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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-09-30
The Perfected
Fountain Pen

Be r,p-to-date. Don't use =
fountain pen requiring an old
fashioned dropper to fillit. Get
a Conklin Self Filling F ountain
Pen. Fills and cleans itself by
4 mere touch of thumb to
Crescent-Filler. Saves {
time, trouble and an. T.,
nOyance. i
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-09-30
Prescriptions
Be sure of
Y 0 ur Medicines

Good medicine is
often more necessary
tina ] good food. When
you are strong and
we'll a little poor food
may not d: you any
harm, but when you
are weak and sick
one spoonful of poor
medicine can do you
untold injury. You
will find it safe to al
ways depend on us to
NIL your prescrip-
tions. BE SURE OF
YOUR MEDICINES.
Our y ices are con-
sistent W i t h coed
quality drugs.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-09-30
SOAPS

Soap Tor any purpose you Want-toilet, bath,
laundry shampoo. shave-no matter what. Come
to US and We can give you just the kind you
want. Some specially good soap bargains tho.
are the following:
for the money, loe a cake, for csc.
Palmolive, everybody knows what this soap is.
We sell it LOG cake, 3 for 25c.
Then there's Towards Flesh Soap, Csc cake,
6Oc the box,
But the best of them all is our Almond Soap
1t has fine odor, too. zoe cake, S 90 for
box of 6 cakes
Lee Egg Tar Shampoo 25c cake
Packers Tar Shampoo Csc cake
II you want soap for skin blemishes our Rexal
Blsmish Soap should fill the want at Csc cake.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-09-30

We have a dandy Is size, z jewel
movement, in a nickel case, which we
will sell you for $500. 1t is bar
gain at $1,000.
If you want something unusually
GOOD. this is the one to think about. It
is a II jewel size, solid gold case and
is only $4,000.
We have some size watches in all
the latest patterns. The cases are gold
filed and the movement is American
made, Is jewels, and you will find this
watch to be winner at $4,000.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-09-30

WALTHAM on the dial of a
watch means that there is an &C
curate and durable timekeeping
machine under the dial.
WA.rHAM watches are the best
in the world.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-09-30

Why not get Phonograph to entertain you with
pleasant up-to- music, songs, bands etcY We can
place one in your home for dollar One dollar down
and one dollar week will do it, and you will never miss
it. Our new Fireside Model is the finest thing in the
Photograph line yet made for an amount within
tho reach Of all plays both minute or minute rec
ords too The price $3.50 and it will only take 81 90
to get It. and dozen records either minute or 4mnute
Photographs are $1,000. $22so $4,000 $4,000 and
$4,000 Tho last play both records Let Us put ono in
your home.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-09-17

to have given any particular atten-
ton to the fact that the discovery
of placer gold which later led to
the discovery of the Comstock was
made at a station on the old over
land stage route, by which the ad
venturous pioneers of those days
made their way from the east to
California. From this place, now
known as Dayton, to the Comstock
is a distance of seven miles, and it
took just seven years from the time
gold was discovered at Dayton I'M
til the discovery of the Comstock
was made.
The region of the Comstock is an
arid one, but the SHOWS, melting in
the spring, had dislodged and car
ried away from the disintegrating
groupings, particles of gold down
the gulch that led to where Dayton
now stands. The process occupied
thousands of years, and had doubt
less been accelerated by many a
cloudburst such as that which lately
descended with such crushing force
upon the camp of Rawhide. For
nature, ordinarily niggardly with
moisture for the arid regions, when
she does send them rain at all, usu-
ally pours it down in torrents.
The Comstock produced about
$500, 100000, and ranking next to
it is Austin, which is credited with
an output of about 800, 900, 900
Austin was discovered by a man
seeking wood for Jacobs station
another stopping place on the over
land stage route, six or seven miles
away.
Another camp with a production
well up in the millions was Ega1
Canyon, also close to the overland
route. Egan Canyon, notwithstand
ing its respectable production, de
rives its chief reputation from tn,
fact that it led to the discovery o
Ely and of the great gold and sill
yer camps that made the county o
; White Pine famous in the latte
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-09-17
CITY BRINGS SUIT
AGAINST FRANK GOLDEN

