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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-03-21
Silk Worm Diet.

The fine spring has produced an
abundance Of silk worms. Cultivators
are unable to find mulberry leaf to
nourish their large stock. The insects
take badly to the mixed leaf diet:
some cultivators are afraid lest the in
sects should starve.
Garden walls are scaled and mul-
berry trees stripped by night Of leaves
and fruit by the more daring and less
conscientious of the cultivators. One
wonders why those engaged in this in
dustry do not plant extra trees. ana
thus tighten the burden Of Leaf COL
lecting and lessen the possibility of
badly nourishsd insects Notwithstand.
ing the fears Of cultivators, cocoon
merchants are on the ground making
offers for the possible yield.
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A RELIGIOUS HoLD-UP.
Lovesick Highwayman Made Parson
Tie NuptiaI Knot.

Lovesick Highwayman Made Parson
Tie Nuptial Knot.
Since the Days of Dick Turpin and
Claude Duval the methods of the high
wayman have shown but little variety.
An exception to this general rule OF
the road must be noted in the case OF
the pastor of rural New York charge,
whose duty recently led him along
lonely highway near the village OF
Hopewell in that state. 1t was even
ing and was unusually dark for the
hour. The pastor, his mind sngrossed
BY his errand, was quietly trudging
along, when, without warning, two un.
pleasant looking strangers sprang from
the wayside bushes and halted him.
They were powerfully built fellows
md the pastor was unarmed. He felt
that discretion was the better part OF
valor, and prepared to hand over his
modest valuables. Are you . par.
SOM" one Of the highwaymen demand
Cd. The pastor Admitted the fact. and
10 doubt hoped At would secure him
rebate of some sort. You are the
very man We want" said the other
hishwayman. He whistlsd softly and
two young women suddenly emerged
from the shadows. I'VE want you to
marry us and do 1t 40 speedily a. pos.
sible," said the first highwayman.
Whereat the relieved pastor, having
no desire to argue the matter, hastily
performed the double marriage core
mony for the clippers, and was reward.
ed with substantial fee. Then the
wedding party babe him good night
and disappeared in the gloom, leaving
the pastor to resume his lonely jour-
ney along the dusky highway.-Cleve
land Plaindealer.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-03-21
NEW USE FOR RABBITS.

They Make Excellent Chicken When
Packing House Canned.
Veal makes pretty good canned
chicken, and corn meal hlls up the
chinks we'll II most varieties Of canned
meats. These are old stories now.
and nobody worries about such harm
lass taking" A capitalization Of the
sane class IL described by nswspa'
Per correspondent, who tells Of the
magical transformation many years
$50 Of about $4,000 jack rabbits iato
homeless turkey in one Of the Chicago
packing houses. Thousands Of rabbits
were killed BY an unusually severe
5tliwayd. The farmers sAippsl To
toareassss N car load lots e Chia00.
end this particular packer csaesivsl
The bright idea of buying them q :
eeats pouad ana their conversion
late turkey ct II cents. 1t was .
fraul, Of course. On what the teller OF
the story calls the innocent snd guilt.
bic public. but 1t was the turning OF .
Aishonsst penny In . rather clever
vay which hurt nobody. Jack rabbit
nAst = just % nutritious % turksy.
perhaps more %. II the packers had
never done anything worse thaa e
convert nice, clean Jack Yabtlts tAeo
homeless turkeys their establishments
would hot have needed sueh Q
thorough houssclsaning.-Nsw Ysek
Globe.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-03-21
Public Sale.

I will sell the following described
property at my place, 8 miles north and
3 miles west of Minot on Thursday,
Mar. %, 'O7. Sale to commence at 1870
a. m. sharp:
II head of horses, consisting Of 7 head
of mares, weight from l1CO to 1900 lbs;
! heavy with foal: good road horse; 2
spotted colts: gentle driving pony; l
Deering binder;1 Mccormick moving
machine; rake; ] disc; l Best Ever
gang pillow: Defiance sulky. with sod
and stubble attachments; 1 Van Brunt
drill; steel harrow: walking pillow;
breaking plcw; 3 wagons; one good as
new: bob sled: 5 sets work harness.
Terms of Sale:-All sums under ten
dollars, cash. On all sums over ten dol
lars credit of months will be given.
Purchaser giving note of approved Sc
curity with interest at 10 per cent; 5
per cent discount for cash On all time
sales. AUSTIN SPIRES,
III. T. Dolloff, Minot, N. d.
Auctioneer.
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WEALTH FROM JUNK.
Thieves Rsaping Harvest From San
Francisco Ruins.

