The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-12-20

EDITORIAL COMMENT.
Government Coal Lands tat fooTg he
contained the presidents with respect to coal
lands Senator Hansbrough is at work bill which he
will introduce early date eserving the government
the title to all coal land property contained IN the public
domain allowing settlement for any purpose and reservin
the right to settlers for their needs any coal
found the lands filed by them The bill will also con,
tain clause authorizing the to develop the coal
properties by leasing them allowing them to De worked
under royalty system In other words it is the purpose of
amend the homestead law not to retrd
settlement and at the same time to reserve to the govern
ment the title to the coal keposs upon the public domain
He receipt of letters from different parts OF the west
setting forth that the withdrawal of large of land
posed contain coal is working injury settlement I'm
der such the vast Of public lands in the Bis
marck and Dickinson land districts will be settled much to
the advantage of the community The mining OF black d-
mons beneath the ground need not interfere with the rails
ing Of golden grain the surface at the same time
Should Stop SCapng making ai : psa for 9 tho Rsp "G
cans of the state to get together and stop capng The
Republican wants such words regular" insurgent
''stawarts ''machne independents and ''old gang
to away with This is the good idea and the indie
pendent is with the Tribune The Tribune should remem-
ber however, that the Independent wanted this done two
years ago. when compromise could easily have been made
but putting forth only the best for candidates The
Tribune likely has concluded and wisely too that every
old candidate cannot be inflicted upon the people There
plenty Of good in the Republican ranks, and the
Independent believes that if the people given their
the best men will selected the various Offices
years hence However, if Gov Burke fills the bill at all
like believe he WILL all the earth cannot de-
feat hi" for governor two years year. hence:
Wants Law Changed MpGt has to Ss ne
salts faction least and he gets to the legislature
there's likely to be something doing concerning the proh
bton law and it's frequent fracture This lawyer in ques
ton would give the pgger two in the penitentary for
the first oense and would do away with the reward
infOrm to OF
fact that its very hard to conviction of pgger
when spotter has caused his arrest There very few
juries that will convict volaor of the prohibition law
der such circumstances matter what the evidence
be against him.
Railroad Legislation sen pfepossd s the eamn
Of the legislature and the railroads will in for
their full share of attention. Already cent passenger
fare advocated and there will be abundance of other
along similar lines. law giving the railroad
commissioners greater power would strike popular chord
But primary election full and comprehensive is the
theme which there practical unanimity of sentiment
throughout the state.
Wants Bill Repealed s the Roes county, 6
repealed hoping thus to divide Ward county AS the bill
stands it will be impossible to divide this any other
county in the state The bill provides that before county
be divided there be majority vote for in each
of proposed counties Thus four of the proposed
counties vote in favor of county division and the fifth
against it, the county cannot be divided.
Pe Home Merchants ve tn dea Tth oca
merchants in preference to sending away from home for
presents The stocks carried by the Mnot merchants
in way equal to those in large cities and can be pur
chased at most reasonable prices Just look their stock
of handsome Christmas and convince yourself of
this fact.
The Bismarck Tribune comments the fact that Judge
Engerud and Judge Knau sat together at special term of
the supreme court for the admission of attorneys The
Tribune further comments the fact that Judge Knauf
conducted himself in gentemanly during the
campaign when attacked bitterly by his political and
personal enemies.