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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-06-11
Held An Especially
Interesting Meeting
City Dad. Did Business Monday NightFive Ordinances
Pass Their First ReadngWill
Remodel City Hall

vaults Of that sort.
The Fifth ordinance opens Anne
street across the Great Northern
right Of way. This is where the
Great Northern took the trouble to
tear down half of the new foot bridge
which was recently cree ed by the
city, and now they will be given
something that will make them stand
up and look around.
Emil NUM- asked for permission to
erect a new cement block at the
corner of Third and Main streets
Olaf Olson made a proposition to
the city to sell five acres for a pest
house, on Sec. %, 1858. Brauer
and X. T. Hagen also made a prop
osition to the city to sell five acres
for the same purpose on the south
hill. The council decided to rear
range the second floor of the city
hall, making the front part into Of
fees for the city engineer, chief OF
police, city auditor and other city Of
ficials. The council chamber will be
located in the rear, the firemen to
be given portion of the rear for
sleeping purposes. The firemen's
pool hall will be located in the base
ment.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-06-11
"A. S. Of f. Endorse Candidates

trict, Mark NJ. Chatfi.ld, F. D. Skin
ner and e. G.. McElroy.
Senator from the 44th District, H
H, Steele, Il,
Representative from tie "A h DIST
riot, Nh. Butts.
Senator from the 43rd district,
Martin Anderson.
The scciaty intends to make an
endorsement Of only the Legislative
candidates. While politics practical
ly killed the old Grange Society, a
quarter Of century ago, the mem
bers of the A. S. Of E. figure that
they have a perfect right to endorse
the candidates who if elected will
make the laws.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-06-11
Such Methods !!

Judge Goss authorizes the Independ-
emit to state that he is doing no pub.
lie speaking, whatever, and those who
are distributing hand bills broad cast
over the county, announcing that he
will speak at several places during
one evening, have not his best inter
ests at heart. It looks to the Independ.
ent as though this is done merely to
place Judge Goss in the wrong light
with the voters, and when they once
get next to the methods that are EN-.
ployed against him, 1t will act as a
boomerang for those who are EN-.
ploying dirty politics.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-06-11

Everything was OF a clean nature,
and as strange as it may seem, there
were actually number of entirely
new features about the show.
The writer remembers some years
ago when Campbell Bros. Circus was
a small affair, travelling across the
country with wagons. They always
made good and their growth is de-
served.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-06-11
Little Was in Minot

Senator Little from Bismarck, spent
the day in Minot, enroute to his home
from a tour Of the Northwestern part
Of the state. Everywhere that he
goes, MIR. Little is hailed as the next
u. s. Senator. Mr.. Little was in Will
liams county which has been consid-
cred Hansbrough's stronghold. Senti-
ment is rapidly growing against Hans
brough and In favor of Little In this
county, the voters being informed az
to the true conditions OF the affair.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-06-11
Circus Pleased

Campbell Bros. showed in this CT
ty this afternoon to a very large
crowd, and all were highly pleased
with the high class performance
Campbell Bros. circus has made a
wonderful Improvement during the
past year and is certainly one Of the
best shows for its size on the road.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-06-11

One of the candidates for nominal
ton at the coming primaries, who
will win By handsome majority is
E. j. Thomas, the Candidate for the
republican nomination for county sur
veyor His engineering education and
experience make him especially we'll
fitted for his office. Mr.. Thomas is
at present deputy county surveyor
which position he has held for nearly
three years and for the past two
years has done the most of the work
connected with the office. He has
performed all of his duties in a good
and creditable manner and his past
record in conducting the affairs OF
the office is proof of his qualifica-
cations for the office. The voters
of Ward county will make no mistake
when they cast their ballot for p. j.
Thomas on June oath.
VIM. Gull, who has fine farm
south of town, made final proof on
the same Monday. That night, "Bil,
| lie" gave stag party at his home
which was most enjoyable.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-06-11

district, and will likely be connected
with the mains already in use.
We will have about $4,000 obtain
able and the councilmen mean to
make this go as far as possible.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-06-11

Mike De la Berre, editor Of the
Sheldon Progress passed away the.
night of June 9, after lingering ILL
ness. His wife died but few months
ago. The couple were married two
years ago, and bright baby girl
came to brighten their home. Life
with all of its uncertainties proved to
be 1eeting with the happy couple The
editor was one of the brightest news
paper men in the state and popular
with all of his acquaintance.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-06-11

There seems to be q total lack of
local news in the Portal Internation-
al.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-06-11
he LIKES MONTANA.
Former County Commissioners, L. &
Carroll writes from Roundup.

