The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-05-13
Boy Seriously Injured.

j Matt Russell, the IL year.old
son OF Section Foreman P.s II.
Russell, had his left Leg taken off
below the knee, and his left hand
SO badly crushed by the: 500
freight train shortly after dinner
this Thursday afternoon. that
it will have to be amputated.
His ball fell under the car and he
crawled after it. The train start
ed up causing the terrible injur-
les. He may recover.
Lawyer Hoffman, OF Donny-
brook, transacted legal business
here last week.
You will miss rare treat if
you don't see BIB, at the opera
house, Thursday night.
2. V. Mccoy has returned from
Bowlder Springs, Mont, much
improved in health.
| Money to loan on choice Farm
Lands==J. 4. Mcdonald, at Nc
Gee 4 Coyle's office, Minot.
See Miss Sarah Murray in her
specialties between acts accomp-
anied by the orchestra, at Bib,
Thursday night.
The G. N. company bought z
acres Of land north Of the rail
road track and west of the de
pot at Granville for yard and
a round house. A 40 foot addi-
ton will be placed on the depot.
A. Guthrie & Co. has been award
ed the contract for grading for
the new road to Mohall and have
sublet the contracts.
A crowd OF twenty boys, large
and small, played ''hooky" Fri
day afternoon and took to the
woods to get rid Of that tired
feeling. Prof. Wolfe took half a
day off also, hunting the mis-
creants but they seemed to have
gone straight up, and Monday
morning when they returned to
school, they wished they had.
A peculiar instance came before
the land office Friday. Ben
johnson, a bashful youth, and
a Miss Moore, a maiden lady of
uncertain years, showed up and
showed receipts for money paid
for filing on the same claim, in
16O-86, near Centerville. The
young lady having filed first,
the officers advised the young
man to marry the woman. thus
securing two claims. johnson
was willing, but the woman
showed signs OF hesitancy.
DR.. Raymond, the state veter-
marian, arrived in Minot and
went to the ranches southwest of
the city to inspect the many cat
tie which have the scab. 1t is
estimated that in the county
from 5000 to 5000 head Of cat
tie are troubled with this little
parasite. The cattle lose their
hair and rub the hide off in
patches. The following ranches
have infected cattle: Bernt, Siv-
ert and Louis Larson, John Berg
and John Rice & Co. Scab
among cattle is similar to mango
among horses and dogs and re-
require persistent treatment.
Co.'S A. b. G. and D., Of the
First Battalion, Inf. of Michigan,
stopped in Minot half an hour
Monday afternoon allowing the
soldier boys in their duck suits
to leave the train and see the
sights Of the city. The boys
want to see no more OF the Phil
lippines, as they spent nearly
three years there. The Ladrones
or robbers are the worst people
the soldiers have tocontend with
in the islands today. One young
fellow came near getting left.
The 500 slow freight train cut
him off Just as his train was pull
ling out on the G. n He ran
down the track and his comrades
seeing him had the trainstopped.
Personal Mention.
j. g. Greenleaf went to Kenmare to
transact business Sunday.
Mrs. G. +. Truax was called to Chilcot
by the illness of her mother.
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