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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-02-23
AMBROSE MAN
GETS one YEAR
Judge leighton Goes 70 Crosby Fri.
day Where He Gave VIII Miller, q
Young Local Burglar, the Minimum
Sentence.

Judge Leighton went to Crosby
Friday. where he sentenced VIII NIL.
Ter, young man % years Of age. to
one year in the penitentiary for bur.
sglarizing Darling.s drug store at Am.
.brose. Miller realizing that he was
in bad, pleaded guilty and desired to
begin his sentence at once.
Miller had broken into the store
several times. He was formerly EN-.
ployed at the place and had key to
the store, which was found in his
shoe.
Shortly after his arrest at Am
brose, he escaped from the Ambrose
Jail, while the marshall was eating
supper. The whole town was search
ed and finally the fellow was found
in Joe Vadnais' cellar, covered with
old clothing. Vadnais had declared
that he did not know of the where
abouts of Miller and refused to allow
the officers to search his home, until
they secured a warrant. To get into
the small cellar, 1t was necessary
to tear up a piece of oil cloth which
had been tackled down securely over
the trap door. QVadnais has been
arrested and held to district court,
charged with aiding prisoner to es-
cape. He stated that he knew that
Miller was hiding in his cellar, but
that he did not consider that 1t wae
up to him to tell the officers Of 1t.
He does not realize the seriousness
of his crime.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-02-23
AoTIcE FOR BIDS.

Sealed bids will be received for the
construction of . one-room school
house In District 149 Hilton, located
In Twp 1924. BIDS will b receiv-
ed up to March 18th, 1911. A certi-
fed check OF $500 must accompany
oil bids, building to be completed on
or before June 18th, 1911, Plans ana
specifications are to be found on hle
at the Office Of the County 6uperin-
tendent In the city Of Minot, N. D..
TIE board reserves the right to
reject any and ali bids.
Address all bids to o. e. Galusha,
Route no 3, Minot, N. D.
By order Of School Board
No. 10. Hilton.
r: N. Galusha.
g932 Clerk.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-02-23
KRAMER farmer
Brutality MURDERED
WIN. Abbetson, q Country Butcher,
Arrested Confesses to the horro.
bic crlms-eody Found In Hay
Stack.

One Of the most brutal murders
ever committed In Bottineau county
has Just been unearthed at Kramer,
when the body of F. w. Schroeder,
one Of the Oldest and most prosper
Gus farmers of Kramer, was found
on top of hay stack near his farm
home BY VIM. Abbetson and H. Ger
vets. The man had been beaten
about the head with an axe, and
there were several bullet holes thru
the body. The track of sleigh was
seen leading to the hay stack, 30 the
authorities concluded that the deed
had been done by local party or
parties. After making careful in
vestigation. Adhesion was arrested,
and he confessed to the crime. He
declared that he had struck Schroeder
over the head with an axe, after
wards shooting him several times
with a rifle. He then placed the body
an a sleigh and hauled it over
marsh to the hay stack. To avoid
suspicion. he proposed hauling hay
from the stack where the body was
found q day or 30 after the murder
was committed. Abbetson 10 In jail.
He does not consider that he has
done anything Of very serious ma
ture. and thinks he will be out as
soon as his farmer friends can ar-
range bail. The man Is undoubtedly
of a weak mind, and the defense VIII
no doubt be insanity.
Abbetson's sleigh was covered with
blood and schroeders watch and
other effects were found On Abbot
sons person.
Schroeder was wealthy bachelor
and lived alone on his farm. Rob
berry may have been a motive for the
crime.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-02-23
LesUEUR TO STUMP THE STATE.

Now that Arthur LeSueur has dis
posed Of his law practice In this city,
he Is free to devote more Of his time
than ever to Socialism, and Il 10
said that he viii stump the state IN
the interests Of his party. Le9usur
Is one Of the most advanced thinksss
IN his party and he oonadses that b
can keep fairly busy IN The intsfsees
q this movement. - r.,
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-02-23

A piece Of flannel dampened with
Chamberlain's Liniment and bound on
to the affected parts 10 superior to
any plaster. When troubled with lame
back or pains in the side or chest,
G We it trial and you are certain to
be more than pleased with the prompt
relief which it affords. Sold by all
Dealers.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-02-23
TAKEN UP.

