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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-09-21
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That have made a hit

Judging by the
sales of our Brandun
Hose, they are much
the best value for
the money in the
town. We sell them
at 18c Per pair, 2
pairs for Csc. They
are guaranteed fast
bla OK, seamless,
have triple toe and
h eel, a four.inch
garter top and the
m a nu f acturers
claim they are made
from IS per cent
better yarn than is
used in any other
stockings that are
sold at the same
price. Sizes 8h, 9.
9H and 10.
If you live too far
AWAY to come to orr
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-09-21

Next time you or any member Of
your family need any Stockings. see
what fine values Mccoy offers. We sell
Bear Brand" Hosiery for boys and
girls in all sizes from to 10, for 18c
pair. Bear Brand" Stockings are
guaranteed fast black and are great
values for the prices we quote.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-09-21
Silk Boot Hose
Soc pair

Our Onyx Silk Boot Hose have
proven very popular because they
wear so we'll, look so we'll, and cost
so little. The silk boot extends
about two thirds OF the way between
the ankle and the knee The tops
are lisle and heels and toes mercer
lied. Our Silk Boot Hose are Onyx
Brand and will stand washing. Not
all silk boot hosiery will. .
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-09-21

away to to store send 40c in &c stamps, tell
US your size and we will mail two pairs to YOU
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-09-21
Take an Edison Photograph Home

$500 down and IS. 100 a month buys a Pho
nograph at McCoy's.
With every Phonograph we sell we include
one dozen four minute records on the payment
plan. The records, of course, add IS 90 to
the cost Of the outfit
Photographs like cut sell for $27.O0,
$35. 90, s45.O and 5000.
We have all of them on display at our store
as we'll as over 500 different four minute rec.
ords. You can choose any twelve records and
any Photograph up to $500 and buy the out.
fit from us for $500 down and $500 month.
The $4,000. $45 90 and $4,000 machines We
sell for Sc. 90 down and $500 month. We
repair and clean Photographs and Victor
Talking Machines.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-09-21
Ladies' Watches 5000

Here ladies' watch nickel
they
q a
pSice
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-09-21

Here it is at last. It's what you
have been wanting for long long
time, hornless Victor at reasonable
price. The cut shows the new Victor
Victrola with a ten inch turntable,
which means that you can play either
10 or IL inch records. Ten inch
double-faced records cost you 75c;
IL inch double-faced records cost you
$1.25 each All metal parts on the
Victrola Fourth are finely nickel
plated. Sound can be regulated by
opening and closing doors in front.
Scratching is entirely removed and all
you can hear is the music. Come in
and let US play few records for you.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-09-21
This One $1,000

Why not take pictures with this East
man Camera? Picture making is so simple
that you can learn it in about 20 minutes.
The cut shows the Eastman "a Folding
Brownie that you can buy for $1,000. 1t
loads and unloads anywhere and in any
light. Has an iris diaphragm and bulb
release. Six exposure rolls Of film cost
YOU 4oc. 1t makes pictures 3Ax51 inches,
or what is known as postcard size.
When you buy camera at our store we
give you all the instructions that are nee
essary, then, with each machine you get
= book of illustrated instructions. We
have this same machine fitted with bet
ter ]ense that we sell at $l2 90.
Come IN and have look.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-09-21
Mems Good Pocket Knives

the quality " pocket knives they SELL The
complete have shown and
priced fully We have small
veof Farmers should
cattl
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-09-21
Women's Pure Linen Handkerchief
, for 25C

For the latest novelties in women's
kerchiefs you'll have to see what
Mccoy offers. We also want to say
that we sell them at honest prices.
We offer genuine hand drawn, pure
linen handkerchief for women at 16c
each, or 2 for 25c. Prices on our line
range from &c to 90c each. Next time
you want . handkerchief or two, sec
what we show.
The evening world., 1911-08-12
SMOKE POISONING
CAUSED THE DEATH
OF ACTOR F|NNEY
Coroner Finds Flames Did Not
Reach London Fire Victim
Until Life Was Extinct.

