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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-09-29
WEDDINGS STRIPPED OF FUSS
IN Brittany Matrimonial oandtdaeos
Are herdsd Together and Mar
rled In q Bunch.

Over In France they have way
4 getting rid Of all tho undesirable
features which in the United Statss
70 with getting married. They hswe
he scheme in operation in Brittany.
In Brittany they do away with ths
nest man and bridesmaids and ushsrs
md other such 1mpedimenta strewn in
he path Of the American cdebrants
81 the matrimonial ceremony. Even
he drossmaker and the milline7 and
he florist are given the laugh. Their
goods aren't needed. The caterer n
he only tradesman who profits.
About the middle Of January every
rear there is general round up u
Ill the men and women who have
been engaged within the twelve
month. They are herded together In
'ne place, and on the appointed morn
mg along comes the priest and mar
hes them in q bunch. No fuss, no
feathers, no "Lohengrin" or Robin
Hood stun, no ushers or bridesmaids
70 carry away your stickpins and your
brooches. And everyone wears the
national costume, simple in construo-
ion though gaudy
There were 27 couples married at
Plougastel January II. "a people, 81.
count them. Among the 81 were
only four names. Everyone married
was a Legal, a Jeseuquel, Thomas
Or kazeneuff. Fifteen of the brides
we're named Marie and three were
named Marie Legal.
The caterer got his rake of from
he barbecue which followed the core
nony. He served q sheep, and six
COWS at the wedding breakfast.
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Women In tho WRONG Place,

The anomaly Of this island. the
senter of the British empire, crowded
10 overlooking, while millions Of acres
" the richest land IN nne climates lie
undeveloped, has at last struck the
national Imagination. We cannot
npen a paper without seeing articles
lbout the wheat fields Of Canada, tho
iruit farms Of British Columbia or
Rhodesia, the offers Of work for Brit
hh men and women In Australia, New
Zealand, and last but not least, South
Africa. But in large movements Of
very kind 1t is exceedingly difficult
70 preserve the regular even progress
ZION Of parts. Some portions of the
mass will always move slower, others
hster, han the rest, thereby causing
! distortion and dislocation Of the
whole. That section of the community
mown as the better-class woman has
jagged behind the rest, and by her
ycarcity in the one place and her s;t
perfuity in the other is creating a
LANCER to society.-Hondon Times
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-09-29
"science" Becoming a Nuisance.

"science" Becoming Nuisance.
Steadily medical science is CLOSING
all avenues of safety. Time was when
man might do pretty much as be-
pleased and live. Now whatever he
may do is deadly. The Chicago health
department has just issued a warning
against country springs; in the pol
lucid water Of these springs death
turks in all Of its hideous forms. Also
10 quaff cooling from the odd Oaken
Bucket" is dangerous. What to drink
was long matter Of price rather than
choice. But now 1t is matter Of
neither choice nor price. The million
s1re as we'll as the pauper confrontS
feath whenever he drinks or eats. +
ls unkind Of Science" to point out 60
many dangers and not to indicate any
paths of safety that the ordinary per-
son will be content 20 travel Perhaps
the most comfortable thing, II not the
safest, to do, is to take a chance now
and then and refuse to be alarmed.
Trusting these few lines, etc.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-09-29

so much in what the students actual
ly learn in practise and theory but In
that they learn to work with theil
brain more, learn to work intelligent
ly and learn to continue their OWL
education by reading technical papers
and books and thus acquire a desire
for an investigation Of the why's and
wherefores Of every little phenomenon
observable during their daily work.
It Is not only from the teachers that
they receive their education, but it IL
from their fsllow-students who have
worked under various conditions; in
deed. we feel inclined to believe that
this is really the most valuable part
Of the course.
We do not hesitate to urge thu
young men in the creamsries and
cheese factories, as we'll as young
farmers, to attend the dairy schools
even at a most serious sacrifice. Il
will be the best Investment they will
ever be able to make.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-09-29
IMPROVE AND MAINTAIN
. NORTH DAKOTA HIGHWAYS
No Better Roads Can be Desired Than Those Made Of Earth Wher
They Thoroughly Hard and Dry and Fimed by Traffic.

