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The Glenwood post., 1909-04-17

Mr.. Carnegie thinks that a naval alli-
ancs between Great Britain and the
United States would help greatly to
promote peace. With Britannia who
rules the waves and Columbia, the gem
of the ocean. joining forces there
would not be much Of the aqueous els-
ment left for other powers to thrash
around in.
The Glenwood post., 1909-04-17

They are now sterilizing the baby's
milk with violet rays. We suppose
pink may b used where it's mors bs-
coming.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-06-03
Fine Lot of Animals

w. S. Shaw is advertising his two
stations and a Jack, in this issue.
These animals we're bret from Mis-
souri, two years ago by Mr.. Tracy
OF Des Laos, and are as fine lot
of animals as Missouri efer boosted
of.
The well known Tracy Jack and
stations, are now owned by W. S.
Shaw of Minot and will make the
season Of 1909 at his barn, 119 Ram
stad st., Minot, N. D.
Black Diamond is Mammoth
Jack, black in color, with white
points, weight 100 lbs. and is I'M
doubtedly one of the best Jacks ever
shipped to the state. He has been
two years in the state and is a sure
foal getter. Will make the 1909
season at my barn, 119 Ramstad St.
Minot, w. S. Shaw, owner. tt
Dandy is bay Shire stallion,
weight 1750 lbs. white feet and white
strip in face, heavy name and tail,
broad fiat bone, good hoof, and a
sure foal getter. Will make season
Of 1909 in Minot, at my barn 119
Ramstad st., Minot, N. D.
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Aa|Vor |. Ha|vorson

The Interstate Land Company runs
regular excursions to Calgary to
show c.. r. Ry. irrigated lands every
Saturday. rate SO for round trip. See
H. L. Halvorson in Jacobson block
for particulars.
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Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure.

Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure.
Notice is hereby given that default
having been made in the payment Of
that certain mortgage, executed and
delivered by Turf Helgeson, a
widow, mortgagor. to the United
States Land and Investment Com
pany, mortgage, dated the twelfth
day of August, 1907, and recorded in
the office of the Register of Deeds, in
and for the county of Ward and state
Of North Dakota, on the twelfth day
of August, 1907, at 4:05 o'clock in
the afternoon of that day, IN book
seventy-eight of mortgages on page
S42, and assigned to Loomis F. Irish
on the thirty-first day of December,
1907, said assignment being recorded
Tn the Office of the register of deeds,
in and for aforesaid county and state,
on the ninth day of January. 1908, 1t
1870 o'clock in the afternoon of that
day, in book LOG of mortgages, on
page 81; that the same will be FORE
closed by sale OF the premises, In
such mortgage ana hereinafter de-
scribed, at the front door of the court
house, in the city of Minot, county Of
Ward and state of North Dakota, at
tho hour of two o'clock in the after
noon of the fifth day Of June. 1909, to
satisfy the amount due upon said
mortgage. The property described
in such mortgage and which will be
sold to satisfy the amount due. is
described as follows, to-wit: The
south half of the northeast quarter
Is IL NE 1-4) lots one ~ and tive
(2), section three (3), township one
hundred flfty-two (152), range eighty
four (84), Ward county, North Da-
kota; that there will be due on said
mortgage on the date of sale, the
sum of four hundred twelve and
$4,000 ($412.25) dollars and cost of
sale.
LOomis F. Irish,
Assignee Of Mortgage.
James Johnson, Attorney for As
signee. 4-29 Go
FOR SALE-25 bushels Of good seed
but good-at 50 cts.
a bushel. Frank Prescott,
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500 young men to buy an up to
date suit of clothes and over coat
We also want 500 men of all ages to
buy their clothes of us: We are sat
isfied that if you buy one suit of US,
you will be our customers hereafter.
And will induce all your friends to
buy their clothes Of us. Fat mems
clothes are our specially, Slim men,
we never fail to satisfy.
Ed Shiewek,
Opposite City Hall, Minot, N. D.
Special attention given to pressing.
FOR SALE OR TRADE-Quarter Of
land miles south Of Lonetree. Ad-
dress Care Of Independent, Minot.
6-2*
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- &c.,, u0Me four miles
sout-"u. > brady postofice, two
horses, one gray with a black tail and
name, head white. No brands. Other
is white with brown name and tail
and is branded with a brand similar
to the letter H. Owner pay charges
and claim property.
Arthur Peterson, Pitts, N. D.
$40 Go chg
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Minot, N. D., May IS, 1909.
TO the Members of the Minot Farm
ers' Grain Association.
Notice is hereby given that the
annual meeting Of the stock holders
of the Minot Farmers Grain Asso-
citation will be held ut the Farmers
Elevator at Minot, N. D., Thursday,
June "a, at o'clock p. m. Three
directors to be elected for three
years. =.
Harry Edwards,
- Secretary.
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We make specially Of farm loans.
Renwald land Agency, Minot, N. D.
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Grace: Pimples, blotches. rough,
shiny skin are from the blood and
stomach. A simple and never failing
remedy-one that makes clear,
health complexions, pure blood, per-
feet Digestion, is HOLSTERS Rocky
Mountain Tea Surprises yourself.
Tea or tablets, IS cents F. P. Tay-
lor & Co., Minot, N. D.
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Noheo

