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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-05-12
NEW BANKS ARE ORGANIZED
klnsty.nIns Spring Into Bslns In North
s~4E.& o&kcta, 1',.l.ss-: IS - -

Nlnsty.nIns Spring Into Bolne In North.
ss,4@. o&kota, a1..l.ss-: 's ~. x:
!; Ninsty-aihS new Banks wsre organ.
isod in this stats the past year. accord
iag 10 State Bank Examiner Oliver
KnudsoA. OF the new bank, sixty.
SEVEN are state banks. while The -,
manning thirty.two are Working undsr
national banking laws. -
There are SIS banks IN The state.
III being. STATE banks and lI6 national
banks. "A. year ago there were 40
state banks and liz national banks, or
. total OF $50, ,....- .
A corresponding increase in the r.
sources Of the banks IL also shown;
being ct the present time $l00.023,-
s4l.47. The resources OF the state
banks are }51,575,676.51, while those
of national banks are $4S,447, 1864. 90.
The resources Of the banks year ago
were $7S,483, 0S0.45. tho increase being
$21, 940,561.04.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-05-12
TAKE PART IN An ELECTION
Women Elect Their Candidates for
School Board.

Women Elect Their Candidates for
School Board.
Reports from Hankinson state one
Of the liveliest election fights in the
history of the city occurred there.
The occasion for the fight was the an
nual school election, and the trouble
had been brewing for some time.
Numerous people were inclined to
endorse the former board for the. sue
ceeding term, but several, including a
number Of women, we're decided new
board should be elected. All day cleo.
ton day the ladies Of the city had
teams and automobiles. out carrying
prospective voters to the polls. and
when the votes were counted the can
didates endorsed by the women of the
city were elected by majorities rang
ing from five to seven votes. )
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-05-12

The law prohibits the use in any
God or beverage Of either sogmalde.
hyde. bensoic, su1erous. borac. sail.
cylic or hydroflouric acid. or any
salt or antiseptic compound derived
from these products. The law also
prohibits the use Of beta napthol.
The use OF sacchArdn u prohibited
in all foods and bsvsrasss.
A food Is aduksratsd II II contains
any aniline. or other coal tar dye.
or II 1t be eolored with any vegetable
dye and the name Of the dye not Civ.
en- on the label.
The law prohibits the use Of color
ing matter In any food product where
the coloring matter would lead to de-
ception. or make the product an imi.
tation OF some other article.
An article Of food shall be deemed
to be adulterated If any substance or
have been mixed with 1t
so as to reduce or lower or Injurious
ly affect its quality.
A food is adulterated If any infer
Tor or cheaper substance or sub
stances have been substituted Who'll
ly or in part for the product.
It shall be deemed adulterated it
any necessary or valuable constitu-
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-05-12
Death Takes Four In Family.

Within a year Mr.. and Mrs. e. Her
wick of Park River have been be-
reaved by the death of children and
now they are childless. Twelve
months ago four children, the eldest
but six years old, were apparently in
the best Of health. The death of the
last child occurred suddenly. Two
physicians were summoned, but the lit
tie fellow died three hours later. He
was four years of age.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-05-12
svvsl0ase D,asss cs'sr Linz.

~ Wolgast, the new LIGHTWEIGHT
GAa0pioo. Il reported to have said:
no eolored scrappeFs for me. II any
b1ack man gets near tho top In tho
lightweight class he never win win the
ohampionship BY whipping me, for
n never enter the ring with negro.
! draw tho color line. Joe Cans II
down and out for good, but II he does
want a chance he WIN not get 1t from
me-"
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-05-12
Neck Broken by Rope.

While moving freight car, EN-,
ploying heavy rope and gasoline
engine as the propelling power, Et
Linn was instantly killed at Rogers II
some manner he got his neck en-.
tangled in the rope, and it was broken
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-05-12
Shock Kills Young Girl.

