The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-02-20

Christina May Roden and Lavina Pickell for
$64, 800 II land in the valley, where crops
were short for several years, is worth 800 an
acre, what may we have reason to expect the
excellent soil Of Ward county may be worth
when the holders thereof realize it's value?
A question having arisen as to when it is le-
gal to begin securing signers on petitions for
nominations the matter was looked up and
from the best Interpretation of the law which
could be obtained it may be said that for con.
gressiOnal, state and judicial Offices the first
day upon which it will be legal to secure sigma.
lures to petitions of nomination will be Febru-
airy 25, and for county Offices ten days later,
on March g. There is some question as to the
inclusion or exclusion of the day upon which
the primaries are held, but it is believed the
above dates are correct:
Some of the papers are reporting that the
county commissioners have appropriated
$1,000, which may be used by the states attor.
ney in securing evidence against the blind pig
GERS This is mistake. Not cent of the
money will be used for this purpose. 1t may be
Used in hiring detectives for other cases, but
1ot In securing evidence against the piggers
Such evidence can be had for the asking. Thirty
i've cents would be enough to appropriate for
this purpose.
Congress has been in session two months
md has done mighty little. Some OF our repre-
ntatives and senators seem to be sent there
their ability not to do things. Give us leg
ilation along the line of tariff revision, curren
" reform, depOsitors guarantee, trust legisa-
ton, etc. So many of the members Of Congress
seem to do only that which will gain them votes
among the people at home.
The Independent notes with pleasure that
the best papers of the state without an excep
ion are favorng c. B. Little for the Senate
OF course there are still few of the minor pa
pers that are for Hansbrough on account oj
his henchmen, but we note that they are desert
ng the old boy and coming over to the Little
ranks as rapidly as possible.
.ssaeee
The Balfour Statesmen takes full column
in explaining that what the Independent has to
,ay concerning Senator Hansbrough does not
mount to anything. Strange the Bishop
hould give this parer so much of his valuable
pace if he considers the Independent of so little
Importance Be consistent, Bro. Cowell.
j. c. Mitchell, the ex.county treasurer, is
traveiing over the county preaching the gospel
Of county division. There are good many
people in the northern end OF the county who
believe the county ought to be divided, but not
all will vote for this proposition, because OF the
possible location of the new county seat.
y Our regular solicitor secured AZ new sub
scribers at Kenmare in three days last week.
The Independent has not been making much Of
a stir OF late about it's circulation, but it has
been growing very fast. Our circulation is 60
ing to increase despite the new postal ruling.
Paul S. Ware the editor OF the Flaxton
Times has been appointed U. S. commissioner
with an Office at Ambrose. We congratulate
Bro. Ware on this excellent appointment and
are glad of his succese-even if he does print an
occasional lie in his pepper about u.s. ~ s .s,.7
The Kenmare Journal is doing considerable
knocking and questions the fact that Ward
county is in an excellent condition financially.
If every farmer owed so little as the county
does according to it's assets, he would consider
himself mighty rich man.
The Velva Journal questions the Independ-
| ent's statement that about 200 of the state pa.
pers will be for Little. The Journal may rest
assured that this is the fact which will be proved
before the campaign is over. The number may
still be higher.
Hansbrough is posing as friend to the
homesteader The senior Senator could have
made great many more friends had he Sc
cured the enactment of laws favorable to the
homesteaders before nineteen-twentieths of them
proved up.
With both wings OF the republican party in
this state in favor of Taft for president, and
Mr.. Mckenzie having withdrawn as national
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