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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-06-03

A Kansas editor remarks that there
are men in every town who will not
cast their bread upon the waters I'M
less assured before hand that it Will
come back again in a few days a full
grown sandwich, all trimmed with
ham, butter and mustard, rolled up
in warranty deed for one-half the
earth and mortgage on the otheE
half"
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-06-03

The Kramer Record is looking fos
Chas. Gibson, with gun. Said Gil
son departed hurriedly and the cdr
tor had to turn in and get the papes
out alone, several days later
The Ray Recorder says that Ben Cox
has been arrested on complaint O.
Mrs. S. A. Paddon, charged witt
arson.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-06-03
GIRO ULATIoN
$500 Copies Each Week

Moved by Abbott seconded by Hurd,
that the application for tree bounty
by L. D. Mann, be accepted, and the
auditor be Instructed and authorized
to draw warrant for the amount ask
ed for.
Carried.
On motion duly seconded and car
ried the board adjourned ctil May
10Th, 1909.
LOUIS A. LARSON,
Auditor Ward County, N OAK
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-06-03
Good Policy
and
Good Sense

You use it when you do
your business with a bank
which is run on correct
business principles, is Of
fIcered by men whose repu-
tati0n viii! stand the clos
est investigation, and
which is surrounded by
every safeguard known to
modern banking,
THE UNION NATIONAL
BANK is such a bank We
are glad to show our pres
ent customers as we'll as all
who may contemplate open
ing a bank account with US,
the care we take in protect
ing our patrons. We shall
appreciate a call from you.
Our resources are ample to
meet your needs. Our facjli-
ties for prompt and accurate
care of all business will
please and satisfy you.
We have SIoo, 900 to loan.
and we want to place the
money among the business
men and farmers of Ward
County.
See our Farm Loan Depart
ment for Farm Loans at
lowest rates and most ia
vorable terms.
The
Union
National
Bank
Minot, n. p.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-06-03

Mrs. O. B. Holton, court order. 1900
Mrs C. E. Davidson, court order 1890
George Gudmunson, court order 1920
w. J. Childs, court order -. 1920
Louis Hoffine, court order go. 1880
Mrs. Blanche Mckechnie court
order -. 1O.1O
l.. L. Butterwick, court order .. 2.lO
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-27
WOMAN SDR|NK|NG
LED TO DIVORCE

A woman's drunkenness, a week
of hard drinking followed by three
weeks of sickness, drinking bouts
with male companions, to stagger
home early in the morning and fall
asleep upon the floor-this was the
reason for the divorce granted
Fred Johnson, a local druggist,
from Gertie 0. johnson, by Judge
Hinkle this morning.
The woman failed to make an
appearance to defend herself
against the attacks of her husband,
so Johnson told the story of his
wife's misdeeds and was granted a
separation.
From the first, she began to
drink TO excess" testified Johnson
this morning, and when things
grew so bad that found her in diff
ferent rooms early in the morning,
sleeping off the effects of a night
of dissipation or had to contend
with a week of drunkenness, fol-
lowed by sickness lasting for three
weeks. it was more than ! could
stand"
Lydia Heating was granted a di-
yorce from s. j. Heating this morn
ing on the grounds of desertion.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-27
SPOKANE. SUFFRAGST LEADER REPLIES TO
MORE BABIES, NOT MORE BALLOTS"

reformation as a whole will be
slow from the fact that as class
they have not suffered enough.
Women whoa the iron heel Of ne.
cessity has driven out of the home
into the world to wage an unequal
industrial warfare on account OF
their sex are the women who viii
demand the ballot because Trey
recognize the power it gives to
men.
Mr.. Editor, you struck the key
note when you assert: what wom-
en- want they will have" This
truth has been demonstrated in all
ages that when a woman will she
will"
l believe that the Injustice of
denying the woman the ballot IS SO
glaring and the justice of the cause
so apparent that it will soon rouse
the women from the apathy into
which they have fallen, and that
universal suffrage for women for
the benefit of the race will prevail,
Mrs. discipline Dodge Daskam Pa
cons opinions to the contrary not
outstanding. May Arkwright
Hutton
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-27

