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The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1908-07-16

TO prevent deception regarding the
age of children, steamboat companies in
Switzerland have established measure
ment rules. A child undor two feet in
height rides free; children under four
feet four inches pay half fare,
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1908-07-16

When you need pill take pill and
he sure it's an Early Riser. DeWitt's
Little Early Risers, are safe, sure salts
factory pills. The pills with reputa-
ton, They do not grippe or sicken.
They are sold here by Harry Cross, ].
c. Page & Co., Nocatee, Fla.
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1908-07-16
Boys viii be Boys

And are always getting scratches, cuts
sprains, bruises, bumps, BURNS OF
scalds, Don't neglect such things they
may result serious if you do. Apply
Billiards. Snow Eminent according to
directions right away and it will relieve
the pain and heal the trouble. Price
asc soc and $500, Sold by Ed Green,
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1908-07-16
Asmile

lsapretty hard thing to accomplish
when you're blue, bilious and out OF
sorts There isa sure cure for all com
plants constipation and dyspepsia.
Billiards. Herbine ismild, yet absolutely
effective in all cases Price 80 cents
per bottle. Sold by Ed Greene.
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1908-07-16

When man does good work out of
all proportion to his pay in seven cases
out of ten there is woman at the back
of the virtue --Kipling.
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1908-07-16

"a railroad accident twenty years ago
deprived Henry Wendhof, millionaire
OF Mauch Chunk, Pa, Of arms and legs,
He wears four artificial limbs -
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1908-07-16

Use Kennedy's Laxative Cough
Syrup. Children like its pleasant taste
and mothers give it hearty endorse
ment, Contains no opiates, but drives
ont the cold through the bowels. Made
in strict conformity to Pure Food and
Drugs Law. Recommended and sold
by Harry Cross J. c. Page & Co.
Nocatee Florida.
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1908-07-16

DO not slap baby on the back when
he chokes, but raise the left hand above
the head, which win give relief. 2
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1908-07-16

An old fleece lined undersiiirt torn
down the front and with sleeves cut ont
makes comfortable blanket 10 spread
over ones lap when bathing the baby,
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1908-07-16

Boil six peach kernals in quart Of
milk t be used for custard. 1t will
improve the favor
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1908-07-16

: raw egg swallowed immediately
will generally carry fish bone or other
substance down which caunot be re-
moved from the throat BY The utmost
exertion. - SAC
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1908-07-16
Valued Same, a. Gold

B. G. Stewart. merchant OF Cedar
View, Miss, says II tell my customers
when they buy box of DR.. King New
Life Pills they get the worth Of that
much gold in weight, il afflicted with
consultation, malaria, or biliousness. =
Sold under guarantee at Ed Greene's
drug store 2se.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-09-10

Mrs Mary Wright is still in the
county Jail at Devils Lake. being
charged with the murder of her ad-
opted daughter, Babe Cox. At the
examination last week, some very
damaging evidence was brot out
against Mrs. Wright, and the net
seems to be tightening about her.
1t is suspected that she muir
dered the girl, for upon examination,
doctors found that she did not die
from carbolic acid poisoning at all.
but from suffocation. 1t is suspected
that the woman strangled the
girl and then to hide the crime,
poured the carbolic acid over her
mouth and face to make it appear as
tho the girl had committed suicide.
At least, this is what the state will
attempt to prove, and in the mean
time the woman will remain in the
Jail to await the next term of dis
trict court. Several witnesses we're
examined who testified that the
woman had threatened to take the
girls lite. At times she had abused
the girl horribly. The girl had told
the neighbors that Mrs. Wright had
pulled much hair from her head; and
had struck her over the head with
a mop.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-09-10

"A boiler OF a threshing engine
near McHanry, N. D., blew up FIJI.
day, killing one man and in5urin ,g
four, some Of whom were expected 70
die. Chas. ostnett was fatally IN
iured and died shortly afterwards
W. B. Whetham, owner OF the 11g'
had his face badly scalded, and ne
was badly smashed, while his son
was fatally injured, it IS believed
Another man suffered broken leg'
and a fifth had his feet crushed IN
such a manner, that at least one OF
them will have to be- amputated:
The Ray Pioneer does not belleve
much in firing fire crackers in the
prairie, and says that if you 1eel
as tho you are compelled to make
such break, handle the grass as
tho. YOU were handling dynamite
disastrous prairie fires are often
started in this manner,
The Maloney family seemed 10
have monopolized the columns OF the
wheelock Tribune last week, ana
J. w. NIaloney & Co.. are the pup
fishers too.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-09-10

