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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-08-31
Well diggers engaged in sinking

Well diggers engaged in sinking a
shaft at Muster, hit a pocket Of nat
ural gas at depth of but 27 feet and
two workmen were almost overcome
by the poisonous fumes before being
rescued. The extent of the gas deposit
is to be investigated.
! Work Of excavating for the base
ment of the new theater building was
begun at Drake last week. The build
ing will be a modern brick structure
and when completed will be the larg-
est and handsomest opera house in
this section of the state.
Severt Johnson was painfully in
iured while raking hay on the farm
east of the river near Cooperstown.
! The team ran away, throwing him vio-
lently from the seat, his head strik-
inc one of the wheels and cutting an
eight-inch cash in his scalp
A Kansas printer has notified the
merchants of his town that he will
soon be in need Of a pair of shoes, a
new shirt and sack of flour, and that
he will call for bids on these items, as
that is the custom Of the county and
city officials and some business men
when they want four dollars worth of
printing.
The Bismarck Commercial club last
week took over the management Of the
gasoline ferry over the Missouri river
at Bismarck, thus insuring constant
service across the river. Private own
ers had failed to operate a ferry for
several days, with the result that tour
;,%r /,
the Red Trail.
Harry johnson, a young man living
out the Daglum way, near Dickinson,
appeared before Justice Folsom and
pleaded guilty to the charge of SLAM
dering female. It appears that John
son had a quarrel with two young la
dies and afterward expressed himself
quite forcibly in the matter. He was
order to pay fine of $500 and costs
amounting in all to $21.
Some of the Dunn county citizens at
Dodge treated Philip Koch to coat Of
axle grease and feathers when they
found that he had been up to his old
trick of beating his wife again. States
Attorney Johnson investigated the
matter but Koch didn't care for any
more free advertising and would not
bring charges against the parties who
creased his dirty pelt.
Opportunity to secure another park
site has been offered the city of Will
liston by Charles Schumacher, who
will sell an entire block near his home
in the southwestern part Of the city
for the sum of 5000, provided the city
will take it over and agree to use it
for park purposes. Mr.. Schumacker's
proposition was placed before the city
commission at recent meeting.
During the recent storm the hand
some Albert church, short distance
south Of the Jacobson place at Mad
dock, was entirely torn to pieces and
scattered over the church lot and over
the adjoining fields. The organ, the
furniture, in fact everything in and
about the building was crushed or
smashed into kindling wood. The only
whole pieces Of furniture about the
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-08-31
Cream Tartar
Seidlitz Powders
Magnesia Citrate
Headache Remedies

place consisted of a few camp
chairs, and the body part of the large
bell. Fortunately for the congrega-
ton there was $4,000 tornado insur-
ance on the building and furniture
and this will help some in rebuilding
{ it.
Edstrom Johnson, hotel keeper at
Werner, was instantly killed when his
car turned over on a grade one mile
west of Werner Wednesday evening.
Johnson and three others had started
on a trip to Yates, Mont. 1t is alleged
that johnson was intoxicated. None
of the other members Of the party
were injured. Johnson's neck and one
arm were broken He was forty-two
years old, single and we'll to do
| Word has been received by friends
at Williston Of the death by drowning
of Paul Grant, second son of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. S. Grant, former residents of
that city. The accident occurred while
Paul and his older brother, Dwight,
were hunting. In attempting to swim
out to where some game had been kill
ed the unfortunate boy lost his life.
! The drowning is said to have occurred
in the sight of the older brother, who
was unable to reach Paul in time to be
OF assistance.
! Roy Smith of Makoti made trip
to the Jack Nichols place last week
and went out to look at a horse he has
there They got the animal in cor
ner and when Smith stepped up to
him the horse reared and struck him
with both front feet, knocking the
man down. One hoof hit him in the
forehead, cutting a big cash and the
other struck him in the stomach, rup-
turing the abdomen and breaking two
ribs. DR.. Duncan was called and took
care Of the injured man.
J. J. Larson, 10 miles northwest Of
Williston, reports a yield Of q bushels
per acre from a 4O-acre field Of early
sOWn wheat and when tested in the
Williston market it graded Number 1
northern. The remainder Of his crop
Of about 80 acres will yield about II
bushels to the acre, according to tests
which have been made, a number of
shocks taken from both the best and
poorest portions of the fields having
been threshed out, weighed and tested.
This wheat is also good quality.
Benjamin Paine, well-digger of
Alfred, LaMoure county, and Gus Ber-
linke, Kansas City, Mo, a helper, were
killed by dynamite gas while boring
we'll near Streeter. The men had
gone down to the depth of thirty feet
when they encountered a rock. After
testing the hole for gas after using
dynamite and finding no trace of it,
harness was fastened to Berlinke and
he was lowered to the bottom. He dis
connected the harness from his body
in order that he might work more free
~. In removing the stone, gas which
had collected in the cavity came up
and overcame him, giving him barely
time to call to Paine for help, who
heard the cry and hurried into the
well. He succeeded in fastening the
harness to Berlinke and as the two
were about to be raised to the surface
by a fellow laborer, Paine was over
come by the gas and fell back.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-08-31
brief STATE NEWS

