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A f. i&i W 1# Three Indian Reservations Open for Settlement The -Flathead reservation will be opened for settlement this summer also the Goer D' Alene and Spokane reservations. 756,000 acres of home stead land. Dates of registry, July 15, to August 5, 1949. The president of the United States recently issued a proclamation open ing for settlement the Flathead In dian reservation In Western Montana, the Coeur D' Alene reservation in North Central Idaho, and the Spokane reservation in Central Washington. These choice lands now held by the Indians, contain 750,000 acres of fine agricultural land that may be secured -under Homestead Laws for a small fraction of what they are worth. Dates of Registry Parties desiring to participate in the drawing for these lands can register any day between July 15 and August 5, at Kalispel, Mont., for ths •vation. Flathead Reservation The Flathead reservation is located tn Western Montana, midway be tween Kalispel on the north and Clark Fork River on the South. It is bounded on the east, west and south by mountain ranges, and on the north by a line ten miles rfouth of the forty-eighth parallel of latitude. It is sixty miles long and forty miles wide, containing 1,425,000 acres. Two hundred and twenty thousand acres have been allotted to the Indian in habitants, leaving, after taking out the timber and mineral lands, over 440,000 acres subject to homestead en try. Farming Lands The Mission Valley is the largest body of farming land on the reserva tion, being about twenty-five miles long and five to ten miles wide. The eastern boundary is formed by the Mission Mountains which rise abrupt ly from the plain, the highest peak reaching an altitude of 10,000 feet. The lower slope of the mountains are covered with valuable evergreen for ests, which extend a short distance cut Into some tarts of the valley. Crow Creek flows across the center of the valley from east to west and Mission Creek crosses the southern end. Post Creek is a tributary of the latter stream and Mud creek of the former. ***•".T-- Go to Kalispel, Montana, if you want to register for lands in the north part of the reservation which is known to contain the richest most fertile soil. Kalispel Kalispel, the metropolis of North western Montana has an estimated population of 8,000, and is located near the center of the Flathead Valley on the Great Northern Railway. Kal ispel is the county seat of Flathead county, has a United States Land office, a United States Weather Bur eau, county high school employing eight teachers, three graded schools employing thirty teachers, paid fire department, water works, electric lights, sewer and telephone systems. Rural mail routes and telephone lines radiate to all parts of the Flathead Valley. There will be a registration office at Kalispel. Filings upon all land situated in the Kalispel district must "be made at Kalispell. The govern ment land office at Kalispel and the Kalispell Chamber of Commerce will furnish information about Flathead county and all parts of the reserva tion free of charge. Coeur D' Alene Reservation Located in the southern Kootenai county, Idaho, with its west ern border formed by the Idaho Washington State line. Definite in formation relative to the lands in this reservation is very hard to obtain The surrounding country, however, contains some fine land adapted to wheat and grain especially land in the vicinity of Tokoa, Washington, being worth from $40 to $75 per acre. There is considerable timber land in this reservation also and it can be filed upon. Go to Coeur D' Alene, fldaho, to register for lands in this •reservation. Take the Great North «arn Railway to Spokane and the «electric cars of the Indian Empire system to Coeur D' Alene city. Spokane Reservation Spokane is the place to register vfor lands in the Spokane reservation. There is some good land in this res ervation but just how much is agri •tural and how much is timber 1: cannot be ascertained until the ap praisals are completed. The timber land In thi3 reservation subject to entry—only tural land of which It there are afcout 50,000 will not be the agricul 1s claimed acres. The Spokane reservation lies in the south era part of Stevens county, Washing ton, about 25 miles west of the ettr of Spokane. It Is bounded on the south by the Spokane river basin where fruit growing and agriculture has proved so successful. Several fine frntt districts are lo cated not far from the teeor yattoa. The Greet. Northern Railway com pany recently seat a man through the Flathead country and have iasiVd. a 36 page booklet, containing views of the country and giving an exhaustive description of the soil, climate, and productiveness of this region. The booklet also