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The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1908-01-18
COTTON MARKET ACTIVE.
Report That sully Was In. Caused
Market to Advance.

New York. Thursday. The cot
ton market was very active and ps
cited again to-day. with more busI
ness than for any day in month,
past. and sentiment extremely favor.
able to an advance In prices.
The report that Daniel Enllv has
embarked on campaign to move III
prices appeared To have strong
effect. aud local quotations advanced
s2.50 per bale since the low level or
morning. rhe opening to-
day was Arm At An advance Of
t1M22 points.
There VS. heavy rsaliaing, but Of
lerings wers absorbed ~ rush 81
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] BlAMcMET, FAG0T & G0.
NEW iberia, LOUISIANA.
sees~ss ssse essee essss

chorus Of one hundred voices. JOHNNIE
in "lInsannaha'' If praise ~ tht
Lord
The engagement Of lien Hur" Is
for one week only. opening on Mon
day. February J, Six evenings aud
Two matinee performances viii he
given Seats FOR the ben Hur' sea
son will he placed on sale Thursda y
morning. January 40. The price will
range from 80 cents 10 sSn0. Mail
ardefst accompanied ~ remittaneel
viii hr filled III the order of receipt
All communications should he ad-
dressed To Thomas Campbell man
aEer Of the Tulane Theater.
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ben HUR. y
KtAW 4 ERLANGERS NEW AND
GREATER PRODUCTION or GEN
Lew WALLACE'S MIGHTY BIB
LlCAL ROMANCE TO BE SEEN IN
IN NEW ORLEANS.

When the curtain II drawn at thu
Tulane Theater In New Orleans o,
Monday evening. February 3, The
most elaborate. magnificent anu his
torlcaliy correct production will be
disclosed that has ever charmed and
pnthralled a theater audience. for
this will be the premiere of the Chi
cago Auditorium production Of "pen
Hur."
The Tulane Theater. like the Att
ditorium In Chicago, has one Of the
great stages IL the country. IN fact
Of the whole world. II has many
facilities not possessed by any other
temple Of amusement. and these will
be taxed to their utmost by the re-
aulrements VI this new and greater
presentment Ut Gen. Wallace's
great drama.
"t3en flur.'' with its lustrous Star
Of bethlehem. It's camels, Arabian
steeds, Oriental trappery. and mimic
spipndor Of the gorgeous East" Is
beyond dispute the most elaborate
spectacle ever staged III the history
Of the world. tts series Of seventeen
scenes present to the eye q feast Of
multifarious beauty ana variety. All
set To \ symphonic accompaniment
of graceful music. The exciting cpl
sodes. such ~ the galley scene. with
IL horde or chained slaves. the sea
ana twelve horses. combined with the
picturesque scenes illustrating the /
Wise Men In the desert, the moonlit
lake In the Orchard Of Palms. where
the Christian faith. and draws to 1t.
~ 4 place Of worship, hundreds Of
thousands who seldom. II ever, set !,
Dot within / theater. The person Of a
he Saviour h never made to appear
,odiiy In the play. yet In the scene e
4 which the healing Of the leperea y
. Implied the approach of the Mas 4,
" h indicated BY stream Of pure ia
hits light. amaslng In its effective d
~. This scsns n ths most remark =
~ u ths pay. 80 = heightened
inDrs11lveas1n M ~ sinsiat g =
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buying orders. apparently from al
the market advanced again with
March selling at 1t.47. and May at
t.s5 before midday. Or about cent
4 pound above the prices ruling ~
the first Of the year. Spot cotton
l,unses were heavy buyers here.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1908-01-18
REGULAR SCHOOL. OF IELEGRAiy
Org anzed and opened at the Southwestern Louis
ana industrial Gnetitute. LafaYe1te. La.

train dispatcher beaumont
the shoo' ia his
will begin December ts.
The eight hour law which will
three telegraph
several years to telegraph operator VIII
he
ul
building one for
L. STEPHENS. President
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commissioners John w, Watts.
Mofesi. ONeil Provost. Arthur pal
Clerks Octave llebert and CASTOR
Gmiheiteau.
Watrsiefs G. l.. Provost. Damss
MoreHi 0'Neil Provost, Arthur pei
,efin. Anatole Gonsoulin. u. r, Heaul-
lieu. Luther Wstiigny. George sehex
narder and w. NJ Davidson.
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PARISH ELECTION OFFICIALS.
SqS--4~4@s3SsSs4 -.
concluded from Page One