General order OF tho Minot CITY
6o&rd Of Health:
All psrsoAS are hereby notified that
he humping OF manure, garbage or
refuso OF any kid at any point
or place within the hnibs of the
Guy of AMot or in tho Mouse River
is Absolutely prOhfbitod.
Any one ruund violating THE notice
1iA - prosecuted.
BY oroer Ut City Board Of Health.
T. y. Severance,
i617 tt r... Nes. Of Board.
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FOR SALE-25 bushels Of good seed
but good-at 50 cts.
a bushel. Frank Prescott,
Minot, N. D.
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i617 tt
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-21
NAVY OF THE AIR MANNED FROM SCHOO A FORT OMAH1
@&a Mm by the Army Has Conferred the Signal Corps School an@n and Colonel amA Busy Preparing Men Handle Ap a% Future Campaigns
Men to Handle Airships of the Future Campaign

low the line Of march; and IL can travel a hundred miles in a very
short time to report its Information. SO superior is It to the ordinary
spherical gas balloon that there is no room for argument, in the
view of competent judges.
Fort Omaha has this distinction today, that 1t is the theoretical
and practical training school for the signal corps Of the army. II II
shall continue to hold that distinction. it seems absolutely neces-
sary that the eighty-two acres now comprised in the grounds about
the fort will have to be materially enlarged. Even now the school at
Fort Omaha is attended by about $50 men, and a very large proper
ton of those attending re selected men from civil life, or are men
who in other branches OF the service have shown an aptitude for
aviation that would indicate they might become real specialists in
that line. At the fort just now there are men who have been laying
cable at outlying points on the coast, and clever mechanics and line
men, and telegraphers, and sgnalmen, and electricians, and aero
nauts, and scientists of no mean attainments in their particular sub.
jects, Is well as men expert In handling fireworks and others who
know how to manipulate mirrors in field work.
Here is really a large group of men who have studied more or.
less deeply, and many of whom have achieved a fair measure of sue
cess in some professional speciality. Their skill is a n asset of the
country, liable to be drawn on at any time. The greater the pity,
therefore, that congress, the body which should do so, has not yet
provided what is held to be at least reasonably necessary by the men
who are devotink their lives to the study Of this vital subject, and
its proper development Is a adjunct of the army.
Master signal electrician is the highest grade among the men of
the signal corps, and the breadth of knowledge that a man must have
to attain that rank is not confined to any narrow bounds. The most
desirable candidates for the corps are young men with good gram
mar and high school training, as they have a fine chance to attain
distinction because of their trained minds and exact methods Of
thought. There are several divisions of the school, recruit, telegraph,
student, advanced and speciality classes. Recruits advance according
to their ability, and having qualified to a certain point Of Uom-
potency are sent wherever their knowledge will make them most
valuable, in the opinion of their superiors. The West Indies get
some, the Philippines others, Alaska draws a few, and there Is call
for men of particular equipment on the three cable ships under con-
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-21
Study of Aviation by the Army Has Conferred in the Signal Corps

