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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-01-16
Lucky Wreck
Near Ross
No. Leaves the Track this Side of Ross But No One Il
Injured--Bad Piece of Track Causes the Trouble
Train Time and Running at
Ordinary Rate of Speed

The coaches left the track but did
not leave the grade and stood almost
upright The dining car was not put
out of commission and during the
noon hour did thriving business.
Engineer Grove never ate better
dinner in his life.
The steam connection between the
coaches and the engine being broken,
the cars soon became cool and it was
necessary to build fire in the stoves.
The wreck was cleared up along
in the afternoon and at four O'Clock
trains We're running as before.
The wrecked train was on time
when wrecked.
The engineer, Mr. Grove, has been
in three passenger wrecks, thru no
fault of his own, and has always es-
capped without injury He is one Of
the most cool headed men on the
road, and went out again as usual
the following day.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-01-16
Farmers Will Meet in Minot
Grain Growers Convention be Held Here Jan. 20 and
29---Prominent Legislators and Agricu)turists to
be Present---Jin Hill May Come

Improvement of our financial laws.
President Hill, if he attends, will
discuss the necessity Of intensified
farming and rotation of crops.
The American Society of Equity, a
rapidly growing organization in this
section, will also be- in session for
one day during the institute. This
in itself will bring great many farm.
ers to this city from all over the
county.
No farmer interested in his own
success and desiring to learn how
better to farm his land or raise stock,
can afford to he absent any time dur.
ing the session of the institute. He
should begin to plan now how to get
away for the two days The value OF
this gathering to the farmers cannot
ever be estimated.
It is evident to every observing
and thinking citizen that the cream
cry and mich COW must get into the
game, butter and egg crop must large
ly increase if we expect to lift the
mortgage on the farms Of this section
The institute will probably have one
Of the most interesting and best
known experts, on creameries and
milch cows and everything pertain
ing to the dairy business, in the
Northwest, and farmers interested
along this line, and they should all
be, should make it point to be
present and near them.
The citizens Of Minot will make he
stay of every visitor as pleasant as
possible, and nothing will be left I'M
done to give everyone who attends a
good time.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-01-16
South Prairie.

The feeling that their taxes are
exorbitant and unjust is universal
among our South Prairie people and
steps for their reputation are being
talked Of
Miss Dena Tofsley Of east Of Minot
is visiting at the home of her friends
Mr.. and Mrs. Erwin Garensy.
Don's forget the mass meeting at
the school house at one o'clock p. m.
Jan. 80.
Mr.. Melvin Lockensgard left Mon
day for Madison where he expects to
attend school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Verge Hazlett enter
tanned a few friends last Wednesday
evening. Mr.. and Mrs. Hazlett are
delightful entertainers and this gath.
ering of their friends proved so pleas
ant that the guests did not repair to
their homes until the wee sma hours
Of morning
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-01-16

No. 3, the Great Northern passen
ger going west, was wrecked one and
one-half miles east of Ross Monday
morning about 1O:40 o'clock The
wreck was caused by broken rail
as the train was running along at
the rate OF about 80 miles an hour
The engine left the track but did
not turn over. Engineer Jos. Grove
the breaks Immediately and
the train was brot to a sudden stop
none of the coaches turning over
The water tank broke loose from the
engine. None of the passengers were
injured in the least, altho several
were shook up and frightened a lit
tie.
The wrecking crew was sent out
from Minot and the company not
knowing whether any passengers were
injured or not, sent the G.. n. sur
geons along. They were not needed
however .....
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-01-16
Mr., Bach's Mother is Dead.

Capl 3. Bach. the attorney, returned
from Vernon, S. D., where his aged
mother passed away. The venerable
lady died before Mr.. Bach arrived
The funeral was held in that city
but the remains were taken to Fer.
gus Falls, Mimi, where they were in
tered besides those of Mr.. Bach's
father who died years ago.
The deceased was one of the early
settlers of that part of South Dakota
and respected and loved by all who
knew her The Independent extends
sympathy to Mr., Bach in his great
bereavement.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-01-16
A Regular Weston

w. E. Mansfield is getting to be
quite walker and It's nothing for
him to get out in the afternoon and
cover fifteen or twenty miles. Mans
field is built a little on he plan OF
that aged pedestrian, Edward Payson
Weston, who recently finished a walk
of 1900 miles from Portland, Me-, to
Chicago in less than "a days, walking
"a miles one day. Mansfield thinks
that with little practice he could
make this old boy go some.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-01-16

