The Ward County independent., 1909-06-17

action has had tendency to paralyze the arms of
such senators as Nelson, Clapp Dolliver Cummins
and the rest, and has done more than any other
senator to make downward revision OF the tarin i'm
possible. The radical senators declare that NC
Cumber has sold out the northwest for a mess of
pottage.
The Independent has received copy of the bill
introduced in Congress by L. B. Hanna, authorizing
the sale and disposition of portion OF the surplus
and unallotted lands in the Fort Berthod reserva-
ton in the of North Dakota and making appro
priaton and provision to carry the same into erect
It has been realized for some years that there is
more land in this reservation than is needed by the
Indians and as most of it is fertile as any land
in the United States, and just right for grazing and
AGRICULTURAL purposes, Congressman Hanna mas
voiced the sentiments of the people OF the state IN
introducing such bill, which has been referred TO
the committee Indian affairs II the bill passes
the land will be thrown open to settlement, ana may
be filed upon the any other government
land sections sixteen and thirty-sx being reserved
in each township. The settlers are to pay a. dol
Ian and 4 quarter an acre for the land, and must
make at least five equal payments, during the hVe
years, failure to make payment to deprive them Oh
their land, throwing it Q"en for settlement again.
Get into business for yourself. Many man who
has little confidence in himself, is plugging along
probably wants to do better, and intends some day
when the opportne time is at hand, to get out and
rustic for himself At the same time, he keeps on
digging for some body else, and after time wakes
up to realize that he has too long been dependent on
Others He has untitled himself to conduct busl-
ness of his own. If you must start in only as a
peanut merchant, co it, anything to start into some
thing for yourself Many a brilliant career IS
b1iebted, because ones ability is allowed to lie dor
mant-is not cultivated. No opportunity? Why, op-
portunty is forever knocking at you door, Unlock
that door get out into the world do something worth
doing You'll know how much ability you
have till you try yourself ..
The Anne street viaduct, the Great Northern
right of way has been completed, and it is wonder
full example of the twentieth century art of con-
structon This will go down in history as one OF the
seven unnatural wonders of the world 1t will prove
a valuable addition to the curiosties OF Mlnot ana
no doubt excursions will be conducted to this city
from points in the Northwest during the summer
months expressly to see it. The man. woman or
child who passes across this structure twice day
will need other gymnastic exercise for there are
some forty y-odd steps at either approach AS
means of aerial navigation, we've got the Wright
Bros. beaten mile.
With not much more than rs per cent of the land
around Mnot under cultivation, what prospects
there are ahead for us, in the years to come The
farmers are breaking up more land every year, and
more of the farms occupied with each succeed
ing year. The time is not far off when every acre
will be farmed, and farmed right. Minot will grow
in proportion to the rapidity with which the farms
are occupied and the land cultivated Mnot has
the same opportunity Of becoming large city as
Calgary The same things that caused the growth
of that city, are causing rapid growth or MI
not. Five years ago Calgary had but six or seven
,;1o %o1ox hor oti0ni iC
nearly $4,000.
The Great Northern and Northern Pacific have is
sued supplement to their freight tariffs re-estab-
fishing the old rate of 25 cents for 100 pounds OF
freight or less within the state. The 500 has al
ways complied with the 25 cent freight rate. The
railroad commission ordered the companies to estab-
lish this rate and they very wisely complied with
the demand The result of the hearing before the
railroad commissioners, brought out several pecu-
liar things one being that two packages weighing
less than lbs shipped fromFargoone to Bis
marck and the other to Underwood. The one going
to Bismarck the N P. cost 45 cents, while the
one going to Underwood over the 500 cost 25 cents
James J. Hill, in speech made at Wiston, said
that the days of cheap wheat was forever over He
also informed the residents of that city that Willis
ton was named after D. Willis James, New York
steel nagnate a square fellow, who accompanied
Mr. Hill on trip into the west in the early days.
Hill pointed the spot where Williston now stands
and informed James that he was going to attach his
name to place of importance-some day, SO called
it Williston James died two years ago. but his
son is CARRYING on the steel business Mr.. Hill
suggested that if the people of Williston wanted
library, they might do well to communicate with
the son.
A letter received in this city from State Treasur-
er Bickford conveys the information that the treas