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IHHSSii HAVE OF NtW YORK CITY Minot Merchant, Who Ha? Returned from Business in East, Talks in1 ^interesting Manner ot Conditionsj There Mr. and Mrs. Paul V. McCoy re- Speaking of conditions in the east, Mr. McCoy said: "Business in the east has not been so brisk in years, no doubt augmented iby ffirned Saturday from New York firm of MacKenzie & Banking, erl city and other eastern ooints, wher3 dentoly mean business for It has 36 they 'spent five weeks on business and pleasure. In Chicago, they met. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Benno of Bow bells, who had gone east on their honeymoon. Mr. and Mrs. Benno returned Monday. iMr. McCoy bought a very fin© stock of fall merchandise for his Masonic Temple store, which Is now on display. the excellent condition of the crops the country over. The business in the east from six weeks to two months before it does in the vest, and the factories are working overtime to get out the western or ders in time. I spent plenty of time iji buying my fall stock of ladies wearing apparel, and can guarantee to my trade as fine an assortment aa they could find in the eastern cities. ^peaking of politics, down east everybody see ma to be boosting for Wilson. I heard also of a straw vote being taken out in Colorado among eight traveling men, and all of them voted for Wilson. Only one of the numlber was a Democrat. At the Gayety theatre in Minneapolis, when the picture# of the presidents and near-presidents were shown, the only one that elicited any consider able appflause was that of Wilson. "New York is a wonderful village, but 1 wouldn't want to live tfiere. The other evening, we walked past the 'New York Herald building, dur ing a rain and hundreds of poor people who had been driven in from bUSiness. the parks, were packed like sardines along the side walk under the awn ing, asleep. It is estimated' that a' million poor people sleep in thai parks of New York during the sum-j mer. They enter the bread line once I or twice a day and get a slice of bread and a cup of coffee and just manage to exist. They seem to have no amlbition to better their condi tion. I was in New York at the time that a son "'as born to Mrs. John Jacob Astor. Hundreds of people stood in front of the Astor mansion on Fifth avenue before the arrival of the heir, anxious to learn whether it_' would be a, son or a daughter. New York is a funny old town. "One can't help but note the dif ference between Chjicago and New York. Yon never see the examples of poverty in tiie Chicago parks that you do in New York. In the latter city I have noticed a poor mother clad in tatters and tags, with five dirty little ill clad children, whil9 perhaps along the same walk one could see the child of some million aire dressed in silks, attended by two nurses, "One hears a good deal of the police graft in New Yoric City and the general Impression is that they are going to "get" that man Beclrer. I was in Albany, Buffalo, Philadel phia!, Detroit, )Chicago, and M*nnO apoHs, while east, and in every one of those cities, a municipal scandal ,1s on the lips of everybody. In "De troit there were seventeen aldermen In jail at one time charged with graft. vo doubt the basest kind of graft exiats in all of those cities, but 1 it' is another matter to pwe it. "After all, It fcems good to get "bade to Minot the 'best little city for the man of moderate means mi can find. Th jn-nr n»*n too hM .better chance in the middle west than any place I visited.