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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-01-14
Knocks the Gas Propositions
Sorehead Sends Sculous Letter. to M;not pa.
hes-Also Sends Copies Of Kansas City Star
VIII Do No Damage

A number of copies OF the Kansas
City Star containing an article con
corning the gas supply Of Kansas
City, have been sent to the most
prominent Of Minotis citizens. in
hopes Of giving our own gas propo.
sitton = black eye. Il Is q fact that
during the recently soad snap in
Kansas City, the gas supply was not
adequate to furnish al the heat
necessary. II must be remembered
that the gas is pipei from Chanute
Kan, several hundred miles distant.
thru two sh inch pipes. and the
supply was sorely tested. A large
number OF towns all thru that coun-
try are supplied with gas, ana more
wells may be needed in that district.
The gas propositions however has
been big success IN Kansas. and Is
to-day, The sane ss II l. IN North
Daksts. !Ae paper. we're no doubt
SEN H ercekea set}aw wto Nss.
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Chairman G. G. c. Willis, OF the
board OF county commissioners mas
named Jens Glein OF the Second
district as one member OF the Court
House and Hospital Board, which
according to resolution made by
Com. Arne Amundson Of White
Earth, makes Mr.. Willis the other
member. Com. Abbotts. motion
making Mr.. Hurd one OF the mem
bers of those important committees
did not receive second. Mr.. Hurd
feels as tho he should have been
a member Of the court house and
hospital committee being the mem
Der from the First district and has
refused to act on the Checking COM
mittee, which would mean lot Of
work, and little credit.
Amundson, GLEN and Willis seem
to agree on most OF the propositions
and being a majority, can carry near
~ any proposition they desire
There might be room for
criticism here, were it not
for the fact that they are three
very careful men and the tax pay
ers need not fear that they are go
ing to do anything rash. Hurd and
Abbott have been lined up on prac-
tically every proposition so far, but
have been unable to make much
Roadway. The Reporter: is CRITICS
ing Will Amundson and Glen be.
cause it believes that a "combina,
ton" has been made between those
| three men. A majority always rules
and the Reporter should not be sur
prisel that majority takes it upon
themselves to decide the various
propositions. That majority OF
r oufse~ sihodld taessde matters m the
right manner but so far we have
been unable to see where they have
failed to do SO. The Independent
would have no objection to seeing
Mr.. Hurd appointed on the Hospital
and Court House committees, but
Chairman Willis did not see fit to
make such an appointment, and we
do not feel like making any crit
| 1cfsm Mr.. willis knows a thing OF
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The elimination of very pretty
extending over q period
of thirty-five yeare. was the marriage
OF J. D. Gordon. one of Ward coun-
ty's prominent Farmers. and Mrs.
Jessie Davis, alarming Lady of
Butte, Mont. The wedding occurred
On Jan. 2 at Butte where Mr.. Cor
don had gone three weeks prior to
visit the sweetheart Of his youth
Thirtyave years ago. when Mr..
Gordon was youth. he oourted
Mrs. Davis, then 4 slender brun1ttt
whose maiden name was Jessie
Met acker. Miss McTucker rved
On an adjoining farm and the two
we're lovers from their youth. They
phghted their vows and intended
soon to wed. One night they attend
ed a dance, and over some slight
disagreement, they Quarre1ed. It
proved to be one little act that
changed their entire lives. At the
same dance was Miss Mary Wike,
a close friend to Jessie McTu cker,
"a pretty blonde AMI after the
quarrel, Mr.. Gordon began paying
attentions to Miss Wike. The couple
were engaged in &" short time, and
soon afterwards we'd. This all
took place back kin Barry, III. TYs
two women never "fell out" over the
affair and have remained fast friends
all OF their lives. Miss NoTucker
soon afterwards married a Mr.. Da-
Wis and they left Illinois locating in
the west Twenty years ago, Mr..
Davis died, leaving wife and a
daughter, who since has grown and
INA v..s.,Ae,.
Mrts
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-01-14
Second National
Does Nice Business
At Annual Meeting Of Stockholders, Twelve PEI Cent
Dividend Announced and $4,000 Placed to the
Surplus Officers Reelected

