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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-11-05
WANTED, A RED HAIRED WIFE.
ksntuckian Asks a Postmaster to Get
Him One,

ksntuckian Asks a Postmaster to Get
Him One.
Minneapolis. Minn.-E. A. Purdy. the
postmaster. is about to enter into com.
petition with Mayor Nye Of this city
for the position Of chief assistant to
Dan Cupid He received a letter from
4 Kentuckian who signed himself Il.
W. 8. and who declared he desires a
wife.
The plans and specifications to which
she must conform are as follows:
Height. five feet six inches: weight. 135
pounds: hair. real red and her own; COM
plexion, fair like lily: nationality. true
American: religion. Catholic; age, twenty
three to twcnty-eght: education. high
school or better: controllable temper and
Q No. or foot
Such woman, the Kentuckian says.
will have to cook and sew and will
have to keep house neatly. but will
not have to do washing or other heavy
work.
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ROLLED OFF HIS FARM.

Man, Team and cultivator Went Down
Steep Incline Together.
Lyons. N. Y.--Ehward WILDER, 4 ten.
ant farmer on the Houghtaling farm
I've miles north of this village. met
with an accident which may prove fa-
TIL. He was cultivating corn on a
steep hillside. %
The lines became tangled and the
horses reared up. falling backward on
the cultivator. WILDER was knocked
down and rolled down the hill with
the horses and the cultivator.
The accident was witnessed BY a
ne1ghbor working In an adjoining field.
He came to the assistance Of WILDER
end extricated him from the mixup.
The horses were not badly injured.
WILDER was taken to his home. where
10 was attended by doctor. who
found both bones Of the right LEI
broken. while both legs were covered
with cuts and bruises where the horses
I'D kicked and traaa0ied on him.
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suggestion has been made that \ T.
shaped approach with two thank Won
ma'ams and a barbed wire entanele-
ment be constructed in order to aid
the vision of Joy riders, but rs the
mayor has just bought new machine
the proposition has been temporarily
shelved.
A motion was made at a recent
meeting Of the city council that by
law be enacted whereby it shall be
considered meritorious to equip hunt
ing dogs with Maxim silencers while
within the confines of suffering
neighborhood. The alderman from
the First ward opined that it was .
matter outside Of jurisdiction, as dogs
were strictly private property and as
such, entitled to all the privileges and
considerations due their owners. The
alderman from the Second ward con-
troverted him with the sound argu-
ment that, although a dog may be
private property, the sound he emits
can fairly be considered as a public
nuisance, after taking into considera-
ton the fact that said noise is pro-
jected without restraint into that at
mospheric domain which is eminently
a public appanage. In the absence Of
q quorum no decision was reached on
the matter. <..
To comply with the requirements of
the poor food law it is proposed to
construct crematory for the disposal
OF large proportion of the local but
ter supply. arl
It is rumored that process for uti-
llzing the excess Of carbon resulting
from the operations Of the briquettin9
plant has been discovered. While the
actual formula is still secret, it
seems that by experimental methods
the hitherto waste by-product has
been isolated in a liquid form. or
course this has been done before but
it remained for the chemists Of the
local plant to solidify the allotropic,
liquid by refrigeration and pressure,
They succeeded in this operation and
incidentally produced synthetic dia-
monds OF extraordinary calibre, some
OF the specimens privately exhibited
approximating the size Of . six
months old brick. However tho prod
uct is not, as yet, marketable, Is IT,
has been found difficult to keep the.
gems at temperature Of 273 cent?
grade which it seems - imperative to.
their preservation. Il is hoped that
this defect will be remedied in the
near future. .57,- s
Rev. Wolfe, formerly pastor Of the
Lutheran church on North Prairie.
was here last week looking over his:
old field, with the idea Of putting the
society on an active basis again.
Rev. Wolfe was the guest Of the.
John Werner family Thnrsdav
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$500 FOR ELEVEN PEARS

AUstjsN IN loNdsN Raises Funds Psr
Relief q 6ei0ians. \
London.-RemarkAble scenes were
witnessed In the fruit auction sales.
rooms at Hull. when $500 was paid
for eleven ordinary French pears. the
proceeds to he devoted to the Belgian
relief fund Many purchasers paid
$50 for single pear, and the first pur
chaser at that price was q German
fruit merchant. who also gave 10 gui
meas tS52.5Ol for the auctioneer's ham
mer
Some purchasers bought their pears
several times over. and one man who
ND 500 had no pear At the end Of tie
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-11-05
], S, PROSPERITY
NOW F0RESEEN
FInancier Says War viii Make
New York Financial Center.

