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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-10-06
Conditions In
The Sunny South

l ne Sunny oouth
The writer returned this week from
visit OF two weeks with the kin
folho" back in Missouri and Illinois.
We went with the intention Of get.
ting . good rest, but from the way
that the hospitable people Of those
states buKeted 10 around in order to
give us IN opportunity Of seeing all
the cd time friends, We have con-
sluded that visiting is even harder
work, tho car more pleasant, than
editing q Newspaper
We camped in q watermelon patch
and lounged under peach trees laden
with fruit. We breakfasted on chick
en-, lunched on sweet potatoes and
roasting ears and dined on turkey. We
can certainly recommend several
sore of places where steady boarder
would be in clover.
The crops are good in both Illinois
and Missouri. The small grain crop
in the former state this year was the
best for many years. Wheat is COM
ing back. and this year several fields
averaged fifty bushels per acre, we
were told. OF course wheat is not
raised there very extensively. The
corn crop is excellent. The whole
state was extremely dry during the
early part Of the season, but by thoro
cultivation, the corn pulled thru nice
ly and bids fair to make as good
crop as the farmers have harvested
in years.
The corn crop in MISSOURI bids
fair to be big one. That which was
planted early, has nearly matured,
but most Of the corn was planted ex-
ceddingly late owing to backward
weather conditions, and the farmers
are praying for the frost to hold of
for at least three weeks yet.
Much winter wheat is raised in Mis-
souri,. This has all been sown and
was UP nicely. Missouri was visited
by an excessive amount Of rain this
year. The roads are very muddy.
One night while we were there, be-
tween three and four inches Of rain
fell, and the natives of that state con.
sidered It but q little shower. The
fruit crop in Missouri is poor this
season. There are millions Of apples
and peach trees without bit Of fruit.
The cold weather Of the early summer
fixed the fruit plenty.
Land in Illinois and Missouri sells
exceedingly high-too high we be-
lieve. Notwithstanding that it IL very
choice dirt. Try a. they may the Tar.
mers cannot make per cent on their
Investment, everything considered.
Sometime when We have more space
and time, We are going into this mat:
tor more thorely and tell the readers
just how this is, and whv it is better
TO farm In North Dakota than either
Of those states. Farming land 10
valued there at from 3135 to $500 an
are and much Of It even higher. A
small tract Of land near Sterling.
Ill. sold the other day for $3.50 IN
acre. Think Of It!
There IL no better place on earth
to 60 for visit than either Missouri
or Illinois, but we have concluded
that as far as We are concerned, that
there's no better state in which to
live than North Dakota. "
Our better half is spending couple
Of weeks in Minneapolis.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-10-06

Want A New
Superintendent

The cGunty comnisAenoss have
seemingly awakened from thelr IT,
harU-ws thought ~ could arouse
thsm-and are now advertising 1or
bids for superintendent Of he
country farm, which ID located south
Of Minot. The commissioners N
Aouncs that they want nan and his
wife. and prefer them with no childrea
Eve might qualify tor the job.)
Applications will be received until
the 18th Of October, 1910, at the once
Of the county auditor.
Applicants must appear IN person
They must have experience in farm
ing and stock raising and be compe-
tent to keep the necessary bookA
The party accepting the place must
take charge of the farm Oct. Is. 1910.
references are required.
The Independent wants to COM
mend the commissioners on their
coming to their senses a. far -
the poor farm is concerned. We gave
an honest opinion in tho editorial
columns Of this paper . few weeks
ago concerning the management Of
the poor farm and the NEXT week "
lost the omcial proceedings Of the
county. The commissioners by their
act IN advertising for applications.
are doing Just what the Independent
advocated, 90 they WIN have TO ID
NIT that We were not far out Of tho
way in our deductions, even though
we did make them unusually hostile.
In order to get the most good out Of
our public servants. It Is oftimss
necessary to arouse them and Ne
don't mind administering a Jolt now
ana then. when there 10 4 prospect
Of bentering the conditions Of our
public ONCE, even though Arne, Jens.
etal. do play the baby oct.
The commissioners in their notice
do not say whstlsr tie applicant
shall be . graduate Of . school OF
electrical engineering, but Ne pre-
sumo that he does not need to know
anything about this branch @
science.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-10-06
APPLE CONTEST.
Jewish Parish Hold Enterta inmont
at New Temple Last
Evening.

