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Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-09-12

The future of the Red Rive,
valley farmer never looked brighter
IMAM 1t does today. During the past
few years he has passed through
what may be termed a crisis, but by
changing from a one crop all wheat
system to diversified farming he has
come out Oh top. His present pros
perlty cannot fail to attract others
to come and make their homes beside
him. Our vacant lands will be
settled, and the big farms will even
tually by sub-divided into smaller
ones. We have learned by experience
that in order to get the best results
we must farm fewer acres and do
more thorough work. That can be
done with more people here to do
the work. Better farming will also
solve the weed p1oble m which is get
ting serious in some localities, all
on account of working too much land
in slip shod manner. More people
Will also mean improved social ad-
vantages, better schools and church.
es, better roads and more of the con-
veniences and comforts of life. The
Red River Valley is destined, We be-
lleve, to become the most thickly
settled portion of the United States.
1t certainly can sustain larger
population than any other equal area
OF our vast domain. Could we be
privileged to see the Red River
Valley fifty years from now we
should find happy farmer and his
family on every so or l60 acre tract,
with beautiful grove surrounding
every farm home, and stately trees
lining every high way. Telephones
and electric car lines will radiate in
every direction, and every town
ship will have it's consolidated
schools to which the children are
brought back and forth in automo-
biles. or something better. This is no
idle dream. At the present rate of
progress it will be reality sooner
than we now realize.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-09-12
CONTRACT LET FOR
STATE DITCHES.

Expenditure of from S28, 900 to
$50, 900 in northern counties is pro-
vided for in contracts awarded by
the state drainage board, which met
in st. Paul lately. The work to
be done comprises the drainage
bitches designated as 47, in Marshall
County, and 48, 49 and so, in Kittson
County. The bidders for the work
we're Aspin Bros, Peter Lofgren,
John n. Kinsella, the Standard
Drainage Company and Gottfrid
Erickson.
Aspin Bros, we're the lowest bid
ders on all parts Of the work and the
contracts were let to them at IA
cents a cubic yard for ditch 47 and
l5k cents for bitches 48, 49 and SO.
The entire work of excavation to be
done is estimated at 10000 cubic
yards. 4.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-09-12
COIN DESIGNS
TO Be CHANGED
Government Adopts New De-
signs for Pennies and
Gold Pieces,

The new designs for United States
coins by the artist, Augustus Saint
Gaudens, who recently died, have
been accepted by the government.
Three denominations will be affect
ed, the double eagle, the eagle and
the bronze cent.
A radical change is made in the
design of the cent, and tho the
Indian head will be retained, it will
bear little resemblance to the old
one, and is expected to be more
characteristic of the head of the
American Indian with real head
dress instead of the present design.
The present Indian head is really a
Caucasian type, the face having been
posed for by a little daughter of
James M. Longacre, the--engraver OF
the Philadelphia mint, who designed
the present penny in 1859.
On the reverse of the eagle and
double eagle, the head of liberty is
retained in idealized form. On the
reverse of the twenty dollar gold
piece which was also designed by Mr..
Longacre in l849, is an erect eagle
| but of new design.
More radical changes are noted ir
the design for the ten dollar golc
coin while the diverse still shows
the head of liberty, on the reverse
is flying eagle closely modelled aftel
the pattern of the dollars and hal:
dollars of 1886 and 1888. Christian
Gobercht who designed these coins
used as his model "Peter,' the live
eagle, known as the "Mint bird
which had it's home at the Philadel
phia mint.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-09-12
STATE WILL MAKE
FARM MACHINERY
Arrangements Being Made for
Its Manufacturer at the
Slate Prison.

