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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-12-29
HAVE NO CLUE TO " i.
WHEREABOUTS Of JONES
Desperate Man Covered His Tracks As Tho He
Had Been Spirited Away In An Air Ship
Took One OF Cell Bars With Him

,s Not the least clue was ever found ~
to the Whereabouts Of Clem Jones, 2e
bad man who tried to rob the Sawyer
bank. Jones made hie escape several
months ago and he no doubt did Z
good job.
The Independent has learned some
additional facts about the ecsape II
this daring prisoner. At the time. the
other prisoners disclatmed any knowl-
edge Of the escape. saying they could
not have given the alarm had they
wanted to. Since then, q confession
has been mad BY two or three Of them.
They say that Jones had them ''buf-
naloed." They were afraid to toll on
him, because they realized that he
was q desperate character. ana he no
doubt threatened them. This only
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-12-29
$4,000 DAMAGES
AGAINST N'WILLIAMS

r. r. Sinkler has returned trun
Cando, where le defended Geo. Nc
Williams in the suit for $4,000 dam
ages, which was brot by Anna Boreen,
the woman who claimed she was be-
trayed by the wealthy TowneE county
citizen. The jury gave the woman
damages for $4,000, but the case will
be appealed. Mr.. Sinkler has alreany
made a motion for a new trial. The
case was tried before Judge CowAn
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-12-29
PRISONERS
IN Ward COUNTY JAIL

the latter being q Lorraine man charg-
ed with pigging. Among the Burke
county prisoners 10 Benson, the mur-
derer, besides two fellows charged
with rape. Ward county really has
but sixteen pisoners of l1er own, and
had the district court convened Soon
er, that number might have been cut
down considerably by this time.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-12-29

was badly burned, but was able TO
walk to his home where hts injuries
were attended to.
There was but one explosion and
the loss to the plant, which was own.
ed by a private corporation, was be.
tween $4,000 and $4,000.
1t is not known how the explosion
occurred and 1t is to be marvelled at
that Sweringer was able to escape be-
ing blown or burnt to death.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-12-29
cHATFlELD FAMILY REUNION

The Chatfeld family reunion at the
home of M. M. Chatfield, ST., which
was held in this city on Cristmas day,
will long be remembered by those who
attended with the fondest Of recollec-
lions: All but two of a family OF
eight children were present, a sister
and a brother being unable to attend.
Those who we're present are Mark
M. Chatf1eld, Guy c. Cnatfleld and
Mrs. T. C. Peterson of Minot, Mrs. =.
R. Smith Of Omemee, Mrs. Lawrence
Of Crosby and Miss Helen Chatneld,
one Of the nurses Of the Northwest
ern hospital.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-12-29
SHER|FF'S wife
Makes TROUBLE
WIFE OF SHERIFF HELEY OF WAt1.
PETON LEAVES HOME--.t1USBANO
Ill OF ARSENIC POISONING

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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-12-29
THE BAG PIPER P,PED.

The public 3 Indebted to Nell Nc
Dougall and his old Scotch friend A.
len McDougall. who IL making his
home vita Neil, for . fine bag pipo
concert ON Christmas day. Neil hitch
ed up to bio oled ana took tho aeod
piper about the streets, while ne play
ed some Of tAoss famous old Scotch
airs.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-12-29

Sheriff Sorenson had a. his unwill-
ing guests Just twenty-tnree prisoners
ON Christmas day. Still the moral
tone is becoming much better, for at
this time last year there were fifty
eight prisoners in the county jail.
Ward county 10 housing seven prison
ers from other counties, six iron.
Burke county, and one from Renville,
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-12-29

