09 Sep 1909
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Newspaper
The Ward County Independent
Location
Minot, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1909
Page
1
A farm youth in Minot quit schooling just as success seemed close. The column urges perseverance, noting money and opportunities require effort. It stresses that with health and stamina one can achieve through education, whether as farmer mechanic or professional.
Charley Miller fetched a dozen men from Minot to aid harvest labor, with twenty five at one time and twelve started. hay rack caravans from the west aid Wandi county farmers as threshing runs full, and many farm incidents follow from Bowbells to Douglas including accidents, thefts, and weather-driven activity.
Busy readers get a digest of Grand Forks and Fargo to host Japanese commissioners noted as influential US visitors. The piece covers Sept 16 events, a $200000 shipment of currency to North Dakota, farm updates, local project bids, and community happenings across Richland, Ward, and Richland counties with multiple named towns and people.
An article discusses a 500000 bushel wheat crop in Williams County valued at $1 per bushel, implying a $471,500 revenue and an $8250 loss to farmers. It notes railroads cautious about winter grain movement, coal stocks in North Dakota, and ongoing corn and wheat demonstrations near Sherwood. It also mentions public health concerns from a garbage pile, prison reform remarks by Warden Holaham, and diverse quotes on prohibition and women's roles.
Dad Marsh recalls trapping in the Rockies in 1899. He and a partner used ten penny spikes and tree holes to trap minks, catching hundreds quickly. They sold hides for 38 cents each, later learning some were worth five to six dollars.
The secretary of agriculture lifts the quarantine on mange in the Missouri river south and west region of North Dakota. By October 1, 1908 the whole state is declared free after eradication efforts by federal and state authorities. The Kenmare creamery produced five tons of high quality butter in July, winning prizes at state fairs. Mrs Klimae’s Sawyer landholding, once eighteen thousand dollars, is now worth about fifty thousand dollars.
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