GOPHER POISONS Woodlark 35o per lb., 2 lba for $1.00 Mickelson's Kill-'Em-Quick, ?6c-$1.95 pkg. Strychnine $1.00 per oz. in 1 oz. bottle Strychnine $1.75 per oz. in H oz. bottle

TAYLOR DRUG CO. First door N. Postoffice Minot, North Dakota

FORMALDEHYDE GUARANTEED 40%

One pound bottles 25c Bulk Formaldehyde $1.75 per gallon

Latest Fiction

The Inside the Cup $1.50 By Winston Churchill

Laddie $1.36 By Gene Straton Porter

The Light of Western Stars $1.35 By Zune Grey

The Flirt $1.25 Penrod..... $1.25

By Booth Tarkington

Black is White $1.30 By McCutelieon

The Iron Trail $1.35 By Rex Beach

The Heart of the Hills $1.35 By John Fox, jr.

The Judgment House $1.35 By Gilbert Parker

The Woman Thou Gavest Me . $1.35

„ By llall Caine

The Business of Life $1.40 By Chamber*

Parrot & Co $1.30 By MeGrath

COLORITE Color* Old and New Straw Hats. Easy to Apply. Dries

in Thirty Minutes

We have it in the following colors:

Burnt Straw Violet

Brown Cadet Blue

Sage Green Navy Blue

Cardinal Red Jet Black

Dull Black

25c per bottle

RICHARD'S BEDBUG

DESTROYER A quick killer for

BED BUGS ROACHES MOTHS

Put up in squirt top cans. Easy to use. Price

25c Per can

Kreso Dip Manufactured by I'arke, Davis 6c (Jo.

A most etlicient Insecticide, Disinfect­ant, Deodorizer. Germicide and Cleans­er. Kills Lice, Miles and Fleas. De­stroys the (lerms of Disease. Protects from Contagion and Infection.

For Horaei. Cattle, Hogs and Poultry.

One-half gallon cans 85c

One gallon cans . $1.50

HERE are lit double-due records that are typical of the full thousand 65c

racords listed in the Columbia catalog— among them are two of the latest Co­lumbia double-disc mbdern dance records

A1458. 65c Tres Chip. One Stop. He'd Have to Get Under, Get Out and

Get Under. One Step.

A1467. 65c To My Munis. Tango. El Sandueeru. Tango.

A1496. 65c Camp Meeting Rand. Vocal Duet. Buffalo liahy Kan- Peerless Quartette.

A1387. 65c Endearment. Prince's Orchestra. Cupid's First Love. Prince's Orchestra.

A1494. 65c While the Rivera of Love Flow On. Te­

nor Sold. As Long SIH the World lines 'Round.

Tenor Solo.

A1281. 65c Omena. Banjo Solo. Dream of the Rarebit Fiend. Accordion

Solo.

IMPORTANT NOTICE! All Columbia Records caii be played on Victor

Talking Machine*. Likewise -All Columbia iustrumeiits will play

Victor Records.

Popular Sheet Music 10c Per Copy

Latest Popular Songs and Dance Music

Can't Get Away From It. I 'in Oil My Way to Mundalay. He'll Have to Get Out and Get

I'nder. Let's All Go Round by Mary Ann's. Down in Chattanooga. The Buffalo Rag. Sit Down, You're Rocking the

Boat. Too Much Mustard. Thanks lor the Lobster. She's Dancing Her Heart Away

With You. What Dy'e Mean, You Lost Your

Don. Camp Meetinj; Band. International Rag. I Never Heard of Anyone Dying

from a Kiss. lie's a Devil in Ilis Own Home

Town. There's a Girl in the Heart of

Maryland. This is the Life.

We also have above songs on Columbia DoubIe-Di3C Records

Popular Copyright Books

50c each Within the Law. The Harvester. Freckles. The Girl of the Limberlost. The Trail of the Lonesome Pine-The Little Shepherd of King­

dom Come The Mississippi Bubble. Red Pepper Burns-The Calling of Dan Mathews. That Printer of Udells. The Winningof Barbara Worth. Ben Hur. The Barrier. The Spoilers. The Silver Horde. The Ne'er Do Well. The Gadfly. The Iron Heel. The House of a Thousand

Candles.

