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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-02-04
500 Officials Honor Min..ot
Penningtons Significant Speech at Commercial Club Room
/ -.-Spoke of Minot as City of a Future-.-Want to
Work Hand in Hand With Our Business Men

er city. Remember, YOU are indebted
to the country tributary to your city,
entirely for your growth. O&en you
will see cities grow to ten Thousand
in population, and then stop. Work
in unison with your tributary country
keep in close touch with the coun-
try.
You have fine state, comprising
1000 square miles, with 10000 popu-
lation and four Thousand miles OF
railroads. Compare North Dakota
with Iowa, which comprises $4,000
square miles, has 100000 population
and has ten thousand miles OF rail
road. By a comparison with Iowa,
you can see the future that is in
store for your state. Every year chs
railroad company spends thousands
of dollars in advertising this state
and other states thru which it pass
es, interesting the people in the op-
portunities that are in stole for
them. The railroads realize that the
interests of those concerns and those
of the people are mutual
When I was in London last sum-
mer, I met a banker who is largely
interested in the railroads OF the
Northwest who said to me what is
fhn
Northwest. A wave has seemed to
pass over them l told him that
thought that after the wave had pass
of everything would become eQuqaiiz-
ed and things would turn out all
right. The eastern capitalists have
their eyes on the Northwest and in
order to interest eastern capital to
invest in railroad building in Oh"
Northwest, it is necessary to treat
the interests in the right manner.
desire to thank you for the demon
stratiom of friendship and want to
say that appreciate it more :han
I can express"
Rev. Mr.. Hale, the pastor OF the
Methodist church, of this city, respond
ed to Mr.. Pennington's remarks in a
short eloquent address. Mr.. Hare
said that Minot was proud to be able
to entertain the noted men OF this
corporation which had lone so much
for our city, and who were able to
do a great deal more. Mr.. Hases
remarks were well received
The visit of the officials to Minot
will no doubt result in the building OF
magnificent new 500 depot some
time next summer. A freight depot
the very (best in the state, has been
completed, ami all that is now Lack
inc for the new passenger depot IS
the location OF the site, which will
very likely be settled upon during the
! stay of the officials in this city. the
500 believes that Minot has a NJ
ture, they are out for the business
OF this city and are giving their CON-
petitors a lively chase for 1t. Tue
local agent, Mr.. Sherman, is a mixer,
and is getting a very large snare OF
both passenger and freight business.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-02-04

staaJe Henhrdokson OF Cotea"'
one OF Ward countg's legislators was
/, Minot Tuesday on his way to Bis
marck, after spending the short va
cation from his duties at home. staale
working hard for the normal school
rmach NE hope to see socaNed In Nj
not ana VIII oonaauue 70 Do good
~prk II ansr e ~ psueusitan
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-02-04

Henry Klein, formerly manager OF
the Nriaot Drug CO. in this city, and
for some years druggist tor A. +.
s,ocnrm was druggei and robbed at
Ldeerwood, N. D., dying . few min
,tes later from the effects OF tine
no;son Monday night. He went to
the Merchant's hotel shortly after ne
was noisoned ami Informing some OF
hds friends Of his predicament, drop
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-02-04

