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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-08-20
Sanborn Investment Company

Bank, as cashier, until its sale. Ed
Pierce was vice president of the
bank, and he too is one Of the veal
thy men Of the state. The company
makes it's OWN loans, SO is in a posi-
ton to make such transactions with
out delay. Real Estate, Bonds, etc.
will be handled along with the loan
ing business.
The company Is located in room 8
of the Lee block, but recently pur.
chased several lots Just west of the
Lee block, and within a few weeks
will begin the construction Of three
story block, 10ox4o feet in size, to
cost about 100000. They will then be
located in this building, where they
will be able to extend their bust
ness.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-08-20

electrician and worked in this city
at his profession. Several weeks ago
Mr.. Gard contracted a cold and be-
came worse at once and was taken
to the home Of his parents, growing
weaker each day, until death came to
his relief.
Deceased was Al years, 8 months
and 10 days of age at the time Of his
death. Besides father and mother
he leaves three brothers to mourn
for him. One of the brothers is Ira
Gard, a prominent farmer living near
Sawyer.
The Independent extends its deep
est sympathy to the bereaved rela-
tives.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-08-20

c. A. NJ. Spencer, an attorney who
was formerly located at Grafton, has
opened law Offices i'm this city in room
Is Of the Lee block. Mr. Spencer is
one Of the old timers Of the state, and
is favorab1y known. He located in
Grafton in 1881 and was second At
torney General of the state. In those
days he had no precedent to follow
so the work was necessarily hard
He was States Attorney of Walsh
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-08-20

The Sanborn Investment Company
n one of Minot's new business insti'
buttons, which promise to become one
OF the largest of its kind in the state
The company was recently organic
ed with capital of $4,000. The Of.
acers are: President, R. C. sanborn,
Vice President, Ed Pierce and Sec
Rotary and Treasurer, A. J. Bruner.
The concern has the strongest kind
OF backing.
Mr.. Sanborn Is one OF Minot's we'll
known business men. For some time
he was President Of the Minot State
Bank, retiring when that institution
was sold recently. Mr.. Brunner, is
the present postmaster, and he was
also connected with the Minot State
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-08-20
Knocking North Dakota
Renwad, The Land Man, Tells How It Is Done in Illinois
and Iowa-Papers Full of Stories Of Drouths and
Black Rust

on the bumper order, while in other
parts it will be trifle light. But
taken all in all, the crop will make a
most creditable showing and the Iowa
farmers who will arrive little later
will find a golden harvest that will
make their mouths water.
Wherever Mr.. Renwald goes, he
finds that the man with the hammer
and anvil has been at work and there
are always those who are glad to be
lieve anything bad concerning our
state.
For instance, short time ago Mr..
Renwald saw a letter written by a
Canadian land man who advised
prospective buyers not to invest a
cent south of the Canadian line. He
said that Ward county was all burned
up and that it would not pay to even
investigate the conditions here. OF
course this coming IRON s. man VINO
wants to induce farmers to inv est in
Canada, is not surprising, tho it is
a trifle unfair.
Mr.. Ranwald's sales have been
large this year. He has sold over
500 acres SO far since the drst O.
the year ana Is certain 70 add t. that
number materially. He made some
sales each month last year, including
toe winter months.
On a recent Iowa trip, he disposed
of 1900 acres Of Ward and Bottineau
county lands to Iowa buyers.
Mr.. Renwa1d states that he saw
mary farmers from Illinois on the
same trip on which he returned home
who ST. pred of in the Red River
valley to look over the land. The in
flux Of moneyed men to the state this
fall is bound to be great. Every train
has quite a number of such men on
them
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-08-20

At a meeting OF the Commercial
Club Wednesday might. the members
decided that Harvest Festival
should be held in this city some time
during the early part of October.
A large number Of the wtde7awake
business men Of the city attended
the meeting, and all were In favor
Of such celebration.
This will prove to be great event
for the farmers and for the other
business and professional men OF the
Northwest, and the weather permit
ting, Minot should have the largest
crowds at this gathering that has
been known in the history OF our
thriving city.
Plans are now underway for this
event, and the Festival will last for
three days.
The farmers will be given prizes
for the best garden vegetables, grains
and grasses raised in this part OF the
state. We have excellent crops this
year and the Festival will come at
3ust the right time to get the best
display possible. The farmers will do
well to save samples Of their best
products. The Independent will give
. full list OF the prizes offered ct a
later date. Prizes will also be given
for eggs, butter, breads, cakes, etc.
Thousands of dollars worth OF
prizes will no doubt be given. Some
large room in the city may be Sc
cured to display the products in, or
another scheme which has been talk
Cd OF. is to have each business man
build a booth outside his place Of
business, display the prize which he
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-08-20
Gold in Untold Quantitie.