New York. William Guggenheim, son
Of the late Meyer Guggenheim. who
founded the great fortune Of the Gug-
genheim family. has studied economics
and political science as well as smelt-
ing, mining and finance. He has writ
ten extensively on financial subjects.
His analysis OF the economic phases
Of the European war is now presented
for the first time. He says:
"The United States should enjoy an
era of unprecedented prosperity as q
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-11-05
6ermany's New Artillery Is
1858 Inch CALDER.
SURPRISE 70 ITS INVENTOR
One Shot Easily Demolished Strong
Walls at Lieae-No Other Nation
Knew Kaiser Had Such Guns, and
Facts Were So Carefully Guarded
That Germans Were Surprised.

Berliu.-It is still too early to at.
tempt to base general predictions con
corning war in the future upon what
the engagements Of the present great
war have shown One prediction. how
ever does seem fairly justified already.
That Is that the day Of fortresses has
passed.
The new forty two ccntlmeter QG.S
inchJ siege gun Of the German forces
appears to have demonstrated its abiI'
ity to demoIish the strongest fortifica'
tons Pictures Of the demolition ut
Liege bear striking testimony to the
power Of this new arm. 4 single pro
jecdle demolished utterly walls Of re
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-11-05

result Of the European war. In the
agricultural regions we are already
feeling a revival. In the south bett r
times will come more slowly. hut they
are bound to come
THE war should be called Europes
economic war. 1t was the result vt
economic causes. The side which is
strongest financially will win.
1.-THE effect upon the United States Is
also economic. 1t should make New
York city the financial center Of the
world. ri
"A period Of REIMBURSEMENT. decrease
in prices Of securities and curtailment
Of Industrial and social expenditures.
however. must be expected first before
the United States can benefit as re-
suit Of the war.
when peace comes Europe will have
spent her capital. her credit will be
sadly impaired. and she will at 6rst
buy from us sparingIy.
although the war will bring US
greater wealth eventually. we must
expect first tremendous struggle with
ourselves. vast readjustments. greater
economy"
Har Nine Sons Wounded.
Paris.-The Widow Bonnard sent
nine sons to the war and all were
wounded. but all will recover.
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FOR SALE.

One lot in the town Of Ryder, con-
sisting Of the S. IL of lot one and
two in block three, McGrey & Har-
vey's addition to Ryder, N. D. Inquire
of Frank w. Molianen. Brocket, N. D.,
Box 80. 11-5-t3+
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-02-06
THE DRAB CARD

l am overwhelmed with admira-
tion, / get that way whenever / re-
ceive a drab-c ,lored card from
headquarters all printed over with
official words and seutences-adyice
warning, ETC., to notify me that
(one) cent is due the u. S. post
Office department on q card that is
being held for me in an Office on
the other side Of the continent. 1t
will he held for me two weeks, il
during that time / enclose a one
ent stamp "IoOse" which it is ex-
planned means mot attached to the
card" put in an envelope, etc. The
interesting part of it is. the card
of information was mailed January
3, and reached me January, Is be-
ing insufficiently addressed-twelve
days Of the two weeks gone! 1t is
the beautiful system of 3 cents
outlay to collect oae. cent that
"gets" me. Common sense would
send on the card as a letter-due
one cent. Now because l could not
get my one cent to Toledo, Ohio.
within the time limit (their fault
my (Yew Years card likely ,
will gu to Washington to the dead
letter Office where clerk will spend
his valuable time deciding if it be
of sufficient value to send across
the continent to me. In my letter
inclosed with the drab colored card
and the one-cent stamp to the To-
ledo postmaster | requested the re-
turn of my stamp loose, in a sealed
envelope, il it reached him too
laie-through no fault Of mine
and save complaint to tho govern
ment. l really feel as IL had been
transacting business with the U. S.
government and trust have done
it in a business like nner.-Ex-
change.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-02-06
MRS. 0. F. ROGERS

