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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-07-06

A. p Sloeum's promising colt. Geo. W.
Newton secured third place. with
Teddy, Riley Eye Rudser, N. D. fourth.
Time: 2:1s IA; 2:16 SAN 317 a.;
and 2.1. ~..- g.
Helanas Jr. is. fuu brother of
Lockhart, Is four years old and this
was the colts hrst appearance In tho
state. T..
The half mile dash was won BY
Rena Rebel, owned by F. L. Wilson,
of Newport, N. D. This horse was
owned last year by C. H. Parker. Rob
ert D. owned by Park Lily, Of 5her-
wood, was very close second, tho
horses running under the wire neck
and neck. Owing TO misunderstand-
ing this race was run = second time
with the above result In the first
race, Wilson's horse was an easy win,
ner. lMr. Wilson has entered the
horse in five races and took first
money each time. The horse 10 not In
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-07-06
TUES. AFTERNOON
WITH THE HORSES

Never before was there such a large
crowd at the fair grouids as there
was Tuesday afternoon. There were
ovr 5000 paid admissions while it is
estimated that the crowd numbered
fully 5000. The grand stand was pack
ed early and the largest part of the
crowd huddled up close to the track.
The crowd was so hard to control
that members Of the militia aasioeod
in keeping them back out of danger.
The great race between Dave Din
nie's stallion Don Densmore and Al
Rusell's pacing mare Big Squaw, for
a purse of $500 was won by Dinnie's
horse in q five heat race. Big squaw
took the first two heats but DannlSs
horse proved the stronger and won
the other three. A. : ~.
In the second heat Big Squaw
broke the track record of 2:10 1-2 in
2:10 IA. This race was ont Of the
fintst exhibitions ever seen in the
state.
The 200 pace resulted In tie be-
tween Castlewood and Capt. r., the
latter owned by D. A. Dinnie. As 1t
would have required the sixth heat to
decide the race, the owners dehided to
divide the money.
The half mile dash was won by F.
L. Wilson'S horse, Rena Rebel, with
Emmett Hileman riding. Robert p,
owned by Park Lily of Sherwood. was
second, Rally Day, q Donnybrook
horse third and Harry Again, owned
by Martin Jacobson fourth. Time b2
sec.
The horsemen learned In these rae
es that when they 60 in Minot. they
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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-07-06

condition, having very little training
this year. Mr.. Wilson owns d farm
near Newport, used this horse in
sowing so acres Of fax this season
and day OF two before the race
hauled hay with the animal. The
horse took everything in sight in tho
Bowbells races, beating an automo-
bile in q quarter mile dash.
There were four entries the three
day automobile race. Two miles were
covered the first day. Chet. Vanden-
oever in Lexington 40, seemed to
have walk away in the early part
of the race, but ran out Of gasoline
when he had covered . mile and q
half. He has concluded that some
one tampered with his machine. Chet.
Jacobson In Jackson 40, and Earl
Jacobson in : vene 40, finished in the
first days race.
The M4not band played An enjoy
able concert during the races.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-07-06
VAN FLEET WITH
P|PER-H0WE CO

j. D. Van Fleet, of Lakota, n. ..
has been secured as manager of the
local yard of the Piper-Howe Lumber
Co. Mr. Van Fleet for years has been
manager of the Imperial Lumber yard
at Lakota, N. D. He is Z .hrother Of
IS. E. Van Fleet, one of Minot's
farmers, who, several years ago was
manager Of the Stoltze Lumber Go.
here. The new manager is an old ex-
perienced., lumberman and is one Of
the best in, the business
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-07-06
CARNIVAL OF FUN.