* M*. and Mrs. McCoy -visited at the home of Mr and Mrs. Hires of Malvern, Pa. Mrs. Hires was Miss Thura Truax, sister of C. P. Truss, ef the Independent. The Hires hate fIVEYEARLEASE ON OAKEY BLOCK MacKenzie & Bnning Secure Long Lease and Will Branch Out in the Various Lines of Real Estat* Bus* iness The well known Canadian Hand cured a five year lease on the Bl&key h'Jook it now occupies. The building will be remodeled into numerous of fices to conduct the Canadian North ern farm land business, insurance, Minot city business, N. D. farm business, ootlectons and a law de_ liartment will also be installed. IMr. Wilson,, the Qot^if manager stated to an'independent represen tative: "We have some fine propo sitions that we are going to place before the people of this section of the state, something that will en able them to make good money. We are to Minot to stay and we intend to make our word good. Within few weeks, we will be able to give yon a large list of well satisfied ens mers. FIFTY YEARS WITH THE CRAFT W. R. Wight of Chicago, father of Ira D. Wight, the efficient manager of the iStone-Ordean Well- Co,' visiting at the home of his son in Minot. Mr. Wight has been inter ested In the printing business for fifty years, baring been identified with the Chicago American, Chicago Inter Ocean and a number of mag azines. He is away up in the print ing art, and has kept right up to date during all of these years. He drew a good number in the Berthol'-t drawing and may decide to file op a valuable homestead. M[erclhajits (inform us that busi ness is a great deal .better than at this period last year and all are pre. parng for a rerord breaking fall's LOUNSBERRY WAS THE LONE BANDIT Held Up Santa Fe Train In Cali fornia Months Ago—Wife Thot He Was Engaged in Real Estate Bus iness Wells Lounsberry, son of the well known North Dakotan, Col. Louns berry, former government land In spector, in the employ of the depart ment of the interior, will recover from 'h}s Isieflf inifl)to®edl ,revolve® wound. He has been joined by his wife, a pretty little woman, who has been -living at Medford, Ore. Mrs. Lounslberry did not have any idea that her husband was one of the most daring train robbers In the country. He has confessed (o being tjie lone bandit who held up the Santa Fe train in California last spring. He got $1400 at the time and returned, telling his wife that he had made the money in a land deal in California. Young Lounsberry was the most daring of train roibbers. In his last escapade, he boarded the mall oar and held up the six clerks at the point of a revolver. He compelled one of the number to bind the wrists of the other five with strips of Urn the* he carried, and then compelled him to ga« them. Afterward*, he bound and gagged the sixth cleric himself and went thm the malls. At Lawrence, Kan., the sacks were not thrown off and this led to an investigation. The clerks were tennd and later Lounslbemr wan discovered In a Pullman berth on the same train, with his loot. He shot him self, but failed to lnfltet a fatal wound. a fine baby. Mr. Hires Is genera! manager of a *mdensed milk factory Ms father being the we!! Imown Hires, of root beer fame. 0 —THE INDEPENDENT HAS THE LARGEST CIRCULATION QF ANY WEEKLY PAPER IN THE STATE— VOL. 11 NUMBER 21 THIS ISSUE 16 PAGES MINOT, WARD CO., N. D.t THUR&DAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1912. SUBSCRIPTION, $1.00 PER ANNUM rt. E, BARRON ENJOYING PERFECT HEALTH R. B. Barron, the popular cashier of the Second National Bank, has returned from Ba^ld lifcjgle Lake, Minn., where he spent the summer. Mr. Barron was in very poor health when he left Minot last spring, but his many friends are glad to note that he looks better than any time in the past ten years. Mr. Barron wife was with him during the sum mer, and returned with him this week. "I am feeling fine and while I feel like jumping right into the work again, I will do considerable outside work for the bank." Mr. Barron sold lEvelryibody you meet down below has his eyes on the North Dakota crops. We had been telling them that North Dakota would come back, and now we have a chance to show them that our word was good.'* E. S. WATERMAN RETURNS E. S Waterman who spent the 9 past year in California and Oregon, is back, looking after his interest in the crop raised on his section farm at Des Lacs. He has been spending the summer at Ashland, Ore., but has not invested' in any ot the high priced land there. photo copyright. 