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The Ward County independent., 1909-12-09
JUDGE BURR'S OPINION
Judse Who Refused to Grant Druggists their Per-
mits to Sell Liquor Gives His Reasons
For His Action

are extremely rare, and that the
quantity administered by the physi-
clan is SO small that ! have no hesi-
fancy in believing that no doctor
would hesitate moment from admin
the same from the fact that
he could not charge the few cents
which the same might cost him.
The medical fraternity has too high
and noble a record for self-sacritice
and devotion to the interests of pa
tients to believe that if an emergency
case should arise in this community,
whereby a physician was required to
administer some alcoholic liquor to a
patient in an emergency case the ply
sfcfan would hesitate a moment be-
cause he could not charge tor the
same, and in case other than emer-
gency cases there is nothing to pre-
vent a patient from sending out and
securing such quantity of alcoholic
liquor as may be- required for medi-
cal purposes. A suspension OF per-
mission to make sales for medical pur
poses can therefore work no hardship
for the time being, and as the record
in the past has not shown amy fol
mechanical, scientific or sacramento
purposes, there is nothing to indicate
that the community would be incon-
vienced by the denial of this apph-
cation. .. -
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Another Ramsey county farmer
who will make more clear money
from his farm this year than Presi-
dent Taft will make from his salary
rs J. 8. Kirk of the Odessa farm. Be-
sides about 10000 bushels of small
grain which he threshed this fall
Mr.. Kirk has q lot of corn which he
will feed his stock, among which is
about 60 head of beef steers which
will soon be ready tor market.-D.L.
Journal
The Ward County independent., 1909-12-09

National Committeeman, made an i'm
preston on his fellow delegates and
he has been one of the foremost work.
3ers In the progressive ranks. Just
what Mr.. Johnson could do for his
state in Washington remains to be
seen, but if his past is an index we
would venture to cay that he will
Line up with the people and not with
Cannon and Aldrich.-Mohall Tri-
bune.
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pay his way back to the home of his
/. ,er, and he will leave for the old
country in a short time.
L While shoveling coal last Friday,
Pete Bertelson was taken with a
'tcrick' in his back, causing him to
drop. He was unable to get up and
for time Thought he had broken his
back. He was removed to his home
where he was compelled to remain
quiet for over "a hours. Pete is
again able to be out though he
doesn't feel very funny
Journal.
The Ward County independent., 1909-12-09

These prices are all +. O. b. Still.
water.
These prices ranged IA cent a
pound "below last years prices. on the
three best grades, viz: pure Manila
600 foot foot Manila and standard
Manila.
The prices on standard and sisal
twfne are the same as last year, not
withstanding the present high price
of stsal fiber. These low prices have
been made because Of favorable fiber
contracts.
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Mrs. F. B. johnson who IN -
located on a claim north OF vs0k
died at Des Moines, Ia. Harry JF-
son. her son, resides at VelSA.
The Westhope gas celebrAtaoA 1E
been postponed indefinitely. DEsNsezI
struck gas at the Boucher far3 neer
Westhope. at the usual depth -
feet.
w. H: Wood OF Overly yfwas to.a&
guilty of attempting to give hsses
and drew a year tn the pen.
The little town 6f fRuso-on tho SO
is decidedly sporty, having sssn
prize fights IN one week.
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Prison Twine To Be Cheaper
ou tput Next Year Will Be Is 900 Pounds-- Stat
!. Made Favorable Fibre Contracts--Twine
Will Be Grabbed Up Quickly

The state board Of control and War
den Wolfer fixed the price of prison
twine to be sold to the farmers next
season. The output will be about 49,
100000 pounds. The prices and grades
are as follows. = e
standard, 500 feet to the pound
6 ,3-4 cents. 4 ~ &
Sisal, 500 feet to the pound, 6 3-4
cents.
Standard. Manila. 500, feet to the
pound, IA cents. ~.
Pure Manila, $50 feet to the pound
8 IA cents. q.
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Quick Work.

