The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-12-21
Botanist and State Seed Commissioner,
Agricultural College, n. Oak.


Agricultural College, n. Oak.
There never was any reason why Arne Amund-
son should have had thing to do with the afa1rs
Of Ward county, since Mountrail county was formed
some years ago. Amundson's district at the time
included White Earth, his former home and ex-
tended as far east as Berthold. Had Amundson
been a business man, engaged in the ordinary pur-
suits of life he never could have afforded TO give
his sole attention tho affairs Of Ward county.
The money doubt looked good to him. The i'm
!ortance of the job appealed to him and in order
70 retain IT, he moved Berthold bag and bag
gage. Here he resided at least pretended to
reside for time, but even this proved unhandy for
him. Finally, for the sake of convenience the DIS
tricts were reformed so as to include North Mlnot
in Amundsons district, and then he moved to Mtnot.
careful perusal of Amundson's bills during the
time he has been III Office will SHOW that he has
been drawing mighty fat salary and 1t is the
general impression that If the county board would
systematic their work the sessions would not have
to last half as long they Go, and the taxpaEers
money would be saved accordingly. Amrndson dis.
played when he moved to Berthold. His
place should have been vacated at the time. The
east that he do at this time, is to step down
and out in graceful possible He
a
voters will boost him if he should again be-
candidate. The personnel Of this Board
must be changed to large extent and it will be-
number of young girls in Minor have gone
wrong and it is quite often the case that the par
ents themselves to blame One instance we
recall particularly, a mother few months ago.
sanctioned the marriage Of her fourteen-yearold
daughter young who had no steady
2loyment, who was but nineteen years Of age The
girl is but fifteen now, and she has seen more of
life than many woman twice as old She SAYS
her old man has failed to provide for her and she
determined to make her way She mas done
So however precarious as it may have been. The
hother is now IN tears and she knows that she
iaS maze mistake She feels certain that the
Laughter should nave been sent the reform school
instead OF marrying. The girl can hardly be blamed
-" Aei c'4"l'lon she IS totally bad. She drinks
ana she smokes cigarettes. She admits that she
IS Dad and seems to be proud Of it. Had her sur
roIndings been different while her character was
being formed, she might now be a credit to the
community instead of a menace. It's hard mat
Ter TO reform young woman when she has once
FaEen the downward path. Greater care should be
taken with parents before she has taken that path
But word of warning I want to give" said
Governor Robert S. Wesley, of South Dakota speak
ing at the banquet of governors in Chicago The
west is place for lazy man. If you tell
nockhead he ought to go west and make his for
tune, giving him the wrong tip. It re-
Quires keen wit, relentless energy and fortitude
against many hardships to win success in the west
Fortunes there in plenty but they do not lie
around made on the ground They must be fought
for and dug for and thas fighting and digging
against odds is what makes the strong, hardy cit
liens of whom the west is composed"
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