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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-11-16
CAUSE FOR ALARM.
Loss 81 Appetite or Distress After Eat.
Inc q Symptom That Should Not

Ing q Symptom That Should Not
Be Oisresarded.
Appetite is just a natural desire for
food. Loss Of appetite or stomach dis
trcss after eating Indicate indigestion
or dyspepsia. Over-eating is a habit
very dangerous to PERSONS good gen
eral health.
1t is not what you eat, but what ycN
digest and assimilate that does you
good. Some Of the strongest heaviest,
and healthiest persons are moderate
eaters.
There is nothing that will caus,
more trouble th,n disordcred stom-
ach, and many people daily contract
serious ma!adies simply through dis
regard or abuse Of the stomach.
We urge all who suffer from any
stomach rangemcnt, Indigestion, or
dyspepsia, whether acute or chronic.
to try Rcxall Dyspepsia Tablets. with
the distinct understanding that VIZ Will
refund their money without question
or formaii,y, If after reasonable use OF
this medicine. they are not perfectly
satisfied with the results. We recon-
mend then 10 our customers every
day, and have vet to hear q any one
who has not been benefited by them
We honestly believe them 10 be with
out equal. They give very prompt re
lief, aiding to neutralizc the gastri
Juices. strengthen the digestive organs
o regulate the bowels, and thus to pre-
mote perfect nutrition. and eradicai-
. all unhealthy symptoms.
We urge you to try 25c. box OF
RexaN Dyspepsia Tablets. which give
! Is days treatment. At the end %
! that time. vow money will be returned
| to YOU II "o'r are not satisfied. o.
| course in chronic ca>es length "f treat
ment varies For such cases. we have
two larger sizes. which sell for soc
and 500. Remember, you can Obtain
! RexAll Remedies In this communit,
only at our store-The Re1all Store
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-11-16

says that the prisoners claimed to
be unused to hard work, consequently
could not work steadily. He declares
that the reason the men struck and
came back to jail, was not because
Of the poor grub they received at
the poor farm, but because they were
too dignified to eat in the same diEllla
room With the county charges. We
know only what we have been tolt
OF the affair. Evidently there are
two versions.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-11-16
SHORTAGE OF CARS.

Vhcrp has Aeen such a heavy move
ment of grain tina, the railroads have
been taxed to the very limit for box
cars There is such a demand for
coal that the roads have been han
hicappeh 10 such an extern that there
has been a near coal famine III Sew
eral of the towns. In Bowbells last
week every pound OF Ignite and hard
coal had been sold.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-11-16
GOOD PRICE FOR PRODUCTS

Where can you gel better prices
for your markets than right here il
Minot? By looking at ] c. Small
woods advertisement this week, we
note that he is paying 80 cents 1,
pound for butter and IS cents doz
en- for eggs, and says he can buy all
that the farmers have to sell. A few
good COWS and a hundred or SO hens
will make man a fairly good living
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-11-16
GOOD SIZED CREAM CHECKS

John Lochthowe from north of the
city did not raise much crop last year
nor this, but he is getting along nice e.
~ just the same He has been milk
ing thirteen cows, and all summer
SIS month During the past year
be has sold 1857 worth of cream,
besides NJ has number of fine cattle
growing up. He sells his cream
to Whites Ice Cream factory.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-11-16

Bro. Wales Of the Portal Interna-
tional is advertising sanitary drinking
cups free at his office as long as they
last. Now, if the brother will kindly
step across the border line and get
some of the stuff that made King
Edwards domain famous, he'll not
have much trouble in getting rid Of
those cups.
County Auditor Romme OF Burke
county raised $4,000 worth Of grain
from 388 acres near Portal, besides
he raised some fine bloded stock.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-11-16
NEW LOAN AND INVESTMENT
BUSINESS.

Henry A. Hurd, county commits
sioner from this district and Fred
Ehr have formed a partnership in
the loan and investment business
and are fitting up handsome Offices
in the rear Of the Citizens Bank
block The concern will be known as
the Magic City Loan and Investment
company. The men are well known
and ought to make a success of the
undertaking.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-11-16
OLD FRIENDS MEET

X. NJ Hagen, a prominent shoe
merchant from Fargo, was here as
a juryman in the u. S. District
Court this week While here he met
his old friend J w. Rode, with whoa
he came across the big pond % years
ago, when they were both young, and
seeking their fortunes. They en-
barked on small boat Of 5000 tons
Mr.. Hagen spent the first year in
the woods OF Minnesota, then went
to Montana where he worked on q
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-11-16
STRINGTOWN.

