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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-09-17
Notice of Expiration of Redemption.
Office of County Auditor, }
County of Mile Laos,
State of Minnesota. }

Office of County Auditor,
County of Mile Laos,
State of Minnesota.
To Samuel M. Cook:
You are hereby notified that the fol-
lowing piece or parcel of land, stu
ated in the county of Mile Laos, state
OF Minnesota, and known and de-
scribed as follows, to-wit: the south
west quarter of southwest quarter of
section 20, township 80, range q, is
now assessed in your name; that on the
Sth day of May, 1905, at sale of
lands pursuant to the real estate tax
Judgment duly given and made in and
by the district court in and for said
county of Mile Laos on the 10th day
of March, 1905, in proceedings to en-
force the payment of taxes delinquent
upon real estate for the year 1908, for
said county of Mile Laos, the above
described piece or parcel of land was
duly offered for sale, and no one bid
ding upon said offer an amount equal
to that for which said piece or parcel
was subject to be sold, to-wit: the sum
of nine dollars and ffty-nlne cents,
the same was duly bid in for the state
of Minnesota for said sum; that there
after, and on the 9TH day of May, 1908,
the said piece or parcel of land still
being unredeemed from said sale, the
same and all the rights of said state
therein under said sale was duly as
signed and conveyed by the county
auditor of said county for the sum of
forty-three dollars and forty-seven
cents, duly paid to the county treasur-
er of said county; that the certificate
OF conveyance for said piece Or parcel
of land, executed and delivered by
said county auditor upon said assign
ment of the ri hts of said state &C.
quired under said sale, has been pre-
sented to me at my Office by the holder
thereof for the purpose of having
notice of expiration of time of redemp-
tion from said sale given and served;
that the amount required to redeem
said piece or parcel of land from said
sale at the date of this notice, exclusive
of the costs to accrue upon this notice,
is the sum of forty-four dollars and
ninty-fve cents: and that the time for
the redemption of said piece or parcel
of land from said sale will expire sixty
(60) days after the service OF this
notice and the filing of proof OF such
service in my Office.
Witness my hand and seal of Office
this 10th day Of August, 1908.
E. E. WHITNEY,
Auditor Mile Laos County, Mime
fOficial Sea1\
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-09-17

No. 1904, Blue Hill, will meet the first and third
Saturday Of every month at the Wheeler school
house at 8 p. m. " az. - t2'5
JAMES DUGAN. Pres. FRED STEHL Sec
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-09-17

No. 1884 Woodland Brook, will meet the first
and third Saturday Of each month at the
Woodland Brook school house at D. m.
ALBERT RIEBE, Pres. FRANK MAGNUsoN, Sec
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-09-17
American Society Of Equity Directory

NO. 1926, Schmidt District, Will meet the first
Friday of every month at the Schmidt
district school house No. 8. at p. m.
ED. BENSEMAN, Pres. II. F. HOLTHUs Sec
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-09-17

The most reliable system renovator;
restores vitality, regulates the kidneys
and system. Recommended by your
druggist as the best. Such is Hol-
listers Rocky Mountain Tea. IS cents,
tea or tablets. G. A. Jack.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-09-17

Money to loan on improved farms
at the lowest rate of interest. Loans
promptly and properly closed.
14-tf M. s. Rutherford & Co.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-09-17

NO. 374, Berry District will meet the first
Friday OF every month at the Berry school
house: district "a, at 1880 p. m.
O. D. ORNE, Pres la HATcH Sec
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-03-12

They located on section 9, township
Elsie Ann Tennis, daughter of Sam.
uel and Jane Tennis was born Feb. s,
1850, at Laporte county, Indiana. At
the age of 10 years (1S60) her parents
moved to Winnebago county, Iowa,
Forest City, where she passed youth.
She was studious, bright and gen.
eral favorite with all her associates
at the age. of 16 years she took the
occupation OF a common school teach
er which work She followed until her
marriage In 1901 she taught the
primary department Of tho graded
school at Forest City while her hus-
band e. D. Skinner was principal. Dur
ing this time they formed an attach
ment that eliminated in a happy mar
riage on the first day of January, 1877.
She and her husband were identified
in the early educational development
of Winnebego county, Iowa, also active
in all the young peoples church So
cieties. In the fall of 1896 Mr.. and Mrs.
Skinner with their family arrived in
the city of Minot, the first emigrant
car unloaded there. A pile Of railroad
ties were piled near g. N. freight de-
pot on which Mr.. Skinner unloaded
his stock Nov. 1, 1886, Mr.. Skinner
haxhs,r, hoon nm and takan claim and
provided hay during summer.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-03-12
Banquet at BradIey's Sale

