The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-02-15

, cows and The shipments Of crsal
e..ch month bring him an income Q
$40 He will milk nine cows durinI
the summer.
John Peck and G. ]. Hall, prosper
GUS Client burn farmers attended tn
big meeting, and had their names in
scribed on the Independents roll O
homo.
4 G. F.. Eaton of Surrey, who ownst
the building occupied by Geo. State
that burned, says that within Al hours
from the time he notified the Ger
man American Insurance Co. Of New
York. regarding the fire, he had re-
ceived check fo- $1,000. That's 90
ing some.
c. H. Crockard, the newspaper
| magnate, stopped in Minot to attend
the farmers convention enroute to
Bismarck, from Rugby where him
self and wife have been visiting rel
atives.
e. A. Brown, the Kenmare Fruit
King, was down last week attending
the big show.
F. ]. Stefftck, who is teaching In
Mckenzie county, passed thru Minot
Wednesday enroute to his home at
Herg, from a visit Of five weeks IN
Wisconsin. The Independent learns
that it's old friend is being talked Of
as prospective candidate for SUPER
intendent of schools of Mckenzie
county, and from the excellent work
that he did as deputy under Go.
supt. Warren Of Ward county for
two years, we know that the voters
could not select better man for the
position.
1t isn't an original statement, by
any means, when we say that when
a man gets into trouble, the first
thing he thinks of Is to get the editor
to keep his name out Of the paper
At other times, the average man
doesn't give the newspaper a thought,
and if he speaks of it calls it
rag" and perhaps tries to get out
of paying his subscription. But let
him get into trouble, and what
far reaching influence that same
rag has then. Don't put that IN
the paper" was whispered in our
ear this week. But W do - W
please.
Here is Otto Waitz's tonsorial sue.
gestion: To remove icicles from
whiskers, shave of the whiskers and
soak them for twenty minutes in hot
water"
The Independent added just 20 new
names to it's subscription list in a
week. We have no solicitor out at J
present, all of them having enrolled !
of their own volition. |
Peter Fugelso and D. R. Jacobson,
with their wives will leave Sunday
for Fargo to attend the annual con-
vention of the hardware dealers of
the state. Later they will go to st.
Paul where the members Of the firm
will buy stock.
A. H. Thomas, the we'll known
Deering auctioneer, was a business
visitor in our city Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. V. Mccoy, who
have been in New York, where Mr..
Mccoy bought stose for his store,
are expected home the latter part of
he week. !!
A farewell reception will he given
,onight at the basement of the Pres
7yterian church for C. A. Fisher and
family, who are soon to leave for
heir new home at Valley City.
The Independent has received a
post card from Mr.. Archie D. Nc
Iannel, our specialist, who is doing
special work in Vienna. He says:
Everything going fine. Am very
busy, but am enjoying the work i'm
nensely. We have not reached zero
ret, but have been nearly frozen
lalf the time North Dakota Will
ook good to me-"
Mr.. Abraham, south prairie farm.
r, bought a Spalding deep filling
machine last fall and plowed some
Il his ground sixteen inches desp.
lie will pillow the rest early in the
pring and hopes to show his neigh.
ors some classy farming. He said !!
hat he plowed under thistles that .
Viii never again sec tho hight Of day I
nd it did his heart good to do the
rick. His farming operations viii
e watched width interest. He bought
he machine from the scoheld Imp