The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-08-26

ineton's popular young ladies,
departed on Sunday for Ken
mare-the queen city OF upper
Ward county-where she will ac-
cept a position in p. NJ. Cole 4
Co.'S. big store at that place.
Miss Millar is a lady Of rare at
tainments and her winning ways
and kindly disposition will gain
her many friends at that place.
The goddess OF rumor has it
and the facinating dame isgener-
ally correct in her prognosti-
catiOns-that one of Burlington S
well and favorable known gentle
men, has again fallen victim to
bewitching cupid's golden dart.
and that before the passing of
many moons. wedding bells will
ring merrily out. May sunshine
and happiness cast its shadow
over the coming matrimonial
event-seeinS that the coy god
dess has not stated the exact
date when it's to occur.
Jas. Tindall. the energetic
manager of the Hughes Lumber
yard at this place, went out Satur-
day to his farm located near
Richburg-about 40 miles north
east of here in BOttineau county.
Richburg is the terminus OF the
Souris branch of the &. y. road
running out from Bottineau and
promises at no distant day to
become one of the best towns in
Bottineau county. Jim reports
his flax crop. of which he has
about 1O6 acres, looking fine,
and expects that it will yield Is
bushels to the acre-providing
the gods are good and send not
a hail storm. His oats also loom
up in fine shape and promise a
big yield. The energetic Tindal
is an all-round good fellow, and
here's hoping that prosperity
may wrap him in its wealthiest
robe. He reports threshing as
already commenced in full swing.
in the North Prairie region.
In these days OF lusty reforma-
ton and prohibition it is refresh
ing to learn that in over one
hundred counties in Texas, the
web-footed disciples OF prohibi-
ton have declared war against
the red fluid that exhilirates.
Even away up here at Burling-
ton we are glad to hear OF this
declaration. No one hates whisky
more than reformed drunkards.
IT'S a fact that they not only
decide to quit drinking themsel-
yes, but they very often purpose
making the other poor fellows
who still cherishes affection for
the fluid that exhilirates. stop it,
and stop it forthwith without
the formality of a-tapering Off
drink. Horrors Of horrors! But,
by the way, Romans and fellow
citizens, you can put it down that
the sudden resolve of the man
who has sworn Off is always more
or less precipitate and therefore
more liable to fault. He looks
before he leaps but the eye doesn't
always grasp the entire prospec-
tive. 1t is his fate then. to re-
pent at leisure. From a personal
observation. lin the bottom of a
glass, as it were) allow us to
state that a man won't quit
drinking in a prohibition town
while the drug stores are allowed
to dispense the liquid fire that
slumbers within the meek and
mild-eyed demijohn." The prohi-
bition law wont cure the evils of
drunkenness. We like to see our
fellow warriors become Disguised
with Col. John Barleycorn-but
the colonel is a seductive fellow
and he can't be kept out Of man
unless the man himself tries to
keep him out and by the way
there are millions who don't care
to offend him by shutting the
door in his face. But he's a bad,
bad master. is King BarlevcOrn,
and sooner or laterhe leans poor,
deluded man stranded on the
rocks of despair and disaster
with nothing but the portals Of
eternal damnation before him.
Rev. Edgar Jones, of Minot,
held services in the NJ. W. A. hall
here on Sunday and his sermon
was interesting and instructive
and listened to by a well pleased
and appreciative audience. In
Justice to Rev. Jones it may be
said that he is intense, capable
and indefatigible in his labor in
the Masters vineyard. He has
a, true convention OF the souls of