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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-07-14

mail route lis a piece Of road for quite
distance that will not hear inspec-
tion from government official and
one that the patrons of the route had
better look after if they wish to set
no reprimands or a loss Of service on
this part of the route before the in
spector travels over the route, which
he is liable to do at some unexpected.
time.
Il e.. Hall says that it is not the
dry weather that has hurt the crops
SO much as the hot weather the first
of the month. That the plant was not
sufficiently grown to shade the ground
and that the hot sun cooked the roots
| of the growing grain. He also states
| that fall plowed land is standing the
weather conditions far better than the
spring blowing.
i w. ]. Emery is preparing to build
a large new stable, using boulders for
the walls, which he is now laying up.
Mr.. Emery is an Iowa farmer who be-
lieyes in deep blowing and narrowing
i after seeding. He says that his wheat
i this year is as good as it was last
4 year when by measure ne averaged
eighteen bushels per acre on one
hundred and sixty acres. He sows
macaroni AS an evidence Of his be-
1 lief in the value OF narrowing after
4 seeding he explained why certain
4 strip OF wheat clear across the field
was SO much smaller and OF poor
j color. seen just before arriving at his
i house, by saving that the strip in
4 question was not narrowed after SOW
4 ing while all the rest of the field was.
4 Mr.. Emery says that with good cult
4 walton the crops will stand weather
such as is being experienced this sea.
Il son and that without it no season will
enable the land the produce good
crops any great length Of time. With
| poor cultivation and allowing the
weeds to ruin the crops.
A Fine Example OF Tree Culture.
Fred Brown has some OF the finest
j young trees TO be seen anywhere and
/ explains how he treats them. The
] secret ii In thorough fillage. he hav
!, ing worked his land deep before plant
ing the trees and cultiyating thorough
j iy six or seven times every season.
j Grass Lake il beautiful little body
!, of water that gives its name to thu
i township in which it lies. South ami
east Of the lake IS a large stretch o
j land, thousands Of acres, that 1t woult
be hard to surpass anywhere Tn,
t farmers are making money ana gener
i ally wen satisfied is this locality,
b at Grass Lake school house No.
nv g. Jackson, q. e. Peterson AM
d Oscar ". Lundberg have eacelien
e farms. The route from mere goes d
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-07-14

hon Iomas Collier Pat
was born At oWego NJ III member m the yale
class Of 1853 but began life soon made his
I'd National bank artow who
died In 1901 He made fortune lumber nsres
Michigan and went TO He was made
member Of the house 1881 ana president
Of the United States
city With his intimate
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-07-14
Big Cut i'm Novelty Dress Goods
Embroideries at a Big Reduction.

great these goods Hundred
beautiful Swsses Nansook Bat
all
gaoons
Don't advantage this
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-09-05
Died on Train.

Williston, n: Dr., August 81. ~
Andrew Christian Wonder Plan
da died on a train between Snow
den and Buford this morning. A
passenger noticed that he looked
peculiar, and Conductor Salisbury
touched the cheek Of the man and
found that he was dead.
~ had been living with his
mother twenty miles north of
Cu,ner, -on, a,,.i started to work
With Boo Fitzsimmons' bridge
crew at Culbprtson Monday morn
ing. About 10 o'clock he was
suddenly seized with cramps and
immediately went to the nearest
drug. store and purchased some
Jamaica ginger and took some,
which did not seem to have any
apparent effect. He then called
a doctor. He then called a doc
tor who gave him hypoderniic
injection.
The sick man and two attend
ants took No. 6 for Williston to
secure medical attention.
G.. M. Thomas, coroner, was
Immediately wired to meet No. 6.
The mother was sent for this
morning.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-09-05
A REAR END COLLISION
Way Freight Crashes Into a
Through Freight Standing on
Track and Ditched Nine Cars.
Close Call for Brakemen Who
Were Riding on Engines Pilot.

