The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-09-26
AROUND THE STATE

porter announced the contest one
night and the next Bro. Smart got
real busy. r@N'.
The Optic is preparing to install a
complete new outfit, press, linotype
machine, etc., We understand.
Nellie Wilkins, the old time school
ma am is giving exhibitions with her
trained birds in this section of the
state. ~.." 70 i ".:
The Mcknight Land Co. has so
much grain in the vicinity of Hurd
that it has leased the Farmers Ele-
vator at that place.
Frank Smith sold three Quar.ers Of
land near Hllrd for $4y5OO a quarter
Jos Watson, a farmar living east
of Maxbass, reports wheat averaging
~ IL bushels per acre. This is the
best reported so far.
A Stanley farmer says that his only
l oUJeNtlOu " udAtIiS AcAJ 1S tidt c'Io'
it is all in the bale, there is no place
left to secret a jug.
No less than fifteen of the biggest
and test'' fairs in the state are to be
held this fall
Geo. W. Kemper of Minot. seems
TO be grabbing all the work in sight
over in Burke county. The commits
sioners last week awarded him the
contract of building six large iron
bridges.
There is an estimated acreage of
potatoes OF 1882 in nine counties Of
the state, an increase Of about 5"
per cent over last Year. The yield is
about the same hut the quality some
what inferior.
The devil on the Noonan Republic
an, preferring to set bundles Of wheat
! instead Of type, quit his Job.
Talk about tall corn, Major Person
who stands six feet or better in his
naturals, has field of corn on his
crack stock farm west Of the city
that Is so high that he can scarcely
reach to the top. The major is PICK
ing the corn and would often find
step ladder handy. Now beat that.
"darr :e.'
Jim Rush, a former Lansford citi-
zen, now living at Galais. Mont, has
been l. minated for county assessor
Of Hill comfy, Montana, on the DEM
ocratjc ticket, with fair chances OF
winning. ~.>...a.l.. 49,.
Geo. M, Gray of kenluare was |
chosen chairman of the republican
stat central committee, to take TIT |
place of Frank Sprague of Grafton,
who resigned. Mr.. Gray mas as
sumed charge Of the republican cam
align Of the state,
Nels 1verson Of Palermo has ship
ped his seventh car of cattle east this
Year.
Editor Hoff has thrown some light
on the subject of illuminating Pal
ermo's hotel In the Standard ~
says: "Arne Tiller has installed
ono Of the best lighting systems at
the Commercial hotel; it is dandy.
When Arne says there should lie
When Andy said should be. light,
there was light
J. c. Hoff the Palermo capitalist.
has lined up with other magnates an"
is advocating high protective tariff.
Does Fro. I4off think the stetl trust
needs much protection, considering
hat it made stvtral hundred ptrcent
profit on it's investment last year?
The Glenburn band is an organiza-
ton thas the town is proud Of. One
of the players has just received
$155 tuba and two others an $50
COrnet each.
The choke cherries in the sand
hills of Riga have been more numer-
OILS than usual this year.
NJ. S. Birnel of Glenburn threshed
Galloway oats that averaged 81 bush.
els per acre by weight. The average
for wheat in that vicinity is from ~
ing 81 bushels. sixty acres of spring
ing 81 buseas. Sixty acres Of spring
" heat on summer fallowed land on
The G. D.. Colcord farm, grown by
!, $. Beam, averaged rs bushels.
o. c. Johnson, q Carpio farmer
has demonstrated that good apples
can he grown in Ward county. His
trees OF the hardy varieties are just
loaded with fine large apples, as big
as those grown in the east.
M. J. Pavlik, publisher Of the Car