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The Ward County independent., 1907-05-23
Killed BY Lightaing.

Miss Bridget Lynch, a young
woman 27 years Of age, living
with her sister, Mrs. Martin Kin
sell, at Tioga, was struck by
lightning during q terrific thun-
der storm Monday nil ht and in
stantly killed. The woman was
washing the supper dishes when
she waA struck. Others in the
room Wire shocked. Her neck
was broken and she was badly
burned. This is the worst storm
that has visited Tioga as far as
any one knows, and altho much
damage was done the rain will
help the growing crops.
The Ward County independent., 1907-05-23
RALPH HEUSTUS IS shot
Former Minot Young Man Accidently Shot in
Boyd's Shooting Gallery in Williston---
Was Doing Some Electrical Wiring.

of the accident and will remain
with him until there is a change
for the better when he will be
brot home, if his condition will
permit.
A report from there Sunday af.
ternoon stated that Ralph was
resting easily, but had two bad
spells. He is strapped to a large
board by his shoulders and is
not permitted to lie down.
Ralph ia a young man "a
years of age and popular with
everyone. He went to Williston
about six months ago where he
worked up a big business. He is
a hustler in his profession and
was rapidly forging his way tc
the front. He is a nephew OF Elk
County Commissioner A. Y
Swanson.
The Ward County independent., 1907-05-23
BULL THROWS BOY
INTO MOUSE RIVER.
Maddened Critter Picks Webb
KimbalI, a Thirteen. Year'Old
Boy up on Its Horns and
T0sses Him Into the Turbu.
lent Streaal...NarroW Escape
From Drowning.

Webb, the thirteen-year.old
son of D. H. Kimball, was at
tackled by an angry bull Sunday
afternoon and thrown high in
the air, into the river back Of the
house which at that place was
thirty feet deep. The father hap
pened to be nearby and fished
the lad out, or he would have
certainly drowned. n
Mr.. Kimball brot the bull in
from the country and knowing
the animals disposition. warned
the boy to have g care. The lad
was endeavoring to fasten arope
about the bulls neck, when the
maddened critter brot it's head
around sideways, trying to hook
the boy in the face. Not succeed
ing in doing this, the bull lunged
at the boy and threw him fairly
into the air fully ten feet. i.
The boy is q little sore from
his experience but not seriously
hurt. .
The Ward County independent., 1907-05-23

who lives in this city with her
mother; Mrs. Lille Smith, Brock
ings, s,S.D. Mrs. "A .Darms, ,ZionCity,
ILL.,; Mrs. S. E. Bailey, Cogswell,
N. d.; Mrs. Melvin Davis, OF Flan-
dreau, S. D.; and John, who re-
sides at Sawyer.
John Druey was born atFrank-
fort, Germany, in 1912, and
came to America when a boy,
settling in New York state. In
1862 he enlisted in Co. G.. 29th
Wis. Inf, and served three years,
being honorably discharged.
A year later he married MISS
Margaret Hickey and for two
years following farmed at Ego
ia, Minn. He then located at
Chatfield, Mimi, where he re-
NAMED until 1878, when he
moved to South Dakota. He
became very wealthy at farming
and a number OF years ago re-
tired from hard work.
The Ward County independent., 1907-05-23
A Coed Concern.

An Independent reporter visit
ed the Minot Cigar factory and
was really surprised at the way
things we're moving. Ten men
were at work making Jean Barts,
which are being burnt up all over
the Northwest at a fearful rate.
This is one Of the concerns that
will assist in pushing Minot
steadily to the front. We want
al Ssuch factories as this, bust
nefses that, give employment to
out, people. ", yf',=
The Ward County independent., 1907-05-23
Skeleton Found at Palermo.

A skeleton was found near
Palermo last week on the Lars
Hollicum farm. 1t was that of a
human being, and the fact that it
was very close to the surface of
the earth makes the case look
suspicious. A tin match box,
buckle and one or two trinkets
makes it appear as tho the skele-
to Is that of a man. Perhaps in
the early days some foul murder
was committed and the remains
buried in a shallow grave.
The Ward County independent., 1907-05-23
SUES 6. N. FOR $4,000.
Tagus Woman Wants Big Dam
ages From Unlucky Railroad
for the Death of Her Husband
Who Was Drowned Last Fall
in a Deep Reservoir.