LONDON. Aug. n.-The Westminster
Coroner opened the inquest to-day into
the death of Jameson Lee Finney, the
American actor. who lost his life In the
Carlton Hotel fire wedn esday evening.
Is II was the intention 10 inau,-,
thoroughly into the cause of the fire
and the means taken to extlnguish II.
about thirty witnesses were called,
while the hotel management. Mr.. Fin
ney's friends and the fire departmert
were all represented by attorneys.
However. the testimony Of the fire.
man who found the body. of the doctor
who determined the cause of death
and of Miss Ada Dwyer. the New York
actress who made the Identification.
was sufficient to enable the Coroner 10
Issue a certificate permitting the GRE
nation of the body at Golder's Green
Crematorium on Monday. There will
be a brle. service and the ashes will ba
taken &C the United States during The
week.
Miss Dywer, who was associated wit,
Finney professionally and Is charged
in his will with the disposal of his bodv
and belongings. testified that The actor
had Q with her ct $50 o'clock on IN.
evening OF the fire. Although the bodv
had been badly charred there was no
doubt In her mind as to the identity
which was made sure by jewelry worn
In answer to a question by the attor-
ney for the hotel management the yit-
ness said that she had never heard that
Finney suffered from asthma.
The physician who examined the dead
man said that he had found the bod
quite naked and blackened by heat ana
smoke. 1t had not been In contact with
the flames during life. The cause NJ
death. he said. vas suffocatior and
smoke poisoning.
The evening world., 1911-08-12
FETE DAY IN HONOR OF
OUR LADY OF THE HARVEST
Great Catholic Festival Is To
Be Established in
This Civ

Fifty divisions OF the Ancient Order
of Hibern!ans In Greater New York
will take the initiative IN this Vicinity
looking toward the recognition Of Lady
Day, Aug. Ii, as IA Roman Catholic 1oU-
day In the United States.
Lady Day. so named In honor OF tha
Mother. Is alreedy a recognized old 9
in many European countries and in
some on this continent, Celebrations are
also held in several Western and
Southern cities, The day as well as
having its religious significance com.
memorating the Assumption OF the
Blessed Virgin has a further interest.
being recognized as a day OF thank.-
giving for the bounties of the harve..
This o "A In taking tho lead tho
Hibcrnians will attend the special re-
ligious services of the feast in fine
morning, In the afternoon they and
their wives and son and daughters
will repair to Suffers Harlem River
Casino at One Hundred and Sixth street
and Second avenue, where there will he
all games and sports possible 10 be
found at a picnic.
All the Roman Catholic dignltarlas
in the city and men prominent in official
and business life have bssn invited to
attend.
The evening world., 1911-08-12
RESTLESS.
STILL SUFFERS
FROM GOVT PAIN
Violent Storm Also DepresseS
the Pontiff-FeelS Sure He
Will Get Better.

