i\r <*3 .j FOR IflO Yicre R.uicli on the White Earth liiver^S dcres under

irrigarion. 800 mires adjoining for pasture all under fence, good house, ham and cattle sheds.

For further infonnation write to „ , , • ;

J. K. SGHOENING, the Landman, JL.'... Ross, North Dakota

Mjnor Topics

Mrs. True.tr troin Hastings, Minn.,; is the guest of her son, C. F. Trua*.t -w .

Lucian J!, Brubaker arrived from Koufc^Ih^and win now live with his fa^r:

Jos. Fedg^ b^q^lit Arthur Hanson's ^Qija^r section of land south.of ^linbC

Dr. Crokat spent last week at Berthold arranging to, extend the telephone lhm to that city.

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Anders Roise» and Martha Lundhagenf^war uAH^d in mar­riage In this city SatCftday even­t s * 1 > 5 o i i J i ;

The car of sulphur ordered b,y Druggist McCoy for the county Arrived Saturday and was un­loaded* - There were 30,000 lbs. of sulphur in the car. (

H.Benno has 80 acres of mac­aroni wheat five feet pall at' his farm southwest from jtown.- He is afraid to venture very far into the field for fear of getting-lost.

If anyone wants to buy a nice summer drink cheap see Ole San-del, Minot. A bottlet of juniper juice costing 25 cents will make from three to five gfllons of a healthful drink. t2

An siffhteen-year-ojd Johnson boy stole a bleycle fr<j>in the sfctt-ble at the rear of the Scandina­vian hotel and was airrested and placed in the city jail. The bike was not found. Trie boy con­fesses to the crime. ;

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Blakey's. Delicious Hot Weather Beverages ===== and Ices. =

An Expert Soda Fountain tb Wait on You.

> Minot Souvenirs, Shall Qooda, __^and Novelties. ___

Mrs. F. Al. Earp from Lans-ford was brought to the hospi­tal last week and Monday was operated on for gallstones.

Dr. White, who recently formed a partnership with Dr. Crokat, spent two years at hospital work in Montreal and is an eminent surgeon.

0. Erickson, cashier of the Minot National Bank, who with his wife has bean visiting friends at De Kalb, 111., for a months has returned.

Mrs. Saiii Overshiner of Lynch fell from a plow recently while at work and broke hfer arm. The arm wad set at home by mem­bers of the family.

A Williston man is ntill adver­tising formaldehyde for sale, arid warus the farmers not to sow seed until it is treated. This fellow evidently does not change his ad. every week.

Olaf Statterlund, Aug. Frick-son and N. J. Johnson, three prominent Carpio farmers, were in Minot one day last week. Mr. Johnson secured his citizenship papers that day.

|Daniel Conan brought us in a mess of new potatoes raised on his farm near Burlington. Mi* Conan has a large patch of early Ohio potatoes wnich are yielding fine, some of the "Murphies" be­ing very large.

Valuable Papers Should be DEPOSITED in Our SAFETY DEPOSIT VAULT.

Safe deposit Bexes for Rent.

UNION NATIONAL BANK O f M I N O T . :

C a p i t a l $ 5 0 , 0 0 0 V S °

The iron is laid on the Towner branch 48 miles north and trains are running* irregularly.' In a few days they' mil run bn a sche­dule. , '•i: ! :"V. r 1 . - .V ' Ot } ; {•

The Rev. Wm. C. Hunter- will preach and administer the sacra­ment oi„.tbe Lord's. Supper at Logan Sabbath, July 30tn, at 3 p. m.

F. M. Haynes hands us an ad­vertisement too late for this weeks issue calling attention to the fact that he is prepared to do all kinds of engine repairing. He is al«K> >prepared to make a first clais grain

A drove of timber wolves at­tacked one of Fred Hannah's cows at Chilcot, chewing her ears off close to her head, tearing her jaws to pieces and riddling her back. The cow will likely die.-: ̂

D. A1. McDonald,"who' sole! hid 360-acre farm near Bdrffngton last week to J. S. Murplm will leave today for Seattle, Wash., where he expects to buy ten acres of fine land. On account of his wife's poor health he ex­pects to move to Washington soon. Mr. McDonald has been a resident of Ward pounty eighteen years and this is his first trip a. way from home;

son's ranch'w BRtiiri miles west fropi Minot, was most enjoyable affair. The Mif not high school band was hired; by Mr. jacobson to play. /| very large crowd attended th^ picnic.