~ s8 -'~'S ~
DR.. Sweet, President Of the Raw
hide Gold Quartz Mining Co. which
has interested considerable local cap
tia; received letter from the tnsn
aeer of the company, Chas. Good
VIII. tells OF some wonderful new dis
,cvcries in gold at the Rawhide camp
IT,. letter is most interesting and
we reproduce it.
Rawhide, New, Aug. 16, u.s.
Dear Doctor
Since i wrote you this morning., the
camp has gone wild. Three new
strikes. The Rawhide Collation. struck
ore thar is worth $24O per tooual. The
Dig has ore that they claim e as
goo.t or better. The St. Ives han a
Big hcdy of high grade that goos up
in four figures. And the Truet made
a sensational strike about noon to-
day tell you Doctor, the outside
world will wake up some Of these
days to the effect that Rawhide is
It. A Goldfield man said If they
had anything near like they have
here, they would howl their heads
of. Stock is going up in jumps and
bounds. Collation. is out of sight.
They have less that 100000 shares on
the market, and everyone that has any
of it has death grip on it and won't
let go.
You should have seen the activity
on Grut Hill today. Hundreds of peo-
pie all over the hill. Men, women and
children, and their HOSTS unloading
at once, one for the Mint, one for
the Collation. and one for the Presky
lease. 1T was then about three o.
clock and there were no less than tif-
ty people on the Collation. dump pick
ing up high grade. They even got
into the ore shutes and had to be
driven out. Some of the specimens
were of "lmost pure gold. I think
the rush has begun. The autos are
loaded to their full capacity. Talk
about hoists and gallus frames going
up. They are springing up like mush-
rooms. / think We have opened up
ledge in place at last 1t certainly
looks as tho it was going almost
straight into the bowels OF the earth,
and it is for us to go after it. Depth
is all We need.
So get hurry on yourselves and
order the necessary machinery. II
you can't get it any other way, steal
it. We have got to get it by hook or
by crook. And then we will be IN
the swim with the rest OF them.
Yours truly, &'sN Z
G. F. GOOD.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-08-20
Harvest Festival for Minot

is Offering. and also display the pro
ducts which are brought in in com
petition for the prize.
Some speakers of national fame
will be secured for one or more Of
the days. An effort will be made to
secure Taft or Bryan or perhaps
both. "A committee will confer with
these gentlemen, and we will soon
learn Weber they viii BE abe t..
a::h?d OF cot.
A Ha, vest Queen viii be voted fl
TIE nsss popular yolag lady sec.r
i.s The Il os, votes, vii be crowned
ard those III compeoMen. who tcw'
e'er viii rot receive enorgs votes
~ win. Ell be declared tho maids VI
honor. There will be mounted
knights and Guards galore.
On one Of the days thebusiness
men will give parade. Prizes will
be offered Tor the best floats and dis
plays in general.
An auto parade will be one Of the
features. Minot with her fifty OF
sixty autos ought to make great
showing, and some beautiful auto
floats no doubt will be seen.
An executive committee as ap'
pointed at the meeting consisting Of
Paul V. Mccoy, chairman, F. E.
Graves, F. Kaufman, r.. E. Barron,
]. c. Smallwood and ID. Scholberg.
Other committees will soon be APP
pointed and within week they will
all be at work. The Independent
will keep its readers posted on the
festival from week: to week. In the
meantime decide to attend and bring
along all the good farm products
that you can gather.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-08-20

county for @ght years. Mayor Of
Grafton for two terms, and since 1875
he has been practising law. He spent
the past year at Oklahoma City, Okla.
but the climate of the south does not
agree with him.
Mr.. Spencer is a graduate of the
law department of Ann Arbor, which
college he attended for SIX years.
He has one Of the best law libraries
in the state.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-08-20

Vel, lest ca lie One lady who II
dered some The o.1:sr day said. "Why,
I don't see how you can 10 it 60
cheap" We don. make a big profit,
that IL sure, bat still we can make q
small profit ana give yoa .lhs bsHs1s
OF Ne low price.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-08-20

FOR SALE-Farm 2 miles from
White Earth. Good house, barn and
well. All tillable land. Must sell
before Aug. %. Price STATS. 90. $500
cash, balance easy terms. Other
bargains. Tracy. the Land Man,
Minot, N. D. tf
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-08-20

