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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-09-24

The best yield of wheat that we
have heard of in Ward county this
year, or the state for that matter,
comes from the D. H. Lord farm
two miles east of the city. Seven
acres of wheat averaged "a bushels
per acre, while the entire field aver
aged 26 bushels. The seven acres
were sown on land that had been
planted to corn last year, so you can
see what cultivation did for the
land. The crop raised by Edwin
Nelson, and the young man is just
ly proud over his achievement.
The crop this year pays Mr.. Lord
a dividend Of 20 per cent figuring his
land on basis of $50 per acre,
and he will have to have the entire
farm broken up for next year. The
oats averaged 40 bushels per acre,
sod averaged ~ bushels This is
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-09-24
weighing out ~ pounds and flax On
not extraordinary good land, but the
manner In which 1t was farmed pro
duced the extraordinary yield.

Theatre lovers should not fail to
bear in mind Mrs. Templeton's Tele-
gram, which viii be given at Jacob.
sons opera house the night OF Tues
day, Sejt. 20. or the last night Of
the Harvest Festival. The play will
be given under the direction Of Mr..
Halo, who has already been instru-
mental in putting on several most
enjoyable home talent plays. Mrs.
Temples Telegram is an extra
ordinary funny play with many ex-
ceedingly comical phases and it will
prove one continuous laugh from
start to finish. Minot's best talent
is represented. A packed house
should greet this aggregation Of local
players.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-09-24

1t has been Just five years since
the Independent editor passed over
the north country, until last Saturday
when a trip to the gas wells at West
hope by automobile gave us an OPP
portunity to see a change that we
could hardly realize.
Nearly seven years ago, we lived
on homestead part Of the time
S-up in the Glenburn country, and
used, to 60 over the north country
as frequently as possible by the
wagon and buggy route, along the
famous Canadian trail. Then, the
country was dotted with little black
shacks, put up by the homesteader
who in most cases had barely enough
money to buy the lumber and the
nails, and he had to do his own car
penter work for the most part. Of
ten you could see sod shack, made
az comfortable as possible by the
housewife. It used to look strange
to see flowers and lace curtains at
the windows of the sod shacks, and
there was a good deal of that limited
OF the real refinement about the
humble abodes, but most Of the
land marks have been replaced, dur
ing the past five years, with houses
that would be credit to the farm
ing district Of any eastern country.
Everywhere there were evidences OF
prosperity.
One of the prosperous, and we
know happy farmers, past whose
homes we passed, is John E. Reed,
whose farm home is just on top Of
the hill north of Minot. John has
good buildings on his farm, and sew
efal acres Of fine corn nearby. At
least we think the corn belongs to
John, and It would be a credit to
any Held Of corn raised in Missouri,
HIs old home.
Frank Linha used to live in a lit
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-09-24

The Crows are to be with US Sat
urday night, when they present, a
one night stand play, entitled "A
Neglected Wife" The Crows will
hardly seem natural without faithful
old julie Switzer who played with it
since the organization Of the CON-
pany until his death, which occurred
only few weeks ago, but promise
to give a performance up to the
standard.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-09-24
and the surroundings are as neat a

and the surroundings are as neat a.
wax.
There are scores Of other homes
worthy Of special mention, but act
ually there were SO many changes
that we couldn't recognize the homes.
The Blume farm, little of the
tight, about thirteen miles north OF
the city, presents beautiful appear
ance with the magnificent trees, as
does also that of H. G. Detlaf. Mr..
Detlaff and Mr.. Blume each have
spent thousands of dollars in farm
improvements, their homes being
equal to the best.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-01-17

keepin their eyes peeled tryin' to find
out who it was that was workin' the
second-story game at the hotel. But
it wasn't any use. The burglaries con
tinued jest the same, and, | CORY,
even the detectives was robbed.
Somebody walked off with one O. their
safety razors, an loaded revolver
1t begun to be a pretty serious mat
ter for the Inglenook, because people
not only said that they wouldn't stay
if the robberies KEEP on, but one o
the detectives was a reporter on a
newspaper, an he used to send COM
plete story about what he called the
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-01-17