The shock when she thrust her tiny
hand into boiler Of scalding water
caused the death of the three-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Rosland,
residing five miles north Of Williston
The child had been left in the Kitchen
alone when the accident occurred. AL.
though only one hand was scalded
that was sufficient to cause death.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-05-12
e Dell = clapper injurss Girl

/. When tho heavy clapper in the bell
on; the school house at Anamoose
broke loose It fell and struck Edna
Nullett, ton years old. The girl was
playing beside the school building
when the accident occurred and was
made unconscious by the blow.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-05-12
Woman Aanoe hssosif.; :

Using : handkerchief. which ~ Nd
sSeut hex nsck and with one corner
~ to i / bedpost MrA Augusta
0eAwarts, residing near Oaks .Jpne-
t1oa, committed suicide. She wss
mentally unbalanced, har condition -
- brought on by worry ana physieal
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-05-12
Lisvelt a Star Possibility.

lievelt Star Possibility.
Pitcher Lievelt, the Detroit young
ster, is regarded by many critics a.
4 star possibility If he can get the
arm which troubled him last season
quite cured ea.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-05-12
Open Fort BerthoId Reservation.

The house Of representatives has
passed the Hanna-Gronna bill opening
to settlement approximately 10000
acres Of land in the Fort Bsrthold res
ervation in North Dakota An amend
nent was Incorporated in the measure
prohibiting the sale of liquor on the
lsnds until congress. othsrwise 50 d.
4octS. . 81 -+~
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-05-12
.kETChEL TO
]. MEET / ! TOUGH ]! II. nut II
ll!all & !! 1 te': 1
az 90 &C.,: :cbanasl ~: :: ~.
Gut SHOULD Be WARM one.

0sth. Men Have Punches Win Fsres
~ . Mules Kick Behind Thorn In
:. Either Mitt and Az Game to the
. cere. &;'" 49,.
4 battle second only In Importance
70 the Jef1ries-J ohnson mill is now In
order. Stanley Ketchel, the middle
weight champion. and Sam Langford
the hard hitting light heavyweight.
have practically agreed to meet in
San Francisco within the next month
Or 80. The bout between them prom
ises to be grudge affair and is a
pugilistic plum for which the promot-
ers the country over have been bid
ding for many moons.
With the men in good condition the
battle should result in one of the best
contests ever pulled OF in this coun.
~. Both men carry q knockout wal
lop in either hand and are game to
The core. Langford Is a larger eli-
tion Of Joe Walcott, the little negro
who made things warm for the big
AeavyweiGhts several years ago, and
for the last two years has been the
boy man to the 80 called champions
lasthe heavy and middle weight divi-
6ions.
In anticipation Of his battle with
LAngford, Ketchel has Cancelled all his
future engagements and will give bis
hand, which he injured In his 60 with
Frank Klaus in Pittsburg recently, a
chance to heal properly. Ketchers
battle with Klaus was big disap-
pointment to- bis followers. He dis
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-05-12

Geo. ]. Smith, editor Of the Plaza
Pioneer and 8. L. Hane, editor Of
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-05-12
FATAL QUARREL D.. !
over SMALL sum
Farmland Shoots and Kills
His Employer.

In . quarrel over IS, which he as
serted was due him for wages, q farm.
hand known as Red" shot twice and
fatally wounded Dick Mock, a prom
inent farmer at Forbes.
The employer applied an epithet to
the Texan which. the latter declared
men were shot for where he came
from and he opened fire. Then he
gave himself up. !
The Texans name 10 Robert A. Beat
nor and he is held in the Dickey coun-
ty jail at Glendale to await action of
the county authorities charging him
with the murder Of Richard A. Mock,
who died in a hospital in Minneapolis.
Beatner admits that he shot Mock,
but claims his action was provoked
and Justified. Mock was buried at FL
lendale, his body having been shipped
there by his wife from Minneapolis.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-11-06

under the further improved code this
VIII be even more of requisite.
Aside from speed, the runner will
have to be stronger than before. and so
viii be forced to take on weight. The
days Of the featherweight back and
end are over. for under the rule pro-
hibiting assistance to the runner the
man with the ball will be forced TO
"go IL alone"
Harvard and Minnesota have the two
greatest back fields of the season. At
the start Coach Haughton was splen-
didly equipped with veterans. and
as the season heightened the men i'm
proved until now the Crimson eleven
has the most powerful in the east
Minot. Wigglesworth. O'Flaherty. Cor
bett. rockingham and Leslie compare
favorably with any Harvard back field
that ever appeared On the gridiron.
In the west Minnesota has q won
derful back field. It's speed, precision
and team work In many cases this sea-
son were superb. They have a heavy
line and comparatively light speedy
back field The combination seems
TO give them an attacking power that
Is sweeping everything before It. The
stars OF the back field are Captain
Johnson. fullback; Rosenwald, left
halfback; Stevens, right halfback. and
McGoyern. quarterback.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-11-06
OLYMPIC CANES EVENTS.
English A. A. A. Shaping Program For
Big Meet OF 1912.