RENO, Sept. 1.-two complaints
were filed yesterday by the city of
Reno against Frank Golden and GER
tain property along the line of the
city improvement work The prop
critics include lots Is and 16. block
B, and lot 8, block G., in the orig
inal townsite of the city.
This action is in accordance with
the official action of the city respect
ing the levying of assessments on
the property thus improved by the
street paving, and the collection of
the cost of same from each prop
erty holder, by legal action, in
cases of the non-payment of the
amount assessed against them, the
cost being lien upon the prop
erty. The amount of these suits is
about $4,000, to which is to be adj
ded 10 per cent for damages and
25 per centum as prescribed by the
ordinance relating to this work.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-09-17
STOCK MARKET

Another small decline was felt in
the local stock market yesterday.
While the adyices from the San
Francisco market state that very
few selling orders are being re-
ceived, the market has continued
downward. The local brokers say
that this cannot continue much
longer. as large orders are about
due from the east.
MacNamara fell yesterday for
two points, while Montana, West
End and Jim Butler each declined
one cent.
In the Goldfield securities, Con-
solidated was the feature, advanc-
ing 12R points. Booth slipped up
one point. Florence fell away 2 "
points and Fraction lost one point
The following quotations are fur
nished by Broker H. E. Epstine:
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-09-17

Sos.
Rawhide is the only camp of the
lot actually located on ground over
which the overland route actually
ran, and it was the last to be dis
covered. 1t is possible that gold
had been found in Rawhide many
years before the rush came, but the
ground being at that time within
the boundaries of the Walker In
dian reservation, no title could is
sue to the discoverer or discoveries.
1t is remarkable thing that the
discovery of Rawhide was made in
the summer of 1907-less than a
year after the Walker reservation
was opened to the public. 1t is also
noteworthy that although for forty
years before the opening of the res
ervation it was freely predicted and
generally believed that the Walker
reservation contained a world Of
rich mineral-bearing ground, the
only discovery of note made since
the date Of the opening, which was
October 30, 1906, has been thai of
Rawhide.
1t is only of recent years that big
discoveries in Nevada, like those OF
Tonopah and Goldfield, have oc-
Cured far away from any beaten
path. Every new discovery of this
sort brings in it's wake horde OF
prospectors who scatter about in ali
directions, with the new camp as
the center from which they radiate
And thus one great discovery il
often the precursor of many others
Greeley's great American deserr
included not only Nevada, but Utal
and parts of other states and terri
tories. Since Greeley's day Nevada
alone has produced over a billion
dollars in gold and silvey, and Il
now beginning, thanks to Ely, t.
take a place in the front rank o
copper producers. OF his 100000
miners, there are about 10000 il
the state now, but, as surely as owe
SO years. have elapsed since he de
livered his speech at Placerville, 81
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-09-17
Magnitude Was
APPRECIATED BY
HORACE GREELY
MINERAL WEALTH OF NEVADA
MOUNTAINS WHICH is
NOW PRODUCING

When Horace Greeley crossed the
plains in 1859, he made speech
at Placerville, California, in which
he said that in passing over what
was then called "the great Ameri-
can DESERT" he had been struck by
the appalling baroness and DESC
lation of that immense tract, and
that, having pondered over the mat
ter, and rejecting that the AL
mighty had made nothing in vain,
he had come to the conclusion that
that section was to become the
scene of great mineral discoveries.
I'm which case," he said, lit will
take 100000 miners 100 years to
thoroughly explore it,
When we reflect on the size of
Nevada alone-a state with an area
of more than 10000 square miles
and remember that but a compar-
atively small area of this immense
territory has ever been prospected
we cannot but conclude that there
was something of genius fol
prophecy in the makeup of Horace
Greeley, says the Mining Financia
News.
1t has been the custom of mos
writer's to speak of the first grea
discovery of ore in this great des
ert-the Comstock lode-as beins
made in an isolated locality. II
one sense this is true; in anothe
not true. Most, if not all, of thu
historians of the Comstock seem no
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-09-17
is HOSTESS AT A
CHARMING LUNCHEON

On Wednesday afternoon, at her
coy home on Ellis street, Mrs. Ell
ton Davis was hostess at a very de-
lightful luncheon. A round dozen
were assembled at the festive board.
The guests were Mrs John Kirchen,
Mrs. George Thatcher, Mrs. Robert
Prouty, Mrs Mapes, Mrs. George
Blakeslee, Mrs. Tom Kendall, Mrs.
DeCourcy, Mrs. Warren Richardson,
Mrs. Colby, Mrs. Sydney Clark and
Miss Chase of New York.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-09-17
FALL HATS

