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Newspaper
The Ward County Independent
Location
Minot, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1907
Page
2
Ralph W. Wheelock's Minneapolis Tribune piece defines mashers as a low yet modern menace and urges decency. The piece also advertises a North Dakota Agriculture and Labor prize for a photograph of local industry and urges readers to submit images and descriptions.
The Agri cultural college sponsors a state wide strawberry contest for pupils who may buy twenty five strawberry plants at one cent each. Ward County schools urged to join. practical tips include planting in rows two feet apart and keeping soil moist to ensure healthy growth.
An Agricultural College discards easy wealth and warns young men against extravagance. The piece urges daily savings of five cents, showing $18.25 yearly and $570 in 20 years at 6 percent. It condemns overwork and miserliness, noting potential family strife and social contempt in later life.
A. J. Crais of the Great Northern asks Northwest readers to buy coal now from local dealers while car supply is ample. He warns dealers and consumers to cooperate to avoid last winter’s shortages and expanded storage needs.
An inventive contribution box with varied coin slots is praised for novelty. North Dakota prospects look bright with fruit potential and a noted shift in farm grain choices. A Illinois dairyman predicts North Dakota becoming a leading butter state in twenty years as the green bug threatens corn. Ward County and local politics receive brief mentions.
Public notices announce Grace Wetmore and Gost Mears filing homestead proofs in Ward County North Dakota and a June sale under a judgment against Lindsay Brothers. The items include tax liquor license posting for Fred Hermanson and an attachment sale of Enid Erb’s real estate to satisfy a Ward County court judgment totaling 10772.07 with costs.
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