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The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-02-06

Grippe 10 sweeping the country.
Stop, 10 With Proven Nee. l,efars it
gsts deeply seated To cheek early
ealds with these littls { andy Cold
turs Tablets IL sun.ly sensible and
saSy, prsvrsties contain no Quinfne
NO isxisiye. nushiIR harsh or Rfcken-
ing. Ppsumonis wonld nsves appear
II sarly colds were promptly broken.
Also 8 oed far isvevssh eAitdren. Large
box l6 tAbisss. - esnts, Vest pock-
et foxse . ssnfs. .eold by ". J..
HngAss & Co.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-02-06

The announce Of. ex-Speaker
J. l.. Browne Of Aberdeen a. q can.
didats for the repu blcaa nomination
for govern will appeal strongly to
the rcpublicans OF the state. Mr..
Brox ne 10 a stalwart. butin announe
ing bis candidacy, he raises above
factiopal politics, and makes his ap-
peal to every republican who is sired
OF faetionsl sighting, and who 10 will
Ing to accept his leadership for peace.
fair dealing and. the right thing. II
MIR. Browne follows his announce
nent up with campaign along these
lines. he will be an invinci1ls candi-
date before the republican voters Of
the state. IT,.
My. Browne declares for Seeretary
Taft for president and Kistrsdge Tor
tho senate. :.
= he fsyossa aeQnai taxation FOR the
corporation az well C., for the farmer.
He is In favor OF giving the direct
state wide primary a thorough and
complete and honest triaI
lie is opposed to personal politics,
and promises 70 put his appeal TO
the people on the high plano Of. ths
hest good OF the ststes t,
Ifelccted governdr. he would not
be the governor Of any faction, bat
wauld striye 20 10 the governor of
the whole state: making appoint
ments on the ground OF fitness and.
not because Of factioual service. =.
. II elected, he would live at the
state capital ss did Governor Her.
Red and Governor Eiroa. .~ :.
4 He~ believes in q liberal policy
towards the educational snd shayi
table institutions Of the state. I
He believes In the' enactmopt OF q
law giving the interest onstate funds
TO the state. thus saving the taxpay-
ers'of South Dakota about $4,000
for every biennial period. A..
, He believes IN . fair deal. and fair
play, and will not use the 60 overnor's
of,ice as.a stepping stone 10 other
political Advancement. '-.@
Mr.nRrowns 10 an ole time sitissu
Of South Dakota. He has had long
sesvice IN the, Legislature. and n .
nau With experiences. He has been q
successful man. and II elected Cover
nor. would bs Z credit 20 tho entire
gtats ,His announcement has she
right ring to IL, rising a. 10 does above
the petty and ousrulous and coming
ps boldly for the things which: he
'srora.. The eI-epeaker viii make a
:ampaigi over the state In shs m !
terest oil his candidacy. and che pros
ppeet Ii very bright that hsavill not |
,nly be the republican nominee bus
The next governor Of the great state .
81 South Dab ota.--Afyus-L sadss.
n !. $50
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-02-06

y J. h. krick took ahead Of grain tc
Miller last Monday. sra .
Martin Heiln,An has goae to Chi.
cage to visit his sfstst. ~
Frank Jef,eyis. visited With Amos
Crus~nss beys last Sunday.
Floyd Hoobier visited With Arthur
ACrus6h the frat Of last week.
Sops Of tho boys are talking ol
ssano stier rabbit and " olf hunt
\. Mr." Etbauer and Frank Jet'er.s
made . trip 70 Miller lost week.
How very cranky the weather does
get sometimes, II just. gets down on
its hind feet and aowb Or fs can be
as soft and aad ~ q Asy norn,nd. =
. Mr.. Herman Koch. sr.. Earl CYl
son, Ernest Sinkis and Frank Hoi.
'sser> wsssL among taose who vent 30
f:Wessington {: Springs after telephone
I, poles last week. ~
The Huckins family, Sohrnie fber-
nathy and .sistsf. EraIk ,keeler anu
sister, Arthur Cruson and sM. ]. Einu-
eahc spent sunday afternoon skat-
ing ON the pond at Huc6ins'.
:. James. Ralph, Robbie and Earl
sCruson. Henry Koch. Mamie Koti-
Sitnck aud Mr.. aud Mrs. Frsd Grace
,are among those Who have been on
stts sick Hiss within ths past vcek:? !
Despite the d'sagreeaols weather
She Duncan neighberhood aud sur
Toanding coSntry, was. veil repre-
stnted as the meeting Of tho school
otiicers and teachers In Ganu Valley
iSst Wednesday. - - !.
while the school boys were sk atirg
the other day Harold Hoobler fell
and rsceiIed quito . bump on the
back Of the head and also another
one by a school fellov, runsins onto
him with hh skates and falling on
him. Well HAROLD. for the sveos,
. ohs muss bear the blister.
). bs0 aass. "a
.fhavs about S9a bsshels OF Golden
File wheat fUFs444is. ,Anyone wish,
ing some for seed eaa have ths same
az $l.00 per bushsl at ny place. :.
~ =: H. j., SiNkIs. ..I
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-02-06

