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The Holly chieftain., 1908-05-15
Gard Of Thanks

We desire to thank our many
friends and neighbors for the
kindness rendered us in the sick
ness and death of my Dear wife
and our daughter.
E. s. Conley
Mr.. and Mrs. William Giles and
family.
The Holly chieftain., 1908-05-15
Flat Reduction Of 25c per Gallon

Now is the to good paint at bargain
Call early and make selection while there of coo
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-01-16
LOCAL Is

J. V. Weber, who had been visiting
his brother, Anton Weber, is now
living on his claim at Gull Lake
Sask
II. G. Gasmann, prominent ranch
err from south of the city, was in Mon
day. He says the mild winter is a
fine thing for the stock and he's going
to have hay to spare. Mr.. Gasmann
put out quite field of flax which was
frosted before it matured. The stock
like this for feed better than hay and
are doing nicely on it.
H. r. Ketchum, the rustling man
ager Of the Stone Ordean Wells Co.
in Minot, is spending a week in Du-
luth with the parent house.
C. X. Won Media, the secretary and
vice president of the Title, Invest
ment and Trust Co. has sold his inter-
est in the business to w. J.. Burns,
formerly connected with the Tagus
State Bank as cashier, and will leave
shortly for Portland, Ore, where he
will join his wife and son, who have
been spending the winter there for
their health. They will later tour
California, New Mexico and Utah and
will locate somewhere in the west.
Mr.. Won Media is one of our represen-
tative citizens who will be greatly
missed in Minot.
Louis Johnson has rented from
Edmonton, Can, where he looked
over the country.
He likes that part first rate, but
says business is terribly dull
Mrs. Elliot, wife of County Com
missioner S. H. Elliot, of Mohall, was
taken to Rochester, MINI, Monday,
where she will submit to an opera
ton. Mrs. Elliot is in very poor
health and there are grave apprehen-
sions as to her recovery.
j. w. May was in from the Knife
River country Monday with his wife,
who was operated upon for a tumor
Of the eye. The operation was sue
cessful.
Chas. Lacy has returned from the
Pacific coast where he spent several
months. Mr.. Lacy reports thousands
and thousands of men out Of employ
ment and is glad to be back. The
working man of the west is going to
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-01-16
A Great English Editor Dead

Papers from London, England, just
received announce the death Of Mr..
w. M. Thompson, brother of Mrs.
Colonel Scarlet Of this city. The
late Mr.. Thompson for over twenty
years was editor-in- chief of Reynold' 8
Newspaper, one of the great leading
journals Of England and the expon-
ents of Democratic principles. He
was the first editor in the British
Empire who had the courage to place
under the title heading of his paper
Lincoln's famous words: Govern
ment of the People, BY the People
and For the People" From the pa
pers received we gather he was the
fearless champion of Democracy, mot
only in England, but friend of the
poor in every cline. He was pow
erful and potent factor in his own
country and many others, and states
men of the first rank as we'll as trust
ed leaders of the working classes
have at different times paid public
tribute thereto. He was Barrister-
at-law, and as brilliant advocate
his services were frequently called
for, and to the poor his eloquent ad-
vocacy was never denied.
Mr.. John Burns, M. p, the famous
Commoner and Cabinet Minister in
the English Parliament, on hearing
Of his death, wired the papers:
"Thompson's death deprives human
ity of champion; labor of an ad-
vocate and the poor of a devoted
friend. Progress is poorer by his
loss" Another great Scotch leader,
Mr. Morrison Davidson telegraphed:
"And SO our bonnie fighter, w. NJ.
Thompson is no more When I saw
him last he was very pale and
waught of death went out from him
to me which I did not miscons true.
Howbeit there is nothing to regret.
Our departed friend fought good
fight and in most difficult circum-
stances kept the faith; not without
mistakes at times, like all of us, but
always, as Burns says: Wi heart
aboon them a. and with love of the
people and the peoples cause which
was simply invincible. Am too upset
to wire more"
One of the London editors, writing
of his departed brother, says: ellis
work will live after him. 1t will be
incorporated with the spirit of prog
whereon are inscribed the names Of
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-01-16
NEW DIRECTORS ELECTED.
Masonic Temple Association in Good
condition-Rooms Being Fitted up
For a CIub-WiiI Order Pool and
Billiard Tables.