IMinot has the honor today OF en-
PERTAINING a noted lot Of railroad Off.
Gals, the men behind the guns OF the
500 railway company. The officials
arrived last night and today, in four
private cars, and are having a royal
good time driving about the city, and
in mingNng with our business men at
the Commercial club, whom they
are most glad to grasp by the hand
of good fellowship. The following
officials are here: E. Pennington,
general manager and acting presi-
dent OF the company. G. r. Hunting
ton, the general superintendent OF
the company, w. l.. Martin, general
traffic manager, MIR. Baxter, THE ST.
perintendent of the western division.
and Scott Derrick, superintendent Of
the Bismarck line. MIR. Cole, assist
ant division superintendent, who re-
sides in this city, has lent his genial
presence to the crowd. The la lies
accompanying the party are Mrs. Pen
nington and daughter, Mrs. Hunting.
ton and Mrs. Martini. They attended
the library benefit bali at the formal
opening of the magnificent new 500
freight depot which ewas held this
evening. Mrs. Huntington made the
first "trip in his magnificent new pri-
vate car, which he is most proud Of
because the entire car is palace on
wheels is the product of the shops
of Minneapolis.
The officials were driven about the
city this afternoon, and expressed
themselves as being more than pleas
ed with Minot's growth, many Of the
homes being so comfortable and mag
nificent. s-5a..s.-s--- -.
They have ali been here before, but
for a few minutes at a time, and re-
membered Minot mainly as she was
in the early days, little western
hamlet.
A reception was held at the Com
mercial club rooms this afternoon,
hundreds of the business men meeting
the officials.
President Tracy in a few well chos-
en- remarks welcomed them, after
which MIR. Pennington spoke for few
minutes.
Mr.. Pennington's talk was listened
to with attention, and while he
is not recognized so much as man of
words as OF deeds, his words were
really encouraging, for in Minot he
recognized live hustiing city, one
of the best in the state. His al
dress follows: Gentlemen of Minot,
the 500 road seldom makes speeches,
we leave that for our competitors to
do. / first remember Minot away
back in 1892 when she was a mere
hamlet and when you could count
the people by scores, not (by thous.
ands as you can today Today we
find Minot one of the largest and
best cities in the state of North Da-
kota and I do not see any reason
why you should not have still larg.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-02-04

THAT morning. to serve AN injunction
on the commissioners restraining
them from qualifying. but as he stao-
ned from the train SchnEenberg and
Berg stepped on from the opposite
side ana made hasty trip to RoD
completing the organisation. Stun
lev was selected as the temporary
county seat. Oscar Jarrea m Ross
was named as the Temporary county
auditor ana the Ross Valley News
named as one Of the Official papers.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-02-04

en- from tuberculosis. For some time
owing to his illness, he had not CIV
en- the business Of the company
much Of his attention.
Mr.. Lowry was prominent IN rail-
road circles. He was president Of
the Twin City RApid Transit Go. snlf
was one Of the pioneers q the North
west +
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-02-04
M ANY ARE BANKRUP !

about $4,000 assets. The assets are
an in good shape. The company hlad
not been making amy money for the
past four years and thought best to
60 UP into bankruptcy when there
was yet nearly enough to pay off the
creditors.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-02-04
Vocalists Hear Minneapolis Concert

parts. Mr.. Isleifson SANG for the
conductor OF the minneapolis choral
club who spoke highly Of the youn
mans voice and advised him to keen
right on with the work. Mr.. Isleifson
win soon go to Minneapolis where he
will take a two years course in vocal
music.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-02-04

Major Person ani ID. J. 1slelfson
have returned from Minneapolis
where they attended the entertain
ment given by the Choral club Of THAT
city, THE Swan and the Skylark."
This IS the same production that the
Minot Choral club will give soon ami
these gentlemen will take important
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-02-04

The Canpio News man says thdnsS
about those editors who did not at
tend the meeting of editors at Bis
marck recently but who INSTEAD sent
a letter of regret containing the old
chestnut about mott being able to col
lect enough subscription money to
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-02-04
CHAS. WILLIAMS A BENEDICT

office of THE Register of Deeds for
some years and is considered mod
e1 o'oung man. The bride is we'll
known in this city. having been the
popular chief operator in the local
telephone Office for some time.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-02-04

Christ Rasmussen was arrested at
Devils Lake, charged with being in
innate with a young woman Upon
aate promise to marry the girl, the
case against him was not pushed,
awaiting the arrival Of The young
woman in this city.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-02-04

Thomas Kennedy Of Ryder, VINO
WAS charged with stealing "a sum OF
,u,oney from Tom Gavin was found
not eui1ty DIN district court nut WAS
;mmediately rearrested charged with
oss.mlt with a dangerous weapon.
He waived examination and was TO
aeased on $500 bonds.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-02-04

j. w. samuelson has installed q
power stxcher in bis shoe repairing
department and can now sew so1es
N less time than It takes 10 tell
Shnut Il Tue stitcher would sev
[tla,. I tvo incA poanns e necessary.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-02-04
Tom Lowry 10 Dead.

