The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-11-22

Mrs. Turner, aged 80 years, ,
white wife Of a colored man a
Bismarck, killed herself by tax
ing poison. The woman was di
vorced from her first husband. I;
white man and married tn,
negro who seemed very devoted
to her.
The new 500 line extension ha!
entered the town of Ryder a
last and now the citizens ar,
looking for a new depot, tele
graph office, round house, sid,
tracks and in fact everything
that goes to make railroad
popular and the citizens happy
and they are entitled to it.
Ferdinand Piper, who was 3
pioneer settler north of Leonard
and a few years ago bought lane
in Cuba, was a sufferer in the
uprising there, the rebels burn.
ing his buildings and running of
his stock. R. E. L. Grubbs, wht
used to farm south Of Elliott, is
another North Dakotan in Cuba
John Cooper Of Stanley, re.
turned from the hospital al
Rochester, Nun, where he took
+ n +>l r]
John to return and recu.
porate before submit. !. to an
operation. While his case is
serious, it is not hopeless and
John has all the grit there is
going.
Stick" the versatile writer
and editor of the Kenmare
Journal seems to have things
coming his way. He is compell-
ed to print twelve pages each
week to accommodate wide
awake advertisers all of whom
are getting their moneys worth
from the printers ink which they
are spreading.
Let US all get down to business
and cut out this dirty politics.
If an official, whether he be Re-
Democrat or Socialist
does not do his duty, then let us
all go after him and remove him
from office. Why the voters
have the entire thing in their
own hands. Let's not be ruled
oy four or five men.
Otis Marks. a prominent young
farmer from Velva, was united in
marriage, Wednesday, Nov. IA,
to Miss Minnie Switzer, daughter
Of Mrs. d. A. Kramer of Velva in
Minot by Rev. Mr.. Bliss, pastor
Of the Congregational church.
The marriage occurred at the
home Of T. c. Peterson and was
q very pretty affair.
North Dakota is one of the
few states that allows negroes
and white people to inter marry.
There are quite a number of
such marriages in the state and
he sooner law is made prohib-
ting this, the better it will be
or all concerned. The salvation
# a negro race will never be
about by inter marrying
With white people.
Frank Edison of Portal smug-
lied 100 bushels of oats across
The Canadian line to keep his
lorses from starving The oats
we're purchased only forty rods
rom the line and Edison says he
lidn't suppose he was doing
wrong. The custom officer thinks
otherwise and had Frank ar
'ested. II e man stands a good
chance of being fined and i'm
orisoned.
The business and professional
men of Minot are learning the
value of the automobile for skim
ming across the prairies of North
Dakota. One of the greatest adj
mirers OF the machine is DR.. Win
dell who has made over 5000
miles in his new auto, the Buick,
and during all that time he was
compelled to get out and doctor
the machine but three times. He
often made 200 miles in a day.
Chas. Connor, proprietor Of
the Miracle Concrete Building
block factory, believes that the
independents advertising value
is far-reaching. The other day
be received q letter from a party
in Indiana, who stated he had
seen COnnOr's ad. in the indie