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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-02-28

LOCAL OFFICE OF TIE UNITED
STATES WEATHER BUREAU.
Honolulu, Saturday, Feb. 27, 1909.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-02-28

Thompson, Jr., F. G. Reichling, G. N.
Spiers.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-02-28
HONOLULU STOCK EXCHANGE

Honolulu, Saturday, Feb. 81, 1909.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-02-25

A Bismarck special says the three
most freakish bills now before the
legislature in the general estimation
are the following: That prohibiting
the sweeping Of passenger coaches
while passengers are in taem, and
making the otfense a misdemeanor !;
requiring a physicians certificate as
to physical condition as a pre-re'
uuisite to marriage, and that com
pening druggists selling Liquor to
publish monthly the names OF buy
ers, quantity, disease it is for, and
quality, with dates chronologically-
These bills are being strenuously ad-
vocated by their sponsors, and
when they are repo1,~d an interest
ing debate is looked for.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-02-25

growing. Minot must feed US.
This city will be the joUbing center
OF our great northwest. Why We
have an empire out there in MOI
tana, and Minot is our nearest city
Of Importance. Our country is
fast settling UP, but still we have
plenty OF fine land left. The govern
ment is getting ready to open the
2,OVO,OOO Fort Peck Indian reserva-
ton at Poplar. or this, 100000
acres comes under the irrigation
project and the balance will be
sold to actual settlers at a price
to he appraised by the board
Settlers will be allowed to con-
mute or pay off the price OF the
land in five years. There will be
no free homestead land, but this
will bring in a lot of moneyed men
who are anxious to get hold Of =
chunk of fine land for little
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-02-25
Minot the Gateway to Montana
Capitalist from Montana say.3 Mnot i. the
Natural Distributing Point for Great
Western Empire

James Helmer. Of Poplar, Mont,
q wealthy stockman, stopped of in
Minot few days to visit his old
time friend, John Maloney. John
and Mr.. Helmer used to be chums
more tGuan thirty years ago, when
they were youths. seeking their for.
tunes in Montana. They used to
sit down to a delicious meal of elk
steak and other wild game. Both
have become wealthy since those
days, yet they like to get together
and talk over their happy youthful
days. Helmer is a great big good
hearted jovih westerner, with not
a care. He believes Montana has
q great future, and says that Minol
wholesale houses must supply the
rapidly developing country. II ad.
mire Minot," he said. IT spent the
day looking over your wholesale
jobbing houses and am surprised.
But they will not be half big enough
in a short time. Our country is
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-02-25
STRANGE ACCIDENT T

Seems like we have read some
thing like this before, but here Il
is, anyway from the Mondak News:
"A very queer aocisient occurred q
few days ago short distance from
town. Some coal miners had secur-
ed a fresh supply Of dynamite for
blasting purposes and left it on the
outside of their shack. In the
morning 1t was nearly all missing
and what was left was all crumbfed
and chewed up, and from the tracks
around it was plain to be seen that
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-02-25
Farmers NJ ay Be Barr e d
South Prairie Agricuuriss Who Want Build "a Tele-
phone Line Into this City Find the Expense of
Maintaining the Line to Much

poles to the mile. The local com.
pany asked them to put in IS poles,
Is feet In height to each mile, but
finally stated that they would allow
them to plan their own line. The
farmers intend to keep their own
line in repair.
The committee will meet again
with the local company on March 4.
/, The Independent does not desire
to tell the telephone company how
to conduct its business. but for
the sake Of Minot, we do hope that
satisfactory arrangements can be
made with the farmers who desire
to become connected with our city.
Minot depends largely ON the trade
of the farmers and it has been
found that farmers telephone
line, always produces more farm
business for our merchants. II sat
tsfactOry arrangements cannot be
made with the Minot company. the
farmers say they are going to run
the line to Sawyer. The CONNER
cial club will probably do what 1t
can to bring about satisfactory ar
rangements.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-02-25