1EAaIsv, N. d. Dec. Nj. G. Hon.
Ealsmo townsite owner. has started
- aotion contesting the election Of
Stanley % the permanent county seat
aaA hled tho papers 10 the action
Wednesday afternoon. The papers 70
ne action are entitled J. G. Ho6.
piaiatiff, 70. I'd. schulenberg, Oluf
! sEuU and John Berg, as county com
nisuioners Of Mountrail county, North
Dalota.
He bases his action upon lae
grounds that, first: Prior to the cleo
sSttoa Of November 8th, the commits
ssioaers ordered that the question Of
srsnoving the county seat from stan
~ to suca other town as the voters
might designate, was q violation Of
the law as no petition had been fled
b. any one to submit the question,
and secondly, that the names OF the
different towns were not printed on
the ballot but were written in and.
Thirdly: That on the 22ud Of No
venber the canvassing board counted
ballots upon which no X was placed
after any town but counted ballots In
which the names Of several towns
were written and after which no K
appeared.
He then prays that the said pre-.
tended election for the removal Of
the county seat be adjudged null and
VOID and that the certificate Of the
aaavnssing board upon said PROPOSE
Ion be quashed and Get aside and
dksf the contestant q. G. HoR) r.
sovsr his costs and disbursements
tAss1fn.
rAompson Z Schulz. the Minot attor
nsgs. sSgFsosat Hon.
TssIs WEEK ENDS COUNTY COURT
J.AOe Davis informs % that this 4
~ lat wssk Of county oosrt. TIT
ss1nf1al cases have been wound q
90 . numbsr Of the civil casss lav'
hosn concluded. The calendar wiu N
- ~lpsl els1a b any means. bow
sWs.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-12-29

The head Of the United probably
Chief Justice Whites main diversion is the piano self
Persons
When
White music seated himself Running bis
with
a a . ~r. a-ee al.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-12-29
PossUM FROM MISSOURI.

PossUM FROM MISSOURI.
While most of the: people Ut North
Dakota were dining on turkey last
Sunday, w. s. Shaw. Minot land
man, went us all one or several het-
ter, by parta1dng Of alrge, rich,
juicy, delicious Missouri 'possum. Mr..
Shaw received couple Of the animals
from a friend q day Or two before
Xmas, and prepared one Of them for
the feast. The other enjoyed life in
a box in Mr.. Shaw's display window,
eating corn. Every darkey in town
was lined up in front of that window
and Shaw put extra locks on his
ofioe door 1T night.
LOST HIS LIFE IN AN OLD WELL.
Beach, N. D., Dec. 26.-While at
tempting to mine coal from an old
well on section 4-12-60, southwest Of
Beach, Albert Popil lost his life, be.
ing overcome with gas. The we'll was
about fifty feet deep and as soon as
he went down ne was overcome.
He cried for help, but was not able
to assist himself enough to be drawn
out by his hired man, who was at the
top Of the well. It was about two
hours before he could be taken out,
and with much difficulty.
throughzWhds. ettaoinshrdlucmf
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-12-29
THESE PEOPLE WERE LUCKY.

J. Studebaker, No. 7O3, won the
beautiful scarf given by the Branch
and Myra Cross, employed by>D Tay-
lor, won the valuable set of furs, her
number being 48O. II the holder Of
No. 953 will call, she may receive the
dress as advertised. ... ..,, ..
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-12-29
COLLECTION or OLD SONGS.

COLLECTION OF OLD SONGS.
The Independent 10 in receipt Of q
handsome little booklet, . collection
Of old songs, which the Mlnot Col
iege Of Commerce ls presenting to
its friends. The cover was designed
especiaiiy Tor the book By Mrs.. etoss-
meister, who has no peer for this
kind Of work In the country.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-12-29
.SOLONS OFF
FOR BISMARCK

Our legislators left TOR Bismarck th1a
week. starting from here Wednesday
night. Some ars leaving today. A.
tho the legislature does not convene
until Monday they desire to be On
hand sariy. securing their quarters
and they want to be on hand early n
tAe time o( organization.
Anoag thooo tom this part It ths
state leaving Ntnot this week, are
Msstos and Leo, Senator Wallin and
Representative DeLance from RoO,
ofr. DofA1c6s daughter, Hiss 1a1sea,
aooemynAied her father. % she hAa
ssosrsd . cSerkship In the legislature.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-12-29

goes to chow, also, that no prisoner Is
to be trusted. A q rule they are in
sympathy With each other. and will
hardly ever give away any secrets, no
matter how conhdsntial they pretend
to be.
When Jones escaped, he took with
him the short iron bar that he sawed
from his cell. and he no doubt would
have murdered any one had they at'
tempted to thwart his plans, provld'
Ing be got the drop On them.
The Independent further learns that
Sheriff sorenson was no more "a
blame for allowing this criminal to
escape than were the county commits
sioners, who - . matter Of economy
had dispensed With Tho night TAILOR.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-03-18
A CURE FOR INSOMNIA.

