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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-03-26
SURREY AND VICINITY

Ira Yoder is visiting his sister at
Columbus, N. D.
John Iverson is visiting in these
parts.
Mr.. Withers has returned to his
home at Churches Ferry.
Carl Gordon's have moved into the
house formerly occupied byNO. V: Sci
lers.
A party of friends spent Tuesday
evening at David Yoder's, it being Mr..
Yoder's birthday. All report a pleas
ant evening.
Mrs. Fannie Zook of Kenmare is
visiting friends here.
Paul Burns is quite sick at present.
DR.. Titus is attending him.
Mrs. Dave Bartelson visited at the
Dickey home last week
George Fox, who has been quite
sick with rheumatism, is able to be
out again.
The Surrey Literary Society elected
the following ohicers last Wednesday
evening: President Tullno Gordon,
vice-president, Bessie Gordon, secre.
tary, Evelyn Fox, critic, O. M. Cham.
plin.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-03-26
DRApY polnos

A sociable was held at the somers
school house last Friday evening. 1t
was well attended and quite sum Of
money was realized which will go to-
ward paying the expenses OF services
in the school house during the sum-
mer. The chief attractions Of the
evening were fish pond. letter box
and musical program which included
several fine selections by the orchestra
and solos by the Misses Pearle Blom
and Henrietta Underdahl Homer Will
sons photograph also dispensed music
and fun during the evening.
Mrs. Moore and her son Hugh re-
turned from an extended visit at their
old home in Missouri Herbert Dun
ming accompanied them.
Miss Bessie Moore spent few days
with Miss TilHe Peterson.
Mrs. KJolstad of Cannon Falls,
Mimi, with her son and daughter, Is
visiting with her daughters. Mrs. liver
l.. Flom and Mrs. John Fl0m.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-03-26
FORMING NEWS.

Mrs. Annas Larson and Miss Emma
Larson called on Mrs. A. Eidahl last
Monday.
d. w. King called at D. J.. Cartys
last Monday
Miss Clara Smith is at present
working for John Stockton.
Annas Larson called on d. j. Carly
Sunday afternoon.
Percy Lawrence and Annas Larson
made trip to the coal mine one day
last week. -.'4t.-
John Stockton and Grandma Ron
ming called at Louis Peterson's place
last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Larson called
at the M. c. Lawrence home last Wed
nesday evening.
Knut spokely called on Louis Peter
son last Sunday.
Tom Halligan, Herman Troutmtllel
and Dan King called at L. T. Larson's
last Wednesday evening.
Ed Larson was on the sick list g
couple of days last week.
Dan Ring made trip to the feet
mill at John Underdahl's Tuesday.
L. T. Larson returned last Monda!
from few days visit with friends ant
relatives in Tioga.
The nice weather of late is havin
it's effect. The farmers are bus
cleaning seed grain and overhaulin
their machinery preparatory to tn
coming seasons work. Some are pla1
ming as to what best to seed and q
to what manner Of doing it, viii!
others are dreaming of things to b
done in the sweet bye and bye.
Andrew T. Hegreberg Is gettin
quite reputation as a trader. an
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-03-26

Tuesday, March Z, was the election
of our township officers and the follow
ing names indicate the men elected in
Freedom township:
SupervisOr-E. NOrdQuist.
Assessor-Geo. Tuftner.
Treasurer-Ed. Anderson.
Clerk-O. L. Toftner.
Justices of the Peace-S William,
VIM. Abraham.
Road Overseers, district No. /, NJ.
o. Hulberg; district No. 2 c. E. John
son; district No. 8, G. Christianson;
district No. 4, ]. A. Shay.
Constables-B. T. Hanson, e. Cline.
Our sick people are all reported as
recovering or well.
At a meeting of the BOARD of COM
missioners held in January it was vot-
ed, "That it shall be unlawful for stock
to run at large and that the question
of abolishing the herd law be submit
ted to a vote of the people at the next
general election. The commissioners
are vested with a power to change a
law to suit what seems to be the de.
mand of the people and the above
means that from now until the people
have had a chance to vote on the ques.
ton it is unlawful to allow stock to
run at large and that people bothered
by neighbours stock may charge dam.
age for property so destroyed.
The people of South Prairie are 10y
al Americans who realize that a gov
eminent as well as an individual mus,
have money to pay its expenses, how
ever the aggregate taxes Of Freedom
township for the past year seems exor
bitant and when the expenditure To-
county improvements, etc, Is calculat
ed there is strong feeling that oul
county officials are-to put it lightly
extravagant.
i The Lutheran Aid will meet witt
Mrs. Nordquist April 1. The Untol
Aid will meet with Mrs. ]. A. Sha'
April 2.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-03-26
LELAND