Experience Of Senator Kittredge's
10 one OF south Dakotas hest Assets
and II seems to us IL would bs un-
visa and improper 10 substitute any.
one i0r. him at this time.-Canton
News.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-10-15
elaIsdell is Mandamu,ed.

Bismarck, N. D., Oct. 15.--Attoraeg
Arthur LeSueur OF Minot, candidate
fer attorney general on the socialist
ticket. appeared before the supreme
court today and applied for a whit
Of mandamus compelling Alfred Blais-
dell, secretary of state, to place on
the official ballot for the general
election in this state, the several
aomiAees of the socialist party II
North Dakota, in other words, ~
entire state ticket of the party. He
presidential electors of that party
20 on the ballot as a matter Of
course, pursuant to nomination BY
the convention of that party. but
the placing of the entire state ticket
has been refused, hence the appli-
cation for the writ. Under the pro
visions Of the primary law OF 1907.
the party should have received 8 per
cent OF the vote at the last election,
but that failed, and a ruling on tAas
provision Of the primary Jaw Is ask
cd for by the socialists. Arguments
viii be heard by the court next FRI
day in this city, Mr.. LeSueur ap-
pearing for the petitioners and At
torney General McCue for the sec
rotary Of state.-Fargo Forum.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-10-15
GRADING.
Notice to Contractors, Minot.

Sealed proposals for constructing
the following described grades VIII
ke received by the Board of 0e1hsy
Commissioners Of Ward county, North
Dakota, at the Office OF the es~J
auditor, Minot, N. D., up to i've
o'clock p. m. on the 9Th day OF Nsr'
smber, 1908. The grades to be ssa-
structed are to be at the following
described locations.
"A grade on the north line Of ~
tdon 80, township ISL, range "a.
Grading OF road beginning at ~
>ne-half section corner on the wsst
line Of section 10, township Isl
range Sc, and running south ~ ~
southeast corner Of section Fl, teWn-
ship ISL, range Sc.
Separate bids must be made o"
each piece of work which Will -
considered separately.
Each bidder must furnish With hH
bid a certified check, cash or I'D
bond for a sum squal to the estlAaes-
ed cost of the grade at the bidders
price per cubic yard. The success
bidder shall furnish a bond for TIE
strict and faithful performance Of tho
work in accordance with the contract,
profile, and specifications in the PEN
81 sa,n Of at least the estimate cost
of the work.
The profile and specifications and
blank form Of bids are on file In the
office of the county surveyor, court
house; Minot, N. D.
Sealed proposals should be endors'
ed proposals for grade and ad'
dressed to the county auditor, Minot,
N. D.
The board reserves the right to re-
iect any or all bids.
BY order Of the Board of County
Commissioners.
Dated at Minot this 18th day OF
October, A. D. 1908.
J. w. Fabrick,
County Auditor.
1915 1929 chg
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-10-15
NOTICE

Unless all delinquent personal prop.
erty taxes in my hands for collec-
ton are paid by October Is. 1908,
shall Immediately proceed to collec,
all such taxes, and If they are not
Immediately paid on demand shall
destrain sufficient goods and chat
tells, belonging to the person, firm OF
corporation, charged with such taxes,
If found within the county to pay the
same, in accordance with section
1854 of the code. . !,
John j. Lee, Sheriff.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-10-15