'Inglenook Mystery into his paper
every night, so that tn hotel was
gettin' bad name. Finally it all come
out. A young Teller from Philadel.
pnia goin' to his room late one after
noon caught poor Jim tuggin' away
on the handle of his Saratoga trunk,
tryin' to pull it towards tn winder,
thinkin' no doubt that if he got it that
far there wouldn't be no trouble about
his gettin' away with it altogether.
He was Gavin away to beat creation,
an calm out, Come on, dod-gast ye!
Come on!' with every jerk on the
leather handle. Well, of course that
set the detectives thinkin' an they
come around to my house to investi.
gate, an sure enough, out in the barn,
laid across the top O. one O. the beams
in the hay loft, there was all the loot
that they'd missed, an lot more be.
sides. There was spoons, an knives,
an forks, an Shawn mugs, one switch
o bright auburn hair which no lady
had complained O. losin,' an that's
not Claimed yit; bundle O. love let
tiers done UP in blue ribbon; the ban
giles; the detectives safety razor;
two dozen cakes O. hotel soap; a
meersham pipe, an Lord knows what
else! And that was the end O. Jim
The officers O. the law give me the
benefit o the doubt largely because
they knowed | hadn't no use for a
switch o red hair and a bundle O.
somebody else's love letters. AS long
as l promised to get rid O. Jim they
promised TO give me a clean bill as
bein an access'ry to tn crime"
The story was over. but as the Cap
tain rose to depart he paused a mo.
ment with a regretful shake of his
head.
I've heern since that that's the
great trouble with crows" he said.
They will steal"
That's so, said the Postmaster.
But they don't lie." he added.
NO said the Captain. they don't
lie. an. CORY. that's what l respect
EN- fort"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-01-17

would be all they'd need" said the
Postmaster dryly.
I'm glad we think so, Joe," said
the Captain Il don't knows theys
anything more vallyable in life to a
man than the good opinion O. his
neighbors. But comm back to that
crow, Jim, he was a great comfort to
us that winter. Late in August he used
to fly up to the village O. nights, an
set on the hitchin' post in front O. Mo-
Simmons drug store an listen to the
phonygraph Nose KEEP to attract GUS
toners to his sody water fountain. 1t
stood in the middle O. Mos front door,
an was chuck full O. good songs, an
opery music of all sorts, an now an
then 1t would holler out good line o
niger minstrel talk, an Jim he'd set
outside there on the hitchin post with
his head cooked to one side takin' it
all in jest as If he knew what twas
all about. Every time it Id finish up
somethin' he p'tic'larly liked he'd flap
his wings like he was applaudin'.
That's where he got The Boy Stood
on the Burnin' Deck"
I'VE mean to say he got SOS he
could give what the phonygraph did,"
asked 81 Wotherspoon.
81 mean jest that" said the Captain.
"Everythin' down to the least little
squeak O them rubber records, except
H. C,,1,,'e hand ,,ucic Ha nould cot
the tune O. those. too, but when it
come down to the trombone an the
clarinet, an the big base drum, he
sort O. didn't have the necessary
plumbin' { bring them out as full an
strong as they was in the 'riginal. But
all the little things like Tammany'
an The Little Knot O. Blue an The
Gal | Left Behind Me- he could sing
like a canary, words and music An
| tell We gentlemen when the winter
came an we was showed up so We
had to leave the house by the sky
light on the roof an dig our way up
to the level, it was mighty pleasant
to sit in front of a roarin' fire them
cold nights an listen to that there
crow renderin' the poplar songs O. the
day, an givin' us an occasional min
strel show that, II We shut your eyes,
ye couldn't hardly tell from the real
thing
II shouldn't think that you would
ever have parted with so talented a
bird as that" I ventured to put in
"No ye wouldn't" sighed the Cap
tain. But 1t become necessary Jim
got the usual bad habits Of crows. an
hnally things Kot so that I was In
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-01-17

