The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-03-07

M1NOT, N. d., THURSDAY, MAR. Z, 1907.
EDITORIAL COMMENT
Passed the House The Sharp primary bill has
passed the house without adissenting vote me
bill among other things provides for the seec-
ton of Unites States Senator'S by popular
vote OF the people, that is il there are more than
two candidates for the q. S. Senate from any
party the two highest shall be placed on the
regular ballots The legislators shall be pledg
ed to vote for the candidates thus chosen
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Makes Suggestion The Mohah Tribune
makes a suggestion that is not SO bad. Ii the
North Dakota Federation which was recently
organized in this city is to do much good IN re-
futing the lies told about the state, such papers
as the Grand Forks Press, should be more care
ful in it's reports concerning the recent winter 70
the state For instance, the Press printed the
picture OF rotary snow pillow at work and
headed it with "a Battleshp in a Storm = Let
us wake up brothers, and stop this robustness
Stick to the truth, the whole truth, and 10th
ing but the truth. There's plenty OF good
things that can De said ABOUT North Dakota.
Instead OF printing the picture Of the rotary
why didn't the press take the same trouble to
show up one of our magnificent grain fields, hay
meadows, punches OF fat cattle. or million
other things in the mostresOurceful OF states.
Why are Your Taxes High? The real estate
and personal property taxes in Ward county
have been paid, or at least should have been
paid not later than March l, and from all quar-
tiers of the county, the Independent hears COM
plants because they areso high. The taxes are
considerable higher than last year and there IS
a reas on for this. 1t takes money to make the
mare 90 according to an old saying and 1T
takes all kinds OF money to run Ward county.
Five years age there were not a hundred school
houses in ward county Today there ire four
or five hundred, well built structures. well fur
11ished and equipped with modern apparatus. 1t
took a good many thousand dollars to do all
this, and the people have to pay the bills.
North DakOta's crop Of youngsters is more
important perhaps than our magnificent crops
of grain and must be looked after. live would
induce people from the east to DIN us and assist
in subduing the virgin soil OF Ward county, then
we must provide good schools. we more than
get the money back in the increased valuation
Of our lands Our schools are not our only bills
of expense Look at the thousands of dollars
spent on bridges. True. some Of the money has
been spent foolish]v. There is the lies Laos
bridge which cost the county $4,000 This
bridge is all right enough, and helps Jew tar
mers, but they could have gotten along without
it for a few years and the same money would
have put in fifty good bridges at other points in
the county that would have accommodated
fifty times he number Of people. True, there
are other expenses, which perhaps seem small
when compared with tht larger ones, but all
count.
There has been considerable unfavorable com
ment over the county because at recent meet
ing, the Board Of County Commissioners allow
ed bill for something like $40 for cigars for
the grand Jury. The people consider that if the
Jurors wanted to smoke, they had business to
pay for their own cigars. The Independent be-
fieves that the average citizen does not object
to paving fair taxes, when the money is Judi
rciousy spent, and he has right to insist on the
officials spending the money just as carefully as
if it weit their own.
en- Use You, Young Man! There will be a big
demand for farm help in North Dakota in about
another month. Farmers who are planning on
putting in several hundred acres, are already
looking for good, steady men and are Offering
$35 month and board 1t seems to us that
there are thousands of young men toiling on the
farms of the east at 800 and $25 month who
would be only too glad to cast their lot with
the rest of the poor mortals of North Dakota
and take advantage of the opportunities Of
tered. Let poor, hard working young man
come to North Dakota, tend strictly to bust
ness, save his money, and in two or three years
at the most, he will be able to buy himself a
farm, besides ten chances to one be will be able
to pick up a REIMBURSEMENT to fine claim.
Young men OF the east, North Dakota can use
you.
Why Do Country Boys Flock to Cities? Most
small towns are short of young men. AS rule
there are plenty OF agreeable girls who would
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