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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-09-18

A year ago the cry Of shortage Of
coal" was worn to FRAGILE, and the
railroads were cussed by both dealer
and consumer for such condition.
Today the coal docks at D,hAVth and
Superior are overloaded WITT, goal, the
railroads are ready to transport it to
the interior, but we are informed the
consumers and dealers are slow with
their orders. Those docks should be
emptied at once so that they can be
refilled again before navigation on
the lakes closes. See your local dealer
and place your order for the winters
supply, and urge him to get in good
stock before it freezes up.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-09-18

A large, number Of the newspapers
of the northwestern section of the
state, printed the cut Of the proposed
new st. Joseph's Hospital that will
soon be- started by the Sisters of St.
Francis in this city. The cuts were
late in arriving, therefore several Of
the publishers did not receive them in
time for their last weeks publication.
Minot appreciates the publicity the
northwestern editors gave to this in
stitution and the local papers will be
only too glad to reciprocate at any
time.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-09-18

r b 4 IF 4 q. y 4.
Some 'ornery cuss" broke win
dow in the Minot p. O. and refused
to pay for it, whereupon the Postmas-
ter McNamara lived up to his Irish
ancestry and whipped the fellow for
its full value. He was slim and agile,
and the Willard Leader adds, BULLY
Boy"
John A. Mckay went up to Minot
to clerk in his brothers store, and old
friends in Wallace rejoiced that
George needed clerk. Where was
Wallace. The editor used to see q
number of empty homes in beautiful
nook on the bench land above the PEN
droy meadows, but there is neither
stick nor stone there now-only good
crops where thrifty German farmer
plows and sows.
Jean McNaughton Stevens.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-09-18

Many thousands of Sears Roebuck
catalogs have been distributed thru
out North Dakota during the past
week. A comparison of the prices,
shows that in some instances the cat
alog house is lower that the home mer-
chant, but in many instances, the local
businessman can beat the mail order
house "all hollow" The wide awake
merchant no longer fears competition
from the eastern mail order house, al
tho there will always be those who
have an idea that one can save money
by trading with the foreign concerns.
The local merchant has an advantage
over the catalog houses. He is near
to his customers, knows many Of
them personally, and if he is a truth
full sort Of man, his statements can
be made to mean much. He can de-
liver his goods the day they are
bought, can show them before selling
and doesn't have to 60 to the expense
Of So for each customer for catalogs.
A little printers ink, bought at a
moderate price, and applied in SEN
sible manner, will do the business. Be-
sides, the parcel post permits the To-
cal merchant building up a nice little
mail order business of his own.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-09-18

Less eastern coal will be burned in
western North Dakota than usual. The
Northern Briquetting Co. will soon be
putting briquettes on the. market
which will take the place of hard coal.
This product is manufactured princi-
pally from q Ward county product,
Ignite, with just little bituminous
coal mixed in. North Dakotans, US
ing this product, will be able to save
considerable on their fuel bills, it is
believed.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-09-18
MIGHT APPLY HERE.

The state railway commission OF
California is considering matters that
might we'll be followed by the commits.
sion of North Dakota. The Pullman
company will appear before the com.
mission in November to give answer
to these questions:
How much the company depends or
passengers tips in figuring porters
wages.
Why upper berths are pulled down
when not occupied, making lowe,
berths stuffy and cramped.
Why the answer ono lowers left,
so often proves to have been a mis-.
take the next morning.
Why passenger can not get his
berth made up when he wants it, but
must await the porter's pleasure.
Why berths so often are sold tt
more than one passenger.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-09-18

The officers of our local creamery
should investigate why cream is be-
ing shipped from this territory to Mi
not. Is it the old story of the central
creamery freezing out the farmer
plants? If so the attention of the
state legislature should be called to
the fact, and passage Of laws that will
break up the monopoly secured. =
Powers Lake Echo.
We presume that the editor of the
Echo means that the legislature
should prohibit the Minot creamery
from doing business outside Of Minot.
The farmers certainly ought to have
right to dispose of their products
where they can get the highest price.
The Minot creamery, we are sure, has
not interfered with any Of the cream
cries located in other sections Of the
state and, on the other hand, has
been paying a good round price for
the product.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-09-18
TURKEY HEN MOTHERS
A PRAIRIE CHICKEN,