Representatives Of the Kildahl
Fish Co. Of Minneapolis, passed thru
Minot Wednesday morning in large
touring car. enroute to Seattle. This
is the concern that sells fish to M.
O. Seglen & Co.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-08-20

Former Editor F. c. Young, of the
Blaisdell Bulletin, is in the city. Mr..
Young was managing the paper for
Geo. ]. Smith, but was let out because
he made an attack upon one OF the
drug stores at Blaisdell.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-08-20

Ladies, why NJ. use s-graved c.i1s?
We can turn sh them. TO you for 81 .5o
ger hundred and furnish you The
plate besides, at The ssms cost. Can
furnish either Script or Old English
very lAssst fssss Of .yps and On the
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-08-20

While Nj. Barsness and family
were in Minot shopping Wednesday,
I'll tsrn at their ::rn, home burn.
cd t<wn std two hoses were cremA!.
%. Mr.. Barsness .eceived tels
phone message inf',ming hdm 1t hls
rs, "+.tle he LEI. the city.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-11-27
JUNIOR PARTIES.

There were several Juvenile gath
crings during the past week which
were very much enjoyed by the
happy participants. On Thursday
little Sara Hickok celebrated her
fifth birthday anniversary by hav-
ing number Of fchildren Of the same
age In for an afternoon Of play.
On Friday evening frankie Flow
ers entertained the members of the
Jenny Wren Club and some of their
boy friends. The guests were La
vinia Rozier, May Cover, Dorothy
Hun, Agnes Halle, Pauline Bying-
ton, Earl Flowers, Lawrence Smith,
Hugh Mayberry, Emmett Swink
John Robinson and Paul Jones.
On Suupay evening little Mary
Bvrks had number of her young
friends in for turkey supper in
celebration of her seventh birthday
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-11-27
ELMwooD's HIGH STANDARD.

Last year Elmwood Seminary was
credited by the Missouri State Uni
versuty with fourteen units. 1t is II
qualification To- the friends of that
institution that this high standard
mas been raised in the work of the
present year. On his visit to Farm
ingtOn last week, DR.. j. ID. ElliH,
Examiner for the University, gave
to Elmwood six credits additional,
making now total of twenty units.
These are distributed as follows:
Mathematics, 4; History, 4; Latin
!; English, 4 German, .; Science
,. In addition to these, credits may
be had Ivy students for work in
French and drawing.
The University has for number
Of years maintained in the field an
examiner Of schools whose duty IL
, has been To inquire into the work
offered in the various schools, the
work actually done and the quail
iilcatians OF the teachers. Such
examination is thorough and in
cludes not only a visit to the school
but also to the various departments
/ and class rooms. 70 receive such
recognition as has been accorded
the work of Elmwood by the Uni
versitv Is an honor of which those
in charge of the school may well be
proud.
/ The practical vaue of these credits
apart from showing the high stand
ards maintained in the school, IL
that student entering the Uni
versity receives credit for work done
in all such studies and departments
as have been approved. This credit
is given without further cxamina-
ton.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-11-27
BITTEN BY A SPIDER.

Mr.. Eb. Cole of Blackwell was in
town Wednesday as a witness In
court, and related IA novel experience
he has had the past week from IA
spider bite. Last Saturday he was
bitten on the thumb by n little black
spider that had gotten into one of
his gloves. Shortly afterwards he
began to suffer with pains which
spread to various parts Of his body,
and the remedies applied and taken
inwardly gave little or no relief.
There was no swelling from the bite,
ut for several days the pain inter
fered greatly with his rest and sleep.
He was still feeling in n milder form
the effects of the poison in his sys-
tenn, more especially in his legs.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-11-27
A CHURCH LITIGATION
BUILDING BURNED DOWN

For n couple of years suit was
pending for the possession of II
church building at Desloge between
two branches of the Catholic
Church-the Roman Catholic and
the Greek Orthodox Catholic. The
case was tried in the Circuit Court
of st. Francois county, Judge NJ .
y. Sales of st. Louis on the bench.
Judge Sales rendered his decision
on October 10th ult., finding the title
Of the property to be in the Roman
Catholic Church.
Last week the church edific was
destroyed by fire. The day before
the fire occurred the building was
insured. Only the bell and.the vest
mcnts were saved from the confla-
grafton, and the defendants again st
whom the suit was decided secured
possession of these. A writ of re-
plevinhas been sued out for their
recovery.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-11-27
TO MEET IN HARRINGTON
The Next Conference OF Charities
and Corrections.

