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$hV 1 *T t, MINOT, N. 's £Ik f, advertisement to' apuear moi nothing more or less than a str tion, to our readers. He has public know that fact. That's worth of business this year. The farrrier is to the merchi pa per man. The farmer sends and coffee and the merchant ho large printing establishment fo man howls, but he has a howl cj get the trade of the public and sentiment the newspaperman ec gradually educates the unruh thus prospering the merchant, the extra shekels and continues the newspaperman gets—the "g 4 UNION LABEL The Optic went but of the u, ad to state that the Independent and the Reporter were neither CT.pable of judging the right price that should have been charged for the court calendars which the Optic printed for the county, and for which they were paid $389. Later when a terrible howl went up in the county, the commission ers thought it would look better to lower the bill. The warrant was recalled and anew one issued to the Optic for $150. Even then the price was $75 too high, a few weeks ago the Independent printeJ the largest court calendar ever gotten out in the county and received $48 for the job. We made $10 on the job at that. There is a little difference between $48 and $398, isn't there? Now, we were going to let the Optic down easy and would not have made this comparison at all, if we had not been compelled to do 5 so, by that slurring remark. Notwithstanding the fact that taxes art higher in Minot this year than usual, a property owner has figured out that he can build houses for renting purposes and still make 20 per cent on the investment. This is good considering that on a $1500 house, one has to pay nearly $o0 tax. A $1500 residence in agood part of Minot will rent for $30 or $35 per month. This means that the renter has an income of $420 per year. Substract from that amount $50 for taxes and $10 for insurance, figures plenty high enough, and he will have $360 left. There are people who are only too willing to pay good rent if they can but secure the houses. The Great Northern without a shadow'of a doubt, will bring the big railroad shops here in the spring, which means that we will have to build houses for the people who will be brot here to work. Be sides. Minot is growing very rapidly in other lines, and withal, many houses must be erected. Business men who have a little, spare money, should by all meaap invest it in houses for these people. Help your city and at tire same time help yourself. -'1: *7' l(V if Competition is the life oj trade, and farming in North Dakota is no exception to the rule. Twenty-five years ago this was thot to be a good place in which to raise cattle and sheep,, but the ranchmen were sure it was a poor place for general farming. Some of them aren't converted yet, and a smiling field of North Dakota grain gives many a cattle man that tired feeling. Here and there throughout the state farming was conducted on systematic lines, and ,wheaver ordinary intellig nee was used the soil and the snn r* aised a crop. Then the farmers from Illinois and Iowa me. They might have been looking for cheap land ys, but they brought their knowledge of corn-raising r'with them. The result has been to firmly establish ,rfota as acorn growing state, not upon the extensive owa and Illinois, but as a part of the country where a op of fine corn may be raised every year. So the Kansan innesotan came and taught us all they ktew about growing and North Dakota has learned its lesson so well that it is this year among the wheat growing states. Flax was one earliest and best crops and we now produce 60 per cent of itire American product in this standard grain. INDEPENDENT* Published Every Wednesday. C. F. TRUAX, Publisher Entered June, 1H. 6. D. COLCORD, Editor as Second-Class Matter, Postofflce, Mlnot. N. Act o( Congress ot March 3. 1679. When you wish to stop a paper write the publisher a letter giving your name.and address and enclose a money order for the amount due on yonr subscription, and thejpaper will be stopped. 4km't try t»- e^jte^yittgfoVytfuir^ by it through the postoffice. The law provides that you must pay your subscription before you can discontinue.