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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-12-12
st. Mary's.

The scholars of the Stammen
school No. held quotation contest
Friday afternoon Dec. 6. Mary
Brennan won the prize. The defeat
ed side will entertain the victorious
|side at party the last afternoon of
school.
At a basket social held in the Siam
men school house Nov. the evening
of Dec. $500 was cleared. The
evenings entertainment was given
by the school ably assisted by Mr..
|C. B. Tibbetts Steve schindler and
Iver Johnson. f. Marion Hineline,
teacher.
F. Schloer has sold stack Of hay
this week at SO per ton. Quite a diff
fe:ence since asst year. Hay had a
pretty good price then.
The funniest occurrence happc. ed
here last week. When l.. Dingn. IN
wheeled to his shack with a wlI>e
barrow after his wife and found tie
slack empty.
Mr.. w. Clark gave IN oyster supper
at H. Parrises last week. D. w.
Bowker and family, E. Paris and fam
lily F. Schloer and family, and F.
Moore and family attended.
Mr.. Lucas Dingmann started to see
his best girl today and on lis way he
was reminded that she gave him the
nit the other day SO he turned and
wentback and spent the evening with
some more accommodating people,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Richie.
| Mr.. Joseph Fleming started out to
church Saturday expecting it to be
Sunday and to his utter dissapoint-
ment he learned it was only Saturday.
R. L. kruger bought team of 2
year-old colts of John Botz for two
hundred dollars.
j. T.. Keough cut some hay this
week. That's going some. Make hay
while the sun shines.
G. f. Kruger has a letter from his
eastern friends stating they have all
kinds of snow in Iowa and Minnesota.
We are still in the lucky streak good
old Dakota is good enough 'or us.
Mr.. Theo. Book, our champion VOL
mist, has returned from the east to
spen., the winter in North Dakota.
He is not like the fellow that, is
scared Of North Dakota winters.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-12-12
FRANK BROS. FORCED
- INTO BANKRUPTCY,
Owners Of the Hub Store in Minot
and the Globe Store in WiIiston
Have Liabilities Agsregatino $685..
900 With Less Than $4,000 Assets.

Frank Bros. proprietors of the Hub
store in Minot and the Globe store
ut Wnliston were forced into bank
ruptcy by a petition from the credit
ors. Their liabilities are $4,000 and
their assets will not he more than
$4,000 with the probabilities that
they will be a great deal less than
this amount.
Bosard G. Ryerson Of this city are
representing the creditors, and Dud-
ley l.: Nash, the White Earth attor-
ney has been appointed receiver pend
ing the appointment of trustee,
when the goods will be sold at Minot
and Williston.
Prior to filing the petition, the
creditors attached $50 acres of land
in the vicinity of Velva for two claims
aggregating $4,000. Barney Frank,
one of the members of the firm, will
claim his Velva homestead as an ex.
emption Charles Frank claims to
have mortgaged his homestead for
$4,000, and says that he places the
amount in five and ten dollar bills
in his hip pocket, losing the wad in
Minneapolis.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-12-12
cLENeURN GARNER SHOT OFF
HIS HAND.
Sam Freese While Trying to XIII an
Owl, Shot Himself Thru the Hand.
Several Fingers and Part Of the
Hand Taken off.

Sam Freese, farmer, living five
miles northeast oeGlenburn, was &C
cidently shot thru The left hand with
a RE Tuesday, that surgeons found
it necessary to amputate two fingers
and part Of his left hand.
Freese was driving across the prai
RE with his wife when he spied an
owl on top of hay stack. He drove
up quite close to the stack and
reached in the back Of the buggy for
the gun, when the thing exploded, in
juring his hand terribly. Freese was
taken to Glenburn Immediately by his
wife, where two of tne local doctors
assisted by the Russell doctor oper-
ated upon the hand. Freese is get
ting along quite we'll now.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-12-12
NEWS NOTES FROM ROSS.

