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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-12-03
Agricultural College Notes.

The enrolment Of the school At
thia time is unusually heavy. and
students are enrolling daily. Every
thing is being put into shape for the
winter term, when Y u 4 confidently
expected that the repatriation will
approach the fifteen hundred marx.
The strong work done in the lines Of
steam engineering and farm husband
- Is calling in students from states
ike Wisconsin and Minnesota. That
thi. work is, not so much mere
matter Of local growth as It Is 2
general drift into The line Of agricul-
tural education. letters. Of which the
Z following is one Of many. 80 e long
wav to show. Within two weeks.
time i've requests arrived, carrying
practically the same call. I'VE ant
assistance, and look to your scnool
to give It to us." The letter IN cues
4 ton follows:
..Pres. ]. H. Worst,
Fargo, N. p.
1,aar Mr.. Worst: Our schooi
hoard and myself are DESTROYS Of
adopting our courses more 8
= rnral conditions that they have
been IN the past and to that end
rave installed very compiete cours-
. IN manual Training AMI Domestic
Science, / feel that Agriculture
.honlif he taken up also, but am per
picked as to best methods OF doing II.
our city schools begin after Inc
growing season has closed ana ciose
y before the growing season has wen
started. Because Of that. 90 not
see how anything more than the the
DRY as given IN elementary texts
can be presented.
II We could have the boys ior :
whole wear and could afford the ex-
nanse we might have 9 summer
form of practical agriculture taught
Il ona of your students. In this way
10 could give the theory during the
second eemester and the actual work
during the growing season.
q, feel that it y very unsatisfactory
= teach elementary agriculture with
out the use Of experimental plots ana
actual farm work. The board y
very anxious to do anything reason.
able to forward this work, but feea
that we should do something worth
vhile il we attempt anything. There
ma. been too much playing at 10
Ing things in our public schools, Ine
nnbltc Is getting suspicious OF school
innovations. and ! cannot blame
them.
Il you can suggest something ue-
{ fnits and concrete that Will nelp
3 solvs this problem. We shall b
very glad"
81 rhis. and other letters Of Ike tn
sor caused President Worst e -
1T /. coslnittss which = nov - Z
800 = - 49, = laJ =. 6 g. q J.
sSl sjssiSs - SS6s
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-12-03
QUITE A BLIZZ A R ,

We are having touch OF genuine
winter. Monday was about as dis
agreeable a day as the state has
ever seen. The wind blew at forty
miie clip. and the loose snow was
blown over the prairie making a reg
ular North Dakota blizzard. Not a
farmer dared to venture far away
from his home, and several who were
in Minot, were compelled to wait
until Tuesday morning before return
Inc home. ,.spv
"A travelling man who spent the
day at Des Laos tells Of trying to
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-12-03
Lost a Bunch Of Money

The editor Of the Grand Meadow
(AIinn.) Herald says: ',We were a
little surprised a few days ago to
find $50 lying in the road beside the
hedge at the corner Of one Of our
prominent business farmers home,
and the more so to- find that it had
lain there several months unmo.
Tested, but beginning to look much
worse for the exposure. The money
was In the shape of a corn planter
that will have to be replaced by a
new one before many years un-ess
cared for better than that
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-12-03

The students piano recital at the
Prescott school OF Music, Monday,
evening was very well attended by
friends of the pupils, who are very
profuse with their words Of appre-
citation. The school has moved to
It's new home in the third floor Of
The RoellBlakey block and occupies
the south half OF this floor.
Besides having large and Day
lighted studios, there is fine large
recital hall which will seat comfor-
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-12-03

