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'•8!': "&•* If ft.« 5 S&f-" I STORY OF A SUCCESSFUL WARD COUNTY FARMER. Jihi Desert, of Lone Tree, Telia What he la Defcg on Hia Bis Farm- Has a Regular Experiment Station. No man is better situated in this state to enjoy life than John Dostert the Lone Tree farmer, gardener and stock raiser, and he and his happy family certainly see all that there is on the sunny side of life. John recently visited Minot and related the story of his success to an Independent representative: "You see," he said, "I came there 18 years ago and located on the broad prairies with not a tree near us or a bit of ground broken. Now have just thousands of trees, some thirty feet high and some thirty five inches around the base. Why you ought to come out and see my crops. I have a regular Agri cultural Experiment Station there. I have brome grass, all kinds of wheat including macar oni wheat, Silver Mine, White Russian and Great Northern oats, and even peanuts up four inches. I have a thousand head of cabbage in my garden. I used to raise a great many cattle but sold off the biggest number. I milk ten cows and will send the cream to the Minot creamery as soon as it starts. I have a cream separator. 1 have a big nine room house finished to the last nail. It is 3Gx44 feet with a big stone basement. I have an ice house filled with nice ice. I am afraid to tell just how much crop I have in. You newspaper men will put it in the paper and the elevator men will figure out how many bushels of grain there will be in the country and will pay prices accordingly. I think it is a great mistake for the farmers to tell how much grain they have in. I have my four horse team breaking every day and control six quarters of land, having rented the school section for five years." Mr. Dostert has good old Ger man blood flowing thru his veins and is proud of the fact. To com plete his happiness he receives the Independent regularly every week and says that of all his papers, this is the one he seeks out first. May he live long to enjoy the op portunities offered by the best state in the Union. The Fall of the Mouse River. Engineer French, of the irriga tion surveyors, has been out along the river running a line to ascertain the fall of the river and was surprised to learn that the river falls only about one foot a mile. He supposed that the fall would be greater. To dam the river at Des Lacs Lake forty miles up the river, it will be nec cessary to build a dam more than forty feet high to make the irri gation scheme a success. Then the United States would be likely to get into all kinds of trouble, as the water would back into Canada. In case the reservoir is made at Des Lacs Lake, a canal will probably strike off towards Surrey and pass over the divide north of Surrey irrigating the land north as far as Glenburn but not farther, as the fall of the river is not enough to insure its going farther north. Mr. French believes that it will be possible to irrigate to advantage in this county. Johnson a Confectioner. William Johnson ha£ closed the Palace barber shop and he and Roy Pierce, the well known G. N. engineer will start a con fectionery store in the building soon. He has stored the barber fixtures which were in that shop. Mr. Johnson has sold his other shop to F. C. Ripley, of Minne apolis. The Independent wishes the boys success. I hereby announce to my friends that I am a candidate for nomi nation to the office of sheriff on the Democratic ticket, and if elected will do my duty faith fully. I want your support. —George W. Hecker. Young Man Skipped. There was weeping, wailing and gnashing of teeth attheDacotah Hotel early Friday morniug when it was discovered that a young man from Mohall, who accom panied a young woman to this eity the eveniag before with the intentions of making her his wife the day following, had skipped, during the night. It is said that the young man caused the ruin of the girl and at the urgent re quest of her parents accompanied them to Minot where the marri age ceremony was all arranged. The prospective groom's brother and a lady friend, Miss Braaten, also came along to attend the bridal couple. The groom-to-be relinquished his claim to his brother who filed on it Friday morning. When the bride-to-be awoke and put on her bridal robes, she went in search of her lover, who nowhere could be found. The brother said he did not know where he was. In the middle of the night, he arose and left the hotel and that was the last seen of him. A lawyer was seen and arrange ments made to bring action aga inst the absent gallant, in case he could be located. In the mean while the banquet which had been arranged at the Dacotah Hotel, remains uneaten and a large number of guests who ar rived Friday to witness the nup tials, went