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Get riady for the gnat ist harvest North Dakota over saw. We can supply your needs. Four Cars of FURNITURE. Md RTIN L. S. Mallory,architect, Minot North Dakota. if FIRST-CLASS—Repairing done on all kinds of traction engines and boilers, such as retipping, rolling and replacing flues, etc. F. M. PIERCE,blacksmith. (j-23tf Deering, N. D. Corner Hotel Morrill Bids. FURNITURE The biggest line of Furniture ever brot to Minot in one shipment will be on display Monday. Biggest Furniture sale ever known in Minot to start Monday, Oct. 1. Watch for our big post ers quoting prices. war ALL PRICES ARE STRICTLY ON A CASH BASIS'^ at the lowest CUT PRICES ever offered in Minot. Special Sales on Sweaters for Ladies, Cents and Boys A special number of Men's All-wool Sweaters, worth 12.150, on sale at $1.48 Men's Wool Shirts at from 98c to S3.00 Men's Wool Hose 23c Men's Wool Fleece Underwear 43c Men's Four-ply Linen Collars 8c Men's Cotton Hose 6c Men's Canvas Gloves 5c Ladies' Skirts at Less than the Cost of the Material. Chicago Clothing Store Geo. A. Gil more has located in the land and law business at Williston. He is a good square fellow, and capable. See the Blaisdell-Bird Co. for ab stracts, loans, and city lots. Blaisdell & Bird, Attorneys. They have offices in the same building tf JOS. ROWAN. Corner Main and Third Sts., Minot, N. D. Chicago Clothing Minot, North Dakota. We are now ready to show the public a full line of Gent's Clothing and Furnishings O. J. Houde, Mgr. Coming Monday. 'I j* Minot, IN. Cows Lift Mortgages. There is money in keeping cows, and there's more money in keeping cows if you use a cream separator. You will make more money if you use a United States Cream Separator, the best machine on the market. There are two sizes. If you milk but four or five cows, buy one of the smaller kinds which are just as durable and do just as good work. I have had a record-breaking sale of these cream separators. Don't make a mistake and buy any other kind of a separator. Hustad, Minot N. D. STERLING CASH GROCERY AND SMALLWOOD'S CASH GROCERY Hurd & Mallory are building a $5000 residence for W. C. McHugh, a 85000 residence for Mrs. Stewart and a $2000 cottage for A. P. Slocum. W. H. Mann has promised to write a series of articles for the Independent relative to North Dakota soil, etc. The articles will be interesting. W. UNDERTAKIH6. H. Sharpnick, a prominent citi zen of Larimore, visited friends in Minot last week. He is father-in-law of J. B. Streeter, the Larimore land man. A Train Load of Minneapolis Threshing Machines Gilroy & Hetherton shipped seven cars of cattle to Chicago Saturday. Prof. Wolfe: "Of course we will adopt the new spelling and I like it." James Williams, formerly of Des Lacs, has rented a 960 acre farm at Towner. A. B. Toffelmire of Norwich raised 14 bushels of flax to the acre. He se cured 1057 bushels of wheat from fifty acres. Ed Kelley the ice man raised eighty acres of oats which averaged close to 100 bushels an acre at his farm north of town. Jos. Winter the milkman from eight acres of millet, cut thirty-five loads of fine hay. His wheat averaged 26 bush els and oats 60 bushels. X. A. Kennedy from east of town rais ed a lot of fine water melons and musk melons, as large and fine as ever grew along the banks of the Mississippi. There are thirty-five barbers in Minot who do on the average 830 worth of work a week. Think of it. A thous and dollars worth of whiskers a week. R. H. Emerson and wife returned from a visit in the east. Mr. Emerson spent a number of weeks at the West Baden, Ind„ springs and was much re lieved. A farmer from somewhere brot a load of wheat to a Minot elevator last, week with a horse and an ox, hitched to the same wagon. The horse looked in sulted. Gus Ludtke raised 100 acres of crop without hiring a cents worth of help. He was compelled to shock grain some times until midnight but got there just the same. W. D. Haney, who farms the John Ehr farm near town, had 18 acres of oats that averaged 70 bushels per acre. These oats were sown June 1.3th and were belter than any sown earlier. County Commissioner Black shipped 28 cars of cattle from Ross Saturday. He shipped sixteen cars at a previous shipment this year. Mr. Black is one of the largest ranchers in this part of the state. H. F. Bartling, a Chicago resident, had a chance to sell his tract of land northwest from town for just double the price he gave for it a year ago. He erected a $500 granary and will put up a house next year. Joe Louderback, a lad living north of town, was attacked by a large timber wolf recently. The wolf showed tight and was about to spring at the horse Joe was driving when the lad shot and killed the animal. County Commissioner Swanson sold a three year old Percheron stallion to Leslie C'olton of Burlington for a fancy price. The colt was raised on Mr. Swanson's farm in Ward county and will make a ton horse. Farmers, it pays to raise colts. Peter Ehr had 40 acres of macaroni wheat which averaged .'JO bushels. He has fifteen acres sown to various Iklnds of seed furnished by the government a few years ago for an experiment. The alfalfa was cut twice this year. He se cured fifteen tons from eight acres. Fred Will man, the South Prairie farmer, raised 2b bushels of wheat per acre, while his oats averaged 50. He has a well 216 feet deep, full of soft