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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-06-17
- BIG1FNIn DATES FIXED
McHenry County Association Deter.
mines Upon Dates

Granville, N. D., June 15.--The date
for the McHenry county fair. which
will be held in Granville, have been
decided upon. September 8, 10 and
II are he dates and the event prom
Uses to be the greatest in the history
of this section of the state.
The newly elected officers of the
McHenry County Agricultural associ-
alton follows:
w. B. LOOMS, PRESIDENT; Alex Dying
vice president; R. L. Richardson, Sec
rotary; o. G. Nordmarkern, assistant
secretary; c. A. Stubbns, treasurer.
Directors, T. Welo, Velva; Nels Ken
yon, Upham; J. Rieder, Anamoose;
Jas. Mcintyre, Bantry; T. F. Huston,
Saline; Edgar Wager, Denbigh; j. H.
Shirley, Norwich; D. T. Owens, Bal
four; Ludwig Anderson, Deering; r.
E. Ellis, Towner; Axel Lying, w. B.
LOOMS, r. L. Richardson, Frank Moi
fatt, Granville.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-06-17
Life Prisoner
Is Pardoned
Jos. Till, An Aus rian Who Had Been
In This Country Only Seven Days
Sent Up For Life For Murder

Bismarck, N. D., June 5.-Joseph
Till, sentenced for life to the peniten-
tiary, for the murder Of a fellow coun-
tryman, in Pembina county, was par
doned yesterday afternoon by the
state board of pardons, after having
served seventeen long years. He had
only been in this country seven days
when he was arrested for the murder.
A great many people were firmly con-
yinced of his innocence, including Off
GERS of the law who held him as
prisoner. He was native of Austria,
and the Austrian government, becom-
ing convinced that the man was not
guilty, took an interest in the case
and bore part of the expense in max
ing applications for pardons. His
father, too, spent small fortune in
keeping the case before the board of
pardons for many years, and is now
finally rewarded. While in the peni-
Tertiary, Till learnes he trade OF
harnessmaking and has grown to be
an expert. The case against him at
the trial was entirely circumstantial.
The board granted other pardons,
as follows: John Sanders, Cass coun-
ty, sent up in 1904 for seven years,
for highway robbery; Frank Davis,
Grand. Forks county, sent up for ten
years for assault; Albert Werner.
Stutsman county, sent up for ten
years for rape; Freeman ]. Weaver,
Ramsey county, sent up for one year
for burglary and had served three
months. Mark A. Pace, who was SEN
fenced to serve five years for grand
larceny from the county Of Ward, was
given his release. He had served
about wo years of his ime.
A. e. Nice, who was serving one
year for grand larceny and who as
sentenced from Towner about six
months ago, was also pardoned. He
was charged with stealing guam
tity of wheat. r.
The third man to be allowed to
leave the walls of the state prison
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-06-17
Gollmar Brothers Clean Circus

Straight, clean, wholesome. An
amusement enterprise worthy of pa
tronage. In these latter days of fake,
counterfeit and graft, when there
seems to have placed a premium up
on dishone ty, it is with no little
pleasure that the press can lend I'M
qualified endorsement to any enter
prise seeking public patronage. With
record and reputation as free from
smirch as an honest woman's char
acter comes to us this year Gollmar
Bros Greatest Of American Shows.
rom the organization of this man.
9th amusement establishment the
policy has been absolute integrity in
all dealing with the public No graft
No promise not fulfilled! No pledge
unkept! The Gollmar Bros have
worked a revolution in their chosen
field and done more 10 elevate the
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-06-17

The old enmity between Senator
McCumber and former Senator Hans
brough has broken out again. Last
week Mr.. Hansbrough resigned the
special commission appointment he
received some time ago, and it was
given out that the resignation was
due to a cut in salary from. $500 to
$4,000. But according to a statement
made by him on Monday, he resign
ed because McCumber was knocking
against him to such an extent that he
could get no clerical help; not even
stenographer. He felt the humilia-
ton so much that he gave up his po-
sition and will have his knife out for
McCumber from now on. He still
has a number of staunch friends in
North Dakota and will try to make
it hot for the senior senator next
year.-Souris Messenger.
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Have
Arrived

