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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-03-09

STERLING LODGE, n. f. O. p.
Sterling lodge, n. E. Q. p, received
Ivo applica tions last night and made
for a social and enter
tainment for all the members of the
lodge for the next regular meeting on
March ~.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-05-25
SURREY NEWS.

There was ball game in Surrey
Saturday evening between Logan and
the locals, resulting in victory fol-
the locals, the score being 25 to 2.
A band concert followed the game
after which a basket social was held
for the benefit of the ball team.
Mr.. Geo. Heger reports a new Over
land auto.
Several of our young people attend
ed the Minot high school class play
Every one is rejoicing over the nice
rain we had Monday with an outlook
for more. ...
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs
Bert McEoun one day last week.
Miss Ruth Shorb visited friends in
Deering last week.
MIR. Hayward, state high school in
spector, visited our high school last
week. An effort is being made tc
have the school classified.
Mr.. and Mrs. Zigler are the proud
parents of baby girl.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-05-25

active. They pass thru Grand Valley
n the average of three an hour. Those
Mnot capitalists are good spenders
and don't care If they do burn up a
little gasoline.
The Grand Valley. correspondent
notices that when farmer gets an
auto, he is fully as apt to exceed the
speed limit as the fellow from the
city.
Jerry Miller will swap his old
United States cream separator for a
new one. Jerry is becoming quite
| dependent selling cream and butter.
Jesse Evans has new cream sep
arator and is able to dispose of about
six dollars worth Of cream a week
from half dozen mich cows. Her.
man Kuchenbecker has made arrange
ments to collect the cream from the
| Grand Valley farmers three times a
week with an auto. He buys the
cream for MinCt ice cream factory
! The wonder to us is that more Grand
Valley farmers do not make bust
ness of milking COWS. If the farmers
! Of Wisconsin can make good money
| en- land that costs $3.50 an acre, sell
ing cream and butter, why can't the
North Dakotan make a coed thing
also, on his cheaper land, that is
just as good?
Editor and Mrs. Colcord drove out
Saturday and spent the week end at
the Evans farm. Over a hundred
acres of wheat and flax have been
sown on the Colcord farm, which is
promising.
l.. T. Larsen has one of the finest
looking farms in this vicinity. l.. T..
will have to agree with US that no
Minnesota land ever appeared to bet
ter advantage than does his, even il
the price nf the North Dakota dirt
is not half as much.
Robert Evans and son, Jesse, will
have in between 200 and 800 acres of
crop this year. They are looking
after nine quarters of land
The residents of Grand Valley are
somewhat interested in the outcome
of the Bidahl divorce proceedings,
the trial being held this week. Andrew
declares that if wins, there will be a
Notification at his place that will put
Judge Cowan's Homecoming in the
shade.
What's the matter with cropping
some of the dry sloushs? Last sea-
son, some of the finest fax raised in
this vicinity was grown in such
places. Potatoes also did we'll in
them.
Peter K. Petersons daughter, who
%as seN erely bitten on the calf of
her leg by Charlie Peterson's dog, is
recovering slowly. It. was necessary
for her to consult 4 Minot doctor last
'aturday, however. The vicious dog
was killed by the injured girls brother
Arthur.
Mr.. Peterson's other daughter, who
went to Northwood, N. D. for an
operation for appendicitis, will return
home this week.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-05-25
GRAND VALLEY.

Wheat all sown and coming up
nicely. The writer never saw the
ground in better shape. Flax seeding
now in process and considerable
breaking being done. Farmers smil-
ng and making plans already on trips
to California on the strength Of the
fine prospects.
Now Is the time to swat the gophers
and keep up the good work. The
gopher crop is unusually large this
year.
The duck ponds in Grand Valley are
mostly dry. Well have to confine
our sport to chicken shooting almost
exclusively next fall.
'Minot autoists are exceedingly
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-05-25
GREELEY AND VICINITY,

