The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-04-20
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hearted fellow bought him ticket
to another town and the marshall
escorted him to the train.
The Adams Budget can't see much
reciprocity III fighting against mail
order houses to boost the business OF
local dealers -when the latter send to
big eastern houses for cheap letter
heads and envelopes.
In order to assist and encourage
the destruction of gophers at this
season Of the year it has been decid-
ed by Berthold township to furnish
free tc the owner or renter of every
quarter section OF land in the town
ship bottles of strychnine which can
be secured by making application at
the drug store.
II you want to water your horse at
the village water trough at Bowden,
you will have to get license, cost
ing you 81. 90 year. An ordinance
to that effect has just been passed.
DR.. Farmer of Deering, while scuT
ling with friend, slipped and broke
his leg The doctor can take a dose
or two OF his own medicine.
The Deering Enterprise is still run
ming a local for the Minot College
of Commerce, Notwithstanding the
school has been closed, and Professor
Stoessmeister has gone west.
Lee Miller of Granville, had two
horses killed Saturday, as they had
CHAMBERS. This makes seven horses
he has had to kill on that account
all that he had. He has burned his
barn and hopes tina: the disease has
been stamped out.
Granville seems to have con.
scientious dentist. He acknowledges
III the local paper that his prices for
certain work have been too high. and
he will make further reduction TO
those whom he has overcharged.
Ed. Person has shipped the old
Granville Record plant to Meolius,
Ore, and will again engage in the
newspaper work. The average news
paper man simply finds it impossible
10 quit the business.
Williams and Divide counties have,
'een having quite an atterca ton oye,.
which one should be allowed to col
ect the taxes on land in Divide coun-
y unpaid Jan. /. Williams county
vas going to appeal from an adverse
decision, but abandoned the ideas,
md the Divide county treasurer. will
'e allowed to copy the records.
Newman, the hypnotist, was in
0alermo recently, but he didp.t gel
n his work on Victor Peters, euiroI
# the Standard.
White Earth man Is accuse
to commit a serious ~.
ense upon poor old woman. =;
ears of age.
Three horses were found in a shac%
vest Of Williston where thew had
aiken shelter during a storm, ear:
asst winter. They had starved to
cath. The poor beasts had q
ne panels from the door and the
rames from the windows. They had
one into the shack and the door had
losed.
travelling men state that the
'orth Dakota merchants are bnv;ng
lore carefully this spring than ever
efore and this 10 giving ther
ood standing with the wholesale
ouses. They are looking I'D their
ales Of last year very carefully and
uying accordingly.
The Willow City Eagle accepted a
lg al from store in another town.
ecal1se the local merchants were not
'yal enough.
Miss Maude McGovern has had her
ontract to teach at Bantry revoked.
1e board claiming that she failed
pay her board. In a letter in the
antry Advocate, she dares anyone
give an instance where this was
le case and says she does not want
teach in a district anywhere. where
lere is any friction.
The Devils Lake Inter Ocean hints
lat Editor Mitchell Of the World ha.
zen double crossed, by some OF tn.
who are not satisfied
ith the lenient way which he ha,
andled the political enemies Of that
aper.
Mrs, VIM. Burrows Of ,Bowbells
ed from the effects Of fall, which
'cured when she attempted to rise
ON her bed, after long spell Of
leumonia. In falling, her head was
jured by striking some sharp OBJ