The stockholders of the Masonic
Temple association held a meeting
Tuesday night and the following
directors were elected: A. J. Brun.
ner, Jos. Roach, John Mcdaniel, G. F
Traux, H. e. Byorum, ]. M. Wilson
and James Johnson.
A report was received from the
financial committee, which sounds
splendid.
The property is worth over $41,650,
and the association is in comfortable
circumstances.
The building has been rented to the
various Masonic bodies and to two
business concerns for good figure
and the investment is proving an ex-
cellent one.
The new Temple is being fitted out
in elegant style. The new furniture
just received is the best obtainable.
The reading rooms are to be fitted
up at once and will contain books,
and the latest periodicals, both
Masonic and otherwise The smok-
ing rooms are now furnished and pool
and billiard tables will soon be Or
dered.
The rooms will be just the place to
spend a pleasant social evening.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-01-16
w. R. c. Install Officers

The following officers Of the w. r
G. were duly installed by Grand Mar
shall Susie Denoyer for the ensuing
year Jan. Z, 1908.
President-Jane 3. A.axham.
Sr. V. Pres.-Cather;ne Ross.
Jr. V. Pres.-Mary Davis.
Secretary-Bertha Dayton.
Treasurer-Nellie Reighart.
Chap.-Emma Smith.
Patriotic ms. Susie Denoyer.
Pres. Cor.-Martha Traux.
Conductor-Eleanor Herman.
Guard-Ella Baldwin.
Asst. Cond.-Mary Wheeler.
Asst. Guard-Hellen Hunter.
Color Bearers-Mary McJannet,
Louise Robinson, Ella Williams and
Tena Weagant.
Musician-Anna Thurer.
At the close of the installation the
husbands and relatives of the ladies
were invited to join in a social hour.
Judge Davis made short speech in
regard to the Corps and Mrs. Elmer
son was presented with a handsome
hand painted china berry bowl for
her faithful services to the corps, at
close of which delightful refreshments
were served.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-01-16

see harder times than have been
known in years. and those here who
have good Jobs had better take tiI
and hold to them.
Ben Elzenhoefer, the old soldier
was in from his farm near Douglas
Monday with several loads of baled
hay Ben has team of bronchos and
those horses were protected by pair
Of blue army blankets, which Ben
used in the Civil war. When he was
wounded three times at Nashville,
Tenn, he used those blankets, and
they have been in almost constant
use ever since the close of the war.
The blankets are nearly fifty years
old, yet there's but one or two holes
in them, and their color has remain
ed almost perfect. II think lot of
those blankets" Mr.. Elzenhoefer ex-
planned, "and many time have they
kept me from freezing to DEATH"
Eddie Lee has cat which
caught = gopher one day last week.
The gopher must have had a bunch
that spring was here, owing to the
fine springlike weather, and was nab
bed as soon as it made it's appearance.
DR.. A. J. MCDANIEL returned from
Houghton, Mich, where he went to at
tend the funeral of his sister, Mrs.
H. J. Campbell, who died suddenly.
Mrs. Campbell formerly resided at
Bathgate, N. D., and was we'll known
in the eastern part of the state.
Commissioner De Lance has been
quite ill at the Leland hotel for sew
erhl days but was able to be out
Tuesday afternoon.
Neil McDougall who is running the
Toronto Hotel on Belyea avenue, has
spent over $4,000 on improvements
during the past season. He recently
built a large addition to the hotel and
is getting it in shipshape. He erect
ed new barn 16x54 for the accom-
mode ton of the horses for the Stand
ard Oil Co. whose employees make
their headquarters at the Toronto.
A small shack on Lincoln avenue
belonging to J. B. McCabe, the dray-
man, caught fire Friday night and
burned. The building was occupied
by one Of Mr.. McCabe's men and he
managed to save all of his belongings.
The Independent wants live cor
respondent in every locality in this
part Of the state. Write us for par
ticulars.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-01-16

heroes who fought for the liberty Of
the people"
The Independent extends to Mrs.
Scarlet it's deepest sympathy in the
loss Of such a noble brother. From
the tone of the London press he must
have been great man and one that
will be missed.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-01-16
Ole Slate l. Dead.

