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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-08-14
CHAPTER h,
CHAPTER h, +~
In Which It Is Shown chat Marriage
Does Mot End ATI!

CHAPTER H. .%~
"a. In Which It Is Shown That Marriage
{ Does Not End All
The romance Ltof hfeAia novels
is usually pref harit~l. No matter in
- what wild fury of passion land TEN,
pest, outward and inward, the young
people mayahaye qbeen. plunged, their
author seems to think that he has
1aHguhted the raging se4ssof adventure
Win the oil Ibf hEI pAn-or OF his
/. stypewriter. -&hen 'hsi Has lied them
to the altar. In the minds of the
rHacreators of the Qhildren of fancy prac-
tcalIy nothing ever happens after the
forging of the ehywene4ls bond. In
the world it is usually different
Tho circumstances preceding the
marriage of Ellen Slocum and Bernard
Darlington the protagonists Of this
veraGious t.ehnonnIs Of disturbance,
were sufficiently unusual in them,
tge selves to haYe given rise to num-
4 her, of Interesting and highly exciting
~, Episodes, upon which with great reluc-
lance I refrain from dilating for Ellen
Slocum belonged ian old and very
respectable family domiciled in Phila,
=, ,del.phhta sipce1 the days of William
PENN, while Bernard Darlington was
aK'EngIish 6af66thi' OF ancient and hon
AineaserYhoa seat was dtlapt.
Iatpd naStlp In Dorset
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-04-16
GREAT DEMAND FOR CREAM
White Bros. Ice Cream Factory Uses
Many Gallons Of Cream Day. Pays
Farmers Spot Cash For the Pro.
duct-Splendid Market.

White Bros. the ice cream manufac-
turers have paid the farmers Of North
west North Dakota thousands of dol
lars for cream during the past few
years and the demand for this product
has been growing year after year.
They are now Offering excellent in
ducements to secure enough Of this
product for their increasing trade, and
will pay spot cash for the same. The
prices which they offer makes it pay
the farmer good deal more than
making butter or selling to a cream.
cry. Farmers will md It to their in.
terests to call on this nrm. to write
them concerning the sale Of their
cream. This arm lpes . good square
% everyo1e knows Who has
any dealing with them, they make IN
excellent product Of leo cream, have
. ready sale for the sane aad can
a6ord to do we'll by the farmers.
White Bros. anticipate q greater
business this year than evsr before.
They supply practically tls entire
northwest, with theie product OF lee
aream and reach away out iAts Mon
tana.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-04-16
Back From the West

John ROsencrans and family re-
turned from Washington Saturday
night. Mr.. Rosencrans is an old time
North Dakotan and has yearned to
return to this state ever since leaving
little over year ago. He states
that the fruits, flowers and CHEEKY
climate of Washington are nothing
when compared to the golden har-
vests of North Dakota, and that a
farm in North Dakota over which
winter billiards. blow is a paradise
compared to the dense and smother
ing dust of Washington desert. John
will remain here permanently and no
literature of real estate agents bord-
ering on the Pacific will ever be suf1-
ciently eloquent to persuade him to
leave here again. The financial panic
has paralyzed business in the far
west while it appears hardly to be
felt here. He also says that John and
Frank Schumacher and their families
have already packed their trunks to
start back home-Towner News and
Stockman.
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The Farm Telephone.

Farmers get more good out of their
telephone is not only business con-
class of patrons do. To them the
telephone is not onl va business con-
venience, but means Of social inter-
course as well. It mas often protect
ed their property from injury, and
even saved the lives of their wives
and children. Not long ago a farmer
was called to his window by the
sound of galloping hoofs, and looking
out saw a pair of runaway horses
dashing past, whirling along a bug
gy containing two frightened and
helpless women. Being a quick-wit-
ted man, he wasted no time in useless
attempt at pursuit, but rushed to
his telephone and told a neighbor
living some distance down the road
what was coming. This neighbor as
the farmer knew, had a crew of men
employed near his house, and when
the runaways reached that point they
met line of strong, courageous fel-
lows who stopped them and rescued
the women from otherwise certain
DEATH
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Hoee,he IT ALL
Hansbroughs Characteristic Trick Of
Claiming Undeserved Credit.

