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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-10-22
Duluth Wheat and Flax.

Duluth, Oct. 21.-Wheat-To arrive
and on track-No. hard, $1:O41s; No.
Northern, s1.0S5s; No. 2 Northern,
$1.015s; Dec, $1.01%; May, $1.O5%;
|. Oct, $1.02N; Nov, $1.03R. Flax-To
arrive and on track, $1.24; Oct, $1.22;
Nov, s1.231k; Dec, $1.221z; May, ST.,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-10-22
MARKET QUOTATIONS.
Minneapolis Wheat.

=. MInneapoIis Wheat.
Minneapolis, Oct. 21.-Wheat-D
$1.01k; May, 1:05A@1.o5T. ~On
track-No. L hard, $1.O41z; No. 1
Northern, $1.03k; No. 2 Northern,
$1.01k @1.o2; No. 3 Northern, 9ekc
@$1O0. ~ 49,. -. + .,..... .......- -
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-04-23
Warden Refuses to
Accept Noah
Declares that the Law is Will
be Taken Before Special Term of Supreme
Noah Remains in Pen in
the Mean Time

Perhaps Robert S. Noah knew what
he was talking about, when he de
clared that he would never hang.
At any rate there seems to be a
question as to just where the Ken
mare murderer is going to stretch
hemp, for the warden of the state pen
itentiary refuses to accept Noah, on
the ground that the law providing for
the hanging of murder in the state
penitentiary is unconstitutional.
The warden declares that the law
provides for no expense money for
the event and believes that the county
from which the prisoner is sent,
should pay all charges.
This question was brot up at the
time that Rooney was sent to Bis.
marck to be hanged, but the case was
different from the present one, in that
Rooney had been sentenced to death
befor tn new law went into effect.
The supreme court held that Room.
ey should hang at Bismarck, and he
was duly executed.
The governor will call a special ses'
sion Of the supreme court, and the
matter will be threshed out in a
hurry. In the meantime, arrangements
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-04-23

have been made to keep Noah. in the
penitentiary at least until after a de-
cision has been rendered.
The Noah case will not be brot
before the supreme court for nearly
a week yet as before this can be
done, it will be necessary to secure
transcript of the entire testimony
In the case. Stenographers are now
at work on this transcript, after which
1t will be sent to the governor who
will place it before the supreme court.
1t is not believed that Noah will
have to be hanged in Ward county, al
though the case will be settled for
all time to come
The warden claims that if he would
be called upon to execute oath, he
would be depriving the sheriff of
Ward county Of his rights. He cites
us to the Murray temperance commis-
sion case, which he thinks is similar
in principle.
In Iowa, New York and many of the
other states, all executions take place
at the penitentiaries, and we do not
see why it should not be so with
North Dakota
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-04-23
Secretary of State Alfred Blaisdell

Secretary of State Alfred Blaisdell
has served notice upon the Standard
Oil company to show cause why it
should not forfeit its right to do bust
ness m North Dakota because of uH-
Just discrimination in the sale of its
products. The complaint sets forth
that the Standard Oil Co. of Indiana
has sold its products at points equal
~ distant from the shipping point and
at equal freight rates at different
prices, thus discriminating against the
localities where competition is not
keen. The practice is claimed to be
practically continuous.
There is not store in Coteau I'D
vertising in the local paper. We see
the finish of that town or else the
places of the dead ones will soon be
taken by some live ones from outside.
The newspaper is good one the
Times would suggest that Brother
Fulton administer a few doses of
Catalog house advertising. -Elaxtoa.
Times.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-04-23
Against the Law.

known among the automobile owners
of the city, there is an ordinance
which positively forbids the running
of autos over the viaducts This or
dinance is generally disregarded, but
may be enforced. We understand that
cards will be printed notifying the
owners of such an ordinance and it is
likely that this ordinance will here
after be enforced.
City Attorney Gamnlons says that
the city fathers considered it positive
ly dangerous for autos to pass frae-
tious horses on the high viaducts,
hence passed such an ordinance.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-04-23
AGRICULTURAL NOTES