Copper wire to the value Of $500 was
stolen from the Postal Telegraph
company's former Office about IL
O'clock Wednesday night, says the San
Francisco Chronicle. A gang Of five
men carried fifteen coils of wire to q
wagon, which was driven by member
OF the gang, and before the arrival OF
a patrol wagon loaded with policemen,
under Detective Sergeant Ed Gibson,
the thieves escaped with their booty
Not only the Telegraph companies,
but the United Railroads and the tel
ephone company have been heavy los
ers from the depredations of we'll or
ganized band of junk thieves, who dis
criminate in favor of the more valua-
BILE junk, such as copper wire and
brass findings.
A ready market is found for this
loot, some junk dealers making no
scruples about purchasing all that Is
brought them. The wire is melted into
crude ingots and sent to the Eastern
shelters.
The methods of the th;aves in loot
ing the ruins in the burned district are
extremely simple. Several members
of the gang search the ruins. and. at
ter selecting such pieces Of Junk ~
will command the highest price, cast 1t
into the street. 1t is an easy matter
for others to gather the junk without
attracting attention.
Boys have been engaged by junk
dealers to pick up bits of copper, and
in this way have contributed largely to
making the business of the junk men
lucrative.
Great piles of junk of all descrip-
tons are piled in the courtyard in the
rear of the police headquarters at the
Lowell high school. In the days i'm
mediately following the fire the police
confscated quantities of junk and
made great number Of arrests The
men arraigned in the police courts are
fined a nominal sum, which is quickly
paid.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-03-21
GETTING RID OF p,aArsa
How Band Was Quickly Disposed q
In South China.

A reader who arrived at HongkonS
from Wuchow informs us, says the
South China Plst, that on Sunday.
when he left Wuchow, there was q
great changing of gongs and blowing
Of whistles. The people were in a
most excited state of mind and crowd
ed the streets and housetops.
Inquiry as to this unusual state of
affairs ELECTED the information that
seventeen of the most notorious rob-
bers Of the district, men who had
kept the inhabitants in terror for .
long time past, had paid the penalty
of their misdeeds. 1t being impossible
for the authorities to effect their ar.
rest in the ordinary way, the taotai of
the district enticed the robbers to his
yamen by making an offer of FREQ
pardon and other inducements to
abandon their nefarious practices.
No fewer than seventeen of the ruff
mans swallowed the bait. Sixteen en-
tered the yamen and were promptly
surrounded by troops End made pris-
oneers. Another-the ssventeentl
man suspected trap and took to his
heels without entering the oflcial res.
idence. Meanwhile tho troops were
not handling the sixteen captives very
gently. They were promptly disarmed
and without much ado were stripped
and cut into thousand pieces.
The enraged populace were not long
In securing the two runaways and they
met their end in the same manner in
the streets. There was great rejoicing
afterWard and 1t is hoped that this
lesson will have deterrent effect on
others whose haunts may be In the
1eighborhood.
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HIS DECLARATION.
Mere Man AvoWs His Intentions to Be
lpdopAnSAnf


Independent.
When in the course OF marital events
it seems necessary for woman to
question the traditional wisdom and
intellectual superiority of Mere Man,
and assume to know something about
affairs concerning whinh she is mani
testify ignorant, decAnt respect for
the feelings of her husband requires
that she should withhold the reasons
which impel her to such wicked and
irrational behavior, and be repentant,
says the New York SIN.
We hold this truth to be self.evi'
dent: That all women are born equal
ly inconsistent, and ace endowed by
their Creator with certain inalienable
rights, the chief Of which are submits
sion and the pursuit or truthful Obedi-
ence. To secure these rights marriage
is instituted among psople, often de-
priving men of their freedom without
the consent of the governed, and then
If there is trouble, whore fault is It?
Experience hath shown. and pru-
dence, indeed, should dictate, that
man. however insufferable, cannot be
abolished even by a Aong train OF
abuses and usurpations, and that his
tyranny, long established, is good
thing and should be let alone.
We, the husbands, do. therefore, In
the name of common sense and domes.
tic felicity, solemnly declare: That
our wives bearing toward US, their
sovereign mates, often is, but by right
ought not to be, too free and independ.
ent
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Mysterious Shower Of Pennje,

Mysterious Shower Of Pennies.
London street and Norfolk square.
Paddington, are agttated over the do
ings Of mysterious person whether
man or woman is not known-who
every morning scatters . shower el
pennies on the roadway, says the Lon.
don Evening Standard.
Shopboys and school children, natuS.
ally, are delighted. Small bullets, Or
swan shot, threeeighths Of an inch in
diameter and Of quite respectable
weight, have been mixed with the
money. 4 popularity Of the mystery
Il that each coin bears . strange In.
dentation. 40 though It had been hi
by trigger. All the efforts made 70
discover the person have failed.
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WORLDS PRODUCTION OF SILK
Has Greater Valuation Than Amer''
can Cotton Crop.

