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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-08-15


We took twenty mile ride in the
country south of Minot Saturday. It
had been six weeks since we had
been out in the grain fields before,
during the time. The crops have
looked the very best from the open
ing of the season and never once
did there seem to be any special dan
ger. Those who have not driven
through the country within the last
week or two are missing a sight.
Pass one field and you'll declare it is
the finest you ever beheld in your
life only to find one just beyond that
rivals it. The crops are all good.
Many fields of wheat, oats and bar
ley stand fully five feet hi5h. The
grain is remarkably free from foul
weeds. The acreage is unusually
large. Surely we all have much this
year for which we should be rnaux-
full.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-08-15

The Plaza Pioneer has asked r :.
A. Nestos, republican nominee
Tor states attorney, to ex-
plain where he stands on the presi-i
Dental situation. The Pioneer be-
lieves that Mr.. Nestos, being the
republican nominee, is in duty bound
to support Taft. This might have
heen the case had Taft secured his
nomination by honest methods hut
no republican is bound to stand for
such a dishonest piece of work. Mr..
Nestos can vote for whom he pleases
for president, so long as hv does not
vote for Mr.. Taft and still be a good
republican. Mr.. Nestos was non,.
mated fairly. therefore deserves the
support Of all good republicans. Mr..
Taft was not. That's the difference
A member Of the Legislature who
resides in Minot will introduce a bill
In the next session of that bodv that
Will provide for a Weed commission.
er to be located in each city and
village in the state, whose duty it
Shall be. to notify property owners
to ut the weeds on their los. If they
fail to do so, the commissioner may
lire tn p weeds cut and the cost
will lie charged up as a tax against
the property. This law ought to
pass. Right here in Minot there are
nahv who are careless concernirg
weeds. It is discouraging for one
citizen to Get his weeds only TO live
enjoy their company. ~
I'd
Many people think that the free
land is all gone, but a great many
valuable pieces are yet left to the
settlers. Following is a list Of the
number Of acres in each county in
the Dickinson district that is still
left for homestead entry. Adams.
5,217.9 acres: Bowman, 65,DO6. go
acres; Hettinger. 1.57O.S2 acres:
Stark, 1888 So acres: Dunn, 1O4211..
"a acres: Billings, 10000. SO acres:
Mckenzie. 324.35s 20. making a total
of 1881 75s acres.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-08-15
The Berthold school board has

The Berthold school board has
shown considerable progressiveness.
by deciding to buy ten acres of land
for agricultural experimental purpos-
es in connection with the school
work. Last year the Berthold school
made an endeavor to secure tho ST.
500 annual state aid for adopting ad-
vanced methods in tilhge and cult
walton as we'll as the treatment and
selection of seed. but was turned
down. AS more schools are to be
designated, the board hopes to lay
the proper foundation and secure an
experimental school at an early date
Rockford. ILL.,. is setting an exam
pie that should be followed by cities
everywhere. Owners of lots who
fail to cut down. weeds after five
days notice. will be called upon 10
explain. So hard to convince some
folks that they are not living in the
backwoods. or on the prairie ten
miles from a lemon. Common sense
Should teach man that weeds are
unsightly, and spoil the beauty of adj
Joining property kept in fine order.
A stiff fine seems to be the only
remedy for bringing these slow
coaches to time. Fl
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-08-15

We believe that the game laws are
more strictly observed year after
year. Game Warden stenvick Of
the western district has appointed
nearly a thousand deputies, who are
dong efficient work. Voc might just
as well wait until sept. Z. 1t looks
better, you'll consider Yourself bet
ter sportsman besides your near
netghbor might happen to he dep
uty warden.
A Minot CRATER secured a few
hundred rounds Of Irvine from deal
er by stating that he had large
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-08-15

The state hail insurance will prof.
ably not prove as much OF a sue
cess this year as last, owing to the
large number of losses. The chances
are that the ompany will not be able
to pay more than so per cent of the
total loss. The farmers insurin9 IN
this concern pay at the rate Of 20
cents an acre, tha money from the
various counties being Jumped into
one sum. In Grand Forks county,
the farmers paid in about $4,000. but
the losses about equaled this sum.
In many Of the other counties. the
losses exceeded the amount paid in.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-08-15


