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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-09-01
MAY TAKE A HAND
Proposes to Fight for Beveridge in
Indiana,

indianapolis, Aug. Bottle state
ment by Jefferson Claypool, a well
known Republican politician, that 40
per cen of the Republican candidates
for the legislature are opposed to the
reelection of Senator Albert J. Bev-
eridge is under an investigation by a
committee of organized labor. The
committee proposes that the 40 per
cent shall come into the open and de-
clare themselves publicly. With this
in view it is preparing a letter to be
sent to every Republican candidate
for the legislature, asking him if he
will support the senator for re-elec-
ton. The committee will set out the
fact that Beveridge proved himself a
friend Of labor In the senate.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-09-01
REGINALD VANDERBILT ILL
Society Leader Is Stricken With Ty-
phoid Fever.

Newport, R. l., Aug. 3O.-That Regi
maid c. Vanderbilt, who is suffering
from typhoid fever at his Sandy Point
farm, is a very sick man became
known when it was announced that
DR.. Austin Flint had been called from
New York for consultation with DR..
Henry T. Knapp, Mr.. V%anderbilt's
family physician.
Mr.. Vanderbilt was taken i'll more
than a week ago. At first it was
thought he was suffering from sum.
mer grip, but later his temperature
began to rise and there were unmis-
taxable signs of typhoid fever. Even
then it was believed that he had only
a mild attack.
His condition became worse, how.
ever, and it was evident that the at
tack was serious.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-09-01
Held for Burglary.

Failing to convince Barnes county
officials that he was not implicated in
the burglarizing of the J.. E. Tierney
hardware store at Eckleson, Louis G..
Schmidt was bound over to the dis
trict court for trial. He was arrested
at Moorhead, Mimi, in connection
with a hardware store burglary there,
the fact that he was endeavoring to
get rid of a quantity of stuff causing
suspicion. Several articles found in
the possession of the prisoner were
identified as having been stolen from
the Eckleson store.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-09-01
Printers Organize.

Employing printers of the counties
in the Fifth judicial district held a
meeting at jamestown, p%erfecting the
organization of the Ben Franklin club.
This movement was launched at the
recent editorial association meeting
held at Williston. 1t has as it's object
the perfection of a cost system which
Will be uniform over the entire state
and which will insure the printers re.
ceiving a fair compensation for the
work done in their Offices. Judicial
district organizations will be perfect.
ed over the entire state.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-09-01
Hotel Sells for Ten Millions.

Chicago, Aug. 2S.-Ten million dol
lars, probably the largest amount. ever
involved in the sale of hotel property,
was concerned in the deal consum-
mated here when control Of the Con-
gress hotel passed from Colonel Rich
ard H. Southgate, n of the best
known hotel men in the United States,
to j. Edward Kennedy, manager of
the hotel. and Thomas H. Joyce, Sec
rotary and treasurer of the corpora
ton.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-09-01
FIRES CAN BE PREVENTED
Clifford Pinchot Says Loss Is Price of
Unpreparedness.

Washington, Aug. 27.-Gifford Pin
~chot of the National Conservation as
ISOLATION and former head of the gov
eminent forest service, in a statement,
holds that the loss of property and
life in the recent and present forest
fires was unnecessary.
F The disastrous results, he said, are
traceable to the unpreparedness to
deal with the fire situation. He scores
members of congress who have op-
posed appropriations for the proper
equipment of forest rangers and in
that connection names Senator Hey
burn of Idaho, whose home town, Wal
lace, Ida, suffered serious loss; Sena-
tor Carter of Montana and Representa-
tive Mondell of Wyoming.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-09-01
HUNDRED POISONED BY FOOD
Chicken or Sherbet Held RESPONSE
BILE for Illness,

One hundred residents of Drayton
are said to be rapidly recov-
ering from the effects of ptomaine poi.
soning with which they became affect
ed following their participation in an
"at home" given by Mr.. and Mrs. G.
W. Moses Of that city. None of the
cases proved serious, although many
were extremely i'll. The serving of
chicken sandwiches or of raspberry
sherbet is held responsible for the
poisoning. Analysis of these is be-
ing made to determine the exact
cause.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-09-01
WILL MEET AT BISMARCK
North Dakota Democrats to PromuI.
cate a Platform.