The east bound way freight
ran into an east bonnd through
freight which was standing on
the Great Northern track at
Gassman four miles west of this
city Wednesday evening. Nine
cars from the throu& h freight
were smashed into kindling wood
and the freight, which consisted
Of two cars of shingles, a car of
lumber, car of hides, empty bot
ties, etc., was scattered to the
four winds. Luckily no one was
seriously injured.
The wreck occurred at a sharp
curve and the engineer of the
way freight had no knowledge
that the through freight had
stopped. The train was going
along at lively clip down grade
and the two brakemen were plac-
ed on the pilot of the engine to
be on the lookout. Just as the
engine went around the curve,
they were Mortified to see the
rear of the other train not over a
hundred feet away, so there was
nothing for them to do but to
jump.
The engineer alst jumped and
all were more or less bruised.
The embankment is fully one
hundred feet and how the men
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-09-05

were saved from death is mira
Gle. The through freight had
business to place a flag out to-
warn the way freight, but neg
lected to do this.
The way freight's' engine was;
badly smashed and the track was,
torn up for some distance. The
engine remained on the grade
but left the track.
The wrecking crew was called
out and not until this morning at
7;45 O'Clock could No. 4 pass.
Three passengers were in the
way freight caboose. They were
E. 0. Kingsburg, Ole Hendrick--
son and Peter Howen of Plaza on.
their way to Minot for final proof
purpose. They state that car
Of telegraph poles had been cou-
pied to the rear of their caboose
and had the train been going fas-
ter, this would have undoubtedly
crushed thru the caboose killing
them instantly. AS it was the
train was Stacking for the switch
anyway, or a great deal more
damage would have been done.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-09-05
Cut Grain Night and Day.

Farmers in the vicinity Of Col.
umbus and in fact in many other
portions of the county, are work.
ing night and day cutting grain.
The grain is either dead ripe OF
ripening very fast and the far.
mers are afraid that a wind
might come up at any time aid
fix their grain, shelling it out 50
that it would be unnecessary to
waste binder twine.
The grains are very large, and
it would not take much of a wind
to she'll out great deal Of it. In
fact some Of the barley fields
have already lost about one third
of their grain, by reason of she'll
ing out. The farmers can be
seen, lantern in front Of binders
cutting away for all they are
worth all night long, changing
horses and men occasionally.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-09-05
'McCahanFaces Serious Charge
Register Of the Minot Land Office Charged With
Threatening to Shoot Receiver FOX Placed
Under $500 Bonds to Appear Tonight

Il paid little attention to him,
but went back to the land Office
and he followed me down the
street and said he had a mind to
kill me, placing his hand threat
eningly on his hip. know that
McGahan has two revolvers, but
can not say positively whether
he had one in his pocket or not.
l went into the land office into
my room and McGahan followed
me in. Judge Davis, TIE contest
man, was in the office and came
into my room. McGahan called
me some vile names in the pres
ence OF the ladies, and choked
him and slapped his face with
force enough to knock him over
on the floor. | was compelled to
do this because he again threat
ened to shoot me and placed his
hand on his hip pocket again. !
let him up and he began kicking
at me, kicking me in the stom-
ach, and. he also bit &C me. |
called two Of the Office boys and
they held McGahan while | went
down and secured the chief OF
police who made the arrest.
81 am sorry that the affair Oc-
Cured, for | consider that it
has lowered the dignity OF the
landoffice. | could not help it
however. | had to protect my
self.'
An effort was made to see MIR.
McGahan but he was not in his
office so we we're unable to get
his version OF the fracas.
The Independent understands
that an action will be taken at
once to remove the Register
from his office.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-09-05

