The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-05-24
Minor Topics

ana down Mouse river.
Ford Bros. Indian Oil, the
greatest pain killer on earth.
For sale at McCoy's Drug Store.
Call at Stoltz's lumber yard and
get prices on all kinds of building
material. &C. H. Rudd, Agent.
Have your old suit mended,
cleaned and pressed by j. A. Lid
strom, the Tailor. Over Wheel
er's Grocery, Minot. If
Two carloads OF berries arrived
at the wholesale houses Tuesday
and the people over the North
west are living on short cake.
Berries are selling at the rate of
two boxes for 25 cents and are
very good.
will have 100 first class good
young horses in Minot2next week
which l will have for sale. Most
OF them are we'll broken and good
and big. I will have several good
driving teams for sale.
tt. John Ehr.
DE LAVAL cream separators
stand the test of time and con-
slant service, require practically
no repairs, and are superior in
every feature to all other sepa-
rators, Scofield Implement Co.,
Agent, Minot, N. D.
Don't feed man who is able
tramp all day begging. We Of
fered a man who limped slightly
work in our garden at good
wages. Heinsultingly refused to
take the Job saying he could
make more money begging.
To sustain a man on fresh
meat twenty-five acres of land
are necessary. The same piece
Of land, devoted to wheat. would
sustain forty-two men; devoted
to oats, lightweight men; de-
voted to rice and potatoes, 176
men.
The most successful specialist
in chronic and nervous diseases,
DR.. Charest of Fargo, will visit
professionally Rugby, Thursday.
June Z, at the Crammond Hotel;
Minot, Friday, June 8, at the Le-
land Hotel. Tell him about your
ailments. He can cure you. Con-
sultation $1.00. 5-24-5-3l
Otto Boehler of Wahpeton has
been notified that he has been
awarded a congressional medal
for conspicuous bravery, while a
member Of Young's scouts in the
Filipino campaign. Sixteen of
| 1oung's scouts surprised and
put to rout a band OF 600 Fill
pinos and captured a village &C.
cupied and fortified by them.
Frank B. Chapman, OF Baford
was a Minot visitor Monday. He
is canidaoe for the legislature
from the 29thlegislative district
subject to the June primaries.
At present he is national bank
examiner and as receiver OF the
Ninot National bank for several
weeks, he had occasion to come
in contact with many Of our
people.
A hundred ormore farmers and
stockmen from all parts of the
county visited the metropolis
Tuesday and leased the school
land for five years. Some of the
land was leased at S. a quarter
a year but a good deal brought
as much as $14. The way in
which those fellows bid, was an
indication OF the manner in which
they valued this country.
The man Cook, who broke from
the city jail, a few days ago was
given a short time in which to
leave the lefty but he liked the
surroundings SO we'll that he re-.
fused to go. He was arrested
again Sunday and Judge Murray
sentenced him to thirty days at
hard work on the streets. The
Judge will give the fellow his
course OF diet for dyspeptics.
States Attorney McGee has
taken action against Contractors
Lord and Dinnie in behalf of
Ward county, in an effort to Sc
cure the amount of more than
5000 which was allowed those
men as a refund for discounts on
certain Ward county warrants.
The old board of county com
missioners allowed this refund.
McGraw Bros. recured a con-
tract for heating ana plumbing
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