scrapin' speeches on the railroads
hisself?' says !, fixin' my eye on the
boy. L do know where he's got EN-
says Horiss. What l do say, an
says it straight amt teached him
one gol-derned word O. tn hull shoot
in match Well, sir, had to- b'lieve
him. Horiss is like me in a good
many ways, an p'ticlarly in his love
O. truth. He'd scorn lie, jest as l
do, so | knowed when he said that
that I'd done wrong in talkin' to him
the way did. But we can bet
watched that crow pretty careful for
two or three weeks tryln' to find out
the sources O his unusual supply of
interestin' literatoor. First l thought
maybe he'd been sittin' on the Ingle-
wood piazZy listenin' to tn city folks
talkin', but one day / found out jest
how it was. | come acrost him set
tin on tn curb stone jest outside O
this here post office, peckin' away at
a Boston newspaper somebody d
throwed into the street He'd tear off
little at time right out O the mid
die O. the editorial page, an swaller
it, an, | CORY, he never quit it till
he'd eat up tn hull page, not even ex-
ceptin' the patent medicine advertise
ments."
Must O. had strong stummick,"
said ST.
"All crows has," said the Captain.
"They can digest most anything that
amt made O. glass or steel. Well, sir,
I got thinkin' about the possible con-
nection O the two things, an after
he'd eat the editorial page l went out
an got the date O. that newspaper
from the pages he left behind him, an
bought another copy of it, an sure
enough two days later Jim comes
along an begins to spout jest exactly
what was printed on the page he'd
swallered.
The Captain paused for moment
to light his pipe.
Il can prove it, too" he went on.
III ! was to have that story printed
an circulated among the children in
the public schools, an the United
States senate should want to investi-
gate the truth O. that story, can
show EN- the curb stone where
ketched Jim eatin' the newspaper.
II guess your gen'ral reputation
around here as man o. veerassity
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-01-17

danger O. the sheriff. It was in Jim's
second summer that things began to
go wrong. A lot o. joolry, an spoons,
an silver-backed hair brushes an
other Things disappeared up to the
Inglenook. One lady lost a couple o
gold bangles; another said she'd been
robbed of a coral necklace and dia-
mond ring; an there was the dickens
to pay. Every bellboy and chamber
maid in the house was under suspi-
cion, but they couldn't fasten none O
tn robberies on nobody. Detectives
was sent for an half dozen O EN-
come from Boston disguised as board
ers. settin' traps for sneak thieves an
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-01-17

Hospital authorities have to face
facts as they are. and the result has
been that during the last 10 or Is
years the managers of nearly every
great metropolitan htaIital have had
to face the question of rebuilding and
TO provide enormous funds. which col
lec;ively will be found to amount to
probably five millions Of money. to
defray the cost OF this work alone
London HoenitaI
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-01-17

farm It seemed to me that Horiss
must be wastin' a hull lot O. vally'ble
time teachin' that there crow long
wInded speeches like that So I says
10 him, If you'd spend half the time
turnin' the woodpile into kindlin' an
dlggin' the weeds out O. the truck gar
den that We do turnin' that there
crow into a leadin' populist stump
speaker ye'd begin to earn the pickles
an 1oughnuts We consume between
mead. Horiss is lad o. considerable
spunk. an when said that he got
as mad as a hornet. I amt teached
him. says he. an you amt got no
business to say l hev.' ID ye mean to
tell me that that there bird has
picked up all them poems an sky
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-01-17
M1hat tl1f Srl1nnla
Arr Tnr
By REV. w. C. BITING,
St. Louis.

noble work of teaching millions parents asking What en
this September begins the real for the best part of
old wise right when he appraised education
he did, Surely Our twentieth century wise men have said differently
when they education complete that does not have moral
value religion worthy acceptance that does not have edu
catonal value"
gage He learns part of that great world of thought
that language only vehicle That is moral truth He is to
and profit by the thoughts Others and to express his own
thoughts for the sake of Others "By thy words thou shalt justified
or condemned characters great uerance in
speech, spoken and written
He learns exacness mathematics spelling
correct writing all exactne and this is moral virtue He
accuracy the his mental powers by Observing by grouping
facts and by drawing differences from them That enemy of fay
is worth eternity any soul that gets established within.
recepvty. He has to take faith the statement that
A. and something He has teacabe spirit No teacher
could help your child it not for this virtue
He learns patience and perseverance Else why should he give
long years life SCHOOL, The hard places and lessons and
pences only gymnaum which he works out these essential
graces of life
work. promptne, the glory of completing
things serespec the value thing thoroughly DONE He learns
from the social school, what private tutor teach him,
that there somebody the world than himself that others have
rights obey his uperors that he must worth
for wors sake himself competent guidance that he
can and must rely upon his efforts that only hard work the
battle that every step life hangs the taken that
did on the last the social contacts of the school
teach
And all things moral An embodied encyclopedia without
these characteristics would be vain ship land Our
public schools immoral The of education cultivate
morals beneath all information gotten is character
that won it. or that gained in the process of getting
Therefore that teachers the true and right sort
persons Better your fine watch rolling mill for repair than
the delicate your child incompetent teacher School boards
have duties here.
Therefore teachers mind examples The Of
our pupils open door through which faults well vr
the souls of boys and girls You not speak morals
but you living them every second, and the schOl
are see through and deed to the underpinnng
J. J. J !. !.
Therefore, as parents, let us become interested in
schools. Back up the teacher and give your child II
to the training. Do not excuse, indulge the - Il
whim of the child. Keep him at work MIC 81 /
remember that these moral elements are the IN i
chief part knowledge. Never mind the medals The WI
moral elements daily fdit Eount in the long WIZ
run of life trinks forgotten. You harm ISL
your child you make light of his daily work at I'LL
nllc ndnn snndna may ~ -
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-01-17
Being the
"reminiscences
of a
Nature Fakir
By
John Kendrick Bangs
Copyright, by Joseph 3. Bowles.)

