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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-07-09
Ernnie Tompkins Almost Killed
Big Automobile With A Party OF Five Goes Over Ap-
proach To Viaduct-Auto Is "A Wreck-Tompkins
Was Unconcious A Long Tsme

as it rolled over and over to the foot
of the embankment Mr.. Tompkins
says the steering wheel failed to work
1t had given him trouble before, but
the machinist had fixed it, but evident
ly did not do good job AS the auto
went over, the steering wheel struck
Mr.. Tompkins fairly in the chest, al
most breaking the bone and render.
ing him unconscious. He was taken
from the car as soon as possible and
a doctor called. He is recovering
slowly from his injuries.
The broken glass from the wind
shield cut Miss Ellingson.
The party was returning from Wis
it to Wildwood park and the machine
had been placed under terrific speed
in order to make the viaduct. The
cinders Of the embanl1ment gave way
letting the hind wheels down first.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-07-09
Woman Jumps
From Train

With the east bound passenger
train on the Great Northern running
forty miles an hour, woman who
would not give her name, jumped
from the window Of the coach when
the train was four miles east Of Gran
vile Saturday afternoon, and strange
as the action of the woman was, she
was not injured in the least. The
train stopped as soon as the action
of the woman was learned and the
train Backed to where she was stand
ing on the track. She was placed a.
board the train, which was backed to
Granville where she was let off. All
the explanation that she would give
was that she desired to take the train
up the branch and had neglected to
get off at Granville
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-07-09

The first auto incident Of the sea-
son OF any consequence occurred on
Monday night about II o'clock when
E. F. Tompkins huge auto car ran
over a twenty foot embanhment at
the viaduct just west of the Minot
Steam Laundry Mr.. Tompklns who
was driving the car was almost killed
and for half an hour was unconscious.
There were four other occupants IN
the car, but they were not badly IN
iured. Miss Ellingson's face and hands
were cut. Miss Taylor and Miss An
na Donahue suffered slight bruises
while H. III. Berg, one of the employ
ees of the Independent, was injured
slightly on the arm.
The accident was exceedingly fort
innate under the circumstances. The
big machine is almost a wreck. The
top was all smashed, and it was badly
broken otherwise by the terrible jar,
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-07-09

which had contained chloroform ly-
ing by his side and his hand clutched
a wad Of cotton, which had been
placed over his face after being sat
urated with the chloroform Mpore's
face was burned and it is believed
that he drank portion of the con-
tents of the bottle. A doctor was Sc
cured Immediately and it was not un-
til eight o'clock that night that he
showed signs Of consciousness. Mon
day morning, he spoke a few words
and since then he has recovered.
Moore has been engaged in the coal
business in Ward county, and OF late
has been engaged in the bakery and
real estate business.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-07-09
DR.. Crokat Has Returned

DR.. Crokat and wife have returned
from Europe where they spent the
past year. They were mainly in Ger
many, England and France. the doe
tor taking special work in his profes-
| sion in Germany. One would hardly
know the genial doctor, so we'll has
he been treated in the land of I'm
burger cheese and sauerkraut. He is
minus the luxurious growth of beard
and altogether his appearance is
changed to such an extent that his
old friend Judge Murray didn't rec
ognize him until he had conversed
with him several minutes.
The doctor and his wife expect to
remain week in this city AM will
leave at the end of that time for Sc
attic, where the doctor will locate.
lie has been making special stu
dy of skin diseases in Germany and
will devote his time exclusively to
this line in Seattle The doctor is one
of the most successful physicians that
ever practiced in Minot and with his
recent research in Europe, ough. to
stand right rr with the best Of the
specialists on the Pacific Isl
Mr.. Crokat has learned the German
language so that he can speak quite
flrently, so if he mixes little Ger
nan with his English occasionally do
not be surprised.
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river and Moorhead splendid people
and a good history. Grand Forks has
the State University. Moth Dakota

