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{.-*» MM tt ^yr/^y *A 15 FIRST SECTION and gratters knavery. We Alice Would Form Bachelor Club Gives the Old Boys Some More Good Advice—Scores the Fellow at the Hotel—How Young Boys and Girls are Bang Lead to Ruin- Would Lift Them Up Dear Editor: As the bachelors seem anxious to hear from Alice once more I shall try to make my letter clear and impresslonal. While I am a careful student of phrenology and can read features) and ralms with no mean ability, I shall retrain from further comments concerning necks and eyas until a liberal fee for such informa tion is forth coming. I enjoy reading faces pd watching the build of heads. I couldn't help feeling sorry for the poor fellow out in the Hills who understood that I had made statements concerning "crooked eyes." Rlese, your soul, man, crooked eyes may 'be set in place by an oculist and not cause the slightest difference In the personal nature. What I did say was that persons with eyes set near together were unreasoning mor tals lacking in Judgment, rash temp estuous and strictly buss fust. There are some people that we cannot reason with because they are people of nar row views. One sided people and us ually selfish as well as stubborn, I can pick them out in glancing over an audience. Now am I understood? Concerning the bachelor in Grand Meadow, Minn., I wish to remark that he Is a strong Socialist but a good fel low, if he i« the man we think he Is. I suppose he sat op and took notice when we spoke of Socialism. It to a well known fact that' when there Is anything in view along matrimonial lines some can always butt In, can't let things alone, you know. But really, Jess, we never suspected you of be 4ng meddlesome -Jjefore^ -Bo you think "the sun shdnes nearly all the time in North Dakota" do you? Yes, Jess, you are quite right, but don't you re member the hundreds of rainy days •when the mail didn't go out and Wal% ter got fussy concerning the R. P. D. drivers? Where was the sun then? Perhaps the "young m»n at the hotel" couldn't or would not meet the require ments. No doubt he had a "ifull as sortment of bad habits" and has re tired to some sanitarium to reform. Let me say to you Dear Bachelors, one and all, if you don't want to be styled "buzz fuzz" don't butt into every ar rangement that comes up and argue against all common sense and reason until you make yourself very tiresome members, of society. Try to weigh your reasoning and see if it is up to the standard weight for good sound logic. Don't rattle away your precious time on trash. Plenty of married men and some single men think it is Smart or cute to scoff at religion and stand about in gangs making low and rude remarks about women. I consider a bachelor claim holder, who is farming his land with industry quite a hero. He means well and ought to have honor and respect in a measure equal to his honest intentions.. He wants a home and ought to have a good wife before he goes crazy wondering what is going to become of him if he re mains single much longer. Young iman, why not be a power for good among your friends rather than an agent for evil. God has given you in telligence why not make a noble use of it? Surely there is misery and sor row enough In this world without your contribution. Young men who have been well trained in good east ern homes will come here and play the idiot while in company with a set of hardened wretches, boot leg gen are very much In are often f/ is times want led of decent amusements either at home or within reach. My heart and sympathies are with the young peo Granted a Divorce. La Bar, a White Earth citizen ranted a divorce In district «ourt by Judge doss. His wife left his home three years ago and went to Uttag with his brother. .His wife and broth er are now lltlng together In Minne sota. rtarvey has' a 'retail'drag store,' the in tfce state, lilnot had tkfr Ant one, that oonducted by Paul V. •. MoOojr at the present time. ifilf y. 1 'HW »*••,! ple. None of them are bad until some one older leads the way to the dark and downward path. Why not have a regular system of decent amusement for young people God bless the young people. I would keep them always about me and council them wisely. What do ydu think of parents who will let young girls and boys go to boot-leg dances 'gotten up for the sale of liquor? Cut it out young people, cut it out or your reputation is ruined, cut 3 It out or your most sure to turn out a social and moral wreck. For God's sake let us get busy and form societies for our boys and girls. Earnest parents, bestir yourselves in behalf of the social lives of your hud dling girl and thoughtless boys. Teach them self-respect or someone else will teach them no end of deviltry before you know anything about it. What does a good, honest home boy think when he sees a bunch of older fellows drinking, gambling and frequenting dens of vice He is shocked at first but gradually he becomes curious and follows the example of older and more fool-hardy anen. Do you blame that boy. Np you must rather pity him. We are told that such scenes cause the angels to weep. Then my bachelor friends and and all come out and help me In tills grand work. What good can a wom an's club do with a problem of this nature? It Is the men know all we want. They the pit folks better than do. Now remember I want