1t seems a shame that no Ward
county fair is to be held this year.
The farmers have taken al lively in
terest in the organization, which,
however, has not been much of a fin
ancial success. The management
cannot be blamed for not: going
ahead with it, for it would no DOUBT
mean large expenditure from the
stockholders pockets. The voters
turned down the county fair tax two
years ago and the county thus is not
in a position to lend any''assistance
We could have held a fair this year
that would have eclipsed anything
ever attempted in this section of the
state.
The Sentinel=record., 1912-09-24
STOLEN MONEY RETURNED.
Package Missing from Shipment
 Found Intact

racka9e Missing rom shipment IS
 Found Intact.
 Pensacola, Fla, Sept. 23.--As a re- suit of the mysterious return to the First National bank some time last night of s55.0O0, stolen while being delivered to the Louisville & Nashville pay car at Flomaton, Ala, several days ago conference was held tonight be- tween officials of the bank and pri- vate detectives and special agents in vestigating the robbery.
 At q late hour 1t was stated that an arrest was momentarily expected. The package containing the money was in the original wrapping as made up by the bank employees. 1t is said, and was enclosed in newspaper. 1t was found this morning lying against the grating of the back door of tho bank by the negro janitor.~ who first thought it pair of old shoes.
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 lpoNAcHY COMPUTES SENTENCE,


 Fort Smith, Ark. Sept 23--The closing chapter to the most spectac ular fight ever recorded in a criminal case in Arkansas was written today when Governor Donaghey commuted Wall Bowman's sentence to life ims .prisonment. Bowman was under sen tence to hang here Friday. He was convicted in October, 1908 on charge of criminal assault and was sentenced to hang on three occasions. He con tended his conviction was illegal, charging that the Choctaw srip. the scene of the alleged crime is a part sof Oklahoma and not Arkansas. Bow mans home is at East Billings, o.
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PLENTIFULLY INDICTED.
Illinois Man Held on 645 Charges for
 Foraery.

Peoria, H.. Sept. 2s.-Fifteen true bills containing 645 indictments charg- ing forgery, were returned by grand jury against Newton Dougherty. for merly an educator of prominence, once an officer in the National Educational Association and recently head of Peorias schools. Dougherty now is on parole after serving part of a sen tence for illegally obtaining school fund money from this city. It Is said his speculations have amounted to half million dollars.
 The idictments today are said to have been based upon script issued by Dougherty in the years 1888 and 1889 on which he obtained money sup posed to be going to employees of the
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BLAMES INQUIRY
 ON REPUBLICANS
AIDE RMANfc INQUIRY IN NEW YORK REACHES THE "HEATED
 WORD" STAGE, ALSO.

New York, Sept 23.--Jnquiry by the aldermanic committee into police con ditions was marked today by heated words from the principal witness, James Creelman, president of the mu. nicipal civil service commission, upon which Police Commissioner Waldo, iD earlier testimony, had placed respon- sibility for the fact that many men alleged to be unfit for duty received appointments to the police force.
 The witness denounced the commit tees work as petty political frickery of the republican ring" and declared he would leave the witness stand un- less it's counsel. Emory R. Buckner ceased putting lies in his mouth" :" Scenes of confusion and uproar ac. companied practically all of the after noon's proceedings.
 The testimony elieitated from Pres. ident Creelman and his two associates, Keogh and Richard Yelling, in effect turned the blame back upon Commissioner Waldo The question has mainly been how it was that some 10 men on the civil service list, who had been rejected by former Police Commissioner Cropsey as unst for duty, had been appointed to the force shortly after Commissioner Waldo took office. Commissioner Waldo has declared the civil service commission had certified to the fitness of these men.
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WATERWAYS CONVENTION.
Three Days Session to be Held st
 Little Rock this Week.


 Little Rock, Sept 23.-The annual convention of the Lakes-tothe-Gulf Deep Waterways Association will con vene at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning for a three days session. Many of the delegates had arranged to arrive to- night.
 On account of the illness of the pres ident of the association, w. K Kava- naugh. of St. Louis. Col. F. s. Conway, second vice president, will preside.
 A feature for Wednesday vii be the address of Col. Theodore Roosevelt before the delegates and who will be escorted from the railroad station tc his hotel by parade.
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TO PUT s6,ooo PosTMAsTERs ON THE CLASSIFIED CIVIL sERv-
 ICE LIST SOON.
MAY PUT THEM ALL THERE
Step is Taken in Response to Almost Unanimous Petition Signed by Postmasters in Their An
 nua Convention.

