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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-05-14
CONTEST NOTICE

Department Of the Interior. u. 8. Land
once, Minot, N. D.. I1ereh 10, 1908.
A sufficient contest ahdavit having
been filed in this ofles by Simon -.
Nevrost, contestant, against home
stead entry No. 43Oo6, nade July s,
1906, for the SW IA - IA, section
80, township 1874 n, range sc ", ana
lots 2, and 4 OF sectisa 5, township
l52, d, range SO W., " Louis F.
Christensen, coHtestes, IA which It Is
alleged that said Louis +. Chrbtiaa-
son, said eatestes, kas wholly aban.
dsned said tracts and changed his
residence therefron for more than
six months silse nakias said entry
and next prior to Tho date hereof;
that he has not established resi-
dsnce thereon; that said tracts re-
naias in its natural stats. wholly 90.
aadoned and sRimprovsd; and that
satA allegs1 absence 1sDn the SAID
tsad was net due 10 hh employment
In tie army, nav or marine corps
Of the United States as private sol
dier, ofRser, seaman, Or marine. dur-
ling the war with Spain, q during any
other war in which the United States
may be engaged. Said parties a1e
hereby notified to appear. respond
and offer evidence touching said ale
cation at 10 o'clock a. n. on May 20,
1908, before the Register and Receives
ct the United States Land once 10
Milot, North Dakota.
/ The said contestant having, II
proper aMaavit, filed Aeril I, 1903,
set forth faets which sibsw that after
due diligence personal service Of TIM
notice can not be made, It = hereby
ordered and diseeted that such notice
- given BY due and prnDer publioa.
et1oa.
L. D. Meeahan, Register.
Aaba1t German, Receiver.
! Thomas 3. DISCARD, Attorney FOR
Contestant, Ninot, N. D. 49x-7
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Notice for Bids.


Notice Is hereby given that sealed
bids will be received for the erection
of a new frame school building in
Botzz school district No. 10, Ward
county, N. d., to be located where
the old school house No. 4, is now To-
Gated. Bids to include cost of a
stone foundation and foundation
through the center of building to be
2Ox36 feet with 10 foot posts. Bids
will be received until Friday, June II,
$685.. Each bid must be accompanied
by a certified check for $50 for the
faithful performance of the contract.
The board reserves the right to reject
any or all bids. Plans and specifica-
lions to be found at the Office Of the
clerk. Bids must be accom- panied by
plans and specifications or will be re-
jestsd.A
BY order Of the School Board.
Jos. r. Korgel, Clerk.
Alaot, N. D., r. F. D No 2. 5-7-6-5
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Notice for Nominations.

Notice is hereby given that on Wednesday,
i e Jon;. asss ct ~ h ptiScihcts IN
lowing olnsers, which election vii! DO opened
q o'clock il the morning, and will continue
81. s...d IL the q said
Z " o. . Auditor.
Conversational
One United States Senator.
IM9 Representatives in Congress.
ss.s s. s:s a s ss sss. s districts
St SIT. r. 66 sSiis
Lieutenant Governor.
One Just CO Of the Supreme Court,
Secretary ct State.
State Auditor.
sapt. 81 Pabiic Instruction.
Attorney General
Con nissionsr Of Insurance,
Cpmnississsr Of Agriculture and Labor.
One Senator for each OF the following num-
bored legislative districts viz: First, Third,
Fifth, Seventh, Ninth, Eleventh. Thirteenth,
i G,as1 % xsny
Forty second, Forty-t- ird, Forty:fourth, For.
ty;n1h, Forty-sixth. Ety.seventh;
). Also members Of the House OF Representa-.
IIs11 IT, 7sta. s from Fist to For,
b 9lkcsrs-
Shsrin. Auditor
/ Clsrk Of District Court.
STATES Attorney
SsperfAteA1 ont Of Schools
County Surveyor
Three County Commissioners.
Four CsaHty Constabes.
Treasurer.
4 kegster. Of Deeds.
Comfy judge. Public Administrator.
q County Coroner.
Four District Assessors.
Four County Justices OF the Peace.
NV. FABRICK,
57-6A &c. Auditor.
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CONTEST NOTICE
Department Of the Interior, United
States Land Office, Minot, N. d.