Last week THE TIMES mentioned
that an invitation had been sent to
Fulton, whore the Conference of
Charities and Corrections was in
session, asking that the next AN
nual meeting be held in Farm
ingtOn. The invitation was signed
by Mayor Wilson and representa-
tivcs Of the Business Mems Club,
the Local Board of Charities and
the Monday Club. 1t was presented
To the Conference by DR.. j. +. Har-
rison, superintendent of State Hos
pital No. I, and while Columbia was
also asking for it, Pennington was
selected.
The following offices were elected:
President, NJ. =. Caycc, Farming
ton; vicc-prcsidont, DIR. q. WiIsc
Robinson, Nevada; secretary and
treasurer, Prof. J. T. Riley, Column
bia.
J. l.. Dawson, former jailer OF st.
Louis; Miss Mary f.. Perry Of st.
Louis, member of the State Board
OF Charities and Corrections, and
Judge II. l.. McCune, of the Kansas
City Juvenile Court, were added to
the Executive Committee.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-11-27
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Nov. >, John Hughes of Esther
and Miss Allie f.. Reedcr of Sprott
ID, Jctt Farmer and Miss Hannah
Ray Of Bonne Tcrre.
4th, Thomas Sizemore of Lead
wood and Miss Ollie Mosicr OF
Frankclay.
9TH, Robert Holt Of Flat River and
Miss Lizzie Meyers of Iron county
9TH, Ira T.. Dcclue and Miss Anna
Seller of Bonnc Tcrre.
18th, X. H. Maybcrry and Miss
BERTHE Adams of Lcadwnod.
9th, j. +. Thornton and Miss Nora
England of Leadwood.
7th, Elijah Bess Of Bonnc Terre
and Miss Lizzie T.. Whitcd of Hazel
Run.
7th, John l.. Randall and Mrs.
Rose NJ. Douglas of Flat River.
9th, II. +. Smythe and Miss Julia
Thomas Of Bonne Terre.
10th, Fred Landolt, Jr., and Miss
Jane Cruncleton Of Jaydee.
10th, II. Dunbar and Miss Edna
Carly Of Pennington.
10th, L. +. Wampler and Miss
Lulu Smith OF Pennington.
llth, Russell Hester of Arbor and
Miss Louise Il. Watson of Doe Run.
llth, Pnul Kuszwars and Miss An
ME Surdyga of Dcsloge.
18th, Orlando AuBuchon and Miss
Elsie l.. Ward of Bonne Terre.
18th, Eliza T.. Hammers and Miss
Essic Stringer Of Flat River
18th, Charles Conrad and Miss
Rosa Propst Of Elvins.
18th, w. B. Hicks of Kyles and
Miss Edith Howard of Pennington.
10Th, J. W. Tucker and Miss Net
tie Forshce of Desloge.
10th, Albert B. Everingham and
Miss Mablc NJ. Williams of Knob
Lick.
18th, Ed Deweese of Desloge and
Miss Dollie Havcstick of BOnne
Tcrre.
10th, John Biers and Miss Meri
SirOtuek Of Bonnne Terrc.
18th, Wesley T.. Bingner of st.
Louis and Miss Mary NJ. Pratt of
Pennington.
18th, Thomas NJ. Anderson and
Miss Rose Hillman of Flat River.
18th, i. A. Beals OF Caledonia and
Miss Nora Sander of Frankclay.
18th, j. w. Gurley and Miss Bes-
sic Hicks of Flat River.
18th, James l.. Hulsey and Miss
Maude Jones Of GUmbo.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-11-27
HIS GooD-BY SERMON.

Rev. Edward Overs will preach
the last sermon Of his pastorate Of
the Christian Church at this place
next Sunday evening at 7:30 O'Clock
on the theme "The Supreme Glory
Of the Church" He and his family
will leave next Tuesday for Ansun,
Texas, whore he has accepted call
to preach.
The morning services, after the
Bible school, will be conducted by
the Christian W5man's Board Of
Missions, with a special program
arranged by the members.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-11-27

Our Decent coffee sells well and
drinks klcin'S.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-11-27
SEED TESTING FOR
MISSOURI FARMERS

