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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-05-11
CLAIMS HITCHCOCK
TURNED HIM DOWN
Hanna Secures Senate Probe Of
an Appointment

A charge that Postmaster General
Hitchcock ignored the recommenda-
don of Representative Hanna OF this
STATE for the appointment o. post
master at Kenmare, N. D., and was
gvided by the advice on National Com
nitteeman James Kennedy OF that
state is about to be made tho subject
Of an Investigation by Senator Bourne
Of Oregon, chairman Of the senate
committee on postoffices and pos.
roads. Mr. Bourne Is a bitter enemy
Of Postmaster General Hitchcock and
some interesting developments are
looked for in connection with The Ken
mare case.
Representative Hanna reoomms end
"a the appointment OF Y. A. COrbett
George f. (nilds was endorsed by Ma
tional Committeeman Kennedy
Friends Of Mr. Hanna charge that the
ofics was placed at the disposal OF
Committeeman Kennedy in payment
q q political debt Despite = protest
made by Mr. Hanna. Mr. Childs was
upminated. The nomination now is
Donding before the committee on post
0moss and post roads. Senator
Bourne said that before action I:
taken IN the case . thorough invssti
4a&ion into the circumstances sur
rounding the nomination Of Mr. Childs
Will be- made
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-05-11
SCHOOL OATES ANNOUNCED
osss County Opens Season with
Months Course at Fargo.

d. J. Taylor. superintendent Of pub
nc instruction. has announced the
dates for the leading summer schools
Of North Dakota. Cass county begins
. months school at the agricultural
college June IL. The school at the
state university at Grand Forks runs
q month and begins June 10. 1t in
eludes Pembina, Walsh, Grand Forks
and Ramsey counties.
The Valley City normal school be.
sins June 26, and supplies Barnes,
Criggs, Foster Eddy, Stutsman, Ran
som and LaMoure counties Ward,
NcHenry, Burke, Williams, Divide,
1snville and Pierce counties will have
school at Velva, beginning June IA.
Richland county will have four weeks
summer school at Wahpeton; Dickey,
three weeks at Glendale, and twenty
Ave other counties will have one week
Institutes during the summer.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-05-11
MAKES IWENTY-MlLE CHASE
of'oiaI Captures Alleged Horse Thief
After Exciting Ride.

Armed with a warrant for the ar
Pest Of William Monroe Of Marion on
q charge Of horse stealing Village
Marshal Martin Evans captured his
prisoner after an exciting chase with
horses covering twenty miles.
Monroe walked into 4 livery barn
0wnsd by Otto Holtost OF Marion and,
bridling one of the best horses, rode
cut Of town on It headed for the Ca
madam line, presumably. The mar
shall followed his man with 4 warrant
from Judge f. B. Smith and captured
him after chase that took him we'll
into Barnes county. Monroe was
bound over to the district court on the
charge of horse stealing and was COM
nitted to the La Moure county jail In
Default OF $1,000 bail.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-05-11
neWs Of the Week From War;
Gus Parts n 10 Sata
JUDGE cowAA IS ACQUITTED
oonats citing - Court Of lnpsash.
l..; mont Finds Him Not Guilty
.%., On All charess.

Judge John r. Cowan. on trial before
- senate sitting - . court Of i'm.
Deaohment, was acquitted at the hands
q that body, when President Burdick
0naounced to the respondent that he
bad been found not guilty upon each
nd every one Of the charges and
specifications contained in the articles
q impeachment presented to the sen.
ots against him by the house of rep,
Posentatives.
The verdict of the senate was made
certain after two and half hours Of
balloting, in which there was tota!
Of seventy-nine roll calls. Only once
did the prosecution ever secure an
even break with the defense, that be-
Ing on charge Of purchasing liquor
d a drug store. when twenty.three
Voted guilty and twsnty-three voted
Dot guilty. On every other specifica.
tjon the respondent was given a ma,
jority vote. while On some the vote
vas unanimous
On the charge Of drunkenness, dis
UObCl vi III VIC uiS uCSl NOOc lCI
conviction was twenty-one, which
went down as low as unanimous for
acQuittal.
Only three senators voted to convict
a the charge of habitual drunken
Aess OF the charge Of delaying case
The votes in the forty ballots that
we're taken on each Of the several
specifications never went higher than
twenty for conviction, while In ma
1ority portion Of those cases the re,
Spondent received vote Of two to
enc.
On the charge of presenting false
certificates to the state auditor, the
vote was twenty-eight not guilty and
eighteen guilty.
When President Burdick announced
tie verdict of the Impeachment court.
with Judge Cowan standing before
the court, cheer upon cheer rang
through the big chamber from the
Oalleries and foyers. filled with crowds
q interested spectators, who had
watched the final act OF this dramatic
oass, the most remarkable the state
1As seen. 1t was fully five minutes
Dofore President Burdick was able ia
pootore order.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-05-11
U. c. T. To Invite Governor.

