The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-09-05
0IdlUj. I. NUNS

A Masonic lodge has been in
stalled at BalfOur.
+. Sawyer has a young lady
whose name is Miss Branch Tree.
President Worst OF the Agri.
cultural college, has returned
from a Tip through Holland,
Belgium, Germany, France, Eng
land and Ireland.
Sam Winters, who stole horses
in Cass county. Grafton and
Winnipeg, seems to be in a fair
way Of being retired by the
Grafton officials.
A consignment Of fish has been
received at Devils Lake, includ.
ing 1880 black bass and $50
cat fish for Devils Lake and $50
bass and $50 cat fish for Sweet.
water Lake.
1t is claimed that the flax crop
around Lakota is tadly hurt by
blight. The heads appear to be
alright, but when opened the
seeds in many cases have been
found dead.
There are now five prohibition
states in the Union-North Da.
kota, Georgia, Maine, Kansas
and Tennessee. 1t may be that
! prohibition does not prohibit,
yet the sentiment seems to be
growing.
Capt. y. A. Kramer Of Veiva is
feeling mighty proud over his
horses, taking three first prizes
at the Granville fair, winning the
farmers trot, family and driving
horse races. His farm mare,
Laura B., never raced before, yet
she went around the course in
2:42.
Henry Steining and John Wer-
ner, two prominent Burlington
farmers, were engaged in stack
ing hay last week, and Werner's
hired man got in a terrible hur-
ry, catching Steining's single
horse rake with his bull rake,
forcing the thing nearly up onto
the stack.
Thomas Duffy, d Great North
thern railway conductor, came
home last night to his residence
at Larimore and found his wife
had drawn So 900 from the bank
and departed for Devils Lake.
According to the story he be-
came quite angry and smashed
up all mis- furniture. Chief Fad.
den was called but inasmuch as
the furniture belonged to Duffy
no arrest could be made.
Nick Berg, a demented fellow,
jumped thru the car window Of
the smoker on No. 1O6 at Velva,
recently, and his sister who &C
.ompan:ed him did not miss the
man until the train reached Ken
sal. She returned on the next
train and has been searching the
country in vain. The fellow last
seen was travelling towards Vol
taire. He is about Fl years old,
dark hair and wore a white shirt.
The editor of the Towner Trib-
une sci yes notice that he wishes
to be notified of the present
whereabouts of one Jimmie
Sheehan, an Irish printer, and
the Tribune man further states
that he would be willing to
travel 100 miles for the pleasure
of soaking the printers Irish
mug. The printer left suddenly,
taking with him clothing and
other articles not belonging to
him to the value of about $50.
Fembina Pioneer Express: A.
Bourgeois tells us that he was
out at his farm last week help.
ing to start harvest operations,
and that he was taking off the
twentieth crop from one field
and one OF the horses and the
driver have harvested every one
OF these crops. This is a record
hard to beat. The horse is 25
years old and is from all appear
ances able to harvest many
more.
Friends of Editor Mike de la
Bere will regret to learn of the
serious condition OF Mrs. de la
Bere's health from a sudden and
rapidly progressing attack OF
tuberculosis. 1t is likely that
she will be taken to Denver in
the hope Of staying the progress
of the disease, and the many