Peter Amundson, a stranger
from Lacrosse, Wis.,, committed
suicide at Berthold Friday, his
body being found in shallow
slough close to that place Satur-
day morning. There was but a
foot of water in the slough and
it is certain that the man never
met death from drowning.
DR.. Ekrem, the coroner and
Sheriff Lee who were called to
Berthold, are of the opinion that
the man met de" tn from poison
ing, administered by his own
hands and that he probably took
morphine.
Amundson went to a restau-
rant in Berthold the morning of
the day he killed himself and ask
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-09-05

l.. D. McGahan, Register of the
4 Minot land Office, was arrested
n about four O'Clock Wednesday
N afternoon charged with attempt:
ia ass ault and threatening to
&xill. He was taken before a mag
kstrate and his bond fixed at
&s5OO to appear Thursday night.
MBail was furnished and McGahan
released The warrant for ar
Mrest vas secured by Thomas E:
Nt,ox. receiver of the M:not land
Eoffice, who claims that the reg
Aister, threatened to shoot him:
HThe arrest was made by Chief OF
Police Hagen and Officer Pat
III Wand.
Mr.. Fox was seen by al Inde-
|tpendent reporter this morning
IEand told the following story:
a "wednesday afternoon |
Ewalled up the street andentered
la drug store t" yet a glass OF
IBsoda water. l n"ilced McGahan
Hin the store, and AS a matter OF
{fact he had been drunk Tor two
Nays. cot the soda water and
II 1Rtarted out Of the ste re, attend
Inc to nv own business, when
lA C ah IN followed ms and in
Horned me that it would De I'm.
3 H1ossible for me to leave the land
abHice as had intended to 40 on
1Friday, to transact a llttle ousl-
bess out of town. asked MN
!Byhy, and he said, because |
s|Syant to go away myself. | n
HORNED McGahan that that MADE
Mo difference, that | had to go
anyway, whereupon he started
40 abuse me and kicked at me
sand called me a
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-09-05
Stranger Killed Hime|f Friday
Peter Amundson, Of Lacrosse, Wis.,, Takes
Poison Friday After Being on Big
Spree==Remains Brot to Minot.

ed for something to eat, saying
that he had not eaten a thing for
three or four days. He was CIV
en- a meal and then left. He
looked like ne had been on a tear
and was just recovering. That
was the last seen of him alive.
The body was brot to Minot
Saturday, to be held awaiting
word from Lacrosse.
In the mans pocket was a let
ter written evidently by his wife
in which he was advised to go
out west and try and behave him
self and be a man. He was told
to remember the little ones, Ha-
eel and Walter. The man was
not more than fifty years Of age
and an |. O. 0. F. lodge receipt
was found upon his person.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-09-05

institution called the saloon. IT'S
the spider in our sociological ia
brio and the mai aioritv OF the flies
come from the working classes.
1t ought to be an Institution
dumped into the Atlantic as was
done with the assassin Czolgosz.
OF our late beloved president.
There must be change some
how in the Industrial order.
Competition is the system TO-
day. 1t is not ultimate. The
Industrial world cannot rest in
it. But you say, 1T makes men
alert and active. 1t is delight
fully stimulating.' lreply, Yes,
that NAV be all true, it is filing
our Sanitaria with men under
forty years Of age, broken in
health IN the mad rush OF wealth,
Some Of them have not spent
sufficient time at home to get &C:
quainted with their own children.
| Competition does stimulate, but
it makes a few men perilously
rich and devili,hly unscrupu->
lods.'
In conversation with an Inde-
pendent reporter, Mr.. Powell
stated that he believes that
there must be some form of CO.
operation in the Industrial
world. He states that he is not
a socialist in any sense of the
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-09-05
OPERATION KILLED
Or. KLEMER
Popular Young Physician Who
Died Suddenly in Berlin, Ger
many, Was Operated Upon for
Stomach Trouble the Day Be.
fore His Demise.

At last thu long looked for
letter reached Minot explaining
the cause of the death Of DR.. G.
A. klemer, the popular young
physician who died in Berlin,
Germany, August %.
The doctor had been suffering
with stomach trouble for a year,
altho his most intimate friends
in Minot knew nothing of his
trouble. A short time before his
death he had a very severe at.
tack with the old trouble, and
the most eminent physicians and
surgeons of Berlin decided that
an operation was very necessary
at once. Accordingly hewas OPP
Grated upon on August 2l and
stood the ordeal we'll. \ cancer
Gus growth was found in the
large intestines. The next morn.
ing, however. the doctor grew
worse very suddenly and before
noon was corpse.
The doctor no doubt knew OF
his serious condition as we'll as
the surgeons and realized that
he had not long to live without
an operation, SO took chances.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-09-05
[asheS Sunday Hunters
Says They Break Not Only the Law Of God, But
Make Themselves Criminals as WelI---Hits
the Saloon Rap---Thnks Our Indus
trial System is Wrong.