| Ne
March 23, 1908.
A sufficient contest having been 4
led in this Office by Orrin F. Nelson
contestant, against homestead entry
No. 37O99, made November II, 1905
for the NE1-4 OF Section %, Township
ISL N. Range "a w. by Martin A.
Hovey, contestee, in which It is al
legged that said Martin A. Hovey, said
contestee, has wholly abandoned said
tract and changed his residence there
from for more than six months since
making said entry and next prior to
the date hereof; that ne has not es-
tablished a residence thereon; that
said tract remains in its natural state
wholly abandoned and unimproved;
and that his alleged absence from the
said land was not due to naval or mill
tary service, said parties are here
by notified to appear respond and
offer evidence touching said allega-
ton at 10 o'clock a. m. on May Is,
1908 before the Register and Receiver
at the United States Land Office in
Minot, North Dakota.
The said contestant having, in a
proper affidavit, filed April Z, 1908,
set forth facts which show that after
due diligence personal service Of this
notice can not be made, it is hereby
ordered and directed that such notice
be given by due and proper publica-
ton.
Robert German, Receiver.
Thomas E, DISCARD, Minot, N. D.
Atty. for Constant.
A1ce 81
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FOR RENT-My farm northeast Ia
section IL, township 1856, range 80,
3 IL miles northwest OF Surrey 60
acres broken for crop; will rent as
customary in this section Of country.
Can get 60 acres lying by it also. 40
acres of my farm to plow. ]. H.
Burns, Blacksmith, Surrey, N. D.
3.12-3-26 chg.
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Wanted 20 acres plowed and
sowed, for cash or half Of crop
8 miles south Of Minot. Address
Box 1141, Minot, N. OAK. 5-t1p
Let Minot Furniture Company
feather your nest and be happy.
IA safe place to trade ct Minot
Furniture Company. j. G
Hoff, Pres. If
See Grant s. YoImans for q
five year farm loan at lowest
rates. Office in new Optic bldg.
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: q -
List of Government Liquor Licenses
filed in the Office of the county audi.
tor, Ward county, North Dakota
I, ]. w. Fabrick, auditor for Ward
county, North Dakota, hereby certify
that the following have filed copy Of
their liquor licenses in my Office:
Andrew Botterud, lot 1, block 4,
Kenaston, Retail Liquor Dealer for
period of IL months ending July l,
1908.
Hugo w. Benz, lot 6, block Is, Mo-
hall, N. D., Retail Liquor Dealer for
period ending July i, 1908.
Stanley Drug Co., lot II, block Z.
Stanley, Retail Liquor Dealer for pc.
Rod ending July 1, 1908.
Weaver & Pomerlean, lot 13, block
16, Coteau, Retail Liquor Dealer for
period ending July l, 1908.
Hugh Egan, lot Z, block 3, Tagus,
Retail Liquor Dealer for period ending
July /, 1908
p. L. Elan, lot 9, 1stail Liquor
Dealer for period ending July I, 1908.
Whitslan & Larson, lot 2, block 9,
Crane, RetaA Liquor Dealers for per.
ioa ending July /, 1908.
Dated MaE 2, 1908.
j. W. Fabrick,
County Auditor.
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NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORE,
CLOSURE SALE

