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25 PER CENT OFF On all Our Men's Fall Styles of Gothing. The Sale is Now On.

We will for an inducement give to oiie and all

25 Per Cent Off. In other words when you buv a dollars worth of goods you

pay only 75 cents.

This Clothing is Positively New Fall Goods and the Prices as Advertised* NEW YORK STORE,

In Our Closing Out We will sell you anything at First Cost. ASK TO SEE COST PRICES.

LaPorte Outfit Prices,

Men's Heavy Fleeced Underwear, 34c Per Garment. Duck Coats, Heavy

Wool Lining, 75c. New York Store,

Frank & Fauchald, Props.

Just the thing for school* " From 3 to J5 years $1*75 and upwards*

Men's Jersey Shirts, the thing for fall and winter, always sold at $1.25, this sale

only 85 cents.

NEW YORK STORE.

THE WARD CO. INDEPENDENT PUBLISHED KVBRY \VICDNKSDAY.

TRUAX & COLCORD. F. TRL'AX. I). COLCOML).

I'DLLISU HI!. 'EDITOR.

KNTKKIMl JUNK 18, li'02, AS SKCONT)-CLASS MATT'SK, l'0:<T-t>FKICK, MI NOT, N. !>., ACT OF COUO.KKSd OF M.VUCH 1879.

This is the man who was to be a quiet and peaceful subject;, true to the government and just to the country in which he was to reside, Missouri, if Minnesota would iust allow him to end his remaining life there.

The Official Paper for the City of Mi-1 not, and tb? Tax List for Ward County.

Sixteen Years Ago. The first city election ever held

in Minot was held on Saturday October 28th 1887 when .lames H. Scoiield was elected Mayor. Patrick McXamnra, Treasurer and Itr. Belyea. W. A. Mott, P. K. Field, Win. Bonnelle, Ed. Kelley and Eugene Coleman were elected as aldermen. There were 440 votes cast.

The Czar o5 Russia arrived in Vienna last Thursday since which he and Emperor Francis Joseph have been discussing the Balkan situation.

The clever wire pullers have succeeded in substituting E. G. Hay in place of W. H. Euslic, as appraiser of the port of New York at the very modest sum of $7,000 per year.

According to a st atement made by Daniel S. Becker, the lawyer who defended Mrs. May brick, when she comes out of her Eng­lish prison she will fall heir to about $7,000,000.

Mountedinfantry and Canadian militia are patrolling the Can­adian Soo. Numerous woodmen are being brought in from the Wilds to receive their pay. No arrests are being made and the situation is said to be in a peace­ful condition as yet.

President Roosevelt has been landed in the centre of some pretty severe criticism recently for his alleged negligence in omitting the name of Thomas Jefferson in his recent speech at the'dedicatory ceremonies at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition at St. Louis. It is rumored that he also omitted the name of one General McClellan, who com­manded the IJnion forces at the. battle of Antietam, the anniver-sity of which was celebrated but a week ago. -Some old time democrats have evidently not forgotten how to do the knock act and are beginning early in the game.

The Duluth Tribune says that A. DeLacy Wood, the man who established 500 newspapers in the State of Minnesota and now the publisher of the Ely Dynamo was in Duluth last week, en route for Beaver Bay where he contem­plated starting another sheet. The allurement of the Tribune proved too much for him how­ever and he has relinquished his idea, perhaps be has a good open­ing in Ward county, N. D.-, we only have thirty papers out here.

The Cole Younger and Frank James' Wild West show has been stirring up not a little trouble of late. While in Oklahoma Citv,

. •/ J 0. T., last week the employes went out on a strike because they were not receiving their salaries according to the regular custom and the show was finally attach­ed and taken into the court. After midnight when a com­promise was effected and the men went back to their work. Younger has been arrested on a charge of embezzlement of $6,-

, 000 and he ha# brought a suit of . 15,000, at his end of the string.

Anot her get-rich-quick concern has just been brought to light. It is a neat little trick. A person in your town dies, on the day of the funeral an express package is received for the dead, and the friends pay the charges, the pack­age is opened and a bunch of old rags is the contents, sometimes the package is sent in a neat box, C. O. D., $15 or $20, as the case may be. A company of this kind seems to have been operating in different districts for some time past and the ex­press companies have done little or nothing to stop the deal and as there is no law on our statute to prosecute, it looks as if it might be a combination or something. Of course the ex­press companies themselves wouldn't rob anyone, but they might compromise by introduc­ing a bill to protect the public in such matters, at least.

