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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-10-26
OSfTH'S CAMPAIGN
IS WARMING Up
Democratic Candidate for States At.
tOrney is Doing Some Hard Work.
Facts About His Early Life.

/. M. Oseth, democratic nominee for
States Attorney of Ward county, has
placed his political announcement in
this issue of the Independent. Mr..
Oseth is very favorably known thru
out the county and while he has not
had an opportunity to get out among
the voters, he feels very much encour-
aged concerning his campaign. There
is no question as to his qualifications.
Here are some facts concerning his
life that will prove of interest:
Mr.. Oseth is thirty years old, of
Norwegian parentage; married, with
three children. Speaks Scandinavian
languages and familiar with German.
Born and raised on farm in the
Red river valley, where his parents,
brothers and sisters are still farming.
Part of time worked for board while
attending high school. Taught school,
attended business school, and worked
as clerk in Mechanical department of
G. N. railway for four years. Read
law under late Chief Justice D. E.
Morgan, of the Supreme Court, and
under Justice A. A. Bruce of the same
court, while working as Supreme
Court stenographer.
While Supreme Court stenographer
was in constant touch with the work
of that court, and observed hundreds
of decisions Gin the making," becom-
ing thoroughly familiar with proceed
ure and North Dakota law.
For nearly four years, while assoc
lated with the firm of Palda, Aaker &
Green and later Palda & Aaker and
l, M. Oseth, at Minot, N. D., assisted
in the handling Of between two and
three thousand legal matters of all
kinds, and personally handled hun
dreds of them-gaining as much ex-
perience as the average lawyer gets
in ten or fifteen years of ordinary
practice.
Claims to have personally prepared
and conducted more cases in the Su-
preme Court of North Dakota than
any other lawyer Of the same age in
the state.
Believes in efficient, rather than
spectacular, enforcement of the law.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-10-26
NEGRO KILLED AT
CLUB HOUSE OPENING
Frank Gregg Died of Wound in Intes-
tines-C Claude Peoples Said to Have
Fired Shot-Golden Will Die.

During a "blowout" given by Tom
Harris to commemorate the opening
of his new club house for colored folks
on Fourth street S. w., just west Of
the Dinnie stables, Frank Gregg was
shot thru the intestines and fatally in
jured by another negro, Claude Peo-
ples, who escaped without scratch.
Peoples friend, Ed Golden, better
known as "Golden Brown" who took a
few shots at Gregg, was shot by Gregg
twice, once in the shoulder and once
thru the intestines. He will die. Both
men were taken to local hospital in
an ambulance and during the follow
ing night Gregg died.
Peoples escaped from the place but
was later arrested in front of Henry
Chew's restaurant, another colored re-
sort.
Six colored danes, who were at
tending dance at the Harris place
in the room below where the shooting
occurred, were arrested and taken to
Jail. Among them are we'll known
characters who have given the police
no end of trouble. Among them is the
notorious Eva Burke, who served some
time in county Jail, but who was given
her freedom after she promised to
leave the city never to return. She
will board with the sheriff during the
coming five months.
The trouble occurred over booze and
women. Harris was serving sixteen
gallon key of beer and the hour be-
ing three o'clock this morning, the
colored folks were pretty well tuned
up. There was trouble of long stand
ing between the three colored men.
According to a statement made by
Frank Oliver, colored man who was
at the Harris place when the shooting
occurred, the story prevailed at the
,"party" that Claude Peoples and Iii
lah" had been "mixed" up and that
someone told Peck Hayes, who was
Lilahs steady. Peoples suspected that
Gregg told Hayes. Peoples retaliated
by telling of a mix-up that Gregg had
gotten into with another colored buck S
mistress and the men met early in
the evening at the Clews restaurant.
Peoples remarked that someone had
been meddling with his businss and
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-10-26