ROME. Aug. 1o.-At noon to-day the
general condition of Pope Plus was de-
scrIbed by his physicians as relatively
satisfactory" The Pontifr appeared
somewhat stronger. His temperature re-
maine slightly above normal n the
depression which has characterized his
Illness at times had not beer entirely
overcome.
This afternoon, the Pope, In n con
versation more prolonged than has been
usual during the past several days
urged Cardinal Merry del Val. the Papal
Secretary OF state. to go as he had
planned to his villa at Monte Mario to.
morrow. The Cardinal had expected to
be absent from Rome for the remainder
of the summer and His Holiness wished
him to take a -est. saying that az 'or
himself he felt sure of recovering from
his sickness.
The Pope did not Bet up this morn
ing, explaining that he felt better in his
bed than In the chair which he occu-
that he rested better in a reclining posi-
tlon' lne pains IN MS knee continued
but were less severe The swelling,
which diminished yesterday, has since
remained stationary.
Last evening the physicians were OPP
timistic. saying that the patient showed
marked Improvement, and predicting a
complete reccvery barring unforeseen
complications. within ten days. The
Pontiff, however, had n rather restless
night. and toward midnight was awak-
ened by a return of the burning sensa-
ton in his equity knee. The doctors
were able to relieve him. and two hours
later he was sleeping well. The phy.
sicians thought the heat and oyerexer-
ton Of yesterday afternoon. -yhe- no
felt so much better. were reoponsjhIo
chiefly for his restlessness.
This afternoon the approach OF a vlo-
lent electrical storm caused a headach.
and a feeling OF oppression on the mar,
OF the Pope. The storm broke over ~
city with "A succession of terrific thundoy
claps and binding lightning. One nasb
seemed TO pass directly before tho wf,
dows of the Don occupied by the pom.
tiff az though to find a mark In ,be
Vatican gardens. However, no damaae
was done and when the sky cleared H.
air vas much better and the ,at,on
wac soon refreshed.
The evening world., 1911-08-12
FOUR CHILDREN HAVE FALLS,
AND TWO VICTIMS DIE.
Fire Escapes, Window and Tree
me Points from Which Young
Sters Take Tumbles.

Two children were killed and two
others badly injured by falls yesterday
afternoon.
Peter Rogers. four, was playing on
the NTH oor fire escape at No. zoos
Eighth venue when he dropped to the
street. He died instantly.
F~our-ycar-old Caterina ID Crosta died
In Bellevue at night. She had fallen
from the fire escape On the fourth floor
Of No. $50 East T~hlrty-hrst street sew
eral hours before.
Peter Schwamenal. three. pitched out
of a second story window at No. "A,
East Ffty-first street, and In In a dan
gerous condition In Flower Hospital.
Walter Brendel. thirteen. of No. a.
West one Hundred and Slxty-third
street, fell from a tree In %IIighbridge
Park, fracturlng his right arm and both
legs. lie was taken to Washington
Heights Hospital.
The evening world., 1911-08-12
SCOTCH AND IRISH
TO COMPETE IN
J|GS AND filings
Famous Toe Tappers and
Great Athletes to Figure
in Firemen's Outing.

II will he ono long days round OF
fun and pleasure when the Eccentric
Association of Flremen of Local Union
No. IS. which comprises the men whs
furnish the fuel to the big enterprises
Of New York, viii hold heir picnic
and sports NJ Celtic PARK Oh Sunday.
Aug. 20.
They have n fine big programme
mapped for their annual display. There
VIII be dancing competitions between
Scotch ana Irish men and women. in
which the reel. Jig and Highland fling
VIII be contests. a team OF four of the
best Scotch dancers In Pittsburg will
meet a crack team of Irish dancers In
this event. Children will also compete
In the various dances. The famous
Gaelic four-handed reel will be danced
by twenty couples simultaneously.
The great event of the day in the
strenuous line will be the Gaelic foot
ball match between Cork and Kildare.
These two fine organlzati lions have been
kicking In n ~nip-and-tuck struggle all
the season and the followers of the
sport VIII be there in their thousands.
Louth n Armagh win also compete.
In the athletic events there will be a
half mile special In whlck Sheppard
and the other ~ileetfooters are entered.
An added event viii be a two mile
steeplechase, including q water jump.
In this spectacular and exciting event
all the experts are entered. John DAILY,
the big runner OF the lr!ah-Amerlcan
A. c.. Is the first sntry received.
events.
The evening world., 1911-08-12
ATHlET|CPAST0R
TELLS COURT Of
P0CKETP|CK|NG
So Impresses Magistrate
O'Connor That John Harris
Is Held, Despite Denials

