The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-12-16
Esmond wants acreamery and
q local telephone exchange.

Walsh county for the arrest of
% blind piggers.
The Valley City Times-Record
is said to be the best paying
weekly in the state.
Bjelland postoftice has been
discontinued and all mail should
be addressed to Lansford.
Bert Allen Of the Scribner mine
was injured by falling dirt but
chances for his recovery are
good.
Their is talk OF placing Joe De-
vine at the head ofthe state Nor
NAL school at Mayville. Good
man.
North Dakota's militia strength
is only 8O6, the smallest, with
two exceptions, Of any in the
Union.
1t now looks as if Granville
will not be the county seat of
McHenry county as Towner is
planning on getting a new court
house soon.
Brigadier General kobbe of the
Dakota division visited Fort
Lincoln last week and a salute of
eleven guns was fired in his hon
or.
| The state papers are rejoicing
because Gov. White killed deer.
i What of it? We have a number
of fellows in Minot who killed
several.
| The custom house is to be re-
moved from Bottineau to Souris
which is seven miles closer the
Canadian line.
The Bottineau Courant pub
lished a fine Christmas edition
last week. We congratulate
Bro. Haskettupon the excellency
OF his paper.
| 1t was reported that there was
a shortage in the office OF the
clerk OF court of McHenry coun-
ty. 1t has been shown that the
trouble was caused by a former
officials inability to collect GER
tain fees
Charges of malpractice are be-
ing made against two Ward
county physicians.
States Atty diversion OF WILL
Jams county is determined to
make gun plays lessfrequentand
hereafter all persons found with
revolvers may be sent to the
county Jail Tor year.
The Devils Lake Inter Ocean
says james Scofeld was arrested
for contempt of court and adds
that.Murphy was souped. This
is as near correct as that paper
usually gets things.
| Chas. Pouzar, G. n. agent at
Mapes, fell in a Is foot we'll
which was covered with snow.
The. well was partially filled with
water. With a jack knife, he cut
holes in the curbing and drew
himself out OF the we'll when he
tainted. ....t..@
| Attached to No. / Tuesday
night was a tourist coach with
one lone passenger 1t was dis
covered that the fellow had small
pox and the other passengers
stampeded to the other cars
The fellow was taken to a Mime
apolis hospital.
The board Of arbitration in
the Deep River school district
case. voted to allow the bills Of
the Rand McNally Co. The Amer
lean Book Co. will ask the court
to issue mandamus command
ing the board to allow their bill.
Thomas Heath OF Minot who
was on his way to st. Louis with
his wife. was robbed on the train
and landed in Minneapolis pen
niless. His wife has theconsump-
ton and he wished to spend the
winter in q milder cline. The
poor department sent them to
st. Louis
| The result of the recent state
teachers examination is report
ed by Supt. Stockwell as follows;
There were 647 who took the ex-
animation. OF these thirteen
got first grade certificates; 3O4
second: and 100 third, and 131
failures. This is claimed to be
the smallest percentage offailures
of any examination.
A maverick in the form OF a |
battered valise Of a foreign make
with q hat ATTACHED to it, reach
ed Minot byexpress. twas sent |
to Granville with instructions to |
give it a drink and pass it along:
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