Recently a friend who had heard
that | sometimes suffer from insom-
mia told me a sure cure.
Eat a pint of peanuts and drink
two or three glasses of milk before
going to bed" said he, 'and I'll war
rant you will be asleep within half an
hour" | did as he suggested, and
now for the benefit of others who
may be afflicted with insomnia | feel
it to be my duty to report what hap
pened, so far as | am able to recall
the details.
First, let me say my friend was
right. did go to sleep very soon af-
ter my retirement. Then a friend
with his head under his arm came
along and asked if l wanted to buy
his feet. l was negotiating with him
when the dragon on which | was rid
ing slipped out of his skin and left
me floating in mid-air, While ! was
considering how | should get down a
bull with two heads peered over the
edge of the wall and said he would
haul me up if / would first climb up
and rig a windlass for him. So as
was sliding down the mountain side
the brakeman came in and | asked
him when the train would reach my
station.
1--WE passed your station four hun
dred years ago." he said, calmly fold
ing the train up and slipping it into
his vest pocket.
At this juncture the clown bounded
into the ring and pulled the center
pole out of the ground, lifting the
tent and all the people in it mp, while
| stood on the earth below watching
myself go out of sight among the
clouds above. Then | woke and
found | had been asleep almost ter
minutes. Exchange.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-03-18
A FOXY FOX HUNTER.
Fooled Sly MIR. Reynard by Hunting
Him With "a Lame Dog.

Fooled SLY MIR. Reynard by Hunting
Him With IA Lame Dog.
George Decker's style of hunting
foxes in Pike county is still more
novel than the masquerading for
moose in Maine, says Fur News.
When fox skins commanded high
price in the market some years ago
foxes were hunted and trapped for
profit. and, being plentiful in Pike
county, the trappers made money.
Then it was that Decker distin-
guished himself by bringing in from
four to ten foxes every time he went
out, while other famed hunters and
trappers frequently returned en-
PITY handed. Decker's brother hunt
ers became jealous of his success,
and as he never would permit any
one to hunt with him it was years
before his methods became known.
There's more ways than one to
get the best of a fox" Decker says,
land | learned them all by keeping
my eyes open and watching the
doings of foxes. | noticed that a
lame dog was better than sound
one to run down foxes with. The
way | found that out was by dog
| had going lame in one hind leg
while he was tracking fox.
He was a blooded dog, full of
game, and he kept right on after
the fox, running slower, of course.
1t wasn't long before | noticed a
difference in the fox's running too.
/ He seemed to know that the dog
was crippled and to actually take
| delight in not attempting to elude
/ the dog by cunning, but in keeping
Just far enough ahead to be in sight
and hearing of him, as if to tan
talize him.
The fox, of course, intended af-
/ ter having his little fun with the
dog to summon his cunning to his
aid and get out of the way to place
/ of safety. After noticing this un-
/ mistakable behavior of the fox it
was easy for me to get position
where a shot at him was certain,
whereas if the dog had been able
] bodied the fox would have been
/ twisting and turning in all sorts of
ways miles away, ana at last, prop
ably, would have succeeded in get
ting away.
Il tried this lame hound another
day. He started a fox, which as
soon as it saw the dog was lame
adopted the same tactics as the 9th
er one had. That settled it in my
mind that if fox only felt certain
of eventually getting safe hiding
place, being chased by hound was
I just as much fun for him as it was
for the hunter, and he would enjoy
/ it as long as he felt inclined to.
Il have hunted foxes with hound
disabled in one leg ever since, and
never found one fox yet that
wouldn't take things most tantaliz-
ing easy with the dog, and ] have
got every fox I ever started with
lame dog"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-03-18