Hansbrough is at the old game of
claiming the credit for all Congress
sional legislation in behalf of North
Dakota interests. His latest bit of
piracy is to assert that he alone is
responsible for bringing about the ir-
rigation experiment now in progress
at Williston.
When the Reclama' on Bill was be-
fore Congress, Hansbrough declared
he had no personal interest in the
measure. He did not even attend the
sessions of the National Irrigation
Congress at either Og len or Mandan,
or the State Congress at Bismarck.
Now that pumping for irrigation
purposes seems likely to be . success.
he Is endeavoring to star himself as
Ito original promoter in this state.
Az . matter Of fact, It WAS General
Williams and Alex Mckenzie OF Bis.
11arek. and Mayor Wegley Of Willis
toa vho brought about the success Of
tho experiment in North Dakota, and
It h to Senator NcCumber and Con.
sFessman Gronna, OF North Dakota,
9saator Clapp and Congressmaa
stevens, Of Minnesota, ana Senator
Nsvhnds. Of Nevada, In particular
ut credit should b given for north.
west support Of tho reclamation hill
II congress-: Hansbrough needn't
send for Rooseyelt's pen this time.
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An Educated Horse.

Will ]. Steinbach has trained one
of the young horses on his fathers
farm out southeast of this village un.
til the intelligent animal can give any
of the trick animals generally seen in
the ring a great many pointers in
the game. In all, the animal does
thirty-four different stunts and they
are all good ones, among them being
the difficult ones of taking your coat
OF and helping you put 1t on, untying
a handkerchief from his knee, putting
collar around your neck and taking
it off, saying his prayers, and a lot
of others. 1t is the intention of Mas
ter William to bring "Dock" to town
some of these Saturdays and give an
exhibition, and when ne does you
must not fail to see them go thru
with the performance. It will be well
worth seeing. New Rockford Tran
script.
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LONG SEARCH FOR FATHER

Mrs. Louis Muhs, after a search for
her father for many years, has discov.
cred that he is living in North Gran
did, Wis. The story reads like q
novel, nevertheless is quite true.
Mrs. Muhs, when two years of age,
was adopted by a family living in
Northern Wisconsin. When she was
eight years of age, her foster par
ents died and she was taken back by
her mother, her parents having sep
arated. Mrs. Muhs' maiden name was
Agnes Wickert.
Her life at home was not pleasant
and at quite an early age, she left
home, her ambition all Of her life be-
ing to find her father, whom She could
not remember She learned the bar.
ber's trade that she might be able to
meet men likely to know something
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Col. II. H. Wiesler Of Norwich held a
very successful sale at Learns feed
barn Saturday afternoon. Nr. Weisler
IS planning on holding monthly sales
IN this city; and allowing the farmers
to bring in anything which they desire
to sell, and he will sell 1t. The mer-
shanu sosld give special inducements
Tor that day, which they no doubt viii
%, ana We can have genuine Oh
fashtoned market day. THIS would
prove very good thing for the city
as we'll az for the farmers. Prizes
could be given and withal We could
get together and have a good time.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-04-16
If The Prairies
Could Only Speak
Story of an Injured Husband Whose Home Was Broken
Up and His Life Bighted--F Fortune Cast to
the Four Winds of Heaven.

longer in the shops, and lost my job.
decided to come to North Dakota
and file on land. My wife induced me
to deed her a portion Of the land, that
might he able to comply with the
law. After had done this, there was
no staying around home any longer.
During my absence, she held sale,
came to North Dakota with the hired
man and they located on farm which
my wife had purchased by mortgag-
ing the land which decided her. Half
crazed I followed them to this state
and tried in every way possible to
form a reconciliation with my wife.
was with them on the farm for a
time but I was told by my wife that
I was not wanted there. would leave
for time, then return. I did the
best could for her, putting in the
crop one season on her farm. have
prayed that things would soon be
different, but suppose that the Al
mighty has seen fit that they should
be as they are. I am here in Minot
working at my trade getting good
wages, could soon forget my wife,
but she has even poisoned the minds
Of my children and they will not rec
ognize me.
Il have a good many warm friends
in Minot and they are standing by
me. I am working hard, and trust
that some day a chance will come,
which will make me happy again.
Il have sold my land in --, and
have invested in 800 acres of land in
Ward county.
Il certainly have my troubles. What
would you do Mister, If you were in
my placer"
And before we could choke down
the lump of sympathy that had gath
cred in our throat, the man with tears
streaming down his face, passed out
OF the door and was lost in the crowd.
The little incident brought to mind
the verse we learned when a boy:
If every mans eternal care,
Were written on his brow,
How many would our pity share
Who have our envy now"
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For County Surveyor.

