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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-05-20

Stanley will have lively time on
the Fourth.
The three banks of Bottineau have
$742,0o0 on deposit.
c. w. Jamison of Rugby will build
a flour mill at Williston.
DR.. f. 0. J. Brigham, a Chicago
doctor has located at Coteau.
Williston is hoping for beet sugar
factory to locate in that city.
Sheldon Press has already begun
to boom Frank Talcott for governor
The cards OF thanks are less fire.
quent in the state papers-a good
sign.
There is rumor that Attorney
VIM. Maoney of Wheelock was egged
at Epping.
A fund of $500 has ,een raised for
la big two days celebration at Glen
burn, July and ).
Stanley will be long on attorneys.
Atty. H. W. Blichfelt of Tagus is
locating in that city
Some Lansford citizens went fish
ing Sunday and were arrested and
given trial in Kangaroo court.
The Lidgerwood Broadax is not
satisfied with the manner in which
State Treas Bickford has distributed
the states money.
Chas. K Sundby of Hillsboro we'll
known in Williams county, who shot
himself in the head with suicidal in
tent. is reported to be still alive.
In the % years ago column in the
Devils Lake Inter Ocean we noted the
following item: "M,not will vote
upon municipal Incorporation soon."
The village of Stanley is building
fourteen cement street crossings, a
city hall and fire department head
quarters, besides huge cistern for
the town.
G.. w. Brown. jamestown dealer, !;
paid $4,000 for eggs during the !
oast few weeks, and shipped most of ,
hem to the coast.
Deputy Game Warden Sutton of
his city, will put a stop to small
'oys killing meadow larks and other
irds, protected by law.
Towner cannot buy it's proposed ',
ark at present, as the city has al
eady exceeded it's debt limit, and the
onds are considered illegal. |,
The jamestown Alert thinks that s
ell governed cities should await the S
xperience of others before jumping Il
ito the commission form of govern q
ent. Ii
A witness in blind pig case at
had very poor memory,
1T few hours in the county Jail
I'd wonderful effect on refreshing r
at memory. a
Pearl NIilton's pool hall at Towner VI
as robbed of thousand cigars. A. "
Peterson was arrested and the :.
gars found in his room. He was
ven ten days in Jail and fined ten a
,llars. N1iltonpaid the fine. Il
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-05-20
Crosby Horse Thief Sentenced
John Moshier Gets Year in Pen---Man Gives Up Gun
III Officers Voluntarily

John Moshier, the Crosby horse
thief, entered a plea of guilty before
Judge Goss Saturday afternoon, and
was sentenced to one year in the
penitentiary at Bismarck, where he
has already been taken. Moshier is
not considered an extra bad man,
and while he committed very
grave offense, he gave the officers
no trouble after his capture. Altho
he was not searched after his arrest,
the officers kept their weather eye on
him and few hours later as they
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-05-20

Editor Myers of the Newburg Sun
says: Let us make it rule to live
one day at time. Let us enjoy life
as we go along, slipping the honey,
basking in the sunshine, opening the
alabaster boxes of fragrance and
casting CHEEKY word here and there
every day" Bro. Myers may be
writing from the standpoint of some
Of his readers, but who ever heard
of North Dakota editor having
time to bask in the sunshine or TAX
ing the trouble to open any of those
alabaster boxes, whatever they are.
No, stree, the average North Dakota
editor has his nose to grindstone
S65 days in the year,and hardly finds
time to 60 to Sunday school. In the
same column, the editor says: "Are
you getting your share of the busi-
ness? If not, get busy and stop
some of it. Don't sit still and watch
the dollars roll by; go after them and
put them to work for you; That's the
81" Stop this basking in the sun
shine. Not even time to join the dirty
faced little urchins and take day
off a go fishing. Chase the almighty
dollar. Dun the delinquent subscrib-
er Stand off the print paper house.
Give the type foundry song about
moor collections Paw yOur landlord
the rent in January. You've got
mans work to do and if you are
newspaper man, you've got two mems
work to do.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-05-20

were all sitting about the supper
table, Moshier pulled a loaded 80
calibre revolver from his pocket and
handing it to Officer Steinhofer said
81 have no designs on you gentlemen.
and want to turn my weapons over to
you" Moshier had trouble with
Herring, the man from whom he
stole the horses and he said that he
was merely getting even with his
enemy when he drove the horses
away.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-05-20