Mrs. o. F. Rodgers. an old resi-
dent Of Elko in the 70's and SOS
will be remembered by the few rs.
niaining pioneers in Elko, died in
Rrandenberg, Montsna. on Sunday
at 2 o'clock D. M, January 25th,
1914, and was buried, in Miles City,
Tuesday, January 9th. The fun.
eral was held from the Episcopal
Church at that place, and was con.
durtcd b. the Rev. Durant, the
minister in charge.
Mrs. Rogers vas born in North
Carolina Aug. 26th 1885, and mov-
ed to California with her parents in
1850. She was married to MIR. c.
G. S. Wright in hat state in 1852.
t. that union were born two chill
dern, one If whom died in infancy
and the other, who grew TO man.
hood in this community, afterwards
moved to Miles City and died there
about twenty years ago.
Mrs. Rogers first husband died
in California after which she mar
ried o. f. Roger in 1857 and lived
in that state until 1869 when the
Central Pacific was heing built. Mr..
Rogers was a tesmster and follow
ed the railroad until he got Ia Elko
where he settled on the lots now
occupied by the residence Of MIR. J.
A. Mcbride. MIR. Rogers plaLt ted
the trees now growing in the yard
in front of MIR. McBride's h)use.
The original house occupied by Mr..
Rogers is still standing, it was
moved to east ldiho street and is
the property of Mr.. Henry Weight.
and is still serving as a residence.
Mrs. Rogers moved to Montana in
1884, where she is survived by her
husband, one daughter, Mrs. Craig
Mcdowell, nee Miss Fannie, one
son, j. Fred Rogers, and o grand
son. Harry Wright, son of C. G. S.
Wright.
Mrs. Rogers took much interest
in Church work in Elko, she was
one Of the original eight charter
m mbers of the First Presbyterian
church in this place.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-02-06
HOW TO MEASURE HAY

Measuring nay IN the stacks is
a common method of selling hay,
but the methods and rules used are
very varied. Very little actual ex-
perimental data has been obtained
upon the accuracy of the different
meth IDS.
The U. S. Department of Farm
Management has made some expert
ments and uses the following
method to find tho cubic feet con-
tent of the stack:
Measure the length of the stack
then the width. then with tape,
measure over the stack, from the
ground on one side to the ground
on the other side, (This distance
is called the over),- multiply the
width by the over and this by 81
(thirty-one hundredths of one).
This will give the area Of the cross
section. Multiply this by the
length and get total cubic feet con:
tents. The factor, 81 is variable
according to the height, width and
fullness of the stack and may be
as low as "a in lo~ stacks or as
much as .3S in hign stacks.
The number Of cubic feet to al
low Tor one ton varies with the
kind If hay and length of time it
has stood in the stack, and is usual
ly determined according to local
custom.-S. B. Nuckols, Colorado
Agricultural College, Ft. Collins,
Colo.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-02-06
ABOUT SHOES

The shoe bill is large item in
the family budget nowadays. With
three or four athletic hoys, Dad is
lucky if he gets out of it under $40
quarter. Rubber overshocs often
wear out in n month. The standard
shoe once retailing Tor $3.50 is Of
ten second grade now. To protect
the public against the skimping of
shoe material congressional COM
mittre is now drafting "pure
shoe BILL" 1t is proposed to have
the presence Of leather substitutes
indicated by stamps. The shoe
trade has an exceptional chanc to
slip in inferior stock. Formerly
many persons were misled by "lea-
thcr.bUard."
This was compound of ground
leather chips and other material.
1t was sitter than real leather at
the start. but wiltcd if wet. There
is a great demand for solid" shoes
now, and this form Of adultcratiun
is not so common. One condition
which the congressional committee
should consider is the great differ.
cncc existing between different
parts of the skin or hide. Toward
the backbone If an animal, the skin
is closely knit and capable of great
resistance. Nearer the TANKS it
is loose md breaks apart easily. BY
skillful dressing and reinforcing q
very "slimpsy" fabric ran be made
to stand up firm and smooth. Hence
the difficulty if the proposed law
undertakes TO annlyze and tag shoes
rs you would label n drug com.
pound. In the long run manufact.
ufcrs will fare best # they throw
their cards On the table and show
up their goods for their real worth,
The public may by the proposed
law be warned against the presence
OF inferior substitutes. Still the
substitute may be better than the
real thing, il tho latter Is cut from,
an unfit portion of tho hide. The
public must use some judgment. II
Il shoe wrinkles too easily. selcr,
another pair. Shoes cut from poor
leather are bad investment, ever
IL cheap. The honest manufactur
ers will he glad to have his trade
demand well selected stock. Ex
change.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-02-06
ALASKA GOLD MINES