N COLONEL w. A. GLASSFoRD, commandant at Fort Omaha,
one meets a soldier Of the approved spirit, with ideas of the
new order. He meets one with frank courtesy, is companion
Il ably social IL you have business worthy his attention, and If
you desire to talk aviation, admitting you know little or moth
ing OF 1t, this man who knows much of 1t il at once interested. He
is not fngidly condescending in the matter, either; he gives up"
like a gentleman anxious to obhge. In two minutes he will have
brought forth from this drawer ard that pigeonhole, from this table
and that stand, printed articles and pictures a a n aid to his kindly
and incisive explanations. And any person connected with the fort
who may have something the colonel thinks will shed more light
is reached by telephone with a request to produce at once.
Colonel Glassford has an educated and abiding interest In aero
nauucs, arelial navigation and all connected there with. and i'm
presses one as just the kind of man who would make good If, for
instance, Fort Omaha became a place to make parts and assemble
airships, dirigibles and flying contrivances generally. 1t is now a
great supply depot, but it lacks sadly many things that congress and
a generous appropriation can alone provide. The colonel has decided
opinions. well based on knowledge, and he talks and writes n avn
alton and its promise a s an element in war most interestingly, Here
are some of his views: IL,
q 1T may be said to be invariable that war initiates nothing, but
develops everything that has had trial prior to the war.
1--WE have no airships, nor will there be many unless several
times the sui now proposed be given. By the time We get airships
it is possible the aeroplane will have succeeded it in other armies.
The aeroplane, first successful in the United States, seems likely to
be first adopted abroad.
"Other nations have already extensive military and naval aero
nautical plants which have been built up from year to year. The
great sums they are now spending are upon development. We have
nothing. A considerable plant will be necessary to commence with.
Trained military aeronauts must be made. 1t will take much time
to get ourselves to the position to which other nations have arrived
in material and personnel. Then only can development commence.
The position we might find ourselves in. in case of sudden attack, is
alarming"
That Colonel Glassford is competent to express an opinion
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-21

of each day to signal engineering.
There is a reference library that
would look mighty strange to
Crook or his predecessors, and lee
lures fill the atmosphere once
given over to short, crisp orders
by men who were fighters pure
and simple. There are in 1t, too,
study rooms and workshops, and
machines and tools, instruments
and co~ntrivances unknown to the
Indian tanners and their cohorts.
The personnel and the methods
and designs have changed; but the
royal old souls can mlngle congen-
tally, II they r spiritually pres
emit, with the mental fiber of the
newer soldiers-for the flag and
its protection and undying honor
10 still the key and the watchword.
While studying aviation, sig
mailing, balloon building, aerial
construction and kindred things,
the present-day occupants OF Fort
Omaha have access to modern
comforts practicah unknown to
the men of the oitaF day, There
is a salesroom containing articles
not furnished by the government,
lunch counter, a bowling alley.
pool and billiard hall. reading
room, gymnasium, hot and coil
water. tub and shower baths.
But after all the study and
practice Of aerial navigation, with
all the possibilities of it's applica4
ton to actual warfare, is the great
thing here. Wireless t~elegraphy
manipulation, handling of gas,
aeronautical gymnastics, balloon
ascension stunts-the certainties
and uncertainties of a developing
science that uncovers new things
every day-these be Fort Omaha's
forte at this particular stage of its
usefulness. And to this central
point the workers in Uncle Sans
ield Of electrical installation. tele-
graphic and telephone construe-
CONTINUED on Page Four.)
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-21

Fort Omaha thus becomes a
possible potentially in the prog
ress of this tremendous epochaI
development. But not in It's pres
ent condition of equipment. nor
with it's present very limited area
OF territory, Colonel Glassford
has sent to the War department,
to be submitted to congress, plans
for acquiring additional land sur
rounding the fort. considered
necessary to any real experiments
by the men of the signal corps
stationed here, but nothing has
been done; on the contrary. a pro-
posed appropriation looking to
more eficient equipment and a
wider scope for work at this point
was recently defeated in congress.
The Fort Omaha balloon
house, which was completed dur
ing the summer OF 1908, is proba-
bly, the finest In the world. Il
was built at a cost of $4,000 and
is constructed entirely of steel,
with floor OF concrete. The d.
mansions OF the building are;
Length, 200 feet; width. 80 feet;
height over all. 80 feet Inside
there Is a clear space OF seventy
fve feet in height. Three hun
dred and twenty-five tons OF steel
were used in the construction OF
this building; the doors weigh
fourteen tons.
Adjoining the balloon house Is
a brick building containing the
machinery and apparatuS for gen.
Grating and COMPRISING hydro
gen. The method OF generating
hydrogen is known as electrolysia
OF water. A current OF 1900 am
peres is passed through thirty
large cells. decomposing the water
into its elements. hydrogen and
oxygen. The electric power is
furnished by the Electric Lighting
company Of Omaha and delivered
at this building a three-phase al
ternating current OF 2.2O0 volts.
II Is stepped down by q trans
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-21