81 Beach gets the next meeting of the
county treasurers' state association.
i8$ Little Mac has entered the Hustler
Tat Flasher upon it's fourteenth year.
The Belfeld Commercial club has
donated 500 toward purchasing land
,afor park.
III The Smith hardware store at Velva
was burglarized and arms, ammuni-
ton and knives to the value Of about
500 taken.
AS a result of a shooting at Edge
ly one man is in hospital with a bull
let holt through his lungs and four
teen punctures in his intestines and
+ another is in jail
Sites have been selected by Northern
/ Pacific officials for the new shops and
other improvements at Mandan which
will involve the expenditure of nearly
4 two million dollars.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-08-31
Assistant States Attorney Funke c

Assistant States Attorney Funke of
Anamoose was called to Bergen last
week to smooth over a family quarrel.
Neighbors thought the fellow was 60
ing to murder his family.
The people Of Mercer county are cir
culating a petition asking for five
commissioner districts. 1t is claimed
that there is entirely too much work
for three commissioners
On August 18th nine young children
in Amidon underwent operations for
the removal of tonsils. In writing the
news item the Slope County News
spoke of the event at "tonsil day."
H. E. Eldridge, owner of the Red
Trail garage at Taylor, had serious
accident one day last week when the
gasoline torch he was using exploded,
blowing flames of fire over his face
and arms. He was frightfully burned.
1t is believed that he will recover, al
though considerably disfgured Mr..
Eldridge has wife and one child, and
has been a resident Of Taylor the past
three years.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-09-08

Our stores will be closed Thursday,
Sept. q, and Saturday. Oct. T..
A. KLAUS & Co.
HARRY MILLER.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-09-08
SOCIAL DOINGS.

The Music Lovers Club will meet
with Mrs. Julian Bogges at the home
of Mrs. A. q. Blnion, Saturday after
noon, Sept. %, at 4 O'Clock.
PROGRAM
Roll Call. .............N Notes on Opera
A Discussion of the Years Work
Led by Miss Bush
Miss Bush, Mrs, McHenry
Duett-Licktertanz. ,...... Rubenstein
Mrs. Spessard, Mrs. Patty
Selection. Miss Jones
Many little hearts were made glad
on Wednesday afternoon, Sept, 9th,
when Miss Augusta Bright Price cele-
brated her sixth birthday, About
twenty guests enjoyed the little lady's
hospitality and showered her with
lovely gifts dear to the heart of a
child. Prizes were won by Little Miss
Anna Ivy Sargent and Robert Earle
Coleman. Big big saucers of good
old" ice cream were served as often as
the guests desired.
On Wednesday morning Mrs. Evans
Dorroh was hostess of the F~ortnightly
club with Mrs. Ches d. Featherston as
honor guest. After an interesting
game of progression prizes were pres
ented to Mrs. Ches D. Featherston
and Miss Elma Pruit. Dainty refresh
ments were served to twelve guests.
Mrs. j. G. Horton was hostess of the
Seven Hand Euchre club on Tuesday
afternoon. Mrs. Chas. Bush was
prize winner.
Mrs. julius Cannon was hostess of
the Junior Auction Bridge club on
Thursday afternoon.
The young Peoples Missionary So
ciety met with Miss Mary Murphey
Tuesday morning.
The Woman's Study Circle will meet
with Mrs. f. B. Boyd at 4 O'Clock,
Thursday, Sept. q. The subject for
the afternoon will be "The Italian Pen
i%nsula;" there will be no lesson.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-09-08

