The Ward County independent., 1904-07-13
.Around the State.

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cases of blind measles, resulting
fatally.
Commencing August 1 the train
On, the Mohall branch line, will
lerun daily.
The McHenry re public a n
dounty convention will be held
at Towner July 25.
There are now thirty men and
six women in the North Dakota
soldiers home at Lisbon.
Something is wrong with the
G. N. agent at Denbigh who found
a large roll of bills, gave them
dp.,
CHARLES Maloney's Hamble-
tonian horse run away at Gran
{-ille, and ran down the track
&ast where it was killed by a
rain.
] Mic Pull, Of Fargo, struck his
q laughter over the head with a
base ball bat and is now lying in
Lail awaiting the result Of her
hjuries. She is in a precarious
condition.
I The Mohall Tribune claims
shat Townsite Proprietor Stolz
purchased $500 worth Of land
lear Mohall and converted it
into $4,000 worth OF lots.
y Up near Bowbells a man con-
ltructed a dipping tank that can
he moved on wheels and hehauls
! 1T around to different settlements,
where the stockmen can bring
heir cattle conveniently.
! An exchange says: TO avoid
keing bothered by mosquitoes
4. how a piece OF alum the size Of
marble into a small bowl OF
Water, and wet the hands and ex-
bosed parts in it. Not a mos
uito will touch you. They will
Elum about and disappear.
Rial French OF Rugby is plan
Sing the establishment OF a chill
Sren's home on the location Of
lhe old Roosevelt ranch in
billings county, to be named
! litter the president. He is en-
Eleavoring to interest prominent
tnen in the state in the matter.
Edward Werner was brought
10 jamestown Sunday morning
from Fargo, where he was found
Euilty by the United States court
Bkf using a cancelled one cent
] hostage stamp. He was sentenc-
I'd to 800 fine or 80 days in Jail.
Eot paying the fine he is now
serving time in the county jail.
\ The commissioners in charge of
s!be worlds fair exhibit is using
Fats OF space in the state papers
Nh denying the reports in the
gEditorial Association to the ef-
ltect that the state exhibit is not
2korth the money it cost. 1t will
}ake more than talk to convince
kfhe public that the newspaper
Eboys were wrong in their opinion.
Charlie Sawaya, afarmerliving
few miles south of Rugby, was
Auite severely injured by an en-
Faged ? year old bull last week,
Ind is confined to his bed with
\wO fractures in one arm and
Various other bruises around
|ver his body. AS it is, he thinks
he owes his life to a couple Of
aithful dogs which he had with
him which Immediately tackled
The animal and SO distracted his
bttention from the prostrate
nan.
A travelling optician by the
lame of Rubin Ovitz, has been
Sorking the farmers in Williams
;a,nty by representing that he
tas ordered by the board OF
sealth of that county to inspect
he eyes OF the farmers and 9th
ks for glasses. He found a SER
pus "defect'' among those whom
b scared or bull-dozed into an
Examination and soaked them
,r $5 to $40 for pair OF cheap
rass plated windowlights worth
bout 36 cents.
There is now no doubt that the
emand for land is decreasing in
he United States. At the open
y day Of the Rosebud Indian
reservation in South Dakota,
early 5000 registrations were
led, more than at the opening
i the lands in Oklahoma. The
.nds in the Rosebud Reservation
re said to be not 50 good as the
Yard county lands. The days
e ~rovorr uoonf lands for