The Rev. Henry g.. Watson. rectur o.
tho Church Of st. Michaei's In Brook
Ign. appeared to-day In Harlem court a.
the principal witness. aeains. John Har-
ris. n painter. who lives at the New
York Hotel. Seventh avenue and Thirty
NTH street. and accused him OF picking
the pocket ~ v illlam IA. Truesdaie IN
the One Hundred and Si~xty-seventh
street subway station In the baseball
crowd on Thursday.
Tho Rev. Mr.. Watson was captain end
right end OF the Hobart College football
team In his time. Mr.. Truesdale. who Is
Superintendent Of Public Schools OF Cen
eva, y. v, was a classmpte and was
visiting the Rev. Mr.. Watson on his
vacation. They ! 9TH retain their Interest
In athletics. BY the minister's story OF
the proceedings In the subway sttaion.
substantlated by that OF Policeman No
Hugh there wer7 athla'Ic. In plenty for
. little while.
When the Rev. Mr.. Watson saw his
friends wallet rising out % his hip
pocket In the fingers OF a man he be-
lleved to be Harris he leaped mt Harris
and threw him with n football tackle.
Harris. II Is alleged. gave the wallot to
another hand. which disappeared. Po-
llceman McHugh. who was in plain
clothes. jumped Into the fight. The Rev.
Mr.. Watson thought he was the con-
fcac-a:c and. leaving Nj. Truesdaie 10
hold Harris. who was In n omatos
state after the ministerial right had
landed on his face three or four times.
and caught McHugh by the throat.
I'm "A policeman" shouted McHugh.
"Lcmme GO"
Tell It to ybur grandmother" roared
the minister. Were not both from the
country"
The pollceman's coat was torn OF and
his shirt was on the way before he
could persuade the athlete 10 look at mis-
shield. And even then the Rev. Mr..
Watson was doubtful.
| Magistrate O'Connor was impressed
with the minister's story. Despite Har-
| ris's denials that no was the ~pickpocket
the Court held him In S2.o00 bail
The evening world., 1911-08-12
WlllED ALL TO FAMILIES.
Estates Of Gutenberg ana Vset
Nearly million Zach.

Deputy State Comptroller Julius Har-
burger to-day filed with the Surrogate
the Appraisers report OF the estate of
Adolphus Gutenberg, who died at his
home. No. 2s5 Central Park West. April
s. 1910. The estate. which Is valued at
sos .95o.bi. is divided between two sons
End four daughters.
The Deputy Comptroller also fled the
appraisal OF the estate OF Charles II.
Reed. who died June ., 1905. at his resi-
dence. No. 2ll Bathgate avenue. The
estate. which II valued at 1897. 1856. "a,
goes to the widow IND a son. Edwin
Reed. Mrs. Reed gets one-thlrd and
the son. who u not yet of age. receives
two-thirds.
The evening world., 1911-08-12
DAVID FERGUSON HURT.
City Record Supervisor Gets Broker
Arm When Porch Railing Breaks.

David Ferguson. Supervisor OF tn,
City Record. is In the Seney Hospital
Brooklyn. with a broken left arm re-
ceiyed when the railing on the porch
OF the Hotel Be%nsonhurst. In cropsey
avenue, Brooklyn. collapsed.
lie was stopping at the hotel while
his family Is In Georgia. Several Der.
sons were crowded on the veranda when
the railing gave way and threw Mr.,
Ferguson and several others to the
lawn, but he was the only hurt. II is
feared he win be incapacitated For sew
eral weeks.
The evening world., 1911-08-12
Aviator Fails 500 Feet.