There's going to be a regular high
old time at F. H. Bradley's sale north
Of Surrey On March 18th and talk
about your banquets, why the old boy
has set all the bakers in Minot to
working for him. He has ordered fifty
apple pies, so dozen buns, baskets Of
the old fashioned ginger (like mother
used to make) and fifty pounds Of
weiners. Then there VIII be boilers
and boilers Of coffee, but nothing
stronger. Mr.. Bradley is going to sell
all of his belongings and will soon
leave for British Columbia, where he
is heavily interested in real estate.
Mr.. Bradley is one of she most sue
cessful auctioneers in this part of the
state, and viii be missed. Among the
others who viii 60 to British colum-
bia from the Surrey country are D. s,
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IN NJ E M M

153, range 81, where they resided
when she was called from labor to the
refreshment of eternal Joy and rest.
To Mr. and Mrs. Skinner Z children
were born, 3 of them having gone
home before her, are still living
Retta j., wife Of J. R. McDougall re-
sides at Winnepeg, Lulu E., wife of
VIM. Hodges, Sawyer, N. D., Fannie
A., past years in the Merchants
State bank at Velva, N. D., Ray E. at
home on homestea Mrs. Skinner
was noted for having the true spirit
of the pioneer mother. In the early
days could be seen the shake downs
(beds on floor) SO thick that you
could scarcely cross the room with
out treading On some one. But her
Kindness was not in vain. In the sad
procession that filed around her cas-
ket could be seen many of those faces
who came 80 to 40 miles that they
might have look at the mortal re-
mains of Mother Skinner She was
member Of the Congregational church
of Sawyer and q diligent worker in
The Ladies Aid of that place. Mrs.
Skinner was true type OF the noble
wives ana mothers who have made
North Dakota one of the noblest
states in the union.
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HAD A FEELING in HIS HEART

surroundings very different and have
been unable to attend church as
would have liked to. If Alice has no
Objection l would be pleased to learn
Whit church she is a member Of. I
have not taken this matter up as a
joke and for what fun there is in it
butsam writing with the greatest sin
cerity and would take much pride and
comfort in building up a home. I
would not want to be a bachelor the
rest Of my days for all the world. I
anna home man and long for COM
panionship. At present I am living
with a private family who have three
little children and I have become so
attached to the little ones that it
would be hard for me to part with them
This couple take great pride and COM
fortin their little ones and am sure
that t is a gloomy home where there
are no children. would like very
much to correspond with Alice but
prefer to do so by letter. Below I will
give her my address and if she will
be kind enough to write giving me her
address I will be pleased to answer
her questions and give her any further
information desired.
Miss Alice may then judge for her
self as to my qualifications as
worthy companion. My address will
be box 2SS, Kenmare, N. Oak.
Yours very truly,
LEO.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-03-12
Editor Munaby
Pleads Guilty
To Publishing Obscene Writings, if Court Thought Same
Obscene--Must Publish Apology---Fined $40