| Notice is hereby given that where
las, under and by virtue Of the terms
Of that certain mortgage hereinafter
i described, the MORTGAGE therein has
and does declare. the whole sum Sc
cured to be due and payable; because
Of default in the payment OF an install
lation Of principal due October LIST.
1907, and notice is hereby given that
that certain mortgage, executed and
delivered by William H. Winney and
Minnie Winnie. his wife, mortgagors,
to the First State Bank of Lansford,
North Dakota, a corporation, mort
gagee, dated on the 9Th day Of Nov.
ember, A. D. 1906, and filed for record
in the Office Of the Register Of Deeds
in and for the county Of Ward, State
of North Dakota, on the 22nd day Of
November, 1905, at three (3) o'clock
and fifteen (15) minutes. p. m. and
duly recorded in Book 1888" Of mort
cages on page "37", will be foreclosed
by sale Of premises In such mortgage
and hereinafter described at the front
door Of the court house, in the city
Of Ninot, county Of Ward and state
of North Dakota, at the hour of two
az o'clock in the afternoon of the
29th day of May, A. d. 1908, to salts
fly the amount due on such mort
gage on the date Of sale, besides the
costs, including statutory attorney
fees.
The premises described in such
mortgage, and which Will be sold to
satisfy the same are described as fol-
lows:
The southeast quarter Csc 1-4) Of
Section Thirteen (sec. 13) in Town
ship One Hundred Fifty-nine (Twp.
159) North Of Range Eighty-four
(Rge. S4) West Of the fifth (5th)
Principal Meridian, containing One
Hundred Sixty (160) acres, more or
less according to the United States
government survey.
There will be due on such mortgage
at the date Of sale the sum of one
hundred four dollars and sixty cents
(104.6O).
Dated at Lansford, North Dakota,
this 18th day of April. A. D., 1908.
First State Bank Of Lansford, North
Dakota, Mortgage. y
E. c. Haraldson, Attorney for Mort
gagee.
Lansford, North Dakota. 4-1e-5-21
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q co r n TING

Sprinstims 10 wall PAPER Time!
for 1913, fresh from Chicago? A large line to
select from. Respectfully
III. q. JENSEN, Decorator
Orders by mail or telephone 692 promptly at
tended to No trouble to show goods.
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MODERN w0oOnEA Of AMERICA
Meets every and and 4th

NteeSS WY NJ 4Mu - HnUTuuay 4TH'
"a Of each Month
The Royal Neighbors meets everv list and Srd
Friday each month. s-i3 7S5
In the Wheeler hall over the Grow Clothing
Store.
Anyone wishing information as to transfer
cards or anything OF interest to Woodmen,
call on Z. A. FARMHOUSE. clerk.
Andersen Bros. hide house MINOT. N. D.
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Another Rockefeller Gift,

Chicago.-Martin Ryerson, president
OF the board of trustees of the Chicago
university. announced Thursday that
John D. Rockefeller has added s2.191..
900 to his gifts to the university. max
Ing the total of his bencfactions over
s23.0O0.00o.
1t Is also reported that the head of
the Standard Oil Company has offered
to treble all contributions to the me.
mortal library which the university is
trying to erect in honor OF William R,
Harper, its first president.
The trustees have already received
Sl35.000 for this purpose and hope to
add sj5.c00 to this sum, SO that with
Mr.. Rockefeller's contribution an $500.
900 structure may be erected on the
campus.
The gilt announced today, like most
tf those preceding 1t from ti,e same
source, is to be devoted mainly to ge,,.
eral endowment purposes. Securities
to the value Of $2,00O,OO0 are set aside
Tor this purpose. thereby adding $50.
600 to the income Of the instit. .tion.
OF the balance $155.00O is to he used
to wipe out a deficit in the nc ,unts
for 1906-7 and $4,000 will be d,;cteJ
to the purchase OF books. Iaboratorv
apparatus and other equipment.
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Alfalfa Leads in Value.

Alfalfa holds first position In the
matter OF acreage and perhaps OF value
OF all Colorado's agricultural products.
Last year approximately 500. 900 acres
yielded their wealth OF the succulent
grass. and an average OF three and one
half tons has been the yield over the
state for the three cuttings OF the sea.
son. In many places both on the West.
ern slope in the orchards, and on the
lands above ditch on the Eastern
slope the yield has been as high as
from i've to six tons to the acre.
With 1.I50.00O tons OF alfalfa pro-
duccd last year. and a quotation Of IS
20 " on the Denver market December
10th. the value of the crop is reached
by taking 81. conservative estimate
OF the farmers price during the year
This is sl2.25O. 900.
Second to alfalfa is Colorado's M.
1--WE hay. which Is acknowledged the
hest of the lighter grasses for nutri.
tlon and satisfaction to stock. Most
OF the native hay of the state last
year was raised on the dry lands. or
ne lands above the ditch, in the noun.
ram parks and valleys. There were
2oo,ooO acres sown to native hay and
an average yield Of one ton to the acre
realized. Computing at sl2 per ton.
december 10th quotations being $14 to
49, the value OF the crop is 81, ,O0O, 900.
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Stratton Estate Report.

