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Newspaper
The Ward County Independent
Location
Minot, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1908
Page
1
A destitute woman who lost a pocket book containing sixty dollars and a train ticket was aided by Reed's restaurant owner near the Great Northern depot. After weeks of worry, the wallet and ticket were found in the discarded shoes and shed area and returned to the grateful woman.
The April Extension issue is available free on request. President Worst and Prof. Slocum headline features on engineering demand and agricultural study. College departments outline training in education language domestic science and more with plans for commencements and a new sub experiment station infrastructure and tree planting efforts along railroad corridors.
A wolf attacked a farmer Ludwig Frier's child and the family's puppy near Bismarck but the father fired and killed the animal. The incident, noted as highly unusual for wolves in the area, left the child uninjured. The report also mentions a Virginia man seeking work in Ward County and offering to move funds ahead of wages.
A playful obituary outline traces a lifespan from birth to old age, noting a red headed boy who becomes a printer’s apprentice at 12 and editor at 18. He marries at 20, fathers a large family, and dies at 85 with 500 delinquent subscribers remembered kindly yet unable to save his money.
Advertises 160 acres of farm land ten miles west of Minot and six miles south of Des Lacs. Describes quartering in sections 14 and 15, township 154 range with price of 10 dollars per acre. Contact Otto Road 417 Central Ave Minneapolis Minnesota 416-420 die. Mentions Adams ranchmen backing a sheriff candidate with strong hopes.
J W Youngman proves up on Tivgn claim with 15000 tree farm hailed as one of the best in the district. Geo McGee seeks state attorney nomination while Petey Bertelson advertises buying thin cattle at premium. Minor party moving pictures, church oyster supper, Ray hotel sale, and Pauly Jones murder link noted. Stone hide buried by Hamlin near Kenmare emerges as old memory. Granville fire, drugstore sale, and local editor antics fuel small town chatter across several towns.
The warden of the state penitentiary refuses to accept Noah, arguing the state law mandating hangings is unconstitutional and that the county should cover all costs. The case echoes the Rooney decision, with a Supreme Court review planned after stenographers complete the transcript. Noah may avoid Ward County execution as the matter heads to a special session and higher court ruling.
North Dakota farmers can grow strawberries easily with the Senator Dunlap variety. Plant in well drained red loam, four feet between rows, two feet between plants, and mulch with well rotted manure. Regular cultivation and prudent thinning of runners yield strong plants, with two dozen plants starting about 100 fruiting plants next year. The college’s trials support profitability and local markets reward Dakota grown berries with high quality fruit.
City plans to enforce a rarely known ordinance forbidding automobile crossings over viaducts. City Attorney Gammons notes the rule was meant to prevent dangers from fractional horses on high viaducts and will be enforced with notification cards to owners.
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