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Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-19

discover all sorts Of undeveloped ideas,
and l wish that they would get in
the way of writing their letters for the
Junior In the same chatty manner
that they would write to a school
friend, only of coulse, taking a little
care of their spelling and punctuation.
I have not asked any one to write
about the New Years resolutions he
or she means to make and keep this
year, but l hope that a great many
of these dear nieces and nephews of
mine will resolve to write frequently,
on the easy topics and also on the
hard ones, for it is only by constant
practice that ideas will come quickly
and will be easily formed into sem
tences and paragraphs.
once more I wish that you may all
have a very happy Christmas and a
glad New Year, and 1 thank you all
for the many, many delightful good
wishes and expressions sof affection
which you have showered upon me in
the last week, and in fact throughout
the year.
None of you can quite understand
how much the confidence and trust of
your loving little hearts means to
Your affectionate
AUNT LAURIE.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-09-09
SUBSCRIPTION S,.OO PER ANNun
WITH OUR EXCHANGES

what more do you want? I want to
remind you that woman has a great
mission in life. You should, therefore,
have deep sense of your responsible
ity in the domestic walks Of life."-
Cardinal Gibbons
Fargo Searchlight: If the boys
the young men from the cities and vii
lages in the state, would go out in the
harvest field and also help in the hay
ing during the summer vacation OF
schools and colleges, they would be
earning money to help themselves
along and would be getting a prac-
tical education in real life If tie
young ladies in the cities and villages
would go out and help "aunty" during
the summer vacation of schools and
colleges they would be learning some
thing practical and useful, and
"aunty" would be willing to pay them
a fair compensation which they could
use as pin money" during school days
| if they liked. The summer vacation
spent on the farm would be an ad-
vantage to the young miss, and make
useful women Of many at present ap~
| parently hopeless girls.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-09-09
Mango Quarantine

The secretary of agriculture has is
sued an order effective September 1.
releasing from quarantine on account
of scabies or mango in cattle that por-
tion of North Dakota lying south and
west of the Missouri river. Up to Oc-
tober l, 1908, the entire state was in
quarantine for this disease, but ON
that date the part north and east Of
the Missouri river was released, the
disease having been eradicated from
that section. The work of eradication
has been continued by cooperation be-
tween the federal and state authorit-
les with such good effect that the en-
tire state is now pronounced free from
the disease and the quarantine is re-
moved from the last remaining por-
tion.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-09-09
Marsh An Old Trapper
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-
: Talk about trapping" Dad Marsh
said to E. Sander, Minot's new furrier.
Il caught fifty fine mink out in tho
Rockies back in 1899, and I'll tell Won
how I did 1t. ! was doing some coz
tracing out there and we saw Just
millions of mink along the river. A
friend and myself conceived a way of
making some money on the side, and
accordingly | got on the train with
fifty dollars in my jeans, intending to
go to kalispel for some traps. / got
into conversation with an old trappef
on the train and told him what l was
about to do and he advised me to 20
straight back and not monkey with
traps, but instead to buy a lot of ten
penny spikes. Yes, sir, we caught
those minks with ten penny spikes.
which we sharpened to fine point
and after boring holes in trees with
good sized auger, about eighteen
inches from the ground, placed three
of those spikes in each hole, in such =
way that the mink could just get their
heads in between the sharp pointa.
placing some meat back in the hole,
Mr.. Mink would reach up, stick his
head in between the sharp nails, and
when he got ready to pull out, could
not do so. My friend and myself
caught more than nine hundred mink
in short time, and sold them for IS
cents apiece. What fools we were for
learned, were worth five and six dol
lars EACH Dad heaved a heavy sigh,
and meandered over to the lunch room
to serve the hungry hordes.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-09-09
BOY MADE BIG MISTAKE
Decided Not to Renter School But Instead to Get Out
And Make Some Spending Money