The general committee OF the English
Amateur Athletic association held a
meeting recently. and among other
business the program OF the OWN
PIC games for 1912 came up for discus-
sion. From what transpIred II IS sv,.
dent that the Englishmen are bavtns
nearly their own way in shapIne the
list OF contests, although the amhidex-
trous conditions with regard TO the lave.
lin, discus and shot have been inelndAd.
The hammer win not be thrown ac-
cording to the amDidextrous rule IN
the original draft of the program the
standing high and standing broad
jumps were not included, but they ara
IN the new plan Of the program drawn
UP by the Englishmen.
Some OF the track events seen on tha
London program two years ago have
been omitted and some new ones mt on
Instead Those left off are the 200 me-
ters nat and the 400 meters hurdles. and
new one is a i've mile cross country
race. The discus viii be thrown three
Ways-that is. free style with one hand
ana the free style with the right and
left hands and from the pedestal "as at
Athens" one way The javelin win be
thrown two Ways-that is. with one
hand and with the right and left hands.
out IN both these contests the javelin
VIII nave 70 be grasped IN the middle.
There viii be two all around contests.
one viii be the same as at Athens in
1870 and made up Of i've events. and
the other one win include ten events.
in the program as it now stands the
events are as follows:
One hundred meters fat, 4ol meters fat
go meters fiat. 1900 meters nat. 5. OOo meters
fiat, lo000 meters nat. Marathon race "a
90 meters, bundle race Q10 meters). 10
wv meters walk, I'VE miles (aboutl cross
country race.
Team Races. - Relay race, 800 meters
steams OF four. each 10 run 800 meters);
relay race. 5000 meters Cdve 10 run. TIRES
/ to count.
Jumping.-standing high jump, standing
broad jump. running high jump, running
broad jump. hop. step and jump. pole
jump.
Throwing and Putting-Discus Gree
styie). best hand; discus Gree styie). right
I y .
javelin with the javelin held In the mid.
Gle. Swedish way of holding iD best
hand; javelin with the javelin held IN the
middle. Swedish way Of holding it). right
ana left hand; putting the weight, best
hand; putting the weight, right and left
hand; throwing the hammer; tug of war.
Pentathlon, comprising IN following or.
der; Broad jump. discus free style, run
ming GOO metersl, JaVelin (best hand, run
ming Q.5O0 meters. points 10 score accord
ing 10 place IN each event; lowest points
10 win.
Decathion, comprising in following or
der. divided on two days: First day, run
ming 200 meters), broad jump. putting ths
weight Cbest hand). high jump, running
600 meters); second day. hurdle race Geo
meters), discus tbest hand). pole jump.
javelin (best hand). running 050O meters).
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-11-06

The pitching today is far different
from what it used to be. but Larry Is
still able to wage war against modern
pitching with old fashioned batting
methods. And there is no one coming
out Of the new school who looks to be
his equal"
cobb is a natural hitter" retaliatez
Lajoie.
Cobb has the natural gift of meeting
a ball. Hitters are like poets-you
can't make them. Cobb hit from the
start OF his career. I'll admit | also
hit them right off the reel. It came
easy TO me.
Then Cobb has good eyesight. No
matter what you say TO the contrary, a
man with poor eyesight can't be a good
hitter You have to see a bah before
you can meet it.
He also has speed. He gets many
hits because Of his speed, beating out
grounders. He relies on this speed 10 a
certain extent II he would be slower
he would probably still bat at a high
figure, for he would hit them out more.
Another thing-he outguesses Mitch
ers. He thinks quickly, and he moves
fast l don't think ne tries to place the
ball l know I don't He lust meets
them. It's like the old fellow who once
told me, Just go on and do the best
you can"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-11-06