creasing. Several buildings have al
ready been erected and others are in
the course of construction. Supt.
|Schollander has small laboratory in
which to work out his seed expert
ments.
The department of poultry husband
ry is preparing for spring operations.
The large number of brooders and in
cubato1s which have been donated by
manufacturers will be under trial and
a few of these have already been
started. Mr.. Dynes is carrying on a
number of experiments in breeding
poultry for high production and grad
ing up scrubs thru selection. Tests
of laying are made with several pens
of equal fowls, each kept under slight
| ~ different conditions. Altho the
fspace Is nfmfted tie stock IS very very
large some very fine work is being
done.
The superintendent Of the Northern
Pacific railroad company recently con.
ferred with Prof Waldron in regard
TO planting trees along the roadbed to
take the place of snow fences. The
company has over half million dol
lars worth of snow fences on the
Fargo division alone. which deterior.
ate 10 per. cent year in value. In
looking over the golden Russian will
low hedges at the college the superin-
tendent decided that they would
effectually take the place of the snow
fences.
BY recent action of the faculty
graduates from the state school of
science at Wahpeton will be admitted
to the college as juniors.
The winter series of farmers insti-
tutes of this state ended on Monday,
April g., They were the most success.
full ever held in the state. Superin-
tendent Hovers tad and Prof. Churchill
report that the attendance was larger
han at any other time, and that the
interest shown was greater
Prof. c. B. Waldron, head Of the de-
partment Of horticulture, made trip
to Edgerly recently to confer with
Superintendent Thompson in regard
to the cooperative tree planting to be
commenced at the station by the
bureau of forestry of the U. S. depart
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-04-23
The Editors Career

The stOrk disappeared and we look
:nto the cradle and behold a male
child. After running the gauntlet of
measles, mumps and chicken-pox, he
enters school. At the age Of ten he is
a red headed freckle faced boy and
the terror of the neighborhood. At IL
he is an apprentice in the printing
Office. At the age of Is he has acquir-
ed two cases Of long primer and a
press and is the editor of country
At 20 he is married. At
80 he is bald headed, stoop shouldered
and the father of large family. At
80 he is corpse in cheap pine cof-
fin. and as 500 delinquent subscribers
file past his bier for the last look they
are heard to say. he was good fel-
low. but he couldn't save his money
-Ex,
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-04-23
Items of Interest
Boiled Down for
Busy Readers s.:

The papers are telling how John D.
Rockefeller attended a negro prayer
meeting. The papers didn't state
whether the negroes became disgust
ed with his presence and left before
the services were over, or not.
Owing to throat trouble, Capt.
Amundsen, the noted explorer, has
been compelled to cancel all of his
North Dakota engagements and will
soon sail for Norway
Do you need job gotten but don't
know just the way you want it done
If SO, phone 12S, the Independent, and
a skilled printer will wait on you. We
take especial delight in intricate
pieces of job printing.
The Eagle insists that Crosby is a
good place for model hotel.
Editor Gibbs of the Crosby Eagle,
is the daddy of a big II 1-2 pound boy.
Altho greatly excited over the event,
the editor got out splendid edition
of his paper the same week.
The editor of the Plaza Pioneer
must have gotten his wires crossed
when he gave commissioner De Lance
a raking over the Goals regarding the
publication of the list Of the county's
poor. He should have borne in mind
that Commissioner Abbott drafted and
introduced the resolution.
Alex Larsen, farmer living west of
Williston was pouDced upon by three
men, who were on horseback, and CIV
en- terrible beating. His teeth were
knocked out and he was otherwise in
iured. Robbery may have been the
cause. The sheriff is trying to locate
the rascals and if he does, the peni-
tentiary will no doubt receive them.
Willie Vosburg, who once. owned"
the Minot Commercial club, is now
selling stock in sunrise and sunset
railroad with trolly attachments, in
the sou heastern part of the state.
He announces that he will not. return
to Minot to live.
Fire destroyed three business hous-
es in Shafer last week. They were the
Kurtz drug store, the Shafer hard
ware store and the court house of
Mckenzie county.
c.. B. Little of Bismarck was called
to Pembroke, n H., by the sudden
death of his father. The gentleman
did not know that mis- father had been
ill., as the last letter from home stat
ed that he was in the best of health.
The coloneps father was distinguish
ed citizen of New Hampshire. having
served for several terms in the state
Legislature. He was a prominent
Mason, and was "A years of age when
he died.
The fast developing strength of
candidate Johnson, of Mnot. for gov
ernor. brings the report that Senator
Twitchell of Cass county will with
draw in the hope that Democratic
Governor Johnson Burke may defeat
Johnson. The opposition concede that
if both Twitchell and Burke are in
the race Johnson will be sure win
ner-New Rockford Transcript
Andrew Kreiger has purchased a
traction engine with breaking plow at
tachment, and is going to tear up a
lot of sod for himself and neighbors
in the country south of town. Every
thing indicates that there will be
more land broken in the vicinity of
Ross in 1908, than in any one year
since the country was settled.-Ross
Promoter.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-04-23
Pocket Book Lost
Woman Destitute
Story Of Peculiar Loss and Strange Finding of Woman
Money and Ticket to St. Paul---Found in
Farmers Overshoe

