with Mrs. Car
ter In flat In West Sixty-eighth
street for about a year and a half
until recently she told him she had 8
good thing" and he left her.
On the evening of the Fourth OF
July. he said Mrs. Carter telephoned
him to meet her the next morning
which he did She told him, he said
that the good thing" was Chester
B. Runyan. the missing teller of the
Windsor Trust company. and that he
had given her $4,000, which she had
In her handbag. k1rkstein said he
advised her to take the money to the
trust company and tell the officials
where Runyan was She replied,
Kirkstein said, that she would return
the money, and then give him up. He
did not see the money, and had no
Idea whether he returned it to Run
van,
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-07-11
Read 1.-THE Caucasian

realized, for building public school
houses in said district No. 3. and
! Whereas, at said election so held and
| from the returns legally made, it ap-
pears that d large majority IN number
and amount of the property taxpayers
| Of said school district, voting at said
election, did vote III favor of the levy of
said special tax
Now, therefore, pursuant to the au-
thority of said Act No ~ Of 1903 and
Acts amendatory thereof and Of the said
vote and decision of the property tax
payers of said School District No. Six,
BE IT ordained by the Police Jury Of
oaddo Parish, La, in regular session
convened, that a special tax of FIVE 50
mills on the dollar Of the assessed valua-
ton of all property subject to taxation
within the limits Of said school district
be and the same is hereby levied for the
years 1907, 1908, 1900, 1910, 1911, IoI2.
1913, 1914 1915 and I0I6 for the pur-
pose Of the erection of school buildings
III said school district
Provided, that when the sum of
$4,000 shall have been realized from
the aid special tax, the same shall be
deemed and taken as a full satisfaction
OF this ordinance, and the said special
tax shall cease and determine, even
though the full term thereof of ten years
shall not have been completed
Ayes: Douglas, Wynn, Jolly, Miller,
Crawford, Agurs, Dreyfuss, Harkey,
Alexander, Johnson, Henderson, Moss
and Furman
Nays; None
K, FURMAN, President.
A. l.. DURINGER, Clerk.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-07-11
THE jim CROW CAR DECISION

THE jim CROW CAR DECISION
AS published in The Caucasian a few
days since, the United States Interstate
Commerce Commission has decided
against the Nashville. Chattanooga and
St. Louis Railroad Company.
In substance the complaint on the
part of colored woman, Georgiana
Edwards, is that she paid first class fare
and was entitled to first class accommo-
dations, but was removed from coach
reserved for whites to a coach for col
ored people, where the furnishings were
not Of the first class.
In reviewing the contention, the com
mission holds that, in the case at issue
the railroads, as manifested "has unduly
and unjustly Disseminated in some par
ticulars against colored passengers, but
the court has not decreed that negroes
shall ride in the coaches assigned for
white people The intelligent construc-
ton is that when colored person shall
buy a ticket for first class fare he must
be provided with such accommodation
equal to the service given to the first
class white service.
The decision, as we construe it, is not
unfair. A colored person having pur
chased ticket for first class service
should not be compelled to ride with the
riffraff or the common negro.
This rule applies to the whites and
there is a division in each coach for
passengers who are separated on the
color 1.-The.
1t should be distinctly understood
that this decision will not warrant col
Sored person to demand the privilege of
accommodation of the first class in the
coach or the part Of coach assigned to
white people. The principle having been
laid down must be applied intelligently
by all companies operating railroads,
and means that when the color line is
drawn each have rights and privileges
which must he observed fairly and that
no negro can force himself in places
where he is not wanted nor his pres
ence desired To be more explicit and
pointed, colored men and women must
keep in their places. Sociel equality is
impossible.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-07-11
SANTA Re INDICTED.
Charge Against That Railroad Com
pany Is Relating.


Chicago, July 1.-THE Fedora
grand jury returned an indictment
against the Atchison, Topeka and San
ia Fe railroad of sixty-five counts or
charge Of rebating.
The Indictment charges the roaG
with granting rebates amounting te
$4,000 to the United States Sugar ant
Land company of Garden City. Kan
If convicted the road is subject to 8
maximum fine of $1,3O0.000 or min
imum fine of $65 600 The rebates are
said to have been granted on ship
ment Of building material, the freight
on which which amounted to 100000
It is alleged the railroad agreed to re
turn $4,000 of the 100000, but only
$4,000 had been paid when com
plants heard from other shippers ant
the government commenced an inves
tigation.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-07-11
WHEN HEARD WAS A FARMER
At the BATON Rouge "a llx Mr. Wilkin.

WHEN HEARD WAS A FARMER
At the Baton Rouge rally Mr. Wilkin-
son said that no farmer like himself hae
been Governor since the war Mr. San.
ders said in reply that w. W. Heard
was a farmer. This will be news to the
people Of this section of the State. Mr.
Heard was reared on farm, but, when
he reached manhood, he commenced
seeking and holding office and kept it up
until 1904 when he became banker
Homer Guardian Journal.
And It is singular that Sanders has
not been developed into regular Reu-
ben with corns on his hands as large as
silver half dollars. He has been "a
printers devil publisher, an editor,
Is q lawyer and politician, but not a
farmer. There is no excuse for this
remarkable deficiency. 1t would have
been just as easy to have made him a
farmer, even though he possibly could
not tell the difference between a cookie
burr and cotton plant.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-07-11
AT CHICAGO.
Indications Are the Strike Will Be Ex.
tended There.

Indications Are the Strike Will Be Ex.
tended There.
Chicago, July 1.-THE indications
are that the controversy between the
commercial telegraph companies and
their telegraphers will be fought out
In Chicago. With the announcement
from the Pacific coast that Superin-
tendent Miller had refused to meet a
committee from the union, and that
President Small should leave Chica-
go, came message from Mr.. Small to
the president of the local union to
call a meeting for Sunday to vote on
the strike proposition. The message
also stated that President Small would
be presented at the meeting. and
would address the members of the
union. President Small also inform
ed the local officials that he had re-
Quested Grand Chief Perham of the
Odred of Railway Photographers to be
present at the meeting The request
for the officials of the railway union
Is taken to mean that he will be ask
ed for the moral support of his orr
ganization in case of a strike.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-07-11
THE HAYWOOD TRIAL.

The Haywood trial is gradually reach
ing its close 1t has been a long and
tedious series Of efforts to convict I
man on the testimony of self-confesset
and self-perjured criminal whose state.
ments should have no weight with fail
and intelligent men. It may be repeated
that Of all the criminals deserving hang.
chard, the main witness for the State, is
the boldest and most audacious.
From our view of the case, the decis-
ion being reached, through the perusa]
Of the testimony adduced for the State
and the defense, Haywood should be &C
Quilted and it will be surprising if he is
not liberated.