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jjj»' *#»«»',.-/lu 1^- I '•m 1& I iV1 #,' THE NEW SCHOOL PROPOSED BUILDING COSTS MORE THAN THE AVAILABLE MONET AND THE SPECIFICA TIONS MUST BE CUT DOWN ABOUT $6,000. The school board rejected all bids for the construction of the new eight room school building on the site re cently purchased north of the G. N. depot. There were five bids for the construction work. The bid of D. A. Dinnie & Co., was $36,871 'Carl Bar tleson, $34,200 Olson & Matson, $35, 685. A Fargo concern bid $38,432 and a Montana concern $35,800. It there fore looks as tho the local contractors will ultimately get the job. New bids will be advertised for immediately. Three concerns bid on the electric lighting for about $1800, and one con cern, the Minot Plumbing & Heating Co., bid on the plumbing for about $1,000. This runs the work consider ably higher than the available money •will stand and the board will endeavor to cut about $6,000 out of the contract. The Optic gave an exposition of the famous Tango Saturday in true Jim Jam Jems style. One could almost «ee Brother Kauffman dancing it YOHK MS LAB NID Pit! Mmcm JOHN CARL, THE YOUNGER OF THE DENBIGH BANK ROBBERS, LIVED IN MINOT FOR A TIME- BROTHERS RECEIVE STIFF SENTENCES. The Independent has already told the story of the Denbigh hold-up and how the boys were overpowered be fore they could get to the bank's cof fers. Both young men are strong fel lows but so worthless that when ar rested they had but ten cents between them. Bostoa Buyer Brings Back Bargains.. Harry Feldman, proprietor of the Boston store, is- back from Chicago and other points, where he spent four weeks buying stock. The Boston store is doing a far better business than ever since moving into its new loca tion and Mr. Feldman has to make frequent trips to the east to pick up bargains. 7 Fred Hockspier, formerly of Saw yer, is back from Burgoyne, Sask., visiting friends. ''Klondyke" is pros pering bi then orth, where he owns a large well-stocked E. S. Waterman writes that he will return in a few days from Montague, Cal., to his big farm at Des Laics, ^fcich he will look after this season. Millinery Sales Room. C. E. DeNoon is arranging a milli nery sales room at McCoy's that will be a thing of beauty and a joy to the ladies who select their spring hats. The interior of the room will be pure white with golden decorations. Mir rors about the walls will lend attrac tiveness to the surroundings and shelves of hats will occupy one end of the room. WELL-KNOWN DRADY WOMAN CALLED HONE Mrs. A. Blom, of Drady, passed away at 10:30 o'clock Sunday night, I Feb. 22, at the home of her daughter, the Master's voice to release her from her pain and take her to the Home where suffering and sorrow cannot enter. The Presbyterian choir sang "Safe in the Arms of Jesus," a favorite of the deceased, "Nearer My God to Thee" and "Jesus, Lover of My Soul." The bereaved family have the deep est sympathy of many friends in this their hour of sorrow. "Safe in the arms of Jesus, Safe on His gentle breast, There by His love o'er shaded, Sweetly, her soul shall rest." Mr. Chas. Blom of Fargo attended the funeral of Mrs. A. Blom of Prady Feb. 26. 4=:,^ She loved heir Mtte, possessing The two young men, Roger Carl, aged 23, and his brother John, aged 20, who Were arrested while attempt ing to rob the Denbigh bank, pleaded guilty and Saturday were given long terms in the penitentiary by judge ternoon, Feb 25, and mterment was Burr at Towner. Roger, the leader, the Rosehill cemetery The ser received a sentence of seven years and John, three years. The lads are now in the penitentiary. Roger Carl has been a particularly bad youth. Some years ago he broke into a building at Towner, owned by the Alfalfa Land Co., intending to commit theft. A short time before the Denbigh bank, episode, he robbed the postofflce at Denbigh, getting only four or five dollars. A short time be fore the boys tried to rob the Denbigh bank, Roger came to Minot, where he met John, inducing him to go into the Bobbery with him. The boys planned on securing a large sum of money, and then return to Minot to spend it. a (Special from Milwaukee Sentinel by courtesy of Brush-McWilliams Co.) Sixty-three North Dakota farmers, who own 30,000 acres of Flickertail land worth more than $1,000,000, vis ited Milwaukee Wednesday night. a living faith in Christ as her Comforter and Savior. Came-Johnson was born in Sweden sixty-two years ago, coming to this country at the age of seventeen. In 1877 she was united in marriage to Mr. A. Blom in St. Paul, Minnesota. To them were born four children, Mrs. W. D. Wilson of Minot, Mrs. S. R. Herzog of Drady and Harry Blom of Drady, and Amil, who died when two years old. Their married life was spent in various points in Minnesota and the last fourteen years in Ward county. In her many years' residence at Drady she has endeared herself to a large circle of friends, who feel that a kind friend and neighbor has been taken from their midst. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. P. W. Erickson and Rev. Rich mond from the Presbyterian church in Minot at two o'clock Wednesday af- larSely attended and the floral offerings were many and beau tiful. HEART-THROB STORY FROM LITTLE HLUCf COAL MINER ILL OF TUBERCU LOSIS—FAMILY WAS FOUND IN DESTITUTE .•! CIRCUM STANCES—GOOD PEOPLE PRO VIDED FOOD AND CLOTHING Located in a poor little cold shack at the Davis mine a mile east of Bur lington is a family that has been in dire want for weeks and no one knew it until only a few days ago. When the four children failed to attend school, a committee was sent out to investigate. The sight that met their eyes as one never to be forgotten. The father was found very ill of pulmon ary tuberculosis and he was later brot to this city for treatment. The four little children were without shoes and clad in rags'. The mother had no shoes and the poor father possessed an old pair that were tied on with twine. The father did not have a shirt to his back and there was little or no food in the house. The Burlington school board has provided clothing for the youngsters and the township provided food. The Independent isn't very strong on heart throb stories, but here is one which if properly written, might bring tears to most any one's eyes. They came here after a day spent at Waukesha and left Thursday morn- ing. for Mrs. W. D. Wilson, of Minot. Mrs. During a two day visit to Wisconsin Blom had been ill since October but party purchased five carloads of the immediate cause of her death was blooded stock and arranged for the cancer of the liver, following an oper- a] Rosendale, Wis., where they wil] visit three dairy farms. purchase of as many more cars. ation for gall stones. Thruout the in- They visited the state capital, where tense suffering of the past months: for several hours they formed a spec she was ever patient and longed for' class at the agricultural college ancj were taught dairying by univer- isty instructors. Seek Lessons in Dairying. The trip to Wisconsin is the result of a movement in the northwestern states towards diversified farming and dairying. Several months ago the bankers of that territory decided that farm loans would be made on the basis of the number of cows owned and the amount of small crop raised. General farming had been tried for years in North Dakota, and North Dakota at last realized that the successful farm er must not depend entirely on wheat. In casting about for a state in which the lesson of diversified farming could be learned the North Dakotans picked Wisconsin, the banner dairy state of the union. When the farmers reached Milwau kee Wednesday night they wen -loud in their praise of Wisconsin farms. On Monday, the first day in the state, the party visited West Salem, where seven farms were inspected. There many purchases were made for immediate shipment. On Tuesday the agricultural college was the point of interest. "Jim Hill told me one day that the Wisconsin agricultural college was the best in the world. Now I know he was right." Seek Badgers' Experience. F. P. Bergman, president of the principal business organization in Williston, N. D., the trading point of most of the members of the party, told the story of the trip to Wisconsin. "We organized this expedition along systematic lines," he said. "We real ized that it was time to turn to divers ified farming in North Dakota. We are not here to purchase farm land. We know that you have the best farm ing state in the union but we are sat isfied with North Dakota. We want tp take advantage of your experience, and in order to do so we decided to come here and see your farmers at work. Many men in our party are too old to think of going to a farming school. But this trip certainly has been a schooling for all of. us. Worked for Expenses. "To begin with, in order to carry THREATENED DAVIS MINER WITH ROPE MAN ACCUSED OF TAKING UN DUE LIBERTIES WITH WEAK MINDED WOMAN, IS GIVEN A NIGHT CALL BY VIGILANCE COMMITTEE. A Davis coal miner, who has been working in the mines near Burlington, is accused of taking undue liberties with another miner's wife, a poor weak-minded woman, whose husband has been critically ill. Neighbors gave the two-legged varmint warning and when he was seen sneaking to wards the home the other evening about dark, up thru a coulee, the alarm was given and a vigilance com mittee waited on the worthless fellow. A rope was procured, placed about his neck and he was threatened with' a real neck-tie party. After being frightened half out of his wits, he was turned loose and last seen he was headed toward* Minot 5i rpf' 'iSWff" ••••••,*fr.