The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-07-01
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Granville expects to have a fast ball
| leam.
The Minot fire company was reor-
ganized.
HOBBS are being driven out of Han
kinson.
| MohaH has not lost hope Of getting
the railroad.
The Devils Lake band has been re-
organized.
Bicycle thieves have been busy at
Grand Forks.
There were pair of alleged hold
ops at Minot.
There were some fast horse races
at Paramount. ....
Richburg may move mile to the
5toltz townsite.
A cooperative store may be started
at Church's Ferry
Ransom county has let contracts
for lot of bridges.
Devils Lake is proud OF the new city
hall and engine house.
Dickinson would like to get the new
Congregational college.
Spiritwood is increasing in popular
tty as summer resort.
| A large number of young lawyers
are locating in this state
The Edmore baseball aggregation
Is making good showing.
There seem to lie numerous bands
Of gypsies over the state.
Edgeley still wants a flour mill, to
Eeep the creamery company.
Frank Hill of Glendale, Steele
county, lost his barn by fire.
A lot of farmers are visiting, after
the first rush of work is over.
Lisbon did itself proud in the enter
tainment Of the old veterans.
DR.. Gceschel CT Mandan died re-
Gently of cancer Of the tongue.
Cattle have a way of lnysteriously
disappearing in La Moure county.
Rapid progress is being made en-
the telephone exchange for Linton.
Balfour is to have an opera house,
In keeping with that growing town.
Landlord Parker CT Minot has re-
covered from an attack of smallpox
Hen rocsts are being raided in Will
| Attorneys Dickson and johnson
have formed a partnership at Lang
don.
1t is claimed that kodak fends are
nore numerous in this state than else
where.
A. B. Mcdonald is said to have a
6ne vein of Ignite on his property at
Renville.
Several Milton people seem to have
located at Celterville, the new Ward
county town.
The big tanks for the distributing
station at the Standard Oil Office at
Harvey has arrived. .....a
The Coopertown fire department re
turns thanks for. kindly donation by
citizens Of that burg.
Some of the homesteaders in the
western part of McHenry county have
erected stone houses.
Members of militia companies had
to attend the state encampment or
lose their membership.
Company E of Langdon secured a
special car for the trip to the state en-.
campment at Devils Lake.
Deputy game wardens are being ap.
pointed over the state before the
hunting season comes on.
Some North Dakotans who took tim
Der claims in the Pacific coast country
are very much displeased.
The four sisters and mother of two
rived from the old country.
1t is said that Winona people may
change their location when the troops
are taken from Fort Yates.
Steam plows are decidedly popular
in the wes.:ern part of the state, espe-
cially for the new breaking.
Two threshing machines have been
operating near Edmore on flax that
could not be threshed last fall.
Lieut. Gov. Bartlett Is taking a
great interest in the North Dakota ex-
hibit at the St. Louis exposition.
There was disgraceful row at Will
tiston among some trancients in which
woman was beaten and kicked.
The Barnes county w. c. T. U. will
present the Valley City library with a
picture of Miss Frances Z. Willard.
A number of people around Crary
are taking homesteads around tire new
town of Underwood in Ward county.
Lisbon is another town that offers
a good investment for some one who
will erect q number OF small houses
for rent.
There is protest because there is
no telegraph office at Edmore. The
communication is done over long-dis.
lance phones.
Dr. Benn, an early graduate Of the
North Dakota agricultural college