A letter from former County Com
missioner L. r. Carroll, who has To-
Gated at Roundup, Montana on the
new line of the Milwaukee railroad.
states that the country has, in his
opinion, a great future. The land IS
a black loan soil and the rainfall
is much greater than he expected.
1t is much the same kind Of a coun-
try as Ward county was when the
great movement Of settlers came to
this country six or seven years ago.
There is the same coal formation
as in North Dakota, and the same
rolling prairie, cut here and there
by coulees and water courses. 1t will
seem odd to us people in North
Dakota, but it will, no doubt be but
a short time until we are referred to
by the people of Montana as living
"back east"
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-06-11

Vic. Chaffee, Receiver of the Will
liston land office, is precariously u
of small pox Owing to this illness,
the Williston land office has been
closed temporarily.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-06-11

We make specially OF farm loans.
Renwald Land Agency. Minot. N. D.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-06-11

Alfred Blaisdell, Secretary OF
state, arrived in the city from Bis
marck Monday Mr.. BlaisdeM is
making pretty run for re-nomina-
ton, and he can be safelT picked as
a sure winner. Mr.. Blaisdell recent,
ly brought an action against the
Standard Oil Co., for discrimination
in the state, much to the disgust OF
the company's warm supporter, Hans
brough, and it is more than likely
that the Standard Oil Co., will spend
little money in the state trying
to defeat the secretary. The masses
will not pay any attention however
to the work of the opposition, fol-
they realize that in Mr.. Blaisdell
they have a champion who will dc
his part in seeing that everyone gets
square deal.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1908-04-27
LITTLE BOY WAS LEFT
Between the Bodies Of His
Mother and Sister

Columbus, Ca, April 27.-Coming
Ii ON southwesterly direction the
storm struck Georgia at North High
lands, just north Of Columbus, demol-
,shed a large casino there. cut clean
path through the magnificent forest Of
original timber, running what was one
CT the finest parks in the state, and
continued through Muscogee county.
Occupying rooms on the second floor
OF the North Highlands Casino We're
Mrs. J. J. Dunn and her three boys
and Mrs. Viola Norris and her two
children. The two ladies were awak-
ened by the approach Of the storm as
ii came crashing through the forest.
Mrs Norris 9-year-old daughter, Bes-
sic May, began to cry, and her mother
went to her side, threw her arms
ground the little girls neck and began
TO comfort her. Just then the crash
came and the big building was reduc-
ed to splinters. Down under the debris
the survivors heard the young mother
praying for deliverance. Her voice
grew weaker and weaker and finally
ceased. A half hour later when res
ouers dug their way through the
shingles and great stills they found
the mother with her arms clasped
about her little girls neck. Both were
dead.
While the rescuers were trying to
pull the bodies of the dead from the
ureckage. they heard tiny voice cry
out, Don't cut me with your axe. l
am not dead. Mama is dead, though.
for l called her three times and she
did not answer" 1t was Willie Nor
ris. aged 6 years. Wedged in between
his mother and sister, the little fellow
escaped almost a scratch.
Mrs. Norris was thirty years old
and a widow Her body and that of
her daughter Were sent to Sanders
lille for interment
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1908-04-27
over A WIDE AREA
or the Central States the Storm King
Wreaked His Wrath-lives Lost
Will Number Hundreds