Deputy State Organizer F. NJ. Ken
needy, was here and organized a
Woodmen lodge on Monday night.
The following officers were elected
Consul. C. HOLSTER.
Adviser-G. B. Dougherty.
Banker. Newt. Evans.
Clerk. n Campbell.
Past Consult. w. Medberry.
Physician-Dr. J. J. White.
Sixteen were taken in as charter
members and there are about thirty
old members in this vicinity most of
whom will transfer tner membership to
tho Ross lodge. 1t was decided to
hold meetings Oh the first and third
Thursday CT each month.
Geo. B. Donsherty left on Tuesday
evening for Lakota where he will
spend few days on business.
County Commissioner A. J. De
Lance was a business visitor at Mi
not and Des Laos the first of the
week.
County Inspector of weights and
measures De Lance, spent Sunday at
home with MS family.
The witnesses that were subpoen.
aed to appear before Justice Smith
on a blind pig case some time ago
are wandering why it is that the wit.
ness fees are not forthcoming as the
county commissioners acted favorab.
~ on the matter some time ago.
The office of treasurer is a very
nice office to be elected to by a com
mercial club organizing in small
town like Ross
F. E. Pearson, wner of the Ross
promoter was in town few DAYS
last week and moved the small press
which has been used here out TIC
inland where he is starting another
paper and a larger press will be put
~ the office here at once
e. B. Mertz & Co. is the name of a
new drug firm which will open: .
Jew drug store at Stanley the first .oi
fhe year. Mr.. Mertz has been identi
Fed with the Alpha Drug Co. at this
Nace for the past year and has made
Agreat many friends during his resi-
aonce in Ross who wish him all kinds
= good luck in his new venture. Mr.
Met is bright young pharmacist
and possesses those qualifications
which make successful business
man and will no doubt succeed in his
new venture.
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Swords Preparing
Christmas Gifts

The numerous depositors OF the dc,
funct AIinot National Bank will be
glad to learn that Bank Receiver Geo.
w. Swords, is preparing to hand out
the third dividend, which will be the
same as the first two, % per cent.
This will give the depositors three
fourths Of the money that they con
sidered as good as lost when the
bank failed two years ago last Sep
tember
This will be a sort of an Christmas
present for the depositors, tho we
cannot say just now the exact late
when the money will be ready to be
paid out.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-12-12

Receiver Swords is making an ad.
.nirable record and is doing just
what he said he would do when he
took hold of the work nearly two
years ago AS a rule the depositors
hope for but a small per cent OF their
money from wrecked banks, and the
Gact that the eceiver has brot several
OF the old stockholders to time, has
made it possible to pay out these
handsome dividends.
This is not all. The depositors
can hope for a return of nearly all
of their money in time.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-12-12

Considerable looting Of box cars
has been in vogue in Minot and de.
tectives are working overtime trying
to locate the rascals.
Several boys have been guilty OF
breaking the electric lights by throw.
ing stones at them. We understand
that their names are known and that
an example will be made of the i'll
hammered Youngsters.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-12-12

State of North Dakota, IN District Court,
County Of Ward IS Eighth 3udisisl'
John Hunter and Albert Hunter
-- Plaintiffs,
Charles g. Hunter and SUMMONS.
N. G. Hunter, his wife.
Defendants,
THE STATE OF North DAKOTA TO TIN ABOVE
NAMED DEFENDANTS:
You are hereby summoned to answer tho
complaint in this action, which is now on file
In the Office OF the Clerk of this Court. and n
serve copy OF your answer upon the snbs.rih
erwithin thirty days after tho service Of this
summons upon you, exclusive of the day Of
service; and in case of your failure to aDrenr
Or answer Judgment will be taken against you
Tor tho relisf demanded in the complaint.
JAMES JOHNSON,
Attorney for Plaintiffs
Office apd p. o. address
MIot, North Dakota.
To Whom 1t May Concern, TAKE NOTICE: a
That is action is brought for the purpose
or foreclosjng mortgage npon the Southeast
quarter, section II. township l63 range yi
ward County. North Dakota, executed 81 the
defendants 10 secure this payment of their
promissory note for $4,000
~ 20 "a. w ~ 80 AEs .l0HNxON4 !, "A
'i--lS-i'lo AtcOY1eyTor Plaintiffs. -
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-12-12

Robert l.. Stewart, who is connect
ed with the American Briquetting
and Manufacturing Co. of Williston,
is in the city. Mr.. Stewart came to
this part of the state two or three
years ago and began talking Briquet-
tie. We thought at the time that he
was a little breezy on the subject
and didn't take any stock, although it
was offered to us at $3.50 per share.
Mr.. Stewart now infGms us that we
made a mistake, that the stock is
selling for SIS a. share right in Will
liston and that the briquetting ma
chine is right on the ground at the
mine ready to be in1tallea and that
within fifteen days the briquettes will
be turned out.
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GRIM REAPER TAKES THREE.
chas. Dahlstrom Of Balfour Called
Fayette Williams Dies.