ton of water power by the special
interests, the more ingenious, the
more devious and the more danger
GUS these attacks have become.
A favorite one is to assert that
the forest service, in its zeal for
the public welfare, has played
ducks and brakes with the acts of
congress. The fact is, on the con-
trary, that the service has had war
rant of law for everything it has
done. Not once since it was created
has any charge of illegality, despite
the most searching investigation
and the bitterest attack, ever led to
reversal or reproof by either house
of congress or by any congressional
committee, or in any court or ad-
ministrative tribunal of last resort
Another, and unusually plausible,
form of attack is to demand that
all land not now bearing trees shall
be thrown out of the national for
ests. For centuries forest fires
have burned through the western
mountains, and much land thus de-
forested is scattered through the
national forests awaiting reforesta-
ton.
This land is not valuable. for ag-
riculture, and will contribute more
to the general welfare under forest
than in any other way. To exclude
it from the national forests would
be no more reasonable than it
would be in city to remove from
taxation and municipal control
every building lot not now covered
by house, or to confiscate a mans
winter overcoat because he was not
wearing it in July. A generation in
the life of nation is no longer
than a season in the life of man.
With fair chance we can and will
reclothe these denuded mountains
with forests, and we ask for that
chance.
Still another attack, nearly sue
cessful two years ago, was an at
tempt to prevent the forest service
from telling the people, through the
press, what it is accomplishing for
them, and how much this nation
needs the forest. If we cannot tell
what we are doing, the time will
come when there will be nothing to
say. Publicity is the essential and
indispensable condition of clean
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-27
Another Week of
Piano Bargains
Buy your piano now
and save $56 to $3.50

The busy Christmas time is over
and perhaps you have more time
to consider money-making propo-
sition on piano. ~.
We were very we'll satisfied with
our Christmas trade, but are anx-
iOus to reduce our stock as low as
possible before taking inventory.
The stock is by no means small,
as we had a larger amount of pi-
amos on hand than ever before. The
assortment is splendid and the
prices exceedingly tempting to
those who appreciate real quality.
Slightly used pianos taken in ex-
change on fine Chickering's and
Pianola Pianos we are selling +
$137 up.
Brand new, guaranteed pianos
are selling at 1918 up The regular
$275 styles go at $21S, the 1926
styles at $249, the 1878 styles at
S29S. the SALE styles at $311. the
$3.50 styles at 1851, and some fancy
art and mission styles go at reduc-
tons of as much as $3.50.
Pay per cent or less down and
the balance in monthly payments
to suit your convenience; on some
styles as little as Sc.
Remember. every piano carries
the Eilers ironclad guarantee and
two-year exchange agreement. No
chance of dissatisfaction.
We handle not only the CHECKER
ing & Sons, Americas oldest and
best piano, but a large line of
world-standard pianos of moderate
price.
Early visitors get the best selec-
ton.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-27
CHARLES Voorhees,
i. DEAD; FUhERAl1
ON WEDNESDAY