About two weeks ago a woman with
little boy stepped off the Sherwood
train and entered Reeds restaurant
near the Great Northern depot, for
dinner The woman threw her lug
gage in one corner of the restaurant
and as she was about ready to eat
her dinner, she noticed that her pock-
etbook containing $50 and ticket
to st. Paul, was missing. She felt so
worried that she could not eat and
went out on a hunt for the money.
She was stranded, and could not find
the pocket book, SO the kind hearted
could remain at the place until such
time as she could make arrangements
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-04-23

for more money.
She has been there since. In the
corner Of the restaurant was a pair
of four buckle high top over shoes
These were kicked around and
thrown out on the front porch where
they remained all of one day. They
were then taken back into the wood
shed and thrown into corner, and
later the owner, Chester Reed, threw
them into his wagon and drove out
in the country fifteen miles with
them. The next day as he was trying
to put one of them on, out rolled the
pocketbook, money and ticket and all
The pocket book has been returned to
to the happy woman.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-04-23

In answer to an advertisement for
help placed in the Independent re-
Gently, Charles r. Garst writes clear
fSom Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia,
and wants work on a Ward county
farm. He has no work In that state
and has no money with which to
come west, but. says he is willing for
any farmer who will forward the
money to keep it out of his wages.
He says there are hundreds Of more
good willing hands In the same Ak, 4
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-04-23
Wolf Eats Puppy, Child Escapes

The little child of Ludwig Frier. a
farmer living near Bismarck. had a
narrow escape from being eaten by a
wolf last week. 1t is very unusual
for wolves to be seen in this section,
especially away from the. timber at
this time of the year. The child was
playing near the farmers house with
a little puppy, when large timber
wolf appeared and pounced on the
puppy and ate it up in a trice. Just
then the father saw the animal from
the house, seized gun and ran to-
ward the child. which was being
walked around by the animal, evident
!. " with the intent of seizing it, when
the father shot and killed it. The
wolf was one of the largest seen in
these parts for years and fully capable
OF dragging COW down, so the child
would have stood little chance had
he been seized.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-04-23

The April number of the Extension
was issued recently and may be had
free upon application. On the first
page is fine half tone cut of Presi-
dent Worst, Prof. Slocum, in "Oppor-
tunities for engineers in North Da-
kota," shows clearly the growth of the
demand for capable engineers in our
own state. Dean ]. H. Sheppard has
an article, "An agricultural problem" +"
in which he shows the natural rea-
sons why one should desire the study
and knowledge of agriculture. Prof.
Weews, of the department of educa.
tion, gives an outline of the work in
this department, and the need Of COM
petent teachers in the country. DR..
Max Bait, professor of modern Ian
guages, shows the imp Of the
advent II tie p1bift lfbrrasfr:yy as an an
educational force in North Dakota.
and Miss Katherine Childs, head of
the domestic science department, out
lines the work in this line as given
at the college and the value of this
ii 0iulAS W elAS SOuhS "OuAon.
President Worst will deliver com.
mencement addresses at the Towner
City high school and the Wimbledon
high school on May % and 20.
President Worst was the convoca-
ton speaker on Monday, March 16.
He chose as his subject from Fargo
to Oxford" The trip was made to
Quebec, where visit was made to
the plains of Abraham, thence down
sthe st. Lawrence river to the ocean
and across to Liverpool. The presi-
dent told of his experiences in Liver
pool. Upon reaching Oxford he met
Prof Minard who at that time was in
attendance at Oxford University.
President Worst told the story in a
most entertaining manner and held
the close attention of the students.
The plans of operation of the Will
liston sub-experiment station are now
complete. The new station will work
under the direction of the A. c. sta
tion and in cooperation with the Unit
ed States department of agriculture.
About fifty or sixty acres of land have
already been put under ditch for ir-
rigation. the hillside and gentle slope
irrigation methods being used. The
equipment of the station is rapidly in
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-04-23
STRAWBERRlEES
NORTH DAKOTA
BY w. r. I.anxon, Student in Horti-
culture. y. d. A. G.

