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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-03-07

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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-03-07
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS
CHEAPER ELECTRICITY
Aldermen Working for Lower
Rate for Userss, of Electric
Lights in Minot..Wan People
to Own Their Own Meters...
Talk Of New Company.

Thetmost important question
which confronted the city fathers
at their meeting Monday night
was that Of electric lighting the
city. The committee Of council
men which had been appointed
to make a new schedule to sub.
nit to the Minot Light and Tel.
apho4e, Co. reported and the
accepted the report. The
rates are much lower ;ssthan the
present rates and the council has
recommended that in the event
that the Minot Light and Tele-
phone Co. will not meet the sched.
ule, a franchise will be granted
TO q new independent company,
as We understand there is one
willing to put in a plant at the
rate made by the committee.
The committee consisted df C. A.
Grow, James Briggs, p. Vanden-
oever, and John Ehr. The fol-
lowing is their schedule:
Per Kilowatt
For first 100 kilowatts. lie
For 100 to 200 kilowatts .1Oc
For 200 to 800 kilowatts .95c
For 800 to 400 kilowatts. Sc
For 400 to 500 kilowatts. Sc
or OUO 70 OUOhlloWaCts. .IRc
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-03-07
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Jones coal Office, Minot, 3-Itf

A fresh shipment of formalde-
hyde Just received at the NinOt
Drug Co., 40 percent pure, gaax-
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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-03-07

Remember the Minot Drug Co.
for your formaldehyde. You c; n
rest assured that the strength 10
40 per cent strong 3-7N
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-03-07
New Northwest Discussed at Bismarck

For TOO 10 800 kilowatts. &c
For over 800 kilowatts. &c
The present schedule of tho company
is AZ fellows:
Less than - kilowats, per mo. ! 1sc
20 hlsvatts or over. tic
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-23
PEDDLER'S SHOULDER TOO
LOOSE FOR GOOD USE
Goes on Strike at Least Provocation,
Says Turkish Owner of Pc
culiar Anatomy

OAKLAND, June 22.-The possession
Of right shoulder joint which goes
IN and out at the most inconvenient
occasions has sent Joseph-Corbett, a
Turkish peddler. TO the receiving hos
pital three times within few weeks.
Corbett went there after midnight last
night asking TO have the unruly mem
Der replaced because it went out of
keller when he fell out of bed.
he said he fell only two feet, and
was not injured except that his
shoulder improved the occasion TO go
on strike. It's loose habits. he said.
had become apparent previously when
he attempted to raise a friend from
the ground. and later when he tried to
lift q bnndlc
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-23
SAFE AND COLD STOLEN
FROM suNKEN VESSEL
Divers Find That Submarine
Thieves Have Preceded
Them Below
$4,000 IN COIN GONE
Wrecked Haitian Gunboat
Is Scene of Remark
able Robbery
$4,000 IN COIN GONE

NEW YORK. June 22.-Two expert
divers, John l.. Mcpherson and Simon
Grant of this city, have brought from
Haiti a tale of one of the strangest
robberies on record. 1t was the theft
of a safe containing $4,000 from the
bottom of the sea, where it had lain in
a sunken hull for nearly five years
The divers had been engaged to re-
cover the treasure from the Haitian
gunboat Crete-a-Pierrot, which was
sunk in Gonaives harbor September 6,
1902, after an encounter with the Ger
man gunboat Panther 1t appears that
the Haitian gunboat commanded by
Admiral Killick, had taken part in
revolution against the Haitian govern
ment To further the cause a German
merchantmen, the steamer Markoman-
min, was boarded and arms and ammu-
milton were seized.
The commander of the Panther was
notified and he soon cornered the Hal
tian gunboats in Gonaiyes harbor and
fired at her. Those on board the Crete
a-Pierrot, rather than. let the ship fall
into the hands of tho Germans ex-
ploded charge of. dynamite in the ship
and caused 1t to sink. Several men
were lost with the vessel
1t was known at the time that the
safe in the admirars quarters con-
tanned money and valuables amounting
to upward of 50000 but no effort was
made to recover this until recently.
when Mcpherson and Grant were en-
gagged to dive for the fortune. They
had no difficulty in locating the sunken
ship nor in locating the admirals room.
But when they sought the safe they
found that it had been taken away.
The condition of the cabin indicated
that the safe had been removed re-
Gently. The Haitian officials. the divers
say, were astounded at the revelation.
but could find no clew to the identity
of the submarine thieves.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-23
HOGG VS.. COE SUIT IS
DECIDED FOR DEFENSE
Federal Court in New York Finally
Disposes of Litigation Pend
ing for Many Years

