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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-01-05

Gem. Hurd. Com. Amundson in the
chair
Moved by Com. Lokensgard that tns
b of the United States Fidelity and
Guarantee company, Baltimore, Mary
land, by the Minot Insurance Agency
for furnishing bonds for the Ward
county officers in the sum of $99,50O
90, at a premium of $276,31 for the
term OF two years, be accepted. MO.
ton seconded by Com. Glein and car
rled. The board devoted the forenoon
to the various matters before them
and at IL o'clock on motion duly Sc
conded adjourned to meet at o'clock
p. m. December IL, 1910.
December II, 1910.
The board met as per adjournment
at o'clock p. m. Dec. ~, 1910, with
Com. Glein, Lokensgard, Amundson,
and Sanders present. Absent Hurd,
Com. Amundson in the chair.
Moved by Com. Lokensgard that the
Justices quarterly report of J. B.
Musselaman, for the quarter ending
Sept. 80, 1910, be accepted as correct
ed by the states attorney, and the au.
ditor be instructed to draw warrants
for same. Motion seconded by Com.
Glein and carried.
Moved by Com. Glein that the re-
suisition of Charles Holmes for light
globes, be accepted and approved.
Motion seconded by Com. Sanders
and carried.
The board devoted the remainder
OF the afternoon to several matters
before them and at o'clock CON-
Sanders moved that the board ad-
journ to meet at o'clock p. m. Mo.
ton seconded by CON- Glein and car
ried.
THE NORTH DAKOTA CORN SHOW
The third annual North Dakota
Corn show will be held in Fargo dur.
ing the Tri- State Growers conven-
ton, January II, 1911.
The premium list is as follows:
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-01-05

Medals and Trophies will be award
ed TO Champion and Grand Champion
entries as in former years.
A full list Of prizes is also offered
for cereals: wheat, oats, barely, flax,
etc., in one peck lots; for clover, al
falfa, Timothy and bronze seed in IL
peck lots; also for potatoes, onions
and other vegetables in lots of ten.
A separate line of premiums will be
awarded in the school pupils section.
GORDON W. RANDLETT,
Secretary, North Dakota Grain
Growers Association.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-01-05

WANTED TO TRADE-Land. free
from incumbrance, for city prop.
erty. Call on G. 8. Youmans. Il
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-01-05

FOR SALE-Ten tons Of hay. See
Joe Telje, brady, N. D. u II =
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-01-05

Recent analysis Of Granite 9prinS
Water shows that product to b Wav
above - - per cont pure. 4
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-01-05

Let sehiewek DO your cleaning aud
pes1silG.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-11-21
WOULDN'T CHARGE FOR AID
Bot Good Samaritan Farmer Would
Sell His Team to the Stalled
Automobilist.

Hi. there, mister" said Wither
bee. TO passing farmer, as his car
stuck in the mud "What1l you charge
me for the use of your team to pull
this car out of the mud?"
Why" returned the farmer
scratching his head in puzzled sort
of fashion, I'm not the kind of fel'
Ter as would charge sufferin' feller.
bein' anything at all for helpin' him
out O. trouble"
That's mighty nice OF you" said
Witherbee.
mo, SIR said the farmer my
conscience wouldn't never rest II
done a thing like that. Jest couldn't
look my wife or the parson in the
face If took pay for bein good
Samaritan"
"By George!" said Witherbee, I'll
does my heart good to hear man
talk that way these days"
"Wa-al, it's been rule O. mine ever
since was a boy" said the old man
81 wish there were more people
like you" said Witherbee.
pity there amt" said the farmer;
but / don't take any pride to my
self becuz of it, Giddap!"
But say" said Witherbee
where are you going? You haven't
helped me out of the mud YETI"
Why" said the old man, you
hain't made me any offer"
What for?" demanded Witherbee.
For the team" said the farmer
81 can't charge ye nothin for helpin
ye. but I'll sell ye the hosses for s5C
a head "-Harper's Bazar
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-11-21
LORE OF THE WEDDING RING
Puritans vsinly Sought 20 Abolish the
Emhlem-Diamond Best for
Betrothsi Ring.

