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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-11-02
Kills Her Foe of 20 Years.

"The most merciless enemy 1 had
for 20 years. declares Mrs. James
Duncan, of Haynesville, Me-, was
Dyspepsia. { I suffered intensely af-
ter eating or drinking and could
scarcely sleep. After many rem
edies had failed and several doctors
gave me up. l tried Electric Bitters
which cured me completely. Now I
can eat anything. I am 70 years old
and am overjoyed to get my health
and strength back again. For in
digestion, loss of appetite, kidney
trouble, lame back, female com
plants, it's unequaled. Only soc at
Van Werden & KOpp's.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-11-02
Burr Oak Ridge.

Miss Long has recovered sufficient
ly from her recent illness to resume
her duties in the school room once
more.
c. Barnhizer and family we're Sun
day visitors at Chas. Chastain's.
Alva johnson made business trip
to Davis City Saturday.
Bid Frost had the misfortune to
lose four head of cattle one day last
week by a stack of straw falling on
them and smothering them before
they could be extricated.
George Webster departed for Page
county, where he goes to shuck corn.
The erection of a new barn on the
Cohen place is in progress.
Quite a number from this vicinity
attended a surprise dinner at H.
Stills Sunday.
Grandma johnson returned to her
home at Saline, NO., Saturday after
weeks visit with her sons, Will and
John. ;s4es& 5s %S A.. (. Es @
Most every one from this vicinity
attended Auto Day. !. H. IA,
= = - - . =
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-11-02
Let Us Show You.

If you are a sufferer of piles or
hemmorhoids in any form, come to
our store and let us show you Meri-
toll Pile Remedy. It is one of the
best preparations we have ever
handled and is sold on a positive
guarantee. Stempel & Cherrington.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-11-02
Beautiful Hair, A Joy Forever.

If you have a beautiful head of
hair, try to keep it. If you have
not, try to get it. Meritol Hair Tonic
keeps the scalp clean, promotes a
healthy growth of beautiful hair,
and keeps it soft and lustrous. Try
it. Stempel & Cherrington.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-11-02

Meritol Hair Tonic will do won
Fders for your hair. Stempel Z Cher
|rinSton. III ~
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-04-20

Will Open
MONDAY
New Picture Show viii 80 Ready
for Big Opening by That Time
Splendid Show Offered for . Small
Sum

Minot's new picture show, the Or
pheum, will be opened Monday eve
ming. The first performance will
start at 7:45 o'clock and will be con-
tinuous. An admission of ten cents
will be charged.
Several good pictures will be shown
at each performance. A popular illi-
strated song will be sung, and one
selection from some opera, the singer
being Evlyn Dare, a vocalist of ability
The ]. M. Wilson building, where
the O1pheum is located, has been
handsomely remodeled at considerable
expense. The main entrance is paint
ed pure white, and expensive i'm
ported French Tarestry pieces adorn
the walls. The Orpr Gum will be a
popular theatre.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-04-20