Burnstad, N. D., Sept. 13.-The ma
ture fakirs of the country have moth
ing on Burnstad. Mrs. A. G. Smith
owns hen turkey that has largely
developed maternal instinct. In addi-
ton to six turkeys Of tender age for
which she cares for, she also mothers
q little prairie chicken. Whether some
wanton prairie hen laid an egg in the
turkey nest or whether two neighbor-
ing families Of juvenile fowls became
confused will never be known, but the
turkey seems just 40 proud Of the lit
tie prairie chick rs Of her own brood,
and the wild bird shows 4 remarkable
devotion to its adopted relative.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-09-18
NO LONGER AN EXPERIMENT.

North Dakota has reached an i'm.
portant stage in its corn growing. The
crop is no longer a speculation and
uncertainty. 1t has passed the exper-
mental stage and it is now simply a
question of proper selection of native
grown seed corn and preparation OF
the ground with reasonable amount
of cultivation.
Years of testing has demonstrated
that there are fifteen or twenty varie-
ties of corn that will mature in this
state. This certainly affords the
planters ample variety from which to
select their favorite kinds. With
proper selection of seed determined
the popularity of corn in this state is
assured. The turning point has been
reached and it will for all future time
be favorite crop. BY planting fields
in corn the foulest land can easily be
cleaned and the cultivation rests the
soil as much as summer fallow, in ad-
dition returns are secured from the
corn.
Probably the best result from grow
ing corn is that the farmers immed-
lately begin to look around for some
method of using the crop that is pro-
duced. This leads to raising live
stock of some kind, generally cattle
and hogs. This leads to crop diversi-
fcation and rotation and develops
methods that scientific agriculturists
insist are needed in this part of the
northwest.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-09-18

The threshers are now having their
innings, and their toll is the last d.
rect expense the farmer has to. his
crop before marketing it. He can
now figure out on which side Of the
ledger is the balance, and whether he
has made wages for himself and fam
lily the past year by sticking exclus-
lively to grain raising. If not, COM
pare your condition with that Of your
neighbor who has kept few cows
and patronized the local creamery,
and see If it will not profit you ia
make change in that direction. An
income every month in the year should
look good to you.-Powers Lake Echo.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-09-18
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. BITS OF PIONEER HISTORY. .
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Louis Robinson of Wallace is in
the city. He sold his bones last week
to Sivyer of Minnewaukan." Now,
dear Reader, you are wondering how
he could sell his bones, and still live
to tell the tale. If you had been in
Minot in those days you might have
seen pile of bones many rods long, q
rod wide and at least ten feet high.
These bones had been gathered from
the prairie and carted in by the early
settlers, and they brought a good
price. Mrs. George Strong of Velva
told me this summer how she and the
children spent all their spare time
gathering bones, while Mr.. Strong
was busy afield. The editor of this
column we'll remembers thinking, in
the fall of '89, that there were patches
of snow amid the long grass in the
sloughs southwest of Minot, but q
closer inspection showed them to be
buffalo bones.
How plentiful these buffalo must
have been, and how great must have
been the slaughter in the late '7O's.
Old settlers in jamestown tell of buff
falo hunts in the fall Of the late '7O's,
when the wife drove the wagon while
the husband hunted, and they would
be gone six weeks from home in order
to bring in winters supply of meat.
Other settlers have told Of the buff
falo coats that could be bought for $50
each in those days, and one near me
still wears the one he bought. It is
still good, tho it has seen it's best days.
He also tells Of seeing earlier and
farther south the buffalo on their
great trend north, when they crossed
the river Arkansaw. For mile wide
you could have walked on their backs
and it took them all day to cross.
There were many thousands. He and
his guide sat on the bluff. They were
on their way to Pixies Peak, but were
not yet "busted."
Hope Bros, our hardware men, are
doing fine trade. They keep quite
a number Of clerks in the different de-
partments, to wait on their numerous
customers" Fine men, were both
brothers. Andrew stayed by the store
they had in Devils Lake, and died
there in the '9O's. Will is up near Ed
monitor.
Nv. H. Parker is up the line look
ing after his men and teams, where he
has grading contract. Mr.. Parker
conducts the hotel which is the best
in the city" The Parkers and
their son, Clarence, own the Lee
land. Mrs. Parker still looks we'll, and
enjoys visiting friends of Ye Olden
Tyne, who remember the Parker
House. It was burned down in the
Fall Of '89 and the Elks' handsome
home stands on it's site.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-09-18