AS the great prairie state of North
Dakota has little or no material from
which to make roads but earth, the
great majority of our highways will
always be earth roads. The question
OF good roads In this state, therefore,
SINNERS down largely to a considera-
tion Of what can be done to improve
and maintain our earth roads. Most
OF the soil types in the state lend
themselves very we'll to the building
OF good earth roads. In the Red river
valley, for example, no better roads
can be desired than the earth roads
when they are thoroughly hard and
dry and have been smoothed and
f1rmed down by traffic. In this oon-
dition they stand up we'll under the
heaviest traffic and wear so we'll that
but little dust is created. AS soon a.
those roads get wet, on the other
hand, they disintegrate very rapidly
and out up into deep ruts which 1t
takes weeks and sometimes months of
traffic to smoother out and overcome.
For this reason our roads are deplor
ably bad greater part of the year.
In view Of these considerations It
becomes an obvious necessity to keep
the roads crowned after a rain and
to smoother out the ruts after rain.
For this purpose no better implement
Aes been devised than the King road
nag. This drag a. originally made by
inventor was constructed from a
log seven or eight feet long and from
10 to ~ inches in diameter, and care
Gully split down the middle. From tho
JDsulting two slabs a drag was made
similar to the ons In tho figure.
On account Of the scarcity Of sait-
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-09-29
A King Rosd DRAG.

die timber BON which to make the
drag in this LOCALITY, the figure illus
trates an equally ssrviceabls drag
made from plankS.
The drag is made from 2 by IL
plank, preferably Of oak or some other
hard wood, out in two at an angle so
that the resulting pieces are 7.6
long on one edge and sc long on
the other. The two planks are placed
rs shown in the figure and are rein
forced with 2 by 6 spiked along
their middle as shown in the figure.
Holes are bored through the center
line Of the planks with 2R inch
auger and braces two feet by six inch
es long inserted as shown. These
braces may be secured firmly In their
sockets by q wedge key similar to
that used in fastening a hammer Or
ak on its handle. The 2 by brace
should be mortised into the middle Of
the rear plank and near the lower
edge Of the front plank. BY this
scheme the front plank , is securely
braced at the point of greatest strain.
A removable platform, not shown in
the figure. should be laid across the
braces for the operator to stand on.
The platform should be made Of open
Latwork, with openings at least one
inch wide, SO that dirt which may be
thrown over onto the platform will
rattle through. The share is merely
4 fiat strip of steel or iron fastened
TO the front plank by oounter-sunk
screws as shown in the figure. In
order to give the share more cutting
power a wedge-shaped strip may be
placed between its lower edge and the
plank or, better still, the share may be
taken to a blacksmith shop and its
lower edge slightly curved or bent out
ward One end Of the drag chain is
wrapped around the outward brace
stroke while the other passes through
a hole in the front plank. The length
Of the chain should be made readily
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-09-29
JUST QUESTION OF KNOWING
MonopoIIst Explains to Plain Clifton
Why He May Stand on Lat
ter's Foot.

You are standing on my foot"
said the citizen to the monopolist.
"Ah, you must not think Of that"
good-naturedly replied the monopolist.
1T is sordid and pessimistic. You
should think of the higher things Of
life"
Yes, but it hurts" argues the citi-
zen.
THAT may be: but remember that 1t
is only through trial and tribulation
that we learn to make something Of
ourselves. Blessed are the meek"
Yes, but why should you stand on
my loot?''
81 see you are inclined to think Of
YOURSELF that is wrong" admonished
the monopolist in a gentle tone. "Rath-
Or you should contemplate the good
have done In the world"
THAT may all be true, but think
shall have to ask you to get of my
loot"
Being q Christian gentleman" r.
piled the monopolist, very gently. IT
lake no umbrage at your unkind. not
what you ask is unconstitutional, and
must insist on my constitutional
rights. l have franchise to your
loot That is the legal phase OF 1t.
But there Is also a moral side. | have
become accustomed to that mode OF
standing. For you to try to change 1t
now would be nothing less than un-
patriotic"
Notwithstanding all that must In
Sist that you get of my foot"
In that case, my dear sir, I shall
lave to appeal to the courts ana ~
,ut an Injunction against you"
DO you deny that it Is my foot7"
aotly demanded the citizen.
4 do not deny that; In sense 1t. -
FOUR foot" blandly returned the mo-
aopolist, but think can show that
! have q controlling interest In 49,
Ellis o. Jones In Life.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-09-29
ATTEND THE DAIRY SCHOOLS
Students Learn Practise and Theory,
and Also to Work More
lnteIIIgently.
(By PROF. q. w. WEBsTNR)