—Ex. A grand new game has cropped out. It is called ''Tickle the Editor," and is as follows: Take a sheet of ordinary writing paper fold it nicely, enclose a bank note sufficiently large enough to pay all arrearages aurf one year in advance and hand it to the editor. Keep your eye on him and if a smile adorns his fa^'e it works fine and dandy. Now is the time to play the joke—it beats ping pong, pit and flinch all hollow. No wonder things are said about John D. Rockefeller. The old man is worth a thousand million dollars. Think of it. Enough money to make a thousand of our JVard county farmers million aires. If his wealth were all piled up in gold, it would require 23,000 men to cari^y it £*way, allowing 150 pounds for each man. There are no millionaires in Ward county, but its more than likely than any on& of/you farmers are happier today than Rockefeller with all of his-? millions. k^:\ The Iftaependent is renewing yearly contracts for 1906 and is pieiised that Paul V. McCoy regards the worth of our space to such an extent that he has purchased 6240 inches to be used during the year. This space cost? money and must bring Mr. McCoy some results. Mr. McCoy believes in printer's ink and will spend more than $2000 in his advertising in 1906. He never allows the same is i le 0 «V'( THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 190G EDITORIAL COMMENT. The Carpio News has been, absorbed'by the Minot Printing Co., Editor Dodge of the Ne\Vs has. traded his plant in at #2000, and E. L. .Johnson will go to Carpio to manage the newspaper work. Johnson is quite a capable lie.wspaper man and can give Carpio a good paper if he wants to. "•••J#" iir- The best definition of a friend that has yet-been produced is the word of a Missouri tchool boy: "Ai friend is a person who knows all about you and likes you just the some. Lincoln's defini tion: "A friend is-a person who would rather do you good than have you like him:." This has to take second place in comparison a *c XJ 1 1 back WHITE GIRL CHOOSES NEGRO For Her Husband—Pretty ao Year Old Oriska Girl Tries to Marry Big Colored Fellow. A big, black, colored man, who travels under the name of Iioss and who claims to be a fortune telle*', and a white girl who has been doing house work in the neighborhood of Oriska, put in an appearance Tuesday morning at one of the hotels iii Vallev City, where they registered as man and wife, after which they started out on a search for a preacher, who would unite them iu marriage.^ Meanwhile ac quaintenances of the girl art Oriska telephoned Chief Burt and informed him of what was going on and asked his assistance*in preventing the wedding if possi ble. It is understood that tihe couple found a preacher, who de clined to perform theu ceremony. They learned about this time that a license was needed and made application to Judge Ir gens, wt.o meanwhile had heard from Oriska. and he declined to give them a license. This colored man has rather an unsavory reputation and has been warned out of Valley City on several oc casions. The girl is about 20 ye^rs of age, and her choice of a husband would indicate that she was not right mentally: The soothing and comforting effects of DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve, when ap plied: to Files, Sores, Cats, Boils, etc., subdues pain almost instantly. This Salve draws out the inflammation', re duces swelling and acts as a rubefacient, thus circulating the blood through the diseased parts, permitting or ajding na ture to permanently remove the trouble entirely. Sold by MCCOY & Co. y. Speaks Well of Penitentiary. Michael Devauejr, recently par doned from the state pen, writes: "I am an old man—82 years— and the past year have been con fined in the state penitentiary at Bismarck on account of violat ing the prohibition law. I was never in prison before on account of crime. I have traveled in 32 states of this union and have visited and inspected several prisons, but never saw better discipline or better management than is found in the Bismarck penitentiary. Warden F. Bouch er, and Deputy Warden Norman McDonald are very able and competent men for the place. I was treated kindly by all the of ficers of the prison the physician in charge was very good to me. I was the oldest man in the prison and I write this letter as a token of respect to Warden Boucher and his assistants. Ji reasonable amount of food thorough ly digested and properly assimilated will always increase the strength. If your stomach is a "little off". KodolDyspep sia Cure will digest what you eat and enable the digestive organs to assimilate and transform all foods into