1912, by Americas Press Association The stock is varied aad the prises are se varied that every kind of taste and every kind of pecket beck is easily suited. DRADY FARMER MET WITljl PECULIAR ACCIDENT Christ Berket met with a peculiar accident recently while driving to his home south of Drady from Mi not. The night was dark and as Christ did pot pay any attention to the honk-henking of an approaching automobile,, the go.devil ran into his buggy1, whi^h wag smashed beyond repair. Christ was thrown out of the buggy clea* into the automobile and his horse, freed from the buggy ran away and bas not been seen since. Christ, was -hauled back to Minot and the driver ^f the auto paid him $2.00 for the damage done. Chrst neglec ted to learn the names of the oc cupants of the auto, for which he is duly sorry,, as he considers his dam age now Wily |50. I- LINHA'S 4rop WILL FILL BIG ELEVATOR Frank ijnha has an ©levator on his big farm just north of the city that has ajcapacity of 25,000 bushels. Mr. Linha informs the independent that he will completely fill the ele vator withj the fine crop he grew tfiis year. While he has threshed but a little wheit, he is certain the aver age Is m|re than 20 bushels. His barley averaged 40 bushels and rye about thhfr. Battleship New Hampshire's Stern Battered by Collision With Steamer FFIOIALS of the Mew Xork navy yard, where the battleship New Bamp shire was put in drydock after her recent colllstoa wMfc the Fall River line steamer Commonwealth, estimate that the repairs te the'battle ship will require two months asMl will oeflk apwirt of 940,000. Tbe ffiitotnn occurred in Narragansett bay. aad the MMT on the starboard side was jammed in about four incbes. and the plate was sprung. A court of inquiry will report to Washington on the responsibility for the accident Officers of the battleship charge that it was due to the high speed of tbe through the fog that prevailed at the time While tbt New Hampshire is out ot commission her pluce in the fleet will be taken bv the Alabama, which has been out of commission for the past two years aud which Is aow la the first reserve. JEWELRY PRESENTS Our store is the ideal place to get suggestions for wed ding or birthday presents. SUPPOSE YOU CALL Hi AND LOOK US •VBK. IT WILL PAY YOU WBLL. W. H. REIGHART s? Watch iMMCtvr tor Hampshire's stern plate W have many in expensive but dainty little articles which make excel lent gifts. a. N. Railway SHERWOOD TRAIN HAS CHANGED TIME Cannonbaii Leaves Minot Dailr Ex. cept Sunday at 4:45 P. Mixed Train Installed on Minot.Fargo Line. The Sherwood Cannonball has changed time. It leaves Sherwood daily except Sunday, arriving in Mi not at 10:25 p. m. and leaves each afternoon at 4:45 P. M. This change is more than welcome to those -who desire to come to this city on bus iness leaving the same day. A mixed train was installed on the Fargo-Winot line 'Sept. 1. It leaves Minot each morning at 7:30 except Sunday and arrives in New Rock ford at 6:15 p. m. Xot very fast, but mighty sure. The G. N. announces the following change in the Stanley-Wildrose train service: A mixed train leaves Stanley each Monday, Wdnsda|y amd FYidaly at 10:05 a. m. arriving at Wildrose at C: 10 p. m. Leaves Wildrose each Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 9:&0 a. m. STANLEY DEFEATS DOUGLAS IN TWO GAMES Two auto loads from Minot went to Plaza Sunday to see two fast games (between Stanley and Doug las. Stanley won both games, the first 3 to 0 and the second, 4 to 1. Stanley's battery in the first con. sisted of Gilchrist and McQovern, and in the second, ^Three-fingered" Brown (and JMcGo^ern. A special train was run from Douglas and an immense crowd attended. The fall term of the "Minot Acad emy of Music will commence Sep tember 9th. Mrs. Riley, who has spent the last few weeks of her va cation in Kansas will return to the Magic City, Friday, September the 6 th. DEVI IS CANDIDATE FOR SUPERINTENDENT Well Known Educational Man Will Be Independent Candidate for Su. perintendent of Schools Ward Count? The "confession of faith' oi J. M. Devjine, independent candidate for! superintendent of schools of Ward county, appears elsewhere in this issue. Mr. Devine shows plainly by his statement that he is right up-to date in educational matters and no one questions his ability to make an ideal soperfntondlentl elf scbodb.