The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-10-15
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Eight people at Lidgerwooa hayR
kindly given of their skin to assist ,
small child who was seriously brrE-
ed. Three more operations vail be
necessary.
Axel Erickson, an insane hcape-
steader at Tioga, arose from his he'd
at the hotel early one morning last
week and walking out in the eouH-
try to the home of a neighbor, II
formed the neighbors wife that beg
husband was dead AS a matter ot
fact the husband was not dead-pH
sleeping, soundly at the hotel, nay
ing accompanied Erickson to WIZ
liston that day to assist in making
final proof on his claim. He has
been taken charge of by the author
ities..
The Great Northern has a big gang
at work putting up snow fences
pretty good sign that winter "la
be here soon. Snow fences were n1
needed last winter at all.
Some say that paper money cor
tains germs, but if you have any O.
it around your old clothes that gos
do not want send it to us to Apply
on your subscription account we
would much rather get the mone5-
germ disease than die Of staryatIfxoE- aIxs-
Apple butter recipe: To ttRsse
gallons of cooked apples, add cme
and half pints of cider Vinessas.
half gallon of snake medicine, tEe
pounds of brown sugar. Boil dc"h
to two gallons and send for us
Did you ever notice that it IS al
ways a Democrat who reports =
straw vote favorable to Bryan ana
/ a Republican who reports such .
vote favorable to Taft?
Bryan wouldn't make hit at aR
with his bank guarantee law over IN
lChina. Over there. when baak
fails, the cashiers head is chopped
off.
Look under any woman's left sar.
and you will always see little dab
Of white wash that didn't get rs
share of the rubbing.
No man is so shrewd that he
hasn't been gold bricked few
times.
Rich men are never lazy. CnH
poor men can afford that luxury, ,.,--
A Chinaman was referring 70
merry widow hat but forgot sne
name of it. He said "He dead; sfis
glad"
The Cando grain buyers Were pay
ing six cents above list one day iaH
week-and the farmers were smiling
and bringing in their grain as fass
as possible.
Jim Mcvey has stocked his Edge
land farm with 200 Shropshire sheep
C. w. Boyd the Cando man. ar
;. rested in Minot for embezzeineht
was bound over to district cn'lrs
under $1,000 which he did aot 1uf-
lnish. -~S'
The first boy born in CaattS w7as
, q years old the other day
!, The weather during tire past SEP
tember was the hottest recorded lE
2S wears. The average for the pass
. imonth was 63 years, Or seven de-
grees higher than the average sep
tember.
: Hans smestad, Souris threshes
; died suddenly of heart failure.
Threshing crews are fast w5nhins
UP the work over the country sorue.
. already having quit.
During the fire at Lansford last
week. q preacher carried booze trun'
a burning drug store, which was as
: terwards rapidly consumed-by some
hoboes who stole it.
/ The Bottineau News would liks
: to see Alex Mckenzie disfranchised
. The Bottineau News is han ding
q the Rugby Tribune a choice lot u
bouquets, because both editors haze
y shown yellow streaks, and are LII
: ing the Republican ticket.
5 Is that name Joe, abal to become
q hoodoo in politics? There's Jse
! lForaker, Joe Cannon, Joe Bailey an
! Joe Devine-but what's the use!
according to the Citizen, half =
). million bushels of grain Will hasA
Ibeen marketed at Goodrich by NR
end Of the season.
Il Inkster suffered a Sis, 900 loss nom %
) Are Thursday night. The expfosaon
, Of !. lantern in an elevator causee
! the fre. A workman dropped M
!, lantern into 4 bin causing the e.