The streets of the city "eones
dav night were given over to largo
crowd OF merry makers who appear
od in masked costumes. Confett1 "as
strewn about at a furious rate anu
manv seemed TO enjoy 1t.
Neil McDougall has patented "noei
trucks for moving large buildings IN
fact any old kind Of structure no
can move a "a room house with inc
trucks with comparative ease one ol
the sets as trucks is now being maue
at the Minot foundry, six ~neel ai
fair which he will use in his moving
business. Four, six o. eight "neel
trucks can be used.
The Arcade has been closed for
short time during which improve
ments will be made The popular play
house will open better equipped than
ever. 3'f'
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-07-06
IMMENSE CROWD At :.
CARP|0 THE Fourth

Not quite all the people in the
country came to Minor to spend the
Fourth. An immense crowd gathered
at Carpio, where a eyry successful cele
bration was held. The Kenmare band
was there and an interesting ball
game .was played between Surrey and
Berthold. The latter team won to Z.
Kelley put a damper on the
wet goods proceedings early in the
day when Matt Etchert and Matt John.
con, charged with pigging were gath
cred in. 3-s4g -. . .5ts.. $50.
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Good Story About Helena's Jr.

AL Russell, who drove Helena's Jr.,
the great favorite in the Minot races
tells interestingly of hoow he came to
drive this horse.Al had loaned a horse
man in the west $175 and the fellow
told him he simply could not pay it
back, but he said he had a green colt
that was promising. He induced AL to
drive the colt promising to pay him
as soon as he could, offering Russell
all he could make from the colt In the
meantime. After Al had entered Hell
ana's Jr. in several races, he learned
that there was mortgage of $3.50
against this and another horse, and he
had to come through with $500 IN or
der to protect himsslf. He Is not sorry
for the horse has proved to be q good
one.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-07-06
GUY GORDON
IS DROWNED
Former Assistant Manager Of the
RusselI-Miller Nil, browns in Lake
Near st. Pauf-Rsmains Inferred
Today At JanesviIIs, Minn.

Guy Gordon, assistant manager Of
the Russeal-Miller mill in this city
for two years, was drowned II lake
near st. Paul Wednesday and the
funeral was held from the home Of
his parents at Janesville, Minl., to-
day. .a..
Mr.. Gordon was rs years Of age and
married. He lived in this city until
Oct. l5 last year, when he went to
Grand Forks to become assistant man
ager of Russell mill of that city
Two months ago he secured stock in
the mill at Moneivideo, MINI, and
accepted the management of the
same.
Mr.. Gordon was q model young man
and very popular with many in this
city.
The telegram which was sent here
last night did not give any Of the par
ticulars as to the accident, except
that he was drowned.
From later report It was learned
that Mr. Gordon was drowned in Big
Stone Lake, Minnesota. Another news
paper report states that he was mar
ried about two mouths ago.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-07-06
ALFREDA B. BROKE
TR0TT|Nc RECORD
ras-t"... II xyI u II vDlU xyk1sv w

The races held in this city on Mon
day, Tuesday and Wednesday were
unusually successful, not only in the
number from all parts Of the north
west in attendance, but in the excel
lence of the events themselves. The
unusually large corwd was attracted
largely by the main card, D. c. Dor
man and his Bleriot monoplane who
was scheduled to make an attempted
flight each day OF the meet. Mr.. Dor
man was on the ground Monday with
his, air ship, the machine having been
brought across country about noon
that day. He was ell ready to make
a flight in the afternoon ut the close
OF the races. when he was compelled
to postpone his exhibition until the
following day.
The races were unusually fast.
there being several exceptionally good
horses entered in the various events.
The 2:l6 pace or trot was won BY
Alfredo B. owned by AL Russell Of
Spokane the beautiful trotting mare
scoring as follows: 8, 2. |, /, l. Dr T.
owned BY H. L, Richardson Of Bow
bells secured second money scoring
4, I, 3, 2. 2, Danny Bright and Riley
Wilkes we're distanced In the second
heat. Time: 2:19 -; ala Ia; 2.14
Ia; 2:16 IA and 2:2O. Alfredo B.
trotted the fastest heat in the history
OF the track.
The 2:25 stake was won by Lady
Goo Goo Sol Murray, Bergade, Mont,
which finished s, l and !. Helanas.
Jr.. Al Russell, Spokane, took second
money, finishing IN 1, > I and 2. while
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-07-06

The Independents job department
broke all records. u the month, OF
June. From this indication, It might
be said that business in all lines II
picking up right along.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-07-06
CELEBRATION NOTES

