The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-02-06

The Hatton Free Press advertises
to paint signs. shine shoes or do job
work probably all to be done out OF
the same can of ink.
The Ross Valley News in speaking
Of a social event at Ross says: There
was a young party at Mr.. Blanks, etc.
Thorvold Christensen of Park
River. thought John Murphy's nose
was longer than it really needed to
be, so bit that member entirely OF.
He will answer to the charge of may
hem.
Remember, the Independent is the
official county paper and if you want
the proceedings, it will be well for
Won to subscribe for this paper.
Ole S. Hoel, well known Norweg-
ian editorial writer, was found dead
in Grand Forks. He was SIS years OF
age and for years wrote for the Nor
manden and some years ago he prov
ed up claim near Souris. HIS body
was frozen and it is believed that the
man died from exposure.
The insurgents are now known as
progressive Republicans" That was
the title they acquired in Iowa when
thew reached the machine stage.
At Wahpeton birds nest was
found with an egg and a birding IN
it.
At Devils Dake butterfly was
caught the other day and is on ex-
hibition at the Journal office.
At Grand Forks man took refuge
in the wilds of Northern Minnesota TO
escape nagging wife.
The railroads of the state are do
ing a very light business, and old
engineers are going to firing, and OLD
conductors to breaking. The mild
weather has cut down the shipments
Of fuel, the grain is about all shipped
out, and no lumber to speak of Is be-
ing shipped from the west. Then
there has been no snow to give en-
ployment to extra men. Business is
NOT ant to pick up much until next
fall.
Editor Penn of the Sherwood Trlb-
me advises all who would succeed
to adopt the maxim; early to bed
and early to rise; Hustle likeh-1 and
advertise" Looks like good pre-
scription.
Ed. Powers, of Russell while at
tempting to load $50 pound cake OF
ice on wagon, slipped, the ice came
back on him, hitting him in the head
and breaking his neck, causing instant
death.
Helen Pratt Judd, recently of Chi
cago is now teaching school near La
kota, and she says she prefers this
work to living with husband who
neglects and abuses her. She expects
to make a home for her daughter, who
is now living with the grandmother.
Some husbands do not know their
wives until after they are buried and
then they erect costly monuments on
which are inscribed the virtues that
were not recognized in life. More
time spent at home and less in other
associations would enable them to
know more of their wives, and child
rem and home would be the happier
for it. So, too, there are wives who
seem to think that their mission In
life is to attend all kinds Of social
functions to the neglect of their
domestic duties. They are strangers
to their husbands and children and
as consequence the foundations OF
the home are weakened.
The scarcity Of good butter is one
of the most deplorable things in this
great state Of ours. Too little atten'
ton Is given to dairying and this, too
In a country where livestock thrives
ana wax IdL d. smdA 0AP0Aoc' NC
breeding up of choice herds Of cattle
is receiving much attention but the
dairying business does not keep
pace. In consequence we clamor for
more butter and even at Klondyke
prices cannot obtain it. And speak
ing of Klondyke suggests the Thought
that there Is a gold mine awaiting
the successfuul dairyman here in
North Dakota.
Blind piggers can no longer con
duct business even in communities
that believe in that sort of thing-as
the supreme court has upheld the plan
to take them across the state and try
them In other counties.