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^TEffYTBnOTIWTIMllI- "-S UIL JJBWJU'XW.'ttiWjmjUAWI f%T THE WARD COUNTY Independent Published Every Thursday. By TKLAX & COLCOKI) MINOT, NOKTII DAKOTA. THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 1914 N.D.RA. I Smith of Plaza Just after Geo had W. C. Gilbreath re-elected, all but after her baby. This is only an inci-1 •dent and can hardly be used as an ar- gpjment by those who are not in favor ing active and practically every news- manager would fill a long felt want candidadte for governor, will enter the senatorial race against Gronna and Miller. We have reasons to be- lieve that this will not be the case and in a few days. We burned briquettes for the first time this week. We have given them a fair trial in both the furnace and the range and can say without hesi tation or reservation that this is the greatest fuel we have ever burned. They give little smoke, catch fire eas ily and do not burn out as quickly as hard coal. We believe they give out fully as much heat as hard coal and they cost considerably less. We re joice in the fact that we have such fuel, manufactured right in Minot by the Northern Briquetting Co., from our own native lignite. 1 A week or so ago, the Independent stated that it was quite possible that the Bull Moosers would place a com plete ticket in the field in Ward coun ty as well as in every other county in the state, if possible. Dorr Carroll, state chairman of the progressive party, who is holding the position as ^republican assistant state's attorney under R. A. Nestos, is working to liring this about. Thei'e is nothing Farm Loans Farm Loans e(l- Some p\ aza ed tj,ig campaign The Independent.hears rumors: that announcement of Mr. Nestos will no the two Minot dailies will consolidate, soon, install telegraphic news service, and get out a first class morning pif- per The Independent trusts that this wi.l be hrot about. A consolidated daily newspaper under a broad guaged doubt be cessfuI in lor iviinot. more political enemies than he had!sjsj. when he made his campaign two years There are persistent rumors that Mr. Hanna, instead of becoming a, need that Mr. Hanna's gubernatorial an-: jr0es jnt0 the fight, fully convinced nouncement will be forthcoming with-: Mr. Hutchinson of Minnewaukan, who was defeated in his campaign The announcement of W. C. Gil for the office of Commissioner of Ag- breath that he had withdrawn from riculture two years ago, is again a his campaign for re-election, will re candidates. It is reported that Mr. move from state politics one of the Flint, state dairy commissioner, may best known public officers. For near become a candidate, altho his friends ly ten years Mr. Gilbreath has held hope he will retain his present posi tion where he is doing excellent work. ""Old Bill" Holbein's hat is already in the ring. Bring out your trotters. The snow last week is certain to re sult in a great amount of good to the state. Some work had already been done in the fields, the frost being out to a depth of several inches. A large part of the moisture resulting from the melting of the snow will soak in to the soil, putting it in first class condition for spring work. The his tory of the state has been seven good crops out of ten and this will most likely be one of the seven. politics. He has held office for n?ariy two yearS 0I our aDlest lawvers. a V'wsr*'*, *$ wrong in this for if the Bull Moose illustration: Mr. Fox has just sold at party is to retain life in the state, the bunch of porkers for seven cents a organization must be sustained thru pound, live weight, average weight the various county organizations. 205 pounds, that were rais.ed on a lit However, if Mr. Carroll is going to tie barley and corn. He figures that bring this about, he should resign his barley, which on the market is worth present position at once, as it no 30 or 35 cents a bushel, when fed to a doubt would prove most embarrassing bunch of porkers is worth no less than to Mr. Nestos. a dollar a bushel. A Minot butcher 1 Will E. Holbein, publisher of the Lansford Journal, will run for Com- missioner of Agriculture against W. ^armers' C. Gillireath. Mr. Holbein is secre- for two-year-old steers. One farmer tary of the N. D. Press Association, sold 20 of them for $1500. und' no doubt figures that he will have the press crowd back of him, ancf be-1 a firm believer in the "power of1 counting the votes, that gentleman Nothing could have pleased the secured, and it will be a mighty hard withdrew from the contest. frjends of Mr. Holbein more than the matter to fill the place. No oppor r~ 1 eiection. xhe the press," he figures he will be elect- .... ., surprises will greet him Press Association, is generally regret when election day rolls around.