The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-12-06
A daughter was born to Mr..
and Mrs. Peter Anderson.

a daughter was born to MIR
and Mrs. Peter Anderson.
MIR. and Mrs. Claude johnson
are the proud parents Of a baby
daughter.
Carpio' has a night school or
gained and it starts out with
ten scholars.
] t is reported that Williston is
TO have a new paper, a daily.
Editor Whitehead, who had
worked on the Press, will edit
the same.
Supt. +. f. Forest of the Mon
tana Central, will succeed j. NJ.
Davis who has resigned as su-
perintendent of the Dakota
Montana division OF the G. n.
Editor Mercer OF the Lawton
Leader died last week Of typhoid
fever. His age was twenty-eight
years, and he is said to be one OF
the states brightest journalists.
Ed. Ward, a Carpio farmer,
was arrested and brot to Minot,
charged with stealing the affec-
tions Of j. w. kauffman's wife.
Kaufman says Ward persisted
in calling at his home during his
absence,
Guy l.. Humphreys who for
eight months was business
manager on the Reporter, went
to Ryder where he has accepted
the position of agent at the 500.
MIR. Humphreys has been very
popular in business circles.
The biggest load of wheat ever
brough hit to Mandan was brot in
by Harm Bros. 1t was pulled by
four horses and the load con-
tanned POP bushels and 40
pounds. The gross weight OF the
load was $4,000 pounds.
The delinquent tax sale was
held at the court house by the
auditor this week, despite the
fact that it was reported that
the sale wodld be void. The test
will probably be made. The bid
ders bid from one to ~ per cent
on the property.
On July 9th, a carcontaining
! three horses was turned over to
the 500 at Velva. The horses
were shipped to Portal, on their
way to Saskatoon. but for some
reason were stopped at Portal
where they still are. 1t is now
believed that the horses were
stolen.
Balfour Statesman: Mrs. Mich
ael Goetz' IS year old daughter
arrived from Russia Sunday and
went to the home OF II. p. Over
holser. She has been on the way
ever since last spring when a
ticket was boughtfor and sent to
her from a band OF this place. In
England she took the wrong
boat, going to Australia instead
OF America. Then she worked
and earned enough money to
bring her to America.
A North Dakota farmer estl-
mates that by discing in place OF
blowing a piece OF flax land, he
lost fully 500 on his barley
crop: that by leaving half his
seed grain untreated with for
maldehyde he lost another hun
dred, and that by not cleaning
thoroly his seed grain he lost
fully 500 more. All these fig
ures were gotten at by compar-
: ing properly handled land and
seed with the returns from lm-
properly handled seed and land
right alongside OF jt.-Forum.
Martin Hagen, who moved
a while ago from near Edmore
to Stanley, was arrested charged
with the murder OF his brother,
Austin. Martin was brought
back to Devils Lake and incar-
cerated. He was held in jail un-
til last Monday when a telegram
was received from David Ugland
OF Knox who said he had recent
ly seen and talked with the man
supposed to be murdered, and
Hagen was forthwith released.
Sheriff McLain loaned him moned
him enough money to get home
with, and he left on the first tram
out, declaring that he would
prosecute those responsible for
his arrest.
An old time North Dakota
newspaper man, ". D. Boyce Of
Chicago, now one of the leading
publishers OF the country, has so
far progressed in the world OF
business that he makes anofferto
the government to take the post
| Offico off its hands and rim If as