The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-10-17
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cemetery assoc iationin that town.
Tagus will organize a CONNER
cial club and a fire department.
The Plaza Pioneer is still after
the Reporter Of Minot, editorially
speaking.
Elevator men at Aurelia are
given a lot of credit ty the farm
ers for doing a square business.
John Dickman, living near
Bowbells, recently had a lot Of
his stock killed and injured by
lightning.
Great Northern express serv-
ice will soon extend to the end Of
The new Berthold- Crosby branch
Of the G. N.
Some Of the federal offenders
in this county got their needings
this week and last while court
was in session in Minot.
N. v. Nelson, out at Tolley,
advertises that he will not pay
any more bills contracted by his
| wife, as she has 'skidooded.
A rape case at Bowbells is said
to have been hushed up on ac-
count of the parties interested
not being willing to prosecute.
Little Mac" of the Stanley
Sun still insists on dividing I'm
PERIL Ward county, and says he
will fight to finish for division.
The Flaxton Times is carrying
: good healthy line of advertis-
ing, which speaks well for the
editor and business men Of that
town.
The first wreck on the new Mi
not-Bismarck branch of the 500
has been recorded. It happened
near Logan, and was a head-end
collision, with no fatalities,
The Mohall Tribune says that
that village is experiencing con
siderable trouble in disposing Of
the bonds recently issued for the
purpose Of buying more fire pro-
lection.
The Mohall News is critic ]
about the names used in ,efer
ring to the handsome and talent
ed young ladies' who place hotel
and cafe delicacips before their
patrons-like pearls before swine.
The SawyerC Clipper has changed
hands. O. S. Bailey, who has
been operating the plant for the
past eighteen months, has sold
the.paper to Milo Pitkin who has
had charge Of the mechanical
end of the business since Mr..
Bailey became owner.
VIM. O'Hara, who is still at the
hospital at Minot, is reported to
be slowly recovering from his in
juries. O. D. Mcintyre, who was
arrested for assault on O'Hara,
waived examination and was
bound over in the sum Of So. 600
to appear at district court.
Paulson Bros. and Peterson,
the Ryder hardware dealers, re-
Gently completed one Of the lar
gest hardware store buildings in
this part Of the state. The build
ing is 5Ox84 feet, two stories
with full basement. The pro-
perty is worth ten thousand dol
lars.
j. T. Straley, an old time rail
road man who is farming at
Des Laos. threshed 80 bushels Of
oats per acre this year and Is
bushels OF wheat. This is doing
mighty well for a man who does.
not like to farm. II don't like
farming Mr.. Stral-y explained
to the Independent editor, but |
do my work the best ! know
how sometimes when | go to
town and get with the railroad
boys | sort OF get the fever and
would like to be back on the
road, tho I'm dong well enough
on the farm "
/ Who says North Dakota far
/ mers have no convenlences. A
4 Ward county tilIer of the sol
who is quite a genius has an
alarm'clock which goes off at
l 4:3O in the morning. This starts
"a gasoline engine. which tits
the hired girls bed ,spilling her
! teiuh floor. 1t also dumps the
beds of the hired men so every
4 thing starts, going. The engine
pumps the water for the house
and barn, turns the oats into
each horses feed box, starts the
Kitchen fire, turns the grind
4 ctnrn r11rs tho WASHING machine.