At special meeting Of Fargo
committees Of United Commercial
Travellers it was decided to extend In
vitations to the governors Of both d.
hotas and Minnesota and to premiers
Of the provinces of Manitoba. Sas
katchewan and Alberta to be present
at the annual meeting OF the organi-
xation there next month Three
states and three provinces comprise
1he district
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-05-11
IN LAST PLEA FOR COWAN
kesdIng Attorney for Dsfsnss Asks
Senate Court for Acqulttal.

kssdIne Attorney for Dsfsnss Asks
Senate Court for Acquittal.
Probably the height of interest in
~ closing arguments in the Cowan
impeachment case was attained when
Tracy r. Bangs, leading counsel for
Ne defense, made the last address on
behalf Of the respondent Mr.. Bangs
magnetic manner OF dealing with any
subject was probably never exercised
. greater advantage.
Mr.. Bangs called attention to the
bitterness that had seemingly been en-
Dondered by the contest, but declared
0Aat the brotherly and social relations
Sotween himself and his brother
George, counsel for the prosecution,
nd never for one moment been dis
oarbed in the slightest degree.
Mr.. Bangs referred to statements
nat he had made some time ago in an
argument as to buying Witnesses
~ fact that Mr.. Sinkler, in discuss
0g J. A. Minkler's evidence at Rugby,
nd declared they fixed it up" In a
ease of this nature, he said, an at
torney for one side hears the story Of
a incident from his own witness and
believes it. When he hears what tile
witness Of tho opposite side has to say
4 10 only natural that he would seek
. solution, and in seeking such solu-
uDn, wonder, at some time or other.
4 they liked 1t up"
Brief discussion Of . combination
vas also made Mr.. Bangs declaring
Dat he did not know how single sen.
otor would vote; nor had he charged
Q single senator with orookedness.
He said that day after day he had sat
u the court chamber and fought
aGainst this or that matter. and that,
while he believed himself right, there
we're members who would vote oppo
aDle to his belief He would only look
uCon those votes 40 expressive Of a
different opinion from that held by
Aimsslf 1T 10 foolish and unoharita
be-" he said TO talk OF lineup one
way or the other. It Is simply . diff
1DYence of opinion ...
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-05-11
SENATORS OPPOSE GAG RULE

Attempt to Abolish Debate In cowan
Case.
Attempt at abolishing debate on
he Cowan case on the part OF the
members of the state senate, sitting
- . court of impeachment, was made
q . special meeting, being blocked by
the strenuous demands Of Senator ].
A. Simpson OF Stark, who declared
that he. for one, would not counter
ance any such action even II tho forty.
eight other members Of the court were
against him.
For 4 time the court was In some
what of Al uproar over Senator Simp
sons heated statements on the Ques
ION OF arguing the case. Or arguing
Doints that may bs brought up from
time to time during the baIIoting
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-05-11
Cronna Protests Appointment.

A subcommittee of the senate com.
0ittee on public lands composed OF
Messrs Clark 81 Wyoming, Gamble OF
South Dakota and thornton Of Louis
Mana has been named to make An In.
curry into the case OF r n Stevens 81
Bismarck, who was appointed land
register at that place Senator Gron
"a has taken exceptions 70 the nom
ination of Mr. Stevens His oandI
date for the place. G. l. Lindstrom,
was ignored by the president The
protest against Mr.. Stevens 10 based
upon transactions in Alaska In which
Alexander Mckenzie was involved
oOme years ago.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-05-11
MOODY IS NOW H.. : . ..lfF
ooolsy vaeatss Office, kut Attorneys
Stlll Claim Appeal Rlohts.