After an illness of one uweek.
Charles S. Voorhees,. well known
and prominent attorney oftuthis
city, died of heart failure at, 4
o'clock yesterday morning at his
home, 1911 Fifth avenue btThe
death was sudden and came as a
great shock to his family and
friends.
Mr.. Voorhees, was born IN Gov
ington, Ind, and received his col
lege education at Georgetown Uni
versity, where he was graduated in
1873. He later spent two years in
the practice of law in the office
of his father, Senator Daniel Voor-
hees, in Terre Haute, Ind.
One year after he was admitted
to the bar in Vigo county, in the
year 1875, he received the appoint
ment of assistant cashier to. the
clerk of the house of representa-
tives, which he held until the year
1882, when he resigned and came
west with Senator John Wilson.
He selected Colfax as his home,
and during the first year of his
law practice at that place was
elected prosecuting attorney and
served in this capacity two years.
He was later made territorial
delegate to the national congress
and served two terms. During the
second term he was married to
Miss Fannie B. Wagon, daughter of
Geenral John H. Wagon, and
brought her to this city, where he
has since made his home.
He began the practice of law in
this city in 1889, with James B.
Jones and four years later H. NJ.
Stephens was taken into the firm.
Mr.. Voorhees, is survived by his
widow, his daughter, Miss Anna
Belle Voorhees,; his brother, Rees,
of this city, and his brother James
c. of Greencastle, Ind, and sister,
Miss Harriet C. Voorhees, of Boul-
der. Col.
The funeral will probably be
held Wednesday afternoon at 2
o'clock, but definite arrangements
have not been made, as the family
is waiting for word from his sister
in Colorado.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-27
THIS WINTER TO Be
iafiLLEFFE ! ONE, WHY
Weather Prophets of Berks
County Differ-Who's
Right Will Be Known in
Spring.

READING, Pa, Dec. 27.-Berks
county weather prophets are busy
making their predictions for the
coming winter, and while none of
them agree, the general belief is
that there will be severe winter
after the middle of January and
that it will continue until late in
March.
If observations made of insects
can be taken as an indication of
the weather conditions this winter
mildness will prevail Some farm
ers have observed in blowing that
the worms and beetles are lying
close to the surface and that the
toad has not gone deep. Another
evidence of mild winter is the
lateness of some snakes in deposit
ing their eggs. Recently farmers
in blowing have dug up number
of eggs and, upon breaking them
open, small live snakes sAuirmed
off.
One of the Berks prophets says
that the winter will be a mild one
because there were quite few cold
days in early autumn. That the
coming winter will not be a severe
one is the prediction of john Mus
ser, BrecknOck township. farmer
BerkS cOunty'S new gooScbone
prophet He is the successor of
the late Eliza Hartz, whose annual
winter forecases from the goose
bone made him famous.
Mr.. Musser says: The goose
bone is marked very peculiarly this
year. Instead of having dark
marks joined together there is n
| dark spot indicated here and there,
This indicates that the winter will
be an open one, with severe spell
now and then. January or the ear
ly part of it will see an occasional
snowfall. But there will be a warm
spell about the 18th and another
in the latter part of the month.
February will be a severe. month,
according to the markings, and
there will be several billiards. and
plenty of ice and snow. March will
be opened with mild weather, but
it will be bitter cold the latter part
of the month"
Anthony Rupert, aged 50, of
Basket, a regular Hoyle on snakes,
declares that the woods and fields
| are full of young snakes, which in
dicates that the winter will not be
a hard one.
Local weather prophets contend
| thnt xunndC tn
| usual height and that this indicates
a severe winter and lots of snow,
since nature causes the weeds to
grow tall SO that birds can feed
upon the seeds when the ground
is covered with snow. Squirrels
| began carrying their supply of win
| ter grain and nuts into their nests
| earlier than usual this year, and
| some farmers declare that this in
| dictates cold weather and a long
winter.
Several other farmers said that
muskrats began building early;
| that corn husks are thick, with the
| stalks leaning to the west; that
| geese, ducks and chickens are
| growing a thick down under their
| feathers and a bony substance on
| their feet; that toadstools on old
| logs have many wrinkles; that
owls have retired to the forest a
month earlier than usual, which ali
indicates that the winter will be
\ q short but a severe one.
| Meanwhile the guessing goes
merrily on, and the exact result
will not be known until April /,
1910.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-27
CONAN, CHOCOLATE
SUNDAE KID
The hot chocolate sundae kid.
WhO7

