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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-12-02

roosts he has tackled up ducking and
after the chickens are all on their
roosts at might, a door of ducking is
let down from in front,and the chick
ems are kept warm on the coolest
nights, from the heat of their own
bodies. He keeps various kinds of
feed such as oats, wheat, corn, and
speltz in small receptaclesa which
the chickens can conveniently reach,
and always has charcoal on hand,
which keep the poultry healthy. He
keeps straw on the floor and feed is
scattered about the straw, giving the
chickens an opportunity to get ex-
ercise by scratching. The poultry
house is well built, is kept nice and
clean, and the young mans income
is surprisingly large. I'D
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-12-02

A -oung man in Fargo who is en-
ployed as bookkeeper, has consider
able spare time, which he devotes to
raising and taking care OF chickens,
and this !a,rstry mas developed TO
such a1>>aA..nt that he pays his ex-
penses by selling the eggs. and can
lay aside his wages for a rainy day
He has one lot which is surrounded
by a chicken tight fence, and in this
park he keeps 200 hens. He takes
such good care Of them, that he gets
about as many eggs during the win
ter as he does during the summer,
and during the winter he SELLS his
eggs to hospital for 40 cents doz-
en-. His poultry house was modelled
after his own ideas, to a large ex-
tent, and it might be interesting to
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-12-02
MAKING MONEY FROM HENS

many to know his plan. For one
thing, he has plenty of ventilation
during summer and winter. One
corner of the building is devoted to
roosts, which are all on the same
level. The poultry never have to
crowd each other other to get the
highest roosts. A plank platform is
built about two feet off of the floor,
and about foot and half under the
roosts. Under the platform, are the
boxes for the nests. The hens like
dark places i'm which 70 lay, and the
nests can be pulled out on slides,
and easily pushed back again. A
canvas is kept on this platform, un-
der the Eoosts and all litter can
easily be carried out, and the cloth
shaken and ventilated. About the
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-12-02

T. A. Peterson, a Kermit farmer,
lost his farm home. and granary con-
tanning 1,400 bushels of oats, 1000
bushels of wheat. His loss is SO 900
with very little insurance. A lighted
building used to shelter his feed
grinder, started the fire.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-12-02

The five car loads of two and three
inch gas pipe for the Lansford system
have arrived, and a large force OF
men are at work laying it. Nothing
short of blizzard will keep 1ans-
ford from burning gas by January l,
Fixtures for the homes and business
houses have been ordered. Watch
Lansfold grow.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-12-02
Card Of Thanks.

/ desire to express my heartfelt
thanks to those who so kindly assist
ed me in bearing the heavy burden
during the illness and after the death
Of my beloved husband, and especial
ly to Doctors Archie d. MCDANIEL, L.
H. Kermott and J. D. Taylor. T.
Mrs. G. P. Hyndman.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-12-02

'Sembrich, the great prima donna,
appeared in Valley City Monday might
1t lis not often that North Dakota Il
favored with singers of this class.
Nine. Sembrich Travelled in a private
car and was accompanied by her hus.
band.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-12-02

Joe Ermantrout, Des Laos farmer
was arrested Monday. charged with
pulling a gun on a youth named Leo
|SlingbV. The lad says the
man threatened to blow his head off
If he did not leave his stock alone.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-12-02

The editor of the New Rockford
Transcript acknowledges receipt of
:. mammoth pumpkin of the blue rib
bon variety from subscriber.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-12-02

L. Townsend, prominent young
farmer living near Grano, died in his
fathers arm from heart failure.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-12-02

Mrs. John Tough, Ray woman,
was badly burned about the arms and
shoulders by the overturning of a
lamp.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-12-02

In a drunken brawl at Dickinson,
Thanksgiving eve, one Dago fatally
stabbed another. The assailant is
missing.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-12-02

Editor w. T. Sherman has disposed
Of the Camdo Herald to the three
Flint Bros, Iowa men.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-12-02