Olive M. Summers, of Tagus,
is bringing suit against the Great
Northern for $18, 900. On Oct.
4 of last year her husband, John
"A. Summers, was drowned in a
deep reservoir at that place. The
reservoir at the time had no pro-
lection around it, but sine a
fence was built around the lake.
Summers was trying to stop his
runaway horses, but they fol-
lowed a road that led to the res
ervoir and soon went into deep
water. The water is shallow
about the edge, but out a dis
tance goes down almost perpen-
dicular twenty feet or more. Mrs.
Summers in her complaint states
that she is left with five small
childaen and the father was the
only support. =.
The Ward County independent., 1907-05-23
Thousands of Fish Speared.

B. G.. Turner, who is holding
down a bonanza farmstead out
near the big bridge, tells of some
fun fishing in Gasmann coulee
where thousands OF fish have
gone up with the high
water. Many people spend
evenings at the place with
torches and spear big pickerel,
suckers and pike. Mr. Turner
alone caught 1O2 in one evening.
The Ward County independent., 1907-05-23

Ralph Heustis, an electrician,
who formerly made his home in
Minot with his mother, on Valley
street, was shot thro the right
lung in Boyd's shooting gallery
in Williston Saturday about
noon and is in a serious if not
precarious condition at this
writing.
Ralph was doing some wiring
at the gallery at the time OF the
shooting, and was pierced by a
bullet from a % calibre rifle
which may or may not have
glanced. The young man was
taken at once to the Office. OF a
surgeon where the bullet was re-
moved and the patient made as
comfortable as possible. His
mother went to Williston Satur.
day night as soon as she learned
The Ward County independent., 1907-05-23
Fined for Beating Machine
Agents.

Richard Klimple, of Sawyer,
was fined $40 and costs, amount
ing in all to $72, for striking E.
S. Treadwe]l and one Nelson, two
representatives of the ]. l. Case
Threshing Co. who were sent to
the Klimple farm to recover a
threshing machine sold last year.
The case was called yesterday
afternoon before Judge Murray
in the city hall and was tried be-
fore z jury.
Albert Klimple bought a ST.
800 threshing machine last sea
son, representing that he had a
quarter Of land unincumbered, 60
the agents say. This land was
transferred over into his moth.
er's name, and the Case people
were able to tie up only about
500 of Klimple's money. The
agents went to the KGnple Eome
Saturday for the money, security
or the rig, and Klinple said they
would have to take the machine.
This, they did, and when they got
into Sawyer Saturday night there
was something doing. Treadwell
says six or eight fellows jumped
onto himself land partner. Tread
well received a terrible blow in
the eye, badly disfguring that
member, and says some one
kicked him in the back. His lip
was cut. Nelson was struck over
the eve. - -
The Ward County independent., 1907-05-23
Bad Fire at Leland Put Ont.

A fire occurred in the third
story of the Leland hotel Sun.
day night but wan put out by
the local employees before more
than 500 worth of damage was
done. A rocking chair was burn.
ed almost to q crisp and q new
rug destroyed. New flooring will
have to be put in the room and
it will need to be calcimined.
Montgomery & Co., who had the
building insured have adjusted
the loss satisfactorily.
The Ward County independent., 1907-05-23
TO HONOR SOLDIERS DEAD
Memorial Day to Be Observed in
Fitting Manner in Miaot- -Un'
usually Good Program Ar
ranged for Next Thursday
Parade in the Forenoon.

MAOAAAVA ASsA 0~J " As> ~
in q fitting manner next Thurs
day. At $50 a procession will
form at the opera house and
march to the cemetery where the
graves of the soldiers will be
decorated. The line Of march
will consist Of the school .chil.
,dren, the tsolders, Company D
and the Woman's Relief Corps
the City band will head the pro-
cession.
In the afternoon at z O'Clock
the following program will be
renderedat the opera house:
Opening Prayer Rev. Mr.
Bliss.
Music City band.
Solo-Dr. Storey.
Reading Edwin Ellefson.
Song Gladys Martin.
Grafton Judge Davis.
Presentation Of the Flag Mrs
II. E. Wheeler.
Solo Major Person.
Song -Maurine Weiland.
Speeches Soldiers.
Music City Band.
America-Au6ence.
The Ward County independent., 1907-05-23

A Holiness convention will be
held at Surrey, May 27, % and
20, by Revs. Lyman and Brough
assisted by Rev. G. A. Thomp.
son OF Granville. Ministers and
workers OF all denominations are
invited to be present. Three
meetings will be held each day at
10 a. m, 2 and s .. m.
The Ward County independent., 1907-05-23
Lay Corner Stone June |.

