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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-06-09

Martin Jacobson, a farmer near
Carpio, through Attorney Dorr H.
Carroll of this city has begun an in
vestigation into the death Of his bro
Their, Jacob Jacobson, whose body
was found near Kenora, Manitoba,
last spring, and some facts have been
developed that give the case the as
pect of murder, with robbery as the
motive.
Jacob Jacobson had had his home
near Carpio and last fall he suddenly
disappeared. Nothing was heard of
him again until his body was found.
At that time the theory Of suicide and
murder were both advanced, but nei-
Their was successfully established !.
Jacd5son was man Of temperate
habits, q hard worker and had accu-
mulated considerable money.
investigation develops the fact
that on the second day Of last Novem-
Der when he was last seen in this
vicinity ne drew 5000 fnaR re Second
National bank in M1n6t. After that
he disappeared and nothing more was
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-06-09
When Land was Sill an Acre
John Ehr Says in Those Days il was Harder to
Pay Taxes than NoW--Old Timers Thot
He Had Been StunG

John Ehr told the Independent edi-
tor the following little true tale, which
will be of interest to those who are
now wondering how the crops will
turn out.
mime years ago I had lot Of land
but little money, and I certainly
needed a good crop. sowed some
flax that year, snow storm came
along in June. and that year got "a
ybushtls of flax to the acre. sold
my flax for over $1,000 which put mo
on my feet in good shape.
It is true that I got my land, or
much Of It cheap. Much Of It cost
me but Sill an acre, but at that, the
parties selling it to me thought I was
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-06-09
Sensational Escape

Fred Rinker, better known az Tho
Millionaire Kid" made q sensational
escape from the sheriff ct Nandan,
while the train stopped there. He
had been arrested In Montana on .
charge Of stealing = case Of cigars IN
Bismarck, and was bein greturned
for trial Rinker. who was handcuff
ed. asked psrmission Of the sheriff
to 60 into the closet and when he did
20, he made his escape through the
window. He ran % the Northern Pa
ycific shops. whore hs told the work.
men that he had been held up. hand
cuffed and robbed, and got them to
file the cuffs OF. He got away but
was captured two or three days later
at New Salem. N. D.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-06-09

F. P. Casey, q North Dakota stock
man, said to hail from Minot, was
arrested at Great Falls, Mont, where
he Is held on the charge Of shipping
five stations into that state. without
securing certificates from the state
board, stating that the animals were
free from disease. The penalty for
the Violation Of this Law IL q tine oe
$50, or 30 days in jail, or both.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-06-09
Another Investment {

The Iowa Investment Co, consisting
OF r. w. Kann Of this city, ana ]. =.
OLeary Of Elkader, Ia, was organis.
ed recently in Minot, and temporary
offices have been secured IN the John
Ehr block. A business. Of lands and
loans will be conducted. and Il Win
no doubt DO very successful. Both
members Of the fiIm hAyo unusually
good financial connsctiouo and are
young msa oe szpsrisaeo n ~ work.
NJ. Xann, ~ soo q ]. J. Kan,
hao booa o0o1oy01 by ~ 1euWald
La1a A0eaav Spe ~ DaSt two ysagA
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-06-09
Millar i, Talks Of the Crops
Burlington Man Says Rain and Warm Weather
Will Bring Them 0ut--Says Some Damage
May Have Been Done

per once before, years ago. The
frost came in June, and there was 4
dry spell after that. OF course, the
drouth following the frost meant q
poor crop. I remember that Jim
johnson offered to sell Z field Of
standing wheat before harvest for 4
dollar an acre.
Il do not believe that conditions
are going to be bad this year, how
ever. Suppose that the earlier sown
crops are damaged, and no one can
tell but what the early sown crops
will come out in fine shape under "a
vorable conditions.
THE grain that was sown not too
thick, will recover the quickest
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-06-09