we use an antiseptic ink, which has
been boycotted by the germ family
as being an infringement upon their
right TO destroy humanity The type
with which the Citizen is printed, is
made fresh every issue by our Limo
type. and after use is melted in a
furnace heated to 500 degrees fahren-
heit. Each issue of the Citizen con-
tains the latest news of the day; all
the gossip in your neighborhood that
is worth printing; lots of valuable
and useful information, and the ad-
vertisements of up-to-date business
men only. After you have absorbed
all of this. and increased your intel
lectual status, you can use the Citi-
zen to wrap up the Seal Skin Sacques,
Persian Lamb Coats, or Sable Furs of
your wife and daughters, and be sure
that moth or rust" will not enter
in and destroy them while you are
automobiling in the summer months.
AS a shelf paper the Citizen will de-
stroy reaches and ants, while if read
alternately with the Good BooK dur
I ing an election campaign, will keep
you in the straight and narrow path
that leadeth you to do on election day
that which you will never be ashamed
,, ~ how, covco +D raprpt
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-03-18

completed in 1865. IL had a dining
hall to accommodate 100 guests, be-
sides private dining rooms and
lunch counter seating fifty persons.
There were sleeping rooms for 100.
No hotel in the country was more
extensively equipped. Just what the
object of the hotel enterprise was ~
not known, but in name of the COM
pany noted hotel managers were
employed to conduct It, and the pay
roll of the staff was away up in the
thousands monthly The patronage
was only that of those who were
travelling throughout the Erie trains.
When the Erie and Gould control
of Erie came in 1868. Jim Fisk soon
found use for the big anu costly
hotel, and there he would entertain
his friends after the manner which
earned him his name of Prince of
Erie" Then Fisk was shot and
Gould was overthrown in Erie What
the succeeding management of Erie
would have done with the hotel will
never be known, for on Christmas
eve, 1873. the building and all it's
contents were destroyed by fire. For
many years it's unsightly ruins lay as
a reminder of the million or more
of dollars that had gone from the
Erie's treasury.
With the passing of the great Erie
dining nall and hotel the old Turner
I place came again to its own. The
Erie went back to its humble roof.
/ Peter Turner died, with a fortune
made in the place. His son Jim
succeeded him, maintained the fame
of the pioneer railroad dining station
/ and died about the time the innova-
tion of railroad dining car service
was beginning to make railroad din
ing stations thing of the past
After his death all efforts to main
tain the prestige and profit of the
place failed, and a few years ago the
last chicken pie was served and eat
en-; the old dining hail. and the ad-
joining bar, famous for its applejack,
were abandoned; the doors and win
dows were battened up, and with the
exception of the rooms at one end
occupied by the Erie the old building
was given over to the rats ana bats.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-03-18
COMMON SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS

Common school examinations will
be held April 9Th at Starrucca, Win
wood, Lake Como, Equinunk, Da-
mascus, Beach Lake, Carley Brook,
Aldenville, Rileyville, Waymart,
Pleasant Mount, Baer School (Dy-
berry township, Clark's Corners,
South Canaan, Ariel, Hamlinton, and
Lakeville; May 9TH at Gouldsboro,
Newfoundland, Sterling, Hawley,
White Mills, Seelyyille, High school
building (Texas township, Bethany,
Scott Centre, Winwood, and Way
mart. The examinations begin
promptly at $3.50 a. IN. and / p. m.
All applicants must present to the ex-
aminer a certificate from the teach
ers that the required amount of work
has been covered. For blank certi-
ficates and requirements see the
Institute Manual of 1909. Pupils ex-
pecting to enter high schools in other
districts should take one of these
examinations. A diploma will be
granted to a successful applicant
j. j. KCEHLER, Co. Supt.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-03-18

All the world over. Easter is sea-
son of great rejoicing, as everything
begins to- cast off the dinginess of
winter and nature herself exhibits
the spirit of resurrection. Palestine
the spot where the resurrection we
commemorate took place, is supreme
ly emblemetic of the season, because
there the spring suddenly bursts forth
and all the verdure and flowers spring
up as though magic wand had been
waved over the land, for the excessive
dreariness of winter is broken in the
orient when it is still winter in west
ern lands.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-03-18
THE OLD STATION AT TURNER
lit OF Early History of the Great
Erie Recalled.


