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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-07-18
is THE MURMURING .
MOUSE NAVIGAolE

The case of the State VS.. OLAF
Olson, who is charged with obstruc-
ting a navigable stream, is being
tried in district court this week.
Olson placed swinging bridge over
Mouse river that interferred with
Geo. Bisselps gasoline launch. He
claims that the murmuring Mouse is
not navigable stream. Old timers
have been subpoened today to tes
tify az to the condition of the river
in the years Of long ago. 1t Is said
that there was once a time when one
might drive UP and down the red
OF the river for miles without get
ting the hubs Of his wagon wet.
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HEckER AND VICINITY

Mr.. and Mrs. Forbes gave a birth.
day party and dance in honor Of The
eldest son Aliens twenty-irst birth
da on July Sth Jolly time was pre-.
sented by the many friends that we're
present. Allen 10 planning to 70 TO
his home in sask.. Canada, in : few
weeks, no doubt, but his many
friends miss him.
Miss Clara Halverson from Grel.
land, N. Oak, was a visitor at the
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-07-18
stredwick home last week, and went
TO Ninot Sunday to spend few

Stredwick home last week, and went
to hinot Sunday to spend few
ttdays with her sister.
Miss Bertha Olson from Minot
spent several days Visiting with
friends 10 this vicinity
The meetings q the Latter Day
Saints reunion closed Sunday night.
Elder White from LAmoni, Iowa,
preached Sunday night "a, a large and
interesting audience, the meetings
being we'll attended and appreciated
for over a week. Va
Misses Pearle Pringle and Pauline
Phillips are visiting with Mr.. and
Mrs. McDermid.
Miss Lola Hornung went to Bur.
lington last Monday to visit with
friends.
Mr.. Allen Forbes was visiting
friends near Plaza last week.
Elder Page is holding a series Of
meetings in the Logan school house.
Miss Rosie Stredwick and Mr.. Will
Forbes attended camp meeting ct
Sawyer last Wednesday night.
Misses Bertha Olson and Laura
Waldref were the guests of Miss An
ma Sundre Monday afternoon
The Christian Nndeavor society
will meet at the school house Sun.
day evening 1t the usual time. All
are cordially invited
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-07-18

POWER COMPANY
IMPROVEMENTS
Work Started BY the Late Mr.. Stew
ems 10 Now Practically Completed
Manager Brandt In Charge

The Consumers Power Co. has
about completed it's first series of
improvements, started shortly after
the late A. E. Stevens took charge
of the plant nearly two years ago.
The company has spent $147,OOO on
improvements which includes its
modern office building, corner Main
and Third streets, and many other
improvements. The plant is now in
first class condition.
H. E.. Brandt, Mr.. Stevens sue.
cessor, now has the work well in
hand and those who have had the
pleasure of meeting him, realize that
the Byllesby company have sent us
one Of their very lest managers.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-07-18
ST CARL Items

. VAIL EMS
Austin Olson left Friday for his
claim at the hills.
Bertha Miller visited Anna and
Rose Mahoney Sunday.
A baby girl came to brighten the
Ecme of Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Frost.
Mrs. T. C.. Mostat and Mrs. T.
Thompson were pleasant callers at
the Ole Grothe home Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. J. Mahoney and
daughter Gertrude called on I'd Nv.
enson's Sunday.
A bouncing baby boy arrived at
the Axle Johnson home Thursday.
A large crowd attended the dance
given at the VIM. Wendt home Mon
da night. All report a good time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pooler and Miss
Lottie Evenson spent Sunday at the
Ed Evenson home.
A baby boy arrived at the home
Of Emerson Knights Monday Of last
week.
John and Mary Maher spent Sun.
day at the Miller home.
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CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SERVICES

Are held in the Roell-Blakey bull l.
ing every Sunday morning at 10. ~.
Subject-Life. Sunday school follows
the morning service. The Wednes'
day evening testimonial meeting is
held weekly at 8 O'Clock. A reading
room is maintained by the Society
for the public in the same building
where authorized Christian Science
literature may be read or purchased
if desired. Open daily from till 5
p. M, except Saturday All are cor
daily invited to attend the services
and visit the reading room.
Chaa. Weber Of Grand Forks,
passed thru Minot Saturday on his
way to Kenmare to visit his child.
rem. 'TE
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-07-18
Union
National
Bank
of Minot
REV W. NJ. ZlM NORMAN
PREACHING IN MIN
Of Minot

