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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-05-15
COMBATING THE RUSSIAN
THISTLE.

One of the greatest pests with which
the farmer of North Dakota has te
contend is the Russian thistle. Prof
Thos. Shaw gives some excellent ad-
vice about combating this weed. Al
the Elgin experiment farm, five foot
woven wire fence was built, but this
did not stop the weeds. The snow
piled up against the fence and in the
winter the weeds easily crossed into
the field, scattering millions Of seeds.
Prof Shaw says:
"First, the harrow should be run
over the ground as soon as the grain
begins to appear, giving the teeth q
backward slant during the operation.
This will stir the entire surface Of the
ground and will destroy the thistles
that are just starting. Second, when
the grain is 2 or inches high the
weeder will be used instead of the
harrow to avoid burying the grain.
Third, use the harrow again when the
grain is or inches high. The idea
is to prevent the thistle from getting
a start until the grain will overshad-
ow them. In some instances the
above procedure for various reasons
must be modified.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-05-15
STATE BANKS MAKE FINE
SHOWING.

The last report of the state banks
Of North Dakota show those institu
tons, and the state as whole, to be
in much better condition than ever
The statement shows that there has
been an increase of loans and dis
counts of $1,41O,422.52 from Febru-
airy to April 4, and during the same
time the holding of real estate other
than that upon which banking build
ings are located has increased $685.
SO7.31.
Deposits subject to check show a
gratifying increase of $1,731, 43O.28,
while demand certificates of deposit
have increased to the tune of $9S, 1885,
"a, with the time certificates of de-
post taking jump up of $1,Os7, 597.-
IL. Savings deposits show an in
crease of $61, 1886. The report tax
en- as whole shows that the banks
of the state are in good condition
and that their condition has been ma
terially improved during the past two
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-05-15
GREW $40 WORTH OF
ONIONS ON TREE-FOURTHS
OF AN ACRE

]. ]. Brand, the Logan gardener.
has finished planting Id acres Of DO
tatoes, Is acres Of corn, 2 acres Of
onions, besides large tract Of other
garden truck. Mr.. Brand always
makes good money out of his garden.
he sold $4OO worth Of onions TO the
Minot Grocery Co. last fall, grown on
three-quarters- Of an acre Of ground,
getting two cents a pound for them.
II made more clear money from that
patch Of onions that did from an So
care field Of grain, and it was good
grain, too" Mr.. Brand explained. II
raised several hundred bushels of
beans, selling them as we'll to the Mi
not Grocery Co., getting $500 a BUSH
ell for them, or 30 cents over the Min
neapolis price at the time. It is es-
timated that 1000 bushels of beans
We're grown in the vicinity Of Minot
last year."
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-05-15

Farmers by = little concentrated
energy, can do wonders towards
building good roads. A number Of
farmers in the vicinity Of Donnybrook
have selected what is known as the
windmill Road" and by grading and
dragging it at the right time, have
converted it into one of the best roads
in the state. These farmers take
great pride in their road. When a
farmer can be interested in keeping
his road in shape, great step in ad-
vance will be noted.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-05-15

We have been reading the Wash
ington dispatches most diligently,
hoping to see some evidence of great
ness manifested concerning Pat Nor
ton, congressman from the Third.
Pat told his constituents that he was
going to Washington to do things and
we note that he has just been chosen
a member of the Congressional repub-
lican base ball team that will wipe the
earth with the democratic team May
II. We always knew Pat would win
recognition. The days Of flowery or
atory and logic are over down at
Washington. Today battles are fought
with the stick.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-05-15

At last it appears that serum has
been discovered that will successfully
combat cancer. DR.. Newell Of Boston
University has experimental with
rabbits and rs result has discovered
serum that has resulted in q mark
ed improvement Of fifty patients suf-
fering from the horrible disease at
the Massachusetts, Homeopathic hospi-
tai. Within 48 to 76 hours after the
first incubation, al patients were so
comfortable that opiates had to be
dispensed with.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-05-15

Farmrs who ought to know, tell us
that little or no wheat should be seed
ed after this date. Some place the
time limit on seeding wheat at May
10. Tire are plenty of crops that
may be sown until June Is. We notice
great many farmers getting ready
to summer-fallow goodly portion
Of their land. The farmer who sum-
mer-fallowed good sized piece of
land last year is all smiles this spring,
for he is certain of raising fine crop
on such soil. Some farmers make it
rule to summer-fallow at least q
quarter of their land every year. It
doesn't appear to be such bad rule.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-05-15
WE ARE BORN IN DEBT.