river and Moorhead splendid people
and good history. Grand Forks has
the State University. Month Dakota
has m>.'e people than any other state
whose people are desirous of giving
their children good education.
Minot has a population of 1900,
which began mostly seven years ago.
We paid out million and half dol
lars for freight last year. We have
Mouse river. We have Mayor Clark
who has the lid on so tight that we
are all drinking butter milk. We are
going to have the normal school the
federal building at cost Of half
million dollars, we had stalwarts and
insurgents before June "a, but now
they're all republicans.
This state has two and half NIL
lion ceres Of school lands which will
some day be worth fifty million doll
ars. No state has a better school sys
Ls u. w Sito We lllol Sl.lt Si'~o ~ lb~
population than any other state. Mi
not recently completed three elegant
new churches. the Metho l'sc at a cost
Ioe $4,000 the Presbyterian at cost
Of S17,0C0 and the Lutheran at a cost
of nearly 100000 The pew Calho
lie church iS now being built al cost
O. 100000. This is the state for peo
ple with back bone, courage, indus t.
ry and aims.
Ice cold butter milk and cigars were
served TO the crowd.
After that, the business men wan
dered around the city, when at sil
o'clock their train pulled out.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-07-09
Vic Chaffee Dead

Vic Chaffee, Receiver Of the Whilst
on land office, died at Williston Mon
day morning about ten o'clock after
a lingering illness from small pox Mt
Chaffee was precariousiy i'll from the
very start and the doctor di5 not
hold out manv hopes for his recovery.
Mr.. Chaffee was abort 45 years of, age
and resided in Grand Forks until he,
received the goyernm eNt aTroir--,1 elrtt :
He was very popular servant Of
the government and a good fellow
generally. He Leaves :. V. ID CIV
era1 children ~ss - s~sS
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-07-09

ninety-five percent of the wholesale
business of the state was done by out
side concerns, and thought that We
were entitled to fifty per cent of it
at least. We came to this state with
energy, but no money. Mr. Duis al
so referred to Minot as wholesale
city, saying that we were 800 miles
from Fargo and 200 miles from Grand
Forks, and by rights ought to supply
the western part Of the state
! George Perley of the Fargo College
gave an address. He spoke of the
educational advantages of Fargo.
There are 5000 boys and girls of school
age in Fargo and $500 in Moorhead,
aero ssthe river There is a Normal
school at Moorhead with an enroll
ment of 500 The Concordia College
in Fargo is we'll attended. The Sacred
Heart Academy is a Catholic insti-
tuition, and a good school. The Ladies
Lutheran Seminary has an enroll
ment of 800.
There are two business colleges as
good as any in the United States.
The North Dakota Agricultural col
lege is an institution that alone will
be worth millions of dollars to the
farmers Of North Dakota this year
The men at the head of the school
are Of international fame. The Fargo
learning.
Gov. Devine concluded the address
es. He referred to North Dakota as 8
big state with big people and NOV
| ing along at big pace. Fargo has
it's Forum and it's Plumley, the Rec
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-07-09
Fargo Commercial
Club In Minot
Sxty Of The States Best Boosters Arrive On Special
Minot Delegation Met Them At Carpio-Good
Time At Local Club

