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

Liquor License or Tax Notice.
Notice is hereby given that a gov
eminent tax receipt for special tax
ON the business of
RETAIL LIQUOR DEALER
was issued to the Harth Drug Co., of
Tagus, North Dakota, on the 18th day
Of July, A. D. 1908, which said tax
receipt is posted in the front room OF
said building located on lot 9, block.
4 Of original plat Of E. Tagus, City or
Town Of Tagus, North Dakota, at
No. = Main st., which said building
is owned by Horton1Durus Drug Co.,
and The Harth Drug Co., IS lessor Of
said property where said tax receipt
is posted.
THE HARTH DRUG CO.,
Holder of said government tax re-
ceipt. $3.50 1i4t s-219-3pd
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-08-20

FOR SALE Cheap, East IL Of the
NV II section .. West IL Of the
NV II section 10, 143, 81. A good
farm. can nearly all be plowed. John
c. Lowe. Minot. 8-13 800
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Liquor Liesnss Or Tax Notice.

Liquor Liesnss Or Tax Notice.
Notice - hereby given that 4 gov
eminent tax receipt on the business
Of retail liquor dealer. was issued to
the Kruger Drug Co., Of Bowbelis.
N. b. on June 20. 1908 which said
tax receipt 10 posted in the drug
store located on lot 3, block 2, city
Of Bowballs. N. D. where said tax
D - ( r :. ( z
receipt Is posted.
e. C.. KRUGER, Druggist, Bows
bells, N. D. Holder Of said govern
ment tax receipt. s-13 S-27 chg
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-08-20

Frank Lyman is recovering slowly
from his operation for appendicitis.
Mr.. Lyman had a very severe at
tack and for a time was in a precar-
ious condition, but is growing strong
er daily. He is still confined to his
been in the Northwestern hospital
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-08-20
MINoT, N. d., THURSDAY, AUG. 20, 1908.
EDITORIAL COMMENT

Upon the door l saw sign,
] cried, "a motto and it's mine!
A wiser thing never saw
No Median or Persian law
Should be more rigidly enforced
Than this, from verbiage divorced
It's logic firm as any rock
"PUSH-don't knock"
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-08-20
MODERN woopnen Of AMERICA

Meets every 3a1 oal 4th ThUfSdoy
The Royal Nsiehbors msets syery lit and srd
Friday each month.
In tie Wheeler hall over the Grow Clothing
STORE.
oAf.b or anything OF interest 20 Woodmen,
VA&on Z. \. hARThoUSE, Clerk,
AndeIsch Bros. hide house MINOT. N. D
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have to pay the death penalty in the state, having
been sentenced for revolving homicide at Bot.
tineau. One person under sentence of death is
now in the penitentiary awaiting execution which
takes place in a little shorter time than three
months. The more frequently there are sentences
Of death for murder the more emphatically We are
reminded Of the wisdom Of the law that nxes the
place for the execution at the state penitentiary.
II these prisoners were held in the local jails a.
waiting execution. we should have continual &C.
counts of their doings their sayings and their at
titudes Segregated within the walls Of the peni-
tertiary there is and should be- nothing to give
them the notoriety for which all criminals seek.
and which is as much part of their desires as
the bread they eat and the food they drink
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-08-20
SEWER RESOLUTION.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MlINoT,
NORTH DAKOTA:

