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Newspaper
The Ward County Independent
Location
Minot, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1908
Page
1
W E Blaine narrowly escaped an elk near Bowbells straw stack. The animal charged, he retreated, recovered with a shotgun, and killed the massive elk after a pursuit across Jack Emerson’s field. The creature weighed 876 pounds and measured 11 feet 10 inches long.
Diversified farming guides North Dakota growers to select early dent and Flint corn. The Fargo Experiment Station lists nine varieties including North Dakota 100 Golden Dent Minnesota King Northwestern Dent Pride of the North Squaw Corn Will's Dakota Jehu Mercer Triumph Longfellow King Philip with notes on ear size, cob color, kernel shape, and adaptation to climate.
An obscure exchange argues for homemade curfews using a two foot siding clapper to beat children as punishment. The letter cites a Kanmes editor resigning, a cigar salesman praising panic era business, loafers, and a warning about unpaid subscriptions.
The State vs 0 C Adams will be heard in the district court at Devils Lake on January 14. Ward County State's Attorney McGee will argue the case. Adams faces charges of obtaining money under false pretenses as a school supply salesman using a warrant signed by the Lockwood school district president and forged the clerk's signature through the clerk's daughter.
The article explains long term geological changes shaping landscapes, noting sea movements in the Gulf of Mexico region, uplift and subsidence across areas including North Dakota, and the impact of the last ice sheet. It describes morainic hills, glacial lakes, and outwash materials formed from northern deposits.
The county board of McKenzie County Shafer decides to erect a courthouse at the county seat. Bids for construction have been advertised. The building will be small but sufficient for county business. Ned Galvin was on the sick list recently. A B Lee Mohall farmer files bankruptcy petition claiming assets of 4062 with 895 debts and all exempt. There is nothing the matter with North Dakota. A minister at a bedside remarks that there is no land better than North Dakota, the dying man being comforted.
The paper warns that from January 1 1908 any year or more overdue subscriptions will be cut off without notice. A one cent stamp may be required weekly on overdue papers to bring accounts into compliance, with payments accepted by stamps checks money orders or currency.
A young man makes a marriage offer after asking probing questions about household life. The woman responds by listing her own negative virtues and rejects him for lacking virtues of his own. Local items describe residents’ movements and small town events around Foxholm and nearby areas.
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