will increase to LOO within a short
time. 1t means the utilization Of our
famous Ignite coal, which lies ct the
very gateway Of the city. 1t means
scores Of additional miners employed.
1t means saving Of one-third in our
luel bills. 1t means that Minot -
about to become great manufactur-
ing center for with this cheap and
practical fuel, our manufactures can
compete with those of any city in the
United States. I. means a deduction
in the cost of lighting 1t means that
$15O, 900 will be invested in the CON-
pany's plant in this city.
All eyes will be on Minot, for this
will be the first large plant of It's
kind installed in the United States
All technical men will watch the re.
suits carefully.
The state of North Dakota is large
ly responsible for the development OF
the Ignite industry to such de-
gree. The state has built the finest
briquetting plant in the United States
at Hebron, N. D.. and the results Of
the experiments under the direction
of Prof. Babcock, assisted by Mr.
Snyder, the company's manager, has
been simply marvellous. Many will
remember that when Prof. Babcock
lectured In Minot at the farmers In.
stitute last winter, he gave a gas de-
mcnstration from a product obtained
at the Hebron plant, identically as 1t
will be obtained at the Minot plant,
only on much larger scale. The re-
cent legislature considered the work
so important, that it appropriated
$4,000 last January to carry on these
experiments. The Minot project has
the endorsement Of Prof. Babcock.
L. M. Davis, who is . capable en-
gineer, saw the possibilities to result
thru installing the right kind Of .
paw at VAAAVIS anu W AAA q AoA &c
share Of tho credit for the organiza-
tion Of this Company is due.
The work will be carried on under
identically the same principles as
have been in vogue at the Hebron
plant Indeed 1t was very fortunate
that the services of Mr.. Snyder were
secured. Mr.. Snyder has resigned
from the state service, and will give
the new cocpany his undivided at
tention after May /. He Is young
man, alert to the possibilities of this
great industry. He will manufacture
briquettes and the by-products in a
scientific manner and there is absol-
utely no question but what great sue
cess will crown his efforts.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-04-20
firm
WILL DRAW plans
Haxby L Giilispie Under Bid Other
viii inspect
Normal Schools Of the East.

Haxby &Gillispie, the Fargo archi-
tects. were awarded the contract for
furnishing plans and specifications for
the Minot Normal school building.
the normal board having come to this
conclusion Late Wednesday afternoon.
The other architects had bid five
per cent on the work, but Haxby &
Gillispie offered to do it for three per
cent and consequently landed the con-
tract, the state saving about $4,000
thereby. All of the architects had
understood that the stipulated price
was to be per cent, which Is quite
customary and were naturally little
chagrined when Haxby & Gillispei
under bid them
The architectr will, begin on the
plans for the main building at once,
which will cost from $115, 900 to $780,
600.
Three Of the members of the board.
Martin Jacobson, Mr. Rishworth and
II. A. Nelson will leave in a week for
Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin, where
they will inspect various Normal
school buildings. That will be &C.
companied by w. D. Gillispie, one of
the architects.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-04-20
CORN CONTEST
F0RTHF PUPILS
Supt Warren Plans Important Event
for Our Young Peopie-Seed Corn
IT,. Free-how to Care for Corn.


Dear Teacher:
Since Ward county has been divid
ed, l have decided that we can now
give some attention to the State Pu,
pills Industrial contest. We shall use
:urn this year and all pupils of coun.
try or graded schools who wish to
enter the contest will be supplied with
seed, free of charge.
The Agricultural college will fur
nish bulletins OF information, Which
will contain full instructions as to
how to select and cultivate the ground
and how to take care of the corn
There will be an exhibit for the en-
tire state this fall and each child who
enters the contest will be expected
to furnish ten ears CT the best corn
raised.
Children who are too young should
not be allowed to enter the contest.
They must be old enough to under
stand something about soil and plant
life and must be able to follow in
structit MS contained in bulletins.
All children who wish to enter the
contest will be required to sign an
application like the following:
I hereby apply fer seed corn used
in the Ward County Pupils Industrial
Contest. ! promise to prepare q plot
Of ground, plant the seed, and cult
vate and gather the crop. l will do
all the work myself as we'll as know
how. I will study and follow direc.
tons sent me, keep a record, and do
my best to succeed. Whether my
corn does we'll or not, l will send ten
Of the best ears to the contest ex-
hibit next fall.
Date
Name ............... ..........
age ............ ........ ..
ADDRESS
odCucT . NdulS
AS soon as you inform me as to
the number OF pupils in your school
or vicinity that wish to enter the
contest, the necessary application
blanks will be sent you. Do not al.
low any children to enter the contest
who are not old enough to be inter
ested in the agricultural feature OF
the work. We are furnishing the seed
at considerable expense and want it
to do some good We do not want to
furnish it simply to crafty the cur.
iosity of some child or parent. Every
kernel sent out must be planted and
cultivated, according to directions.
Let me hear from you soon, as tim"
is short
E. G. WARREN,
Supt. Of Schools
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-04-20
IS MCFARLAND
INTERFERING?