Martin Eidum bought horse and
disc from Carl Hegswet last week.
Mr.. Hegtwet intends to leave for
Norway this spring. He has sold most
Of his horses and machinery now.
Pete Howen at last got water at
1876 feet. It will make heavy pumping.
The l.. A. s. gave a basket social at
Mr.. Akron's place Saturday night.
Geo. Erickson made a trip to Mime.
sofa to attend the sale at his fathers
place. Quite number of sales are
being held in this neighborhood now.
A school election was held at Mr..
Grammer's place Monday. The ques.
ton Of bonding for the purpose Of
building two school houses was voted
on, also the location of same.
Good seed wheat seems to be hard
to get as there was not much wheat
sowed last year.
e. Crate has been at the hospital at
Northwood for some time. He is ex-
pected back soon.
Jacob Savik has bought three oxen
and intends to farm on big plan next
summer.
Miss Lizzie HIM Of jamestown is
expected out on her homestead soon.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-03-26
RICE LAKE.

The weather man treated US to a
blizzard on Saturday of last week.
Mr.. Christ Boo and Miss Anna Karl
son were married the 4th Of this
month at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Martin Hanson. After the ceremony
which was performed by Rev Gronen,
bountiful supper was served to
many guests. Mr.. and Mrs. Boe will
reside on the brides claim and they
have the best wishes of all for a
bright and prosperous future.
Miss Petra departed for Park River
on visit.
The buzz of the tanning mill can
now be heard on some farms and a
few of the boys have been seen dig
ging stones already. =
Emil Ekholm bought horse OF
John Olson.
At the election at A. P. Anderson IS
last Monday Fl votes were cast for
and 2 against bonding.
Socialism is the countersign in these
jungles.
Swan Lindgren visited at the Elk.
holm camp one day.
At the last meeting Of the Literary
club a very interesting program was
given. The debate on the topic, Re
solved that city life is better than
country life was ably discussed. The
negative winning. There are even
forty members enrolled.
Ester Olson filed on valuable quar-
ter in section II last Mondays
| About a dozen farmers from this
community attended the auction al
Ryder last Friday.
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dealer in live stock. He also makes
q speciality Of trapping with fair sue
cess.
Annas Larson and Preston Law
renee were seen going east one day
last week en- route for the coal mine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jake Dyvig we're MI
not visitors last Thursday.
Tuesday, March "a, is the day set
for the town officers elected at the last
election to qualify. They will meet
at L. p. Peterson's town clerk for that
purpose.
Tom Halligan took some Of his
friends out for ride last Sunday The
writed did not learn the particulars,
but when last seen they were headed
for the blue shack.
John Stockton received the nomina.
ton for pond master without oppo.
sition. He was elected by large ma
jority.
Quite difference Of opinion arose
at the town election regarding the
bounty Of gophers. Some were in ia
vor of paying one cent bounty on each
gopher while others were In favor OF
some kind Of poison. After consider
able rag chewing they finally agreed
to disagree and dropped the question
altogether.
, Quite number OF our people will
attend the J. H. Scof1eld sale.
The pieces Of poetry about some OF
our bachelor boys appearing in the
Independent lately signed Mary Ann
Uncle Sam are causing some people to
wonder who they really are. Nm one
. seems to know.
John Stockton sold bunch OF
chickens to L. p. Larson. Louie is go
ing to have plenty eggs this summer.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-03-26
NORTH MARYLAND