New Orleans, April 27.-Probably
half a thousand lives lost, hundred
or more persons fatally injured, and
many times that number painfully
Eurt. together with a property loss
running up into the millions, is the
record so far of a series of tOrnadoes
Cat, originating in the West, a few
Gays ago, swept across Texas, Okla
bona, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississip-
pi. Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia,
Saturday left path Of death. desc
alton and want, seriously interrupted
communication between cities in the
South, and brought about chaotic
condition in many smaller towns.
Mississippi bore the brunt of the
storm. Reports from that state indi-
cate that the loss of life will be by
far the greatest of any section through
which the storm passed.
Estimates Of those who lost their
lives as result of the tornadoes in
Mississippi places the death list at
near 800, with a thousand or more
injuned. In Texas, Louisiana, Ala
Lama and Georgia the death lists arc
also large, with loss of life in Arkan-
sas and Tennessee.
Authentic information is, in many
instances, lacking, owing to the Grip
pied facilities for communication and
the lack of time to form anything like
an accurate estimate of the damage.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1908-04-27
DAYToNA PREACHER
SUED FOR DIVORCE

Springfield, Ohio, April 27.-Al-
though she admits that she left her
husband within a month after they
wer married, Mrs. Carrie Howell
Wilder has brought suit against Rev.
Elfred J. Wilder, of Daytona, Fla, al
leging gross neglect.
The Wilders were married two years
ago, after a brief and romantic court
Ship the handsome bachelor rector of
the Heavenly Rest Episcopal church
here, having fallen head over heels in
love with her after he saw her in
fancy costume at local theatrical en-
.ertainment in which she displayed
great ability.
They were married on Easter two
years ago. Two months later society
was startled by the news that she had
gone to her parents home, where she
was guarded by them against the
pleadings of her husband, although a
sister sided with him. Mr.. Wilder
left here about year ago. He is
highly thought of.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1908-04-27
Beware of Ointments for Catarrh that
Contain Mercury

az mercury will surely destroy the
sense of smell and completely derange
the whole system when entering it
through the mucous surfaces. Such
articles should never be used except
on prescriptions from reputable phys
icians, as the damage they will do is
tenfold to the good you can possibly
derive from them. Halls Catarrh
Cure, manufactured by F. J, Cheney
& Co., Toledo, Ohio, contains no mer-
curry, and is taken internally, acting
directly on the blood and mucous sur
faces Of the system. In buying Halls
Catarrh Cure be sure, you get the
genuine. 1t is taken internally and
made in Toledo, Ohio, by F. J. Cheney
& Co. Testimonials free. Sold by
druggists. Price. 75c. per bottle. Take
Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1908-04-27
lYNCHlNG AT MillvilLE
Great Excitement in Western Flor.
ida Town

Jacksonville, Fla, April pa spe-
cial from Millville, small town on
The Gulf coast, near st. Andrews, says
that two negroes were lynched, there
Friday night by a mob of Infatuated
white men.
The negroes, it is alleged, entered a
store and began firing at a white man
because of some act of his few hours
earlier. The negroes fed, but vera
captured a short while afterwards by
officers, who were taking them to Jail
when they met the mob. The negroes
" ere hanged to a nearby tree and
their bodies riddled with bullets.
Excitement prevails among the ne
81 oes in the settlement and an up
Using is feared.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1908-04-27
CUT A coRKscREW COURSE
Fearful Franks of the Tornado as 1t
Tore Its Way Through Little
Mississippi Town

Jackson, Miss, April 27.-The most
utter misery Of every sort is found at
Furvis, Miss, by relief parties. Despite
the fact that of the $500 inhabitants
" hich this little town boosted Satur-
day morning. there remains only about
900, still there are not sufficient ac-
cnmmodations in the little village for
the wounded.
There was not enough shelter in the
town to protect them from the sun,
end many Of the walls which remain
ed standing had no roofs, and, by a
queer freak of the tornado, many of
the trees which had not been uproot-
ed had been snapped off few feet
above the ground. A grove of pines
vas mutilated in this manner, so that
it appeared as if a giant scythe had
swept through the grove about TWEEN
t, feet above the ground. The greater
part of the Purvis population are ref
ugees in Hattiesburg and Lumberton,
Miss. about $50 of them being badly
injured.
The manner in which the tornado
acted at this village was apparently
enough to unbalance the reasoning
rowers of some of it's witnesses. In
| s tead of entering the town at one side
and passing out at the other,S the
storm ee-sawed about. Once or twice
judging from the lay Of the debris
1.-the wind veered so much as near
| " to double on it's trail. The result,
was terrible for the inhabitants, many
OF whom were caught and either in
jured of killed after they had appar-
emily escaped.
Scores sought safety by running
and the story is told of a young lad,
who ran away from the storm as Il
| struck one street corner, but was kill
| ed as she reached the next corner
| where some timbers fell on her.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1908-04-27
COUNTING THE CORPSES
Summing Up the Terrible Total Of the
Victims of Friday and Saturday,
Tornsdoes