contains a description of the Coeur D' Alene and. Spokane reservations. If you desire a copy of this book sent you, same caa be' pro cured by addressing A. L. Craig, Gen eral Passenger Agent, St. Paul,. Minn. Notice for Bids for Sewer Construe* Hon The city council of the eity of MI not, North Dakota, will receive bids until eight o'clock on the 12th day of July, 1909, for the construction of Sewer No. 5 of Sewer District No. 1 of the City of Minot including catch basins, man-holes, and flush-tanks to gether with an outlet to the Mouse river, in and upon the streets of said city as hereinafter named. Said work to be done in accordance with the Flathead Indian reservation at Coeur!plans and specifications thereof on D' Alene, Idaho, for the Coeur D' file in the office of the city auditor to Alene reservation, and at Spokane, be completed on or before November Washington, for the Spokane reBer- 1st, 1909. Valley Street, 5th St. to 3rd Ave. Fifth St., Valley St., to So. 6th Ave. So. 6th Ave. "G" St. to E. 5th St E. 5th St. from a point 250 feet west of "G" St. to the East end thereof, thence north to the Mouse River. All bids shall be In separate amounts for each street showing and covering the entire work for all the streets, and shall be accompanied by a certified check of $500 payable to the mayor of the city and a bond in the amount equal to the amount of the bid payable to the city of Minot. The bidder shall agree to take special assessment sewer warrants in payment for said work and shall state the rate of Interest not exceed ing seven per cent which said war rants shall draw. All bids shall be addressed to the city auditor and shall be sealed and marked "Bid for Sewer Construction," and the city council reserves the right to reject any and all bids or any part thereof. Lyle Thompson, City Auditor. 7-1 7-8 Peter's case came up before Judge Davis In county csurt Tuesday and after hearing the evidence, the Judge decided to bind the defendant over to district court The trial seems to have hem there suit of too mueh mother-in-law and Peter would have had much smoother sailing had he made terms with the girl's mother before the marriage took place. The case is really a pitiful one and those who heard the evidence sympathize with the defendant, who will more than likely be acquitted by Cemetery Associatoin The ladies of Minot are planning on organizing a cemetery improve ment association to include all of the cemeteries in the city. In case this organization goes thru, officers will be elected to look after all of the improvements, and collect all dues and handle all monies. The Rose Hill cemetery is now in charge of the city of Minot, but the officials no doubt would be more than willing to relinquish their duties In this connection, to the organization. The members of the associations gen erally pay 26 cents a year dues. E. A. Aspinwall to Marry Independent's Foreman Left for the Coast Where He will Wed Miss Baker, Former Wahpeton Girl—Will Spend Honeymoon at Minnesota Lakes E. A. Aspinwall, foreman of the In dependent office, for the past few years, left Wednesday morning for Seattle, Wash., where he will wed Miss Baker, the sweetheart Qt his youth, a young woman who fortherly resided with her parents at Wahpe ton, N. D. The couple were play mates when they were children, and later attended school together. For eral weeks at Mr. Aspinwall's cottage along side of one of Minnesota's beau tiful lakes, the couple will return to Minot, where Mr. Aspinwall has built a cozy cottage. We are not acquaint ed with Mr. Aspinwall's intended, but we'll venture to say that she will make the right kind of a help-meet for one of the best fellows on earth, and we extend hearty congratula- some years, the bride-to-be has resid- tlons to the couple in advance of the ed on the coast. After spending sev-'event State of North Dakota, County of Ward,—ss. In Justice Court Before John Lynch, City Justice of the Peace. City of Minot, a Municipal Corpor ation—Plaintiff, vs. John Doe (true name unknown)—defendant. Pursuant to a judgment entered In the above entitled action on the 12th day of June 1909 in favor of plain tiff and against the defendant, for the violation of Chapter 34 of the Revised ordinance of the said city of Minot Notice is hereby given that on the part of 10th day of July 1909 at 2 o'clock p. m. in-front of the city hall on 2nd street, I will sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, one red mulley cow with star In face and white strip across the shoulders, about 7 years old, to satisfy the fees, sustenance and costs of Impounding said animal, amounting to the sum of $21.70, which said animal was im pounded on the 16th da yof June, 1909, by Anthony Botz, the pound master. Dated June 30th, 1909. P. J. Hyland, Chief