The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-01-10
State News


on Tuesday the 9Th inst. and the
session It's said will be a stormy
one.
A blind pigger at the town Of
Ross who was recently sent to a
lag cure died before he arrived
at his destination.
Gov. Sarles and Coy. Burke
will probably both have their
messages completed by Saturday
of this week.
The Sherwood school which
was closed for three weeks on
account of the lack of fuel, has
been reopened.
The citizens of the town of
Sherwood were short on kerosene
and coal last week and resorted
to the use of candles and straw.
T. O. Hougan, formerly of
Northwood, recently opened the
new State Bank at Williston and
starts out with capital OF
$40, 900.
A Petersburg young lady re-
Gently disappeared from her home
and the neighbors have conclud
ed that she has gone to get
married.
The last census bureau showed
that North Dakota had 236 pau
pers, Grand Forks county taking
the lead with 1873. while Ward
county only had l6.
There will be a meeting of the
North Dakota Live Stock Associ-
alton in the city of Mandan on
January 21st and 22d, which
promises to be an interesting at
fair.
In the city OF Fargo in the year
1906 seven hundred and twelve
arrests were made and S6,527 in
fines were collected, two thirds
of the arrests being common
DRINKS,
A freight train and q mail car
rier clashed on d 500 crossing
near Lidgerwood, both wanting
to use the crossing at the same
time, and as usual the big COM
pany won out.
The Hanm Brewing Co., has
brought suit against Editor J. H.
Bloom of Devils Lake to recover
the price Of three cases OF beer
purchased in South Dakota IN
the year 1901.
A jury was elnpanneled at
Glenburn to try pick pocket, |
but the case was called off on &C
count Of the defendant failing to |
put up the necessary bonds, the
Jury having refused to serve.
In spite Of the national anti
pass law the different railroads
in the state remembered the
members Of the legislature and
the passes are good for all points
within the compasses Of the state.
A lot Of editors are favoring
the publication Of their subscrip-
ton list, to show the public some
of the good fellows who have
paid up far in advance and 9TH
ers VINO have paid farin the past.
Vic Rose, the Donnyarook poll
ticiar was at the home Of the
feeble minded at Grafton, where
he recently attended meeting
of the board Of trustees Of that
institution of which he was ap-
pointed a member.
A 500 engine got straddle of
the track where the Great North
ern crosses in West Minot one
! day last week and stopped navi-
| cation for about eighteen hours
and it was not a case OF collision
as reported either.
The two big buck niggers who
insulted q Fargo nurse while on
her way home from attending a
sick patient should have been
put in the pugilistic ring in that
city with d thoroughly trained
pugillst to go up against.
The Dickinson business men
are contemplating the construc-
ton Of an electric trolly line to
connect with the Milwaukee eE-
tension near that town and if the
deal is put thru it will require a
/ half million dollars as a starter.
The reason of the Bismarck
Tribunes action in starting a war
against. the blind pigs Of that
city previous to the first Of the
year is given as in consequence
of having formed some New Year
resolutions and the Trib wanted
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