One Sorrel mare with white strip
in face and white hind foot, weight
about 10 hundred, about IA years old,
branded P on left shoulder, one brown
horse, weight about IL hundred, age
IA years, with halter, no marks or
brand, came to my place four miles
south Of Surrey and one half mile
west. and two miles north Of Logan,
Posto6ice address Hinot, Route No.
4, Box 43, Frank D. Teets. $
2 16 s.
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when her CHI ID ID In danger wo-
man win risk her life to protect It.
No CREST act OF heroism or risk Of
life IL necessary to protect : child
fro,.s Group. oivs Chambssialas
Cough Ramedy and al danger Is
avoided. For sale by oil Dealers.
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NOTICE OF MORTGAGE
FORECLOSURE SALE,

Notice 10 hereby given. that that
certain mortgage !szecutsd and Do
livered by John Woke, a single man,
mortsagor. to Ninot Realty Company,
mortSagee. Dated the 18th. 4 DAY OF
November. 4. d. 1909. and lASsd for
record In the once Of the Register OF
Deeds In tho County Of Ward and
STATE Of North Dakota on the 26th
day OF November. A. d. 1900 1t 1880
O'Clock p. n :, and recorded in Book
163 of Mortgages at page la, and
assigned BY sata Mortgage to Minnie
B. Brown by an instrument in WRIT
ing, ana by said assignee Minnie B.
Brown assigned to Stanley Sackett
by an instrument in writing, both o,
the said assignments being Of record
in the Office of the Register of Deeds
of tho County of Ward and State OF
North Dakota, will be foreclosed by
sale of the promises in such mortgage
and hereinafter described 1t the front
door Of the Court House Of the County
of Ward and State of North Dakota at
2 CLOCK P. NJ. on the 18th day Of
March A. D. 1911, to satisfy the
amount due on said mortgage on the
day of sale. The premises described
in said mortgage and which, will be
sold are situate in the County Of
Ward and State Of North Dakota and
described as follows. to-wit: South
east Quarter (sEA) Of Section
Thirty-four (34) in Township One
Hundred F1fty-thrss (153) North Of
Range eighty-three w. Of the Fifth p;
NJ, also South Halt Of the Southwest
Quarter (s11 sWA-i Of Section -Four
a. in Township One Hundred Fifty
two (l5o) North Of Range Eighty
three (S3) West of the Fifth p, NJ.
containing in, al Two Hundred Forty
.(240) sesss: NJ tx
And whereas it 10 provided in sano
by the. terms Of said mortgage that
upon default in payment of any part
of the principal or interest due on
said mortgage, that the said mort
gagee or assigns may declare the
whole principal sum due and payable
and that said mortgage may be, fore
closed at once; and default havi1l
been made and now existing In the
payment Of the interest on the notes
secured by said mortgage, and by rea-
son further of the non-payment q a
note Of $500 due November l. 1910
Now. therefore, the said assigne<
Of the mortgage DOES hereby declat<
the whole principal sum due and pay
able, and there will be due upon sale
mortgage at the date Of sale the sun
OF Sixteen Hundred Ninety-fve ani
1900 Dollars ($1,ss5.1s) together
with attorneys fees and costs and dis
bursements OF foreclosure.
Dated this sth day Of February. A
d. 1911.
STANLEY 0ACKETT,
Assignee Of Mortgage.
B. a.. BRADFORD.
Attorney for Assignee of
Mortgage.
ninot. N. ?.
3SS
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-02-23

Mrs kathrine Gilmore Reed died
Feb. 9. 1911, at the home Of her
daughter. Mrs. Chas. Pryor of Supe-
rior, Wis. s....
Mrs. Reed was born sixty-seven
years ago in Vermont. When child
she came with her parents to Hast
ings, Mimi, where she grew to WON
anhood. At an early age she was
united in marriage to Mr.. Michael
Reed. He died twenty-five years ago
Mrs. Reed had been . sufferer Tor
mony weeks with dropsy. She gladly
welcomed the summons.
Servant Of God, we'll done
Thy glorious warfare's past,
The battles fought the victor's Won
And thou are crowned at last.
Mrs. Reed leaves three sons and
four daughters, all of whom were
with their mother during her illness
Her daughter, residing in Minot, Mrs.
Phil F. McAneny, and Mr.. MsAneny
attended the funeral in st. Paul
MINI.
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wANTED-;7Maa ana wife. N WITHOUT
children, to work o. farm AID .Aye
with family As5 miles IN z OF Nj
not. Thos. L. Kelley. Ainot, N ID.
Box. 746. 3 10 e
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EGos arc retailing 1t so cents a
dozen, are you getting any Of this
money? You can b. feeding oyster
shells and bone meal. c.ster sA6ll
are e1.3G Per 100 lb. saek. Bone neal
Il 400 for . 70 ID. Sack, at he Aosli
Hardware CO., Mlnot, n. =.
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lJU0oE LEIGHTON
@s Ee CALLS CALENDAR.