Threshing commenced again Mon
day. but was stopped because OF a
little snow.
Jno. 'Caswell commenced hauling
his big crop of grain to Minot last
week.
l.. B. Shea and son Harry, went to
the Magic City last week
The cold weather last week spoiled
some of 8. ks fine spuds.
Mr.. johnson from the southern
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-11-16
q OE r. r. BALL

The 3. of R. T. will give their
ENJOYABLE annual ball at Jacobson
ouera house the night of Nov. 80.
The committee is getting out some
beautiful dancing programs, and those
forrunate enough to receive invita-
,io,,s to the affair, will certainly nave
Il good time.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-11-16
MONEY FROM GARDEN TRUCK

M. Kundert, the old Gemran gar
dener, leased five acres for a garden
patch from Martin Jacobson, on the
South hill. He disposed OF over 500
worth of vegetables In Minot this year
and $500 worth were frozen.
The G. l.. Bickford trial cost Bur
leigh county about $1,000.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-11-16

OPEN BUSINESS Ar -LiSr0N
w. Faris, who has made Minot
fis me for eight Years leaves this
week for Williston, where he Kill
open a variety store. Mr.. Farls
leaves many friends here who feel
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-11-16
OLD GROUND PRO-
DUcES GOOD FL

= NJ Long Of Sawyer sent IN TWO
years Subscription money. He can
we'll afford to do this because he has
inst threshed $50 bushels OF flax from
., acres of old ground. Think OF il
Nearly 5000 worth of flax from small
patch
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-11-16

Martin Jacobsons flax is averaging
eleven bushels per acre. His wheat
grown on the South hill near the
normal school site, graded No. l,
which is the third batch of this grade
the Minot elevators have received
this season.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-11-16
NOT SATISFIED WITH PRISON.
ERS' WORK.

The county dads say that after
giving the county prisoners fair
trial at working at the poor farm.
they are not perfectly satisfied with
the results, 90 the chances are that
in the future, the work that is done
on the farm, with the exception Of
what the inmates DO, viii be done by
paid help. One Of tho commissioners
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-11-16
WANTED TO PLAY SEVEN-UP.
STAALE FOR CONGRESS

Staale Hendrickson Of Coteau, was
in the city Monday Staale says he
NAV decide to become a candidate
for Congress, as many Of his friends
are urging him to do.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-11-16
itch! ITCH! ITCH!

Scratch ard ruh~-ruh and scratch
until you feel as II you could almost
tear the burr inc .S[in from your booy
until it scenes as if you could no
longer endure tnn e endless days CT
awful tortnre-~tHUse terrible nights
ThenHa few drops Of D. D. D. the
famous EcHema Specific and, Oh! what
relief! The itch gone instantly! Com
fort and rest at last! ~
D. d. D. is a simple, external WASH
that cleanscs and heals the ini'alned
skin as nothing else can. recognized
specific for Eczema, Psoriasis, salt
Rheum or any other skin trouble; ,
We can give you a full size bottle
of the genuine d. D. y. remedy for
81. 90 and if the very first bottle fails
to give relief it will not cost you a
cent.
tie for Is cents. Why suffer another
dav when YOU can get D. d. D.? -.
Paul v. Nc Coy 4 Company
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-11-16
LET US HEAR FROM YOU.

The Independent would like to re-
ceive letters from our farmers who
feel that they have made a success In
this state, and particularly those
from Indiana. These letters are to
be used in bulletins to be distributed
thru the east. Send us your expert
ences and we will use your pleasure
about publishing them in the indie
pendent.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-11-16

frozen in the ground. He dug 800
bushels a day with a standard potato
digger.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-11-16

ranch Soon afterwards he engaged
in the shoe business in Fargo, where
he has been located for nearly rs
years.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-11-16
WAY DIDN'T THEY ADVERTISE