The school board held special
meeting one day last week at which
Mr.. e. w. barrow was appointed
clerk to succeed Mr.. Standdorf, who
resigned. The clerkship is not new
office to DR.. Darrow, he having serv-
ed for a number of terms and his
work has been quite satisfactory.
Mr.. Sam Strong of Voltaire was a
caller at the Simon Lutsky home one
day last week.
Mr. Christ Lund of Aneta, N. D., ar
rived here last Friday for visit
with relatives and friends. Mr.. Lund
is one Of our early days "batchelors,' -
he having a valuable homestead here
and the fact that he is with us again,
is glad tidings to all who CHANGED to
know him. Contrary to reports, he Is
still enjoying "Single Bliss"
Mr.. e. w. barrow and Mr.. A. A.
Quinn, vera at Velva last week.
INF. Harry Sigman of Voltaire was
guest of his mother Sunday.
Mr.. Ed. Muehlenkamp had about
sixty bushels of wheat stolen from
his granary. The thief evidently
took advantage of Mr.. Muchienkamp'
absence and loaded the wheat and
took it home. While Ed. has strong
suspicion and some clews that would
be of value to detective he believes
it useless to try to recover the wheat.
We are sorry to learn Of this and
are in hopes that the gentleman
will be able to make good next fail.
Born to MIR. and Mrs. Albert Arm
aghust April %, 1911, girl.
Now that the cool days and home
made wine are gone some of our
bachelors are rejoicing over warm
days and cool drinks. We are unable
to give the name of the cool drink
but we do know it comes in tall
bottles that has long sloping
duU us uOL Oh
thing to find enc of these bottles
dangling in a we'll close to the water
Mr.. Jake Fisher expected to work
for Mr.. H. ]. Rodgers this week.
Mr.. NJ. Steel was at Minot last
week.
Mr.. John Cottella was Sunday
visitor at Velva Flats.
Mr.. c. Kim and Mr.. Jacobson
were mere Saturday and we're success.
full in. locating stray horse.
Deputy Mr.. Pierson of Minot was
cut visiting our SHOOT last week.
Mr.. Minot and friend of Balfour
was looking up land interest here last
week.
The thousands of dollars rain came
Monday and it made our farmers glad.
The oldest daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
f. S. Perry is reported to be i'll this
week.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-05-25
FLY SPECK-$1.

Way down east in a small town,
there is an orchestra which once had
drummer, but the drummer lost his
job and it happened like this: He
was not especially particular about
his household affairs, so flies got ONO
his music and one evening in con-
cert he played ny speck ON his
music thing it Yves a note. The dis
cord was terrible and he lost his
job. Since then musicians and all
people who love good music insist on
screens on all outside windows and
outside doors. II you sing. whistle.
play guitar, piano, mouth organ or
harp, you will want some of our tight
fitting screens to keep fly specks and
discord out of your house. Our
screens are Quality Goods" Rogers
Lumber company, H. 8. johnson,
manager.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-05-25
EDITOR AND LAWYER MIX

We hear upon good authority that
E..ilor smith aid attorney Wy.koff
both of Plaza, tied into each other
the other day upon the streets of that
progressivee burg, creating no littl
excitment. The trouble we under
stand started over on argument about
charivari that took place in the vllH
age few nights ago.
The resu!. of the mix up did no.
prove very disastrous to either Of the
combantants who after spirited
round or two of fierce fighting" re.
tired to their respective corners.
where they are recuperating and get.
ting their wind fer the next round.
We bet on the editor.-Berthold
Tribune.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-05-25
Calendar OF Dates for Naturalization
Of Aliens In the 9Th judicial DE-
trict Of North Dakoto,

Minot, Ward county, N. D.: First
Tuesday in February and the third
Tuesday In July.
Bowbells, Burke county, N. D.:
First Tuesday In July and the second
Tuesday IN January.
MohaH, Renville county, N. D.:
Fourth Tuesday in June and the
fourth Tuesday In Jann0ly.
Crosby, Divide county, N. D.: Sec.
ond Tuesday In June and the third
Tuesday In January. ..-
The above dates being tho second
day of terms Of court set by law at
the above plaeo2
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-05-25
MANY TREES DIED LAST YEAR

MANY TREES DIED LAST YEAR.
The writer in driving thru the coun.
try, noticed that many trees succumb-
Cd to last seasons drouth. The cot
ION wood trees suffered mostly. These
trees are of rapid growth, but not very
hardy, especially during the early
years of life. In setting out cotton
wood trees, it might be we'll to plant
trees of a harder nat:re between
them. We noticed that many trees
along the Seaton farm south of town,
died
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1911-11-18

gate all Chicago newspapers,
including their hired sluggers.
That Moss Enright. Dutch
Gentleman and Altman were all
hired newspaper sluggers, but he
hasn't seen it mentioned in the
papers,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1911-11-18
WHAT DADSAYS ABOUT 1T
Dad Says:

Odu Gays.
1t looks now as if Mayor Harri-
son was in so deep on that police
investigation that he'll have to go
clear through, and turn, the rotten
old force inside out.
Which will be.a bully good
thing for Chicago if an honest
copper is put in the place of every
CRATER thrown out.
That it may hurt Harrison with
Hinky Dink and Bathhouse John,
but it wont hurt him with the
hundreds of thousands. of men,
women and children in Chicago,
who are on the square
That the people ought to know
the names of those West Side
business men who wanted the
mayor to leave vice alone be-
cause busy vice helps their bust
ness.
IL nat ne mas more. respect IoI
the people in the voce district
than he has for business men who
need the vice business in, their
business.
That when the Civil Service
commission gets through expos
ing police grafters he hopes it
will also expose the big mer-
chants who graft themselves rich
by paying starvation wages to
their employees.
That he is much afraid, how
ever, that this wont happen be-
cause so many of the big business
grafters adverties in the newspa-
pers;; and that newspapers. like
police grafters, don't like to smite
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1911-11-18

CITY BRIEFS
Jewelry store of Berg & Co.,
516 Michigan ave-, robbed OF S.
900 worth of jewels early today.
Robbers broke window and
scooped loot.
Twenty girls fled for lives in
early morning fire in laundry of
Hyde Park hotel. Two carried
out, overcome.
Miss Theresa Anderson, PASS
N. 43d ave-, attacked by robber
near home. Screams frightened
him away. She is the seventh
woman attacked in three days.
Still no arrests.
Otto -Berthinger, Waterman,
suffocated in fire at 1924 N.
Paulina street early today. Loss
to building, $1,000.
William Mellurn, 1921 Hum
boldt, shot Frances Edwards,
1884 w. North ave-, twice with
shotgun, then shot himself and
cut his throat. Both dying. Girl
had rejected his attentions.
Frank Vaneura, 1920 w. 10Th
street, fined SIS and costs. Sold
last bucket of coal in house to
buy liquor Said wife scolded
him.
Frank Gay, Bellwood, attempt
ed to throw coffin containing
body of father in-law from sec
ond story window, Two months.
August Patterson, IL E. Hi
nois street, crushed to death in
q q q. Il.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-05-05

spike" related steiny. was q feh
loH named sharpe who played second
base with me when ! vas on the Fort
Worth team.
We were playing Dallas one day
and IN the first inning their center
fielder. a fellow named Grant. who
Eas a dirty ball player. tried TO steal
second He was thrown out BY at
least 20 feet and seeing that be was
out Re took a flying jump. feet first,
a, sharpe and sprawled al over him
Hiih his spikes. sharpe hmped
around for 4 minute. picked up his
glove again and went on playing
never saw anyone play as he did that
day lie had eleven chances. seven
assists and four put outs and nary an
error. and made three hits.
After the game he and we're
walking out toward the club house
when be remarked. I believe there's
something In my shoe. He stopped
down. united his shoe. and shook out
Two toes"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-05-05
NOT ANNOYED, OF COURSE
Cast SUIT Was Merely Giving 10 His
Friend Few Philosophical
Reflections.

Car, Archibald w. Butt. the presi-
oer- military aide. was called out q
b. at nine o'clock one morning TO
answer telephone call
Archie said his friend on the
o,ter md OF the wire. Il called you
Dr. 20 ten you that shall not Re able
70 keep TIE appointment made with
you far eleven O'Clock today
I'm sorry" said Butt, his tone a
;rae chilly.
~Tes. it's too bad" agreed the
other
There ensued an ominous pause.
You know" remarked Butt senten-
tcusiy. -telephoning seems TO be q
habit. a bad habit. in Washington.
People are beginning 10 issue their
Invitations BY telephone They phone
on ne slightest provocation. They
tr-- seem 70 know when not 90 teie-
ihous They even get you out OF bed
2 'als ~ YOU on the telephone"
iu afraid ] annoyed you. and
yo-rs bawling me out said the
friert
-Qh ro'- contradicted Butt in A
louder tone My remarks are merely
q .eT philosophical reflections induced
by ihe early hour OF the morning -
Tie Sunday Magazine
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-05-05
AN ESTABLISHED FACTORY