George w. Swords, receiver of the
defunct Ninot National bank, has
the checks here with which to pay
another dividend Of fifteen per cent,
to the dispositions. This makes a
total of ninety per cent, paid. Mr..
Swords has worked hard to make the
bank pay out so we'll and hopes to
pay the other ten per cent in time,
will do so. Mr.. Sw ords deserves
great deal of credit, and the depos-
itors should chip in and make him
a present of gold headed cane, an
automobile, or some other remem-
brance.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-06-17

# The Burlington picnic is on this
week, the old settlers having gone
Into camp Tuesday. About $50 are
Ii camp and there are more tents
than usual. The woods are beautiful
ind everyone has gone prepared bet
ter than ever. AS usual, dancing Is
one of the principal attractions, the
large floor being filled with the old
timers. Square dances are popular
with the old folks, while the young
zones get an opportunity occasionally
Ito participate in a two-step. Norwe-
sgian whist is one of the popular
Samusements, and James Johnson,
John Ehr, Ed. Kelley and others
while away many happy hours at this
game under the trees If the beauti >
sful Burlington woods. Swings for the
Echildren, foot races and every con-
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-06-17
Herman Otto
"" Is Insane

Sheriff SOrenson and Attendant
Moon took Herman Otto, who lived
seven miles southwest Of the city, to
jamestown, where he was placed in
the asylum. Otto became violently
insane, and imagined that everybody
was trying to kill him. He weighs
$40 pounds and is giant in strength.
On the way to Jamestown, Otto made
a desperate attempt to escape. He
grabbed Moon, who isn't such a small
man himself, by the ueck, and tossed
him back over the car, seats as tho
he had been child It took both
Mr.. Sorenson and Mr.. Moon to subdue
Otto, and they had no easy job at
that.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-06-17
OLD SETTLERS in CAMP
Nearly Three Hundred of the Old Timers Are at No Man
Land Near Observation-Disclosures will Last all Week.
Programs and Dances-.-Havng Big Time

ceivable kind of amusement is in
dulged in. The old timers have
thrown business cares aside for the
week, and will have one of the best
times of their lives. To live again
in the old days when the bison roam
ed the prairies, how the eyes OF the
brave hospitable old timers of Ward
county sparkle as they recall the
good old days. Interesting programs
will be rendered during the week, at
which the old settlers will tell OF
their early experiences.
Many from Minot have been invited
to call and enjoy themselves and the
Independent man hopes to spend an
afternoon in camp.
A refreshment stand has been pro-
vided, at which all can secure food.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-06-17
Has Pipe 1873
Years Old

E. A. Harthouse, manager of And
ersch Bros. Hide house, has a meer-
schaum pipe, that in 1853 years of age.
The pipe was the property of Mr..
Harthouse's grand fathers grand faith
er, and has been handed down from
father to son thru many generations.
1t is a huge affair, and the bowl
large enough to hold plenty of tobac-
co for an entire evenings smoke. Mr..
Harthouse delights in letting his
friends smoke the old pipe, one man
often coming up from r1orwich to en-
Joy the novelty. The pipe has the
initials III. H" on its bowl, meaning
Herman Harthouse, the original own
err, who lived in Germany.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-06-17
Helped Bury His Victim
Chas. Mccartney, The Alleged Murder of Grace Burns.
Drove the Hack That Carried The Pail Bearers
The Girls Funeral

Fargo, N. D., June 9.-Develop-
ments in the Grace Burns case
reached a sensational climax today
when it became known that Charles
whom the United States
marshal has positive proof is the
perpetrator of the crime, drove the
hack which carried the pallbearers
in the funeral cortege June q, 1907.
Seated on the hack which led the
procession to the grave Of his victim,
this desperate carried out his part
to perfection. Probably never in the
history of the country has Grim
inal possessed the courage and daring
that has been displayed by Mozart
ney in this case.
The mail robber who is now held in
the federal penitentiary, made his
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-06-17

first appearance in Fargo in 1906 and
was also here in 1907 working occa-
sionally at the Smith livery stable,
Fifth street north. 1t was while en-.
gagged in this position that he WAS
called upon to drive hack al the
funeral. He was too wise to the con-
ditions to endeavor to dodge, but he
probably knew nothing of having to
lead the procession which was caua-
ed by his own foul deed. Mccartney
continued in the employ of the Smith
livery till along in August, when In
left.
United States Marshal j. F. Shea
and Deputy G. J. Stout are still en-
gagged on the case, some very import
ant evidence being worked out at the
present time.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-06-17
.Minot Wins
York
Magicians Battle With The Strongest
Team Seen Here This Year
Were Fast Game