During the experience of yellow fever at Sinaries, Mexico, Miss Manuela Flores Gomez, daughter of Col. Mariano Gomez, mayor of that city, has been acting as mayor of the city during her fa­ther's confinement to his home by that terrible malady. The disease assumed huge propor­tion# and the population was reduced from 15,000 to 3,000 in a remarkably short time. The governor of the State instructed Miss Gomez who was at that time acting as secretary for her father, to take charge of the ^office, until someone could be appointed to fill the vacancy temporarily, but it soon develop­ed that Miss Gomez was the most capable person to fill the position and she was duly appointed. Even when friends and relatives fled from the city and death en­tered her own home, she remained true blue at her post, never flinch­ing, but carrying out plans for improving the sanitary condi­tions of the city and all possible efforts to subdue the spread of the disease. The Mexican gov­ernment has certainly highly complimented the young lady.

Cut Out Part of Skull. A man named Olson from Ken-

mare was operated upon at the county hospital Tuesday by Drs. Windell and Taylor. The man bumped his head in a coal mine last May and the bone be­gan to die. A circle of the bone four inches in diameter was re­moved from his skull and the man is reported today to being-doing quite well, though he is not out of danger. He cannot live long.

lately on account 'of the crowded condition. A committee was ap­pointed to arrange for a place. An effort will be made to secure the Norwegian church near the Optic office. At I lie meeting Spriggs Bros, were awarded the contract of putting in the steam heating plant in the new school building at $ 1,185.

MUCH TYPHOID FEVER.

A Reported Kidnapping:

State's Attorney James John­son was called to White Earth Thursday to settle a dispute over

?JP seven year old Liens boy had

jpi a boy. It was reported that a

been kidnapped but this was not true. The boy's mother went to Minneapolis leaving him * with • a neighbor, The uncle took the boy to his home, intending to send the bov to his father in Minnesota. The woman turned up and all is well.

One Hundred Turned Away. The school board held a meet­

ing the other evening and decided that something had to be done immediately regarding room for the many pupils who are being turned away daily. Fully one hundred little ones nave been re­fused admission to the school

Moss Louis Aaore Dies at Hospital - Mrs. Ai-

len Eckstrorn of Stanley is Critically III of

the Disease at the Hospital.

Quite a number are ill of typ­hoid fever in this city at present and the physicians are wonder-

g what is the cause. The board of health have from time to time advised the people what to do to prevent theepeiieinic but few take the necessary precau­tions. The alleys should have been cleaned months ago, but they remain in the same filthy condition.

Miss Louise Aaore, a young woman 28 years old who had been working in the Dacotah house, died at the county hos­pital Tuesday of the fever. She was taken to the hospital on Sept. 29 and had been ill for some time before she was taken there. Right here is where the the people make a grave mistake. The first week a patient is ill of typhoid fever, great care should betaken. The young woman has no friends here but has a brother in British Columbia who has been {notified. She was buried in this city at the county's ex­pense.

Miss Mae Potter,a dish washer at the Mercantile hotel, was tak­en to the hospital sick of the fever, but she is getting along nicely.

Mrs. Allen Eckstrom, wife of the Stanley section foreman, was brought to the hospital last Thursday critically ill of typhoid fever. Sne had been ill for nearly two weeks before that. The physicians have no hopes' for her recovery. She has anvayp en­joyed the best of health and be­ing but 32 years of age, is battl­ing with the disease bravely, but she was not brought to this city soon enough. '

Ben Carniin, of Surrey, was quite badly injured while engaged in putting on tar roofing on the new opera, house. The wind swept the hot flames annrnd Ben's head making him think c the boy who stood on' the burn­ing deck. Ben soon tied however and got off with a badly blistered face.

The Miller girls had a bad scare in the New hotel. The oil stove exploder1 and for a time it looked as if the 1 would burn. The stove was < out and the fire extinguishe.. ^e fellow dis­played unsuual ag\> .ry by climb­ing to the third story up the porch posts.

Waterford.

John • Heinze visited Minot Wednesday.

J. F. Louderback visited the coal mines Saturday.

Coal will raise the first of the week to $2.25 per ton.

J. P. Bailey is breaking at stubble this week.

Fred Johnson visited Minot Saturday.

Mr. Carnkell is threshing his grain this week.

Mrs. H. M. Bailey left Wednes­day for an extended visit to In­diana.

Frank Bailey is threshing his grain this week.

Perry Bailey has just finished cutting 25 acres of flax.

Samuel Ivershine is digging his potatoes this week.

Mr. Eddy is gathering in his onion sets this week.

Mr. Wilson visited the coal mines Monday.

A large stock and farm sale two miles north of Minot, John Staff owner J. F. Lauderback auctioneer.

Frank Lade is breaking at stubble this week.

