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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-10-29
johnson Will Get Democratic Support

We were justly treated in the ad-
ustment of the assessed valuation
Of the different classes of property
in the state. We do not want any
thing but justice, and justice We are
entitled to. And if we elect G.. A.
Johnson TO the governorship of the
state, we can be assured that he
will faithfully represent the inter
ests of the whole state, and that in
cases where hitherto the western
part OF the state has not been
treated as fairly as they ought to be
treated, that hereafter equity will
he done to everybody concerned
We predict, therefore, that not
only will every Republican of the
county of Ward and the western
part of the state come loyalty to
the support of Johnson and cast
their vote for him for the governor
ship of the state but THAT even our
Democratic friends will be imbued
with sufficient home pride and 10y
auty to the best interest of this Sec
ton of the state so as to cast their
vote for him also, and to give him
a tremendous majority from tho
old Eighth Judicial district.
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&C.. A. Johnson ought to receive a
large majority, both in War dand
the surrounding counties. Nominal
ed lat fairly conducted primary
election, and by large majority, he
is entitled to the united support and
vote of all the members of the Re
publican party, and in addition to
that, he ought also to receive a
large number of Democratic votes
on account of the fact that he is
from Ward county, in the western
half of this great state of ours. Not
a single governor has so far come
from the Western half of the state,
and it is surely time that this Sec
tion had a Representative n the gov,
ernor's chair.
BY electing Ia governor from that
part of the state, he will not only
be in a position to see that greater
Justice was done to that section in
the way of appointments to the va
rious state boards, but as the gov
ernor is a member of the board of
equalization, mel could render the
western half of the state the great
est possible service in seeing that
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-10-29
Four Men Held Up By Two Bandits

Entering the Riverside Casa Gro
Gerry store at the corner of Relyea
avenue and River street a. half
past eight o'clock Tuesday night,
two masked bandits held up two OF
the proprietors of the store. Henry
Marshall and Edward BETH. over
powered George Miller, aud fright
ened Mike Lye, a resident Of hat
part Of the city away. Tie ;h!rd
man s,ood outside and watched to
give the alarm if anything turned up
to fol. the bandits to make 4 sc
cessful robbery. They ransacked the
till and secured between forty and
fifty dollars in currency.
Marshall was standing behind the
counter, Lye was sitting on the
counter and Miller and Bettin were
seated near the stove when the men
entered the store, with drawn weap.
ons, and commanded all to throw
N2 their hands. Marshall and Lye
complied with the request of the
men, but Bettin and Miller thought
that some of their friends had como
from wedding near by and were
playing a joke on them. Miller ex.
claimed. "What in h do you want
us to do that for,," and being rath'
er tardy in complying with the
order, one Of the men pounced upon
him and beat him over the head
with a big So dalibre blue steel
gun, making an ugly cash and max
ing the blood flow freely. He was
knocked insensible for an instant,
Bettin was pounded over the head
with a gun of a similar kind in the
hands Of the other bandit and ika
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Swanson Avoids Our CHARGES
Office Hungry Horse Trader Must Be Guilty of Working
for Lessenng the 500 Taxes-Mr. Swanson, Did
You Ever Accept 500 Mileage?

Swanson is spending all kinds of
time, and somebody's money send
ing out his scurrilous literature to
all parts of the county in the hopes
of making the voters think that
the other candidates for sheriff are
all crooks and he himself is the
only honest, safe, SANE man to
elect to THAT Office. Swanson is
hurting himself in the eyes of the
voters not only in his present aspi-
ration, but for all time to come.
Since the Independent has taken
the pains to look UP the methods
Of this man, and expose them,
scores who really thought that
Swanson was man whose heart
was in the right place have decided
that something is wrong, and are
doing what they can to see that he
retains his position as official horse
trader.
When We made the statement last
week concerning Mr. Swanson we
thought that the least he would do
would be to make an attempt to
use the columns OF the Independent
to explain some of the charges that
we made. We would not have re-
fused him the space, and would not
have even asked him a cent for the
use of our columns. But as far az
the Independent is concerned
he passed up these charges. thereby
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duties of his office that sturdy hon.
esty and compelling initiative which
makes for the best there is. in law
enactment and law enforcement
The Palladium.
Balfour Messenger: We want G..
A. Johnson to be North Dakota's
next governor. One of Minot's
leading citizens said: &c. A. John
son is always on the right side ip
municipal affairs 1t is probably
true that North, Dakota has never
had a candidate for gubernatoria,
honors whose private life could
stand closer scrutiny. We ask the
voters to keep their eyes on John
son for he is certainly worthy of the
most hearty support of every Repuh-
lican.
There is every probability that
the excellent fitness and popularity
of Hon. c. A. Johnson, the Repub-
hcan nominee for governor, will
carry him through this campaign
most triumphantly, and his election
be marked by a large majority. He
is one of the bright, keen, hustlins
oyung men Of clean life in North
Dakota-just such a man as we be
iieve people Of this great common
wealth will delight to elevate to
gubernatorial chair, since such ele-
walton will be sure to bring large
good to the state The Chronicle
knows OF no reason why Mr.. John
SON majority vote should not
eclipse that Of any Of his predecess-
ors.-CavaEer Chronicle.
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c. A. JOHNSON MAKES
EMPHATIC DENIAL
Story About His Unpopulariay Al
Home Answered by the vote
Received.

