The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-06-13
better of him occasionally.

better of him occasionally.
There Is some talk of crawling LIST
street. What's the matter with wait
ing until we can pave the street?
Let's make a real city out of Minot.
The city board of equalization is
holding a ten days session. Now is
the time to kick The commissioners
will be glad to entertain you.
1t is now well known that not more
than one case Of rheumatism in ten
requires any internal treatment what.
ever. All that is needed is a free ap'
plication of Chamberlain Liniment
and massagfng the parts at each ap-
p.ycation. Try it and see how quick.
ly it will relieve the pain and SORE
Tess. Sold by all dealers.
Gus Blessum, prune peddler for the
Minot Grocery Co. tells this yarn on
w. II. Eng, representative of the Nc
Clellan Paper Co., who spent Sunday
in Minot. He stepped at one OF
the leading hotels for his Sunday
dinner and after looking over the
bill of fare, asked the demure lit
tie waitress, "How's the chicken
ooh, I'm alright, how are your
she replied.
Paul v. Mccoy tells this good lit.
tie Irish yarn, which is probably
true. Seeing a young 1rishman fold
ing up two dollar bill carefully
which he was preparing to stick down
the crack of a side walk, Mac fear
ing he had gone l4co stepped mp
and asked what was the trouble"
Sure, and I dropped quarter down
the crack" was the gassoons reply,
and I'm just making 1t worth me
while to tear up the walk
P. A. Morgan, Grand Forks youth
who used the mails to defraud was
fined $500 and sentenced to Jail.
Morgan advertised that for 25 cents
he would tell women how they could
make from 81 to SO day while at
home. Upon receipt of the money.
The republican national committee
now in session in Chicago to decide
the delegate contests, has adopted the
steam roller process and has decided
in favor of Taft in practically every
instance, the vote being SO to Is
This naturally will give Taft d.
cided advantage if not make his nom
ination practically certain. The
Roosevelt forces are not expected to
stand for such methods, and it would
not be at all surprising to see bolt
of the Roosevelt delegates. In that
event, there may be two republican
nominees, which would split the re,
publican party in twain, making a
democratic victory almost a certain
ty.
The six 500 line conductors who
were arrested by U. S. Marshal Shea
in January, are to be tried in fed
eral court this week on the charge If
conspiracy to defraud. These are
the first cases corning up since the
passage of the new interstate COM
merce law. 1t is said that the con-
ductors banded together and received
large sums of money from passengers,
passing them on from one to the 9th
er by means of mysterious identi6ca-
ton cards. This it is said went On
from the Canadian line to Minneap-
ellis. Two bartenders, Hans Hockel
and liver SHINES, employed at the
Grand View hotel, North Portal, were
some time ago, charged with
being the "go-between" or clearing
house for the conductors.
Blaine Ross. principal of the Jcli
cite, N. D., schools, was drowned
While attempting to swim across the
Red river at Pcmbina. His compan-
ions had ''stumped' MN to make the
attempt.
Cant. Frhnk Henry passed thru
Ninot this afternoon enroute to his
home at Valley CITY from Willistcr
Mr.. Henry says he is firmly con.
WINGED that he will Re the nominee
for secretary of state. Two years ago
he lost by very small. majority.
Better Than Prayers,
A Minot pastor recently publish
ed church pamphlet and gave the