oooley vaeatss Office, k.,t Attorneys
stlll Claim Appeal Rights.
Frank Heley Of Wahpeton vacated
ne office of sheriff and q. Il. MOODY.
elected last fall. assumed the duties
Of the once
Moody was elected by eleven votes
n three cornered fight last Novem.
Der and soon after heley contested
~ election. alleging irsud and brib.
w. $780,. D..
The case was tried and judgment
entered in favor OF Moody on Feb. 81.
but Z stay Of proceedings for ninety
6ays was given and Helsy was al.
lowed to hold the Office during the
stay. The law gives sixty days 70 ap
peal to the supreme court and Hslsy
did not appeal within that time. (.
noody's a&torneys then asked the
court to vacats tho stay Of roceedings
claiming that the judgment In
0oody's favor WAS final and irrevoca.
~ and that - the stay Of proceed.
iISs was granted TO enable Heley TO
appeal and that as the right to appeal
was gone there was no reason why
the stay should remain in force.
The court vacated the stay OF pro-
oosdings and Moody soes in
Heieys attorneys claim however
that they will have right to appeal
and that the case will yet 60 TO the
supreme court
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-05-11
oR0NNA FOR FREE SUGAR

North Dakota Senator Would Extend
Free Let.
An amendment to the free list bill
placing sugar on the free list will be
introduced in the senate by Senator
0ronna of North Dakota
Sugar is one Of the necesssriss Of
Me-" said Mr. Gronna. II see no rea.
son why the product should not be ad
mitted free The Canadian bill pro
poses to admit wheat free. Why not
apply the same rule to sugar.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-05-11
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORE.
CLOSURE SALE

Notice is hereby given that that Ger
tain mortgage executed and delivered
by Martin r. Sutherland and Hattie b..
Sutherland, his wife, to the First State
Ba..k Of Sawyer, North Dakota, do
nestle corporation, dated the 10th day
Of October, 1907, and filed in the office
II the Register ef Feeds, in and for
the County of Ward and State of North
Dakota on the 18th day Of October,
1907, at 1886 o'clock a. NJ, and duly re-
corded in book 06 of mortgages on page
~ and duly assigned by said First State
Bank of sawyer, by an instrument in
writing dated the 4th day Of May, 1908,
to Chas. E. Mann Go. a corporation,
which assignment was filed in the office
OF the Register Of Deeds, in and for the
said County Onward and State of North
Dakota on the 5th day Of June A. D..
1903, at $50 o'clock a. m. and duly re-
corded in Book 1O6 of Mortgages on
page ITS, will be foreclosed by sale Of
the premises in such mortgage and
hereinafter described, at the front door
of the court house in the City of Ainot,
IN the County Of Ward and State of
North Dakota at 200 o'clock in the att
ernoon on th> 9th day Of May, 1911, to
satisfy the amount due upon such
mortgage on the day Of sale. tho said
foreclosure beng made on account OF
default of the payment Of the debt Sc
cured by said mortgage
The premises described in said mort
gage and which will be sold to satisfy
same, are described as follows, to-wit:
The West one. half (W}f) Of the North
west quarter (NWA) and Northeast
CNEh) of the Northwest quarter
'NWh) and North west quarter (NW1)
OF the North east quarter (NEA) all in
>,ction 9, Tow nship l52, North range 81
west of the 5th principal meridian in
the County of Ward and State Of North
akota.
There will be due on such mortgas e
at date of sale the sum of one thousand
two hundred twenty three and 1O-1U
dollars 1915, lO] besides attorneys fees
a. provided by law and costs of this
foreclosure.
Dated at Minot North Dakota, this
18th day of April. 1911.
+. d Kelley,
Sheriff of Ward County, n. ID.
+ b. Lambert
Attorney for Assignee Of
Mortgages, Minot, n. D w tt
c. A. Bugge & Co., of Burlington,
have sold enough seed corn to plant
1900 acres in that vicinity. The Bur
nnstoa farmers. given half . chance
will make Z brilliant SUCCESS Till
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-05-11
Consumptive Kills Himself.