CHICAGO, Aug, l2.-John j Joyce. ar
aviator, fell 800 feet yesterday Will,
making a night In a blpldne at Haw.
thorne race track and received only
slight Injuries. when he reached q
height of about 800 feet hts engine sud
denly went dead and tho machine start.
ed downward. A trolley wire checked
the descent and the aviator jumped. es,
Gaping with a broken leg, a sprained
ankle and cuts about the face, The bi.
plane was completely wrecked,
The evening world., 1911-08-12
TO WE'D,
THEY HAVE WEARY
HUNT FOR LICENSE
Even Justice Spitz of Union
Hill, N. j., Who Performed
Ceremony, Couldn't Help,

Before 'Nick' Wells went into the
fighting game way back about the time
Of the spanlsh-Amcrican war. he n
Henry Spit. use6 &c solder and wipe
Joints together ~ j~ourneymen Plumbers.
Henry also left the plumbing business.
later began to take 4 hand In politics.
Last spring he vas elected Justice Of
tie Peace over there. and Nick" who
had gone back to the plumbing business.
called him VT ~ tho telephone to con
gratuiatc him.
Just TO show YOU how glad I am that
you are now u Judge. Helnie." said
Wells, Il promise YOU tnat II I ever get
married you'll have the job OF soldering
the joint mean tyins the knot"
Last night Wells who IL super,n-
tendcnt now OF & big plumbing con-
cerr and lives on East seventeenth
street. took Miss May Murphy. who Is
twety-one. a brunett5 and photographer,
living with her parents at No. 2it West
One Hundred anc Forty-sixth street,
to sec Lew Fields In The Henpecks."
Strangely enough, the adventures OF Mr..
Harry Pack save Nick courage to saw
% ,ho charming .,sroyra,h.r IN. thing.
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m""ths
Let's get married." he said. And
Miss Murphy agreed.
Then Nick Jumped to a telephone and
told Justice Spltz Ia he was coming
right over to make good on his promise.
AUNT FOR MARRIAGE LICENSE
RecINs
~ ""a a''', oe'och "heh NICK anu
The evening world., 1911-08-12
Homeless woman Takes Life.

Sick and discouraged because OF her
failure TO find employment, Mrs, Alice
Colburn, a widow. ~thirty-elsht years
old. drank carbolic acid while walking
on the street in Jersey City last night
and died before an ambulance arrived.
She had been visiting Mrs. Cotton al
No. 1888 Mercer street. Just a few min
utes before and had told the latter that
shs was sick Of life because OF her
troubles. She had no regular homs.
The evening world., 1911-08-12
Car Hits F~i.rd-rost Police mn

Policeman +. J. Bligh was injured by
n Lexington avenue trolley car at
Forty-frst street early to-day. Bllgh
was on fixed post between the car
tracks. He stepped from In front OF a
southbound car and was struck by a
~northbound car. The policeman was
cut over tho right eye and on the back
Of the head. and his shoulder and arm
were badly bruised.
The evening world., 1911-08-12
Veteran Jersey Editor D,es.

James d. Flynn. who for the past
fortyefour years was editor Of the Boz
dentown On. j. Register. died at his
home to-day. eyed sixty-nine years.
Flynn. with George Suydam. the son Of
the late Peter l.. Suydam. purchased
the Register from Suydam. Flynn and
Suydam ran the paper for two years
and then Flynn assumed entire control
OF II n had conducted II ever dncs.
The evening world., 1911-08-12
Wife of Wealthy Druggist
Was to Have Returned to
Asylum To-Day.
KISSED HER DAUGHTER.
Then Went to Her Death as
She Planned at Rock
away Beach.

Family explanations to-day furnished
the rea son for the suicide OF Mrs. Paul
inc Diuga-ch. who walked into the surf
at Rockaway Beach yesterday and took
poison tablets. Morris Dlugasch. her
husband, is a Wholesale dealer ir. drugs
at No. | Cedar street. and has a chain
OF retail stores throughout the city.
When the Dlugasches came &c this
country they were not rich. He had
just enough to start a little drug store
near their home at No. 36 East Fifth
street. II %prospered. Mrs. Dlugasoh
picked out places where there would
be business for additional stores and
her choices were so good that several
years ago there were t~wenty-four stores
under her husbands management and
he a bought n wholesale drug estab-
lishment to supply them. In all this
work Mrs. Dlugasch had an active part.
Two years ago the strain told on hsr
and she became insane. She had delu-
s.cns that bankruptcy was staring the
business In the face and that she wanted
TO Kill herself before tho wreck &C.
,.,..
The evening world., 1911-08-12
TRIED SUICIDE AFTER RELEASE
FROM THE tJYluM.