Has Greater Valuation Than Ameri'
can Cotton Crop.
The worlds production Of raw silk
amounts to more than 100000
pounds annually, with a greater aggre'
gate value than the American cott0R
crop, writes John J.. Cowan in Techni.
cal World Magazine for August. OF
this amount, China produces more
than one-half, followed by Japan with
a production OF somewhat less than
one.fourth the total, while the remain
der Is secured from India, France.
Spain. Portugal, the Balkan states, aAA
other countries. China also 10 the
greatest consumer; while the United
States, with . production ~ yet teo
ANAL to figure in trade reports and sts
tistics, ranks second.
However, II our standing a. latieo
IN the production Of silk affords Acth
Ing to sratify our prices. 1t IL othse
wise On the manufacturing side. There
are aow about hfty silk mills IN To
United States, distributing 81 .ooo. 90
every year in wages. Giving employ.
mont to 10000 persons. and producing
soods valued 1t $4,000. 900.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-03-21
West Virginia Bear Hunt,

A large black bear caused quite an
excitement in this section last week.
He was first discovered near Aleck
Parks residence with an air of bra
very not altogether lovely.
Aleck has two fierce dogs that
chased him up against the garden
fence. and. as is often the case. no
gun could be found loaded, and after
tossing the dogs around over tho
meadow with apparent ease he
crossed over to near Harper Wolford's
on the creek and made his escape in
the jungle. holly pursued by dozen
or more men and dogs with short
breath and fast beating hearts,
Hampshire Review.
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PAINTED HIS OWN FENCE.
Why the WORK Might Have Been Done
Better by Professional.

Why the WORK Might Have Been Done
Better by Professional.
Louis Weis who recently hutN a
home in Virginia place, East st. Louis,
is willing to acknowledge that there
are few things a professional can
80 aetter than an amateur. One OF
them is painting fence. The next
time MT. Weis has any billboard deco
rating to do he will hire man. It
happened this way:
Last Monday night Mr.. Weis had a
little spare time on his hands. The
back fence was in need of kalsomine,
and, after purchasing can of paint
for 81 and brush for SO cents, he
started in to do the job. 1t was then
about o'clock. and Mr. Weis re-
marked to his better half that he
would have the twenty-five feet OF
boarding properly dyed in about
three shakes of sleeps TAIL" TNe
sun went down and the supper hour
passed, but Mr.. Weis went on paint
ing. It was too early for the moon
to rise, and, as it seemed necessary
to complete the job, Mrs. Weis Of
fered to hold lamp while Mr.. Weis
painted.
The neighbors, attracted by the I'm.
usual scene, went over to investigate,
thinking perhaps burglars were at
work. Most of them remained to cri-
ticise, extol or offer suggestions. Mr..
Weis went on painting. At midnight
the job was finished, and Mr.. Weis
took an inventory. He found that he
had ruined one $25 suit of clothes and
one $40 dress belonging to Mrs. Weis,
not to mention the damage suffered
by his temper. A painter would have
cost about 81 to do it right-St. Louis
Globe-Democrat.
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STATE OF NoRTx DAKOTA. In District Court
coua., .. Ward !" iii a'sh SIs: sses.
Mike King. Plaintiff

