The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-06-27

County Commissioner Defiance
brot an unfortunate fellow down
from Ross who had lost his mind.
The old settlers meeting at
Burlington had a good attend
B ance and a fine time was reported.
Minot capitalists are said to be
interested in the new newspaper
to BE established at White Earth.
Fresh spring water was OBJ
tned at a depth of nineteen
feet on a farm near Palermo re-
Gently.
4 The new town of Epworth has
ANEW blacksmith shop in opera
ton, recently removed from Cav
aier county.
Several glandered horses near
Dpnnybrook were permanently
Opposed of by Sheriff Lee and
hs state veterinary.
N Berthold will build a new city
hall and also a place to lodge no.
hos and DRINKS who become dis
orderly in that town.
The seventh annual picnic held
at Sawyer this year was a pro-
nGunced success. It was coupled
to a base ball tournament.
Some of the county papers
print red head lines in their pa
4 peers to attract more attention to
their 4th of July program.
J. C. Holbrook, who lives six
niles south of Tagus, had five
head of work horses killed by
lightning last week and his barn
was also burned.
The farmers near Grano will
organize a farmers elevator as
ISOLATION, and a meeting has been
called for June 29th to perfect
the organization.
L. w. Harris, a former Ross
1itizen, was drowned at Atwater,
on June 18th. He was a
jeweler and optician and a for
mer business man in that town.
The insanity board met the first
n AZ the week and Editor Clark con-
alluded to wait till after the ses-
sion was over before he spit out
any more Of that black stuff
notoriety.'
Vol. l, No. /, Of the Ignite
has reached our table and is a
credit TO the community in
which it is published. Chas. R.
/ Hurley is the promoter OF the
new publication.
The Farmers elevator at Sher-
wood last week declared 100
Der cent dividend for the benefit
of. the stockholders. The net
earnings for the past year were
more than So, 900.
The new telephone exchange
at Berthold is in working order
and it is said that the line is
strictly modern in all it's equip
dnent. Several farmers lines
will be connected shortly.
IN Miss Hannah Skudie, a clerk
in a Kenmare store, got mixed
up in runaway a few days ago
and jumped out Of the rig, break
I ing one of her ankles and sprain-
Z ing the other badly. She will be
laid up for some time.
Gene Reynolds, who lives near
Palermo. built a smudge one
evening last week to keep away
the mosquitoes, and as a result
he lost his barn by fire. The loss
is estimated at about $500, with
no insurance.
Oscar Hanson, a homesteader
living near Amanda, was killed
by lightning last week during an
( electric storm. The lady of the
house, his wife, was also render
ed unconscious by the same bolt
and narrowly escaped death.
The residence of F. G. Squires
!, of Glenburn was lifted from its
foundation recently and smashed
into kindling wood. Mr.. Squires
was absent from home at the
time and did not know he had
lost his home until his return
some time later.
Two OF the employees OF Camp
bell Bros circus attempted to
hold up three of the 500 lines
men at Portal last week and one
of the shovmen was pinched.