The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-04-29
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At Rugby the curfew still rings.
Crop reports will soon be in order.
Cando is to have steam laundry.
Bismarck has an insurance war on.
Cando rejoices over shoeshine par
Tor.
A number of bands are planning con-
certs.
Binford is to have farmers ele-
vator.
The Devils Lake band has been re-
organized.
The Bismarck land Office is doing
big business.
Harvey baseball fans are enthusiast
tic this spring
Work has been begun on the new
hall at Marion.
Minot seems to have been faxed on
wrestling match.
There is a plan to drain the low
places at Darlington.
A number of Virginians have locat-
ed around Devils Lake.
School book agents are busy as hail
insurance fiends these days.
Lack of drainage is one thing that
worries the people of Lakota.
Some Richland county farmers are
going into raising blooded hogs.
The Grand Forks county fair will
probably be held about July II.
A Fessenden druggist advertises
strychnine-''thek kind that kills"
A lot of sheep are being shipped into
the state for feeding this summer.
Fingal people went to Valley City
in great numbers to see the president.
Mayor Register has qualified as the
executive of Bismarck for another
term.
The Neche Catholic church has been
remodeled and repaired at cost OF
$4,000.
The people of Litchville are expect
ing the 500 to extend through that ter
ritory.
Kis with parlor rifles are about as
good as strychnine in gopher exter-
mination.
Material is being unloaded at Gran
Vile for the Great Northern extension
70 Mohall.
Richland county commissioners cast
lots to decide which should have the
long terms.
There is colony of Syrians near
Ross, Ward county, who all have
homesteads.
The people Of the state seem to feel
that the public administrator law VIII
be good one.
T. E, Fox of Willow City has as
sumed his duties as receiver OF the
Minot land Office.
Under the new deal in the Eighth
judicial district Minot gets three terms
of court each year.
Mrs. Linda Slaughter of Bismarck
will remove to Wilton and make her
home with daughter.
At Minor social was given for the
benefit of the North Dakota children's
home and $15 was secured.
With the soil well soaked and the
coulees filled with water, the crop
prospects might be worse.
Farmers near Litchville are said to
be asking high prices for the right OF
way for telephone extensions.
Pat Neary is back at Buffalo after
spending the winter with the pretty
senoritas in Southern California.
Farmers are warned not to let chill
iren eat wheat treated for smut by
either bluestone or formaldehyde.
At Finley number Of hunters were
lnveigled into shooting at some white
paper, thinking it was wild ducks.
The postoffice department wrote to
Mayville to learn if the people OF Port
land wanted Sunday mail service.
Grand Forkers have a right to feel
proud of the wooden mills there, which
have been a success from the start.
The item about the negro colony in
Kidder county went the rounds and
now it is said to have been mistake.
Rugby wants militia company.
There are a number of ex-guardsmen
there who would 60 into the organiza-
ton.
The conductor who is in trouble at
Kuhn on an alleged charge of rape
was married to an estimable Sheldon
girl.
The Minot city council held SEES
sion and after working awhile found it
was irregular and adjourned, dis
gusted.