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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-05-06
Especial" Perfume

Our buyer recently purchased what, in
our judgment, is the best perfume ever
made At any price. We call it McCoy's
Special and sell it for 75c an ounce. The
regular price is sl.O0 an ounce, but. by pur-
chasing it in gallon lots, we are able to
mild and very pleasing, and, at the same
time, is fully twice Is lasting as any you
have ever tried. Try half or an ounce on
our recommendation.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-05-06
Excellent Pipes
SOC

We arc showing Z great -.
risty Of both crook and straight
IAN pines in all sizes ut tho
noderats price Of 5Oc. Hest
al Of this lot are regular Toe
values. When it comes to
pipes you can got the best
velue 1t McCoy's always. We
specialiso on Soc pipes and
1sve you much better than or
ainafy values. Eesure you
~ . pipe ~ the 6ns oass ~
81 sot, go.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-05-06
Do You Know That
Mccoy Recon-
mends Only
One Kind of
Medicine :?

The only medicines you ever hear
Mccoy recommend are the Rexall Rene
dies. We recommend them because
they are beyond all dou bt the best medi-
cines money can buy. At present there
are several thousand families using the
Rexall Remedies because they have
learned how reliable they are and that
there is not siugle "cure ALL in the
lot. There is 800 Rexall Remedies or
one for every human i'll and each rene.
dy is compounded from a formula Of
great merit. Rexall Remedies have re.
placed great many of the old patent
medicines because Rexall Remedies are
not fakes and they actually have great
medicinal curative powers.
Call at our store and get complete
list of these fine medicines.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-05-06
WATCH OUT FOR
Nice oy's China Sale !!

In week or two We are going to put on
tho greatest china sale ever offered BY .
North Dakota dealer. We are going to sell
75c, S1OO, e2OO, $500 and e4W Dishes,
Plates, Sugar and Creamers, Salad Bowls,
Cups and Saucers. etc., At about one quar-
tor tho usual prices. Mccoy wants to tell
you that he never bought such snaps q he
got on this last trip to market. Wait and
SEQ for yourself.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-05-06
Genuine

II your doctor says take
olive oil, get > half pint Or =
pint Of eur Genuine Olive Oil.
You'll find tho Olive Oil We
sell to have . 6ner favor than
any you ever tasted. We have
small sealed bottles containing
about one ounce that ~ soil
for 15c, half pints Csc. piats
65c, abort quarts &c. The oil
Wo I'll 10 bottled and scaled IN
France, ID Of .: sosy superior
1uaGsy. We guesaasss IT.
Pses&y. :.-:.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-05-06
TOILET SOAPS
PRICED RIGHT

This is the store to buy toilet soaps from
because we always have the good kinds at
low prices. We sell tho well-known Palm
Olive so.p for 1oc cake, G,kes To- %: re,
and many others, including Rexan 1oilet
cake. Fine Imported Almond Soap zoe .
cake, 3 for 5Oc. The finest soap at any
price. H.,
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-05-06
New Post Card Albums

Are you preserving the many, pretty
views that your friends are sending you
thru the mails. II you are not you should
beeiu because they will be valued by you
a. keepsakes in . few years. We have
fine line Of Post Card Albums that we
have just placed on sale. Some hold d aOO
CARDS some 2OO 3CO, 400, 500 and Coy
cards. We will be glad to have you call
and look them over. ~ -.
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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-05-06
RexalI Watch SIPS

The regular
price of theRex-
all Watch is
81 Is, but, to in
crease the sales
Of these watch
es, and to give
you an e1tra
good bargain,
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-05-06

HAND BAGS---AALF PRICE
To close out the entire line and do it
quick, we offer about forty hand bags
at Just one half the regular price. Reg.
ular prices we make very low-for in.
stance, a twelve in black leather bag for
s119. You can buy them now for 6Oc
each.
$500 bags $l.OO.
$500 bags $3.50.
Our semi-annual clean up sale. Prices
bona fide and just one-half our usual
low figures. Get busy.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-05-06
YOU NAY WIN THIS $40o PIANO
IT'S free

Some enc must win this fine Schulz
Piano. We give one ticket free with
each SOC purchase and it only takes
one ticket to win. June 80 we will
mix the tickets all together and have
a public drawing 1T noon. Geo.
Robinson, of Tagus. won the piano
We gave away last winter. You may
win this one. Better try by trading
at McCoy's.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-05-06
YOUR HOME ON A WEEKS TRIAL.

