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

North Dakota is one Of the leading
grain producing states In the Unit
ed Stateg. and besides producing =
large amount Of the country's sur
plus grain, its products are OF SUI
perior quality. In view Of this fact,
the farmers of this state should show
an active interest in the National
Corn Exposition. to be hell IN
Omaha, Nebraska, December ito 10.
and send the best corn. wheat and
oats that they can produce to oma'
ha. While the exposition e known
as the National Corn IMPOSITION, II
is really a grain exposition, fol
many valuable premiums and cash
| prizes are offered for the best e1
hibits Of not only corn, but wheat
and alfalfa.
There will be three general class
es in which North Dakota exhibitors
may show:
1st, The classes open to North Ia
kota exhibitors only.
End. Glasses open to exhibitors II
the northern zone', which include
'1North Dakota, South Dakota, Mime
/ sofa, Wisconsin, Michigan and tn
north tier OF counties Of Illinois an
Iowa
3rd. Glasses open to the world
Besides winning all the premium
offered to North Dakota exhibitor
our farmers should carry home thei
share of the premiums offered in tn
larger classes, for some of the bes
wheat and oats in the world ar
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-12-03
Agricultural College Notes

ON aradnate students seldom be-
come farmers, but the reason IS 0 ],
be found, not in the fact that the y
agricultural college educates men
away from the farm, but because tne
demasds Of the day for men In ex-
detrimental lines Of work, as govern
ment employees, or as teachers N
high schools and colleges, TAR ex-
ceeds the total output Of the agri-
cultural schools Of the country. For
1t is only the occasional man who
graduates. Itsis only the occasional
man whose face turns away from
the farm Last year, with am enroll
Iment OF 1000 students, we graduated
|12. This year with, somewhat
! larger enrolment in prospect, we
viii graduate only Is. OF the re-
mainder nearly all go back. after
shorter or longer stay, to agricul. !,
tural or mechanical pursuits.
1t was an agricultural college
which, through Professor Babcock OF
Wisconsin, put the dairying industry
, upon scientific basis through his
j discovery of the milk test that bears
!, his name. The world is indebted 10
t the Minnesota station for the breed
!, ! ing Of wheat. AMI to Iowa ana lllin.
) ois for vast improvement in corn
], To North Dakota belongs the sreat
: honor Of Professor Bolley's Tornado
/ hyde treatment of grain for smut,
: that represents an annual saving TO
t the people of North Dakota alone
running up into the millions.
II Were the things mentioned the
only benefits that have resulted from
the maintenance of snch schools
throughout the land, they would have
j fully paid their running cost from
4 the time when the first school was
founded to the present day, and
would have heaped up such dividends
in hard cash as no investments il
land, or oil has ever done.
The agricultural colleges of the ma
tion. stand for advancement. The
farmer of today has N his hand the
results of their labors. And we be-
lieve that when looked at fairly,
honestly, even the most preiudicsd
man viii admit that judged merely
by the cold practical standard Of
profit and loss, the Agricultural coll
ieges, particularly the schools of
the Northwest have made good
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-12-03
Smith Brothers Boiling
Over with Wrath


A couple Of brothers by the name
Of Smith who recently sompletsd :
three months term In the county
jail for violating the prohibition laws
ot the state in Mohall returned to
thai town the other day ami on Mon
day night with "blood in their eyes"
and seeking revenge out Of some
one whom they had It, ip for proceed
ed as soon as they stepped on the
train to making threats, entering
business places andcausing general
feeling of unrest among the towns
people. who later in the day In
formed the mayor Of the village who
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-12-03

A Minot minister has arranged a
nursery in the basement OF his
church for the benefit OF infants who
cannot be left at home during the
Sunday services.
A lot OF Minot people attended
the dedication OF the new, Security
Bank at Stanles East Friday. The
event was grand success, the prog
ram being grant ball.
"a r Smith Of this city Is likely
to lose foot as the result OF an
accident while hunting In the south
ern part of the state last week. The
unfortunate fellow WAS in range
with smother gun in the hands Of 8
companion and went OF by accident
Mr.. Smith was carried q distance O
fifty miles Overland to q railwa,
station and taken to the town o
Dickinson for treatment: after tn
accident had occurred.
The man who has good wife ani
coascientiously takes her advice, II
not likely to get into very dee,
trouble. either in this world or tb,
next it he is careful.
Three of the dw men who wer,
hunting with editr Phil Short, o
Ross, when he wAs Killed in Nc
enzie county were hunting withou
permits and each one WIS flnet
$s2-75.
A transient by the name OF Dun1
threw a beer bottle thru restaur
ant window in Mohall because h;
had been fred out Of the place ant
the employees trimmed him up will
ppair OF black eyes and a broker
nose before turning him over t
the city marshal.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-12-03