Clerks Jim Otey and John Leeds
Watchers Gabriel Landry and
Thomas Hayes.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-08-06

hereof; that he has not established
a residence thereon; that said. tracts
remains in it's natural state, wholly
abandoned and unimproved; and that
said alleged absence from the said
land was not due to naval or military
service. Said parties are hereby no.
titled to appear, respond and offer
evidence touching said allegation at
10, o'clock a. m. On August IA, 1908,
before the register and receiver at
the United States land Office in Minot
North Dakota.
The said contestant having, in a
proper afldavit, filed June 20, 1908,
set forth facts which show that after
due diligence personal service Of this
notice can not be made, 1t is hereby
ordered and directed that such no
tice be given by due and proper pub
LEGATION.
ROBERT GoRMAN.
Receiver.
Thomas E. DISCARD, Of Minot, N. D.
Attorney for Contestant.
1886.
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REGARDING GAS.

The Great Northern Gas and Oil
Co. have just received notice Of the
shipment of 5000 feet Of casing for
the well. Work is progressing very
favorably, although they recently had
little deleS through one length OF
castings breaking. Prof. Willard of
the U. S. Geological Survey, and sev-
eral other government biologists
were here recently making an inves.
tigation, and were much surprised
and were much surprised and pleas.
ed with the prospects. They expect
to return in a short time prepared
to go into the matter more fhor.
oughly. The well on McHaney farm
shows the same pressure as 1t did
when first struck. and Mr.. McHan-
~ is now laying the pipe into the
house for the purpose Of light and
fuel.-Westhope standard.
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NOTICE Of MORTGAGE SALE.

Notice is hereby given that GER
tain mortgage executed and delivered
by Marshall Mcclure, a single man
mortgagor, to Joseph Roach, as mort
gagee. dated the 22nd day OF Novem-
Der, 1902, and filed for record in the
office of the register of deeds of
Ward county, North Dakota, on the
25th day of November, 1902 and rec
orded in Book rs" of Mortgages, on
page 10, which mortgage was given
70 secure the sum Of One Thousanl
dollars $4,000 interest, and which
mortgage was thereafter and on ta:,
23rd day of July, 1908 duly assigned
by the said Joseph Roach to a. ].
Drummer, by an instrument in writ
ing dated on that day, which instru-
ment Of assignment was duly filed for
record in the Office of the Register
Of Deeds of said Ward County, and
recorded in book SO of Mortgages on
Page 1S9, will be .foreclosed by sale
of the premises in said mortgage and
hereinafter described at the front
door of said court house in said
county of Ward and state of North
Dakota at the hour of ten o'clock in
the forenoon on the fifth day Of Sep
TENDER, A. D. 1908 to satisfy the am
cunt which shall BIZ due on said
mortgage on the day Of sale.
The premises described in said
mortgage and which will be sold to
satisfy the same are those tracts or
parcels of land situated in the county
of ward, state of North Dakota de-
scribed as follows, to-wit: All of that
portion Of lots numbered two, three
four and twelve e, 3, 4, & 12), N
block numbered thirty (30) in the
first addition to Minot, except that
portion heretofore decided to the Min
neapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste Mar
lie Company for depot grounds, &C.
cording to the plat thereof on file in
the Office of the Register Of Deeds Of
said Ward county.
That there will be due on said
mortgage on the day Of sale above
designated the sum OF Eleven hund.
red eighty.dve dollars ($1,1S5.) as
principal and interest, for taxes paid
upon the mortgaged premises with
interest $43S.S2 and the further sum
Of seventy-five dollars attorneys fees 4
amounting in all to the sum OF six
teen hundred ninetyeight dollars and
eighty two cents ($169s.S2).
Dated July 2Sth, 1908.
A. J. BRUNER,
Assignee Of Mortgage.
John E. Greene,
Attorney for assignee OF mortgage
Minot, North Dakota.
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NOTICE.