of Police for the City of Mi not, N. Dak. Northwest Prairie Items The Red, White and Blue base ball nine defeated the Oronenthal-Slatke team two weeks ago last Sunday to the tune of 15 to 19. Last Sunday Alderman ^e Suenr stood mt for a high salami ftiat $1800 for the man mor •«3:rV6~ the same teams played another game, and the result was 16 to 19 in favor of the Red White and Blue's again. A fine celebration will be held on July 5, at the home of Aug. J. Schmidt, at which time base ball games and other entertainments will be held. All kinds of soft drinks, and ice cream will be served. Mr. Marshall will have charge of the refreshment stand. A dance will be given in the evening. All are in vited to come and have a big time. Tom Arnold Pleads Guilty A raid was made on June 25th, on the basement of the Scandinavian hotel, and Tom Arnold was arrested charged with pigging. The sheriff found plenty of evidence. Arnold pleaded guilty to the charge before Judge Davis in county court Tues day, and was sentenced to serve ninety days in jail, and pay a fine of $200 with flOO costs, which if not paid, will cause him to languish in the county bastlle thirty days long er. Fred Weatherwax has returned from a months' visit with his par ents at Nam pa, Idaho. He reports his parents both feeling well. Mr. Weatherwax visited the Seattle Ex position, returning. home over the Canadian Pacific. Small Salaries for Officers President of Commiukm wBIGrt but *120* Year and Other Members Two Dollars a Meeting The city fathers met Monday night and fixed the salary for the presi dent of the commission at $160 a year, or $450 less than the salary of the mayor has been. The other commissioners will receive the same as the aldermen have ben getting, $2.00 for each meeting. after the affairs of the city right, was none too much. We yrill have to depend largely on men wMb afford to give the city their time, and who will be satisfied with the glory there is In it, or with the re ward they will seceh* In the hi after. Now for the men. We've tUa, aad br all ^2£ms Too Muck Mother Law Mother of Mrs. Peter Kelter has Husbaad Arrested for Swearing Falsely as to the Age of Her Daughter—-Man Rescued Girl from Daogeroas Life The coarse of true love never runs smooth, and the matrimonial caxeer of Peter Keller and bis young bride, residents of Williams county, has been rather turbulent. Peter *iU face the charge of perjury, In district court, for having sworn* that his bride was nineteen years of age, whan, the mother declares that the girl Is but a little past seventeen, or at least was when Peter took her to love*, cherish and see that she obeyed, oa the third of last November. The knot was tied good and tight in Minot, by Judge Wm. Murray. the juny when hi& case cones to trial. The girl wife on the stand testified t-haii she thought that she was past nineteen years ofl ag®, as her father, who. is a victim, of paralysis, and her brothers, had tald her that this was her age. Peten took her word for it, and swore wheni gettiing the license that she was past the age ef con sent. The giarti says that when she was but fifteem cur sixteen years of age, her mother alltowed her to work in a house of ill fame at Williston, where she received five dollars a week and this money went to help support the needy family. It would seem that her husband in marrying her, took tter away from the danger ous surroundings, took h«r to his 320 acre farm twelve miles from Willis ton where he gave her a good home, and plenty of money. She testified! that she was happy with him, and that he treated her well. She says, that her mother visited her several times since her marriage and coaxedi her to leave her husband, and to kasp peace in the family, she toldi her mother that she would do so. First Sheriff Returns Horn* Amos T. Tracy and wife of Califor nia, left Tuesday for the west, after spending two weeks with relatives. They stopped at White Earth, where Mr. Tracy is visiting his brother, Horace. Mr. Tracy was Ward coun ty's first sheriff, and held the office for seven years, during the early ex citing days. F. J. Falvey has resumed his old position as traveling freight agent for the Soo. He recently returned from a trip thru the ranching coun try north of Culbertson, Mont, where he rounded up a lot of business for company. Ladies Attention A mooting of the ladies for Minot and vicinity is called for July 6th, at 4 o'clock in the afternoon at the Commercial club rooms in this city, at which time step* tor the organiz ation of a cemetery association, to include all cemeteries In this city, will be taken. Everyone invited to. attend. This meeting is Important W. J. Carroll Is preparing to er ect a four apartment tenement house on the lots at the rear of his home