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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-03-18
QUARTER OF a CENTURY AGO

North Dakota quarter Of century ago was the
home of the coyote, the buffalo and the wild Indian
Now after twenty years Of probation she has more
per cent wealth than any other state in the union
and more money in her banks than any other state
except Maine, and Maine is a prohibition state.
The above taken from the Cando Democrat is
misleading North Dakota is wealthy state-not
because she is prohibition state, but for natural
reasons, the fertility Of the soil the natural re-
sources etc. Editor Nelson does not presume to
make his readers believe that prohibition in North
Dakota really prohibits. That is only joke with
those who are really next to the game Prohibition
the officers of the law that the vioators of the
law will not be molested and suppose that Ed-
tor Nelson knew this and knew that most Of his
readers knew the same thing. Occasionally blind
pigger is bro to justice, but two spring up to take
his place and the pigger himself invariably goes
back into the business after his term of incar
ceration expires. Look at White Earth for
ample. nicer little saloon does not exist in the
state of Minnesota than the one at White Earth
where one may buy all the beer that he likes, right
over the bar. Gambling devices may be found in
operation most any evening and nobody thinks any
thing of it, White Earth is in Montrail county.
Don't tell us that prohibition prohibits in North
Dakota-not yet.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-03-18

The people of the state will have to thank the
august Senate for the defeat of the anti-pass bill
This is good time to begin campaign against
those Senators responsible for the bills passing.
The people Of North Dakota demanded that the
antpass bill be passed, and will not let the mat
ter rest. There will be day Of reckoning, and at
the proper time, the real facts will be shown up
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-03-18

Now that the government has placed ban on
sbleached flour, the house wife has begun to mourn
for the loss of white flour which will be more
the present supply runs out. From time
imnemorial the housewife has considered bread
which is white, to be the best, yet it is we'll
known fact that the most healthful bread in the
world is the black coarse bread of the German and
French peasants. ....
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-03-18

The Independent is making hot campaign for
new names from the Sherwood branch last week.
This paper at two cents week. placed in your
postoffice, is certainly winner and we are going
to keep pounding steadily until subscription
list crawls up to the ten thousand marx
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-03-18

The Lansfofd Times wants the merchants and
the farmers to have closer relations and says that
farmers ought to submit their bill to the merchants
before sending away to the catalog houses and see
if those merchants cannot duplicate the order for
the price. This is all very WE'LL and the farm
ers might we'll afford to do this very thing, but it
appears to the Independent that it would be more
business-ike for those merchants who expect such
consideration from the farmers, to space in
their respective papers and quote prices to the
farmers on the various seasonabe articles that are
for sale. Many a farmer would be broken of the
mail order habit if every merchant would practice
this method
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-03-18

A report was circulated concerning Judge Goss
and the Moeller jury that was unfair to the judge,
and the Independent of the papers that
Internationally did the Judge injustice. The
report had it that when the Moeller jury came in
Saturday and reported that they had been I'M
able to agree, the Judge told them that the case
bad already cost the county several thousand dol
lars and that they should reach verdict If pos
sble What the judge did say was that he would
send them back for further deliberation, and that
he hoped they could agree. .r.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-03-18

Secretary Of State Blaisdel whose office was re-
Gently investigated by a committee from the legis-
laure, stands higher with the people than ever.
The investigation OF this Office was the result of
agitation on the part of some of the Secretarys
enemies, and felt right along that his clear
record would not be besmirched in anyway. Blais-
dell has made good official, has kept the records
Of the office in good shape, and the methods have
been greatly improved under his administration.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-03-18

The Ployhar bill to do away with the publication
of insurance statements did not pass and the news
paper who have been getting few dollars out
of the companies each year, rejoicing. We
don't know that the publication of the statements
really do much good very few people read them,
yet the information contained in the statements is
available if desired, and BESIDES the money of the
wealthy insurance companies distributed among
the needy newspaper fraternity, is not bad
scheme after all
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-03-18
70 Whom Il May Concern.