The grim reaper worked unrelent-
lessly this week, calling from our
Community number Of unfortunates.
Chas. Dahlstrom, prosper us young
farmer from Balfour, who came to the
Minot llospita' two weeks ago to re-
ceive treatment for typhoid fever,
died this morning at II o'clock
The remairs are to be shipped to-
hight to his old home at Duluth.
Dahlstr from was sc years of age and
was a member of the M. W. A. and
the Odd Fellows lodges.
Fayette R. Williams. the nine year
old son of Lafayette c. Williams,
who resides on the North side, died
today after brief illness of spinal
meningitis. The funeral will be held
on Dec Ia and the remains will be
inferred in Rose Hill cemetery
Alfred Perry Burton, who lived on
a farm fifteen. miles northeast Of Mi
not, was brought to this city Tuesday
and today about two O'Clock p. M.
he died from long seige Of liver
trouble. The remains will be inter
red in Rose Hill cemetery Friday
afternoon at o'clock. The deceas-
ed was As years of age, and leaves
wife and four children.
Judge Davis has gone to Ovation
ma, Mimi. where he will spend a
few days with his son who is attend
ing school at that place.
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Sophia Olson is Dead.

Miss Sophia Olson, daughter of Olaf
C'son, lied Friday after a lingering
illness. She was a splendid type of a
young woman and leaves a great
many friends who sincerely regret
her untimely death. Miss Olson was
80 years Of age and had lived nearly
all her life in Minot. The remains
were Inferred in Rose Hill cemetery
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The company purchased the mine

The company purchased the mine
for $4,000 and a lot of capital has
been interested in the concern.
Briquettes are supposed to have
IS per cent of the heating quality Of
hard COAL
and we trust that his proposition will
make himself and his stockholders
"scads' of money.
He will use binder in the manu-
facture of his product, the binder to
be made from flax straw, syrup,
resin, and other ingredients.
Mr.. Stewart tells US that this same
company paid down some money as
an option on a mine four miles west
of Minot and within a year, he hopes
to be manufacturing briquettes near
this city where he will be able to
sell the product at $3.50 per ton.
J. L. Skrivseth's Photographic
art studio, frst-class work all
sizes, BOB $ Main st. Minot,
n. y. LIST
Blacksmithing, horseshoeing and
general blacksmith work done by Hunt
and Barlow, opposite Scofeld's liv-
cry barn. Work done by men who
know their business. Promptness and
right prices. 1912 If
The county commissioners of Nc.
Henry county came to Minot last
night and conferred with several of
Ward county commissioners and
County Auditor Fabrick relative to
Ward couDty's keeping number OF
the sick patients from McHenry
county hospital. One Of those ma.
tients will be taken to the James.
town insane asylum. McHenry coun.
ty has no hospital.
+. Ellison was fortunate in securing
the room just north OF his old loca.
ton and an archway has been cut
between the two places This gives
Mr.. Ellison one Of the largest stores
in the city and he needed the room
very bad His business has increased
by leaps and bounds until he has one
OF the best paying concerns in Minot
The new room is fitted up for ladies
ready to wear garments, exclusively
James Briggs returned from Noun.
tain Home, Idaho, where he removed
about month ago, to testify in a
case in court. Mr.. Briggs is highly
eiated with his new home. He bought
several acres Of land two miles from
Mountain Home and is preparing to
set out ten acres OF trees for com.
mercial orchard. He will also set
out family orchard consisting Of
apples, pears, plums, peaches, ounces,
apricots, etc. Fine fruit is raised in
that part of the world, and the own
ers often realize from $500 to 81 900
an acre from their trees.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-26
A Timely Present.

