The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-03-15
The Leeds News is publishing

Rex +. Beecher's political story,
1.-THE Looting OF Alaska. The
independent will likely soon be-
gin the publication OF this article
also.
Townef has q lot OF bad boys.
On the night OF q recent enter
tainment. the doorsto the opera
house were wired up and the sons
OF Adam had just planned 10
give the fire alarm, when their
plans were frustrated.
Ainot needs a much larger
hospital than she now has.
Rugby will get . $4,000 hos
pital, one OF the best in the state.
Minot does not want to take y
back seat Tor anything. The
present institution is crowded oil
the time.
A young man who live. not
over o hundred miles from Minot
visited the clerk oi court last
week and inquired how much O.
marriage license would cost.
Upon being told -. he turned
away, saying he could get them
from Sears Koebuck for SO centA.
The seed train experts do not
advocate the sending away for
pure seed. By careful selection,
plenty Of good seed can be Sc
cured right here at home. BY
the way, don't neglec. treating
your seed wheat and fax this
year with formaldehyde.
A. NJ. Gamble. a former North
Dakotan, is the Secretary Treas
OF the North Dakota Society in
Los Angeles, Cal. Ii this fellow
is the Alex. Gamble who once
stuck type for the Independent
he will find plenty oi places for
the money with which he is en-
trusted.
The annual meeting OF the e..
n. Racing Circuit will be held in
Grand Forks. March p. l.. S.
Champine, the secretary, Will at
tend. An effort will be made to
hold two race meetings at Mi
not this year The race meetings
last year We're most successful.
barring the weather
The editor oil the Devils Lake
In ter. ocean wrote an article for
the National Printer Journalist
in which he advised against run
ming ads. on the front page. The
last Issue Ct the Enrer-Ocean was
tcening with advertising matter
on the front page \ d tor
does not Xix. t. take his own
Ionic Anderson. a fpurteen
year old kenmare boy. killed II
large animal III his iather's barn.
1t is five feet long and seems to
be q cross between wild cat and
a lynx. Louie took long chances
in going after the animal which
would no doubt have done the
lad up. had be missed fire. The
animal will he mounted by Mi
not's .axider,nist.
A Minot prisoner writes that
he is not satisfied with the meat
which is served TO him. as it is
usually cold. He wants for his
breakfast some rolled oats, some
very good rich cream, two nice
lighthot biscuits, a pretty square
OF creamery butter. some hot
water with cream and sugar, and
a mug OF maple syrup.
They are telling the story OF a
Devils Lake girl who received q
proposal Of marriage by tele-
graph. She went 20 the relegralh
office and asked the agent how
many words she could send for a
quarter, and being told ten. sent.
the following telegram Yes,
yes, YES, YES, yes, Yes. yes. yes,
yes, YES"
While hiding 10 North OAK ota
TO escape q forgery charge, Geo.
Surber attended areligious meet
ing, became converted 5snd gave
himself Dip 70 Iowa officials and.
is now in Jail az knoxville, H.,
awaiting trial. His spends his
time il Jail in prayer and d.vo.
ton. He is Haneh respected by
his fellow prisoners, and cou-
stant.t ,plesds with them TO lead
better lives.
An lrishnaaIl came to America
10 take advantage OF the liberal
homestead law. He filed on q
quarter section OF land near Mi
not, q. d. After getting all the
information be possibly could,
paying his fling lee. he wrote the