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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-07-19
PRINGLE & CRAWFORD

General Contractors and Builders
shop SIS san Antonio st. Phone 49,
Crawford, Phone 1872
PringIe, Phone 1855.
Work up and down the valley at FL
Paso competition. Satisfaction guaran-
teed- Loans arranged for
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-09-04

Few of us are enjoying life as we
should and usually we have ourselves
to blame. We pass up the every day
pleasures in hopes that we'll get our
fun all in bunch when we are well
enough off financially in after years.
A friend who recently returned from
California, states that that country is
just full of old men and women, who
have shaved for years to- gain COM
potency and who are now, in the win
ter of their lives, just waiting to die
peacefully. Had they only known it,
they might have had a good time all
these years instead of chasing the
rainbow now. Right in our midst we
have pessimists and reformers who
stew and fret because this old world
doesn't glide along in it's groove as
they think it should. Instead of get
ting some Of the sunshine out of life,
they see only dark clouds. This is
a good old world and the Creator
meant that we should be happy.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-09-04
HIGH CROP PRICES.

The Northwest Farmstead, the
northwest publication of the Orange
Judd Co., predicts dollar wheat, dol
lar corn and dollar potatoes. The
Farmstead also predicts higher prices
for dairy products.
The United States has the biggest
and best wheat crop ever grown and
other countries have nearly normal
yields, according to The Farmstead,
but the worlds production Of oats,
corn, barley, rye, buckwheat and
speltz is the smallest ever known. This
is the basis for predicting dollar
wheat.
The corn crop of the United States
may not exceed 100000 bushels and
the rest of the world will harvest less
than usual, which will leave shortage
in this crop alone of approximately
1000, 100000 bushels.
This is an ell wind" for the con-
sumner, which elbows good" to the
farmers of the northwest. North Da-
kota is in special need of good prices
this fall, and The Forums prediction
that the price would Offset any short
age in the crop, seems to be in fair
way to be borne out.-Fargo Forum.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-09-04

Minot should have roads leading in
from every direction as good as the
one running due south of the city past
the poor farm. This road has been
built right and at not such great
cost. 1t is kept right and the cost Of
upkeep isn't much. The man in
charge can 60 over the entire stretch
of several miles with the road drag
in short time. As result, there
are no ruts, the water runs off readily
and the road never gets very muddy.
1t is as smooth as a pavement and
farmers can haul Is per cent larger
loads than on the ordinary highways.
This is by far the best piece of road
work in this section of the state. It
will pay any road overseer well to
look it over.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-09-04
THE WAY OF MANKIND.

An exchange, in commenting on the
way of maikind in taking care Of their
health, says: The simplest and plain
est laws of health are outraged every
hour in the day by the average man.
Did Adam smoke? Did Eve wear cor
sets? Did Solomon chew gum? Did
the children of Israel 60 directly to a
beer garden after crossing the Red
Sea? Did Rebecca eat gum drops
and ice cream and call for soda wat
err? Adam was the first man and was
made perfect from head to heel. How
long would he remain so after eating
a mince pie before going to bed? Sup
pose he slept in SKI bed room with
the doors shut and the windows down?
Suppose Eve had laced herself up in
a corset, put on tight shoes, sat up all
hours of the night eating her fill of
trash and sizzled her hair. When you
come to look at the way man mis-
behaves himself you can wonder he
ever lived to get there.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-09-04

The Fargo Forum tabboos subscrip-
ton contests. The Forum is right.
Contests of this sort are a nuisance.
Subscribers gained thru this medium
are usually Of little value to the adj
vertisers and small majority of them
only become permanent adjuncts to
the business. Contestants poster the
very life out of the public and often
impose on good people. The deserv-
ing contestant seldom wins the prize.
We'd rather add one subscriber to our
list who pays his good hard cash be-
cause he wants the paper, than doz-
en- who part with the coin Of the realm
in order to help somebody win piano.
The publisher mortgages his subscrip-
ton list and usually finds that in the
end he is behind the game.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-09-04
SCORES OF YOUNG
MEN HAVE SUCCEEDED.

