Editorial clash over breeding and grafters in Minot
The Minot Reporter editor Samuel Clark is scolded for personal attacks on the Independent editor in a harsh editorial exchange. The piece questions Clark’s manners taught at home church and family, urges him to rely on arguments, and laments the decline of respectful discourse amid mentions of grafters and revoked licenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Clark
Reporter
The
Independent
Clark
Erding
Clar
Sam
Apy
Mr. Clark
Minot
Main
First Streets
Farmers’ Institute
Outfitter Targeted by Graffers Seeks City Job
A fragment describes opposition to whiskey cuts and advertising by grafters who threaten to dismantle the outfit. The speaker states plans to apply for a job on the section at a wage of $1.50 a day.
Prove Them or Lose Readers in Minot Exchange
A heated exchange derides Sammie in the Minot Report era amid accusations of political misstatement. The speaker demands proof of claims about Hansbrough and the Independent, warning the editor readers may doubt his impartiality if he avoids confrontation. The letter-style tirade mocks personalities and questions funding influence on endorsements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minot
India
Sam
Independent
Hansbrough
Sammie
We Feel Sorry for You Sam
A critical reply condemns public coverage of physical defects by a favored reporter. The author laments mockery of the halt and blind and questions the ethic of exposing personal flaws for entertainment. It ends with a call for decency and restraint from the well-dressed critic.
Objectionable Literature Criticized in Local Papers
A letter denounces Sam H. Clark and editors of the Morning Reporter and Stanley Sun for obscenity and coarse language. The writer condemns the June 22 1907 issue, urges suppression, and calls for moral standards in journalism, contrasting with other editors like Stickley and Little Mac.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Sun
Little Mac
Police Gazette
Minot Reporter
Stickley
Kenmare Journal
The
Sun
Deee Delivers Gopher Poison Praise in Minot Column
The Mickelson Chemical Co. reports strong sales of its gopher poison with orders expanding from North Dakota to Idaho and surrounding states. The Independent condemns obscene content in a Saturday Reporter piece sent to the Washington Postmaster General while praising the poison’s effectiveness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mickelson Chemical Co
Minot
Mickelson
North Dakota
Idaho
The
Independent
Postmaster General
Washington, D. C
A Mollycoddie and Roosevelt’s Plain Talk
A brief fragment notes Roosevelt defining a mollycoddie and hints at Sam Clark, the editor of the Minot Post, as a poised journalist seen in a glimpse. The text references a gentlemanly editor and a political characterization in a historical setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Sam Clark
The
Minot Political Plaster
Property upgrades and farm notes from Foxholm
Phil Stammen, a prosperous Foxholm farmer, is completing a 24 by 28 residence with a 14 by 16 kitchen and a full basement. He raises sixty hogs. Ward county soldiers in the city are urged to register at the Independent office with P O address and organization name per Robia Morrison, Abraham Lincoln Post No 38. Also a notice seeks a dark bay pony mare near Parenti by May 22 with a reward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF North Dakota
Saintif
District Court
Ward
State of
North Dakota
Minot
Judement
Yan
Slinor
Afisy
A.D
Palda & Bowne
Pisinutt Postoffice
Opera House
Ward County
Pats & Bourke Attockers
Phil Stammen
Foxholm
Mr. Stammen
P. O
Robia Morrison
Abraham Lincoln
Insurance offering for farms and various coverages
Farmers urged to insure farms against fire and tornado with Montgomery & Company at Renwald Land Agency Minot. The ad promotes Fire Tornado Accident Health Plate Glass Burglary Steam Boiler and Employers Liability Insurance and bonds of all kinds. Also a health reminder for disease evidence and Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea choice.
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Montgomery & Company
Ronwald Land Agency
Minot
Renwald Land Agency
Hollister
Rocky Mountain
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G. F. Thuiy
Gosgord
N. D
Congress
Minot, N. D
the Independent
Enipae
Sam H. Clark
Morning Reporter
Holy Bible
Moses
Boce
Deee
Washington
Trades, Arts and Manufactures
the Public Drug CO
Progressive Druggists
Satir Pastion Corner
Ssouri Daxora
Distrot Cour
Wardes
Disertot
Peter M. Northenseold
Platoti
Martin Munson
Victor Munson
Svan
Enarkave
Parenti
Poe
Dave Tschetter
Serivseth’s
the Wast
Main ST
Joan of Dervoms
Sonameee
Great Northern Railway
Travel
AL Craig
Paysenger
ST. Paul
Alaska
Yukon
Choice Farm Lands
Minot Land District
Northwest
Western Canada
Northwestern
Minot Realty Company
Room
Les Block
Ramstad Street
Minot Bakery
Henry Auslander
Prop
Valley Meat Market
Gilroy & Hetherton Telephone
H. A. Hurd
Minot, North Dakota
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