Boys too often do not appreciate
their opportunities. until too late. A
young fellow from the farm who has
been working his way thru the Minot
schools, has given up, just when the
goal was within his reach. He didn't
have sufficient opportunity to get into
enough for his increasing demands;
spending money was not plenty
enough for his increasing demands,
he's going to face the battle Of life
with very meagre education. Ten
years from now, when he sees his
present companions pass him by in
the conflict, some to take places of
honor, he will realize, ala, too late,
what mistake he has made. A young
man in good health, can make OF HIM
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-09-09

self, most anything that he will, even
tho he be without penny if he but
has the stamina to stick to some de-
finite purpose. There are so many
opportunities for the willing young
me nand young women to work their
way thru school and thru college, If
they wish. The road may sometimes
be stony, and the progress little
slow, but with indomitable will, ener-
gy, honest purpose, and hard work,
one can make for himself a place on
the top most round of the ladder. No
matter if you are going to be farm-
er mechanic, business or profes-
sional man, lay the right kind of a
foundation by getting a good educa-
ton.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-09-09
Short State Stories

Grand Forks and Fargo will enter
tain the Japanese commissioners, on
Sept. 16. These commissioners, who
comprise the wealthiest and most in
fuential men in Japan, have been sent
to the United States, to learn what
they can concerning the way things
are done in our progressive country,
and North Dakota is the first agricul-
tural state they will visit. Plans are
being made for a big reception In
those two cities.
On Sept. 4, 5000 900 in currency was
shipped from Minneapolis to, North
Dakota banks to be used in paying
the farmers for their grain.
Twenty-Five cars Of grain We're ship
ned from Surrey, the first stat jon east
of Minot, last Saturday.
Gil Haggart of Fargo was awarded
the contract for putting in new
water works system at Bottineau, con
I sistIng Of mains, sewer mains, stand
pipe, pumping station and septic tank
for $4,000. jim Kennedy vas nag
| CARTS closest rival. a'A-
! Towner Masons may build q temple
Jos. Kaiser, Wahpeton young man
| who went away from home when hi
, was sixteen years of age, nearly sever
v6ara ago, has just returnedss He haa
; been ID the U. S. Marine service, ant
sailed around the world on the Hin
ois when tfls fleet made its great trip
The corn harvest IN Richland coun'
ty is on, many fields Of fine corn hav
ing matured.
The remains Of Mrs. Frank Barn.
stable, who died at York as the result
of burns received in the explosion o.
lamp, arrived in Minot laaf Thurs
day afternoon, and were inferred n
Rose Hill Cemetery at Minot. Mrs
Barnstable was horribly burned about
the arms. and body, and suffered In
tensely until death came to her re-
, lief. Her son, who tried to extinguish
the flames, was painfully burned about
the hands.
CONGRESSMAN A. J. Gronna and son
James had narrow escape from SER
ious injury and possible death, the
first of the week. Together they were
making a tour Of one of the congress
mans farms, near, Lakota, in an auto
=, and while descending a hill at high
speed in some way the steering gear
broke and the machine turned com
pletely over. Mr.. Gronna jumped
from the machine 1eaping completely
over his son who was driving. This
in all probability saved both from
serious injury as It enabled the son
who was unable to get out of the car
to duck his head into the vacant seat
After some effort Mr.. Gronna sue
ceeded in righting the car and releas-
ing his son who was underneath In an
unconscious condition. He was only
stunned, however and quickly revived
and after repairing the steering gear
they continued their trip, none the
worse for their experience except a
few bruises.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-09-09
HUB TO RIM o o

