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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-10-10
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A tramp stepped up to the
Devils Lake depot agent and
called for u ticket to Grand
Forks. He grabbed the paste
board, forgot to deposit the cur
rency and ran. He was stopped
and the ticket secured.
B. B. Regain, a Devils Lake
farmer, is in jail on $1,000
bonds to keep the peace. tiis
employe, Wm. Meyer, argued
with him over the payment he
was to receive for wages. lie de-
cided to leave and wentup stairs
after his clothing, when Regain
followed him. Meyer picked up
a round stt ne in his room, and
Meyer went down for his gun.
Regain escaped and took refuge
with a neighbor. The farmer
c n not give bail.
A Rugby farmer asked a mer-
chant at that place if he could
use his coffee mill. The merchant,
thinking the farmer had bought
some coffee at his store and the
clerks had failed to grind it, re-
piled that he certainly could.
After the farmer had ground a
lot OF coffee he informed the mer-
chant that it was too bad chat
such good coffee could not be
bought in Rugby, and that he
had received it from a mail order
house.
N. Y Weihofen, a harvest
hand from Chicago, was robbed
| in Devils Lake by two strangers.
He was sitting in the depot wait
ing for the train when two
strangers called him to one side
and asked him where he was 60
ing. They told him to save his
money and ride with them in a
box car. He accepted the invi-
tation and the three men went
to the side track and got into a
car. The strangers took the
man down and extracted $71
from his pockets, locking him in
the car.
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The Three G. Country.

G. B. Goodrich returned from
Greenbush, Minr., the three G..
country-cows; creameries end
clover-where he is in the real
estate business. Charley brot
back a sample OF winter Wheat
that went 81 bushels to the acre.
and tells great stories Of that
country which are true. North
western Minnesota is a great
country and will be heard from.
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WANTEp-Loan Agents in Ward, Viii
liams and Mckenzie counties. Can
mail Farm Loan Applications to the U.
s. Land & Investment Co., Minot, N.
Oak. 27tf
A weak Stomach, causing dyspepsia,
a weak heart. with palpitation or inter
mittent pulse. always means weak
Stomach nerves, or weak heart nerves.
Strengthen these inside or controlling
nerves with DR.. Shops Restorative
and see how quickly these ailments
disappear. DR. Shoop of Racine, WIS.,,
will mail samples free. Write for them.
A test will tell. Your health is GER
tainly worth this simple trial. Sold by
A. p. Slocun.
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A complete -four mill, two sto-
ries high, has been built for the
agricultural college at Fargo.
A convict escaped from a guard
at the Capitol ct Bismarck last
week and has not been seen since.
A Masonic lodge was co,lsti-
tuted at Antler Friday night
with J. F. Walrath, formerly OF
MinOt, master.
Fred G. Agner OF Boutineau
raised a lot of crabapples this
year from which his wife made a
large quantity Of fine Jelly.
The next battleship in our ma
w will be named the North Da.
kota. When she gets into a fight
she ought to grade No. | hard.
The Rugby Optimist says ED
!itor Crockard was down from
douglas to spend Sunday and
Monday" and marks the item tt.
| One Of the houses OF ill fame at
jamestown was burned. The in
mates escaped with all OF their
belongings and have lett the
city.
Ed Forsman cut Peter L.
Johnson all up with a knife at
Barton. The men had been
drinking. Forsman was ar
rested.
Several Mohall farmers took a
day off to help brother farmer
who has been laid up with sick
ness. In one day they cut fifty
acres Of his flax,
j A Valley City woman was
filmed $5 for slapping a 12-year-
!old girl, not her own. Women
tshould abuse their own children
and save money.
Jack Daily OF Juniata was ar
rested, charged with stealing a
pump and piping from Frank
Tufford. The man was bound
over to the district court.
The Lansford elevators closed
their doors last week and re-
fused to take any more grain
until it had seasoned. 1t had
been cut on the green side.
/ G. W. Andrews OF Walhalla,
who owns the OK cart and the
old Red river cart which has
been exhibited at many state
fairs, will leave it to the State
Historical society.
Senator HansDrough has been
making speeches over the state,
in many cases being invited to
speak before i meeting OF the
American Society OF Equity on
| the 'swheat drawback question.
The boilermakera' strike on
the Great Northern is having a
serious effect on the engines.
Many have died and trains are
often late. The company is MAX
ing a strenuous eff TT t settle
the strike.
The Mclean C,nntv Ind4ppl,-
dent publishes a double column
picture OF Col. Little. candidate
for the q. S. senate, and says
things about him which will
make H. Hansbrough wonder
where he will be at.
Knute Holengren, a thresher
near Souris, killed himself by
drinking too much Canadian
whiskey. The Canucks seem to
thrive on the stuff. but it will
kill IN American ever, pop if he
doesn't watch out.
The death Of tho little Girl at
Devils Lake last week, who was
shot by playmate with a rife,
leads the papersto state children
should not be allowed to use
rifles at all. We have seen little
lads in Minot carrying positively
dangerous guns.
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DR.. Mcintyre Of Erwin, CAN,
formerly Il resident Of onny-
brook. cot into a dispute with
Vim. O'Hara recently in Donny-
brook. In the melee O'Hala WAS
pushed over onto a pile of iron
and his nose and face badly cut.
Mcintyre was arrested. brOt to
Minot, and was bound over to
the district court.
FOR SALE---12OO acre ranch, all mod
ern improvements: ITO acres fine tim
Der: splendid water: good houses and
barns, wind mill, SIS m acre; small pay
ment and long time for balance ranch
located in southwestern part OF county
Inquire at Independent office. 912 If
Shorthand, typewriting and
book keel 'ing successfully taught
by mail. 7, pewriters sent to
students home Send for cata-
logue. Minot Business College,
Minot, N. D." If
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District Court November 70.