A Grano girl fell from a plano st III
and broke her collar bone.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-04-16
PACKERS TO JOIN
N MODEL CITY
Big Chicago Firms Will join
Armour in Erection OF Model
Packing City.
SITE NEAR new BRIGHTON

st. Paul, April 10. = Information OF
an important and hitherto unrevealed
nature concerning the real situation
regarding the packing house PROPOSE
ton came out yesterday morning.
While the war over the Armour site
near New Brighton was being waged
Mr.. Armour himself. serene and I'M
disturbed, was quietly continuing TO
obtain possession Of what remaining
land he thinks he needs to complete
his buildings and abattoirs. And on
top of II all, and Of far greater impor-
lance, is the positive information
that behind Armour stand Nelson
Morris. Swift & Co.. Schwarzschild &
Sulzberger and other lesser packers.
Explains Details OF Plan.
FVom George Slocum. president OF
the Wisconsin Land company. who
negotiated the purchase OF the present
site for Mr.. Armour, comes the word
that from the very start II was per
fectly understood by him and others
interested in securing the land that
Swift intended abandoning South st.
Paul and his plant there st as soon
as Armour was installed and as quick
iy as land could be obtained for the
building Of additional abattoirs.
Included In the scheme is the cree
ton OF model packing city. such as
the world has never before known or
seen.
Mr. Robbins" said Mr.. Slocum. the
gentleman who represented Mr.. Ar
mour In all these transactions. told
me that II was the intention OF Mr..
Armour and the other packers 10
build a model packing city.
The plan Is to have macadamized
walks and asphalted pavements. i'm
provcnents OF the highest order. cleo
tric street lighting. model tenements
and every convenience and appliance
which modern methods can devise for
the comfort and health of the people,
Would Establish Separate City.
The original PLAN" continued Mr..
Slocrm. was 10 purchase every acre
Of land lying between the limits OF
tie two municipalities that could be
obtained and to make new and sepa;
rate city. with its own municipal gov.
ernment and its own civil entity.
You can take 1t from me as posi-
tive--l know whereof | speak-that
the new Armour site will be the cen,
ter of the packing industries of the
Northwest: that South st. Paul will
be abandoned - Air. Swift has about
three millions invested there, but that
is nothing as compared TO a new site
and all the other great Chicago
packers will follow suit. This Is the
scheme and always has been"
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-04-16
Governor Appoints.

Gov. Norris made number OF mp
pointments. including the following:
State Ash and game warden. Henry
Aware: to represent the state at the
conference of commercial organiza
tons In Detroit April % and %. w
r. Hull Of Helena. p. J. Brophy Of
Butte and w. A. Selvidge OF Billings
executive board state reform school
w. W. ID. Terrett and c. NJ. Butler
OF Miles City: executive board or
phans' home, p. Carney Of Waterloo
and Il. ID. Marsh of Sheridan: execu
tive board state normal school. ]. T.
Murray and r. II. Rathbone OF Dillon
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-04-16
ELECTRICAL SHOW PLANNED.
Students Of Agricultural College ,
0oxeman to Hold Exhibition.

0oxeman to Hold Exhibition.
Plans are now being made at the
state agricultural college at hzs'
man for the annual electrical show
which will be held this year on May
IA. A general invitation will be ex
tended to the people Of the state Ia
visit Bozeman at that time and note
the work being done In the institution
here. The exhibition will be given BY
students In the department OF electri
cal engineering
Invitations have just been received
at the sheriif's Office at Bozeman Il
attend two hangings In Montana or
April 2. One is of William Hayes
who will be hanged at Deer Lodge
and the other IL the hanging of Fred
lie Beau at Kalispell. Both were
convicted OF first degree murder.
w. w. Mckee of the Westinghouse
Church-Kerr company of New Yorl
has just arrived ut Bozeman to su
perintend and have active charge N
the construction or the electric inter
urban railway which will be built thi,
summer through the Gallatin valley.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-04-16
MONTANA NEWS
ELECTIONS IN MONTANA.
Democrats Had the Best OF Local
Contests In the State.

