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Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-06-20
A MITE OF A REPUBLIC.
Moresnet 10 Only One and q Quarter
Square Miles In Extent.

Square Miles In Extent.
The smallest state IN Europe, the
autonomous republic of Moresnet, Is on
the boundary between Germany and
Belgium
Moresnet has an area OF barely one
and a quarter square miles and a pop
ulation of 1850. It owes its existence
to a boundary controversy for the con-
troll of a once important zinc mine. A
boundary commission settling the from
tiers of Holland and Prussia after the
fall Of Napoleon In 1914 was unable to
agree upon the ownership of this tiny
piece of land, with its valuable mining
rights, and finally left the question for
future settlement Neither power was
to occupy 1t, and It was administered
Jointly by the two states.
In practice the joint administration
soon resulted In an administration by
neither state, and the community be-
came autonomous under the protection
and tutelage of Prussia and Holland
and later of Prussia and Belgium In
1871 the two guaranteeing countries
~regularized this and formally gave the
district its own independent admins
tration- It has no courts, but litigants
can choose between the Belgium and
Prussian tribunals in beginning itiga-
ton. which is subject to the laws neil
Their Of Germany nor Of Belgium, but
OF the ancient Code Napoleon.-Chi-
cage Inter Ocean
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-06-20
Doqs That Hunt Crabs.

A collector for the London zoo has
succeeded in capturing several crab
hunting and crab eating dogs in Brazil.
The dogs are half fox, but they do not
seem to care very much for poultry.
They have been known to turn up their
noses at nice, fat pullets and go fishing
for crabs instead. The dogs hunt In
packs along the banks of the rivers In
the Amazon valley. and the crawfish
and land crabs of that region are their
especial prey. The crabs often put up
a vigorous fight. but the dogs have a
way of turning them over and biting
them in a vital spot just as the thor
oughbred terrier polishes Off a rat
New York Herald.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-06-20
First Fight of Negro Troops.

When the head OF column Of negroes
reached the foot of the hill, Shelby's
men opened up on them with musketry
from the rifle pits IN the crest The
negroes pressed CALAMITY on and soon
got within range Of the field guns.
which raked the line with shell and
shrapnel. Still struggling on, they
came under the enhlade fire Of the
coiumbiads. Pushing into the narrow
gorge leading up the hill, the foremost
negroes were within 200 yards Of the
top when all the guns bearing upon
their course began belching canister.
Courage against canister Is like a
broom against the ocean. Blood and
bones cannot stand 1t. The leading
regiment fell back In disorder and
struck the one following at the base of
the hill. Both regiments rallied under
cover and reformed for a second
charge.
Confederate bullets, shrapnei, canis-
ter and scrap iron did not fly wild at
Port Hudson, Notwithstanding the ir
regularity and confusion Of the lines
Over 100 Federal officers, including two
generals and nine colonels, were shot
down and nearly 1000 soldiers In the
ranks killed and wounded. The Con
federate loss was comparatively light.
probably less than 300, although Banks
guns bombarded the works at inter
walls, beginning at daylight
Banks went into the movement
against Port Hudson In the belief that
General Grant would send help from
the large army operating around vicks-
burg. This help was ordered from
Washington. but the dispatch didn't
reach Grant until his troops were In
battle pea Vicksburg the 18th of May
II required him to abandon the Vicks
burg campaign. but he had already
half won the game and declined to
give up. Having failed to carry the
Confederate works IzHzNrmdnken
tered upon a siege which finally ended
In the surrender Of Port Hudson.
Triple Election In Virginia
Fifty years ago, May %, three state
elections were held In Virginia, n un
der Confederate auspices and two In
sections which supported the union
General William or Extra Billy.
Smith was elected governor Of the
Confederate state" to succeed the
noted John Letcher.
Smith vas a military and political
character, of q type new In the o
sentative south. He received a elias
steal education In Virginia and began
the practice of law. Joining his for
tunes with those Of Andrew Jackson.
he made fame as a public speaker.
Smith served as state senator and
congressman in Jackson's days and
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-06-20