Washington, Sept. 23.--It was prac- tically decided today that President Taft soon will issue an executive order placing all fourth class postmasters in the classified service. This order, re lieving 36,03S postmasetrs from the un- certainty of political appointment, will be one of the most comprehensive and far reaching, as affecting the civil service, ever issued.
 That the president would take this step his first act toward putting into
 practice his often expressed beIef that all government officers below the grade of cabinet members should be re- moved from the influence of politics and placed under the civil service, be- came practically certain late today after a delegation of postmasters,
 returning from the annual convention of the association at Richmond, Va, had cen received at the white house and by Postmasetr General HitehcocK. The visitors submitted monster pc tition signed by about 10000 pos.mas-
 ters, asking that they be placed in
 the classified service.
 After discussing the matter briefly
 with the delegates, President Taft re l ferred the executive commistee to Mr Hitchcock. Later the committee cali ed upon the postmaster general to dis cuss the subject with him. In a few days Mir. Hitchcock will submit to President Taft formal recommends ton that the petition be granted. and the president is expected to act
 promptly and favorably upon the rec ommendation.
 In the entire country there were 49.672 fourth class postmasters at the end of the last fiscal year. By execit tive order issued in July, 1908. Pres ! ident Roosevelt placed the fourth class postmasters of all of the New England states and of New York. New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana. Michigan and Wisconsin in the civil service, total of 13,6S4. Those still without the service number 36.03s.
 While these details of the proposi. tion have not been worked out. 1t is expected the coming into the classified service of this great number of off cials will be accomplished by the des- ignation of the postmasters fo groups of states successiyely. It will require an immense amount of labor on the part of the civil service commission and the postoffice department.
 Both the president and Postmaster General Hitchcock have recommended to congress that all postmasters be brought into the classified service: and that, so far as possible, the entire personnel of the postal service be re- moved from political influence. As to. the first, second and third classes of postmasters, legislation by congress would be required to place them under civil service regulations; but the president now has authority, under certain defined limitations of compet- enoy and efficiency. to put postmasters of the fourth class under the protec- ton of the civil service rules.
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CLASSIFIED ADS

In the Sentinel-Record today will not miss any of the really good things that are on the market, and you, like as not, will find just what you want. A classified advertisement in the Sen tinei-Record will reach the real buy CTS and sellers. Try 1t once.
The Sentinel=record., 1912-09-24
ROOSEVELT cHARAcTERIzEs ALL OF THEM AS YELLoWv IN
 HEATED SPEECH.
STILL HOPES FOR HADLEY
Believes Missourian Will Conclude to Joln the Bull Moosers in the Final Test--Makes Speeches on Ills
 Eastward Trip.

Joplin. Mo. Sept. 23 Governor Hadley of Missouri. in the opinion of Colonel Roosevelt, as he expressed 1t today, will join the progressive party in tn enational campaign.
 T not only hope, but believe" said Colonel Roosevelt. that Governor Hadley will yet decide to stand with ug.v
 Colonel Roosevelt saw nothing of the governor during his trip through the state. When he went to St. Louis to speak at the beginning of his tour, the statement was published that he had received letter from the gover- nor. The colonel would say nothing about it. Governor Hadley has already said he would soon make public statement of his position.
 Beginning the day in Kansas. Colo nel Roosevelt came into Missouri and spake at Springfield and Joplin with a number of short speeches from the train at other points He attacked the republican national committee. saying it had forever separated the people from the republican party and had boarded up the party until you could not get into it with q jimmy" He told the people in Speaker Champ Clark's home state. that Mir. Clark had been beaten in the democratic convention. although he had dcfeated Governor Wilson in the primaries.
 In the crowd at Lamar there was a man with q huge banner bearing tho words, We want Taft, let we'll enough alone The banner attracted Colo neI Rooseyelt's attention. Bending over the railing of his car, he pointed to the man with the banner and said
 Any man who supports a receiver of stolen goods puts himself on q level w.tas the receiver of the stolen goods. He is dishonest man, and unfit to associate with honest men
 As the train drew out. Colonel Roosevelt called to the crowd:
 Good bye, honest men"
 When the colonel reached Spring field he found another Taft banner and saw g number of men who were wearing Taft badges
 q have noticed several Taft badges in your town" he said in his speech. "and they arc the appropriate color of yellow. There never was yellow CT performance than that of the re- publican managers at the Chicago con- and the badges are just the right color The man who puts one on shows that he has a yellow streak 
 The colonel attacked the republican national convention in his speech at Joplin.
 The republican national commit tee,v he said. lis composed of B men. most of them shady"
 All of them" a man in the crowd 
 Well, pretty near all the colonel said There were just about enough of the other kind to have saved Sodom and Gomorrah."
 Colonel Roosevelt left here for Okla homa tonight
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Promised Sensational Testimony of new Witnesses Fails to Throw any new Light on the Doings and Saying of
 Schepps While in This City.
District Attorney Whitman Expresses Himself as Well Satisfied With the Hearing and Counsel Hart Also
 States He Is Satisfied With It.

