The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-03-16
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Let Us tune song Of hopefulness
And count the winter gone:
Forgive the blast that stole the blossom.
The night that squeezed the dawn.
We've got grist of chilblains,
favorite frozen thumb.
Our ears still show the frostbites
Our toes are strangely numb.
But the winters growing feeble
And spring is coming on.
AIc,lenry county may give a
bounty for gopher scalps.
VIM. Barry's third murder trial
will be called at Grafton March
80.
w. A. Ferguson, u Velva ranch
er, fed 400 tons Of hay this win.
ter.
The dog poisoner got in his
work at Cando and - CANNES
were found dead.
The jamestown mill OF the Rus
sell Miller company has turned
out $4,000 barrels since Sept. l.
A petition is being circulated
at Omeinee for the town board
to appropriate $500 for the sup
port Of the band.
The Granville Record suggests
that Towner, instead Of talking
about the bad points of other
towns, should speak of her good
ones.
The Missouri river is expected
to get on an unusually big ram
page this spring because Of the
heavy snowfall in the slope
country.
A Missouri potato buyer has
been at work in the central part
of the state picking up tubers at
80 cents a bushel. He finds the
supply short.
A bunch OF settlers from IS
miles southwest Of Velva were in
that village a few days ago and
were surprised to learn ofthe war
between Japan and Russia.
Eight hundred people at and
around Balfour have signed a
petition praying for the erection
of new depot there, and there
will be all sorts OF Indignation if
the prayer is not granted.
A canvass of the business men
at Granville demonstrated that
not one was against incorpora-
ton and a petition is being pre-
pared for the county commission
erS.
Losses are reported among
sheepmen near Dickinson from
wool-eating sheep. The habit is
said to be not uncommon; and
the wool-eaters must have a
regular course of treatment to
cure them.
A big rush for land is predicted
this spring when the Devils Lake
Indian reservation is thrown
open to settlement. Many let
tiers OF inquiry are being received
at the land Office. The land that
will be thrown open to settle
ment consists OF something over
100000 acres.
Noble Spalerud was caught in
the slafting Of a hay press at his
home II miles north Of Granville
and after doing a few stunts,
dropped to the ground. Most
of his clothing and a portion OF
skin from his abdomen were miss
ing. The case is serious and the
man is being treated at the Gran
vile hotel.
A big cattle country has been
organized in South Dakota with
a capitalization OF $1,000. 900,
to do business in Wallace county,
this state. The company has
secured q, 900 acres of land and
will have 4, 600 head of cattle for
a starter. A number of North
Dakotans are interested.
The new owners of the famous
"dude ranch in Billings county
intend to keep up the old repu-
tation Of the place, in fact, to
surpass it. They will make
special efforts to- attract young
men from the east who are anx-
ious to see what real western life
is like. There are hot times yet
in store for the old place.
That hay and feed is scarce in
the north end OF the county is
shown by the prices paid for
hay and straw at j. NJ. Hama
waits sale last Monday. Hay
sold for $500 per ton in the
stack, and q common stack of
wheat straw was bid up to $38.