at the corner of Main and Fourth streets. The building will be con structed of brick, and will be 60x32 feet in size. Each apartment will consist of four rooms and a bath, which will rent readily for fifty dol lars a month. The building will cost about eight thousand dollars and will be modern in every way. The S. N. Swenson Co. has the contract for the plumbing. Notice of Bond Sale $50,000 five per cent funding bonds of the city of Minot, N. D. The city of Minot ta about to is sue $50,000 five per cent refunding bonds to be issued pursuant to the provisions of article 12 of chapter 32 of the Revised Codes of North Da kota for the year 1905. Such bonds to be sold at not lesai than par. Sealed bids will be received by the undesrigned until 8 o'clock p. m. of the 26th day of Jn»y, 1909, for the purchase of said bonds. Said bonds to be Issued in denominations of one thousand dollars each. The right is hereby reserved to re ject any and all bids. All bids to be accompanied by a certificate check for five hundred dollars to be payable to the city treasurer and to be forfeited to said city of Minot, if the bidder neglects or refuses to accept said bonds ac cording to the bid made by him. Dated this 30th day of June, 1909. Thompson. City Auditor. 7-1 7-16 R. C. Peterson's neighbors are won dering how it is that his crops are so free from weeds. Mr. Peterson explains that he plows deep, and al ways harrows his land two or three times just before he sows his seed. Twine, a boy and girl, were born to Mr. and Mrs. B. Gjorven, of Wil liamsburg, Va. The family used to reside in McKinley township. The postoffice at Towner was rob bed Tuesday night, forty thousand sue cent stam#s, and thirty and two cent stamps being It Is believed that the robbers down oa No. 4 from Minot and did lertolth* job. The officers of this city JmarB been notified to keep X: S WflU a sharp probable bs ran lookout, tho it Is hardly the gailty parties Stores will Quae in Afternoon Minot, .N. D.,. Juafie 29, 190Sv We the undersigned merchants* eft eh» city of Minot, hereby agree to. dose our place ofbusiaaas on Matt okay the 5th day of July, 1909, the same being the National Holiday of our Independence whan, the Etaglfr screams. j. c. Smallwood* A. A. Zethren, Unique Grocery. Lacey Bros. E. M. Mitchell. E. Ellison & Sons*. The Wardrobe. Boyer & Lindher&. W. H. Reighart Gordon. Bros. J. M. Wilson. Bader & Rosen.. Merchantile Trading The Boston Store. P. Miller. Muus. Bros. Jaeobson & Fugelso,. Frank & Praecott. J. W. Samuelson. E. C. Fritz Co. Fauchald Bros. Grow Clothing Co. New York Store, (Furniture hardware^ Ge. Illustrated Mlnet J. C. R. Miller is in the city mak ing preparations to Issue an illustrat ed booklet of Minot and surround ing country. It has been some years since such a booklet was issued here and with the right handling, the proposition ought to be a big success. Geo. L. Nurenberger of Foxholm, left a beautiful bouquet of wild roses and other prairie flowers with the Independent editor Tuesday, picked from his farm near Foxholm. The flowers on the prairie at this time of the year are beautiful beyond de scription. The tennis tournament at the Minot courts is now on. One of the first matches pulled off in the singles was between Chas. Haskins and H. Lar son, the latter winning. A phone has been installed on the ground for the convenience of the players and their families or friends. The courts are in fine shape, and the enthus iasm is at its height. W. J. Carroll is planning on erect ing a brick block on his lots on Ram stad street, where his livery barn was formerly located.. The building Is to be eighty feet long, and con structed of brick, raodern in all of Its appointments. It will cost ten thousand dollars. The plans are being worked out by the architect if Roy Dalager had quite a mlxup with the delivery horse for the Great Northern express company Wednesday afternoon, at the rear of the Independent office. The horse walked away while Koy was delivering some express, and the wagon slid down the embankment in the alley, turning over complete ly, scattering the express forty ways for Sunday. The harness was torn badly, but little damage done besides. Soreness of the muscles, whether Induced by violent exercises or in jury, is quickly relieved by the free application of Chamberlain's Lini ment This liniment Is equally valu able for muscular rheumatism, and always affords quick relief. Sold by P. V. McCoy ft Co. Chamberlain's stomach and Liver Tablets gently stimulate the and bowels to expel poisonous ter, cleanse the system care. patioa and ridfc P. T. McOoy^k Co Ubtfoe e# and Roell Hardware. M. A. McJannett Keavin Co. J. H. Weinrebe. J. J. Skaug. Elliott's Cash Grocery. O. P. Olson. L. M. Humphreys, (Eastwood: Park