The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-02-08

More macaroni wheat will be
sown this season than last not
withstanding that the other
wheat did better last year.
Macaroni wheat is considered
q dry weather wheat and every
farmer should put out some.
Joe. Devine is remaining away from
Bismarck during the entire Legislative
session. 1t is the first time since the
memory of man runneth back-that Joe
has not been at the capital during the
law making period-as an official of
either the county or the state and his
abst nee will be noted. Forum.
1t like Pres. Robertson
of the Red River Valley Univer-
sity hal torn up all bridges be-
hind him and the school must
either be removed from Wahpe-
ton or the president changed. Ii
Minot wishe to put up $4,000,
we believe the school can be Sc
cured.
A robber held up a cattleman
from Dickinson Il. D. on the
street car in Chicago the other
day and went thru his pockets.
Fifty people were kept at bay by
the fellow while he did the work.
The prosperous air Of a North
Dakotan is apparent even in
Chicago.
A Pierce county farmerallowed
20 head of cattle to run at large
and eat the hay stacks on his
neighbours farm. The neighbor
took the cattle up and wanted
damages. The owner rather
than pay the damages drove to
Rugby and paid a lawyer $25 to
recover the cattle. AS there is a
law in Pierce county prohibiting
the running at large of cattle,
the owner will be up against it.
Frank Hall, secretary OF the
Humane society is making an
effort to have a bill passed in
the legislature makingita felony
instead of a misdomeanor for a
husband to Leglect his family.
There is no law compelling a pris-
oner in a county Jail to work
and many men would rather go
to jail than to work. At the
penitentiary they would have to
work and this seems to be the
place for such fellows.
Arrangements are well under
way to secure Frank Gotch the
champion wrestler of the world,
to give an exhibition wrestling
match in kenmare some time in
the future. He necessitates a
guarantee of$25Ofo for this exhibit
ton and a petition wascirculated
Tuesday among the kenmare
enthusiasts and the required
amount was soon raised. Gotch
says he will throw Shores ten
times in an hour or pay him 81 a
minute thereafter or he willthrow
Ole Olson three times in one hour
or forfeit $3.50. Ole Olson will
very liklry be securedfor Gotch's
opponent as the exhibition would
be more satisfactory to those who
attend.
A Fargo mother and daughter
are claiming the same man as
their husband. The police have
been called to straighten out the
tangle and have about given up
in despair. Mike Lorens, an en-
pioye OF the local gas company,
came to Fargo about six months
ago with two women. One was
supposed to be his wife and the
other his mother-in-law. There
was a family row last night and
policemen were called. They
found there had been a beer cele-
bration and both women said
Lorens was their husband. The
eldest said she marriedllim some
years ago when she was a widow
with a daughter. After the girl
GREW up, she says, Lorens'trans-
ferred his affections and married
the daughter. without the for
mality Of a divorce. The trio
have been living together in,
apparent harmony.