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1"' 'Vv K?§ -i W 't K* VoL 11. No. 51 MTHAN VALUABLE PATENT Guy Humphrey*, Linotype Operator. Receives Large Sum From Msrgsn-. thaler Co for Improvement on Typesetting Mashlne. (Juy Humphrey®, a linotype opera tor of this city, lint, just received the good news from New Vork that the Mergentlia tr Co. has nnxpted his patent i| °n which he ha." lreen work lug for some time, fbe imp"0»o ment Is *ery inf'Ortant a*id will so.iu be in use on every typesetting ma chine. Mr. riiunphreys is o! an in ventive uili of mind. It Is "iitlei stood thai he ':a& recei'tJ quite a jiice sum of money for his patent. tHNIWAY KTTBt IHIUI Mr*. Lieberg Thinks the Old Coun try Is Worth While—He Divorcee Her. The following from the Grand Fprlts Time? concerns Mr. Lleb^rg, a former Minot resident: Mrs. Asborn Lleberg thinks Nor way la a great place. la (feet, she Is so stuck on Norway that she won't come to America under any consideration. That is what her, husband told Judge 0. M. Cooley of th« district oowt this morning, and the jud&e was so. Impressed with the husband's re cital of her attachment for her name son that he gave him a divorco. Aid that Is Just wliat Mr. Llelerg wanted. Acobidingto the facta a* present ed, Mr. and Mrs. Lioborg were wed ded is Minneapolis on June 16, 1909. Things went along swimmingly for a time. They lived in Minot for a while, and alap In Grand Forks. Then they went to Norway and re sided there. But Mr'. Lieberg be came/attached to the country. She was so well pleased will, the world In general when she reached Norway that she didn't want 'o come back. The husband has tried several ex periments, not the leant, important of which was that of sending her money for the fare back. Buf. she wouldn't come. Mr. Lieberg likes America. Heltkeg it a whole lot better lhan Norway, and inasmuch as the t** faile-1 to aee .Jnst where they could reach asy agreement, he* adopted the divorce court remedy. An Interesting feature la found In the fact that they are Hist cousins. HUSTON 40 MOWED *P,A\ I* ill Independent 1earns that the Missouri river at WUliston is on a ruapege. Tlit Missouri has backed upfato the Little Muddy which is oT«r its banks. The electric light ptast and lower railroad yards .are flooded. A huge Ice gorge Is In the river and several farm houses are sur rounded by water. A farmer and his stock near that dty are rwportej. to 1 harp drowned Wednesday. NARROW ESCAPE FOR THE MELOS FAMILY H. ,T. Melos and children had a nairpw escape while returning to the ottr ftoma drive to the farm Monday, evening. At ,the eaat end at 1 This WM FLATS ARE FLOODED HAS ENOUGH HE Valley street their buggy struck a gay wire of/a telephone pole and the buggy was overturned, th* oceuuants being throw* put. Tne buggy was damag ed, hut fortunately neither Mr. Me los nor the children were injured. The wire appears to extend Into the street and Is In a dangerous place., •MALL BLAZE AT 8LOCUM«S A small blase among some boxes at the rear of Slocum'n drag store called •the. f*e department out T—sdsy morning. The flro was pot net wKh a chemical extinguish^". -V Water Collects in Coulee and Fills Lower Apartments Within Ten Minutes—frof. Knowiton, E. E. Yates and Mr. Hancock Heavy Loser*. A flood did several thousand dol lars damage at the Virginia flats, owned by W. M. Smart Friday even ing. The water collected in the cou lee and came down with a rush, fili ng the lower flata within ten minutes. The sewers, unable to carry the un usual flow of water, had been closed by the city. Prof. Knowiton, who r^ccupies one of the apartments, considers his dam age $1000. His loss is nearly com plete. A valuable piano was prac tically ruined. Mr. Hancock and E. E. Yates also claim big damages, and all have asked the city to come across. A. C. Smith had removed his effects just in time. ACCDENTLY SHOTHMSQF Tobacco Garden Man Accidentally Explodes Cartridge and is Injured. Schafer, N. D., March 30.