NEW YORK, June 22.-One of the
most complicated and long continued
lawsuits brought in this jurisdiction
for many years was terminated in
favor of the defendants Thursday by
decision Of the United States court of
appeals of this district The title of
the suit was 'Hogg VS.. Coe and an
other" Named at intervals in connec-
tion with the action were John /. Blair,
Rowland Hazard, S. S. Sands and
George s. Coe. The basis of the suit
was the so called Oregon Pacific deal,
in which it was alleged that upward of
S12.0000 600 was lost
The suit was brought on assigned
claims originated by subscribers to the
syndicate fund against the estate of
George s Coe, former president of the
American exchange bank, who was the
trustee under a certain syndicate
agreement formed for the purpose of
establishing some of the railroad in
terests, and charged Coe with bad faith
in the performance of his trust.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-23

For the first time IN her stage career
Maude Adams has undertaken long
cherished notion of performing a roper
toire of her greatest stage creations
and her engagement 1t the Van Ness
theater has been extended two weeks
for this purpose.
The bill for tomorrow. Tuesday and
Wednesday nights, with Wednesday
matinee, will be Peter Pan. On
Thursday evening Miss Adams will be
seen for the first time in this city, and
the first time since it's original New
York production, as Phoebe ThrosseI
in J. M. Barrie's comedy, Quality
Street" On Monday evening. July l,
the bill will again be changed Miss
Adams appearing as the Eaglet in Ros-
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-23
ARMY OFFICER SPEAKS
TO EPWORTH LEAGUERs
Colonel Halford's Address
the Feature of Day
at Santa Rosa
OFFICERS ARE CHOSEN
For First Time in History a
Woman Is Elected
President
OFFICERS ARE CHOSEN

SANTA ROSA. June 22.-Coionel E.
w. Halforo, L. S. A, stationed at San
FRANCISCO, addressed the California
state Epworth league conference at
It's annual session in this city last nj ght.
lie was greeted by a large audience.
His subject was The Men OF Our
Army and Navy"
The business session was held this
morning. when officers were elected for
She ensuing year, as follows:
President, Miss Mae Mitchell Comp
ION, Santa Rosa; first vice president
and superintendent of the department
or worship. w. J. Frost, Los Angeles;
second vice president and superintend-
ent OF the department OF charity and
help, Miss Marian McNary, Colusa;
third vice president and superintend-
ent OF the department OF literature
Edward Russell Rfercedi fourth vice
president and superintendent OF the
department of juniors. Miss Sara
'0arne, Santa Ana: fifth vice president
Hnd superintendent of the department
Of missions. Miss Eva Glenn; secretary
treasurer. Miss Alice p Powell, Selma.
me new president has been secre-
Nsry- treasurer this year and her ad-
Fsncement is the result of the oualifi-
Cations she has shown TO possess. It
IS the first time in the history Of the
conference that woman has been
nonored with the position. Miss
Marian McNary of Colusa, the second
vice president has held that position
Tor the past year All the other officers
are new.
The delegates were received at s
o'clock yesterday afternoon by Luther
Burbank, the noted scientist and horti-
eulturist, at his home, and inspected
bis grounds and the wonders of his
plant creations.
Prof. II. y. Caldwell Of Lakeport the
seague editor, has resigned and the
position has been filed by the selection
OF the retiring president, J. Landrum
Graham, of Los Angeles.
The annual conference Of the league
closes tomorrow with a program of re-
aigious services
Los Angeles was selected as the next
place of meeting. This afternoon was
devoted to an excursion to the red
woods on the Russian river at Guerne-
vile park. There were nearly 500 in
the party, and all were served with
luncheons by the societies OF the
Presbyterian church and Methodist
church South OF this city.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-23
SANTA CRUZ CARPENTER
is WANTED FOR CRIME
Caught in Sacramento and Says He
Will Be Able to Return
Unions Money