To Whom It May Concern.
Please take notice that the firm Of
Minok Builders Supply and Cornice
Works is dissolved and that the
business will hencefouh be continn.
ed by Gas. A. Getestrand iniivldu.
ally, at the old stand.
Peter Fuseiso.
D. B. Jscobsou.
Caas. Getestrand,
81 3-25 chg
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-03-18

The Independent congratulates the
Ray Pioneer upon its new equip
ment. A Babcock press, Simplex
typesetting machine and Eclipse
folder nave been added. The Pho
neer has been greatly improved.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-03-18
Men Mt Auction.

A strange ceremony took place in church IN
New York the other day Thirty-fve white men
wearing black masks were struck off at auction TO
the highest bidder Not sale of men, however, as
chattels The pastor of the church stated that the
men did not ask for charity; they wanted work 10
buy food and clothing. They were not hoboes by
the time the auction over, 35 human bargains
had been provided with jobs.-Ex
It is too bad that those men could not reallze
what opportunities in store for them IN North
Dakota where there is premium on all KINDS OF
honest labor.
One of the prominent senators, Just re&urhed
from the legislative assembly says that all together
too many bills were passed He believes that II
would be we'll at the next session instead OF passing
new bills, much good could be accomplished IN
killing half the laws that now on our statutes.
There are too many meaningless laws, which never
have been enforced. and which we're never intend
ed to be enforced when they were passed TO en-
act laws which are not enforced, Is encouraging
the commission of crimes of all kinds One law
shou1d be respected the as another
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-03-18

FOR SALE OR RENT Good Res
taurant, furnished good rooms in
connection. For further particulars
3-4 3-25 Pd
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-03-18

The session of the legislature just closed has
cost the state in round figures si25OO0 The tenth
legislative session in 1907 cost the state $4,000 so
the cost is decreasing instead of increasing. The
appropriations asked, amount to $13O6,0S9, which
includes 100000 for the agricultural experiment
station at Harvey. 1t is more than likely that Gov
Burke will use his pruning knife on these appro-
priations OF the expense of the legislative session
the salaries for senator's and representatives
amounted to $4,000; mileage and per diem $4,000;
clerk hire during session, $aa000 legislative print
ing, $25.OOO legislative supplies $4,000 other incl
dental expenses, $4,000.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-03-18
CRITICISED THE CITY COUNCIL

In it's last issue the Democrat criticized the city
council because they had not caused to be publish
ed the council proceedings. If the editor Of the
Democrat had been regular attendant at the coun-
Gil meetings, he would have met the editor OF this
paper there at every meeting, taking complete
notes of those meetings. Had he shown his good
Judgment in perusing the columns of the Indepen-
dent he would have correct record OF
each meeting in complete FORM or as complete as
the same could we'll be made. Just criticism is all
right, but the editor of the Democrat is away on
in his deductions We are not apoligizing for any
mistakes which the council may have made, if any
there be- but we don't like to see an utterly false
statement go into print in paper even with the
circulation of the Democrat The Independent can
truthfully say that at no time have we ever been
asked by any member of the council or the mayor
to keep from the public any portion OF the council
proceedings. AS we are paid according TO the
length of those proceedings, it would be money out
of our pocket to curtail the reports OF those meet
ings and Goodness knows we need the money me
editor of the Democrat has a number or good Demo-
cratic aldermen on the council If he knows OF
anything which has been suppressed, why doesn
he make an investigation and prove his charges?
Every printer in the country should JOIN me
newsnapers in protesting against the governments
campaign for job work. The public printing de-
partment at Washington has sent circulars thru
the mails to practically every business man IN the
country asking for orders for printing MS enVel-
opes, telling them how by getting the envelopes
from the government, already stamped the WORK
At tho nostoAices will be minimized. 1t is we'll
known fact that the government printery has been
run at a loss for years, and at the prices quoted
for envelopes it is no wonder. No prntery IN the
country, no matter how inexpensive the labor can
compete with the sweat shop prices. OF course the
neople have to make up the deficiencies The gov
eminent proposes to go into the banking business
and we would not be surprised in the near future
to see them selling shoes, groceries, hardware etc.
It would not surprise much to receive asclrcuiar
from Washington some day stating Get your shoes
renared at the government shoe hospital Just
back of the White House, Washington D. c.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-03-18