/ I ! q + i q 3
Josephine Lacy, Pat King, Mary
| Peterson, Maggie Scribner. Katie
Burns. Laura Beebe, Julia Walker,
/ Phil King, Barney King. Edward
| King, John King and Lizzie Nc SUMMONS
| Mann, and all other persons un-
| known their heirs, devisees. lega-
| tees or personal representatives ~
! claiming through or under them
claiming any estate or interest in,
or incumbrance upon the property
described in complaint. ~
Defendants.
| Tho State OF North Dakota to the above
named defendants:
answer the complaint OF the plaintiff IN the
| above entitled action. a copy OF which IS hereto
annexed and herewith served upon you. and ia
serve copy of your answer to- said complaint
Ward county, North Dakota. within thirty
days after the service of this summons upon
| you. exclusive of the day OF such service; and
| in case of your failure to appear or answer,
| Judgment will be taken against you by default
Dated at Minot, North Dakota. thissl4th day
| OF March, 1907. PALDA d BURKE.
Postoffice and office. Opera House Block
Ainot. North Dakota.
| To all parties defendants notice is hereby
given. That the complaint in the above entitl-
ed action is at the present time filed IN the
once OF the Clerk OF the District CourtOf the
County Of Ward. North Dakota. and that the
property involved in this litigation, the title to
s fns e. e as
east Quarter. SEQ Northeast Quarter (NEA)
Of the Southeast Quarter Use I'D Of Section
Nine (e) Township One Hundred Fifty Eight
l5S) North Of Range Eighth Eight 1857 West
| of the 5th p. II. PALDA & BURKE.
Attys. for Plaintiff.
Postoffice and office, Opera House Block.
Minot. N. d. 3.2l4-35
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Snake That Lsolesd Like Len.
A snake fifteen fest two inches Il
lsngth BY actual measurement vas
killed yestsfday near Dsllastown b.
Adam Grove.
Mr.. Grove was driving II the Yivoe
hills near CDsylsyvllls With . TIVE,
horse team whea he oncountoesd what
hs supposed was piece Of timber II
the road. The wagon passed over IL
and no noticed p that the supposed
pisce Of wood sauirmed and ooileA
like . snaks. which upon invsstiear
1oa - found 1t to bs. He killed =
and took it hone with him.
The sDeolmln IL now the bbjeet q
DaeA laAssose IN tho vicdnity Of Dob
lAGtoW1, - ~ extraordinary jeaG1D
4 vl1AG91 DesaDlsat = III sset1aA
i. - - = $50 - b
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Canadian Home steads.

| can sell you a good quarter
at $40 to SIS near good town in
Southwestern, Saskatchewan,
and locate you on a homestead
adjoining free. Only a few left.
Will only last one trip. Going
over 500 line morning OF April
3rd. e. B. McCUTCHEoN,
3-21.3-2S lis North Main St.
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A Progressive Spirit.

The Branch Store is showing
a progressive spirit by coming
out with a double page adver-
tisement in this issue. Mr.. Gla-
ger returned only last week from
the big cities Of the east where he
did a big stroke Of buying and
has much larger and better
stock of goods than ever before.
Read the ad and you will be sure
to see something in it that will
interest you.
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coppsrhe.d Terrorizes Woman

? copperhesd 1errorizes Woman.
Biz women who sat together On the
1ront porch Of the home Of Daniel
eharadius, Dock street. Schuylkll h,
ven, declare that they were COMPLIES
" enthralled by monster copper.
head snake which emerged from un-
der the porch and coiled itself In fruat
q them to-day.
Charles Detweiler. who was passlag
u. saw the women sitting % II Das1-
9y1od, with their eyes on the roDt1le.
"A he looked on the snake uncollsl
and startea - glide toward one o1 he
women. Dotweiter rushed into tAo
yard and struck the snake WleA .
club. killing 1t. Three OF the wo0sn
svooned after the danger was over.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-03-21

To remove cough you must get at
the cold which causes the cough. There
is nothing SO good for this as Kennedy's
Laxative Cough Syrup. The liquid cold
relief that is most quickly effective, that
stills and quiets the coughs and drives
out the cold. Sold by Mccoy d Co.,
druggists.
Money to loan on Farm s-Try
Grant S. Youmans. 2-21tf
A fresh shipment OF formalde-
hyde lust received at the Minot
Drug Co., 40 percent pure, guar
anteed. 3-ltf
Mothers Bread at Auslander's Bakery
is good. Trvit.
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Gas Plant for MinOt.