(By PROF. q. W. WEBsTER.)
It Is possible that there Is many .
young man who has worked a couple
Of years under good buttermaker or
eheesemaker who never went to any
dairy school, and who. in the pride Of
his success. makes light Of their
value, Just AZ he does Of the dairy pa
pers.
This young man IL liable to hest
tate to lose" Gas he calls it) the time
and wages and the saved-up capital
necessary to take term at the dairy
school.
We use the term lose" because we
have heard that expression used by
many of the class referred to above;
the proper word is invest" and q
mighty good investment 1t is. 1t is
such splendid investment that few
men take one term but that they are
anxious to take another.
The value of the dairy school II not
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-09-29

adjustable for light or heavy dragging.
When much dirt is to be moved a
long chain is used while for light
smoothening and leveling short chain
will be found better. The point ia
hitch on the chain is SO chosen that
the drag follows the horses at a4
angle of Is degrees with the whaI
tracks.
The position of the driver on the
platform has also great deal to do
with the working Of the drag. II he
stands close to the front the drag
will cut deep, while If he moves his
weight towards the rear but light work
10 done. In this way a driver by shift.
ing his weight from end to end or
front to back may out down high
place, fill in low hole, or destroy a
crop Of weeds as the case may be- II
will not take man Of average intel
ugencs long to learn how to so shift
his weight and alter the hitch as to
secure the best results.
The drag can scarcely be used too
to use it is after every rain Of SUI,
tlcient amount to cause traffic to cut
up the road. 1t should be used as soon
as possible and while the soil is still
moist. The drag Will then squeeze
the water out of the soil. leaving a
smooth layer Of puddled soil which
bakes hard whom dry and becomes rs.
markably retentive Of moisture. Users
Of the drag should not become dis
couraged II ut fIst the road does not
show tho great Improvement claimed
by advocso>s OF the drag. The effect
Of the diIg is accumulatavs and q
road that has been draGged only . ~
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times cannos be expected to stand up
under the trying weather conditions to
which It 10 frequently subjected.
Every time the drag II used 4 new
layer Of puddled soil 10 smeared on
top Of the previous one until, after
several years Of the aocumulative eff.
feet of dragging, . road crust, consist.
ing OF large number of thin layers
of puddled soil is formed that will
support the heaviest trah1c without
breaking up. The drag not only keeps
the road smooth and we'll crowned,
but also keeps the bitches clean SO
that, If outlets are provided for them
as there should be, water will run
away from the roads and the grade
thus remain Arm. Another notable eff,
feet on roads properly dragged is the
remarkable freedom from dust.
The best system for getting the
roads dragged Is to hire men and
teams whose duty it shall be to drag
the roads whenever needed In 10.
calities where this has been tried the
yearly cost per mile ranges from $3.50
to Sc with an average cost Of SO. This
is not at all prohlbitive and is a cheap
price to pay for good roads.
AS most townships have less than
thirty-f1ve miles Of road that are trav.
eled to any extent one man and two
horses could take care Of the roads,
while In other townships two men and
four or six horses may be required to
keep the roads in good repair.
The remarkable effect Of the King
drag upon roads Is conceded by all
who have given It fair trial and It's
systematic and continuous use cannot
be too strongly urged upon those who
really desire better roads. If every
township in the state would own and
operate these drags as indicated the
vexing road problem would be largely
solved and good roads would every.
where be the rule, rather than the ex
ception.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-09-29

Don't waste your money buying
plasters when you can got bottle q
Chamberlain's Liniment for twenty.
FIVE cents. A piece OF flannel damp
ened with this liniment 10 superior to
any plaster for lame back, pains in
the side and chest, and much cheaper.
Sold by all dealers.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-09-29
erATD OF NORTH DAKOTA,

STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA,
County Of Ward. In District Court,
Eighth Judicial District
Tostsn .. Boz. Plaintiff. Va 0ulbrand
Peterson Rud, Marie P. Rud, Gul.
berten Peterson Rud, Gulbran p.
Rud, Maria Rud, G. P. Rud. A. O..
Nedrud, Petra D. Nedrud. B. $.
Brynjolfson, Barbara, E. Doe, Peter
Ehr, Arthur Hubbard, ]. W. Naher,
Grace S. Smith. T. H. Stryker, J. D.
Easton, Frank P. Hawkins, Mary Z.
McJannett, as sole heir Of John Nc
Jannett, deceased, J. N. True, and
George Wetherby, co-partners, as
True G. Wetherbv, M. H. True, heirs
OF Even Theodore Doe, deceased,
The Bank of Minot, . corporation,
Indemnity Company, Of North Ia
kota, a corporation, North Dakota
Title Insurance & Trust Company,
4 corporation, A. B. Guptill, As re-
ceiver OF the Bank Of Minot, A. B.
Guptill, as receiver Of tho North Da-
kota Title Insurance & Trust Com
pany, Ward County, 4 public cor
poration, all other persons unknown
claiming any estate or interest in,
or lien or incumbrance upon The
property described in the com.
plant, Defendants.
The State Of North Dakota to the
Adore Named Defendants:
You and each of you are hereby
summoned to answer the complaint
in this action and to serve copy Of
your answer upon the subscriber with
in thirty days after the service Of this
summons upon you, exclusive of the
day Of service, and in case of your
failure to appear or answer, judgment
will DO taken against you and against
each Of you BY default for tho relief
demanded in the complaint.
You and each Of you are hereby no.
tiled that the complaint in the above
entitled action will be fled in the Of
ice Of the Clerk Of the District Court
in and for Ward county, North d.
kotA.
Dated March %. 1910.
G. Aur1snd,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
Office, residence end postofflce ad-
dress:-Minot, North Dakota.
To Each Of the Above Named Defend
ants.
You and each Of you are hereby no
titled that the above entitled action il
brought for the purpose of quietine
title in the plaintiff to, and to exclude
tho defendants and each Of them from
any estate or interest in or lion or in
upon the following describ-
ed real property located in the county
Of Ward and state Of North Dakota
The southeast quarter of tho north.
east quarter Of section 10. the north
half OF the southwest quarter and the
southwest quarter Of the northwest
quarter Of section 20. oil in township
155, north Of range 81 west OF the
Fifth Principal Meridian.
That no personal claim is made
against the said defendants or either
Of them.
Dated March 20, 1910.
G. Aurland,
ct Attorney for the Plaintiff
Not minute should DO lost when 4
child shows symptoms of Group.
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy given
as soon as the child becomes hoarse,
or even after the croupy cough ap.
pears, will prevent the attack. Sold
nv All Healera
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WHEAT FOR GALE.

I have $500 bushels Of old blue
stem wheat At the Farmer,' elsvstor
at Burlington for sals. viii sell tnls
for seed, and first con 3, nrst served.
We also handle cora, oats, And Al
kinds Q: feed. H. T. KoSy, Burl,nx-
ton, N. D. . l.u
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Constipation and indigestion are
twins. They kill people inch by inch,
sap life away every day. HOLSTERS
Rocky Mountain Tea removes the
cause; drives tho disease away. IS
cents, Tea or Tablets. r. P. Taylor
L Co,
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Henry James paid tho mortgage on
his fathers farm last week. A bust.
ness course ut the Mankato (Ninn.)
Commercial College a few years ago
enabled him to do this.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-09-29
LAME AND DISEASED FEET

We make a specially OF correcting
lane and diseased fee of horses.
We invite all classes OF horse shoe
ing. General blacksmithing. plow
work, etc. Opposite Scofleld's livery
b rn. Barlow& SI,>bau u
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WEIGHT Of Hons.

