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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-09-08
DIR, JAS, J, FARLEy .
DIED TUESDAY
EXCITEMENT IN MlNOT.

There is always something doing in
unrighteous Minot. Judge Davis and
Major Murphy are handing each other
compliments in punches, and the end
is not yet.
The Optic is after the scalps OF
certain city commissioners, because
of alleged irregularities in letting the
city printing contract.
The county commissioners are en-
deavoring to administer good-sized
spanking TO the Independent because
this paper has been speaking right
out in meeting, and the Independent
will spare no pains to show the
methods in which the county dads
have been conducting our county az
fairs.
The Reporter, the Democrat, the
Optic and the Independent are, or
have been mixed up in free for all.
One peace-loving citizen said: 81
am actually afraid to walk on the
streets Of Minot these days. l am
afraid of missiles flying in the air.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-09-08
WIN. VENOlT KILLED BY TRAIN

VIM. Ven.ot, while stealing a ride
on the fast westbound 500 freight,
was killed almost instantly near
Wednesday afternoon. 1t
is believed that he fell from the NOV
ing train, which passed the scene Of
the accident about $40 O'Clock that
afternoon. The body was picked up
by an eastbound freight about six
o'clock, and taken to Donnybrook, but
the man breathed his hast about tho
time the train arrived there.
mans skull was laid open, his
left arm cut of, at the shoulder, and
his right foot and heel Of the lett
gone.
From a card from the st. Lawrence
hospital at Superior, Wis.,, his iden-
tity became known. The deceased
was a mall about thirty years Of age.
VIM. Murray, as acting cornot, went
to Donnybrook today to hold an in
quest.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-09-08
CLAIM THEY WE'RE ROBBED.

While on their way home from MI
not to the Davis mines, located near
Walker and Young claim
that they were relieved Of $1,000 by
two bold highwaymen, five miles
from the city. Young, who is pro-
prietor of a boarding house at the
mines, brot a good many checks to
have cashed, and carried $4,000 in
his clothes when attacked. Walker
had $4,000. They we're walking along
the road about II o'clock Monday
night, when they say two fellows
jumped out at them and covered them
with pistols and took all their money.
The ofncers have been notified, and
are the lookout. The men gave a
good description Of the assaflants.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-09-08
PROMINENT VETERINARIAN PASSES
AWAY AT THE HOSPITAL FROM
TYPHOID fever
GRIM REAPER WINS IN RACE WITH
PARENTS ENROUTE TO
SEE THEIR son

DIR. James J. Farley, assistant state
veterinarian, and also in the employ
OF the government died at the North.
western hospital Tuesday evening at
Ills o'clock, after q seige Of typhoid
fever. The doctor was taken down
with the disease about three weeks
ago, and grew worse rapidly. For
the past week, it was known that his
condition was precarious, though he
did not lose consciousness any OF the
time, and several days ago his parents
who reside in Massachusetts,, were
sent for by telegram. They arrived
in the city today. They are grief,
stricken over the death of their son.
DR.. Farley was one of Minot's very
best young men. Coming here from
Maddox, N. o., last January, by his
manly ways, he soon made large
number Of friends, who sincerely re-
greet that Father Time has seen fit to
severe the life thread Of 50 promt-
nent citizen just at the most useful
period OF his career. =,
DR.. Farley was about thirty years
Of age. He was a graduate OF the
Ontario Veterinary College Of Tor
onto, Canada, and it can be said in
his profession he did not have peer
in the state. He leaves besides his
parents, several brothers, all living in
03SSJ. S'i-''~ }N~ttiif :,
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-09-08
VERY SUCCESSFUL FARM SALE.