Herman, th© strtr witness in the Rowan case, who was ar­rested for criminal cohabitation and perjury, the facts being as­certained from his own testimo­ny, was gi veil a little surprise today when JudgeGoss increased his bonds from $3,000 to f 10,-000. It is unnecessary to state that he did not furnish them.

In a five-eighths of a mile race at the fair gronnds Wednesday evening Martin Jacobson's fa­mous running stallion, Leaf/ Prince, defeated Crispin's run­ning mare bv six lengths for a, purse of '$200. Considerable money was bet on the race, the odds being in favor of Crispin's., mare, which was ahead at the" quarter-mile post.

Fred Johnson's baby boy came near being killed by a Soo train the other day. The little fellow wandered off and attempt­ed to cross the cattle-guards, but hia little foot was caught and he vainly struggled to free himself. His mother found the little fel­low about twenty minutes before a train came tearing around the bend.

Lula Hall, the woman whom E. Herman accuses of criminal cohabitation, was released on $3,000 bonds today. We under­stood the woman is very bitter towards Herman and swears she will kill the man if given ah op­portunity. Herman also con­fessed that he had been running a gambling joint in the Scandi­navian hotel.

An old man was knocked in the head long after sun-up near the barn at the rear of the Scan­dinavian hotel Tuesday. He was robbed of $5 and two notes of $500 which were paid the day before. The thugs evidently knew the man had the money, but were not aware that he bad gone into the country the day before and taken up his notes, A bad gash was cut above his eye. •*

IMPORTANT BUSINESS DONE BY SCHOOL DISTRICTS

Frbiri County Superintendent E. G. Warren, who is looking after the affairs of the schools of Ward countv in so capable a manner, we learn the following facts regarding the educational institutions:

Dist. 73 voted to bond and build a school house. Pist. 96 will do likewise.

Twp. 162-93-94 and Twp. 163 94 petitioned to be set aside from Portal district No. 20 and organized into a general school district. Passport No. 109 will build four new school houses.

Freeman has completed two new school houses ana is holding school in them.

Anders Kee was appointed member of the school board to fill vacancy caused by the death of M. E. Baker in Dist. 37.

C. L. Stephenson of the Ber­thold school district has been appointed treasurer to fill va­cancy caused by the resignation, of S. S. Petr.y.

Messrs. Hcrvey and Berg of the Tagus school district resigned on account of a disagreement in the district.

Mr. Kuchenbecker has been appointed to fill the vacancy in the board caused by the res­ignation of J. A. Cloid.

A meeting was held in Scandi district Tuesday to vote on the question of issuing bonds.

Superintendent Warren was called to Dist. 60 Tuesday to investigate charges which were brought against the teacher.

Wm. Zimmerman, the archi­tect. is drawing plans for a new school house to be eivcted at White Earth.

Glenburn has voted to organ­ize a special school district and build a four-room school house.

A. M. Waller, who has been on his claim proving up, returned to the office of the superintend­ent.

Tatman Dist. 62 has called a special election to vote on bond­ing the district for the purpose orbuilding. (

Twp. 157-91 has beteii organ­ized leto a general school dis­trict, 2^

Notice of Special Election. Notice Is hereby given that a special elec­

tion of the Minot Special School District No. I will be held in the City Hall. Minot. N. D.. on Monday. theKthday of Auirust 1905 between the hours of 9 o'clock in the forenoon and 4 o'clock in the afternoon on that day for the purpose of deciding whelheror notsaid district shall issue Its bonds in the sum of 114.000.00same to be payable to 20 yean and to bear interest at the rate of 4 per ceci per annum. The same to be ttsed fur the pqTOMV-o ( building * ic^qaf building in Minot, Ward county. N.DakV

By older of the Board of Education. ̂D. Cammo*. Clerk.

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ARE YOU If You are, protect your stock from the dreaded Fly Pest

- DOPE •Is a clean, clear, non-penetrating 'liquid,, -does not gum up the hair nor blister..^ J

The use of FLY-DOPE by keeping away flies, allows the cows to feed in peace in the pasture there­by helping the flow of milk* Used before milking it quiets the cows and makes milking a pleasure*

FLY-DOPE will kill all lice and vermin. Spraying the interior of stalls and the bedding in­sures comfort and rest to the horses.