bank until about five years ago, is
the oldest banking institution in
Ward county and its business mas
ever been ~sndncted along conserva-
tive tines. The bank has grown un'
I'll it is enc of the strongest banks
In the state, the surplus fund Of the
bank NOW being $4,000. It would
indeed be lard to find a more cap
able, conscientious accommodating
set of officers than are connected
with the Second National bank.
We are proud of Minot's banks.
While they are not considered phil
anthropic institutions, they contrib
ute a great deal to the growth and
development Of Minet and are in .
position to do better service than
ever. The Second National bank
has nice list OF patrons, their
November deposits running up past
the eight hundred thousand mark.
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WEEDS the Sweetheart
Of His Youth
j. D. Gordon, Prominent Ward County Farmer Marries
Mrs. Jessie Davis, the Lady to Whom He Was
Engaged IS Years Ago-Both Had Wed

butte, where she owns arge
amount OF valuable property.
Mrs. Gordon was OF a veg uA-
selfish nature and shortly before she
died she tJld her husp....a that II
anything ever happened to her that
he Should Aun1 u4l me sweetheart OF
ms youlu shu marry her :. she was
still willing. Nj. Gordon carried
GU, the washes OF hrs former wife,
ana aiuno ne mad not met Mrs. DAVIS
tor fifteen yeas, he knew where che
lived, and along towards the Aoh-
uay season he stole away from his
lrlenus and was married.
Living in Butte are five NcTuckse
SISTERS, all IL good Circumstances,
ami ,ne LUur accompanied MI. ana
MIS- Gordon TO Seallle and spokane
where LAey spent week or more
on their honeymoon.
Mrs. Goruon Will not arrive In
MllOt until March. she mas oueA-
Ness Interests mat will demand hsr
attention at buLte for some weeks
yei. Mr.. Gordon arrived nome EAe
Other DAY and is receiving tae
CALCULATIONS OF ms many friends.
MIS-. Goruon Us book keeper ead
slenugrapler, having taken UP p
WorE aIler the death OF her hqD-
band, and with her business ability,
she viii prove a valuable asslslaRt
10 her husband, who is manager st
the 1000 acre Sco6eld farm.
The years have dealt kindly with
her and she still retains much 81
the beauty that characterized r
in her youth.
ssals~v ~ laalt ..Mishes theceunfe
| an abundance Of happiness.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-01-14

frozen" out OF the Kansas connc..
several typewriter letters III
aging the people from investing =
the Great Northern Gas propoait,.>
were also sent here. They -.
written b. 9 lawyer, who aoesf !,
care a ttnker's dam whether -
North Dakota proposition is ne
cess or mot. He was probably 49,
to get out this literature. The a. i
Northern Gas and Pipe Limo d :
paay invites the closest inspeaia :.
The more you see Of the wells, Ss
more you will like the idea Of o.
ing little stock. The Independents
editor Knows thay have the gas IN
the Wssthope feld row. II It cur
holds ost-and there - no .rsassa
TO believe that II win 1ot-the s.
position will surely b Ne greati <
success Of the Ass h Nsrtn
knta.
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Matrimonial Paper
Gets Doc Reed Wife
Ross Farmer Secures Pretty Virginia Widow Thru Adysr-
tsement--- Wedding Was Happy Event---John
Carter Attends the Couplc

Dee Reed, d steady farmer resid-
ing ten miles south OF Ross, has
won prize in the way Of a beauti-
fnl young Virginia widow. Doc
grew lonely out On the broad prairie
and no damsels to his liking living
near by, ne sought the assistance of
matrimonial Journal, bless the
pablcatiOn-and soon entered into
correspondence Wipi, beautiful
ynhng widow, OF Virginia Doc.
spraced up bit, put on "b'led''
Shirt, got the photographer to take
his picture, and after touching II
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-01-14

TIE stockholders OF the SECOND
National bank held their annual
meeting Tuesday night, and the 1ol-
lowin directors we're reelected:
Joseph Roach, D. H. Lord, James
johnson, T. P. Kulaas and r. e.
Barron. The following is list OF
the officials reelected for the enss1,
ing year:
President, Jos. Roach.
Vice Pres, James johnson.
Cashier, r. E. Barron.
Asst. Cashier, H. T. Byorum.
The reports read at the meeting,
showed that the year past has been
BY far the most successful year IN
the history of that institution. A
dividend Of twelve Per cent was de-
clared AMI SO, 600 were added to the
surplus fund.
The Secosd Nutional Bank, which
was known as the Great Northern
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John strommen has gone to
Crookston, MINI. to visit his father
and brothers.
Nrs. Jack Sheehan OF Tasker was
shopping in the city Tuesday ami
Wednesday.
At . meeting Of the county com
missioners Monday morning DR.. Lar
son was re-appcinted county physi-
clan for the ensuing year.
D. H. Lord. the contractor. is in
cutie sertors condition at the L.
land hotel "rer'ng from =
,'tions.
was one Of
5ss Wy sheriRs,
'venatchee.
sest In .
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"p in a mani .@A1 made ~
really handsome, Ae sent the oo1ta1V
widow one OF them. She arr d
last week. VII, her little girl, ID
the marriage ceremony wac ~
formed john Garter, the acco1nsna:
dating Ross butcher attended M.
Reed at the wedding, and one of me
bellies Ct Ross, stood up with the
bride. I
Doc is really good fellow aal
will make his wife good -.
hrta ole home.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-01-14
Stockholders Given Banquet
Union National Bank Officials Give Men Interested in the
Institution Good Time at Leland--Drectors and Off
Gers Reelected Bank in Fine Condition