1t is generally reported that
the gas plant which was project
ed a year ago will take form and
will likely be installed within a
short time. Eastern money is
behind the concern. The officers
of the company are Pres, John
II. Lewis, V. Pres, 0. NJ. Pierce,
Sec'y, R. C. Sanborn, and Treas.
G.. III. Parker.
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Drills For Sale.

l have a car load of Poirier
Shoe and Disc Drills for sale.
This is the only drill in Minot
that the disc runs with ball bear
ings.
If you want to get the best
drill in the market that is made.
Call and see Olaf A. Olson on
West First street, west of the
postoffice. 3-14-4-4
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NOTICE FOR PUBLJCATION

Department Of the Interior, Land Office at
Minot N. D.. March IA, 1907
Notice is hereby given that Joseph Blunt Of
Burlington: N. d.. has filed notice Of his inten:
ton to make final fve-year proof in support Of
made July. 30, 1901. for the nwA Section IS,
Township 1877 N, Range 70 w. and that said
proof will be made before Register and Receiv-
or at Minot. N. D.. on May q. 1907.
his continuous residence upon. and cultivation
Of. the land. viz: Henry Nj: Scott, c: c. Almy,
and Charles w. Crowson of Burlington. N. d.,
Austin Spires of Minot. N. D.
3.2l4.25 L. d, AcGahan, Register.
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RsvtvIns an Old Read.

Aside from the sentimental reasons
Tor restoring the old national road
from Cumberland. Nd. TO vanlalia,
nj. the highway would furnish the
most satisfactory long distance course
Tor automobiling in the world. Auto
mobiling has become 40 much IN -
tablishsd and proper form Of rscroe
ton tat recognition to this sxts0S
e.,uld not be taken amiss.
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Carpet Weaving Done to Order.
Having a new carpet weaving ma
chine we will receive orders for all kinds
of rag carpets.
EMIL SCHAUFUss,
r. f.. D. No. !. Sawyer, N. d.
2-21 3-14
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p1sPOs1NG OF POOR BUTTER
II by accident you have lot OF poor
butter, don't put your brand on It and
yuin your reputation BY selling Il to
. nod customer. Use It up ct home
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Her BIaekiIse.

why 10 you look 70 pleased 0ve1
the mere making out Of list Of those
you are eoing 70 invite 70 your SooeD
uon?"
sYos'rs nistahsA ~ y . ~ g
49, m ~ 0oon0 . hvltAs
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4 aaeond rhld.

"some mean thief ran OF with tAs
umbrella had today" began PincAse.
and"
"say!" exclaimed Knox, don't 20
lnow its sign Of approaching msor
III trouble to leave ont words tAoe
1ayf"
sWhat vael "a leave oatfe
syAo voel 'stAs1 befcEo 'neaAs
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TATE OF SNoRTH DAKOTA

TATE OF SNORTH DAKoTA) In County Court,
before Hon. N.
County Of Ward Davis, Judge.
In the matter of the estate Of William. Gruen-
berg, deceased.
Nina Moss. formerly Minna
Gruenoerg, Petitioner,
Emel Gutenberg, Herman ing Petition to
Gutenberg and Eddie establish heir
Gutenberg and all other ship.
persons interested in said
estate, Respondents.
The State of North Dakota to the above-named
the estate of William Gutenberg, deceased.
Notice is. hereby given that Minna Moss.
formerly Minna Gutenberg, has filed in the
county court of said county of Ward duly
fishing the right Of succession to the estate Of
William Gutenberg, deceased. and that Thurs
day the 25th day of April, 1907, at two o'clock
M Of tha asy eeDE Of fa the Of Apr
Of Minot. county Of Ward. North Dakota, has
said At
time and place any and all persons interested
may appear and show cause why the prayer of
said petition should not be granted.
of March. 1907.
lslAA' Judge Of the County y court.
Attorney for Petitioner. 3.214.4
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA. In District Court
County Of Ward Sth Judicial Dist
William Wadder, Plaintiff,
Andrew Wadder. alias Andrew SUMMONS
Wilson. Mary Benson and Annie
Reynolds, Defends ants.
The State OF North Dakota to tho aboyo-named
defendants:
You are hereby summoned to. answer the
complaint in this action. a copy of which is
hereto attached and served upon you. and to
serve a copy Of your answer upon the subscrib-
er at his Office in the City of Minot. in the said
County and State. within thirty days after the
service Of this summons and complaint upon
you. exclusive of the date Of service, and in
case of your failure to appear and answer said
complaint Judgment will be taken against you
Nv default for the relief demanded in the COM
plant.
Dated March II, 1907.
MI Barrett,
Attorney for plaintiff,
Once and postof1ce address.
3-21.425 MinOt, North Dakota.
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For SALE-A 100 foot lot, just east Of
Northside school building Cheap for
cash. Good terms. ALBERT BETTIN,
3l4321p Minot, N. D.
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STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA In District Court.
County Of Ward (8th Judicial Dist.
William Wadder Plaintiff,