The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-01-07

Gov. Burke
\, Seems w orriied

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representative Of the lnlependent
called on some of the men promi-'
nent in the STATEN various ways. OF
course you all know that Bism arck
mas street cars-and NIinot IN asnt
but then Minot is not the capi'al
81 the state and Bismarck is-and
thereby hangs tale. iBut Tvs VS.
wont 60 into detail on the story
concerning how the street car sss-
tom was built-but il 1t had been
,t,nanced by individuals the COMPANY
would long ago have been ~, 'ne
800. =, a receiver. Nevertheless
~ system comes handy when - one
=. II. 70 20 UP to the Capitol- build 3! y
IND for that is about all the g9o'
nat the system does. Wen, w
t-,ad the system out, found pplenty \
:, room in the cart takes 2 soou
deai OF room for us-and soon W.
-.,.,,n sight OF the capitol buildings. J
~, h,;,ding cost good deal Dc. ~ q =.
.sanav-a,most as much as>the Wara
County court house, and wneh y
saw 1t, it reminded US In wy 8
-. ovr court house. We we're also
~ ,,s,,,n,,et Of the old Capitol commls.
's' -, ,.h,cb was declared IN
cohS tA,., :, what a difference there
Oa' 49, nave been in the appearance
:. =. h,,,d,ng had the bill been -
- :" - what a difference tnere
- nove been in the financial
l ,!.,on - 4 few men in the state
=. that wing been erected. 'ba. !.
10 sn,t and that's the reason una
WASH. aAN I, state Blaisdell has
secree ,uch finer than even Gov.
Burke himself. o,r gov
: y, cmrse we called on our -
~ and told him how nara w
baa tried to elect nim-to sea' 49,
naa ue said he was sorry tna'
n ~ h,a been upsuccessful for .'ook
- The lack pot am in now =
uords to that effect, for Honest jim ~,
"o' ~ t;me was wrestling with tine
a. 80, =. "How to appoint TWO
paen. Judges Of the Supreme oou,.'
and make forty-nine otner oan
foe, happy. John had oeei
.aaainp a book entitled "The Art o.
n.cention or The hand is QUICKER
n an the Eye" and was trying -
.o,ve the mathematical proDlem =
how to get a bushel in peck meas
IRE. ut Just can't be done, .ne
:. ,ornor mntterei to himself. See
81, MANY men want Office, and they
are all my friends and true. wisn
could appoint them all. Ihere
,ro not half enough jobs TO 80
,round. "Create more jobs we 1olu
Honest John, but he shook MS neau
and looked askance.. The governor
looked blear eyed as tho ne hao
heen losing sleep for a week OF
Ten days, trying in vain 10 solyo
The momentous problems OF state t Ia.
confront him. The governor was
b,sy that morning. 81 Peppercorn
come down from Mclean county anu
wanted to get Bud Worknomore ap-
,o,ntad on one of the latest state
bo.rds 70 be had. A dozen hal al
.eadv asked for the job and BUD
will have to be contentei with earn
ing an honest living.
A newly elected legislator came IN
q size up the governor ana get IN
,tm,ctions.. The governor addressed
him thusly: Go in. with the expec-
tation. Of getting knocked down. i
you get a swat get up and GO II
again. You'll probably get knocked g
down again. Don't let that dismay
YOU. Get up and sonsoiss yourself y
With the thot that he dan't get hit
twice in the same spot" The fellow y.
rmiled as tho he really liked tne
prospects OF the future, and depart
Cd swearing by all that was go good !,
and bad that he'd borrow 9 ioo'
All suit and get ready for ne t = y.
We left wishing the governor 9 zap 11'l
~ Nav Year. but ne locked 1o1.
r,ei, and didn't know whether NED
So very happy or not John fooke1.
4. tho he'd iike that very mdnues @
BIO 1 boy again back on his aASays
farm in Iowa, With nothing % 40
but split wood, and dream OF ing
day. when he'd 10 great man.
The secretary Of state was out
His chief deputy, Mr.. La Moure, son
81 the immortal Jud, was IN ana