home disappointed. Extended Clemency. Secretary Shaw told this story the other day as to the propriety of extending clemency to viola tors of the customs law who fur nish evidence against their asso ciates. It was at a school in Mr. Shaw's native state of Iowa, and one of the boys in a class had committed some grave infrac tion of discipline. The teacher announced that he would thrash the whole class if some one did not tell him who had committed the offense. All were silent and he began with the first boy and threshed every one in the class until finally he reached the last one. Then he,said: "Now, if you will tell me who did this, I won't thrash you." "All right, sir,. I did it," was the reply. Prosperous Missouri Settlement. T. I). Willis, Henry Willis, Ed. Keefe, L. Elam, Frank German, J. J. Malone and Nick Behm, of Jefferson township near Lane ford, transacted business in Mi not Wednesday and Thursday. Those men came to this country when not a soul was on those broad prairies, broke the soil, built fine homes, fenced their land, and stocked it with blood ed horses and cattle, organized the township and are now reap ing the benefits of their hard la bor. The Missouri settlement bought a threshing machine to thresh their own grain and from the looks of their crops, and the great number of acres they have in, it is doubtful if one thresher will take care of all the grain. Farmers' Organization. L. Huber, President of the American Society of Equity, of Berthold, was in Minot last week. There are fifty members of this society at Berthold. The object of the society is to secure a good market for their grain and secure their terms on what the farmers need. For instance, the organi zation will buy their binding twine in a lump this season, hop ing thereby to secure better rates. They may buy the prison twine. Their object is not to send away for their goods. The organizer was S. S. Petry. H. L. Fink is the secretary. Hecker Would be Sheriff. George W. Hecker, of Minot, is a candidate for the nomination of sheriff on the Democratic ticket and it appears at this stage of the game as if his chances were very good. George has a large acquaintance, having come to Minot and settled when land was not considered as valuable as it is now. He has been very success ful in all of his dealings and is as honest as he is successful. mMmmmimmsmmmm "ggg? 4 A Vermont Parmer. John S. Sargent/ the noted painter, was saying that the late Dr. Evans, the American dentist of Paris, had once shown him all his curios. "Among these curios," said Mr. Sargent, "there was a letter that amused me greatly. Dr. Evans had re ceived the letter in his youth in America. It was from a young farmer of Vermont who wanted a set of false teeth made and sent to him. He wrote for the teeth in some such way as this: "My mouth is three inches across, five eighth inches threw the jaw. Some hummocky on the edge. Shaped like a hoss shoe, toe forard. If you want me to be more particular I shall have to come thar." Ida Brletzke Quilty. Ida Brietzke, formerly of Bal four, who was arrested on the charge of getting money fraudul ently, was found guilty at Fargo. Herman Brietzke, her husband, is now on trial. Ida represented herself in the Twin City papers as being a young widow who desired a place as housekeeper in the home of a young single man or a young widow. She raked in many stray dollars in that man ner, receiving her car fare in ad vance. Bar the Hot Winds. Another fine shower fell Friday night. The farmers all wear water melon smiles and who can blame them? The Minot eleva tors will Je crowded to their ut most capacity this fall.if the weather man does not order hot winds. We have moisture en ough right now in the ground to make the grain, so say the old timers. A farmer who dug down the other day states that the dirt is moist for three feet down. WANT COLUMN J. W. Rode sells steamship tickets. K. W. Jones Das just received 100 tons of the best grade of blacksmith coal. 6tf H. W. Barkers Cough Catarrh Con sumption Remedy will knock that awful Cough Sore Throat and Catarrah at McCoy's drug store. Money to loan on farms. Six different plans. Fredeen & Stewart, Minot, N. D. The best line of furniture west of St. Paul at McJannet's. When yen need an abstract, order from E. McKoaae, who has the only complete set of abstracts In Ward county. 