While trains are getting lost,
people are dying from exposure to
the cold and great suffering is
existing in the eastern states, N'f,n
Dakota is enjoying ideal weather.
# the people Of the east want to
enjoy a winter thoroughly, they
should come to North Dakota, which
Rev. Hale Of Minot says is pc
witching in spring, charming in
summer, delightful in autumn and
dignif1ed in winter
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-02-25

A Woman Possessing Tact is She.
Who makes her greeting 9 pleas
ure, her visit q bright spot and her
Goodbye a nope that she may
come again. =,
VINO feels that the unkind story
told about her Is incousiderate and
had manners of the teller.
Who laughs with the youth and
is ever courteous and consderate
DOR the old.
VINO Is as courteous and polite
in the home Of the poor as Of
the rich. ! +
Who loves humanity and con-
demns only BY silence.
Who does not shut out the light
Of happiness by the shadow Of
suspicion.
VINO does not spefd all her ef-
forts in giving advice.
who does not say what she real
" thinks when her husband ds the
subject Of conversation.
Who forgets the peculiarities OF
her friends and thinks only OF the
qualities that makes her fond Of
them.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-02-25

Forty-fve farmers, living in the
country south Of Minot, are making
an effort to build telephone line
to connect with the Minot central
Iout the outlook is, not very fatter-
ing at the present time. They can
build the line all right, but do not
think that they afford to pay the
rate that the local telephone com
pany asks, for the privilege Of
talking to the Minot customers.
TIE local company asks each Of
the farmer subscribers to pay sixty
cents q month, II the farmers build
their own line and keep It in repair.
A committee OF the farmers consist
ing Of o. L. Toftner, Geo. Newport
and A. c. Gull conferred with the
local taerdone company last Sat
urday, but did not receive a great
deal OF encouragement. The com
panyasks the farmers $50 year for
each telephone in case that the
local company builds the line. The
farmers say they can construct
their own line. and do much Of the
work themselves, thus saving con-
siderable money. They intend to
put tn line with 80 twenty foot
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-02-25
EXSTROM is GOING SOME

last year farmed 10s acres with
three horses, one of them raised a
fine colt. I threshed 2300 bushels
of grain; not so bad for not hav-
ing hardly any rain during the
summer. This together with cooking
and bread baking, garden and the
one acre of bananas means all the
exercise I need. Chas. Ekstrom.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-02-25

Hans c. Hanson, while .ligging
well at Berthold has struck what
appears to be a we'll de :'aiCpei de-
posit of kerosene oil. Mr.. Hanson
lives about nine and one-half miles
from Berthold on a farm and when
about twenty feet down in the dig
ging of we'll he struck liquid
which on rising to the surface ap-
peared to- fbe one-half water and one
half kerosene Oil. In speaking OF
the product of the we'll Mr.. Morris
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-02-25
Norwegian Temperance Lecture

Norwegian Temperance Lecture
Miss Lavina Rokke. a noted Nor'
Iwegian temperance lecturer, Will,
give a free lecture on temperance
at the Zion Lutheran church in this
city, Friday evening March ), at
8 o'clock She is an excellent
speaker and has been drawing
large crowds wherever she has
appeared in the state. She has fol-
lowed this work with noted success
in a number of states and her lee
ture will be treat. She Will
speak in the Norwegian language
Don't miss this.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-02-25

Poor Michael McGrath. Word
comes from Jamestown that he died
there the other day, having gone
violently insane after his wife had
become demented and was taken
to the asylum. This leaves five lit
tie McGrath children with the
mother hopelessly insane. After the
poor mother had been taken away,
the man began brooding over his
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-02-25

1t II reported that there is con-
siderable agitation among some OF
the anxious ones at Rugby to have
the Office OF mayor held BY Andy
Jones declared vacant, and .
special election called at once, and
that incidentally, there are several
mayoralty candidates busily engaged
ii hasling oue their fshtning rods
and ssttins tAsn up.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-02-25
OIL FOUND At BERTHOLD

