The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-07-06
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"There is good money IN raising
potatoes. From one acre last
year l sold $S2.4O worth, kept
forty bushels for seed, and lived
from them BESIDES"
C. H. WEBSTER: The Minot
wholesale house is the only one in
the state l believe that has ever
paid a dividend of 12H per cent
the past year. This was done
last year. l believe that the in
voice will amount to $4,000.
JOSEPH w. WINTER: "There is
money in selling cream. | milk
fourteen COWS and bring the
cream every day twelve miles to
town and sell it to the ice cream
factory. | am getting over q
hundred dollars a month now
from those cows and have fifty
acres OF crop in
j. S. MURPHY: "Mr. E. J. Carr
who owns a quarter section OF
land in Section 25, 1908 and
lives thereon claims he has a
sure way OF killing gophers. He
takes a small wad of cotton
batting, saturates it with gaso-
line and stuffs it into the hole.
He then stops up the entrance
with sod or other reasonably
solid substance. The gasoline,
he claims, evaporates into gas
and gets in it's work at once. He
has dug from three to ten goph-
ers out of hole, dead within five
minutes after the operation.
This is certainly worthy Of a
trial by every farmer who is
bothered with gophers "
Van Exile for Photos.
H. f. Wheeler is entertaining
his parents from Ortonville,
Mimi.
E. Christopherson returned
from Forest City, Ia, where he
attended the funeral OF his sister.
Tom Hecker OF Darlington
visited his brother Will last week
and attended the big meeting at
Surrey.
S. l.. Tedford captured a num-
Der Of cranes on the prairie and
placed them in Blaisdell 4 Birds
window the Fourth.
The Great Northern and the
Towner base ball team will play
in Minot Sunday afternoon July
10. at 2 O'Clock. The game
promises to be a swift one.
Bob Evans .Jr., came to MinOt
Monday to consult physician.
Bod caught a ball in a game the
day before on the end Of a digit,
knocking the member out Of
joint.
Amund Stackston and family
enjoyed the Fourth to it's fullest
extent. They brought a tent
with them from the farm and
pitched it, remaining for the fire
works in the evening.
Strayed-One black mare 10
years old, short tail, white stripe
in forehead weight between 100
and 1900. Finder please notify
Austin Romsas, Oscar p. O. Me-
Lean county.
Velva celebrated with 300
people. Prof. Worst of the Far
go Agricultural school gave the
address, a masterful effort. Mr..
Thorson of Rugby was present
and spoke to the old settlers.
Some of them including Geo.
Strong. have been at Velva for
eighteen years.
Atty. B. H. Bradford gave an
excellent address at the Mohall
celebration; touching the live
topics OF the day in admirable
shape. Fully 1000 people atten-
ded the celebration. Mr.. Brad
ford met fully fifty people he for
merly knew in South Dakota
and whom he had not seen for
years.
Strayed-From near Bye p. O.
a buckskin horse weight about
900 pounds. Also a gray mare
of about same weight branded
XIX with bar under left shoulder.
Information leading to their re-
covery will be suitably rewarded.
Return to or leave word with
Ole Bye, at Bye p. o., or NJ. E.
Severance at Minot.
The Norwegian doctor, j. NJ.
Ekrem, will conduct devine ser.
vice next Sunday, July 10, in
Bethania church IL a. m. Come
ard hear him, Ladies Aid SOci.