VERY SUCCESSFUL FARM SALE.
Those who predicted that public
sales in North Dakota would be q
failure this year, have another guess
coming. from the appearance OF the
one held at the Farm Of Aaron Enochs
near Surrey last Thursday. F. H.
Bradley, the auctioneer, reports that
everything sold we'll, especially the
COWS. The cheapest COW brot $50
while the highest prices bovine was
$40. A 3-year-old mare colt sold for
$3.50, and 2-year-old horse colt was
old for $3.50. A wagon brot $72 and
other property in proportion. Three
or four hundred people attended the
sale. The sale amounted to $4,000,
Of which $1,000 was cash. Who said
our farmers were hard up?
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-09-08
SAWYER'S CENTRAL SCHOOL
COMPLETED,

Sawyer's $4,000 school building is
being given the last touches by Con-
tractor Bartelson. A fine job was
done in every particular and the con-
tractor has every reason to be proud
Of his work. This is central school
building and to it children from ali
parts Of the township will be hauled
by the following carriers: Adolph
Klimpel, Dist. 1; I. G. Bunker, Dist.
2, and Archie Egan, Dist. 3.
The new building makes the three
school buildings in other parts Of the
OF no use to the district, and
thew will be sold.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-09-08
WE ARE RIGHT INIT.

The independent acknowledges re-
ceipt of a box of fine Washington
peaches, from our old friend, Ed.
Long, formrly of Surrey, who now
owns a fine fruit ranch at Wenatchee.
The peaches came by express, four
dozen of them, all wrapped in paper,
and larger than the largest sized tea
cups. They are as near alike as
peas, and perfect in every way They
are the finest lot Of peaches we have
ever seen. We wouldn't mind MAX
ing Mr.. Long a visit about this time
OF the year, and would promise him
that he would have a steady boarder
as long as the peaches held out.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-09-08
WOMAN ACCIDENTALLY SHOT,

While engaged in cleaning his re-
peadng Winchester shotgun Tuesday
frankie Cox, son OF MIR.
and Mrs. S. E. Cox, accidentally dis
charged the weapon and the charge
went across the river. Mrs. Read,
who was hanging up clothes, was
struck in the fleshy part OF the arm
by one Of the shot, and painfully, tho
not seriously injured. The Cox family
feel very badly over the accident, and
lost no time in furnishing a doctor.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-09-08
September Z. 1910.


Editor Independent:
MY exposition Of the fake circular,
headed "Ward County Tax League"
thru the columns of your paper, seems
to have agitated the instigator Of that
despicabae example Of Murphyism to
a greater extent than had supposed
it would. II one may Judge by the raw.
ings Of Murphy in last THURSDAYS
Reporter. The UNANIMOUSLY false
charges made by Murphy against me
will only serve to intensity the dis.
gust the people have for Murphyism,
and will not deter me in my deter
animation to expose and lay bare the
rottenness Of Murphy and his gang.
It has been patent to even the casual
observer in politics in Ward county,
that I have at no time, as an official
or otherwise, measured up to the de-
mands of Murphy. And his opposi'
ton to me has been persistent, a tact
of which as a citizen and as an Of
fetal, 1 am proud, and ! believe in
the judgment OF the people, who know
Murphy, his opposition is deemed
recommendation. From the Murphy
viewpoint, l should not hold Office,
but does anyone believe that would
be opposed by this man, If would be
subservdent to him? It 10 my oppo-
sition to Murphy and to Murphy's
methods that cause his tncessant OPP
position to me. l value the sol.
emnity Of my oath Of ofnoe. and the
sacredness Of my duty Is Gt1sen
and IN official too highly to accept
tho dictum Of JOHN s. MURPHY.
And because Murphy knows that I
perform my duty honestly and impair
tiahy, and that l oountenance no m
reference by him or any other man,
10 sufncient reason, In the scheme Of
Murphyism, why 1 should not bo a
public officer. Let me say right here
that it will be . sorry day for the tax
payers Of Ward county, when tho vot-
ers Of this county, thru carelessness
or Indifference, permit men under the
domination Of Murphy to again come
into control of the administration of
public affairs of the county. .
/, In>my indictment Of the authors Of
the false and forged circular, have
charged that there was never such IN
organization as the Ward Comfy Tax
League; that there was no commit
tee of taxpayers appointed; that no
investigation was made as to the
cause Of high taxes bv the committee,
or at all; that the purported report
was not signed or authorized by
Ed Kamerud; that this fake circular
was surreptdtiously circulated BY
Murphy and his gang, and for tho
sole purpose Of misleading the voters;
that the circular started OF with the
false statement that 80 men had con-
trdbuted $500 each, making q fund Of
$4,000, and organized Tax League,
and that such league appointed an
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-09-08
DANCES GALORE,

