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


future so closely as to cause burden OF taxation
i After cities are built, somehow and in some way
financial difficulties and troubles anticipated by ultra
conservative people disappear everybody is pleased
! and proud Of the persistence and pluck of those
who did things in the face of doubling 'Thomases
| Bismarck Tribune,
The granting by the government to persons with
in the limits of prohibitory states license to sell
barter liquor is not right Prohibitory states up
| against proposition where they are forced to
fight their government in the matter Of enforc-
ing the state laws AS it is the government will
grant the right, for small tax, to sell liquor even
in the state wherein it is prohibited by the states
laws The government should not grant license for
persons to deal in liquors if the state laws prohibit
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Farmers rarely gain by keeping their grain after it
! is fit for market, when shrinkage is taken into
account, says an exchange Wheat from the time
it is threshed will shrink two quarts to the bushel
six per cent in six months, in the most favorable
circunstanc Hence it follows that "a cents a
bushel for wheat when threshed is as good 81
bushel in the following February. This estimate
is taken the basis of shrinkage alone and not
figuring loss by vermin, dampness or otherwise.
The Towner editors get along like two brothers
Editor Killion of the News and Sockman is a can
didate for railroad commissioner and his rival in
business, Editor Bagley prints Kions picture in
his paper, and tells what good looking and perfect
fellow he really is. Bagley is candidate county
Judge and Bro. Kion is profuse in telling of all the
angelic qualities his rival in business possesses You
scratch my back and I'll scratch yours
sssGeG
This has been of the most open winters in
the history of the northwest yet the ground is
frozen deeper than it has been known to freeze
many years. The ground is frozen to a depth OF
three feet in ordinary SOIL while in other places the
frost has gone greater depth. Last year the
mercury below zero most of the time yet the
ground frozen only few inches ind under large
drifts there was no frost in the ground at all
$685.
Somebody took the trouble send the Indepen-
dent little paper published in New York city Con
corning Municipal Ownership" After reading over
the arguments against municipal ownership we are
more in favor of the municipal idea than ever The
paper is edited by Judge Harry A. Lockwood, corr
poration judge we suppose Wonder if Mr. Taylor
and Mr.. Craig have any stock in the company that
issues the paper.
Since the horrible Ohio school fire in when l65
children lost their lives because the doors turned in
ward instead Of outward, the North Dakota school
boards interesting themselves in inspecting the
school buildings, and in nearly every case it has
been ascertaned that the doors open outwards.
This is very important matter and one not to be
treated lightly.
We have talked to number Of Ward county
farmers who tell us that their chickens pulling
them through the winter The little brown hen is
famous mortgage litter and the great increase and
value of her tribe in this county is good sign and
foreshadowing of the coming days of smaller
farms and better agriculture
We call attention to the line which running at
the top of the front page. We claim the largest
weekly circulation in the state of North Dakota and
if there is any paper that will surpass us in crcula
ton, would like to be shown We do not ex
cept the Grand Forks or Fargo weeklies
sssees
The price Of beer is going up after April 1, and
then the man with the big thirst will have to
tent himself with smaller bottle than heretofore
Where barrels of beer sold at So they will
bring dollar
Secretary Taft has nnety-four delegates instruct
ed for him, which is ninetyfour more than any other
Republican candidate has, excepting Mr.. Fairbanks
complimentary delegation from Indiana
| A Bantry farmer who moved back to- Missouri last
fall, has just returned to North Dakota to end his
days here, and he says he reckons that North Ia
kota will hold him for fright smart time you bet"
The Donnybrook postmaster has his attention
called to certain bad roads about Donnybrook with
the orders to see that those roads repaired
the rural mail routes would be suspended
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! The state papers are publishing more political
announcements this year than ever before no doubt
because the candidates realize the worth neces-
| sity of using the newspapers.
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II your store is only half big that of your
| competitor, and you know more about advertising
than he does, you are better merchant than he is
and will soon be bigger one
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IF you don't like paper" says Wyoming adj.
tor, tell so in letter containing g. the annual