—, ted by every member, as it is realized as secretary of the press ass0ciation. and this is going to be a had the 1 of votes for women. the hands of the president. He is orable thing. He has entered state I not running against W. C. Gilbreath politics, which in itself is most corn Mrs. Van Fleet, secretary of the Mi- an(j not Votes for Women League, has otherwise Mr. Smith told the truth. he isn't going to be "surprised." wade arrangements with the Indepen-I 'separate from politics, has done the dent for a department each week. All Interest has been lent to county pol-' proper thing. Mr. Holbein as a candi over the state the women are becom-. itics this week by the Francis paper is co-operating with th«im. Minot attorney, for the republican I j. Murphy, a prominent' 1 ago. Atty. Murphy is considered one ±ie nas nientv of our ablest lawyers. He has plenty of fighting ability and if elected would be a man that the law breaker would to fear. Mr. Nestos expects to hold the oflice aRain and Mr. that he be Murphy shall not. This will probably the most interesting contest in the entire campaign. the office of Commissioner of Agricul ture and Labor. For fourteen years continuously, he has devoted his ener gies in building up the state and he has done well. At the beginning of his work as immigration agent in 1905, the population was 437,000 and today it is over 600,000. The depart ment of agriculture of the state has been a potent factor in bringing this about thru its publicity campaigns and its seventy exhibits at state and county fairs in eastern sections. During his long public life, Mr. Gil breath necessarily made some mis takes and some political enemies, yet he never practiced diplomacy and al ways managed to lead his opponents in every election by a safe majority. The fact that the serious illness of Mr. Gilbreath's wife is the principal reason for his withdrawing, is a source of much concern on the part of his friends who trust that there will be an early improvement in her con dition. "Bob" Fox, one of the old time ranchers from Towner, was in the city this week. Mr. Fox came to North Dakota in the days when the buffalo grass waved over our prairies, and when little was known of farming. He has seen several transition periods. He recalls the time when farmers sold their cattle and started raising wheat. This has resulted in putting most of them in debt. He tells us that now these farmers are raising hogs—mort gage lifters, if you please—and with fair luck, they will soon be out of debt again. One can buy three sows for what one good cow costs, he says, and one sow will make as much mon ey as four cows, he contends. For PROTECT YOUR OWN INTERESTS —When you mortgage your farm it is of the utmost im portance that you deal with reliable and trustworthy peo ple. —Your own interests are best protected in that way. —Our thirty-year record has established for us a reputation for square, honest dealing, and if you are going to make a real estate loan we believe that we are in a position to serve you to advantage. E. J. Lander & Go. Grand Forks Rugby Minot WlUition H. C. LANDER, Mgr., Minot Office* "m has been buying a car load of cattle an(j h0gS a week from the Towner k. paylnfr elfht cen*9 a P°und resignation of Will E. Holbein, as secretary of the North Dakota pioneer. that a better secretary will never be above, for this is sure to re-act in his tunity has been given to take official Down in California a woman juror favor jf indeed there could be any action on the resignation and if the !had to be excused to go home and look chances of improving his chances for officers should accept it, this will be Mr. Holbein has not enter-'done with the greatest reluctance. Mr. Holbein, in offering his resignation, His resignation is has done what he considers is the hon- mendable, press nomination for state's attorney. The including the newspaper men, but he wants political serap worth while Nest0s reputation of being a good vote an(1 he has been quite suc- a broad e*uae*ea u~i,i but realizing that the state association should ever remain announcement date for the nomination for commis- sioneE of agriculture, needs and de- res