Ole Slate, the aged man whose
hands were so badly frozen some
weeks ago that they had to be am
putated, died in this city Friday. The
funeral was held Tuesday from the
Zion Lutheran church, Rev. Mr.. Nil
sen officiating. The deceased was 73
years Of age and leaves several
children. His wife died about two
years ago.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-01-16

Mrs. Tollof Doe was severely burn
ed about the hands while trying to
put out a fire at her home south of
Tioga. One of the small children
while carrying a lamp up stairs al
lowed it to fall, setting the house on
fire.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-01-16

In case Of a wreck now days, there
is no use for the engineer to tell a
fib about how fast he was running.
There is an indicator on the engine
which records the rate of speed of
the engine at each mile and this can
not be changed. The engineer can
look at an automatic record and see
just how fast he is running at any
time.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-01-16

The ladies CT the w. C. T. U. will
serve lunch in the opera house dur
ing the Farmers Institute Jan. Is
and 30 .... t.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-01-16

Mrs. L. H. Bennett is prepared to
do first class drcssmaking by day or
at home First house west of pump
house on bank of river.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-01-16
kniqhts to Visit Minot,

The Grand Commandery Of the
Knights Templar of North Dakota
will hold their annual meeting in
Minot Tuesday and Wednes day. About
seventy will be present at the meet.
ing. Arrangements have been made
for a reception and banquet for the
visiting Knights and their ladies in
the new Temple.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-01-16
Good Bills at the Arcade.

At the Arcade this week, there are
two excellent vaudeville stunts, one
put on by the .Audettes, who work
Comedy, Acrobatic and Pantomine
novelties. They have an air ship in
full view and their automobile race
is clever.
The Du Walls are making good in
their original comedy sketch, "A
Tramp's Revenge" The Arcade is
drawing large crowds each night.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-01-16

Bishop Cowell, editor Of the Balfour
Statesman, is a candidate for State
Senator from his district.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-01-16

John H. Lewis who has been Wis.
iting in the east. will arrive home to-
day.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-01-16

F. V. Brady who was arrested in
July charged with forging orders
While working as agent for the Sher-
man Nursery Co. was set at liberty
last week. The complaining witness,
Nels Ostlund of Kenmare, did not
seem to know whether the order was
forged or not, and seemed to forget
certain statements that he made
previously. Judge Goss in discharg-
ing the young man, warned him to
be careful and not come up before
him again under similar circum-
stances.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-01-16

A disastrous fire destroyed a brick
block at Culbertson, Mont. J. A.
Herman of this city had just opened
a commission Office in the building
and he lost his office furniture It
was necessary to blow up the build
ing
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-01-16

Nels Abrahamson, former Minot
citizen, who has been living on a
claim near Palermo, is lying very i'll
in a hospital in this city
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-01-16

The famous o. o. Adams case is on
at Devils Lake. County Auditor J.
w. Fabrick, Supt. Warren and others
are present at the trial and will be
important witnesses.
The Washington times., 1908-10-25

ngton Offering exclusively American and foreign stars Of
the rank
The Washington times., 1908-10-25
Features of Week
Include Music
and Drama.
CONTINUED from Second Page1

beginning tomorrow for the week. The
opening extravaganza is entitled,
''Wide-awake Sunderland" which Is
said to have just enough plot to be in
teresting and funny The olo will
contain Bohannon and Corey, the Van
Der KOOrs, and THE Devil on Art" is
a series Of real live art models.
The Washington times., 1908-10-25
WILLIAM GILLETTE.
New York Sees Two Openings and Takes Most Kindly
to Big Klaw & Granger Spectacle From
Cartoons.

ed profuse heaps Of his melllhuous
music. Two or three hundred children,
sweetest girls, artists. comedians, birds,
and human animals Of various kinds.
are employed, amid succession Of ex-
quisitely devised scenic achievements.
TO take Us along with Little Memo
through his adventures in Sunderland;
and the journey is the gladdest, mer-
REST, loveliest trip ever knew.
Enjoy Every Minute.
You cannot fail to enjoy every minute
OF It. The fact is. that you are astound-
ed at the completeness Of each big fac
tor In the AFFAIR. The beauties are past
description. The music Is lovely The
fun Is plenty and CONFUSING. And the
richness Of the costuming almost be-
yond belief The best. the tenderest,
the Joy-loving instincts that are in US.
are awakened and stimulated. The
/ children are taken into heaven. 1 wish
that twenty years of work in words
had rendered language such a tool in
my hands that I could. Ia simplest. di-
rectest phrase, convey to you the biE
uplifting, heavenly thrill OF JOY I felt
when / saw this marvellous, anbeliev-
able Little Memo
The Washington times., 1908-10-25
GHOSTS IN PLAYS
NOT ALWAYS SEEN
Visible Apparition Would Spoil
The Bells While Hamlet"
Must Have One.