E. J. Thomas, who has been deputy
surveyor for the past two years, will
endeavor to secure the Republican
nomination for the office and his
chances appear excellent. In fact he
is the only candidate in the field, so
far as we know, and he Is well quail
fed. Mr.. Thomas has the office in
better shape than it ever was before.
He is graduate of the University of
Minnesota, where he took a course in
Civil engineering.
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Will Locate at Minot

1t is with regret that the friends Of
DR.. and Mrs. j. w. Newlove learn
that they intend making their future
home at Minot. The doctor has for
sometime been thinking over the mat
ter of going into partnership with
his brother who is already located
there, and has reached a decision to
do so. He will leave mere about the
18th, and Mrs. Newlove and babe will
go out there about the 1st of May.
While we regret having them leave
Rugby, we can only wish them the
best of prosperity in their new nome.
Rugby Tribune.
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Noah Will Die
On the Scaffold
Murderer of Gust johnson Will Expiate His Crime At Bis
marcl October 23--Man Smiles as He Hears Jury's
Verdict Wanted to Address the Jury.

tentiary would fulfill all of these. Mr..
Leighton's argument was brief and to
the point, and no doubt had consider
able effect on the jury.
There was little to the trial The
prisoner had already admitted his
guilt, and the trial was only made
necessary to determine the extent of
the punishment. The states attorney
reviewed the confession.
At the trial, Noah's faithful wife
remained with him all Of the time
and wept over him. This had on ef-
feet whatever on the fellow for he
paid no more attention to her that If
she were not there. He showed not
the slightest emotion or fear.
II the governor does not commute
his sentence, he will step up onto the
scaffold, and as he said, with a
smile on my face and stick my head
under the moose"
Noah has told a number OF stories
about his life which no one believes.
He seems to have a great opinion of
himself, as tho he thought he had
done something cute in taking the
life Of a defenseless old man. Dur
ing the time that the states attorney
was reading his confession, he smiled
like school boy and when the attor-
ney Tead how Noah had pulled
the trigger, and the man fell back
dead, Noah looked as tho he had been
reading the funny pictures in a Sun.
day paper.
Noah told one of the prisoners that
he had taken Johnson's life, because
Johnson had killed his pal. It is be-
Devils Lake a year ago and killed one
of his old pals. He says that he shot
Johnson at exactly the same hour as
Johnson had killed his pal It is be.
lieved that this is one of Noah's hal
lucinations.
Capital punishment in some states
is not tolerated and there seems a
growing tendency all over the coun-
try to do away with it. If anyone
ever deserved to be hanged, Noah
certainly does. He is a dangerous
man at large and if he is imprisoned
for fifty years and then pardoned, it
is not believed that his nature would
change materially. If Noah could be
sent to the penitentiary for life and
be certain of remaining there, we
have no doubt that the jury would
have fixed his punishment at life i'm
prisonment, but there is always that
uncertainty of man making his es.
cape, or ultimately Of his being par
doned, and this no doubt had much to
do with the jury's reachino the ver-
dict that 1t did. The jury consisted
Of the following:
W. Abraham, Joe Baliff, o. H.
Moon, r. M. Purvis, A. N. Olsen, F.
A. Frael, Frank Moon, John Lynch,
P. H. Boyce, c. A. Grow, c.. L. Pres
colt, Joe Rowan.
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of her father. Once she thought she
had found track of him in Alaska and
came verysnear making trip to that
country. The report that her father
was there was evidently false one.
She wrotesto many cities for informa-
tion, and d letter written to the chief
of police at Manitowac, Wis, found
a cousin who informed her where her
father was living.
Mrs. Muhs left Monday night for
Wisconsin; to visit with her father.
He is now about sixty years of age
and is living with his mother. The
grand mother wrote a pathetic letter
to Mrs. Muhs in which she tells of
long years spent in trying 10 locate
her.
The meeting will be very happy
one, indeed.
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Olson Gets a Year.

