The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-08-29

malQen name. twenty years ago Wuen Sic
worked in sweat shop she may have written
the note. She is now the mother of seventeen
children and my lawful wife. If you don't quit
writing to her will make q trip to your town
and make you look like two cents of dog meat "
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Editor Treadwell OF the Rock Lake Ripples
drew gun on a farmer who was going to wipe
the earth with the editors frame. The men
ing the work of installing farmers telephone
line. The editor remarked that the poles were
not straight, whereupOn the farmer remarked
that they we're as straight as the editors pa.
per. This made the editor angry and he said
something, whereupon the farmer started Tor
him and the editor pulled gun. Treadwell is
So years of age and has always been considered
peaceable citizen. OF course when the hon.
esty of his paper was questioned he grew an
cry. He was arrested and will have hearing.
The following item has been having wide
circulation in newspapers OF North Dakota:
"4All letters must 90 through the postoftice
for the next six months, and you will be unable
to mail letter on mail train as has hereto.
fore been customary. This rule is not gener-
ally known to the public. The first of July this
order went into effect and will remain 80 for
six months, as the postofices over the country
are weighing the mail and the government mas
forbidden matter of any kind being mailed on
the trains
No rule has been made by the government.
People who so desire can mail letters on the
trains as usual
The writer was out in the country Sunday
and heard of many cases where chickens and
ducks had been slaughtered before the season
opened. Hunters-not true sports-had skinned
several prairie chickens two miles south OF town,
mers have done little hunting on their own
land thinking they had better get ahead Of the
city chaps. Many farmers have put up signs
ordering hunters to keep off their land. The
chickens are more plentiful than usual and not
at all wild. Ducks are also very plentiful.
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A farmer stepped into the Independent Office
the other day and called us down for not men,
tioning the news of his neighborhood more.
That is right. Come in and register your kicks,
but at the same time scratch your head and
think up the news of your neighborhood. We
do not overlook any news Intentionally, and if
the independent fails to report the happenings
of your locality it is your fault as much as ours.
Send us in the news. Chances are we will not
need to correct the manuscript. but if We do we
will do it cheerfully.
The appraising board of Ward county have
their hands full appraising the lands upon which
the owners desire to make state farm loans, and
appraisin3g also the school lands OF the county
which will be sold in several months, after due
notice is given. The appraisiDg board desires
to kill two birds with one stone SO appraises
tn school lands with the other, thus saving All
immense lot of driving. The board can not
possibly get thru with all of it's work, SO fast
are the applications for state loans coming in.
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Throughout North Dakota within the past
two or three weeks flax wilt has caused a good
dealof uneasiness. It it is not genuine flax wilt
the flax has been attached by some similar dis
begun to go down in general condition. This is
especially true on new breaking even where the
seed has been treated in the most thorough man.
ner by experienced farmers.
Hereafter those who purchase envelopes and
wrappers of Uncle Sam instead OF from the local
printer will have their shipments made by
freight instead of by mail. The postal depart
ment has been losing money in trying to beat
newspaper people out of email profit on or
ders that rightfully belong to them.
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Many schools will open next week. Parents
can assist the teachers by seeing that their chill
dren are ready to enter the first day of school
First year pupils should never enter school after
the first month of any term is past, but wait
for the next term
Gov Burke has instructed the states attor-
new of Williams county to investigate the Sum-
day base ball playing at Huffland. Wonder if
Burke thinks Huffland's the only place in the
state where Sunday games are played?
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Going hunting Sunday? The law will hard
~ permit you to hunt Sunday, but thousands of