The Grain Growers Convention,
which will convene here January %
and goth, promises to be one of the
most interesting and best attended
gatherings of the many yet held in
this city. The officers of the asso-
citation, including Prof. Hoverstad
who is Superintendent of Institutes,
are working together to make it as
successful meeting as possible.
The State Department are printing
the bills and they will be issued with
in few days, covering not only this
county, but the adjoining counties.
The corps of institute instructors
will be the best that we have ever
had here, and experts will be present
representing every field of grain
growing and stock raising, and each
of those men will be heard from sew.
eral times during the meeting.
Letters Of invitation have been
oCuC OuC ny -CAC COAALAOASAoA SAUU 40
witating President James Hill of the
Great Northern Road, Senators Hans
brough and McCumber and Congress
cen Gronna and Marshall. 1t is to
be hoped that these gentlemen will
attend If they do, then Senator
Hansbrough will discuss modifica-
ton of tariff and particularly as it
affects the grain-growers' products.
Senator McCumber will discuss fed
eral grading of grain as against the
present state system. Congressman
Marshall will discuss denatured al
cohol and the opportunity which it
opens up to the farmer. Congress
man Gronna will discuss the bill
which he has introduced regarding
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-01-16
Scraps for the Farmers.

Poultry raising is generally con
sidered a side issue to farming, now
ever, the poultry product during the
past year netted the farmers of oul
country $500,000,0O0 which is equa
in value to the proceeds from either
wheat or hay.
TO insure profit from the poultry
during the winter months the chick
ems should be Matched early enough
to bring the young pullets to matu,
ity as early as November or Deem
Der. This will insure a flock of win
ter LAYERS.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-01-16
Col. Sam for Office.

An article in the Minneapolis Jour-
nal Monday stated that Col. Sam
Clark will be a candidate for the NOM
ination of Insurance Commissioner
on the Republican. ticket at the COM
ing primaries, on the Stalwart ticket.
COL Sam would make good commits
sioner, and if he lands It, all we ask
is the lions share of the insurance
statements.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-01-16
Palermo Woman Died.

Mrs. Romley of Palermo died last
week, just one week after she had
been in Minot making her final proof.
She was 81 years old and a widow.
She leaves an aged mother who had
been residing with her on her claim
and half mile from Palermo Death
was caused by apoplexy.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-01-16
HANSEsN'S TROUBLES
january, 1896.

January, 1896.
Ay tank az no bane like dis Nord
An desc 'effrigerotar farms,
Ay sooner bane in NHnnesouta
Where d woods dey bane more warm
February, 1897.
By Germany Krissmas ay tank ay
lose dis claim
Dem shack bane buried still
Ay fix dat coulee yust d. same
Ay move him top d nil.
March, 1898.
Ow-dem t'ings bane hev mai shins
all skinned 49,.
Dem ''niggerheads' wat VI cali EN-
to say
Ay pale dose rocks to break dem
An d Wind ske blow dem away.
April, 1899.
Ay bet yu dis plown' bane some kind
dry,
An dem prairie bane tough, bal,
Ay tank dem railroad amt need no
tie
Dey can nahum on d sod
May, 1900.
Ay borum for water an ay tank dat
we'll
Stick in dose alkali guide an hard
Ay ask dat we'll man if "dis amt
hell?"
m ay say 'Nope-County of Ward!"
:. 80
June, 1901.
Mai neighbor bane post me on cape
worms an roup-
Ay tank ay raising some chickens
Ay forgetting one night for shutting
dem coop
An coyote bane raising d. dickens.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-01-16
VIM. Campbell is Dead.

VIM. Campbell, o well known
man of this city, died Jan. IL, after
a short illness Of pneumonia. His
funeral was held from the Eagles
hall Tuesday afternoon and the re.
mains inferred in Rose Hill GENE
terry. The deceased was a member OF
the Eagles lodge. He had lived in
this city for eight or ten years.
He was one of those typical good
hearted Westerners who would give
his last dollar to a friend in need
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-01-16
South Prairie.

