The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-12-09
Fritz Mutschler, Of Stutsman
county has returned to Germany

rode on a train SINCE coming 10
Stutsman county Is years ago.
Az caboose, on the Norehern
Pacific was burned near Medinas
A lamp exploded and the CON
ductor rushed to the platform
and set the brakes, but the fire
had gotten too good a start; u
2 j.. II. Switzerland, a l4ansford
grain buyer, was arrested and
taken to Granville on the charge
OF stealing Jerry Monda's dog.
He settled the case by paying the
costs, claiming that the dog fol-
lowed him home.
Lydia McGregor, a Mckinney
girl. turned up missing at the
Globe Hotel, St. Paul. 1t was
reported that she was seen neal'
McKinneya few days later. She
is only seventeen years old and
her parents are alarmed
Juror Tucker, of Glen Tin,
didn't know his own county. He
was asked how long he had lived
in Marion county and replied, Il
don't KNOW where Marion county
is. Often some dumb heads are
placed on the jury.
Minot fishermen are lnaking
big haulss through holes IN the
ice on Mouse, river. Pickerel
|mainal are caught and they. are
nice ones. The fishermen cut
small holes in the ice and dropta
hook baited with steak. fYgse s
Near Buford a portion OF a
hangsman's knot and a white
mans skull were found. They
are relics Of the early SOS when
the white man who was too free
with his butcher knife or brand
ING iron used to disappear. No
questions were asked, but times
have changed some.
w. +. Hawke, the bonanza far
mer OF Buffalo, has on his farm
several Welsh cattle crossed with
Shorthorns. The result is his
cattle are exceedingly large. One
COW six years old weighs 1865
pounds. The COWS so mixed are
good mixers as well as great
| meat cattle.
North Dakota is moving to
Illinois. A car load OF dirt is be-
ing taken from Edmond county
to Rockford, ILL.,. and sprinKled
over a small patch Of ground,
Next spring garden seeds will be
sown on the dirt to demonstrate
the superiority Of North Dakota
soil. Won't those suckers opeI
their eyes tho.
Some grain is raised in the
western part OF this state. Al
Westhone, a new town in Botti
neau county 300 loads Of grain
were lined up at once last Friday
morning and one man who got
there early Friday morning with
| his load did not get a chance tt
unload it until Saturday night
| Here is a chance for some goot
factory to start in the western
part of the state. The Northern
Pacific Refrigerator Car Co.. off
ers free Of charge to some res
ponsible party, their immens'
. slaughter house and ice house.
at Medora, providing there i
some industry is started therein
A young girl thirteen or four
}. teen years old was forced by he
{ father to marry a man at Wilton
| Her lover swore that she wa
eighteen years Of age. They wer
married and it is thought tina
| the girl welded the man through
1 fear OF her father. They ar
Russians. An investigation vii
be made.
Senator Hansbrough will in
troduce a bill in Congress in /;
few days to make a new land dis
trict if North Dakota by divid
ing the Bismarck district in near
ly two equal parts. The distric
is nearly twice as large as an.
other in the state and the in
creased number of filings make
a division almost necessary.
Three queer cases at Kenmart
: A man was arrested charged witt
stealing a fur robe from his neig
Dor. An investigation proves
that the robe Ind been loane'
him. Another young man boz
rowed a pair ofcuff buttonsfro1
his room mate Thanksgiving
day. The room mate had hin
arrested. His case was also die
1 missed. Another man had
fellow arrested for stealing hi
4 wagon. The poor fellow ha