Scores of young men have succeed
ed in North Dakota. We've watched
with interest the progress made by
one of them especially, Daniel King,
south of brady. Mr.. King filed on a
quarter of land and managed to keep
pretty free from debt. When he
couldn't pay he didn't buy. He farmed
well and after several years bought
an adjoining farm. He now has a
well-stocked half section of land and
is independent. Besides he invested in
a half section of school land in an
other section of the state, and is maxi
ing his payments regularly. He could
sell the land for about twice what he
paid for it, but knows good business
deal as we'll as the next man.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-09-04

The Independent readers will no
doubt be pleased to know that we
have made arrangements with Mrs.
Jean McNaughton Stevens for a
weekly contribution of historical
nature covering the period of the very
earliest days of this section of North
Dakota. Mrs. Stevens was one of the
earliest pioneers. She travelled about
the state good deal in those days, as
she does now, and became acquainted
with everybody. Possessing very re-
tentive memory and an unusually in
teresting style of depicting events,
her articles are of unusual value.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-09-04

A very large percentage Of the far
mers over the state are able this year
to hold their wheat for better prices
and this is just what they are going
to do. Last fall there was delay in
threshing operations because of eli
matte conditions and much of the
crop was not marketed until last
spring. Many of the farmers have no
pressing debts while large numbers
are free from debt entirely and they
are thus able to hold out for better
prices for their grain. There is no
money in growing wheat at the pres
ent market price and the indications
are that before next spring there will
be considerable increase in the mar
ket value of this commodity.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-09-04
FIRST PAPERS WILL
SOON RUN OUT.
New Act Makes Completion Of Proof

new ACT Makes Completion OF PROOF
Necessary in Seven Years.
Several thousand foreign born resi-.
dents of the state, holding affidavits OF
intention or first papers in the process
Of naturalization, are in jeopardy of
losing all rights acquired under first
papers, according to an order received
recently by the clerk of the district
court from r. s. Coleman, chief exam
iner of the naturalization department
of the federal government.
Under the recent act of congress,
all persons failing to complete their
final proof in seven years after the
first papers are issued, will forfeit
all rights of citizenship. The law will
60 into effect Sept. 81 and will affect
all those who took out their papers
on or after Sept. %, 1905, as soon as
the seven years are completed. Mr..
Coleman asked that notice be sent to
all persons affected by the new law.
The law will affect a large number
who have taken out first papers and
then filed on homesteads. Unless they
become full citizens at once, their en-
tries will become void.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-09-04

The Pierce County Tribune says
that $500 day is high enough wages
for unskilled labor, such as floods
this state during harvest and thresh-
ing. We don't know but what that is
about right, too. The farmers of the
state should make an organized ef-
fort to secure the help needed at this
time each year at wages commensur-
ate with the service given.-Sherwood
Tribune.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-09-04
FREE RIGHT OF OPINION,

One may find many evidences today
tending to indicate that this era j.
breeding very wide spirit of intel
lectual intolerance. 1t is rather un.
pleasant reflection, too, that after al
the centuries of evolution through
which the world has moved for the ex.
press purpose of securing to men the
right to disagree, there should be a
sudden reversion to medieval narrow
ness and bitterness, no less terrible
now than then, even though the power
of the majority to punish the minority
no longer exists.
Men, apparently, do not discuss
great things with the calmness and
security they did few years ago.
There is notable tendency to divide
the world into those who agree with
US and those who disagree with US.
1t can be observed in political debates,
in conversations in club life, in civic
affairs.
Any reader of newspaper must
have observed with what rancor many
wise and good citizens receive views
opposed to their own, expressed either
by the paper or by other contributors
to the paper. Books, articles, speech
es, are criticized not in the spirit of
helpfulness with desire to get at all
sides of controversy, but rather as if
a personal affront were constituted
in differing from our own conclusions.
There seems to be less of the spirit of
taking counsel together, and more of |
the spirit of open antagonism that
desires absolutely to overthrow OPP
position rather than to secure coop
GRAFTON of diverging sentiments.
On calm reflection there seems to
be something pitiably childish in tax
ing offense at positions and opinions
not coinciding with our own. To ac-
cept such things as seem truth to us,
and to concede to others that same
right, appears not only to be the best
way Of making human intercourse
pleasant and profitable, but the best
way, too, of guaranteeing that truth
shall have its full free hearing.
In an essay written many years
ago, Woodrow Wilson spoke of the
wide wisdom of the man whose heart
was turned away from strife ITO see
such things as are hidden from the
bearers of cudgels, and revealed only
to those who can await in the sane
tuary of quiet mind the coming of
the on."-Pioneer Press,
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-09-04
SOMEWHAT DRY IN KANSAS.