Four dances we're held in Minot
Friday night. Our young people and
some who are not 10 young, are Ger
tainly merrymakers, and all func-
tions were we'll attended. The
dances were given by the Elks at
their home, the Masons at the temple,
and by the high school pupils, be-
sides the regular Spring Lake dance
was going full blast.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-09-08
GLOBE TRoTTER RETURNS,

c. A. Bugge, the Burlington mer-
chant, arrived home Tuesday from a
trit, around the world. Mr.. Bugge Wis
tied most OF the important countries
and saw many interesting sights. Mr..
Bugge arrived home Just in time to
hunt, and lost no time getting into
the field the NEXT day.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-09-08
kENMARE MANS FINE FRUIT.
z. J. Brown Raises Many Excellent
PIums and Cherries This Year.
Ezra Of coen IL lnches mn

e. J. Brown Raises Many Excellent
PIums and Cherries This Year.
Ears Of Corn 10 Inches Long.
E. J. Brown, the Kenmare nursery.
man, gardener and all around good
farmer and stock raiser, was in the
city last Saturday. Mr.. Brown, de-
spite the poor season, was quite sue
cessful this year. His plum trees are
fairly loaded. He recommends tho
Wyant plums as the best TOR this eli.
mate His Compass cherries also did
we'll. He sent a nice sample OF this
fruit to Rochester, Mimi, to show
those eastern folks what North Da.
kota could produce.
Mr.. Brown expects to bring q nice
fruit and vegetable display to the
Ward county fair.
Mr.. Brown has some Of the finest
corn raised this year in North Dakota.
He has nice patch of Red Dent corn,
some ears measuring Is inches long,
He Is now picking his seed corn,
which is perfectly mature This has
been a good year for corn and Mt.
Brown will have considerable seed
for sale, He has sold about S1Go
worth of fine sweet corn this year.
The Peep of the Day is his h g. v;.r1-
ETY. and the Berly Minnesota is else
first class.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-09-08
KILL DUCKS IN CITY LIMITS.

Early yesterday morning, when the
season opened, number Of local MIN
rods could not resist the temptation
to shoot ducks within the city limits,
on the lake on the Jos. Roach prop.
erty, in the northeastern part Of the
city. Several were bagged, but the
others flew to place Of refuge, on
the lake in Hendrickson's park, where
hunting is forbidden. There must
have been $50 ducks in tho lakes that
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-09-08
M,NoT SCHOOLS OPEN.

The Minot schools opened Monday
with a total enrolment Of we'll over
a thousand. The schools win be
crowded this year and before long
It will be necessary to construct an
other building. Prof. Wolfe begins
his eleventh year and he appears to
be giving more efficient service every
year. Mlnot is indeed fortunate in
retaining him, as he has built up our
schools TO q standard where there
are none better in the state.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-09-08
DAVIS MAKES
SINGING REPLY
Argument With Major Murphy Becomes Heated
Considers Murphy's Opposition His
Best Recommendation


false circular contained report of
the commute. l still contend that
this ia the real ana vital issue. Ana
if there was no organization or no
committee, ana the circular is false
in this, then we must assume that the
circular is false in all things. Murphy
is like unto the Irishman's flea.
When you put your finger on him
he is not there" have driven him
from the position THAT Kamerud sign
the fake circular. I have driven him
from the contention that T. O. Semus
or T. o. Sennes was ever drawn or
ever served upon a jury in the coun-
ty court. have driven him from the
contention that there was an organ
ization Of Tax League, or a committee
appointed, or a report made. Muir
ply in his last effusion, says: YES"
there was an organization of a Ward
County Tax League, and that Tax
League did appoint committee to
Investigate, but he fails to give the
name Of any member OF such league
(?),or the personnel of the committee
90. Do you want any better evidence
OF the falsehood uttered in that word
"yes co." II that yes" had been
true, would he not have given one
name Of the membership Of the league
or the committee, or one circumstance
OF the organization (?). God help the
league Of taxpayers that Murphy or
ganizes. as he is an expert on taxes,
especially road taxes, and as 4 Tax
Dodger. Murphy claims that what
have contended is tho issue is not
the real issue, and he says: "The
issue is not who prepared the facts,
but were the facts given in the circular
true and correct?' and he says they
were true. How does Murphy know
the statements OF the fake circular
are true and correct?" Did he pre-
pare them? II he did, and will admit
It, will go no further, for the pre-
sumption will be that the statements
are false. will, however, accept the
issue as announced by Murphy, and
will meet him squarely upon the g.
sue as he sees it.
Murphy says: For instance the
circular set forth, during the years
1908 and 1904 the amount Of money
expended for running the office of
county Judge (wilNam Murray was
the County Judged was $2,664.42.
This was the exact amount. The cir
cular set forth further, during the
years 1906 and 1906, there was ex-
pended for running the office Of ooun-
ty Judge (Nehemiah Davis was Judge)
the sum of $6,S26.5S, as against
$2,664.42 under Judge Murray for the
two previous years." Now I do not
expect fairness, nor do I ask 1t from
Murphy. The figures given by Muir
ply are not the correct figures, nor
did he state that the increased cost
Of running the County Judges office
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-09-08