The meeting of all people interest
ed in the establishment Of a church
here will be held at the Shay school
house instead of at Liberty, as was
stated in our last items. Don't for
get then the meeting at the Shey
school house at one o'clock p. m. Jan
80.
Better pay the coal dealer than the
physician. Fresh air is the best rem.
edy known for developing good lungs
and an all around robust constitution.
The people who suffer from sluggish
circulation and persistent head ache
usually live in houses that are
banked up high and fitted all around
with storm windows and doors.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-01-16
Commandery Installation.

The following officers of the De
Molay Commandery were installed
Monday night by Grand Eminent
Commander, L. w. Gammons, lntsal
ling Officer and G. F. Traux, Crane
Marshall:
Jas. Johnson-E. G.
John McJannct-G.
A. j. Brunner-C. G.
N. E. Ellsworth-Ex. Prel.
E. B. Goss-S. w.
w. H. Horton-J. w.
R. G.. Sanborn-Tl cas-.
NJ. j. Engeseth-Rec.
F. w. Youngman-Standard B.
A. D. Hagenstein-Warden.
D. H. Kimball-Sent.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-01-16

Anton Klemens of Kenmare visited
the Hub Monday He speaks a good
word for Kenmare which he says is
the best town in the county outside
of Minot.
H. w. Willis, who owns the tele-
phone exchange at Glenburn, was in
the city on business Saturday. Mr..
Willis has 62 phones in Glenburn,
which have connections all over the
Northwest. He owns section of land
and withal Is doing we'll
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-01-16
The Suffering East.

Milwaukee, Chicago and other mid
die west points have been in the
throes of terrible storm. In Chi
cago the street cars were all tied up.
The suffering east.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-01-16
John Fahey is Back.

John Fahey, who has been special
ado, is back il AIinot again. Mr..
Fahey has a great many friends here
who are exceedingly glad on account
Of his return.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-01-16
Baby Dies of Pneumonia.

Gertie, the eight months old
daughter Of Iver Flom, a farmer re-
siding southwest of the city, died
from pneumonia Jan. g.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-01-16
SIS Reward.

A reward of IS will be given for
information leading to the where
abouts of one Alex. Rose, who left
Strathclair fifteen years ago and who
was heard of last in Dakota. An
estate has been left to said party.
John Rose, Shoal Lake. Man.
t2p
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-01-16

Mrs. E. Ellison was severely injur-
ed by falling down several steps
|,while coming out of the offices in the
Blaisdell-Bird block one day last
week Her face struck the door and
was badly cut.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-01-16

July, 1902.
Dem oXes dey mopum so slow--so SLOW
Az tank ay skall eatum an buy ne
a team:
Bane don't go no faster den when dey
slall plow
Ay bane hevin' beef till 1916
August, 1908.
Dem gophers bane t'ankin' skall fool
me, bal Golly.
Ay study dem smart little frisker8-
Ay bet vi mai life ay handum a jolly
Ay plant macaroni an chockum wit
whiskers
September, 1904.
Ay bane glad ay not yump mai yob
yet, yu bet,
Dem coulees bane struck full of coal
Ay bane blowing maiself already to
Mai Hildred from South Saint-a-Paul.
October, 1905.
Dem railroad bane cross me. &c:
hOsophat---
Ay tank it bane pretty guide scheme!
Ay bet VII dem baby bring luck bai
him, what!
Ay go buy him a thrashing machine
November, 1906.
Ay tank ay bane tradin' for Peter
sons quarter
Ay bet you ay stick him to lose,
Ay say ay bane sick of state-aided
water
Ay so back to fight bal d booze.
December, 1907.
"$10,0O0?" Quay tank not so quick,
Mr. Snaps
Ay bane hevin some boobies to burn
Ay bane a green Teller in Minnesota,
perhaps
But ay learn! ..
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-01-16