The county is installing a new
boiler costing nearly thousand dollars
at the poor farm The commissioners
considering that this was an emer-
gency case, did not advertise for bids
This SENS little strange, as the
county dads had all summer to ad-
vertise 1t would have delayed the
work only three weeks, and the
county might have been saved some
money. The work is being done by
the Magic City Plumbing company
WANTED TO PLAY SEVEN-UP.
Ben Whitehead and Geo Duis
Democratic Candidates for national
committeeman, met in Minot Wednc'
day. Ben wanted to play George a
game of seven-up to decide which
should pull out U, the race ir.
Duis, wisely remembering Den repu-
tation for being able to deal from the
bottom of the pack refused to enter
into a deal OF this kind.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-11-16
POTATOES MAKE
BERThOLD MAN RICH

l.. r. Colvert, the Berthold butch.
er, has 1900 bushels of fine potatoes
to dig 1000 bushels more which were
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-28
Q G COO @ &c = g @ @ Q Q @ @
NARksNEN Ar THE TRAPS
Professionals and Amateurs Try
Out Their Shooting Eye"
Upon Clay Targets

Workmanship experts aud enthusi
asts met in Electric park Yesterday
for the first spring shoot Of the year
The local amateurs appeared with the
champions.
w. II. Heer, the world champion
trap shot, made 1l6 Of l25 targets
Leslie e. German, Aberdeen, Md, a
representative Of the Dupont Powder
company made 112, and w e. Grubb
of the Stevens Arms Company
made l0S. Sam Smith, OF Guthrie
made l07.
Other scores were Heinz Braun
sc of l0G targets Marker, 6S Of 109;
Hooker 46 Y1f l0o; Keesey, "a Of
OF so kauf1~u, 20 Of so; Norris, II
Of 81. fret htg 40 of 5O Walton, 4i
AT h well attended trap shoot IN
Oklahoma IVY Yesterday with TWEEN
ty-fiye shooters participating Henry
Donnel Of Guthrie. rep enting the
Dupont POWDER company / the pro
fessionitls, bi bieaklng "a ont vi 100 tar
gets. Harry Hill, representing the
L. Mic, W. second Among the
amateurs, e Y. Weaver made the
highest score, 93 out Of 1U0 e. l.,
Miller second
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-28
THROUGH AN INTERPRETER
NJ Mexicans, With Assistance of
Irishman, Tell Story
Robbery

Mexican ..aleet narratives CON
cerning the alleged robbery by me-
groes Of freight car residence at
Coyle were filtered through an irish
American Mexican interpreter in the
district court today. The trial was
started early in the day, and it was
slow on account OF the double. bar.
relied testimony.
Eyeristo Navarro, Simon Peralto,
and Doloresto Santes were the pros
ecuting witnesses against VIM. Ro-
per, l.. A. Walker and w. Lester,
charged with breaking into freight
car at Coyle and taking suit case
and clothing belonging to the three
Mexican laborers. The value OF the
property Is placed at about $40. rhe
robbery was in December
Will Donahoe acted as Interpreter
The Mexlcans told their stories,
which We're to the eiiec; that these
negroes had been hanging around the
camp and were later found with the
goods,
Miss Mabel Yates, niece of State
Insurance Commissioners Perry A.
Ballard, was on the stand this after.
roon She testified to seeing three
negroes, answering the general lc
scriptions of the accused, loafing
around the car In question.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-28
CURED HIS RHEUMATISM
Cincinnati Mans Story Reads
Like Paid "Ad" for Guthrie
Mineral Waters

Guthrie mineral water CONQUERED a
Cincinnati man and his rheumatism in
few days Ed schlesinger a Gin
cinnati business man. half brother OF
Paul Newman. Of this city arrived
here early last week, unable to walk,
for treatment for sciatic rheumatism,
and Immediately commenced drinking
the salt water and taking hot baths.
Saturday he walked for the Tirst time
in two months, and Sunday was able
TO be outdoors. 1t is claimed by many
rheumatic people that the salt water
takes immediate effect on rheumatism
and many are sticking to the treat
ment in the belief that it will effect
cures.
MIR Schesinger is at the home OF
Mr.. Newman and he proposes to test
fully the value of the sodlac muriated
water, which analysis shows to be
as strong and admirable as any saline
mineral water known at the famous
health resorts.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-28
@ @ C O @ @ @ C C C c @ @ @ @ c
NOTHING DETERMINED
Chamber of Commerce Again
Tackles College Proposition
Without Results

