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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-04-25
GROWS RICH
IN JUST A FEW YEARS
]. c. Halsey, who Brot the First Crop of Inn
migrants to Minot Seven Years Ago.
Tells How he Made SuCCesS==His
First Impression of rlinot.

| had worked hard IN Misso u
ri, bnt had practically lost my
farm by taking the advice Of
bankers and buying cattle in
Kansas City, and feeding corn
raised on the farm. selling often
at a loss in the fall.
| dom wish to brag, but to-
day, | am farming 600 acres Of
land and am worth at least $751;
900, all Of which | made right
out of the soil,
I have fifteen head of fine work
horses and twenty head of thor
obred Shorthorn cattle. have
three sons who have assisted me
greatly and | do not do any
hard work any more. | simply
plan out the work and chore
around. 1t keeps me busy at
that. | think my boys are even
better farmers than | am.
The first two years in North
Dakota, l spent on the Sever
johnson farm close to MinOt,
and | want to tell you a little
experience l had. Ny neighbors
advocated shallow plowing and
said, "You are from Missouri
and must be shown" how to
farm in this country. l plowed
good and deep and the dry
weather came on. My neighbors
got a bushel and a half of wheat
to the acre while | threshed out
26 bushels. | have ever after.
wards been an advocate OF deep
plowin@.
TO show that Mr.. Halsey does
not depend altogether on farm
ing, we might mention that last
week he brought to Minot 81 big
load of White Holland turkeys
which he sold for a fancy price.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-04-25
THOUSANDS OF FARM HANDS
NEEDED IN WARD COUNTY
Farmers Can Hire No One, at any Price
Hands Were Never So Scarce and
Work So Plentiful.

you could do something to get
us a farm hand. My husband
has 800 acres ready to crop, and
can't get anyone to help him.
He is getting discouraged. |
believe that right in the vicinity
where we live, 100 farm hands
are wanted. The hands do not
have to work hard and really
have an easier time than any OF
US. We never feel like asking a
hand to work as hard as we do. .
The conditions are indeed
grave. The railroads should do
their utmost to get good hands
into this country from the east,
giving inducements in the way
Of cheap fares both ways. We
must raise the crops or the rail
reads will lose in the hauling OF
the grain.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-04-25
SOME VALUABLE POINTERS
ABOUT GROWING TREES
The Independent Secures Some Good Information From
Nurseryman Heath Of Riga, Who Grows Any
thing and Everything Successfully.

Mr.. Heath has been very sue
cessful growing buffalo berries,
a fruit that is especially good in
making jelly. These berries
grow on small ornamental trees
which serve as hedge.
Beautiful roses will grow in
North Dakota. Mr.. Heath has
several varieties that bloomed all
last summer. Vines, including
the Virginia Creeper, have made
a remarkable growth at the nurs-
cry. Lilacs are among the east
est and best growers among that
kind of shrubbery.
Ornamental trees are to be
found in abundance at the nurs-
cry. The silver leafed birch is
one of the finest kinds; the Balm
of Gilead, poplar and several
kinds Of evergreens have been
grown with success. Mr.. death
says that the average person
does not know how to grow ever
green trees. This is the way he
recommends: The roots must
NEVER be exposed to the air.
AS soon as the trees are dug out
the roots should be packed in wet
dirt which should be kept moist
until planted. Wind is hard on
Young evergreenS. so it's good
plan to knock out the ends of a
barrel and place about the trees,
and it should be frequently wat
cred. A nice mulch about the
trees will help a great deal to re-
tuin the moisture.
AS wind break on a farm Mr..
Heath recommends a row of box
elders, row of ash trees and a
row Of cottonwoods. They seem
to do Letter when set iE this
manner. He says by all means
cultivate the trees. It's we'll to
set the trees in rows a good ways
apart and put in cabbage, pota-
toes or corn, something that will
make you get in between the
trees and cultivate them.
In conclusion, we wish to state
that this is rot in the form of an
advertisement for Mr.. Heath,
tho we can heartily recommend
his nursery stock, having dealt
with him for wears. Mr.. Heath
is a good, conscientious man, and
his stock is perfect. We would
like to see every man in the coun-
try get some of his stock this
season.. We have tried nursery
stock from a distance and oftlmes
the stock has come after a long
delay in sad condition. 1t will
not be so if you eit at home.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-04-25
A SAWYER MAN
HANGS HIMSELF
Geo. w. Wall While Intoxicated
Ends Life With a Small Hemp
en- Cord=-. BODY Found in
Slaughter House.