That 1t is deemed necessary and to
the best interest of the citizens, res
idents, freeholders and inhabitants
of the City Of Minot, and especially
for those Inhabitants and residents
who reside along and in the vicin.
ity of, and will be especially benefit.
ted thereby, and is hereby declared
to he necessary, that the sewer sys-
tenn in the City of Minot be extended,
and that man-holes, catch4basins and
f1ush-tanks be installed in accordance
with the plans and specifications pre-
pared by the City Engineer of the
City of Minot, North Dakota, and ap-
proved and ordered filed with the City
Auditor on the 18th day of August,
A. D. 1908, and now on file with the
City Auditor, and which plans and
specifications particularly specify
the streets and avenues where the
sewers will be laid, namely: On
Ward Street from First Street to
Fifth Street; Brooklyn Addition on
First Street from Reishus to Ward
Street on Fifth Street from Ward
Street to Jarvis Street; on Jarvis
Street from Fifth Street to Sixth
Street; on Third Avenue from Fifth
Street to Sixth Street; on Third Az
enue from River Street to First
Street.; ON Second Avenue from Riv-
or Street to First Street; and on
Belyea Avenue from Sixth Street to
1 point Four hundred feet south of
Sixth Street; on Welcome Street
rom Sixth Street to a point 800 feet
south; that said plans and specifica-
ions particularly show the location
# all man-holes, catch-basins and
lush-tanks, together with an estimate
If the cost thereof, and which plans
md specifications are herein refer
ed to and made a part hereof.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED:
That the said extension of sewer here
II mentioned shall be paid for by
Ipecial assessment upon the property |
specially benefited therby, accord
ng to law, and pursuant to article Is |
f chapter 80 of the Political Code
f North Dakota for 1905, together
18th acts amendatory thereto.
Passed and adopted this II day of
.ugust, A. D. 1908.
Approved this II day Of August, A.
. 1908.
SAM H. CLARK,
Mayor of the City of Minot.
ttest:
GEO. L. MORROW,
City Auditor. 8-2O.8-27 |
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-08-20

NOTICE TO HUNTERS.
No hunting allowed on my land,
Burlington township. ANDREW
JACOBSON. S-13 S-27
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-08-20

Joe Peterson of Riga, is suffering
from an attack Of typhoid fever in the
Northwestern hospital.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-08-20

Remember we make more pho
tographs and carry the largest
and best selected stock Of picture
frame mouldings west of the
Twin Cities. We please others
why not you ?
Moore's Picture Shop,
If Minot. N. D.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-08-20

We watched the 500 employees unload q retngera-
tor car In this Oily the other day and the story
which that one told would Ali good sized book.
II properly handled The story is . sad one and
explains better than anything else why there are
many ch apters of this book published in the var
ous papers Of Ward and adjoining counties all
Of whIh begin like this: Notice is hereby given
that that certain mortgage etc" What didn't that
car contain? There were hams. salt pork, fresh
meats galore, and eggs. and butter, poultry.
Why the very things shipped into Minot that
ought to be shipped out. That's why SO many 10
the farmers are trying in vain to hold TO their land
The land is all right but the methods of so many
CT the farmers is all wrong The idea Of any farm
en- having to buy his meat, or eggs. Why
have seen farmers come right to Mnot and buy
butter eggs, and even garden vegetables. We know
of many farmers who have to patronize the butcher
shops whenever they want to din con cnlckens.
The idea of having few fat hogs 70 butcher never
enters their craniums. This may not be true of all
of you farmers but you know that it's true as COS
pei of many. Not long ago Gov Devine, who
has always advocated the milking Of cows said to
well known farmer. "You viii have to begin milk
ing cows or in five years. your farm will go for
tho mortgage. The farmer grew indignant and said
ooh, won't waste my time milking cows and yc1
can't hire men to do it," But we notice that
men who do take the time to milk few cows
always have the ready cash, never have to run
grocery bills and bills Of many other sorts Why
every farmer in Ward county ought not only to
produce every pound of butter that he needs, ev-
cry gallon of milk every pound of beef mutton,
pork, poultry, every egg, every pound OF cheese
but he ought to have enough of those products left
over to keep his family in groceries, and pay for
practically all the clothing that his family needs
This is a fact You know it. Just soon as every
farmer comes to this, just soon half of the
farmers make this the rule, you will land
worth $40 and $50 and acre, and you will find that
the land instead of becoming impoverished will
actually be growing richer every year.
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Hunters! Attention!

For sale. A registered pointer dog.
Well broken.
ANDREW JACOBSON,
t. Burlington, N. D..
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-08-20