The supernatural always has been a
powerful ingredient Of the drama.
Ghosts and the deus ex machlna are
The invention of the Greek tragic poets;
but their use in the way our classic
ancestors employed them can hardly be
appreciated by US. Even the stage
ghost of the Elzabethan period is nor
felt with the same telling effect his
appearance had upon the audiences of
shakespeare time
In THE Bells" the ghost Of the muir
dered Jew is a myth He is a creature
of the frenzied brain Of the conscience
stricken Matthias. His vision is the
mirror rejecting the tortured soul of
the murderer, only visible to the victim
Of remOrse and cOnritiOn, as likewise
Is the sound Of the ever recurring sleigh
bells OF the Jew; we know IL to be a
delusiOn of tOrmenred conscience. With
this kind of q Ost as his agitator, Ham
let would lose a great deal Of his
strength as a tragic pTOtagOnist Had
II been the cOnceit of an Elizabethan
dramatist, with the introduction Of a
striking ghost like Hamlet's father.
The Bells would have been stripped
of its symbolism This marvellous Dlav
is the one Thomas +. Shea has chosen
Tor his opening in vaudeville at Chase's
this week.
The Washington times., 1908-10-25
TWO HORSE TALES
ON CHARLES ROSS
Toe Weber's Arch Comedian Could
Take No Prizes for Knowl-
edge of EQUINE Flesh.

Charles J. Ross. one OF the stars OF
Joe Weber's Travesty Company. has a
friend in Philadelphia who is an enthusi-
astic light harness hOrseman. From the
fact that Ross was constantly in the
company of his friend during the actor 5
last visit TO Philadelphia, the report got
around that the comedian was some
thing Of a horseman himself, although
the latter admits that he can barely
distinguish a horse from q COW.
On the occasion Of the visit mentioned,
the actors friend invited him 10 visit
the track at Belmont Park, where the
champion PAGER, Dan Patch, was sta
bled A horsey-looking individual
showed the animal 10 Ross and eXpa-
tiated upon his wonderful performances
at great length, using racing terms.
which meant little or nothing TO Ross,
and winding UP with the assertion that
the horse was "a great actor"
Ross put on his wisesL look and said:
80 1 believe. What - pity he can t
read his own press notices"
A horse dealer approached Mr.. Ross
the next day and said he heard the
actor wanted to buy a fast road horse
Il have Just the very thing you
want" he said. ION the speedway be
went a half mile ia 20"
7 did not know horses lived that
long" responded Ross. IT he went a
half mile in SO how far can he go IN
1902"
The deal was not closed.
The Washington times., 1908-10-25
REALLY A HERO"
IS MISS LA RUE
One of Three Stars in Nearly q
Hero" Saves Pet Collie
From Awful Death.

In Nearly a Hero" there is a song
which, after telling Of all kinds OF
heroes informs the listener that so and
so lis hero too" Recently In New
York Miss Grace La Rue. one OF the
three leading women In the company,
gave sam Bernard an opportunity TO
include her name Ia TIE list of heroes,
OF rather in this case. heroines.
Miss La Rue's especial pet and pride
is a beautiful English collie named
Gypsy Miss La Rue rides TO and from
the theater in a big automobile and
lust before the performance is over II
IS usual for the maid TO take Gypsy out
20 the machine TO wait for her mistress.
on this occasion the collie went out as
usual. but for some reason she took
il into her head TO wander of and
when Miss la Rue came out she wax
nearly frantic 10 find her pet was not
in the machine Hasty Inquiries put
her on the trail OF the missing dog. Up
one street and down another she ran
until finally she came 10 Eighth ave
nue..
Just as she turned into the avenue
she was Mortified to see Gypsy tugging
at her leash which she had dragged and
caught in the cable slot and car APP
preaching at fun speed. Without
thought OF the danger TO herself Miss
La Rue dashed IN front OF the car,
vanlked free the leash and jumped out
of the way with the dog-Cleariug the
car by less than an inch.
The Washington times., 1908-10-25
CHARACTER ACTOR
OF ABILITY HERE
Albert Bruning Has Enviable Repu-
tatiOn for His Work in
Three Countries.

albert Bruning. who is cast for the
leading male part in THE Right to
Live" which Is 10 have its beginning
at the Columbia Theater tomorrow even
ing, has a fine reputation as a character
actor Of recognized ability. Mr.. Brun.
ing IS a native OF Germany. though he
has been Identified with the American
stage for a number Of years.
be began the preparation for a stage
career az the Royal Theater. in Berlin,
where he was connected with nearly
all Of the great German productions
during the time he played IN that thea
ter. After leaving Germany, he went
70 London and there took up the study
OF the English language. although he
could speak e long before he left Ger,
many. During the time he lived IN
London. ne played in the company with
Henry Irving, Sir Charles Wyndham,
EeerbOhm Tree. and a number OF other
prominent English producers.
The Washington times., 1908-10-25
COMIC SUPPLEMENTS
SUPPLY THE STAGE
Long List of Cartoons That Fave
Been Transferred to the
Theater.