New Orleans, La, April 27.-The de-
tails OF death, misery and ruin caused
IL: four Southern states by Fridays
tornadoes came to hand last night In
approximately correct form. Briefly
stated they are:
Killed, about $50. s,as i
Injured, painfully or seriously. 1900
Homeless, several thousand.
Habitations and business houses
practically complete ruins in THESE
tcwns, about $500.
The above figures do not include the
wreckage on plantations and farms.
scores OF which were struck and dam
aged
The number of dead will never be
known accurately for the reason that
about 800 OF them were negroes and
they were buried in many communities
without careful records@ having been
made of their numbers
While some of the first reports Civ
ing apparently reliable death lists have
since proved untrue, nevertheless re-
mote places which were late in re-
PORTING their dead have served to hold
the total list uniformly around $50.
The manner in which this death list
has grown for two days. in spite OF
continued substractions from the early
REPORTS. has been a melancholy index
nf the interstate scope Of the disaster.
Tornsdoes Took Three Routes
BY following the wreckage Of towns
the general direction of the tornadoes
IAN be traced closely. Apparently the
storm struck in three separate cur
rents, each describing the arc Of a
chcle and travelling toward the northr
east.
Tie first of these attacks struclr
northern Louisiana, Mississippi and
tennessee before daylight Friday
morning. The second appeared fur
tier south about breakfast time in
Central Louisiana and mississippi
This apparently swept on through
Alabama and Georgia on Friday night
| and Saturday morning.
| The third portion of the storm az
peared during Friday afternoon, fur
| tier south than either Of it's prede-
cessors. This was the storm which
demolished Amite, La. and Puryis.
| Miss the two towns i'm which the
Wreckage was worst.
Why the fatalities were so unusual-
1
| glance at the mass OF photographs
which have arrived here from many
portions of the tornado belt. They all
| tell the same story. Whole blocks OF
what were formerly little residences
and cabins lie spread over the ground
| in separate boards. If a large lumber
| pile had been scattered over these
al cas-, the number of individual boards
unattached to, anything else, could
sc arcely have been greater. Many OF
| these planks show very few breaks
where they were separated from other
construction. Under this mass or
WIeckage many hundreds of persons
we're buried, not one in a hundred
escaping without some injury.
+ 4 Negroes the Chief Sufferers
The houses which were thus scat
tered about were mostly negro habita-
tons. The homes Of the whites held
4 tC gether better. and the photographs
Show many of them with half the top
CT. the upper half of the structure rip
ped off, which must have saved scores
| from death.
Il
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1908-04-27

Spalding's baseball goods at the
Ocala News Co.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1908-04-27
THE STORM KINGS TRAIL
Across Western Georgia Friday Night
Was Marked with Destruction
and Death

Atlanta, April 27.-As result Of the
storm which swept into Georgia Fri
day after having done extensive dam
age in Louisiana. Mississippi and Ala
LENA. twenty-five persons are dead
and at least 100 injured, while many
others received bruises and scratches
from flying debris in a dozen towns in
this state.
The storm. which first appeared In
this state at Columbus, on the Ala
bama line, seems to have moved in a
northeasterly direction. striking the
towns of Chipley, Harris, LAGRANGE.
Griffin. McDonough. Locust Grove.
Cedartown and Cave Springs while a
portion of its fury was felt in the
eastern suburbs Of Atlanta shortly af-
ter midnight.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1908-04-27
A HAPPY FATHER

Is soon turned toSa sad one if he has
to walk the floor every night with a
crying baby. McGee's Baby Elixir
will make the BID well-soothe its
nerves. induce healthy, normal slum-
Der. Best for dEordered bowels and
sour stonach-An teething babies
need it. Pleasant to<take. sure. and
safe, contains ps harmful drugs
Price rs and 50 cents per bottle. Sold
by Anti Monopoly Drugstore.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1908-04-27