Last Monday, at the vadnais Bros.
mine. about one ton Of clay fell from
the roof Of the room in which Chef
4yainais and James Murphy were
.wrking, burying them almost com
pletely. They were soon dug out
from under the clay, badly bruised,
but no serious injuries. Mr.. Murphy
received = PAINFUL cut on the ear
Kenmare News.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-12-03

carry type writer half a block.
He was blown clear out into the
middle Of the street, and managed
to<find his way back to the hotel. He
could not secure man who lwor
venture to carry the type writer to
a store in that town, for money.
Hacks in the city refused to go
farther than the Great Northern
depot. The weather was down to
zero and several froze their faces
Tuesday morning opened quiet
with the thermometer standing al
ten below.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-12-03
PIANO RECITAL PLEASED

tally over two hundred people. The
students are approaching the efforts
made in their behalf as was shown
in the frolic which was INDUCED in
after the recital.
MIR. G. W. Swords was requested
to walk over after his violin and
after playing several rhythemic
values, tickled the ears Of those
present, with his beautiful and real
,istic limitations of the Mocking Bird.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-12-03
Ward County School Lands
Win Be Sold Next Sprns-Department Refuses 70 Hold
the Sale II the Dead Of Winter-Misht Hinder
Prospective Purchasers

be at all satisfactory Is We are
apt to have had weather, and in q
county the size Of Ward, would ma,
terially hinder prospective purchas.
ers from attending the sale.
It is the intention Of the depart
ment to hold the sale next spring
Is early as possible after the close
OF the. legislative assembly. At this
time I would say that the sale will
probably be held late in March Q,
early in April.
Yours truly,
a. 7 Heeee COMMISSIONS r
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-12-03

Many newspapers in the state who
have been loud in their denunciation
of mail order houses are sending out
weekly supplement- that bears ev-
cry evidence Of being published in
the interests Of these same mail Or
der house. When You are offered
something for nothing, it is well to
watch out for the niger in the fence.
Ambrose Newsman.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-12-03
sixteen 90 10 Jail

Sixteen alleged night riders were
sentenced to the Montana peniten-
tiary from CulbertSon on charge
of murder in the first degree in con
nection with the killing Of John
Hayes and his daughter Jeanette.
Secretary Of State B,ais1ell assist
ed in the defense OF C. b. Gamble,
one of the defendants. Mr.. Blais-
dell and Mr.. Gamble we're school
chums, both having at Paramount,
Mimi, for a number Of years Mr..
Blaisdell advised Gamble to plead
guilty, he did SO and was sentenced
to n and nine months in the
lpenitenfiary.
Walter Long, one of the night rid
/ rs was given thirty4five years in
Jail and Milo Long, thirteen years.
The others received sentences vary
ing from six months to twenty-one
months
The case is one of the most sensa-
tional Of its kind that has ever oc-
Cured in the northwest John
Hayes and the two Long boys were
in dispute over 4 claim, on which
Walter Long had fled, John Hayes
and his daughter squatted on the
claim. The Longs got together a
band to force Hayes and his daughter
Off, and in the fray shots were fired
on both sides and John Hayes and
his daughter were killed.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-12-03
canva..ina Board has Finished.

TIL canvassing board has finished
the official count of votes of Ward
county for the general election. and
the abstract Of those votes Is in
the hands Of the printers. We ex-
pect to have the table completed for
next week or week after next. The
Job is a big one.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-12-03

Harry Edwards who has farm
southwest Of the city, hauled TO the
city this fall six loads of grain for
which he received s6o6.25. The loads
were hauled with teams Of young
horses four and five years old. We
doubt if there is any record to beat
1t. Mr., Edwards sold his max q
prices ranging from $1.14 to $1:2S
per bushel. He is one Of our money
making farmers.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-12-03

tons here SO well and clearly stat
ed. The A. G. expects within a few
weeks to be able to give out to all
wishing 1t the results Of this COM
mittee's work.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-12-03

Alfred, the nine-year4old son cf
Nels Anderson Of Sherwood, was
run over on Monday by wagon
load Of wheat and had his right arm
and left leg broken. He and his
mother were bringing in two loads
Of wheat and in some manner he fell
under the wheels Of his wagon. or
got entangled in them 50 that MS
right arm was fractured near the
shoulder and the femus OF his lett
|1eg snapped of.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-12-03

Nov. q, 1908.
E. G. Warren, supt. Of Schools.
Aunot, North Dakota
Dear Sir: With reference to the
time Of holding the school land sale
in you county:
beg to say that the mpletion
Of the appraisal made BY your board
vas too late to arrange for the sale
this winter before the Holidays; and
the experience Of this department
has been that the holding Of sale
ia the middle Of the winter, in Janu
airy. as suggested by you. would not
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-12-03