that he intended to "bump off, the
guilty party. Gregg said, "You must
be talking to me and you'd better not
try it," Kate Hayes, mistress of the
place, drove them all out into the
street, fearing that there would be
shooting. Later the men congregated
at the Harris place. Gregg was up
stairs drinking. Peoples and Brown
wanted to go up. Hayes allowed only
Peoples to go up and sprung the Yale
lock. Brown pulled his gun and -four
ishing it said he was as good as Peo-
pies and intended going up. Later
Peoples slipped down and turned the
lock, letting Brown up. Peoples,
Brown and Gregg, together with Har-
ris and John Bonnar, were in one
room when the shooting occurred. It
is said that Peoples started the shoot
ing. Oliver said that he was dancing
in the hall below when he heard six
or seven shots. He went upstairs soon
after and found Golden Brown lying
head downwards on the stairs, with
his feet near the head of the stairs.
A colored wench named George was
holding Browns head in her lap. He
appeared to be fearfully injured.
Gregg was sitting in chair at the
head of the stairs, with his gun still
in both hands. He had been shot thru
the intestines, the bullet making eight
perforations. He was very weak and
suffering intensely, but he kept his eye
on the door to the room in which Peo-
pies was sitting, with his revolver
pointed towards the room. Gregg de-
clared that Peoples had shot him but
he states that he (Gregg) had gotten
Peoples friend, Golden Brown. When
Gregg became so weak that he could
not shoot, Peoples rushed past him,
down the stairs and out onto the street
where he was found by the police later
and arrested.
Peoples will be charged with MUIR
der and held without bail.
Minot has disreputable element to
deal with and while only negro was
killed, this should be the signal for
driving this element from our midst.
They do not fear a Jail sentence and
in order to get rid of the colored gen.
try the officers will have to adopt dras-
tic measures. They are getting holder
and holder.
i. The coroner's jury consists of Jos.
Belanger, James Smallwood and A..
p. Scofield.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-10-26
JUDGE C. J. FISK VISITS MINOT
Member of State Supreme Court for
Ten Years is Meeting His Many
Friends-Again a Candidate.

Chas. j. Fisk, chief justice Of the
Supreme court of the state Of North
Dakota, arrived in the city Tuesday
and has been spending the week in this
section Of the state meeting his many
friends.
Judge Fisk is a candidate for re-
election. He has been a member of
the district bench of North Dakota for
ten years and for the past ten years
has been a member of our state su-
rreme court. He is regarded as one
Of our very best judges, his fame hav-
ing spread to other states.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-10-26
ELBOW PARK MANOR NOW
OPEN FOR HOME BUILDERS

The Western Bankers Investment
Company has now opened their fine
subdivision which proves to be most
beautiful domestic. When taken into
consideration how rapidly Minot is
growing and how few ideal building
spots are to be had even at any price,
Elbow Park Manor, rightly located, as
it is, on the only available timber
tract left will soon be the mecca of
beautiful homes.
Page seven Of this paper shows in
detail just what it is.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-10-26
Choice Lot of Cows for Sale.

H. T. Hogy of Burlington is offering
a choice lot Of fifty cows, some with
calf at side, for sale at bargain prices.
This offers farmers an excellent op-
portunity to increase their herds as
the Hogy stock is said to be Of the
highest grade. In order to get first
choice, buyers should be on the ground
early. The cattle are kept on the
Mike Muir ranch north Of Burlington
in the Mouse valley. Mr.. Hogy may
he reached by phone at Burlington.
Better make arrangements at once to
invest in a few choice cows as beef
prices are soaring.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-10-26

party will spend three days at the
National Stock Show and the entire
trip will consume eight days.
The total cost of the trip, including
sleeping berths, meals, railway fare
and hotel expenses, will be $66. Each
passenger will be given coupon book.
In case any meals are furnished while
away, credit will be given for rs cents
for each meal not eaten.
All who desire to make the trip are
requested to notify Will E. Holbein,
secretary Of the commercial club, Mi
not, N. D.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-10-26
Gordon Bros. Big Reduction Sale

Gordon Bros. Big Reduction Sale
Gordon Bros. will start big stock
reduction sale Thursday, Nov. 2. 1t
has been three years since this con-
eern has held big sale but their Gus
toners will remember that in former
years their sales have always been
good ones. Many bona fide bargains
in clothing, furnishings and shoes are
offered. Gordon Bros. have very de-
pendable stock and state that they
do not expect to make any money in
the sale-merely reduce the stock.
Complete notice appears elsewhere in
this issue.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-10-26

Minot Dairyman Buys Car of Hol-
stems.
A. w. May, one of the prominent
Ward county dairymen, who owns a
fine dairy farm just southwest of the
city, has returned from Mortified,
MIMI, with a car load of high grade
Holstein cows. Mr.. May has a num-
Der of full blooded Holstein cattle on
his farm and is rapidly building up a
large herd Of the very best individ-
uals.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-10-26
Cows Make a Good Investment.

Cows Make Good Investment.
Peter Miller, Of the Minot Dairy
Co., and formerly state dairy commits
sioner, states that COW is not doing
her best unless she produces her own
value in milk annually. Her increase
should pay for her feed during the
year. This is pretty fair invest
ment.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-10-26
No Trace of Escaped Prisoners.