IT -- standard goods used b. stores.
u-r. i-rmers and practically ever body.
q -nlr- ia special representative 20
p'fl distributing Office for this district
ana -aer unoccupied territory and desires
RESIDENT distributor with 500 20 sou
r -sl. clruing stock for Immediately
.-.1- orders. We allow 500 to 500 month
pensation. extra commissions. Of
III -ht r,her expenses. per contract, &C
- size OF district allotted and
fa oarrIet. permanent arrangements:
references required II you can MI re-
vgfnts write promptly. Liberty"
a.an--ac-urnE Association. 30 West HR
TX 81. Chicago.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-05-05
sy HUGH S. FULLERTON.

The repartee OF the baseball field IS
fast and cutting and as one young col
lege man remarked after his first
taste Of the cutting incisiye repartee
OF the major leagues, This amt no
place for a gentleman II Is as Dode
Crisis remarked after short nigh, in
an aeroplane. It's fine and exhilarat-
ing. but don't recommend It 10 a
nervous person as a sure cure
The object OF most OF the repartee
OF the diamond r. 10 test the nerve
and temper Of the opponents, and the
player who permits the rough rail
lery 10 shake either his confidence or
his temper is going back just as surely
as when he commences 10 foul balls
onto his feet-which IN baseball is
said 70 be the surest sign o. retrogres-
sion.
One OF the sharpest Passages OF re-
partee during the last season was the
duel Of words between Charlie Red
Doom. the scrappy little manager and
catcher Of the Philadelphia Nationals.
eAA aNr AAAAEt4s AA4E 1A4A4 sup u Inc
Cubs. Doom is man who OF the ball
field never uses an oath o. any sort.
but who. on the playing field can make
a Mississippi river mate blush He
had just been made manager OF the
Phillies and Tinker. who IS a fast
thinker and talker. opined Il would be
a good time 10 see whether or not he
could jar the nerves OF tie nes man
ager So when Tinker came 20 bat
each time during ne game lie cut
loose with a fine line OF insulting in
situations. He went out twice with
out getting a hit ard each time he
added 10 his line OF conversation
You're a fine manager he remark
ed over his shoulder as lie faced the
pitcher the third time Where Go
sou get OF. you cheap skate You
grabbed a managers job and cheated
4 good man out % q decent salary
lie kept adding % that line q con
Versation while Dcoin. busiiy catch
lag. was re- ort!ng in kind
You get 5000 for managing ard
catching anu rob Gleason Of ! salary
II $4,000 remarked Tinker What
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-05-05

ciaIIy as Grooch. their short stop. who
couldn't hit a reformer with a paper
wad AZ a council meeting. was at bat
Il looked safer when Grooch pushed
I'd Z high fy that was coming down
right into our FIRST baseman's handA
jus. as the ball started 20 come down
one OF those big mountain hawks We
have up in Colorado came soaring
along. looking for some easy-lookins
sparrow TO eat. and II saw the ball.
The hawk dropped right into that bali.
sunk bis talors into IL and few clear
no onto pixies Peak with 1t and the
umpire let Il 20 as a fair ball -Four
runs we're scored and they beat us out
ito s.
cccp,rsA.. Ill ~ Jossph =. Bsvssa1
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-05-05

Bugs Raymond. the handsome and
brilliant pitcher Of the New York Gil
ants. Is great wit on the field" said
a sporting editor at the Pen and Pen
ell club in Philadelphia.
Raymond was disguised one day at
his teams wretched outfielding. Bat
ter after batter sent up high flies. and
these easy balls were muffed alter
nately by left and center.
Bugs at the sixth muff threw down
his glove and stamped on It.
There's an epidemic in the out
field he said. but, by lingo, IL isn't
catching.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-05-05
Coarse Work.