for the years 1905 and 1906 over the
two previous years was occasioned. by
increased business, due mainly to the
fact that increased jurisdiction had
been conferred on the County Court
commencing with january 1, 1905,
giving the court Jurisdiction to try
and determine all cases of misde-
meanor and all civil actions where
the amount involved is less than
100000. Nor did he tell in his fake
circular of the great increase in the
probate division Of the court. Let me
give you the correct figures taken
from the records:
For the years 1903 and 1904, the last
two years OF Murray as county Judge:
Number of cases fled, "a.
Expense Of office 1908 and
1904 $2sss.7s
Fees collected by Murray
1903 and 1904 ......... 1909
LOSS to county under Muir
ray 1903 and 1904 ...... 5 1874
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-09-08

Loss to county under Muir
ray 1903 and 1904 ...,... 5 1875
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For the years 1905 and 1906. Davis
as county Judge:
Number of cases filed 431,
Fees collected by Davis
1905 and 1906 ......... $1O,76O.54
Expenses or running office
1905 and 1906 .......... 7,44s.34
Gained to the county 1905
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-12-02
Spider Republics.

The spider has usually been re-
garded as type of the solitary
among animals, each individual pre-
ferring to live alone. But natural
lists have discovered exceptions to
this rule, and among the most re-
tarkablc arc three species of spi-
ders in Venezuela. The most in
teresting of these, the Uloborus re-
publicanus, seems to he truly rcpub-
lican in its instincts, several hum
drcds Of individuals dwelling to-
gcthcr in huge webs made up of
smaller webs linked together by
strong threads and fastened among
The branches Of trees. On these
wohs the spiders can be seen NOV
ing freely about, meeting and cx-
changing greetings with their an
tcnnac like so many ants. In the
center Of the main web is a space
where the eggs Of the entire rcpub-
lie are laid and where at the proper
season the female spiders can be
seem assembled, each guarding her
own.-llarpers Weekly.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-12-02
The Child and the Word.

Mamma, please give me the Wig
or. | want to drive a NALL" little
Charlie said as he came rushing into
the kitchen from his pIayroom 81
morning or two ago.
"What is vigor:' his mother
asked.
"You know, mamma, it was you
that read it to me out of the book. %
Out / don't remember reading
about it, and don't think we have
one If did. What did the book
say about il =
"Ycs. you remember it. 1t said
tho boys returned from their hunt,
ing trip very hungry and were glad
to find the meat done and the cook
mashing the potatoes with vigor."
And then the mother found out
what the lad wanted 1t was the
wooden pestlc with Which she
mashed ro'atocs-Alilwankcc Free
Press
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-12-02
Racing In Queen Anne,s lime.

Racing is very different affair
from what it was when Queen
Anne, most sporting Of English
queens, instituted Ascot races and
ran her famous horses. Mustard.
Pepper and Star. Horses intended
for racing We're always kept tight
" girt, with the idea that it render
cd them more swift, and, as for
feeding. the old time trainer belle
ed in giving them a liberal amount
Of soaked bread, supplemented a
lay or two before tho race with
frcs'! eggs. And the jockeys instea'!
Of sporting light silk jackets were
;ncaScd in full suits Of the stillcsl
tatlcta, while. as If the applause OF
The crowd were not considered sulli-
cient, drums and trumrcls greeted
'Ac winner.-London Chronicle.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-12-02
Lives of Animals.