Judge Leighton spent Ao01Ay
calling the calendar for court Which
win convene In this city again March
Is. There are several criminal cases
and number Of civil Cases that the
Judge wishes to dispose ol. and 1t
- probable that ho Win hold eoaft
until tho spring wof6 nscooslt1tes
the farmers to give their agricultural
work their attention.
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Rsad ths Display ~ iRsossds"s
Boulder Springs. a {
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VIM. Allen and Pearl Allen Of
Ta5Aer, N. D., have filed their psti-
tons in bankruptcy before JudSs
Lewis.
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-07-21
The Summer Toast.

In all her business life the bit OF
work she is now completing has been
most pleasant. says the free lance
stenographer.
Il have been typewriting toasts on
paper naklins." she said. "A society
Of club women who have planned to
do lot of outdoor entertaining this
summer expect to use thousands of
paper napkins, and have had the
job of typew1ting a toast on each
napkin. 1t is pretty idea. and tried
to meet the charming sentiment of
the ladies halfway by using good
non-copying ink, but In spite of that
precaution am afraid that many a
guest will leave the lunch table with
a purple smudge on her face"
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-07-21

looKeo surprised. He made no COM
ment but turned to Annie:
81 have been talking to DR.. Bern
stein over the phone"
Annie approached him softly and
said in a whisper:
i've told Mrs. Jeffries that you have
undertaken Howard's defense"
Judge Brewster smiled at his
wealthy client. almost apologetically.
Annie thought. Then addressing her,
he said:
yes, I've been quite busy since
saw you. l have put three of the best
detectives we have on the trail of the
woman who visited Underwood that
night. don't think the police have
been trying very hard to find her.
They're satisfied with Howard's con-
fession. But we want her and well
get her"
"oh," gasped Alicia.
The Judge was proceeding to tell of
other steps he had taken when the
door opened and the head clerk en-
tered, followed by Mr.. Jeffries.
Il told Mr.. Jeffries that Mrs. JET
fries was here" said the clerk.
"You might have told him that there
were two Mrs. Jeffries here" laughed
the Judge.
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-07-21

stimulation. Rumor said that there
had been complete reconciliation in
the Jeffries family. that the banker
was now convinced of his sons inno-
cence. and was determined to spend
fortune. If necessary. to save him.
This and other reports of similar
nature were all untrue, but the Judge
let them pass without contradiction.
They were harmless, he chuckled. and
If anything. helped Howard's cause.
Meantime he himself had not been
idle. When once he made up his
mind to do a thing he was not con-
tent with half measures. Night and
day he worked on the case, preparing
evidence. seeing witnesses and ex-
perts. until he had gradually built
up a bulwark of defense which the
police would find difficalt to tear
down. Yet he was not wholly reas-
sured as to the outcome until Annie,
the day following the interview in his
office. informed him breathlessly that
she had found the mysterious woman.
The Judge was duly elated; now It
was plain sailing, indeedr There had
always been the possibility that How
ards confession to the police was
true. that he had really killed Under
wood. But now they had found the
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-07-21

:, Howard Jeffries. bankers son. under
Che evil influence of Robert Underwood.
lellow-student at Yale. leads life of dis
by his father. He is out of work and In
desperate straits. Underwood. who had
once been engaged to Howard's step
mother. Alicia. is apparently in prosper
Gus circumstances Taking advantage of
his intimacy with Alicia. he becomes n
sort OF social highwayrnan. Discovering
house He sends her a note threatening
suicide. Art dealers for whom he acted
as commissioner. demand accounting.
He cannot make good Howard calls at
ton to request loan of 81 900 to enable
him to take up a business proposition.
Howard drinks himself into a maudlin
condition. and goes to sleep on a divan;
caller is announced and Underwood
draws screen around the drunken
sleeper. Alicia enters. She demands a
take his life. He refuses unless she will
renew her patronage. This she refuses.
and takes her leave. Underwood kills
kens Howard. He finds Underwood dead.
Howard is turned over to the police.
Capt. Clinton. notorious for his brutal
through the third degree. and finally gets
an alleged confession from the harassed
man. Annie, Howard's wife, declares her
belief in her. husbands innocence. and
unless she will consent to divorce. To
save Howard she consents, but when she
finds that the elder Jeffries does not in
tend to stand by his son. except fnan-
to Judge Brewster, attorney for Jeffries,
Sr., to take Howard's case. He declines.
1t is reported that Annie Is going on the
stage. The banker and his wife call on
Judge Brewster to find some way to pre-
vent it. Annie again pleads with Brew
ster to defend Howard. He consents.
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-07-21
A SPOON SHAKER.
Straight From Coffeedom.

