The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-10-26

ing the methods Of those of the eastern states
than ever, and if they continue to do this there is
reason why land will not sell within short
time for nearly much that of the east. The
solution of the problem is very simple. Just few
mich COWS. some corn winter rye wheat will do
the business
I've editors over the state >"e taking kindly TO tn.
candidacy of Editor Ben Whitehead of the Wston
State for national Democratic committeeman. It Is
generally conceded that he has the best of it at the
present time. and it is predicted tia Ben will win
in walk. Geo. E. Duis of Grand Forks and Col.
Hildreth Of Fargo will probably be his opponents
As rule, it matters little who the Democrats elect
to this position, but in the event Of democratic
national victory the office would be most important
mere are few good houses for rent in Minot
which indicates that conditions are improving There
will of course always be houses for rent but there
IS brisk demand for those Of the better sort
More farmers will plant corn next year than ever
before. and larger fields. If several farmers would
put up silos then club together and buy corn
binder and ensilage cutter the feed problem would
not worry them
The postal laws are such that 2 neu,sn,par ,rh
hsher can s11sst anyone for fraud who t,k,s , IL
per anu refuses to pay for it, Under this man
VINO allows Ills subscription to run on for some time
unpaid then orders it discontinued or marks il r.
luseo or have post card sent notifying tho pub
Usher leaves himself liable to arrest and fine the
same as for theft
secretary ofstate Norton is being criticized by
some OF the state papers hts failure to turn oysr
to the counties each month the auto tax money
winch became duo july l. Aecn&diHx to IL Nv
the secretary should turn over to each county its
share each month No one believes that the secre
tary has wfully violated the law He may have
been merely negligent
The Canadian census report shows that there are
7,081,oSs souls over in King Edwards domain. The
increase in ten years has been 1,71O553 largely
made up OF Americans who went there In quest Of
free homes. The Canadians disappointed over
the report, they have been claiming population
of nine millions
We have been informed that the divorce question
under law is settled in Norway in a very
simple and cfe' tive Couples who agree 10
disagree merely visit magistrate who can un
tie their knot without much adoo. Norway's divorce
rate isn't very large, either.
The editors proverbal joke about accepting tur-
nps and cabbage subscription Is no joke this
year. Many of the farmers the state liqu1-
dating their subscription debts with the finest pota
toes and other garden truck that ever grew under
the sun
The burning of straw stacks is sinful waste.
The straw should be saved and fed cattle. They
will eat OF it and convert the rest into man.
which should be put back the land it came
from enrtchen it, Burning the straw is robbng
the soil.
The merchants In nearly every North Dakota
town can encourage the growing of potatoes by buy
ing the product from the raisers at fair price and
shipping them We notice that in number Of towns
they doing this The E. B. Peterson Co. of
Souris is of the firms that has done the farmers
good in this manner
Some OF smaller country papers will have a hard
time pulling through during the coming winter It
will be up to the merchants Of those towns to give
tho publishers lift II the0 want their town to be
represented with a good i've paper, and good
town can afford to be without ono.
The Prison Messenger must have had q recruit o.
two az a supplement added last week, in order
chronicle all tie good things the boys had to say
Farmers should remember that the quickest wav
of increasing the value of their farm land to 800
acre, is thru and thriving creameries