Growing strawberries in this state is
considered impractibale by a great
many people, vet it is as easy if not
I easier. 10 grow a crop of Strawberries
than crop of wheat. Strawberry
plants are exceedingly productive in
this state, and many a bowl heaped
with luscious home grown fruit has
graced the table of the writer for
many years past. Last year a patch
of twelve rows two hundred feet long
produced four hundred quarts of sale
berries, besides those canned and eat
Ell in short cake or with cream. Mr..
| I'unzendahl Of Forman, Sargent coun-
ty. produced wonderful crop of
strawberries the past season, and his
neighbor, Mrs. Johnson, sold over fifty
dollars worth of berries from a six
teenth of all acre patch during the
season of 1906 The abundant crops
! in the gardens of the North Dakota
Agricultural college at Fargo the past
few years prove beyond doubt that
Strawberries are sure and remunec-
ative crop in North Dakota.
The variety best adapted for our
conditions is the Senator Dunlap. 1t
is extremely hardy. will grow freely
anywhere. and scarcely if ever winter
kills if we'll cared for.
Any good rich loan that is naturally
we'll drained is suited for growing
strawberries. A liberal coating OF
we'll rotted manure applied to the land
before plowing will conserve the mois-
ture and aid very materially in the
production of a good crop of berries
The land should be thoroughly har-
rowed Or raked to make a good firm
plant bed. Set the plants in rows four
I feet apart, allowing the space of two
feet between plants. In planting
spread the roots in the ground as
much as possible. taking care at the
same time not to cover the heart of
the plant, which should be left even
with the top Of the dirt. Tramp the
earth down firmly around each plant.
This is the most important point in
iplanting as plants often fail to grow
when the earth is loose around the
roots.
Frequent cultivation throughout the
summer is necessary to insure con.
servation Of the soil moisture. and TO
get good vigorous plants for fruiting
the next season. AS soon as the
plants begin sending out runners, rake
them in between the parents plants.
Keep the rows narrow, not exceeding
a foot and a half in width, and allow
only four or five young plants to come
from one parent. The others should
be destroyed If the plants are too
thick in the row the young plants will
not ripen we'll, and in dry seasons
take too much moisture out of the
soil.
Strawberry plants may be secured
from commercial growers for about S.
per thousand. Two dozen plants will
make a very good start, and if well
cared for should produce at least 100
fruiting plants next year. Twenty.
four plants at the college in 1900
yielded over twenty-four quarts of fine
fruit No garden IS complete without
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-04-23
Short State Stories