the support of all of his friends, to make it clear to them, that forthcoming at an early date' he releases them from any obligation they miKht has ever: consider they owed him as secretarv Press ,ad of the North Dakota Association. In one way, we are that Mr Holbein has xui il wm iiijim it muBii iui for it will make it much easier for and no doubt has num^rou^e"^}^^^^ Is TOUR him. In another way we are sorry, for we realize that if his resig- naf- on js accepted the association will haye met with a distinct ]oss Sawyer has brot forth a farmer candidate for the republican nomina tion for the 29th legislative district, Calvin S. Beighle. Mr. Beighle was petitioned to enter the fight by every businessman in Sawyer and many farmers. The Independent understands that he has the proper qualifications and with the solid endorsement of ou'r good friends at Sawyer, does not hes itate in the least in recommending him to our readers. When you have your picture taken keep your mouth shut. All these ac tors and singers and sweet young maidens whose face appears in the papers display rows of glistening ivory. It looks simple. We'll take it for granted you have good teeth, but do not grin like a monkey. pleasant, but keep your lips closed. Fair warning. No law against it, but a man of fifty should not think of marrying a girl of twenty-two. This is what Secretary McAdoo of Wilson's cabi net is doing in wedding the youngest daughter of the president. He is a grandfather, has six children, and she is just in her gay girlhood. He will soon be an old man. Society should protect against these social misfits. A good word for the auto by a writer in a magazine. The dirty barns and manure piles in the alleys are disappearing. So while the au tos do some harm in running over people and this is all carelessness, they promote cleanliness. Now a doctor or other citizen may have a garage in rear of his house, and not be annoyed with the smell of fly breeding equipment of the old style stable." Every fellow has a receipt for long life. The editor of the Davenport Democrat is 75, and at his desk, rain or shine, lively as a cricket. His creed is regular work and a summer trip across the ocean. He has crossed the Atlantic 14 times. This is certainly an agreeable remedy to keep in trim, and we recommend the plan to our readers who think well of Methuselah. Do not be afraid of the night air, for that is the only kind at night. Raise your window high so that the pure ozone, oxygen, and other life giving elements may find their way to your lungs. Eight hours, one-third of the time, is spent in bed, and the nroperly ventilated chamber should be as fresh and sweet in the morning as on retiring. Up with the windows, good as a sleeping porch. A new job for the parcel post. A German died in New York, was cre mated, and his precious ashes, boxed and sent to the cemetery of his ances tors in the Vaterland. This seems sentimental, but it is a satisfaction. Railroads and steamers have a preju dice against the carriage of corpses', but calcined bones have no danger of contagion. So anyone may now die in China and be buried in Hose Hill. Even radium will never cure the di sease from which Brother Cassius Augustus Johnson is suffering. Learn ed doctors pronounce the malady knockitis. ,ypp YOU We are espec ially well pre pared to take care of your wants in the ''Growing Girls' Last!" resigned, SECRETARY OF PRESS WILL E. HOLBEIN TENDERS RES IGNATION BECAUSE OF HIS CANDIDACY A S S O CIATION HAS NOT YET TAKEN ACTION. Will E. Holbein, for several years secretary of the North Dakota Press Association, and the best secretary that the association has ever had, has tendered his resignation tp the asso ciation, owing to his candidacy for Commissioner of Agriculture. Mr. Holbein wants it known that he does not desire to use the association for selfish purposes, neither does he de sire to have the association accused of dabbling in politics. The resignation has not been acted upon, but will be considered by the proper officials in due time. His letter of resignation follows: Lansford, N. D., March 30, 1914. To the Officers of the North Dakota Press Association. Gentlemen: As I am a candidate for a state of? fice, and believing it will be to the best interests of the North Dakota Press Association that I sever my connection with the organization as an official, I hereby tender my resigna tion as Secretary. This is an age of service, and when it becomes apparent that