Disposition of the Methodist col
lege proposition, which was before the
chamber of commerce yesterday, has
been placed in the hands Of the board
Of directors and special committee
OF the organization NO definite ac-
tion was taken at yesterdays meeting,
and the proposal Of the Epworth trus-
tees was discussed without detemina-
tion
The college authorities propose to
locate here with an endowment OF
100000 ii the city will donate con
vention hail and campus, put-the build
ing in shape for school purposes and
raise 100000 for the endowment
fund So far the citizens OF Guthrie,
acting through the chamber Of com
merce have not agreed to do more
than give the convention hall and the
grounds for school purposes. The
property is worth 5000 y or more. at
a conservative estimate
There was considerable discussion
at the meeting There was evidence
Of decided opposition 10 pledgilg any
thing toward the endowment fund
There is also sentiment against tying
up the conyf htion hall site in any way
pending the decision OF the United
States supreme court in the capita To-
cation matter
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-28
LENT BEGINS WEDNESDAY
Forty Days and Forty Nights
Fasting and Praying for
the Orthodox

Then Lenten period will begin
Wednesday Easter comes on April
rs this year 0bseryances in the
Catholic. Lutheran and Episcopal
churches will be commenced tomor-
row, Shroye Tuesday. Ash Wednes-
Cay services will he held here.
Lent begins forty days before Eas-
ter and the.e q are usually six Sundays
intervening, but they are not counted
in the forty days AS the result,
Lent always begins on Ash Wednes-
day. It is always preceded By Shroye
Tuesday, which Is the last day BE-
fore Lent
Then Lenten period Is the Christian
season Of observing the forty days
fast of the Christ in the wilderness.
AS the result all dances and amuse-
meHts are foresworn. On Wednes-
days and Fridays the members eat no
flesh Of animals and on all other
days in Lent flesh is eaten only once
a day. Eggs and fish can be eaten
at any time and to any extent
Two years from now Easter Sum
day will fall on March % which will
be the earliest Easter Sunday since
1856 Easter SUNDAY will not come
again so early until the year 1000,
some 81 years from now.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-28
.CHIVALROUS ARMY OFFICERS TO
BURY NAME OF THE WOMAN IN
IN THE CASE OF CAPTAIN SMITH

loWed to pass Not a bit OF testimony
reached the outside. The findings OF
the court were sealed and sent to
Washington.
The extraordinary secrecy excited
curiosity. The case was the talk OF
all Western army posts. The rec
ords Of the army in the West show
no case parallel to 1t in secrecy. It
was known, however, among all army
men that Captain smiths accounts
as commissary and adjutant Of his
regiment were correct to a penny.
Captain Smiths rank dated from
December. 1900 He was a West
Point man, credited to Michigan, at
the time Of his appointment In 1885
The army was the pride Of his family
His father was West Point engineer
who served through the Civil war
and was retired as a brigadier gener
al
Officers, 1t Is said, when they learn
ed that the reason for the secrecy was
that the honor OF a woman was lnvoly.
ed, made no effort to find out VINO sue
was,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-28
ANXIOUS TO RETURN
70 CHICAGO FOR TRIAL
Now Under Sentence Of Three
Years for Forging Name
10 Money Order


Negotiations looking TO The realise
Of Walter II Barnes alias Frank Fl.
Gordon. from sentence for forg-
cry SO that he can be ried in Chicago
for murder are to ne conducted from
Leayenworth. Barnes in iederal Jail
in Guthrie awaiting transportation to
Leayenworth to begin sentence, pro
fesses to be happy over the prospect
OF returning to Chicago, even If he is
to star IN a murder trial
II is reported from Chicago that the
evidence against Barnes in the case
in which he is charged with murder
ing his mC1herin-law, Mary Seryoss,
in Chicago in 1910, IS to be sent here
III an effort to have him released for
the Illinois trial It Is said appeal
viii be made to the state
Marshal Chris Mad en- SAID today
that he will take Gordon to Leayen-
worth some time this week. The mat
ter has passed out of the hands of the
court here as far as reopenlng is con
cerned The affair can be taken be-
fore the federal board Of parole and
eventually to the attorney general
and the president of the Bufted Stases
Gordon, as he is known in this state
was playing Paid in Full in the
small towns in the southern couaties
when he was arrested for forging The
signature OF Mrs. Frances Gordon to
$40 money order He was sentenced
TO three years in Leavenworth A
day or so after Judge Cotteral passed
sentence Chicago detective named
Quinn came in and identified Gordon
as Walter Barnes, who had been miss
ms since he killed his mother-in-law
and wounded his wife He and his
wife had trouble and nearly a year
ago the shooting took place, That
was on the day Mrs. Barnes had with
drawn a divorce suit and reconcilia-
tion seemed imminent
Gordon admits he IS Barnes. He
called the detective by name when he
arrived
II seems that Barnes was a fash
iorable saloon keeper IN Chicago and
was well known in politics. He is a
bright fellow and is faily good ac-
tor He was interested in theatrical
affairs in Chicago Since his arrest
mere he has tried to get messages
to relatives IN portland, Ore
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-28
An UNEXPECTED GuSHER
Unpromising Well at Sapulpa
Starts Flow of 400
Gallons Day