-'l"t $«##. THE INDEPENDENT HAS THE LARGEST CIRCULATION OF ANY WEEKLY NEWSPAPER IN THE STATJE. Vol 12 No. 47. Minot, Ward County, North Dakota, Thursday, March 5, 1914. Subscription $ 1 Per Annum NORTH DAKOTANS EQUIP FARMS WITH FINE STOCK BOARD REJECTS ML BIDS FOR Buy Five Carloads of Stock Wisconsin.—Get Dairy Cat tie and Will Emulate Ex ample of Older State. They all know how to ro'so wheat, and one of them could be. Cnlh a bonanza farmer. For years he fias been raising wheat and other grains on 8,000 acres of land. Rut he, toOj hns been converted on this trip. ''When he "was shown the profits which your farmers make on a tract of land smaller than his front yard he was convinced. Bring $20,000 Along. "We are traveling 2,500 miles to get a glimpse of your dairies. We brought along $20,000 to purchase stock to make a beginning in our com munity, but it was not enough. The five carloads we will ship home will be followed by many others before summer. "In making the selection of the fkrmers for this trip we picked men who represented several communities. are members of organizations and they will make reports when they The party was accompanied by Prof. E. R. Crane, agricultural expert, and L. L, LaRue, traveling passenger agent of the Great Northern railroad. "James J. Hill knows the value of diversified farming," said Prof. Crane. "That is why we are interested in this trip. He knows, too, that Wisconsin can teach the world how to farm, and that is one reason why we are here." See Sentinel Office. ARRESTED AS WHEAT THIEF MALEFACTORS SHERIFF KELLEY RETURNED FROM PLENTY WOOD, MONT., WHERE ROY ROGERS AND HARRY MORRISON WERE AR RESTED. Harry Morrison and Roy Rogers, two Minot youths, were arrested at Plen tywood, Mont., charged with being im plicated in the wheat stealing cases with Ernest Ferris and Armstrong from south of Des Lacs. It is said that Armstrong, who told all that he knew about the theft of Avery's wheat and other depredations, impli cated young Rogers and Morrison. Sheriff Kelley returned from Plen tywood with his prisoners early Tues day morning and they will soon be given a hearing. try II I 4 COUNTY INDEPENDENT. &'*" j|#Vf »r' fc i«",^ 7l* f» \-"V in out our plan without a slip we asked 63 farmers near Williston to work for us one week. We fixed a sum to be paid them, besides their expenses, and every one of them signed a con tract to that effect. They all say now if they had known the benefit of a trip to Wisconsin they would have been glad to pay for it. Many of them de clare that they will not take the 'sal ary' for the week. "Our party was carefully selected. Small Farm the Best. Aug. Krantz, a thrifty farmer from Denmark township, was down from Kenmare last week attending the fair. Mr. Krantz owns just a quarter of land, enough for a comfortable living. He keeps ten cows and calves on his farm, half a dozen hogs and 150 chick ens. Good money in poultry if they are properly cared for he says. He raises corn to pull his stock thru the winter and in the dryest seasons has grown good corn. BOYS' ACRE HELD CORN CONTEST KEEN Seven hundred dollars in cash is be ing offered North Dakota boys who can produce the most corn on an acre. The conditions are: that tho boy be ten to eighteen years of age that Every man owns at least 320 acres of he plan and do the work (though help North Dakota lnnd,_well improved .for may be secured in plowing and pre straisrM farming. paring the land.) The corn must he grown under farm condition:.. No comme'viul fertilizers are allowed, but manure may be used. The contestant must furnish his own seed and may use any variety. Instructions will be sent out as to methods of producing The The Boys' Acre Yield Contest of 1913 resulted in a yield of 106 bushels of mature corn in the southeastern section and 98 bushels in the north eastern section. A circular giving full details and application blank may be had by writ ing the Experiment Station at Fargo, or from any of the field agents of the Better Farming Section. J. H. Burns of Surrey, one of the best known blacksmiths in Ward county, was in the city Saturday to attend the monthly meeting of the -Mechanics' Mutual Association. This is the only local in the state that re ported twelve meetings last year. Mr. Burns told of the banquet given at Surrey the night before for the benefit When the party arrived in Milwau kee Wednesday night they went di rectly to the office of the Sentinel, where they made their headquarters while in the city. After a trip through the plant, where many of them saw modern newspaper machinery in ac tion for the first time, a flashlight The boys are thankful to all who as rhotograph was taken as a souvenir: sisted. of their visit. Later they were the guests of the Empress theatre, the whole tier of balcony boxes having been reserved for this part of their entertainment. The wisdom of an enterprise of the above character needs no argument in its support, and means much to the people of this state. It is constructive work of a high character, and will do