.No+'ce Is hereby given that scared
bids for furnishing coal to the Mino'
Special School District will 'be r.
ceived by the Minot Board OF Educa
ton up to September 9Th, at e:oc
o'clock p. M. The coal is to be weigh
ed on scales at the Central Scnool
by representative of the board anu
delivered to the school building when
needed. Bids should be sent to Inc
undersigned and marked Bids TOT
furnishing Coal' and accompanied by
a certified check for one hundred dol
lars as forfeit in case the bidder does
not enter into contract II accepted.
BY order OF the board
w. II. SLBBALD,
Clerk Of Minot Special School DIST.
Aug. 5-12-19-26.
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CONTEST NOTICE.
Department Of the Interior.
United States Land Office
Minot. N. D. July 21. 10

A sufficient contest affidavit having
been filed in this office by Albert
Johnson Coteau, N. D., contestant, a
gainst homestead entry No. 43045
made July 9, 1906, for w - NV l.
section II, township 100, range 81
by Frank D. Brown, contestee, in
which it is alleged that said claim
ant has wholly abandoned said tract
of land for more than six months
past prior to the filing Of this contest
the fact is he never did reside there
on and never made any valuable i'm.
provements thereon; that said alb
sence was not due to military or nav.
al service during war or otherwise,
said parties are hereby notified to ap
pear, respond and offer evidence
touching said allegation At 10 O'Clock
a. m. on Sept. Is, 1908, before the
Register and Receiver at the United
States Land office in Minot, N. D..
The said contestant having, in q
proper affidavit, fled July 16. 1903,
set forth facts which show that .fter
due diligence personal service IT :hjs
notice can not be made, it is he .eby
ordered and directed that such notice
be given by due and proper ploli "a
ton.
L. D. McGAT1AlI, Regis.e
ROBERT GORNIAN. Receiver
James johnson, attorney for contest
ant.
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Liquor License or TAX Notice

Notice is hereby given that gov
eminent tax receipt for special tax
on the business of retail liquor deal
er was issued to A. P. Slocum, of MI
not North Dakota on the 9Th day of
July A. D. 1908 which said tax re-
ceipt is posted in the drug store To-
Gated On lot No. ~ block 10 Of the
city of Minot, North Dakota, at No.
1926 of No. Main street, which said
building is owned and occupied by
A. p. Slocum where said tax receipt
is posted.
Dated the 9th day Of July A. D.
1908.
A. P. SLOCUM,
Holder OF Said Government Tax Re-
ceipt.
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supporters everywhere he stopped.
Mr.. Johnson will be kept on the move
getting over the state between now
and election, for he's bound to re-
ceive good safe majority.
Atty. Nestos was in Valley City
Wednesday attending the nineteenth
annual convention of the Christian
Endeavor Society, at which meeting
he gave an address on Conference
on Citizenship problems and How to
Meet them" Mr.. Nestos is an en-
thusiastic worker along these lines
and hardly q state meeting is held
when he is not called upon to assist
in the work.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-08-06

Ladies of Minot and surrounding
towns are cordially invited to call
and look over the new and elegant
line Of ladies styles and shades fol
this season which has just arrived
Anyone that likes to be posted should
call. Will show the finest of i'm
ported goods.
L. 0. WILSON,
1928 Postoffice Blk
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c. A. johnson, republican nominee
for Governor of North Dakota, and
undoubtedly our next governor, re-
turned Tuesday morning from two
weeks tour of the eastern part Of the
state where he met hundreds OF warm
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CONTEST NOTICE.
Department Of the Interior, United
States Land ONCE.
Minot, North Dakota,

Mtn0t, North Dakota,
June IL, 1908.
A sufficient contest affidavit having
been filed in this ofnce by George
Sims, contestant, against homestead
entry No. 40,746, made April 20, 1906,
for the 8 IL NE IA and Lots 1 and
p, Section 5, township ISL NJ, range
IS W., by Thomas J. Evans contes-
tee, in which It is alleged that said
Thomas ]. Evans, said contestee, has
wholly abandoned said tracts and
changed his residence therefrom for
more than Blk months since making
said entry and next prior to the date
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-08-06

Remember we make more pho
tographs and carry the largest
and best selected stock Of picture
frame mouldings west Of the
Twin Cities. We please others
why not you !?
Moore's Picture Shop,
If Minot. N. D.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-08-06

Dr. and Mrs. Crokat LEFT Sunday ev.
enjpy for Seattle, where the docto
will practice, as a specialist tor skin
diseases. The doctor has hre.1 clos.
ing up some important business in
this city. He sold last week his bust.
ness lot on West First str,,5 10 r. c.
Sanh),E.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-08-06