Every man is born into the world
in debt. He owes past generations
for the opportunity to enjoy life un-
der the best conditions that have gov
erned. He has numberless inventions
that tend to increase his leisure and
his opportunity to live safely and hap
PLY, all left to him by those who have
gone before. They are not his by
right. He never worked for them.
They are his because Of the thought
and effort and the unselfshness of
some one who has gone before. He
cannot repay the man or men who
have given him these advantages.
To the thinking man who wants to
give rs well IS receive, the question
comes, how can ! repay? The ans
wer is, leave behind you something
that will improve conditions for those
who will follow you. Pay the future
for the past. Pay humanity for what
humanity has given you. Make fu-
ture living conditions better because
of your being.
How better can this be done than
by joining in organized effort to bet
ter your community, which is part
of the whole. If those who make up
each part of the whole leave their
particular part better, then the whole
is improved.
Don't ask, what can the Commercial
Club do for me? Rather say, give me
an opportunity to pay my debt.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-05-15
CITIES ARE WHAT MEN MAKE
THEM.

Cities are built where men build
them and cities are what men make
them.
This means men gathered together
and working in harmony as unit.
Team work.
Organized effort overcomes all diff
culties. The Panama Canal is being
built in an incredibly short time. This
could not have been done even with
the best machinery, unlimited resour-
ces, and unnumbered men, except for
organization.
The striking difference between the
chaotic, turbulent mob and the level
ranks of an army is that the latter is
organized, and as armies conquer
through their organization, so cities
are builded by men working in unison
and grow and develop as effort is ex-
pended by united men organized to
that end.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-05-15

Memorial Day will be fittingly OBJ
served in Minot. Jasper Baker, one
Of the old soldiers, is taking an active
part in the arrangements and the w.
r. c. will take the usual interest.
There are only fifteen Of the old
soldiers in this vicinity and some of
the old boys are growing pretty fee
BILE. Mr.. Baker believes that this will
be the last year that the old soldiers
can be expected to take very active
part in the observance of the day.
Let's pay fit tribute to the old
guard.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-05-15
MlNOT, NORTH DAKOTA
THURSDAY, MAY Is, 1918.

As we stated few weeks ago, the
article published by the Ward County
Independent would be reprinted AND
circulated by the Chamber Of Com
merce and used to discredit the Soc.
iety of Equity, the only fighting or
ganization the farmer has. It is
strange that newspaper like the In
dependent will thus 60 back on the
farmer, prostitute themselves and
play into the hands of the grain
sharks. 1t is very plain that the
Chamber of Commerce would not re-
print the independents article and
send it all over the northwest if they
were not satisfied that this was a
strong article against the farmers CO.
operating. This form of prostitution
by newspaper should meet with the
condemnation it deserves. We dare
say that there is not another paper
in the state that would turn on the
farmer and fight the only working or
ganization they have, like the Inde-
pendent has.-Ryder News-Tribune.
Bro. Smith is mistaken when he
states that the articles printed in The
Independent have been used to dis
credit the Society of Equity. They
may have been reprinted by the Cham
Der Of Commerce, and, if so, we have
no reason to feel ashamed of it. But
our articles COULD NOT, however,
in any way discredit the Society of
Equity, for the simple reason that
they upheld that organization and the
cooperation Of the producers general
ly. Honest and intelligent farmers
from all over this western part of the
state write us commencing our stand
in this controversy, and we are of the
opinion that if the News and Times
had kept its eyes open and posted it.
self on the subject, also copied some
of our articles referred to, it would,
for once, have had some good, sound
reading to send out to its subscribers.
Our contemporary is evidently mix
ing up with the Society of Equity that
certain misnamed Minneapolis COM
mission house called the Equity Ex-
change, but that is a different con-
Germ altogether, even if some of the
misled members Of the Society of
Equity still cling to the exchange"
and call it their own. But the social
ed Equity Exchange is commission
in which patrons have found
no equity applied in practice, and the
exchange it has advertised broadcast
has proved to be myth. Such fakes
The Independent has fought and will
continue to Fighter the protection
of the farmers in particular and the
public in general, and it matters not
who copies our articles, because the
truth will take care of itself in the
end and show Bro. Smith and others
who were the farmers true friends
and who were trying to deceive them.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-05-15