Last Sunday and all this week
Rev. William M. Zimmerman has
Eeen preaching in the Baptist church
in this city. Rev. Zimmerman ID
a very SUED essaul minister alwaya
meeting with marked success where
ever he goes. The meetings now
being held have brot out number
of Baptists in the city who have not
hitherto affiliated with the church
besides the active Christian workers
and ministers Of other denominations
in the city. The meetings will be
continued all the week.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-07-18
WHAT A PITY.

1t 10 a pity that there is not some
punishment which can be metcc out
to one Of the most offensive types
OF women that exists--type that near
ly every neighborhood unfortunately
knows-the woman who takes for her
life creed the fatal words, II thought
it was my duty to tell you," and
spends her days confusing what she
covers over by the much burdened
word duty with what 10 nothing
more nor less than the pettiest spite
or the most malicious curiosity, and
a desire to gossip and NEEDLE in
other peopAe'c affairs. It IL bad
enough when this woman inhicts
suffering upon older people, but It
is, unfortunately, all too often the
case that this type Of woman picks
out little children or young people a.
marks for her degenerate tongue.
Particularly happy is this gossip
loving woman when she can tell
some happy child that the woman
she thinks is her real mother Is
only her stepmother, or that she is
an adopted child. Over and over
gain has it happened that children
who were happy and content-lovins
their stepmother or adopted mother
devotedly, and knowing no difference
between her treatment of them and
her own children-have been made
unhappy and disagreeatle and an.
ruly, because this type Of the med
dlesome woman, thinking it her
duty has told the children what
she chose to regard as piece Of de-
ceit that was being practiced upon
them. The fact that the withholding
of the truth was no deceit at all, or
that the question had never been
raised in the family, or that the "a
Their and the mother had some spe-
cial reason for not enlightening the
child, never enters the mind Of such
a woman. II thought it was only
fair to you to know" she says, and I,
in goes the poison into a contented
mind. And the mischief.maker goes
her way serenely complacent in the
belief that she has done her duty
How wrongly we Classify what We
call objectionable sins!" Most OF
them are shining white virtues com
pared with the contemplate trait
that spreads suffering and pain I'M
der the creed of II thought it was
my duty to tell you,' and that really
hungers to watch the effect that its
disclosures have upon It's victims.
For God, for some reason best known
to Himself, did create some women
who would not miss giving pain to
others for anything.
A. SCARLETT,
NinOt Humane Society. !
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A. M. Christianson, prominent
Towner attorney, arrived in the city
Wednesday on legal business.
Rev. W. C.. Hunter OF Terry,
Mont, has been spending several
days in Minot with his family.
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Minot Humane Society.

Mrs. Tom Pierce who was severe
" burned in a gasoline explosion
at Glasgow. Mont, recently. has ar
rived to visit relatives.
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SOUTH or DEs LAcs.

The Ladies' Aid At Mrs. w. g.
Williams Tuesday was we'll attend
ed. =
While going to the dance ct w. z.
stevicks' Saturday night John Bell
and Mrs. Della Vance had q narrow
escape. The horses oecame frixht.
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A Safe
Investment

fefnapS you nave sdVeu
up a few hundred dollars
which you wish to invest
where the principal will
be absolutely secure, al
ways available, and at
the same time pay you a
good fair rate Of interest.
Deposit your money in
this brink, taking an in.
terest-bearing .,
Certificate Of Oeposit
Your principal will be
entirely sernre and sub
ject to your demand
when you need it.
We pay interest at $50
per annum on Time Ger
tificates. which is a great
deal more than you would
receive on a Government
Bond, and the money
will be just as safe.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-03-28
North Montana Roundup Meeting

