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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-02-05
ward COUNTY IMMIGRATION
ASSOCIATION is BIG SUCCESS

horses and machinery to take care ot
his farm in proper style.
Today Mr.. Orlando Brown of Hi.
nois, arrived with two carloads OF
horses, cattle and machinery, fully
equipped to farm three quarter sec.
tions of land. He will move out to his
farm about four miles East of Minot
tomorrow. Mr.. Browns family &C.
companied him.
Mr. Jens Jensen, from Iowa, is ex.
pected to arrive here early in the
spring to move to his farm south OF
Minot, with complete set Of farm.
ing machinery and horses, sufficient
to take care Of half section of land
Mr.. Miller Jenson of Iowa, together
with his family, who recently purchas.
ed three quarters of land south Of Mi
not, is expected to arrive during the
month of February, with several car
loads of horses and machinery, with
which to take care of his farm. Ex-
tensive improvements are also con-
templated by Mr.. Jensen.
Mr.. Morris Christensen of Iowa
will arrive in the early spring with a
complete outfit to farm the land pur-
chased by him late last fall, south and
east of Minot.
Mr.. Ernest Nehls and family, also
of Iowa, who purchased a beautiful
farm south of Minot last fall, is ex-
pected to arrive within day or two
with sufficient horses and farming
machinery to cultivate his land.
Mr.. j. J. Rozell Of Illinois, who pur-
chased half section Of land south
west of Minot. late last fall, is expect
ed later in the spring fully equipped
to farm the three quarters of land
purchased.
Mr.. Frank Kohl, from Minnesota,
who, purchased nice farm north of
Minot, has already arrived with his
family, horses and sufficient farming
machinery, and is at this time busy
erecting a substantial set Of buildings
on his farm, adding materially to the
value of the land and the beauty of
the country.
Mr.. E. A. Summers from Minneso-
ia, purchased a piece of land last fall,
and is expected up with a complete
outfit in the near future and will make
extensive improvements on his farm
Immediately upon his arrival. =,
Mr.. Albert Sheese from Wisconsin
will arrive early in the spring with
his family and stock and machinery
to icaate on his quarter section Of land
south Of Minot.
Messrs. Rutland and Weyland from
Minnesota, who purchased land last
fall north of Minot, will be busy tax
ing care Of their farm next season.
Others who have purchased land
so far have been unable to arrange
their affairs so as to enable them to
move out this spring, but will arrive
later in the season with their families
and complete farming outfits.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-02-05
JOSEPH COTFA IS
FOUND NOT GUILTY
MAN ACCUSED OF PIGGING by
FIGHTING ALICE" PARRISH
PUTS UP LIVELY SCRAP THRU
HIS ATTORNEYS, CHATFIELD
4 FAHEY,

Fighting Alice" Parrish has lost
another bout. This time Joe Gotta
scored telling blow in the first round
that sent the luckless Alice to her
corner, so to speak, gasping for
breath. It all came about like this.
Joe used to board with Alice and
her husband. There was a falling out.
Joe had Parrish arrested for pigging
and he was acquitted. Alice turned
the tables on Joe and swore to a
similar complaint against Cotea. She
was the states main witness. She
testified that she had seen Joe sell no
less than fifty pints of whiskey at her
home in one day, but she could not
produce any other witnesses. The
States Attorney put up a hard enough
scrap but Alice was too much of
handicap for him. The jury evidently
did not believe her story.
Atty. Chattield, who cross examined
Alice, learned many things. First he
found that he was dealing with no or
dinary woman, for Alice is just as
bright as she is good looking, and
she'd carry off the blue ribbon at most
any beauty show. He managed to
get her to contradict herself in one
or two particulars, which had an i'm
portant bearing on the case.
Cotea is quite character about
town. He's hard worker. He drives
team during the day and he is sell
dom known to go to bed at night. He's
very energetic and ought to be laying
up the coin of the realm.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-02-05
NEGRO R0LD-UP
FOUND GUILTY
. SO''~ WILL
DAN NELL, PORTAL NEGRO
SHOT THRU STOMACH, WIG
RECOVERED in MINOT HOSPI-
TAI, WILL BE SENT TO PEN
STRATTON ACQUITTED.