Walter Bond, the enterprising
lum herman, spent several days in
Ward, McHenry and Bottineau coun'
ties on business for his yards, and
incidentally kept his eyes open for
good crops He comes back with the
most glowing accounts that we have
yet heard this season. Mr.. Bond
said in part: ""The season is from
twenty to thirty days ahead of last
year, and by the first Of October,
with continued good weather, most
of the threshing will have been
concluded. They are threshing out
the grain very fast. Out at Surrey
the other day, one ordinary sized ma
chime, threshed out $500 bushels OF
wheat in one day. This could not
have been done but for the fact that
the straw is short, and the heads
very heavy. The grain is exceeding
ly fine, and nearly all Of it is grad.
ing No. I, Northern The Surrey
Farmers Elevator In one day took
in 120 loads Of grain, which kept the
hustling manager, w. H. McCutchin
and his two assistants moving pretty
lively. This means between seven
and eight thousand bushels, for the
one day, a record never before equal
led by the Surrey elevator. All but
two of the loads of that wheat grad
ed No. 1. Those two came in from
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-09-10
Walter Bond On The Crops
Lumberman Returns From Trip Northeast of Cty-Brings
Back Most Encouraging Observation-Disclosures
Making Money This Year

the north country and were troub-
led with smut. There seems to be
very little smut this year." Mr..
Bond visited in the vicinity of Up
ham, Bantry and Newberg, and be-
lieved a short time ago would aver
age only from eight to fifteen bush
els, is going from fifteen to thirty
bushels.
The machines are going to make
a bunch of money this year, if the
season will only last long enough
At Surrey they are charging ten
cents a bushel for wheat. The ma
chine which threshed out $50 bush
els of wheat, therefore will receive
$3.50 for the days work. Figure out
about 800 day for running expen-
ses and you will have a nice little
amount left. At Upham, the thresh'
ers charge eight cents bushel for
wheat and are getting rich. Good
money could be made this. year
threshing wheat for seven cents a
bushel, it is believed.
At Upham, the threshermen got TO,
gether and combined on a wage
scale. They gave the common lab
orers $3.50 a day and board which
isn't bad. The hands kicked on this
price at first, thinking that they
could take advantage of the thresh
ermen, but have become consoled.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-09-10
Loving Cup from Cap. Scarlet
Popular Warrior Gives Members of Co. Magnificent
Silver Trophy-Company Will Shoot 1885,,
For the Trophy

The members of Co. D are jubil-
ant over the trophy which was pre-
scented to the Company by COL. Scar
lett. The cup is beautiful thing
and made of silver. 1t stands ten
or twelve inches high and was made
to order for the colonel. 1t stands
on a tripod, with stacked arms at
the base, while a sharp shooter on
Bonded knee, is in the act OF firing
a rifle from the top. The trophy is
valued at SIS and will be disposed
Of by the company in any manner
that it sees fit. Capt Blakey is OF
the opinion that the cup will be Civ
en- to the marksman who has the
best record in the next two out OF
three years, to be given to him to
keep permanently The cup already
has the words, Co. D engraved on
it, and later the name OF the sue
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-09-10
FARMERS BUY MANY TREES

trees which includes Carolina Pop.
lar. Laurel Leafed Willows, White
Elm and Norway spruce trees. Mr..
Kidder will be in Minot for some
time, and if there are any who wish
to place orders, or leave orders for
trees to be replanted, they can simply
drop him a line at Minot and he
will have a representative of the
company call On them, unless he
does himself The Sherman Nursery
Co. is a strong and responsible COM
pany, and the stock has made a
great record for nice growth.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-09-10
Ozark Horse" Expected
Nine Young Minot Ladies Trying Hard for the Diamond
Ring-Queen Of the Harvest Festival
Leila Woodbury. Leads

