The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-02-22
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY %, 1905.

EDITORIAL COMMENT.
The editor Of the Ryder News is running SORT OF mat
monal bureau The advertisements sound genuine enough
One OF editor Johnsons friends told us that the editor
concoced the ads himself in hopes Of finding suitable
paniOn.
Minot is destined be the Fargo Northwest
independents predicted several months ago Everything
indicates that in population will be increased fully
LOCO and perhaps The Great Northern officials say
are to have the Larmor shops removed this city That
means that to have 200 this city
men mostly with families Five hundred Of that popula
ton will come from this Then the division to
changed from Devils Lake to Mno Five hundred peo-
pie will in from that direction Keep Your eye Minot
BY January 1906 you will city with fully 5OOOpeople
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The Independent regrets more than words tell the
turning down OF the proposition appropriation
census whereby the districts might be rpportoned We
derstand that there provision upon whereby
the should be taken but Ward county getting
powerful for the politicians the part
must remain in the background Ward county banner
county OF the state commercially and politically
back while Cass county and the other older may have
representatives than Then again Ward county
might be entitled to another senator and couple repre-
sentatlves the taken That might an
effect on the United States senatorial question
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Near Pasadena, Cal Ostrich farm which is paving
ire owner many thousands OF dollars year Some veasago
that
foia better the raising the birds than their
former habation Each year $780, pumes were
sold directly from the farm and the feathers only hemae
birds sold at the farm The female birds feathers are
shipped east and sold millinery establishments and are
considered inferior than the pumes the male The
ostrces greedy birds and have been known snatch the
lighted from the mouths OF swallow pipe
tobacco fire and all with bad effects Weaers diamonds
warned to be the lookout for the BIRDS they have
been known to swallow diamonds knives and
gimlets They oranges whole is interesting to
watch the OF the down the long neck
The Independent cculaes mainly among the farmers and
we are anxious to have farmer readers contribute
OF interest to this Perhaps what to
write about That easy Tell readers how YOU prepare
your land for various kinds OF grain what grains you have
found best to this state and how them how to
put trees and what kinds plant where to Get them
what kind OF stock to raise and why how build chicken
house the fowls will stand the winters some items Of
interest about yourself your neighbors an acct
dent, fire, a death, birth, a visitation some
OPINION on the actions OF our county commission
War, and thousand other ings some s ma y'son
well don't know how to spell very well and perhaps my
will be looked carefully mspeed words corrected
You may have splendid IDEAS Feel free any commune
The Independent farmers friend and will make strong
effort to print such news as will benefit them.
An example Of the lavish expenditure OF wealth is given bv
Writer IN success who spent the fashionable
OF all the watering places the States Newport t.
Here the rich from all parts OF the country every
summer seemingly Tor other but spend their
money They spend three four dollars often lust
Tor the rent OF cottage Tor the The cottage perhaps
cost half million dollars fine home is surrounded by
stone wall which cost 800 600 tool the wornen lust
year do the carving laying Large tees have heen
moved thirty miles to the lawns surrounding homes at
cost OF 5000 1t required large Italians six weeks
to remove one large tree The dirt around the roots
81 1ne t1e ana Inc tree roots and dirt were moved with
port which cost perhaps each Two