in the birth record for 1907. Ward
county has 1177 births to her credit
for 1907 while her nearest compet-
itor, Cass county can make her brag
of but 566, and the one following Cass
is McHenry with few less. McHen-
ry county borders on Ward county
Ward county produced 81 more males
than females in 1907.
Last year we raised ten million bus
hels of wheat and four million bushels
of fax. Ward county raised by great
odds the most fax of any county in
the state, and this state ranks No.
in the flax production of the U. S.
! The Major created good deal Of
merriment when he thought that
Ward gave promise OF the production
of 1000 babies in the year 1908.
Lieut. Gov. Lewis, who is President
of the Fargo Commercial club, said
that the club had been out for three
days and that the Minot bunch was
the best and the livliest that it has
found anywhere in the state. He said
that the object of the junket was to
seek information and dispense with
some. The club is out to boost Far
go and show up it's wholesale advant-
ages but he realized that Minot was
a wholesale center also, and he urges
the people Of this part of the state
to patronize the wholesale houses
here so far as possible.
| II Fargo can furnish the state with
something that Minot has not got,
then try Fargo. He referred to the
banks of Fargo that do considerable
business with the country banks
When the panic came on last fall and
the Twin City banks refused to let
iout a cent, the Fargo banks sent
100000 out thru the state, showing
that it was better to patronize home
institutions. Ex-Mayor Sweet of Far
go gave rousing speech which was
well received. He said that he had
thought that Fargo was all of it, but
he had to admit that there were 9TH
ers, meaning Minot. He was more
than pleased with the storm of cor
diality that struck the train at Car
pio. He thought chat Minot had sent
her best looking men but found that
there were a lot more Of them left
at home.
He compared the train to sky roc
ket, which had left Fargo, Travelled
all over the state, and finally bursted
| in all of its splendor and glory right
! in Minot. He congratulated this city
ion its band OF boosters, meaning the
commercial club. Withal, his speech
was fowery and filled with good
thoughts.
George Duis, the mayor OF Grand
Forks was kidnapped by the Fargo
boys when the train passed thru Mi
not Tuesday night and taken up the
line. He made an address which was
we'll taken. He said that the people Of
North Dakota had more wealth per
capita than those of any other state
in the Union, with magnificent crop
a growing. This state is attracting
more attention than any other state
! in the uinon today. Mr.. Duis said that
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-07-09

The members of Fargo Commercial
Club, sixty in all, spent several hours
in Minot Wednesday afternoon They
were on their way thru on business
and pleasure junket over the entire
state, having left last Monday. They
expect to arrive in Fargo again Fri
day morning and will has. gone l4oo
miles when their journey is ended
In talking with several of the mem
hers, the Independent learns that the
crops all over the state look very
promising without single exception
and the Fargo business men are very
highly elated over the prospects.
Minot turned out right and welcom'
ed this enterprising body OF men.
The Club passed thru Minot Tues
day night about eleven o'clock going
directly to mbrose from which place
they doubled back, stopped at the
more important stations, meeting the
businessmen and distributing the ad-
vertising matter that will make Fargo
more famous than it already is.
Those who comprised the 'Mlnot
party that went to Carpio to meet the
Fargo bays were G. l.. Prescott, Mai
or Person, R. E. Barron, j. A. Roell,
C. A. Grow, A. w. Tracy, DR.. Scholl-
berg, r. C.. Sanborn, E. E. Henyen,
G. D. Colcord, IT,. w. Gammons, ~ =.
sherman, B. H. Bradford, <. -.
Leighton, Joe Purcell, w. B. Hawley,
A. A. Robinson, F. B. Lambert, A..
N. Eckler, F. w. Youngman, Sam
Clark. q. G.. Warren, W.. D. Wendt,
ATTY. Thompson, J.. C.. Smallwood and
Walter Bond.
The trip to Minot was one contln-
ual round of pleasure. The Minot del
egation was shown every courtesy
that could be shown on the splendid
special, one of the finest trains tnat
was ever run over the 500. The train
consisted Of tourist sleeper for the
use Of the train employees, two stand
ard sleepers, two day coaches and a
car especially for the commissary de-
nartment. This was the most popular
car of the lot and lemonade, pop and
o+har refreshments were served to
the thirsty.
When the train reached Minot. it
was met by the Minot metropolitan
band with a large number OF mem
hers of the Commercial Club and they
all marched to the Commercial Clup
rooms.
President Tracy started the bali
rolling by welcoming the visitors.
Mayor Clark gave short witty ad-
dress. He said that there might
he a few things between Minot and
Fargo. Grand Forks for instance, but
that in the main their interests were
in common, and that what was good
for one city was good for the otner'
Major Murphy followed Mr.. Clark.
The Major admits that Minot is not
in exactly the same class with Fargo,
but says that within five or ten years
we will be giving our friends in the
eastern part Of the state mighty
good chase. They will find Minot a
lusty city. We are ahead Of Fargo
and Cass county in one point, that IS,
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Result OF The
Minot Races
Friday July 8.