Ever since an enterprising manager.
always on the lookout for something
new in ideas. discovered the stage pos
sibilities OF Outcault's yellow Kid"
and put into the comic figure OF the
funny page life and action the funny
supplements OF the big newspapers
have been contributing 10 the long list
of stage favorites, and the theater and
journalism have ben drawn stiN closer
together. Long ago the playwright
and producing manager sought the
columns Of tho newspapers. eager for
ideas. In the news of the day-ac-
tuaI happenings they found the ma
terial for tragedies and comedies: the
reporter and the playwright were
never very far away from one an
other; the one found the facts and
the other but cut and fitted these
facts for stage use.
The comic supplements that added
so greatly u circulation and fame OF
some papers created in due process OF
time the comic supplement play. At
first this startling departure from
stage traditions was undertaken by
managers whose clientele desired the
] lightest OF entertainment and THE
Yellow Kid" was followed by Buster
Brown, simple Simon Simple" pan
handle Pete" Happy HoOligan" and
other comic supplement plays in
tended rather for the enjoyment Of
the children than the grown folks
But a few months ago another was
added to that list-''Little Memo" a
production that cost a small fortune.
| Now, Charles FrOhman draws from
/ the comic supplement for the enter
tainment OF adult patrons. with
FLUFFY RufIies." What VIII be next
| IN the way OF transferring a comic
supplement series to the stage?
The Washington times., 1908-10-25
TAXICAB
LATEST ON STAGE

One Of the most ingenious results Of
the stage carpenter and propertv mas
ter's work is said to be the taxfcab
used in the last act of Fluffy Rufaas -
This taxi is declared the real article
and Miss Hattie Williams uflots If
across the stage in a manner that vvouId
warrant the union in New York taEinr
violent action. But the remarkable
thihg about this machine is that It can
be folded and carried in a smaII NV
If necessary, for it is a folding taxtcab
10 use the words Of Hattie Williams.
You can carry ii in a dress-suite case
If necessary"
The Washington times., 1908-10-25
MAJESTIC CHANGES.

Two vaudeville acts have been add
ed 10 the bill at the Majestic and these
viii be given In connection with the
CameraphOne talking pictures. The pro-
gram OF talking pictures changes sun
days and Wednesdays. The vaudeville
program for this week Will consist Of
the Two AvOletts. aCrobaJs. and Clare
Bates, singing and dancing Coincidence.
The Washington times., 1908-10-25
ELMENDORF.

The third stage of Dwight L. EImen-
DORIS illustrated tour From the Polar
Sea TO the Garden Of Allah" will be
reached next Thursday afternoon at the
New National Theater. when he pre-
sents his illustrated lecture on 'SWitz-
erland and the High Alps" There is
hardly a lecture in Mr.. ElgnendorT 5
repertory that gives him greater scope
or a wider field for the display OF his
ability as artist and colorist.
The Washington times., 1908-10-25
ACADEMY CONCERT.

An interesting program has been Sc
lected for the concert at the Academy
tonight, consisting OF more than two
hours OF motion pictures. The Metro
pOlitan quartet Will again be the fea-
ture OF the vocal portion Of the pro-
gram. Walter Sondheimer viii appear
in new coon and comic songs. and Ed
ward Rosser will sing illustrated songs.
The Washington times., 1908-10-25
LYCEUM.

With new scenery, costumes, musical
numbers, and everything that goes 30
make a drst-cl6ss show Mortimer n.
THESES ''RoIlickers" opens at the New
Lyceum, for one week.
The piece Is a burlesque on banking
methods in Wall Street. The cast IS
headed by these two eccentric Hebrew
comedians, VIII II. COhan and Nat s.
jerome. Their parOdies are said TO be
one Of the hits of the show.
The Washington times., 1908-10-25
GAYETY CONCERT.

Archie L. Shepard viii present the
regular Sunday concert at the Gayety
tonight, introducing vaudeville with the
moving pictures -Four acts have been
secured, and with these IN addition 10
the six reels OF pictures to be presented.
a pleasant evenings entertainment is
promised.
The Washington times., 1908-10-25
THEIR BEST FRIEND.

THE press hUmoTists are talking Of
erecting statue 20 the boy who
stood on the burning deck"
What do you think Of II
Rank inEratitude Maud Muller
ought 20 have the first call."-EX-
change.