The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-12-21
EDITORIAL COMMENT.

Marshall Mcclure will attend the legislative at Bis
this year and do reporting for several rags i'll Ward
county
Ward is republican county OF North DAKOTA
with 900 good and it will be up to the state ma
chine to negotiate two years hence
For the fourth time in the trial OF Dr. Ames the Jury has
failed to agree and in the trial his dismissed the
jury having been locked up for forty-slx hours.
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Frank James noted bandit, has left his Missouri farm
and accepted position the stage fhecompany ofcou'se
will have to show Frank, Missouriately speaking
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A Young miss at Oakland, Cal, is to have third tonsl
cut out in hopes restoring her to decent existence Her
physicians laws the blame badness the extra tons
which prohibits the proper amount ol oooo o""S ~ ne
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Pocahontas Ia alarmed because most OF the gram Ill
that country being sold at farmers elevator at Palmer
One farmer realized from thirty acres by selling at
the elevator Pocahontas business men VIII organize
a company put up farmers elevator at once.
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Mrs. VIM Parker Armstrong; ;Ccago 10 years OF age, is
suing for divorce her husband compelled her to com
NIT pages dictionary the entire poem OF Evans5ene
and hard mental stunts HeWanted her 10 De p
BILE of entertaining his friends and when at night ne arrived
home and she completed her task he abused her FMS
brought prostration
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The herd law makes legal for the stock to at large
must protected with legal fence to sustain an action o
damages legal fence made OF substantial
apart than with two substantial stays between posts
and three wires the top least - inches above the
general level the ground If you haven got II TINS way
don't kick on loose stock.
In the spring the Indian Agency in Montana consist
mo Of 100 600 acres will be opened settlement The tract
lies along Yellowstone and Big Horn Rivers ana VIII pe CUT
up into IA 900 eighty homeseads We believe that one
OF homestes will be worth going after crops VIII never
fail there the government will gate the strip Inc
Crows still have 100000 acres OF land lett lnese lhols
are yerv wealthy only 1926 braves suaWs and
papooses in tribe They have y horses to each one in
population. $1,000.
Just before the the fair at St. Louis F. f. Lee one
enterprisng merchants packed and shipped some po-
which he took at random from load that ne had DOT
from The following part OF the letter ne received
from the commissioners "They the finest have received
this year than that there not lot OF potatoes at the
fair that will make good showing clear through am
they arrived too late to be entered Tor Judging be-
cause know they would have received the highest mark
This letter coming the it did, is good as Mr.
Lee had received the finest gold medal
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In passing upon young lad convicted OF utterng
forged instrument Fargo Judge Pollock OF the district
court took deliver himself OF little homly upon
the OF crime youngsters and in the course OF ms re-
made the interesting statement that he had never had
boy to the reform school who was not
cigarette smoker In addition to pointing out the evil Judge
Pollock suggested remedy in the prosecution and convection
Of persons the state law against selling tobacco to
certain Judge Iolocks remarks interesting
addition judicial literature Of the state and fol
During my entire judicial experience do not recall
single instance sending boys to the reform school but
that the fact was disclosed they cigarette smokers.
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From time to time this part of the country have
been reported taking up stray stock and failing to advertise
them accordance with law, ignorant OF the penalty that at
taches to such neglect 4 in point is that OF Mclean
county who horse and failed to advertise and
fed t.as lis
figuring ranch the gamer he is He last week
fenced years for the offense he committed
The Jury came the conclusion that while the horse srayed
on premises during storm yet he took steps to
advertise it according eventually worked it
tended deprive the Of the animal They found him
entity and it was their recommendation mercy that