6: ": Wariand Of Dpworth upon re-
turning frotn Plaza discovered that his
home had been fdbbed: sumnoning
several of his neighbors, they overlook
the culprits, two strangers passing
. thru the country, and made them dis
gorge. The fellows were very fright
ened and probably learned a good les
son. r>i IA Aaf~---
Fall plowing will be done earlier in
the county this season than usual, be-
cause of the early harvest. Already
black borders decorate some fields.
The Glenburn Nimrods have leased
500 acres near the river east Of that
town, and erected club house.
If Bro. Schnitzler of the Mohall
Tribune and Bro. Rockne Of the News
don't quit that scrap pretty soon, Sam
Clark will have to call meeting Of
the editorial association, and invite
the brethren down to Minot, where
they can put on boxing gloves, repair
to the slaughter house and have 1t out
J. r. Clifford, a prominent Mohall
Democrat was appointed by Gov.
Burke, member OF the Minnesota
Board Of Appeals. The appointment
carries with it fat salary of $4,000
year, and will requires most of the
members time. The other member.
appointed was H. o. Brown Of Benson,
president Of the Nortn Dakota Society
of Equity. Among those who were
after the appointments we're A. ".
Swanson Of Minot, publisher Of the
Equity Farm News.
Lars Nelson, aged 54 died ct his
home near Mohal1 of liver trouble. He
was an early settler in the country.
J. J. Power, a prominent Mohall
farmer, has already come to Minot,
to get an early start for the fair. John
brot down some fine samples of corn
and alfalfa.
Wheat at Mohall runs from six to
eighteen bushels There seems to be
little excuse for the six bushel wh h'/:t.
Poor farming somewhere.
An entire train load of cattle were
shipped from Plaza last week.
Wheat at Douglas averages from
fifteen to thirty-one bushels per acre,
but flax is light cpor.
Joe. Wait and A. A. Bennett Travelled
from Douglas to Minot, by auto in an
hour and ten minutes.
The water business at Sherwood
must be good. The line has just been
sold to Haan & Son.
Fifty eight horses were sold at Sher
wood at prices ranging from $50 to
$3.50. ~.. .- ~.
J. C. Thorson of Sherwood thresh-
ed wheat that averaged seventeen
bushels, while his oats went forty.
The Sherwood Tribune gives tobac-
co users some good advice about ex-
pectorating in the cutters instead OF
on the floors of the business houses.
The Carpio News advises the farm
ers to hold their grain for better
prices.
"A debate ON Socialism too place at
Glenburn Friday night between R. w.
Dalziel, prominent Lynch socialist,
and Rev. McIvor Of 0fenburn.
Ed Fogelsong's slaughter house
near Glenburn was struck by light
ming and burned. Chas. Fox lost $3.50
worth of hides and pigs.
Everything has been arranged for
the Farmers telephone line out from
Douglas, and 1t looks as tho It would
be built before the snow dies.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-09-09
Items of lnteres
Boiled Down for
Busy Readers

James J. Hill is to speak at the
Richland county fair at Wahpeton
Sept. "a. On the 2Sth of Sept. he will
speak to the farmers at the Ward
county fair.
This is the time of the year when
the merchant should begin advertis-
ing his fall and winter goods If he
desires to keep the money at home.
The mail order concerns are sending
to the northwest hundreds, yes thou
sands of catalogues, and if the local
merchant would only stop to consider
his interests little bit he could cas-
lily head off 80 per cent OF the mail
order business. One reason why 10
cal merchants do not get better re-
turns for what advertising they do do,
is because they do not specialize and
seldom quote prices-the mail order
houses long suit
| The Darlington Independent pup
lished a cut of traction engine pull
ing string Of bindels across roster
ic0unty grain field. The owner cut
the grain at cost OF 20 cents an
acre. whila the horses enjoyed them
selves in the pasture. -" ''~ .
North Dakota Released From Cattle
perty, situated in Yard County, N. p.
! R. G. snoop Of Williston lost about
,, 1900 bushels of oats, quantity of hay
and his granary and barn by hre
Friday afternoon which started from
a spark from a threshing engine.
! The Williston Land Company has
ACQUIRED 1000 acres of land near
Havre, is Arranging for the location OF
+, a sugar beet factory on the land by
the Amalgamated Sugar company.
According to the state press Jno
w. Arctander of Minneapolis, who was
, around the state last winter selling
stock in his gold ship, has sold $780,
900 worth and received 25 per cent Of
it for his work. He now intends 60
ing to Norway to spend the rest OF
his life In ease.
! Former Insurance commissioner
Ferdinand Leutz has paid to the state
the amount OF $875.S5, which it was
claimed he was short in his accounts.
By so doing he acknowledges the le-
gality of the claim and stops action
against him. g..
Despite the fact that he is 70 years
old, Grandpa Shuman Of Renville
shocked all his own grain this year
and kept UP with an eight foot binder.
We never grow old in North Dakota.
Sawyer holds a big market day on
Saturday, Sept. IL. The merchants
there are hustlers.
Paul Klimpel Of Sawyer bought a
new threshing outfit in Minot last
week, and while crossing a coulee on
his way home, the separator toppied
over into ditch and was smashed
badly. Rlimple returned to Minot and
bought another.
Updike's engine set fire to the prai-
rie in the Olive country and CogsWeIl
Bros. lost a quantity Of hay.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-09-09