The Grand Forks Times in an article on news
pape: advertising has the following to say regard
ang advertising in country weekly The article
was occasioned by an address by an advertising
chants of North Dakota which was held at Grand
Forks
Inc majority OF the merchants who are here to-
day, however, are located in towns having only
weekly newspapers and these mediums are not Of
ten considered by the advertising speca1ists Vet
they are among the best mediums in the country
SO lar as their circulation extends They are read
by the people at their homes and are perused AGAIN
and again, while the reader discusses with those
around MN the events of the neighborhood as re-
coroea In the columns OF the little home paper The
u'eielseneias are scanned and the discussion nat
urally turns to what the merchants in town have
and what they are offering for SALE Then and there
Inc decision Is reached to call at the particular
store the next time the readers in town and DUR.
chase some of the things advertised
Ne1sra~ers reach the greatest number of peo-
49," :" tie most natural way. at the
Least .-~r,-~e ~ therefore the hest advar.
t'sir~ -'-tnrr- so- st"res In a newspaper Won FOL-
stream-YoU TALK TO AN AUDIENCE AL.
READY ASSEMBLED
Bryan viii wish before November that he'd treat.
"a MI. Hearst more kindly hi 1904 The yellow
Journalist Is trailed BY lot Of fellows who want
the real article IN reform and won't take substi.
tute offered by the willy Nebraskan.
--A---4---.-
According to q new order made by the post-odice
department defaced stamp will hereafter be-
worthless. Should a corner be torn OF, no matter
4 now small or the stamp ne mutilated in any way
Y cannot be used.
-...-
, Z. B - I. = ~ !.
Binder the Illinois primary law a. man can be q
candidate smr more THAN one. Office at the same :.
e5scti, George E. Foss though the defeated sena
tor, got the nomination for congress in his home
diatrjct.
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GOT WHAT WAS COMING TO THEM.

10 you know what we think is the best story in
Tho bible? 1t may surprise you but it's that one
about Noah and the flood. We sev this even in the
face OF the educated folks, who turn up their noses
and declare this food story a fake, says an ex-
change. You know Noah worked long on the ark
1t was uphill business toe, at the best, to 20 on
sweating and toiling day after dsy in the hot sum-
building boat away out there upon dry land,
while the local hammer and anvil club sat around,
splitting tobacco Juice upon his boards whittlnE
up his soft pine with the old jack knives and tell
ing what fool he was to expect big rain, in q
country that was too dry to raise alfalfa. But 10
kept at it. and finally tho dood come and every
mothers son OF the croakers WAS drowned This
= the only instance that We know OF either In g..
cred Or protane history where bunch Of knock
>rs got exactly what was coming to them
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-08-20

Mr. Gray, rustling young farmer, who is
col aItner with his father farm eight miles
ao:th Of Donnybrook tells an interesting story
OF rs success Ward county farp which Will
bear some consideration. He said: Il have a bunch
of 400 hens that actually make me $500 year.
You see never sell my eggs until in the winter
time when l can get 80 and So cents a dozen for
them. True, pack the eggs, but do the work well,
and the eggs keep nice and fresh. pack them in
bran and salt What do feed the hens? Well OF
courst they pick up a good deal Of stuff around
the farm, but then, I buy ton of screenings from
the elevator occasionally, paying ten dollars ton
for them Il hese make exceptional feed and cheap
feed tee. We raise more oats and barley on our
farm than wheat. In the winter time, we buy
lots Of these screenings for ten dollars a ton and
mix them with the barley and oats, half and hail.
and grind them. We have a mill right the
farm and we sell the ground feed readily for
thirty dollars tom"
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ORDINANCE NUMBER
An Ordinance Establishing Water
Main Districts in the City of

An Ordinance Establishing Water
Main Districts in the City of
Mnot.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MI
NOT, NORTH DAKOTA.
That the entire City Of Minot be
constituted into one Water Main Dis
trict to be known as Water Main Dis
trict Number One.
This ordinance shall be in force
and effect from and after its passage,
approval and publication.
Passed first reading August 9Th,
1908.
Passed second reading August 18th,
1908.
Approved August 18th, 1908.
SAM H. CLARK,
Mayor.
Attest. NJ .'s2
GEO. l.. MORROW,
VAUU4CV4s
Notice Of Special Meeting of the Board
Of County Commissioners o. Ward
County, North Dakota.
Notice is hereby given that there
will be special meeting OF the Board
Of County Commissioners of Ward
County, North Dakota, on August %,
at 3 o'clock a. m. for the purpose Of
considering bids on bridges and allow
ink bills for bridge and grade work.
Given under my hand and seal this
18th day Of August, A. D.. 1908.
J. w. FABRlCK,
County Auditor, Ward County, ND.
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Bryan will wish before November that he'd trea
"a Mr. Hearst more kindly IN 1904. The yello
journalist Is trailed by lot Of fellows who va,
The real article IN reform and won't take a subs,
tnte offered by the willy Nebrashan
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-01
SOAP HOLDUP
STORY DON'T WASH
Real Estate Mans Drive With
Fair Damsel Interrupted by
Pseudo Highwayman

