The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-12-05

notwithstanding tn0C the crops on the average
were not go good this year as last. The value
that Of the past five years on the average aud
it was II Der cent greater thanssthe crop Of
1906, 20 per cent above that of 1904, Is Ter
per cent in excess Of that Of 1908 and 81 ter
cent greater than the total value Of 1899. The
total farm exports for the year were over q
billion dollars.
It has been figured that in eight years,
such q corn crop az was raised this year, with
present ices prevailing, would be enough to
build every foot OF railroad that there is in the
stock market would not be able to build the
railroads IN a million years from what they
produce themselves. The parisitical speculator1
has been paying usurious rates for money that
has produced nothing, while the farmer has
done nothing but produce. Much Is Of the money
banks throughout the country and many Of
these banks have been attracted by the interest
rates in New York ard have sent much Of the
money eaat. This money has been loaned out
on securities, which have since so f6ded in 4
value, that i collection were forced, 8 good
have to work for living. gz' zt5
...s, & e, ,a.-s etAt9ee 1g* III
A movement was recently started 1t Fargo
an organization was made to carry tie projsct1
into effect, Senator Hansbroukh ~ the pre9t1
dent, 81 the Organization It appSa4s Is thsl
editor Of the Times that tho tins TO direct u1on-
uments, statues and meme ial ltabaets - 4Ael
great men Of q nation IL after thcsea naeughaSg1
passed from the scene Of their earthly Victories
and not when they are in the tun1 possession iof|
their physical and mental senergies.a The new
movement looks like another Of the senior sepaa
tors adye1tisng schemee.-St. Thomas Times.
aj.&s5 4 tat:W a 87asseg ass,ss 4. stiaI
44e Our idea that good citizen is man who
takes aapride in his home town, pays his debts,
takes care Of the yard and garden, speaks well
of his neighb0rs;; and who won Css4ueeze every
twenty five cent piece until the screams Of the
eagle can be heard all over the country. He
viii measure twelve inches to the foot every
way, weigh sixteen ounces to the. pound, will
bath and change his shirt every week anyway,
will see that his wife does not have to use q
hedge fence for clothes line or break up ash
barrels for fuel
The Independent was misinformed last
week when it stated that the Sons of Norway
held q meeting in Grand Forks last week at the
time of the Insurgents Convention. The Scan
dinavian League held the meeting and not the
Sons of Norway. The meeting was not polit-
ical one, as evidenced by the result Of the gath
ering deciding to support neither johnson nor
Marshall for the Senate.
A revenue officer from Iowa has been max
ing the rounds in northern North Dakota the
past week and is reported to have caught al
number Of people who had not paid u liquor
tax. The government rules are very severe in
this respect and many who had no idea that
they were violating the .. S. law in selling their
mixtures found that they would have to pay
the tax OF $25 and a little extra for costs to
make them remember the next time.
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A New York syndicate is sending out pic
lures and booklets and things booming q man
for president, because he has Long Pedigree
Long pedigrees do not buy much in this country,
In the bounding west pedigrees do not count for
ANYTHING save in the horse barns, the cattle
sheds and the pig pens
The Independent publishes this week q
string Of good stuff regarding the State Agri-
cultural College at Fargo. As many Of Qur
readers are farmers, you will no doubt find
some timely advice and some excellent facts.
Read every line Of it. rs a. good as attend.
ing farmers institute.