sS The Arcade Theatre, ever with an
eye on thinges modern, will be closed
all of next week, during which time.
a cameraphone will be installed. This
II to be the first machine Of the kind
Installed in the state-in fact we be-
lieve that the Twin Cities have not
- yet taken the trouble to secure
one of them. The cameraphone might
he described as a movin bpicture ma
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-05-20
Items ofllnteres
Boiled:Down for
Busy Readers
ShortState Stories

| During the past IS days, on an av-
erage 100 Scandinavian emigrants
passed thru Minneapolis, enroute to
North Dakota.
Atty. Robert Nash, brother OF
States Atty. Nash, has located at
Stanley. He has been at Portal for
the past two years.
Oscar Peterson, who was serving
two years in the pen at Bismarck,
made his escape, but was captured
| in Bismarck. He will now have to
serve seven ears.
Editor Stckley of the Kenmare
Journal has invented steel railroad
tie, and is living in hopes of getting
big chunks of money handed to him
by the magnates.
Mrs. Geo. S. Frye. q years of age
died of consumption at Stanley. She
leaves a husband and two little
children. The remains We're shipped
to Warrensburg, Mo-, for burial
A professor in the south has dis
covered the cause of laZinesS and
says it can be cured for seventy-f1ve
cents. Two or thre. dozen bottles
OF the dope could be used right here
in Minot. I,
The Pierce County Tribune wants
its readers to patroniZe only the mer-
chants who advertise in the Tribune
columns. and also wants the readers
to tell the merchants where they
read their advertisements.
After ten days sojourn at Nandan,
Mrs. Chas. Tepelt. who eloped from
Minneapolis with Ollie Courtmache,
the wrestler, returned to her husband
and two small children and was for
given, by her easy spouse
The superintendent of schools Of
Williams county is warning the -
school districts not to buy charts and
libraries from O. o. Adams who is :
that county. This is the
same Adams who created a good deal
Of trouble in Ward few years ago.
IS will be we'll remembered
Editor Penn of Sherwood was ln
\linot last week. lining up some OF
he hardware and furniture dealers.
or advertising purposes. Bro. Penn
las not been able to convince the
Sherwood dealers in those lines OF
Gods that advertising is conducive
0 good business, and his columns
re open for that class of advertise
lg.
The explosion of gas plant in the
[enry Nelson pool hall and restau~
ant, at Leeds, wrecked the building.
nd injured half a dozen persons who
ere in the place. One pool table.
as smashed all to pieces. The
ont of the building was blown out
ad pieces of glass sent clear across
'e street.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-05-20
forming Items

# Ole Underdahl was seen hauling
q hay from the hills Thursday. Quite
@ far to haul it, wasn't it, Ole?
q Tuer Nybakken called at L. T.
Larson's last Wednesday.
Miss Wolff spent the Sabbath with
Miss Mary Nybakken. ...ea. ' a -.
The wedding bells will soon be
Il ringing in forming. Luck and hap
& piness to you, Pete. How true it is
q that all good things come to him who
waits!
sa John Stakston was out driving
with one of Torning's most popular
young ladies'. Says he had very
pleasant time, and expresses his de-
Sire of having more o. them.
M Mr.. and Mrs. l.. T. Larson were
Rat brady the fore part of last week.
@ Mr.. and Mrs. liver Nybakken in
tend to leave for Norway the twenty
,&Second of this month. They have
#been in this neighborhood for the
Hast six years and during that time
made many warm friends who great
sly regret to see them leave. Yet we
wish them pleasant and happy voy-
age and hope they will spend many
Joyful years in the land of their
birth. Though they we're we'll pleas
Ned with this country, yet we all
know, that BE it ever so humble
stheres no place like home"
s& Services were held Sunday in L. P.
SPetersons school house at 400
IS clock A goodly number were pres
sent to hear Rev. Larson's fine SER
mon.
81 Pearle Christensen was caller at
Mrs. Herman Troutmiller Wednes-
day.
81 Mrs. Peter Kyles spent Monday at
2the home of her friend, Mrs. L. T.
Larson. ',..
II Quite a number of forming people
awere seen in Minot last week.
4 Mr.. Whitman of Minot, who owns a
fine section of land out here, recently
purchased quarter of school land
(which he is now busy breaking. Mr..
sWillman is a hustler and certainly
knows how to make the most out of
things.
\ Sigur Monshaugen had quite an
assembly at his bachelors den Sun
day. 1t seemed as if half of Torn
ing was there.
AS all good things must come to
"a close some time or other, shall
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-05-20
Installing g a Camera p h one
Arcade Theatre Closes Next Week Put in Moving Pic
ture Machine that Talks-.-A Late Invention
---Adding Ventlators

chine that talks, the beings in the
picture being made as life like as
possible. During the week two ven-
tilators will be placed in the build
ing, one at the front and one at the
back. This will give the Arcade
plenty of fresh air, making it one Of
the coolest places in the city during
the hot summer months that are to
come.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-05-20

