The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-10-28
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES oooooooo<
Kenmare's first election vii
take place Nov. 4.
Forty eight pupils are enrolled
in the Stanley school.
Nineteen foot corn stalks were
raised near Hankinson.
A Willow City man reports q
yield of IS bushels of wheat pei
acre.
Bowbells citizens passed the
hat to raise money to hire a night
watch.
A stock company composed Of
farmers will build an elevator at
TOWner.
HALT the schoollibrary atWash.
burn is missing and the kids did
not steal it either.
Bottineau is making an effort
towards getting q Presbyterian
Synodical college,.
A Bottineau miller is grinding
macaroni wheat and has the new
kind of -four for sale.
Burke and Collier who were con,
fined in the Minot Jail, were TAX
en- to Towner last week for trial.
Itcosts Rugby 80 cents an hour
for street lights and she is one OF
of the best lighted little cities in
the state. -.
North Dakota is a poor state
for trusts-and the alkali in the
water makes it bad for watering
the stock
The Ray Pioneer wants any of
it's subscribers to apply potato toes
onions or any other kind OF gar
den sass on subscription.
The Bottineau Courant has
awaken to the fact that that
town is harboring too many
dogs-four legged CANNES
The kenmare .Journalis urging
the establishment of a reading
room for young men. This is
lust what iii needed in MinOt.
More blowing was done in this
part Of the state than usual.
This will be quite a start to-
wards early seeding this spring.
A night operator and a bus
driver took two apples from a
consignment shipped on the
Great Northern at Castelton.
They were fined $15each.
According to the Wells County
News. North Dakota is going to
emulate Kentucky is creating
military titles. We are to begin
with a .'Prairie Chicken Colonel. :"
The Morse are self reliant
And sturdy beyond dispute.
Most any true daughter OF Nor
way
Can paddle her own kanute.
n. W. Comford is opening a
new townsite, Mondac, on the G..
N. railway in Montana near the
Dakota line. Alarge steam ferry
5 in operation at the place which
'tands the products OF the Vel
iowstone valley.
The Graphic wants to see a
'curfew ordinance installed at
Williston. 1t complains that a
band of young hoodlums roam
the streets nights pounding on
doors and windows, keeping peo-
pie awake.
Williams county's fine jail lost
two Of her inhabitants last week.
James Hanson, the blind bigger
and Thos. Zimmerman the Bu-
ford wife beaten got out myster-
iously. The iailer says the door
was securely locked too.
Western lines, commencingJa Jan.
l, will draw still closer the re-
strictions governing the issuance
of passes. Passes to merchants
and shippers will be entirely dis
continued. The issuance Of these
passes is in conflict with the in
terstate commerce law.
Gov. White has concluded we
understand not to call a special
session. So far he has not fallen
very far short of doing his duty
and he probably knows his bus
mess in this case. just what pro-
vision is to be made te1nporily
for the educational institutions
we cannot say.
North Dakota Indians are fast
becoming civilized. They cuss
Just like white men and drink
even more booze: They are now
oottinr 1ivorcasf from thoirh ono.