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$ i5 & t" &r: 4 III Wh Mil® E Ran Into Open Switch and Four Are Injured—Engine Runs Through Ca boose and Box Car Into Another Engine. No. 151 on tho Soof the Spokane Limited ran into an open switch at Drake Wednesday about noon and be fore it camt to a standstill, the train bad passed thru a calboose and box car smashing them into kindling wood, and then crashed 'into another engine. Both engines were quite badly dam aged. The Limited had slowed down con siderably, yet the impact was some thing terrific and four were serious ly injured. Mr. Douglas, the engi neer on the Limited' sustained a wrenched back. Geo. Duckett, one of the porters was In thp toilet room and he was thrown against the Bide of the room with such force that his chin and nose were smashed. Mrs. W. J. Norbeck of Aberdeen, S. D., who was on her way to Minot to visit with her parent®, Judge and Mr. Win. Murray, sustained a brok en wrist. Another ipassenger was injured. The train arrived In Minot about three houra late. Mrs. Norbeck was able to eontfnne dty. Geo. P. Homnes defeated Grace for state's attorney of Divtide county. peter M^one, the Surrey bonanza Tarmer, visited Minot friends Tuesday and participated in election predic tions. I •V WRECK NEAR DRAKE her Journey to this CROSBY WON THE COUNTY SEAT. Crosby won the light for permanent county seat of Divide county by a ma jority of about 182 votes, with one precinct to hear from. Ambrose con cedes ffie election to Crosby by 160. The western end of the county gave Crosby a good vote. Some" new towns are to be located on the Soo and G. N. extensions and the residents didn't care to give Ambrose too much as sistance. i/- HON. L. B. HANNA '.•I'* E STOCK Major Person returned from White water, Wis., where he bought the ninth car of blooded Guernsey and Hoi stein milch cows, which the Union National bank has sold to the farm ers of this vicinity. The car ia ex pected to arrive Saturday, and all hut three of the cowa have been aold. The bank is taking great intereat in dairy ing, realizing that the farmers who take an intereat in thia induatry are deserving of credit. The major attended the National Dairy Show at Chicago and saw one cow, a Guernsey, for which the own er refused $10,500. This cow haa a record of producing 1100 pounds oT butter fat in a year. Mr. Person says he saw undoubtedly the finest lot of milch cows ever brot together in the United States at this show. REV. W. C. HUNTER WELL LIKED AT TERRY Rev. W. C. Hunter, who has been in charge of the Presbyterian church at Terry, Mont., for the past three years, has returned to Minot. The minister was very popular with the people of Terry, and as evidence of this fact, he waa presented with a beautiful igoild headed umbrella bear ing his initials, by the Ladies' Aid. upon his departure from that place. Mr. Hunter was the first Master of the Terry iMasonic lodge, and at the last regular meeting before bis de parture, the lodige .presented him with an elegant gold watch, chain and Ma sonic charm. Mr. Hunter's many Minot friends welcome him back. The farmers are anxious for the snow to either disappear at once, or for cold weather to come, realizing that the succession of freezings and thaws are not doing the grain any good. Are You Going to the Elks] Minstrels at thej Minot Opera House, Dec. 6th and 7th —TH INDEPENDENT HAS THE LAKttKST OlttOULATION OK ANY WEEKLY PAPER IN THE STATIC- VOL. II. NUMBER 30 THI8 IPSUE 16 PAGES MINOT, WARD CO., N. D„ THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1912. SUBSCRIPTION, Sl.oo PER ANNUM Photo eopyrigM by Atnarican Prew Association. W00DR0W WILSON. HSMARCK IS SCENE OE RIOT AW ENFORCEMENT LEAGUE O*- ICER 18 ATTACKED IN BISMARCK. Bismarck, N. D., Nov. 5—Rismarck was the scene of a small sized riot when a crowd attacked Enforcement League Officer F. L. Watkins and as sistant when they raided the Elks haLl and carried away several wagonloads of liquor. Not a police officer could be found until Attorney General Andrew Miller arrived on the scene. He hunted for the chief and ia said to have found him in a grocery afore. When tha police were gathered the rioters were dlapemai. (Some time ago the attorney gen eral's office iaaaed a warrant against the Blka lodge rooms here aa Ing the state prohibition lawa. wcued and the away. I Several wagon waa of 1''•J'lfllll"f' "I do not believe there were any Elks among the rioters. The crowd seem ed to have been made up of a mixed Saturday night bunch. The affair is .n fortunate." No arrests have been made but war rants have been issued against se. eral. CHANGES ON THE Tiolat- P. L. Watkine, executive officer of the State Enforcement league Burleigh county and oonstable of started to haul the liquor from the club rooms He waa aided by a man and a boy, Rev. Dr. Shute and Rev. (Booth Jackson. When the raiding began the crowd gathered. At the third load the trouble began. The crowd gathered so closely that there waa only a amall passageway from the door of the lodge rooma to the street. The men behind. It la aaid, began to push, and