your we as sistance in this beautiful work. The old glrls ai^ ii'ith' iii' always. They mean well all the time. The old boys are what we need to turn the wheel. Parents cannot keep their children at home from objectionable places unless they, offer* some form of clean whole some recreation instead. Young peo ple are just fool-hardy enough to run away If they can't go where they please. Young iblood is restless and must have vent. But experience has taught me that boys will take more readily to good than to evil. So why not make the Influence god for young boys. We must organize. There is no other way. I want. 500 bachelor sub scribers to this club right away. Call it the "Alice club" until we meet in Grand Convention next July and vote on some real name for the club. With such a club a grand wave of social re form wouldrlse up over this beautiful land of perpetual sunshine that would prove as great a blessing to its peo pleas its broad fields of golden grain. Now bachelors come out every man, of you and help in this social work. What are the duties of the Alice club you ask: Well here are some of them: Try to be decent yourself. Never set a bad example for boy®. Never speak coarse and rough about women in the hearing of any one. Send married men home to their families and not let them hank round the "pigs" until they are beastly drunk and have spent the money that should go to the wife and family. Go home with them If need be. Never scoff at any form of church work. All mean well to say the least. The only trouble with our church work is that scoffers prejudice the mind of youth. Help to get up social entertainments and parties for the young people as well for the older members of society. Be faithful and zealous worker for good neighbor. who live by such among Send need of local societies for the protection of boys and well-meaning young men who in each circle and I am astray for first your your names society to to Alice in care of the Independent. I wish this get line.' busy all along A the. president will be elected tor sure the -work will move on smoothly. The president must be a man highly respected by all his fellows. So now get ready for the election. —Alice. ^Ordered His Ad Out. Edward Nelson who placed an ad vertisement in the Independent or dered his ad out of this paper, because It did him so orach good. He sold over 600, bushels of. fine seed wheat in a recnartablysbort time, and got $1-25 -Jor'itf' He saps that ererr sale was dos to theUttie Weal "which he placed Is this paper, at a cost of jttopt^n dollar. Advertldng pay*, even for tfafr. t»f«K{V|. til I S ii A O I i|S*P^r jH''•''. ,'li „, -','1 I xy*j Jones Held for Murder. Leeds, N. D., March 31.—At his pre liminary hearing held here, Paul Jones was bound over for trial at the June term of the district court in Minnea waukon, for the murder of Hans Hal vorson last Thursday. He was taken to Mlnneaiwaukon and lodged in he county jail. Many witnesses were heard in the hearing and a large amount of evidence against Jones ac cumulated. The evidence tended to show that the gun used was that be longing to Walter Ryan, the farmer for whom Jones worked. Shot taken out of the body of Halverson was iden tical with the loading size used in the other shells owned by Ryan and wads found in the vicininty of the murder also corresponded with those in Ry an's shells. These shells wfere, bought some time ago and were all of a kind. A measurement of ithe foot prints lead ing to and away from the scene of the crime, tallied with the size of the overshoes worn by Jones. One of the most interesting pieces of evidence during the hearing was that of an 11 year old boy who testi fied that the day before the crime, Jones had asked him concerning Hal vorson's money and he had replied that he didn't know anything about it. The boy made even a better wit ness than many of the adults. The conflicting stories told by the defendant were also brought out. To one per&m he stated that he was away with the Ryans at the time of the murder and to another person he said he was out after the cows at ithe time When called to the stand, Jones de cared that he was at Ryans all the time and didn't know what he was saying when he spoke otherwise. The defendant conducted his own defense without the aid of lawyers and was the coolest person in the court room. The officers were amased at his coolness and are of the opinion th^t he has been in court before. Sheriff Lee of Minot had a merry chase after Max Heyko, west of Bene dict, last week. Max got wind of the sheriff's coming, and hitching his t^am -to -a *leighf made adash across the prairie for seven miles, but was captued at the Anton Sowidh place. Max had his sleigh wecked, as he fe quently collded with ocks. We recently read a horrible story of a nice young girl who thotlessly jerk ed her head back suddenly to avoid be ing kissed and broke her neck. This should be a terrible warning to other girls not to jerk back. In fact it would be better to lean forward just a HHe. Long Drawn Out. The Russian horse poisoning case is long drawn out. It began last week and was not concluded until Tuesday. The Russians living in the vicinity of Velva have taken sides on the ques tion and there seems to be a lively fued between the two factions. Two brothers named Hekel, or Hegle or Heko or Hago (names which have been given in court) were arrested charged with poisoning horses be longing to a neighbor named Kazemo. Thomas acted as an interpreter, and is often required five minutes to se cure an answer to a single question. Attorney Lambert defended the Hekel brothers. One of the town knockers at Kermit sent out of town for his printed sta tionery and hand bills. W:f o. -.1. ."»