The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-03-25

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~ MINOT, NO. DAKOTA, MARCH2E', 1909
EDITORIAL COMM e ~
Uncle Sam not only doesn't get the $29.000.0oo
Standard oil fine but he has to stand all the costs
of the litigation.
The moving picture show at Leeds has been clos
ed. The manager had been making good money
but had to look after other work.
Mexico will declare off all wheat duties on April
l. Wheat now costs $500 Mexican money a bushel
In the city of Mexico, and the price is almost pro-
hibitive
man in Illinois dropped dead while spading in
his garden the other day. That is all we want to
know We willing to profit by the mistakes OF
others-sometimes
After April 1, the eighteen railroads doing bust
ness in Missouri will adopt the three cent mile
fare rate the law cutting the fare having been de-
clared unconstitutional.
The report Of the Commissioner of Agriculture
shows that there was no real shortage in wheat
tho considerable number Of Chicago wheat
specuators are said to be short
Stanley has sort of "locked the barn after the
horse was stolen" in buying an up to date fire
fighting apparatus just after the $4,000 fire. The
Sun says this is the best move Stanley ever made.
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coal deposits without knowing it, will be given
clear title to the land surface coal and ALL accord
ing to the law which passed both the House and the
senate
In Pennsylvania town where Mr.. Bryan lectur-
ed recently, the hall too small to hold the
crowd Pennsylvania plurality for Taft last
November was 296994 Crowds in that state make
distinction between business and entertainment.
The farmers making preparations to get in
to the fields and it is expected that they will
be able to do SO within two weeks. The frost is
said to be down good and deep which indicates
big crop.
Some conception Of the cost Of war may be
gathered when it is known that it costs as much
to fire twelve inch gun, editor makes in two
years. Now some exchange may be expected to re-
mark that that isn't so much.
The table on which Taft stood while making a
campaign speech in Virginia. has been bought by a
woman who will keep it to hand down to future
generations Taft left the mark Of his heel on the
table and probably sprung a leaf or two.
Africa is waiting for Roosevelt and his party Of
hunters who sailed on the 23rd Of this month.
Thirty-two lions and several families of giraffes
were seen in Mombasa, British East Africa, where
the party will hunt Native guides in readiness:
Better bookkeeping methods are to be employed
in our state penitentiary. When the editor of the
Independent visited the penitentiary in January
he shown the books kept by Warden Hellstrom,
and they were much improved the old Boucher
system Hellstrom stated that he anxious to
perfect the system, but stated that it would take
some time to do
A Missouri Democratic editor is quite philos-
opher, not withstanding the fact that he has been
betting his money on losing proposition for good
many years He says: Maybe Bryan will be the
logical candidate in 1872 If so good luck to him,
and we will be with him., We would however like
to nominated for president that has
show to win"
For the fourth consecutive time, the second man
in the history of the United States to be elected
speaker of the House many times, Jos. Cannon
was placed back in his old Office after Of the
lvliest scraps seen in congress- Champ Clark
Of Missouri made great fight but Cannon's sup
perters fused with Tammany Democrats and Can
non was elected with 2O4 votes to Clarks 1866. How
ever the insurgents forced partial revision of the
autocratic rules of the house, which will help