Without waiting for the construc-
t1on OF any portion of the new state
prison, work has been commenced
under authority of the last legis-
lature to make farm machinery at
the OLD prison. J. II. Downing of
Minneapolis, practical machinery
man, is in charge. He has been busy
some time on plans for machinery
and patterns. He has the patterns
well under way for binder, mower
and horserake. Those are the three
kinds Of machines to be made. A
name has not yet been determined
upon, but the plans are based on the
latest improved machinery upon OBJ
servations made in field work by Mr..
Downing.
The construction of machines will
be commenced at once. Castings will
be made under his direction at
foundry and in patterns designed by
him. The purpose is to have few
machines ready for the harvest next
year. They will be placed in the
hands of prominent expert farmers
to be tested.
There are some interesting facts in
connection with the year just closed
in the making of binder twine at the
state prison, additional to the fact
that a big profit was earned for the
state beyond the expenses of the
prison and the making of twine.
The sales thus far are considerably
more than 13, 000, 1000 pounds, besides
considerable amount on hand and
aside from shipments that are still
in progress. The last carload lot
was shipped last Friday, but ship
ments are being made of small lots.
The twine and materials sold up to
August 9Th amounted to ST., 552, 674,
and the expenses were 81, 1913, 5l9.
The factory is still busy in accumu-
lating a supply for next year and ap-
p(ications for next season are being
sent in already.
Warden Wolfer saves in expenses
by dispensing with statesmen, and
that feature is being taken care of in
his office, chiefly thru the mails.
The work of correspondence is an
immense one. as the warden has on
his list 1000 correspondents among
the farmers and dealers of the state.
Personal letters are necessary in
many cases, but personal letters
help to facilitate that feature. The
postage and teIegraphing for the past
year amounted to 81, 49,. One item
of expense is freight, which amount
ed to S43, ,674. For citizen labor there
was paid last year $3.50, andfor in
surance Sc, 244.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-09-12

loser every time. He is loser in
two wavs. first his COWS will not
yield in proportion to the feed con-
sumed and the work in caretaking,
and secondly, his product. his cream
and butter, will not bring the best
price.
In our time of concern for the
public health, much neglect is
shown in the inspection of The COW
barn and the cleanliness of the
persons and places where the milking
and skimming are done. During the
winter time it is, of course, work.
How many farmers clean the cows
udders, wash their own hands and
put on clean coat before they milk?
l would like to have the farmers
who are doing the straining of the
milk in the ''old way" bring tlleiI
straining cloths to the photographer
and have picture taken of them
after quarts of milk have gone
through them. What of the cob
webs, dust and filth accumulated in
barn that was never washed, wood
work and ceiling never white wash
ed? How about the place where
the milk and cream is kept? An
inspection CT some Of the butter
offered for sale in our stores gives
the best answer.
The ignorance, carelessness and
neglect in the housing of cattle and
the care Of the milk, cream and
butter are nothing short Of criminal,
and il is high time that stringent
measures were taken to Investigate
the conditions under which our
dairy goods are being produced.
tuberculosis in COWS is common,
and the transmission of the disease
to people through the milk products
is we'll known.
Pure air, light and nourshing food
are the preventatives against this
disease in men,-and it is more so in
the COW.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-09-12
FUTURE OF THE
RED RIVER VALLEY
Advance in Farm Products Means
Prosperity for the Farmers.
Higher Land Values.

The farmers of the Red River
Valley have good reason to feel en-
couraXed at the bright prospects
opening before them. In the whole
United States there is no place
where the conditions are more favor
able to the farmer than right here in
this valley. A very good crop of
wheat and other small grain has been
harvested and will soon be threshed
ana marketed at prices that are
better than they have been for years.
Everything, in fact, that the farmer
has 10 sell commands high prices.
In Warren today wheat sells for "a
cents, flax SLOT, oats Al cents, barley
II cents, and macaroni wheat, Y
cents. Such prices surely will make
the farmer and everybody else smile.
But the Red River Valley is not
confined to raising cereals. OF late
years great strides have been made
in diversified farming, and today the
Red River Valley farmer is prepared
to furnish not only the bread, but
the butter that is spread on it, and
also the beef. pork and mutton that
20 to make up a substantial meal.
The manufacture of butter is a
growing factor in our agriculture,
and in few brief years scores and
scores of successful creameries nave
been established in the valley, and
these send their product to the New
| Y ork market where it commands a
plemium for it's fine flavor and
Quality. The creameries are turning
al golden stream into the pockets of
the farmers twelve months in the
year. Butter prices have been
very good this year, ranging all the
way from rs TO IS cents per pound.
Eggs. poultry, cattle, hogs, sheep,
lin fact, all products of the farm
command better prices now than for
years past. 7'-~
This general advance in the price
of all farm products and conesQ uent
prosperity of the farmer, cannot fail
to have a boosting effect on the price
of land in the Red River Valley. and
the time is fast approaching when
James j. Hills prophecy will come
true that not one acre Of Red River
Valley land will sell for less than
fifty dollars per acre. There is not
in the whole United States, or in the
world for that matter, tract Of land
which in extent and fertility can
compare with the Red River Valley.
There is no waste land here-every
acre is capable of a high state of culti-
vation. With such a soil and climate
as we have, and with good market
and transportation facilities, and
better cultural methods, land values
in the Red River Valley are bound
to rise. The population of the
United States is growing at rapid
rate, but the land area remains the
same. All the free government lane
fit for agriculture is practically taker
up. All these forces operating vii
cause an unprecedented demand fo]
land, and fortunate is that man who
now has secured for himself {
lQuarter section of Red River Val]ey'
fertile acres.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-09-12
BANKS ARE !:
BuRGLAR|zED
Secure 81, 400 at Donaldson and
$500 at HitterdahI. Many
Postoffices Robbed.

