The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-10-04
STATE SKETCHES.

tubers in the hill.
Gottleib Klein, a Young man
employed at the Russell Miller
mill at jamestown, was struck
by lightning in the cupola OF the
mill and instantly killed.
An exchange says that all the
elevators in the town are full OF
grain, and it is coming in faster
than the railroads can haul it
away. Great is North Dakota.
The new town OF "Imperial'' in
Williams county, on thenew 500
line has population OF $50 and
the Willlston Herald thinks that
the enumeration must have
counted the coyotes.
The remains OF Wesley Fields,
the first man to die at Bismarck,
were dug up on a side hill by
workmen who were digging a
trench for water pipe. The man
died thirty-four years ago. He
was colored.
The coal mines over at WASH
burn. in Mclean county, are on
fire and the residents are expert
encing no little trouble in con-
trolling the flames on account OF
a great scarcity OF water near
the mines and the fire is reported
to be raging.
Four hobos were arrested at
Nelva in McHenry county the
other day for shooting craps.
the authorities claiming that the
game was a direct violation OF
the village ordinance. This
should be a warning to those
who are not hoboe.
Clarence Hale, state game
warden. had an accident near
Rugby the other day in which
his auto exploded and there
being no farmers horses obtain
able he was compelled to push
the thing into town a distance
OF about two miles.
Great Northern officials report
that Williston in Williams coun-
ty and Rugby in Pierce are on
the list for new and larger depots
built of pressed brick and to be
constructed early in the spring
and each one will have grounds
laid out for a park.
A three-cornered county seat
fight is on out in Mckenzie coun-
ty, between the towns of Alexan-
dria, Mckenzie and Shafer and
the residents of each place are
told that some moving times are
to be had in their respective To-
cality in the course of coming
events
The Mckinney Touring mill
which was burned to the ground
last spring is to be rebuilt and it
is expected that it will be in op-
GRAFTON by the fifteenth of No.
vember. The rebuilding OF this
mill in the northern part of the
county means benefits untold to
the farmers in that section.
Farmers in the vicinity of
Flaxton are putting in a tele-
phone system and it won't be
very long before Editor Ware Of
the Flaxton Times can go after
his delinquents over the wires.
The venture is certainly all right
and the farmers in the west end
OF the county deserve no little
praise.
Cando, in Towner county is
putting up a big fight for the
Dunkard School to be built
somewhere in the state and some
time after Oct. 18th, this year,
but it is not likely that the
brethren will suffer it to go out
Of Ward county which has been
their chosen home during the
food Of emigration for the past
four years.
1t was rumored about town
last week that a clean sweep was
about to strike Minot and all
grafters, light fingered gentry,
and soiled doves, both white and
black would be brought into
court and their wrong doingsex-
posed to the ever curious public.
But for reasons unknown to us
the head Of this great municipal
government has, so it looks to
us, been a little shy and conse-
quently the lid is said to still re-
main off.
The 500 line is contemplating
the erection OF a new line out Of
the town Of Lansford, in Botti.
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