Thompson, neighbor of Mr. Han
son, who is in the Magic City today
said: ''The substance found by Mr..
Hanson not only resembled
kerosene oil in looks hut it alsb
has the same odor as kerosene. The
well was dug to about eighteen or
twenty feet from the surface when
the oily substance started to rise
to the top. A sample of tne product
will probably be sent to Fargo to
be analysed
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-02-25

In our announcement of the mar
riage of r. I. Clemings and Miss
Bessie Moore, in our last issue, a
slight error was made. The couple
were wed at the Baptist parsonage
by Rev. Mr.. MacMullen, and not at
the Methodist parsonage, as we
stated.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-02-25

Mrs. B. A. Barlow, wife Of the
assistant cashier of the Park River
First National bank shot herself
with a revolver from the effects of
which she later died. She nal been
ill and was slightly demented She
was formerly Miss Edith Cochran Of
Grand Forks.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-02-25

it Ind been eaten by cattle. ssIn- a
short time there was a terrific ,ex.
lplosion down by the river. Upon
investigating it was found tnat a
large steer mad fallen over the
river oank and the impact Of the
fail set of the explosion. A large
section Of the bank was blown
AWAY and the ice was broken one
third OF the distance across tn
river. The steer was killed by the
accident. -...
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-02-25
Michael McG Grath
Dies at Asylum
Ward County Man Who Went Violently Insane, Died at
Jamestown, Where His Wife Was Taken
but Few Days Previously

trouble, and decided to sell his
farm, machinery and all, but be-
fore ne could leave the desolate
home, he grew violently insane, and
was brot to Minot. He died after
being in the asylum but three days.
Mr. McGrath was a steady hard
working farmer, who lived abou
nine miles southwest of this city.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-02-25
LIKES COMMERCIAL CLUB

acquainted with the club rooms in
many of the cities of the state we
Judge after visiting their splendid
rooms, that it is no idle boast. The
Minot Commercial club is certain
ly a live organization and is doing
q splendid work in advancing the
interests OF the 'Magic iCty."-
Lansford Times.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-02-25

Mrs. Dunaevsk, of the Minot
Academy Of Music, will leave in a
few weeks for her old home, Lon
don, England, where she will re-
main for several months, in the
hopes OF recovering her health.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-02-25

The Hankinson News thinks that
if the bill passes requiring tnat
booze should be inspected that
Hankinson will be a port Of entry
ami that there will be some red hot
candidates for the appointment OF
booze inspector.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-02-25
Sawyer, Feb. 10, 1909.

Sawyer, Feb. 19, 1919.
Gentlemen-Please find enclosed
$3.50 for which renew my subscrip-
tion for the Independent, and send
the other four papers as per adver-
tisement. Would like to be up and
have a chat with you but It is 50
hard 10 get AWAY but you may
let the tillers of the soil know that
I am still the same, old boy; that
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-02-25

The editor of this paper while in
Minot on Friday attending the
meeting of the Ninth Judicial Dis
trict press association was particu-
larly impressed with the complete
ness OF the equipment Of the Minot
Commercial club rooms. They boast
Of the best equipped club rooms IN
the state, and while we are not
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-02-25

The Lidgenwood Broadaxe has or
ganized the new county OF Burke,
and has appointed Sandy Wiper
Bowtpells treasurer and Sam Lock
erby, states attorney. Andrews Sc
leNed Buwtbells for county seat.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-02-25

Ddw. Larson, prominent farmer,
southwest OF Minot, has. purchased
his mothers farm in Minnesota,
and expects to leave for that state
soon. Mr.. Larson will be missed,
as he is one of our best farmers.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-02-25

