The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-11-08
NEWS OF The STATE
Velya has a new laundry.

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Velva has new laundry.
Marshall Mcclure, Jr., is editing the
Upham Star.
The Catholics at Devils Lake will erect
a $4,000 church.
Dr.. Frost, of Willmar, Mimi, will To-
cate at Kenmare.
Threshing will be completed in Mo
hall country in 20 days
The Norwich School Board have adj
opted the American Book Co.'S line OF
books.
The delinquent tax list this year, we
understand, will appear in the Mlnot
Optic.
County Commissioner Richardson's
mother is holding down claim near
Mohall.
A hunting party of ten bagged 1900
ducks, twenty miles north OF Denblgh
last week.
Mrs. Geo. Gates of Granville, on her
way to 1ieighbor's, stepped into hole
and broke her leg.
Miss Elsie johnson who was struck on
the head at Upham, by Jug thrown by
brute, is recovering.
Potatoes grow so large in some parts
parts of Ward county, that excavations
have been started" on them.
The Great Northern detected three
parties who swiped sand ard gravel from
their right of way at Norwich.
This is the time OF the year when
farmers can draw large loads Of wheat as
III 10 ohool<c the hank
A Bottineau couple was married last
week, and their friends had no rice, they
were showered with beans and wheat.
A Mondak lad for overturning an out
building on Halloween night, is taking
his meals from off tho mantlepiece now.
Six beggars with cards visited Sher-
wood last week, and it is said that only
one of them was entitled to any assist
ance.
The two-year old daughter of Ole
Olson, near Rugby, drank quantity Of
''Dr. Wards Lung Balsam," and died
from poisoning.
It is said that Bishop Cowell has pur.
chased the Balfour Leader, and will
combine the two offices, the Leader and
the Statesman.
North Dakota might profit by the ex.
ample of Minnesots, which has Law
prohibiting consumptives teaching IN
the public schools.
Editor Ware Of the Flaxton Times
with forty legals in his newsy paper
ought to be a multi-millionaire in the
sweet bye -and-bye.
s. B. Porter's barn, with two horse:
and quantity of hay, burned at Frofar
near Lansford. Lansford business me1
subscribed literally for new barn.
An effort is being made to eliminat,
the broncho by cross with the Suffoll
breed of horses. This is being done will
great success in some parts OF the state
Fred. Wenholtz, deaf mute, wa
caught between two cars at Towner, ant
nearly killed outright. He was taken t.
the Devils Lake hospital, where he sool
died.
The land office at Grand Forks, whicl
was established in 1880, has been abol
shed, or rather combined with the Dew
Is Lake Office. All business will be don
at Devils Lake.
A crowd of the young bachelors nea
Sherwood, formed bee and stacke'
Miss Shattuck's fax. Something lik
tho old -fashioned corn husking bee viii
the red ears mixed in.
Editor Peck is visiting his parents q
Seattle, and tho Herald has gone to til
tHevil" for two weeks. The Balfou
Leader has been sold to D. T. Owens
Roland man, who wishes to dispose o
it.
Erred. Fenster, Flaxton coal miner
was accidently struck on the head by
pick in the hands Of his brother, Will
the two men were at work in q mine
His head was terribly injured, but b.
will recover.
It is said that q man down at Harvey
on-the- 500, tried to commit suicide b,
throwing himself on the track. Ate
remaining there for "a hours, and NJ
train appearing, he gotu in despair ant
Walked away.
The deer season is on and the usua
erist of fatalities among the hunter vii
take place. Ii you must hunt, wear ,
red sweater, for there is always tn,
nervous hunter who shoots everytime b,
hears twig crack.
The Oscar H. Will Co, nurserymer
from Bismarck, have sent 1000 two yea
old cotton wood trees to the Right Hon
Alfred G. Lyttleton, HiRhwsll, Scotland
to be planted on sandy land. II tn.
trees thrive we'll, many more will bt
shipped across the water.
A negro who has boon doing time il
the Cass county jail several times, pre-
scnted the sheriff with q 2O-pound tur
key, and the prisoners will have a feast
THANKSGIVING day. Tho negro claims
that he bought the bird, but the state
ment will not be questioned.
The sheep raiser is right in it. Buyers
arc contracting for the next years clip
of wool st Il and % cents, and only the
man With borrowed capital 10 selling.
Lambs and ewes cannot be bought 1t
any price. We often wonder why more
1870, 40. mt ys;ses1 in Ward c0unty.