frther use for him. He must be a
tairly heavy. fast and strong man with
al kinds Of endurance. 4.
And the new rules put such a pre-
MUM on a diversified attack that he is
really called upon to do more quick
thinking in planning plays than he
ever was under the old rules, where a
team could make its distance by pound
ing away at the line In short. he's a
combination OF all that was hardest in
the old quarterback and a great deal Of
the old fullback.
The defensive quarterback is in po-
sition to know just where plays viii
be sent when the opposing eleven Is
about to score. He should know where
the plays were sent which gained most
ground farther out in the field for it
is an assured fact that a good qharter-
back viii use some OF these TO place
the o Jal across the line II the de-
fsnss E quarter is wise enough he will
g. 1t. ,trate his defense about these
poials instead OF allowing it to be
scattered about in positions where it
Is absolutely useless to a team.
When an offensive eleven shifts a
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-11-06
'lajOie the Greatest Batter COBB.
"CObb'S Equal Cannot Be Found" -LAJOIE

Ty Cobb. the champion batter Of the
country. and Larry Lajoie. the runner
up are now throwing bouquets at each
other. Cobb won the automobile offer
ed TO the man who had the highest bat
ting average from Laioie by thou
sandth Of a point The race was so
close that the automobile firm present.
ed Lajoie with exactly the same kind
OF a car as Cobb's, This soothed mat
tiers, and now Cobb says Lajoie is the
most wonderful batter Of recent years.
while Lajoie says Cobb is the greatest
ever. Below are a few choice things
handed out by the pair:
"A wonderful eyesight and a wonder
ful physique are principally responsible
for LaJoie's success as a batsman,"
says Ty Cobb.
Today you see In Lajoie one of the
Few remaining members Of the Told
school-the school of sluggers. They
have been passing fast. giving way to
a new school that depends on a chop
instead OF smuggling.
I do not mean this as a discredit to
Larry. He deserves the more credit
for it, He stands today as one OF the
greatest batsmen the game has pro-
duced. running up a high average
against the new school. smuggling the
bah while they are chopping it.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-11-06
q MINOR Heir

Savage took possession of the famous
Chitwood stallion and his full sister.
Lady Maud c., in February. Already
Hedgewood Boy has lowered his record
from 2:O2A to 2;Ol. and Lady Maud C.
has won>the worlds championship for
mares over a half mile track.
His Other Champions.
Mr.. Savage has also owned and sim
owns other champions. Online. Arien.
ButtonwOOd, Roy Wilkes and Direc-
tum have all been profitable invest
ments for Mr. Savage. Crescens is the
only horse that came near being an ex-
eeption. Shortly after Mr.. Savage paid
$4,000 for this champion trotter his
former owner drove him, and the result
was strained tendon. While this in
jury was cured, 1t prevented any ex-
tremely fast work. and Mr.. Savage
sold him to a Russian for $50. 600 thus
making profit on the poorest horse
investment be ever made.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-11-06
TWO CENTS FOR A
MINOR LEAGUE PLAYER.
How John somerIott Managed to OBJ
tain His Release From Fort Wayne.

How John somerIott Managed to OBJ
tain His Release From Fort Wayne.
Whether John somerlott, who was
purchased from the Terre Haute club
OF the Central league by Jimmy Me-
Aleer for a try at the first base job
with Washington. makes good in the
majors or not he will bear the rather
unique distinction Of having purchased
his own release during his minor
league career for 2 cents, which repre-
sented his entire capital and surplus
at the time he negotiated the deal
Ia 1905 somerlott signed as an in
fielder with a club that represented
Fort Wayne in a league known as the
Interstate.
Salary day in Fort Wayne was an
event 1t rolled around regularly, but
there was seldom money enough in the
treasury 70 pay the players, and few of
them ever collected their whole sala-
ries. and the majority Of them got only
that part Of II that they could squeeze
out Of the management at the rate Of
81 at a time.
Jack Hardy. until recently one Of the
catchers on the Washington team. was
manager Of the Fort Wayne club, and
he had a worthless court judgment 10
represent about 500 due him when the
blow of came. He didn't like Somer-
lott. and Somerlott didn't Just exactly
banker after his manager, and the fric-
ton grew as money became scarce.
Most OF the players roomed at a
cheap hotel and ate when they had the
price. and one day after the team had
played a good game 70 empty stands
Somerlott came down out of his room
thoroughly disguised with baseball as
it was played and paid for in the In
terstate.
Tell you what III do. Jack" he said
TO the manager. IN give you every
cent I've got for my release"
You're on" was the reply.
He searched his clothing and allowed
the manager TO do the same, and the
total output was two pennies. He
handed the cash to Hardy and got his
release. This is a true story
When SOmerlott makes good in the
majors. and he win some day, he can
thank his everlasting tenacity for IT,
He is generally supposed to be a Michi-
gan boy, because he has played so
much baseball in that state But his
home is at Angola, Ind. and before he
got into the Central league he played
with number of Independent clubs in
that state and for several seasons in
the Southern Michigan league. where
he learned the difference between in
dependent ball and the professional
kind.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-11-06