The legislature took three days
vacation in order to properly OBJ
serve Washington's birthday, Mon
day. Senator Wallin, Rep. Schulz,
Rep. Davidson of Portal and some
of the other Ward county solons
were home during that time.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-02-25
BURNED BY GASOLINE

match which ignited the gasoline
and in an instant his whole arAa
was ablaze. He ran TO the cool
ing tub in the shop and immersed
his arm in the water, smothering
the fire, but not until he had re-
ceived painful burns. 1t will be
some time before he can use the
arm again.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-02-25

Rev. c. w. Harris, the lengthy
gentleman who was pastor Of the
Presbyterian church in iMinot, Is
chaplain Of the senate.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-02-25

The Larson Leader and Kermit
News have. been combined, the
former being moved to Kermit. to
take the place of the plant which
was damaged by fire.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-02-25

THE Stenersen Chattet Abstract
Go, and court house information
bureau is one Of the busiest of0ces
OF the court house, in . way. John
H. Stenersen, the manager, Is well
qualified for this particular work,
which consists looking UP taxes,
liens, judgments, and probate court
matters. He will furnish pencil
natation to any real estate in Ward
county. There are times when one
wishes to know the condition Of
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-02-25

One week from today Tam will
be inaugurated and Roosevelt will
be free to take to the woods OF
South Africa.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-02-25

One man has been found who had
a good word for the slrunks Dr..
Fisher of the division Of economic
biology in the department. OF agri-
culture at Washington. He says
the skunk is a great insect destroy
er-likewlse lawn saver. He is
also great aroma distributor
when riled up.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-02-25

There Is NOW before the legisla.
ture bin, introduced by Senator
Plain, providing tor the establish
ment Of sanitarinm for t,dbercu-
losis patients, 100000. "A year ago
tine North Dakota Medical assocdA
alton passed resolutions favorable
to the estalblishent OF such an In.
stitution IA the state, in view Of the
many cases Of the disease that
nave been founi.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-02-25

The Ross Valley News contained
last week, its first batch Of COM
missioner's proceedings from the
new county Of Montrail.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-02-25

Albert Walton of st. Thomas is
carrying mis- right arm in a sling
and extremely glad he has the op-
portunity to still carry it, even tho
it is very sore. Last Friday he was
draining some gasoline from the
overflow cup Of as engine into a
container, and some of the duld
leaked down on the sleeve Of his
undershirt. A little later he lighted
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-02-25

Miss Clementine Muzzy, a Chi
cago trained nurse is in Minot Wis
iting Mrs. o. r. Brown. She ex-
poets to locate here.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-02-25

Miss Boyson of the University of
North Dakota won the prize for
the best essay on Gen. Lee, which
had stirred UP the southern bellies
considerably.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-02-25

r. d. MnNeil Mill soon start a
prohibition monthly paper in Fargo.
He seems to he getting some good
support.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-02-25

A Bismarck citizen has lost fifty
fine chickens, the heads being left
only as membrance OF the culprit
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-02-25

titles to certain piece at property
but does not wish to 60 TO the ex-
pense OF having an abstract made.
Mr.. Stevenson will also look after
that work. He ds very familiar
with the court house records hav-
ing been connected with the regis
ter OF deeds Office for two years,
and prior to that was with the
company Of Devine, Stenersen &
Co. official abstracters. h.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-02-25

The North Dakota representa-
tiyes in congress have been in a bad
Jackpot in their efforts to save the
claims OF the homesteaders on the
coal lands and to avoid knocking
the Ignite coal fields OF the state.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-02-25

A wide awake Photographer at
Kermit took several pictures while
the town was burning, and is now
advertising views OF the ruins.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-02-25

The First State bank Of Kermit
has absorbed the Pioneer State
bank OF that place. 81
Geo. Dophina, a piano player at
Wilfiston. is dead. He leaves q
wife.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-02-25

-Four months from the day that
Tant will be inaugurated, the Inde-
pendent predicts thar every bank
III the United States will be closed.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-02-25

States Attorney Stevens Of Bur
leigh county has begun proceedings
against seven Of the alleged Wtol-
ators of the prohibition law, at
Bismarck.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-02-25