To be driving in the cleaning with
friend is not bad luck. Nor is 1t pain
full to have the drive interrupted for a
moment or two by a desperate high
wayman-it affords the man chance
to become a hero.
But to have the moment of heroism
dissipated rudely by the pseudo high
wayman shouting ridiculously and in a
loud and churlish tone, II just wanted
to know if you wanted any soft soap,
you galoot, you" is a cruel aftermath.
Herbert S. Waterman believes so.
Waterman is an accomplished and
handsome real estate man, employed
by a Montgomery street firm and liv-
ing at 2409 Devisadero street. Friday
night he had the thrilling adventure
with the footpad who asked him If he
did not want any soft soap-Water-
man was with charming young lady
at the time-instead of giving him the
heroic alternative Of Your money or
your life"
Now Waterman is wondering if a
friend in disguise or an enemy in
proper person did not do the trick.
The holdup occurred on Bush street
near Taylor. Waterman was driving
home from his work with the fair dam
sci about to- be-in distress. Why he
chose dark. shadowy, in the burnt dis
trict street like Bush, instead of we'll
lighted Sutter street, does not appear
from the evidence in the case.
AS he neared Taylor street Water
man saw a creature with a cruel stride
approaching across the burnt district.
The stranger sprang into the street in
front of Waterman's horse. 1t was a
brave chance for Waterman. Here was
a girl he could rescue from garish dan
ger He drew his whip and dashed his
horse The ani1nal sprang into the air
and, striking earth again, dashed. off at
fierce trot. And from the darkness
behind came the hoarse cry of the
foiled footpad: II just wanted to know
If you wanted any soft soap. you ga
loot
Waterman said yesterday that he
was not disturbed at being called a
galoot such remarks are apt to be
hurled at one at any time" he calmly
remarked, put the holdup proposition
wasn't pleasant nor was the soft soap
reference entirely apropos to the sit
uation 1 am confident that the fellow
had evil intentions. After l drove off
he ran swiftly down Jones street in
the direction of Sutter. He was fright
ened away by the approach of team
that was coming behind us. The name
of the young lady with me at the time
the public shall never learn that, y
Waterman gallantly declared.
He also said that no jealous rival
could have attacked him. His friends
wonder about the adventure and the
soft soap.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-01
STANDARD OIL MEN ARE
NOT GRANTED IMMUNITY
Evidence Still Being Taken in
Case to Dissolve the
CORPORATION

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31.-Frank B.
Kellogg. special counsel in the case of
the government to dissolve the Stand
ard oil company, had a conference with
President Roosevelt today. Kellogg
said the case was proceeding as rap
idly as possible. that all the testimony
OF the government had been taken and
the defendants now are presenting
their side in New York.
When asked whether the government
would institute criminal proceedings
against John D. Rockefeller and other
officials of the Standard oil company
after decision in the trial for dis
solution has been reached, Kellogg said
that as counsel for the government he
could say that neither Rockefeller nor
any of the other officials of the COM
pany had been granted immunity.
Kellogg, who is a member of the re-
publican national committee from Min
nesota, said he had come over from
New York to appear in case before
the supreme court here next Monday.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-01
Won BULOW IS NOT
ALLOWED TO RESIGN
Kaiser Wilhelm Retains Im-
perial Chancellor Who
Would Quit