Jos. Flood, who has been visiting
the past three months in Bancroft,
Iowa, spent the past thrur 1nCCaco3
Iowa, spent a few days last week at
the home of j. D. Geist and other rela-
tives. 81.
A large crowd attended the F. H
Bradley sale last Wednesday.
F. B. Leach has been visiting
friends around this vicinity this week
before he leaves for British Columbia
Mrs. J. ]. MCGUIRE has been on the
sick list few days this week.
Born, to Mr.. ad Mrs. Oscar Hurley
March IS. son.
Maryland township held Its fra
election last Tuesday. March II ant
the following officers were elected
Chairman ]. Barsnes. supervisor To-
2 vars, James Clayton. supervisor To-
II year, John Bjorn, clerk. u. o. 9th
son, treasurer, A. G. Larson. assessor
NJ. o. Ofsthson, Justice Of the peace
fC.a,F. Reed and G. A. Larson, consta
bles, Henry Barker and L. M. Larson
pond master, John Bjorn, road ovel
fseer district No. /. George Bvensor
|road overseer district No. 2. L. n
.lIAr1on.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-03-26
Father Burned to Death.

r. T. Frost received q telegram
from his old home at Oskaloosa, Iowa,
informing him that his father was
burned to death at Omaha, Neb. Mr.
Frost did not receive any further par
ticulars regarding the horrible affair
Mr.. Frost did not 60 to Omaha, be
cause It 3 more than likely that buria
occurred before the telegram was r.
ceived.
". Frost VA S years Of aee. !
had ben four yeaes since =. =. 1Tos
|haa go ~ fAtAef. s.
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Would Sam Marry?.

Now that the young men have de-
clared themselves largely for Col.
Sam Clark, for mayor Of Ninot. its
up to the genial Sam to come out and
declare himself for-say marriage.
In displaying his willingness to face
this act Of bravery, Sam might then
get some Of the old married boys with
him. The question now arises IN the
minds Of Sans friends, will he have
the nerve to make pledge to marry
within one year OF the date Of his
election In case he IL elected3 Tn
married men. and some Of the unmaf
ried young women. arespausing for :
reply. M
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Mr. ana Mr.. =. Il. Slasly satertain
0sally aiTtvs1 % sselo1ale he.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-03-26
SOUTH PRAIRIE

Tuesday, March Z, was the election
of our township officers and the follow
ing names indicate the men elected in
Freedom township:
Bisbee daily review., 1908-11-24
NEVER QUIT.

It was Harriet Beecher Stowe who wrote this plank in the platform for success. When you get into tight ] lace, and every hing goes against you till it seems as if you couldn't hold on minute longer, never give up. then, for that's just the place and time that the tide will turn"
 Thousands go down, because they are in the trough of the wave. The worst has been realized. The next turn Is for the rise They choose to sink in the trough.
 Many a man mas lost his position and quit, hopeless. Had he turned about and faced another way, he would have discovered one better than he lost. This is always true of the young man. II he is not succeeding, ne is stumbling over a defect in himself that he should rip out. There is a good position for every young man who knows what he is about" Be cause he may face obstacles, he should never draw the conclusion that he is in an exceptionally hard posi- tion. Every successful man has climb ed over obstacles. And it must be so in the plain order Of things.
 When the hard spot" is reached remember that you are not the first to be called to make an effort at tais place in the road. Every other man who climbed upward, and who went before you, made that same crossing
 The Italian proverb reads: There is no need to worrry. When God shuts a door, He opens a window" Just believe this. Its true.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-11-24

Hon. Mark Smith has gone to his home in Kentucky where he will re main until after Thanksgiving when he will go on from there to the na- tional capital to renew his work in congress. MT. Smith expects to pre- sent his constituents with statehood before the expiration of his congress ional term on March 4th, next. It is the duty of every citizen of Arizona to give Mir Smith every possible as sistance during the fight for statehood which he will begin next month.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-11-24
THE DESPERADo AND THE DRUG.