The latest colors and styles. also
fall underwear.
RYAN & STENSON.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-09-17

surely will it take more than 100
years to prospect the state of Ne
vada alone.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-09-17

For neat printing try the Bo-
nanza job department.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-09-17
GoIdfeId District

Miscellaneous
Pittsburg Silver PIX
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-17

county when my fathr was county judge.
Metcalfe lived at Springfield. 1 was young
then, but / remember him we'll, He wrote
a book while he lived in Springfield. We
called him Dick, or at least the men
folks did"
This information may explain why Mr.,
Metcalfe insists that he will not accept
the office Of senator or governor or any
other old office.
B~eevllle, as its name indicates, is a
hustling little place of about 5000 and
while its people set great store by the
good honey their bees produce, 1t was
named after General Bee.
Refuse to Sell for $1,000 an Acre.
After the DIR. Stevens orange orchard at
Palacios the Nebraskans saw a boy, Cliff
ton Payne, u years old, doing a stunt
that no 12-year-old boy in the state Of
Nebraska will ever be able to do. Be
cause first the child lapor law would prevent
the Nebraska boy working as this boy
was doing, and second, because he would
not have the orange trees to work on.
The boy was grating the orange buds
onto the trifoliata plant, which is harder
than the orange and on which all the
orange trees In Texas or at least in the
Gulf Coast country are grated. Farmers
In the delegation who had grated trees,
legislators who had never grated gaped
in open eyed Amusement at the clever
little worker. He received one cent for each
bud grated and his daily income was an
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-17

wanted a piece of PalacioS real estate upon
which there was an orange grove.
What will you take for this land2' he
inquired with his hand on his pocketbook.
1T is not for SALE replied DR.. Stevens,
the owner, who is somewhat OF an orange
and fruit wizard.
What do you think it is worth2' per-
sisted the Nebraskans.
Father has refused an offer of $1,000 an
acre, the younger Stevens said, as the
father left the crowd.
NebrRskRns Take Annual Bath.
At Palacios, the Nebraskans INDUCED in
their annual bath i'm the bay and got SO
expert they could catch jellyfish in their
hands and not faint. A boat ride on the
bay at night concluded the inspection OF
this coming little city, where oysters con-
stitute a big industry, last year there hav-
ing been shipped out $45O.OOO worth from
Port Lavaca across the bay. The early
rising members of the party witnessed a
young boy catch trout at the end Of the
pavilion just as fast as he tossed his hook
into the water,
The and the delegation went down to in
spect is seven miles from Palacios and nine
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-17

At San Antonio the Nebraskans found q
sure enough city, where hundreds Of per-
sons Of the north spend their winters and
have invested their money. Everything
there was on the hustle. A number Of
Seeing San Antonio" cars were running
all the time and they were always filled.
The historical points Of interest there was
the Alamo. where David Crockett. Colonel
Bowie, Colonel Travis and other charac.
tiers of early days were killed in the at
tack on the fort by President SAINTS Anna
Of Mexico. Out from the city three miles
are located the old missions, built over 200
years ago, in a good state of preservation,
Services are held in one OF these missions
once each month by the Catholics.
Boosting for international Fair.
a Antonio is just now getting ready
for the International fair and every man
is boosting for this fair. Judge Winches-
ter Kelso is president Of the International
club OF San Antonio. and while he is one
Of the leading lawyers OF the southwest,
he finds time TO boost for the fair, Through
the Nebraskans he sent an invitation for
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-17

we simply plant something tn next morn.
ing" That seemed to be the reason no
land was for sale around that place by
the small farmer.
NebrHskans Visit at Taft Ranch.
Sinton was included in the itinerary Of
the Nebrasksns. This town is a part or
was a part until recently. of the Charles
p, Taft ranch of some 100000 acres. A
brother of Representative HadselL a mem
Der of the last session met the delegation
here as did Mr.. Marget, who is running
a bakery and confectionery store there.
Mr.. Hadsell, ST., has bought a cotton
farm near Slnton and is is being run by
young Hadsell who seemed well pleased
with his removal from Wesleyan univer-
sity to the cotton field.
my husband paid 5000 an acre for our
farm last year said a Mrs, Smith. who
answered inquiries at a store in Sinton,
but he has refused $500 an acre for 1t.
Incidentally the people of this territory
set great store by Mr.. Greene the ana
OF the Taft ranch.
Mr.. Greene was greatly misunderstood
when he first came in these parts" said
MI. ]. D. Cook Of Slnton, but he Is
recognized now as the best friend Texas
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-17