Following the closing services Of
the holiday last evening the Jew1sn
people held IN entertainment In thear
new temple in Eastwood park and
an enjoyable time was spent in games
and other entertainment. During the
festivities . spirited contest was held
and box Of fancy Jonathen apples
given to the young lady receiving tho
highest number Of votes. Miss Zelda
Gordan received $3.50 woes, while
Mrs H. L. Glazer received 5000
votes. Eighty-six dollars was Melted
from the contest and tbs sum will
60 towards tho purchase of furnish
ings for the synagogue.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-10-06

The small son q J. B. Maupin, On
the north side. fell from . ladder
Monday, and broke bib arm between
the elbow and the wrist.
Julius Albert Anderson Of Douglas
and Miss Christine johnson Of Elbow
Lake. Miss, were married In Minot
Monday evening BY Rev. Nicolay
Nilsson They will reside at Douglas.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-10-06
ELzEnHoEFER NOT GUILTY.

After being out two hours aatur-
day afternoon, the jury in tho ease q
the State W. Benz. Elsenhoefer u.
charged with stealing tools from the
q. N. returned a verdict Of not
guilty. Tho case against Ben Elsen-
hoefer~ Jr. has been dismissed.
Congressman Hanna win be
Minot visitor Friday.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-10-06

Mr.. and Mrs. Neil NcDougall are
visiting at Kansas City. Mo. They
aro attending the Priest Of Palace
celebration and having q dne time.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-10-06

Judge Burke. Of Valley City. one
Of the candidates for the Supreme
bench, IL in the city today.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-10-06
We
Keep
the
Record

You know from ex-
perience it IS hard to
save from your earnings
but it eau b. done if
you set your heart and
head in that direction.
The only way to d. it is
to keep an account OF
what you earn and
spend.
The simplest Way to
keep this record is to
have a bank account
deposit your money with
the Union National
Bank and pay all bills
by check. Your bank
book and re turned
checks are the record
you want-they tell the
story of your money,
both earned aud spent.
All this costs you
nothing. Simply deposit
here. We furnish the
check book and keep the
record for you.
MON IN
NATIONAL.
BANK
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-10-06

dad" Marsh returned recently
from Hot Springs, Ark. where he
spent two weeks for his health. Ru-
NOR has It that dad" also inspected
Sam Clark's hog ranch in the Ozar1s.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-17
HOOPER IN TENNESSEE
Named for Governor BY Re-
publican Convention Patter-
son Strongly Denounced

Nashville, Tenn. Aug. 17.--Captaln
Benjamin W. Hooper OF Newport,
Cooke county, was nominated for gov
ern0r Of Tennessee by the Republican
state convention which assembled at
noon yesterday
The platform adopted declares for
no backward step In the prohibition
laws which passed over the veto oI
Governor Patterson, and asserts that
the state should be re-districted as
regards congressional judicial and leg.
lslatIve districts.
The platform endorses the admins.
tration of President Taft.
On the subject of pardoning power
the platform says:
The pardonlng power snould be
used by the governor sparingly and
with the greatest care and caution Il
was not intended that under the cover
OF this power he should arrogate him
sell the right TO determine the guilt
or innocence OF an accused upon a
record OF which such accused has been
found guilty by the courts, or that
he should thereby set at naught a
criminal statute Of which he does not
approve. To assume such right and
to act In accordance with such as.
sumption Is violation OF his oath Of
office and such conduct ON the part
OF the governor we most vigorously
condemn
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-17
QUARREL SPLITS FAMILY
Boy, Jealous OF Brother, Attacks
and Wounds Father Scri-
ously With Axe
Special to Daily Leader.