Democrats Had the Best Of Local
Contests In the State.
The municipal elections held
throughout Montana we're or the
whole favorable to the Democrats.
but In some cities party lines were
not drawn. The chief interest center
ed In Butte and Helena. where the
Democrats and Republicans. respec'
lively, won. A special election will
be required in Helena to determine
a tie for alderman In the Sixth ward.
The feature was the small vote polled
by the Socialists. The results are
summarized as follows:
Helena Five Republicans. two
Democrats and one tie In aldermanic
contests.
Butte-Democratic mayor. treasur'
or, police Judge and four OF eight
aldermen.
Anaconda - Democratic mayor and
aldermen.
Great ralls-Democratic mayor and
aldermen.
Kalispell-Two Democratic and one
non-partisan alderman.
Neutrality-suspicious. mayor and
Judge and one alderman. Republican
treasurer and two aldermen.
Missoula-Two Republican and two
Democratic aldermen.
Glendive - Citizens. mayor. treas
urer. judge and two aldermen: Re
publican, one alderman. With the ex'
ception Of mayor. however, all are
Republicans.
Billings Republican mayor and
aldermanic ticket. with an independ
ent treasurer.
Bozeman-Democrati mayor, police
magistrate and four aldermen: Re
publican treasurer.
Glasgow-Entire independent tick
ct.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-04-16
Sylvia Goes Free.

After q second continued hearing
In the justice court AT Missoula. Syl.
via Grey. a handsome young creole
woman. was freed from custody after
being held for alleged robbery. The
Grey girl Is well known In the tw'
light zone and II was allea ID that she
robbed a man OF so after few min,
utes' acquaintance. Justice Small
stated that the state had faiieds TO
produce sufiicient evidence TO war,
rant binding the woman over TO the
district court. She Was accordingly
released.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-04-16
KEEPER KILLED ~ ELEPHANT,

Animal SEXES Man, huris Him Hieh
Into Air and frampiss Him.
Des Moines. April 10.-"Tom," an
elephant in the winter quarters Of the
Yankee" Robinson circus here. ran
amuck last night.
SEEKING his keeper. Charles Bellew.
he hurled him high into the air and
then trampled him to death.
The beast then ran through the
animal park. uprooted trees. destroyed
three circus wagons and demolished
bridge across 4 lagoon.
Forty bullets were fred into the
beast before II was subdued.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-04-16
SWEDEN.

Wireless telegraph system are being
installed In Sweden. and the line has
now reached Stockholm. SO that mes.
sages can now be sent from the Swed-
ish capitol to Got!and and other sea
points.
J. z. Erickson. q laborer of Folun.
who inherited considerable sum
from a son who drowned. has donated
a b.ndsome sum TO the poor fund of
Askersund. to be known - the y. T..
Erickson fund.
The Ludyika saw mill II Falun Is 10
commence work again after ! long
reriod OF idleness due to strike con.
fi.cts. The mill employs a great
any men. and Its reopaning win be
satisfaction TO laboring men vho
have long looked for Q chance to no
to v,oik o.sin.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-04-16
SHOOTS WOMAN; KILLS HIMSELF
Terrible Tragedy Occurs in Booth In
Chop suey House in 81. Paul.

Terrible Tragedy occurs IN 6ooth IN
Chop suey House in 81. Paul.
st. Paul. April 10.-Pulling 49,
caliber revolver from his hip pocket.
without uttering the slightest warning
or remark. Heny kneip. twenty-five
years old, fred at Alice Thompson.
twenty-threc years old. while the two
were getting ready to leave chop
suey restaurant at about 1850 o'clock
last night.
The assailant then shot himself
and died In = few moments. while the
young woman was hurried to st. Jo-
seph's hospital. where she is lying In
q precar GUS condition.
No direct motive can be attributed
for the deed. except that of jealousy.
arS the man had not known her long
enough to be impelled by any such
strong feeling. according to the story
Of the victim.
she says that Kneip had gone with
her at>out i've or ak times. and she
was not particularly on any affection
ate terms with him. He had sought
to 90 with her many times. but she
had repulsed him and had divided her
time among some Of the other young
men in the neighborhood.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-04-16
BUCK Is ON PAROLE.
Board Of Control Favors Mankato
Bank Wrecker,

Saltwater. April IL. - Alfred A.
Buck, the Mankato bank wrecker, IA
one of the eleven men granted pa
roles. by the state board Of control.
Mr.. Buck was son Of the late
Daniel Buck. Justice of the supreme
court. After his bank failed at Man
kato he went TO Mexico, whence he
was brought back by the sheriff OF
Blue Earth county. tried. convicted
and given a sentence Of six years
and four months for grand larceny In
the first degree. He was received al
the prison Nov. s, 1905.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-04-16
MARION CRAWFORD DEAD.