Quick Work.
Only q little more than a month ago
L B. Tracy rented his farm north Of
Burlington, held a sale. and departed
for California, where he took up his
residence. Seeing that he had made
a mistake, he lost no time in coming
back. and has already rented the
Henry Paris farm near his own, and
is now engaged in buying up hors s,
cows and general farm equipment.
Mr.. Tracy is to be congratulated upon
using his good judgment in coming
back to our state, and in ackn0w.edg-
ing his error. 1885, '
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G. J. Waller has disposed II 0U
Des Laos Valley Observer to O. f.
Hcveland and H. G. Tiegan. WsAaE'
will remain in Des Lacs where - y
engaged in the real estate buS11eC.
The Ward County independent., 1909-12-09

Grand Forks, N. DE- Uec. 5-One oA
the most cold-blooded and dastardly
murders ever committed in this Sec
tio Of the state occurred at 3:45 yes
terday afternoon when William Con.
colored, shot and killed Miss George
Belle. also coloredl Three shots were
fred at the woman, all Of them n
tering her body. Goh was found
shortly afterwards at the home OF an
other colored family on First avenue
in Grand Forks, and was taken to the
east side Of the river when he was
lodged in jail.
The crime was committed in the
rooms over the old harness shop build
ing at the end Of the business district
on DeMers avenue. These rooms were
rented by William Green. employed
at Mcdonald Bros. barber shop. Ac-
cordine to Green. the woman had
come to his place with the intention
of getting away from Gon and asked
his aid in getting out Of town. Con
found out where she had gone ana
fol- owed, but was refused admittance.
He then waited until Green. who had
been unable to 60 to work that morn
ing because of illness, had left the
house. and then went there, forced
his way in and deliberately shot the
woman. Z.
Cor then ran to the south end OF
town. crossed the Minnesota Point
bridge into Grand Forks and went 10
the home Of Palmer, 637 First avenue
wher he was found in bed a snort
time afterwards. I.
Goff. who IS ebout nineteen years
Of age. was emp.oyed until quite re-
Gently as porter in the post office par
ber shop in this city. tn murdered
woman was resident Of Minot until
a month ago. and while here gave the
nolice no end Of trouble. She was
brought up before Police Magistr'ate
Murray charged with inhabitins 2
house Of Ill fame. !.
WHEN seen at the city Jail Con
talked quite freely Of the crime an
averinx all questions asked MN.
when asked IL he had any intentions
q, shooting the woman when he We =
to the house, he replied that he had :.
..Do you feel sorry in any way TOT
what you have done /" vas then ask Y
.ed him. . =,
..Well. yes. ri confess that DO { 81
= little sorry, but it doesn't seem as
though l have done anything wrong. !!
don,t feel any different than did
this morning" he replied.
He then went on to tell OF MS e1-
narience with the woman, stating tnat
he first met her in Minot early TINS ;
summer. He was employed there AZ
that time, and the woman told nm
that she could make more money ~ .
week than he could earn IN montn'
ss,inx hdm to give up work and live
with her. Coz stated that sne fotceo
-Aim 70 xiye mp work. adding tnas ne
The Ward County independent., 1909-12-09
Minot Negro A Murdere +
Vim: Goff, Who Was Porter in Barber Shop Here
Shot to Death Georgie Bells, a Neeress at
East Grand Forks--Was Jealous

then had an easy time of it during
the summer on her money. According
to his story, she bought him several
suits Of clothes and supplied him with
a large amount of shirts and collars,
thus making it possible for him to
"wear = different shirt every day"
as Cor described 1t. They stayed in
Minot until october %, when they left
1or Moose Jaw. They remained there
for a few days and then went on to
Regina, leaving there in about a week
for Winnipeg, where they lived until
coming to Grand Forks four weeks
ego.
His parents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Goh, Sr., are well-to-do farmers, !dv-
ing short distance from Willow
City and are highly thought Of there.
Cot has four brothers and three sis
ters, all Of whom ae living. One bro
tt er, Garfield Cot, is sleeping car
porter running out of Grand Forks
on the Great Northern. Another bro
ther was married to white woman
in Grand Forks last year, moving to
St. Paul afterwards. The other bro
Tiers and his three sisters all reside
at Willow City with their parents.
Miss Belle came north from Ken
lucky last spring, landing at Minot,
N. D., where she met young Golf
She was 81 years Of age. Her parents
reside at 1894 Harrison street, Padu-
cab, Kentucky, and will be notified
o. the crime today.
Coroner Stenshoel was notified i'm
mediately Of the murder and went ov-
er from Crookston. After examining
the body, he ordered it removed to
the undertaking parlors where an in
quest will be held this morning. From
the examination made last evening 1t
was thought that one bullet entered
the body just under the left shoulder
and came out on the other side. The
other two bullets were fred at cloee
range, as powder marks could be
seen on the body, and entered the
chest on the right side.
The Ward County independent., 1909-12-09

