The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-10-21
Around the State 5

f. A. Stoltz has sold 300 Lots
at Mohall.
A Fargo doctor secured a div
orce from his wife in Just three
hours.
1t is now believed that the gov
elnor will pass up that extra
session. ..
James Walker, one of the old
est settlers OF Elbowoops, died
last week. ..... .-.
On account Of the wetweather,
potatoes in the Red River Valley
are spelling.
The Ensign farm near Devils
Lake consisting OF /, 200 acres
was sold for $25 an acre.
Bootleggers at Grand Forks
say that they make Il good pro-
fit selling booze, about 300 per
cent.
Five thousand bushels OF flax
we're hauled through Mckinney
one day last week, on the way to
kenmare.
The Mohall News is getting up
an Illustrated twelve page edi-
ton including a write-up OF the
new railroad.
Bonnie lotion OF Iowa bought
a farm two miles from Mohall
for S2,O75 cash. Land values
are climbing up.
{. l.. Knudson, a carpenter
was killed by a fall from a scat
fold while working on improve
ments at Fort Lincoln.
Ex-Chief Of Police Regain OF
Fargo was. married in Minnea-
polls to the divorced wife OF DR..
Jos. Erenette, OF Fargo. ..-s
Mrs. John DuMars fell down the
celler steps ten feet at the home
Of Y. c.. COrbett OF kenmarp
breakin her shoulder blade.
\ large crowd OF representa-
tives over the state are in at
tendance at the Irrigation con-
vention at Bismarck this week.
\ great deal Of threshing is to
be done in the northern part Of
the county and we will need a
month and a half Of good wealth.
er to see the work entirely COM
pleted.
Senator HansbrOugh says the
western part Of North Dakota
will surel y receive some attention
and that part Of the money APP
propriated for irrigation will be
expended there.
The Bismarck Tribune does
not believe that Mark Hanna
was a Minot visitor a week ago
last Saturday but is inclined to
believe that Mark was in Ohio
on that day making political
An effort will be made to have
a grand jury for Ward county
before the district court con-
venes. Every county should
have d grand jury. 1t has a
tendency to put the.fear Of God
tn the hearts OF the wrongdoers.
The Twin City papers printed
an item telling OF the death OF
Ed Dunn of Markillie. Mr.. Dunn
read the article and says it is
in some particulars. He
didn't fall under a wagon and
his head was not crushed and he
was not killed.
Some fine apples raised on the
IIankinson farm near Hankin.
son were on exhibit at the Wah-
peton fair last week. They were
not merely crab apples, but real
large ones. The owner Of the
farm sold $50 worth of apples
last year and kept enough for
bis own use
A mill is being built at Lisbon
to make macarOni -four alone. |
half dozen other mills in the
state are grinding the macaroni
wheat. The -four is said to make
excellent bread. AS the wheat |
will average five bushels more all
acre than other wheat, farmers
throughout the state are plan
liDg in putting in a much larger
acreage than this year.
Gid Knowles has. our thanks
or a huge rutabaga, measuring
three feet in circumference and |
thirty pounds. 1t is
the largest vegetable of its kind
that ever came under Observa-
ton and has attracted a great
leal of attention since being
lllcaJ on oy-bH,itiop Old mo I,oc