Fargo Forum: Aberdeen is plan
ming a big reunion next year to
celebrate the twentieth anniversary
Of the division of the territory into
the states Of North and South Da-
kota. Pioneers Of both states will
be. In attendance and there will be
a good time. Fargo pioneers aer
discussing plpan to have a big
celebration son the twenty-hfth an
niversary-in 1914.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-12-03

X. G. Knutson Of Bowbeils lost 2
valuable horse in a peculiar manner
The horse had one fault that Of
kicking at horses behind him. Knut.
SON placed post just behind the
horse, that he might kick It to his
hearts content. thinking that the
animal would soon grow weary Of
the habit. The horse gave : vicious
kick, and came down on top Of the
post. which penetrated its bowels
causing death.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-12-03

o. |. Hegge, Commissioner
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-05-01
A Courteous Repulse.

Tit-Bits: There was an ignorant man
who once applied to President Lincoln
for the post of d~oorkeeper to the House.
This man had no right to ask Lin
coin for anything. Ii was necessary
to repulse him. But Lincoln repulsed
him gently and whimsically, without
hurting his feelings In this way:
SO you want to be doorkeeper to the
House. eh?"
Yes, Mr.. President"
well. have you ever been a door
keeper? Have you ever had any ex-
perience Of bookkeeping"
Well. mono actual experience, sir"
ANY theoretical experience? Any in
structions In the duties n ethics OF
BOOKKEEPING?
"Um-no."
Have you ever attended lectures on
bookkeeping"
mo, sir
Have you read any text books on the
subject?"
No"
"Have you conversed with anyone
who has read such a book ?"
mo. sir: I'm afraid not, sir"
"Well. then. my friend, dom you see
that you haven't a single qualification
for this important post?' said Lincoln,
| In a reproachful N
YES, i do said the applicant. and
he took leave humbly. almost crate.
| fully.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-05-01
CHAPTER TX.


He was a young man, and a Dutch
man, but not a Dutchman of the stout,
Durly type which / had most common
~ seen In the country. He had. 1t is
true, the usual fair hair and blue eyes.
n he was rather shor thar tall. hut
his figure was thin and meager, and
he had a pointed chin and a scanty fair
beard. | took him TO be nearsighted.
AT a second glance l saw that he was
angry. lie was talking fast to
~Dymphna-of course in Dutch-and
my first impulse, in face of his excited
gestures and queer appearance. was 10
laugh. But l had a notion what his
relationship to the girl was, and I
smothered this, and instead asked as
soon as | could get a word In, whether
| should leave them.
"Oh, not" Dymphna answered blush
Ing slightly n turning to me with a
troubled glance. / believe she had clean
forgotten my presence. This is Master
Jan a Tree. 81 good friend of ours
and this" she continued, still I'm Span
ish, but speaking to him. " Is Master
carey, one of my fathers guests
we bowed formally, for he had not
recovered his temper, and I dare saw
| still had my Spanish ancestors I'm
my head-with condensation. We dis
liked n another at sight. I think T
dubbed him a NEAR little fellow. a
trader, a peddler, and. however he
ciassed me, II was not favorabIy. So il
was no particular desire to please him
Which led me TO say with twa
so~llcitude, Il fear you are ANNOYED at
something, Master Van Tree"
II ami" he said bluntly, meeting me
half way.
And am l to know the cause?, r
asked, "or is 1T a secret"
1T is no secret" he retorted. Mis-
tress Lindstrom should have been more
careful. She should not have exposed
herself to the chance Of being seen nv
those miserable foreigners"
The ~foreigners-in the boat? I said
dryly.
Yes, OF course-in the boat" he an
swered. He was obliged to say that.
but he glared at me across her as he
spoke. We turned and were walking
back to the house. the poplars casting
long shadows across our path.
They were rude" observed care
lessly, my chin very high. But there
is no particular harm done that / can
see. Master Van Tree"
perhaps not, as far as you can see.
he retorted In great excitement. but
perhaps also you are not very farsight-
ed. You may not see II now, yet harm
will follow"
Possibly | said. and I was going
TO follow up this seemingly candid adj
mission by something very boorish
when Mistress Dymphna struck In ner-
vollsly.
My father is anxious she explained.
speaking to me, that | should have
as little to do with our Spanish gov
errors as possible. Master Carey. 1t
always vexes him to hear / have fallen
in their way, and that is why M friend
fscls annoyed. IL was not. OF course.
your fault. since you did not know OF
this. Ii was l." she continued hurried
ly. who should not have ventured to
the elm tree without seeing that the
coast was clear"
(contiaued Next Weekly
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-05-01
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VI az 7qRn HvHkkk
"a uIfbH sgynfHEvU
H-@ fN4T BRITAIN hqT1
Reserved
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Ellz4bHTa
LOGAN