Colorado Springs.-The report OF tn,
Stratton estate executors for the year
1907, filed with Judge Robert Kerr
January I'd. shows that during the year
there were cash receipts of SLIPS.
6l2.41, and disbursements Of sl,026,.
O26.5i. leaving a cash balance January
list OF s1C2. .5s5.s7.
The report covers several typewrit.
ten pages. The larger receipts are EN-.
bodied in the dividends paid by the va.
rious Stratton holdings. apportioned as
follows: Portland mining stock, $50.
6s3.2s; Strdtton-Cripple Creek Mining
& Development Company. s99 1886: In.
ternational Realty Company, s57..
1910; Union Gold Mining Company,
s7,369.20; Colorado Springs G. Interur.
ban Street Railway Company. sl5 900.
From the sale of street car bonds 1925.
900 wGs received. and the interest on
the bonds amounted to s27,29170. The
report shows that the estate has re.
ceived a monthly rental of 10000 for
the Brown Palace hotel in Denver s.nce
August last.
The various legacies left by the late
millionaire, less the inheritance tax In
each instance, were paid during the
year. Fifty bonds of the street railway
company, amounting to $4,000, were
taken up. T. J. ODonnel Of Denver
was paid s25.0 in connection with the
Brown Palace hotel litigation.
The law firms of McAlllster G. Candy
OF this city and E. Z. Whtted of Den.
yer were each paid sl7.500 fees in the
Venture and Strattons Independence
litigation. l.. NJ. Goddard OF Denver
was paid $4,000. and another item,
$500, is also charged to him. An item
OF s69,s53.17 was paid in the matter Of
the settlement of the Brown Palace no.
tel deal with James H. Brown. The
largest item paid out was the inheri
;ance tax of 1914. .308.04.
The Ordway new era., 1908-01-10

High school fraternities are treated
with scant courtesy when they make
an appeal to the courts. The latest
instance Of judicial condemnation oc-
CURED In Chicago. when the appellate
court, last month. declined TO issue an
Injunction restraining the school board
from enforcing a rule excluding all
members OF secret fraternities from
participation In literary or athletic
contests. and from using the names OF
the high schools in connection with
the fraternities. The Injunction was
sought through the father OF men,
Der Of one OF the fraternities on the
ground that the rule interiered with
the natural rights of the pupils. The
court decides that the rule against
the fraternities does not interfere with
the rights Of the young people to Join
any fraterniues they choose. and that
It does not trespass upon parental au-
thority. The school contests from
which members Of the fraternities are
barred do not form part Of the regular
curriculum, and are subject to such
regulations as the school authorities
choose to make In the exercise Of
their legal discretion.
The Ordway new era., 1908-01-10
Large Honey Production,

FOR 1907 the yield was ffty.five cars
OF comb honey, which at an average
valuation Of $4,000 per car. makes n
Total OF $4,000. The amount Of comb
money received in the markets throuei,
.ne Colorado Beekeepers' Association.
naving Its headquarters in Denver. Wa
l,oeo,ooo pounds. To this quantity IL
ADDED a proportion Of extracted honey.
valued at $4,000. and 5000 pounds 81
oeeswax, valued at $4,000. making 4
srand total value Of $4,000 Tor the
Years production Of honey II the
s.ate, not including the product Of n.
aivldual beekeepers for home consump-
eacn. TO this, $4,000 increased veiuo
q bees y TO be added. malinx ~
years total 500. 900. E - -
The Ordway new era., 1908-01-10
Immense Field Pea crop.

The value OF the field pea as a
STOCK tattener and builder of the fin.
est Kind of animal tissue for meat ia
OF comparatively recent discovery. but
as soon as 1t was learned with Ger.
iainty the growth Of the crop received
an immense impetus. In 1907 no less
than 10000 acres were sown To field
peas In Colorado, 125,OOO acres of this
being In the San Luis valley and the
remainder of the acreage scattered
over the state. About thirty.fiye hush.
els was the average yield per acre.
making 5.250.00O bushels the state.s
crop. '''e
Practically all of this crop ia fed
70 the stock In the fields where grown
and no quoted value per bushel ia oh.
,ainaole. Estimate is made of this.
however. by experts who figure stand.
25O.OOO. "nns ~
upon this crop alone is based the
nope OF many stockmen of the state
mat Colorado will in the near future
pc center Of the hog and sheep fat.
tening industry.
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AarieuI,uraI Prosperity.