W. L. Millard, the old time Burling.
ton farmer, was in the city Tuesday.
Speaking of the crop conditions. Mr..
Millar said: @ n,
.S@3ttssYes, the frosts which we had for
i've nights IN succession did some
damage to the wheat. oats. barley
and other grain. Just how much the
damage viii be, no one can say. II We
get some good rains soon, the whe4t
will recover largely. I consider that
the early flar that was w
before the freeze, was damaged
and 1t may have to be re-
sown. The late seeding this year will
be by far the best.
II saw grain nipped in this man
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-06-09

stung, and it looked for q time a. tho
I was, too, for could not have sold
it again for as much as paid for It
The only one who agreed with me-
that YVES right in loading up on this
worthless land" was my wife.
I'VE did not have much money In
those days, none of US old timers. and
it hustled US to pay the taxes on our
land. There were any number Of old
timers who would not have taken the
land as a gift, and agreed to pay the
taxes on It." Is. ...
This land today is producing big
crops, and is worth from $40 to $50
an acre. .,4 I
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-06-09

Republican iicket
REPUBLICAN, TICKET.

x
Conforming to the principles ana
intent of the Primary Law.
Prominent aspirants for official hon
ors, representing the progressive poll
cies of Theodore Roosevelt and Will
; liam Howard Taft. -.@
U. S. Senator-Po1ters j., McCumber
Richland Co. ..
U. S. Senator, Edward Engerud,
Cass Co. 81
Member OF Congress-. B. Hanna.
Cass CO.
Governor-C. A. Johnson, Ward Co.
Lieutenant GOVERNOR. B. Sharpe,
LaMoure Co. 49,. 81. IA.
s. Secretary of State-Frank Henry,
Barnes Co.
State Auditor John Flittie, AcKen-
Tie Co.
State Treasurer under Olson.
Walsh Go. ,.--.a =.
y Attorney General. G. Adam son,
Bottineau Co. ~. @
supt. Of Public Instruction-M. j..
Taylor, Grand Forks Co.
Commissioner of Insurance-Geo.
H. Stone, Hettinger Co.
Com'r. Of Agriculture and Labor
w. G. Gilbreath, Morton Co.
Commissioners of Railroads-W. H.
Mann, Morton Co. fsa
Commissioners OF Railroads.. T..
Purcell, Cass Co. ... e
Commissioners of Railroads.. o.
Fadden, Grand Forks co.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-06-09

Andrew Barrie, better known al
"Scottie" who was injured ut Tasker
recently by being thrown from o. K.
Spires automobile. visited the Inde-
pendent ONCE Tuesday. His head Is
still bandaged, tho he has been about
for several day..
!, Mrs.. Victor Corbett, wife Of tho
editor Of the Kenmare News, and her
children, passed through Hinoe Tues
day enroute 20 Devils LAko, whore
the Cor6etts own q cottage a& the
Chautauqua grounds. TAsy spsnd their
summsrU q tAo Lain.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-06-09

The firemen were called out, and
for time. could do nothing. as the
hose failed to reach the house. When
finally the hose was lengthened, the
water pressure was found to be poor.
and some sections Of the hose leaked.
The house was loft to the mercy Of
the flames.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-06-09
THE BIG RED HOUSE BURNS
Pauline Moore's Old Place Goes Up In
smoke-Firemen Unable To
v Cope With the Flames.

The big red house south Of the
Great Northern. owned By Pauline
Moore. and which was run at one time
@ house Of prostitution, was burn
Cd 70 the ground ct one o'clock Wed
nesday morning. Tho fire without
question. had an inoendiary origin,
altAo ~ one was occupying it 1t the
time.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-06-09

On Saturday last a little deaf and
dumb child Of Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Fra.
der, residing near Kenmare, was
thrown thirty feet through the air,
receiving q double fracture OF the
leg, in q runaway. The horses were
attached to q lumber wagon, and the
child was riding with her father
when the accident occurred. The
horses in running away smashed
things up badly and finally the pole
dropped, becoming stuck In the dirt
road and throwing the wagon over IN
such 1 manner al to pitch the child
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-06-09

w. A. Blake, State Humane Omcer.
was in Minot Tuesday. He Is prepar-
ing to organize q local humane society
in Minot within . short time. He says
that he believes Minot's dog ordi-
nance is all right, and that If the
owner of. q dog does not care enough
about the animal to secure taS, he
does not see why the dog should not
DO killed.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-06-09

FARM FOR sALN-sec. 1s-163-s3,
twelve miles south and ono mile easa
|of Minot, $4,000, easy forms, land level
as q floor, Ill tillable. Lyman Land
Co. Ninot N. D. Opera House B1ok.
|t II
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-06-09

We predict for him . large vote, Of
the people Of this district. -Berthold
Tribune.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1910-01-20
He Bit.