During the sham battle Tuesday,
Carl Hanson, wife and baby figured
in an exciting runaway. The horse
became frightened and ran down one
of the steepest hills. Mrs. Hanson and
babe were thrown from the buggy but
were not hurt. Hanson stopped the
horse.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-07-06
THE PLAZA cELEeaA1,oN

And still there was another cele
bration larely attended. Plaza did the
thing up brown. Major Murphy left
lMinot ut 10 O'Clock in an auto went to
Plaza, delivered a rousing address on
good farming and patriotism and was
home at seven In the evening. Tn
Major reports good crops in the VI
cinity of Plaza.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-07-06
M|N0T AVIATOR HAS ACCIDENT
With HIS MACHINE TUESDAY

Of unrotted straw over and on the
fields and in other ways, while the
farmers have remained in ignorance
of the true cause of the shortening of
the yield of the wheat
Oats and flax are looking we'll in
fields which join the diseased wheat.
This furnishes conclusive evidence
that the trouble is not from lack Of
moisture, but fundamental trouble
with the wheat. Prof. Bolley says
that the farmers must at once begin a
thorough and careful rotation Of crops
with summer cultivation of a portion
of the land each yssr
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-10
THEY PLEAD NOT GUILTY
Wire Men Secure a Delay Until
Sept. 1st.

New York, July 1O.-The eighty
three wire manufacturers indicted on
June 29. under the antitrust law on
charges of restraining trade in wire
products. began their fight against the
government today by entering pleas
of not guilty and securing a delay un-
til September l, to enable them to file
demurrers. Each mans bail was fixed
at $1,000.
Only thirty Of those indicted made
appearances in the United States
court today but District Attorney Wise
said he had received assurances that
the attitude of all would be practical
ly uniform and that the rest would
file pleas in a day or two and be in
cluded under the action of the court
taken today. Neither Herbert L
Satterlee, J. P. Morgan's son-in-law;
nor Frank J. Gould were present. Mr..
Satterlee entered a plea through his
attorney but Mr.. Gould was not rep
resented.
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and feet of sixteen inch pipe carried
gas to the balloons. Natural gas,
which has been passed through heated
pipes for the purpose of eliminating
the carbon. was used to fill the bags
J. ". Bemis, the wealthy st. LOUIS
sportsman, directed the work OF IN
hating the balloons.
Weather Is Fine
Early in the day ideal conditions
prevailed, and it appeared that the
aeronauts would have their wish for
cool weather and a brisk wind
The arrangement to start the ball
looms, beginning at 4 0'clock, was re-
vised at the last moment and the hour
for starting fixed at o'clock at the
request of several contestants. who ar
gued that the less time given the sun
to heat the gas in the big bags, the
better the chance for long flight.
The contestants today drew lots for
places at the starting. The seventh
and last place, regarded by the aero
nauts as the best, was drawn by Cliff
ford B. Harmon, representing the
Aero club of New York. Before the
balloons are started in the national
race, a 10000 cubic foot balloon half
the capacity of the Others piloted by
J. Cowen Hurlbert of st. Louis. will be
started by Mr.. Hurlburt in a contest
for the record in 10000 foot bags. He
will make the fight without aid. His
balloon will be released at 4:3O
o'clock.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-10
ARGUMENT BEGINS.
Taking of Testimony in See Case Is
Concluded.

Chicago, July 1O.=Evelyn Arthur
See was accused of hiding behind the
skirts of women when argument on
the evidence was begun in Judge
Honore's court.
Assistant States Attorney Burnham
pointed out that four women had
been called to the witness stand, and
that two of them had admitted the
writing of what the prosecution con-
siders the most damaging portions of
the book of truth" He declared that
the testimony had been of a nature
which probably would not be heard
again in many years. Attorney Can't
well of the defense, made the usual
motion to take the case from the jury,
and was Overruled Burnham's ar
raignment Of the defendant as a hypo-
critic and profligate yelling his mis-
deeds with the cloak of religion was
scathing
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-10
National Observation-Disclosures
COnVenes at Berkley, Calf. :
Prominent Educators Present
From All Over the Country.
ELLA FLAGG YOUNG
Outlines Work of the COnven-
tion in an Address.
Annual Report Shows an Excel
lent Financial Condition.