The hot chocolate sundae kid.
Who?
Why, George Cohan, Esquire, OF
course. go
A big audience, filling the Audi.
torium theater, waited an hour and
a half beyond schedule time last
night, just to see George, who is
one of the cocks of the walk on old
Broadway. Cohan gives the choco-
late sundae impression mainly be-
cause of his white and black patent
leather shoes, his velvet collar and
flashy neck apparel.
He looks about 20 when he first
comes on the stage. In fact, he is
only youngster He has written
and staged lot of successful must
cal comedies. He tries to sing. He
is splendid manager. But where
he eXcels is in dancing. He is a
regular, elf on his feet, and he grins
and mods and bows in the killingest
sort of way -
Georges special train was very
late, and the audience had a hard
time waiting for that curtain to go
up When it finally did go up, it re-
vealed what proved to be an ac-
ceptable musical potpourri-that' s
general mixture-of fun. 1t
pleased because of Cohan's person.
ality and dancing, and because Tom
Lewis, who made his funny reputa,
ton in Little Johnny Jones, is in
The Yanke Prince" The chorus
girls are not up to the average, and
there are no fine voices among the
leading people.
But it's typical Cohanesque pro-
duction, and with Cohan himself
present. it's well worth seeing. It's
at the Auditorium again tonight.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-27
VITAL RECORD

MARRIAGES
Frank Michels, Spokane. ..21
Christina Kelly, Spokane .......1S
Elmer f. Snyder, Spokane. ....33
Gustavine Dawant ...31
VIM. S. Brown, Spokane. ...26
Lula l.. Long, Spokane. 81
c. M. Clauder, Cincinnati. legal
Cathrijn Clauder, Metaline. legal
BIRTHS
Richard and Hattie Matthews,
2722 Broadway, Dec "a, a girl.
T. r. and Grace Stanton, Obs
Mill street, Dec. IS, a boy.
l.. Boyd and Emma Craig, 1903
Perry street, Dec. "a, boy.
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G O N TIN u F. d
sFICHT 1T TOA FINISH
P A G E O N E

greatly. Washington was rich
man. But it is very clear that ex-
cessive profits from the, control of
natural resources monopolized by
a few, are not worth to this nation
the tremendous price. they cost us.
We have allowed the great cor
pOratiOns to occupy with their own
men the strategic points in bust
ness, in social and in political life.
1t is our fault more than theirs.
We have allowed it when we could
have stopped it. Too often we have
seemed to forget that a man in
public life can no more serve both
the special interests and the peo-
pie than he can serve God and
Mammon. There Is no reason why
the American people should not
take into their hands again the full
political power which is theirs by
right, and which they exercised be-
fore the special interests began to
nullify the will OF the majority.
There are many men who believe,
md who will always believe, in
the divine right of money to rule.
With such men argument, compro-
mise or Cancellation is useless or
worse. The only thing to do with
them is to fight them and beat
them.
It is the honorable distinction Of
the forest service that it has been
more constantly, more violently
and more bitterly attacked by the
representatives of the special inter-
ests in recent years than any other
government bureau. These attacks
have increased in violence and bit
terness just in proportion as the
service has offered effective opposi-
ton to predatory wealth. The more
successful we have been in prevent
ing land grabbing and the absorb
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-27