Unless long list of our most ex-
perienced engineers have committed
an error of Judgment, the Gasti-
neau district. of Alaska, including
the mines of Treadwcll island on
one side of the Gastineau channel,
and those adjacent to the town of
Juneau, on the opposite channel, is
destined to become. during the
next five years the most important
gold mining district of America.
The mines If Treadwell island have
! been for many years producing
about S3,500.000 in gold per an
mum, and without doubt will con-
tintue to do 80 for many years to
come. around Juneau there is
nov being developed a deposit Of
gold ore which, in point of tom
mage, probably exceeds anything
else that is known in the world
except perhaps the Rand. Several
mines are now being developed,
these including the Perseverance,
Juneau and Elmer. For the Perser-
verence and the Juneau stamp mills
are already in course of erection
1t is contemplated that the Alaska
Gastineau Mining company (Perser-
verence mine) will eventually mine
and mill 10000 tons Of ore per
day, the Alaskan Juneau about
2,0O0,the Elmer about 5000, Il
total of 10000 tons per day, or say
100000 tons per annum. 1t is
expected that this ore will yield
about $1.50 per ton. If this esti-
mate is borne out we shall have a
new produ ?tiUn of SIS, 100000 per
annum, or nearly 20 per cent of
the total gold production of the
United States at the present time.
Engineering and Mining Journal.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-02-06
DEATH OF JOE MENGHIA
(Communicate3)

Joe Menghia, who had almost
reached eighty years. the we'll
known huccaroo and prospector,
passed away oh Tuesday evening
last at the Horse Shoe ranch. Beo-
wave. He was born in Sonora,
Mexico. and was remarkable for his
grasp OF not the Californian but the
genuine Castilian Spanish. Joe
spent about thirty years of his
eventful life in Nevada and was
Known and loved by large circle
Of acquaintance. The obsequies
took place on Thursday, when all
that was mortal of the old Mexican
was laid to rest beneath the
shadow of the cross that rises over
the Maidcn's Grave near Beowawe.
Ran chers md miners turned out
in numbers to pay last tribute to
Joe's memory. The Rev. Father
w. H. Corcoran conducted funeral
services and delivered an eloquent
address at the grave side.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-02-06
NOT so BAD AS REPORTED

The Times received dispatch
from Reno yesterday stating that a
report was in circulation there 10
the eff !ct that Ycrirgton was sur
rounded By sea of water and
there was danger of a great food.
We did have some rain out this way
and some snow in the mountains
and the river is still pretty high,
while the roads are nothing 10
speak of to make time over. But
the cold snap has stopped the snow
from melting rapidly and the river
has not yet got out Of it's banks.
The roads are gradually drying up,
and unless we get more warm rains
and winds there will be no danger
Of the river doing much damage.
We have had some moisture out
this way howevcr-morc than at
any time since the winter of 1889
90.-Ycrington Times.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-02-06
THE BEST REWARD

Gratitude given or received is
one Of the best things in the world.
We need far more Of it and far
better quality. Yet have never
read any satisfactory account of
what it SO gloriously means. Its
value begins just where the valu-
able pay ends. Thanks are personal
and atte pit TO fit an adequate re-
Sponse to the particular service per.
formed. Pay is an impersonal coin
which has been handed out to many
others when it leaves you. 1t is
your right and you arc not CRATE.
full for it, But thanks are free
gift and enrich the giver. There
is no nobler art than the art Of
expressing ouc's gratitude In fresh,
unhackneyed, unexaggerated terms
which answer devotion v ith devo-
tioD, fancy with new fancy. charity
with sincerity. Artists who get
their reward only in money and in
the stale plaudit OF clapning hands
are restless for something more IN
dvidual. They want to be intimate.
ly understood and beautifully ans
wercd. For such gratitude they
look to brother artists, to the few
who really understand There they
find their best reward--but even
this leaves something wanting
| The Atlantic.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-02-06
MUST SHUN INTOSICANTS
: OR 60 TO STATE PRISON