about 200 yards from the main point
selected for attack.
As the infantry advanced the pho
neers opened the roads. and Eve bat
teries were hauled to the crest. Some
OF the regiments took an hour to move
half a mile. So thick was the brush
tnat men could see only a few feet.
and at n point a Confederate officer
and his skirmishing party were sur
prised and captured In a rayine before
they were aware that the Federals
were coming.
Weitzel's attack began early IN the
morning. and after 1t had spent its
main strength an attempt was made
on the extreme right to force the Con
federate lines near the river. Two col
ored regiments of Louisiana negroes
lined up In front of a rugged bluff
which projected boldly from the main
height, forming a natural bastion with
perpendicular sides and inaccessible
except by a narrow road winding along
its base. The ridge was held BY Colo
mel Shelby's Mississippi regiment, aid
ed by six field guns and two column
biads firing eight inch and ten inch
shrapnel.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-06-20
Unfair Adxantane.

A school Inspector. examining a class
In Bible history, asked, "Can any boy
tell me what bird Noah let out of the
arkT" There was a long silence, and
then the smallest boy In the class put
up his hand and answered, "Please,
sir, a dovel" The inspector expressed
his surprise that only the smallest boy
In the class knew the answer to the
question. "But, please, SIR" replied one
Of the boys, evidently touched by this
reproach, This father keeps a bird
shopl'-London Telegraph
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-06-20
A Lesson In Pronunciation.

"How do you pronounce that word
~'divorcee.' professorT' asked Mr.. Slab
sides. IFS 1t 'divorsay' or '~divorsee?' "
"That all depends. my young friend"
smiled the professor. when Mrs.
Jones-Smythe -Wiggles got her first
divorce l should have called 1t Divorce
A. but now that she has come through
with a third l should say that Divorce
q is a justi6able form."-Harper's.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-06-20

GENERAL WILLIAM ('.ExTRA BHLy")sMITH,
O. 8. A.. GOVERNOR OF VIRGINIA
one morning IN 1S45 woke up to find
that he was governor Of the state. The
legislature had elected him to the .ex
ecuttve chair. and some enemy Of hi:
promptly had the power Of eiecting {
governor taken from that body. The
gold fever attracted Smith to Caiifor
MIA at the expiration Of his term as gov
ernor, but he soon returned, and ths
outbreak of the civil war found hin
back In the Old Dominion. He sooI
took the field as colonel Of the Forty
ninth Virginia infantry. He was /
gallant fighter and won q brigade
g~eneralship before the people of th'
Confederate state elected him Cover
nor.
The unique nickname Extra Billy
was a survival Of General Smiths frs
business enterprise. He became (,
heavy contractor for carrying Unitet
States mails by post coaches runnin,
from Virginia all the WY to Georgia
The routes hay through North ant
South Carolina, and the contractor of
ten asked for and invariably received
compensation not specified In the con
tract and known al EXTRAS
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-06-20
The War Fifty Years Ago

Intellectual Attempt TO Capture Port Hudson, La.---Fed-
eral Columns In General N. P. Banks Army of the
Gulf Storm the Observation-Disclosures Batteries
Hurl Scrap Iron and Rusty Nails at the Assailants.
General Thomas W. Sherman Rides at Head of Col
umn Up to the Enemy's Abatis---He Is Shot From
the Saddle--First Fight of Negro Troops - The
Assault a FaiIure--Nove Election In Vireinia---"Ex-
ira Billy" Smith, Governor of the Old State.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-06-20