FOR RENT-Farm OF $50 acres
about 900 acres under plow. Close
to town and school, good buildings
Horses and machinery can be bought
cheap and on time II taken at once.
A good deal for a poor man. Act
quickly If you mean business. Ad-
dress Box 1172 Minot, N. D. tip
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-10-15

H. Kruse, a member Of the Inter
State Land Co. brot back to MinOt.
some magnificent samples of grain
from the Canadian northwest, which
are displayed In the company's win
dow Alberta Red wheat, two and
six row barley, flax, timothy, alfalfa,
and oats are shown in all their splen-
dor. Wheat in the vicinity of Cal
4ary averaged from 40 to As bushels
this year, and oats went as high as
~ ~ .
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-10-15
NOTICE

The following goods having been
pawned at my place, will be sold on
or after Nov. Z, 1908, unless redeem
ed before that date. P. Miller, Pawn
Broker Dacotah Hotel Block, Minot.
John Sneible, one watch.
"IIappy Jack" one watch.
f. ]. Bender, one gun.
G. D. Bell, one watch.
John Kassn, two suit cases ana
suit.
J. P. Stoesser, one chain.
John Swenson, pair shoes.
VIM. Montgomery, tools.
1915 1929 chg ';..,.s
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-10-15

The Singer Sewing Machine Co.
Ia one of Minot'a distributing con.
Germs that is doing a big business.
A car load of sewing machines is
sent out from Minot every sixty
days. One would think that the de-
na1d would be supplied in time, but
the business has only fairly started.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-10-15
4 baby boy was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence Berly.

Mrs. H. A. Mongan is suffering
from an attack OF appendicitis at the
Northwestern hospital.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-10-15

The Royal elevator at Anamoose
collapsed with 10000 bushels Of gratp
which scattered out over the ground
cara were secured soon for the grain
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-10-15

Chas. Constantine, for many years
II clerk in the Hedderich store at
Williston. is dead. He was bach.
slsr As years Of age and very wealthy.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-10-15

Fred Hager, member OF Co. D.
who has been employed at the Ec-
onomy Drug store, was taken very
i'll last week OF henorrhages OF the
lungs and was taken to his home
in Minnesota where he is said to be
in very serious condition.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-10-15

Golfers which has until recently
been taking a very independent view
81 tho National campaign, comes out
strongly against Bryan. In an cd
itorial last week, that paper says that
BRYAN is talking too much Tor his
own good and is losing ground every
day. ,-rr,, ,...r-ps
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-10-15

: Birch reed, the drayman, IL erect
Inn d new ware house, 24xlOo Deet
mr.. Reeds business has had pne.
nominal growth. At present ne mas
ave teams at work and can hardly
keen his head above water.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-10-15

DR.. storey's little baby BOY Is
pracariously Ill OF the prevailing a.
gease among children. The little
ONES life has almost been despAred
of for several days. - So
$40 o.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-10-15

VIM. Montague who has been epsr-
ated upon three times ~ apesa6i.
citis at the Northwestern hospital.
was taken to st. Paul, w4sre It II
hoped he may get relief. Mr.. Mon
tague is said to be in bad shape. ~,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-03
The American Civil Service Army.

From Harper's Weekly.
 There are 106,S11 persons employed in the Post Office Department. The figures include 37,3S9 rural delivery carriers 2S,- S46 clerks in classified offices, 24, ,696 letter The 62,663 postmasters and F $50 clerks are not included in these figures. If these are added it will be found that the total number engaged in handling the mail of the country is 580,336.
 New York ranks first in the number of its citizens employed in the executive civil service, reporting 22,467, or 12.1 per cent. of the total number; Pennsylvania ranks second, with 14,627, or 7.9 per cent. ; Illinois third, with 13, 4O6, or 7.2 per cent :; and Massachusetts fourth, with 9,5S5, or 6.2 per cent
 The approximate average rates of com pensation for different classes of employ ees are as follows: executive, $1 1883; pro- fessonal, technical and scientific, $1,375; miscellaneous, $1,22l; mechanicaI $959; clerical $953; and sub-clerical and manual labor, s7l1. In the clerical class, it is in- teresting to note, the approximate aver age compensation for women ($95O is practically the same as that for men (s953.)
 Civil service employees amounting in number to 15,207, or S.2 per cent. of the to- tai number, reported that they were war veterans. Of these veterans SAGA had served in the Civil War, and 6743 in the War with Spain. The total number of employees at least 50 years of age Is 13,S63, and of this number 7,76S, or 5S1 per cent, are war veterans. Roughly speak Ing, therefore, among every ten employ es or 6o years of age and upward, six have served their country upon the battlefield
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-03
ADVISED LUCKY BALDWIN
 TO PLAY HIS OWN HORSE