John O: Olson of Harvey, who sew.
eral days ago robbed nis landlady,
Christina Weber of Harvey, of $175
and who was arrested at Moorhead by
Chief of Police Andy Dompier of Har-
vey. was up before Judge Burke, who
came up from Darlington and held a
special session Of court here Thurs
day, plead guilty to the charge Of
stealing the money and was sentenc.
ed to one year in the state peniten.
tiary. Mrs. Weber appeared before
the judge and with tears in her eyes
begged for clemency for the prisoner,
but the Judge thought that year in
the pen would give him time enough
to think over his error and make new
resolutions to lead a better life here
after.
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Wife Nauued Him.

The Drake VS.. Drake divorce case
was argued before Judge Goss Satur-
day afternoon. The husband who is a
Ward county coal miner, was suing
his wife for divorce. The evidence
showed that Drake had left his wife
in Milwaukee, coming west. He en-
deavored to show that his wife was
very cruel to him, in the way of con-
tinually nagging him, but the judge
denied the motion.
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If the silent prairies of North Da-
kota could only speak, they would tell
some tales that would cause heart
throbs enough. The Independent ed
itor, who has no troubles of his own,
is often compelled to listen to tales
of woe by those who are really wrong
ed
On Monday afternoon, a forlorn
looking fellow, whose name we will
not mention for the sake of his
children, entered the Independent
Office, his head bowed down, for he
was broken hearted. He isn't an old
man, but he looks ten years older than
he really is, and his sunken eyes tell
palmer than words that he has expert
enced terrible agonies.
There isn't much in life for me,
any more, Mister" he said, giving us
an appealing look. "You see, Mister,
my home is all broken up. Yes, I've
been rich man in my day, but my
fortune has been cast to the four
winds Of heaven by her and-that,-
that man. Do you want to hear
something of my life? Well, it's quite
a story, but I won't bother you long.
you see, I used to live in the state
or and I followed the life
of a machinist. made good money
at that kind of work, besides I could
not stand farm work. My wife lived
on the farm which I bought, while l
worked in one Of the large cities. I
earned good money, saved large por-
ton Of it, and sent it to her. We i'm
proved the farm, and managed to get
220 acres of land. hired fellow to
work ON the farm and treated him
we'll, treated him as hired man
should be treated, and when I was
around, the fellow kept his place. He
was a good hand around stock, and I
liked him well enough. Well, I was
away good deal and well to make a
long story short, he took advantage
Of my absence and sort of broke up
my little home.
81 worried over the trouble so much
that 1 couldn't do my work well any
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Recently I farmer in which house

Recently Z farmer in which house
. telephone had just been placed.
found immediate and priceless en-
ployment for 1t in calling q doctor to
attend his only son suddenly stricken
with deadly disease. It was late at
night, no telegraph Offices we're open,
the distance some fifteen miles. The
difference in time between what
would have been the utmost speed Of
Q mounted messenger. and the send
iAg Of the telephone message for tie
1eotor yss - ssysas q % yssaU
- 's7-...s1As. l4 y, ss3t{ s-+s
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-04-16