Special to Daily Leader.
Chandler. Okla, Aug. H. Harley
Norris, of Wellston. this county. Is
said to have wounded his father Sc
riously with an AK as the result of a
jealous quarrel between Harley. aged
Is, and his elder brother, Everett
aged 20.
The quarrel between the two broth
ers is OF three years duration. both
OF them boing In love with Miss Car.
rle Lindsay. Monday Everett married
the girl While driving last night he
met the younger brother. According
to the story of the latter. he tried To
get Everett to go home with him and
make up their differences. He says
Everett drew a revolver, and after
some hot words the two separated
Harley then went to his home and
started to telephone for deputy sher
iff to arrest his elder brother when
his father snatchcd the instrument
from his hands. He then went out In
the yard. he says. and saw his father
following him with rifle. Harley il
then said to have picked up an AK and
thrown It. at the older man, lnflictiug
a serious. though not dangerous. scall
wound.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-17
GIVES FLAT CONTRADICTION
Morning Paper Campaign Story
Rcfutcd BY Agriculture
Board Official

Referring to the article printed in
the State Capital on Wednesday, Aug.
ust H. about G. T. Bryan. superintend.
ent of the live stock department hay-
Ing part of the salaries of the live
stock inspectors for making his cam
paign for the Democratic nomination
as president OF the state board OF
agriculture, Frank Fields. the acting
secretary OF the board, who has had
charge OF the finances of the board
for the past six months, stat
cd that the printed statement was alb.
solutely untrue and without founda.
tion, and that none of the money re-
ceived by the live stock inspectors
for salary or expense has been given
to Mr.. Bryan for campaign purposes
to his knowledge, and that on the
other hand. he knew of several In
stances where MIR. Bryan returned
checks mailed to him from live stock
inspectors and friends throughout the
state which they desired to donate to
him for campaign purposes. Mr..
Bryan stating that he could not make
up his mind that 1t was proper To
accept contributions to be used be
fore the nomination. which would ne.
cessarily be used to defeat some other
Democrat. Mr.. Fields further stated
that he also knew. from his own per
sonal knowledge. that Mr.. Bryan al
SO refused to accept any money from
any of the employees of the board.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-17
AFTER BAD CHECK MEN
Commercial Bodies Of State
arc Aroused to the
Fighting Pitch

Determination TO punish bad check
artists wherever they appear Is shown
in every city, and the state, counties
and suffering firms are spending
money freely to catch the wouIu.Dc
slckfrascals. Showing this determl.
nation Is the case OF A. S. Whitten,
who Is said to have passed bad
check on transfer firm In Hobart.
He Is In custody In Austin, Texas,
after a two months search by the Of
ficers OF two states. County Attor.
ney II. S. Standeven has made appli-
cation for requisitlon for him. The
hunt for Whitten has been almost
sensational In its persistency and
scope. The check was for only $22,
but the commercial club of Hobart,
aud the commercial clubs of all towns
in wide area spurred the officers to
action and did detective work. The
bad check business is menace to
every tradesman and there is fast de-
veloping general system OF dctec-
tlon and pursuit.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-17
STRONG BUSINESS MAN
IN IMPORTANT POST
Preparations for Big School
Land Sale First Ot
Month
------ ~yailanHsa

Sam W, Stone, late secretary Of tho
banking board. was appointed secre-
tary of the state school land depart
ment last evening, vice Ed. 0. CassI-
dy, resigned MIR. Cassidy will return
to Shawnee and resume the practice
Of law.
Mr.. Stone gave bond and entered
upon his duties this morning. Stone
is very efficient man and very faith
ful to duty He Strengthened out the
affairs of the dispensary last year and
placed the affairs Of tho state banking
board on high plane. Prior TO taxi
Ing up the duties OF state agent, no
lived at Durant and conducted largo
drug business. Mr. Cassidy has been
at the head OF the school land depart
ment two years. The change comes
at busy time for the school land
department, arrangements having been
completed for the sale OF a large part
OF the school lands on September l..
About September the commissioners
of the land office expect to place thu
larger part of the school land upon
the market. Settlement with the lea-
sees has been made. and all that Is
lacking Is advertising the sale
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-17
FILM PLANNERS GOT HIS CAR

security. suggesting a mortgage on tho
machine 70 TINS Perryman agreed.
Instead OF writing out a mortgage.
Davis Is said TO have made out bill
OF sale for the automobile and this
Perryman signed About this time
and Just few minutes before tho
train arrived Davis received what ha
stated vas another telegram from tho
man with whom he had business,
stating that he had gone on TO Tulsa
and asking him to come here. Davis
then in great hurry told the other
two TO 90 on TO Kansas City and that
he would come TO Tulsa In the ma
chine and follow them on the night
train taE 81
Parryman and the other felloS' went
on to Kansas ',ity while Davis In his
81 500 machine which he had purehas.
ed for $3.50 began to hit the high
placer In the road with Denver as his
supposed destination. After the In-
dIans $3.50 has been spent In Kansas
City his "friend" shook him and It Ii
thought that by this time has joined
Davis In Denver or other westcfn
city.
'rhe Indian has retnrred ~ TuIsa =
wiser aud sadder and madder man.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-17
Special to Daily Leader.