Sept. 6 is the date selected for the
meeting of the new state central COM
mittee of the North Dakota Demo
cratic party, Chairman J.. L. Cashel
announcing the selection. Bismarck
is the place for the meeting at which
new officers will be elected, and at
which the platform will be promulgat-
ed. Headquarters are to be opened by
the Democrats in Grand Forks some
time this week and will be maintained
until the close of the campaign.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-09-01
EIGHT HUNDRED HOMELESS
Damage in Two Washington Counties
Placed at 100000

Portland, Ore, Aug. 27.-The fire
situation is one of unrelaxing vigil
lance.
1t is estimated that in Clarke and
Cowlitz counties, Wash, 100000
represents the aggregate loss. Eight
hundred persons have been rendered
homeless and 1000 men have been
thrown out of work.
The town of Flora, Ore, has been
destroyed, according to reports which
reached Asotin, Wash. The flames
came from the forests on the south
side of the Blue mountains. The
town is in ruins and it's 400 inhabi-
tants are homeless. Communication is
cut off.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-09-01
DUNKARDS HOLD MEETINGS
Annual Religious Ceremonies Being
Carried Out in North Dakota,

The annual l%ovefeasts of the Dun
kards, the sect which is quite strong
in that section of the state, are being
held at the present time in the open
air about Rock Lake and are being
largely attended. These services are
decidedly out of the ordinary so far
as religious exercises are concerned.
One feature Of the lovefeast is the
washing of the feet. The men of the
church and the women all go through
this form, which includes the washing
of the feet of all, the men of the
church washing the feet of each other,
while the women perform the same
form among themselves.
Several large Dunkard meetings of
this nature have already been held
and more are to follow.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-09-01
CONVENTIONS in BISMARCK
Five Meetings Will Be Held There in
Two Months.

September and October, Bismarckwill
hold the plum as a convention city in
North Dakota, for no less than five
state organizations will meeA there
during those two months. Two of
these take place in September, being
the North Dakota Bar association on
Sept. 8 and 9 and the Baptists' State
conference on Sept. 20, 81, % and %.
In the following month there will be
the Methodist State conference on Oct.
5 to 9; the State Federation of Wo-
mems clubs on Oct. II to 10, and the
State Educational association on Oct.
26 to %.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-09-01
Chicago Live Stock.

Chicago, Aug. observation-disclosures,
$4.90@S.4O; Texas steers, $3.75@6.OO;
Western steers, $4.25@7.O0; stockers
and feeders, $4.10@6.1O; COWS and
heifers, $2.60@6.60; calves, $4,000
$50. Hogs-Light, $S.90@9.45; mixed,
$s.50@9.30; heavy, $8.4O@9.20; rough,
$8.4O@S.65; good to choice heavy, 49,
65@9.20; pigs, $8.S5@9.50. Sheep
Native, $2.75@4.85; yearlings. $4,000
6.75; lambs, $500 $3.50.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-09-01
tnfantiIe Paralysis Reported.

Several districts have reported
ase of infantile paralysis within the
past few days. Near Cathay there
were two deaths from the disease
while at Steele, in Kidder, county,
there also have been several cases.
Mckenzie, in Burleigh county, has a
number of cases, while Grand Forks
has reported but one case. Only a
few deaths have occurred so far,
health officials being vigorous in en-.
forcing quarantine regulations.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-09-01
Farmer Accidentally Killed.

Fred Sayler, a Ventura farmer, was
found dead. He was hauling a couple
of hogs to market. His team came
running into town without a driver.
His body was found lying in the road.
His head was lying in a pool of blood.
It is thought that he fell off the wagon
and under the wheels,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-09-01
END OF KOREA AS A NATION
Plans for Annexation by Japan Are
Completed.

Toxic, Aug. 25.-The text of the
convention under which Korea is an
nexed to Japan has been communicate
ed to the representatives of the pow
ers. The document, which, according
to now established facts, was signed
Aug. %, will be effective when official
ly promulgated. This will happen, &C.
cording to some of the ministers, Aug.
20 or 80, when the Independent ex-
istence of the Hermit Kingdom, the
struggle for whose control started the
Russo-Japanese war, will cease.
Sporadic outbursts in protest against
the absorption of Korea by Japan are
anticipated, but serious rioting, or even
widespread objection from the Ko-
reans to the annexation, are not ex-
pected.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-09-01
PRIMARY CLAUSE is UPHELD
Judge kneeshaw Decides Thirty Per
Cent Vote Necessary,

Judge Kneeshaw, in court at Penn
bina, decided against Judge H.
E. Dorval of Langdon in his action to
test the constitutionality of the pri-
mary election law clause providing
that a 30 per cent vote must be polled
to nominate. Dorval commenced the
action and upon the outcome rests the
hope of the Democratic state central
committee in securing names of it's
state ticket candidates on the ballot.
Immediate appeal will be taken to the
supreme court.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-09-01
ENCOURAGES THE FARMERS
County Association Gives Prizes for
Good Roads.


