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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-04-07
O. c. Rice Slugged and Killed
Rugby Man Struck on Head With Some lnstru-
ment Monday Night During Election BrawI
and Died Later---1wo Men Under Arrest

.. c. Rico, 4 prominent citizel Of
Tower. was assaulted during an elee'
ton brawl 1t Rugby Monday 1txht,
and dleo from the effects Of . blow
received upon the head. DsatA O.
CURED yesterday afternoon without
the Victims regaining consciousness.
Former Chief of Police Buoys Of
Of Rugby and Pat Meehan, until ~
Gently manager of q pool room 1t
Barton, are under arrest charged with
assault. They were taken to Townsr
and placed In jail. The citizens Of
Rugby are very much incsnsed over
the affair.
Rice and Buoye have been bitter
enemies for some time. Buoyo wa
chief OF police OF Rugby whom Andy
Jones was mayor. and Rice and Andy
Jones were once In the horse bust
ness together. During that time.
something turned up which made
Rice and Buoyo bitter enemies.
Rice and some friends are said
to have been drinking. Monday night
after election. and It is said that
Rice made threats that he would kill
Buoye on sight. The two men met
late at night, and It was them that
Rice received the blow on HE head
that caused blood clot to form
against tho brain resulting later In
his death. ~.
An operation was performed upon
Rice Tuesday, but that did not help
him. DR.. Titus Of Minot, and DRs
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-04-07

fore the cost OF the sizes gets too
hiSh-for Minot is growing and prop
erty Is becoming higher. The man
ner OF the raising that extra four or
i've thousand dollars for the site was
tho stlcker. J. f. McKoane sug-
sested that We ought to try by all
means to get Carnegie TO Increase the
amount to $4,000, as we not only
have to build, but must equip the Ii
brary as we'll. D. A. Dinnie, Martin
Jacobson aid others suggested that
the attention of Mr.. Carnegie be call
cd to the fact that for $4,000 today
you cannot build any better building
than you could ten years ago for
$4,000.
Mira. A. Carr, a member of the Ii
brary board. presented some inter-
estins figures. On April l, 1908, our
library had 800 volumes. Now it has
1000. During the last six weeks,
1879 volumes have been circulated.
During The two years. 3o,17S vol
umes have been circulated. The lar
COST Lumber circulating in one day
was 150.
Major Murphy thought that Minot
would surely have $4,000 people in
four years. and that it was time we
were getting library. In support of
his opinion, he showed that Minot
was not 4 boom towrj, and had really
not grown a. rapidly; accordingly as
tho surrounding country. He thought
Congressman Hama might be Undue
Cd to call upon Carnegie and present
tho matter Of getting an increase in
the donation.
Major Person thought the city
ought to furnish the site, and did not
think 1t just right that few do it.
He referred to several Minnesota
towns that have Carnegie libraries
and in every case the site was bought
by the city.
John Bates presented the dollar
plan Of the raising the money for the
lot. Let each head of the family
give dollar per head for the men,
OeTD OF his family.
1t remained for Dr. Carr to present
the most feasible plan, that Of fifty
men guaranteeing the amount, to be
backed up BY the city's guarantee.
Accordingly John E. Greene drafted
resolution to that effect, which was
adopted. A. Carr is chairman of
that committee and the other men,
bers are r. A. Nestos, s. D. La
Due, A. Le Sueur and Martin Jacob
son. This committee, it is believed,
will have no trouble in securing fifty
guarantees for the amount necessary
for tho site.
Without question, the library will
be constructed this year, and will
possibly be in readiness in four or
Ave months.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-04-07

The commission system was voted
down at Valley City.
Dudley Nash, our nervy states at
torney, has regained his former
strength after his operation a few
weeks ago for appendicitis. "Dud."
will be a candidate for re election, and
as yet there is no opposition in sight,
nor is there likely to be any. He
has made good, fearless states at
torney and the cour'ty is cleaner now
than it has ever been. r.
Mrs. James Fitzpatrick of Sawyer,
died Tuesday, and the funeral will be
held at st. Leo's Catholic church In
Minot on Friday at 2 o'clock. The de-
ceased leaves a husband and six chill
dren, one of whom is q teacher at
velva. The Fitzpatricks came to Saw
yer from Hancock county, Iowa, about
ten years ago, and are considered
among the best people Of Sawyer.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-04-07
To Lease
School Lands

