The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-08-17
Surrey Items.
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is about completed.
VIM. Aliens supply Of Irvine il
we'll nigh exhausted, but has been
replenished with a second and a
third order.
Mr.. Connolly and daughter
formerly from London, England
now of st. Paul are taking Their
summer vacation in a prOtracted
visit with John p. O'Neil and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Perry, Of
Howels, Neb., are visiting with
Wilton Perry and relatives here,
They are greatly impressed with
the country. They saw no such
crops between Howels and here,
II you wish to observe a few
pointers on the advanced way OF
making hay, just step down to
the Geo. kennefick farm and
watch the O'Neil boys, John and
Frank, put up hay with a buck.
ing machine, 30 tons a day.
The law in regard to the re.
moving OF noxious weeds, tumbl.
ing mustard, wild turnips etc,
from the uncultivated land on
sides OF public highways, is not
being observed by the farmer, or
enforced by the officers. How
much it would improve the looks
Of the country to see instead,
alfalfa. blue grass, timothy, or
clover, all OF which flourish in
this latitude.
The Lutsineer-Brey threshing
outfit came along Monday. The
unloading being accomplished by
a very nice little piece ofengineer-
ing with a rope on thumb screw.
1t is a fine looking machine but
none too good for this country,
with it's miles OF wheat, oats.
speltz, barley or flax on all sides
Of our village nearly maturing
and promising the banner yield
for the past decade. The pros
poets certainly warrant the above
named gentlemen in taking this
step. Rumor has it that the pur-
chasers think OF putting in an
other rig after the danger OF hail
is past.
Sunday evening all present
when No. 3 pulled in from the
east were not at all surprised to
see James Foley step off and hand
a young lady down as himself
and sister were expected from
Rochester, Mimi. But the sur
prise came when it dawned upon
his friends that the sister was
none other than his newly made
bride from Minneapolis. Con-
gratulations came warm and
fast. The nuptial ceremony took
place at the St. Charles Catholic
church, Minneapolis. after which
the couple took their bridal tour
to Morris and Superior, Mimi.
and Leeds, N. d., where both
have many friends. The bride
was Miss Edith Smith, an es-
teemed young lady from Mime
apolis. The groom is one OF our
progressive east side farmers, he
having purchased a half section
this spring, making with his
homestead three quarters of
land. We heard someone say a
charavari was in order.
Printers Ink: The ginseng ad-
vertisements that were a feature
OF the magazines about a year
ago have disappeared, but the
agricultural department at
Washington hasn't forgotten
them. A craze for raising ginseng
has spread over the country, and
the department is besieged with
requests for plant and seeds.
Upon good authority it is stated
that the plant grown in this
country could find no market, as
the Chinese get an ample supply
from farms in Corea. The gen
seng advertisers represented that
the plant brought fabulous prices
for medicinal purposes and that
small patch in any old back
yard planted with the root would
make a family rich beyond the
dreams Of the most gullible patton
OF get-rich-quick schemes.
According to the New York Sun,
there has been fraud in connec-
ton with the ginseng advertis-
ing, some Of the firms sending to
patrons seeds that, when planted,
produced the common or garden
variety of turnip.
Minnesota State Fair.