increased the police
force, which soon found something to
do. The Smiths and the police came
together with force in front Of the
Sherwood hotel and after a hard
fight the onicers succeeded in land
ing their man none the worse for
the conflict. TIL men were taken
to the city lock up over night and
in the morning Justice OF the Peace
Gunderson brot them up ON the
carpet AMI fined each SO and costs
and gave them a severe going over
They'll tame down after a while.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-12-03
Items Of Interest
Boiled Down for
Busy Readers /:
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walks in day. It will be pulled
with horses and work on the same
principle as the SNOW plows on the
engines.
Gov. Burke is besieged by applica-
tions from North Dakota attorneys
who desire to be appointed to the
supreme court. It is estimated that
there are no less than 200 attorneys
who would like the job.
Gustav Schroeder who has q half
section OF land miles west Of No
hall, has sold $500 worth OF grain
raised on his farm this year, besides
having some grain left. Some Of his
wheat yielded 80 bushels per acre.
a Great Northern engine became
derailed ct Mohall, and the wreck,
ing crew was called out.
Miss Minnie Lucht. daughter Of
Herman Lucht ct Goodlands. eloped
to Bottineau with Mr. Marsh, where
the couple were married. The girl
IL only II years Of ge. but swore
that she was 1a The girls Mrother
assisted In the elopement.
The market being about 2 cents
higher It Bisbee than 4 Cando
many Caado farmers havre been
marketing their grain at Bisbee
which fact caused the Dempcrat ID
say things.
The state sale of school lmds OF
lTowner county held Last week, broke
lail previous records. The grand
total Of the sales was 1928 SOS 90, ol
which $126233.T was paid in cash
Total number Of acres sold were
II 900, and average price per acre
was $15.21. There we're 334 descrip
tons listed, and all but % OF these
were sold. George McWilliams paid
the highest price per acre, $37. The
land spectators were present. but
did not bid against the farmers.
A horrible accident. at Deep caused
the ,1eath OF Mrs. Robert A:*Leudke
ana her little baby girl The mother
and child had Just returned from
Deep. and the mother started the
fire, using kerosene. The can ex'
ploded and the flames were thrown
all about the poor woman. The
husband working in the field, saw
| the smoke ana rushed into the house.
He found the little child lying on
tho floor and carried the babe out
OF doors and then risked his life
in going into the house for HIS wife.
He found her sitting in rocking
chair. her clothes burned from her
! body. He carried the woman out
of the burning house, but she was
burned 20 badly that she died at
ave o'clock that afternoon. y The
little child lived until one o'clock
the next morning Neighbors put
the fire OF the house out and saved
Its complete destruction.
Edin Boenk, an omemee young
NINA, boarded a north bound freight
train last week, but did not onr-
|chase ticket. Conductor Hender-
son ordered him off the train al
tho It was running at hish rate OF
speed, and the fellow grabbed his
grip and q jump When he fell.
Ibis ankle was broken. He slraFged
himself back to omennee AMI went
ID Dottinean that evening Tor med'-
"a Attentions wili ssEias suit
snnAasg - s01lnaa soaDGk.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-12-03
HUB I q RIM

A Swedish newspaper may be es-
tablished at Palermo-if the pro-
moters can get the right parties in
tereSted.
The Kenmare papers are after
county commissioner Ralph Abbott.
They accuse that individual of doing
things which married man should
not sdo and ask him to resign from
the board. Mr.. Abbott refuses and
more exposure of his alleged public
aazsslrivate life may follow.
The court took hand in the late
strike at the Mcclure mine at Tas.
NeE. The strikers were given three
days to get OF the property-if they
did not care to work. The trouble
arose over the management refusing
to reinstAte an employe who had
been fired.
r. =. X . t Z < Z IA fr ~ .
Bread and water viii be the bill-o
7are served In the Magic CITY jai
from now on and the prisoners ma!
i-be employed in cleaning the side
walks for their daily exercise.
Bowbells defeated Columbus Dy q
score Of to o in game OF basket
j-ban last week. No team has score
against Bowbelis this year. The!
| @.shut out Kenmare by score of II
! to and s to 0.
"A Plaza blind pigger was bound
lover to the district court, Editu,
lSmith OF Plaza was one of the com
planning witnesses.
There were four crazy men IN TIN
Ward county Jail at one time las
week and the deputies were KEEP
busy both night and day till the.
were probably disposed of by tn
insanity board.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-12-03