District court will convene in
Minot on Nov. 20. Judge Goss
believes there will be a six weeks
or a two months term. Most of
the misdemeanors have been
turned over to Judge Davis and
disposed of in that manner, so
there will be but few criminal
cases this time.
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Accidental Happenings.

The big oil warehouse OF French e.
Co. at Boston was destroyed by fire,
entailing loss OF 100000.
Fire wrecked the roof garden and
skating rink on the top Of the New
York theater. Loss, 5000.
The principal business section OF
the town OF Hastings, Ont, was de.
stroyed by fire. Loss, $4,000.
While tamping frozen dynamite into
a drill-hole In rock at Riceville. Iowa
Joe Richeter had his hand blown on
and his face filled with pieces of rock
by the explosion.
McGill university at Montreal snf
tered its second great loss from frs
within two weeks. The medical build
inr. one OF the largest Of the GROUP
comprising the university, was burned
"a the ground. The loss is estimated
u hslf million dollars. but ths
eouipment OF this department Of the
university cannot be replaced without
years Of labor.
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Criminal.

Michael Goldsmith, secretary OF the
Ohio Federation of Labor, was arrest.
ed in Cleveland charged with embez-
zling $500 from the Bartenders' union
George McClain, wellto-do farmer
living near Bangor, Iowa, committed
suicide by using a shotgun. He had
been in poor health and became de-
spondent.
Henry G.. Bailey was hanged at the
state prison at Wethersfield, Conn. He
killed George III. Goodale. who en-
ployed him on a small farm near Mid
dleon, July 6, last.
Four Japanese who had succeeded
in crossing the river just below FL
Paso. Tex, were captured at Sierra
Blanca. 100 miles east, and were taken
to FL Paso and lodged in jail. They
will be deported.
Rev. Frank Riley, formerly mem.
Der of the South Carolina Methodist
conference, committed suicide at his
home in Atlanta, Ga, by turning on
the gas. Dependency induced by i'll
health is believed to have been the
cause.
George McLane, we'll known farm.
er, sixty-five years of age, living near
Bangor, Iowa, leaned over a shotgun
and put charge into his heart after
returning home from a days sport
wolf hunting. He died instantly. 1t js
believed he was demented
The sequel of the shooting of five
white men and two negroes at Bunkie,
La, last Sunday, was the lynching CT
the negro Charles Strauss a few days
later. A party of masked men took
him away from the deputies who had
arrested him, and it is said that the
deputies offered no resistance
Paymaster John Irwin of the navy,
who was tried on the charges of ne
glect of duty, making false returns
and embeZzlement, has been acquitted
of the charge OF enlightenment but
found guilty OF the other charges.
The court sentenced him TO dismissal.
The president committed the sentence
10 reduction Of fifteen points.
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QuAkfS AND FIRE IN EAST
SOUTH lUZON SHAKEN BY
EARTHQUAKE - iLOILO DE-
STROYED BY FIRE.

