The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-01-03

completed a survey from Spring
Brook to Williston that will cut
down the grade considerable.
Moreover, the road will pass thru
the middle Of the city, in order
to get away from the Missouri
river bank, which is causing con-
siderable trouble on account of
cutting away. The Northern
Pacific road has just completed a
survey into the city from the
south. Five miles below the city
the engineers found a good coal
bottom in the Missouri which is
reported to be as good as rock
bottom on which to build a bridge.
The 500 road has also surveyed
into the city from the south, but
the survey is not yet completed.
Fargo Forum: At the session
of the North Dakota legislature,
beginning early in 1907 at Bis
marck, there will be a bill intro
duced making it a misdemeanor
for persons to solicit the sale Of
intoxicating liquors in North
Dakota. That this bill will be
bitterly opposed by the wholesale
whiskey and beer interests is a
foregone conclusion. At the
present time North Dakota is
overrun by agents for beer and
whiskey houses and they are
blamed for the establishment of
many blind pigs. With the
agents barred from the state, it
is predicted by friends Of the
proposed bill, there will be a
great falling off in the number
of blind pigs. The temperance
people are also hopeful that con
gress will pass a bill prohibiting
the issuance Of government Ii
censes in states where prohibi-
ton laws have been passed, ex-
cept to druggists. Congress has
been petitioned to pass this bill.
Should the next legislature pass
the bill abolishing druggists per-
mits and the one keeping liquor
agents out of the state, it is be-
lieved by temperance people
there will be a much improved
condition of affairs in the state.
The story of how Ole got the
cars" is being told. It is3as fol-
lows. ''Parkhurst is a little
station just out of Jamestown,
this state. Ole Sather, a lively
and wideawake Scandinavian,
manages the elevators there.
For weeks Sather had prayed for
cars and had implored the roads
to send some along, but none
could be had. One day last week
a train pulled north carrying on
the end a line of empties headed
for Darlington and other COM
petitive points. 1t was a big |
train and on a grade it stalled.
The crew cut off a number of
cars and in the cutoff were eight
They were to be picked
up next morning. Ole saw them.
Like mad he dashed for home
and sent out to all his friends and
neighbors an emergency call.
They rallied to his side. The
cars could not be moved, but the |
grain could be hauled to the cars. |
twas race against time. Teams
streamed and drew the heavy
lanterns swung far into
the night; men labored to beat
out the returning train crew, and
when morning dawned the eight |
cars, loaded to the limit. con-
tanned 10000 bushels of grain.
There was much railroad pro-
family and a threat to throw it
into the snow but wiser council
prevailed, the loaded cars were
finally moved and so. 10000 bu.
If Stutsman county grain that at
he present rate of railroad SER
vice might have lain there until
next summer was sent to market.
Die used to be a section boss be-
fore he became a grain buyer,
md he understands the railroad
business.
Delayed but Not Lost.
The Mclean County Miner says
"A week ago Monday night the
500 was late as usual. The train !
which is so ably conducted by
''Sam" slowly wendell it's way
toward the Capital City, until it |
came to a little grade about four
miles from Wilton. The con-
ductor, who always wears such q
complacent smile and makes
such an effort to look after the
convenience Of his passengers,
Thought his train could not