The city man was jogging on to-
ward the farmhouse in a ricEety old
wagon. The driver was glum and
far from entertaining, and the city
man felt rather lonely.
"Fine field over there" he ven-
tured after long silence. ~
'Tine," grunted the driver$NF
"Who owns it?"
cold man Bit"
"Old man Bit, eh? WIG are
those children stacking up hay2"
"Old man Bits boys"
"And what is his idea in having
them out there in the field such
hot day?'
"Waal, / reckon he thinks every
little Bit helps, stranger. Any
thing else you want to know? Get
up here, hossesp = Philadelphia
Ledger.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1910-01-20
How Indians Poisoned Arrows.

Indians took fresh deer liver,
fastened it to long pole and then
went to certain places where they
knew they would find rattlesnakes.
The bucks would poke the first rat
tier with the liver. The snake
would repeatedly strike at the liver
with its fangs until its poison was
all used up. Then the pole was car
ried home and fastened upright un-
til the liver became as dry as a
bone. The liver was pounded to a
fine powder and placed in buck
skin bag. This powder would stick
like glue to any moistened surface
and was used to poison arrows
Denver Field and Farm.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1910-01-20
Accurate Measure.

A laborer in a dockyard was one
day given a two foot rule to meas
ure a piece of iron plate. Not be-
ing accustomed to the use of the
rule, he returned it after wasting a
good deal of time.
"Well, Bill" remarked the fore
man, "what is the size of the
plate"
"Well," replied he, with smile
which accompanies duty performed,
'it's the length of your rule and
two thumbs over, with this piece of
brick and the breadth Of my hand
and arm and from here to there,
bar a finger" London Mail.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1910-01-20
VANITY OF AN EMPRESS.
Josephine Dearly Loved Her Gowns
and Her Jewels.


Josephine Dearly Loved Her Gowns
and Her Jewels.
II is rare privilege to be allow
ed to peep at the mysteries Of an
empress toilet, to ransack hen
wardrobes, with their treasures Of
costly gowns, to open her jewel cas-
ket and to gloat over gems that
would purchase many kings ran
som. But when this empress is tRa
most luxurious and picturesque wO-
man Of an extravagant age the.
temptation is too strong to resist,
says the London Standard.
Such an empress was Josephine.
in turn the spoiled darling and out
cast wife Of Napoleon l., whose star
filled the social heaven of Europs
for five years. Josephine was more
than forty years old and had al
ready exhausted all the arts of E1x-
ury when she was crowned empress
in 1904. Her first beauty had long
left her, and it is said she had prac-
ticed the fatal and fashionable, art
Of enameling until the enamel
would no longer retain its hold ON
her skin, but cracked and covered
her with a constant layer of white
powder.
For ordinary occasions her hair
dresser was a M. Herbeault. ga
magnificent creature in an embroid-
cred costume, with a sword at his
side," but for any important occa-
sion M. Duplan, the most constIirl-
mate artist in the world, was called
in. M. Duplan's salary for these
occasional services was 10000
francs a year, increased later by Ma
poleon to $4,000 francs. These two
unrivaled artists designed for Jo-
sepbine's benefit no less than a
thousand new methods Of hair
dressing, each adapted to the spe-
cial circumstances in which it was
worn. p..
Much as Josephine loved her hun
dreds of costly dresses, she loved
her jewelry more and was never
happy unless she was adding almost
daily to her treasures. In a few
short months she spent half mil
lion francs on jewels, and her hap
piest hours at Malmaison were
spent in spreading out her thou
sands of gems on the table before
her and gloating over their dazzling
charms.
Her extravaganza was the cause
of many tears and much upbraid-
ing from Napoleon, who grew tired
of paying bills, many Of them reach
ing almost a million francs. But
in the end he usually succumbed to
her pleading and penitence and
would say to her: "Come, Jo-
sephine! Come, my little oneI
Console yourself. l will make it all
right" Poor, silly Josephine! Poor
Napoleon
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1910-01-20
A Modern pioqenss.

Ethel, aged six, had gone down
the village street with her new doll.
1t could be plainly seen that she
was in dire distress. She stood still,
and after a close scrutiny of sew
eral men who passed she accosted
one.
"Say, are you an honest man"
she demanded.
"Why, yes, l think So" was the
astonished reply.
"Well, then, if you're sure you're
an honest man." said the little
maid, "please hold my dolly while
l tie my shoe" ."-Woman's Home
Companion.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1910-01-20
Lost a Breakfast.