—Len Wilcox of near Tobacco Garden, ac cidentally exploded a cartridge while endeavoring to remove it from a .22 caliber six shooter, and shot "almself in the left hand and ffiot. The bul let passed thru the. left hand and em bedded itself in the left foot. He picked the ball out of his foot and (Same to town where he hats been ever since under Dr. Morris' care. The wounds are not at all dangerous and the young man will soon he about again. AI OalkinF of Blaisdell, who ship ped a carload of effect* to the west em coast of Florida, returned the other day. Upon his arrlvel thore he found ttie land ho had bought was nothing but a patch of sand. *0 he turned around and came back without ever unloading his car. He tele graphed his wife not to cope and the message yras received enroute. Cal kins says he never saw so much ver min and insects in his life. The peo ple are so poor there that they sub sist maflnly' on turnips, testing the tops and alll He lost fully a thousand dolai* on his trip, besides his invest ment. He fortunately has some money left whlch he will Invest In a farm at Tagus. Mr. Calkins brot tack a tew bushels of grape fruit Which be is selling to his fr*ends at a nickel each. DIRECTORS HAVE RESIGNED. A meeting of the members of the Commercial club wll be held Monday evening to talk over plans for re organising along financial linos. To facilitate matters, the directorc have handed in their resignations U. C. T. BALL. The U. C. T. of Minot will hold a ball in the Armory April 18, to be followed with a banquet served by the Daughters of Isalbella in the base* ment of fit. Leo's church. This ts going to be the Swellest function of its kind held In many a day. The -proceeds wtn go towardia the U. C. T. home which Is to be built In this city. Sheriff "Wilcox brought ln a oard photo the 6ther day which Shows his youngest boy with a laige pickerel on his bade. It measures 19 1-1 in ches long, IS Inches around the body, and weighs 18 8-4 pounds. Dad" says that he took the picture so that he could show the goods to any who doubt that such a flah eould be gotten In the Moose.—MohaO News. 'J'.' it' I iu '1 1 1 1 flpjjl* **jr v' Photos by SIR TO fr $tf¥f —THIS INDEPENDENT HAS THE LARGEST CIRCULATION OF ANY WEEKLY PAPER IN THE 8TATE- Issue 20 Pages ?#t t, Minot, Ward Co., N. D«, Thursday, April 3, 1913 Sir Thomas Lipton Will Try Again to Lift America's American Press Association. THOMAS LIPTON, following bis recent visit to this country, dived headlong Into the spotlight's glare on the water STATES ATTORNEY STARTS TO RECOVER $12,234.00 A. S. OF E. MEETING AT QLENBURN The American Society of Equity held an Interesting meeting at Olen burn Saturday. About three hundred attended and a free dinner was serv ed. The president and secretary of the state organisation were present to explain the findings of the Investigat ing committee before the Minnesota legislature. E. Bilderback, a former Des Laos farmer, who left here. Are years ago, has returned from Missouri, more convinced than ever that this is the country for the man in moder and circumstances. He will make his home In Minot. I r""f W 1'." #Cup m.. of a challenge for the America's cup. It Is six years since he last chal lenged the New Tork Yacht club, bolder of the famous International trephy, to a race. He agrees this time to boik^ Shamrock IV. and sail her across to compete on this side with the best American product He stands ready to race in 1914. Thrice before he was defeated, the last time being tea yean ago Sir Thomas is shown here with Shamrock 111 publicity by issuing County Brings Action Against County Superintendent for Alleged Over charges for Mileage. .State's Atty. Nestoe, representing Ward county, has brot action against County Supt. Warren for the recov ery of $12,234, which amount it is alleged Mr. Warren has overcharged the county for mileage during the past eight years. Mr. Warren has retain ed the well known firm of attorneys. Green loaf, Bradford and Nash, who will ask for a till of particulars. It is the intention of the ootfity, If successful in. this action, to keep the iimount out of Mr. Warren's salary. ^—-mm- August Midtbo and Mrs. E. Cox, who were adjudged insane, were tak en to Jamestown Saturday. J* ,* 4 EQNT Wednesday afternoon at the opera houV3, J. M. Anderson, president of the Equity Co-operative Exchange or Minneapolis, which has been under in vestigation, together with the Cham ber of Commerce, for several weeks past, by the Minnesota" legislature, appeared and presented Oe Equity's side of the controversy. Notice had been .given of tlie meeting and a good ly number of farmers were present. The Equity people claim tnat only one side of the controversy had been printed by the Twin Cty papers, and printed by the Twin City papers, and in order to give the farmers the true facts these meetings are teing held in several towns. The controversy involves the Voltaire Farmers" Eleva tor Co. Messrs. H. O. Band.