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Since coming here to McHenry county, North Dakota, my experience growing trees and small fiuit h&s been very satisfactory. I started my nursery here six years ago this spring right on new breaking hardly losing a plant or stalk out of one hundred evergreens planted right on new breaking (10 to 15 inches high) 98 grew and stand today 5 feet high some of them making 20 inches in growth last year and can say that we have fruit of our own raising on our table every day the year, round since the first year here. That shows what can be done here if one is a mind to go to the trouble to put out a few plants of each variety and care for them he can enjoy the fruit of his own raising. Trees for Wind Break. Since the earliest days of man, trees have been considered a natural and fitting adornment and shelter for his home. In a region like this of North Da kota where the winds have fairly earned a reputation for steady and persistence trees have a use as well as beauty. Passing from the shelter of the forest to open community on a cold windy day one is much aware of all the difference between comfort and misery. These facts are admitted by everyone even by those that can offer no excuse for the bare dreari ness and desolative that character ize the place where their lives are spent. To spend a lifetime without the presence of a single nature object about which the affections and mem ories can center, should not be an al euring people to civilized man. To busy men with these great amount of necessary work to be done these things are often overlooked but for all that their importance is not less real. Trees are grown for three purposes, for shelters, for ornament and for their timber or fuel. About thirty five species can be grown in North Dakota. Among them are five species of the Poplar, two of Ash, Elm, Box Elder, Maple, Bur Oak, Cottonwood, Willows, Birch, Mountain Ash trees. For the planting of leaves, shelter Yours truly. —I. Peterson, Roseland. The above letters are explanatory in themselves of the condition of some school districts financial management and consequent condition, we are pub lishing the letter, that possibly school officers may see to it each in their places that such failure to provide The editor of Ihe Independent be lieves Hanson to be guilty of the murder of Le May. We stood upon the scaffold at the time that William Ross was hanged for the murder of Thos. Welch, at Bottineau five years ago last month, and the last words that Ross ever uttered were those telling that Hanson was guilty of Le May's murder. Would Pardon Carl Hanson A petition is being circulated asking for the pardon of Carl Hanson, the man who was convicted of the murder of Le May, near Tagus several years ago, and for which he is serving a life sentence in the penitentiary at Bismarclc. Hanson is no doubt guilty of the murder and should not be pardoned. He is a dangerous man to any com munity when at large and more than likely would end some other poor fel low's life if given an opportunity. Judge Murray, a second before pull- Farm Loans Our Specialty 1 Mo Commission and Cheapast Bate of Interest Money Loaned on Good Chattle Security. Square Dealings—Our Motto. Call on us when in need of money. T. J. Horton & Sons. Suite I, Postoffice Block Minot, N. D. belts, etc., seedling trees from one to two feet are the most satisfactory. They can be procured at a cost of from three to five dollars per thous and. Trees of larger caliber for street or shade trees can be got at reason able price. In planting seedling trees we ordin arily plow a deep furrow straight as a line, take a candy pail fill it half full of water, put in as many trees as will set in the y.ail handy. One man hand out the trees one at a time, the other man take the trees in right hand stand it up against the straight side of the furrow with the left hand poke one hand full of loose dirt and so on to the end of row. Follow with hoe or cultivator and tramp the dirt solid around them. Trees should be set as early in the spring as the soli ean be handled. Trees should be ordered early of northern grown stock. If one wishes to get good quality and be sure of having his order filled. On arrival of stock they should be un packed and spread out in a cool place and covered with damp earth. Trees will do well on most any kind of well cultivated soil. They will not make satisfactory growth, If indeed they live at all in a hard dry soil especially if it be allowed to grow up to grass and weeds. Cultivation is the main success in growing trees otherwise your time and money is thrown away. For these reasons the soil must be kept constantly cul tivated until such time as the trees by their own shade supplies the condi tion under which they will thrive. The number of years that a grove requires cultivation depends upon the character of the soil the kinds of trees and distance in planting. For a good shelter belt plant out side row on North and west with Laurel leaf Willow (the best willow that grows) second row to Cotton Wood 4 feet in row, 4 rows 10 or 12 feet apart, 3rcWrow to Canadian popu lar, 4th row to ash. Plant 2 feet in the row, 5th row to Box Elder. Well cultivated will make good wind break in 4 years. —L. D. Heath. (To be Continued) Of Interest To Tenchers Minot, ,N. D-, March, 31, 1908. Hon. W. L. Stockwell, Bismarck, N. D. Dear Sir: in the course of busi ness we took a school warrant No. 272 for $50, dated September 24th, 1807, registered No. 115 October 19th, 1907, by Treasurer Julseth of Carpenter School District No. 25. I enclose a letter written him and his answer. Will you please