From Okmulgee, the ancient capital of the Creek nations, we have anoth' CT probable explanation of the laws which, especially 'n the southern states, have been enacted against the indiscriminate sale of cocaine and oth- CT harmful drugs for which the ne groes have shown 8 peculiar weak, ness.
 The negro who, in this instance, killed five men and burned himself alive rather than snonit to arrest for beating an Indian boy nearly to death, was undoubtedly laboring under tenn porary insanity, ani it was insanity of the kind attributable to bad liquor and worse drugs.
 The desperation of the New Or leans negro who, few months be- fore, killed six men and was at last shot down while resisting arrest for a petty offense was in all probability due to the same or a similar cause.
 Outnumbered by the whites among whom he lives the negro in his normal condition is apt to be timid and peace ful. Southern crtminologists are doubtless right in their conclusion that nearly all the crimes of violence committed by negroes against the whites are due to tbe crazing effects of pernicious drugs, the least perni- cious, perhaps, being whisky.
 The moral of it all is that those who sell cocaine and other drugs without the prescription of l responsible phy- sician. as required ty law, should be made to suffer the punishment that fits the crime.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-11-24

As a result of the election in Cuba the liberal party gains control of the government It was from the irrecon- cilable adherents of this party that previous trouble came and there is a hope that possession of the offices win satisfy them. The attitude of the United States, promising speedy in tervention in case Ot trouble, must be a continuing factor in the problem Of peace and progress so far as the lib erals are concerned. The conserva- lives, while not admittedly opposed to independence, number within their ranks the wealthy lien of the island. It is conceivable thai they might fo- ment trouble for the purpose of has tening annexation, hut they will doubt less accept the new government and remain loyal so long as the develop ment of resources continues to be the matter which secures attention. But the plan Is an experiment at best. If Cuba does not conduct itself with req sonable propriety there is an excellent prospect that 1t will not conduct It. self at all. In that alone there is some small guaranty of peace and success.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-11-24
ELECTION ECHoS.

Says Henry Walters son: The re- suit of the election shows that we oversized the spiritual and undersized the material in the hearts and minds of the people. They were deaf alike to precedent, to reason and to elo- quence; for nothing could surpass, as nothing has ever equaled, the per sonal canvass of Mir. Bryan; its won drous iucidity and power of state ment; its splendid intellectual and physical endurance; its unanswerabIe argument. Nor did Ignatius of Loyo- Ia speed through a world of incarn- ate evil bearing the cross of Jesus to triumph with great! IT inspiration and truth than did the heroic son of Ne braska traverse a land gaping with curiosity, but too busy over it's work and play to consider any danger to the immortal soul of its constitutional fabric.
 There is something yet better than being president of the United States, and that is the real sense of duty done Tilden wiIl live in history when Hayes is forgotten or execrated. His tory will say of Bryan that in three great popular movements. clouded sometimes by errors of judgment and 1 obstructed always by corruption-as we now know my insurmountable cor ruption-he led suhlimely; that he set before his countrymen the standards alike of God and truth; that he went down beaten with clean hands and high repute. carrying with him the homage of patriotic men"
 To this let us add: MT. Bryan stands today as the modern apostle of the Americanism which made this country great. But perhaps it is the sad and somber rrath that the Puri, tan is out of place in Vanity Fair Los Angeles Herald
Bisbee daily review., 1908-11-24
WEEKLY SPORTS.
Tuesday.

Tuesday. Final practice spins for the grand prize automobile race at Savannah.
 Wednesday. International Hgut car race at Sa- vannah.
 Match race between Durando and Johnny Hayes at New York city.
 Thursday. Grand prize automobile race at Sa' vannah.
 Bill Papke vs. Stanley Ketchel, 45 rounds, at San Francisco. Abe Attell vs. Freddie Weeks, 1S rounds, at Los Angeles. Opening of three months racing season at New Orleans. Opening of annual fall golf tourna' ment at Pinehurst, N. c. Cornell-Pennsylyania football game at Philadelphia. Carlisle Indians-St. Louis university football game at St. Louis. North Carolina-Yirginia football game at Richmond. wabash-Nebraska football game at Lincoln.
 Alabama-Tennessee football game at Birmingham.
 Friday. Wrestling match between Tom Jen- kins and Yussif Mahmout at New York.
 Army-Navy football game at Phila' delphia.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-11-24

When Ralph Cameron takes his seat in congress he won't have to wire out for the assistance of com mittee of prominent Arizonans when ever he wants to get a bill through that will benefit Arizona:-Bisbee Miner.
 This Is really funny in the face of the fact that all the returns of the re- cent election had not been recieved when Judge Kent was busy writing a letter to President Roosevelt sug- gesting that it would be well to have Governor Ribbey gp to Washington for the purpose of looking after the
Bisbee daily review., 1908-11-24
INSULTING
 DEMOCRATS.