A new wild oat separator has
bee, placed ON the market. Now
if We can only invent a machine to
restrain the youth of our land from
sowing mis- wild oats, we will have
accomplished wonders.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-03-18

"The worst thing you can say about man is
that he never had an enemy is the subject of an
editorial that is going the rounds in the press OF
North Dakota. The old skin fints who don't know
what It means to have friend will probably read
the article and chucke with giee. shake hands with
themselves and call themselves good fellows Its
af right: to make enemy once in while PROVO
II sthat you are right in the stand that you take
Hut Tie man who is eternalIy carrying chip on his
shoulder will find that in time Of need, he has
no friends to console him. Chickens Will come
home to roost all right and we've about concluded
mt its a mighty nice thing to have plenty OF
friends. The editor of the Independent doesn't
psids himself on the number of enemies he has
made no Stree. and sometimes; We feel sort OF sor
- that we have made as many as we have This
4 i cruei old world at best; and what's the use OIL
te.xthening your list of enemies anyway? Let's
throw a boauet Of roses in the pathway OF the poor
fellow who is trudging along. doing the best he can,
n his weak way. and not go to the trouble to throw
Some obstacle in his way just because We may
have an opportunity.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-03-18

Alfalfa (Montana grown at
Robinson Elevator, Min0t.
225.3-25
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-12-18
MASON WALLER ROAD
NEARING COMPLETION

w. E. Lawson, representing the Ma
son Nevada Copper Belt railroad from
Wabuska to the Yerington copper mines
talks as follows about the new railroad
under construction in the Yerington
district:
"The railroad is now within four
miles of Mason and would be into Ma
son in another four days if they had
the ties, but heavy SHOWS in the noun
tains are delaying the Verdi Lumber
company in getting the material ont
and the railroad company anticipates
some delay in getting the line into
Mason on that account. It will require
about thirty-six carloads of ties to fin
ish the line into Mason.
"Grading has been completed up to
that point and the contractors are now
grading about four or five miles beyond
Mason. The road will end at the Ne
Vada Douglas mine at Morning Star,
which is thirty miles beyond Mason.
The road will be all together about
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-12-18
A N TO KNOW WHAT'S
MATTER WITH MAYFLOWER

there have been persistent rumors that
there was something wrong with the
Mayflower. Then came the call for
the annual meeting of the stockholders
az which there was no attendance,
and its -postponement until next We'd
nesday. This has been followed by a
steady decline in the price of the
stock. Now comes the suspension of
operations.
What will be the next novel
Will something DROP next We'd
nesdayf
If there was not ore developed SUI
fcient to supply more than five stamps
why were ten more stamps and accom-
panying equipment addedf
Why should more Indebtedness have
been incurred9
Those competent to judge stoutiy
assert that the mine is not at fault,
So the question naturally arises, does
Essen want to grab the mines
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-12-18

forty-ive miles in length. The date ut
the railroad day celebration will not be
announced until the line is complete.
"The railroad company has started
work on a fine new passenger and
freight station at Mason and several
residences for the railroad officials,
where the company will have it's head
quarters.
"Within the past few days, several
of the finest business lots in the town
were sold and men who purchased them
are now planning to build new business
house. An Office building is also being
planned. There will be much activity
there this winter and spring.
In connection with this it can be
stated that the Mason Mining company
will soon begin the construction Of a
smelter at Wabuska. This will re-
in a small town being built at that
point and of additional men working
in the mines.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-12-18
GIANT co. MAY PATENT
ITS GOLDFIELD LANns