Dan Neill, colored, who was shot
through the stomach by officers fol-
lowing a hold-up at Portal last sum-
mer, was found guilty in district court
before Judge Leighton at Bowbells
last week. Neill was brot to st. JOS
eph's hospital in this city after being
shot, where he recovered.
H. H. Stratton, white, charged with
robbery, was acquitted, but he was ar
rested for perjury which he is alleg-
ed to have committed while testifying
in Neill's case.
Neill, Stratton and two others are
said to have robbed lad, Irving Bur-
hans, of $40 on the depot platform
just as the train was pulling out. The
negro grabbed the money and ran but
was pursued by officers and shot.
Stratton was arrested in Minot, a
Aashlight and loaded automatic pis-
tol being found on him.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-02-05
.TWO-YEAR OLD GIRL
IS Fatally Burned
MYRTLE, DAUGHTER OF HAIR
RY LEWIS, WAS HORRIBLY Y
BURNED WHILE PLAYING
WITH HOT ASHES.
LATER: The babe passed away
n hoalk n,nn r1nlnnlx --.-----

about one o'clock.
Myrtle, the two-year-old daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Lewis, was so
badly burned at the home, 7OS Valley
street at 10 o'clock this friday
morning that doctors say she cannot
survive. The child was taken in an
ambulance to the hospital where her
death is but the matter of hours.
Mrs. Lewis had stepped into the
home Of Street Commissioner Thos.
Jackson, next door, to order some gro
ceries by phone, when the little girls,
aged 8 and 2 years, played with some
hot ashes. When Mrs. Lewis returned,
she found her babe screaming on the
bed. The clothing had been burned
from her, setting fire to the room
here and there where it dropped off.
The child in her frantic efforts to free
herself from the flames had thrown
herself on the bed, which also caught
fire. The other child was uninjured.
Mrs. Lewis smothered the flames of
her babe. The fire department was
called and the flames were put out be-
fore much damage had been done to
the house.
Physicians are doing what they can
to relieve the little babe, who was hor-
ribly burned about the legs and the
lower part Of the body.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-02-05
Mhot Ward County, Thursday Febuary5l9
LEFT OLD HORSE ON
PRAIRIE TO PERISH.

James Comford was placed under
arrest Friday on the charge of cruelty
to animals. Comford had driven three
horses to Burlington the day before
for coal and enroute home, one of
them, an animal % years old, gave
ont. Comford unhitched the horse
and proceeded to this city, leaving the
horse along the road. Next morning
the animal was found at the edge of
the city on Park avenue, dead. Mrs.
John Comford, sister of the defend
ants wife, told pitiful story to
Judge Lynch, who bound Conford
over to the county court but released
him on his own recognizance. She
said the defendant had an invalid wife
and three children and that the family
had stinted themselves to buy feed
for the horses. Comford himself said
he had intended going back the next
day for the poor beast. The court
Will deal with him leniently.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-02-05
SOCIALIST SHOW
NOT ALLOWED
FOUR REEL MOTION PICTURE
WAS TO HAVE BEEN GIVEN AT
THE GRAND SUNDAY BY Soc
IALsIsT LOCAL-AUTHORlTIEs
STEP IN.

Manager Repole of the Grand had
promised his theatre to the Socialist
local for Sunday afternoon and even
ing, during which time four reel
1sotion picture was to have been put
on for the entertainment of those at
tending the Socialist convention here.
The picture was that of a labor scene
Illustrating certain Socialist doctrine.
Mr.. Repole was notified by the au-
thorities that if the show started, his
house would be closed forthwith, in
asmuch as there is city ordinance
which prohibits the operation of pic
ture shows on Sunday. The Social
lists claim that inasmuch as no charge
was to have been made, this attraction
would not come under the ban.
A large crowd gathered at the the.
atre and when Mr.. Repole announced
that the house would not be opened,
proceeded to Britannia hall.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-02-05
BRUSH McWILLIAMS CO., WHICH
OPERATED WITH ORGANIZA-
TION, REPORTS EXCELLENT
RESULTS.