Animals vary greatly in the
length Of their lives. Elephants,
eagles and parrots may celebrate
their hundrcdth birthday, but our
doncsticatcd beasts are thought to
be aged when they have reached a
quarter Of a hundred. A horse is
old at twenty, donkey at twenty
five and cat or dog at fifteen. The
span of existence allotted to in
sects is shorter still, the fly and the
butterfly commonly enjoying but
one summer of vigorous life and
then being taken off by the cold if
they arc not previously snapped up
bv bird.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-12-02
The Stylish Fisherman.

One Of the guests at a fashiona-
bic summer resort in West Virginia
got himself up in his best Fishing"
togs and started out to try his luck
along certain mountain stream.
Meeting a native, he asked:
"Here, my good man. Kindly tell
me whether it would be worth my
while to try fishing in this vicinity"
The native regarded him scorn-
fully. "The fshin' amt good" he
finally said, Out l amt informed
as to how you values your time" p
Lippincott's.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-12-02
RAISING tho Shin.

"Yes," said the yarn spinning old
mariner in the corner Of the rail
way carriage, "for three days and
nights we worked at the pumps, and
ftill the water gained on us. 1T
last we gave up the hopeless strug-
gle. There we was-sinkin', sinkin'
expcctin' to perish every 'arf a min
ute 1t was horful time, believe
me. Suddenlike we feels the vessel
a-risin' up through the water She
riz till her keel was Almost out o
water, and we rides into port right
on top o the waves. We was saved.
'Ow it happened was we had a car
go O yeast on board, and when the
water reached it it rose and rose till
it fairly lifted up the ship"
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-12-02
REAL BRAVERY IN WOMEN.
Remarkable Courage Shown by Fa-
nous Heroines Of History.

No one can doubt that moral
courage is superior to physical.
Men exceed in the latter, women
in the former, and it is not desira-
BILE that this should be altered, even
were it possible. Yet it would add
to the dignity of both if men we're
stronger morally and women phys
ically.
A modern historian says: CHORAL
and rational faculties may alike be
dormant, and they will certainly be
SO if men are wholly immersed in
the qualification of their senses.
Man is like plant, which requires
favorable soil for the full cxpan-
sion of its natural or innate pow
ers.' If men had been shut out, as
women have, from the exercise of
their physical faculties, is it certain
they would have developed excess
Of physical powers?
Notwithstanding her social disad-
vantagcs in this respect woman has
made her mark in the annals Of
bravery. History affords numerous
examples of great heroines, many
Of them, too, at time when the
general position Of women was that
of slaves, but we can only note a
few.
Laena of Attica bore the severcst
torture without a word; Telcsilla,
the poctcss, made the Argolic wo-
men fearless of death and discom-
fitted the Spartans; Theodore saved
the eastern empire; Artcmisia drank
the ashes of her consort; Camilla,
queen of the Volscians, was slain
fighting at the head Of her troops;
Boadicea encountered the veterans
of Rome; the Maid of Orleans drove
the English from France; ARIA
stabbed herself to encourage her
husband to die. "Sec, it docs not
hurt, dear Pactus,'' she said.
The tales of martyrdom are fer
tile of heroic women. Young maid
ems met the most horrible deaths
with placid contempt, if not with
vehement JOY. No fiendish tortures
that devils could devise were able
to shake the fortitude of number
less brave women. Whether under
Nero or the bishops, under the in
QUESTION or the French revolution
aries, it was noted with surprise and
admiration that the women died
more brave]y than the mcn.-Mcxi-
can Herald.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-12-02
Two Gardeners.

1t was Darwins gardener who,
when Il friend Of the family inqur-
ed after the health Of the famous
naturalist, who had been somewhat
ailing, replied coniidcntially that he
did not doubt his master would be
better Elf he could find something
to do" The patient and minute re-
search in which he daily saw Oar
win engaged struck his mind as
merely foolish and fussy form oil
trifing.
The gardener of Professor lux
ley, with equal Inconsistencies OF
doing so, also cast a slur upon his
renowned employer. Mrs. Huxley,
fearful that he might be overwork
ed, had inquired if he did not need
some assistance.
"No, ma'am," was the reply; "the
place is not very large, and Mr..
Huxley is almost as good as another
man."