Because he had the best road in the
country Carl Kruger of Shenford
township received a prize of $500
from the Ransom County Good Roads
association. Edward Seelig of Casey
township won the second prize of $50
and John Creswell of Green township
won the third prize of $40. The COM
petition was open to all road over
seers in the county, being inaugurated
by the association for the purpose of
%arousing interest in the making of
better roads. There were numerous
entries this year and next season the
same plans will be followed out and
it probably will mean that even a
greater number will be out for the
prizes.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-09-01
CHOLERA SITUATION WORSE
scourge Spreading to Parts of Asi.
attic Russia.

st. Petersburg, Aug. 26.-The chol-
era situation in parts of Asiatic Rus
STA is declared to be as threatening
as in Southern European Russia.
Along the Ural river and in the
Tomsk, Batum and Omsk districts the
disease is spreading rapidly, with only
the most meager facilities at hand for
fighting it.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-09-01
Accused of Killing Cattle.

Charged with slaughtering cattle be-
longing to several ranchmen in
the immediate vicinity of Towner,
Clarence Balloon was bound over to
the district court at a hearing held
there. His bond was fixed at $1,000
and he has furnished that amount.
Alleged to be implicated with Balloon
are two other men who had been pre-
viously held for trial.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-09-01
Crushed to Death by Horses.

A Leith, a carpenter of Casselton,
frightened a team of horses while he
was riding his bicycle from one farm
to another near Fargo. The horses
knocked him to the ground and he was
crushed to death under the wheels of
the wagon drawn by the team.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-09-01
ONCE LEADER IN CONGRESS
Former Senator Call of Florida Dead
in Washington.

Washington, Aug. 25.-Cerebral
hemorrhage was the immediate cause
of death at the emergency hospital of
former United States Senator Wilkin-
son Call of Florida. Serving in the
upper branch of congress eighteen
years, from 1879 to 1897, Mr.. Call oc-
cupied an important place on several
committees. He was a native of Rus
sellville, KY, and al seventy-six
years old.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-09-01
Chicago Grain and Provisions

Chicago, Aug. 29.-Wheat-Sept.
995s @99Ae; Dec, $1.O4@1.04M; May,
$1.09A. Corn-Sept., 60Bc; Dec.
57% @57Ac; May, 59M @6Oc. Oats
Sept, 33Ac; Dec, 36%c; May, 39h q
1880. Pork-Sept., $21.22; JAM, $1S.
67@18.70. Butter-Creameries, 24k q
27c; diaries, 25@27c. Eggs-14@17c
Poultry-Turkeys, zoe; chickens, 13c;
springs, 14ac.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-09-01
Duluth Wheat and Flax.

Duluth. Aug. 29.-Wheat-To arrive
and on track-No. 1 hard, $1.14B; No.
l. Northern. $1.13%; No. 2 Northern,
$1.OS%; Sept, $1.13%; Dec, $1.15;
May, $1.18h. Flax-On track, in store,
to arrive and Sept, $2.49k; Oct, So.
1912; Nov, $3.50; Dec, $2.34.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-09-01
Grand Forks Man Killed.

John Ryan, ten years ago a resident
or Grand Forks, was killed in Chica.
go, according to a message received at
Grand Forks. No details as to the
manner of death are obtainable. Mr..
Ryan was a brother of ex-senator
Hugh Ryan Of Grand Forks and very
well known.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-09-01
CHEF SLABS MAN IN HOTEL
Victim of Assailant at Grand Forks
Will Recover,

The Hotel Dacotah kitchen, Grand
Forks leading hostelry, was the scene
of a stabbing when Harry Braun, aged
thlrty-tWo, used a butcher knife on
John limos, aged twenty-five. The
wound is In the right side, about five
inches deep, along a rib, and the vic
tim will recover. Braun, who is the
chef, has been arrested. Both men
came from Chicago recently.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-09-01
Farmers Need Help,

The fact that men as so scarce
will have the effect of letting thresh-
ing operations drag over a longer
period than usual, as the machines
nearly everywhere are being operated
short handed. Farmers in many cases
are manning the rigs themselves, do
ing exchange work, as this is the only
possible way of getting the threshing
done.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-09-01
GRAIN AND PROVISION PRICES
Minneapolis Wheat.