Famous Author Psssss Away At ser.
rento.
Sorrento. April II. ~. Marion
Crawford. the novelist. died here last
night. He was born In 1854.
Mr.. Crawford had been Ill for some
time. one Of the symptoms of his A.
lection being fevers. which tended
greatly to weaken him. His illness
had its origin in an attack OF inau.
snsa. Death came peacefully, and
when his family was at the bedside.
Tho novelist's last words were: II
enter serenely into eternity"
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-04-16
DEFENDS THE OIL TRUST.
Standards Attorney Begins Presenta'
ton Of His Case,

Standards Attorney Begins Presenta.
ton Of His Case.
st. Louis. April 8.---John G. Milburn
Of New York and the Standard Oil
company's chief counsel OF record.
late yesterday afternoon commenced
the presentation Of the defendants
side Of the case In the governments
suit to dissolve the Standard Oil CON-
pany.
The federal attorney, Mr.. Kellogg.
concluded his opening address for the
government shortly after noon.. Then
C. B. Morrison, formerly United
States attorney in Chicago. and Mr..
kellogg's chief associate. finished the
governments opening Of the argument
by two-hour discussion Of the al.
legged unfair competition.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-04-16
FIahs for Gov. Haskell.

Tulsa. Okla. April 8. = In the trial
Of Gov. Charles N. Haskell for alleged
land fraud. testimony designed to up.
hold charges OF improper conduct by
Special Prosecutor Rush In obtaining
the indictments was completed yester.
day. The defense Immediately resum.
ed argument on the motion to Quash
the indictments. Arguments were in
progress when court adjourned for this
day.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-04-16
One Republican Votes Against
It, and Fcur Democrats
Vote for II.
PETROLEUM Is on FREE list
Previsiea foe Dsty On Tea and Coffee
b Strokes Out-Vote % Bill
I'll b l61.


weeks Of consideration the Payne
tariff bill was passed by the house Of
representatives last night by q vote
Of PIT to 161. One Republican, Aus
tin of Tennessee, voted against the
measure. and four Democrats. all
from Louisiana. Messrs. Broussard.
Estopinal. Pujo and Wickline. voted
for 1t. An attempt by Champ Clark.
minority leader, to recommit the bill
with instructions sisnally failed.
The day was filled with excitement
from the moment the session began
at noon until the minute Of adjourn
ment. The members were keyed up
to the ehighest pitch and practically
full membership remained on duty
throughout.
Petroleum on Free List.
One of the principal changes ct.
fected in the Payne bill since its In
PRODUCTION was the placing Of petro-
leum on the free list. This involved
= more seriously contested fight than
any Of the other amendments. Al
though an amendment to place oil on
the free list was lost Thursday, .
similar amendment offered by Chair
man Payne yesterday was carried.
Among the other important amend
ments that have been made were
those striking out the provision for .
duty on tea and the countervailing
duty proyiso ON coffee.
ecker" 10 Corrected.
To the free list were added ever
green seedlings, cloves and nut oil.
which is used In making varnish. The
socalled Joker" In the cotton cloth
schedule. which It was claimed would
increase the duty Of the Dingley bill
several hundred per cent. was cor
rected.
The section restricting the contents
Of packages of tobacco was amended
TO conform with the present law that
union labels may not be excluded
from such packages. The drawback
section was added SO that II would
not be taken advantage OF for the
purpose Of specializing in grain, and
the Philippine free trade provision
was amended SO that rice will not be
admitted free from the islands. Tho
countervailing duty clause on lumber
was stricken out. but a strong effort
to place lumber on the free list did
not succeed.
Duties increased.
The duties on barley. barley malt,
charcoal. iron, pineapples in crates,
saccharine. medicated cotton and cot
ton collars and cuffs. as originally In
the bill. were increased. There were
several technical changes In the
oteel schedule, principally downward.
Lace curtain and netting machines
were included In the proviso which
permits the entry free OF duty OF lace
machinery prior to May 1, 1910.
Hides. hosiery and gloves were left
rs reported by the committee, hides
remaining free and an increased duty
being presented for gloves and stock.
tngs.
Census Bill In Senate.
During nearly Ave hours yesterday
the bill providing for the thirteenth
and subsequent censuses was under
discussion in the senate. The con-
liberation Of the bill had not been
completed when the senate adjourn.
cd.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-04-16
Reduction Ordered.