Geo. W. Wall, a single mau
about 35 years OF aga, commit
ted suicide by hanging in II small
slaughter house at the rear OF
Joe Havlena's butcher shop at
Sawyer sometime Sun lay night.
He had hanged himself with Il
very small hempen cord used iu
tying up bundles Of hides, but
the cord had broken, perhaps
otter the man had died.
Wall had been a very heavy
drinker and was in an intoxicat-
ed condition all day Sunday. He
was OF a quiet disposition and
since coming to Sawyer nine
months ago had been working
as .]anitor Of the school house
and doing odd Jobs.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-04-25
co. D. is INSPECTED
capt. Blakey and His Soldier Boys
Stand a Severe Test " ithOut
One Fault Being Found
Company Has Done Remark
ably Well.

Capt. Bolles of the 9th .. S.
Infantry and Brigadier General
Poole inspected Co. D. at the
Barracks Sunday morning at
nine O'Clock. Captain Blakey
and his men, fifty-one in number,
made a splendid appearance and
were complimented highly by the
inspecting officers, both as to
the matter of discipline and the
manner in which they drilled and
kept their accOutrements.
The inspection was to have
taken place the night before and
the men were on hand, when it
was learned that the train was
late bringing the officers from
WiIIiston and the inspection
could not be had until the day
following.
Co. D. was sworn in Dec. 6, but
it was not until the latter part
of January that the boys actu-
ally did any practicing. They
make splendid showing.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-04-25
A Pretty Double Wedding

A very pretty double wedding
occurred at Foxholm a week ago
Tuesday, the contracting parties
being Rudolph Musch and Miss
Walburga Pritschet and Andrew
Bloch and Miss Maggie Huff,
The ceremonies we're performed
by Father Wagner from Ken
mare. After the ceremony, the
guests repaired to the home OF
Geo. Pritschet, father OF one OF
the brides, where all made merry
until morning. A feast fit for 3
king was given. The couples
weresthe recipients OF many fine
presents.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-04-25

The average North Dakotan is
lacking in faith. He doesn't re-
alize what a variety Of trees,
both ornamental and for fruit,
will grow here. L. G. Heath,
who has an A nursery near
Riga, about twenty-five miles
east of Minot, informs the Inde-
pendent that he raised any
amount of fruit last year. He
simply could not handle all Of the
strawberries and raspberries that
grew on his thrifty vines, and he
allowed friends from Berthold to
spend a week in his large patch
es. Mr.. Heath says it's very easy
to set out a strawberry bed. One
hundred plants will make a nice
bed. First the ground should be
dug up good and deep and the
dirt we'll pulverized and mixed
with rotten manure. Plant the
Strawberries in rows about four
feet apart. They should be a
foot apart in the rows. In plant
ing pour a little water about the
roots, press the wet dirt firmly
about the plant and cover with
fine dirt to retain the moisture.
This is all that's required, only
possibly to watch to see that the
weeds do not kill the plants.
Make arrangements for your
cream, for you're sure to have
luscious strawberries along in
July, about the time that the
strawberries from the south have
disappeared from the market.
He had great quantities of
raspberries last year, the bushes
bearing fruit until away along in
the fall when the frost stopped
further proceedings. Really, the
North Dakota grown fruits sur
pass those that are grown away.
Mr.. Heath has numerous apple
trees that are thrifty, but to tell
the truth he has never yet had
any apples from the trees De-
cause the trees are not old
enough. He expects some this
year however. Apples really do
well in North Dakota, and they
do especially well when protect
ed by other trees. Mr.. Heath has
several varieties of crab apple
trees that are highly recon-
mended.
Mr.. Heath expects to raise
plums galore this year. His
young trees blossomed last
year. Of course every farmer
knows that gooseberries and cur
rants are very easily grown here.
It's hard to kill out these fruits.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-04-25

Tue first man to bring a col
ony Of immigrants to Minot up-
der the recent influx was J. G.
Halsey, now a prosperous tar
mer seven miles north Of Max
bass, who visited Minot last Sat
urday. Mr.. Halsey was seen by
an Independent reporter and IL
duced to tell the story Of his sue
cess in North Dakota. Its good:
He says: Eyes, l headed a lot
of Missourians, 1O5 in the bunch
| believe, and we arrived here in
Minot seven years ago this
spring. We wired Mayor C. a.
johnson that we were coming,
expecting to be provided for, but
do you know MinOt was SO small
then that they had no room for
us.
We got here in the evening and
found the only two hotels, the
Leland, and the Dacotah full.
There was nothing for us to do
but to skirmish around and we
found one of Pete Ehr's empty
buildings. We had to rustic
around and find Martin Jacob
son and we got a stove from
him that night and all OF US
slept on the floor. We got
along fairly we'll and the next
morning, I got up to see what
Minot looked like. [ was disap-
pointed in the town, but says |,
if the country's all right, the
town is bound to boom some
day.
Well, I had $212 in cash, four
good work horses and two COWS,
when | landed in Minot that
night l was nearly sixty years
old and the prospects were not
too goodior a man Of my age.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-04-25
Two Pictures