First race.
2.25 pace. Purse $400.
Bonnie Wilkes, first money
Buster, second money.
Baron Directum, third money.
Della Wood, fourth money. Count
Lewis was distanced in the first heat.
Time Of heats, 2:20 1-3, 2:20 IL,
and 2:21 IL.
Florence D, owned by D. A. Dinnie
was fifth in each of the heats.
Second Race.
2:35 pace. Purse $500.
Roy Panic. first money.
Dacota Bell, second.
Neurola, third.
Bonnie Wilkes, fourth.
Time 2:27 IA, 1925 ga.
Granite, owned by John Moore OF
Minot was number g. 7 and 5 in the
| various heats.
Third Race.
furlong dash. Purse $100.
Won by Wassail with Pooh second,
Poh Pooh third and Sam L Wjite
! Fourth.
Three-fourths mile dash.
Purse s100.
My Roas, first, Necha second, Jim
Hill third and Oakling fourth.
Saturday July 4th.
1st race, 2:12 pace, Purse $500.
Governor Sarles won 1st money
Luke Vernon Won End money.
Eddie Woods won Srd money.
Billy Boggs won 4th money.
General Luther and Robert D won
distances.
Time: 2:16 IA, 2:15 3-4; 2:14 IA
l2:19 IA.
End race 2:25 Trot or 2:30 Pace.
Nilson's Panic won 1st money
Nerola Jr., won End money.
Atherton Won 3rd money.
Khnorheart won 4th money.
DR.. Small also started.
Time $3.50 IA, 2:27 Ia, 2:30 IL.
Saturday July 4.
Running Races.
Srd pace, 3-s mile and repeat, purse
5000.
Ella Leaf won 1st heat with Memphis
10 second. Bets on this heat were
declared of as judges decided it was
a fixed rate and that the other hors-
es were not trying.
In the second heat Memphis Jr., won
with Betty Gold seond.
1st and second money was divided
between Ella Leaf and Memphis Jr.
3rd money went to Betty Gold
Time: 81 IA, 81 IL.
4th race, mile dash, purse 5000.
Oaking won 1st money
Gossiper won 2no money.
Necha won 3rd money.
My Rosa and Wassail also ran.
Time 1;46 "a
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sition in Grand Forks, when she be-
came ill., She was popular young
woman and leaves scores of friends
in Minot who regret her death. She
was 2S years of age. Her parents re-
side at Fergus Falls, Minn.
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Ross Boy Drowned
Three Year Old Son OF Geo. Durrand Looses Life In
Shallow Sloug gh-Ltte Fellow on Way To
Grandfathers Home

George Durand, who lives three miles
south of Ross, was drowned Mon
day evening, in peculiar way. The
little boy started to go to his grand
fathers home a short distance across
the field, and took the old accus-
Willard, the three year old son Of
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toned path. Recent rains had filed
one of the pot holes thru which the
path ran with eighteen inches of wat
er, and the little fellow walked right
into the water, where his little body
was found short time later.
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Miss Anna McNulty, who for a
year was head waitress at the Le-
land Hotel, died at Grand Forks
where she was operated upon for
appendicitis. She left Minot three
weeks ago, intending to accept a po-
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-07-09