Hunts machine is doing quite a lot of threshing in this vicinity.

Charlie Eastwood started Mon­day for Lansford to do some threshing.

| & G JACOBSON & CO. a* J G"gneral Hardware % Stoves and Ranges \

MINOT, " .* N. DAK J

THE MINOT NATIONAL

BANK. H. J. HASKAMP President. J. A. ERICKSON, Cashier. O. ERICKSON Ass't Cashier.

UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY.

PAID UP CAPITAL, $50,000

SAFETY DEPOSIT BOXES FOR RENT. DIRECTORS:

J. A. EEICKSON H. J. HASKAMP HENKX THIEN ALBERT J. EDELBBOCK NETTIE R. EEICKSON

MINDT, - - NORTH DAKOTA.

Dr. W* J. riadden DENTIST.

Permanently Located in Minot, Teeth Extracted Without Pain,

Offiqe over P. P Lee's store.

Hunters .at Portal.

Louis Larson returned from Portal where he went to issue eight non-resident hunting per­mits to prominent lumber men from Michigan who came here in a special car to hunt. He re­turned with $200 besides had his expenses paid.

Donnybrook. A thousand dollars have been

raised to build a Methodist church at this place. The Soo Railway Co., promises to haul the lumber from Minneapolis free of charge.

The elevators are all full of grain arid cars cannot be secured fast enough to ship out thegrain that is coining to this place.

Flax is going all the way from .14 to 18 bushels per acre." • ,, •

YES! the breath of everyone who has Catarrh, by any other name would smell as .sweet. But there is no need of having that kind of a breath,

H. W. Barker's Cough, Catarrh and Consumption Remedy

Is the medicine that will knock Catarrh. It is the only medi­cine. Try it at McCOY'S

Manufactured at Sparta, Wis;

THE

Burlington Laundry Mrs. P. Franipton, Prop

All kinds of washing neatly and cleanly done. Prices reasonable and delivery prompt :: :: ::

LANDS! I hare some excellent deeded lands for

sale. If you are thinking of taking up homestead, it will pay you to cor­respond with me or hunt me up. I can locate you on some free land nine miles from Berthold in a good country. Several good relinquish­ments for sale at good figures.

WM. MACY, Berthold* - N. D,

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White Livery Stable Telephone to INo. 139

If you wish a good rig and a driver will bring it to you.

PRICES BIGHT. . BEST OP BIOS. STYLISH HORSSS.

Located West of Mercantile Hotel.

_ Wm. P. White, Prop.

DR. THOS. STOREY, * . . . D E I N T I S T • . .

Rooms Four and Five, Opera House Block. Permanently located. All ^ work positively guaranteed. Painless Extraction. MINOT, N, D. S S Telephone No. I34. 4

A VERY CLEAR IDEA of what is and will be correct in ar­ticles for personal use and adornment can be gained by seeing this fine col­lection of new

JEWELRY The designs are novel and are car­

ried out with skill by expert work­men. Each piece has its own parti­cular charm, and is not dependent uj>on its closeness to other pretty things for its attractiveness,

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The Great Northern telegraph linemen's cars were removed Monday from Surrey to Norwich.

Taken Up—one^Heroford bull calf, 6 months old, white face no brand, strap about his neck, at my farm 8 mil^ straight north of Burlington. Owner can have the same by paying charges and proving property.

—L* B Tracy, Burlington, N. D

JAS. JOHNSON, Attorney

Proofs Made and Con­tests Defended. J

MINOT, IS. DAK.

JOHN J. C0YLE Attorneyat'Law,

Final Proofs, Loans And Deeded Lands, Fire and

Hail Insurance Next door to Land Office, Minot, " - N. Dale.

L. W. Gammons Geo. A. McGee U. S. Com.

Gammons & McGee

Lawyers

Minot, - N. Dak.

NEHEniAH DAVIS Late Receiver of II. S. Laid Office, Fargo, North Dakota

Attorney-at»Lraw. Offiice 2nd Nat. Bank bldg. Minot, N. D

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— City Meat Market Is the place to. buy your..

M EATS. Everythfng First Class and at

Reasonable Rates. Highest price paid for Hides and Poultry

J. H. TOMPKINS, North 2nd Nat. Bank, . Minot, N. D.

MIINOT'S BEST $1 A DAY HOTEL .The Mercantile.

Plenty of Room Pleasant Surroundings.

We Give the Traveling Public Careful Attention

94.SO A WEEK. A. BENEDETT, PROP.

South Main St., Minot, N. IX

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Pies, CAKBS, LADV FINGBRB,

MACARONIES, OOFFE3 CAKE0I

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DIAMOHD CAKES, LARGE ONES ' '

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