An old farmhouse with ~ sadows wide,
And sweet with clever on each side;
a bright-eyed boy, who looks from out
The door with woodbine wreath'd abou
And wishes his one thought all day:
"Oh, if could but hy away
From this dull spot. the world to SEQ
How happy, happy, happy,
How happy l should be-"
Amid the clty's constant din
A man who round the wsrlA has bssn,
Who, mid the tumult aud the thrsnE
Is thinking, thinking all day long:
"Oh, could only tread once moro
The fold path to the farm house deer
The old green meadow csuld l see,
How happy, happy, happy,
How happy should bs!'
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-04-25
SAY BANK WILL PAY
DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR
A $35,0O0 Settlement With For
mer President Haschamp is
Reported-The Second 25T
Dividend is About Ready
Good News for DepOsitOrs.

The defunct Minot National
bank is practically ready to de-
clare a second dividend of twen.
ty-fve per cent, tie checks hav-
ing been forwarded to Washing
ton to he properly signed. 1t is
expected that they will be re-
turned within ten days. The In
dependent has it from good au-
thority that a third dividend OF
twenty-five per cent will follow
closely upon the second and ulti-
mately the bank will pay out
dollar for dollar on deposits.
The Independent understands
that the receiver, Geo. w. Swords,
has settled with 81. J. Haschamp,
a little matter, securing $35, 600
from that source which will help
out a great deal in the end. Mr..
Haschamp was once president OF
the bank.
This will be good news to the
many who had deposits in the
bank when it failed.
The Independent reported this
matter concerning the banks
paying out dollar for dollar ex-
clusively once before, when our
information was not SO good as
it is at the present time.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-04-25
Just So

Daniel Walter, former resi-
dent near Glenburn, is now in the
Ozark mountains in Missouri, but
writesithat he has failed to find .
place a. good Is the Mouse river
leop in which TO live and make
Money. y.-Glenburn Advance.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-04-25
Tracy in Larger Quarters.

Tracy, the land man, row &C.
cnpies offices under the postotfice.
His business has Increased 70
such an extent that he found il
Necessary to seek larger quar-
ters. By tbp-wav, have YOU
been reading Tracy's weekly let
ters in the Independent? They're
good.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-04-25

Mrs. F. '. Colcord, mother of
the ludaDendent's editor, and his
sister, Mrs. B. F Baker, arrived
from Sterling, Ill, the former for
an extended visit and the latter
to make her home at Glenburn,
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-04-25
Automobile Supplies

Get your expert work aud au-
tomobils supplies from tho Nj
not Machine Shop and Supply
Co. k111.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-04-25

For SALE-High grade piano in good
condition. Large delivery horse taken
in trade. Must be young and sound.
Address 25, Independent. 4-185-9p
Farm Loans-Grant S. You
mans. 22lt
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-04-25
The lee is Droakinr

The trees are budding, and shsiee
cottage lets are Rsing fast at beautiful
Lake Hstigoshs, twelve miles fren Bet
tineal. Finest fDssA watsr lake in TIE
state.
Find eat all about it BY writing b. day
10 ]. =. Hashtt,
l-1S - DsstiAsau, i. >.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-04-25
Progressing Nicely

J. NJ. Wilson's new store build.
ing will be completed in about
three weeks and within a short
time Mr.. Wilson will reopen his
store with a larger and better
stock of goods than ever. The
store front will be one OF the
swellest IN the entire city.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-04-25

The Crows nave sold their Iowa
property and have returned u
heir ranches near Ray.
DDs ysl want 70 sell ysur land? lis,
write tAo hinot Laud Co. 4-9oef
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-04-25
CLIFFORD WEIGH TO MARRY
Prominent Young Business Man
- Wed Miss Winifred O'DeIl
Jon May 8-Wedding to Take
Place in Methodist Church Be-
fore q Great Many Friends.

