The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-04-19
M1NoT N. d.. WEDNESDAY. APRIL 10. 1905.

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EDITORIAL COMMENT.
III New York City hundreds dying from cerebro spinal
meningitis which is said to be contagious Over 100 died in
week
Two young fellows Bottineau forged check $7
cashed it and skipped One detected at Omemee His
parents covered the the bank The lad had close call
to the pen.
The Ryder News information that the Underwood
extended 20 miles this year norhery direc-
ton This will bring the railroad within 25 miles OF Ryder
and the farmers already planning puttngin
This will likely cut Off quite little territory from Minot
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Two Frelchmen arrived in Winnipeg clad only in news
papers, copies the lie Petit Pasen French paper They
walking the continent clad in this strange garb
wager They arrived Winnipeg blizzard and present
ed sorry spectacle The fool killer has evidently missed these
freaks.
From all parts OF the county the INDEPENDENT gets in
quires good teachers. One wanted Burng
school district Notice appears elsewhere in this
This the dozen districts Good capable
young people from the east would find easy ucra
tive positions in the west.
Minot Bottineau Rugby candidates the new
hospital erected by the United Luherans for the North
part OF the We believe that Mno stands the
best show for the institution will be we'll for citizens to
get after this The proposition has been left committee
OF nine members OF the church.
you doubt that Mnot best city in the state
travelling what he thinks OF the growing city He
will tell that the people great huster and that
business being done here than city in the state We
have city full Of men who have the western push them
1t takes get tuitiveness to make things go nowadays.
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The along the kenmare- Sherwood Falls 500
branch will afford excellent opportunities for the establish
nen OF drug stores general stores and fact
aofH ,,cir
overdone The towns will not be large the territory
limited Already elevator getting sites in the pro
posed towns
Farmers in the mountains Botneau investing in
Angor goats We know the praires are
also doing this Those who have experimental with Angora
goats that there money them They eat little and
their wool very valuable The
versfed farming and Angora goats will help let the farmers
get the benefit
Recently meeting OF the citizens OF Bottneau called
resolutions passed. calling for the election OF officers who
would rid Bottneau her evil places The News states that
the papers have taken the matter up and Bottneau
getting very undesirable advertising The News
that the meeting called only for political effect Bot
tneau little city morally find 1t
TACT that much publicity given to the evils Of city
Advertising only strengthen blind pgs, houses
dei1auchery and gambling dens.
Persons who are habit OF listening private con
yersation carried the telephone wires and repeating
the others probably not that there
against so doing The subjoned section OF this may
interesting information to them In any person. super
glent operator subscriber any person who may
other capacity connected with telegraph telephone
1,ro shall used make contents
Of any this state, wise unawfuly expose
business secrets, such shall be deemed guilty
al mseeanor and upon being duly convicted thereof
be sentenced to not less than $780, Imprisonment
NOT exceeding six months BOTH at the discretion the
court.
The remains OF John Paul jones' the founder of the Amer