Messrs. j. II. Williams, J. f. Ames
and II. M. Cockrell mot S. NJ. Cock
reIl as stated in the Beacon) returned
last week from a ten days trip through
the delta. They went as far north as
Oseola, Ark, which is within twenty
miles of the Missouri line. They
found the roads very good all the way
except some of the reads IN the hill
country through O%ktibbeha and
Webster counties we're pretty rough,
They spent the first night with Mr., j.
J. M. Archer near HiIhlandale, Miss,
and from there they went north, cross
ing the river into arkansas at Mem
phis. Mr.. Ames aid they saw some
very fine land and fine cotton crops
bu. no lard that was any better than
the rivet bottom lands northwest Of
Macon, or crops that were better on
these lands before the storm in July.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-09-08

Charles Walter is the name given to
he fine little boy who arrived at the
ZONE of MI. and Mrs. Wyatt NJ. Jones,
IT,, on Sept. End.
Mrs. Bessie Price Williams left to-
Law for Itta Bena. where she will
this winter in the public school.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. C. Wilson have gone
10 make their home in Meridian, where
Mr.. Wilson has secured a position.
Come with the crowd to Macon's
Friday, Saturday and
tonday, September Is, l6, Is,
Misses Etheldra Spessard and Rose
wann are guests of Mrs. Annette
yndall in Brooksville.
Miss Mary Emma Richardson is ex-
Noted home Tuesday from a visit to
lends at Inka, Miss.
Miss Annie Lou Elkin left this week
H. Macon, Ca, where she Will attend
khool this winter.
Misses Elma and Nina Barnhill and
Scholar were shopping in the
NQday.
Agancy Patty will leave Satur-
- vile, Ca, where she viii en-
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-09-08
WEDDINGS

Cirdrdedu Scott
Mr.. l.. r. Girardeau and Miss Fan
ME Scott, daughter Of Mrs. Mary
Scott, were married Tuesday evening
at 8 o'clock in the study of TIE Baptist
church by Rev. R. S. Barclay. Mr..
Girardeau has been for the past year
manager of the Westerd Union Tele-
graph Co. in Macon:
Hubbard Cunningham
Prof. F. J. Hubbard, son of Mr.. j.
H. Hubbard of this place, and Miss
Kate Cunningham of Bonneville were
married Wednesday, August Both at
the home of the bride in Bonneville.
Miss Irene and Mr.. Thos. Hubbard of
Macon and Mr.. Walter Hubbard, M. &
0. agent at %Shuqualak attended the
wedding.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-09-08
NOTICE.

take this method OF letting my friends
and patrons OF ~Broohsyille and vicinity
know that ! will be at the Hearon Hotel
every Tuesday. II you have any Watch
or Jewelry Repairing or Engraving call on
me. Ny work and price guar anteed.
W. Z. AVERY, Jeweler and Eng'r,
Prop. Macon je~eiry Store,
Macon, Mississippi.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-09-08