^ When Mr. Devine was Superintend ent ot Public Instruction of the state some years ago, he made a record to be proud of. His Section to the of. flee of superintendent of the Ward county schools will have a tendency to 4le^ate not only our country schools, but our city~ institutions of learning as well. He consented to enter the contest only upon the ur gent request of hundreds of the vot ers. MILLIONAIRE RAINEY WELL KNOWN IN MINOT Some of the old timers of this city will remember a young man, Paul Ralney, who spent several months at the Leland hotel twelve or fourteen years ago, trying to ex ist on the allowance of $150 a month, given him by his father, a millionaire bolt and rivet manufac turer of Ohio. Young Ralney is now In possession of his father's $50. 000,000 fortune and has an Interest ing time spending the interest. H* bought a string of horses several years ago and It Is reported that he lost 18,000,000. Re recently retained from South Africa where h« hunted lions, bringing three l'ttle cubs now on exhibition In New Yoife Olty. Will MINOT WE GREAT WHITE WHY? Manager Brandlj of Consumers Pow er Company Makes Proposition to the City of Minot Thru Commer. cial Club Minot has an opportunity of hav. ing a Great White^Way if she wants it. The Consumers Power Co. is willing to do its share towards ad vertising the city. H. E. Brandli manager of the Consumers Power Co., met with the directors of the Commercial Club Tuesday night and outlined several propositions. The Consumers Power Co. is will ing to install 75 poles, 5 lights to a pole, five polos on each side of the block, covering about seven and a half blocks of the city from the new Poo depot south to Fifth street, and for a block east and west of Main street on First street, providing It Is sur« that the city will give a ten years' contract at 100 per annum I or pest. All lights to be burned until midnisht, and the top light to turn the night through. As the ctly may not find it practicable to enter into such a contract, Mr. Rrandli has made another proposition which may meet with approval. The prop erty owners along the street and the tenants to be charged for Installing tie posts at the rate of $33 per 26 feet the property owners to pay f22 and'the tenants $11. In this way the company could enter into a year's contract with the city at $48 per rost per annum. A commttee of three commercial club directors has been appointed to I take the matter up with the city cm mission at an early date. BIG HORSE SALE. Wm. J. Carroll ifeEurned) from Wyoming last week, where he spent several weeks buying about 8O0 fine Percheron mares, geldings and colts, that will be sold at public auction at the G. X. stockyards east of the city, Saturday, Sept. 10. Col. Wm. Holland of Iowa, the famous auc tioneer will be in charge of the sale. This sale ought to be a good one. Billy Carroll knows the horse business from A to Z. Three years ago he ctonducted a similar sale, selling the farmers some of the fln_ est stock ever brot to this section of the state. SUPT. LEVERITCH LOCATES IN GRAND FORKS C. E. Leveritch, assistant Gener. al Supt. of the Great Northern, has moved to Grand Forks that he may better attend 'to his duitfes. The Leveritch family left the city Wed nesday evening. Minot will miss the genial superintendent and his fam ily, who are prominent In society and fraternal circles. A WISE DECISION W. F. Jennejohn, of Vulcanite, Alta., who owns a valuable houao and lot In this city, has had the place on the market for some time. He wrote to a prominent real estate dealer this week stating that he had decided to lceeip his Minot property, that Alberta had been visited by a severe frost and he did not care to invtest any mope money In that country. JEWISH HOLIDAYS Practically all of the Jewish stores of the city will be closed Thuralay and Friday, Sept. 13 and 14, on ac. count of the Jewish holidays that begin at that time. Another holiday, Yum Klppiir, wiQl be observed Sat urday, Sept. 21. SOME CUCUMBER John Lesih brot a cucumber to the Independent offloe that, the scales at two pounds, eight and a half ounces. Tt is fully a foot long and ten Inches In circumference. John thinks he might have selected a larger one had he taken more pains in looking about Me