The United States land Office at Car
SON has denied the protest of certain
residents of Goldfeld against granting
a patent to Judge C. w. Long and
others upon the lands Of the Goldfeld
Giant Mining company, partially or
wholly included within, the GoldHeld
townsite. The land Office decision in
the case is, in part, as follows, the ex-
cerpt given showing the pertinent part
of the decision:
In 1907, the ground embraced in this
entry was surveyed into town lots aud
was claimed by the county commission
ers of Esmeralda county to be within
the limits of the town of Goldfeld, and
it is further shown that Immediately
upon these steps, tho ground was claim
ed by squatters, who held the right to
occupy the ground for residence pur-
poses, and who used the surface rights
regardless of the mineral rights of pro-
teste.
The abstract of title shows that suit
was Immediately commenced to quiet
title and that the squatters were served
with legal processes in order to secure
title, which suit is still pending.
Protestants rest their case upon the
allegation that the land is non mineral
in character, and in support of this al
legation, they bring forward the testi'
mony Of two men, both of them quail
fed mining men, whose experience and
knowledge, render them competent tc
pass upon the merits, SO far as actual
development Of surface indications
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-12-18
NINA MARBLE QUARRY HAS
$2OO, 900 UNTITLED ORDERS

metamorphosed lime stone, and NAV
even be mistaken for an altered s;.te
with lines Of white "quartz" and vel.
low ''iron stain" running through il.
1t is not unlikely that other quairies
IF the same rock will be found in the
state, as there are a number OF zee.
tions where float rock, similar in a..
pearance to the unpublished Nina mar.
BILE, is found on the hillsides. There
has been no search for such stone, but
in the future it is likely more atten.
ton will be paid to prospecting fr
commercial bodies Of such rock.
The discovery of the Nina quarry
was by accident. The first workings Of
the quarry were on a jutting ledge that
projected from the steep side Of q srat
hill. The old stage line from Sodavills
to Hawthorne passed by this crag, and
for years the stage drivers could have
touched this immensely rich depa!
with their whips as they drove Their
stages by. The hillside was the prep
erty of any n who wanted. Nov, it
is valued at perhaps 81, 900.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-12-18
GETS GRADING CONTRACT
FOR new RAILWAY

= A report has reached Goldhcld :
= from Los Angeles to the effect '
= that Neil Mclean, for several :
= years in the warehouse and transs
. fer business here, has secured the
= contract for grading fifty miles on
= the Ely-Goldfeld railroad route :
= beginning at this end Of the ine'
= Mclean being in Los Angeles ana !.
? his representatives here refusing :
= to either deny or affirm the re-
. port, it remains as yet unconnrm'
= ed. Information on the suoJecs :
= was also lacking at the local neao'
= quarters Of the Tonopah and Iioe.
. water railroad. The report, now
= ever, bears the "ear-marks" 81
2 authenticity.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-12-18

gone as far as he will in the matter,
and in view of the annual meeting to
be held on December Is, it was decided
to close down at the present time in
order to call the attention of the stock
holders to the necessity of making pro.
vision for the underground develop
ment required.
Why?
The above is the announcement of
suspension of operations in the May
flower mine.
Does A. c.. Eisen want to grab The
Mayflower minef
That is the query that naturally oc
ours to everyone who is at all familiar
with the mine and the manipulation Of
the affairs of the company for the past
six months.
When A. C. Essen secured control
of the property last summer it was
predicted that something would DROP
sooner or later. For two months past
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-12-18