While in the city today, Z. a.
johnson, Republican candidate for
governor, was shown the letter re-
Gently published in a Democratic
paper concerning his standing and
work as a public official in war"
county and in the city OF Mlnot.
Asked If he had any statement to
make, he said:
ri consider the question upon
which governor of the state o.
N. Oak. should be chosen too large
"a mix with those scurrilous mud
singing efforts such as the one re-
fered to-. I have lived in Waro
county for twenty years and in that
time have been more or less betore
the public, serving as county super
intendent OF pubic schools, mayor
Of the city OF Minot and two terlns
in the legislature. Had I not been
square with the people whom nave
thus represented, it would certainly
be reflection on their honesty II
they would continue to place their
n,Iblic affairs in my keeping. ! was
elected to the last legislature Dy q
larger majority than received when
was first candidate.
"But the strongest answer ! nave
to make to such mudslinging as the
article in question, is the vote which
/ received in the late primary cleo
ton in my city and county. In Ward
county l received "a thousand more
votes than were cast for the Demo-
cratic candidate and my opponent
in the Republican party. In the
city of Minot, where I have lived
for wears and where I am best
known. / received two votes to one
Of the combined vote OF the Demo
cratic candidates and my Republi-
can opponent.
"The vote ought to be better
answer to such faisehoods than any
I could make myself believe the
people of Minot and Ward county
are honest enough and patriotic
enough to at least fair in the YER
dict at the polls.
.'The statement that saloons ran
open while l was mayor OF Minot
Is an unqualified falsehood. Citizens
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DR.. MOELLER UNDER ARREST

DIR. Thor Moeller, a prominent
Minot physician, has been arrested.
charged with mansldughter, the
case arising from the death of Miss
Gena Lein, the Union, N. D. music
teacher, who died in this city a few
weeks ago from the effects OF p
criminal operation. Miss LENS
father arrived in Minot a few days
ago and instituted proceedings
against the doctor The doctor will
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-10-29

c. A. johnson, the Republican
candidate for governor, is making a
splendid canvass, not only for him
self but for the whole Republican
state ticket. His quiet, unobtrusive
manner is winning friends for him
wherever he goes, ond the sensible
and practical addresses which he
is delivering indicates him to be a
man thoroughly conversant with the
current issues OF the day and we'll
qualified in every way to fill the
important position of chief execu-
tive of our growing and thrifty
state. On every question he has a
we'll balanced and careful thought
out opinion in consonance with the
best traditions of the Republican
party. and his election next month
will assure to the state of North
Dakota a continuance of those sane
and conservative, yet, withal, pro
gressive policies which have, in the
past, done so much in securing for
our young commonwealth her promin.
ent position among the latter west
ern additions to the Union His
election will mean the recognition
by the state at large Of the tremer-
dous growth during the past few
. y
which heretofore has been given
over to range purposes, and viii;
mark the. general appreciation of the
struggling pioneers who have built
cities and rendered possible a vast
agricultural development in regions
previously untitled and unrroduc-
tive. He is essentially OF the west
western, and will bring to the
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be given hearing Within a few
days. At the inquest the doctor tes
titled that Miss Lein, a few hours
before her death, confessed that she
had committed the crime upon her
self. The, case promises to be sen
sational. Dr. Moeller is unde,
bonds, his bail having been furnish
ey by Peter Ildvedsen and DR.
Scholberg, in the sum of 100000.
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Noted Creation Coming