1t has been the talk of the streets
today that President Mcfarland Of the
Valley City Normal school is doing
what he can to block the Minot Nor
NAL school proposition, by interfering
with the selection Of the sites. Wheth.
er this is true or not, the Independent
cannot say. We do know that Pre-
sident Mcfarland did what he could
to defeat the Minot Normal school
proposition when it came to a vote
Of the pecrle. He was present at the
meeting Of the Minot Normal board,
but why he should have been asked
to meet with tho board at all is a
mystery. The board ought to be able
to make their selection without Nc
Farland's assistance.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-04-20
DID NOT SELECT
THE NORMAL SITE
Trustees Adjourn Without Coming to
Any Agreement-WiIi Meet Again
May 23-sevsraI Good Proportions
Being Considered.

Inc uOIuudl oCuOO1 UOdIO Ol u W.
tees adjourned Wednesday night with
out making selection of site tor
again May %, when they hope to b
able to agree upon a site. While
there is good deal of disappodnt-
ment because the board could not
make selection at this time, many
believe that under the circumstance,
it was best to adjourn and allow the
members to mediate upon the various
propositions offered.
One Of the members OF the board
said to representative OF the In
dependent: I'VE really wanted to come
to sCme conclusion at this meeting but
do you know. we We're shown so many
sites and in such a short time, that
l for one must confess that | became
a little confused. I know that the
board desires tC do the right thing
for Minot and the state. We realise
that we are building permanently, and
We do not want to make mistake.
Another thing, the various PROPOSE
tons were not properly laid out.
consider that this meeting has been
merely preliminary anyway. When
we meet again, we hope that We viii
be able to see blue prints of every
proposition, and when we go out 70
look them over, we want them def
nitely laid out, with corner stakes.
We also want to have the proper evid.
ence that clear title can be furnish
ed for any site we may select.
think the board will act impartially."
Quite number Of sites were view
ed by the board Tuesday afternoon
and Wednesday. One or two brand
new propositions were considered.
John and Peter Ehr offered a new
site together, consisting of 60 acres
of land just east Of the city, close
to the 500 round house. The 500
further declare that if the buildings
go on that site, the pupils Will be
carried out to the school each morn
ing and carried back at night free OF
charge. All trains passing on the 500
during the day, will also stop at the
school.
Joseph Roach has offered a site east
of that offered by the Somers Land
company in North Minot The
Great Mort fern will build a spur to
either of those sites, which would
mean much in the way of transport
ing fuel and building material for
the structures.
1t seems to be the consensus of
opinion on the part Of the citizens
and the majority Of the normal board
at least, to place the school within
reasonable distance of the busi-
ness and residence district where q
spur of one of the roads may be built.
The board wants as much level land
as possible and hopes to be able to
locate the buildings within sigh. OF
the railroads. Several good sites
have been offered, and 1t does not look
to the Independent as tho there ought
to be much trouble in making . sat-
1sfactory selection when the board
meets in May.
The south hill site has practically
been abandoned. II an effort Is made
to locate this school in an out OF
the way place, mighty protest will
go up from all quarters. It 10 gener-
ally conceded that some site In tho
valley must be selected. It would
not be right to do otherwise.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-04-20

Raugest & Co., OF the Ward County
Abstract Co., have secured more COM
modious quarters in the Peter Ehr
block, just west Of the Citizens bank.
They are advertising real estate loans
in this issue.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-04-20
THE THIRD DEGREE

Manager Bacon announces the ap-
pearance Of "The Third Degree" at the
opera house the night of April 9th.
This is an especially strong productions,
in fact Mr.. Bacon is booking but the
best.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-04-20
scoFlELD 1900 ACRES.