If you have half a notion that you want phono
graph come IN and let us tit you out with one dozen
records and machine. You take the outfit home
and it free of charge TO: week it, at the end of
that time you decide you want to keep it, you pay
$500, and keep the outfit by paying s. 90 month.
If you don't want it at the end Of week you
turn The machine and the records. That lie as fair
sell Edison Photographs Tor $780, $50 co. SO 90 and
$4,000 Records Csc and SOC each The SOC records
play four minutes just twice long the 35c re-
cords. We have every record listed in the Edison
Catalogue
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-05-06

We attach q white metal chain
to each Rexall watch we soil.
The chains retail 1t Soc each.
RexAll watches are tho best
timeksspess msds thst can %
bought for 600 or less. Every
RsxAQ watch 10 fully ,guarau-
tse1 Ter one year from date Of
oolo,
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-05-06
EVE %HT $MESS $7.95

Here is the best watch $195 will buy in any
town or city in the United States. Small thin
model, heavy arabic dial, seven jewel nickel
movement, fitted in dust proof nickel open
face case, fancy gold hands, stem wind and
stem act. Its the kind of q watch jewelry
stores sell for sl2 90. We fully guarantee
each and every one to be accurate timekeep-
ers. II you want slick, thin little watch and,
at the same time, a watch that will stand the
racket, this is tho watch to buy We have
built up large watch business by selling
watch is NO exception to our rule. In fact,
its an extra good sargain as the movement is
an extra quality Swiss make. Call and see it.
Mail orders filed at above price.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-01
OFFICIfLS FOR DERBY.
List for Saturdays Narration at
Polo Grounds Completed.

The officials all selected yesterday afternoon
for the $1,000 Marathon Derby. which will he run
at the Polo Grounds on Saturday afternoon over
the fun distance of 25 miles SS5 yards. Several days
ago Tim Hurst was selected referee and Big
Tim Sullivan was asked 10 start the The
other officials chosen were: Judges. Thomas F
Foley. George Consdine. Chevalier Charles Bar
sottf and Sam Austin; chief scorer Ted Steiner;
assistants ". Robinson and J. Mackey. and timers
John J. Doan. John J. O'Brien. John J. McFIugh
W L. Jones. Captain Charles J. Deges and A G.
Harvey. in addition to these. each runner Will he
entitled 10 three attendants and a physician. The
stand for the attendants of each will be desg
mated at the track side by the national flag of the
country he represents. These Will be placed sixty
yards apart giving the attendants ample room in
which to look after the runner without passing the
next stand.
The track will be five laps the mile. and the
American flag, which viii be at Hayes's stand. viii
be at the home plate Longboat. with a combina-
ton of the British flag and the maple leaf of Can
ada viii be at first base. The French 1ag, for ST.
Yves will be in right field Shrub al centre with
the English flag, Dorandos Italian colcrs At left
field and Maloney. with the Irish flag. AT third
base. The sale Of reserved seats which is now
going at the different sporting resorts and no
tels viii be discontinued after Friday night, and
O'Clock Saturday morning a special box
office will be opened at the Polo Grounds Tne
gates will be opened p O'Clock and the will
start promptly at ?, which should bring the finish
shortly after $50
Alfred Shrubb left Ottawa last night and Will
arrive here this morning and go direct TO Moet-
clair. y J. In telegram received Yesterday ne
said IN first class condition for the struggle
New-York tribune., 1909-04-01
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

LYMAN Underwood. of the Massachusetts, Insti-
tute OF Technology will deliver lecture Hunt
ing with Canoe and Camera in New Brunswick
before the members OF the American Museum OF
Natural History this evening.
Philip Margano. the city Hall interpreter who
shot and killed his daughter week ago.
raigned Yesterday before Coroner Shrady and sent
TO the Tombs without bail, to await the action OF
the grand jury.
IN her second attempt, Mrs Augusta Witt. thir-
ty-four years old succeeded in ending her life yes
terday by inhalng Illuminating gas at her home
No S07 West 1lith street. on Sunday she tried to
swallow the contents of a phial of chIoroform
Charged with running and killing John
Duffy. eight years old of No. 1l3 West 60th street
Motorman Edward Kelly, of No. 465 West slst
street. examined before Coroner Harburger
yesterday and held In $500 bail.
Walter Hammtt. advertising manager for Fred
erlck Loeser & Co. Brooklyn. will deliver an ad-
dress Retail Advertising before the Advertis-
ing Forum, a. the West Side Young Mems Chris
tisn Association this evening at O'Clock
New-York tribune., 1909-04-01
FOR COLUMBIA
'Toratu ROzcs Ten Miles and Then
Races Second Cre1C for Three.