}.'«, Uv 'IV '««•,•,.*„-•/ Sj^sl j^j' „,.,..y.v ., The Independent has the Largest Circulation of any Weekly Paper in the State of North Dakota—5300 Copies Each Week VOLUME 7. NUMBER MINOT, WARD COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA, THURSDAY, APRIL a, 1908 SUBSCRIPTION $1.00 PER ANNUM A Wonderful Record. The following article taken from the Qulncy (111.) Whig, concerned the mothfr of John Drummond, a Burling ton farmer, and will be read with a great deal of Interest. Mr. Drum mond's mother died recently at the age of nearly 90 years and was the mother of 17 children, thirteen of whom lived and married. OBITUARY Deborah Graham was 'born May 30, 1818, in Clement county, Ohio was married to John Drummond of same county and state, Sept. 20, 1835 died at the residence of her daughter, Alice, Feb. 4, 1905, aged nearly 90 yeanft She was the oldest resident, immi grating to the state in 1842, and out! ten years ago thereafter settled on the half 30, where her father, John Graham, had laid a land war rant for which he served in the war of 1812, and it is. said that this tract of land has never been deeded to any one else. She and her husband were members of the M. E. church and always lived quiet christian lives. The fecundity and longevity of the family of the family are truly remark able. She was the mother of 17 children, 10 sons, and 7 daughters 10 of them having been born on the old home: place. Four sons and four daughters, 76 grand children, 107 great granq children, and 10 great great grand children are all living descend ants bf this faithful and devoted mo ther. Her mother died at the age of 95, leaving 9 children,v 38 grand child ren, 69 great grand children, and great great grand children and her great grand mother passed away at the advanced age of 105 years..- Hfct ldest daughter, Mrs. Elisabeth Rogers, Is herself a great 4 children, 13 great' grand grand mother, with grand children and 10 children, constituting a living race of generations, by descendants for four which the lineage of her mother has been well extended into the fifth generation. One brother, Henry, is yet living. Her husband, whose father was a -fcol&i$'|4h the Revolution, died about 15 years, ago. She was of a quiet and retired disposition, a fond wife and mother, a good neighbor, and died as she had lived, quietly and peacefully, and in full possession of all her fac ulties. The funeral was preached at the residence, by the Rev. Geo. Maple, of Rockport, and the remains were dis poised in the Hornback graveyard Thursday noon. Feb. 12, 1908. A. Kennedy has quit farming and will spend his time exclusively to deep well drilling. He has been very successful in the well business and will get water if there is any to be had. I I I I I The savings bank habit is not so bad as the cab ha£it—not so costly to your thinkery and wallet as the cig arette habit. The man with the sav ings bank account is the one who never gets laid Off he's one who can get along without you, but you can not get along without him. The sav ings bank habit means sound sleep, good digestion, cool judgment and a manly Independence. The most health ful thing I know of is a savings bank hook—there are no miscrobes in i», to steal away your peace of mind. It is a guarantee of good behavior.—El bert Hubbard. I I I I I I II I I I I I I I I I I II I I 1 ..WEDDING RINGS.. The superior reputation of our plain ring ia due to the care that I I I I is paid to the making. We carry them in all tht desir able shapes and positively guar antee them. •I W. iREIGHART THE EXCLUSIVE JEWELDt WAIjCH INSPECTOR G. N. RAILWAY I I I I I I I I I I I I I I t'i^ dj »•,,»,* INDEPENDENT. The Independent received a copy of one of the daily papers from Rawhide, Nev., which contains quite an account of a rich strike of gold on one of the claims owned by MiAt parties. We understand that the local men interest ed in the claim have refused a very flattering offer for it but have refused that amount. Rawhide is growing by leaps and bounds. What was a moun tain waste six months ago is now a thriving city of 7,000 population, with some very fair buildings. A railroad is being built to the city and will be finished by June 1. Electricity will be installed soon. Prices are high. For instance the daily paper which was sent us as a sample copy comes at ten dollars a year. The article to Arhich we referred above follows: A Rich Strike on Gold Claim What is unquestionably the rich Royal ledge was encountered yester day on the Tramp No. 2 claim, which adjoins the Royal on the north. The deposit was tapped at a depth of 6 Minot Parties Interested in Gold Claims at Rawhide, Nev. Are In High Spirits—Untnld Wealth In the Claim KNUTE T. HAGEN Repablicu Candidate for the NmuhHn for Clerk of Ctirt, Ward County For Twontjr-thra* Years a Rendent of Minot ana Ward County. Names Have Been Sent In. The Independent is having a peck of trouuble over some of the sub scriptions which we received in the combination offer which