The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-10-31
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hospital if she goes after it II
the right way,
The ediotr of the Mohall News
is being mentioned as possible
candidate for congress.
The Mohall News was rather
short on news ink last week. but
you could read the paper all right
DIR. Combs, of Grano, got mix
] ed up in u runaway ono day last
week, and as result he is nurs.
ing a couple of broken ribs.
The new hotel at Bert hold viii
be strictly up to date in every
particular. When completed it
will cost about $1,000
The Palermo Standard an.
nounced last week that its former
editor, F. w. Pitsor, has no
more connection with that paper.
The Bismarck Tribune doesn't
like the looks of either of the
Minot dalies, and says that some
one must be surpressing the
news.
According to the new ruling of
the land office department, home
steaders making communication
proof will have to live full four
teen months on their land before
making final proof.
The Great Northern will erect
a new modern depot at Tagus
this fall and ship the one recent
ly moved there from the east on
a flat car farther west, perhaps
to Blaisedll or Palermo.
The Ryder News reports the
first Jail delivery at that place
last week. The prisoner nearly
tore the building down before he
made his getaway and was after
wards recaptured and fined $50
which will be used to repair the
bastile.
The explosion Of a kerosene
lamp in a restaurant at Sher-
wood one day last week caused a
lot of commoti0n among the
guests and set the citizens to
thinking some more about better
fire protection for that city
Thieves swiped horse off the
streets of Mohall on October Is,
and the owner is still on the hunt
for both horse and thief. The
horse had a little star in the fore
head and was branded E on the
left hip. The horse was a geld
ing and wore a cowboys saddle.
Piggers at Sa wyer made an un-
successful attempt to hold up 0.
J. Mortenson lasC week, but were
foiled as that gentleman was
riding in an auto. He saw the
trick, turned the machine loose
and went about three miles a
minute.
M. Peterson, of Tolley has in
vented a great labor saving at
tachment to be used in shocking
grain. The machine is to be at
tached to any make Of binder
and is called a shocker. The
young man has spent three years
in completing the invention and
there is little doubt but what his
efforts have been greatly reward
ed in an invention that will be
appreciated by all future genera
tious and recorded among the
very best that human genius
could supply. Mr.. Peterson re-
sides only a few miles from Toll
ley, and is a young man about
twenty years Of age.
Fred Gilispie, on engineer who
was operating !, threshing engine
in the vicinity Of Berthold, met
with an accident that will prob
ably cost him his life. While
crossing bridge with the outfit
a few days ago the covering
gave way and the engine plung-
ed down thru deep ravine catch
ing him between the engine and
tender and holding him fast
while escaping steam and hot
water completely cooked his legs,
chunks Of burned flesh dropping
off in large quantities. The
brave young fellow calmy stood
the ordeal until help arrived and
quietly gave orders to to the
threshing crew as to how to best
loosen the things that were hold
ing him fast. It was an hour or
more before the doctor arrived
on the scene, and the injured
man was fixed up as good as pos
slble, placed on board the 500
train and sent to the hospital at
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