That bold and we'll organized
gang of burglars are making their
unwe]come visits to the Red River
Valley towns is evident from the
many banks and post offices that
have been robbed within the past
few weeks. A couple weeks ago the
banks of Humboldt and Newfolden
we're entered by the use of dynamite,
and several thousand dollars booty
secured. Last week the post office
at Perley, was enterd, and $50 lin
money, .. and $500 in stamps
taken. The stamps were afterwards
found in barrel back of the build
ing. Al Haw]ey, Minn., the big de-
partment store, Ritteman & Eid, was
entered in the night, the safe blown
open and dollar and half in
counterfeit money taken-a good joke
on the robbers. On Thursday night
last week the state bank of Donald
son, Kittson County, was entered
and supposedly burglar proof chest
opened by dynamite and over S1400
obtained for their dirty nights
work. The bank is fully protected
by burglary insurance and will not
lose cent.
Another bank robbery occurred at
Hiterdahl, town on the Northern
Pacific below Fertile on Wednesday
night this week. The robbers broke
in the back window of the Security
State Bank and opened the back door
from the inside. They had secured
crow bars and tools from the North
ern Pacific section house and pro-
ceeded in the manner which has
characterized every one of the safe
blowings which have occurred in
the nothwest this fall, to knock the
combination off the safe and to in
sert their explosive around the
broken part. They must have put
in very large charge, as the whole
front of the building was blown out
and wrecked and one side of the
| bank also is a total wreck. The
force of the explosion blew the con-
tents of the safe all around the room
and about seventy five dollars was
picked up on the floor of the bank
next morning. that had been overlook
ed by the robbers. There was just
$500. 90 in silver in the bank and this
the robbers secured, all but the
seventy-ive picked up off the floor.
AGAIN NO CLUE.
AS in the case of all the robberies
that have taken place in the north.
west this fall. there is no clue to the
perpetrators Of the crime.
The robbing of small post offices is
almost of nightly occurrence.
1t is strange that the burglars car
so successfully evade capture. The
noise of the explosions ought to be
sufficient, it does seem, to wake some
one who would be hot on their trail
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-09-12
TERRIBLE ACCIDENT.


Reubin Unz, young farmer q
years of age, was the victim of a
terrible accident last week. Unz
lives at Key West, in the western
part of Polk county, and while out
hunting with an old breech loading
shotgun, the gun exploded and tore
three fingers from his left hand.
Aside from the loss Of his fngres and
a few slight bruises on the chest, he
received no other injury.
He was taken at once to the Dea-
coless Hospital at Grand Forks,
whsre he is at; present receiving
treatment.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-09-12
A MOTOR TRIP.

