The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-07-18

prosper more than ever from now
On.
The Dogden News will enlarge to
a six column paper beginning this
week.
Many of the press Toys will get
their papers out trifle early this
week, so that they may attend the
press meeting at Minot.
Editor McDounough of Grano will
appear at the press convention with
a Mexican panama hat. Now if the
bother would have just retained that
beautiful bunch of alfalfa he might
have won the blue ribbon in the
parade. AS it is, Kernel" Brewer,
Ed Richter or Ben Whitehead will
probably tie for the first honors IN
the beauty contest.
The Plaza Pioneer thinks Ninot
enjoyed safe and a sane Fourth
Not one of the Indians from dawn
near Plaza went on the war path
The Plaza Pioneer is preparing to
support the Republican ticket from
Taft down, perhaps--or if not will
the editor kindly tell us where he
is at?
Mrs. Edw. Fay Of Surrey is doc
toring with local specialist for
tonsilitis, and may have her tonsils
removed.
Some Of the editors have been
urging their subscribers to pay up
so they may attend the mid summer
meeting at Minot. Advices from Blu
ford say that "Old BilT' MUMMY has
sold-nOt stoe-that steer. getting a
satisfactory price and he'll surely
he on hand.
A Lansford man. whose wife has
been away on prolonged visit, lured
her home by installing a power wash
ing machine.
A Minot man has made a wager
with his better half. The good won.
an likes chicken and her ''lord and
master has hung up ten dollar
bill which he will give her if she
succeeds in eating one spring fry q
day for, thirty days. Shell not viii
The Mclean county Independent
| has bunch that Kernel" Brewer Is
trying to break into the matrimonial
game
Mrs. Mus Hystad, who resided
south Of Granville, died on the morn
ing of the Fourth after a short Ill
ness from brain fever. She leaves
husband and six children.
An alarm bell will he installed al
! the Granville main street crossing
A Sons of Norway local with n
charter members was organized al
Granville.
During dance at VIM. Stewards
at Granville someone stole five
geese from the poultry house and a
reward of IS is offered for the de
lection Of the culprit.
A couple Of Granville sports killed
100 gophers in a day with shot guns
Summer school attendance large. .
Chas. Penn raised 800 quarts! Of
fine strawberries ON just an eighth
of an acre at his farm north Of We;
va. The fruit is of good size and
fine flavor. Owing to the unusual
heavy rains the picking was inter
erred with and many of them rotteo
on the vines.
Miss Mary Elton, a former Ninot
milliner, was struck in the eye by q
ball at ban game on circus day
Her glasses were broken, but fortu
nately, the ee was not badly injur.
ed.
Bantry has new band stand. The
editor Of the Advocate admits that he
helped build it and that it resembles
"hairy-ho plane"
A drive over the country reveals
the fact that large number Of large
and substantial new houses and
barns are icing constructed. Give us
good crop or two and we'll see the
prairie dotted with beautiful new
homes.
Tom Lennon, Buford druggist.
will head one Of the Crow theatrical
companies the coming season.
Ed Patterson Of Bismarck has
caused the arrest az f. e. Packard
and L. q. Opdyke. publishers Of the
Bismarck Times, for criminal libel.
Patterson was candidate for treas
urer Of Bur1sigA county and the
Times said some things rather un.
complimentary concerning him, q,
leging that he was Z CRATER.
The Mohall school board viii ID