Northern Bank, now the Second
National, was organized, and this
today is the oldest bank in the
county. The Security State Bank
was next organized and for time
did fourishing business. When the
chief assets Of this bank became
fast horses and automobiles, this
bank failed 1t was known as the
Minot National bank at the time OF
failure. The Union National Bank
was organized next and then the
Ninot State. Mr.. jacobson paid a
high tribute to the other banks Of
the city AMI thot there was plenty
OF room for ALL.
Mr.. Anderson gave witty speech,
and told principally Of the reorgan-
ization OF the Union National Bank
and are some interesting details Of
the working OF the bank under the
old management. Mr.. Anderson has
been stakeholder eve" sine:
bank was organized and was well
qualified to speak on this subject
Mr.. Skrivseth, Eldon White and
Mr.. .Fauchald told chow the stock
holders could assist the management
Mr.. Faushald thot that they could
do much towards lining up new
business. Mr.. skrivseth gave an ex
ceedingly witty speech full OF good
| points. Mr. White was sorry the
bank was mot located in Harrison
township. 1882
/ "A look into the future" was hand
led in an eloquent manner by Mr.
Bradford who does not want to see the
bank, grow in mushroom manner
/, thru long profits, but wants a steady
growth. butt IRON .the. szau2d up sa1
a firm founda' ion
The lawyers Relation to the
Bank" by John Lewis, ELECTED a
burst OF applause that showed tina,
the speakers remarks had gone
home. Mr. Lewis is an excellent af
ter dinner speaker. Mr.. Lewis ,hot
that bank could do much in dis
couraging men who do mot do bust
ness in a business like manner.
my Conception OF good Bank
was handled well by DR.. Carr, Chas
Graham and Mr.. Person. DR.. Car,
gave some interesting data regarding
the banks OF the early days away
back several hundred years age
when national banks received mon
ey, but never paid it out, allowing
the depositors to transfer their 40
counts to others. He paid a big
tribute to Alex Hamilton, our coun
try's early banker, and thot that a
J bank with ca,'tal stock about the
same as that Of the Union National
located in a city OF about the size OF
Mdnot, with say-thirty stockholders,
was his cone ption Of an ideal bank
Mr.. Graham's idea of a good bank is
one that offers protection to the pa.
Eons, reasonable accommodate
and a fair profit to the investor.
/ Mr.. Persons ideal bank is built
on character. 1t is one whose sur.
roundings are not shoa1y and whose
every yem2loye is a man Of strict
business integrity. He does not
want a sporty man employed in his
bank.
Helpful Suggestions" were siven
b. the Toastmaster, Mr.. Doe, Mr..
Truax. M. Morgan and Mr.. White.
The pleasant aftair closed with a
vote OF thanks to the officers for the
emcfent mauuer in which Ehebusi-
ne" had been conducted.
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at the banking rooms Of the institu'
ton Tuesday night. And why should
they not be satisfied? The bank has
had a most prosperous year, q ten
per cent dividend has been declared,
between three and four thousand
dollars added to the Surplus fund.
and there are assets amounting to
NEARLY TEN thousand dollars besides.
This has been a splendid showing
for the past twelve months, since
the bank was reorganized, and the
capital stock placed entirely in the
hands OF local men,.
The stockholders were so we'll
pleased with the manner in which
the business had been conducted
during the past year that the same
board OF directors were elected as
follows:
Bradford, J. Fauchald and P. B., Ander
Bosard, J. Fauchald and P. B. Ander-
son.
The board reelected the following
officers: Iii.
President-E. s. Person.
Vive Pres.-B. H. Bradford.
Cashiers. J. La Due.
Asst. Cashier-C. A. Haskins.
Second Asst Cashier. H. Zeh-
ringer.
After the business meeting, Che
stockholders adjourned to the Lelan !
i Cafe where an eight course dinner
was served.4~ after which, -enjoy.
able and most instructive program
of toasts was rendered. Attorney LIE
Sueur, who has an abundance Of
ready wit made an admirable toas'
master. He was chuck full Of good
stories and kept the crowd In an
roar
How does the Union National
Bank stan1 with the Public" was
the subject of toast, responded to
by Messrs.. John Dhr, j. c. Small
wood, A. v. Swanson, and Peter
Vandenoever. All proved excellent
extemporaneous speakers and brot
out some good points.
Mr.. lie Due responded 10 Troubles
OF Our Own" and after he had I'm
ished, we hal no doubt that bankers
really have troubles. They not only
have their own, but have to bear
the burden OF = share Of those of
others. It takes an adept to turn
a man down who dees not deserve
credit and eth retain his friendship.
Mr.. Haskins spoke On the same
subject. giving Al account OF the
troubles with the detail work. One
has to keep cDrrect account Of the
standing Of eash customer Of the
bank, and lot al]ow hin to over.
draw his account, ard many are
prone TO do.
Suggestions TO the ne. behind
the Bank. Has the subject Of toasts
.,o,n 49,. n,r,.,, r.o,,ora Mc.
c,,,,a =. o..,..,a Fl, o,r,.,, .n,n..
that the ideal cashier Il pleasant
to,,v ,.,,o~ ,ce 80 40. . favor IL
,,....,. $500 Q, ~. ,.n., ~
a..a..a =. ~. $780,. a. 80 :
h.nr ha ~, - certain 10 come
hack M Co,erd co.h not md
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Wn. Black OF Chtlec Il rsncrrad
IN st the Leland hote
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daughter wss born last aish3s
W. ani Mrs. ". o. essasa :
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Mrs Davis has been a resident O
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an abundance Of happiness.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-11-19
NOTrCE TO CREnlrnns