The movement of the stormers was the
signal for the whole line. A truly
magnificent sight was the advance of
these battalions with their colors flying
and borne steadily toward the front
yet not for long.
Hardly had the movement begun
when the whole force-oficers, men
colors and all-became inextricabiy en-
tangled In the dense abatis under a
fierce and whitening fire of artillery
Besides the fieldpieces bearing directly
on the front of the column two twenty.
four-pounders poured upon its flank q
storm of missiles of oil sorts, with
fragments of railway bars and broker
chains of grape, rusty nails and tht
rakings of scrap iron heap for canister
No part of the column eve passed be
yond the abatis. nor was 1t even posi-
BILE to extricate the troops in any order
without greatly adding to the list OF
casualties, already of fearful length
Banks was for putting in the supports
but before anything could be done
came bad news from the left, and al
last 1t was clear to the most persistent
that the day was miserably lost"
Chaplin and O'Brien were shot dead
while struggling to cut their way
through the abatis- Nearly every Off
GER In the storming party was killed OF
wounded, and the Twenty-frst Maine
color guard was totally destroyed.
Charge of Banks Right Wing.
The right wing Of Banks army un
der General Godfrey Weitzel happily
escaped the dull and hopeless slaughter
suffered by the left and center. TIL,
Confederate defenses on the land sid,
at Port Hudson were nearly four miles
long and touched the river at each end
In front OF Weitzel the defenses hat
been hastily prepared to meet the at
tack by Telling huge logs along the
crest of the hill. The ravines approach
ing the hill were barricaded with a net
work Of limbs.
Weitzei's men could not even see The
enemy they were to attack. They be
came a bold mark for O destructive fl,
Of small arms, grape. shell and CAMS
ter the moment the line left the cover
Of the hoilows and the timber. Final.
", after climbing over hills, logs anc
fallen trees and forcing the avines
filed with brush, the troops drove back
the C~onfederates and seized the ridge
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-06-20

by Capt GEORGE L. KILr1BR. Late U. s. V.
y Az q, fifty years ago. turned
HWH out a red day In the history
AZ of General N. P. Banks Army
of the Gulf After looking
the ground over for ONE days and
reaching the conclusion that the task
was hopeless the troops were sent for.
ward to storm the Confederate works
at Port Hudson, on the Mississippi, In
the style artists delight to portray
The plan called for a grand stimuli
taneous assault by four divisions. but
when the hour came the left column.
led by General Thomas W. Sherman.
had not formed its lines. Banks rode
to Enerman's bivouac In a high temper
and found Sherman calmly taking
lunch with his officers. Hot words fol
lowed, and Banks rode back to head
quarters, sending his chief of staff to
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-06-20
nnnd Rualness.

'That is a fine business man." said
one waiter.
"He must be-" replied the other.
Hes the only man who comes In
here who can get a dollars worth OF
politeness for a twenty-five cent tips
Washington Star.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-06-20

Fancy requires much. necessity but
lfttle.-German Proyerb.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-11-20
STATE NEWS

The band boys at Souris held a
meeting in the town hall and decided
to re-organize.
The country weeklies seem to be
enjoying an increase in local advertis-
ing. Most of the papers are carrying
page and double page ads, and they
all contain bargains that the people
cannot afford to miss, read them in
your local paper.
One million trees will be given away
to the people of North Dakota by the
state school Of forestry, now located
at Bottineau, N. d. It is part Of a
plan introduced to aid in foresting the
state.
The postoffice block at Bismarck,
N. D., may be sold for delinquent tax
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-11-20
FATHER OF ALLEGED MUIR
DERER GETS ADVICE

Williston, Nov. 19.-"If you are in
nocent, stick to your story till the fin
lish, but if you are guilty make clean
confession" The foregoing was sem
|tence in letter written C. gilbert
son, charged with numbering three
members of the Dillon family, and
Culbertson's aged father was the wri-
ter. He is planning to assist in the
defense Of his son. The father lives
in Wyoming and has been in CORE
spondence with his son since the lat
ter's arrest.
Culbertson is alleged to be losing
his nerve as result of his confine-
ment and is apparently afraid to talk
over the matter. Former Attorney
General Spencer, who appeared for
Culbertson, will withdraw from the
case unless the elder Culbertson can
raise some money. The letter was re-
ceived at Williston, N. D., last Mon
day.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-11-20

ing year extend it's Willmar branch
from Huron to Chamberlain, and prob
ably still further. In fact, it is be-
lieved here the Hill road will be built
on to the Black Hills and thence to
Denver.
The Huron Commercial club recent
ly took the matter up with the Great
Northern officials, but it is not at lib
erty to make public whatever informa-
ton it has received.
The extension would open rich ter.
ritory to Huron jobbing house and
manufacturing establishments.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-11-20

Stanley. The next week he will give
entertainments at Fargo, Moorhead,
Beach and Kenmare, and at all OF
these towns these entertainments are
being looked forward to with great
deal of pleasant anticipation. Friday
night of last week he gave an enter
tainment in the Presbyterian church
at Wilton, and practically every citi.
zen attended and gave the poet most
hearty reception.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-11-20
Associates Honor Norman B. Black