Mr.. William Schneider of Burling-
ton made his appearance at Foxholm
while waiting the arrival of the west
bound passenger. Mr.. Schneider had
been to the city of Bowbells transact
ing business.
Hans Hanson visited the Foxholm
coal mine tire times last week get
ting cold up north Hans.
Mat Eckard lert for Glendive,
Mont, to visit his brother John who
is in the ranching business.
Con Brennan is busy grinding feed
corn and has kept her popping steady
for the past two weeks.
Alexander Borusiewicz and Miss
Sarah Bartosieuswicz, two prominent
Bohemians from north Of the city,
were united in marriage at the Cath
ole church in this city Wednesday
morning, Jan. s, by Rev. Jos. Raith.
The couple were attended by William
Laskowuski and Miss Emma Borus-
iewicz and Stanie Laskouski and Miss
Carrie Susak. They were visited by
large crowd of their friends that
night at their home and an enjoyable
dance held. The refreshments were
the kind that refreshed, and the GER
emonies lasted until we'll into the
next day. The Independent will not
attempt to describe the brides dress,
but it was a Gorgeous affair.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-08-17
BY n. v. VALENTINE.

When the big championship games
come off this summer the athletic pub
lie Will see some rare sport in the
settlement OF numbers OF good.natured
grudges among the American athletes
competing at the London Olympic
games.
Ii was the same way at the Athens
meet in 1906, but on that occasion
there was only one sufferer in this re-
spect, and he was Paul Pilgrim. When
Pilgrim came home from Athens all
the American mid -distancers were
just crazy 10 show that even though
he was the Olympic champion they
could beat him. and they did.
This year there are a dozen who
will have TO fight off determined at
tempts to blast their Olympic reputa'
lions. Smithson OF Oregon will have
both Shaw and Garrels on his scent
Shaw trained for the Olympics as
never before in his life and dearly
hoped 10 win. Hence his desire TO
get back at the northwesterner. II
Harry Hillman gets Bacon into real
low hurdle race this summer there
will be some more fun Ii Is no Sc
cret that Hillman's friends consider
that the three-foot Qnstead OF feet
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-08-17
TEN CHAMPIONS HUMBLED
IN THE OLYMPIAD OF 1908

/ as Mike Murphy says. ITS the pitcher
that goes TO the we'll Cnce too ofter
that gets broken" Last summer Har
ry Porter, the former Cornell univers'
ity athlete, made his appearance IN
competition again and was at once
grabbed by that mill that grinds out
so many Olympic title men-the Irish
American A. c. Well, to make long
story short, Porter is now the :nvinci-
bic one, and has Leahy's scalp three
times over.
Harry Hillman lost an Olympic title
this year, too-the 400-meter hurdle
championship that he won at 81 Louis
four years ago In such dashing style.
Though this years race was same
distance as the St. Louis event. the
hurdles were each three feet ia height.
instead of two feet six inches, and
this may account for Hillman's de-
feat. Hillman never shone NJ high
hurdling, and there can be no doubt
that the London obstacles got his
goat" He Is able 10 stride over a real
low hurdle without breaking his speed
perceptibly, while the three-foot vari-
ETY. require a jump to clear eacn one.
After the ten jumps Bacon was bit
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-08-17
BURKE AND PAPKE
READY FOR BOUT
BY TAD.

NEW YORK. Aug. l7.-Billy Papke,
the Illinois thunderbolt," meets Sail.
or Burke at the National Sporting
club here tomorrow night in six
round go. OF course, since Papke
polished off Frank Mantell and Johnny
Carol in one POUND each at Boston
the other night. local sports expect
wonders OF him against Burke, but
there are others who think II tough
so ana hard one TO dope.
Eddie Jones, who manages Papke, Is
so certain of victory that he is talking
already OF his go with Ketchell, which
is billed for Los Angeles on the after
noon Of Sept. Z.
We go twenty-five rounds this
time" said Jones, and nothing SUITS
Bill better than the distance. | know
for a fact that Ketchcll would rather
go ten but wen want the twenty-five.
, where Bill will have chance TO get
warmed up.
why, he wasn't himself for four
rounds after Ketchell hit him in Nal
waukee and after that forced the
fighting until the end"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-08-17
J. GARRELS AMONG
RETURNING HEROES