Invitations have been issued
for the wedding OF Clifford Il.
Welch and Miss Winifred O'dell,
which will take place at the
Methodist church at 5 O'Clock p.
m. on May s, Dr. Powell officiat-
ing. Several hundred invitations
have been issued, and the affair
will be one OF the prettiest OF the
kind ever known in this part OF
the state.
The groom-to-be is a member
of the Welch Implement Co. and
4, the son OF r. B. WEIGH, the
senior member of the firm. He
is one of Minot's rising young
business men.
The bride-to- be is one OF Mi
Inot's most charming young
women.
Both are very popular with
everyone who are extending con-
gratulations in advance OF the
happy event.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-04-25
When Teddy Spoke a Piece

The story is told that when
President Roosevelt was a boy he
had to speak a piece at school.
He begun:
cat midnight in his guarded tent
The Turk lay dreaming Of the hour
When Greece, her knee in suppliance
bent.
Should tremble at his power"
He started all right, and got as
far as Greece, her knee" and
stopped. He had forgotten the
rest. He started again, could
get no further than Greece, her
knee Greece, her knee . when
a young wag in the audience hol-
Tered, Grease her knee again,
Ted, and I'll bet she'll go.
VIM. Savers, a prominent Des
Lacs farmer, who will crop S25
acres OF land this season, was in
town Saturday preparing for a
short and busy season. He has
all but ITO acres plowed and will
put three teams to work this
week.
By the first of May, Whites
lee Cream factory will be able to
accept your cream, sweet or sour
and will pay an extra price for
sweet cream on delivery. Before
contracting your cream, see them
and save money. 4-11tf
FoR SALBEAt 40 cts. White Ban
Hsr seed oats, weighs 4s lbs. to bu.
FRARH HDoN,
411tf Tasher, n. D.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-04-25

Corn for sale, SOC per bushe',
at Farmers Elevator.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-07-27
Bank Clerk Jumps Overheard and browns Before
Eyes Of Girl COmpanOn-May Have Been Accident
or Suicide.

Another name was added last
night 10 the liat ~ Lake Washing
ton canoeing victims.
u g. shriyer n bookkecper In
the Puget Sound National bank
while ont canoeing on the lake
with Miss Effie Metzger, Of 2l5
3lst av jumped out OF the canoe
Just off the Denny Blaine wharf
and was drowned before any assist.
auco could be rendered searchcra
are out today looking for the body
Whether shnyer jumped ont TO
prevent the canoe from tipping
over. OF for some other reason. is
a mystery which IL Is impossible TO
clear up. Miss MetzEers account
adds 20 the mystery on account Of
the physical lmpossibility Of the
event happening Ia the manner de.
scnbed
Her story is ar follows:
"As we we're getting cloge 20
Madrona. Mr. shrivor proposed 60.
ing 20 Madison park but ! thought
q VAS too late He took bis watch
out. bat was unable 20 see. go I
got the lantern from the bow Of
the canoe After he saw the time
put the lantern back and In doing
go the canoe tipped some to one
side
"When turned around Mr.
shriycr was Ia the lake. Whether
be- jumped IN or topplcd iu ! cant
Aay At first I thought he could
swim. as he told me be could. and
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-07-27
10y United prsss.l

SAN FRANCISCO. July 2I.-
With every indication that they
will not be able to.arriye az yer.
dict. the jury in the case Of Louis
Glass. appeared In court at $50
this morning and requested Judge
Lawlor To give further Instructions
and have the testimony % Homer
Klng, Evan Pillsbury. Fred Eaton
A. Stoias and Henry r Scott "a.
read
The Jury also asked the court 10
Inform u when = J thinner. who
is in the county jail serving a
five days sentence for refusing to
testify was elected yico president
Of the Pacific States Telephone a
Telegraph company
The court ordered the questions
held Ia ahoyance until other mat
ters we're disposed OF. and then
tho rereading OF the testimony be.
gan
The jury held n stormy allnight
session. and when dawn came the
members were as far from yer.
diet as when they retired. u o.
reported the jury stood 10 3 for
acquittal
The case against Louis Glass
first vlce-presldent and general
manager OF the Pacific States Tel.
ephone and Telegraph company
charged with the crime Of bnblng
Supervisor Charles Boxton ia the
sum OF g. 000 % vote against an
ordinance granting the Home Tele.
phone company. rival franchise
In San Francisco. went 10 tho Jury
last evening, after "a days OF actual
trial and a day and half OF argu.
monts by Assistant District Attor.
ney Heney, for the people. and r.
g. Coogan and Dolphin NJ Dolmas
for the defense
Judge Lawlor in his charge TO
tho jury said
III is not necessary that there
should be direct evidence OF ex.
pressed agreement Of alleged con
splracy II is competent 10 prove
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-07-27