power, the danger OF
explosion from the
gases generated is very
slight.
Just north of the
gas plant is a gas
holder of $4,000 cubic
feet capacity. This is
hfty-six feet four
inches in diameter and
forty-eight feet high.
When hydrogen is gen.
Grated it may be piped
direct to the balloon
house for immediate
use or stored in this
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-21

troll of the signal corps. Through them knowledge of the Omaha
plant is carried to the ends of the earth. Even if they afterw0rd re-
turn to civil life, the men who go through this school have a train
ing of the mind and body that gives them advantages above the ordi-
nary. In time of war they might aspire to the higher grades of serv-
ice with fine prospect of success. -
Old Fort Omaha, historic in army annals for the connection
with its earlier days of Generals Crook, Brooke, Augur and others.
is not unlikely to again figure finely in the pages of United States
history. In the old days operations against hostile Indians we're d.
rected from regimental headquarters, now the instruction building.
In the days to come operations in the field may be directed in a
manner undreamed of by the warriors mentioned above. The country
about the Wenand canal and the Niagara river, with fighting mem
cries scattered all over it, may yet be reconnoitered by dirigibles or
aeroplanes from Fort Omaha; and General Brock, on his monument
at Queenstown Heights, can easily be imagined Is the focal point
of a United States army airship out on a scouting expedition.
This old-time regimental headquarters would not seem at all
familiar If the officers and privates of the pioneer days, when
Omaha was on. or mighty near, the frontier, could return today.
The rooms are given up to classes in telegraphy, men studying cleo
trio installation, and still others devoting their attention many hours
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-21

half feet wide and two and a half feet high. The motor is a twenty
horsepower water-cooled Curtiss machine. The propeller at the
front Of the balloon car is connected to the engine by a steel shaft.
The propeller is built of spruce, with a diameter of ten feet eight
inches, and turns at the rate of $50 revolutions per minute.
Such a balloon can accomplish much more than the war balloon
that is without propeling mechanism other than the wind. Major
George o. Squire, who was in charge of the official army trial at
Fort Myer, points out that it can ascend so far into the atmosphere
as to take advantage of the air currents to increase its motor-created
speed, while every movement is under control of the aeronaut. Held
stationary over the enemys camp or battle line. the observer can
note every detail, and If need be photograph the vista; or 1t can fol-
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-21

iments were made at Fort
Myer, Va, would be as fol-
lows: One hundred and
twenty feet long, nineteen and
a half feet in diameter, holds
10000 cubic feet of gas. 1t
contains inside a balloonette,
which holds $500 cubic feet of
gas. The car of the balloon is
sixtY-six feet long, two and a
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-21

worthy Of serious attention no one will question. When, in the fall
of 1890, congress extended the scope of work under the signal corps
of the army to the duty Of collecting and transmitting information.
he was sent to Europe to investigate aeronautcs there, because the
added function of the signal corps work naturally included aerial
navigation, which had even then become a very important means of
collecting information. At the time of Colonel Glassford's visit a
large balloon for our army was constructed in France, and was sent
for exhibition to Chicago, was used at Fort Riley, Kan, and later
to Fort Logan. Colo, for practice ascensions. Official reference by
the War department to the desirabiity of developing means of aerial
navigation has since been frequent; but, as Colonel Glassford said In
an article published In Aeronautts, there references beat upon deaf
legislative ears; politicians could not see what science was bring
ing on"
In the article referred to Colonel Glassford sums up his conlu-
sons az follows: "The success of the great airships recently de-
veloped abroad has awakened the world. With no such ships nor
trained aeronauts, 1t is not difficult to imagine the predicament Of
this country in case of war. Their Importance as a military weapon
has impressed every thoughtful mind. Most military men clearly see
that the mastery of the air means the mastery for ma
lions. The United States has this mastery within its grasp"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-21