The only thing to mar the pleasure
Of the visit Of the 500 officials to this
city was the news that reached Manot
taads morning that Tom Lowry, pres1'
,dent OF the 500 railway company had
died At his home In Minneapolis. MI.
Lowry was IS years q age and tot
the past four years had been . suffer
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-02-04
Henry Klein Poisone d
Former Mnot Druggist Dragged and Robbed at Lidger-
wood--Managed Minot Drug Co. Few Years Ago

ped dead. Mr.. Klein had been man
aging a drug store at Lidgerwood. He
left Mdnot more than ear ago, In
ilr health and had not been back
since. His old home was at Marion,
Iowa Mr.. KLEIN had many friends IN
Minot who will be sorry to learn OF
his untimely end. He was SO years
of age.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-02-04

John H. Lewis, the referee in bank.
rulptcy Is almost overworked these
days, several large bankruptcy cases
coming from Bottdneau county. The
largest case for some time WAS that
of The Fulton Mercantile Co. which
failed with $4,000 liabilities AMI
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-02-04

lChas. Williams, son of Mr. and
Mrs NJ. S. Williams, ok, time resi-
dents OF Ward county, WAS united in
marriage Monday evening by Father
Raith to Miss Grace Hardness. The
groom has been employed at the
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-02-04

L. P. Weaherwax and Wire nave
started for California for Nampa'
idaho where they with spend the re-
nadnder OF the winter.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-02-04

There was Nrouble ait Kermit when
some members Of the orchestra quit
at a dance and broke ul1 the AFFAIR.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-07-15

migration. That is mistake The Senator
is not only in full accord with his people upon
that subject, but has announced his Intention
to vote for the increased head tax on immi-
grants.
1t has also been stated that Senator Bacon
was not in sympathy with the white fremen
of the Georgia Railroad during the late strike
The JEFFERsoN1AN is in possession of copies
of the letters and kilograms of General-Man-
ager Scott, Vice Presidents A. p Kelly and
q. A. Ball, and Senator Bacon; therefore we
hnOaO what Mr.. Scott asked the Senator to do
and what the Senator declined to do
Mr.. Scott wished the General Government
to take hand in the dispute, ito assist the
Georgia Railroad, and Senator Bacon took
the position that the Federal authorities
should not butt in until the Legislature or
the Governor called for help.
This position is constitutionally correct
After the strike was at an end, Messrs Ball
and Kelly, on behalf of the white fremen,
telegraphed their thanks to Senator Bacon
General-Manager Scott sent him no thanks,
either by letter or telegram.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-07-15
5be Jeffersonian

mons No. Was any hint Of it dropped in
the reports to Conventions, Conferences and
Synods? No. Did any Of the missionary pa
pers or magazines put you and your sisters
and daughters on your guard? No.
eve missionaries had known it long
time," but we kept it to ourselves Why!
Because knowledge of the appalling truth
would have brought the deluded people to
their senses and the missionary collections
would have fallen off
Suppose that I had charged this horrible
evil upon the missionary methods,-would the
missionaries have confessed it? You kn0a0
that they would not. They would have denied
it bitterly. But Elsie Sigel's dead body, dis
covered in the bedroom of one of the bright
and shining Chinese converts" uncovered
the evils of the system"
eve missionaries" knew of those evils, and
had known of them long time But we
kept the lid on. We saw our Christian sis
tiers walking blindly to perdition and we did
not say one word to save them
Merciful God How could anything be
more Infamous?
If "a0e missionaries" could Keep covered up
such trigAttuz conditions en- the mission aoorh
among the Chinese of NeU York, WHIT IS
COVERED UP IN THE MISSION WORK
IN CHINAP
You did not know that Chinese rakes were
wearing Christian clothes to get the chance to
debase Caucasian girls. "We missionaries"
knew it, but kept the secret.
WHAT OTHER SECRETS IRE THEY
KEEPING?
The terrible confession of Rev. Paul Wake
field ought to damn this whole unscriptural
system of foreign missions.
The missionaries who kept that awful Sc
cret are not much better than the Cinnamon
who ruined the girls.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-07-15