Coffee can marshall a good squadron
Of enemies and some very hard ones to
overcome. A lady In Florida writes:
Il have always been very fond OF
good coffee. and for years drank 1t at
least three times day. At last. how
ever, found that It was injuring me.
II became bilious, subject to fire.
quent and violent headaches. and so
very nervous, that / could not lift
spoon to my mouth without spilling a
part of its contents.
MY heart got 'rickety' and beat SO
fast and so hard that could scarcely
breathe, while my skin got thick and
dingy. with yellow blotches on my face.
caused by the condition of my liver
and blood.
'T made up my mind that all these
Affections came from the coffee, and
determined to experiment and see.
$50 1 quit coffee and got a package
Of Postum which furnished my hot
morning beverage. After little time
l was rewarded by complete restora-
ton of my health In every respect.
II do not suffer from biliousness any
more, my headaches have disappeared,
my nerves are as steady as could be
desired, my heart beats regularly and
my complexion has cleared up beauti-
fully-the blotches have been wiped out
and 1t is such a pleasure to be well
again" Name g!-en by Postum Co.,
Battle Creek, Mich.
Road the little book. The Road to
MELVILLE" in pkgs. There's reason" !"
Ever read the above Ietters A new
one aDpears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full of hunan
Interest
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-07-21

The clerk retired and the banker.
completely ignoring the presence Of
his daughter-in-law. turned to his wife
and said:
IL regret. my dear. that you should
be subjected to these family annoy
ances.'
Judge Brewster came forward and
cleared his throat as IL preliminary to
something important he had to say.
Addressing the banker. he said bold
Iy:
'Mr. Jeffries. have decided to un-
dertake Howard's defense"
His aristocratic client was taken
completely by surprise. For a mo-
ment he could say nothing, but sim
ply stared at the lawyer as II un-
fort. he at last exclaimed:
''Indeed!-then you will please con-
slider our business relations to have
ceased from this moment"
The lawyer bowed.
"As you please" he said suavely.
The banker turned to his wife.
"Alicia-come."
He offered his arm and turned to-
ward the door. Alicia. In distress,
looked back at Annie. who nodded
reassuringly to her. Judge Brewster
rose and. going to the door. opened
1T. The banker bowed stifiiy and said !:
Pray don't trouble. Good morning,
SIR"
AS Alicia followed her husband out,
she turned and whispered to Annie !:
Come and see me at my home"
When she had disappeared the
Judge came back into the room and
sat down at his desk
We'll. that's donei" he exclaimed
with sigh Of relief. Rummaging for
a moment among his papers, he
looked up and said with an encoura.
ging smile:
Now. If you please. we will go over
that evidence-bit by bit"
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-07-21
coPfR'cNT. 1903. sr c.W pIL [ LiNctA1 corPArr

In seeing her suffer little of what
she had been made to suffer.
They'll say that I-God knows
what they'll sayi" went on Alicia dis
tractedly. MY husband will be
dragged through the mire of another
public scandal-his social prestige will
oh. dare not think of it-I know
my duty is to that unfortunate boy. l
mustn't think of myself"
Have you the letter that Mr.. Un-
derwood wrote your" demanded her
companion.
"Yes-I've never been able to de-
stroy it. don't know why kept 1t.
but thank God l have IT." Moaning,
she went on:
The disgrace!-the disgrace!-it's
ruin-degradation! It's the end of
everything,-the end OF everything."
Annie regarded with contempt this
poor, weak, wailing creature who
lacked the moral courage to do what
was merely right Her voice was not
unkind as she said:
81 don't want to disgrace you-or
ruin you. But what am 1 to do-tell
me. what am / to dor"
Il don't know" moaned her COM
panion helplessly.
Howard must be saved
YES"
''Will you tell Judge Brewster or
shall II"
Judge Brewsterl Why should he
know" cried Alicia, startled More
composedly and as If resigned to the
inevitable, she went on: Eyes, | sup
pose he must know sooner or later.
but, l."
She broke down again and burst in
to tears. Annie watched her In ST.
ience
Its tough-isn't it?" she said SYM
pathetically
Yes" sobbed Alicia through her
tears. '1t's-it's toughi" Rising. she
dried her eyes and said hastily: Don t
say anything now. Give me a few
hours. Then l can think what is best
to be done"
Annie was about to reply when the
office door suddenly opened and Judge
Brewster entered. Addressing Alicia,
he said:
Pardon me, Mrs. Jeffries. l hope l
haven't kept you waiting" Noticing
her agitation and traces Of tears, he
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-07-21
Unique Indorsement Of Check.