A certain colored gentleman recently
saiuted a large colored lady Of the
Amazonian type In the following Ian
guage:
"Yuh's iookin' mighty fascinatin'
this evenin'. Sal"
Sal hauled OF and knocked him
down. Then. looking him out OF an
inclination to get up. she snid, Now,
yuh Jest lay thar till goes an finds
out what dat word fascinatin'
means"
Next day the aforesaid colored gen
tleman presented the said Sal with
a copy Of Webster's Dictionary, say
Ing, Il might want ter salute yuh
agln, so jes please look up the mean
In OF some Of these hsah compliment
tation terms"
Sal promptly refused to accept the
present upon the ground that one
would have to know the word In or
der TO look II up.-New York Times.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-26
Gowns From, the Urdsrtsksr's.

You'll be sstonished when I tell
you" said a man who knows. but It's
fact that dressmskers sometimes
send TO a fashionable undertaken for
gown when they have hurry order.
There was time when undertakers
carried only shrouds Ia stock. but In
this age OF luxury the big concerns
have a line Of what are known In the
trade as ladies fine burial dresses.
Such materials as henrietta. pongee,
faille and chiffon tafYets are used for
these dresses, and they are made In the
prevailing style. The drcssmakers
know this. and II they can't ind what
they want In one Of the regular shops
they don't hesitate to call on the un
New York Sun.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-26
Rules For Riaht Estinq.

The rules for eating. which ought to
be a part Of every child's A Is C's,
are few and simple. though neglected
by half Of the adult population.
Expressed In don'ts, they are:
Don't eat In hurry; don't eat when
tired: don't forget to chew WE'LL don't
drink much with meals-do It before
don't eat all one kind OF food; dom,
take much cold food at one time.
Most of us 6;e as II unconscious
that there are such things as laws OF
health whose violation brings pain and
sickness. The stomach will bear n
much abuse and neglect ms any organ
OF the body, perhaps more than mos
OF them. But when II rebels there Ii
usually one more cross dyspeptlc In
fiicted on society and destined to spent
the rest OF his days alternating be
tween diet of soft eggs and toast an'
sundry excursions into mlnce pies, porl
and cabbage and other things that III
likes. hut which make him miserable
Charles II. Cochrane In metropolitan
Muunyiup
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-26
WHAT WILL THEY DO?

Secretary TAFT has made his visit
to oklahoma. The republican party
expected great things of the secre'
tary but they have been disappointed
again. The secretary instead of max
ing patriotic speech, one that would
enthuse Oklahomans with their pros
poets OF statehood and one that would
have been OF great value to the re-
publican party. made speech con
demning the constitution and adNis-
I'd the people to vote against the
constitution by stating that II he were
citizen OF this proposed state he
would do so.
Now what will the republican can
didates do? They have been telling
the people that they would vote for
the ratification OF the constitution,
VIII they do II or will they do what
their choice for the next president
would do II he were In their stead?
Every move made by the republi'
cans has been an unfortunate move
| from their standpoint Garfield did
the manly thing and refused To enter
into political discussions but his par,
ty did the unwise thing and private
| ly condemned him for being weak and
Disappointing to the people. Now Mr.,
| Taft enters the new state and
/ condemns the constitution. Taft and
the whols republican party knows
that the constitution will be ratified
by the people and they express nc
hopes OF defeating that instrument al
the polls, They now occupy the awk
ward position OF secretly opposing q
state form OF government. but In or
der to enlist any sympathy with the
voters their stump speakers must as
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-26
HEAlDTOk.
snecial Correspondence.

Special Correspondence.
Healdton, l. r.. Aug 2i.-The week
has been some little cooler with some
clouds and indications Of rain. A
good rain would be very beneficial
We hear a good deal OF complaint
OF worms In cotton and OF its she'd
ding badly. Late cotton Is needing
rain badly and unless II comes In a
short time 1t will be very light. Early
corn is made and is fine crop.
A good many went to see twenty
six baptized last Sunday at Mesquite
lake. Rev. Lindsey Of the Baptist
church doing the baptizing.
A. NJ. Greenwood's twin brothers,
who have been visiting here for some
time. returned home to Reagan this
week
Mrs. Dave Best and little one from
| Ardmore. are here on visit 10 par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. Orme.
DR.. NJ. II. Logan has sold out to DR.
Smith and will move to Erath county
| Texas. | a few days. We regret tC
give them up and wish him success
| In his new home.
Il. II. Whaley and family Of Hewitt
are here this week.
A. B. Glass OF MARROW is here.
Messrs. Russell, Mason and Knigh
OF Ardmore were here yesterday II
the interest OF their several candida
cies.
The Methodists are holding n yer!
interesting meeting at this place. W.
learn that the meeting will continue
into next week. There is great in
terest and attendance. Rev, Cali
is doing the preaching.
Messrs. Womble and Pearen lef
yesterday to visit parents at Carlo
Choctaw nation.
Some slight indications of rain to
day.
Healdton's base ball team and Cor
nlsh team cross bats today AT Cor
nish. H.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-26
SUPERSTlTIOUS.
Grant believed in dreams.