Finishing off q ten-mile pull with race Of three
miles with the second varsity crew. the Column
bia varsity eight yesterday afternoon had the
hardest work it has INDUCED In far this season.
With only two weeks left before the race with
Harvard which comes April l., James {. Rice
the coach is determined that the men shall be IN
the best possible condition for this time OF the
wear. and for that reason he is gradually develop
ing their staying powers He took the first and
second varsity combinations out yesterday shortly
after o'clock. They rowed with a low stroke up
stream for five miles under the lee Of the Pal
isades They we're ABOUT one mile above Spuyteh
DuyviI when Rice gave the order To turn.
When opposite Dyckman street on the way back
Rice ST ,pped the crews. He sent the second eight
a length ahead OF the varsity and started them on
Both crews hit up a stroke Of about thrtE-slN toT
the first hundred wards. and then settled down 10
= lower stroke. The first eight overhauled the
racen1akers and in mile open water was Just
showing between the shells At the end OF Two
miles there length of open water between
the TWO with the f st combination showing the
v-ay In the last half mile the second crew hit 1t
up to thirty-four strokes TO the minute hut the
VARSITY rowing about ,hirtytwo, was able to hold
its own and finished with more than a length of
open water 10 spare.
This was one Of the best practice races that Rice
has had and he was much pleased with the snow
ing Of the boat that will he 10 Boston against
tho Crimson The men rovved / splendid form,
with clean blade work and good keel Every man
pulled his oar through well, and the boat shot
ahead on a powerful. well applied leg drive Inc
water conditions were good, although thefe was
strong tide to pull against on the way home.
rob, Schulz Of the Harlem Rowing club. who
had been coaching the freshmen from the cox
sv,ains seat for the last weeks left yesterday
10 take up business offer and Rice had charge
Of the freshmen for the first time since they nave
been on the water this spring. He found them
rowing in good form and when he brought them
back from pull to spuyten Duyvil he seemed wen
pleased.
Although he does not expect 10 encounter mucA
rough water the new course. Rice wants TO take
every precaution against accidents. and Is no"
irving ~ get a float moor about four miles
north OF the hoathouse This is so that in case
the crews are caught by sudden storm they can
disembark and dump out their shells Anothe'
thing that he IS desirous of having done IS t'S
marking Of the course. so that he will know the
evac+ distances the crews row It Is thought that
this will be done by the engineering students III
stead Of some Of the regular field work
New-York tribune., 1909-04-01
JEU DE BARRE AT DURLAND s.

game Of jeu de barre. which gave Mrs John
Gerken. Mrs Belle Beach Balm and Mrs. Edward
Keys a chance display their equestrian skill
was the feature of the entertainment after the
weekly music ride at the Durland Academy last
night.
Mrs Gerken had things all her own way for
after capturing the blue ribbon from Mrs Keys
and the red from Mrs. Balm. she managed to pro-
tect her own white bow against all onslajghtS
A game of polo between the Durand team and
the Tichenor Grands resulted in a hard-earned
victory for the home team. Henry Guggenheim
Earle Hopping and Jack Breen made up strong
team and they gave the Durlands a lively tussie
There were two twenty minute periods and at the
end of the first period the score stood to > In
the second period each team made one goal and
It looked like tie game when, just as the whistle
sounded. Archie Kinney made shot that landed
the bah between the posts, making a score of
TO 8
New-York tribune., 1909-04-01
CHAIN HEARING TO-DAY
MOTORISTS IN PROTEST.
State Auto Clubs to appear Before
High1cay Commission at albany.

hearing relating to road rules will be held at
Albany to-day before the Highway Commission. at
which the various automobile clubs in the STATE
will be represented strong argument VIII De
made against some OF the proposed restrictions re-
latng 10 the motor car on the highways, especially
the of chains.
Foremost among the speakers y no Will repl eoei'e
the automobsts are Charles Thaddeus 1erry'
chairman of the legislation board of the American
Automobile Association. and George T. Dieni
superintendine engineer Of Erie County, who VIII
look after the interest of the Western contingent
Henry Edmunds. Of London memoer OF ui7 Al
stitute of Civil Engineers and the Institute OF
Electrical Engineers. will accompany MI leity
will explain to the commissioners that In MS SIX
years experience in driving automopHes III
rope he found that chains on automoohes uo w
affect the roads He says that cnalns Oh du
mobiles have been used in his country Tor Ioiiso
time than here. and that in some places o
they are required by law.
More property was bought yesterday by the Au'o
mobile Club of America to add to that recehti'
purchased in West 55th street. In the rear OF le
clubhouse in West 54th street on which site II 10
proposed to build a garage. Bryan L. henheiAS
made the sale for Eloise B. Crothers' on a plo'
1873 bv 100 feet It adjoins the east the seventy
five feet sold TO the club by Mr.. Kennedy last Au
gust
George Miller driving the Thomas pathnholhs
car which is laying the route for the race lIoi
New York 10 Seattle in June arrived In chicago OH
Tuesday evening The roads from South Bend u
Chicago were excellent.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-01
HARvARD-YALE RACE ON JULY l.
No Change This Year, Though One VIII Prod
ably Be Necessary in 1910.

