The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-08-17
vERNDALE MAN CHAMPION LIAR.

vERNDALE MAN CHAMPION LIAR.
Elsewhere in this issue make edlorial comment
on the veracity of newspaper reports. The following
taken from the Fergus Falls (Minn.) Journal Of
Aug 10, only goes to show that the truth is often
handled in an exceedingly careless manner, and
people always ready and will ng TO believe
anything derogatory to the excellent reputation
which North Dakota has always borne: r-a.#
Floyd Walker Of Verndale has recently returned
from Minot, N D., and tells woeful story of crop
failure there. According to the young man the far
mers are bringing their stock into Minot and tying
the horses and cattle front Of the banks, who
have MORTGAGES on the stock. They surrender
ing the security, but the banks do not want the
stock. The bankers have no way to care for them
and no market in which to sell them. Mr.. Walker
says that one farmer brought IN eleven head of work
horses and rendered them to the bank holding the
mortgage. The banker pleaded with the farmer to
take the horses back home and keep them until
he could 20 to Canada or Minnesota and find sale
for them The farmer refused. He said he
through and not going back home at all, but was
going to leave the country if he had to walk out
1t would be unnecessary to take any notice what
eoever of the above far people
are concerned. They know that this is fabrication
pure and simple. When the young said the
farmers bringing in their stock and tying the
horses and cattle in front Of the banks he lied In
the first place they are bringing in the stock they
are keeping them the farms where they have plen
ty of feed and where they will be in great demand
when it time to seed for the greatest crop
in the history of the state next year, from present
indications. In the second place, they couldn't tie
them in front of the banks if they wanted to- be-
cause there are no hitchng posts there. Some of
the farmers may have their stock mortgaged, but II
they have, they have plenty of feed for them the
banks treating them in a very lenient manner
and further, most farmers will sell several hundred
dollars worth more Of crop than they did last year
According to Walkers yarn, there is no sale for
stock. Why just the other day. q farmer whose
name can mention sold a. common mich COW
for $50 spot cash. Another farmer sold good team
OF young work horses for $3.50 cash. M S. Hetzel
Of Nb(Mch held sale few weeks ago and his
stun brot $4,000, a considerable amount of
which was cash, and the all good bankable notes.
Farm values have not slumped in the least H. A.
Monigan from north of the city refused $40 acre
for his half section Of land. What farms are chang
ing hands are bringing good prices. The farmers
are getting from 80 to IS cents pound for their
dressed young poultry. One Mnot grocer is ad-
vertisng to pay them Is cents dozen for eggs and
% cents pound for butter. Potatoes plentiful
and the farmers are selling them at a good figure.
We have heard OF none OF them selling for less than
dollar bushel and early in the season they were
bringing three dollars. Mind you we don't claim to
have any bumper crop this year, but there is hardly
farmer who is discouraged. OF course in tho
best of times when there bumper crops you will
always find some farmers who want to better their
conditions and we have the 1psra1 nanmher In this
class this year Why, instead Of our farmers walk
ing out the poor fellows from the drought stricken
districts OF South Dakota coming here to help
us out with our harvest realizing that we will have
enough and to spare