NEXT BIER OF DEEDS

MARTIN J. The Independent has taken pains to

make inquiries concerning the candi­dacy of Martin J. Engeseth, republican candidate for Register of Deeds, and nearly everywhere we find the people are with him, to a man. Mr. Engeseth will make a good Register of Deeds. He has been manager for the Scofield Implement Co. for more than twelve

EN6ESETH

years and he has proved faithful. He will serve the county in just as faith­ful a manner. He isn't making any rash promises. He is waging a clean

! political fight. Mr. Engeseth's friends insist that the present incumbent has

j held the office quite long enough and ! that it is now time to let another equally as good take charge.

The Independent has an extraordi-' Our game warden, E. B. McCutch-nary lot of business this week. Four j eon, made us a fraternal call. He is a page ads and one double page were all j splendid booster and a very energetic set Tuesday night, besides the force j and conscientious officer. He always got out the regular grist of job work, j puts a full head of vim and effective-file Independent has one of the best ness into his work.—Balfour Messen-crews in the state. i (jer.

The Professor To Billy Wise

Don't fool yourself. This is the month when lots of people fool their friends and a lot more people keep on fooling themselves.

You can't drive a nail with a sponge no matter how much you soak it.

The paramount question at all times in the mind of the buyer is, "Am I get­ting value for my money?" and to­ward the end that no longer need a consumer ask this question, any dealer deserving the good will of the people, should be striving.

For many years certain words have stood out in the literature of the world like beacon lights for all folks to see and men heeded, for the words an­swered every human doubt as to the worth of the thing they stand for.

Elgin—a watch that needs no fur­ther recommendation than the name.

Uneeda—a biscuit. Eventually—a wheat flour. National—a cash register. Quality Goods—lumber sold by the

Rogers Lumber Co. Those names were made household

and office .by-words, not by repetition, but by an'unswerving purpose to put into the product the things that elimi­nate doubt and inspire confidence, be­cause honor and value are woven into them.

Q. G. means Rogers Lumber Com­pany. PROFESSOR WISE.

THICK, GLOSS? HAIR FREE FROM DANDRUFF

Girls! Try It! Hair gets soft, fluffy and beautiful—Get a 25 cent bottle

of Danderine.

If you care for heavy hair that glis­tens with beauty and is radiant with life; has an incomparable Boftness and Is fluffy and lustrous, try Danderine. • Just one application doubles the beauty of your hair, besides it imme­diately dissolves every particle of dandruff. You can not have nice heavy, healthy hair if you have dandruff. This destructive scurf robs the hair of its lustre, Its strength and its very life, and if not overcome it produces a fevqrishness and itching of the scalp; the hair roots famish, loosen and die; then the hair falls out fast. Surely get a 25-cent bottle of Knowlton's Danderine from any drug store and just try It.

Who Wants To Borrow Our Gates?

Yoti need new gates—n&sd 'em badly, and we've got the best gate proposition that ha8 ever been made to any fanner.

Look at the "Stoni Wall" Bull Gale illustrated here. It'e so strong, man or beast can't break it down. It withstands crowding of fattening steers, stampedes •f cattle, or wild onslaught of meanest bull, stallion or other breechy stock.

You can haw as many of^these gates—

THE FAMOUS IOWA GATES . .̂... ̂ * without paying a penny down* Use them €0 days—if then you care to Iceep them—pay us the small amount we charge you for each. If you don't think them the best gates for oorral, feed lot, herding pens, stock yards and bull pens you can return the gates at our expense and the tri aot have-cost you a single penny.'

Made by Iowa Gate Co., leaders in the steel gate busf-ness, and sold by us at a price lower than you would expect to pay for gates of same quality, strength <and durability. Come in and let ns explain our gate propo­sition. It costs you nothing to find out,. You will save money by doing so.

For Sale by PIPER-HOWE LUMBER CO. L. H. PIPER, Manager.

Phone 69, MINOT, N. D.

•«> •?> •? »>•«>'§> <$> <$><$><$> 3> <$><$> <s> •$> •S> VOTES FOR WOMEN COLUMN. <$> <$' <S> <$'• <!> <S» <S» <4> <$> <S> <§> 4>

Wc note with interest that the Anti-Suffrage Association issued a state­ment on the eve of the Illinois elec­tions in which they charged that the votes for women helped the saloons! "In the face of the actual facts," they said, "it is about time for the suffra­gists to give up their false claims on the subject of prohibition."

In the light of the sweeping victory of the drys over the wets throughout Illinois in the election we must still claim our point as true, that Equal Suffrage is for prohibition.