Manila, April 21.--The city of lloilo,
island of Panay, was totally destroyed
by fire yesterday, with the result that
10000 persons are homeless. AS this
dispatch is filed the confiagration is
still raging, and owing TO the heavy
wind blowing it is beyond anything
possible 10 check the flames and as
sist the sufferers. No estimate has
been yet made of the amount Of dam
age done and no details of the FIRE are
obtainable, owing To- communication
with Iloilo being seriously affected.
Iloilo is the capital of the island of
Panay.
Reports have been received from
South LuZon of severe earthquake
in the town of Nueva Caceres, capital
of the province of Aribos Camarines,
and also at Tayabas, in the province of
Tayabas. in Northern Luzon. The de-
struction of buildings is reported, but
so far there is no mention of any loss
of life.
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Personal.

Mrs. Hannah Armsworthy. aged 109
years. is dead at her home near Queen
Port, Nova Scotia She was the oldest
person in the province.
John p. Cumming, well known in
newspaper circles throughout the
country. died in hospital in Philadel.
phia of tumor of the brain.
Prof. r. Shipman has resigned as
dean OF the faculty of Tufts college at
Boston, the resignation to take effect
on May !. Dean Shipman has served
on the Tufts faculty for forty-three
years.
Beatrice Baird Ritter. a niece of
John h. Jackson, the United States
minister Of Greece, and Thomas Ew-
ing Moore, secretary of the American
legation at Pekin, were married at the
American legation at Athens.
Miss Margie Doolittle has been ap-
pointed by the department OF agricul.
ture as corn and wheat observer
nj Sibley, Iowa. Miss Doolittle's father
held the position and recently resign.
ed. The new observer is about twenty
years old.
Fred Whiteside, twenty-one years
old, and Miss Fannie Donovan. aged
thirty-seven, were married at Marion,
Ohio. Whiteside is only four feet
eleven inches tall and weighs but
eighty-three pounds. His bride is the
same height, but weighs l75 pounds.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-04-25
THAW JURY IS ON THE RACK.
Jerome Investigates Report That One
Of Them Was Approached"

New York, April 20.-District Attor.
of report that one of the jurors IN
the recent trial of Harry Thaw had
been approached" by a policeman be
fore the trial closed
Henry c. Brearley, one OF the jurors,
had an interview with the district at.
torney late yesterday at Mr.. Jerome S
office.
Later it was announced that several
others of the Thaw jury would be ask
ed to come to the district attorney 3
office to-day and tell anything they
knew of the report that a policeman
talked with juror on one of the walks
the jury took from the criminal courts
building to the Broadway hotel.
The question OF counsel for Harry
Thaw has not been permanently set
tied. Clifford w. Hartridge gave out a
formal statment in which he said the
supposition that he is senior counsel
was absolutely unwarranted. He said
that at the present time there is no
senior counsel in the Thaw case.
This statement was given out at
Thaw's request. 1t is said, after heat
ed interview in the Tombs between
the prisoner, A. r. Peabody and Daniel
O'Reilly
That Dolphin NJ. Delmas will not
under any consideration be one of the
counsel in the next trial of Harry X.
Thaw was the statement made last
night by one of Mr.. Delmas' closest
friends.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-04-25
Domestic.