Associates Honor Norman B. Black.
N. B. Black, general manager of the
Times Herald Publishing company has
been made director and a member of
the executive committee of the Gilt
Edge Newspapermen's association, ac-
cording to word received here from
Chicago late Wednesday.
There are over 300 papers Of the
United States and Canada enrolled in
the association, all of them being con-
Germs Of high standing and we'll known
reputation.
The recognition by such an associa-
ton Of the work done by Mr.. Black
and the Times Herald is thus q strong
boost for Grand Forks.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-11-20
w. c. Leistikow, Well Known

~" VIItICIlt u N. u. DCt&O
Winnipeg, Man., Nov. William
c. Leistikow, president of the Imperial
Elevator company of Manitoba, died
today in Chicago hospital, following
an operation on Monday for the re-
moval of tumor. He was well known
in North Dakota political circles
where he was state chairman of the
democratic committee and for eight
years national chairman.
Mr.. Leistikow was largely interest
ed in North Dakota industries and en-
gagged in the milling, banking and
grain business of the northwest since
1870.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-11-20
Thin Ice Cost Life Two Boys.

Moosejaw, Sask., Nov. 17.-Thomas
Wright, age 16 years, and VIM. Hun
ter, age IL years, were victims of
treacherous ice on the Saskatchewan
river, while skating to school this
morning with three other boys, when
the ice gave way. The Hunter boy
pulled his younger brother out of the
water when the ice on which he was
standing broke and he was drowned.
Both of the victims are members of
prominent families.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-11-20
Free Mail Delivery at New Rockford

Free Mail Delivery at New Rockford
New Rockford, Nov. 19.--New Rock
ford expects to have free city deliv'
cry after the first of the year. II
anticipation the streets are to be post
ed and the houses numbered. The
matter has been taken up by Secretary
Wolbert of the commercial club ano
the improvements are expected as 9
result of the unusual growth of the
city since the construction of the
Great Northern cutoff between Fargo
and Minot.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-11-20
Public Whipping of Prisoners
Takes nm Interesting pha,

Takes on Interesting Phases
More than usual interest was taken
in the whipping Of prisoners today be-
cause Of the effort of Representative
Evans of Montana, to have stopped
corporal punishment in Delaware. The
whipping is always done in public. At
the New Castle county work house
today two negroes who received 20
lashes last Saturday are under SEN
tence to receive like number today
la young Philadelphia, convicted OF
burglary, is to receive twenty lashes
across his back.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-11-20
Foley Will Make Tour of State.

Bismarck, Nov. 19.-James w.
Foley, the poet laureate of North Da-
kota, who has long since become a
national character, and whose home is
still at Bismarck, will spend the next
three weeks giving entertainments at
many points in North Dakota; The
coming week he will give readings in
PembinA county, at Cavalier, Pembina,
Neche, st. Thomas and Grafton. He
also has dates set for Plaza, Minot and
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-11-20
Nimrod in Bad Over Chicken.

Jamestown, Nov. 19.-Emil Blom,
of near Fried, was arrested on the
charge Of shooting a prairie chicken
out of season and at hearing in JUS
tice court was fined $21.5O, which IN
cluded the costs. Blom pleaded guilty
but claimed he shot the bird because
it was crippled. He later concluded
not to pay the fine and is now guest
of the sheriff.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-11-20
Highway Robber Gets Two

Williston, Nov. 19.-W. T. Oliver,
one of the men who robbed E. D.
Stockledger, a Mckenzie county far
mer, pleaded guilty and was sentenced
to two years in the state prison.
Stockledger came here to sell some
grain after which he went over the
Montana line. On his return, he was
fmveigled into an alley and robbed BY
two men, one Of whom escaped. Oil
yer was former policeman at Aber-
deem, s. D.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-11-20
Hunt Arrested on Serious Charge

Jamestown, Nov. 19.-Ove Hunt, a
resident of Illinois, who has been an
employee at the state hospital for the
insane, has been taken by Deputy
Sheriff Russell Wright to McLeans-
burg, Illinois, being summoned to that
state on a warrant charging him with
rape. He accompanied the officer
without the necessity of requisition.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-11-20
Charged with Theft Of Horses.