The terrific heated spell of the past
six weeks has created a bad drouth in
Kansas and it is reported that many
of the streams have dried up. Well
not vouch for it, but it is stated by a
party who was driving through Kan
sas short time ago saw the teach
er of country school emerged Just
as they were passing, followed by the
"class" of not more than a dozen.
Placing ladder against the side of
the building the teacher assembled to
the roof. In her hand she held q
small sprinkler, such as is used to
water flowers on the window ledge.
The sprinkler was used to show the
pupils how it rained in other coun-
tries. The children ranged from six
to ten years of age.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-09-04
SHAMELESS HOBOES FUR
NISH DISGUSTING SIGHT.

Many of the young men and wo-
men who were canoeing in the vicinity
of Wildwood Park Sunday, have COM
planned because the numerous hoboes
in that vicinity were seen bathing in
the river without stitch on their
bodies. The shameless fellows never
attempted to get out of view and
seemed to enjoy making disgusting
show of themselves. Fiji Islanders
are more modest than some of these
worthless scamps.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-09-04

Secretary Bryan is being severely
criticised by the press Of the country
because when he should be at work
trying to settle some Of the intricate
affairs of the government, he is GALL
wanting around making Chautauqua
addresses at so much per. Bryan for
years has been criticising other pub
lie men but it seems that he had no
Sooner taken office himself than he
did that for which he should be most
severely criticised himself. Never,
since Civil War times has a secretary
of state had so many important mat
tiers to settle. The Japanese affair,
the Mexican trouble, the misunder-
standing with England over the Pan
anna canal, all are Of the utmost i'm
portance, yet the secretary has been
away most Of the summer earning
money. He states that $4,000 per
year is insufficient for his needs. Yet
he is said to be worth 100000, which
at per cent will give him an addi-
tional income of $4,000 per year. Any
public official ought to live on $4,000
per year and this would not cut into
his permanent fund at all. Bryan
has chance to make good but it does
MT look very much like he is going to
do it. Mr.. Bryan may be able enough,
but it appears that he is a better
speaker than a public servant.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-09-04
GOOD WELL AT POOR
FARM COST BUT SO.

After drilling and digging five wells
at the poor farm south of the city at
cost Of $4,000, it remained for Peter
Vandenoever, commissioner from the
First district, to get excellent water
in dug we'll at depth of only II
feet. The well has FIVE feet Of the
finest kind of water and no longer will
water for drinking purposes have to
be hauled out from Minot. The we'll,
exclusive of the 22-inch tile cost but
$40. Mr.. Vandenoever went at the
work in systematic manner, first
making three tests with a post hole
auger.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-09-04
$4,000 FIRB AT PORTAL.

The First International Bank, the
Wisconsin pool hall and the general
store of G.. Hanlon & Co., at Portal,
were destroyed by fire Sunday morn
ing, at loss Of $4,000, covered by
insurance. The fire for time threat
ened to wipe out the entire city. The
fire department fought the blaze for
hours and many Of the men and wO-
men joined bucket brigade to save
other buildings. The bank and the
store will be rebuilt at once.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-09-04
ANOTHER PRAYER.
(Bv Mike Breen.)

