The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-02-15
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consumption during the past year
and he is now receiving many in
, quiries as to how he acquired such
magnificent thirst.
A Grafton man was acctdently
hooked in the eye while feeding q
COW. The horn Of the bovine went
under the eyelid and it was only with
difficulty that he was able to extrl-
cate himself from his pertlous posi-.
ton.
J. G. Conger was sentenced to
nine years In the state pen UPON
conviction of the murder of Michael
Kurt at Thinner on January is. Some
, rapid work was accomplished in this
Case, AS only two weeks elapsed
from the time the crime was COM
mitted until the accused was placed
in safe keeping.
The trouble with abolishinA super.
tluous army posts is that the ada
cent towns have learned to lean on
| them. . M.
Washington is again talking OF
changing the date of the Inaugural
ton. At present the public is less
concerned with the question of When.
than Who.
Somebody, evidently a thrifty per-
son from Connecticut, has been SELL
ing wooden bullets to the Chinese
government. @c.
Nor is it surprising to learn that
the brewery interests defeated COM
mission government in Madison. the
capital Of Wisconsin. Madison Is
only seventy-five miles from MiIwau-
kee. ....
Colonel Watterson's official reports
leave little doubt that the Wilson
Harvey explosion came from within,
and resulted in dishtng Harper's lar.
board strake.
Tagus has prospects Of getting a
creamery if the farmers will furnish
the COWS.
The field of usefulness of the Sou.
ris Messenger is surely broadening.
1t boasts of new subscription re-
ceived from far away Honolulu.
It was reported at Palermo that
Elmer Jacobson, formerly black
smith Of the place, had frozen his
arms so severely at Thief River
Falls, Mimi, that it became neces-
sary to amputate both of them at the
elbows .....
Hanna seems to have the progress
sives of the state guessing. They
expected that he would certainly
support Taft, but when he came out
f'at-footed for Roosevelt, it took the
wind out Of the sails Of some Of the
leaders, who had already gone on
record for La Toilette. You will
have to give Hanna credit for MAX
ing wise political move to say the
least
The papers of his district are all
shouting the praises of Judge Frank
Fisk who seems to have made good
on the bench since hte appointment
by Gov. Burke.
An exchange gives this timely au-
vice: when you are cunning for
skunks, be sure to pull your trigger
first" "
The sweet singer in one Of our ex-
changes MARBLES thus: "You can new
er quench that thirst with beer that
has been drank; you can never reach
the harbor in ship that has been
sank"
"Old Bill' MUMMY and some of the
other young-old Bufordites are en-
joying coasting these days.
Senatro Simpson Of Dickinson is
the latest aspfrant for Congressional
honors In the Third district The
race promises to be the prettiest
free-for-all event that has ever been
witnessed in the state.
Bowel medicine is needed by ev-
erybody; it is thousand times bet.
ter to take a simple regulator like
HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea each
day. than chance poisoning your sys-
tenn by the accumulation Of dead mat
ter in our whole body; you can't be
we'll II you are not regular; don't
wait; begin tonight. 35c., Tea or
Tablets.
The dogs out at Buford must have
kept "Old Bill' awake for listen what
he says: "Buford village people seem
TO be prosperous. There are twice
as many dogs in the community as
children. The bowling of the NANCY
ours is enough to keep would-be