Perhaps the greatest curiosity the
Bank of England possesses is a note
of R1.000. the sum Lord Cochrane
paid as a fine for his connection
with fraud on the public. with
which he really had nothing to do
He fndorsed the note thus: MY
health having suffered by long and
close confinement and my oppressors
having resolved to deprive me Of
property or life. submit to robbery
to protect myself from murder. in the
hope that shall live to bring the de-
linquents to justice-Cochrane." He
wrote from the grated chamber of
Kings Bench prison
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-07-21
CHAPTER xvI.-continued.


"Ah! 1 begin to understand. You
knew Robert Underwood? Howard
knows your voice-he heard you-talk-
ing to him Oh, Mrs. Jeffries! Are
you the woman who visited his apart
ments that night?"
The bankers wife bowed her head
and collapsed on a chair.
Yes" she murmured in a low tone.
Annie looked at her in amazement.
why didn't you come forward at
once?" she cried Think of the pain
which you might have spared usl"
Alicia covered her face with her
The disgrace-the disgrace!" she
moaned
"Disgracei" echoed Annie, stupe-
fed. Indignantly. she went on: Dis
grace-to you? But what of me and
Howard?"
Cant you realize what 1t means to
be associated with such a crime?" she
walled.
"Disgrace!" cried Annie contemptu-
ously What is disgrace when hui
man life is at stake?"
1T seemed so useless" moaned AL
icia-"a useless sacrifice in the face
of Howard's confession. OF course
If I'd known-if I'd suspected what
you tell me-Fd have come forward
and told everything-no matter at
what cost Tearfully she added:
Surely you realize the position it
puts me in?"
A new light shone in Annie's eyes.
What was this woman's misery to
her? Her duty was to- the poor fell
low who was counting the hours until
she could set him free His stepmoth-
er deserved no mercy. Utterly self
ish, devoid of a spark of humanity,
she would have left them both to
perish in order to protect herself from
shame and ridicule. Her face was set
and determined as she said calmly:
1T must be done now"
"Yes," murmured Alicia In a low
tone that sounded like a sob. ''it must
he done now! Oh, If I'd only done 1t
before-if I'd only told Mr. Jeffries
the whole truth! You speak of How
ards sufferings. If he didn't do 1t.
he has at least the consciousness of
his own innocence, but 1.-The con-
slant fear of being found out is worse
than any hell the imagination can con-
jure up. l dreaded it-I dread 1t now
1T means disgrace-social ostracism
my husband must know-the whole
world will know"
Annie was not listening. Still be-
wildered. she gazed with the utmost
nstonishment at her companion. To
think that this mysterious woman
they had been seeking was Howard's
stepmother.
so you're the missing witness we
have all been hunting for" she said;
81 can't believe 1t even now. How
did 1t happen?"
He and I were once engaged.
broke 1t off when / found him out
After married Mr.. Jeffries | met I'm
derwood again. Foolishly, | allowed
the old intimacy to be renewed. He
took advantage and preyed on my
friends. | forbade him my house
He wrote me a letter In which he
threatened to kill himself. l was
afraid he meant it, wanted to pre-
vent him. l went to his rooms that
night. didn't tell Mr.. Jeffries.
When the truth is known and | ac
knowledge that / visited this man
can you see what it means?-what a
fuss thererl be. Everybody will put
the worst construction on it"
Trust them for thatl" said Annie
erimly. She was sorry for the wom-
ans distress, yet, being only human.
she felt a certain sense of satisfaction
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-07-21
Eat for the Fun Of II.

According to Mr. Herbert w. Fisher
in Worlds Work food is of no use to
us unless we enjoy 1t. Mr.. Fisher does
not. however. recommend us to be
gluttons. He says the less we eat the
more pleasure we shall get. The prin-
ciple is that II we eat little we shall
taste much. And the taste of food.
not the amount. is, after all. the lure
Of It.
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-07-21
CHAPTER XVII.

The news that Judge Brewster
would appear for the defendant at the
approaching trial of Howard Jeffries
went through the town like wlldfire,
and caused an immediate revival in
the public interest, which was begin
ming to slacken for want of hourly
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-07-21

Aunt Dinah-Ephrum, dat ole Cunnel
Leigh is got some of de fines. mos
lubly young turkeys l eber sot my
blessed eyes on. Dat am fac!
Uncle Ephraim-Yaas. honey, dis
chile knows It. An on'y got ligion
two weeks ago! An jes' two days
befo' Thanksgibbinl Dinah. Use mighty
fraid rs goin' to be backslider.
shuah as youah bohni