Minot played three games with
York this week, winning two OF them.
The first game was played Monday
afternoon and was the best game OF
the season, resulting in a score OF l
to 0, Minot scoring in the last half
of the ninth inning. The game was
as nearly perfect as any that Will
ever be played on the local diamond,
and it was realized that it was every
body's game until the very end. Red
Alling pitched wonderful game for
Minot, and when the visitors did find
him, the support was so good that
York had absolutely no show. Muir
ply, Minot's new sEortstop, recently
playing with Anamose, made two
wonderful catches, reaching right In
to the air, and drawing the balls
down with magnetism, it would seem,
for no ordinary player could have
gotten them. Babcock pitched a
clever game for the visitors. He has
plenty of speed, uses great head
work, and is considered first class
all around pitcher.
Evening Games
Minot was given a severe drub-
bling in the evening. Anderson pitch
ed for the local team, and the visit
ors found him too often. His pitch
ing was either wild, or so easy for
the boys from York, that in one in
ming five scores were Slipped" over
on the locals. The game resulted
to 1. sa%<5-
Tuesday Evening -
Minot however redeemed herself
Tuesday evening, with Alling agAin
in the box, when York was beaten
to the tune of to 1. During the first
five innings neither side scored,
when Murphy signalec and slipped
over to second. Alling sent a pretty
one over into left field, and Murphy
scored. Alling scored that inning.
Babcock pitched again for the visit
ors and got in his usual good work.
York scored in the eighth inning.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-06-17
Jake Erickson
Will Assist

J. A. Erickson, former president OF
the defunct Minot National bank, viii
step from the prison at Leavenworthv
Kan, tomorrow, Jun. 1S, a free man
He will visit his mother in Mime
sofa for a few weeks, when he VIE
come to Minot and assist in straight
in the Minot National bank. There
are several owing the old concern
yet, and Mr.. Erickson will spend sew
eral months in assisting in getting
in this money.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-06-17

circus than any other amusement
purveyors in the world They an
nounce this season an enlargement
in every department Circus. muse
UNI, hippodrome and menagerie, and
will bring hundred arenic feature
acts, in which appear the very elitet
of the circus profess on, and hip
podrome program comprising the
most daring deeds, intrepid, stunts,
and heroic exploits. In their 81, O00,-
900 menagerie will be seen the only
genuine black African blood sweat
ing behemoth in captivity, the mys-
FERROUS and ferocious viack vark, and
scores of other rare wild beasts. The
shows come Monday, June q. Don't
fail to see the great gold glittering
and glorious free street parade at 10
a. m. Two performances daily, doors
open l and p. m.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-06-17

"Politics is a great game" says the
Sioux City Journal. 1T changes a
friend into an enemy between sunrise
and sunset, and the relationship may
be changed back before dawn. Win
ming the main point is the thing. The
practical politician never let's little
thing like inconsistency interfere
with his arrival at the goal"
The Civic League = Valley City has
recently purchased small plat of
ground near the mill for public
playhouse and park. The new park
was dedicated with appropriate exer-
cises and was named Luna Park by
Mrs. Frank White, the president.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-06-17

,. Williston, N. D., June 5.-Jack Ben
ner of Bemidji, a pugilist and wrest-
Ter, was acquitted here last night by
a jury of highway robbery. The COM
planning witness was NJ. B. Chase,
who was slugged and robbed las
wintr and swore positively that he rec
ognized Benner before losing con-
seriousness. A witness named Saw
yer, a bartender from Mondak, was
arrested on order of Judge Goss and
placed under $4,000 bond on a per-
jury charge.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-06-17
F red Wegley Acquitte {