The republicans Nre anxious to as
 sume every public duty now and for
 ever in the territory of Arizona. The
 Haunting forth of the claim that state hood is to be secured by Kibbey, Cam eron and the rep lhlican push with out tbe aid of Mark Smith is nothing more nor less than an insult to every democrat in the territory who voted the republican ticket or for a repub- iican candidate. We belteve that to secure statehood al the coming ses- sion of congress it will require the earnest esort of every democrat and republican in the territory to push 1t through and for any republican to at tempt to snub the democrats at the inception of the work for statehood shows that those who do so care very little about whether the territory E admitted or not. The assertion of the Bissee Miner that Mark Smith vii. have nothing to do with the statehood bill shows the pin-headed calibre of that sheet. Mark Smith will be the representative of Arizona in congress until March 4th next and any state hood bill considered in congress pro Yiding for the admission of Arizona will be under his care and keeping. He may be depended upon to exert his every influence in behalf of state hood now as he bss done during the past and he may depended upon to welcome every assistance offered from republicans or democrats, as he mas always welcomed such assistance in the past The course being pursued by the Miner would be the one to fol low if the republicans desired to drive away the support of those democrats in the senate who saved Arizona from the curse of joint statehood and this, too, at a time when there has been no guarantee that there will be suffi- cient republican votes to pass the Ari- zona statehood bill either through the house or the senate Such a course as is being followed by the Miner in it's attempt to belittle those who have made the fight for Arizona and pre- served the territory for it's people comes with very poor grace in the face of the fact that the temporary victory won by the republicans in this territory was by the help of dem- ocratic votes. It shows that the re- publicans are ungrateful now that many democrats listened to the plea made for "vote for a republican del egate just once in the interest of statehood" The spirit of the republi- cans shows the swelled head in a dan gerous form which should be pleasing to democrats, but such a spirit will not help the cause of statehood.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-11-24
DEMOCRATIC ORGANIZATION.

Announcement ra the opening of permanent headquarters of the dem ocratic headquarters in Washington or New York is a first indication of the profit the election brought. The duty of a political party is broader than the mere winning of an election. Properly conceived its movement is educative and the promulgation of its principles and persistent insistence on their correctness constitute the one foundation on which success must be built.
 The spasmodic efforts that accom- pany quadrenniaI efforts to gain the offices as the first step toward the application of beliefs is doomed often to failure because the only princi- eles that have been consistently dis cussed during the interim aresthose of the party in power and this discussion during the interim are those of the party in power, aud this discussion divides the parties Uu lines of affirm ation and opposition. The democratic party has become representative not of the Jeffersonian doctrines but of opposition to the republican beliefs. It has not lost its rlace as a construc- tive political agency. but that place has been subordinated to the other one.
 There are many thousands of re- publicans who would be astonished to find that a comparative statement ot the real beliefs of the two parties would place them tar outside the re- publican breastworks and as far in side those of the democrats. Repub- licans hate tariff extortion, but they do not turn to the democrats for re- lief They despise standardization, but they submit to 1t rather than ally themselves with a party whose doc trines they do not understand. They oppose extrayagance, but they aim to secure a remedy through the medium of their own party. They abhor jingo- ism, belligerency, nriiitarism and the stretching of an empire beyond the seas, but they do not turn from the party that has committed these po- litical crimes.
 There are states in which the re- publicans use the inority party as the instrument of their own chastise- ment It is no cause for democratic rejoicing when Michigan, Ohio, Min nesota or Wisconsin chooses a demo cratic governor. It is the republican method of christening itself and indi- cates no growth Of democratic pre- ccpts or increase Of democratic fol lowing.
 Sure growth is to be secured only from the proper preparation of the soil, the systematic sowing of the seed and the scientific cultivation of the crop. Permanent national head quarters, by which Is meant an active national organization, Is merely a first step to be supplemented by a perma- nent organization and headquarters in each state. The INnser organizations must cooperate with the greater and there must be unity of purpose ana harmony of action in all. Such activ- ity, well guided anl alive to the i'm portance of teaching the people, would win the return to the democrat ic ranks of many thousands of repub- licans who believe in democratic prln- ciples. but apparently not in the dem ocratic party. Eternal vigilance is the price of other thangs than peace.