According to the ancient ritual In
marriage the husband began the ring
business by placing it upon the brides
thumb and putting it successfully on
the next two fingers, pronouncing for
each one a personal trinity, with
fnal amen when the fourth finger was
reached. and there the ring remained
The Greek church ritual directs that
the ring be placed upon the right
hand. Puritan influence sought to
abolish the ring as vain and heather
emblem, but the sweet old fashion OF
giving and taking the emblem for our
loves sake" yet remains to us.
Betrothal or engagement rings vary
In fashion nowadays. and always de.
pend. or should, upon the purse Of the
donor. Where there are no limitations
Of this sort his taste. il it be perfect
will lead him TO choose the diamond
solitaire, and of the best he can ar
ford. small and pure blue-white stone
being altogether preferable to large
stone. Some prefer a ring set with
three generally sapphire set
between two diamonds. Others select
a ruby or an emerald, which signifies
promise of happiness.
Few persons choose pearls for an
engagement ring, as pearls are sup
posed to typify tears They are also
too perishable to become emblems OF
love, which, in its first glow, at least,
is understood to be indestructible.
Their beauty is very precarious, being
dimmed, or aged, as the lapidary ex
presses it. by contact with impure air,
while acid annlhilates them com
pletely
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-11-21

The Rev. II. II. Friar who is well
known in Vinita as an eccentric evan
gelst under whose wild preaching this
community was literally torn asunder
a year or two ago, has run amuek by
killing man at Boynton yesterday,
and is now languishing in Jail at Mus
kogee, charged with murder 1t is al
ways to be regretted when a mans
hands become stained with the blood
of a fellow being but when one repre-
senting the clergy falls into such grei-
vous trouble it is doubly sad. To go
out and beat up, and cut and slash and
kill is certainly not the Christ, way
and such action does more to hinder a
great cause than the work of many
faithful men is able to counteract. II
men are to be won for Christ it is sure
" not to be by campaign of blood
and carnage and murder.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-11-21
PAID TO PLAY WITH JIMMY
Lad Explains How He and His Little
Mates Earned Ten Cents
Apiece.

The Higgins family was gathered
about the supper table, and Mr.. Hig-
gins was engaged in serving the cold
ham on the pile of waiting plates. He
interrupted that process long enough
to address one of his young sons.
Edward he said, didn't l hear
you say that Jimmy Tanning was SO
disagreeable and quarelsome that you
were not going to play with him any
more?"
Yes, father"
And didn't you say that all the
boys at your school said the same
thing?"
Yes, father"
How did it happen, then, that
when came home tonight l saw you
and Billy and john Head and lot
more youngsters over in the Fan
nings' yard?"
Well, you see, father, we were all
over TO the Bacons, and Mr.. Tanning
came over and said he knew we didn't
like to play with Jimmy, but he would
give Us ten cents apiece if we would
go over there this afternoon and play,
He says he'll give any of us a dime
any time Wen come over and spend
the afternoon with Jimmy"
Mr.. Higgins looked incredulous till
his son dug into his pocket and pro
duced a bright, new ten-cent piece as
corroborative evidence. Then be
looked at his wife and smiled
ITS good thing Jimmy's father is
well-to-do,' he said Did you have
q pleasant afternoon, Edward?"
We'll. We earned the money, all
right said Edward. Youths Com
panion
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-11-21
lands.