CHARLEY Miller solved the harvest
help problem for himself and his
neighbors this week. He went down
to Minot Monday and came back Tues
day afternoon with a dozen men,
Charley says that they are plenty Of
men laying around Minot but that one
must watch them pretty close to get
them out Of town. He had twenty
five men at one time and only got
twelve of them started up here. They
will go onto the Pete Hanson thresh-
ing rig as soon as the grain is all in
the shock.-Carpio News.
The hay rack caravans are arriving
from the west to assist the Ward
county farmers in disposing Of the
crop. Threshing is in full blast all
over the country and promises to be
a "good run"
The Antler American rebukes po-
1iceman Of that place for beating a
farmers dog to death with club.
A farmer near Bowbells, George
Herlow, was caught in front of his
binder and killed. It Is thought that
he was oiling the pitman and that
the flighty team that he was using
started while he was In front Of the
machine. No one witnessed the acci-
dent.
Mrs. Ole Barmoen, who was so bad
ly injured at her home near Macroom,
while endeavoring to stop runaway
team hitched to a binder, has had to
have her leg amputated in order to
save her life.
Leo Peterson is building barn, 60x
go feet for Herman Abrahamson north
of town. Mr.. Abrahamson has har-
vested 800 acres of grain this year,
600 of which was wheat. He has had
three binders running for nearly three
weeks.-sawyer Clipper.
Joe Madden, hobo, was stabbed at
Newburg, by companion. The knife
struck lust above the heart. The as
sailant escaped.
A two year old colt, weighing 1000
pounds, belonging to S. P. Nelson OF
Kenmare, fell into forty foot we'll,
containing thirty feet of water. The
colt was hauled out with derrick,
after two hours, but its back was 50
badly injured, that the animal was
shot.
Two dapper young fellows were ar
rested at Kenmare charged with work.
ing the short change racket on the
merchants.
The KKenmare schools opened with
an attendance of 2SO.
A woman travelling with her hus-
band, jumped from train two miles
east of Ray, which was travelling 45
miles an hour. Without warning she
plunged from the car window. The
train backed up four miles, and it was
expected that her dead body would
be found along the track. She was
found to be walking, unhurt, and got
back onto the train. The woman, who
is about fifty years of age, refused to
divulge her name.
White Earth is without an attorney
since L. A. Fisher removed to Glen
dive, Mont.
Banker Sleeper of Mohall, who fs
fifty years old, but who In reality
doesn't look more than half that, was
surprised on his birthday by a big
crowd of his business associates and
their families.
The two year old son of VIM. Hab-
eek OF Sawyer died Of cholera infan-
ttn.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-09-09

The Kenmare creamery turned out
butter during the month Of July, and
that concern is but four months old.
The butter took prizes at both state
fairs.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-09-09

Five or six years ago, Mrs. Klimple
invested eighteen thousand dollars
in lands in the vicinity of Sawyer. To-
day her property is worth easily fifty
far sighted woman.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-09-09

FOR SALE-A snap. A good work
team, Must be sold. 500 cash takes
steam and harness, at John Undsr-s.
,ss,ahl'ss Fcrs furthee tiellls. wrstsg
p. A. Pickett, Leal n. OAK. 9-9te
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-08-26
ROBBERY WAS MOTIVE
IS ATTORNEYS CHARGE

Pawhuska, Okla. Aug. 26.-Imput-
ing robbery as the principal motive for
the murder of P. H. Brown, the state
today at the outset Of the preliminary
trial Of Arthur Brown, Mrs Nettie
Brown, Bert BrumheId and Cora
Brumheld, charged jointly with the
murder, introduced testimony tend
ing to show the disposition of $2.500
drawn from the Shelbina, Mo-, Ma.
tional bank by P. H. Brown April %,
1909.
J. H. Woods, cashier of the Shelbina
National bank, testified that Mrs.
Brown on May 3, deposited $1,000 to
the credit of Cora Brumfeld. Frank
Dimmitt, president of the Bank of
Shelibana, testified that on the follow
ing day Mrs. Brown deposited $1,000
to the credit of Bert Brumfeld. May
5, Mrs. Brown, through the National
bank, drew the account from the Bank
of Shelbina, signing Bert Brumtield,
by Cora Brumfield" and placed this
with the $500 of the deposit in tie
National bank as time deposit in
that bank.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-08-26
LONESOME PLACE
IS V|N|TA JAIL
Sheriff Declares He viii Fill Vacated
Jail With HootIeggers And
Vagabonds.