junct for operations in
the field and Colonel
Glassford and other
men who know the
subject say this is
solely because the off,
GERS have not had OPP
portunities for expert
ence with the new
weapon, for such. in a
sense, the military bal
loon or airship is.
A simple description
of the signal corps di-
rigible balloon, with
which successful eXDer-
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-21

and Nebraska in behalf of holding here what we have, and
increasing the plant, 1T should be kept in mind, as Colonel Glassford
points out, that a captive military balloon used by the United States
army in connection with military operations has a record of &C
complishment quite conspicuous. For the first time in history, artil
lery fire against a concealed enemy was directed from a United
States army balloon. Signal officers of the United States army made
the first use of the telegraph from a balloon; and from the same
moving vantage point the hiding place of the Spanish fleet was con-
firmed. Success at San Juan Hill, contributing somewhat largely to
making a president of the United States, was in no small degree due
to a reopening of fire suggested from the army balloon which was
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-21

Nuisance of the Canadian border above Portal, and note
what movements, If any, are proceeding about Fort Fran
cs.' If the United States congress wakes up and lets go
of the pursestrngs the army has the men to realize
stranger forecasts than the above.
1T is a noteworthy fact" says Colonel Glassford, that
the most conspicuous mention of our balloons during the
civil war was made by observers from foreign armies"
Even the great bulk of the officers of our army today
give but scant Consideration to the balloon as a useful ad-
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-21

BILE of forcing gas into the cylinders at a pressure of 5000
pounds to the square inch. The pressure used varies, de-
pending upon the weight and strength of each type of cyl
inder. In the same room there is a motor-driven pump
for use in testing cylinders to determine their strength.
This hydraulic pump will give a pressure of 5000 pounds
to the square inch. The installation of the equipment was
completed and tested in September, 1908. The building,
being brick with a steel roof and concrete floor, is abso-
lutely hreproof; and electricity being used for all motive
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-21

gas holder.
Mechanical fight has been
accomplished, plumb to the
point of certainty. 1t is a veri-
fed fact, both as to the lighter
than-air machines, the dirigi-
bles and the heavier-than-air
machines. the aeroplanes, and
to bring home the local applica-
ton, to stir the pride of Omaha
The Prescott daily news., 1909-07-28
A TRAGEDY LN
 COURT HOUSE

ferred. He has made several other attempts to get hold of the child anG the decision of Chancellor Hart, now Associate Justice Hart of the Supreme Court, in this case made him the mortal enemy of Senator Davis, who had been the prime factor in his becoming chancellor.
 Senator Davis was one of the most calm men about the room at the time of the shooting and remained to direct the disposi. tion of. the remains which will be taken back to Indianapolis to- day for interrment. Ellis will be given a preliminary hearing tomorrow, but he is expected to waive examination.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-07-28
MR. JAS. p. BELL

Mr. Jas. P. Bell, one of the pioneer citizens of Prescott died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Dave Williamson on Chris tian Ridge this morning at 2:35 o'clock, and was buried this af- ternoon at 4 o'clock in DeAnn cemetery, Rev. W. A. Steele con ducting the funeral services.
 Mr. Bell was one of the first settlers of Prescott and had liv- ed here continuously since.
 He was a man strictly reliable in his dealings, and possessed many friends who will regret to learn of his death.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-07-28
REA IFS
MRS. J. L. BELL

The entire community was shocked this morning to learn ot the death of Mrs. J. l.. Bell, which occurred at her home ear. ly this morning. Mrs. Bell had been sick for several weeks and her condition became critical yesterday.
 No arrangements have been made as yet for the funeral the matter having been deferred a. waiting the arrival of Miss Ola Bell, a daughter from North Car olina.
 Mrs. Bell during her residence in Prescott has made scores of friends by her amiability and they deeply mourn her death.
 To the bereaved husband and children, The News extends it's deepest sympathy.