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Newspaper
The Ward County Independent
Location
Minot, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1908
Page
1
Inspector M. De Lance reports the scales and measures in Ward unity are generally accurate. No major faults found. a few slight discrepancies were corrected. One merchant was found short on the pound, another weight was off by an ounce due to misplacement and dropped lead.
County Commissioner A. J. De Lance and J. M. De Lance on a Ross farm raise and keep seventeen Norman draft horses. Fifteen have been bred in seven years, totaling three thousand dollars in value. A. J. De Lance also owns a promising seven month old standard bred colt from Delta 2 12 1 4 and Pearl Hart as sire.
John McKinney brother in law of W. R. Foster died at the Insane asylum in Independence Iowa on December 17 after bronchitis and other ailments. He had left Minot for Osage Iowa, went demented and boarded off the train. Foster located him in the asylum and his sister n law cared for him until death. Remains interred in Iowa. He had lived in Ward county six to seven years and was about 59 years old and unmarried.
A jumble of early 20th century notes reports farm auctions and insanity claims in Lansford and Bottineau, a child injured by a family cat near Rus, and a sheriff’s marriage rumor. Local editors change titles and discuss law repeals while residents face arrests for wheat theft and a deputy sheriff race draws hopefuls.
C W Dynes outlines a farmer friendly approach investing ten dollars in poultry. Buy four high quality breeding birds for six dollars and a single active bird for three, isolate scrub stock, hatch pullets next year, and spend one dollar on poultry literature from Poultry Herald Reliable Poultry Journal and Farm Poultry.
The U S Bureau of Engraving and Printing completed designs for a new issue of 0 S postage stamps suggested by Postmaster General Meyer. Denominations include 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 15 50 cents and 1. The 2 cent stamps will be issued first with some error fixed in future issues. The set features a head in eclipse with laurel edging and simple straight lettering.
The article argues western Dakota Idaho and Montana present growing opportunities for settlers. It highlights farming potential across the Dakotas dairy stock raising and grain crops noting olive grass and milder winters with little snow. It suggests capital can build firms as the region expands.
Minot is poised for a substantial boom as a regional trading center with coal gas and favorable geography. The College of Commerce shortages push training needs, offering promising careers for graduates. A. EB. Stossmeister asserts Minot’s growth hinges on a business training school.
Miss Agnes McJannet and Bruce Warner were married at the bride’s aunt’s home on East Fourth Street, Wednesday Dec 23. Rev E P Lawrence officiated with a ring ceremony. About 25 relatives attended as the couple began housekeeping in Minot after a brief honeymoon at Devil Lake. Agnes is a former Clifford Ont resident and Minot cashier. Bruce works in the Great Northern civil engineering department.
George Walker’s green house has been a bustling hub with a large supply of potted plants and cut flowers moving fast. Orders travel as far as Glasgow Montana and shoppers come in waves from the Twin Cities as new deliveries arrive.
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