SACRAMENTO, June 22-F. Y. Schu-
man, treasurer of the carpenters
union of Santa Cruz who has been
wanted there for several months on a
charge of embezzling $1.100 belonging
to the union, was arrested here Friday.
Schuman is carpenter. He admits
that he went as a delegate to the labor
convention, fell into a streak of bad
luck. and, feeling too much ashamed
to go back, drifted around for some
months, but, longing to see his own
home, started, but got only as far as
Sacramento before being arrested He
thinks he can replace the money, and
will be glad to get home again
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-23
tand,s magnificent Napoleonio play,

tand's magnificent Napoleonic play,
''L'Aiglon."
At heavy expense the original pro-
ductions of both Quality Street" and
Il Afglon" have been shipped across
the country expressly for these San
Francisco performances AS far. as
possible the members of the original
cast have been reengaged and every
thing done TO pave the way for the
extensive repertoire in which Maude
Adams will open at the Empire theater,
New York. next season.
The present season in repertoire at
the Van Ness theater is the beginning
OF the repertoire which will hereafter
make up Maude. Adams theatrical
season.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-23

Don't think of buying an Enameled
Iron Bed or Brass Bed without
looking through Moore's" line.
This Double Bed pictured above, in
green, gold and cream, for only
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-23
SAYS BoNDs ARE uLEGA1,

FAIRFIELD, June 22.-Attorney T.
G. Gregory, representing an Oakland
bank which was awarded the $4,000
worth of bonds to have been issued by
the vallejo board of education to erect
new high school in that city. has
rendered an opinion that the bonds
are illegal and it is understood that
the bank will refuse to accept them.
The cause of the rejection of the bonds
was due to the opening of the polls at
6 o'clock, which was two hours earlier
than the law provides and also be-
cause the election did not in other par
ticulars conform with the state law.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-23
WIFE FOLLOWS HUSBAND
TO CITY OF HIS PRISON
Mrs. Daniel F. Raum Prepares Resi-,
dence Near Penitentiary Which
Will Confine Forser

PEORIA, Ill, June 22.-Daniel f.
Raum, once prominent attorney and
society leader of this city and son of
Green B. Raum, ex-commissioner of
pensions, was taken to Joliet peniten-
tiary early today to begin an indeter-
inmate sentence, having been convicted
OF forgery and embezzlement
Mrs. Raum, who has shown devotion
throughout her husbands trouble. has
prepared a residence at Joliet, where
she will be able to comfort him pending
a movement for his release in the fu-
ture.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-23
LOCAL MAN HoNoRED AT NoRroLl

NORFOLK, Va, June 22.-The Trav-
elers Protective association of America
concluded its annual convention today
after selecting Milwaukee as the next
place Of meeting. w. r. Johnson of
Knoxville, Tenn, was elected president
Harry t. Moore of San Francisco was
elected vice president
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-23
AGAINST THE PooLRooM,

SAN RAFAEL, June 22.-The members
of the Marin antipoolroom league
held an enthusiastic meeting last even
ing. Prominent business men spoke
and urged the citizens to cooperate
with District Attorney Boyd in his fight
to rid Sausalito of the gambling places.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-23
Something Well worth knowing

Morris little shoe store is selling al
latest styles of $3.50 shoes for ladies
street, near California
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-23
Cnndr Firennrkr

Wonderful candy fireworks for the
fourth-Haas' Candy Stores, Fillmore
at Ellis, Van Ness at Sutter and 2S
Market street, near ferry
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-03-30
THE YANKEE CONSUL

Announcement is made OF the COM
ing engagement OF the delightful
musical satire THE Yankee Consul"
which will be the attraction at the
Elks Opera House on Monday April
list.
During the phenomenal run OF
his brightest OF all musical come
dies i'm New York, press and public
alike emphatically declare that It was
the cleverest comedy that had been
seen i'm a decade For an entire sea-
son the play was presented in the
metropolis, during which time It
played to record-breaking audiences.
It's popularity was still further demon
strated by the phenomenal receipts
during the engagements I'm Boston,
Chicago. Philadelphia and other large
cities. Manager John p. Slocum. un-
der whose able direction the play will
be seen in the largest cities this sea-
son, has selected Harry Short, the
noted comedian to play the part OF
Bl Booze, and supporting cast num-
bering siXty--six people, the largest
ompany ever sent on tour. The
beauty chorus has been especially Sc
'ected and nearly fifty pretty, grace
tul girls, gorgeously costumed, are
included in the personnel. The stage
settings are magnificent productions
IF the scenic artists craft and the
effects are costly. "The Yankee Con-
SUI is the joint work OF Henry M.
Blossom and Alfred G.. Robyn. The
book and lyrics, which abound In
bright, delicious. humor, are the re-
suits of Mr.. Blossoms efforts, while
Mr. Robyn is responsible for the
bright, catchy, tuneful music with
which the play abounds.
In two acts, both laid in Puerto
Plata, San Domingo, the story OF The
Yankee Consul" is told. 1t hinges
lround the adventures OF typical
New Yorker who is sent away on a
Consular mission through the efforts
IF relatives who have suffered long
md silently by reasons OF his we'll
developed penchant for turning night
INTO day. They cause him to be sent
oway in an effort to cure him OF his
proving about in the wee small
hours of the morning. In the San
Domingo City he falls in love with a
widow, well supplied with the goods
of this world, and the story is woven
around his love affair, together with
the love affairs of the Governor OF
The Province, an American naval Of
hcer and the daughter and niece OF
The widow with whom the Consul"
is enamured. A miniature revolution
also figures in the story and there
Is sufficient action throughout the life
of the opera to more than supply
laughter for the two and one half
hours it endures.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-03-30
S S S S 5 S S
MIDWAY.
S S S S S S S

