The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-01-07
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Mayville baseball fans gave a ball
for the benefit Of the club.
The extension of the telephone lines
In Ward county continue
Cando claims to be one of the best
wheat markets in the state.
Litchville is one of the towns to get
a promise of a flax fiber mill.
There is some talk of new court
house building at Grand Forks.
Denhoff people are pronounced in
their opposition to blind-pigging.
Judge Cowan cleared up some cases
In Sargent county for Judge Lauder
A Valley City man is trying to make
a fifty-two-foot building fit a ffty-foot
lot $50
Legislator-elect Schouweiler of Fair
mount is interested in the bank at Ma
RON
Fessenden is discussing whether it
is proper ethics to get drunk at a
dance
The Northern Pacific will improve
it's track at Windsor, in Stutsman
county
North Dakota is becoming famous
for its many excellent orchestras over
the state.
Joe Gebus is back at Windmere after
having leg chopped off in Fargo
hospital
The merchants in many towns of
the state are organizing to head off the
dead beats.
A rural delivery route north of
Wheatland is wanted by the farmers
in that section.
Miss Anna J.. Barnum, who has
taught school at Mayville for twenty
years, has resigned
Ex-Gov. and Mrs. Roger Allin have
gone to Canada on a three-months' Wis
it to their old home.
Female blind piggers are becoming
so numerous over the state that they
are no longer novelties.
The banks of North Dakota are put
ting in larger safes to hold the in
creasing amount of shekels they are
gathering.
The farmers in many sections OF the
state are planning to attend the meet
ing of the Tri-State Grain Growers IN
Fargo, Jan. 1923.
Prof. E. E. kaufman, Of the North
Dakota Agricultural college, is doing
much to encourage creamery enter
prises in the state.
At Litchville the farmers hook
traction engine on to a string of grain
tanks, and take 1000 bushels of wheat
to market at once.
The Old Settlers association will
advocate the organization OF county
associations, to create more interest
in the big organization
The Ignite coal operators want to
work some plan by which consumers
will purchase coal in the summer,
when there are plenty OF cars.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar E. Will of Bis
marck celebrated the twentieth ami
versary of their marriage. They were
remembered by a host OF friends.
J. R. Radford of Fargo owns the
farm, in Emmons county, on which
President Worst, of the North Dakota
Agricultural college, formerly resided
J. B. Hockridge of Hunter is said to
have invented an attachment for a
threshing machine for flax. that prom
ises to make him famous and pluto
crat.
A slope former doesn't take much
stock in the Ignite trust when he can
wander out in his back yard and dig
few scuttles of coal any day-for homo
consumption.
Despite the fact that Former Com
missioner of Forestry Barrett was leg
islated out of Office, he still takes
great interest in promoting the work
in this state
The insurance companies are report
ed to be cancelling policies on elevat-
ors in Benson county because OF the
numerous fires, believed to be OF IN
corr airy origin.
The furnace of the Foster County
State Bank. at Darlington, exploded
and the fuel in the basement was set
On fire. The firemen saved the struc-
ture from damage.
Tom Stack Of Enderlin, who was
found guilty of malicious prosecution
in the case of the chief OF police, re-
fused to be guilty, and will institute
further proceedings in the matter.
Freddy" WEIGH, an old resident OF
Mimic and for some time janitor OF the
school there, has given $1,000 to san
itarium at San Diego to be furnished a
home for the remainder of his days.
Missouri slope farmers farm their
lands in summer and dig under the
surface in the winter and secure a
good quality Of Ignite coal.
Justice Cochrane, of the supreme
court, has been given nice quarters by
the county commissioners at the court
house in Grand Forks.
The steamer Expansion on the Mis-
souri, will be rebuilt during the winter,
and twenty-three feet added to her
length.
M. T., Mccormack, formerly secreta-
nv Of state, is engaged in the steam