Colonel Ben G. Whitehead, the faith
er of the Aninias club, is under ar
rest for criminal libel at Bismarck.
Ben said something about some mer-
chant and the Nelson cure which
made that gentleman real angry.
Ben has way of saying things that
frequently makes his subject sit lp
and take nourishment. The genial
publisher will have plenty Of counsel
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-05-15
.Bailey 81 Britt, to visit Miaot.

Edgar Bailey of Sawyer visited Mi
not Saturday and favored this Office
with call. He informs us that his
father, Bailey Of Britt" will arrive
from Iowa in couple Of weeks to
visit at his home. The Britt man is
one Of the best known agricultural
writer's in the state Of Iowa and many
Of our readers will remember Of his
brilliant gems appearing in the Home
stead, Successful Farmer and other
well known agricultural papers
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-05-15

There seems to be question among
our farmer friends as to the advisa-
bility OF discing in crops in the spring.
Since Major Murphy's article appear
ed Ill our last issue, a score or more
OF farmers have commented upon it's
logic, and it appears that it contains
great deal Of sense. Mr.. Murphy,
and w. A. Peck, Better Farming ex-
pert, both contend that discing under
certain conditions in the spring, is
better than blowing, but warn the
farmers not to disc too deep, other
wise the seed may not get down be-
low the discing into the firm seed bed
below. One should be careful not to
place the seed in bed where the
moisture may be cut off from below.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-05-15
Melvin johnson Took First Place.

Melvin johnson, son Of C. A. john
son OF this city, was awarded first
honors in the declamatory contest held
Tor the high schools Of North Dakota
and western Minnesota, Saturday
night at the state agricultural school
at Fargo. Melvin represented the Mi
not High School in the contest. The
young man is particularly capable as
an orator and his many Minot friends
are proud of him. He was presented
gold medal by President Worst.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-05-15

This is going to be a good year in
North Dakota. You hear talk Of hard
times along the western coast as well
as in the east, but here in North Da-
kota, where farmers secure good crops
practically every year, we are indie
pendent, to degree, Of financial con-
ditions elsewhere. This is prosper
GUS state. Get your share Of prosper
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-05-15
BEATS THE PAINTED ONE.

The woman at the wash tub is a
much better asset for the country
than the painted society leader who
struts and swaggers in a feminine
way, and perhaps gossips about 9th
ers, and makes life uncomfortable for
those who have little in a financial
sense. The good woman at the wash
tub is the strong fiber from which
comes good citizenship and good home
life.-Fargo Searchlight.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-05-15

in order TO let the people knew how
honest he Is, and that his word i as
good as his bond-he is generally 80
Internally crooked that il his body
were cremated it wouldn't make
straight ashes"
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-05-15
Thompson Re.Filing Records.

County Auditor Thompson, who,
took charge Of his Office April /, is
one Of the busiest officials at the
court house. Mr.. Thompson is now.
engaged in re-filing the records Of the
vault and the job Is q mighty big one.
Mr.. Thompson is an expert book
keeper and no Office in the state will
have better set Of records when he .
thru with the work. 3a 7 ,, 7s
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-05-15
Minot win Have BAH Team.

doc" Spillane, who recently took a
position with the Consumers Power
Co., is organizing baseball team for
Minot. The Spring Lake park has
been secured and the old grand stand
Ct the East Fifth street park secured.
Eighteen players were tried out Sun
day and Manager Spillane hopes to
have one Of the fastest teams in the
state. M
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-05-15

Minot businessmen are losing con-
siderable trade because fewer Of the
rural lines are connected with he To-
cal exchange. BY al means We should
use our efforts In getting these lines
connected up. Other towns are doing
it, and Il we don't, we are certain %
lose hundreds Of dollars worth q bus
mess in . year. This matter should
be taken up by the Commercial club
At once.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-05-15
why Bl.isdell Workedl.