AS a matter of simple justice, the JEFFER-
soNIAN must set Senator Bacon right He
voted for what he considered revenue tariff
on lumber and in this we thought he went
wrong First, the Denver platform pledges
Democrats in Congress to put timber, logs and
lumber on the free list; and, second, the party
has been generally understood to favor free
raw materials We take no stock in Senator
Balley's claim that untaxed raw materials
mean double protection to the manufactu-
rers. So long as the Tariff on finished prod
ucts is as high as at present, any addition to
the cost of raw materials will simply be used
as an excuse to advance the price of manufac-
lures.
While we took Senator Bacon to task for
his lumber vote, we must bear testimony to
the fact that he has made a gallant fight,
throughout the extra session, for very sub
stantial reduction of the Tariff burden. He
has stood up to the New England push in
way that we admire. He wrung some impor-
tant concessions from Aldrich, and did every
thing that was possible to so adjust Federal
taxation that it would bear less crushinglv
upon the farmer. We have been reading the
Congressional Record, from day to day, and
had some one inquired who is the leader of the
Democratic Opposition in the Senate, our an
sWer would have been,-"Judging bv the
Record, Bacon is"
For twelve years he has endeavored to place
bagging and ties on the free list. Several
times he succeeded in the Senate, but the du-
ties were restored in the Conference Commit
to- At this extra session, Senator Bacon
again made fight for free bagging and ties
He succeeded as to the Jute, but the Steel
Trust owns the Senate majority, and the tax
on ties remains.
It was recently stated that Senator Bacon is
in favor of foreign cheap labor, and dago i'm
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-07-15

Is Florida Republican State? Judged
by the record being made by its two Senators,
we are compelled to answer, EYES,"
Disgraceful and astounding as have been
the votes of many Southern Senators at the
extra session of Congress, no state has been
SO consistently Republican, in it's Senatorial
action, as Florida.
Other Southern states have occasionally
had the pleasure of seeing both their Sena-
tors break away from the lead of that cynical
old liar and scoundrel, Aldrich of Rhode
Island
But Florida has two men representing her
in the U. S. Senate who have made record
that is without break or blemish in it's stall
wart Republicanism.
Fletcher and Taliaferro have followed
Rhode Islands Mary like two little docile and
atfectionate lambs. EveryaUhere that Aldrich
went, the Florida sheep were sure to CO.
Every time that Aldrich cried "Sheep!
Sheep" there went Fletcher and Taliaferro
tracking along after LODGE. Gallinger, Hale
Smoot, Root and Depew, bleating with the
Republican flock and swelling the tuneful
chorus of the stand-pat "Ba-a! Ba-a-a!p
Upon my word, it has been the most aston
ishing, disgusting and shameful spectacle that
the extra session has presented. Who elected
these Florida Senators, anyway? Whom do
O''OJ oP'OoO''O'
voting?
One would think that the Democratic par
ty were dead in the Land of Flowers, and that
the Republicans are in full control
When the lumber schedule was reached,
Fletcher and Taliaferro both voted in the in
terest of the Georgia Florida Saw Mill Asso-
cation, and against everybody acho has to
bug lumber. When the hides schedule came
up, they voted with the Packers Trust, and
Against the millions qoho haze to bug shoes.
Every citizen of Florida will have to pay
more to the Georgia Florida Saw Mill Asso-
cation for timber and plank and shingles be-
cause the Florida Senators refused to honor
the Democratic national platform and desert
ed to the Republicans.
Every man, woman and child in Florida
Will have to pay more for shoes, because their
two Senators abandoned the principles of
Democracy and gave their votes to the dis
honest Northern Trust whose embalmed beef
poisoned our troops during the Spanish war.
IT IS 4 SHAME!
Are there no Democrats left in Florida?
Is there no man, down there, who will take
up the fight for the people whose interests
have been foully betrayed by these two Sena-
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-07-15
What " We Missionaries
Concealed