The nine young ladies OF this city
who are in the contest for the Queen
of the Harvest Festival, are all
working hard and each one seems
to have a good deal of encourage
ment. AS was announced in re-
cent issue of this paper, each vote
costs one cent, and the money to
be derived from this contest will go
towards defraying expenses Of the
Festival. The Harvest Queen will
be presented the beautiful $3.50 dia-
mond ring which is to be seen on
display at McCoy's. It is suspected
that each of the ladies, is holding
back large bunch of votes, and
at this time,. one cannot even guess
as to who will be the successful
candidate.
1t is also rumored that Ozark
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-09-10
Jim" johnson Highly Honored
Mnot Attorney Elected Chairman Of the State Republican
Committee at Bismarck Last Week-Johnson
Say. All Republicans Look Alike to Him

coming election, which sentiment
was heartily applauded.
On motion of Mr.. Hanchett James
johnson Of Minot was selected as
permanent chairman of the new Re
publican state committee. The noml-
nation met with the enthusiastic and
unanimous vote of the committee.
In accepting the position, Mr.
Johnson declared that he had little
idea last evening, when he arrived
on the Bismarck-Mi Ignite limit
ed" that he would be so honored.
He had come to this committee I'M
bued with desire to contribute
what he could to harmonious con-
clusion of the duties of the commit,
tee. and with malice toward none,
it would be his endeavor to so con-
duct the campaign that victory would
come to all the candidates and the
complete triumph of Republicanism
in North Dakota.
The remarks of Mr.. Johnson, earn
est, sincere and to the point, were
we'll received, and good feeling set
tied over the assemblage.
Mr.. e. G.. Warner of Valley CITY
was unanimously chosen as secre
tarv. and Mr.. James Buchanan OF
Stutsman as treasurer of the com
mittee".
fargo was chosen permanent head
quarters for the committee, altho
Minot, Grand Forks, jamestown and
Bismarck received number o.
votes.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-09-10

James johnson, the we'll known
Minot attorney, and chairman OF the
Ward county Republican Central
committee, was elected chairman OF
the Republican state committee at
the big Republican committee wnlcn
was held at Bismarck on Sept. 2.
r. G. Warner of Valley City, was
chosen secretary and James Buchan.
an of Stutsman county, treasurer OF
the committee.
MIR. Johnson was the unanimous
choice of the convention for this
most important position, and he did
not seek election. Ward county
feels exceedingly elated on having
this honor conferred on one OF aer
residents, for this is recognition
which will be of political benefit not
only to the county, but TO the en-
tire Republican party OF the state
With Mr.. Johnson as chairman, mar
mony prevails.
The Bismarck Tribune speaking OF
Mr.. Johnson's election says:
'"The election of James M. John
son of Minot, was somewhat OF
surprise to him and the members
and his nomination was so satisfac
tory that no other name was men
toned and in taking the chair ne
made a few remarks that indicated
that all Republicans look alike to him
and that his sole interest would be
for the success of the party In the
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-09-10

A Young Minot hunter who shot
s;r yonne ducks, tame ones, which
happened to be mingling with some
Wild ones, on slough half mile
from the home of a farmer living
sna,th Of town, settled with the irate
son OF toll by paving four donars
for them. The hunter claims tnat
the farmer raises a lot OF ducl2s ev-
cry year which he trains to asso-
ciate with the wild ones. and It IS
said that other hunters have been
stung in a like manner.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-09-10

cessful contestant will be engraved
On it too. .e
Col. Scarlet, is an old time war
rior and no soldier ever had a bet
ter record. Always connected with
the English army, he has ever
maintained a high respect for the
American soldier, fighting the In
dams Of the border line Of Canada
and the United States, for years.
II have fought the Indians in West
ern Canada, and our English soldiers
used to drive them across the line
into the United States, only to have
the American soldiers drive them
back into our own country" Colon
ell remarked, 1--WE were not very par
ticular about watching the live and
went across into the states, when the
Indians were most hostile and
helped the American soldiers
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-09-10
Engine Goes Thru Bridg e
Mammoth Threshng Engine Falls With Crash 20 Feet
Thru Mouse River Bridge in East End of Mno
BADLY Damaged---No One Injured