1NO
No trace has been found of the three
prisoners who escaped from the Ward
county Jail last week. One of them,
the man Moore, who was serving q
short sentence for assault on r. Learn
with a knife, would have been free
last Monday, but he expected that he
would have been re-arrested on a
white slavery charge and this is prob
ably just what would have happened.
He is the Sangamon county, ILL.,, man
who brot young girl to this city, liv-
ing with her for two months at the
Northwest hotel as man and wife.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-10-26

$4,000 From 100 Acres of Flax.
Andrew Jacobson shipped car load
of flax which he raised on about a
hundred acres at his Burlington farm,
getting $4,000 for the car. Mr.. ia
ccbson has a 900 acre farm which he
locks after. He now resides in his
fine new $1,000 home which he built
during the summer on Fifth Ave. S. e.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-10-26

I will be in Minot Nov. 18th for the
purpose Of buying cavalry and artil-
lery horses. Horses must stand Is to
16 hands high. Any color. One days
inspection in above town. B. w. Elder,
U. S. Yards, Chicago, Ill. 1O-26-2tc
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-10-26
Photo by American Press Association.

Photo by American Press Association.
This photograph of Mrs. Wilson was
snapped in the Pennsylvania terminal
in New York city, where the presiden-
tial party made a brief stay before
proceeding to Chicago. A large crowd
gathered in New York to greet and
cheer Mr.. Wilson and his wife. She
seemed especially pleased with the re-
ception accorded to them.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-10-26

there is something wrong with hogs if
they do not make an average gain of
two pounds per day and if thirty cows
are kept on the farm they ought to
produce 1000 worth of milk annually.
Mr.. Ehr's cows and hogs are making
these averages.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-10-26
Town Criers Dinner.

The Minot Town Criers will have
Halloween chicken dinner at the Wa
verify hotel Monday evening, Oct. 80,
at 1870 o'clock sharp. Several excep-
tionally good addresses will be given,
and regular old fashioned time is
promised. A full attendance of the
members is promised.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-10-26
Nestos For McCumber

Nest0s For McCumber.
Rumors have been circulated over
the state that r. A. Nestos is sup
porting John Burke for the Senate.
This is not the fact. Mr.. Nestos is
making a campaign Of the state in
the interests Of the entire republican
ticket, including Mr.. McCumber.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-10-26
MANY GEESE AT DES Laos

Mr.. Weatherwax from Des Laos was
in the city this morning. He stated
that geese by the hundreds were seen
flying south in the vicinity of Des Laos
Wednesday and hunters are out hop-
ing to get few lucky shots.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-10-26

District Court Convenes Nov. Is.
Judge Leighton has called term of
district court for Nov. IS, the jury to
report Nov. IA.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-10-26
Mrs. TharaldsOn Dead.

Mrs. Nellie Tharaldson, wife o
Thos. Tharaldson, adjutant general o
North Dakota, died at her home a
Bismarck from pneumonia, aged 4
years.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-10-26

$4,000 Worth of Milk From 80 Cows.
John Ehr, who owns a big dairy and
stock farm near the city, says that
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-06-06
DEATH ENDS
LONG CAREER
OF FIR. DOMAIN

The Rev. Fl. Robert r NJ DOMAIN,
who has been in the priesthood OF
Michigan for 80 years, died In his
home. NO. 1912 Lafayetteblvd.. Sun
DAY nlght. Funeral services will be
held from IS. Peter snd PauIs
cathedral, Wednesday morning. the
Rev. Fr J. P. Dempsey. assisted by
Frs. 'shaughnessy and Carroll. on.
ciating.
RI. DOMAIN was born IN Beileville.
Ont, g. years ago, and moved 20
Bay City while very young Here he
received HIS education in the public
schools, afterwards studying law and
being admitted 10 the Michigan bar.
Later be entered Assumption college
~ Sandwich and 81. Francis de
Sales seminary. Milwaukee and ST.
Mary's seminary. Baltimore. IN or.
der TO a. himself for the priesthood.
He became a priest In 1873.
81 Bernardo parish, Alpena. was
his first pastorate. Later he held
various pastoratss In Detroit, not.
ably Holy Trinity and St Aloysius
\ year ago he was obliged 10 give up
his work on account OF ill-health.
a niece. Mrs May Walsh. No. 1912
lafayette.tlvd. and a nephew, Rob
ert Domain, OF New York, survive
him.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-06-06