Right between a bunch OF dollars,
you see:--Bluefield growing West
and Graham growing East. No won
der people are making money on
Midway lots. The wonder is that
you are not. Example after example
has been given you-names OF peo-
pie. and addresses. Why don't you
see some OF 'em and verify what's
been published? You are always
planning and working to make
money. Why don't you put your
money to work? Make It your ser
vant-not your master. Prices $500
to 1925. Terms: IA cash, balance
8, IL and IS months. Write the
agent.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-03-30
GRAHAM

Mrs. l. II. Dodd was visiting her
sister Mrs. j. w Chapman. OF
razewell. several days this week.
Judge J. f. Strother. of The Grim
nal Court of Mcdowell county. West
virginia. was In Graham ON bust
loss this week
Messrs. ]. b. Crockett and c O.
Mccall left Wednesday monring for
the mountains OF North Carolina,
where they will spend some time in
he hope of benentting Mr. Crock
it's health
Attorney r. Kemp Morton was i'm
razewell ON legal business on Tues
lay of this week
The Graham College Dramatic
Club presented the double comedy
bill. "A Pexplexiug Situation" and
"A Box of Monkeys" on last Friday
avening to a large and appreciative
audience at College Han. This pop
liar institution will soon close the
most successful session I'm its his
DRY. The patrons of the school re-
gret to learn that Prof j. b. Nc
Clure, the present efficient Princi-
pal, will not be connected with the
school after the close of the pres
ent session.
The Bluestone Insurance Agency
has secured the services of Mr..
James f. Greever as Manager, the
business of the agency requiring an
addition to it's force Mr.. Greever is
we'll known to the people OF era
lam and will bring friends and pat
IONS to the enterprise with which
ne is now connected The Agency
loes an extensive real estate bust
ness in addition to the insurance
business.
Graham has great hopes Of soon
having passenger facilities equal to
hose of any town on the line of
he Norfolk & Western. For some
time past there has been an in
'reasing public demand that all the
trains Of the Railway Company
should stop here. Graham boasts of
a population of 1900 people, and
he refusal of the Norfolk e Western
10 stop all trains here has been an
injustice and an inconvenience to
he business mon of the town. An
appeal for relief has been made to
he State Corporation Commission,
ana the Commission has informed
Attorney r. Kemp Morton, who has
he movement i'm charge. that the
"ause of the town will be heard
within the next thirty days
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-03-30
AN UNCOMMON SIGHT

In one fine quick-lunch places
am uncommon sight has become so
usual that it no longer attracts at
ention 1t is "a chess game that goes
IN between two men every noon
-FOUR. They take their places order
stack of whcats" and pie. or some
hing else equally characteristic of
uicklunch fare, then while one takes
his opening bites the other. produc-
ing a tiny chess board makes his
opening play. He Immediately pas
es the board on. the first man stops
eating, ponders on HIS play. makes &c..
passes the board back. and this is
topt mp through the entire meal ~
IS sight worthy of Boston. such
devotion TO the most scientific OF
sames and this amidst the ciattcr
md calling of the noon hour rush.
almost too striking an exhibition
ri concentrated gray matter to make
shose sitting near feel comfortable.
Sew York Globe
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-03-30
PENCIL SKETCHES
Of YOUR FRIENDS.
PERSONAL AND
BRIEF MENTION
MANY LITTLE ITEMS GATHERED
HERE AND THERE THAT
ARE INTERESTING