Cherokee lands:
Delaware County, Grove, S4 tracts,
December 2; Sequoyah County, Salli-
saw, 20S tracts, December 4 Adair
County, Stilwell, 1913 tracts, December
5; Cherokee County, Tahlequah, 21O
tracts, December 6; Muskogee County,
Muskogee, II tracts, December 4 Nc
Intosh County, Eufaula, q tracts, De-
cember s; Nowata County, Nowata,
tracts, December s; Rogers County,
Claremore, 16 tracts, December g.;
Mayes County, Pryor, tracts, De
cember 8; Tulsa County. Tulsa; 1
tract, December g.
Terms are 25 per cent at the time
of sale. 25 per cent in six months and
so per cent in II months, with 6 per
cent interest. Payment must be made
in the form of draft or certified check
payable to J. G. Wright, Commissioner.
Upon full payment beirg made at any
time deed will issue. Immediately
after approval of sale certificate of
purchase will issue and possession be
given, but the cutting of timber, or
drilling, or mining for minerals there
on will not be permitted until full pay
ment of purchase price. Right is re-
served to reject any or all bids.
For information apply to the com
missioner to the Five Civilized Tribes,
Muskogee, Oklahoma, or any of the
District Agents as to the lands within
their respective districts Lists of
these lands have been prepared by
counties, showing the terms of sale
and the description of the various
tracts. 1t will be impossible to furn-
ish each inquirer all of these lists,
and it is suggested that persons de-
string such information specify the
locality in which they are interested.
Blue prints of Delaware, Sequoyah,
Adair and Cherokee Counties, show
ing the location of the land to be sold,
will be furnished upon application to
the undersigned upon the payment of
| fifty cents for each county in the form
of draft or postal money order
J. G. WRIGHT,
Commissioners to the Five Civilized
Tribes
Muskogee, Oklahoma. October 10,
1911.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-11-21
J JUDGE WAS FULL OF HUMoR
He Slips One Over on Prisoner Who
Pretended to Be Deaf When
Questions W<e Asked.

The city magistrates Of New York
are human beings. zot mere codifica-
tions Of the common law, and many a
story OF decidedly human interest.
comic or pathetic, comes out OF the
justice courts Of the metropolis. This
is one Of the former:
A prisoner was arraigned before
Magistrate Freschi recently on q
charge of assault and battery.
What have you got to say for your
self" asked the magistrate.
Hey? What's that?" asked the
prisoner, his hand curved suggestively
behind his ear.
What's your name7" shouted the
magistrate.
"Hey?"
What's your name, and where do
you live" roared the Judge.
Sorry. Can't hear a word" de-
clared the prisoner.
At this a police officer who used
10 sell early vegetables from a cart
before he joined the force, stepped up
and put his penetrating voice at the
courts service Through him the
name and address of the accused
we're learned.
Then the magistrate wanted to
know his occupation.
'Hey?" asked the prisoner.
The policeman came gallantly TO the
rescue, and the prisoner said he was
professional song writer.
Well" said the magistrate, heav-
ing the sigh of laborious duty per-
formed. "Tll give you title for a
new song. 1t is: You may be Deaf
Tonight, but Your Hearing comes
Tomorrow"
And the prisoner, who had not
heard a word, bowed gratefully
Youths Companion.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-11-21
Making Meetin1 Equal.

One day distinguished notary
while breakfasting with friend at a
cafe in Paris INDUCED in some sting
Ing comments on the public acts OF
Marshal Marmont Suddenly another
gentleman, dining at another table
arose and approached them, his mus
tache bristling with anger "Sir, "
cried he tragically, you shall give
me satisfaction! Are you Marshal
Marmont?" quickly asked the notary
q have not that honor" was the in
dignant reply, but l am his CHIEF
aide-de-camp." Give me your card
then. sir said the notary. q Will
send you my head clerk"
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-11-21
NOT A SUBJECT FOR PITY
Little Boss Of the School Made Careful
Inquiry and Then Acted
Promptly.

A suburban youngster who has long
been the boss Of his neigbborhood has
been attending. temporarily. a school
connected with an orphanage. Very
nearly all the pupils are dependents.
The school has a dozen bright red
chairs which are greatly fancied by
the boys. and there is either a general
scramble for them or else the boys
who live in the asylum are in them
first.
This particular outsider was not TO
be denied when all the chairs were
filed. and with HIS superior strength
and courage would dump one of the
occupants before the teacher arrived.
Her attention was called to this and
the small bully was told that he should
have a feeling Of pity for the unfor
tunate.
The next day he found all the chairs
nlled. one by new pupil He went
to him and said:
Have you a fome?"
Yes"
"A good homer"
YES"
Father and motheri"
Yes"
Have you always had father and
mother?"
Yes"
Well. get out of my chair" and
the intruder was hurled against the
wall.-Chicago Evening Post.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-11-21
a Musical PRODIGY.