Upon condition that he would re-
frain from drinking Intoxicating
liquors and report to the court
every month for a period of two
years. William Mccormick, who
pleaded to charge of second de-
gree burglary, was released from
custody Friday afternoon by Judge
Somars Of the district COURT.
After imposing sentence of two
years in the state prison upon NJ C.
Cormick, and hearing the testimony
Of County Clerk Hamilton, Tim
Connolly, Constable Toohey and
Charles Cannon as 10 his previous
good behavior, Judge Somers sus-
pended it. with the admonition
that il he fail to fulfill the condi-
tions of his release he will be again
taken into custody and sent to the
state prison to serve the term nam
cd. While under the influence If
liquor, Mccormick entered the
cabin of William Arnigger on
North Fifth avenue November 9
and stole two revolvers.-Goldtield
Tribune.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-02-06
A REVOLUTION OF CANDLES

The creation of the paraffin in
dustry is thus strikingly set forth
by Oildom (Bayoune, N. J.,):
Twenty five years ago a tank of
paraffin burned in Cleveland. Ohio,
and the officials there sighed with
relief. 1t was out of the way and
they did not know what to do with
it. One of the employees of the
Cleveland refinery wondered il par
affin would not do to make candles
with. He tried it and the candles
burned nicely. He suggested to
the Standard Oil Company that a
factory might be started to make
these candles. Today S. o. is MAX
ing 0,000,0 900 parsffin candles a
year. Those who have seen tallow
dips burning know what the differ
ence between them and paraffin
can les is. TallJw candles have
passed with the spinning who el
Try to buv one now ii you don't
think so; yet at one time they could
be purchased in every grocery
stuye."
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-02-06
POPULATION AND WEALTH

The population of the United
States and the population per rssq.
mile have almost doubled since
1890. The national debt is $1,000
per capita, less than a third of
1880.
Next decade will probably show
an increase. Money in circulation
Is $34.56. There are now 7,473
national banks, twice as many az
in 1900. There arc now l0,7G6,-
900 dcpositors in savings banks,
again 100000 In 1900. lndivid.
ual deposits in national and savings
banks aggregate $1o,6s0, 100000
against s5,847, 100000 in 1900
Farm and farm lands increased N
value from $4,000, 900, 900 in 1900
to s41 ,0O0,O 100000 in 1910. I'm
ports Of merchandise were 1913,
600, 900 last year und exports 81,
45G. 900, 900. In 1910 they were
only half as much. Railway mile
age has increased littlo in the las
few years. -. Exchange.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-02-06
HEARST'S EASY
QUESTION NO. 2

The December link in Hearst's
string of government ownership
sausage is not overly creditable
even to that organized purvesor Of
intellectual excreta. 1t is devoted
entirely to rethreshing the worn
out straw of the mismanagement
and lnisfinancing of the New York.
New Haven & Hartford Railroad.
In true Hearstesque style the
threadbare recital is closed up with
the convincing stem winder:
"How would it have been had the
government owned New Haven't"
Well, if il had been the kind Of
government that Hearst gives when
ever it gets control it would have
been as much worse than it is now,
stupidity is worse than cupidity.
Hearst is as crooked as Wall Street
only not so smart. 1t was Hearst
that saddled Chicago with million
dollar contract for voting machines
that you can beat with lent hair
pin. Thay's what Hearst's idea of
government would do to the rail-
roads if it had a chance.
That's what Hearsts is playing
for: A chance to beat the railroads
as it has looted every treasury but
its own I'm which it ever got its
claws.
Hearst is for Hearsts govern
ment first, and then government
ownership of any kind that has
dollar that can he garnered in.
Sesrchlight.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-02-06
PREDICTS GREAT FUTURE
FOR GOLD CIRCLE GROUP

JChn Boyle, judge of Midas town
ship, EIko County, and Ray Hanley.
also of Midas, are in Winneumcca
on business. Both are enthusiastic
and predict great things for Guild
Circle during the coming year.
Judge Boyle confirms the sale of
he Elko Prince mine and states
that Gold Circle is assured of big
work. The Elko Prince, Eastern
Star. Colorado Gfandies, Esmcralda
and Rex are producing bullion and
with the installation of adequate
treatment plants Boyle predicts
that the coming summer will see
400 men working for wages in that
favored district.-Silrcr State.