The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-01-06
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| A Minnesota miller wired to
Bowbells Tor 400 bushels Of ma
caroni wheat.
1t is now said that the neice OF
David Morris, of BOrdulac, did
not commit suicide.
A Ray man loaded a car OF
oats, 1900 bushels in six hours.
He also did the weighing.
Louis Olson. wife and six chill
d1pn OF kenmare, all have the
scarlet fever, $65 was raised by
subscription to assist the couple.
Civil service examination will
be held at Grand Forks January
~ and % for physicians for the
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. $1,000 to
$500.
Cattle scab is said to be gain
ing Roadway in the western coun-
tics of the state so far, not much
of the disease has been reported
in Ward county OF late.
The Williston Herald and the
Williston Graphic have formed a
combination and will sue their
subscribers unless they pay up
at once. p. Q.
/, Miscreants stole everything
loose from Jim Gagnum's house
near Portal. Not being satisfied
with what was i'm the house, they
took Off the doors and windows.
Considerable scarlet fever is re-
ported at.Bowbells. Chris Murk's
17-year-old daughter died. His
12-year-old daughter died the
week previous. Henry Boxrud's
3-year-old son died. The disease
is not right in the city but in the
country surrounding the place.
The Darlington Record an
nounces that there will be no
''free list: in thatpaper, that ad-
vertising space is about all the
publisher has for sale, and he
does not intend to give it away.
The courtesies Of the press will
be extended to the pulpit, but
pastors are requested to make
their announcements brief.
Editor Streeter tells the sub
scribers of the Record that when
they dress their poultry they
should leave on the leads and
legs if they want to find a mark
ct. Poultry buyers will not buy
decapitated or delegitated fowls.
We suppose this is because so
many fowls freeze to death.
With lignitecoal selling at from
$3 to 81 per ton in Grand Forks
and Fargo it is hard for the
Pierce county Tribune to under
stand why it cannot be sold for
less than IS per ton in Rugby
which is 200 miles nearer the
mines than the former named
cities.
The editor OF the Dunseith
Herald writes to the Bismarck
Tribune stating the Rev. Beede's
letter in the Cando Herald of
recent date, is nothing more than
q Islander on the Indians and the
people who reside at Dunseith.
He says that there are Indians
who are suffering in the Turtle
mountains, but they refuse to
work.
The Williston Herald rejoices
that Williston has grown SO dur
ing the last year, and on account
of the great wave of morality
striking the town. The Herald
says that Williston now ranks
among the cleanest towns in the
state whereas a few weeks ago
it was the byword throughout
the state for everything that was
bad.
Two boys, Ray Gilmer and
Ray Reynolds skipped from the
reform school and went to Bis
bee to spend Christmas. A party
was out searching for them when
they came back and informed the
jailer that they wanted a good
time on Christmas. They have
been placed in closer confine-
ment.
The publisher of the Glendale
Leader has been sued for $780,
900 worth of character" and
the next day a delinquent sub
scriber paid one whole hog on
subscription. When a hog is
only worth the price Of a years
subscription to country pa
per, and characters" are worth
800, 900 per, we ought to raise
more s'characterS' and less hogs