The announcement in another col
umn of the annual meeting of the
North Montana Roundup association,
which may be the last meeting of
that organization, is another incl
dent in the progress of events and
the anticipated passing of the asso-
citation which was sure to come with
the retirement of Montana citizens
from the cattle industry, can not
but impress the oldest of the old time
cow-men with a feeling of sadness.
Time was when cattle raising was
the most Aourishing industry and
vast herds roamed hither and thither
over the sun kissed prairies. Cattle
raising was a great and profitable
industry and laid the foundation of
business enterprise for this great
state. When the cattle business
tiourished the Roundup Association
was formed and year after year was a
source Of pleasure as we'll as sire not h
to its members. The years have
brought about Transformation and
with the development of the coun-
try into an agricultural empire, these
cattle kings have been forced to re-
tire from the work they loved so
we'll and seek other avenues of bust
ness. The time honored custom
was to make the meetings of the as :
ISOLATION gala day In a helpful
way the Roundup Association was to
the cattle men what the grange and
institutes will be to the farmers.
Our citizens, especially the men,
bers of the Malta Commercial Club.
are arranging to entertain the Wis
itors, during the meeting of the as
ISOLATION, in royal manner, and
from communications already re-
ceived the attendance will be large.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-03-28
Notice for Publication

Department of the Interior, u. S..
Land Office at Glasgow, Montana,
February "a, 1912.
Notice is hereby given that
A. LINCOLN VAUPEL
of Malta, Valley County, Montana,
who OH December %, 1908, made
Homestead Entry No. DISCS, Serial
No. o151s for SW14sW4, Sec. 2, VIZ
NW14, Lot 3, Section II, Township 81
N. Range 30 E. Montana Meridian,
has filed notice of intention to make
Final Communication Proof, to estab-
fish claim to the land above described
before B. W. Brockway, United
States Commissioner, in his office at
Malta, Montana, OH the 9Th day of
April 1912
Claimant names as witnesses:
Robert M. Trafton, George r.
Smith, Charles Southwick, Virgil G.
Vaupel, all of Malta, Montana.
Truman M. Patten, Register.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-03-28
Grand Easter Sale and Dance

The ladies Of St. Mary's Guild will
hold their annual sale the afternoon
of April sth, at Eagles Hall, and in
the evening of the same day will give
q social ball. Refreshments, con
sisting of sandwiches and coffee, ice
cream and cake will be served during
the afternoon and until the close of
the dance. Everybody invited to
attend. Excellent music will be fur
nished for the dancers and all attend
ing are assured an enjoyable time at
this Post-Lenten affair.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-03-28

That the citizens of eastern Val
ley county are not asleep but are 90
ing after county division as it should
he gone after, is evidenced by the
following from the Culbertson Re-
publican:
The Culbertson county division
committe is hard at work this week
getting things in shape to promote
the county division campaign with
all possible expedition In the past
the Culbertson people have gone to a
great deal OF expense and they are
now preparing to take bigger step
than ever before, in order to oct the
petitions from the east end signed up
before the commissioners, before the
west end does, and thereby tie ur
division OF this end for an indefinite
time. An article from The VALLEY
County News, entitled County
Division which we are publishing
on the first page this week, will give
the voters and taxpayers an INSIGHT
into the condition Of things as they
exist at the present time, and should
spur them on to especial efforts to
get our petitions signed up and be-
tore the commissioners before the
people from the west end get their
petitions in and thus make the diyi-
sion of this end an impossibility for
several years more. The west end
is using every effort to get their petit
fions prepared and circulated and we
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-03-28
Re-Recording Of Brands

1. All brands recorded before
June /, 1911, must be re-recorded by
Nov. l, 1912, OF they become open fol
record for amy one applying.
2. Brands must be re-recorded i'm
the name Oh which they are recorded
and on the position on which they
appear Oh the records.
3. Fee for re-recording is 25c per
brand
4. 1t recorded i'm another name.
the brand must be transferred, the
transfer being signed by the former
owner OF the brand or his heirs
before two witnesses.
5. If transferred or recorded after
June |, 1911, it is not necessary to re-
record.
6. Fee for transferring is $500
per brand.
:. Send in number of old certih-
cate if possible; if not, send in a
drawing of your brands.
S. DO not send stamps.
ID. W. Raymond,
Recorder of Marks and Brands.
Helena. Montana.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-03-28

can rest assured that they will spare
neither time nor expense to get their
petitions before the commissioners
before the petitions from this end 90
in. ] t is now up to the people of
eastern Valley county to get together
and see that our petitions 90 in first.
We would urge all of the east end
citizens who are awake to the situa-
ton to do what they can towards
bringing the lelhargic ones about
and making them see things as they
are.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-03-28