San Francisco. July 10.-In sur
roundings typifying the best of the
civilization and education of ancient
Greece, the forty-ninth convention of
the National Educationa; association
opened this afternoon in the Greek
theater of the University of California
at Berkeley The educators were
welcomed to California by Governor
Hiram w. johnson, Mayor P. H. Nc
Carthy of San Francisco, c. c. Moore,
president of the Panama Pacific expo
sition. and President Benjamin Ide
Wheeler of the University of Cali
fornia. Response was made on behalf
Of the delegates by Robert j. Alley,
president of the University of Maine.
After an address by President Ella
F'lagg Young of the association. out
state delegations met to select mem
bers of the nominating committee and
a committee on resolutions was ap
pointed.
The treasurer's report and the re-
port of the board of trustees received
during the day shows tho association
is faring we'll financially
The trustees report shows $4,000
in the permanent fund and the treas
urers report shows $4,000 added to
this fund in the course of the year
The association receipts are given as
|S4S,9O9, and it's expenditures as $S4,-
97S. The trustees, report on the per-
manent fund does not carry the sigma
oficio member of the board. Mrs.
Young has criticised the method of
managing the fund several times since
she took office
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-10
METER ORDINANCE READY
Plan to Force All Users of Water
Onto This Basis Introduced.

The ordinance requiring all users of
city water to be placed on the meter
basis came up before the city commits
sioners this moFnf@g for the first read
ing. This ordinance gives the super
intendent of the waterworks power to
cut off the supply from all consumers
who refuse to have their rates changed
after May /, 1912.
As soon as the ordinance is pub
lished officially it will become a city
law and the work in changing the fiat
rate users to meter rate consumers
will begin at once. Everyone of the
1,400 fat rate users in the city will
have to be changed to a meter be-
fore the first of next May.
The cost of making this transfer
will be charged to the consumers.
In Topeka only 20 per cent of the
water consum ers are on the fiat rate
and the change will not be as serious
as in other cities. where a big part of
the people allow their water to run all
day without extra charge.
This ordinance was prepared by H.
P. Miller, city water commissioner,
and Jesse Shaw, superintendent of the
waterworks. It was drawn up as a
precaution against water shortages in
the future. 1t is declared that when
the entire city is on the meters, a
water shortage will be thing of the
past.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-10
GOOD GENTLE RAIN.
But the Total Fall Sunday Was Less
Than Half an Inch.

Crop saving rain, officially register
ed as .37 of an inch in Topeka, visit
ed the state Sunday. The precipita-
ton was general and was the heaviest
for six weeks. Only a narrow strip
on the extreme north and west of
Kansas was outside of the rain belt.
Shortly after daylight the rain be-
gan. At 1890 Sunday afternoon an
other shower fell. The first rain
amounted to .26 of an inch; the second
to IL of an inch. Since May 26, ac-
cording to the weather bureau, the
showers we're the heaviest that have
fallen.
mountains and plateau regions and
the Pacific states, according to the
general weekly forecast issued Sun
day by the weather bureau in Wash
ingtOn, the next few days will be gen
orally fair with moderate temperature,
probably followed by period OF un-
settled weather and local showers af-
ter Wednesday,
Moderate temperatures will mean
the continuation of the record break
ing showing made by the mercury
Sunday. At o'clock in the morning
the minimum, II degrees, was re-
corded. The maximum. S4 degrees,
came at o'clock in the afternoon.
Not since June 1S has the thermome-
ter registered so low an average.
Since morning a moderate rise in
temperatures as compared with the
last two days is shown. The mercury,
howev( has not arisen to a point
wher< any records are likely to be
broken without there is a consider
able change from the present The
wind this afternoon has been blowing
twelve miles an hour from the south.
Generally fair weather tonight and
Tuesday is seen.
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and applied for a position. The loss of
the suit case had been discovered and
the young man was suspected. Two
hours later Stoltzman was arrested for
the crime and confessed his guilt. He
had been a telegraph operator at Maple
Hill and elsewhere and went to work
for the Santa Fe- He was soon in
trouble and was sent to the reform
atory.
Recently Stoltzman and his young
wife came to Shawnee county. At
Pauline a few weeks ago, Stoltzman
walked into the depot and announced
that he was an official of the Wells
Fargo Express company and wanted
two automobile tires on which there
we're $56 G. o. d. charges. He received
the goods. A few days later Stoltzman
was arrested he paid the money
which the express company lost and
left town before his case was called for
trial.
Last week the Middaugh store was
burglarized. Several coats and vests
were taken. The same night someone
took several pairs of trousers from the
1. Gilberg tailor shop. Late Saturday
afternoon the Middaugh people re-
ceived a telegram to the effect that a
man was trying to sell goods at Kinks
Vile, Mo. which bore the firms trade
mark. 1t was Stoltzman. He was fol-
lowed to Kansas City and arrested
Sunday evening. With the same calm
deliberation, Stoltzman confessed his
guilt.
At the county attorneys Office this
afternoon it was announced that
Stoltzman will be held for trial on the
embezzlement count and the charge of
/ burglary. Mrs. Stoltzman has been to
the court house several times recently
in an effort to secure her husband s
/ release on the first charge. Not until
Stoltzman's arrest yesterday did the
! Shawnee county officials learn of the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-10
TAFT BACK AT WORK.
President Returns From Two Days
Yachting Trip.

