The Ward County independent., 1908-03-05
Lent began March 4.

James Johnson of Minot, one OF
North Dakota's popular citizens. Is
now mentioned as q probable can
didate for the Office Of state senator.
The Standard is not advised of Mr..
JOhnsOn's wishes in the matter, but
believes that he would be acceptable
to the people OF his district, and IN
fact to the people of the whole state,
he being popularly known as man
Of business honor and political prob
ability.-Palermo Standard.
f. o. johnson has two very nice
specimens of mounted animals at his
store: a lynx and wolf. The lynx
was shot very recently on the river
inst east of Tolley, and Mr.. johnson
secured the animal, and together
With a large wolf sent them to
texidermist at Minot to be mounted.
-Tolley Journal.
Two glasses Of beer every day
for two years, with a couple OF
drinks Of whiskey month, is enough
II make man insane. He Is liable
to think that his wife is unfaithful to
him. Or he may see snakes and Gro
codiles. So says DR.. Thayer OF the
state hospital for the insane at Fer
gus Falls, MINI, where 1,4OO crazy
people are under treatment. He also
sssys that alcohol is chief single cause
OF insanity. He testified in the
Neumanville damage case at Duluth.
Mrs. S. A. Judd formerly of Minot
was operated upon for appendicitis
At Ray.
c. w. Pendroy of Willard, one of
the old time ranchers, is dead. He
lived in this part of the state 1or
twenty years.
Harry Hart OF Kenmare is adver-
tising for good clean mustard seed'
saying that having farmed wheat,
oats. ETC., for several years, he Will
now change and SOW his entire farm
to mustard. This will make MS
neighbors go some.
Peter Bertleson has leased his
opera house at Kenmare to waiter
r. Neal, a Hoosier, and Stephen
Gnlseth of Minot.
A party of Russians, enroute to
Harles, N. D., were sent to Sourls by
mistake.
It begins to look as tho Christen-
son and Burr would be the candl-
dates for Judge of the new district,
and over which Burr presided for
time, thru an error.
Sherwood now has a school bell
and woe unto the young American
who arrives late at the sessions.
Two women evangelists have been
holding revivals near Sherwood and
while much good may have been ac-
complished, the Tribune questions
their methods Of saving sinners.
S. A. Sorenson of Sherwood who is
a candidate for sheriff, is travelling
over the country. At Ross he attend
ed the Woodmen lodge and was CIV
en- full charge of that body for one
evening, presiding over it in such an
able manner that he will get every
solitery vote of that 25 members
present, according to the Sherwood
Tribune.
The White Earth ranchers are
gradually getting out Of that busi-
ness and are now raising grain and
hogs. Ed. Timmel from out on the
Missouri, took to White Earth re-
Gently. load OF IL hogs that dressed
1000 pounds and brought him hand
some sum.
Col. Little is wearing one Of those
campaign buttons which Congress
man Marshall, his opponent, intro
duced which says, tom Marshall
for me-" That isn't so bad.
It has just been discovered why
George LaFollette Hansbrough
P1aza Smith decided not to run Tor
m office this year. His name has
grown to such proportions that
there is no ballot printed wide
enough to take the gentleman's
HAme.
Saturday was the last day of grace
for the tax payers to square them
selves with the county, and the coun.
II treasurer's Office was so filled
With people that many had to go
sway with the instructions to return
the following Monday.
The Odd Fellows will organize at
White Earth with about 80 members.
81 Dudley Nash, the White Earth at
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