The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-10-31
EDITORIAL COMMENT

EDITORIAL COMMENT
The man who gets angry at what the news
papers say about him, ought to return thanks
three times day for what the editor knows
and does not tell
The wise man now laveth in his winters
supply of coal. We may have an open winter
but you'll need a little fire 'of mornin'' to
take the chill off the rooms.
The potatoe crop at Ross was practically
failure this year, by reason Of the early frost,
and tubers are being shipped into that place at
a good figure, The crops was most promising
before the frost.
After Nov l, all persons filing on land and
commutiny, will have to reside on the said land
for fourteen months continuously. The six
months constructive residence, willno longer
be recognized.
Dean Bruce who was brought out for the
U. S. Senate, by Geo. Winship, editor of the
Grand Forks Herald, has re-considered, and
says he does not care tinker's darn for the old
office. He's out of the race.
3AsGGG
Editor Whitehead of the Williston State is
having his troubles He was late in getting his
edition off the press one evening, and his carrier
boy was nabbed by the chief of police for being
out after the curfew bell had rung.
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Up around Upham, there are so many
h. I'd drinkers that the booty fellows throw the
bottles right in the road The Star says the
IrO]- prr1,. ic n
f-et. It will make splendid paving after it gets
we'll crushed.
We neglected to mention the fact that Ed
itor Miller OF TOwner was in bed when his suit
of clothes was stolen. but we hardly need to
take the trouble to explain this part of the
great robbery, if Miller is like most newspaper
men. There is talk OF an investigation to learn
where the editor got his watch and diamond
4 travelling man in this part of the state
heard one Of his customers complain about
business being dull, and the farmers sending to
the cataog houses. The Knight Of the Grip
picked up the home paper and did not find a
sign of an ad from this merchant. The fellow
said it didn't pay to use printers ink.
=s=ssess*
Bantry farmer cleaned his wheat before
taking it to the elevator thereby raising it's
grade from NJ. to No. l, and saved a good
many dollars for a little work A stockp1an
would hardly mix bunch Of NANCY half
starved critters with his fat cattle, neither
should a farmer sell dirty grain
asseee
Deering is setting up howl about car
shortage, TWO of the elevators shutting down
last week Seven &C rs went up the Branch to
Lansford-which road is also on the Soo-and
poor Deering will have to wait till the G n.
gets good and ready to furnish cars. The
shortage promises to be worse than last year
One delinquent subscriber said, Il will pay
you Saturday if l live He is dead Another
said, 81 will see you tomorrow. He's blind.
Another profane one said, II hope to pay you
next week or go to - He's gone. Dear
delinquent it you don't pay up, the devil
(printing Office devil) will get you.
The Coteau Sentinel will raise its subscrip-
ton price to 81 90 after the first year, II the
independents subscribers all send in their sub
scription money promptly this fall we may not
be compelled to raise the price, otherwise, We
may be compelled to do SO. If YOU don't know
Just where you stand on the subscription
books, send the money along anyway. We
will give you proper credit and send you a re-
cept.
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The millers of North Dakota are very in
dignant because Prof Laid has declared that
it isillegal to bleach -four and many injunc.
ton suits have been started against Ladd to
restrain him from declaring that the -four OF
this kind is an illegal food product. Milers
everywhere make practice Of bleaching the
-four by electricity as it is being manufactured,
and it has not yet been proved th..t such -four
is INJURIOUS The millers bleach the -four be-
cause the housewives demand that their bread