A diller, a dollar, q "Lion' col
lar-tle best on the market. Ed
wards & Mcclellan.
St. Mary's Guild will meet with
Mrs. Geo. W. Hewitt next Wednes-
day afternoon, April 3rd.
You never saw q nicer assortment
OF mems spring and summer shirts
ana underwear than the "Leatlero
goods now at Edwards & Mcclellan.
a. ID johnson, wife and two chill
dren arrived yesterday OH beIated
NO. from Roberts, Wis, where
they spent winter.
Remember "Keen Kutter'' hard
ware has been on the market over
forty years and still keeps the lead
on account of it's quality. For sale
by Edwards & Mcclellan.
Following is list of trial Jurors
from Malta, drawn on Wednesday
for the term of district court which
begins in Glasgow on April 4th:
c. 3. Secrest, Nicholas Schmltz.
J. W. MiIlar, Clarence Mckay, M.
A. Duffy, Joseph Weber, Robert
McEwen, Thomas S. johnson, R,
NJ. Trafton, F. W. Hall, Israel Nc
Even, Geo. B. Clanton and Row
Mead of Cowan.
At a special meeting of the board
OF trustees of School District No. 2.
held OH Saturday, March 23rd. The
Misses Hocan and O'Connor were re-
elected to their former positions for
the ensuing school year. Miss Nc
Donald who has been teaching the
grammar department was also re-
elected and promoted to the position
of assistant principal. The applica-
tions of Professor Hallstone and his
assistant, Miss Lydia Williams, were
rejected on the grounds that the
board did not see fit to pay the in
crease of salary demanded by them.
Consequently the principalship and
Grammar department are yet to be
filled. The board will consider an
plications for the above vacan cies at
another special meeting called for
April 18th.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-03-28

NlilSC GU olUoSO"s ,
March 14th, 1912.
Notice is hereby given that
XAVIER PLOUFFE
Of Malta, Valley County. Montana,
who Oh November 26, 1906 made
Homestead Entry No. 3s43, Serial
No. O3790 for lot Sec. II, Lots 2-3-7-
s, NEl4 SW4, Section s, Township
80 A., Range 80 e. Montana Meridian
has filed notice of intention to make
Final Five Year Proof, to establish
claim to the land above described,
before b. w. Brockway, United States
commissioner, in his office at Malta,
Montana, Oh the 9th day of April,
1912.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Ray l.. Campbell, John Hardin,
Thomas S. johnson and John L. Cou-
ture, all Of Malta, Montana.
Truman M. Pattel, Register.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-03-28
Boost for county division.
Boost for Malta as the county seat
of Phillips county.

One hundred rattlesnales from
the Schagticoke hills in Connect.
cut are to be taken to LenoX, Mass.
where syndicate of Connecticut
farmers start a l2-acre rattlesnake
farm, land for which has been pur
chased. Rattlesnake oil is worth S:
pint and there is also good mar.
ket for The skins. The farmers ex-
pect to have at least 5000 reptiles
within The next few mouths.
Could raising rattlesnakes be made
profitable industry in Montana
while the dry landers are proving
up" on their claims?
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-03-28
Late Local News

Seed Flax for sale. Sample at tn is
office. Peder Paulson. Malta, Mont.
Say. Fellow! Have you seen our
Superb suits at $500 to $500?
I on,ll need one for Easter. Drop in
and investigate. Garland & St. Hill.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-03-28

Beginning with Sunday, April 9TH
1912, the p. 0. will be open from :OC
Il. m. to y m. instead of II m. to
100 p. m.
r. W. Garland, T.. NJ.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-03-28
Notice For Publication

Depa rtment of the Interior, U.
Land office at Glasgow. Montana
March 14th, 1912.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-03-28
Bring the Boy I'm to See It!