Members Of the Masonic order at In
dianapolis have raised fund of $780,
900 with which to erect temple.
The New York assembly passed with
but one dissenting vote the bill provid-
ingf for fiat rate OF cents mile Oh
all railroads in the state.
j. Pierpont Morgan has paid $4,000
to Prince Stozzi at Florence, Italy, in
order to have the refusal whenever
the prince wishes to sell art objects.
A baby boy born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Tillman Fuller of Alexandria, Ind, has
been named Dolphin Delmas Fuller, in
honor Of the noted California lawyer.
Running into town, presumably to
escape wolves, a deer was chased
about the streets of Marquette, Mich,
until 1t dropped dead in school yard.
The American Baptist Missionary
union has been assured by John ID.
Rockefeller that this year he stands
ready 10 contribute 100000 to the
needs of the union.
The Illinois house passed the Young
anti-cigarette bill, making it unlawful
to sell cigarettes or cigarette papers in
Illinois. The bill does not apply TO
sales by jobbers to purchasers outside
the state.
A plan providing for the introduc-
ton of rife shooting in the universe
ties. colleges. academies and schools
of the United States was adopted by
the executive committee of the Ma
tional Rifle Association of America.
The Ancient Order OF United Work
men has been ousted from the state of
Ohio on the petition of Attorney Gen
eral Ellis. Its affairs in Ohio were or
dered placed in the hands of w. ID,
McKenney and Alfred L. Roever as
receivers.
The United States Steel corpora
ton has fixed the selling price of rails
for the season of 1905 at SIS a ton.
The officials state that although the
price has been fixed earlier than usual
1t was made at the request of many Of
the railroads which are DESTROYS of se-
curing certain and prompt deliveries.
The executive committee OF the So
ciety OF the Army Of the Potomac has
selected May as the date for the GER
emonies incident to the unwilling of
the Mcclellan statue In Washington.
The reunion OF the Army Of the Poto-
mac viii be held May l. . and ..
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Fire destroyed the piano and music
store of Smith & Nixon at Louisville
The loss is estimated at 100000
-Four persons were killed and several
injured I'm an accident on the Philadal-
phia & Western railroad at Philadel
phia.
While burning brush on her moth
er's farm two miles from Terrill. Iowa
Rachel Bergeson, deaf and dumb, Was
burned 10 death.
Max Beilenberg. n mail carrier, was
burned TO death at his home in Mar
quette, Mich. IL is not known how the
fatality happened.
Adelia Meisner of Dubuque was
probably fatally burned while cleaning
her gloves with benzine. The fluid
ignited from lamp.
In collision OF two automobiles IN
New York Leo Swatts and George a.
Dutton suffered concussion of the
brain and internal injuries.
The Rippey building, one Of the
largest and most important structures
at Baker university, Baldwin. Kan,
was destroyed by fire. Loss. 100000.
Fire which started in the Second Re
formed church at Hackensack, y. j.,
destroyed the structure and six build
ings which stood near by. The loss is
estimated at $4,000
Gustav Werala. miner, was fatally
injured by picking at an unexploded
charge Of giant powder underground
at the Franklin mine at Houghton,
Mich. He lost one leg, three fingers on
one hand and one on the other and one
eye was destroyed. He cannot live. A
partner sustained slight injuries.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-04-25
Foreign.

Prince Nicholas of Montenegro has
accepted the resignation of the entire
cabinet.
James Clark Hook. r. A.. the Eng.
lish artist. is dead in London. He
was born in 1879
Count Won Schwerin. former coun-
cillor of the German embassy at Wien
ma, has been appointed German minis
ter to the republics of Central Ameri-
ca.
Father Romolo Murri, leader of the
Catholic Democrats at Rome, has been
suspended ad divinis by the pope for
disobedience Of the papal instructions
regarding the behavior OF the clergy,
G. .. wallenberg, the Swedish min
lister TO Japan, Is in Pekin with the OBJ
1ect of establishing diplomatic rela-
tions between Sweden and China.
Minister Wallenberg will be accredited
10 China and Japan
1t is rumored that after the birth of
an heir to the Spanish throne King
Alfonso will receive visits from the
hiuS vi itdly dhu Tic chpOlCI VI NSi'
many. Great importance is attached
to the formers visit.
The president of Argentina has Of
fered TO select as delegates 10 the
Hague conference DIR. Drago, author
of the doctrine which bears his name;
DIR. Rogue Saenz Dena. minister at
Rome, and DIR. Carlos Rodriguez La
retta.
At a meeting of the medical con.
gress in Berlin DR.. Schlosser said that
after FIVE years experimenting he had
found that the best cure for neuralgia
was the injection Of alcohol. 1t had
proved successful in 202 cases when
ali other remedies had failed.
Representatives of the governments
OF China and Japan have signed an
agreement settling the railroad ques-
ton In Manchuria. II provides that
China purchase the Tsinmintun-Muk-
den line and for the joint construction
of the Kwangchengtse-Kiri branch.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-04-25
NEWS OF THE WEEK IN tpITOMF
DIGEST OF THE NEWS WORTH
TELLING CONDENSED FOR
BUSY READERS.
Washington.

First Lieutenant Buck, artillery
corps. bias been dropped from the rolls
OF the army on account of desertion
He was serving at Fort Monroe and
disappeared about three months ago.
The bureau of navigation has decid
ed to convert the cruiser Baltimore
one of Dewey's feet at the battle OF
Manila bay, into mine planting ship.
similar TO the proposition contem-
plated for the San Francisco.
The state department has received
an inquiry from the American minis
ter to Siam asking whether il would
be possible 10 admit 10 the naval or
military academy nephew of the king
of Siam. The young man is exception.
ally bright II will require special leg.
islation to enable him TO enter either
institution.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-04-25
DECORATION OF CARNEGIE.
Gross Of Legion of Honor for His Work
on Behalf of Peace.