The average weight Of hogs at Den
yer in June was 23s pounds. agains
200 last year.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-09-29

Let Schiewek do your cleaning and
aresSinG. II
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WANTED TO TRADE-Tsrm for
horses or stock. Apply W. N.
SmaE. second door Optic building.
so
FOR 9A14B-100 Pskin ducks: 500
each. 4. p. 0losum, 1i1ot, n. p.
$50.
Recent analysis Of Granite Spring
Water shows that product to be Wav
above % - per cent pure. Il
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FOR 0ALE-0ood Er1do Jersey
COW. A. P. 9locum. NiRot. 310tf
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You can depend on perfect 1t, style
and the best Of workmansAip II ycr
avs your clothes made 1t OchleWsks.
Graham guardian., 1910-04-15
Treasury of the Southwest

The following interesting story
of Stafford and the Gila Valley was
written by w. E. Schei and pub
lished in the March 9th issue of the
Telegraph-Herald Dubuque, Iowa.: /:
No trip through Arizona is COM
plete without including the Gila
Valley, one of the most flourishing
and promising agricultural sections
of the Territory. At Stafford, in
the midst of this farming region,
one is impressed with the substance
OF the district and the high charac-
ter of the people. If the visitor be
in search of a new home, for a farm
that will yield handsomely, here he
will be content to remain.
The Gila Valley was evolved from
a wilderness of mesquite and sage
brush-a desert brought to garden
state. There is now little chance of
pioneering" in the valley, yet the
opportunities for men with $1,000
and upwards were never better.
Fortunes have been made by farm
ers in this district in the past, the
process is continuing to this day.
and the future offers still greater
opportunities. The Stafford country
is with good reason referred to as
the treasury of the southwest.
Stafford is eager to increase the
number of farmers in her district.
and therefore no opportunity to as
sist the farmer to prosperity is lost
by the people of that progressive
city. They are constantly reaching
out for good farmers and if there
is anything neglected; it certainly is
not chance to lay their proposition
before good men who seek informa-
tion regarding their country. The
city clerk of Stafford should be ad-
dressed by those wishing to know
of that section.
The creamery at Stafford is doing
other things than the mere making
of butter. Educational work in
dairying, extensive investment in
dairy cattle that are distributed
among farmers, is a part of the
helpful work of this institution.
While alfalfa brings $1n to SIS ton
on the market, growers of alfalfa
who also take up dairying realize
approximately $21 a ton for this
product. The hog industry is not
of small proportions and the cream
cry helps to bring it into the gold
mine class in the Gila Valley.
Because of the nearness to Ari-
zona's most extensive mining camps,
the farmers here receive far better
prices for their products than in any
other part of the southwest. The
demands of the camp will always
be as great, if not greater, than it
is today.
Graham guardian., 1910-04-15
Points Regarding the Census

The census begins April 18th and
must be completed in two weeks in
cities and in thirty days in all other
areas.
The enumerators will wear a
badge inscribed United States Cen
sus, 1910"
The law requires every adult per-
son to furnish the prescribed in
formation, but also provides that it
shall be treated confidentially, so
that no injury can come to any per-
son from answering the questions.
The president has issued pro-
clamation, calling on all citizens to
cooperate with the Census and as
suring them that it has nothing to
do with taxation, amy or jury SER
vice, compulsory school attendance,
regulation of immigration, or en-
forcement of any law, and that nc
one can be injured by answering the
inquiries.
1t is of the utmost importance
that the census of population anc
agriculture in this Territory be com
plete and correct. .
Therefore every person shoulc
promptly, accurately and completed!
answer the Census questions asked
by the enumerators
Graham guardian., 1910-04-15

healthy conditions. We find them
here, among those who disobeyed
the ordinance recently passed by
the town council to trim the cotton
wood trees in order to get rid of
the caterpillar pest. The law-abid-
ing citizen, as usual, at once set to
work to trim or cut down these
trees. thus abating to a great de-
gree, nuisance and pest at once
disagreeable and unhealthy. The
fact that caterpillars are rowing
over certain parts of the town at
this time, is due to the disobedence
of the few, and many young trees
in front of residences have become
affected in consequence. If the
old full-grown trees all over town
had been trimmed, there would
be no caterpillar pest in town.