Williston, N. D., June 9.-Fred
Wegley has been acquitted The jury
in the case was out just three min
utes this morning when it returned
a verdict Of not guilty. This case
has attracted attention for the last
year and half on account of the
accused being brother Of Former
Mayor Joseph Wegley, who has the
reputation of being the man who
cleared Williston of blind pigs, and
it was asserted that the mayor was
protecting his brother and allowing
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-06-17

Cando, N. D., Jun, 5.-Fish Com
missioner Main has two crews of busy
men at the different lakes in the Tur-
lie mounains catching suckers, and
has already taken out four ton of
them. Superintendent Main says that
in order to preserve the bass and
other species, the suckers must be
exterminated. He has caught some
that devoured bass afteen inches in
length, therefore in order to have
real pleasure in fishing he is en-
deavoring to clear the LIKES OF the
undesirable suckers auc stock them
with bass. perch, pike-perch and
other desirable species .''''' - "a -'-''' q
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-06-17

1t is reported that c. M. Gray,
formerly in the real estate business
here, has been indicted by the federal
grand Jury in connection with land
frauds in this state. Since leaving
here Mr.. Gray operated at Crosby
and later went to Denver where it is
said he made "big money" He is
now located at Kansas City, dealing
in large tracts of land and it is esti-
mated that he is worth considerably
over $1,000, O00.-Bowbells Bulletin.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-06-17

Mr.. Berget, an old time friend of
Gov. Bond, from Orr, N. D., stopped
off a few days in Minot to visit the
governor. He was on his way to the
coast. Mr.. Berget had never visited
this section of the state before, and
took a ride thru the county. To say
that he was surprised at the remark
able progress that had been made,
is putting it mildly.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-06-17

him an exclusive right to conduct a
pig"
The accused was tried three times
Lefore justice of the peace and each
| me found not guilty, and then was
i: 1icted by the grand jury, on which
allotment he was just found not
suilty.
The outcome of TIE case convinces
Wegley's friends that the case was
only piece of spite work on the
part of those opposed tot Mayor Veg
ley to throw suspicion on the sincerity
of his administration.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-06-17

County court adjourned Monday
night, and the jury was discharged.
It was a happy lot of farmers who
wendell their several ways home
ward We like to have our farmer
friends in town with us, but really
after they are here day or two they
become as restless as Gagged lions,and
long for the odor of the growing
grass, and a change from cement
walks to plowed ground. The farm
ers have the town folks beaten a
mile in some things and they know it.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-06-17

was G. w. Boyd, who was sentenced
to one year after being convicted of
embezzlement He sole some money
from the railroad company at a small
station near Devils Lake while acting
as operator agent for the Great North
ern. He had served nearly four
months of his time.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-06-17

Daniel Hensel, Roumanian, was
struck by lightning at his home
fifteen miles south of Dogden Satur-
day afternoon The badly badly
burned from the stroke, was found
on the roof of his sod house Sunday
morning. The old nan was evident
ly fixing the roof, when killed. He
was at home alone. He is widower,
but his four sons and four daughters,
who live in this corntry. He bad lived
ON his claim four years.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-06-17

Estrayed-From my home, Sec. "a
1924, one bay mare colt two years
old, weight about 800 lbs. Wire mark
above knee on front leg. Finder
please notify D. Vanett, Douglass, N.
D. 6-24*
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-06-17
Appeale d Division c as e

Instructions have been given to
Geo. A. Bangs, Of counsel for those
favoring the organization of Burke
and Renville coun-ies out of the
northern part of Ward county, to APP
peal the case recently decided by
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-06-17

from Lake Epsilon where he spent
two weeks,
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-06-17

Judge c F. Tempieton of Grand
Forks in favor of Wars county, to
the supreme court.
The case will not come up before
fall, it is expected.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1909-04-20

