The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-04-09

new encycical from the pops regarding
changes in the marriage laws Of the church has been
received BY the diocese Of Fargo. and read in the
rage laws will 80 into effect on Daster Sunday. The
principal provisions Of the decree are as follows:
Marriages of Catholics by civil magistrates will
be null and void after Easter.
Engagements to be binding must be written and
signed in the presence OF two three witnesses
Private betrothals between Catholics after Easter
effect no matrimonial obligation in the eyes of the
church. Fallen away Catholics, whether they be-
Protestants or Infdes, are bound by these
laws
Bishops after assuming Office can perform mar
rage ceremonies only in their own diocese
Priests after assuming office can marry only in
their own parishes
Marriages will be invalid unless the consent of
the ceremony.
Marriages will be invalid unless there be two wit
nesses besides the priest or bishop.
Marriages should take place In the par of the
bride, except for reason
Marriage entered into in of danger of death
can be witnessed by any priest and two other per-
In the absence Of priest for more than month
Catholics marry under the civil law in the pres.
of two witnesses.
In another column appears the announcement Of
J. c. Hobrook. Republican candidate for state SEN
which he seeks, being one of Ward county's most
successful business He is just like the rest of
us-has his friends and enemies The fact of the
matter is we wouldn't give whoop for man who
hasn't an enemy. John Holbrook is man who is
true to his friends and constituents and If elected
will be for the best interests of the people of his
district. He is who has brains enough to
vote for what he believes to be right and could not
be persuaded by the paid lobbyists who hang around
the state capitol. OF his opponent Martin Anderson,
of Stanley we know nothing, but we could inform
him that in Hobrook he will find an honest and
fair opponent who will not resort to dirty politics
or throw dirt in the face of the man who is up
against him. If there is any mud singing Ander
sons henchmen will have to be the first to cast
stone. Holbroc'1 is willing to put his candidacy in
the hands of the people and stan.S on his merits
and past record as good clean nan for the Office
-Tagus Mirrc:
Every day or SO the Independent receives some
long wnded platform sent out by some candidate
headed, Hiram Hornbeck for Many Reforms" and
the fellow expects to be elected on that proposition
He expects that because ne wants to tear the world
to pieces and build it anew, that the newspapers
ought to print his harangue and pay him regular
rates besides. Such candidates might attempt to
secure radical reforms, but for them to make posi-
tive assertions that they will do such and such
knows that he is lying when he declares that he
will do them. He may endeavor to work the reforms
that he believes in And did you ever see reform
that was worth copper that wasn't brot about by
the gradual changing of conditions. We believe in
reform. We believe the world is growing better
right along, but the change is so gradual that it is
nardy nOt1ceaDe. we DeueVe IN the theory OF lne
unorganzed revolutions.
In recent speech in Texas Senator Bailey Of
Texas said of the president: We have never be-
fore witnessed such mixture of good and evil in
any public Before we have finished praising
him for wise recommendation ne makes
another foolish that praise must turn to
They tell me that he is brave, and
answer that he is just as rash as he is brave They
tell me that he is honest, and answer that he is
just arbitrary as he is honest. He is
Too bad for blessing,
Too good for curse,
I wish in my heart
He were better worse.
If he much better, he would be Democrat;
if he little worse, he would not obscure and
confuse the great issues between and ad-
versaries.
The publication of couple of months ago. of an
item to the effect that the senate had passed Q
leave of absence bill of the relief of settlers
to have led some claimants in to error. The reso-
luton passed the senate but it has not and will not,
at this date, pass the house Claimants who have
been banking three months, legal absence from
their homesteads had better their laches
soon possible and avoid possible trouble Those
who nave figured on this leave in establishing resi-
dence-beyond the six months constructive resi-
dence.
Before Dakota is going to be farmed as it ought to
be a certain amount Of live stock must be intro
duced onto the farms. I have been talking to you
about clover, alfalfa, and planting peas; but when