The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-08-23
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That progressive commercial institl
, ton, the Minot National Bank, occupies
quarter page space in the Independent,
to tell tho people of the advantage the,
J, derive from doing business with
them = Flaxton Times.
The Minot Independent which has
come in for little moro than it's share
of abuse from the Mnot Optic has al
last dug up what it calls game oigraft
by the daily and is going tho paper
rough shou. Heard.
The Great Northern surveyors are
running line few miles north
Stanley. 1t looks as if Stanley will be
the ultimate point from which new
road will start with its destination neal
the new town of Crosby in Viii,
liams county.-Stanley Sun.
Some fishermen of Velva, who we're
fishing in the Mouse river near that
place, saw sea serpent with mouth
large enough to swallow man and a
boat at the same time. It is thought
the quality OF booze sold at Velva is re-
sponsitle fer the fishermen seeing
White Earth Record.
A. L. Butler, who has his claim some
six miles north of this place reports that
on Tuesday afternoon damaging hail
storm took place. On his place one
third of his crop was destroyed and
about half dozen other farmers be.
tween his place and town lost by hail al
50 in the same proportion.--Willis. on
Herald.
The pool room managers of this vii
lage are showing their desire to keep
minors from frequentirg their places of
business by having notices to that effect
posted on the walls. Now, if parents
will do their duty and try to keep their
children out of such places there should
be no trouble along the line.-Donny-
brcoB Conrier.
! Thos. Rierson informs us that his
peanut field is out in full blossom and
looks both nice and thrifty, but he is
| now in quandary as to whether he
should hoe and hill the vines-or what.
Tom has no doubt. that the Bowbells
country could add 10 its fair fame by
successfully raising crops Of the best
grade of peanuts if the people would
only take hold.--Bowbells Bullet n.
or. Overho)ser has secured the sale
of shock loader. This is Dakota i, ):
vention and will pick up shocks of grain
and elevates them into a wagon. The
shock will not fall to pieces until about
to drop into the wagon. A wagon can
| be loaded in two minutes with one of
them. The cost $3.50 and Mr. Overhol-
ser has already sold two of them. They
are sold mostly to threshing outfits
| Balfour Statesman.
A gang of from three to half dozen
men are kept working out fines on IT,
streets which helps some. If the sheriff
would take the gang of "hard labor"
sentences in his care out on the roads
and put them to work it would be very
pleasing to the taxpayers, and make jail
life less attractive. In the winter time
the excuse was made that it was TOO
cold and everything was frozen up. In
the summer-its too warm. Always an
excuse.-Devils Lake Journal.
The Donnybrook Courier hits the
nail on the head when it says:
1t always appeared to us that a good
many newspapers are too Jealous in
digging up and publishing detailed &C
counts of the domestic troubles of pri-
vate people. Any little bit of news that
bears semblance of scandal IS
eagerly pounced upon and made the
most Of by the aid of glaring headlines
| and exaggerated accounts. 1t seems that
! it would be better for papers to let do
nestle difficulties take care of them
selves, and be satisfied with matters
that really belong to the public.
If you have little farm, are out Of
debt, don't fret and work yourself and
| wife into premature graves for the sake
getting more land and making more
money. You have but one life to live and
it is worry brief one at best. Take a
little comfort as you 60 along day by day
and try to do little good to others. 4
morbid. insatiate desire to possess the
earth, to grab everything in sight, lies
at the foundation of more unhappiness
in this world than any other one thing
After you are gone the world will not
long remember you by the size of the es-
tate you have left behind you, but a
good life we'll lived will keep your mem
ory green.
Bismarck Tribune: 1t needs but a
recital of the actual experience of Bis
marck and Missouri Slope flock masters
to show the great profits in sheep at the
present time. Capt. I. P. Baker of this
city has just sold LOCO yearling ewes
from his Cannon Ball ranch to Merry &
tlillard of Dickinson at s. head
These were 1904 lambs that we're Offered
for sale in the fall of 1904 at Sl75 pei
head. This sum of So per head was re
ceived after the fleeces had been taker
off averaging over five pounds each
selling at 49, cents a pound or abou
Sl.25 head. There wasa loss of Is pei
! cent of sheep during the year, and the
cost of care for one year was Is cents
| per head. which leaves net profit o
| 81 80 per head. The demand for shee}
is increasing on all sides at relative hlgf