In the County Court of the state Of
Oregon, for the County OF Jose
phine, In the Mattor OF the Estate
OF Eda NJ Larson deceased.
Notice Is hereby given that the
undersigned Is appointed adminiy-
traitor of the estate OF Eda M. Lar
SON deceased. by the County Court
OF the State Of Oregon for tho Coun-
ty OF Josephlne, and that all persons
having claims against said estate
are notified TO present the same duly
verified to said Administrator at the
office OF Marcus w. Robbins, attor-
ney-at-law. Grants Pass, Oregon, on
or before six months from the date
or the first publication of this no.
tice, which date of said first publica-
tion Is Friday, November 10, 1909.
JOHN A. LARSON, Administrator
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-11-19
CONTEST NOTICE.
Department Of the Interior.
United States Land office.

Roseburg. Ore, Oct. 22, 1909.
A sufficient contest affidavit hnv-
ing been filed IN this office by Harry
l.. Lewis, contestant against home-
stead entry No, 1924, made Janu-
ary 9, 1904 for NWh SEn NEh
SWh and SEA NWh Section 3,
Township S5 s.. Range Z w. VIII
lamette Meridian, by Henry E.
StrcitZ, contcstee. In which II is al
legged that said Henry E Streltz has
made no improvements on said lands
except 10 erect small cabin thereon;
that he has made no effort 10 Inn
prove or cultivate said land with a
view Of obtaining home for him
self; that he has wholly abandoned
said tract and has not been upon
same since October lst, 1908; that
he died about January 18th, 1909,
leaving Ferdinand Streltz brother,
ms his heir, address not known that
since his death his heirs or any other
person acting for them has resided
upon or cultivated said tract. said
parties are hereby notified 10 APP
pear, respond, and offer evidence
touching said allegation at 10 o'clock
n, M, on December 1st, 1909, before
Joseph Moss, U. s. Commissioner, al
his office In Grants Pass, Oregon,
land that final hearing will be held
at his office at II o'clock a. M. on
December 10, 1909, before the Re-
glster and Receiver nj the United
States Land office In Roseburg, Ore
gon)
That said contestant having. In q
proper affidavit, filed october IL,
1909. set forth facts which show that
after due diligence personal service
OF this notice cannot be made, Il 10
hereby ordered and directed that
such notice be given by due and
proper publication.
BENJAMIN l.. EDDY. Register.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-11-19
AN INTRODUCTION
TO IRRIGATION
ie'llns The Farmer Something About
1T Hoping to Increase the In.
terest in That Science.