Congressman Midtbo has return
ed from 1900 mile trip over the
country where he has been 'loirg 8
.busines in the interests of land
concern. Midtbo informs us that his
campaign cost him just $2S, each vote
costing him about one cent
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-08-06

Two houses were struck by light
ming in the Glenburn district. Frank
Squirs had narrow escape. He was
in bed at the time and the lightning
shattered the chimney, tore a hole
through the roof, ripped the sole of
one of his shoes and shattered two
Of the bed posts.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-08-06

The Statesman. says the Farmers
Supply Company purchased car load
of Irvine from the penitentiary which
was unloaded at Balfour last week.
The members of the exchange and
elevator companies get the Irvine for
two cents pound less than the trust
charges for their Irvine. Those not
members of the exchange are charg-
ed two cents pound more than the
members are.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-08-06

The irrigation itch out at Buford is
getting in it's work. Fields that had
plenty Of water under the ditch
promise large returns and some OF
the other fields are not promising
much of anything.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-08-06

Minot Business College. 9Th year
opens September 2Sth. Send for
handsome catalogue FREE
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John NJ Graves of Lansford, lost
a horse by lightning The animal
was valued at $3.50.
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Notice to Holders Of County War.

rants.
Notice is hereby given that all war
rants on the county general fund reg
istered before August 1st, 1907, are
hereby called in for payment, also all
warrants on the poor fund, register
ed before April 18th 1908 are called
in for payment and interest will cease
on these warrants August list, 1908.
A. G. NEDRUD, Co. Treas
1928 st.
In writing 10 the Independent from
Vending Oregon, Aug 1, j. Labsch,
formerly resident OF Ward county
says in part:
II am well pleased with the indie
pendent and would not be without
it for double the amount that it
costs. 1t is like meeting an old friend
from Minot. I have been away from
North Dakota for three years, look
ing over the west. But the west can.
not come up with Imperial Ward
county for making money. They rails
good enough fruit out here, but it
takes wheat and flax to raise the
dollars. From my experience Ward
county leads the race. I have been
in what they call Sunny Southern
Alberta, but if any country was ev-
er misrepresented, it is that. l am
glad that prospects are good in North
Dakota this year, for I have a 100
acre farm On the 500 myself, and will
he on it to stay if I can find girl
to do my cooking for me for the rest
of my life. If Judge Murray is in
the Matrimonial Bureau yet, I will
have to apply to him for aid. will
not batch, consequently, North Dako-
ia is shy one farmer"
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STATE NEWS

4 Z y 4 IL ANAvV ~
John NJ. Graves of Lansford, lost
a horse by lightning The animal
was valued at $3.50.
Some barley in the vicinity Of Rug
1by has been threshed.
Some lov down thi5s stole a tIr
: lined cont f,om a resta Atanl III rug
tv Cue coat belonged to young
ma; IL was sent to :he lnsa.ie a;y
rlum as. week. 1t was Las" to':'. !,
wos.e lie tlief had So: cd it.
The Bismarck Tribune refers to the
editor of the Willow City Eagle as a
"thick headed fool with an in-grow'
A special term Of court began at
Towner Monday, to try JEFFERSON
Whitaker, who killed Conrad Steen
erson of Upham several months ago
The victim was nephew Of Con-
gresham Stevenson, Of Minnesota,
and the killing was nearly unpro-
yoked.
James A. Barnette, laborer, who
was stealing ride on a freight OUT
OF Towner lost his hold and fell His
head struck an end Of a tie, making
a bad scalp wound. The man was
found an hour after the accident IN
an unconscious condition, and for
time it was thought that he would not
recover. He is getting all right how
ever.
Buck, the King of Boot Blacks
spent a couple Of weeks in Towner
having rolled in on top of a Fly
err. The lad has been in nearly every
town in the United States, besides
he has been in Alaska and Mexico
He is well behaved and may yet
grow up to be good man, if the cor
oner does not sit on him.
The Citizens Bank of Berwick has
been sold to the State Bank.
j. NJ. Atsvog Of Upham, offers fifty
dollars reward to anyone who will
prove that he has done anything
morally wrong since Upham has
started.
Samuel Lee was arrested near
Towner at the home of his brother
Albert Lee on the charge of unlawful
rehabilitation, the charge being pre-
ferred by No. /. He is in the Towner;
jail under bonds OF $500 which he
cannot furnish. A deputy sheriff go
ing to the Lee farm in search Of the
bad man found him up in the hay
NOV, covered with hay. A hat pin
in the hay made him think the man
was somewhere about, and he bega1
sticking fork in the hay until the
man called for quarters. Wife No
1 has made many overtures and wants
her husband to come back to her
The man doesn't know whether to
dc so or accept fifteen years in the
pen.
Hail south of Tolley, Tuesday even
ing of last week, did some damage
and it is reported completely de-
stroyed number of fields of grain
There is quite tendency this Year
for the company lumber yards to buy
up the Independent concerns. Recent
ly, the Langworthy and the Rogers
companies at Lansford bought out the
Nortz line, each concern taking half
the stock This leaves but two yards
in Lansford. At Russell, the Lang
worthy yard bought up the Rogers
leaving Russell but the one yard.
While this will have a tendency 20
make the price Of lumber go up, O.:
on the other hand, there being but
one concern in Russell, should not the
price be less?
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j. M. Atsvog Of Upham, offers fifty
dollars reward to anyone who will
prove that he has done anything
morally wrong since Upham has
started
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Some barley in the vicinity Of Rug
{ by has been threshed.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-08-06

