The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-05-16

If there is one thing more than an
other that we are endeavoring to do
that is to give the farmers the right
treatment when it comes to buying
their butter, eggs, etc. We have an
excellent market for all kinds of such
products Of the farm and chances are
we can do a little better by you than
the other fellow Besides If you ex
change them the advantages of the
low prices that we charge, just the
same as tho you were paying cash
and will receive the same considera'
ton Have you tried us yet? If not
you have missed something.
An attempt was made by a couple
of worthless gamblers Of Portal tc
"do" old Jimmy O'Brien out Of his
Sne claim near Ambrose. The men
succeeded in getting old Jimmie glor
iously drunk, intending him to sign a
quit claim to his farm, but overdid
the whisky racket until the man
couldn't write word. They attempt
ed to take him to Imperial, but Post
master McKoane blocked their game.
The Williston land office was notified
and the base transaction made void
A city we'll, being drilled at Ambrose
is now 200 feet deep.
The city assessors, Judge Murray,
H. E. Wheeler and r. j. Wilson, are
at work They are assessing the
property at about One-third of the
value as near as possible and after all
property has been assessed, will
equaliZe the assessments. At first
there was some thought of assessing
for the full valuation of the property,
according to the state law, but Ward
county would have been the only coun-
ty in the state to do this, and this
would have caused us to pay more
than Our share Of the state taxes.
The commissioners have bought a
county poor farm, from Major ]. s..
Murphy, consisting of 800 acres of
land between three and four miles
south of Minot. The land is excel
lent, and an ideal place for a place of
this kind This is one instance
where Ward county and the Major
have been able to agree during the
last four years. The price paid was
$4,000 and the proposition is as good
a one as was offered considering the
distance from the city.
The Cando Democrat gives the
names Of two subscribers who took
the paper long time, then refused it
longer-forgetting to pay for the
same. The Democrat says you can't
always tell the difference between
man made by the Lord and one who
wasn't. The Independent occasional
ly gets this kind of deal and while
we have never published a list of the
have concluded that Satan is prepar-
ing an extra hot berth for such fell
lows.
Two hundred cars of freight have
been unloaded at Ryder this spring.
Ed. Fredeen and wife passed thru
Minot Monday enroute from Ryder to
Minneapolis, where they will buy fur
niture for their new $4,000 hotel.
Mr.. Fredeen is building 35 room
hotel at Ryder, from cement blocks
manufactured right there and will
have six rooms with baths, the entire
building to be steam heated.
H. A. Foss, the we'll known COM
mission merchant, representing At
woOd-Larson & Co., of Duluth, has
moved to this city from Duluth where
he will make his headquarters. Mr..
Foss is also interested in line Of
elevators of his own in this part of
the state.
For dry aud good lumber, see
Bovey. Shute Lumber Co, Minot.
4-25tf
German, Hungarian and Siberian
Millet, choice seed Cloves and Timothy
at Minot Commission House. EFT