The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-12-29
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The following clipping from THE League" peri
odica devoted to the interests of Farmers Cooper
alton, handed us by one of our friends, and is
intended to show that the farmer is not the only
one guilty Of the heinous crime Of sending away"
for necessities. A dry goods merchant starting
down town when his wife reminded him of his most
important duty during the day. Now, my dear be
sure and don't forget to send to the city for that
new Stanhope, so have it. by Sunday. You
knew our old buggy is getting that it is not fit
to be seen" Just a few blocks away the merchant
who handles vehicles and implements sitting at
breakfast with his family. The conversation drifted
around to the approach of school "And That
reminds me, John" said the Lady who sat at the
head of tine table, 81 must be going to the city no
later than next week. I must get goods for the
chdren's school clothes and to see about suit
for myself, and perhaps had better about
new rug for tine parlor and some lace curtains for
the front windows" An hour two later a leading
grocer stepped into the bank to buy draft, which
he was going send catalog house for swell"
bedroom suit. "Hows business?" asked the bank
or. "On, not so very good,' replied the grocer
things are very dull just now" Before the banker
finished writing the draft dapper young man with
a grip stepped UP and asked how every one was
The banker seemed glad to him. He was the
representative of big printing establishment, In
another state He and the banker chatted pleas
anty for few minutes, after which tine young man
inquired casually of his friend behind the window
if he wanted anything. well, yes" replied the
other goodnauredly, Il believe do. Print us 5000
checks 5000 drafts and a couple of thousand letter
heads" The young thanked him cordially and
bustled out. That night tine local business men had
meeting at the town hall to discuss the growth of
the mail order evil All the gentlemen mentioned
in tine narrative delivered short talks. They all
agreed that the farmers guilty of treason to
their home merchants when they persisted In buy
ing their goods from tine mail order houses and the
meeting closed by adopting a strong resolution
against trading away from home.
The suggested change in the primary law made by
the Lisbon Free Press is the best We have
1t says the law should be maintained, but there
should be certain amendments adopted to perfect 1t.
For instance if the primary choice of either party
3 to represent the will Of the party there should
be means adopted to prevent party taking
part in attempting to control tine choice OF the
other party This could be done by requiring a
registration Of all party voters, especially in villages
and Cities at least ten days before the primaries
John Jones' democrat if registered as such could
then have his vote cast for republican candi-
date, and vice versa Tine date of the primaries
should also be changed to the latter part of Septen-
Der instead of June. the present plan requires
too long campaign Of course at the general cleo
ton in November the citizen Of either party votes
he peases, but ne should certainly be restricted
at the primaries to the party which he claims to
belong.-Westhope Standard.
Devils Lake, with a population of $780, and Bis
marck with SAB, are bemoaning the fact that they
are not as large they thot they were Well we
We're disappointed with Minot's showing too but
then out west the number of people city has does
not always indicate the volume of business that Is
done. The Independent believes That as a rule an
average western city does twice or three times the
business Of city of the same size in the east.
Practically every man out here is actively engaged
in some line of business. We do not have so many
men on the retired list. We do more Wholesale
business than the smaller cities of the east. And
then the men who in business here hustle
They came out west to make money. city with a
population of 5000 in the west is to be congratu-
lated.
report from Fargo has it that Judge Goss might
Poss bly, Re counted out of the fight for judge of the
supreme court yet This is hardly probable and the
Independent places little credence in the report
The only way could be done is this. Goss received
A mai orfv of in Rurko