When in London early in his ca
reer Paul Du Chaillu, the explorer,
received an invitation to breakfast
signed rs. 0xon." On going to the
address given he found it was a boot
shop in Pail Mall and came away,
deeming it, as he said, an imperti-
nence that a bootmaker whom he
did not know should invite him to
breakfast. He afterward learned
that the invitation was from the
famous Bishop Wilberforce of Ok
ford, whose London lodgings were
over the boot shop. The prelate
met him later and was greatly
amused when the explorer told him
Of his mistake.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1910-01-20
HANGING a HORSE.
Trial and Execution Of steed Which
Overturned a CARRIAGE.

Trial and Execution Of a Steed Which
Overturned a Carriage.
The following account Of the pri-
vate trisl and execution Of horse
by command of the fantastic Mar
quis de Briqueyille is taken from
an article entitled "Biographie des
Excentriques," originally published
without signature in La Repub-
lique du Peuple, described as cal
manach Democratique, Paris, chez
Prost, 1885," and republished in
Oeuvres Posthumes of Baudelaire.
Paris. The article is evidently one
of Baudelaire's bits Of hack work,
but even here the masters touch is
felt:
First of all let us mention the
Marquis de Briqueville, a very rich
person, popularity deemed crazy and
probably slightly so. At least he
did all that was necessary to justi-
fly the opinion one had of him. One
day as he was rushing violently
through the streets in his brilliant
equipage one of his forses fell. The
carriage was upset, and the mar
quis received an ugly confusion. He
is brought back to his mansion; he
is in rage; he wants to dismiss his
coachman. The latter justifes him
self. The accident was not caused
by any fault of his. One of the
horses is to blame. IF it is So
says the marquis, the horse must
be punished; every fault must have
its penalty He orders all his
household to appear-steward, but
Ter, Wallets, scullions, grooms. 1t is
veritable court of justice. They
all take their places. The marquis
presides. The accused is brought
in. He preserves in his noble bear
ing the calmness of innocence. The
coachman makes the accusation.
The secretary of the marquis, fill
ing the Office of lawyer, presents
the defense of the quadruped. He
is long winded, heavy, fat, exactly
as if he was pleading before parlia-
ment. He quotes the Digest; he
spits Latin. He concludes by re-
questing that his, client should be
returned TO the stable, whose finest
ornament he is. The case is heard.
The marquis gives his opinion first.
He considers the accusation as
proved. He votes for the sentence
of death. All his Wallets hurry to
vote like him. The whole thing
seemed to them a joke. They were
mistaken. The marquis had scaf-
fold erected in his yard. He ad-
dressed to the condemned a prolix
discourse, in which be made him
feel the enormity of his crime. Dur
ing this oratorical display the un-
fortunate victim looked upon the
instrument of torture with firm
eye-no affeetation of courage, no
dependency.
Gas soon as the marquis had fin
ished a groom threw with dexterity
a rope around the neck Of the pa
tient, and a few seconds later the
poor animal was suspended in the
air, the coaehman was pulling his
feet down, a valet was stamping on
bis shoulders. The hanging was as
correct as those daily exhibited In
the square of the Greve The at
tendants we're stupe6ed with aston
ishment."
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1910-01-20
The Size Of Texas.

Texas is larger than all the New
England states combined, larger
than all the gulf states, including
Georgia, combined; larger than the
middle Atlantic states, consisting
of New York, Pennsylvania, New
Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Vir-
ginia, West Virginia and the, Dis
trict of Columbia; larger than Ger
many, larger than France, larger
than Austria-Hungary. 1t is big
enough to supply the population Of
the United States with almost
everything it needs to eat, wear and
make life worth living without ex-
hausting its resources. All this is
not so remarkable from the stand
point of room when it is known
that the area of Texas is 265,7S0
square miles, that its greatest
length is S25 miles and its greatest
breadth 740 miles. = Galveston
News.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-08-12
CONCEALED LOANS II BANKS
BARRED.
Examiners Puzzled About Group O.
Speculative Financiers WHo Control
Chain of DeposItories.