A So horse power engine which
had been sold by ]. B. Lorge, repre-
sentative OF the Northwestern
Threshing CO. crashed thru the
county bridge over the Mouse River
lust east of this city Saturday morn
ing about nine O'Clock and fell into
the river eighteen feet below. The
engine had been sold to D. S. Wolfe
and w. A. W. Culbertscn of Sur
rev, as their old engine was hardly
big enough to run as large a ma
chine. Mr., Lorge and Mr.. Pierce
had agreed to have the engine at
Surrey Saturday morning at six
O'Clock. The engine weighing about
20 tons. was run up onto the bridge,
after the bridge had been properly
planked with three inch plank, ac-
cording to law, and when about half
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-09-10
How Amundson Grows Trees
Ryder Farmer Tell. Of His Success. With the Popular Va
Chicken, Make His Living

they only 60 at it right The year
before / get out the trees. broke a
strip Of ground, then the next spring
I went onto it with a plow and
;plowed down eight or ten 1ncnes:
The trees grew very fast. Trees set
ouN three years ago, are now twelve
or thirteen feet high.
Mr.. Amundson has always raised
fine crops until this year, when his
crops were damaged by the hot
wind and insufficient moisture. AS
it is his wheat averaged ten bushels,
fax five and oats twelve or fifteen.
He has made considerable money
on his farm in the past Il have %
hogs, six cows, and a lot of chick
ems, and don't need to worry on
account of a short CROP" he ex-
planned.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-09-10

way across, the bridge began to
give away. The back part Of ths
engine began to settle the tisabers
cracked like cannon shot. ard the
engineer got out of tie way, After
the bridge had Continued to break
at intervals for three hours, one en-
ore span c,ave away and WITH 4
thunderlr-s crash. the engine went to
the r,Ittom of the river. The
VS. very badly damaged. 1E5
not be 4, 10 rim again !'s1s E1t. =
The bridge was built two years
ago, and was strong enough at the
time but it is believed that the high
water of the spring, weakened it
somewhat. An effort will probably
be made to make Ward county pay
for the damages that were done.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-09-10

q. II. Amundson one Of the progress
siye Ryder farmers, was in Mtnot yes
terday. -Four Ryderites besides Mr..
Amnndson were in making i've year
final proofs on their CLAIMS, VIZ:
John Aldrich, and his mother, Anil
Hanson and Mrs. Ed. Fredeen: =
think that I have unusually good I'M
nrovements on my land" Mr.. Am
,lndson said. II value the improve
mentg at $4,000, and do you know
that = someone came along and Of
fered me a thousand dollars for my
trees, would refuse it. I have
seven or eight thousand trees ON
nv farm, cotton woods, Russian
Golden willow, White Willows, Ash,
birch. box elders, besides some nice
ample and plum trees. Anyone can n
raise trees without any trouble Il
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-09-10

D. E. Kidder, field man for the
Sherman Nursery Co. has been in
the vicinity of Lansford all summer,
and reports his company making
some great sales. The farmers of
Ward and Bottineau counties have
bought very heavily of fruit, and
ornamental trees. One farmer,
Mnick Fussum, bought a bill for 1865
which includes an apple and a plum
orchard, cherries, berries of all
kinds and grove of Norway spruce
trees. He lives three miles west and
five miles north of iMaxbass. The
Lansford school bought $429 worth Of
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-09-10

Two Lakota lads, eleven and thir-
teen years of age. while out hunting
ducks with a 2 rifle, shot thru win
dow Of the G. N flyer, the bullet
just missing three gentlemen from
the Hoosier state. They immediate
ly got down on all fours and crawl
ed under their seats, fearing that
the train was being held up. The
lads were later unprecedented, but ow,
ing to their youth, were not prescott
ed. They admit that they are read
ers of dime novels.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-09-10
Mccoy Back From Convention.