The Citizens Bank of Berwick ma
been sold to the State Bank.
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Some low down thi5s stole tlr
: lined cont f,om restaurant III Rug
Nv. cue coat belonged to a young
ma, as as sent to ihe lnsa.le a1y
rl.m as. week. 1t was lac" ;o':'. /.
was.e lie tlief had 81: cd it.
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Buck, the King OF Boot Blacks
spent couple of weeks in Towner
having rolled in on top of a Fly
er. The lad has been in nearly every
town in the United States, besides
he has been in Alaska and Mexico
He is well behaved and may yet
grow up to be good man, it the cor
oner does not sit on him.
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The Bismarck Tribune refers to the
editor Of the Willow City Eagle as
"thick headed fool with an in-grow'
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James A. Barnette, laborer, VINO
was stealing ride on freight out
OF Towner, lost his hold and fell. His
head struck an end of a tie, making
bad scalp wound. The man was
found an hour after the accident in
an unconscious condition, and for a
time it was thought that he would not
recover. He is getting all right how
ever.
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A special term Of court began at
Towner Monday, to try JEFFERSON
Whitaker, who killed Conrad Steen
erson of Upham several months ago
The victim was a nephew Of Con-
gresham Stevenson, Of Minnesota,
and the killing was nearly unpro-
yOked.
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Hail south of Tolley, Tuesday even
ing of last week, did some damag
and it is reported completely de-
stroyed number of fields Of grain
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1928
The Marshall republican., 1908-06-05
Mrs. Lucy A. Liter

Lucy A. Horn was born near Rich.
mond, Va August 10, 1850. aud died
a. her home west Of Blackburn, May
~, 1908.
When q small child. her parents
moved to the viciuity Of J Jacksonville,
III. She lived there until . young
lady, when with her parents, she
moved 10 the spring Of 1887, ueu,
Ssdalis, Mo.
October ~, 1858, she was married To
Edward J.. Liter. And since then has
lived Ia Lafayette county. She and
her husband united with the Christian
church In the summer Of 1870. She
lived The life VI christian aud was
devoted TO hor church, father, mother,
and four tisters.
She leaves behind Tn mourn her loss
. husband, two sous, Harry and Fred
aud . daughter, Miss nellie, M aged
brother aud two sisters.
The funeral services, conducted by
Rev. @ T.. Shsnkiin, were held At the
Christian Church a. $50 p. N. Thurs
day, May %. Intcrmcnt In the Black
burn cemetery. - Blackburn Record.
The Marshall republican., 1908-06-05
Death Was on His Heels.

jesse p. Morris. Of shippers. Va,
had a close calf In The spring Of 1908.
He says: IAN attack Of pneumonia
left me so weak and with such q fear.
full cough that my friends declared
consumption had me, aud death vac
on my heels. Then I was persuaded
70 try DIR Kings New Discovery. Il
helped me Immediately, and after
taking two and a half bottles I was a
~ell man agsiE. ! found out thu,
New Discovery is the best remedy for
coughs aud lung disease 10 all the
world" Sold under guarantee at all
drug stores. Soc and sI.OO. Trial
bottle free.