Yes, let your boy see and
try an Emerson Foot-Lift
Plow. 1t will do you good
and will make him feel like a
man-able to do a man S work,
and you and the boy will profit
immensely. Come in this week
sure, if you possibly can.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1912-07-01

people living in these sections will
gladly pay good prices for our surplus
stock OF peaches if we will but put
them within their reach. In twenty
years Of fruit growing In the Yakima
valley | have never had such a pros
pect for a peach crop and if | had no
arrangement by which we can put our
peaches into these destitute fields |
would feel like taking to the woods.
The apple crop will not be as heavy
this year as we anticipated a month
ago. THIS is owing to heavy drop.
Our crop Will be fair but not exces-
sive. 1 have just come home from a
weeks stay in the Yakima valley and
can speak with assurance of the con-
ditons there. 1t is too early to speak
with assurance Of the apple crop in
the United States and Canada. | do
not look for phenominally large
crop of apples this year. Our success
with our apples as we'll as with our
peaches will hinge very largely on
this matter of distribution.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1912-07-01
Prompt
Shipments
Everywhere
NO BROWN TAIL MOTH.

A patron of The Ranch recently
sent me a clipping from an Eastern
paper in which was lurid description
of the brown tail moth near Seattle.
| made an investigation of the report
aud found that this report grew out
of mistake in which the fall web
worm was COMPOUNDED with the brown
tail moth which is creating SO much
disturbance in New England. So far
as known this dreaded pest has no
foothold in any of the Northwestern
states or anywhere else outside of
New England. Should any one find
what he thinks is the brown tail moth,
or any other injurious insect pest,
the best thing to do is to send some
of the insects to Prof. A. L. MeIander,
Entomologist at Pullman and let him
settle what it is. He is very COM
petent man and is always ready and
willing to assist those who need his
help. Had this course been persued
in the case under consideration much
undesirable notoriety which Washing
ton got out of this mistake would
have been prevented. So much was
said about this matter in the news
papers that the Department of Agri-
culture became aroused about the
matter and wired Professor Melander
to look into the matter What a for
tunate thing it is to have such com
petent men in our state who can look
into such matters and tell what the
pest is and what to do to control it.
Don't depend on me in such cases. l
am not an entomologist but horti-
culturist. 1t is true that l know
something about the best known in
sects but what don't know is very
much.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1912-07-01
Horticulture

a firm can serve a good purpose in
the distribution of fruits. The
grower must know the men control
ling matters in such firm before he
entrusts his fruit to their care. There
are such firms and they serve a very
important purpose for the grower and
help him out in the distribution OF
his fruit in a manner in which he can
not do the work himself and at the
same time make good money for
themselves in the operation. There
is an element OF trust in all com
mercial transactions; we trust the
banker, the merchant, the railroad
company and the man who handles
our fruit for us. The man who mis-
trusts everybody may we'll mlstrust
himself and perhaps others may we'll
join him in this mistrust OF himself.
There is special need this year OF
careful attention to this matter of the
distribution Of our crops OF fruit and
especially our peaches. [ know that
in the Yakima valley the fruit grow
ers have never seen such a crop of
peaches and from what | can learn
other peach sections in the irrigated
valleys of Washington, Oregon and
Idaho are in the same condition. Ii
this immense crop of peaches is
thrown Unfortunately on to the
markets of Portland, Tacoma, Everett,
Bellingham. Spokane, Victoria and
Vancouver the result will be dis
astrous. But there is a large area OF
country to the north of us In the
British provinces, in Montana, the
Dakotas, Minnesota, Iowa and
Nebraska where no peaches are raised
and certainly none this year. The
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1912-07-01
CUT WORMS.

When | was on my fruit ranch last
week found the people over there
stirred up on account of thousands of
large dark colored moths that we're
flying about at night and many of
them getting into the houses. l was
asked what these moths are and if
they would do any harm to vegeta-
ton. am not much of an entomol-
ogist, as just stated, but l soon in
formed my inquirers that these we're
cut-worm moths and that they would
not do any harm directly to vegeta-
tion. They will lay eggs in the ground