Ward county is right in the corn
belt. We have land in the Mouse river
valley that will grow corn better than
any other crop. There are numerous
IS bushel yields and one fifty. Seed
dealers are Offering $1.5O per bushel
for good mature seed corn. At for
ty bushels this crop averages $50 per
acre, or more than enough to pay for
the land. This corn fed to stock will
produce even more money.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-09-18

Many in this section Of the state
are now preserving the crab apples
grown on their own farms The North
Dakota product is as nearly perfect
as can be imagined. No worms and
being free from the ravages Of all
pests, what apples have been grown
are perfectly smooth, Of good size, rich
color and perfect flavor. Thousands
of apple trees will be planted in North
Dakota this fall and during the COM
ing spring. If they are protected,
they will in few years yield profit
able crop. Every North Dakotan
ought to plant few apple trees. Some
day we can sell five acre tracts Of or
chard land at fabulous figure as
they do now out in the west.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-09-18
Mrs. Condit, mother Of Mrs. c. V.
Vance, Of White Earth, il critically
i'll ut that place.

o. G. Anderson, of the Dakota Mon
ument Co., Of Fargo, was in the city
on business Monday. He was the guest
Of ,h; his h fasherinaw l. skryseth,
business here and many friends vel
coined him back. He reports the mon
ument business good. He handles a
class of goods that we will all need
some day and while the death rate in
North Dakota is small, there is suf-
ficient demand for his product to keep
q large force busy.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-09-18
Timothy Mansan, who was taken 70

Timothy Mangan, who was taken to
the Minot hospital last week for treat
ment, and was operated upon for ul-
Ger Of the stomach, died suddenly last
Thursday night. He felt great deal
better during the day and it was
thought that the operation would be
successful and that he would recover,
but about 8 p. m. he was taken sud-
denly worse and the end soon came.
Mr.. Mangan had many friends in
Sawyer and vicinity who are grieved
to learn Of his demise. A brother
from Preston, Mimi, came and took
the body to that place for burial
Sawyer Telegraph.
Probably the first alfalfa seed
threshed in North Dakota, east of the
Missouri river, was threshed this week
by the Doughty Bros, E. M. and w.
H., at their farm near Ypsilanti,
marking distinct step in the produc-
ton of alfalfa in this vicinity, rs home
grown, and therefore superior, accli-
mated seed will be obtained. The
yield from two acres was threshed,
running about three bushels to the
acre. As the thresher does not clean
the seed it must later be run thru q
tanning mill when about six bushels
of fine homegrown alfalfa seed will
be obtained. This seed, about 800
pounds, will be sufficient to seed sew
enty-two acres next year. The seed
is worth 20 cents per pound, and at
this rate Of yield-and from three to
four bushels is . fine showing the
profit per acre would be about $50 for
the seed, with no cost except for cut
ting and threshing, rs the seed came
from q 3-year-old alfalfa feld.-New
Rockford Transcript.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-09-18

S. b. Miller and family went to Re-
dondo Beach Saturday to spend few
hours with Mrs. s. ]. Hunt and FAM
lily, formerly of Minot, N. D. Mr..
Hunt is blacksmith, and at present
is holding down homestead in Can
ada. Mrs. Hunt is experimenting
the work at the shop, and is also
building $4,000 modern bungalo.-
Westgate (Cali.) News.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-09-18
Injured by Dying Horse.