r. w. Youngman has made final proof
on his Tioga claim. The Gazette says
he has one of the best improved farms
in that vicinity, having $4,000 trees
growing on it.
The county papers are boosting
Geo. McGee, who is a candidate Tor
the nomination for states attorney.
Peter Bertelson, the Kenmare mer-
chant, advertises that he will buy thin
cattle that the butchers refuse, and
will pay more than market price for
the same. That man Bertelson is al
ways doing something odd. He's
business getter tho and a splendid
man for any city.
Minot parties are putting in a NOV
ing picture show at Kenmare.
A Kenmare farmer gave an oyster
supper to benefit the church. Now
the fellows heart is in the right place,
but why couldn't ne have given a
strawberry ice cream social?
The Ray hotel changed hands and
the Recorder congratulated the new
management on the change. The ed
itor is now busy explaining things 10
the old proprietor.
It has been ascertained that Paul
Jones, who is charged with the muir
der of Hans Halvorson at Leeds, mas
served time in the Indiana state pen
itentiary for burglary. His right name
is Fred Trotter, and he was sent up
on an indeterminate sentence OF from
two to fourteen years and was OUT
on narole. The fact practically estab-
fishes the guilt Of the young farm
hand.
Forty years ago Geo. w. Hamlln'
now A resident of Kenmare, was sol
dier under General Sibley and fought
the indians in Ward county. HIS com
nanv was encamped on the lake where
Kenmare now stands, watching the
hostile Indians. Hamline and some
~ gh,ss-comradesa-caryed their names
on a large stone and buried 1t on the
shore of the lake. Hamline is now
looking for the stone and believes tha'
he will be able to find It,
The Costello drug store at snef'
wood was sold to Druggist Hamilton
A FIRE from spark from an engine
WAS started in the dry grass IN the
west end Of Granville. The Whole
town turned out and gought the de-
mon successfully. aaoa
The business men OF Cahao pieue
$500 for the band. - D,,,et;n
The editor of the Bowbells bulle.t.
axerod to sell out to the Stalwarts
for $4,000. ;, oooo ocres
- xermit They are good farmers
a 1nasa Cowan did good turn as
,o.ce maker at Devils Lake Johalna 10
peters was suing her husband iol -
vorce When the case was hai. MS, ~
I'D the Judge remarked that ne 'no'
eu .1o oounle needed a reconciliation M
49, sae 81 separation and matters
ware soon adjusted. The couple nav ~
seven children. The action on ,ne M
n,rt Of the Judge created cons'derao'
applause. .o,red himself
into a frenzy in denounclhs 'ne
sn;r,tual slouthfulness OF MS hocA'
thnndered. "Do you think Adam ana
Eve went about the garden OF Eden
with their hands in their pockets
Elk
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-04-23

a berry patch. Begin this year and
add to your table one of the most de-
! licious of fruits. Who would refuse
! a dish of Dakota grown strawberries
and cream on a hot July day?
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-04-23
For Sale cheap.

One hundred sixty acres good farm
ing land, fifteen miles west of Minot
and six miles south of Des Lacs. De.
scription as. follows: NV Ia of NV
IA section IA, E 1-2 of NE IL, NE IA
of Sc IA section Is, township 154,
range So. Price $40 per acre. Write
Otto Rood, AT Central Ave-, Mime
apolis, MINI. 4-1e-4-so chg
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-04-23

The ranchmen Of Adams have brot
out a candidate for sheriff and have
great hopes OF electing him.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-19
AvERY CLEVER DRAWING BY LEO CONLON.
ANSWERS TO NO. 283.

2,669-BY AMERICA.
P A K A D E
A N o I z
r o L L
A I L
d Z
T.
2,670-BY FLORA.
(a) S~CUD-CUDS.
(b) SCULL~CULLS.
(c) ~SCUFF-CUFFS.
2.671-BY N. P. G.
(a) MASTIFF.
OBJ PUG.
(c) POINTER.
2.672-BY MUSICUS.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-19
MAGIC MIRRORS.

KNOW and then mirrors Of a curious
kind are seen In Europe. They
are called magic mirrors" and
are of Japanese origin, made, not or
glass silvered, but of cast bronze. pol
ished on the face, and bearing on the
back raised patterns. inscriptions, SYM
bolicaI designs, crests or pictures.
When exposed to a bright beam or
light from the sun or from an electric
lamp they reflect In the light from their
polished face the image OF the pattern
on their backs.
-!Fhis is a purely optical property, and
has, of course, nothing In common with
the fortune-telllng magic crystals or
the astrologer or the alleged magic mir
rors of croma yet 1t long puzzled
the scientific o~ptlcian and ever now Is
LITTLE Known or believed. The researches
of various scientific men have estab-
lished the fact that the phenomenon
is due to very minute differences OF
curvature in the polished face, difrer-
snces SO minute that they do not AFFECT
The ordinary use Of the mirror as a
looking glass, and that can be detected
only by delicate optical tests.
The only remaining mystery has oeen
ss to how these delicate differences OF
curvature were produced in exact cor
r~espondence to the pattern on the PACK.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-19
TREAT HIM KINDLY.

Treat your little doggie kindly,
Never give him cuffs or kicks.
Never shout at him or scold him
When you try to teach him tricks.
Do not chain him IN the stable,
In the yard or In the hall;
II you use such cruel measures
He'll not care for you at all.
Let him stay within your dwelling,
Let him sleep beside the stove.
Feed him from your hand and pet him
Then you'll surely win his love.
Never spurn his true affection,
But regard him as a friend.
Then he'll give you his protection
And be faithful to the end.