Hon. Jno. W. ArchlAnder, the
prominent Minneapolis attorney and
orator, will deliver free lecture in
the Norwegian language at the Mi.
not Jacobson opera house Dec. 81
Mondays at 2 O'Clock in the after.
noon. Mr.. Archlander stands highly
among the Scandinavians in Amer.
lea as a lawyer and orator, and
every Scandinavian in Minot mi
vicinity should make an earnest eff.
fort to hear this noted man. Lee
t,ure free. t2
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North Prairie Items

The party at Tatman's was well
enjoyed by all. Those present were
Mr.. Fred and Miss Alma Mann, Mr.
Walter and Miss Eter and Bonnie
Blumc, Mr.. and Mrs. G. Wilson
Miss Grace and Alma and Hazel
Potter, Arnold Detloff, Mr. H.. JIM.
john and Miss L., Paine, Carl Litlin,
Mr.. Albert Schwartz, Charlie JiJni.
john and Eddie Larson.
,Mrs.E Wilson and Mrs. S. Rass.
muasen went to Glenburn Monday.
MIR. Fred Mann and Miss Alma
were guests Of G. G. Potter Sunday
Mr.. Ply Hathaway and family is
going to leave this country for Cal.
ifornia.
News is like money nowadays,
rather scarce.
The Free Methodisfs held their
state meeting at Minot. &
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-10-29

whose integrity can not be i'm
peached and who were residents OF
the city at that time, will verify my
statement that the law was enforc.
ed without fear or favor during my
time as the city's executive
Grand Forks Times.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-10-29
Fifteen Tons of Corn Fills New
Republican Candidate for Governor.

A. P. Siocum has completed the
task of putting Is tons Of corn in
his new silo. The corn was raised
on his farm, and was cut up fine
and blown into the silo. Water was
blown in on the corn and the air
tight structure has been closed. This
will make excellent feed for the
Jersey cows. The silo is 16 feet ip
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-10-29

diama'ter and thirty.seven and one
half feet high. It is believed that
this is the first silo ever construct,
ed in Ward county.
The Slocum dairy farm is now
furnishing milk for the Leland no
tel. This hotel used about 25 gal
Ions of the Jersey milk and cream
each day.
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Seed potatoes, pure Eary Olives
and Early Rose if taken soon, 60
cents per bushel. Phone 574 U. R
F. D. H. three and one-half miles
north Minot. H. A. Monagin,
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German Lutheran Church

The next services will be Sunday,
Nov. l, at 2::30 p. m. You are
heartily welcome and can find the
church in the northeastern part of
the city at Arlington street and 5th
ave. VIM. H. Hartman, rastor
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The Free Methodists held thei
state meeting at Minot.
New-York tribune., 1908-09-27
MANHATTAN BUILDING PROJECTS.

Plans have been filed with Buildings Superintend-
ent Murphy for eight story freproof apartment
house to be built 9Sth east of Riverside
Drive for the Meteor Realty Company, of which
Isaac PoIstein is president. It is TO be of brick.
with limestone and terra Gotta trimmings. having
frontage of rs feet and depth of S51 feet Each
floor will contain four suites of apartments. The
architects are Schwartz & Gross.
Plans have also been fled for increasing the fire
protection of the Amsterdam Opera House, at No.
234 to 34 West 44th st. by erecting two exterior
lines of fire escape staircases, extending from the
roof to the sidewalk. ireproohng the emergency
exit passages from the auditorium and ballroom
and building a staircase from them to the
ground.
The improvements are be made for Katherine
Schmuck as and Judson Sause as lessee.
Louis c. Maurer is the architect.
Plans have also been filed for making over the
high stoop entrance of the four story and base
nent office building the southeast corner of
9Th ave and 3Sth into street level entrance
with sunken court The change is TO be made
for Mrs. A. A. Anderson. as owner, the improve
rnents being made in preparation for the proposed
widening OF the avenue by the city.
New-York tribune., 1908-09-27