Maxbass is drilling = we'll. and il
gas is not found, they are confident
q getting an artesian well.
The Cando Herald will sue all sub
scribers who do not come thru with
the dough.
The Edmore HeraldlNews has plac-
ed It's delinquent subscription &C
counts in the hands of an attorney
with Instructions 70 sue II necessary.
1lss Mary K0ttke died II The
Northwestern hosAtal at Mnot aftsr
. short illness. She was 80 years
OF age and resided with her parents
near Norwich.
w. G. Mitchell. formerly editor
oe the Norwich Item. tss bsen pub
lishing the Stanley Sun for 2 couple
OF weeks.
Y Mrs. Nellie Cosand Of Cotean had
an exciting experience with two
hungry woves that attacked her
horses as she was driving TO her
home from the home Of her father.
! The wolves STOOD IN the road. and
refused to move an inch. The horses
stopped. and began plunging. The
woman drove around them, and they
took after the horses swapping ct
their heels. She ran the team to
q mouse and the lights frightened the
animals away.
An entertainment and "foot shad'
ow' social, were held at the Bot1
school house No. 3. Friday evening
Quite a large crowd was present
Herman Mnnertz acted as the auc
tioneer. and the way that the feet
were sold is caution. The money
raised will be used in buying lib
rary for the school. The entertain
ment was most interesting and re
fleets much credit on the teacher
Miss MinnieE. Herwig..
The colored fortune teller who
speaks English, Norwegian and the
'sCoon" language, departed from
Berthold after making a general
nuisance OF himself Tor several
weeks. He found easy picking.
Columbus, Ward county boasts Of
a cracker jack FOOT ball team. It Il
composed mostly Of farmer lads
who are right IN trim. having kick
ed Niger heads around all season
A Swedish paper 10 soon to be
started at Palermo.
Two Kermitites got into an argu'
ment and settled It with their lists
One used brass knuckles AMI ex'
plainei the matter to the Justice.
"A valuable team was stolen from
Truax Bros. near Kermit q month
ago, and altho the owners have spent
nearly Hhe value OF the team IN
hunting for the horses, no trace has
been found.
Frank Sanford Of Rogers took $21O
worth OF premiums with his cattle
at the stock show at South St. Paul.
This is fine considering that ne
competed with lot OF corn FED
cattle.
Mandan, IN the center Of the old
stock raising country. marketed halt
million bushels OF grain this year.
The Minot City Fathers have Is
sued orders to the residents to clean
the snow OF their sidewalks. i
thsy. ,,cn't do IL, the city viii. and snd
charge the expense up TO the own
- ~ CITY u tsins s. = -
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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-12-03

rF-5
s. TAKEN up black and white
steer about two years old. no brand
at nv place on section IO-155-ss. H
j. Reid, P. o. address, Alsnot, n. >.
1f-2e Ole !,
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-12-03

ndnsha1 ", H. Glider and Pat Shay
all resi- ling near Hurd, n. p. Mr..
schibsby Implement Co. Of Lansiord
Is also convinced Of the value to
him Of 4he Fewell device as he test.
"a It b{ having the rarvestad ma.
chine thresh out his fax.
Out u the many who have seen
this device in operation the opinion
is unanimous as to the great boon
1t Is to the farmers, meaning as II
does an annual saving Of thousands
Of dollars, as it prevents cracking
i Of grain that is now cracked and
grain which is lost over the shoe in
to the blower and in the straw pie
will be saved.
Mr.. Flewell upon his well earned
tsuccess and feel sure that he will
undoubtedlv reiize a fortune from hi
Invention Genburn, North Dakota
Advance.
Tha paid up subscriber OF a news
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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-12-03

ThS paid up subscriber of a news
paper generally has a big stand in
with the editor.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-12-03

Il "A Swedish newspaper may be es-
'tablished at Palermo-if the pro-
moters can get the right parties in
ters' tied.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-12-03

"A Plaza blind pigger was bound
|over to the district court, Editor
smith OF Plaza was one of the com
planning witnesses.
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-05-21
TROLLEY co. WINS
Jury Instructed to Bring in a
Verdict in It's Fa.
vor.
REPLEVIN CASE HEARD
Gocbel Pays Ills Fine, But Foster
Appcals-Other Court
News.

