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

Albert Swensen, a we'll known
citizen of Webster, N. D., dis
appeared suddenly. a
| Altho the Granville coal deal
ers ordered 40 cars Of coal before
the first Of the year, but 10 cars
have been received. 4
For sometime there has been q.
serious shortage of coal at Gram
vile and now the business men
are entirely out of kerosene and
gasoline. II
When the new shops at Devils
Lake are completed, it is expect
ed that from 200 to 400 skilled
mechanics will be added to the.
population of that city. Il
The Bismarck Tribune speaks.
about the damage by frost to the
pine apple and orange crops but
notes with pleasure that these
crops were not damaged in North.
Dakota. II
The Sawyer bank robbers sent.
for Attorney Chas. Donnely Of
Towner last week to come up for.
a consultation. It is said that
this lawyer will defend the
scamps.
James Bailey of Granville bot
the w. L. Smith farm of 800
! acres three miles south Of that
place. Mr.. Smith bought the
farm less than q year ago and
made forty per cent by the tran
saction. /
A. E. Enos, a carpenter who
left Hansboro neglecting to pay
his board bill, was arrested at
Devils Lake. He had only So
with him but got busy and tele-
phoned to some of his friends
who helped him.
| Complaint is made that the 500
got economical and laid off two
of the depot employees at Balfour
throwing the work onto one
mans shoulders. This fellow
resigned and the 500 has found
it necessary to reconsider several
matters.
A large number Of farmers
have encountered their land to
purchase more land, which is an
indication of their appreciation
of the value of North Dakota |
soil to the extent that they are
willing to take any chance to
procure more before it is too late.
While sparring before a social
session of Elks Wednesday night
a Fargo colo1ed pugilist died.
Gov. Sarles and other notables
were present. The coroner's in
quest brot out the facts, that the
fellow died from pneumonia or
lack of breath or something on
that order.
w. E. Royce who lives fifteen
miles southwest Of 4inot writes
the Independent that altho the
snow is three feet deep on the
level, and the weather cold too,
the Great Northern surveyors
were out doing business on Jan.
Il. This is for the line which will
be built thru to Minot from the
Aneta branch.
Farmers at Penn, N. D., solved
the coal proposition. Being out
of coal, they asked permission Of
the railway company to use car
of the company's coal that was
standing on the side track. Be-
ing refused they deposited money
in the bank to cover the cost Of
the coal and helped themselves.
The railway company is now
settling on that basis.
Editor Crazy of the Edmore
Herald was arrested on q charge
of criminal libel for referring to
Atty. L. ]. Wehe as . 'shyster
lawyer. He was released. Sc
veral prominent business men of
that place testified that the term
was not misapplied in this in
stance. The Devils Lake Jour-
nal commenting on the matter
says there are two lawyers in
Devils Lake who have; the Ed
more LAWYER "skinned d mile.'
The Mohall Cannon Ball" was
delayed in its trip up the line
the other day. -Four horses got
on the track in front Of the en-
CINE just as the train was pulling
out of Deering. The engineer
stopped several times and tried
to drive the horses off the track
but could not get close enough
to them, and he was afraid toI
run his train too fast for fear of
killing them and causing q wreck
l - Az $1,000 AS..a~ M &c.,.