The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-10-28
Short State Stories

The Pierce County Tribune tells of
report that reached Rugby to the
effect that Andy Jones while in Mi
not had knocked down little man
who had said unkind things about
him. II the report is true. the little
fellow got up, and pasted Anyd In the
face, making him think that a mule
had struck him. 49,. E.a.
The Rugby Tribnue is a warm ad-
mirer of Gov. Burke, and says he
is worthy of the highest position to
which the people of the state can ell
ect him, probably meaning U. 5.
Senator.
The business men Of Upham have
subscribed $4,000 for the proposed
road across the meadow there. They
expect to get the money back in in
creased business.
A Riga farmer, Leo Miller, made
the ewes of his old friends in Algona'
Ia, stick out, when he sent them a
picture OF potato loaded on a flat
car, as long as the car and full load
for it. He informed them that this
was one OF the smallest raised here.
The weather has improved, and we
have been enjoying some old fashion
ed October weather. The recent cold
snap extended over many states, so
we needn't score anything against
North Dakota this time.
The damage to potatoes In the
ground during the cold snap, amount
ed to fully one-third, and as not more
than half had been 6, tubers will
command a good price, a dollar or
better before spring. ,
sTowner may have electric lights.
The following druggists in McHen-
~ county were refused permits: B.
B. Bennett, Drake; Stanley Miller,
Balfour: Geo. Haine Denbigh; O.
Zuercher, Berwick; and c. 0. Kink-
enhaugen, Velva. Sentence had not
been passed on the Others when this
information was given out.
C.H. Browne who started the Mag
ic City Democrat, has just launched
the Progress, new paper at Perth
N. D., on the field. .r
The Cando postmaster is adyertis-
ing special sale on postage stamps
and will sell thirteen good two cent
stamps for cent and quarter.
Senator Hansbrougu hasn't lost all
OF his old time prestige, as Is evidenc-
ed by the many favorable comments
concerning him by the state papers
Hansbrough may yet become can
dddate for the Office which he held SO
many years. ~
Lewis Larson, who farms on quite
q large scale in the hills west od
Kenmare, recently lost nine large
stacks of grain by fire and believes
that thresher by. the name ;of John
son did the work. The thresher has
gone. :: =
Two hundred thousand bushels OF
grain have been shipped out Of Wey-
burn so far this season.
Less ice and more oysters. says
Prof. Ladd. The shippers will please
take notice.
From the manner in which Bro
Myers of Russell wrote up the
county commissioners of Bottineau
oouaty, with whom he recently made
an auto trip, one would almost be led
to believe that he was expected to
land, the official business again.
.A Dufield, the Newburg Potato
King has finished digging 80 acres OF
potatoes this year, and will ship sew
eral car loads of the tubers east He
Is getting so cents bushel for them
on the track. which he says pays
better than growing wheat at $1.00 a
bushel. Many of his neighbors have
raised potatoes on large scale this
year. and have placed them In Mr..
Duflield,s hands for marketing. A
year ago he raised 20 acres Of, r0ta-
toes and made more from item
than he did from 120 acres of wheat.
He grows his potatoes on wheat land
every year, and sows wheat on tae
potato ground insuring him rrem-
endous yield OF wheat.
A. w. Movius, prominent Bowbci!s
cititen, died last week.
z. Q. Higley, Register Of Dseds -
Williams county Is back from Wet
Baden. Ind. feeling like . scnsol boy.