General Grant believed In dreams.
Nelson, the English naval hero. al
ways carried a horseshoe with him into
battle.
Won Moltke, the hardy old German
general. would never begin a battle on
Q Friday.
Prince Bismarck OF Germany would
never sit down to q dinner with thir
teen at the table.
President Davis OF the Confederacy
believed that the presence Of children
brought him luck
james q. Blaine would never turn
back to re-enter his homo even u he
had forgotten something.
The father OF Nicholas II. Of Russia
guided his actions by the advice Of an
American spirit medium.
Admiral FarrnGut says he used to
be guided by a still, small voice which
told him what to do In battles.
The ameer OF Afghan!stan, the sui
tans OF Morocco and Zanzibar and the
thedlve Of Egypt all maintain official
astrologers.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-26

The telegraphers' strike Is stll on
and Il Is not known when the trouble
will be- adjusted Both parties to the
trouble and the people are the sur
ferers. Whether the strikers win de
pends upon their financial condition.
II the officers Of the union have pro
yided sufficient fund 10 support
the strikers while they are shut out,
victory will come TO the striking mem
bers Of the union, but II the men are
forced back 10 the keys In order TO
maintain themselves and their fam.
flies the result will not be- healthy
for unionlsm for the reason that ev.
cry failure on their part robs the or
ganization Of degree Of prestige that
will weaken the union. There is no
doubt that In the main features Of the
grievances Of the strikers they are
right. Ma mon who II forced 20
work on small salary for n company
should be required 10 furnish his type
writer The typewriter is as neces
Bary to the perfection OF the service
as other equipments are chat are
provided by the company while the
man must take a hundred dollars
from his salary that his family needs
90 purchase machine. the company
could manufacture It's own machines
at less than one-fourth what they cost
the telegraphers. The demand for AT
increase In wages is also just The
companies are making more money
than formerly, the expense OF livinl
has doubled yet the wage increase II
the past twenty years has been onll
10 per cent. The strikers are evident
ly entitled TO the sympathies OF tn
people.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-26

fhs Way Lyon Plsy'sir Handled the
lanesshirs Strikers.

During the great labor riots In Ian
eashire about the middle OF the last
century the ready resources Of Lyon
Playfair saved one Of the only two
mills which remained open al the time.
The government was anxious that
these two should continue in sctlon.
and supplied the workmen engaged
with muskets But a great force OF
strikers advanced upon one of the
two. and II was obvious that the day
the place Piayfsir. who was a friend
of the owner. appeared In haste among
them. keeping the proprietor out Of
sight lie put the case frankly TO the
strikers. The gates OF the mill were
closed. but the numbers u the strikers
made them Irresistible; hence II was
OF no use their all going In and wreck
ing the place. Let few of them enter
the premises. remove the plugs from
the boilers and thus, without damage
to the works. secure their stoppage.
Even disorderly mob. bravely met by
q man OF courage and tact, will listen.
81 did this one Playfair's proposition
sounded fair, but might not treachsry
lie behind ~
lie Immediately put their doubts at
rest by Offering himself as hostage
He would accompany the deputation
while The others kept guard over the
works The men agreed. and Playfair
strolled OF with the men chosen. To
gether they went to the boilers and
withdrew the plugs This stopped ths
works. but did no other damage While
thus engaged Playfair was able TO lis
ten to the story of the leaders, and
found many OF their demands mos
reasonable and such that afterward Il
was possible readily to concede them
The little party returned from thei
Innocent wrecking and found the mol
honorably preserving order. The sci
enlist gave them couple OF sover
eigns with which the buy food, an'
they returned him three times thre'
In cheers. There remained only on
other mill TO close. that at Clitheroe
and upon this the strikers nov
marched. Again they were thwartsd
but this time not by pacific means
but by the might Of the military.-S'
James Gazette.