NEW YORK. Aug. 15.-Another ag
gregation Of Olympic heroes will ar
rive today The American liner st.
Louis. which is due this afternoon
brings the following members of the
American team:
~ G. Gilbert, Yale university; j.
G. Garrels. Chicago A. A.: IL. p.
Ramey, Chicago A. A.; +. c. Irons.
Chicago a. A.; w +. Hamilton. Chi.
cago 4. A.. w w May, University Of
Illinois G. A. Dull. University of Mich
igan: c. L. Hall 'Irish-American A. c.;
r Narganes. New York Athletic club .
b. Tewanina. Carlisle Indian school
p Mount Pleasant Carlisle Indian
school
A party OF friends will meet the st.
Louis down the bay. where grand
reception will be given to the return.
ing athletes.
with the arrival OF the athletes to-
day II members OF the team are now
back Manager Halpin took SO men
with him when he sailed for the scene
OF battle ON June 81 last.
Next week will see the heroes com
ing in by the wholesale, and by Aug
%. when the great reception will be
held. they will all be on hand.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-08-17
Detroit Figures Prominently in the Annals
of Basketball in the United States in 1907

Spadings
been
L. ball
chapter
York
Gymnasiums. Chicago article ath
extremely well article
follower athletic
The various Of the hroniced by
the localities represented including the metropolitan district New Eng
land Middle Wisconsin
cgo Baltimore Washington New Orleans Cleveland and Detroit
The the Michigan
alton than former articles by Bull
lion being supplemented
crack Detroit
OF book
of the country for the sO7 official
geson suggestions officials
represented this edition
form interesting section
reproductions OF leading
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-08-17

voice can be always heard above the
turmoil. and rarely, IL ever, does Fred
die fail to heed
Miss Welsh cooks for her brother
and has charge OF the camp I'm gen
eral. Freddie and his sister are
vegetarians. and an ordinary cook
could not hold his job around the
camp.
Miss Welsh is slender. active
young woman. with light blue eyes
and wealth of light hair. She has
some decided ideas on the subject OF
physical culture.
She thinks persons should eat just
what they want. For, you see. II II
were not good for one. he would not
want It. is the way she sizes up the
diet question
DO | think prize fighting brutal >"
said Miss Welsh when asked for her
views NO Most emphatically no,
True. a man sometimes gets a
black eye or bruised face but
that's nothing compared to what he
gets in football game
VI think thcN only way TO live, and
1--we properly. is TO be a vegetarian.
IL agrees with me and my brother.
We are rarely sick. and know
Freddie is as good a boxer as a whole
lot OF those who eat meat This ought
to prove n whole lot"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-08-17
OLYMPIC GRUDGES TO
BE SETTLED ERE LONG

q inch) hurdles beat the n. Y. A. G.
tlier. and they are more than anxious
TO see Harry get revenge.
Watch Dan Kelly get after little
Frank Irons in the broad jump Dan
had II all reckoned out how he was
going To send that Olympic medal
home, but Irons popped up all OF a
sudden with his leap OF "a feet IL
inches, and kelly's hopes were dashed.
Martin Sheridan will have horde OF
rivals cut to dump his championship
canoe. Siost prominent are Dearborn
OF the n. Y. A. c., and big Bill Horr.
Both OF these boys rather expected
to do things TO Sheridan at London,
but failed.
Just think OF John Flanagan's
troubles, Though he and Matt Nc
Grath are the best OF friends-not
cousins. as some have written-Mc-
Grath is strictly on the job to put the
genial worlds champion on the attn
letic toboggan that leads to retirement.
J. b. Halsted of Cornell may also
essay to trip a champion this summer.
Halsted Is rated as Americas best
miller. but Mel. Sheppard stopped him
In the 1,500-meter race AT London with
out trouble. II Halsted goes after
Sheppard he will have to come down
TO the half mile, as Shep. will stick
TO that distance this summer. He
only ran the .500-meter race at Lon
don at Murphy's urgent request.
Another American athlete who will
have TO stand repeated assaults on his
Olympic reputation this summer Is
John Eisele, the Jersey flier. Eisele
trimmed Bonhag, Bellars. and Cohn
in most decisive manner at London.
and now they're all after his scalp.
John Daily. the big Galway fiier, would
ike to see Mr. Eisele also, and there
Is Mike Drlscoll, Yonkers' new dis
lance champion.
II John Hayes. the almost immor-
tai" elects TO start Marathoning again
Tom Morrissey. the disappointed Yon-
kers wonder, will be hot on his trail.
Last winter at home Morrissey looked
the best OF all our Marathon men,
but now Hayes is on top Tom wants
a crack at the wonder OF the London
race. and is living in hopes that Hayes
will not stick 10 his reported London
announcement that he will retire.