there is a real need for a man in any position of trust, this call should be heeded. I am free to confess to you that the reason I did not announce my candi dacy for Commissioner of Agriculture and Labor any sooner was the thought that I might be of further service .to the members of the Association. But I am not egotistical enough to think there are not many others who are much more capable and much more entitled to the office of Secretary of the Association than I am. After more than three years as your Secretary I am confident that a change in this office would be a good thing for the organization, for too long tenures of office in any organization by any man have a tendency to cause deteriora tion. New blood infused into any thing builds up and makes for better things. However, I want to say that I re sign this office with sincere regret, for among the members of the North Dakota Press Association I have found the truest and best friends in my experience. No matter what hap pens to my budding political aspira tions, I shall be found in the ranks ready and willing to do a man's part upbuilding the craft, in North Dakota. I know that the North Dakota Press Association has done and is doing great things for the publishers of the state, and one of the happiest thoughts I will carry through the balancie of my days will be the knowledge that I was, in a small way responsible for its growth and progress, from a mere handful of earnest men to a well rounded oftt organization of men who love their work, and who are in real ity the real empire builders. If the fates decree that your hum ble servant is entrusted with one of the highest offices within the gift of the people of North. Dakota, want every member of the N. D. P. A. to feel that I am the same "Old Bill," the same old shoe, and that I am still try ing to be of service. I want to thank the members of the Association for honoring me as they have in the past, and my only hope is that I have deserved it all. I have the honor, gentlemen, of herewith submitting my resignation to take effect at your pleasure. ', U,Vi will want New Shoes for Easter! We are showing all the New Models and Lasts. Our $2.75 and $3.00 Shoes need no introduction to a gre^t many of you. Those who have never tried them have missed wonderful good shoe values for a low price Xours fraternally, WILL E. HOLBEIN. i.*W We Are Exclusive Agents in Minot for the "Queen Quality" Shoes! •iiflMl!*? Xhe New York Dept. Store ""THE BIG STORE ON THE CORNER" WV /R ,vi» 4i 1 ABY DOLLS" models in Gun Metal ^Patent Leather, and Nu Buck, at $2.75 and $3.00. Patent, Pony One-Hole Colonials, Enamel Slide at $3.50. Dull Kid 3-Strap Sandal, Ribbon Toe at $3.00 and $3.50. We are showing several new models and to appreciate you must see 'em State News Boiled Down The infant son of Theo. Johnson of Velva died. Editor Sperry of Drake was elected one of the trustees of that city. Senator Hookway of Granville has begun his campaign for re-election. Waterford township will soon hold a meeting to talk consolidated schools. Velva farmers have organized a shippers' association and will ship their own stock. Mrs. P. Kinney, wife of the janitor of the court house at Towner, died following an operation. Towner's schools and other public places were quarantined on account of a scarlet fever epidemic. The annual meeting of the North western Educational Assn. will be held in Minot Apr. 24 and 25. It is said that W. E. Byerly of Vel va will be the democratic candidate for commissioner of agriculture. Mrs. W. H. Wilson of Sawyer was called to Brookings, S. D., by the sud den death of her son, Chas. S.' Tap ping. H. H. Hanson, a former resident of Carpio, died in Denmark where he went last fall to visit his boyhood home. Minot friends of Mrs. David Oster of Granville are pleased to learn that she is improving nicely at the Rochester hospital. Six carloads of immigrant goods have been transferred at Granville so far this spring for points along the branch line. C. H. Wilkinson of Granville return ed home after a sojourn in St. Jos eph's hospital, where he underwent two surgical operations. An oil heater set fire to a car of po tatoes at Drake and to put out the fire it was necessary to cut out a por tion of the top of the car. There is such a demand for houses at Riga that the town hall is being us ed for a residence and the section hands occupy a lumber office. Two armed men held up the night operator of the Soo depot at Balfour and