Mr.. and Mrs. j. L. Tracy have sold
their home at 1911 Colfax avenue S.
and removed to Hennepin Court for
the winter. Mr.. and Mrs. Tracy re-
turned last week from a fortnight's
automobile trip in the northern part
Of the state and in North Dakota.
They travelled $40 miles without an
accident. E. S. Gaylord accompain-
ed them, and while they were away
they visited Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
March at their big farm near War
rem, MINI. IN minneapolis Journal.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-09-12

CHARLEY ENTERTAINS.
Chas. Wattam entertained Messrs.
Eddie Page, Edison Jerome and
Frank Beckstad last evening at a
prairie chicken dinner at the Grill
restaurant. nt.-Crooktson Journal
The Ketchikan miner., 1907-10-12

settleme ent will be effected, providing for the payment of the indebtedness on which the present bankruptcy pro- ceedings are based, and the present owners be thus enabled to renew oper- ations under b, ,et sGspices, or that the properties ' P into other and stronger has 4 ~.lt any great de- lay.
 Concernin ension of mining operations at ts Ali. Andrew, very little more is | . than that few men have been '>,ained, and it is sur missed that the ss pension will be tenn porary. The til. 7 is that the smelt- CT owned and operated by the lessee mining company to which all the Mt. Andrew ore has thus been shipped, hnding itself overstocked, has consid- cred it the part of wisdom to suspend production pending an improvement in the copper market. Considering the fact that the mine is in excellent condition for production. which could not very we'll be continued except at an expense for rehandling of product, the theory as to the cause of the sus- pension would appear to be an alto gether plausible one.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-12-19
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE SALE

Notice is hereby given that that certain
mortgage made, executed and delivered by
John Conkey. unmarried. mortsagor, to Mouse
River Valley Bank, Souris. N. Oak, a corpora
ton, mortgage. dated the 9th day OF January
A. D 1906. and filed for record in the Office Of
tue Register of Deeds in and ror the County of
Ward and State Of North Dakota on the 11tn
day OF January A. D. 1906 at 8 10 o clock P. n !.
and recorded in Book 30 Of Mortgages on page
552 will be foreclosed by a sale of the premises
in such mortgage and hereinafter described at
the front door of the court house in thesCity
Of Minot. County Of Ward. and State Of North
Dakota on tho 18th da; Of January A. D. 1903,
at the hour OF O'Clock P. NJ, to satisfy the
amount due upon such mortgage on the day of
sale, The premises described in such mortgage
and which will be sold to satisfy the same are
described as follows: The Southwest Quarter
Of Section Fifteen. Township One hundred
sixty. three, North Of Range Eighty-six West of
Fifth Principal Meridian. in the County of
Ward and State of North Dakota.
There will DO due on such mortgage at the
day of sale the sum Ut Two Hundred sixty
thfee and il-1OO t26sl+ Dollars including Fifty
and 9-l00 (5O.0o) Dollars paid for interest on
prior mortgage and costs OF foreclosure.
Dated Bottineau. North Dakota, November
30th, 1907.
EousE RIVER VALLEY BANK, corporation.
Morris agee.
WEEKS 4 AuRPHY,
Mortgages Attorneys,
Bottinesu. North Dakota. 1s-S-l.s
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-12-19
State of North Dakota, County Of Ward-ss-
In Justice Court, before John Lynch, JUS

State Of North Dakota, County of Ward-ss-
In Justice Court, before John Lynch, JUS
tice of the Peace.
A aS GaFF s R'stGs sGGa6Ss Bailey Defend
THE STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA TO SAID
BY this second summons you are directed to
appear before me at my once in the City of
Minot, in said County OF Ward. at ten o'clock,
A. NJ, on the 18th DAY of December, 4. D.. 1907
there to answer the com plant OF the plaintiff,
debted to him in tho sum 81 Severity Dollars
$4,000 and interest at the rate OF twelve per
cont per annum from and after tbs sixteenth
day OF February, a. D.. 1901. on certain prom
yon on the sixteenth day Of February. a. D.,
1884, in the sum of Seventy Dollars $4,000, to
tho plaintiff above named, with interest at
tho rate Of twelve per cent per annun until
paid. said note having boon given in consider
alton for medical services. That you have re-
moved q material part of your property from
this state, not leaving enough therein for sthe
OF yonr aeGss t ha.ss ee,ean
bile. has been attached by, the Constable OF
the Village of Sawyer, Nc nth Dakota, to salts
fy the judgment of said piaintiff: and demand
the satisfaction Of said claim, or SO much
thereof as may be necessary to pay the same.
if there be sufficient, and if not, that Judgment
be entered against yon for the balance due
after the application Of said personal property.
and you are hereby notified that unless you ap-
pear and answer. the plaintiff will take judy
ment against you accordingly.
Given under my hand this 18th day OF Ne
JOHN LYNCH,
Justice OF the Peace.
Let service be made upon defendent by pub
ie' ton in tho Ward ceJa JOHN lfTd YRca
PALDA 4 BURKE, Ateornsysfor P1ainti1
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-12-19
gricultural Notes

