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®gv I' I' a "3# S%£ »•& ""W'Wft ,. y./.-'i'--" .-'J.-,' 1911 FOREWOBD In entering «PM another business year, we dfsire to thank our depositors and patrons for the loyal confidence reposed in this bank during the years we have been in business. It will be our purpose in the future, as in the past, to place our services at your command—our facilities at your conven ience—our strength and security at your disposal. This bank wants your banking business, prom ising in return, liberal treatment and courteous consideration. NATIONAL BANK SAVES MONEY ON FEED. Louis Smith of the Minot Transfer company has had a good deal of ex perience with horses, and says that Alter experimenting tfith the feed proposition for years, he has struck upon the right mixture, which not only keeps his horses in a tat aleek conditions, but he saves at least one ibird on his feed bill. It might pay those farmers who will have to buy feed this spring, to note Mr. Smith's method. He takes a hundred pound sack of ground corn which he mixes itli a hundred pound sack of bran. Then take that mixture and xei with 200 pounds of ground oats. This gives a well balanced ration and Mr. Smith says its as good as a bran mash lor a horse. LeSUEUR WITH MILWAUKEE'S MAYOR. Arthur LeSueur, President of the City Commission, spent several days last week at Milwaukee, and held a conference wf th the Socialist Mayor of that city. Mr. LelMV dined with Mayor "Seidel and the two conversed for a long time on topics of common interest. BIDS FOR SEED BONDS. The couniy dads are advertising for •ids for the seed and feed bonds. is expected that fully $50,000 will be needed, and even this may not be enough. f|i,HI I. nun,! I M. .• IIIM.II. H»III. I ,IM,I,.I..I|,.I.|.,|„ ,,, ,1 FARMERS ?MIX GRAIN. One day this week a number of pro gressive farmers living north of town received a car of shelled corn and, bavin# to empty the car p. d. q. they asked for a bin in the Farmers Ele vator whllch wias given thein, provid ing they cleaned out the bin first, which they did. The Farmers had the engine going to elevate the corn, but they did not understand placing the spout to the right bin, although they thought they knew, and placed •the ndicator to the right point bat failed to pilaoe their foot on the do dad that Hfta the spout to. the bin that is shown by die indicator. They •hot HI the OOTID and it all landed In 4de the building, but the corn was not part oular as to' which 'bin to landed in and therefore struck four different (bin*. The farmers are now cleaning! corn out of about 3,000 bushels of wheat. Thiey now understand how to operate that "dtngibat" to the right bin.—White Earth Record. The county commissioners in Ward county do not enforce the laiw of hav ing the proceedings all publ shed In one issue of the paper. The law is carried out in this county and some-1 times takes about all the type that can be scraped up. It is a good law tho and should be enforced '.n all. counties as the tax payers want to know one issue what the com mis— sf oners do wt the one meeting each month.—Washburn Leader. LUMBERMEN'S CONVENTION The convention of the independent lumber dealers of the state, held at Valley City Wednesday and Thursday, was a ghly interesting meeting. The following officers for the ensuing year were elected. President—Geo. Luts, Jamestown. Vice President—Wm, F. SteQun, Drake. Secretary-Treasurer—P. O. Hall, Minot The executive committee now con sts of D. C. Oullen, Anselm, N. D. C. M. Zimmerman, Ashley, N. D., Einar Muus, Mlnot, S. J. Johnson, Valley City and Henry Stradlnger, MscClusky. The meeting was of more than or dnary importance. The Valley City business men tendered the members of the association a banquet at the Rudolf hotel where the evening was pleasantly spent with toasts and gen eral good cheer. A luge number of traveling men attended the banquet, as well. The const tution was changed, dropping the word Montana. In the future it will be known as the North Dakota Retail Lumbermen's associa tion. The membership fee of $5.00 was dropped, bat the dues of $5.00 a year will be continued. The plan for allowing each yard a vote was die cont nued and la the future each concern will have but one vote. The limit of five yards was removed, and now any cornoera in the state, wheth er it has yards or headquarters, msjy belong. The executive committee will meet at Carrington in May to designate the place for holding the meeting next year. A letter received from L. B. Tracy, formerly of Burlington, states that he has bought 13 acres of fruit land near Vancouver, Wash., consist ing of three acres of strawberries, seven acres of mixed fruit consisting of apples, pears, cherries, raspberries, Tjogan berries, black caps and prunes. He has a seven room house, big barn, team of horses and all machinery and paid $3,400 for It all. He was offer ed $5,000 for his property within one week. The •weather line. Roses are in bloom and grass is from two to six Inches tall. I have reopened by shoe repairing shop and ready to Uw*k after all work in a prompt meaner. work in a prompt manner. 