Irrigation is a very ipteros.;n
subject Perhaps for that reason
many persons have written about
~ ana all the well-known weell'
ana monthly magazines are at
the present time devoting much
space to the subject of water rights
ana reclamation. Their information
Is many sided, and sometimes won
aerful. Also the newspapers, both
local and metropolitan, are publish.
ing articles describing irrigation me.
thods and telling what to do
ana how TO do it, what Others are
DONG and what we shonld do
Constant reading of this mass Of
literature is apt to scare the
average man from attempting Ia nut
MS small amount of capital in an
irrigation ditch when he almost gets
enough rain to raise his crops One
reads OF a vast amount of labor
money and experience which. in the
opinion OF these writer's, Is essential
10 success, and, in an ideal sense,
they are right. But they give the
average would-be irrigator too much
TO attempt at first The man with
a small amount of capital. practically
all invested in his farm. cannot at
the beginning install an ideal irrlga.
tlon system on his place, and it is
questionable whether it would he
wise for him to so do. unless he
should happen to be an irrigator with
many years Of varied irrigation ex-
perience to his credit. Even such an
lrrlgator would make many mistakes
on new land and under a new climate
before he got his farm ideally water
ed
TO the farmer of this valley the
most important thing to do is to get
the water on his land and become in
terested. Then he will learn what
to do with It. The American farmer
is no fool. Oftimes he is a very wise
man, and as a Observation-Disclosures he
can't be beat He is Just as able
building himself a house as when
plowing a field, and, in this county.
ottlmes as not, he can tell gold from
mica, knows how to handle a dydrau-
lie giant or a freight team, and in the
summer can grow prize winning
fruits and vegetables Also he can
milk a COW and tell a young rooster
from a pullet He has learned to do
these things from experience and he
will learn irrigation the same way.
Other places have been irrigating for
years and there is much the farmer
of this valley can learn from them,
but it is doubtful whether it would be
wise for him to attempt at the start
to put in copy of the elaborate sys-
TENS of water distribution that are
in use on older irrigated lands or to
slayishly follow their methods.
The objection to an elaborate sys-
tenn Of irrigation on the farms Of
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-11-19

this valley is financial one. no,
one OF usefulness. II is on a parable
with county roads. Good bitulithit
roads over the county would NEAR
convenience with capital c, bu,
the county is not yet in position e
make them. so the present road:
nave to do, with whatever improve
ments can be afforded. While these
roads are bad enough, they are bet
ter than none at all and they are q
foundation for the future, when the
county will be more developed, more
populated and when bitulithic or bet.
ter roads will be financially possible
The same rule applies to irriga'
tion. A poor system on progress
sive mans farm is better than none
at all, for he will know its value and
its failings and will improve it as
much es he is able.
The idea Is to get started. More
plans fail from not getting started
than from any other cause. Once
started and one learns at surpris
ing rate.
Many of the best distributing sys
TENS for irrigation began with Q
plowed ditch and gradually improved
as the crops and water increased In
value to the present splendid systems
of water conservation and distribu'
tion. Likewise, many of the farmers
started in with level with peeps on
It, a plow and a homemade scraper
but now they have perfect control
of the watering of their crops.
So if any one should feel dis.
couraged at the quantity of advice
eXperts are giving out and should
think it too much trouble and ex'
pense for his case, let him take heart
and start in. If he can't afford con-
crete pipes. concrete laterals, head.
gates and drop boxes and all the
other many requirements of an up
to-date system, let him start in any
way. 1t viii pay He certainly can
take a plow, or even a hoe, and make
furrow He will find that is not
all he can do. Once started and
chances are he will become interest
ed and years from now will be telling
some of the present day experts ideal
ways of irrigating this valley as yet
not dreamed of in their philosophy.
If ones finances won't allow him
to pay a surveyor to stake out the
levels on his land, then let him go
to a hardware store and buy the
longest level he can, the longer the
better. At the same place he should
also be able to get a set of irrigator's
sights or peeps. These should be
placed on each end of the level. Now
he is ready to go out and get ac-
quainted with the bumps on his
land. When he has decided on the
best way to run the water, he can
hitch a team to q plow and do some
blowing, following this up with a
scraper, scraping the bumps into the
hollows. In this work judgement
ought to be used He should not try
to move one acre into the next.
On the market there are all kinds
Of scrapers adapted to irrigation pur-
poses, many Of them named after the
district in which they originated or
we're first used. Fresno and Sunny
side scrapers are examples of this
class, and there are many others.