The corner stone of the new
Masonic Temple will be laid on
June l, and Grand Master Grant
S. Hager and other Masonic cel-
ehrities will be here.
The Ward County independent., 1907-05-23
Stallion Injuries Geo. Blocker.

Geo. Blocker from northeast Ol
thi, city, was kicked by a stall
lion on the left arm Monday
morning. dislocating one of the
bones and breaking the other :.
He is at the hospital. lie will
be unable to do any work for q
long time.
The Ward County independent., 1907-05-23

WANrED-Young man to set type
Must be competent.
AMBROSE NEwsMAN,
5-23t3 Ambrose, N. D.
The Ward County independent., 1907-05-23

AlSimpkins and Toad Pennock,
two of Minot's popular phar-
macists, drove to Sawyer Sun
day behind a fractious team. In
passing around a corner the
horses went so fast that the bug
gy box was thrown off and the
drivers were quite badly injured.
APs arm was thrown out OF
joint and Toad plowed up sew.
eRal feat Of good old Sawyer sod
with his nose, which was alm ost
broken. The horses were caught
bsfore much damage was done.
We arc in q position to flt cut
the young man, the middle aged
man, the woman, miss or child
from head to feet, with the fastest
The Ward County independent., 1907-05-23

est OF every CLASS Of goOdss
i've not one oM piece Of,
J or old garment in the
Il Everything brand new.
yles are the latest. Frank
scott Co.
ct. Blakey received orders
heaAQuaTtsrs to equip Co.
Ave 0e1s men, making q
- anv-As.
Evening star., 1907-11-03
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY

Third in order is corn, which produces 4,562
pounds of digestible substances, consuming
SI7 worth of material, and giving balance
on the credit side of SIoS for the acre.
These, then, are the three most efficient
economic plants-the best workers for man,
that is to say. The potato is fourth on the
list. Taking 50 worth of material out of the
soil for each acre planted, it yields 4,44o
pounds of digestible substances (nearly all
starch), and shows balance of S72 on the
credit side Rice gives 2,2s4 pounds, taking
S. worth from the land, and allows balance
of S45 Peas produce 1904 pounds, drawing
on the bank to the extent of So, and give the
farmer clear $40 to the acre. Carrots yield
A. 1913 pounds, with expenditure OF SIT
worth of plant food, and show a margin of
Sol to the good Rye affords an output of
1874 pounds of nutrients, at cost of $40 to
the soil, and furnishes profit of $40. crop
of crimson clover withdraws from the land
hardly more than one-twentieth of the guam
tity of valuable material consumed by timothy
The greatest of all starch producers is the
Jerusalem artichoke, which in this respect is
away ahead of the potato. For each acre of
land it yields greater quantity OF nutrients
than the potato by considerably more than
one-third The beet comes next to the arti
choke as starch producer; then the potato:
and next in order Indian corn. The greatest
of all producers of digestible albuminoids
(which go to make muscle and bloody is the
soy bean. But ordinary beans and peas are
so rich in such substances, as well as in starch,
as to yield more nourishment, pound for
pound, than lean beefsteak.
Evening star., 1907-11-03
Explosion by Music

ONE of the most dangerous of all explosives
~ is black powder called iodide of nitrogen
When it is dry the slightest touch will often
cause it to explode with great violence.
There appears to be certain rate of vibra-
tion which this compound cannot resist. In
experiments to determine the cause of its ex
treme explosiveness. some damp iodide of
nitrogen was rubbed on the strings of a bass
viol. 1t is known that the strings of such an
instrument will vibrate when those of similar
instrument, having an equal tension, are played
upon. In this case, after the explosive had
become thoroughly dry upon the strings, an
other bass viol was brought near and the strings
sounded. At certain note the iodide of nj
trogen on the prepared instrument exploded.
1t was found that the explosion occurred
only when rate of vibration of sixty second
was communicated to the prepared strings.
Vibration of the string caused an explosion,
while that of the string had no effect.
Evening star., 1907-11-03
The Goose Traffic of Berlin