Minneapolis, Aug 29.-Wheat--
$1.11%@1.11%; Dec. $l.13%;
May, $1.17B On track-No. L hard.
81 14M; No. 1 Northern. $1.13%@1.
No. 2 Northern. $1OS% @1.1lM;
No. 8 Northern. $1.O5B @1.O9%.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-09-01
St. Paul Live Stock.

St. Paul, Aug. 29.-Cattle-Good to
choice steers, $4.5O@5.O0; fair to good.
$3.00@3.50; good to choice COWS and
heifers, $4.00@4.50; veals, S6.5O@7.00.
Hogs-$S.60@8.90. Sheep-Wethers,
$3.75@4.00; yearlings. S4.25@5.00;
spring lambs, $5.25@6.35.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-09-01
FEAR WINTER WATER FAMINE
Grand Forks Council to Consider
Proposition for Reservoir.

Grand Forks Council to Consider
Proposition for Reservoir.
The Grand Forks city council will be
asked to take steps toward insuring
the city a supply of water in the COM
ing season, the fact that the Red Lake
river, from which the supply is now
secured, being so low that there ap-
pears little possibility of it's being
able to give the amount of water need
ed being the a for such action.
If no rains fall in the time interven-
ing before the river freezes the entire
flow will be stopped, as it will freeze
to the bottom. The plan of action
favored is the construction of a large
dam across the mouth of the river at
once, thus storing up a large quantity
of water that would become available
for use after the freezing up time ar
rives. {,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-09-01
Settler Found Dead From Bullet,

SVoN IIVUI 6UIICts
With a shotgun lying at his side the
body Of J. Maitland, aged sixty years,
was found in his claim shack ten
miles from Steele. 1t appears that Matt.
land committed suicide by pulling the
gun trigger with his toe,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-09-01
TOta'

The Missoula forest Offices list of
seventy-nine dead forest employees
omits twenty-one killed at the Bullion
mine, Montana, and on the Big fork
of the Occur d'Alene. The missing
are:
Negro soldiers, near Avery, Ida. 4
Ranger Halm's party, headwaters
OF st. Joe Is
Forest employees in st. Joe valley. 25
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-09-01
NO REASON MADE PUBLIC
Swedish Minister to the United States
Is Recalled.

Stockholm, Aug. fisherman de
Lagercrantz, the Swedish minister to
the United States has, it was an.
aounced here, been recalled. He was
appointed in January, 1907.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-09-01
Latest Estimate Of Victims Of
Western Forest Fires.
MOST OF Them RANGERS
Forty Other Fire Fighters Are Miss.
ing and the List of Dead May
Be heightened.

Spokane, Wash, Aug. 27.-Latest
estimates Of the loss of life in the
forest fires place the number of dead
at more than 200. The Italians and
Austrians in the st. Joe valley, of
whom many persisted, were employees
of logging camps. The list of govern
ment rangers dead, now 100, will prob
ably be heightened.
Following is a revised list of the
lumber killed in the Idaho, Montana
and Washington forest fires:
United States forest employees,
Idaho and Montana 100
Settlers and fire fighters, st. Joe
valley, Idaho so
AT Newport, Wash. .......... 4
AT Wallace, Ida. s
AT Mullan and Spokane ......... 3
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-09-01

Washington, Aug. 28.-State depart
ment officials profess to be entirely
ignorant of the aso which prompt.
ed the Swedish government to recall
Mr.. Lagercrantz from the Washington
mission. AS far as known his resi-.
dence here has been without embar
,rassing Incidents.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-05-19
They Read 1.-THE Independent
Examination OF Jurors for the Noah Case Shows
that the Independent Goes Into
About Every Home

a large number he looked around the
court room filed with men from ev-
erywhere and asked: is there any
one in this court room who does not
read the Independent
The seven jurors accepted so far
are:
F. H. SLATKEY, Minot real estate
dealer.
JOHN BRAN, Glenburn, farmer.
H. J. sCHOBERT, clerk i'm assist
ant superintendent's Office at Great
Northern station, Minot.
j. A. FERGUSON, Minot, freight
tracer, Great Northern.
w. A. Hunt, Minot, farmer.
P. E. WEEK, farmer.
JOHN SWORDS, farmer.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-05-19