Backward, turn backward, 0 Time,
in your flight; give me girl whose
skirts aren't too tight. Give us a girl
whose charms GENERALLY few, are
not exposed by a wide peek-a-boo.
Give us a girl (no matter what age)
who knows that a street isn't vaude-
vile stage; give us girl who is not
all in view-dress her in spirits that
the sun can't shine through.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-09-04
Nestos Home From Vacation.

States Attorney R. A. Nestos has
returned from vacation of three
weeks spent at various Minnesota
points. He visited Birchaven, the
summer home of Mr.. and Mrs. Jos.
Roach, near Park Rapids, MINI. He
reports Mr.. and Mrs. Roach admirably
situated in q beautiful nome by the
lake. Mr.. Nestos spent much Of his
time rowing and fishing at the lakes,
and as evidence of his outing is dis
playing some beautifully rlistcred
farms.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-09-04
ACITATOR IS RUN
OUT OF THE COUNTRY.

Langdon, N. D., Aug. 30 Charged
with being public nuisance because
of attempts to organize farm hands,
and with creating considerable trouble
for farmers, member Of the /. w.
W., giving his name as James Alberts,
was arrested at Calvin and following
Ia hearing here was ordered to leave
the county. He was escorted to the
,county's boundary line by deputy
sheriff.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-09-04
MINOT MAY NOT GET
PROGRESSIVE MAGAZINE.

Geo. L. Nelson, Of Martin, was in
the city Friday, comforting with local
Bull Moosers relative to installing 3
Progressive magazine here. Mr.. Nell
son informs us that he has been ap-
preached by progressives in the east
ern part Of the state who desire him
to publish the organ either at Grand
Forks or Fargo. He has taken the
matter under consideration. He pro-
poses to get out an issue of 10000
copies ct first.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-09-04

. mulligan stew once day and .
friendly bush for their shelter at
night. When the weather grows cool
err, they will follow the ducks south
ward where they can continue their
easy life. These men certainly can
not complain of low wages. They
simply do not care to work. Hundreds
of men can be employed in this vicin-
ity at top notch wages.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-09-04

Spring Lake Farmer May Be Insane.
Sheriff Kelley and Deputy Doherty
went to Spring Lake township Mon
day and arrested Peter StreadWick, q
farmer believed to be insane. The
mans wife secured divorce q short
time ago. Streadwick is accused Of
beating w. j. Smiths hired man, who
was sent to his farm to care fop some
chickens. The man will be given .
hearing soon.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-09-04
Mustn't Talk Back to "Coppers.' .

Four young men who "sassed" Of
ficers John McGregor and Pete Rob-
erts on the street early Saturday
morning, were taken before Judge
Lynch and were given light fines and
from two to FIVE days at hard labor.
The quartette consisted Of A. n. Tay-
lor, Frank Dandson, Henry Dubron
and Robert Bowers. The officers stat
ed that they asked the young men
where they were going and received
the reply that it was none OF their
business.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-09-04

Scores Of farmers visit Minot daily
looking in vain for harvest hands. A
week or more ago hundreds of men
walked the street looking for chance
to escape work and today many able
bodied men are to be found on the
outskirts Of the city perfectly con-
tented if they are able to partake Of
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-09-04
Baden Store Robbed and Burned.

Baden Store Robbed and Burned.
The store at Baden, owned by Her.
man Faulk, was robbed and burned
to the ground last Thursday morning
at one o'clock. Three men, who had q
considerable quantity Of goods, were
held at Donnybrook next day as sus-
poets, but were released. Mr.. Faulk
carried little insurance and his loss
is heavy as he had just received a
heavy fall and winter stock.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-09-04

Mysterious Gunman Disturbs Citizen.
A mysterious gunman has been dis
turbing the peace for more than a
week and the police are unable to To-
cate him. Each evening shots have
been heard in the railroad yards and
Saturday night six shots in rapid sue
cession were fired from near the pow
err plant. Before the police arrived,
the man had fled.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-09-04
Former Minot Man in Big Deal.