In 1S41 arrived in London Russian
boy, called Antoine Rubinstein. not
twelve years old, whose performances
on the piano had excited wonder
and delight among the musical anna
teurs. He was equally skilled in the
ancient as we'll as modern style of
playing and gave with wonderful eff.
feet the most difficult passages of Bach
or Thalburg All this. too, was done
with the utmost apparent ease. and
In the most difficult passages he fire.
quently INDUCED himself in grotesque
limitations of the peculiar trickeries OF
the composer upon whose music he
was engag Jd.-The Russian Boy.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-11-21
Cowboys Shoot Up a Church.

Muskogee, Okla, Nov. 21.-Like in
the old days when drunken cowboys
shot up the towns for the sport of it,
two men rode up to the Presbyterian
church at Parkhill, near here Sunday
night while the preacher was saying
the closing prayer and fred into the
windows.
Lights We're shot out and bullets
rained above the heads of the congre-
cation. The congregation became
panic stricken and fel Ito the floor for
sofety. After hoof beats clattered
down the road people rushed to their
homes, the men securing arms and Civ
ing pursuit. The revelers escaped in
the darkness,
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-11-21
por.t Want EN- Back.

An economical young man who was
much bored by the requests of tickle
young women to return their photo,
graphs decided upon desperate meas
ures to put stop to the unnecessary
expenditure of time and postage
He announced his intention of start.
ing a Venus collection to contain the
pictures OF the 100 most beautiful wo-
men in the world. and now the girls
never ask for their pictures.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-11-21
The Shutter Is No More.

A writer describes the forenoon
Sunday Strand and Fleet Street as
"a shuttered desert and doubtless
he is quite satisfied with the phrase.
But is it accurate? How many shut.
tered windows does he think he would
see in these thoroughfares on Sun.
day or at any other time when the
shops are shut? AS a matter of fact
the shutter has gone from central Lon.
don, and is rapidly passing even from
the suburbs. At what date did the
shutter begin to disappear? 1t was
a fitting Of all shops as late as the
SOS. The worst the modern shop
shows on Sundays is the blind. And
most shops present the weekday
temptation with a closed door, Lon.
don Chronicle.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-11-21
An Eskimo's Dwelling.

We do not look for any great amount
Of inventive genius amons the Esqui.
maus, but for years they have em.
ployed rather complete respirator,
used in the preparation and taking OF
a vapor bath, as a means Of protection
from the dense smoke. This Esqui
mau respirator is little basket woven
Of twisted strands of fine grass. 1t is
placed with its shallow side against
the mouth, and wooden peg, which
arises from the center of the basket,
is held between the teeth. Fer this
purpose water is evaporated over a
big fire in very low hut which is
tightly closed to keep In the heat. In
this sitting atmosphere the employ
ment Of a respirator is absolutely nee
essary.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-11-21
GOVERNMENT SALE OF INDIAN
LANDS.
Absolute Title Given.

The upallotted lands of the Chero-
kee Nation in Oklahoma will be sold
at public auction to the highest bidder
at the following terms, times and
places without any minimum price Of
limitation as to the amount which car
be purchased by any individual ex
cept that not more than 100 acres o.
land, classified rs agricultural. can be
purchased by any person, including
that purchased at any former sale o;
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-11-21
According to Rules.

why, you absent-minded man!
Why are you starting out with an um
brella on such a sunshiny day."
Il am bound for the art gallery"
But you cannot exhibit an umbrel
Ia!"
"Of course not. But notice on the
catalogue says that one must leave hi.
cane or umbrella outside before he
can enter. Puck.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-11-21
Some Women Are Hard to please.

"A New York woman is suing Tor
divorce because her husband reads his
poems to her."
Yes, and I'll bet she would be inNd
der than hornet II he read thea.
some other woman"
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-11-21
A KIDS INTERPRETATION.

Caller-So your sister and her
fance are very close mouthed over
their engagement?
Little Ethel-Close mouthed? You
ought to see them togetherl
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-11-21
an IIIustration.