( the community in which you live, and
really am confronted with this ques'
tion: The public press-what is it's
mission?-It is unique in power, it is
world wide in influence, it is the mes.
sage carrier of the age; pregnant with
possibilities for good or evil; the
preacher, the teacher, the guide, the
friend Going as it does, into almost
every home in the land it is freighted
with responsibility which cannot
lightly be assumed, or easily thrown
aside. From the editors chair eman-
ate those words which enrich and en-
oble the mind, or deprave and destroy
the intellect and the soul. Glad are
we that in this country of ours and
especially in this state, this noble mis-
sion has been so well performed, that
the considerate parent puts the
printed page in that most sacred spot
of all, where around the fireside it's
columns can be perused with safety
by every member of the family. And
yet, occasionally, there appears per-
son who forgets his calling and writes
to corrupt and destroy. It is no re-
Election upon the noble profession to
which you have brought disgrace by
this act, to cast the brand of shame
upon the filthy publication such as
was made in this instance, and to fix
the penalty of an offended law upon
the editor who so unfortunately has
proven, in this ins tance at least, re-
creant to the duties and obligations of
his calling. I regret it exceedingly.
You are in most noble calling; you
are man of ability; you are man
who in your community, If your in
fluence is thrown upon the side Of
right and Of law and order, can accom-
plish wonders In this particular part
Of the state. recognize the trailties
Of human nature. We can see that
in a moment Of anger. caused by what
we conceive to be just-rather an
unjust provocation, or assertion
against ourselves, that we sometimes
forget the position which we sustain
to society, and while attempting to
right our personal wrong, we do
greater wrong to society to which we
sustain this larger relation ."-Willis-
ton Herald.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-03-12

The case of the state VS.. w. r.
Mumby, charged with publishing in
decent matter in hispaper, the
Berthold Tribune, came to sud
den end Saturday when the defend
ant pied guilty to the charge, if the
court decided that the articles pub.
lished were of the nature charged in
the Indictment. Judge Pollock held
that the articles were indecent and OBJ
scene but owing to the age of the edl-
ing the case, Mumby was let off with
a fine Of $40 and in addition he must
publish an apology to the public for
the articles printed in his paper. In
answer to the court as to whether he
had any legal reason why Judgment
should not be pronounced Mr.. Mumby
stated he did not know that he had
any legal reasons, but that he had
plenty of reasons for publishing the
articles mentioned. In answer to Mr..
Mumby Judge Pollock said:
s'The court in this case is confront
ed with somewhat difficult PROPOSE
tion. I think I know the reason to
which you refer. Your counsel has in
dicted to me what the reason was. I
think, however, that you have failed
to properly discriminate. I think you
have no reason. Indeed l know that
no editor can have a reason for pub
fishing anything in his paper which
could be classed under the head of
indecent and obscene. An editor may
have personal spite against another
one; he might have a personal griev-
ance. He may have been wronged in
person or in family. but that does not
give him an excuse for putting into
the homes Of the people where his
paper goes an indecent expression. an
obscene suggestion growing out Of
that unfortunate condition with that
single individual.
Men do not always speak and use
good judgment in the heat of passion,
and no doubt frequently overstep the
bounds of decency
see the situation that you suggest,
but as a court I must look at the
other situation. You are the editor
Of a paper. assume that the paper
goes into the homes of the people of
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-03-12

kenmare, N. D., Mar. 1, 1905
Dear Editor:-I would like to write
few lines in your valuable volume
if you have no objections but as I
am -ot a very good scholar you will
have to excuse me in many instances.
am very much interested in the cor
respondence Of the young ladies and
gentlemen Of Ward county published
in your weekly paper. Especially am
I interested in Alice's writing as we
are of the same opinion. I like to
know where am at before I get tied
up in a deal not that I am of sus-
picious nature and afraid but it saves
hard feelings and trouble in a great
many instances. My home is near
Niagara, N. Y. 1t will be two years
in April since I came West. I have
met many classes of people in my
travels. Nearly all that I have met
since I left home were strangers but
have been very fortunate in always
having a lot of friends after I became
acquainted. It would cause me to
feel bad when 1 would bid some of
these same people good bye. In fact
when it came to part with them /
would feel as bad as I did when I left
home. Having never been away from
home very much it brings rather a
strange feeling over fellow some
times. I was born and raised upon a
farm and never spent much time in
town. My parents were very religious
and we attended church every Sunday.
Since coming out west have found
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-03-12

Col. Frank H. Hyland of Devils
Lake, Dakota's most successful auc-
tioneer, has decided to spend half of
his time on sales in Ward and adjac-
ent counties in the future. His rec
ord Of sales in five states, Is counties
in North Dakota during 1907 leads all
other auctioneers except one living
west of the Mississippi. Many read
ers of the Independent will recall the
large short horn cattle sale held in,
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-03-12
ESOLU TION S

At stated communication held in
the Masonic Temple on February 27
1908, the brethren in and about Minet
unanimously adopted the folowing
resolutions:
That whereas in the ordering of
Him who doeth all things well and
caused all things to work together for
good to them that love Him, the home
OF brother E. D. Skinner has been In
vaded BY the Death Angel, and broth
or Skinner Is bereft Of his devoted
wife and his children sufIer the loss
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-03-12
After the Subscribers.