not his toy. Heaven bless every
woman who has been denied tnt
joys of motherhood, yet are con
stantly working for the uplifting Of
the race-for remember all mothers
have not borne children. Of them
l sing: Honor to them"
Mrs. Bacon says: IF girls had
the choice between being a stenog
rapher at IS a week and raising
good children for a good husband
at 81 week, they would choose the
latter task Immediately" Queer
logic this. She also believes in hav.
ing babies, and even clamors for
twins. Personally think any WON
an of the present day who would at.
tempt matrimony and its attending
responsibilities on 81 week is a
fit subject for the insane asylum.
believe if the settlement of this
much discussed problem was left
to class of girls who have the
brains to learn and practice stenog-
raphy, the crime of bringing multi,
tudes of children into the world
(where there no longer seems a
place for them would soon be
solved
Mrs. Bacon further states that
the men of the world do al 1.-The big
things; that the only big thing done
by a woman that the suffragists
can point to is THE Horse Fair" by
Rosa Bonheur, and she admonishes
women not to paint pictures or TO
attempt to make laws, but to make
men. Also that women do not
know how to take care of their
babies-that it took a man to invent
sanitary garments for children, and
even nursing bottles. l am pleased
to know that the writer has at last
given man credit for some part IN
this baby business. Some one has
wisely said: Necessity is the
mother of invention" Doubtless the
man who invented the nursing bot
tie had to attend to the baby while
the mother was performing some of
the many duties incidental to this
much lauded home.
In one breath Mrs. Bacon says
that history proves that woman's
mind can only grasp the many ill.,
tie things that make up the house
hold work, and in the next breath
she says that women do not know
how to manage their homes and
babies. That women must weave
what the year will wear and wash
what the day will soil, and man, her
greatest work, will one day lie and
moulder in roses that other men
shall one day pick" The lady is
not very clear as to neither men or
mems deeds will become the roses
to be plucked. We're | to (solne
where, sometimes in some other
sphere) blossom into aman rose,
would prefer that the plucking
process be. performed by some win
some maiden.
Mrs. Bacon thinks because Vas.
sar girls have at last learned that
Greek and Latin do not help one
bit to make happiness, that they are
going to study how to become good
mothers and housewives; that We
are Song to circle back to the oil
fashioned ideas of womarhood and
motherhood. | am glad to mote
that college women are learning
this truth, which has been apparent
to thinkers for more than a genera
ton. If the training recei rec by
the average college woman has
been OF Sucn nature that every
vistage of human sympathc has not
been drilled ont OF them they can
be OF ine3'imab,e value in helping
to better conditions which crush
and enslave women. | am afraid
that even after their awakening tue
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-27
ANNUAL DANCE

ANNUAL DANCE.
The Brotherhood of Owls will
give their annual apron dance at
Pacific Halls, Tuesday evening,
December 20.
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and effective public service.
Since the forest service called
public attention to the rapid abb
sorption Of the water power sites
and the threatening growth Of q
great water power monopoly, the
attacks upon It have increased with
marked rapidly. anticipate that
they will continue to do so. stu
greater opposition 10 promised in
the near future. There 10 but one
protection-an awakened public
opinion.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-27
A SAD CHRISTMAS
ENDING FOR HIM
NV United Press.l

SEATTLE, Dec. 27.-Fearful that
his mind was weakening, and he
would end his life in a madhouse,
Raymond Lloyd, 35. son of Attor-
ney H. P. Lloyd of New York city,
Yale graduate "a, and scion of one
of the oldest and most prominent
families of the east, committed sui
eide today, drinking carbolic acid.
The following telegram, evidently
from Lloyd's father, was found in
his room: Hope darkness soon
break for you. Christmas day bring
pleasant thoughts olden times when
we were unbroken family, all so
happy together"
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COURTS WILL CLOSE
FOR VOORHEES, FUNERAL 4

= The superior courts of Spo-
. kane county will not be in
= session on Wednesday, Friday
= and Saturday of this week. On
= Wednesday the courts will adj
. journ in respect to the men,
. DRY of Charles H. Voorhees,, the
= prominent attorney. whose
= death is felt keenly by the
. local bar association, while
. Friday and Saturday will be
. recognized as New Years holi-
= days.
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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-27
BUILDING PERMITS.

Charles F. Sondbend, one story
frame house, Pine Grove Terrace
addition; $1,000.
Elizabeth Horton, two story
frame house. Altamont; $4,000
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-27

He-"And now, darling, where
shall we go on our honeymoon
trip?" She-'I don't know, Jack,
dear. What railroad has the most
tunnels on ?"-Boston Transcript