The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-02-22
STATE NEWS.

lllS ue LOOUlllS VI AltSka.
Editor Peck OF the Granville
Herald seems to have aroused
the ire OF his contemporary.
The State Board OF Health has
barred teachers with tuberculo-
els from our schools.
Editor Matt Johnson of the
Omemee Heard, has Joined the
Bottineau Courant Company and
is it's editor.
The prosecution OF Major Muir
ply is entirely in the hands Of
Judge Pollock who may or uay
not call a re-trial.
1t was not the body Of Lars
Nygaard which was found frozen
to deaJh near Russell, but that
OF his brother, Andrew.
/ "A fire broke out in Fred Hook
spier's residence at Sawyer, Fri
day night last week, but was put
out by the bucket brigade.
Wolves killed w. J. Mays two
year old colt out on the Knife
River near Stanley. The wolves
are said to be very hungry and
fierce.
The Stanley Sun remarks that
no wise Minot father would long
to have his son become a county
commissioner or a collector of
railroad taxes.
Some miscreant stole a pair Of
bed springs from near the Bow
bells hotel while the place was be-
ing renovated, and one bOarder
had to bunk on the floor.
a wash machine agent was ar
rested at Fessenden for selling
his goods withouta license. He
refused to pay his fine and his
company will fight the case.
The state papers are copying
many OF the poems OF the pOpu-
lar young North Dakota poet,
James i Obey, OF Bismarck. Foley
is classed with the best of the
poets in the land.
Editor Evans of the Lansford
independent has sold his paper
to Editor Scott, whose plant,
the Times, was recently Destroy
ed by fire. There will be but one
paper at Lansford.
r. C.. Smith, Of Charlottesville,
Ind, expects to open a real es-
tate office in the Lee block, Mi
not, March LIST. Hehas been as
sistant Immigration agent for
the Great Northern.
The Bowbells Tribune gave an
eight line write-up Of the ousting
OF the county commissioners.
Well, Tom couldn't do otherwise
after giving them such puffs a
few weeks ago.
A travelling grocery peddler
took orders from several Of the
Russell business men which leads
the Sentinel to remark that
others besides farmers need lect-
ures in the habit.
Supt. Stockwell's friends say
he is not a candidate for govern
or, but that he would like to be
retained in his present office.
Stockwell will likely do so, for he
has made an excellent record.
S. J. Creasar, who has manag-
ed B. l.. BenUson's drug store at
Velva for three years, will con-
duct one of his own at Williston.
Creaser is bound to make a big
success of the business at Will
listOn.
The Great Northern hotel at
Granville was closed by the pro-
prietor who was many dollars
to the good on paid up meal
tickets, and many dollars to the
bad in the way OF debts. He
checked his baggage to st. Paul.
A. NJ. Marshall, who has done
such excellent work in this part
of the state as a travelling sales
man, will quit the road in a few
weeks when he will move to Grand
Forks. where he has purchased
a half intesest in a large store.
Hundreds of Minot friends are
sorry to lose from our midst Mr..
and Mrs. Marshall.
The Williston Herald believes
Minotin IL years will grow to be a
city twice the size she is now. Bro.
Disney but recently came to Min
nesota where all things are done
slowly if at all, and his opinion
could not be otherwise. Why