The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-08-22
r. N. Miller and B. King were

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arrested at Max .,..ss charged
win stealing hors, $ il Ward,
Mckenzie, Mclean, McHenry,
and Buttineau counties. Miller
was taken to Mckenzie county
and placed in Jail. The author
tiles believe that in Miller they
have one OF the worst criminals
in mo lern tines-a ulau who is
leader uf one vi the largest gang
Of horse thieves that ever uper-
ated III the state.
Some crop expert, who was up
in the valley looking up the con.
ditiun Of the crop, thinks that
the hardest test on the crop is
still to come. We agree with
him. The hardest thing on
crops in this country is these self
styled crop experts wading
around through the fields and
smashing down the grain 50 that
the binders cannot get 1t.
| w IL. ACllSS, q VI tlAoASAC wa W.,
was arrested between Cando and
Leeds, charged with stealing $54 from
the proprietor of the Dacotah hotel
barber shop at Cando. Kelley had $35
on his person when arrested. He was
brot back to Cando for his hearing.
| His wife was with him. Kelley is
known over the state as prize fighter
of considerable note.
Are you thinking OF Buying
Minot City Property?
9 Room all Modern House and
lot, ? blocks from Court House.
One of The Best Homes in Mi
not, $4,000 90 Cash. Balance in
Monthly payments s per lent
interest.
A. w. TRACY, "rhe Land Man.
Office Under The Post Office
Phone $40. MINOT, N. D.
A stranger at Devils Lake bought
bottle of wood alcohol and gave it to
dll lAulil 1lO1l LII 1OCCCA ~ Ia
dams brother informed the states at
torney who sent the sheriff to the res
ervation to save the Indians life. The
Indian was g'oriously drunk-must
have thrown away the poison and Sc
cured some better stuff.
The snrfaciDg on the Devils
Lake-Aneta line has been CON-
pieted and this is now the finest
piece of road in the northwest.
The Great Northern intends to
run some fast trains over the
line, competing with the 500 for
carrying the mail.
sTRAyED---From my place May 9th,
One bay pony mare, weight about 800
| lbs: branded circle @ Is on left shoulder;
P on left hip; wire mark on right front
| leg above the knee Saddle mark on
the back. Finder please notify,
DAVID TsCHETTER.
| Garrison. N. Oak.
And receive reward. Sec. 5, T 149 r "a
1925 S-22p
One-third off on all clothing at
the Leland Department store.
The clothing was marked low in
the first pla :e. These are all
good bargains-all good stuff.
Frank & Prescott Co., Minot.
TAKEN Up-At my farm eleven miles
north of Foxholm-One white geldinR,
about years old, no marks: weight
about 400 lbs-Owner may have same
by paying costs incurred under the sta
tute, and for keeping Of said gelding.
JOSEPH Drumming,
1923 95chg Foxholm, N. D.
The Devils Lake Journal serves no.
tice on canting hypocrite in Mime
waukan township that if he doesn't
stop lying about that paper-which he
borrows from neighbor-he will be
roasted severely.
HAVE You farm to sell on crop pay
ment plan. | have several buyers that
want to buy on that system. Let us
know what you have.
A. w. TRACY, "The Land Man.
Office under the postoftice.
Secretary of State Blaisdell is being
doomed for governor by his friends in
some portions Of the state. The state
papers all have a good word to say
for Mr.. Blaisdell's record as secretary.
Have you any broken furni-
ture bring it to the Minot Furni-
ture Company's repair shop and
they will repair it for you. 7-18tf
Geo. NJ. Nash of Devils Lake has
been granted divorce from Ida Nash
on the charge CT unfaithfulness. The
couple were married four years ago.
For SALE-One team of work horses,
weight. 24OO. One yoke of oxen, weight
300. Tom MAHoNEY,
r F d No2 Burlington, N. D..
Sis 29pd
Editor Bloom of the Devils Lake