Special 10 Daily Leader.
Tulsa, Okla. Aug. i7.--This Is the
story they are telling on Nathan Per
ryinan aud Il probably accounts for
that fact that he Is not scogching
around this week in his handsome 81
500 automobile Of which he was for
mcrly 80 proud.
A man named Davis aud his part.
ncr had a business engagement in
BartlesyIlle recently. They perstad.
ed Perryman to take them there Ia
his r'achine. When the parties ar
rived In BartlesyiIle Davis either re-
ceIyed or made believe he received a
telegram from his man stating that
be had been called 20 CollInsville and
asking him 10 meet him there
This the party did, but when they
reached coIlinsyille still the man
whom Davis wished TO see could not
be found. Then Davis suggested that
they 90 to Kansas City by rail for a
good time. Perryman said he had no
money and asked Davis to make him
a loan. Davis asked him now much
he wanted Perryman said $3.50 Da-
Wis told him he would loan him the
money providing he gave him good
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-17

Norman. Okla, Aug. Ill. c. Snider
cncnlist of the Oklahoma geological
survey. has returned from Pttsburg.
Pa. where he has been engaged fol-
the past five months testing Oklaho-
ma clays in the government testing
laboratories at that place. For the
past two years, Doctor c. n. Gould.
director OF the survey and professor
Of geology at the State university. has
been endeavoring to find out what Ok.
lalloma has in high grade clay and
sllale At the present time three.
fourths OF the brick and all Of the tile
and pottery used in Oklahoma comes
from outside OF the state Last year
Oklahoma sent more than million
dollars to Kansas for pressed brick
and other clay products, and Il will
be Professor Gould's endeavor, by
finding high grade clay In this state
to stop the stream OF money which is
now going to other states.
Last year an effort was made tt
have large number OF clay samples
shipped to Pittsburg and several hun
dred letters were written to the own
efs Of brick plants and clay deposits
over the state in the endeavor to have
srff'ciers number ~ ssrsrle~ >es'
ID Pittsburg Mr.. snider was there
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-17

as the citizenship cases several years
ago He approved OF contract ~
which McMurray got salary Of S5r
900 d year and $500 year expenses,
A short time afterward he approved
\ of another contract on which McMur'
ray obtained for doing the same work
a contingent fee OF $750.000. The lat
ter fee was to have been $1,500,O00,
sbpt was cut down one-half by the gov
: ernment.
\ Thinks McMurray Earned Fee.
why was II that you were willing
TO give McMurray $750,000 for doing
.ihat for which he was already paid
III salary?y, asked Representative 9, b
Miller Of Minnesota
Because we thought he earned 1t,
replied Chief Johnson. He kept oil
the rolls 5000 claimants to our prop
erty and thus saved us $4,000 for each
person so kept Off, or total OF $l6,'
100000 would have been willing to
have paid him so per cent or $500
0sJ."
you were willing to give little
graft money In order to save that
much land, Is that it? Now tell us
why 1t Is that few days after that
S751,OOO was paid to McMurray you
were able to deposit to your personal
account In a bank at Dcnison, Texas,
$4,000. Where did you get that $75,-
Door,
II don't remmeber. | was dealing
in cattle and my account varied; so
i don't remember
His Wealth Grew Fast.
Yrhe depositing of $4,000 to your
personal account produced so little
impression on your mind that you
don't remember? When you became
chief or governor of your tribe isn't 1t
a fact that your bank account was on
~ $500? How. then, will you be able
to deposit $4,000 just short time
after McMurray got his $750,000 feeY
Chief Johnson insisted he didn't re-
member.
Asked why $500 in warrants for
expense accounts rendered by Me-
Murray had been made out In his own
favor johnson explained he was ac.
cust0nSed to pay Off the expense bills
incurred by McMurray. Johnson said
his salary as chief executive OF his
tribe was $4,000. In response to ques-
tions. the witness asserted he never
had received financial aid from Nc
Murray. He declared majority OF
his tribe favored paying McMurray
s3.000000 fee In the present proposed
sale Of land.
Governor G. n Haskell telegraphed
his willingness to testify, but prob
ably he will not be called.
1t was stated to the committee that
other Indian witnesses who had said
they waived the contracts had asked
to be recalled to the stand in conse-
qence Of Chief Johnson's testimony.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-17
CAMPAIGN BOOK FOR 1870
Democratic Committee Sets
Forth Issues to Be Fought
Out This Fall
Special 10 Daily Leader.