The Brush McWilliams Company is
now receiving results from their ef-
forts in cooperating with the Ward
County immigration Association in
advertising Ward County land thru
the eastern states.
On Christmas day Mr.. S. S. Boden
of Illinois, and his family, in all nine
people, arrived, together with about
four or five thousand dollars worth of
personal property, horses, cattle and
farming machinery, which he has
moved out to his beautiful half section
of land eight miles north of Minot,
which he is improving. He is at the
present time erecting large, sub
stantial house, and will, during the
coming summer erect an AL barn,
making his farm one of the best i'm
proved in the vicinity. Mr.. Bowden
has also arranged, to have a large
grove of trees planted in the spring.
Mr.. j. T. Bustard from the same
place in Illinois is expected to arrive
with a carload of horses and machin-
cry within the next week or so, which
he will move out on his farm north of
Minot, recently purchased.
Mr.. Bob Willis, of the firm of Will
Its & Thornhill, who represent the
Brush -McWilliams Company in the
east, who purchased one Of the finest
three quarter section farms tributary
to Minot late last fall, will spend most
of the summer overseeing his farming
interests here, he and Mr.. Thornhiil
being the owners Of some seven hun
dred acres of other land tributary to
Minot.
On Saturday, Jan. 31st, Mr.. Yard,
from Anderson county, Kansas. to-
gether with his family, and his son
and family, arrived with two carloads
of beautiful horses and sufficient farm
ing machinery to operate his eXten-
sive farm recently purchased, four or
five miles northeast Of Minot.
Mr.. Amos Brchmer of Illinois, ar
rived in Minot Monday morning, Feb
ruary End, with part Of his horses and
machinery, which he has moved out
to his farm Northeast Of Minot and
has returned to Illinois to bring up
his family and another carload Of
horses and machinery, with which he
is expected to return within the next
two weeks, together with his family.
Mr.. Srowther, from Illinois, accom-
panied Mr.. Brehmer, and while here
contracted for quarter section Of
land in the immediate vicinity. He re-
turned to Illinois with Mr.. Brehmer to
bring back his family and sufficient
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-02-05
..Bunty Pulls the Strings

This noted attraction given by one
Of the leading companies will appear
at the Grand Wednesday evening,
Feb. IL. This play was written by an
obscure Scotch actor, and it was first
played at small hamlet. Some
strangers from London happened to
be in the audience and they reported
it in that city. The result was an
alert manager investigated and the
nous in q night. The play has been
running in New York, its second year.
Manager Repole is receiving many
mail orders for seats from surround
ng towns and the opera house will be
crowded that night. q
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-02-05
jl0,OIO0IF|RE AT
IAGUS SATURDAY
oVERHEATED STOVE IN BUILD
ING OF BANNER MERCANTILE
60. STARTS A FIRE THAT
THREATENED WHOLE TOWN. Il

Tagus was visited by $4,000 fire
Saturday morning when the postofice,
Banner Mercantile Co.'s store and the
office building Of Aug. Nelson were
consumed. Fire started from a stove
in the Banner building and the whole
town was quickly threatened. There
was little water at hand and the local
ffremen and citizens had hard time
to keep the flames from spreading.
The Tagus State bank was saved by
hard work. All mail was taken from
the postofice. The Banner Mercantile
Co.'S loss is $4,000 with $4,000 insur-
aace; postoffice loss, 300, $500 insur-
aace; Nelson, $1,000, fully insured.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-02-05
Minot City Federation Of Clubs.

The four organized Women's Clubs
met Friday afternoon at the Library
club room and the report Of the COM
mittee on constitution and bylaws
was heard and accepted. The follow
ing officers were elected for the Fed
Grafton:
Mrs, r. H. Bosard, president.
Mrs. y. O. Dickenson, vice presi-
dent.
Mrs. w. "A. Peck, secretary.
Mrs. G. D. Colcord, treasurer.
The following, together with the Of
ficers form the executive board: Mrs.
J. G. Lowe and Mrs. "a. Carr, Woman's
club; Mrs. w. i. Stevenson and Mrs.
j. r. Graham, Art club; Mrs. E. O.
Dickinson and Mrs. L. D. McGahan,
Mothers club.
An interesting program was render
ed. AZ, a Ss85 S 1s u "A
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-02-05

An old gentleman drove into the
city Saturday distance Of twelve
miles just to get shaved. No matter
what the weather may. be, he always
pays his barber visit on Saturdays.
"This shave cost me nearly dollar"
he informed the barber. . Thirty cents
for the feed barn, 35 cents for dinner
and q quarter for you" \
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-02-05
Cap Aaker Heads the List.

Because he has two GAS" at the be-
ginning of his name, Casper D. Aaker,
the well known Minot attorney, heads
the list Of some eight thousand at
torneys contained in the annual report
of membership of the American Bar
association which met at Montreal last
September.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-02-05
Max Youth Dies at Hospital.