- and Fred Schmidt treasurer and 'nanager respectively, o£ the elevator company, were present and contradicted the statements :nade by Mr Anderson. There was considerable sharp debate and before the same ended many lo cal members of the Equity aud ethers were drawn into the discussion. The meeting lasted for several hours and finally adjo'irned at 6 o'clock. No act'011 v.'as taken at the'meeting and after both sidesi the question had been discussed the matter was left with those present to draw conclu sions. --Velva Journal. Mr. aid Mrt. C. Au.-lana have returned from Long H-mc.1. Cal.. wjhere they enjoyed the winter months. it NINOT WILL HAVE FINEST CAFETER WEST OE THE MRS. HULBERG WAS NEAR DEATH Mrs. M. O. Hulberg, who lives ten miles gonth of Minot, became precar iously ill of kidney trouble a week ago 'Sunday and came near passing away before the arrival of a Minot physieian, who made the trip In forty minutes thru a raging snow storm Is an auto. Her condition has Improv ed. Mr. Hulberg says he never lelt the need of a rural teiepnone line so much ss he did that day. 1 mm mrnmmmmmmmmmmmm 7 «,* 7 1 |,» ,) •^:}"/*i,W.\ Subscription, $1.G0 Per Annum HAVE BKK ARRESTED Witnesses Refuse to Testify Because This Might Incriminate Themselves —Case Continued. AV'ni. Kimball and Wm. Butler who engaged in a prize fight at Dream land several weeks ago, have iecn ar rested. O. W. Webb and Wm. An derson have (been arrested Changed with promoting the bout. All appear ed before Judge Lynch 'Wednesday afternoon. Many witnesses were called, includ ing some prominent citizens and of ficials. All witnesses refused to tes tify however, claiming their rights, as their testimony mght tend to iucrim nate themselves. l£ is against the state law to witness a prize li^ht. Asst. State's Atty. Carroll asked for a continuance, stating that ho has a witness who will testify who is out of the city. G'o. Eroe, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Eroe, is recovering from a serious attack of blood poisoning, which resulted from a slight injury received while practicing for a bas ket ball igame. JAMES FLATLAND VERY ILL. James Fla'-land. cashier of the Union National bank, is seriously ill of pneumonia at his home, having tak en to nis bed Saturday. He Is under the care of a trained nurse, and friends anxiously await news of his improvement. COHN'8 BIG 8ALE. Announcement of the big clearance sale of the Cohn Clothing Cp. ap pears in this Issue. The sate opens Saturday and will be conducted by the E. P. Murphy Sales Co. of Min neapolis, a representative boiug hero getting the stock in readiness. Phil W. Myers' Temple Cafeteria Which Opens April 10, Will Be t»4 Very Best in the Stat*. When Phil W. Myer»* Temple Caf eteria opens April 10, the public will see the very swellest place of the kind west of St. Paul. Mr. Myers has sipent thousands of dollars getting the cafeteria in readiness. Tho whole place Is provided with a tile flocr and a tile and marble stairway has been installed. Over the stairwa is a miniature waterfall with green elec tric lights effects with many beauti ful little gold llsh in the aquar'uin be low. The cafeteria is provided with 84 funied oak tables and chairs to match The entire equipment Is the best that money could buy, the knives and forks spoons, bowls andN creamers being of heavy silver. The equipment for the sanitary kitchen is the very best, from the. electric potato peeler that scrapes a peck of potatoes in 20 seconds to ths dish washer that does tho work of four persons, sterilizing the dishft ag well as washing them. A perfect ventilating systeta has been installed. the fresh air being sucked In with a great fan propelled by motor power. The Cafeteria Is provided wflt a ladles' dressing and tolet room. Mr. Myers has been fortunate lit securing for his ehef, J. W.' Young, for fire yean chef at Carting's In St« Paul. Mrs. Myers, who will have Charge of the Cafeteria has given Mr. Toang Instructions to buy only the best foods. After 5:80 each day, steaks and chops win be served. to 1 I. V:i 's I' ir: V. 1U i-J I'/Hj 'll VA| iO! i\\\ til 4 "I I I'll:Vr11J»," U' I* 1 aj W