We are still after them. The Inde-
peadent's solicitor brought in hfty-slS
new names, everyone of thea from
the count. Y, secured in one week.
They are from the towns of Tasus-
Berthold, Palermo and Stanley.
Andrew Jacobson Gays the Estepen-
dent is better than a policeman. He
recently had pair OF valuable mil.
tens stolen and advertised reward
for the apprehension Of IA tiet Ine
mittens were returned
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-03-12

Minot last June and the capable man
ner in which Mr.. Hyland conducted
1t. Mr.. Hyland's charges are always
lass than other auctioneers because
he is a professional and spends all
his time at it and must do good work
and at the lowest price to get the
work. Dates can be made at the In
dependent Office of be reached at
Devils Lake by letter or by telephone.
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of the tender care and wise counsel
of their beloved mother.
Resolved, that we extend our sin
Seere and heartfelt sympathy TO
brother Skinner and family in their
great sorrow and irreparable loss.
Resolved, further, that a copy Of
these resolutions be sent to brother
Skinner, and that the same be spread
upon the records OF the Lodge.
VIM. O. HUNTER, Chaplain,
]. M. WILSON, w. M.
JAMES JOHNSON. p. M.
COMMITTEES.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-03-12

With the removal Of Jimmie Foley,
the famous Bismarck poet, to the
east, where he can better handle his
Journalistic work, J. ]. Somers of this
city, who stands in the same class
with Mr.. Foley, can now lay claim to
being North Dakota's foremost poet.
Mr.. somers is writing poetry all the
time, that is when the inspiration
strikes him, for he writes on the i'm
pulse of the moment. Often an idea
upon which he has been dwelling for
months comes to him all in a moment,
and he drops whatever work he may
be doing, and let's nothing interfere
with his penning his thoughts. Mr.
Somers has written enough poems to
fill quite large volume and this will
soon be published. His poetry is
largely on the humorous order for
"Jim" can see joke in nearly every
thing. His, best poems portray the
life of the North Dakotan in his true
light for Mr.. Somers gave up a thriv.
ing grocery business in Minneapolis
to come out to North Dakota and
take up homestead "A1ong the Mi
not trail," forty miles north of this
city. This was six years ago and hay
ing small means he EARNED with a
hoe" doing some extraordinary good
trucking. He was not afraid Of honest
work, and made the prairie blossom
hn ifo1 fo,-
home was always open to friends and
hundreds and hundreds enjoyed them
selves at Jim Somer'S homestead.
Mr.. Somers has the famous hoe
of which he has written SO often in
his better poems and last week he
went to his old homestead near Max
bass especially to get his faithful old
friend He has given it prominent
place in his room in this city and will
soon have 1t silver plated. He brot
the noe down on the train and did not
make any effort to cinceal it. The idea
Of a man carrying a noe at this time !
OF the year thought the occupants of
the coaches. One ventured to ask Mr..
Somers what he was doing with the
hoe so early in the year. Jim just
chuckled and said, "Well, I'm going |
down to Minot, and as politics are
warming up here, I may find it neces-
sary to do little wedding"
Two years ago Jim took consider
able interest in Bottineau county pol.
itics and happened to be on the 'other
side of the fence politically from
Peter Scott, editor of the Bottineau
Courtant at that time. Scott wrote
Of him:
"The juggler of words and disher of
hash who calls himself the critic
poet of North Dakota, has gone to
raising garden truck in the summer,
md Hades in general in the winter,
lust to keep things warm
This of course was uncalled for, and
lin sat down one evening and wrote
he following about the audacious edi-
or:
Great OcOIL
IN no jusgler of words,
)r no lover of birds,
hat resemble the sand hill crane.
m no hasher of hash
)r don't wax my mustache,
)r I have no disease Of the brain.
m no critic of Dakota,
We written in Minnesota
md I have scribbled in Iowa too,
reat Scott, you're not posted
GU ought to be roasted,
lave you heard Of the road called the
500?
haven't gone trucking, I
r haven't gone glueking,
ike some poor old eggless hen ). :
haven't gone Growing ~
have kept right on hoeing .
nd garden truck growing -
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Petry and family, Sam Ream and fam
ily. Earl Gordon and w. B. Bursanker
and their families. We understand
that there are others. EAese are
among Surveys best people and the In.
dependent regrets that they are going
to leave.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-03-12
Somers One of Our
Foremost Poets
Poems Appear in Some of Our Best Magaznes--The
Outing Published One of the Cest Ones