secured $10. Several hundred dollars in the safe were not secured. Editor Haines of Towner, who dis posed of his newspaper, will locate in the west, but does not intend to en gage in the newspaper business again. Rube Freeze presented Editor Ken dall of Granville with an egg 8 1-2 inches in circumference. Eggs are selling for 15 cents a dozen in Gran ville. Chas. Pike of Glenburn, who re cently wed an Illinois girl, lost his bride shortly after his removal to A DUTCHMAN'S TROUBLE. A Dutchman addressing his dog said: "You vas only a dog but I vish I vas you. Ven you go mit der ped in you shust durn round dree dimes und lay down. Ven I go der ped in I have to vind der klog, put der cat oud und lock up der blace. Den I goes to mine room und undresses mineself und mine vife vakes up und scolds me, und I gets into mine ped und in a little vile de papy vakes up und cries und I have to valk him up und down a long vile to get him to sleep und den I lays minself down und goes to sleep. After a while de papy vakes up und cries some more una I again valks him up und down. Den ven I gets nicely to sleep again it is dime for me to get up. I get up, build der fire, und un lock der blace, und maype I have to get mine own breakfast. Ven you get up you shust durn round und roll over und you vas up. I vork all day und have blenty of drubble. You blay all tay und havie lots of fun. Ven you die you vas dead, but ven I die I have to go ^o hell yet."—Ex. -:'.f Braces up the whole system, renews lost energy, a most effective Spring Remedy for tired, sick people.- Hollis ter's Rocky Mountain Tea, needed by every member of the family. 35c. Tea or tablets. McCoy Drug Company. HI ALL STYLES, SiZES/jrom 2 to6, low heels that sell for $2.25, $2.59, and $3.99 the pair. Canada, after a short illness from pneumonia. Editor Trubshaw, of the Valley City Courier, thinks it a disgrace for a wo man to wear a skirt so small and tight that it wouldn't make a good sized trousers leg. The Valley City Commercial Club, organized to promote local enterprises, has been buying its stationery from mail order houses, notwithstanding there are four print shops in the city. When the press boys and girls go to Valley City in July, they are geing to see a fine Zoo at the city park. In addition to many other animals in the park, two little black bears, Pete and Mabel, have been added. The Valley City Courier thinks P. J. McCumber signed his political death warrant when he voted against the Woman's Suffrage bill, because the women of the state will be voting two years hence, and will remember their friends. N. J. Welty, who went to Reno, Ne vada, some time ago to attend the trial of the man who shot and killed his brother Moss, last fall, returned to Velva Monday. The man pleaded guilty and was sentenced to six years in the state penitentiary. Velva Journal. The Telegram takes Sawyer to task for the indifference displayed in the Soo immigration project. "We believe that this is the only proposition ever placed before the citizens of Sawyer that has had no graft connected with it," Editor Green remarks. Mrs. J. McNaughton Stevens, who has been supplying some of the Mc Henry county papers with items taken from the files of the old Villard lead er, under the caption: "In the Light of Other Days," has been compelled to discontinue the good work because of an objection on the part of the owner of the files. Too bad. A great gopher hunt will take place in Mayland township Apr. 10. Ttmt township is offering a 2 cent bounty. Elling Kjontvedt and Max Johnson have been elected captains of the two sides and each contestant must deposit a dollar. The fund thus raised in ad dition to the bounty will be divided among the winners. Only .22 calibre rifles will be used and the hunt will last eight hours. Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea is nature's own tonic, purely vegetable. Its use is not followed by devitalising after-effects. Safe and sure, try it for debility, anaemia, poor appetite,^ spring tiredness. Tea or Tablets. McCoy Drug Co. H. J. HECHT AuetlMMr Minot, N. Dii-g Sate* Mad* Anywher* Hona, Cattl* and Hoc itls* a lipaoialtj HaTawlde acquaintance among tha paopl* Wtra or phona ma for dataa at my axpeuaaat If laot.it. Dak. Dataa eao be had at.tha' Independent of dee or at the Onion National Bank. _%l*o breeder of pnre brad Daroe Hoc*, HoUteln Cattle and Rote Comb Rhod* Iiland Red Poultry. Nprlitw, if Plliiiil Hill Stack Parti .m PS'i-S,'" it J.' I C.