The defense in the Noah murder
trtal has passed upon seven jurors,
who no doubt will be accepted by the
state. Tomorrow at nine O'Clock, the
work Of securing i've more. will be
taken up, and II they are ss hard to
secure as those who were accepted to-
day, the actual trial will not begin be-
fore some time Saturday.
That the Independent circulates to
nearly every home in the Northwest
was demonstrated today, when sever
al score of farmers from various parts
of the county were examined. They
were asked what they knew concern
ing the case, and it might be safely
said that everyone declared that they
were readers of the Independent. At
ter Attorney Grenleaf had examined
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-05-19
Good Joke
on Democrats

A good story is being told On our
Democratic friends. When a meeting
i (tirGo fM95olcldrnbJg ha1Nstl2S456
was held recently to select county
ticket, John Underdahl, was chosen as
candidate for Public Administrator,
and since that time elaborate prep
arations have been going on for the
purpose Of defeating the present in
cumbent, Clark Hovey. Hovey how
ever, did not seem to worry much, and
the Democrats learned that he had not
even taken the trouble to have a petit
ton signed. The Democrats learned
Wednesday that Hovey's term would
mot expire for more than two years
yet, - be was elected two years ago
for four years. =. .
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-05-19
Thura Truax WEEDS

Announcement Of the marriage OF
John Edgar Hires and Miss Thura
TrrAx, which occurred Ut Bryn BawT.
Penn. on May IA. were received In
the city yesterday. The couple Will
be- at4nome ct Eapsbuzg Falls, VT.
where the groom holds o responsible
position - civil engineer.
The bride 70 we'll known ct Atnot
and Wiuiston. where she has lived
practically all her life. She Is q sis-
ter of G. +. Truax, one Of the indie
pendent publishers, and for several
months prior to her marriage. was
employed IN the abstracting depart
ment Of the Title Investment & Trust
Co. ... ..-
The groom was connected with the
irrigating plant at Williston. having
had charge Of it's installation, and 1t
was at that time that the couple met.
Both have many friends In the North
west who wish them the best there
is in life. ... ...
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-05-19

Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Ware will leave
tomorrow for the Pacific coast where
Mr.. Ware will engage In business
Mr.. Ware was editor Of the Flaxton
Times for several years. and Of lats
has been U. s. Commissioner.
Minot shut out Wimbledon Wednes-
day in a one sided game. The locals
secured 10 scores and might have
made as many more. The visitors
were badly outclaased.
The s. N, swensen Plumbing Co.,
was awarded the contract Tuesday
might for the plumbing, heating and
ventilating Of the addition to McKin-
ley school for $4,000. There we're
four other bidders.
Wil11ston will be here for two
games Saturday and Sunday. The
team from that city consists Of all
home players, but is said to be very
fast.
Mrs. Geo. MCGEE, who has been
seriously i'll is reported much improv-
ed Mrs. MCGEE underwent slight
operation for her nose and infection
set in, which however was promptly
checked.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-05-19

Miss Nobel Stakston, after spend
ing several weeks with her brother,
John, on the farm, returned to Tioga
this Afternoon where her parents re-
side. L@
Andrew Jacobson, from west OF
the city this week, bought another
quarter OF land and now has a farm OF
nearly 1000 acres. Andrew has in
over sou acres of crop this season.
Peter Larson, a Burlington farmer,
has a steam breaker tearing up sew
eral hundred acres.
Huston of the track team will com.
pete in the hurdle events and dashes,
Rasmussen is Splinter and Law
renee will try in tho hurdle and run.
ming events.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-05-19
Frahn for
County Surveyor

n. G. Frahm, who has been deputy
county surveyor for the past year, ia
candidate for nomination to that
Office. Mr.. Frahm has no opposition
SO tar, and probably. will have none.
E. J.. Thomas, the present incumbent
will not be candidate for reelection
as he has his hands full already with
his job as city engineer. Mr.. Frahm
is a capable man.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-05-19
Died from
Gunshot Wound

Christ Genoa, a Russian % years of
age, was brot to the Northwestern
hospital several days ago, suffering
from wound, caused by the accident
al discharge of gun, and died Tues
day. Genoa was with a friend, who
jokingly pointed gun at him, say
ing he would shoot him. The gun
exploded and blood poisoning set in.
The funeral was, held in this city
Wednesday. He spoke highly of
inferred in the Catholic cemetery.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-05-19

Wholesale house at Bellingham, Wash
which is doing a business of half 4
million dollars yearly and he has his
business in such shape that he can
leave it, and enjoy himself amid the
surroundings of early days for a Der.
iod. Mr.. Lee came to Ward county
more than twenty years ago, and until
three or four years ago, conducted
large department store in this city.