The following excerpts are offered showing that others agree with us:

Illinois women cast their debutante vote in huge numbers at the elections last week, and the State is still feel­ing the shock of the great moral force. Analysis of their vote shows the following facts:

In Chicago 162,961 women (police returns) went to the polls. In seven wards they decided the results of the aldernianic contest, in every case in a way gratifying to the Municipal Vot­ers' League and disappointing to the corrupt element. More than three times as many women voted as in the primaries, and about 75 per cent, of those registered (217,614) went to the polls. \ Their presence made an elec­tion peaceful that was expected to be turbulent.

Throughout Illinois the women's vote was largely responsible for the closing of 1,039 saloons. Twenty-two counties were voted dry in addition to those that had been so before; 121 townships comprising 168 cities and villages changed from wet to dry; 53 remained dry, one dry township went wet and 74 wet townships remained wet. At least 33 women were chosen to offices.

Although none of the women candi­dates for the Chicago council were elected, Miss Marian Drake made the best showing against the notorious first ward machine of any candidate for many years.

Gov. Lister of Washington lately wrote to Mr. H. B. Seigel of Boston, in answer to a question about equal suffrage:

"The women of this state have en­joyed full suffrage now for about three years. I know of no one who was in favor of granting this right who today opposes it; and large numbers of those who were opposed to the constitution­al amendment granting equal suffrage are now in favor of .it. The results in the state of Washington have certain­ly indicated that the women of the state assist, rather than otherwise, in public affairs, by having the right to vote."

Has Improved Conditions. Gov. Ammons of Colorado wrote to

the same inquirer: "I have tried to give particular at­

tention to the practical operation of woman suffrage in Colorado since its establishment here. I believe it has improved political conditions, and that no considerable number of people in this state would vote to repeal the Jaw," -

Are Quiet But Effective. . Acting Governor Houx of Wyoming

wrote: "We haV6 had woman suffrage in

Wyoming for about 45 years, and I. believe the influence has been for good. I have found that, whenever women have become interested in the accom­plishment of a purpose, they have had influence enough to carry out that pur« pqse. Of course, there are bad wo*-men and unprincipled women, but tltey are few in number and I have never known women to use the elective fran­chise to defeat any good object or to defeat the election of a man or woman who was really worthy t>f their suf­frage. They havetakfch a great deal of interest in election's, as a rule in a quiet way, but n'Onfe the less effective.

Has Elevated Elections. "I have no hesitation in saying that

suffrage has in no way degraded women, but it has rather elevated the people, cettainly in the conduct of elections, as well as in the conduct of the canvasses usually made by those in pursuit of office, before elections.

Opens Doors of Employment. "Women suffrage has opened the

doors for women to obtain employ merit in places formerly closed to them. They have held important of­

fices in the state, especially in connec­tion with the schools, and have been elected to the position of County Treasurer. We had a very estimable woman as a member of our eleventh Legislature, and two as members of our twelfth Legislature. Certainly as often as men women are elected as superintendents of schools in the counties. We now have a woman who is our State Superintendent of Public Instruction, which also makes her Secretary of the Board of Charities and Reform, the most important board in connection with the state govern­ment."

MRS. VAN FLEET, Secretary.

A good many second hand automo­biles are for sale, here and there about the state. What becomes of all the worn out autos, anyway ?

Chief Game Warden E. B. McCut-cheon and one of his deputies, autoed to a point near Logan Friday, when their machine balked. Walking to Minot was reported excellent and they made record breaking time.

(KM WHY HERE HAY 12

STATE SPEAKERS WILL BE HERE FOR INTERESTING PROGRAM

AND BANQUET — CARROLL'S SUCCESSOR SOON TO BE NAMED.

A big state meeting of leaders and other members of the Progressive Party will be held in Minot May 32. Arrangemnts are being made to hoid a splendid banquet. There will bt a number of interesting addresses. The Progressives are making plans for a hard campaign from now until the fall election.

Dorr H. Carroll, the state chair­man, will soon resign on account of his candidacy for Attorney General, and his successor will be named at an early date.

An Electric Cook Stove for $2.50

Week of May 11=16 Only

Is the new Portable Electric Cook Stove to be sold

ible Electric Cook AN PA r e g u l a r l y a t . . .

To introduce it to the public the manufac* tttrer has cut the price squarely in two for the week May 11-16.

Has glowing coils; uses little electricity; attaches to lighting socket; requires only or­dinary cooking utensils.

See advertisement in this week's Saturday Evening Post or current number Ladies Home Journal.

On exhibition at our office.

Pawtaw next week from your electrical dealer

CONSUMERS POWER CO. Corner Main and Third Telephone 70

57-14