Robert S. Noah, who killed Gust
johnson, the old Kenmare farmer,
was found guilty of murder in the
first degree and the jury returned a
verdict Of death at four o'clock
Saturday afternoon. The case
went to the jury about II o'clock Sat
urday morning. and within few min
utes nine had decided that Noah
ought to die, while three of the jur-
ors held for life imprisonment. At
4:30 the defendant was summoned.
and informed as to his sentence. He
did not show the least emotion and
there was q smile on his face as the
Judge read the verdict. Noah had
remarked that he expected that he
would have to swing, but that he
didn't give cuss.
Noah will be hanged at Bismarck
on October %. next and he will soon
be taken to the penitentiary.
The man is a moral degenerate of
the worst type, and during his trial,
was the most complacent individual in
the entire court room. He frequently
smiled and even broke into laughter
at things which he thought funny,
and endeavored to coach his attorney,
K. e. Leighton, who was appointed
by the court to defend the culprit.
After Mr.. Leighton had made q brief
address to the Jury in behalf Of Noah,
the prisoner attempted to arise and
was going to address the jury himself.
His attorney made him sit down.
What Noah was going to say. is not
known, but it is believed that he
would have dared the jury to hang
him.
Mr.. Leighton believes that Noah is
insane to a degree, and in that we
agree with Mr.. Leighton. His act
was that of a man with disordered
mind, perhaps the result Of years OF
dissipation and riotous living.
Perhaps he inherited some of his
cussedness. Mr.. Leighton viewed
briefly the confession. According to
Noah's confession, he has lead a
criminal career nearly all Of his life.
In the confession that he once work.
ed on the section at Washburn, N.
D., as section foreman, and his at.
torney showed that a man with Grim.
inal inclinations such as Noah had,
must have been insane to have work.
ed on the section. Mr.. Leighton ad.
mitted that Noah was man danger
GUS to the community and asked for
nothing more than to imprison the
fellow for life, where he might be of
some use to the world, and yet be
out of the way Of doing any harm. He
gave three reasons for human punish
ment. First, for the reformation of
the defender, second, to deter the
commission Of other crimes, and
third, to prevent the offender from
committing other crimes. Punish
ment by Imprisonment in the peni-
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For Sale Cheap.

One hundred sixty acres good farm
ing land, fifteen miles west of Minot
and six miles south of Des Lacs. De
scription as follows: NV IA Of NV
IA section IA, E IL Of NE 1-2, NE IA
Of Sc ia section Is, township 154,
range IS. Price SO per acre. Write
Otto Rood, All Central Ave-, Mime.
apolis, MINI. 4-16-4-30 chg.
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ASSESSORS HELD MEETING
Secure Their Books and are Now at
Work-SeheduIe Same as Last
Year-Must Take Full Valuation.

The assessors Of the county held
a meeting at the court house Saturday
and secured their books. The auditor
instructed them to assess on the full
valuation plan this year and not vary
from the plan one iota. The schedule
is exactly the same as last year and
the assessors will begin work this
week. Many will not be thru with
the work until the first Of July.
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A Sweeping Resolution,

The county commissioners passed
resolution last week, providing that
no physician except the county physi-
clans within radius Of ten miles OF
Minot, shall doctor a county patient.
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Are you going to wear a new suit
for Easter? A Stein-Block suit fits
you, is stylish and wears as well as
made to order clothing. You save
from SO to SIS on the suit. Look
my stock over. E. NJ. Mitchell, Ma
sonic Temple.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-04-16

Are you going to wear new suit
for Easter? A Stein-Block suit Ats
you. is stylish and wears as we'll as
made to order clothing. You save
from so to $15 on the suit. Look
my stock over. E. NJ Mitchell, Ma
sonic Temple.
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Have just returned from the east
and am in better shape to loan money
on farm security than ever before. I
loan for . large Chicago life insur-
anee COMPANY ana .aeir prs-payment
priviieses. otc, Ere ::yssy favorable
to ~ borfewee. 1T. r 1naaey.;
II sE. n u
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Turkish Bath ParIors.

The Turkish Bath parlors at g
Opera Barber shop have been reopen
ed, with Mark Nelson, as attendant.
Mr.. Nelson is an old Turkish bath
man, and is giving the best of salts
faction. The parlors are run in reg
ular metropolitan style and are pat
ronized well. Mr.. Nelson's hours
are every night between the hours Of
8 p. m. and 1880 a. m.
Arizona republican., 1908-12-07
SITUATIONS WANTED.

WANTED-Position as housekeeper by
 competent refined lady. Box "A. Re- | Dublican