The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-03-12

farmers are being interested in grow
ing sweet corn and tomatoes extern
sively, the cannery specializing on
these products. One of these days,
many canneries will be in operation
about the state.
Geo. j. Smith is having some fun
with his Socialist Sunday School"
column in the Plaza Pioneer.
A debate on Socialism took place at
Plaza last night, between Magnus
Shervin and Editor Smith.
The Farmers Cooperative Co. has
been organized at Plaza for the pur-
pose of conducting a meat market.
The second trial of Clark and
Crockard Of the Jim Jam Jems, will
probably be held some time in May. It
will probably take place at Bismarck.
Thos. Moody, formerly of the Minot
Reporter, is now manager of the
Daily Virginian, at Virginia, MINI.
Moody is the best news getter that
ever walked the streets of Minot.
The Socialists of Burke county held
convention at Ignite Monday to
nominate complete set of county Of
ficers, with. the exception of states
attorney. There are about 400 Soc
ialist votes in the county and they
hope to elect several candidates. 4
Over in Burke county Dick Stein
hofer has been sheriff for four years.
AS he cannot accept that Office again,
he has begun "gum shoe" campaign
for county auditor and will probably
land it.
A queen bee lays from two to three
thousand eggs every "a hours. Ernie
Peterson Of the Milton Globe is fig
uring on a plan to cross the queen
bee with hen and says man who
can accomplish this will have enough
money to buy himself an auto and one
for each of his poor relatives.
Carl Nelson's Condo Record COM
prised twenty pages last week full Of
the most interesting matter. There
were numerous pictures of farm
scenes of Towner county. There are
hundreds of good farmers up in that
section of the state. Bro. Nelson did
MT pretend to get out special edition,
but it was mighty good one, just the
same.
/ Exchanges: It is not difficult to
make hens lay by giving them the fol
lowing mash, warm, once every doy:
Equal parts of whole rye, oats, wheat
and shelled corn are put into pail
and covered with boiling hot water
Then add small amount of red pep
per and thicken the mixture with
wheat bran until it is thick paste
Then let it cool. Feed it on long
strips of boards so as to give every
hen chance to get it's share.
| A Minot man who recently travelled
from Chicago to New York on the
| Twentieth Century Limited, tells OF
| the up-to-date equipment Of that
train. The train is connected by tel.
ephone to all parts of the city until
the moment it leaves. It is provided
with pressing establishment, where
ones clothes are carefully pressed
A manicure artist is at ones service
The passengers keep in touch with
the evnts of the day by means of a
Geographic news service. The pas
sengers are rather high toned and
both men and women wear gloves
while on the train.
! S. J. Doyle of Darlington and VIM
Collins of Bottineau are in an inter.
esting fight for the appointment Of U
S. Marshall for North Dakota. Doyle
has the backing of U. s. Treasurer
Burke and he has been recommended
to the president for appointment by
Attorney General McReynolds. Col.
Inns is backed by Chairman McArthu,
and National Committeeman Brueg.
ger, who secured an audience with thu
president. If Doyle wins, it is SAID
that 4 Minot man will be his deputy
Gill Jacobson, cashier. of the #
Ransom State bank, was fatally burn.
ed while alone in the bank during thu
noon. hour one day last week. He was