Bottineau, N. D., Nov. 19.-Eben-
ezer Dinwoodie was arrested near
Souris and is held pending two serious
charges. John D. Hunter asserts DIM
woodie stole team of horses from
him, and Thos. Dixon insists that Dim
woodie made away with horse en-
trusted him by Dixon.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-11-20

es if the official of the Capital City
don't get busy and straighten out
matters soon.
The delinquent tax list in Ramsey
county for the year 1912 makes less
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-11-20
Special Inspector for Canada Cattle.

Pembina, N. D., Nov. 19.-On ac-
count Of the large number of Canadian
cattle being shipped to the market on
this side since the removal of duties
has made it necessary to have spe-
cial inspector at the port of entry in
Pembina county. A special train car
rying 400 head has just been shipped
from Alberta to the Chicago market.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-11-20

A pretty country maiden, wearing
one of those tight dresses, makes the
hired man go to the barn every time
she goes to get into the buggy. Last
Sunday he got his. A bee flew thru a
knot hole and stung him in the eye
Ey
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-11-20
To Chicago in Ox-drawn CT.

Chicago, Nov. 17.-Chicago's Oldest
woman resident, Mrs. Harriet e..
Sayre, aged "a, is dead at her home.
She came here seventy-two years ago
with her parents in an OK drawn
prairie schooner.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-11-20

Will Build to the Black Hills.
Huron, s. D., Nov. 19.-It has been
given out here apparently officially,
that the Great Northern will the COM
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-11-20
1918 Hampden Watch, now
$6.75

for the money: - ''As 80 s SOU
seVenteen-jewei Hampden movement. stem wind stem
SET htted IN open face Is sze screw back and bezel
necke case. fully guaranteed tor year Now only
?o"o we so'h lots OF them at 1915 and reduce our
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-11-20
$3.50 Watch, now
SLIPS

Avery high grade Swiss nickel movement fitted 10 an
- size open face 20 gold case wind and stem
set we handle only high grade watches il you want
good time piece for little money We can recommend
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-11-20
$3.50 Ladies' Egin Watch, now
$24.95

htteen jewel Elgin movement fitted in 20 year plain
golo ned open face Movement has gold hands and
DIAL Regular price s37 so but now offered to you
tSr $z4ss You can't equal these prcesthats certain
Come in and see for yourself.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-11-20
$500 Ladies' Watch
$685.

size open face that sells regularly for $500
fered to you for $s95. Stem wind and stem-set Case
handsomely engraved and guaranteed to
south Bend watches among the best time pieces
can buy
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-11-20
$500 Ladies Watches, now
$685.

Make Miss happy this Xmas. Give her one of these
pretty Little watches offer Swiss s. move
ulary for $500 Sale price only $5s5. 1t will pay
you to buy your Xmas watches now.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-11-20
$500 Deuber Watch, now
$18.75

Here is offer in high grade watch. Twenty
onejewel, l6 size Deube Hampden movement fitted in
70 year Deuber open face offered at $l875.
These the we'll known high grade bridge
model VIM. Mckinley monogram movements. Don't let
this sale pass day il you intend buying watch. Many
other bargains not advertised.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-11-20
$4,000 Watch, now
$19.95

thin plain polished IL open face Regular stem
wind and stem set model Former price $1,000 now Of
fered in leather-covered plush lined for $l9.9s.
Would make finest kind Of Xmas gift 70. Young man.
Choice OF plain polished engraved cases on above
watch. Be you these bargains.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-11-20
$500 Ladies' Watch
$19.95

Now We will see who knows . real bargain when it's Of
fered We have few seventeen jewel Omega movements
fitted in Is year guaranteed hunting that
watches is e35 co. You buy them at almost half
price. Remember every watch is guaranteed by for
one year.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-11-17
Il TEXAS WGEDER

The Texas Wonder cures kidney
and bladder troubles, dissolves grav-
Ell, cures diabetes. weak and lame
backs, rheumatism. and all irregular
tiles Of the kidneys and bladder in
both men and women. Regulates
bladder troubles in children If not
sold by your druggist, will be sent
by mail on receipt OF 81. One small
bottle is TWO months treatment. and
seldom fails 10 perfect a cure. Send
for testimonials from this and other
states. Dr. F. v. Hall, 1926 Olive St,
ST. Louis. No. Sold by druggists. Ad