The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-12-27
NEWS OF THE STATE.

A rural mail route will soon be
started from Glenburn.
A Devils Lake bank is adver-
tising money to loan at seven
per cent.
A Grand Forks upholsterer
found a draft Tor $21S7.5 80 in a
chair which he was working on.
James Foley. North Dakota's
poet, has a tender production,
s'Chums?' in the current number
OF Golfers Weekly.
Mohall may have electric lights,
as Manager Anderson OF the local
telephone system will ask the
city for a franchise.
Ballonlst Stoddard who made
several ascensions at Minot last
summer, is suing the Mandan
| fair association for service.
| Addison has a resident with
the name OF Suck Cow. 4 woman
with a husband who has a name
like that is entitled to a divorce.
Henry Wilmer. a young Glen
burn man when in a ''batty''
mood, threatened to kill himself
and was taken before the insan-
ity board.
Mrs Isabella Keith, a settler 10
years Of age living near Tagus,
lost her claim shanty and be-
longings by fire. The good
hearted business men OF Tagus
raised quite a sum OF money for
the unfortunate woman.
H. w. Willis, the Lansford,
elevator king, will leave in few
DAYS with his wife for Kansas
where they will spend the winter.
Henry has made d good sized
fortune out of his elevator and
reports business very good.
The Minot schools have been
closed for two weeks for the holt
day vocation. 1t is hoped that
the new building will soon be
completed, for the school is in a
congested condition, every seat
in every room being filled.
Some OF the papers through
the state are advising the hus-
bands to see that their wives are
kissed once in a while. even if
they have to do it themselves.
This would mean sudden death
to some women. They'd never
survive the shock.
The North Dakota insane asy-
lum at jamestown contains 500
patients, quite a large number
you would say, but not SO large
in portion to population as
other states in the Union. New
York state has more insane
people than any other state, &C.
cording to population.
The sale OF public school lands
is an indication ofthe prosperous
condition OF the farmers of North
Dakota. In no case has the
land been sold for less than it's
appraised value and in many
cases the land brot 100 per cent
more. In 80 per cent of the in
stances. the land was sold to the
farmers who had adjoining farms
and needed more land.
Our eldest daughter came
home the other day and said,
"Mother I've graduated, but
now | must inform myself in
PHYSIOLOGY, philology. bibi-"
"Just wait a minute said mother
| have arranged for you acourse
in roastoIogy, boilology, stitch
ology, darnology, pathology,
and general domestology. Now
put on your apron and cook this
goose.
Mark Twain gives some rules
for longevity. He says be regu-
lar about going to bed and get
ting up. Go to bed when there's
no one left to sit up with. and
get up when YOU have to. In
the matter Of diet. stick to what
doesn't agree with You until one
or the other gets the best ofvou.
Never smoke more than one cigar
at a time and never smoke while
asleep. Never take any exercise
except sleeping or res ting
When Others drink help them
otherwise remain dry. Be moral,
but morals are an requirement
like Music, poker and paralysis.
No man is born with them.
Some parties in kidder county
one bright morning hitclied their
teams to a claim shack where
they thought the owner was one