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Newspaper
The Ward County Independent
Location
Minot, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1908
Page
9
New Mayor Clark takes command in Minot as City Council reorganizes and appoints officers. The meeting outlines financial strains, debt risk, and a pledge to moderate spending while maintaining essential city services and upcoming projects.
The 1908 annual message from Mayor Sam H. Clark to Minot council emphasizes water works as the top priority, plus street, sidewalk, and streetlight upgrades. He calls for stronger fire and police services, stricter health measures, and a moral crackdown on vice, promising an administration of cooperation and accountability.
Easter Sunday at the Episcopal church featured four services at 7 30, 11, 2 30 and 7 30 with very large attendance. The 29 voice choir sang special anthems and wore vestments for the first time. De Molay commandery members in uniform attended the afternoon service. Rev. N E Ellsworth spoke on The Mystery in Religion. Harold Shull and Dr Thomas Storey were soloists. A cantata by Dunaeyski Daniels Warren Storey Shull and Axel Roise pleased worshippers.
Minot attorney Mark Chatfield announces his candidacy for the 29th district legislature. The Independent endorses his run, citing his farmer-bred background, university law training, growing practice, honesty, and ability to draft bills and deliver speeches. Voters to consider at the June primaries.
Francis Parsley, helping remove the Scofield building on Main and Third, was seriously injured when a plank broke under the house causing it to topple onto him. He was trapped under the weight, sustaining hip and abdominal injuries, a fractured chin, and hemorrhages. He was taken to Minot Priv hospital for treatment.
Jens Glenn of Foxholm seeks the Ward county commission seat on the Republican ticket with little anticipated opposition. A longtime farmer and former Foxholm postmaster, he has served as school board president, is a Norway native who arrived in 1886, born 1862, and emphasizes fiscal restraint and farming ties.
Ramsdell woman dies suddenly in White Earth after a brief illness. Her body was taken to Jamestown and Three Oaks, Mich., by relatives. She was a member of the Eastern Star and married about two years. Funeral escort to the train was provided by Eastern Star members. News noted farm loan ads and local notices amid scattered remarks from Minot residents.
Surrey farmers' official C. M. Champlin campaigns for district court clerk in Ward County. He travels the county to meet supporters and touts honesty and capability. The piece notes other candidates and emphasizes Champlin's strong ties and proposed duties.
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