3 ALOIS KRAEMER. You're welcome* l|f .WS^PSPffW rroc^t LOCAL PICKUPS C. A. Grow has returned from a visit of several weeks In Texas, Ken tucky and other southern states. Mr. Grow returns hotter pleased with North Dakota than ever, and satisfied to remain one of her permanent fixt ures. Charlie declares that he would not trade a section of North Dakota dirt for a whole township Texas. Land man continue to boom that state, tout he says there are many drawbacks there. Texas rss besnez ceedingty dry for two yeans. Lselle Beano, wtp Is taking a course hi pharmacy at Fargo, la aver aging very high in his examiaations. Charles Olson, son of Olaf A. (Xson, left for Bontac, Mountain Provinoe, Philippine Islands, last week, where he will resume his position as secre tary- t/rea»urer of the Province. Mr. Olson has been enjoying a vacation ot eight months, but must report for duty within a few weeks. He has been in the government service for more than ttfn years, and holds a very responsible position. Mr. Olson hereafter will read the Independent, having ordered it Bent to him regular ly. Mrs. C. M. Christenson of the south prairie, Is spend ng the week with friends in this city. Word received from Minneapolis, informs us of the cont nued improve ment of Joseph Roach. He is able to siit up and dictate letters, tho It will be weeks before he can leave-the hos pital. He win go south, accompanied by his wife as soon as he °s able. Clarence Hale, Inspection ofDoer for the state, held inspection at De MO laiy Commandery Monday night. (Mr. and Mrs. George Martin have returned from the western coast, where they spent two months. They spent five weeks at Saa Francisco, where they eettled up an estate of Mr. Martin's aunt. While there they attended an av atl'on meet and saw some unusual sights. For instance, they saw an aviator take an army officer 1,200 feet la the air, where a bomb was dropped, for experimental purposes. One flew to Oakland ana back in 25 minutes. One flew from the deck of a war vessel out over the ocean and returned to the vessel,, without mishap. Mr. Martin says that the r&ns have Just started la California, tho it has been very dry there all winter. The frogs were croaking and the trees budding, when he left for North Dakota. A number of the friends of Jack Twiiford gathered at the Elks home Friday evening to do him honor be cause of his approaching marriage. Refreshments were served and an in formal smoke social held. Mr. Twi ford was presented a beautiful silver tea set. Barney Frank, formerly a merchant in IFnot, arrived from Aberdeen, S. D. where he Is engaged in business to look after his real estate linterests in ithis vicinity. Anton Larson, Foxholm's postmast er, came down Thursday to see his brother, County Auditor Larson, wm* has been ill of rheumatism at the Northwestern hospi tal. The Auditor is improving slowly, but surely, and it expected that be wtU be out la a short time. The house in Harrison township, which burned Thursday morning, was owned by Grant S. Toumans, who had it insured for $400. The house was oocupted by Peter Wallace, who car ried $800 on his furniture. J. W. Shields, a Norwich merchant, was a business visitor in the city Thursday. The Grand Lodge of the A. O. U. W. will meet here on the third Tuesday of May. Already local members of the order are making preparations to en tertain the guests who are expected to be here to the number of 200. Hank iMarean, of Glenburn the farmer who seeded 2300 acre* last' year was in the city last Friday. Mr. Marean says he is preparing to farm j, «u on ju«t as large a scafle next season as he did last The fact that out of the entire crop last year, about all he got was something less than 200 acres of flax, does not tend to acourage Mr. iMarean. He received between fifteen and twenty thousand dollars less for his crop than he would have under ordinary dircumstanoes, but says he does not mind a little item like that Loren Houston of Norwich, called at the Independent office Tuesday. Mr. Houston is a young Ohio farmer, who began farming la th rltate last spring. He is well pleased tor he raised S00 bsehels of fax and 400 bushels of wheat not a bad starter la a poor seaaea. W. A Wolf, a eoath prairie farmer, returned recently treat a six weeks visit at Red Wing, Mfnn. He tells us that he did not do so poorly last year. He had ten acres of fodder corn from which he took eighteen loads of the finest kind of feed. He was sp well pleased that he will plant 20 acres of corn this year. For a time last summer, he thought his corn was doomed, but he cultivated it well, and it came out all right. J. J. O'Leary of the Iowa Invest ment Co., has arrived home from Elk ador, la., where he spent several weeks arguing the good points of North Daikota. He says that many farmers from that vicinity will come to North Dakota soon, to make in vestments. Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Bartling and daughter have arrived from Chicago and other points Illinois, where they spent several weeks. Mr. Bart ling is interested In a bank in Chi cago, and he always attends the an nual meeting of the stockholders. He reports many IMnos fanners prepar ing to come to North Dakota in the spring to secure some of our ftne farming land before the price soars too high. Ole Person, a prominent Grano farmer, was a visitor in Mlnot Thurs day. Mr. Person Is one of the big farmers of Renville county. D. H. Funderberg wno lives neai Surrey, phoned Thursday afternoon to learn something of the fire. He said he had heard the fire whistle very plalinly at his home, more than eight miles away. H. B. Weatherwax of Des Lacs, was a caller at our office Thursday. An Elks lodge will be installed at Devils Lake Feb. 25. Many from Mi not and other points ot the state will attend. It possible that a special tra will convey the Elks from the western part of the state to the Satanic City. Bertie Nelson, a prominent Flax tonite, mingled with old