The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-10-03
State News

Wheat reached the dollar mark
at Kermit one day last week.
Five head of horses wers crea-
mated at the fire at the Monas-
terry south of Devils Lake.
Geo. Aldrich of Berthold, was
arrested by Deputy George and
brought to Minot, for pigging.
Edw. Maher, a Devils Lake pi-
ano man. was arrested charged
with selling g mortgaged horse.
The business men OF Bismarck
believe that their city is better
off with a cid" 1t depends on
whether the lid is on or off.
Editor Pierson of Granville
has returned from six weeks
visit at the Isle Of Pines, w. 1.
where he owns a tract of fruit
land.
The Granville Herald hereafter
will insist on the payment of
subscriptions III advance for all
those who live outside OF Nc
Henry county.
| Wheat about Granville is not
grading up we'll, but the price
for it this year is much higher
than was received last season
for No. l hard.
| 1t is expected that fax will
soon sell in Minneapolis for $1.5U
per bushel. The late frosted
fax in North Dakota is respon-
sible for the high price.
Walter Gillispie formerly OF
Granville, who moved to Red
mond, Oregon, is we'll pleased
with the new location and says
his land has already advanced
$18 an acre.
An undertaken at Rugby is
particularly sympathic, making
regular calls ON the afflicted.
Ofcoursehe never mentions bust.
ness at such times and doesn't
even think of it.
| w. L. Anderson, a threshe1
was killed instantly at Willow
City. The belt was pulled of
the machine, pulling with it a
piece of iron which struck the
fellow in the head.
! A Grand Forks man not only
refused to give a cent towards
the erection of a $4,000 church
but he went further and suggest.
ed what a fine baseball park
could be projected with the
money,
Newman, the hynotizer is Civ
ing another of his farewell tours
in this part of the state. New
man gets around every fall when
the moneys plenty-and he al
ways gets a good share of it.
He's the best there is.
1t is evident that the Great
Northern will not get the job of
carrying the mail on the Berth
old Crosby line, but the 500 will
carry it, and mail carriers will
take it from 500 towns to nearby
Great Northern towns, on the
aforesaid line.
The sale Of state and institu-
ton lands will soon take place
in Towner county. This land
consists OF 2l5 separate pieces,
including 35. 1000 acres and is ex-
pected to go cheaper than any
land will ever sell for again in
TOwner county.
Dwight, the seven year old
son OF DR.. sand Mrs Jones, OF
Devils lake, playfully pointed a
revolver at Frances Hasman. a
little nine year old girl and pull
ed the trigger. The bullet went
crashing thru the head of the
girl and she was soon corpse.
jamestown was shocked when
several pairs of stockings were
seen hanging to All unmarried
minister's clothes line. The Cos.
sips were stopped when it was
learned that q neighbor borrow.
ed the line to hang some OF her
loverfow washing.
The Leeds News hears the ru-
NOR that NJ. N. johnson has
given up hopes of becoming U.
s. senator and will now try his
hand at running for governor.
The News thinks Johnson has no
show for either Office and mon
tions the fact that not a paper
in the state has a good word to
say for johnson.
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