much to correct some of the reports sent out indicating that the whole country is for sale, which to say the least is misleading and harmful. Miss C. E. Smith, the New York milliner, is getting her line of millin ery ready for display and expects to arrange for the millinery opening in about a week. HOMESTEADERS FILE II WILL ASK CONGRESS TO EX TEND TIME OF NEXT PAY MENT ON LAND OR GIVE THEM BACK THEIR HOMESTEAD RIGHT OR PURCHASE MONEY. The Independent's correspondent at Makoti, on the Berthold reservation, sends in the following interesting re port: The homesteaders in this section will hold a meeting at Knute Rude's on Wednesday afternoon of this week for the purpose of preparing to peti tion Congress either to extend the time for the next payment on their land or give them back their home stead right or their purchase money. Other meetings will be held on the same date for the same purpose. Dele gates will be selected at each meet ing to meet a week later at Parshall and form a petition, the petition to ask for what the greater number de sire. The homesteaders believe it to Paul V. McCoy left for Plentywood, Mont, Wednesday night on a business unjust to have to use their right trip. IT folrjfiiifrlfrit and also to purchase the lands. *"s I 4 4 THREE THOUSAND ACRES OF LAI LISTED KY W MAJOR MURPHY, IMMIGRATION AGENT AND ASSISTANT, JOHN J. BATES, WELL PLEASED —A BIG ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN IS ON. Three thousand quarter sections of land have already been listed by the Soo Line in its campaign to secure nlew settlers for North Dakota, ac cording to Maj. J. S. Murphy, immi gration agent of the company. As a starter towards securing new settlers for North Dakota, Maj. Mur phy has sent out huge bunches of lit erature, and over COO advertisements wil he inserted 111 corn. The contest is to close when1 corn is mature. Corn is to be judged figure that they are getting a genuine by the Better Farming Section or par-1 bargain. ties appointed by them. A history of the growing of the crop must be sub mitted, and two reports will be re quired of each contestant before the corn will be judged. The state has been divided into a north and south section. Mr. Thomas Cooper, Director of the North Dakota Experiment Station, has secured the following prizes for each section 1st prize, $75.00 2nd, $50.00 3rd, $35.00 4th, $25.00 5th, $15.00 6th to 16th, $10.00 each. A sweepstakes prize of $100.00 is offered for the best yield in the state, which will go to the winner of the first prize in one of the sections. the eastern news papers where the Soo Line has agents. One of the most encouraging fea tures of the plan is that practically all of the land is listed at very reason able prices, and those who buy it can Major Murphy and his efficient as sistant, John J. Bates, are more than satisfied with the progress of the plan and definite results can be looked for very shortly. Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Young of Jer ome were called to Minnesota by the death of the latter's mother. IWIEEllf SERVED MM THE PEN FtUCdT DONNYBROOK MAN CHARGED WITH PIGGING WILL GO TO THE PENITENTIARY IF CON VICTED AGAIN. Frank J. Roble, clerk of court of McHenry county, arrived from for the benefit of the Surrey firemen. Towner Tuesday with the records in Twenty-five dollars were realized, which puts the company out of debt. the T. W. McVeety case, showing that McVeety, while a resident of Ana moose, in 1906 was convicted of blind pigging and served nine months for it. McVeety was recently arrested, charged with a similar offense at Donnybrook and in case that he is convicted a second time, the peniten tiary will stare him in the face. Later: McVeety was found not guilty. Speaking of the county division talk Mr. Roble said: "The county officials are not paying much attention to the fight. We believe that the voters are able to decide what they want, and if a majority want to divide the county, all well and good. I believe, however, that considering the liklihood of .an increase in the taxes, the question will be voted down." JURY DISAGREES IN O'BRIEN PIGGING CASE. After being out for 24 hours, the jury in the O'Brien pigging case dis agreed, the jury voting 9 for convic tion and 3 for acquittal. O'Brien was arrested at Burlington in December and was alleged to have been in the pigging business along with Frank Rice, who is now doing time in the pea for the crime. Gust DuQuesne Guilty. Gust DuQuesne, charged with being implicated in burglarizing the Bear man fruit house in Minot a day or two before Christmas, was found guil ty after a short trial Tuesday. The state caught DuQuesne with the goods and he had no defense whatsoever. DuQuesne's pals had already pleaded guilty and are now serving time. 1: Farris has already had his hearing, being held to district court under $1000 bonds, which he was unable to furnish. ft' ^11 raw