New Rockford, Sept 15.-Mrs.
Schmskel, ST.. was severely injured
last Friday morning when horse she
was caring for fell upon her. The
horse had been sick for some time
and while Mrs. Schmeckel was stand
ing beside it it suddenly fell and died.
Mrs. Schmeckel had considerable Diff
ficulty in extricating herself and had
several ribs broken, besides being bad
ly bruised by the animal in its death
struggles. She is getting along as
well as could be expected.
J. G. Angle Of Logansport, Ind, has
been here for several days looking At
ter the crop on his farm east Of the
city. Mr.. Angle is q former, Ward
county resident, having moved to In
diana two years ago.
Henry Willis, the big bonanza far
mer from Lansford, was in Minot
Tuesday on business.
Mrs. Chas. Williams, of Stanley, N.
D., visited with friends in Minot this
week.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-09-18

At any rate, the weather is growing
cooler, and these feminine specimens
who delight in wearing these new fan
gled slit skirts, will soon be compelled
to put on additional wearing apparel.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-09-18

While North Dakotans fully sym
pathize with the drought sufferers Of
the south, our farmers should be con-
tented that conditions are 80 ideal
here. Down in the alfalfa districts Of
Kansas, for instance, the farmers have
experienced series Of misfortunes.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-09-18

The Mayor Of Boston has declared
that any man caught gazing at an X
Ray skirt, will be fined $40, since
which time not one Of these new fan
gled contraptions has been seen on the
streets Of the "baked bean" city.
President Davis might issue with
profit such a proclamation.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-09-18
wild Plums Are Ripe.

Mrs. F. E. Cook of Logan left box
Of fine wild plums at the Independent
Office Tuesday which were much en-
joyed by the force. Mrs. Cook secur-
ed three bushels of them in the woods
on the Cook farm near Logan. No
western pIums can compare in flavor
with the native wild plums which are
to be found in abundance along the
Mouse river most years.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-09-18

According to reports the potato
crop in the United States is 80 per
cent short this year. The price ought
to be excellent. Farmers will find it
a paying proposition to dig their po-
tatoes before the ground freezes, and
care for them.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-09-18

Grand Duke Michaelovitch of Rus
STA, lionized by Newport society, has
selected a New York young woman
as the "most beautiful girl in the
world" The Duke should be excused
when it is remembered that he has
never visited North Dakota.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-09-18

A drought in the west caused loss
of 420 million bushels Of corn in Aug
ust. It's good thing that the North
Dakota corn fields are safe.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-09-18
GLENDIvE MAN DROPS DEAD.

Bismarck, N. d., Sept. l4.-E. ].
Berry, Glendive, Mont, prominent
hotel man and politician, dropped dead
1T Miles City yesterday while watch
ing horse races in which his animal
started. Berry was formerly resi-
dent Of Bismarck in the early days.
The daily Gate City., 1913-08-25
UNIQUE DECORATIONS
ARE SEEN ON STREETS
Business Houoes Are Decorated for
the Gala Week, Many Excellent
Schemes Being Shown.

Decorators, who have been work
ing in the city for days, added extra
men to their force yesterday, putting
business houses Of the city in trim
for the gala week. American iags
fredominate and nothing has ever
been found TO surpass them. Many
beautiful and daring schemes have
been employed 10 make the streets
more attractive We'll & Co. pre-
sented usique scheme in a cluster
OF red lights az the top of the build
ing, reading THE Best Store in the
Dam Town" The EIks club is gen
orally considered the most beautifully
decorated lodge building, although the
Eagles. with their fine new electric
Sign, have decorations to be proud OF.
A new and unique electric sign in
front Of Abell's store also attracted
much attention.
The daily Gate City., 1913-08-25
LAUNCH FLEET COMES
FROM TT. MADISON
@Ft nssicon Dsy7 On lske coope,
Wecnesday Attracts Rotor5ost
Race Lovers.

TT. MADIGosl. Au1. u Bfta ne
handsome crrisg- "hpsssn.1 act5ag ~
pilot boat the launches ~ Yor4 Ns6,
fson VIII form eeet IN Wedaez1zY
morning. August z7ta aad cruase 10
Keokuk to partieitate IL M ceie5ra~
ton there and M oaFerTanes II ePf.
Madison Day" On I.axe C<otsey 5Bnae-
diately above the dam. Dr. \, r. P1.iI.
pott has been named Chairman N sie
committee on srranzeraenf4.
The pilot boat VII leaye Part RAJ.
ison on the morning Of nle cruise 4.
800 O'Clock and It f. likely 4 large
feet of smaller craft VII aecora oaay
her The real meeting piaee N ne
feet. however, viii be WsGneYz ,43snt
several miles down the river, TFeve
the pilot boat Will stop 10 aliow gsgs2,
glers and launches starting later %
catch up with the feet and 70 p1ez
up all boats which may have gope IN
ahead and from that point q liz
cruise will be made to the power 4.
with all the available launches form.
ed in feet
The daily Gate City., 1913-08-25
VISITORS ROAM OVER
THE GREAT DAM
poUer 5ouse and Dam Open 70
Inspection from a. m. to
.. m. Each Day.