Alfred Blaisdell became poisoned
about the hands from setting out
shrubbery. For ten days Nj. Blais-
dell suffered considerable agony and
the only thing that gave him any r.
lief was hard work IN his garden. AZ
9 result, he has one Of the finest par
dens on the south hill. ,s's \ $$ss
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-05-15
Reward for Plaza Man.

Mrs. Gust Hendricks of Plaza Of
fers reward Of $50 for information
as to the whereabouts of her husband
who left home Apr. 8 to go to
neighbours to purchase cattle. Hem
drlcks had small amount Of money.
when he left, besides his check book.
but he has never drawn cent on the
6erthold bank where his money was
deposited.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-05-15

Little Mac" Of the Flasher Hustler,
who has a knack Of saying truthful
things with few words, never hit
the nail more squarely on the head
than when he wrote, this:
You can put it down that when a
man that gets out with brass band
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-05-15

just seventeen lawyers have prof
erred their services and hundred
more would be willing to travel
across the state q dozen times to be
of assistance to their old friend. The
libel suit is treated as q joke down
around Bismarck and the subscrip-
ton list Of the State ought to treble.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-05-15

ity. Develop your business. A great
state, growing rapidly, offers you the
opportunity Of generation. It's up
to you.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-05-15

If the Japs should be expelled from
this country, what should we do for
japanese toys made at Hartford,
Conn.,?
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-05-15

Yves monumental has
to Car Gmnm er td statesman naan
Otter
teLeds
them being Coun n ayr d Me- k:J0eh
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shown from 10 Count
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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-05-15

North Dakota leads every other
state in the union in railway develop
ment in 1912 and promises to sustain
this record during the present year.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-11-22

eoard of Trade Restaurant ;s now fer husiness.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-11-22
THE NEW
 INCOME TAX

Here arc the principal f"aimrrs "f tho Income tax:
 Every unmarried person with an in- como of more than $a.000 a year and every man and wife with q joint In- como of more than 5000 n year must now contribute to t'ncie Sam's snp. port.
 Rates range from l per cent to per cont. according to size of income.
 First taxable period. from March i to December 3I. 1913. First dcclara- tion must he made to collector hc- tween January and March l. 1914. The taxpayer will he notified of the amount ho must pay on June I and must pay by June 30. 1914.
 Thereafter the taxable period will be tho calendar year
 Estimated that 42s.e00 persons will bs affected and that the annual rev. enue derived will be ss2.oss. 900. This with the tax on incomes of corpora totns. will make total of $l1s.000.- eeo when the machinery is working smoothly.
 Annual cost of collection estimated at N.2o0.ooe.
 Fifteen hundred government agents will be employed 10 check up returns and prevent evasion of tex. Tax will es paid at the source and deducted from salaries, dividends. etc. hut this win not relieve the individual from making p~rsonai declaration to ihc collector.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-11-22

and prehistoric bacon. Going tv tn. stable. he served seven generous. smoking portions.
 Not yet" said the master to Brandy. knowing that, if unres,su ined, the nAvenous dogs would gulp down their grub and burn their mouths. Brandy transmitted the order To his subordinates. Only those who have known unchastened malamutes can appreciate the awful authority which made each dog sit rigid before his savory portion. with watering. Idle fangs. To know what real hunger Ia. one. must have run forty miles on t dog-.rUt with the thermometer regis tering twenty live below. and the wind cutting like a raxOr.
 The muster returned to the road house and nlrtOok of hearty sup. per Later. he turned into warm bunk feeling pleased that M was mo, aH bsNr eubts WGe, WuO neHUct tuetr ia tthful beasts. In the nurning th,. storm bud ai,:,ted, the master went to the stable. to harness his team. There be met sight tU make men and angels weep. Seven rigid dogs sat before seven frozen untasted port Ions of food. Six dogs had their etcs glued tO the leader. and Brandy. in fearful ma aJcEty. seemed tO look at them mll nt once and magnetic them into hunger silence and immobility.
 bniy n close student of dog nature can appreciate what Brandy must have endured during that awful vigil.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-11-22