The school and state land in Ward
county not already leased, will be Of
fered for rent at public leasing to
be held at the court house in Minot
on Tuesday, April 18th, commencing
at 10 o'clock a. m. The terms of
leasing will be as follows:
All lands will be offered for term
Of five years, beginning with the sea-
son of 1910, and only for grazing
and hay purposes, at the minimum an
nual rental OF $l2 for each quarter
section.
The lands will be struck off to the
highest bidder, who will be required
to pay at the time Of leasing the rent
for one year in advance, and an ad-
ditional fee of SO for each quarter
section or fraction included in lease.
Any cultivated tracts will be Of
fered at minimum annual rental of
per cent OF their appraised value.
No HAY permits will be sold this
year as heretofore. The only way to
secure the use Of the land is by leas-
ing on above terms.
A list of the lands to be leased
are now on file with the county aud
itor.
Very old timers say that there was
one March that was as good as the
one Just departed. But that was be-
fore the northwest was really farm
ing country. Tho fact remains that
while this section has been known as
a farming district, the March of 1910
goes on record as the very best that
ever happened.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-04-07
Carnegie Library Will Be Built
Money In Trust for Minots New Library and Pub
Tic Spirited Citizens, Backed Up by the City of
m'not, Mih False Money for the Site

The Carnegie public library for
Mlhot Is an ...ss-1ed proposition since
the meeting at the Commercial club
looms Wednesday night, constituting
one OF the pleasant smoke talks that
Lac pr. ed So popular. E~
II dtty business men are willing to
guarantee to raise tho four or Ave
thousan0 doi.ars, necessary 10 procure
site, free from incumbralHe. and
taeMseies baked up by the city OF
Alnot. ten the fifteen thousand dol.
lars tnst has been lying in trust for
tuf city Tor some time will b forth
coming lMmt d .ately, a,Sd pos stbly Mr..
Carnegie will be Wiling to increase
that amount by ten thousand dollar,,
n. "A. Nestos,' who has taken xreat
interest ll' tho library work in THE
- ). Was the arst speaker, and gave
u complete l...ory o. the work done
by tho library beard, since our Ii.
b!aiy assScia ON as organized some
tAins like two years ago. The Arst
plan was TO get Carnegie to build
Tor us a combi4htion library and
Y. N. &. Il. building. This he re.
fused to 20, cut through his secretary
offered to give US $4,000 Tor a library
in Casa We furnished a site FREQ OF ali
lncun.brances, and also provided that
each year the city would have to
spend a tenth OF tho cost Of the
building. il support Of the library.
Today Minot 10 contributing to the
supp~rt OF our library we'll, and while
the commission has not levied the
full amount allowed BY law. four mills
Inc chances are that ON next budget
day in September, tho full amount
will be levied without making it any
moro burdensome to tho taxpayers,
as some levies will b cut down. This
Information was given out at the
meeting by President LeSueur. In
that event, there ought to DO avail.
able for library purposes $4,000. or
$4,000 more a year than tho cost of
maintenaice. This extra amount Is
that which will reimburse tho Minot
citizens who advance the cost price
OF tho lot.
Mr. Nestos spt ke Of two available
sites. the Miss Iceberg lots and two
houses Just east of tho M. p. church,
which can be bought for $4,000. The
buildings can be sold for $4,000.
The J. H. Tompkinh property on
the corner just north Of the Leebers
property, consisting Of lots 100xl0o
can be bought for nve or six thou
sand dollars. but Mr.. Tompkins would
move his house of.
There is .Dw available in the Ii.
brary fund about $500. which can
be applied on the purchase Of the
site. =,
Everybody favored the building Of
the public library at once. while Car.
negie's money is available, ana 10
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-04-07

ThynS and Anderson of Willow City,
together with the five Rugby doctors
held . consultation and decided that
Rice could not possibly live.
Two brothers of Rice who work on
WIN. Blacks ranch. Is miles south
west Of Minot. rode their horses to
this city Tuesday and were taken by
auto to Rugby. where they arrived be-
fore their brother died, but he was
unable to recognize them.
Rice was we'll known in Minot,
where he had large number of
friends. He was prominent for years
~ q horse raiser and dealer. He
leaves a wife and a number Of fine
children. It will be remembered that
hrs. Rice is tho daughter of Geo.
Stevens. q we'll known rancher. Rice
created some excitement years ago by
stealing away with Mr.. Stevens
daughter and marrying her.
1eehanI ono Of the men arrested,
played with the Williston base ball
team here last summer, when that
team played = series with the Ma
gicians. He caught for Williston.
Short funeral services will be held
over the remains Friday afternoon,
after which tho two brothers of the
deceased will leave with the body
for the old homo ut Grant, KY, for
burial. .> s.,.. ..r.Et.a
Tho preliminary cases against
Buoye and Aeehan will be held Mon
day. M.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-04-07