game against Philadelphia about the
middle OF the season. White had great
speed but poor control that day and
Gibby was having his own troubles,
In the eighth inning Pittsburg was q
run 20 the good. Two OF the Phillies
we're out and a man on first Gibson
signalled White TO pitch out as he
suspected that the runner on first base
would attempt 10 steal on the next
pitched ball White pitched out But
the pitch out was wild and extremely
fast and Gibby had to leap sideways
10 grab the ball with his bare hand
and prevent a wild pitch He stabbed
the ball with his unprotected hand
far back in Tire palm almost on the
wrist. The runner had suspected Z
pitch out ard remained standing still
on first base. he still wss holding
the base when he saw that something
vas the matter with the big Pirate
catcher. Gibby was acting strangely,
standing looking al his right hand
and shaking OF his mitt 20 use his left
hand The runner moved toward sec
ond base. saw Gibson wasn't trying "a
throw and made a dash, reaching sec
ont without an attempt being made &c
stop him. A hit scored the runner.
ileing ii up and later Philadelphis
won the game.
The spectators could not under
stand what was the matter with Glib
By. but afterwards IL vas explained
The bail striking him al the butt o..
the hand paraly-sd the entire hand
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-05-05
A Herford Bon Mot.

Oliver HEREFORD and a friend were
etrolling through a section Of town
that was plenufully strung with pull
ley lines on which many a family
wash" was waving in the wind Mr..
Herford's companion called attention
TO the manner in which these gar
ments shut out the sky and otherwise
iisfgured the landscape. Mr.. Herford
gazed at them thoushtfully and then
gently murmured: The short and
and simple f1annels Of the poor"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-05-05

:, oryanisri united for the trial OF
9Th. and when the strain Is over
- svstem has received a shock from
rri-6 h is hard TO recover. Follow
49, -i,bt upon this comes the nervous
80. ..r,in az caring for the child. and a
Sistirct change in the mother results
There is nothing more charming
a fernv and healthy mother of chill
e. and indeed childbirth under right
c-riifions need be no hazard TO health
o-f.1utv. The unexplainable thing IS
49, with all the evidence OF shattered
,e-vss and broken health resulting
fron an unprepared condition. women
MI narsistin going blindly TO the trial
n isn't as though the experience
ran. upon them unawares- They have
annie time in which 10 prepare, but
lev for the most part, trust 10 chance
All pay the penalty.
Iii MAY homes once chlldless there
s-e now children because Of the fact
th4- lydia +. Pinkham's Vegetable
COMPOUND makes men normal.
healthy, and strong.
ANY woman who would like
special advice in regard TO this
matter is cordially invited to
write 10 Mrs. Pinkham at Lynn.
Mass. Her letter viii be held in
strict confidence.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-05-05

tored and tried numerous remedies
but steadily grew worse until almost
helpless. l began to improve under
the use OF Doan's Kidney Pills and II
was only short time before vas
entirely we'll"
Remember the name-Doan's.
For sale by all dealers. so cents q
box. FOster-Milburn Co, Buffalo. ~. Y.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-05-05

Alderman John J. Coushlin, The
Barhhouse~ OF poetry and politics. IL
one OF the greatest Of baseball fans
and be is a manager In way. be
cause he has his own team out IL
Colorado. OF course he is only q
minor league owner. but lie broke into
the big league as a story teller with
new one that honestly happened
this sumner
We were playing al my park above
Colorado Springs. said Aldermal
Coughlin when the charter members
OF the baseball Auznias club gathered
after the season Pueblo had the
bases full in the ninth inning. with
two out and We we're three runs
ahead II looked pretty safe. espe
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-05-05

Ny 2ew gown received a very sin
oeFe colpliment the other day?-
As 10 how"
4le proprietor OF a restaurant I
ven into asked me 20 sit near the
NlntoN. said II would lend tone 10
lis place.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-05-05

were very painful. l
was so stir | could
hardly move. My back
ached terribly. / had
nervous and dizzy
spells. my limbs were
swollen and mornings
on arising I felt weary
and depressed. l doc
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-05-05

George Gibson. the Pittsburg catch
er. lost a game TO Brooklyn during the
late lamented season through a freak
Of the game which probably never
happened before. nor will again He
Ras catching Kerb Red White. an
extremely speedy young pitcher. in a
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-05-05
Oh! That -! Awful

~, Diu you hear FTP How embar.
.lss'hg. Thesestomach noisesmake
- wish you could sink through
- IS moor. You imagine everyone
CO Gu ,. them. Keep box of CAS-
a. - y, , IN your purse or pocket
!, 80 axe part Of one after eating.
"l feiieve the stomach of gas. 81,
,.ssCARETs lor a bor for a ---.,
4 nent Ancruxxists BsTrr.t.~rer
~osAt-ni-lsou boxes : uoutA