Another bank win probably bt
organised at winston.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-02-25

Bismarck
Imperial Valley press., 1909-03-20
County Notes

Brawley this spring, sufficient local shipments have been made to cover more than another car.
 x
 c. II Stillman, L. J. Varney, and J. F. Summons are shipping barley hay from Brawley to coast points.
 x * x
 William Farr shipped 12 carloads of fat cattle from Brawley last week, on a rising market, and still the demand is great To meet this demand Mir Farr will ship in a trainload of eat tie from Arizona.
 @ x
 The directors of the Imperial Val ley Milk Company held meeting last week and voted to begin at once to construct building and install machinery. 'Block 8S was purchased from the Brawley Townsite Company, and will be the seat of the industry.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-03-20
PAPER FROM COTTON STALKS

It Is said that a machine has been invented for the manufacture of cot ton stalks into paper, hereby turning waste product into commercial quantity. Heretofore the plants have been burned to destroy the weevil, but by this method the whole plant is used, the leaves and unopened bolls passing thI ough the mill so that there is no necessity for picking over the stalks. Comparing the cost of produc- tion of cotton stalk paper over that of straw paper, there is a difference of $410 in favor of the cotton stalks. It Is estimated that cotton stalk paper costs S14.00 a ton and the esti- mated cost of straw paper is $1S.35, ground wood as stock for paper man ufacture costs from SIS to $20 a ton, and bleached sulfite costs from $50 to S60 for the domestic and considerably more for foreign stock According to these figures the cost of the fin ished stalk paper is less than the price of the cheapest grade of ground wood pulp.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-03-20
5RAWLEY

c. A. Frederick, secretary of Water Co. No. is haling new alfalfa. Steps are being taken in Brawley to organize an aerie of the Order of Eagles.
 1 The local asparagus grower still nets between $4 and $5 per crate for his stock.
 D. A. Stormer is just completing the planting of 150 Texas umbrellas and 400 eucalyptus trees on his I'm perial Ave. tract
 < x Y
 The contract for building the of fee for Imperial Water Company No. g has been let to the Brawley O. operative Building Co.
 # N '
 c. E. Cook has filed a contest against the desert land claim of Wm. Judkins, northwest of Brawley on the edge of the desert.
 < < <
 D. S. Elder and R. E. Wills are in receipt of second car of eucalyptus trees. These are being planted on their ranches in the vicinity of Brawley. In addition to the six cars of eucalyp- tus trees that have been shipped to
Imperial Valley press., 1909-03-20
HoLTVILLE

J. S. Bridenstine has been reap pointed postmaster at Holtvllle His appointment and confirmation took place Feb. lS
 v A. c. Ferguson brother of Porter c. Ferguson, president of Imperial Water Company No ,, has just closed a deal for two five-acre tracts on Holt Avenue.
 \ Mrs. Ethel Maddox, teacher of the seventh and eighth grades of the pub lie schools has resigned her position and Mrs. l.. P. Sargent has taken the position temporarily.
 q ~ ~
 Word has been received from Wash ington that the petition for another rural free delivery route from Holt vile to be known as R. F. D. No. and to serve ranchers in water dis trict No. 2, has been favorably acted upon. The route as petitioned for is 26 miles long and will be established U soon as the roads are placed in good condition.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-03-20
HEBER.

NMr Ernest Brand is visiting in Los Angeles.
 X X x Q MT. Hummel's new home on the Heber townsite is rapidly nearing completion.
 x x X Mir Burnham, the contractor of the new home of Benjamin Vlier, has re- turned to his home in Pasadena.
 < % * Rev. and Mrs. Glasby are doing ac- tive church work in No. z and have spent good part of the last two weeks there.
 x x M The Japanese mission church meets every Sunday at eleven o'clock Mr Atherton, Mrs and MT. Lake and Miss Dora Willard are experimenting af- fairs