write us why it is that? teachers of North Dakota are compil ed to wait months for their money or submit to a discount of five per cent by banks? It seems to us a condition that might he necessary certainly it works hardships to the teachers of North Dakota. We took this warrant from one, who, like many others, need money. The young lady wrote her father she received no pay for teaching a number of months in that district. Her father has had to fur nish means for her board room and expenses. Such condition necessarily places North Dakota in bad repute un necessarily. We will appreciate your explanation and idea how to remedy. and pay teachers promptly, rests with them, and should be done that good valuable instructors will not stay away or return to work in our new and prosperous state of North Dakota. Tree Growiag in North Dakota Glenburn Hearing! RE5T ROOM Yours truly, —I. Peterson, Rosland. Bismarck, March 21, 1908. Mr. I. Peterson, Rosland, Minot, N. D. Dear Sir: Your favor of the 19th with enclosure is at hand and contents noted. The condition of affairs of which you write is certainly one much to be deplored. The Superintendent of Public Instruction is powerless in the matter of compelling school officers to levy sufficient taxes to pay the run ning expenses of a district if the local board refuses or neglects to do so. The matter should be taken up with the county superintendent of the coun ty in which this district is located. We are of the opinion that teachers who are unable to realize the face value of their salary warrants are entitled to compensation from the district to the amount of the discount charged for cashing same. We recommend that you take up th« matter of school district warrants with the Rolette County Superintendent and State's Atorney. Yours very truly, —W. L. Stockwell, Superintendent of Public Instruction. By E. J. Taylor, Deputy. ing the black cap clown over Ross' eyes, said, "Willie, who killed Le May Ross, who was about to be sent into eternity looked up and said, "Carl Hanson." These were his last words. The trap was sprung and a second later his corpse was dangling at the end of the rope. Ross had no object in lying concern ing the Le May murder. He realized iliat he was about to race his Maker and he would not be apt to swing into eternity with a lie upon his lips. We feel sorry for Carl Hanson and his relatives. We feel sorry that the young man's environments were such that made him a bold murderer. But nevertheless the fact remains that in the eyes of the law, he is guilty of taking the life of a fell-w man, and the penitentiary is just the place for him. He would not be safe at large. His petition already has 1,200 signers. Chester Haris and Alfred Sheridan, the two Glenburn men charged with murder in the first degcee ,are being given a hearing before Judge Davis. An attempt is being made by the state to show that these two men lead a riot and took part in the shooting which caused the death of W. B. Bennett. A large number of witnesses are in the city. The story brot out in the heai' ing is absolutely like that told in the Independent last week. The two farmers, Brooks and Bennett had giv en into Glenburn and drank consider able. They grew angry when they learned that someone put their team in the livery barn and refused to pay for the livery expenses. Some of the witnesses state that they believe that Bennett and Brooks shot numerous times, but Brooks, the chief witness for the state says that Bennett fired' but two shots, and was- attempting to get away when he was mortally wounded. Tony Roeble, the Glenburn pigger, whom Bennett and Brooks attempted to blackmail, has been arrested and' is now in the county jail. He may be used by the state as a witness. NEARLY PERISHED Almost famished with the pangs of hunger, with his feet frozen, one Tem pleton, about 40 years old, was found in an old caboose of the Great Nor thern where he had been for several days, hovering between life and death. Templeton, it is said, beat his way through from Washington, and arrived in Minot a few days ago. Having no place to sleep and no money for food, he crawled into an old unused caboose about two miles east of Minot, and there he lay in the cold with scarcely enough clothing to cover him. Templeton was found in the caboose last night. There was a small .stove in the car and Templeton managed to scare up a few pieces of kindling with which a small fire was made. The man's feet were frozen stifT. He was very scantily clothed and he appeared to be on the verge of starvation. The man was taken care of tempo rarily last night, and this morning Chief Hagen and Art Day drove out to the yards to bring him to the coun ty hospital. He could scarcely walk and appeared famished. RICE LAKE. Miss Minnie Wilcox made final proof on her claim last week Chas. Robbins and Winfield Allen being her witness es. The seed grain of this year's crop is proving a serious problem for many farmers. The grain which was threshed last fall was a very poor quality and unfit for seed. There Is a movement on foot to interest the county commissioners. Albert Tangedahl has left for Can ada. Elwin Butts drove Miss Carrie and Chrissie Rasmussen into Minot this week. There must be something do ing alright. There is talk of Rev. Sneve running for county commissioner for this dis trict next fall. We predict that his election would be heartily endorsed by every voter Emil Ekholm visited at the Camp bell ranch while on his Minot trip. The Literary society seems to be growing in popularity. The debate, resolved that home merchants should be patronized in preference to cata logue houses" was