Mr.. and Mrs. T. w. Yates and Mr..
and Mrs, Calhoun of Laurel, were the
guests the early part of the week of
Mr.. and Mrs. E. v. Yates. They
came in their car and found the roads
very good. They returned by rail
Monday at noon. being afraid Of the
road after the showers that fell Sun
day night.
Mrs. Thos. Mcclure and daughter,
Mary Thelma, lett last Sunday for
Abingdon, Va, where Miss Mcclure
will be a student at the Martha Wash
ington College. Rev. S. d. Long, a
former pastor of the Methodist church
in Macon, is president of the college.
Mr.. and Mrs. W.. w. Shannon and
Miss Eleanor and Mr.. and Mrs. Loyle
Shannon and daughter left last Sunday
in their auto for Lebanon, Tenn, to
visit Mr.. S. S. Shannon and family. A
card received Tuesday announced their
safe arrival.
$25, 900, the highest price ever paid
for a Jersey bull, was what Golden
Ferns Noble P. sold for recently. A
half brother of this bull will be at
Macon on the 18th.
Mr.. j. l.. Ormsby of the Buena
Vista Farm, is the latest automobile
owner, having purchased a 1917 Stude-
baker Touring Car from w. W. Shan
non this week.
Do not waste time in the disparage-
ment Of others that you A prOfitaDly
employ in the improvement of your
self.
If you want to see some of the finest
dairy cattle, according to breeding in
the U. S., come to Macon Sept. 18th.
The most dangerous humidity during
a beat wave IS the kind you buy in a
bottle, Boston Transcript.
Mr.. W. b. Atkinson of Holcomb,
CT enada county. is the new drug clerk
at the Herbert Drug Co.
Mr.. j. L, Klaus will leave Sunday
for Chicago to purchase his fall md
winter goods.
Mrs. Fannie Jarnagin Brown will
leave today for Chicago to spend the
winter.
Miss Fannie Dele Eckford is the
guest this week of Mrs. Ed. B. Owens.
Mrs. Diel Of Evansville is the guest
Of Mrs. Vernon Clark.
Our stores will be closed Thursday,
Sept. q, and Saturday, Oct. T..
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-09-08
CHURCHES
METHODIST

METHODIST
Sunday school at 9:i5.
Preaching at II O'Clock.
After a five weeks vacation the
pastor sincerely hopes that every mem
Der will attend the II o'clock service.
Union services on the lawn at S
O'Clock, preaching by Rev. f. Nash
Broyles.
You arr cordially invited to attend
all of these services.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-09-08
SEWING WANTED

| wa Il the ladies 10 bring me all
their common sewing | will do it to
suit you; prices reasonable, ObIige.
MRS. JIM CAMPBELL,
NpYr block 10 COurt House.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-09-08

5 BILL says; Especial prices-for
college boys a get your suit in range
Fit guaranteed" {, |. SARGENT.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-09-08
Smith Rogers

Mr.. and Mrs. |. T. Smith announce
The engagement and approaching mar
rage of their daughter, Nellie, to Mr..
N. N. Rogers, Jr., of Chickashaw,
Okla, the wedding to place on Tues
day, Sept. 10.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-09-08
Cash FOR BOOKS

School books and supplies will only
be sold for cash. Send cash or no
books. GEO. D, RUSSELL, Ast..
M~ethulayille, Miss!
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-09-08

If you are interested in live : stock
don't fail to come to Macon on the 18th,
Short Horn, Red Poll, Black Angus,
Hereford and Jersey cattle will be here.
For Rent-Three rooms and kitchen
for rent. J, +. SHELTON,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-09-08

Have you seen the 1917 studebaker?
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-02-15

salyesn and tapes, bandages, ana
plasters that make corns pop-eyed,
have only made your corns grow
faster, just hold your heart moment
and figure this: Put two drops Of
"Gets-It" on the corn. 1t dries at
once. You can put your shoes and
stockings on right over it. The corn
is doomed. 1t makes the corn come
off clear and clean. It's the new.
easy way. Nothing to stick or press
on the corn. You can wear smaller
shoes. You'll be a ioy-walker. No
pain, no trouble Accept no substitu-
ties.
"Gets-It' is sold by druggists every
where, 25c bottle, or sent direct by
L. Lawrence & Co., Chicago, III.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-02-15
.AUsTRIANs DROP BOMBS:
Attempt tc Destroy Train Bearing
Premier BRAND of France.