we advertis ed a few weeks ago. Several of the subscribers have called us grafters and terms not so mild, because they have not yet received some of the papers which we promised to send them. Xow in fairness to ourselves and to those subscribers we want to explain the situation. The St. Paul Daily News gave us a combination offer good for five papers including their own. We added our paper to the list and offered them all for $2.25. We have sent the names received to the News and they in turn have sent the names to the other papers. We have sent in all the money that was re quired of us, and the only reason we can see why you have not received the other papers is that those papers are so swamped with work that they have not gotten around to place your names on the list. We have written to the News and received the follow ing letter: March 28, 1908. The Independent, We wish to advise you that if any mistakes have occurred, it lies with the other publications, as all the names have been forwarded promptly upon receipt If you desire however, to have those sent in again, so as to be sure they receive them, kindly send us the list of people complain ing and we will send them In again. Very sincerely youm, The St. Paul Dally News. If We would say that those who have not yet received the other papers would drop us a line, ire win send them In again. We will guarantee that you get the papers, hot it may take a little time. The three year*-.old eon of John Thomas, a Velva Russian, died at the hospital and the remains were ship ped to Velvm Friday. WV tr vwpmw'iiX33£1!*Wf^-!r'VI1l^'**,-.' PAOES I TO 9 feet and presents the same character istics as where opened on the adjoin ing acreage. Both walls are in evi dence, the ore body between being about 6 feet wide. This morning Superintendent C. M. Good placed a force of miners at work sinking there on. The Tramp No. 2 was located by Mr. Good in the early days of the camp, and is now owned by him, A. P. Slocum, J. F. Moore and J. C. Simpkins, all of Minot, North Dakota. Other claims owned by the men mentioned are the Tramp No. 1, Ro3e Quartz, Mabel Madeline and Silver Moon. Each Is traversed by a number of promising ledges which should make into pay ore at no great depth. On the Rose Quartz a tunnel has been driven a length of 130 feet, and with a few feet more of drilling will reach contact with a ledge whose outcrop Is well mineralized. It is expected that once the ore body is entered that pay ore will be a permanency. COWS BRING PRICE Herd of Twenty Cows Sold for $45.00 Per Head. Fargo, N. D-, March 27.-.—There is a continued and growing demand for good milch cows in North Dakota, which argurs well for the dairy busi ness of the state. The farmers are beginning to realize that this is a business which brings prompt and sure returns all the year round, and there is a growing sentiment in favor of the dairying industry. Yesterday at the auction sale on the Gable farm, which was- conducted by Secretary"* Wilson of the North Dakota State Pair association, twenty head of milch cows were sold that brought an aver age price of $47.50 per head. This is an unusually large price to pay for an exceptionally good cow, and when a whole herd brings price of that kind it shows the value that the farmers are placing on them. South Dakota is the home of the largest horse in the world. This horse is owned by H. R. Carroll, of Doland. It stands 20 hands high and weighs about 3,000 pounds and is larger than the animal owned by the International Stock Food company of Minneapolis by six inches. Several circuses have made offers for the horse, but Carroll has not yet decided to sell. This spring when you are breaking or plowing on new, stony land, carry a log chain on the plow, as well as a pick and spade. Hitch the stone to tihe plow and see how much- easier it is than prying it out with a lever and much quicker than taking an extra team to do it besides it is out of the way of the next furrow. When you find a very large one mark it. Then when you want to dig it out back the hind axle of a good wagon over it or as near as possible, and hitch up, short. You will be surprised to see how large a stone two horses will roll out in this way if you have never tried it before.—Dakota Farmer. A Staunch Democrat. E. W. Straley, a farmer residing near Des Lacs, announces his candi dacy for the nomination of county aud itor on the Democratic ticket. The Democrats will put up a full county ticket, this year, and they could not possibly select a better, cleaner man than Mr. Straley. He is a dyed in the wool Democrat having resided in Missouri until he came to Des Lacs six years ago. In his native state he held a number of offices of trust and for the past five yearshas been clerk of the townshlpiboard ofhis home town ship, DesLscs. His townshipls In ex cellent financial condition, having on ud at Ae present time 92000 and every cent of indebtedness has been paid besides. John Stoudt, from Page, N. D., has entered the employ of P. E. Graves, and will lok after the insurance busi ness exclusively. Mr. Stoudt, is an old insurance man and a good fellow. He will handle all kinds of Insurance in cluding fire, life, lightning and aocl dent. James D^lshaunty of Glenhurn soon for his old home in Ire where he will visit the JMte for a few mofthfc^V H..! •V I I 11- S 1 'At* A ~h "i 1 •m•