has around here. He started things on
a business basis. He made his men work
and he drove other mems cattle off his
ranch. His plan has proven a good thing
and now he is one Of the most respected
men here"
In addition to the government work in
the gulf near there, the Taft people are
spending 100000 cutting a deep water
way along their seYen-mile coast. This
will enable the big ships to come light up
to the ranch. The N~ebraskans were in
formed that this ranch has a contract to
furnish the government 400 heLd of beef
daily for use in the Panama country.
At Beeville the Nebraskans were both
disappointed and pleased. They expected
to learn much OF the value of Texas soil
as a fruit grower at the experimental sta
ton. Instead they found at the station
that practically nothing was being done.
The old superintendent had been dis
charged the week before and a new man
placed In charge, who as yet is not INTO
the ropes. The legislature appropriates
only $500 for the support OF the institution
for the biennium and it is not equipped to
do the work. The orange and lemon crops
there were very poor, though the grapes
and cotton looked good,
But across the town a few miles out,
where the farmer himself looked after his
fruit, the visitors had all their doubts re-
moved and left the place with a good taste
In their mouths. Here Mrs. Lin has sew
eral acres planted to oranges, lemons and
figs. Some OF the orange trees are y
years old. All were loaded down., the
branches IN some instances being prac-
tieally bent TO the ground. On one OF these
trees there were $500 oranges. Last year
the owner said there had been sold from
this same tree 4,Oo oranges. The price
paid to the owner was from Is cents to 40
cents a dozen. This year the yield from
this particular tree was bought by the
/ Commercial club Of Beevilie 20 be used as
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-17

average Of $3.50. He had been at work
for DR.. Stevens for only one year and
was considered the best CRATER in that
section of the state. He explained to the
visitors in detail the cultivation of oranges,
figs, the umbrella tree. which Is the one
tree in Texas that every one has for
ornamental purposes. He gave Instructions
in the cultivation of the beautiful palms
which are in every front yard, the banana
plant and the flowers and bushes. He
worked on the place where the owner re-
fused 100000 an acre for his farm.
Nebraskans in Texas are by no means
slow, though they do say that persons liv-
ing there a few years get the lazy habit
OF sitting in the shade and let the. others
do the work. The train was tagged one
day out on the prairie and A. N. Hollirs-
head. a Platte county boy, got aboard and
recognized some of the Nebraskans. lie
was doing tolerably well.
Platte BOY Doing Well.
He has a contract with the government
to furnish hay at 50 a ton. Mr., Hollins-
head bought the hay at 20 cents a ton and
was baling It himself. He Informed the
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-17
'ARTY OF NEBRAsKANs VISITS THE GULF COAST COUNTRY
InspeCts Lands of the Valley Fruit Farm and Garden Comp

structed Of cement. Here, at a great big
hotel with an Immense porch across
front. which would be the envy Of many
hotel men In large cities, the visitors were
treated with go much consideration and
served with such a dinner that one Of the
visitors remarked. This is a sample OF a
southern hospitality. II lie the only place
place in the world where you get such
treat inent.rr
Then they met the landlady wbb intro
duced herself as Mrs. Parker Of Omaha,
Neb., who had been in Blessing one year.
Mrs. Parker is the aunt Of Mrs. Water
house, wife Of the former principal, Of. the
Omaha High school, but now Of Fremont.
The southern hospitality had been imported
from Nebraska.
At Palacios, "Palacios on the Bay, by the
Sea- which is only about twelve miles
from blessing, the Nebraskans got another
real shock. one Of them had the idea he
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-17