London, Feb. Is. = An Austro-
Hungarian air squadron yesterday
tried to blow up the train bearing
Premier BRAND of France, NJ. Leon
Bourgeois, minister without portfolio
in the French cabinet, and other lead
crs back from conference with King
Victor Emmanuel at his :headquar.
ters ut the front.
Bombs were also dropped in Milan
The famous Milan cathedral cs-
capcd unscathcd.
Rome. Feb. 15.-Pope Benedict Ky
is reported to hae telcgraphed to thr
.papal nuncio at Vienna protestinr
against the bombardment of tn
church of Saint Apollonare in RaVer
na by Austrian airmen.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-02-15
AUCTION SALE
K. F. KNOX. Auetioneer.

Ey virtue OF Deed Of Trust hear
ing date on the Goth day of July, 1904,
and duly of record in the Land Re-
cords OF the City of Alexandria, Vir-
ginia, in Deed Book No. SO, page 90,
and at the request of the party there
by secured, default having been made
in the payment Of the notes secured
by the said Deed of Trust, the under
signed Trustee will offer for sale, at
public auction, on Saturday, the 18th
Of February, 1916, at twelve o'clock
NJ. in front of the Royal Street en-
trance to the Market Building in the
said City, all those two lots of ground
with the improvements thereon, IN
the said City of Alexandria, and
bounded as follows, to-wit:-
TRISTAN that lot OF ground
situated on the west side Of Union
Street, between King and Prince Sts.,
Beginning at the intersection of the
west side of Union Street with the
north side of Wales alley, and run
ming thence north on Union Street
nineteen Q9) feet one-half (1-2)
inch; more or less to the middle of
the partition between the brick house
on the lot hereby conveyed, and the
brick house adjoining on the north;
thence west parallel to King Street,
sixty (G0) feet; thence south, paral-
lei to Union Street, nineteen Q9) feet
one half (l-2) inch to the said alley;
and thence east on said alley sixty
(G0) feet to the beginning, with the
right Of way over the said alley and
all appurtenances.
SECOND-All that lot of ground
located on Wales Alley in the square
bounded by King, Prince, Lee and
Union Streets, beginning on the north
side of said alley one hundred (lO0)
feet cast of Lee Street, and running
thence east on said alley one-hun-
dred and forty (l40) feet to the line
If the lot above described; thence
north thirty-cight (3S) feet one and
threc-fourths q 3-4) inches; thence
west, parallel to Prince Street, one
hundred and forty 140) feet, and
thence south thirty-cight (3S} feet
one and threc-fourth Il 3-4) inches
to the beginning, with all appurten-
ances.
Terms of salc-CASH. Cost OF con-
veyancing Mt the expense Of the pur-
chaser.
rr,, CT IN
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-02-15
LEGAL NOTICES