THE traffic in geese at Berlin amounts to
nearly two million dollars year. AS the
domestic supply is wholly inadequate, special
goose train of from fifteen to forty cars arrives
daily from the Russian frontier. Each car is
specially built. and carries about twelve hum
dred geese. There is rigid inspection by
sanitary officials Immediately upon the arrival
of the train.
Should it be found that single goose has
died or been i'll of a contagious disease in
transit, the entire carload is quarantined for
eight days. If during this period of quarantine
another goose should die, the quarantine is
extended for eight days, at a cost of about
five hundred dollars to the owners. The pen
atty attaching to the bringing in of diseased
geese makes the owners extremely careful to
import only sound and healthy fowl. The
geese which are plump and ready for market
are sold to dealers at the close of the in
spection. The rest, comprising the great
majority, 60 to feeding farms in the suburbs
of the city to be fattened for market.
There is a special market near the great
market place at which brdcken-namely, geese
injured en- route, but having no disease-are
sold at reduced price Twenty-one differ
ent varieties of the Russian goose are COM
mercially recognized, and the wholesale price
varies from forty-four to sixty cents bird.
Evening star., 1907-11-03
Plants as Workers for Mankind

DROFESSOR STRAKOSCH, an eminent
scientist of Vienna, has recently been
making study of plants from a new point of
view. Taking those species which are of
economic importance-that is to say, the
vegetables, cereals, etc, which are of value
to the human race,-he has assembled them,
so to speak, in his agricultural laboratory, and
determined with definite accuracy their
efficiency as workers for man.
In other words, he has considered them as
if they were so many hirelings of the farm,
ascertaining by series of painstaking expert
ments just how much each one costs for its
keep, as it were, and how much it produces.
The object in each case has been to find out
how great quantity of digestible food ma
terial the plant under examination yields to the
acre, and how much in value it takes from the
soil in order to accomplish the result. This
learned, it is easy enough to strike balance,
and to determine the amount OF clear profit.
All wealth comes originally from the soil.
The so called economic plants are the workers
that create wealth for the human race. BY
their efforts we are fed and supported. 1t is
of obvious Importance, therefore, that we
should know which of them are the most
efficient and capable,-producing the largest
output in terms of value, for the least ex-
penditure.
1t would appear from the figures summarizing
results obtained by Professor Strakosch that
the most efficient of all economic plants is
the Jerusalem artichoke. This justly valued
vegetable produces. on an acre of good land,
about 7,I27 pounds of starch and other di-
gestible substances. 1t takes from the soil,
incidentally, Sac worth of material. But the
difference between consumption and produc-
tion in terms of value, is sII6.
One might imagine that the potato would
lie away up at the head of the list: but it is
not so. The beet comes next with output
of 6,3S4 pounds of digestible subst ances to the
acre, taking Sal worth of material out of the
soil, and yielding a clear balance of $1I2.
Evening star., 1907-11-03
The Sense of Smell

ACCORDING to an eminent authority. the
"A tenth part of a grain of musk will continue
for years to fill room with its odoriferous
particles, and at the end of that time will not
be appreciably diminished in weight by the
finest balance.
A cubic inch of air arising from the flame
of Bunsen burner has been found to contain
no fewer than four hundred and eighty-nine
million dust particles.
A drop of blood that might be suspended
from the point of a needle contains about
million of red 1attened corpuscles.
Still, though matter is SO remarkably divisi-
Bile, the olfactory nerves are infinitely more
sensitive. Much has yet to be investigated
with regard to the differentiation of the points
in these nerves so that they may discriminate
with such apparently miraculous accuracy;
yet even the results in the scent of dogs show
how wonderfully fine is their discrimu. ating
power. Our sense of smell, unless in the trained
chemist, is not even so acute as that OF the
semisavage.
Much have we gained by civilization; but
not without some loss to our bodily energies
and senses. Mans recuperative power after
an injury is said frequently to be in inverse
ratio to his social advancement. Similarly he
seems to become less acute and delicate in the
sense of smell as he fares better and lives more
comfortably.
Evening star., 1907-11-03
Origin of Right Handedness

