The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-06-21
STATE NEWS.

.N STATE NEWS.
N yelva will make the eagle
kacream on the Fourth.
6sS A. f. Stakston returned from
NTioga, where he visited his sons,
E&he merchants.
IN Eugene Norris, a Bismarck
was knocked from a freight
while stealing a ride and
YEARLY killed.
ssSsE ohm Bartel of Dickev county
III Vas killed by his nineteen year
ISAd step son, for abusing the
lads mother.
lsSsSeveral hundred Texas cattle,
long horns and all, were unload
5ed at Velva last week and fed.
They do not compare iavorably
with our North Dakota cattle.
Editor Hughes OF the Ray Pho
&neer will nave charge of the Will
Hams county farmers excursion
to the Fargo Agricultural Col
lege.
$6 Markell, the horse thief who
stole a bunch OF horses, bringing
sSthem to Flaxton, and selling
Sfhem to H. V. Hollingsworth,
was sentenced to twelve years in
the penitentiary at his trial at
%Glasgow, Mont.
% Judge Goss sentenced John r.
Skinner OF Flaxton to 30 days in
Aiail for contempt of court and
lined him $25 and costs, $50. In
default of paying fine and COSTS
the prisoner will have to remain
lin jail % days longer.
IS Mrs. VIM. Glib, ST., who is in a
very precarious condition, was
brought to the hospital in this
#city from the Glib ranch Satur-
8day. Altho she was in a very
sweakened condition, she stood
sthe Journey fairly we'll.
\ A horse and buggy was stolen
from Olaf Foss of Velva Friday
night. The thief was followed
to near Douglas postoffice, when
all trace OF him was lost in the
hills. The pursuers were but one
hour behind the rascal.
# The Flaxton branch will not
5be built this year, as the con-
stractors have been instructed to
Found off the grade, to keep the
Water from washing it away.
The 500, evidently, has been
gbluffed by the Great Northern.
The Fargo Forum says that
Where is some talk OF introducing
Ieading, writing and arithmetic
In the schools again and elimi-
hating water color painting,
fafia, bead and basket work and
8other high art occupations.
s The Great Northern reservoir
lf,at Granville is now completed,
90, 900 yards of dirt having been
Removed in order to make the
hole. The contractors have had
b force OF men working day and
night for four months.
The Manson, Iowa, Democrat
puts it this way: "JOhny Rock
efeller sent 100000 to the San
Francisco earthquake sufferers
and the price OF oil went up a
cent a gallon right away. Adolf
plus Busch, the millionaire
brewer, sent 100000 but the
price OF beer is the same. That's
the difference between an honest
man and a miserly hypocrite.
M. Spangberg brought a nice
Httle fat pig to town this week,
md sold it to our local butchers.
His pigship dressed 457 pounds,
which fact will our Iowa readers
please note. We can raise these
kind all the time if we will
Use such good methods as our
friend Spangberg. The porker
vas shipped to Bismarck to
grease the palates OF the resi-
dents Of the Capital City.-Wil-
ton News.
North Dakota mothers are
often worried to know whether
Or not a child will develop a dis
ease after having been exposed
to it. Chickenpox symptoms US
ually appear on the fourteenth
day; diptheria, second day;
measles, fourteenth day; humps
nineteenth day; scarlet fever,
fourth day; smallpox, twelfth
day; typhoid fever, twenty-first
dav. whOOninr oO11Uh fOl1r