''You was talkin' about that tame
crow o your son Horisses the other
day, Captain" said ST Wotherspoon as
the Nature Fahirs association of Cape
Porpoise/ gathered about the post Of
fee stove. Whatever became of
him?'
1--WE had to lose him, ST." replied
the Captain, with a mournful shake of
his head. "Horiss took him thirty
miles off into the woods one dark
night an left him there on limb re-
citin' The Boy Stood on the Burnin'
Deck an tell we it was lonesome
house he left behind him.
He really could talk, could he?"
asked the Postmaster.
"Talk?" calculated the Captain
We'll, I guess. If you was settin'
in the room next to where he was
you'd a thought a church sociable
was goin on in there"
What d he talk about?" queried
81
He was compendium O general
information, said the Captain What
ever he'd hear anybody say one day,
he'd repeat the next day-which
sometimes got kind of embarrassin',
seem how we say things now an
hen We don't like to be reminded of
iater We had six boarders an ten
rnealers that year, an after dinner was
over an the mealers had gone back
home the boarders would natery
make remarks about EN-. One mealer
pticlarly was one O them old maids
,on the shady side o fifty that liked to
dress lest leetle too young for her
self Me was a Miss Scagway from
Elmiry New York, an she used to
rig herself out an behave like one O.
EN- gigglers from the high school, an
the way she made eyes at them col
lege boys was next door to scand'lous.
One night after she'd gone home one
of the boarders made the remark that
that there Miss Scagway d be arrest
ed for kidnappin' before the summer
was over, an unfortunately Jim heard
the observation, an it seemed to
please him. Next mornin' at breakfast
as mother was cuttin' the nunkin pie
with Miss Scagway settin' there look
in nineteen an a half, an maxim
eyes at young college kid from
Boston, Jim fops in through the win
der, an perches hisself on top o the
bookcase we KEEP our chiny in, an be-
gins to yell 'Skagway, Skagway, Skag
way Even that didn't bother us any,
because her name was Skagway, an
it's name that anybody can mention
in the presence of ladies without apollo
gizin'. But when he'd done that an
attracted everybody's attention to his
self, he leaned forward an squawked
out Kidnapper, kdnapper, kidnapper,'
three times, just like that"
"Gee!" cried 81.
Mother dropped the punkin pie on
. the floor, / made a grab for Jim, an
Miss Scagway rose up an sweep from
the room like as though she was the
empress O. Roosia, an she never come
back" continued the Captain. After
that put fly screens in all the win
ders TO keep Jim out o. tn house dur
in the summer season. Later on he
begun to recite poetry, an things
that sounded like the editorials in
the Kennybunk Banner. Then final
iy when l thought of all the chores
they was to be done about the
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-01-17

Here is a Hebrew sage
who says that the moral
elements of an education
are of first value, Our
p u b lie and priv a t e
schools are open, andmyr-
lads of our young peo-
pie are studying, hun
dreds of thousands Of
older ones are doing the
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-01-17
An Atinttg 1ntnlt IN Enrunragf
Nappy Marrtagra
By DIR. JULIUS Won BERNAUER.