Andrew Hearland, aged 19 years,
who came from Norway last spring,
to seek his fortune at Max, N. D.,
died at st. Joseph's hospital in this
city Saturday from peritonitis. M.
NJ. Songstad, cousin, arrived from
that place across country Monday, for
interment.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-02-05

A telephone message from Ross, N.
D., states that young son appeared
at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. David
sGibb this morning, despite the fact
that the thermometer registered 4O.3
be3OW zero.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-02-05
RAN TWO NILES IN
NIGHT CLOTHES
OLE LOkkEN, FARM HAND,
CHASED FROM HOUSE BY OLE
GUTTU, WHO HAD JUST RE-
TURNED FROM NORWAY.

Ole Lokken, farm hand near Sou
ris, was chased from the farm home
of Ole Guttu in his night clothes, and
running two miles and half to Sou
ris in that condition, was so badly
frozen that he may die. His hands
and feet were so badly frozen that
they will have to be amputated and if
Lokken lives he will be horrible
cripple.
Lokken was doing the chores on the
farm during the absence Of Guttu in
Norway. The owner on his return
from the old country that night, learn
ed that everything was not right at
his home and hurried to the farm.
Lokken says Guttu secured a butcher
knife and made rush for him, but
he managed to get out of the house.
Guttu has been placed under arrest.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-02-05
Mechanics Attend State Convention.
O,,;ta a large number of mechanics

Mechanics Attend State Convention.
Quite large number of mechanics
from this section of the state left for
jamestown Tuesday night to attend
the state convention of the North .Da-
kota Mechanics Mutual Benefit AS
sociation. A. w. Bager, Of Des Lacs,
who is president of Local No. II, is
vice president of the state association.
Among those from this locality at
tending are: J. H. Burns Of Surrey,
secretary Of Local No. IL; Sanford
Barlow, N. LeFleur and Henry Sol
berg Of Minot; j. w. Bittner Of Nor
wich; O. A. Corum, Deering; A. w.
Bager, Des Laos; VIM. Humbarger,
Glenburn. There are about 250 dele
gates in attendance. This is one Of
the very strongest associations in tha
state. .s5 81
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-02-05

Will =. Holbein, publisher Of the
Lansford Journal, transacted business
in Minot Saturday.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-02-05

General Manager-F. l.. Sherman.
General Secretary-Pete McKone.
Asst. Gen. Sec.-Barney Theurer.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-20

flee. Apparently mistaking Judge
Ihomas for the warden, the mu-
tlneers fired a volIey of shots at him.
He sank to the floor MORALLY
wounded.
Fearing an alarm might be given
by the telephone operator, Mary Fos-
ter, the three mon next gave their
attention TO the telephone switch
board. They turned it over and tried
to disconnect it.
You come with US" they shouted
q they dragged the girl into the pris-
on yard, holding her before them to
Keep the guards from shooting.
Shielded by the girls presence and
cheered on by 500 conviets, the three
men made their way across the prison
yard. Only one shot was fired at
them and it struck the girl
AS she sank to the ground wound
ed the convicts sprang to the prison
gate. With the keys they had taken
from Turnkey Martin they unlocked
it and were free. Outside the gate
the horse and buggy of Warden Dick
was hitched. The three men sprang
into it,
On the wall the big guns began to
belch forth at the fleeing convicts.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-20
Cd NCRESSMAN
IN FIST FIGHT IN
j. {. CAPITOL
Johnson, of Kentucky, and Wash
ington Lawyer CIash-Former
Threatens Gun Play.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.-Chair-
man Ben johnson, of the House Dis
trict Committee. and John Shields, a
Washington lawyer staged fist
fight. ending in threats of gun play,
in the District Committee room OF the
Capitol to-day during which John
sons face was badly bruised and
Shields received heavy blow on the
jaw.
AS the men were separated john
son broke into the adjoining room
shouting Give me that pistol Let
me kill him!"
Committee members closed the
doors between the two rooms but the
Kentuckian opened 1t and made an
effort to follow Shields into the hall
way. Shields was hurried out OF the
room by members of the committee
The fight was the result OF john
sons characterization of Shields az
a lobbyist and Shields retort that the
charge was false.
Johnson struck the first blow and
a dozen blows were exchanged be-
fore the two men could be pulled
apart.
Shields appeared before a subCom-
mittee of the District Committee in
support of a bill to permit policemen
and firemen to ride free on District
street cars
Both combatants are more than six
feet tall and weigh more than 1870
pounds.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-20
DR.. ACKER'S
Own testimony
A Story of triumph well
worth reading.