The Williston State sympathizes
with Editor Corbett of the Graphic,
on account of his libel suit but thinks
that the editor will write in milder
tone after this.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-05-20

Valley City is not in sympathy with
the removal of the N. P. passenger
depot from the down town district
to the Highline site mile north of
the city, and will fight the removal
to the highest courts.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-05-20

Il Last months postage on the Nlinot
amounted to $22. Bros.
Truax and Colcord are issuing a
3ery good paper lin fact the best
4eekly paper in the state.) and
lere's hoping that it's monthly pos
o1ge will be all of twice twenty-five
aSme day.-Bantry Advocate.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-05-20
sBierman, who pleaded guilty to a

Bierman, who pleaded guilty to at
tompted assault at Lincoln-the tar
fOd and feathered peddler who at
tempted to assault a nine-year-old
IGfrl- got five years in the peniten-
ltlary. F. Wahl, who also pleaded
niltv to attempted incest, drew a
-year term.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-05-20

T. p. Mulick returned from Austin
Minn., where he bought beautiful
Chestnut family horse.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-05-20

Burlington, N. D., May 13, 1909
Taken up, one gray mare no brand.
bob tail lame or left front foot scars
on shoulders. Owner take away
property and pay for this ad. N. r.
Sec. 8, 1874, "a.
Merritt L. Warner,
500 6-3 chg Burlington, N. D..
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-05-20

Tom Marshal arrived in New York
city today, returning from his
European trip.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-05-20
Injured By Acids

+. J. Willman, representative of
the Plant Rubber Co. has received
word that the seven links of hose
that are injured, have been placed
under a chemical analysis, and it
has been proved beyonc question of
a doubt, that the injury was caused
by sulphuric acid. This dispels the
idea that tn hose was constructed
of poor 5.Sserial.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-05-20

NIinot, 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 Ninot Farmers Grain Asso-
citation will be held at the Farmers
Elevator at Minot, N. D., Thursday,
June "a, at l o'clock p. m. Three
directors to be elected for three
years.
i Harry Edwards,
500 6-1O Secretary.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-05-20

V. Nickish has completed seeding
245 acres at his farm north of the
city.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-05-20

G.. A. Fisher has added new fin
ishing room to his South Main street
studio, making his equipment prac-
tically perfect.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-10-20
MEANING OF THE GREEN BOUGH
1t is Placed on New Houses That Bad
Spirits May Roost in 1t.

The custom Of placing a green
bough on the roof of a newly built
house is not confined to Germany,
but was adopted by the French Can
adams. who brought it with them
from Brittany.
The custom originated from the su-
perstition prevalent centuries ago that
every tree is inhabited by a spirit.
Consequently 1t was believed that
every time tree was felled another
spirit was dispossessed. and this was
supposed to cause some bitterness On
his part against society.
Rather than risk having these
homeless and disgruntled spirits vent
their Ill feeling upon the houses un-
der construction or upon the builders,
says Van Nordens Magazine, a
branch was planted on the highest
part Of the house for their occupancy.
They were then supposed to be molli-
fled, and IL they remained SO until
the roof was put on any evil design
contemplated would prove harmless,
for the spell would be broken.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-10-20
a BivoUAC.

think have come far enough, and
Among these fallen fence-rails here shall
+. lie.
And breathe the clean smell of gray wood
while sleep
Steals over me beneath the wide, pure sky
ANS wrapt in moonlight; while the shad
ows creep,
Slow diei.hands that bring no hour oil
dread
I shall lie still and bark; and ] shall hear
Scarce any sound save yonder wakeiul
cheep,
Some dreaming bird; and far, far, far
In night SO far the sky seems much more
near,
The railroads four.timcd warning of the
way;
Save only these the silence of the dead.
'Wild-cerrot blooms nod round my quiet
bed,
Spice-scente1, pale; and each wan grassy
spear,
Each mullein-lance and purple-howering
thorn,
Guards well the place for sleep from all
save Morn;
Here shall l sink then, all remembrance
fed,
Forgotten Raucousness, forgotten Scorn,
Forgotten WISDOM and forgotten Fear;
! My limbs drowsed, and the last sound in
my ear
The soft clash of the long green leaves of
corn.
j. E. Richardson, in Atlantic Monthly.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-10-20
Power by Water.