time friends Minot Thursday. R. M. Trumbull, brother-in-law of J. A. Heder of this was a visitor in Mlnot Thursday. M. C. Graham, the Stanley grain man, stopped off in Minot Thursday, enroute for Minneapolis. P. J. Throdahl, a former Mlnot re sident, now living in Bismarck, was in the city Thursday. Mr. Throctahl has disposed of his interests in the implement concern at Bismarck and is back with his Old company on the road. A case that never should have been tried in district court, occupied the attention of the Judge and Jury Dor several dagns last week. John Phillips, a. young farmer living south of Ken mare was diarged with assault, the complaining witness being Harry Foster. Phili ps was found not guilty. The evidence showed that the men merely had a good sized scrap in which Foster got the worst of It. It came about in this way. Foster miea sd some tools from hie engine, sitting beside the road and believing that Phillips took them, Deputy Hofflne and Foster went out to the Phillips farm wtith a search warrant While Hofflne was looking around the house for the tools. Phili ps attacked Foster with a hand saw, cutting an ugly gash in the hand. Hofflne separated SMALL-WOOD'S EGROCERY A good, safe plan is try Smallwood for priccs before buying your supply of groceries* Our stock is always large enough to fill, any size order* Our prices are small enough for anyone to buy a large order. ,: Our mottp is. Quick sales and small profits* Our place of business—you all knew where it is* Come in and look around, whether you buy or not* imm REMEMBER Real Estate Loans That the Real Estate and Loan De partment of the Second National Bank alwaya has money for good FARM LOANS. That yw money la ready aa soon as the papers are signed, and your title is found to be good. We do not ask you to sign an application and the papers, ancLthen wait until someone is found to buy the loan. That our rates are the very lowest. We can afford to give you advantage of the very lowest rate cf interest for the reason that real estate loans are only a part of our business. That it is always better to Call on or write to Real Estate Loan Department Second National Bank Minot, North Dakota Capital $100,000. Sirplis ail Profits $40,000 the two men before much damage was done. The tools were not found. C. W. Brauer expects to leave for Europe the latter part of the week, where he will meet Mrs. Brauer, who has been there for several months. Mr. Brauer will he absent until next summer or possibly longer. He ha* matters of business In Europe to look after. His business here ll be in the hands of his brother-in-law, Matt Olson* A fine little baby bay arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Brad ford Monday morning. Papa Bradford is stepping mighty fcfgh and his friends enjoyed some choice Havan&s in honor of the event. Editor Fairies of Willlston passed thru not Sunday evening enroute to the Twin Cities, where he hopes to buy a big two revolution press for his excellent plant. Mr. Farrles pub lishes the WlUifton Herald, one of the most successful weekly papers of the state. He does business on busi ness principles, and when he sees that he can supplant an old piece of machinery with new, and save valu able time, he does not let a little ex pease stand In this way. One MoAK'ster created Quite a row in the Grill cafe at a late hour Sat urday night With two other fellows, he occupied a booth adjoining anoth er which was occupied by a travel ng nan and two women. McAllister started something ty throwing a whiskey bottle over into the travel ing man's booth. He then threw a glass water bottle at one of the wo men, Just mlse ng her. The traveling man grabbed the fellow about the arms and he was dragged out into the room. About this time Chief Balerud and Capt Henneghan arrived. Mc Allister struck Henneghan a fearful blow, knocking htm over onto the floor, when Ch'ef Balerud stepped in and overpowered McAllister. The lat make your real estate loan with your bank reasons. than elsewhere for many ter Is said to have been drinking. He is peaceable enough when sober. CAUSES 95 PER CENT OF DI8EASES. Advice Concerning Stomach Troublee and How to Remedy Them. Do you neglect .'ndlgeetlon which leads to all sorts of ills and com plications. An eminent doctor once said that ninety-live per cent ot all the ills of the human body have their orig in a disordered stomach. A physician wno made a speciality of stomach troubles, particularly dyspepsia, after years of study per fected the formula from which RsxaB Dyspepsia Tablets are made. Our experience witfe Rexall Dyspep sia Tablets leads us to believe to be the greatest remedy known for the relief of acute Indigestion and chronic dyspepsia. Their ingredients are soothing and healing to the inflamed membrances ot the stomach. They are rich In pepsin, one of the greatest dfeeetljve aids known to medicine. The relief they afford is almost Im mediate. .Their use with persistency and regular'^ for a short tlmebrlnga about a cessation of the pains caused by stomach disorders. Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets win In sure healthy appetite, aid digestion and promote nutrition. As evidence of our sincere faith in Rexall Dyspep sia Tablets* we ask you to try them at our rsk. If they do not give yon. entire satisfaction we will return you the money you paid us for them, without question or formality. They come la three sixes, price 25 cents. 50 ceats and $1.00. Rememiber you can obtain them only at our store— The Rexall Store. Soli by McCoy ft CO.