Drayton Echo: About two years ago
the city bonded for $4,000 for the con
struction Of a sewer system. Bids
were then called for and one bid for
$4,000 was received; $4,000 for sew
er was entirely out of the question
Mayor Edwards then volunteered to
construct the sewer by day labor. Al
a result of his efforts our city has a
5000 foot sewer system which is doing
excellent work and which cost the
city $3,771, ard there still remains q
small balance for the further exten.
sion Of the system.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-04-07

Mr.. Flick Of the Flick Whittier
Go. 10 in Mirbt today, and will prob
ably have something doing here next
week IN the way of big sale. This
company Is perhaps the most success
ful advertising concern that has ever
dorse business in the state. Their
methods are up-to-date and their bus
mess principles sound. Mr.. Whittier
IL at present engaged in running
BIZ snls for . saltwater. Mimi, de-
DaetAea1 seDco.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-04-07

N. F. Murphy was elected mayor
Of Grand Forks Monday by a large
major1ts. McClory, with both papers
against him, won out in Devils Lake.
Jim Kennedy's man, Lowell, was elect
ed in Fargo over Sweet, who was sup
ported by the Fargo News. H. c.
Lander is Rugby's 1sew mayor, while
Percy Cole was the choice at Ken
mare.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-04-07

Andrew Jacobson, the hustling far
mer, living west Of the city ten miles,
is preparing to break up half sec
ton of land this spring with q steam
breaker, and will SOW it to fax. Mr..
Jacobson is rapidly becoming ono Of
our 'sbiggest" farmers.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-04-07

John H. Stenersen today announced
his candidacy for the nomination for
register of deeds Of Ward county to
be voted on at the primaries in June.
Mr.. Stenersen has been resident of
this county for the past severn years.
Coming here from Minnesota he en-
gagged in the abstract business along
with J. M. Devine, under the firm
name of Devine G. Stenersen. Dur
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-04-07

Ing the past two years, however, he
has conducted the Court House In
formation bureau ard is thoroughly
familiar with abstracts, deeds, etc.
Besides being secretary of the
County Republican committee, Mr..
Stenersen Is also first vice president
of the Scandinavian American league
of North Dakota.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-04-07
Shriners Go to
Grand Forks

A number of Shriners from Afnot
and surrounding towns, lett for Grand
Forks Tuesday to attend the annual
spring session ut Kem temple. Hinar
Mus, G. q. Leverlch and J. H. Tay.
lor went Is candidates and were %
eorted by the following members, who
promised to assist them in their Jour
ney ACROSS tho hot sands: p. B. Nc
Cutcheon, H. b. Byorufn, ". W.
Horton, C. A. Fisher, James johnson,
C. F. Truax, MAI. Mckee Of Ken
mare anu Mr.. Gould from Glenburn.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-04-07
Norwlch,s New School House.

The work Of excavation for the new
Norwich school building was started
this week. A fine new brick build.
I'm = o - GonntructeA Ct onos.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-04-07

After making numerous excuses,
Editor Snyder says he iss actually
going to make good paper Of the
Larson Leader. The Larson baD1aeU0
nSU ero NjooouSianO.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-08-05

sud their commerce eau be handled
most economically and their automO-
biies convey passengers more
promptly This is only one cf the
maav ustsnrrs throughout fha
country az wc stjli have many iov 1a
more than fifty miles from a rail-
road.
Mr.. Yoakum made q strong nrgil-
msbt for better pubiic roads His
views are worth a great Deal. and
while the building OF good roa1-
viii help 10 develop the country and
bring reyenUe to existing railway
lines there Is need FOR many hun
dreds of thousands OF miles Of new
railroads In the country{ and 1t H.
men such as Yoakum 10 whom the
country is looking for much OF this
needed deyeiopmcnt.-San Antonio
Express.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-08-05
INVESTIGATES BURNING
Grand Jury Returns Indictment As
Result OF Painters Injury.

