The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-04-20

Now that prospects are good for big crop, the
newspaper boys the state will urge the bust
ness men to be little more liberal with their
advertising patronage. The wide awake merchants
will need urging. for they are already aware
that the right sort OF advertising is paying in
vestment. How some of the publishers have exist
ed for nearly year with the business that has
been accorded them, is mystery Only news
paper man, trained to fight for every dollar he gets,
and sometimes earning that dollar two and three
times, could do it. Merchants don't begrudge the
editor what little you asked to pay towards
the support of your local paper. Just stop for a
moment and contemplate what very dull town
yours would be without your weekly newspaper.
You look for it every week it comes fresh from
the press, but do you ever stop to think what an
effort 1t has been for your local publisher to get
out that edition? Think of the hundreds of dollars
worth Of advertising he gives your town every year.
for which he does not receive cent, and which be-
nedts you directly or indirectly. If you are not
already carrying advertisement in your local
paper, don't go to sleep tonight until have
tracted for few hundred inches. Then consider
well what you are going to tell the public thru that
space. Take the editor into your confidence If
you are undecided and he will be glad to assist
a little printers ink will do you. Why, to watch
that editors face illuminate after you have given
him that contract. will be worth every cent it costs
you. even If you should not get one cents benefit
from the advertisement. But If you go at the
business right, you'll make good your little in
vestment, so that you'll be able and willing to pay
your local booster fair compensation for what
he has done for you. Help your towns best friend,
the editor and you'll be helping yourself we'll.
The Commercial club committee did the right
thing in making no recommendations to the normal
board of control concerning the site for the
normal buildings. The board is composed of re-
preventative men of the state and believe that
they will do the fair thing. In any event. not
everybody will be satisfied. There num-
Der of things for the board to consider in selecting
this site. The distance should be too far from the
business of the city. site should be select
ed which will give ample room not only for the
building. but for out of door sports we'll II the
board agree upon such site that can be seen
By passing trains much the better half
dozen good sites have been offered, and in this
the institution is fortunate indeed. We
have faith in our normal board and believe they
will do what will prove the best for the Normal
school in the long run.
While the Independent does not propose to tell
its farmer readers how they shall do their farm
work we are always glad to publish timely sug-
gestions and one Of the most important have
received for time is from the pen of J. s.
Murphy, himself farmer and good too, by
the way. In another column Of this issue, Mr..
Murphy tells OF the disadvantages from too early
seeding Mr.. Farmer, if you have been planning
being the first in your neighborhood to get
your seed in the ground, pause moment to read
Mr.. Murphys communication, and then dc what
you think best. We are fully convinced that
Murphys ideas are correct.
The population Of North Dakota has increased
50 per cent during the past decade and the fertility
and the vast space i'll this state would permit
growth in a like ratio for several decades. Many
other agricultural states have done we'll as North
Dakota. Nevada, mining state has increased SO
per cent; Idaho, 1el per cent; Oklahoma 100 per
cent; and Washington 12O per cent. The growth
OF population in the eastern states has been rather
SLOW because the farmers have sold their high pric-
cd holdings and gone further west to take up cheap
err land. The size of the farm has decreased notice
ably Better farming methods are employed every
where
An editor approached St. Peter at the Golden
Gate and handing him long list of delinquent
subscribers said Look this list over CAREFUL,
and see if any of these fellows have sneaked through
the pearly gates NO" said ST. Peter" there
are none Of them inside, but a fellow slipped
through here the other day who took the paper
year without paying for it and had postmaster marx
it refused" but we after him, and when caught
In will he IN tha Uh he