Special 10 Daily Leader.
Washington, ID. G., Aug. i7.--The
Democratic campaign book for 1910
Is out, the first copies being brought
into public view by the National
Democratic congressional committee
whose headquarters are In washing
ton. It Is made no exclusively OF ex
tracts from speeches made In con
gress and reprinted from the Congress
sIonal Record. Following Is the table
OF contents
THE Tariff and the Cost OF Living D
Republican Extravaganza.
+ Cannon and Cannonism."
President Taft and His Admins
tration."
Publicity and Campaign Funds.
Merchant Marine"
Corporation and Labor l.cgisla-
ton
Miscellaneous Subjects
Representative Champ Clark Of Mis-.
souri,, minority leader in the house.
heads the list with his speech deliver.
ed on May 81 last In the house on
THE President and the Tariff IN
which he obseryes II Is a great pity
for him president Taft that he was
Influenced in his opinions on the tar
IN question by Senator Aldrich and
Chairman Payne"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-17
RELATIONS WITH PRODUCERS
COMBINE TO COME OUT
Expected to Show Up Boss Of
The Senate as Real Head
Of Big Concern

New York. Aug. l7---Suit has boeu
started by the Mortor Bloc Import
company, an independent concern
that deals In automobile tires, that
may lead to a complete exposure OF
the relations between tho United
States Rubber company (the manu-,
featuring trusU. and the Intercontl,
mental Rubber company (the produc-
ers' trusU.
In the controversy between Senator
Brlstow OF Kansas and Senator Aid
rich OF Rhode Island. the former con.
tends that the latter. as boss of the
senate at Washington and real head
Of the intercontinental Rubber com.
pany, caused the tariff on rubber
manufactures to be increased from 30
to 80 per cent ad valorem for the
benefit OF himself and business asso.
ciates.
Senator Aldrich has denied that
the increased tariff was intended TO
or has benefited the IntercontInentaI
Rubber company In any way. 1t Is
admitted by Senator Aldrich and of.
ficerS of the United States Rubber
company that long term contract has
been made for the United States com,
pany to purchase all Of the output oil
the lntercontinental company. In his
last annual report, May II, 1910
President Samuel Colt of the United
States Rubber company informed hi
stockholders that the prices OF their
products have gone up in the last year
because OF the increased pIices he has
had to pay for crude rubber.
Aldrich-Rysn Combine Has MonopoIy
The Aldrich-Ryan combination en-
Joys an absolute monopoly OF the
crude rubber produced In Mexico and
which comes into the United States
duty free. Their product is now ex'
tenslvely used In the manufacture OF
automobile tires by fluxing Il with
ne superior qualities OF crude rubber
brought from Brazil and other parts
OF the earth BY the United States
Rubber company.
The Motor Bloc COMPANY has insti.
tuted It's suit under the Donnclly an.
IL trust law of New York. Leon d.
Kaufman, president OF the company
charges that the Dealers Protective
association, composed OF seven auto.
mobile tire manufacturers control the
business among themselves In the fix.
ing OF prices. He claims that the sew.
en- companies raise prices simultan.
eously and quote practically the same
figures. Preparatory to an action
against the alleged combine for re.
straint of trade, Mr. Kaufman has
asked for an examination Of the sew.
en- concerns before trial. He further
charges that he has been blackIlsted
by all seven because one or two OF
them complained that he was cutting
prices.
The United States Rubber company
Us proflting vastly by the Increased
prices made by the combination. -Four
OF the seven companies are controlled
by the Rubber Goods Manufacturing
company. a subsidiary OF the United
States Rubber company These four
are the Continental. Morgan 4 Wright,
Hartford and g. 4 J. The other three
In the combination arc the Diamond,
Goodrich and Fisk.