Dr.. Powell, pastor Of the Meth
odist church, preached a sermon
Sunday night on 1.-The New
Earth, giving three ways in
which tLis old terrestrial sphere
might be changed to make it a
far different place. The reverend
could not resist the opportunity
to take a few raps at the Sun
day hunters. We quote pur.
tion OF his sermon below:
"Organized labor should unite
with the church IN preserving
Sunday as a day Of resi-. | be.
lieve in prohibition, but that
which is Of supreme Importance
to our great republic is not pro.
hibition, but sanctity and sa.
credness OF the Lords day.
That's the corner stone of Amer.
lean civilization. Every man
who has gone hunting today has
violated the laws Of God and the
laws OF the state. ! made it my
business to ask q certain Judge
if there is a law on our statute
making Sunday hunting a crimD
and he said there was. Every
man who has gone hunting to-
dav has made himself a criminal
You can't legalize men to bt
worshipers.
Organized labor ought tc
unite with the Christian churches
in destroying the un-Americar
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-09-05
Tom Layne Assaults Murphy.

Deputy George arrested Tom
Layne at Kenmare, charged with
conducting a house of ill-fame
and turned him over to Asst.
States Attorney Francis Muir
ply while he went to transact
other business. Layne. who is d
powerful fellow, assaulted the
officer, giving him a severe beat
ing and succeeded in getting
away. No word has been receiv-
ed as to his whereabouts.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-09-05
DYER Moves Shop.

S NJ. Dyer has removed his
barber shop from the GO. Frank
block, which is being torn down,
to the basement under Warren's &
confectionery where he will be
pleased to see all of his custom.
ers. Mr.. Dyer states that he will
occupy the basement OF the new
block in about two months and
will have one of the best shops
in the state. Mr.. Dyer runs q
first class shop in every par
ticular.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-09-05
Something Nice.

The buyer of the Branch re.
turned from the east Friday
where he spent two weeks buy.
ing the fall and winter stock. 81
picked up lit of nice goods
while in the east," the buyer ex-
|plained to an Inde pendent repre-
sentative, som ething better
than l have ever ha ndled before,
and will soon be able to show
the people as fine a line of goods
as any eastern store can boast
|of. E" The Branch is get
ting things shaped up for a
big advertising campaign this
fall commences this week with
an attractive ad.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-09-05
SUCCESSFUL YEAR IN MUSIC
Prof. Dunaevski Feels Elated
Over the Past Years Work
Forty.Five Pupils Have Re.
ce,ved instruction in Music
Fall Term Opens Monday.

On next Monday the fall term
of the Minot Academy of Music
in the j. NJ. Wilson block opens.
This school has oeen established
Just year, and Prof. Dunaveski
and his estimable wife are we'll
pleased with the result of the
years work. Forty-fve pupils
have received instruction during
that period, and some excellent
musicians are the result. The
coming years business will be
better than the past. TO stimu-
u|ate business the Professor will
give at the end OF the coming
year a years scholarship in bis
school to that pupil standing
the highest in his class.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-09-05
Or. IN AUTO ACCIDENT
'opaIar Dentist Has the Scare
of His Life Friday Night. Big
. Machine Jumped a Ditch'''
Members of Family Badly In
iured... Stared the Grim Reap.
er in the Face for a Time.