The old fashioned way of dosing
weak stomach, II stimulating the
Heart or Kidneys is all wrsng, Dir.
Shoop first pointed out this error
That IS why this prescription DR..
Shops Restorative-is directed
entirely TO the cause IF these all
ments the weak inside or COZ troll
nerves. 1t isn't so difficult, says
DR.. Shoor, TO strengthen weak
Stomach, Heart on Kidneys, if one
goes at it correctly. Each inside
organ has its inside or controlling
nerve. When these nerves fail 49,
then those organs must surely faltel
These vital truths are leading drug
gists everywhere 70 dispense and
recommend DR., Shops Restorative
les 1t few days and see I'm
proyement will promptly aid surely
follow. Sold 5y Dye Pharmacy.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1909-04-20

Roosevelt is altogether
and entirely disguised with
the manner of carrying out
his policies ipaugurated by
Taft. Here, Taft has been
President for more than a
month and hasn't called any
body a shorter or more ugly
woru, nor advised Congress
by a means Of a special
message that there ought to
be a family regulation law,
nor held a cowpunchers
lunch party, nor entertained
some prize fighters at the
White House, nor has he
ridden in the caboose of a
freight, nor struck The horse
Of a school girl who rode
faster than he on the high
wav, nor has he done much
of anything to call for illus
tration in the Police Gazette
or a write up in Town Topics
In thruth Taft has pursued
the dignified Presidential
way by attending to the bus
mess without regard to cir
Gus posters announcements
issued daily of things done
and events to occur. Unless
there be : change in the
manner Of transactng bust
ness at the White House the
people will soon regard Taft
rs an orderly, well behaved
patriotic President, whose
regard for his country is
greater tnan it is for his
parry or his predecessor.
Sentinel
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In Five Minutes.

Take your sour stomach may
he you call 1t Indigestion, Dyspep-
STA, Gastritis or Cltarrh of Stomach;
il doesn't matter take your stom-
ach trouble right with you to your
Pharmacist and ask him TO open n
50-cent case Of Pape's Diapepsin
.ondlet YOU eat one 22-graiu Tran-
guile and see Is within five minutes
there is left any trace of your stom-
ach misery.
TIE correct name for your troub.
le Is Food Felmentation-food
souring; the Digestive organs be-
come weak, there i lack of gastric
juice; your food is onlp half digest
ed, and you become affected with
loss of appetite, pressure and full
ness after eating, vomiting, nausea,
heartburn, gripping in bowels, ten
derness in the pit Of rhe stomach
bad taste in mouth, constipation
pain In limbs, sleeplesness, sick
headache, nervousness. dizziness and
many other similar symptoms.
If your appetite is tickle, and
nothing tempts you, or you belch
gas or if you feel bloated after eat
ing, or your food lies like lump of
lead on your stomach, you can
make up your mind that at the
bottom of all this there is but one
cause -fermentGtion of undigested
food
Prove to yourself, after your next
meal, that your stomach is as good
as any; that there is nothing really
wrong Stop this fermentation and
beg'n eating what you want without
discomfort o misery.
Almost instant relief is waiting
for you. 1t is merely a matter of
how soon you take little Diapep-
sin.
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Coal Stock.

We are offering for sale st a
bargain, a block Of stock Of a
coal Company owning q large
tract of coal land in field thor
oughly tested ana being operated
and on navigable river and two
railroads. which, according to u.
S. Geological report, contains II
seams Of coal averaging 80 feet
in the aggregate. Two surface
seamc aggregate II feet One
foot of coal makes 100 tons OF
coal per acre. A 500 share of
stock will buy about two acres of
this land. Do some figuring.
and write us for full particulars.
Tii-S'aie investment AMI S'carly Company.
Union Trust Bldg,
Parkersburg w. Va
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1909-04-20
SMILE.

nile aid the world smiles with yol
"Knock and you walk alone;
For the cheerful GRIN
Will let you III
Where the kicllers is never known
Growl, and the way looks dreary.
Laugh, and the path is bright
For the welcome smile
Brings sunshine, while
frown shuts out tie light.
hand the worlds harmonious,
Grumble and things go wrong,
Yet all time
You are out of rhyme
Oth the busy, busting throng.
lck and there's trouble brewing,
Whistle, and lite is gay
And the worlds in tune
Like day in June,
And sorrow will melt away