The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-04-15

manner that will enable us to arrange an exposi-
tion that will attract wide attention. There is
scarcely farmer but who can arrange a creditab-
lie exhibit on some line and we believe that the
premiums will be of such nature, as to induce a
great many to put forth their best efforts. Where
is there a farmer who would not be proud to car
ny off the blue the red ribbon on any ex-
hibit that he might send. The fact that he was
able to carry of the laurels would be more pleasing
than the actual value of the premium. The ones
who were unsuccessful would 60 home more. deter
mined than ever to do better farming raise bet
stock In the coming years, and there Is the real
value in county fair Seeing is believing and the
fact that Farmer Mann has raised real corn in
North Dakota, corn that actually matured in from
sixty to ninety days, not mere nuob1ns, but big
smooth, nice Of fully developed corn. would
convince the skeptical farmer. that all this talk
about North Dakotas being in the corn belt. was
something besides hot air. Farmer Skeptic would
arrange to get some of the prize seed and you may
be certain that he would plant it. OF course. We
will want to give you "hoss" race or two. and
some free entertainments. but the exhibit OF farm
products will be the primary object OF the Ward
county fair and want the farmers OF the North
west to boost it. Let us hear from you, as to the
best time you think. to hold the fair. ~
Congressman Hanna made address In the house
of representatives in which he urged the retention
Of the present duty on barley which the Payne tariff
bill proposes to cut in half Mr. Hanna spoke In the
interests of the barley growers In North Dakota
we'll the farmers Of the whole country AS near
as be learned the proposed reduction on barley
comes from the mailing interests, represented by
few manufacturers at Buffalo, New York whose en-
tire production. says the Minneapolis Market Re
cord is less than 20 per cent of the malt produced
in the United States The bulk of the product is pro-
duced in the west at Chicago, Milwaukee, and Min
neapols and the reduction by the eastern masters
was planned to secure advantage over western
competitors. The consumer of malt, the brewer and
the distiller are not camoring for a reduction on
barley duty. Barley is special product OF the farm
err and it has been profitable crop the last two or
three years. but if the gates are open to Canadian
barley with the vast expanse of territory being
sowed to that product in the northwest territories
the price of the American product, it is believed
would be so low as make its growing Improbable
in the northwest, and with view OF supporting inc
majority of interests involved in the industry, IS
plainly the duty of congress to retain the present
duty on barley The jamestown Alert takes this
view and other state grain interests VIII agree.
A nublic funeral service, such is seldom held,
except in the case of some prominent person. TOOK
place at the Minot Opera House last Sunday after
noon in honor of the memory of Thomas j. Shields
who lost his life in the Optic building hre last week.
Mr. Shields member of the fire department
of the CITY of MinOt, and died victim OF MS de-
voton to duty The name of the deceased will not
be heard much outside of the state and he will not
win the RECOGNITION that Jack Binns did. Yet, the
decd of the one great the deed Of the other.
There is many man and many woman who thus
fall by the wayside, and, who without the Glamour
of an admirng throng or the glamour OF military OF
other pomps, none the less true heroes. 1ney
tread, day after day. the plain obscure pain u
common duties till death claims them The hero IN
homespun' to use the title of a we'll known STORY
appeals more to us that the hero in uniform, with
Changing sword and shining epaulets. We 20 not
know what the religious belief of Mr.. Shields may
have been; and we do not very much what
they were. But his deed is one that comes within
the meaning of the utterances of the Master HIM
self: Greater love hath man than this, that a
man Law down his life for his friends "-Towmer Tri
bune
The Ontinist this week received its first copy OF
the Neche Chronotype, published at Neche by Rex
Lampman We have been following through tae
medium of the exchanges each week, the slssrace-
full proposition that has arisen in that town Dy
the deliberate attempt of the merchants ana Dusl-
ness men of that place to boycott and starve out
their only newspaper. Judging by the appearance
of the paper and the editorial ability OF the editor
a. evinced therein, we feel constrained to remark
that the fool killer is long overdue IN that town
of Neche-and that should he arrive and fulfill MS
mission-the newspaper man would be ABOUT tne
only surviving ctzen.-Rugby Optimlst
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