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

and only cut loose from them when he saw that
it was necessary in order that he might have
even fighting chance to become reelected.
But the people are not asleep and have watched
the record Of Mr.. Hansbrough very carefully.
They have lost confidence in him, for they think
thar be has had twenty years in which to do the
yefy thingS that he wants to do now all at
AR6S a HssSRf2Es star IS descending IN TACT
The advertising erafters are at, work in
South Dakota and North Dakota, and farmers
are warned to be on the look out. The oily
CRATER calls on the farmer and makes old Tor
his land. The offer is very low at first and
finally he is offered in many cases as high asl
$50 an acre. The farmer consents to the deal,
and the visitor explains that he is only the agent
The agent says he can buy the land at that
price if the owner will agree to pay for the ad-
vertising of the land. fifty cents an acre. The
money will not be payable until the land is sold.
but this is not stipulated in the contract the !
farmer signs In few days he receives copy
of the ad. and not overcourteous demand for
the money. It is said that ~ farmers have
been caught and one gcve III; up $SS2Q, |
sssses |
!. The Flaxtqn Times does not seem to be in
lows made an offer to support Hansbrough for
thousand dollars. Now, you made the state
ment, Bro. Ware, and we think that it would be
no more than right that you would be fair with
us and give US the name of this mysterious
friend, stating the time and the place where
this offer was made You certainly would not
want your readers to think that you were print
ing deliberate lies in your editorial columns, and
they certainly will think so unless you can back
up your statements with proof. We defy you
to give the proof.
The suggestion that rabid facticnalists be-
| left off the North Dakota delegation to the
republican national convention is both timely
and proper: 1t seems generally conceded that
majority of the republicans Of the state are for
Taft, therefore the delegation should be com.
posed of the real friends Of the secretary and
not of the reactionaries who would go to Fair
banks or Foraker at the first opportunity or re-
formers who can see no virtue IN anyone out
LaFollette.
If advertising is necessary to stimulate bus
mess in prosperous times, it certainly is still
more necessary in periods Of depression. Liberal
country's successful business men, and the cur
failing of advertising by them is regarded as
cooperative evidence of the reality OF the hard
times, and thus makes things seem blacker than
they really are
The Plaza Pioneer seems to think that
i North Dakota is not for Taft, and gives Jos.
Roach, President Of the Second National Bank
a mild rebuke for saying so. Wonder If the
Plaza statesman is going to support La Toilette.
How in the name of sense is Bro. Smith going
to support both Hansbrough and La Toilette?
/ ssseee
Those Bottineau business men who are
travelling over the country advertising North
Dakota as winter resort are strictly all right.
They made trip to Minot in the early part of
January and only last week went from Bottineau
to Devils Lake, a distance of 116 miles, in five
4 hours.
A delinquent subscriber in the northern
part of the state paid nine years back subscrlp-
ton to his paper, and then said he never made a
practice Of receiving more favors than he gave
and paid up nine years in advance There's q
moral in this.
i It takes two-thirds of both houses of con-
gress to override presidents veto, and yet the
supreme court by majority vote can override
both houses and the president all put together.
Great is the supreme court!
i The Independent is sorry to learn OF the
death of Mrs. NJ. De La Bere. wife of the editor
lof the Sheldon Progress. The couple were
married hit a little more than year ago.