The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-10-12
MINOR TOPICS

CTS aSSOClhUlOIl lJeC. d.
The Lone Tree postoffice was
robbed last week OF ST.
A farmer south OF Devils Lake
has an artesian we'll 100 feet
deep.
Pete McAneny, Chief Of Police
at Ross, took III the Eagles last
Sunday night.
w. j. Doyle, u Devils Lake far
mer had 800 acres Of wheat
which averaged Tx bu.
Miss Hewlett OF Berthold is in
Fargo where she was operated
upon for appendicitis.
A man with a wooden leg who
could not pay his hotel bill at
Rugby left the leg for security.
A Devils Lake man bought q
bushel OF potatoes and counted
them. He had just 81 potatoes.
Geo. Treat in an accident the
other day broke one OF his
legs and was badly injured other
wise.
A Minnesota expert says rusted
straw does not damage stock.
He recommends it's being fed
sparingly however.
Mrs. Olson who lives south
west of Berthold, lost her barn
and hay by fire, while burning a
fire break around her home.
Bruce G. Warren, who drew the
first claim at Devils Lake, has
been presented two good teams
and $500 in cash by his father.
A. G.. Hurst, OF Bisbee, is said
to be an exact counterpart of
President Roosevelt. He wears
q pair OF eye glasses just like
Teddy's.
Two more rural mail routes
have been established out of
B0wbells. The population served
is 1875 and 375 houses are
along the routes.
&C. Rush has gone to Wahpe-
ton to attend school. He hopes
to complete the course this year.
He has been farming at Des Laos
and did exceptionally well.
C. +. Nierenhausen and wife
have returned from their honey
moon at Torah, Mimi. Ida
Traun returned with them. An
ton Nierenhausen and wife are
also here from TOrah.
Wanted to trade-For cattle
or horses, a good store room
and butcher shop in Des Laos,
N. D. Rents for $14 per month.
Address Peter Crum, Minot, N.
D. TIP.
The Great Northern has gravel
trains at work actively filing in
the low place west Of the ice
house, where the new depot will
be built soon. Several hundreds
Of loads were dumped yesterday.
DR.. ]. s. Frank ofOil City, Pa,
is visiting his brother, G. O..
Frank. The doctor is recovering
from q s:ege Of typhoid fever and
hopes thai the embracing ozone
of the prairies will do him good.
The brothers will spend some
time in hunting.
A nOxious beast is said to have
attempted a terrible crime upon
q lady at Flaxton last week and
is in the same class as Dr.. Starr,
the veterinarian who attempted
the assault on the little girl at
tho same town. Flaxton had
better kill off a few of her bad
citizens.
Gus Fyne, a Brocl:ett farmer,
pointed a gun at a neighbour
woman threatening to kill her.
The trouble was over a small
matter. Fyae killed q man a
yearlag but set up the argu-
ment that he did it in self de-
tense. He has been placed under
$4,000 bonds.
f. D. Kelley purchased sol
acres of land adjourning Minot
on the west two weeks ago and
viii soon plat the addition. The
lots will be a little billy, but
nevertheless valuable. When the
Objectionable houses are moved
from that part OF the city, Minot
will likely look westward.
Agnes Coolidge, a girl who
formerly lived in Minot, attempt
ed to commit suicide recently at
navils Lake. II, will hp ramon.