tout aid and assistance he might have encountered some obstacles. There was an unpleasantness dur ing the day yesterday, but even that was smoothed out. District Attor- |ney Whitman had expressed himself in plain terms as to what be consiJ : cred an object of delay in counsel for the Becker side wanting new witness es brought in.
 Associate Counsel l.. E. Sawyer re- sented the insinuation, and MT. Whit man told MT. Sawyer, not applying the statement particularly as appli- cable to his part in the case. that ;i was no insinuation but fact.
 MT. Sawyer with blanehed face gave MT. Whitman the lie. Arkansas. answered Mr. Whitman, smiling.
 Before the night session began Messrs. Whitman and Sawyer were friends. They met In room in the Marquette hotel. mutual friends in. tcrvening. and shook hands. There is no i'll feeling left between them of personal nature.
 Attorney Hart and his wife will re- main in the city until 530 in the eva- ming. and then start home. Bat Mas terson will accompany them. The dis trict attorney, MT. Whitman, his wire, Assistant District Attorney Rubin, Swope of the World, Willis of the Herald, and Spear of the Times, all newspaper men, will accompany the Whitman party, and will leave over the Rock Island at 1's0 in the after- noon.
 In so far as Hot Springs is c7n cerned, the Becker ROsenthal tragedy is ended in interest. It will De fol- lowed in the press to some measure, but the murder might have not had more than passing interest so far away but for the developments here IT connection with the case.
 The evidence before the night ses- sion was lengthy. and while material to the case, did little more than cer- roborate the evidence of other Nit nesses. It was I'll corroborative, rom the time Mosher, officer, corro5oras- ed Howell as to the detailed s.ate- ments made by Schepps inculpa ing Becker in the latter part of his cus- tody. to the evidence of Postmaster Fred Johnson and Walter Ebel ot the Daily News.
 Gilbert Hogaboom told about knew Ing Schepps and what Schepps said of Rosenthal which was rather un- complimentary to say the least. At torney Hart took the precaution U clear the room of ladies before cal.lg Mr. Hogaboom to the stand
 In the evidence of Hotchkiss, after the interrogatories had been pro pounded and answered showing that while here Schepps never said any thing to exculpate Becker, and that Schepps rather connected Becker with the crime in a general way. Hotchkiss was examined by John w. Hart as follows
 C. Did you ever see Sam sehepps write?
 A. Yes sir.
 O Did you recognize his hand writ ing?
 A. never saw the statement he is sued.
 Q. Did you say anything to Sehepps about that matter?
 A. No sir, did not.
 e. Did you receive telegram from District Attorney Whitman in rela- tion to him, to Schepps?
 A. l never received any telegram
The Sentinel=record., 1912-09-24
McooRTY SCORES KNOCKOUT.