Spinner Laf1in, well known Chicago tout of his day ambled alongside Spin ner had been in a hospital for several months, and the great Lucky, who'd only been operating on the Chicago tracks for a short time then, vas new one on him.
 Judge said Spinner to Lucky T aint no slaminsky, but I sure hate t see good people like you look t be let a wealthy chanct grease by 'em.'
 Why said Lucky, looking as if he was pleased to be noticed by a person with pair of field glasses slung over his shoulder, do you know something about this race?
 Do l know somet'in? almost groaned Spinner. Why, gran'pa. I'm back down. town now, openin' wine on my winnin's.
 Lucky Seems to Be Excited.
 You don't tell me, exeitedly ex- claimed Lucky. Well, I declare. You must have some remarkable information.
 'Cmover here, panted Spinner, taking Lucky by the lapel of his frock coat and dragging him off to corner of the bar inclosure. Pop, you look right to me. You look like class and like you'll stick the route. Lisn t me and git somet'in' f'r yourself
 Indeed I shallr put in Lucky, play
 
 :" Pop went on Spinner, d'jevver hear O that gay oP maverick that owns bout half O California an got q mort gage on the rest of it? Lucky Baldwin, I'm spielin about
 Seems to me like I've heard that name somewhere or other, said Lucky.
 " Uh-huh. All right, said Spinner. Well, femme tell you somet'in', gram pa. If they's anythin foxier n deeper m coinier racin' around these grounds than that same ol' shorthorn, Lucky Baldwin, then I'll lap up buttermk fir the rest O me life an pertend t like it.
 Is-er-is MT Baldwin represented in this race" inquired Lucky, pretending to be eager to arrive at the point
 :" Is he represented in it?' repeated Spinner in tone of pity Is the sun D. shinin'? Pop he's got a pup in this race thatll be lyin' down poundin' his ear in his box when all tn rest O them wood- chucks is roundin' the far turn. His ones named Emp'ror of Norfolk The Empror could win this if he had the shingles, tn housemad's knee, an tn bubonic plague all at onct Go to that one gram pa Emp'ror O Norfolk, pipe tn name-- there's all tn S-t-1 you can eat-and if fe don't come home with tn carrots I'll snag job drivn' a truck fir Marshall Field & Co. and start takin business course at tn night school.
 T really believe said Lucky to Spin ner, who was brick red in the face by this time from the joy of having nailed a live one that l shall follow your ad- vice in this matter. The betting ring seems to be very much crowded today, though. Could l ask you to make the wager for meY
 Nav, l couldn't think of doin' it. said Spinner, holding out his hand with a grin for Luckys money
 Lucky pulled out a yellow roll the size of a prize squash and skinned off one of the hundreds into Spinner's mitt The tout sailed into the ring and found chalker who was laying 10 to 1 against the Emperor. He bought a ticket read ing $s10OO to s100 and vamped back to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-03