New Haven. March 3i..Some hlsaPp'e
sion has arisen over the date for the ale-Har-
yard races on the Thames River at New London
this year The date Is definitely fixed for July l.
The action Of the Yale Corporation. nal king com
mencement a week earlier does not take erect un-
I'll next yer. However. as Yale men thought july
vas late for the regatta Informal sugsestioh
ss ,ada n Harvard 10 set forward the races this
YEAR one week The undergraduate manager az
Harvard said that this would interfere with plans
for the Harvard commencement. and the susses-
ton vas not accepted.
The Yale mana cement by making the susges
ton has opened the way for a conference next IAN
-. .. .ba date for next wears regatta. which will
r-o,ahfy have TO be one week earlier than IN pre-
3ious wears owing 10 commencement at notn uni
ersitiss coming in the same week. Some difficulty
s e,nectAd I'm arra nging date. but this is mat
ter FOR future consideration
New-York tribune., 1909-04-01
81 Telegraph 20 The Trfbun. J

Memphis. March 31.-Only four members Of the
New York Giants could hit the bail safely To-Day
and consequentIv the Giants beat Memphis ny a
score If only > 10 O. When the Giants can't MT
they have TO win on base running. and that Is
lust the thing that gave them a victory over I'e
Southern i.eaguers to-day. although NiIlSe an"
CrandaH kept Memphis from hitting 700
fSridV,eU got TWO hits and Tenny . Hara anu
nevlin got one apiece. That represents the en-
-!-7 batting strength Of the Giants To-Day ne
lack Of hitting in the last five Hnings was Que
entirely 10 a young man. kieher by name VINO
pitcbed for the minor lesguers- McGraw knew
Kieber was good two years ago for ne oraf'ed
him while he was pitching in another league
II was found that Memphis had purchased
him ahead Of the draft, however, and hie-
her was ordered TO this city In his reign
of fnur innings not n Giant got hit except
that scratch Of Tenny's. O'Hara evidently had an
idea tnat something hard was coming toward 'he
latter part Of the game. he started out ruH-
ming bases right at the jump He performed the
remarkable and brilliant feat OF steahng second
third and home before the man at nat had 80
much ias struck at the ball. Every Giant VINO got
on bases ran like mad. and that accouitS t''
the five runs The double steal was Workeu WV WV
New-York tribune., 1909-04-01
QUAKERS CLINCH TITLE
Beat Princeton an S7cimmlng Meet
and Earn League Cham pi0nShip.
TRv Telegraph 10 The Tribune


Princeton y J. March S1.-Pennsylvana clincnea
the intercollegiate swimming championship to-nlSht
hv defeating Princeton by a score Of 10 points 10
e The visitors broke one intercollegiate recoIu'
winning the Soo-foot relay race in minutes 50 80
seconds three-ifths of second faster than 'he olu
record Captain Chambers won Princeton ol'S
first pIsce defeating Shryock in the loo-ysrd s"hi
in minute 4-5 seconds Seeing that the meet was
lost Chambers did not enter the 22e-yard event IN
which he also defeated Shryock in the lnterco'-
legiates.
The Tigers won the water polo game by score
Of , to / Woehr played a splendid game scol-
ing both Of F,rinceton's goals unassisted
The summary follows:
H Dalrymple. captain; c. { Sylvester n
and I Crshau1l. Princeton CR Wilson r g t$a-ii,L
a.ssas
Fancv diving Tie between X. c. stern Princeton and
J H DaIrymple Pennsylvania. L. 7. Parke, princeton
third
Fifty-yard svim-won by J u. chambers princeton @
J K Shryock Pennsylvania, second; J. Graham fehn
sylvanis. third. Time. OF
-hIndred-yard Won by !. X. Shryock. Penn
svlvana: g : Sylvester Pennsylyans. second: l. 7
Parke. Princeton third. Time. 1;o2>s
Tvvo-hundred- and twenty yard syvinWon hy w An
flonv PENNSYLVANIA: 7 Yerkes PENNSYLVANIA second ".
G Hazen Princeton third Time. 2:5Jlt
Plunge for dstance-Won by r. Hopkinson. Pennsy !
vana CO feet: II NJ. McGary. Pennsylvania second
N: 1 81. Woehr, Princeton, third. 81 # ; in
Water r,olo-Won by Princeton team. composed o.
Iheinstefn hacks and Medina. goal Goals scored By
Voehr. 2: by Sanderson /
New-York tribune., 1909-04-01
YALE 1THLETES OFF.
Cree and Baseball Team Start on
Southern Training Trips.
rRr telegraph to The Tribune. J

