The Ward County independent., 1906-12-13
State News.

The Times-Record says that
municipal ownership has been
tried at Valley City and is not a
success.
A letter reached the Bismarck
postoffice addressed TO ,"The
Biggest Fool in Town" 1t can
not find an owner.
w. w. Miller, a Buford farmer,
who hurt bis knee last fall on a
mower, died last week from the
effects of the injury. Blood
poisoning set in.
The parents of w. NJ. Belack,
who died on a Great Northern
train near Williston. have been
located at Bulader, Mont, where
the remains will be shipped.
A writer in the Bismarck
Tribune criticizes one of the Bis
marck churches because it does
not provide an usher and because
he was not offered d singing book
during the services.
Bales bought out Wagner's
pool hall at Granville and on
Saturday night there was an
opening-two barrels Of the real
stuff and as free as water. And
this in a prohibition state.
Thomas Casey, who ran a wet
goods emporium at Bismarck,
was arrested on complaint of
two farmers whom he had put
out OF his pig. The farmers had
broken some glasses causing the
trouble.
The wealthy farmers between
Lisbon, Fort Ransom and Valley
City are about to organize for
the purpose OF building another
farmers line. The shortage of
cars this year has led to this
The Ignite supply is growing
better in some North Dakota
towns. The farmers have kept
the mines going during the early
part OF the season stocking them
up for the winter, and the city
folks ought to have a show soon.
w. Il. Maher, of Bismarck. is
authority for the statement that
altho the farmers Of Iowa have
had bumper corn crop this year
they are looking toward North
Dakota as their future home.
He predicts that an increased
number of ho'neseekers from
that state will flock to North
Dakota next year.
A little eight months old babe
was burned to death at TOlna,
n. D. The mother left the child
lying on the bed while she went
across the street TO a neighbor's.
Fire started in a mysterious
manner, and before the little one
could be removed, it's legs had
been burned to a crisp. The
child died in a little while after
ending terrible suffering.
R. J. Ness, Of Devils Lake, the
best looking druggist, is paying
a bet which he lost during the
races last year. Heaccompanied
a beautiful young woman to the
races and bet on a certain horse
which came outfourth. Accord
ing to the conditions OF the bet
he dares not call on the young
woman for an entire year unless
he be dressed in overalls, hickory
shirt, straw hat and lumberman s
shoes.
A. w. Fuller: ofBowbells, while
cleaning a chicken which was
among a bunch he purchased a
few days ago from a farmer CON-
ing in from the hills, discovered
in the craw OF one a genuine.gold
nugget in the rough and about
double the size of a turnip seed.
He still has the nugget and will
display it for inspection Of any
who may call at the market.
This is not the first time that
traces of the precious metal have
been found in the craws of poul-
try that were brought to the getty
from that section.
B. +. Lounsberry. a Whapeton
furniture dealer has an advertise
ment in the Gazette quoting
Montgomery, Ward & Cos prices,
including freight and shows his
patrons a saving OF from Sc tn
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