From the Washington Post
 At the Benning track the other day a Washington tout-a pretty green one. you'll be saying-got the buttonhoie clutch on John Madden and spent five minutes trying to steer Madden onto one of his own 2-year-olds,' said layer who took in the Washington meeting. "The tout didn't know the smartest horseman in the United States from a cake of soap, and he used up a lot of good hot breath trying to tell John what a cinch Mad den's Requital lilly, Abandon, was for the next race.
 ..John let the tout talk. He wasn't busy, and the tout amused him. The tout told him that he was such pals with John Madden that Madden cried like a baby whenever they had to be separated for 15 minutes or so, and good deaf more like that. Then Algy Dangerfield the Jockey club secretary, swung along and addressed Madden by name, and tae tout. gasping like a stranded dogfish, took it on the lope for shadowy corner of the grounds, where presumably ne kicked himself some.
 Some of the biggest men in the rac- ing game have had these entertaining en- counters with touts who didn't recognize them, and l never met turfman who didn't get some fun out of these incl dents One day Lucky Baldwin had his pet, Emperor of Norfolk in a race at Washington Park Chicago. Lucky fig ured with so much certainty that his great horse was in, as We say, that he had his commissioners in all the big cities to get the coin down.
 About an hour before the race the old man strolled up to the bar for little drink He was tossing in the drink when
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-03
THE PASSING OF A
 TELEPHONE PIONEER
DEATH OF THE ELECTRICIAN MADE BELLS EPHoNE-FRoM IN BOSTON WENT FIRST LINES
 OVER WHICH THE VOICE TRANsMITTED-THE BEGINNING OF A LARGE BUSINESS.

Bell companies, the Western Electric Company, which has immense factories in New York and Chicago and which makes telephones not only for the compa- nies of the Bell system, but for who- ever wants to buy standard apparatus. In every civilized country American made telephone apparatus is to be found. MT. Williams at the time of his death was one of the directors of the Western Electric Company, in whose affairs ne had always been intimately interested. He was one of the directorate which sanctioned recent proposition by which the American Telephone and Telegraph Company agreed to purchase the out standing share capital of the Western Electric Company at q price agreed upon by some representative stockholders as fair and equitable.
 The death of MT. Williams leaves pr. Bell himself, Thomas A. Watson, and Theodore N. Vail as the survivors of quartet of young men whose Sagacious and practical pioneer work made possi- ble form of public service which has already involved the expenditure of half billion dollars for the plant of the Bell system alone. All of these men were made independent early in life by their association with the telephone. All of them have since rendered important ser vice to the world, MT Bell by his devo- tion to various scientific objects, includ- ing attempts at solving the problem of aerial navigation; Mr. Watson by found- Ing a great ship building industry in New England, and MT. Williams by continu- ing to be closely associated with the work of manufacturing telephones. Mr. Vail, who left the railway mail service thirty years ago to become the first general of fha Origipa1 nv and who subsequently, had large experi- ence in developing great electrical pro- jects in South America, returned last year to the telephone field when he was elected president of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-03
Concrete Tombstones.

While the application of concrete in the manufacture of tonlbstones seems rather a grewsome one, says Cement Age, still the ancients associated the tomb with the highest artistic impulse. The manufac- ture of concrete tombstones is rapidly be- coming an important industry in itself, so great is the economy of concrete. The results already accomplished suggest the possibilities of the future. With concrete as the structural material there is no limit to the opportunity of the artist. Whether the concrete be so nodded as to make the ornamental features an integral part of the structure, or whether 1t be encrusted with terra cotta in subdued tones. the opportunity exists for the ex- ercise of the best artistic talent Designs formerly made in marble or granite can be readily reproduced in concrete and at considerably smaller cost
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-03
Republican Tariff TwaddIe.

Il. E. Miles in Success Magazine.
 The republican light vaudeville politi- clan will bring out his campaign puppet of free trade and make believe that it is an issue, though it is "deader than He- cuba.' It never was an issue, except upon his insistence in his political ad- dresses. Whenever our political artist hears the word tariff" he will strike his puppet. And so used and skilled is he n this Punch and Judy act that he will insist on demonstrating with it. whether the onookers are willing or not He knows that the country is absolutely and entirely committed to protection, and that it would be as easy to tear from the Bible the Ten Commandments as the principles of protection to American in- dustres from the hearts of the people, He will claim for protection whatever of good the Almighty has vouchsafed us as a people leaving to Beelzebub whatever blessings we have failed to acquire. The equability of the rainfall and the fortu- nate birthrate are due not to Providence, but to the Dingley bill. The public will be told that the panic of 1893 was due to the fact that the Wilson bill was a free trade measure, which 1t was not, and that the trials of the present day must not be called a panic. because they come un- der the Dingley bill, which will be called protective, as it Is not. And so the poli- ticians will take care that the people do not think, but in Ingalls, phrase, only think that they think.