DR.. Thos. Storey and family weio tue
'ictims Of an automobile accident Fri
lay night, which while not injur'ne
my of them very seriously, gave them
IN opportunity to stare the grim reaper
light in the face for few Sc 'onds. Ihe
soctor engaged Clifford Welch to take
limself al, family out for few hours
ade and al went we'll until MIR. Welcn
aroye his machine near the 500 stock
ards where workmen are engaged IN
sutting in a new ~"
The road the day before had been
serfect along the place. but during the
lay the workmen had dug ditch three
sr four feet across and several feet deep
glacing several ties across the ditch to
s,rve rs sort OF bridge. Altho 1t
as growing dark. they failed to put
s.nterns out to give warning and Mr..
sfalch suspecting none OF these
slanges, sent his machine along at a
8gely clip. It is we'll that the party was
ssoing so fast, for had they gone slower
" this point, there is no doubt that
ssme or all Ut them would have been
lElled instantly.
AS it was, the machine gave one
alunge across the ditch and struck
spout twelve feet on the other side, on
liver ground. The occupants we're not
9lrown out, but the workmen who saw
BE accident, say they thought every
He Of them would be killed. At first
Il was thot that the machine had blown
n, but an investigation proved that
His idea was not correct.
slRoyal, the six year old son was injur-
n perhaps the most. Something in
lie bottom Of the machine few up and
1 Fuck him . terrific blow across tho
10 injuring his eye to some extent
Lfs. Storsy's mother was very severely
hised, asgwsll as we're the other men-
Z Of the party. Tho accident is to be
plored and under the circumstances
Ire seems to be no blame attached to
4 4. Welch who did nobly under the cir
Instances.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-09-05
Horrible Suicide.

A. M. Moore, living twelve
miles southwest OF Stanley, while
delerious from the effects of ty.
phoid fever, killed himself Mon.
day by cutting his stomach and
intestines with a large knife
which was lying near the bed.
The man had been i'll for some
time. Moore was we'll known in
Minot, having at one time been
employed at one of our hotels.
He leaves a wife.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-09-05
Mccoy vii! Go to Boston.

Paul V. Mccoy and wife will
cave IN about a week for Boston
where they will attend the Rex.
all Druggists convention. They
will be absent two weeks. About
fifteen hundred druggists from
all parts OF the United States
will attend the convention and
they will certainly have a good
time.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-09-05

Birch Reed loaned a 1925 black
horse to q lady to drive into the
country Sunday. The horse con.
cluded that life was not worth
the struggle, so gave up the
ghost without any apparent
reason.
J. N. Futon, formerly of the
Carpio News, has started a new
paper, the Coueau Sentinel, which
gives Ward county about forty
papers.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-09-05

States Atty. McGee, Judge
klda, Officer Mckone and Col.
leel of Devils Lake Joined a
artv of ten Sherwood hunters
hO secured the country for for
miles west of Sherwood to the
Ter for grouse. They bagged
no OF the birds.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-09-05

The daughter of Sheriff Dwyer
OF Lisbon is in Minot for an op-
GRAFTON for appendicitis.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-09-05
Ed KirkeIie Dies.

Ed Kirkelie died this morning
OF typhoid fever at his home in
this city. He leaves q wife. His
parents reside near Foxholm.
The deceased had lived in this
county about twelve years.
The Dunkers or German Bap-
tist brethren have opened Sunday
school in the l. o. O. F. hall in
this city, and will hold school
each Sunday at 10 a. m. and at 8
O'Clock p. m. All are cordially in
vited. No collections taken.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Edwards,
who reside southwest OF city, are
the proud parents of a baby
daughter.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-09-05

On Monday and Tuesday, Sept,
9 and 10, the Jewish holidays are
on, and the Branch store wishes
to announce through the columns
of the Independent that that
store will be closed on those days.
These holidays are known as the
Rosa Soma, or the Jewish
Thanksgiving. In the olden
times, when Jews were farmers,
they gave thanks at the conclu-
sion Of their harvest and the Gus
tom has ever afterward been OBJ
served strictly. Yum Keeper,
another holiday, the Jewish New
Year, will be observed on Sep
tember 18. The Jewish people of
Minot are planning on a big cele-
bration for those days.
Van R. Brown Of Williams
county is making life miserable
for the blind pigs. He closed all
that he could find at Crosby last
week.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-09-05
MlNOT MARKETS.

CORRECTED EVERY "HUKsDAY.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-10-16

For q nice comb and brush 60 to Milford's
drug store.