I Broke
Yes, dead broke. We've gone as
Far as We can on the cash we've got
The gold Is there. I'd stake my life
on that. It's there! And With cap
ital We could get 10 II. II may lie
only one days work farther into the
rock. or II may be years work
farther in. But It's beyond US. Ny
cash has given out. can't ask for
credit. for I've got none. And don't
know how much longer II would
take TO strike the psy-rock. So I've
got 70 quit I've just told the men
so. Tomorrow's our last day. That
winds W the week And Ill have
Just enough cash 20 meet the pay
roll
And after that" asked Leila,
wiping her wet hands on her apron
and turning away from the tub.
After that" echoed Tom, miser.
ably After that I'll try 10 borrow
cash 10 get Us east and hustle
around for a new joo at s35 a week
Something In the overwrougnt
sirl ) O'Sln see-i'eS ~ 10y -
,Nen' was 'ne eIG .. .I.e So ~. :
cream '"s'tau .. e'1s liIis ~ &c"
OH d ,'1l. II J., 'l''''H''vs - -,
own PRIV ave "a, 81. anu ! ou1 "o"ig
shnA ''VN N'..'ou, l. 49,. ~ "A.u
'neF must S'a'' '''e ". '"e 80 ~,
saiArE IN '"S 1..y 49," 49, sue '"U
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WIZ = -, ,'.., 49, '''' '"9'u
%" an" IL
Hush, dear ne scothed her.
Don laAe II Ike 'hdI' we nave
each other And
and nothing else. she inter
rupied, beside herself with Jury
y on '' cheated me You We roooed
me-. You've stolen NY youth. my
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-06-06

BY THORNTON W. BURGESS.
The Cunning of Old Granny Fox.
Copyright. 1915. by T. w. BurgessJ

BY THORNTON w. BURGESS.
There's none more stupid than an OK.
And none more cunning than a fox.
That is an old saying and while
not altogether true there is enough
truth In IL to make IL worth remem-
bering. The OK is not always as
stupid as he seems, but on the other
hand the fox is almost sure 10 prove
lot more cunning than he appears.
To be cunning means 10 be sly.
crafty, tricky. Old Granny Fox Is
all OF these. She is cunning in all
that the word means. You seldom
can tell from her looks or her &C
lions what she is planning There
are no sharper wits than hers on
the Green Meadows or in the Green
Forest unless they b. those OF Old
Man Coyote. and Granny never will
admit that his are sharper
Now when Granny Fox made up
her mind that she would get even
with Digger the Badger she didn't
tell any one. She mad long ago
learned that II never does 70 let
others know your plans So when
Blacky the Crow leased her about
the way in which Digger the Badger
had got even with her for making
fun Of him she kept her temper and
didn't so much as hint that she was
planning 10 get ever with him. In
fact she took Blacky's teasing good
natured1y. and treated The Whole
thing as a joke on her. But she
didn't wholly fool BlacKy. You see
Blacky has a pretty shreSd mead
Of his own.
She's too good natured about
it." thought he. 'I know OH Gran
ny Fox too well 10 think for min
ute that she is going 20 let Digger
have the best OF her without trying
TO get even. That WOULDN'T be like
her She's got some plan In that
clever head Of hers and one OF these
days something is going 70 happen
III keep my eyes open. for I don't
want TO miss anything exciting. I
just love excitement"
But though BlacKy kept a sharp
eye on all that went on in that part
OF the Green Meadows where Dig
ger the Badger lives, he saw nothing
unusual Granny Fox passed that
way once in a while. but she never
appeared to take any notice OF Dig
ger II he happened 10 te in sight
She treated him just as she had
ever since be came TO the Green
Meadows 10 live. which was as II he
were quite beneath her notice. BUT
though Granny Fox did not appear
to be taking any notice OF Digger
she really was studying him and his
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-06-06
SAYS BABSON,
MEANS SOMETHING TO BE
FEARED" IN CENTRAL ANFRJCA

plored until Cortez came down from
Mexico IN 1924.
Not only did the Spanish abuse the
natives but the natives we're later
continually plundered by French.
British and Ditch buccaneers.
Every child living along the east.
ern coaFt OF Honduras Is even today
told OF the wicked things theae
white men from civilized lands" did
TO their ancestors.
In fact the word civilization"
means TO many ~ these people today
something horrible aud something TO
be feared.
In 1860 tho famous pirate Francois
LOloanois held possession OF the
country. During the eighteenth cen.
fury the eastern coast was under
English supervision and the rect Of
the country was part Of The king.
dom OF Guatemala.
During 1922 Il was a part Of Mex.
leo.
irnmediately atter this Honduras
declared its independence Of Spain
Finally In 1883, 81 separated from
the other Central American states
The first president OF Honduras
was inaugurated In 1871
Honduras, like the other Central
American countries. has q form oi
government patterned after our own
with legislative, executive and judi
cial branches. but instead Of having
both a senate and a house of repre-.
sentatiyes. il has only one body.
This Is because Honduras was not
divided into small and large states
that were Jealous OF one another az
was our country In the early days.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-06-06

