The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-08-20

The statememt sent ont from st. Paul by Ccanuis-
sioner Of Labor Williams Of MnnssokA ha5 caused
NO end Of d'Dcussion ~ this state The statement
wac recently published throughout the northwest
and was in effect that North Dakota already had
enough .aboripg men 10 supply the demand that
would be made this fall by the farmers. Mr.. VIII
liams claimed to have thoroughly investigated the
situation in this state saying that he had secured
statements from Governor Burke showing that there
was pen' OF help to care for the harvest.
North Dakotans who are In . position to know.
clai mthatW iiams' statement Is far from correct.
James Kennedy OF Fargo, one Of the largest en-
ployers Of labor in the state says:
"Twenty thousand laborers will ind employment
in North Dakota this summer and fall and ann Ger.
tain that there will not idle man In the state
if he is Inclined to seek employment don't believe
that Governor Burke made the statement that the
state was overrun with Ia borers. and Il he did.
am in a position to know that he is misinformed.
call OF the railroads for 10000 is not in excess
of the demand. The dispatches sent broadcast to
The effect that the statehad enough help. will.
without a doubt, work hardship On the farmers
as it will tend to keep laborers out of the state"
The state is now giving employment to i'm
mense army of and when the hhreshing COM
mences within the next week. great many more
will be needed. The harvesting operations we'll
under way and farmers taking new men
each and every day. These will be kept on the list
until after the threshing season, steady employ
ment being given them from until the time
that the season Closes
Ninot business and professional men will gain by
building their homes in Harrison township just
north Of the city according to the decision rem
dered by Judge Goss in district court. The city
which seeks have the Harrison township assessed
as a portion of Ward county, on the ground that
the two Withdrawals from the city, ten and egh-
teen years ago, were illegal, in that splendid Sec
ton of the city will pay township taxes instead of
their portion of the Minot city assessment The
property involved essed last year at $780,
900 and the saving in taxes to the property own
ers, who mostly Mnot business men will be
mmese nasmuoh as the tax in Minot this year
is approximately per cent and that in Harrison
township is hardly two per cent.
The city will undoubtedly appeal the case Judge
Goss in his decision held that long the city
had made no fight the withdrawal of the town.
ship in the many years which have elapsed it had
practically admitted the withdrawal to be legal
hence it without recourse to contest the le-
gality of the proceedings at this time.
This is how Little Mac" Of the Stanley Sun
goes after the Law violators:
".Blind piggers are towards at heart said Judge
Goss recently in District court in Minot when
to the suppression of these offenders against the
prohibtory law. He told tie police they needed
no warrant to arrest pgger The blind pigger
is just the same as any other criminal. You can
arrest him just the same as you would a counter
feitar who is operating in the city There is little
fear Of action for false Imprisonment Blind
piggers are towards at heart and when they invoke
the courts i false imprisonment action they lay
open their acts for investigation by the courts
Yet, in face of this truly good estimate Of Judge
Goss, were told the other day that were liza
bic to be arrested for criminal libel. Suffering
Jamaica! Wouldn't it silver your slats?'"
A. J Weight has sold the Leeds News to the b1si
ness men of Leeds and will go elsewhere and con
tinue the newspaper business Mr.. Weight IS q first
rate newspaper man, and has always got W nice
readable paper. 1t is. reported that ac:ount Of
supporting NJ H. Brennan for District Judge, a
number of the Leeds business men were made
sore" and that they raised $5,0Oo which they Of
fered to Mr. Weight for his plant. Had he not sold
it is said that paper would have been started
at Leeds.
Before North Dakota is farmed as it ought to be,
certain amount of live stock must be introduced
onto the farm l have been talking to you about
plating clover alfalfa and peas; but when you get
them what you going to do with them If you
have live stock the farms? We have to
commence fencing our far and introducing GER
tain amount of live stock upon them, and just as
soon as we begin to do that enter upon new