An excellent article signed by an
Tx Kicker" concerning the Minot
Commercial Club will appear next
week.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-10-27

that
establishment a
in spread
addition industries of the
of Georgia. the raising cattle beef purposes
products annually brought
taking the hundreds of thousands
dollars that properly should be retained at home With such
adj
criminal people
expanding
of
raising industry
of
hmpered
especially could be raised
awaiting cold
killing the likelihood the spelling of the meats the
producers hands has those in position to know state held down the
should be- The establish
packing the industry by
drawback by furnishing steady market for stock on the
hcof
If Columbus
so? The statement is made that the
heavily supplies if there
Combined with packing business such a
hereabouts is recognized
for stock purposes If market existed here where
disposed time to advantage is
tremendous development in the
would build
agricultural life
such
believe that will
pay there believe that it will not?
South Independent of the West
its main and sections
only money producer the that is received from the
Of the farmers hands for food supplies for his
cotton growing would be mmeasab
attention to the raising OF uer
with consd
raising of sufficient supplies in
the business supply the
their farming operations might be
Anything tends check the great
Flow Of money ont of the South be
back such companies Savannah and Column
bus discussing
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The Night Riders.
New York World.

It has been suggested that several
of the Southern Governors hold a
conference to consider methods for
dealing with the night riders.
This form of organized crime has
become frequent in certain sections
where lawless tobacco and cotton
growers imagine that they can die
tate the price of their crops through
terrorism. The lynching party at
Walnut Log, Tenn, which murdered
Capt Rankin and from which Col.
Taylor narrowly escaped with his
life was bent on similar crime in
defense of what they assumed to be
their property rights.
But whatever a conference OF Gov
ernors might do every Governor
whose State is troubled with night
riders has his own problem What
has been lacking 50 far, especially in
Kentucky where the night riders out
RACES have been most numerous, has
been the vigorous pursuit of criminals.
In some counties week after week
midnight riders have ppeared, rifle
and rope in hand. Where so many
are involved it must be possible to
secure information if witnesses are
sure of protection If that does not
work then only resource is the militia
In such a contest law and government
must VIM
No organized band of outlaws can
last if a Governor of Kentucky or
Tennessee or Arkansas is determined
to wipe it out No Governor would adj
init that he is not under oath to sup
press nightriderism
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sour Women IN the War;
Savannah Morning News.)

By rising vote at the Confederate
veterans reunion in Atlanta the other
day resolution calling for immediate
steps to be taken for the erection upon
the Capitol grou nds of a monument to
the women of the Confederacy was
unanimously carried. Throughout the
South, and in all parts of the North
where Southern men have settled
since the sixties, there will be a spon-
taneous aye" response to the PROPOSE
ton.
We are not fully informed with re-
spect to the character of the organiza-
ton that is proposed for the raising of
the fund, but it ought to be an organi-
cation of men, and men ought to en-
ter enthusiastically into the work of
providing this tribute, which has been
all too long delayed. The women of
the South have been the great monu-
ment builders to their heroes of the
Confederacy. There is probably not a
battle monument anywhere in the
South that was not largely created by
their energy and patriotic endeayor.
They have labored as tirelessly and in
telligently to preserve the sacred
memories of the great struggle as they
labored lovingly and with sacrifices to
sustain and encourage the men at the
front during the continuance of the
bloody struggle for Southern constitu-
tional independence.
Language fails when words are
wanted to characterize the attitude
and conduct of our women in the
war" and accord them just tribute
of praise. 1t was they who gave most
for the Southern cause, and suffered
most by its battles. They gave their
best beloved and urged them to fight
for right, while their hearts were
breaking They tore off their jewels
and laces and sold them to raise funds
for the sustenance of the men in thq
field They turned their hands to hard
manual labor in the manufacturing of
necessaries for the soldiers. They till
ed the fields by day, sewed rough gar
ments in the evening, and prayed
. hourly for preservation and success
of their soldiers. They were Spartans
at heart. desiring their men to come
back with their shields upon them,
| because they had faith in the justice
of their cause and the courage Of their
convictions. Being non-eombatants
| they could only watch, wait, work and
pray 1t was not for them to share in
| the excitement and glamor of armed
conflict which are assuagers of the
| physical pain that in war must be
suffered. The women could only SUI
fer in silence and still hope and
pray
Throughout the terrible years Of
the war the women of the South We're
angels of mercy, of hope, of inspira-
ton, to the gray-clad, hungry bedrag-
gled, yet ever-valiant soldiers that
| followe ed the Southern Cross The
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