tissue bu lding blood. Kodol relieves Sour Stomach, Belching, Beart-burn and all forms of Indigestion. Palatable and strengthening. Sold by ft. KM MCCOY & Co. Greatest on the Read.? Without a doubt the best moving picture and vaudeville Fhow ever seen in the state is that produced by Meaty Bros, who opened a three nights en gagement here ThurSday night. The moving pictures were not onlyv interesting but highly in structing and altho the show lasted nearly three hours, all were sorry when, thecurtain went downfilBeaty Bros, know the show business from A to and the Independent can say that there is not a poor feature in the entire entertainment. The Jap anese-Russian war pictures alone were worth the price of admis sion. That which pleased the people especially was the picture of Joseph Sold Into Egypt. The great train ro6berv was es pecially good, and kept many on the anxious seat until the rob bers had been all killed. Thp show drew a crowded house, and deserved it. REAL ESTATE BAROAINS In well-located city lots, only 1% block from new handsome $50,(*0 Great Northern deppt. Will sell to prospective home builders on easy terms.. Title ab solutely good. Call and see me at once. Sale will not last lone. DR. J. M. EKRKM. V. T* l/l Jt i» ts, 1 R- SANBORN, PRCSIDCNT ., ED. PIERCE. VL/ePARE IN A POS yy We*ii 11 j. LOANS YOUR To ANDERSCH BROS. MINOT, N. D. MINNEAPOLIS, HlllN. The hlKheit market prices guaranteed. Yoa will realise 10 to SO per cent, more by abipping these to us than by aellinc at home. Write todajr. Fine Farm for Sale nf-? Eignt miles north of Minot, 200 acres of line land 100 acres under the plow 80 acres was in blue stem wheat thiB year and adveraged 25 bushels to the acre will sell on small cash payment balance one-half crop untill paid. This land is all tillible, the soil is of a rich, heavy black loan.' WO""RTM°'NOT, N. D. %'Jm THREE OLD S PIECES We Are Cash Buyers I CAN IV J ia of E A IjJ/fe^JEvcry farmer who has cows should ship us his cream as it will be a big advantage over making butter. 3c below New York price is our basis, except for sweet cream, 3c more or New York flat* We- Now Pay 25 cents for Butterfat MINOT CREAMERY CO. Vice-P*esioeHT. 1 The officers pledge themselves to protect tbe patrons at all times. Your money is in perfectly safe hands when deposited in this bank. THE BANK SOLICITS A SHARE OF YOUR PATRON ACE FOR ^11 truthfully Firiitiri- a 1 MINOT SUTE BANK. POSITION TO BUY YOUR FARM. SEE US BEFORE YOU SELL. IN CASE EEI AELE TO OIVE YOU AS HIOH A PRICE AS YOU THINK YOU SHOULD HAVE LIST YOUR LAND WITH US AND \VE WILL SELL IT- WE HAVE ES EABLISHED 3*0 AGENCIES IN THE EAST AND CAN GET THE HIGHEST PRICE FOR YOUR LAND. YOU SIGN NO IRONCLAD A GREEMENT. IFVOU WANT A LOAN LET US MAKE IT. v, The bank is prepared to loan money on city residences, business blocks and farming lands, at a reasonable rate of interest. Money always^on hand. No commission or bonus.. EASTERN WORK HORSES Just received a car-load of fine/ EASTERN WORK HORSES, Weight from 1200 to 1500 pounds. J'.v Will sell cheap, at my farm six miles northeast from Minot. A high grade Peraherun I Ull OHLL stallion coli, 2 years old last May. Weight 1500 lbs. Good disposi tion. Drives nicely singly and double. Wi: A. V. Swanson LET-USHBESYOUR BAKER By that, we mean let us make your breads, cAkes, pies and other pastries. We are equipped, perfectly now to turn out bist goods that modern machinery and skill affords 4 If you wantanything special'-made, tell us and we wilL'T" j-i-* accommodate you. I Ns* ft fi 'M I 4 tk 11 11 A. J. BRUNNER, CASHIER. f, -v (vu •-... v--. :•#i S $ Let me know your wants. I can* supply you in any kind of a horse. ffV AUSLANDER THE ^BAKER, I N O N O A O A make the assertion that my entire line of furniture there are only three pieces that were bought prior to'last March. That is the secret of having iv first-claes stock of furniture. I am careful in my buying, ordering only that which people will want to buy. I sell cheaper than any furniture house in the west, quality considered, and can prove this assertion you will but come here and let me give you prices. I hare a few pieces of fine furniture that were scratched and marred a little in moving Will sell dirt cheap. Remember that I am in mjr^iew. location on Sooth Main Street. COM in and:esamine the stock and new bnilding even if yoa don't ears to bay anything. McJANNET, N a a mmrnm if Uilirtikiji ton