Farmers last week were engaged
in dragging wheat ground in North
Dakota. We may get cold weather
occasionally. but that only kills the
germs and purih hes the atmosphere.
The Ward County independent., 1909-12-09

We wish to call the attention Of our
readers to the Holiday advertisements
in this issue of the Independent. The
Mlnot stores are exceptionally we'll
stocked with sensible Christmas gifts.
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w,LL,sron BOY DROWNED
VIM Hyatt Falls from. Ys'lovstont
Dam and Meets Death

VIM Hyatt FAILS from. YouoWstone
Dam and Meets Death
Williston n. D.. Dec. 3-Wilsiam
Hyatt, son Of Asher Hyatt Of this
city fell from the irrigation dam on
the Upper Yellowstone river and was
drowned In the watere below the dam
Hyatt was working around the pole
driver at the top Of the dam. Every
thing was very slippery and 1t is
thought that he slipped on the ice
and fell over. The body was brought
to this city and funeral services were
held in the M. ID. church. The ser
vices were conducted by Rev. Hollett
and the remains were laid to rest IN
the Williston cemetery. The young
man was 20 years old at the time Of
his death.
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Editorial Note.

Owing to the overcrowded co1St--
tion of our columns, the 1a1nauex aS
births and deaths are unayuS1&
postponed this week. Elk.
The Ward County independent., 1909-12-09

The controversy between the Wells
county Free Press and the Harvey
Herald is becoming quite serious.
The Ward County independent., 1909-12-09

Miss eleanor Mitchell of St. Cloud.
MINI. is visiting her brother. H. z.
Mitchell, city editor Of the Optic.
The Ward County independent., 1909-12-09

The Devils Lake Inter-Ocean is sup
porting H. H. Aaker, the Fargo
business college man for governor.
The Ward County independent., 1909-12-09

G.. B. Little of Bismarck may pos
sibly be candidate Of the stalw --rt
Republicans of North Dakota to sue
ceed Fountain L. Thompson, who was
recently appointed to the U. 8. senate
by Gov. Burke. Little was a candidate
for this position two years ago.
The Ward County independent., 1909-12-09

A large number Of Wahpeton farm
ers raised corn this year, many hav-
ing from so to 100 acres. The av-
erage yield per acre was about IS
bushels. Wasn't it worth while.
The Ward County independent., 1909-12-09

The weather has been decidedly
colder this week, the thermometer
registering as low as 20 degrees be ow
Monday with brisk gale from the
west. This was the coolest day of
winter so far.
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"a lie, q iicr' screamed Langdon.
fellow Teller will do anything to
please Jake Jake has convinced Teller
that Langdon was responsible for the
defeat of Gulf City, and the mayor is
wild for revenge"
THE boss Of the senate" rose and
walked to the rear of the senate cham
Der to issue orders to two Of his col
leagues.
"Report of the committee on naval
affairs" droned the clerk mechanical
ly. House bill No. 1109 is amended
to read as follows And his voice
sank to an unintelligible humble, for
every senator present he well knew
was aware that the amendment named
Altacoola as the naval base site.
Senator Langdon rose in his seat
"Mr. President" he called.
Chair recognizes the gentleman
from Mississippi" said the presiding
officer as he leaned back to speak to
Senator Winans of Kansas, who had
approached to the side Of the rostrum.
The Langdon speech on THE New
South and the South Of the Future
proved more than document suited
only to a reverent burial in the Con-
gressional Record. Although wearied
at the start owing to the exciting hap
penings Of the day, the Mississippian's
enthusiasm for his cause gave him
strength and stimulation as ne pro-
gressed. His voice rose majestically
as be came to the particular points he
wished to accentuate. and even those
in the uppermost rows in the galleries
could hear his every word.
At the close Of his formal speech he
began on his statement of the action
Of the naval affairs committee in buy
ing control Of Altacoola land to foil
attempts to rob the government. AS
he had predicted, the senate did "sit
up" The senate did agree that new
kind Of politics had arrived.
During this latter part Of the speech
many curious glanees were directed at
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senator CrIct! ::