The great silver mining district Of
Cobalt has been turning its attention
to generation Of power by water on
account of the high cost of power,
due to the distance which fuel has to
be conveyed. The average cost of
power hitherto has been SITS per
horse power year. some mines even
paying as much a. $40o. A grant of
land has been made at the head Of
Lake Temiskaming on the MAtakiche-
wan River. about twenty-five miles
from Cobalt. whore there Is q large
water power available. and big by.
dro-electric power plant is being
erected. The current will be con-
veyed to the mines. and either cleo
tricity for other power purposes or
compressed air from electrically
driven compressors will be sold to
consumers.-Scientiflc American.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-10-20
FIVE MINUTES LATE.
Drifted Into Town on the Tail End of
a BliZZa

A "Muskogee Red" story is told
out of Lawrence. Red" drifted into
that town once on the tail end OF q
blizzard. found a case in one of the
newspaper Offices and went to work
as gay as lark. About noon on Sat-
urday the editor called an officer.
SEQ that man sticking type
there!' he said to the marshal.
~Yes." was the reply. "A crook!"
"Not at ALL" replied tho editor.
~Best fellow in the world. He Is also
one Of the quietest. But at 5 o'clock
In the evening he will get his pay.
You will find that quiet. red-headed
printer sitting on the front steps
OF the Office this evening at $50
@ clock. in a dazed condition. and he
will neel attention. Gently. but
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-10-20
vENTRILooUIsM IN NATURE.

While pioneering in South Brazil,
Mr.. Withers was struck by the low
and plaintive cry of some creature
calling in the night. He was at first
impressed with the idea that it was
the cry of child, but the tones soon
convinced him that this could not be
the case.
/ had never heard, he says, more
pure and liquid musical sound than
this was. The pleasing effect upon
the ear was but little diminished on
learning by what animal it was pro-
duced. The vocalist was frog; and
soon another from a more distant
spot took up the strain. and the two
sang together, row in solos, now in
chorus.
Curious to see this musical frog,
took torch from the fire and went
to look for him. arrived at the spot
whence the sound was proceeding,
but. as I stopped to search the grass,
the music seemed to float away to an
other place some yards distant.
followed. and still the sound
moved and nowhere could I discover
whence 1t came. searched for near
ly a quarter Of an hour, without being
able to fix the spot and then l gave
up in despair.
The fact is. this frog Is recognized
to be a ventriloquist Of no common
order. have many time since
heard him crying in broad daylight;
and the power Of ventriloquism is no
doubt given him as a protection
against the numerous cranes and
other enemies that would otherwise
be guided by the sound and soon rem
der the species extinct.-Christia
Register.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-10-20
THE NEW BABY.

THE NEW BABY.
woke up in the night
Because foot went by my door,
And then | heard little cry,
And then | fell asleep again,
And heard no more.
But when the sun peKed in,
And pulled me from my bed,
! heard again that little cry,
And so l knew it was no dream,
But real, instead.
] tiptoed into mothers room,
And some one said, Come here"
My mother smiled at me,
Because upon her arm there lay
A little, tiny dear.
How sweet it was of her,
Not even knowing our tongue,
To come to us so young;
To leave the nest of the dear Lord,
And choose us of her own accord!
She cried to be let in,
Crying just like bird,
How glsd am that mother heardi
Florence Wilkinson.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-10-20
BEAUTY.