23-tf Furnished rooms for rent inquire at J. W. samuelson's shoe store. Closing out of Ready-made Clothing 11 AT COST S 0 0 0 0 At the Big A Store at Sarrey. complete line of good "shoes at a big discount, also hats, caps and all kinds of dry goods. These goods are all staple but will be sold. Come in and inspect them, then yon will know bet ter the bargains I oner. Phone 75. jj We will not be undersold in groceries. Our expenses are not as large as that of others, therefore we can save you money. NYHUS & BERQ, Surrey, N. |I TO INSURERS. tl I represent a dozen am prepared to write Life, Fire, Accident, or Health Insurance* See me if you need ance line. Probably money* I will give policy and careful and J. M. McCONNELL, ivi? ,, V'i "ft, 'r-p-^^r «v ,r, Captures Many Wolves. Erwald Wendthasbeen making more money lately killing wolves than any three farmers in the county. He captured twenty wolves in the last two or three weeks and received for their scalps from the county $4.50 each, Mrs. Wendt brought to this of fice Friday some fine samples of wheat, oats and flax, the latter in bloom. They hare in 100 acres of as fine grain as can be seen in the county, on their farm four miles south of town. The grain was put in early and well two very essential things for this country. One Fare for the Round Trip. On the Soo line for the 4th of July. Between all stations. Dates of sale, July 1st to 4tli inclusive. Tickets good to re turn until July 5th. Further particulars may oe obtained from nearest Soo line agent. PAUL V. McCOY. Do not hesitate to recommend Kodol Dyspepeia Cure to his friends and customers. Indigestion causes more ill health than anything else. It deranges the stomach, and brings on all manner of disease. Kodol Dypspepeia Cure digests what you eat, cures indigestion, dypspepsia and all stomach disorders. Kodol is not only a perfect digestant but a tissue building tonic as well. Re newed health, perfect strength and in creased vitatlity follow its use. Constipation causes two-thirds of all sickness in the world. Why suffer when Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea will make you well and keep you well? 36 cents. [Tea or tablet form. A. S. Blakey Taken up—Three calves last week at my home Section 17, 157-83. Owner may have same bv paying costs and for this notice. Henry Hecht. Taken up—One stray iron $rey mare, five years old and weighs between 900 and 1000 pounds. Inquire at Knute Holum, 154-84 Section 22 ne& twelve miles southwest of Minot. t3p. Lost—A bay horse 9 years old left my place 8 miles north of Minot about the 1st of March. Branded H. J. right hip. I£tftfer £[inot, lease leave with Iver Elu&n, N. D. 4t. N. A. KENNEDY, Well Driller. Drill 4 inch Tubular Wells. Guarantee Water. Headquarters at Martin Jacobsoa'sfStore, Minot, North Dakota. Reference to I H. H. THOMPSON. FBBDKOHTBB. STATEBANK CANDO. 1 Yours truly, W. R. Callaway, General Passenger Agt. or CANDO. Grow Clothing Co., Minot. MATH POOS, MINOT'S SCAVENGER, Has opened a scavenger route and will haul away ashes, ma nure, and other waste matter, clean cess pools and water closets. Leave orders at EMERSON'S NEWS DEPOT. reliable companies and any Insurable risk in Tornado, Plate Glass, anything in the Insur I can save you some you the most liberal prompt attention. Whan In Minot cat th» MERCANTILE HOTEL. Best S1.00 a Day House in the Northwest Rates *4.50 a week. Central Location. Booms Pleasant and Well Heated. SOUTH MAIN 8TREET. AUGUST BENEDETT, Prop. Office at the Wholesale House. 1, a H. J. HASKAMP, A. P. SLOCUM, Minot National Bank, f1 Minot* North Dakota* PAID UP CAPITAL, $50,000.00. Oldest National Bank In the City. Depositary ofU. S. OFFICERS A. H. NOLTIMIAB, President. C. H. PARKE*, Vice President J. A. EKICKSON, Cashier. O. ERICKSON, Assistant Cashier. containing every desirable option. For further information address DIRECTORS: C. H. PARKKK, J. A. ERIOKRON, ALBKHF EDELBROOK. PROMPT ATTENTION TO ALL BANKING MATTERS ENTRUSTED TO US. Accounts Solicited. SECOND NATIONAL BANK, OF,MINOT. Capital, Surplus arid Profits. UNITED STATES DEPOSITARY. OFFICERS JOSEPH ROACH, President, P. P. LEE, Vice President. R. E. i'.ARRON, Cashier. DIRECTORS 1 ERIK K. RAMSTAD, T. P. KULAAB, P. P. LN, JOSEPH ROACH, R. E. BARRON, OLDEST BANK IN WARD COUNTY. A Pew Words to the Public That May be of 4* Interest to You a» At the LAKE STUDIO there is both a lady and gentleman operator of many vear's experience under the skylight, but most essential of all is the Retouching of Which. Mrs. Lake has had 22 years' exderience under some of the ablest Photographers in the United States. Commencing un der F. A. Garrison, Ft Dodge, Iowa, in 1882, and has since oeen connected with galleries in Chicago, Minneapolis, Jacksonville, 111., ond Omaha, Neb., we can please you. The question is Will You Get Us! 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Designs and estimates made free of charge. Located in the shop formerly occupied by D. A. Dinnie, west of the Soo depot. He is prepared to do any kind of repair or job work at reasonable rates. MINOT, NORTH DAKOTA. FOR FIRST-CLASS Blacksmithing Plow Works, Wood Working and Scientific Horseshoeing 00™ BARLOW & Shop opposite Grand Forks Mercantile Wholesale House IS "mmmmm and 1 EB