The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-05-06

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Page has a building boom.


Page has building boom.
Rugby wants street sprinkler.
Ardoch has organized baseball
team.
McHenry county is to get some new
roads.
Kensal's new schoolhouse is to cost
$4,000.
Fingal expects flax fiber mill this
summer.
Cooperstown will have both gas and
electricity.
The epidemic of measles at Hank
inson is over.
Bismarck defeated Kensai at q
bowling game.
Both Minot and Rugby are after bus
tness colleges.
The band at Page is getting some
good practice.
Real estate men at Kuhn are doing
a big business.
There is a new proprietor OF the
Hotel Gladys at Souris.
The dates for the state firemen's
tournament are June Gil.
Valley City is to have some more
fine residences this summer.
A lot of shooters at Crary have Sc
cured 1903 hunting permits.
Ward county has only twenty one
| weekly papers and one daily
The hammer and the saw are being
worked overtime in most towns.
McHenry has grown so rapidly an
addition to the town is necessary
Steele county farmers have raised
81 900 toward farmers elevator.
The entire state seems to be par
ticipating in the general prosperity.
On farm near Hankinson a lady
and six children are i'll with smallpox.
The question of a Fourth of July eel
abration is being discussed at Buffalo.
Valley City is planning a two-day
celebration about the Fourth of July.
The high price of good seed corn
didn't seem to head off many farmers.
A Grandin team had wild runaway,
because there were too many drivers.
There is a demand for some paint
ing at Towner on the older buildings.
Darlington is planning to have
fast Independent ball team this sea-
son.
| There was no advance in North Da-
kota fire insurance rates, as was pre-
! licted
Volunteer firemen at Mayville were
fined 81 each for failure to respond to
An alarm.
| In many towns in the state the only
| way to get house is to either buy or
| build one.
! The people of Valley City are con-
graduating themselves on the growth
of the town.
Morton county people are congratu-
iating themselves on securing some ex-
cellent teachers.
No clue has been secured as to the
identity of the men who burglarized
the Armenia store.
The lands beyond the Missouri are
being appreciated at a small percent
age of their value
r. N. Stevens has decided to remain
in Bismarck instead of returning to
the Nome country.
The price of good seed corn is rather
high, but the indications are that the
acreage will be large.
Mandan discovered counterfeiting
outfit, and not to be outdoEe, Bis
marck dug one up, too.
At Grand Forks number of young
sters were arrested for careless shoot
ing inside the city limits.
|. Some Of the towns in the northern
part of the state are organizing foot,
ball instead of baseball teams.
The machinery for the fax mill at
Cooperstown is on the ground and the
building will soon be erected.
H. v. Church. who left this state for
Montana writes back to Sanborn
friends not to follow his example.
There will be no change in the man
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as the Larimores control the stock.
Ben Tronslin, formerly superintend-
ent of schools in Walsh, has removed
to Inkster and opened real estate
office.
In the northwestern part of the state
considerable flax was not threshed
early and it is not regarded as good
Tor seed.
There was never, perhaps. time in
the state when the farmers more thor
oughly appreciated the advantages of
Investigation.
Sheldon seems to be taking adj
vanced position in emitting the pub
lication of senseess cards of thanks
and resolutions.
Rev. Wheeler of Minot has removed
to his claim near Williston for the
summer. A recent prairie fire de-
stroyed his house.
There seems to be a. sentiment in
favor of accepting the invitation of
Valley City to entertain the editorial
meet this summer,