senator CRED:
We'll. what are
Never mind LOW. Gut first gather
in all | say. senator, as we've no time
10 lose. When / couldn't locate YOU
and | saw you probably wouldn't be
at the senate chamber in time 10 make
YOUR Srrech on the naval base bill
persuaded Senator Milbank of Arkan-
SaS to rise and make :: speech "n the
currency question. which subject was
in ORDER He WIS under obligation 10
me for some important Information
once obtained for him. and he consent
ed to keep the floor until yCI arrived,
though he knew he w"u.u earn The
vengeance Of Peabody. That was over
an hour and half ago. He must be
reading quotations from Pilgrims S
Progress to the senate by now to keep
the floor"
Bud paused To look at his watch.
The senator stretched his head out OF
the window and cried. Drive faster"
GOT your speech all right" called
Bud above the din OF the rattling
wheels.
Yes. here" was the response. the
senator tapping his inner breast pocket
Thought maybe She cried Bud,
jerking his head back in the direction
from which they had come.
The MissiSsippian shook his head
negatively and set his jaws determin'
edly.
The coach swung up to the capitol
entrance.
Tell me-" asked, Langdon, as both
jumped out, "how did you find out
that
Il phoned the house-gave a name
Peabody uses
Great heavens, but how did you
know where to phOneT
They were at the door Of the senate
chamber.
Morton gave me the tip-for your
sake and Carolina's-for old times
sake, he said" was Buds reply.
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A
Gentleman
from
Mississippi
CHAPTER XNVII.