The houses which were thus scat
tered about were mostly negro habita-
tons. The homes OF the whites held
together better. and the photographs
Show many of them with half the top
ol. the upper half of the structure rip
ped off. which must have saved scores
from death.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1908-04-27
n YOU KNEW

The merits Of the Texas Wonder, you
would never suffer from kidney, blad-
Ger or rheumatic trouble. 81 bottle two
months treatment. Sold by druggists
o. by mail. Send for testimonials. DR..
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Louis. Missouri
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1908-04-27
CUT DOWN A CRUISER
American Liner Paris, in Binding
Snow Storm, Rammed q British
Warship with Fatal Force

Southampton, April 27.-The Amer
lean line steamship St. Paul, which
left Southampton on her regular voy-
age bound for New York Saturday af-
ternoon, in a dense snow storm RAM
med and destroyed the British second
class cruiser Gladiator off the Isle OF
Wight.
The St. Paul left Southampton at
1890 o'clock. She was an hour be-
ind her usual time of sailing, the
delay being due to the belated arrival
of the passenger train, which was
blocked by snow drifts on the trip
from London. Immediately the ST.
Iaul turned into the Solent, which
runs parallel to the Isle OF Wight, she
encountered terrific blizzard. Capt.
I'assow and his chief officers, with
the American Lines regular pilot were
1, the bridge and lookout man was
POSTED in the bows. Suddenly ship
appeared Immediately in front of the
st. Paul. 1t was the Gladiator at
anchor. Orders We're given on the in
slant for full speed astern, but it was
too late.
The ST. Paurs sharp stem rammed
quivered and reeled and the passeng-
rs rushed on deck in great alarm. The
officers and crew acted with great
GOODNESS and allayed the terror of the
passengers.
Five life boats were lowered in a
few minutes to rescue the crew Of the
Gladiator. which had sustained death
blow. The cruiser began to sink al
most at once.
At the captains command the crew
formed in line on the deck and stood
IN ranks while the cruiser settled
down. In obedience to orders, success
sive patches marched to the gang
~ avs, and entered the st. Paurs boats
until practically the whole crew had
been taken off and landed at Var
mouth, Isle of Wight.
Gladiator's crew numbered $50 men,
snd Capt. Walter Lumsden, true to
naval traditions, was the last to leave
his ship.
The Gladiator soon settled down
Only her upper works are now visible
The st. Paul returned to Southamp-
| ton and her passengers were put
ashore, seeking accommodations al
the various hotels.
The ST. Paul's injuries were temper
arily repaired before putting back to
Southampton.
The storm, which was responsible
for the collision, extends along the
| whole southeast coast of England and
| is described as the worst since the
blizzard Of 1881.
The Gladiator was twin screw pro-
tected cruiser of the second-class. She
vas of $3.50 tons and was 800 feet in
length She was built at Portsmouth
in 1896.
Twenty-Eisht Lives Lost
London, April 27.-The total number
OF dead and missing of the Gladiators
crew as a result of the collision be-
tween the American liner st. Paul and
the British cruiser off the Isle OF
wight is twenty-eight Divers search
"a part of the. sunken cruiser for bod
| les, but were not successful in finding
| any.
The opinion among shipping men
and naval officers and officials APP
pears to be unanimous that the acct
| Gent was unavoidable, being one OF
| the chances of the sea, wichh all sea-
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1908-04-27
Twenty-Eisht Lives Lost

The opinion among shipping men
and naval officers and officials APP
pears to be unanimous that the acct
Gent was unavoidable, being one of
the chances of the sea, wichh all sea-
men must risk.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1908-04-27
Cave Springs Suffered FearfuIIy

At Cave Springs. near Rome, where
The largest loss Of life occurred, nine
persons were killed and nine injured,
while a score Of negroes are reported
to have been more or less badly bruis-
ed.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1908-04-27
SPECIAL DINNERS

The dinners at the Elk Cafe for 50
cents are the best IN the city.