The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-09-08
so SAY THE COUNTY COMMISSION
ERS WHEN THEYPLAY THE BABY
ACT AND TAKE THE'OFFlClAl
PRINTING AWAY FROM
THIS PAPER
4 LIVELY TIME HENcEFoRTH

This is : copy Of the famous edict
passed by the board Of county COM
mtssioners, which takes from the In
dependent the official printing of
Ward county. Although the Indepen-
dent had been awarded the printing
for q year, from the 9Th Of last jan
uary, the commissioners became pro
voked at some Of our editorial criti-
with US, performed this boyish trick
cisms Of their acts, and to play even
Those who know the commissioners
personally, are not surprised in the
least Those who do not, can easily
surmise what narrow-minded fellows
they really are. We accept the edict
of Jens, Arne, etal., rather a. com.
pliment, for We actually believe that
II our editorials are 80 forcible and
truthful as to call forth an act 80 un-
usual on the part Of the commission
ers that it has no parallel in this or
any other state, there must be some
thing to our charges. Editorially in
this issue we point out why the COM
missionens did this, and the readers
will readily understand that it was
not because Of the unreliability Of our
statements. hut rather because Of
their truthfulness. We. defy the COM
mlsSioners to point out where We
have made general rhisstatement.
We don't believe they will dare to
attempt to do It. The resolutions IN
which we are charged with Les Ma.
jeste, FOLLOW:
Commissioner Hurd moved for the,
adoption Of the following resolution:
Be It Resolved, by the board Of
county commissioners of Ward coun.
ty, that the resolution passed on the
9Th day Of January, 1910, wherein the
Ward County Independent, published
in the city of Minot, was named az
one Of the omcial newspapers Of said
county, for the year 1910, be recon
sidered. Motion seconded by Com.
Glein and carried.
Moved by Com. Glein that the fol-
lowing resolution be adopted:
This act on the part Of the board
Of county commissioners Of Ward
county is deemed advisable in view
of the fact that the Ward County In
dependent has seen At to editorially
distort facts, figures and conditions
with regard to Ward county affairs,
and publish articles which are wholly
false and untrue, and to take advan-
tage Of the fact that the newspaper
is the official organ of the county,
thereby giving forth the impression
to the taxpayers that the editorial
utterances were founded upon TACT.
We do not believe that Ward coun-
ty can afford to countenance such
procedure or to maintain newspa-
per as the official organ Of the county
which is so thoroughly unreliable az
the Independent and we deem it ex-
pedient to reconsider former motion
Of this board whereby the Independ-
ent was named as the official news.
paper, and to instruct the county aud
otor ito cease to furnish copies Of Of
dis proceedings and official busi-
Is to the said Ward County 1nde-
.,ndent, and it is hereby ordered THAT
the resolution naming the lndepend..
ent as the official newspaper Of Ward
county be annulled.
Seconded by Com. Hurd and car.
ried, all msmbers voting in the amm-
ative.
sTATB OF NORTH DAKOTA,
County Of Ward -:
I hereby certify that the foregoing
Is true and correct copy Of . reso-
luution passed by the board of conn
ty commissioners Of Ward county at
session hsld second day Of Sept,
1910.
Given under my hand and the seal
Of the county Of Ward, this third day
Of Sept, 1910.
LOUIS A. LARSON,
County Auditor.