The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-04-05
MINoT, n. D., WEDNESDAY, .ApRlL5 1905.
EDITORIAL COMMENT.

The INDEPENDENT this week has al, innovation in the way
ola department devoted to Of interest par
tcul Most OF readers farmers, then Why
at least part Of the paper to OF vital Importance
them want the help OF every farmer reader OF this paper
to make this feature 1t will be success we know
Watch this department.
People who walking along the road and overtaken
by the rural delivery mail wagons should remember however
much the driver would like give them ldehe does
to do so Uncesam has decreed that shall ride
wagons but the mail and he be obeyed There
are sections Of the country where the ruling
ltdoes here, but it had to be made general
Every big daily newspaper makes regular feature Of page
after page telling women how to be beautiful They are pic
tuled creeping all tours lying fiat the with limbs
extended III every position known epleptis all
pound OF tat from place to put another become
beautiful For heavens sake is it so important that
should be beautiful? Would it be Of the papers
told her how to be useful?
Attic the legislature did not make appropriation for
North Dakotas exhibit Portland fair we will le enre
santed nicely is Warren n Steele of Koa has con
sened TO take charge OF the exhibit and expected to raise
several thousand dollars by subscription Roosevels cabin
VIII De shown, with his old sharps rifle plain clothing
camp equipment Pottery clay burned from Dickinson clay
III exquisite shapes and colors be shown The pottery
includes vases. arliniers, table ware ETC.
lie month OF March record breaker the ISDEpES-
DENT During that month over 400 subscribers aro ada
to the list The advertising business was 5000 greater than
'he month before and Job department. simply been
shed TO meet the demands II has been necessary for our
printers TO work TAR into the night often several evenings DIR
ING the month they compelled to the Office m
Gil two clock in the morning get the work The pa
per Is larger than it and certain that is
aestns with the appreciation OF the public solicitors
nave been employed by this paper and they now in other
parts OF the county sending excellent reports Hundreds Of
collars worth OF new type have been added during the month
and three individual electric motors installed Verify te
INDEPENDENT is moving along.
The new state law compelling cutting weeds along the
into effect July LIST and provides weeds Of
every description along the public highways shall cut for a
distance extending at least sixteen feet from center OF the
road Oh each side necessary possible Such shall
be cut not earlier than July Goth and later than August
st OF each and said work shall be paid for the road
tal the other road work provided that if the
owner OF the adjoining shall the required to
be cut he shall be credited his taxes with the cost of
cutting the weeds said cost to be determined by the
feef All shall file their bills roadwok with the
board OF townships supervisors organized townships and
Nlt the board OF county commissioners unorganzed town
ships, but such bills shall not be allowed until cutting OF
completed ond the time the bill filed it shall be
by affidavit OF the that the weed cut
ting has been done