One unchecked movement toward the grub on the part of one of the tcain would have through about pnnd"in''n- ium. If isrs.ndy's vigilance had re- E.xed for aM instant during the hong watches M the night. if hc had r" much as doxed for moment. H mac. irrepressible insurrectiOn would have been the inevitable result.
 The master had forgotten to cOun- termand his order "Not Yet" and Brandy. actuated by the spirit of the Six Hundred at Baiaklava. knew that of Maiamutes at least it is true:
 Theirs nOt to make reply.
 Theirs not 10 reason why.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-11-22

They were going from Nome |. Council City in terrible hurry tt serve Injunctions in a iagrant cass of claim jumping. Otherwise they would have never taken the trail ir an incipient blizzard. The storm swept down on them before they reached solomon and it was less ow- ing 10 luck than to the skill and In stinct 0f their leader. Brandy, that shcy iinnliy struggled to the road. house.
 Brandy was a ''Mush' dog. Of pure malamute ancestry. his every point denoted that the blood of a hundred wolves coursed in his veins. but he hAA SO far overcome heredify that i.s never exhibited tue smooth disl,On |. rsty of common nsalamMtrs. \ irutlcr Ia always "boss" nf a .iog. team. lsrandy's tenm was sO welt drilled that the whole six dOge running lHhihd him trembled If he turned and winked. They Obeyed him as unsi siuestioningiy as he himself oheyed hts master. Brandy believed that before conn mandng. one must know how to obey.
 His master yielded Bra indy the con sideration thut Il just man best"ws upon faithful and tried servant. Al Solomon. before satisfying his own raven0us hunger. he cooked his dogs their daily meal of corn meal mush
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-11-22
THE STORY 0F q MALANUTE
 WHO oBEYED ORDERS

(Marie coe in Sunset Magazine. Sept. 1s06.)
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-11-22

IT. e..-.:S -. eaess sass.e sasess'
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-11-22
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

After being washed out by the storr, the Nome Tailoring Go. Is remodelej and open for business. cleaning press- Ing and repairing. Suits made to order. All kinds of fur work done. We will be pleased to meet our old friends and ratrons at the old stand between Seg- erstrom and lIasen's and Zehner jew. elery stores. adv.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-11-22
Special Nugget Service.

Special Nugget Service.
 TOKIO. Nov. 2i.--Thc ministry is considering the ativisibiIity of send ing Jnpunexe w;,rshipx to ti" wrs, const of MexiCu to protect the nw,ny .ixpunesc subjects who have recently located in that country and who. Il is claimed are being rob,"d by both the federal and rcv0lut is,nMry rOm- inxnderS.
 Many complaints have been made by Japxncsc subjects because they claim that they havc been taken from the work on their plantations and forced to servo In either the fcdcrt,l or revolutionary army.
 Tho consulx at some Of the west coast ports have appealed tn the Japanese minister at Mexls" City nni that official has in turn informed tl~ Tokio officials of ihc state eff affairs
 Tie main reason that Japan has n"l acted bcforc for tho protection of her
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-11-22
JAPAN UNDECIDED
 ABOUT SENDING SHIPS

citizens tn M-xi" ix that sine feared any show of military fOrre SO near tho west so,,st Of the United States nt this time might I,c considered as be- inE brought about by the ante. Japan rSc land Legislation In California.
 The miniwtary ha& rcfrniDc'l fr'nn even Il show of anything like resent : mcnt at the action of the California, legislature and haa ren trying tn quiet the feciings of the pc"plc which were ro,iscd to high pitch of excite" ncnt during the recent aRitl ti"n. However. h now HccmH probable in view of the action M the European i,owcrx In xendinE ships to the east r.n,st "f Mexico. that Japan will send at least a cruiser squadron tO the west cMuxi for the protcctton "f her subjects.