the fellowa In front knocked Watkina down. He called for help and aome of the bystanders, com posed of newspaper men and others who had gathered at th ran in to help the oflfa driven the mob take out their aptte then tried to on Cart Kosltaky who was present. He fled and was pursued two blocks until he took ref uge In a newstand. No Elks In the Crowd. Attorney General Miller the following gave oat after the not BISMARCK TRIBUNE I'.wmarck, N. D., Nov. 2—Today viarKed another important change in the managemnt of the Bismarck Tri bune printing plant which publishes The Bismarck Daily Tribune. Lew Harrison of Minneapols, for merly of the printing firm of Harrison & Smith, of that city, has arrived here and today assumed the business management of the institution. Mr. Harrison haa had several years of experience, and has sujpessful1y man aged several large printing concerns. He Is conaidered eminently capable for the big undertaking here. George F. MlPherson, business manager f»e past year, becomes tne managing editor of the daily. Asso ciated with him ia George Weather head. formerly state public printer, now city editor of The Tribune. W. A. Stickley, formerly of The Ken mare News, and Col. B. G. White head, famous and popular all over the state aa a humorist, special writers. C. B. Winter, formerly of The Tri une Staff, has gone to the Minneapolis Journal to become aaaiatant telegraph editor. COW BROT $99 AT 8ALE. The T. W. Wlssler sale Bouth of Surrey Saturday, waa one of the beat reported so far this aeaaon. One cow sold for 199. Horses brot a high term Monday. vorked hart this wistance of hla at idred aerea of cr with the was rather unfortunate with acres of flax that waa ruined by tha frost. "Give me other chance next year," he decla ••and make ihlnga bum." This is a sample of the North Dakota all ob- 4 3 PIERCE WILL THORN HURT MANAGE THE ACCIDENT Under the Direction of Holly Shep jo. N. Fireman Rendered Unconscious Orrin M. Pierce will manage the show while Cap D. Aaker is the mu sical director. TC. \Y. Halsey will have charge of the band and orclies tra, Ira D. Wight, the program, ana Ben Hultgren, the tickets. Newspaper reports from Ta Crosse, Wis., Roche'ster and Winona, Minn., where Mr. Shepard has put on his new minstrel show, speak exceeding ly well of the performance. Tf the boys just give us as good a show this year as last, there'll bo no kicking. The house is sure to be packed each night. A LIVE ORGANIZATION. A1 tho there are not many Roy McKnight of the McKnight Land Co. was in the city \Yo'inesd.:\ He reports having completed tne threshing on the numerous farms ov. ed by the oompany in this section of the state, the wheat having average! 22 bushels. He summer fallowed 2, 200 acres and 1600 acres additional were stubble plowed and packed ready for the spring seeding. tW*' ard, Local Artists Will Give Enjov- When Extra Freight Ran Into No, able Entertainment Dec. 6 and 7. 401 Sj. day night Of 1'ourse we are all going to the Elks' Minstrels which will appear at tlie opera house Friday and Saturda: nights, Dec. 6 and 7, under the diree ton of Holly Shepard, who directed the show so ably here last year. The cast this year will consist of about. 100 and Mr. Shepard will arrive soon to begin his vork. Mdea9 ones" up in Sherwood, Editor PeimV to,wn. a cemetery association has been formed. Surveyor Frahm of Min-)' will plot the ground. JACK JOHNSON NOT POPULAR. Jaok Johnson, champiion pugilist, wasn't very popular in Minot. When a report was announced Tuesday night that he had met death, there was considerable applause in one of the places where a crowd had gath jered to hear the election returns. Clu.s. Thorn, a CI. X. fireman wa9 severely Cut about the head Sunday i!iht at Hertliold when No. 401, a east o.iiid special. Thorn was in the east hounr special. Thorn was in the act of shoveling coal into the firebox, Hnd did not know that the extra was bearing down on him. His head struck some projection on the boiler and a gash several inches long wa8 .lie result. He was rendered uncon scious. He was taken to the office of a doctor where many stitches were taken in h!:is wound. The collar on Thorn's jaciket was burned. Chas. Lee, the engineer, waa not injured. MINOT CONCFRN PREPARED TO WARD MTV CHOOSES A GOOD JUDGE BUY ALL THE CHICKENS FARM* ERS CAN SPARE—TURKEYS, DUCKS AND GEESE LATER. The Henningsen Creamery Co. ia now prepared to .buy all the chickens that the farmers can haul in, but desire to wait for a short time before buying turkeys, geese and duoks. In a circular sent out to the poultry raisers, they are warned to Bhut UP the turkeys immediately and begin fattening them. Many think that turkeys ought to be fat, after running in thr wheat fields, but as a matter oT fnct., they trot off about as much fat as the whent produces. The company bought 2",000 pounds cf Turkeys at Townpr last year in ten days nnd expect to do far better !his year. HON. WILLIAM MURRAY jyjiffi'-i in'riirMi 'lllili »iillfitTv^ Elder ierd' "ff, a prosperous SuT •v farmer, is building a large barn. •iM I N I it 'i k) *1 I i! *2 51 11/ -i ii.