Jauas Scofielt has his farming
operations going full blast at bis big
farm south OF the city. He win have
5000 acres Of grain this season. He
reports the conditions ideal and is
looking for good year.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-04-20
PLANS FOR PYTH!AN HOME.

Woodruff & McGulpin have secur-
ed the contract to prepare the plans
for the new Minot Pythian home, to
be build on South Main street this
summer. The building will be 25x1S0
feet in size and will consist of high
basement and one story.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-04-20
Mccoy INSTALLING
NEW FIXTURES

P. v. Mccoy & Co., are installing
some elegant new fixtures this week,
and will soon be ready to display
ready to wear specials that have al
ready arrived.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1911-02-25

acre tract are making over 900 per
month on hve.year run. Suppose in
Eve years II will sell for slO per acre,
making at rate Of $50 per month for
really doing nothing. We growl at hard
times. but In reality we don = know
what hard times are. As We travel over
the southwest we see hundreds of peo.
pie living only in wagon with large
family We look ~ those unfortunate
people who haven I anything. We look
At that class aud wonder how they live,
Half Of them don live at all
"At any rate We eau Z be making less
than S2i per month on a fve.ycar run
aud. gentlemen, that is certainly better
than always depending On others aud
working for others for lifetime or liv.
ing IT, q wagon with others.
1--WE cuss the rain and we cuss the
| drouth. while We have almost ~ much
rain rs the Kansas farmer. our aver
age rainfall il above fifteen inches. III,
'wcutyiuch belt Is only slightly east
of us. ~ Miucoia. Kan. the rainfall
is twenty one inches Hut do they al
ways get ~ No, not by any means
Last wear they got less than ten inches
to make their corn, II wr get our III
teen inches We can grow ~ good crop
~ Iowa aud Illinois s2oo IN acre lands
. II ~" can get eight inches of rain w
can raise God from whom all blessing
low
\ man who denies the above figure
surely has something wrong with hi
liver. This country can aud docs ahor'
great pleasure from the fruits of the Ia
,ors of the man who splits On his hand
aud saws. will. IL the Lord Wills.
There j. not one farmer in ten who car
farm like he wants &C., but ~ our hes
hat counts aud the best We have 10 q
pom. some of us rHnuut get our Ian,
in proper couditiou this wear on acruuu
It 70 dry winter but let .. Que aud all i
'hr hcsi w" can an, hope FOR surpri.
luu results The man who cultivate
will win.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1911-02-25
OUT OF the GINGER JAR
From the Phil.dslphia Farm Journal

\ fr"ckl"d person always wear
'prcks. Did you notice ,hati
The wind often travels eighty mile,
an hour, and that too without ticket
Much of what We call love AT first
sight fails when It comes Ia the srcon'
sober view.
Many q man who il calling loudly
tor Justice would b" in the county iai
II he got 1t.
A word 10 the wise is sufficient, but
a whole volume wouldn I con, ince IN,
otherwise.
some mru are like a laying hen, they
Sct up big cackling every tim" they
do anything.
It may be true that figures do no,
lie, but you can not make fa,hionabl,
drrssrnahcr believe Il.
II IL claimed that marriage Is lot
terry, bat it can no, be true, crsc ia,
la, would take hold uf It.
Tim" r"hs q. of many things. bu,
wounds our vanity by inst introducing
wrinkles and the double chin.
Men Who owe all they have aud all
they are To- an industrious, economical
wife, too often leave her out when ihry
boast Of their success, ~ most success
ful men are prone TO do.
Women may possibly not know
enough to vote, though We don I admit
II; but she certainly knows enough not
tn sell that vote To the first briber who
may happen along.
There il wild. difference between
having Il note in the bank and having
a bank note in the pocket, and therein
lies the difference between complucency
and discomfort.
When a man comes along whining
that he is victim Of circumstance
the chances are tnat the circumstance
were contained within iron bound ,tayc,
and labeled "Old Rye
Not infrequ"ntly the exalted lodg,
member, the whark of whose gave
brings all the members up standing
takes "a his shoes outside the doc
when he goes home, lest he waken hi
wife.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1911-02-25
ELKs HOME MAY co
TO SECOND STREET