Methods adopted By the bank ex-
aminers of New York. New Jersey and
Delaware to stop the practice OF GER
tain country banks of borrowing
money by What the bank examiners
call concealed loans" were put into
effect yesterday.
At the same time the bank exami-
ners are puzzled as to what action, II
any, to take concerning a group OF
speculative financiers who. the ex-
aminers say, have recently joined to-
gether and acquired q chain of e0un-
try banks throughout the State men
toned.
The plan used by the banks to con-
ceal their borrowings includes the
sale Of bills receivable owned b. the
bank to the banks president or other
officers, who give the bank a note
which Is promptly discounted b. the
bank and the cash obtained from the
banks correspondent n New York.
Commenting on this plan Mr. Ghas.
:. Hanna, chairman Of the bank ex-
amlners. says
There Is nearly always IN under
standing that the personal note will
be taken care OF by the bank which
sold 1t bills receivable. The bills re-
oeYable are usually Endorsed without
recourse b. the selling BAN. the In
dorsement often being written In lead
pencil. which can be erased when the
notes IRE returned 20 the bank that
sold them. This plan was used by
William Adler, OF the State National
Bank. Of New Orleans. and +. q.
BIgeloH. of Milwaukee, both of whom
came to grief by reason OF their am
bilious financial plans. Of which Ihis
system of raising the wind. was a
most important detail.
by the second plan the country
bank sells Is bills receivable to the
New York bank outright, Indoralng
them without recourse. but with an
implied or agreed understanding on
the part OF the selling bank that II
viii take care of them At maturity.
by the third plan the country hank
sells some d 1t railroad stocks TO
the city bank, with an agreement TO
reDurehase same IT maturity
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-08-12

AS ] SAY. dear boy. WIZ mott" be
inquired suavely. and Almeric wIlted
Immediately.
Just as You say. governor" he an
swered meeEIy.
.sEnchanting! BrayaT cried the
countess. am HaHcasfle again turned
to the palpIEating Horace.
my son L all ImpatIence.. he MUIR
Injured. lixing the young man with his
eve.
"QnIIe so, quite sov answered Al
meric dazedIy. nnd his father went on:
.shaIl we dispose o. the necessary
little details 1t o0ce-Ene various NIL
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NoTTCEs

Having purchased , Cider MI and
Press and built one Of the best equipped
and up-to-date ny-proof butter rooms
in county, ! am ready to serve al pa
irons who have apple butter 70 boil
and cider made. A lady expertswiIl
have charge Of the apple butter boil
ing. The highest market price will b
paid for cider apples.
". +. MYERS,
Pleasant Valley. I'D.
c. Z ?. Telephone, 1918 july 22-2mz
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J. HILTON REIPssInEE
ATToREEY-AT-LAw

SOLICITOR II cHIscEnY.
Special attention to Collection :.
Claims and Settlement OF Estates OF.
ice Albaugh Block. Court street
Westminster. ID.
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[m BEcoNTINuEDl

The mermaid Ii myth. II fact.
she hasn't my standing At all.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-08-12

- diver Ine loon exeeIs. md nat
urally, for It Is his sole means of
livelihood Not onls Is h marvellous
ly quick. hut he can remain under
water for seemingly endless tim.
In swimming under sater ne uses both
wings an feet. and can % fnT several
hundred yarda N IIIg fashion.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-08-12

There II an Inmate IN the CoIehes-
Isr EorknUuse. England, who Is gG
years Of re, oue Who Il %, Z be-
tween 80 I'd - and So between 70
nj =
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MISCELLANEOUS.
%. ouIcx RuIIsp HzoM lay rsyne

Asthma a1d summer bronchitis take Folsy.s
Honey and Tax. Z quickly relieves tn dlseoa-
fort md suffering md tt annoying symptoms
disappear. I sootnza and heale the infzzmed ar
passages of the he'd. threat and bronchial tubes
It e0nIaines no opzates nd no harmful drugs.
Refuse substitutes. For zaIe b. Shaw Drug CO.
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TO FISHERMEN.

The BruceviIle Bungalow can b
leased from August to December LIST.
The bungalow has four rooms and =
kitchen. Apply to Manager
BRUCEVILLE BUNGALOW,
BruceYille, Nd.
The Prescott daily news., 1910-12-07

Institution. They are encour- aged by the teachers and in- tructed in the line of individuals aevelopement.
 The teachers express them = selves well sat sied with the conditions of, and the outlook for, the school They are natives of Kentucky, but say they like Ar kansas and expect to remain. We are giving them our loyal support and wish them all suc- cess, and the success and growth of the school.