And am quite reconciled to my fate.
Your free advertising,
Is somewhat surprising,
Great Scott, must reciprocate
The Hades in the winter,
Id prefer to a printer
confined in the shades of Bottineau
10 keep the Courtant running,
With news that is Summing
Great Scott, you're away up in @
If I'm keeping things warm,
don't need to reform,
Some need applications quite hot,
If this don't explain,
will make it quite plain,
For my most humble servant, Great
Scott"
Scot failed to make any reply to
this
Mr.. Somers naturally endured hard
ships in the early days when he rode
IN all kinds of weather forty miles to
MS homestead. He tells a nice little
story of his homestead life in the fol-
lowing verses which the editor of the
outing, one of the best known maga-
zines in the United States, thought
was good enough to publish with many
favorable comments:
Il am one of the Pioneers,
OF North Dakota state,
At Hills request, came out west
In search of real estate.
filed along the Cut Bank creek,
Just forty miles from rail,
And l started farming with a hoe,
hoe,
Along the Minot Trail.
The hardships that we did endure,
From hunger and from cold
i haven't time to tell you
Or it never will be told.
10 start from Minot with a load,
And face northwest gale,
1t would break your heart, right on
the start, ri
Along the Minot trail. .o-,+~, ~,
80 ~
The rivers they were far apart
And well was something new,
1t often tickled us to find,
Some water in a slough,
used to have demijohn-
called it "ginger ale"- :.
Once in while we'd take a smile. -
Along the Minot trail.
The only fuel that we knew, r.:
Was prairie hay and straw,
From November until April
We never had a thaw.
often thought, I'd rather be
In some good warm jail,
While twisting hay, both night and :.
Along the Minot trail.
And when the snow would disappear
The gophers would begin
They'd eat up everything We sowed,
And then we'd SOW again
f could scheme some new device,
70 kill the flickertail
might stand show with my old hoe,
Along the Minot trail
In a more jubilant strain this poet
ung sequel to his tale Of stress of
ale and woe:
There's no corporation,
AN distance our ration, u
or strikes or for boycotts,
We don't care whoop."
His muse sings a top note of tri-
mph in these lines, where 1t IS fitting
nat we leave him:
"The gophers we've banished,
he shacks have all vanished, I;
kept for an old odd one, /
hats used as coop;
n each claim there's mansion
here stockmen were ranchin' Z
lst four years ago,
the Mouse River Loop"
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NOT MINOT
Copyright 1908 By ].

Copyright 1908 by James J. Somers.) J
If you're searching for a location.
Why-not Minok
It's the best town in creation,
Is Minot
For factory or a mill
You may travel where you will
No place will fill the bill
Like Minot.
For every kind Of biz,
Take Minot
It's the only town what is,
Is Minot
You will never find her dull,
In business there's no lull,
If you've got pull, just pull
For Minot.
Ask the drummers what they think
OF Minot
And they'll tip you with wink,
For Minot
They say she is the best
Little city in the West
For they've feathered up their nest,
In Minot
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-03-12

If you're out on a vacation,
Why-not Minot
TraYel till you reach the station
Called Minot
We will entertain you right,
Rounds of pleasure day and night,
That Rill fill you with delight
In Minot
This winter Is so fine
In Minot
That there's vashouts on the line,
Near Minot
After touring thru the South
You'll decide without q doubt,
That forever more you'll shout
Eor Minot.
vi.
So let everybody boost
For MiqQt
Stray birds come back to roost
In Minot
For no matter where they roam,
Thru the South, Klondike or Nome,
They return to make their home
In Minot.
j. J. Somers.