BERLIN, Oct. 31.-According to the
Nord Deutsche Allegemeine Zeitung,
Prince Won Bulow. the imperial chan
.cellor. today offered his resignation to
Emperor William in consequence of the
publication in London of the interview
with his majesty, for which the prince
took. the responsibility.
The emperor would not accept the
chancellors resignation, and at the
same time permitted Prince Won Bu-
low to publish a full explanation so
as to meet the unjustihable attacks
that have been made upon his majesty
It was announced conclusively at the
foreign office tonight that the chan
cellor would remain in office.
Prince Won Bulow's explanation in
the Nord Deutsche Allegemeine Zeitung
is as follows:
"A great portion Of the foreign and
international press publishes criticisms
directed against his majesty relative
TO the. articles in the London Daily
Telegraph. These criticisms are founded
on the assumption that the emperor
permitted the publication of the article
without the previous knowledge of the
the imperial policy. This assumption
Is unfounded.
His majesty received from a private
Englishman, with request that he be
permitted to publish IL, the manuscript
of an article in which series of con-
versauons between the emperor and
several English personalities, held at
various dates, were put together The
reason given for the request was In
order to make known his majesty's
utteraaces to the largest possible num-
Der Of English readers, thus serving
to improve Anglo-German relations.
The emperor forwarded this manu-
script to the chancellor. who In turn.
sent It TO the forei gn office with a note
requesting careful scrutiny The for
eLgn Office did not report anything OBJ
jectionable in the contents and puhlica-
tion thereupon followed.
;''When the chancellor, as result ~
the publication in the Daily telegram
became. aware of the contents Of this
manuscript, he explained to- the en-
peror that he personally had not read
1t, and that had he done so he would
have hesitated and advised against IT'S
publication.
He holds himself alone Responsible
and he desires TO protect the officials
under him. At the same time he of
fered TO resign, but the emperor would
not accept his resignation. On the re-
quest of the chancellor, however. his
majesty permitted the publication Of
this explanation so that Prince Won
Bulow would be in position to meet
unjustifiabfe attacks on the person of
the emperor"
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-01

his own hotel, and 1t was while soundly
sleeping there that Detective Bailey
placed Taylor under arrest
After spending seven hours in Jail
Page+was persuaded to go to his young
acquafntance's rescue, and with the
financial assistance of Ben Schin he
bailed out Taylor, taking the latter's
note for the 800 advanced for bail
and securing Schiff for the money bor-
rowed by writing on the back of the
draft that Schifr had received from Tay-
Tor an order 10 the Crocker National
bank to honor it Monday.
Taylor, of course, is sore. He couldn't
understand why Mrs. Page had re-
pudiated the draft or why Page had let
him lie in jail all day. The Pages
and Taylors have adjoining rooms at
the ST. Francis. but today Taylor will
sever his connections with the Pages
and seek apartments in some other
hotel.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-01
Taft Tells Friends
Victory Assured

r INCINNATI, Oct. 3I.-
~ That the thoughts of
Judge Taft, practically on
the eve of election, turned
toward Cincinnati, his
home, is shown in the fol-
lowing MESSAGE sent from
EImira, N. y, TO his friends
here through the Times
Star:
"The issues of the cam
paigH are now understood
by the American people
and the lines are drawn. 4
have no fear, no doubt as
to the outcome. / believe
victory TO be assured. 1
hope that supporters of re-
publican doctrines and poll
Cies will get out a full and
early vote, and that my
Cincinnati friends and
neighbOrS whose encOur-
agemenf has been a source
of pride and inspiration
will personally contribute
toward that end"
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-01
ONCE NOTED BEAUTY
SUES FOR DIVORCE
Mrs. Cora Baker Chouteau of
St. Louis Alleges Husband
Has Deserted Her
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

ST. LOUIS, Mo-. Oct. s1-Mrs. Cora
Baker Chouteau of st. Louis, the great
est beauty of a quarter of a century
ago, today filed suit for divorce from
Asby A. Chouteau of the famous st.
Louis pioneer Chouteau family. The Pc
tition alleges they were married in
1884 and lived together until 1904,
when he deserted her and has not sup
ported her since then, and that she does
not know his Whereabouts.
Chouteau is a western mining en-
gineer. He is reported to be some
where in Montana. She is well known
in California, especially in Pasadena
and Los Angeles, where she has lived.
She has spent most OF her time OF late
in Washington city and New Orleans,
the latter being her parents home. The
couple have two sons. Asby Chouteau
Jr., aged %, and Henry A Chouteau,
II, both living here.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-01
CLOSES CAMPAIGN
Hearst independence Party
Holds Final Meeting

NEW YORK. Oct. s1.-w. H Hearst
brought the campaign OF the independ-
ence party to a close in Carnegie hall
tonight by reading letters which re-
vealed an attempt of the Standard oil
company TO shape public opinion The
letters and Mr.. Hearst's comments
thereon were heard by a large audi
ence, which cheered the telling points
brought out by the speaker. Thomas
L. Hisgen and John T. Graves, the
leagues. candidates for president and
vice president, and Clarence ]. Shearff
the nominee for governor, also deliv-
cred addresses