Selma, Ala, July End, 1913
To Those Who Are Interested: This
is to certify that about eighteen years
ago | contracted very severe attack of
La Grippe which settled on my lungs
and developed into pulmonary consump-
ton. | had one of the best physicians
in Selma, who treated me faithfully
several months and finally decided that
.1y case was hopeless and gave me up
10 die
Fortunately I had studied medicine
about thirty years at that time and
started in search of remedy for my
self.
took the main body of all cough
mixtures. and with the addition of my
gtsmicide made the remedy which cured
me in about three months, and at the
suggestion of a friend in Washington,
d. c.. called this remedy Tu Der XII,
which is identically the same remedy
now manufa Htured by the Dr. Acker
Chemical Company. and every bottle OF
TU- BER-KU Is compounded by my
self
This germicide is neutrahzed by chem
ical treatment so far as to render IL
absolutely harmless.
(signed) DIR. A. w. ACKER
Sworn to before me this End day Of
July, 1913,
r. n. ANDERSON, Notary Public.
-AdyL
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-20
F, G. Galloway Made
Kappa Alpha Head
At Fraternity Feast

Members of the Atlanta Alumni Chap
ter of the Kappa Alpha Fraternity Tues
day attested to the fact that the dry
banquet" enjoyed Monday night at the
Capital City Club was the best ever.
The following officers were elected for
the next twelve months: Frank c.
Galloway, president; G. w. McCarty, Jr.,
first vice president; C. H. Bonnell, sec
ond vice president; James Alexander,
third vice president; William Miller.
secretary, and Robert L. Avery, treas
urer
Albert Howell, II, acted as toastmas-
ter and many well-known Georgians re-
sponded TO toasts, including Judge ]. Fl.
Lumpkln. Judge II. w. Hin, DR.. John +.
White, Thomas II. Jeffries, NJ. l.. Brit -
tain and p. S. Etheridge.
The banquet was held on Lees birth
day, although he was never a member
of that fraternity 1t was founded how
ever, when he was president of Wash
lngton and Lee University to uphold
Southern chivalry one hundred and
fifty persons attended the banquet
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-20
BREAKING OUT
ON CH|[D'S HEAD
Extended to Ears. Hair Could Not
Grow at All, Screamed When
Washed. Used Cuticura Soap and
ointment, Now Scalp Cured.

Eaison' W. Va.--"Our little girl when
ABOUT year old was bothered with break
ing out on her head. 1t commenced with
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-20
New Express Rates
Likely To Be Fought

strenuous opposition to the new ex-
press rates formulated by the Interstate
Commerce Commission, which go into
effect February /, is expected to devel-
op In number OF Southern States, fol-
lowing a meeting of Representatives OF
various state Railroad Commissions in
Atlanta Monday
The conference reached no definite
conclusion but failed to approve the
new rates. 1t was intimated that Geor-
gia and Tennessee. and possibly others,
will oppose the rates on the ground
that they increase local tariffs rather
IOugar tIa,n
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-20
Bride at 10; Actress Has Startling
Views on Neutrality-suspicious.
Against Wedding Young

Here is a young woman who, being
duly deposed and sworn in an i'm
promptu court, and being admonished
as to the solemnity, etc, declares that
the happiest day in her life was not
when she took the vows to love. honor
and obey-she only thought she was
happy then-but when she was given
the precious document that set her
free.
b., All Of which was not very compli-
mentary to Luther Stephens, her hus-
band that was.
At 10 she was just Audrey Thomas,
and very pretty and chic.
Then one evening, when she was
leaving night school, young Stephens
suggested that they get married. To
her mind it was something Of child
ish lark, and she readily assented. The
preachers house was only few steps
awav. She thereupon became Mrs.
Audrey Thomas stephens.
Goes Upon the Stage.
Next, STEPHENS lli4sNd teiAOh iNAI Sh'S
said in obtaining her divorce, and she
went upon the stage, becoming Al
drey Thomas stephens Morton, Nor
ton being taken as her stage name:
And now, nearly seven years after
she was married ASA wee girl in short
skirts, she is Divorce, still pretty
and girlish, and in private life has re-
sumed her maiden name, thus becom-
ing Audrey Thomas-Stephens- Nor
ton Thomas, although she does not
use all of her name at one time.
Her face was Wreathed in smiles
when she emerged from Judge Pendle-
tons courtroom, and she was almost
dancing up and down in her evident
joy. She apparently was not eXaS-
geratins when she said II was her
happiest day.
Here is some of her philosophy on
men and on married life;
"A girl who at IL even thinks OF
getting married should be soundly
spanked every night and sent to bed