Mrs. Dlusasch was sent 10 "'oo"'hs-
uaie' ~ S"r '".u' SUI w" ~
home as cured she LOOK her pace IN
her huspa"o Nv 90" -
uo""' o"e 'N' !"
gas anho'' "' '.rs -
10 .-.s
o'oNe' Wy a." rs -. ,,,,.
h' ~ ,y..a, -.
The evening world., 1911-08-12
ORGANIZATION MIGHT FOIL
PACKERS, HE THINKS.

I'VE have not made any advances as
Vet" said a representative OF the AKRON
B,cksbaum Company. Before Wa do
80 there nav be a drop In the Wholesale
prices"
1T would be a great thing for the
consumers OF the city II all of the retail
butchers could be got into a single or
esntzation." said a representative of
Eisler's packing house, which operates
ten stores on the west side.
This may come before the packers
have any idea OF It. Then the retailers
could erect cold storage plants In var
ious sections OF the city and do their
buying IN bulk and Mt a time when the
prices were the lowest. ! should say
that when this time arrives It might
well be called the millennium in the
meat trade. for It would practically put
the packers at the mercy of the retail
dealers OF the largest city OF the coun-
try instead of the butchers and public
of New York being at thsdr mercy, ~
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The evening world., 1911-08-12
MissMary Barry Of Brook
lyn in Four Years Has
Worked Her Way to the
Management Of an I'm
portant Department.
Mother Of the Young
Woman Declares That
Their Associafion in
Business Has Made
Then, Mutually Helpful
and Cemented Their
Love and Confidence.

" believe tAos fhe pressmt day
association Of mother and daughter
N business w+Il solve a question that
era becoming really sertous-thot Of
the enlargement Of mother and
daughter resulting from long hours
Of enforced separation"
At No. oil Atlantic avenue. Brooklyn,
Mrs. Kathleen Eileen Barry manages
one Of the largest BODYBUILDING establish
ments In Greater New York. Fol the
last four years Mrs. Barry's daughter.
Miss May Barry. has been learning how
to work. under her mothers direction.
and now she holds the position OF Sec
rotary and also manage OF an impor-
tant department In the establishment.
Miss Barry IL only twenty-five years
old. but since her eighteenth birthday
she has been her mothers business as
soc1ate.
You see." said Mrs. Barry. swinging
around in her office chair. with the
present day conditions OF work for
women. when the mothers are taken
away from the home m see pract-
ca!ly nothing OF their children. the only
result that can be expected Is an es-
arrangement OF parent from child. and
that Is one of the most undesirable sit
uat!ons that car be imagined.
II have known mothers who have not
seen their daughters save for a few
hours In the evenings for weeks and
weeks at a time. And they wondered
why the girls lacked confidence in them
why they we're not more companion
able.
The evening world., 1911-08-12
MOTHERS IEEO THE AID OF
THEIR DAUGHTERS IN BUSINESS

III men are associated with their sons
in business Why should not mothers
have their daughters. Sol II It is a
good thing for a man to have his son
near him In his work. II Is a thousand
times more desirable that a mother
and her daughter work together.
There never was a git who did not
need a certain amount OF maternal
guidance. This she cannot have with
the present condition OF the homes
where every one is away all day. She
may have this much needed Influence
by accepting an ohce ascot" ion with
her mother.
THE office IL as important as the
home, A mother should have a good,
clean place for her daughter to work in
II is in the office hat Is not morally
clean hat many girls are lost. but with
the mother there things will be different.
There 10 another point that is i'm
portant and that IL the opinion Of the
daughter on businsss affairs, The fresh