The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-09-19
State News

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was marketed last week at Will
listOn.
A magazine writer has classed
III. s. Hansbrough as one Of the
Roosevelt enemies.
The Lidgerwood Broadaxe
runs several columns OF hot po-
litical dope each week.
The Williston post office now
has q night clerk who distributes
all mail which comes in during
the night.
The Lidgerwood Broadaxe
wants McGahan nominated for
governor, saying ''he's a good
fellow"
| Walter Sprague, a half brother
of Geo. Spaun OF White Earth,
died at the Williston hotel OF
heart failure after only thirty
minutes illness.
James Hunter, a Devils Lake
thresher, had his machine put
out of business for several days
by a,rock which must have been
bound up with the wheat.
Henry L. Smith, a Lakota far
mer, got down off his binder to
repair it and must have dropped
/; dead from heart disease. He was
found under the binder by his
fchildren later. ~
l.. Geo. Montgomery thfeshed his
barley at Velva and got 20 BUSH
ele per acre. Altho this is the
lightest yield Of barley be has
ever had, he states that Re got
more money for it. ~
O. G. Rice OF Rugby passed
thru Minot enroute to the Mis-.
souri, river where he is to meet a
bunch Of 200 horses which he
bought in Wyoming and which
have been driven from that state.
John Madison, q Hiflsboro far
mer, raised 400 bushels Of wheat
from ten acres, which he sold for
80 cents bushel. The land had
been used for a pasture for a
long time and was in first class
shape.
Tom Hancock, the popular ed
itor OF the Edgerly Mail for sew
enteen years, has been compelled
to quit the business on account
of i'll health, and S. L. Brown OF
Rockford, ILL.,, has stepped into
into his shoes.
Hank Burke, the Lidgerwood
pigger who was a fugitive from
Justice for two weeks. has given
himself up and will tell about it
next January in court. Hank
has over l, 700 acres that needs
his attention this fall.
An Intoxicated man drove a
team to an Edmore livery sta
BILE, then lay down in the stall in
front of the horses. He went to
sleep end during the night one of
the horses lay on him, causing
his death.
The Minot Independent OF last
week contained a doub;e-page
advertisement of a cleanup"
sale for the Branch store at that
place. The merchants OF that
town are extensive users of
space in the MISREPRESENTATION
vile Herald.
Hades will never be warm
enough for the unsportsnanlike
miscreants who are reported to
have "pot-shot9ed" two flocks
OF young ducks who we're too
young to fly on one OF the lakes
north OF town Sunday. Shame
to you!-Minnewaukan Siftings.
G. F. Starr, a Rugby lumber
man, stepped on a saw-he rse
while helping to load some ium-
Der. The thing broke and the
man fell fifteen feet to the
ground. landing on his hands
aud knees. His wrist was broken,
left wrist sprained and a bad
cash cut i'd his forehead.
Two men lie in the Liegerwood
hospital with broken necks. One
was thrown in a friendly wrest-
ling bout and his spinal cord
was crushed. He has no move
ment OF the muscles from his
neck down. The other man fell
from load of bundles and was
injured in q similar manner.
Peter Regain, the prominent
Webster township farmer, was in
the CITY last week. MIR. Regain
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