he had one paddle with him. Soon
be cried FOR help and / tried 10
reach the other paddle 10 him. and
also cried for help The paddle
got tangled up In the sleeve OF my
dress.
The cries brought some boys in
a canoe 10 our assistance. bat too
late 10 save Mr. Shrver. A launch
then came up. which took me and
put me aboard the Kanthus
have known Mr. Shriyer only
short time. and this is the first
time We went ont canoeing to-
gether"
Miss Metzger r. about 81. rathep
tail, with brown hair and blue
eyes. When giving an account Il
the happening this morning she
was cool and collected. bat rather
reticent
Shrirer has been employed as a
bookkecper IN the Puget sound Ma.
tional bank since coming TO Seattle
from Dcs Mulncs about two wears
ago. r. v. Ankeny. cashier of tho
bank. knew him in Iowa Until
July ] he lived with friends al 737
33rd av. Since then be has roomed
with friend on Broadway. lie
VAS known as very quiet. almost
secretiye character The theory
that he deliberately committed sui.
eide Is borne out by many circum.
stances. but there is no reason why
be should have made Miss Metzger
i witness Of the act.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-07-27

BOISE. ldaho. July 20 The ora
,orical efforts Of TIE attorneys for
both The state and defense On the
Haywood trial we're SCI az nausht
today b. Judge Wood. who as pre-
siding iadgs bad the last say iils
clear exemplineaiion reduced 90
ary facts the real kernel % this
iamom murder case
Hayvcod. the cour, plaiuiy stat
I'd. was On trial oniy Tor the murder
Of exfiovernor steunenbcrg
o. the surface The Instructions
would seem 20 favor the defense.
bot the real fact Is tEey favor the
hH Of Idaho
The Instructions were probably
he most volaminous IN She crim.
lral annals of the country
Summing up. in l5eoo words
ladge Wood Insisted that the lury
must cunvict fatal after reaseu
able doubt bad been removed. and
~ reFy carefully snalvred what
reasonable doubt Is. according 90
ne laN.
N q Is possible fof ycu 90
securciie The facts of ihis case upon
aay reasonable theory consistent
viii the Innocence 81 Haywood a.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-07-27

rfcdncers and consumers o. food
Frodpcis maY meet IN a public mar
kst IN Seattle without The payment
y tribute 10 the mlddieman within
~ GAYS Unless unexpected opr0si
ten y encoanteFed in thc clfy coun
eii To- an ordnance which wlll be-
ls'Fodnced IN thar body nest Mon
eAy nlsht bF Councilman r. r.
ksFeiit % the Seventh ward
lhis moVemsdi g the FIRST fruits
q ne quiet work which has been
doEe BY The Star for she past week
Or u days work which promises
. become immediately successful
y undermining the whole system
q eommaailoa among produce deal
~ and retailers of food products
The plan as finally worked ont
YIN he assistance 90 state Sen
alof George p Cotferill and Coun
eiiinan kevelie. Is 90 have the c0un
81 t2sa an ordinance setting aside
sone 200 feef on Pike place lust
eii Pike ~. az is Intersection with
10 az, as a public market place
re place leaves First av and Pike
y practically on level grade. and
.-orelp'ed By buildings i0r q dis
.1lee oi 900 feet II is along this
pv'iio4 Or The street that fhe mar
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-07-27
INVENTOR DIES HERE

Dr. Jean Antony Yaficie. "a. Of
Dawson. T. r. died Friday nigh al
Providence hospital. this city. after
Iona Illness He had been Ia the
local hospital two weeks The 10.
neral services were held this after
noon 80 o'clock from the Church
81 Our Lady 81 Good Help
Dr. Narlcle was perhaps the most
noted explorer. scientist balloonlgt
and inventor of the north. lie was
also a dentist practicing the pro
feEsion In Dawson many years. IN
1895 the International Society for
Polar Research and Experiment
was founded al Dawson for the
purpose ~ seeking the pole under
hts leadership, but his plan for two
parties of 20 men each, with %
dogs and q provision train drawn
By mules was never carried ont
He ls said % have spent over
100000 on inventions and expo
ditions. lie IL the inventor of
number of devices known TO the
scientific world. among them the
telegraph system that transmits
handwriting drawings Of any char
aciers aud also 81 the famous com.
biuati0n key with adjustable ap
pliances used by the French gov.
ernment In connection with time
locks for The protection Of post
office property
TIE made an 500 mile balloon trip
in "a hours from Paris TO Ham.
burg. Germany. over part Of the
North sea. during which trip his