auctions OF worlds records until he
placed the harness horse mark for the
mile at 1855 are wen known in turf his.
tory. Besides. the BLACK Whirlwindu
paid for himself the first two years
and since that time has earned MANY
times that amount An offer of $780,
600 has been refused for the horse. and
Mr.. Savage will not sell him for any
price.
Minor Eeir came next His meteoric
career Of 1908 made him the most talk
Il of harness horse in the world. next
10 Dan Patch. Mr.. Savage bought him
for $4,000. He then had a record of
1894, and many thought he had reach
ed the limit Of his speed. After a care
ful wintering the great son of Heir at
Law showed improvement. In 1909 he
reduced his record to 1884. covering
the quarters as follows: 0:2s, ESQ, $50
and o.soA. He was the only horse to
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-11-06
HARVARD AND MINNESOTA BACK FIELDS
TWO GREATEST or THE 1910 SEASON

player from one side Of the line to the
other the defensive quarter is the one
who orders his line to shift a position.
| and the sooner this order is given the
better chance the defensive team has
OF checking the attack The secret OF
such an attack is TO start the play the
moment the shifted player gets into
position. as the object OF the play is to
hit the spot before the defense is set
TO meet the attack.
II the defensive quarter is an observ-
ing player it viii be possible for him to
ascertain an opponents attack by
watching the opposing backs closely.
II only is natural for a halfback to look
in the direction of the play If his signal
Is called, or he may even turn his feet
o. head in the direction of the play. In
this way the defensive quarter can d.
rect the defense accordingly.
With deception one of the secrets of
a teams grtdiron success, the defensive
quarter now must be on the alert for
everything. He should play at least
FIVE yards back Of the line OF scrim-
forming his teammates of the possibili-
ties Of the attack On every formation
he must be sure TO scan the side lines
TO see If a player is out there to re-
eeive forward pass. He never should
fail to see that the opposing team does
not take any advantage of the rules by
not having seven men on the line of
scrimmage. and he must be certain to
see that on every forward pass the
proper player has caught the oval
In many other ways he can be OF the
greatest assistance to a team on the
defense, but player In his position
should know the game thoroughly and
possess those two great football quail
hcations, experience and intuition.
Few Good Ones This Season.
There are so few really good quarter
backs this year that ii viii not be much |
OF job from present indications to dig
one up for the All America team next
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-11-06

pace a mile under two minutes last
year.
This year his performances have put
him in a class by himself He has not
only reduced the worlds unpaced mile
record to 1887. thus going a faster
mile in the open than any other horse
ever went. but he has lowered the
worlds record four times and has won
three races the time OF which averages
better than two minutes.
George Gano was the next star added
to the Savage stable. He was the
champion money winner of 1909. He
had a mark OF 2:03A when Mr.. Saw
age paid $4,000 for him last winter.
Although he has been performing un-
der the Savage banner but two months
he has already lowered his record one
second and a half and was separately
timed in a race in 900.
Heogewood Boy Is no exception. Mr..
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-11-06
Savase's Powerful Harness Racing Stable

NJ W. Savage of Minneapolis, at
present conspicuous as the man who
Is running a corner In two minute
PAGERS. is unique in the history Of the
harness horse racing game. He en-
Joys the distinction Of paying more
long prices" for famous horses than
any other two men. and he has not
yet bought a "gold brick"
When the Minneapolis man bought
Dan Patch for $4,000 his friends shook
their heads. and 1t was whispered that
another good church member had
gone crazy over fast horses" In fact,
II is thought the men who sold Dan
We're not entirely sure but that they
had ''unloaded" something.
AT the time OF the purchase Dan
Patch had a record Of 1854. He show
ed improvement the first year of the
new ownership. and his successive re-