Il 3 IF Hsi : )
Pres. u. H. Worst delivered an ad.
dress before the Cass county school
Officers at Casselton recently on a
comparison of the educational and
farming interests of the United States
and Europe.
Supt. Hoverstad visited jamestown
recently in the interest of farmers in.
stitutes. 4,
Registrar PARROT has completed
q bulletin on the winter short courses
in agriculture and engineering. These
courses are given in the form OF
lectures and are intended primarily
for the young men who have not
had the advantages Of good rural
school training. The courses extend
over period of twelve weeks and
are intended to give the students
practical knowledge of crop grow
ing, raising and breeding livestock,
veterinary science, carpentry, black
smithing, farm mechanics, and steam
and gasoline engineering. In con
Injection with this the student is Civ.
en- the opportunity to review the
common branches and many also take
bookkeeping.
Prof. c. B. Waldron read paper
before the Minnesota Horticultural
society at Minneapolis on some mod
ern phase of plant breeding.
Miss Simmons of the Moorhead
normal addressed the convention ex
ercises Dec. on Edward Everett
Hale and Julia Ward Howe. The
speaker gave brief synopsis of the
lives of these prominent citizens and
the work they have accomplished.
Pres Worst addressed the citizens
of Abercrombie Dec. at their an
nual celebration of the birthday of the
Norwegian poet, Bjernstjerne Bern
son.
At a recent meeting of the Agri
cultural club Prof. Hoverstad spoke
on farmers institutes. He outlined
the methods in use on institute plat
forms and his idea of successful
speaker.
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CONTEST NOTICE

Department of the Interior. United States
Land ONCE, Minot N. D.. Oct. ., 1907.
fled in this once by Alfred F. Holmes. contest
ant, against homestead entry No: a76c. made
July 10, 1905. for SEX Section %, Township 1853,
Range 80, by Ivan D. Heath contestee. in
which it is alleged that said entryman has
wholly abandoned said tract OF land for more
than six months past prior to the filing OF this
contest tho fact is he mover did reside there.
on and never did make any improvements
thereon Said absence not due to military or
naval service during war or otherwise, said
parties are hereby notified to appear respond
and offer evidence touching said allegation at
10 o'clock a. m. on Jan. II, 1908, before the
Register and Receiver at the United States
Land Office in Minot. N. D.
The said contestant having, in a proper atli-
davit, filed Nov. IL, 1907, set forth facts which
show that after due diligence personal service
of this notice can not be made, it Is, hereby
ordered a I'd directed that such notice be given
by due and proper publication.
Robert German Receiver.
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Nor1CE;oF MORTGAGES SALE,

Notice is hereby given that. that certain
mortgage executed and delivered BY james 3.
Cash aud Nevada Cash, NOR tgaSors to Citi-
seins State Bank Of Douglas n. D.. mortgages,
dated tho 18th day OF March 1901. and aled for
record in tho once OF the Register OF Deeds of
Ward Cour ty. North DAKOTA on the 18th day
of March 1907. and recorded in Book g OF Mort
gags, on pa 90 sl3 will be foreclosed BY q sale
after described at the front door of the court:
house in the county of Ward and State OF
North Dakota, at the hour of 2 o'clock p. NJ,
on the 25th day of January 1908. to satisfy the
amount due upon such mortgage on the day OF
sale; tho premises described in such mortgage,
and which will DO sold to satisfy the same, are
described as follows: The Southeast Quarter
SEQ of Section Twenty;Nine l29) Township
One Hundred Flfty.One Q51), Range Eighty
Four (S4); there viii % due on such mortgage
1t the date Of sale the sum OF 7.3O and the
costs OF foreclosure
DATED Dec. ), 1907. Citizens State Bank.
Of Dcuslas, n. D., noftGascs.
I0Sueaf, BroAIosd Hurry.
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