The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-04-12
NEWS OF THE STATE

\ Commercial club has been
organized at " hite Earth.
MANY business men are quit
ting, to go out and try farming.
Banker Arnot from Park River
will start Il new bank at White
Garth.
Sven Larson a seventeen year
old Towner lad, died from the
Effects of eating poisoned food.
Robert l.. Stewart, Il kenlnare
coal mine owner, has perfected a
machine for the briqueting OF lig-
nlte.
The First State Bank OF Ryder
has been organized by Mime
opolis parties, and RI. {. Miller
OF MinOt.
The chain gang has been insti-
tuted at Towner. Prisoners VINO
refuse to pay their fines are made
to clean the streets.
Geo. Gates who has conducted
q meat market at Granville Tor
three years, has removed with
his family to this city.
More trees will be planted in
North Dakota this year thar ever
before. Plant your trees now.
Make your own Arbor day. Get
busy.
Harold Hanson, a sixteen year
old boy at Cando while attempt
ing to cliub to the top OF the
school house, fell forty feet and
was killed.
Some OF ourexchanges are run
ming a patent insides which they
oct free on account OF the amount
OF the foreign advertising which
it contains.
Just as the train was pulling
into Bottineau one day last
week, Juel Berg, ayoung farmer,
lost his balauce and fell in front
OF the engine. Hisfcot was taken
of.
With 1910 pupils in the Minot
schools, and an average monthly
attendance Of 90 per cent, Prof.
Wolf has our educational insti-
buttons in the best possible con.
dition.
Jerry Keller, a we'll to do Lans
ford farmer, found a SOW in
straw stack, where she had beer
without food or water for three
and a half months. The porkel
lis recovering.
A Buford man while attempting
to cross the Missouri with a trac
ton engine, broke the ice ant
the engine went to the bottom
Of the river where it still is. 4
son had a narrow escape.
The Bottineau News says Danl
Greenhaf, Minot's new mayor il
an ex-democrat. Now, Bro. Falk
enstein, over here in Ward county
Greenieaf is looked upon as abou
the only true follower Of Bryan
there is.
A few OF tie county papers art
sssore' because the commission
ers cut out seven official paper.
and appointed only three. Blu
it's q fact hard to get around
that by SO doing, the tax payers
are saved from $500 to So, COO
annually.
zoe Green, a chocolate coloreo
gentleman, refused to pay more
than 20 cents for his supper al
the Star restaurantat kenmare
whereupon the proprietor, VIM
Montgomery, tested his cocoanu1
with a vinegar bottle. The coor
had his assailant arrested anC
brought to MinOt for trial.
Mrs. John Pheifer Of Balfoul
was given 500 in paper, ant
$45 in gold to keep, for her hus
band. The woman hid it in thu
fue Of the range, went to {
neighbours and forgot all about
it. When she did remember, {
portion of the money had beer
burned 1t was sent to Wash
ington and all but So of it was
redeemed.
A. Won Steiger, a wealthy Ger
man resident Of Wilton, was
killed by the Yakui Indians ir
Old Mexica. Won Steiger's wife
owned mining property in Mexi
co, and he was in the mountains
locating it when he was attacked
by a tribe OF Indians which can
not be subdued by the Mexican
government. Won Steiger was
forrarly sheriff of Mel Iean Co.