F UNION of girls contemplating matrimony am
bilious that direction would prove solution of the troubles
that looming up the matrimonial of the country
~ be organized under the catchy of Affinity union
lid .2,u with the following purposes
e IF To teach members to cook sew, and keep house
~ To instruct them in the laws and meaning of
I To Observation-Disclosures bureau of secrecy-her
spectve fances
the would think they being placed at disadvantage especially
through the last named but undoubtedly would result H.
reformation among To be they should be such noble characters
invite investigation don't think all Of them would do
The roundaced makes the ideal husband Under ordinary
such separate become divorced They love with
vigor and purpose tempered and forgving
marriage the husband should not forget the following simple
rules which long towards keeping loves banner the home
Court your wife always you did before marriage.
Don't hang kitchen crcse her household
ments
Don't indulge in amusemens and pleasures alone
Take your wife to the club and theater when you CO.
Don't dispute before the children third party.
her goo whenever leave the house. and you will not find
her in tears upon returning
nd to the wife | would
Balance inner beauty with outer loneliness
destined to become superior
Keep yourself young is young she looks
young as he feels
joke about husbands love- Make home paradise and
stay in it,
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-10
Miss Marlowe Alleges
Criminal Libel
Prosecution 10 Follow AHega-
tions in Suit of Mrs. Herr
mann for Divorce

NEW YORK, April s--Miss Julia
Marlowe. it was announced today at
the ofices of her managers. would not
allow the imputations against her con-
tanned in the papers filed BY Mrs. Won
Hermann in a suit for divorce against
Karl Won Hermann TO go unchal-
lenged.
Despite the reticence of Miss Mar
loves attorney. it was stated posi-
lively that criminal action would be
taken against certain persons connect
ed with the suit.
Paul Kester. representing her man
agement. left New York today for
Bpghamton, y. T.. TO consult Miss
Marlowe-
From the west comes story which
Indicates that Miss Marlowe and Won
Hermann and Mrs. Won Hermann
were on friendly terms in the days
when the actress says he was her r-press
agent Mrs Won Herrmann's friends
assert that when he came east from
San Francisco he left IN his rooms
many pictures of himself and the
actress. taken together when they were
abroad 1t is also reported that Won
HerrmaDn has been in several love
affairs in California. and was at one
time Larry Sullivan's' advertising
writer in GoldieId mine promotions
The Shuberts have not indicated dis
tinctIy against whom they intend to
bring criminal action.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-10
Professor Angered by
Juvenile Actions
Students at University Provoke
Reprimand for Annoying
Their Instructor

BERKELEY, April s--Prof- A. c.
Miller head of the department. of
economies at the University of Cali
fornia.t declared today that the ".iuve-
nile actions" of members of the fresh
man class emphasized the necessity for
the establishment of graduate college
such as President Jordan of stanford
university has advocated.
The sharp reprimand which Profess
sor Miller gave to the members of his
class in economies is the talk of the
campus, as he had previously remarked
that the students sof the university
could be put to shame by the knowl-
edge of economics which a Russian
student possessed. Professor Miller. ex-
claimed at the same time that west
ern students were far inferior to those
OF eastern institutions.
The temperance of two members of
his class whom he expelled at the pre-
vious meeting was the occasion today
of applause from other students. which
annoyed the expert in economics. The
men had been expelled on Monday for
placing their feet on the platform oc-
scupied by Professor Miller, and when
they entered the classroom today they
were welcomed by shouts OF applause.
Professor Miller. entered the room when
the merriment was at it's height and
was visibly annoyed by the actions OF
the students.
-Of all the juvenile actions I have
ever seen." she exclaimed. yours are
about the worst. You ought TO be in
short clothes. can understand now
why President Jordan wants no fresh
men or sophomores in Stanford univer-
sity. He probably has such subjects
TO deal with as 1 have before me now.
Women reaching this age know far
better how to behave than you men do.
You have no sense of solidity and this
matter of keeping UP constant .hurrah
in class has gone altogether too far.
Other professors in other depart
ments may permit it. but 1 shall not
tolerate it for an instant. You have
perhaps been able TO overawe some OF
your professors, but you cannot over
awe me BY any such methods.
The punishment | shalf mete out
will not be of the mild type OF Judge
Lindsey ether