Mr. II. L. Erb of Roanoke. is in
the city on business.
MIR. p. l.. Williams. one Of Pear
isburg's most popular merchants, is
on our streets today.
Mr.. o. p Wheat the insurance
man of Huntington, is greeting
friends in the city yesterday
Mr.. Thos. H. stovall who repre-
sents Colgate & Co., in this district.
was i'm the city today.
The Board of Regents of the
Colored Institute of this city were
in session yesterday.
Mr.. NJ. C. McCorkle. of Richards,
is pleasant visitor in the city to
day.
Mr. G. w Campbell, of Pearls
burg. Va. who has been visiting C.
H.. Campbell on Bluefeld avenue,
returned to her home today.
All will be glad to know that
Judge Keller, of the United states
District Court has returned to his
home, Bramwell much improved in
health
Mr. J. A. Burnett, of Matoaka.
who lost his foot i'm an accident ON
the Deepwater railroad. was stop
ping over in our city today. while
on his way to Roanoke to procure
an artificial limb.
Everybody is interested in good
local government Let all good
citizens prepare to contend for it i'm
Bluefeld. Do away with boss and
clique rule and we will add to the
prosperity of our city
Keep up the movement of reform
in the municipal affairs OF Blue
field. While talking about material
Improvement let us make our local
government pure and irreproacha-
BILE. 1t is the duty of every good
citizen TO consider these matters.
The Leader store has an attract
i've advertisement today. which
should be Of interest If you wish TO
purchase clothing or gents furnish
ings. They are new people in our
city and want your patronage. At
least give them n trial They have
the goods and can offer inducements.
Our readers should notice the
today's Leader OF Eureka lots right
here in the city of Bluefield 1t needs
no fancy drawn pictures to sell
these lots. They speak for them
selves and sell themselves without
any exaggerated story about future
values These lots already have the
value. You should talk to Col. c.
OLeary about them, who can tell
you all you want to know about
Bluefeld real estate. improved or
unimproved
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-03-30
WANTED:-A young lady
to sell tickets at the Fam
lily DC Theatre.
IRONING 4 LUXURY;
SAVING COAL BILLS,

BE modern and do your ironing by
electricity. All you have to do is to
attach common fixture to the iron.
The Bluestone Traction Company has
large stock of irons which they
viii place on trial to any responsible
person These irons will be sold, II
satisfactory, at cost, which will be
$500 per iron. All it costs is .O5
cents per hour and is the greatest
Invention of the age. Call at office
Bluefield avenue, or phone 12O.
2-t3-2wks.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-03-30
A SUGGESTION.

We beg to suggest to orr good
Graham neighhors that they take
action on the matter of macadamiz-
ing their end OF the public highway
from the State line West The plans
under consideration I'm Blueheld
embrace a macadam road from the
car barn to the Graham line.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-03-30
WHAT 1T COST
TO PROCURE RECRUITS IN THESE
PROSPEROUS TIMES.

The Bluefeld Recruiting Office OBJ
tanned three white men and one col
cred man for the U. s. Army in
March. IL required the work OF one
officer four days and two enlisted
men for 80 days, or an average of
one days work for the officer and
1-2 days for each enlisted man,
or 10 days work for each recruit
The Railroad travel amounted to
1883 miles or an average of 724 "a
miles for each recruit. All expense
Inquired up. the recruits cost the
Government ts2.1O each. H.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-03-30
AN ELEGANT HOME.

We have seen the plans for the
extremely handsome $4,000 resi-
dence TO be built In the West End
by l.. Kaufman. of Northfork. They
nave been prepared by Mr.. f. l..
Shulilebarger. of Graham. who has
Offices in the Greenspon Building on
Princeton avenue. This will proba-
bly, be the most costly home in West
Blueheld
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-03-30
NEW INDUSTRIES.

The Chamber OF Commerce has
oyertures from party who wishes to
put i'm Portland cement factory on
the Bluestone to cost about $4,000.
Two furniture factories are among
the early possibilities.
When the Chambers advertising
campaign is fully under way. We are
going to see things doing. II you
want 10 find out what's going on.
you1l have to join the chamber.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-03-30
6 PER CENT ON $4,000.

Invest $3.50; $3.50 cash. bal
ance 9 and IA months. Property
rents for $40 per month. You can
sell $4,000 worth of the property in
side OF 6 months without disturbing
the monthly income OF $50. Get a
few friends to join you in the deal
and como to see me. Act quickly.
w. ID. ROBERTS,
S-27-tf. Graham, Va.