New Haven. March 3l.-Yales varsity crew start
ed to-day for Philadelphia to train the SchuyI-
kill in preparation for the with Pennsylvania
or AprfI 10 The will row in its English built
and English rlggeG shell and the experiment IS
being watched with much interest by those in
charge of aquatic matters AT Yale. Kennedy has
had to build up a from green material, but
he has a good looking combination that has inn
pressed all who have it in action by its latent
power. Pennsylvania has a fast eight, bat Yale
men are fearful Of the outcome OF the
The Yale nine started to-day for Washington,
where the first game Of the season viii be PLAYED
with Georgetown tomorrow. The team has had
little outdoor practice Yet. but much Is expected
of il in view OF the excellent work done by Billy
Lush and Ed Walsh, the professional coaches.
From Washington the nine will go Norfolk Va.
where games wifi he played with the University of
Virginia. The New York National League team
has cancelled the game that TO be played at
Norfolk
New-York tribune., 1909-04-01
ABSURD, SAYS BUTLER.
Robert u. De Forest Not Directing
Tenement House Conn mission.

Edmond T Butler Tenement House Connis-
sioner. said yesterday that Robert W De Forest
was not running the Tenement House Department
and that he had not been consulted any qUes-
ton since ne took Office four years ago This was
in response TO a charge made az meeting Of ths
New York Society OF Architects that Mr.. Butler.
when called before the Charter Commission couid
not define his powers and had called Mr. De Forest
answer for him.
Commissioner Butler said he vas asked what au-
thority had been taken from other city depart
ments and given TO his department AS he did NOT
care to state his exact powers he iokingy referred
the question he said, to Mr.. De Forest. who did
not answer it. Mr. Butler said the question In
voved the powers OF almost every department In
the city government.
Mr. De Forest, a Former tenement house
missioner, il president OF the Tenement House COM
mittee. an organization which watches the working
of the Tenement House Department. and communi-
Gates with the department, Mr. Butler said only
when # finds an official ia not doing his duty
IN speaking OF the resolutions passed by the New
York Society OF Architects. Commissioner Butler
said IL possible to aaIgamate the Buildings
Department and the Tenement House Department.
because one was a city department under city law
and the other organized under a state law. He
did not think il necessary have a deputy
missioner IN every borough, and said II was not
necessary for the Tenement House Commissioners
be a builder.
The Commissioner denied that there in
termnable and vexatious delays in the transaction
of business" In his Office He referred 10 number
OF architects who direct the building OF the greater
portion of the tenement houses here, and said hs
willing TO be judged by them And their
plans have been turned down. these other men
have been turned down. he added
With reference TO charge OF graft. Mr. Butler
said that in so large department. Re could not
say that there empioys who had sc-
cepted money. All the charges. he said. Wsrs
traceabe who had a grievance.
Robert ". De Forest thought the charges inss-
niicant. In reference the that he was tnS
real man behind the throne Mr.. De Forest said;
Mr.. Butler is running the Tenement House pe@
partment entirely. No plan has ever been submit
ted 10 me- either directly or Indirectly
In speaking Of the provisions OF the charles
with reference the Tenement House Depart
ment Mr. De Forest said: II think the pro-
visions good and appropriately provide for ths
department"
New-York tribune., 1909-04-01
YANKEES BEAT COLTS.
REGULARS Take Fast Game from
Yannigans at Amer1cUs.
fRy Telegraph to The Tribune. J

Macon Ga March 31.-The Yannigans and the
Regulars OF George SJaIlinEs's Yankees played an
exhibition game at Americus Ca. to-day. the lat
ter winning in a fast. well played game by the
score of > TO .. Newton and quinn did the pitch
ing for the Regulars and let the Yannigans down
with four hits. Doyle. Manning and Brockett
worked for the youngsters.
The score by innings follows
T7.yulars 2 o o / o % ; =
Yanuigans .....-.....I O-1 Z
The Regulars will play In Dawson. Ga. Thurs
iay returning 10 Macon Friday for the last
nine-inning game on the local diamond. The trip
to the North does not begin until Monday how