hibition yesterday. They differ materially in plan
from those frst built. The first floor has two bed
rooms on the second floor. to which is by a
private stairway. These second floor rooms have
reinforced walls so that no sound penetrate.
On the second floor also are living and on
the third floor bedrooms. with gas and electricity.
The new houses half concrete and half shngled.
They will all be sold. and it is expected that the
purchaser will live in Of the apartments and
rent the other. The viii than pay the
interest on the investment The finish of the houses
now ready or building is of hardwood. with par
quet floors. The dining rooms have beamed cell
irgs. and the decorations throughout
tistic
Throughout Flatbush houses sprfngng up
in variety of architecture attra ctive as in any
suburb of the city. The belief in the permanent
and increasing valuation OF property there is uni
versal. When the facilities in rapid transit
considered, together with the improvements nat
ural TO section Of a borough in which nothing
in the way Of conveniences to health and comfort
has been omitted. this is only to be expected.
Furthermore, Flatbush has a great city at its
doors, and within a few minutes of the finest
sea beaches for recreation.
New-York tribune., 1908-09-27
TRADING INCREASED
MORE INVESTORS ACTIVE.
BUYERS Found tn the Week for Too
S175 900 Dzcelling Houses.

good volume of business was transacted last
week in the real estate market Investors were
more prominent Owing to their activity several
large parcels changed hands. While the trading
was scattered the most attractive zones appeared
to be the West Side and the downtown business
centre Sales of choice dwelling houses valued at
many hundred thousands each were also features
OF the week
One of the principal downtown transactions "a
the sale of the entire westerly block front IN
Dover street between Front and South streets Tne
property was sold by the Charles F. Noyes Coii-
pany for Mrs. Ida NJ Otz It has frontage oi
about IA feet on Dover street and comprises aoou
4O00 square feet 1t has direct north hghr Inc
buver who is an investor, intends to alter tne
four buildings on the premises and then oner then
for rental. This is the first sale OF the parceI ~
about nftv wears. In the West Side district north
of 5sth street buyers were found for several large
properties.
Since the perfection Of plans for the improvement
of the entire block bounded by s6th and Sth
streets Amsterdam avenue and Broadway Win
an apartment house, which, according 10 oulioels'
will be the largest structure OF its KIND IN INC
world investors and spectators have SHOWN
greater interest in the future of this aliurng resi-
Dental zone of the city. That project Is TO De
carried out by the Belnord Realty Company ana
will represent investment Of over S9'V"'o"-
Near the premises are several large, vacant par
cells which have been held by speculative con-
Germs for several years. It is thought that most
of these vacant parcels are likely TO be improved
next spring, and that the present purchasing move
New-York tribune., 1908-09-27

occupied by George P1ympton. the owner Mr..
Piymptou is well known collector OF rare books.
and a feature of the alteration plans viii be a
cellar vault with terrace flooring for the storage
of his books
1t was also learned IN the week that Benjamin
n Duke of the American Tobacco Company, Is
going TO build a house at tne southeast corner or
seth St and Fifth The plot was formerly
owned by William B. Leeds. who died sorle
months ago The house will be six and One-hal1
story building, occupying plot 50 by 100 feet
The exterior will be of classic design.
Several important transactions affecting property
TN the upper districts were reported in the week.
one OF the principal deals being the sale by David
Stewart for the New York and Long Island Realty
Company. Of plot so by 100 feet on the westerly
side of Wadsworth ave. 80 feet northeast OF lS1th
st If extended The buyer was William C. Trull
These lots face the Hudson and Harlem valleys
and are considered TO be among the choicest IN
the Fort George section
A feature of the auction offerings in the Nesey
ST saIesrooms last week was the sale Of sixty-two
acre building sites at Oakdale. Long Island, oy
Brvan L. Kennedy The prices ranged from $Ss0
for Mot in Oakdale Boulevard to SOD for an
acre plot in Oakwood Road There were ninety
parcels in the original offering. but twenty-eigat
were withdrawn as they had been disposed OF oy
Mr. Kennedy at private sale
New-York tribune., 1908-09-27
I'M THE BROKERAGE MARKET.