That's the lonesomest place ever
! saw" declared Sheriff Ridenhour this
morning when he returned from the
Jail, where until Tuesday 116 state con-
victs have been kept. The big jail is
now like deserted castle. The few
county and city prisoners being in
sufficient to even break the echo of
the sheriff's football in the corridors.
well it won't be empty long" said
the sheriff, "for am going to fill it
up with bootIeggers and 'vags.' There
is bunch of fellows lounging around
here without visible means of support,
can't see how they earn a living.
and if they are not bootleggers, |
They've either got to go to work or
move camp"
All of the deputies are instructed to
arrest all suspected bootleggers and
a strenuous effort will be made to end
this practice in Vinita.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-08-26
WISHES CASE WERE
At FEET OF CHRIST
Mrs. Barclay Declares She Knows
That Mrs. BIeakIey Is Not
Mother Of Child
BY Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
Kansas City, Mo, Aug. 26-~I wish
my case were at the feet Of Christ, in
stead of any court" said Mrs. James
G. Barclay, of Buffalo, while discuss
ing her claim to fiye-year-old Marian
Bleakley, when little Marian was ly-
ing helpless at the point of being form
ally declared a pauper, the state of
Missouri granted me adoption papers,
now l want Missouri court to give
me the baby or declare the reason for
not doing so. If the attorneys for
Mrs. Bleakley can present a single
piece of evidence that she is the moth
er of the child, then / will be satisfied.
God knows l would not fight the case
if did not know that Mrs. BIeakley
was not Marian's mother"
Little Marian spent the night at the
residence of the clerk of the juvenile
court. She was quite happy today
romping about the yard
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-08-26
KELSEY SUMMONED
TO MEET PIERCE
Acting Secretary Pierce Says Royalty
on Oklahoma Crude Oil Should
Be One Dollar.

Washington, d. c., Aug 26.-Acting
Secretary Pierce yesterday took the
first step to protect the Indian and In
dependent oil producers from the
Standard Oil company holdup.
He summoned Dana A. Kelsey to a
conference and proposed an investi-
cation.
Mr.. Pierce made known his attitude
in the matter by announcing that he
would be loath to accept the pre-
vailing price for Oklahoma oil when
the same grade was selling elsewhere
at 81 per barrel.
1t is stated on good authority that
an investigation will be made, and
the prosecution of the Standard Oil
company under the Sherman-Hepburn
acts will undoubtedly follow
The department will endeavor to
ascertain if the three Oklahoma pipe
lines are controlled by the Standard
Oil company or if they are in a COM
bination to keep prices down.
The oil situation in Oklahoma is
causing the government worry on
account Of the threat Of the Standard
Oil to buy crude oil from Mexico un-
less Oklahomans accept the reduction
from forty-one cents to thirty-ninc
cents barrel This causes the gov
ernment to seek an Interpretation OF
paragraph 639 of the new tariff which
provides for free admission of crude
oil, which can be changed by Presi-
dent Taft exercising the authority CIV
en- him and put a tax on crude oil that
will force the Standard to buy at
home. Secretary of the Interior
Pierce claims royalties on Oklahoma
products should be a dollar barrel
instead of the prices paid by the Stan
dard Oil company.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-08-26

Few people realize the full damage
done by the present protracted drouth.
Everyone knows that the greatest corn
prospect known to this country was
cut short by the continued dry weather
but few realize that throughout the
upland regions that stock water has
become so scarce that cattle and other
live stock are actually imperiled.
The last rainfall in Vinita was on
August 8, when there was a shower
of perhaps a half hours duration.
Even before that time the dry weather
was beginning to have telling eject.
For three weeks this vicinity has
sweltered beneath the burning rays OF
the sun, and the hot winds have fam
ished growing corn, and even the
grass on the plains, Where thirty days
ago field after field of waving corn Of
dark green hue greeted the eye, now
lie fields devastated of their rich crops
by the torrid winds and burning sun.
So dry has become the grass on tie
prairies that fires are not infrequent
and the railroads are taking the pre-
caution to burn off their right-of-ways,
in order to prevent great damage
from prairie fires.
The corn crop in Craig county is es-
timated at not more than half the US
ual yield From other parts of the
state also come the reports Of the
great damage resulting from the
drouth.
Hobart, Okla, Aug. 26. - With its
water supply nearly exhausted and
small chance of obtaining even a
meager supply from wells being dug,
Hobart, with a population of more
than 5000 is facing water famine.