The ten years of prosperity this
country has enjoyed since 1897. and
the revolution which has been
wrought in the agricultural industry.
has placed the American farmer in a
position OF financial and economic In
dependence such as the rural popula-
ton Of this or no other country has
ever known before. writes H. c. Mich
olas in Van Norden Magazine. The
fixed capital represented in the agri-
cultural Industry to-day is approx
ma;eiy SCI. 1000. .o00. 900. or more than
four times the capital invested in all
OF the manufacturing industries in the
country. From the position the Ameri,
can farmer now occupies. no financial
disturbances. no business failures In
the outside world. no failure Of any
one or several crops. no hysteria or
political agitation. can hope to dis.
lodge him.
The Ordway new era., 1908-01-10

FAVOR TAFT
OHIO REPUBLICAN EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE SHOWS ITS
PREFERENCE.
TAFT MEN IN CONTROL
STATE CONVENTION 70 BE HELD
IN COLUMBUS MARCH
3RO AND ITH.

Columbus. O.-The Republicans OF
Ohio will be given an opportunity TO
express by direct vote Iheir choice for
the party's candidate for president at
primaries to be held February llth.
when delegates and alternates TO the
Republican state convention will be
elected.
1t will be held in Columbus, March
3rd and 18th and it will select. in addi-
lion to four delegates al large TO the
Republican national convention, can
didates for governor and other officers,
The call for the primaries and con
vention was adopted this evening by
the Republican state central commit
Tee after a protracted and lively ses.
sion.
The friends Of William II. Taft. sec
retary OF war and candidate for the
Republican nom nation for president,
were in control of the committee. cast
ing fourteen votes to seven for the
supporters OF Senator Foraker also an
avowed candidate for the presidency.
The vote stood fourteen to seven on
every proposition which required a
roll call except the selection OF tenn
porary chairman Of the state conven
tion.
James r. Garfield, secretary Of the
interior. the chief of the Taft support
ers. received thirteen yI'cs to eight
cast for Harry NJ. DauEherty Of Col
umbus. Richard McCloud OF London
q close personal friend OF Mr.. Daugh
crty. but n Taft supporter. voted fol
him as against Mr.. Garfield.
The call reported by the sub-com
mittee and adopted oy the genera
committee by vote Of fourteen &c
seven is one Of the most elaborate
ever issued by state committee.
Several amendments to the cal
were proposed by the friends OF Sen
ator Foraker. but in each case the!
were voted down.
The chief fight was made agains
the direct primary plan for the selec
the party's candidate for President a
They proposed that delegates tC
county conventions be chosen by di
rect vote. the county convention Il
choose the delegates TO state conven
tion.
The call as adopted provides for ;
total Of 1s5 delegates to the state con
vention. The Australian ballot is tt
be used in the primary.
The Ordway new era., 1908-01-10
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The Ordway new era., 1908-01-10

Prof. Edward S. Morse, talking to
tho Technology students about Japan.
spoke Of tho simple dress of the stu.
dents there Ms being one of the first
things THAI be noticed. When he
asked the reason OF It, he was told
that 1t was a custom to prevent feel.
ing against the well.to-do class by the
scholars who could not afford to dress
more expensively. Dartmouth did the
same thing for the same reason two
years ago. and the boys took SO kindly
to rough-and-ready costumes that be.
fore long the college authorities had
to suggest to them that fey were get
ting altogether too careless about
their personal appearance
The Ordway new era., 1908-01-10
Almost simultaneously with the

Almost simultaneously with the re-
survey Of the Alaskan boundary, which
deprives Canada Of a strip Of land,
news comes from Ottawa that as a
result of the explorations of Capt.
Bernier in the arctic a total area OF
At least 100000 square miles is claimed
LOT Canada 1t would be rash to say
that a narrow strip of the Alaskan
gold nelds is worth hundreds Of square
miles Of arctic islands when one re.
cans the nippant remarks made, not
many years ago. about ths worthless.
ness OF Alaska.