decided in the negative. It was shown that while the home merchants decried the cus tom of sending away for goods, they in turn nearly all bought their goods in job lots in the east and then charg ed extortionate prices, it was argued that the farmer was just as much en titled to a profit as the merchant and much more so as he earns his money by the sweat of his brow. Miss Rose Young commenced teach ing school four miles northeast from the lake last Monday. A. P. Anderson and Emil Ekholm have been hauling seed grain l'rom north of Greliand. Charles Robbins has bought some chickens. Miss Wilcox invited to a fine dinner last Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. Du Frain and a good looking bachelor. A very heavy snow fell Tuesday afternoon and night. It is estimated that six inches fell. This will prove to be a very good thing for the farm ers, as the snow most likely will melt slowly and soak into the ground, making the soil in excellent condition for the spring work which will soon start. Liquor License or Tax Notice. Notice is hereby given that a gov ernment tax receipt for special tax on business of Retail Malt Liquor Deal er was issued to Mitts & Benson, pt Donnybrook, N. on the 27th day of Jan. A. D., 1908, which said tax re ceipt is posted in the main room of frame building situate on lot six (6) in block eight (8) of Powers Plat of Village of Donnybrook, N. D., which said building Is owned by the heirs of the estate of Edwin Spitzer, de ceased and Mitts ft Benson are the lessors of said building, where said tax receipt Is posted. Dated this 14tfc day of March, A. D.. 1908. MITTS ft BBNSON. Holder of said government tax re ceipt S-1M4 Donnybrook, N. D., March 16, IMS. Mrs. F. L. Householder and Mrs. R. E. Dever have opened a first class studio and ladies' furnishing estab lishment, in a front suite of rooms in the new Roell-Blakey block Mrs. Householder has charge of the art work and gives lessons in oil, water color, china painting and pyrography. Recently she secured a new Revela tion kiln foj- the burning of painted china, the first of the kind brought to the Northwest. She will also take charge of any painted china by others having no. kiln. Mrs. Dever has charge of the ladies' furnishing department,, and has on display the latest models in ladies' corsets, etc. The ladies will also pro vide rest rooms and invite the ladies of Minot and vicinity to visit their establishment. This is already proving a great suc cess. Mrs. Householder is an artist in the various lines which she repre sents, second to none in the state. Albert E. Blocher, who left North Dakota three years ago, has returned from New Carlisle, O. where he has een since that time. He will farm his own farm north of Surrey. Mr. Bloeher has been renting farms in Ohio, hut says that it is hard to make much money in that way and thinks North Dakota is the best state he has seen yet. We are glad ta have him with us again. the man of provident habits will find himself at the end of the year, if he entrusts to us the safeguarding, care and increase of his savings—no matter how little, no matter how big. We devote our whole time to looking after good investments, and our capital, our surplus, our rec ords show that we can sub serve your best interests. No person need suffer from tender feet. They have only to put their feet inside a pair of my comfort Shoes and perfect foot=ease is there at once. Here's an end to all vour shoe troubles. Petser Vandenoever has decided to withdraw from the race for mayor of Minot. He came to this decision at a late hour last night at a conference held by a committee of the Vanden oever and the Duanell forces. An effort had been made to induce Mr. Dunnell to pull out of the race but this could not be done. Mr. Dun nell would listen to no compromise. It is believed that 75 per cent of the Vandenoever support will swing to 'Clark and if this is the case, Mr. Clark !will be elected without a doubt. The fight is still a good one and the Dunnell forces are up in arms and will not let an opportunity go "by to land votes. Mr. Vandenoever will be a candi date for alderman from the Fifth ward, both Mr. Grow and Mr. Robin son deciding to withdraw in his favor. On the Right Side of the Ledger SECOND NATIONAL BANK, MINOT, N. D. THE SHOE MAN GUARANTEE EVERY SHOE I SELL I Have the Largest Stock to Vandenoever Withdraws From the Race Will Be sa Candidate for Alderman of the Fifth Ward —Crow and Robinson, the Candidates Have Puled Out—Looks Like Cark's Election. Sale Bills printed at this office on short notice Select From Public Announcement. After carefully canvassing the situ ation, and conferring with my friends and supporters, we have decided that it is not advisable for me to continue as a candidate in the mayorality con test in this city, and I hereby publicly announce my withdrawal from the field. I heartily thank those good friends who have stood by me so loy ally in this fight and it is not my in tention to compromise them in any particular. I withdraw simply that my friends may be released from any promises to me, and that they may use their influence and support to further the best interests of Minot. I have only the welfare of this city at heart and am willing to sacrifice any per sonal ambitions that I may have had, in order that we may work together to bring about the best possible Minot. Dated at Minot, N. D., April 2, 1908. —Peter Vandenoever. ISow comes the season of the year when we have a great deal of wet and sloppy weather. Cjet a Pair of My Water Proof Shoes The leather is rendered water proof by a process known only to the makers (jun Metal and Calf Leathers