New York. Sept 20 Eddie Nc Goorty. of Oshkosh. Wis. who claims to be the top notcher among middle weights, added strength to his arg,i- ment tonight when he made short work of Jack Harrison. champion of England, who holds the Lord Lonsr dale belt.
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AiueTldn lUm J. fettlt, captain Ot Police George Howell, John l.. Suln- van, newspaper man, Douglas Hotch- kiss, newspaper man, Walter Ebel, newspaper man, Patrolman Clarence Mosher. and Postmaster Fred John son. the witnesses named in a com mission issued from New York to give evidence, supposedly in support of a continuance of the Becker murder tri- al, under the assumption that they heard Schepps make statements here exculpating Becker, have each been sworn and have given their evil dence.
 The commission is ended.
 Not single witness but swore he never heard Schepps make any state ; ment exculpating Becker, nor tending to exculpate Becker.
 Every witness swore he knew noth ing that could be interpreted as such
 Those witnesses who heard Schepps speak of Becker said Schepps con- nected Becker's name with responsi- bility.
 Howell and Mosher swore Schepps said Becker forced the killing of Ro- senthal.
 Petit never heard Schepps speak Becker's name.
 Tt is the worst fiasco ever saw, said District Attorney Whitman to- night when the last witness had been examined.
 And such it seems to have been. Ii there is foundation for the word sent out from Hot Springs as to exculpa- fion of Becker, that brought about a delay of the Becker trial, even the closest follower of all the testimony has not found it.
 Johnson. Mosher, EbeI, and even the new witnesses counsel John Hart for Becker, were examined last night be- for the commission closed. The new witnesses testified to nothing more than that Schepps said Rosenthal was dirty fellow and should have been killed.
 Gilbert Hogaboom, bath house man. ager, heard Schepps say this, and Michael Berscholtz, the last witness found for the defense, said little more than that Sam schepps had told him Rosenthal was dirty.
 So vaueless was the evidence of that witness that no questions were asked by MT. Whitman. In summar- izing the evidence of this commission it may be worthy of note that at least three of the witnesses might have been excused by MT. Hart before examination if MT. Whitman and Commissioner Huff had assented. But Commissioners Huff believed the fulI work of the commission should be carried out, and 1t was.
 The party leaves here today for New York, Mir. Whitman and his par ty at 1:30 o'clock in the afternoon. and Mr. Hart and his party at 5;so o'clock. The commissioner will have The affidavits all signed up py noon.
 Tot Springs has given District At tornef Whitman every detai. in con- nection with this case. from the mos ment Af the ar.est of Schepps until the last word was said in this com mission work. And District Attorney Whitman is appreciative of thai square deal. for he realizes that with
The Sentinel=record., 1912-09-24

school system. This script, it is said. was just recently discovered. Bond was placed at sl2,0O0 and an officer left for Chicago, where Dougherty Is paroled to a publisher.
The Sentinel=record., 1912-09-24
THE WEATHER

WASHINGTON. sEPT. 23 FORE CAST FOR ARKANSAS: INcREAs- ING CLOUDINEss TUESDAY. FOL. LOWED BY SHOWERS AND COOL FER TUESDAY NIGHT AND wEDNES DAY.
The Sentinel=record., 1912-09-24
M'ADoo DECLINES
Fears Republicans Could Not Furnish
 Half the Audience.

New York, Sept. 23w G MeAdoo. acting chairman of the democratic na- tional committee, tonight sent let ter to Chairman C. D. Hilles Of the epubiican national committee, in reply to challenge sent to him last week by Mr. Hilles for joint debate ber tween democratic and republican 'H- ators on the tariff question.
 Mir. McAAloo declined the Issue on tho ground that 1t would not be q square dealp because he says, T am afraid your side can't furnish it's share of the audience' Also. MT. MeAdoo says, joint discussion to be complete. should include a representative Of Una progressive party.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1912-10-24
SWINGING TO TAFT.

No less an influential paper than the
New York Times, which is fighting for
the election of Mr.: Wilson, says that the
support of the old and young Republic
cans is swinging to Taft.
''The vitality of the Republican party
is reasserting itself in the return to the
support of Mr.. Taft of many old and
young Republicans, who have for time
been victimized by the third-term inn
posture" says the Times. '"They have
been admirers of Mr.. Roosevelt; for one
reason or another they were dissatisfied
with Mr.. Taft.
''But the course of the progressive
campaign, the stiffness, the violence,
the extreme radlcalism of Mr.. Roosevelt.
have opened their eyes. They see that
the path they have taken in following
him leads nowhere.
''They have examined with growing
increduiity, and with disfavor that has
become indignation, his assertion that
the Republican party is dead. They
recognize their mistake, and all over the
country they are Fastening to recover
their standing as Republicans.