A correspondent of the New York
Sun writing from Turner, says: The
oldest railroad station in the country
will disappear when the Erie builds
its new station at this place on the
ground donated by Mrs. Mary Harri-
man. Furthermore, in this station
was established the first railway din
ing place. From this Turner station
also was sent the first order by tele-
graph for the running of a train in
the history of railroading.
The Turner station was built in
1910, in anticipation of the opening
of the New York and Erie Railroad
which was put I'm operation in Sep
/ tember, 1S41, between PiermOnt and
/ Goshen. The Turner family had
| granted the Erie free right of way
over their property here and CON
| structed the station building on CON
/ dition that every passenger train
| should stop here and that the station
should be recognized as an official
stopping place for meals and re-
! freshments.
Peter Turner established an eat
! ing place for railroad travellers chat
in time became famous. Although
only forty miles from New York,
every train on the Erie at any time
Of day or night stopped from ten to
twenty minutes at Turner'S for re-
fTeshments.
In 1851 the Erie was opened all
the way to Dunkirk. Charles Minot
was the general superintendent. The
track was single The telegraph wa.
a comparatively new thing CONNER
cialiy and unknown as an auxiliary
TO railroading. The train tha
hadn't the right of way had to wal
on siding for the passing of the
train that had the right of way.
train with the right OF way wa
late there was no way of KNOWN.
how late, and consequently tn,
) waits were often long and traye
slow and tedious.
In the summer of 1851 Supt
Minot, going west on a train, wa
= waiting at Turner's for the arrlva
: of train coming east. The tele
= graph had recently been put in oper
b alton along the line of the railroad
Minot telegraphed to Port Jervi
7 and found that the train from tn
E west had not arrived there yet.
The run between Port Jervis an
Turner's was more than an houl
Minot instructed the agent at POI
! Jervis to hold the train there when
came in until further orders an
had the agent repeat the messag
and say that he understood 1t. The
Minot handed the order to the eT
4 gineer of the train and told him
go ahead.
The engineer refused to run h
i train on the telegraph order an
j Minot ordered him from the cab an
ran the train himself, arriving I
y Port Jervis before the train fro
: the West, thus saving an hour and
halfs delay to the westbound trair
and the worldwide system of tel
5 graphic running of railroad traiI
Il was born.
The fame and prosperity of Pet
: Turner's pioneer railroad eatiI
Il house was dimmed for a few yea
" by the ambitions and schemes of pc
: sons of influence in the Erie manag
Il ment. During the administration
u Robert H. Berdell at cost of seve
{ al hundred thousands of Erie mon'
e ahotel and station building, desert
e ed at the time as palatial, "
y erected on the company's property
/ short distance east of the origin
Turner station building. 1t vi
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-03-18

1t is now definitely settled that
paper money is one of the vehicles
which the Germ family uses in order
to get in contact with it's victims. A
two dollar bill when placed under a
very powerful microscope proved to
be the home of 52,OOO,OOO germs,
and among them could be easily dis
tinguished scarlet fever, diphtheria,
smallpox, typhoid pneumonia, and
other members of the Germ family,
summing themselves on the front
porch of the bill, awaiting an OPP
portunity to make work for doctors
and undertakers. We would advise
people to be very careful about keep
ing many of these bills about them,
and in order to reduce the danger OF
contagion thereby to a minimum, we
would suggest that they send us a
two dollar bill, germs and all, and
we will send them the Citizen" and
the Human Life" magazine for one
year. The Citizen is printed on a
wood pulp paper, which is treated
to a germ destroying solution, while