That mining operations are to be re-
sumed in the western section of tie
Tonopah district is evinced by a cireu-
lar letter sent out by the T0nopah
Bonanza Mining company, recently in
corporated, which contemplates taking
wei the ground now owned by the
Tonopah Standard Mining company.
Herman Zadig, the San francisco
broker, is the prime mover in the pro-
iect. The letter, which is s~elf-explana.
tory, is as follows:
San Francisco, Dee. 1, 1909.
TIC the Stockholders of the Ohio-Tono-
pah Mining Company.
Conference.-The Tonopah Bonanza
Mining company has been Incorporated
under the laws Of Arizona to take over
the ground known as the Tonopah
Standard Mining company, located in
the western part Of Tonopah, compris-
ing ten full claims. A shaft was sunk
$50 feet deep; is fully equipped with a
fine hoist, boarding house and black
smith shop, ready to resume work at
any time. The capital stock Of the
new company is 100000 shares; par
value 81; all shares to be sold for the
benefit Of the company; no promotion
shares.
At the first meeting it was decided
to offer 900, 900 shares at 2 cents to the
old stockholders of the Tonopah Stand
ard. Three hundred thousand shares
have been subscribed for by the old
stockholders. After a correspondence
lasting several weeks with Mr.. Joseph
G. Butler Jr., and G. s. Crook of the
Ohio Tonopah as to the a~dvisability Of
joining the Ohio Tonopah stockhold-
ers, the directors of the Tonopah
Bonanza Mining company decided to
offer to the stockholders of the Ohio
Tonopah one share of Tonopah for
every five shares of Ohio Tonopah on
payment Of one cent per share to the
treasurer Of the Tonopah Bonanza, sub
~scriptions to close February 2, 1910.
To make it plain and avoid further
correspondence, the offer means that
any stakeholder of the Ohio Tonopah
owning 1000 shares of ,Ohio-Tonopah
stock and who cares to accept this Of
fer will upon endorsing and sending lis
Ohio Tonopah certificate to the under
signed, reserve 200 shares of Tonopah
Bonanza stock upon payment of 50. A
holder Of 100 shares of O~hio-Tonopah
stock will receive 20 shares of Tono-
pah Bonanza upon the payment OF "a
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-12-18

The Black and Gold Marble company
ut Nina is making more money these
days than are many of the metal mines
of the state. A recent visitor to the
quarries where this beautiful orna.
stone is being taken out leorned
that the marble company has orders on
hand, and untitled, that aggregate al
most 5000, OOO-and the end is not yet.
The rough blocks of marble are at pres
emit being sent to San Francisco for
dressing and polishing, but it is not
unlikely that a finishing plant will o
be erected at the quarries, and save
the great expense caused by sending
so much stone to the coast.
The marble is known in the inisEer's
parlance as Egyptian" marble. IT
is a rich black color, crossed by zig
gag lines of white and yellow, and
takes a mirror like polish. 1t com
mands the highest price Of any build
ing marble known to the trade today,
and the Nevada product is pronounced
as even finer than the imported stone.
In the rough the stone resembles a
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-12-18

The Rhyolite Herald of the issue Of
Saturday, Dec. IL, thinks that there
is "a niger in the woodpile" in the
matter Of the closure of the Mayfiower
Consolidated mill on account of ''lack
ore reserves" and says:
Eisen's Announcement.
The Mayfiower ceased operations to-
day. The mine has been producing ore
of fair grade up to the full capacity
of the 15-stamp mill to date. But cw-
ing to lack Of funds the development
has not kept pace with the production
and it is now found impossible to con
tinue production at the past rate.
A large amount of money has been
spent in erecting the new mill and
other expensive equipment. Payment
for these has all been guaranteed by
the president Of the company, A. G.
Eisen. 1t is said that Mr.. Eisen hes
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-12-18
RAMsEY-COMsToCK MILL
PROVES COMPLETE SUCCESS

RENO, New, Dec. 16.-N. F. Heath
Of the Nevada Engineering Works, re-
turned from Ramsey yesterday, where
he has just completed supervising the
erection and initial run of the Ramsey
Comstock mill there, and the reports
that the mill is proving a complete sue
cess and will do much to develop the
properties of Captain A. H. Mayne
there.
The mill recently completed is an
Elpass mill, with a capacity approx
mately Of 40 tons daily. The ore is
free milling and the amalgamation
process is working without trouble.
After running eight hours, signs
showed that q good saving WAS being
made and there is ore enough in sigh'
to keep . mill Of double the capacity
going continuously.
II upon further tests it develops thss
cyanide process would materially
increase the saving it is decided to In