New York, April 19.-The first con-
vention of the national arbitration and
peace congress came to an end last
night after a three-day session. with
two large banquets. one at the Hotel
Astor and the other at the Waldorf
Astoria. The even of greatest inter
est was the decoration of Andrew Car
negie with the cross of the Legion of
Honor by the French government, rep
resented by Baron dEstournelles de
Constant, in appreciation of his work
for peace and his gift OF the palace at
The Hague.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-04-25
Won BuELoW TO RETIRE.
German Chandeliers Health 10 on the
Decline.

Cologne, April 21.-According to the
Berlin correspondent of the Franklin
ter Zeitung, the retirement from public
life of Chancellor Prince Won Buelow
is imminent. 1t will be purely on the
ground of Ill health He is almost fifty
eight years old. and the recent cam
paign for the election of members OF
the new reichstag is said to have told
on his strength severely. Although he
has defined the governments policy
since the reichstag reconvened, he has
not shown his former strength and
vigor.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-04-25
THEFT OF $4,000.
Loan Clerk Is Arrested on Charge of
Stealing Bonds.

New York, April 23.--W. c. Douglas.
loan clerk of the Trust company of
American, was arraigned in the West
side police court Saturday and re-
manded without bail on the charge Of
taking from the company s50,000 in
bonds. He was arrested on the com
plant of Oakleigh Thorne, president
of the trust company, who discovered
the loss Of the bonds and personally
traced Douglas to hotel in Forty
seventh street.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-04-25
100 AUTOMOBILES BURN.

Two st. Louis Garages Are Destroyed
by Fire.
ST. Louis, April 21.--An explosion of
gasoline caused fire in the garage of
the Mississippi Valley Automobile
company that jumped across the street
to the Central Automobile Exchange
garage, destroying both buildings and
about 100 automobiles and entailing a
total loss estimated at 1925. 600
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-04-25
TWENTY MILLION STARvE.
Russian Famine Conditions Are Aap
patIinu

London, April 21.-Writing from the
Russian famine district, DIR. Kennard
who was sent by the Society of
Friends TO investigate the conditions
among the peasantry, draws an appall.
ing picture of the suffering. After
calling attention to the urgent and i'm
mediate use of funds. he says:
This is the worst famine Russia
has known. no less than 10000, 900
people, distributed throughout the
southeastern provinces, cannot with
out aid live TO see another harvest,
and may say that this figure has been
not only approved by the zemstvo or
ganization but also by the government.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-04-25
Stove Puns.

Yankton. s. d., April 90. = Miss
Name Hoyt received very serious
burns on the face by the pufing of a
wood heating stove Miss Hoyt had
her eyelids burned of. but her glasses
saved the eyes from permanent in
jury.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-04-25
Brakeman Die. Of lniurjes.

Sioux Falls. S. d., April 20.--James
Hackett, conductor on the Great
Northern railroad. who had a leg
crushed as the result of an accident IN
the local yards Wednesday afternoon,
died yesterday forenoon. following an
operation.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-04-25
Conductor loses Leo.

Sioux Falls. s. D., April 1S.-Jsmes
Hackett. one of the best known con.
ductors on the Great Northern rail
road. was the victim Of serious acct
dent In the Sioux Falls yards. as the
result of which one Of his legs was cut
OF at the hip.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-04-25
MAY BE MARVIN AsDucToR.
Doctor Sends Nephew to Identify Boy
Found at GloversviIie,

Gloversville, n. Y, april 21.--Aley
II. Allen is being held by the police Of
this city as the suspected abductor OF
Horace Marvin, Jr., the four-year-old
son Of DR.. Horace Marvin of Dover
Del.
Allen came to Gloversville two
weeks ago. accompanied by woman
and small boy. A photograph Of the
boy was secured and forwarded TO DIR.
Marvin. In reply he wired Chief
Smith that he would send his nephew,
Myles Standish of New York, to identi,
fy the boy.
The woman and child are being kept
under close surveillance.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-04-25
FIGHT IN THE CHURCH.
Attempt to Gust Minister Causes
Riot

Portsmouth, Ohio, April ga fac
tio>! opposing their pastor. Rev. Free
man Chase, made an attempt yesterday
to depose him and hold service with
another minister ard caused a riot in
the Free Will Baptist church here.
The followers of the different fac
tions came TO blows, women tainted
and others fed screaming into the
streets.
When the police were appealed TO
they refused to interfere. Order was
finally restored by the new minister
and the elder Withdrawing.