$1.00 per gallon. Smaller sizes Id proportion.

A. P. SLOCUM, Druggist, ; MINOT, IN. D.

TORN INC. The wet weather is still with

us and is causing serious delay to the haymakers in Torning.

The Trotmiller Bros, drove out to Rice Lake Friday.

Mr and Mrs. Stakston visited at Ole Oen's Sunday.

Mr. John Stakston spent Sun­day at Nixon's. -

I pity the old man that foots the Dills, for the boy that sports that girl on the hill.

Gardener Carty says that he sold 23 bushels of new potatoes for $1.50 a bushel last week.

Mr. L. T. Larson has one of the finest macaroni wheat fields in Torning. It stands 4 feet in height ana heads almost as long.

Mr. C. A. Stiles says that he sold $593 worth of nursery stock last week.

Albert Stackston transacted business in Minot Saturday.

Breaking is nearly finished around here and haying is the latest on the program.

Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Larson visi­ted at Rygmyr's Sunday after­noon.

Quite a number from here at­tended the dance at Birth township last week.

Mr. S. Larson, the blacksmith of Torning is very, busy nowa­day. He is expecting another man to help him out.

Jesse Evans is busy breaking on his claim nowadays.

Mrs. Ora Rygmyr is assisting Mrs. L. T. Larson during the busy days.

Iver Strand who has been wprking for Steve Larson is now home again.

SAWYER. Mark Frissell drove out to his claim

Saturday. Florence Walsh visited R. Hubbard

last week. Crops look very fine in this part of

the county. Will Hodges supports a nice rubber

tired buggy. Cal. Rogers was al Norwich one day

last week on business. A.N. Englet made a business trip over

the Great Northern Saturday. P. D. Podhola has a new rubber tired

buggy and wears a broad smile. There will be a ball game here Friday.

Norwich and Sawyer will cross bats. Andy Toffelmire is having a kitchen

built to their house. Roger Bros, are doing the work.

The Rogers Lumber Co. is remodeling their yard here. They will put a high fence about the yard.

Banker Mortinaen had a lively mix-up with his driving team the other day. No one was hurt. A little damage was done to the buggy. The team needs trading.

Mies Emma Jeffers, Fred. Fulmer and Gene Oard took in the dance at Will Hoffman's Saturday night.

Our little town is growing nicely this summer and what buildings are being put np are very good ones. St. Paul is too far from Sawyer to ever amount to much.

Roger Bros, have a contract to build a house for Gene Toffelmire at Surrev 24x28, 14 feet high. It will be a nice' large farm house. They are getting more werk thaa they can do.

NOTICE. The following resolution was passed at an

mhOL|9a? meetlnK of th* city council Juiy

.H®.'1 r.e?®1*®d b>* tl>e city council of the city of Minot that it is bv it deemed important and necessary that Keishus Street be and is herS by orderedjrraded from 1st street to 0th street, according to the following plans and specifications prepared by city engineer M E Severance and approved by city council' by resolution passed July irth, 1905.

eut'WyardstrCet l° secondstreet Hll 1300 yards Intersection 2nd and Reisbus fill 554 yards

yards^Sr" l° th'rd StIeet

yartfs ™u0tC34O yartsd ^ ReiShUS StreetS ttl1

From third street to fourth street Xin ®2, yards cut 7-X) yaids.

ReUhUS StrCetS

cutwo J5lS£h street t? flfth street fll150 yards

Intersectien 5th and Reishus streets fill °iO yards.

yard»m flUh 10 6th s*reet al1 2300 yards cut

7-35-e-g w. C. MCHPGH. Auditor.

W»rat Part ef It at Ham* Neighbor—How long did yon itt|

•t the club yesterday, Jones? Jones—Oh, the best part of th*

evening. Mrs. Jonea—Why, John, you cam*

home in half an bour! Jones—Well? .; '

BIG SALE is going to last until August 1st and

prices given you last week are going to

be made still lower. We completed our in­

voice Monday and we find we still have

plenty of goods for you at prices that you

have,, never, even dreamed of* We still insist upon you saving your money

the opportunity is offered you at "l.w- . C*. r

THE NEW STORE Old P. O. Building.

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GLAZER BROS.