The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-02-01
and glad hand shake. Mrs Page is

deservedly popular with the members.
| Miss Lu Sutherland, Of the Wash
burn Leader, attended the convention
and became quite popular at once.
The editors have been watching the
progress Of this young newspaper
woman with much interest. She not
! only edits one of the brightest week
ly papers in the state, but looks after
| the business end of the concern and
makes the Leader pay too. She
is the daughter Of King john Sat
terland, one of the old time citizens
of the state
The wife of President Black and
his charming daughter lent charm to
the convention and assisted mater
tally IN making it possible for one
Of the speakers at the banquet to
state that he was addressing the best
looking lot of people in the state.
Cohesive" Hager of Grafton could
remain but one day but his gentle
voice was frequently heard while he
was there
Col. Richter believes IN leaving
North Dakota money in North Dako-
ia. Woe until the institution that
buys its typewriting paper in Min
neapolis. f. a,
Jesse Cost System Burgster Of
jamestown is one Of the most faith
full members Of the association. AS
usual he was accompanied by his
pretty wife. .
Colonel Plumley, who has been
identified with the ASSOCIATION for the
past Is or 80 years, If 1t has been in
existence that long, took great pleas
ure in entertaining the boys. The
Forum kept open house for two days
and the visitors we're shown the
plant of one of the states greatest
papers.
Walt Cushing Of the Courier-News
is responsible for getting the editor
of the Independent to locate in North
Dakota ten years ago, thereby doing
the state a lasting service. Walt saws
we should keep quiet about the mat
ter, otherwise, some might consider
that he deserved a fifteen year SEN
tence. At any rate, we first met our
old friend when he had charge of The
N D. exhibit at Buffalo, and after
viewing the exhibit, it didn't take
Gushing long to convince us that
North Dakota was the spot we had
been looking for.
We didn't think that the Red riv-
er Valley needed an irrigation plant,
yet one was in operation during the
convention. 1t was patterned little
like the one at Williston.
Wait Gushing tells q good yarn
about a North Dakota farmer who
visited the Buffalo exhibition. See
ing the exhibit from this state, he
stood around for quite while telling
everybody that the corn on exhibit
was not raised in his state at all. butt
was imported for exhibition purposes.
AS a matter of fact it was raised at
the Agricultural College farm. Walt
stood the fellows abuse as long as
he could, then taking him by the
nape of the neck and the seat Of the
trousers, threw him out bodily.
G. A. Wales of Portal left his pa
per in charge Of an ungodly printer
The fellow went the route and failed
to get out the paper. Wales had to
hurry back and succeeded In getting
the paper out on Sunday while the
church bells were ringing Speak
ing of the troubles Of an editor
McGarry Of Alexander travelled
495 miles to attend the convention
and he had to drive IS miles to the
nearest railway station. The press
boys ought to give him medal.
There are now 800 members Of the
association, but according to the rec
ords there are 1856 publishers In the
state who have not yet. Joined Send
$500 to Secretary Holbein at Lans-
ford, and get behind the best prop
osition in the state. Your money
will be returned to you many fold.
Hereafter the secretary Of the as
sociation will be recompensed IN
way for his services. The dues have
been increased from $500 to $500, the
extra dollar being the secretary's sal
airy. II all of our secretaries work