Commonwealth Of Virginia, m the
Circuit Court of the City of Alexan-
dria. on the 10th day Of February,
1916.
j Rolf Cecil Creyke,
(; Anna StcrbcnZ Creyke.
Upon the application of the com
iriaioant stating specifically the la5e
;Fnown place of abode Of the dcfen-
ida,:t the ClerE; doth or this i'm DAY
.iof February. 1916, enter the 'alio"-
ling order OF publication. 49,,
The object. of the abo9e ensltlea
Iiuit is to obtain q decree divorelng
1.-THE complainant vinc'lio matrl-
lmonii from the defendant on the
l ground of deliberate and wiiful deser.
l,tion and abandonment on the part OIL
!. the defendant, which has continued
without interruption for more than
/, ;hrcec years last past. i,
An affidavit having been MADE anu
!! sled that the defendant Anna Ster-
!! benz Creyke, is not resident OF the
/ State of Virginia, and the Sergeant
having made a return upon the orr
J ginal process issued herein that the
; defendant is a. nonresident of his
'bailiwick, and application having
been made in writing to the Clerk of
this Court for an order Of publication
against the said defendant to appear
and answer a bill in Chancery filed by
the complainant against the defcn-
dant as above stated it is ordered
that she do appear within fifteen days
after due publication Of said order of
publication and do what is necessary
to protect her interest in this suit.
And it is further ordered that a
copy OF said order Of publication be
published once Il week for four sue
cessive weeks in the Alexandria Gaz-
cite, newspaper published in Alex
andria, Virginia, and that a copy be
posted at the front door of the Court
house of this city on or before the
next succeeding rule day after thi:
order is entered and that copy Of
said order of publication shall be
mailed by the Clerk Of this Court adj.
dressed to the said nonresident al
1906 Lakewood Ave. Duluth, MINI.
A Copy Testc:
NEWELL S. GREENAWAY, Clcrl,
Daniel Thew Wright.
r. NJ. Wampler. re.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-02-15
RAILROADS
SOUTHERN RAILWAY
PREMIER CARRIER Of TIE
SOUTH
IN EFFECT NOV. Is.

NJ B--Tnl,owlng schefur. Trurcs are
published only as Information. mol
guaranteed.
7:s7 A. ST.. pally--r.ocnl between
Washington a. Danville, delivers con-
nectlon daily except SUNDAY Mt Orange
TO G. g. O., No. 463 for G0rdonsville \
s:4T A M.-DallyT.ocal for Harrison.
bprr and way stations. Hur1t parl0r
on A. NJ. Dally-Mail train. coaches
Tor Manassas, Warrenton, Orange
Lynchburg, Greensboro and Charlotte
1O:22 a. NJ. Dally--U. S. Fast NAL
stops only Tor passengers 20 points a.
which scheduled 70 stop: Coaches anc
Sleeping cars to Atlanta, New Orleans
Birmingham Sleeping car Salisbury Il
AshevilIe. coaches for Charlottes
vile, Lynchburg Danville, Greensboro
and Charlotte.
4.22 p. m. daily--Local for Chariot
tesville connecting ut Calvorton fol
4:52 r. N. Daily birmingham Spec.
lal Sleeping cars between New YORK
Atlanta, Admission, Birmingham
ham. and Augusta. Through Srst elias!
coaches between Washington. .htlanta
and Birmingham. Dining car Eervic'
Tourist to California daily.
4:02 T. M. Local for Harrisonbnrs
and way Stations on Manassas branch
Pullman Buffet parlor ears.
SEE l.. M.--Loc:Ll for Warrenton.
TIT p. m. daily--Augusta Special
Through train with sleeping cars t
Charlotte, Columbia, Aiken and An
gusta. Through Sleeping cars to Ash
vile.
1902 p M.-Dally Washington ans
Chattanooga Limited tvia l-vnchburEj
! First class coaches and sleeping cars
to Roanoke. Knoxville. Chattanooga
! Sleeper to New Orleans. Washingt0!
| to Roanoke. Dining car service
| HOP 7. VI. Daily--NeW York and New
! Orleans Limited. All Pullman train
Club and Observation cars tc New Or.
leans. Dining Car Service.
1927 \. ". Dajly--Ncmphta special
Sleeping car and coaches Tor Roanoke
Knoxville, Nashville. Chattanooga. anC
Memphis. Dining Car Service. WASH
! in=ton sleeping ears open &c u. III.
For detailed schedule figures. ticket!
reservations. etc. apply 10
$. ID. SHELTON
| Union ticket agant, Alexandria, Va.
e II. COAPAIAN. Vice Pres, ant
/ Gen Manager.
II. +. CARY. Genl Pass. Agcn
W. II. TAYLOE, Pas3 Traffic Mgr
C ". WESTEUpY, Cen. Agent.
II 18TH Street, y. W., Washington