Paul '. Mccoy and wife have re-
turned from their trip to the east
where they spent three weeks. They
visited with Mr.. McCoy's old friends
at MELVILLE, Pa, a very beautiful,
picturesque country, but rather slow
as compared with the progressive
west. 'I used to say that I would
not live in that country if they gave
me a whole country, but now feel
as tho / would not live there if
were given the whole state,' Mr.. Nc
Coy stated to an Independent repre-
sentative upon his return.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-09-10

A good story is being told on a
we'll known local life insurance man.
who writes lot OF insurance, put.
ting his whole soul into the work
He was walking along the street "by
his lonesome last evening, and pass
ing real estate ONCE was heard
to remark to himself, "That beats
H, thirty-three years old and
doesn't carry any insurance Who
ever heard OF such thing? Don't
It beat b anyway
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-09-10

The Democrat wants rest room
for the Cando farmers. Every town
OF importance ought to have such a
place.
It is reported that the North Da-
kota BARRIERS are going to get to-
gether and charge Is cents shave.
This would be good thing-for the
safety razor houses.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-09-10

the grain tanks. Why that's three
hundred bushels an hour, or figuring
sixty bushels to the average load,
five good loads. The wheat was nice
and clean, the straw short and the
heads all wheat. This wheat weigh
ed out sixty pounds to the bushel,
machine measure.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-09-10

L. B. Gibbs OF Grand Forks, presi-
dent of the Gibbs, Grain and Fuel
Co. committed suicide by blowing
out his brains He had been worry
ing over financial matters, his busi-
ness having been practically ruined.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-09-10

John c. Lowe is locking for the
man who placed half page ads in sew
eral weekly papers in the northwest
ern part of the state. Mr.. Lowe
says that the name o. c. Langhans
appears at the bottom OF the ad adj
vertising the Minot Business Coz
lege. Mr.. Lowe has received a num-
Der Of bills, but will refuse to pay
all such accounts.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-09-10

The pastures were never better at
this time of the year than they are
now. The recent heavy rains are
responsible for this. The lawns in
Minot, even those that are not wat
cred artificially,. are as nice and
green as in June.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-09-10

Chas. Tatman of Lynch has been
very successful this year with his
red raspberries. The plants made a
nice growth and from the shoots, he
will be able to plant a thousand
more of them. He has a we'll pro-
tected place, having trees that are
twenty feet high, planted a few
years ago. One raising fruit should
first have a good wind break.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-09-10

The famous Tracy VS.. Tracy d.
vorce case is On in Judge Goss'
court. Mrs. Tracy who resides at Des
Laos is represented by Attorneys Ire
Sueur, Bradford & Hurley. while Mr..
Tracy, a we'll known local machinist
at the G. N. is represented by Attor-
ney John E. Greene.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-09-10

b. s. Brynjolfson experimental
with Swedish oats on his Rugby
farm, and they averaged 20 bushels
to the acre. weighing out Al pounds.
He had p acres of the oats.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-09-10

Clarence Baker, thresher at
Devils Lake, was arrested for at
tempting to break negro's skull
with an axe. A bystander grabbed
the axe just before the blow was
struck. The man had been drink
ing poor whiskey.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-09-10

M. L. Meyer, H. A. Sampson and
w. Sampson, the last from Drake,
opened the Farmers and Merchants
State bank at Carpio Monday. Thos.
K. Dahle, the bright young man who
has been connected with the Union
National bank, has accepted an Inn
portant position with the new bank
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-09-10

Four Montana stockmen stopped
in Minot forty minutes on Friday for
lunch. Their train pulled out and
they were compelled to go before
the superintendent and secure pass
es for the flyer.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-09-10

Clifford Dufore, who reported for
one of the daily papers, and Incl
dentally projected a scheme where
by Minot was to have had a $35, 00e
newspaper syndicate. received q
telegram calling him from the CITY
Monday and he left suddenly, with
out bidding any Of his friends good
bye.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-09-10

Bryan seems to have made good
many friends in his recent visit to
North Dakota, but 1t IS certain that
he did not win many votes. While
you can't help adnriring the NehN
raskan, the people in general do not
consider him safe man to place in
the highest position in the nation.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-09-10

J. A. McGregor bought the Laura
Hall house and property and lot IN
Eastwood park and will soon occupy
the same. This is considered very
desirable property.