Washington, July 10.-President
Taft and his senatorial yachting party
returned to Washington this morning
after a two days cruise down the
coast and up the Chesapeake bay and
Potomac river After the Mayflower
docked the president went to the
White House for breakfast. Half an
hour later he was at work in the exc
cutive offices.
The president and his guests left
politics and the cares of state behind
and gave themselves over to thorough
enioyment Of salt breezes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-10
ADVERTISING TALKS
WRITTEN BY
WILLIAM c. FREEMAN

A brother and sister recent
ly had a rather spirited discus
sion about advertising, and they
wanted me to decide which was
right.
The brother claimed that a
very old and well-known bust
ness house was tagging behind
in the business race because it
did not adopt modern advertis-
ing methods.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-10
The WEATHER RECORD.

Local rains have fallen over the greater
portion of central and eastern Kansas
since Saturday morning. Usage city and
Fort Scott reported nearly two inches
during this period. Reports indicate an
average of a little over half an inch of
rain in south central Kansas and some
what less in north central Kansas.
Temperatures have been moderate.
Clear weather was general this morning
in the northern part of the district, but
it was cloudy and unsettled in the south
ern portion
Following is the record of temperatures
and rainfall for the "a hours ending at
Y a m today:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-10
BASEBALL WEATHER.
National League.

Chicago at New York, p. m, clear.
Pittsburg at Brooklyn, 4 p. m. clear.
Cincinnati at Boston, $3.50 p. M.
clear.
St. Louis at Philadelphia, $3.50 p m.
clear.
American league.
Philadelphia at Cleveland. (Ganse
scheduled for today was played yes
terday.)
washington at Detroit. pm.
clear.
New York at Chicago. $3.50 p. M.
cloudy.
clear.
American Association.
Louisville at Toledo. clear. 3 p. m.
Columbus at Indianapolis, clear,
3:15 p. m.
Milwaukee at Minneapolis. clear, 3
Kansas City at St. Paul, clear, 3
p. m.
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tire population turned out to greet
the airmen as they passed.
Soon after reaching the Pennsy yivania
tracks an express train was picked up
and the aeropIane acted as a sort of
pilot all the way to Stemmers Run sta
ton.
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American Association.
SHOOTS FAITHLEss SWEETHEART
Boy KneeIs in Entreaty, Then Uses
Revolver.

New York, July 10.-Because 15-year-
old Madeline Fritz spurned the love of
her former sweetheart, Peter Wick. II
years old, pulled a pistol from his pock-
ct and shot her last night Passers-
by who had paused to listen to his ard
ant pleading saw him kneel in suppli-
cation to the girl, just before he shot
her. Wick was arrested.
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Weather Indicafiona

Chicago, July 10.=Forecast for
Kansas: Generally fair tonight and
Tuesday; warmer tonight in east por-
Eon.
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fcOntinued on Page TwO1
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American league

CIedI-
St. Louis at Philadelphia, $3.50 p. m.
clear.