sapulpa. okla, FEB. II IA flow OF
at O'clock sunday evening in Well
No. Of the Thirteen Oil company
after II had beer practically decided
by the ddllers in the morning that
the we'll was not going to pan out
The rlow came from the ground only
300 feet from where flow Of 600
uarre,s day was struck saturday by
the Producers OH COMPANY a subsi-
dary Of the standard corporation and
only 4 few rods from the first we'll
OF the Number Thirteen company,
which has been running a steady flow
of / 400 barrels a day for the last
month.
Oil promoters OF this section are
intensely interested IN the finding,
which has come Of the most peculiar
incmeuts in oil We'll drilling me oil
es NOT flow as 1t does usually, push
ed upward 0y gaseous pressure, but
comes in a steady stream.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-28
OKLAHOMA YOUTH shot

Amite City, La, Feb. 27.--James
Taylor, the 12-yearold son of James
l.. Taylor Of Oklahoma City, Okla,
accidentally shot himself in the abdo-
men while ont hunting yesterday
with his cousin, Sterlin Lenoir, and
died a few hours later
The news OF the accident was I'M
medately telegraphed to the father
in Oklahoma The little fellows
trunk was pached and ready FOR his
departure III the morning, when It
was arranged that after spending the
carnival in New Orleans he was 10
have gone TO Oklahoma to reside in
future with his father and step-moth.
er.
A star Of III fate seems to have
cyer-shadowed the Lenoir family, as
this is the sixth death which has oc-
currea in the immediate family with
IN eighteen months.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-28
ONLY THE COTTON WAS WHITE

Trial Of the celebrated cotton case
in which three men are accused Of
stealing a bale of cotton and a mule
team and wagon and Of losing the
wagon by fire, is likely to be started
late this evening in the district court.
Ollie Williams, Ananas Copeland and
Manuel Morris, all negroes are accns-
ed Of stealing the team and cotton,
Of Jerry Copeland colored. They
were arrested with the wagon. An
accidental discharge OF pistol set
the cotton on fire, the wagon caught
and was destroyed The Incidents
were early in December
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-28
MAYAAP CON" WAS
THINKING Of YULET|DE
Charged Boston laid 1.-TWO
Bits" for Carrying
Pet Poodle

Special IN Daily Leader.
Tulsa Okla, Feb. 27-Because she
was forced to pay tive bits for the
privilege OF giving her pet poodle dog
q ride on one Of the company's ears,
a dashing young maid from Boston,
who is here visiting relatives, threat
ems to bring suit against the Okla
homa Union Traction company fol
the collection Of the two bits and
damages in reasonable sum.
The woman saws that she had a
special permit from the officials Of
the company whereby she was allow
ed to carry her poodle with her on
the cars without extra cost But she
says he conductor on the car which
conveyed her home last evening from
the Country club refused to permit
the dog to ride, even in her lap, TN
I'll she had forked over the extra
ordinary sum of two bits" The rail
road officials would not reveal the
woman's name.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-28
(By Leased Wlre.J

Fort Leayenworth, Kan, Feb Z7.~-
And the woman shall be nameless,
This Is the pledge Of all Officers VINO
were In any way connected with the
courtmartal which tried Capt. Guy
II. b. Smith of the Fourth infantary.
The court recommended the dismissal
of the captain from the service and
the president approved the finding oi
the court Saturday N
The formal charge, and all that the
records in this sealed mystery OF Unit
ed States service show, is that Capt.
Smith is found guilty Of conduct un-
becoming an officer and a gentleman.
That is all that win ever be known
officially. for every man connected
with the trial was sworn to secrecy
forever.
Only essential Witnesses were pres
ent when court convened. No officer
under rank Of major sat In the delib-
crations A Guard Of soldiers was
posted around the building and only
officers who served the court were al