For many years I had longed for
a pet. especially a puppy. On my last
birthday was presented with tiny
two-weeks-old dog. My delight knew
no bounds. After long consultation
we named him Beauty. and a very ap-
propriate name 1t was. We made
many futile attempts to feed him
from a saucer, but he puts his head
and feet into it, so we gave that up.
Finally we hit upon the plan of using
a baby bottle. My little pet became
so attached to 1t that he hated to part
with 1t. He soon began to try to hold
1t with his little paws. but of course
they slipped from the smooth surface.
Beauty had dear little basket and
blankets all to himself. Every morn
Ing and evening l washed him with
sponge, and soon he came to like
this process. In the night / tucked
him snugly into my room. He was
very restless and often kept me
awake. He was also very particular
as to his meal hour and resented the
non-appearance of q bottle at 3 a. m.
by various squeals and funny little
barks. Now comes the sad part of
my story. After staying up several
nights with my puppy. mother said
he was too much work and too young,
so gave my poor little doggie away.
A veterinary surgeon is now his proud
owner, while his former one never
thinks of him without a sigh of re-
gret.-Audrey P. Dering, in the New
York Tribune.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-10-20
Washing Without Languages,

The new aolored laundress
Just returned the weeks wash.
the lady Of the apartment:
Della, these clothes are don,
very well indeed"
Eyes, l was taught laundry
at Hampton School,"
$50 YOU went 10 Hamptona
you? It's a very good school"
"Oh, yes, it's a very good sch
replied the dusky washerlady !
cially. "but they teach no lang{
there. New York Times.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-10-20

ty-two by rail. 1t is located in the
heart of a rich agricultural district
and the fruit and garden truck raised
make it rich section. 1t was set
tied in 1909 and 1910 and was hrst
called West Hanover. In 1740 the
name was changed to Morristown, IN
honor of Lewis Morris. then colonial
governor of New Jersey.
In Morristown there is beautiful
park with a soldiers monument to
mark the site of Fort Nonsense.
erected by NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Call.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-10-20

was little church. nesting beneath
giant elms, and beside the church was
snug little parsonage.
The car came to stop. Jimmy
and the girl both leaped out and ran
up the path to belabor the polished
brass knocker on the front door. An
elderly woman in cap and apron an.
swered their strldent summons, and
smiled upon them knowingly.
step right into the parlor, II you
please" she invited.
Has couple been here recently
little girl, blond, and man, tall and
dark?" Jimmy ansked pantingly.
"Yes. they're in the study now,"
said the woman.
Without word OF explanation
Jimmy pushed past her, and with the
girl following after. he strode into a
room where pleasant faced clergy
man was reading the marriage serv-
ice sonorously. Jimmy took a step
forward. stopped, chuckled and
tui hVu " lNCii pCSiuC uC COu-
pie was not the one they sought.
Then even as they stood there in
embarrassed silence they heard the
couple pronounced man and wife.
"And now, my young friends" said
the clergyman tentatively, advancing
in their direction.
"Have you married any other cou-
pie to-day?" Nell gasped.
The clergyman shook his head.
"Of course. you haven't your IL
censes," he said to Jimmy. "Fortu-
nately the clerk of the town lives
next door, and II you will kindly give
me the necessary information I'll see
about them for YOU"
Jimmy began to chuckle. He was
about to explain to the clergyman his
mistake when suddenly he squared
his shoulders, looked quickly at Nell
and then faced his interlocutor reso-
lutely. And almost before the girl
was aware of what was happening
Jimmy had given the requested infor-
nation, and the clergyman had
tripped out to secure the licenses next
door.
Jimmy" she gasped as the door
closed behind the retiring parson.
Jimmy! for goodness sakei"
Jimmy Brice took her hand in his
own. Nell, dear, I've waited so long,
and we've missed Mabel and Nixon,
anyway, and this is such bully cler-
gyman-a real gentleman of the old
school,"
"If you will he good enough to
stand before me here" said the cler-
gyman when he came back.
"Come!" said Jimmy gently, and
the girl arose.
Stars were twinkling drowsily in a
cloudless sky when they once more
turned into the winding drive and
found the colonel still pacing the ver-
anda.
What do you think" he beloved
as they drew up to the steps. "They
didn't go to Worthwhile. They took
the 5.26 train for the city, and were
married there. Had the impudence to
send me telegram, Nixon did, ask
ing my forgiveness. mind you-con-
fourd his impertinence! So you've
had your trip for nothing!"
Have we?" said Jimmy, helping
the blushing Nell from the car. "Oh,
I'm not so sure Of that, colonel. Step
into the library with me, if you will.
I've something important to tell you.
Matrimony seems to have struck this
family to-day in a veritable epi-
demic."-Kenyon Sands, in New Ha-
ven Register.