At the close Of the second day Of the
suit of Morse, administrator, VS.. the
Consolidated Railway company yester-
day the motion was made by the de-
PENDANT company that the jury be In
structed to bring In a verdict in It's IA
vor. After considerable talk between
counsel that was done. The trolley
company will be allowed its costs In the
action.
The suit was brought in behalf Of the
estate OF little fourteen-year-old Or
lean Blake, who was struck by a car
of the trolley company at Morris Cove
on october 90, 1906 She died later OF
her injuries, according to the plaintiff
In his action.
The next case on the docket, which
Will be taken up this morning Is that
Of Codlanne, administrator VS.. the
Consolidated Railway company.
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-05-21
MAY BE OUTSIDER.
Sergeant Gibson's Successor May Come
from Precinct.

While Chief Cowles has not yet ia
ken any action in regard to the petit
ton of Sergeant Gibson of Central
station that he be relieved of night
desk duty at that station he has de-
cided to grant the request. Just what
he will do regarding a successor he
said he had not thought over careful
ly yet. The change will not be made
until the first of June, so as not to
interfere with the hour schedule Of
the sergeants.
None of the sergeants at Central
station appear to want the position
which is regarded as too continuing
and involving too much responsibility
when compared with the street duty
All the sergeants at central are COM
paratively young and active men and
do not wish to be immured in the
station When asked In regard TO the
matter last night, Chief Cowles said
that there was possibility that one
of the sergeants ut one of the outy-
ing precincts might be brought n and
SlNcl wv pooltiull plpNiuIu ic IdlSu
for 1t, Both Sergeant Herman at
station three, who has the night desk
work there, and Sergeant Crocker
who holds the same job at station
four, are elderly officers and it Is pro-
baby that If none Of the central men
want the place either one Of these
two may get it If he wishes the place
The chief is also considering the
possibility of q return to the system
in vogue at central before the appoint
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-05-21
A Queer Probate Case.

A very interesting matter came ur
in the probate court yesterday morn
ing when Mrs, Agnes b. Cafferty OF
Ed street, widow of the late Frank p
Caherty, who died last September, ap.
piled to the court for letters of ad.
minlstration on her husbands estate
Mr.. Cafferty was very well known and
popular with all. He was financial
secretary of Elm Tree lodge. y. T.. o
p, and recently while going over
some receipts signed by the treasurer
of the lodge which, when compared
with the lodge books, Mrs. Cafferty
claims, shows that her husband paid
into the lodge treasury the sum of 1851
more than he had collected. II is now
stated that Mrs. Cafferty has taken
out administration papers on her hus-
bands estate so that she can recover
this extra money from the lodge. A
hearing on the application has been
set for May IS at 10 o'clock in the pro.
bate court.
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-05-21

Joseph Horn of IA Grand avenue,
who lives with his brotherin-law, Will
liam r. Bertram a baker, has been ac-
quilted in the United States court for
the southern district, In New York OF
sending an improper letter to his moth
er-in-law through the malls. She lives
at Muhlhausen, Germany. This Is the
termination of the litigation that sue
,ceeded the kidnapping of Lucia Horn,
in New York. last January, the father
and his two brothers figuring In that
transaction The child was brought to
New Haven to live at the home OF
her aunt, Mrs. Bertran. Judge Isaac
Wolfe OF the common pleas court after
listening to evidence in habeas cor
pus proceeding for several days award
ed the custody of the child to the faith
er. She Is now with him.
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-05-21

Corporation Counsel Rogers has filed
In the Superior court his answer on
behalf o: the city in the cases of the
New Haven Lawn club and Mrs,
Francis Wayland against the city of
New Haven The suits are appeals
from the action of the bureau of COM
pensation and the board of aldermen
In assessing damages on account OF
the proposed Pearl street extension.
The Lawn club was allowed s2,2S5.5G
and Mrs. Wayland was allowed $4,000
Both claim the allowance was much
too small.
Corporation Counsel Rogers answer
to this claim is that the respondent
has not sufficient knowledge or IN
formation to form a BELIEF.
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-05-21
Bradley VIII.