The state board Of railroad commits.
sioners, as the result OF a recent pub.
lie hearing at Helena. ordered q re.
duction In the rate on limerick from
Burlington X Missouri Siding 10
Great Falls from 60 TO Is cents. but
decided 10 make no changes into
Butte. Helena. Anaconda and other
smelling points.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-04-16
GOV DAVIDSON WILL TESTIFY.
Committee Will Next Week Probe
Senator St.phenson's Election.

Committee Will Next Week Probe
Senator st.phenson's Election.
Madison. Wis. April IL. - Gov.
James 0. Davidson will appear before
the senatorial primary investigation
committee today and tell what he
knows about the $1,000 campaign
fund which Game Warden James w.
Stone testified last week he handed
10 the governor In three installm snts
Today viii be the last day the
joint committee is empowered to take
testimony.
A srecial committee of the senate
is expected to begin its probe next
Tuesday with regard to Senator Ste
phenson's election to the United
States senate on March 4. On that
day the walking out Of the joint as
sembly of three Democrats resulted
in an election being effected.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-04-16
VOTES HEALTH TAX.

Chicago Passes Levy to Fight White
Plague.
Chicago. April Tin the city cleo
tion held yesterday the little ballot"
containing proposition for tax levy
to erect tuberculosis 0oitarium
carried by large plurality.
The town Of Evanston annulled an.
nexation by voting against It. The
town of Cicero also defeated the plan.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-04-16
Magazine for pemoerat,.

Bunalo. n. Y. April l1.-Norman
z. Mack. chairman OF the Democratic
national committee. announced yester-
day that he had completed all ar
rangements for the publication of a
monthly magazine. to be known A
the National Monthly and to be de.
voted to the interests OF the Demo.
cratic party In the nation. The first
edition will appear May 1.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-04-16
Tailor Held for poubIe Mu,d.r.

Toledo. Ohio. April ll.-Coroner C.
J. Henzler yesterday rendered his
verdict In the Kruger case. holding
Michael Soboleski. q taller. response.
BILE for the deaths Of Ludwig Krue-
GER and his wife Augusta. whose bod
hes we're found buried in the cellar of
their home after 1t bad been destroy.
ed by nre the morning Of April /.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-04-16
Gusts Slot Machines.

San Francisco. April 3. - Under
pressure from the Civic league and
other good government organizations
including the clergy Of the city. the
board OF supervisors yesterday passed
an ordinance banishing slot machines.
effective July I.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-04-16
GOV. DAVIDSON 70 TESTIFY.

Hearing In Wtseensin Primary Probs
Without Developments.
Madison. Wls.. April l0.-Nothips
extraordinary developed at yesterdsy's
hearing OF the senatorial primary in.
vestigation committee. state Fire
Marshal T. n. Purtell and three zane
wardens appeared and told the com.
mittee how they disposed Of various
amounts Of Stephenson's campaign
fund.
Gov. Davidson IL expected to testify
today or tomorrow. Tho committee
adjourned at $50 O'Clock until today.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-04-16

Wayne. N. J.. April 1l.-One man.
Jerome Marsh. an employe. was kill.
ed. several others were injured, and
Zen small buildings were DESTROYED
oy an explosion in the corning mill
81 the Dupont Powder works here
yesterday. The shock was felt for
twenty miles.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-04-16
Must Enlist or Go 70 pr,.on

Des Moines. April S.-Johnny Flood.
eighteen. indicted on two counts.
charging forgery. must enlist In the
navy today Or be sentenced to the re.
formatory. Judge Brennan declares
the training In the navy viii make o
man of the lad.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-04-16
TO be REMouNr STATION.
ouartermastsr General Confirms Fort
keoph Report.

That the government has fully de-
cided to establish a remount station
for cavalry and artillery horses at
Fort Keogh is set forth In commu
nication received from the quarter
master general, who was requested
by stockmen In Miles City to grant
them. II possible. pastnrage conces.
sions on the reservation. The gener
al replied that the remount station
was to be established and the con
cession must be denied. AZ all OF the
$1,000 acres OF the reserve would be
required for the uses of the station.