From copy Of the Lewiston
Mont. Daily News, we note that
George w. Burke, a former Minot
real estate dealer, has just closed q big
deal at that place, having disposed OF
the Mike Kelly ranch, consisting Of
1870 acres, to A. E. Nichols of Bell
ingham, WASH, for $32,725. Mr..
Burke's old time friends will be inter
ested in learning that he's doing
things in the thriving Montana city.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-09-04

Moselle, N. D., Aug. co. Selling
apples as q means Of profit on the
farm is a method that few years
ago would not have been thought pos
sible in North Dakota but it has been
demonstrated that fruit can be grown
profitably here. Farmers are now
selling apples at from 81 to $1.15 per
bushel from trees planted few years
ago. The Duchess, Wealthy and the
Greetings are the favorites.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-09-04
Carry Two Cases to Supreme Court.

Carry Two Cases to Supreme Court.
States Attorney Nestos and his as
sistant, Dorr Carroll, have prepared
abstracts in two criminal cases that
they are carrying to the supreme
court
One is against Minnie Phillips, q
young married woman, who was tried
for unlawful cohabitation and dis
missed on technicality.
The other is the case against Kim
ball and Butler, who are charged with
engaging in a prize fight contrary to,
law: This case was also decided
against the state thru q technicality.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-09-04
Labor Day.

The banks and the postofice closed
Monday, Labor Day. The Indepen-
dent force enjoyed half holiday.
Most of the stores continued business
as usual and about every collector in
the city bearded US in our den.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-09-04
Can Deliyer the Coods.

The Independent has had an oppor-
tunity to test its ability on getting
our briefs and abstracts in a hurry.
Two abstracts received in this Office
Saturday afternoon were off the press
that night, and a third was set before
midnight. We can and do deliver the
goods.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-09-04
White Leaves the Reporter.

H. F. White, for several months To-
cal editor Of the Reporter, has severed
his connection with that paper. Mr..
White will visit his parents at Port
land, N. D., and will then 60 to Fargo
to engage in newspaper work. Mr..
White has done good work on the Re-
porter and many friends will miss
him.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-09-04
Going Some.

A Minot woman who has been
studying one Of the up-to-date fashion
magazines, sent to a New York firm
for late pattern. She received q
reply that the firm would be pleased
to accommodate her just as soon as
the model had arrived from Paris.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-09-04
Widening the Walks.

The work Of widening the side walks
in the business district to the paving,
is we'll under way and will be complet-
ed in few days. Spaces have been
left for the White Way posts, most Of
the conduits for which have been put
in.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-09-04

Dick Barrett came down from Glen
burn Monday on business. Mr.. Bar
rett states that many threshing mach
ines in that vicinity started up the
first of the week.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-09-04
IDEAL CONDITIONS
FOR FLAX CROP.

Ryder, N. D., Aug. 3O.-The most
ideal conditions have prevailed here
for the maturity of the flax crop.
Even the late grain is now sufficiently
advanced to insure good yield. Far
mers and elevator men assert the flax
crop will be of especially fine quality
and great deal has been sowed this
wear on the reservation.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-09-04

Mick Gordon's Home Burns.
Mick Gordon's home on West Sec
ond street was damaged by fire Fri
day night to the extent of $500, fully
covered by insurance. The firemen
did good work in keeping the flames
from spreading.
, 1913-03-15

TENDERS are hereby solicited for the
- purveyance of the following articles for
the F~rederiksted Jail House from the lst
April to the 3 9TH September 1913.
Cornmeal sugar, biscuits, behring's, saltfish,
blue soap, bread, beef and kerosine oil
The conditions can be seen at the Police
Office.
Written tenders are sent to the under
signed Chairman before the 22ud inst. con-
tanning a statement Of prices etc.
Frederik ,ted's Jail House Commission,
March 14th, 1913.
SEGELCKE.