Juarez is a Mexican town of some
size. ~Irrigating canals run through its
principal roads enforcing the growth of
a narrow green patch on the dusty, bar
rem soil and nourishing long lines of
fruit trees. High walls of sun-baked
mud bricks border the roads, along
which the dark-skinned Inhabitants in
their gaudy serapes drive the Mexican
burros loaded with mesquit wood The
streets are In lines of struggling one
story stores. many filled with Mexican
curios, queer little brown cloth or
waxen figures. representing the occu-
pations of the people and miniature
pottery, rude limitations of the cook
ing and drinking utensils of the coun-
try.
From a patio back of one OF these
stores on an exquisite moonlight night
came the dulcet tones of a young girls
voice singing "Sobre las Olas." The
sound so perfectly accorded with the
silvery night X seemed as though the
moonlight radiated In sweet music. To
the accompaniment of Antonio's guitar
sang Bonita Flores. This lovely Mexi-
can girl was the soul Of music, and
whether the melody was grave or gay
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-05-01

He knew the ways of women "Benit'
did / not swear TO marry YOU
Yes she answered, tearfully, he
head bowed down with the shame o
it all.
Il do not wish to marry you at the
pistols point. Send these people away
and | shall make immediate arrange
ments to marry you as a man of my
standing should" Bonita pleaded for
her own undoing, and in the end her
father, brother and the priest with
drew.
Ralph Casing seized her fiercely in
his arms. Marry you!" he whispered
savagely. Marry you! Never!" and
fiinging her from him he ran for the
door.
Out of the shadow sprang Antonio
Loretta, and a bullet whiZZed by Ralph's
head as he made his escape TO the
street. Mad with the desire to avenge
Bonita, Antonio pursued, firing. In that
frontier town shooting was too COM
mon an occurrence to even arouse the
inhabitants from sleep.
Ralph felt his enemy gaining upon
him. Having no of defense he
must battle his pursuer. He was APP
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-05-01
AND PN0NED HIS ARMS ~ HIS SIDE AN IRON GRIP

she would stir the passions of the
world. The fire of love burned in the
dark eve of Antonio Loretta, softening
his stern features as he leaned toward
the sweet singer.
Suddenly the music stopped abruptly.
Only the fountain splashed, splashed
In the silver light. In the glare OF the
oil lamp of the store stood a tall man
about to join the musicians in the cool
patio. Benito started to her feet with
a glad cry of welcome, out Antonio
sum into the shadow.
Ralph Casing crossed rapidly to the
girl. why did you send for me?" he
said. In his large black eyes there was
neither tenderness nor love to answer
the animal like devotion in her own.
B~enita's yes flashed at the question.
and she stamped her small foot. You
neglect me-" she said angrily. You
would not be here now IL I had not sent
for you. They say you are going to
marry hat blond Toll i'm FL Paso. but
pain and terror I'm her face as she
paused-what IL he should fail her?
1t was true Bonita had not beer pro-
tected as her Mexican sisters. Her edu-
cation in the United States had given
her a self reliance that deluded her IA
ther into believing his orphan daughter
could tax care OF herself.
Ralph Casing smiled his slow, cold
blooded smile down at the angry,
flushed face; then something hap
pened. Three peonle entered the court,
Senior Flores. his son. Juan and Padre
Jacinto. AS Ralph turned Juan sprang
upon his back and pirioned his arms
by his side in an iron grip.
Good people," said Ralph, with a
sheer. may / ask the meaning of this
~violence?'
1T means aid Senior Flores as he
made an emphatic pass with his silver
mounted revolver. that you shall
marry my daughter. Bonita, whom YOU
have wronged. The priest Is waiting"
Completely taken by surprise. and
unarmed. Ralph was at their mercy
He tried stratagem. Bonita loved him
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-05-01