Despondent because he was ahlicted
With tuberculosis. Joseph JanAvosky
q Scranton. a Bohemian homestoadsr.
blow OF his head with shotgun. He
Dallod the trigger with piece Of wire.
M. mother. q brother and two neigh
De1s were In the adjoining reo0 at
- time OF the suicide.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-05-11
High School Boy Killed.

While he was attempting to
beeak q team Of fractions colts at Lis.
bon Ralph McConnehey met horri.
bic death, being thrown violently
against q stump and Instantly killed
The lad was the seventeen-year-old
- Of Rev Mr.. McConnehey. He was
q student In the high school.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-05-11
Going to the Land show.

Business men of Rugby are taking
Woat interest In the Twin City land
show TO be held In the fall 1t IL evil
eat that North Dakota will cooper
- ~ sending attractive exhibits Of
vAeel, basesy, oats and othsr grains.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-05-11
Encine Hits Automobile.

While in the act Of crossing the
Northern Pacific railway tracks at
bismarck an engine hit the automobile
driven by Fred stone. a farmer. living
eight miles from Bismarck. and prob
ahoy fatally injured Stone and com
pletely denlolislo1 tAe machine. Stone
vas, taken - hoo0toAl. where II Is
Gnld ~ - ca1not recover.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-05-11
lNCENOIARIES ~: BUSY
Vlres In Grain Elevators Arouse
Suspicion.


Suspicion.
An unsuccessful attempt was made
to burn the Farmers elevator at
Scranton. ~
The fire had apparently smoldered
Tor some hours. Scranton has 4 vol
unteer fire company and IRE fighting
apparatus and the blaze wss quickly
0ubdusd.
Undaunted BY failure 1t Scranton
NE alleged hrebuss visited Bowman
and succeeded In starting 4 blaze
which destroyed two elevators, tile
Dagley and the Empire. the latter be-.
iAs full OF grain While these Ares
we're in progress at Bowman robbers
entered a hardware store there and
carried off large quantity Of goods
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-05-11
sC0W UPSETs IN STREAM
Three Men and Two Boys Drowned in
St. John River. .-

Three men and two boys were acct
6ontally drowned in the st. John
hver near Edmundston. The victims
we're crossing from the American to
the Canadian bank Of the river In d
ferry scow operated by wire cable
ct In the fresiet swollen waters
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-05-11
WELCOME FOR JUDGE CONAN
wrist Acquitted by Senate Gets Big
Reception at Home Town.

wrist Acquitted by Senate Gets Big
Reception a Home Town.
Judge John F. Cowan, acquitted by
- North Dakota senate on Z number
q charges, arrived at Devils Lake
shortly after noon Saturday and waa
met Ut the depot BY = large crowd Of
attends and about twenty-five automo
Niles
The majority Of those who met the
jsdge came from out Of town. Cando
0hurchs Ferry, Lesds. Penn. Grand
Harbor and other places sending dele,
Oations
The Devils Lake. Cando and Grand
uarbor bands Joined with the automc-
Niles and 200 people marched up thu
principal streets and to the court
house The Judge was at the head 81
Ne parade In = carriage with bis wiz"
aAa daughter. AZ The opera house,
whore the parade snded. speeches
were made by 0owsn's tArss attor
asys. McLorey, Anderson and Cuth
bsrt; also ty Judge Covan, Senator
Stevens OF GranA torks county and a
Dumbor OF others.
An attempt to have the stores
o1ossd during the celebration was IN.
00e0ossful
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-05-11
Wins Spelling Contest.

Arthur Tweet OF Thompson vas
winner In the second annual county
spelling contest held ia Grand Forks
aod will represent Grand Forks
oounty In the state contest TO b held
n Bismarck the latter part OF the
month Eva johnson. also Of Thomp
son. won the second prise Of 20 and
ohs third prize Of - went to william
Bahr of Union township County Su
Derintendent Helen Prindsville con.
Quoted the contest
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-05-11

