The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-07-03

district in celebration Of her birth
day. A happy time was afforded the
little ones.
Will Brand, one Of the most popu-
lar of Logan's younger generation,
wears smile these days which tells
q tale.
Nick Deegan is to be week end
visitor.
There is publication which en-
anates from Minot that for coarse
ness and vulgarity of expression
stands unrivalled. Those whose ten
der hides are so easily punctured by
the good humored criticism of a local
correspondent, will gloat over the COL
umns of personal abuse that rag af-
fords, but let Logan's follies be truth
fully pictured, then we look up the
law on SANDER, if we're good Social
lists.
Mr.. Myers and Miss Myers were
the guests of Mrs. Ralph Ooard last
week and Miss Myers intends spend
ing July 4th among Logan friends.
Miss Bean and Mrs. Charters are
visiting with relatives on north prair-
Despite the earnest and persistent
missionary efforts of those who preach
the brotherhood of man and they who
exhort us each Sabbath day to love
one another, men, like barnyard
ROSTERS, are prone to resort to fight
ing to settle their differences. On
Tuesday we understand that the ma
tives were privileged to witness two
local residents, each of whom was of
an age to know better, go through
all the motions of two-round fiasco
after the manner of couple of bar
barians. We mention no names as
both are, or should be, by this time
ashamed IF the exhibition.
! Thorwald Mosed has been busy
threshing of late and has cleaned up
quite lot Of flax.
| Mrs. Ole Saugstad is, we are glad
to note, again resident in the old
home.
| Grandma Waldref recently con-
tracted cold, an early and speedy re-
covery from which is the earnest wish
of all.
Ralph Gard has been busy improv-
ing the external appearance of the
store, affording the rest of the popu-
lation an opportunity to exercise their
native wit and shallow criticism.
Nothing draws crowd in Logan so
surely as man doing useful work.
Sid Stredwick, the village black
smith, is busy from morn till night
and has established a well-deserved
reputation TO, prompt service
There are occasions, rare, fortu-
nately, when the local correspondents
Interpretation of the truth offends
the delicate susceptibilities of some
more or less exalted person, who
promptly feels justified in cultivating
and exercising persistently deliber-
ately malicious style of criticism. To
call spade spade is vulgar, to tell
in plain parlance the truth is oft un-
wise, but to be intimidated by the un.
bridled wrath of those whose temper
overcomes their reason is not the mis-
fortune of the damned Englishman'
who week by week chronicles local
doings. Just keep on smiling, and in.
terpfet charitably what is actually
expressed before reading between the
lines. Boost more and knock less and
illustrate the brotherhood of man, is
not merely phrase which the family
parrot might be taught to repeat
E Anger is but brief madness, so smile
Curtice Cross made a tour of the
hills last week and reports crop con
E ditions encouraging.
"Beebe's Pets" the coming stars Of
+ the baseball world, visited Sawyer
e Result as we 60 to press unknown
but almost anyone can guess it.