ways all the time She discovered
that while he seldom went far from
his doorstep, once in while he did.
Once in a while he couldn't get
enough 10 eat without going some
distance.
When she discovered this she
spent much OF her time hunting near
| MS home on Spe she knew that
he hunted meadow mice and was
quite as fond Of them as she was
So she planned 20 catch all she could
near his home. so that he would
have 10 go farther away 10 do his
hunting When she was not hunt
ing herself she would hide where
she could watch Diggers home. II
took a great deal OF patience But
patience is something that all the
little people OF the Green Meadows
and the Green Forest have TO learn
very early in life, and Granny had
learned # long ago.
At last her patience was reward.
ed. Very early one morning she
saw Digger come out and begin
hunting for his breakfast. He went
farther and farther from his door.
step. for Granny had hunted around
there so much that there was
nothing left for Digger II was
very quiet and pleasant down there
on the Green Meadows and II was
quite clear that Digger feared
nothing Granny chuckled. Then,
keeping cut OF sight of Digger. she
ran swiftly across the Green Mead
ows up TO Farmer Browns door
yard. There. just as she had hoped,
she found Bowser the Hound IN
chained. She barked softly. Bows
er looked up and OF course he saw
her right away. Bow, WOW. wow"
roared Bowser. and started for her
just as che knew he would. Away
raced Granny, with Bowser after
her Straight down across the Green
Meadows she ran towards the home
Of Digger the Badger.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-06-06
DEATH TAKES
MEMBER OF THE
iron BRIGADE"

william G. Bates. sergeant in Co.
4. OF the Twenty-fourth Michigan
volunteer infantry, died Sunday
norning in his home. No, 335 Sixth
u Mr.. Bates was 72 years old and
Had been . mail carrier in Detroit
~ more than 30 Years. He render
- conspicuous service during the
CIVIL war, being member OF the
ennOus Iron brigade and taking part
= the battles Of Fredericksburg,
y1tshngh Crossing. Chancellorsville,
0eGtysburg. Nine Run and the VIII
1ne1oss. He was wounded in the
- and was taken prisoner. being
0nn0ned IN Andersonv
xr. Bates was q member OF Union
le1ge. No. ., r. q A. NJ. A brother,
0eorgs II. Bates. and four sisters,
1gSD. Mary Smith. Mrs. Elizabeth
yEo1eh, Mrs- Nellie Chapman, all OF
ooGrott, and Mrs. Alice Endicott. OF
rnlladelphia. survive him. The
luneral vas held from the residence,
46eodAy afternoon. at 2 o'clock.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-06-06
POLICE THINK
THEY HOLD MUCH
WANTED BURGLAR

Detectives LAnnan and Fraley be-
Hovo they have the thief who com
nitted soore Of recent north-end
'Dooberj1a In Harry Crawford who Is
Avo1tine trial on charge OF bur.
'o1oSislng the home Of Lynn Nc
3eoughton. Of No. 161 Atkinson-ave.
b every instance. the marks of a
lmny,S used to ope nthe window.
|WqEe found. Mr.. McNaushton iden-
49, Crawford % the man he met
'eon1ng through IN areaway between
- houss ard . neighbor's on the
eesn1nQ q Nay n. when the robbery
oooorrcd.
Crawford was arrested in an
Ilaabsth-st gambling resort. Friday
,1aeA4.
Ooteot1ves say that Crawford ha.
pawnsd vaiuables taken from the
Names Of Fred e. Biselow. No. lis
! 0)n6Gtoneave.. and Clarence @.
Xehriy, No. 1s4 warren-aye. west,
DO from the strlthmore apart.
s0ents. A pair Of cuff buttons. par.
- De Q25 worth Of loot from the
Dlgs1ow home. have been recovered
k1Asv expect also TO recover q seal
HGk1D coat taken from the homo OF
10 o. Hewitt, No. ~ Holbrook-ave.
[vAloh vas robbed Of $500 worth OF
knstlc1eo.
~ Crawford win be given his exam
lna&1oa IN police court, Friday NON.
e1ng.