Y. YHEN Senators Peabody end
Ia Stevens had gone Langdon
wv and Bud went over the situa-
ton together and concluded
that their opponents had no means OF
defeating Langdon's program-that'
after all, Peabody might really have
meant his words Of surrender.
.But they might try foul play. Bet
ter stay right here in the capitol the
rest of the day" suggested Bud.
Iangdon scoffed at the idea.
Haines hustled away to get few
mouthfuls Of lunch to fortify himself
for q busy afternoon-one that was GO
Ing to be far buster than he imagined.
The telephone bell rang at the sena-
tors desk. 1t was Mrs. Spanglers
voice that spoke.
Senator Langdon," she said, Caro-
lima and Hope Georgia are here at my
home for luncheon, and we all want
you to join u.s."
"Sorry l cannot accept" answered
the Mississippian, "but I am to make
an important speech this afternoon
"Oh, yes, know. The girls and |
are coming to hear 1t. But you have
two hours time, and If you come we
can all 20 over to the senate together.
Now, senator, humor us little. Don't
disappoint the girls and me. We can
all drive over to the capitol In my car
riage."
The planter hesitated, then replied,
"All right: I'll be over, but 1t mustn't
be q very long luncheon"
"Gone to eat: back by 3 o'clock" he
scratched quickly on pad on the Sec
'fetary's desk and departed.
Mrs. Spangler's luncheons were
equally aas popular in Washington as
Senator Langdon's dinners. The Mis-
sissippian and his daughters enjoyed
the delicacies spread lavishly before
them.
Time passed quickly. The old plant
er enjoyed seeing his daughters have
90 happy time, and he was not insen-
sible to the charm Of his hostess con-
versation, for Mrs. Spangler had
studied carefully the art Of ingratiat-
ing herself with her guests.
Suddenly realizing that he had proba-
bly, reached the limit Of the time ne
could spare, the senator drew out his
watch.
What a stunning fob you wear"
quickly spoke Mrs. Spangler, reaching
out her hand and taking the watch
from her guests hands as the case
snapped oren.
"Oh, that's Cardinals doings," laugh
ed Langdon. "She said the old gold
chain that my grandfather left me
was
'+Why, how lovely" murmured Mrs.
Spangler. glancing at the watch.
I'VE have plenty Of time yet. Won't
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Deftly tarmcd bach utes.
the hands Oi the do you care
senator's 'cGtcl. TO smoke, sena-
tor" Mrs. Spangler asked as her
guests concluded their repast, IF the
young ladies do not object"
Langdon inclined his Lead gratefully
and laughed.
"They wouldn't he southern girls, |
reckon. if they didn't want to see q
man have everything TO make him
happy-er. be- pardon, Mrs Spangler,
mean. comfortable. Nobody that's
your guest could be unhappy
The hostess beamed on the chival-
rous southerner.
Iangdon drew forth a thick black
perfecto and settled back luxuriously
In his chair, after another glance at
Mrs. Spangler's clock. He was alb
sorbed in mental resume Of his forth
coming speech and did not hear the
next words Of the woman, addressed
pointedly to his daughters.
"Do you know, really, why this lunch
con was given today?' she queried.
Then she continued before Carolina
and Hope Georgia could formulate re-
ply.
Because your father and / wanted
to take this opportunity to announce to
you-our engagement
The speaker smiled her sweetest
smile.
The two girls gazed at each other in
uncomfortable amazement, then at Mrs.
Spangler, then at their father, who bad
turned partly away from the table and
was gazing abstractedly at the ceiling.
Hope Georgia was the first to regain
her voice.
"Oh, Mrs. Spangler," she calculated,
.you are very kind to marry father,
but
whats thatT exclaimed the sena-
tor, reused from his thoughts by his
Youngest daughters words and thrust
ing himself forward
Mrs. Spangler laid her hand on his
arm.
"Oh, senator, / have just told the
dear girls that you had asked me to
marry you-that We were soon to be
married.. she said archly. looking him
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ON THE FLOOR OF THE sIATE-


"OO much occupied in concentrat-
ing his thoughts on his speech,
Langdon failed to notice the
/ CONSERVATION on the faces OF
Peabody and Stevens as he walked to
his seat in the senate. They had failed
to succeed in getting Milbank to con-
clude and consequently could rot push
the naval base report through. But
they noted the passing Of over an hour
after their opponents appointed time
and had felt certain that he would not
appear at all.
The boss Of the senate" leaned
across to Stevens and whispered hur-
riedly:
1--WE must tear him to pieces now
discredit him publicly. It's his own
fault. Our agents can sell the land to
Standard Steel. Our connection with
the scheme will be impossible to dis
cover-after we have made the public
believe Langdon is a crook"
"But how about our supposed combi-
nation to protect the government that
Langdon will tell aboutT' asked Ste
yens. I'VE can't deny that, of course" )"
NO." answered Peabody. I'VE can't
deny it, but we will not affirm it. We
will tell interviewers that we prefer
not to talk about It,"
"It's our only chance" replied Ste
vens cautiously.
"Yes, and we owe It all to Jake
Steinert," went on Peabody. That
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straight in the eye She clasped her
hands and murmured. 81 am so hap
py."'
The hero of Charlottesville tried to
speak, but he could not He stared at
his hostess. who smiled the smile OF the
budding debutante His own open
moutlied asronishment was reflected in
the faces of Carolina and Hope Geor-
gia as they observed their fathers eX-
preston. He forgot be was in Wash
ingtun. He did not know lie was Il SEN
ator. The fact that he had ever even
thought of making a speech was fur
IhcSt from his mind
What did it all mean? Had Mrs.
Span.ler gone suddenly insane! His
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b We to hurry.
Your time is the
same as mine,"
she added, nod
ding Ter head to-
ward q French
re n n a / SSance
clock on the blaC
marble mantel.
As the hostess
did this she deft-
~ turned b a C 1
the hands Of the
senator's waite b
thirty-hve IN j D.