There - q proposition on with the
trustees ~ change the proposed site
Tor the new Elks home to second street
from East IAN. while the News has
no personal interest IN the matter, we
hclicye the second street location the
better. not that second j. q better bus.
mess street than Main. bu, for the rca.
son that the Elk property Is too far
out ou East Main Until Tucumcari
doubles up few times in population the
East Main locatiuu il too Ear ont "a
receive the patronage that II will d.
sire aud should have. II the home is
centrally located II will b" ~ conycn.
lent for one section ui the city - the
other aud everybody will b" satisfied
When visiting Elks come in, they Ger.
tninlv will pe more apt 20 visit the home
n IL j. near. or IN the business center
than II II is five or six blocks ont. II
We put up sl2.UuO or NOR" dollars into
the home IL should he 20 located as "a
command liberal patronage, or 'h'
ElEs Home Building co. may IN IN,
fu'ur" learn that they made q mi,tak,
IN the lncHii"n Of the building. II
would hc too late then Ia remedy the
matter. aud now il the time the locaiiou
should hc finally settled. Nobody will
iruy that Srroud street within hlock X
ur two of the bank, would be- alright
lud Main would hc ius' y. good with
900 the sam. distance. There seems tu
lr no practical solution ~ thi. qu.s
'iun uulrs, the milding j. erected
closer iu than m" sight selected ou east
Main. aud II there j. nothing 10 b. had
m Main ~ close iu ~ On Second street
why not S"roud. The corner opposite
the Glenrork on second, aud th" La
Mar corner opposite i e. IoiVs, are
both of them ideal locations, and there
are others. for instance; corner south
IT the Evans Opera House, j. closer
20 tee two hanks and the center Of thu
business There - no Doubt that the
trustee, would like the expression or
the mrmhers an this important matter
and 80 don = hc afraid 20 say Ia them
what v"u think about IT, They are la
boring Tor the best interest of the lodge
and will appreciat" whatever you may
say 80 them IN this subject
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1911-02-25
The First Singer

We heard a blusbird singing, the song
was magic sweet;
lie swung upon the lilac, the snow was
round his feet;
The wind blew roughly DER him, the
sky was steely gray,
but vet he Pereher there, singing the
chilling groom away.
Brave traveller from the southland. per.
haps you came too soon;
For Ice still binds the strcamlets, the
sun Is wan at noon;
The violets are sleeping close in their
earthly bed,
And not a greening blade Of grass has
dared to show It's head.
but, oh, we're glad to greet you, sweet
harbinger Of springj
No sound was Ger so welcome as your
gay SarolihRi
Courageous littlS songSter upon the leaf.
less spray,
A'siHeAag sa6 s.Sibsing our WEAKNESS
SwAyi
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1911-02-25

The city council had this week an
expert here from ~ raso for the pur
Jusc uf getting ~ the value Of the wat
rr plant 30 orurr 10 determine wheth
~ they will be- iustifahlc in paying the
price asked 10y owners, spn.OOO W. !.
Jennings who appraised the value of the
system now iu use 90 ri paso was So
cured for the purpose aud the city will
know when his report l. iu Just what
they are buyiug II the price i con.
sidorrd reasonable when the report l.
IN the city may soon vote on b"ads tof
the purchase. The News would nbe o.
see the matter FASTENED ~ that next
summer will witness an extension of the
system to the extent required. More
hire plugs are needed aud II there d,
city IN the Southwest that need, a
thoroughly efficient water service We
believe Tucumcarl is that city. Water
Is king in the plains country aud when
We have all of II We need az a minimum
cost Tucumcari will show the result,
in one season. II the price the water
company demands i reasonable hv all
mean. let the city own II while it may
he had.