upon, land which will force the bis 5wners
to sell or pay,a tax on land valued at the
same price as the small improved farms
are valued.
Heretofore the lands OF the big cattle
men have ben assessed and taxed only
nominally. But the small farmer Is getting
more numerous and now taxes are levied
for the construction Of roads, and the man
with the 10O,0OO-acre ranch is going to be
hit for enough money to force him to Gull
tivate his lands or sell out to pay ex-
penses. Land which is not producing can
not stand such a tax. So the big tracts
are being opened to the public and the
small farmer has got his foothold.
sThe. trip to Texas vas a most pleasant
one. The Nebraskans Travelled over the
! Missouri, Kansas g. Texas railroad, the
st. Louis, BrownviIle & Mexican, the Iron
Mountain and the Southern Pacific. Never
once did the delegation have to wait for a
late train, for never was a train late.
Separate coaches were furnished for whites
and blacks. and the most careful consid-
GRAFTON was given the travellers by every
trainman. from the travelling passenger
agents down to the porters.
H. H. PHILPoTT.
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roads. la the smaller cities and vi the
roads were made Of oyster shells andsv
as hard as a brick pavement. while out
In the county districts the roads were
graded and Oell drained. Thcsc roads
made a great nit with the Nebrataens.
Six farmers from Custer countt alone
bought between them OF the vatieE Fruit
Farm and Garden company OF LAcoln
Neb., slxty-one orange firms.
CrowdtnR on the Cattlemeue
The small farmer in Texas has bad a
hard time Of Il to get the big cattlemen
to sell out. but is succeeding, and the day
is at hand when the big cattle man will be
In history. Modern and most approved
methods have been brought to bear to
bring these results. II Is being done by
the ballot. The small farmer has a vote
and the tight In the Texas counties now
IL over the election Of county boards.
The proposal is to elect commissioner
who will place q valuation and levy a tax
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-17

public. From Francitas 20 PRlacies which
Is a summer and winter resort, the trip
can either be made by boat down the
river or by railroad.
On a tract Of five acres near Alvin the
N~ebraskans were introduced to one OF the
most satisfied women they met on the
entire trip.
Il have been living on this farm for
seventeen years" she said. Il came here
a bride from New York state. We have
been growing oranges and figs for a
number Of years"
what will you take for the farm" she
was asked.
1T is not for sale"
What do you think II is worth p said
the Ne~braskan.
1T Is not for sale and I don't care to
put a price on It. I am satisfied here.
You see back in New York, when It
freezes MS out, we can do nothing for a
year. Here IL there should come a freeze,
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-17

miles from Blessing. 1t has been bought
by Lincoln people and the tract contains
nearly 10000 acres. 1t is drained naturally
and 10 covered now with wild hay, and is
ready for the pillow, no clearing being neces-
sary. The soil is especially adapted for
the production Of all sorts Of citrus fruits
and vegetables. and in advanced and scienr
tific agriculture. The soil is a chocolate
sandy loan with clay sub soil.
Francitas a Coming Town.
In the exact center OF the tract a station
house has been erected on the ST. Louis,
Brownsville g. Mexican railway. and the
town has been named Franoitas. The
furtherest point OF the Ian is 2h miles
from this station. 1t is bordered on one
by the Caranehau river. on the side
OF the river adjoining the and a park
has been reserved for the benefit Of the
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-17

an exai6it at the state fair. Lemons were
shown here that were larger than a mans
two fists.
On Trail of Il. l.. Metealfe.
At Beeville II was again proven that one
must leave home to find out the news.
The news was impaired by w. f. Lacks,
who, by the way. is a Missourian. who is
making good in Texas. He heard there
were Nebraskans in II was not
strange that he heard IL.
How Is my old friend Richard l. Net
calfe?' he inquired as he introduced HIM
self.
"Metoalfe was county clerk Of Greene
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-17

the entire state to come to San Antonio In
November and attend the exhibition. In
asmuch as there are so many Nebraskans
already there. he assured the visitors from
the north that they would not get lone
some for home folks.
The fair grounds. which are located at
San Antonio, are well supplied with ex-
tensive buildings, and both Texas and
Mexico contribute OF their cattle and
horses and agriculture ana fruit for ex-
libition purposes. Texas Is Just now plan
ling on having a Worlds fair in 1911,
In their trips across country the Ne
1raskans Travelled over exceptionally good
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-17

N~ebraskans for several years he had been
insisting on his relatives and his wife's
had been unsuccessful.
The Nebraskans formed the opinion that
a first-class paint dealer. with an expert
outside man. could max a fortune selling
paint 10 the natives. For miles and miles
and hours and hours scores Of houses were
passed which had not been touched with
paint. Occasionally a house would pas
IN review nicely painted.
There's a newcomer over there" wa
usually the comment from the natives
when these houses were seen.