The power house and dam open TO
public Inspection without require.
raent of pass for the first time since
tas vater was Jet in the forebay, has
Droyed a necca for the yisitors to the
<eleratton, The works is open from
2 q 10. 10 4 p. m. each day until
T'aBrefay end the power company has
nade eyery arrangement possible for
the protection o. Yisitors and allowing
them ~ get an excellent view and
Nonceptscn g. the plant Because OF
TIE tspger element the visitors are
mt allowed IN the power house around
d&DYeroas machinery but they may
pasg the Dower house going 10 the
Gam is siIch a nay that fine view OF
The gegefafpr room may be obtained.
Gtiidez are Stationed at various points
~ EsIy out the Visitors
The daily Gate City., 1913-08-25
GOVERNORS WIFE
AT HAMILTON
MIRA Dunno ss the Dadsnt Horne This
Morning. Meets Many
Ladies.

This morning at the beautiful home
Of Mr. and assE. Henry Dadant IN
Hamilton. g public reception Eas gir-
en- IN honor Of Mrs. E. r. Dunno, wife
OF the goTernor Of Illinois, ard the
Misses Dunno. The receiving hoEr
was from half past nine to halt past
ten and q large company was enter
tained. The reception was delightful
y informal Mrs. Dadant was assist
ed by MrE. Homer Williams, Mrs. A.
L Macarthur. Mrz. Ed Hostord. Mrs.
Owen Pence and Mrs. James Guthrie.
Punch vas served by Miss Har-
riett Dadant, Miss Daisie Hosford.
Miss Ruth Weyand and Miss Marie
Yeast Many guests from Carthage,
WARSAW, Wytie and Ferris we're en-
tertained. beside ladies from Hamfl-
ton.
Mrs Dunno and her two daughters
1roved very gracious honor guests
and the reception was marked sue
cess.
A number Of Hamilton men 5ad
women boarded the steamer Illinois
and made the trip 70 Fort Madison
With the governors party where they
took the Santa Fe for CHICAGO. A
buffet luncheon was served on board
which had been prepared by the Ham
iiton ladies' and WIS serred rnder their
supervision
The daily Gate City., 1913-08-25
BURLINGTON REPORTS
BOATS ON THE WAY
Levers Of Sport Are Corning Down the
River in Launches From Many
Cities.

BURLINGTON, Ia. Aug. 25.-Those
who like 10 watch the happenings
along the Father Of Waters" are hav-
Ing 81 extra amount Of satisfaction
out of that diversion at present. TIE
reason for this Is that there are dozens
o. motor boats passing up and down
stream on their way TO The big Missis-
sippi Valley Powe- Boat Association's g
neeting ~ Keokuk-
II sounds 2 little ont Of place 10 say
come Of the boats are passing up
stream st this poiEt TO get 70 Keokuk,
but these are boats from points south
0. that city, who're owners are making
short trips 70 the upper river points
previous To the starting of activities Al
Keok1k
1 couple 0. bats from 81. Louis
we're in port today on their way TO
Keozuk after haTing paid yisft to
points north Of here. The Mound City
boats are splendid oaes. their o#nerz
being wealthy men who have put much
moaer into their craft
ETerT year dozens Of pleasure
boats Of this sort gather At the scene
ot the regatta and gpeud the time,
wltching the raceg Il not only IN
ables them 10 see the races. witch are
highly interesting. but U also hare 3
ane outing on the big stream.
Or. J. r DIXON and family and
scores Of others from this city VII 20
70 the neighborfng city Aoadzy to al
tend the big river carnival DR.. Dinoa
and family and . party Of fr1enda VIII
make the "Trip On tbe Lad the aid-
get steamboat and pleasure craft.
George DIXON IS now buoy making 2
number II floats u be psed sn marx
ing the ccUrse 81 the racing boats, ctr.