Another postponement of the hear
Ing on the will of the late Franklin S,
Bradley, former president of the Yale
National bank was asked for by coun-
sci for John I. Manson who with Mr.,
Bradley's widow acts as an executor,
when the matter came up in the pro-
bate court yesterday, Attorney George
d. Watrous represents Mr., Manson and
Mrs Bradley, and White, Dagsett &
Tilson have been retained 10y children
Of the testator. The e6tate Is worth
over $4,000, 1t is said. When the will
came up for hearing one week age
It was reported that the children wotld
contest II.
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-05-21

the Job at central Is so important that
there should be a regular man to
hold 1t and not changing order such
as the turn and turn arrangem INT
would bring about The official an
nounoement Of the change will proba
bly, be made sometime next week.
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-05-21
Goebel Pays: Foster Appeals.

An appeal to the court of common
pleas by Foster and a settlement by
Coebel was yesterdays sequel 10 the
decision of Judge Tyner in the student
police fracas, by which they were fined
SIS and $35 respectively and their
chums, C. II. Gilbert. and Benjamin
Wallis exonerated Their counsel At
torney Seymour S. Loomis, was In ia
vor OF an appeal by both It Is under
stood, and not until tho last minute did
Goehel decide to pay UP.
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-05-21
Hcplcvin Case.

In the common pleas court yesterday
the suit of Alonzo vs., J. Edwin Hun
gerford was heard before Judge Wolfe.
The decision in the case was reserved.
The suit was brought for the recovery
Of some hay on a replevin action. The
defendant is a deputy sheriff in Itch
field county.
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-05-21
Renuhlicans Sued.

Harry Dean of Waterbury filed suit
in the superior court yesterday for $685.,
900 damages against the republican par
ty of the Brass city for injuries In
Cured in rally last fall. The suit
will be tried here and before jury.
prominent Waterbury republican
when asked yesterday forenoon as to
where the money would come from In
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-05-21
Smaller Case Not Ended,

The suit of Arnold Fl. Smaller VS..
James Bannon ct ux. was partly heard
In the common pleas court yesterday
before Judge Wolfe and a jury, It will
be continued this morning. The suit
arose over the painting of the defend
ants house in Meriden, which the
plaintiff claims was not paid for
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-05-21

Montgomery Ala, May 90 - Re-
turns to-day from the state demo-
cratic primary of Monday indicate
that DR. r. NJ. Cunningham, one of
the Johnson men for delegate%at-
large. In many counties the vote
is not yet in.
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-05-21
HENRY r. BLAKE ILL.

Henry T. Blake, president of the
board of park commissioners of the
city, is quite III at his home with very
hard cold. Mr., Blake IA keeping in doors
and his physician expects him to be
about again in few days,
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-05-21

ment of Sergeant Cook as night desk
sergeant, Before that time the SER
geants at the station took turns alter
mating on the desk, Some of the Off
GERS at central favor q return 80 this,
but it is not likely that It will be
adopted again. The chief holds that
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-05-21

Columbia, S, c., May 20.--By vote
so nearly unanimous that no division
was called for, the South Carolina
state democratic convention to day de-
cded to instruct its delegates to the
national convention for Bryan.
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-05-21
Townsend Company incorporated,

Townsend Company incorporated.
Articles have been filed IN the Office
OF the state secretary nc Hartford in
cooperating the Townsend company Of
this city with a capital stock Of 100000
The incorporators are James n. Town
send of New York Mrs, Harriet j,
Townsend, the wife OF James y Town
send; Mrs Mary L. Townsend widow
OF Judge William t. Townsend and
Charles Elliott Pickett Of this city,
The company Is formed to manage
the property that was owned Jointly by
the late Judge and his brother, James
n. Townsend. In this city 1t includes
the land on the northwest corner of
Crown and Orange streets where the
Chamberlain building stands and the
brick block at College and Chapel
used as the New Haven house annex