A seed testing laboratory for the
benefit Of Missouri farmers has re-
Gently been installed at Columbia
by the United States Department of
Agriculture in cooperation with the
Missouri Experiment Station. This
laboratory is thoroughly equipped
for making accurate tests of the i'm
purities and weed seeds in all sam
pies and also for making gerlnina-
tion tests where desired. All that
IL necessary IL for the farmer to
send in sample Of two tablespoon
fuls or mere with his name attached
and n letter accompanying it stating
whether he wishes simply quality
test made or both quality aud ger
mination tests, The samples sent
In should represent accurately an
average OF the seeds from which
they are taken.
This work will be done free Of
charge for all Missouri farmers and
sccdsmen andrcports returned within
IA few days. Missouri farmers have
thus far been at the mercy Of un-
scrupulous seed dealers and il is for
this reason that the laboratory is
being installed. 1t will bc possible
under this arrangement for farmer
to write to seed houses for samples
and quotations, send these samples
to Columbia for testing and then
buy on the rcsults9of this examine
tion. The valueEof such seed test
ing to the farmers of Missouri can
scarcely be over emphasized and II
is hoped that they will take advau-
tage of the opportunity which is Of
fered them.
NJ. F. MILLER,
College of Agriculture and Experi-
ment station, Columbia, Mo.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-11-27
HER FIRST RIDE ON TRAIN AT 81

Fulton, Mo-, Nov. Mrs. Eliza
Houf, 81 years old, took her first
ride on railroad train yesterday,
when she went from McCrcdie to
Wainwright to visit the family of
her son, who Is IA farmer in the
southern part of Galloway county.
Mrs. HOuf came from Virginia to
Missouri in an OK wagon when Il
baby, her parents being among the
pioneer settlers of Galloway county,
and for more than sixty of her
four score years she has lived on
II farm near McCredie.
She has never been outside the
orders of Galloway county since
she came here in 1927.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-11-27
LAS SHIPS THAT PASS IN THE NIGHT"

Andrew W. Hopkins died at the
home Of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Jerry Hopkins, on Saturday, No
vember Dist, aged 26 years and -
days. The funeral took place Mon
day morning from the NJ. +. Church
in Pennington.
Mrs. James s. Harrison Of st.
Louis is visiting her brother and
sister-in-law, DR.. j. +. Harrison
and Miss Ped Harrison at State
Hospital No. 4. Miss Harrison en-
tert1ins this friday afternoon with
'tiv" hundred. "
Mr.. j. a. Gibson OF Libcrtyvillc,
who has been staying with his son,
Mr.. J b. Gibson, at Berklcy, Cali
fornia, for the past eleven months,
arrived home last Tuesday. He
says he suffered SO much with rheu-
matism out there that his physician
advised him to return to Missouri.
Mr.. b. b. HUFF, the enterprising
business manager of the Flat River
Real Estate and Insurance Com.
pany, was in Pennington last Mon
day on business connected with his
company. Any business entrusted
to this company will receive prompt
| and faithful attention. See adver.
+, tisement in another column.
Have you noticed the low price at
which THE TINES clubs with the
Daily Rural Route edition OF the st.
Louis Republic-only $50 a yeal
for the two papers. We will even
do better than this: Send us two
new subscribers with your own, anC
we will send THE TIMES and the
Daily Republic to the three for So 90
or only 81 90 for each.
Mr.. r. G. Chalk, local agent oI
the Pacfic Express Company, tool
Il tumble from his motor wheel last
Thursday, triking his left tempt,
against the ground, and was rendered
unconscious by the blow. DR.. Sea
baugh came along just after the acct
dent occurred and brought him into
town. 1t was about an hour hefor,
he recovered consciousness, but for
tunately no serious effects followed
and Mr.. Chalk Is now all right and
at his post Of business.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-11-27

18th, Geo. f. Douglas Of Desloge
and Miss Beulah Eaton Of Lead
wood.
2lst, Bert Durr and Miss l.. u.
Boyd Of Elvins.
DIST, Willard Forsythe of EIvins
and Miss Polly Sine of Doe Run.
2lst, +. j. Shanor and Miss Julia
Paulc OF Bismarck.
I'D, Isaac NJ, Perry and Miss
Maggie Webb of Elvius.
2id, Alfred Graves and Miss Enie
Wilson Of LeadwoOd.
I'D, Merrill McHenry aud Miss
Matte Cunningham of Dcsloge.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-11-27

Good solid cabbage at Kleir's.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-11-27

Christmas is approaching and you
will want nice present to give tC
some of your friends. This you car
get with no cost to yourself-only q
little of your time socially spent
among your neighbors, and incident,
ally asking them to subscribe for
THE TIMES. For every six new sub.
scribers you send us at Sl.00 each
for year, we will give you beauti,
ful breakfast set of porcelain dishes
of 80 pieces; or for every eight new
subscribers we will give you beauti-
full dinner set of ~ pieces. See dis
play advertisement in another col
umn.