The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-11-28


may not pay. We have had five extra good crops
with good times accompanying them, and even
with those conditions the farmers have as rule
but little ahead. The Independent docs
not believe that farmer can often pay off q
mortgage with a wheat crop where he has to
pay ten per cent interest. You've got to get
out OF the habit of marketing all of your eggs in
one basket.
The present stringent times will have their
good effect For many years values have been
raising continually until no matter what wages
the working man were getting, he could not save
any money. It took all he made, and in some
cases more, to live. Land values went up sky
high Everything that we eat or wear ad-
vanced to the top notch price. The balloon OF
the gas was crowded in too fast. Pop! The old
prosperity bag burst Prices are going down.
Wages will be sure to drop. Men will be willing
to work for fair price now, because they can
afford to- Wages will have to drop in COMPARE
son with other prices. Well all have to get
down on the gro ind for while. We do not
want to appear pessimistic. The country isn't
but we'll have to adopt different method Of
living. Farmers who have been buying high
priced horses that they should have gotten
along without, will have to do less hiring, farm
on smaller scale, buy less farm machinery and
curtail expenses in general. Everything will
be on more conservative basis, which will
prove to be blessing rather than curse. 1t
is little hard to see the point just now, but
wait. Be economical, pay as you go. Buy only
what you have to have, be square with the man
you owe. If you have grain to sell, and owe
money, better sell it and keep your credit good.
The price may be more later on, but remember,
interest counts up fast and would you be max
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worth thinking Of
The Independent hears the rumor that
Chairman c. c. Willis of the Board Of County
Commissioner will resign about the first of the
year and it is believed that if this is the case,
| o. NJ Cha mplin, the Surrey farmer will be ap-
pointed in his stead This is merely rumor and
we have not had an opportunity to confer with
excellent commissioner, but he has told the In
dependent editor many times that he really has
so much other business, that he cannot afford to
give the commissioners work the time it re.
quires
The Westhope Standard is greatly put out
because the other papers of the state did not
see fit to boost the oil and gas deposits, that
have been discovered there recently The Stan.
dard should remember that if the proposition is
worthy one, there will be plenty of legitimate
investt rs and if it is not-well, money is little
scarce just now and perhaps dollar saved is q
trif1e better than one put into some wild cal
scheme
aa3eGg:
We are informed that President Roosevelt
is shortly to be informed of the recent MEGA
han-Fox affair. Sc far, President Roosevelt
has been kept in the dark on this subject, and
well it is for McGahan that such is the case
The Independent may be wrong. but we firmly
believe that as soon as President Roosevelt hat
been informed of the recent occurrence in the
land office, he will remove Mr.. McGahan forth
with.
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During the past year, over 10000 chatte
mortgages have been filed in Ward county, al
average Of one for every man within the con
fines Of Queenly Ward. This is in addition
remember, to real estate mortgages. Farmers
invest in some chickens, pigs and mich cows
get brood mare or two, and lift some OF thosl
mortgages. Don't depend entirely on grain