Concealed
In the Christian church at Crawfordville,
Indiana, the Rev. Paul Wakefield of Spring
field, Illinois, gave a talk Tuesday evening,
two weeks ago.
Among other things, Mr. Wakefield said:
There are more missionaries degraded
by Chinese men than there are Chinese converted
''The tragic termination of the Chinatown
nance of Elsie Sigel and her two Monaghan suit
ors has uncovered the evils Of the system Of indi
vldual religious instruction which is almost uni
Versal in the Chinese missions.
1--WE missionaries have known this for long
time and were not surprised when we read of FL
sic SigelS tragic DEATH
Reader, do some thinking! Remember that
Elsie Sigel, the grand daughter of General
Franz Sigel, had devoted her young life to
the sacred work of converting the Chinese to
the religion of Christ The mother of the
girl consented to her doing this. Both moth
er and daughter felt sure that such work was
approved of God and would rebound to His
glory
To make a long story short,-the young en-
thusiast was ruined by one or more of her
converts, and after apparently living in i'm
moral relations with one of them, she was
choked to death in his bedroom and her body
hidden in a trunk. A great sensation fol-
lowed the finding of the corpse and, as the
Rev. Paul Wakefield said, this shocking MUIR
der uncovered the evils of the system"
Mr. Wakefield declares that the dangerous
methods of individual instruction which cost
Elsie Sigel her virtue, her life and perhaps
her SOULS salvation, as almost universal IN
CHINESE MISSIONS"
That is statement to fill one with dismay
But the worst of all is the Reverend Pauls
admission that 'aoe missionaries haze knoom
this q long tnae."
Known what? That the system of mission
work now IN operation was causing the degra-
dalton of more women missionaries than there
were Chinese converted.
They hneaO this, they had long kn0a0m 1t,
AND THEY KEPT IT COVERED UP!
Upon my word, I think that is the most in
famous statement that minister of the Cos
pei ever made.
What owe missionaries" hneao that these
slant-eyed, lecherous Chinese wolves were
pretending to become converts in order that
they might win the confidence of pure, unsus-
po>+in0 Christian girls and destroy them
The missionaries bneaC that the Caucasian
women were being ruined by the hypocritical
"converts', and they kept the hideous secret
to themselves.
Did eve missionaries" warn the girls, who
were about to 90 blindly into that vile asso-
citation? No. Did eve missionaries" warn
the mothers and fathers of the would-be mis-
sionary girls? No. Did 1--WE missionaries"
tell the people about it, in the missionary SER
The Glenwood post., 1909-12-11
CHOICE FRUIT FARM

have for sale tract Of choice fruit
land 21s miles from Grand Valley; 81
acres, all under ditch and in cultiva-
tion except 2 acres, 20 acres in orchard.
400 bearing peach trees and some year
ling peach trees. Land is especially
adapted to fruits. Absolutely first
class water rignt. Title perfect. No
improvements to speak Of. A great
bargain at $135 per acre. $500 cash,
balance on easy terms at per cent.
have some customers for small fruit
farms and garden tracts in the neigh.
borhood of New Castle. There is also
demand for general farms and orch
ards in other parts Of the county. I
am starting an advertising campaign
which am sure will be effective in
drawing the attention Of eastern buy
ers to the Grand Valley country. List
your lands with me if you want to reap
the benefit of this special effort which
will cost you nothing.
The Glenwood post., 1909-12-11

The Post will start each candidate
with 100 votes.
Thereafter the candidates them.
selves will be entitled to one vote for
each penny sent us on subscription for
this paper up to 6 o'clock p. m. of De.
cember 90, when the voting will be
closed. A years subscription will
count as 200 votes. etc.
Blanks will be supplied at this office
for the candidates for personal can
vass and the votes received up 10
Thursday afternoon will be counted
and published in Saturdays paper
The lady elected representative will
have her expenses paid to the exposi
ton and be royalty entertained whilo
there, and if not elected Queen will be
one of the Queen s court and will re-
ceive suitable prize from the exposi
tion's management.
See coupon at bottom of this page
The Glenwood post., 1909-12-11
EVERY FAMILY SHOULD
KNOW THIS RECEIPT

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