Dallas. Tex. Aug. 5.-The grand
jury investigation into the burning
OF Il. NJ. Blazier, a West Dallas
painter, who was converted into h
human torch when a ~bystander
threw a match toward a can Of gaso-
line which the painter held in his
hand. resulted yesterday in an in
dietment being returned chargiu5
Charles G.. Miller of Grand Prairie
with assault to murder.
For days Blazier hung between
life and death at the city hosp.tal.
Miller was arrested the day after
the burning but the witnesses who
declared they heard him say "Watcn
me get him" when he threw the
match did not materiali2e and. he
was discharged at the examining
trial.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-08-05
YOAKUM ON GOOD ROADS.

In his address before the National
Good Roads Association in Niagara
Falls last month b. +, Yoakum re-
ferred L the proposed highway be
tween San Antonio and Fredericks
burg as an example of the ~desirability
and utility of good roads. Mr.. Yoak-
UNI points out the need for good
wagon roads as an adjunct TO rail-
ways. and in many instances as a
substitute for them.
He announced that the failroai
business OF the country has be4n a,
tackled to such an extent and in such
manner as to make II probable that
for many years there will not be
such an era Of railroad buildin, rs
has been noted in the past.
He say the improvement which
can come nearest taking the place Of
railroads In the development sf tbe
country lying back from existing
railroads is good public highways.
As an illustration OF this he cited a
san Antonio example as follows:
In the county in which San Anton
10 is located there have NOT been any
new railroads constructed for severaA
years. The splendid old German town
OF fredericksburg has had a purse
of 100000 hung up for a long time
To give 10 the first railroad that
would build into Its thriving and
rich country butsno takers. although
several have tried it and found 1t inn
possible to finance lei q short roai
between San Antonio and Fredet-
ieksburg. The people OF thai town
are row turning their attention to
the next best thing. which is to build
q highway owe which their products
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-08-05
FREEDOM VERSUS HEALTH.

Unless the city council will agree
to back him up, we are afraid il
will be a hard matter to get a ply
stefan to accept the appointment o.
city health officer. Such an officer Is
an absolute necessity to the health
of the city.-Waxahachie Enterprise
And thus it is in Lancaster. The
city health officers position is no en-.
yiable job, and when the city couyt-
ell and Officers pay no attent.on
when he reports unsanitary eondi-
tions his work Is useless. On the 9th
err hand. when an officer goe to a
citizen and tells him he is~iolatine
the city ordinances, and the Gil. zen be-
comes angry and blesses the officer
out. when better things were expect
ed, what is to be hoped for from ouI
less responsible citizenship? IL is \
free country, but freedom stops
where others rights begin. and 10
one has a right 20 dispose of filth,
maintain hogpens or take a bath a
the pen of the health of the com
munity. Lancaster Herald,
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-08-05
No BLEACHED FLOUR.


Dallas. Texas. Aug. after Sept.
/ Dallas housewives who pride them
selves in the making of white.
flaky lonyes of bread like mother
used 10 make" must eontent them
selves with a loaf that won't be as
white.
The reason is that millers will not
be permitted 10 make any my"e
bleached flour.
City Chemist Moore has notified
the millcrs that he will enforce the
ordinance under the ruling of the
agricultural department and the de-
partment OF justice.
The millers are willing to abide
by the law. They asked, however,
for a little time in which to make
necessary changes. This was gram.
ed. September l being the date SGT
after which the law will be enforced.
This means that bleached flout
can Dot be manufactured in Dallas.
II also means, according to Chemist
Moore. that bleaehod flour manu-
featured elsewhere and brought in.
to Dallas. can not be sold. Notice to
this effect has ben given local job
bers, so that they, too, may be pre-
pared.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-08-05
To Delinquent Customers.