1,as " TavIor of the Sterling Realty Com
psny has sold No. 62S West End ave- a c" "eliilie
bo,,sa 1ex5sx100 feet for the Sarah l. Taylor es-
tate -, -
Smith & Phelps have sold for the City EeaI ES-
tate Company to the Greenwich Mortgage com
panv a plot T5x15O feet, located on the north sue
of 166th st. go feet west Of Union ave
The E,uross company has leased the oaseIleh'
s+ora at No 11s Warren to Charles Koransky'
also the second loft in the building No 10 warren
ST for the Tucker Fruit Company to the Produce
Packing and Shipping Company OF bHVnOIe' " -
for a of years
n = senior &. Co have sold for George B. Ra-
ford the three story dwelling house No 16s west
ssd ST. on lot 17x1OO.S, TO Mrs Starin Tor oc-
cupancy. ,0,
FindIav ave. a three story two family house, on a
lot 25x1Oo feet.
oHara Brothers have sold for Mr.. Halvorson
No 1877 IongfeIIow ave, two family house, to a
buver who will occupy; for Frances P Nc
Ouade No 1865 Carter ave, three family mousse
for Mrs Wuytack No 1873 Webster ave.
three story building. a lot alxS0 feet TO MI
Corroy; for a Mrs. Hackel the dwelling mouse
No. z772 Marion ave; for Mr. Sutorowsh
two lots on the south side Of 230th St. near Barnes
ave: the buyer will improve them for a Mrs
Suite No TO East 1SSth St. two family mousse
for a Mr. Link the southwest corner OF Van
CourtIandt and Rochaubeau aves to a Mr. F1scneri
for H B. Roach the two family house NO
s1e4 Perry ave-; for Backus Brothers a plot on
the east side Of Grand Boulevard and Concourse
north of 200th st.
The whitehall Realty Company has sold the plot.
7oxS7 feet, at the northeast corner OF Edison ana
Pitman aves.; also sold the plot 5ox7 feet on the
west side Of Baychester ave, 20 feet north Of Pit
man ave.
The EdenwaId Land Companies have sold plot
5Ox1OO feet on west side of Monticello ave- +5
feet south of Randall ave. to Samuel Isaac; two
lots on the east side of Murdoch ave- $50 feet
south of Jefferson ave-, TO Harris Marcus anu
Samuel Brenner: one lot the east side of Jones
ave. rs feet south of Jefferson ave. 10 PhIHp
Price; two lots on the side Of Pratt ave, 80
feet south of Nelson ave, to Thomas Kennedy, one
lot on the side OF Wright ave, 100 feet south
of Randall ave- to Thomas F. Conklin, jr-
New-York tribune., 1908-09-27
GREAT SALES IN PROGRESS.

This big volume of business must first be com
pleTed put aside. before much viii be planned
fo- The lands now opened and developed must
Be built Up before lands VIII be opened. There
stil great sales in progress each sale carrying
lis new home with il, and when all these new
tracts have been sold. and the building is under
zay then other developments on e large scale will
b undertaken To this fact is laid the drop in the
number Of new buildings reported TO the Bureau Of
Buildings this year i is q sort OF & luI before
the beginning of new activities. And in, the
time the developments already planned viii be
pushed through. and home seekers have now Just
ABOUT tAe best opportunities acquire property
excellent terms.
The apex Of the Development in Brooklyn was
reached IN I-5. There drop in 1895 and 1907.
and q stiu further decline this year. The great
boom began soon after consolidation in 1s9S It
has not let up bit, in 1sct. although the figures
seem 10 show otherwise Il is just e pause-a
taking o. stock, were Il is also the period
Of realization Here Is the Bureau Of Buildings
report in Brooklyn for a period OF seven years
and q fraction:
New-York tribune., 1908-09-27
MRS RICE TELLS OF MURDER PLANS.

Omaha Sept. 26.-Followtns a legal battle con-
ttnued throughout the giving OF her entire tesri-
rnonv Mrs Abbie B. Rice permitted to-day TO
tell Of the plans OF Dr. Frederick Rustin and
Charles Edward Davis. whereby Davis was TO shoot
+ha -t,-siciar and then commit suicide Many ina
rotnts of law came Up course Of the clashes OF
counsel that followed each question but the state
finally secured the testimony Of the witness with
which it hopes to prove Davis guilty OF Hrst 0esleS
r,ur4A- The County Attorney questioned Mrs Fice
,ntfl noon. when he announced that he would rest
for the present. and counsel for the defence had
an opportunity to cross-exanine her This. how
ever was deferred until Monday. 70 which time
the case was adjourned