A CCORDING to one good authority, DR..
n Cunningham of London, this characteristic
is of great antiquity, and was attained in the
ordinary evolution of man by natural selec-
ton. But the condition does not reside in
the right arm itself; for all the evidence goes
to show that it is due to functional preeminence
on the left side of the brain. This superiority
of the left brain rests upon some structural
foundation, the origin of which is not ex-
planned, but which is transmitted from parent
to offspring.
Left handedness is due to the transference
of this structural popularity from the left to
the right side of the brain, or, more probably.
to a transposition of the cerebral hemispheres.
like that which sometimes occurs in the tho
racic and abdominal viscera.
Evening star., 1907-11-03
Spiders Set a Style in Lace Making

GONE two hundred years ago missionaries
- taught the natives of Paraguay to make
lace by hand The art has been handed down
from generation to generation, and in some of
the towns lace making is the chief occupation
Almost all the women and children and many
of the men are engaged in it.
A singular fact about Paraguayan laces
is that the designs are borrowed from the
curious webs spun by the semitropical spiders
that abound in that country. For this reason
the lace is called by the natives nandntf. an
Indian word that means spider web"
Evening star., 1907-11-03
Woman's Work in Germany

pY recent census it appeared that of some
- twenty-six million women in Germany
twenty-five per cent. were wage earners, as
against seventeen and fve-tenths per cent. in
the United States. One-third of the entire
number of German working women were en-
gagged in agricultural pursuits. Recently it
was true that there were only nine women
physicians in Germany, as compared with
seven hundred in Russia, and five thousand
in the United States.
The admission of women to the German
universities will effect a great change in the
ratio of the number of women in professional
pursuits to that of the women engaged in
agriculture.
Evening star., 1907-11-03
To Aim Straight Is Human

A ANTHROPOLOGISTS have remarked that
"A taking aim is human CHARACTERISTIC that
even the anthropoid apes cannot be said to
share. Apes and monkeys frequently. throw
nuts and sticks, sometimes with unpleasant
consequences to Others but they show little
or no ability to take accurate aim. The bab-
Don is said to excel somewhat in this respect;
but still it would never pass for marksman-
Accuracy of eye and the judgment OF direc-
ton and distance that are involved in real
aiming have been developed only by man.
and are among the tokens of his intellectual
superiority.
Evening star., 1907-11-03

We want to teach you the Real Estate.
General brokerage and Insurance Busi-
ness by mail and appoint you
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-06

Y --17 a communication from Secretary Babb of the Birmingham Association asking the appointment of a number of dele- gates to attend the Waterway conven- ton which will soon be held In that city.
 A letter was read from P. A. Donal- son of the Department of Commerce and Labor in reference to immisra- tion. -Af A
 Major Atkins moved that five mem bers be appointed to attend the Water ways Convection in Birmingham November 19. This committee will be appointed by President Melvin later.
 Secretary Slater reported that Birm- ingham persons as well as Eastern capitalists are figuring upon building the electric line between this city and Marion.
 ". C. Agee of the committee of the association on building the Cahaba Valley road spoke In reference to this electric line and urged that Selma build an electric line from here to the coal fields saying tfiat this city would derive greater benefit from an elec- tric line to the mineral fields. than 1t would from a railroad line which is bound to be built
 The telephone service of the city came up for much discussion and many of those present urged the eSassociation to take the matter up with the city council and see if the franchise of the company In Selma could not be re- voked.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-06
SONS OF VETERANS OF SELMA
 TAKE ACTION.
They Propose . Fund for Morgan and Pettus Monument-COngress- man Craig Aids the
 Movement.

Selma. Nov. 5.-(Special.)-An en- thusiast,c meeting of Camp B. W. Pet tus, United Sons of Confederate Vet erans, was held in the office of Con- gressman w. B. Craig this afternoon. . The meeting was for the purpose of devising means to help the ladies of the Memorial Association in securing funds to erect a marble shaft to the memory of the late Senators Morgan and Pettus.
 resolution was introduced by Cap- tain L.. M. Hooper, and passed that $100 be raised among the members of the Camp in Selma and that Command CT Craig be requested to ask Com Tnander Sexton of the State organiza- tiop to appoint a committee for each Congressional District in the State to gather individual contributions of less than $l. The Sons of Veterans in the State at large are to raise $90O, making a total of $1,00O to be raised by the Sons of Veterans.
 Commander Craig will go to Mont. gomery during the reunion of Confed. crate Veterans next week to make this request of Commander Sexton.
 Mir. Craig had an appointment to de, liver an address in the northern par of his District today but he cancelled this engagement so that he could b, present and help in the work of rais Ing fitting tribute to the memory O. the states distinguished sons.