| will say the standing off of bills
is becoming annoying to me. | IA
not supposed to wait twelve months
en- accounts. l pay cash for all | Am
selling and should get cash, but I
think it an accommodation and a
convenience to some TO charge tn ,ln
until the first. Then | have to erl-
ploy a collector to go and sec some
of them about twenty times, making
it better for me had the purchase
been made elsewhere. Some draw pAg
for tkeir service by the week aud
some by the month and none by the
year. But some want their accounts
to run a year and after they get a
year old they seem to think: "Well.
if he can dc without it for a year he
ought to do without it always 1
| haven't a bill in my stuffed-t.ght
bill book that isn't due and should
have been paid. So ! will have NV
collector out Saturday next and ii
you don't chance to see him you can
find me at my same old stand on cor
ner of Jackson and Madison streets.
Please call and pay me. I don't IN
tend to bum after you six months
to collect six bits" / want mine as
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-08-05
REAL BIRTH OF FREEDOM.
Famous Libel Trial of Early Days j.
Celebrated. Y

Chicago, August 5.-lDraping his
home in flags, Attorney John f.
Geeling of Chicago yesterday eetc-
brated as the anniversary of the real
birth of the declaration of indepentI-
ence of the United States becau5 g
John Paul Seenger, editor of the
New York Weekly Journal, was ac-
quilted after a memorable trial for
criminal libel August 4. 1885.
Mr.. Geeling believes that EXCEPT
for Seenger's acquittal after Alexaa-
der Hamilton, then leader of the Ara-
erican bar, had told the jurors to fol
low the dictates of their conscience,
in spite of the instructions of the
court, the historic document might
never have been written and sigrs I'd
July d, 1776.
Mr.. Geeling addressed the Hawk
eye Fellowship club at the Grand Pa
cific hotel Wednesday and told the
story of the Seenger trial. Seenger,
he said, had incurred the enmity Of
the government by his fearless criti-
cism. Grand juries had failed to in
dict him and finally prosecution was
begun. The journalist was acquitted,
though the judge had instructed the
jury to return a verdict of guilty.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-08-05
Confederate Reunion.

C~orsicana, Texas, August 5.-Six-
ty-five members of Parsons Brigade
answered to roll call Wednesday
morning at thesCity Park, where they
are enjoying their annual reunion
as guests of Camp Winkler and the
Daughters of the Cofederacy. The IS
ISOLATION was called to order at 10
O'Clock by Capt. w. N. Kenner, pres
ident OF the brigade, and prayer was
offered by Rev. r. w. Tarrant. Ma
jor Woods welcomed the visitors On
behalf Of the city, and Capt. II. Ct.
Damon welcomed them on behalf of
Camp Winkler and Daughters of tue
Confederacy. Capt. B. f. Marchbanlis
of Waxahachie responded on behalf
Of the brigade, Judge Rufus Hardy
delivered the principal address.
Dinner was served on the ground
and during the morning and after
noon a musical program was given
by the Daughters Of the c~onfederacg.
Age liz showing on the veterans
and among the Oldest are w. r. Ksi.-
ncr Of Waxahachie. who is So; Capt.
Il. r. Hawkins OF Stephenville, who
Is ~; Mr.. Rakestraw 81 Navarro
county. who IN 50. George Cunning-
ham OF Ellis county, who In 81. and
Capt. n NJ. Kbodus Of Waxahachie,
Who III 81.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-08-05
THEY ARE EASY PICKING.
Dramatic Schools Are Wolves in
Waiting for Stage Struck
Sheen,

To the army of young people who
without real acting ability, are lurcd
to the stage and dramatic school
with futile Illusions and to-be-blasted
hopes, Miss Henrietta Crossman, n
an article in the August number OF
Hampton's Magazine, utters a SIN
cere and startling warning.
Besides exposing the methods OF
swindling dramatic schools, which
accept the fees OF hundreds and turn
them adrift, the celebrated actress
cites many pathetic cases of decep-
ton and defeat. Here Is a letter--a
unique human document-whicn
Miss Crossman received from a girl
friend.
II did night work on a newspaper
six years ago. Six years. II only ali
girls who are crazy 70 go on the stage
could know what those six years
have done to my life, they would
keep away from everything that has
to do with the footlights-and they
would keep their homely. simple 1T
tie ideals. and be happy. | used 10 90
to a great many plays with the dri-
matte critic OF that newspaper and
we'll suppose ! became stage
struck yet that ~ such Il siily litiia
word to express the trsgedy | have
been through.
III had even the slightest BIT ~
talent az an actress II wouldn't have
been 40 bad know How that ! new
er had any talent ut ALI But ! d1dn't
know II then. You q ! went 10 ths
proprietor Of a dramatic school ana
he told ms had wonderful possibiI
itiss.' | took his curse for six months