water. He has a wind mill, and a large barn capable of holding thirty horses and forty tons of hay. Willman is a good farmer. Jos. Rowan, the furniture dealer, an nounces his big furniture sale which will begin next Monday. Mr. Rowan states that he has four cars of furniture coming this week and is prepared to give the people the biggest sale of fur niture in the history of his store. His prices are strictly cash. I A CAR LOAD OF LUDLOW BINDING TWINE. LUDLOW TWINE IS THE BEST ON THE MARKET. A CAR LOAD OF THE VERY BEST MACHINE OIL. JACOBSON. MINOT, N. Ernest Skaug, a farmer, attempted to take from Officer Lake a horse which the officer had replevined from Skaug. Lake was compelled to knock Skaug down a couple of times with his billy before the man desisted in his efforts to secure the horse. Skaug was taken to jail and fined for assault. The Minot Farmers' elevator easily elevates 2000 bushels of grain an hour. The elevator is provided with a power cleaner which will clean 500 bushels an hour. This cleaner will separate oats from flax and exclude foul weed seeds. The elevator is enjoying a very nice pat ronage. W. H. McCutchin, as a buyer, is hard to beat. It is not generally known that James Johnson, the lawyer, is an old sailor. He served in the Danish navy and in the capacity of a sailor sailed to Spain, Africa, the West Indies and many other places under the flag of Denmark. Af ter securing his discharge from tnel Danish navy, he spent four years on a Danish merchant vessel. He was at the opening of the Suez canal in 1869. Eli Wilson and W. H. Sedgwick from State Center, la., visited at the Walter Garis home near Glenburn last week. They cannot see why North Dakota's soil will not produce just as much and more than the land at their home which sells for over $100 an acre. In fact they can remember when Iowa land sold for a cheaper price than the North Dakota land does. History repeats itself. You will see some $50 land oefore long. Call at Stoltz's lumber yard and get prices on all kinds of building material. Hard and soft coal. C. H. Rudd, agent. Not Yet. A stranger from the east approached Peter Ehr on the street of Minot the other day and remarked. "Friend, you appear to be an old timer here. Have you lived here all your life? Pete took a whiff at his cigar and cooly remarked, "Not yet." CONTEST NOTICE. Department of the Interior, United States Land Office. Minot, N. D., Sept. 4.1906. Asutficient contest affidavit having been filed in this office by Medanie Schollaert. con testant. iiKainst homestead entry No. 7794. made June 7. 1901. for swfi sek sec 10, oH nwl4. nw'4 nek Section 15. Township 150 N.. Hunne 82 W.. by Mary Kafter. contestee, in which it is alletred that said entryman has wholly abandoned said tract and chunked his residence therefrom for more than six months since making said entry and next prior to the date hereof: that he has not established a res idence thereon: that said tract remains in its natural state, wholly abandoned and unim proved: and that said alleged absence from the said land was not due to his employment in the army, navy or marine corps of the United States as a private soldier, officer, seaman, or marine during the war with Spain^ or during any other war in which the United States may be engaged.aiid said parties arehereby notified to appear, respond and offer evidence touching said allegation at 10 o'clock a, m. on Novem ber 1. 1906. before the Register and Reeeiver at the United States Land Office in Minot. N. D. The said contestant, having, in a proper affi davit. filed Sept. 24. 1906 set forth facts which show that after due diligence personal service of this notice cannot be made, it is hereby ordered and directed that such notice be given by due and proper publication. L. D. McGuhan. Receiver. Mark M. Cbatfleld. Attorney. 9-27-10-25 6088 MATT J. JOHNSON'S wWmmm UWG ney Trouble, or any W tfSws not entirely satisfied after taking half of O A E O O E T|4/-vi rr» a \Tf\c HAVB /**I THCn My absolute guarantee is evidence of my faith 1 rlUUd/\nL/d BEEN vUI\CU in this wonderful remedy. I take all the risk. PAUL V. McCOY & CO., m™* MINOT, N. D. Rheumatism,Catarrh,Backache, Kid- other Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway. The Pioneer Limited leaves Minneapolis at 8.00 p.m. and St. Paul at 8.35 p.m. Arrives Union Station, Chicago, 8.55 a.m. the next day. Four other fast trains to Chicago daily. Compartment and stand ard sleepers with '^longerjjviderajidW berths," dining car, observation-library car, chair car and coach. W. B. DIXON, Northwestern Passenger Agent. Blood trouble TO REFUND YOUR MONEY It you arm Ask For a Ticket East on The Pioneer Limited Insist that it read from Minneapolis and St. Paul to Chicago on The Pioneer Limited or one of the other fast trains of the A E S 0000oO We pay the highest market price for all kinds of wheat. We also exchange flour for wheat. Come and see us. 000000 M1N0T FLOUR MILL CO. MINOT, NORTH DAKOTA. TWO BIG EXCLUSIVE GROCERY STORES now under one management. You cannot make any mistake in trading at either place. We are now in a better position to serve you than ever before. Our gooas are second to none in the city. Our prices are always the lowest. Our Friday and Saturday special sales are very popular. We eater for the Farmer's trade and can save you big money for caih. WE PAY CASH FOR YOUR PRODUCE. 365 Robert St. St. Paul. 1