Grocery.) F. A. Frasl, (Valley Street Gro cery.), Byerly, (South Hill Grocery.) W. A. Fifleld, a Glenburn farmer, has patented a windmill that gives promise of becoming very popular. The model is completed- and' was shown to the Independent man this morning. Mr. Fifleld will leave this week for the east where he will make arrangements for its manufac ture. Mr. Fifleld expects to take the model to the Seattle exposition. The mill Is so built that no matte* how hard the wind blows the wheels will run at the same speed The vanes are held in place with a spring which is tightened with a wire cable, from below. As thevelocity of the wind increases, the wheel turns ac cordingly, and the vanes widen by means of the spring. In case of a squall, the vanes will close up and the wheel turn in the direction of the wind1, so that no damage oan be done. Notice is. hereby givea that an eviction fill be held in the city of Minot on Monday, the 19th day of July, 1909i between the hours o'clock a. m. and 5 o'clock p. m. the voting places, hereinafter named in the various precincts, for the purpose of electing the' following named city officials: President off the Board of Commis sioners. One Commissioner for a term ef four yeao& One Commissioner for a term of four years. One Commissioner for a term ef two years. One Commissioner for a term ef, 21 —Inde two years. Police magistrate for a term of. two years. City justice of the peace for term of two years. That the polling places designated! at which said election will pe held: are as follows: First Ward at the Court House. Second Ward at the .Toronto Hotel. Third Ward..at the North Side school house. Fourth Ward at J. B( Reed's resl? dence. Fifth Ward at Martin. Jacobsoa's bam Sixth Ward at the City Hall. Sam H. Clark* President Board of Com. Attest: Lyle Thompson, Auditor. 7-1 7-8 A comical thing happened near Foxholm Tuesday night. A sohool teacher In the neighborhood,' who has been having trouble with the board, was given, forty-eight hoars, by a resident of the district, to make himself scarce in that locality He failedto leave.- As he was riding down the road on a sixty dollar sor rel horse, and a forty dollar: saddle, Tuesday night, one of the., residents stepped o.ut of the house to, talk with him on matters.^ of business. The teacher put, the^spurs to tha horse to the horse-and struck out across a wheat field at a rate of forty miles an hour, losing no time in reach ing. his boarding- place. Jfew Photograph Gallery H. D. Skrivseih, son, of J. L. Bkrivseth, formerly a photographer here, ha* leased rooms in the Optle block, and: will soon open a photo graph studio. Mr. Skrivseth is aa artist in his line and wilt give Mlaot a first class gallery. Up until Monday night, the board of Equalization of the eity of Mlaot had' not been, able' to secure a quor um, and' naturally there remains topnsiderable unfinished business. The board is in session this week, however, and will close the boles within a few days. E. B. McCutcheon returned from Detroit Minn., where he accompan ied the remains of Anthony Skeoch, who died in this city. The funeral was held last Thursday evening, in a terrific rain. The funeral services were in charge of the Masonic lodge of that city, about 76 Masons being in line. Before the services at the grave were half over, the rain stop ped and the sun shone. Mrs. Skeoch has returned from Detroit. E. S. Severance the city engineer resigned his position to take a sim ilar position with the city of CUas* gow, Mont. Mr. Severance has doae good work here, and an effort Is be ing made to keep him there. He may re-consider his resignation. Geo. E. Talker has some beautiful magnolia tres growing in front of his green house. The lawn has beea transferred Into 'a plaoe of beaolr* Prof. Dunaevskl left Thursday ntgbt for Plainfleld, Texas, where he has accepted a position as head of music In a large conservatory. J. J. Somers, the critic poet, who spent the past aix months In the Irea range in Minneeota, is back vlstttac his many frieads. Mr. Somers seem ed down hearted when he leaned that "Alice," the young woman who wrote a number of Interesting articles for the Independent, had married. Wm. Bayers, the Des Lacs farmer, has sent to Alberta for eight bushels of the famoos Alberta Red wiater wheat which he -will sow somstisM la July. The Minot Magicians left last ev ening for Williston where they win play the team from that city today and tomororw. On Sunday a game will be played in this city betweea the Magicians, and the fast from Culbertson, Moat The world's most successful cine for. bowel complaints Is Chas berlain's Colic, Cholera and Dias rhoea Remedy. It has relieved more pain aad suffering, sad saved am lives than any other medicine la 1 Viral v- I1 'iifiirifsliTiUri m-