The sweet and sour are strangely
mingled in life."
"Yes, indeed. Take bad crowd. for
example, where you're In a pickle be-
cause you're in Q jam"
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-11-21

With all the corn and hay and other
farm products that are pouring into
vinita, business ought to be mighty
good this fall and winter
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-11-21

When Vinita was town Of less than
1000 a daily paid handsomely Is it
possible Vinita is poorer town than
formerly.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-11-21

When Vinita business men fail to
stand together trouble invariably en-
sues.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-11-21

Vinita could well afford TO spend a
quarter of million dollars on roads
during the coming year
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-11-21

Taxes in Vinita are a little higher
than last year Just how long the tax
payers will stand it remains to be seen.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-11-21

Politics in Craig county in 1912 will
make many strange bed fellows.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-11-21
SUGGESTIONS ABOUT THE BOY
Remember the Difference In Stages
of Development and Do Not
Force Him.

Study your boy; watch his de-
velopment from early childhood;
give him every opportunity to show
what there is in him by furnishing
plenty OF wholesome work and siren
uous play. Teach him to work per-
sistently and with a purpose. Pay him
reasonably for what he does and train
him no save. Put him through the
grammar school by all means and the
higher schools II you can. Allow for
period of Indifference to the business
of the world, and also expect him to
show more or less variableness and
turning aside in the choice Of a vo-
cation. Do not force or resist him to
the point of straining the close tie Of
friendship and affection existing be-
tween him and yourself. Await with
patience the awakening of his best
vocational aspiration, Indicating all
the while your belief that such an
event will certainly come to pass. And
sometime may you have the exceed.
Ing great Joy of knowing how much
worth while 1t has all been!-Ths De
tineator,
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-11-21

Maine is not the only person that is
dry.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-11-21
such a HeIptul pauahter.

1t is near enough as the compass
points to say that this mans grocery
store Is In the Western Addition and
that he is of Teutonic extraction
tNo, 1t isn't going to be a cheese
story. You were wrong, my dear
James.)
In the neighborhood are many FAINT
lies who trade with the grocer, and
who have done so ever since he es.
tablished his store there, some years
before the fire.
One of these women, Mrs. Under
wood, went into the Store the other
day and paid for her purchase with a
check for s5. The next morning she
remembered that she hadn't indorsed
the check. and so hurried over to the
grocer to catch It before 1t went to
the bank.
I'm so sorry" she explained to
him. but forgot to indorse tha.
cieck yesterday"
"oh. dots all right" he answered
cheerily. MY daughter she indorsr
It. SIZE can writel"-san Francisc,'
Chronicle.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-13
Y. w. C. A. PLANS OUTING
AT SALTAIR AUGUST 22

With the arrival OF Miss Jane Felsa,
the new physical director. the Y. W. e.
4, is fairly launched on a new campaign
which IL Is hoped Will culminnte in that
institution coming into It's own and which
will place at the disposal OF Salt Lakes
young women the means Of a mental and
physical training under a. wholesome
been brought about through the untIring
energy Of many Of Salt Lakes public.
spirited citizens and tho active, earnest
work of those directly connected with the
institution
Miss Felts comes from st. Joseph, Mo.
fully equipped to enter upon her duties
in Salt Lake, and It is felt by those IN
charge that they have been fortunate In
getting the services Of one so we'll quail
Felts began the preparation Of schedules
wherein will be set forth complete In
formation regarding the courses. plan Of
work, future plans. rates and the Hike
which will be widely distributed
A sumo said TO be approximately $S000
has been appropriated for the enlarge
ment OF the swimming pool In the local
gymnasium, and for making other i'm
proyements which will not only permit
OF the accommodation Of the hundreds Of
young women and girls who are. or who
will eventually become. members Of the
local Y. w. c. A, but which will also
make the equipment up TO date and n
credit TO both institution and city.
Tuesday. August %. has been named
as the time for the seasons outing and
get together day for members. friends
eraI public Is invited. with the assurance
10 all attending that August 80 Will be
one Of the gala days OF the season at
Saltair.