G. A. Bugge & Co., of Burlington,
have sold enough seed corn to plant
1900 acres in that vicinity. The Bur
unstoa farmers. given half chance,
will make Z brilliant SUCCESS this
year.
The Forrest City times., 1911-10-27
WIFE MURDERER
 |S CONVICTED
w. I. Nichols, Who Killed Wife Over Custody of Child,
 Must Hang.
MAN UNM0VED BY VERDICT
Will Be First Execution of White Man Since Civil War In
 Jefferson County.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
 Pine BlutI-After 90 minutes des liberation, the jury returned yer diet Of guilty of murder in the first degree in the case Of the state against William T. Nichols, who killed his wife, Mrs. Minnie F. Mich ols, at his home on the Warren road, four miles southwest of Pine Bluff, on the morning of September 16. The defendant received the verdict indif- .erently. The time he spent on the witness stand he related the cold facts of the horrible crime without showing any feeling.
 The verdict of the jury is signifi- cant from the fact that it is the first of it's kind returned in white man s case in this county in the last D years. If Nichols pays the penalty for his crime on the gallows he will be the first white man to hang in this county since the Civil war Only in two other instances have similar yerdiets been returned in the Jeffer- son circuit court since that time.
 In one case the defendant died be- fore his execution. In the other his sentence was commuted and the con Gemned man vas given q years in the state prison.
The Forrest City times., 1911-10-27
Daniel F Fahrenheit.

In vIe-t of the abnormal weather which We have had this summer We think a tribute of respect should be paid 10 the memory of Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit. who was born on Septem- Der It. either i'll 1736 or 1740, it is hard to say which. Before his day sev- eral attempts had been made to meas ure the heat level, not the heat, by tubes containing oil of spirits Of wine but it lay with a bankrupt merchant of Dantzig to show how tie feat could be successfully accomplished
 The first thermometers were made with spirits of wine; but the ingeni- ous Gabriel soon adopted mercury as his medium, and so 1t has remained to this day His instruments speedily became known throughout the world and though d more rational method of graduation has since been adopted, the popular mind still clings to the Fah- renhcit scale. Our own Royal society thought highly of this humble inyen- tor and acknowledged his genius by making him one of it's fellows. To the ''Transactions" Of the society he con tributed several papers.-Pall Mall Gazette
The Forrest City times., 1911-10-27
PARTS OF BODY FOUND
Portions Found Many Miles Apart
 No Clue 10 Mystery.

Western Newspaper UnIon News Service
 Fort Smith.=lron Mountain rail- way officials are Investigating one Of the strangest mysteries in the his tory Of that road in this section. The body of an unidentified white man was found along Che railway tracks near Roland, okla The mans head was missing. The body was horribly mangled
 Abont the same time portion of a body was found along the tracks of the Greenwood branch Of the raIl= way near Greenwood, which is many miles from Roland. Chunks of ha- man flesh were found in pair of overals and pair of trousers that were found along the track, ground to a mass. \ mans shirt was found near by In the trousers was q poch- etbook containing $10
 No blood was found along the tracks near Greenwood, and what be came of the remainder of the body as well as the head of the man killed at Roland. is deep mystery.
The Forrest City times., 1911-10-27
HE GETS AWAY WITH IT
Variety Actor Tackles Second Grave digger in Hamlet and Steals
 All the Laughs.

A company playing Hamlet" was forced to find an actor to play the Second Gravedigger on account of the Illness of the second comedian of the company. The only actor available was a variety performer, who had no reverence for Shakespeare and no re- spect for the traditions of the classic drama. The Second Gravedigger was a comedy part, and he knew that he could get away with it."
 When the First Grayedigger threw off the first waistcoat. revealing an other underneath, the audience tit tered. The removal of the second waistcoat brought a loud laugh. and the third produced q roar. The First Gravedigger was delighted. He had never played to such an appreelative audience. and visions of good notices In the papers and possible increase in salary began to loom up before his eyes. As he threw eff the fourth waistcoat he turned partly around. and the cause of the unusual fit was disclosed to him.
 The Second Grayedigger. being ac. customed to build laughs on lines and business of other actors, saw his op- portunity and seized It. As fast as the First Gravedigger would throw the waistcoats on the ground. the variety comedian would pick them up and put them on. The new business was much funnier 10 the audience than the old. with which it was thor oughly familiar.
 Not content with having stolen the laughs from the regular comedian in this scene, the new man went fur ther. When the First Gravedigger said 10 him, "Go, get thee to Yaugh- an; fetch Inc a stoup os liquor" to which there Is no reply in the texD, the assistant sexton replied:
 Vaughan told me to ttl that you couldn't have any mol9 liq lor from him till you paid for the last you got. The Bookman.