Professor Smith, the Nebraska a4-
thority on live stock feeding, says: I
have had experience in feeding rye to
fattenir~ hogs. Rye alone makes a
fairly good f~attening ration though it
Is less satisfactory than either corn or
wheat. In tests made az the Me- aska
station, we have found that rye as a
feeding valu very nearly 10 per cent
below wheat and practically the same
per cent below corn. In composition
it is much like wheat, but rye does not
seem to be nearly as we'll relished, at
least hogs VIII not eat as much rye as
wheat on full feed. A mixture of equal
parts of corn and rye make a much
more satisfactory fattening ration than
rye alone, and equal ~arts of corn, rye
and shorts Is still better.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-05-01
The critic,s shruq.

During William Archer's American
visit n young actress. at a dinner. con-
graduated the noted dramatic critic on
the answering fairness OF his re-
views.
-And X is hard. IT is even cruel.
sometimes isn't IT,. TO be fair" she
said.
Yes" said Mr.. Archer. smiling.
TO be fair is sometimes hard and
cruel. and sometimes 1t is rash. You
know there are reprisals. The I'M
swervingly fair critic often takes up
his pen with the shrug OF Omar. the
Did Persian poet
You have heard OF Omar's shrug?
MOI Wcll. IL Is eloquent. The shah,
on. day sent for the old poet.
Omar, said he, i have written
seine verses. Listen and l will read
them to YOU
And ne read the verses. and In the
ensuing silence looked nt Omar nx-
lopsly. sWelig' he said.
Heaven bora said Omar. gently
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-05-01
Poverty and Morality.
Bernard Shaw's Major Barbara"
you call poverty a crime?

DO you call poverty a crime?
The worst of crimes. All the other
crimes are virtues beside it. All the
other dishonors are chivalry itself by
comparison. Poverty blights whole
cities, spreads horrible pestilence.
strikes dead the very souls of all who
come within sight. sound, or smell of it.
What you call crime is nothing. a muir
der here and a theft there, a blow now
and a curse then; what do they matter?
They are only the accidents and ILL
nesses of life; there are not so genuine
professional criminals in London. But
there are millions of poor people, abiect
people. dirty people, i'll fed, i'll clothed
people. They poison us morally and
physically; they kill the happinei s of
society; they force us to do away With
our own liberties and to organic. UNI
natural cruelties for fear they should
rise against us n drag us down in
their abyss. Only fools fear crime; we
all fear poverty. Bah! You talk OF your
half saved rutfian In the Salvation
army shelter? Bring him to me here,
and I Will drag his soul to salvation
for you. Not by words and dreams,
blu by SO shillings a week, a sound
house In a handsome street, and a per
manent job. In three weeks he will
have a fancy waistcoat; in three
months a tall hat and a chapel sitting;
before n enQ OF the year ne VIII
shake hands With a duchess at a
Primrose league meeting and join the
conservative party.
He will be better fed, better housed.
better clothed, better behaved. and his
children will be pounds heavier and
bigger. That will be better than an
American cloth mattress in a shelter.
chopping frewood. eating bread and
treacle, and being forced to knee down
from time to time to thank eaven for
it: knee drill. | think you call ii. 1t Is
cheap work converting starving men
with a bible in one land and a slice of
bread in the other. l Will undertake
to convert West Ham to Mohammedan-
ism on the same terms. Try your hand
on my workmen; their souls are hungry
because their bodies are full.